18 - The Rose and the Ring

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    Count Sebring. Count Raffia. Count Orga.
[00:07] ---
    Thank you all for allowing me to
    intrude on your valuable time.
[00:11] ---
    I am sorry for your loss,
    Count Troyard.
[00:14] ---
    What happened to Count Saazbaum
    is most regrettable.
[00:16] ---
    Indeed.
[00:17] ---
    When he was alive, my father was
    greatly indebted to him.
[00:21] ---
    If it is in my power, whatever assistance
    you may request is yours.
[00:24] ---
    Thank you, that is most kind.
[00:27] ---
    However, now is not the time to wallow
    in individual sentimentality.
[00:31] ---
    Most commendable.
[00:33] ---
    This is the time for the Orbital
    Knights to band together
[00:36] ---
    and press forward with
    the invasion of Earth.
[00:39] ---
    That is the best way
    to honor Count Saazbaum.
[00:43] ---
    Indeed. Our ships must sail forward
    together towards the same goal.
[00:48] ---
    Ah, now I see.
[00:50] ---
    You intend to take
    the helm, then?
[00:55] ---
    If I may be so presumptuous.
[00:58] ---
    By the way... I understand that
    you are to duel Count Marylcian?
[01:03] ---
    I find it odd to be fighting
    when we must band together.
[01:07] ---
    Don't you agree, Count Troyard?
[01:11] ---
    No lowly Terran...
[01:14] ---
    No lowly Terran could possibly
    be a match for mighty Vers.
[01:18] ---
    Such an assumption
    creates an opening.
[01:20] ---
    Which becomes a tear.
    And then a gaping maw.
[01:24] ---
    Eventually, it leads to
    total collapse.
[01:27] ---
    That is the current state
    of the Orbital Knights.
[01:30] ---
    You go too far, Count Troyard!
[01:33] ---
    As you are aware,
    I am not Vers-born.
[01:37] ---
    However, being an outsider
    affords me a certain perspective.
[01:41] ---
    This upcoming duel is also the result
    of an Orbital Knight's hubris.
[01:45] ---
    I believe it to be my responsibility
    to teach him the error of his ways.
[01:49] ---
    I see. You have a point.
[01:51] ---
    Count Orga!
[01:53] ---
    I am loathe to admit it.
    Nevertheless, it is the truth.
[01:58] ---
    Some portion of it, at least.
[02:02] ---
    I shall leave the matter to
    your discretion, Count Troyard.
[02:06] ---
    Your attack on Trident Base
    was magnificent.
[02:11] ---
    Count Sebring, Count Raffia.
[02:15] ---
    Thank you for doing me the honor of
    listening to my many rude remarks.
[04:00] ---
    All cruise missiles appear
    to have been intercepted.
[04:04] ---
    Looks like a saturation attack
    isn't gonna work.
[04:06] ---
    Count Selnakis' Kataphrakt, Scorching Solis.
[04:10] ---
    The firing range of its onboard beam weapon
    extends out to the Satellite Belt,
[04:15] ---
    making air support
    impossible, as well.
[04:17] ---
    It's quite the monster...
[04:20] ---
    Message from assault team.
    They're about to make landfall.
[04:24] ---
    Launch cruise missiles.
    Keep his attention on us.
[04:29] ---
    Getting up close and personal
    is the only way, huh?
[04:34] ---
    Saddle up, people!
[04:35] ---
    Get ready to launch, everyone!
[04:54] ---
    Inko? Inko!
[04:56] ---
    Yes?
[04:58] ---
    What's the matter?
[04:58] ---
    It's nothing. Say, Rayet...
[05:01] ---
    What?
[05:02] ---
    There was that manhunt all of a sudden
    the other day. For um, Ma... Mazoo...
[05:08] ---
    Count Mazuurek?
[05:09] ---
    Right, him!
[05:11] ---
    How do you suppose he escaped?
[05:13] ---
    Beats me.
[05:14] ---
    I wonder if Inaho knows anything.
[05:17] ---
    Why?
