E4 - Choice of Hope

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[00:00] com
    The report states that the plant
    was completely devastated,
[00:04] com
    and it appears the Imperial Army have stolen
    the new chrars that was being tested there.
[00:10] har
    We appreciate your efforts.
[00:11] har
    Finish your inspection,
    then return to the carrier.
[00:14] com
    Yes, sir.
[00:16] sen
    Things are looking very bad.
[00:18] sen
    What are you going to do about it?
[00:20] iza
    The issue certainly a cause for concern,
[00:23] iza
    but it will take some time
    before the Grandiga Empire
[00:27] iza
    can use the new chrars in combat.
[00:29] iza
    The greater threat at the moment,
    is the main enemy force that sacked Lorgeth.
[00:36] iza
    I expect them to attack
    the moment they're organized.
[00:39] iza
    We'll need to be ready to meet them.
[00:45] iza
    I tried to make our case, but...
[00:47] iza
    how do we oppose such materiel superiority?
[00:51] har
    We've produced 40 new chrars
    for the flagship's knights.
[00:56] har
    They'd let us put up a decent fight,
[00:57] har
    if Princess Yuki would
    approve their installation.
[01:03] lay
    Understood. I'll speak with her about it.
[01:07] iza
    We'd like to speak with her
    ourselves, if possible.
[01:09] lay
    That won't be possible just yet.
[01:12] har
    How is she?
[01:15] lay
    She is not as distraught as she was...
[01:19] lay
    but I believe she'll need more time yet.
SIGN    The Price of Smiles
SIGN    The Price of Smiles
SIGN    The Choice of Hope
[03:03] josh
    Hey, it's time to go. Better get ready!
[03:18] yuki
    He said... he'd look up
    how I should raise you...
[03:23] lay
    Princess Yuki.
[03:25] lay
    The enemy's main force has begun its
    invasion of the State of Caldarth.
[03:30] lay
    The Order and the local forces
    are moving to intercept them.
[03:34] yuki
    I don't want to be part of this.
[03:36] lay
    But just slowing their advance has
    strained our forces to their limit—
[03:40] yuki
    I don't want to hear it!
[03:42] yuki
    You didn't tell me anything
    back then! Why now?!
[03:45] yuki
    You even lied about the delegation!
[03:48] yuki
    You and Izana and Harold...
[03:51] yuki
    And Joshua...
[03:53] lay
    We were attempting to protect you.
[03:56] yuki
    If I'd known, I never
    would have let Joshua go.
[04:01] yuki
    I don't want anyone else
    to die because of me.
[04:04] yuki
    I'll let Izana and Harold handle everything.
[04:07] lay
    Then will you allow them
     to install the new chrars?
[04:10] yuki
    Those aren't supposed to be used for war!
[04:14] yuki
    Putting them in theurgears is the reason...
[04:17] yuki
    The reason that Joshua...
[04:21] yuki
    Just please... don't let anyone else... die.
SIGN    Central Soleil Caldarth Front
[04:36] yuni
    I'll keep it all safe.
[04:38] yuni
    Joshua would be disappointed in me otherwise.
[04:41] ope
    The Central Caldarth Area Army will
    engage their main force shortly.
[04:46] ope
    Enemy advances reported from Diatoth
    in the east and O'Lissetta in the west.
[04:52] har
    Deploy two Order brigades towards each.
[04:54] har
    Have them join with local
    forces to drive them back.
[04:57] ope
    Roger!
[04:58] iza
    A three-pronged attack?
[05:01] lay
    The Central Caldarth Area Army
    is currently in combat.
[05:05] lay
    The Diatoth and O'Lissetta Area Armies
[05:09] lay
    are expected to meet the enemy in three days.
[05:14] com
    This is the O'Lissetta Area Army.
SIGN    Western Soleil O'Lissetta Front
[05:16] com
    We'll engage the Imperial Army shortly.
[05:19] lune
    I hope Yuni doesn't push herself too hard...
[05:22] lune
    She always tries to shoulder
    everything herself...
SIGN    Eastern Soleil Diatoth Front
[05:27] ope
    The Diatoth Area Army is engaging the enemy!
[05:34] yuki
    Joshua...
[05:36] yuki
    What should I do?
[05:40] ope
    The Central Caldarth Area Army
    is in a deadlock. No movement.
