The Saga of Tanya the Evil It is June of the year CE 1923. A young girl with blond hair and blue eyes, Tanya Degurechaff, has entered the final curriculum of the Imperial Military Academy and is training at the third patrol line in the northern military district, the Norden Theater, as part of her service to the force. Her training, the first step toward a brilliant career as an aviation mage, should have gone off without a hitch... but things took an unexpected turn. Season 1 E1 - The Devil of the Rhine Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [01:04] Soldiers     My eyes! [01:06] Soldiers     Medic! Someone get me a medic! [01:08] Soldiers     It's no good! The reinforcements are     just a random group of mages! [01:30] Soldiers     A mage? [01:36] Soldiers     What are you doing, Visha? [01:40] Soldiers     We can't provide air support anymore! [01:42] Soldiers     What are the platoon commander's orders? [01:44] Visha     Sh-She cannot allow us to retreat. [01:47] Visha     We are to continue delaying     the enemy till the end. [01:58] Tanya     Believers, have faith in the Lord's blessings. [02:02] Tanya     For the Lord will not abandon us. [02:07] Tanya     Give me the power to destroy     the enemies of the Fatherland. [02:25] Visha     An explosion spell... [02:30] Tanya     If you have time for idle chatter, [02:33] Tanya     spend it doing all you can to survive. [02:40] Visha     Platoon Commander? [02:42] Tanya     We are soldiers. [02:44] Tanya     If the brass tells us to     do something, we do it. [02:54] Tanya     Second Lieutenant Tanya Degurechaff. [02:57] Tanya     Amidst the downpour of shells and bullets, [03:00] Tanya     she flew high and nobly. [03:03] Tanya     Like a fairy of the battlefield. [03:15] Narrator     In a cursed world,     always engulfed in the flames of war, [03:18] Narrator     there was a nation known as the Empire. [03:22] Narrator     Its vast military and industrial power     made it virtually synonymous with victory. [03:29] Narrator     It possessed a large number of     brilliant military minds and mages, [03:33] Narrator     but it was surrounded on all sides     by strong potential enemies. [03:40] Narrator     For this reason,     its military formulated Plan 315, [03:46] Narrator     wherein border forces carried out     delaying actions in all theaters, [03:50] Narrator     buying time for a highly mobile,     concentrated main force to travel [03:53] Narrator     to each area and defeat the enemy there. [03:55] Narrator     At least, that was the plan. SIGN    Unified Year 1924, Imperial Capital Berun SIGN    Imperial Strategic Headquarters [04:13] General     What is the situation in the Rhine theater? [04:16] General     When will the main force be deployed there? SIGN    Vice Director of Strategy and Operations     Lieutenant Colonel Erich von Rerugen [04:20] Rerugen     Movement from the northern areas     is being delayed. SIGN    Deputy of Strategy and Operations     Brigadier General Kurt von Rudersdorf [04:24] Rerugen     We must adjust the rail and ship schedules, [04:27] Rerugen     so the deployment     will take another two weeks. [04:31] Kurt     We must pull back the lines even more? [04:34] Kurt     The western industrial areas     will be endangered. [04:37] Erich     We don't even have enough reserves     to send reinforcements. [04:42] Erich     We've been caught totally off-guard. [04:46] Kurt     From the start, a major offensive against     the Entente Alliance was a mistake! [04:52] Kurt     If we'd kept ourselves to     a limited mobilization... [04:58] Hans     We were the ones who failed to convince [05:02] Hans     the higher-ups that they were wrong     about the Republic's not mobilizing. SIGN    Vice Director of Strategy and Operations     Brigadier General Hans von Zettour [05:08] Hans     Plan 315 is no longer viable. [05:12] Hans     Since our attempts to delay     the enemy aren't working, [05:15] Hans     we'll have to move to a mobile defense, right? [05:19] Erich     But that will be difficult,     given the state of the Rhine theater. [05:23] Erich     Our forces are depleted and exhausted,     so it's beyond their capacity. [05:26] Hans     We've already grabbed every     spare soldier we could to send there. [05:32] Hans     That will buy some time. [05:35] Kurt     I suppose it helps to have     a talented contemporary, huh? [05:40] Hans     Isn't that statement premature? [05:43] Erich     What? [05:44] Hans     Reports say we've lost over half     the units we've deployed. [05:49] Hans     They say the Rhine theater     is now a living hell. SIGN    Imperial Army 205th Assault Mage Company Platoon 3 Commander     Second Lieutenant Tanya Degurechaff [06:22] Tanya     Enemies sighted on the ground, two o'clock. [06:24] Tanya     Artillery spell. [06:27] Tanya     Fire! [06:27] Visha     R-Right! SIGN    Platoon 3 Member     Corporal Viktoriya Serebryakov [06:32] Soldiers     It's coming from above! [06:33] Soldiers     Damn the bastards! [06:36] Soldiers     Die! Die! SIGN    Platoon 3 Member     Corporal Harald von Vist [06:38] Soldiers     Take this... [06:39] Soldiers     You Republican bastards! SIGN    Platoon 3 Member     Corporal Kurst von Walhorf [06:47] Soldiers     Artillery... [06:49] Soldiers     Take out the artillery. [06:50] Soldiers     Come with me, Harald! [06:52] Soldiers     Roger! [06:53] Tanya     Both of you corporals, get back here. [06:55] Tanya     Our mission is to delay the enemy     via flanking attacks. [06:59] Soldiers     Let us go, please. [07:00] Soldiers     Now's our chance! [07:02] Tanya     Your chance to what? [07:03] Tanya     Get back here! [07:04] Tanya     This is an order! [07:05] Soldiers     Take this! [07:08] Soldiers     All right! [07:09] Soldiers     Did you see that, Commander? [07:11] Soldiers     We'll keep going and crush the artillery! [07:32] Soldiers     Too tired to eat, huh? [07:35] Soldiers     Force it down if you have to. [07:37] Soldiers     You won't last otherwise. [07:44] Visha     They say the 202nd and 203rd Companies     were wiped out. [07:50] Soldiers     I volunteered to come to the front lines. [07:54] Soldiers     And now I've gotta work for that lieutenant? [07:57] Soldiers     Platoon 3, of the 205th. [08:00] Soldiers     Your captain is calling you. [08:04] Soldiers     We're being sent back home? [08:06] Tanya     I would say you're getting off lightly. [08:08] Tanya     Be grateful. [08:11] Tanya     The army has no need for officer candidates     who disobey orders. [08:15] Soldiers     But we were trying to take out the artillery! [08:18] Soldiers     You know how many of our infantry     they took out, don't you? [08:21] Tanya     Is that all you have to say? [08:24] Tanya     An army is an organization. [08:25] Tanya     And organizations are nothing without rules! [08:28] Tanya     Dismissed. [08:32] Soldiers     I... I refuse to accept this! [08:36] Soldiers     I volunteered to come to the front lines! [08:39] Soldiers     My only choices are victory or death! [08:43] Soldiers     Me, too. [08:45] Soldiers     I agree with Corporal Kurst. [08:47] Soldiers     A man of the Empire is expected to be brave! [08:51] Tanya     Then you're saying you'll disobey     your superior officer's orders again?! [08:57] Visha     Lieutenant! [09:06] Tanya     I'll take your opinion under advisement. [09:09] Tanya     But you'd best be prepared     to face some punishment. [09:38] Soldier     Corporal Serebryakov, SIGN    Imperial Army 205th Assault Mage Company Commander     First Lieutenant Ihlen Schwarzkopf [09:40] Soldier     is something wrong? [09:42] Visha     Sch... Lieutenant Schwarzkopf! [09:45] Visha     Um, I don't see Corporal Kurst     or Corporal Harald. [09:49] Soldier     That's right. [09:50] Soldier     You were in their class, weren't you? [09:52] Soldier     They've been transferred     to the rear as of today. [09:55] Visha     To the rear? [09:58] Soldier     Yeah. [09:59] Soldier     They must be standing by in a pillbox now. [10:04] Soldier     This was at the suggestion of     Lieutenant Degurechaff. [10:09] Soldier     I heard they made her angry. [10:12] Visha     Y-Yes. [10:13] Visha     I was sure they'd be harshly punished... [10:20] Visha     I see. [10:22] Visha     They're being sent to the rear,     where it's safe. [11:03] Tanya     If you're wearing that uniform,     contribute to your country. [11:06] Tanya     The Empire doesn't have resources     to waste on weak soldiers. [11:10] Visha     R-Right. [11:13] Tanya     Corporal Serebryakov! [11:14] Visha     Yes? [11:15] Tanya     Call an emergency meeting. [11:20] Schwarzkopf     Bad news, everyone. [11:24] Schwarzkopf     Our 403rd Mage Company suddenly encountered [11:27] Schwarzkopf     and entered combat with     two companies of enemy mages. [11:30] Schwarzkopf     And they can't use artillery because     the observer mages were targeted, [11:34] Schwarzkopf     meaning they can no longer spot the shells. [11:37] Tanya     Enemy observer-hunters? [11:39] Schwarzkopf     Oh, right. [11:40] Schwarzkopf     You've encountered them in the north,     Lieutenant Degurechaff. [11:44] Tanya     And I never want to go through that again. [11:47] Schwarzkopf     We will leave immediately     to rescue the observers. [11:51] Schwarzkopf     Any questions? [11:54] Tanya     We can perform a delaying action, [11:56] Tanya     but rescuing them will be difficult. [11:59] Schwarzkopf     Even with that Type-95? [12:02] Tanya     I can still fight,     but Corporal Serebryakov is at her limit. [12:07] Tanya     I don't want to be the kind of incompetent     who goes to rescue someone, [12:12] Tanya     only to lose them and her soldier. [12:15] Visha     Company Commander, I volunteer for this! [12:18] Visha     I volunteer for the rescue mission! [12:21] Tanya     Stop. [12:22] Tanya     You can't do it. [12:23] Visha     I-I'm an Imperial soldier, too. [12:27] Visha     I'm certain I can complete the mission! [12:30] Tanya     Corporal! [12:30] Visha     Company Commander! [12:32] Visha     Please, please let me go! [12:36] Schwarzkopf     You heard her, Second Lieutenant. [12:38] Schwarzkopf     I understand your concerns,     but she says she's all right. [12:43] Tanya     Roger. [12:45] Tanya     I'll do the best I can. [12:50] Visha     Lieutenant Degurechaff! [12:55] Visha     Thank you. [12:56] Tanya     Corporal, [12:58] Tanya     you're really ready for this, right? [13:01] Visha     Yes, ma'am. [13:02] Tanya     Understood. [13:04] Tanya     Time for work, then. [13:12] Visha     Right! [13:26] Soldier     Command Post, this is Bravo 01. [13:29] Soldier     Enemy mages are stopping us     from artillery spotting! [13:34] Soldier     How much longer will reinforcements take? [13:37] Soldier     Command Post to Bravo 01. [13:39] Soldier     The 205th Mage Company is en route. [13:42] Soldier     403rd Mage Company, continue spotting. [13:46] Soldier     Damn it! [13:47] Soldier     Don't they understand what's going on?! SIGN    Republican Army 106th Recon Mage Company SIGN    Republican Army 106th Recon Mage Company Commander     First Lieutenant Augustin Hosman [14:05] Soldier     I'd heard the Imperial mages were good. [14:08] Soldier     Guess you can't trust rumors... [14:11] Soldier     Troops, find the remaining observers! [14:15] Soldier     I've been trying, but they appear     to be hiding in the trenches. [14:20] Soldier     Then blow away anywhere     you think they might be. [14:23] Soldier     But a wide-area explosion spell     will drain our magic. [14:28] Soldier     It doesn't matter. [14:29] Soldier     Maximum firepower. [14:40] Soldier     "A-Attention, all units.     We've lost contact with friendly observers." [14:44] Tanya     What a mess. [14:46] Visha     Sh-Should we turn back? [14:47] Tanya     No, it's a shame we weren't in time, [14:50] Tanya     but we're inside enemy firing range. [14:52] Tanya     We've gotta earn our pay. [14:56] Visha     W-We only have one platoon. [14:58] Visha     We can't fight a whole company. [15:01] Tanya     You said you were ready for this. [15:05] Tanya     Our enemy is on an exhausting,     long-range mission. [15:09] Tanya     And they've used a lot of firepower     to take out our observers. [15:13] Tanya     There's a good chance we can win. [15:18] Tanya     But I guess losing new troops already     would hurt my promotion chances. [15:24] Tanya     You are to rendezvous with     Lieutenant Schwarzkopf and provide support. [15:28] Tanya     I'll go ahead and destroy three platoons. [15:31] Tanya     The rest are yours. [15:34] Tanya     Man, it's rough being a salaryman. [15:37] Visha     S-Salary...? [15:40] Tanya     I pray unto God. [15:43] Tanya     Lord, save my Fatherland. [15:53] Soldiers     Magical signature, probably hostile,     approaching at high speed. [15:56] Soldiers     Visual confirmation on enemy target. [15:58] Soldiers     Distance, 2,000 meters. [16:00] Soldiers     1,800... 1,600... [16:02] Soldiers     She's fast! [16:03] Soldiers     They've gone mad, huh? [16:05] Soldiers     Prepare to intercept! [16:07] Soldiers     Fire! [16:19] Soldiers     What are you doing? [16:26] Background     Unable to maintain flight spell!     Leaving the battlefield! [16:26] Soldier     Scatter and climb! [16:28] Soldier     Get as high as you can! [16:31] Soldier     Commander! [16:53] Soldier     Damn it. [16:54] Soldier     Payback for Sean! [17:16] Soldier     How high up is she going? [17:19] Soldier     Commander, this is our max altitude. [17:28] ---     Impossible. [17:29] Soldier     She's over 10,000 meters in the air. [17:47] Tanya     Attention. [17:48] Tanya     You are trespassing on Imperial territory. [17:52] Soldier     An open comms channel? [17:53] Soldier     And this voice... [17:55] Soldier     So she is just a kid? [17:57] Tanya     This is our sky! [18:00] Tanya     Our home! [18:02] Tanya     If you would stand against the Empire, [18:05] Tanya     we shall eliminate you without mercy. [18:07] Tanya     This is our task! [18:09] Visha     What an amazing patriot she is. [18:12] Tanya     Answer me! [18:14] Tanya     Why do you invade the Empire,     our homeland? [18:20] Soldier     If you want to play more, [18:21] Soldier     I'll give you some lead toys! [18:23] Soldier     Fire! [18:26] Soldier     A decoy. [18:31] Tanya     No room to negotiate, huh? [18:33] Soldier     You bitch! [18:47] Tanya     Spatial coordinates identified. [18:48] Tanya     Calculating stochastic evasion routes     for all targets. [18:52] Tanya     Magical energy in chamber     within normal parameters. [18:56] Tanya     Attention, all allies. Prepare for impact. [19:10] Tanya     Oh, Lord... Save our Fatherland     from these faithless invaders. [19:19] Tanya     At the end of our long road, [19:22] Tanya     we shall reach the promised land! [19:29] Soldier     Detecting massive magical signature! [19:37] Soldier     Is she the devil? [19:53] Schwarzkopf     A diffusive magical explosion, [19:56] Schwarzkopf     caused when magic under maximum pressure     mixes with the surrounding air. [20:00] Schwarzkopf     Even if you dodge the impact, [20:02] Schwarzkopf     you can't escape the oxygen deprivation     or carbon monoxide poisoning that follows. [20:07] Schwarzkopf     We didn't need to provide any support. [20:12] Schwarzkopf     In this cruel world of wars, [20:14] Schwarzkopf     there's no mage you can count on like her. [20:23] Tanya     The battle is over. [20:26] Tanya     Surrender now, and we'll guarantee     your rights as prisoners [20:30] Tanya     under the Treaty of Worms. SIGN    Republican Capital Parisee SIGN    Ministry of Defense [20:54] Officers     This is the record of a computation jewel, SIGN    Republic Army 2nd Mage Company     Lieutenant Colonel Severin Bientot [20:57] Officers     which was recovered after a certain battle. [21:00] Officers     This single mage wiped out the 106th Company. [21:07] Officers     Her appearance was first confirmed     two months ago. [21:11] Officers     She's a named mage     whose background is unclear, [21:13] Officers     but our soldiers call her... [21:18] Officers     "The Devil of the Rhine"? [21:24] Erich     Redeployment of our central forces     to the Rhine has been completed. [21:30] Kurt     So we somehow made it in time. [21:33] Kurt     We put pretty heavy demands on you, huh? [21:35] Hans     Don't worry about it. [21:37] Hans     It's all for our country's sake. [21:39] Kurt     I must thank you somehow. [21:41] Kurt     How about one of my best bottles of wine? [21:44] Hans     I'm afraid I've put off drinking     until our victory. [21:48] Kurt     Stubborn... [21:55] Kurt     Lieutenant Colonel Rerugen, [21:57] Kurt     is something wrong? [21:59] Erich     No, it's just... [22:01] Kurt     Just what? [22:03] Erich     W-Well, this report says [22:07] Erich     that Second Lieutenant Tanya Degurechaff     was sent to the Rhine theater. [22:13] Visha     Kurst and Harald are dead? [22:16] Soldier     While they were on standby,     an enemy shell struck their pillbox. [22:21] Soldier     It's a shame. [22:23] Visha     No. [22:25] Visha     Does the platoon commander know? [22:28] Soldier     No, probably not yet. [22:32] Kurt     The one called "White Silver"? [22:34] Kurt     The one who was awarded     the Silver Wings Assault Badge? [22:37] Kurt     It's surprising to see an ace at her age. [22:40] Hans     What about her? [22:43] Erich     I once had the opportunity to     see Lieutenant Degurechaff. [22:50] Visha     Excuse me. [22:52] Visha     There's something I want to report. [22:55] Tanya     What is it? [22:56] Visha     Corporals Kurst and Harald— [23:00] Tanya     They're dead? [23:01] Visha     Wh-Where did you learn that? [23:03] Tanya     It's self-evident. [23:06] Tanya     A pillbox doesn't move.     It's an ideal target for artillery. [23:10] Tanya     A perfect place for men who wanted to die. [23:15] Erich     If I may be so forward as     to give you my opinion. [23:20] Visha     You didn't know this would happen, did you? [23:28] Erich     She is... [23:30] Erich     a monster in the form of a little girl! SIGN    Episode 01 The Devil of the Rhine SIGN    This program is fiction. All persons, groups, places, laws, and names appearing in it have no relation to the real world. E2 - Prologue Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) SIGN    2013 AD, Tokyo [00:16] Man     I'm aware of my deficiencies as a human. [00:20] Man     My personality is twisted in various ways,     and I have every complex imaginable. [00:24] Man     But... [00:26] Man     I'm superior to the incompetent before me. [00:29] Man     No... [00:30] Man     Why? [00:32] Man     In terms of cost-benefits,     I've made myself quite valuable, [00:36] Man     unlike this incompetent. SIGN    Talented Employee Award          You are receiving this award in recognition of     your contributions to the company through     the establishment of business processes. [00:39] Man     P-Please... [00:41] Man     I have my daughter's tuition to consider,     and the loan on my house... [00:45] Man     You've missed work without     permission multiple times, [00:48] Man     and you've ignored company orders     to improve your work. [00:52] Man     Now, then... [00:53] Man     What reason does the company have     to continue employing you? [00:59] Man     W-Wait a second... Please! SIGN    Improve Your Skills More Than Ever     Career Support Book     What You Need To Work the Way Only You Can [01:03] Man     Please leave. [01:05] Man     As long as I'm being paid for my labor, [01:08] Man     I'll do my job and tell people     they're laid off, even if it's a pain. [01:11] Man     Obeying company rules is     the easiest thing in the world. SIGN    Freedom of Choice [01:27] Man     One need not look to     the Chicago school to understand [01:30] Man     that a system requires rules     to function smoothly. SIGN    Train Arriving [01:33] ---     If I follow the rules, [01:37] Man     I can ride the rails right to     the department chief's chair. [01:43] Man     And life will become nice and easy. [01:52] Man     At least, that was the plan... [01:56] Man     I guess the kind of person who gets laid off [01:59] Man     will prioritize an immediate,     emotional impulse over reason. [02:28] Man     What? [02:32] Man     What happened? [02:34] Man     What is this? [02:37] God     I'm getting tired of this. [02:41] God     Humans these days     have no sense of right and wrong. [02:46] God     They've strayed too far     from the laws of the universe. [02:49] Man     What are they saying? [02:51] God     They have no ability to empathize with others. [02:54] God     And not a trace of faith in their Creator. [02:58] Man     The Creator? [03:00] God     Indeed. [03:02] Man     I see. [03:03] Man     So I am to understand that     the being known as "God" [03:07] Man     has stopped time in the moments     before my death, [03:12] Man     appearing as people around me? [03:15] God     Indeed. [03:17] Man     Listen... [03:19] Man     I'm sorry to say this after     you came all the way down here, [03:22] Man     but I reject God's existence, from both     realistic and rational perspectives. [03:27] God     What? [03:29] Man     Thinking logically, [03:31] Man     only God or the devil could exist     beyond our knowledge of the world. SIGN    Prices Rise Sharply The Invisible Hand of God [03:35] Man     But hypothetically, if God were to exist, [03:38] Man     he would never let this absurdity happen. [03:43] Man     In other words, you must be... [03:45] God     The devil? [03:46] Man     Or perhaps something similar,     which we could call "Being X." [03:51] God     Apparently, you truly do lack faith. [03:55] Man     It's senseless to start lecturing me on faith. [03:59] Man     If a thing like this is going to happen, [04:01] Man     you need to submit the details to me     in advance and in writing. [04:05] God     I am that which returns people to the     wheel of reincarnation, initiating rebirth. [04:09] God     But I shall make an exception for you. [04:13] Man     The wheel of reincarnation? [04:15] Man     You're saying that you cause     people to be reborn? [04:19] God     That is no longer your concern. [04:21] Man     Are you unfamiliar with     the concept of "duty of disclosure"? [04:26] Man     And if you claim to be God, [04:29] Man     you should try to put     more thought into your decisions. [04:31] God     Administering seven billion people     is already beyond my capacity. [04:37] God     Reincarnating people without faith     is a waste of my time. [04:42] Man     Overwork is the sign of a     failed business model. [04:46] Man     You failed to sufficiently analyze     consumer consciousness. [04:49] Man     In a world with advanced science,     where one's needs are met, [04:53] Man     there will be no faith. [04:55] Man     Only the weak, when they're in     dire straits, cling to someone. [05:00] Man     A salaryman like me would never do that. [05:04] God     So, basically, your lack of faith is because [05:07] God     you live in a world where needs are met,     science is advanced, [05:10] God     you have a strong social position, [05:12] God     and you are not in dire straits? [05:15] Man     W-Wait a second! [05:18] Man     I think you may be jumping to conclusions. [05:21] God     If I put you [05:22] God     into the "dire straits" [05:23] God     you speak of, [05:24] God     your faith [05:25] God     will awaken? [05:27] Man     C-Calm down! [05:29] Man     I don't intend to break any rules! [05:32] God     Try to live as long as you can. [05:35] God     If you die again, [05:38] God     there will be no second reincarnation. [05:42] Man     W-Wait— [05:59] Nun     There, there. [06:00] Nun     Okay, open up... [06:03] Nun     Oh, my... [06:09] Nun     Now, don't be a picky eater, [06:12] Nun     Tanya. [06:19] Tanya     What? [06:20] Tanya     What's going on? [06:22] Tanya     Tanya? [06:24] Tanya     Me? SIGN    Episode 02 Prologue [06:25] Tanya     I'm Tanya? SIGN    Unified Year 1913, Outskirts of Imperial Capital Berun [06:35] Tanya     As a result of my absurd     reincarnation by Being X, [06:38] Tanya     I was abandoned in a poor nunnery     in another world. [06:44] Kid A     Give that back! [06:45] Kid B     No. [06:46] Kid A     That's mine! [06:46] Tanya     It was very similar to a certain     European country and era [06:50] Tanya     from the world in which I'd lived before. [06:53] Nun     There's nothing left? [06:55] Nun     No, and we have no money     to go to town for more. [06:58] Nun     What do we do? [06:59] Nun     At this rate... [07:01] Tanya     Perhaps due to the times, there was     a huge gap between rich and poor. [07:05] Tanya     A painful, difficult life was unavoidable. SIGN    Destroy the Enemies of the Fatherland [07:08] Tanya     And the country was gripped with     the madness that precedes war. [07:14] Mob     Punish the Fatherland's enemies! [07:17] Mob     Now is the time to show our wrath! [07:19] Tanya     In a time when war seemed unavoidable, [07:23] Tanya     I'd thought it would be impossible for     a poor, powerless girl to survive. [07:28] Tanya     But in that world,     the power of magic did exist. [07:33] Tanya     And during the orphanage's physical, [07:36] Tanya     my magical aptitude was noted. [07:39] Tanya     The army always conscripted     those with aptitude as mages. SIGN    Tanya Degurechaff Magical Aptitude A [07:46] Tanya     And if I were going to be     conscripted someday, [07:48] Tanya     it made more sense to volunteer,     receive officer training, [07:51] Tanya     and attempt to get onto a career path. [08:02] Tanya     Of course, war is an unproductive     and therefore wicked act. [08:08] Tanya     And I hated the idea of     killing or being killed. [08:12] Tanya     But if I could just     get on the military's rails, [08:16] Tanya     my future would be assured. SIGN    Imperial Army Officer Training School [08:20] Officer     You have aptitude as a mage, [08:23] Officer     but why volunteer at your age? [08:26] Tanya     I have no other path.     That is the only reason. [08:32] Tanya     While this world was similar     to the one I used to be in, [08:36] Tanya     that didn't mean this country     was doomed to lose in the future. [08:40] Tanya     With my next reincarnation not guaranteed, [08:43] Tanya     my priority was to survive and protect     myself in this environment. [08:52] Officer     Wow, she's flying! [08:58] Tanya     And in terms of getting     my revenge on Being X... [09:05] Tanya     I could live a nice, easy life in     the rear echelon, where it was safe! [09:15] Tanya     New soldiers, welcome to hell. [09:18] Background     No matter how difficult the military is, [09:18] Tanya     The Imperial military was     a champion of meritocracy, [09:21] Background     we seek only the best results. [09:21] Tanya     and in less than a year, [09:23] Background     Thus, my task is to eliminate the     incompetent from our ranks. [09:23] Tanya     I was entrusted with training     the second-class students. [09:26] Soldier     That's our instructor? [09:27] Soldier     She's younger than my little sister. [09:30] Soldier     I don't know if a voice like that     can scare me... [09:32] Tanya     From now on, I'll be your teacher. [09:35] Tanya     I don't expect anything from you maggots. [09:38] Tanya     But at least don't drive me to despair! [09:42] Soldier     She's just trying to scare us. [09:44] Soldier     She doesn't mean it. [09:48] Erich     Okay, submit a report about it     to the investigative division. SIGN    Chief of Personnel Affairs     (Then) Major     Erich von Rerugen [09:53] Erich     Next year, I plan to move from     Personnel Affairs to Operations, [09:57] Erich     but my successor will handle the rest— [10:03] Erich     What's going on?! [10:12] Tanya     What's wrong? [10:14] Tanya     You're twitching like a shrimp. [10:17] Tanya     Want me to feed you to the pigs, [10:19] Tanya     you maggots?! [10:22] Soldier     Wh-Why is this happening? [10:28] Tanya     Why? [10:29] Tanya     You can't be ready five minutes     before it's time to go, [10:32] Tanya     and you don't know why the Fatherland     is better off without you? [10:36] Soldier     Y-You little brat— [10:42] Tanya     You're free to hold whatever     opinion of me you like, [10:46] Tanya     but resisting a superior officer     should be harshly punished. [10:50] Soldiers     That's enough, right? [10:51] Soldiers     That's going too far! [10:52] Soldiers     Stop it! [10:54] Tanya     I'll open up that brainless skull of yours [10:57] Tanya     and carve the damn rules inside! [11:00] Erich     What are you doing? [11:02] Tanya     I'm just doing my job as a soldier. [11:06] Tanya     It's an officer's duty     to discipline her troops. [11:10] Soldier     Hey, what are you doing?! [11:12] Soldier     Let him go! [11:13] Tanya     There were minor issues. [11:15] Tanya     But afterward, I finished my training. SIGN    Northern Theater Force Garrison [11:18] Tanya     The only thing missing before     graduation was to finish [11:21] Tanya     my training deployment in the North. [11:31] Tanya     Warrant Officer Tanya     Degurechaff, heading out. [11:43] Tanya     But it was there that I learned... [11:50] Tanya     The unexpected can happen in any world. SIGN    Unified Year 1923, Norden Region [12:05] Norden Control     Norden Control to all zones. [12:08] Norden Control     Detecting border violations     by the Entente Alliance. [12:11] Norden Control     Initiate anti-air interception mission. [12:13] Norden Control     I repeat, initiate anti-air     interception mission. [12:17] Tanya     I never thought I'd see battle     during my training. [12:21] Tanya     Damn you, Being X. [12:24] Norden Control     This is Norden Control. [12:26] Norden Control     Warrant Officer Degurechaff has been     promoted to second lieutenant. [12:29] Norden Control     Cease patrol practice and begin observation. [12:32] Norden Control     Your call sign is Fairy 08. [12:36] Tanya     Fairy, huh? [12:37] Tanya     That's an ironic name. [12:41] Tanya     This is Fairy 08. [12:43] Tanya     Entente Alliance infantry crossing     the border confirmed. [12:46] Tanya     Over. [12:47] ---     Understood. [12:48] Norden Control     Now beginning ranging fire. [12:52] Norden Control     Give detailed observations of the target. [12:54] Norden Control     Over. [12:55] Tanya     Fairy 08, roger. [13:04] Tanya     Norden Control, this is Fairy 08. [13:07] Tanya     Strike confirmed. [13:09] Tanya     Error is within 10. [13:11] Tanya     Fire for effect. [13:13] Norden Control     Roger. [13:14] Norden Control     Contacting artillery unit. [13:15] Norden Control     Out. [13:27] Soldiers     Run to the forest! [13:29] Soldiers     Retreat! Retreat! [13:33] Tanya     This is the result of the Entente     Alliance's brinkmanship, huh? [13:37] Tanya     Why would you cross a border     without being prepared for war? [13:40] Tanya     The Empire would never do that. [13:42] Soldiers     Medic! Are there any medics?! [13:44] Soldiers     It hurts! [13:45] Soldiers     Damn it! [13:46] Soldiers     Where are they firing from? [13:48] Soldiers     Help me! [13:49] Soldiers     Damn it! I can't move! [13:55] Soldiers     Battalion Leader, this wasn't the deal! [13:58] Soldiers     Wasn't this supposed to be a patrol? SIGN    Entente Alliance 5th Air Mage Battalion     Lieutenant Colonel Anson Sue [14:00] Anson     Damn those upper-brass politicians! [14:02] Anson     How is this a just a     "somewhat tense military exercise"? [14:05] Anson     Cunningham! [14:07] Anson     What's our allies' status? [14:08] Cunningham     No good... I can't get through. [14:12] Anson     We'll just do what we can to     lessen enemy area suppression! [14:15] Cunningham     B-But... [14:16] Cunningham     With these numbers, we can't     touch the artillery camp! [14:20] Anson     I know that. [14:21] Anson     But we can go after the artillery observer. [14:29] Tanya     Norden Control, this is Fairy 08. [14:32] Tanya     Enemy infantry is beginning to scatter. [14:35] Tanya     Over. [14:36] Norden Control     Norden Control, roger. [14:38] Norden Control     Fairy 08, proceed to patrol line 2, [14:41] Norden Control     and guide area suppression     for the infantry there. [14:44] Norden Control     Over. [14:45] Tanya     Roger. [14:51] Tanya     Any more of this is just a waste of shells. [14:53] Tanya     I didn't expect my first mission     to be so easy! [14:58] Norden Control     Combat information from Norden Control. [15:01] Norden Control     Multi... b...es [15:03] Tanya     This is Fairy 08. [15:05] Tanya     I didn't hear you. [15:06] Tanya     Can you repeat that? [15:08] Norden Control     Detec... multiple... fr... bo...es. [15:10] Norden Control     Magic... interference. [15:13] Tanya     Fairy 08. [15:15] Tanya     This connection is bad. The static is awful. [15:17] Tanya     Over. [15:20] Tanya     EM interference? [15:27] Tanya     Emission signatures! [15:29] Tanya     Enemy mage group detected! [15:31] Company Commander Ragald     Only scratched her, huh? [15:32] Anson     She looked younger than my daughter. [15:36] Tanya     Engaging. [15:37] Tanya     Engaging the enemy. [15:38] Tanya     Repeat, I'm engaging the enemy! [15:42] Tanya     Damn it. [15:43] Tanya     Where's our ECM?! [15:45] Norden Control     Norden Control to Fairy 08. [15:48] Norden Control     Give us your sitrep. [15:50] Tanya     Combat zone alpha, block 08. [15:52] Tanya     Altitude 4,300. [15:53] Tanya     Company-class unit is invading. [15:55] Norden Control     Roger. Initiate delaying action. [15:59] Norden Control     Allied air units will arrive     within 600 seconds. [16:02] Tanya     600 seconds? [16:03] Tanya     That's enough time to cook     an instant meal, eat it, and clean up. [16:07] Tanya     I can't hold out against a company that long! [16:10] Tanya     Permission to leave battlefield immediately. [16:11] Tanya     I repeat, requesting permission to     leave battlefield immediately! [16:14] Norden Control     Unfortunately, we can't permit that. [16:16] Norden Control     Delay the enemy until     the response team arrives. [16:21] Tanya     Roger. [16:23] Tanya     I'll do the best I can. [16:25] Norden Control     Good luck. [16:26] Norden Control     God is on our side. [16:32] Tanya     God... [16:33] Tanya     Did she say God? [16:35] Tanya     I refuse to accept the existence of God! [16:42] Anson     She turned around. [16:44] Anson     Does she intend to take us on by herself? [16:46] Company Commander Ragald     I'll hit her at close range! Back me up! [16:49] All     Roger! [16:50] Anson     Company Commander! That's foolish! [17:12] Tanya     I get to be the hero of     the battlefield all by myself... [17:15] Tanya     What an honor! [17:17] Tanya     People sometimes say,     "It's a good day to die." [17:20] Tanya     And damn, this is amazing! [17:22] Company Commander Ragald     She's coming! [17:24] Company Commander Ragald     Fire! [18:00] Soldier     Company Commander! [18:08] Anson     Damage report! [18:09] Soldier     Two lost! [18:11] Soldier     Captain Ragald is badly wounded! [18:12] Cunningham     Battalion Commander, I'll go! [18:15] Anson     There's no choice! [18:16] Anson     Back him up! [18:17] Soldiers     Roger! [18:23] Tanya     120 seconds until reinforcements arrive. [18:40] Cunningham     Out of ammo? [18:54] Cunningham     Thor! [18:56] Cunningham     She's gone— [18:59] Tanya     Gotcha. [19:05] Anson     Get away! [19:07] Anson     Her goal is... [19:19] Anson     Sh-She self-destructed? [19:22] Soldier     Battalion Commander! Enemy     reinforcements coming in fast! [19:35] Tanya     Making it seem you fought hard, [19:37] Tanya     while leaving the battlefield     in a natural way. [19:40] Tanya     That is the best way to protect     yourself and survive... [19:49] Tanya     Or so I thought. SIGN    Imperial Army Northern Theater, Military Garrison 1 [19:56] Officer     Second Lieutenant Tanya Degurechaff. SIGN    Medical Room [19:58] Officer     During the battle with the Entente Alliance, [20:00] Tanya     Not good... This is not good. [20:01] Officer     you detained the enemy until     reinforcements arrived. [20:03] Officer     Despite serious wounds, you had four     confirmed kills and two unconfirmed, [20:07] Tanya     I didn't think they'd be so impressed. [20:08] Officer     halting the enemy advance. [20:11] Tanya     They're treating me like an ace. [20:15] Officer     In recognition of your efforts, [20:17] Officer     we award you the Silver Wings Assault Badge. [20:24] Officer     Wonderful. [20:26] Officer     Congratulations. [20:28] Tanya     Of course, it's great to see     your work rewarded. [20:32] Tanya     It's great, but... [20:35] Tanya     But I hope they don't use this as an excuse     to send me to the front lines. [20:42] Tanya     I wonder if there's a child protection     agency I could talk to... [20:53] Scientist     Awarded the Silver Wings Assault Badge     at the young age of nine. [20:57] Scientist     The young ace known as "White Silver"... [21:01] Scientist     Her magical capacity and output     are both incredible. [21:07] Scientist     With those capabilities,     she won't be easily broken. [22:44] Tanya     It was just a propaganda photo shoot [22:48] Tanya     for the Silver Wings Assault Badge awarding. [22:52] Tanya     Or so I thought. [22:53] Woman     Let's get you made up! [22:57] Tanya     But sadly... [22:59] Woman     I have some cute clothes for you. [23:00] Tanya     My will to resist [23:02] Woman     Which hat do you like? [23:02] Tanya     and my very dignity [23:05] Tanya     were destroyed here. [23:11] Photographer     Okay! [23:12] Photographer     Let's get the photo shoot started! [23:15] Tanya     Loneliness and despair, lasting an eternity... [23:20] Photographer     Okay, do it just like I said. [23:24] Tanya     But this is part of the job. [23:26] Tanya     Don't let it show! [23:31] Tanya     Hello! [23:32] Tanya     I'm Tanya Degurechaff, the White Silver! SIGN    Next Time Deus Vult SIGN    This program is fiction. All persons, groups, places, laws, and names appearing in it have no relation to the real world. E3 - Deus Vult Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) SIGN    Unified Year 1923, Imperial Army Northern Garrison [00:01] Tanya     It was a few days after the wounds     from my first battle had healed. SIGN    Military Commander's Office [00:07] Officer     Second Lieutenant Degurechaff,     here are your deployment orders. [00:10] Tanya     Thank you. [00:11] Tanya     Just don't send me to the front lines... [00:16] Tanya     The Tactical Instructor Squad back home? [00:19] Officer     Only someone accomplished     enough to earn the Silver Wings [00:22] Officer     could be assigned to an instruction     unit at your age. [00:25] Tanya     That's exactly what I wanted! [00:28] Tanya     But I can't make my happiness too obvious. [00:31] Tanya     This is an honor, but... [00:33] Officer     You are dissatisfied? [00:35] Officer     If you have a problem with it,     I can pass it on. [00:38] Tanya     No! [00:39] Tanya     I am grateful for this incredible honor. [00:42] Tanya     But this is a position at the rear,     where it could be said not much is done. [00:47] Officer     Don't worry about it. [00:49] Officer     Even if you are an ace,     deploying you to the front lines [00:53] Officer     would be bad for appearances. [00:56] Tanya     I guess that settles it, then. [00:59] Tanya     Deployment orders received. [01:01] Tanya     This is wonderful! [01:03] Tanya     Safe, rear-echelon deployments...     