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No.
1107
! Out
!
1107
--step forward!
Kuniko! Kuniko! Kuniko!
Kuniko! Kuniko! Kuniko! Kuniko! Kuniko
!
Pipe down
!
Kuniko! Kuniko! Kuniko!
Kuniko!...
Knock it off
!
Thanks for everything!
Thanks for everything!
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Good luck!
Take care!
Come and play again
sometime!
Let's hang out
sometime!
Come back
soon!
Come back
anytime!
She won't
get
caught
again
!
Haha! You want her to
get
pinched
again
?!
Hey, e
veryone!
Kuniko! Kuniko! Kuniko! Kuniko!
Today's the day that Kuniko Hojo is released!
E
veryone!
Make sure you don't end up here again.
My name is Kuniko Hojo...
After all, you've helped us out a few times by keeping those thugs in line.
...and today I go free!
You've gotta be kidding!
Yaaay!!
Momoko-san!
I don't ever want to see you back here.
But I did want to tell you what a big help you were, keeping those girls in line for us.
I don't believe this...
Momoko!
Kuniko! Kuniko!
Kuniko! Kuniko!
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Ouch
!
Ow-ow-ow! Not so rough...
!
Welcome back, Kuniko
!
Welcome back, Kuniko
.
You're
hurt
ing me
!
C'mon, that
hurt
s...
!
You
've
got
ten
thin,
haven
't you?
You
got
thin,
didn
't you?
Especially
around
your chest.
..
Especially
your chest.
God, it's been bothering me, too...
Jerk... You know I'm self-conscious about that!
Hey
!
Hey
.
Hurry
up!
Hurry
and get in the car.
Oh
, Takehiko
's here, too.
Holy cow. You came too
, Takehiko
?
That
's
Takehiko-san
to you
.
Hey, that
's
"Sir"
to you
, missy
.
Kuniko...
Kuniko...
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Mi
-
ko!
Mi
i
ko!
I was so worried when they took you away.
The whole time you were gone... I was so worried...
so worried
that...
You were
so worried
,
you put on
10kg
?
That
you put on
20 pounds
?
Oh
Kuniko
!
Oh
h! You're such a little bitch...
!
Stop
being mean to her
.
Stop
doing that
.
You'll only make her ugly face even uglier!
Your face is ugly enough as it is--
Even Momoko-san is mocking me...
you certainly don't want to ugly it up any further.
Did you bring that thing I asked for?
Ohh... not you too, Momoko.
Yes
, but...
Wait--did you bring it like I asked?
what
exactly do
you
intend
to do with it?
That I did
, but...
I'm
going
to do this!
...
what
are
you
planning
to do with it?
What
'
s that
thing?
I'm
planning
to do this!
Atlas
flag.
What
on earth i
s that
?
T
hey made us
all
salute
to
this
thing every
morning.
It's their
flag.
Man,
I feel better
now.
And if you're wondering why,
R
ight
,
let's
head back
to Duomo
.
it's because t
hey made us
salute
this
stupid
thing every
single day.
Momoko
-san
, is Duomo
still afloat
?
Ahh! Now
I feel better
!
Yeah. Everyone's
been putting
their
noses
to
the grindstones like always.
All r
ight
--then
let's
go home
to Duomo
!
We
've
gained some
new
people
, too.
Hey,
Momoko
, is Duomo
the same as always
?
I can't wait to meet them!
Yeah. Everyone's
just doing
their
best
to
eke out a living.
It's not all good news, though. Shokuan Avenue is more submerged than it was.
And we
've
gotten quite a few
new
residents
, too.
I see...
Wow!
I can't wait to meet them!
We're here!
However... the area around Shokuan Street gets more and more submerged by the day.
Nagiko's waiting for us.
So it's not all wine and roses in Duomo, you know.
She says the Metal-age is...
I see.
Hey!
Here we are!
You're in the way, fatty!
Nagiko's waitin' to see you, kiddo.
Where's she gone?
And all the Metal Age guys are--
Beats me.
She is like the wind. Wind never stands still.
Hey, Kuni-chan!
The Metal-age force was created to oppose the government's drastic policies...
regarding the reduction of carbon dioxide.
Despite its numerous anti-government protests...
Hey!
Hey!
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Sit
still for
a
second and
pay attention!
Move your fat ass! You're in the way!
L
isten
, everything
you see
here
is a relic from the
previous
century.
Where'd she go?
The carbon market
s
would
react violently to processes like deforestation
in
order to produce of paper
.
Who knows?
But
these
relics hold
wisdom
.
That girl's like the wind.
Wisdom
you
can
't find on the
Internet.
How do you keep the wind on a leash?
Here,
you
wi
ll
find
the information you need
.
Whoa...!
Don't assume that all human knowledge can be found on the Internet.
Hey, it's Kuniko!
When you become the leader of the Metal-age,
"From the beginning, we were opposed
if you ever find yourself in a fix,
this is where you'll
find...
to the government's drastic policies for the reduction of CO2 emissions.
It was our opposition that led to the formation of Metal Age.
But despite countless anti-government protests"--
Stop that!
Can't you sit
still for
just one
second and
l
isten
to what I'm trying to tell you?!
You see all this?
Everything
you see
in this room
is a relic from the
last
century.
The whole idea of smashing trees to make paper...
The carbon market
would
be up
in
arms about it
.
But
there's knowledge in
these
books.
There's
wisdom
here... that
you
won
't find on the
Net.
All the information
you
'
ll
be needing is also right here.
Don't go thinking that the Net has all
the information you need
to know.
If you're ever at a loss once you've become the president of Metal Age,
this is where you'll
--uh?!
Kuniko!
Kuniko!
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Listen to people when they're s
till
talking
!
Can't you at least wait
till
I'm done
talking
before you run off?
!
No
, thanks!
No
pe, I can't!
Looks like
it's true
-
Kuni
-chan has returned.
I guess
it's true
, after all...
Kuni
ko really is back, isn't she?
S
eems that way.
It certainly s
eems that way.
Kuni-chan
?
What the...
?
Kuni
-chan,
you
made it
out okay
then
?
Kuni
ko?
Yep
, t
hanks for asking.
Whoa... Kuniko?
Here
's a gift
to celebrate your
release.
So I guess
you
got
out okay
, huh
?
Here,
take it.
Yep
! T
hanks for asking.
Thank you,
Take-san!
Here
--
to celebrate your
gettin' out.
I'm glad Kuni-chan's in such high spirits.
Go on and
take it.
That she is.
Thank you,
Mr Také!
Who
's
that?
Sure!
Oh,
you
've never
see
n
her
before?
Kuniko... I'm glad she looks so happy.
She
's Kuniko Hojo
,
Nagiko's granddaughter.
Yeah.
You mean,
that
little
girl
's going to lead the
Metal
-a
ge
one
day?
Who
was
that?
Oh
, I
wouldn't go that far...
Oh,
that was
you
r first time
see
ing
her
?
Oh, I wouldn't go
that
far
...
That
's Kuniko Hojo
.
Hey, Kuniko!
Nagiko's granddaughter.
Where's my souvenir?
Oh, so
that
's the
girl
who'll be taking over
Metal
A
ge
some
day?
Some other time, okay?
Well
, I
dunno about
that
...
What
?! Cheapskate!
Ah, Kuniko! Did you bring me a present?
Z4.
Sorry--next time, 'kay!
Y
our report
, Shogo
.
What the hell
?! Cheapskate!
Yes,
ma'am
.
Zet Vier Shogo, give me y
our report
.
Digma 2 has
left
the
Women's Detention
Center.
Yes,
Madam
.
S
he has
now
returned to
area
E-51,
also
known as
Duomo.
Digma 2 has
been released from
the
Girls' Reform
Center.
S
ion
,
For the time being, s
he has
returned to
Sector
E-51,
you
scratched me
!
otherwise
known as
"
Duomo.
"
My deepest apologies, Lady Ryoko
!
Sh
ion
.
Continue
your reconnaissance
.
Your fingernail
scratched me
--!!
Understood
.
Madam Ryoko, I beg your forgiveness
!
So
, t
he Sun
has ventured out into
the
world
...
Continue
to monitor her activities
.
What news of t
he Moon?
Understood
, Madam
.
No change, ma'am
.
So
T
he Sun
is on
the
loose, eh
...
?
She's
decided to go
for
another stroll in the
underworld.
Then what about T
he Moon?
This i
s Atlas
.
The same as always, Madam
.
Pretty impressive,
huh
?
She's
off
for
yet
another stroll in the
lower realms.
Are you sure
we should be here?
Look--that'
s Atlas
right there
.
It was all
barricade
d off
back there.
Pretty impressive,
don't you think
?
Who do you think
you
're talking to?
Are you sure
this is okay?
Assemble
the gun
here.
What about, you know, the whole
barricade
back there.
..?
I apologize for the
disturbance, Lady Mikuni
.
I'm not just some schmuck here,
you
know.
The underworld sure is an intriguing place, isn't it?
Bring out
the gun
!
Atlas Rank BC?
Miss Mikuni,
I apologize for the
racket
.
These buffoons dared to cross Lady Mikuni's path?
The lower realms are rather thrilling!
I'll promote them to Rank AG.
Atlas Rank BC?!
Lucky brats
.
You're saying Miss Mikuni's path was blocked by this wretched pair of human lowlifes?!
Sayoko
,
I'll bump both their ranks up to AG.
let
me
see
, too.
They'll be so pleased
.
No, you mustn't
. Your eyes will
be
tain
ted.
Sayoko
... prithee do
let
us
see
as well.
You're
mean
, Sayoko.
Out of the question
. Your eyes will
only
be
s
tain
ed by it.
Yes
,
I am
.
Thou art a
mean
thing
, Sayoko.
Hurry up! This
eclipse
won't last fore
ver!
Yes
.
I am
a mean thing.
I'm ba
ck,
Get moving! The
eclipse
is almost o
ver!
Tokyo
!
I'm ba
aack!
I'll explain
one more time
.
Tokyo
oo!
Y
ou know what
c
arbon
t
ax is?
I just explained this,
It's a tax
levied on all countries
that emit
carbon dioxide
.
but
I'll explain
it to you
one more time
, all right?
The rate
changes constantly, depending on the amount of carbon emitted and absorbed.
Do y
ou know what
the C
arbon
T
ax is?
Indeed.
It's a tax
that's been
levied on all countries
with positive
carbon dioxide
emissions
.
And at the moment, Japan's tax rate stands at:
The rate
of taxation varies
1.12.
depending on the ratio between carbon emissions and carbon absorption.
However, your country's tax rate stands at
2.48.
It fluctuates all the time.
It
's
unfortunate that
you have to pay
2,480 yen for something that
only costs a thousand.
That's right. And by the way, Japan's Carbon Tax Index
No matter how you sugarcoat your words, I refuse to trust anyone who declines to show their face.
currently stands at 1.12, while your nation's index is a whopping
2.48.
Previous generations thought that meeting in person would build mutual trust.
That
's
too bad for you--
And where did that get them?
it means
you have to pay
out
2,480 yen for something that
's only worth 1,000.
Discriminated by looks.
It doesn't matter what you say!
Discriminated by race.
How do you expect me to trust you when you won't even show your face?!
That's not how we work, in the carbon business.
Whoever said you can't build trust unless you meet face-to-face?
Carbon
!
Carbon
!
That's last-generation thinking.
The damn
carbon
credit
system
is to blame for all this!
And what did we get as a result of that way of thinking?
Carbon
taxes were
introduced
in order
to reduce carbon
dioxide
emissions.
Segregation based on looks. Discrimination based on race and color.
However, many countries, including your own, continued industrialization.
But we don't do that sort of thing. After all, we're carbonists.
You probably reasoned that you could recoup high tax costs by using cheap labor
, right?
"
Carbon
"! "
Carbon
"!
To stop that and ensure a substantive decrease in carbon emissions,
It's your monetized
carbon
that's the problem with the whole damn
system
!
the concept of carbon credits was introduced.
The whole reason the
Carbon
Tax was
introduced
was
to reduce carbon
emissions.
If you procrastinate in your responsibilities,the carbon credits accrue interest.
But instead, your nation decided to go the other way.
That's only natural.
You went right on industrializing in spite of the threat of high tariffs.
Forcing a law on the third world that's only been ratified by first world countries...
And when it came to the emissions penalties being levied on you,
Then, cut yourself off from the global economy and go back to being self-sufficient!
I'll bet you figured you could just offset those with cheap labor costs
, right?
Listen to our proposal. If you
sign a contract with
Ishida Finance
,
Well, that's exactly why they came up with the idea of monetized carbon--
we'll draw up a
lease
for
a hundred
million tons of
carbon.
to give people an incentive to reduce their actual carbon emissions.
We will then
transfer
that to LTCI, one of our
holding
companies-
The longer it takes you to reduce your actual carbon emissions,
No,
I don't
need
to hear
any more.
the more interest charges you accrue on your balance of monetized carbon.
That won
't reduce
our
carbon
output in the slightest.
I don't know why that doesn't make sense to you.
It'
ll
only change a few imaginary
number
s
that
we've dubbed
carbon
credits.
It's first-world countries unilaterally deciding on a tax law!
That's
fraud
!
And then forcing that law on third-world countries when--
It'
s completely legal
, sir.
If that's your view, then just pull out of the global economy!
Indeed.
If
such changes amounted to fraud,
our
nation
would be
just as guilty
.
Just go back to being a self-sufficient nation and your troubles are over!
Looks like
your two lackeys
are smarter than you
.
Are you listening? All you have to do is
sign a contract with
us here at
Ishida Finance
.
Just to make this clear:
no one else has
the
comput
ing power to
pull
this off.
We make a master
lease
agreement
for
100
million tons of
your emitted
carbon.
O
nly
our MEDUSA system
is
capable
of
such a feat.
After that, we just
transfer
the lease over to another
holding
company called LTCI.
MEDUSA
can
take carbon credits worth
100 million tons
...
Enough.
I don't
want
to hear
another word of your "explanation."
and legally hedge the
m.
This doesn
't reduce
actual
carbon
emissions by one iota!
No computer system of comparable performance exists.
A
ll
it does is just reduce some fictitious
number
that
you people call "monetized
carbon
"!
It's been
mathematically proven
.
This is a goddamn
fraud
--!!
W
ould you like a copy of my doctoral
thesis on it?
But sir, this i
s completely legal
.
I've already read it
, thanks
.
Absolutely.
The
re's no
need to waste
time
on that, then.
If
it weren't legal, then
our
own
nation
We have
no reason to
waste
this much time
on
contract
ual negotiations
, either.
would be
collectively complicit in the very same fraud
.
Foreign Minister Abidin,
Looks like
the men standing behind you
are smarter than you
are.
even as you hesitate, your country's lower-classes are suffering.
I'll tell you right now--
no one else has
a
comput
er system capable of
pull
ing
this off.
Your decision, sir.
The o
nly
reason we can do it
is
because
of
the Medusa system we developed.
I guess it's the role of a
politician to sell his
soul to the
D
evil
for t
he
sake of his country
.
Medusa
can
manipulate
100 million tons
of monetized carbon derivatives
Bravo!
and legally hedge the
collateralized risk obligation.
Your contract with Ishida Finance
has been agreed to.
Any other computer system would lead you straight to bankruptcy.
1.0
?
What I'm telling you here is a
mathematically proven
fact.
So,
in effect
,
th
e tax has been eradicated.
If you don't believe me, w
ould you like a copy of my doctoral
dissertation?
You're saying
that
our fifty years of toil have all been
for
nothing
?
No thanks,
I've already read it
.
Wasted years, I
guess.
The
n we don't
need to waste
any more
time
discussing this, do we?
We worked
really
hard there, Pudding.
Of course... there's really
no reason to
spend
this much time
concluding a
contract
, either.
Yes, we
did, Karin!
Foreign Minister Abidin,
the longer you sit there hesitating,
There are
messages from Klaris and th
e others.
the longer the poor and needy in your country have to suffer.
It's okay.
Forget about
them
for now.
Sir, please make a decision.
Then,
what about
Mom
and
Dad?
For the sake of his people,
I bet
they're
busy.
it falls upon the
politician to sell his
own
soul to the
d
evil
if
he
must
.
I'll
text
them later.
Bravo!
Your contract with Ishida Finance
is now concluded!
Mom and Dad will be able
to have dinner with
you someday!
1.0
...!
No tax
in effect
?!
All
th
ose 50 years of blood, sweat, and toil
that
we put in...!
What was it
for
...?!
For
nothing
. That'd be my
guess.
Pudding... we
really
busted our butts, didn't we?
"We sure
did, Karin!
We've also got some
messages from Klaris and th
ose guys."
Oh, who cares?
Forget about
the messages
for now.
"Okay, but
what about
Papa
and
Mama?"
I'm sure
they're
just
busy.
I'll
email
them later.
"One of these days we're gonna get
to have dinner with
Papa and Mama, huh?"
Yeah!
Yeah!
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Help me
!
Help me
!
Help me
!
Help me
...
Help me
...
Help me
...
Y
ou
must
be
wary
of the storm
so
that the island won't sink.
I want y
ou
to
be
afraid
of the storm
and hope
that the island won't sink.
Then,
a
new
storm
will hit
the carbon market
s.
Your fear will bring
a
storm
to
the carbon market
.
That
storm
will
bring
u
s wealth
.
And when a
storm
comes to the carbon market, it
bring
s wealth
for us.
F
or a second,
carbon credits worth
100 million tons of
emissions
vanished
completely.
Even if just f
or a second,
you're telling me that
100 million tons of
monetized carbon just
vanished
...?
That's impossible.
That's impossible.
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With the help of
Zeus
, I've tried to
analyz
e
the flow of
money
and
carbon
,
I've tapped
Zeus
resources,
analyz
ing
the flow of
carbon
and
money through the system
,
but the
complexity of the market has hindered me.
but the
structure of the market is just too complicated to piece it together.
In other words, you don't know who did it.
So you're telling me you have no idea who did this.
No, I don't.
That's right.
Perform
a thorough investigation
.
I want
a thorough investigation
into why this happened.
In
stability in the carbon market
s threatens the
development
of Japan
,
Without
stability in the carbon market
, Japan's
development
,
and
perhaps even
of Atlas
itself.
and
by extension the very existence
of Atlas
, is at risk.
U
nderst
ood.
I u
nderst
and what's at stake.
Lady
Ryoko
,
Madam
Ryoko
...
t
his is
my own personal opinion
,
T
his is
simply
my own personal opinion
here
,
but
is it
possib
le the
Metal
-a
ge
were behind it?
but
I think there's a strong
possib
ility that
Metal
A
ge
may have done this.
The
Metal
-a
ge?
Metal
A
ge?
Publicly
they're
an anti-government
organization
,
I know
they're
just
an anti-government
guerilla group
,
but
Digma 2,
their
next
leader
-designate, is infamous
in the carbon market
s.
but
their
soon-to-be-
leader
Digma 2 has been a well-known presence
in the carbon market
.
F
ound you!
I f
ound you!
Looks like
you
got me...
Guess you found me.
W
ho do you think
has
been looking after you
since you were this small?
Ever since
you
were no bigger than this, w
ho do you think
's
been looking after you
?
You always come here when something's happened,
Who do you suppose that's been, huh?
whether you're crying about it or laughing.
Kuniko... whenever anything happened, this is where you always came to sort it out.
Nagiko was
very put out
.
Whether it meant crying your eyes out or laughing your head off.
I
kinda figured that
two years
away would have made Granny
give
up on
this
whole "
leader" idea
.
Nagiko was
madder than a wet hornet, you know
.
I
t seems
I
underestimated the
pre-disaster
generation.
..
I
've been gone for
two years
now.
I was just really hoping Grandma'd finally
give
n
up on
that
whole "
president" thing
.
I
guess
I
seriously
underestimated the
prequake
generation.
You are the wind.
You are the wind.
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The wind goes wherever it wants.
And the wind can blow whichever way it pleases.
Enjoy your youth, little girl.
Just be a teenager, young lady.
I want
you to be a normal girl
.
All I want is for
you to be a normal girl
just like everyone else.
I don't
want
you
to
become
the
leader
of
the
Metal
-a
ge.
Believe me, the last thing I
want
for
you
is
to
be
the
president
of
Metal
A
ge.
That's
Takehiko and his
men, isn't it?
Takehiko and his
goons, no doubt.
I must
stop
them.
We've gotta make them
stop
!
I've got a bad feeling about this.
I've got a bad feeling about this.
..!
I like t
aking toys away from boys
.
T
aking toys away from boys
is one of my favorite pastimes. Let's go.
B
urn!
B
urn!
Let it b
urn!
Let it b
urn!
We're celebratin
g
Kuniko's return
!
We're celebratin
'
Kuniko's return
, boys
!
Let's show
off to all those
carbon satellites
!
Let's show
them
carbon satellites
what we got
!
Takehiko!
T
he market
s will spike!
Takehiko!
You'll send t
he market
reeling!
What do you know?
You haven't even looked at the market
s
in two years
!
You haven't even looked at the market
in two years
. W
hat the
hell do you know?
Besides, we've calculated it so t
hat the
change in
the carbon index
won't
be
more than 0.15
.
Don't sweat
the carbon index
--it
won't
fluctuate by
more than 0.15
points
.
It's spiked! The markets have risen to 0.38!
I did the math myself.
See what I mean?
Sudden spike--! The index just jumped 0.38 points!
If we start roiling the market, we'll have to deal with not only the government...
Now look what you've done!
but also the Carbon Police!
If we throw the markets into chaos,
You really are a blockhead.
we're going way beyond the usual anti-government stuff!
Takehiko, they're here!
We'll bring the Carbon Police down on our heads!
What? It hasn't even been a minute yet!
You are such a simpleton.
Kuniko!
Takehiko! They're here!
What's happening?
But how?! It hasn't even been a minute yet!
Young lady!
It's not the Carbon Police at all.
It's the military!
Prepare for battle!
It's the military!
Head towards the plaza!
You should fire a warning or issue a verbal warning before firing on armed civilians!
Major Kusanagi, know your place.
The Atlas Security Corps do not need to follow military protocol.
We are quite capable of demoting you.
Duly noted.
I hope they have the same things you do:
A strong spirit and...
a sword passed down from generation to generation.
Hurry!
Don't let them set foot past the Otakibashi Plaza!
Is this how the military reacts?
As long as they're in the right, they think it's acceptable to involve citizens?
Kuniko!
Kuniko!
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Nagiko told me to give this to you
.
What's the situation?
I don't need it!
Take a look!
It symbolizes the leader of the Metal-age!
That's not the Carbon Police.
Then, you take it!
It looks like... the army!
Hey!
Prepare for battle! It's the army!
This place...
Everyone run for the marketplace!
How dare you set foot in here!
We need to warn them first!
We
don't need anything from
a
mob of
corporate
cronies!
Or at most fire a warning shot over their heads!
Why
, you
...
Those are the rules of engagement for confronting armed citizens!
Attacking
without warning
... Y
ou
call yourself soldiers?!
Lieutenant Kusanagi, you need to learn your place.
A girl
?
Atlas Corporation Security Forces are not required to follow military protocol.
So
, she'
s Digma 2, huh?
Furthermore, we have the authority to demote you if it comes to that.
L
ike a
sapling, she's still green
.
Do it, if that's what you want
.
Are you the
leader
of
the
Metal
-a
ge?
I hope they have exactly what you do--
Oh
no
,
not
really
...
an indomitable fighting spirit,
W
hat
was the dramatic entrance about then
?!
and an ancestral blade passed down for generations.
I'm not
with the
Metal
-age,
but I
have
ties
with them, so
...
um
...
Hurry up! Let's make sure we don't let 'em set one foot past Otakibashi Square!
In any case
, you
shouldn't
just
attack
us like that
!
Is this really how the army does things?!
You
'
re the ones who
se illegal acts are screwing around
with
the carbon markets
!
As long as they're in the right, they don't care how many innocent citizens get hurt...?!
All we did was
create
a little smoke
so we could generate some
electricity!
Kuniko! Nagiko asked me to give you this.
I'm talking about
the incident
before
!
I don't want that thing!
The incident b
efore
?
It's the Metal Age presidential emblem!
That
's cheating
!
All right, then you take it.
What are you
doing
to
my little girl?!
Hey--!
What is this place...?
No one gave you permission to be here, so get the fuck out!
We
got no fuckin' use for
a
buncha lapdogs who lick
corporate
ass!
Try that again
, you
--
You go and attack innocent people
without warning
?!
And y
ou
still
call yourself soldiers?!
A girl
...
?
So
this i
s Digma 2, huh?
She comes off l
ike a
rough-cut board full of splinters and pitch
.
Are you the
president
of
Metal
A
ge?
Uh,
no
...
not
exactly, I'm just, uh
...
Then w
hat
'd you bust in with such a big show for
?!
I'm not
actually in
Metal
Age myself...
...
but I
guess I do
have
close
ties
to it
...
I mean
...
But the point is
, you
're not supposed to
just
go around
attack
ing people!
You brought this on yourself
!
You
we
re the ones who
tanked the carbon market
with
your illegal acts
!
All we did was
put out
a little smoke
trying to make
electricity!
I'm talking about
before
that!
"B
efore
that"...
?
That
was a dirty move
!
What are you
trying
to
do to
my little girl?!
Kuniko!
Kuniko!
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Take
this
!
Eat
this
--!
!
That's no
t
good
form.
That's no
good
.
Your
movements are
wasting energy so you can't totally absorb the impact
.
You're not fully absorbing the impacts because your
movements are
still too exaggerated
.
But...
But...
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O
ne more thing.
And there's o
ne more thing.
A
woman
must
never forget her lipstick
when going into battle.
When a
woman
enters the battlefield, she should
never forget her lipstick
.
All right. N
ow you look perfect.
There, n
ow you look perfect.
What a
hunk!
What a
sexy guy.
I
love men.
Get off! Y-You--!!
You know I just
love men.
Men!
Men!
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Take
this
!
Bastards!
Ouch!
Ow--!
R
esistance
is futile. Surrender at once
!
Stop it with
this
pointless r
esistance
! Just turn yourself in
!
Shut
your mouth
!
Shut
up
!
What
the
...
What
's this
...
?
What?
What?
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Lady
Mikuni
...
Miss
Mikuni
?!
What
happened
?
What
hath
happened
...?
I've heard this sound
somewhere
before...
I think
I've heard this sound
before...
The
forest
's tears trickle with
poison
.
The
sadness of the
forest
falls to the earth as drops of
poison
rain
.
Souls that
hurt
one another
...
Souls that
wound
one another
can only
be certain of
one another
via
conflict
.
can only
recognize
one another
through
conflict
with one another
.
Next
episode:
Next
time: "
The
Poison Swamp of
Ikebukuro
."
The
Cursed
Ikebukuro
Sea.
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Reactor
3
has shut
down!
Furnace
3
is
down!
Fall back
to Okubo
Road
!
Evacuate
to Okubo
Street
!
Momoko
-san...
Momoko
.
We're in a bit of a b
ind
, aren't we
?
Not the best situation we f
ind
ourselves in, is it now
?
Whose forces are attacking
us
?
Whose forces are attacking
?
Unknown!
They don't appear to be
our
allies
.
Unknown!
But it's not coming from
our
forces
.
Why haven't you
given the
order
to
counterattack?
Why haven't you
order
ed a
counterattack?
It'd be idiotic to open fire on an unidentified force.
Engaging a force of unknown provenance is a mistake we should not make here.
So
,
what
are
you suggest
ing
we do?
So
what
do
you suggest
we do?
We retreat
.
Full withdrawal.
I'll make a note
of your suggestion
in my report.
This was your recommendation, Lieutenant
.
Reactor
2
has shut
down!
I'll make a note
to that effect
in my report.
T
he supply
netwo-
Furnace
2
is
down!
Cut t
he supply
valve!
Are we okay?!
Furnaces 2 and 3 are both down.
As far as how much damage the town has taken, it's...
Clear out!
You guys all right?!
I'm fine. But we need to--
I know the drill. Rescue comes first.
Let's go!
Okay!
Back there... it made some kind of sound.
It's a family blade. We've had it for generations.
I have a permit to wear it on my person.
It seemed like the same sound was coming from somewhere else, too.
I heard it too, but not enough to tell where it was coming from.
This way! Hurry up!
Mommy--!
Are you okay?
Are you okay?
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Reactors 2 and 3 have shut down.
Yeah! Thank you!
I can't even guess at how much damage they've done to the town...
Run!
You okay?
I'm fine. But more importantly...
I know.
Our number one priority is search and rescue.
Let's go.
Right!
That trinket of yours made quite the din earlier, didn't it?
This blade has been in my family for generations.
I have all the correct permits for it.
There was a similar noise echoing elsewhere...
I couldn't ascertain where it came from.
This way!
Hurry!
Mom!
Are you all right?
Yeah, thanks.
Yoshihiro!
Yoshihiro!
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Mom
!
Mom
my
!
This is all your fault!
This is all your fault!
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This is only happening
because
the
Metal
-a
ge
are here!
It's
because
you and your
Metal
A
ge
friends
are here!
T
hat
's not true,
Mom
. She
just
...
Now look w
hat
you've done to us!!
S
hut up
!
Mom
my, you're wrong. This girl was
just
trying to--
Soichiro
!
You s
hut up
and be quiet
!
Yes, ma'am.
Soichiro
.
They launched their
attack
from
old Ikebukuro.
Madam. The
attack
originated in
old Ikebukuro.
From the precision of the impact locations,
Given the tightly concentrated impact pattern of the barrage,
we can assume that their artillery is well-trained.
I'd say the attack came from a highly disciplined infantry unit.
Are they a
new anti-government organization?
So is this some
new anti-government organization?
No
, they're too well organized to be
guer
r
illas.
No
. This level of infantry training is way beyond
guer
illas.
So
,
what
y
ou're
saying is that an
other
country's military has
infiltrated Tokyo?
So
what
, then? Y
ou're
telling me forces from some
other
nation have
infiltrated Tokyo?
It's true that there are signs for concern
to the north and
the
west,
In point of fact, we have detected some disturbing activity
to the north and
west,
but
strategically speaking, infiltrating the capital with
just
an artillery squad is impossible
.
but
to send in artillery without support is
just
inconceivable strategically
.
I see.
..
I see.
S
ion?
Sh
ion?
Y-Yes.
Uh... yes, Madam!
Do you think we can let an unidentified
military group
just
waltz
into Tokyo
?
No one knows who this
military group
is,
N
-
No.
..
but apparently they've
just
marched right
into Tokyo
.
Of course we can'
t!
Do you think we can allow that
?
We
must not
.
N
...
No.
I
..
.
That's right! We will not allow i
t!
I
wi
ll
head
into the
jungle
and
investigat
e myself
.
We
cannot allow it
.
I
'
ll find some trace of
them.
I
'll do it
.
Very well
.
I
'
ll
go
into the
poison swamp...
and
conduct an
investigat
ion
.
Shogo, I leave the rest in your
hands.
I
wi
ll find some trace of
who they are and what they're doing.
Yes,
ma'am
.
That sounds lovely
.
S
ion
. S
ion!
Shogo, I leave the rest in your
capable
hands.
Brother... I'm
sorry.
Yes,
Madam
.
Leon,
that
little display took years off
your life
.
S
h
ion
! Sh
ion!
Talking
to
Lady
Ryoko
like t
hat
...
Brother... I'm
so
sorry.
I'm sorry
, Kudo
-san.
Listen, Imaki,
that
just shortened
your life
here.
I had no
choice.
Spouting off an opinion
to
Madam
Ryoko
.
I hear
that their losses
were
less
than
they
thought.
I apologize for w
hat
I've done
, Kudo
.
I'm glad.
But
I had no
other
choice.
Yeah.
..
I hear
d there
were
a lot
less
casualties
than
people
thought.
Isn't that great?
Yeah.
Hey, where's Kuniko?
Hey, where's Kuniko?
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She's been
at
the
Metal
-a
ge
debriefing
all morning.
She's been
sitting in
at
that
Metal
A
ge
meeting
all morning.
She's still hanging out with
that lot?
Huh?
She's still hanging out with
those guys?
She's got no choice.
What else can she do?
Her grandmother is the leader, after all...
I mean, when your grandma's the president...
Yeah, that's true.
I guess you're right.
They attacked
from Ikebukuro,
right?
So the launches came
from Ikebukuro,
is that
right?
You're
sure
, Furukawa?
You're
absolutely
sure
about that
, Furukawa?
Takehiko,
what
about
the subway tracks?
Takehiko,
how
about
using
the subway tracks?
They're still
us
able
, but...
no way
!
We could
us
e 'em
, but...
you don't wanna--
!
Don't even think about it!
Don't even think about it!
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The depths of the jungle are no place for humans!
The poison swamp is no kind of place for you to be walking around.
Even your rosy young cheeks
wouldn't last ten seconds in
its dense oxygen and its poisonous swampland!
With all the thick oxygen and toxic swamp water,
Not to mention that
you
aren'
t even
a part of the
Metal
-age.
even that lovely teenage skin of yours
wouldn't last ten seconds in
that place!
This place
...
Duomo was attacked
.
Besides,
you
're no
t even
in
Metal
Age to begin with!
And Mr. Furukawa will give me
some
protective
gear, right?
But our home
...
Just so you know, the sizes you'll need are 90-60-88. You got that?
Duomo was attacked
by
some
one.
Just how big do you think she is?!
Besides, if we need
protective
suits, I'm sure
Furukawa
here can scrounge some up for us.
Those are my measurements!
Momoko-san!
The roots have grown down even further.
We'll only be able to use this place for another year or two.
This isn't made to my measurements at all!
From behind, I can't tell you and Mi-ko apart.
What? You're kidding me!
I'm going to have a word with
Furukawa
.
Let's go.
Wait a minute!
Stop the car!
I'd rather die than go out looking like this!
I'm not stopping.
Hey, Karin.
Congrats. Looks like MEDUSA is a huge success.
Hey, it was this gal that brought in the funding from the EU.
Klaris, you should also mention that...
I brought in finances from the Swiss Carbon Banking Association.
We're not talking about who's top dog here.
What's important is that we made money, right?
Hey, listen to this! I got me a Ferrari!
Oh, the new 706?
The whole damn company!
How's MEDUSA doing?
Help me!
MEDUSA's doing fine.
Right?
Right?
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Poor thing. It must be awful to be so close to dying all the time.
In that case, you'll need sizes for the protective suit.
It can't be helped; MEDUSA's fear is what's making us money!
From the top down, it's 36-24-35 for bust, waist and hips.
Was it necessary to isolate Ishida Finance in the Marshall Islands?
Uh...?
It's only the levees that are keeping that whole place afloat.
You think Kuniko's clothes are so slimming she drops ten sizes?!
Feeling pity for a computer program?
The Marshalls are a tax haven
.
Obviously, those are my measurements, you moron.
Those islands and MEDUSA share the same fear of rising waters.
Momoko!
The world's carbon emissions need to be reduced or they'll be under water.
These damn roots keep growin' further down on us.
I'm not really pitying it...
We've only got another one or two years' use out of this place at best.
You kinda get attached to your creation, don't you?
Uh...?
Right, anyway...
Why the hell did I even bother to tell him my measurements?!
Karin, what's MEDUSA's next target?
When I look at you from behind, I can't tell whether it's you or Miiko.
Help me
, h
elp me...
Ehhh?! This is ridiculous!
Hm, let's see
.
We need to go see Furukawa right--
Help me
, h
elp me
, h
elp me...
Let's head out.
I'll help you.
Hold on!
Look across
the
carbon market
for
the business' weak spots
.
Stop this car!
You have
unlimited capabilities to hack into any system across the globe.
I can't be seen in public wearing this god-awful thing!
Weak spots? Weak spots?
I'd rather be caught dead!
You must find a spot with a big carbon debt.
I ain't stoppin' this car.
A debt means a gap between their actual carbon emissions and carbon credits.
Hiya, Karin! Congratulations! Looks like Medusa's a big success.
Found one! Found one! F
ound one!
Hey, but who pulled in all that investment from the EU? That was me.
Nydamia
?
Well, Klaris, if we're comparing numbers,
Leave
it
to me,
sweetie!
remember that I was the one who talked to the Swiss Carbon Banking Federation
F
ound one!
F
ound one!
and secured financing from them for Ishida Finance.
Be patient
.
Guys, I don't really care to sit around and discuss which of you is the most awesome.
Klaris is drawing up a contract with
the
Nydamia
n government.
What's important is that we all made tons of money here, right?
Our c
ontract
's in
!
Ohh, ohh, that reminds me! I went out and bought Ferrari!
Oh, yeah? Did you get the new 706 or something?
The whole company, silly!
How's Medusa doing?
Help me...
Help me... Help me...
She's just fine. See?
I feel so bad for her.
Can you imagine what it'd feel like to be under constant threat of death?
Hey, that's just how it is--Medusa's mortal fear is what's making us rich.
But even so, did we really need to set up base for Ishida Finance in the Marshall Islands?
The only thing keeping those islands up is the levees.
Hey, why are you feeling sorry for software?
The Marshalls are a tax haven
, plain and simple. And I like the realism.
If Medusa wants to stay alive,
the only way she can do it is by reducing carbon emissions.
It's not that I'm feeling sorry for software.
It's just... being involved in the construction for so long,
you get kind of attached, you know.
Fine, fine. Karin, what's our next target for Medusa?
Help me
... H
elp me...
Help me... Help me...
Right. I wonder where she'll look next
.
Help me
... H
elp me
... Help me... H
elp me...
Okay,
I'll help you.
Just scan
the
entire
carbon market
and look
for
any vulnerabilities you can find
.
You have
the ability to do that, you know.
You can hack into any system, anytime, anywhere.
Vulnerabilities... Vulnerabilities...
There have to be some.
The system is vulnerable
Vulnerabilities...
Vulnerabilities... Vulnerabilities...
wherever actual carbon rates are misvalued,
creating discrepancies between that and the monetized carbon balance.
I found one! I found one! I f
ound one!
Nydamia
, huh?
Me, me!
Leave
that one
to me,
okay?
I f
ound one!
I f
ound one!
Hold on just a second
.
Klaris is drawing up a contract with
Nydamia
right now.
C
ontract
concluded
!
Zhang!
Zhang!
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Going well on my end, too.
Don't worry.
I ha
ve
bought up
Nydamia's industrial
sector
.
We'
ve
invested plenty in
Nydamia's industrial
zone
.
All we have to do now is sell it
off
at
peak price.
All we have to do now is sell it
.
And take
fee
s
for
the
carbon
debt clearance!
You mean sell it
at
a huge profit... plus our
fee
for
reducing monetized
carbon
!
Good, foreign funds started
flowing into
now debt-free
Nydamia!
Just look at all the money
flowing into
Nydamia!
I think it's time
...
Maybe about now
...
?
Not
yet.
No, not
yet.
Prices
ha
ve
n't
hit a plateau yet
.
It still
ha
s
n't
reached peak value
.
Money
, m
oney
, oh how I lurve money
!
Money
! M
oney
! Kaching, kaching
!
Karin...
Karin...
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I think I'm gonna come!
Uhnnn... it's like an orgasm!
Now!
Do it now.
Offer all our investments in Nydamia for sale!
Selling all Nydamian assets now!
Yes! Big profits again!
Woo-hoo!!
Who should I buy next, sweetie?
Where should we buy up next? Maybe over here?
What about these guys?
Or maybe buy up this one here?
Magic time is over.
The magic hour is over for now.
Ta
l
sian, you can hear
me
, can't you?
Ta
r
sian, you can hear
us talking
, can't you?
