The SDF was dispatched to the Special Region.
It referred to a parallel world SDF Officer Itami Youji was to set foot in
and experience many different encounters and battles.
Meanwhile, Pina, princess of the Empire that ruled the Special Region,
began to search for a path to peace after making contact with the Japanese.
But still, tiny sparks that threatened to ignite the flames of war were all around.
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All present!
Episode 13 The Banquet Begins
Special Region 3rd Recon Sergeant Kurata
Captain!
Special Region 3rd Recon Sergeant First Class Kuribayashi
Special Region 3rd Recon Sergeant First Class Kurokawa
That outfit...
So weird!
Special Region 3rd Recon Sergeant First Class Tomita
Special Region 3rd Recon First Lieutenant Itami
I-It looks... good... on you.
Do you really think so?
I-It looks... about as good as it could?
Hey, look at the dork!
Look at him! It's amazing!
Stop it!
I'm sorry.
Listen, this mission today isn't what we usually do. It's important!
Everyone, stay sharp and complete your mission.
It's almost time!
Okay!
Here they come!
Get to your positions, everyone!
Roger!
Welcome!
Scream! Scream harder!
Your Highness, please!
You're a Warrior Bunny Chief.
Is that all you've got?
Come on!
Scream! Scream harder!
What's wrong?
Scream!
Come on, scream!
Scream for me!
Zolzal
You'll never be able to satisfy me if you give up that easily.
Please stop, Your Highness!
Your comrades' lives depend upon your efforts.
Did you forget that?
Tyuule
Please, show compassion!
Enough. Begone.
I'm getting tired of playing with this toy, too.
I can't say I approve.
A member of the royal family shouldn't be using a beast woman as his toy.
I'm a very progressive man. I don't discriminate against other races.
You should try it. I'll let you borrow her.
Surely you jest, Highness.
Is that all?
I wished to make a report.
There has been disturbing activity among some of the senators.
Probably some plot of Diabo's.
He's the younger brother, but he still wants to alter the line of succession...
No. Enemy ambassadors are buying our senators.
What?
It seems that some have been taken prisoner beyond the gate,
and the promise of their safe return is being used as a bargaining chip.
So they're using the bonds of family?
Cowards!
That sounds like something those barbarians would do!
Head to the Imperial Gardens.
A meeting is being held...
...at this very moment.
I see.
But why tell me something so important first?
And not, say, my father?
If I told your father, he could take a hard line on them.
That'd hurt relations between the royal family and the senate,
which would be disadvantageous to you, the next in line to the throne.
I see.
Very well!
I'll go and give those enemy ambassadors and senators a piece of my mind!
How are things in the Special Region?
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is
presently looking for a path to peace with the Empire.
Our forces in the Special Region have secured a base in Imperial territory,
and have begun to gather information.
So, is there anything we can announce publicly?
Prime Minister,
we've just begin negotiations with their senate!
I know, I know!
But the other countries and the media are hassling me to release information.
I know.
Of course, I'll be careful not to release any classified information.
It was very generous of you to invite their families as well, Sugawara-dono.
No, it's nothing.
And the chief maid from Italica is here too,
which is a big help.
Countess Formar's family has offered to cooperate, as well.
They understand that Italica's prosperity is due to its trade relations with Alnus.
But I didn't expect that family to send nothing but human maids.
This is the capital, you see.
I see.
All the nobles I met in the capital were humans, too.
Sugawara-sama!
Me?
My cousin's been showing off her pearl necklace to me.
So I can't enjoy the party at all!
I'm feeling very frustrated,
Sugawara-sama!
Isn't there anything you can do?
I don't know what I could—
Stop that.
Sugawara-sama, please forgive her rudeness.
Sherry, don't cause trouble!
They're with the Tyueri family.
They're also related to Marquess Casel.
The important senator?
Yes.
Please, wait a moment.
Please don't scold your daughter.
