Captain!
Status report.
The cause of the system shutdown a minute ago is unknown,
...but there was an abnormal spike in Claudia pressure.
An emergency bypass run from B17 to 24 as a quick fix...
...has corrected the problem.
Chief Engineer.
At the moment, pressure is normal. We're capable of going to full power.
All hands, now hear this.
Abnormalities resulting from a Claudia pressure spike in our Unit occurred throughout the ship,
...but the situation has already returned to normal.
The ship is cruising normally.
Al?
Al!
Claus?
What happened? Why is the room such a mess?
Don't you remember?
She's the real thing.
JUST KEEP ON TRYING, KEEP ON FLYING.
I WILL BE THE LIGHT.
Yoake wo hitotsu no hajimari to suru nara...
Ima ga kitarubeki toki da to suru nara...
Kimi to no CLOUD AGE SYMPHONY...
...kumo no umi no mukou ni...
...hikari ga sasu hou e.
Ah, mahou no you na...
...isshun ni aeru no ka?
Tsumetai yoru wo hikikae ni,
...futari wa habataite...
...eien wo tsukamu sono hate ni wa.
Discovered Attack.
Set course for the Dragon's Fangs. We will intercept the Urbanus.
Aren't you going to repeat my order?
Set course for the Dragon's Fangs!
Aye aye! Ahead two-thirds! Steady as she goes!
Ahead two-thirds!
All hands to battle stations!
We will intercept the Urbanus at the Dragon's Fangs.
I say again, we will intercept the Urbanus at the Dragon's Fangs.
Claus!
Lavie...
What's the matter? Did something happen?
You don't seem like your usual self.
Al... For a second, she...
If the Captain picked the Dragon's Fangs, that means he's dead serious.
The Dragon's Fangs?
Captain.
His Majesty's orders were to take the Silvana's crew alive, no matter what.
I understand the order.
But if I'm not willing to sink him, I'll never beat Alex.
I will now go over the mission plan.
We will lure the target into the Dragon's Fangs,
...where we will destroy her.
We can't confirm whether the Urbanus-class has gun turrets,
...but she has quad-mounted jumbo launch tubes on her upper deck,
...so we can't let our guard down.
This battle's gonna be ship-to-ship, right?
So all Vanships are gonna be used for is recon, am I right?
There's no need for her to get so gung-ho over this.
I guess she's at that age where she wants to.
The Princess is so great!
Hey, I told you to get to work!
You there, keep it down.
O-Our apologies, ma'am!
Inside the Dragon's Fangs, I will act as vanguard.
Claus Valca, you're my navi.
Tatiana...
Who, me?
Do you have something to add, Alister?
No, ma'am. Nothing at all.
Well, darn. I guess I won't head out, then.
Hey, you there. What are you thinking, using Immelmann as a navi?
You aren't picking on him for something, are you?
Fine, fine, pardon the interruption.
That is all. Fair winds be with you.
Fair winds be with you!
Fighting the Urbanus will mean rebelling against the emperor.
Is this part of Prime Minister Marius' instructions, too?
You can leave the Silvana if you like.
Wait!
I'm your adjutant. Please don't forget that.
Claus, can you handle being a navi?
I hate that lady. She's always mad.
I'll be okay, Al. Anyway, I'll give it a try.
Take care of Al, Lavie.
Just leave her to me!
Oh, that reminds me! It's pretty scary, sitting behind someone!
Did you know that?
This will be your first time sitting in back, Claus, so don't get dizzy.
Did I scare ya?
No, it's not that. I just--
Just what?
Toilet break.
Bearing, 6 o'clock! Range, 80 miles!
Unit acoustic detected!
Report from aft mast observation post!
Enemy vessels spotted! Range, 35 miles!
Multiple enemy vessels!
Three enemy vessels! All are Urbanus-class!
Three of them?
Looks like they had more finished...
Wina, keep an ear out ahead, too.
Roger!
Prepare for artillery combat.
All hands, prepare for artillery combat!
Hard to starboard. Port guns, prepare for artillery combat.
Shell type, incendiary scattershot.
But that won't be able to penetrate their armor!
Captain!
Your target is the Silvana.
Port main guns, elevation 35 degrees.
Target enemy ship #1.
Stand by for two-stage initial ranging volley.
Main batteries, ready to fire!
Commence firing!
Direct hit!
Ignore it. Close distance!
Engines ahead full!
Impact!
Near! Near! Near! Far! Bracket!
All guns, fire at will.
Target lost!
All ships, sixteen-point turn! She'll come at us from our blind spot!
Sixteen-point turn, aye!
Ship #3, the Georgius, has taken fire!
Our own damage is minor.
Enemy vessel! Six o'clock low, bearing 15 degrees!
How is the battle going?
We're luring the enemy into the Dragon's Fangs.
It's just like hunting.
Huh? Hunting?
All ships, all batteries! Rapid fire!
Enemy is firing!
Evasive.
Descent angle, twenty degrees!
Descent angle, twenty degrees! Speed, 120 knots!
Let's guide them into the Dragon's Fangs.
Yes, sir.
Aft lookouts, fix distance to enemy vessels at 10 miles.
Return ship to level flight.
Level flight, aye!
We will now lure the enemy into the Dragon's Fangs.
Vanship squadron, launch!
Yeah!
Okay, you bums! We've got a job to do!
Here goes...
Claus...
What's up, you two?
We made you a lunch! Go do your best, okay?
Thanks, Al.
Here's some extra water, and I fixed your work clothes.
Thanks, but I don't think I'll need the work clothes right now.
You need to think about comfort back there. You can use them as a cushion.
Hurry up. We're the last ones.
Yes, ma'am.
Okay, I'll do that.
Don't worry about the pilot!
