1 - Princess of VERS
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It truly is a lovely world.
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No matter how many times I see it,
it takes my breath away.
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Does seeing the planet of your birth
stir up fond memories in you?
[00:16] ---
Slaine?
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Um... I suppose so.
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It is nothing to be
embarrassed about.
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I have only been away
for two months,
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yet I already find myself
pining for Vers.
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Earth...
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The birthplace of all humanity.
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I have always dreamed of
seeing it with my own two eyes.
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I-I see.
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Tell me, Slaine. They say that the
sky here is blue, as are the oceans.
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I have always been
curious about that.
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On Earth, are the air and
water both colored blue?
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No, the air and water
are transparent.
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But in a thick enough layer,
it causes the light to be refracted,
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c-causing them to appear blue.
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I believe that is how it works.
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Water and air in such large
quantities that they bend light...
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Isn't that amazing?
I can't even begin to imagine it!
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Ah, here you are.
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Count Cruhteo!
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The hour has grown quite late.
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Please return to your bedchamber,
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Princess Asseylum.
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Oh, is it that late already?
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The view from this veranda makes it
all too easy to lose track of time.
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Then I shall turn in, Slaine.
Let us continue my lessons tomorrow.
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O-Of course.
It would be my pleasure.
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1\an8}The goodwill visit of Asseylum Vers Allusia,
Princess Royal of the Vers Empire,
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1\an8}is a mere three days away.
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1\an8}But while there is a growing sentiment
worldwide to welcome her,
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1\an8}tensions are also rising.
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1\an8}Expert opinion is divided
on the subject of this royal visit,
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1\an8}whose aim is the easing of interplanetary
tensions between Mars and Earth.
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'Morning, Nao...
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1\an8}In addition to the optimistic view that relations
between our two worlds can be improved,
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Good morning, Yuki.
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Which would you have preferred,
a rolled omelette or scrambled eggs?
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1\an8}another, more pessimistic view, is that
this is merely political theater
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A rolled omelette, I guess.
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1\an8}meant to loosen interplanetary
trade regulations.
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Sorry. I made
scrambled eggs today.
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Aren't you eating breakfast, Nao?
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I've already eaten.
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What about you, Yuki? Today's your
shift as drill instructor, isn't it?
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Why didn't you wake me up?!
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I woke you up a dozen times,
Warrant Officer Kaizuka.
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Hey, wait!
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Don't worry. If you run, you'll be
able to catch the next bus. Barely.
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Speaking from
experience. Just FYI.
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Oh, and put the dirty
dishes in the sink.
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Heartless jerk...
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"And so, the discovery of an artifact
belonging to an ancient Martian civilization,
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the Hyper Gate, on the
Moon by Apollo 17,
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paved the way for the human
colonization and development of Mars.
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However, this resulted in the
appearance of the Vers Empire,
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which claimed ownership of the Martian relics
and Aldnoah, their ancient technology,
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and proved to be the source
of a long-standing conflict."
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Hey, Inaho!
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Good morning.
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Huh? Yuki isn't with you?
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My sister overslept.
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Well, if she shows some spirit, she
should make it in time for drills.
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How could you shirk your duty to
escort our Goddess of Tuesdays?
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Maybe she's Penivia.
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Who's that?
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The goddess of laziness.
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I'm down with that!
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Folks who plan to go on to college
don't need to worry about drills.
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Going on to college, huh?
You flunked midterms, Okojo.
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Look who's talking, Calm. You got
a C-minus on our last maneuvers.
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I've been taking notes
on every little thing, you hear?
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I'm gonna take back my crown
as top student in our class.
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You sure are psyched
to take down Inaho, Inko.
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Disaster recovery, huh?
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I guess even in Shingawara, once you leave the
city proper, things are still being rebuilt.
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It's been 15 years since Heavens Fall.
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Those Martian jerk bastards
really went crazy, huh?
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Japan's in way better shape than
where Nina and I come from.
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But we've got a cooperative
policy with Mars now, right?
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There's even that goodwill
ambassador who's coming.
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Oh, you mean that Vers princess.
What's her name again?
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Assay? Easy?
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- It's no wonder you flunked!
- Bite me!
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1\an8}In 1999, the Vers Empire finally
declared war against the UE.
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1\an8}As a result of the fierce back and forth
fighting on the Moon's surface,
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1\an8}the Hyper Gate went out of control
and destroyed the Moon itself.
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1\an8}The astronomical body that had been
Earth's satellite for 4.5 billion years*
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I'm sorry I'm late!
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1\an8}was pulverized into countless boulders and now
continues on in its orbit as the Satellite Belt.
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Hey there, Warrant
Officer Sleepyhead.
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1\an8}As a result of this event, Earth
suffered catastrophic damage.
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Lt. Marito!
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1\an8}Meteor impacts, gravity
wave-induced crustal deformation,
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Pee-yew!
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1\an8}earthquakes, tsunami,
abnormal weather...
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I thought I asked you to refrain from
drinking on military drill days, Lieutenant!
