Imagine yourself flying, and keep your balance.
Right, Sensei!
Hey, wait!
Nipa-san...
I'm sorry!
Wait!
Balance!
Nipa-san!
Why is there an oil can on the ground?
Nipa-san?
S-Sasha-san?
Kneel right there!
Episode 5 "Good Luck"
You wrecked another Unit.
Is your head okay, Nipa-san?
I'm fine, yeah...
My inherent magic is Super Recovery.
I can't heal anyone else...
But see!
I'm fine.
Wow!
You can crash as many times as you want, huh?
Keep dodging.
Neuroi attacks are a lot tougher than this.
Right, Sensei—
"Crash as many times as I want"?
Let's see...
What got damaged this time?
I found it.
I can easily fix this myself.
That's my Sasha-san!
With you, even if I crash again—
Again?
Safety first...
Can Sasha-san tell how to fix a Unit just by looking at it?
Her inherent magic is Image Memorization.
She can remember everything,
from complicated technical plans to her breakfast ten years ago.
If she uses her magic to remember something, she'll never forget it.
Wow!
Sasha-san, you're the combat leader.
I wish you could use your power for things other than repairs.
Sorry.
Neuroi have attacked the northeastern observation post.
Anyone who can launch, please do.
I have to go!
You stay here, Nipa-san.
The repairs aren't finished yet.
No fair!
What's the situation?
According to soldiers who saw the attack, only one shell was fired.
They said it came from the outskirts of Petersburg.
Damn it.
They finally made it close to town, then?
Until now, Lake Ladoga has kept the land-based Neuroi away,
but a short while ago, it froze.
Captain, your orders.
I leave it to you, Sasha.
So, Combat Leader? Your orders?
W-We'll split up and search the surrounding area.
Put special emphasis on the area around Lake Ladoga.
Roger!
Sasha-san... How long am I supposed to do this?
I'm losing feeling...
This is...
This is Shimohara and Georgette's unit.
Point A, nothing unusual.
Point B, nothing strange.
Roger.
Return to base, please.
We still haven't found the Neuroi.
We'll have the ground-based Witches search for the Neuroi.
Rossmann-san, please go on ahead with Karibuchi-san.
I will make one more trip around.
Roger.
We're going back, Hikari-san.
Roger.
The Neuroi!
It got away...
This is Rall. They got Warehouse #1.
It can't be.
They were targeting the town from the beginning?
First the observation post, and now a warehouse?
We're already low on supplies.
Losing that warehouse hurts.
I'm sorry...
I lowered my guard, and it escaped.
Everyone fails occasionally.
Once again, only a single shot was fired.
An ultra-long-range, pinpoint attack from a hidden artillery unit
in a snowfield, 88 kilometers from Petersburg.
That's a surprise.
It's a first-rate artillery fighter, then.
Even the Neuroi cannot fire a pinpoint strike from that range.
But...
The observation teams say that before both attacks, they detected
a small electromagnetic signal from the targeted facilities.
What does that mean?
It means a Neuroi is serving as a marker, guiding the artillery.
Then, the Neuroi... are inside the town?
So we split the unit in two.
Edytha, Krupinski, Kanno, Shimohara, and Georgette
will find and destroy the artillery Neuroi.
Sasha, Nipa, and Karibuchi will locate and destroy the marker Neuroi in town.
You two are from Orussia and Suomus.
You must have some sense of the city layout.
But I was born in the South. I don't know this city.
Well, you can figure something out.
It isn't that easy...
I'm with you, Sasha-san!
Let's both do our best!
Yes.
I know what Flight Leader Rall said,
but I only came here once, for some shopping when I was little.
I really don't know this place well.
What did you buy?
Watch out!
Are you all right, Hikari?
I guess!
Um, Sasha-san?
Yes?
Do you know a lot about this town?
I said this yesterday, but I was born in the South.
I guess my grandmother lived here before she had to evacuate.
Then, it's important to you, isn't it?
We'll do our best to protect it from the Neuroi!
No one is here,
so defending the town is pointless.
But your grandmother's house...
I have no personal memories of it.
I never came to visit her here, not even once.
Sasha-san?
Instead of defending an empty town,
our job as Witches is to defeat the Neuroi.
B-But...
Don't let yourself be distracted by irrelevant things
and destroy the Unit I just fixed, please.
Right...
The observation team has picked up another signal from Warehouse #2.
Head there immediately.
Roger.
We didn't make it in time.
No...
Split up.
The marker Neuroi may still be nearby.
Right!
Damn it. Where is it?
Jeez, today isn't my day...
There it is! It was disguised!
A Neuroi that can disguise itself?
We follow it!
After me!
Right!
Jeez, what are you doing?
Here!
Huh? How can I fly without wondering where I'm going?
What was that?
Sorry we fell behind, Sasha-san!
Where's the Neuroi?
I do know this town.
