Pumpkin Scissors (2006) s01e01 Episode Script

Invisible Number 9

And on this fine day, as you all prepare to graduate, And on this fine day, as you all prepare to graduate, 1st Central Imperial Military Academy 62nd Graduation Ceremony know that the empire expects great things from every one of you.
1st Central Imperial Military Academy 62nd Graduation Ceremony It is our hope that your youthful vigor will break the deadlock of the war, 1st Central Imperial Military Academy 62nd Graduation Ceremony It is our hope that your youthful vigor will break the deadlock of the war, and that you will spare no effort as you strive to seize victory.
H-Headmaster! And that you will spare no effort as you strive to seize victory.
H-Headmaster! Headmaster! What?! I'm in the middle of the Ceremony! The emperor! The emperor has signed a Ceasefire! A Ceasefire! Five days later, a town in a remote region of the empire.
I have a notice of Ceasefire! Five days later, a town in a remote region of the empire.
"Recently, our empire entered into a Ceasefire agreement with the Republic of Frost.
" Five days later, a town in a remote region of the empire.
"Recently, our empire entered into a Ceasefire agreement with the Republic of Frost.
" "Therefore, the empire-wide state of emergency has been lifted, and all imperial subjects are to immediately begin preparations for the rebuilding of the Empire.
" Signed, the Imperial High Command.
Wait a minute! How did this just suddenly happen? Signed, the Imperial High Command.
Wait a minute! How did this just suddenly happen? A Ceasefire?! What's going on? Cease fire? Just like that.
Then Why didn't it happen sooner? Lighting a blue light; that is destruction, slumber, rebirth Gespenst Jäger Wandering wounded, you advanced toward a definite rendezvous Gespenst Jäger Ah, your back Bears scars where your wings were plucked off Believe in that small something and grasp it once more Pulsing steel burning red, pain and then wavering Gespenst Jäger Rise to tear to pieces and rip apart any kind of husk Gespenst Jäger Have pride and raise your sword overhead I (You) Your hands (My hands) know peace! Non! That is enough Non! That is hope I will at least (Hold me) protect (Tightly) Your smile! It had been a long war.
The bloody Conflict with the Republic left deep scars throughout the empire.
Three years after the so-called "Thin Ice Treaty" Ceasefire, there was Starvation Epidemic diseases Soldiers turning into bandits These were part of yet another Conflict: The ravages of war.
These were part of yet another Conflict: The ravages of war.
Three Years Later Three Years Later A tank! Three Years Later A tank! This isn't a dam, it's more like a bandit fortress.
Isn't it though? Good.
That should do.
The Invisible 9 The Invisible 9 You're pretty calm, Four-Eyes.
The Invisible 9 Our job is to do recon and report in.
Our job is to do recon and report in.
It's not like we have to attack them.
Prepare for siege! Fire! "Fire"? But they've got a TANK! They bring disorder to society! Slay evil at once! Anyway, shouldn't we go investigate the damage? Wait up! Here's your large asparagus salad.
If you're looking for work, you've come to the wrong place.
Nobody around here has the money for that.
You sure have a good appetite! Was that enough for you? I thought that with the war over, we'd be able to have food that's a little better, but Look.
Over there.
That dam.
Thanks to THEM, this place is no different from when the war was still going on.
It's a hang-out for a bunch of scoundrels.
A year ago, a tank unit called Grauwolf drifted in here.
They made the dam their stronghold and started carrying out raids.
We want to get rid of them, but we can't do anything against a tank.
I'll have another, please.
I like you! If you're all right with nothing but greens, eat as much as you want! Excuse us! Um, commander, we're conducting an undercover investigation, so I think it would be better if we acted a little more clandestinely.
Don't be absurd! Proud soldiers sneaking around in secret? Nonsense! A soldier should always Are you soldiers from the capital? Yes, pleased to meet you.
We're with Army Intelligence, State Section 3 Wh-What's going on? A high-explosive projectile.
65 mm, a tank cannon.
They're here.
Sorry, Mr.
Mayor.
The cannon was so loud that I couldn't hear you.
I-It's the truth! The village doesn't have enough provisions to share with you any more! I didn't say anything 'bout sharing! I'm telling you to hand 'em over! Shall we give 'im another shot, Lieutenant? How many times do I have to tell you? Call me Wolf.
