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?
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    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?
[05:16] ---
    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.
[05:22] ---
    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.
[07:17] ---
    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.
[07:58] ---
    Don't see you here often.
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    Making a house call
    all the way out here, huh?
[08:03] ---
    A patient of mine
    is being uncooperative.
[08:06] ---
    I can't do my job without drinking.
[08:09] ---
    It was drill day
    for them again today.
[08:12] ---
    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.
[10:02] ---
    Princess Asseylum.
[10:04] ---
    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.
[10:20] ---
    The many facts you have imparted
    to me are certain to prove useful.
[10:25] ---
    Um... Will it not be dangerous?
[10:29] ---
    We cannot go on in fear.
[10:31] ---
    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.
[10:51] ---
    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.
[11:17] ---
    Thank you, Slaine.
[11:20] ---
    Princess Asseylum.
    Your shuttle has arrived.
[11:24] ---
    Very well. Goodbye, then.
[11:27] ---
    Yes.
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    Know your place, scum.
[11:45] ---
    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?
[12:09] ---
    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.
[12:19] ---
    Why do we hate them so?
[12:23] ---
    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.
[12:42] ---
    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.
[12:56] ---
    Milady...
[13:08] ---
    Selena, Hohmann
    transfer orbit complete.
[13:11] ---
    Now commencing descent sequence.
[13:14] ---
    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?
[13:22] ---
    Yes.
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    I expect you are rather stir crazy after playing
    host for three months, Count Cruhteo.
[13:32] ---
    I cannot say that I carried out
    my duties satisfactorily.
[13:35] ---
    This was my final opportunity to
    dissuade her from this foreign trip.
[13:40] ---
    You needn't be concerned.
[13:42] ---
    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.
[13:55] ---
    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.
[14:06] ---
    Saazbaum!
    Do not say such things!
[14:09] ---
    Oh, did I go too far?
[14:11] ---
    However, we Orbital Knights have dwelt in our
    castles for 15 years since the time of our fathers.
[14:21] ---
    Dreaming of the day we would reach
    out and touch that blue radiance.
[14:28] ---
    It's finally happening...
[14:30] ---
    All these years of lying low
    is about to pay off.
[14:55] ---
    Look!
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    The limousine that is carrying Her Highness Asseylum
    Vers Allusia, Princess Royal of Mars, has just appeared.
[15:04] ---
    It is slowly heading this way,
    flanked by its escort vehicles.
[15:05] ---
    We made it!
[15:08] ---
    I still say watching it live on TV
    would've been just as good.
[15:10] ---
    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?
[15:18] ---
    When did you switch sides
    and become a Mars sympathizer?
[15:21] ---
    Hey, she's royalty! A princess!
[15:24] ---
    Plus, the buzz on the net
    is that she's pretty cute.
[15:28] ---
    Should've known.
[15:35] ---
    I don't see her.
[15:36] ---
    Not surprising. That's 200mm
    thick bulletproof tinted glass.
[15:41] ---
    Specs like that are pretty
    typical for VIP cars these days.
[15:46] ---
    Isn't she gonna wave or something?
    Y'know, to the crowd? This is a parade, after all.
[15:49] ---
    How should I know?
    Must be a security thing.
[15:53] ---
    What are we even
    doing here, then?
[15:55] ---
    Because you said
    you wanted to come!
SIGN    Domestic medium eggs, 98 yen 10 per carton, limit 1
[15:59] ---
    Eggs are on sale.
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    And you are always lost
    in your own little world...
[16:05] ---
    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.
[16:15] ---
    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!
[16:29] ---
    I'd be willing to use trained
    monkeys at this point!
[16:36] ---
    Don't give me that!
[16:38] ---
    Trained monkeys would
    be more useful.
[16:41] ---
    Hey.
[16:42] ---
    All you have to do is put on an armband
    and stand there! Pretty please!
[16:45] ---
    How about it?
[16:47] ---
    What about you, Inaho?
    Will you help?
[16:50] ---
    Let's get away from here right now.
[16:54] ---
    A missile is coming.
[17:01] ---
    What was that?!
[17:18] ---
    What's going on?!
[17:25] ---
    - It's through!
    - The limo made it!
[17:28] ---
    No.
[18:15] ---
    Our Princess Asseylum's heartfelt wish
    for peace has been mercilessly crushed
[18:19] ---
    by a violent act of
    the treacherous Terrans!
[18:25] ---
    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!
[18:36] ---
    Hear me, proud knights of Mars!
[18:38] ---
    The time has come!
[18:40] ---
    The grand task that has
    spanned generations,
[18:43] ---
    the Earthfall Operation,
[18:45] ---
    will now be carried out with
    justice on our side!
[18:49] ---
    Count Cruhteo, reactor output is at 97%.
    Launch preparations are complete.
[18:56] ---
    I am solely to blame for not stopping
    the Princess from going to Earth.
[19:02] ---
    Do not fall behind the other lords.
[19:04] ---
    If it has come to this, we shall demonstrate
    our grief through force of arms!
[19:08] ---
    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.
[19:49] ---
    Although we're unable to estimate how much
    damage will be done when it comes down,
[19:52] ---
    Lieutenant...
[19:53] ---
    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,
[20:24] ---
    they've been fighting a war
    up there in the wreckage of the Moon.
[20:28] ---
    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!