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"501st, Ready for Night Work?"

Today, Barkhorn is teaching us a lesson.

Something to keep in mind when fighting the Neuroi.

They use beam weapons,

which means a single moment's lapsed concentration can be fatal.

That's why you need to not close your eyes or look away.

You can't close your eyes?

That's tough.

At first, nobody could do it.

Right, Hartmann?

But with enough training, you can keep them open at all times.

Want to try it?

It involves a gun?

Could you show us first?

Can you do it, Hartmann?

What's wrong?

Come up front.

That's fine. We can do it with her asleep.

"Hartmann's Ultimate Technique: 'Open-Eyed Sleeping'" "Its weak point is dry eyes."

Hartmann, wake up!

--No! Lynne's magic will blow a hole right through me!

--This is an emergency. Everyone, report to the commander's office immediately.

What do you think this is about?

"Thanks for letting me get some target practice in. Bye!" "Oh, um, sure."

Well, we'll know when we get there.

Hey, Mio.

Don't let me sleep a wink tonight.

Yeah, you can count on me.

Don't bring me here to show me that.

Have a good time.

Come back!

There's reports the Neuroi will attack tonight.

So you're on night duty tonight. You'll be staying up all night.

Huh? You're on night duty tonight, Yoshika?

That's right.

We all are?

The reports say you and the regular night patrol can handle it.

♪ No matter what happens, it won't get to me! Even if the Earth blows up... ♪

Sanya, I need you tell me all about how I can do my best tonight.

Sure. I'll teach your body how to do what it needs to do.

No sign of the Neuroi...

Want to go for a walk?

Bad idea.

You shouldn't wander around at night, even if it's just inside the base.

Yeah. You're a frail little girl.

What about her?

She doesn't count.

What's she doing?

I see a glimpse of a Fuso blade in the darkness...

So tired...

You guys ready?

For the Neuroi?

No, I filled up the big bath.

Go take a dip.

I see!

So you were cutting logs to heat it up.

Sorry I'm late!

You took your time, Miyafuji.

Sorry, it was tougher than I thought!

Miyafuji?!

Hot!

This is the normal temperature in Fuso.

Th-That's right.

I like it so hot it's painful.

You heard her...

Hot baths are dangerous, and can cause strokes and heart attacks.

What do you think, Miyafuji?

Moderation in all things is important.

Sexy girl Hartmann has special tips for bath beauty care.

I recommend using Sturm to move air under your body, creating a bubble bath!

It relaxes and beautifies!

Feels so good!

You're a lady, act like it.

"Sauna"

Doesn't the sauna feel good, Eila?

Yeah. Glad we begged them to put one in.

I would've preferred a savusauna, though,

"A sauna that fills the room with steam instead of smoke."

but everybody was against it.

So the temperature's 80 degrees?

"100" "50" "0"

That's cold.

Want to head out for a second?

"People from Northern Europe are unaffected by cold but seem to not like temperatures between 0 and 60."

It's so hot outside.

It's five degrees. We're in the tropics, after all.

I feel so relaxed, don't you?

Yeah.

Want some coffee?

Sure.

That was a great way to relax.

"Can't breathe" "Can't breathe" "So bitter"

Oh, right.

Shirley, Lynne.

What is it, Yoshika?

You can go to bed now.

Why were we brought here then?

"For Your Boobs"

"Sorry..."

Do you have any gum to help me stay awake?

It's not gum, but we used to eat this back in Fuso.

A devil fish!

"Tentacles? For a magical girl?!"

You don't like them?

Please remember that, Squadron Leader!

"Kyaaah"! You went "Kyaah."

I'm going to use the kitchen for a little bit.

You're going to cook?

Everybody will be hungry soon.

But eating makes you sleepy, right?

Should we deliberately make it taste bad?

That sounds kind of fun.

Wait! That's a problem in and of itself!

We're going to go to battle. We need nutrition.

It'll be fine!

Fine for you, I'm sure, but...

That's not what I mean! The Neuroi aren't coming,

so don't ruin Sanya's cooking!

Hang on a second!

They really didn't come.

Who's to blame here, you think?

The Neuroi are going to pay for this...

I've never wanted the Neuroi to come so badly.

Excuse me, everyone.

They're finally here?

I'm so sick of waiting.

I didn't think I'd get such a warm welcome.

Marseille has come from the African theater to do a photoshoot.

And the Neuroi that were coming...

They were in my way, so I took them down for you before I landed.

