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This time, I am not giving up,

no matter what!

♪

Ow, ow ow ow ow.

[RENO] Sir, are you okay?

[groan]

[chuckle]

Hey, look who's upright again!

He's standing,

though it must be painful on that broken leg.

Sure. Suit yourself, pal.

But if it gets too bad,

I'm still gonna hit your shield.

[smile]

Understood!

[coughs]

Hey Ichikawa, so you've got no reason

to stick with me now.

We had made a deal.

What happens to me is for me to work out...

I'll back you up, sir.

Let's do what we can.

♪

Ichikawa.

[smile]

[KAFKA] Yeah, of course you will.

Should've known.

All right, then, if you insist!

[laugh]

[HOSHINA] Are these guys serious?

[laugh]

[charged yell]

We're doin' this thing, Ichikawa!

By our powers combined!

Can you at least try not to draw attention?

Right now you gotta be both of our legs.

Your suit can help carry some of the load, at least...

Even if this broken bone hurts like hell.

And we'll need your Kaiju knowledge too.

You shoot, I'll drive!

Right!

[laugh]

Just-just pass 'em!

We need a comedy duo on the team!

We are at work!

I'm fine, just keep following Kikoru!

Don't lose her!

I'll go and pick up the pace, sir!

Now hang on tight!

[grunts]

[KAFKA] Damn, he's fast!

[scream]

[growl]

[gunshots]

I can get there first!

Doubtful.

♪

Get ready to engage as soon

as we catch up with her, sir!

Right. Good to go up here!

[gunshots]

♪

[sigh]

She's not even gonna let us help, is she?

[growls]

[charged yell]

All Yoju are down!

Two-oh-one-six finished them off.

She's approaching the Honju.

Engaging now!

[growl]

[growl]

[KIKORU] Last one.

[smile]

[thunders]

[smirks]

[sighs]

Whoa. Honju is neutralized.

The final stage of the exam is complete!

Recalling drones.

Good work, everyone.

You freakin' kidding me?

God-damn, tell that girl to slow down!

[heavy breaths]

[KONOMI] Drones are inbound,

we still have a few injured in the testing area.

We'll need to retrieve them, right, Vice-Captain?

Huh? Oh yeah.

That went even faster than I was expecting.

And after all that prep time.

I'd heard all the rumors, but they sold her short.

She's even enough to catch your eye, huh.

I'd figured on about thirty dropouts,

and we ended up at none.

Barely any injuries. Good stuff.

But even in a field this stacked,

Kikoru Shinomiya carried the game.

That's Director Shinomiya's daughter for ya.

She's gonna be a big shot in the Defense Force for sure,

and a ray of hope for this country.

[heavy breath]

[KIKORU] I did it. I was perfect.

Wasn't I, Daddy?

[inhale]

[sigh]

Now.

I suppose I should head back to laugh

in Kafka Hibino's face for a fourth ti...

[gasp]

♪

[panting]

[RENO] Everyone said

Kikoru Shinomiya was a total beast,

and they were right.

Yeah dude.

She's been makin' a fool of me all damn day,

just like she promised.

But I can't get mad when she's the only reason

I'm still in it.

Now we just wait for the results.

That's right.

[MALE APPLICANT 4B] What the hell?

[growls] - Are you seeing this right now?

They're getting back up?

I think we should get out of here, sir.

[injured coughs]

[growls]

[KIKORU] Concentrating my shield

just barely kept that shot from hitting my heart.

I can still fight!

♪

What the hell are you?

How are you moving?

[KIKORU] Did it just talk?

[KAIJU NO.9] What is that bizarre skin of yours?

[growls]

There, there.

[KIKORU] An intelligent Kaiju?

What's going on?

Die!

[KAIJU NO.9] Be sure to chew thoroughly

before you swallow.

[gasp]

[pained screams]

[KONOMI] Something is wrong!

Two-oh-one-six.

Her vital signs are irregular!

What is happening?

Is something else out there?

I don't know yet. Wait.

We're picking up new vital signs

from the dead Kaiju!

[heavy breaths]

[HOSHINA] That can't be right.

None of those Kaiju have the ability

to revive like this.

[KONOMI] Estimated fortitude from the revived Honju.

Six point four!

And it came back stronger?

Normally you'd send a whole company out for that.

The only ones here who'd be able

to take it down in time.

Activate remote shields for all examinees.

- [KONOMI] Right! - Redeploy some of the drones.

We need visuals.

Hoshina. Let's go.

[HOSHINA] Would be the Captain and me.

Roger.

[MALE EMERGENCY ANNOUNCER 1A] Emergency. Emergency.