S
ay something.
Come on, now, s
ay something.
Hey,
what's our
next
-
Hey,
so
next
we should--
My
si
gil chimed.
Our amulet rang out with a
si
nging tone. Wherefore
?
Why
?
I
posed that very question to
Atlas
Corporation,
I
asked
Atlas
Corp,
but they do
n'
t know
,
either.
but they do
no
t know
either.
Lady Mikuni...
Miss Mikuni?
This must be an omen.
I feel this must be... a sign of some wonderful destiny!
Glory is sure to rain down on you...
From now on, Miss Mikuni, surely glory will shine down... and crown you!
You haven't been here very long, were
you?
That's right... you haven't been with us for very long, have
you?
So w
hat?
Why do you say t
hat?
Is it
so
wrong
to tell Lady
Mikuni
what you're thinking
?
Is it
wrong
for me to share with Miss
Mikuni
the thoughts that are in my heart
?
No. I pity you...
No...
You pity me?
It's just a tragedy.
I dislike
lies.
A tragedy...?
That'
s the fifth one
this
month.
We do not take pleasure in
lies.
Now, I have to find another retainer to replace her...
She i
s the fifth one
since the beginning of the
month.
It's fine.
Now we will have to find another attendant to replace her.
There are plenty of people in the lower world.
Just so.
Make sure your air systems are working.
Are there not abundantly many people for the taking?
My ears popped!
In the lower realms.
A slight pressure differential is applied...
Everyone make sure your air supplies are workin'.
to stop the air outside from getting in.
Wait, my ears just popped! I felt a pop.
C
heck your
backup
filters.
That's 'cuz of the extra air pressure in your suit.
If
your protective
gear breaks, they
'll save you
.
It's just a little bit, to keep the outside air from comin' in.
But
even then,
they
'll
only last
about
an hour
at most
.
Now everyone c
heck your
secondary air
filters.
Our
goal
is
to ascertain
the location of the
artillery
squad.
If
you get a rip in
your protective
suit, that secondary air filter
'll save you
r life
.
T
his is
only reconnaissance
.
But
be careful--
they
only last
an hour
.
Let's
go.
Our
objective
is
simple: Verify
the location of the
enemy
artillery
.
It's no good. It
's
waterlogged here
too.
Remember, t
his is
just a recon job
.
There must be a
lake above
us.
Let's
head out.
We'll
go on
ahead
for a
little way
and
exit from there.
Goddamnit... this one
's
all fulla water
too.
Be c
areful
.
There must be a
pond sittin' right on top of
us.
You won't
last even five minutes if you f
a
ll into
a lake.
Let's
go on
for a
bit
and
climb above up ahead.
And we won
't
be able to
save you
, for fear of getting
infected ourselves.
C
areful
, everyone.
We're
almost at the
estimate
d
launch site.
I doubt you'd
last even five minutes if you f
e
ll into
that pond.
We couldn
't
jump in and
save you
anyway. We might get
infected ourselves.
Almost there...
We're
close to Furukawa's best
estimate
for the
launch site.
Takehiko!
Takehiko!
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What are they doing
?
What are they doing
here...?
They seem to be looking for something.
Investigating, I think.
Why would the military be investigating?
Why the hell's the army pokin' around here...?
It
wasn't one of their artillery
teams
?
So it
wasn't one of their artillery
squads after all...
?
It looks that way.
It would seem not.
How did you... I didn't sense anything!
H-How'd you do that?! I had no idea you were even behind us...!
I'm not as hyper as you guys.
Let's just say I can keep my cool better than you clowns.
You're
part of the
Metal
-a
ge, aren't you?
You're
Metal
A
ge, aren't you?
I'm not
part anything but..
.
I'm not
Metal Age
.
I'm
fully
transsexual!
I'm
a
transsexual!
If
I
wasn
't
wearing this stupid thing
, he'd have been mine
...
That shot would've nailed him if
I
hadn
't
been
wearing this stupid thing
...
!
Takehiko!
Takehiko!
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Kuniko, you
safe?
Kuniko, you
all right?
Momoko
-san
and
I are
fine
.
I'm all right.
Momoko
's here
and
she's
fine
too.
Make sure you aren't followed and
head
back to the station
!
Start
head
in'
back to the station
, and make sure you ain't followed
!
Roger!
Roger!
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Hurry,
Momoko
-san!
Momoko
, y
ou
have
to keep up!
Wait up...
Just slow down!
Y
ou
don't
have
much stamina f
or someone who used to do
J
udo
.
F
or someone who used to do
j
udo
, you sure don't have much stamina
.
Judo
is about endurance...
Judo
takes endurance,
not about running fast.
but no one ever asked us to run any laps.
You were once an Olympic gold medal prospect, and you're whining about this?
This from someone who might've been a crown jewel in the Olympics. What a wimp!
Oh, speaking of gold, I got mine taken away... in the surgery.
Ah... I lost my jewels, all right.
But it wasn't in the Olympics, though.
Huh...?
Oh, I get it.
Oh, I get it.
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But
a cross-dresser
who
gives up
his
gold
gets
the silver, too.
But
you know what? A tranny
who
loses
his
jewels
gets
white pearls in return.
The silver?
What
do you mean by
that
?
Pearls?!
What
does
that
mean?!
If you
want me to tell you,
then let's get out of this
jungle
alive.
If you
really
want me to tell you,
then let's get out of this
poison swamp
alive.
Hey,
tell me! What
's
a
transvestite
's "
silver"?
Hey,
come on! You gotta
tell me! What
are
a
tranny
's "
white pearls"...?!
I want
to
know, too!
I'd like
to
hear this myself.
Dammit, it
's so
hard
to move in th
ese
thing
s...
Shit... It
's so
completely impossible
to move in th
is
thing
.
Can't be that
hard
considering you've been rambling on
about
gold
and
silver the whole time...
Oh, you're breaking my heart. Too
hard
to keep chatting
about
jewels
and
pearls?
Kuniko!
Kuniko!
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It's no use.
Don't bother.
Answer me.
My turn to ask questions.
What'
s the army doing here?
First off, what the hell i
s the army doing here?
I don't have to answer
you.
I don't have to answer
questions from
you.
Even if
I'm a
prisoner.
Even if
you have taken me
prisoner.
Why did my grandm
other
's
sword
resonate
with yours?
Why did my grandm
a
's
dagger and your dagger
resonate
together like that?
T
here's another
sword
like
that?
You're saying t
here's another
dagger
like
mine?
Y
ou know something?
Do y
ou know something?
!
Like I'd tell you e
ven if I did
!
E
ven if I did
, I'm not talking!
Y
ou'
re n
ot
bad
for a soldier.
I have to admit, y
ou'
ve g
ot
balls
for a soldier.
If you ever
decide to
quit the
military,
come
to
Duomo.
If you ever
wanna
quit the
army,
come
join us in
Duomo.
I'll
recommend you
for
the
Metal
-a
ge.
I'll
be sure and put in a good word
for
you with
Metal
A
ge.
Man, t
hat was
some crazy-ass stunt you pulled
, taking off your protective
gear
in the
jungle.
I swear, young lady.
I
could
n't help it; it was
hard to move in
it.
T
hat was
nuts
, taking off your protective
suit
in the
middle of a poison swamp.
We
have
to get back
immediately
.
What else
could
I do? It's too
hard to move in
this thing.
You might be infected with a nasty disease
.
Come on.
We
need
to get back
now
.
Don't
scare me like that.
..
You might be infected with a nasty disease
!
And t
he enemy?
Don't
try to
scare me like that.
P
olka dots.
T
he enemy?
No,
I mean...
they were
member
s of the Metal-age
.
It was p
olka dots.
I mean...
! A Metal Age
member
, like we thought
.
Digma 2, huh?
Digma 2, huh?
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Never mind. They're panicking too.
Uh...?
So, we found nothing artificial then. No explosive residue or anything else, huh?
Nothing. They're just as freak
Yes.
We didn't even find any trace of its emplacement.
So, there's a force with a new weapon hiding here in the jungle?
What do you mean?
Just what I said.
Carbon Observation Satellite Icarus detected no carbon dioxide in old Ikebukuro.
An artillery attack with no carbon dioxide emissions?
Soichiro, what are you thinking?
No idea.
You're better at analysis than I am.
Maybe the forest is baring its fangs at us?
So you didn't find a single metal fragment at the sites of impact?
We were bombarded.
There should at least be a few shell fragments lying around.
But why?
It's the Atlas Corporation again.
They used Duomo as an test site for a new weapon!
That's...
They're about to announce the results of the Atlas ballot!
What?
I'm finally getting to Atlas this time!
No way! How many years do you think I've waited to go there?
You guys...
The Metal-age is an anti-government group.
You're not supposed to look forward to the government's Atlas Lottery...
Huh?
Momoko-san...
What's with that look?
A transsexual must always put exude pride!
You're right.
We're going to Atlas and bringing back Tropical Fish.
That's our dream!
But what about Kuniko?
Only those selected can go to Atlas; you'll have to say goodbye to her.
The next selected person is:
Congratulations, Mr. Tetsuo Kumagai.
Why?
Why you?!
I'd like a word with you, Lord of Atlas.
The seals have resonated.
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Hurry.
You've got to hurry.
You must finish Atlas before this child is born.
That same old dream again?
Yeah. I haven't had it in a while.
I wonder what it means...
Why would I dream about Atlas?
And that voice...
They may be memories from before you were born.
What?
Your birth mother lives in Atlas after all.
Oh, I see...
Wait, what?
What did you just say, Grandma?
You'll take these pickled veggies with you, won't you?
I don't care about that!
Didn't you just say something really important?
The time will come for you to find out for yourself.
One day.
Kuniko!
What are you doing?
Everybody's waiting!
Wait up, guys, I'm bus-
Here you go, young'uns. Take these.
Grandma!
Wow, thank you!
We're not done talking ye-
C'mon. C'mon.
Wait, I haven't even put my shoes on yet!
You look just fine.
We've got to hurry.
Are you sure this is based on a reliable source?
Furukawa said he was certain.
Here it comes!
Move out!
Congratulations, Mi-ko!
Thank you, everybody!
Here! These are from Grandma.
This'll be the last time I eat these pickled vegetables, won't it?
Either eat or cry. Don't do both!
But...
I guess it can't be helped.
Where's Momoko-san?
I haven't seen her.
Takehiko's not here, either.
What are they thinking, skipping out on a farewell party?
Don't worry about it.
I feel really bad that someone like me won the Atlas Lottery.
Oh, come off it. Everyone's celebrating with you!
That's right. Think happy thoughts!
So, what do you want to do when you get to Atlas?
Huh? Hm, let me see...
I want to eat French cuisine!
And Italian! And Chinese...
Food. I knew it.
But my greatest desire is to revive Tropical Fish.
Tropical Fish...
That's the gay bar you ran with Momoko-san, isn't it?
No, it wasn't a gay bar! It was a burlesque show!
It was pretty famous in Roppongi!
Every day, we pulled in huge audiences, and back then...
we shone as bright as the brightest star.
So... when I go to Atlas, I'll definitely restore the glory...
But I won't let you keep all of it for yourself!
I was busy getting dressed.
That signboard... You kept it?
Of course. Have you forgotten our promise?
Yeah. We swore...
that we'd go to Atlas together and revive Tropical Fish.
Wait, are you going to give it to me?
You're really giving it to me?
Of course!
I'll do my best!
I'll work hard and make it a fabulous place!
Goodbye, everyone!
Take care.
Contact us once you've settled in.
I will.
Everyone... I love you all.
Thank you!
Take care!
Takehiko never showed up...
That idiot.
Goodbye! Good-
T-Takehiko...
Farewell!
I will! I'll do my best!
So, come to my burlesque show, you hear me!
Takehiko, you're so cool!
We're heading back!
Get a move on!
I want some!
Have you got any flour or bread?
Is there any medicine in there?
Stop pushing!
We'll do this in an orderly manner!
We have Atlas-brand ham, too!
Hey, wait!
Don't push!
They're really going at it.
Stop it!
Don't accept things that Metal-age have stolen.
What did you say?!
Have you forgotten already?
Because of you guys, we were attacked by the army!
My roof was blown away!
The military did that on their own!
Yeah, that wasn't our fault!
They attacked us because you steal from the country!
Thieves!
Who do you think patched us up when we were wounded?
Shut up!
We're working for Atlas and getting paid!
We don't need to steal from them.
You people with men in your households are lucky!
What are old people like us meant to do?
We should all help each other out!
That's why we rely on Metal-age.
What if we end up being classified as terrorists because of them?
That's right!
What if we never get into Atlas because of you?!
That woman...
I see...
She had a baby last year but lost it to illness...
It wasn't a serious illness, but it's hard to get real medicine in the hospitals here.
Metal-age needs to get the hell out
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Shinji ▶ [Shinji]_Shangri-La_-_01_[267BA828] No. 1107! Out! Kuniko! Kuniko! Kuniko! Pipe down! Thanks for everything! Good luck! Come and play again sometime! Come back soon! She won't get caught again! Hey, everyone! Today's the day that Kuniko Hojo is released! Make sure you don't end up here again. After all, you've helped us out a few times by keeping those thugs in line. You've gotta be kidding! Momoko-san! Kuniko! Kuniko! Ouch! Welcome back, Kuniko! You're hurting me! You've gotten thin, haven't you? Especially around your chest... God, it's been bothering me, too... Hey! Hurry up! Oh, Takehiko's here, too. That's Takehiko-san to you. Kuniko... Mi-ko! I was so worried when they took you away. You were so worried, you put on 10kg? Oh Kuniko! Stop being mean to her. You'll only make her ugly face even uglier! Even Momoko-san is mocking me... Did you bring that thing I asked for? Yes, but... what exactly do you intend to do with it? I'm going to do this! What's that thing? Atlas flag. They made us all salute to this thing every morning. Man, I feel better now. Right, let's head back to Duomo. Momoko-san, is Duomo still afloat? Yeah. Everyone's been putting their noses to the grindstones like always. We've gained some new people, too. I can't wait to meet them! It's not all good news, though. Shokuan Avenue is more submerged than it was. I see... We're here! Nagiko's waiting for us. She says the Metal-age is... Hey! You're in the way, fatty! Where's she gone? Beats me. She is like the wind. Wind never stands still. Hey, Kuni-chan! The Metal-age force was created to oppose the government's drastic policies... regarding the reduction of carbon dioxide. Despite its numerous anti-government protests... Hey! Sit still for a second and pay attention! Listen, everything you see here is a relic from the previous century. The carbon markets would react violently to processes like deforestation in order to produce of paper. But these relics hold wisdom. Wisdom you can't find on the Internet. Here, you will find the information you need. Don't assume that all human knowledge can be found on the Internet. When you become the leader of the Metal-age, if you ever find yourself in a fix, this is where you'll find... Kuniko! Listen to people when they're still talking! No, thanks! Looks like it's true - Kuni-chan has returned. Seems that way. Kuni-chan? Kuni-chan, you made it out okay then? Yep, thanks for asking. Here's a gift to celebrate your release. Here, take it. Thank you, Take-san! I'm glad Kuni-chan's in such high spirits. That she is. Who's that? Oh, you've never seen her before? She's Kuniko Hojo, Nagiko's granddaughter. You mean, that little girl's going to lead the Metal-age one day? Oh, I wouldn't go that far... Oh, I wouldn't go that far... Hey, Kuniko! Where's my souvenir? Some other time, okay? What?! Cheapskate! Z4. Your report, Shogo. Yes, ma'am. Digma 2 has left the Women's Detention Center. She has now returned to area E-51, also known as Duomo. Sion, you scratched me! My deepest apologies, Lady Ryoko! Continue your reconnaissance. Understood. So, the Sun has ventured out into the world... What news of the Moon? No change, ma'am. She's decided to go for another stroll in the underworld. This is Atlas. Pretty impressive, huh? Are you sure we should be here? It was all barricaded off back there. Who do you think you're talking to? Assemble the gun here. I apologize for the disturbance, Lady Mikuni. The underworld sure is an intriguing place, isn't it? Atlas Rank BC? These buffoons dared to cross Lady Mikuni's path? I'll promote them to Rank AG. Lucky brats. Sayoko, let me see, too. No, you mustn't. Your eyes will be tainted. You're mean, Sayoko. Yes, I am. Hurry up! This eclipse won't last forever! I'm back, Tokyo! I'll explain one more time. You know what carbon tax is? It's a tax levied on all countries that emit carbon dioxide. The rate changes constantly, depending on the amount of carbon emitted and absorbed. Indeed. And at the moment, Japan's tax rate stands at: 1.12. However, your country's tax rate stands at 2.48. It's unfortunate that you have to pay 2,480 yen for something that only costs a thousand. No matter how you sugarcoat your words, I refuse to trust anyone who declines to show their face. Previous generations thought that meeting in person would build mutual trust. And where did that get them? Discriminated by looks. Discriminated by race. That's not how we work, in the carbon business. Carbon! Carbon! The damn carbon credit system is to blame for all this! Carbon taxes were introduced in order to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. However, many countries, including your own, continued industrialization. You probably reasoned that you could recoup high tax costs by using cheap labor, right? To stop that and ensure a substantive decrease in carbon emissions, the concept of carbon credits was introduced. If you procrastinate in your responsibilities,the carbon credits accrue interest. That's only natural. Forcing a law on the third world that's only been ratified by first world countries... Then, cut yourself off from the global economy and go back to being self-sufficient! Listen to our proposal. If you sign a contract with Ishida Finance, we'll draw up a lease for a hundred million tons of carbon. We will then transfer that to LTCI, one of our holding companies- No, I don't need to hear any more. That won't reduce our carbon output in the slightest. It'll only change a few imaginary numbers that we've dubbed carbon credits. That's fraud! It's completely legal, sir. Indeed. If such changes amounted to fraud,our nation would be just as guilty. Looks like your two lackeys are smarter than you. Just to make this clear: no one else has the computing power to pull this off. Only our MEDUSA system is capable of such a feat. MEDUSA can take carbon credits worth 100 million tons... and legally hedge them. No computer system of comparable performance exists. It's been mathematically proven. Would you like a copy of my doctoral thesis on it? I've already read it, thanks. There's no need to waste time on that, then. We have no reason to waste this much time on contractual negotiations, either. Foreign Minister Abidin, even as you hesitate, your country's lower-classes are suffering. Your decision, sir. I guess it's the role of a politician to sell his soul to the Devil for the sake of his country. Bravo! Your contract with Ishida Finance has been agreed to. 1.0? So, in effect, the tax has been eradicated. You're saying that our fifty years of toil have all been for nothing? Wasted years, I guess. We worked really hard there, Pudding. Yes, we did, Karin! There are messages from Klaris and the others. It's okay. Forget about them for now. Then, what about Mom and Dad? I bet they're busy. I'll text them later. Mom and Dad will be able to have dinner with you someday! Yeah! Help me! Help me! Help me! You must be wary of the storm so that the island won't sink. Then, a new storm will hit the carbon markets. That storm will bring us wealth. For a second, carbon credits worth 100 million tons of emissions vanished completely. That's impossible. With the help of Zeus, I've tried to analyze the flow of money and carbon, but the complexity of the market has hindered me. In other words, you don't know who did it. No, I don't. Perform a thorough investigation. Instability in the carbon markets threatens the development of Japan, and perhaps even of Atlas itself. Understood. Lady Ryoko, this is my own personal opinion, but is it possible the Metal-age were behind it? The Metal-age? Publicly they're an anti-government organization, but Digma 2, their next leader-designate, is infamous in the carbon markets. Found you! Looks like you got me... Who do you think has been looking after you since you were this small? You always come here when something's happened, whether you're crying about it or laughing. Nagiko was very put out. I kinda figured that two years away would have made Granny give up on this whole "leader" idea. It seems I underestimated the pre-disaster generation... You are the wind. The wind goes wherever it wants. Enjoy your youth, little girl. I want you to be a normal girl. I don't want you to become the leader of the Metal-age. That's Takehiko and his men, isn't it? I must stop them. I've got a bad feeling about this. I like taking toys away from boys. Burn! Burn! We're celebrating Kuniko's return! Let's show off to all those carbon satellites! Takehiko! The markets will spike! What do you know? You haven't even looked at the markets in two years! Besides, we've calculated it so that the change in the carbon index won't be more than 0.15. It's spiked! The markets have risen to 0.38! See what I mean? If we start roiling the market, we'll have to deal with not only the government... but also the Carbon Police! You really are a blockhead. Takehiko, they're here! What? It hasn't even been a minute yet! Kuniko! What's happening? Young lady! It's not the Carbon Police at all. It's the military! Prepare for battle! It's the military! Head towards the plaza! You should fire a warning or issue a verbal warning before firing on armed civilians! Major Kusanagi, know your place. The Atlas Security Corps do not need to follow military protocol. We are quite capable of demoting you. Duly noted. I hope they have the same things you do: A strong spirit and... a sword passed down from generation to generation. Hurry! Don't let them set foot past the Otakibashi Plaza! Is this how the military reacts? As long as they're in the right, they think it's acceptable to involve citizens? Kuniko! Nagiko told me to give this to you. I don't need it! It symbolizes the leader of the Metal-age! Then, you take it! Hey! This place... How dare you set foot in here! We don't need anything from a mob of corporate cronies! Why, you... Attacking without warning... You call yourself soldiers?! A girl? So, she's Digma 2, huh? Like a sapling, she's still green. Are you the leader of the Metal-age? Oh no, not really... What was the dramatic entrance about then?! I'm not with the Metal-age, but I have ties with them, so... um... In any case, you shouldn't just attack us like that! You're the ones whose illegal acts are screwing around with the carbon markets! All we did was create a little smoke so we could generate some electricity! I'm talking about the incident before! The incident before? That's cheating! What are you doing to my little girl?! Kuniko! Take this! That's not good form. Your movements are wasting energy so you can't totally absorb the impact. But... One more thing. A woman must never forget her lipstick when going into battle. All right. Now you look perfect. What a hunk! I love men. Men! Take this! Ouch! Resistance is futile. Surrender at once! Shut your mouth! What the... What? Lady Mikuni... What happened? I've heard this sound somewhere before... The forest's tears trickle with poison. Souls that hurt one another... can only be certain of one another via conflict. Next episode: The Cursed Ikebukuro Sea. ▶ [Shinji]_Shangri-La_-_02_[0F6BDEB5] Reactor 3 has shut down! Fall back to Okubo Road! Momoko-san... We're in a bit of a bind, aren't we? Whose forces are attacking us? Unknown! They don't appear to be our allies. Why haven't you given the order to counterattack? It'd be idiotic to open fire on an unidentified force. So, what are you suggesting we do? We retreat. I'll make a note of your suggestion in my report. Reactor 2 has shut down! The supply netwo- Are you okay? Reactors 2 and 3 have shut down. I can't even guess at how much damage they've done to the town... Run! You okay? I'm fine. But more importantly... I know. Our number one priority is search and rescue. Let's go. Right! That trinket of yours made quite the din earlier, didn't it? This blade has been in my family for generations. I have all the correct permits for it. There was a similar noise echoing elsewhere... I couldn't ascertain where it came from. This way! Hurry! Mom! Are you all right? Yeah, thanks. Yoshihiro! Mom! This is all your fault! This is only happening because the Metal-age are here! That's not true, Mom. She just... Shut up! Soichiro! Yes, ma'am. They launched their attack from old Ikebukuro. From the precision of the impact locations, we can assume that their artillery is well-trained. Are they a new anti-government organization? No, they're too well organized to be guerrillas. So, what you're saying is that another country's military has infiltrated Tokyo? It's true that there are signs for concern to the north and the west, but strategically speaking, infiltrating the capital with just an artillery squad is impossible. I see... Sion? Y-Yes. Do you think we can let an unidentified military group just waltz into Tokyo? N-No... Of course we can't! We must not. I... I will head into the jungle and investigate myself. I'll find some trace of them. Very well. Shogo, I leave the rest in your hands. Yes, ma'am. Sion. Sion! Brother... I'm sorry. Leon, that little display took years off your life. Talking to Lady Ryoko like that... I'm sorry, Kudo-san. I had no choice. I hear that their losses were less than they thought. I'm glad. Yeah... Hey, where's Kuniko? She's been at the Metal-age debriefing all morning. She's still hanging out with that lot? She's got no choice. Her grandmother is the leader, after all... Yeah, that's true. They attacked from Ikebukuro, right? You're sure, Furukawa? Takehiko, what about the subway tracks? They're still usable, but... no way! Don't even think about it! The depths of the jungle are no place for humans! Even your rosy young cheeks wouldn't last ten seconds in its dense oxygen and its poisonous swampland! Not to mention that you aren't even a part of the Metal-age. This place... Duomo was attacked. And Mr. Furukawa will give me some protective gear, right? Just so you know, the sizes you'll need are 90-60-88. You got that? Just how big do you think she is?! Those are my measurements! Momoko-san! The roots have grown down even further. We'll only be able to use this place for another year or two. This isn't made to my measurements at all! From behind, I can't tell you and Mi-ko apart. What? You're kidding me! I'm going to have a word with Furukawa. Let's go. Wait a minute! Stop the car! I'd rather die than go out looking like this! I'm not stopping. Hey, Karin. Congrats. Looks like MEDUSA is a huge success. Hey, it was this gal that brought in the funding from the EU. Klaris, you should also mention that... I brought in finances from the Swiss Carbon Banking Association. We're not talking about who's top dog here. What's important is that we made money, right? Hey, listen to this! I got me a Ferrari! Oh, the new 706? The whole damn company! How's MEDUSA doing? Help me! MEDUSA's doing fine. Right? Poor thing. It must be awful to be so close to dying all the time. It can't be helped; MEDUSA's fear is what's making us money! Was it necessary to isolate Ishida Finance in the Marshall Islands? It's only the levees that are keeping that whole place afloat. Feeling pity for a computer program? The Marshalls are a tax haven. Those islands and MEDUSA share the same fear of rising waters. The world's carbon emissions need to be reduced or they'll be under water. I'm not really pitying it... You kinda get attached to your creation, don't you? Right, anyway... Karin, what's MEDUSA's next target? Help me, help me... Hm, let's see. Help me, help me, help me... I'll help you. Look across the carbon market for the business' weak spots. You have unlimited capabilities to hack into any system across the globe. Weak spots? Weak spots? You must find a spot with a big carbon debt. A debt means a gap between their actual carbon emissions and carbon credits. Found one! Found one! Found one! Nydamia? Leave it to me, sweetie! Found one! Found one! Be patient. Klaris is drawing up a contract with the Nydamian government. Our contract's in! Zhang! Going well on my end, too. I have bought up Nydamia's industrial sector. All we have to do now is sell it off at peak price. And take fees for the carbon debt clearance! Good, foreign funds started flowing into now debt-free Nydamia! I think it's time... Not yet. Prices haven't hit a plateau yet. Money, money, oh how I lurve money! Karin... I think I'm gonna come! Now! Offer all our investments in Nydamia for sale! Yes! Big profits again! Who should I buy next, sweetie? What about these guys? Magic time is over. Talsian, you can hear me, can't you? Say something. Hey, what's our next- My sigil chimed. Why? I asked Atlas Corp, but they don't know, either. Lady Mikuni... This must be an omen. Glory is sure to rain down on you... You haven't been here very long, were you? So what? Is it so wrong to tell Lady Mikuni what you're thinking? No. I pity you... You pity me? I dislike lies. That's the fifth one this month. Now, I have to find another retainer to replace her... It's fine. There are plenty of people in the lower world. Make sure your air systems are working. My ears popped! A slight pressure differential is applied... to stop the air outside from getting in. Check your backup filters. If your protective gear breaks, they'll save you. But even then, they'll only last about an hour at most. Our goal is to ascertain the location of the artillery squad. This is only reconnaissance. Let's go. It's no good. It's waterlogged here too. There must be a lake above us. We'll go on ahead for a little way and exit from there. Be careful. You won't last even five minutes if you fall into a lake. And we won't be able to save you, for fear of getting infected ourselves. We're almost at the estimated launch site. Takehiko! What are they doing? They seem to be looking for something. Why would the military be investigating? It wasn't one of their artillery teams? It looks that way. How did you... I didn't sense anything! I'm not as hyper as you guys. You're part of the Metal-age, aren't you? I'm not part anything but... I'm fully transsexual! If I wasn't wearing this stupid thing, he'd have been mine... Takehiko! Kuniko, you safe? Momoko-san and I are fine. Make sure you aren't followed and head back to the station! Roger! Hurry, Momoko-san! Wait up... You don't have much stamina for someone who used to do Judo. Judo is about endurance... not about running fast. You were once an Olympic gold medal prospect, and you're whining about this? Oh, speaking of gold, I got mine taken away... in the surgery. Oh, I get it. But a cross-dresser who gives up his gold gets the silver, too. The silver? What do you mean by that? If you want me to tell you, then let's get out of this jungle alive. Hey, tell me! What's a transvestite's "silver"? I want to know, too! Dammit, it's so hard to move in these things... Can't be that hard considering you've been rambling on about gold and silver the whole time... Kuniko! It's no use. Answer me. What's the army doing here? I don't have to answer you. Even if I'm a prisoner. Why did my grandmother's sword resonate with yours? There's another sword like that? You know something? Like I'd tell you even if I did! You're not bad for a soldier. If you ever decide to quit the military, come to Duomo. I'll recommend you for the Metal-age. Man, that was some crazy-ass stunt you pulled, taking off your protective gear in the jungle. I couldn't help it; it was hard to move in it. We have to get back immediately. You might be infected with a nasty disease. Don't scare me like that... And the enemy? Polka dots. No, I mean... they were members of the Metal-age. Digma 2, huh? Never mind. They're panicking too. So, we found nothing artificial then. No explosive residue or anything else, huh? Yes. We didn't even find any trace of its emplacement. So, there's a force with a new weapon hiding here in the jungle? What do you mean? Just what I said. Carbon Observation Satellite Icarus detected no carbon dioxide in old Ikebukuro. An artillery attack with no carbon dioxide emissions? Soichiro, what are you thinking? No idea. You're better at analysis than I am. Maybe the forest is baring its fangs at us? So you didn't find a single metal fragment at the sites of impact? We were bombarded. There should at least be a few shell fragments lying around. But why? It's the Atlas Corporation again. They used Duomo as an test site for a new weapon! That's... They're about to announce the results of the Atlas ballot! What? I'm finally getting to Atlas this time! No way! How many years do you think I've waited to go there? You guys... The Metal-age is an anti-government group. You're not supposed to look forward to the government's Atlas Lottery... Huh? Momoko-san... What's with that look? A transsexual must always put exude pride! You're right. We're going to Atlas and bringing back Tropical Fish. That's our dream! But what about Kuniko? Only those selected can go to Atlas; you'll have to say goodbye to her. The next selected person is: Congratulations, Mr. Tetsuo Kumagai. Why? Why you?! I'd like a word with you, Lord of Atlas. The seals have resonated. ▶ [Shinji]_Shangri-La_-_03_[65252DAE] Hurry. You've got to hurry. You must finish Atlas before this child is born. That same old dream again? Yeah. I haven't had it in a while. I wonder what it means... Why would I dream about Atlas? And that voice... They may be memories from before you were born. What? Your birth mother lives in Atlas after all. Oh, I see... Wait, what? What did you just say, Grandma? You'll take these pickled veggies with you, won't you? I don't care about that! Didn't you just say something really important? The time will come for you to find out for yourself. One day. Kuniko! What are you doing? Everybody's waiting! Wait up, guys, I'm bus- Here you go, young'uns. Take these. Grandma! Wow, thank you! We're not done talking ye- C'mon. C'mon. Wait, I haven't even put my shoes on yet! You look just fine. We've got to hurry. Are you sure this is based on a reliable source? Furukawa said he was certain. Here it comes! Move out! Congratulations, Mi-ko! Thank you, everybody! Here! These are from Grandma. This'll be the last time I eat these pickled vegetables, won't it? Either eat or cry. Don't do both! But... I guess it can't be helped. Where's Momoko-san? I haven't seen her. Takehiko's not here, either. What are they thinking, skipping out on a farewell party? Don't worry about it. I feel really bad that someone like me won the Atlas Lottery. Oh, come off it. Everyone's celebrating with you! That's right. Think happy thoughts! So, what do you want to do when you get to Atlas? Huh? Hm, let me see... I want to eat French cuisine! And Italian! And Chinese... Food. I knew it. But my greatest desire is to revive Tropical Fish. Tropical Fish... That's the gay bar you ran with Momoko-san, isn't it? No, it wasn't a gay bar! It was a burlesque show! It was pretty famous in Roppongi! Every day, we pulled in huge audiences, and back then... we shone as bright as the brightest star. So... when I go to Atlas, I'll definitely restore the glory... But I won't let you keep all of it for yourself! I was busy getting dressed. That signboard... You kept it? Of course. Have you forgotten our promise? Yeah. We swore... that we'd go to Atlas together and revive Tropical Fish. Wait, are you going to give it to me? You're really giving it to me? Of course! I'll do my best! I'll work hard and make it a fabulous place! Goodbye, everyone! Take care. Contact us once you've settled in. I will. Everyone... I love you all. Thank you! Take care! Takehiko never showed up... That idiot. Goodbye! Good- T-Takehiko... Farewell! I will! I'll do my best! So, come to my burlesque show, you hear me! Takehiko, you're so cool! We're heading back! Get a move on! I want some! Have you got any flour or bread? Is there any medicine in there? Stop pushing! We'll do this in an orderly manner! We have Atlas-brand ham, too! Hey, wait! Don't push! They're really going at it. Stop it! Don't accept things that Metal-age have stolen. What did you say?! Have you forgotten already? Because of you guys, we were attacked by the army! My roof was blown away! The military did that on their own! Yeah, that wasn't our fault! They attacked us because you steal from the country! Thieves! Who do you think patched us up when we were wounded? Shut up! We're working for Atlas and getting paid! We don't need to steal from them. You people with men in your households are lucky! What are old people like us meant to do? We should all help each other out! That's why we rely on Metal-age. What if we end up being classified as terrorists because of them? That's right! What if we never get into Atlas because of you?! That woman... I see... She had a baby last year but lost it to illness... It wasn't a serious illness, but it's hard to get real medicine in the hospitals here. Metal-age needs to get the hell out of Duomo! Stop fighting, everyone! Kuniko? Young lady! Stop fighting! Well, if it isn't Metal-age's little princess! I guess the princess doesn't have to suffer, does she? No, I... It's a bomb shower! There's a bomb shower coming! Run! Get back indoors! We're retreating! Hurry! What if we never get into Atlas because of you?! Bye bye, Kuniko! See you! You'll catch cold. Get going. This is for you! Thanks. Darling, we have ham today. Ham? I haven't had ham in such a long time. Yes, Metal-age gave it to us. They're dears, aren't they? Good girl. Good girl. I'm sorry, just hang in there a little longer. It wasn't a serious illness... I'd forgotten... For the two years I lived in Atlas' Detention Center... I had a roof that didn't leak. It had clean baths and a medical room, and I was given three square meals a day. Though the food wasn't particularly good. I just don't know anymore! Mi-ko looked so happy that she was going to Atlas. And Takehiko hates Atlas. That's right. I wonder if everyone would really be happy... if they all had the opportunity to go to Atlas. Who knows... If I eat things like this, will it make me happy? Watch it or you'll get fat. It's sweet. I've decided! I'm going to Atlas. You don't know what something tastes like until you've tried it. You don't know what something looks like until you've seen it! You haven't changed a bit. I'll see it all with my own eyes! It sure is tough being rich... Thinking of all the things you want to buy is exhausting. Help me. Help me. Help me. Help me. Shut up already. I shouldn't have programmed it to behave like that. Hey, Karin! You messed around with Saudi Arabia's carbon coefficient, didn't you? We said we'd deal with 'em after Russia! I would've made 50 billion Euros! What the heck were you thinking? Huh? I did nothing of the sort! What's this? Lord Hiruko felt it too, it seems. So, that means it was... Indeed. It was the resonance of the seals. So, did Lord Hiruko add anything else? No. There's been no unusual movement from either the Sun or the Moon. You said you met the Sun in the jungle, am I right, Leon? Leon? No, it wasn't me personally. The Major was the one who encountered her. Major Kunihito Kusanagi, you mean? Yeah. You worried about Sion again? I figured out that most of the time when you're thinking, you're actually thinking about your brother. You're scary, Leon. The fake data is already loaded on it. I'm amazed you were able to get this. This is specially made by the tech trio in Akihabara. It's as close to the real thing as it possibly can be. Can we trust those old farts? These days, they're the only people in Japan who can manufacture something like this. What kind of people are they? All I'll say is that there's no need for you to meet them. What does that mean? Even though this isn't an official Metal-age operation, I'm still coming with you. Otherwise, I won't give this to you. You heard the man. We've got no choice then. To be honest, I never thought Kuniko would even want to see Atlas. You have to see something with your own eyes before you can understand it! We're infiltrating Atlas from a place like this? Don't tell a pro how to do his job. Wow! Shush, quiet! Let's move! Please, no further! What're you doing?! The government promised the entire population of Tokyo they could relocate to artificial land! Traitors! Kissing government ass won't get you what you want! Wake up! Are they part of Metal-age? But in over fifty years, only a select few have been given that opportunity! Yeah, they're the Nerima Group. I wonder if Mi-ko's already here... I call upon the government and Atlas to stop this plan immediately! I'm 32A-47912, Mi-ko! I want a nice Roppongi-style room where I can keep a cute little kitty-cat! Mr. Tetsuo Kumagai, yes? Proceed to your left towards Tier 11. Tier 11? No, I want a place where I can open a bar... Next. Outta my way! Um... excuse me, hold on a minute! Welcome to the Moon Palace! Please hand your luggage to the women in front of you. Once you have done so, please step forward one at a time... I leave this in your care. It's very, very important so please handle it with care. Huh? What? What? What the hell's this about?! Stop! Get out of my way! Don't you dare get in my way! Give back our Tropical Fish! That won't stop me! This is the last one. Where am I? Who's that? It's time for my medicine. Bring it to me. Hurry up. Okay. Will this do? So, I'm finally walking into Atlas, huh? I wonder if there are any cute guys in there. We're not here for pleasure. I'm counting on you, Akiba elders... No way! Why? Hey, you! What are you doing? Umm... I... Oh no! Kuniko! Run! We've got no other choice. You there! This way! Hurry! There's no such a thing as a perfect forgery! And... safe! How thrilling! They're pretty fast! Hurry! This way! No one likes fast guys! Wait up! Intruders? The construction must not be stopped for any reason. Shoot them. Yes, don't hesitate. Yes, that's right. Remove all obstacles in our path. Oh man, they've shut it down. They're merry and gay with a gay down here, eh? Takehiko's making bad puns like a middle-aged man. He can't help it. He's old, after all. Shut up! We'll take those stairs. Yes, yes, whatever. I'm disappointed. Don't say that. Right... Run! Goddammit. Hurry! Wait! That's Duomo? It's small. It's so small. What are you doing? Get moving! Hurry up! Geez, what were you thinking? You wanna get yourself killed? What's that? That huge house... is it even a house? Is that huge thing a road? Hey, why... why's it so huge? Hey, tell me! Kuniko... This is getting serious. What are we going to do? We've got nowhere else to run! Takehiko! Shit! Wh-What? An earthquake? It's an Atlas-quake! I-I'm sorry! We have to hurry. Now! Hey! Are you serious? Wait! What is that huge thing? Geez, what are we gonna do with you? We'll talk about it later. Hang on tight! Dammit! Grab hold of the other end! Hurry up! You don't need to tell me! I'm doing it already! Oh no! What the...? This feels good! Hey, don't stick to me so tightly! Shut it! No one would want to stick to you! It's huge! It's so huge! Everyone could live in that place! Why? Why can't we all live there? Hey. Hey! Tell me! Hey, look, Momoko-san! They're selling figures now, and that's a vacuum tube! Vacuum tubes are miracles of motion! Living fossils! Amazing! Next episode: Neo-Akihabara. ▶ [Shinji]_Shangri-La_-_04_[E40547E0] If we all lived there, no one would suffer anymore... Why has Saudi's Carbon Factor fallen again? I've got no idea! It's your job to monitor MEDUSA! You're the SE! Geez... Who could pull off a stunt