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Ether spray laps against the sides of ships.

Stars flare up, whipping up storms.

The swift currents of the abyss overpower them.

Cast-off planetary debris pierces their hulls.

But no matter how many thousands of ships are turned to scrap,

or tens of thousands of lives vanish into the void,

ships do not stop venturing into this sea.

There is no end to sailors who will sail her.

This is because unknown regions await them even now in this endless sea.

semenai de kesanai de makenai de

Don't make fun of it, don't destroy it, don't cheapen it...

dare datte motteru hazu yuzurenai mono

...that one special thing that everyone has.

ai dake yume dake kimi dake

My love, my dreams, and you...

sore dake wa hanasanai donna toki demo

I won't let those go, no matter what.

doushi you mo naku ochitsukanai yoru

On those nights where you can't settle down no matter what you do,

nani mo kamo nagedashitaku naru

...you feel like throwing it all away.

tsube kobe iwazu ni sassato DOA o akena

Don't say a word, just open the door.

rikutsu nante koneteru HIMA wa nai

I don't have time to quibble with you.

juuou mujin tobi mawaritai youi shoutou mamori takunai

I wanna fly all over the place, I wanna throw caution to the wind!

nakushita wake ja nai mada hajimatte nai dakara

I haven't lost anything, I haven't even gotten started yet.

semenai de kesanai de makenai de

Don't make fun of it, don't destroy it, don't cheapen it...

dare datte motteru hazu yuzurenai mono

...that one special thing that everyone has.

ai dake yume dake kimi dake

My love, my dreams, and you...

sore dake wa hanasanai donna toki demo

I won't let go of those, no matter what.

nani ga hoshii nani ga shitai doko ni ikitai

What is it that you want? What'cha you wanna do? Where you wanna go?

Grab what you want and rip through the dark as you run through the night!

yami o saite hashiri nukete tsukamitore Through The Night

Give me an escape route!

There isn't one.

What?!

At this rate, it's gonna be swallowed up!

All we can do is plow through at full speed!

That's crazy!

I thought you were the fastest ship in the galaxy!

Engine output, 108%. All engines show normal.

Let's do it!

We did it!

Adrift in Subspace

We aren't out of the planets' orbit just yet.

But first, please return the engine output to normal levels.

Man, you just gotta complain about everything, don't you?

You've cleared checkpoint 1, Outlaw Star.

That was one hell of a stunt you just pulled.

What place are we in?

You blew past twelve ships.

There are 13 ships ahead of you, but your time puts you in 6th.

After all that, we're only in 6th?

You aren't the only ones who took that route just now.

But you're the only one who slipped past that wave.

I thought I'd try to make the race more exciting.

I see. Well, have a good race.

Next up is the 5th planet, Heifong V. Distance, about 500 million kilometers.

Let's go to sub-ether and jump this stretch.

The rookie ship Outlaw Star, which suddenly jumped up in rank...

...when it cleared the 1st checkpoint, is currently in 6th place!

What do you think will happen later, Mr. Ishigaki?

Good question. The Outlaw Star, now in 6th is certainly a dark horse.

Making a single orbit around this thing is an easy checkpoint, huh, Jim?

Hey, Jim!

Hang in there, Jim. We're almost to the aid station.

Yeah, you're right.

We're supposed to pull over for at least an hour and run maintenance.

All systems show normal. All green.

In that case, let's run maintenance on ourselves. Let's get something to eat.

It's that ship. I've finally caught him.

Are you the crew of the El Dorado?

That's right. Who are you?

Which one of you is MacDougall?

There's nobody here by that name.

Of course there is.

The El Dorado is the MacDougall Brothers' ship.

I don't have any idea what you're talking about.

Who are you talking about?

Don't play stupid!

It doesn't look like that guy Hilda talked to is here,

but I remember that ship!

That's the ship that attacked us at Farfallas.

What're you trying to pull, bastard?

Let go of Harry!

That's enough, Terry, Leo.

Look, I don't know what you're talking about.

I've never been to "Farfallas" or whatever.

