# 8 - Then and Now
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Then this machine was-
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Yeah. The demon we
saw 15 years ago.
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I always figured it had been annihilated
in the damage of Heaven's Fall.
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Capt. Magbaredge!
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What in the world... is that?
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Confirm that the ship
is fitted out.
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Check its fuel, weapons,
and munitions.
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Yes, ma'am!
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Deucalion. That's this ship's name?
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Why do you suppose such a
fine ship was abandoned
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without ever sending it
into battle?
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Reserves are still working! If we can
feed it power, it'll be good to go.
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Fuel level is...
I'm not sure!
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What kind of report is that?
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There's no fuel gauge!
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Oh, so that's it.
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That's why this ship
was abandoned.
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Surely you don't mean...
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An Aldnoah drive.
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Hey, civilians aren't
allowed in here!
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Please leave imme-
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My apologies.
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Who are you?!
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There is no cause for alarm.
I am your friend.
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You're...
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I command you in the name
of Asseylum Vers Allusia!
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Aldnoah, awaken!
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Well? Are we in a more
talkative mood now?
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What is your objective?
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To what end did you
go to that island?
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*Perhaps he has had enough,
Count Cruhteo.*
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We needn't show pity to a member
of a lower race, Count Saazbaum.
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If he dies, we learn nothing.
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He sought an audience with the emperor,
heedless of the risk to himself.
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That is remarkable.
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I would know his intent.
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Intent?
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As if this child
is capable of thought.
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*Milord Cruhteo. We have
located the wreckage*
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*of an Orbital Knight Kataphrakt
on the island.*
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What?
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*We believe it to be that of
Countess Femieanne's Hellas.*
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How can that be?
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What was Countess Femieanne slain by?
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A waste of time, eh?
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Abide, Count Cruhteo.
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Tell me now! If you do,
I will put you out of your misery.
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Continue to suffer, then.
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So this is the bridge...
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Deucalion... A flying battleship.
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Nina, what makes it fly?
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That Martian thing, uh...
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Aldnoah?
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Yeah, that.
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Are the helm controls like a normal ship's?
Can you handle this thing?
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The FCS has been adjusted so it
feels the same when I steer.
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Should you be away from
your post, Calm?
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What's the big deal if I want
to look around a bit?
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Besides, there's no
bigwigs around.
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Hm? Where's Inaho?
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In the bigwig's office.
With the Martians.
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Martians...
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Yeah. Thanks to her, this ship's
Aldnoah drive is working.
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What?!
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The Mars Knights plotted your assassination?
I find that hard to believe.
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Capt. Magbaredge, if we disclosed this information,
perhaps the Mars Knights would stop attacking.
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Our communications satellites and
telecom bases have been wiped out,
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and long-range transmissions are impossible
thanks to their jamming signal.
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If we're going to try to get the word
out that the princess is safe,
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there's no guarantee that the proper
agencies would get the message.
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You believe it would make us the target of
the Mars Knights who plotted her death?
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Our plan all along was to go to United
Earth HQ in Russia to regroup, anyway.
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Very well. Until we arrive, we will
see to your safety, Highness.
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Thank you.
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Now, Kaizuka Junior.
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Inaho Kaizuka, ma'am.
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And you...
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Rayet Areash.
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You two were aware of this,
yet neglected to inform me.
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I'm not a soldier. I'm not
obligated to report to you.
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And you, Junior?
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I didn't neglect to inform you.
I deliberately didn't.
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Watch what you say! You're putting
yourself on very thin ice.
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I asked him not to.
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Someone working with the
assassins might be aboard.
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Eddelrittuo!
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We can't trust you Martians, either.
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A nation that latched onto
an archaic feudal system
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that relies on the superscience of an
ancient civilization called Aldnoah.
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Commoners who are obsessed with proving
themselves in battle to win social standing.
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And nobility who casually betray them
and grind them into the dirt...
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How can you possibly
trust people like that?!
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I don't trust them.
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All Martians are the enemy!
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No matter how far science advances, these
procedures always remain primitive.
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And at times... are all the
more effective for it.
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Do it.
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Does it hurt?
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Now, then...
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What is the matter?
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Oh, has that loosened
your tongue?
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Have you... sworn loyalty...
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...to Princess Asseylum?
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Continue.
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Yes, Milord!
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Impudent boy...
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And how are we feeling?
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Lousy...
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Glad to hear it. The medicine
seems to be working.
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I can't believe that coming here
triggered a relapse...
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I'd feel a lot better if
you'd give me some booze.
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That's not the sort of medicine
you pester your doctor for.
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I hate this...
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"Birds"?
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Yes, Milady.
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Animals that fly
through the air...
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When we reach Earth, I will be
able to see them, won't I?
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Yes. Progress is slow, but the scars
of Heaven's Fall are fading.
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Nature is powerful, and when
an area is depopulated,
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it immediately begins
to reclaim it.
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Depopulated?
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Yes. As opposed
to urban areas,
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plant life reproduces abundantly
in devastated regions, and...
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It is sad, isn't it? That we are
unable to thrive together.
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Not at all! With forethought
and hard work, it is possible!
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Do you really think so?
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Yes! It is possible for us
to thrive together!
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Well, Terran? Do you feel
like talking now?
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Count... Do you care for
the princess?
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What?
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Are you... her ally?
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Yes. Of course I am.
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Now, speak.
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As punishment for your crime,
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I shall give your compatriots on Earth
a taste of even greater horrors.
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I knew it, you were lying...
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You want an excuse to go
to war with Earth...
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Her Highness wished for
peace with Earth, but you...
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You are exploiting her death...
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...to crush her dream...
