14 - The Beautiful and Damned

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[00:09] ---
    I love this place.
[00:12] ---
    I can walk on my own two feet here!
[00:38] ---
    I command you in the name
    of royal Versian blood!
[00:42] ---
    Aldnoah, awaken!
[02:30] ---
    Not only have you survived, you have
    assumed command of our world.
[02:36] ---
    I am most impressed.
[02:39] ---
    I am proud of you, Asseylum.
[02:42] ---
    Thank you, Grandfather.
[02:45] ---
    You seem to have grown stronger.
[02:49] ---
    I have been through much. People tend
    to change as they gain experience.
[02:55] ---
    From the red sands of our home,
    I pray for your success in battle.
[03:04] ---
    You never change at all,
[03:10] ---
    ...Grandfather.
[03:12] ---
    Trident Base, this is Capt. Magbaredge
    of the Deucalion.
[03:16] ---
    Requesting docking clearance.
[03:19] ---
    Welcome to Trident, Deucalion.
    You are cleared to dock.
[03:23] ---
    Please berth at pier 12.
[03:25] ---
    Deucalion, acknowledged.
[03:27] ---
    Course, Trident Base docking bay, pier 12.
[03:33] ---
    Begin deceleration.
[03:34] ---
    Beginning deceleration.
[03:38] ---
    So that's the ship with
    the Martian tech...
[03:41] ---
    I hear she's crewed by children who aren't
    even old enough for the reserves.
[03:45] ---
    What's the world coming to?
[03:48] ---
    Wow, look at them all!
[03:50] ---
    They must have scrounged up every
    squad capable of making it here.
[03:54] ---
    Because this is going to
    be a massive operation.
[03:57] ---
    Deceleration complete in 5 seconds...
[04:00] ---
    Three, two, one.
[04:05] ---
    Engines, all stop. We are now
    at a stop relative to pier 12.
[04:09] ---
    Power down engines.
[04:10] ---
    Once mooring is complete,
    begin inspections and resupplying.
[04:22] ---
    Ensign Kaizuka, are you in?
[04:25] ---
    It's open.
[04:32] ---
    How are you feeling, Inaho?
[04:34] ---
    Not bad, I guess.
    It still hurts a little, though.
[04:37] ---
    Don't you have pills?
[04:38] ---
    I feel better when I take them,
[04:40] ---
    but it degrades the sensitivity of the neural link.
[04:43] ---
    Oh, that makes sense...
[04:45] ---
    It must be rough.
[04:52] ---
    It looks like an
    ordinary eye to me.
[04:56] ---
    How well does it work?
[04:58] ---
    I get by with it.
[04:59] ---
    It's a developmental prototype,
    so the code needs to be improved,
[05:04] ---
    but I can make out most things.
[05:07] ---
    Catch.
[05:09] ---
    Thanks.
[05:11] ---
    Weight, 49.2kg.
    Have you gained a little weight?
[05:15] ---
    H-How could you know that?
[05:17] ---
    I used 3D measurements to calculate
    the change in momentum
[05:20] ---
    when you caught that 200g pack
    and worked out your total mass.
[05:24] ---
    I subtracted the estimated weight
    of your uniform from that.
[05:27] ---
    I'm not getting fat! I have more muscle
    mass from exercising, that's all.
[05:32] ---
    That's a lie. I can see stress in the
    formant analysis of your voice.
[05:36] ---
    Are you sure it's not broken?
[05:38] ---
    It's working perfectly.
[05:41] ---
    Now what?
[05:42] ---
    I can see identical stress
    patterns in her voice.
[05:46] ---
    Especially here.
[05:47] ---
    I, Vers Empire Princess Royal
    Asseylum Vers Allusia...
[05:52] ---
    Hang on! If that is a lie, it means...
[05:56] ---
    she isn't really the princess.
[05:58] ---
    This part's waveform is definitely a lie.
    Have you been stress eating?
[06:01] ---
    I haven't been stress eating!
[06:02] ---
    Your stress went up again.
[06:06] ---
    I'm not talking to you ever again!
[06:13] ---
    Something wrong?
[06:15] ---
    Not really. I thought it would
    be easy to read Inko.
[06:22] ---
    That clinches it.
[06:25] ---
    You really are an idiot, aren't you?
[06:31] ---
    You're telling the truth.
