A gate to another world opened in Japan without warning.
Japan, having defeated the invading army from the other side,
decided to send the Self Defense Force through the gate.
Itami, having found himself the commander of Recon Team Three,
discovers a dragon attacking a settlement.
There at the settlement, he finds a lone, female survivor.
Pops!
Slowly! Slowly!
We need a rescue! Hurry!
Roger.
Not for a human, though. She's an elf.
Episode 3 Fire Dragon
Her vitals are steady.
Take her wet clothes off.
Sorry. I'll have to cut this off.
It's an elf, Commander! And a blonde, no less!
This is awesome! Hooray for the Special Region!
I sense good things coming our way.
Dude, you're into elves?
Excuse me.
How's she doing?
Her body temperature is returning to normal.
She's out of mortal danger.
That's good.
So, what should we do now?
Let's see...
First, find me a pair of dry boots!
The settlement's been wiped out.
We can't just leave her.
Let's take her back as a refugee.
I knew I could count on you to say that.
I'm humane, aren't I?
Gee, I don't know.
I thought it might be rude of me to bring up
the fact that you have some odd
interests, or that she's an elf.
We're now returning to
Arnus Station via Coda Village.
Hey, Commander.
We won't run into a dragon or something
before we get to meet a cat girl, right?
Don't jinx it.
What if that actually happens?
Coda Village
What?!
The settlement's been wiped out?
We saw large bird.
Forest and village burned.
A fire dragon.
No.
It can't be.
Fire dragon breathed flame.
Burned up many people.
We saved one girl.
Just this one girl?
What a tragedy.
Can she stay in village?
We can't take in an elf.
Besides, we must flee this village while we can.
You abandon village?
We must.
Once a fire dragon tastes the flesh of humans or elves,
it will keep attacking villages and towns.
Run for it, everyone!
Aye, sir!
All right!
Hey! Dammit!
Dammit all!
Ow!
It hurts!
Master, we can't carry any more.
No! I need my books!
Lelei, isn't there anything we can do?
Certainly,
I believe we should prioritize the most valuable books.
That's right.
You sure are smart, Lelei.
But why now?
Damn that fire dragon!
Showing up fifty years early...
Look at all the trouble it's causing us.
I wish you would hurry up and get on, too.
Huh? What do you mean by that?
I'm not interested in mounting little girls like you!
I'd rather mount a curvy woman like your sister.
Stop! Magic is sacred!
Do not abuse it!
You sure can't take a joke.
I blame you as my educator, Master.
He won't move.
We must be carrying too much.
You were the one who said to pack all this.
This was to be expected.
Not to worry. I am a sorcerer, after all.
Isn't magic sacred?
Something not to be abused?
Those were your words, Master.
But...
But in this case, we have no choice.
Sorry.
It's fine. I've always known that this is simply how you are.
What's going on up ahead?
Kato-sensei! Lelei!
One of the carts was carrying too much.
Its axle broke, and it's blocking the way.
Helping with evacuations is part of your job!
Commander Itami, please ask the village chief to move out.
Got it.
I've never heard such a language.
I've never seen such clothes.
Kurokawa, make sure no one's injured.
Roger.
Soldiers? Women, too?
Master, I'm going to go take a look.
Wait, Lelei!
She's in danger.
This girl has a concussion.
It's possible she has a fractured skull as well.
You, stand back. It's dangerous.
Doctors?
Are you all right?
Those people...
They saved me.
Commander,
don't tell me we're going to be taking care of all these people forever.
Aren't there any lords or royalty around here?
About that...
I talked to the chief about it.
None of the lords in this region ever came back
after they were sent to fight at Arnus Hill.
It seems the whole of Coda Village is on the run.
This is a good opportunity.
Do we have enough men?
Just find more.
There are plenty of stragglers left
from the recent battle.
Round them up, and we could take on
not just a village, but an entire town.
We could overthrow the local lord!
From a bandit leader to a lord...
I like it.