Why were the Kei pirates looking for the XGP?

Why did you people try to destroy the XGP?

If you keep trying to pick a fight, I'll call the race staff.

Call 'em. But it'd be smarter to level with me.

Somebody! This guy's interfering with the race!

Is there are problem?

Nah, he was just telling me about the house special. Right?

Well, I'd better be going. The special will have to wait 'til next time.

Hey, Harry, what was that guy's problem?

Shut your mouth.

That son of a... I can't believe it. He survived Farfallas?

Has there been some sort of trouble?

No, it's nothing.

Watching that scared the hell out of me, Gene.

You don't call that being direct?

Only if he wasn't MacDougall.

But if he is, he can't ignore us anymore.

He'll make contact.

That ship is starting out.

When can we start?

Not for another 11 minutes.

Once we catch up, I'm gonna set him off.

Attention, all ships. We've received word that an ether stream is forming...

...which stretches from Heifong V to checkpoint 4A at Heifong I.

The use of checkpoint 4B at Heifong II is recommended.

- I repeat... - You heard the man.

It's all up on the El Dorado.

Leo, give me the official data on the ship that leaves after us.

Okay.

Is that the XGP?

The ship in last place has now cleared the 2nd checkpoint.

Two ships have currently dropped out due to engine trouble...

Where do you suppose Gene is?

This broadcast is really bad about covering the private ships.

The 3rd checkpoint is the Lione Lagrange Point...

...which is 140 million kilometers from Heifong V!

Lady Aisha? We'll reach the 3rd checkpoint in a moment.

What's that out there?

They say that a long time ago, a satellite in orbit around Heifong V...

...was destroyed by something and the pieces collected here.

Reduce speed.

Like I need to be told that...

She's all yours, Harry!

We'll never gain any time without my skill!

Is something the matter, Lady Aisha?

I'm looking for a place to set up an ambush.

- Huh? An ambush? - Huh? An ambush?

Prepare for battle!

- Huh? Battle? - Huh? Battle?

This ship will now launch a sneak attack on the Outlaw Star!

With a single machine gun?

A single machine gun?

What about your Guriguri missiles or Gagagan Cannon?!

We're not equipped with anything like that!

And you call this an imperial ship?!

The Niburu Boribori is a ship for trading with Heifong!

I don't know what kind of orders you have from the empire, Lady Aisha,

but attacking anything with this ship is hopeless.

I can't believe this...

All right then, it's time for the last resort!

There it is!

Ether density is climbing, and is surging irregularly.

Subspace radar error has increased to 24%,

and effective radius for standard radar is also down 30%.

We'll have to forgo our instruments and rely on our eyes.

Then you're about to see how good I really am.

Slow down, Gene!

I know!

Current speed is 12km/sec.

It's clear for the next 180km. I see some big asteroids after that.

What's the shortest route to the checkpoint?

Please change course to 1 o'clock low.

Roger that.

That's it!

Let's do it!

Checkpoint cleared!

Awesome!

All we have to do now is get the hell out of here!

Mayday! Mayday!

This is the Niburu Boribori! I've collided with an asteroid!

I've abandoned ship due to risk of explosion!

Request assistance!

Request assistance!

It's an SOS.

I've pinpointed his location. I'll put it up on the screen.

What should we do, Gene?

I think the course marshall will pick them up soon.

Let's help them out.

That's... not like you at all, Gene.

It's no fun to drift through space all alone.

Do you see 'em, Gene?

Yeah.

Shit...

What's wrong, Gene?

I'm just a little dizzy...

Will you be okay?

Yeah, I can handle it.

Okay, you're gonna be fine.

Pressurization complete.

Were you the only crew member, or are there others out there?

You won't get away from me this time!

What are you doing out here?!

Really? Those MacDougall guys really have the key to the Galactic Leyline?

They have more information on Hilda than I do, at least.

You really don't know anything about the Galactic Leyline?

If we did, we would've gone there a long time ago.

Look, when we find out something, we'll tell you.

So get off the ship someplace, okay?

No way! I can't go back to the empire like this!