like this? Only we can do things like that! What happened to that sumo wrestler? She seems to have taken a shine to her. To pass Lady Mikuni's test as easily as she did... We have never had a lady-in-waiting like that... A lady, huh? Arise, Mi-ko. Yes... I like you! When I'm with you, I feel at peace. L-Lady Mikuni... You're so warm... I'm welling up... so this is what it feels like to be a mother? Mother? Lady Mikuni, where's your mother? Oh, I'm sorry. Transvestites have a bad habit of being tactless and saying things without thinking. The only memory I have of my mother is this earring. I think I've seen that before somewhere... #89! Right! That's me! That's me! Here you go. Here's your protein lunch! Hey wait, this portion is smaller than usual, isn't it? It's hard to get the ingredients. Geez... If I was as persuasive as you... Excuse me! Don't sit near me! The place is full. Can't be helped. And transvestites have a bad habit of being tactless and doing things without thinking. Whatever. Oh, that reminds me... Did you hear what happened when we went to Atlas? It was awful! Our fake IDs were useless... and Takehiko used the ensuing chaos as an opportunity to feel me up. I did nothing of the sort! Anyway... You saw the city of Atlas. Didn't any emotions boil up inside of you? What? That city has been built on bloodshed! It should be torn to the ground. Man, carnivores are so short-tempered. Kuniko must have felt the same! Unlike this laid-back tranny. Oh, I don't know about that. Kuniko! Did you go to Atlas? Yeah. You should stop hanging out with those guys already. Maybe you're right... So, how was it? I don't know. The houses and streets were huge. Everyone could easily live there, so I wondered why we're still here in Duomo. Yeah. Do you two want to live in Atlas? Of course I do. But I'm never gonna win the Atlas Lottery... Me too! If I'm going to move in with Hiro-kun, I'd want our home to be in Atlas. Yuri, you've got a new boyfriend again? Didn't I tell you? I... What do I want to do? Hey, Karin! Found anything? Be quiet. I'm hacking into financial organizations all over the world. Help me. Help me. Help me. Help me. Wh-What happened? MEDUSA is suffering. I pity the poor thing, but don't shut it down. You'll leave tracks and we'll be found out. I've found the trade records! Really? I'm resetting them right now. Nice work! Good job, Karin! Of course. Help me. Help me. Klaris, MEDUSA is terrified. That trade has raised the water level by seven millimeters. It's a bit harsh, but that should make him a bit more cautious in future. So, why'd Saudi's Carbon Factor go down anyway? Thinking all the time makes you hungry. Huh? Why hasn't Grandma come to yell at me for eating between meals? There you are. That's strange. Saudi Arabia's Carbon Factor? Yes. There have been a lot of strange fluctuations in the market recently. I hear you went to Atlas. Yes... What did you see? I think I saw... hope. But I don't know what I should do about it yet. For now, just follow your instincts. Someday, the time will come for you to decide on your path. There, there. A little lower. Not that far! I-I'm sorry! What should I do to you today? I know. I'll send you on an errand. A potentially deadly errand. Atlas is too dangerous! One wrong move and the three of us would have been killed. We can't keep letting it happen this way! I'd like to say something. What's going on? Are you finally interested in joining Metal-age? There's something I want you to decide on right now. I want to sell graphite. Why do that all of a sudden? Graphite is a natural resource with a universal value. There's no such thing as a universal value. A long time ago, graphite was just a lump of carbon nobody really cared about. But there were a few people who foresaw the advent of the carbon economy and they saw its value, right? So, they sold all of their land to buy graphite. What about it? The carbon markets have been acting strangely recently, haven't they? Now is the time to follow their lead - to think ahead and act accordingly! If we're going to overthrow Atlas, we need money for that to happen. I-I see... We did it! She's finally decided to help us! It's not like selling vegetables. What are you going to do? It's dangerous to sell it all at once; so I think we should only sell three percent of Duomo's stockpiles. Very well. Great! Akihabara's the best place to sell it. Who will go? I'll go. You've never been to Akihabara, have you? Do you know what kind of place it is? He's right. You can't go, Kuniko. Why? Why can't I? Because I said so! I wonder how many minutes he'll survive... Who knows? It is an honor and a pleasure to meet you, Lady Mikuni... I am honored beyond my wildest dreams to be privileged enough to gaze upon your noble visage... So, what do you wish of me? L-Lady Ryoko has ordered me to report on your well being... Ryoko is as ill-tempered as she ever was. Is that so? Is Ryoko ill-tempered? Um, well... Answer honestly. I will relay your words to Ryoko. He can't lie, but if he tells the truth, Ryoko will be enraged. He's done for. Indeed, she is ill-tempered. Is that so? I will relay that to her. I wonder what punishment awaits you. Ryoko is going to punish you? It is likely. Are you scared? I am not. I look forward to it. He's toast. Bye, kid. Wait! Why are you going? This is a mission for Metal-age! Opposing me like that just makes me want to go even more! And I'm Kuniko's bodyguard. Then, I'm coming with you. It's too dangerous for you two to go to Akihabara alone. No, it'll be easier with fewer people. We'll stand out more if you're with us. Then, it'd be better for me to come with you. See ya! Don't let your guard down! Don't underestimate Akihabara! I knew it! What? There's another system like MEDUSA operating somewhere in the world. That's just not possible! I don't want to believe it either! But everything about it is the same, right down to the tax haven system. The only possibility is that the system has been duplicated! But how?! I'm looking into it. If I check where they got their parts from, I may hit on something. Gotcha! I'll go see if I can find a different route in. Let's go, Pudding! Okay, let's do our best together! We're sneaking into Akihabara! Cheap! Delicious! Fast! French cuisine here! Wow, it's so good! I feel so great! Wow... A massage you'll go mad for! This place hasn't changed a bit. That man... Why isn't he dead? So, his words were sincere... He's an honest person. You're a strange boy. Tell me more! How do you spend your days? Y-Yes. Um, I'll tell you about today's breakfast... That's boring. Let's see. What about the various punishments Lady Ryoko has given me? No. Don't you have any interesting stories? Um, well, there was a battle on the land yesterday. What happened? Continue. Y-Yes, my Lady! In the middle of the battle, a mysterious sound resonated from a sword that one of the Majors was wielding... So, why did it make that sound? I'm sorry. That's all I know. Aw, how boring. Then, bring that Major to me. What... you mean me? Bring him here. It's okay. They're like security guards. Straighten up. What is this place? I love it. It's entirely frivolous. It doesn't matter how old you are, or whether you're a man or a woman. Anything you desire is yours. This place is the biggest black market in Asia. In other words, a paradise where all of your desires can be fulfilled. Come one! Come all! Freshly slaughtered, freshly grilled Akihabara chicken! Look at all that smoke! But won't the Carbon Police... They're right there! She'll be arrested! It's fine. Oh my. Working hard on your patrols as usual, I see! What's this? That's against carbon emission laws. Not at all! This is just steam, isn't it? Well, there's no law against steam! Keep up your good work. See? Told you she'd be fine. Amazing... First of all, we have to talk to them about our Atlas IDs. Here? Wow! They're a bit of a pain, but you need to complain about these things. Danger! Danger! Momoko at twelve o' clock! A real girl in a school uniform! What's going on?! These guys have been living in the middle of Akihabara since the previous era. This is Old Man Loli, Old Man Army and Old Man Camera. They're interesting people... maybe. So, you finally understand, do you? Momoko, my arch-rival! What's the meaning of this ambush? That's right. I've come to complain about this! The only way to make a system like MEDUSA would be... to use a military-grade 660-Type Nano CPU. The Akihabara black market's the only place you could buy that kind of thing. You got it in one! So, we're looking at the Akihabara broker's trade records. And we're searching through the data of the customers who visit them in real time. It says that the search is impossible... That girl... We used this because you said it'd work! And it was useless! To think it would be brushed off so easily... It's exactly like how the Baltic Fleet was destroyed by Heihachiro Togo's T-formation... That wasn't Togo! It was Saneyuki Akiyama who came up with it. And it wasn't T-shaped at all. It was in the shape of the kanji "丁" (tei). Keep to the subject at hand! This is an anime cell drawn by a famous mech designer. It's super-rare! That's not enough to get me off your case. You're going to repay every penny, you got that? These old men made those fake IDs? These fossils may not look it, but they make up one of the many black market brokers in Akihabara. They make money from counterfeiting so they can pay for their obsessions. How long have they been doing that? Let's see... Now that you have asked us why, I feel compelled to answer. My God, you old fogeys annoy the hell out of me. Tell me! Tell me! The year is Atlas Year Zero! There's no such thing... It was the year the construction of Atlas began. In other words, just after Tokyo's second earthquake. You lived through the Kanto quake? The earthquake. Ah, it brings back so many memories... Keep to the subject at hand! In an instant, an earthquake like no other in mankind's history... laid waste to everything we knew! And, at the same time, there were riots, volcanoes erupting and tsunamis crashing down! It was a hell beyond all imagination! Amidst the chaos, the plan to construct Atlas surfaced! We were enthralled with the promise of hope that Atlas brought to the world! However! There was nowhere like Akihabara in Atlas! And so... And so... The three of us built our fortress here! Wow. Enough already! Talking about the past isn't going to get me off your case. Give me back my money. Since we transsexuals lack family jewels, we treasure money all the more! You should treasure your elders too. Who's that girl? Wait a second. You got a second? What are Kuniko Hojo's measurements? From the top down: 78-54-83. I worry about her small chest. It's one hundred percent pure graphite. I want to sell 3500 tons of it. That's some high-grade specimen you've got there. How did you want me to pay you? Eighty percent in cash, the rest in weaponry. Throw in some lipstick with it too. Fine, whatever. Wait here a sec. Freebies are great, aren't they? Is the Keto Junk Shop down this way? Go round back. Don't mix me up with scum like them. Sorry. What's wrong? Worlds that neither of us know. When two souls that will never intertwine touch one another, is hatred the only thing that spawns? Next episode: Crazy Hurricane. ▶ [Shinji]_Shangri-La_-_05_[89B586E7] It's you... Polka dots! Polka dots? I get it. Pervert! So she's wearing strawberries today. You little... Hey! What are you doing? Get out of here. Huh? What are you talking about? I'm saying I'm gonna let you go today. Let me go? But I haven't done anything... Shut up! Get out now, or I'll report that guerrillas are here! Hey, I'm... Hey! What the heck was that? He was in Ikebukuro, too. Maybe he's stalking you... There's no way he's doing that! What's a soldier doing in a lawless place like this? He's doing a terrible job of pretending to be an otaku. Something's up. I can feel it! You're right. OK. Let's go and find out what's going on, shall we? So... what's this exactly? The Type-100 Artificial Experience Cyber-Diving Apparatus! We abbreviate it to the 4D Simulation Machine! That's not an abbreviation. Allow me to explain! This is a glorious new weapon that allows you... to experience hacking into a target's computer with your own senses! Momoko-san, do you have any idea what he's talking about? Don't ask me. All hands to battle stations! Engage! Engaging! Output rising! Synchronization Rate: OK! Safety Device: OK! Sub Generators: OK! Ready for launch! Hojo TYPE-1, launch! Where am I? What? Hojo TYPE-1, launch! Let's see... I just have to walk? Make it snappy, will you? Another new face? What's that? Hey, that's my design. Enemy Cyber-Defense Weapon sighted! Attack! Uh, how exactly? Oh, with this? A Yasuda Electronics 660-Type Nano CPU... Those little numbers are heavily restricted. I heard that I could find one here. I just wanted to know who purchased it recently. Are you the police... or the military, perhaps? I don't keep any physical records. It's all in here... for customers' confidentiality. What are you gonna do? Torture me? We would never be so barbaric... Let's make a trade. How would you like to relocate to Atlas? I'm afraid I'm rather partial to this town. Then... It changed shape? It disappeared... I-It can't be... Mimic armor? The research was a success? If this thing ever becomes practical enough for field use, you'll have the strongest army in the world. It'd change the power balance of the military across the entire planet. We'd never beat them if they used something like that... In exchange for information. Serpent. An American finance company. Serpent? Why would someone like that be interested in that? Just because you have that CPU doesn't mean you can build a system like MEDUSA. Hello? Who are you? What was she looking at me for? That was the girl I couldn't pull up any data on. What was she doing there? And why did she talk to me all of a sudden? It's insane! That ill-mannered surface monkey! Calm down. Calm yourself. Was that monkey looking into the Yasuda CPU? It's possible. The military men were spying on it, too. What are you going to do, Karin? Ah, wait... This is a sample. We'll send you the real thing after we double-check your information. It's just business, you understand. A girl? I never made a character like that! She was really there! At first, she was a teddy bear, but... She might have been about ten... She turned into a cute little girl. A child idol! I can bear-ly believe it! Maybe someone else was sneaking around in there? I'm not cut out for this job. I have other work to do. You head back. Make sure you give the contents of that item to the commander. Sir! Is Sayoko here yet? I will go find her. Lady Mikuni, don't be selfish! I don't know the details, but she is on an important job. She's making it so I can go outside. Then, you must wait. That's a good girl, Lady Mikuni... Tell me about the underworld instead. Again? I love listening to your stories. What shall I tell you about today? I heard that in the underworld, water falls from the ceiling. That's called rain. It's not a ceiling at all. It's the sky. I know that. I've heard that sometimes there's enough water that you can completely submerge yourself in it. Well, there's rain and then, there's runoff from Atlas... and there's even these big hailstones that fall with a "Bang!" like a bomb. Like a bomb? That's interesting. It isn't at all. Every time the rain came, our bar was badly damaged... The Tropical Fish, right? Yes. When the sign was washed away, Momoko-san started panicking. She was the owner of the Tropical Fish, right? It was awful. I want to go see it. I want to go see the world in your stories, with my own eyes! Goodbye. You were very cute. A new sample has been prepared. Let me go! Let me go! Welcome to Atlas. You can scream all you want. No one will come. What are you going to do to me? D-Don't hurt me! Let me go home! I'll do anything! Anything! Are you sure? Then, insult me! What's the matter? Come on, insult me! Call me an old hag! Long time no see. Have you thought of something, Karin? Geez, Momoko-san... It's fate! It must be fate! What.. For a young boy and girl to meet each other twice in a day like this in a city as vast as Akihabara, it must be fate! No, Momoko-san... And so, I'll leave you two to enjoy yourselves. Go, go, go, go... You should just leave if you don't want to be here. So should you! Oh well. You're from Atlas, right? What's this all of a sudden? What's Atlas like? Can you eat anything you want? Do you all live in huge houses? What are those huge roads? H-Hold up a sec, you... Yeah, I've seen it. No way... you were one of the guerrillas that snuck into the plant? I'm not a guerrilla! Thanks to you guys, construction's behind schedule! I just wanted to see Atlas! It's really strange! If it's so huge, why can't we all live there? You should just move everybody there. People are moving there. By the Atlas Lottery? More like, you should move loads of people all at once! That would generate confusion. The government has a plan. A plan that's not even complete after 50 years? But, what have you guys been thinking? What? Why do you guerrillas rally against the government? You burn trees and increase carbon levels, and you steal government property! What good comes of it? I told you, I'm not... If the temperature keeps rising, Tokyo's going to disappear underwater! The forests lower the temperature and absorb carbon. That's the only way for Japan to survive. That's why we have Atlas and the forests! The forestation and the artificial ground were part of an equal trade! It was the government that broke its promise first! So that's how Metal-age provokes the public? I'm not part of Metal-age! Then, why are you working with them? I... Bomb shower! It's worse than usual... Is this your fault? Don't be stupid. In the military, I'm known as a bright and sunny guy all year. Wait... Have you always worn glasses? They're a disguise. This didn't quite suit my style. Let's run up past that blue pedestrian bridge over there. Don't fall behind. This way. You seem used to this. I've had drills to prepare for bomb showers. Drills, huh? This is daily life for us now. I just don't want to see people suffer. And I want to protect them. The forest and Atlas? The people who live there! I feel like it's my duty as a soldier. It's cold. I wonder if there's anything to warm us up? You're giving off carbon... Human lives are more important. Anyway, let's go back to what we were talking about... Tell me about Atlas. Do you live in a nice house? Not really. Not everyone in Atlas is rich. What about the food? Is it good? We've got good and bad food. So, what type of food do you like? Me? Hm... chicken stew, I guess. Yuck! That's got carrots in! You're such a kid. So, are you happy there? Does being able to live in Atlas make you happy? That's a difficult question... Oh, I had something I wanted to ask you, too. What? What exactly are a transsexual's "silver"? What? Sorry, I don't get it, either. Momoko-san won't tell me. I see... If you ever find out, please let me know. Oh, I never introduced myself. I'm Kuniko Hojo. Kusanagi... Kunihito Kusanagi. You don't know what something looks like until you've seen it. Oh, nothing. Someday, everyone will be able to live in Atlas. It may be a struggle right now... but that'll only be until it's fully operational. Citizens and soldiers alike should work together until that's possible... When's "someday"? When's "someday"?! You've left us to our own devices for the last 50 years and you expect us to wait even longer? All you do is push all the bad stuff onto us... Don't think you're the only ones suffering! We have to put up with a lot, too. Shut the hell up! What the hell are you talking about? As if you have to put up with anything! You live in such a beautiful city... while the people on the surface have to live under that rain! You saw them, didn't you? The tiny houses, the horrible food... Hey, calm down! Hey! You don't even have the slightest idea how we all feel! Hold it! Damn. Kuniko? I'm glad you're safe. Hey, what's that? Momoko-san, I'm sorry. I lost my boomerang. What now? Kuniko Hojo, huh? The military was snooping around. They were investigating some special type of CPU. I see... Anyway, the reason I invited both of you here is because there's something I want you to see. Come over to my desk. What?! What's that? There are nanoscale computers built into that unit, and the carbon molecules on the surface can change their structure. Not only can it transform into other objects, but it can change into a rock when it's near boulders, or into sand when it's in a desert... In short, it can blend into its surroundings. Right, Mr. Furukawa? Is it put into military application? I don't know... I guess this is only a sample. How are we supposed to fight something like this? It's better than not knowing at all. You've brought us a good little present, Kuniko. Thanks! Oh, I forgot! I've brought back another present. What's this? Magical Gina. She's a popular magical girl in Akihabara. I'm Magical Gina! Nice to meet you! The three old men in Akihabara told me to give this to you, Grandma. What's wrong, Grandma? Anything but that... anything but that doll... Furukawa! Don't you dare breathe a word! If you tell her, your whole world will be pain. What? What is it? Hey, Grandma... What is it? Tomorrow, after the cabinet meeting, you will take a tour of the plant. And then.... Minister? Ishida Finance. Sorry to bother you so late at night, Minister Kato. You can even hack into a place like this? If we hadn't, you wouldn't have spoken to us. No matter how many times you pester me, the answer remains the same. The government has no interest in making any deals with you. The Serpent... Do you want to take out Serpent? ▶ [Shinji]_Shangri-La_-_06_[935B7FDD] If you'll let us take care of it, we can take out Serpent for you. They say they're going to get rid of Serpent for us. What a delightfully trustworthy bear. Minister, she's a Neo-Carbonist. It would be unwise to underestimate her. Her individual net worth is more than a thousand times greater than your own. Then, let's hear what Ishida Finance wishes to offer us. My company has suffered severe financial losses due to the actions of Serpent. Letting it continue unchecked will result in the whole carbon market crashing. So, what do you propose we do? We don't even know the location of Serpent. We can put out bait and wait for it to reveal itself. Bait? Yes. Serpent will go after any country with a differential between its real carbon output and carbon credits. We can use a country as bait to lure it out. Our analysis shows that Kuwait is the ideal place to set a trap to catch them, but we need the full support of the Japanese government to do it. Do you even realize what you're asking? You're talking about destroying the economy of another nation. Is that a bad thing? Of course it is! It's a violation of international law! Common sense should tell you that! I knew this whole thing was fishy... God... Enough already! This plan is for your own good! Are strong international relations that important to you? Are you willing to prioritize something that's not worth a dime... over stopping Serpent from destroying your country?! The markets are acting up. They're not acting up. They're on the verge of total meltdown. Is it that bad? A couple more incidents like the Saudi one and the whole market is toast. Someone, or rather, something... is lurking inside the markets. Even as we speak, it's biding its time, looking for its next target. What do you think you're doing? I wish to resign from the military. Is this your way of taking responsibility for the theft of the mimic armor? This is all I can do to atone. Idiot! Do you think that you can make up for the theft of top-secret property by simply resigning? But... No buts! What happens if Metal-age hands it over to another country? We're all doomed! Fortunately, the stolen mimic armor... only contained technology that has already been demonstrated to some degree in the public domain. Our most up-to-date technological secrets are well-guarded. Atlas Corporation has sent down a request asking me not to punish you for the theft. Atlas Corporation? One of your parents must be a high-ranking executive at Atlas, right? Such a request is unheard of. No, my parents are both pretty normal. They live on the Fourth Tier, and their Atlas ranks are... I see. Actually, Atlas sent me one more request. It seems that you have been invited to the Moon Palace. The Moon Palace? I see. So, Mikuni has taken an interest in Kusanagi. Yes. I'm sorry to disturb you during your meal. What is it? Regarding the operation to destroy Serpent... Yes, I've heard. It's an interesting development, isn't it? Are you sure? Our relationship with Kuwait... Who cares what happens to a country that can't seem to forget the era... when oil rights actually meant something? But, if the operation fails, we'll make sure Ishida Finance takes full responsibility for it. Yes. If it succeeds, send a hundred million dollars worth of aid to Kuwait. Seems like more than they deserve. They're going to be our bait for Serpent. The least we can do is compensate them in kind. Understood. We'll have to get moving on our Zeus operations. Sion. Yes, ma'am. Fire the chef. The salt in the dish was too overpowering. It lacked subtlety. Y-Yes, ma'am. This chicken stew is the bomb! This is the first time you've been home in ages and you're telling me you have to leave straight away? Yeah, I gotta go to some place called the Moon Palace, apparently. How many times do I have to tell you? Don't talk with your mouth full! I've taught you that much at least, haven't I? I don't have time to spare, sheesh. I've found a few spare moments in my busy schedule to come and see my beloved parents... Yeah, right. You just came here to eat up our food budget. You don't understand, do you? You won't go senile if you're taking care of somebody. Don't point at people with your chopsticks! It's bad manners! Oh, that reminds me... Someone at Atlas Corporation... Someone? What? Nah, couldn't be. Never mind. Excuse me, who is this Lady Mikuni that I'm supposed to be meeting? I shall take your weapon off you here. Oh, right. It's a blade passed down within my family. I shall return it upon your departure. Understood. Major Kusanagi. Please approach. There. I am Kunihito Kusanagi. Kusanagi, raise your face. I am Mikuni. What do you think of me? Am I cute? No, not really... M-My, are you blind? How can you say she's not cute? Mi-ko... I'm sorry. He's saying what he truly believes. Behold. You're right... I've been told that you were easily defeated by the guerrillas. Yes. They captured me, but they released me afterwards. It must have been a powerful man who captured you. No, it was actually a young child that captured me. What? Well, well... I'm surprised. That young boy must have been really strong. It was a girl. Having the gall to talk to Lady Mikuni like that... he's amazing. Mi-ko, Sion... we've seen quite a few people lately who have passed Lady Mikuni's test. Kunihito Kusanagi... This is him. What's his Atlas rank? Why? This is Lady Mikuni's password! Is there some reason for Atlas to keep his data a secret? Why? Research team: what have you found out about his sword? All tests, including analysis of its weight and x-rays of its structure, show it to be an almost perfect match to Lady Mikuni's blade. What did you say? The shape is identical. They are more like duplicates than two swords cast from the same mold. We can't understand it. If we could analyze a sample, we could achieve more detailed results. No. Don't even scratch it. Can you make a dummy? Not on such a tight schedule. Fine. So, we don't know what it is. We'll just have to give it back. Yes. Why does he have the same sword as Lady Mikuni? And why is his Atlas rank classified? I see. Sayoko tried to access Kusanagi's data. She's probably pretty upset right about now. Let her bitch. If even Sayoko knows, then it's likely that our Hiruko is in agony right now. The moon and the land... are meeting! The time is almost upon us! What are you doing, Momoko-san? Your ass was wide open. The enemy won't just attack head-on, they'll hit from the back as well. How? The fact that we lack the 'gold' makes us transsexuals pretty light on our feet. You're in a bad mood, huh? You're not even considering where you're throwing your boomerang, you're just hurling it around. What happened? The markets are weird. Weird? Ouch! It's because you try to grab it too firmly. You need to treat it gently, like you'd treat a man. So, what's weird? When I'm watching the markets, I can feel it. Something black... ...and long and hard? Momoko-san! Sorry... It feels like a big, black snake. I can see it creeping around inside the market. It bites into countries that have too many carbon credits. Then, it puts a head lease on their carbon credits, instantly lowering the amount of credits available. After that, a heap of investment money flows in from overseas, but as there's no good investments there, it all goes elsewhere almost immediately. Yes, it's just a pretense of a reduction in carbon credits. All that's left is a ravaged country that did nothing wrong. What? So, it's like that thing... what's it called? A bulb economy? A bubble economy. That's the one. It creates one of those on its own? In a sense, yes. But it's several times bigger than the biggest bubble, and the time period is several times shorter. No country can survive such an assault. Oh, that reminds me. Nagiko's been calling for you. She said something about monster hunting. This information has been handed to us from a spy that Takehiko planted in Atlas. The Japanese government is going to attempt to dispose of the monster. But how? Wait... no way! That's right. They're going to use a country as bait to lure it out. The Japanese government can't just do that to another country! Kuniko, remember this: When a nation is in dire straits, it will use any and all underhanded tactics necessary for its own survival. That's what it means to live. Begin Operation Eight-Thousand Spears! Is this Imai Financial Holdings? I'm selling on Kuwait. Sell! Drive down the price! Our nation's capital is going down rapidly... A hundred billion today is a small price to pay for ensuring stability tomorrow, isn't it? It's started. What's happening to our Kuwaiti investment? I pulled them out ages ago. Carbon Coefficient: 138.79. Should I get Guinness on the phone? The Kuwaiti government is desperately trying to buy it back down, but it's impossible. It's not impossible. It was impossible. They've just declared bankruptcy. It's triggered a widespread collapse in the Middle-Eastern market. The EU has switched over to a bloc economy. So they're going to watch from the sidelines... Or perhaps... It's coming! This is... Take a good look at the monster's form. Their carbon factor's plummeting. 1.15. A major carbon debtor country is suddenly at the same level as Japan. But how? They've got a head lease on the entirety of Kuwait's oil. Banks and financial institutions around the world are pouring money into them. Look. The midscale banks are going into insolvency, one after another. If you can bite into this monster, infinite wealth is yours for the taking. But if you're shaken off, only hell awaits you. A total of one hundred and sixty trillion dollars? How much money's flooding in there? Are the banks really willing to lend that much? There's a trick here, as well. Can you see it? Grandma! See if the banks involved in the asset purchase and liability assumption are doing anything! You've finally figured it out. Yes, they're giving a leaseback on the oil fields to the Kuwaiti government. Yes. Then, they withdraw. It disappeared. Amazing! A hundred and sixty trillion dollars in capital... All returned to the banks at a staggering interest rate. The monster has gone. Focus your mind on a single point. Do that, and you should be able to see it. It's here somewhere... something like a gap in space... Found it! This is it! The monster's here! The Maldives? Where in the Maldives? There's too many islands! Zeus has narrowed it down to twelve viable locations! It will be difficult to narrow it down any further. They set up dummy companies so we wouldn't be able to trace them. They're one step ahead of us. Where is it? Where? Where is it? Display the water level around Esath island! The water level around that island is too low! It's dropped thirty centimeters in the last hour. That's strange. So, the monster is... Here! What? Understood. Lady Ryoko, it appears that Serpent is on Esath island in the Maldives. What's the source of that information? They're trying their best to conceal their identity, but it seems it's from Metal-age. They've got a system more powerful than Zeus? It's the Sun. What an interesting girl. Give this information to America immediately. And send a hundred million dollars in aid to Kuwait. But... send it tomorrow. Understood. What's wrong? You look tired. I went hunting to destroy a monster and I'm exhausted now... What? A lot's going on. Must be tough being part of Metal-age. I told you already: I'm not in Metal-age! Sorry, sorry. But you know, you don't really look like a high schooler. Guess you're right... I guess that makes me an unemployed freeloader, right? Metal-age's jobless moocher, huh? I told you! I'm not part of Metal-age! We interrupt this program to bring you an important news bulletin. Early this morning, the United States of America... dropped three fuel-air bombs on the island of Esath in the Maldives. What?! A government representative, in a press conference, described the attacks as necessary... to destroy a company that was wreaking havoc on the carbon markets. However, the Federation of South Pacific Islands resonantly denounced their actions, and tensions between America and the Maldives have been rising quickly. Nice work, Uncle Sam. Now the markets will be safe. Everyone, I think you now understand the capabilities of Ishida Finance. O-Of course. I didn't envision them dropping three bombs, though. They probably still think of themselves as the world's police, like they were last century. The markets are responding rapidly. They're not all that happy about the use of fuel-air bombs. America's carbon coefficient's gone way up. Tomorrow morning, a hundred million dollars will be worth the same as a hundred million yen. Was that part of the plan? Who knows? It's true that we didn't think they'd pinpoint Esath island. Sion. Yes, Lady Ryoko. I'm taking a horse out for a ride. Go prepare it. Yes, ma'am. The markets will be stable for a while now. That is, provided another system like Serpent doesn't appear. What on Earth...? All that dough I made has gone down the drain! Okay, so I might have agreed to getting rid of Serpent, but no-one said anything about me losing money because of it! I did warn you. I told you not to make any trades. Trading till the last second is what Neo-Carbonists do! Why did you go after Kuwait anyway? Now I'll never get that dress and necklace I ordered! I can't believe that I, of all people, have gone bankrupt! Yes, yes. Poor, penniless Klaris. Hey! Don't you dare call me poor! Congratulations, Karin. Talsian. You're the one who made that copy of MEDUSA in the Maldives! That's right. And MEDUSA just witnessed a system like itself being killed. It'll get smarter. It will become more cautious, so that it doesn't end up like Serpent. It was a necessary lesson for him to learn. Was that the only reason? Oh, I don't know about that. Begin the Digma-2 Retrieval Operation. Why can't she just be a good girl? I put her in a cage and all she thinks about is getting out. I don't like simplistic thought processes like that. Next episode: Tragedy, Compassion, Love, Hatred. ▶ [Shinji]_Shangri-La_-_07_[36025662] Was that a cat? So like, Toshizou is so grown-up. He even cleaned my room the other day. He's pretty cool. Yuri, how many boys have you gone through? Checkpoint A to HQ, checking in. Shin-Okubo, all clear. Over. Hey! Impossible! What's that? Checkpoint A to HQ! An armored train from the Shinjuku region has just entered Duomo! So they're even using the abandoned lines now? I've come for you. Kuniko Hojo-kun. That's quite an entourage you've brought with you. I don't want to go on a date with you. I hope you'll lose the attitude and come with me. I'm taking you to where you belong. Where I belong? To a prison. You really think that's the right place for me? Yes. You've been adding felonies to your rap sheet like they're going out of style. Disturbing the peace, theft of holographic armor... I could go on. So, basically, you're here to arrest me? Even someone like you doesn't want to lose everything she cares about, right? Kuniko... That's a good girl. Hold it right there! Momoko-san... Stop it, Momoko-san! You too, Takehiko! Damn it! I'm going with them! I don't want to cause any more trouble for Duomo's residents. Kuniko... It's all right. I'm just off to stretch my wings! This way. Wait! I'm going with you. Tomoka? W-Wait! Stand back. We're not going to arrest someone who hasn't committed a crime- Tomoka! Will that do? Obstruction of justice... You get your wish! Mom, what's going to happen to those girls? Don't worry about it. But they're not part of Metal-age, so why are they arresting them? Kuniko... Tomoka... Why did you follow me? Well, I've got a lot of influence there, so don't sweat it. Today's the day that Kuniko Hojo is released! Hey, everyone! Hey! Kuniko Hojo has returned! K-Kuniko. What? Welcome. Welcome to my playground. Kuniko Hojo. What are we gonna do, Nagiko-sama? Calm yourself. Panicking will get us nowhere. We'll do what we can. Any ideas? First things first: we should prepare some pickles to take to her. No, I don't mean that! We need to bring Kuniko back. How? Using this. Hello again. I'm the warden, Ryoko Narase. How does it feel to be incarcerated again? I hear you've committed a list of crimes as long as your arm. But that's not why you're here. I just wanted to meet you. Huh? You have nice eyes. I like you. Well, I hate you. Wh-What are you doing? I'm going to get to know you a lot better. What do you mean by that? Take her! Yes, ma'am! W-Wait! Nao... Nao? I want to go home! Let me go home! Silence! What the hell? I don't understand any of this. Kuniko... Kuniko, can you hear me? Tomoka... Kuniko... I'm scared. It's fine. It's not like they're going to eat us or anything. Hey, Kuniko... Yeah? I didn't mean to do it. I was shocked. You just slapped him upside his face. I don't mean that. Two years ago... Tomoka... I see. So, that's why... Kuniko, I... Don't worry about it. I went to jail 'cause I wanted to. You were just tired, that's all. But you stayed in this dump for two years because of me... No. That's not true at all. Something's wrong. America's Carbon Coefficient is going way up. America's going up. Why aren't you feeding? MEDUSA, look at the American market. MEDUSA! Why? What's this? Jupiter? Why are you watching Jupiter? I heard that Kuniko Hojo has been incarcerated. Yeah. I'd like to question her. Are you trying to make amends for your failure in Akihabara? Well, it's too bad. She's under the Atlas Corporation's jurisdiction. Furukawa, you sure this is the right way? Yeah. Right! Wait for us, Kuniko! Nao... Good morning, Nao. Nao... You guys... Kuniko Hojo, right? Who are you? It's dinnertime. Kuniko! Kuniko! Stay outta my way! Don't be polite for our sake. What? Eat. That's more food than you deserve. Hey! What do you think you're doing? Damn. You okay, Kuniko? What was that about? Listen up, newbies: this is the backbreaking task you've got to do. Cut down a tree and it'll grow back. The new tree that spawns from it will absorb carbon dioxide better. Think about all your wrongdoings while you're working. You got that? Y-Yes, sir... I used to do this every day. You soon get used to it. Dammit! H-Hey. Over here. You okay? Yeah... That was dangerous! I called out before I cut it down. Can you stand? Yeah. Fire in the hole! Get down. An explosion? They're using explosives to fell the trees. Explosives? But don't they emit carbon? Hydrogen. Hydrogen? Yes, the explosives they use here give off massive amounts of hydrogen when mixed with a catalyst. So they don't emit any carbon dioxide at all. It's the best the government can do. Back there... What? I yelled out before I cut it down. That's not it. You were slashing the tree as though you hated it. Why? It's got nothing to do with you. Now what? Bomb shower! Everyone head over to the Work Wing! Run! Let's go! Get inside! This way. No, you have to stay outside. Have fun! Hey! Why are you doing this? You want us to toss you out there too? Kuniko... It's coming. Wow... Goddamn her. Kuniko... I love that face of hers. She can take much more of this, can't she? Kuniko... Kuniko, I'm so relieved you're safe. Kuniko, are you all right? Yeah, I'm fine. It doesn't make sense though! The guards don't get involved, no matter how bad it gets. Keep working! Nao... I'm sorry I kept ignoring you. If I talk to you, Rena and her gang will beat me up. Rena's the girl who's had it in for you all day. Ever since you left, she's pretty much run the place. She breaks anyone she doesn't like. Then, the minute this new warden showed up... What are you talking about? You were talking to her, weren't you? Wait. I'm the one you want to hurt, aren't I? Kuniko... So, you finally get it. Why? Has the new warden told you to do this? Yeah. If I hurt you bad enough, I'll get an Atlas Rank. You're doing all this just for an Atlas Rank? Is there something wrong with that?! Why do you even want one? My city was swallowed by the forest. I've got nowhere else to go. Then, come to Duomo. Splendid. Warden Narase... You stay here. No food for three days. Wait. Punish me instead. Kuniko... Don't you dare! Waving an Atlas Rank in front of people to make them do your bidding, and then punishing them... I won't let you do that. Very well. Don't even think about it. Kuniko... Why did you take her place? There's no reason for her to suffer that kind of punishment. And I want some time alone to think. How long do you think she'll last? She really is fascinating. Look at all these gifts they've got for you. You are truly loved, Kuniko. Pathetic. What an idiotic attempt to boost her own ego. She's infatuated with herself. With the idea that she's a kindhearted person, sacrificing herself for others. Why, you! Two years ago, I stabbed someone. I was a fool. I still don't know why I did it... I've never stopped regretting that moment. But I was serious. I was an idiot, but I was serious. I thought I could... be with him forever... But... He was just messing around. I couldn't forgive him. Did he die? No. He survived, but he left Duomo. I don't know what he's doing now. Kuniko went to prison in my place. "It's okay." "You're just tired." In my stead... she stayed in this hellhole for two years. I've always wanted to apologize to her. And then... Kuniko, I'm sorry. Kuniko Hojo. Today's the third day. I'm amazed you survived. So, I'm going to give you a present. I'm going to execute you. Her school uniform is a burial dress. When a gun is pointed at her, lipstick falls like a flower shedding petals. Next episode: Lipstick Cruelty. ▶ [Shinji]_Shangri-La_-_08_[858C021F] Kuniko Hojo. Today's the third day. I'm amazed you survived. So I'm going to give you a little present. I'm going to execute you. I love that look of yours. I'll never forgive you if you hurt anyone else. Anyone who objects, step forward! Looks like everyone else wants you dead as much as I do. Good to know. How's Digma-2 doing? She's sitting in her cell in silence. Though, when you threatened her, her hair stood on end like a cat's. It wasn't a threat. I meant it. But the plan... If she can't even see this one out, she's not worth our time. Who told you to bring Lychee? I feel like straight Montagne Bleu today. I-I'm deeply sorry. Just a little further. Keep it up! Right! Wh-What? W-We got trouble! Kuniko has been handed an execution sentence! It was on the news just now. All of Duomo's in an uproar. Wouldn't she normally be convicted of something first? It must be those guys that took Kuniko away in that armored train! Maybe I'll pickle some celery too. She does love her celery. Maybe some turnips too? Fine! I'll deal with it! Guys are useless in times of crisis. So, what are you going to do? Kuniko's the one who'll decide that. Yeah... I hear Kuni-chan's being put to death. The government's so despicable these days... Kunihito Kusanagi, why are you so bothered by it? She's a terrorist - your enemy! Today, the Japanese government has announced they will execute the leader... of the terrorist group Metal-age, Kuniko Hojo... What is it, Pudding? Honestly. This sure is annoying. Who cares if they execute one or two of those monkeys? It's not that big a deal. Mom! What do you mean you've found a wonderful guy for a lonely girl like me? Where the hell did they get my email address from anyway? As soon as MEDUSA's back online, I'm taking them out. And how long are you going to stare at the Great Red Spot? Jeez. I'm not lonely at all. Come on out. You have a visitor. Momoko-san! My request finally made it through. You eating okay? You look like you've lost what little you had in the breast department. Why can't you just ask if I'm on a diet? What's the point in dieting? You're gonna get executed soon, aren't you? Seems so. Sad? I'm oh so sad. I cried my eyes out. That woman... she caused a scene when we tried to recover Digma-2, didn't she? Yes. She's being too quiet, though. It'd be much more fun for me if she tried something. Hey, what would you do if I was executed? Is that something you should be asking someone on death row? If you were executed, I wouldn't be able to go on. No, Kuniko. You must live. Live, survive, and keep on living for everyone's sake. Don't try to do something just for me. Um, I'm the one being executed here, remember? Oh, you're right. If you were executed, I'd go straight down to Hell and barter with Satan himself. Can you really do that? Sure. Satan used to drop by the Tropical Fish all the time. I had no idea. Oh, that reminds me. This is from everyone. A dress to wear when I'm climbing the steps to the gallows. Wow, this is so ugly. This is something a crossdresser would wear! And this is... I guess this one's okay. Grandma's pickled veggies! But putting pickled veggies in with a dress wasn't the best idea. Oh well. Cucumbers, cucumbers! Yes! I wonder if I'm actually going to be executed. Separating the garbage properly decreases its effects on the environment, you got that? Yes, sir! Hey, this is a strip of nanomaterial! Nice find! Get as many of these as you can find. We sell them on the side. That's enough, okay? I love young girls. You promised. Fine. But, only for three minutes. Wait. Who said you could come in here? You're not allowed in this area. Please! Let me see Kuniko! Don't. Don't do something you'll regret. Kuniko! Tomoka? I missed you! Tomoka, you shouldn't be here! Don't worry, I took care of the guards. Tomoka... Are you going to be okay without me? Don't say things like that! I'm sorry. Hey... Let's run away! Don't say things like that! You don't know who might be listening! Don't worry, no one's around. Let's run away! No, I can't put you in danger. I'm fine. I won't slow you down! No, I can't. Kuniko. Tomoka, what's wrong? Tomoka? Someone's here. I'll be back later. Okay. I'll pretend I didn't hear your little conversation. Go. That's not like you. Soichiro. Why didn't you pull the trigger? It would have been a good way to put pressure on Digma-2. Putting her under more stress than is necessary would cause her to start acting rashly. I don't want to deal with that, that's all. I'll pretend I didn't hear that. Damn you, Rena. I'll kill you! You should die with Kuniko! Don't mess with me! Both of you are on logging duty as punishment! Okay, stop for now. You've all got a ten minute break. I'm pooped. Use your own. You know, right? Whatever. Just wait till I'm done, okay? 