# M1 - The Saga of Tanya the Evil - The Movie
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***SIGN*** One Day in Unified Year 1966
***SIGN*** A Suburb in the Allied Kingdom
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In those days, the Empire was
an unstoppable superpower.
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First the Entente Alliance fell, then Dakia,
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and then it even defeated the Republic.
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And while they let some survivors
escape to the south,
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they'd managed to establish dominance
over the entire continent.
***SIGN*** WTN Special Correspondent
Andrew
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Those were the Empire's best days,
when its territory was at its largest.
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And yet...
***SIGN*** Former Imperial Military Development Chief Engineer
Adelheid von Schugel
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The goddess of fate
did not smile on the Empire.
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How cruel she can be.
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Why was the Empire forced to fight
a protracted battle against the entire world?
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Where did they go wrong?
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I wish I could answer your question,
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but I'm just another lost sheep myself.
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I see.
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However,
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if I were to turn my thoughts
towards the will of God...
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Perhaps what drove the entire
world to war against the Empire
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was their terrible fear of it.
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Terrible fear?
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Yes...
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In the end, it was all about feelings!
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Some felt terror!
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Some felt hatred!
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Some trusted it!
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Some were obsessed with it!
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The feelings in the hearts of all mankind
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were what drove them to
follow the path of destruction!
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Just as all who live by the sword
must die by it as well.
***SIGN*** Southern Continent, Unified Year 1926
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*This is 03. No enemies sighted.*
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*This is 04. No contact!*
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*There are no enemies anywhere to be found!*
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Shit! We fell for a trap!
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Major, what happened?
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* The report that*
* they'd split their forces was false.*
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*The enemy has concentrated themselves!*
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* They prepared a trap of sweet honey*
* for us, and we let it lure us out!*
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*If they're not here with us,*
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* the enemy must be concentrated*
* in front of our main force.*
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As planned,
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we were able to lure the enemy out of
their holes with false information.
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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
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We've won!
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It's no good! I can't get a hold of HQ!
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*Your orders, Major?*
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Everyone, form up! We turn around
and go as fast as we can!
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* We have the option of*
* taking out their mages.*
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Forget the small targets!
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We're going to blow the shit
out of the bastard's HQ!
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We're breaking through their center?
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*Major, are you serious?*
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Think about our numerical inferiority!
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If we just go support the main force,
we'll only delay the inevitable!
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Which means...
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We flip the chess board!
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And change the rules of the game!
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Right!
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A warning?
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It says an enemy mage unit
is approaching rapidly...
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What? From where?
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Advance!
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Show them no fear!
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These failures abandoned their homeland!
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Slaughter them to the last man!
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They're about to break through
the 12th Mage Battalion!
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D-Don't tell me...
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Their goal is... *us*?
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* I can't believe I have to*
* do this every damn time.*
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*Being X, you piece of shit!*
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*But right now, my priority is survival.*
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*And since I need to do what I need to do...*
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Holy apostles, do not forget
the power of your God.
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Gather beneath his light and
submit to the fate he has given you.
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All traitors to our God must burn.
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Target: Enemy HQ!
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Fire!
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Evacuate! Evacuate!
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Hurry!
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Damn it! So it's the Rhine all over again?
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I'm sorry, sir!
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Did you see that?
***SIGN*** Imperial Army 203rd Aerial Mage Battalion
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Talk about a castle built on sand.
***SIGN*** Battalion Commander
Major Tanya von Degurechaff
***SIGN*** 3rd Company Commander
First Lieutenant Wilibald Koenig
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That was easier than expected.
***SIGN*** 4th Company Commander
First Lieutenant Rhiner Neumann
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They're too slow!
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I'm ashamed I was unable to
properly escort the major.
***SIGN*** Vice Commander and 2nd Company Commander
Captain Matheus Johann Weiss
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For all their talk of class,
those escargots were pretty crude.
***SIGN*** 2nd Company
First Lieutenant Warren Grantz
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Escargot's so yummy, though!
***SIGN*** 1st Company, Adjutant
First Lieutenant Viktoriya Ivanovna Serebryakov
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Men, I know how you feel, but knock it off.
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This is, in theory, a battlefield.
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Of course! My apologies, ma'am!
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But we were ordered to return
to the Fatherland, weren't we?
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Let's let our allies handle the rest of this,
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and get the hell out of this sandy shithole!