Sherry-sama,
you mustn't cause trouble for your parents.
If you're a good girl,
I'm sure you'll receive a good present.
Without a doubt.
You're quite the seducer.
She'll soon get a Japanese pearl necklace that'll make her cousin jealous, correct?
I'd love to have a connection to Marquess Casel.
Did you see the look on her face?
She fell in love with you.
You jest.
You use this sauce to mask the smell of the meat,
Who's that chef?
and bring out the sweetness of the fat.
One of Itami's men. His name is Furuta.
This meat was gamy, so I used more than usual.
Supposedly, before he enlisted he was a chef at a top restaurant.
Is that why it tastes so good?
By the way, where is Itami-dono?
I'll take you to him.
What do you think?
This is the power of the Type 64 Rifle—
Sell it to us!
No, how do we make these?
I can't tell you that—
How many of these "rifles" do you have?
I-I can't tell you the details,
but you can assume that every soldier carries one.
Next, I'll show you the mortars.
Half load!
Half load, ready!
Fire!
Impact...
Now!
What range!
Half load!
Half load, ready!
Fire!
Marquess Dussie...
Yes. Any more battles with Japan and we're doomed.
Oh, Marquess Dussie.
I haven't seen you since the banquet at your house.
Let's skip the formalities, Sugawara-dono.
Tell me what Japan wants in exchange for peace.
Understood.
Avenger, this is Archer. Come in.
This is Avenger. What's up?
A group of five cavalrymen has crossed the warning line.
They weren't invited, but they certainly don't look like bandits.
Shall we deal with them?
Archer, maintain surveillance.
Roger.
A handful of cavalrymen are heading this way.
I'll get the VIPs out of here.
We'll continue the banquet.
Your families are fine where they are.
We still can't let it be known that our nation is making contact with you.
So we're sending you to the capital now.
I'll take you near the southeast gate of the capital.
Right next to the red light district?
No one will see us there.
Get those rifles and mortars cleaned up!
Withdraw!
And so, the Self Defense Force Fought
What is this?
Prince Zolzal!
How good to see you!
What are you doing?
Princess Pina and Sir Sugawara are having a garden party.
As you can see, there are several families here.
Weren't you invited as well?
Pina?
Brother!
What brings you here today?
What?
You sound like you don't want me here.
No...
But you didn't seem interested in these sorts of things.
I suppose so.
Where are the senators and enemy ambassadors?
At this party?
Of course there aren't any.
Brother, since you're here, why not eat something?
I recommend the Ma Nuga meat with what's called a mustard sauce.
It's yellow. It doesn't look very good.
It was probably Count Marx who sent my brother.
So it was a reconnaissance-in-force of sorts?
No way.
That's impossible.
It's best to think of this as a warning from the count, sent using my brother.
Who knows what would've happened if the senators had been found.
It would've been a big deal.
I want to advance the peace talks before they make their next move.
You're serious, right?
I went cold when I heard the amount you demanded in reparations.
You almost went unconscious.
I couldn't help it!
All of the gold coins in the Empire wouldn't amount to 500 million swani!
I was sure—
Itami-dono!
Forgive me! Forgive me!
I forgive you!
It's just an opening offer.
After that, it comes down to negotiations.
You'll need to hold talks with Marquess Casel soon.
I'll ask Lord Cicero to mediate.
So he went all the way and simply took their food?
That sounds just like him.
Your Highness, if the Senate approves the peace talks,
things will get complicated.
I don't care.
But I've no intention of giving them a single coin or plot of land.
Let them negotiate.
And when the negotiations grind to a halt, Japan will break them off themselves.
So you may do as you please, Count.
Either way, the defeat of the Empire will not be permitted.
Yes, sir!
I swear on my life.
So this is the capital's most famous spot?
A place filled with violence and crime.
They call it the red-light district.
Man, I was hoping for a paradise full of animal girls.
Not a filthy place like this.
