A gate from another world opened in Japan without warning.
The SDF are sent to this other world,
and while investigating it, they end up having to evacuate Coda Village.
Then they encounter a huge enemy, the Fire Dragon.
Itami and his troops barely manage to hold it off.
Now they have to deal with the displaced villagers,
a mysterious priestess, and lastly...
an elf who is the lone survivor of her village.
Her name is Chuka Luna Marceau.
Chuka!
Get up!
Dad?
Run!
A Fire Dragon...
Dad!
Hide here!
Dad!
Morning.
Looks like you're awake. We're almost there.
They drove off a fire dragon?
Episode 4: To Unknown Lands
Yeah, that's right! I saw it myself!
Bullshit!
You don't expect us to believe that, do you?
It's true!
Sure you weren't knocked out and dreamed up the whole thing?
Don't believe me, then. See if I care.
What do you think?
What do I think?
The bar is filthy, the beer's nasty, and so is the food.
Norma,
we are on a secret mission to Arnus Hill,
and we're talking about the Fire Dragon.
You're too loud.
Hamilton, keep going.
Right.
This rumor's spreading like wildfire.
A band of mercenaries in green clothes,
while evacuating the residents of Coda Village,
actually drove off a Fire Dragon.
There are all kinds of dragons, from ancient dragons to newborn dragons,
and winged dragons, too.
It was a real Fire Dragon, sir.
You can't fool me!
I saw it with my own eyes!
Would you please tell us more about the ones
who defeated this dragon?
Oh, hmm, I don't know.
I believe you!
Thank you, young knight!
I'll have to tell you a special story, then!
When the dragon attacked us that day,
they saved us!
They had a magic weapon that looked like a great iron cock,
rode in mighty, unyielding wagons,
and were all dressed in green.
This is...
Their fortress?
Wh-Who told you that you could bring them here?
Huh? Was it a bad idea?
Of course it was!
What should we do?
That's what I want to know!
I'll go report it...
Lieutenant General, the reports are ready for your review.
Oh, did we learn anything?
The language is giving us trouble,
but we've essentially made peaceful first contact.
Deep Recon Report (Preliminary)
Most of them appear to be humans,
and practice agriculture and forestry.
There's more about their manufacturing and trade goods in the documents.
Every village seems to have a village elder,
but we have no detailed information about their political structure.
I hope we can invite a number of them here.
That's a bad idea, given the problems communicating with them.
We don't want them to turn around and say we kidnapped them
or forced them to come here.
Itami's squad took in several refugees.
Refugees could be easily explained to any observer, military or otherwise.
I see.
Yeah! That's fine with me.
And so, we've been permitted
to take in the refugees on humanitarian grounds.
Lieutenant Itami, you are ordered to provide for the refugees and observe them.
I've got to take care of them?
Yeah, so...
...get going!
Kuribayashi and Kurokawa are to go get some rations from the mess.
Kurata and Tomita, you guys get tents from the post engineer.
I'll handle the paperwork.
Roger.
Hey, Itami.
Lieutenant Yanagida.
Come with me.
You did it deliberately, didn't you?
Did what?
Don't try and fool me.
You never missed a single check-in,
but after the fight with the dragon, you suddenly had comms trouble.
You didn't want to be told to abandon the refugees, right?
Well, uh, this is another world.
Could've been due to a magnetic storm or the ionosphere, right?
You goddamn liar.
Chicken Rice
Listen, Itami.
The Special Region is a treasure trove for us.
It's an inhabitable land
with an abundance of resources and no pollution to speak of.
We're even starting to find mineral deposits
that could turn world economy on its head.
And our civilization is far,
far more advanced.
There's a world like this, and the only gate to it
opened in Japan.
The government has no idea how to deal with this.
The people back in Nagata-chou want to know one thing.
Is the Special Region worth turning half the world against us?
And if it is?
In politics, the country with the most assets wins.
This is an extreme example, but if controlling the Special Region
let us survive being cut off from the rest of the world,
we could make a choice like that.
Yanagida-san...
But all I did was bring back the refugees.
You built a relationship of trust with the people of this land.
You're the person closest to the most crucial information.
Itami,
in a few days you're going to be given a great amount of freedom to act.
Put it to good use.
I am the sage, Kato El Altestan.
And this is my student...
Lelei la Releena.
I'm Rory Mercury.
I'm an apostle of Emloy, the god of darkness.
I'm the daughter of Hodolue, of the forest of Koan,
Chuka Luna Marceau.
And...
T-Today, make house o-outside.
So, everyone!
Get ready!
Go!
Captain, are those language lessons you took really paying off?
Shut up.
What in the world is going on here?
I guess they're making houses for us.
Good.
Now we can finally get our stuff out of the carriage.
I'm going to sleep.
This whole thing is nuts.
Is something wrong?
No.
When my dad learns he missed seeing something like this,
I'm sure he'll be disappointed.
I'll have to tell him all about it later.
Get back. It's dangerous.
This is daikon radish. Daikon.
Daikon?
Yup. Daikon.
Daikon...
Okay, please go ahead and eat.
Il... Raqua...
This is delicious!
This bread is amazing!
It's so soft!
It's soft!
Daikon. Bread.
Chopsticks.
A-Aren't you going to eat, Lelei?
The SDF people always say something before they eat.
Let's... eat.
And so, the Defense Force fought
The Special Region, huh?
President Dechou Dong
Why did the gate open in Japan?
We're the ones who need it, don't you think?
That's correct, President.
We can't let Japan have it all to themselves.
At first, we'll maintain friendly relations with Japan,
and see where this goes.