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Let's take some drink and presents
from the Southern Continent,
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and enjoy our first vacation in ages!
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We can wash the sand off our bodies,
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and finally get a good night's rest...
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H-How?
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How did this happen?!
***SIGN*** Hours Before
***SIGN*** Imperial Capital Berun
***SIGN*** Imperial Military Airbase
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We're home!
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We were so far from home!
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Okay, let's drink until we drop dead!
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Let's go to Zolka Cafeteria.
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Great idea! Or maybe head outside town?
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You're home?
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Tanya von Degurechaff, with the
203rd Aerial Mage Battalion,
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reporting directly to Imperial
Strategic Headquarters, has returned.
***SIGN*** Imperial Military Strategic Headquarters Strategy and Operations Bureau
Lt. Colonel Erich von Rerugen
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Well done.
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You accomplished great things down south.
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I was extremely impressed
when I read the reports.
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You honor me too highly.
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I'm sure there were many unique
difficulties you faced in the desert.
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By the way,
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how is your unit?
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Casualties were minimal.
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We returned home with no serious losses.
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How is morale? You've been involved
in a long series of battles.
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Morale is high. The men are in great spirits.
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You really are our ace battalion.
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Let's talk about your next mission, then.
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About your transport...
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Oh, you know Major Uger,
with our railroads division.
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And this is Captain Rudolph,
with Strategic Recon.
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R-Recon?
***SIGN*** Early Morning, March 15th, Unified Year 1926
***SIGN*** Airspace Above the Empire's Eastern Border
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*How could I have been so stupid?*
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* I should've just said the unit had*
* suffered heavy losses, even if it was a lie!*
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Attention!
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Men, early this morning,
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the Eastern Theater Forces'
437th Tactical Special Recon Platoon
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sent out an emergency report.
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Federation units were seen
actively moving along Warning Line 1.
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Thus, due to an accidental error
during training exercises,
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our forces will be crossing into Federation
territory to conduct reconnaissance.
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We will observe their forces' activities,
and if necessary, issue a warning.
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We are not, however, to open hostilities.
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If we are forced to fight,
we are to withdraw immediately.
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Of course, until war is declared,
this is a violation of the neutrality treaty.
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You are to be extremely careful.
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That's all from me.
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Major, may I ask a question?
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Of course, Lieutenant Serebryakov.
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If combat proves to be inevitable,
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are we permitted to use force
to defend ourselves?
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They're Commies. Blow the shit out of them...
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Or so I'd like to say,
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but we need the Federation
to fire the first shot.
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Until that happens, you are not permitted
to fire under any circumstances.
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That... puts us in a pretty bad position.
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I agree with Lieutenant Grantz...
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The plane is taking us to
the mission area at top speed.
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Nobody here's dumb enough to pass up an
adventure in the kingdom of secrets, right?
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My battalion's gone through hell itself,
so I believe you're all better than that.
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Okay, let's do this,
just like we do every time!
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First the desert, then the snow, huh?
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Fine with me!
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I expect you to handle this mission
like you do every other!
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Do your utmost for the Fatherland
and the Imperial family!
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Glory to the Empire!
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Glory to the Empire!
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Armored trains...
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AA guns...
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Heavy machine guns...
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And tanks.
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And those stacks are...
live ammo and vehicle fuel?
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Over here, Major.
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Look at that.
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Okay! Be careful with this stuff!
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Look at the size of that thing.
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They brought a railway gun?
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That's practically a declaration
of war right there.
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Captain Weiss!
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Remind all the troops on standby
that we are not to open fire first.
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Roger.
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Sooner or later, we're not going to be
able to avoid the worst-case scenario.
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Do everything you can to remain hidden.
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Check your mid-range radios again.
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But maintain radio silence
until the absolute last minute.
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Don't screw up and hit
the keys on accident.
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As soon as we confirm them firing
on Imperial territory, report.
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M-Major...
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The barrel is moving.
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If they open fire...
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Th-They fired.
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The Federation is attacking on all fronts!
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This is a declaration of war!
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The Federation has declared war
on the Empire.
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What does HQ say?
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All units, regardless of designation,
are to begin combat immediately.
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*Switch to the battle response plan.*
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*Release magical sealing.*
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*All troops,*
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prepare for the assault!
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Any mages sighted in their troops?
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Not at the moment.
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Very good.
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We can assume the Federation is already in
combat with our eastern theater forces.
