How terrible.
It's been almost a full turn of the moon since
the Fire Dragon chose our village as its hunting grounds.
It has brought death equally
to those who ran and hid, and those who stayed to fight.
If we cannot stop this, our clan will surely be destroyed.
Yao Ha Ducy.
Our only hope now
are the ones said to have taken out one of the Fire Dragon's arms and driven it away.
The Green People.
Yao, of all our survivors, you are the wisest,
the strongest with a blade, and most skilled with the spirits.
You have lost your friends and fiancé to ill luck.
But your spirit has refused to yield, even when faced with such great misfortune.
So we shall entrust you with the fate of our clan.
You will be given our clan's greatest treasure.
And you understand the reason that you,
as a woman, were chosen, right?
Of course.
Then go.
Return with the help of the Green People.
Yes.
I shall return when my task is complete.
If the price for my body is the head of a Fire Dragon,
then so be it.
Episode 12 What Would Itami Do?
Green clothes!
Is that them?
Excuse me! I want to talk to you!
Are you the Green People?
If you are, I want your help!
My name is Yao Ha Ducy.
I've come from the Schwartz Woods.
Several months ago a Fire Dragon appeared,
and my clan is doomed...
Please save us!
I beg you!
S-Savaru Haru Uguru?
Hello. How do you do?
Er...
Hold on a second.
I can only talk a little.
Just a little.
I can't believe it...
None of them can speak more than a few words?
Thinking back,
was that man last night one of the Green People?
He seemed to understand me.
His name was...
Itami-san! Look to the right!
There they go!
They probably think they're seeing us off.
The ASDF seems to be having a lot of fun, huh?
Is it fun?
A sky with no civilian or US planes in it
is a dream come true for them.
Is that so?
Sure is.
You dropped your purse.
Did you think I was for sale? Fool.
You want to talk to the Green People?
You know them?
Yeah. Come with me.
Fool.
I've never seen you around here.
Want to have some fun?
I can show you a good time.
I doubt you've got the right equipment.
Hey, miss.
Where'd you come from?
Oh, no...
The only people I've met in town are thugs.
How can I talk to one of the Green People?
What's this?
Carabiners in stock!!
What a huge store!
And look at all the things for sale.
You've got good taste, sir!
Those are on sale right now.
I'll take one.
Me, too.
Thank you.
She's talking to the Green People!
Please come again!
Excuse me! A moment of your time, please?
You're the girl from the tavern!
Were you just speaking the language of the Green People?
Oh, Japanese?
We have the red book!
Red book?
A guide for talking to them.
Everybody who works here gets one for free.
Oh, and language students, too.
Can I buy it from you?
I can't just give it to you—
Please!
I need to talk to the Green People!
I've spoken to dozens of them today,
but none of them understand me!
I beg you!
At this rate,
my clan...
I understand how you feel,
but if I do that, I'll be fired.
Hey, Meia-chan.
Having some trouble?
No, everything's fine!
Caramel-colored skin, silver hair...
A beautiful girl in leather armor with elf ears.
That matches the description of the mugger.
That's right.
Hello there, miss.
We'd like to talk to you for a while.
They want to talk to you.
What did you—
We want to talk to you.
Will you come with us?
Yes! I sure will!
Then come this way.
Of course!
Is she going to be okay?
Splendid, Lelei.
That's my—
Chemistry
Knowledge of reality's fundamental principles
beyond the gate is far ahead of us, both wider and deeper.
That was so wonderful I've got nothing to say.
Amazing, Lelei.
With your help, the potential uses of magic will be greatly expanded.
Even if you've been inspired by the other world's research,
making that part of your own magic is worthy of a doctorate!
But it's not strong enough yet.
Whoa.
Seems you have a visitor.
Sorry to bother you.
We need you to interpret for us.
She was brought in on suspicion of mugging,
but what she says is nothing like the victim's story.
We're pretty confused.
Plus, she keeps talking about how she was attacked and needs us to save her.
Can you help us?
And so, the Defense Force fought
Yao Ha Ducy.
Please talk to me.
Who are you?
I am Lelei.
I understand the mysteries of Japanese.
It still hurts...
You there.
I want to ask you something.
Myutie
M-Me?
The man who filed the report just confessed.
He's been arrested for attempting to assault Yao.
He'll be sent to Italica.
Which means...
Yes.
You have been proven innocent.
You are free to go.
Wait!
My clan is being attacked by a Fire Dragon!
A Fire Dragon?
That's right!
A wounded Fire Dragon!
I want to talk to the Green People!
I'm begging you!
Please!
You want me to tell the Japanese that you need their help?
That's right.
Is that all?
From the look of it, you have some influence with them.
I'd like you to ask, too, if you can.
All right.
I'm grateful.
Yao Ha Ducy.
I'm sorry we can't help.
What is he saying?
They can't help, he says.
Wait!
Your homeland, the Schwartz Woods,
lies beyond the borders of the Empire,
in the Province of Elbe.
You know what it would mean for an army to
cross those borders without permission.
It would mean a declaration of war.
You should give up.
He's right.
It doesn't have to be a huge army.
I heard that only a dozen Green People defeated the dragon.
That would be—
Not at all.
That would mean sending my men to their deaths.
I cannot give such an order.
I'm sorry to say this after you've come so far.
He says.
No...
But your spirit has refused to yield, even when faced with such great misfortune.
So we shall entrust you with the fate of our clan.
Then go.
Return with the help of the Green People.
Itami might do it.
He says that Itami might do it.
If it were to save the people he cares about,
he might just do it.
Come on.
We're pretty deep in the mountains.
We don't want the Imperial leaders finding out about this.
Next, we're heading to meet the locals.
