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♪

This Kaiju Number Eight.

♪

[sword slashing]

[sword clanking]

♪

Somehow, the way it fought felt strangely human.

[HOSHINA] And then...

There's Number Nine posing and speaking as a human.

♪

What is going on with these Kaiju?

♪

[KAFKA] Vice-Captain!

Hm?

I'll do anything I can to help.

I swear.

[HOSHINA] Hmph.

It wouldn't kill me to put 1% of my faith in you.

♪

[metal clanging]

[grunts]

I gotta earn it!

[grunts]

[KAFKA] All right, I've finally taken that first step!

And now, I need to get some sleep

so I'm ready for tomorrow.

[groaning]

It's my job to stay rested, after all.

[footsteps]

Hm?

♪

[gasps]

Wha...

♪

Wha...

[gasps]

[grunting]

♪

[explosion]

[gasps]

♪

[explosions]

[gasping]

♪

[explosions]

[gasps]

Operation room!

- [HOSHINA] Sitrep, now! - [KONOMI] Vice Captain.

[KONOMI] We've got dozens of Kaiju inside the base!

From what we've pieced together,

they seem to be launching an aerial assault against HQ!

[gasps]

Fortitude readings, 6.1

[KONOMI] 6.3, 6.2, 6.5.

Every single one of these...

[whimpering] K-Kaiju!

[KONOMI] ...is a Honju-class!

♪

[Kaiju roaring]

♪

[explosions]

♪

[Kaiju screeching]

♪

[HOSHINA] Hoshina here.

The Captain's off base right now.

I will be taking command of our defense.

Anyone who's on night watch,

report to battle stations immediately.

Muster all off-duty officers ASAP.

All personnel, prepare for combat.

Roger!

[HOSHINA] Lure as many as you can into the training area!

Make damn sure none of 'em get off the base!

[HOSHINA] Though we're not receiving

any reports of activity outside the base.

Could this be...

♪

...a coordinated attack against the Defense Force?

[gasps]

What the hell is happening?

[fire roaring]

[KAFKA] No way.

The whole base is in flames!

♪

[fire crackling]

Wyvern-types?

Those are about as nasty as it gets!

[panting]

♪

[KAFKA] A squadron of Wyvern-types.

No, this isn't right.

♪

[HOSHINA] Assemble everyone with rifles

at the center of the base.

We'll lure 'em in and shoot 'em down.

[OFFICERS] Roger!

[running footsteps]

♪

- [KAFKA] Vice-Captain! - Hey, Kafka, still breathing?

[KAFKA] Yes, sir.

But listen, something is off.

Keep talking.

[KAFKA] Wyvern-type Kaiju are fairly rare.

We might see a dozen in a given year.

But everyone to emerge till now had one factor in common.

They always show up alone.

This time, they're attacking as a group!

[HOSHINA] Yep, and I can only think

of one explanation for that.

We're up against something with the strength

to make these things swallow their pride.

And the intelligence...

to act with purpose.

There's a powerful leader on the field.

♪

[KAIJU NO. 10] Target sighted.

Gotta let you go.

[thumping]

[KAIJU NO. 10] Tell me, are you the strongest human

at this base?

- [all gasping] - [HOSHINA] This one talks, too.

Well, you just missed the Captain.

So, I guess so.

[KAIJU NO. 10] I see.

Then it's settled.

I will have you for my prey.

Honju's fortitude estimation is complete!

9.3, sir, it's Daikaiju-class!

[gasping]

- [HOSHINA] Ikaruga, do you copy? - [IKARUGA] Yes, sir!

I need you to lead the fight against the Yoju.

First priority is keeping them within the base perimeter.

Second is keeping the main building online.

[IKARUGA] Roger!

[HOSHINA] You let me worry about the Hon--

[explosion]

[KAIJU NO. 10] You dodged that?

You pass.

♪

[ground rumbling]

[glass shattering]

♪

Sure enough.

Have to take you out myself.

[KAIJU NO. 10] Excellent.

Then let us begin.

Your annihilation.

[roaring]

[Kaiju screeching]

The Yoju are reacting to that battle cry.

So it's true they are targeting the base.

[gasps]

[ground rumbling]

[HOSHINA] These punches hit with the force of a meteorite.

Even one lands clean,

and I'm a stain on the pavement.

♪

[sword clanging]

♪

And its skin's even tougher than Number Eight's!

[thumping]

Fire!

[guns firing]

[MALE OFFICER 9C] No damage?

[screaming]

Fall back!

All gunners, switch to oscillator ammunition now!

[KAFKA] Don't attack those things from the front!

Wait, that voice... Hibino?

These guys showed up in oh-three.

None of our ammo is gonna be able to pierce

their frontal armor!

You need to hit 'em from behind!

- Sir, it's you! - Wait, Old Dude?

I was worried 'cause I couldn't get a hold of you.