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Do not invoke her memory
so lightly, you filthy Terran!
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Sey-
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No, Princess Asseylum.
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I do not mind you
calling me Seylum, Inaho.
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But I mind!
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From now on, add
"Your Highness" to that.
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Eddeltittuo.
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But, Milady!
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I do apologize. This is her way
of looking out for me.
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So, what is it?
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Well, I ran into someone
on Tanegashima who-
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Hey, Inaho!
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You knew that there were
Martians hiding among us?
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Yeah.
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Where are they?!
I'm gonna avenge Okojo!
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I am the Princess
of Mars you seek.
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Come again?
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I deeply regret that so many of your fellow
Terrans have been injured or killed.
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I assure you, this war
is not what Vers wants.
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I am doing all I can to bring this meaningless
conflict to an end as soon as possible.
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Uh... Sure.
Do your best, okay?
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What are you blushing for?
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You're as red as a lobster.
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Where did you guys
come from?!
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Didn't you say you were
going to get revenge?
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Didn't you say something about
all Martians being the enemy?
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I never said any such thing!
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There are good Martians and bad
Martians, same as everywhere else!
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Right, Inaho?
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Back my play, man!
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As I said, there's no
trusting Terrans...
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You have saved me countless times
since we arrived on Earth, Inaho.
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Thank you so much.
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I wasn't fighting for you
in particular, Seylum.
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It's because I was drafted. If I don't
fight, it puts me in danger, too.
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Nevertheless, that does not change
the fact that I owe you my life.
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Thank you.
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That Martian that I met on
Tanegashima was looking for you.
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And he was scared that you
were being exploited.
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Could it be...?
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There are some among the enemy
who think that you are still alive.
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I suggest staying
on your guard.
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What's that?
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A good luck charm given to me by a dear
Terran friend when we arrived at Earth.
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By a Terran?
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The son of a scientist who
visited Mars to study Aldnoah.
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I heard all manner of stories
regarding Earth from him.
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About the sea.
About the sky.
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About the creatures
who live there.
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As I heard these stories, I grew
more and more enamored of Earth.
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As a result, I wanted more than
anything to come to Earth.
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And I wished to establish
peaceful relations with Earth.
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That creature,
could that be... a bird?
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Yes, a black-tailed gull.
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An animal that flies through the sky!
They really do exist, don't they?
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It is just as you said, Slaine!
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*My life was saved by Princess
Asseylum that day...*
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*If it weren't for her,
I wouldn't be alive now...*
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*So this time, I will
protect you, Your Highness!*
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*I mustn't divulge that
she is alive...*
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*I won't let those who hope to exploit
the princess have their way...*
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*Be they Martian...*
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*...or Terran.*
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*I...*
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How regretful Princess
Asseylum must be...
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To put her faith in inferior scum like
him and lose her life as a result...
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*Milord Cruhteo.*
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What is it?
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*We've discovered something on
the island that we can't explain.*
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*The wreckage of another Kataphrakt, one not
belonging to Countess Femieanne.*
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This is the one that fell
to Earth 15 years ago...!
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The Deucalion...!
It can't be!
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*The unit's Aldnoah drive
had been removed.*
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What?! No, it is no
cause for concern.
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They cannot activate
the Aldnoah.
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What is so amusing?
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Nothing...
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Enough of this.
Kill him.
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*Not yet, Count Cruhteo.*
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He makes a mockery of the
proud Orbital Knights.
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I will spread your ashes
here on Earth.
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Answer me, scum!
What made you laugh?!
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What made you laugh?!
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Answer me. Without Aldnoah, the Terrans could
not have been the ones who slew Hellas.
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This is your punishment for what you've
done to Her Highness' beloved Earth...
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Preposterous. They have no one
capable of activating it.
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Only a handful of Versians
have come down to Earth,
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and the only ones possessing
the right of activation are...
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It cannot be.
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Princess Asseylum?!
Is the princess still alive?!
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Speak! Is she unharmed?!
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Answer me, damn you!
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If she were...
What would you do?
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Assassinate her again?
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What?
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Was it not you who gave Sir Trillram
his orders? To kill the princess?
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You dare suggest I-
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"If we let her live, my entire clan and its
followers will be branded as traitors."
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Why, you... You claimed to have
seen his death, as I recall.
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Yes. I shot him.
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Then he did not get caught
in the meteor bombardment...
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In the Nilokeras, with its
dimensional barrier?
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I won't let you have your way...
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Her Highness... will
smash your plans.
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Princess Asseylum... is alive?
That is impossible.
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It can't be!
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*You learned the truth and went out in
search of the princess on your own?*
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*Telling no one, for fear
of alerting the traitors...*
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*Alone, without support...!*
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*Willing to risk being captured
and killed by us...*
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Forgive me, Slaine.
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You have proven your loyalty
a thousand times over!
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See to this man's injuries!
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Yes, Milord!
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*I, too, swore loyalty
to Her Highness...*
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*Those traitors who dared to lay
a hand on her Highness will pay!*
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*Put me through to
United Earth Headquarters!*
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*Offer a cease-fire and request their
assistance in locating the princess!*
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*We will identify those who made a mockery
of the Orbital Knights and punish them!*
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Milord Cruhteo! An object
is approaching from orbit!
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*What? Another meteor bombardment?*
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No, Milord!
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Given its rate of deceleration,
it is far less dense!
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It is adjusting its entry trajectory.
Estimated landing point is...
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...this Landing Castle!
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What happened?
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That's... the Dioscuria!
Count Saazbaum?
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I see... It is all clear now!
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The mastermind of
the assassination plot was...
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Ready my Tharsis!