WEBVTT 01:36.781 --> 01:38.721 Sure you're not pushing yourself too hard? 01:39.841 --> 01:45.811 Episode 12 Kafka Hibino 01:43.571 --> 01:45.271 What are you thinking, anyway? 01:47.391 --> 01:49.561 You're not worried about the old dude? 01:50.101 --> 01:52.521 You went and agreed to go to another unit. 01:54.691 --> 01:56.571 I want to get stronger. 01:58.321 --> 02:00.281 You can do that here, right? 02:00.281 --> 02:02.661 That's how we've done it so far! 02:03.211 --> 02:04.081 Yeah. 02:04.581 --> 02:06.951 I'm sure I could get stronger if I stayed, too. 02:08.211 --> 02:08.871 But... 02:09.751 --> 02:11.711 I want to get stronger as quickly as possible. 02:14.341 --> 02:19.261 So that next time I can protect him, instead of him having to protect me. 02:19.261 --> 02:22.891 Next time? You really think the old dude's coming back? 02:22.891 --> 02:23.971 I've decided to believe. 02:25.311 --> 02:28.931 And when he comes back, I don't want to rue my own weakness. 02:29.351 --> 02:31.021 Well, me too...! 02:31.441 --> 02:33.981 Fine, damn it! I'll train too! 02:33.981 --> 02:35.901 You're the one guy I refuse to lose to! 02:35.901 --> 02:38.361 What are you two arguing about? 02:38.901 --> 02:40.361 Platoon leaders... 02:40.361 --> 02:43.121 Today's the day they decide what they're doing with Hibino. 02:43.661 --> 02:45.801 It's hard to stay focused, thinking about that. 02:46.001 --> 02:48.041 Same for you guys, right? 02:48.751 --> 02:50.041 It'll be fine! 02:50.041 --> 02:52.751 We all wrote that letter asking for clemency together! 02:53.131 --> 02:55.841 And Captain Ashiro was summoned to HQ, too. 02:56.211 --> 02:57.251 The captain was? 02:57.551 --> 02:58.341 Yes. 02:58.781 --> 03:01.681 I'm sure they called her because they have good news. 03:09.141 --> 03:11.641 Mina Ashiro, reporting as ordered. 03:13.231 --> 03:17.521 Director General Shinomiya is currently examining Kaiju No. 8. 03:17.521 --> 03:19.781 Please remain there until he's finished. 03:19.781 --> 03:20.401 Roger. 03:23.411 --> 03:25.201 You are only here as an observer. 03:25.201 --> 03:26.991 A seat has not been prepared for you. 03:39.381 --> 03:42.131 No! You're human, right? 03:42.131 --> 03:44.931 Kafka Hibino! 03:47.391 --> 03:48.391 He's fast. 03:48.681 --> 03:53.141 But he's just an animal. He's not thinking about the opening he leaves after his attack. 04:04.201 --> 04:07.371 An attack that destroys his own body, knowing he can regenerate? 04:07.871 --> 04:12.621 If I try to use human common sense in this fight, I'm going to regret it. 04:14.081 --> 04:14.961 Stop it! 04:19.501 --> 04:20.211 Daddy! 04:22.551 --> 04:25.931 Without No. 2's shield, that would've killed me instantly. 04:26.681 --> 04:29.231 Squadron-Style Combat Technique Number Two: 04:30.731 --> 04:31.971 Force Blast! 04:34.141 --> 04:37.311 That attack expands its striking range by using a sonic boom. 04:37.651 --> 04:40.611 A method No. 2 put to good use. 04:42.111 --> 04:44.281 The core's gone? 04:48.491 --> 04:51.371 He used his body as a decoy and regenerated from his core? 04:51.871 --> 04:54.291 Fighting like this is too much! 04:54.581 --> 04:56.121 I'm not gonna survive this! 05:01.091 --> 05:03.461 Impossible! That shelter's as strong as we could make it! 05:03.881 --> 05:05.671 We just lost the second layer! 05:05.671 --> 05:08.341 In theory, it should survive an attack from a Fortitude 10.0! 05:08.841 --> 05:10.851 We can expect to take some damage. 05:14.141 --> 05:15.441 After all, 05:15.441 --> 05:20.361 we have two numbered Kaiju, No. 2 and No. 8, battling each other across time. 05:22.111 --> 05:23.321 Incredible... 05:23.321 --> 05:27.241 He's facing a numbered Kaiju all on his own! 05:27.451 --> 05:29.031 It's strange, though. 05:30.201 --> 05:33.301 If he was going to kill him, he should've done so 05:33.301 --> 05:36.461 with his first attack while he was still in human form. 05:37.081 --> 05:39.001 Instead, it looks like Isao 05:39.631 --> 05:43.201 is deliberately pushing No. 8 to test him. 05:44.001 --> 05:46.261 I can't imagine why. 05:49.891 --> 05:54.071 Is Daddy giving Kafka Hibino a chance to survive?! 