'Scuse me! I want to go and pick some flowers. Is that okay? Sure. Why do you need a kettle? Once you've peed, you have to refill your fluids, don't you? Fine, fine. Hurry back. You sure it's okay? It's fine. Even if she runs away, she'll die out in the wilderness. This place will do. You brought the stuff? You betcha! Right, let's get started. You sure this'll work? Yeah, this'll ferment the orange juice. This'll blow Rena to bits! Just be careful with it. Don't tell anyone I helped you. I know. Of course, it won't detonate without a catalyst. Everyone get inside! A bomb shower warning's just been issued! Looks like they get the forecast right sometimes. I wonder what they're all up to back home. Dig, dig! Don't slack off or Kuniko will be executed! I want this place looking like new by the day of the execution. Was there a reason you scheduled it for that particular day? That day will decide Kuniko's destiny. Mikuni's too. It's your turn, Lady Mikuni. Here and here? That's right. Lady Mikuni! Rejoice! I can take you up to the surface! What? Then, the medicine's ready? No, that's not it. It's not? How sad... I'll be sneaking through the shadows of Atlas again. No, it'll be different this time. I shall bring night to the land of the day. Just wait! We'll be there to save you any second now! It's time? Then, let me put my lipstick on, at least. Do you have a mirror? I'm afraid I'm not that kind of guy. Thanks. Type X-28, huh? Will those do for your burial clothes? Oh, that thing they brought me? I don't really know about dying in that thing... Blindfold? I want to see this through to the end. Die already! Or I'll kill you first! Present arms! Ready arms! Go! What did you just do? They're nanowires! I don't really know if I'm using these correctly. You think you can escape? What was that? Get her! Kuniko! Thanks! Tomoka! Gotcha! Thanks, everyone! I'll come back to save you! We know! Good luck, Kuniko! Thanks, Rena! Nao! Stop! The hydrogen will catch and explode! B-But... I'm amazed you came up with a plan like this. I had plenty of time to think it up. I don't think a patchwork balloon is going to last us all the way to Duomo. Tomoka, we'll set down there. Jump! You okay? Yes, thanks. Thanks for bringing me this far. You're late! Why are you here? My transsexual's sixth sense! Welcome home. I'm home. Momoko-san! You, girl... You did a good job. Tell me what a good girl I am! So, did my presents help you out at all? The nanowire in the lipstick? It was hard to use, but really handy! It's like controlling your man: you've just gotta get used to it. And the carbon fiber in the dress? Of course! I knew there must have been a reason for giving me such awful clothes. Carbon fiber? That's right! Everyone made a patchwork balloon out of it and the nanomaterials they found. Old raincoats, strips of fabric... They buried it underground when they were repairing the soil from the damage caused by the bomb shower. What about the hydrogen? They use explosions to fell trees. They give off massive amounts of hydrogen. How did they get the alcohol that functioned as the catalyst? They fermented and distilled orange juice. Pretty smart. That sure was an interesting display. Now, let's head home to Atlas before Shogo gets mad at us. What will you do with the prisoners? Shoot us if you dare! Yeah! Yeah! Z4, Soichiro. Give them what they want. Yes, ma'am. What's wrong? Nothing. Must have been my imagination. But something's wrong. What? I don't hear any birds chirping. You're right! Normally, the forest's really loud. A solar eclipse! I've never seen one before. This must be why the birds stopped chirping. Momoko-san! Did I eat some food that had gone bad or something? Oni-san, come this way! Follow the sound of my clapping! Oni-san, come this way! Follow the sound of my clapping! What is that? Kuniko, you've always been a crybaby. But, don't ever change. Be everyone's sunshine forever. Next time: The Divine Revelation of the Sun and Moon. ▶ [Shinji]_Shangri-La_-_09_[317F6B59] An eclipse? I wonder if it'll snow tomorrow. As long as there are no bomb showers... You guys there! No slacking off! We've almost reached Kuniko! We're gonna get her back! Right! Oni-san, come to the sound of my clapping. Over there! It's Mi-ko! Are you hurt, Lady Mikuni? Never mind that! A punishment game! Hurry up and lie down! Okay, okay. Oh, Lady Mikuni... Mi-ko, do you think we'll see a shooting star? Shall we ask the sky? If a load of them fall from the sky, you can make lots of wishes. I only need one. I want to go up to the surface. I want to go out in the sun; that's my only wish. Oh, Lady Mikuni! Back at you! Stop it! Mi-ko, stop it! M-Momoko-san, what's going on? Have we suddenly been hurled back in time to the Heian Period? Ouch. They shot without warning! Talk about shooting your load too early! How interesting. Lady Sayoko, shall we eliminate the targets? Yes, but... Capture the tall one. Dead or alive? It'd be better if she was still fresh. As you wish... If they're as tough as that, they might be able to handle a hundred times, maybe even two hundred times density. Our banquet is ruined. All we have to do is wait for Sayoko to get rid of the bad guys. The bad guys? I want to see them! You cannot! It's dangerous! Let's go back to Duomo. I've got a really bad feeling about this! I couldn't call myself a tranny if I ran. Protect Tomoka, you hear? It's unlucky for you that you found us in your path. Right back at you. I dunno who you think you are, but you ran out of luck the minute you decided to pick a fight with me, Momoko-sama. I'll take you all down with my rocket boobs! We're up against a sexually confused man! So you're stealing my spotlight now... You're not a bad actress! You're pretty buff. Why, you! You mustn't rush. I'll take you all on, one at a time. You're all so strong and manly. I love it. Why, you! What should we do, Kuniko? We have to save them... It looks like she's having a good time. That's why we gotta save them! If we don't stop her, their chastities are in danger! We'll get that. Lady Mikuni! Here I am, old hag. You came after the wrong woman... Give me more! Say it again! Embarrass me in front of everyone! I'm not gonna do what you want! You're going to make me beg, is that it? That's good, too. You're the best... guinea pig so far! Transsexuals aren't scared of sadists, little miss flat-chest. I'll protect you, Lady Mikuni. Mi-ko... I used to be a sumo wrestler! DOSUKOI! That's... My boomerang... A little kid? Tomoka! Lady Mikuni, get back inside! Mi-ko! If you lose concentration, you'll end up dead. Right back at you. Are you okay, Tomoka? Ouch... Momoko-san! What are you going to do to Momoko-san? What? Momoko-san! No! Don't leave me! Don't leave me alone... Momoko-san! Momoko-san! Momoko-san! The Sun and the Moon have parted ways? I must relay this to Lord Hiruko... Sayoko has captured Digma 2's guardian. She will most likely... Let her do as she wishes with him. If she oversteps her boundaries, we'll simply punish her. Leave now! You too. Yes, Lady Ryoko. What? A public phone in this day and age? Voice communication from Frankfurt. Collect call. What is it? Save me, Karin! Is that really Klaris? Miss Bankrupt Klaris? Don't call me that! That's my Klaris. It took ages to find a public phone. I can't take being poor anymore... God's so cruel to hide the sun at a time like this. The sun? I ate bread from a soup kitchen yesterday! I can't believe that I, of all people, am on food stamps! An eclipse? Well, from now on, you should listen to people when they warn you about something. Maybe I'll just join a nunnery or something... Cheer up, Miss Bankrupt Klaris. I'll wire you three million. That's it? That'll only cover lunch! What on earth do you eat for lunch? Okay, okay. Thirty million. Ah! I love you, Karin! However! Consider it an advance. Huh? Good timing. There's something I want you to do... MEDUSA? You awake, Tomoka? Kuniko! I can walk by myself... ouch! When we get back, we'll get a doctor to take a look at that. I'm sorry. You've been apologizing a lot lately, Tomoka. It's becoming a bit of a habit. But, Momoko-san... Don't worry about her. She'll show up any minute saying "I went on a tour of Atlas while I was gone!" I hope so... She will! You worry too much! I've gotta go save Rena and Nao and the others. I'll show that Ryoko woman who's boss! You'll show her? That's right! I'll show her... and you're kinda heavy. Have you been gorging yourself on luxury foods without telling me? You're as heavy as Mi-ko. That's mean! Just kidding! Just kidding! You're light! Tomoka is so very light! Lady Mikuni, you should send Mi-ko to another room... No! She'll be beside herself with worry if she wakes up and I'm not here! You're late. You kept me waiting so long that I had fun with those darlings instead. Learn anything? 83, 66, 85. Your measurements. Rather disappointing. So, I have no waist, huh? You'd look good in a kimono, at least. Anyway, what are you going to do with me in a place like this? This is Atlas, isn't it? You learned that much? I can tell from the tingle I'm getting all over my skin. Come on. Wanna touch? Too bad! You're not allowed to touch the dancers! Hey, I'm not really into lesbia- That earring! Where'd you get it! On sale at an outlet store. I see. Well, I guess we'll talk about that later. In depth. I wonder how honest your body will be. Did you see the Sun and Moon meet? Yes. Just as Lord Hiruko predicted, twelve generations ago. They are truly... They are truly the successors that shall become our light... the children of God who shall bring harmony... Seven years, huh? I guess that's longer than most. Bring the next vessel. Lord Hiruko's spirit shall escape. Let me go! We ask the Divine to perform the purification of Heaven, the purification of the Earth, the purification of that which is inside and out, and the purification of the six senses. Please, let me go! You're a lucky girl. You get to stand above all the citizens of Atlas... The purification of Heaven is the purification of the seven celestial bodies, the nine planets, and the twenty-eight constellations. Please! Please don't do this! Anything but that... The purification of the Earth is the purification of the thirty-six guardian Deities of the Earth. The purification of that which is inside and out is the purification of the God, Kanaisanpoudaikoujin. Stop! The purification of the six senses is the purification of the impurities of the body. We ask this of all of the eternal Gods everywhere, and beg them all to listen to our plea, as a deer listens for danger in the woods. What do you mean it's rejecting my orders? It recognized a command to force shutdown. It's not a bug in MEDUSA. Check it again! I'm sorry, Karin. I gotta go. Where are you? Haven't you bought back your PC? Thirty million was just enough to buy lunch with a dessert! So, I'm still in a net café... Sorry, sweetie, gotta run. Geez... Miss Bankrupt Klaris! Bankrupt Klaris! Sheesh... America: 5.24. China: 5.16. Russia: 2.61. There's a whole lot of bait out there. What's wrong, MEDUSA? Russia: 2.61, India: 1.44, Canada: 1.23... Has it come out of hiding? No, the carbon markets are stable. Do you think MEDUSA might be hibernating? It's too early to relax. What about the possibility that it doesn't exist? Impossible. Lady Ryoko says it does. You know what that means, don't you, Kudo-san? Want to go poke it and wake it up, Hata-kun? No, we can't capture it if we don't know what it is. The Atlas plan keeps falling behind... Kuni-chan! Tomoka-chan! You're right, it's Kuniko! I'm so glad. Everyone was so worried... Kuniko Hojo has returned once more! Kuniko brought us presents? Don't you mean to say: Kuniko-san? Kuniko-san doesn't have presents for naughty kids who don't call her Kuniko-san. Have you been eating all right? You look so thin... Are you talking about my chest? It's always been like that! M-Me? We've got to feast! Yeah! Let's have a party at the plaza. A party to celebrate my second homecoming! Good idea! Kuni-chan, you're more chipper than usual. Hey, isn't Auntie Momoko with you? I'm going to Grandma's house. Take care of Tomoka. She's hurt, so fetch a doctor. Well, I guess you can see that! Laters. Kuniko... They're all bringing in food so they can throw a party... Then, let's bring some ham or something. Oh my, we haven't had that for a long time. Very true... Welcome home, Kuniko. What? Tomoka said she came here... She's already left. And she didn't even take anything to eat. That doesn't happen often. Up here. Just a little further, guys! Yeah! Kuniko, how did you... We'll talk later! Keep digging! I'm borrowing this. What's wrong, Kuniko? I'm going to save everyone. And I'll show her who's boss! We got trouble! The priority of your orders has dropped! The one who's got top priority now is Tarsian! He ordered MEDUSA to infiltrate the Jupiter observation satellite. That's why he's been observing the Great Red Spot... Are you listening, Karin? Hey, Karin. I'm going to overcome my weakness. MEDUSA! What happened to you? Lord Hiruko, please show us the way... The successor has appeared on the day that the Sun and Moon intersected. Heaven and Earth shall calm. Who shall tell them of the decrees of heaven? The successor shall know themselves the role of Atlas. Now, you must watch. Understood. Prepare. A storm... a storm comes... Orbital power satellite... Apollo? What? Leave the rest to me. Takehiko? Don't look! Why?! Move out the way! Rena... Nao... Everyone... No, it's all my... Everyone... You are the wind. The wind goes wherever it wants. No, Kuniko. You must live. Live, survive, and keep on living for everyone's sake. Momoko-san! Momoko-san! Momoko-san! Their swords resonate and the words of power resound. When a heart is set upon its destiny, a new door opens. Next time: The Sword of the Power of Words. ▶ [Shinji]_Shangri-La_-_10_[A8C50CAC] Man, when did all this grow in? Maybe Duomo will become engulfed in forest too. Hey, this area... Yeah, this is where the military attacked. That doesn't matter! Stop chatting and start weeding! Pull those weeds! She isn't here, is she? It can't be helped. She never wanted to be the leader of Metal-age, anyway. She hasn't taken Nagiko-sama's sword either. I guess we can't count on her anymore- Shut up! That's unthinkable! Nagiko-sama brought her here to take her place! But Takehiko-san... I have faith in Nagiko-sama and, as she chose her, I have faith in Kuniko too! But, what about Momoko... Calm down. My goodness. Even if your clothes are dirty, a transsexual must retain some style. Is it Miss or Mister? Cross-dress-er? Cross-dress-er? Yes, a cross-dresser. Step back. What a waste! What a waste! Watch closely! What's that? Hey, what's that? Hey! Tell me! That was fun, wasn't it? That was Kuniko's boomerang. I'm certain of it. Momoko-san must have been nearby too. Those two will be just fine. Mi-ko! Mi-ko! Mi-ko! I'm sure of it. Oh! Yes? When can we go to the surface again? We'll have to ask Sayoko-san... Mi-ko should be the one who takes me there! I suppose it'll be okay if it's only for a little while. I'll take an umbrella! But, Sayoko-san said... I want to go to the surface! Oh dear, your mother's earring... Let me put it on you. There, all done. Thank you, Mi-ko. By the way, I want to... No. I love you. You're so much fun... But I'm done. Untie me and we can have even more fun. I'll pass. Turns out transsexual's aren't my thing, after all. This trinket isn't for the likes of you. Where did you get it? Answer me. I already told you... At an outlet store in Gotenba. Maybe I'll ask your friends then. My friends? The kids you were with on the surface. You think you can catch those two? I will. No matter what it takes, I'll get them. Yes, that's the face. Show me more of that. Maybe I'll have some more fun with you, after all. You okay, Mr. Army Major? Why don't you make a barf bag with that spiffy holographic armor of yours? Shut up! So here you are. The area where the smokestack fell is being overrun by a new species of plant. Furukawa says it's spreading like wildfire. What happened to you? I understand how you feel. But what good does sitting around up here do you? That won't help the dead nor your friends nor Momoko! I'm sorry. We don't know that Momoko's dead yet. I want some pickled vegetables. K-Kuni... Looks like I've put my foot in it again... Shall we go back to your quarters? Mi-ko, let's play hide and seek! You're it! What, now? Count to a hundred! Here I go! We're going straight back when we're done. One... two... three... What's your name? What's your name? M-Momoko. It's not Momoko! Your real name. Kenzaki... Ryoma Kenzaki. How old are you? Twenty-eight. Liar. You're definitely older than 40. Listen, I'll ask again. What's your name? Masashi... Natsuki... twenty-eight. Why? The power of love is strong. It won't lose to anything. Y-You understand, I'm sure. You're a mother, after all. I can tell from the shape of your body. You have a daughter who's about ten years old, don't you? Shut up! You don't smoke around her, do you? Shut up. You're raising a kid all by yourself. You don't want them to grow up poor. You're doing your best, working such late hours... but in truth, all you want to do is be by their side, don't you? You're worried that they're lonely, and that it's all your fault... Midori-chan... So her name's Midori-chan? I'm sure she wants to be with you too. She wants to talk to her mother more... Shut up! Shut your mouth! She loves her mother... Shut up! Shut up! Lady Mikuni, please step back. Open it! B-But... Don't you like me? Or do you like Sayoko? Do you think she's beautiful? How do I get out of this place? Disengaging Anti-Light Shield. Disengaging Anti-Light Shield. Disengaging Anti-Light Shield. Disengaging Anti-Light Shield. Lady Mikuni! Lady Mikuni! Lady Mikuni! Lady Mikuni! Mi-ko! Mi-ko! Turn the shield back on this instant! Yes, ma'am! It hurts! It hurts... A voice! I hear a voice! The moon! The sun! The land! It calls them! The time has come to listen to the voice... the voice of Amatsumihashira, the pillar of heaven! Lady Mikuni! Lady Mikuni! Lady Mikuni! The caged bird must return quietly to its cage. Come on... What's going on? It looks like Atlas has discovered MEDUSA! One of the ministers we do business with leaked the information to us. But how'd they find out? How the hell should I know, Miss Bankrupt Klaris?! I have to make more money... I want to eat with Mom and Dad... You caused a typhoon? Karin! I demoted Tarsian from top dog on the priority list. You're top again now. What do you mean? The details don't matter, sweetie! Now I can go back to making myself rich! I have to go buy some more clothes... Shoes, necklaces.. and I'll go buy back my Ferrari too! Bye! Klaris... For crying out loud. There seems to be a typhoon in the vicinity of the Marshall Islands. Its speed is zero meters per second. It hasn't moved since it appeared. Someone accessed Apollo and used it to emit microwaves. They think they've made themselves a shield? All plans to proceed as normal! Yes, ma'am! Shogo... Yes. The construction of Atlas is twelve percent behind schedule. The prime minister in office is useless. Hey, Sion? Yes! Playing prison warden was fun, wasn't it? Yes, you were magnificent. Z4, Shogo. Yes, ma'am! Ready a press conference. Yes. Understood. Oh baby... It's perfect! Isn't the skirt a bit too short though? People will see my panties when I'm running. Don't run around then. But, that means I won't be able to fight when the time comes! High school girls don't need to fight. You're the one who taught me how to use a boomerang! That's only to defend yourself! It's a skill every young girl needs to have. Every young girl needs to know, huh? You should just live a normal life, Kuniko. If you live normally... Nothing's normal anymore! We don't even know what's going to happen to Duomo! So you're saying that she can't fall in love or play games? That's not the issue! Then, what is? It's because nothing's normal anymore... that I want her to live normally. Don't cry, Momoko-san. I've decided. That's what I came to tell you. Watch me, you hear? I'm going to fly! What's the diagnosis? She'll be fine. She's calmed down. It's all my fault for taking my eyes off her... It's not your fault, Mi-ko. It's my fault. Forgive me. Lady Mikuni! No, it's my responsibility. My research hasn't progressed at all. Without even considering the consequences, I've made Lady Mikuni suffer... Please forgive me. What are you saying? I love Sayoko. Your words are too kind. Ah, I know. Maybe Sayoko would know. I heard a strange voice. What? A voice? Yes, right before I fell unconscious. It said something to me. I didn't hear anything... I heard it in my head. What? What did it say? "Moon... Ascend to the heavens and illuminate the night sky." "Moon... Ascend to the heavens... and illuminate the night sky..." Please wait here! Sayoko-san? There follows an important announcement: the CEO of Atlas, Ryoko Narase, will take over the position of prime minister... from Mr. Umemiya, who has stepped down due to stress. Please watch the following footage from the press conference. What? No way! Over the next ten years, I will work to finish the construction of Atlas and advance the greenification project. There are still a large number of people living on the surface. Care to comment? I will complete the emigration of the populace as well. I have already ordered a full-scale review of the plan, and have begun investigations into post-emigration living arrangements and our other guarantees. The government places the improvements in living standards for our citizens as our highest priority. What the hell did she just say? I don't believe this... So, this is Ryoko Naruse. Come in. Digma-1 has heard the voice in her Moon Palace. I see. And the sun knows what to do, yes? Yes. What do you mean? I repeat. The words confirm it. Lady Mikuni's priority will be maintained. Please remain on standby in the Moon Palace. Didn't you hear me? That was the voice of Atlas she heard, wasn't it? Why isn't this definitive? Remain on standby. That is all. What's wrong? You just ran off. Lady Mikuni. I'll take you to a place where the sun shines. I thought you might drop by. All this time, I've been thinking about what I could do. I love all the people of Duomo. So, I was thinking of ways I can protect them from sadness and grief. I see. I've seen a lot of things. So I thought that I can't do anything... No... I couldn't do anything. There isn't much one person can do alone. You're going up against Atlas, after all. Yeah, they're just too big. I haven't made this decision because Momoko-san has been kidnapped... nor because of what happened at the center. I think I made this decision a long time ago. But, I couldn't make up my mind for sure whether this was the best thing to do or not. I'm going to become the leader of Metal-age. Then what will you do? Go to Atlas. I see... See the world you don't yet know with your own two eyes. What? Sun... Ascend to the heavens and illuminate the land. Was it my imagination? So, this MEDUSA thing is hiding in the Marshall Islands? That's correct. Are you intending to send a task force there to take it out? The aircraft carrier Takeru Yamato is on standby in the area. What? How did it find its way into territorial waters? What did you think those stealth carriers were for? The operation is moving into the second phase. We will now begin the anti-MEDUSA operation. Yes! Major Kusanagi! Yes! Disengage the camouflage! Roger! Disengaging camouflage! A lullaby someone sang to me once... It brings back so many memories. It was a song I knew well. That's right. This is... Next time: I Dreamt I was a Bird. ▶ [Shinji]_Shangri-La_-_11_[9C12C6CA] Hmm? What's is it? I can't remember. The canary has forgotten how to sing. Shall we set it free in the mountains behind us? No, no, you must not. The land, with night and day in tow - the world... Major! Major! Major! Major! You're awake? Where am I? That's right. We were... It's going well. The markets should be stable for a while. Good. That means I won't hear Klaris's whiny voice for a while. Oh, that reminds me, Karin. There was something I wanted to ask you. Why are you doing all of this? I have my reasons. Reasons? Like what? Who cares? Oh, I'm sorry. Like... Mom and Dad... Wh-What? I promised my parents I'd have dinner with them tonight. Gotta run! See ya later. I'm not lonely at all! Elevator Two is active. What? With night and day in tow, the world... What was it? Want some, Major? Thanks. To be honest, everyone here is grateful to you. What do you mean? Back there... When that light enveloped us... Change course immediately! Somebody... Is there anybody here? Goddammit! It's no good! Hurry! The ship's about to... If you hadn't saved us, we'd have been... I'm sorry I ribbed you for being seasick. Actually, in the end, I was saved too. But what was that? It felt like an attack from a satellite... Useless. Do we know why it sank? Apollo's records show that it was activated by an unknown source again. The Yamato Takeru was in Stealth Mode outside Japan's territorial waters. If we fail to deal with this, such an invasion of territorial waters may escalate into an international incident. Ignore it. Yes, ma'am. If something happens, the Foreign Minister can deal with it. Is that going to be all right? If he screws up, we'll deal with him. Y-Yes... And MEDUSA? The massive typhoon that appeared this morning shows no signs of movement, and I believe reaching MEDUSA through it would be very difficult. It's still curled up in its shell, huh? Isn't there a way we can draw it out? How did you get in here? Aren't you the handsome one? I guess it's okay because you're not a human. You have one new voicemail. It's from Daddy! Karin, are you doing well? Mom and Dad are doing fine. Even though we're out here because of work, we feel bad for leaving you all alone. But we think we can make it back to Japan soon. Let's have a family meal when we do. I await your response, Karin - whom I cherish more than anything else in the world. Mommy... Daddy... I'm sorry. I can't go... because... You want to leave, but you can't. But at the same time, you want to leave. Wh-Who's there? Is that really okay with you? You want to leave that place, don't you? H-How'd you get in here? Why didn't the security system activate? Come on out! I want to go outside... Let me go outside. Something awful happened when you tried to do that yesterday. You must take better care of yourself. Is it so wrong to desire to go out into the sunshine like everyone else? Of course it isn't! Mi-ko? The birds are so lucky to be free... Free yourself! It's simple. If you want to. Why? You can see me? Who are you? What do you want? I came to rescue a princess from her cage. A princess who has forgotten all her songs. I... I don't want anybody to help me and I don't want to be helped! Help me! I'm here by my own will. I really want to leave this place. I'm satisfied with this life. So... In truth, I just want to have dinner with Mom and Dad. I can't! You can. Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Leave me alone... I can't. You are me, after all. What are you saying? Come with me. No, no, no! Get out! Get out! What was that? What the heck was that? What do you mean you don't know? There was definitely an intruder here! What the hell is wrong with your security checks? I don't know what else I can tell you... There's nothing at fault with the security system. And there's no one matching that description on the cameras. That's impossible. Perhaps it was a dream? It wasn't a dream... Hey, what do you think? Was it all just a dream? Or... I was scared. But he was right. I was scared because he was right, wasn't I? I think I want to talk to him again. Is that a strange thing to want? Where are you going? The canary has forgotten how to sing. This song... Shall we set it free in the mountains behind us? Wait! Don't run away! Are we just going to shrivel up and die out here without ever being rescued? If I'd known this was gonna happen, I would've like to have seen my girl just once more before I died... Don't complain! If you really want to see her again, then don't make it sound like you've given up hope. I'll make sure you get back to the homeland! Forgive him. We're all nervous. Sorry. I didn't mean to yell. Don't you have anyone? A chick waiting for you back home? No, I don't... What? Me? Yes, you! You're the leader now, so start acting like it! I think I am. So, what's your plan? What do you mean? How are you going to pull off an attack inside Atlas? Well... Well? No plan, no idea. Hmm, how can I pull it off? How'd you get in? The entrances and exits are all locked. Please don't be afraid. I'm scared. I'm really scared. I'm scared of you. I'm scared of everyone. I'm scared of the outside world. I'm scared of meeting other people. I'm scared of talking to them. I'm scared that I don't know what to do. I understand. No, you don't! Why do you go inside other people? Why can't I go inside other people? You can. No, no, I can't... I don't know how to talk to people. You're talking to me right now. You seem to be doing just fine. What? See? Don't laugh at me. I'm sorry. The song you were singing... At the end of the song, the canary remembers the song it forgot. That's... Someplace... I was scared of meeting others too. I was just like you. The difference is that there were bars around me. You're making your own bars. Yeah... I have to go now. Wait! I want to talk to you some more... Today, when the sky to the west is in the colors of twilight, come to the park out front. You'll find what you lost. It looks like the sinking of the Yamato Takeru will remain undiscovered by other nations. Too bad. I figured this was my chance to fire the Foreign Minister. Lady Ryoko... One of the people involved with the Moon Palace Digma is being very persistent. Was the way you treated her really the best way to deal with it? She's always been annoying. Ma'am... I mean I don't care. I understand Hata-kun's concerns. Perhaps, the Digmas must be treated with care. That's right. Lady Ryoko... I have a request regarding that matter. What is it? I'd like to request permission to view the files concerning the Digmas. Why? As the old adage goes: "know thy enemy and thyself, and thy victory will not stand in doubt." Very well. You have my permission. I have to decide, too. Okay, I've decided! I'm just gonna go in, guns blazing, and be all like PAA! And then DAA! Sorry, I can't take you today. Are we saved? The canary has forgotten how to sing. Shall we set it free in the mountains behind us? No, no, you must not. The canary has forgotten how to sing. Shall we beat it with a willow whip? No, no, that would be too sad. I've spent my whole life inside that thing. So, you finally got out. Yes, I did. And I remembered. Thank you. This is the lullaby my mom used to sing to me. Good, Karin. Goodbye, my one and only... What a beautiful voice. What are those birds called? Ah, yes. They're canaries. Canaries. What a comforting name. Those birds sing for you alone. For me alone? Yes. They can't leave this garden either. Is that true? Is it really true? I see. You look hard at work. Find anything? No, all the important sections are locked. I can't get into them. You knew that going in. Kudo-san? This is... Digma Zero? Zero? A prototype whose registration was deleted. His codename was Canary. He was defective. He supposedly died five years ago, without ever leaving the facility. I see. I'm sure he must have wanted to see the outside world at least once. The canary has forgotten how to sing. An ivory boat and a silver shellfish... Float them in the sea where the moon sparkles, and it shall remember its song. I shall eliminate all those who stand in Lady Mikuni's way, regardless of who they are. Even if my actions go against the will of the gods, I shall... Next Time: The Circle of Transmigratory Forces. ▶ [Shinji]_Shangri-La_-_12_[A82D1376] How are you doing today? I'm fine, thank you. How are the other seamen who were rescued with me? Relax. For the time being, worry about your own convalescence. You know what'll happen if you screw this up. Lady, Ryoko. The preparations for the press conference are complete. I see. Concerning the survivors of the MEDUSA Elimination Operation... Eliminate all of them except Digma-3. Understood. And so he said... Oh, it's Kuniko. Kuniko! She's wandered off. Doesn't it feel like Kuniko's pushing herself too hard since she became the leader of Metal-age? Yeah. She's been acting really anxious ever since Momoko was kidnapped. I think she's trying her hardest not to think about it. So that's it... I've caused her so much trouble. What? No, don't worry. It's nothing. This is Atlas News. Prime Minister Narase has announced an emergency press conference. This is a message for all citizens. From today, the Atlas Settlement Project is on hold indefinitely. Hey... What?! The construction of Atlas is too far behind schedule. From this day forward, we will prioritize Atlas's construction over the settlement of the people. My responsibility as Prime Minister... is to build a perfect Atlas, even at the cost of halting the Settlement Project. Prime Minister, why would you take such a step? This is so sudden! What's going on? Were you lying during your inauguration? No questions! You all have to obey me, anyway. Like hell we do! I'm taking that bitch down! You're right. We can't let this slide. Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! So, what are we doing? Look at this! We're gonna attack them from the sky? Betcha didn't see that coming, huh? Ever since I became leader, I've been considering the best method of pulling off something like this. I guess you could call it "Beginner's Luck" that I came up with such a great plan, huh? Anyway, as leader, I'm taking responsibility for this operation. Everyone, please help me with this! Of course we will, if those are your orders, chief. Okay. Furukawa-san, you're in charge of figuring out the details of the plan. No way! It's true, Karin! If we hit New York now, we win big-time! Look! The portfolio value of the company I just bought went up tenfold in just a few seconds! Let's take over America! Don't go overboard, Miss Not-So-Bankrupt Klaris. MEDUSA, we're going after China next. Zhang, I'll leave the Chinese market to you. On it. Aw, Karin, you're acting like an ice queen. You've made a fortune for yourself, haven't you? I guess so. Then, smile once in a while! I'm gonna keep raking in the dough! I guess I'll get started too. Karin, keep yourself under control too. We've made a lot of money for the first time in a while, Pudding! But Karin, you don't look all that happy about it. That's not true! But maybe I'll go shopping to cheer myself up. What? You're going outside? I don't want to, but he told me... So, I guess I could go outside, just as a favor to him. But, can you really do it? Someone might talk to you! That could be kinda scary... So, how are you going to pull it off? I don't think... I'll be scared in this. That went well, I guess. Lady Ryoko... There's a call from Managing Director Nemoto. Put him through. Lady Ryoko... What is it? There's someone here who insists on seeing you... Who is it? Me. Oh hey, look who it is! Hi Sayoko. That skinny-ass goth look of yours hasn't changed since we were students. Fine. I'll open the door for you. Come in. Thank you. We're gonna use C4 to blast open the reinforced doors, so we need some detonators. And we need plenty of spare magazines. Yes, yes. Hey guys. A Kuniko warning is in effect! The meathead is with her too! Photo girl's here! They haven't changed a bit. These guys are still alive? Where's Momoko? There's something I want to buy off you today. Congratulations on becoming the leader of Metal-age! H-How did you know? Don't underestimate our information network, either! Oh, that reminds me. Did you give that Gina figurine to Nagiko? Yeah, but she didn't like it for some reason... How awful... Why? Why are you so depressed? This is- An early CZ 75! When did you get this? You're one of us, huh? Yeah, you've got some nice goods here. That's not why we're here! We're going on a spending spree today! Here's our shopping list. Two hundred CK201s; two hundred thousand rounds of 223s. Five hundred hand grenades. Two hundred rocket launchers. You got your food supply? Not yet. Then, how about Type Two MREs? The chicken stew is great. Can you take out the carrots? Um, well... It's fine! That's what makes chicken stew so good! Okay, we'll have a hundred portions of stew too. Roger. Anything else? Yeah! One last thing. I need a boomerang. A really big one! Thanks! Okay, see ya. No problem. What? N-Nothing! Catch you later! Welcome! This and... everything from here to here please. Can you deliver it all to Atlas? That's a lot for a kid... Okay, thanks guys! We'll have it ready for you in seven days' time. That's too slow! We'll pay you double if you can get it in three days! When did you get all that cash? Since the day before yesterday? I'm sure we'll work something out for a lovely young lady like you. But, what's the hurry? We're gonna invade Atlas! When we're running the show, you guys can come with us. It's prettier than this dump and I want you guys to live long, long lives. Catch you around! Kuniko-tan had a sparkle about her today... She might actually be able to take over Atlas, after all. But, do they have any anime stores in Atlas? This is the best place for us. It's been a long time, Sayoko. I see you've still got your own private male harem. That hasn't changed since our university days. Want a few for yourself? No thanks! You haven't changed either. That frigid look of yours. Lady Mikuni has heard the words of Atlas. But she hasn't been confirmed as the successor. Why? Beats me. Of course you know! Tell me why! You're right. I do know. But I can't tell you the reason. And... is that how you ask someone for information? At times like this, you should be kneeling down as low as you can and begging, right? If you can do that, I might tell you. If not, then leave now. Please... Tell me. Pathetic. I didn't realize humans could fall so far. Mikuni isn't the only candidate with an AAA Atlas rank. There are two others. What?! So, even if she heard the words of Atlas, that doesn't mean she's the immediate successor. Too bad. Then, who are the other two? Who knows? I have no reason to tell you. Just you wait. Akihabara is kinda fun! But it's a pain walking from one store to the next. Cheap, cheap, cheap! Excuse me. How much is Akihabara? Where do I have to go to buy it? Huh? Right. We're all set. I'm not buying anything else. Man... That bear... Kuniko? These guys are so dumb. Why can't they understand something as simple as buying Akihabara? Of course I mean I want to buy the whole city! Hey. What? Haven't I seen you somewhere before, little bear? I have, haven't I? It's the monkey! I have, haven't I? I dunno! You're lying! I just told you I don't know you! That's not true! Don't look at me! What the hell was that about? It looks pretty good on you. I... I can't get it off! I won't let anyone get in Lady Mikuni's way. I'll find the other AAA ranks by myself! Biometrics, huh? You're going to do one more thing for me. Just you wait... Zeus! Lady Ryoko! What? Someone's attempting to hack into Zeus. Ignore it. They'll never pull it off. However, the infiltrator is heading to the section containing the most confidential information, at a frightening speed... They'll reach it within approximately thirty million hours. It's Sayako. She really is fascinating. The speed of the infiltration is increasing. She'll reach the top-secret section in the next twenty-three million hours. She's wasting her time. What useless traps. I'm amazed she can get past Zeus's traps so easily... Twenty thousand hours... ten thousand hours... no, she's almost on top of it! She'll give up soon enough. Found it! She's reached the entrance to the confidential section. Reveal your secrets to me! What's this? Impressive work, Sayoko. Hey, Mi-ko. Isn't Sayoko back yet? Indeed. She's busy doing some research for you. Oh. Mi-ko-sama! Sayoko-san? Hold it! She brought