How I love you! [01:07] Officer     Very well. [01:08] Officer     Then head to the General Supply Staff. [01:13] Tanya     Is this for technology testing? [01:16] Officer     Yes, they need you to test     a new type of computation jewel. [01:21] Tanya     It's true that testing new equipment falls     under the instruction unit's duties... [01:27] Tanya     May I ask about this new jewel? [01:32] Officer     Unfortunately, all I've been     told that it's a prototype. [01:37] Tanya     I understand. [01:38] Tanya     Thank you... [01:39] Tanya     ...kidding me?! [01:46] Tanya     You can't be serious! [01:47] Tanya     How is this a safe, rear-echelon deployment?! SIGN    Cruscos Army Aerial Unit Testing Grounds [03:29] Radio     Second Lieutenant Degurechaff,     are you conscious? [03:32] Radio     Second Lieutenant! [03:34] Tanya     Oxygen density and body temperature     are dropping fast. [03:38] Tanya     At this rate, I won't last long. SIGN    Episode 3 Deus Vult [03:45] Scientist     Elenium Type-95? [03:47] Scientist     By synchronizing four computation jewel cores, [03:50] Scientist     this prototype grants revolutionary abilities. [03:53] Scientist     It uses tremendous magical energy, [03:55] Scientist     but with the amount you have,     that shouldn't be a problem. [03:58] Tanya     There are all kinds of problems! [04:00] Tanya     These crystals aren't stable at all. [04:02] Tanya     If this keeps up, they'll explode again! [04:03] Tanya     If this keeps up, they'll explode again! [04:05] Radio     Roger. [04:07] Radio     We'll bring this experiment to an— [04:10] Doctor     Second Lieutenant! Can't you go any higher?! [04:13] ---     Doctor?! [04:15] Doctor     Theoretically, you should be able     to reach 18,000 meters! SIGN    Imperial Military Technology     Development Chief Engineer Adelheid von Schugel [04:19] Tanya     A standard computation jewel's     maximum altitude is 6,000! [04:22] Doctor     The load is within acceptable parameters! [04:24] Tanya     Those are theoretical numbers! [04:26] Tanya     For use as military-grade items,     keep durability in mind! [04:30] Doctor     What are you talking about? [04:31] Doctor     That would ruin the jewel's     optimized synchronization! [04:35] Tanya     I don't know when this defective     junk will explode! [04:38] Doctor     Defective junk? [04:40] Doctor     You called my masterpiece "defective junk"? [04:43] Doctor     Take that back now! [04:44] Doctor     Take that back now! [04:50] Tanya     Even if the Empire is a meritocracy, [04:52] Tanya     what's a guy like him doing     as a chief engineer?! [04:56] Doctor     T-Temperature of jewel cores is rising. [04:59] Tanya     I'm cutting the magic supply [05:01] Tanya     and emergency purging     the jewel's magical energy! [05:09] Radio     Engine has shut down. [05:11] Radio     Motive power lost. [05:13] Tanya     At least there won't be a     disaster like last time... [05:22] Tanya     I am done with this crap! [05:24] Tanya     This thing's as defective as     an Italian Red Devil! [05:30] Doctor     Second Lieutenant Degurechaff... [05:33] Doctor     Again? We're doing this again?! [05:35] Tanya     That's my question. [05:38] Tanya     If the safety hadn't worked, pieces of me     would be raining down on the base! [05:42] Doctor     Wait! [05:43] Doctor     ,Where's your report? [05:44] Tanya     Talk to me about it later.     I'm going to the medical room. [05:46] Doctor     It's because you're failing to     concentrate hard enough. [05:49] Doctor     ,And you call yourself a soldier? [05:51] Tanya     A soldier's job is to use weapons, [05:54] Tanya     not spend her time trying to     get defective junk to work! [05:57] Doctor     ,Y-You called it "defective junk" again? [05:59] Doctor     ,Didn't she? [05:59] Scientist     ,Y-Yes. [06:00] Doctor     ,Take that back... [06:02] Doctor     ,For this time and the last time, too! [06:05] Tanya     The thing's way too fragile. [06:07] Tanya     It'd be more at home in an art museum! [06:09] Doctor     ,Why?! [06:10] Doctor     ,Why don't you understand how revolutionary     the four-way synchronization is? [06:13] Tanya     I'll admit that it's revolutionary. [06:16] Tanya     That's why I want you to make     something that works! [06:19] Doctor     ,Theoretically, it works! [06:21] Doctor     ,So why can't you get it work properly? [06:26] Tanya     They say a thin line separates     genius and madness. [06:30] Tanya     But I didn't think talking to him     would be impossible. [06:33] Tanya     Doctor, anything that can     go wrong, will go wrong. [06:40] Tanya     That's a famous law. [06:41] Doctor     ,That's idiotic! [06:42] Doctor     ,Who said something so stupid?! [06:44] Tanya     If you live a long life, you'll understand! [06:49] Tanya     With the way this is going, I'm doomed! [06:53] Tanya     I'm better off on the damn front lines! SIGN    Request for Transfer SIGN    Imperial Military General Supply Staff, Technology HQ [07:06] Officer     ,So, what do we do? [07:08] Officer     ,Do we accept it? [07:11] Officer     ,I actually have a daughter about her age. [07:25] Tanya     "The brass have decided that the Type-95 is     unreliable and unsuitable for general use. [07:30] Tanya     Additional funding has been frozen,     and the project has been, de facto, canceled." [07:40] Tanya     Yeah, nothing beats being proactive. [07:44] Tanya     Only incompetents cling to the metaphysical. [07:49] Tanya     In a few days, I'll be on the fast track     in the Imperial capital, coffee in hand. [08:08] Being X     This is a serious problem. [08:11] Being X     ,You haven't developed even     the tiniest bit of faith. [08:14] Tanya     B-Being X... [08:17] Being X     ,Indeed. [08:20] Tanya     It's rare to have such an unpleasant reunion. [08:23] Tanya     Ten years have passed,     and you're still just as unreasonable. [08:27] Being X     ,It seems you've not grown at all, either. [08:30] Tanya     Unfortunately, I'm not desperate     enough to rely on "God." [08:35] Being X     ,Your attitude is as unacceptable as ever. [08:38] Being X     ,I'd intended to limit my interference     to a minimum, [08:42] Being X     ,but foolish little lambs need     to be shown the way. [08:46] Tanya     Don't worry about me... [08:48] Tanya     I'm not the type to stay fenced in. [08:52] Being X     ,Why will you not praise the Creator?s [08:55] Being X     ,Long ago, merely speaking to them     sufficed to make humans worship God. [08:58] Being X     ,Sometimes, humanity even called to me. [09:02] Tanya     And so, I should pray to some     traditionally hand-crafted knick-knack? [09:06] Tanya     You're kidding me. [09:09] Being X     ,Perhaps I should give you a blessing. [09:13] Tanya     A blessing? [09:17] Being X     ,A miracle. [09:18] Tanya     Gonna part the seas or something? [09:22] Tanya     Or change water into wine? [09:25] Tanya     Miracles are illusions caused by     insufficient observation and understanding. [09:29] Tanya     They're just... [09:35] Tanya     glorious misunderstandings. [09:41] Being X     ,I don't know about that. [09:51] Tanya     A dream? [10:04] Tanya     "Deus lo vult." [10:07] Tanya     "God wills it"? [10:23] Tanya     Can we seriously not? [10:25] Doctor     ,An experiment with magical-energy [10:28] Doctor     ,transformation and affixation,     via multilayer interference. [10:30] Doctor     ,Since the project's canceled, [10:32] Doctor     ,I'll obviously do the experiments     I'd been putting off, right? [10:35] Tanya     If you fail, it could blow up     the whole proving grounds. [10:39] Doctor     ,The march of progress always has victims. [10:43] Doctor     ,Of course, it won't be only you.     I won't move from this spot. [10:47] Tanya     To be honest, I'd prefer if you found     another use for your passion. [10:51] Doctor     ,A scientist must be loyal     to his research, right? [10:56] Tanya     I'm a soldier, not a scientist. [10:58] Doctor     ,Then I should give you an order. [11:02] Doctor     ,Lieutenant, are you ready? [11:07] Radio     ,Observation teams standing by. [11:09] Radio     ,Activating energy supply to the Type-95. [11:12] Tanya     Guess I'm out of ideas now... [11:16] Tanya     Second Lieutenant Tanya     Degurechaff, taking off! [11:24] Tanya     Present altitude 4,000 meters. [11:27] Tanya     Climbing at a speed of 320. [11:35] Tanya     The jewel's synchronization is unstable. [11:36] Tanya     It's going to explode! [11:39] Doctor     Lieutenant, [11:40] Doctor     no need to worry. [11:41] Doctor     Our success is assured. [11:45] Tanya     Doctor... [11:46] Tanya     Where are you getting that confidence? [11:48] Doctor     It's simple. [11:51] Doctor     Last night, I received divine inspiration. [11:54] Doctor     I heard God's voice, and an idea came     to me by divine inspiration. [11:58] Doctor     The god of inventions revealed himself. [12:01] Tanya     Doctor, I thought you were an atheist. [12:04] Doctor     I'm a devout believer now. [12:07] Doctor     Haven't you also met God, Lieutenant? [12:11] Doctor     If we pray to God, he will grant our wishes! [12:15] Doctor     Otherwise, we both become martyrs here! [12:20] Doctor     Irregularity in energy coefficients.     They're going out of control. [12:22] Tanya     I'm purging the magical energy. [12:24] Scientist     No! [12:25] Scientist     That will disrupt synchronization     and destroy the jewel! [12:28] Tanya     Damn it! [12:28] Tanya     The safety... [12:31] Tanya     It's not working? [12:33] Tanya     Is this... [12:35] Doctor     This is a good opportunity, right? [12:38] Doctor     Let us both pray to God! [12:43] Doctor     Jewel cores on the verge of fusion! [12:49] Tanya     You got me... [12:51] Tanya     You set me up, Being X! [13:07] Being X     I have blessed your computation jewel [13:10] Being X     and performed a miracle. [13:12] Tanya     A miracle? [13:13] Tanya     You call strapping a bomb to me a miracle?! [13:17] Being X     Now, you must pray to God [13:19] Being X     each time you use your computation jewel. [13:24] Being X     And eventually, your heart     will be filled with faith. [13:29] Tanya     Th-That's cheating. [13:32] Tanya     You vile piece of shit! [13:34] Being X     Go now, [13:36] Being X     and spread the name of God. [13:48] Tanya     God's miracles are great. [13:51] Tanya     Praise the Lord [13:53] Tanya     and his worthy name. [14:20] Tanya     What did I... [14:22] Tanya     Did I just pray? [14:24] Tanya     To that thing?! [14:25] Scientist     The cores' synchronization stabilized. [14:27] Scientist     Magical energy successfully affixed     to spatial coordinates! [14:30] Scientist     I never thought it would actually work. [14:39] Tanya     If you just look at the results,     this thing is amazing... [14:43] Tanya     It's amazing, [14:45] Tanya     but it's cursed! [14:48] Scientist     We did it! We did it! [14:49] Scientist     It worked! [14:51] Doctor     I knew it... God is real. [14:55] Doctor     Deus lo vult... [14:57] Doctor     God wills it. SIGN    Unified Year 1924, Rhine Theater [15:11] Tanya     I praise the power of the Lord [15:14] Tanya     and give thanks for his blessings. [15:21] Tanya     First, that unreasonable reincarnation, [15:23] Tanya     and now this curse. [15:25] Tanya     But I have to use it to survive     on the front lines... [15:32] Tanya     What a dilemma. [15:34] Visha     L-Lieutenant, is there a problem? [15:37] Tanya     No! [15:38] Tanya     Focus on your work. [15:40] Visha     R-Right. [15:41] Visha     But the main unit from     the nation's center has gathered. [15:45] Visha     I don't know if we need     further reinforcements. [15:47] Tanya     What did you say? [15:49] Visha     I-I'm sorry! [15:54] Tanya     I'm on the front lines with a cursed jewel... [15:58] Tanya     Curse you, Being X! SIGN    Imperial Strategic Headquarters Strategy and Operations Bureau [16:04] Erich     As the documents you see state... [16:07] Erich     After Second Lieutenant Degurechaff's     first battle with the Entente Alliance, [16:10] Erich     she received the Silver Wings Assault Badge. [16:12] Erich     After contributing to development     of a new computation jewel, [16:15] Erich     changes in the military situation led to her     emergency deployment to the Rhine theater. [16:20] Officer     While in the Rhine theater, she wiped out     an entire enemy mage company on her own... [16:24] Officer     And she's still carrying out     assault missions there? [16:29] Officer     She's the ideal soldier. [16:32] Officer     Why do you call her a monster? [16:36] Erich     I won't deny that she is a talented mage. [16:40] Erich     But her personality is extremely unusual. [16:44] Officer     Is this about the training school incident? [16:47] Officer     Keeping rebellious new recruits in line     is part of an officer's job. [16:52] Erich     She is the only one presently capable     of using that computation jewel. [16:57] Erich     I believe that indicates latent danger, too. [17:01] Officers     You aren't mistaken, Lieutenant Colonel? [17:02] Officers     She's still ten. [17:03] Officers     She's just a kid. [17:06] Officer     Lieutenant Colonel Rerugen, [17:08] Officer     I'm told that you are very good at your job. [17:12] Officer     Your transfer from Personnel to     Operations was, in part, [17:15] Officer     due to your wide range of knowledge. [17:19] Erich     You overestimate me, but thank you. [17:21] Officer     And because of that, [17:24] Officer     I want to respect your opinion     as much as possible, but... [17:27] Officer     We have already decided what to do     with Second Lieutenant Degurechaff! [17:39] Visha     I want to sleep in a comfy bed. [17:42] Visha     I want to take a shower. [17:43] Visha     I want to eat apple pie,     even if it's from a can... [17:48] Visha     J-Just kidding! [17:50] Visha     I have no dissatisfaction with our mission! [17:52] Tanya     Just a few months ago, you were so     new to this, you could barely fly. [17:56] Tanya     And now look at you. [18:00] Visha     This isn't good. [18:04] Visha     I hope I don't end up like Kurst and Harald... [18:10] Visha     I spoke to Lieutenant Schwarzkopf and     recommended you for an officer track. [18:17] Visha     I'm going to be an officer? [18:19] Tanya     If you don't want to leave the muddy     and bloody front lines, I won't force you. [18:24] Visha     No, no, no, no, no! [18:25] Visha     That's not it! [18:27] Visha     It just seems too good to be true. [18:29] Visha     I'm not sure how to handle it... [18:32] Tanya     Head back to the capital     as soon as you're ready. [18:37] Visha     Lieutenant, um... [18:38] Tanya     What? [18:39] Visha     My new deployment area won't     be blown up by artillery, right? [18:55] Visha     God is real, huh? [19:02] Tanya     "Second Lieutenant Degurechaff,     you are hereby promoted to First Lieutenant [19:06] Tanya     and are to attend the military academy." [19:08] Tanya     This is the second time I can remember     that I've been to university... [19:13] Tanya     I'll get a nice easy job studying at the rear! [19:17] Schwarzkopf     Looks like your ride isn't here yet. [19:21] Tanya     Lieutenant Schwarzkopf! [19:24] Schwarzkopf     You're always so cold.     You won't even let me see you off? [19:28] Tanya     I'm sorry. [19:29] Tanya     I didn't feel right about leaving     the unit and returning to the capital. [19:32] Tanya     Is that why you recommended     Corporal Serebryakov for officer training? [19:37] Tanya     She worked directly under me, after all. [19:40] Tanya     She's already left. [19:43] Tanya     And this makes me look like a superior     officer who cares for her troops. [19:48] Schwarzkopf     I want to thank you again. [19:51] Schwarzkopf     Your hard work and new computation jewel     have really helped us. [19:55] Tanya     No, thank you, Lieutenant. [19:58] Tanya     Unfortunately, I won't have much chance     to use this thing at the academy. [20:03] Schwarzkopf     Either way, I wish you luck. [20:07] Schwarzkopf     God is always with us. [20:09] Tanya     W-With u-us! [20:18] Officer A     What's the situation in the Rhine theater? [20:21] Officer B     Still a stalemate. [20:23] Officer B     The main unit made it there. [20:26] Officer B     But our pre-war plans are proving useless. [20:29] Officer A     So our main force is lacking     in mobility and adaptability? [20:35] Officer B     Our current task is to establish a powerful     unit that can adapt to any situation. [20:49] Tanya     Warm food and an easy life     await me in the capital... [20:58] Tanya     If I can get on the rails     at the military academy, [21:01] Tanya     my future is as good as made. [21:08] Officer     A new rapid-response unit, huh? [21:15] Tanya     I was worried for a while. [21:26] Tanya     But now I feel kind of bad for Being X. [23:14] Tanya     A farewell gift? [23:15] Visha     Y-Yes, you've done so much for me. [23:20] Visha     And so, I wanted to thank you. [23:22] Tanya     Looking at it, it's obvious that it won't fit. [23:26] Visha     It won't? [23:27] Visha     But you're a growing girl. [23:30] Visha     It'll fit you soon! SIGN    Next Time Campus Life SIGN    This program is fiction. All persons, groups, places, laws, and names appearing in it have no relation to the real world. E4 - Campus Life Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:19] Radio     This is Imperial Military Command     with your 6:00 AM war update. [00:24] Radio     "Our forces, including our central unit,     are expanding in all theaters," [00:27] Radio     says north Norden. [00:29] Radio     Next, a report by Western Command     for the Rhine front. [00:33] Radio     In response to a Republic night attack,     our forces launched a large-scale... SIGN    Unified Year 1924, Imperial Capital Berun [00:47] Merchant     Hey, soldiers. Buy something     with your ration tickets. [00:51] Soldier     We're already issued enough! [00:55] Woman     Johann's already defeated five people? [00:57] Woman     Yes, he says he should     be back for Christmas. [01:03] Tanya     It's already been over six months     since I left the front lines. [01:07] Tanya     The stench of blood and gunpowder     has yet to disappear from my nostrils. [01:14] Tanya     But right now, [01:16] Tanya     I'm enjoying my studies. [02:50] Tanya     There's a sizable difference between     their education policies, [02:53] Tanya     but a military university isn't that     different from a normal one. [02:56] Tanya     No, in some ways, you're treated even better. [03:00] Tanya     Part of it may be because I'm back from     the front lines with a medal on my chest. [03:04] Tanya     But even in the body of a little child,     I've had no trouble fitting in. [03:08] Tanya     All that's left is to use signaling theory     to show my human resources value, [03:13] Tanya     and I'll be assured of an elite career track. [03:15] Tanya     And after graduation, I can live on     easy street in the rear echelons. [03:23] Tanya     Everything's going my way. SIGN    Episode 4 Campus Life [03:29] Officer     When units deviate from the mission plan, [03:32] Officer     should their commanding officer     be held personally culpable? [03:36] ---     Victor. [03:37] Victor     Yes, sir! Even if he isn't directly involved,     he should accept moral responsibility— [03:42] Officer     I'm talking about the law, you idiot! [03:46] Officer     Next! Degurechaff! [03:47] Tanya     Yes, sir. [03:49] Tanya     To clarify the question,     are there any senior officers present? [03:53] Officer     We'll say there aren't. [03:55] Tanya     A commander who's neglected his duty     to stop any such deviation [03:58] Tanya     has failed in his legal duty. [04:00] Tanya     Maximum penalty may include     the firing squad. [04:04] Officer     And if there were a senior officer? [04:06] Tanya     As long as the officer in question     has not done anything illegal, [04:09] Tanya     responsibility lies with     the senior officer, as a general rule. [04:14] Officer     Very good. [04:15] Student     What's the next course? [04:16] Student     Military spear practice. [04:17] Student     Want to go to the cafeteria out front? [04:19] Student     It's still too early... [04:27] Uger     Degurechaff? [04:30] Tanya     Captain Uger? SIGN    Military Academy Student     Captain Maximilian Johann von Uger [04:33] Tanya     What is it? [04:35] Uger     Why are you always working on your rifle? [04:40] Tanya     This equipment allows me to     fulfill my purpose at any time. [04:45] Tanya     I feel uneasy unless I make sure     it's ready at all times. [04:51] Uger     I see. [04:52] Uger     People who return from     the front lines are different... [04:59] Tanya     This is a matter of respect. [05:02] Tanya     And a necessary act to reconfirm     my enemy's existence. [05:05] Tanya     Who knows when I might have     a chance to shoot Being X? [05:11] Tanya     You should always be ready     to grab your chance. [05:14] Tanya     And I, personally, will never not be ready! SIGN    Military Academy Library [05:42] Zettour     Hannibal's Decisions at     the Battle of Cannae? [05:46] Zettour     You're so studious. [05:52] Tanya     I-I'm sorry, General! [05:55] Tanya     I'm Tanya Degurechaff, a student here. [05:57] Tanya     I'm a first lieutenant mage     in the Imperial Army. [06:01] Zettour     Strategy and Operations     Vice Director Zettour. [06:04] Tanya     In the rear echelons,     a director of strategy is at the top! [06:08] Tanya     In a company,     he'd be heading up business strategy! [06:11] Tanya     I'm honored to meet you! [06:14] Zettour     I've heard a little about you. [06:17] Zettour     You've been quite busy, I hear. [06:19] Tanya     Your words honor me, sir. [06:24] Zettour     If you aren't in a hurry,     could you come with me? [06:27] Tanya     Yes, with pleasure! [06:33] Tanya     This is the chance of a lifetime... [06:37] Tanya     Worth spending all that time in the library. [06:42] Man     Let's drink! [06:44] Man     Cheers! [06:44] Man     How many toasts so far? [06:47] Zettour     Be seated. [06:49] Tanya     Yes, sir. Excuse me. [06:52] Zettour     Actually, I wanted to ask you something. [06:58] Zettour     What are your thoughts on the war? [07:01] Tanya     Imperial soldiers are nearly     obsessed with precision. [07:06] Tanya     Sir, I'm sorry,     but your question is too broad. [07:10] Zettour     Let me change it, then. [07:13] Zettour     What do you think the next     developments in the war will be? [07:16] Zettour     I'm afraid I don't believe     I'm in a position to say. [07:21] Zettour     This isn't an inquiry. [07:23] Zettour     Give me your personal perspective. [07:25] Zettour     Speak freely. [07:27] Tanya     I guess refusing any more would be rude... [07:31] Tanya     Then, with your permission to speak freely. [07:34] Tanya     I'm certain that this war     will grow into a world war. [07:39] Zettour     A world war? [07:40] Tanya     A global war, involving the majority of     the world's most powerful countries. [07:45] Tanya     That is a world war. [07:49] Zettour     And what makes you think so? [07:50] Tanya     The Empire is a relatively new addition     to the ranks of the world powers, [07:54] Tanya     but it maintains military superiority. [07:57] Tanya     Its military power is incredible. [07:59] Tanya     In a one-on-one fight,     it could defeat the Republic. [08:03] Tanya     If we do defeat the Republic     and restore peace, [08:07] Tanya     our country will be in a position of     absolute superiority on the continent. [08:12] Tanya     However... [08:13] Tanya     I don't think the other major powers, [08:16] Tanya     the Allied Kingdom and the Russy Federation,     will ever be willing to ignore that. [08:21] Tanya     They're being forced to make a choice. [08:24] Tanya     Will they allow a new ruling country's birth, [08:27] Tanya     or will they reject it? [08:30] Zettour     Ah. I'm starting to see what you're saying. [08:33] Tanya     An intellectual conversation,     spent establishing a common understanding. [08:37] Tanya     This is wonderful. [08:40] Tanya     Thus, the interference of     other countries is inevitable. [08:43] Tanya     It may begin with monetary loans     to the Republic [08:45] Tanya     and eventually lead to the sharing     of weapons or volunteer forces. [08:48] Zettour     An interesting opinion. [08:50] Zettour     How would you handle it? [08:51] Tanya     I would try to start talks at an early stage. [08:54] Tanya     If that fails, I would focus on limiting     our own resource expenditure. [08:57] Tanya     Now, this is how you give a presentation. [09:00] Tanya     It's one of the best parts of being an adult. [09:02] Zettour     In other words, [09:04] Zettour     you wouldn't try to win? [09:06] Tanya     Crap! [09:08] Tanya     Not good! [09:09] Tanya     Really not good! [09:10] Tanya     I want to shoot myself in my stupid mouth! [09:12] Tanya     Th-That may be what I said, [09:15] Tanya     but by limiting our losses     while shedding enemy blood, [09:18] Tanya     I believe the Empire would     win in the long run. [09:23] Zettour     Do you have a practical plan? [09:25] Tanya     Cowards get the worst front-line jobs. [09:28] Tanya     I need to say something     as brave as possible! [09:31] Tanya     I would suggest a combination [09:33] Tanya     of defensive infantry tactics and     offensive strategies with mages. [09:36] Zettour     Mages are powerful,     but there aren't many of them. [09:40] Zettour     They aren't good for capturing enemy bases. [09:43] Tanya     I agree. [09:44] Tanya     However, [09:45] Tanya     mages excel in firepower and agility. [09:48] Tanya     They're ideal for hunting enemy forces. [09:51] Tanya     This is it! This is where I must     show my aggressiveness! [09:54] Tanya     Without national power and human resources,     no country can maintain a war. [10:00] Tanya     In the sense that you win the battle     while limiting your losses, [10:05] Tanya     you could call it a loss-restriction doctrine. [10:08] Tanya     I believe this may be the best use of mages. [10:13] Zettour     Interesting. [10:14] Tanya     I made it through! [10:16] Tanya     That speech even surprised me! [10:18] Tanya     Once the war ends, maybe I should go     for some kind of legal certification. [10:23] Zettour     And? [10:23] Zettour     If we wanted to put this into practice, [10:26] Zettour     how large a force of mages     would you need? [10:29] Tanya     I... I believe a battalion     would be sufficient. [10:32] Tanya     That would strain resources less     and meet the minimum for combat value. [10:36] Tanya     If you wanted a trial run,     it would be the best option. [10:40] Zettour     I see. [10:41] Zettour     I'll look into it. [10:43] Zettour     Put together a formal proposal. [10:46] Tanya     R-Roger! [10:48] Tanya     Excuse me! [11:09] Erich     W-World war? [11:11] Erich     An all-out war involving the entire country? [11:17] Erich     The author's identity is confidential. [11:19] Erich     But this paper was given to me by Zettour. [11:23] Erich     I'm sure you're busy inspecting      all the various theaters. [11:26] Erich     But read it on the train or something. [11:36] Erich     A war of madness, which expends human     lives as if they were just numbers... [11:40] Erich     And it'll continue until     the country's collapse? [11:44] Erich     But why? [11:46] Erich     Why can't I say it's impossible? [11:48] Erich     What is this strange feeling I have? [11:51] Erich     Also, the feeling I get from     this logic and writing... [11:55] Erich     I recognize it! SIGN    #3 Krueger Street, Zolka Cafeteria [12:06] Tanya     My grades and school reputation     are progressing nicely. [12:09] Tanya     And I have connections in operations. [12:12] Tanya     There are next to zero concerns     about my life after graduation. [12:21] Tanya     Captain Uger? [12:23] Tanya     It's rare to see you here. [12:27] Uger     A rifle and a paper. [12:29] Uger     You're the same as ever, huh? [12:31] Uger     The ideal soldier. [12:33] Tanya     What about you? [12:35] Tanya     I heard you're certain to be one of     the Twelve Knights, the school's pride. [12:42] Tanya     Is there something wrong, Captain? [12:47] Uger     First Lieutenant Degurechaff,     this may be rude to ask, [12:50] Uger     but why did you volunteer for the military? [12:54] Uger     With your talents,     you could have done anything. [12:58] Uger     So why? [13:02] Tanya     My father was a soldier. [13:06] Uger     "Was"? [13:07] Uger     Then... [13:09] Tanya     My mother abandoned me, [13:11] Tanya     and I became an orphan. [13:13] Tanya     There was nothing for me to do     but join the military. [13:16] Uger     But... I don't know how to say this... [13:19] Uger     You're still a child. [13:21] Uger     You should leave the military. [13:23] Tanya     Do you doubt my capabilities, Captain? [13:27] Uger     No! [13:29] Uger     I don't, but... [13:31] Uger     I have a kid now. [13:33] Uger     A girl. [13:35] Tanya     Oh, wow. [13:37] Tanya     Congratulations. [13:38] Uger     When I look at you, [13:41] Uger     I ask myself if my own daughter     will have to go to war. [13:46] Uger     Sending cute little kids to     the battlefield is insane. [13:51] Uger     Don't you think so? [13:54] Tanya     Captain, you're a nice person. [13:57] Tanya     You're rational, and you have a conscience. [14:00] Uger     But... [14:02] Tanya     But that's why you should get to the rear     before the madness truly begins. [14:07] Uger     I... can't do that. [14:10] Tanya     Captain, you need to fight battles to live. [14:15] Tanya     So that your daughter isn't     sent to the battlefield, too. [14:21] Tanya     Want to have lunch? [14:24] Tanya     The wurst here is quite good. [14:31] Uger     No, sorry, but I'll be going. [14:35] Uger     My wife's waiting for me at home. [14:40] Tanya     Captain Uger has now dropped out     of the promotion track, [14:44] Tanya     and I have a guy with a conscience,     who knows the battlefield, on my side. [14:51] Tanya     You should try persuasion when     people are mentally defenseless. [14:55] Tanya     The fascist who proposed that     was a demonic genius. SIGN    Imperial Strategic Headquarters, Conference Room 1 [15:04] Officer     The redeployment of our central     forces to the Rhine front [15:09] Officer     has caused a lull in the battle. [15:12] Zettour     But it's also true that the forces in the     western theater were nearly destroyed. [15:17] Zettour     It's critical that we reorganize     and reinforce them. [15:21] Zettour     But doing a large-scale military     reorganization now will be difficult. [15:25] Zettour     I'm well aware. [15:28] Zettour     And so, I want to suggest something else. [15:31] Officer     Do you have a plan? [15:34] Zettour     The creation of a new rapid-response force. [15:37] Officer     But that would create a force we aren't using. [15:39] Erich     Operations needs a highly mobile force     that we can move at will. [15:45] Officer     Is this the "Plan for a     Rapid-Response Mage Battalion" [15:49] Officer     that you and your people     submitted a few days ago? [15:52] Zettour     Indeed. [15:53] Zettour     A single battalion isn't a major loss,     and it can be quickly deployed. [15:58] Officer     I understand the plan, but... [16:00] Zettour     I have the ideal person in mind. [16:04] Zettour     They have combat experience, [16:05] Zettour     and the paper they submitted speaks     of exceptional vision and judgment. SIGN    Imperial Army Western Theater Garrison [16:14] Erich     Is that set in stone? [16:16] Officer     Yes. [16:17] Officer     Given our situation, they said we can't      let talented soldiers sit idly by. [16:22] Erich     Did they read the report I submitted to them     about her time at the officer academy? [16:28] Officer     Yes. But it seems they've decided     she's grown at the military academy. [16:33] Erich     Grown? [16:34] Erich     A person's true nature     doesn't change that easily! [16:44] Erich     Is that why they wanted me to read this? [16:52] Tanya     Once again, thank you so much     for inviting me today. SIGN    Imperial Strategic Headquarters, Dining Room [16:59] Officer     I'm amazed you've became one of     the Twelve Knights at your age. [17:02] Officer     Aren't you, Zettour? [17:05] Zettour     Yes, it's amazing. [17:08] Tanya     Your words honor me. [17:10] Officer     You're still growing, right? [17:12] Officer     Eat all you want. [17:13] Tanya     Yes, I plan to. [17:17] Officer     How do you like the dish     Strategic HQ is known for? [17:20] Tanya     On the front lines, you don't     really eat steamed food, but... [17:24] Tanya     Truthfully, I'd probably be better off     eating in a naval armory. [17:30] Tanya     To be honest, it reminds me     a lot of the front lines. [17:35] Officer     That's a splendid answer. [17:37] Officer     Perhaps we'll call it the     "Cafeteria of the Unending Battlefield." [17:45] Officer     Now, let's get to the point. [17:48] Officer     I'm sure you know this, [17:50] Officer     but we've asked you here to discuss     your post-graduation deployment. [18:03] Tanya     These are all safe stations     within the Empire. [18:06] Tanya     And after two years of experience, [18:08] Tanya     I can join Strategic HQ, huh? [18:11] Officer     In light of your past exploits, [18:13] Officer     Personnel will not intervene     in your selection. [18:16] Officer     Pick whichever you like. [18:18] Tanya     I have lots of good choices, don't I? [18:20] Tanya     I'm not sure. [18:26] Tanya     What's this? [18:27] Officer     There's actually another one     from Strategic HQ. [18:31] Officer     I'll be on my way. [18:33] Officer     Good luck, Degurechaff. [18:35] Tanya     Yes, sir. Thank you, Colonel. [18:37] Zettour     Thank you, Colonel. [18:50] Tanya     The stuff from Personnel was just for show. [18:52] Tanya     I never had a choice. [18:57] Zettour     Knowing you, I'm sure you'd prefer     we get right down to business. [19:01] Zettour     First Lieutenant Degurechaff, [19:03] Zettour     I intend to put you in charge of     a new rapid-response mage battalion. [19:09] Tanya     A battalion?! [19:12] Tanya     I... I believe a battalion     would be sufficient. [19:17] Tanya     Was that it?! [19:19] Tanya     Leading a rapid-response battalion is     a bigger risk than the front lines! [19:23] Zettour     Due to its rapid-response nature,     it would answer directly to Strategic HQ. [19:28] Zettour     Essentially, you would have     no superior officer. [19:30] Tanya     B-But I'm only a first lieutenant. [19:33] Tanya     I'm not qualified to command a battalion. [19:36] Zettour     Don't worry. I'll put in an order to     make you an organizer immediately. [19:40] Tanya     An organizer? [19:42] Tanya     The position of organizer has     been obsolete for a long time, [19:45] Tanya     but it's still available. [19:47] Tanya     When you graduate, you'll be promoted     to captain and become an organizer. [19:51] Tanya     And, once you've "organized" the battalion, [19:53] Tanya     we'll reward you by forcing through     a promotion to major. [19:55] Tanya     I have all the preparations ready. [20:06] Tanya     That's a very enticing offer. [20:08] Tanya     Why? [20:09] Tanya     Why did this happen? [20:12] Tanya     So, how much time do I have to organize it? [20:14] Zettour     The sooner, the better. [20:16] Zettour     Pick up to forty-eight people     of your choosing. [20:19] Tanya     Roger. [20:21] Tanya     I'll be going, then. [20:23] Zettour     Lieutenant... [20:25] Zettour     I'm told that you can be     very difficult to work with. [20:28] Zettour     I don't question your ability,     but you have a bad reputation. [20:32] Zettour     Keep that in mind. [20:33] Tanya     Thank you for your warning. [20:36] Zettour     Good luck! [20:46] Zettour     Sending a kid to war, huh? [20:53] Tanya     Damn it! [20:54] Tanya     I'll have to take as much time as possible     with the selection process [20:58] Tanya     and delay our shipping out. SIGN    Imperial Strategic HQ External Bureau [21:04] Tanya     What is this? SIGN    Organizer Section [21:06] Tanya     I only sent out that     recruitment notice last week! [21:08] Tanya     Mages are the elite, aren't they? [21:11] Tanya     Shouldn't they want the     best jobs they can get? [21:14] Tanya     I made it clear in the notice     that this would be a terrible job... SIGN    Mages Wanted. Extremely Difficult Battle, Little Pay SIGN    Spend your days in combat and unfathomable danger.     