Imperial Calendar Year 956.
The Humankind Empire Abh...
...began putting a new plan into action...
...to capture any territories now left stranded.
Code name: Operation Hunter.
Numerous battles over territory...
...were expanding the boundaries of the Empire.
The Fourth Fleet of Admiral Bebaus, had captured yet more territory.
And heading toward that territory...
...the Lobnas System, was a single attack vessel.
The captain of that ship was none other than...
...the Princess of the Clyuve Royal Family...
Princess Abriel Nei Dubrusk Paryunu Lafiel.
Captain!
There's an electromagnetic wave emanating from the planet below.
Hostile attack?
It's coming straight at us!
Uh, now there's another one!
This one from the satellites!
Another one!
The magnetic shield hasn't reached its full power yet.
And now another!
This is...
The power output is too weak to be an attack.
Is it a transmission?
At the same time?
I've identified the conversion format.
We can now receive.
Don't scare me like that.
We have four different requests for communication coming in.
Our priority is the territorial government.
Well...
They're all saying they represent the territorial government.
Why not open all channels?
We can't listen to four people at the same time.
If you'll let me, I don't mind giving it a try.
Okay, then.
Second Aviator!
Open all four of the transmission circuits.
You seem so bossy.
Well, I'm just playing my part as Territorial Deputy Ambassador...
It's on.
I am Geol Meideen, representative of the inhabitants of this planet.
I would like to welcome the people of the Humankind Empire Abh.
Banner of the Stars II
Planet of Exile
This is the bridge.
Preparations to launch the Calike are complete.
Roger.
This is the Calike.
All systems are go.
Start propulsion.
Igniting main engines.
Eject!
Jinto...
- Representative of this planet... - Excuse me, please!
I am Territorial Deputy Ambassador, Count Hyde.
This is Territorial Ambassador, Her Highness Paryunu.
I hope you understand that...
...we find this a little confusing.
We didn't expect this territory to have four different governments.
Therefore...
What makes you think that this planet has any real government?!
Please wait a second!
As you have already gathered...
...we're listening to all four of you at once.
What made you do such a thing?
We assumed it would be the simplest way...
...for us to get an accurate overview of the situation.
I hope it was the right decision.
We'd like each of you to explain your situation.
I am Geol Meideen, Administrative Director of Lobnas II.
Now that our planetary system has been regrettably conquered...
...by the Empire...
...I believe that my job is to represent...
...the interests of our inhabitants.
What happened to the Prime Minister?
Lobnas II has no prime minister.
Our constitution allows that the administrative director...
...may act as executive officer...
...when appointed directly by the central government.
This position is currently held by me.
I see.
My name is Yuuri Dokufu.
I have a rightful claim to the position of prime minister.
Huh?
That seems to contradict what Mr. Meideen has just told me.
It's merely a difference of interpretation.
I was elected as the result of an impartial, free and fair election.
Not like some official who was assigned here...
...by the Central Government only a year ago.
How can you say that?!
You only started claiming to be prime minister...
...about three hours ago!
And that was hardly a ''free and fair'' election!
The only people who got to vote were your own!
I can show you the voters' list.
And only your cronies are on that register!
Well then...
Next person, please.
I, too, am prime minister, elected in an impartial election.
My name is Lala Shangal.
But I would prefer it if you called me ''Madame Prime Minister.''
I see.
And I suppose you're the prime minister as well?
I don't care much for titles. There was no election for me.
In any case...
...it is God's will that we take charge of this planetary system.
After all, we are the strongest around here.
Uh, what's your name please?
Mikay Angusson.
If you weren't elected...
...then how were you chosen?
By strength, by popularity, and by the grace of God.
I see.
It seems you have a very complex situation to deal with here.
If you don't mind...
...we'd prefer to wait until you've sorted everything out.
We haven't got time for that!
What do you mean?
Anyway...
Declare me as the official representative and give me support!
Support?
Are you saying it's not possible?
It depends on what it is.
But at the very least...
...we can offer the bare necessities.
In that case...
...they should be distributed under the administrative agency.
If we need our official surrender first, let's get on with it.
Our people need food.
And we need it soon.
And we are the only ones who can distribute it fairly.
If you hand the food over to them, they'll keep it all to themselves!
That's simply not true!
Everyone on this planet is our friend.
All supplies will be distributed fairly.
You'll just use it to extend your power base!
You can't trust men!
My duty is to protect the women!
A bureaucrat, a man with no balls, and a woman!
None of them have the right!
We're the only ones who can protect the food.
You can guess what'll happen if you hand anything over to them.
Are you in the middle of civil war?
You could say we're on the verge.
Explain what's going on.
It seems you don't know.
The majority of the inhabitants...
...are prisoners serving time.
Entering the atmosphere in thirty seconds.
Prepare for impact!
Switching anti-matter fuel cell to stable mode.
All crew are prepared for impact.
Gravity control device shutting down.
Confirmation of our descent trajectory.
Entering the atmosphere in ten seconds.