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We will attack the enemy's infantry
as well as their rear lines.
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Be watchful for enemy reinforcements.
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*All troops have formed up!*
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Men, don't let these Communists spread
their filthy plague another inch!
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Take up your guns and fight!
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Grab 'em by the family jewels!
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Right!
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Begin the mission!
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An enemy attack?
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That's impossible!
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We're not at the front lines!
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Armor piercing explosive spell ready... fire!
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The railway gun! Protect the railway gun!
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Hurry! Hurry!
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Load it up to capacity!
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Aim for the shells before they're loaded!
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Roger!
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Doesn't look like there's much for us to do.
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Big. Fragile. Highly flammable.
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It's the ideal target!
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Yeah.
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*Honestly, I hate war.*
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*I think humans killing each other*
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*is the worst part of human history.*
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* It's nothing but a waste of*
* materials and human resources.*
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*But we're fighting Commies.*
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* Totalitarians who infringe upon*
* the freedom of the individual.*
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*There's no getting along with Commies.*
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*If I want a nice, safe life in the rear,*
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*I need to take up my gun.*
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The 2nd Company has completed destroying
the enemy railway gun.
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Well done.
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Still, it's weird that
we haven't seen any mages yet.
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Major...
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We've been ordered to reinforce
the eastern forces.
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They've given us full discretion on how.
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What's the situation on the front lines?
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Fighting a delaying action, I believe.
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Waiting for forces from the continent.
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They're holding on strong,
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but they don't have the forces
to hold them back, huh?
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How shall we help?
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If we want to return to the border,
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we need to break through
the enemy's rear lines.
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Let's take the easy way this time.
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We take the long way back, huh?
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So we head for...
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We burn their capital!
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Call it a strategic diversion.
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Their capital?
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We're not in Dakia anymore!
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You're a funny guy, Captain.
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Everybody knows the Commies
have shit for AA defense.
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I guarantee that you could land
a Cessna in Red Square.
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A Cessna?
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Red Square?
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Uh, forget that.
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But even an average teenager
could break through their AA defenses.
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Then you're serious?
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Of course.
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It's a diversion. That's why
we really target their capital.
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Run it through HQ first.
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See if there are no
political considerations.
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Roger.
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*I get to survive, I get to keep myself safe,*
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*and I get to fuck with the Commies.*
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* Three birds with one stone!*
* What an awesome plan!*
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*It's great.*
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*I love it.*
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I can't wait for HQ to give permission.
***SIGN*** Same Day, Imperial Strategic HQ
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So the Federation's joining the war?
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What's going on?
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Send out more recon planes from command!
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Send all our forces from the center
to the eastern front!
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Is the retreat still orderly? Do we
know what's going on at the rear?
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Are we mobilizing our strategic reserves?
**[17:52] ---**
Are the trains on time?
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Men,
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Major Tanya von Degurechaff from the 203rd
Aerial Mage Battalion has suggested a plan,
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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
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What's your opinion,
Lieutenant Colonel Rerugen?
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A strike on their capital.
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It's the perfect diversion.
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I think it's worth letting her try.
**[18:19] ---**
What? Are you serious?
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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,
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that limits the forces they can
bring to bear on our lines.
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Easier said than done.
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Who knows if she'll even get the chance?
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It's the sort of insane adventurism
front line officers are prone to...
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It's impossible.
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Not even worth discussing.
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Think about it.
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It's Degurechaff we're talking about here.
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Degurechaff?
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The one with the Silver Wings?
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She's a talented warfighter.
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And as a hunting dog,
she's a combat officer of the highest class.
**[19:01] ---**
Her attack on the Dakian capital...
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Her decapitation strike at the Rhine...
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She also destroyed the enemy HQ in the south.
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This is coming from a woman with experience.
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She must believe she will succeed,
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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!
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It's obviously impossible!
**[19:27] ---**
You don't think she's just mistaken?
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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?!
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It's reckless!
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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.*
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* And I have friends who*
* I can call comrades-in-arms.*
**[20:29] ---**
*But honestly,*
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* 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.*
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*Lately, I've even been dreaming of them.*
**[20:43] ---**
*I'm sorry for being weak!*
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* I need to grow up to be*
* a great soldier like Dad, don't I?*
**[20:51] ---**
*To bring about God's justice*
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* and destroy the Empire that*
* is the enemy of the world,*
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*I'll keep doing my very best!*
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*P.S...*
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* 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?!