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Dare ni mo makenai "I won't lose to anyone!"

Omoi dake naraba If it's only something you tell yourself...

sono uchi uso ni naru akogare no mama de ...eventually, it will just be a false ambition.

Yokubou zetsubou Desire, despair...

tsuyokute yowai watashi ...strong and weak me...

kono position ni zutto amaeteta ...I've always been spoiled by this position.

Te wo nobaseba If I stretch out my hand...

todoku kamo toosugita sora ni ...I just might reach that far away sky.

Ato ichimiri no yuuki Just a millimeter more courage...

mou nigenai to kimeta ...I've decided not to run anymore.

So on! So on!

Ichido shika nai jinsei dakara! Because I only have one life!

Nanige ni fuan dakedo... Though I am a bit unsure...

ima wa omoikomi demo I have doubts now, but...

hajimereba ii kekka all right! ...I just have to start, it will be all right!

Hey, Mikaze!

Just how long are you going to sleep in?!

It's time to go to the base!

Huh?

Mikaze took off ahead of you.

What?

What?! Really?! Mikaze?!

Say what? She's paying the penalty again?

Geez, she never tires of it.

What, did she do something again?

She really doesn't tire of it.

But there's something different about her.

Well, maybe she's a little bit more motivated now.

What?

After all, if she stays the same, she'll drag everyone down with her.

Hm...

Let's see...

I'll work mainly on the upper biceps today...

Mikaze...

There is an example, which has gone as high as 80,000 feet.

When a CB such as this is on an interception course...

...evasion is desirable, but based on the mission and other factors...

Say, Shizuha.

...there are cases in which this may be impossible. Say, Shizuha.

...there are cases in which this may be impossible. What's with Mikaze all of a sudden?

...there are cases in which this may be impossible.

...there are cases in which this may be impossible. What?

...there are cases in which this may be impossible.

Ascending, descending, and other various streams are...

Ascending, descending, and other various streams are... I really don't know.

Ascending, descending, and other various streams are...

Ascending, descending, and other various streams are... She's been like that since last night.

Ascending, descending, and other various streams are...

...complexly integrated in the clouds so...

...complexly integrated in the clouds so... You're her roommate, aren't you?

...complexly integrated in the clouds so...

...complexly integrated in the clouds so... Did something happen?

Did something happen?

...if you receive a back wind, it'll stall easily. Did something happen?

...if you receive a back wind, it'll stall easily.

...if you receive a back wind, it'll stall easily. Huh? Even so...

Instead of saying it's awkward trying to approach her...

...it's more like her mood doesn't let others to get close.

But she's become more positive so that's good.

It's nothing to worry about.

Well, I guess you're right.

Though, that's not like Mikaze at all.

If my class is that boring...

...do you feel like running out on the runway?

Phew! It's hot again today in...

...the everlasting summer of Shimoji Island.

That brat! She's playing hooky again!

Hey!

I told you that's not a parasol!

Get off, you idiot!

I'm sorry.

Miss Kisaragi?!

Why are you here?

Oh. Heh, heh.

It's really cool here so I couldn't help myself.

Give me a break here. That's a very important part.

I thought Mikaze was playing hooky again.

She should be engrossed...

...in the simulator right now.

Oh. The simulator, huh?

When that girl puts her mind to it, she can really get things done.

Well...

...it would be nice if this doesn't end up being a whim.

Mikaze!

We looked all over for you.

You were in the simulator?

Y... yeah.

Say, want to go swimming now?

What? B... but...

No problem!

We brought yours as well!

Come on, let's go!

Karin's already there.

Mikaze...

Really...

...at one of the most prominent diving spots in Japan...

...you shouldn't use a life preserver!

Right, right. You have to dive.

Tee hee. I'm going in first.

Hey! No fair going first!

Come on, Mikaze. Let's go!

Wait!

Mikaze, did you know?

This pond is freshwater at the top and seawater at the bottom.

That's why the change in refractive index at the boundary is the greatest!

The boundary between freshwater and seawater?

Mikaze!

Let's see who can stay underwater longer!

Huh?!

The loser will be making deliveries tonight.

Here we go!

Th... that's so out of the blue...

Space...

Mikaze, what's the matter?

Hurry and turn around or else...

Just a little more and we're in outer...

5... 6... 7... 8... 9...

10... 11... 12...

10... 11... 12... Say, where's Mikaze?

10... 11... 12...

13... 14... 15...

16... 17... 18...

16... 17... 18... What?!

16... 17... 18...

C... could it be...

19... 20... 21... C... could it be...

19... 20... 21...

19... 20... 21... ...she hasn't come up since then?!

...she hasn't come up since then?!

22... 23... ...she hasn't come up since then?!