it on herself. She's done something so bad, she has no right to complain even at the cost of her life. Let's go. Mi-ko-sama... This is Momoko-san's... But why? You never managed to buy Akihabara, did you? Such a shame. But I feel more relaxed here anyway. That's right. Nobody talks to you here. Yeah. I don't have to go outside. Do you really think so? It might actually be fun outside. Oh dear... This is... Mi-ko? Momoko-san, be careful. Mi-ko! What's wrong? Nothing... What is it, Mi-ko? You're hurting me! We're going to attack via this route here and rendezvous with the other groups here. What about the other Metal-age factions? They're going to help us. Just like you asked, we're going to invade Atlas with our entire force. Good. And... About rescuing Momoko... Don't sweat it. I don't want to have to focus on a rescue mission too. I've decided. I will no longer waver in making up my mind. Whether Momoko-san is safe or not, I'm going to make sure this plan succeeds. I think that's what she'd want. You've grown stronger. That's how I like my men! Nice and strong. Not only their bodies but in the way they think too. Momoko-san! Honey, I'm home. Momoko-san! Momoko-san!! Hold on, Kuniko... have you put on some weight? Are you hurt? Are you okay? What have you been doing? How did you escape? I can't answer all those questions at once. Don't worry. I was invited to an S&M club in Atlas, but they really weren't all that good at it. I got tired of it and left. Mi-ko got me out. Mi-ko? Yeah, I'm sure she's doing fine. I just heard. Have you really become the leader of Metal-age? Yes. Are you sure that's what you want? There are more normal ways to live your life. I've decided to put off living a normal life until my next life comes around! I see. You're sure about this, right? You don't agree with my decision, do you? My beloved daughter has chosen the path she wants to follow. Do you really think I'd be opposed to it? Thank you. I don't really want to fight. But there are people I want to protect. For the sake of the future, for the sake of the people who live on the ground... I won't hesitate anymore. Next time: Flying Girl. ▶ [Shinji]_Shangri-La_-_13_[67120C7A] You are the wind. The wind goes wherever it wants. Enjoy your youth, little girl! I want you to be a normal girl. I don't want you to become the leader of the Metal-age. Are you the leader of the Metal-age? Oh no, not really... What was the dramatic entrance about then?! I'm not with the Metal-age, but I have ties with them, so... um... Why do you guerrillas rally against the government? You burn trees and increase carbon levels, and you steal government property! So I... Man, it must be tough working for the Metal-age. Like I told you, I'm not with them! Sorry, sorry... but you're not exactly a normal high schooler either. All this time, I've been thinking about what I can do. I've seen a lot of things. So I thought that I can't do anything... No... I couldn't do anything. I haven't made this decision because Momoko-san has been kidnapped... nor because of what happened at the center. I think I made this decision a long time ago. But, I couldn't make up my mind for sure whether this was the best thing to do or not. I'm going to become the leader of the Metal-age. We do not simply oppose the greenification process itself; we oppose the government's oppression, which sacrifices the lives of its citizens. And yet, the situation continues to worsen. How many years has it been since the surface ceased to be a paradise? However, as you can see from the announcement of the new prime minister, the government has betrayed us. There is a place we can all live, but they have no intention of opening the gates for us. Therefore, we're left with one choice: To take it for ourselves. A place we can all live - Atlas. Today, the Metal-age begins the fight for survival - the battle to take back our future. Take care over there! Don't toss them around just 'cause they don't have their detonators attached! Wow, you're actually acting all serious for once, Takehiko. Moron! I'm always serious! My middle names are Cool and Tough. Cool Cool Tako? I'll blow your ass off with a mortar, bitch. Oh my, Momoko is in trouble! You're all far too laid back about this! Granny! Leader! Y-Yes! No matter what happens in Atlas, you must never be afraid. I'll capture a future for everyone! Good boy... Sorry! I woke you up, didn't I? I'll beat them for these kids too! Vice-President, why is the chairman coming to Japan all of a sudden? Don't ask me. Ever since the President became PM, I don't know what's going on. Good evening, Tarsian-sama. Your appearance is so unexpected. We haven't had time to prepare anything... There was an American Military Base here? You're really dumb, Kuniko. Takehiko, you've gotta call her "Leader" now. You're not even part of the Metal-age, you queer. Shut up. How mean he is! And to think I came with you because I was worried about you! Sob, sob, sob. Don't worry... When we get to the thirteenth floor, I'm pushing you out a window. Hey, is that it? You're K.D-san, correct? I'm Kuniko Hojo, the leader of the Metal-age. Nice to meet you. Umm... Are K.D your initials? The old geezers in Akihabara told me a heap about you. Follow me. Wow, he's certainly not the friendly type. You're going with him, Chief? Um... yeah! A boomerang! That's the craft that'll take you to where you're going. It may look old but it's made out of hardened N.C.T., and has the latest in stealth tech. The engine was custom made from the Union. I guarantee it'll be more than a match for the Air Force's Shinjin. Are you gonna pilot for us? You can't trust somebody whose name you don't even know, miss. Listen, you... Thank you for everything. The future of every person who lives on the surface depends on you. That's a nice dream, but does anyone other than you actually give a damn? Don't worry. I'll earn my pay. I'm a pro, after all. We vehemently oppose the inhuman actions of Atlas! What nonsense are you spouting? If you do this, you won't be able to live in Atlas! Then, you try living on the surface! Treason! This is treason! Shut the hell up, you asshole! Everyone, get their guns! Yeah! Dammit... What's going on? What the hell is the military doing? Save us! It's started. Manufacturing Areas 30 through 45 on Level 1, and Station 1 of Megashaft 9. All according to plan. What are the suppression teams up to? The military's deployment is slower than we expected. Nagiko-sama reckons their earlier failure must have made them cautious. Gotcha. Thank you. Now all that's left is to take out the government. Our guests have arrived. They made it through easier than I anticipated. Command is placing the blame squarely on the radar sites. It seems the plane's stealth technology was better than our detectors. Lately, a large number of countries have been selling off the fruits of their research. That's why I hate the weak. Soichiro, encourage the Commander of the Air Force to join us. Understood. Control to Crete 1. Illegal entry into Atlas Airspace will be considered an act of terrorism. Take out the unidentified object under the direction of the flight leader. I read you loud and clear, Crete 1 out. I'm the one who's responsible for solving this? What? They've got lock-on? Crete 1, this is Crete 2. The unidentified object has locked on to us! Curses! Evasive maneuvers! It's opened its weapon bay! Close it already! Are you trying to kill my men? If they're going to fall out here, do you really think they can jump from the thirteenth floor? That's different... I had to take out all my weapons apart from the machine guns just so I could carry you all. If I don't bluff, we'll be shot down. They're as cowardly as ever, but they're still the Air Force. As ever? They'll be out of options very soon. Here we go! Dammit! The enemy pilot is pretty good. Cowardly attacks like that won't be enough to take them down. The commander was... upset. They're going to use missiles, I believe. Ryoko, red suits you better. A deep crimson, maybe. Like blood. Next comes war. War... MEDUSA, now's your chance to make us some more money. Only a short while ago, you sunk one of the Japanese government's ships, and yet... Idiots. Keep your voice down! Idiots. They don't care about what they shoot up, do they? I'll stop them. Hey! This is... the Metal-age's... declaration of war! Hey! What the hell? Impossible... That was hilarious. Shogo, fire the Commander of the Air Force immediately. Then, place him under arrest for endangering the city of Atlas. This is my order as Prime Minister, leader of the military forces. Yes. Soichiro, contact all relevant departments... and tell them that all capital defense systems are to be transferred to Zeus. Until otherwise notified, the Joint Staff headquarters will be moved... to the Special Executive Room of the Prime Minister. Understood. Leon, is there anyone in the Air Force who can do a favor for me? I need a present too. Yes, I have something interesting to offer you. Another boom! This is fun! Don't say that, Lady Mikuni! Why not? Listen to me, they're trying their best to survive. They're dead. No, they're fighting so that their friends and family can survive. They are? Yes. Just like how Sayoko-san and I fight for you. I see! How admirable! What would you think if I died? If I just vanished before your eyes? You can't, Mi-ko! You're not allowed to die! I'd follow you! Stay by my side forever! Then, don't say things like that. Every life has its worth. I'm sorry, Mi-ko. Forgive me. What? Are they... allies? Crete 2! Don't be stupid! That's impossible! I'll do it! These guys are using some odd trajectories! Not that I expected you to pick up on that. It doesn't matter what they are. If we fall back now, it'll all have been for nothing! I'd rather die than betray my companions! What a cocky girl. People like you end up suffering for their actions later. I'm not scared of that. Fine, I'll do it. Even if they are cowards, I don't like people who take down their allies. Thanks. I believe in your skills, K.D-san. It's Konoe. Daichi Konoe. My name. Nice to meet you, Konoe-san. You're paying extra if I pull this off. Konoe-san, look after everyone. There it is. Momoko-san, there it is! Momoko-san, this is... Maybe we should call Furukawa? Kuniko! Such little balls won't work on a transsexual! What was that? It appears that the attack was launched from the vicinity of the Rokugo bridge in the Outa District. From along Tamagawa River. I don't like this at all. We don't know who launched the attack, but it may have something to do with the previous artillery strike from Ikebukuro. If that's the case, I like it even less. Are you sure it's okay to leave them to it? She'll figure something out. It's fine. It's good to have a commander you can trust. Let's get going too! Hang on! I guess things went well for them. Then, let's do our part too! I've reconsidered my opinion of K.D. Hurry! I can't see that other one! N-No way! But that's impossible... A holo-camouflaged fighter. It's not ready for combat deployment, but perfectly suitable for a test run. This looks fun. Anybody left? I'm the last one down here, K.D! I'm jumping out so get the hell outta here! Don't need to tell me twice! Hurry up! Damn it... Is this really the end? Leader! I won't let you kill my companions! She really is wedged up her own ass. Grab your future with both hands, little girl. Konoe-san? Konoe-san, no! Konoe-san! Damn you! I won't lose! Damn! Don't go off alone now, you hear? Thank you, Momoko-san! Konoe-san... Thank God... What? There was... a hole there, wasn't there? Their souls quiver at what they find in the bewitching city. You must determine whether what you see is true or false. The true intent of Atlas... It is not a dream. Next time: The City That Changes Its Face. ▶ [Shinji]_Shangri-La_-_14_[2972F3E0] Nagiko Hojo - The First CEO of Atlas. I wonder if they made it into Atlas... Yoshihiro, let's go home. No, I'm waiting for Kuniko. Message from Nerima Headquarters! Incoming transmission! Look at that firepower! The attacks were launched from the Outa District, near the Rokugou Bridge, and the southeast area of the Toshima District! Ikebukuro again... Is it those guys Takehiko talked to? Can you hear me? Hello? Sorry, Momoko-san. Don't make sudden movements just cause you're having issues getting in. The idea is to get them used to it, little by little. That sounds dirty. Oh, how so? Don't ask loaded questions! When it counts, red underwear is better than white. Don't you dare look! Maybe it'll be over by the time we get there. So, we'll be left behind? The guy in charge of all this is... Takehiko. I should've told him to wait for us. Leader, where are you? Hello? I mean... Kuniko here, please respond! Hello? Squad One reporting in. Are you all right? Squad 3 here. Glad you're safe! Leader! So you're safe... what's the situation? We've broken through the interior wall! Squad 2 is almost inside too. Roger. All squads, provide backup for them. Squad 7 reporting in. We can't ascertain our target's location. So, the TV station's on a different floor? Then, rendezvous with the squad that's heading towards the Diet. Squad 9 through 14: you all catch that? Where are you? The Jungle. That was Yusuke from Squad 9. Be more precise with your reports. To be precise, there's jungle everywhere you look. Was that one of our codes? Dark and sticky? Squad 12 reporting in! Leader, we can't go any further! We've hit a sea of fire... Wow, a steam train! Squad 10 here. We're falling back temporarily - don't shake it! The bridge will collapse! No one move! Wait for orders! Takehiko, what's going on? Can you hear me? Yeah, I hear you loud and clear. Then, answer already! What's going on? Takehiko, where are you? A tropical island. A tropical island? You heard me. There's even real palm trees and everything... Run! Takehiko? What happened, you guys? Leader, where should we go- We're surrounded! Requesting backup immediately! Leader! Imaki's forces are heading to dispose of the guerrillas who have infiltrated the eighth floor. Pull me up a damage report on Atlas. It will be no higher than three percent. Speed up the reconstruction. And the investigation on the ground. Yes. Come quickly. My surprise is waiting for you. Yusuke, didn't we just come this way? We've seen nothing but jungle this whole time. One o'clock. Five of them. Be careful. It'll be a cinch. They haven't even noticed us. We're fighting other Japanese citizens? They've broken through the shaft entrance! Digma-2, huh? This is the eighth floor, isn't it? It's a bit too big for a luxury tanning salon. Holographic Armor? Everyone! The city is a holograph! Leader, what's a holograph? What the- Everything around you is a holograph! What should we do, Momoko-san? Don't let appearances fool you. See with your mind's eye. I can't see a thing! Of course you can't. If such an eye existed, you'd be able to see your boobs. Not that you've got any to- Tokyo? Is this Tokyo? Before the earthquake. What a horrible pick. Leader, can you hear me? Takehiko! I'm in Tokyo before the earthquake! There are buildings and trains everywhere... but no Atlas! Calm down. I think we're in the same place. We've found the Diet. Really? I'm sorry to tell you this, but we're almost out of ammo. We've used up all our firepower too. Understood. Don't move from your position. We'll regroup. Don't space out! What's that? Hey! Shut your mouth or you'll bite your tongue! Tokyo before the disaster is amazing! Everyone rendezvous at the Diet! Takehiko-san! Have you contacted her? Yeah. What about your radios? No luck. Too much interference. What did our leader say? We must rendezvous at City Hall. Tell the lads. Understood. Hey, everybody! We're regrouping at City Hall. Yeah, rendezvous at City Hall. Pathetic. They're like bugs jumping at a light. Yes. Those guerrillas can't defeat us. I'm not talking about pure firepower, Sion. They don't realize... They don't realize that the light they're seeking will destroy them. Lady Ryoko? Do you know why Atlas was constructed? I don't know. Where are we? Look carefully. This is Ikebukuro. It looks weird without its forests and without Atlas being here. It's a colossal thing for a landmark to disappear. Conversely, it's very strange for something that wasn't here to suddenly spring up out of nowhere. People resist change. Then, were there a lot of people who opposed the Atlas Project when it first started? The Atlas Project? Let me think... Actually I think it was welcomed at the time. The megaquake that destroyed the entire Kanto region, otherwise known as the Second Great Kanto Earthquake, started fires that eventually reduced Tokyo to rubble. The entire city ceased to function. The damage was more than three quadrillion yen. Over ten million people died or were reported missing. Many lost their homes and families. But the government didn't do a whole lot to help them. Why not? The carbon tax had just been put in place internationally. The high taxes had brought the government to the brink of being ousted. That's just an excuse! Protecting their citizens is their highest priority! That's where the Atlas Project came in. Instead of rebuilding the city? Where'd they get the money to build it? Someone donated an unthinkable sum of money to the government to construct it. The current Chairman of Atlas, Sergei Tarsian. Through his aid, the project was underway. "Take this drifting nation and repair it, create it, harden it, and make it real." That sounds like something my uncle would say. This drifting... what? In other words, the country is in danger of falling apart... so let's rebuild it. The forests were formed to cool the land, and Tokyo was reborn as a more compact Aerial City. A convenient, pleasant place to live, operated entirely by computers. A reinforced fortress, resistant to typhoons and earthquakes. The people sought refuge in this sky land, and waited eagerly for the construction of Atlas. The Atlas Project saved Japan from something that threatened its very existence. I believe that Atlas is the pillar that holds Japan up. And? L-Lady Ryoko, who has inherited the continuation of this project, is a wonderful person and I am truly honored to work alongside you. The reason Atlas was created... was so that I could play with it, obviously! You're just like all the rest. Do you want to live alone on the surface with your sister again? Forgive me, Lady Ryoko, please forgive me... Lord Tarsian awaits. I know. There's just so many, it's hard to choose. Hey, Karin. Brazil's my best bet for lowering the Carbon Coefficient, but is it okay to do a head lease there? The slash and burn zone? Go for it. I've had my eye on that market too. You're pretty smart, MEDUSA! Karin, let's sever MEDUSA's self-consciousness. It's getting out of control. What, you're scared that MEDUSA might wise up? It's intelligence has already reached a planetary level. It's already acted of its own accord and came up with a method of self-defense. MEDUSA's growing beyond our expectations. Even now... We don't need to try to make money at a time like this! But this is the perfect time! Every time's the perfect time! Thanks to this, the market's in chaos! Both of you, take a minute to seriously think about what's going on! Excuse us. That's a nice dress. Sun, arise to the heavens and illuminate the land. Moon, arise to the heavens and illuminate the night sky. Land, with night and day in tow, rule the world. It seems that all the pieces are in place. All that's left now is to wait for the completion of Atlas. Fifty years goes by in a flash, yet mankind can make such vast advances like this in such a short time. It's all thanks to you, Uncle. I merely funded her dream. Wh-Where... Lady Mikuni is the chosen one. Sayoko? I'm going to find out the true meaning of Atlas. From the CEO... Thoughts? Leave her. Capture her. She can't reach the top floor with her level of stamina. As you wish. Soichiro. Yes. If something happens to Hiruko, then Atlas itself will be doomed. You understand that, don't you? Yes. You merely have to do as you're told. Understood. Squad 9 reporting! Everyone's been killed! Is anyone still standing? This is Kuniko. Yusuke? Takehiko-san? What do you see around you? What do you mean? Shinjuku... I'm in Shinjuku? Let's meet at the station. Are you nearby, Leader? Is everyone else safe? This is... a holographic city? Mom... Yusuke... Yusuke... Kuniko! This way. Let's run. No, I'm not gonna run anymore. What are you going to do? This! Outta my way! Move! Move! Move! Don't get in my way! Major! Tokyo Station! We missed the Diet?! You ran off too fast to see it. Kuniko! Where did you go? Kusanagi... Kunihito... I haven't seen you since Akihabara, Kuniko Hojo. Issue this order to your leader! Drop your weapons and surrender! I'm the leader of Metal-age now. You are? That's right! I see... Stop this nonsense at once! No, you stop your nonsense! This whole holographic city is insane! It's to protect the capital city. We're not the people you're meant to be defending it from! How can you call yourself a soldier when you don't protect your own people?! Is the purpose of your gun to point at other Japanese citizens? It's true that there have been strange goings-on in the cabinet lately. Even I can tell that much. Then... But doing this won't change a thing! It'll only make things worse! I can't turn back now. Even the home I still have to go back to... will soon be gone. You're part of Atlas too, huh? Yeah. I have to protect my parents. I have a lot of people I want to protect too! Wait! Major Kusanagi. This operation is now under Atlas's control. The Dark... This will be entertaining. As you wish. Momoko-san, I don't want to be apart from you anymore! Outta my way! The Diet! Checkmate. Kisaragi Squad here. Atlas is using inhumane weapons against us... That's... Poisonous gas? It is made of powerful carbon fiber that won't break in the face of natural disasters. I have named this city: Atlas. And this is the computer that will control Atlas: the artificial intelligence system, Zeus. It's the fastest computer in the world... and it will be in charge of the optimal construction and safety of the city. The world is moving towards a carbon economy. We have simultaneously created a company that will invest in carbon fibers - the material used to construct Atlas. This is the New York Banker, Sergei Tarsian. He has invested five hundred million dollars into the Atlas Corporation I've founded. We have made an investment in the future. You chosen ones who we have yet to meet: I pray that you are born while we are still alive. Hear the voice of Zeus. And obey your destiny. This world is yours. Don't be afraid! No matter what happens in Atlas... Your true mother lives in Atlas. For now, just accept things however you feel. The time to decide will come. Kuniko... Kuniko... Kuniko... Why... Why?! Lady Mikuni... I just want to protect everyone. My family, Atlas, the people that live there... I understand that a justice based on ideals doesn't really exist. But even so... Next Time: Straying and Defeat. ▶ [Shinji]_Shangri-La_-_15_[0960B8CC] I just scored a head lease for Taiwan! Man, this is great! Karin! That's enough! Your country's in chaos at the moment! That's why this is such a golden opportunity! But so many people are dying! Like I give a damn about that! Karin! I've limited Zhang's access privileges. His ideas are dangerous to you. You're a smart kid, MEDUSA! You can't make the big bucks if you're a wimp when it comes to things like that. Kuniko, can you hear me? What's wrong? The government has really hit us hard. Hey... Where am I? Holographs... then, what was that? Kuniko! Momoko-san! I'm so glad you're safe! Look... what's that? Poisonous gas... I've got the chemical teams working on it. I see. Was it an attack by the Metal-age? The use of chemical weapons is forbidden by international law. If nothing is done about it, Japan will be punished in the form of a heavy carbon tax. This will delay the construction of Atlas. What will you do, Ryoko? I am the prime minister, Ryoko Narase. I'd like to speak to the representative of the guerrillas. Answer me. I'm right here. I'm the leader of the Metal-age, Kuniko Hojo. Last time we met, you were only a warden... I guess you got promoted, Madame Prime Minister. I'm sorry... have we met? Miss Leader of the Metal-age. Poisonous Gas? Are you insane? The Japanese government has no reason to risk increasing... our Carbon Coefficient by using mere poisonous gas. Are you suggesting there's another force in the jungles we don't know about? Beats me. In any case, are you going to keep this up? I don't feel like killing any more people. You're also beloved Japanese countrymen, after all. I'll do you a favor and end this here. A truce? Beloved countrymen, my ass! Shut up! If I have to, I'll destroy the entire eighth floor. What? What kind of pathetic threat is that? I know her. She'd really do it. I'll take over from here. My name is Sergei Tarsian. The United Nations International Court of Justice has appointed me... as a mediator in this matter at the request of Prime Minister Narase. Mediator? Leader of the guerrillas, Kuniko Hojo... If you agree to this ceasefire, I will guarantee your safety. It's entirely up to you. I've performed an investigation into the facts of the matter prior to accepting this assignment. Judgment has already been passed. The Metal-age is to disarm and immediately withdraw from Atlas. What? Screw you! We'll follow you wherever you go, Leader! If you investigated the situation, then you should know... who it was that made us... that made us go this far! We'll accept the offer of a ceasefire. Of course, the Japanese government is partially to blame as well. Thus, for the next three years, the United Nations... will ensure that the Japanese government slows the speed... of the afforestation project and provides adequate support for refugees. We shall give the matter appropriate consideration. Like hell you will! We're not just packing up and going home! Everyone! Put down your weapons and withdraw. This is my order as the leader of Metal-age. If we do not obey the ruling of the United Nations, Japan will be isolated from international society. Miss... If that happens, the people on the surface will suffer even more. I ask you to act calmly and obey the government's orders. I'm sorry, everyone! Let's go. The operation is complete. Right. Mediator, my ass. He was totally with the government. Momoko-san... Do you remember the path we took when we escaped to the surface? No way! I'm not giving up! I'm gonna fight! Stop it. Calm down. It's over. Come on, give me your gun. Get lost! Stop it! Don't you understand? The person who's suffering the most is our leader! Where's Kuniko? Huh? I saw her sitting up there a while ago, but... I see... Hey! This is... Come back! This is no place for kids! Dammit. Come through, come through... Where does this narrow path lead? This is the narrow path of the Gods... Come through and stay a while. Nobody told me about this... Those who have no need may not pass through. To celebrate this child's seventh year, What the hell's going on, Ryoko Narase? we journey to make an offering. It's easy to get there, but scary coming back... It's scary, but come through... come through... That's... That's impossible! Hey, Yasuko! What is it, Takehiko? Happy birthday! For me? Yup. Thank you, Takehiko-san! Come on. You're my little sister. Don't call me that. What? But, you always... You vanished... and I just knew you were still alive. What have I been doing all this time? What's this? Somebody's buying up industrial zones and high carbon tax areas all over the planet. Someone's messing with our head leases? Yeah. I looked at where the money's coming from, and... are you sitting down? It's Zhang. No way! Zhang doesn't have that kind of cash flow! It's definitely him! He's messing with us 'cause he's mad that he's been left out. What do we do, Karin? If he wants a fight, let's give him one. Don't underestimate me or MEDUSA. Hey, hang in there! Did Kuniko lose? I can't wait to see who ends up ruling this Pillar of Heaven... Don't you agree, Nagiko? This is the fourth floor? Yes. This is the residential block of Atlas. It's as huge as anything! Come on! That looks good! I guess I understand why. Hey, why did you want to come here? No reason! I just didn't feel like going home, so I figured I'd take a look around Atlas. Huh? Wow! Look at all these humongous houses! What's that? Let's go, Momoko-san! Hey, you there! You two. Show me your IDs. Oh crap. It's them! No doubt about it! Who are you? We might look a bit suspicious but we're actually not all that bad! Umm... Save us! We've got bad guys on our tail! They're not here? Yes. At the current time, there aren't any navy personnel staying here. That's impossible! I was brought here with them! There's no record of them. My, how awful... That's right. They wouldn't pay us a dime and they even started using little kids like this... I just couldn't take it anymore. Then, this kid... ...is actually a man. I see... I can help you out then. Thank you! I'm Momoko. This is Kuniko. I'm Haruko. Nice to meet you. Have some tea. Thank you. ...accepted the ceasefire proposed by the United Nations mediator and have begun to withdraw from Atlas. Man, I hate war. My kid's in the military but he almost never talks about his job... You must be worried. He's got an heirloom that's protected my family for generations, so he'll be fine. But really, why do they start wars? Who knows... maybe they just like conflict. I've heard it's hard living on the surface... The rain's particularly bad. I understand their feelings, but if they wait their turn, they can come to Atlas too. But it looks like it's all over now. Yeah. I'm glad my house made it out unscathed. Okay, I'll prepare dinner. I'll help you. Don't worry about it, really. I insist. They've got Singapore and Shanghai too! Help me! The water level keeps on rising! The Chongqing head lease fell through. We're out of cash. Karin, Ishida Finance has gone bankrupt. You're kidding me... That's impossible. Thank you for your financial assistance. So, you really are the legendary Carbon Tycoon known as Asia's Raging Dragon. Are you sure about this? It's wrong to try and make money at a time like this. And MEDUSA was causing the gap between real carbon and carbon credits to become too enlarged. I decided it was too dangerous to sit back and do nothing. You're a smart kid. Goodbye, Karin. I've had it with the carbon markets, sweetie. From now on, I'm gonna be Sister Mary Robert. I'm joining a convent and living a pure life! Amen. You won't lose, will you? You're not the kind of girl to lose to something like this. Don't give up! You can do anything with money! Get money... Gain power, Karin! I won't lose... I won't lose yet! First, you need money. I can earn lots of money. I'll take everything he has... Every penny Zeus controls. The Japanese treasury, right? I'm setting MEDUSA's survival instinct to its max. Once released from human control, its capabilities should be beyond imagination. You're handing over MEDUSA's highest command protocols to MEDUSA itself, aren't you? That's right. If I'm in control, I can't match Zeus's speed. But if MEDUSA is acting independently... Go, MEDUSA! Go bleed Japan of all its money! What's going on? Someone's attempting to hack Zeus again. It's an unknown system, but I believe it to be MEDUSA. I've extended the relevant random number strings to a hundred million digits. MEDUSA's heading for the top level of classified information. It's been attacking the areas already weakened by Sayoko's attack. It'll reach the classified information in a matter of moments. Those secrets mustn't be leaked to the outside world. Reformat Zeus. If you do that, it'll disable the defense systems and Atlas will be rendered defenseless. All critical systems in Atlas will be shut down. More importantly, every iota of data the government possesses will be lost... Maintaining our secrets is our highest priority. Perform the reformat. What's wrong? Get going! What's the meaning of this? Protecting Zeus is our highest priority. I've checked into all this. Looks like you've been using skilled Carbon Tycoons to create this MEDUSA program. The serpent! The serpent has opened the door! The divine spirit... Protect the divine spirit! Lord Hiruko! I've found the password. Type it in within the next thirty seconds. Sun... Ascend to the heavens and illuminate the land. Moon... Ascend to the heavens and illuminate the night sky. Land, rule a world that obeys the Sun and Moon. Do you really believe a puppet can cut its own strings and still survive? You reckon you're still holding the strings? I win! What? This is... This is... Atlas? I guess she's good at escaping, too. My son loves chicken stew. Be sure to finish your plate. I-I know... Thank you. Welcome home. I'm home. Go change. We have guests. Hello there... Ah! Y-You guys... Why? Haruko-san? Haruko Kusanagi-san? You didn't see the name on the door? Anyway, you know my son, do you? Y-You could say that... Go change and then, come down and say hello. So, you know Kuniko-chan and her friend? They say that there are bad guys after them. Please help them. My son has come home safely again. Thank you. A picture of Nagiko-san? You sure it wasn't a fake? After all, the city itself was fake. Maybe, but... That's why you don't want to go home? That's not it... I dunno, I just wanted to spend some time mulling things over... I wanted to see what life is like in Atlas too. They all live normal lives. It's heaven compared to the surface. Yeah, but I think they don't really know what life is like on the surface. Even if they do, they think it somehow has nothing to do with them. That's just how people are. Your mom's chicken stew was good. I could eat carrots if they were in that. How can you fight like that? Don't you ever waver? Unable to have faith in what you care about... Hesitating... Not sure what to do... I-I just can't... All the time. I'm never sure myself. Who are you? I won't let you harm Lady Mikuni. We're arresting you, Tetsuo Kumagai. Me? I never dreamed I'd win the Atlas Lottery and be given a chance to serve you. But I was very happy I was given such a chance. Thank you, Lady Mikuni. Next time: The Mad Forest Hell. ▶ [Shinji]_Shangri-La_-_16_[72706BCD] Kumagai? Which one was that again? One of Digma-1's followers. She goes by the name Mi-ko. Oh, the transsexual. His offenses... They don't matter. I only want to see Digma-1 suffer. I'm sure I'll adore the look on her face. Mi-ko... Mi-ko. Lord Hiruko's vessel is weakening. We've been going through a lot of them recently. I have an idea. Let's make Tetsuo Kumagai the next vessel. Yes, ma'am. The vessel for Lord Hiruko, I mean. But it needs to be a pure maiden... Didn't he say that his body and heart were as pure as a maiden's? What will Tarsian say when I tell him... the next vessel is a transsexual? Are Kunihito, Hojo-san and Hojo's friend leaving? Was your gun made for pointing at your fellow Japanese citizens? I'm sorry about that. Don't worry about it. Thank you for all your help. What will you do now? You wanna see what's on the floor above? No, I'm sure that floor will be the same as this one. All the people who've heard about us on TV... think this has nothing to do with them. She didn't mean it like that... I know. What are you going to do? Return to Duomo. And think about things. Good idea. Where'd the leader go? She hasn't returned! Metal-age is done for! We've lost the war too... Shut up! Don't say things like that! She's coming back! But that doesn't mean- They're all pretty upset. Of course they are. They tried so hard and then, all of a sudden, they had to throw everything aside and walk away. I wonder what happened to Kuniko. You don't think she just got sick of everything? I feel like that sometimes. That's mean! I'm not like you. I'm back. Kuniko! Sorry I made you worry. Hey, it's Kuni-chan! Everyone, Kuni-chan's back! What? Kuni-chan... ...has come back? I'm back, everyone! Welcome back! I'm glad you're safe. Where've you been? Leader! Leader! Kuni-chan! What did you see in Atlas? I saw the Atlas Project Museum. There was an image there that claimed to show the first governor of Atlas, Nagiko Hojo. That was fake, wasn't it? Is it true? You were the first governor of Atlas, Granny? Takehiko vanished. He came back with the rest of the gang, but he vanished as soon as he got back. I imagine he must have found out the truth as well. Granny... As the head of the Metal-age, this is my decision... I banish you, Nagiko Hojo, from the island of Duomo. Once every day... Once every day, you must mix the vegetables in with the bran. That was the right thing to do, wasn't it? Every decision you make is the right one. I guarantee it. I'm losing someone precious to me. Weren't you sad too? Have you even heard from Mi-ko once since she left? Of course I'm sad. But your heart will tell you how they're doing. Kuniko, remember this: people connect with their hearts, even when there are no phones. There're no busy signals or answering machines for bonds like those. All right! What the heck was that about? Every decision I make is a good one! That's right. You mustn't worry your pretty little head about it. You must always beam with brilliance like the sun. Yeah! I'm sorry... I don't know what I did but I'm sorry, so please let me go! Lord Hiruko, we've been awaiting your arrival. There's some here too! Let's go! There are so many now... They're called Daedalus, right? Yeah, that's what Takehiko-san called them. But are you sure it's all right that we're working with the Metal-age? This involves the whole of Duomo... It doesn't matter whether they're involved or not. You've changed, Tomoka. Kuniko! Furukawa has something he wants to talk to you about. Furukawa-san, you say? That cannon attack came from the Daedalus? Yeah. Ten days after they sprout, they look like this. It takes a frighteningly short two months for them to reach their full size. They grow up so fast, don't they? How come they're able to launch artillery strikes? What's that gas? If I remember correctly, the F2 Generation also used oxygen to spread its seeds. Yes... but over many generations of evolution, it's evolved into using nitrogen oxide. Photo-oxidants, for example. Interesting... It's trying to chemically combine the nitrogen necessary... for the plant's growth with the oxygen provided by photosynthesis... So, the photo-oxidants that are covering the eighth floor... were in fact created by these Daedalus? I remember them hitting the smokestacks of Duomo once upon a time. At that time, nothing like that existed. Normally, they only spread their seeds. It's the seeds themselves that emit the nitrogen oxide, which allows them to aim at higher targets. As a result, when the seeds hit the eighth floor, the nitrogen oxide spreads. Such a shame. We created them to stop forest fires... and they've ended up as monsters. Genetically-modified plants? Is that what you're saying? Yeah. I can't let man-made plants like these spread! We can't ignore this! Ignore it. As long as we don't give off any heat, they won't attack us. Only those below us will be targeted. Speaking of the people below... we can't seem to get a hold of #13. He may have died in the last battle. I see. Kusanagi.... Have you really asked to leave the squad? Yeah. Why? Who knows... maybe it's the wind... Or the sun perhaps? What are you rambling about? Hey, Kusanagi! What? Digma-3 is leaving the military. Who cares? Let him do what he wants. He's only number three. That's right... If I just sit here and cry, Mi-ko will get mad at me. Prepare a carriage. Wh-Where are you going? We're going to save Mi-ko. We're going to attack Atlas! Disobey me and die. Obey me and you can have the Atlas Rank of your choice. The jungle's so thick! It's worse than the last time we were here, isn't it? Yeah. That's... A dense patch of Daedalus. Oh! So many big ones... We're gonna burn it all down! Look! Disperse! What? I'm sorry to keep pestering you like this. Digma-1 has attacked Atlas. Digma-1, you say? She's demanding that you hand Tetsuo Kumagai over to her. Oh, that crossdresser. Digma-1 has left the Moonlit Palace just for that? Mi-ko, wait for me. What's wrong? What happened? Who told you to stop shooting?! Shoot! Shoot! Ryoko... Narase... Lady Mikuni, your childish actions have gone too far. This is the enemy's leader! Is there no warrior among you who will take her head for me? Kill her! I will give you any reward you desire! Useless. Even death bows down before me. As proof... See? It jammed. That is the strength of my destiny. Where are we? This is the house of the CEO of Atlas, Lord Hiruko. Hiruko? I want to see Mi-ko. Behold. That is Hiruko. And Mi-ko. The moon has come! The moon! Stay back, Lady Mikuni. It's Mi-ko! Mi-ko! I've missed you so much! O Moon, have you come here so that I can eat you? You're not Mi-ko? Mi-ko is nothing more than my vessel. Please stop! You must not hurt Lady Mikuni! Silence! How dare you, vessel?! Lady Mikuni... Mi-ko... I've missed you so... Lady Mikuni, let go of me. Your clothes will get wet. No, I refuse. I won't ever let you go again. I am not the person I was, Lady Mikuni. Please, leave me here. You came to see me... That alone makes me happy. You are Mi-ko after all. No matter what form you take, you are Mi-ko... What a touching reunion... Now, Lady Mikuni... playtime's over. To think that me of all people is stuck sitting here of all places... It wasn't like this when we first entered the jungle. The flamethrowers must've turned them on. Plants, you see, exchange information via chemicals. Our first attack made them spread those chemicals all over the place, so we basically woke up the Daedalus defense system. It's like how once you come once, you keep coming over and over again. Jeez, Momoko-san. Why do you know so much about plants? Didn't I tell you? Before I became a transsexual, I studied botany at my university. No way. Which university? Note: This is a reference to Shinjuku 2-Chome, an area in Japan famous for its large gay community. 2-Chome University. You look so much more pathetic... than when I last saw you. Are you happy that someone so pathetic... can pull the wool over your eyes like this? Don't move. Move so much as an inch and I'll kill the CEO of Atlas. Stop it, Sayoko. That's Mi-ko. Are you sure? The natural oscillation has begun. The only way you could handle it... was to use Hiruko and the human sacrifices to stop the oscillation with their spiritual power! Yes, that's good. Don't move... Lady Mikuni, this way. O-Okay... Will you now make Lady Mikuni the official successor? Zeus alone makes that decision. In that case, we're leaving Atlas. What? Lady Mikuni, leave everything to me. Halt. B-But... The natural vibrations will destroy Atlas... Let them. Lord Hiruko is Tarsian's plaything. I don't need her. Interesting, Sayoko. You progressively get more interesting... Carry on getting more and more miserable. Kuni-chan and the others have returned! Are you okay? Yes... This is everyone? Where are the others? If you're wounded, come this way! I'll lick you all better. Did you say something? What do you want for dinner, Gramps? Let me see... Kuni-chan's come back. Yes, yes. Pickled Nitari maguro tuna it is. The bomb showers did all this. Did what? When the bomb shower came, all the trees in the forest buckled. The light that had previously been blocked out by the trees finally reached the jungle floor. The sun's so warm! Wh-What the heck?! The fast-growing Daedalus sprout first, so that the other plants can't grow. Ouch! Then, they spread their seeds. The bomb shower comes. The Daedalus spread their seeds. The process repeats. At this rate, the jungle will soon become a monoculture. A monoculture? A forest consisting purely of Daedalus. If we end up with a forest full of Daedalus, the future looks pretty bleak. You'll never even see that future coming. Kuniko, just like you have something you want to protect, so did I, once upon a time. But now, I have nothing. I have nothing left! Next Time: Tunnels on a Dark Night.