If you return alive, you'll receive honor and glory. [21:18] Tanya     Why would all these people sign up     for a one-way ticket to hell? [21:22] Tanya     I can't go through all this     stuff by myself, anyway. [21:25] Tanya     It's impossible... Absolutely impossible! [21:28] Tanya     Okay. [21:29] Tanya     I'll use the lack of personnel     as an excuse to buy time. [21:33] Visha     Excuse me. [21:38] Tanya     What are you doing here? [21:41] Visha     It's been a while, Captain Degurechaff! [23:34] Visha     This is... SIGN    Next Time My First Battalion SIGN    This program is fiction. All persons, groups, places, laws, and names appearing in it have no relation to the real world. [23:36] Visha     good stuff... E5 - My First Battalion Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:03] Visha     Second Lieutenant Viktoriya Serebryakov, [00:06] Visha     reporting in as your assistant     as per Strategic HQ orders. [00:12] Tanya     You're my assistant? [00:15] Visha     Yes. [00:16] Visha     It seems I was assigned this post because     I already knew you, and we're both women. [00:21] Tanya     Gee, the brass sure is being     awfully considerate. [00:24] Tanya     Belated congratulations on your promotion,     Second Lieutenant. [00:28] Visha     Thank you! [00:29] Visha     I'll get to work right away, then! [00:33] Tanya     Don't bother. This isn't something     two people can handle. [00:37] Visha     Don't worry. [00:38] Visha     I've already spoken with Garrison Command. [00:40] Visha     They'll send dozens of unoccupied     MPs and other personnel. [00:44] Tanya     What? [00:45] Visha     I wanted to contribute to clearing     the organization work as fast as possible. [00:49] Tanya     Having an assistant who's too talented     is also a problem. [00:52] Tanya     I should have left her on the Rhine Front! [01:04] ---     First Lieutenant Aisha Schubert, reporting in. [01:08] ---     First Lieutenant Klein Balhelm, likewise. [01:11] ---     Good to see you. [01:12] ---     I am Colonel Gregorio von Turner, head of     the Mage Battalion Organization Committee. [01:17] ---     You are to head to     6th Air Squadron Command at once. [01:22] ---     But we were told to gather at     this garrison by 1400 today. [01:28] ---     There's been a change of plans. [01:31] ---     Th-There has? [01:34] ---     Also, should you raise any alarm bells     regarding your handling of classified info, [01:38] ---     you will be punished and returned     to your original unit at once. [01:41] ---     Keep that in mind. [01:42] ---     Yes, sir! SIGN    Failure [01:49] Visha     Are you sure? [01:52] Tanya     Don't ask me. [01:53] Tanya     Those who fail to notice the plainly obvious     deserve to be returned to their units. [01:58] Visha     But that's the fourteenth pair. [02:02] Tanya     Jeez... [02:04] Tanya     I was sure at least four of them would pass. [02:07] Visha     Actually, Strategic HQ just sent a demand     that we speed up the selection. SIGN    Episode 5 My First Battalion [02:17] ---     So the creation of the mage battalion     is nothing but propaganda? [02:21] ---     And I'm supposed to shut up and leave? [02:23] ---     Sorry. [02:24] ---     I'm glad to see you're so ambitious. [02:26] ---     If there's another opportunity,     please volunteer. [02:30] ---     I understand. [02:32] ---     Excuse me. [02:40] Tanya     It's an illusion created by     a normal optical spell, [02:43] Tanya     and the voice is a magical synthetic. [02:48] ---     I can see why you keep failing people. [02:52] Tanya     A mage should be able to     see through this easily. [02:56] Tanya     But out of thirty-nine sets, [02:59] Tanya     thirty-three have been deceived and     sent back to their home units. [03:04] Tanya     Only twelve people have passed. [03:06] Tanya     That's only enough for a company. [03:09] ---     You'll have to lower     the standards for passing. [03:11] Tanya     Then I'll need time for reeducation     and to devise an acceptable new standard. [03:17] ---     How long, exactly? [03:20] Tanya     A month. [03:23] ---     Only a month? [03:24] ---     Training a new soldier takes two years. [03:28] Zettour     I don't care. [03:29] Zettour     Reeducate them, even if you     have to get a little rough. [03:33] Tanya     Roger. [03:39] Visha     Don't tell me... SIGN    Imperial Army Zugspitsche Training Grounds [03:48] ---     An enemy attack? [03:49] ---     What happened? [03:52] ---     I-It's so cold... [03:54] Visha     I figured this would happen. [03:57] Tanya     There's your wake-up call! [03:58] Tanya     No need for thanks! [04:01] Tanya     I got word that the artillery unit     running exercises in this area [04:05] Tanya     had old shells they needed to dispose of. [04:09] Tanya     Let's give them a chance for some fun. [04:14] Tanya     Also, I'm very sorry to say this, [04:16] Tanya     but they don't have much ammo     stored for the exercise... [04:20] Tanya     They'll run dry in about     thirty-six hours, maximum. [04:25] ---     Th-Thirty-six hours? [04:28] Tanya     Let's begin! [04:30] Tanya     Time to start defensive training! [04:46] ---     R-Retreat! [04:50] ---     Hurry! [04:51] ---     Move your hands! [04:56] ---     We should be able to block     training shells with magic— [05:01] Tanya     That's strange. [05:03] Tanya     I guess they screwed something up,     'cause real shells are mixed in there. [05:07] Visha     Did... [05:08] Visha     Did you have to go that far?! [05:11] ---     They're coming! [05:12] ---     Concentrate! [05:15] ---     Get down... [05:18] ---     Dodge... [05:39] ---     It's over. [05:41] Visha     I hope so... [05:45] Tanya     Those thirty-six hours just flew by, huh? [05:48] Tanya     Knowing you're all warriors,     you haven't had enough fun yet, right? [05:53] Tanya     And so, [05:55] Tanya     it's time for you to move to the next point. [05:59] Tanya     You have forty-eight hours. [06:01] Tanya     No defensive spells or flight magic. [06:04] Tanya     If I detect any magic, I'll launch     a magical artillery strike of my own! [06:08] Tanya     I'll give you one warning. [06:11] Tanya     Be very careful on your way. [06:23] ---     A bomber! [06:42] ---     What's that? [06:45] ---     A-Army dogs? [06:48] Visha     We should probably go around them. [06:58] ---     N-Nothing's really happening. [07:01] ---     Was she just trying to scare us? [07:03] Visha     It's possible... [07:05] Visha     Knowing the captain, it's totally possible. [07:10] ---     Damn it. [07:11] ---     She's rotten to the core! [07:14] ---     That bitch! [07:26] ---     Retreat! Retreat! [07:48] ---     H-Help me. [07:49] ---     My leg... [08:02] Tanya     Now you're napping during training, huh? [08:07] Tanya     Want to face a firing squad     for dereliction of duty? [08:10] ---     Hang in there! [08:10] ---     Hey! [08:11] ---     Are you okay? Breathe! [08:13] ---     Hey! [08:14] Visha     N-No... [08:18] ---     Too useless to even dodge an avalanche— [08:24] Visha     C-Captain, that's going too far! [08:31] Visha     H-He came back to life? [08:34] ---     I can't believe it. [08:35] ---     That isn't human... [08:38] ---     If I try and drop out, [08:41] ---     I'll meet a fate worse than death. [08:48] Tanya     So that's all of you? [08:50] Tanya     Even though this was unexpected,     training is training. [08:54] Tanya     At this rate, you'll never reach the     designated point before time expires. [08:58] Tanya     If you're going to quit, then now is— [09:01] ---     I will continue the training! [09:06] ---     Me, too. [09:07] ---     Leave it to me. [09:07] ---     And me. [09:08] ---     I can keep going. [09:09] ---     Let me do it. [09:10] ---     Hurry! [09:11] ---     We'll finish the march! [09:13] ---     Right! [09:18] Visha     I-I'll go, too! SIGN    One Month Later [09:30] Tanya     Today, you people are no longer maggots. [09:36] Tanya     Today, you are Imperial mages. [09:40] Tanya     You're part of a brotherhood. [09:43] Tanya     From now on, until the day you die, [09:45] Tanya     wherever you are, every member     of the army is your brother. [09:49] Tanya     Most of you will go to the war zone. [09:51] Tanya     Some of you will not come back. [09:54] Tanya     But always remember this: [09:56] Tanya     Imperial soldiers die. [09:59] Tanya     That's what we're here for. [10:02] Tanya     But the Empire lives forever. [10:05] Tanya     And that means you live forever! [10:09] Tanya     Thus, the Empire expects you     to fight forever for it! [10:16] ---     Sir, yes, sir! SIGN    Imperial Strategic HQ External Bureau [10:20] Tanya     How did this happen? [10:22] Tanya     Why did I do that? [10:24] Tanya     I don't even remember. SIGN    Organization Department [10:27] Tanya     Maybe it's because I used     the Type-95 too much in training. [10:31] Tanya     I should get examined for     mental corruption... [10:35] Visha     Major Degurechaff! [10:36] Visha     A military communiqué from Strategic HQ. [10:39] Tanya     Understood. [10:41] Tanya     Immediate answer required, huh? [10:43] Visha     Yes, a messenger is waiting outside. SIGN    Drawing Room [10:51] Erich     Congratulations on your promotion,     Major Degurechaff. [10:54] Erich     I'm Lieutenant Colonel Rerugen     from Strategic Headquarters. [10:57] Tanya     Thank you. [10:58] Tanya     I've heard your name many times. [11:01] Tanya     I thought you were inspecting     the forces in theater? [11:05] Erich     Yes, I returned a few days ago. [11:10] Tanya     Is something wrong? [11:11] Erich     No, nothing. [11:13] Tanya     I'll ask you a question, then. [11:16] Tanya     This order says we are to depart at once     for the southeastern garrison, [11:20] Tanya     and it's given the highest priority level. [11:23] Erich     I was told your 203rd Aerial Mage Battalion     had been assembled. [11:28] Tanya     But we're still basically a training battalion. [11:31] Tanya     I'd like six months, at least,     to get everyone trained. [11:35] Erich     The inspector said [11:37] Erich     they had reached the level where     they could be deployed immediately. [11:40] Erich     All of them are using prototypes of     next-generation Elenium Type-97. [11:46] Erich     And they have completed     adaptation training at 8,000 meters? [11:50] Tanya     I just got them the requisite equipment     to balance their fighting strength. [11:55] Tanya     Engineer Schugel owed me a favor. [11:58] Erich     Our military has nothing to spare! [12:01] Erich     To the west, the Rhine theater is a stalemate, [12:04] Erich     and we haven't finished things in the north. [12:06] Tanya     That's why I'm so confused... [12:08] Tanya     Why are we being deployed to     the southeastern garrison? [12:12] Erich     It was Strategic Headquarters' decision,     after my inspection of various theaters. [12:19] Tanya     Understood. [12:21] Erich     If you'll excuse me now. [12:26] Erich     Oh, right... [12:28] Erich     This is just a personal bit of advice, [12:31] Erich     but since you are headed to     the southeastern garrison, [12:34] Erich     why not take the opportunity     to learn Dakian? [12:38] Erich     Dakian? [12:45] Tanya     I see... [12:46] Tanya     The Entente Alliance, the Republic, [12:49] Tanya     and now the Dukedom of Dakia? SIGN    Imperial Army Southeastern Theater, Military Garrison 5 [13:07] ---     A message from the southern zone. [13:11] Tanya     "Emergency. [13:12] Tanya     A corps-sized Dakian military unit     has invaded our borders." [13:16] ---     Yes. [13:17] ---     The enemy infantry comprises approximately     600,000 men, in four army groups. [13:21] Tanya     What's the aerial combat situation? [13:23] ---     No information on enemy air strength. [13:25] Tanya     What? [13:27] Tanya     Is there a problem with communications? [13:28] ---     Everything is normal. [13:30] ---     There's no word of an air superiority battle, [13:33] ---     and we've also intercepted     unencrypted communications. [13:36] Tanya     Unencrypted?! [13:37] Tanya     Those must be fake... [13:39] Tanya     I can't believe the enemy has no air forces. [13:42] ---     But all communications we've picked up     in the area are the same type, [13:46] ---     so that should be accurate. [13:48] Tanya     They aren't encrypting communications,     and they have no aerial forces? [13:53] Tanya     I didn't expect the Dakian Army     to be so inept. [14:00] Visha     Attention! SIGN    Imperial Army 203rd Air Mage Battalion [14:05] Visha     A message from the battalion commander! SIGN    Vice Commander and 2nd Company Commander     First Lieutenant Matheus Johann Weiss [14:07] Tanya     It is time for war, everyone. SIGN    Battalion Commander and 1st Company Commander     Major Tanya von Degurechaff [14:11] Tanya     No, something merely similar to war. [14:16] Tanya     Today happens to be my birthday. [14:20] Tanya     Perhaps the Dukedom of Dakia knew this,     since they've sent me a gift. [14:24] Tanya     A wonderful surprise present! [14:26] Tanya     A bunch of targets for     a live-fire training exercise. SIGN    1st Company Second-in-Command     Second Lieutenant Viktoriya Serebryakov [14:30] Tanya     You may choose to shoot them [14:33] Tanya     or to destroy them with spells. [14:35] Tanya     With guaranteed air supremacy, SIGN    3rd Company Commander     First Lieutenant Wilibald Koenig [14:39] Tanya     this is a man hunt, if anything! [14:41] Tanya     It's like kicking boy scouts about. SIGN    4th Company Commander     First Lieutenant Rhiner Neumann [14:44] Tanya     One last thing. [14:46] Tanya     This time, our targets will return fire... [14:49] Tanya     Probably. [14:51] Tanya     Not that any of you are stupid     enough to get shot down, [14:54] Tanya     but keep it in mind. [14:57] Tanya     Very well, gentlemen. [14:59] Tanya     It's time for some sports! [15:05] Tanya     Confirmed sighting of     the Dakian vanguard unit. [15:08] Tanya     Approximately three divisions. [15:11] Tanya     All battalion soldiers, move out. [15:14] Tanya     Teach them what war is all about. [15:17] Tanya     Bring the hammer of civilization     down upon them! [15:20] All     Roger! [15:23] ---     Advance! [15:24] ---     Don't break formation! [15:35] ---     A live-fire exercise is     an apt way to describe this. [15:38] ---     It's basically a bunch of scarecrows. [15:41] ---     If we miss, we'll be a laughingstock. [15:42] ---     Penetrating spells... Fire! [15:51] ---     Sheesh, we can't let them beat us. [15:54] ---     Follow their lead. [15:55] ---     Prepare artillery spell! [15:57] ---     Fire! [16:00] Tanya     Well, this sucks. [16:02] Tanya     I have nothing to do. [16:03] Visha     I was sure this would be a tough battle. [16:09] Tanya     What, scared of a mere three divisions? [16:12] Tanya     It's hard to believe you survived the Rhine. [16:15] Visha     Major, um... [16:17] Visha     Three divisions is a lot! [16:20] Visha     I've thought this before, but your idea of     what constitutes a threat is a little... [16:25] Tanya     A little what? [16:26] Visha     Oh! It's nothing! [16:29] Tanya     I'm sorry, Second Lieutenant Serebryakov. [16:32] Tanya     Looks like you're right. [16:34] Visha     Um, I'm sorry? [16:36] Tanya     We should define them as a horde or mob,     a little under 50,000 strong. [16:42] Tanya     I can see why calling them "divisions"     could lead to misunderstandings. [16:46] Tanya     How silly of me... [16:53] Tanya     Well, it's the first world war in this world. [16:58] Tanya     Few soldiers truly understand     the threat that air power represents. [17:08] Tanya     What's that? [17:10] Tanya     What are they doing? [17:13] Visha     I believe they're lining up to fire a volley. [17:16] Tanya     You're kidding. [17:17] Tanya     What year do they think this is? [17:19] Tanya     This isn't the era of cavalry. [17:22] Tanya     Lieutenant Weiss? [17:24] Tanya     Why are you falling back? [17:26] Tanya     Why are you breaking attack formation? [17:28] Visha     Enemy infantry has gotten     into AA formation. [17:32] Visha     So as doctrine dictates, he's trying to     fall back to the limits of his range— [17:36] Tanya     Doctrine? That idiot can't     act without a manual? [17:38] Tanya     Does he really think an infantry     bullet can hit a flying mage? [17:44] Tanya     If any mage is shot down by one,     I'll kill him before the enemy does! [17:50] Tanya     Very well! We'll join in, too! [17:52] Tanya     Company, follow me! [17:55] ---     Th-The enemy! [17:56] ---     Fire! Fire! [18:02] ---     That isn't fair! [18:04] ---     Come down! [18:05] Tanya     Man, I didn't expect I'd be unable     to even hear the machine guns. [18:10] Tanya     Drop grenades! [18:18] Tanya     It's so strange. [18:20] Tanya     Aren't we the ones being invaded? [18:23] Tanya     Jeez, what a bunch of morons. [18:35] Visha     This looks like the invading army's     real HQ, not a decoy. [18:40] Tanya     They're broadcasting communications in     the clear, without even dropping output? [18:43] Tanya     I'm starting to think we actually mowed     down a bunch of tourists, not soldiers. [18:51] ---     Y-You bastards! [18:53] Tanya     Welcome to the Empire. [18:55] Tanya     What is the purpose of your visit?     Do you have a visa? [18:59] ---     Sh-Shut up! [19:03] Tanya     No visas? [19:05] Tanya     Would you like to enter the country     as prisoners of war, then? [19:09] ---     K-Kill them all! [19:10] ---     Fire! [19:14] Visha     This is a waste of time, huh? [19:15] Tanya     Yeah. [19:16] Tanya     Kill them all, except the commander. [19:18] Visha     Yes, ma'am. [19:29] Tanya     Presents for Strategic Headquarters. [19:31] Tanya     Take everything but the bodies! [19:33] Tanya     Hey, you. [19:34] Tanya     Put a booby trap on that corpse. [19:37] Tanya     Has the unit rendezvoused? [19:40] ---     Yes. [19:41] ---     Shall we wipe out the remaining troops? [19:43] Tanya     Where are our allied air fleets? [19:45] ---     The 7th Air Fleet will arrive shortly. [19:48] ---     As soon as they've reloaded their bombs,     they'll launch a full-scale attack. [19:51] Tanya     Then we'll let our allies annihilate     the enemy, and we'll advance. [19:56] ---     Yes, ma'am! [19:57] ---     Where will we go? [19:59] Tanya     The capital. [20:01] ---     The capital? [20:03] Tanya     Forward... Farther forward. [20:06] Tanya     Let's try this, and see how far we can go. [20:10] Tanya     Our battalion is capable of moving forward. [20:21] Tanya     Target sighted. [20:23] Tanya     Looks like a Republic-backed arms factory. [20:27] Tanya     It's probably filled with flammables. [20:30] Visha     But I don't see any air defense. [20:35] Tanya     No... [20:36] Tanya     They're using last century's paradigm. [20:38] Tanya     They seem to still be living in     two dimensions. [20:41] Visha     This is our chance. Let's attack. [20:44] Tanya     Second Lieutenant, [20:45] Tanya     we aren't the kind of barbarians     who'd ignore international wartime law. [20:51] Tanya     In adherence to the laws the ethicists made, [20:53] Tanya     we must destroy nothing but the enemy factory     and warn them to evacuate. [20:58] Visha     But, Major, we'll lose the chance     for a surprise attack. [21:02] Tanya     First Lieutenant Weiss... [21:03] Tanya     I saw this earlier, but you play     by the book a little too much. [21:07] Visha     I-I'm sorry! [21:09] Tanya     Second Lieutenant,     give the warning immediately. [21:11] Tanya     On the international channel,     just like the rules say. [21:14] Visha     But, um... You're sure you want me to? [21:25] Tanya     Oh... [21:26] Tanya     Yeah. Looks like it would be better for me to. [21:33] Tanya     Instructor! We swear that     we will conduct a fair war, [21:39] Tanya     in accordance with international law! [21:45] Tanya     We warn you now! [21:46] Tanya     The Imperial Army is about to launch     an attack on your military facility! [21:52] Visha     Wonderful! [21:53] Visha     They seem to think it's a kid's prank! [21:57] Vanguard     I didn't know you had     theater experience, Major! [22:04] Tanya     Now, everyone, [22:05] Tanya     we have fulfilled our duty     under international law. [22:08] Tanya     Let's get to work. [22:10] Tanya     All units, prepare ultra-long-range spells! [22:14] Vanguard     Target the Carbelius Weapons Factory! [22:17] Vanguard     All companies, match your     fire to the commander's. [22:34] Tanya     In God's name, bring down his wrath on     all who would violate the Fatherland. [22:40] Tanya     Manifest the miracles of God on Earth. [22:44] Tanya     Open fire! [22:56] Visha     Sixteen direct hits. [22:57] Visha     The rest are near hits. [22:58] Tanya     Hmm, not bad. [23:06] Vanguard     Secondary explosions! [23:08] Vanguard     Wow. [23:09] Tanya     Tamaya! [23:12] Tanya     Just an expression of joy.     Don't worry about it. [23:16] Tanya     Looks like we owe Dakia big time. [23:18] Tanya     Not only did they help with     our live-fire exercise, [23:22] Tanya     but they even treated us to a     post-exercise fireworks show. [23:25] Tanya     Halt! We've achieved our objective! [23:28] Tanya     Now, let's head back, my battalion. SIGN    This program is fiction. All persons, groups, places, laws, and names appearing in it have no relation to the real world. E6 - Beginning of Madness Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) SIGN    Several Days After the Battle with the Dukedom of Dakia [00:02] Erich     The southern region reports that, [00:04] Erich     with the 7th Air Fleet's aid, we have     broken through the Dakian central lines. [00:11] Erich     We are now beginning a mop-up operation [00:15] Erich     to cut the enemy's comms lines     and destroy them. [00:18] ---     Overwhelming a force of 600,000     with only 70,000? [00:21] ---     Splendid. [00:24] ---     We should be able to occupy Dakia by winter. [00:30] Zettour     But our country still fights on two fronts. [00:38] Erich     The Republic and the Entente Alliance. [00:41] Erich     There's a lull in the fighting     in both theaters, but... [00:45] ---     We are worrying about a world war. [00:48] ---     The fewer fronts we must     fight on, the better. [00:56] ---     Our only choice is to start wiping out     the weaker enemies, like Dakia. [01:02] Erich     We attack the Entente Alliance, then? [01:04] ---     They're probably more fragile     than the Republic. [01:07] ---     The problem is supply. [01:10] ---     Our supplies in the central Norden Region... [01:13] Zettour     I'd like a little time to stock     supplies before an assault. [01:18] Zettour     The snow's slowing railway development. [01:23] Erich     We've known each other a     long time. Out with it. [01:27] Zettour     We're already taxing the northern rail     and port systems to their limits. [01:33] Zettour     No dramatic change can be     effected in a short time. [01:38] Zettour     Making it through winter is all we     can do with our current supplies. [01:42] Zettour     We don't have any to spare for an offensive. [01:48] Erich     I get that our current     supply lines have issues. [01:53] Erich     But I have a suggestion. [01:57] Erich     I would like to use your ace in the hole... [02:00] Erich     The 203rd Battalion,      which attacked the Dakian capital. SIGN    Imperial Army Southeastern Theater, Military Garrison 5 [02:13] ---     Attention! [02:16] Tanya     Good work in Dakia, everyone. [02:19] Tanya     As I'm sure you've already heard,     the 203rd has received a transfer order. [02:26] Tanya     We're heading north, to Norden. [02:28] ---     First the south, then the north. [02:30] ---     No rest for the weary. [02:31] ---     It's perfect. I've been wanting to ski. [02:33] Tanya     We were always intended as     a rapid-response force, [02:36] Tanya     but it looks like HQ wants to     work us like draft horses... [02:41] Tanya     I'm sure they have quite the carrot for us. [02:46] Tanya     But horses aren't lucky enough     to get food for free. [02:52] Tanya     Strategic HQ specifically requested us. [02:55] Tanya     Our opponent in this snowball fight is [02:57] Tanya     the Triple Entente, which has launched     several attacks on our territory. [03:01] Tanya     We're expected to test a new type of tactic. [03:05] Tanya     We have to show them that our battalion     has its act together enough for hiking. [03:10] Tanya     Do not forget your duty as soldiers! [03:14] All     Yes, ma'am! [03:15] Tanya     Good... [03:16] Tanya     We will now relay to you the orders from HQ. [03:20] Tanya     Lieutenant Weiss. [03:23] ---     At 1800, we will start the long,     overnight journey north. [03:28] Visha     Major, about the flight plan to Norden... [03:31] Tanya     Second Lieutenant Serebryakov,     don't you think it's strange? [03:35] Visha     Wh-What is? [03:38] Tanya     Even without the central forces, [03:40] Tanya     we should be more than capable of     defeating the Entente Alliance. [03:45] Tanya     That war should've been over by now. [03:48] Tanya     That means someone is poking     their nose where it doesn't belong. [03:52] Visha     One of the other major powers     is intervening? [03:55] Tanya     Yeah. [03:56] Tanya     The Republic... The Allied Kingdom... [04:00] Tanya     Perhaps both. [04:02] Tanya     But the whole world will be     watching as we go hiking. [04:07] Visha     Understood. [04:08] Visha     I'll pass it on. [04:12] Tanya     I knew a world war was a possibility,     but things are moving faster than I expected. [04:17] Tanya     Dakia's sudden invasion was also inexplicable. [04:21] Tanya     It's possible... [04:23] Tanya     That the insane, self-proclaimed "God"     is using his invisible hand here. SIGN    Episode 6 Beginning of Madness SIGN    Entente Alliance Capital, Ministry of Defense [04:37] ---     Excellent news, everyone. [04:39] ---     It's still in the early stages, SIGN    Entente Alliance Council of Ten     Olvajoule Kazole [04:41] ---     but we've begun the process     of working with our allies. [04:44] ---     That is good to hear. [04:47] ---     But aren't they afraid that     we'll end up like Dakia? [04:51] ---     They're afraid that we'll fall, [04:52] ---     and then the Empire can direct     its full force toward the Republic. [04:56] ---     That news makes us sound pitiful. [04:59] ---     Not only the Republic,     but the Allied Kingdom will aid us, too. [05:04] ---     They've also begun secretly     monitoring the Empire. [05:08] ---     I'm envious they have resources to spare. [05:12] ---     We have nothing left to spare at all. [05:16] ---     We're forced to ask the other     major powers for aid. [05:19] ---     It's pathetic, [05:21] ---     but we have few other options. [05:25] ---     Thus, let us do the best we can now. SIGN    Imperial Army, Northern Region Kraggana Supply Base [05:40] ---     Fire! Fire! Fire! [05:43] ---     Keep firing! [05:46] ---     Damn it, they got here     faster than expected! [05:49] ---     There are more of them, too. [05:51] ---     Those intelligence asses said we     had nothing to worry about. [05:53] ---     I'm running out of magical energy... [05:56] ---     I can't keep up my defensive spells! [05:58] ---     Battalion Commander, let's fall back. [06:00] ---     No! [06:01] ---     We have to defend     the supply base to the death... [06:05] ---     Battalion Commander! [06:12] ---     I screwed up... [06:14] ---     I'm sorry. Take care of the rest... [06:16] ---     Roger. [06:18] ---     03 and 07, you're at your limits, too. [06:21] ---     Take the commander and fall back. [06:26] ---     This is Viper 02. [06:28] ---     The commander has been wounded,     and I'm assuming command. [06:31] ---     Roger, Viper 02. [06:34] ---     And I've got bad news. [06:36] ---     Emergency message from     the northeast area. [06:38] ---     Observation teams have spotted     two company-sized units of mages. [06:41] ---     Additional forces? [06:42] ---     Where were they hiding until now? [06:45] ---     We've confirmed foreign mages     of unknown nationality. [06:48] ---     They'll be in your airspace soon. [06:51] ---     It will be very hard to fight further. [06:53] ---     Requesting permission to withdraw! [06:55] ---     Lieutenant, multiple sightings at two o'clock. [06:59] ---     Bombers... [07:16] ---     Contact lost with forward units! [07:18] ---     M-Multiple bombers sighted. [07:21] ---     Send interceptors immediately! [07:24] ---     Wait five minutes. [07:25] ---     We'll discuss it with command. [07:26] ---     Can you intercept? [07:27] ---     Hell no! [07:28] ---     Our altitudes are too different. [07:30] ---     And we haven't wiped out     the enemy mages! [07:36] ---     That base holds mountains of our supplies. [07:38] ---     If it's bombed, we won't last the winter. [07:41] ---     Please... Just hang in there. [07:44] ---     Bombers are at an altitude over 9,000. [07:49] ---     Only fighters can go that high. [07:53] ---     Not good. [07:54] ---     We'll be wiped out! [07:57] ---     What? Is that true? [07:59] ---     All right! Viper Battalion, retreat at once! [08:03] ---     Retreat! [08:04] ---     Reinforcements from central! [08:06] ---     Battalion-sized unit     heading your way from area B-3! [08:08] ---     Their call sign is "Pixie"! [08:11] ---     Rejoice! Their commander is a named mage! [08:17] Visha     Enemy mage unit at altitude 6,500. [08:19] Visha     Forward forces are regiment-sized. [08:22] Visha     Two companies to the rear. [08:23] Tanya     Companies 2 through 4 will     hit the forward units. [08:26] Tanya     We'll take out the rear units and bombers. [08:29] Tanya     Then we'll launch a pincer     attack from the rear. [08:32] Tanya     However, while your job is to delay them, [08:35] Tanya     there isn't any need to wait for me. [08:38] Tanya     Feel free to defeat them all. [08:41] ---     Yes, ma'am! [08:44] Tanya     Now, Company 1, gain altitude. [08:47] Tanya     We'll go around and knock out     the two rear companies. SIGN    Imperial Army, Northern Theater Command SIGN    Northern Theater Strategic Commander     Lieutenant General Heinrich Schreise [09:00] ---     Interceptors are ready to go whenever, yes? [09:03] ---     Yes, they're standing by in the hangars. [09:06] ---     Ready to launch on your order. [09:08] ---     Let's do it, then. [09:10] ---     We need to stop those bombers. [09:13] ---     Message from the 203rd Battalion, [09:15] ---     Pixie Battalion, the ones fighting. [09:17] ---     What? [09:18] ---     Read it. [09:19] ---     Well, um... [09:21] ---     What is it? Hurry up! [09:24] ---     They say they don't need help... [09:27] ---     They don't need help? [09:29] ---     They've got guts, huh? [09:31] ---     They want us to owe them a favor. [09:34] ---     Airborne Control has sighted Pixie Battalion. [09:36] ---     Speed is 250. [09:38] ---     Altitude is... [09:39] ---     Pretty fast. [09:41] ---     What's their altitude? [09:43] ---     A-Altitude is 7,500... [09:45] ---     No, it's still increasing! [09:47] ---     What? [09:48] ---     It must be some mistake. [09:50] ---     Those are mages, not fighter planes. [09:52] ---     They're certain. Present altitude is 8,500. [09:55] ---     Speed is 300! [09:57] ---     Is their gear working? [09:59] ---     They're working fine. [10:01] ---     Everything is working properly. [10:03] ---     I can't believe it. [10:04] ---     It seems Strategic HQ had an     unexpected ace up its sleeve. [10:15] ---     Prepare for close-quarters combat! [10:17] ---     We'll wipe out the enemy's forward units! [10:26] ---     The enemy's computation jewels     are better than expected. [10:29] ---     Don't get cocky! [10:37] ---     They're fast. [10:43] ---     They can hit accurately with     this altitude difference? [10:46] ---     Seems like it's those foreign mages. [10:48] ---     They're tougher than we'd thought. [10:51] Tanya     So, everyone, how are you     enjoying a real war? [10:55] Tanya     The other day's battle against Dakia     was just a live-fire exercise. [10:59] Tanya     I want to let you fight     to your heart's content this time, [11:02] Tanya     so I turned down reinforcements. [11:04] Tanya     Be proud. You've been given a chance     to pass a trial of iron and fire. [11:09] Tanya     Our battle is being watched     by the other major powers [11:12] Tanya     and the entire world. [11:14] Tanya     Our nation's honor is at stake,     and failure isn't permitted! [11:17] ---     That's just like the major... [11:20] Tanya     Also, the company that contributes least [11:23] Tanya     will pay for the post-victory celebration. [11:26] Tanya     I ordered some fine     twenty-five-year-old booze. [11:29] Tanya     If you don't want to go bankrupt, fight hard. [11:33] ---     Company 2, maximum altitude! [11:35] ---     Everyone, fly like death's at your heels! [11:37] ---     Don't bankrupt me! [11:42] Visha     All companies are fighting hard. [11:44] Tanya     It's hard to show off how good     a commander you are. [11:52] Visha     It's them! The bombers! [11:55] Tanya     They're finally here, huh? [12:06] ---     Enemy mage company below us. [12:09] ---     Twelve of them. Altitude 6,500. [12:11] ---     What do we do? [12:12] ---     Leave them to the rear mage units. [12:15] ---     We're too high up for them to do anything. [12:20] Visha     Enemy escorts are here, too. [12:22] Visha     Two mage companies. [12:27] Tanya     Second Lieutenant, lead the     company and take them out. [12:30] Tanya     Sorry, but I'm taking all those for myself. [12:33] Visha     A-All those bombers? [12:36] Tanya     I actually want to become the air force's     ace, too, and this is my big chance. [12:41] Visha     I'm afraid you'd need to do it in a plane     to stand any chance, ma'am. [12:44] Tanya     Really? [12:45] Tanya     I wish I could go back and get one, then. [12:49] Tanya     But I guess I can't turn     my back on them now. [12:53] Tanya     Don't want them thinking I retreated     when I faced the enemy. [12:56] Tanya     Guess I'll work enough to earn my salary. [13:04] Visha     Company 1, we're advancing! [13:10] ---     O-One mage incoming! [13:12] ---     One mage? [13:13] ---     Impossible! [13:14] ---     That's suicide. [13:15] ---     S-Speed is 250. [13:17] ---     Altitude is 7,500. [13:18] ---     What? [13:20] ---     They're still climbing! [13:22] Tanya     I'm up against some slow,     heavy chunks of steel. [13:25] Tanya     I won't be able to dance with them. [13:27] ---     Altitude 8,000... 8,500. [13:30] ---     At this rate, she'll match us! [13:32] ---     Climb! [13:33] ---     Everyone, lay down some fire! [13:39] ---     She's too fast! [13:40] Tanya     It's only times like this when     I'm happy to have this tiny body. [13:44] ---     A-Altitude is 10,000! [13:45] ---     Who is this girl? [13:47] ---     Damn it... Hit her! Hit her! [13:52] ---     Stop. [13:53] ---     Don't fire randomly! [13:54] ---     Calm down and aim— [13:59] Tanya     Good day, gentlemen. [14:02] Tanya     And goodbye. [14:14] ---     The formation leader's plane... [14:15] ---     C-Call off the mission! [14:17] ---     Turn around, fast! [14:18] ---     Release all bombs and lighten the planes! [14:30] Tanya     This is as easy as hitting     fixed-gun emplacements. [14:33] Tanya     Lord, hear my prayer, [14:37] Tanya     and grant my desire. [14:43] Tanya     Bring down the hammer of     your wrath from Heaven. [14:57] ---     Mayday! Mayday! [14:59] ---     This is— [15:10] Tanya     Pixie 01 to all units. [15:13] Tanya     The metal birds are     heading back to their nest. [15:16] Tanya     Begin your pincer attack     on the remaining mages. [15:19] Tanya     I'm going to recover prisoners     from the prey I shot down. [15:41] Tanya     I wanted to get some information from them, [15:44] Tanya     but I can't just cut out their brain     and take it. [15:53] ---     It's a joyous thing. [16:05] ---     Everyone in this world is out for     your blood, you of so little faith. [16:11] ---     A great crusade to punish     the blasphemer has begun. [16:16] Tanya     Being X... [16:18] Tanya     I knew you were screwing with me! [16:21] ---     How does it feel to fight the entire world? [16:32] Tanya     Damn it! [16:33] Tanya     I'll show you! SIGN    Somewhere in the Norden Region, Allied Kingdom Army Observation Post [16:43] ---     It's the named mage we saw in the west. [16:46] ---     We've identified her. The Devil of the Rhine. [16:49] ---     So she's real? SIGN    Allied Kingdom Army Military Intelligence     Lieutenant Colonel Sir Isaac Dustin Drake [16:51] ---     I guess the Republican forces     weren't dreaming. [16:56] ---     We were right to put an observation     system quickly into place. [16:59] ---     She took out those bombers by herself. [17:02] ---     She really is a devil. [17:04] ---     You have the recorded data, right? [17:07] ---     Yes, no problem. [17:08] ---     What about communications intercept? [17:10] ---     Unfortunately, they used an unknown     encryption algorithm... [17:15] ---     I'd love to put up a control plane, [17:18] ---     but our priority now is taking     this equipment back, huh? [17:23] ---     It's from Alpha Unit. [17:26] ---     The named is emitting a powerful     magical-energy signal. [17:29] Tanya     Your light is like the morning sun. [17:32] ---     All right. [17:33] ---     This is our chance for good data. [17:34] Tanya     Use it to illuminate the darkness,     hidden in the ground. [17:38] ---     What is she doing? [17:40] ---     I can't even imagine. [17:44] ---     Turn off power to the equipment! [17:46] ---     She's tracked us back! [17:47] Tanya     Praise the Lord, who is now born unto us! [17:52] ---     I-I've detected an artillery spell! [17:54] ---     Does she realize how far away she is? [17:57] ---     Retreat... Retreat! [18:10] Visha     Observation waves are gone. [18:13] Visha     Splendid work, Major. [18:18] Visha     Major... is something wrong? [18:22] Tanya     Let's go. We'll wipe out     the remaining enemies. [18:31] ---     Damn it! She got us! SIGN    Republican Capital Parisee, Ministry of Defense [18:36] ---     The Entente Alliance's attack      on the supply depot has failed. SIGN    Republican Army 2nd Mage Company     Lieutenant Colonel Severin Bientot [18:39] ---     The mages we sent suffered     multiple casualties. SIGN    Vice Minister of Defense and Armies     General Pierre Michelaud du Lugo [18:49] ---     "Message to Entente Alliance Command. [18:52] ---     We've told you that an analysis     of the attack on Dakia [18:55] ---     reveals that leaving your rear lines     undefended is dangerous." [18:59] ---     They're in bad shape. [19:02] ---     Don't you think expecting anything     from them is pointless? [19:04] ---     Silence, Colonel Bientot. [19:07] ---     I-I'm sorry! [19:09] ---     Doomed or not, we'll use what we can. [19:13] ---     Naturally. SIGN    Imperial Army, Northern Theater Forces Command [19:20] ---     Welcome to Norden. [19:22] ---     Or should I say welcome back,     Major Degurechaff? [19:26] Tanya     Yes, I've returned to the battlefield here, [19:30] Tanya     General Rudersdorf. [19:32] ---     Glad to have you. [19:33] ---     That was splendid work today. [19:37] Tanya     I'm honored, General. [19:39] ---     I'd like to give you plenty of     opportunities to fight here. [19:42] Tanya     Yes, sir. [19:43] ---     Excellent. [19:44] ---     All right, let's start talking about work. [19:47] Erich     Major, you will be taking out an     enemy defensive placement. [19:53] Tanya     Does that mean we're advancing     the front lines? [19:57] Tanya     With our present supply situation... [19:59] Erich     For now, I'll merely say it is a new plan. [20:05] Tanya     Roger. [20:07] Erich     As you know, the other major powers     are beginning to intervene. [20:11] Erich     We'll have a real mess on our hands. [20:14] Erich     But we're counting on you, Major. [20:18] ---     How does it feel to fight the entire world? [20:24] Tanya     Yes, sir. [20:25] Tanya     Not only the Entente Alliance,     but the Republic and the Allied Kingdom... [20:29] Tanya     And anyone else who wants to meddle... [20:32] Tanya     I'll teach them all a lesson. SIGN    Hallway, Entente Alliance Ministry of Defense SIGN    5th Air Mage Battalion     Colonel Anson Sue [20:39] ---     Colonel... [20:42] ---     Congratulations on your promotion. [20:46] ---     Don't be stupid. [20:47] ---     You can tell where our country's headed     by the fact that I was promoted [20:50] ---     because my superior officer was killed. [20:53] ---     If you survive till next year,     you'll be a general. [20:56] ---     If you survive two years, you might     be running the whole place. [21:00] ---     If you have time for jokes, get ready to go. [21:04] ---     We're heading to the rear lines. [21:05] ---     Yes, sir. [21:06] ---     I'm terribly sorry, sir. [22:59] Tanya     You impress me, Lieutenant Weiss. [23:02] ---     Wh-Where's this coming from? [23:04] Tanya     You don't smoke, right? [23:06] Tanya     I have no intention of restricting any rights, [23:08] Tanya     and I don't want to tell people     not to smoke on the battlefield. [23:12] Tanya     But I wish people would keep     the secondhand smoke in mind. [23:15] ---     Secondhand smoke? [23:16] ---     What's that? [23:18] Tanya     Major Tanya Degurechaff,     with the 203rd Air Mage Battalion. [23:23] Tanya     This way. SIGN    Next Time War Report SIGN    This program is fiction. All persons, groups, places, laws, and names appearing in it have no relation to the real world. E6.5 - War Report Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:02] Narrator     Being X... [00:06] Narrator     How does it feel to fight the entire world? [00:12] Narrator     So it was his doing, after all... [00:15] Narrator     Why... [00:16] Narrator     Why did this happen? [00:18] Narrator     Damn it! [00:19] Narrator     It all went wrong back then. [00:21] Narrator     Yes, that's when it all started. SIGN    Episode 6.5 War Report SIGN    2013 AD, Tokyo [00:32] Narrator     What reason does the company have     to continue employing you? [00:37] Narrator     W-Wait a second... Please! SIGN    Improve Your Skills More Than Ever     Career Support Book     What You Need To Work the Way Only You Can [00:39] Narrator     Please leave. [00:41] Man     I'm aware of my deficiencies as a human. [00:45] Man     My personality is twisted in various ways,     and I have every complex imaginable. [00:50] Narrator     But... [00:51] Narrator     Obeying company rules is     the easiest thing in the world. [00:55] Narrator     I can ride the rails right to     the department chief's chair. [00:58] Narrator     And life will become nice and easy. [01:07] Narrator     At least, that was the plan... [01:12] Narrator     What? [01:14] Narrator     What happened? [01:17] Narrator     Apparently, you lack faith. [01:20] Narrator     And not a trace of faith in the Creator. [01:24] Narrator     The Creator? [01:26] Narrator     I'm sorry to say this, [01:28] Narrator     but I reject God's existence, from both     realistic and rational perspectives. [01:34] Narrator     In a world with advanced science,     where one's needs are met, [01:37] Narrator     there will be no faith. [01:39] Narrator     Only the weak, when they're in     dire straits, cling to someone. [01:45] Narrator     So, basically, [01:46] Narrator     if I put you [01:46] Narrator     into the "dire straits" [01:48] Narrator     you speak of, [01:49] Narrator     your faith [01:50] Narrator     will awaken? [01:51] Narrator     C-Calm down! [01:54] Narrator     Try to live as long as you can. [01:57] Narrator     If you die again, [01:59] Narrator     there will be no second reincarnation. [02:03] Narrator     W-Wait— [02:15] Narrator     As a result of my absurd     reincarnation by Being X, SIGN    Unified Year 1913, Outskirts of Imperial Capital Berun [02:19] Narrator     I was abandoned in a poor nunnery     in another world. [02:23] Narrator     And the country was gripped with     the madness that precedes war. SIGN    Destroy the Enemies of the Fatherland [02:29] Narrator     In a time when war seemed unavoidable, [02:33] Narrator     I'd thought it would be impossible for     a poor, powerless girl to survive. [02:38] Narrator     But in that world,     the power of magic did exist. [02:43] Narrator     And during the orphanage's physical, [02:46] Narrator     my magical aptitude was noted. [02:49] Narrator     The army always conscripted     those with aptitude as mages. SIGN    Tanya Degurechaff Magical Aptitude A [02:56] Narrator     And if I were going to be     conscripted someday, [02:58] Narrator     it made more sense to volunteer,     receive officer training, [03:01] Narrator     and attempt to get onto a career path. [03:08] Narrator     New soldiers, welcome to hell. [03:11] Narrator     The Imperial military was a     champion of meritocracy, [03:14] Narrator     and in less than a year, [03:16] Narrator     I was entrusted with training     the second-class students. [03:19] Narrator     I don't expect anything from you maggots. [03:22] Narrator     But at least don't drive me to despair! [03:25] Narrator     You little brat— [03:30] Narrator     There were minor issues. [03:32] Narrator     But afterward, I finished my training. SIGN    Northern Theater Force Garrison [03:35] Narrator     The only thing missing before     graduation was to finish [03:38] Narrator     my training deployment in the North. [03:43] Narrator     But it was there that I learned... [03:45] Narrator     The unexpected can happen in any world. [03:51] Narrator     Emission signatures! [03:52] Narrator     Enemy mage group detected! [03:55] Narrator     Only scratched her, huh? [03:56] Narrator     Permission to leave battlefield immediately. [03:58] Narrator     Unfortunately, we can't permit that. [04:00] Narrator     Delay the enemy. [04:05] ---     It was me versus an entire enemy company. [04:09] ---     Faced with the enemy, I had to choose     between flight, honorable death, or... [04:16] ---     Gotcha. [04:21] ---     Get away! [04:24] ---     Making it seem you fought hard, [04:26] ---     while leaving the battlefield     in a natural way. [04:29] ---     That is the best way to protect     yourself and survive... [04:35] ---     Second Lieutenant Tanya Degurechaff. SIGN    Medical Room [04:37] ---     During the battle with the Entente Alliance, [04:39] ---     Not good... [04:40] ---     you detained the enemy until     reinforcements arrived. [04:41] ---     I didn't think they'd be so impressed. [04:45] ---     They're treating me like an ace. [04:49] ---     We award you the Silver Wings Assault Badge. [04:56] ---     But I hope they don't use this as an excuse     to send me to the front lines. SIGN    Commander's Office [05:01] ---     Second Lieutenant Degurechaff,     here are your deployment orders. [05:04] ---     Head to the General Supply Staff. [05:07] ---     Is this for technology testing? [05:11] ---     Yes, they need you to test     a new type of computation jewel. [05:15] ---     I understand. [05:18] ---     My long-held dream of a safe,     rear-echelon deployment... [05:22] ---     No, there wasn't going to be     any problem at all. [05:26] ---     Elenium Type-95? [05:28] ---     By synchronizing four computation jewel cores, [05:31] ---     this prototype grants revolutionary abilities. [05:34] ---     It uses tremendous magical energy, [05:36] ---     but with the amount you have,     that shouldn't be a problem. [05:39] ---     There are all kinds of problems! [05:41] ---     These crystals aren't stable at all. [05:43] ---     If this keeps up, they'll explode again! [05:44] ---     If this keeps up, they'll explode again! [05:46] ---     Can't you go any higher?! [05:48] ---     Doctor?! [05:50] ---     Theoretically, you should be able     to reach 18,000 meters! [05:54] ---     A standard computation jewel's     maximum altitude is 6,000! [05:57] ---     The load is within acceptable parameters! [05:59] ---     Those are theoretical numbers! [06:01] ---     For use as military-grade items,     keep durability in mind! [06:05] ---     What are you talking about? [06:06] ---     That would ruin the jewel's     optimized synchronization! [06:09] ---     I don't know when this     defective junk will explode! [06:19] ---     I am done with this crap! [06:20] ---     This thing's as defective as     an Italian Red Devil! [06:25] ---     And after ten years,     I was reunited with Being X. [06:32] ---     This is a serious problem. [06:35] ---     You haven't developed even     the tiniest bit of faith. [06:38] ---     B-Being X... [06:41] ---     Indeed. [06:42] ---     Your attitude is as unacceptable as ever. [06:45] ---     Perhaps I should give you a blessing. [06:49] ---     A blessing? [06:53] ---     A miracle. [06:54] ---     Miracles are illusions caused by     insufficient observation and understanding. [07:02] ---     Glorious misunderstandings. [07:08] ---     I don't know about that. [07:17] ---     In the last experiment before my transfer, [07:20] ---     he got me again! [07:24] ---     Lieutenant, are you ready? [07:28] ---     Second Lieutenant Tanya     Degurechaff, taking off! [07:39] ---     The jewel's synchronization is unstable. [07:41] ---     It's going to explode! [07:43] ---     Irregularity in energy coefficients.     