22... 23...

22... 23... Yeah.

22... 23...

22... 23... What?!

22... 23...

Gonna die... Drowning...

H... hey!

I told you not to sit on top of me!

I was about to be crushed to death!

That's right. I...

Beautiful...

I wonder if I've...

...been looking at a colorless world all this time.

I just did what I was told to avoid making mistakes...

...but was that the right thing to do?

When we were dispatched the other day...

...I saw colors for the first time.

I saw the deep blue color of the stratosphere.

I... I...

Mikaze?

Are you up?

Yeah.

Celebrate! Successful Interception!

Here. A large sour cucumber vinegar pork plate.

But why do I have to do the cooking, even today?

Something smells funny. But why do I have to do the cooking, even today?

Something smells funny. Let's eat! But why do I have to do the cooking, even today?

Please don't take off your socks, Mr. Sako! But why do I have to do the cooking, even today?

Please don't take off your socks, Mr. Sako!

Please don't take off your socks, Mr. Sako! Weren't we supposed to be the guests of...

Please don't take off your socks, Mr. Sako!

Please don't take off your socks, Mr. Sako! ...this party since we made the intercept?!

...this party since we made the intercept?!

Doesn't matter.

This is just an excuse to drink.

Gimme!

Looks yummy! Gimme!

Looks yummy!

Don't you drink even if there is no excuse, Mr. Sako?

Shut up.

Quit yer whining.

Besides, that's not something to say to an instructor...

Sure, sure. Anyways, have a swig.

Swig, with just juice?

So... how far have you gone up?

Huh? What do you mean how far...

Height I say! Altitude!

How many feet did you go up to?

Um... I'd say about 150,000 feet?

Bleah, that's just following the mission profile.

Pathetic.

But that's just the way things are.

Hmph... Actually...

...it's a tradition that the Meteor Sweepers...

...compete for the altitude record during training!

...since you can prove you went up the highest.

Are you serious, Mr. Sako?!

Think you're safe just because you're flying as you're ordered?!

Since when did ultra high altitude intercept pilots become such wimps?

Mr. Sako...

...they're young, please don't fill their heads with the wrong ideas.

What are you saying?

Who was the one who always boasted about going up the highest?

Mr. Iwasaki...

...you were the most mischievous in our lodging.

That was a long time ago.

But you were always reaching for the top of the sky.

"The top was calling for me", right?

Oh, so that's it.

I want to hear old stories about Kazuma, too!

You were also the one who started to call Alice, "Admiral"...

...weren't you, Mr. Iwasaki?

I didn't ask you!

Well, it can't be helped, the ones who want to go up higher...

...and get closer to space push themselves more!

It's like having a woman you love!

The record here is...

...179,200 feet!

You oughta fly with the grit to break the record, too!

No.

If you do that, it'll be another pink card!

Honestly, I want to go out into space too.

Why do I have to tighten screws of planes...

...out in a hick town like this?

Miharu... Space is so far away...

You're suffocating me, Sako...

Don't call me by my nickname! I... I...

Space...

As scheduled, today we'll...

...go through intercept training using real aircraft.

We will assume a medium-sized comet fragment...

...is approaching from direction 120.

This is to be intercepted.

Takeoff will be twelve minutes from time of destruction.

Rise 40,000 feet while matching direction and timing.

Pulverize the target with a Trident missile.

There is nothing in the current weather...

...which will significantly hinder the flight path.

The large patch of tropical low air pressure...

...stagnating within the vicinity of Iwo Island is...

...reportedly of no hindrance to the training.

Now then, begin the situation!

Yes, ma'am!

Mikaze, you're late.

Sorry!

Sashiba 33, clear to start.

Ten seconds to launch.

Sashiba 33, Sashiba 44, starting engines.

Sashiba 33, ready to launch!

Sashiba 44, ready to launch!

Sashiba 33, Sashiba 44, clear to launch.

Blastoff!

Booster burnout.

Booster separation.

Turnover.

Sashiba 33, Sashiba 44, both on course.

About to reach intercept point.

Number three engine, ignition ready.

Ignition.

Sashiba 33, Sashiba 44...

...9,000 feet more to missile launch altitude.

Missile launch ready.

Fox One!

Fox One!

Sashiba 33, Sashiba 44, both fired missiles.

Sashiba 44...

...observed missile hitting the target.

Returning now.

All right! It's over, over!

What are you talking about?

We still have to return and land.

Didn't you learn the excursion isn't...

...over until you get back home?

Hey, who do you think you're talking to?

If it's just landing, I can do that with my eyes closed.

Huh?

What's going on?

Mikaze's not coming down yet.

What? That can't be.

She wouldn't!

