# E11 - The Messenger Goes into Battle
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**[00:02] OP Lyrics**
*I'll pry open any locked doors in my way*
**[00:07] OP Lyrics**
*Charging at full speed, straight ahead*
***SIGN*** Saving 80,000 Gold
in Another World
for My Retirement
**[00:11] OP Lyrics**
*That's how I live*
**[00:23] OP Lyrics**
*I keep turning them over in my mind*
**[00:29] OP Lyrics**
*All the things I want to do*
**[00:32] OP Lyrics**
* Even if I'm told that's not*
* what's expected of me*
**[00:39] OP Lyrics**
*I don't plan on giving them up*
**[00:43] OP Lyrics**
*Ah, dreams are meant to be big*
**[00:51] OP Lyrics**
*I'll head where the shining coin points me*
**[00:56] OP Lyrics**
*And nothing can stop me*
**[01:01] OP Lyrics**
*I won't back down, I'll face forward*
**[01:07] OP Lyrics**
*So I can fulfill my dream*
**[01:12] OP Lyrics**
*I'll pry open any locked doors in my way*
**[01:17] OP Lyrics**
*Wind at my back, giving it my all*
**[01:21] OP Lyrics**
*That's how I live*
***SIGN*** The Messenger Goes into Battle
**[01:33] Man 1**
Damn it! It's impossible for us to cross now!
**[01:36] Woman 1**
What do we do?!
The monsters are approaching!
**[01:44] Mitsuha**
It really isn't working!
**[01:53] Captain**
They may be monsters, but it looks like
their brains are still in their heads.
**[01:56] Mitsuha**
Nice one, Captain!
**[02:03] Captain**
That being said...
**[02:04] Captain**
Damn it, there's no end to them!
**[02:06] Captain**
How are things back there?
**[02:08] Mitsuha**
Looks like they still can't cross.
**[02:10] Captain**
So we need to hold the fort
a little longer, huh?
**[02:13] Mitsuha**
How much ammo do you have?
**[02:14] Captain**
Not a whole lot.
**[02:15] Captain**
Enough to last two or three minutes at most!
**[02:17] Mitsuha**
* If we jumped worlds,*
* the two of us would be safe.*
**[02:20] Mitsuha**
*But...*
**[02:21] Mitsuha**
*We can't just abandon those people!*
**[02:24] Mitsuha**
*What now? What do we do?*
**[02:29] Mitsuha**
* Jump back to Wolf's Fang*
* and ask for reinforcements?*
**[02:32] Mitsuha**
*No! It'll take too long to convince them all!*
**[02:36] Mitsuha**
* I don't know what weapons we would*
* even bring, and we'd need to prepare!*
**[02:42] Captain**
They've brought all their
little friends along, as well!
**[02:44] Captain**
What, are they on their way
to a bargain sale?!
**[02:48] Mitsuha**
*Brought along their friends? Bargain?*
***SIGN*** 1 person = 10% off
***SIGN*** 5 people = half price
**[02:51] (Flashback) Mitsuha**
If you bring one person, I'll give you 10% off.
**[02:54] (Flashback) Sven**
All right, we'll bring them.
We'll bring the whole guild here!
**[02:58] (Flashback) Sepp**
Then we can get this firestarter,
a stove, some rations...
**[03:02] Mitsuha**
Captain! Hold them off here
for two more minutes!
**[03:06] Captain**
H-Hey!
**[03:08] Captain**
Well, I'm used to it by now...
**[03:10] Captain**
Two minutes, huh?
She makes it sound so easy!
**[03:16] Captain**
Jeez, been a while since I've had
to work so hard for my pay.
**[03:20] Mitsuha**
In here, there should be...
**[03:23] Mitsuha**
Found it! And also...
***SIGN*** Fireworks Set
**[03:27] Mitsuha**
That's it!
**[03:37] Captain**
Damn it!
**[03:38] Captain**
There's only so much I can do
with so many of them!
