# E1 - 501st, Take Off?
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The 501st Joint Fighter Wing,
AKA "Strike Witches,"
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a team of elite aces who achieved great
success in the battle against the Neuroi.
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These rare and valuable records depict
a side of them never seen before.
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The 501st Joint Fighter Wing is humanity's
defense against the Neuroi.
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"501st, Take Off?"
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It's been several days since I,
Miyafuji Yoshika, joined up.
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I do the cooking and washing
every morning and every night.
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Being a soldier is a busy job!
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I'd thought I was coming to
the front lines to keep
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everyone safe from the Neuroi, but...
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I'm not sure how this is
any different than home.
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Morning, Miyafuji.
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Barkhorn! Good morning!
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Sorry you have to make
breakfast every morning.
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No, I always did the same thing at home.
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I'm really sorry. Nobody else
is capable of waking up on time.
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I thought that every
soldier was like Sakamoto.
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"Hahahaha!"
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I actually use her morning practice
as an alarm clock...
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Don't worry. I do the same thing.
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Did you used to make
breakfast all by yourself?
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No, we took turns.
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Part of eating military food is that
even if it's bad, you can't complain.
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Each morning,
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I thought it would be my stomach,
not the Neuroi, that would be the end of me.
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The worst of them all was Mina,
because she had no idea.
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Wing Commander Mina?
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If she heard something was healthy,
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she'd throw it in without
thinking about how it tasted
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or how much of it she really needed.
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And during emergency missions
she'd feed us food dissolved
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by diluted hydrochloric acid,
so we could digest it faster.
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They say cooking is about
love and caring, Miyafuji.
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That's a huge misunderstanding!
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I almost wish I could've tried it,
just to see what it was like.
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It's better that you didn't.
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Good morning, Yoshika.
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I'll help you.
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Okay, make the salad.
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The whole head...?
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I'm all done, so I'm gonna go
work on something else.
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You're done? No seasoning?
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And she's better than most!
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Oh, it's time.
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Time to wake everyone up, right?
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May I go with you?
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Is it your first time going
to wake up the others?
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I've never been to everyone's room.
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We're waking up Lucchini today, so we'll
need some ropes and our Striker Units.
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We're just going to wake her up, right?
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She always sleeps somewhere different,
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and sometimes outdoors,
so we'll have to search for her.
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This wouldn't take so long if only
we knew where she was.
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Good morning, everyone.
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Great timing, Mina.
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Lucchini is on her way here with Charlotte.
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Sanya and Eila were on night patrol,
so there's no need to wake them up today.
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I see. If it's just Hartmann, all I need
is this good whacking stick here.
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We're going to wake them up, right?
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Eila is in Sanya's room?
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Let's go, Miyafuji.
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Right!
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Oh, sorry... Can you watch the pot for me?
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Sure thi--
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Leave it to me!
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Everybody's been tired lately, so I need
to whip up something extra special!
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Hartmann's a hero back home, isn't she?
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I guess, yeah.
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I'm sure she's got all these medals
and stuff lined up on her walls!
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I'm kind of jealous!
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Morning, Hartmann.
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Morning, Trude...
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I think I stepped on something and broke it!
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Clean your damn room!
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And don't go back to sleep!
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Is she like this every day?
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Yeah.
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Want to take a turn, Miyafuji?
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Hey, should we wake up Perrine, too?
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Squadron Leader! I brought you a towel!
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Thanks, as always.
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She gets up even earlier than
our honorary alarm clock.
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Morning!
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Good morning, Charlotte! Lucchini!
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You know, ever since Miyafuji came
I've looked forward to meals so much.
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Aww, you don't mean that.
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Food needs to be something
you look forward to!
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Good morning, everyone.
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No way...
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I just asked her to stir
the pot so it didn't burn...
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Who'd you have watch her?
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Lynne was here...
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She said she had a sudden stomachache
and would be taking the day off.
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She ran away...
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Now let's eat!
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I made you all something special.
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Please, no!
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I'll be the first to try it.
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Barkhorn, we don't know what's in it!
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Trude! No, sister!
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Here I go...
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Sister! Sister is...
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I'm making a strategic retreat...
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No fair! Me too! Me too!
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You guys are being silly.
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It just goes up the throat
easily, that's all.
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It's supposed to go down the throat, not up.
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It's good for constipation, too.
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It is, huh?
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How can she look at what happened
and still be smiling?
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Now, we've got a long day
ahead of us, so let's eat.
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Everyone, the enemy is attacking!
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Get to your stations immediately!
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Thank you, Neuroi!
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Yesterday's enemy is today's savior!
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Mina's Special Healthy Soup!
