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KST 1205.

Annihilation of Haifan Island confirmed, as planned.

Kono mune ni idaku no wa seigi

Akaku atsuku moeru waga taiyou

Kono yo no dokoka de kouri-tsuki nemuru shinjitsu

Mitsuke-dasu kono te

Ai to kanashimi ni doredake fureru no ka?

Boku wa boku de aru tame yami o tokashite-yuku

Mada minu sekai e no tobira o kuguru toki

Tsubasa ga kiZutsuku no nara

Kono kokoro o hagane ni kae

Kousa-suru hikari yo

Ochiru kage wa mirai no saki o kagayakaseru-darou

Hateshi no nai uchuu no sumi

Hitotsu-hitotsu kodoku no hoshi ni

Ikiru bokura tsunagari-au

Chikyuu koeru hashi to naru you ni

Kuraku hisomi-uku seiten no tsuki

AZakeri kagerou yume no shiZuku ga koboretemo

Sashi-nobeta kono te uketoru nukumori

Soko ni aru hohoemi kimi ga kimi de iru tame

Inochi o sowaseyou

Soshite boku o mamoru shouri

"Christmas Sale"

Man, I envy you guys!

"Risako Presents Happy Xmas at the Yajima Residence" Man, I envy you guys!

"Risako Presents Happy Xmas at the Yajima Residence" A Christmas party with everyone, huh?

A Christmas party with everyone, huh?

That sounds like fun!

N-Niiyama, you wouldn't be willing to let us join, too, would you?

No way.

This is just for us childhood friends.

It's our annual tradition.

Kouichi, don't be late tomorrow.

Okay...

But this says it's at Yajima's place... You sure about this?

Yajima's mom told me

that she'd love to have it over at their place again this year.

That she'd cook a feast and wait for us like always.

I see...

Then we better make sure to liven things up for them!

Yup! I'll bake a cake, so you're in charge of the chicken, okay?

Hey, if it's chicken, we'll buy it!

Leave it to us!

This has nothing to do with you guys!

That's so cold. We're all members of the Hayase Corps, remember?

Hey! You want to go to the Christmas party with everyone, too, right, Emi-chan?

Huh? What's a Christmas party?

Merry Christmas!

M-My chest...

So this is what a Christmas party is about?

This is great. You all look very nice.

S-Sir, don't you think this hem is too short?

Y-Yeah! This is totally sexual harassment!

Now, now.

Some UN bigwigs are coming to inspect us starting tomorrow,

so we should give them a merry welcome.

Along with preparing to receive them,

I expect you all to put forth your best effort to make sure

that the preparations for the SSD's party also proceed without a hitch.

The SSD's... party?

Kouichi-kun, what are you looking all spaced out for?

l-It's nothing.

Or rather, what's up with this, right?

It's Christmas and we have to throw a party at work?

Can't be helped.

We don't have any family and no home to go back to.

What?

Come to think of it, we hadn't told you, had we?

Our parents used to be in charge of development here,

but they died in an accident durin' an experiment.

Since then, JUDA has taken care of us.

I also lost my family when I was young,

so it's like this is my home.

Rachel's got parents,

but they're both busy with work,

so they don't seem to have time to see each other.

I had no idea... Sorry.

What're ya suddenly so subdued fer?

And what 'bout you? Ya got plans fer Christmas? Eh?

Y-Yeah, sort of...

What?! What's the big idea?!

Who'd ya choose over us to make plans with?!

Th-That's none of your business, is it?!

Ya plannin' to have a blissful Christmas all by yerself?!

Unforgivable! Fess up!

I told you it's none of your business!

Then ya got no reason to run, now do ya?!

- You don't know when to give up, do you?! - Hold it, Hayase!

Fess up already!

Ya can't escape now!

Now, who're ya spendin' Christmas...

Ya animal!

You okay, Yamashita?

Shoot! S-Sorry!

I'm fine.

Are you sure?

You're not just saying that?

Yeah, I'm okay.

Satoru-kun seems so down...

Do you suppose that incident with Moritsugu-san

was a shock to him, after all?

I wonder if Satoru-kun will be okay...

I've never seen him look like that.

Have you known Yamashita long, Kujou-san?

Yeah. I hadn't spoken to him much,

but I'd known him for some time.

Before he became a Factor,

he was at JUDA's medical facility for a long time

and I was there, too, so...

Medical facility?

I was seriously injured in an accident

and it's only after JUDA treated me that I finally regained my health.

I guess the way I pilot a Machina and fight now

is sort of like paying them back for that.

It sounds like you guys have been through a lot.

Well, sure! But you have, too, haven't you?

I just ended up like this before I knew what was happening...

I'm different from all of you guys, Kujou-san.

- "Miu." - What?

"Kujou-san" is kind of stiff and awkward,

so just call me "Miu."

M-Miu... - san?

No! No "-san" allowed!

M-Miu...

Good!

Say, have you prepared a present for Emi-chan?

"May there be peace upon this world." Say, have you prepared a present for Emi-chan?

"May there be peace upon this world." What? For Kizaki? Why?

