Helsinki, Suomus Allied Forces Northern Headquarters
That concludes my report, Marshal Mannerheim.
I'll get to the point, then.
Empire of Karlsland Army Marshal Erhard von Manstein
Suomus Commander-in-Chief Marshal Klaus Mannerheim
A new army group will be formed at Petersburg.
A Petersburg army group?
We've decided to bring the Allied Forces' might to bear against the Grigori nest.
Thus, we need a new army group.
So it's finally time for a counterattack?
Suomus will be helping, as well.
But you, the 502nd, will be the primary force.
Our unit?
Yes.
I'll brief you on details at a later date.
Roger.
By the way, that Brave Witch from Fusou...
Um, Karibuchi?
Lieutenant Karibuchi Takami.
Episode 4 "If You Want to Fight, Get Stronger!"
You're sure you don't want to tell them about Karibuchi-san?
You mean that she isn't with us. It's her sister?
If I tell them, the Fusou supplies will be cut off, correct?
Very sly.
Call it "strategic."
Finally time for the counterattack?
We've learned that we can destroy a nest.
Of course.
But we still haven't been told how the 501st destroyed the nest, have we?
Krupinski is writing a letter to the 501st's Hartmann right now
for more information.
All that's left is our own strength.
Okay!
One.
Two.
Three!
Yes!
You're doing something interesting.
Yes!
It's a training exercise my sister used to do all the time.
The way you're doing it isn't very stylish.
If you have better control over your magic,
you can cross like this, too.
Please tell me how to do it, Rossmann-san!
First, I shall test you to see if you're worthy of receiving my training.
Test me?
All right, Rossmann-sensei!
But if you cannot pass in a week,
you will go back home.
One week, huh?
Wake up, Kanno!
An enemy attack?!
No! Hikari is...
A week, huh?
But what will Rossmann-sensei do for a test?
Now, spin it up.
Yes!
Keep the RPMs at 1,500.
Right!
Your Unit seems displeased.
Chidori isn't happy?
No. Because of you, it cannot bring its full power to bear.
Because of me?
Just as I thought.
We're having Orussian-style zakuski today.
It looks so good!
I've never had anything like this!
Hey, I heard...
You've only got a week left.
Don't say that!
I'm not here for a week.
I'll be here forever!
So you're getting shipped back, huh?
All right, set it to semi-automatic and hit that target.
It's so small...
Ready.
R-Right!
Hold the gun close, and support it with your shoulder.
Silently pull the trigger.
And shoot!
Your magical energy is weak.
You cannot absorb the recoil, can you?
Take five steps forward.
R-Right!
Ready.
Fire.
Five more steps.
Right.
Five more steps.
Right!
Five more steps.
Right!
I did it!
I didn't expect it to be so bad.
You have an overwhelming lack of magical power.
You're nowhere near the base level at which I can teach you.
Then, the test...
You fail.
In that case, I'll run twice as much in the morning!
And my magical power will get—
No, it won't.
Magical power is something you are born with.
It isn't something you can change later.
But I still have a week, don't I?
Let me continue the testing, please!
Come this way, then.
Right!
Maybe it is impossible, after all...
See?
It's just as I said.
Kanno, when did you get here?
It's so tall!
Go and fetch that.
Right.
I'll go get my Unit.
No flying.
Then, how?
I'll show you.
Redistribute your magical power to your front,
and then distribute it appropriately to your hands and feet.
If you properly control the parts that touch the wall, you can climb.
W-We didn't learn that in school!
If you cannot do it, go home.
If you cannot pass this test, I refuse to let you participate in the attack.
What will you do?
I'll do it!
That's right.
I have to try!
I can't give up before I've even tried!
Ow...
If you get it, bring it to me.
Is that really a test?
It doesn't matter. If she fails, she's done.
That is an interesting idea.
But can she get it?
Probably not.
But it's better for her that she understands that she cannot.
It's the least you can do, huh?
What do you think, Flight Lieutenant?
If nothing else, she has more than enough guts and enthusiasm...
But her magical power is fundamentally too weak.