[KAFKA] Sorry, I had to relay to the Vice Captain.

But anyway, get behind 'em, hit 'em from the rear!

Their undersides are exposed during flight,

so the skin there is extremely thick.

Their cores will be easier to hit from the back.

Their bodies still have to be light enough to fly.

So their backs are nearly unarmored

to keep their weight down!

Great work, Hibino!

[IKARUGA] All units, have someone draw their attention

from the front, then attack from the rear!

- [HARUICHI] Roger! - [AOI] Roger!

Stay back.

You know that's not happening.

♪

[Kaiju screeches]

Fine, I'll draw its fire.

- [AOI] Take its back, Haruichi! [HARUICHI] You owe me one!

♪

[groans]

[gun firing]

♪

[Kaiju screeching]

[HARUICHI] Yeah, he's good.

♪

Unleashing full combat power!

Dammit!

[grunts]

[HARUICHI] The Kaiju are using squad tactics?

[panting]

[MALE OFFICER 9D] No, go, we can't get behind them!

[MALE OFFICER 9E] Same story,

another one showed up to cover its back!

- There's no way! - [HARUICHI] So what now?

[HARUICHI] If we can't hit them from the rear,

then what's left?

[KIKORU] I have an alternate strategy.

Shinomiya?

Then out with it already!

[gasps]

[running footsteps]

♪

[grunts]

♪

I attack head-on.

♪

[both gasping]

[KIKORU] And use my devastating power...

[metal clanging]

♪

[thudding]

...to rip through their armor like a sheet of tissue paper.

Hmph!

♪

You're issuing me a custom weapon?

[KIKORU] I thought they only gave those to Captains.

That's typically true.

But we thought it would be worth making an exception.

Kaiju are emerging more often, and at higher fortitudes.

[MINA] Given the circumstances, it only makes sense

for the third-strongest officer on base

to serve as part of our main strike force.

[gasps]

♪

[gasps]

[MINA] Shinomiya, going forward,

you'll be the third weapon in our arsenal,

after your Captain and Vice-Captain.

You're to annihilate Kaiju.

♪

[smirks]

[KIKORU] It packs a decent punch,

considering it's a prototype.

Though I do take issue with one thing.

[metal clanging]

The inelegant nature of this weapon doesn't suit me at all.

She just smashed straight through its front armor.

[KIKORU] As for the rest of you Kaiju...

this battlefield is my territory now,

and the last place you'll ever see.

[flame hissing]

♪

[KIKORU] My weapon was built from the uniorgan of the Kaiju

neutralized in Shinagawa two years ago.

Pulling the trigger will activate it

and generate a shockwave.

[KIKORU] Usage one.

Creating a shockwave behind you in mid-swing.

♪

[grunting]

Accelerate!

[ground rumbling]

Squadron-Style Axe Technique.

Number One: Falling Thunder!

[gasps]

♪

Usage two.

Unleashing a frontal shockwave on impact.

For more power!

Number Two: Water Skimmer!

♪

[gasps]

That's awesome.

I don't know how she thinks that thing doesn't suit her.

[smirks]

[RENO] For her hyperaggressive, high-handed personality,

I'd say it's perfect.

Who else? Let's play!

[KIKORU] From the sky?

[gunshots]

[Kaiju screeching]

[KIKORU] Freeze rounds?

♪

- Reno? - Heads up, Shinomiya.

They attack from above.

♪

[Kaiju screeching]

I am not letting you get off the ground!

[gunshots]

[KIKORU] Even against Kaiju as strong as these,

he's fighting effectively.

[gunshots]

[Kaiju screeching]

[grunts]

Number Three: Half Moon!

♪

[thudding]

[gasps]

You got it.

[KIKORU] Reno.

I'll let you back me up.

As long as you don't slow me down.

Sounds good to me.

Great.

We'll go roam the battlefield and disrupt the enemy.

[HARUICHI] You catch that?

Yeah, a two-man unit running guerrilla tactics.

That's pure Shinomiya.

[HARUICHI] Can't let 'em show us up, can we?

[AOI] Seems clear enough what we need to do.

Let 'em get the enemy's attention,

then strike from the rear!

[IKARUGA] Shinomiya's team will stop the Kaiju

from coordinating.

Resume the operation!

All units, split in two and hit 'em from behind!

[HOSHINA] Shinomiya's handling herself just fine but...

one little problem.

[thudding]

♪

[HOSHINA] That one.

♪

[sword clanking]

♪

[metal scraping]

♪

It's strong.

[HOSHINA] But more than that...

this thing...

is enjoying the fight.

♪

[ground rumbling]

- [gasps] - [HOSHINA] Okonogi!

[HOSHINA] Open Gate Three, now!

Roger!

♪

[HOSHINA] Kaiju aren't supposed to be capable

of emotions like enjoyment.

[ground rumbling]

♪

[coughs]

C'mon, it was already open!