Our guest should be there.
Someone you know from the capital?
Yes.
I'm told Hamilton-san is coming with her men.
Itami! Thanks for coming!
Huh? Why?
Who is this?
Pina Co Lada.
The Third Princess of the Empire.
It's been so long.
Since we returned from Japan.
What are you doing here?
Oh, I heard from Sugawara that a new diplomat would be joining us.
I wanted to get to know him first.
And...
Um...
I wanted to get my package, too.
Package?
Bozes didn't give it to you?
Give me what?
What else could it be?!
What?
Actually...
This is it!
This is what I was waiting for!
What did she send you?
Art!
1 Centimeter
Best Friends
I've finished translating these,
and sent them to Princess Pina for the first package.
Now, we'll select books to be translated and sent in the second package.
Please, leave the translation to me!
Don't be in such a hurry.
We'll decide how to split up the work.
Miss.
We have some new tea leaves today.
Please try them.
It's so good!
What are these sweets?
These are from Aoyama, Japan.
Prepared by a famous pastry chef,
they are called Mille-feuille Glacé.
Splendid!
How does Japan elevate even the smallest dishes into works of art?
Right?
It's wonderful.
Excuse me.
They're all rotten...
How the hell am I supposed to report this?
He's from Section 2 Intelligence, right?
Special Region Combat Team 1 Commander Colonel Kamo Special Region Combat Team 4 Commander Colonel Kengun Special Region 401st Company Lieutenant Colonel Youga
A butler, huh?
Rumor has it Yanagida sent him to Ikebukuro for training.
Uh, wow.
Hey, check that out.
Special Region 101st Company Lieutenant Colonel Tsuge
Here you are.
Saint John's Wort herbal tea.
It's said to ease depression and anxiety.
Drink.
It's like...
I was in a nightmare.
None of it seems real.
Yes, that's right. It was a dream...
Isn't there something you can say?
That it was just a mistranslation?
It wasn't a dream or a mistake.
The words you heard, the things you saw...
They were all real.
Tell me it was a mistake!
Please...
Tell me it was a mistake.
Why can't they help?
General Hazama explained.
But that's just...
It's just...
Sheesh.
It's like a funeral out there.
They say General Hazama refused
her request to take out that Fire Dragon.
Is it because she pissed off Rory?
Probably not.
Itami wasn't involved in this.
Which means it's a big picture thing.
All the commanders are here, too.
I need to get better at understanding Japanese.
Delilah,
I won't complain about your secret part-time job.
But I don't want to lose my job.
If anything happens, I'll give them your name right away.
I know.
I won't screw up.
Youga, can't we do something?
No way.
Ichigaya told us not to do anything that might give
the opposition party any ammunition.
Would it help them at all if we went and slew a dragon?
Well, there was a Diet summons after the last fight.
If we violate a local border, the next summons will be worse.
If we're unlucky, it could end with a no confidence vote.
The new Morita Cabinet is pretty weak...
What would he do?
What would Itami do?
Itami would do something, wouldn't he?
He's already faced the Diet once.
He only got through that because he's Itami,
and because of the impact of the three girls with him.
Still, we can't just sit here.
A woman's crying.
We just need to eliminate the dragon using
a minimum of force, and without causing a fuss.
Isn't there some way?
What about the ASDF's Phantoms?
That dragon's supposedly a flying tank.
They don't have enough power.
If it were me, I'd attack with the Phantoms first,
forcing the dragon to an altitude of twenty meters or lower.
Artillery would rain HE shells down on it,
and when it hits the ground,
we hit it with a combined barrage of TOW missiles from a Cobra.
If we can, have a Type-74 tank fire some AP rounds.
Finally, send in infantry to confirm it's dead.
Blast it with plastic explosives if necessary.
That's hardly a minimum of force.
I have something to do, so I'll be going.
If you have no place to stay, go to the co-op office.
If the army won't act, what do I do?
To make them act after they've refused for larger reasons...
I could bring one of them over to my side.
With money?
Seduction?
Oh, I remember you.
Excuse me.
I heard from Lelei.
You're Yao, right?
Yeah.
I'll take you to the dorms. Just a minute.
Money? Seduction?
Or both?
Or...
Itami might do it.
Yeah, Itami might do it.
What would Itami do?
Itami?
Did you say something?
Itami...
Okay, Princess!
We'll be heading to your mansion later.
Okay!
Thanks, Itami.
Nah. That wasn't the only reason I came here.
I know that!
Your wish is mine, as well.
We have one common goal.
Peace between the Empire and Japan!
All right. Let's return to the capital.
Princess, why did you come all the way out here?
For this.
N-No, I mean in here!
SDF Officer Wins Glory Fast on His Feet
Is this—
A record of Itami's deeds?!
Yes.
Of course, it was but an afterthought while they translated the art.
The hero who stopped our Empire's assault
and saved the people of Japan?
That Itami?!
Yes.
He was also with the force that destroyed our allied nations' armies at Alnus Hill.
And of course, he was the one who saved
Coda Village from the Fire Dragon.
And...
He fought by our side at Italica.
Just who is he?
Captain, did you hear?
Supposedly there are a lot of animal girls
and bird girls in the capital!
I thought you were only into cat ears.
Don't talk about that stupid stuff!
No chatting!
It is not stupid!
It's very important to us.
That's right!
Captain,
before we left Alnus,
the refugees from Coda Village said...
Those kids?
Yes.
They said thank you to us.
"Thank you for bringing us here."
In Japanese?
Yes.
Kids learn fast, don't they?
Why, Captain? Why?
I hope peace comes soon.
It was year 687 of the Imperial calendar.
That year, which brought war and disaster to the Empire,
was only half over.