03x18 - The Alliance of Independent Nations

[bunniefuu]

My friends, it is our responsibility to fight

to defend the world and every person living in it.

Right now, there is environmental destruction

happening all over.

Petroleum and fossil fuel shortages

are only the tip of the iceberg.

We now know that this is the result of Academy City's

peculiar brand of science and technology.

Unless we can find a way to stem the sedition

of this unregulated technology, we can say for certain.

Every living thing on this planet will be exterminated.

Academy City needs to enact a total freeze on all projects

they are carrying out around the world immediately.

Furthermore, we demand that they disclose details

of their state-of-the-art technology to us!

Are you kidding?

[RUSSIAN PRESIDENT] All we want is peace.

If they reject our proposal, then we will have no choice

but to declare Academy City an evil entity.

They are not attempting to integrate with the world.

They're exclusively concerned with their own interests

as they expose all other living creatures

in their environment to danger.

This cannot be tolerated.

We will give them until October th at midnight,

Moscow Standard Time, to provide an answer.

If by that time we have not received a response,

we'll have just one option.

We must assume that their intent is hostile

and commence an invasion immediately.

And no w*apon will be restricted.

[HAMAZURA] We have no other choice.

[HAMAZURA] Stay calm.

I absolutely will not hurt the cashier.

Everything I need is inside the register.

The g*n is only a prop.

This is a stick-up! Hands above your--

I mean it, guys. Hands up!

[CASHIER A whimpers]

[g*nshots]

Hamazura?

Well, the cashier was so grateful to me

for saving her life in there,

she gave me this to say thanks.

"Where are we?" asks Misaka Misaka,

as she looks at these strange surroundings.

We're on a train.

[LAST ORDER chuckles]

It's you!

It's been so long since I've seen your face.

[ACCELERATOR] How did this happen?

And for what reason?

Why does the kid have to go through all this?

[crash]

Are they coming after us?

"Just don't start fighting again the way you did

before, okay? Please?" asks Misaka Misaka, staring at you.

Really? All right, fine, I promise.

[ACCELERATOR] I'm tired of you scrap heaps!

I'm only gonna ask you once to stop getting on my nerves!

[INDEX] Yes. I am the magical library.

I am affiliated with Necessarius, th Parish

of the English Puritan Church.

My name is Index.

[KAMIJO] I have to destroy that remote-controlled magical item

as soon as possible.

But never mind that.

Lessar, what the heck do you think you're doing out here?

[LESSAR] Don't worry.

I didn't come by order of the British Royal Family,

nor do I have a grudge against this Fiamma of the Right guy

or anything of that nature.

I was just thinking that if it's not exactly

in the best interest of the country of Britain

for you to die out here,

then the very least that I could do is show up,

be charitable, and provide a much-needed support system.

Makes a lot of sense to me.

If you had somebody with you who spoke Russian

and could interpret, it might make things easier.

I'm less concerned with why you're here.

It's more of a "how," as in

"How did you find out I would be sneaking into Russia

in the first place?"

What's this face?

You're feeling guilty about not being fair to Index

because she's currently lying helpless in the cathedral

in London, aren't you?

You're worried she'll find out you had a secret rendezvous

with the first woman you had a chance with.

Well, have I got some good news for you.

I, Lessar, am not wearing any leggings

under my skirt right now. Only my undies!

Great. You know, that information does absolutely

nothing for me. How am I supposed to respond to that?

[LESSAR growls] Like a normal person!

Get over here, jerk!

Lift my skirt up and forget that previous woman!

You know what?

No one in the world would blame me if I slugged you

for what you just said to me.

[KAMIJO] Follow what's out of place and we'll find Fiamma.

Out of place?

Take the map, for example.

It has m*llitary information on it,

but someone like me was still able to buy it.

Ah, so you mean...

That's right.

They don't want anyone to think it's important.

They've deliberately lowered their security level.

Don't you think that's strange?

[LESSAR gasps]

[AGNESE] The deployment has been completed.

A mixed force of both puritans and knights

is currently on the way out.

I'd like to avoid any engagements wherever possible.

I'm afraid France remaining passive

under these circumstances is not realistic.

They may be acting as the Orthodoxy's advance force

or moving for their own reasons.

It's impossible to say at this point.

Their animosity with Britain is long-standing.

They won't sit this out.

[AGATHA] Interference from France is confirmed!

They're on their way.

Please be on the lookout.

[AGNESE gasps]

[FRENCH SORCERERS yelling]

[KANZAKI] If they manage to get through here,

they'll have a straight sh*t into London.