**[03:41] Mitsuha**
I'm back now!
**[03:43] Captain**
Did you bring back some weapons?
**[03:44] Mitsuha**
Please back me up!
**[03:45] Captain**
H-Hey!
**[03:50] Mitsuha**
There we go!
**[03:51] Captain**
Huh?!
**[03:58] Captain**
Nice one, little lady!
**[04:00] Mitsuha**
And now, for good measure!
***SIGN*** Fountain
Firework
**[04:14] Captain**
Hey, now. Talk about overkill...
**[04:25] Captain**
Who the hell is that?
**[04:26] Mitsuha**
He might be a monster handler for the enemy...
**[04:29] Captain**
I see...
**[04:36] Captain**
Looks like we managed to scrape by here.
**[04:38] Mitsuha**
Yes!
**[04:46] Mitsuha**
Hooray! We did it!
**[04:49] Villager**
You saved us!
**[04:52] Captain**
Hey!
**[04:54] Captain**
Looks like that monster handler got away.
**[04:57] Mitsuha**
Let's leave him be.
**[04:59] Mitsuha**
I'm sure he won't cause trouble anytime soon.
**[05:01] Captain**
Got it. I've worked my share
for this gold coin, then.
**[05:05] Mitsuha**
Thank you very much.
**[05:07] Captain**
I believe you about other worlds and monsters.
**[05:10] Captain**
But the enemy number 20,000.
**[05:11] Captain**
And they've got resilient monsters, as well.
**[05:13] Mitsuha**
There are probably even stronger monsters.
**[05:16] Mitsuha**
Is this too difficult
a request to ask of you?
**[05:26] Captain**
You said it pays a minimum
guarantee of 40,000 gold,
**[05:29] Captain**
plus additional compensation
as appropriate, right?
**[05:31] Mitsuha**
Yes.
**[05:34] Captain**
Make sure you fork up plenty
of additional pay, young lady!
**[05:37] Mitsuha**
Eh?
**[05:38] Captain**
I couldn't ask for a more worthy foe.
**[05:39] Mitsuha**
So you mean...
**[05:41] Captain**
Time for an emergency
gathering of PMC Wolf's Fang!
**[06:01] Tobias**
They say the Imperial army
has launched an invasion!
**[06:02] Eline**
What?!
**[06:03] Tobias**
I heard the king is assembling
soldiers in the capital!
**[06:07] Colette**
Will Mitsuha be okay?
**[06:10] Soldier 1**
Go! Hurry!
**[06:12] Soldier 2**
Make sure you fill up on gas!
**[06:15] Captain**
Is this Professor Bishop
from Harvard University?
**[06:19] Captain**
Yes, we're the ones who took that photo.
**[06:23] Captain**
To be perfectly honest...
**[06:45] Captain**
We've assembled all 60
of our men, including myself.
**[07:08] Mitsuha**
Men! It is time for war!
**[07:11] Mitsuha**
The enemy are 20,000. There are 61 of us.
**[07:15] Mitsuha**
Ahead of you lies
a mission fraught with danger.
**[07:18] Mitsuha**
What awaits you is a pittance of gold,
**[07:20] Mitsuha**
pride and dignity, as well
as gratitude from the populace.
**[07:25] Mitsuha**
The two sides in a war insist
that they are in the right.
**[07:29] Mitsuha**
Both are the same.
**[07:30] Mitsuha**
There is no justice to be found there.
**[07:33] Mitsuha**
A frenzy to gain wealth and power.
**[07:35] Mitsuha**
And the masses are the ones
who always pay the price.
**[07:38] Mitsuha**
However, this time is different!
**[07:40] Mitsuha**
The enemy violated their pact,
**[07:42] Mitsuha**
launching a unilateral invasion with
their soldiers and hordes of monsters!
**[07:45] Mitsuha**
Your mission here is to fight to defend
the royal capital and its citizens!
**[07:53] Mitsuha**
Let me take this moment
to declare the following:
**[07:55] Mitsuha**
we are undeniably
on the side of justice here!
