Geneshaft

The latter half of the 21st Century.

Unable to restrain themselves, terrestrial humanity pursued their desires at random,

recklessly wasting resources, destroying the environment,

and even fought and killed one another because of baseless doctrines and claims.

In the end, they found themselves on the brink of annihilation.

The choice they made in order to avoid extinction...

...was to forcibly evolve themselves by creating life with pre-programmed DNA,

thereby controlling personality, as well as even aptitudinal abilities.

In short, they chose genetic engineering.

The speed of this choice gained further momentum,

and under the aegis of the IEO ,

the artifically balanced population sustained an ideal male-female ratio of 1:9,

and with the loss of love and the desire to dominate, society, too, became stable.

And so, in the 23rd Century, a completely genetically-engineered society was created.

This isn't working at all.

Looks like we've got conflicts at 580 locations.

At this rate, we won't even be able to collect any data.

All right, let's reset this piece of junk.

Oh. She left yesterday, did she?

That girl never tells me anything .

Where did she go this time?

The Moon?

Shejoined the army in this day and age?

Admittedly, she does have good Skills, though .

"It's the perfect place for a hothead like Mika"?

Bis, wars and brawls are two different things entirely .

Besides, there haven't been any wars since the revolution .

The world's been at peace for 200 years .

When did she say she'd be back?

In five weeks?

So you'll be watching the house all by yourself until then, huh?

You're such a good boy, Bis .

You're my pride and joy .

You proved the superiority of my genetic program .

"Well, you are my creator, Mama. But Mika is different, right?"

True, her genetic program was created by the Administration Bureau .

But I'm her mother .

Right, you love Mika, too, don't you, Bis?

You're lonely? Yes, it's lonely to be by yourself .

You'll just have to be patient until Mika comes home .

I won't be able to get away from here until next summer .

Make sure you write to Mika, Bis .

She gets lonely easily, too .

Inherit the Stars

Welcome to Maracanan .

This space station orbits the Earth at an altitude of 45,000 km ...

... at a speed of 7,000 meters per second .

Passengers transiting to the Moon base, please proceed to Gate C .

Passengers transiting to Mars Base, please use elevator A006 at Gate D .

ID verification complete.

Welcome to Maracanan Station, Second Lieutenant Mika Seido.

Maracanan is currently under B-level activity restrictions.

Finally, in accordance with Integrated Earth Space Army requests,

the functionality of the personal terminal in your inner ear will now be tested.

Ow! Ow! OW!

It works, it works! I can hear it just fine!

Check complete. System functioning normally.

Didn't I just tell you that?

This concludes all entry inspections.

Floor 32 is currently vacant, so please relax there.

Fine, whatever...

32... 32...

Huh? Where is it?

- C'mon, spit it out! - You lost, little girl?

Oops, my mistake. I thought you were a kid.

Still short as ever, I see.

Hey, I'm getting taller! A little, anyway.

You're still growing?

Those genes of yours sure are slowpokes.

Get off my case!

So what if they're slow? It's part of my individuality.

It's been a while.

So let's see what you've got.

Damn it, I'm starving...

Surprise attacks aren't fair!

So what?

You're wide open!

Klutz!

Gotcha!

Oopsie-daisey!

Now!

Sofia!

Mika!

I missed you!

It's been so long! How have you been?

Fine! Fine!

Hey, Sofia, what's written on your orders?

"Destination: Moon," right?

I guess we'll have a proper briefing once we get there.

I hope it'll be an easy gig...

Before this, I was loaned out for undersea salvage 10,000 meters down.

I've been doing nothing but training lately. I'm so bored!

Still, can't you guess what this is about?

Huh? What what's about?

This mission. Don't you think it's got something to do with that?

It's been, what, five years since it appeared?

Nobody knows where it came from, apparently.

Even though it's so small...

Don't you mean huge? The thing's 500 km in diameter!

But compared to the vastness of space...

Oh, forget it, Mika.

Anyway, the thing's a nuisance up here in orbit.

This mission's gonna be an orbital spring cleaning?

I kinda doubt that.

Haven't you noticed all the MPs walking around?

Something's fishy.

And I hear that they've been making excuses...

...to ship more and more civilians planetside.

Oh, so that's why there aren't many civilians here...

Don't you think it's a little unnatural?

Huh?

What?

Security Poles!

Must be a real big shot.

Wow! Look at all those Secret Service agents!

I wonder who it is?

Huh? Isn't that a man?

Him?

Amagiwa!

Mika!

Him!

It's him!

She ran straight into an EM barrier...

That is Unit D... Mika Seido.

Him!

5000 km to target.

Distance between this craft and shuttles Bravo and Charlie is as planned.

T minus 240 seconds to rendezvous.

It isn't generating any space-time distortion yet, Lady Mir.

It isn't?

How boring...

The government has high hopes for this mission.

Surely Lord Sneak meant this to be your public debut...

That's enough talk, Remmy.

Forgive me, Lady Mir.

It's just that it's such an honor to have been chosen as your partner on this mission.

I will use my abilities to the utmost to...

It's all right.

A little thing like that won't hurt my feelings.

I do possess perfect Skills, after all.

The survey team will land on the Ring in 20 minutes.

Everything is going according to schedule.

Any word from General Adashek of the IESA?

Not as of yet.

Those women are always slow to make decisions...

You're recording that, too?

Yes.

That is my duty as a Register.

As you know, a Register must constantly observe the activities of her male.

There is a factor for destructive tendencies within male DNA that cannot be eliminated.

That's just superstition, Sibyl.

I have no data with which to respond to that.

The survey team will land on the Ring soon.

Depending on their findings, I may have the Bilkis depart immediately.

You're going to destroy the Ring, aren't you?

That assessment is so typical of you, Lt. Colonel Amagiwa.

I'm told that the old men of the Council of Elders were struck speechless...

...after reviewing your simulation data.

They are counting on your ability.

As am I.

I will start the S-mission in 10 minutes, Lord Sneak.

That Ring is somehow related to the ruins on Ganymede.

That is my conclusion.

Which I have made to ensure the continued existence of mankind in the universe.

Of all the idiotic... You know that man?

It's not like I want to.