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Oroka de iinodarou

Miwatasu yume no ato

Sayonara Aoki hibi yo

FAFNER

Nagare ni mi wo makase

Itsuka otona ni natte yuku

Sukoshi zutsu yogorete yuku koto nano?

Jukushita kajitsu dake erabarete

Naifu de sakarete

Nomikomareru mae ni

Bokura wa mezashita Shangri-La

Yokubo wa osae kirezu ni

Kuusou ni mamiretajiyuu wo motome tsuzuketa

Ima nara ieru darou

Koko ga sou rakuen sa

Sayonara Aoki hibi yo

You're wearing that silly thing again this morning.

I told you to take it off.

But I can't get pumped up if I don't wear this.

I wonder what you're using the energy for...

Mr. Kodate...

...Commander Makabe is here.

Makabe?

I see... It's been decided...

Yes... Kenji Kondo is Mark Achat's pilot.

Mamoru Kodate is Mark Hguc's pilot.

So he's going to let other people's sons pilot Fafners...

...because his own son ran away with a woman.

Commander Makabe is not that kind of person.

You can say so because your daughter doesn't pilot a Fafner.

I'm sorry... I thought I was prepared for this.

Sechs and Vier are toast. Certainly Drei alone is not enough.

What could I have done for him as a father...

It makes me wonder...

I'll leave his life to you and Soshi...

Bring him back alive at any cost.

Yes... I promise.

Shoko... I heard Kondo and Kodate are going to pilot Fafners.

Again... I can't do anything...

I'm just watching...

Hazama Family

Hazama Family Shoko, did you feel the same way?

Hazama Family

Every time I showed you the school pictures...

...did you feel lonely like this?

Now I finally understand how you felt...

I can't complain about Kazuki and Minashiro... can I?

Episode 12 DESPERATION (Absence)

Me? Pilot?

- Really? - Yes. It's been decided.

Kenji, if you don't want to, Mom will tell...

All right!

I can use this to pick up girls!

Ouch!

You idiot!

Dear...

...why don't you take a break?

You didn't sleep yesterday because of the Fafners' tune-up.

I have to do this as a father!

I'll help, too. Tell me anything.

Chisato...

Prisoner, food.

How could a person like you become the pilot of the Nothung Model?

You were seized with fear during battle...

...and your arm was cut off by me, so how?

You! You piloted the red one...

Well, fine. We will get that body.

You're through.

Wait!

How can she fight against humans without hesitation?

Something's wrong with her!

Let me out now! A brat like you is no...

Open it!

Who is the commander of this unit? Tell him to come here right now!

Do you know what will happen to you for treating me like this?

Open this quickly!

I'm ordered to do this when you get annoying.

Hey. Any contact from Neo U.N.?

No.

I see... I hope they don't come across Festum on their way...

Kazuki...

Can you ring these up?

Oh, Tamotsu.

I put the manuscript in the disc-13 folder.

Yeah, I'm checking it now.

I'll send it to the printing department right away.

Please.

By the looks of it, you wrote a lot of pages...

...even though you've been busy.

We're fighting for our dream.

It's a matter of course.

We are fighting for our dream! You wrote the same line here, didn't you?

Right...

Here!

This one's on me.

Thank you, ma'am.

Status!

Four o'clock direction.

The gravity source response is at a distance of 785.

The target... let's see...

...is approaching the island on the course of 7-4-0.

Solomon is responding. It is determined to be a Sphinx type.

Kenji...

It's different than usual.

I'll deploy the Fafners in triple dock formation.

Use Devil Ray...

...and intercept the path of the invasion on land.

Without Brunhilde System backup?

That's right.

The enemy is still keeping its distance from the island.

It seems a little different than the other ones.

Yes.

Hurry! Complete preparations in twenty seconds!

We need to load Devil Ray!

Don't forget to check the cage for clearance!

I know!

I'm counting on you! Bring back the children unharmed.

Tell Mamoru that thing doesn't look good on him.

He won't listen to me.

He's very stubborn about things like that.

W-What is that he's wearing? Hey, Mamoru!