Eight...seven...six...
...five...four...three...
...two...one.
Entering now!
So in other words...
...Lobnas II is simply a huge prison colony?
We prefer the term ''correctional institution.''
In that case, the other three are...
Well...
...prisoners?
I refuse to accept such a term.
It is true that under the laws of the United Mankind...
...we were forcibly immigrated to this planet.
However, Lobnas has been drifting away from its authority...
Did he not know about this?
Or did he assign me to this messy place on purpose?
Perhaps he just forgot.
What do you think?
We can hold a democratic general election...
...and choose the proper representative of the people.
How are you going to organize the electoral commission?
What is an electoral commission?
I can try to explain it to you...
...but I don't think it's a job you're suited for.
Making fun of me?
You've got to be kidding!
If we have an election...
...I'm sure a prisoner will get elected.
...since there are far more prisoners than guards!
You won't know until you try.
We prisoners are divided in our opinions, after all.
By the same token, some of the ex-prison guards...
...may have different opinions, too.
They may vote for one of us instead of you.
You are still prisoners!
And my men are still on active duty as prison guards!
Maybe we should shut down the transmission for a minute.
What do you say?
Sure.
Cut them off?
Yes.
All right everyone...
...until we get back in touch with you...
Hold on a minute!
Seems like this will be a tougher assignment than expected.
What do you think we should do?
The most basic rule in business...
...is to make sure you're dealing with the right person.
It doesn't matter how good a deal you're able to negotiate...
...if your counterpart isn't able to deliver the goods.
So, who do you think can deliver the goods?
If anyone's got the right credentials...
...it would be Meideen.
As administrative director...
...he has access to the data on the local population...
...and has an administrative structure in place.
So, you mean...
...we've got to deal with the obvious one?
How boring.
I agree.
All of you!
I'm not going to make a decision just to make life more interesting.
Open a circuit to the administrative director.
Are you sure?
Yes, I'm sure!
That didn't take long.
I recognize you as the territorial representative.
I believe that was an obvious choice.
If you accept me as your ambassador...
...we will have completed all the procedures.
I accept.
I request supplies and aid immediately.
Understood.
Specify a port of delivery for the supplies.
Thank you!
Before that, there is something else that I must tell you.
What is it?
We've relied on the armed forces of the central government...
...to help control the prisoners.
However...
...they were all destroyed by you.
I have to be honest with you.
I'm not confident we can restrain the prisoners using only...
...the police force.
We may be able to provide some military assistance.
Not to be rude, but do you have the ability to fight a ground battle?
A ground battle?
Surely the prisoners aren't armed!
Of course not.
The prisoners are forbidden from owning weapons.
However, unfortunately...
...the rules haven't always been enforced properly.
No. Let me be more blunt.
We know that the prisoners have weapons.
As far as we can tell, they're primitive guns.
But they can still be a threat if they're used in the right way.
If there's an uprising...
...we will halt the supply of food.
And if you want...
...we could also blow away a bit of the planet's atmosphere.
Wouldn't that be enough to stop a rebellion?
When the Abh...
...I mean, when we take such measures against a surface world...
...there is often a tendency to be quite excessive.
There's no ill will.
And I do think it's wrong for us to impose such drastic measures...
...on a delicate surface world like yours.
There's really no ill will.
I don't know if those are adequate words of consolation...
...for a planet that's lost its atmosphere.
You have a point.
The only action we'll take will be to stop food supplies.
There will be no attack on the planet...
...unless specifically requested by you.
That would be like requesting mass suicide!
But if you let people know that such action is an option...
...wouldn't it help as a deterrent?
All right, then.
But I will say this to you.
Although I do not doubt the territorial ambassador's efforts...
...I have now realized that the problems of this planet...
...are of no concern to the Empire whatsoever.
Thank you.
We've passed through the ionosphere.
Air stabilizers activating now!
Receiving landing signals from the territorial government.
Territorial Deputy Ambassador?
We'll be landing in twelve minutes.
Thank you.
Are we arriving soon?
Yes, very soon.
Are you sure it's okay for you to come with me?
Why...
These young guys are capable of...
...handling a parked ship.
It seems that you'll be needing more care than the ship.
The planet's one big hive of criminals, right?
Besides, it's been a while since I've set foot on land.
Can't let a chance like this slip away.
Probably nothing down there.
Air will be different!
Stratosphere. Temperature is decreasing.
Confirming destination, Lajay Island.
Current altitude...
Two million daj and falling.
Prepare for splashdown.
Float numbers one, two and three deployed!
Wind speed, 0.54.
No need for inertia control.
Ground speed variation at 0.02.
Altitude, 5000 daj...
...4500...
...4000...
...3500...
...3000...
...2500...
...2000...
...1500...
...1000...
...500.
Splashdown!
This is it!
Blue seas and blue skies...
This is how the land should be!
Smell the salt in the air!
The smell of salt?
Yeah. This is the smell of the sea!
All oceans smell like this.
Didn't you know that?