[05:45] iza
    Dragging into day seven, then?
[05:47] har
    What about O'Lissetta and Diatoth?
[05:48] ope
    After crushing the
    Imperial Army's sixth wave,
[05:51] ope
    the O'Lissetta front has remained
     locked up for 48 hours.
[05:56] ope
    There's been no movement
    on the Diatoth front for 20 hours.
[06:00] har
    I see...
[06:01] iza
    Harold, you can't keep
    this up. You need sleep.
[06:05] har
    I'll be fine.
[06:06] ope
    Urgent report from the Diatoth Area!
[06:08] ope
    The Imperial Army has ambushed them!
    They're exchanging fire now!
[06:19] mari
    Captain, a communication
    from Grand Master Harold.
[06:22] james
    Put it through.
[06:23] har
    James. How are things there?
[06:25] james
    I expect they're badly depleted by now,
[06:29] james
    but we're faring even worse.
[06:31] har
    I have more bad news.
[06:33] har
    The line's been breached at Diatoth.
[06:35] har
    You're about to be flanked.
[06:38] har
    We need to avoid that at all costs.
[06:40] james
    What should we do?
[06:41] har
    You'll have to pull back to the
    state border and regroup there.
[06:47] har
    I'm going to advise Princess Yuki
    to abandon the State of Caldarth.
[06:52] har
    I'd like you to buy time for
    the state's civilians to evacuate.
[06:56] james
    What about O'Lissetta?
[06:58] har
    Send them the Gigarth Unit as backup.
[07:01] har
    If they breach the line there, too,
    we'll be completely out of options.
[07:07] iza
    Harold.
[07:09] iza
    You're aware that, in their present condition,
[07:10] iza
    our forces can't buy enough time
    to evacuate everyone in the state.
[07:16] har
    James knows that, too.
[07:18] har
    But we still have to try.
[07:21] iza
    We should install the new chrars.
[07:24] har
    What are you—
[07:26] iza
    I'll share the responsibility.
[07:30] yuki
    Abandon... the State of Caldarth?
[07:33] lay
    Our dead on the northern front
    number approximately 15,000.
[07:37] lay
    A continued struggle will
    simply add to the casualties.
[07:42] yuki
    That's awful...
[07:43] lay
    Lord Harold and Lord Izana are doing all
    they can to keep losses to a minimum.
[07:49] yuki
    I know that!
[07:51] yuki
    I know that, but...
[07:55] lay
    This is a list of cities that we'll lose
    if we abandon the State of Caldarth.
[08:01] lay
    Please check them over and
    grant approval, if you wish.
[08:07] yuki
    It includes the border city, Leash?
[08:10] lay
    Yes.
[08:17] (Flashback) josh
    That's the city of Leash.
[08:20] (Flashback) josh
    It's where the accident with the new
    chrars took place six years ago.
[08:24] (Flashback) yuki
    So that's where Mother and Father...
[08:28] (Flashback) josh
    Yeah.
[08:29] (Flashback) josh
    But to help wipe away the bad memories,
[08:33] (Flashback) josh
    everyone in the country worked together
    to build a city and a memorial there.
[08:38] (Flashback) josh
    So the dream of the king and queen
    will remain there, now and forever.
[08:43] (Flashback) josh
    Their dream, to make everyone smile!
[08:47] (Flashback) yuki
    To make... everyone smile?
[08:50] (Flashback) josh
    I think you might see that
    dream through some day, Yuki.
[08:55] (Flashback) yuki
    Really?
[08:56] (Flashback) josh
    Yeah!
[08:57] (Flashback) josh
    And I'll be keeping you safe until you do!
[09:03] (Flashback) yuki
    Okay!
[09:10] yuki
    But... if I do this, it will
    save a lot of people, right?
[09:15] lay
    It will allow us to avoid a
    pointless battle, at least.
[09:21] yuki
    I understand.
[09:23] yuki
    I approve the abandonment
    of the State of Caldarth.
[09:37] lay
    I understand.
[09:39] lay
    Leash is important to you, Princess Yuki.
[09:43] lay
    And... to me, too...
[09:47] lay
    Twelve years ago, scientists
    from Soleil and Grandiga
[09:51] lay
    worked together to develop the new chrars.
[09:55] (Flashback) king
    At last, the moment has come.