[05:18] ---
    Well, he went to interrogate him.
    Did you hear anything?
[05:21] ---
    Nothing.
[05:24] ---
    Oh.
[05:26] ---
    Time to launch. Let's go.
[05:27] ---
    Yeah.
[05:30] ---
    I'm sorry, Inko.
[05:38] ---
    To think that such a simple mechanism
    can indicate one's bearings...
[05:41] ---
    Such a device would only work on
    a planet with a magnetic field.
[05:45] ---
    Now, then... Count Troyard
    and Inaho Kaizuka.
[05:49] ---
    Both are sons of Earth.
    Can they be trusted?
[05:57] ---
    So simple, one cannot
    go astray, eh?
[06:01] ---
    True of many things, I suppose.
[06:08] ---
    Are you really going to
    fight the duel, Slaine?
[06:11] ---
    Yes. I have been challenged,
    so I cannot back down.
[06:16] ---
    This happened because I allowed
    Count Marylcian's visit.
[06:21] ---
    Not at all. It is thanks to you.
[06:25] ---
    It is the perfect opportunity
    to demonstrate my strength.
[06:28] ---
    If I am victorious in this duel,
[06:30] ---
    it will act as a deterrent against
    Orbital Knights who oppose me.
[06:35] ---
    There is nothing to be
    concerned about.
[06:40] ---
    Your dream might actually
    come true one day, won't it?
[06:44] ---
    I have no dream to...
[06:46] ---
    A Terran who had been held in contempt
    now holds genuine power within Vers.
[06:51] ---
    I have felt it ever since
    we first met.
[06:55] ---
    That you and I were kindred spirits.
[06:58] ---
    Do you intend to hold on to your grudge
    against the royal family forever?
[07:03] ---
    Yes.
[07:04] ---
    It's incredibly satisfying to see someone without
    a drop of Versian blood in him gaining power.
[07:10] ---
    I think you will never
    let go, either.
[07:14] ---
    Of your princess.
[07:18] ---
    You genuinely love her, don't you?
[07:23] ---
    If I may...
[07:25] ---
    Would you let me help you?
[07:30] ---
    I don't mind...
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    if I am only my sister's substitute.
[07:37] ---
    All platoons, report in!
[07:39] ---
    Belgian Platoon, in position!
[07:41] ---
    Maremmano Platoon, in position!
[07:43] ---
    Pottok Platoon, in position!
[07:45] ---
    Lokai Platoon, in position!
[07:46] ---
    Mustang Platoon, in position!
[07:48] ---
    There's no way to evade that
    bastard's beam weapon.
[07:51] ---
    Assume you're history
    if you're spotted.
[07:54] ---
    Begin operation!
[08:11] ---
    A smoke screen that scatters everything
    from infrared to radar waves, eh?
[08:16] ---
    Clever monkeys.
[08:20] ---
    What the hell?!
[08:21] ---
    Fool.
[08:32] ---
    Clydesdale Leader to all platoons!
[08:35] ---
    Deploy on the south bank
    and keep that smoke up!
[08:39] ---
    You waste your time...
[08:43] ---
    Fire, fire, fire!
[08:44] ---
    Keep his attention on us!
    Don't get hit!
[08:47] ---
    How are we supposed to get
    his attention and not get hit?!
[08:51] ---
    Where's Nao?!
[09:00] ---
    Up you go. Be careful.
[09:12] ---
    Rayet.
[09:13] ---
    Okay, I'm patching you in!
[09:17] ---
    Acoustic analysis.
    Enemy coordinates pinpointed.
[09:20] ---
    Target is at 29.951103, -90.085579.
[09:26] ---
    Roger that. Targeting location.
[09:30] ---
    Fire.
[09:31] ---
    Firing, roger.
[09:32] ---
    Counting down. Five, four, three, two,
[09:38] ---
    one.
[09:40] ---
    What's that?
[09:42] ---
    Impact. Correct 037, 025.
[09:48] ---
    It came from the sea!
[09:49] ---
    Fire.