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CR 2026-10-24 ▶ [CR] Shangri-la - S01E01 [00p].01.eng.English 1107--step forward! Kuniko! Kuniko! Kuniko! Kuniko! Kuniko! Kuniko! Kuniko! Kuniko! Kuniko!... Knock it off! Thanks for everything! Take care! Let's hang out sometime! Come back anytime! Haha! You want her to get pinched again?! Kuniko! Kuniko! Kuniko! Kuniko! Everyone! My name is Kuniko Hojo... ...and today I go free! Yaaay!! I don't ever want to see you back here. But I did want to tell you what a big help you were, keeping those girls in line for us. I don't believe this... Momoko! Kuniko! Kuniko! Ow-ow-ow! Not so rough...! Welcome back, Kuniko. C'mon, that hurts...! You got thin, didn't you? Especially your chest. Jerk... You know I'm self-conscious about that! Hey. Hurry and get in the car. Holy cow. You came too, Takehiko? Hey, that's "Sir" to you, missy. Kuniko... Miiko! The whole time you were gone... I was so worried... so worried that... That you put on 20 pounds? Ohh! You're such a little bitch...! Stop doing that. Your face is ugly enough as it is-- you certainly don't want to ugly it up any further. Ohh... not you too, Momoko. Wait--did you bring it like I asked? That I did, but... ...what are you planning to do with it? I'm planning to do this! What on earth is that? It's their flag. And if you're wondering why, it's because they made us salute this stupid thing every single day. Ahh! Now I feel better! All right--then let's go home to Duomo! Hey, Momoko, is Duomo the same as always? Yeah. Everyone's just doing their best to eke out a living. And we've gotten quite a few new residents, too. Wow! I can't wait to meet them! However... the area around Shokuan Street gets more and more submerged by the day. So it's not all wine and roses in Duomo, you know. I see. Here we are! Nagiko's waitin' to see you, kiddo. And all the Metal Age guys are-- Hey! Move your fat ass! You're in the way! Where'd she go? Who knows? That girl's like the wind. How do you keep the wind on a leash? Whoa...! Hey, it's Kuniko! "From the beginning, we were opposed to the government's drastic policies for the reduction of CO2 emissions. It was our opposition that led to the formation of Metal Age. But despite countless anti-government protests"-- Stop that! Can't you sit still for just one second and listen to what I'm trying to tell you?! You see all this? Everything you see in this room is a relic from the last century. The whole idea of smashing trees to make paper... The carbon market would be up in arms about it. But there's knowledge in these books. There's wisdom here... that you won't find on the Net. All the information you'll be needing is also right here. Don't go thinking that the Net has all the information you need to know. If you're ever at a loss once you've become the president of Metal Age, this is where you'll--uh?! Kuniko! Can't you at least wait till I'm done talking before you run off?! Nope, I can't! I guess it's true, after all... Kuniko really is back, isn't she? It certainly seems that way. What the...? Kuniko? Whoa... Kuniko? So I guess you got out okay, huh? Yep! Thanks for asking. Here--to celebrate your gettin' out. Go on and take it. Thank you, Mr Také! Sure! Kuniko... I'm glad she looks so happy. Yeah. Who was that? Oh, that was your first time seeing her? That's Kuniko Hojo. Nagiko's granddaughter. Oh, so that's the girl who'll be taking over Metal Age someday? Well, I dunno about that... Ah, Kuniko! Did you bring me a present? Sorry--next time, 'kay! What the hell?! Cheapskate! Zet Vier Shogo, give me your report. Yes, Madam. Digma 2 has been released from the Girls' Reform Center. For the time being, she has returned to Sector E-51, otherwise known as "Duomo." Shion. Your fingernail scratched me--!! Madam Ryoko, I beg your forgiveness! Continue to monitor her activities. Understood, Madam. So The Sun is on the loose, eh...? Then what about The Moon? The same as always, Madam. She's off for yet another stroll in the lower realms. Look--that's Atlas right there. Pretty impressive, don't you think? Are you sure this is okay? What about, you know, the whole barricade back there...? I'm not just some schmuck here, you know. Bring out the gun! Miss Mikuni, I apologize for the racket. The lower realms are rather thrilling! Atlas Rank BC?! You're saying Miss Mikuni's path was blocked by this wretched pair of human lowlifes?! I'll bump both their ranks up to AG. They'll be so pleased. Sayoko... prithee do let us see as well. Out of the question. Your eyes will only be stained by it. Thou art a mean thing, Sayoko. Yes. I am a mean thing. Get moving! The eclipse is almost over! I'm baaack! Tokyooo! I just explained this, but I'll explain it to you one more time, all right? Do you know what the Carbon Tax is? It's a tax that's been levied on all countries with positive carbon dioxide emissions. The rate of taxation varies depending on the ratio between carbon emissions and carbon absorption. It fluctuates all the time. That's right. And by the way, Japan's Carbon Tax Index currently stands at 1.12, while your nation's index is a whopping 2.48. That's too bad for you-- it means you have to pay out 2,480 yen for something that's only worth 1,000. It doesn't matter what you say! How do you expect me to trust you when you won't even show your face?! Whoever said you can't build trust unless you meet face-to-face? That's last-generation thinking. And what did we get as a result of that way of thinking? Segregation based on looks. Discrimination based on race and color. But we don't do that sort of thing. After all, we're carbonists. "Carbon"! "Carbon"! It's your monetized carbon that's the problem with the whole damn system! The whole reason the Carbon Tax was introduced was to reduce carbon emissions. But instead, your nation decided to go the other way. You went right on industrializing in spite of the threat of high tariffs. And when it came to the emissions penalties being levied on you, I'll bet you figured you could just offset those with cheap labor costs, right? Well, that's exactly why they came up with the idea of monetized carbon-- to give people an incentive to reduce their actual carbon emissions. The longer it takes you to reduce your actual carbon emissions, the more interest charges you accrue on your balance of monetized carbon. I don't know why that doesn't make sense to you. It's first-world countries unilaterally deciding on a tax law! And then forcing that law on third-world countries when-- If that's your view, then just pull out of the global economy! Just go back to being a self-sufficient nation and your troubles are over! Are you listening? All you have to do is sign a contract with us here at Ishida Finance. We make a master lease agreement for 100 million tons of your emitted carbon. After that, we just transfer the lease over to another holding company called LTCI. Enough. I don't want to hear another word of your "explanation." This doesn't reduce actual carbon emissions by one iota! All it does is just reduce some fictitious number that you people call "monetized carbon"! This is a goddamn fraud--!! But sir, this is completely legal. Absolutely. If it weren't legal, then our own nation would be collectively complicit in the very same fraud. Looks like the men standing behind you are smarter than you are. I'll tell you right now--no one else has a computer system capable of pulling this off. The only reason we can do it is because of the Medusa system we developed. Medusa can manipulate 100 million tons of monetized carbon derivatives and legally hedge the collateralized risk obligation. Any other computer system would lead you straight to bankruptcy. What I'm telling you here is a mathematically proven fact. If you don't believe me, would you like a copy of my doctoral dissertation? No thanks, I've already read it. Then we don't need to waste any more time discussing this, do we? Of course... there's really no reason to spend this much time concluding a contract, either. Foreign Minister Abidin, the longer you sit there hesitating, the longer the poor and needy in your country have to suffer. Sir, please make a decision. For the sake of his people, it falls upon the politician to sell his own soul to the devil if he must. Bravo! Your contract with Ishida Finance is now concluded! 1.0...! No tax in effect?! All those 50 years of blood, sweat, and toil that we put in...! What was it for...?! For nothing. That'd be my guess. Pudding... we really busted our butts, didn't we? "We sure did, Karin! We've also got some messages from Klaris and those guys." Oh, who cares? Forget about the messages for now. "Okay, but what about Papa and Mama?" I'm sure they're just busy. I'll email them later. "One of these days we're gonna get to have dinner with Papa and Mama, huh?" Yeah! Help me... Help me... Help me... I want you to be afraid of the storm and hope that the island won't sink. Your fear will bring a storm to the carbon market. And when a storm comes to the carbon market, it brings wealth for us. Even if just for a second, you're telling me that 100 million tons of monetized carbon just vanished...? That's impossible. I've tapped Zeus resources, analyzing the flow of carbon and money through the system, but the structure of the market is just too complicated to piece it together. So you're telling me you have no idea who did this. That's right. I want a thorough investigation into why this happened. Without stability in the carbon market, Japan's development, and by extension the very existence of Atlas, is at risk. I understand what's at stake. Madam Ryoko... This is simply my own personal opinion here, but I think there's a strong possibility that Metal Age may have done this. Metal Age? I know they're just an anti-government guerilla group, but their soon-to-be-leader Digma 2 has been a well-known presence in the carbon market. I found you! Guess you found me. Ever since you were no bigger than this, who do you think's been looking after you? Who do you suppose that's been, huh? Kuniko... whenever anything happened, this is where you always came to sort it out. Whether it meant crying your eyes out or laughing your head off. Nagiko was madder than a wet hornet, you know. I've been gone for two years now. I was just really hoping Grandma'd finally given up on that whole "president" thing. I guess I seriously underestimated the prequake generation. You are the wind. And the wind can blow whichever way it pleases. Just be a teenager, young lady. All I want is for you to be a normal girl just like everyone else. Believe me, the last thing I want for you is to be the president of Metal Age. Takehiko and his goons, no doubt. We've gotta make them stop! I've got a bad feeling about this...! Taking toys away from boys is one of my favorite pastimes. Let's go. Let it burn! Let it burn! We're celebratin' Kuniko's return, boys! Let's show them carbon satellites what we got! Takehiko! You'll send the market reeling! You haven't even looked at the market in two years. What the hell do you know? Don't sweat the carbon index--it won't fluctuate by more than 0.15 points. I did the math myself. Sudden spike--! The index just jumped 0.38 points! Now look what you've done! If we throw the markets into chaos, we're going way beyond the usual anti-government stuff! We'll bring the Carbon Police down on our heads! You are such a simpleton. Takehiko! They're here! But how?! It hasn't even been a minute yet! Kuniko! What's the situation? Take a look! That's not the Carbon Police. It looks like... the army! Prepare for battle! It's the army! Everyone run for the marketplace! We need to warn them first! Or at most fire a warning shot over their heads! Those are the rules of engagement for confronting armed citizens! Lieutenant Kusanagi, you need to learn your place. Atlas Corporation Security Forces are not required to follow military protocol. Furthermore, we have the authority to demote you if it comes to that. Do it, if that's what you want. I hope they have exactly what you do-- an indomitable fighting spirit, and an ancestral blade passed down for generations. Hurry up! Let's make sure we don't let 'em set one foot past Otakibashi Square! Is this really how the army does things?! As long as they're in the right, they don't care how many innocent citizens get hurt...?! Kuniko! Nagiko asked me to give you this. I don't want that thing! It's the Metal Age presidential emblem! All right, then you take it. Hey--! What is this place...? No one gave you permission to be here, so get the fuck out! We got no fuckin' use for a buncha lapdogs who lick corporate ass! Try that again, you-- You go and attack innocent people without warning?! And you still call yourself soldiers?! A girl...? So this is Digma 2, huh? She comes off like a rough-cut board full of splinters and pitch. Are you the president of Metal Age? Uh, no... not exactly, I'm just, uh... Then what'd you bust in with such a big show for?! I'm not actually in Metal Age myself... ...but I guess I do have close ties to it... I mean... But the point is, you're not supposed to just go around attacking people! You brought this on yourself! You were the ones who tanked the carbon market with your illegal acts! All we did was put out a little smoke trying to make electricity! I'm talking about before that! "Before that"...? That was a dirty move! What are you trying to do to my little girl?! Kuniko! Eat this--!! That's no good. You're not fully absorbing the impacts because your movements are still too exaggerated. But... And there's one more thing. When a woman enters the battlefield, she should never forget her lipstick. There, now you look perfect. What a sexy guy. Get off! Y-You--!! You know I just love men. Men! Bastards! Ow--! Stop it with this pointless resistance! Just turn yourself in! Shut up! What's this...? What? Miss Mikuni?! What hath happened...? I think I've heard this sound before... The sadness of the forest falls to the earth as drops of poison rain. Souls that wound one another can only recognize one another through conflict with one another. Next time: "The Poison Swamp of Ikebukuro." ▶ [CR] Shangri-la - S01E02 [00p].01.eng.English Furnace 3 is down! Evacuate to Okubo Street! Momoko. Not the best situation we find ourselves in, is it now? Whose forces are attacking? Unknown! But it's not coming from our forces. Why haven't you ordered a counterattack? Engaging a force of unknown provenance is a mistake we should not make here. So what do you suggest we do? Full withdrawal. This was your recommendation, Lieutenant. I'll make a note to that effect in my report. Furnace 2 is down! Cut the supply valve! Are we okay?! Furnaces 2 and 3 are both down. As far as how much damage the town has taken, it's... Clear out! You guys all right?! I'm fine. But we need to-- I know the drill. Rescue comes first. Let's go! Okay! Back there... it made some kind of sound. It's a family blade. We've had it for generations. I have a permit to wear it on my person. It seemed like the same sound was coming from somewhere else, too. I heard it too, but not enough to tell where it was coming from. This way! Hurry up! Mommy--! Are you okay? Yeah! Thank you! Yoshihiro! Mommy! This is all your fault! It's because you and your Metal Age friends are here! Now look what you've done to us!! Mommy, you're wrong. This girl was just trying to-- You shut up and be quiet! Soichiro. Madam. The attack originated in old Ikebukuro. Given the tightly concentrated impact pattern of the barrage, I'd say the attack came from a highly disciplined infantry unit. So is this some new anti-government organization? No. This level of infantry training is way beyond guerillas. So what, then? You're telling me forces from some other nation have infiltrated Tokyo? In point of fact, we have detected some disturbing activity to the north and west, but to send in artillery without support is just inconceivable strategically. I see. Shion? Uh... yes, Madam! No one knows who this military group is, but apparently they've just marched right into Tokyo. Do you think we can allow that? N... No. That's right! We will not allow it! We cannot allow it. I'll do it. I'll go into the poison swamp... and conduct an investigation. I will find some trace of who they are and what they're doing. That sounds lovely. Shogo, I leave the rest in your capable hands. Yes, Madam. Shion! Shion! Brother... I'm so sorry. Listen, Imaki, that just shortened your life here. Spouting off an opinion to Madam Ryoko. I apologize for what I've done, Kudo. But I had no other choice. I heard there were a lot less casualties than people thought. Isn't that great? Yeah. Hey, where's Kuniko? She's been sitting in at that Metal Age meeting all morning. Huh? She's still hanging out with those guys? What else can she do? I mean, when your grandma's the president... I guess you're right. So the launches came from Ikebukuro, is that right? You're absolutely sure about that, Furukawa? Takehiko, how about using the subway tracks? We could use 'em, but... you don't wanna--! Don't even think about it! The poison swamp is no kind of place for you to be walking around. With all the thick oxygen and toxic swamp water, even that lovely teenage skin of yours wouldn't last ten seconds in that place! Besides, you're not even in Metal Age to begin with! But our home... Duomo was attacked by someone. Besides, if we need protective suits, I'm sure Furukawa here can scrounge some up for us. Right? In that case, you'll need sizes for the protective suit. From the top down, it's 36-24-35 for bust, waist and hips. Uh...? You think Kuniko's clothes are so slimming she drops ten sizes?! Obviously, those are my measurements, you moron. Momoko! These damn roots keep growin' further down on us. We've only got another one or two years' use out of this place at best. Uh...? Why the hell did I even bother to tell him my measurements?! When I look at you from behind, I can't tell whether it's you or Miiko. Ehhh?! This is ridiculous! We need to go see Furukawa right-- Let's head out. Hold on! Stop this car! I can't be seen in public wearing this god-awful thing! I'd rather be caught dead! I ain't stoppin' this car. Hiya, Karin! Congratulations! Looks like Medusa's a big success. Hey, but who pulled in all that investment from the EU? That was me. Well, Klaris, if we're comparing numbers, remember that I was the one who talked to the Swiss Carbon Banking Federation and secured financing from them for Ishida Finance. Guys, I don't really care to sit around and discuss which of you is the most awesome. What's important is that we all made tons of money here, right? Ohh, ohh, that reminds me! I went out and bought Ferrari! Oh, yeah? Did you get the new 706 or something? The whole company, silly! How's Medusa doing? Help me... Help me... Help me... She's just fine. See? I feel so bad for her. Can you imagine what it'd feel like to be under constant threat of death? Hey, that's just how it is--Medusa's mortal fear is what's making us rich. But even so, did we really need to set up base for Ishida Finance in the Marshall Islands? The only thing keeping those islands up is the levees. Hey, why are you feeling sorry for software? The Marshalls are a tax haven, plain and simple. And I like the realism. If Medusa wants to stay alive, the only way she can do it is by reducing carbon emissions. It's not that I'm feeling sorry for software. It's just... being involved in the construction for so long, you get kind of attached, you know. Fine, fine. Karin, what's our next target for Medusa? Help me... Help me... Help me... Help me... Right. I wonder where she'll look next. Help me... Help me... Help me... Help me... Okay, I'll help you. Just scan the entire carbon market and look for any vulnerabilities you can find. You have the ability to do that, you know. You can hack into any system, anytime, anywhere. Vulnerabilities... Vulnerabilities... There have to be some. The system is vulnerable Vulnerabilities... Vulnerabilities... Vulnerabilities... wherever actual carbon rates are misvalued, creating discrepancies between that and the monetized carbon balance. I found one! I found one! I found one! Nydamia, huh? Me, me! Leave that one to me, okay? I found one! I found one! Hold on just a second. Klaris is drawing up a contract with Nydamia right now. Contract concluded! Zhang! Don't worry. We've invested plenty in Nydamia's industrial zone. All we have to do now is sell it. You mean sell it at a huge profit... plus our fee for reducing monetized carbon! Just look at all the money flowing into Nydamia! Maybe about now...? No, not yet. It still hasn't reached peak value. Money! Money! Kaching, kaching! Karin... Uhnnn... it's like an orgasm! Do it now. Selling all Nydamian assets now! Woo-hoo!! Where should we buy up next? Maybe over here? Or maybe buy up this one here? The magic hour is over for now. Tarsian, you can hear us talking, can't you? Come on, now, say something. Hey, so next we should-- Our amulet rang out with a singing tone. Wherefore? I posed that very question to Atlas Corporation, but they do not know either. Miss Mikuni? I feel this must be... a sign of some wonderful destiny! From now on, Miss Mikuni, surely glory will shine down... and crown you! That's right... you haven't been with us for very long, have you? Why do you say that? Is it wrong for me to share with Miss Mikuni the thoughts that are in my heart? No... It's just a tragedy. A tragedy...? We do not take pleasure in lies. She is the fifth one since the beginning of the month. Now we will have to find another attendant to replace her. Just so. Are there not abundantly many people for the taking? In the lower realms. Everyone make sure your air supplies are workin'. Wait, my ears just popped! I felt a pop. That's 'cuz of the extra air pressure in your suit. It's just a little bit, to keep the outside air from comin' in. Now everyone check your secondary air filters. If you get a rip in your protective suit, that secondary air filter'll save your life. But be careful--they only last an hour. Our objective is simple: Verify the location of the enemy artillery. Remember, this is just a recon job. Let's head out. Goddamnit... this one's all fulla water too. There must be a pond sittin' right on top of us. Let's go on for a bit and climb above up ahead. Careful, everyone. I doubt you'd last even five minutes if you fell into that pond. We couldn't jump in and save you anyway. We might get infected ourselves. Almost there... We're close to Furukawa's best estimate for the launch site. Takehiko! What are they doing here...? Investigating, I think. Why the hell's the army pokin' around here...? So it wasn't one of their artillery squads after all...? It would seem not. H-How'd you do that?! I had no idea you were even behind us...! Let's just say I can keep my cool better than you clowns. You're Metal Age, aren't you? I'm not Metal Age. I'm a transsexual! That shot would've nailed him if I hadn't been wearing this stupid thing...! Takehiko! Kuniko, you all right? I'm all right. Momoko's here and she's fine too. Start headin' back to the station, and make sure you ain't followed! Roger! Momoko, you have to keep up! Just slow down! For someone who used to do judo, you sure don't have much stamina. Judo takes endurance, but no one ever asked us to run any laps. This from someone who might've been a crown jewel in the Olympics. What a wimp! Ah... I lost my jewels, all right. But it wasn't in the Olympics, though. Huh...? Oh, I get it. But you know what? A tranny who loses his jewels gets white pearls in return. Pearls?! What does that mean?! If you really want me to tell you, then let's get out of this poison swamp alive. Hey, come on! You gotta tell me! What are a tranny's "white pearls"...?! I'd like to hear this myself. Shit... It's so completely impossible to move in this thing. Oh, you're breaking my heart. Too hard to keep chatting about jewels and pearls? Kuniko! Don't bother. My turn to ask questions. First off, what the hell is the army doing here? I don't have to answer questions from you. Even if you have taken me prisoner. Why did my grandma's dagger and your dagger resonate together like that? You're saying there's another dagger like mine? Do you know something?! Even if I did, I'm not talking! I have to admit, you've got balls for a soldier. If you ever wanna quit the army, come join us in Duomo. I'll be sure and put in a good word for you with Metal Age. I swear, young lady. That was nuts, taking off your protective suit in the middle of a poison swamp. What else could I do? It's too hard to move in this thing. Come on. We need to get back now. You might be infected with a nasty disease! Don't try to scare me like that. The enemy? It was polka dots. I mean...! A Metal Age member, like we thought. Digma 2, huh? Uh...? Nothing. They're just as freaked out as we are. So no shell casings? You found no traces whatsoever of any man-made objects? Correct. There weren't even any traces of installations. So there's a force in hiding with a new weapon on their hands... ...here in the poison swamp. What are you saying? Exactly what I just said-- I checked with our carbon surveillance satellite Icarus, and it detected no unusual carbon dioxide in Old Ikebukuro. So you fire your cannons, but leave no traces of CO2...? Yep. Tell me, Hata, what do you think? I don't have a clue. You're the one who excels at analysis, Kudo. Maybe it's the forest baring its fangs... yeah? You're saying you didn't find a single scrap of metal at any of the points of impact?! We got bombarded with something, man! There's gotta be a few shell fragments lying around somewhere! But how? It's that goddamn Atlas Corporation. Those bastards musta been usin' Duomo as a test site for some new weapon. But that's just-- It's the Atlas Lottery, guys! They're announcin' the results! What?! This time I'm goin' to Atlas for sure! You're an idiot! You know how long I been waitin' for this?! For cryin' out loud... Don't forget Metal Age is an anti-government organization, boys. Ain't it kinda beside the point to try and hit the Atlas Lotter--? Hello? Who do you think...? I hope it's me... Almost time... This time for sure! Momoko...? What's with the glum look, huh? A transsexual acts larger-than-life at all times. Yeah, I know, but still, I... We're definitely getting into Atlas... and then we're reopening Tropical Fish. We've always said that's our dream, haven't we? But then... what about Kuniko? It's only the ones who get picked in the lottery who get to go to Atlas. That means we'd end up having to say goodbye to Kuniko. And the next selectee is... Ehh--?! I don't believe it! How'd that creep get in?! Congratulations on your selection, Mr. Tetsuo Kumagai. People actually get picked...! Why you...? How come you got picked?! I came to see you, Mister Chief Executive Officer of Atlas Corporation. The amulets have resonated. A land built by people. An unfinished world of plenty. The meek and kind-hearted are called forth to enter, while the uninvited make plans to enter unseen. Next time: "The Creation." ▶ [CR] Shangri-la - S01E03 [00p].01.eng.English We must hurry. This must happen soon. We don't have much longer before this child is born. Atlas must be completed before then. That same old dream again? Yeah... It's weird, though, 'cuz I haven't had it in a while. I wonder why. Why would I keep dreaming about Atlas...? And plus, there's that voice. It may just be a memory from before you were born. Huh? Your birth mother lives in Atlas, so that could be why. Hmm... That makes sense. Wait--what?! Whoa! Hold on, Grandma--what'd you just say?! Pickles are done. You're taking some, right? I don't mean pickles! Just now, you slipped a huge bomb into the conversation--! Didn't you?! Tell me! The time will come when you'll have to find out for yourself. Someday, love. Kuniko. What are you doing? Everyone's waiting for you. Hold on a sec! Right now I'm-- Here, girls. Take these with you. Grandma! Wow... Thank you so much for making these. But we're not done talki-- C'mon, let's go. Let's go. Hold on--I don't even have my shoes on! Just go like that. Who cares? 'Kay? We gotta be quick here. You're sure about the intelligence, right? Furukawa said it was a sure thing. Here it comes! All right! Move out! Everyone... thank you so much... Here. And these are from Grandma. Nooo... And the last time I'll ever get to eat these pickles... Come on, are you here to eat or cry? Just pick one and do it, already. It's just... What are we gonna do with you? Wait... where's Momoko? Now that you ask, I guess I haven't seen her yet. Takehiko's not here, either. We've been planning this farewell party, so where the heck are they...? It's okay. Huh? I mean, someone like me... winning the Atlas Lottery out of nowhere... I just feel so guilty...! Oh, don't say that. Everyone's happy and celebrating with you. She's right. You should just be happy you got picked. Hey... So once you get to Atlas, what do you wanna do? Eh? Ah... Oh, right, right... I think I'd like to try French food. Maybe some Italian, too... and Chinese, too, of course. I shoulda known it'd be food. Ah, but wait! I can't forget the number-one thing-- reopening Tropical Fish! "Tropical Fish"? Was that the drag queen bar you used to run with Momoko? No, not a drag queen bar! It was a burlesque club! We were a real hot spot in Roppongi for a while there. I tell you, we were packed every night. Ah, and the two of us back then... We were the brightest gals in town! That's why... That's why when I get to Atlas, I'm going to-- Just so you know, I'm not about to let you keep all the profits for yourself. Sorry I'm late. A girl has to get dressed. Loo--Look at that...! You kept it all this time? Of course I did! We made a promise together... or have you forgotten? Yes... We made a pledge that day. That we'd make it to Atlas someday... ...and that... when we did, we'd reopen Tropical Fish no matter what. But don't... Don't tell me you're giving that to me?! Really?! You really want me to do it?! Of course I do. I promise I'll do my best...! I'll work hard... and I promise, I'll do my best to make it the best place ever...! All right, I guess this is it. Take care, Miiko. You be sure and call once you're settled in. I will. Bye, everyone! I love every one of you! Thank youuu! Take care, Miiko! Takehiko... ...he never showed up, did he? Have a good trip! That... jerk! Goodbye, everyone! Goodb-- Eh?! Ta... Takehiko! Safe journey! Yes! I promise I'll do my best! As for you... you promise me you'll come see me at the club someday, okaaay? Wow, Takehiko, you're sooo cool! Enough! We're headin' back! Get your asses in gear! I'll take one of those! Me too! Is there bread or flour? Did you get any medicine? Everyone hold your horses! Order, people! Order! We got some Atlas-brand ham if anybody wants it! Here, buddy, take some. Hey! No pushing, I said! Boy, they're really going crazy. Everyone stop! No more of Metal Age's ill-gotten booty from Atlas! No one take any! What was that--?! What, did you forget already?! All that shit that happened to us was you guys's fault! We got attacked by the army 'cuzza you! My whole roof got blown to smithereens! It wasn't our fault they decided to fire shells at us! Damn right! We had nothin' to do with it! Obviously they did it 'cuz you assholes keep stealin' shit from the government! You guys are nothin' but bandits! And who were you able to count on when you got wounded, you ingrate?! Shut the hell up! We work for Atlas and they pay us wages for it! We don't need to keep stealin' stuff from 'em! That's all well and good if you've got a man who can work! What do you expect us elderly to do?! That's why we all help each other out! But that's what Metal Age is already doin' by helpin' us! Oh, that's just brilliant! And what do we do when we get branded terrorists because of them?! He's right! What if we can't get into Atlas because of you?! What are you gonna do for us then?! I know that woman. It's her. She had a baby last year but lost it. Poor thing was just a newborn. It wasn't really that serious of an illness, but the hospitals here don't have much in the way of medicine. I say Metal Age needs to get the hell out of Duomo! Everyone stop it right now! Kuniko...! Stay back! Everyone, please stop this! Hmph! So we hear from the little Metal Age princess, huh? I don't s'pose the princess here has to suffer like the rest of us, does she? How can you say that? I've been through-- It's bombarding rain! Bombarding rain's on the way! Hurry up! Get back to your homes! Everyone fall back! Get movin'! What if we can't get into Atlas because of you?! What are you gonna do for us then?! Bye bye, Kuniko! See ya! You're gonna catch cold, you guys. Hurry and get home. This is for you, Kuniko. Huh? Thank you. You know what, dear? I managed to get us a little bit of ham today. Ooh... Ham, huh? Boy, it's been a really long time. Yes. Those nice Metal Age boys gave it to us. We're sure glad to have it. Oh, there, there. I'm sorry it hurts. Just a little bit longer, okay? It wasn't really that serious of an illness, but... You know what? I'd forgotten what it was like. Eh...? The two years I was in the Center... I had a roof over my head that didn't leak when it rained. I had a clean bathroom and an infirmary to go to. I even got three square meals a day. They weren't very good, though. Man... I just don't know anymore! Miiko seemed so happy about getting to go live in Atlas... But then Takehiko hates Atlas with a passion... Indeed. If everyone got to live in Atlas, do you think that would actually make all of us happy? Who knows? Getting to eat stuff like this whenever you want... Is that happiness? If you're not careful, that stuff will make you fat. It's sweet. I know what! I've decided--I'm going to Atlas! You don't know how something tastes till you try it. You don't know what something looks like till you look at it. You're a real piece of work, little lady. You haven't changed one bit since you were a little kid. I'm gonna go... and see it with my own eyes! Ugh... Being rich is harder than you think. Just coming up with all the things you wanna buy is exhausting. Help me... Help me... Hm? Help me... Help me... Ugh... what a pain. Help me... Help me... Help me... Help me... I really wish we hadn't programmed it to keep doing that. What's the deal, Karin?! You went and screwed around with the Saudis' carbon index, didn't you?! I thought we decided to tackle them after we nailed down Russia! We could've made 50 billion euros on that deal! What the hell were you thinking?! Huh?! I didn't do anything of the sort! What... What's this now? It appears that Sir Hiruko felt it as well. So then, that must mean that... ...without a doubt, the amulets did in fact resonate. After that, did Sir Hiruko perhaps say anything about what happened? No. And we haven't seen anything unusual from The Sun or The Moon, either. That reminds me-- you mentioned that you encountered The Sun in the poison swamp, didn't you, Imaki? Imaki? Uh? Oh... Um, no, not me personally. It was a lieutenant who reported the encounter. Lieutenant... Kunihito Kusanagi, is that right? Yes. Worried about Shion again? It's just that whenever we see you lost in thought like that, it's a reasonably safe bet that your little brother is what's on your mind. Fuck you. How scary... Reon. It's already been loaded with the fake data. Wow... So how'd you manage to get this? Custom job from the old men in Akihabara. It's a fake, but as close to the real thing as you can get. Are you sure we can trust those guys? Those old coots creep me out. We don't got much choice here. They're the only guys in Japan right now who can put somethin' like this together. What kind of guys are they, anyway? Thank your lucky stars, Kuniko--at least you'll never have to meet them yourself. I don't get it. Not so fast. I know this ain't technically a Metal Age operation, but I'm comin' along with you anyway. Otherwise I can't let you have this. You heard him. Guess we're stuck with him. Even so... I never thought I'd see the day when Kuniko says she wants to infiltrate Atlas. It's like everything else-- you don't know what it's like till you check it out. Hey... this is where we're supposed to get in from? Don't go tellin' a pro how to do his job. Wow, holy-- Shh! Quit lookin' around! No more of that...! Quit screwin' around! You're all goddamn traitors! This government promised all the citizens of Tokyo Sucking up to the government won't get you into Atlas! Open your eyes! that they would have the right to relocate to this artificial ground! Are they Metal Age? However, over the last 50 years, Yeah, they're the Nerima branch. Miiko... I wonder if he's here right now. they have not made good on that promise! Only a very select few have ever been allowed to relocate! 32-A-47912. My name is Miiko. I'd like a Roppongi-style apartment. Someplace where I can keep a little kitty, if it's all right. You're Mr. Tetsuo Kumagai, is that right? Please move to the left and proceed on to Level 11. Eh? "Level 11"? Wait, uh, hold on just a sec. What I wanted was a place where I can open up a club so-- I can take the next one in line. C'mon, asshole, step aside! J-J-Just wait, wait--! Welcome to the Moon Palace. Please come forward and check your belongings. Leave them with one of the palace ladies you see before you. After you have finished checking your belongings, move forward one at a time. Okay, here you go. There's a very important item in this bag, so please be careful as you're moving it around. Uh? What's this? Eh? Eh?! What are you doing--?! No, please stop...! Move it! Get outta my way! That's our Tropical Fish! Give it back! Darts won't stop me! This is the last of the candidates. Wh-Where am I...?! Wh-Who's that...?! It is time for our medicine. Bring it that we may drink it. Eh...? Make haste. Eh? Uh... okay! This here? Is this what you want? I guess I'm finally making it into Atlas. I wonder if there's any cute guys. This ain't no pleasure trip. I'm counting on you guys... old men of Akihabara! Woo-hoo... No way! How come--?! Hey! What are you trying to pull?! Uh?! I just... I don't... Oh, shit. Kuniko! Just run! Shit! No choice! Hey! You there! This way! Hurry! I guess fake IDs don't cut it! Safe by a hair's breadth... That was thrilling! This is bad--their response is damn quick. This way! Hurry! No one likes men who are too quick, you know! Hey, wait for me! Intruders? I am not interested in your excuses. Construction will not be halted for any reason. Shoot the intruders down. No need to be concerned about that. Yes, exactly. Simply clear away any obstacle. Oh, for cryin' out loud... Not a forced shutdown now. So they're gonna shut down the tranny with a tranny on board, huh? Eh? Uhh... Takehiko. I can't believe you're already making jokes like that. He can't help it, honey. He's too old to turn back. Stow it! We'll climb the rest of the way usin' those stairs. Yes, fine. Such a shame... Oh, gimme a break. There. Run! Take this--! Oh, crap! Hurry up! Wait for me! Is that... Duomo? So tiny... It's so tiny... Whoa! What're you doin'--?! Hey! Get your ass in gear! Hurry up...! Holy fuck... What the hell were you thinkin'?! You got a death wish?! What on earth... was that...? Huh? That huge building. A house? Was it a house...? And was that wide strip there some kind of road...? Hey, how come? How come that place is so big? Tell me! Tell me--! Kuniko. Shit! We're gonna be totally hosed in a minute here. What are we supposed to do?! There's nowhere else to run! Takehiko! You can't be serious--! Wh... What's this? An earthquake?! It's Atlas! Mechanical resonance! I... I beg your forgiveness, Madam! We have to move faster... Let's go while we still can! Whoa! Hey! Are you crazy?! But wait! I mean... what about that huge place? What's that place for? Would you give it a rest, child?! Not now, for god's sake! Grab hold of me tight! Shit! Here goes nothin'--! Swing over to the other side! Hurry up! I don't need you harpin' on me! That's what I'm doin'! Whoa--! Oh, crap! What the--?! This feels great! Hey, you don't have to get so close. Shut the hell up! Who'd try to get close to you--?! It's so big...! So open...! We could all live there...! How come?! How come we can't live there instead?! Tell me! Tell me! Tell me--!! Look, Momoko! Check all this out! They've got figures for sale! And look! Isn't that a vacuum tube? And what is a vacuum tube? A moving miracle! A living fossil right in front of us! This is awesome! Next time: "Uber-Akihabara." ▶ [CR] Shangri-la - S01E04 [00p].01.eng.English If we could all just live there... ...no one would have to keep suffering like this anymore... Eh?! Why did Saudi Arabia drop?! How the hell should I know? Aren't you the one who's supposed to be managing Medusa? But you're the system engineer! I swear...! The question is who could do this! No one else can do this kind of thing. Aren't we the only ones who could pull it off--? How's the sumo wrestler doing? They seem to have really hit it off. He stunned us on Miss Mikuni's trial. It's amazing how easily he passed it. We've never seen a palace lady like that. Palace lady, huh? Miiko. Come help us to our feet. Yes, Miss. Oh, we have grown so very fond of thee! Miiko, when we are with thee, our heart is at peace. Mi... Miss Mikuni... Thou art so warm. Ahh... I feel a swelling in my breast... Is this what it feels like to be a mother...? A mother... Miss Mikuni, where is your mother? Ah, I'm so sorry! It's a bad habit that we cross-dressers have. We just jump in and say things without thinking. We have but one thing of our mother. Behold--this earring is all there is left. That earring... I feel like I've seen it before... Whoa, is this all I get?! Hey! Number 89, your food is up! Me! That's me! That's me! Here--one protein lunch combo. Enjoy. Here--one protein lunch combo. Enjoy. What the heck?! You cut the portion size again? It's the ingredients. You don't know how hard it is to get this stuff. What a ripoff. ...helluva thing. You know, if I had the gift of gab like you do... Excuse me, boys... No one said you could sit here! All the other seats are full, so you'll just have to deal with it. And besides, it's an old cross-dresser habit. We just jump in and do things without caring. For fuck's sake! Say, that reminds me-- did anyone tell you about what happened when we went to Atlas? Well, it was a fiasco. Our fake IDs turned out to be totally useless, and ol' Takehiko here tried to cop a feel in the middle of running for our liv-- I never touched you! But more importantly, you saw that place, didn't you?! That huge town inside Atlas! Didn't it piss you off when you saw it? Huh? That city's an outrage. It was built on our blood and sweat and tears. We should tear the whole thing down! Flesh-eating brutes are so quick to rush to judgment. Hey! I'm sure Kuniko felt exactly the same way when she saw that place--! Unlike certain carefree drag queens I could name! Hmph. Don't be too sure about that. Kuniko! What? You went to see Atlas? Yeah. I really wish you'd just stop hanging out with those guys already. Yeah... I probably should, but... But anyway, what was it like? Hm? That whole place made no sense. Huh? The streets and houses were unbelievably huge. I mean, it was so big, everyone could live there. And I just kept wondering how come we have to live in Duomo. No kidding. Tomoka, Yuri... you two wanna live in Atlas? Of course I wanna live there. I doubt I'll ever win the Atlas Lottery, though. Me too. If I'm gonna move in with Hiro, I definitely want it to be in Atlas. Yuri, you changed boyfriends again? What, didn't I tell you? Here I'm wondering what's different, and it's your boyfriend! What about me...? I know, I know. Sorry. What would I want to do...? Hey, Karin! Did you find anything? I'm working here. I'm only hacking into every single financial institution on the planet. Help me... Help me... What? What is it? Help me... Help me... Help me... Help me... Help me... Medusa looks really bad off. You can't stop yet, even if you feel sorry for her. You'll wind up leaving traces and we'll get caught hacking red-handed. I just found the transaction records! Really? I'll reverse them right now. Ooh! You did it! Great job, Karin! What'd you expect? Klaris, Medusa looks seriously scared this time. Well, the water level around her just raised a quarter inch from the last trade alone. This one was a trial by fire, but she should have a better sense of danger now. So? What about the Saudi carbon index? Why did it drop like that? Huh? Boy, you sure feel it when you're thinking real hard! That's weird... I wonder how come Grandma's not here to yell at me for snacking. So this is where you were. This is strange. Saudi Arabia's carbon index? Yeah... it's seen a lot of unnatural fluctuations lately. People tell me you went to Atlas. Yeah. What did you see there? Maybe... hope? But as for what I should do about it, I still don't know yet. For right now, all you should do is come to terms with your feelings about it. The day will come soon enough when you'll have to choose a path. Mmm, mmm... Yes...! Right there...! Down a little bit. That's not where I meant! I... I beg your forgiveness, Madam! So what should I do for you today, hm? I know--I think I'll let you run a little errand for me. An errand that could mean your life. Atlas is just too goddamn dangerous! Just one wrong move in that place, and the three of us woulda been killed like that! We can't keep lettin' it go on like-- Uh? Huh? Listen--I have something I want to tell everyone. What's this, barging in? Are you finally gettin' interested in Metal Age? It's something I want all of you to decide on right away. What? I want to sell some graphite. What?! Kuniko! Why now, all of a sudden? That graphite is a hard asset with universal value. Nothing in this world has universal value. A long time ago, I'm sure graphite was just a rock. Just some stupid lump of carbon that no one even cared about. But there were some people who could see