Recon 3 has arrived.
I'm Chief Nyuutabaru.
Is that the female officer who has a nurse's certification?
Yes. I'm Kurokawa.
This will be a big help.
Get started today.
Sure...
Misery-san, you can go into the exam room.
Okay. Oh?
Please sit down.
You new?
My name's Kurokawa.
Nice to meet you.
What brings you in today?
Do I need to tell you?
I'm a whore.
Sell it to me.
"It"?
This is a huge help.
I had no idea something so great existed.
We can't really do business if we get knocked up.
Um...
What is it?
You gonna tell me to stop smoking?
No. You need it, right?
You know that, huh?
And you seem very relaxed since you arrived here.
We just met today and you're acting like you know me.
Well, it's true there's no place around here as safe as this.
Is that true?
You don't know about Bessala?
Bessala?
Yeah. One of the big shots around here.
Or he was...
Until that night.
Teach these outsiders a lesson.
What?
Who are these guys?
Bessala's entire gang was wiped out that night.
The other big shots split up his money and territory,
and decided not to mess with the SDF.
Actually, I've heard they're going out of their way to offer you guys information.
Well, it's nice that everybody's getting along.
But the one thing I don't like
is that the men in the SDF refuse to do business with us.
They won't bite at all.
A Report on Sexually Transmitted Diseases in the Special Region
I'm starting to lose my self-confidence.
Misery-san...
What is it?
You haven't heard any rumors about Alnus?
Yeah. They say it's supposed to be like heaven, right?
But you need a referral, right?
Yes, but if that's all...
And I don't have any skills beyond sucking up to men.
Listen, Kurokawa.
If you can't see something through to the end,
then don't do anything.
I'll be back.
Take care.
Oh my.
Look at this place.
It's actually the smallest of all my siblings'.
There are rooms available, so rest for tonight.
Welcome back, Your Highness.
Pina-san really is a princess, huh?
It feels like a different world.
Of course it does. This is a different world.
It sure is.
Okay, let's go.
I'd like to ask about Itami-dono.
And so I got lucky and now I'm working here.
I couldn't have imagined this life six months ago.
Um, I'd like to ask about Itami-dono.
Oh, Delilah-san!
Another beer!
Right away.
So what's this about Itami?
I actually did something a touch rude when I first met him.
So now I'm wondering if I could do something to make it up to him.
I understand how you feel.
The lady Rory—
Does Itami-dono have anything outside the SDF that he cares about?
Something he cares about... Something he doesn't want to lose.
Something he's prepared to make sacrifices to protect.
Here.
Enjoy.
Thanks!
Hey! Answer my question!
I know, I know.
So serious...
There are...
Three people, probably.
Three?
I'm cold...
Did I drink too much?
Who is it?
Is that you, Kurokawa?
It's Misery. We need to talk.
Come inside.
So... Tyuwal, was it?
What's going on?
There's a volcano in my homeland.
And before an eruption there's always an earth-shake.
I've had the same feeling as then all day...
I can't stop shaking.
Is something wrong, Chief?
I was once deployed somewhere...
And I saw the birds and animals panic before a major earthquake.
Make emergency contact with Alnus and all teams in the capital.
There may be a major earthquake on its way!
We will evacuate to outside the capital.
Everyone, have your gear and be gathered up in five!
Roger!
What's going on? It's the middle of the night.
An earth-shake.
My dad told me about them once.
There's records of them in old tomes.
Everyone, may be an earthquake— erm, an earth-shake!
Please extinguish any flames and evacuate to the fields as soon as possible.
I repeat—
Why are you waking me at this hour?
The earth can't possibly start shaking!
I don't know.
They're saying it might happen.
Damn it! And right before the negotiations, too!
Tomita!
Yes, it's shaking.
It's coming!
That night, the capital was hit by an earthquake.
Episode 14 The Imperial Capital Quake
Next time on GATE: "The Imperial Capital Quake."