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1\an8}Scars left by the catastrophe that followed on
in the wake of the Moon's breakup, Heavens Fall,
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This is just a game.
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1\an8}are still fresh all around the world.
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Don't get too into it.
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1\an8}Soldiers of the Vers Imperial Army
whose path home to Mars was cut off*
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We're doing live-fire
exercises today.
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1\an8}by the destruction of the Hyper Gate
took up residence in the Satellite Belt,
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1\an8}and even with travel between Earth and Mars
now possible without the Hyper Gate...
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M-Master Arm switch...
Fire control...
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Lower the dampers,
then lock on...
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Targeting correction...
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F-Fire!
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Okay, switch pilots.
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Squad B, take cover
in the bleachers.
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Go act as spotter,
Warrant Officer Kaizuka.
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Please go easy on the booze, sir.
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When a teacher smells of alcohol,
students lose respect for him.
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Don't you worry about me.
I'm used to being looked down on.
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No, sir.
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You're actually a
fine soldier, Lt. Marito.
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I warned you to cut back on the
alcohol, didn't I, Lieutenant?
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Good to see you, Dr. Yagarai.
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Don't see you here often.
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Making a house call
all the way out here, huh?
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A patient of mine
is being uncooperative.
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I can't do my job without drinking.
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It was drill day
for them again today.
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The work you're doing is important.
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The KG-6 Sleipnir.
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The Kataphrakt developed by the UE to
prepare for the coming Martian threat.
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A manned humanoid weapon.
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Military training is now part
of their required curriculum.
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They fire off that 75mm
cannon like it's some game,
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and you guys tell 'em they
can defend the ol' homeland.
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Pumping those kids' heads full of this
stupid crap, you call this a job?
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Get real.
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Lieutenant...
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15 years ago,
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the top brass hushed up what
happened in Tanegashima.
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Nobody believes me
when I tell them now.
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But even if no one else
remembers, I do.
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Aldnoah...
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Out on Mars, they got their hands
on the power of the gods.
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Relics of a civilization
30,000 years gone.
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Unbelievable power that reduced
the Moon to rubble.
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Who are you kidding, trying to
stand against something like that?
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Nobody's taking this seriously.
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They believe that this transitory
peace will last forever.
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Tell me, Doc.
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What's gonna happen to those kids whose heads
have been pumped full of lies by us adults?
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When the day comes for them to
face off against those guys
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that have been biding their time
in the wreckage of the Moon,
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how do you suggest we make up
for all the lies we've told them?
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Slaine.
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Princess Asseylum.
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Look up, Slaine.
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Yes.
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The day has come for us
to say farewell.
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I will now go down to Earth
and carry out my goodwill mission.
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The many facts you have imparted
to me are certain to prove useful.
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Um... Will it not be dangerous?
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We cannot go on in fear.
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Right now, someone must take that first step
towards Earth and Mars reaching a compromise.
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Princess...
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Take this.
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I'm told that it's an old Earth
charm that wards off evil spirits.
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But you said that this is all
you have of your father...
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It's fine. I'm sure that Father
would want you to have it.
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It's to thank you for saving me and my father
when we were at death's door five years ago.
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I shall deliver your and your father's
prayer of peace to that blue world.
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Thank you, Slaine.
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Princess Asseylum.
Your shuttle has arrived.
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Very well. Goodbye, then.
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Yes.
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Know your place, scum.
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While I appreciate all you have done to
dissuade Her Highness from her folly,
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when a dog soils the carpet,
its master is responsible.
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That is your only warning, Terran.
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Yes, Milord...
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You do not think much of Slaine,
either, do you, Eddelrittuo?
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Well, um...
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If we go back far enough, we ourselves are descendants
of emigrants who struck out from that blue world.
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Why do we hate them so?
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Begging your pardon, Milady...
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we subjects of the empire became a new race
distinct from the old humanity we left on Earth
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when Emperor Vers inherited
the authority of Aldnoah.
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As one who embodies the power
of the gods, Milady...
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...you should not say such things.
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My wish is to establish friendly
relations with our distant home.
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Regardless of how we found ourselves here, I am
visiting Earth as a show of amity and our well-wishes.
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Milady...
[13:08] ---
Selena, Hohmann
transfer orbit complete.
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Now commencing descent sequence.
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All we can do now
is pray for her safety.
[13:18] ---
Milord, you have a message from
Saazbaum Castle. Shall I put it through?
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Yes.
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I expect you are rather stir crazy after playing
host for three months, Count Cruhteo.
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I cannot say that I carried out
my duties satisfactorily.
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This was my final opportunity to
dissuade her from this foreign trip.
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You needn't be concerned.
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If something were to
happen to Her Highness,
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the 37 Clans here in orbit
would not take it sitting down.
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Even the Terrans must know this.
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One can only hope.
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Or perhaps if their intent
all along was to provoke a fight,
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that would be a blessing
for us in its own way.
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Saazbaum!
