HANS?!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
I THOUGHT YOU HAD LEFT...
WELL...
I MIGHT AS WELL STAY BEHIND.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
THE MILITARY HAS AN OBLIGATION TO SEND WOUNDED SOLDIERS HOME.
YOU CAN GET AROUND WITH A BIT OF HELP, NO?
AH, WELL. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THAT...
TO BE HONEST... I'LL PROBABLY JUST BE A BURDEN IF I RETURN HOME.
OH DEAR, WHY WOULD YOU THINK THAT?
I'M JUST BEING REALISTIC. WHAT COULD I POSSIBLY DO IN THIS STATE?
EVERYONE IS GOING TO SUFFER BECAUSE OF ME.
HANS. NO ONE IS A BURDEN. YOU INCLUDED.
OH, IT'S FINE.
THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN WORSE STATES.
THEY SHOULD BE THE ONES EVACUATING.
AND I'M ONLY PUSHING BACK MY DEPARTURE A BIT...
...IT'S NOT LIKE I'LL DIE BECAUSE I STAY BEHIND.
RIGHT?
AT FIRST...
...I THOUGHT THIS MAN WAS RUDE.
WHEN WE MET AGAIN, I PITIED HIM.
AFTER MEETING SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE WAR ZONE...
...EVERYTHING I KNEW BECAME AMBIGUOUS.
I LEARNED THINGS I DIDN'T KNOW.
WHAT IS THE TRUE NATURE OF THIS PERSON?
WHAT'S RIGHT AND WHAT'S WRONG?
AS I AM ABOUT TO LEAVE THIS PLACE...
YOU MUST BE LEAVING TOO.
MAY FORTUNE BE ON YOUR SIDE.
...THANK YOU.
SEE YOU AT SEINSHIRE.
Episode 50
GET THE WOUNDED SOLDIERS IN THE VEHICLES!
THOSE WHO CAN MOVE, GET IN LINE AND FOLLOW ME!
IT'S QUITE FOGGY.
NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE ANYTHING IS QUITE NERVEWRACKING...
IF WE MOVE FURTHER BACK, WHAT'S THERE FOR US?
PROBABLY JUST A VILLAGE WITH SOME PEOPLE.
CAN REINFORCEMENTS EVEN GET TO US?
I WONDER IF HE’S ALRIGHT.
NO MATTER HOW SKILLED HEINER IS,
THE ABILITIES OF THE COMMANDER AREN'T NECESSARILY EQUIVALENT TO THAT OF THE ARMY’S...
EXCUSE ME.
DID YOU HAPPEN TO HEAR ANYTHING?
YOU KNOW, REGARDING OPERATIONS OR REINFORCEMENTS...
PARDON?
OH, NO...
THERE’S NO WAY I WOULD KNOW THAT.
I DIDN’T HEAR ANYTHING. I’M SORRY.
BUT STILL...
WHY WOULD YOU ASK THAT?
WHO KNOWS? IF IT’S HER, SHE MIGHT KNOW SOMETHING...
DISTANT SOUNDS OF GUNFIRE AND BOMBS.
EVERYONE WALKS ALONG, FRAUGHT WITH FEAR...
THIS IS EAGLE 6. REQUESTING STATUS REPORT, OVER.
SCREENING FORCE, DO YOU COPY?
STOP MOVING AND WAIT, OVER.
THERE'S A MINEFIELD UP AHEAD THAT'S SLOWING THEM DOWN.
GOSH, IT'S ALL SO HECTIC.
I HEAR THE FRANZEAN BOMBERS ARE ATTACKING THE MAINLAND AGAIN...
THEY DID MANAGE TO STOP THE NORTHERN TROOPS THOUGH, SO THERE'S HOPE, RIGHT?
I SHOULD TRY TO GET SOME SLEEP...
THERE WERE BOMBERS IN SEINSHIRE TOO.
I HEARD THE CITY WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED.
WHAT?!
E-EXCUSE ME, WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?!
BOMBERS IN SEINSHIRE?
IS THAT TRUE?
H-HUH...?!
IT WAS IN THE NEWS...
THE RONCHESTER BOMBING WAS SO DEVASTATING...
...IT SEEMED SEINSHIRE'S BOMBING DIDN'T GET MUCH COVERAGE.
WHY... WHY SEINSHIRE...?
IT'S JUST A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD...
THEY HAD ORIGINALLY BEEN AIMING FOR A NEARBY FACTORY ZONE...
BUT DUE TO THE FOG AND IT BEING NIGHTTIME, THEY MUST HAVE MISTARGETED.
TH-THEN, IS... IS THE DAMAGE BAD?
I'M NOT SURE, BUT I HEARD THE DAMAGE TO THE BUILDINGS IS PRETTY BAD...
DON'T WORRY TOO MUCH. IT'LL BE FINE.
SEINSHIRE ISN'T VERY POPULATED, SO THE CASUALTIES SHOULDN'T BE TOO BAD.
NO... THE HOUSES THERE ARE DENSELY PACKED.
THE BUILDINGS ARE OLD, AND THE UNDERGROUND FACILITIES ARE SHODDY.
...PLEASE. NOT THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS...
I SEE... THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME KNOW...
SHE SEEMS SO SHOCKED. DOES SHE KNOW SOMEONE THERE?
GOSH, I WAS SURPRISED TOO.