Examinees are to immediately evacuate

to the nearest shelter.

[growls]

I repeat: Examinees are to immediately

evacuate to the nearest shelter.

[coughs]

[KIKORU] Evacuate?

What good will that do?

Somebody has to stop this thing here.

Or countless lives will be lost!

The Kaiju muscle fibers will stop the bleeding.

I can still move.

I can still fight!

When I'm on the battlefield, nobody dies!

[ISAO] You must always be perfect,

for the sake of this nation's future!

I won't run away. I need to be perfect!

[blasts]

[hard breaths]

[KIKORU] I won't lose.

[RISA (CHILD)] You're amazing, Kikoru!

Your name's way up at the very top!

That means you're number one, right?

Of course!

I got the best score out of everyone

who applied here!

That's so cool!

- [RISA'S DAD] Risa? - [gasp]

Daddy!

[RISA'S DAD] I'm so proud of you, Risa!

[RISA (CHILD)] Hey, don't pat me on the head like that!

It's embarrassing!

[chuckle]

[RISA'S DAD] Ready to get that present I promised you?

[RISA (CHILD)] Really? Yay! Bye, Kikoru!

[MOTHER 4A] Well, I'd say you earned that yakiniku dinner!

[FATHER 4A] What'd I tell ya, son?

I knew from the start you would make it!

[SEBASU] Madam Kikoru.

The master is scheduled to make his return later today.

I am sure he will be quite pleased

to hear the news.

Yes!

[smile]

[ISAO] Top score on the entrance exam?

I would accept nothing less.

Fixating on one trifling success

will only lead to failure later.

Do not let it distract you from your next goal.

Kikoru.

You must always be perfect for the sake

of this nation's future!

And for the memory of your late mother.

♪

Sir.

I won't lose!

[ISAO] Never stop moving forward!

[KIKORU] I can still fight!

[ISAO] Let no one outdo you!

[KIKORU] As long as I have one arm to use.

[ISAO] Always dominate the battlefield!

[KIKORU] I can still fight!

[gasp]

No.

♪

[screams]

[growl]

[KONOMI] Honju sighted!

Kikoru Shinomiya is injured!

[gasp]

The Honju's offensive uniorgan was severed,

but it's regenerated somehow!

[KONOMI] It's condensing energy for an attack!

[HOSHINA] Crap. Are we gonna make it?

♪

[KIKORU] This is the end.

[KIKORU] I'm so sorry. Daddy.

[growl]

I-I tried, but I wasn't able to be perfect.

I'm so sorry!

[sobs]

[growl]

You did great, Kikoru. Good job!

Huh?

What are you still doing out here?

[gasp]

♪

[KAFKA (KAIJU)] While you held this guy off,

everyone managed to evacuate.

[gasp]

Thank you. I'll take it from here!

[FURUHASHI] What the hell was that explosion?

Damn it! Alright, move it, people!

Hurry up and get your asses into the shelter!

[MALE APPLICANT 4C] A signal flare?

You can make it there, right?

[MALE APPLICANT 4D] Uh, yeah.

[HARUICHI] Guiding the evac, huh?

Glad we got the JGSDF's best here.

[RENO] Come on, Kafka.

[MALE EMERGENCY ANNOUNCER 1A] Emergency. Emergency.

I think we should get out of here, sir.

[MALE APPLICANT 4E] The Honju came back to life!

Don't go that way!

Shinomiya's fighting it right now!

I called it into HQ.

Clear out! That's an order!

You heard him, right, sir?

Why are you already gone, sir?

[RENO] Hold on.

He wouldn't transform here, would he?

There's no way.

If he turns into a Kaiju now, they're gonna kill him.

Of course he would.

At a time like this, there's no way he wouldn't.

Wha. What is this?

What's going on here? You were.

A Kaiju?

Kikoru.

Please, please, pretty please,

don't say anything about this to the Defense Force

when we get back, please, I'm begging you!

Pretty please?

[gasp]

[KAFKA (KAIJU)] I'll explain things in a bit.

Just gotta kick this thing's ass first.

You sit back and watch!

[growl]

Massive new energy signature detected

near the Honju's location.

There might be another Kaiju in the field!

[MINA] Another one.

Visual?

[KONOMI] The explosion knocked out the video feed.

No visual yet. Wait.

Is this number right?

Fortitude nine point eight?

[HOSHINA] No way in hell.

The blast must have scrambled

the measurement system.

Right. I figured.

[HOSHINA] It's gotta be.

Either that, or one of the strongest

Kaiju in history.

[powerup yell]

Sorry. I'm running out of time here.

I have to clean you up.