They're going out of control. [07:45] ---     Is this... [07:48] ---     This is a good opportunity, right? [07:50] ---     Let us both pray to God! [07:54] ---     You set me up, Being X! [08:05] ---     I have blessed your computation jewel [08:07] ---     and performed a miracle. [08:09] ---     A miracle? [08:10] ---     You call strapping a bomb to me a miracle?! [08:14] ---     Now, you must pray to God [08:16] ---     each time you use your computation jewel. [08:20] ---     You vile piece of shit! [08:22] ---     Go now, [08:24] ---     and spread the name of God. [08:29] ---     God's miracles are great. [08:32] ---     Praise the Lord [08:34] ---     and his worthy name. [09:01] ---     What did I... [09:04] ---     Did I just pray? [09:06] ---     To that thing?! [09:07] ---     I never thought it would actually work. [09:09] ---     I knew it... God is real. SIGN    Unified Year 1924, Rhine Theater [09:25] ---     With the double-edged sword called     the Elenium-95 and a bunch of raw recruits, [09:31] ---     I was sent west to fight on     the Rhine Theater's front lines. [09:38] ---     A mage? [09:44] ---     What are you doing, Visha? [09:48] ---     We can't provide air support anymore! [09:58] ---     An explosion spell... [10:02] ---     How much longer will reinforcements take? [10:04] ---     The 205th Mage Company is en route. [10:07] ---     Company Commander,     we only have one platoon. [10:10] ---     We can't fight a whole company. [10:13] ---     Our enemy is on an exhausting,     long-range mission. [10:16] ---     There's a good chance we can win. [10:20] ---     But I guess losing new troops already     would hurt my promotion chances. [10:27] ---     You are to provide support. [10:29] ---     I'll go ahead and destroy three platoons. [10:32] ---     Man, it's rough being a salaryman. [10:35] ---     S-Salary...? [10:38] ---     I pray unto God. [10:41] ---     Lord, save my Fatherland. [10:50] ---     As the documents you see on     Second Lieutenant Degurechaff state... [10:54] ---     After contributing to development     of a new computation jewel, [10:56] ---     she was sent on emergency deployment     to the Rhine theater. [10:59] ---     While in the Rhine theater, she wiped out     an entire enemy mage company on her own. [11:03] ---     And she's still carrying out     assault missions there? [11:09] ---     She's the ideal soldier. [11:15] Tanya     "Second Lieutenant Degurechaff,     you are hereby promoted to First Lieutenant [11:19] ---     and are to attend the military academy." [11:22] ---     This is the second time I can remember     that I've been to university... [11:26] ---     I'll get a nice easy job studying at the rear! [11:31] ---     Be seated. [11:33] ---     Yes, sir. Excuse me. [11:36] ---     Actually, I wanted to ask you something. [11:40] ---     What do you think the next     developments in the war will be? [11:44] ---     I'm certain that this war     will grow into a world war. [11:50] ---     A world war? [11:51] ---     A global war. [11:53] ---     An interesting opinion. [11:55] ---     How would you handle it? [11:56] ---     By limiting our losses while     shedding enemy blood, [11:59] ---     I believe the Empire would     win in the long run. [12:03] ---     Do you have a practical plan? [12:05] ---     I would suggest a combination [12:07] ---     of defensive infantry tactics and     offensive strategies with mages. [12:10] ---     Mages are powerful,     but there aren't many of them. [12:15] ---     I agree. [12:16] ---     Mages excel in firepower and agility. [12:18] ---     They're ideal for hunting enemy forces. [12:21] ---     In the sense that you win the battle     while limiting your losses, [12:26] ---     I believe this may be the best use of mages. [12:31] ---     Interesting. [12:33] ---     I'll look into it. SIGN    Imperial Strategic Headquarters, Conference Room 1 [12:36] Narrator     Things kept going in the worst possible     direction, as if someone had set them up. [12:41] Narrator     I never expected that chat to spell my doom. SIGN    Imperial Strategic Headquarters, Dining Room [12:50] Narrator     Thank you so much for inviting me today. [12:54] Narrator     We've asked you here to discuss     your post-graduation deployment. [12:59] Narrator     First Lieutenant Degurechaff, [13:01] Narrator     I intend to put you in charge of     a new rapid-response mage battalion. [13:07] Narrator     A battalion?! [13:10] Narrator     Leading a rapid-response battalion is     a bigger risk than the front lines! [13:14] Narrator     B-But I'm only a first lieutenant. [13:17] Narrator     I'm not qualified to command a battalion. [13:20] Narrator     Don't worry. Everything's been arranged. [13:31] Narrator     That's a very enticing offer. [13:33] Narrator     Why? [13:35] Narrator     Why did this happen? [13:37] Narrator     Damn it! [13:39] Narrator     I'll have to take as much time as possible     with the selection process [13:42] Narrator     and delay our shipping out. SIGN    Imperial Strategic HQ External Bureau [13:47] Narrator     What is this? SIGN    Organizer Section [13:49] Narrator     I only sent out that     recruitment notice last week! [13:52] Narrator     Mages are the elite, aren't they? [13:54] Narrator     Shouldn't they want     the best jobs they can get? [13:57] Narrator     I made it clear in the notice     that this would be a terrible job... SIGN    Mages Wanted. Extremely Difficult Battle, Little Pay SIGN    Spend your days in combat and unfathomable danger.     If you return alive, you'll receive honor and glory. [14:02] Narrator     Why would all these people sign up     for a one-way ticket to hell? [14:05] Narrator     I can't go through all this     stuff by myself, anyway. [14:10] Narrator     Excuse me. [14:15] Narrator     What are you doing here? [14:18] Narrator     It's been a while, Captain Degurechaff! [14:21] Narrator     You're my assistant? [14:24] Narrator     Yes. [14:25] Narrator     It seems I was assigned this post because     I already knew you, and we're both women. [14:30] Narrator     Gee, the brass sure is being     awfully considerate. [14:33] Narrator     Actually, Strategic HQ just sent a demand     that we speed up the selection. [14:39] Narrator     Only twelve people have passed. [14:42] Narrator     That's only enough for a company. [14:44] Narrator     You'll have to lower     the standards for passing. [14:47] Narrator     Then I'll need time for reeducation and     to devise an acceptable new standard. [14:53] Narrator     How long, exactly? [14:56] Narrator     A month. [14:58] Narrator     Only a month? [15:00] Narrator     Training a new soldier takes two years. [15:03] Narrator     I don't care. [15:04] Narrator     Reeducate them, even if you     have to get a little rough. SIGN    Imperial Army Zugspitsche Training Grounds [15:09] ---     Now that it's come to this,     I'll push them to the absolute limit [15:15] ---     and make them give up for sure! [15:19] ---     It's so cold... [15:21] ---     I figured this would happen. [15:24] ---     Retreat! Retreat! [15:28] ---     Now you're napping during training, huh? [15:33] ---     Want to face a firing squad     for dereliction of duty? [15:35] ---     Hang in there! [15:36] ---     Hey! [15:37] ---     Are you okay? Breathe! [15:39] ---     Hey! [15:43] ---     C-Captain, that's going too far! [15:50] ---     H-He came back to life? [15:53] ---     I can't believe it. [15:54] ---     That isn't human... [15:57] ---     If I try and drop out, [16:00] ---     I'll meet a fate worse than death. [16:03] ---     If you're going to quit, then now is— [16:07] ---     I will continue the training! [16:13] ---     Me, too. [16:13] ---     Leave it to me. [16:14] ---     And me. [16:15] ---     I can keep going. [16:16] ---     Let me do it. [16:17] ---     Hurry! [16:18] ---     We'll finish the march! SIGN    One Month Later [16:24] ---     But they endured hell... [16:29] ---     Today, you are Imperial mages. [16:33] ---     Most of you will go to the war zone. [16:36] ---     Some of you will not come back. [16:38] ---     But always remember this: [16:41] ---     Imperial soldiers die. [16:44] ---     That's what we're here for. [16:47] ---     But the Empire lives forever. [16:50] ---     And that means you live forever! [16:54] ---     Thus, the Empire expects you     to fight forever for it! [17:01] ---     Sir, yes, sir! SIGN    Imperial Strategic HQ External Bureau [17:05] ---     How did this happen? [17:07] ---     Why did I do that? [17:09] ---     I don't even remember. SIGN    Organization Department [17:11] ---     Maybe it's because I used     the Type-95 too much in training. [17:15] ---     A military communiqué from Strategic HQ. [17:17] ---     Understood. [17:22] ---     A message from the battalion commander! [17:25] ---     It is time for war, everyone. [17:29] ---     No, something merely similar to war. [17:33] ---     We've been given a bunch of targets     for a live-fire training exercise. [17:36] ---     You may choose to shoot them [17:39] ---     or to destroy them with spells. [17:42] ---     Very well, gentlemen. [17:43] ---     It's time for some sports! [17:58] ---     A live-fire exercise is     an apt way to describe this. [18:02] ---     It's basically a bunch of scarecrows. [18:04] ---     If we miss, we'll be a laughingstock. [18:06] ---     Penetrating spells... Fire! [18:11] ---     Drop grenades! [18:17] ---     Then we'll let our allies annihilate     the enemy, and we'll advance. [18:21] ---     Where will we go? [18:22] ---     The capital. [18:24] ---     This is our chance. Let's attack. [18:26] ---     Second Lieutenant, [18:27] ---     we aren't the kind of barbarians     who'd ignore international wartime law. [18:32] ---     In adherence to the laws the ethicists made, [18:35] ---     we must destroy nothing but the enemy factory     and warn them to evacuate. [18:41] ---     We swear that we will conduct a fair war, [18:47] ---     in accordance with international law! [18:52] ---     We warn you now! [18:54] ---     The Imperial Army is about to launch     an attack on your military facility! [18:59] ---     Wonderful! [19:01] ---     They seem to think it's a kid's prank! [19:04] ---     Now, everyone, [19:05] ---     we have fulfilled our duty     under international law. [19:08] ---     Let's get to work. [19:11] ---     In God's name, bring down his wrath on     all who would violate the Fatherland. [19:18] ---     Manifest the miracles of God on Earth. [19:22] ---     Open fire! [19:33] ---     Now, let's head back, my battalion. SIGN    Imperial Army Southeastern Theater, Military Garrison 5 [19:44] ---     The 203rd has received a transfer order. [19:49] ---     We're heading north, to Norden. [19:52] ---     And I headed back to Norden once more. [19:56] ---     Enemy mage unit at altitude 6,500. [19:58] ---     Forward forces are regiment-sized. [20:00] ---     Two companies to the rear. [20:02] ---     Companies 2 through 4 will     hit the forward units. [20:05] ---     We'll take out the rear units and bombers. [20:08] ---     Then we'll launch a pincer     attack from the rear. [20:11] ---     However, while your job is to delay them, [20:14] ---     there isn't any need to wait for me. [20:16] ---     Feel free to defeat them all. [20:20] ---     Yes, ma'am! [20:23] ---     Now, Company 1, gain altitude. [20:26] ---     We'll go around and knock out     the two rear companies. [20:37] ---     Prepare for close-quarters combat! [20:39] ---     We'll wipe out the enemy's forward units! [20:48] ---     The enemy's computation jewels     are better than expected. [20:51] ---     Don't get cocky! [21:00] ---     They're fast. [21:05] ---     They can hit accurately with     this altitude difference? [21:08] ---     Seems like it's those foreign mages. [21:11] ---     They're tougher than we'd thought. [21:13] ---     So, everyone, how are you     enjoying a real war? [21:18] ---     The other day's battle against Dakia     was just a live-fire exercise. [21:21] ---     I want to let you fight to your     heart's content this time, [21:24] ---     so I turned down reinforcements. [21:27] ---     Be proud. You've been given a chance     to pass a trial of iron and fire. [21:33] ---     It's them! The bombers! [21:36] ---     They're finally here, huh? [21:39] ---     Guess I'll work enough to earn my salary. [21:48] ---     Bring down the hammer of     your wrath from Heaven. [22:02] ---     Mayday! Mayday! [22:03] ---     This is— [22:15] ---     Pixie 01 to all units. [22:17] ---     Begin your pincer attack     on the remaining mages. [22:20] ---     I'm going to recover prisoners     from the prey I shot down. [22:27] ---     I wanted to get some information from them, [22:29] ---     but I can't just cut out their brain     and take it. [22:36] ---     It's a joyous thing. [22:41] ---     Everyone in this world is out for     your blood, you of so little faith. [22:47] ---     A great crusade to punish     the blasphemer has begun. [22:52] ---     Being X... [22:54] ---     I knew you were screwing with me! [22:56] ---     How does it feel to fight the entire world? [23:05] ---     Damn it! [23:06] ---     I'll show you! SIGN    Imperial Army     Northern Theater Forces Command [23:09] ---     I'm always sent to the war's front lines. [23:13] ---     Always desperate situations where safe,     rear-echelon deployments are a pipe dream. [23:20] ---     Damn you, Being X! [23:24] ---     Not only the Entente Alliance,     but the Republic and the Allied Kingdom... [23:28] ---     And anyone else who wants to meddle... [23:31] ---     I'll teach them all a lesson. SIGN    Next Time The Battle of Fjord SIGN    This program is fiction. All persons, groups, places, laws, and names appearing in it have no relation to the real world. E7 - The Battle of the Fjord Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) SIGN    Entente Alliance, Port Arnelus [00:07] ---     Please understand, Mary. [00:11] ---     It's only a matter of time until     the war reaches the cities. [00:16] ---     It's safer for you to leave     the country while you can. [00:20] ---     What about you, Dad? [00:23] ---     I'm sorry. [00:27] ---     I wasn't a good father, was I? [00:30] ---     No, you're a good dad. [00:34] ---     Oh, but you should shave your beard. [00:37] ---     Yeah, I should. [00:42] ---     Mary, take care of your mother. [00:46] ---     And stay healthy. [00:48] ---     Okay. [00:50] ---     I'm sorry. [00:53] ---     Good luck, sir. [01:05] ---     Daddy! [01:06] ---     It's a little early, [01:08] ---     but take good care of your Christmas present! [01:19] ---     Colonel Sue... [01:21] ---     Major Gunner. [01:23] ---     This is from your daughter. [01:27] ---     What is this? [01:28] ---     The latest model of submachine gun. [01:32] ---     Why would my daughter     give me something like this? [01:35] ---     Perhaps she wants to help her father     fight for his country? [01:43] ---     "Anson Sue." [01:45] ---     Your initials, aren't they? [03:28] Tanya     Thus, we'll deliberately     pull back the battle lines SIGN    Imperial Army Northern Theater, Command Strategy Conference [03:32] Tanya     and reduce the distance supplies     must travel to the northern army. [03:35] Tanya     I believe this will make it easier     for us to mount a spring offensive. [03:47] ---     As always, the ideas front-line officers     come up with are quite unique. [03:53] ---     Well? What's the opinion of     the northern theater's army? [03:58] ---     Major Degurechaff, was it? [04:03] Tanya     Yes, sir. [04:05] ---     You seem to plan on     dragging this out beyond winter, [04:07] ---     but we don't want the war to last any longer. [04:10] ---     Our priority is to put an end to it     as quickly as possible. [04:13] Tanya     But if we do attack, we'll run out     of supplies almost immediately [04:17] Tanya     and quickly reach the limits     of what we can do. [04:19] Tanya     We're under no obligation to please     the enemy by wasting supplies and troops. [04:24] ---     At minimum, we have enough     for a three-week offensive! [04:29] ---     We just need to take out     their front-line forces. [04:33] Tanya     The interventions by the Republic     and the Allied Kingdom [04:36] Tanya     have greatly strengthened enemy resistance. [04:38] Tanya     I see no way we can take them out     in such a short time. [04:42] ---     Enough! [04:42] Tanya     I am obligated to register     my objections to this. [04:46] Tanya     At this rate, I believe we'll just put     severe stress on our front lines. [04:51] ---     That's enough out of you! [04:53] ---     Are you saying we aren't concerned with     the lives of our troops on the ground?! [04:56] ---     Watch your mouth! [05:00] Tanya     I'm sorry, sir. [05:02] Tanya     Compared to when I was out west     and saw our soldiers starving, [05:08] Tanya     Northern Command here     seems to want for nothing, [05:13] Tanya     so I forgot myself. [05:14] ---     Y-You bitch! [05:16] ---     Return to the western theater, then! [05:18] ---     We don't need cowards here! [05:19] Tanya     Is that the consensus of the northern theater? [05:23] ---     Shut up! [05:24] Tanya     All right. [05:30] Tanya     Excuse me. [05:40] Tanya     Why won't you stop them? [05:43] Tanya     With our present supply situation,     a full offensive is reckless. [05:46] Tanya     Its failure is obvious. [05:51] ---     Major, I want you to tell me     what you really think. [05:55] ---     Without the formalities of a proper proposal. [05:59] Tanya     Sir, I humbly remind you that     I am a strategy officer. [06:05] Tanya     I appreciate the request, [06:07] Tanya     but I believe that, out of courtesy     for my hosts, I must remain silent. [06:15] ---     That's a rather acrimonious way     to express one's opinion. [06:18] ---     Very well. I'll get to the point. [06:22] ---     If, hypothetically, the theater forces     were to proceed with their attack plan, [06:27] ---     what benefits would it bring? [06:33] Tanya     It would bring some benefits to     the western Rhine theater. [06:39] Tanya     It could blind the Republic to     our coming offensive against them. [06:43] ---     If it went well, isn't it possible it could     reduce strain on the western front? [06:48] Tanya     I'm sorry, sir, but I believe     that would be difficult. [06:51] Tanya     I can't see the Republic sending     the north enough reinforcements [06:54] Tanya     to affect the Rhine front. [06:58] Tanya     If you wish to look at things that way, [07:01] Tanya     we should consider this full-out offensive [07:03] Tanya     nothing more than a decoy to     distract the Entente Alliance. [07:07] Tanya     If we consider the front-line     offensive a decoy, [07:10] Tanya     its true benefit would be in     opening the rear to attack... [07:17] Tanya     The rear? [07:19] Tanya     The rear... [07:21] Tanya     Behind. [07:22] Tanya     Back? [07:25] ---     What's wrong, Major? [07:29] Tanya     So the goal of this offensive is to [07:33] Tanya     create a diversion for our troops     to land from sea? [07:36] Erich     Where did you hear that? [07:38] Tanya     Hear what? [07:40] Erich     About the landing! [07:42] Erich     Did General Zettour tell you? [07:46] Erich     I can't believe it. [07:48] ---     Well, that's a surprise. [07:50] ---     You guessed a plan that only     a few officers know about. [07:54] Tanya     I simply realized that it would be     an effective plan under these circumstances. [08:00] ---     Then we'll use you, after all. [08:03] ---     The 203rd Mage Battalion will go in     advance of the rest of the landing force. [08:09] Tanya     Yes, sir. We'll do everything we can. [08:11] ---     It goes without saying that, strategically,     this is close to a surprise attack. [08:16] ---     Thus, our landing point needs to be where     the enemy would never expect it. [08:22] Tanya     Which means? [08:26] ---     The Orse Fjord. SIGN    Episode 7 The Battle of the Fjord SIGN    Entente Alliance, Orse Fjord [08:39] ---     Quite a view, huh? [08:42] ---     A narrow, labyrinthine fjord,     covered with capes and islands. [08:46] ---     The cliffs are steep, [08:47] ---     and twenty cannons in the area     let us attack from any direction. [08:52] ---     No navy in the world could     pass through this sea. [08:56] ---     Truly a natural fortress, isn't it? [08:59] ---     Is there any real need for us to be here? [09:02] ---     It does need defenders, though. [09:05] ---     I don't like the fact that only our battalion     was sent here as reinforcements. [09:11] ---     But it's understandable, really. [09:12] ---     The Empire has launched     a winter offensive on the front lines. [09:17] ---     So the brass has their hands full? [09:20] Tanya     Men, you have my gratitude for     rising up to defend our homeland. [09:24] Tanya     With the help of youth like you, [09:27] Tanya     our victory is assured! [09:29] Tanya     You have already been promised honor. [09:32] Tanya     So I expect you to fight hard,     not fearing death! [09:34] Tanya     Yes, sir! [09:37] Tanya     At this point, all our country can do     is ask its youngsters to die. [09:43] Tanya     That's exactly why we adults     have to keep fighting, too. SIGN    December, Unified Year 1924 [10:01] Tanya     I guess it's possible, huh? [10:04] ---     Target point approaching. [10:06] ---     Cutting engine and preparing to glide. [10:09] Tanya     Everyone, get ready to drop. [10:11] ---     Yes, ma'am! [10:12] Tanya     Again, this plan relies on surprise. [10:16] Tanya     We have thirty minutes to capture the fjords. [10:20] Tanya     Second Lieutenant Serebryakov,     you're a back-up officer. [10:23] Tanya     If you lose contact with me     and the first lieutenants, [10:26] Tanya     command the retreat. [10:28] Visha     The retreat? [10:30] ---     If the first lieutenants and I go down,     the mission's a failure. [10:35] ---     The rest of you can't beat enemies with     the kind of equipment that can take us out. [10:39] ---     Man, I feel like a canary in a coal mine. [10:42] ---     Let's sing them a pretty song, then. [10:45] ---     How does a canary sing, anyway? [10:48] ---     "Chirp, chirp," right? [10:50] Tanya     I don't want to hear you guys sing. [10:53] Tanya     Get ready for work. [11:00] Tanya     All right, troops, [11:01] Tanya     it's time for us aerial mages     to do what we do best. [11:06] Tanya     You're ready, right? [11:07] ---     Yes, ma'am! [11:08] Tanya     Excellent. [11:09] Tanya     Jump! [11:30] ---     What's going on? [11:32] ---     I don't know. [11:33] ---     For some reason, we've lost contact     with a patrol ship. [11:37] ---     Equipment trouble? [11:39] ---     What about the other ships     on the patrol line? [11:44] ---     The same. [11:45] ---     None of the three are responding. [11:48] ---     What? [11:51] ---     What was that? [12:00] Tanya     Next! Hurry! [12:05] ---     Prepare artillery spell! [12:08] ---     Fire! [12:31] ---     Enemy attack... [12:33] ---     Enemy attack! [12:39] ---     Wh-Where did they come from? [12:42] ---     They paradropped. [12:49] ---     Damn it. [12:50] ---     Let's get out there! [12:52] ---     Coastal gun platforms are engaged. [12:54] ---     They're requesting reinforcements. [12:56] ---     Get them out there via rail! [12:58] ---     Why are they only attacking     the cannon emplacements? [13:12] ---     Battalion Commander,     enemy reinforcements! [13:15] ---     Battalion-sized unit of mages     is approaching fast! [13:17] Tanya     They responded fast. [13:19] Tanya     Company 1, prepare to engage! [13:21] ---     Major, engaging with a single company     is too dangerous. [13:24] Tanya     We can handle it! [13:27] Tanya     You silence those damn guns! [13:28] Tanya     You silence those damn guns! [13:29] ---     Roger! [13:30] Tanya     Company 1, follow me. [13:36] Tanya     I don't like it, [13:38] Tanya     but it's better than having them     take out my troops and trap me. [13:44] ---     Incoming counterattack. [13:45] ---     The enemy is company-sized. [13:47] Tanya     Company-sized? [13:49] Tanya     They don't see us as a threat, huh? [13:51] ---     We're heading in.     Prepare for close-range combat! [13:58] ---     By now, the North Sea Fleet should have     crossed the enemy patrol line. [14:03] ---     If those gun emplacements can't be     taken out in thirty minutes, [14:08] ---     the fleet will have to turn back. [14:11] ---     If that happens, we'll have performed     the largest, most spectacular [14:14] ---     "landing training exercise"     in the history of man. [14:18] ---     And our reputation will be ruined. [14:33] ---     Trap them! [14:34] Tanya     Don't let them trap you! [14:45] Tanya     Maintain altitude! Take them out! [14:48] Tanya     Do they have those guns down yet? [15:02] ---     Are we done? [15:03] ---     Not yet. [15:04] ---     They're here! [15:05] ---     Fire! [15:10] ---     Enemy mages sighted. [15:12] ---     We're running out of time. [15:14] ---     Just keep firing. [15:15] ---     Don't stop for a second! [15:27] ---     Multiple casualties! We're being pushed back! [15:30] ---     Hang in there till reinforcements arrive! [15:32] ---     But at this rate— [15:36] ---     Major Gunner! [15:48] Tanya     I'm dying from overwork here. [15:51] Tanya     But I can't bail just because     this wasn't in the contract. [15:58] ---     God... [16:02] ---     Why? [16:04] ---     Why... Why is she here? [16:12] ---     Out of my way! [16:35] Tanya     If I run, there goes my career... [16:48] ---     What? [16:49] Tanya     Wonderful. [16:51] Tanya     No overtime today. [16:52] ---     I repeat. [16:53] ---     All companies have succeeded     in silencing the guns! [17:25] ---     Reporting! [17:26] ---     Our defensive forces are losing the battle! [17:28] ---     We will head to the coast     and aid the defense. [17:31] ---     Thus— [17:40] Tanya     Mission complete. [17:42] Tanya     Everyone, withdraw! [18:07] ---     Not yet. [18:10] ---     It isn't over yet! [18:20] Visha     Enemy pursuit. [18:21] Visha     One mage incoming. [18:22] Tanya     Damned fanatical patriots! [18:27] Tanya     With that speed, he has a lot     of kinetic energy built up. [18:31] Tanya     Oh, Lord, [18:32] Tanya     in the Father and Son's name, [18:34] Tanya     bring down the lightning of judgment. [18:39] ---     God, I pray you give me strength     to destroy that devil! [18:52] ---     I will never let my homeland fall! [19:06] Tanya     I've seen you somewhere before. [19:15] Tanya     Not that it matters. [19:23] ---     M-Mary... [19:31] ---     It's a little early, [19:33] ---     but this will make a perfect     Christmas present to myself. [19:46] ---     Capture the railroads! [19:48] ---     And the supplies! [19:54] ---     Cheers! [20:09] Tanya     Quite a sight, huh? [20:26] ---     It's not over yet. [20:27] ---     Our defeat isn't set in stone yet. [20:43] ---     The North Sea Fleet's     landing mission has succeeded. [20:46] ---     Orse City railroads are under our control. [20:51] ---     Now, we can use the enemy's railways     to resupply ourselves. [20:55] ---     Bold as ever... [20:59] ---     So you kicked the enemy's ass     from behind, huh? [21:03] ---     We can attack from both front and rear now. [21:07] ---     We can end a battle that's lasted too long. [21:12] ---     It feels a bit early to say for certain, [21:16] ---     but we have landed a truly decisive blow. SIGN    Unified Year 1925     Unified States, State of Arkansas [23:01] ---     And now, in world news, [23:03] ---     an update on the Norden situation     from DC Broadcasting. [23:07] ---     Last December, [23:09] ---     the Empire ran a successful     landing operation at Orse Fjord, [23:11] ---     in the Entente Alliance's northern region. [23:14] ---     The coastal defense forces were wiped out, [23:16] ---     and many casualties were incurred. [23:19] ---     After occupying Orse City, [23:21] ---     the Empire launched a large-scale assault     from the north and south, [23:24] ---     which resulted in the de facto occupation     of the nation's capital. [23:28] ---     It's believed to be only a matter of time     before the Entente Alliance surrenders. [23:33] ---     The situation will continue     to be monitored. SIGN    Next Time Trial by Fire SIGN    This program is fiction. All persons, groups, places, laws, and names appearing in it have no relation to the real world. E8 - Trial by Fire Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:07] Tanya     Clear, with a chance of artillery shells. [00:10] Tanya     Visibility is excellent again today, [00:12] Tanya     and so a bloody war is taking place. [00:21] Tanya     Just when you thought we'd finally     taken out the Entente Alliance, [00:24] Tanya     you find yourself back to the front lines,     dealing with shells the whole day. [00:30] Tanya     And sometimes, when you wake up, [00:32] Tanya     you can find that the comrade who     went to sleep next to you is dead. SIGN    Unified Year 1925 April, Rhine Front [00:35] Tanya     That's how life is on the Rhine Front. [00:40] Tanya     Battalion, we'll provide     support for this mission. [00:42] Tanya     Get in there as low as possible [00:45] Tanya     and take out all enemy artillery at once. [00:47] Tanya     Deal with enemy air units     and mages as you see fit. [00:54] Tanya     Also, our allies won't cease artillery fire     even after we begin the mission. [00:59] Tanya     I doubt anyone in my battalion is stupid     enough to get hit by one of our shells, SIGN    Imperial Army 203rd Aerial Mage Battalion, Company 2     Second Lieutenant Warren Grantz [01:04] Tanya     but keep it in mind. [01:13] ---     They're as extravagant as ever. [01:16] ---     Artillery shells aren't free, you know. [01:18] ---     Stay sharp. [01:19] ---     Those are airburst shells with timers. [01:22] ---     Once they explode,     their fragments will rain down on us. [01:25] ---     I know that. [01:27] Visha     This is 05. [01:29] Visha     I've sighted two enemy mage     companies approaching! [01:33] Tanya     Company 1, begin anti-mage combat. [01:36] Tanya     Show these idiots we won't see them     without an appointment! [01:38] Tanya     The rest of you, take out artillery. [01:40] Tanya     Do it fast, and rendezvous with us! [01:50] Tanya     Battalion, it's getting lively here. [01:55] Tanya     Fun, ain't it? [03:31] ---     Damn it. [03:32] ---     That's why I told you to stay sharp. [03:34] ---     First Lieutenant Weiss! [03:36] ---     But I managed to score a fair few points. [03:40] ---     Count on me next time, too. [03:42] ---     Don't blame me if the last point     you score is when you get blown up. [03:45] ---     Haven't had enough of     the commander up your ass? [03:49] ---     I know... [03:51] ---     Take a lesson from     Second Lieutenant Serebryakov. [03:54] ---     She became a veteran just by     flying next to the battalion commander. [03:59] Visha     What's this about me? [04:03] ---     You and the commander have been     a pair for a long time, right? [04:08] Visha     Well, I suppose so, but... [04:12] Visha     Will you take my place? [04:15] ---     Military regulations won't allow that. [04:18] ---     I'm sorry, but we can't. [04:21] Visha     I see. [04:22] ---     Major Degurechaff! [04:24] ---     Is Major Degurechaff here? [04:27] ---     I'm First Lieutenant Weiss,     her second-in-command. [04:30] ---     Is this an emergency? SIGN    Episode 8 Trial by Fire [04:38] Tanya     A rear area's been cut off? [04:41] ---     Y-Yes. [04:42] ---     The partisans have started     a rebellion in Arene City. [04:46] Tanya     Arene City was formerly Republican territory. [04:48] Tanya     We failed to extinguish     the opposition completely, huh? [04:52] ---     Local garrison MPs failed to quell it. [04:56] ---     They already control the railroad     and are straining our supply lines. [05:01] ---     That's bad. [05:03] ---     We have to fight without food or shells? SIGN    Imperial Territory Arene City [05:09] ---     Die! [05:10] ---     Take this! [05:11] ---     Dog of the Empire! [05:27] ---     A-An aerial insertion... [05:28] ---     The Republic's begun an airship mission! [05:31] ---     Enemy mages are trying to     hook up with the rebels— SIGN    Republican Army 2nd Mage Company     Lieutenant Colonel Severin Bientot [05:38] ---     Secure defensive points and     prepare for a long battle! [05:41] ---     Every day that we can, we'll draw out     the war and strangle the enemy! [05:47] ---     Rejoice, Major Degurechaff. SIGN    Imperial Army Western Theater Command SIGN    Imperial Army Western Theater Command Commander Mortiz Paul Von Han [05:52] ---     As of 1423 today, you have a special mission     from Theater Command. [06:01] Tanya     "The 203rd is to eliminate enemy mages     who have joined forces with Arene rebels. [06:07] Tanya     Afterward, work with allies     to recapture the city." [06:12] ---     The situation requires quick action. [06:13] ---     We're counting on you. [06:15] Tanya     With pleasure, if those are your orders. [06:18] Tanya     But combat in a city will be difficult. [06:21] ---     No need to worry about that. [06:24] ---     Strategic Command has given us a plan to     quickly eliminate enemy units in the city. [06:31] Tanya     And what is it? [06:32] ---     An evacuation order will be issued for Arene. [06:36] ---     Under international law, anyone who     remains in the city after that order [06:39] ---     will be considered a Republican soldier. [06:45] ---     Orders from above are to eliminate     all hostiles in the city. [06:49] ---     Once you wipe out the enemy mages,     our artillery will begin a barrage. [06:58] Tanya     I see. [07:00] Tanya     So we've got hell ahead of us, [07:02] Tanya     and hell behind us. [07:07] Tanya     Naturally, this is a very silly