Petersburg Base A base located in Petersburg, Orussia, and it is the 502nd Joint Fighter Wing's point of operations. They used a stronghold that was originally built around the 18th century, and the obelisk that towers around the center makes it stand out. It is a strategic position for the Eastern front, but because securing supply lines are difficult, every fight with the Neuroi puts them in a difficult position.
According to the analysts, the artillery shell was created from the Neuroi's cells.
It can only fire three rounds per day.
So we're safe for the rest of the day?
Still... The marker Neuroi in the town can disguise itself?
Another pain to deal with.
Yes.
What's wrong, Sasha?
Nothing.
I-I'm sorry.
If I'd only taken it out...
It happens.
Get back out there tomorrow.
What was that?
I don't remember ever recording that.
But why could I remember it so clearly?
What am I thinking about?
I need to defeat the Neuroi, not protect the town!
Nipa-san?
What are you doing here?
That's my Unit, right?
I-I-It's nothing!
Wh-What are these scribbles?
U-Um, this is...
That's going too far for a prank!
It's true that I've been hard on you.
But that doesn't mean you can...
No, that isn't it! This is—
I'm not hard on you because I want to be!
But...
I'm the combat leader. I must take care of everyone.
S-Sasha-san...
Forget it.
Sasha-san's going off on her own today, huh?
Nipa-san?
Oh, Sasha-san, right?
She said she wanted to focus on memorizing the town.
The whole town?!
She isn't going that far.
To smoke out the Neuroi, she's memorizing areas they're likely to attack, she said.
I made her mad, huh?
Nipa-san, in front of you!
Are you okay, Nipa-san?
Again?
A statue, up here?
We've found the marker Neuroi!
In pursuit!
Where is it?
North of the naval district...
Nipa-san slammed head-first into a street light!
Nipa-san, hang in there!
Jeez, that girl...
I'm not sure if she's lucky or not.
Over there!
That one's obvious!
We smoked it out!
Way to go, Sensei.
After all that artillery fire,
we can narrow down its location a little.
Now, let's finish it.
Roger!
What just happened?
This is...
I knew it...
I knew it. I've...
Sasha-san!
Are you okay?
You aren't hurt?
I know this town.
I have been here!
That's right.
When I was still little, my mom and I came to Grandma's house.
And I played with the children in town, when...
I used my magical power for the first time.
I was terrified of how everyone would react.
I cried and started to run.
And...
I ran to Grandma's house, didn't I?
Orussia was a superstitious place,
so I was scared of being treated as a Witch.
And scared of myself for being one.
I was so scared of it, I sealed those memories.
Maybe that's why I didn't care what happened to this town.
When I came back in tears, Mom and Grandma held me tight, didn't they?
U-Um...
What's wrong, Sasha-san?
I'm sorry. Let's get back to the mission.
We received word from Kanno.
They found the Neuroi and are engaging.
I see.
I hope we can locate the Neuroi soon, but...
Darn it...
There's a comms tower up there,
so this might be the next target.
Um, sorry!
That building looks really bright.
Why is that making me sneeze?
That's weird...
No.
I hated this town so much, I sealed off my memories.
It's ironic that those memories would prove so useful.
That church doesn't have a steeple.
Sasha-san, you mean the thing on top, right?
You think you've hidden yourself?
There it is!
No!
It's marked the area!
Core located!
Let's finish this!
What?
Give it up.
I'm sorry, Sasha-san.
It fired the shell.
It will hit in fifty seconds!
Roger. We'll evacuate at once.
This area won't withstand the attack.
But this area is where your—
I told you.
There's no need to defend an empty town.
This is an order.
Nipa-san?
What's wrong?
Nipa-san!
What are you doing?
Hurry and run away!
N-No!
Nipa-san!
Nipa-san...
Nipa-san?
Nipa-san, hang in there!
Nipa-san, I'm so glad you're all right...
Sorry, I broke another one.
I'm more worried about you!
I'm fine.
See? Look.
Why did you do something so crazy?
I don't know the details, but...
This town's really important to you, isn't it?
When I thought that, my body moved on its own...
Why?
I'm always so hard on you...
I saw it...
Here, inside my Unit.
This is...
Good Luck
I was really happy.
So I did the same thing to your Unit.
You know how ladybugs are thought to be good luck in Europe?
Th-That was a ladybug?
If I can protect my comrades and the things they care about,
just by getting hurt a little,
that's great, isn't it?
Sasha, there's no need to be scared or afraid of being a Witch.
Because it's a wonderful power that will let you protect what you care about.
Sasha-san?
Huh? What? Wait!
You dummy!
Dummy!
I-I-I'm sorry!
Hikari! Stop watching and do something!
Just wait.
I'll protect this place so that, someday, we can see each other here again.
Using the Witch's power that you were so proud of.
Along with my comrades!
Good Luck
Everyone, what do you like most about festivals?
Cotton candy and goldfish-catching!
Cute girls!
Carrying the shrine, and getting in fights!
Next time on Brave Witches: On a Holy Night.
Exchanging presents.
F-Flight Leader!
Episode 7 "On a Holy Night"