1 00:00:01,680 --> 00:00:03,830 The SDF was dispatched to the Special Region. 2 00:00:04,100 --> 00:00:07,230 To save the mentally-scarred Tuka, 3 00:00:07,230 --> 00:00:09,070 Itami goes to slay the Fire Dragon. 4 00:00:09,980 --> 00:00:11,690 Meanwhile, at the base, 5 00:00:11,690 --> 00:00:14,740 Delilah and Yanagida fought. 6 00:00:15,790 --> 00:00:19,280 Itami's group reaches the Dark Elf settlement. 7 00:00:20,290 --> 00:00:24,290 It is almost time to fight the Fire Dragon. 8 00:01:56,510 --> 00:02:00,510 {\an3}Episode 17 Decisive Battle 9 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:15,690 That was a bad idea. 10 00:02:16,260 --> 00:02:17,070 What was? 11 00:02:17,640 --> 00:02:21,460 No matter how much I denied it, Tuka kept insisting I was her dad. 12 00:02:22,140 --> 00:02:26,290 Tuka's kept herself stable by avoiding reality. 13 00:02:26,290 --> 00:02:29,020 Yeah. She was forced to confront the truth today, 14 00:02:29,020 --> 00:02:30,790 and she couldn't handle it. 15 00:02:30,790 --> 00:02:34,050 Will you make her face reality again? Or... 16 00:02:34,050 --> 00:02:35,800 No, we don't have time to pick and choose. 17 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:38,190 I brought her here because that's our only option. 18 00:02:38,510 --> 00:02:41,300 I'll drag her if I have to... 19 00:02:44,780 --> 00:02:45,810 Is something wrong? 20 00:02:45,810 --> 00:02:48,790 My magic couldn't hit the Fire Dragon. 21 00:02:48,790 --> 00:02:50,060 That upsets me. 22 00:02:51,100 --> 00:02:54,540 I don't know what to do about the fact that my halberd's blade didn't work. 23 00:02:54,540 --> 00:02:56,780 If I can't cut it, I'll have to punch it. 24 00:02:56,780 --> 00:02:59,530 But punching something to death isn't my style, you know. 25 00:03:04,500 --> 00:03:05,280 Your Holiness, 26 00:03:05,810 --> 00:03:10,410 thank you for coming all the way here. 27 00:03:10,410 --> 00:03:13,330 I'm not here for your sake. 28 00:03:13,330 --> 00:03:15,730 Itami-dono, I'd like to introduce you. 29 00:03:15,730 --> 00:03:17,590 These are the warriors of my tribe. 30 00:03:17,850 --> 00:03:21,010 Kurou, Meto, Ban, Fen, 31 00:03:21,010 --> 00:03:24,330 Nokko, Komu, Seimii, and Nayu... 32 00:03:24,330 --> 00:03:27,220 Including myself, there shall be nine of us by your side. 33 00:03:27,220 --> 00:03:29,990 You will have to walk to the Fire Dragon's nest. 34 00:03:29,990 --> 00:03:32,640 You'll need a guide and someone to carry your things. 35 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:34,730 Thanks. 36 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:37,320 If you hadn't come, 37 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:39,640 we would've died sooner or later. 38 00:03:40,330 --> 00:03:44,070 None will hesitate to sacrifice their lives in battle. 39 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:47,900 Wait, if the Fire Dragon keeps attacking you until there's nobody left, 40 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:51,280 isn't he going to run out of food? 41 00:03:51,730 --> 00:03:54,790 The activity and hibernation cycle of a fire dragon is very long. 42 00:03:55,130 --> 00:03:59,870 So we can assume that even if it exhausts nearly all of its food sources, 43 00:03:59,870 --> 00:04:02,170 they'll be replenished while it sleeps. 44 00:04:03,170 --> 00:04:05,690 Its activity and hibernation cycle, huh? 45 00:04:09,570 --> 00:04:13,560 Okay, this is what I want you to carry. 46 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:17,270 The iron cocks that destroyed the Fire Dragon's arm? 47 00:04:17,270 --> 00:04:17,940 Yeah. 48 00:04:17,940 --> 00:04:19,980 I'll show you how to use them. 49 00:04:20,540 --> 00:04:21,490 Like this? 50 00:04:21,490 --> 00:04:22,490 Right. 