Ideally, I'd like to send half our population to the Special Region.
First, I'd like you to make clear exactly how many
Events Unclear
Multiple Casualties in Special Region
Special Region casualties there were!
Some of the casualties appear to be civilians!
Is the Vice-Minister Lying in His Testimony?
Prime Minister, what is your comment on the reports of civilian victims in the Special Region?
Is it true the government doesn't know what the JSDF is doing there?
The civilian casualties were caused by a natural disaster
specific to the Special Region, what we're calling a "giant monster."
They were not killed in battle with the JSDF.
Why did the parliamentary vice-minister hide that in his original answer?
Because he was specifically asked about combat casualties.
All good!
This is bliss!
Men Women
Special Region Baths
Open today!
Women
Oh, there was someone here already?
Uh, well...
Who's there?
Went outside to investigate.
Borrowed this. All sweaty now.
This feels so good.
I can't believe they'd build a real bath in a place like this.
I've never had a bath indoors, either.
You, too?
I was originally part of a nomadic tribe
called the Rurudo.
So I've only ever bathed in rivers and streams.
Did you have an indoor bath, Priestess?
Call me Rory.
You can call me Lelei.
That's right.
The temple had a luxurious Imperial bath.
But as an apostle,
I'm fated to wander throughout the land.
So I'm pleasantly surprised to find a bath like this
in the middle of nowhere.
Itami said there would be a bath every day.
Itami?
Oh, of the SDF.
Is that the man who saved me?
Um, I was wondering if he was the one who saved me
when I was lying unconscious in the village well.
Yes.
It should have been Itami's squad that saved you.
Itami...
Itami.
You've mostly recovered from all that, then?
You lost your entire village and family just a short while ago.
I'd understood you to have been in a state of serious shock.
Um, I...
Ever since that day, I haven't been able to repay those who helped me.
I wonder if it's okay for me to be here.
It's fine.
Most of the people here
just lost their families.
Anyway,
you've learned a lot of their language, haven't you?
I'm still studying.
But I've started to understand them a little.
You mean the SDF?
They're warriors from a country called "Japan."
And beyond the Gate there are
other countries besides Japan, it seems.
Other countries...
That sounds interesting.
There's a whole world we know nothing about
beyond the gate.
King Duran!
Princess Pina?
What brings you here?
When I was searching for information on Arnus,
I heard that a man of high birth was recuperating from his wounds here.
Information?
You don't know what happened at Arnus?
You haven't heard anything?
About what happened
to the allied nations' armies?
The Imperial Army was defeated before we even fought, yes?
The Emperor knew that,
and yet he called upon the armies of the allied nations anyway.
We were a potential threat to the Empire,
so he used the enemy to get rid of us.
I-I'm aware that the Imperial Army was defeated beforehand, but...
Princess, the allied armies fought to the very end.
But our true enemy was to our rear.
Your rear?
Don't you understand?
The Empire!
The Empire was our true enemy!
Your Highness, at least tell me
what you know of the enemy!
If you want to know, go to Arnus Hill yourself!
Princess...
Please don't tell the knights to charge up Arnus Hill.
I'm not that stupid.
But either way, we need to visit Arnus.
Norma, give the order to the main unit to move out.
Right.
Grey, what's up ahead?
Italica lies between us and Arnus.
Italica?
I've got signal!
I guess it's true that they put an antenna up in the Special Region.
All right!
It's been updated! Time to check it out!
Um...
Oh, wow, I've got to save this!
Crap, I almost missed it.
Hello?
Sheesh!
You never know when a web novel's going to disappear.
Captain?
Okay, I'm going to check this every day from now on.
Squad Captain!
Hey, Captain! They're calling for you!
Kuribayashi! If you were there, you should have said something!
I did.
Captain, Chuka's acting strange.
Chuka?
Food, clothing, lodging...
She always requests enough for two people.
But she always leaves the second portion untouched.
And the clothes she requests are always for a man.
You ask her why?
I had Lelei-chan ask.
But her Japanese isn't fluent yet,
so we couldn't get far.
I asked Kato-sensei, too.
He said she's a very rare type, even among elves.
And he doesn't really understand.
Does she have an imaginary boyfriend, maybe?
Chuka,
Arnus Refugee Camp
what's wrong?
Nothing...
This is pretty impressive, isn't it?
The JSDF said it's a temporary lodging.
But there's food, and a bath.
It's actually a lot nicer than living in the forest.
But...
Is there a problem?
We'll need to provide for ourselves eventually.
And I don't really know how.
If worst comes to worst, we might have to sell ourselves to the Hill soldiers!
What in the world?
The outside seems safe.
So...
I want you to come with me for a bit.
Are these...
...all winged dragon corpses?
This is where the Empire and its allies fought the JSDF.
Itami says we can
take all the winged dragon scales.
Winged dragon scales fetch a high price!
The JSDF aren't interested in them, supposedly.
We won't need to sell ourselves.
So we're a delivery service now?
Don't say that.
It's good for the refugees to provide for themselves.
Besides,
it's a valuable chance to learn about how trade works in the Special Region.
Another update!
He's hopeless.
What's wrong?
Are we going to unknown lands yet again?
Dad...
What should I do?
Let's go together.
Even if the Fire Dragon shows up again,
the ones in green will save us.
So it's okay!
Hurry up.
Okay, off we go!
A summons to the Diet?
Yes.
The Diet wants to hear about what caused those civilian casualties
from the superior officer on the scene
and local victims of the attack.
We need to tell Itami.
Where is he?
He just left...
...for Italica.
Episode 5 The Battle of Italica
Next time on GATE:
"The Battle of Italica."