What? For Kizaki? Why?

Hey! That's no good!

- All right! I'll pick out the best present ever for you! - H-H-H-Hold on a minute, Kujou-san!

Miu!

Still...

I realize this is for Christmas,

but don't you think this is loosening up a little too much, CEO Ishigami?

Well, we knew a representative of the UN was coming,

so we were merely preparing a reception.

So? What intel do you have from the US?

They finally disclosed it to us.

It was the second time and they did so pretty grudgingly,

but this is no longer a situation that can be handled by one country.

What's this island?

Haifan Island.

Located in the northern area of the Philippine Sea,

it's the most troubled region in all of Asia.

This is a satellite photo from 36 hours ago.

And this is how it looks now.

The island has been!

What the?! What the heck happened?!

And almost at the same time as we had confirmed the situation,

this footage was sent to the Countermeasures Council.

Hisataka Katou!

My dear friends,

have you confirmed the annihilation of Haifan Island already?

However, Haifan Island was not actually annihilated

at the hands of our weapons.

It was your own technology, wrought by your own hands.

For its marvelous might

I also offer my unstinting admiration.

What does he mean?

Haifan Island was attacked by the US military satellite Helios.

The Katou Organization now has it securely in its grasp

and under its control.

Soon, this world will be celebrating its last Christmas.

My friends,

can you imagine a way to defeat this situation?

The US military is attacking the Helios's system.

Deploying barriers.

The network attack from the US military is growing fiercer.

Shall we execute another strike to silence them?

No need for that yet.

What of the UN's movements?

They appear to have kept the entire situation a secret from the civilians,

including the annihilation of Haifan Island,

and proceeded to take countermeasures.

Just as we imagined.

Then in 4 hours, we will move the mission forward to the next stage.

The US military satellite weapon Helios

is composed of a neutral charge particle cannon as its main gun

and several dozen magnetic field mirror satellites.

In theory, it is capable of pinpoint attacks anywhere on the Earth's surface.

Currently deployed at an altitude of 350km.

Which means we can't tell when or what city it might attack next.

Like hell we can let them get away with that!

So, Hayase-kun!

Would you go take a jaunt out into space and smash up that satellite weapon?

S-Space?!

Sir, it'll be impossible for Hayase!

Reiji should be the one to go on an important mission like that!

Like hell it's impossible!

With my Linebarrel, I can take on that pile of scrap metal!

I'll go dash out there and smash it up in a flash!

Good, good, give it everything you've got for us.

And just to be safe, I'll have Yamashita-kun back you up, too.

Huh? Me, sir?

If the worst should happen and the Linebarrel fails,

you will be in charge of the mission.

In a sense, you could say that yours is the most important task.

I'm telling you, I won't fail!

"Risako Presents Happy Xmas at the Yajima Residence"

"Risako Presents Happy Xmas at the Yajima Residence" Aw, man...

Aw, man...

This is turning into one hell of a Christmas...

Moritsugu-san!

The reason you're not going on this mission

and it was assigned to Hayase...

Could it be because of your physical condition, after all?

It is unrelated.

The Linebarrel is better suited for this mission compared to the Vardant.

It was merely a judgment call that the CEO made.

- Yamashita. - Yes, sir.

Are you so confident of yourself that you can worry about others?

If you have the time to be brooding over trivial matters,

focus on the mission before you!

l-I was just...

If you cannot focus, quit!

The SSD has no need of people who cannot fight.

- Moritsugu-san! - Moritsugu-san!

Yamashita's saying these things because he's worried about you!

It doesn't seem fair to talk to him like that!

Or is it that someone like you

is also incapable of feeling the pain of others?

Both of you hurry up and get ready.

They will be here for you soon.

Hold on!

I just said something nasty about you!

So I gathered.

Fine, then! I'll do it!

All right! Yamashita!

This mission to destroy the satellite weapon... We're going to succeed, no matter what!

- Huh? - And we're going to show it to him!

Our brand of justice!

Hayase...

So that's the US military transport, the Behemoth.

I cannot speak English!

So I'm going to say this in Japanese!

We'll clean up after your mess!

You're quite the spirited boy.

Whoa... Who're you?

I am First Lieutenant Judy Brown.

I'm the airman who'll be transporting you.

Go have a bite to eat or something before our departure time.

Wow, that smells great!

Your oden really is the best!

Both the curry and the oden will be even more delicious by tomorrow night.

I appreciate this, Risako-chan.

Thanks to you, Saki and I will be able to have a joyful Christmas.

We three childhood friends will always be together.

I wonder if I'll be able to get back by tomorrow night...

Aren't you going to eat?

Nah. No appetite.

Huh...

Say, Yamashita...

Why did you become a Factor?

That sure came out of nowhere.

I heard you were in JUDA's hospital?

Yeah, because I was born sickly.

I received all kinds of treatments,

but in the end, I had to become a Factor in order to live.

Hm, then are you sort of paying them back for it, too?

That's part of it, but...

Back when I was still receiving treatment,

I once got to see a demonstration by Moritsugu-san.