51 00:04:22,490 --> 00:04:25,210 Now aim and fire. 52 00:04:25,210 --> 00:04:29,210 When you fire, it'll spit out something called the counter mass at an incredible speed. 53 00:04:29,840 --> 00:04:33,040 Make sure there's no one behind you before you fire. 54 00:04:33,340 --> 00:04:34,460 Understood. 55 00:04:37,830 --> 00:04:39,590 That's right. Looking good. 56 00:04:39,830 --> 00:04:41,070 We're ready here, too. 57 00:04:41,070 --> 00:04:42,670 We can go whenever. 58 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:45,620 I've put Tuka to sleep with my magic. 59 00:04:45,620 --> 00:04:49,590 She kept acting scared and begging for her daddy. 60 00:05:14,500 --> 00:05:15,560 Here? 61 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:17,410 Yes. Mt. Duba... 62 00:05:17,410 --> 00:05:20,250 They say they saw the Fire Dragon's nest here once. 63 00:05:20,700 --> 00:05:22,990 The Fire Dragon enters and leaves via the summit, 64 00:05:22,990 --> 00:05:26,220 and makes its nest on a rock shelf in the volcano. 65 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:29,250 Can we get in? 66 00:05:29,550 --> 00:05:32,020 There's a cave that leads to the nest halfway up the mountain. 67 00:05:39,740 --> 00:05:42,750 When we were searching for sulfur to make smoked fruit, 68 00:05:42,750 --> 00:05:44,480 we went inside this cave. 69 00:05:47,150 --> 00:05:49,990 It connects to a rock shelf inside the caldera, 70 00:05:50,300 --> 00:05:52,280 where we saw the Fire Dragon sleeping. 71 00:05:52,280 --> 00:05:55,750 Soon as we saw it, we ran. 72 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:58,620 Can't we go in from the caldera? 73 00:05:58,620 --> 00:06:01,760 It's a steep drop. We can't go down. 74 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:04,880 So we have to go through the cave? 75 00:06:05,180 --> 00:06:07,700 I can't go underground. 76 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:10,540 It's fine. You stay outside. 77 00:06:10,840 --> 00:06:15,290 You're going to make sure the Fire Dragon doesn't come back while we're inside. 78 00:06:18,890 --> 00:06:21,400 {\an8}Meal Ready to Eat (Add Water) 79 00:06:33,820 --> 00:06:34,740 How was it? 80 00:06:34,740 --> 00:06:37,750 Kurou was right. It leads to the nest. 81 00:06:38,300 --> 00:06:40,640 And I didn't see the Fire Dragon. 82 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:43,230 Okay. We go as soon as we're done eating. 83 00:06:47,230 --> 00:06:48,840 Can you hear me, Rory? 84 00:06:50,210 --> 00:06:51,720 Sure can. 85 00:06:52,730 --> 00:06:53,470 Let's go. 86 00:07:11,020 --> 00:07:13,090 It's just up ahead, Itami-dono. 87 00:07:13,090 --> 00:07:14,620 Wait here. 88 00:07:24,290 --> 00:07:27,200 This is the Fire Dragon's nest? 89 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:36,720 Eggshells? 90 00:07:37,070 --> 00:07:39,600 All animals eat food during their active cycles, 91 00:07:39,900 --> 00:07:42,040 then breed and raise children. 92 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:43,810 I'd forgotten. 93 00:07:43,810 --> 00:07:46,060 Does that mean there's more than one Fire Dragon? 94 00:07:46,060 --> 00:07:50,510 No. It's been a long time since this eggshell has broken. 95 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:52,860 It's likely already left the nest. 96 00:07:52,860 --> 00:07:55,850 We've only seen one Fire Dragon. 97 00:07:55,850 --> 00:07:58,080 Okay, if there's just one enemy that's perfect. 98 00:07:58,330 --> 00:08:00,870 Wow, this is a magic sword. 99 00:08:01,210 --> 00:08:02,790 This is amazing. 100 00:08:03,490 --> 00:08:06,170 Were these left by people the Fire Dragon killed? 