05:59.341 --> 06:03.321 I came to the Defense Force to save lives. 06:04.821 --> 06:08.571 Instead, Kafka Hibino saved mine. 06:08.951 --> 06:10.661 But he... 06:11.991 --> 06:15.871 Your standard for judging someone shouldn't be their background, or what they say. 06:16.951 --> 06:22.711 The way I see it, people ought to be judged by their actions. 06:24.551 --> 06:27.211 Yeah, you're right. 06:29.721 --> 06:32.221 Dad 06:33.801 --> 06:37.641 The only fact that matters is what you do, huh? 06:51.161 --> 06:51.911 No! 06:55.451 --> 06:59.541 No. 8's fortitude is starting to surpass Isao's estimations. 07:02.121 --> 07:05.251 Crap! I have to stop this thing! 07:47.341 --> 07:48.711 Damn it all! 07:48.711 --> 07:50.091 Stop! 08:03.891 --> 08:06.401 I'm going to end up killing him! 08:15.321 --> 08:17.161 Hell no! 08:17.821 --> 08:21.661 I'm not killing Kikoru's dad right in front of her! 08:28.601 --> 08:35.091 ...if I find out that you're a Kaiju that's going to harm mankind, I'll kill you. 08:37.181 --> 08:38.721 I'll... 08:41.061 --> 08:44.061 I'll... have to... 08:47.941 --> 08:49.901 But I still want to believe in him! 08:50.401 --> 08:56.041 Don't give in to some Kaiju, Kafka, you idiot! 08:57.991 --> 09:00.161 I... I...! 09:09.711 --> 09:10.711 I... 09:10.721 --> 09:12.721 Application Result 09:10.721 --> 09:12.721 Mr. Kafka Hibino 09:10.721 --> 09:12.721 We regret to inform you that you have not passed the first round of the recently concluded Anti-Kaiju Defense Force selection tests. 09:11.631 --> 09:13.341 This is how it always goes for me. 09:15.091 --> 09:17.681 I always screw up at the most important moment. 09:29.231 --> 09:31.361 Damn it... 09:39.111 --> 09:42.081 I had hope, but I suppose all is lost. 10:18.321 --> 10:19.321 I'll always... 10:20.741 --> 10:22.071 I'll always be waiting. 10:52.561 --> 10:54.021 I... 10:54.771 --> 10:57.901 I... I'm not Kaiju No. 8. 10:59.241 --> 11:01.411 I'm Kafka Hibino. 11:27.561 --> 11:29.401 Put your weapon away, 11:30.061 --> 11:31.181 Narumi. 11:41.241 --> 11:44.201 You kept refusing to signal for backup. 11:44.611 --> 11:47.911 Defense Force First Division Captain Gen Narumi 11:45.321 --> 11:47.911 I thought you were trying to kill yourself. 11:48.201 --> 11:49.871 Don't be stupid. 11:49.871 --> 11:52.911 I'll admit he was more than I expected, though. 11:53.371 --> 11:57.041 Medics, take No. 8 in immediately. 11:57.591 --> 12:00.591 Its core may be damaged. 12:01.551 --> 12:06.301 So, what will you do with him? 12:11.851 --> 12:15.441 Director General Shinomiya has finished his examination. 12:15.901 --> 12:20.701 Lastly, we want to hear what you think as his commanding officer, 12:20.701 --> 12:22.441 Captain Mina Ashiro. 12:22.941 --> 12:23.571 Of course. 12:24.741 --> 12:28.451 You've seen Kafka Hibino up close since the day he joined. 12:28.831 --> 12:33.211 Our reports say you know him from before that, as well. 12:33.501 --> 12:34.081 Yes. 12:34.461 --> 12:38.541 But from the trials to now, I haven't given him any special treatment. 12:39.171 --> 12:43.171 Our records show that she failed Kafka Hibino during the exam. 12:43.841 --> 12:47.931 It was Vice-Captain Hoshina's suggestion that he be selected as a backup. 12:50.321 --> 12:54.271 To be clear, we've almost entirely reached our conclusion. 12:54.771 --> 12:58.311 We simply need your report for the papework. 12:59.061 --> 13:04.321 Which means your testimony will have no influence on Kaiju No. 8's fate. 13:04.751 --> 13:10.411 We don't want you to feel responsible for what happens here. 13:10.871 --> 13:11.491 Understood. 13:12.411 --> 13:13.581 Speak. 13:14.291 --> 13:19.881 I'll leave it to the specialists to decide whether Kafka Hibino is a human or a Kaiju. 13:20.711 --> 13:25.341 Instead, I'll tell you what I know of him as a Defense Force officer. 13:26.761 --> 13:30.601 During the Sagamihara Neutralization Operation, 13:31.261 --> 13:34.981 Officer Kafka Hibino contributed to his unit by discovering the Yoju's reproductive organs. 