**[08:04] Mitsuha**
I will step aside for about 10 minutes.
**[08:07] Mitsuha**
If you won't take on this mission,
use that time to take your leave.
**[08:12] Mitsuha**
Those who remain are to then
head off to the battlefield.
**[08:16] Mitsuha**
I will place my hopes in your courage.
**[08:52] Captain**
All of Wolf's Fang is taking part!
**[08:58] Mitsuha**
Embark!
**[09:03] Captain**
That was amazing, young lady.
**[09:05] Captain**
You'd make one hell of an agitator, you know.
**[09:07] Mitsuha**
* The opening of that speech*
* was actually stolen*
**[09:10] Mitsuha**
* from a recruitment ad*
* for Antarctic explorers...*
**[09:12] Mitsuha**
*But still...*
**[09:13] Mitsuha**
* None of them are prying too deeply*
* into my identity or this mission...*
**[09:18] Captain**
* They make it a point not to inquire*
* into their clients' private lives!*
**[09:21] Captain**
* They're professionals,*
* just like Sven and his party!*
**[09:24] Captain**
It looks like God will be fighting
with us for the first time in ages!
**[09:27] Mitsuha**
God?
**[09:29] Captain**
Our guardian deity.
**[09:37] Captain**
*And he's brought angels with him, as well!*
***SIGN*** Saving 80,000 Gold in
Another World
for My Retirement
***SIGN*** Saving 80,000 Gold in
Another World
for My Retirement
**[10:13] Royal Guard**
A message from the herald!
**[10:14] Royal Guard**
20,000 enemy troops have arrived
right outside the royal capital!
**[10:18] Royal Guard**
They've formed an encampment!
**[10:20] King**
So they're finally here...
**[10:21] Aiblinger**
We have less than 2,000
soldiers left in the capital...
**[10:24] King**
We must hold out as long as we
can by barricading ourselves.
**[10:28] Sahr**
We can only hope that provincial
reinforcements arrive in time.
**[10:36] Soldier**
I-I-It's terrible!
**[10:38] Aiblinger**
What's wrong?!
**[10:39] Soldier**
In the courtyard...
**[10:41] Soldier**
There are monsters in the courtyard!
**[10:43] King**
What'd you say?!
**[10:44] Aiblinger**
Has the enemy invaded?!
**[10:45] Sahr**
I believe entry into the courtyard had been
forbidden at Miss Mitsuha's behest.
**[11:10] King**
Wh-What are these things?!
**[11:18] Mitsuha**
Wolf's Fang has arrived!
**[11:20] Mitsuha**
Zegleius Kingdom! I have returned!
**[11:24] Sahr**
Miss Mitsuha!
**[11:26] Mitsuha**
We will now proceed to move into position.
**[11:28] Mitsuha**
And at the break of dawn, our main
force will attack from the main gate!
**[11:31] Mitsuha**
We'll drive the enemy back!
**[11:33] Mitsuha**
Everyone, form a barricade
and defend the gates!
**[11:36] Mitsuha**
We'll lend our support, as well!
**[11:37] Aiblinger**
Wha...
**[12:03] Mitsuha**
Ah ah.
**[12:05] Mitsuha**
*Just as we discussed, station six men each*
**[12:08] Mitsuha**
* at the three gates other than*
* the main gate to the south.*
**[12:10] Mitsuha**
* Don't forget your designated*
* weapons and ammunition.*
**[12:21] Mitsuha**
Stop engines!
**[12:32] Mitsuha**
Troops! I love this country!
**[12:35] Mitsuha**
Aginucono adiks!
**[12:37] Captain**
*This country's language, huh?*
**[12:39] Mitsuha**
I love this town! I love the people
who live in this town!
**[12:45] Mitsuha**
So I will stain these hands with blood.
**[12:49] Mitsuha**
Wolf's Fang! Forward!
**[12:55] Mitsuha**
Open the gate!