[09:54] ---
    Ship cannon fire, eh?!
[10:00] ---
    Missed us!
[10:02] ---
    A beam weapon can only fire
    in a straight line.
[10:06] ---
    If we hide behind the curve of
    the Earth, it can't hit us.
[10:08] ---
    But since our shells follow a parabola
    due to the Earth's gravity,
[10:14] ---
    they can reach
    over the horizon.
[10:16] ---
    As long as it's possible
    to target the thing.
[10:18] ---
    Correct 283, -472.
[10:22] ---
    Ultra high speed rounds, fire!
[10:29] ---
    Curse them, how are they
    targeting me so accurately
[10:32] ---
    without observation satellites?!
[10:35] ---
    Is that it?
[10:41] ---
    The UAVs that were relaying our
    laser comms have been taken out!
[10:45] ---
    We can't get through
    to Ensign Kaizuka!
[10:48] ---
    Rayet!
[10:49] ---
    Go to tracer rounds.
    Fire exactly as I say!
[10:56] ---
    Over there, huh.
[11:00] ---
    Nao!
[11:01] ---
    Bastard!
[11:03] ---
    Tracer rounds, ma'am!
[11:05] ---
    Do you seriously think you can bring
    down my Solis from that distance?
[11:09] ---
    Yuki, get clear!
[11:14] ---
    Warrant Officer Kaizuka!
[11:15] ---
    Stay back!
[11:16] ---
    Crap!
[11:18] ---
    Second volley! And a third!
[11:20] ---
    Correct 002, 003! Fire!
[11:23] ---
    Kaizuka!
[11:25] ---
    That's right!
[11:26] ---
    Stand right there on your pedestal!
[11:29] ---
    Be reduced to ash
    by my scorching light!
[11:33] ---
    Go ahead and shoot,
    you frog-faced bastard!
[11:48] ---
    Yuki!
[11:51] ---
    I'm okay. I just lost an arm.
[11:54] ---
    How about you guys?
[11:55] ---
    We're fine. Ensign Kaizuka is safe, too.
[11:59] ---
    That's great news...
[12:00] ---
    No, it's not.
[12:02] ---
    I told you to get clear. You disobeyed
    an order, Warrant Officer.
[12:06] ---
    Hey, don't talk like you're superior to me
    just because you're a higher rank.
[12:10] ---
    I am your superior.
[12:12] ---
    No little brother can order
    his big sister around.
[12:18] ---
    Clydesdale Leader to all units.
[12:21] ---
    Mission complete. Returning to base.
[12:36] ---
    These are flowers called roses
    that bloom on Earth.
[12:40] ---
    Is something the matter?
[12:43] ---
    Are you confident about
    this duel, Milord Slaine?
[12:47] ---
    I've fought for my life
    many times before.
[12:51] ---
    But you...
[12:52] ---
    Are you actually worried for me,
    Miss Eddelrittuo?
[12:55] ---
    You used to glare at me
    all the time.
[12:59] ---
    That was the past.
[13:03] ---
    Roses signify many different things
    in the language of flowers.
[13:06] ---
    Red roses mean "I love you,"
    while blue roses mean "miracle."
[13:12] ---
    Miracle...
[13:13] ---
    But blue roses have
    one other meaning.
[13:21] ---
    That meaning...
[13:27] ---
    ...might be true.
[13:30] ---
    Let's be off!
[13:32] ---
    Herschel, launch!
[13:34] ---
    Good hunting, Milord Slaine.
[13:38] ---
    Tharsis, launching.
[13:44] ---
    The sight of a lowborn putting
    on airs is offensive to me.
[13:49] ---
    On the honor of Vers Orbital Knights,
    I shall exact punishment.
[13:53] ---
    Usurping an official post out
    of self-interest without cause
[13:57] ---
    disturbs both order
    and public peace.
[13:59] ---
    As the man in charge of Her Highness'
    safety, I will punish you.
[14:05] ---
    This will be a duel between
    Count Marylcian and Count Troyard.
[14:13] ---
    Begin!