Gentlemen,
thank you for tonight.
Thank you very much for
giving your lives so selflessly.
The All-Father is
very pleased with your actions.
He now requests
your presence.
I am Rory Mercury,
Apostle to the Dark God, Emloy.
She's one of the Twelve Apostles! Death God Rory!
She's...
She's wearing the Emloy shrine oracle uniform!
Run!
I don't think so.
And so, the Self Defense Force Fought
Her vitals are steady.
She should regain consciousness soon.
Yeah?
But man, this sucks.
Do they have a destination?
Apparently not.
They don't?
Being on the run is exhausting.
I'm thirsty.
It seems we won't rest for a while yet.
Push with all your might!
Show us what you're made of!
You could say they're going to keep running
until they know the fire dragon isn't coming, it seems.
I guess refugees are the same anywhere you go.
No good, Commander. The axle is broken.
We would only be waiting to die if we stayed.
Shoulder what you can and keep going.
All right.
Why did you make them burn it?
They refused to keep moving.
It was my only choice.
Can't we ask for backup vehicles?
We're technically past the front line.
They might let us off the hook,
but the enemy might move if we brought a huge unit here.
Then it'll be spontaneous battles,
more unplanned combat, and runaway military costs.
Before you know it,
there'll be destruction,
and the villagers will get caught in the middle.
Just thinking about it is terrifying, apparently.
So you were told, huh?
That's why the most we can do
is give them a hand.
Huh?
Someone's coming from up ahead.
Crows?
Let's see...
A Gothic lolita girl!
Where do you come from?
Where are you going?
What'd she say?
I don't know.
She appears to be a child.
It's the oracle!
Oracle! Oracle!
Oracle?
Where did you come from?
From Coda Village.
We fled from the village.
There was a fire dragon. We had to run.
They appear to be praying to her.
So there's some religious reason for that weird outfit?
Who are these strange people?
They saved us. They're good people.
So you aren't being forced out of your village.
Nope.
How does this move?
I don't know.
But it's a way comfier ride than our carts.
Oh?
A comfy ride, huh?
I'd like to see
how it feels to ride it, too.
Hello. How are you?
Wait a second.
This is a really tight fit.
Move, please.
That's no fair, Commander!
Just get off!
Oh?
Hey, don't touch the pistol!
I said don't touch that!
No fair!
I'm not enjoying this.
I told you not to touch it!
No fair!
Just get off already!
It's Roche Hill.
We've walked that far?
The scenery's starting to change, huh?
Yeah.
We're pretty far from the village now.
I wish this evacuation was over already.
No kidding.
Isn't the sun hotter here than in Japan?
Battle stations!
It's a real fire dragon!
I've never seen one before!
Fighting giant monsters is a Defense Force tradition!
Go, go!
LAV, create a diversion!
Caliber!
Pay it no mind! Keep firing!
Fire, fire, fire!
Breath incoming!
We don't stand a chance against that flame.
But the .50 calibers aren't cutting it, either.
Shit! What do I do?
Since when are you...
Eye?
All units, aim for the eyes!
It stopped! Katsumoto!
Oh, wait. I need to check if the backblast is clear.
Do that first!
You snatched the trigger!
It's a miss!
I-Is it over?
I think so.
Most of the survivors are going to relatives nearby,
or take refuge at a village or town somewhere.
I doubt they'd know anyone there, though.
Are they gonna be all right?
They have bigger problems.
Kids and old folks with no families.
And casualties.
I'm sorry to be so cold,
but we have to take care of our own, too.
We can't afford to take care of them, as well.
Will you leave them?
We sincerely thank you.
Bye!
Thank you!
You saved us!
So what do we do, Lieutenant Itami?
Oh, well.
Don't worry. Leave it to us.
Huh? Why are you all acting like that?
Nothing,
I just knew you'd say that.
I'm humane, aren't I?
All aboard!
We're headed back to Arnus!
Episode 4 To Unknown Lands
Next time on GATE: "To Unknown Lands."