Original subtitles

Mao Onigawara of the Ground Defense Force!

I will protect the peace of Japan!

Ground Defense Force Mao-chan

Owaranai nichijo ga itsumo...

...anata wo kono machi de matteru.

Hitori de kizutsuki nayamu yori,

hanashitemiteyo kokoro no naka.

Anata wo tsutsumitai...

...mugen no ai de,

...tsuyoi kokoro de,

fukai yasashisa de.

All my love, you're my love...

Shori no megami wo mikata ni tsukete.

All my life, you're my life...

Anata wo aishite yukou...

...nani ga attemo.

Zutto stand by you.

Before Everything Else A Sports Meet.

The Xth of O.

We were all moaning over our failed defense operation,

but the folks at the Defense Forces cheered us on.

Girls, give it your best next time!

The Cabinet's approval rating is actually shooting up, not falling!

Thank you for protecting the support machines.

It's hard to believe that the cute alien's target was a bullet train...

But why a bullet train?

The reason is unknown,

but we've found the purpose behind the cute aliens' activities.

So, they were after famous Japanese landmarks...

Aliens are stupid.

It's vital that we formulate some countermeasures immediately.

We need to deploy security teams at all places of interest in Japan to--

No, there is something to be done before that.

Sir?

Put simply...

...tomorrow...

...my granddaughter will have...

-...an off-season sports day! -...an off-season sports day!

Yesterday, Mao-chan and the girls were so cute as they failed in their defense operation.

We are going to broadcast complete live coverage of the sports day...

...at the elementary school that Mao-chan and the other girls attend,

over a nationwide broadcasting system!

Oh my! Believe it or not, the opening speech will be delivered by the Prime Minister,

who has skipped the Japan-U.S. Summit!

Everyone, have fun! Have fun!

Let's try our hardest to help Team Red win!

Yes! I'll do my best!

I'm not really photogenic, though...

President, now's our chance!

If we show how incompetent the Defense Force members are on live nationwide TV,

the approval rating for the Cabinet will drop,

and it'll become easier for our headquarters to carry out their own operations!

Chinami-chan, I understand all that, but...

Why did we have to change into sports uniforms?

As disguises, of course.

The 50-meter sprint!

Misora-chan wins by a mile!

That's good, Misora....

The Balls in the Basket game!

Sylvia-chan's accuracy rate is an unbelievable 100%!

Of course.

Giant ball rolling!

Oh, my!

For some reason, Mao-chan is rolling, too!

Why?

Folk dance performance by each class!

Misora-chan and Sylvia-chan are dancing elegantly!

Oops! Mao-chan still hasn't finished the obstacle course race!

Why?

Why?!

All the morning events are complete!

Thanks to some fine performances by Misora-chan and Sylvia-chan,

Team Red has been making a great showing!

But Mao-chan is not so good! She is beyond clumsy!

I haven't been able to contribute to Team Red's victory at all!

This isn't good, not good at all...!

Mao-chan, don't worry!

That's right. We'll make up for your lameness.

What's wrong? Did that make you happy?

I wouldn't say so.

President, it looks like we won't even have to get our hands dirty!

But it looks like the approval rating for the Cabinet is going up.

What?! You're kidding!

Miss Kagome, please let Mao play an active part in this!

Let her play such an active role that she wins just about everything!

That's easier said than done...

In the event that this goes well,

I'll take you out to dinner in a five-star hotel tonight, Miss Kagome.

What!? Really?!

And now, it may be a cliche, but Teams Red and White are neck and neck!

And the last event is, as always, the scavenger hunt race!

Miss, uh, did you make Mao-chan's item an easy one?

Yes, I made it as standard as standard can get.

Thank you very much.

I'm counting on you, Miss Kagome...

On your mark! Get set...!

Go, Mao!

"For Mao-chan Only"

A pretty girl.

A girl in glasses...

Uh... Um, I...

You're a pretty girl, Miss Yuriko, so I'm borrowing you!

H-Hey, what's the big idea?

The paper said "a really cute girl with glasses"!

Well, if I have to...

Misora-chan and Sylvia-chan both have their scavenger hunt items!

Good job, Misora.

That is my Zylvie.

Mao!

What's wrong?!

Mao, hurry up and go borrow what's written on the paper!

Mao!

Mao-chan...

But I can't.

"Mother"

But... I don't... I don't have a mother.

I don't have one!

Mao...

Mao-chan...

Mao-yan...

The poor thing!

Mao-chan...

Mao-chan.

Miss Kagome?

No... That's not right.

Right now, I'm your mother.

I'm your mother, Mao-chan.

C'mon!

Goal!

The winner is Team Red!

This is nothing less than a miracle won by Mao-chan and her teacher--

Rather, her temporary mother!

Good for you, Mao-chan!

Thank you, Mother!

I'm her mother only for today...

The truth is, what I want to be is Mao-chan's grandmother!

Just kidding...

Miss Kagome!

Chief of Staff!

Mom! Er, Miss Kagome!

To Team Red's victory thanks to Mao's valiant efforts!

- Cheers! - Cheers!

What's wrong, Miss Kagome? What are you crying about?

Hayaokuri de kakenukemasu,

brand-new everyday.

Yoyu no egao de...

...fuwari hirari kawasu toraburu.

Namida piriri mune ni shimite mo.

Aoi sora ni piisu nagete...

...tatakaimashou, mirai no tame.

Akiramenai, furimukanai.

Sore ga watashi no sutairu.

Ashita mo genki de yukou...

...yume ni todoku made.

I hear we received a warning from the cute aliens!

Now they're just mocking us...

We must redeem ourselves!

The next episode, "Awake or Asleep, We Will Defend".

If we're asleep, we cannot defend.

Yuru-yuru next week, too.