It's the first time I've been to the ocean.
Well, this smell is proof that this is the real thing.
Even though...
...the rest of the planet is a gloomy prison colony.
Welcome to Lobnas II.
Pleased to meet you, Administrative Director.
Suppose we've never met, Your Excellency Count Hyde.
Let me update you on the current situation.
The only inhabited area on the planet is here on Lajay Island.
The red area shows you the detention sector...
...and the white one is the control sector.
Located within the control sector are various facilities...
...like accommodation for the prison guards and their families...
...local markets and so on.
Obviously the detention sector is where the prisoners are housed.
And what are these lines here?
Those are walls.
On the east side is the men's sector...
...on the west, the women's.
The center sector is mixed.
The Eastern, the Western and the Central Detention Sectors.
It's fairly straightforward.
Wouldn't everyone want to live in the Central Sector?
There's a condition to living in the Central Sector.
What? Like good behavior?
No.
They must undergo sterilization.
Sterilization?
A bureaucrat, a man with no balls, and a woman!
None of them have the right!
The three who claim to be prime minister...
I suppose they represent each of the sectors?
That's right.
So, the Western Sector must be Lala Shangal...
...the Central Sector, Dokufu...
...and the Eastern Sector, Angusson?
Very impressive, Your Excellency.
Absolutely correct.
A lucky guess.
Why not sterilize all the prisoners on the island?
By force?!
I couldn't do anything so inhumane!
Unless the Empire wants that...
...then I won't disagree.
We wouldn't do that!
The Empire doesn't get involved in the affairs of surface worlds.
That's all very well...
...but given our situation we wish you would get involved.
What do you mean?
I tried that warning on them...
...but it didn't seem to have any effect.
The prisoners in the Eastern Sector have gathered up arms.
Are you saying that they plan to attack this place?
That's highly possible.
But maybe the men are trying to invade the Central Sector.
Though I'd say their real objective is to get to the women in the west.
Well, that sounds terrible.
You don't realize the seriousness of the situation!
Please forgive me, Your Excellency.
That's okay.
Obviously the women here are criminals.
But many were victims...
...before they turned to crime themselves.
Being a victim was...
...often a trigger that caused them to commit crimes.
And for most of them...
...the crimes committed against them were sexual in nature.
They have chosen to live in a world without men.
You can't trust men for anything!
I have a duty to protect all the women!
I see.
I want you to protect them.
Uh...
...you sound as though...
...you want to relinquish all responsibilities for what happens!
Yes, that's right.
Perhaps I should've been clearer at the outset.
All of us here. The staff, the guards...
...our families, the people who run the markets...
We all intend to seek refuge.
But why?!
I'm sure you can figure it out.
You're afraid that the prisoners may start a rebellion?
Exactly.
I acknowledge your request.
I'll have to discuss this with the territorial ambassador...
...before we decide.
How can you be so lax about this?
The rebellion could start at any moment!
Is that what the Empire wants?
Even if you'd all left the island...
...it seems there'd still be a great likelihood of rebellion.
If all the guards in charge of the prisoners were to leave...
...the risk would be higher.
You could look at it that way.
Anyway, I don't intend to make you wait too long.
We just need to get a better grasp before we make any decisions.
We'll help you in any way we can.
What?
I thought we were the ones helping them.
You didn't mention this before...
...but roughly how many people would be seeking refuge?
We can get a detailed list to you later...
...but as far as I remember it was about twenty thousand.
Twenty thousand...
He'll be all right.
What?
Nothing. Excuse me.
Supply Officer Lin should be in negotiation by now.
The line wing aviator's with him...
...so we don't need to worry.
I suppose.
Isn't it time for you to go to the surface world below?
What?
Already?
I'll be there in a minute.
Would you like a souvenir?
Idiot.
I'm sorry, Lafiel.
He will be okay.
Yes.
That was our last conversation.
Isn't that strange?
But...
I couldn't tell you...
...what I really wanted to say.
I'm sorry, Lafiel.
Goodbye, Lafiel.
I couldn't say what I wanted to.
anatano me wa mirai no yokoku Your eyes foretell the future
manazashi wo kaesareruto When you returned my smile
munasawagi ga shita My heart skipped a beat
tooi nami mita youde Like I saw a distant wave
ima wa futari kokoni irunoni Although we're both here together
hasanda kyori ga hateshinaku naru The space between us seems so distant
misetakunai namidatsu kokoro The tormented souls that we hide
kami wo hitotsu yusuri Shaking off my hair
nomikonda I love you I hold back my ''I love you''
Farewell, my love
kizuita toki wa When I realize it
It's time to go
wakare no toki It's time to part ways
That's enough!
So you also treat me like a child.
What was that you said?!
We're not the hostages here!
That's lese majesty!
This is quite unforgivable.
You say you want to get out of here...
...but we're planning on staying here.
And building our ideal society.
With that Angusson?!
Miss Fazun!
We're under attack!
This place will soon be hell.
Next Episode... Emigration Plan