Reppuzan!
I guess... it's inevitable.
It seems the Yamato reached its destination.
Its safe arrival alone justifies reforming the 501st.
I'd heard that the objective was to reinforce our troops in this area.
Is that not all?
Listen, Lieutenant Colonel Minna.
Operation Trajanus,
our attempt to make contact with the Neuroi, failed.
Coexistence is no longer an option.
Our only remaining choice is whether we destroy them...
...or allow them to destroy us.
A strategy solely reliant upon Witches won't suffice.
That's what the Yamato is for?
Enough of that.
Come to think of it, Lieutenant Colonel,
was there not a petition for a new operation?
Yes.
A select group of Witches will destroy the Neuroi.
We have an idea as to how we might help with that operation.
Huh?
Come in.
You're...
itsuka itsuka yakusoku no sora
いつか いつか約束の空
Someday, someday, in the promised sky.
kimi to nara mata toberu yo
君となら また 飛べるよ
If I'm with you, I can fly again.
kuyashikute tsurakute nemurenai yoru
悔しくてツラくて眠れない夜
A sleepless night when you feel regretful and bitter...
dare ni demo aru yo
誰にでもあるよ
...happens to everyone.
sonna toki ha yonde kaketsukeru kara
そんな時は呼んで 駆けつけるから
At such a time, call me, because I'll rush to you,
oto no hayasade ne
音の遼さでね
at the speed of sound.
sore ga sadame demo ne aragau yo
それがさだめ でもね あらがうよ
That's destiny, but I'll fight against it.
kimi ga hora waratte ne kureru kara
君がホラ 笑ってね くれるから
Because, look, you'll smile at me.
kanaetai yume tooi kedo
叶えたい夢 遠いけど
The dream I want to fulfil is far away.
isshou nara dekiru yo muteki no yuuki de
いっしょなら出来るよ 無敵の勇気で
But if we're together, I can do it, with an invincible courage.
kirakira hikaru sono namida
キラキラ光る そのナミダ
If I can turn your sparkling tears...
egao no mahou de ne tsubasa ni kaetara
笑顔の魔法 でね 翼に変えたら
...into wings with the magic of smiles,
kitto kitto habatakeru kara
きっと きっと 羽ばたけるから
surely, surely you'll be able to fly.
niji wo koe sono saki made
虹を越え その先まで
So go over the rainbow, to beyond.
Episode 10
Get up, Hartmann!
So sleepy...
Keep going.
There's no time left till the operation!
Huh? Operation?
Minna's taking the petition before the top brass right now.
Most likely, you and I will be the ones fighting.
Eh? The two of us?
It's a transport plane.
That's a Ju52.
Looks like Commander Minna is back.
She jumped out!
That's...
W-Wow!
Hey. Nice to meet you, kitties.
Kitties?
Sorry, I don't do autographs.
O-Oh.
By the way...
Marseille!
Why are you here?
You're supposed to be in Africa.
Oh, hey, Hartmann! It's been so long!
Since pilot training?
No... it was the 4th company, in the JG 52!
That's right!
Do you remember that one officer...
...who was so grouchy all the time?
What was her name-
Barkhorn!
Ah, that's right.
It's been a while, Barkhorn.
How've you been?
Been just fine.
I wonder if that cool person is Barkhorn-san's friend.
D-Doesn't look that way.
This one's gonna be difficult to deal with.
That's the woman we just met!
Wow!
She's in a book!
Um...
Hanna Marseille, Captain of the Karlsland 31st Luftwaffe, the Storm Witches.
A super-ace, with two hundred kills!
Two hundred... Wow!
And she's really beautiful,
with fans all over the world, not just in Karlsland.
It says her nickname is the African Star.
The African Star!
How cool!
I want her autograph.
She doesn't give autographs.
Shirley-san, you know her?
Lucchini and I spent some time in Africa before we came here.
We did!
What kind of person is she?
I've heard lots of rumours.
We have! We have!
The others from Karlsland would know her better.
Come to think of it, she said you were in her squad.
Both Hartmann and I were, back in Karlsland.
Marseille was in our Air Force.
So you're friends!
We aren't friends at all!
That show-off!
Okay. Quiet everyone!
The two assigned Witches will charge in here.
They'll defeat the escort Neuroi and take out the core. That is all.
Just two?
We'll use a submarine to approach the area of operations.
It can only hold and launch two units.