13:36.061 --> 13:40.151 He's continued to be a hard worker who's saved the lives of his comrades many times. 13:42.271 --> 13:44.691 Especially notable was the battle with No. 10, 13:45.031 --> 13:49.761 where he saved the Third Division from being wiped out by destroying the Yoju bomb. 13:50.531 --> 13:52.241 And so what? 13:52.241 --> 13:55.621 That was only possible because he used his Kaiju power. 13:55.621 --> 14:01.171 The fact that a rookie officer was capable of all that is proof he's a Kaiju! 14:01.461 --> 14:03.421 Yes, that's correct. 14:05.091 --> 14:08.341 His unleashed combat power at the time he joined was 0%. 14:08.761 --> 14:11.431 He only passed the exam as a backup. 14:13.181 --> 14:16.931 He'd failed the Defense Force exam twelve times straight prior to that. 14:17.231 --> 14:20.981 Age-wise, he's also the oldest of any of our recruits. 14:21.381 --> 14:25.731 So he must've used his Kaiju power to cheat! 14:25.981 --> 14:28.301 But he didn't give up. 14:30.321 --> 14:31.951 No matter how many times he failed, 14:32.281 --> 14:34.121 even though his combat power was zero... 14:34.491 --> 14:37.121 Even though his body had turned into a Kaiju... 14:38.161 --> 14:40.461 He never stopped trying to save people. 14:42.331 --> 14:44.631 Out of all the people I know, Kafka Hibino 14:45.251 --> 14:48.591 hates giving up, cares for others more than anyone, 14:49.421 --> 14:50.181 and... 14:53.971 --> 14:56.811 Miiko! 15:32.841 --> 15:35.601 And he has more humanity than anyone. 15:36.851 --> 15:41.351 What is the deciding factor as to whether Kafka Hibino should be trusted as an officer? 15:42.641 --> 15:46.061 I believe it's his heart. 15:49.111 --> 15:51.571 We're not asking your personal opinion! 15:51.571 --> 15:53.491 Stop trying to cover for your subordinate. 15:53.491 --> 15:56.621 We can't trust something as vague and ill-defined as his "heart"! 15:57.911 --> 16:00.701 Thank you, Captain Ashiro. 16:01.081 --> 16:03.121 Return to your post. 16:16.471 --> 16:18.561 We've heard what his commanding officer felt. 16:18.561 --> 16:22.141 Nobody will accuse us of a hasty decision now. 16:22.141 --> 16:24.391 We're ready to dispose of him now. 16:24.391 --> 16:26.561 Your decision, Director General. 16:28.861 --> 16:30.361 No. 8 will... 16:39.621 --> 16:43.411 I hated myself for not being able to do anything. 16:44.911 --> 16:49.501 I told myself I'd make the Kaiju pay for making her cry like that. 16:51.551 --> 16:56.011 So I'd decided that if I was gonna become a Kaiju in both body and mind, 16:57.221 --> 16:59.391 I'd rather die as a human. 17:08.151 --> 17:11.111 I'm... alive? 17:11.871 --> 17:13.231 You're awake? 17:14.651 --> 17:16.531 D-Director General Shinomiya! 17:16.821 --> 17:18.531 Calm down. 17:18.531 --> 17:20.831 I'm not here to hurt you. 17:20.831 --> 17:22.201 I'm so glad... 17:24.831 --> 17:28.251 If anything happened to you, 17:29.001 --> 17:31.251 I could never face Kikoru. 17:36.841 --> 17:40.181 If I'm still alive, does that mean you accept that I'm human? 17:40.181 --> 17:43.221 That I'm a member of the Defense Force? 17:44.431 --> 17:51.061 If what was inside your chest was the frail heart of a human, 17:51.271 --> 17:54.071 you would've died back there. 17:55.901 --> 17:58.071 I'll tell you what the council decided. 17:59.161 --> 18:00.951 You're a Kaiju. 18:04.161 --> 18:07.671 But we'll decide later if you're a threat. 18:08.541 --> 18:12.921 At the moment, most people are opposed to letting you live. 18:14.171 --> 18:19.931 Kaiju No. 8 will fight for us. He will not be converted into weaponry. 18:21.181 --> 18:21.971 I object! 18:21.971 --> 18:24.101 We can't use a living Kaiju in combat! 18:24.101 --> 18:25.061 It's dangerous! 18:25.061 --> 18:26.521 There's no precedent! 18:26.811 --> 18:29.021 I'm not Kaiju No. 8. 18:30.311 --> 18:32.771 I'm Kafka Hibino. 18:34.361 --> 18:37.611 I've decided that he can be controlled. 18:38.191 --> 18:43.241 It's a fact that he's been doing missions with the Third Division for months. 