I can't go back! They'll treat me like I'm useless!

You're my only lead.

Until I get my hands on something, I'm not leaving!

What're you gonna do, Gene?

Being popular with the ladies isn't easy...

That's not what I meant.

This is one strange ship. It won't move if you're not naked?

It's way behind any Ctarl Ctarl ship.

How dare you talk about the fastest, most advanced ship in the galaxy like that.

Huh? What's that thing?

I'm not a "thing." Please call me Gilliam.

What the...? It's a computer?

Anyway, let's get back to the race.

My plan to catch up with the El Dorado sure went up in smoke.

Geez, one cat-girl shows up and everything goes out of whack.

If we don't finish 3rd or better, we're gonna be even deeper in debt.

Now preparing for sub-ether drive. Please handle course corrections.

Roger.

Estimated time to sub-ether penetration, 24 minutes.

I can't see!

Three ships have dropped out after clearing the 3rd checkpoint,

leaving 35 ships heading for the 4th checkpoint.

Furthermore...

All this traveling has worn me out, so I'm gonna take a quick nap.

Wake me up once we get there, okay?

Yeah, whatever...

Now switching over to sub-ether drive.

Münchhausen reactor output climbing.

Ether outbreak threshold breached.

Course laid in. Relative coordinates verified.

Now forming sub-ether bubble.

Aw, quiet down...

Objects closing in from aft. 87% probability that they're missiles.

I don't get it! I didn't think anybody was after us!

Anyway, intercept them!

We're transferring to sub-ether mode. It's impossible.

How long 'til we go to sub-ether?

Eighteen seconds.

The missiles will impact in 16 seconds.

I'll shake them off!

What's going on?

Preparations for jump to lightspeed complete.

Sub-ether penetration in eight.

Seven.

Six.

Five.

Four.

Three.

Two.

One.

- Zero. - We're gonna make it!

Damn, Harry! That was awesome!

They went to sub-ether while they were still under normal gravity!

They'll probably disintegrate.

Okay, prepare to go to sub-ether.

Hey, Harry, what was the deal with that ship?

It would've caused some trouble for me and my brother.

There's no way to tell where we're going.

Sub-ether drive, emergency abort!

The Münchhausen reactor is out of control!

W-What's going on?!

Stress on the ship is climbing. Now exceeding safety factor!

I'm cutting all engine systems!

Hey. Wake up.

Are you okay, Melfina?

Yes. I'm fine.

We're currently operating on auxiliary power,

so there's no information regarding what's outside.

Please restart the ship.

And life goes on, huh?

- Testing, testing... - Where the heck are we?

It would seem that we safely returned to normal space.

Fortunately, we don't seem to be too far away from the Heifong system.

I'll try to calculate our position.

This ship is tougher than I thought...

I believe I already mentioned it,

but I am the fastest, most advanced ship in the galaxy.

Do you know where we are?

Yes. We're slightly outside the orbit of Heifong V,

and about 360 million kilometers above its orbital plane.

How long has it been since we jumped?

The ship's clock says it's been 2 minutes, 24 seconds since sub-ether entry.

Give me a status report.

Life support, communications, and all sensors show normal.

Irregularities confirmed in ether drive system.

Newton reactors 1 and 3 are inoperable.

Activate Newton reactors 2 and 4.

Lay in a course for checkpoint 4.

You still want to continue the race?

You think I'd give up when we can still move under our own power?

The sub-ether drive still works, right?

Yes, but two reactors are at 50% output.

That's not enough for sub-ether entry.

How long would it take to reach checkpoint 4 using just the ether drive?

The distance is 600 million kilometers.

At 50% propulsion... it would take about 96 hours.

The race would already be over.

What's the deal? You've given up?

Somebody just blasted you with a couple of missiles, and you're going,

"The ship's busted!"

"We're stuck!"

"It's all over."

So what's the deal?

To a Ctarl-Ctarl, this attitude of yours is wrong!

To a Ctarl-Ctarl, it's justice! Courage! Tenacity!

With these three ideals, we never give up and always do what it takes...