**[13:02] Leiden**
Oh!
**[13:04] Leiden**
The Messenger of Lightning goes into battle!
**[13:08] Young Man**
You know who she is, old man Leiden?!
**[13:11] Leiden**
Yes... I saw it with my own eyes...
**[13:14] Leiden**
Just as the third princess
was abducted in a back alley...
**[13:18] Leiden**
The Messenger struck down lightning
to save Her Royal Highness!
**[13:24] Leiden**
I remember she called herself
the Messenger of Lightning!
**[13:28] Leiden**
I saw it myself through a crack in the wall!
**[13:31] Young Man**
The Messenger...
**[13:33] Resident 1**
The Messenger of Lightning...
**[13:37] Resident 2**
The Messenger is taking up arms for our sake!
**[13:45] Group**
Glory be to the Messenger!
**[13:49] Group**
Messenger!
**[13:50] Mitsuha**
* I feel like I can make out*
* some unsettling words there...*
**[13:54] Mitsuha**
*No, my ears must be playing a trick on me!*
**[13:55] Mitsuha**
*Nope, I don't hear it!*
**[14:02] Sabine**
*Mitsuha, be safe...*
**[14:23] Enemy Commander**
What are those? Wagons?
**[14:25] Enemy Commander**
*Sacrificial pawns to buy some time?*
**[14:28] Enemy Commander**
*I have no intent of playing along...*
**[14:31] Enemy Commander**
*But I suppose I'll show some courtesy.*
**[14:34] Enemy Commander**
Hey, negotiation time. Make it quick.
**[14:37] Lotz**
Yes!
**[14:41] Mitsuha**
Someone's coming.
**[14:44] Mitsuha**
Snipers, take aim!
**[14:46] Mitsuha**
Target the enemy horseback
rider charging in!
**[14:49] Sniper**
Roger.
**[14:52] Lotz**
I am a nobleman of the glorious
Alder Empire, Count Thorsten von Lotz!
**[14:57] Mitsuha**
Aim for his right upper arm.
**[14:58] Lotz**
On this occasion, our Empire—
**[14:59] Mitsuha**
Fire!
**[15:01] Enemy Commander**
What?!
**[15:05] Captain**
Wound him intentionally so that they have to
spare some of their men to treat him...
**[15:10] Captain**
* So that's what we're going for*
* with the humans, young lady?*
**[15:13] Mitsuha**
Yes.
**[15:14] Mitsuha**
They don't know about guns, so it should
cause a lot of psychological fear, as well.
**[15:18] Captain**
Roger that!
**[15:19] Captain**
All men, dismount vehicles!
**[15:21] Captain**
Prepare to engage!
**[15:30] Enemy Commander**
They attacked the negotiating envoy?!
**[15:33] Enemy Commander**
Do you barbarians have no pride or dignity?!
**[15:35] Mitsuha**
A message for the Imperial troops who
have shed their pride and dignity!
**[15:38] Enemy Commander**
Wh-What'd you say?!
**[15:40] Enemy Commander**
How can we hear you from over here?!
**[15:42] Mitsuha**
You lowly bandits joining
forces with monsters,
**[15:44] Mitsuha**
killing innocent civilians,
and plundering this kingdom
**[15:47] Mitsuha**
have no right to talk of pride or dignity!
**[15:50] Mitsuha**
You have angered the gods.
**[15:52] Mitsuha**
No matter how bravely you fight,
**[15:55] Mitsuha**
you Imperial troops will
not ascend to the heavens!
**[15:58] Mitsuha**
You are all doomed to go to hell!
**[16:02] Mitsuha**
Do you want to know why
I'm so confident in saying that?
**[16:06] Mitsuha**
You see, it's because
that's what I've decided!
**[16:09] Mitsuha**
Face the wrath of the gods!
**[16:12] Mitsuha**
All light infantry and snipers,
aim for hostile arms and legs!
**[16:16] Mitsuha**
Fire!
