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I couldn't forgive myself for my failure.

That's why I wanted to become stronger.

But in the end, I wasn't able to do anything.

I was scolded for my mistake, and I'm sure I've let them down.

I caused trouble for my partner who runs by
my side and gave her a painful memory.

The things that I've done, the paths I've chosen —

They all were useless.

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS will now begin.

Mune ni yadoru atsuki suisei wa hajimari no kodou he
The hot comet dwelling within my heart beats towards the beginning.

Furueru yubi nigirishimete shizuka ni negai wo kometa
My fingers tremble, grasping upon a silent wish

Uzukumatte nigerarenai kako kara tobidashitai yo
I cower, wanting to flee from the inescapable past

Tatoe kiesouna wazukana hikari datte
Even if it is merely a faint light fading

Oikaketai ano hoshi no you ni
I want to chase after it, just like that star

Subete ukeire sono dokomademo takaku
And accept everything, no matter how high it is

Ginga wo mau tenshi no sasayaki
Dancing throughtout the galaxy is the angel's whisper

Tashikana kioku wo tadotte
Pursuing these certain memories

Korekara kitto umareteku shinjitsu he no tobira
The door to the truth will surely be born now

Donna tsumetai kurayami ni shibarareteitemo
No matter what kind of cold darkness binds me

Boku wa shiritaikara
Because I want to know

Kesshite tomaranai
I won't be stopped

What the?

Oh, Tiana, you're awake?

Shamal-sensei.

This is the infirmary.

Do you remember that you were shot down
during the mock battle this afternoon?

Yes.

Nanoha-chan's magic training bullets are well made, so
they shouldn't have done any damage to your body.

Are you hurt anywhere?

No, I'm all right.

It's past nine!

At night?

You were sleeping very well.
So well that I almost thought you were dead.

You haven't had much sleep lately, have you?

All the stress you've accumulated has caught up with you.

A Precious Thing

Nanoha?

Fate-chan.

Tiana woke up a little while ago.

She came to the office with Subaru to apologize.

I see.

I told them you were at the training grounds and they
should talk to you first thing tomorrow morning.

Thank you.

But I'm sorry.

Because of my incompetent supervision, I got
you and even the two from Lightning involved.

I don't mind.

Tiana and Subaru, how did they seem?

It seemed they were still in a bit of a bad mood, as expected.

Well, I'll make sure to talk to them tomorrow
morning — to all the forwards.

Type-2 gadget drones have appeared over the eastern ocean!

There are twelve units this time.
They're flying in a circular pattern.

Any Relic responses?

At this point, there are no responses in the vicinity.

However, this is —

The target's speed is quite,

No, it's much faster than the ones before!

My, this is unusual.

I am delighted that you're contacting me.

What happened to Zest and Agito?

They're on a separate operation right now.

It seems some of your toys are flying in the distant sky.

Soon, you should be able to see some beautiful fireworks.

Relics?

If there were, I would have reported to you from the start.

This is just a performance test of my toys.

I want to gather some data on how they get destroyed.

They're getting destroyed?

I'm not expecting these scraps of metal to become a force instantly.

They're just junk that I am using as decoys,
so that my work can shine more brilliantly.

I see. If it's not a Relic, then it has nothing to do with me.

However, try your best, Doctor.

Thank you, my sweet Lutecia.

Well then, good day.

My works are indeed well-made.

Out of the Type-2 aerial units, there are three
groups of four and one group of twelve.

There are no changes since the they were discovered:
each group is flying in its own low, circular pattern.

They're located over the sea in the middle of nowhere.

There are no signs of a Relic, nor of any
maritime facilities or boats, within the vicinity.

It's as if they are asking us to shoot them down.

Indeed. Enforcer Testarossa-Harlaown, what do you make of this?

If the culprit is Scaglietti, then he probably wants to
see what move we'll make to test our aerial forces.

In this situation, we can finish them off by throwing
an extreme range attack at them.

One blast would do it!

Yes, but that's precisely why we shouldn't show our hand.

Realistically speaking, we can't really lift the captains'
limiters for something at this level, anyway.

Instructor Takamachi, what about you?

If the intent is to investigate our military forces, we should
prevent them from attaining any new information

And take care of them the way we always have, right?

We'll go with that then.

As it's an aerial fight this time, the three of us, Captain
Fate, Vice-captain Vita and myself, will sortie.

The rest of you will be on standby in the lobby.

Sighum will be taking command there. Guard the place while we're gone.

Yes ma'am!

Yes ma'am.

Oh, and Tiana?

Tiana, I think I'll dismiss you for the day.

I think that's a good decision. You're dismissed.

After all, your physical condition and magical
powers aren't at their best tonight.

Someone who won't listen to you

Is someone you can't use, right?

You said it yourself, and you still don't understand?

That much is obvious.