101 00:08:06,170 --> 00:08:11,430 Yes. They belonged to those who've challenged the Fire Dragon through the ages. 102 00:08:12,540 --> 00:08:15,190 Okay. Ban, Fen, Nokko... 103 00:08:15,190 --> 00:08:16,840 Dig a hole in the sand. 104 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:17,390 Yes, sir. 105 00:08:17,830 --> 00:08:19,920 And everyone else, take these. 106 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:29,650 We're going to make six more of these. 107 00:08:30,210 --> 00:08:32,280 Can you kill a Fire Dragon with something like this? 108 00:08:32,540 --> 00:08:35,200 74 kilos of C-4 plastic explosive. 109 00:08:35,500 --> 00:08:38,830 When this goes off, it'll destroy the Fire Dragon for sure. 110 00:08:39,220 --> 00:08:41,090 Even if it survives... 111 00:08:44,230 --> 00:08:45,790 I'll handle the rest. 112 00:08:47,420 --> 00:08:48,920 Rory, can you hear me? 113 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:50,540 How's it look outside? 114 00:08:52,490 --> 00:08:55,530 The rock face is cutting off the signal? 115 00:08:56,010 --> 00:08:56,800 Rory! 116 00:08:58,760 --> 00:08:59,880 No good. 117 00:09:00,290 --> 00:09:03,390 It'll be dangerous to work with this thing on. 118 00:09:03,390 --> 00:09:05,820 The radio waves might activate it accidentally. 119 00:09:05,820 --> 00:09:06,910 It's dangerous. 120 00:09:10,190 --> 00:09:10,900 Fine. 121 00:09:26,250 --> 00:09:29,210 This reminds me of my time in the Special Forces. 122 00:09:38,510 --> 00:09:40,540 Youji, can you hear me? 123 00:09:40,540 --> 00:09:42,280 The Fire Dragon's here! 124 00:09:42,610 --> 00:09:46,100 Youji! Hey, answer me! 125 00:09:47,310 --> 00:09:48,350 No way... 126 00:09:52,470 --> 00:09:53,730 Youji! 127 00:09:55,740 --> 00:09:57,450 What's the point of putting the swords there? 128 00:09:57,450 --> 00:09:59,740 It makes the explosion more powerful. 129 00:10:09,950 --> 00:10:11,510 Okay, it's done. 130 00:10:18,290 --> 00:10:19,120 What's wrong? 131 00:10:24,310 --> 00:10:25,140 The Fire Dragon! 132 00:10:27,060 --> 00:10:32,110 {\an8}And so, the Self Defense Force fought 133 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:35,980 The Fire Dragon! 134 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:53,040 Ban, check your rear! 135 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:57,300 I got him! 136 00:11:09,220 --> 00:11:10,270 Pull out the probe! 137 00:11:13,540 --> 00:11:14,770 The probe, Nokko! 138 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:19,910 Get to the cave, Itami-dono! 139 00:11:19,910 --> 00:11:20,610 Damn it! 140 00:11:30,330 --> 00:11:31,750 No, don't shoot! 141 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:39,510 Itami-dono! 142 00:11:40,050 --> 00:11:41,400 Itami-dono! 143 00:11:58,070 --> 00:12:01,400 Dad died saving me... 144 00:12:03,680 --> 00:12:05,050 It's my fault... 145 00:12:05,540 --> 00:12:07,700 It's my fault he died. 146 00:12:07,700 --> 00:12:08,990 That's not true. 147 00:12:09,990 --> 00:12:12,490 It was the Fire Dragon that killed him. 148 00:12:12,490 --> 00:12:13,620 That's the truth. 149 00:12:13,620 --> 00:12:14,710 But... 150 00:12:14,710 --> 00:12:17,190 You've assumed you can't defeat the Fire Dragon. 151 00:12:17,190 --> 00:12:20,130 So you've directed your anger toward yourself. 152 00:12:20,130 --> 00:12:22,620 But I can't beat it! 153 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:26,520 Itami-dono! 154 00:12:27,410 --> 00:12:28,690 You're safe! 155 00:12:28,690 --> 00:12:29,380 Yao! 156 00:12:29,380 --> 00:12:31,150 Hide in the caves! 157 00:12:32,010 --> 00:12:33,140 Wait, Yao! 158 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:39,110 Damn it! It's cut! 159 00:12:58,790 --> 00:13:00,670 You idiot! 