[06:41] ---
    Milord Slaine.
[06:42] ---
    Eddelrittuo, shouldn't you
    be with Princess Lemrina?
[06:49] ---
    It's all right.
    I won't tell anyone.
[06:52] ---
    I'm sorry...
[06:54] ---
    Oh, right. We spotted that
    ship you told us about.
[06:57] ---
    The Deucalion?
[06:59] ---
    It looks like they were
    secretly repairing it.
[07:02] ---
    Reports say it defeated Baron Yacoym
    and came up into space.
[07:07] ---
    We might be forced to fight them.
[07:12] ---
    Do you suppose that would make
    Princess Asseylum sad?
[07:15] ---
    I wonder when she will wake up...
[07:20] ---
    What if she never...
[07:22] ---
    Don't worry.
[07:24] ---
    We will see her smile again.
[07:29] ---
    I know it.
[07:31] ---
    Milady...
[07:45] ---
    I have asked Asseylum
    to do what you wanted.
[07:51] ---
    Everything has been arranged.
    You may rest assured.
[08:07] ---
    I once lied to him that she
    had been assassinated,
[08:09] ---
    and now I am lying to him
    that she is alive...
[08:14] ---
    Slaine. What is your opinion
    of Vers as it is now?
[08:17] ---
    It is not my place to offer an
    opinion on our sacred homeland.
[08:20] ---
    It is all right.
    You may speak freely.
[08:26] ---
    I believe it is possible for our society,
[08:30] ---
    with its powerless,
    impoverished citizenry,
[08:33] ---
    to become prosperous by conquering Earth,
    making it a domain, and taking its resources.
[08:37] ---
    However...
[08:40] ---
    That wealth is likely to find its way
    to only the upper classes
[08:44] ---
    and will not improve the lives
    of the citizens in the slightest.
[08:48] ---
    What is your suggestion, then?
[08:51] ---
    Aldnoah...
[08:53] ---
    Those who possess Aldnoah
    control everything.
[08:56] ---
    That is the problem in a nutshell.
[08:59] ---
    Well put.
[09:01] ---
    We owe much to His Imperial Majesty
    for unearthing Aldnoah.
[09:06] ---
    But it was a grave sin
[09:09] ---
    to hoard that power and create a society
    where the powerful control all.
[09:15] ---
    When we have achieved victory and seized
    the Earth, that red world will change.
[09:24] ---
    Lend me your strength, Slaine.
[09:27] ---
    I will, Count Saazbaum.
[09:33] ---
    Is my beloved steed ready?
[09:35] ---
    We've finished its activation tests.
[09:37] ---
    Once we've finished fine-tuning the sync
    between each unit, it will be combat-ready.
[09:41] ---
    Do that on the island!
    Stygis Squadron, prepare to move out!
[09:45] ---
    Yes, sir!
[09:53] ---
    Tharsis, stand.
[09:57] ---
    It's not powering up...
[09:59] ---
    Its Aldnoah Drive is offline...
[10:02] ---
    Why?
[10:14] ---
    Princess Lemrina.
[10:18] ---
    Is something the matter, Slaine?
[10:20] ---
    Why have you deactivated the Tharsis?
[10:23] ---
    Whatever are you talking about?
[10:26] ---
    The only one here who can forcibly
    deactivate Aldnoah is Your Highness.
[10:30] ---
    Possibly.
[10:37] ---
    Please activate the Aldnoah.
[10:39] ---
    No.
[10:40] ---
    Please.
[10:42] ---
    Perhaps you should ask my sister?
[10:45] ---
    It had always struck me as odd.
[10:47] ---
    How could you, a Terran,
    operate the Tharsis?
[10:52] ---
    I'm sure she would be happy to know
    you still love her in spite of her condition.
[10:59] ---
    Even though we share a father,
[11:01] ---
    no one pays me any heed simply
    because we have different mothers.
[11:05] ---
    That is not true at all.
    We all admire you, Princess Lemrina.
[11:11] ---
    Liar.
[11:11] ---
    It is no lie.
[11:12] ---
    It is. It's not me that you admire,
    it's my activation factor.
[11:17] ---
    Isn't that exactly why you came to me?
[11:21] ---
    Lord Slaine?
[11:23] ---
    Do you want me that badly?
[11:25] ---
    Is Aldnoah so important to you?