Sashiba 33, turn around and descend.

Sashiba 33.

Return limit line passed.

Beyond this...

Beyond this is space...

LO2 tank, pressure drop.

Reverse course... withdraw!

Shashiba 33 has begun descent.

That girl...

When she's back...

...tell her to run three laps on the runway!

If she can get back at all.

If I don't descend in a hurry...

...I'll get hit with the pink card again!

But there's only 4,400 pounds of fuel left.

What?!

In any case, we can't go back to Shimoji Island.

Incoming emergency call from Sashiba 33.

Due to lack of fuel, abandoning return to main base.

It appears an emergency landing will be performed.

Just as I thought...

...she went up without calculating fuel for the return trip.

That stupid girl!

By maintaining course of 140...

...an altitude of 30,000 feet, and...

...taking our remaining fuel including glide distance...

...the cruising distance will be 450 miles.

Where are we going to land?

It's all ocean down there!

The closest place, Iwo Island, is in the middle of a storm.

Maybe we can reach Andersen Base.

What?

In Guam.

Guam?!

With Sashiba 33's current amount of fuel...

...it won't reach Shimoji Island.

Also, due to the tropical low pressure system...

...returning to Honshu will encounter a head wind...

...and reduce cruise distance.

However if they head for Guam, it'll be a tail wind...

...so the cruise distance will increase.

But, they'll have to go through the tropical low pressure system.

Isn't there another way, Karin?

There is.

What, what?

Eject and wait for help.

Uh... other options?

Pray.

All right, let's do it!

Just need to get to Guam, right?!

Course 120...

...entering inner side of the typhoon.

Instructor! How are Mikaze and Karin?

They're in the middle of the typhoon.

We lost 5,000 feet due to that downburst.

Adjusting to course 150.

Roger!

Just flying straight is quite a challenge!

Mikaze, it seems like you're having fun.

What?

Do you see colors again?

The moment I saw colors...

I... thought I wanted to go there...

Of course I see them!

I'm definitely going!

To space!

Wow... How beautiful...

Fuel quantity zero?!

Sixty miles until Andersen Base.

Please, last until then!

Andersen control, Sashiba 33...

...request emergency landing.

Clear to approach, runway 06.

Light wind, 200 at 8, crosswind.

Here they come.

I see it! It's land!

Mikaze.

I don't know when the engine's going to stop.

In that case, to get some distance...

...we'll have to go with a no-flap landing.

Andersen control, Sashiba 33...

...requesting no-flap landing due to fuel bingo.

No-flap landing?!

If she does that, the craft will be too fast to stop.

Looks like an arresting hook will be used.

How much is that girl going to make me worry?!

Runway in sight!

Decision height.

Landing!

Sashiba 33 identified!

Hey, look! No gears!

Say what?!

Not yet, Karin?

Not yet?

3... 2... 1...

Go.

Gear down.

Gear down.

Now the gears will cause resistance too.

Arresting hook down.

Arresting hook down.

Here we go!

Bounced off!

No!

Speed brakes!

Stop!

They said your record was broken.

182,300 feet I heard.

Are you going to challenge it again?

Of course not.

I'm not at an age to do stupid things anymore.

Was it Iwo Island for you?

The place you landed...

Yeah.

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At a time when we're short-handed...

...why does it get this crowded?!

When those two get back there'll be hell to pay!

Karin!

Watch this! Karin!

This is so much fun.

Really?

Chizu no nai mirai A future without a map...

mejirushi ni shite kita kimi no ...for a guide I've used your...

terasu hikari ...shining light.

Tarinai jibun wo iiwake ni shite Making excuses for my shortcomings...

nigedashite mata modotte kitari ...running away and coming back again...

heiwa sugita hibi ...days which were too peaceful.

Guuzen ni mikaketa genjitsu By chance I caught sight of reality.

Mishiranu kanojo to te wo tsunaida Holding hands with a girl I didn't know...

kimi ga ita ...there you were.

Atashi wa himawari de I am a sunflower and...

kimi wa taiyou mou kono hitomi wa ...you are the sun, you are the only thing...

kimi shika mienai ...my eyes can see anymore.

Mabataki dekinakute namida afurete mo I can't blink, though tears overflow.

Tatoe sono yubi ga Even supposing those fingers...

atashi dake no mono ja nakute mo ...don't belong to me alone.

What?! I'm on the first standby?

Rotation 1 - Mikaze Honjyo, Karin Kikuhara 2 - Ayamo Nakamura, Shizuha Doi What?! I'm on the first standby?

Does that mean I'm being counted on?

If you get carried away...

...you'll get the pink card again.

Next episode, Stratos 4, episode 4...

"Tally Ho!"