[09:57] (Flashback) king
    The undying passion and tireless labor of
    the proud scientists of Grandiga and Soleil
[10:04] (Flashback) king
    has at last borne fruit!
[10:07] (Flashback) king
    The birth of this new chrars
    will serve as a beacon of hope
[10:09] (Flashback) king
    to those of us living now,
[10:11] (Flashback) king
    and to our children in the future!
[10:17] king
    Let us take this opportunity to deepen
    the friendship between our countries,
[10:18] lay
    As an analyst, I was there with my husband
[10:22] lay
    to attend the ceremony and
    witness the operations test.
[10:22] king
    work together in various enterprises,
[10:26] king
    and bring greater prosperity to our
    world and those who live there!
[10:28] lay
    It all happened so suddenly.
[10:38] (Flashback) mos
    Who are you?
[10:39] (Flashback) tero
    We've planted bombs in
    the hall and on the device.
[10:43] (Flashback) tero
    I don't want to take innocent lives.
[10:45] (Flashback) tero
    Dismantle the new chrars.
[10:47] (Flashback) tero
    That power doesn't belong in this world!
[11:04] (Flashback) lay
    Dear!
[11:43] (Flashback) lay
    S... St...
[11:59] (Flashback) doc
    Get out of the way!
[12:01] (Flashback) doc
    We're in a hurry! Bring her in!
[12:13] (Flashback) doc
    You're going to be all right.
[12:16] (Flashback) doc
    She's regaining consciousness.
[12:17] (Flashback) doc
    Pulse rate 50. Blood pressure 95 over 65.
[12:20] (Flashback) doc
    No sign of cyanosis. Breathing is stable.
[12:22] (Flashback) doc
    PVR has risen to normal levels.
[12:25] (Flashback) doc
    Princess Yuki!
[12:26] (Flashback) doc
    Don't worry. The princess is unharmed.
[12:38] lay
    I awoke one month later.
[12:42] lay
    While I was in a coma,
[12:45] lay
    the Kingdom of Soleil had censured
    the Empire of Grandiga with a claim
[12:48] lay
    that the king's death was the result of
    the Imperial Army's reckless behavior.
[12:54] lay
    Diplomatic relations between the
    countries were severed as a result.
[12:58] (Flashback) iza
    Ms. Étoile.
[13:01] (Flashback) iza
    We've accounted for everyone
    who returned safely.
[13:04] (Flashback) iza
    This is the list of those presumed dead.
[13:19] lay
    And so, I lost my family, my home...
[13:25] lay
    everything.
[13:35] (Flashback) iza
    How are you feeling?
[13:38] (Flashback) lay
    Better...
[13:39] (Flashback) iza
    I invited you here to thank you, Ms. Étoile.
[13:48] (Flashback) iza
    Do you remember her?
[13:50] (Flashback) lay
    That girl...
[13:52] (Flashback) iza
    That is the daughter of the late
    royal couple, Princess Yuki Soleil.
[13:59] (Flashback) lay
    Princess... Yuki...
[14:01] (Flashback) iza
    If you hadn't protected her,
    she would be dead now.
[14:11] (Flashback) josh
    C'mon, Princess Yuki! Bleh!
[14:16] (Flashback) josh
    Princess Yuki! Princess Yuki!
[14:18] (Flashback) iza
    No one knows what to do
    when she gets like this.
[14:59] lay
    From that day forward,
    I would serve Princess Yuki.
[15:10] yuki
    Miss Layla...
[15:11] lay
    Princess Yuki, I request that you change.
[15:18] yuki
    Hey, Miss Layla...
[15:20] lay
    Yes?
[15:21] yuki
    Did you know that Joshua and I used
    to sneak out together like this?
[15:27] lay
    Did you truly think that I wouldn't notice?
[15:36] yuki
    I wonder what Father and
    Mother would think...
[15:40] yuki
    if they heard about the State of Caldarth.
[15:43] lay
    You chose the lives of your people
    over your personal feelings.
[15:48] lay
    I'm sure they would be proud.
[15:53] lay
    I feel the same way.
[15:56] yuki
    Really?
[15:57] lay
    Yes. You are a worthy princess of Soleil.
[16:03] yuki
    That's right...
[16:05] yuki
    I am the princess, aren't I?