Do you know how much those doors cost?

♪

[HOSHINA] Where'd it go?

[KAIJU NO. 10] Take pride, human.

Even among Kaiju, few could offer me such a challenge.

When I devour you, I'll grow even stronger.

[sword clanging]

[ground rumbling]

[KONOMI] Vice-Captain!

[KAIJU NO. 10] You are truly impressive.

[thudding]

- [HOSHINA] Sorry, Okonogi. - [gasps]

[HOSHINA] Not trying to bark at you, but it was urgent.

[electricity crackling]

I needed to get to the training grounds.

Now we can hash this out without putting

the other officers in danger.

[MALE GEAR VOICE 3A] Unleashed combat power,

92%.

Alrighty, time to neutralize this Kaiju.

♪

[explosion]

[grunts]

They're so powerful!

[gasps]

♪

[panting]

[KAFKA] I'm not gonna make it!

Wait, if I just transform my legs!

[grunts]

♪

[grunts]

Is that you, Mister Hibino?

You're not hurt, are you, Minase?

No, thank you.

[AKARI] Good thing you've gotten the hang

of using your suit!

[gasps]

♪

Hmm.

Well, I could hardly call myself

a general officer if I didn't, ya know?

[AKARI] Look out behind you, sir!

[both gasp]

♪

[KAFKA] Kikoru!

- [gasps] - Nice shot!

Everything good over here, sir?

[KIKORU] Reno and I will keep the Kaiju occupied.

You two, get the wounded to safety.

- Roger! - Roger!

Please, sir.

♪

Don't take any unnecessary risks.

You're an officer of the Defense Force.

[sighs]

[RENO] You need to trust in your team.

- Right. - I'm moving out!

♪

[Kaiju screeching]

♪

[gunshots]

[running footsteps]

[gunshots]

They're amazing.

When did they all...

learn to work together like that?

[gasping]

[KONOMI] Report, Nakanoshima platoon

has arrived!

[NAKANOSHIMA] Sorry to keep you waiting, Ikaruga!

Report, Ebina platoon is now moving

to reinforce the southern quadrant!

Here's what you get when you come at us, you Kaiju bastards.

The off-duty senior officers are here.

Our backup has arrived!

[KONOMI] Shinomiya's strike team

and Agatsuma platoon report two Yoju subdued!

[TAKAO] Takao Platoon reporting.

Fireteam assembled and ready to engage.

We'll take down the enemy aerial units

with freeze rounds.

[ITAKURA] Itakura Platoon reporting.

Warehouse area is secure.

Even without Captain Ashiro around,

it looks like we still have a chance

to fight off the enemy!

All right, Minase, it's time to get our wounded to safety!

Right!

♪

[KAFKA] They're incredible.

Not just Kikoru and Ichikawa, either.

It's everyone!

And I get to fight with all of them.

♪

My team.

The Third Division!

♪

Throwing down with us was a dumb move, bud.

On the bright side, you won't live to regret it.

[wind howling]

[running footsteps]

[sword slashing]

[KAIJU NO. 10] Again?

Just the same tactic you used to sever my arm.

Focusing your attacks, aiming for the narrow gaps

in my exoskeleton.

This is no fun at all.

If I know your strategy.

I can easily predict your next attack...

and respond!

[sword slashing]

[blood splatters]

[groans]

[HOSHINA] Sword-Slay Technique Number Two,

Cross Slasher.

Number Four...

Wild Slasher.

[sword slashing]

[KAIJU NO. 10] So those attacks were simply a diversion?

[sword slashing]

[gasps]

♪

[KAIJU NO. 10] Yes.

You give me everything I could wish for in a fight!

♪

[gasps]

♪

[KAIJU NO. 10] A head-to-head battle

against an opponent whose strength rivals my own!

Rivals.

Rivals. Rivals!

Rivals!

[running footsteps]

[sword slashing]

♪

Oh.

[HOSHINA] You got a pretty small core, big fella.

Number Six...

Eightfold Slasher.

- [blood splashing] - [GROUP] Gotcha!

[cheering]

[MALE WHITE COAT 9A] Wreck that thing, Vice-Captain!

[MALE WHITE COAT 9B] Suck on that, Kaiju!

Is this...

- [HOSHINA] Not yet! - [gasps]

[grunting]

Mister Hibino? Is everything all right?

[grunting] I'm fine, sorry 'bout that.

[KAFKA] What's going on?

I'm not transformed, but I'm detecting a Kaiju!

Vice-Captain!

♪

What is that?

♪

[HOSHINA] It's turning giant.

I couldn't land a killing blow 'cause its core moved

out of the way.

♪

Now it's blowing off superheated steam.

Glad I lured it into the training grounds.

Its fortitude is rising as it discharges the heat.

Estimating...

[ground rumbling]

♪

[KONOMI] Current fortitude...

9.0!

♪

[roaring]