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"501st, You Can't Fly Anymore?"

"Training Day"

It's been forever since we've done any training.

It feels weird seeing you in your Striker Units.

What?!

I-I'm ready!

Miyafuji, you're late--

H-Hi...

Their bad influence has turned my little sister into a thug!

It's not our fault!

You can't use your Striker Unit?

I don't know why...

For a while now when I've put on my Striker Unit, it's felt tight...

And I have to really put effort into it or I can't even lift off...

Could it be...

Tell me! Do you have any idea what it could be?

Obesity!

Make sure you're ready for this...

Okay.

Y-You've felt a lot more imposing to me, lately.

Oh, right? Are you thirsty?

You'll want some curry to drink, right?

No! I'm not fat!

And I eat the same thing the rest of you do!

You always say it's a waste to not clean your plate,

so you finish everybody's meals...

You're the 501st's mom! You can't help it!

I see.

So Miyafuji's weight is partially our fault, since we're not cleaning our plates.

Sorry.

Oh, no...

Wait. As her big sister, I help her finish the leftovers.

So I'm in danger of gaining weight too.

"(Grandma) Mina" "(Mom) Miyafuji" "(Aunt) Barkhorn" "(Child) Me"

That's what I'm saying, Aunt Barkhorn!

Any problems besides not being able to fly?

Actually, I'm feeling better than ever.

"Medic! Give me the usual!"

Patch up Shirley, and have her take a look at your Striker Unit.

So where is it, Miyafuji?

Well... Sakamoto said the best way to deal with it is to punch it.

"More than 50 years later and people still think this way."

So now it's being sent back to the manufacturer for repairs.

It could also be something mental, I guess.

Yeah, it's the season for the May Blues.

Master of all things May Blues related, give us your wisdom!

Too lazy!

A true master!

You guys...

What? It's an annual May tradition and you're not going to follow it?

Don't be stupid.

"Planner"

Look at this!

I've got time allocated for slacking off!

A true master...

Fine, I guess we'll think of ways to handle the loss of your Striker Unit today.

The problem is how you get to the battlefield.

I'll carry you!

Get on, Miyafuji!

Negative!

Carry me in your arms!

--Lately she likes my boobs more than me. It's a little scary.

"Okay, I'll give you a ride!"

--Okay, I'll give you a ride! --Lately she likes my boobs more than me. It's a little scary.

"She's ignoring me!?"

Let's go! Go at 60kmph, the speed of dreams!

She's ignoring me?

At this point nothing we say will reach her.

The 501st is an important aspect of our propaganda efforts.

Think about how others would see you.

Okay, now Shirley and I will try.

Look!

She's hiding under the coat?

Well, I guess that's okay...

How about this?

Hey, Lucchini! How's it going?

Stop screwing around!

Jeez. All you have to do is carry her...

Sorry.

I'll keep firing my gun. You focus on putting up a shield.

Okay!

Oww! Oww! Oww!

Hot! The cartridges!

The cartridges are burning my skin!

Sorry...

No, I'm fine...

Sanyan's the only one who doesn't use cartridges.

Even for me, without my inherent magic, she's heavy...

Never mind.

I think she'll be fine.

Sanyan's one of the strongest people in the 501st.

Okay, I'll talk to her.

"Sanya's Room" "Pant Pant Pant"

Oh, there's that to consider...

Growl!

What? Calm down, Eila!

It's your fault! Your fault!

What did you do?

Today, I can honestly say I can't think of anything.

I saw a future today where you bugged Sanya,

so I warned her and now she won't leave her room.

This is your fault!

We'd have to meet her before we could apologize to her...

Well you can't! That's the problem!

What do we do?

Guess we'll have to break out the big guns.

A spare key!

"Sanya's Room"

Why do you have that?

Sanyan gave it to me so I could come hang out any time I wanted to.

Liar! You're stalking her!

Sorry to bother you on your day off.

No, I said you could come any time you wanted to.

Wh-Why would you...

She's my friend.

Wow, that hit her hard.

You and I are always together anyway, Eila,

so I figured you wouldn't need it.

Oh, so that's it!

But she's still not giving you a key.

So we'd like you to do a combination attack thing until Miyafuji loses weight.

Oh, Miyafuji. I've been looking for you.

We found out why you can't fly.