the road ahead. They predicted the rise of the carbon economy, and discovered the value that graphite could have. That's why they banded together, sold all their land, and scooped up all the graphite. So what's your point? My point is, there've been weird fluctuations in the carbon economy lately, right? So now's the time--the time for us to read the future like they did and make our move! If we ever wanna take over Atlas, we're gonna need some money! We can't start anything without that! Yeah! Makes sense! This is our lucky day! Kuniko finally made up her mind to stand up and do somethin'! This isn't like selling vegetables at the market, you know. What do you plan to do? I know it's way too dangerous to sell it all at once. Considering what Duomo has in holdings, I say we sell just 3%. Very well. Now we're talking! For selling graphite, Akihabara's the place. Who should we send? I'll be the one to go. Ehh?! Now listen--you've never even been to Akihabara. Do you have any idea what kinda place it is? He's right. There's no way you're going, Kuniko. Huh? But why?! Tell me, how come?! You're not going and that's that. Look at him. How many minutes do you think he'll live? I wonder. I... I humbly come before you for the first time, Miss Mikuni. The honor of looking upon your noble face... g-gives me tremendous pleasure! So, what is your business with us? I... I have been ordered here by Madam Ryoko. She asked me to come to inquire about your mood and then report back to her. Heh... I see Ryoko's just as mean-spirited as she's always been. Is that true? Is it true that Ryoko is mean-spirited? M... Miss, that is... she... You had better answer honestly. And I will be sure to relay to her exactly what you say here. He can't tell a lie. But if he tells the truth, then he'll run afoul of Ryoko's considerable wrath. He's dead either way. M... Madam Ryoko is... ...mean-spirited, as you say. We see. I will tell her what you said. Of course, who knows what cruelty then awaits you at her hand? Huh? You will face reproach from Ryoko because of what you have said here? I... I believe so. Are you afraid? I... I have to say... ...that I am not. I look forward to it. He's dead now. Farewell, dear boy. Get back here! What makes the two of you think you can go?! This is a job for Metal Age, goddamnit! When everyone's against you like that, doesn't it just make you wanna go even more? And I'm going as Kuniko's bodyguard. Fine--then I'm comin' too. I ain't lettin' you two go to Akihabara by yourselves. It's too dangerous. Thanks, but no thanks. The less people going, the better. Besides, if you come with us, you'll just make us stand out even more. In that case, it's probably better if I do come with you... See ya! You better stay on your guard--! Akihabara ain't for no sissies--! I knew it! What is it? It's another Medusa system. There's gotta be another one just like it somewhere. You know how ludicrous that sounds?! What, do you think I'm happy about this?! But the entire system right down to the tax haven exploit... it's exactly the same. Someone must've pirated the whole thing right out from under us! But how, for god's sake?! That's what I'm about to find out. If I trace the path of how they got their components, it may lead me to something. That's a good plan! I'll try searching from a different direction and see what turns up! Let's head out, Pudding. "Right! Let's do our best together!" We're sneaking in... to Akihabara! Cheap! Tasty! Fast! Try French today! Oo, so amazing...! And feels so good! Wow! This is cool! The massage you'll keep coming back for! This place hasn't changed a bit. I'm the Akihabara Fairy Gina! One day I was walking through Akihabara, and I got turned into a little witch girl by a strange teddy bear! Who's the "Akihabara King," anyway?! I don't understand. Why hasn't he died yet...? Basically, it means that everything he just said was the truth. He's an honest boy. Indeed... you are quite a strange fellow. We now want to hear more of what you have to say. In what occupations do you pass your days? Uh... of course! I, um... I will begin by describing my breakfast this morn-- We find that topic tedious. Uh... um... Then perhaps one of my humiliations by Madam Ryoko...? Nothing of that! Can you not muster a more engaging conversation? Uh... well... the other day, a military conflict did arise down on the surface. Ah? And then? Continue your tale. Of... Of course! During the conflict, one of the army lieutenants had a dagger in his possession, and for some reason, it gave off a strange sound. And then? Wherefore did this dagger give off this sound? I apologize. What I have just told you is all that I know on the matter. Heavens, how tiresome. Very well, find this army lieutenant you speak of and bring him to us. Huh?! You mean... that I should...? Bring him here and do not make us wait. Huh?! Who are those really weird guys? What? Are they transforming? Oh, brother, that's so annoying. Carbon... carbon... isoflavone! Leave the asset management up to Gina! Don't be afraid. Akihabara Fairy Gina, They're basically just gatekeepers. Season 17... Just act like you're supposed to be here. "Torn Between First Love and Financial Dealings!" Coming to your TVs this summer! We've got it right here in this row of shops! What... the heck... ...is this place...? This place is fantastic, if you ask me. I love the random chaos. In this town, they don't care what sex you are or what race you come from. And whatever you want, there's a place you can get it here. Nowhere in all of Asia will you find a bigger black market! In other words... ...a real-life paradise where your every wish can be fulfilled. Hi! C'mon over! C'mon over! Freshly killed, freshly grilled local Akihabara chicken! Whoa... She's just letting the smoke go everywhere! Isn't she, you know... afraid of the Carbon Police? And speak of the devil--there they are! That lady's gonna get arrested...! No, she won't. Huh? Oh me, oh my! You know we're so grateful for all the hard work you do on patrol here. What the hell is this?! Looks like a carbon emissions violation to me! Oh, don't be silly. It's just a little steam. Right? Well, if it's just steam, then... Thanks! Thanks so much for your hard work. See? Didn't get arrested, did she? That's just... not what I expected. Right, then... Our first task is getting our money back, okay? In this dumpy place...?! Wow... Amazing! These clowns are a pain in the ass to deal with, but a valid complaint is a valid complaint. Danger! Danger! Momoko sighted at twelve o'clock! Whoa! It's a real girl in a sailor outfit--! What the--?! These three old men have been stuck in Akihabara since the old era. They call themselves Old Man Loli, Old Man Camera! You've got to upload those photos! All hands! Stay on alert! Old Man Army, and Old Man Camera. Natch! I'll do a continuous feed! They sound interesting... I think. You see what I mean? So, my archnemesis Momoko, why do you invade our bunker with this unprovoked attack? That's right-- I came here to complain about this piece-of-shit badge! If someone wanted to build a system identical to Medusa, then they'd have to use the same Yasuda Electronics military-spec 660 Nano CPU processor. "But the only place to get something like that is the Akihabara black market, right?" That's exactly right. And that's why we're combing through the transaction records for all the brokers in Akihabara. Right now we're doing a real-time search for data on all customers visiting a broker's shop at this moment. Why is this record unsearchable...? It's this girl. We trusted these things because we were told they had your seal of approval. But when we tried to use them, they didn't work for shit. Gachong... Hrmm. For the cover to get blown so fast--! It's like... when the Baltic Fleet was ripped apart by Heihachiro Togo's deadly T-formation! That wasn't Togo, you fool! The tactical plan was all Saneyuki Akiyama! And just so you know, it's not actually the "T" formation. Technically, it's the "tei" formation. Don't change the subject! Look--an actual anime cel drawing by a certain famous mecha designer. It's super rare! That kind of crap won't distract me, you guys. You are going to refund us everything we paid for those. So these are the three old men who made those fake IDs for us? I know they don't look like much, but these three fools run one of the many black market shops in Akihabara. In order to support their fetish habits, they make money on the side by producing forgeries and stuff. Oh, yeah? How long have they been doing that? Good question... Now that you have asked us for reasons, I feel it is our duty to answer. Oh, for crying out loud, every little thing...! I wanna hear! I wanna hear! The time was Atlas Year Zero! Doesn't exist. It was the year that construction of Atlas was undertaken-- in other words, immediately following the catastrophe of the Second Great Kanto Earthquake! You guys experienced the earthquake? Affirmative! The earthquake... All the memories of times that are now long gone. Gagonk. Ohhhh! Would you stop going off-topic...! In the worst calamity in human history, this devastating earthquake took away all that we had in one terrible instant!! But it got worse! Along with the earthquake came riots, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis! Truly, it was a fiery succession of hellish scenes surpassing all imagination!! But out of the chaos, the Atlas Plan rose up like a phoenix from the flames! Like the rest of the world, we were filled with hope at the thought of the thrilling promise of the Atlas Plan!! But then we realized--! That inside Atlas... ...there was no Akihabara. And that is why... That is the whole reason why... ...between the three of us, we built our Imperial Headquarters upon this spot!! Yaaay! Would you three cut the crap?! If you think you can distract us with tales of the good old days, think again. Now refund our money this instant! We trannies lost our family jewels... which makes us value real money even more. We think you should value your elders just as much. That girl... Who is she, anyway? Wait here for a sec. Hey, you open? What are Kuniko Hojo's measurements? Eh?! From the bust down, 31-21-33. She's a little concerned about her small breasts. This bar is 100% pure graphite. I've got more--3,500 tons that I want to convert into cash. It's pure graphite, all right. So? How do you want to be paid? I want 80% in cash. For the rest, I want weapons. And throw in some lipstick for me while you're at it. Heh. Guess I got no choice. Just wait right there. It's nice when you can get them to throw in extra stuff for you, huh? I'm looking for a junk shop called Ceto. Is this it? It's all the way in the back. And don't lump me in with that shithole, you little punk! I'm sorry. Crap! What's wrong? Two people from different worlds. When they cross paths for the first time, neither knowing about the other, must it always be that the encounter brings only hate between them? Next time: "Wild Dance of Madness." ▶ [CR] Shangri-la - S01E05 [00p].01.eng.English It's you...! Polka dots! Polka dots? Ah, I get it. You pervy creep! And... today, it's strawberry ones. Ow... You little--! Hey! Lemme go! Just go home right now! Huh?! What are you talking about? I'm saying I'm going to overlook this and let you go. Let me go...? But I haven't done any-- That's enough! Leave or I'll call it in... that there's a guerrilla here! Now listen here, I'm not a-- Come back! Jerk... What the hell's his problem? I remember him. He's that kid from Ikebukuro, isn't he? Say, Kuniko, what if he's your stalker, huh? You know that's not the case! But what does a soldier want in an extraterritorial place like this? What's he doing here?! And trying to pose as a nerd like that. He's not fooling anyone. Something's fishy... This reeks to high heaven. I agree. So... ...shall we go check this out for ourselves? So? What's this supposed to be? Ta-daa! It's a Type-100 Virtual-Reality-Based Cyber-Infiltration Apparatus! Or for short--a "4D Simulation Machine"! That's not really "short" for it. Allow me to explain. This is a truly outstanding new weapon. It allows you to hack into any target computer, and then experience the operations through your own body! Momoko... did you get any of that? Don't ask me what he's talking about. All hands! Battle stations! Fire up the engines! Firing up the engines! Output rising! Synchronization Rate: Go! Stabilizing Apparatus: Go! Auxiliary Power Supply: Go! Launch sequence is go! Hojo Mark I... launch! What is this place...?! What--?! Ehhh... Hojo Mark I, launch complete! Okay, well... ...should I just walk around? Listen, man, let's pick up the pace...! Now there's another one coming in. What's this thing...?! Hey, hey! That's my design! Enemy! Cyber-defense weapon encountered! Attack it at once! And how do I do that...? Oh, I guess with this. Uh?! It's a Yasuda Electronics 660 Nano CPU. Circulation of these guys is heavily restricted, as I'm sure you know. We heard that this is a place where you could acquire one. So who have you sold these to? That's all we're here to find out. You the police? Nope... I'm guessing military. I don't keep books. Keep it all in here. Man's gotta stay in business. So what now? You gonna torture me or what? We're not barbarians, you know. How about we make a trade? We can offer you an Atlas relocation pass. What do you say? Sorry, but... I'd have to say I'm pretty happy where I am. In that case... That thing he put down... It changed shape! It disappeared! D-Don't tell me... Mimetic armor?! You were finally able to make it work? If you can manage to put this into practical use, having the strongest army in the world won't be just a dream anymore. It'll shift the global balance of military power...! If they came and attacked us wearing that kind of armor, there's no way we could beat them. You can have it in exchange for information. Fine... Orochi. It's an American leasing company. "Orochi?" "Why would a place like that...? Even if they did get their hands on one of those CPUs, there's no way a company like that could just turn around and build a system like Medusa." Um... hello? So then, who are you? What the hell? What the hell was up with that girl? That was the same girl I couldn't pull up any data on, I'm sure of it. So how the hell did she make it into my virtual stream...?! And on top of that, just coming over and trying to talk to me...! It's preposterous! Impudent little earthbound monkey! You need to calm down. Just calm down and think. Wait, that monkey... Maybe she was scouting out the Yasuda CPU, too. "You could be right about that. The military guys were moving on it, too. What should we do, Karin?" Whoa... wait! This was just a sample. Just sit tight--we'll send you the real thing after we've confirmed your information. We've got to stay in business too, you know. A little girl?! We've never made a character like that in our lives, okay? But I'm telling you, she was there! I mean, at first she was actually a teddy bear, but... Maybe about 10 years old...? But anyway, the teddy bear turned into a cute little girl. The next child idol--!! I'm not stepping into that bare trap again! Kuniko, I'm wondering... Maybe this means there was someone else besides you poking around in there. I'm not cut out for this kind of work. I still have some other work to do here. You go on back ahead of me. As for the item inside that backpack, make sure you hand it over to the squad commander. Yessir! Is Sayoko not here yet? Then we shall go to where Sayoko is ourselves! Oh, Miss Mikuni! We can't always have everything we want. I don't know exactly where she is right now, but I'm certain that Sayoko must be away on a very important job at the moment. She worketh to make it so that we may be allowed outside like the others. Then we must be patient and wait. There, now that's a good girl, Miss Mikuni. If we cannot see her, then thou must tell us tales of the lower realms! You want to hear again? Miiko, thy tales are most pleasing to us! Very well. What story should I tell you today? We have heard that in the lower realms water falleth from the ceiling. We call that "rain"... and it's not from the ceiling, it's from the sky. We knew that! And we have heard that the water is such that it would drench one who lay in its path. You're right about that! Between the falling rain and all the runoff washing down from Atlas... ...and then when hailstones as big as this come crashing down--boom! They make a sound just like a bomb going off in the street. Like a bomb? That must be so amusing! It isn't amusing at all. I think about our little pub--we took on major damage every time it rained. The Tropical Fish, yes? Yes. When our sign out front got washed away one time, we were in such a panic. Momoko was so-- The owner of Tropical Fish, yes? It was just... such a terrible time for us. O, would that we might see it for ourselves. Miiko, the world thou talk'st to us of... We so wish that we could see it with our own eyes. Farewell, my dear. You were very cute and charming, you know. We've readied the new test subject. He's all laid out. Nooo! Let me go--! Let me go--! Welcome to Atlas. Feel free to scream as loud as you want. Because no one can hear you anyway. Wh... What are you going to do to me...?! No--! Somebody please help me! Please just let me go home! I'll do anything! I swear, I'll do anything--! Will you really? In that case, tell me I'm a bad girl. Eh--?! What's the problem? Go on--call me a bad name! Go on, say it. Tell me I'm a washed-up whore! Huh? Uh? Long time no see. "Did you think of something just now, Karin?" What was Momoko even thinking? This is fate! I'm telling you, it's fate that you met up. Eh?! Huh?! In a place as big as Akihabara... ...for a young boy and girl... ...to meet twice in the same day like this. There's nothing this could be but the hand of fate! No, Momoko, it's just-- So. Here's what we'll do. We'll put you two together and let nature run its course. C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon! If you don't wanna be here, then why don't you just leave?! Same goes for you! Okay, fine. Hm? Listen--you're from Atlas, aren't you? Why are you asking me that? Atlas. What's it like there? Huh? Do you get to eat whatever you want? And I mean, do you really get to live in those huge houses? And what do you have all those big roads for? Whoa... Wait a second! Have you...? Yep. I saw it. Don't tell me... That break-in at the plant...? You were one of the guerrillas...?! I'm not a guerrilla, you jerk! Because of that little stunt you pulled, we had to delay construction! That's not why I went! I just wanted to see Atlas for myself. And it doesn't make sense-- that place is big enough for everyone, so why can't we all just live there? Like all the people on the surface. You guys should just let everyone move there right now. We're in the process of moving people. What, with the Atlas Lottery? I mean all at once... like, a lot! It'd be too much chaos. They're getting there. The government has a plan that they're going by. What, a plan that takes 50 years and still isn't done? Well, now that we're on it, what the hell are you guys trying to do? What do you mean? I mean, why do you guerrillas insist on going against the government? You burn down the trees, drive up the carbon levels, and steal the government's property. What do you hope to accomplish with all that? Like I said, I'm not a... If temperatures keep going up like this, Tokyo's gonna wind up underwater! The forests lower the temperature, and they cut down on the carbon. It's all we've got! There's no other way for Japan to survive! That's why we have the forests, and why we have Atlas! Weren't the forests and artificial land originally supposed to be part of an equal trade? It was the government who started this by breaking their promise! So is that what Metal Age tells the citizens to incite them to revolt? Like I just said, I'm not with Metal Age! Fine! Then why are you doing things with them?! It's just that I'm... Uh? Bombarding rain's coming! Oden Man... For some reason it seems even worse than usual this time. Maybe it's 'cuz you're here, ya think? Yeah, as if. In the army they call me the "Forever Sunshine Boy." Hold on--I don't remember you in glasses. They're for the disguise. But you're right... The look's not really my thing. Let's make a run for the end of that blue pedestrian bridge over there. Make sure you keep up. This way! Seems like you've done this before. I've had to do drills on what to do during a bombarding rainstorm. Drills, huh? This is a fact of life for those of us who live here. I just don't want to see everyone have to keep suffering like this all the time. It's the same for me. I want to do what I can to protect them. You mean the forest, and Atlas? I mean the people who live in those places! I believe it's my sworn duty as a soldier to do so. It's a little cold, huh? Maybe there's something we can use... Now we're putting out carbon. Human life is what counts. But let's go back to what we were talking about before. The stuff about Atlas. Tell me more about it. So do you get to live in a really nice house too? My place isn't really that nice. It's not like everyone who lives in Atlas is automatically rich, you know. Then what about the food? Is it good? We have our good food and our bad food, I guess. Well, for instance, what kind of food do you like? Me? I like... chicken veggie stew, I guess. Ick! Doesn't that have carrots? You're like a little kid! So? Are you happy? Eh? Does getting to live in Atlas make you happy? You're asking a really hard question there. But that reminds me. I had something I wanted to ask you as well. Huh? What is it? What are "a tranny's white pearls," anyway? What's so funny?! Sorry, sorry. I really don't know. I don't get it either. And Momoko still won't tell me what she meant by it. I see. If you ever happen to find out, you'll have to tell me, okay? Ah... But we still haven't exchanged names yet, have we? Mine is Kuniko Hojo. Kusanagi. Kunihito Kusanagi. I guess you don't know what it is till you see it. Huh? Oh, nothing. You know, someday... everyone will be able to live in Atlas. It might be really difficult right now, but that's just, you know... until Atlas construction is fully complete. That's why the citizens... and the soldiers like me... Why we all need to work together until then. So when does this "someday" come? When does our "someday" come?! You leave the ground people to fend for themselves for 50 years, and you still tell us to "wait"?! All the while making us live with all the bad stuff you don't wanna deal with! Don't assume that you're the only ones who are suffering! There's plenty of stuff that we have to endure too! How dare you?! What's that about "endure"?! When you get to live in a nice beautiful city?! I'll tell you about the people on the ground. We have to live under that kind of rain all the time. Did you even see them? Our houses are cramped... and we barely get any decent food to eat. Whoa, now just calm down. Whoa! You don't know how it feels to be us. You guys have no idea. You don't have a goddamn clue! Stop right there! Shit. Kuniko? I'm so glad. I guess your date was all right. But hey, what's that? Momoko... I'm sorry. I sorta lost my boomerang. Ehh? Kuniko Hojo, huh? There were some guys from the military skulking around. Apparently they were checking into some kinda special CPU or something. Is that right? And something else-- the reason I wanted you two to come here was 'cuz I have something to show you. Come over to the desk. Wha--?! What the hell is that?! From what I hear, the unit has a bunch of nano-sized computers built in. They can change the alignment of the carbon molecules on the unit's surface. And it doesn't just change into objects. Among rocks, it becomes a rock; in a desert, it becomes sand... Basically, it can blend into any kind of surroundings. Isn't that right, Furukawa? Could they be close to using this in practice? I don't know. I heard them say this was just a sample. This is just great. How do we fight something like this? Knowing about it is better than fighting it blind. This is quite a nice present you've brought back for us, Kuniko. Sure! Oh, and that's right! Speaking of presents, I have another one for you. Uh?! What the...?! What is it? Hm? Magical Gina. She's a little witch girl who's apparently big in Akihabara. My name is Magical Gina. It's nice to meet you! The three old men there gave it to me to give to you, Grandma. What's the matter, Grandma? J-Just get it away from me... That doll is the one thing I just can't...! Furukawa! You better not say one word about this! You breathe a word to anyone and you're dead. Huh? What is it? Tell me! C'mon, Grandma... I gotta know! Tomorrow you have a Cabinet meeting, then the plant inspection, and after that-- Mister Minister! Ishida Finance. "I apologize for calling so late in the evening, Minister Kato." Is there no place sacred? "Well, apparently you won't listen to anyone unless they go to these lengths." No matter how many times you ask, my answer is still the same! The government is not interested in making deals with the likes of-- "Orochi. Wouldn't you like to kill the snake?" Papa, Mama... I'm doing just fine here. But the world doesn't seem to be doing fine at all. A world that lives under the control of a system is made to suffer at the hands of that system. Next time: "Fictitious Battle Lines." ▶ [CR] Shangri-la - S01E06 [00p].01.eng.English "If you will just leave the particulars up to us, then I can assure you that we will bring down Orochi for you." Heh-heh. Apparently they're offering to take Orochi out for us. Now that's one reassuring teddy bear. Minister, that "teddy bear" up there is a neocarbonist. You underestimate her at your peril. After all, her personal assets only outstrip yours by about a thousandfold. Ehh? Then let's hear from Ishida Finance. What do you propose? "My company has also incurred massive losses on account of Orochi's activities. If we allow those activities to continue unchecked, the entire carbon market will likely collapse." So what do you suggest we do about it? We don't even know exactly where Orochi operates from! "We lay down some bait and use it to lure them out into the open." Eh?! Bait? "Yes. Orochi will pounce on any nation with a big enough gap in monetized carbon and actual carbon rates. We can use one of those nations as bait to get a bead on Orochi's whereabouts." I don't know about... Are we sure this would... "According to our analysis, the nation of Kuwait should be the perfect bait. However, in order for this to work, we require the full support of the Japanese government." Do you have any idea what you're asking this government to support?! You're telling us to wreak bloody havoc here... with the economy of another sovereign nation! "Is that not okay?" Hell, no, it's not okay! It's against international law! We shouldn't need to tell you this! I knew this was a bad idea from the-- Enough! Enough! I've had all I can take from you! Here I am trying to propose something to you people that's in your own interest, and all you can do is sit around and lecture me on international trust?! You're clinging to something that won't amount to a red cent. Will you still cling to that while Orochi takes the whole country down around you?! The markets are really freaking out now, huh? This is a lot more than just freaking out. They're one step away from total collapse. Is it really that bad?! It's really that bad. One or two more incidents like that Saudi thing, and the markets will collapse. Someone's doing this. Or maybe it's some thing doing it. But there's a presence lurking somewhere inside these markets. Even as we sit here like this, it's sharpening its fangs, getting ready for its next meal. What's the meaning of this? Sir! I wish to resign my commission. Is this your attempt to take responsibility for getting the mimetic armor stolen? Unfortunately, sir, this is all I can do to make amends. You fucking idiot! You lose a top-secret prototype... and think you can fix it by resigning your commission?! But, sir-- You stow the "but sirs," soldier! Just wait till Metal Age hands it over to some other country and see what happens then! We'll be fucked six ways from Sunday! But thankfully, it's not all bad. That stolen mimetic armor sample... Turns out it only used technologies that have already been disclosed to a certain degree. All of our latest technological secrets are still under strict lock and key. Atlas Corporation called. They strongly requested that I not punish my subordinate for losing the mimetic armor to theft. The corporation...?! I suppose one of your parents is some high mucky-muck at the corporation, yeah? In all my years of being here, I've never received a request like that. No, sir. My parents are just ordinary people. They only live on Level 4... and their Atlas Ranks are, well... I see. Actually, there was one more thing. Another request from the corporation. Sir? Seems you've been extended an invitation to the Moon Palace. "The Moon Palace"...? Oh? So Mikuni has taken an interest in Kusanagi, has she? Yes, Madam. I apologize for disturbing your meal. What now? It concerns this government operation to take down Orochi. Yes, I've already been told. Rather exciting, don't you think? Are we sure about this? We have a relationship with Kuwait. Kuwait is a country that still cannot seem to let go of the bygone days of oil rights. Their downfall is no concern of ours. However... ...if the operation should fail, Ishida Finance will be held to blame. They will assume full responsibility. Understood. And if they should succeed... ...then send a hundred million dollars or so in economic aid to Kuwait. The amount seems a bit too generous. Well, they will be acting as the bait for Orochi, after all. Sending that much is the least we can do to thank them. Very well, Madam. I suppose I should go work out the operation with Zeus, shouldn't I? Shion? Yes, Madam. I want you to fire the chef. His crude and obnoxious use of salt robbed the dish of all delicacy. Y-Y-Yes, Madam. I love this chicken veggie stew! Just when I'm thinking you're home to visit for the first time in a long time, you tell me you have to go right back out again. I know, but I gotta. I hafta be at some place called the "Moon Palace" or somethin' like that. How many times do I have to tell you?! Don't sit here at the table and talk to me with food in your mouth! I've told you that time and time again! I know, but gimme a break 'cuz I'm in a rush. They got me runnin' from one thing to the next here, but I'm workin' in a little home time to be a good son to my poor ma. Oh, yeah, "good son" my ass. If I'm not mistaken, you just came here to eat up our food budget. That's where you'd be wrong. It's a health thing-- when old ladies got someone to take care of, they don't go senile! And don't point at people with your chopsticks! It's bad manners! Oh, yeah. In Atlas Corporation, is there someone who...? Someone? Who what? Nah, I guess there wouldn't be. Forget about it. Um... about this Miss Mikuni person that I'm going to be meeting with presently... Exactly what sort of person is she? I must ask you to remove your dagger and leave it here with me. Uh? Oh... of course. It's an ancestral blade that's been in my family for generations. You may have it back when you leave. I will return it to you then. Thank you, I understand. Lieutenant Kusanagi, approach. There. I am Kunihito Kusanagi. Kusanagi, as you are called. Raise your face to us. We are called Mikuni. What do you think when you look upon us? Are we lovely? No, not especially so. Wha--? What?! Are those eyes or just holes in your head?! You dare call Miss Mikuni unlovely...?! Miiko. Uhh? I'm sorry, Miss Mikuni. This Kusanagi hath said that which he truly believeth in the depths of his heart. See there. It's true! Eh...? Tell us--we have heard that you were easily beaten by a guerrilla. Yes. I was captured... but then the guerrilla let me go. If one of these men was able to capture you, he must have been an extraordinarily powerful man. No. The one who captured me was, well... ...just a child who isn't quite fully grown yet. My goodness! Oh, my. That surpriseth us. What strong young boys indeed they must count among their ranks! It was a girl. It's amazing how he stays alive talking to Miss Mikuni like that. This guy's incredible. And so did Miiko, and so did Shion. We've had quite a run of people managing to slip through Miss Mikuni's trial unscathed, haven't we? Kunihito Kusanagi... This is him, right? What's his Atlas Rank? Why not?! This is Miss Mikuni's password I'm using! That must mean there's some reason for Atlas Corporation to keep his personal data secret...! Why...?! Research team! What about the blade? We weighed it, x-rayed it, and performed other tests. Results show it's almost a perfect match to Miss Mikuni's blade. Say what--?! Even the shape is exactly the same. It's not exactly that the two blades were cast from the same mold. It's more like there are just somehow two copies of the same item in existence. We can't make sense of it. If we could take a sample and analyze it, I think we could get some more definite results. Not a chance. We can't have a single scratch on it. Could you make a dummy? It's impossible in the time we have. Then that's that--the blade is an enigma. We'll just have to give it back without knowing. Understood. For some reason, he has a blade identical to Miss Mikuni's. So what is this guy doing with a blade like that? And one more mystery-- why is his Atlas Rank classified? Oh? So Sayoko has just tried to access Kusanagi's data, has she? My guess is that she's pounding her fists right about now. Well then, we let her pound away to her heart's content. If even Sayoko could find out about this, then our little Hiruko has to be positively writhing in agony at the news. The Moon and The Land--!! They're meeting each other--!! The time of fulfillment... ...is at hand!! What are you doing there, Momoko?! You left your rear wide open. Enemies won't just come at you straight on, you know. They come at you from the rear as well. Huh? So how'd you...? It's a tranny thing. We're lighter without our family jewels. Aren't we looking rough today? You're not reading the path of the boomerang. It's no good if you just toss it around blindly, right? So what's the problem, then? The markets are acting weird. Weird? Owie! It's because you're putting all your force into trying to grab it. Think of it like a man--you have to be more gentle with it. So? What's so weird about them? When I look at the markets fluctuating, it's weird... I can feel it. It's, like... all black and... Thick and really hard? Momoko! Sorry. It's black and really big... like some kind of evil snake. I can sense it moving around underneath the markets. It hunts around... and bites down hard on any country with a high monetized carbon balance. After that, it obtains a master lease for the monetized carbon, instantly driving down the debt balance. A massive amount of investment comes pouring in from overseas, but in the end, there's no real value in the stock, so all that invested money quickly moves to another spot. That's how it is--ultimately just a sham to give the illusion of lower monetized carbon. And what's left? A country that did nothing wrong on its own, but got laid waste to. Oh, yeah... That's what they call a, um... Uh, what was it again...? A bulb economy? A bubble economy. That's the word. So they just make one of these whenever they feel like it? Expressed in simple terms, yeah. But in this case, the scale is many times larger, and the cycle is many times shorter. Not a country in the world could withstand it. Oh, that's right--Nagiko says she wants to see you. About monster killing... or something. Takehiko has an undercover spy planted inside Atlas Corporation. That's where this information comes from. Apparently, the Japanese government is going to try and kill the monster. But how? You don't mean--! That's exactly what I mean. They're planning to use another country as bait. They'll try and lure the monster out into the open. How can Japan do that?! Our government can't just go around wrecking some other country! Kuniko, you should remember this. A country whose future is at stake will use every trick in the book to eliminate the threat. That's what it means for a nation to survive. Operation 8,000 Spears... commence! Is this Imai Financial Holdings? Now selling Kuwait! Sell! Selling! Flood the market with sales! Our country's asset balances keep plummeting. Just keep remembering that today's hundred billion buys tomorrow's assurance of stability. A small price to pay, I think. It's happening. What about our Kuwait investments? I pulled us out in plenty of time. Carbon index: 138.79?! Maybe we should send this one in to Guinness. The Kuwaiti government has been buying like mad to prop up the value, but it seems hopeless. It isn't that it seems hopeless. It simply was hopeless. In fact, just now--they just went bankrupt. Now the Middle Eastern markets are in free-fall from the ripple effect. The EU is moving swiftly to isolate the euro bloc. Hunkering down to wait it out, huh? Or maybe not. It's coming! So this is the...! Take a good look at what you see there. Remember the face of the monster. Kuwait's carbon index just dropped! 1.15. A carbon debtor nation was instantly transformed into one with the same good standing as Japan. But how'd they do it? By signing a master lease agreement for all of Kuwait's oil fields, that's how. Now banks and investment firms from all over the world are just pouring the money in. Look. Even some of the midsized banks are going under. As long as you can keep hanging on to the monster, enormous wealth can be had. But if the monster shakes you off, then hell is what awaits you. Total financing: 160 trillion?! Just how much money are investors funneling into this thing?! Why aren't the banks scared about lending this much out?! Oh, but there's a whole other gimmick involved. Don't you see it? Grandma! Check the banks underwriting the assets! See if they're doing anything with the banks underwriting the liabilities! I see you finally figured it out. Yeah! They're leasing the oil fields back to the Kuwaiti government, aren't they? That's right. And then they turn away and pull out. It's gone now. It's crazy... 160 trillion in funds! And every last bit of it restored to the banks... along with a hefty amount of interest. The monster has disappeared. Clear your mind of other thoughts and focus your attention on a single point. Once you do that, the picture should become clear on its own. It must be here somewhere... A gap in space... Like a tear in the earth's fabric... I found it! This is it! This is where the monster lives! In the Maldives! But where in the Maldives?! They've got too many islands! Zeus managed to narrow it down to twelve locations, but pinning it down further is proving difficult! "They've set up dummy corporations to throw any snoopers off the scent." This one is a cut above the likes of us. So which one of these is it on...?! Where...?! Where could it be...?! Bring up the water levels for Esath Island! The water levels around this island are way too low. And look--the levels have dropped more than 30 centimeters just in the last hour alone. That doesn't add up. In other words, the monster is... ...on this island! What? Okay, got it. Madam Ryoko, Orochi is reportedly on Esath Island in the Maldives. Where does this information come from? They're disguising it through numerous proxies, but the message source is definitely Metal Age. From those guys? You're telling me they've got a system that's superior to Zeus...? It was The Sun. She's such an interesting girl. Pass this information on to America immediately. After that, make an offer of a hundred million dollars in economic aid to Kuwait. Except... send the payment tomorrow. As you wish, Madam. What's the matter? You look really tired. I went along on a monster-killing expedition, and now I'm pooped. Huh? What does that mean? You wouldn't believe what's going on. Things are rough all over, even in Metal Age. Like I keep saying, don't lump me in with those guys. Sorry, sorry. But even so, you've gotta admit you're not much of a high school girl, either. You've got a point. If I had to say... loafer? Metal Age's little freeloader. Like I just said, I'm not a Metal Age memb--- We interrupt this program to bring you a special news bulletin. Early this morning, the United States of America announced that it has dropped three fuel-air bombs on the island of Esath in the Maldives. What'd she say?! In a press conference, a United States spokesperson stressed that the attacks were needed in order to eliminate a company that had provoked turmoil in the carbon markets. In response, the Federation of South Pacific Islands issued a strongly worded protest, further escalating the rapidly rising tensions between the two nations. Those Americans sure get the job done, don't they? Now the markets are finally stable. "Everyone, I trust that by now you're able to fully appreciate our capabilities at Ishida Finance." Uhh... o-of course we do. It never occurred to me that they'd go out and drop three bombs on the place. It's just like the last century--they still think they're the world police or something. The market is responding pretty quickly to it. No one seems very pleased about the US's decision to use fire bombs. The US carbon index is now shooting sky-high. So much for our hundred million dollars in aid. By this time tomorrow, it should only be worth about a hundred million yen. Uh? Did you see that coming...?! Hmm, you'll never know. But what I can say for sure is that I never figured that girl to hone in on Esath Island like she did. Shion. Yes, Madam Ryoko? I'm taking my horse out for a ride. Get it ready. Yes, Madam! This should stabilize the markets... at least for the foreseeable future. As long as we don't get another system like Orochi rearing its ugly head. What are you trying to do to me?! All that hard-earned money I made just flew out the window because of you! I mean, I agreed to the plan to take down Orochi, but you never said one blessed thing about me losing money on the deal! I did tell you. I said not to make any trades. You knew I'd be making trades right up to the last minute... That's what a neocarbonist does! Why'd you have to target Kuwait, anyway?! I ordered a new dress and a necklace, and now I'll never get them! I can't believe I'll have to declare bankruptcy...! Yes, yes. Poor little broke Klaris. Don't call me "broke" --! Congratulations, Karin. Tarsian! It was you, wasn't it? You were the one who built a system just like Medusa in the Maldives! That's right, I did. And now Medusa has witnessed a system just like herself getting killed for doing what she does. This will make Medusa smarter. Now she knows that she needs to act cautiously if she doesn't want to end up like Orochi. It needed to be done for the sake of advancing her education. Is that... the only reason? Well... who can say? Operation Capture Digma 2... commence. Why can't she just be a good girl like I want her to be? Even when I try putting her in a cage, all she can bring herself to think about is escape. I truly hate simplistic thinkers. Next time: "Sad Thoughts of Love and Hate." ▶ [CR] Shangri-la - S01E07 [00p].01.eng.English Hmm? Was that a cat...? And you know what? Toshizo's, like, I mean, like, super well-organized. And, like, the other day, he even, like, totally cleaned my room for me without me even asking. He's a really good guy... ya know. Yuri. Boyfriends--how many is this now? This is Tower A to Headquarters, checking in. Shin-Okubo area, all clear. Over and out. Look! Huh? No way--! What was that? Tower A to Headquarters! Armored train coming from the direction of Shinjuku! It just busted into Duomo! Those bastards are usin' the old train tracks now?! I've come all the way here to pick you up... ...Kuniko Hojo. That's quite a little greeting party you brought with you. If it's a date you want, then I'm gonna have to pass. Oh, don't say that. I was so hoping you'd come along. I've picked out the perfect place for you. My "perfect place"? Inside your own little cage. You're sure that's my kind of place? Indeed. You've been running around trying on new criminal charges like they're accessories at the mall-- disturbing the peace, robbery of mimetic armor, and the list goes on. So in other words... you came here to arrest me, is that it? I'm sure you don't want to lose what's most important to you, now do you? Kuniko... Now there's a girl who knows her guilt. That's far enough! Momoko?! Momoko, don't do this! Eh...?! You too, Takehiko! Egh... Shit! I'm letting them take me! I don't want my presence to create any trouble for the people of Duomo! Kuniko...?! I'll be fine. It's just a little trip to get away from it all. Here--come with me. Wait up. I'm going with you. Tomoka? Wh-Whoa, hold on...! Move your ass back! You think we arrest innocent people? We can't take you in just becau-- Tomoka! Does this count? Obstructing a police officer. You're damn right it counts! Mommy... what's gonna happen to those two girls? Don't you worry about that. Those girls are none of our concern. But they're not even in Metal Age! How come they're gettin' taken away? Kuniko... Tomoka... Tell me why. Why'd you come along? Well... it's okay, 'cuz I've got pull at the Center. Don't worry. My name is Kuniko Hojo... ...and today I go free! Yaaay!! Everyone! H-Hey! My name is Kuniko Hojo... ...and today I've come back! K-Kuniko...? Huh...? I'm here to greet you. I'd like to be the first to welcome you to my playground... ...Kuniko Hojo. What do we do about this, Nagiko?! Start by calming down. We won't help her by panicking. We start with what we can do, and go from there. Do you at least have ideas? There's one thing--let's get some pickles out to her right away. I don't mean pickles! I'm talkin' a way