**[16:22] Enemy Commander**
Wh-What in the world?!
**[16:25] Captain**
*Young lady, as for the monsters...*
**[16:28] Captain**
* It seems each kind is*
* accompanied by one human.*
**[16:33] Mitsuha**
Are they monster handlers,
like the one from before?
**[16:36] Captain**
*Probably.*
**[16:38] Mitsuha**
Then incapacitate them one by one.
**[16:44] Enemy Commander**
Wh... Wh... Wha...
**[16:47] Enemy Soldier 1**
All officers in charge of monsters are down!
**[16:49] Enemy Soldier 1**
Now the monsters won't do as we say!
**[16:51] Enemy Commander**
What?!
**[16:53] Enemy Commander**
* The monster regiments we established*
* after much sacrifice and harsh training*
**[16:57] Enemy Commander**
*are suddenly useless?!*
**[16:59] Enemy Commander**
Use brute force to send in the monsters!
**[17:01] Enemy Commander**
A bit of momentum,
and they'll go charging in!
**[17:03] Enemy Commander**
Dispatch our remaining foot soldiers, as well!
**[17:05] Enemy Commander**
Most of them are expendable peasants, anyway!
**[17:09] Enemy Commander**
Hurry up!
**[17:10] Enemy Commander**
Before they launch more of those attacks!
**[17:16] Mitsuha**
One light round of machine
gun fire on the monsters.
**[17:19] Mitsuha**
Then only attack the ones who look like
military, as well as approaching monsters.
**[17:23] Captain**
*Huh? Ignore the other soldiers and monsters?*
**[17:26] Mitsuha**
Yep.
**[17:27] Mitsuha**
The monsters who've lost trust and think
they were tricked by deceitful humans...
**[17:31] Mitsuha**
We'll send them right back to the Empire.
**[17:34] Mitsuha**
They'll gobble up lots of enemy
soldiers on their way back.
**[17:41] Mitsuha**
We'll instill plenty of fear
in the forcibly conscripted peasants,
**[17:45] Mitsuha**
and fill them with anger
and hatred toward the Empire.
**[17:48] Captain**
*Young lady, can I say one thing?*
**[17:51] Mitsuha**
Yeah, what is it?
**[17:55] Captain**
You're creeping me out!
**[18:01] Mitsuha**
Anyone who looks like they're giving orders,
**[18:03] Mitsuha**
is wearing flashy armor,
or is on horseback...
**[18:05] Mitsuha**
Take all of them out completely!
**[18:08] Peasant 1**
We were dragged here against our will!
**[18:11] Peasant 2**
I can't take any more of this!
**[18:15] Tsuyoshi**
There's no need to massacre
the enemy troops to be victorious in war.
**[18:20] Tsuyoshi**
Few wars end with most
of the soldiers dying.
**[18:24] Tsuyoshi**
In reality, they'll be done for after
50% or so are killed in action.
**[18:27] Tsuyoshi**
Usually, total defeat comes even sooner,
once about 30% are dead.
**[18:31] Tsuyoshi**
That is, they concede defeat and it's over.
**[18:35] Mitsuha**
* So we'll thoroughly crush the career*
* officers who are the heart of their army!*
**[18:41] Mitsuha**
*Okay! The enemy front has begun to fall back!*
**[18:44] Mitsuha**
Hmm?
**[18:47] Mitsuha**
What... are those?
**[18:54] Enemy Commander**
The wyvern squadron is here!
**[18:56] Enemy Commander**
Now we can begin our counterattack!
**[18:57] Enemy Commander**
A triumph accomplished with
many years and sacrifices!
**[19:01] Enemy Commander**
Strapping soldiers and wyverns,
united by their bond
**[19:04] Enemy Commander**
to form the world's first airborne cavalry!
**[19:07] Enemy Commander**
They'll rain spears down on
the heart of the enemy forces,
**[19:09] Enemy Commander**
and swoop down inside the gate!
