Original subtitles

Major, are you all right?

W-who is that guy?

Well done, Colonel Mikel.

All thanks to the Party's guidance.

Why did you let the enemy go?

We must shoot down that entire group led by the Devil of the Rhine!

The Party's order for us is to encircle them.

Are you going to miss this golden opportunity?

Orders must be obeyed.

Or do you think our Party is wrong?

Can you win a battle just by following orders?

Lieutenant Sue, that's enough.

He is the commander of our allies.

Show some respect.

Understood.

The Devil of the Rhine, huh?

(Saga of Tanya the Evil 2)

THIS PROGRAM IS PURELY FICTIONAL Defeated by a mere multinational volunteer army?

ALL CHARACTERS, ORGANIZATIONS, Defeated by a mere multinational volunteer army?

AND PLACES, LAWS, AND NAMES MENTIONED How disgraceful!

ARE UNRELATED TO ANY REAL-WORLD ENTITIES. It's the Federation.

Federation's mages.

What?

The Federation should have purged the symbols of the old regime for long.

I-I'm not mistaken.

The Federation actually has mages?

Were they released from the concentration camps?

Those Communists are so persistent with us.

(Episode 6: The Bait)

Gentlemen.

UNIFIED YEAR 1927, JUNE 18, MORNING Why not send a rescue force?

Saving the encircled allies should be a matter of course, right?

If we strike hard at the enemy's field army encircling the Rerugen Kampfgruppe,

it will also support our main force, Army Group A.

Andromeda Operation.

This is the heroic first step to ensure the operation's success.

Sir.

The orders given to our Army Group B by higher command are to hold the line.

Please consider the Empire's current situation.

We are now at a point where a single failure could lead to collapse.

Then just don't fail.

Make up your mind.

That is the duty of a commander.

If you're going to use your head,

use it for making decisions, but not for hesitation.

Dragging this on is just a waste of time.

I understand your concerns.

Therefore,

act according to your convictions.

Ah, um.

Excuse me, could you call Lieutenant Glanz over for me?

Then, by the authority entrusted to me by the General Staff,

I ask this of you.

Lieutenant Glanz is reporting.

Lieutenant, do you like taking walks?

I contacted Commander Kramm of the strategic reserve.

The other division commanders will also accompany us.

Forgive me,

I don't understand what you mean.

It's about Sordim 528 Position.

You should know about the Rerugen Kampfgruppe being encircled.

Please leave it to me.

I will immediately link up with Commander Kramm and head to support.

Ah, wait.

Sir?

You don't need to see me off.

Sir!

Please stand back!

Denied.

Since the founding of the Imperial Army, commanders have always led from the front.

All right, gentlemen.

Let's jump into the quagmire,

and start this battle together.

SORDIM 528 POSITION

Be on guard, watch out for ambushes.

Don't shoot yet.

Take them out with sniper formulas.

There is good news.

The rescue force is on the move.

Finally.

And Lieutenant General Zettour seems to be heading our way.

What? He is coming personally?

FROM: ZETTOUR TO: RERUGEN KAMPFGRUPPE

COMMENCE OPERATIONS IMMEDIATELY Commence operations immediately?

He wants us to launch the operation,

and choose the most appropriate countermeasure?

What on earth is Zettour thinking about?

Enemy's tank spotted at 2 o'clock.

Prepare to intercept.

Sir, I beg you, please pull back!

Don't worry.

I've requisitioned mages as escorts.

With all due respect, this is too...

Well done, Lieutenant!

Thank you, Sir, but let's withdraw quickly.

Of course I know there are enemies.

I'll leave it to you all to figure out how to deal with them.

SAME DAY, EVENING FEDERATION ARMY'S SORDIM ENCIRCLEMENT FORCE HEADQUARTERS

Enemy's relief force?

Yes, Lieutenant Colonel.

Our allies' early warning network has confirmed new Imperial reinforcements.

The suspected enemy's relief force has made contact with our picket line.

They are currently engaging our forces.

Then is the enemy's commander really Hans von Zettour?

Based on analysis of intercepted enemy radio,

it's very likely him.

If it really is him...

Kill him. Eliminate him at all costs.

He would be a high-value strategic target.

We must eliminate him, even by my unit alone.

Lieutenant Colonel Drake.

If I may speak frankly, please reconsider it. The objective of this operation...

Our forces have autonomous decision-making authority.

Well, we'll just have to go along with it then.

Comrade Colonel.

Comrade Political Officer.

As we confront the Empire, the world's reactionary force,

we are expected to maintain a common front with the peoples of all nations,

while also being a Party army that never ceases to advance.

Under these circumstances,

if we are to act alongside the coordinated units under the Party's instructions,

we cannot simply leave them to their own devices.

I guess so.

I understand.

I will countersign the order.

Well then, it seems we'll be sortieing together.

How utterly absurd.

To have to put on a political show just to discuss the operation's details.

NEXT DAY, EARLY MORNING

New enemy spotted at11 o'clock.

The guests have arrived?

Sir, we can't break through!

Hmm.

Since the enemy has come out to meet us,

I'll act as the bait.

What? Sir?

Stop the tank.

Pincer attack?

Yes.

Here's the current situation.

The enemy came out to meet us before we even arrived.

And the Rerugen Kampfgruppe will coordinate with us here.

Together, we'll pincer the enemy.

I see.

So you had coordinated with Lieutenant Colonel Degurechaff in advance.

If that's the case,

you could have told us beforehand.

Hmm?

This was my improvisation.

Huh?