I'll announce the Witches participating in this mission.
The first is here on loan from the 31st Luftwaffe...
...to help support this operation: Captain Hanna Marseille.
What is the meaning of this, Lieutenant Colonel?
The strike force was supposed to be Hartmann and me.
Orders from the top.
Only one member from the 501st will be participating.
That's you, Captain Barkhorn.
Impossible!
Barkhorn isn't good enough to be my partner.
What... What are you trying to say, Marseille?
Just what it sounds like.
You're not good enough to fight with me, Captain.
Captain...
The only one who is...
Where do you think you're looking, Marseille?
Your disrespect for your superior officers...
...hasn't changed since the Battle of Karlsland!
What should we do?
Captain Barkhorn.
We're the same rank now.
Take it outside!
Both of you!
Stop!
I'll be Marseille's partner.
That takes care of it, right?
Lieutenant Hartmann...
Hartmann.
Okay.
I'm looking forward to it, Hartmann.
They're both amazing!
Both of them are top aces in Karlsland.
Is this operation...
Yes. It's an inter-squad, joint operation for top aces only.
The Allied brass brought in Captain Marseille...
...as a publicity stunt to help the operation.
If the operation succeeds,
then I've got no room to complain.
But it looks like that'll be difficult, as things stand.
Yeah.
They're not working together at all.
That's my ninth win!
Oh, no! She got me!
Enough, both of you!
Return to base immediately!
Right, right.
I wonder if something happened.
I dunno, I couldn't really see.
You two will spend your days in here,
until the operation starts.
Normally, Captain Marseille would be on her way to the brig...
...for pointing a gun at someone during training.
But unfortunately, we don't have one at this base.
Instead you'll stay here.
Hey, why am I here, too?
It's a good opportunity.
Stay in the same room,
and learn to cooperate a little, before the mission.
Understood?
Yes, ma'am.
Understood.
You won't be so lucky if this happens again.
They got mad at me because of you, Hanna.
Minna's one scary lady!
She's even scarier when she's really mad.
Why didn't you fight back?
When I aimed at you back there.
You're good enough to have dodged or counter-attacked.
You never change.
I have no need to.
Why are you so obsessed with winning and losing?
On the battlefield, victory is the only thing that matters.
So I'll keep winning, and I'll keep being the strongest.
That's all.
The heck?
When we were in the same squad,
my record against you was 8-8.
You were the only one who was my equal, Erica.
So I want to finish things during this operation.
Then fine. You win.
Again?
You said the same thing last time, and then you fled!
Why?
'Cause it's a pain in the butt.
Wait!
First, Captain Marseille!
I win.
One more.
Okay!
Um, do you like Fuso food?
Yeah.
There's a Fuso Witch in my squad, too.
But I can't handle that stuff.
What?
Natto's good for you.
One more.
T-There's no more rice.
What?
I win!
I won twice.
We're not competing.
Victory is the first thing, and it's the only thing.
I said, we aren't competing!
Sheesh. That's why you're still a lieutenant.
I don't care.
Baths are great.
They relax your tight muscles.
I'd heard rumours. I guess they were true.
There aren't baths in Africa?
In Africa, a drop of water's worth a drop of blood.
You can't use it on things like this.
Sounds hard.
But Africa's a nice place.
No angry superiors,
and those shady guys in the upper ranks mostly leave you alone.
Then why'd you agree to this operation?
Eh, I'll give them their publicity stunt.
If that keeps the Africa Squad safe, it's a small price to pay.
And Erica Hartmann's part of the 501st.
The heck?
Marseille-san and Hartmann-san.
How was your first bath?
It was pretty good-
Gotcha!
Damn you!
How dare you get behind me?
Big!
But Shirley wins!
Wha-? Impossible!
I lose?
Look!
They're the shapeliest in the world!
Shape's a matter of taste!
Better than sagging.
Who's sagging?
See? They're as perky as you can get 'em!
Yoshika-chan...
The heck?
Huh? Trude, what's up?
Um...
No, it's nothing.
Do you want Hanna's autograph?
It's not for me.
My little sister's a fan.
Chris is?
S-So I thought it might make her happy.
Okay, I'll ask her for you.
No.
I don't give autographs.
Why?
Just sign the thing.
I'm not signing anything for that sister-complex-having, rock-headed girl!
Hey, Hanna.
Don't say bad things about Trude!
