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Japan?

It was 29 years ago.

What about Tokyo? Osaka?

They disappeared a long time ago.

Before that, Tatsumiya Island disappeared from the map.

Akane... I'm sorry.

We must be fools...

Look at the traces of our former dreams.

No more days of innocence.

FAFNER

We give in to the flow as we become adults.

Does it mean we become dirty little by little?

Like fruits, ripe ones are chosen...

cut up by a knife...

and swallowed, but before that...

We aimed at Shangri-La...

Unable to suppress our desire.

We desired the freedom, but could it be just our imagination?

Now we can say that this is the paradise.

No more days of innocence.

There is no visible object on the sea.

Periodical report to the headquarters.

I couldn't find the target today either.

A search plane of the Neo U.N. passed above us.

As always, I'm on pins and needles, for fear they might find us.

They might have noticed something from the previous battle.

Hiding from mankind, too...

I understand... but I feel a little diffident.

Episode Three TRUTH (Labyrinth)

Then, I'm leaving now.

Yeah. See ya. Koyo.

Mamoru! Come with me!

Picking up on girls again?

- Uh-huh. - Sounds good.

You two... You know what we are doing after school, right?

She found us.

Today, I'm going to teach you a new special move.

Mom?

I apologize for asking you to gather so suddenly.

Staff Meeting I apologize for asking you to gather so suddenly.

I'm sure you have heard about the Neo U.N. search planes...

...often flying over the island.

And...

I am thinking of temporarily moving the island...

...to an archipelago northwest.

So our next move is to start up the island?

Brunhilde System is still on cold standby.

Besides, that system...

I know Minashiro was in charge of that.

But I can't let the Neo U.N. know the island's location.

You take over and move us immediately.

I understand.

Dr. Tomi...

I need to have a little talk.

Yes.

In the Alvis medical room.

I understand.

Even if we could use Mark Elf in the real battle...

...there is no guarantee if it can withstand the upcoming operations...

...when Kazuki is the only pilot.

Then...

I want you to come up with other pilot candidates.

Some of those children will depart again, won't they?

Kaname Style

These are the pictures from the field day.

I envy you guys.

All of you are in the picture.

I want to get well soon and take a picture with everyone.

That's right! That's the spirit!

Do your best!

Yeah! I'll do my best.

These are the children with high numerical values...

...of the synergetic code formation.

Koyo Kasugai, Sakura Kaname...

...Mamoru Kodate, Shoko Hazama...

Maya Tomi Kenji Kondo

Are you sure? To include Maya?

Shoko Hazama and Maya Tomi seem to have a physical handicap.

I will put them under Yumiko's directions for a while.

I understand...

I will meet the parents.

I am coming, too.

T-This is...

Sakura Kaname T-This is...

Sakura Kaname

Seiichiro...

Seiichiro has just passed away, isn't that enough?

I certainly delivered it to you.

Why?

Why my Kenji?

You know that these children were raised for this purpose.

I know! I know...

But... It's just...

Kenji Kondo

Kenji Kondo Kenji...

Please wait!

Shoko... Shoko's condition is...

I'm sorry.

But there is no relation between her physical condition...

...and the numerical value of her synergetic code formation.

You should know that.

The numerical value determines the child's life...

Honestly, it must be hard for the parents, too.

I could have done this alone.

It's all right. This is part of my job as a physician.

Really?

He did it, dear. You see!

Oh! Let me see.

Oh! It's real!

Koyo!

Come down! Koyo!

Mamoru, what are you doing?

Studying.

Is this comic interesting?

Yeah...

I see.

Mamoru Kodate

Dear...

Did you tell Mamoru that we are sending him to the project?

Dear!

Shut up! The deadline is tomorrow.

I didn't know Maya had a physical handicap.

Mom. She is lucky.

You don't need to worry about her dying...

...as long as she's under my directions.

You're right... Honestly, I was glad.

But... but...

Let's see...

I thought it was around here.

I'm coming in.

Yeah.

What are you looking for?

Here it is!

I didn't know... Dad's camera was there.

Can we go in, too?

Yes, because you guys already have ID chips implanted.

Cool! It's like a secret base.

It is the secret base because it was a secret, isn't it?

Why did they hide such an awesome thing from us?

Well...

Children need to concentrate on just studying.

She seems different than usual, doesn't she?

She does.

Dad was working here...

Mom.

What's wrong with her?

It's because she is working.

These days, my mom gives me the cold shoulder, too.

Mine too.

Your parents gave up on you from the beginning.

Absolutely not with Mamoru's family.

Kazuki.

Soshi is here, too.

Sis...

Everyone, gather.

They are going to take a commemorative photo.

Commemorative photo?

Sakura. You too. Hurry.

I understand this place is interesting to them. But...

The break is over. Hurry up!