I've been obeying orders at the scene, and I haven't
been slacking off during training either.

Even outside of combat and training, does the amount
of effort I put in have to be exactly as you dictate?

I'm not an elite like Nanoha-san and the captains.

I don't have the same amount of talent as Subaru
and Erio, nor do I have a rare skill like Caro.

Even if it means I'm going to push myself, I'm not going
to get stronger unless I work like I'm going to die!

Sighum?

Sighum-san!

Don't worry, I held back.

Idiots who keep fretting will only take advantage
of you if you keep putting up with them.

Vice, are you ready to go?

I'm ready as soon as we have you guys on board!

Tiana, you seem like you're a bit worked up at the
moment, but let's have a talk once I'm back!

I'm telling you to stop spoiling her!

Erio, Caro, sorry but look after them please.

Yes ma'am!

We'll try our best.

What an eyesore! Stop behaving like a spoiled
child and return to your quarters.

Vice-captain Sighum, I think that's enough.

Subaru-san, let's head to the lobby for now.

Vice-captain Signum.

What is it?

I think it's definitely wrong to disobey orders,

And when I think back to how Tia was talking,
I think it was wrong of me not to stop her;

But,

To try to become stronger by your own means

And to try your hardest in a tough situation,
is that really such a bad thing to do?

Striving to do your best in your own way - is that
also something that shouldn't be done?

Training in your own time is a good thing, and striving
to become stronger is also a good thing.

Shari-san?

Weren't you on duty?

Sergeant Major Rein is there for the main operation.

It just looked like everyone was being so awkward,
and I couldn't stand seeing you all like this.

Everyone, would you gather in the lobby?

I'll explain everything about Nanoha-san
and the meaning behind her training.

A long time ago,

There was a girl. She was just an ordinary
girl who knew nothing about magic,

And who wasn't the type who would get into a fight.

She went to school with her friends and
was living happily with her family.

She was bound to live the rest of her life like that.

However, there was an incident.

It wasn't like she attended a school of
magic, nor did she have special skills.

She obtained magical power from an accidental encounter,
and it just so happened that she had great capacity.

And she was only a nine-year-old girl.

Only a few months after she acquired magic, she was
thrown into real combat that put her life at stake.

Is that?

Fate-san?

Fate-chan was going through some complications
with her family at the time.

They were fighting each other over a particular Lost Logia.

The central figure in this incident was Testarossa's mother.

The incident, named after her, is called the Precia Testarossa Incident.

Also known as the Jewel Seed Incident.

A convergent bombardment? That large?

By a nine-year-old?

A massive power bombardment puts a lot of strain on the body.

And then, shortly after that, the battle continued for her.

An incident that we were deeply involved
in, the Book of Darkness Incident.

She came close to getting shot down in an assault and was defeated.

What she chose to overcome that

Was to use the cartridge system, even though
its safety was still questionable at the time.

The full-drive mode ignores the strain it puts on the body
and forcefully generates magic that surpasses her limit.

Excellion Mode.

In order to save someone and to get her will
across, Nanoha continued to push herself.

704, arrived in the destined airspace.

Lightning 1, Stars 2, engage.

All right, Nanoha-san, take care.

Thanks, Vice-kun.

Let's go, Raising Heart.

All right, my master.

This is Stars 1, assistance with mid-range shots, coming up!

Roger!

However, there was no way that repeating such
acts wouldn't impose a burden on her body.

There was an accident during the second
winter after she entered the Bureau.

It happened while she was returning from an investigation
mission on another world with Vita-chan and some others.

An unidentified object appeared suddenly.

It was an opponent that Nanoha-chan wouldn't have
had any problems protecting her allies from

Or destroying if she were her usual self.

But the stress that she had been under and the way she kept
pushing herself made Nanoha-chan slightly less capable.

The result was this.

Nanoha-chan apologized to us for pushing herself
too far and kept smiling in front of us, but

Having been told that she might not be able
to walk again, let alone be able to fly...

I can't imagine how she must have felt.

There are battles that must not be lost, even if it
means being reckless or even risking your life.

However, the time when you missed that shot,

Was that a situation where you had to shoot, even if
it meant risking the safety or life of your comrade?

Using a move like that during training, just whose sake was that for?

What was it for?

Nanoha-san doesn't want any of you to go through what she did.

So that you don't have to push yourself, and to be absolutely,
positively sure that you come back safe and sound,

She has been training you with care, thinking
about your safety the whole time.

Vita, the last one, take care of it!

Of course!

Let's go, Eisen! Form Two!

Stars 2, shot down the twenty-fourth unit.
All targets have now been destroyed.

No reinforcements detected.

Contact the nearby maritime observation units to collect the remains.

Roger!

It seems there's no need for them to be on standby
there, so can we have the three return?

Yes, and we can dismiss the forward unit too.

H'm
sorry!