18:43.621 --> 18:48.081 It's not clear if a weapon made from him would be able to produce that much power. 18:48.581 --> 18:51.081 With as many Daikaiju as we're seeing, 18:51.081 --> 18:54.091 we need to use our forces in the most optimal way possible. 18:54.381 --> 18:56.591 But there's no precedent for this. 18:56.591 --> 18:57.591 Precedent? 18:58.051 --> 19:02.251 Precedents are meaningless in the face of this country's defense. 19:04.761 --> 19:10.561 Surely none of you have forgotten the series of disasters involving No. 6 ten years ago. 19:11.391 --> 19:15.901 Over two hundred officers and three captains lost their lives. 19:16.271 --> 19:17.901 Including your wife. 19:18.191 --> 19:22.611 If a swarm of Kaiju emerges with numbers that far exceed our estimates, 19:22.611 --> 19:24.911 this nation could easily be destroyed. 19:25.331 --> 19:30.911 But if we can utilize his incredible power, we might stand a sliver of a chance. 19:34.131 --> 19:35.711 Even so, 19:36.131 --> 19:37.211 we stand opposed. 19:39.761 --> 19:41.471 Kafka Hibino. 19:42.051 --> 19:43.341 He said my name? 19:44.221 --> 19:48.221 Prove your worth if you want to survive. 19:50.811 --> 19:54.901 So they're just leaving me alive so I can be used as a weapon? 19:56.311 --> 20:00.191 I still think of myself as a Defense Force officer. 20:01.281 --> 20:04.991 I'll make you accept me as one too! 20:31.981 --> 20:33.981 Mina Ashiro 20:31.981 --> 20:33.981 Kafka Hibino: Disposal Deferred 20:41.481 --> 20:45.321 But... I can't be entirely happy. 20:46.111 --> 20:49.741 Now I need to get stronger... 20:50.291 --> 20:53.751 Or I won't be able to stop him if I need to. 20:54.541 --> 20:55.751 Is this... 20:56.331 --> 20:58.251 Did the SDF do this? 20:59.171 --> 21:01.091 No, they didn't. 21:01.841 --> 21:04.131 Then this is... 21:08.891 --> 21:11.471 A victory Kafka Hibino won for himself! 21:18.811 --> 21:19.191 H— 21:19.191 --> 21:21.231 Hooray! 21:21.231 --> 21:22.941 You did it, Old Dude! 21:22.941 --> 21:26.031 God was watching out for you, I guess! 21:27.321 --> 21:29.321 I'm so glad, Hibino-san! 21:29.661 --> 21:31.491 It's gonna get noisy around here again. 21:31.781 --> 21:34.491 Hey, Reno, it says the old dude's saved! 21:34.491 --> 21:35.961 I knew. 21:36.331 --> 21:40.041 I told you, right? I was sure he was coming back. 21:41.131 --> 21:45.761 When you get back, I'll be way stronger than I am now, Senpai! 21:46.971 --> 21:49.011 I'm glad it worked out for Hibino-san. 21:49.011 --> 21:51.101 The hard part's just beginning, though. 21:52.101 --> 21:56.271 If people outside the Force knew we had a Kaiju... 21:56.481 --> 21:59.401 Well, it's a secret, right? 21:59.691 --> 22:01.401 They'll find out someday. 22:01.691 --> 22:03.861 I'm sure the brass knows that too. 22:03.861 --> 22:05.191 Then... 22:05.191 --> 22:10.661 Kafka Hibino needs to prove he's useful enough that nobody can refuse his help. 22:11.921 --> 22:14.991 Things are gonna get even harder from now on. 22:22.171 --> 22:25.091 Hey, we're not done talking. 22:25.091 --> 22:25.881 Wake up. 22:27.591 --> 22:30.971 Wait for me, Mina... 22:41.811 --> 22:43.731 Huh? You lost? 22:43.731 --> 22:46.361 Game duration of seven minutes? That's fast! 22:46.571 --> 22:48.281 Nothing I could do! 22:48.281 --> 22:51.411 This "Number 9" guy started playing last week, 22:51.411 --> 22:53.371 and all of a sudden he's top of the pile! 22:57.661 --> 22:59.161 That should do it. 22:59.621 --> 23:03.581 I've figured out mankind's intellectual level. 23:03.751 --> 23:07.001 On an individual basis, it's nothing special. 23:07.591 --> 23:12.471 So their weapon is the ability to accumulate knowledge across generations, then. 23:13.851 --> 23:15.431 What about on your end? 23:15.891 --> 23:18.891 I've more or less figured out the layout of the base. 23:20.061 --> 23:24.191 Now we can move our plan to the next phase. 23:24.731 --> 23:27.111 Yes, goodbye. 23:31.531 --> 23:38.491 Time to bring the Kaiju power that fell into human hands back to our side.