E2 - Prologue

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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.