This is his first battle. Please let him go.

Kodate...

Ow! It hurts so bad!

All right!

Three Fafners will be loaded onto the Devil Ray transport...

...and moved to the destination.

Before coming in contact with the enemy...

...descend with Mark Hguc as the lead.

Deploy in triple dock formation.

Soshi, my code name...

...is Goubain!

Fafner Mark Hguc, take off.

Goubain!

Devil Ray, stand by for takeoff. All green.

The two of them haven't gone through the mental alteration test.

Can you anticipate any changes to their minds...

...due to the influence of synergetic codes?

Sakura was controlled by very aggressive impulses at the last battle.

I think these two will show some kind of change too...

The course is clear.

Watch out for the pilots' mental alteration.

I know.

If it were Kazuki, such problems wouldn't arise...

Devil Ray is taking off.

You will arrive at the target island group in two minutes.

Start each thruster four seconds after ejecting.

Move to the scheduled position and stand by.

Do not take any action until you receive an order.

Where? Where is it?

The gravity vibration is 20 kilometers ahead of Devil Ray.

At this rate, they'll hit it directly.

Emergency separation! Cut off the container!

Number one Welle Shield received a direct hit!

It's a long range attack...

I don't want this anymore... Mom, I wanna go back.

You Festum!

Excellent!

The Fafners' landing is confirmed.

I will display each pilot's vital monitor.

As expected. The pilots' mental states have changed drastically.

Hmm. Soshi...

...the enemy displayed its skill first.

Confirmed.

I will replan the strategy based on that information.

Mamoru! What are you doing?

Soshi, Sakura, Kenji, listen. I have an idea.

What? Wait, Mark Hguc!

I am Goubain!

I'll get hit on purpose.

Meanwhile, Sakura and Kenji will destroy the enemy!

All right!

Can we really do a thing like that?

It doesn't matter, if I can defeat the enemy.

Let me fight, now!

Don't, Mark Hguc!

If your Aegis equipment can't defend against the enemy attack...

...everyone will be in danger.

Even if there is no possibility of winning...

...trust tomorrow's sunrise and fight.

That is Mechanized Samurai!

It's absurd...

You can't make that decision.

I'll kick you out of the cockpit!

It's not a bad strategy. Let them do it.

But...

It's the change of mentality.

Pretend Mamoru is where Sakura was supposed to be originally.

Think of a plan that places the one with Aegis equipment in the front.

The enemy uses long range straight attacks.

Mark Hguc can dodge them easily.

Trust the pilots for now.

Roger!

The target is moving toward the Fafners' landing spot!

Number one Welle Shield has disappeared.

All Fafners, spread out!

As the enemy attacks, Mark Achat is to fire from three o'clock.

Meanwhile, Mark Drei is to go behind the enemy!

Here I come!

Now! One!

Two!

Three!

Goubain smash!

Enemy's disappearance confirmed!

All pilots are unharmed.

Sakura... I'm glad she's unharmed.

Good work...

...my idiot son.

I'm glad.

Everyone is fighting desperately...

Dear, Mamoru was... Mamoru was...

Yeah.

He did it, Tamotsu!

Yeah, he did it. Mamoru did it.

Really... I'm glad he's unharmed.

I'm sorry, Hazama.

No, I'm really glad. Please praise him to the skies.

Thank you.

Why are we being put in a place like this?

We protected the island, didn't we?

It's punishment for acting on your own judgment.

Cool your heads there.

Certainly, Soshi is right.

Mamoru, you're still wearing that thing.

Whoa!

Soshi's upset because you're not good at shooting.

Reflect on your actions a little!

Hey, Mamoru!

You, too! Move more quickly, you klutz!

Huh? Why are we in this place?

What's the matter? You look so angry.

I don't like it...

Ouch, ouch! Stop! What did I do?

Depending on the person, their mind can go through drastic changes...

...as the synergetic code forms.

I saw the signs in Hazama and Kasugai.

But I didn't expect those three to change that much...

Next time...

...we need to consider their altered states of mind...