160 00:13:07,180 --> 00:13:08,090 There it is! 161 00:13:15,750 --> 00:13:18,580 I lost my home to it, too. 162 00:13:18,580 --> 00:13:20,190 I lost many of my friends. 163 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:26,110 Lelei... 164 00:13:38,160 --> 00:13:39,640 This isn't enough. 165 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:40,720 It has to go faster. 166 00:13:42,710 --> 00:13:44,070 It pierced through... 167 00:13:45,750 --> 00:13:46,840 It pierced through! 168 00:14:02,990 --> 00:14:03,780 Lelei! 169 00:14:05,700 --> 00:14:09,010 This is our vengeance! 170 00:14:11,160 --> 00:14:15,910 Die, you reptilian piece of shit! 171 00:14:30,550 --> 00:14:31,610 Itami-dono! 172 00:14:31,910 --> 00:14:33,100 No! Stay where you are! 173 00:14:33,100 --> 00:14:34,060 Get the mage! 174 00:14:38,060 --> 00:14:38,850 Lelei-dono! 175 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:42,300 Get back! 176 00:14:53,610 --> 00:14:54,600 Kurou! 177 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:55,310 Damn it! 178 00:15:05,530 --> 00:15:07,340 Dad's going to die... 179 00:16:18,930 --> 00:16:20,700 Oh no! Run! 180 00:16:24,570 --> 00:16:25,320 Tuka! 181 00:16:30,790 --> 00:16:31,900 It's fine. 182 00:16:43,780 --> 00:16:45,020 Is everybody safe? 183 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:46,810 I'm alive. 184 00:16:47,380 --> 00:16:48,420 So are we. 185 00:16:48,420 --> 00:16:49,270 Somehow... 186 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:52,150 I haven't suffered much damage. 187 00:16:53,270 --> 00:16:54,350 Okay. 188 00:16:55,700 --> 00:16:59,130 Hey... you're late. 189 00:17:04,350 --> 00:17:05,210 Rory! 190 00:17:09,510 --> 00:17:11,540 What's wrong? What happened? 191 00:17:14,430 --> 00:17:17,180 What a sorrowful sight, dear sister. 192 00:17:20,220 --> 00:17:24,620 You are to be Her Highness's wife. 193 00:17:24,620 --> 00:17:31,690 Do you really think it's proper etiquette to touch a filthy human, or let them touch you? 194 00:17:32,290 --> 00:17:35,190 I'm not marrying Hardy! 195 00:17:40,710 --> 00:17:43,040 Who might you be? 196 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:44,880 I'm Giselle. 197 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:46,930 An Apostle, as you you can see. 198 00:17:49,810 --> 00:17:52,130 I am a servant of Her Highness, Hardy. 199 00:17:52,610 --> 00:17:58,350 And I'm here because Her Highness has ordered me to bring Sister Rory to her. 200 00:18:00,930 --> 00:18:04,310 I thought Rory was pretty strong... 201 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:05,850 Are you stupid? 202 00:18:06,320 --> 00:18:11,520 She's like this because she took your injuries for you. 203 00:18:15,850 --> 00:18:17,740 The contract is thus formed. 204 00:18:17,740 --> 00:18:21,690 Under more usual circumstances, I'd never beat her alone... 205 00:18:21,690 --> 00:18:23,620 But she could barely move. 206 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:25,840 I don't know what you were doing, 207 00:18:25,840 --> 00:18:28,660 but she took your wounds for you. 208 00:18:29,210 --> 00:18:30,210 Why? 209 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:32,040 It doesn't matter. 210 00:18:32,040 --> 00:18:35,250 Well, now that I understand the situation, things are different. 211 00:18:35,250 --> 00:18:37,770 I won't hold back this time! 212 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:42,260 Two dragon hatchlings? 213 00:18:42,260 --> 00:18:45,010 No way... From the eggs in the Fire Dragon's den? 214 00:18:45,340 --> 00:18:47,290 I went to the trouble of awakening the Fire Dragon, 215 00:18:47,290 --> 00:18:49,610 breeding it, and training its children to obey. 216 00:18:49,610 --> 00:18:53,270 With these, I'm even stronger than my dear sister. 