What is 15,436 minus 15,434?

Two!

From now on, you are going to take the Fafner training.

Training?

Fafner?

It's that robot.

Now who shall start first?

Look over this battle monitor, and give instructions to each section.

Do it slowly and accurately. Understand?

Kind of...

How are they?

I think they are doing pretty well for being first-timers.

For being first-timers...

How is Mark Elf's condition?

We have finished switching the cockpit block to a new body.

The armor is not complete. But I think we could use it.

What about the rest?

We should be completing the final adjustment on Mark Zex.

About that...

Lindwurm?

Yeah. It's Makabe's order.

He said, Mark Elf has better compatibility than Mark Zex.

Is there any problem?

Other pilots are hopeless.

It is unreasonable to ask them to be like Kazuki.

What's the matter?

It's nothing.

How is the situation over there?

We are still at phase 32.

32? We are late.

But Brunhilde system still remains on cold standby, and it won't start.

What is the cause?

We don't know.

Anyway, hurry.

Yes.

Look at us in this state without Minashiro.

I wonder if I am cut out for this.

This is no good.

Is this a defect?

Let's change the whole engine. That's faster.

Kazuki?

You are not permitted to go down any further.

Dr. Kondo. We just cleared from phase 35 through 46.

We can fire up the reactor.

But why all of a sudden?

Firing up the fusion reactor.

Attention all island residents.

As of 10 a.m. tomorrow, Tatsumiya Island will start moving.

The island is moving?

Repeat. As of 10 a.m. tomorrow, Tatsumiya Island will start moving.

Repeat. As of 10 a.m. tomorrow, Tatsumiya Island will start moving. No one told me.

Repeat. As of 10 a.m. tomorrow, Tatsumiya Island will start moving. Me either.

Repeat. As of 10 a.m. tomorrow, Tatsumiya Island will start moving. Those bastards always make decisions without us!

Miss Yumiko!

Sis!

Ms. Kondo. What on Earth...?

I don't know.

Brunhilde System started up all of a sudden.

It's Solomon's prophecy.

Increase in gravity at 9 o'clock direction and distance of 120.

The mass is increasing.

You need to go out.

What's happening?

It's a battle.

Solomon has given its prophecy. It is determined to be a Sphinx type.

What on Earth is going on?

Is this training, too?

It seems different.

Commander Makabe.

A Neo U.N. plane is approaching the island from the direction...

...of 6 o'clock at 850 speed per hour. It is at a distance of 60.

It will pass over the island in 25 minutes.

What bad timing!

Should we intercept it on the island?

If we unfold Welle Shield, the search plane may find us.

Maybe we should start sailing and change our position.

The sailing phase is still at 73.

Commander!

I have an idea.

Soshi. I think your strategy is worth putting into action.

All right! Mark Elf take-off standby.

Where is Kazuki?

He is coming up in the elevator from block 34 underground.

Why is he there?

Kazuki!

You have to hurry!

It's too dangerous.

We still haven't done the matching test...

Still, please let him fly.

I will not be responsible for this!

There is nothing we can do. We have to do it.

Speed up Mark Elf and Lindwurm attachment.

Yumiko, send a correspondence to the Neo U.N. plane saying...

...Tatsumiya Island is located at Point N - 0 - 2.

It will come in contact with the Sphinx type.

That's right. The Neo U.N. plane is going to be a decoy for us.

Meanwhile, we will start moving the island.

All workers, take your place. LDA is unfolding.

Lock number one and number two Gewitter.

Lock number three and number four Gewitter.

Fafner cage out.

Transfer AVC Lindwurm to the turntable. Move the block.

Final safety check. All green.

Secure Fafner to the contact position.

Lock Contact Arm.

Contact Fafner.

Contact completed.

Contact completed.

Unfold Catapult.

Unfold Catapult. I'm telling you first. I've never flown before.

Lindwurm firing catapult is going to surface. I'm telling you first. I've never flown before.

Don't worry.

I'm sure the two of us can fly.

Don't you think so?

Lindwurm System all green.

Lindwurm engine start!

Release Catapult.

Each section is operating normally.

Lindwurm take off!

Go up!

I wonder when people started...

...to forget how to fly the sky.

No. We didn't forget. We became scared.

Because the sky on this planet doesn't belong to people anymore.

We spread our wings in such sky.

Too-dazzling mornings...

call for "abandonment," don't they?

I want to expose everything and just leave myself to it.

With clenched cold fingers you smile with sorrow.

It leaves me speechless and my sight blurred.

A beginning comes to an end sooner or later.

There's no need for solace.

I want to keep you warm at least...

So please give me a little more time...

God...

Preview

Truth...

I wonder if we can ever go back to those days when we took that photo...

On the next Fafner...

Episode number four...

Departure.

Episode Four DEPARTURE (Escape)

Are you there?