You can welcome me, but I don't do autographs.

Huh?

Ultimate Technique: "Open-Eyed Sleeping."

I have a special announcement for you all today.

I'm Hanna Justina Marseille.

I've come to do a photoshoot for the PR department.

Nice to meet you all.

Where are the others?!

They were all up all night last night...

So they were awake when

I came because they were up waiting for the Neuroi I defeated?

So it's up to you, Lucchini!

Give her everything she needs!

Roger!

They wanted photos of me meeting another ultra ace...

But they're all asleep.

Mina! I know this is the front lines,

but you shouldn't abuse your people so much that one night knocks them out!

That's not it! It's because they slack off all day!

"What!?"

But I can't say that!

We were woken up.

My name is Marseille, and I'm with the Storm Witches in Africa.

I'm here for part of a military propaganda campaign called "Meeting of Aces."

Nice to meet you all.

Um... sorry.

If you want an autograph as an apology, I'll...

It's not your fault!

Well, this is a pain.

You know her?

I guess she was Hartmann's rival in Karlsland.

She would try and compete with me in everything.

Eating.

Bathing.

During training...

It was rough.

She sounds like a stalker.

You don't get to talk!

I just remembered that my sister wanted your autograph.

Oh, she wants my autograph, huh?

Huh? She looks happy.

I bet almost nobody ever actually asks.

I'm not doing any autographs for rock-headed sister-lovers!

Hey, Hanna!

Trude isn't rock-head, and she isn't obsessed with her sister--

Never mind. Sorry for interrupting.

Hey!

For now, why don't we eat lunch?

We can have an eating competition, Hartmann!

Fine, let's settle this!

It's rare for you to actually agree.

Here we go!

Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses...

What bad manners!

I guess we have our winner.

No, this isn't what I wanted.

Oh, right. Can I have milk, not tea?

"So full..."

Does that go well with lunch?

Of course.

It's the only way to maintain my good eyesight.

And my proportions are the best in the world, and it's thanks to milk!

You think you're the best, huh?

Yoshika...

Why compete when you've got something only you can do?

Like your butt reload.

What's that?

She carries her ammo on her hip,

and bounces it up to her hand with her butt so she can reload.

That's a neat trick.

I see...

So I guess I'm the greatest butt-master in the world.

Ignorance is scary.

What?

Get a load of this.

Wing Commander Mina used her butt to--

"Neuroi"

So, who are you going to pair off with?

Oh, right.

I made time in my busy schedule to come here because Hartmann's here.

"Stay strong..." "Thank you, friend."

Sucks to be Hartmann...

Well, she's probably the strongest here.

Yeah.

Yeah. Looks like I'm your girl.

What's going on between them?

Good work!

Hartmann's really cool when she's not slacking off!

That's my rival for you.

Brave in the sky. Beautiful on the ground.

"Please shut up..."

Like a lily in bloom...

It's tough to have a stalker.

Eila, we need to talk later.

Okay, I need to get going.

You're leaving already? You could at least take a bath first.

Yoshika...

Oh, right. Here.

"I knew it. She had some ready even though nobody asked..."

An autograph, huh?

Thanks!

Stay longer next time.

I don't want to compete in anything, though.

Yeah. Thanks for your help today, Hartmann.

See you around!

--Why were we woken up for this? --Yeah, take care!

Hartmann acting serious.

"Yamakawa Michiko's Strike Witches Classroom"

Hi everybody!

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

Today's witch is Mina Dietlinde Wilcke!

She's the leader of the 501st Joint Fighter Wing,

and also one of the Karlsland Empire's ace witches.

She's accomplished many things in her battles.

Due to the beautiful, elegant way she fights,

she's sometimes called the Fürstin, which means "Flying Princess."

She's also good at dealing with delicate military politics,

and is the witch who created the 501st!

Her inherent ability is called "Three Dimensional Space Understanding."

She can immediately find the positions of enemies and allies,

and just the right orders.

You could say she's the ideal commander!

But she also wanted to be a vocalist,

and she's one of the best singers among the witches!

The way she gets to be with a girl who's great at fighting and the arts...

Yoshika's so amazing!

It's me, Michiko Yamakawa from Fuso!

I've heard Yoshika isn't doing so good!

What's going on? I'm worried!

Next time: "501st, You Can't Fly Anymore?"

"Next time: 501st, You Can't Fly Anymore?"

You've never seen witches like these before!