question. [07:10] Tanya     But our enemy is only     the Republican Army, yes? [07:15] ---     Of course. [07:17] Tanya     If possible, I would like to know     the nature of these enemy combatants. [07:23] ---     All of them, except a small number     of Republican mages, are militiamen. [07:27] ---     Many Imperial civilians have     already been captured. [07:32] Tanya     How sad... [07:34] Tanya     We must get to work immediately, then. [07:38] ---     Yes. [07:39] Tanya     Well, the civilian presence will be an issue. [07:43] Tanya     But I can't see regular soldiers     using civilians as human shields. [07:50] Tanya     We're simply taking out an enemy base... [07:55] Tanya     Since we'll be following the rules     and issuing an evacuation order— [07:59] ---     Major? [08:03] Tanya     I'm sorry, sir. [08:06] ---     It is a sad thing, though. [08:09] Tanya     Yeah, it's terribly sad. [08:12] Tanya     But we are soldiers, [08:14] Tanya     and if orders say we must burn     beautiful Arene to the ground, [08:18] Tanya     that is what we must do. [08:20] ---     Who would want to be a soldier, huh? [08:27] ---     An evacuation order? Ha! [08:31] Tanya     Battalion members,     it's time for a sightseeing trip. [08:34] Tanya     The enemy has sent airships. [08:36] Tanya     Their mages have joined up     with the Arene militia. [08:40] Tanya     The city has fallen into Republican hands. [08:43] Tanya     Of course, we'll take it back! [08:46] Tanya     But there's a problem. [08:53] Tanya     We must eliminate     all Republican forces in the city. [08:59] ---     All? [08:59] Tanya     Well, firing on non-combatants     is strictly forbidden. [09:04] Tanya     But since we're fighting in a city, [09:06] Tanya     we have permission to destroy property. [09:09] Tanya     Additionally, we'll issue declarations before     and after combat with enemy mages. [09:14] Tanya     If the enemy accepts our terms     of surrender, then very well. [09:17] Tanya     If they don't, we wipe them out. [09:20] Tanya     Dismissed. [09:22] ---     Wipe them out? [09:23] ---     In a city? [09:24] ---     Eliminate all enemies? [09:26] ---     She can't mean... [09:28] ---     Is this really okay? [09:30] ---     Wiping out all enemies in the city means... [09:34] ---     It means... [09:36] ---     I can't imagine them surrendering     just because we issue a declaration. [09:41] ---     And I heard we're even using     an artillery barrage. [09:44] ---     Besides, differentiating between     militia and non-combatants is impossible! [09:49] ---     We might end up— [09:52] ---     Don't say another word. [10:12] ---     Get in here and stay put! [10:23] ---     I didn't expect them to be here     in just a few hours. [10:26] ---     It seems they're taking this seriously. [10:30] ---     Bravo Leader to Combat Area Control. [10:32] ---     Sending data on enemy mage unit. [10:34] ---     Confirm. [10:37] ---     The Devil of the Rhine? [10:39] ---     They brought out the big guns, huh? [10:42] ---     Enemy vanguard has passed     the IFF boundary. [10:45] ---     Approaching airspace above     the city at high speed. [10:47] ---     They're coming! [10:48] ---     Prepare for long-distance ambush! [10:57] ---     No one's here, huh? [11:00] ---     An evacuation order was issued. [11:02] ---     So of course not. [11:12] ---     Ambushers! We're being sniped at! [11:15] Tanya     Engage! [11:16] Tanya     Everyone, split up! [11:24] Visha     Enemy locations confirmed. [11:25] Visha     Four o'clock and seven o'clock. [11:34] Tanya     They're fast. [11:35] Tanya     You won't escape! [11:41] ---     Damn it. [11:42] ---     Where are they? [12:19] Tanya     Everyone, prepare for close-range combat. [12:21] Tanya     Their goal is to buy time! [12:23] Tanya     Don't get scared! [12:24] ---     Yes, ma'am! [12:25] ---     Second Lieutenant Grantz... [12:27] ---     Sorry, but I'm feeling strangely tired. [12:29] ---     Can I get a stimulant? [12:31] ---     R-Right! [12:32] ---     First Lieutenant Weiss! You've been hit! [12:34] ---     What? [12:35] ---     You didn't notice? [12:37] ---     I'll use a coagulant. [12:38] ---     Hurry! [12:42] Tanya     Second Lieutenant,     how does that idiot look? [12:44] ---     His life isn't in danger,     but I don't think he can keep fighting. [12:48] Tanya     Fine. [12:50] Tanya     First Lieutenant Weiss, get out of here. [12:53] ---     But, Battalion Commander— [12:54] Tanya     Your leaving won't create problems. [12:57] Tanya     I'd rather you take all the wounded     out of here than slow us down. [13:02] ---     Yes, ma'am. [13:03] Tanya     First Lieutenant Koenig will     take over as second-in-command. [13:06] Tanya     I'll take command of Company 2. [13:09] ---     Roger. [13:10] ---     Good luck. [13:12] Tanya     You think too much. [13:14] Tanya     You hesitated, didn't you? [13:16] Tanya     You fool! [13:19] Tanya     Be prepared for the worst when I get back. [13:26] ---     I'm sorry. [13:43] ---     Enemy mages have scattered! [13:44] ---     They're charging us! [13:46] ---     Fall back! [13:48] ---     Stay at range and keep firing! [13:52] Visha     Enemy mages are retreating. [13:54] Visha     They're hiding inside a building. [13:57] Tanya     Fine, the assault is canceled. [13:59] Tanya     Let them go inside. [14:01] Visha     Are you sure? [14:03] Tanya     If we ensure they can't touch     the artillery units outside the city, [14:06] Tanya     we've basically achieved our objective. [14:08] Tanya     What happens later isn't our problem. [14:12] Visha     Roger. [14:13] Tanya     Let's send our message. [14:15] Tanya     Connect me to artillery, too. [14:22] Tanya     A message to the irregulars     engaged in armed rebellion. [14:26] Tanya     In accordance with Article 26, Clause 3     of the Wartime Combat Treaty, [14:30] Tanya     we request the release of     all Imperial civilians in your custody. [14:34] Tanya     Release the people of Arene     that you have unlawfully imprisoned. [14:38] ---     Shut up! [14:39] ---     We are the people of Arene! [14:42] ---     There are no unlawful prisoners! [14:44] Tanya     We cannot allow your massacres to continue. [14:47] Tanya     In accordance with Article 8, Clause 5     of the Wartime Combat Treaty, [14:50] Tanya     send us your commanding officer. [14:53] Tanya     If you fail to heed this warning, [14:55] Tanya     we will be forced to consider you combatants. [14:58] ---     It's way too late for that. [14:59] ---     Damn those Imperial shits! [15:02] ---     What do we do? What do we do? [15:04] ---     Damn it... Damn it all! [15:15] Tanya     Did you get that? [15:16] Visha     Yes. [15:17] Visha     I recorded it with my computation jewel. [15:19] Tanya     Send it to Command. [15:21] Tanya     Sheesh... This is the problem with militias     that don't have a chain of command. [15:27] ---     Command to all units involved     with the operation. [15:30] ---     We will move to wipe out the enemy. [15:32] ---     Eliminate Republican forces in Arene. [15:36] Tanya     Okay, I've fulfilled my duty by     demanding their surrender. [15:42] Tanya     Let's get to work... "protecting our people." [16:25] ---     Wha... [16:27] ---     What is this? [16:34] ---     What the hell is this?! [16:37] ---     Commander Bientot! [16:40] ---     Protect the Republican citizens     and withdraw from the combat zone! [16:44] ---     Hurry! [16:47] ---     Loading complete. [16:50] ---     Fire. [17:09] ---     This way! [17:11] ---     Hang in there! [17:28] ---     I'm just saving the prisoners... [17:31] ---     I'm just helping people. [17:40] Visha     Anyone else? [17:42] ---     I think this is everyone. [17:44] ---     Attention, Pixie Battalion. [17:46] ---     Remaining enemy mages are at point B4,     serving as a rear guard. [17:52] ---     They're interfering with our spotters     and preventing our artillery from firing. [17:56] ---     Can you take them out? [17:58] Tanya     I have visual. [18:00] Tanya     No problem. [18:01] Tanya     It's possible. [18:03] ---     As soon as the rear guard is down, [18:04] ---     we'll resume the artillery attack. [18:06] ---     Try to finish within five minutes. [18:08] Tanya     Roger that. [18:09] Tanya     I'll do my best. [18:24] ---     Battalion Commander! [18:28] ---     Please reconsider... [18:31] ---     They don't know how to     escape an artillery barrage! [18:35] ---     If... If we take out those mages— [18:38] Tanya     The Empire's enemies will be     wiped out by artillery. [18:42] Tanya     Fine by me. [18:43] ---     But that's— [18:44] Tanya     Second Lieutenant Grantz, [18:45] Tanya     the enemy you let go will     take up his gun again. [18:50] Tanya     To shoot us. [18:58] Tanya     If we let them go, some will become     new soldiers who hate the Empire. [19:04] ---     So... You want us to kill them     just for that reason?! [19:12] Tanya     This is the order from our superiors. [19:14] Tanya     We shoot the enemy, or they'll shoot us. [19:17] Tanya     If nothing else, we must shoot     until we're told not to anymore. [19:24] Tanya     I'll pretend I didn't hear what you just said. [19:28] Tanya     But I'll say this once more. [19:30] Tanya     This is the order from our superiors. [19:33] Tanya     Take up your gun. [20:11] ---     What did you want to discuss? [20:14] ---     This paper, [20:15] ---     which was submitted last summer     to the Army Academy's 17th Lab. [20:21] ---     The paper deals with ways to     legalize combat in cities. [20:26] ---     It contains a way to interpret wartime law, [20:29] ---     to avoid the restrictions on     artillery bombardment of cities. [20:34] ---     Did you use this     when you planned this operation? [20:38] ---     If I did? [20:40] ---     Nothing. [20:41] ---     I just wanted to know for certain. [20:48] ---     The author of the paper was     Major Degurechaff, wasn't it? [20:56] ---     As you say, she seems to be     an extremely talented soldier. [21:02] ---     Not using those talents would be foolish. [21:07] ---     I am going to give her an     extremely important job [21:13] ---     to end the war with the Republic. [22:49] ---     You're finally awake? SIGN    Allied Kingdom Humanitarian Aid Group "Peace World Hospital" [22:56] ---     I'm told you were found floating     in a fjord, critically wounded. [23:00] ---     You've been unconscious for months. [23:02] ---     They only identified you a few days ago. [23:08] ---     I saw a light. [23:17] ---     The light of God... [23:22] ---     Very interesting. [23:24] ---     And what did God tell you? [23:29] ---     To destroy that devil. SIGN    Next Time Prepare to Advance SIGN    This program is fiction. All persons, groups, places, laws, and names appearing in it have no relation to the real world. E9 - Preparations for Advance Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) SIGN    A Few Days After the Battle of Arene [00:06] Tanya     At Arene, I insisted on     defending my nation's people, [00:10] Tanya     eliminating only the enemy mages. [00:14] Tanya     My hands are still pure as     the driven snow... Probably. [00:18] ---     Excuse me. [00:21] ---     It's been a long time, Major Degurechaff. [00:23] Tanya     Uger... [00:26] Tanya     Major Uger! [00:27] Tanya     Glad to see you're doing well! [00:29] ---     Same to you. [00:31] Tanya     You're with the army's railway division now? [00:34] ---     Yes. [00:35] ---     I've heard a lot about you. [00:38] ---     Anyway, are you on your way to Strategic HQ? [00:41] Tanya     Yes. [00:42] Tanya     You, too? [00:45] ---     Lately, I've been doing nothing but     running errands for General Zettour... [00:48] Tanya     If the railway division's busy, [00:51] Tanya     then it's a big operation? [00:55] Tanya     Looks like you know something. [00:58] ---     Well, I guess it's safe to tell you. [01:01] ---     I owe you for recommending me     for a rearguard position. [01:06] ---     The railway division has been asked to [01:08] ---     make a plan for emergency transport     from the combat zone. [01:11] ---     The planning folks intend to     pull the Rhine front way back. [01:15] Tanya     Pull back our lines? [01:17] Tanya     After we've pushed the enemy so far back? [01:19] ---     Indeed. [01:20] ---     The plan seems to be to draw     the enemy's main unit in and destroy them. [01:26] Tanya     I see. [01:27] Tanya     So like Bonaparte at Austerlitz, [01:29] Tanya     or perhaps Hannibal at Cannae. [01:33] Tanya     That's a surprise. [01:35] Tanya     A surround-and-destroy operation     on the scale of the Rhine front... [01:38] Tanya     A bold but fascinating plan. [01:41] ---     You've got that right. [01:42] ---     The brass wants to end the war with     the Republic soon, no matter what. [01:47] Tanya     But how do we surround the enemy? [01:50] ---     I haven't been told the details. [01:52] ---     But your unit will be asked     to serve as the rearguard [01:54] ---     so the enemy doesn't learn     about the retreat. [01:57] Tanya     The rearguard, huh? [02:00] ---     The battle will be even fiercer     than what's come before. [02:04] ---     Once you get to Strategic HQ, [02:06] ---     I'm sure they'll prepare     everything you ask for. SIGN    Imperial Army Strategic HQ, Joint Conference [03:42] ---     The Arene incident damaged     our railway network, [03:46] ---     making supplying the front lines difficult. [03:48] ---     A full-scale assault at this time     would be impossible to sustain. [03:52] ---     Is a landing operation possible,     like the one against the Entente Alliance? [03:57] ---     The Allied Kingdom's response     would be the issue. [04:00] ---     In theory, they're neutral, [04:03] ---     but they won't let us pass through     their territorial waters. [04:06] ---     Which means it will take time... [04:08] ---     I believe some degree of attrition     is unavoidable. [04:13] Zettour     We need a paradigm shift. [04:16] Zettour     We're facing the first world war     since the dawn of humanity. [04:22] Zettour     The pre-war doctrine of entering an enemy     castle to force them to sign a peace treaty [04:28] Zettour     isn't practical here. [04:31] ---     How do we win, then? [04:34] Zettour     We don't win. We avoid defeat. [04:37] Zettour     I think that's the only way to stay standing. [04:41] ---     General Zettour, are you saying     you're opposed to the offensive, too? [04:46] Zettour     No, I support the idea of aggressive action. [04:51] Zettour     But breaking their lines shouldn't be our goal. [04:54] ---     What do you mean? [04:56] Zettour     We eliminate as many enemy soldiers as possible [04:59] Zettour     and render them unable to continue fighting. [05:03] Zettour     That's the one way to end the war. [05:07] ---     Do you have a practical plan? [05:10] ---     The planning department already has     a plan to destroy their main force. [05:15] ---     A decisive battle? In these circumstances? [05:18] ---     Are you serious? [05:19] ---     Isn't that reckless? [05:20] ---     The first stage of this plan     is a large-scale withdrawal [05:23] ---     from the battle lines, in order     to lure the enemy forward. [05:27] ---     It's the first step toward the rest of the plan. [05:31] ---     We must go forward. [05:34] ---     You could say a "forward escape"     is the best path toward victory. SIGN    Episode 9 Preparations for Advance SIGN    May 10, Unified Year 1925 SIGN    Rhine Front: Imperial Army Right Flank, Front Lines [05:58] Tanya     Break! Break! [06:03] ---     Damn it! They got me! [06:05] Tanya     Take cover, 03! [06:06] Tanya     Grab 27 and fall back! [06:08] ---     This is 04! Company 4     has lost multiple men! [06:10] ---     Losses are at over 60%! [06:13] Tanya     Company 4, put out decoys and retreat! [06:15] Tanya     Anyone who can support them, do it! [06:17] ---     Roger! [06:21] ---     Who are our guests? [06:23] ---     A force recon unit. [06:25] ---     They're the size of an expanded battalion! [06:27] ---     Maybe they really are planning     a full-scale offensive! [06:31] ---     They're coming! Fire! Fire! [06:36] ---     Damn it! Air burst rounds? [06:41] Visha     Everyone, form up! [06:43] Visha     Limit yourself to stochastic evasion and— [06:51] ---     This is 02! [06:52] ---     We've lost half our men already! [06:54] ---     We won't last much longer! [06:55] ---     Damn... [06:56] Tanya     This is Fairy 01! [06:58] Tanya     We are surrounded and engaged with     a company-sized unit of enemy mages! [07:02] Tanya     What is your situation? [07:04] ---     Initiating Plan 1. [07:06] ---     Not quite ready yet, [07:08] ---     but you have permission for     an immediate withdrawal. [07:11] Tanya     Permission to retreat? Now? [07:14] Tanya     Unnecessary. [07:16] ---     What? Are you serious? [07:18] Tanya     If we retreat here,     they might discover our con. [07:22] Tanya     Since we can't let the enemy     learn about the retreat, [07:25] Tanya     we will continue. [07:26] ---     Roger. [07:27] ---     We'll have it ready ASAP. [07:29] ---     May God's protection be with you. [07:31] Tanya     God's protection... [07:33] Tanya     I can see Being X's ugly face— SIGN    Rhine Front: Imperial Army     Right Wing, Rawl Lowlands [07:47] ---     Hurry! [07:48] ---     Destroy the heavy cannons! [08:07] ---     Hurry! [08:12] ---     The rest can get on the next train! [08:13] ---     Get moving! SIGN    Operation Fog and Sun     A False Retreat From the Battle Lines [08:19] ---     We will shortly reach     the designated retreat point. [08:22] ---     I don't see any pursuing forces. [08:24] ---     They seem to think we're engaging     in a large-scale offensive. [08:30] ---     Hey, hang in there! [08:31] ---     We don't have enough bandages! [08:32] ---     Where are the medic mages? [08:33] ---     How much longer? [08:34] ---     M-My stomach... My stomach! [08:37] ---     Warrant Officer... Warrant Officer Teyanen! [08:48] Visha     Lieutenant Grantz, what were     your grades in classes? [08:53] Visha     Didn't you learn in officers' school that     all responsibility for a unit's actions [08:58] Visha     rests with their commanding officer? [09:00] Visha     In law class. [09:02] ---     I think I did... [09:06] Visha     At the Battle of Arene, the major emphasized     that you were acting under orders. [09:12] Tanya     I'll say this once more. [09:13] Tanya     This is the order from our superiors. [09:15] Visha     She was the commanding officer, [09:16] Visha     so there was no need for     her men to feel responsible. [09:20] Visha     Maybe that's what she wanted to say. [09:27] ---     I never thought you'd be making me     feel better, Lieutenant Serebryakov. [09:32] Visha     Huh? What's that supposed to mean? [09:36] ---     Hang in there, Teyanen! [09:40] ---     Teyanen! [09:42] ---     Plan 1 was a success. [09:45] ---     It's all thanks to your unit. [09:48] ---     On behalf of Strategic HQ,     I thank you again. [09:51] Tanya     Your words honor me too much. [09:54] Tanya     Actually, I wanted to ask you something. [09:59] ---     What is it? [10:01] Tanya     I'm told our military is distributing     false propaganda via third countries? [10:07] ---     You hear things fast. [10:10] Tanya     Supposedly, the mess at Arene     destroyed our supply lines. [10:15] Tanya     Even maintaining our front is difficult, [10:19] Tanya     and we're planning a reckless,     large-scale assault. SIGN    The Empire on the Brink [10:22] Tanya     Republican forces will believe it     and will concentrate their forces. SIGN    A Desperate Large-Scale Assault? [10:26] Tanya     If we want to draw them in,     encircle them, and wipe them out, [10:30] Tanya     don't we need to disrupt them     and put them in disarray? [10:35] ---     Just like at Norden? [10:38] ---     You never cease to amaze me... [10:41] ---     Your new orders. [10:44] Tanya     Thank you. [10:47] ---     The name of the second operation     is "Shock and Awe." [10:52] ---     The plan is to directly take out     the enemy's HQ [10:56] ---     and leave them in disarray. [10:59] Tanya     And then capture the enemy units? [11:02] ---     Indeed. [11:03] Tanya     I see. [11:04] Tanya     On a strategic level,     it makes a good deal of sense. [11:07] Tanya     But if it were that easy to     take out the enemy's HQ, [11:11] Tanya     the Rhine theater wouldn't have     fallen into a stalemate to begin with. [11:15] ---     That is quite true. [11:19] Tanya     Then we'll need a new tactic. [11:22] Tanya     Something completely unexpected. [11:26] ---     God has brought us to this moment,     hasn't he, Major? [11:31] Tanya     Doctor Schugel? SIGN    Imperial Army V-1 Launcher Secret Base [11:41] Tanya     What is this? [11:44] ---     A special acceleration booster device     I developed for force recon. [11:49] ---     Code named V-1! [11:52] ---     It's a new type of recon unit [11:54] ---     that flies too high to be intercepted     and too fast to be pursued. [11:58] ---     Use these V-1s to cross their defensive lines     and attack their HQ. [12:03] Tanya     When did you build this? [12:05] ---     General Zettour requested     their development. [12:09] ---     He requested a new type of equipment     to break through heavily defended areas. [12:13] Tanya     And a certain mad scientist made something     that surpassed your expectations, huh? [12:19] ---     It's still in the testing stages, [12:22] ---     but the fact that we could get a small run [12:23] ---     of mass-produced versions ready before     the decisive battle is truly... [12:26] ---     Truly, a blessed message from God! [12:29] ---     That's the only way to describe it! [12:31] ---     Behold these huge boosters! [12:35] ---     It contains five specially-made engines     that run on hydrogen fuel! [12:40] Tanya     Doctor, it's fine to boast about     their size and numbers, [12:44] Tanya     but you can adjust their speed     and direction, right? [12:47] ---     Adjustments? You don't need adjustments! [12:51] ---     Just fly straight! [12:53] ---     Just keep going straight forward! [12:58] ---     That look on your face... [13:00] ---     You're worried the boosters     might be too heavy, right? [13:03] ---     Relax! No need to worry at all! [13:06] ---     The used fuel tanks can be purged from     the booster when they're empty. [13:11] ---     By lightening the load,     the final speed gets even higher! [13:18] ---     Its final speed is Mach 1.5! [13:21] ---     As the first humans to      break the sound barrier, [13:24] ---     we will shake off anyone     and everyone on our tail! [13:30] Tanya     Um, how will you handle the increase [13:33] Tanya     in drag and shock waves caused     by breaking the sound barrier? [13:36] Tanya     Vibrations and shocks caused     by aeroelastic flutter [13:39] Tanya     should be something mages can handle     with their defensive shell. [13:42] Tanya     You can do it, right? [13:44] Tanya     It would be strange if you couldn't. [13:47] ---     I suppose he thinks everything     comes naturally to everyone. [13:50] Tanya     Yeah. He's a natural-born disaster. [13:53] Tanya     He went and got us a one-way ticket to hell. SIGN    Rhine Front: Former Imperial Army Right Wing, Rawl Lowlands [14:09] ---     No response. [14:11] ---     It seems they really have withdrawn. [14:13] ---     Roger. [14:14] ---     Contact command. [14:17] ---     This is Rhine Command, [14:19] ---     speaking to all units on the left flank. SIGN    Republican Army Rhine Theater Forces [14:24] ---     We have confirmed that Imperial forces     have withdrawn from the Rawl Lowlands. SIGN    Rhine Theater: Republican Army Left Wing, Rear Echelon [14:27] ---     Begin advancing our main force immediately. [14:31] ---     Roger. [14:32] ---     All units, advance! [14:48] ---     We've gathered our main forces     and started advancing the left flank. [14:54] ---     The right flank is staying put. [14:57] ---     If we take out the left flank,     the Empire will give up. [15:01] ---     And that will end the war, huh? [15:05] ---     Yes. [15:06] ---     I want to repay them for     what happened in Arene. [15:09] ---     But I'm reduced to     a cigarette gofer for a while... [15:15] ---     Distribute them among the right flank.     They aren't doing anything. [15:19] ---     Are you sure? [15:21] ---     Leave enough to celebrate our victory. [15:40] ---     Second Lieutenant Grantz. [15:45] ---     Lieutenant Weiss... [15:47] ---     Calm down, Lieutenant. [15:49] ---     You look kind of pathetic. [15:51] ---     Sorry, sir. [15:54] ---     Well, I understand how you feel. [15:57] ---     To be honest, I don't feel calm, either. [15:59] Tanya     Now, you've been specially selected     for this mission. [16:02] Tanya     To be blunt, [16:05] Tanya     our mission is to ride rockets     right into the enemy HQ. [16:09] Tanya     I'm sure that only a few of you eleven     are capable of enjoying a rocket ride, [16:16] Tanya     but we have to do this. [16:18] Tanya     And if we have to do it,     we must ensure we succeed. [16:22] Tanya     Our current intelligence has     given us three attack targets. [16:26] Tanya     One of them is the enemy's Rhine theater HQ. [16:30] Tanya     Once we take it out, the enemy will     be leaderless and easily destroyed. [16:36] Tanya     In other words,     tomorrow's mission will end the war! [16:41] Tanya     We are the head of the entire army! [16:46] ---     No soldier in the Empire     could remain calm after that. [16:50] ---     Hell, no soldier in the world could. [16:59] ---     I take that back. [17:03] ---     The Republic's main force has     already started its advance. [17:06] ---     Only a matter of time before the western     industrial districts are within firing range. [17:11] ---     Preparations for Plan 2, the assault     on the enemy HQ, are ready. [17:16] ---     What is the state of the next plan? [17:17] ---     I'm told we're finishing our last     preparations on the left flank. [17:21] ---     Deployments at the target     point are completed, [17:23] ---     and we can begin tomorrow. [17:27] ---     We've crossed the Rubicon. [17:29] ---     And now, it's all up to     Major Degurechaff, huh? [17:45] Zettour     If we're eating in silence, we must     be more nervous than I expected. [17:52] ---     I thought you never got nervous. [17:55] Zettour     You, too. [17:57] Zettour     I'm surprised to find you're nervous. [18:08] ---     The Fatherland's fate rests on this mission. [18:11] ---     If we fail to take the enemy's head,     the remaining plans will also fail. [18:16] ---     Moving forward is the only way we can win. [18:20] ---     No, it's the only path we have at all. [18:24] ---     Anyone who stands in the way of     the Fatherland will be destroyed. [18:31] ---     My friend, victory for the Empire! [18:35] ---     Victory! SIGN    May 25, Unified Year 1925 [18:51] ---     Hydrogen fuel levels confirmed. [18:55] ---     Firing angle and direction confirmed! [18:57] ---     All equipment working normally. [19:00] ---     All units, proceed to final preparations. [19:03] ---     Releasing safeties. [19:06] ---     Launch preparations complete. [19:08] ---     Staff is to leave the area! [19:10] ---     We will now launch a mage company [19:14] ---     via the manned rockets code named V-1! [19:18] ---     Light all rockets. [19:22] ---     May God watch over the Fatherland. [19:27] Tanya     My comrades-in-arms, I believe not in God, [19:31] Tanya     but in Strategic HQ,     a stronghold of logic and reason. [19:35] Tanya     Our pride lies in duty and sacrifice. [19:38] Tanya     We go to win this battle. [19:41] Tanya     A true Imperial soldier goes anywhere,     even Purgatory, and conquers it! [19:50] Tanya     Show them what good guard dogs we are! [19:54] ---     All units, take off. [20:11] ---     I shall pray for your success. [20:17] Tanya     I was supposed to climb the ladder     in the rear lines. [20:21] Tanya     How did I end up here? [20:32] Tanya     It's all... It's all Being X's fault. [20:37] Tanya     Until I pound free-market principles     into that piece of shit, [20:41] Tanya     I won't die, no matter what! [20:44] Tanya     I'm going to live... to live and... [20:48] Tanya     I'm going to end this! [20:49] Tanya     Everyone, prepare for     non-magic-dependent drop! [20:53] Tanya     Release door knockers! SIGN    Operation Shock and Awe     Assault on the Enemy HQ [22:47] Tanya     "To the family of my friend, [22:50] Tanya     Warrant Officer Tweet Nika Teyanen. [22:53] Tanya     I'm terribly sorry to inform you [22:56] Tanya     that Warrant Officer Teyanen     will be retiring due to injuries. [23:01] Tanya     A military doctor has decided     that he needs long-term care. [23:07] Tanya     I ask forgiveness that I can only return     the child you entrusted to us in this state. [23:13] Tanya     I know it isn't much,     but I have put in a request [23:17] Tanya     for a Class 1 Combat Medal     and a War Injuries Medal, [23:21] Tanya     and it has been accepted. [23:23] Tanya     I hope he successfully recovers." [23:31] Tanya     I never thought I'd lose one of     my troops to a rotten potato... SIGN    Next Time Path to Victory SIGN    This program is fiction. All persons, groups, places, laws, and names appearing in it have no relation to the real world. E10 - Path to Victory Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:12] A     No sign of the enemy at present. [00:14] A     Estimated time of arrival at the Republican     port town is nearly on schedule. [00:19] Drake     We stay put all this while,     and now we intervene? [00:22] Drake     The brass sure can't see things through. [00:25] Drake     They must be desperate to enjoy wine     and galettes at a Republican café. SIGN    Allied Kingdom Army Military Intelligence     Lieutenant Colonel Sir Isaac Dustin Drake [00:30] Geoff?     Don't you hate that they're now sending us     into a fire they could've put out long ago? [00:35] Drake     Well, the Imperial Army is nothing     if not based on rationalism. [00:39] Drake     The moment they realize they'll lose,     they'll probably sign a peace treaty. [00:52] Geoff?     Are you sure about this? [00:54] Geoff?     I know you pulled some strings     in Intelligence, but... [00:57] Drake     More than anyone, the colonel     understands the threat posed by the Empire. [01:01] Drake     He'll be a good fit for bull-baiting. [01:04] Drake     Besides, ever since his rescue, [01:06] Drake     he's been like that,     not even contacting his family. [01:10] Drake     If no one stops him, he might     charge into enemy territory alone. [02:50] Tanya     Squad 1 on the ground. [02:52] Tanya     No hostile magical signatures. [02:57] Tanya     All squads, come in. [02:59] Tanya     All squads. [03:00] A     Squad 2 on the ground. [03:02] A     We've established contact with Squad 3. [03:04] A     No hostile magical signatures. [03:06] B     Squad 3 here. [03:08] B     No hostile magical signatures. [03:09] B     Status of projectiles from     the acceleration device? [03:12] A     The door knockers appear to have     hit the main targets quite precisely. SIGN    Republican Army Base, Point A SIGN    Republican Army Base, Point B [03:16] A     We assume defensive teams at each     location are scrambling to respond. SIGN    Republican Army Base, Point C [03:20] Tanya     Good. [03:21] Tanya     March with magical camouflage, and begin     infiltration and sabotage operation. [03:25] Tanya     Remove equipment and respond swiftly. [03:28] Tanya     Squad 2, you're on target B. [03:29] Tanya     Squad 3, on target C. [03:32] Tanya     We will take target A. [03:34] Tanya     The enemy might get backup,     so finish this in ten minutes. [03:38] Tanya     After the attack, retreat at full speed. [03:40] A     Yes, ma'am. [03:41] Tanya     All troops, move out! SIGN    Episode 10 The Path to Victory SIGN    May 25, Unified Year 1925 SIGN    Imperial Army High Council [03:51] Zettour     Let me give an update on     the current situation. [03:53] Zettour     Our army has moved     the Rhine front's right flank [03:56] Zettour     back to the designated defensive line. [03:58] Zettour     We have completed a massive     reorganization of battle lines. [04:02] B     Why did we retreat so far? [04:04] B     Isn't this too much? [04:06] Zettour     About that... I've been notified that     the Imperial court has similar concerns. [04:12] Zettour     On behalf of the military,     I apologize for worrying the emperor. [04:18] Zettour     Unfortunately, as it is     a classified military matter, [04:22] Zettour     I can provide no further detail. [04:24] C     Then, may I make a comment     on behalf of the treasury? [04:28] B     Please. [04:29] C     As I'm sure we're all well aware, [04:32] ---     most of the funding for this war     is through the sale of bonds. [04:36] C     With that being the case, [04:39] C     prolonging this war may cause     considerable economic distress, [04:44] C     and we've repeatedly     expressed concern about this. [04:48] C     Regarding the topic you mention, [04:50] C     we very much appreciate everyone's     tremendous efforts and sacrifice. [04:56] C     At the same time, we believe that [05:00] C     we are at a crucial stage that will lead     to the Republic's destruction. [05:12] A     Any other casualties? [05:25] Tanya     Lieutenant... [05:26] Viktoriya     We're clear. [05:29] A     No sign of optical camouflage. [05:31] Tanya     Good. [05:32] Tanya     Proceed to clear the building. [05:37] A     It's only a matter of time before     the lowland's industrial area is lost. [05:41] A     How do you respond to the fact that [05:44] A     the western industrial area is nearly     within range of enemy artillery? [05:50] A     At this rate, [05:51] A     our country's industrial production     capabilities will be devastated. [05:55] A     We and the military must find a solution, [05:58] ---     or we may be forced to discuss     unpalatable political measures. [06:03] B     What does the military     have to say on that matter? [06:10] Zettour     Delicious. [06:26] Viktoriya     It appears this is     an abandoned facility, after all. [06:29] Zettour     Damn. [06:30] Zettour     How much time left? [06:31] Viktoriya     Roughly 120. [06:33] Zettour     We have no choice. [06:34] Zettour     We'll raze it per our orders,     even if it isn't the right site. [06:37] Zettour     Prepare combustion spells. [06:39] A     Yes, ma'am. [06:41] B     We're going to lose     our industrial foundation! [06:43] B     Why have you retreated so far that     the western industrial area is exposed? [06:48] A     This is obviously foolish! [06:55] Rudersdorf     It's almost time. [06:57] A     How do you plan to take responsibility? [06:59] B     Give us a proper explanation! [07:01] C     Do you not even have an apology for us?! [07:10] Tanya     01 to all units. [07:11] Tanya     Target A wasn't the enemy headquarters. [07:14] Tanya     All squads, report your situation. [07:17] Tanya     All squads, report! [07:19] Tanya     What's the matter? [07:20] Tanya     Report! [07:21] A     02 here. [07:23] A     Target B is a hit. [07:24] A     We destroyed their     communication headquarters. [07:33] B     A-Apologies for interrupting the meeting! [07:36] A     What was the code? [07:38] A     We have a telegram. [07:39] A     "Our Fatherland, the ruler of the world." [07:42] A     I repeat. [07:44] A     "Our Fatherland, the ruler of the world." [07:47] Zettour     Absolutely wonderful! [07:53] A     03 here. [07:54] A     Similarly, we've destroyed [07:55] A     an ammo depot at Target C. [07:57] Tanya     Good. [07:58] Tanya     All units, retreat at full speed. [07:59] Tanya     Head to our ally's submarine. [08:06] Zettour     Our elite troops have just destroyed     the enemy headquarters on the Rhine front. [08:12] Zettour     We've successfully destroyed     the enemy command structure. [08:16] A     You've destroyed their headquarters? [08:27] Zettour     Let me inform you that, as of this moment, [08:29] Zettour     Operation Shock and Awe is complete, [08:32] Zettour     and a third operation is now underway. [08:37] Zettour     I hope you look forward     to a follow-up report. SIGN    Rhine Theater: Republican Army Left Wing, Rawl Lowlands [09:05] A     All units have arrived at the front lines. [09:13] B     Observation team reporting in. [09:14] B     No enemies in sight. [09:16] B     Enemy troops silent. [09:18] C     Copy that. [09:19] C     Requesting orders from command. [09:23] A     What's our current situation? [09:25] B     There are no problems. [09:27] B     The Republic's main forces have     arrived at the Rawl Lowlands. [09:31] B     They currently face our right flank. [09:33] A     What about the third operation? [09:35] B     I'm told it's ready. [09:38] A     One year later, we finally have     a chance to pry open the door. SIGN    Rhine Theater: Republican Army     Right Wing, Mesienn Highlands [09:49] A     Man, it's so boring on this side... [09:52] A     I envy the left flank. [09:58] A     Stop, don't do it. [10:01] B     They won't shoot at us, anyway. [10:05] B     Damn it. [10:06] B     When will this staring contest end? SIGN    Rhine Theater: Republican Army Right Wing     Rear Echelon, Mesienn Highlands [10:43] A     Please respond. [10:44] A     This is Whiskey Dog. [10:46] A     Rhine Air Zone Control, please respond. [10:52] A     Radio jamming? [10:54] B     Let's hurry. [10:56] B     The right flank will get so bored,     they'll start drinking industrial alcohol. [11:02] A     A messenger's life isn't easy. [11:07] C     There we go. [11:34] A     W-Was that a man-made explosion? SIGN    Operation Lock Pick Destruction of Enemy Encampment [11:39] A     Is the Empire attacking? [11:43] B     Lieutenant Colonel, what just happened? [11:59] Dudes     E-Enemy troops advancing! [12:01] Dudes     It's a combined force of heavy armor     and mechanized infantry! [12:06] Dudes     Make an emergency call     to front command! [12:08] Dudes     If we don't use all the reserves we have, [12:10] Dudes     we can't shore up our defenses! [12:12] Dudes     Make it fast! No time to spare! [12:14] Dudes     S-Sir... [12:15] Dudes     I can't get through. [12:17] Dudes     What? [12:18] Dudes     I've been trying for a while, [12:20] Dudes     but none of the frequencies are working! [12:30] Dudes     Don't tell me... [12:40] Rerugen     Operation Lock Pick is a success. [12:46] Rerugen     Our forces' left flank has used     the tunnels dug from our trenches, [12:51] Rerugen     set several mine fields     behind enemy encampments, [12:54] Rerugen     and with a coordinated attack, [12:57] Rerugen     blown the Republic's right flank away. [13:01] Rudy     Open sesame, eh? [13:03] Zettour     I see you still lack a way with words. [13:08] Rudy     Words of wisdom passed down     from the days before cannons. [13:10] Rudy     I much prefer them to     displays of one's book smarts. [13:14] Zettour     The Renaissance certainly wasn't bad, [13:16] ---     but our concern should be the next step,     Operation Revolving Door. [13:20] Zettour     How does it progress? [13:21] RR     Without delay. [13:24] RR     The mixed force of heavy armor     and mechanized infantry, [13:26] ---     which broke through the enemy line     during Operation Lock Pick, [13:30] ---     is proceeding to the enemy's main force. [13:33] RR     Things are progressing, steadily and swiftly, [13:36] ---     toward complete encirclement     of the main force. [13:40] Zettour     After this, they'll have to add a page     about us to books about the art of war. [13:46] Rudy     Yes... [13:48] ---     This one attack... [13:50] Rudy     This one strike will end the war. [13:55] Republic     What's going on out there?! [13:57] Republic     Where's the captain? Is he all right?! [13:59] Republic     What's with