[11:29] ---
    Am I my sister's replacement?
[11:35] ---
    I knew it, I am.
[11:39] ---
    I hate you.
[11:50] ---
    I was born on Earth.
[11:52] ---
    When my scientist father died,
    I lost my one protector.
[11:57] ---
    I became a servant
    of the Vers Orbital Knights.
[12:09] ---
    I will not say that
    I understand your hardships.
[12:12] ---
    But I, too, have known cruel
    treatment due to my birth.
[12:16] ---
    I can understand your suffering,
    if only some small portion of it.
[12:23] ---
    You do have my heartfelt admiration, Princess Lemrina.
[12:29] ---
    Lift your eyes, Slaine.
[12:39] ---
    Now, activate it once yourself.
[12:43] ---
    You have my thanks.
[12:45] ---
    Good hunting, Sir Slaine Troyard.
[12:55] ---
    Milord Slaine.
[12:56] ---
    I apologize for the delay.
[12:59] ---
    That display was touching.
    I am proud that you are my master.
[13:03] ---
    You saw that? How embarrassing.
[13:09] ---
    All units, launch!
[13:11] ---
    Destination, Marineros Island!
[13:24] ---
    Everything that was yours,
    I will take on as my own.
[13:31] ---
    So rest easy, dear sister.
[13:47] ---
    We will soon enter Earth orbit.
[13:50] ---
    We will perform an aerobrake maneuver,
[13:51] ---
    slingshot around,
    and enter the Satellite Belt.
[13:55] ---
    We will then make for
    Marineros Island.
[13:58] ---
    Milord Slaine, it is time.
[13:59] ---
    Right.
[14:41] ---
    As you are aware, the countless rocks
    that comprise the Satellite Belt
[14:46] ---
    travel in an elliptical orbit
    around the Earth.
[14:49] ---
    Trident Base is one of those rocks.
[14:52] ---
    Now, this is the orbit of Marineros,
    the frontline base of the Mars Army.
[14:57] ---
    The two will make a close approach
    in 72 hours' time.
[15:00] ---
    The distance between them
    will be a mere 7km.
[15:03] ---
    That's close enough to be
    seen with the naked eye.
[15:06] ---
    For that reason, a large-scale battle
    is expected between our two bases.
[15:10] ---
    Operating under that assumption,
[15:11] ---
    we have gathered you here
    from both orbit and the surface
[15:14] ---
    to assemble a powerful fighting force.
[15:16] ---
    It is thought that the Mars Army will also
    amass their forces for an all-out offensive.
[15:21] ---
    Exercise caution while attacking.
[15:23] ---
    The mission is as follows.
[15:25] ---
    We've never fought a space battle
    of this scale since the war began.
[15:26] ---
    We predict an increase in high-density rocks
    in the area at the time of the operation.
[15:30] ---
    Do you think we can handle it?
[15:31] ---
    As a result, long-range fire will be
    thrown off course.
[15:31] ---
    Who knows? But considering that it'll
    be a first for the enemy, too,
[15:34] ---
    Your chances of landing a hit will be low.
[15:35] ---
    it's probably nothing
    to be scared about.
[15:36] ---
    But this will hold true for the enemy, as well.
[15:38] ---
    Be that as it may, it is still
    a subject for concern.
[15:38] ---
    Judging from the Mars Army's
    fighting style to date,
[15:41] ---
    they have a tendency to put more emphasis
    on offense than defense.
[15:42] ---
    What a shame.
[15:43] ---
    Ma'am?
[15:44] ---
    As such, there is a high probability of them
    mobilizing their base's mechanized units
[15:44] ---
    If you let that endearing side show
    every day, you'd be sure to get a date.
[15:47] ---
    and engaging us in close-quarter combat.
[15:51] ---
    Deceleration complete in five seconds.
[15:54] ---
    Three, two, one,
[15:58] ---
    clear.
[16:05] ---
    A little something for the ride.
[16:07] ---
    Stygis Platoon, show me
    what you are made of.
[16:11] ---
    Stygis 1, by your command.
[16:19] ---
    Stygis 2, by your command.
[16:24] ---
    Stygis 3, by your command.
[16:42] ---
    Intense heat signatures closing
    in from LEO at high speed!
[16:45] ---
    Not reading an IFF signal!