217 00:18:53,680 --> 00:18:55,530 You woke up the Fire Dragon? 218 00:18:55,790 --> 00:19:00,820 So it was an Apostle of Hardy who made the Fire Dragon awaken fifty years early? 219 00:19:00,820 --> 00:19:02,370 Why did you destroy my clan? 220 00:19:02,630 --> 00:19:07,110 The gods' Apostles don't sympathize with humanity. 221 00:19:07,720 --> 00:19:09,580 Including me. 222 00:19:11,040 --> 00:19:12,590 That's right. 223 00:19:12,590 --> 00:19:16,300 Humans and elves shouldn't meddle in our affairs. 224 00:19:16,670 --> 00:19:19,190 But while he might be human, 225 00:19:19,190 --> 00:19:22,220 this human defeated a Fire Dragon. 226 00:19:23,390 --> 00:19:25,040 A human killed a Fire Dragon? 227 00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:26,380 Impossible. 228 00:19:26,380 --> 00:19:27,810 Which one? 229 00:19:30,500 --> 00:19:31,770 Me? 230 00:19:31,770 --> 00:19:33,680 This is getting interesting. 231 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:37,170 Towato! Mouto! It's time to avenge your parent's death. 232 00:19:37,170 --> 00:19:38,530 Don't hold back. 233 00:19:40,140 --> 00:19:41,030 Here we go! 234 00:19:43,250 --> 00:19:43,950 No way! 235 00:19:44,230 --> 00:19:45,800 Follow them! 236 00:19:51,440 --> 00:19:52,800 Tally-ho! 237 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:55,100 Hey, the dragon's smaller than last time. 238 00:19:55,100 --> 00:19:57,860 There are two there. It's a different target. 239 00:19:57,860 --> 00:20:01,070 But they're chasing Lt. Itami. 240 00:20:01,070 --> 00:20:03,060 Right. Let's do it! 241 00:20:07,310 --> 00:20:08,560 Target lock! 242 00:20:08,560 --> 00:20:11,530 Hawkwind-01, Fox-02, fire! 243 00:20:13,950 --> 00:20:15,270 Fox-03! 244 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:22,860 Trebor, Hawkwind-01, we've grounded the target! 245 00:20:23,370 --> 00:20:26,070 Hawkwind-01, Trebor copies. 246 00:20:26,070 --> 00:20:27,690 Initiate artillery bombardment. 247 00:20:28,870 --> 00:20:30,580 Impact in three, two... now! 248 00:20:32,330 --> 00:20:35,290 Initial strike on target! Keep coordinates! Fire for effect! 249 00:20:48,430 --> 00:20:51,020 Wh-What is this? 250 00:20:55,090 --> 00:20:57,050 Giselle... 251 00:20:57,390 --> 00:20:59,130 Where are you? 252 00:20:59,530 --> 00:21:01,030 Sister... 253 00:21:02,650 --> 00:21:05,030 Where are you? 254 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:06,810 Oh shit! 255 00:21:08,210 --> 00:21:11,640 Hawkwind-01, Trebor, kill confirmed. 256 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:13,030 Mission complete. 257 00:21:13,330 --> 00:21:15,040 It's just about bingo. 258 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:17,490 You'd better head back or you'll run out of fuel. 259 00:21:17,490 --> 00:21:18,500 Roger. 260 00:21:18,500 --> 00:21:21,980 02, 01, mission complete! RTB! 261 00:21:21,980 --> 00:21:23,370 02, copy. 262 00:21:26,790 --> 00:21:28,510 What's the SDF doing here? 263 00:21:31,140 --> 00:21:32,520 I'm so tired... 264 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:36,980 We're alive, aren't we? 265 00:21:37,270 --> 00:21:38,070 Yeah. 266 00:21:38,070 --> 00:21:39,730 We beat it. 267 00:21:40,100 --> 00:21:40,770 Yeah... 268 00:21:43,770 --> 00:21:45,280 I took revenge. 269 00:21:46,540 --> 00:21:49,700 Don't call me "Dad" anymore, okay? 270 00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:54,250 No! I'm used to it now. 271 00:21:54,870 --> 00:21:55,790 I see. 272 00:21:58,750 --> 00:22:01,380 FO, give me a sitrep. 273 00:22:01,380 --> 00:22:03,100 Team is moving in to recover Itami. 274 00:23:36,010 --> 00:23:40,940