As you matured, your magic improved to the point

that your Striker Unit can't keep up.

Then it's not that I've put on weight...

That wouldn't stop you from flying.

It's because of all the actual combat experience you're getting.

Combat experience?

Look around.

You're using your healing magic every day, aren't you?

Th-That's great, Miyafuji.

You should thank us!

I knew it was your fault.

What was all that fuss today for?

Well, I guess it's good that we learned we need a plan for when they break.

I learned a lot, too.

You did?

Yes, I learned you think I've been getting "imposing."

I've learned I shouldn't be eating your leftovers.

"Liver Oil"

Today you'll be cleaning your plates!

Lucchini's inherent magic is "Sunlight Strike."

She turns her magical energy into heat energy,

which is the perfect ability for cold days!

Morning!

It's chilly today, huh?

Yes. You don't get a cold wave like this often.

Oh, no! Lucchini!

Miyafuji! Heal her!

It's winter.

Hey, can we use this fireplace?

You should be more like the Squadron Leader.

She's been out there training all morning.

That's how a soldier should be.

You should be like her.

Hey, Trude.

What?

Miyafuji, explain.

That's a strange winter tradition in Fuso where you

rub yourself down with a towel for health reasons...

Squad Leader! Trude wants to join you!

Okay, I get it!

It's really cold, let's use the fireplace!

That spooked her.

What are you doing?

Trying to see if we can use the chimney.

Looks like we'll need to clean it.

We'll bring some logs in from outside,

so make sure you clean the fireplace.

You can count on us!

See you later!

Hmm. I don't see the ax.

Sakamoto's outside so I'll go borrow her katana.

Sorry. Thanks.

Sure, see you later.

There she is...

Sakamo--

What are you doing? There are men on the base!

That's right! You can't see much today, but we're outside!

Well, everybody does it in Fuso. It keeps you healthy...

Everybody?

I-I'm staying out of this.

Miyafuji, I know you're there.

Get over here.

If you're here, don't tell me it's because...

You want to do it under the cold sky?

No, um...

You understand? It may seem weird, but it's normal.

I guess so...

I'm sorry.

Now, show them, Miyafuji!

Sorry! Can't help you!

Huh?

Did you lie to us?!

How could you?!

Welcome back.

It's a mess out there!

We should stay indoors!

I see.

The two on night patrol are going to have a rough time in this cold.

We'd better make sure we start that fireplace, then.

Huh?

They're chopped up. Did you find the ax?

Nope.

It's amazing that Hartmann's still alive.

You're good with that.

Did you practice a lot?

I used to do something similar at home.

Lighting the fire for the bath?

To the chickens.

"The age of really growing your own food."

Okay, that's probably enough.

This will make it a lot more pleasant.

Clean! Clean! Hurry!

Inherent magic, "Acceleration"!

Wax off! Wax on! Wax off! Wax on!

It's not what it looks like!

That's right! The snow got into the room!

It's powder snow!

So beautiful! So beautiful!

We tried to use our Striker Units to clean the chimney,

and the soot got into the room.

It was an accident.

Barkhorn, combining violence with magic is wrong!

Use this instead.

Good idea!

Don't smile! It makes this a suspense mystery!

"Horn Gor_l_"

You're the culprit!

"Michiko Yamakawa's Strike Witches Classroom"

Hi everybody!

It's time for Michiko Yamakawa's Strike Witches Classroom!

Today's witch is Sanya Vladimirovna Litvyak.

She's from Orussia,

and before she joined the military, she was studying music in Vienna, Ostmark.

She's delicate and more shy than most,

and looks frail and beautiful.

So they call her "Lilija," the White Lily.

But just like the other witches,

when the battle starts, she carries a huge Fliegerhammer rocket launcher,

and fights the Neuroi bravely.

And when you're discussing her,

you have to discuss her abilities as a night witch, too.

She uses her magic to do wide-area detection while on night patrol.

Just like the radio broadcast she does,

it's one of the first things people think of when they think of witches.

The way she gets to be with such a wonderful witch...

Yoshika is so amazing!

It's me, Michiko Yamakawa from Fuso.

Yoshika tells me that summer in Europe is hot too.

How do the members of the 501st get by, I wonder?

Next time: "501st, Are You Feeling the Heat?"

"Next time: 501st, Are You Feeling the Heat?"

You've never seen witches like these before!