**[19:11] Enemy Commander**
Then, the wyverns' powerful claws
and bills can tear open the gate
**[19:13] Enemy Commander**
while keeping enemies at a distance,
**[19:15] Enemy Commander**
allowing their fellow troops to rush inside!
**[19:17] Enemy Commander**
It's perfect!
**[19:18] Enemy Commander**
Ah, to think I get to witness this
monumental feat with my very own eyes!
**[19:24] Mitsuha**
Th-This is...
**[19:25] Captain**
*There's no need to worry, young lady!*
**[19:27] Mitsuha**
Eh?
**[19:28] Captain**
We've got God on our side!
**[19:39] Captain**
Yes, this is our God!
**[19:42] Captain**
* It all goes back to when we were still*
* a nameless team of mercenaries.*
**[19:47] Captain**
*On that battlefield,*
**[19:49] Captain**
* we were tasked by our employer,*
* the government army, with taking the rear.*
**[19:53] Captain**
*Mercenaries are expendable in the end.*
**[19:55] Captain**
* The regular army used us as decoys*
* to hightail it out of there.*
**[19:59] Captain**
* After running out of guns and ammo,*
* just when we thought it was the end...*
**[20:05] Captain**
*God descended upon us.*
**[20:08] Captain**
* An abandoned half-track with*
* an old 20mm autocannon...*
**[20:14] Captain**
* It's thanks to this God that we*
* made it through and are still alive!*
**[20:18] Captain**
Our fangs that tear through
air and ground enemies alike!
**[20:22] Captain**
It's where we got our name, Wolf's Fang!
**[20:25] Captain**
Fire!
**[20:39] Enemy Commander**
Eh?
**[20:40] Enemy Commander**
I-In just a brief moment...
**[20:44] Enemy Commander**
The culmination of long years of blood,
sweat, tears, and an immense budget...
**[20:50] Enemy Commander**
B-Blown away to pieces!
**[20:59] Captain**
*Well? How'd you like our God?*
**[21:02] Mitsuha**
*I'll have to offer my prayers to him later.*
**[21:04] Captain**
I like the way you think.
**[21:06] Captain**
I'm sure God will be thrilled, too!
**[21:09] Captain**
*So, is it all over?*
**[21:10] Mitsuha**
Yes, most likely.
**[21:25] Mitsuha**
Eh...
**[21:28] Captain**
H-Hey! What the hell is that?!
**[22:05] ED Lyrics**
*I open my eyes, and where do I find myself?*
**[22:10] ED Lyrics**
*Maybe I should go back to bed*
**[22:15] ED Lyrics**
*Pretending I'm still half-asleep*
**[22:19] ED Lyrics**
* Running away from reality,*
* to the west and east*
**[22:24] ED Lyrics**
*To be honest, life's all about*
**[22:26] ED Lyrics**
* Taking falls and getting back up*
* (heavy damage)*
**[22:28] ED Lyrics**
* Hurt as it may, there's*
* still a long road ahead...*
**[22:33] ED Lyrics**
*Looks like I've reached the end of my rope*
**[22:38] ED Lyrics**
*Hitting life's harder levels*
**[22:42] ED Lyrics**
* That's a test from the gods*
* that I'll take on*
**[22:47] ED Lyrics**
*First things first, gotta be the economy!*
**[22:49] ED Lyrics**
*Aiming for the bourgeois life*
**[22:52] ED Lyrics**
*Gotta be the economy!*
**[22:54] ED Lyrics**
*No matter what enemies may come my way*
**[22:57] ED Lyrics**
*Gotta be the economy!*
**[22:59] ED Lyrics**
*I'll get them on my side*
**[23:01] ED Lyrics**
*Gotta be the economy!*
**[23:03] ED Lyrics**
*Who doesn't need money, after all?*
**[23:06] ED Lyrics**
* To the days where you need to*
* scrape by one way or another*
**[23:11] ED Lyrics**
*Here's to you!*
**[24:11] ---**