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Miyafuji, got a second?
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Sure.
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About today's training...
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Um, it's a marathon,
followed by sword practice,
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and then weight training.
Lots of stamina-building, right?
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Yeah. That was the plan, but...
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"Kitchen"
"No Unauthorized Personnel Allowed"
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But I kept getting requests to leave you
enough stamina to cook for everybody.
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So I'm going to have you
follow someone around instead.
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Anybody you'd like to follow, specifically?
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Us!
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"Us!"
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"Us!"
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--How about Barkhorn...
--Us! Us! Us! Us! Us!
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"Us!"
"Us!"
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Us! Us! Us!
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"Us!"
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"Us!"
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"Us!"
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"Us!"
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It'd be great if I could go with you two...
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I-I see...
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Is this really a good idea?
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You worry too much, Squadron Leader.
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Leave it to us, and it'll be fine!
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"Holds World Record for
'Most Times Confined To Quarters.'"
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You're talking to a super ace from
the land of rules and regulations, and...!
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"Speed Demon,
Goes For Top Speed Over All Else"
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A super ace from the land of the free!
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What is there to worry about?
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The good parts.
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Only copy their good parts.
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L-Lynne, why don't you join me?
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It's a good opportunity. Lynne, you should go
and see if you can't learn something.
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Squadron Leader Sakamoto...
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What is it, Lynne?
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I'd like to spend the day practicing
my inherent magic instead!
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That's right! Gotta train!
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"Kitchen"
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I-I see.
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I guess that's okay.
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Thanks.
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She ran.
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Make sure you get ready,
'cause you're gonna get a tan.
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You're on standby duty today, aren't you?
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I'll be waiting outside.
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Avoiding sunburn...
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You're out under the burning sun all day,
waiting for the Neuroi.
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Wait a second.
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I'll get you something.
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I told you, you're gonna get a tan!
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Why are you dressed like that, Miyafuji?!
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Wait, I'm the one doing this wrong?
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"On Standby"
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"On Standby"
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It may not look like it, but we're
really waiting for the Neuroi.
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But there's not actually anything
to do when you're on standby.
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That's why we use the time when we're
on guard duty to strengthen our weapons!
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Your weapons?
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That's right! The superweapon
that is this sexy girl's body!
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Why don't you say that again,
nice and loud, miss sexy girl?
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You have no right to accuse us of slacking!
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Do you know what lies on
the other side of this sea?
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The lands of mainland Europe,
which were conquered by the Neuroi.
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Curse you, Neuroi! Give back my homeland!
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These relaxing chairs allow us
to endure long hours
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without putting stress on our bodies!
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I see!
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I'm sorry for suspecting you.
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You should be sorry.
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Well, as long as you understand.
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You're facing towards
northern Europe, not central.
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Now stand up!
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Watch out, Trude!
You better not touch us!
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What if we told you the sunburn
hurts so much we can't move?
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Sakamoto, I couldn't find
any good parts to learn from.
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Well, forget those idiots.
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Now that I'm here, don't worry
about a thing, Miyafuji.
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Okay...
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You don't want to get a sunburn.
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Wear this.
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"On Standby"
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Miyafuji Yoshika is struck
down with heatstroke.
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Everyone goes back to taking
turns cooking, like they used to.
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"Superweapon"
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Superweapon!
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"Yamakawa Michiko's
Strike Witches Classroom"
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Hello, everyone.
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I'm Yamakawa Michiko,
the best friend of Miyafuji Yoshika,
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who one day was approached by Squadron Leader
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Sakamoto Mio of the Fuso Empire,
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and joined the 501st Joint Fighter Wing.
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In this segment I'll introduce you to
the various members of the 501st.
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For our first lesson, I'll be introducing you
to the 501st Joint Fighter Wing itself!
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This unit is a dream team formed from
the best aces around the world.
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The cold and unemotional ace pilot of Suomus,
who's said to have never even been hit.
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The ace pilot of Romagna, who's normally
very serious but gets aggressive in combat!
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The super ace of Liberion,
who's always calm and composed
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when she takes down the Neuroi.
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And the quiet expert of Karlsland,
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who holds the world record for Neuroi kills!
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"Holds World Record for
'Most Times Confined To Quarters.'"
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These are just a few of this
dream team's legendary pilots.
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Yoshika's so amazing, the way she gets
to be with all these incredible people!
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It's me, Yamakawa Michiko from Fuso.
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The military's famous for keeping things
maintained and running smoothly!
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The inside of the base
is probably really clean!
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Next time: "501st, Clean Your Dirty Rooms?"
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"Next time:
501st, Clean Your Dirty Rooms?"
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You've never seen witches like these before!
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