Wolf? What a joke! You're just a monkey on his concrete mountain! We are Imperial Army State Section 3, the Pumpkin Scissors platoon! You are hereby seen as intentionally aggravating the damage from the war, and will be removed from this village! Pumpkin Scissors? Oh, I've heard of them.
They're a special unit formed in the Capital to provide war relief.
War relief? Just when we'd given up hope Ready a K-3 warhead.
We'll meet again, Pumpkin Scissors! Wait a minute, it was a blank? That scared the hell out of me! They got away! Hold it! Now, now, Commander.
Calm down a bit.
Hold it! Now, now, Commander.
Calm down a bit.
He's right.
After all, they retreated.
A blank! You can only insult someone so far! Is it raining or something? Huh? No, I don't feel anything.
That's unusual.
That makes it twice in one day.
Taking on a tank like that That's not something a rational person would do.
What do we do? Reinforcements could be here from the capital by tomorrow.
No one's coming.
Huh? There's no way they'd send reinforcements.
Army Intelligence Division, Central Administration Bureau That's odd.
They've got a tank and at least thirty soldiers.
Why didn't we notice such a large gang before? Hunks! I heard! You sent people to that dam, didn't you?! Stecchin, make some tea for the head of Section 1.
You sent people to that dam, didn't you?! Stecchin, make some tea for the head of Section 1.
Yes, sir.
Pull your investigation team out of there immediately! You're not to go near Grauwolf! Sorry, this is the only kind of food I have.
Oh, that's fine, considering the times we're in.
Say, you're cute.
You guys are really pretty good! Y'know We thought you were just a stunt cooked up by the mistress here You sure proved us wrong! Uh, thanks I tell ya, one look at you guys and those bandits ran off! A war relief unit I tell ya, one look at you guys and those bandits ran off! A war relief unit I sure got a kick outta that! A war relief unit I'm Second Lieutenant Alice L.
Malvin.
What is your name? Randel Oland.
You're a war vet, aren't you? I thought so.
What was your rank? Corporal.
Don't worry.
I don't consider you the same as those bandits.
Your eyes look a lot like Pilo's.
Pilo? My pet horse.
I wanted to look at your eyes and be sure.
When I passed by you earlier, I felt a tingling at the back of my neck.
When I get that feeling, it means something is going to happen.
I felt it when Pilo was born, and when I was promoted to Second Lieutenant.
So it means something good will happen? Not always.
I also felt it when my grandfather passed away and when Pilo's parents died.
It tends to usually be something bad.
But in this case, I'm glad.
It seems that meeting you was a stroke of fortune, Corporal.
Oh, right! What kind of unit were you assigned to? Mistress! Huh? H-Hey Huh? What happened? I don't know! They just suddenly A doctor! Get a doctor! Hang in there! It's Kirch-3, a volatile chemical warfare agent.
What? A K-3 chemical warhead.
You mean that blank they fired? "Grauwolf" is a nickname.
Their official designation is 903 CTT.
CTT? It's short for "Chemical Tactics Troop.
" So they actually used Kirsch-3 Excuse me, but what is Kirch-3? It's an air-delivered chemical warfare agent.
People with a strong immune system won't feel any ill effects, but everyone else will experience fever and an impaired mental state five or six hours after exposure.
Their bodies will stop functioning properly and they'll be dead within 20 hours if they don't get the antibody.
Right? Yes.
Its use is banned by international treaty.
However, the empire has created a number of such troops.
So the Invisible 9 aren't just a rumor.
The 903 is called "Krankheit Jäger": The soldiers of disease who scatter ashes of death.
It was a forbidden move the empire took None of this can be revealed to the public.
In other words, the 903 doesn't exist, so we can't send reinforcements to a dam that has nothing there.
One little village is a small price to pay! No, Merc! No biting, not even lightly! You call this "lightly"?! He's biting through my skull! We only have one doctor.
Still, even that makes us better off than some villages.
I know! An antibody! What? If they're using a chemical weapon agent, they must have an antibody.
Hey, careful what you say.
If "Lieutenant Blitz" hears you I heard! Prepare for siege! That's just reckless.
You'll all die in vain! When you see citizens suffering, when you see evil preying greedily upon others, do you feel nothing? Do you really feel nothing? Aren't you the one who's letting his true feelings die in vain? Does anyone have a map of the dam? We'll need light too.
Lamps, torches, bring whatever you have! When I first heard it my heart skipped a beat.
War relief.
Of course, our main problem is going to be the tank.
That's right.
I'll do something about the tank.
Corporal? This dam is the kind with multiple chambers, right? Those guys have set up camp between the first and second dams.