She has lots of stamina, but she isn't cut out for fighting.
Then she's useless here, on the front lines?
Yes.
My hands are numb...
What's your problem?
If you aren't going to eat that, I will.
I will eat!
Hot!
I'm sorry!
Second Day
Hey, is she doing better than yesterday?
Anyone could improve with a full day of work.
You're worried about her?
No way.
What?
Ow...
Hikari?
Are you okay?
There's a bird's nest up there!
It's a chidori.
The chicks are preparing to leave the nest.
A chidori?
You don't get it?
Rossmann-sensei is telling you to give up.
But if I get the hat off the top...
Idiot! There's no way you can get that!
Can you do it?
It's easy.
Wow!
Huh?
Even if you can do this, it's useless!
But I have to do it.
Just do it yourself!
Rossmann-sensei could do it!
That's enough for today, right?
You look tired.
Let's hit the saunas.
The saunas?
When you're tired, the sauna is the best place.
Close the doors!
You're lowering the temperature!
Right!
I heard sensei's giving you a hard time.
Nao-chan's worried about you.
I am not!
Hey, Karibuchi.
Throw some water on the rocks to raise the temperature.
Right!
So cold!
That was deliberate, wasn't it?!
No!
Third Day
I'm sorry...
I'll stay away from you.
She doesn't learn.
She is still at it.
She made it farther up than yesterday.
What will you do if she pulls it off?
She fell.
Fourth Day
I know!
So that's her plan?
She fell.
Fifth Day
What's wrong, Hikari?
Why aren't you eating?
I thought if I were a little lighter, I could go higher.
You're a Dreadnought-class idiot, aren't you?
No good...
I'm too hungry to do it...
Sixth Day
I need to eat a lot!
She's getting really tired.
She's been using all her magic power for days.
That isn't normal.
She stopped.
Hikari!
She fell asleep.
Jeez, now she's making us work.
What's the point of that test?
Are you worried about her?
No, but...
What?
I promised that if she could get the hat off the tower,
she could join the attack.
If she cannot do even that, she would die in combat, if she joined.
Neuroi The mysterious enemy that threatens mankind. From ancient times, there were beings called "monsters," which were strange-looking creatures that would appear from time to time. However, a new "monster" appeared during the war in 1914. This new "monster" with metallic armor came to be known as the "Neuroi." They have various shapes, sizes, traits, and methods of attack. Their goals and strategies are an absolute mystery, but if you are able to find and destroy their "core," they can be destroyed.
Huh?
What am I doing in my room?
You're starting at this hour?
Rossmann-sensei!
Come with me.
Hikari-san, what kind of Witch do you want to be?
What kind?
I want to be a great Witch, who helps everyone, like my big sister!
That's impossible.
Why?
I once taught a girl like you,
who wanted to fight, no matter what.
She was very serious and very enthusiastic, but...
Her magical power was weak?
Yes.
I knew she wasn't cut out for combat.
But I gave in to her enthusiasm, and let her fight the Neuroi.
What happened to her?
She was never able to fly again.
On the battlefield, people lacking combat ability
bring only sadness to themselves and those around them.
But was she really sad?
Sensei, if I'll cause problems for others, I'll go back to Fusou.
But if I can help, even a little,
I want to stay here!
Then...
I know!
I have to get the hat, right?
Let me try until the last minute!
Do as you want.
Okay!
Seventh Day: The Final Day
The wind's strong.
And today is her last day.
She has bad luck.
Hikari!
What?
I'm glad I didn't hit the nest...
Hey, are you okay?
The nest is fine!
Jeez.
Ow...
Higher up, the wind is stronger.
Hikari...
Hey, you can't do it in this wind.
Ask Rossmann-sensei for another day—
No. There will be no extensions.
Rossmann-sensei...
There isn't much time left.
Right!
Stop.
And let your legs hang there.
I'll fall!
Just do it.
Focus the magic power your feet were using into your hands.
Okay!
Is that possible?
What are you thinking, Sensei?
Focus on my hands...
I did it! I did it!
Now let your left hand go.