Then compete with me.
If you win, then I'll sign anything you want.
You'll keep your word?
Yeah.
It's time.
Can you hear me?
Captain Marseille?
Lieutenant Hartmann?
Yeah, you're coming in fine.
The target is Malta, which has been taken over by the Neuroi.
The Neuroi that attacked the Fuso fleet...
...is believed to have come from here.
The Neuroi have formed a fortress above ground,
and they'll be difficult to attack.
So we'll use a submarine to get you inside,
and we'll defeat them from there.
Are you both ready?
Ready whenever.
I'm ready, too.
Commence operation!
Launch!
There are so many!
Probably about forty of them!
Forty?
That's a lot.
No, thirty-eight.
Thirty-five.
Which is it?
No, they're both right.
The enemy's numbers are decreasing.
They're taking them down.
Twenty-eight.
Twenty-five.
Twenty-one.
Ten!
Seven!
Six!
Five!
Four!
Three!
Two!
Zero!
Now all that's left is the core!
This is it!
Got it!
Look at that!
Wow. Just the two of them...
I took out twenty-five.
Same.
I don't like ties.
I know.
We're going to finish this.
If I win, you sign the picture.
If you win.
What are they doing?
She shot at her!
Yeah, she did.
That girl...
How can she shoot at an ally?
There's no helping those two.
How can you be so relaxed?
Those are real bullets!
They're Witches.
They have shields, so the bullets won't hit them.
Yeah, but...
But in their fight, the first to use the shield loses.
And the first to run out of bullets loses.
She tried to cut her off with a chandelle,
but she did a high-G barrel roll and got behind her!
Amazing.
Gotcha!
Sturm!
I'm out of bullets.
So am I.
It's a tie.
Then they didn't settle things... huh?
What brought this on?
You're actually cleaning your room.
I'm sorry, Trude.
I couldn't get Hanna's signature.
It's all right.
Don't worry about it.
You're in a big hurry.
I've got a magazine interview this afternoon.
I guess that's the African Star for you.
Oh, right.
I forgot this.
Send this to Barkhorn's little sister, would you?
You should just give it to Trude yourself.
I told you, didn't I?
I'm busy.
Oh, forget it!
To Be Continued
hitori ja nakisou na hiroi sora demo
ひとりじゃ 泣きそうな 広い空でも
Even under vast sky that would turn you to tears when alone,
nigenaiyo massugu tachimukau
逃げないよ 真っ直ぐ立ち向かう
I won't run away, I'll face it head on,
nakama to isshoni over sky
仲間と一緒に over sky
and go with my friends, over the sky!
tenohira ni kaze wo kanjita no nara
手のひらに風を 感じたのなら
If you can feel the wind with your palm,
mou daijoubu shinjite janpu shiyou
もう 大丈夫 信じてジャンプしよう
you'll be all right. Believe in yourself and jump.
tooku ukabu kumo hitottobi dekiruyo
遠く浮かぶ雲 ひとっとびできるよ
I can make it to the cloud floating in the distance in a single leap.
sonna dokidoki souzou dekinakatta
そんなドキドキ 想像できなかった
I never dreamed I'd be this excited.
minna no ashita no yume mamorunda
みんなの明日の夢 守るんだ
We shall protect everyone's dreams for future.
yuuki arittake
勇気ありったけ
Fly off, grabbing all the courage you can.
saa nigirishimete tobitate
さあ 握り締めて飛びたて
Even under huge sky that would turn you to tears when alone,
hitori ja nakisou na ookii sora demo
ひとりじゃ 泣きそうな 大きい空でも
if you're with friends, you can smile.
nakama ga ireba egao ni nareru
仲間がいれば 笑顔になれる
See? It doesn't take a miracle.
hora kiseki janainda
ホラ 奇跡じゃないんだ
Since we promised each other, since we've vowed not to,
yakusoku shita kara kokoro ni kimeta kara
約束したから 心に決めたから
we won't run away! We'll face it head on!
nigenaiyo massugu tachimukau
逃げないよ 真っ直ぐ立ち向かう
For an even more wonderful world,
motto motto suteki na sekai no tame ni over sky
もっともっと素敵な世界のために over sky
over the sky!
At last, the final battle with the Neuroi is upon us.
I'll fight to the end,
as a member of the Strike Witches.
Next time on Strike Witches 2: To Be Me.
Episode 11
「To Be Me」