In one shot!

[yell]

♪

I dare you to come back to life after that!

Whoa! I didn't mean it!

Please don't actually come back to life!

Yeah, real mature, buddy!

Who even is this freak?

[KIKORU] A Yoju?

[KAFKA (KAIJU)] Oh, thank goodness!

Looks like you're gonna make it, huh?

[smile]

Glad you're okay!

One thing. Listen to me, alright?

You shouldn't go taking risks like that

just to prove yourself!

[startled]

Neither should you!

What are you doing out here, Ichikawa?

I turned around and you'd run off,

and here you are, transformed,

in the middle of this mess!

Okay, look, I tried doing the partial

transformation thing like before,

but I was up against a Honju, I had no choice!

Whatever. Please be more careful!

[gasp]

- Hey! - Hey!

[RENO] Shinomiya!

[HOSHINA] Ashiro and Hoshina reporting in.

We're on site.

What happened here?

What could even do this?

Wait a minute.

I've seen this.

[TAE] Captain Ashiro.

No sign of the missing examinees.

This is the operation room.

An additional three examinees

have just arrived at Shelter Six.

We've identified Kikoru Shinomiya,

Reno Ichikawa, and Kafka Hibino.

[HOSHINA] So they made it.

[KONOMI] With that, all examinees

are now accounted for.

[MINA] Roger.

[HOSHINA] Kikoru Shinomiya hits pretty hard.

But not this hard.

[MINA] Kaiju reviving themselves out of nowhere.

This blast zone. Too many mysteries.

Call in investigation and disposal units.

Hoshina and I will clean up the remaining Yoju.

[TAE] Roger.

[HOSHINA] That's where I saw it.

The incident three months ago.

Is there some connection?

[RENO] Well that's good.

Your injuries aren't as bad as I thought.

I'm still back in the hospital.

And it looks like

Shinomiya will pull through just fine.

I hear she's getting the most cutting-edge

treatment the Defense Force has.

Why does she get that?

I want cutting-edge treatment too...

You don't need it to set a few fractures.

[KAFKA] It was all over so fast.

I hadn't had to fight that hard

for anything in so long, I forgot what it's like.

When you chase a dream,

no matter how much you put into it,

no matter how far it takes you.

In the end, you're always gonna

run into someone better.

[RENO] Sir.

Thing is, you get so pumped for the chase

that you stop caring.

It kinda balances itself out.

I'd forgotten that part too!

I wouldn't have remembered

if you hadn't pushed me.

Thanks, Ichikawa.

Captain Ashiro?

What are you doing here?

[MINA] I'm told you're the one

who carried Shinomiya to the shelter.

Thank you for helping keep her safe.

Excuse me.

Mi...

[KAFKA] No, not yet.

I'll talk to her soon, once I'm an officer.

♪

I'm coming, Mina.

Just watch!

[monitor beeps]

[groan]

Daddy. I'm sorry I wasn't perfect.

Why couldn't I be.

Daddy?

Whoa. Don't get up for me.

Vice-Captain Hoshina.

We have already dealt with all the Kaiju

that revived out there.

And fortunately, thanks to you

neutralizing the Honju,

all of our examinees made it out alive.

Or is that wrong?

[smile]

Glad you're okay!

No.

It is as you said. I defeated that Honju.

[MALE NEWSCASTER 4A] Several Kaiju reportedly

returned to life after being killed during a Defense Force

entrance exam earlier today.

Sources say the incident led

to multiple injuries, but zero fatalities.

Zero? Zero?

No, no, no, no.

There couldn't have been zero fatalities.

Or is one of their "Captain" people really that strong?

[MALE NEWSCASTER 4A] The Defense Force's search

for Kaiju Number Eight continues,

- and the Bureau of Neutralization-- - Number Eight?

What is that--

- [startled] - [cellphone rings]

[KAIJU NO.9] Yes. I believe this is how people

answer their phones.

[TOKU] Come on, man, where'd you run off to?

Break time has been over for a good while now.

Uh.

[TOKU] Kid, I don't need an "uh,"

- I need my crew! - Sure. I'll be right with you.

Jeez.

Humans are always so hung up on time.

[TAKAMICHI] Hey, my bad, everyone.

It got pretty rough in there.

You got us all freaked out over a case of the runs?

If ya gotta answer the call,

you can at least tell someone first, newbie.

Understood, Toku. Sorry man.

[MORI] The news said something went down

at the exam site.

[TOKU] Whoa, for real?

[TAKAMICHI] Easy, there.

[TOKU] Anyone checked in with Kafka and Ichikawa?

[TAKAMICHI] Can't get careless.