[16:08] yuki
    Thank you, Miss Layla.
[16:15] ope
    The evacuation of the state
    is almost complete.
[16:18] ope
    Leash is the last location left.
[16:20] ope
    Evacuation should be complete by 1100 hours.
[16:23] ope
    Good.
[16:25] iza
    Princess Yuki!
[16:30] yuki
    As princess, I thought
    I should see this for myself...
[16:40] har
    Princess Yuki, about Joshua...
[16:44] yuki
    I understand why you did it.
[16:48] har
    I cannot apologize enough.
[16:52] yuki
    How are the evacuations coming along?
[16:54] har
    Right. It's all proceeding smoothly.
[16:58] yuki
    I see...
[17:00] ope
    The evacuation of Leash is complete!
[17:03] har
    Put us through to the Excessarca!
[17:05] ope
    Yes, sir.
[17:07] har
    James, you've bought us the time we needed.
[17:10] har
    Pull the line back now.
[17:12] james
    Yes, sir.
[17:13] james
    We'll join up with the evacuation
    forces and build a defense line.
[17:18] ope
    Theurgears with minor damage: 358.
[17:21] ope
    Moderate damage: 126.
[17:23] ope
    Major damage: zero.
[17:24] ope
    Those mounted with the new chrars
    are all in good condition.
[17:28] yuki
    The new chrars?
[17:31] har
    Please, forgive me.
[17:34] har
    I installed the new chrars
    without your permission.
[17:38] yuki
    Why?!
[17:40] har
    To hold the enemy back until
    evacuations were complete,
[17:45] har
    our forces needed the
    power of the new chrars.
[17:49] iza
    I'm the one who recommended it.
[17:51] iza
    I'll accept any punishment
    you feel appropriate.
[18:00] yuki
    It was the new chrars that allowed
    everyone evacuate safely...
[18:06] yuki
    Is that correct?
[18:08] har
    Yes.
[18:08] iza
    That much is indisputable.
[18:13] yuki
    Very well.
[18:15] yuki
    But from now on, you are
    to report everything to me.
[18:18] both
    Yes, ma'am.
[18:20] ope
    Urgent message from the recon unit in Leash!
[18:31] har
    What's going on here?
[18:33] leader
    We're not giving our city up without a fight!
[18:36] leader
    This is where our families
    died wishing for peace!
[18:41] yuki
    Harold, we need to save those people!
[18:44] har
    The Imperial Army is right on top of them.
[18:47] har
    If we fight now, they'll all—
[18:48] yuki
    I don't want you to fight!
[18:50] yuki
    I want you to save them!
[18:53] yuki
    You said you used the new chrars to
    keep anyone else from dying, right?
[18:59] yuki
    I don't want anyone else to die!
[19:01] yuki
    Please!
[19:05] har
    Larva Unit! Head back to Leash!
    Pick up those civilians!
[19:17] lead
    Kingdom of Soleil, be eternal!
[19:27] yuki
    We made it!
[19:28] har
    Get them in! Hurry!
[19:32] ope
    Imperial theurgears approaching!
[19:34] ope
    I estimate twenty!
[19:39] ope
    We have the civilians!
[19:41] har
    Get out of there right now!
[19:42] yuki
    Hurry!
[20:02] ope
    Two Larva Unit machines have
    sustained major damage!
[20:05] ope
    More imperial theurgears are coming!
[20:17] ope
    Grand Master Harold! Captain James
    requests permission to engage!
[20:21] har
    No! I won't permit it!
[20:23] yuki
    Why not, Harold?!
[20:25] har
    If we send reinforcements now,
    it will only exacerbate our losses!
[20:29] har
    We can't afford to lose the Excessarca, too!
[20:31] yuki
    But if we don't...
[20:34] yuki
    Harold! Please!
[20:38] yuki
    Please, get away!
[21:09] yuki
    Why...
[21:12] har
    This is the nature of war.
[21:19] yuki
    I just... I just wanted...
[23:06] comm
    Site to command. Site to command.
[23:09] comm
    This is the O'Lissetta Area Army.
[23:11] comm
    Our defensive line has been breached!
[23:13] comm
    I repeat: Our defensive line has been breached!
[23:17] comm
    The Imperial Army is advancing toward
    the River Deese in the State of Soleil.
SIGN    The Night of the Squad