I wanted to become like him.

To have the strength to be unwavering on my own...

To stand tall...

I wanted to be strong like that, too.

Huh...

Well, I am grateful to the CEO.

Thanks to him, I'm healthy enough to attend high school now, too.

- High school?! - Yeah.

I might not look it, but I'm a first-year in high school.

What?! Then you're a year older than me?!

I totally thought you were my age or younger!

I've been talking all casual to you without honorifics!

It's okay, it's okay. I don't care about that sort of thing.

Um, so Yamashita-kun...

You can drop the honorifics.

R-Right...

So, Yamashita-kun...

I'm telling you, it's creepy!

Deceive and Painkiller have both arrived at Cape Canaveral Station.

Vardant has arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Russia.

Taking up support positions for the operation

to destroy the Helios magnetic field mirror satellite weaponry.

US specialized transport Behemoth in launch position.

Starting countdown. T-minus 5 minutes.

Ya listen here!

Ya can't fail, no matter what, so ya get yer act together now!

If it comes down to it, ya gotta lay yer life down to stop the cannon!

S-Sister!

If he did that, Hayase-san would be vaporized along with the Linebarrel!

We don't know when the Katou Organization may come to interfere,

so you guys better have your act together, too.

Please leave matters on the ground to us.

Yeah, we'll be counting on you!

Hayase-kun.

Please do not forget

that the lives of everyone on this planet are at stake this time.

Even if something troubling occurs,

do not make decisions independently

and be sure to follow the directions that the adults give you.

Is that understood?

What am I? In grade school?

Sir.

Preparations are complete for the operation

to destroy the satellite weapon.

Good.

We will hereby initiate Operation Super Nova!

The Behemoth has arrived at mission altitude.

Launch shuttle carrying the Linebarrel towards satellite altitude.

Linebarrel switching to ballistic flight.

In 90 seconds,

you will come within range of the satellite weapon Helios.

There will be 300 seconds

during which the Linebarrel will pass within the effective range.

Please destroy Helios with the Executor during that window.

The Executor...

You'll be fine.

There's no risk of death from drawing too much power like last time,

because we made sure to install a limiter.

Well, we'll be counting on you.

Yeah, yeah.

You have an indescribable expression on your face.

What?

I've delivered many soldiers with that same look on their faces

to the battlefield,

but those were always the ones who deployed and never came back.

You've lost sight of the meaning of what you're doing.

That's what that look says.

The meaning of what I'm doing...

Hayase said to show our brand of justice.

What is my brand of justice?

Lieutenant, the Katou Organization has appeared

in multiple locations on the ground!

So they've come.

It's finally our moment in the spotlight!

So that's the air force unit assigned to the operation

to destroy the magnetic field mirror satellites.

Vardant. So he came as expected.

I'll take care of this. You handle the air force unit!

- Understood. - Here I come, Blue!

Get in our way and you're going to end up dead!

Nerve Crack!

So it's you, Deceive.

To think you can only attack through a wired connection...

What a poorly made Machina.

Wh-What'd you say?!

Shizuna-chan! Izuna-kun!

I am your opponent!

Now, let us take our time to enjoy this.

Baikonur and Cape Canaveral

have both entered into combat with the Katou Organization.

So far, everything's as expected, but...

Sir!

The Katou Organization has also appeared

at Singapore's Seletar Naval Base,

where we had top secret preparations underway.

This mission has come sooner than expected,

but this will be your maiden battle!

Acquit yourselves well so you do not shame the Special Self-Defense Force!

Yes, sir!

It's started.

If I don't finish things up quick here,

everyone on the surface will be...

H-Hayase?!

What the hell? What the hell?!

That was an awfully rough welcome!

Wh-What the?

This is... the satellite weapon?!

This looks like nothing so much as a giant Arma to me!

Who's there?!

I've been waiting for you, Kouichi Hayase-kun.

I'm Riku Ousei, the Unit 8 captain of the Katou Organization.

It looks like tonight will be a wonderful Christmas!

Ame ga yande-shimattara

Doko e kaereba ii?

Kimi ni aitai toki wa

Donna fuu ni yobeba ii?

Dare no tame ni nanno tame ni

Watashi tsuyoku-naritai no?

Mamoritai-noni tatakau mujun ni

Kimi wa kotaete-kuremasu ka?

Ame ga furu niji o matsu kimi no sora e

(Tsure-dashite)

Ame ga furu owaranai yume no soto e

(Tsure-dashite)

Tatta ichido no kisu de motto jiyuu ni nareru

Mou nidoto konai kono shunkan

Genjitsu o souZou o koete kimi to

(Tonde-yuku)

Genkai o kyoukai o koete kimi to

(Tonde-yuku)

Zutto sagashiteta keshiki tatta hitotsu no kiseki

Nee konna fuu ni kimi ga subete o kaete-yuku

Get real!

Why did it have to be on Christmas, of all days?!

Oh, wait...

Could this be some kind of flag?

The one who comes out on top of this battle

will get something nice afterwards as a reward...

You're despicable.