Do not say such things!
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Oh, did I go too far?
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However, we Orbital Knights have dwelt in our
castles for 15 years since the time of our fathers.
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Dreaming of the day we would reach
out and touch that blue radiance.
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It's finally happening...
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All these years of lying low
is about to pay off.
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Look!
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The limousine that is carrying Her Highness Asseylum
Vers Allusia, Princess Royal of Mars, has just appeared.
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It is slowly heading this way,
flanked by its escort vehicles.
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We made it!
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I still say watching it live on TV
would've been just as good.
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This is supposed to be a goodwill visit,
so we need to join in and add to the noise.
[15:17] ---
Make her feel welcome, you know?
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When did you switch sides
and become a Mars sympathizer?
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Hey, she's royalty! A princess!
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Plus, the buzz on the net
is that she's pretty cute.
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Should've known.
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I don't see her.
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Not surprising. That's 200mm
thick bulletproof tinted glass.
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Specs like that are pretty
typical for VIP cars these days.
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Isn't she gonna wave or something?
Y'know, to the crowd? This is a parade, after all.
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How should I know?
Must be a security thing.
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What are we even
doing here, then?
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Because you said
you wanted to come!
SIGN Domestic medium eggs, 98 yen 10 per carton, limit 1
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Eggs are on sale.
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And you are always lost
in your own little world...
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I knew you'd come!
[16:07] ---
Hey, Inko. You here to
see the parade, too?
[16:10] ---
Student Council business.
[16:12] ---
We're helping direct traffic at the
request of the security detail.
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Well, aren't we a go-getter...
[16:23] ---
Hey, if you three aren't doing
anything, you should help out, too.
[16:27] ---
We're really shorthanded!
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I'd be willing to use trained
monkeys at this point!
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Don't give me that!
[16:38] ---
Trained monkeys would
be more useful.
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Hey.
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All you have to do is put on an armband
and stand there! Pretty please!
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How about it?
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What about you, Inaho?
Will you help?
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Let's get away from here right now.
[16:54] ---
A missile is coming.
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What was that?!
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What's going on?!
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- It's through!
- The limo made it!
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No.
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Our Princess Asseylum's heartfelt wish
for peace has been mercilessly crushed
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by a violent act of
the treacherous Terrans!
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We subjects of the Vers Empire
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must resolutely bring down the hammer of righteousness
in response to this atrocity committed by Old Humanity!
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Hear me, proud knights of Mars!
[18:38] ---
The time has come!
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The grand task that has
spanned generations,
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the Earthfall Operation,
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will now be carried out with
justice on our side!
[18:49] ---
Count Cruhteo, reactor output is at 97%.
Launch preparations are complete.
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I am solely to blame for not stopping
the Princess from going to Earth.
[19:02] ---
Do not fall behind the other lords.
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If it has come to this, we shall demonstrate
our grief through force of arms!
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Landing Castle, begin descent!
[19:10] ---
Your target, Japan!
[19:15] ---
Princess...
[19:25] ---
Of the 37 Landing Castles remaining in orbit,
we have confirmation of 19 coming down.
[19:32] ---
Projected landing points are New Orleans,
Beijing, Mozambique, and Tokyo.
[19:39] ---
We believe one Landing Castle will come down
somewhere within 20km of Ichigaya or Chiyoda Ward.
[19:40] ---
These guys aren't
coordinating their efforts at all.
[19:44] ---
They're only interested in landing first.
There's no command structure at all.
[19:46] ---
Estimated landing time is 0800,
three hours from now.
[19:47] ---
Goes to show
how little you know.
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Although we're unable to estimate how much
damage will be done when it comes down,
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Lieutenant...
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They don't need a command structure.
[19:54] ---
it is believed that the Martian troops will launch
their attack under the cover of that impact.
[19:56] ---
Those are 37 distinct military forces
led by 37 different knights.
[19:59] ---
Therefore, we will deploy at a point 50km
southwest of the projected impact point,
[20:01] ---
They're each trying to land first
in a race to be king of the hill.
[20:03] ---
and after the shockwave has passed, we will mount
a counteroffensive before they can form up.
[20:06] ---
Their rivals are their
fellow Mars Knights.
[20:08] ---
According to observations, the enemy
Landing Castles are roughly 2km in length.
[20:09] ---
They were never concerned about
counterattacks from the surface.
[20:13] ---
This is a...
[20:15] ---
They'd unilaterally
break the cease-fire?
[20:18] ---
Cease-fire?
[20:21] ---
These past 15 years,
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they've been fighting a war
up there in the wreckage of the Moon.
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A war to live to fight another day.
[20:51] ---
Get moving, jackass!
[20:52] ---
That's what I keep saying!
[20:55] ---
What's that?
[21:47] ---
Look, Sis! Shooting stars!
[21:51] ---
Oh, wow... There's so many...
[21:54] ---
Did you make a wish?
[21:56] ---
Yep!
[21:57] ---
I wished that people all over the world
would get along and live in peace!
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