It's the navi that keeps a Vanship in the air!
Gotcha.
Why won't you leave the Silvana?
Simply because you want to fly?
If that's the case, then get off the ship right now.
This isn't a playground for children.
I know all that.
Or is it out of antagonism towards the Captain?
I just...
People who fly the skies simply out of impulsive decisions like that,
...can you call them pilots of the fighting skies?
I just... I want to protect Al and Lavie.
And I want... I want to know what's going on up here in the skies.
You're naive.
This is 0-1. We will now commence guidance.
Thirty degrees right, range 500. Reef spotted.
Understood.
Right, all clear. Left, thick clouds.
Now entering the Dragon's Fangs.
Hey, look at this, Luciola!
I can almost touch the clouds!
Yes, sir, it's almost like an ocean.
Aft, 12 miles. Enemy flotilla in pursuit.
Lookouts, listening post, pay even closer attention.
- Yes, ma'am. - Yes, ma'am.
The Silvana is changing course towards the Dragon's Fangs.
You guessed his moves correctly, sir.
Blast shut the path they took in.
And then all ships are to take their assigned positions!
Yes, sir. I'll send up the signal flare.
What a shame, Alex...
0-5, report!
The reef to aft has been destroyed.
The path is completely closed off.
And the enemy ships?
They aren't following.
They're not following?
T-That's amazing...
Do you see anything at 12 o'clock?
The clouds are too thick... It's hard to make out anything...
Signal flares, two black!
Signal flare from 0-1 ! Two enemy ships spotted!
They were hiding?!
So, you read my moves, Vince...
Listening post! I'm not detecting any Unit acoustics ahead at all.
Silent running, huh?
Intercept them! Open all gun port covers!
We won't make it in time!
Enemy fire!
Turrets 1 and 3, attack enemy vessel to port!
Turrets 2 and 4, attack vessel to starboard!
The Silvana, she's...
Vanship squadron, cut wires and use smoke to interfere with enemy vessels' movement.
Move it!
Stay focused!
Contact with enemy vessels on both sides! Armor plating being gouged!
Lavie!
It'll be okay. I know it'll be okay.
Wow, this attack is giving me chills!
I had no idea that they had perfected a silent running system.
If they mask their sounds inside this cloud deck, the odds are too greatly in their favor.
That's what makes it so exciting!
But Lord Dio, if the Silvana goes down, you go down with her.
No, Luciola, I'm not going to die.
Starboard plating damaged from layer three to layer two! Moderate damage!
Port plating damaged from layer three to layer two! Moderate damage.
Casualties from point-blank artillery fire into the interior also being reported.
Captain, the only escape route left to us now is straight up.
There's reefs ahead and below.
Our escape route aft has been closed off by enemy fire.
But setting course upwards would be--
Vince is there.
Vanship squadron deploying smoke! They're scattering the enemy flotilla!
They're using smoke!
Ignore it! Flush them out!
Enemy ship closing in to port!
Maintain attitude. Latch onto port vessel.
Engines to full! Rapid ascent!
The Silvana is rising!
All ships, stand by for ram attack!
We will execute a three-way intersect attack.
Send the Georgius out ahead!
Here comes the Silvana!
Signal flare from the Martinus!
T-The Silvana has the Sebastianus pinned!
The Georgius has made a direct hit on the Sebastianus!
Alex...
Main batteries... fire!
The Sebastianus and Georgius have been sunk.
Incredible...
Hit the smoke!
Roger!
I can't believe he'd use such a gambit...
Now do you understand what I meant by having the resolve to sink him?
We mustn't sink him, Captain! Have you forgotten the imperial order?
Julianus, Martinus, fire your anchor wires at the Silvana!
Gunnery Chief, return fire!
Belay that.
Take no action whatsoever until I give the word.
That goes for the engines, too.
I have you now, Alex...
Advance! Ram attack!
All hands, brace for impact!
Why isn't the Silvana fighting back?!
Is Alex trying to get everyone killed?
Silence!
But if they don't do something, everyone will--
What do you know about combat?!
The smoke is having little effect. We'll have to attack their core.
Their core?
We're going in!
We're completely pinned to the left and right.
Helm not responding!
Urbanus closing in!
Engines?
Engines show all green.
Stand by to go to full power. Flank speed on my signal.
Aft jet-propelled shells, stand by for dispersion fire.
One Vanship closing in!
By "core," you meant its crew?
A ship is run by people.
You just worry about my ammunition levels.
Five.
- Four. Three. - Gunners, swat down that fly!
Two.
One.
Go to flank speed!
The engine!
Don't talk. You'll bite your tongue!
Tatiana's ship has been hit!
Tatiana!
Range to Urbanus, 200!
Armor-piercing, jet-propelled shells, fire!
Reverse course...!
Reverse course! Take evasive!
Lavie!
Let's get out of here. Let's go someplace safe.
Lavie?
Lavie? Wake up!
Lavie!
It's no use... I can't pull out.
Al... LAVIE!
Yoru no jikan ga semari kuru.
Anata wa konna chikaku demo tooi.
Nani ni akogarete?
Dare wo omou no ka?
Inochi kakeru sugata...
...sukitouru utsukushisa ni...
...kotoba wo nonda.
Anata ga sora wo yuku nara,
...watashi wa tsubasa ni naritai.
Donna ni tsuyoi kaze ni mo,
...keshite orenai shinayaka na hane...
...itsuka kitto motsu kara.
So as not to disgrace the name of the valedictorian of the Military Academy,
...as well as to maintain the honor of the Wisla family,
...I will apply myself ever harder to become a fine soldier of Anatoray as soon as possible.
But please do not worry about me.
Next time, Last Exile episode 13. "Isolated Pawn."
My best friend Alister is always at my side, so I will be fine.