Now, last week, GATE ended in a cliffhanger-y scene, where the Prince's special forces engage the Princess' knights. This episode nine: Deadline, the story picks off right where it left off, and made the situation even more complicated for the factions. Spoilers. Intentional or otherwise.
We don't usually see women fighting, but these Knights definitely held their ground, scurrying the Cleaners off. Drawings a little funny here and there, but thankfully nothing like the duel two episodes ago. Anyway, this battle was bound to have political repercussions from Zolzal.
Some people in the government pleaded to the Minister to allow a mission to rescue some people trapped in the other world. However, at this stage, to rescue them will be equal to a takeover of the Empire's capital.
Then, we were reminded that the world of politics is never far from the eyes of the mass media. A journalist accuses the JSDF for staying idle and wasting tax money for not doing anything. Got to say, GATE's politics remain quite accurate and real, and this part about popular support added more to that. Don't really see that often other than in A Song of Ice and Fire.
Meanwhile, the three goblins in the inn at Rondel tried to assassinate Itami and the girls, only to be knocked out by a flashbang. Upon interrogation, they discovered someone called the Pied Piper might be behind these manipulations.
Now, wait a moment. So this other world really is a place of fairy tales, like The Wolf Among Us or Rise of the Guardians. Fascinating inspiration.
The next day, they find themselves a celebrity as the news of the Dragon's killer had just reached the town after the bridges to Rondel were repaired. However, this means the assassin two episodes ago already knew about them, even before the broken bridges were repaired. Nice logical thinking by Itami, though his explanation could be clearer (or is it the subtitles?).
Finally, rather than letting Pina loose, Zolzal summoned her to the palace, and held her there, as a prisoner, no doubt. I'm quite interested to see whether she'll be reduced to a powerless prisoner (like her voice actor's other role, Asuna in SAO) or could she fight as a princess.
And at the end, the negotiations with the Minister made him agree to the assault to the capital. There we go, the end of the story. Not much to be told this week, but with this assault going to happen, while Pina became powerless, and Itami and friends continue to Sherlock the assassins, things could get hot next week.
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GATE: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri is originally a light novel by Takumi Yanai, and adapted into anime by A-1 Pictures.
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