- We're not Ctarl-Ctarl, all right? - ...to get the job done!

You guys don't have the tenacity or the guts to go swimming in the ether sea!

Gilliam! Can you tell where that ether stream is forming?

Oh, my... Let's see.

Ah, here it is.

The stream runs from Heifong V to Heifong I. I've located it.

Aisha, sit down!

What?

What're you up to, Gene?

I don't care if we lose, but I just found something we can still try.

Wait, you don't mean...

Any normal ship would be history if it went into an ether stream.

Any normal ship.

This is no ordinary ship.

Exactly!

I saw something surprising when I looked at the operating manual.

This ship can make it out of an ether stream.

And that means...

I don't wanna hear it!

...that we're gonna ride that ether stream!

Let's go!

We've made contact and have switched to Grappler combat mode.

Have some faith in me and come along for the ride, people.

I can handle this!

I can do it!

And you're basing this on?

- Nothing! - I thought so...

But there's a first time for everything!

Combat makes the best practice!

Go for it! Don't lose to that bastard with the missiles!

You've passed checkpoint 4, El Dorado.

What's our standing?

According to our checkpoint data, you're currently in 4th place.

So it depends on which ships headed for Heifong I, huh?

However, we've been told of an ether stream around Heifong I.

So finishing above 4th is a sure thing, huh?

Why is my heart pounding like this?

What?! Where did they come from?!

It looks like they're riding the ether stream!

By accident?

No, looks like it was deliberate.

Are they stupid?! Can you open a channel to them?

This is ship 26, the Outlaw Star. What's our standing?

How should I know? But you're in first place for dumb-ass stunts!

Glad to hear it! Outlaw Star, out!

Gilliam, we'll use Heifong I for a gravity slingshot!

I thought we were goners...

But if we keep this up, we might make the top three...

The first to arrive is the Trihorse Corporation's Sunbeam 545!

They have a lock on first place!

And next is the Penelope Corporation's Bonaparte!

The time difference with the trailing ships might be a problem!

Where's Gene?!

The Bonaparte has secured 2nd place!

And the competition for 3rd place?

And the third-place ship... has come into view!

It's the Outlaw Star!

Goal!

The Outlaw Star, a Privateer, is the third ship to finish!

But the Hisetsu, which began two minutes later, is about to cross the line!

Stay away!

If it finishes more than two minutes after us, we win!

The Siven Industies' Hisetsu has now cleared the goal!

And its time? It's beaten out the Outlaw Star for 3rd place!

They were so close...

You need to hurry!

Why?

We finished fourth, so what's the awards presentation got to do with us?

You finished fourth overall, but you were first in the Privateer category.

Like Fred Luo's gonna care about that...

Hey, what're you doing?

We're with the 1st place Privateer Outlaw Star!

You got that?

They may have come in 4th, but I guess this is pretty good advertising.

What about the sponsor fee, then?

I guess I'll give 'em half. 200,000.

It's a little flashy, but I guess it's not too bad.

Say what?!

What do you mean, the El Dorado dropped out?!

Well, about that... We have a comm cube for you from the El Dorado.

What?

oto no nai mahiru

One soundless midday,

kaze wa tada akarui

the wind was fresh and clean,

sukoshi nemutasou ni

and the flower petals swayed

hanabira ga yureta

as if they were asleep.

nani ge nai kono omoi

This serene feeling...

nee hito wa donna kotoba de yondeiru no

Tell me what's the name people give it?

shiroi suna no tsuki

Tell me a story

toji kometa hanashi o

that's locked away in the white sand of the moon,

hikari furasu you ni

let me hear it as gently

kikasete ne sotto

as light shining down.

Next Episode

That MacDougall guy sends me a challenge...

Man, this guy's old-fashioned...

He swore up and down that it would be a fair fight,

but he keeps coming at me from out of nowhere!

Looks like I'm gonna have to beat some manners into him!

So would you mind keeping it down, Aisha?!

Next time on Outlaw Star! "Mortal Combat with the El Dorado"!

Mortal Combat with the El Dorado

You better get ready!