[14:31] ---
    You're a slippery devil,
    just as the rumors say.
[14:34] ---
    But can you escape from
    my Herschel's attacks?
[15:01] ---
    Milord Slaine!
[15:02] ---
    Even with your predictive ability,
    you cannot cope with this many.
[15:16] ---
    What?!
[15:18] ---
    Well, well, you're
    fairly clever after all.
[15:21] ---
    Nevertheless!
[15:39] ---
    Futile, futile, it is futile!
[15:49] ---
    The flower language meaning
    of blue roses is "miracle"...
[15:55] ---
    But their other meaning
[15:57] ---
    is "the impossible."
[16:01] ---
    Is it... is it truly hopeless?
[16:11] ---
    Will she truly never
    wake up again?
[16:19] ---
    Please...
[16:22] ---
    Please give us a miracle!
[16:29] ---
    That's right...
[16:32] ---
    It is impossible.
[16:34] ---
    I still believe!
[16:36] ---
    There are no miracles!
[16:38] ---
    Slaine!
[16:44] ---
    Is running all you can do?!
[16:47] ---
    You inferior scum!
[17:17] ---
    Inaho? What are you looking at?
[17:20] ---
    They're fighting.
[17:22] ---
    Where?
[17:25] ---
    There's nowhere left to run!
[17:29] ---
    You're the one who has
    nowhere to run.
[17:48] ---
    The Herschel's greatest weapon
[17:50] ---
    is a simultaneous attack
    from all directions.
[17:52] ---
    But here, your attack is
    confined to just one.
[18:03] ---
    Material loading tunnels used during
    the moon base's construction.
[18:08] ---
    I've been mapping them out.
[18:09] ---
    I won't be bested
[18:13] ---
    by the likes of you!
[18:16] ---
    Who do you think you are, Terran?!
[18:31] ---
    Victor...
[18:34] ---
    ...Count Troyard.
[18:37] ---
    In accordance with the law,
    all of Count Marylcian's assets
[18:41] ---
    are to be transferred to Count
    Slaine Saazbaum Troyard.
[18:47] ---
    Do you object?
[18:50] ---
    As official witness, I, Barouhcruz,
    certify the outcome.
[18:58] ---
    It's over.
[19:01] ---
    You can see everything, can't you?
[19:04] ---
    Yes.
[19:07] ---
    But I can't see what
    I really want to know.
[19:17] ---
    Inko, I'm sorry.
[19:20] ---
    I didn't want to get you involved.
[19:26] ---
    Jerk.
[19:39] ---
    In conclusion,
[19:40] ---
    I wish to inform you, the 37 Clans,
    the new policy that we shall adopt.
[19:47] ---
    We, who have acquired new lands
    and resources on Earth,
[19:50] ---
    do not need to rely on the
    Vers homeworld forever.
[19:54] ---
    Children eventually grow up
[19:56] ---
    and they must leave their
    mothers' protection
[19:58] ---
    and strike out on their own.
[20:01] ---
    I, Asseylum Vers Allusia,
[20:05] ---
    will take Count Slaine Saazbaum
    Troyard as my husband,
[20:09] ---
    and proclaim that I shall create
    a new kingdom here in Earthspace.
SIGN    Beyond the Deep Forest
[22:02] ---
    I always admired you.
[22:06] ---
    You were beautiful, kindhearted,
    and beloved by all.
[22:11] ---
    You had everything
    that I did not.
[22:18] ---
    But you and I have one thing
    in common, Sister.
[22:24] ---
    Royal blood. The Aldnoah activation factor.
[22:29] ---
    It is a power that Slaine
    has need of now.
[22:36] ---
    I have decided to choose Slaine.
    And Slaine has chosen me.
[22:44] ---
    From now on,
    I am Asseylum Vers Allusia.
[22:50] ---
    I am you, Sister.
[22:54] ---
    So you can let go, Sister...
[23:10] ---
    I'm lying.
[23:14] ---
    Even if you are a puppet,
    you are still my sister.
[23:23] ---
    Pleasant dreams.