[KANZAKI grunts]

[KANZAKI] We're at a disadvantage aboard ships

that are stuck in place.

And being down here in the salt.

[CARISSA] What good will it do for you to break down

at this point?

You are the fighting force defending Britain, after all!

[FRENCH SORCERERS gasp]

[FRENCH SORCERER D] It's Second Princess Carissa!

[KANZAKI yells]

[FRENCH SORCERERS yell]

Fiamma found a way to get his magical materials

to the base.

He must've created a secret route somewhere.

It's just as I predicted.

What's wrong?

Aren't you feeling a little hot?

I'm not.

Aren't you kinda cold?

[LESSAR groans]

This is hopeless.

I'll just have to unbutton my shirt

and flap my skirt at you!

What is your deal?

I don't understand why you're behaving this way.

It's weird!

I'm trying to seduce you, so just respond already!

The British need more advance forces,

and that's where we come in!

Now just bowl me over and get the deed done

like a good little soldier!

[KAMIJO] Right.

So she's one of those girls who just blurts out strings of words

without knowing what any of it actually means.

As someone a bit older, it's my responsibility

to tell you.

The things you're saying could be really dangerous.

You need to be more careful.

Yeah, yeah, okay. I read you loud and clear!

And now, if you're finished lecturing me,

I'd like to explicitly demonstrate exactly

how serious I am!

--[BOTH gasp] --[crash, clatter]

You and I need to have a serious chat when this is over.

Russian soldiers? Or are they sorcerers?

Yep.

I think it's safe to assume they're with the Russian Church.

They'll spot us if we stay here. Go.

Crap!

[FRENCH SORCERER H coughs]

He's not dead, right?

No, but k*lling him would've been a lot easier.

[FIAMMA] It's necessary.

This is called a "space."

Now, what that means is both coordinates and volume

are crucial.

And if you were to ask me,

I would say it's even more important than Moscow.

You have to look at it from Project B'Tselem's perspective.

Wait, that's--!

[FIAMMA] I'd like the results of the survey.

Right away, please.

You wouldn't want things to end up with you

as a bishop, would you?

What are you doing?

Stopping you from making a scene so all the soldiers

on the base won't come running.

And you probably shouldn't charge straight in from here

if you actually want to reach Fiamma.

Yes, yes, you're such a good boy.

So it's the Elizalina Alliance of Independent Nations.

Fascinating.

Well that definitely explains why I couldn't find

Sasha Kruezhev after searching all over Russia for her.

Damn it, we were so close!

Let's get moving.

We need to get to Sasha before Fiamma does.

If we can do that, it'll give us the perfect opportunity

to set up a surprise att*ck for him.

[KAMIJO] The Elizalina Alliance of Independent Nations.

[TAKITSUBO] It's okay.

I'm fine, really.

Don't worry about me.

Let's hurry and get moving.

You're fine, huh?

No one would call this normal.

An adverse effect of the ability crystal.

What do I do?

[tapping]

Your friend looks like she needs a doctor.

Oh, yeah?

Who are you?

[DIGURV] How 'bout a "give and take."

My village recently ran out of fuel for our generator.

So let's trade.

If you share some of what you've got left with me,

I'll show you and the girl to our doctor.

Deal?

[PRESS SECRETARY] We will not impose any coercion upon

the Japanese government.

However, we are also under no obligation

to defend anyone other than our own allies.

[REPORTER A] So if the government pressures

Academy City,

you'll remove the rest of the country from the protective

umbrella of satellite m*ssile interceptors?

[REPORTER B] Is that supposed to be a thr*at?

[LESSAR] There's something I've been meaning to ask you.

What's up with that strappy thing on your phone?

Huh?

His name is Gekota.

I don't know much about him personally.

A fancy mascot like that and you don't know anything

except his name?

I think there's a girl wrapped up in this somehow.

Okay.

You know...

Maybe we should talk about this later.

So this is the Elizalina Alliance of Independent Nations.

And that's Elizalina,

the one the Alliance of Independent Nations

is named for.

She's the holy woman who went on a mission

to make several Russian states independent.

She was also responsible for unifying them.

I understand that Fiamma of the Right is on his way here.

Uh, yeah, prob'ly.

Wait.

So you already know who Fiamma is

and what he's capable of doing?

[ELIZALINA] I may not be very skilled at it,

but I am a sorceress.

He's a primary figure behind this w*r,

or, perhaps I should say, behind an invasion of my homeland.

I would like the chance to defeat him.

However...

I will by no means have the lives of our Alliance's citizens

lost as a result of any fighting.

It's simply not worth it.

[LESSAR] Are you saying we can do what we want?