If we can discharge the water from first dam and flood the area The tank won't be able to move because of all the mud! Yeah.
Didn't someone say that taking on a tank wasn't rational? Correct.
It's not rational.
I never asked you the name of your unit.
901 ATT.
Come on, there's no time to lose.
Wolf! Reinforcements are here from the Capital! What? You're kidding me There's a lot of them! It's a bluff.
You guys take care of 'em.
Yes, sir.
They didn't abandon the village? I swear.
What's "easygoing Section 3" doing something like this for? But Oreldo, you're the one who thought this up.
Come on, what's the matter with you guys? We're gonna make Swiss cheese outta ya! Say, do you think maybe they found us out? It looks like it, but that doesn't mean they haven't split up their forces, too.
This is what you call strategy.
But you know, Martis What? I think the other guys might have gotten it easier.
How is it? Not good.
It's impossible with tools like these.
Please stand back.
Lieutenant, you secure the antibody.
I'll handle the floodgate.
Will you be all right by yourself? H-Hey, Corporal? Hurry up and go.
O-Okay.
Be Careful.
That blue light won't leave my eyes.
It's so cold and dim Like a will-o'-the-wisp.
He He might've been an absolute monster.
He did it! Wh-What's going on? The floodgates are open! The water's flooding over here! They're trying to limit our mobility, are they? Interesting.
Send the tank out.
If we go now, we can still move.
Yessah! I can't believe I, of all people, am acting like a cat burglar.
Now, for the antibody Damn, it's like we're dog paddling! On top of that, with this visibility we could make a wrong move and fall off the dam! What's that? What's the matter? I see something kind of like a will-o'-the-wisp.
Night-blue lantern light Ready the strong acid round! If we hit 'im with this baby, his flesh will melt right down to his bones! Hurry up! Sorry! Huh? He disappeared? Find him! Dammit, where the hell did he go? Damn, visibility's terrible.
Huh? F-Fall back! Don't get anywhere near him! Y-Yes, sir! Wh-What the hell is he? "They come with the blue light of the will-o'-the-wisp.
" He's from the 901, an Anti-Tank Trooper.
Then he's a Gespenst Jäger! Yes.
We're one and the same, soldiers with no regard for our lives! Damn, we're stuck! Hurry up! Y-Yes, sir! Die! You think a coat's gonna stop that? Wait Huh? Stop! Stop! They usually stop, right? Calm down! Let go! You freak! Get off! Firing at point-blank range with no regard for self-preservation.
A fighting style just like the rumors said 901.
What's the matter? Shoot me already! Oh, I get it.
If you shoot me, the antibody will fall with me.
Come on, shoot me! Shoot! Shoot! Shoot back! You should be one of us.
What's the point of putting your life on the line for guys like them? War relief? Give me a break.
It's a pipe dream! Stupid bitch! I never asked your name I am First Lieutenant Wolmarf.
No We don't have names.
Call me Wolf.
Wolf lost?! Crap! Let's get out of here! H-Hey! Wait up! W-We're saved.
Never again.
I am never doing something like that again.
Section 3 isn't easygoing at all! Those are some bad burns.
Are you all right? Yeah, I'm used to it.
I don't know what's got you so dark, but the sun will be up soon.
Look sharp already! Look sharp! Yeah You saved the villagers.
It may not be much compared to the rest of the world, but this is one war relief effort that YOU made happen.
But you really look terrible.
All right, I'll go get you some new clothes! Your eyes are big and round, pa pa pa dokkin! It's an important mission, let's do it, probie Listen closely for intel Put a bowl on your head and go underground Sleep seriously Your tail wags, pi pi pi zukkin! This right now isn't necessarily the fate of love Target that girl and lock on Wag your tail, love and roll Unparalleled fire! L-Launch! The world is right in the middle of mist I'm following your scent Find it, Mercury! Go! Find it, Mercury! If you do find Hey! If you do find The treasure that used to be precious, bite it lightly! Whenever a "Yes" comes out of your mouth, I want to hear "Sir" before and after it! Sir, yes sir! No! Don't, Merc! Next Episode Next Episode Hey, Merc, I heard that a new Corporal will be coming today.
Next Episode I'll finally have a subordinate! Next Episode I wonder what kind of person he is? Hurry up and get here, my subordinate! Next Episode Next Episode Next Time: "War Relief Unit" Next Episode Come and get us, if you're not scared! Next Episode
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