[16:48] ---
    From below?!
[16:49] ---
    They will pass within 2km of this base
[16:52] ---
    on a trajectory that will take them
    to the Mars Army's Marineros Base!
[16:55] ---
    Orders from HQ to intercept, ma'am!
[16:58] ---
    Ships closing in at high speed.
    7 mid-sized ships, and 3 small units.
[17:03] ---
    They intend to launch a surprise attack
    prior to the all-out offensive.
[17:05] ---
    Scramble all operational shipboard Kataphrakts!
[17:08] ---
    And prep the ship
    for emergency launch!
[17:12] ---
    Calm.
[17:14] ---
    Is mine ready?
[17:15] ---
    Repairs are complete. It's also fully
    kitted out with a space loadout.
[17:19] ---
    Thanks.
[17:20] ---
    Are you sure you want to keep this gaudy
    color? Give the word, and I'll paint it.
[17:24] ---
    It's okay. It's supposed
    to attract attention.
[17:26] ---
    Huh?
[17:27] ---
    Don't worry about it.
[17:42] ---
    Ghanaati Platoon, in position.
[17:45] ---
    Harroway Platoon, in position.
[17:50] ---
    Mustang 11, in position!
[17:52] ---
    Mustang 22, in position!
[17:55] ---
    Relative velocity with enemy units
    is 3kps. They'll pass by in a flash.
[17:59] ---
    Meaning that their chances
    of attacking are slim.
[18:04] ---
    Stygis 1, commencing attack.
[18:12] ---
    Stygis 2, commencing attack.
[18:15] ---
    Stygis 3, commencing attack.
[18:22] ---
    Fire incoming!
[18:26] ---
    Bastard!
[18:39] ---
    The wind is complicated. Neither one
    of us will land a hit at this range.
[18:50] ---
    Someone's shots landed?
[18:51] ---
    At this range?
[18:54] ---
    Mustang 00, commencing attack.
[18:57] ---
    Inaho!
[18:59] ---
    Compensating for gravity gradient
    resulting from dense satellite clusters.
[19:01] ---
    Ready.
[19:03] ---
    Target set...
[19:05] ---
    Fire.
[19:10] ---
    Next!
[19:13] ---
    Next!
[19:17] ---
    The Stygis Platoon, it's–
[19:20] ---
    Inaho!
[19:34] ---
    Are you all right, Count?
[19:35] ---
    Slaine!
[19:36] ---
    I will act as a decoy
    to draw their fire.
[19:39] ---
    Mr. Harklight, take evasive action.
[19:41] ---
    Understood!
[19:51] ---
    They're going to hit!
[19:54] ---
    He dodged it?
[20:07] ---
    How did it move like that?
[20:09] ---
    That's pinpoint accuracy! How are
    shots landing in this wind?
[20:19] ---
    Speed?
[20:21] ---
    No, that's not it.
[20:22] ---
    It's anticipating the rounds' trajectory.
[20:24] ---
    But how?
[20:25] ---
    Who is this person?
[20:28] ---
    It's him.
[20:33] ---
    An orange Kataphrakt...
[20:34] ---
    It can't be!
[20:37] ---
    I've been looking for you, Bat...
[20:38] ---
    No, I guess you did a class change
    and are Gull now.
[20:50] ---
    Enemy convoy is almost in
    effective firing range!
[20:53] ---
    Fire at will!
[21:02] ---
    Inaho!
[21:19] ---
    Enemy convoy has passed.
    Now breaking away.
[21:22] ---
    Continue firing until enemy is out
    of range! Give me a damage report.
[21:29] ---
    Tharsis...
[21:31] ---
    The personal Kataphrakt of
    Orbital Knight Count Cruhteo.
[21:35] ---
    Later owned by Count Saazbaum
    and piloted by a knight under his command.
[21:40] ---
    The pilot's name...
[21:42] ---
    The orange Kataphrakt...
[21:44] ---
    It's a trainer.
[21:46] ---
    A trainer?
[21:47] ---
    Yes, that boy prefers
    to only pilot trainers.
[21:51] ---
    That boy?
[21:53] ---
    Yes. His name is...
[21:56] ---
    Inaho Kaizuka...
[21:58] ---
    So you're alive.
[22:00] ---
    I've found you,
[22:01] ---
    Slaine Troyard.