Well, no. I'm not.

Your objective is the same one as Fiamma's.

Sasha Kruezhev.

Which is to say that we--

I'm gonna guess you're sending us out of the country

along with Sasha.

And once we arrive there, you want us to carry out

an operation against Fiamma, is that right?

And it doesn't bother me if you consider me

to be a cold-hearted person.

No way.

You're not gonna get any judgment from our end.

I mean, we're using you to find Sasha.

In fact, I think we can all be grateful you didn't immediately

handcuff us without talking first.

[ELIZALINA] We may be operating on different scales,

but you also have those you're trying to protect, right?

Yes, and she was almost taken away from me

because it took me so long to realize it.

There might be some time left if I act now.

So, what do we do?

[FIAMMA] A strategy session at this stage?

[ELIZALINA gasps]

Well. It's too late.

Incoming!

[LESSAR, ELIZALINA grunt]

Huh.

It's quite difficult to take aim when dealing with sizes

that are this great.

[KAMIJO grunts]

Wow, where did that come from?

Do you know what kind of att*ck it was?

That's Fiamma.

Now, for the real att*ck!

[KAMIJO, LESSAR gasp]

[KAMIJO grunts]

Imagine Breaker!

[KAMIJO grunts]

That's too bad.

I thought perhaps you had learned something

from dealing with Britain the Halloween.

How disappointing.

[ELIZALINA grunts]

[LESSAR coughs]

[FIAMMA] I see.

Apparently, your wall was too hard to easily break.

No! Bellagi! Rongier!

Oh, come on.

Don't sell me so short.

[BELLAGI, RONGIER yell]

Fiamma!

Well if it isn't the main dish.

The one that needs to be properly prepared before eating.

[KAMIJO] I could use my right hand.

But I don't know if I'd really be able to guard against

every one of his att*cks.

What if I just stay on the defensive and guard?

Would I still be able to help Index?

[FIAMMA] Stay out of this.

[LESSAR yells]

[KAMIJO grunts]

Take your best sh*t!

You know why I'm fighting, don't you?

[FIAMMA] What's this?

Why are you offering yourself up to be defeated first?

Very well.

[KAMIJO grunts]

[KAMIJO coughs]

[FIAMMA] Did you know

that as a basic principle, modern sorcerers,

as established in the nineteenth century,

dislike taking collective action?

What are you getting at?

[FIAMMA] That there is someone here about to be k*lled

right before their eyes.

And that's not all.

Hundreds, if not thousands of innocent civilians

are involved.

And they will all be k*lled by the invasion

that's about to take place.

So tell me if this makes sense.

Under these circumstances, could a powerful sorcerer

sit idly by in hiding?

[SASHA yelling]

That's Sasha Kruezhev!

Today must be my lucky day.

[SASHA grunts]

[FIAMMA] I never thought it would be possible.

How was it so easy to achieve both objectives?

[FIAMMA] There's a familiar face.

[VENTO] I'm not particularly obliged to help these people

in any way.

However, you need to quit disrupting the

Roman Orthodox Church!

I think enough is enough, don't you?

Too bad I happen to know you aren't able to use

your trademark Divine Retribution.

And for some reason you think that's all it takes

for me to quit?

Of course.

They went and got att*cked before I could get here.

But who'd level a m*llitary base like this?

Looks like it's been thoroughly wiped.

[chuckles] That's an easy riddle to solve.

Academy City, obviously.

Is this what they were after?

What's in there that's worth dying for?

How interesting.

So this is an operation on the same level

as my recovery mission.

I'm not seeing a lot of results just yet,

but maybe this has something to do with that

"other set of laws."

Or whatever that son of a bitch Aiwass was talking about.

That cryptic freak didn't exactly give me much to go on.

[FRENCH SORCERER K] Freeze!

[ACCELERATOR] Hmm?

[FRENCH SORCERER K] You from Academy City?

[ACCELERATOR] I don't believe we've met.

You must be the ones who att*cked the m*llitary base,

right?

Never mind, don't care.

I'll take you all out quickly.

[ACCELERATOR] You don't mind, do you?

[PILOT A] Now approaching the slated as*ault zone.

Russian Airbase .

[CONTROL TOWER A] Copy.

What's your drop status?

[PILOT A] Ready to release.

[MISAKA WORST] Yoo-hoo, I'm here to k*ll you.

First Ranked.

[KAMIJO] The Third Season has been unleashed.

An expression of , people's vengeance,

condemnation, and hatred.

Retribution arrives in the worst of forms.

Next time, "Misaka Worst."

When science and magic cross paths, a story is born.