You shouldn't do that, Shari: talking about
other people's pasts without asking first.

It's not good for women to be too talkative, you know.

Well, you know, I just couldn't stand watching them.

Well, they would have found out about it sooner or later.

Shari, do you know where Tiana is right now?

She's probably —

I heard a lot from Shari-san and Vice-captain Signum.

A record of Nanoha-san's failures?

Not that! Actually —

About how it's dangerous to be reckless, right?

I'm really sorry.

Well, now that you understand, I'll comment about it a bit.

You know, Tiana, you call yourself mediocre and say you
can't do anything but shooting and illusion spells.

But you know that's not true.

You and the others are like ore right now.

You have a lot of rough edges, and it's
hard to tell what your true values are.

But as you polish up, you'll start seeing parts that shine.

Erio has speed.

Caro has gentle supportive spells.

Subaru has explosive power at short range.

And you, who command the three, can protect
them with your shooting and illusion spells

And can get through any situation with your courage and wits.

That's an ideal team, and it's slowly starting to form.

During the mock battle, didn't you notice when you were shot?

When shooting spells are used properly, they're incredibly
hard to evade and really hurt when they hit.

You ignored your most important aspect
and rushed to do something else.

That's why something like that happened.

That's what I wanted to teach you.

Then again, your line of thought wasn't completely wrong either.

System limiter: test mode release.

Yes.

Try commanding it into Mode Two.

Mode Two.

SEC GP: DACCER. NNR,

This is?

Tiana, you plan to become an enforcer, right?

After you leave here and pursue your path to become
an enforcer, you'll end up fighting one-on-one battles.

I had this prepared, with your future in mind.

I was thinking of training you on close and
long range combat for a while now.

But there's always the possibility that we'll sortie anytime, right?

So I wanted to make sure you're confident
with the skill you excel at the most now.

But my training is a bit dull, so you felt you weren't
accomplishing much and having a tough time, weren't you?

I'm sorry.

I'm
S
orry
!

Good morning!

Morning.

Good morning.

Were you able to sleep well?

Yes.

You're aware that high-level mages with excellent
combat skills are referred to as Aces, right?

But do you know of another term used to refer to an excellent mage?

If that person is present, it's possible
to get through any difficult situation.

It's possible to overcome even the most intense situation.

With that kind of reliance, one is called by this name:

Striker.

Since the start of your training, Nanoha has been saying,

"The four that we have, all of them should
be able to become first-class Strikers."

"So I'll train them very strictly, but carefully and thoroughly too."

Instructors have a hard time of things, don't they?

Even if you train them during difficult times, they
still end up going their own ways afterwards.

Well, it's a bit sad that we can only spend
a short amount of time together.

I can't look after them forever.

So while I can be with them, I want to
teach them as many things as I can.

Good morning!

Good morning!

Oh, you guys are here.

Morning.

Did you sleep well?

Yes ma'am!

All right, I'm gonna train you hard again today!

No matter what happens, no matter who comes around,
I'm not going to let anyone shoot them down.

Not only while they're around me, but when the
time comes for them to fly on their own as well.

All right, let's put everything into our morning training!

Yes ma'am!

Owari no nai yume wo tsumugu
Without end, the dreams continue to weave

Ikusen mo no yoru wo koete
Surpassing thousands of nights

Inori no youni tabi wa tsuzuku
Like a prayer, the journey continues

Michibiite itsu no hi mo chiisana houseki yo
Be my guide any day, O small jewel

Hoshizora no spica
Spica of the starry sky

Chiheisen koete kizamu
I engrave beyond the horizon

Dokomademo tsunagaru kasuka na ashiato
The faint footsteps that are connected to everywhere

Fuan no LOOP wo furiharau hitomi ni utsuru
The reflection of your eyes casts away the loop of anxiety

Mayonaka no taiyou
The midnight sun

Manatsu no ORION
The Orion of Midsummer

Ima dokokade kimi no koe ga kikoeta
Just now from somewhere, I heard your voice

Kumori no nai kono kokoro wo
This heart without darkness

Haruka terasu aoi hoshi yo
Hllumine it, O distant blue star

Donna toki mo arukidaseru
No matter what the time, I will be able to start walking

Tooku chikaku kirameki
Sparkling far and near

Mimamotte kureru no
Watching over me

Mune no oku ni afureru no wa
The thing inside my heart, overflowing

Namida yori mo ai ni shitai
More than tears, I want to be loved

Inori no youni tabi wa tsuzuku
Like a prayer, the journey continues

Michibiite itsu no hi mo chiisana houseki yo
Be my guide anyday, O small jewel

Hoshizora no spica
Spica of the starry sky

Ordinary days have returned with good news for the forwards.

All four of them are getting a day off!

Next time, on Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS, Episode 10:

Sixth Mobile Division's Day Off
(First Half)

To a fun day off!

Take off!