You don't have the magical power to distribute throughout your body.
But you can focus it in one spot.
Right!
Wow, she's only using one hand?
Put your magical power in your left hand, and then switch before you fall.
Use only your hands to climb.
Okay!
She...
Now, right.
Okay!
Left.
Okay!
Right.
Okay!
Wow.
She's climbing... She's climbing!
She's using just her hands.
What?
Weren't you going to make her give up?
True, given her lack of magic power, this is all she has.
But even if she uses this to pass your test, it will be hard from now on.
She just doesn't know when to give up.
I see...
And you like that in a student?
You can do it, Hikari!
It's so cold, my hands are becoming numb.
The Suoyarvi base, north of Lake Ladoga,
has detected a medium-sized Neuroi coming from the east.
All Witches, prepare to sortie.
Neuroi?!
I wish I could've gone with her.
I'm so close...
I forgot something.
H-Hey, Kanno!
I'm out of energy...
Hey, you!
Kanno-san?
How long are you going to stay at base?
You're pissing me off!
You know there isn't any way you can make it into the 502nd!
We can't know until we try!
We do know.
If you try hard and fail, you'll fail the rest of your life!
I'm not a failure!
I said that you're a failure!
I'm not a failure!
You are!
I'm not!
Give up and return to Fusou, you failure!
I'm not a failure!
You're a failure!
I'm not a failure!
You're a failure!
I'm not a failure!
You're a failure!
I'm not a failure!
I'm not a failure! I'm not a failure! I'm not a failure!
I'm not a failure!
I'm not a... failure!
You did it, after all.
Kanno-san...
You passed.
Sensei!
We're sortieing. Get ready.
Right!
Launching!
Chidori's totally different than before.
It sounds happy!
That is the true form of the Shiden Kai.
Sensei!
Let's go.
Right!
Neuroi sighted.
Kanno, heading in first!
Forwards, attack.
Flying Officer, support them!
Roger!
Okay... Let's go!
You're too far forward!
Where's the core?
It's no good. I can't see it.
Huh?
It's Hikari!
She did it!
You're late.
Hikari-san...
You cannot be your sister.
Keep dodging the attacks until you're close enough to hit the enemy.
Be yourself.
Okay!
Right!
Left!
My body's moving the way I want.
I've become one with Chidori!
Wow!
She's dodging it!
The Shiden Kai is spinning like it should.
She's concentrating her power in the Unit.
Is it thanks to her training?
That's Rossmann-sensei for you.
I can see the core!
The core?
Hikari found the core!
Now that we know where the core is...
Wow, Hikari!
Beginner's luck, I guess.
You saw the core?
Yes, I did.
I saw it when we collided, just like last time.
When you collided with it?
You're sure?
Yes.
It seems she can see the cores by making contact with the Neuroi.
I've heard rumors of this.
Karibuchi Hikari, it appears you have the unique magic of Contact Eye.
Contact Eye?
But never use it.
Why?
If I have magic eyes—
Don't throw away your life.
Why do you think Takami used that technique?
Which technique?
The Absolute Eye. You haven't heard of it?
The Absolute Eye?
She didn't want to worry you, huh?
I heard the story during the Battle of Libau.
It's a powerful technique, which lets you see multiple Neuroi cores,
or special-type cores, in an instant.
But it heavily stresses mind and body,
and it badly weakens your shields.
So using it without support is suicide.
Don't let the sacrifice Takami made to protect you and the fleet be wasted.
Sis...
So that's what she did.
Listen.
No using the Contact Eye.
Got it?
Understood.
Sis... Chidori...
I made it into the 502nd.
Hikari, congrats!
I'm disappointed I didn't get the Shiden Kai.
I'll become stronger!
You need to keep flying.
And to become your own person.
To Be Continued
The temperature keeps dropping!
-20... -30...
How could it get cold so quickly?
Is that a Neuroi?
Next time on Brave Witches: Deadly Battle in the Freezing Cold.
Survive, no matter what's going on around you!
Episode 5 "Deadly Battle in the Freezing Cold"