...and let them attack.

Kazuki...

Why didn't Kazuki change?

What's needed to unite with the Fafners...

...is a genetic characteristic and active self-denial.

The latter especially affects the degenerating mind onboard.

Kazuki denies himself on a daily basis...

Is that why his mind doesn't change when he gets in a Fafner?

You could say so.

But in his case...

...your close presence seemed to help him achieve mental stability.

I was the one who wanted stability.

Kazuki knew it, too. That's why...

Soshi...

I have to go.

Do you have any idea why Kazuki left?

No.

I hope what lies ahead of active self-denial is absolute affirmation.

I hope Kazuki and you will be able to reach that level someday.

You talk as if Kazuki is still on the island, don't you?

I...

...don't think he's coming back.

I'll let those three out before evening...

...because their parents want to see them.

So then, excuse me.

In return for being able to pay respect to others...

...the distance has grown larger than before...

He's very much like Minashiro in his youth.

I'm sure my son has become a prisoner of the Neo U.N. by now...

He's better off that way, rather than fighting in a Fafner...

I may not be qualified to be a commander, thinking like that...

Minashiro!

No contact from Kazuki yet?

No... It's possible he was attacked by Festum...

...or he was caught by Neo U.N.

In any case, I have nothing to do with him.

Why do you say such things?

Because he didn't understand you? Did you try to understand Kazuki?

I understood him.

I shared his feelings...

...depth psychology...

...and thoughts during battles through Siegfried System many times.

Peeping into a person's mind using a machine...

Do you call it understanding?

What do you know about Kazuki?

I know him better than you.

You're right...

I'm always left behind...

Even at CDC, I'm no use at all...

I can't even pilot a Fafner...

Instead, I envy everyone fighting desperately...

I don't understand anything, do I?

- Tomi. - What?

You...

You don't need to fight now.

I see.

Minashiro.

Why...

Why don't you say so... to Kazuki?

If I could, I would have told him a long time ago...

Hey!

Long time no see, Kazuki Makabe.

Sorry for such a small room. Wanna get some fresh air?

Michio!

And is this your first time being off the island?

- Yes. - Oh, right.

Don't think ill of me. It's a rule.

No...

Soon we'll arrive at Moldova. Be patient till then.

Yes. Um, Michio, where do you live now?

I don't have a permanent address.

Ever since my dad took me off the island...

...the Human Force makes me sweat all over as their soldier.

Human Force soldier...

Hey, can you tell me about Tatsumiya Island?

I see... my mom...

Yes.

I heard she was assimilated along with Karin...

...when Festum first appeared.

Should I tell Dad? It's perplexing.

And let's see...

Yumiko Tomi... What's she doing now?

Yumiko? She's a school nurse.

She's a school nurse!

Do you know, her dream was to go to Tokyo and become an idol!

Oh...

Triple Six.

Triple Six?

It's my code name.

Hey, Canon.

At least call me by my first name while we're on standby.

You are my superior. I can't call my superior by his first name.

Really, you are inflexible.

Kazuki, this is Canon. She cut off your Fafner's arm.

I know. We talked earlier.

Oh... How rare for Canon to talk...

Do you like Kazuki?

Not particularly. By the way, we're about to arrive.

Is that...?

Neo U.N. Human Force Moldova Base.

Mabushi sugiru asa wa

Akirame sasoundane

Subete sarake dashite

Kono mi wo yudaneru

Nigirishimeta tsumetai yubi

Kimi wa kanashiku warai

Boku wa kakeru kotoba mo naku

Keshiki wa nijimu

Hajimareba izure owaru

Kireigoto nado iranai

Semete kimi wo atatametai

Hon no sukoshi nojikan wo ataete

Kami sama

Preview

I'm going.

I've been gnawed at till now.

The tie to the past.

What lies in the future... is new divergence.

On the next Fafner, episode number thirteen.

Episode 13 FESTUM (Erosion) On the next Fafner, episode number thirteen.

Episode 13 FESTUM (Erosion) Festum.

Episode 13 FESTUM (Erosion)

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