comms? [14:00] Republic     No good, sir! [14:01] Republic     I have orders from the commander! [14:02] Republic     The commander's dead! [14:03] Republic     What the hell's happening? [14:08] Republic     What... What... is this? [14:13] Republic     This was... headquarters? SIGN    The Next Day, May 26     Imperial Territory [14:36] Weiss     Good morning, Major! [14:40] Tanya     Good morning, gentlemen. [14:42] Tanya     None of you were foolish enough to mess with     Lieutenant Serebryakov as she slept, yes? [14:48] Weiss     No worries there. [14:50] Weiss     We may be excited about     destroying enemy command, [14:52] Weiss     but we're still plenty anxious over     our submarine being potentially sunk. [14:57] Sub     Pardon me. [14:59] Sub     Message from Strategic HQ,     Major Degurechaff. [15:04] Tanya     Good work. [15:08] Tanya     Fantastic! So Operation Lock Pick     was a success? [15:12] Tanya     That should get     the Revolving Door turning, too. [15:19] Tanya     Oh, I suppose you weren't     briefed on the details. [15:23] Tanya     It's a top-secret plan that Strategic HQ     proposed to end the war. [15:29] Tanya     The first operation [15:31] Tanya     was feigning a large-scale retreat     to lure the enemy's main force in. [15:35] Tanya     The second operation [15:36] Tanya     was the attack on the enemy HQ     to disrupt their chain of command. [15:41] Tanya     The third operation [15:42] Tanya     was the use of tactical tunneling     to break through the enemy line. [15:46] Tanya     Bringing us to [15:47] Tanya     Operation Revolving Door, which will     surround the main enemy force. [15:51] Tanya     Complete annihilation,     using a large-scale envelopment. [15:54] Tanya     An example of the ideal     mobile encirclement. [15:57] Grantz     Sounds like it's already been decided... [16:01] Tanya     Correct. [16:02] Tanya     The enemy's main forces     are now fish in a barrel. [16:07] Everyone     We did it! [16:09] Everyone     All right! [16:10] Everyone     Yes! [16:17] Tanya     We will now deploy from the submarine. [16:20] ---     And after participating in     the encirclement attack, [16:22] Tanya     we will return to the capital! [16:24] Tanya     I'm sure you understand, but the field     trip doesn't end until you're home! [16:28] Tanya     No one can head to Valhalla without     joining the victory celebration! [16:32] Force     Yes, ma'am! [16:34] Imperial     Now! Fire! [16:45] Republicans     Retreat! [16:47] Republicans     What is this? What the hell's going on?! [16:47] Republicans     My arm! [16:49] Republicans     Weren't we on the offensive? [16:52] Republicans     Hey! [16:59] Republicans     Massive casualties! [17:00] Republicans     The 3rd Regiment was wiped out! [17:02] Republicans     Artillery units are down, too. [17:05] Republicans     Orders from command? [17:07] Republicans     Chain of command is totally paralyzed! [17:09] Republicans     Nothing but contradictory orders! [17:14] Republicans     Pull back. We need to retreat. [17:17] Republicans     Pull back! The order is to retreat! [17:20] Republicans     Pull back! [17:57] Radio     All Imperial forces engaged in the mission, [18:00] ---     offensive operation 177     is currently underway. [18:03] Radio     All units, continue fighting. [18:11] Tanya     This is Fairy 01. [18:12] Tanya     Confirming declaration of 177. [18:16] Tanya     Victory to the Empire. [18:18] Tanya     Now, troops, our job is to find [18:21] ---     and destroy any enemy forces     attempting to retreat. [18:24] Tanya     All you have to do is     attack the enemy if you find them. [18:28] Tanya     If the land forces' performance     is any indicator, [18:30] Tanya     you won't have much to do. [18:32] Tanya     Back at the capital... [18:34] ---     For our attack on enemy command, [18:36] ---     enough people to form an army     corps want to buy us drinks. [18:40] Tanya     I can guarantee you'll have     free drinks for life. [18:44] Squad     That's fantastic! [18:46] Tanya     Which does me no good, since I don't     drink anything harder than coffee. [18:53] Tanya     The first large-scale encirclement     since Cannae... [18:56] Tanya     The Empire has created an unassailable,     golden monument in military history. [19:02] Tanya     Now that I think about it, being a     soldier who lives amidst combat [19:06] ---     can make you lose your mind at times. [19:10] Tanya     But once there's peace again, [19:12] Tanya     everyday life will restore everything! [19:17] Tanya     So just a bit more... [19:20] Tanya     I need to be a little more patient. [19:23] Tanya     With this attack... Just a bit more... [19:26] Tanya     the war will be over! [19:29] Radio     Rhine Control to all units. [19:31] Radio     Multiple magical signatures     detected in area 42. [19:34] Radio     Look out for long-range     optical sniping spells. [19:37] Weiss     Area 42 is the patch of ocean near us... [19:42] Radio     Rhine Control on general channels. [19:44] Radio     This message is for the unidentified     mage unit in area 42. [19:48] Radio     Identify yourselves immediately. [19:50] Radio     I repeat, identify yourselves. [19:53] Tanya     This is Fairy Battalion. [19:55] Tanya     What information is there     on this unidentified mage unit? [19:58] Radio     No indicators of affiliation. [19:59] Radio     But we've received reports     from allied forces [20:02] ---     that they've had contact with     the Allied Kingdom's forces. [20:04] Tanya     The John Bulls are getting involved? [20:07] Radio     I'm just part of operations,     so I can't confirm. [20:11] Tanya     Copy that. We'll assume bogey is a bandit. [20:14] Tanya     Requesting permission to engage. [20:16] Radio     Sending a security echelon now. [20:18] ---     You're to maintain your distance     and stand by until they arrive. [20:21] Tanya     Fairy 01, unable to comply! If we     can get the drop on them— [20:30] Weiss     Grantz! [20:42] Anson     One enemy down. [23:07] Grantz     This goes beyond tossing and turning... [23:10] Visha     Explosion spell... [23:13] Grantz     What?! L-Lieutenant Serebryakov— [23:17] Visha     Captain, we've neutralized the target. [23:25] Visha     Captain, what are my next orders? [23:33] Grantz     What the heck? SIGN    Next Time Resistance SIGN    This program is fiction. All persons, groups, places, laws, and names appearing in it have no relation to the real world. E11 - Resistance Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:02] Tanya     This is Fairy 01. [00:04] Tanya     Confirming declaration of 177. [00:07] Tanya     Victory to the Empire. [00:09] Tanya     Now, troops, our job is to find [00:12] Tanya     and destroy any enemy forces     attempting to retreat. [00:15] Tanya     All you have to do is attack     the enemy if you find them. [00:19] Tanya     If the land forces' performance     is any indicator, [00:21] Tanya     you won't have much to do. [00:23] Tanya     Back at the capital... [00:25] Tanya     For our attack on enemy command, [00:27] Tanya     enough people to form an army     corps want to buy us drinks. [00:31] Tanya     I can guarantee you'll have     free drinks for life. [00:35] ---     That's fantastic! [00:37] Tanya     Which does me no good, since I don't     drink anything harder than coffee. [00:44] Tanya     The first large-scale encirclement     since Cannae... [00:47] Tanya     The Empire has created an unassailable,     golden monument in military history. [00:53] Tanya     Now that I think about it, being a     soldier who lives amidst combat [00:58] Tanya     can make you lose your mind at times. [01:02] Tanya     But once there's peace again, [01:04] Tanya     everyday life will restore everything! [01:08] Tanya     So just a bit more... [01:11] Tanya     I need to be a little more patient. [01:14] Tanya     With this attack... Just a bit more... [01:17] Tanya     the war will be over! [01:20] Radio     Rhine Control to all units. [01:22] Radio     Multiple magical signatures     detected in area 42. [01:25] Radio     Look out for long-range     optical sniping spells. [01:28] Weiss     Area 42 is the patch of ocean near us... [01:32] Tanya     The John Bulls are getting involved? [01:35] Radio     I'm just part of operations,     so I can't confirm. [01:39] Tanya     Copy that. We'll assume bogey is a bandit. [01:42] Tanya     Requesting permission to engage. [01:43] Radio     Sending a security echelon now. [01:46] ---     You're to maintain your distance     and stand by until they arrive. [01:49] Tanya     Fairy 01, unable to comply! If we     can get the drop on them— [01:58] ---     Grantz! [02:10] ---     One enemy down. [02:14] ---     We can't reach Republican Control. [02:18] ---     We must get control of the situation     and gather information. [02:21] ---     Hit 'em hard! [02:24] Visha     A b-battalion of mages! [02:27] Visha     Designating bogeys as bandits! [02:32] Tanya     Disperse! [02:34] Tanya     Turn and intercept! [02:36] ---     B-But there aren't enough of us... [02:39] Tanya     Since they've sighted us, they'll pursue. [02:42] Tanya     So it's better than having     those bayonets up our asses! [02:44] Tanya     Form up! We'll get closer! [02:46] ---     Roger! [02:52] ---     Enemy company is forming up. [02:55] ---     Speed 300. Approaching fast! [02:58] ---     So that's her... [02:59] ---     Yeah... The Devil of the Rhine. [03:05] ---     Everyone, assault formation. [03:07] ---     Let's go! [03:16] ---     Lord, grant me power. SIGN    Episode 11 Resistance [05:00] Tanya     When will reinforcements arrive? [05:03] Visha     They say another 600. [05:10] ---     Enemy is company-sized!     Overwhelm them with numbers! [05:31] Tanya     Use the altitude difference! [05:32] Tanya     Strike where they're vulnerable! [05:56] Tanya     Nine o'clock! [05:57] Tanya     Circle at high speed! [06:06] ---     Enemy units lost. [06:08] ---     Don't pursue too far! [06:39] ---     L-Leaving the battlefield. [06:41] ---     Damn it! [07:14] Tanya     Trench guns?! [07:15] Tanya     That's a treaty violation, you barbarians! [07:29] Tanya     Damn it, they're persistent. [07:30] ---     03, covering you. [07:35] ---     You're mine! [07:52] ---     Koenig... [07:53] ---     Neumann! [08:01] Tanya     Idiot! Calm down! [08:03] Tanya     Stop! That's stupid! [08:05] Tanya     Weiss! [08:09] ---     Activate spells. [08:15] Tanya     Lord, if the day comes when     I fly through the heavens, [08:19] Tanya     I shall approach thee! [08:27] Tanya     Move! [08:36] Tanya     Damn it. [08:49] ---     Damn it! [08:52] ---     Major... [09:43] Tanya     H-He's that guy from before. [09:48] ---     It is the Lord's guidance. [09:51] Tanya     Being X... [09:54] Tanya     You again?! [09:56] Tanya     Damn it! [09:57] Tanya     Let me go... Let me go! [09:59] Tanya     Let me go. [10:02] Tanya     Let me go! [11:09] ---     E-Enemy visual confirmation. [11:12] ---     Reinforcements at battalion strength! [11:14] ---     We're out of time, huh? [11:17] ---     I-If we can recover something     of the colonel's... [11:20] ---     It's hopeless now. [11:35] Tanya     Major! [11:38] Tanya     We were supposed to have the upper hand. [11:40] Tanya     Pathetic, huh? [12:03] ---     All Imperial forces engaged in the mission... [12:07] ---     We will now move to cleanup operations. [12:10] ---     Repeat. [12:11] ---     We will now move to cleanup operations! [12:51] Tanya     Troops, we'll return home victorious! SIGN    15 Days After the Surround and Destroy Operation SIGN    July 10, Unified Year 1925 SIGN    Republican Capital Parisee [13:23] ---     This morning, the Republican government     declared their capital undefended. SIGN    Imperial Capital Berun, Zolka Cafeteria [13:28] ---     This declaration means the withdrawal     of Republican forces from the capital [13:33] ---     and a glorious victory for the Empire. [13:36] ---     For the Fatherland! [13:38] ---     Cheers! [13:43] ---     My highest compliments to     Strategic HQ once again. SIGN    Imperial Army High Council, Diplomatic Briefing [13:47] ---     Your decisive battle plan was brilliant, [13:49] ---     and then you took their capital. [13:52] ---     Even the court is calling     it a splendid effort. [13:56] ---     We merely did our duty. [13:59] ---     The ground troops did a good job. [14:02] ---     The Republic was awfully willing     to give up their capital, though. [14:07] ---     Indeed, I was caught a little off-guard. [14:11] ---     They must have really wanted to keep us     from damaging the city's aesthetics. [14:18] ---     All right, [14:19] ---     moving on to the post-war dispensations... [14:24] ---     Does the military have any thoughts? [14:26] ---     Our mission is simply to     defend the Fatherland. [14:30] ---     We respect your position and     have no intention of interfering. [14:35] ---     Thank you for the consideration. [14:38] ---     At present, the Foreign Affairs Bureau [14:40] ---     plans to have the Republic abandon,     or perhaps hand over, [14:43] ---     several of their overseas colonies. [14:46] ---     Oh, surprisingly fair. [14:50] ---     Treating the overseas colonies     as de facto satrapies [14:54] ---     wouldn't be realistic. [14:56] ---     I see... [14:58] ---     You can't devise peace plans [15:00] ---     when you're drunk on     the wine of victory, huh? SIGN    Imperial Capital Outskirts, Unnamed Church [15:24] G     Fool! [15:26] G     Did you learn your lesson? [15:28] G     Don't get cocky. [15:29] G     What? [15:30] G     You want to fight more? [15:32] G     I'll... I'll never forgive you! [15:34] G     What's his problem? [15:36] G     Get him! SIGN    Imperial Capital Berun, 203rd Aerial Mage Battalion Quarters SIGN    Imperial Army Secures Massive Victory SIGN    The War Is Over [15:59] Visha     Oh? Major? [16:01] Visha     I thought you were off today. [16:03] Tanya     I don't really have anything to do. [16:07] Visha     That's the major for you. [16:09] Visha     And compared to you, the men are... [16:11] Visha     They're having a barbecue     on a Republican beach. [16:15] Visha     Jeez... SIGN    Somewhere in the Republic, Unnamed Beach [16:18] ---     All companies, give me a report. [16:21] ---     All troops ready for combat! [16:24] ---     Provisions are also in order. [16:27] ---     Beer, check! [16:28] ---     Wine, check! [16:29] ---     Meat, fish... Check! [16:31] ---     Sea, check! [16:33] ---     Very well! Begin the operation, men! [16:36] ---     To victory! [16:38] ---     To our comrades! [16:40] ---     To our Fatherland! [16:41] ---     Cheers! [16:44] Visha     Even if they are on leave,     aren't they taking it a little far? [16:50] Tanya     It's summer already, huh? [16:52] Visha     Well, the war's over, either way. [16:55] Visha     Supposedly, the Republican Navy is withdrawing. [17:00] Tanya     The navy's withdrawing? [17:02] ---     Yes. [17:03] Visha     Under General Du Lugo's authority, [17:07] Visha     the Republican Army ordered the navy     to cease combat and move. [17:11] Visha     It's only a matter of time     until the end of the war. [17:14] Tanya     Lieutenant, did HQ say "end of the war"? [17:18] Tanya     Not "an armistice" or "surrender"? [17:20] Visha     H-Huh? [17:22] Tanya     I'm asking if they said "end of the war,"     as opposed to an armistice. [17:26] Visha     Th-Thinking back, I believe     the word was "armistice"... [17:31] Tanya     You said the withdrawal order     came from General Du Lugo? [17:35] Visha     Yes. [17:36] Tanya     Where is the Republican Army? [17:38] Visha     Brest Military Port, I think. SIGN    Republican Territory Malgeria [17:51] Tanya     Damn it! [17:53] Tanya     Why didn't I notice? [17:57] Visha     Major? [17:58] Tanya     Lieutenant, contact the engineers     and have them ready the V-1s. [18:03] Tanya     The V-1s... Have everyone recalled     here by air at once. [18:07] Tanya     Vacation is canceled! [18:09] Visha     Wh-What? [18:11] Tanya     We're attacking Brest Military Port. [18:14] Tanya     Prepare for full assault! SIGN    Republic, Brest Military Port [18:19] ---     Get the rest of the cargo loaded! [18:23] ---     How is Operation Ark going? [18:26] ---     The 3rd Armored Division has boarded. [18:29] ---     A mixed brigade from the 7th Strategic     Mobile Corps is currently boarding. [18:34] ---     We've confirmed the safety     of the sea route, as well. [18:37] ---     The Allied Kingdom's fleets are     keeping the Empire at bay. [18:42] ---     That will buy us a few days. [18:43] ---     We leave in two hours. [18:46] ---     Load as much as you can     before time runs out. [18:49] ---     Yes, sir! [18:53] ---     We're fleeing, leaving behind [18:55] ---     the people and land we're     supposed to protect, huh? [19:00] ---     I can't think of a more humiliating job. SIGN    Imperial Army Western Command [19:08] Tanya     Please, let me go... Whatever it takes! [19:12] Tanya     Let my unit go! [19:14] H     Major Degurechaff, calm down. [19:17] H     This isn't like you. [19:19] Tanya     They plan to abandon the mainland and let     their counterattacking force flee overseas! [19:23] Tanya     If we let them escape,     our victory will be threatened! [19:25] Tanya     Their fleet is as good as defeated. [19:28] Tanya     Do you intend to ruin the armistice     and waste our manpower? [19:32] Tanya     The armistice isn't in effect yet. [19:35] Tanya     And an armistice is only temporary. [19:37] Tanya     The war isn't over yet! [19:42] Tanya     Please let me go! [19:43] Tanya     Now is our only chance! [19:45] Tanya     This brief window will decide if     the Empire gains the whole world, [19:49] Tanya     or loses everything! [19:52] ---     Major, enough! [19:57] Tanya     I beg you to understand... [20:00] Tanya     that I have to do my job as a soldier. [20:05] ---     No. [20:07] Tanya     You refuse to allow me, no matter what? [20:10] ---     Enough! [20:13] Tanya     Very well. [20:15] Tanya     I understand and will respect     the demands of the theater forces. [20:19] ---     What? [20:20] Tanya     If we don't act now, [20:22] Tanya     future historians may call us lazy. [20:26] Tanya     In accordance with the privileges     Strategic Command has given me, [20:29] Tanya     I will engage in force reconnaissance     under my own authority. [20:32] ---     Wh-What? [20:34] Tanya     I ask that you not intervene. SIGN    Imperial Army V-1 Launcher Secret Base [20:41] ---     Major, wait... [20:43] ---     Please reconsider! [20:45] ---     High Command requested     I test the V-1s. [20:48] ---     I'm merely doing as they ask. [20:54] ---     Lieutenant, are Weiss and     the others here yet? [20:57] ---     There's no time— [20:57] Visha     Special orders from Strategic HQ. [21:02] Visha     "To all units. Top priority." [21:11] Visha     It's an armistice order! [21:15] Visha     The mission is canceled. [21:19] Tanya     Damn it... [21:21] Tanya     Just a little more. [21:22] Tanya     Just... Just a tiny bit more. [21:26] Tanya     And the war... [21:28] Visha     Major... [21:37] Tanya     Since I'm a soldier, [21:39] Tanya     I could face a firing squad     for disobeying orders, huh? [21:46] Tanya     Damn it! [21:48] Tanya     Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! [21:50] Tanya     Damn it! [21:55] Tanya     We... [21:56] Tanya     We had a chance to end the war, [22:00] Tanya     and we let it slip... E12 - How to Use a Victory Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:19] Tanya     Tanya von Degurechaff,     of the 203rd Aerial Mage Battalion. [00:26] Tanya     I need to speak with General Zettour. [00:28] ---     Oh, Major... [00:30] ---     I'm sorry, but the general is away. [00:34] Tanya     General Rudersdorf, then. [00:37] ---     I'm sorry. [00:39] ---     All the chief strategists are unavailable. [00:44] Tanya     Is there some important meeting? [00:46] ---     I believe they're at the beer hall. [00:50] Tanya     The beer hall? [00:51] ---     They were shouting about a victory toast. [00:55] ---     I wish I could join them, [00:58] ---     but you know how it is... [01:08] ---     Did something happen? [01:10] ---     I mean with Major Degurechaff. [01:12] ---     No, nothing really. [01:14] ---     She wanted to see General Zettour. [01:17] ---     I told her he's probably at the beer hall. [01:26] ---     Major Degurechaff. SIGN    Episode 12 How to Use a Victory [01:50] ---     I don't believe you take milk or sugar. [01:53] Tanya     Correct. No, thank you. [02:03] ---     Maybe it isn't right, after all. [02:06] ---     Drinking Dallmayr to celebrate our victory. [02:09] ---     It's what the imperial family drinks. [02:14] ---     I hear you wanted to see General Zettour. [02:18] ---     Your contribution to this victory     was immeasurable. [02:22] ---     If you have something you wish to say, [02:24] ---     I'd like to hear your unfiltered opinion. [02:27] Tanya     My unfiltered opinion, huh? [02:31] ---     Is something... [02:32] Tanya     It's true that our forces     have won a splendid victory. [02:37] Tanya     The entire world has no choice     but to pay heed to our gallantry. [02:43] Tanya     For this one moment,     the Empire's glory and victory may be real. [02:50] ---     This one moment? [02:53] Tanya     Victory. [02:55] Tanya     Such a tempting thing. [02:58] Tanya     Naturally, everyone wants to savor a taste, [03:02] Tanya     but why is Strategic HQ     not making use of this victory? [03:13] ---     The major went to Strategic HQ? [03:15] Visha     From the way she was acting,     she might have gone to yell at them. [03:20] ---     Well, no need to worry. [03:22] Visha     But she's clearly different than usual— [03:24] ---     Don't worry. [03:25] ---     I can't imagine the major     breaking the rules. [03:30] ---     Right now, she's probably drinking wine     in the banquet hall— [03:33] ---     Well, maybe not. [03:35] ---     Anyone have some lotion? [03:37] ---     I got too much sun. [03:38] ---     I think there was some in     Warrant Officer Teyanen's stuff. [03:58] ---     Not making use of our victory? [04:00] Tanya     If you'll excuse my saying so,     it seems that our Strategic HQ [04:03] Tanya     knows how to win a victory,     but not how to use one. [04:10] ---     What does that mean? [04:12] Tanya     I'm told the members of Strategic HQ     are toasting to victory right now. [04:19] Tanya     Of course, the soldiers who did     their duty on the front lines [04:24] Tanya     have the right to celebrate     a moment's respite. [04:30] Tanya     But if even the officers who should guide     the war's course naively revel in victory, [04:38] Tanya     that would be a mistake     and a dereliction of duty. [04:41] Tanya     It would be a criminal failure to act. [04:45] ---     Major, enough. [04:48] ---     That's going too far. [04:50] Tanya     Lieutenant Colonel, you were the one     who asked my unfiltered opinion. [04:55] ---     Even if Mars, the god of war,     loves you, that is arrogance. [05:00] Tanya     I'm afraid, sir, I don't believe     that God loves me at all. [05:12] ---     You are an exceptional officer,     gifted with foresight and decisiveness. [05:18] ---     But I suppose, at their core,     people do not change. [05:34] ---     Western theater forces filed a complaint     about your attempt to disobey orders. [05:40] Tanya     I simply tried to act within     the authority I've been granted. [05:46] ---     I know you aren't the kind of soldier     who would disobey orders. [05:50] ---     But the authority Strategic HQ gave you [05:55] ---     wasn't intended to generate     friction on the front lines. [05:58] ---     You are free to be proud     of your achievements, [06:01] ---     but we cannot have you thinking     you accomplished them alone. [06:04] ---     The Republic has lost its capital. [06:08] ---     Any further resistance is meaningless.     And would be harmful, in fact. [06:15] ---     What reason is there to continue the war? [06:20] ---     A modern state uses its military     to impose its will via violence. [06:24] ---     Sacrificing the nation itself to     continue the fight is madness. [06:31] Tanya     You are completely correct. [06:33] ---     Then why do you say that     the war will continue? [06:40] Tanya     If I may be permitted to give my opinion... [06:43] Tanya     Generals Zettour and Rudersdorf     are logical pragmatists, [06:46] Tanya     highly skilled in political     and military matters. [06:51] Tanya     They are great soldiers. [06:53] Tanya     As are you, Lieutenant Colonel. [06:57] Tanya     Our Strategic HQ is a powerful fortress     of logic and knowledge. [07:05] Tanya     And therefore, due to logical reasoning, [07:09] Tanya     everyone believes the war is at its end. [07:12] Tanya     But it must be said that     this rationale is incomplete. [07:19] ---     Incomplete...? [07:22] Tanya     The members of Strategic HQ     are far too rational. [07:28] Tanya     And thus, they have completely     missed the point. [07:32] Tanya     Rationalism isn't the only thing     that drives human action. [07:37] Tanya     We are foolish creatures... [07:41] ---     Are you saying that humans are     still beasts, lacking in reason?! [07:49] Tanya     If I may be permitted to speak freely,     then that is completely correct. [07:55] ---     And what evidence do you     have for this statement? [07:58] Tanya     History. [08:00] Tanya     Though I mean my own history. [08:04] Tanya     My personal experience. [08:09] ---     Tell me. [08:13] Tanya     I have seen the eyes of men,     burning with hatred. [08:20] Tanya     I have seen the moment     when my talented men [08:22] Tanya     gave in to anger and lost their reason. [08:26] Tanya     I have seen a chain of revenge, [08:30] Tanya     driven only by hate. [08:33] Tanya     And so, I realized... [08:36] Tanya     No, perhaps it's more accurate     to say that I remembered. [08:42] Tanya     I have personally experienced     an insane reaction against rationalism. [08:50] Tanya     No matter how much we modernize, [08:53] Tanya     no matter how social norms affect us, [08:56] Tanya     humans are foolish creatures [08:59] Tanya     who sometimes prize feelings over reason. [09:13] Tanya     A human being who's overcome     with hatred will keep struggling, [09:17] Tanya     without regard for self-interest or reason, [09:19] Tanya     regardless of what they may lose or gain. [09:24] Tanya     That is why I cannot help but speak up. [09:33] Tanya     We should not become intoxicated     by a temporary victory! [09:38] Tanya     All flames of hatred [09:41] Tanya     must be extinguished. [09:48] ---     E-Excuse me. [09:50] ---     This information is still being verified, [09:53] ---     but remnants of the Republican Army     are active on the southern continent. SIGN    Unified Year 1925, August 10 [10:09] ---     As a freedom-loving Republican citizen... SIGN    Southern Continent, Chiers Military Port [10:13] ---     As a proud Republican citizen, I swear [10:18] ---     I shall not lower my weapon     until the day of victory! [10:24] ---     My comrades-in-arms [10:26] ---     lend me their power, as well. [10:30] ---     The fate of the world rests     on our shoulders. [10:36] ---     And thus, I now... [10:40] ---     As a member of the Free Republic,     on behalf of my homeland, [10:47] ---     I swear I will fight the Empire [10:50] ---     until the end! SIGN    Meanwhile, Imperial Capital Berun [11:04] ---     Didn't the Republic fall? [11:07] ---     Damn it! [11:08] ---     What are they doing?! [11:10] ---     Johann hasn't gotten in touch at all. [11:13] ---     Will the war keep going? [11:17] ---     This is the Imperial Army with     your three o'clock war update. [11:21] ---     We should go attack     the southern continent now. [11:22] ---     The remnants of the Republican Army,     led by General Du Lugo, [11:24] ---     Is it okay to let this drag out? [11:26] ---     are calling themselves the "Free Republic." SIGN    Remnants of the Republic Rise on the Southern Continent [11:30] ---     They declare they intend to     fight our Empire to the end. SIGN    Imperial Army, 203rd Aerial Mage Battalion Quarters [11:43] ---     How long will this go on? [11:47] ---     I heard the war would be     over by next Christmas. [11:51] ---     At least, that's what I was told. [11:53] ---     In the end, we'll barely get any break. [11:56] Visha     Back to the front lines like normal, [11:59] Visha     covered in mud and eating cold food? [12:05] ---     "Extremely difficult battle. Little pay. [12:09] ---     Spend your days in combat     and unfathomable danger. [12:13] ---     If you return alive, [12:15] ---     you'll receive honor and glory." [12:18] Visha     The words on the recruitment poster? [12:21] ---     Yeah. [12:22] ---     Except for the last part, it was all true. [12:39] ---     You seem upset. [12:41] ---     Have you still not sobered up     from your first drink in a while? [12:49] ---     I'm told this Free Republican Army     is steadily expanding its forces. [12:54] ---     Survivors from the Allied Kingdom     and the Entente Alliance [12:58] ---     have begun to join them. [13:01] ---     The peace treaty being drafted back home [13:03] ---     has been sent back to     the drawing board, obviously. [13:17] ---     Ultimately, the problem is our failure     to defeat all of the enemy's forces. [13:23] ---     Now, our only choice is to     send troops south. [13:28] ---     Our military is army-based... [13:31] ---     Any expedition crossing the sea will     put a severe strain on our system. [13:35] ---     We must send as few troops as possible. [13:39] ---     A small, elite force, huh? [13:41] ---     Let's use that battalion, then. [13:44] ---     Yes, you're right. [13:48] ---     What? [13:50] ---     No, I don't think it's anything. [13:53] ---     We're friends here. [13:55] ---     What do you want to say? [13:58] ---     Are we doing something wrong? [14:04] ---     The deployment to the south [14:06] ---     assumes that no other country joins the war. [14:10] ---     If another does... [14:12] ---     If any other countries intervene in the war... SIGN    Unified Year 1925, August 15 SIGN    Ocean Waters Near the Southern Continent [15:14] Tanya     In a cursed world,     engulfed by flames of war, [15:17] Tanya     there was a nation known as the Empire. [15:22] Tanya     With its vast military power, [15:24] Tanya     talented strategists, and high mobility,     it overwhelmed the Dukedom of Dakia, [15:30] Tanya     the Entente Alliance, and the Republic. [15:34] Tanya     Threats to its safety were removed,     one after the next, [15:39] Tanya     and everyone was overjoyed. [15:41] Tanya     But that is why they could not imagine [15:45] Tanya     how much the surrounding     countries feared [15:52] Tanya     the creation of a massive power     in the continent's center. [15:58] ---     I can't believe it... [16:01] ---     Jeez, they should give up already. [16:04] Tanya     The Empire went to such lengths to     display the sharpness of its sword, [16:09] Tanya     it was incapable of imagining     the terror that its sword inspired. SIGN    Southern Continent, Chiers Military Port [16:18] Tanya     Of course, everyone wants peace. [16:21] Tanya     So, to protect peace,     they take up their guns [16:27] Tanya     and thrust themselves into battle,     hoping to achieve it. SIGN    Allied Kingdom Capital Londinium [16:33] Tanya     So that this cruel war would end, [16:37] Tanya     everyone except the Empire wished [16:40] Tanya     for the evil enemy called the Empire     to be eliminated from the world. SIGN    Near the Federation's Border [16:54] Tanya     Could there be any greater paradox? [16:58] Tanya     Ironically, their desire for peace [17:01] Tanya     caused the war's intensification,     rather than its end. SIGN    Somewhere in the U.S., Army Recruiting Office [17:14] Tanya     It's true that [17:16] Tanya     the U.S. is presently recruiting     volunteer deployment units [17:19] Tanya     to be sent to allied countries. [17:23] Tanya     But you're at the minimum age     for volunteers, Mary Sue. [17:28] Tanya     You can take more time to decide. [17:32] M     No, I volunteer. [17:35] ---     We're very happy you feel that way, [17:38] ---     but if you go to the battlefield,     you may be hurt or even killed. [17:43] ---     I'm prepared for that. [17:45] ---     I'm sure that your mother     and your late father [17:50] ---     would want for you to live     in a peaceful place. [17:56] ---     I know that. [17:59] ---     But that's why [18:01] ---     I want to do what I can! [18:04] ---     To protect that peace! [18:08] ---     You won't change your mind, will you? [18:12] ---     I understand. [18:13] ---     Then make your declaration     as you volunteer. [18:22] ---     I declare that for sake of     the peace I must protect, [18:26] ---     and for sake of the family I love, [18:30] ---     I will give my whole power! [18:33] ---     To make a world where no one else     has to experience the sadness... [18:38] ---     of losing their family to the Empire. [18:42] ---     And to enact God's justice! [18:47] ---     I swear by my good heart,     which believes in the Lord! [18:53] ---     May the Lord's grace be with me! SIGN    This program is fiction. All persons, groups, places, laws, and names appearing in it have no relation to the real world. [20:37] ---     Attention, everyone! [20:40] ---     A message from the battalion commander! [20:43] Tanya     Everyone, we've gone from     an armistice to a sortie. [20:47] Tanya     The brass just does whatever it wants. [20:50] Tanya     But since it's our job, we have no choice. [20:54] Tanya     We must follow our orders     and crush the enemy. [20:58] Tanya     But now, our enemy is the whole world. [21:03] Tanya     There's no way to avoid a cruel war, [21:06] Tanya     and no end to how long we must fight. [21:11] Tanya     That is why I want to say once more... [21:18] Tanya     If there is a God who rules this world, [21:21] Tanya     it is a stern, solemn, [21:23] Tanya     and infinitely good being. [21:27] Tanya     A being that is far too great... [21:30] Tanya     God keeps forcing us to confront     these cruel fates. [21:35] Tanya     As if those were the rules of this world. [21:46] ---     We could only deploy     two divisions and a support unit. [21:51] ---     Even the Republic's local security force     could handle that number! [21:55] ---     If their allies start sending troops, too... [22:00] ---     Orders for troops on the ground? [22:02] ---     Already sent. [22:05] ---     Upon arrival, our forces will maintain     constant mobility at all times. [22:10] ---     The enemy will split up to attack us,     and we will defeat them in detail. [22:15] ---     Major Degurechaff's     203rd Battalion will take point. [22:21] ---     But with a force this size... [22:23] ---     Even the major... [22:26] ---     I believe that is quite     a reasonable opinion. [22:30] Tanya     Thus, I declare once more... [22:39] Tanya     Oh, God... [22:44] Tanya     I'll slice you into tiny pieces     and feed you to the pigs! [22:50] Erich     But there's nothing... [22:53] Erich     nothing to worry about at all. [22:57] Tanya     Our battlefield is no place     for that piece of shit God! [23:00] Tanya     I think it's time we took over God's work. [23:05] Tanya     We soldiers will take God's place. [23:10] Tanya     We'll put the arrogant ass, God, out of a job! [23:17] ---     Yes, ma'am! [23:18] Erich     If I may speak freely... [23:22] Erich     She is a monster in the form [23:28] Erich     of a little girl! [23:30] Tanya     All right, troops... [23:32] Tanya     It is time for war! The Movie M1 - The Saga of Tanya the Evil - The Movie Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) SIGN    One Day in Unified Year 1966 SIGN    A Suburb in the Allied Kingdom [00:41] ---     In those days, the Empire was     an unstoppable superpower. [00:45] ---     First the Entente Alliance fell, then Dakia, [00:48] ---     and then it even defeated the Republic. [00:50] ---     And while they let some survivors     escape to the south, [00:53] ---     they'd managed to establish dominance     over the entire continent. SIGN    WTN Special Correspondent     Andrew [00:55] ---     Those were the Empire's best days,     when its territory was at its largest. [01:01] ---     And yet... SIGN    Former Imperial Military Development Chief Engineer     Adelheid von Schugel [01:03] ---     The goddess of fate     did not smile on the Empire. [01:08] ---     How cruel she can be. [01:11] ---     Why was the Empire forced to fight     a protracted battle against the entire world? [01:16] ---     Where did they go wrong? [01:21] ---     I wish I could answer your question, [01:25] ---     but I'm just another lost sheep myself. [01:31] ---     I see. [01:32] ---     However, [01:33] ---     if I were to turn my thoughts     towards the will of God... [01:41] ---     Perhaps what drove the entire     world to war against the Empire [01:47] ---     was their terrible fear of it. [01:51] ---     Terrible fear? [01:53] ---     Yes... [01:55] ---     In the end, it was all about feelings! [02:00] ---     Some felt terror! [02:03] ---     Some felt hatred! [02:05] ---     Some trusted it! [02:07] ---     Some were obsessed with it! [02:09] ---     The feelings in the hearts of all mankind [02:13] ---     were what drove them to     follow the path of destruction! [02:17] ---     Just as all who live by the sword     must die by it as well. SIGN    Southern Continent, Unified Year 1926 [02:27] ---     This is 03. No enemies sighted. [02:29] ---     This is 04. No contact! [02:32] ---     There are no enemies anywhere to be found! [02:33] ---     Shit! We fell for a trap! [02:36] ---     Major, what happened? [02:38] ---     The report that     they'd split their forces was false. [02:40] ---     The enemy has concentrated themselves! [02:42] ---     They prepared a trap of sweet honey     for us, and we let it lure us out! [02:47] ---     If they're not here with us, [02:50] ---     the enemy must be concentrated     in front of our main force. [02:54] ---     As planned, [02:56] ---     we were able to lure the enemy out of     their holes with false information. [03:00] ---     Now all that remains is to wipe them out. SIGN    Free Republic Military     Lt. Colonel Severin Bientot SIGN    Free Republic Military     General Pierre Michelaud du Lugo [03:03] ---     We've won! [03:05] ---     It's no good! I can't get a hold of HQ! [03:08] ---     Your orders, Major? [03:10] ---     Everyone, form up! We turn around     and go as fast as we can! [03:12] ---     We have the option of     taking out their mages. [03:14] ---     Forget the small targets! [03:16] ---     We're going to blow the shit     out of the bastard's HQ! [03:18] ---     We're breaking through their center? [03:20] ---     Major, are you serious? [03:22] ---     Think about our numerical inferiority! [03:24] ---     If we just go support the main force,     we'll only delay the inevitable! [03:28] ---     Which means... [03:29] ---     We flip the chess board! [03:31] ---     And change the rules of the game! [03:33] ---     Right! [03:37] ---     A warning? [03:39] ---     It says an enemy mage unit     is approaching rapidly... [03:43] ---     What? From where? [03:52] ---     Advance! [03:53] ---     Show them no fear! [04:00] ---     These failures abandoned their homeland! [04:03] ---     Slaughter them to the last man! [04:18] ---     They're about to break through     the 12th Mage Battalion! [04:21] ---     D-Don't tell me... [04:23] ---     Their goal is... us? [04:34] ---     I can't believe I have to     do this every damn time. [04:37] ---     Being X, you piece of shit! [04:40] ---     But right now, my priority is survival. [04:44] ---     And since I need to do what I need to do... [04:59] ---     Holy