She is Lieutenant Colonel Degurechaff.

Improvising is a piece of cake for her.

She should be preparing by now.

As great as the Lieutenant Colonel is...

Lieutenant.

I've heard some people call Lieutenant Colonel Degurechaff a monster.

But if you ask me,

that is the ideal form of a staff officer.

Lieutenant Colonel, the Federation forces' communications have changed.

What? Decode it.

They're intercepting the rescue force.

How are our allies doing?

They're engaging in battle.

The enemy also mentioned a high-value target and command function.

The enemy is exalted that our headquarters is exposed.

Wait.

Headquarters exposed?

Would Zettour make such a mistake?

L-Lieutenant Colonel?

He's not the kind of idiot who can't even play a game of hide-and-seek.

Don't you get it yet?

He intends to be the bait himself.

W-why is that?

Concentrating the enemy's focus in one direction.

What else could it be but to force us onto the front line?

I-is he...

Is he telling us to sortie?

Exactly.

Everyone other than the mages continue the defensive battle.

Major Weiß takes command.

He can handle some talk.

Yes.

The 203rd Battalion will suppress their magical signatures and sortie.

Pass through the Federation encirclement and head to the rescue force's location.

We'll stab the enemy in the back.

(Saga of Tanya the Evil 2)

Begin the attack.

AT THE SAME TIME Any movement from the enemy?

SORDIM 528 POSITION No.

Are they scared by our encirclement into hiding?

Would the Devil of the Rhine be a coward?

Understood.

We will continue to lock onto General Zettour and maintain the encirclement.

Change in situation.

The enemy's mage unit has broken out of the encirclement.

So before striking the enemy's rescue force, we'll take their position first.

We'll mop up their rescue force along with them, and we'll have a great victory.

Lieutenant Colonel, rapidly changing orders is unfavorable.

We're adapting to the changing battlefield,

what's wrong with that?

We've already arranged our deployment to eliminate General Zettour.

If we overturn everything now...

The Devil of the Rhine is no longer here.

We must strike while they're vulnerable.

That devil

is gone?

Darn that reckless girl.

SORDIM 528 POSITION, UPPER AIR

Mage reaction at 3 o'clock.

I can't just leave them to die.

Go take out the enemy over there.

HQ.

We will pursue what appears to be the sortieing enemy's mage unit.

Yes.

The United Kingdom forces are acting quite willfully.

Only they have set out to pursue the Devil of the Rhine.

What?

Comrade Political Officer?

This is the Party's top-priority order.

Support the United Kingdom forces.

Also, if the Devil of the Rhine is present, shoot her down.

Capture her alive at all costs.

Almost there.

We'll be able to meet soon.

Little fairy.

Move fast, or the enemy will notice.

Locked on.

This is 05.

The enemy took the bait.

Did they take the bait?

This will lighten the burden on the rear guard.

Whoa, wait!

I can't, no...

05, withdraw from the battlefield.

I was tricked.

That scoundrel.

It was bait.

Darn it, that was a brilliant move.

Is it Sordim?

Or the relief force?

Which way will she go?

NEAR THE RESCUE FORCE, UPPER AIR

I see them, it's our allies.

Prepare for ground support strike.

Hit the enemy from behind.

What...

Lieutenant Colonel, it's him.

He's the one who shot down Major Weiß...

He's that Federation's mage?

It seems he's seen through our intentions.

Release magic suppression.

Let those old-era heroes experience modern long-range fire.

What?

What kind of formation is that?

Is this the coordination they built in the concentration camps?

It's no use.

We can't break the protective shell.

Has The Communists' orb technology

become this advanced?

At least their defense is very solid.

Try other tactics.

First, spatial burst.

I'll burn your lungs out.

Lord, in thy holy name,

repel the enemies of God.

Grant peace to the world.

Compared to the cold winds of the concentration camps,

this is just a breeze.

Sir, please withdraw.

Now is the critical moment.

I can't lose either.

Sir.

Heck.

Only at times like this do I envy the young people.

We're already at the limit.

Even squad leaders are beginning to suffer casualties.

Stop your sniveling.

If we withdraw under these conditions,

the entire army will collapse.

But...

Raise the army banner.

Show them that I am here.

If this continues...

Lieutenant Glanz, it's me!

Lieutenant Colonel.

You came?

We're short-handed, come help!

I'll break the protective shell in close combat.

You take that opening and hit them from behind.

Yes.

But who will protect General Zettour?

Don't worry about me, go!

But...

Are you defying my orders?

I can't just leave...

Sir!

Go.

A high-ranking general dying in battle is not bad.

This should wake ones at the rear up a little.

We must make the most efficient use of our soldiers' corpses.

War has come to this point, it's truly the pinnacle.

Lieutenant Colonel Degurechaff.

Let me see your dance.

Then let me offer you a dance.

Engage in close combat.

Follow me.

Now!

Fire!

Drop dead!

It's over.

Darn it.

Has it reached its performance limit?

Enemy's mage unit withdrawing.

Commence ground support.

Prepare for assault.

Everyone, rescue General Zettour!

Assault!

Wipe out the enemy!

Fire!

Sir.

Oh my.

That was a truly splendid dance.

Once this is over, please do me the honor of joining me for tea.

How elegant of you.

Is the battlefield a good spot for invitation?

Culture is the line that separates us from beasts, the routine from the extraordinary.

Don't you think?

Lieutenant.

You lack a sense of camaraderie.

W-what do you mean, Sir?

Sorry, I'm hungry.

(Next Episode: Purgatory)