CATHERINE'S HOUSE IS IN THE OUTSKIRTS, SO SHE SHOULD BE FINE, RIGHT?
NO, NO... SHE JUST SAID THEY MISSED...
WHO KNOWS WHERE THEY BOMBED...
DOES HANS KNOW ABOUT THIS TOO?
WHAT... WHAT CAN I...
I CAN’T DO... ANYTHING...
IT WOULD BE NICE IF I AT LEAST HAD NEWS FROM YOU...
THE REALITY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO DO ANYTHING IS...
CATHERINE...
WE CONTINUED TO MARCH ON.
WE OFTEN SAW PEOPLE WHO HAD BEEN HIDING FROM THE BOMBINGS AND ENEMY FORCES...
...BUT THEY SEEMED DISAPPOINTED UPON SEEING MOSTLY WOUNDED SOLDIERS AND NURSES.
IN THE MIDST OF ALL THE RESIDENTS HIDING IN THE RUINS...
A CHILD?
WHAT...
HEY THERE, DON'T COME TOO CLOSE.
GO TO YOUR PARENTS.
...THEY'RE GONE.
AH... THEN TRY FINDING ONE OF THE STATE FACILITIES FOR ORPHANS.
OR A CHURCH...
...CHURCH...
THE CHURCH ISN'T SAFE. THERE ARE INJURED PEOPLE HIDING THERE.
ANYWAY, SINCE WE HAVE MULTIPLE FACILITIES--
W-WAIT A MINUTE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE CHURCH?
THEY'RE JUST HIDING THERE.
SOME VILLAGERS AND SOME SOLDIERS. THEY'RE ALL HURT.
WHAT?! DID YOU SAY SOLDIERS?
WHERE IS THAT CHURCH?
OVER THERE...
IN THE INNER CITY.
THAT AREA IS ALREADY OCCUPIED BY ENEMY FORCES!
WE SHOULD CHECK IT OUT. SHE SAID THERE ARE SOLDIERS.
...I AGREE.
I’LL REPORT IT TO THE HIGHER UPS FOR APPROVAL.
AN INJURED CHILD WHO LOST HER PARENTS TO THE WAR.
THERE’S NOTHING I CAN DO FOR THIS CHILD EITHER.
...I CAN’T TAKE YOU BECAUSE WE’RE TRANSPORTING INJURED SOLDIERS. I’M SORRY...
PLEASE TAKE SHELTER IN THE SAFEST PLACE POSSIBLE.
THE GIRL’S WORDS WERE TRUE.
IMMOBILIZED SOLDIERS AND RESIDENTS WERE INSIDE THE CHURCH,
AND THE AUTHORITIES ORDERED A RESCUE OPERATION.
AFTER A LONG MEETING, THEY DECIDED TO SEND A SMALL GROUP OF SOLDIERS AND NURSES.
BUT WE HAD ALL LEFT HUNTINGHAM BECAUSE IT WAS UNSAFE...
EVEN IF THE FRANZEANS AREN'T HOSTILE TO NURSES,
IT'S AN AREA OCCUPIED BY THE ENEMY. OF COURSE IT'S DANGEROUS.
AGAINST ALL ODDS, THE COMMAND SAID THEY'D HAVE THE SUPPLIES BY MORNING.
AS MUCH AS IT PAINS ME TO SAY IT, THE LIVING ARE MORE IMPORTANT.
HOW DO YOU SAVE EVERYONE WHEN SO MANY PEOPLE ARE WOUNDED AND DYING?
IT MAKES ME FEEL BAD...
WELL, THAT'S THE MILITARY FOR YOU. GOTTA FOLLOW ORDERS.
BUT THINK ABOUT IT. IF YOUR FRIEND IS HURT, AND NO ONE GOES TO SAVE THEM...
WHAT WOULD THEY THINK? IT'S ONLY RIGHT TO SEND A RESCUE TEAM.
OH, WELL... I SUPPOSE.
SINCE THEY'LL THINK NO ONE IS COMING TO SAVE THEM...
MAYBE THAT'S WHY THE MILITARY OFTEN SACRIFICES THE MASSES TO SAVE A MINORITY.
UGH. I DON'T KNOW. SHOULD I GO OR NOT...
THE ROADS I DIDN'T TAKE BECAUSE I DIDN'T ACT OR MAKE MY OWN DECISIONS.
THE MYRIAD OF CHOICES, THE CONSEQUENCES OF THEM ALL...
I SUPPOSE CHOOSING TO ACT BRINGS THE SAME RESULTS.
BY GIVING UP THE ALTERNATIVE, AND BEARING THOSE CONSEQUENCES...
YOU MAY LEAVE.
FOR GOOD.
...I’VE DECIDED TO ACT, TO DO SOMETHING REGARDLESS.
SO THAT I MAY HAVE NO REGRETS..
EVEN IF IT MEANS HURTING SOMEONE AGAIN...
I... MUST GO WITH THEM.
Injured Hans chooses not to be evacuated and stays behind; while thinking he would be a burden, he is comforted and bid farewell. As the evacuation continues on the foggy front, the narrator learns that Seinshire has been bombed and worries for Catherine. In the ruins, an injured girl who has lost her parents tells of wounded soldiers and civilians hiding in a church; a rescue team is formed and the narrator decides to go with them so as not to have regrets.