apostles, do not forget     the power of your God. [05:03] ---     Gather beneath his light and     submit to the fate he has given you. [05:08] ---     All traitors to our God must burn. [05:12] ---     Target: Enemy HQ! [05:14] ---     Fire! [05:20] ---     Evacuate! Evacuate! [05:22] ---     Hurry! [05:23] ---     Damn it! So it's the Rhine all over again? [05:27] ---     I'm sorry, sir! [05:42] ---     Did you see that? SIGN    Imperial Army 203rd Aerial Mage Battalion [05:50] ---     Talk about a castle built on sand. SIGN    Battalion Commander     Major Tanya von Degurechaff SIGN    3rd Company Commander     First Lieutenant Wilibald Koenig [05:53] ---     That was easier than expected. SIGN    4th Company Commander     First Lieutenant Rhiner Neumann [05:56] ---     They're too slow! [05:58] ---     I'm ashamed I was unable to     properly escort the major. SIGN    Vice Commander and 2nd Company Commander     Captain Matheus Johann Weiss [06:03] ---     For all their talk of class,     those escargots were pretty crude. SIGN    2nd Company     First Lieutenant Warren Grantz [06:07] ---     Escargot's so yummy, though! SIGN    1st Company, Adjutant     First Lieutenant Viktoriya Ivanovna Serebryakov [06:10] ---     Men, I know how you feel, but knock it off. [06:15] ---     This is, in theory, a battlefield. [06:18] ---     Of course! My apologies, ma'am! [06:21] ---     But we were ordered to return     to the Fatherland, weren't we? [06:26] ---     Let's let our allies handle the rest of this, [06:29] ---     and get the hell out of this sandy shithole! [06:37] ---     Let's take some drink and presents     from the Southern Continent, [06:40] ---     and enjoy our first vacation in ages! [06:42] ---     We can wash the sand off our bodies, [06:45] ---     and finally get a good night's rest... [06:59] ---     H-How? [07:02] ---     How did this happen?! SIGN    Hours Before SIGN    Imperial Capital Berun SIGN    Imperial Military Airbase [07:40] ---     We're home! [07:42] ---     We were so far from home! [07:43] ---     Okay, let's drink until we drop dead! [07:46] ---     Let's go to Zolka Cafeteria. [07:48] ---     Great idea! Or maybe head outside town? [07:51] ---     You're home? [07:54] ---     Tanya von Degurechaff, with the     203rd Aerial Mage Battalion, [07:58] ---     reporting directly to Imperial     Strategic Headquarters, has returned. SIGN    Imperial Military Strategic Headquarters Strategy and Operations Bureau     Lt. Colonel Erich von Rerugen [08:02] ---     Well done. [08:03] ---     You accomplished great things down south. [08:06] ---     I was extremely impressed     when I read the reports. [08:09] ---     You honor me too highly. [08:12] ---     I'm sure there were many unique     difficulties you faced in the desert. [08:15] ---     By the way, [08:16] ---     how is your unit? [08:18] ---     Casualties were minimal. [08:20] ---     We returned home with no serious losses. [08:23] ---     How is morale? You've been involved     in a long series of battles. [08:26] ---     Morale is high. The men are in great spirits. [08:31] ---     You really are our ace battalion. [08:34] ---     Let's talk about your next mission, then. [08:38] ---     About your transport... [08:40] ---     Oh, you know Major Uger,     with our railroads division. [08:43] ---     And this is Captain Rudolph,     with Strategic Recon. [08:48] ---     R-Recon? SIGN    Early Morning, March 15th, Unified Year 1926 SIGN    Airspace Above the Empire's Eastern Border [09:05] ---     How could I have been so stupid? [09:08] ---     I should've just said the unit had     suffered heavy losses, even if it was a lie! [09:16] ---     Attention! [09:20] ---     Men, early this morning, [09:22] ---     the Eastern Theater Forces'     437th Tactical Special Recon Platoon [09:26] ---     sent out an emergency report. [09:28] ---     Federation units were seen     actively moving along Warning Line 1. [09:34] ---     Thus, due to an accidental error     during training exercises, [09:39] ---     our forces will be crossing into Federation     territory to conduct reconnaissance. [09:42] ---     We will observe their forces' activities,     and if necessary, issue a warning. [09:47] ---     We are not, however, to open hostilities. [09:50] ---     If we are forced to fight,     we are to withdraw immediately. [09:53] ---     Of course, until war is declared,     this is a violation of the neutrality treaty. [09:58] ---     You are to be extremely careful. [10:02] ---     That's all from me. [10:03] ---     Major, may I ask a question? [10:06] ---     Of course, Lieutenant Serebryakov. [10:09] ---     If combat proves to be inevitable, [10:11] ---     are we permitted to use force     to defend ourselves? [10:13] ---     They're Commies. Blow the shit out of them... [10:16] ---     Or so I'd like to say, [10:18] ---     but we need the Federation     to fire the first shot. [10:21] ---     Until that happens, you are not permitted     to fire under any circumstances. [10:25] ---     That... puts us in a pretty bad position. [10:28] ---     I agree with Lieutenant Grantz... [10:32] ---     The plane is taking us to     the mission area at top speed. [10:36] ---     Nobody here's dumb enough to pass up an     adventure in the kingdom of secrets, right? [10:40] ---     My battalion's gone through hell itself,     so I believe you're all better than that. [10:47] ---     Okay, let's do this,     just like we do every time! [10:50] ---     First the desert, then the snow, huh? [10:52] ---     Fine with me! [10:58] ---     I expect you to handle this mission     like you do every other! [11:02] ---     Do your utmost for the Fatherland     and the Imperial family! [11:04] ---     Glory to the Empire! [11:08] ---     Glory to the Empire! [11:44] ---     Armored trains... [11:46] ---     AA guns... [11:48] ---     Heavy machine guns... [11:49] ---     And tanks. [11:51] ---     And those stacks are...     live ammo and vehicle fuel? [11:57] ---     Over here, Major. [12:02] ---     Look at that. [12:17] ---     Okay! Be careful with this stuff! [12:20] ---     Look at the size of that thing. [12:21] ---     They brought a railway gun? [12:24] ---     That's practically a declaration     of war right there. [12:26] ---     Captain Weiss! [12:28] ---     Remind all the troops on standby     that we are not to open fire first. [12:33] ---     Roger. [12:39] ---     Sooner or later, we're not going to be     able to avoid the worst-case scenario. [12:43] ---     Do everything you can to remain hidden. [12:46] ---     Check your mid-range radios again. [12:49] ---     But maintain radio silence     until the absolute last minute. [12:52] ---     Don't screw up and hit     the keys on accident. [12:54] ---     As soon as we confirm them firing     on Imperial territory, report. [12:54] ---     M-Major... [12:56] ---     The barrel is moving. [12:58] ---     If they open fire... [13:08] ---     Th-They fired. [13:13] ---     The Federation is attacking on all fronts! [13:15] ---     This is a declaration of war! [13:17] ---     The Federation has declared war     on the Empire. [13:19] ---     What does HQ say? [13:20] ---     All units, regardless of designation,     are to begin combat immediately. [13:26] ---     Switch to the battle response plan. [13:28] ---     Release magical sealing. [13:30] ---     All troops, [13:30] ---     prepare for the assault! [13:38] ---     Any mages sighted in their troops? [13:39] ---     Not at the moment. [13:41] ---     Very good. [13:42] ---     We can assume the Federation is already in     combat with our eastern theater forces. [13:46] ---     We will attack the enemy's infantry     as well as their rear lines. [13:50] ---     Be watchful for enemy reinforcements. [13:52] ---     All troops have formed up! [13:54] ---     Men, don't let these Communists spread     their filthy plague another inch! [13:58] ---     Take up your guns and fight! [14:00] ---     Grab 'em by the family jewels! [14:02] ---     Right! [14:03] ---     Begin the mission! [14:13] ---     An enemy attack? [14:14] ---     That's impossible! [14:15] ---     We're not at the front lines! [14:17] ---     Armor piercing explosive spell ready... fire! [14:25] ---     The railway gun! Protect the railway gun! [14:39] ---     Hurry! Hurry! [14:40] ---     Load it up to capacity! [14:42] ---     Aim for the shells before they're loaded! [14:44] ---     Roger! [15:09] ---     Doesn't look like there's much for us to do. [15:13] ---     Big. Fragile. Highly flammable. [15:16] ---     It's the ideal target! [15:19] ---     Yeah. [15:26] ---     Honestly, I hate war. [15:29] ---     I think humans killing each other [15:32] ---     is the worst part of human history. [15:35] ---     It's nothing but a waste of     materials and human resources. [15:39] ---     But we're fighting Commies. [15:42] ---     Totalitarians who infringe upon     the freedom of the individual. [15:45] ---     There's no getting along with Commies. [15:48] ---     If I want a nice, safe life in the rear, [15:52] ---     I need to take up my gun. [15:55] ---     The 2nd Company has completed destroying     the enemy railway gun. [15:59] ---     Well done. [16:01] ---     Still, it's weird that     we haven't seen any mages yet. [16:09] ---     Major... [16:10] ---     We've been ordered to reinforce     the eastern forces. [16:12] ---     They've given us full discretion on how. [16:15] ---     What's the situation on the front lines? [16:17] ---     Fighting a delaying action, I believe. [16:19] ---     Waiting for forces from the continent. [16:21] ---     They're holding on strong, [16:23] ---     but they don't have the forces     to hold them back, huh? [16:26] ---     How shall we help? [16:30] ---     If we want to return to the border, [16:33] ---     we need to break through     the enemy's rear lines. [16:35] ---     Let's take the easy way this time. [16:38] ---     We take the long way back, huh? [16:39] ---     So we head for... [16:40] ---     We burn their capital! [16:42] ---     Call it a strategic diversion. [16:45] ---     Their capital? [16:46] ---     We're not in Dakia anymore! [16:50] ---     You're a funny guy, Captain. [16:52] ---     Everybody knows the Commies     have shit for AA defense. [16:56] ---     I guarantee that you could land     a Cessna in Red Square. [17:00] ---     A Cessna? [17:00] ---     Red Square? [17:02] ---     Uh, forget that. [17:02] ---     But even an average teenager     could break through their AA defenses. [17:08] ---     Then you're serious? [17:10] ---     Of course. [17:11] ---     It's a diversion. That's why     we really target their capital. [17:15] ---     Run it through HQ first. [17:17] ---     See if there are no     political considerations. [17:20] ---     Roger. [17:23] ---     I get to survive, I get to keep myself safe, [17:25] ---     and I get to fuck with the Commies. [17:27] ---     Three birds with one stone!     What an awesome plan! [17:31] ---     It's great. [17:32] ---     I love it. [17:36] ---     I can't wait for HQ to give permission. SIGN    Same Day, Imperial Strategic HQ [17:41] ---     So the Federation's joining the war? [17:43] ---     What's going on? [17:44] ---     Send out more recon planes from command! [17:46] ---     Send all our forces from the center     to the eastern front! [17:48] ---     Is the retreat still orderly? Do we     know what's going on at the rear? [17:51] ---     Are we mobilizing our strategic reserves? [17:52] ---     Are the trains on time? [17:53] ---     Men, [17:54] ---     Major Tanya von Degurechaff from the 203rd      Aerial Mage Battalion has suggested a plan, [18:00] ---     which I would like to discuss. SIGN    Vice Director of Strategy and Operations     Brigadier General Hans von Zettour SIGN    Deputy of Strategy and Operations     Brigadier General      Kurt von Rudersdorf [18:06] ---     What's your opinion,     Lieutenant Colonel Rerugen? [18:12] ---     A strike on their capital. [18:14] ---     It's the perfect diversion. [18:17] ---     I think it's worth letting her try. [18:19] ---     What? Are you serious? [18:21] ---     You're kidding! [18:22] ---     That's ridiculous! [18:25] ---     In a sense, we succeed even     by making the attempt. [18:29] ---     If the Federation is forced to divert forces     to the rear to protect their capital, [18:33] ---     that limits the forces they can     bring to bear on our lines. [18:37] ---     Easier said than done. [18:38] ---     Who knows if she'll even get the chance? [18:40] ---     It's the sort of insane adventurism     front line officers are prone to... [18:42] ---     It's impossible. [18:43] ---     Not even worth discussing. [18:45] ---     Think about it. [18:47] ---     It's Degurechaff we're talking about here. [18:50] ---     Degurechaff? [18:52] ---     The one with the Silver Wings? [18:54] ---     She's a talented warfighter. [18:57] ---     And as a hunting dog,     she's a combat officer of the highest class. [19:01] ---     Her attack on the Dakian capital... [19:03] ---     Her decapitation strike at the Rhine... [19:06] ---     She also destroyed the enemy HQ in the south. [19:09] ---     This is coming from a woman with experience. [19:12] ---     She must believe she will succeed, [19:14] ---     and is only confirming     whether the politics allow it. [19:18] ---     You seem to trust her an awful lot. [19:21] ---     I cannot agree to this, regardless. [19:23] ---     This is the enemy capital     we're talking about! [19:25] ---     It's obviously impossible! [19:27] ---     You don't think she's just mistaken? [19:29] ---     Enough. [19:31] ---     We don't have enough time     to enjoy a lengthy debate. [19:35] ---     Indeed. [19:36] ---     We're wasting time here. [19:39] ---     I judge that it's okay to give permission. [19:42] ---     Sir?! [19:43] ---     Are you serious?! [19:44] ---     It's reckless! [19:46] ---     If she thinks she can do it, let her try. [19:49] ---     I bet a bottle from my personal     collection that she succeeds. SIGN    March 16th, Somewhere in the Federation [20:04] ---     Dear Mother and Grandmother, [20:08] ---     How are you doing? [20:10] ---     I've joined a certain unit as part     of an overseas volunteer force. [20:16] ---     The military rules mean     I can't write down any details, [20:20] ---     but I'm doing well. [20:22] ---     I've finally figured out how to use a gun. [20:25] ---     And I have friends who     I can call comrades-in-arms. [20:29] ---     But honestly, [20:30] ---     the one thing I can't handle is the food.     It's quantity over quality. [20:34] ---     I miss the pies I used to bake with you. [20:38] ---     Lately, I've even been dreaming of them. [20:43] ---     I'm sorry for being weak! [20:46] ---     I need to grow up to be     a great soldier like Dad, don't I? [20:51] ---     To bring about God's justice [20:54] ---     and destroy the Empire that     is the enemy of the world, [20:58] ---     I'll keep doing my very best! [21:06] ---     P.S... [21:08] ---     I did something that was kind of     a big deal when I joined the military, [21:12] ---     but I did it to show I was     serious about being a soldier. [21:16] ---     Don't worry! [21:18] ---     Get ready, Mary. We're almost to Moscow. SIGN    Unified States Volunteer     Warrant Officer Mary Sue [21:21] ---     It's that time already? [21:23] ---     Oh no! SIGN    Federation Capital Moscow SIGN    Moscow Station SIGN    Allied Kingdom Military Intelligence Service     Colonel Sir Isaac Dustin Drake [21:46] ---     So it's finally begun, huh, William? [21:49] ---     Welcome to "allied" soil. SIGN    Multinational Volunteer Force     Battalion Commander (Allied Kingdom)     Lt. Colonel William Douglas Drake [21:53] ---     It's been a long time, Uncle. [21:56] ---     How are you finding Moscow? [21:58] ---     Enjoying spending time with     wonderful new friends? [22:04] ---     The enemy of my enemy     is my friend, you know? [22:07] ---     I'm being friendly, like the politicians     back home want me to be. [22:11] ---     Well... I'm sorry to hear that. [22:15] ---     So this is Moscow, huh? [22:17] ---     It's freezing. [22:19] ---     Think they've got good food? [22:20] ---     Looks like you have some     wonderful friends too. [22:24] ---     How was your multinational force's     first journey together? [22:27] ---     It went fine. [22:35] ---     Everybody from the     42nd Flying Division is safe. [22:39] ---     For now, that is. [22:44] ---     Sheesh... the brass always     gets the stupidest ideas. [22:48] ---     A unit that symbolizes the progress and     universality of mankind, was that it? [22:53] ---     Yeah. [22:54] ---     To defeat the singular evil     that is the Empire, [22:57] ---     people of different races come together     like a rainbow stretching across the world. [23:02] ---     That's the ad slogan, anyway. [23:04] ---     Sounds like something     a politician would like. [23:06] ---     As you can see, it's an excellent unit. [23:09] ---     If you'd like, I can let you take over. [23:13] ---     I'll admit I'd prefer not to     shake hands with wolves. [23:16] ---     But I'd rather do that than     lead sheep into battle against a lion. [23:21] ---     Any interest in being a sheepdog? [23:24] ---     The world's a stage. [23:26] ---     Everybody has to play some role. [23:33] ---     But it doesn't need to be me. [23:39] ---     You're right. [23:42] ---     Let me give you one last warning. [23:45] ---     The Federation purged     every one of its own mages. [23:49] ---     They all got sent to the camps. [23:53] ---     So the rumors were true? [23:55] ---     Communists have no room for     X-factors like mages, it seems. [24:04] ---     My, my... What a wonderful "ally" we've got. [24:13] ---     Men, we're moving to a Federation facility. [24:16] ---     This place is no ally. [24:18] ---     Be very careful. [24:22] ---     Yes, sir! SIGN    Somewhere in Moscow: People's Party Meeting Hall [24:27] ---     That concludes the report from the front. [24:32] ---     Comrade Secretary, if I may speak. SIGN    Internal Affairs Committee     Comrade Loria SIGN    Party Leader     Comrade Secretary Josef [24:36] ---     Go ahead. [24:40] ---     Thank you so much for that     report from the front lines. [24:44] ---     I cannot thank those comrades who have     brought us this wonderful news enough. [24:49] ---     But... [24:51] ---     It's unacceptable that the Empire     was ready for us to begin our attack. [24:57] ---     Why do you think that is, comrade? [24:59] ---     I-I haven't the slightest... [25:02] ---     Oh, you can't even come up     with an idea or two? [25:05] ---     After all, Comrade Nicolai, [25:08] ---     weren't you on quite good terms     with the Imperial Ambassador? [25:11] ---     I... I only interacted with     the Imperialists in an official capacity. [25:16] ---     You had dinner with him but a week ago,     and you now downplay the relationship? [25:22] ---     Was that 20-year old wine he served good? [25:26] ---     No! [25:27] ---     Comrade Secretary, [25:29] ---     why don't we ask our comrade     here for more details? [25:35] ---     Go ahead. [25:41] ---     W-Wait! [25:42] ---     Listen to me! [25:43] ---     I can explain everything! [25:45] ---     I've never worked with the Empire! [25:47] ---     Hey, let me go! [25:51] ---     Comrades, I expect each of you to continue     to give your utmost for the Motherland. [26:05] ---     Y-You really just want me     to drive around town? [26:08] ---     Yes. Just another inspection of the city. [26:11] ---     Even someone like me     needs a break every now and then. [26:22] ---     How about that one? [26:31] ---     Not great... [26:33] ---     So close. [26:35] ---     If I'd found her just a little sooner,     she would've been ripe for the picking. [26:40] ---     What group are those idiots with? [26:41] ---     This is a no-fly zone! [26:43] ---     Is it that group of multinational volunteers? [26:46] ---     That's why you can't trust mages. [26:49] ---     I was right to send every last     one of them to the camps. [27:09] ---     This is 02! [27:10] ---     I've succeeded in destroying Moscow Plaza! [27:13] ---     I've destroyed that ugly bronze statue! [27:30] ---     03 has destroyed the snakes' nest. [27:33] ---     I can see the secret police     fleeing in terror! [27:44] ---     So even the AP rounds we use to     destroy enemy bases won't work? [27:50] ---     This is 04. Our target isn't taking damage. [27:53] ---     It's incredibly tough! [27:55] ---     The goal of this operation is to     blow some stuff up and mock some people. [28:01] ---     Don't push it. Turn around and go. [28:04] ---     Roger. Executing order immediately. [28:06] ---     All members of the battalion, I win the bet. [28:10] ---     I told you even a teenager     could break through their AA. [28:13] ---     And you were right, Major. [28:17] ---     I'm glad you're willing to     accept your defeat like a man. [28:20] ---     But I will show no mercy. [28:22] ---     Everyone, when you get back, feel free     to enjoy a bottle of 02's best wine! [28:27] ---     We haven't had a mission of     that scale since the beach. [28:30] ---     I won't retreat a single step     in the face of alcohol. [28:33] ---     You've got guts, you bastards! [28:35] ---     Yes! Hooray! [28:40] ---     Men, I'm glad you have     something to look forward to, [28:44] ---     but work comes before recreation. [28:47] ---     Continue the attack! [28:49] ---     Roger! [28:52] ---     Now, then... [28:58] ---     So in this world, that thing was completed? [29:03] ---     Members of 1st Company,     we're taking down the big guy there. [29:08] ---     As soon as we're done, we'll attack     the other government facilities. [29:11] ---     Activate magics. [29:13] ---     Target: that big pile of shit! [29:15] ---     Target: that big pile of shit! [29:18] ---     Fire! [29:23] ---     You might've shot an ally,     Warrant Officer Sue. [29:27] ---     I-I'm sorry... [29:29] ---     You really are a terrible shot... [29:32] ---     Even though you're an     incredibly talented mage. [29:35] ---     You've got that right. [29:37] ---     It's the same for the rest of you. [29:39] ---     You need to get used to the gun! [29:41] ---     Make it a part of you! [29:42] ---     Yes, sir! [29:43] ---     Okay, keep firing! [29:47] ---     Our equipment's in terrible shape. [29:50] ---     And we haven't been given     enough ammunition to train with. [29:53] ---     I'd like to issue a formal complaint. [29:55] ---     I'll tell the party. [29:57] ---     Yeah, you do that. [30:05] ---     Enemy attack! Enemy attack! [30:16] ---     Wh-What's going on? [30:35] ---     Looks like their "People's Palace"     was more fragile than it looked. [30:39] ---     Guess they shouldn't have rushed     the construction so much. [30:42] ---     Looks like they shouldn't have     rationed the concrete so much. [30:57] ---     You stupid Commie bastards. [30:59] ---     You've got your altitude settings     stuck on "bomber." [31:02] ---     Their aim is terrible, too. [31:03] ---     Shall we take out the emplacements? [31:05] ---     Shit or not, an enemy camp is an enemy camp. [31:08] ---     I can't think of a reason     to take unnecessary damage. [31:12] ---     I'm sorry! [31:14] ---     Hey, Lieutenant, [31:15] ---     you had a special reason to     hate the Commies too, didn't you? [31:21] ---     I know a little about your background. [31:24] ---     It was when I was a child. [31:25] ---     I know! [31:27] ---     Let's do something a little special for you. [31:30] ---     If you're familiar with the place,     I'd like you to show me around. [31:36] ---     Are you okay? [31:37] ---     An attack? [31:38] ---     What was that attack? [31:39] ---     Vivi! Vivi! [31:41] ---     Are you okay? Vivi! [31:43] ---     Y-Yeah. I just got hit with some rubble. [31:47] ---     But you're bleeding! [31:48] ---     We need a medic! [31:50] ---     M-Mary, calm down, please. [31:54] ---     Sir, the whole city's under attack! [31:58] ---     Is it the Empire? [32:00] ---     The Empire... [32:01] ---     We never should've borrowed     a Federation facility. [32:04] ---     How much damage did we take? [32:06] ---     Some injuries. [32:07] ---     That, and we lost our place to sleep here. [32:11] ---     Get the troops together. [32:12] ---     We'll stay on standby and     move at the right time. [32:23] ---     Mary! [32:29] ---     Warrant Officer Sue, what are you doing? [32:31] ---     I can't let them get away with this. [32:33] ---     I'm going out there! [32:34] ---     You are not! [32:36] ---     Return to your position! [32:37] ---     But they hurt one of us! [32:39] ---     I see. So what? [32:40] ---     "So what"? [32:42] ---     The Empire may be killing the people     of the Federation right now! [32:46] ---     Like I said, so what? [32:48] ---     Even if they have a different     ideology than us, [32:51] ---     if our allies are fighting,     we need to be with them! [32:54] ---     That's what it means to     be a soldier, isn't it? [32:57] ---     If you want to talk about being a soldier,     then first, follow orders! [33:06] ---     Attention, citizens of the Federation! [33:08] ---     What is this broadcast? [33:10] ---     It's the Empire, apparently! [33:11] ---     Where do we run? [33:12] ---     Anywhere downtown is dangerous! [33:14] ---     Run to the housing projects! [33:16] ---     What is this warning? [33:18] ---     Where's it coming from? [33:20] ---     I don't know! But the Empire is     addressing it to the citizenry! [33:24] ---     That's ridiculous! [33:25] ---     Nobody's going to trust what the Empire says! [33:28] ---     Just seal off the plaza! [33:30] ---     The Empire may bomb it again! [33:33] ---     Yes, sir! [33:35] ---     Impossible! [33:36] ---     The Empire? [33:39] ---     How could this happen? [34:51] ---     Wonderful. [34:55] ---     How beautiful. [34:57] ---     My blood feels like it's boiling over! [34:59] ---     I want her! [35:01] ---     I want her, no matter what! [35:06] ---     What's this? [35:10] ---     You bastards! [35:11] ---     Wait! Warrant Officer Sue! [35:18] ---     Shit! That idiot! [35:44] ---     You ruined the mood. [35:47] ---     Major, enemy reinforcements! [35:49] ---     Two companies' worth of mages, from our rear! [35:53] ---     Did you really get permission to engage? [35:55] ---     Yes! [35:56] ---     Your kind uncle got us the okay! [35:58] ---     We get caught up in this mess     as soon as we get here? [36:01] ---     Now we've got extra work to do, damn it. [36:05] ---     How is she so fast? [36:07] ---     Is her magical power overflowing? [36:09] ---     Mary's latent magical ability is incredible. [36:11] ---     She was far better than any of her class. [36:14] ---     So she's incompetent, and a hard worker. [36:16] ---     That's a bitch. [36:17] ---     Fall back and support. [36:19] ---     Don't try to get near her! [36:21] ---     Yes, sir! [36:48] ---     Their training is on a whole other level. [36:52] ---     Major! It doesn't seem     to be Federation forces. [36:54] ---     What? But this is Commie airspace! [36:59] ---     Their appearance and equipment     suggest a multinational force. [37:02] ---     What? [37:03] ---     There may be more.     Look for a chance to get out of here. [37:14] ---     Phil! Keith! [37:21] ---     She's out of ammo? [37:25] ---     Give me power, God! [37:29] ---     For peace! For justice! [37:32] ---     You're bothering me. [37:34] ---     This reminds me of something     that happened before. [37:47] ---     A young girl? [37:49] ---     But I guess that goes for both of us. [38:05] ---     Th-That's... [38:22] ---     What? [38:43] ---     Major! [38:44] ---     I think it's time to go! [38:46] ---     Let's retreat! [38:48] ---     Major! [38:50] ---     Yeah... [38:52] ---     Everyone, withdraw. [38:54] ---     Head for the rendezvous point at top speed. [38:56] ---     Roger! [39:11] ---     Mary! Mary! [39:12] ---     Warrant Officer Sue,     can you hear me? Wake up! [39:16] ---     Warrant Officer Sue! [39:17] ---     She's awake, it seems,     but she's badly injured. [39:19] ---     Pick her up. We're heading back to base. [39:22] ---     Hang in there, Mary! [39:23] ---     Don't pass out on us! [39:25] ---     Being shot with a gun hurts. [39:29] ---     Even more when it's Dad's gun. [39:33] ---     My dad was so nice... [39:36] ---     And she killed him. [39:40] ---     I'll make that demon pay. [39:44] ---     God... God! [39:47] ---     Please! Give me power! SIGN    Several Days Later [39:56] ---     Extra! Extra! [39:59] ---     Fatherland's flag planted on enemy territory! [40:02] ---     They burned all their flags? [40:04] ---     They took out the secret police? [40:06] ---     They even made a movie! [40:08] ---     It says they "do not believe in tears." SIGN    Imperial Strategic Headquarters [40:10] ---     They're making fun of that     Federation saying, huh? [40:14] ---     Why? [40:17] ---     Why did this happen? [40:19] ---     I thought they were just going to     put some pressure on the capital. [40:24] ---     I didn't think they'd destroy every     political symbol of the Federation, [40:28] ---     put up a flag, and sing our anthem. [40:37] ---     That's going too far. [40:41] ---     At least we completely achieved     our goal of a strategic distraction. [40:47] ---     Lieutenant Colonel, [40:48] ---     it seems that even you     underestimated the major's powers. [40:53] ---     It was the perfect distraction, in fact. [40:57] ---     And the people are saying     it's a historic achievement. [41:03] ---     The problem is the politicians. [41:06] ---     We won't be able to submit     a peace proposal for a while. [41:11] ---     Not after we completely crushed their pride. [41:15] ---     In their anger, the Federation's     sure to send even more forces now. [41:20] ---     We need to come up with     a plan for the next stage. [41:27] ---     Degurechaff... [41:30] ---     When she gets back,     I'm going to strangle her! SIGN    March 26, 1926 SIGN    Imperial Eastern Front Temporary Base 21 [41:38] ---     Cheers! [41:40] ---     How many times have we done that? [41:42] ---     You can toast as many times as you like! [41:44] ---     Drink! Drink! [41:45] ---     That attack on the capital     was a stroke of genius! [41:49] ---     That's why you're Strategic HQ's ace unit! [41:52] ---     You sure showed those Commies! [42:02] ---     Captain, you remember the deal, right? [42:07] ---     I'm glad you're willing to     accept your defeat like a man. [42:10] ---     But I will show no mercy. [42:12] ---     Everyone, when you get back, feel free     to enjoy a bottle of 02's best wine! [42:21] ---     You've got more than we thought! [42:23] ---     You sell what you brought back     from the south to stock up? [42:26] ---     You're a fan of the good stuff, huh? [42:31] ---     Sorry, but not as much as you are! [42:38] ---     "Aaah," my ass! [42:40] ---     This was mine to begin with! [42:44] ---     He's going really hard! [42:45] ---     Is he going to be okay? [42:47] ---     I'm scared. He's gonna be     a pain to deal with later. [42:52] ---     In any era, drinking has a certain effect     in bringing people together. [43:02] ---     It's tough. [43:04] ---     Major! [43:06] ---     How about some dessert? [43:09] ---     Fruit punch! [43:11] ---     Lieutenant! [43:14] ---     Are you giving the major     my liquor-preserved fruits? [43:16] ---     You can't do that! You can't! [43:19] ---     There's no alcohol in them. [43:22] ---     They're specially made to be sweet. [43:25] ---     Drunks. [43:27] ---     Don't worry about me. [43:30] ---     I think I have an illness that     definitely needs 24 hours to wear off. [43:34] ---     Don't wake me up for anything but a mission. [43:38] ---     Let yourselves go, but don't get to the point [43:42] ---     where it interferes with your duties. [43:47] ---     The major, who's like a living,     breathing rulebook... [43:51] ---     The major, who's a demon     obsessed with military code... [43:54] ---     Told us to... [43:56] ---     ...let ourselves go? [43:58] ---     Attention, everyone! [44:01] ---     Our battalion commander     has retired due to illness. [44:05] ---     Seriously? [44:06] ---     Lucky us! [44:07] ---     And so... [44:09] ---     Let's have another toast to     Major Degurechaff's health! [44:14] ---     Cheers! [44:32] ---     It's tough. [44:43] ---     That toughness... [44:45] ---     wasn't normal. Not at all. [45:02] ---     That sturdiness, the amount of magic... [45:07] ---     It has to be. [45:13] ---     That insane fanatic! [45:19] ---     Your ability to recover is impressive. [45:21] ---     I planned to have you get a longer rest. [45:24] ---     I can't rest. [45:26] ---     We need to show the people of     the Federation why we're here. [45:30] ---     You don't have the right     to argue that with me. [45:34] ---     The volunteer force is     a high-level political matter. [45:38] ---     Our ally's capital was attacked. [45:41] ---     We're not going to help them? [45:43] ---     It's their fault for not being     able to properly protect it. [45:47] ---     We did nothing wrong. [45:49] ---     You want us to just be observers?! [45:52] ---     We came together to destroy the Empire,     our common enemy! [45:57] ---     For humanity! For the world! [45:59] ---     We should all fight together! [46:04] ---     You want revenge that badly? [46:10] ---     I know about your past. [46:12] ---     Your father died in combat     with the Empire, yes? [46:17] ---     I can understand your hatred for the enemy. [46:20] ---     But... [46:22] ---     We're not murderers or avengers. [46:26] ---     We're soldiers. [46:28] ---     We're not fighting this war     out of personal feelings. [46:37] ---     We're leaving Moscow in the morning. [46:39] ---     If you're a soldier, don't conflate our enemy     and the object of your vengeance. [47:01] ---     Within the Empire,     there's a demon I must defeat! [47:15] ---     Everyone, wake up! [47:21] ---     What's going on? [47:24] ---     Captain Weiss! Is Captain Weiss here? [47:26] ---     Yes, ma'am! [47:28] ---     Captain Weiss, Strategic HQ     sent us a love letter. [47:31] ---     Get the battalion together. [47:33] ---     Yes, ma'am! [47:35] ---     Hurry! [47:36] ---     We'll begin the briefing as soon you're done. [47:42] ---     It's been 10 days since the start of the war,     and the borders have moved a lot. [47:45] ---     Look at how the enemy's moving. [47:51] ---     There are three general groups. [47:53] ---     Group A, moving to the north. [47:55] ---     Group B, readying for     an attack on the Empire itself. [47:59] ---     And Group C, which has started     to move towards Dakia. [48:04] ---     It's believed that Group B,     the one in the center, is their largest. [48:08] ---     But there's no reason     to just face it head on. [48:10] ---     Strategic HQ wants to start at     the north and strike them first, [48:14] ---     then head down to strike and encircle     the main force from their flank. [48:18] ---     Then what's our job? [48:22] ---     To act as a mobile flying column. [48:24] ---     We'll be going ahead of the main units from     central command that are heading north. [48:28] ---     But we can't ignore the pressure     Group B is putting on us. [48:32] ---     Their sheer numbers make them     difficult to deal with. [48:35] ---     Can the center hold while     we're destroying Group A? [48:40] ---     Captain Weiss... [48:42] ---     Remember this. [48:44] ---     It's not the numbers on paper.     It's what's inside that counts. [48:49] ---     Communists believe that     the party is always right. [48:52] ---     They put politics above military logic. [48:56] ---     And if you go against that, you're purged. [48:58] ---     Do you want to tell me an army     like that is a real army? [49:05] ---     Come in. [49:06] ---     Excuse me. [49:07] ---     Emergency request from the eastern forces. [49:10] ---     What? [49:13] ---     The 3rd and 32nd Divisions that are serving     as the rear guard for withdrawal [49:18] ---     are being surrounded at Tiegenhoff. [49:21] ---     What about the eastern forces? [49:22] ---     This is their job. [49:24] ---     They've expended their strategic reserves     in the battles so far. [49:28] ---     So they've come begging to the unit     under Strategic HQ's direct command? [49:32] ---     Urban combat, huh? [49:34] ---     If the enemy has it heavily encircled,     won't it be difficult to rescue them? [49:38] ---     Aerial photography from the area     doesn't show any heavy guns. [49:43] ---     All we've been able to confirm is     a small number of field artillery pieces. [49:46] ---     Heavy guns are incredibly slow. [49:49] ---     The Federation's got the same problems     moving the things as we do. [49:53] ---     But it's possible that there are long-range     railway guns deployed near the border. [49:59] ---     That's true. [50:00] ---     Something their size could     cause serious damage. [50:06] ---     You're right to not     underestimate your enemy. [50:10] ---     But even railway guns     aren't a serious threat. [50:14] ---     In all our battles against the Federation,     we've yet to see a single observer mage. [50:20] ---     Even if their infantry     have observers with them, [50:24] ---     its not realistic for them     to adapt on the fly. [50:27] ---     You're right, come to think of it. [50:29] ---     So it's possible to save them. [50:31] ---     But the 203rd Battalion has already     received orders from Strategic HQ. [50:38] ---     We report directly to Strategic HQ. [50:43] ---     So both of them need our help, huh? [50:46] ---     But a partial victory that leads     to an overall defeat is worthless. [50:51] ---     I hate to do this to the eastern forces, [50:53] ---     but for the sake of our whole army,     we should do the flying column mission. [50:57] ---     I hate to say it, but you're right. [51:00] ---     We'll just have to pray for Tiegenhoff. [51:08] ---     Major? [51:10] ---     What's wrong? [51:11] ---     This is an interesting position. [51:14] ---     Lieutenant Serebryakov... [51:16] ---     Bring me a more detailed map. [51:17] ---     Yes, ma'am. [51:18] ---     A railway map, too. [51:28] ---     Tiegenhoff is in a good position. [51:31] ---     You could say it's a critical point in     Strategic HQ's northern operations. [51:36] ---     I see! [51:38] ---     Aerial photography shows     the rail lines are undamaged! [51:41] ---     We'll be able to resupply for our flying     column mission at regular intervals. [51:46] ---     It's on a river and easy to defend, [51:48] ---     and also a fair distance away     from the eastern borders. [51:51] ---     And we should be able to apply pressure to     strategic transit points from there as well. [51:55] ---     It's the perfect base! [51:58] ---     Wonderful. [52:01] ---     Rescuing Tiegenhoff is     the ultimate aufheben. [52:04] ---     We can give both the eastern forces     and Strategic HQ what they want. [52:09] ---     We're gonna do it. [52:11] ---     Right! [52:14] ---     So we're saving people, huh? [52:17] ---     Lieutenant Serebryakov, [52:18] ---     have the troops load up     all the medical supplies they can carry. [52:21] ---     Roger that! [52:22] ---     It would be nice if we could take     some whiskey and cigarettes, [52:25] ---     but we barely have any to begin with. [52:28] ---     Don't worry about that, Major. [52:31] ---     Actually... [52:33] ---     We won a bunch from the eastern     forces playing cards yesterday. [52:36] ---     I was going to put them in     the battalion's warehouse, [52:39] ---     but we should share them with our allies! [52:42] ---     I can't believe you, Captain Weiss. [52:44] ---     I thought you had more discipline     as an officer. [52:49] ---     No, it was Lieutenant Serebryakov,     not me, who took their stuff. [53:04] ---     We're counting on you! [53:05] ---     Save our allies! [53:07] ---     Rescue Tiegenhoff! SIGN    Imperial City of Tiegenhoff SIGN    Imperial 49th Mage Battalion: Major Jotuck Hofen [53:37] ---     There are so many! Give it up, damn it! [53:40] ---     Major! [53:41] ---     There's not enough of us! [53:43] ---     Our defenses to the northeast     won't last much longer! [53:47] ---     Shit! I need help, and I don't care     where it comes from. [53:50] ---     I'm not even gonna ask questions! [53:53] ---     Tiegenhoff Control to 49th Mage Battalion. [53:56] ---     Reinforcements are on their way. [53:58] ---     Watch for them. [54:07] ---     Allies? [54:09] ---     You came! [54:17] ---     Anti-ground bombardment! Aim at will! [54:20] ---     Fire! [54:35] ---     I am Major Hofen, [54:37] ---     with the 49th Mage Battalion     of the 3rd Division. [54:41] ---     Major Degurechaff, [54:42] ---     of the 203rd Aerial Mage Battalion     reporting directly to Strategic HQ. [54:47] ---     I'm terribly sorry     we couldn't get here sooner. [54:51] ---     Is there a problem? [54:52] ---     N-No... [54:53] ---     Thank you for coming! [54:56] ---     We only survived because you got     here before their heavy guns did. [54:59] ---     I'm glad we made it. [55:02] ---     HQ is this way. I'll take you there. [55:10] ---     Our job will be to protect HQ     and wipe out their survivors. [55:14] ---     What about you? [55:15] ---     We'll use this city as our base [55:18] ---     and carry out the flying column order     that we were given by Strategic HQ. [55:21] ---     They're pretty rough on us. [55:24] ---     I see. [55:25] ---     I can understand why, given how     highly-trained you looked. [55:29] ---     I'm honored. [55:31] ---     I'd love to have a drink with you... [55:36] ---     But I'll buy one for your men, someday. [55:39] ---     I'm afraid my men are heavy drinkers. [55:43] ---     They might bankrupt you, I think. [55:49] ---     All right, then! [55:50] ---     My whole battalion will pay for them! [55:53] ---     Drink all you like! [55:56] ---     My men will be happy to hear that! [56:01] ---     I'll be going, then. [56:07] ---     Major! [56:08] ---     Was that the officer who came to save us? [56:12] ---     Yes. [56:13] ---     The rumors that Strategic HQ had     a child officer were true, it seems. [56:19] ---     That legend of the battlefield     was surprisingly true. [56:27] ---     Comrades, the situation is dire! SIGN    Federation Front Lines [56:30] ---     Our main force is barely managing     to continue their advance, [56:33] ---     but the lack of heavy guns     is a huge problem. SIGN    Federation Rear Echelon [56:36] ---     That's right. [56:38] ---     The front lines say the situation     is "difficult, but manageable." SIGN    Federation Army Political Officer [56:42] ---     Some heavy guns would be appreciated     if they're available. SIGN    Federation Capital Moscow [56:45] ---     Comrades, I'm told everything     is going "almost perfectly"! [56:48] ---     Our forces are advancing with     an overwhelming advantage. [56:53] ---     There's no need to wait for     the arrival of heavy guns. [56:56] ---     The mission is almost complete. [56:59] ---     Thank you for the good news. [57:02] ---     Comrade Secretary, I have     some other good news. [57:06] ---     Speak. [57:08] ---     Yes. [57:10] ---     That enemy unit is in Tiegenhoff right now. [57:16] ---     "That enemy unit"? [57:17] ---     The ones who did that,     if you follow my meaning. [57:24] ---     An unforgivably barbaric offense! [57:27] ---     Just thinking about it makes my blood boil! [57:31] ---     There's no reason to let them live. [57:35] ---     The overwhelming numbers     given to us by the Motherland! [57:40] ---     And the air planes birthed     by our technology! [57:45] ---     And then... [57:47] ---     While they are a filthy     imperialist curse... [57:51] ---     We can also send in     the multinational volunteers! [57:56] ---     We'll send everything we've got at them! [57:59] ---     Torment them! [58:01] ---     Torture them! [58:02] ---     And obliterate them! [58:14] ---     My beloved Comrade Secretary... [58:17] ---     I propose a large-scale assault     on Tiegenhoff. SIGN    March 28, Unified Year 1926 SIGN    Federation Airfield [58:27] ---     Are we not done resupplying yet? [58:29] ---     We don't have enough people! [58:31] ---     We can't go any faster! [58:34] ---     Real combat, huh? [58:35] ---     I never thought we'd fight on     the same side as the Federation. [58:38] ---     We can do this. [58:40] ---     Damn... [58:42] ---     How did this happen? [58:44] ---     Lieutenant Colonel Drake... [58:47] ---     We're fighting the Empire, right? [58:49] ---     We get to fight too, right? [58:51] ---     Only in accordance with orders from home,     and as much as they allow us. [58:55] ---     That's part of God's will too, I'm sure. [58:57] ---     Right. [58:58] ---     I hope you don't end up meeting that     God of yours sooner than you want to. [59:02] ---     "Do not test the Lord." [59:04] ---     I will simply do my duty. [59:11] ---     That's a wonderful look     you have on your face. [59:13] ---     Do you miss the sea so badly? [59:16] ---     Yes. I'd love to be kicking     back in a pub right now. [59:20] ---     You think it's a stupid order? [59:22] ---     That's right. [59:24] ---     The politicians back home must really want     to get in the Federation's good graces. [59:28] ---     And they're sacrificing a unit filled     with nothing but rookies to do it. [59:32] ---     Are they insane? [59:34] ---     Who knows how much we'll have to     pay the widows in pensions? [59:37] ---     By the way, is that her? [59:41] ---     Yes. Warrant Officer Mary Sue. [59:46] ---     Her father was a brave soldier. [59:49] ---     I know you've no obligation to do this, [59:52] ---     but please keep an eye on her     as much as you can. [1:00:05] ---     Major! Major! [1:00:08] ---     Wake up! Major! [1:00:10] ---     What is it? [1:00:12] ---     An attack! The Federation is attacking! [1:00:15] ---     How many? [1:00:17] ---     Eight divisions at a minimum. [1:00:19] ---     Eight divisions? [1:00:21] ---     That's the initial report     from our air fleet. [1:00:23] ---     That's four times what we have! [1:00:24] ---     Yes. And that's the most     optimistic estimate. [1:00:31] ---     They shouldn't have realized how     important Tiegenhoff is yet! [1:00:35] ---     But they're abandoning their plans     for a bold offensive? [1:00:40] ---     Commies aren't allowed to be that adaptable! [1:00:43] ---     Did they figure out my plan? [1:00:44] ---     Or did something leak? [1:00:47] ---     Shit! [1:00:48] ---     How? [1:00:53] ---     W-Well, the enemy is human, too. [1:00:56] ---     They can't get their heavy     equipment here in time. [1:00:58] ---     They'll use their light forces     to execute an attack first. [1:01:02] ---     At this rate, we might lose our new base. [1:01:05] ---     Wake everyone up, now! [1:01:29] ---     Comrades, what has our homeland done? [1:01:33] ---     The answer is simple. [1:01:35] ---     We did nothing. [1:01:37] ---     Nothing. [1:01:39] ---     But the Federation is attacking us.     They want to kill us. [1:01:43] ---     It's impossible for us to be good neighbors. [1:01:46] ---     This world isn't fair at all, it seems. [1:01:50] ---     If they wish to violate our rights, [1:01:53] ---     we must fight! [1:01:57] ---     I love freedom above all else. [1:02:00] ---     I will secure freedom, [1:02:01] ---     I will protect freedom, [1:02:03] ---     and I will defend freedom to the last! [1:02:05] ---     We cannot retreat from this battle! [1:02:07] ---     Comrades, this is a battle for freedom! [1:02:11] ---     The slightest hesitation     will not be allowed! [1:02:14] ---     We're kicking these Commies     out of our country! [1:02:17] ---     We will have victory! [1:02:19] ---     Or we will have death! [1:02:20] ---     We are the guards of our country's gates! SIGN    Battle of Tiegenhoff SIGN    3 Hours Since the Start of the Battle [1:02:42] ---     Wh-What the hell is this? [1:02:45] ---     I can't believe how many there are! [1:03:17] ---     Don't let them scare you! Fire! Fire! [1:03:48] ---     Shit! Can't we do something     about those tanks? [1:03:59] ---     Mages? We're saved! [1:04:02] ---     Now! Fire! Fire! [1:04:04] ---     Don't let up! [1:04:06] ---     The enemy's offensive has been blunted! [1:04:08] ---     We outnumber them! [1:04:11] ---     Shit! They just keep coming! [1:04:13] ---     Where's our air support?! [1:04:15] ---     Stop them no matter what! [1:04:16] ---     Where the hell is she? [1:04:18] ---     Let's go! Charge! [1:04:20] ---     Die, devils! SIGN    Battle of Tiegenhoff Resupply Point A SIGN    18 Hours Since the Start of the Battle [1:04:32] ---     Everyone, resupply quickly! [1:04:35] ---     Resupply units, move quickly from one     company's resupply point to the next! [1:04:39] ---     Get the wounded to the medics, now. [1:04:42] ---     This is 02! [1:04:44] ---     Another two enemy divisions     approaching from the northeast! [1:04:47] ---     They should reach our area within minutes. [1:04:56] ---     This is 03. SIGN    Point D [1:04:57] ---     We're seeing new reinforcements as well. SIGN    Point C [1:05:00] ---     This is 04. [1:05:02] ---     Enemy armor sighted at point G2! [1:05:07] ---     I'm starting to wonder if you     grow Communists in fields. [1:05:12] ---     1st Company, anybody who     can move, follow me! [1:05:15] ---     We'll hit the Commies before     they can enter the city! [1:05:22] ---     Shit! What the hell is going on here? [1:05:25] ---     These goddamn Commies... [1:05:26] ---     Don't they give a shit about     their human resources? SIGN    Point C, 27 Hours Since the Start of the Battle [1:05:36] ---     Hey, aim for the mages in the sky! [1:05:39] ---     Right! [1:05:43] ---     Take cover! Take cover! [1:05:50] ---     Lieutenant Serebryakov! [1:05:51] ---     What are the reports from     the other companies?! [1:05:54] ---     No severe damage, but most of     the soldiers are exhausted! [1:05:59] ---     They're running out of magic and ammunition! [1:06:03] ---     How many divisions does that make now? [1:06:05] ---     Ten. [1:06:07] ---     We can't hang on anymore. [1:06:10] ---     This is 03! [1:06:11] ---     They made it past our interception net! [1:06:14] ---     A battalion of enemy mages! [1:06:16] ---     They're heading straight for the city! [1:06:17] ---     After all this, now there's mages? [1:06:20] ---     They're not Federation soldiers! [1:06:21] ---     I think they're the ones     we ran into in Moscow! [1:06:23] ---     What?! [1:06:26] ---     Get in one good hit, and then run! [1:06:28] ---     You can do this! [1:06:30] ---     Show the Empire the power of our will! [1:06:34] ---     They're attacking the city... [1:06:36] ---     Are they after HQ? [1:06:38] ---     Turn and pursue! [1:06:39] ---     We must stop them— [1:06:40] ---     ...to all units. [1:06:42] ---     Tiegenhoff Control to all units! [1:06:44] ---     Allied observers have picked up     multiple incoming air units! [1:06:49] ---     Fighters and bombers are     approaching from the northeast! [1:06:58] ---     A special alert has been     issued for the area. [1:07:01] ---     All units, be alert! [1:07:02] ---     Repeat! [1:07:04] ---     All units, be alert! [1:07:05] ---     So many air threats... [1:07:08] ---     And there are still so many     enemy infantry soldiers. [1:07:14] ---     Major, your orders! [1:07:19] ---     2nd, 3rd, and 4th Companies,     your job is AA defense. [1:07:22] ---     Tell the mixed fighter-bomber formation     that their tour of the city is canceled. [1:07:26] ---     So we're immigration officers now? [1:07:28] ---     That's a tough job for mages. [1:07:31] ---     You get it, Captain Weiss. [1:07:34] ---     Now do it. [1:07:35] ---     And keep the pressure up on the     surface as much as possible, too! [1:07:38] ---     Right! [1:07:40] ---     1st Company, follow me! [1:07:43] ---     Shove a lead bullet up the asses     of the enemy mage unit! [1:07:53] ---     You go first! [1:07:54] ---     Keep your defenses up as you charge! [1:07:56] ---     Right! [1:08:01] ---     Wait! Mary! [1:08:03] ---     Warrant Officer Sue, [1:08:03] ---     stay in your two-man cell! [1:08:05] ---     I'm fine! I can do this! [1:08:07] ---     The idiot's heading right at us! [1:08:10] ---     Ready... [1:08:12] ---     Blow her apart! [1:08:19] ---     Mary! [1:08:32] ---     She's like a wild boar, huh? [1:08:36] ---     Three kills confirmed! [1:08:38] ---     Good, time for some duck hunting! [1:08:40] ---     Let's do this! [1:08:43] ---     More enemies to our rear! [1:08:44] ---     An enemy mage unit! [1:08:47] ---     We'll handle them! [1:08:49] ---     The goal is the enemy HQ! [1:08:53] ---     Warrant Officer Sue, strike the enemy HQ! [1:08:53] ---     M-Mary? [1:08:59] ---     What's she doing here? [1:09:01] ---     You're supposed to attack the HQ! [1:09:04] ---     One's heading for us! [1:09:16] ---     Fire! [1:09:53] ---     A-An optical-type spell? [1:09:56] ---     Her magical readings are incredible! [1:10:00] ---     So she's only after me, huh? [1:10:08] ---     We'll draw her away and kill her! [1:10:10] ---     I'll take one of you and do it myself. [1:10:11] ---     Everybody but Lieutenant Serebryakov,     keep up the hunt! [1:10:39] ---     We can't get any higher! [1:10:40] ---     Shoot down the fighters first! [1:10:48] ---     The bombers circled around us     and are advancing! [1:10:50] ---     We won't make it in time! [1:10:59] ---     17 has taken damage! [1:11:00] ---     Withdrawing! [1:11:05] ---     Captain, the 3rd and 4th     Companies will handle this! [1:11:08] ---     We'll pull away the fighters. [1:11:10] ---     You get the bombers! [1:11:11] ---     But if you try to do this alone... [1:11:14] ---     It's better than having     the major pissed off at us! [1:11:16] ---     Enemy fighters are nothing compared to her! [1:11:25] ---     2nd Company, prepare to ascend! [1:11:32] ---     Stop running! [1:11:34] ---     You coward! [1:12:04] ---     How many times is she going to fire? [1:12:05] ---     She has to be burning through her magic! [1:12:23] ---     Put all your magic into this... [1:12:25] ---     Climb as high as you can possibly go! [1:12:31] ---     Come on! [1:12:32] ---     Blow them apart! [1:12:56] ---     Altitude eight thousand! [1:12:59] ---     Eight thousand, five hundred! [1:13:05] ---     Nine thousand! [1:13:10] ---     Nine thousand, five hundred! [1:13:17] ---     Piercing spell! [1:13:21] ---     Fire! [1:13:38] ---     We did it... We did it! [1:13:55] ---     All companies, well done. [1:13:57] ---     But our job isn't done here. [1:14:00] ---     We're moving on to hit     the enemies on the surface! [1:14:15] ---     The way he moves... He's a named mage? [1:14:17] ---     She's stronger than I thought. [1:14:19] ---     She's a veteran fighter! [1:14:23] ---     Die already! [1:14:31] ---     Die! You killed my father! [1:14:34] ---     What did I do to you? [1:14:36] ---     Don't mess with me! [1:14:38] ---     I never mess around with work! [1:14:40] ---     Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! [1:14:43] ---     I'll kill you! I swear it! [1:14:56] ---     Bringing your personal feelings     to a battlefield? [1:14:59] ---     How stupid can you be? [1:15:13] ---     What have I done? [1:15:15] ---     I guess I'm no different. [1:15:21] ---     This is work. There's no room for emotions. [1:15:24] ---     With my free will,     guided by my rational mind... [1:15:29] ---     I choose to kill you. [1:16:29] ---     Oh God, [1:16:31] ---     grant forgiveness to us sinners. [1:16:36] ---     I pray that you guide them to your presence. [1:16:39] ---     No! [1:17:32] ---     Is she a monst— [1:19:13] ---     Animal. [1:19:14] ---     I don't have time for your shit. [1:19:18] ---     Goodbye. [1:20:00] ---     Major! Are you okay? [1:20:02] ---     Yeah. Barely. [1:20:09] ---     I wanted to kill her if I could. [1:20:11] ---     No, I should've killed her. [1:20:20] ---     Sir... [1:20:22] ---     I can still fight. [1:20:26] ---     Let me go back. [1:20:29] ---     Let me go... [1:20:32] ---     Please! [1:20:35] ---     Let me kill that demon. [1:20:36] ---     Shut up. [1:20:40] ---     Lieutenant Colonel Drake, the Federation... [1:20:43] ---     The Federation is retreating! [1:20:45] ---     What? [1:20:46] ---     It's a rout. [1:20:47] ---     Everywhere, they're in chaos. [1:20:52] ---     It's time to go. Let's get out of here. [1:21:03] ---     Why? [1:21:04] ---     Why, Daddy? [1:21:15] ---     We don't have enough stretchers! [1:21:17] ---     Well done! [1:21:18] ---     Move him quick! [1:21:19] ---     How many left? [1:21:33] ---     Hey, want a smoke? [1:21:43] ---     Being X once told me [1:21:48] ---     that he'd throw me into "dire straits." [1:21:53] ---     And he was right.     A peaceful life seems very far away. [1:21:58] ---     Even the most veteran soldier gets tired. [1:22:02] ---     Even an officer who gets promoted     still might not survive. [1:22:09] ---     I can't even see an end     to this battle anymore. [1:22:15] ---     A huge war that just keeps     growing and growing... [1:22:19] ---     If that's the fate I've been given, then... SIGN    10 Days After the Battle of Tiegenhoff     April 9th, Unified Year 1926 SIGN    Imperial Strategic HQ [1:22:38] ---     Major, what is this? [1:22:41] ---     A request for transfer, sir. [1:22:45] ---     I understand that, but... [1:22:48] ---     You want a mission that doesn't     take you to the front lines? [1:22:52] ---     Is this some kind of joke, Major? [1:22:54] ---     No, I am extremely serious. [1:22:58] ---     That warmonger wants a position in the rear? [1:23:02] ---     What's going on here? [1:23:04] ---     Major, [1:23:05] ---     why do you wish to abandon the front lines? [1:23:07] ---     To give up your mission? [1:23:10] ---     Sir, I'm afraid I don't     understand your question. [1:23:15] ---     Do you think this is some kind of game? [1:23:18] ---     It's like a child throwing a tantrum. [1:23:21] ---     I mean, she is a kid, but... [1:23:23] ---     Don't tell me this is her rebellious phase! [1:23:26] ---     Major, we have a high opinion of you. [1:23:31] ---     I'm honored, sir. [1:23:33] ---     So why would an ace like you     ask for a mission in the rear? [1:23:38] ---     Tell us what you're really thinking. [1:23:42] ---     If you say so, sir. [1:23:45] ---     Right now, we won't be able to win this war. [1:23:51] ---     We can't defeat the Federation, you say? [1:23:53] ---     Correct. As far as I know. [1:23:57] ---     Your personal opinion will suffice. Speak. [1:23:59] ---     At the present time,     our forces are eking out [1:24:02] ---     meager victories not due to the     strength of our organization, [1:24:05] ---     but due to the contributions     of individual soldiers. [1:24:08] ---     This will not be sufficient     to conquer the huge territory [1:24:10] ---     and vast space of the Federation. [1:24:13] ---     Without improvements to the organization,      we will not win. [1:24:17] ---     In the last battle, [1:24:19] ---     we encountered something called     a multinational volunteer force. [1:24:23] ---     What's particularly concerning [1:24:24] ---     is that soldiers from the Unified States     were participating in this. [1:24:28] ---     So you're saying at some point,     the Unified States will join the war? [1:24:34] ---     Yes. [1:24:34] ---     But the Empire presently has no     plans for the strategic environment [1:24:39] ---     that would result if the US     joined the war, do they? [1:24:42] ---     I'm unaware of any. [1:24:45] ---     You're concerned over nothing, Major. [1:24:48] ---     They are, and have always been,      isolationists. [1:24:50] ---     You think they'd cross an ocean to involve     themselves in the continent's doings? [1:24:55] ---     Of course, ideally, they won't. [1:24:59] ---     But is a World War without them possible? [1:25:04] ---     The answer is clear. [1:25:06] ---     It's not. [1:25:11] ---     So you're saying that in     order to win this Great War, [1:25:15] ---     we need a reevaluation of our entire     set of strategic assumptions? [1:25:19] ---     You're correct, sir. [1:25:22] ---     Instead of focusing too much on     the victories we've had so far, [1:25:25] ---     we must engage in tactical research and     training to use our forces as a single whole. [1:25:30] ---     I believe that's what will     give us a chance at victory. [1:25:35] ---     And you want to be the one     to lead that research? [1:25:39] ---     Yes. I would like to work in the rear, [1:25:43] ---     finding ways to strengthen our military     and properly utilize our forces. [1:25:46] ---     I've come up with this specific proposal. SIGN    "Unit Operations and Operational Mobility in the Great War" [1:25:53] ---     It's laid out so logically, [1:25:55] ---     with every possible objection answered... [1:25:58] ---     I never thought that     could seem so eerie. [1:26:05] ---     You're taking the situation very lightly. [1:26:08] ---     You seem to have forgotten something. [1:26:11] ---     When you want to fight a war... [1:26:14] ---     This is how you do it! [1:26:23] ---     Shock power! [1:26:24] ---     And the Empire has that power. [1:26:27] ---     War isn't about tricks.     It's a question of will. [1:26:32] ---     Remember that. [1:26:36] ---     The Empire is just like your fist. Wounded. [1:26:41] ---     Too much blood is being shed. [1:26:43] ---     Even a fist like this is     still good for boxing. [1:26:49] ---     I must fight to the end, even if I'm alone. [1:26:54] ---     Sir, [1:26:56] ---     what awaits you after that battle? [1:27:03] ---     War is politics. [1:27:05] ---     Another means of foreign diplomacy. [1:27:07] ---     Thus, if you cannot bring the war     to an appropriate conclusion... [1:27:12] ---     All that awaits you [1:27:15] ---     is a preparatory period for the next war. [1:27:19] ---     It may be the beginning     of a new foolish mistake. [1:27:27] ---     Or perhaps the flames of destruction     will envelop everything, [1:27:32] ---     and all that will remain is a wasteland. [1:27:43] ---     Even if you conquer the whole world     and become a superpower, [1:27:48] ---     it will only mean that     the conflict takes on a new form. [1:27:56] ---     In this world,     even in the midst of your triumph, [1:27:59] ---     a single stab from behind may     cause you to lose everything. [1:28:07] ---     As you said, victory is everything. [1:28:11] ---     But the war must be won properly. [1:28:14] ---     Otherwise, [1:28:16] ---     someday history will laugh at you. [1:28:20] ---     What matters with war is how you win it. [1:28:29] ---     I'll give you two months. [1:28:32] ---     I'll have you deployed to     the west under my authority. [1:28:36] ---     What happens after that     depends on your results. [1:28:39] ---     Get to work immediately     examining the combat records [1:28:41] ---     and seeing what new tactics     we can learn from them. [1:28:43] ---     Does that mean... [1:28:48] ---     Yes. The rear echelon mission you want. [1:28:54] ---     Understood! [1:29:07] ---     Tanya von Degurechaff... [1:29:09] ---     Warmonger, strategist... [1:29:13] ---     And child. [1:29:15] ---     Is this the ultimate form of     the soldier that our Empire wanted? [1:29:22] ---     Major, in this insane world of war, [1:29:26] ---     what are you thinking? [1:29:49] ---     The rear echelon deployment I've dreamed of! [1:29:52] ---     Peace is finally mine! [1:29:55] ---     There's no reason for me to accept     the cruel fate that God gave me! [1:30:02] ---     I refuse to get on my knees     and beg God for salvation. [1:30:07] ---     Use the cards you've been given     to get the future you want! [1:30:12] ---     That's the right that only humans have! [1:30:14] ---     That's what makes you human! [1:30:19] ---     Too bad for you, Being X! SIGN    Two Months Later SIGN    Imperial Western Garrison Warfare Research Institute [1:32:06] ---     From west to east, and then back west... [1:32:10] ---     But this time we're safe in the rear. [1:32:13] ---     I'd love to get some rest, but... [1:32:17] ---     It's hard to feel relaxed. [1:32:19] ---     Front lines syndrome, they call it. [1:32:22] ---     Really, how did this happen? [1:32:32] ---     The right person for the right job.     That's how it should be. [1:32:36] ---     I'm going to keep doing such a     good job that nobody can complain, [1:32:39] ---     and spend the rest of my     life doing desk work. [1:32:58] ---     Yes, this is Lieutenant Colonel Degurechaff     with the Warfare Research Institute. [1:33:02] ---     Hello, Lieutenant Colonel. [1:33:04] ---     Sir! [1:33:05] ---     I'm so grateful for     the opportunity you gave me. [1:33:08] ---     I simply gave your abilities     the recognition they deserved. [1:33:13] ---     You honor me too highly. [1:33:15] ---     Strategic HQ has decided to accept     all of your suggestions. [1:33:20] ---     I'm so happy to hear that! [1:33:23] ---     We need to do practical research     to learn how to best utilize our forces. [1:33:28] ---     And we'll have the proposer carry out     that research on the front lines. [1:33:37] ---     Congratulations. [1:33:38] ---     We're giving you an entirely     new combined arms unit. [1:33:41] ---     Oh, don't worry. [1:33:43] ---     The 203rd Aerial Mage Battalion     will still be at its center. [1:33:48] ---     We won't take them from you. [1:33:50] ---     We'll also be giving you     an infantry battalion, [1:33:52] ---     a mobile armor company, [1:33:54] ---     an artillery unit, [1:33:55] ---     as well as the ability to requisition     some additional forces for yourself. [1:33:59] ---     This is the Empire's first     combined arms unit. [1:34:04] ---     Officially, [1:34:05] ---     it'll be known as the Strategic HQ's     Experimental Combat Arms Unit. [1:34:09] ---     But that's a bit of a mouthful. [1:34:11] ---     So we've given it the code name "Salamander." [1:34:17] ---     The Salamander "Kampfgruppe,"     as you called it. [1:34:21] ---     I see. [1:34:23] ---     So that's what you were thinking     when you gave her a mission in the rear? [1:34:28] ---     I wasn't thinking anything. [1:34:31] ---     She's the one who asked for it. [1:34:47] ---     How... [1:34:51] ---     How did this happen?! Operation Desert Pasta EX1 - Operation Desert Pasta Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) SIGN    September, Unified Year 1925 SIGN    Imperial Capital Berun, Imperial Strategic Headquarters SIGN    Strategy and Operations     Colonel Erich von Rerugen [00:21] Erich     I'm a little tired of this. SIGN    Military Railways     Captain Maximilian Johann von Uger [00:23] M     The railway folks feel the same way. [00:26] Erich     Every day, the same food.     And not good food, at that. [00:31] Erich     The quality of food has a     direct effect on morale. [00:35] Erich     In other circumstances, I'd be asking the     cooks to exercise their creativity... [00:39] M     But we can't ask for luxuries. [00:41] M     The front lines, particularly on the     southern front, are probably far worse. [00:45] Erich     The southern front? [00:48] Erich     The 203rd Aerial Mage     Battalion is there, too? [00:55] Erich     I suppose I can make a suggestion     to General von Zettour. [00:59] M     What do you mean, specifically? [01:00] Erich     Our nominal allies in Ildoa have been making     noises about wanting a closer relationship. [01:07] Erich     If we drop hints about wanting to share      provisions, they might be willing to provide. [01:13] Erich     I'm sure the 203rd will love it. SIGN    Interstitial Episode Operation Desert Pasta SIGN    Southern Front, Imperial Military Temporary Base SIGN    Base Command [01:37] Tanya     I've already drunk half     my ration for the day. SIGN    203rd Aerial Mage Battalion Commander     Major Tanya von Degurechaff SIGN    1st Company, Adjutant     First Lieutenant Viktoriya Ivanovna Serebryakov [01:42] Visha     It hurts not having enough water,      doesn't it, Major? [01:48] (W)     Major Degurechaff? Are you there,      Major Degurechaff? [01:52] Visha     What is it, Captain Weiss? SIGN    Vice Commander and 2nd Company Commander     Captain Matheus Johann Weiss [01:54] (W)     Splendid news, Major! [02:00] Men     Supplies from home! [02:02] Men     Look at the size of those crates! [02:04] (W)     Let us through. [02:05] Grantz     Oh, Major! [02:08] Grantz     Look at this! [02:10] Tanya     That's pasta! [02:12] Tanya     Are all these crates filled with pasta? [02:15] (W)     Yes. [02:16] (W)     "We realized it was possible to     transport dried short pasta by air. [02:21] (W)     The troops who've received it love it.      I hope you'll enjoy it." [02:26] (W)     So the enclosed message says. [02:31] Visha     I've gotten so sick of that k-brot bread! [02:34] Koenig     We wouldn't want to refuse HQ's kindness. SIGN    3rd Company Commander     First Lieutenant Wilibald Koenig [02:37] Grantz     Let's chow down! SIGN    2nd Company     First Lieutenant Warren Grantz [02:38] Neumann     I'll do the cooking! SIGN    4th Company Commander     First Lieutenant Rhiner Neumann [02:42] Tanya     Men... [02:43] Tanya     Where do you think we are? [02:46] Tanya     Desert battles are harsh. [02:48] Tanya     Weapons. Ammo. Parts. Fuel. [02:50] Tanya     All that, and even water,     needs to be transported in. [02:55] Tanya     I think the guys at HQ need     to learn what it's like [02:58] Tanya     to not have water come out     when you turn the faucet. [03:02] Tanya     So, did we get any water with this pasta? [03:08] Weiss     No, not really... [03:10] Tanya     Sheesh. So the Fatherland     wants us to chew on raw pasta? [03:14] Weiss     That wasn't in our orders. [03:17] Tanya     If we used up all our water cooking pasta,      it wouldn't even be funny. [03:23] Tanya     It's as edible as a picture of a dumpling,     or a pie that's floating in the sky. [03:27] ---     What? [03:30] Tanya     Now, let's get back to our mission. [03:34] Tanya     We do force recon and strike     their supplies, like always. [03:39] Tanya     We'll hit their supply lines     and see how they react. [03:42] All     Yes, ma'am! [03:55] (W)     This is 02 to 01. [03:57] (W)     We've sighted an enemy supply     depot that looks like our target. [04:00] Tanya     Very well. [04:02] Tanya     Follow the plan. The 2nd Company      will hit from above. [04:05] Tanya     3rd and 4th Companies,     strike from the flanks. [04:07] Tanya     Don't fly into your allies' firing lines. [04:10] Tanya     All units, attack! [04:12] ---     Yes, ma'am! SIGN    Southern Front Free Republic Supply Depot [04:20] Soldier     What? [04:22] Soldier     What is it? [04:23] Soldier     You see something? [04:31] Soldier     Enemy attack! Enemy attack! [04:35] Soldier     Imperial Mages! [04:36] Soldier     Impossible! Where did they come from? [04:38] Soldier     Hit them back! [04:39] Soldier     They came out of nowhere! [04:49] Grantz     Enemy mages to the rear. [04:51] Grantz     They're panicking and rushing up here. [04:53] Tanya     Okay. 2nd Company, draw the mages away. [04:57] Weiss     Roger! [05:00] Visha     Major, detecting EM waves. [05:03] Visha     That's the comms facility! [05:04] Tanya     Okay. We've got a present     from the Empire for it. [05:21] Weiss     This is the 4th Company. We see what looks     like an ammo storage facility. [05:25] Weiss     You should be able to see it     directly ahead of the 3rd Company! [05:28] Tanya     You guys can hit it, right, 3rd Company? [05:30] Koenig     Right! [05:36] Koenig     Thanks for gathering it     all in one place for us! [05:57] Soldiers     What happened? [05:58] Soldiers     The ammo dump's on fire! [06:00] Soldiers     This place is finished! [06:02] Soldiers     Retreat! Retreat! [06:05] Soldiers     Get to the evac bunkers! [06:06] Soldiers     Leave the trucks! They're easy targets! [06:19] Tanya     Okay, we're done here. [06:21] Tanya     No enemy reinforcements. [06:24] Tanya     Pretty good work, for a force recon mission. [06:28] Visha     Major, over here! [06:32] Tanya     Did you find something,     Lieutenant Serebryakov? [06:37] Visha     Look, Major! [06:39] Visha     It's filled with 20-liter water tanks! [06:42] Visha     We shouldn't lack for water for a while now! [06:45] Tanya     Hmm! Just what we were waiting for. [06:56] Neumann     Here you are, Major. [06:58] Tanya     Thank you. [06:59] ---     Hot, hot, hot, hot... [07:04] Tanya     Good. It's al dente. [07:06] Guys     How long has it been since I've had pasta? [07:08] Guys     This water is so good! [07:09] Guys     I never thought I'd get pasta in the desert! [07:10] Guys     Good job, HQ! [07:17] Weiss     This is, well... [07:20] Grantz     It's nice and toothsome, but... [07:22] Koenig     Depressingly flavorless. [07:25] Neumann     It's nice to be able to enjoy the     original flavor of the ingredients. [07:29] Neumann     You can eat it in the ancient Ildoan style     and not get your hands dirty. [07:34] Soldiers     This wasn't what I was hoping for. [07:36] Soldiers     But it fills you up, at least. [07:39] Soldiers     It's not great. [07:40] Soldiers     It's not that different than k-brot. [07:43] Tanya     Before all this, I could     eat whatever I wanted. [07:46] Tanya     Honestly, this is... [07:51] Visha     You don't like it either, Major? [07:55] Tanya     Pasta's only good if you     have sauce and spices to go with it. SIGN    Southern Front Imperial Army Temporary Base Command [08:09] Weiss     I propose an Allied Kingdom     Forward Base as our next target. [08:15] Weiss     We have limited information about them, [08:17] Weiss     but what we have suggests they're moving     large amounts of supplies at night. [08:21] Weiss     We should see what they're stocking up on. [08:26] Neumann     Major, I suggest we strike     the Escargots, not the Limeys. [08:32] Koenig     I'm not a gourmand by any means,     but there are things even I can't eat. [08:39] Visha     What about this supply dump? [08:41] Visha     Given its location, it should     have some yummy ingredients... [08:54] Visha     No, I mean... [08:55] Visha     I-I-It has important-looking     supplies, and, um... [08:58] Visha     It's a good place to test     the enemy's response. [09:06] Tanya     I see. If we hit this place, then we... [09:12] Tanya     We'll go with Lieutenant     Serebryakov's suggestion. [09:18] Visha     I'm honored! [09:20] Grantz     Well done, Lieutenant Serebryakov. [09:22] Koenig     You've got a good nose. [09:24] Weiss     Yup. [09:25] Tanya     Of course, the goal of the     operation is still force recon. [09:31] Tanya     But since we're exercising     some local command discretion, [09:33] Tanya     contact the Southern Front Commander,      General Romel. [09:37] ---     Ma'am! [09:38] Weiss     Dismissed. [09:41] Tanya     It's always best to keep the brass informed. [09:46] Tanya     I've got to make sure to cover     my ass, bureaucracy-wise. [09:53] Visha     Um, Major? [09:55] Visha     What should I name the operation     when I put it in my report? [09:58] Tanya     We're fixing HQ's screw-up.     Just make something up... [10:02] Tanya     No. [10:03] Tanya     I just thought of a good name. [10:17] (W)     Attention! [10:22] Tanya     Men, the cooks at Strategic Command     have no idea how food works. [10:27] Tanya     Thus, we're forced to find     our own water in the desert, [10:32] Tanya     as well as our own meals! [10:35] Tanya     However, there's no need     to take any big risks. [10:39] Tanya     It would be the height of stupidity     to lose talented, veteran mages [10:44] Tanya     for the sake of some flavor. [10:46] Grantz     Major, are we more important     to you than food? [10:51] Tanya     Correct, Lt. Grantz. [10:53] Tanya     Both you and the food are     the property of the Empire. [10:58] Tanya     But you'll rot slower. [11:01] Grantz     I'm honored to hear it, ma'am! [11:03] Koenig     We always get the worst jobs. [11:09] Neumann     Cause we're the hardest workers. [11:12] Tanya     Both of you, that's not quite right. [11:15] Tanya     When I give you the shittiest jobs,      it's 'cause I care. [11:21] Man     Okay, time to get to work! [11:23] Man     Just like we always do! [11:27] Tanya     Regardless, what we need is     always far away from us. [11:32] Tanya     To get it, we must keep working. [11:36] Tanya     And so I now initiate... [11:37] Tanya     "Operation Desert Pasta." SIGN    Southern Front Free Republic Base SIGN    Free Republic Army     General Pierre Michelaud De Lugo [11:48] De Lugo     What's going on? SIGN    Free Republic Army     Lt. Colonel Severin Bientot [11:49] Severin     The Empire knows the status of our supplies. [11:56] Weiss     Major, I found tomato sauce! [12:00] Visha     It has chicken in it! [12:03] Severin     The attacks look sporadic and random, but... [12:08] De Lugo     If you look at which countries     jurisdictions were attacked, [12:12] De Lugo     it reveals a startling     and dangerous truth. [12:17] Koenig     Got some basil! [12:19] Grantz     And dried parsley from Ildoa! [12:21] Neumann     Oregano, too! [12:23] Neumann     That'll be good in a tomato-based sauce! [12:25] Severin     They're not just idiots who     are after our canned goods. [12:29] Severin     It's a cunningly-disguised strategy. [12:32] Severin     Every base that was attacked [12:34] Severin     was right on the border of another     country's operational jurisdiction. [12:38] De Lugo     Which makes life harder. [12:40] De Lugo     Those disgusting dogs have already sniffed     out the weakness in our alliance. [12:49] Weiss     Wine! [12:50] Grantz     And cheese, too! [12:52] Visha     That's perfect for the pasta! [12:54] Koenig     I could use some side dishes. [12:56] Neumann     I wanna make potato salad. [12:58] Severin     According to an intercepted     enemy transmission... [13:01] De Lugo     They're calling this mission     "Operation Desert Pasta"? [13:06] De Lugo     The bastards are mocking us! [13:14] Tanya     Everyone... [13:17] Tanya     Mission complete! [13:18] All     Hooray! [13:30] (SV)     It's so good... [13:32] Grantz     This chicken is great. [13:34] Koenig     So's the potato salad. [13:36] Weiss     It goes great with the wine! [13:40] Neumann     We're eating better than they do back home! [13:42] Soldiers     This is so good! [13:43] Soldiers     When's the last time we     had something so good? [13:46] Soldiers     It's amazing! [13:57] Tanya     It's just a temporary coincidence that     we're able to eat so well in the desert. [14:03] Tanya     But that coincidence has restored life     and humanity to the troops of this unit. [14:10] Tanya     It's wonderful. [14:13] Visha     May I sit here? [14:15] Tanya     Go ahead. [14:17] Visha     This is a nice change of pace, huh, Major? [14:22] Tanya     Yeah. [14:24] Tanya     Food is important. SIGN    Imperial Capital Berun, Imperial Air Force Base [16:16] Rerugen     I didn't expect such splendid results. [16:23] Rerugen     It was hard to get another shipment, [16:26] Rerugen     but the guys at the front are     working so hard, I just had to. [16:30] Soldiers     Bring on the pasta! [16:32] Soldiers     We're sending more to the southern front! [16:35] ---     Sir! [16:36] Soldiers     Keep the noodles coming! [16:37] Soldiers     Hurry, hurry!