to get Kuniko back! Using what? Using this. Let me introduce myself. I'm the warden--Ryoko Naruse. So how does it feel to be locked up again? Apparently, you've committed a long and varied list of crimes, or so I've heard. But you know, I don't care about any of that. The only reason you're here is because I wanted to meet you myself. Huh?! You have really nice eyes. Personally, I'd have to say I like you. Well, I'd have to say I hate your guts! What are you doing?! You'll be showing us a whole lot more of yourself in the future. What's that supposed to mean?! Take her away. Yes, Madam. Hey... let go! Nao. Nao...? Lemme go! I just wanna go home! Please stop--! Shut your trap! Geez... What the hell?! I don't get any of this. Kuniko... Kuniko, can you hear me? Tomoka? Kuniko... I'm just... really scared. We're gonna be fine. It's not like they're gonna drag us out and eat us or anything. Listen, Kuniko... What is it? I just... I wanted to tell you I didn't mean to do it. Yeah, you really surprised me! Just walking right up and slapping that cop across the face like that. That's not what I mean. I'm talking about two years ago. Oh, Tomoka... Now I see... So that's why. Kuniko, I just wanna-- It's over and done. Don't even sweat it. The thing is, I wouldn't have come here if I hadn't wanted to. Tomoka, you were just a little run down, that's all. But no...! You had to spend two years in this awful place because of me. No... not this place. Huh? This is not the same place. America's carbon index is climbing like crazy. Hey, America's going up, you know. Why aren't you biting on it? Medusa! Take a look at the American market right now. Medusa! Why won't she...? What the heck...? Jupiter...? What do you hope to accomplish by looking at this crap?! Sir, I was told that Kuniko Hojo has been incarcerated. Yeah. Please, sir--I would like to be allowed to interrogate her. Is this some attempt to boost your image after what happened in Akihabara? Well, you're out of luck. The matter is Atlas Corporation's jurisdiction. Furukawa! You sure we're diggin' in the right direction here? Okay! Then just sit tight, Kuniko! Nao! Good morning, Nao. Nao... Everyone... Kuniko Hojo, ain'tcha? Who are you? It's time for your dinner! Kuniko! Kuniko...! Stay the fuck outta this! Go on and lap it up, bitch. I said eat. That there's a feast for the likes of you. Hey! What do you girls think you're doing?! Ow... Are you okay? Kuniko? What was that...? All right, new girls--this is the manual labor duty you've been assigned to. We cut down these trees and get more new growth, see? The thing is, the new saplings suck up more carbon dioxide from the air. So cut away and reflect on all the crimes you committed. You girls got that? Ye... Yes. I used to have to do this every day. You'll get used to it soon. Fuckin' tree! Whoa... Whoa! This way! Are you okay? Yeah. You trying to kill us?! I called it out, stupid bitch. Can you stand up? Yeah. Listen up! Everyone brace for the blast! Oh, shit! Get back down! Eh? An explosion...? They use explosives to blast down the trees. Explosives?! But wait... Doesn't that count as carbon dioxide emissions? It's hydrogen. Hydrogen? Yep. That's the kind of explosives they use here. Once the catalyst is added, the mixture gives off an explosive release of hydrogen gas. In other words, it doesn't emit any carbon dioxide. It's the bigwigs' way of acting like they're doing all they can. Just now... What do you want? I called it out back there. That's not what I mean. When you were cutting it down just now, it was like you hated the tree. Why is that? It's none of your fuckin' business. What is it this time? Bombarding rain warning! All inmates evacuate to the Labor Center. On the double! Let's hurry! Rain's coming! Everyone hurry and get inside! This way! Not so fast. You get to play outside. Have a good time, now. Hey, wait--! Why are you doing this?! Oh, so you wanna go outside and play with her, is that it? Kuniko... Here it comes. Whoa... Awesome...! That bitch. Kuniko... What a look. It'll take more than this to break her. Kuniko! Kuniko... I'm so glad. Kuniko, are you okay? Yeah, I'm fine. But those stupid guards...! I can't believe they'd just sit there and watch without even trying to stop it. You can't stop working or you'll get in trouble! Nao? I'm really sorry I kept ignoring you. If I'd talked to you guys, Rena and those girls would've beaten me up. Rena's the one who's been trying to screw with you all day long. Ever since you got your release, she's been pretty much running the place. Basically by crushing anyone she doesn't like. And then the second we changed wardens, she-- Did I hear you talkin'?! You were just talkin' to this little bitch, weren'tcha? Stop it. I'm the one you wanna be hurting here, isn't that right? Kuniko...! You learn quick for a stupid bitch. But why? Is it 'cuz the warden told you to? Yeah--I just gotta beat the shit outta you, and she's gonna give me an Atlas Rank. You're doing all this for a stupid Atlas Rank...?! What's wrong with that?! Why do you need a Rank? My hometown got swallowed whole by the stupid forests! So now I got nowhere else to go! In that case, you should come to Duomo. That was marvelous. Warden... Naruse... As for you--you are to lie right there just as you are. That means no food or water for three days. Hold on. I'll take the punishment in her place. Kuniko...! I don't need your help... Stay outta this! Dangling an Atlas Rank in front of people's noses... ...and then making them do this on top of it... it's just not right! Very well. Don't go getting any bright ideas. Kuniko... why are you taking the fall for her?! It wasn't fair. She doesn't deserve that punishment. And besides, I want some time alone to think. How long do you suppose she'll hold out? She really is an interesting one, all right. Quite a girl. Just look at all these gifts everyone pitched in for you. I mean... ...you truly are beloved, Kuniko. What a fuckin' joke. Just smug, self-gratifying stupidity. Dumb bitch can't get enough of herself. Thinks she's some bad fuckin' hero, selflessly takin' the fall for a poor lost soul. You bitch--! Two years ago, I stabbed a guy with a knife. It was stupid. I still don't have a clue why I did it. I don't think I can ever regret it enough. But in that moment, I really meant it. I was stupid, but I meant it. I really thought this guy was the one, you know. I really loved him. But for him... He said we were just fooling around and stuff. I couldn't let it go. The guy you stabbed... Did he die? No. There was never really any threat to his life. But he still took off and left Duomo. I don't know where he is now, or what he's doing. But Kuniko... She took the fall for my stupidity and went here in my place. She said, "It's fine. Tomoka, you're just a little run down, that's all." She got sent to this Center instead of me... for two years. And me... All this time, I've just wanted to tell her I'm sorry. So that's why... Kuniko... I'm so sorry. Kuniko Hojo. You finished your third day. I'm amazed you're still standing. I suppose I should give you a reward. My gift to you is your execution. Next time Her sailor outfit is now a death shroud. When the barrel of the gun was pointed at her, her lipstick scattered like so many flower petals. Next time: "Lipstick Cruelty." ▶ [CR] Shangri-la - S01E08 [00p].01.eng.English Kuniko Hojo. You finished your third day. I'm amazed you're still standing. I suppose I should give you a reward. My gift to you is your execution. That's what I love--that look of yours. If you lay one finger on anyone here besides me, I swear to god... I'll make you pay for it. Anyone who has an objection should step one foot forward. So it seems that everyone here agrees with what I've done. What a relief. How is Digma 2 faring? She's sitting quietly in her isolation cell. Despite bristling with anger like she did... ...because of that silly little threat from you before. That wasn't a threat. I meant it. But then what about the plan...? If she lets herself get killed in this place, then she wasn't of much value to begin with, that's all. Who informed you that I wanted to drink Rize?! I feel like a Montagne Bleue with no milk or sugar! I... I humbly beg your forgiveness! Just a bit more, guys. Keep up the good work! Right! What--?! When'd this happen?! Shit! There's trouble! It's Kuniko--she was given an order of execution! Huh?! They just had it all over the news. Everyone in Duomo's up in arms. Wouldn't there normally be a sentence of execution first...? I'm tellin' you, it was those thugs that took Kuniko away in that armored train! Maybe we should pickle some celery too...? That Kuniko sure loves her celery. Yeah. And maybe some turnips, too. All right, fine! I'll handle this thing myself! Men are completely useless at times like these. So? What do we do? What happens next is up to Kuniko. So it is. They say poor Kuniko's being put to death. Oh, my heavens... This country does such terrible things sometimes. Kunihito Kusanagi, why are you letting yourself be bothered by this?! That girl's a terrorist! She's supposed to be your enemy...! In today's news, the Japanese government targets the terrorist group Metal Age. Ringleader Kuniko Hojo will be-- What's the deal with that, Pudding? "No kidding. It's so annoying, huh?" What difference is it to me if they put down one or two of those wild-eyed monkeys? I really don't see what the big deal is. Maybe it's Mama! What's this?! "A romantic encounter to put an end to your loneliness"--?! Where the hell are these companies pulling my address from, anyway?! I swear... As soon as Medusa pulls out of this funk she's in, these jerks are gonna be the first ones I take down! And just how long do you intend to sit there staring at the Great Red Spot, huh? Stupid. It's not like I'm lonely... or anything. Get up. You got a visitor. Momoko! Hi... My application to see you finally went through. Are you eating enough? Call me crazy, but isn't that little chest of yours looking littler than ever? You could just say, "You've been dieting," you know. Dieting doesn't make any sense. You're just gonna be executed anyway, right? That's what it looks like. Are you sad? Oh, I'm sad. I'm so sad. My tears could fill an oil drum. I can't stop crying about it. That woman... She was the one who raised such a fuss when we went to arrest Digma 2, wasn't she? Yes. Then doesn't she seem just a little too calm for comfort now? I'd far prefer it if she tried to pull something now. It'd sure be a welcome relief from this boredom. Say... What if I was being put to death? What would you do? Is that really a question for a death row inmate? Momoko, if you were put to death for some reason, I don't think I could go on. Wrong answer, Kuniko! You would have to go on. You would go on and live through it. You would go on living for everybody's sake! I don't want you thinking you should try anything foolish, certainly not on my account. In case you forgot, I'm the one being executed here. Ah, thanks for reminding me. After they carry out your execution, I'm going straight down to the underworld. I'll strike a deal for you with the devil himself. You can do that? Sounds iffy to me. Of course I can. The devil, you know... He used to be a regular at Tropical Fish! Oh, well, in that case... By the way... Here. This is a care package from everyone. Huh? It says, "A dress for when you climb the 13 steps"... Whuh! It's so ugly! It's like something a drag queen would wear. And what's this? I guess that's all right. Grandma sent me some pickles! But geez, who puts pickles and a dress in the same package? Oh, who cares? Cucumbers! Cucumbers! Awesome! I wonder... Am I really gonna be put to death? Proper sorting of garbage reduces its strain on the environment! You girls got that? Yes! Look--I just found a strip of nanomaterial! What a score, what a score! Try and grab up as many of these kindsa things as you can. We can sell 'em to people on the side. Isn't that enough? You young girls make me hard. Now remember, you promised. Sure thing. But three minutes is all you get--uh?! Hold it! Who gave you permission to be here? I'm pretty sure someone like you isn't allowed to be up here. I'm begging you! Please just let me see Kuniko for a bit! Zip up--there's no need for you to do something you'll regret. Kuniko! Tomoka?! Kuniko... I wanted to see you! Tomoka, you're gonna get in trouble for coming here! It's okay. I've got the guards eating out of my hand. Tomoka... Can you tell me that you'll be all right... after I'm gone? You can't be saying things like that! I'm sorry. Listen... Let's escape. You can't just go blabbing stuff like that! You never know who might be listening in! Don't worry. There's no one else around. So? Shall we escape? I can't. I don't wanna do anything to put you in danger, too. Don't worry about me--I'll be fine. And I promise I won't do anything to slow you down. I can't. I just can't do it. Kuniko...! Tomoka? What's wrong? Tomoka? Someone's coming. I'll come back later. Okay. Your secret's safe. I'll pretend I didn't hear what you said back there. Just go. You surprise me. Soichiro...! Why didn't you just go ahead and pull the trigger? It could've been a very good motivator for Digma 2. If we give her more motivation than she needs, she could wind up doing something drastic. I don't want to deal with that kind of mess. I'll do you a favor and pretend I didn't hear any of that. Rena, you bitch! I'm gonna fuckin' kill you! You and whose army?! I'm gonna send you to hell, just like Kuniko! Like you fuckin' could! Fuckin' bitch! All right, you two, that gets you both punishment! Report for clearing duty at once! Put down your tools! Ten-minute break! Man, I'm pooped. Hey, go use your own mirror! C'mon! You know damn well I can't. Okay... but wait till I'm done, for crying out loud. 'Scuse me! I just, um... wanted to pick some flowers. Is that okay? Fine. Have at it. But what the hell's that teapot for?! Well, once you let some out, you wanna fill right back up, right? Whatever, whatever. Just hurry your ass back. Hey, we sure 'bout this?! Don't worry about it. Even if she runs, in this area... she'll just die like a dog in the woods. This seems like a good enough place. You guys bring the shit? Hell yeah, we brought the shit! Good. All right, let's get started. Are you sure this is gonna work? Yep. This'll turn our homebrew orange cider into full-on alcoholic spirits. Now all I gotta do is plant this bad boy and blow that Rena bitch to kingdom come! You better be careful with that thing. And remember, you don't tell a goddamn soul who you got it from. I'm not stupid, you know. Course... without the catalyst, there's no chance of explosion anyway. All inmates! Inside on the double! This is a bombarding rain warning! I guess the forecast does get it right from time to time. I wonder about Duomo. What's everyone doing now...? Dig, men! Dig! We take too long to dig this thing, and Kuniko's gonna buy the farm! I want this place cleaned and cleaned well. It had better look perfect by execution day. I've been meaning to ask you-- was there some reason why you chose that day? It's a day of destiny for Kuniko. And for Mikuni as well. Here. Now it's your turn to pick, Miss Mikuni. Ohh... Shall we go here, and here too? Good, good-- Miss Mikuni. Today is a day to rejoice. Miss Mikuni, today we will be able to take you down to the surface. Forsooth?! Then hath the medicine been prepared for us?! No. That is not the reason why. What now... Is it not so...? O, what pity... Then yet again must we go hidden and afraid through the shadows of Atlas. No, Miss. This time will be different! You will see what I mean. I shall weave the black fabric of night into the land of daylight! Hold on, Kuniko! We're gonna bust you out in no time! Is it time, then? All right... but at least let me put on some lipstick. Okay? Do you have a mirror? I'm afraid I lack taste and don't in fact have one. Thank you. X-28, isn't that right? What about your death dress? Is that what you're wearing? Oh, that one from the care package? That's not really the kinda thing I wanna die in, you know. Do you want a blindfold? I want to face the end with my eyes wide open. I can't wait to see you die, bitch! If they weren't doin' it, I'd love to kill you myself! Present arms! Ready arms! Not today--!! What the--?! What happened?! What the hell have you done?! It's a nanowire. But don't ask me--I don't even know if I'm using it like I'm supposed to! You think you can escape this facility? What the--?! Detain her! Kuniko! Thanks! Tomoka! Coming! Thank you, everyone! And I'll come back and save you all, I promise! We know you will! Good luck, Kuniko! Thank you! Rena! Nao! Don't shoot! You'll ignite the hydrogen and cause an explosion. B-But sir--! Shit...! I'm really amazed you were able to think up a plan like this. Well, I had plenty of time to work out all the details. Oh, no... I guess it's too much to expect a makeshift balloon like this to make it all the way to Duomo. Tomoka! We'll get off over there by that road! Eh? Jump! Ehh?! Are you all right? Yeah... Thanks. And thank you... for carrying me safely this far. You're late! What are you doing here...?! Trannies' intuition. Welcome back. It's good to be back. Momoko! Look at you, young lady. You did an amazing job. Praise me more! Praise me more! So? Did my little care package come in handy at all? You mean the nanowire in the lipstick, right? It was really hard learning how to use it, but it came in super handy! It's just like learning to control a man-- takes some getting used to. And what about the carbon thread sewn into the dress? Of course! I couldn't fathom why on earth you were giving me such an ugly dress to wear. I knew there had to be something up with it. Carbon thread? Right--that's what everyone used to patch the nanomaterial together. It's how they made the balloon for us. They sewed together some old raincoats, along with chunks of fabric and stuff. After that, the bombarding rain cleanup was the perfect cover. They just buried it in the ground. How did you get the hydrogen? There's a kind of explosive they use to clear the forests. The explosives give off huge blasts of hydrogen gas. How did they obtain the alcohol catalyst they needed to set off the charge? It seems they fermented some orange juice, and then somehow managed to distill the alcohol. That's a really smart idea. I think we've been treated to a rather entertaining show here. Well, before Shogo throws a hissy fit, I say we head home to Atlas. What should we do about the inmates? Go ahead and shoot us if you got the balls! Shoot us! Shoot us! Zet Vier Soichiro--go ahead and give the girls what they asked for. Yes, Madam. What's the matter? Hmm... Nothing, I guess. I must be hearing things. Even so... something does feel weird. What feels weird? I don't hear any birds chirping. Oh, you're right. Usually all the chirping from the forest is so loud it's annoying. A solar eclipse! I've never seen one before. So I guess this is why all the birds stopped chirping. Momoko--look! Uh? What on earth...? Did I have some bad mushrooms on the way here or something...? ♪ You are "it"... Come this way... ♪ ♪ Come to where our hands clap... ♪ ♪ You are "it"... Come this way... ♪ ♪ Come to where our hands clap... ♪ What... is that...? Kuniko... You've always been a crybaby. That hasn't changed since you were a little girl. But you know, you're fine just the way you are. I want you to go on being you--stay the bright shining sun of everyone's world. Next time: "Divine Prophecy of the Sun and Moon." ▶ [CR] Shangri-la - S01E09 [00p].01.eng.English Whoa... A solar eclipse! I wonder if this means we'll get snow tomorrow. Hey, as long as it's not bombarding rain. Hey! You three over there! No slackin' off! We're almost under Kuniko right now! And I for one aim to get her back! Ri-Right! ♪ You are "it"... Come this way... ♪ ♪ Come to where our hands clap... ♪ ♪ You are "it"... Come this way... ♪ ♪ Come to where our hands clap... ♪ ♪ You are "it"... Come this way... ♪ ♪ Come to where our hands clap... ♪ Over there! And this is... Miiko, methinks! Miss Mikuni, did you hurt yourself? All we care for is thy punishment! Now lay thee down and quickly! Ah, yes, yes. Here we go, then. Miss Mikuni, you little scamp. Say, Miiko... ...be there any shooting stars up above, dost thou think we might see one? Shall we ask Old Man Sky to send some down for us? The more shooting stars you see in the sky, the more wishes you can make. Just one is all that we require. Huh? The surface realms in daylight. Would that just once we could go out under the sun and see them... That would be... Oh, Miss Mikuni... Now it's my turn to punish! Stop it! Miiko, stop it! Mo-Momoko... What on earth... is this...? Have we slipped back in time to the Heian period...? Ouch...! Not even a warning. Just firing your load off out of the blue... Well, no one likes a quick shot! Interesting. Madam Sayoko, shall we eliminate them? Yes. However, I want the tall one taken and brought to me. Taken alive? There's nothing quite like enjoying a fresh catch, now, is there? As you wish. A big strong one like that lets me go a hundred... No, maybe even two hundred times the concentration. Now our special garden party is all ruined. It was Sayoko's call. We just need to wait until she takes care of the bad guys. Bad guys, thou say'st?! We wish to look on them with our own eyes! Absolutely not! It's too dangerous. Hey, can we just get back to Duomo? These guys look like they mean business. I couldn't call myself a tranny if I just ran from a challenge. You just watch over Tomoka, all right? Uh... okay. Out for a little stroll and just happened to stumble across our path. Aren't you the unlucky one today? That would be you. I don't know who you think you are, but the moment you decided to pick a fight with Momoko was when your luck ran out. This is it for you. Because these boobs are like rockets, and they'll take down every last one of you! We're up against a sexually disturbed man here! Hmph... So now you're trying to steal the spotlight from me. It would seem you're... ...quite the little actress! Oh, my... Now this is what I call a firm body. You freak--! We mustn't get impatient, now. I'll make sure and get to each one of you in turn. You're such big boys. Just the way I like them... So manly. Sick bastard! What should we do, Kuniko? We hafta help somehow. But, I mean... she looks like she's having so much fun. That's the whole point! If we don't keep Momoko off those guys, she's gonna violate them in ways they'll never forget...! Eh? We'll take that thing out of the fight. Miss Mikuni! So here I am, you washed-up whore. Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will-- Call me more names! Huh?! Go on, say some more! I want you to expose and humiliate me! And what makes you think I'd take orders from you? So you tease me, then. I like it. I have to say, you are the absolute best guinea pig so far! We trannies aren't the least bit afraid of a big bad sadist. You flat-chested slut! Miss Mikuni, don't you worry. Miiko is here to protect you! Miiko...! I may not look it now, but I used to wrestle for the Yamagatake sumo stable! Dosukoi--! Huh?! Wait, that's...! My boomerang got... A little kid?! Tomoka! Miss Mikuni, please return to your cart before you get hurt! Miiko! Looking away in the middle of a fight is certain death. That would be you. Tomoka, are you all right? It hurts... Momoko! What are you trying to do to my Momoko?! What's that? Eh?! Momoko! Don't do this... Don't leave me all alone here...! Please don't leave me like this...! Momoko? Momoko... Momoko!! So The Sun and The Moon have parted ways. I suppose I should pass that on to Sir Hiruko, then. Sayoko also captured Digma 2's guardian and took her away. That woman will... most likely... Let her do what she wants with her. If she goes too far with her pet project, we just spank her and send her to the corner. Leave this room at once. That means you too! Yes, Madam Ryoko. What? From a payphone in this day and age...? Incoming voice transmission from Frankfurt. It is a collect call. What is it? You gotta help me, Karin! Is that really you, Klaris? My poor little broke Klaris? Don't call me "broke" --! It's her, all right. You wouldn't believe what I've been through. It took me ages to find a payphone! Being poor totally sucks! And kicking me when I'm down by hiding the sun like this... God's just not being fair on me! The sun? And yesterday, I like... actually ate bread from a food line! I can't believe someone like me's been reduced to using food stamps...! A solar eclipse, huh? Well... I guess next time you'll listen when someone gives you a warning. Maybe I should just become a nun or something. Oh, come on, cheer up, my little broke Klaris. I'll go ahead and wire 3 million into your account right now. That's it--?! I can spend that on lunch! What do you eat for lunch...? All right--30 million. Yay! I love you, Karin! Just one thing! This is payment for a job. Eh?! You called at just the right time. It's a small thing... Just something I want you to do for me. ... "Medusa"...? You awake yet, Tomoka? Kuniko...? Um, I can walk on my own--ow! Soon as we get back, we'll get someone to look at that for you. I'm sorry. Tomoka, I swear... All you do nowadays is say sorry. It's getting to be a habit. I mean... about Momoko. I'm fine, I'm fine! You know Momoko--she'll be like, "I just wanted to go sightseeing in Atlas!" She'll be back before you know it. I don't know... I know she will... Tomoka, you worry too much! And besides, I've gotta go back and save Rena and Nao and everyone. And by god, I'm gonna show that Ryoko bitch what's what if it's the last thing I do! "What's what"? Right--what's what! Except... you're actually getting kinda heavy. Eh? When we were inside, you kept all the good food for yourself, didn't you? It's like carrying Miiko here. Uh?! You're so mean! Kidding, kidding! You're light, you're light. Tomoka's unbelievably light... Miss Mikuni, we should put Miiko in another room. We will not! Wake she if we are not here by her side to greet her, and she should surely think the worst! Aren't you late for the party? You kept me waiting so long that I decided to have fun with that darling man instead. So did you get any information from him? 33-26-34. Those are your rather pathetic measurements. No waist, right? Hey, at least you look good in a kimono. But enough fashion. What exactly do you plan to do to me in this place? We're inside Atlas, aren't we? You got the guard to tell you that, too? No, I can tell from the way my skin feels. See here? Do you want to feel for yourself? But no, you can't--stroking and groping the dancing girls is strictly against the rules. Hold it! I told you I'm not into lesbi-- Tell me about the earring! Where did you get this earring?! At the Gotemba Outlet Mall. I see... Well then, I'll just have to take a little more time and get the full answer. How honest do you suppose your body will be under questioning, hm? The Sun and The Moon have met?! And you witnessed the event yourself?! Yes, it was exactly as you predicted 12 generations ago, O Great Hiruko. Then those children are truly the ones. Truly the prophesied heirs who shall become the light of our world. Truly the divine scions who bring harmony...! Seven years, then. I suppose that's longer than most. Bring in the next vessel! The transfer must take place before Sir Hiruko's spirit escapes. Purify the heavens. Purify the earth. No! Let me go! I beg you! Let me go! Purify the within and without. You are the happiest person alive. Purify the six roots of our being. The purification of the heavens After this, you will stand high atop all the citizens of Atlas. is the cleansing of the seven days, the nine planets, I'm begging you! Please find it in your heart to help me! I'll do anything not to become Hiruko! and the twenty-eight lunar houses. The purification of the earth is the cleansing of the thirty-six guardian gods of this world. The purification of the within and without is the cleansing of the terrible god of the Three Treasures that lives within the hearth. Help me...! The purification of the six roots of our being is the cleansing of the body and the substance by the sweeping away of impurities. May the eight million gods hear these words that we humbly offer in prayer, and may the young male deer raise his plenary ears toward our cries that he may carry them. Thus do we humbly beg of the divine. What do you mean she refused to carry out my order...?! The forced-shutdown command was properly parsed and interpreted, all right. It's not a bug in Medusa. Well, check again to make sure. Karin, I'm sorry--I gotta go. Huh?! Where are you calling from now? Weren't you able to get your computer out of hock...? 30 million doesn't buy much more than lunch after you add a dessert and stuff. So right now I'm in a Net café and-- Oh, I'm so sorry! I'll be right out! Oooh--! Stupid broke Klaris! Stupid broke Klaris! I swear...! America, 5.24... China, 5.15... Russia, 2.61... So many big fish out there to bite on. What's wrong with you, Medusa...? Russia, 2.61... India, 1.44... Canada, 1.23... Any hits? None. The carbon markets are stable as ever. Maybe Medusa's in hibernation or something. I think it's still too soon to tell. What if there isn't any Medusa...? Not a possibility for us--it exists because Madam Ryoko says it does. You know how that goes, don't you, Kudo? So do we go beat the bushes and wake the sleeping serpent... eh, Hata? No. We won't have much chance of catching it if we can't see what we're dealing with. Then the Atlas Project just gets more and more behind schedule, doesn't it? Kuniko?! Tomoka?! Wow, it's true! It's Kuniko! What a relief! We were all so worried about ya! Kuniko Hojo! Reporting home for the second time! Kuniko, did you bring me a present? Don't you mean Miss Kuniko? Wude wittle kids won't get any. No pwesents from me... Shoot. But did ya get enough to eat in there? You look as thin as a rail. Huh?! Are you talking about my chest...?! Oh! But it was that way all along! And now...! Eh? You mean me? Yep, I guess we better all eat up. That's it--let's have a big party in the square! Homecoming Party, Take Two! Sounds like a plan! Kuniko, you're just more playful than ever today, aren'tcha? Hey, but where's Miss Momoko? Isn't she with you? You know what... I better go see my grandma first, okay? I leave Tomoka in your capable hands! She's a little injured, so patch her up like new, okay? Whoop... But I guess you guys can see that! Bye bye, everyone! What a character! Bye bye! Kuniko... They say we're all supposed to bring a dish and throw a big party for her, dear. Oh...? Then maybe we should bring some of that ham we got. Oh, don't be silly--we haven't had any ham for weeks now. Oh, is that right? Welcome back, Kuniko! Where is she...? Tomoka said she was gonna be over here. She already left. Not even eat a snack on the way out. But I suppose stranger things have happened. I think we're right under it. Hey, listen up! Just one more push and we're there! Yeah!! Ehhh?! Kuniko?! How the... hell'd you get...?! I'll tell you about it later. But for now, we keep digging! I'm borrowing this one, okay? Whoa, what the hell's goin' on, Kuniko...? I gotta save everyone. And then... I gotta show her what's what! There's a problem! The execution priority of your commands got dropped somehow! The top-priority user at the moment is Tarsian! Eh?! He ordered her to hijack a Jupiter observation satellite for some reason. That's why Medusa's been watching that stupid Great Red Spot this whole time. Do you hear what I'm saying, Karin?! Hi, Karin. I am determined to make you proud. I promise that I will overcome my weaknesses. Medusa! What happened to you? O Great Hiruko, we ask for your guidance that you may show us the way forward. On the day that The Sun and The Moon became one, the prophesied heirs did emerge. At long last, harmony for the heavens and the earth. Who will deliver the destiny? The heirs shall learn of their own accord, and know the role that Atlas must play. For now, you must keep watch over them. I will follow this guidance. But make ready! There is a storm! A great storm is at hand--! A solar photovoltaic power satellite...? "Apollo"? What the...? Let me dig out the rest of that. Takehiko? Get back! I don't want you to see this. Why the hell can't I?! Move aside! Rena... Nao... Everyone... It can't be...! It's my... This is all my... I killed them... You are the wind. And the wind can blow whichever way it pleases. Wrong answer, Kuniko! You would have to go on. You would go on and live through it. You would go on living for everybody's sake! Momoko... Momoko... Momoko... The blades of each sing out in resonant voice, and the sacred sound echoeth thence. When a heart looketh inward and doth find its resolve, the day is nigh for a new door to open. Next time: "Blade of the Sacred Sound." ▶ [CR] Shangri-la - S01E10 [00p].01.eng.English Hmm...? Holy cow... When the heck did all these weeds have time to grow in? Makes you think--Duomo could end up gettin' swallowed up by the forest after all, huh? Hey... Is this where the...? Yep. I think so--it's gotta be the same place where the army attacked us that time. Who gives a fuck?! Now stop your yammerin'! You got time to flap your jaws, then you got time to pull weeds! Now weed! Bu... But... Um, about Kuniko... She's still not here. Whatcha gonna do, man? I guess she just... never really wanted to take over as president in the first place, huh? She wouldn't even take Nagiko's blade when it was offered to her, am I right? Yeah, I guess we can't count on her bein'-- That's enough! You dipshits think Kuniko's that flaky?! I'm tellin' you--Nagiko hand-picked that girl to take over for her after she's done. That's why she brought her here! But I mean, Takehiko... Now listen--! I trusted Nagiko when she picked Kuniko, and I'm damn sure gonna trust Kuniko as the one Nagiko picked! But then... if Momoko's... Calm down and eat like a lady! I swear... Even if you're wearing old rags, a transsexual needs to stay classy at all times. Are you a man? Are you a woman? Trans-sex-xual. Transecksial? Right--transsexual. Step back now. Okay. Waste not, want not! Waste not, want not! Here goes--keep your eye on it! Hey! What's that thing called? Hey, tell me! Please! It was a merry day we had, yes? Huh? It was... Kuniko's. It was her boomerang. Yes, I'm absolutely sure it was...! Which means Momoko must've been somewhere nearby. But I'm sure they're fine. Miiko...? Miiko... Miiko! Between the two of them, they should be... Miiko...? Miiko... Miiko! Uhh? Oh, yes? Yes? Now prithee, when shall we be allowed to see the surface again? Well, we'll have to ask Sayoko about that. Miiko, we wish thee to take us there now! Ehh? If it be a short trip, it may well bring us no harm. We will bring our parasol! But remember what Sayoko said. We wish to go out and see the surface now--! Oh, dear heavens... Look how you've dropped your mother's earring. Here, let me put it on you, okay? There, we're all done now. We thank thee, Miiko. By the by, might we go to-- No means no! I like you, you know. You're entertaining. But I'm through playing these silly little games with you. All you have to do is untie me. Then I'll... I'll show you how much fun we can have together. I think I'll pass on that. It turns out that transgender guys aren't really my thing, you know. Now, this isn't the sort of jewelry that someone of your means could own. So tell me where you got this earring. I want an answer! I already told you-- I got it at the Gotemba Outlet Mall. Then maybe I should ask your little friends about it instead. My "little friends"...? I'm talking about the little brats you had with you. That's a nice try. And what makes you think you could capture them? Oh, I'll capture them. I'll use any means necessary. Yes! That's the look I want! Show me more of those angry eyes of yours. I think I'll have some more fun with you, after all. You all right, sir? Seein' as you're an army lieutenant. They say you're a whiz with mimetic armor, sir. Why don't you use it to make yourself a barf bag or something? Shut the fuck--! So here's where you been hidin' out? You know where that chimney collapsed... Well, now that whole area's gettin' overrun with some new kinda plant species. Stuff's growin' so fast we can't keep up with it, and it's just gettin' worse, 'ccordin' to what Furukawa says. Hey, you... What the hell's goin' on with you? I get that you're feelin' down. But listen--mopin' around like this ain't gonna get you nowhere! This ain't good. It don't do no good for Momoko or your other dead friends, and-- I'm sorry. We don't know for sure whether Momoko's dead yet, do we? I'm gonna go. I kinda feel like some pickles. Ku... Kunik...! Aah! Me and my big damn mouth. It's getting late. Shall we start heading back to your room now? Miiko, let us play at hide and seek! Thou shalt be the first "it"! Eh...? You want to play now...? Thou must count to one hundred! Here we go. Hmm... All right, but... we're going home as soon as we're done. One... Two... Three... I want you to tell me your name. I want you to tell me your name. M... Momoko. Your real name! I want you to tell me your actual name. Kenzaki. Kenzaki... Ryoma. How old are you? Twenty-eight. Yeah, and I'm a pony. I have eyes, and you're over forty if you're a day. You hear me? I'll ask you one more time. I want you to tell me your name. Natsuki... Masashi... twenty-eight. What is this...?! It's the power of love... More powerful than you think. Overcomes... any challenge. Any fight. B... But love's power's not... new to you, is it? Because you're... ...a mother to someone yourself. You carry yourself like a mother. I'm guessing it's a girl of about ten or thereabouts. You shut your mouth! You smoke, but... not in front of your little girl. You watch it around her, don't you? I said shut your mouth--! You're all alone... raising her all by yourself. You try to provide for her. You want only the best for her. Working so hard... late into the night. You have to work, but... the truth is... ...all you really want is just to be by her side. You're away all the time... and you're afraid of what that does to her. It worries you so much. My Midori... Oh...? So her name is Midori, then. I'm sure Midori feels it, too. All she really wants is just to be with her mommy. To talk... to you... ...just a little bit more. Shut your mouth! Shut up! Because she loves you... ...her mommy... so much. Shut up! Shut up!! Miss Mikuni, please return to your quarters. Open those doors! B-But Miss, we...! Tell us--do you have a liking for us? Do you like Sayoko? Do you think she is beautiful? Whither must we go that we may step outside this awful place...?! Deactivating light shield... Deactivating light shield. Deactivating light shield... Deactivating light shield. Miss Mikuni! Miss Mikuni! Miss Mikuni... Miss Mikuni! Miiko... Miiko... Hurry up! Put the shield back on! Right away! We hurt... We hurt...! A voice--! I hear a voice call out! The Moon--! The Sun--! The Land--! It calls out to them! The time to listen is now! To the voice--! Listen to the voice of the pillar of heaven--!! Miss Mikuni! Miss Mikuni! Miss Mikuni! The caged bird is not free. And now it should return quietly to its cage. Just great...! What's the matter now?! Apparently Atlas Corporation found out about Medusa somehow. One of the ministers we do business with just leaked us the news. But how'd they find out about us?! How the hell should I know?! Stupid broke-ass Klaris! We still have a lot more money to make here. And then there's Mama and Papa... I still wanna eat dinner with them. Huh?! You created a typhoon?! Karin. Tarsian just restored the original command priority settings. Now you're the top-priority user again! Huh? Why the heck would he do that...? Oh, who cares about all the silly little details? The important thing is I get to go back to being rich! I've gotta go buy a new wardrobe! Shoes and necklaces and... wait! I'm gonna go buy Ferrari again! See ya! Uh--! Klaris! I swear... A typhoon has developed in the offing near the Marshall Islands. Its speed of movement is zero kph. Apparently, it's been sitting in the same location ever since it formed. Someone managed to hack into the Apollo satellite, and then caused it to emit microwave radiation. I wonder if they think they've just made a shield for themselves. All plans are to proceed unchanged. Yes, Madam. Shogo? Yes, Madam. I'm here to report on the progress of Atlas construction. We're behind schedule. 12% behind schedule, to be exact. Hmph... The current prime minister is useless. Oh, Shion? Yes, Madam? We sure had a lot of fun playing prison warden back there, didn't we? Yes, Madam. It was delightful. Zet Vier Shogo. Yes, Madam. Go make preparations for a press conference. Consider it done, Madam. Oo, yeah! Don't you think it's just perfect? But isn't the skirt a little short? People'll see my panties every time I move around. Then all you have to do is not move around. Yeah, right--then how am I gonna fight if I hafta, huh? A high school girl shouldn't have any reason to fight in the first place. Oh, yeah, and who taught me how to use a boomerang? That's just for self-defense. Something every young lady should learn. Something every young lady should learn, huh...? Kuniko... Just be a normal girl. If you just... live a normal life... In this day and age, what the hell's normal anyway?! Even Duomo... This place could come down around us at any minute! So that means she's not allowed to fall in love or have any fun as a kid?! That ain't what I'm sayin' and you know it! All right! Then what are you saying?! It's because of the times we live in... that I want a normal life for her. Isn't that what you want for her too? I'm not gonna cry, Momoko. I've made up my mind. That's what I came here to tell you. So watch for me, okay? Because now... ...I'm gonna fly! How is she? She'll be fine. Her condition has calmed down. It's all my fault. I should've never taken my eyes off her. Miiko, thou art not to blame. It was us who tricked thee and fled. Please do forgive us. Miss Mikuni...! No--I am responsible for this. Huh? I have not moved fast enough with my research, and I have unintentionally caused poor Miss Mikuni untold pain and frustration. I beg your forgiveness. What dost thou say? Thou must know that we love thee well, Sayoko. I am not worthy of your kind words. Just so... Sayoko, thou may'st know the meaning of this thing. We did hear a strange voice when this happened. Huh? A voice? Yes... It was just before we lost consciousness. There was something that came calling to us in a strange voice. Ehh...? But I was there with you and I didn't hear anything at all. The voice came echoing forth from inside our head. And said--?! What did you hear the voice saying when it spoke to you?! "O Moon, climb to the heavens and shine thee upon the darkness." "O Moon... ...climb to the heavens... ...and shine thee upon the darkness"...! Please wait right here. Sayoko...?! Now, breaking news: In place of Prime Minister Umemiya, who stepped down citing emotional strain, Atlas Corporation president Ryoko Naruse has assumed prime ministerial office. For more details, we move to footage of the press conference. What'd she just say?! I don't believe this--! Looking ahead at the next decade, my plan is to complete Atlas and to work toward further progress on the Greenification Project. What do you say to the many unhappy citizens still remaining on the surface? I will also complete the relocation of the populace. I have already begun a review of the plan, examining a number of factors, including post-relocation living arrangements and safeguards, in order to facilitate this process. Above all other considerations, this government views improving the lives of our citizens as its number-one priority. Bullshit! Nothin' but goddamn lies--! They really expect us to swallow this crap--?! So that's her... Ryoko Naruse. You may enter. I have news from the Moon Palace about Digma 1. Apparently, she heard a "voice." Is that so? I assume you know what to do about it. Yes. So what are you telling me?! I repeat what I said: The words have passed the matching analysis. As for Miss Mikuni's priority level, it will continue to be maintained. As before, you are to remain on standby in the Moon Palace. Listen to me! This voice that Miss Mikuni heard... It was the voice of Atlas, wasn't it? Why doesn't that decide the issue?! Please remain on standby. That is all. What was the matter? Thou ran off so quickly. Miss Mikuni. Miss Mikuni, I swear to you right now-- that I, Sayoko, will take you to a place where you will feel the sun on your face! I thought it was about time for you to be showing up. I've thought about this a long time. Wondering what I had it in my power to do. You know, I... I love everyone here in Duomo. That's why I... I kept thinking about what I could do to keep everyone free from sadness. It's all I kept thinking about. I see. I've seen a lot of things now. But... it's like I feel like I can't do anything. I mean... I never could do anything. There's a limit to how much any one of us can do on our own, you know. Not to mention the fact that you're up against Atlas. Yeah... They're just too big, aren't they? This isn't because of Momoko being abducted, or because of what happened to my friends at the Center. That's not why I made this decision. In fact, I think I actually made it in my heart a long time ago. It's just... I didn't know if it was the right one. I think that's why I kept hesitating for so long. But this is it-- I will be the president of Metal Age. Once you're the president, what will you do? I'll go to Atlas. I see. You should see with your own eyes what there is to see there. It's a world you don't know anything about. What's happening...?! "O Sun... ...climb to the heavens... ...and shine thee... upon the earth"? Hm? I guess I'm hearing things. In other words, this "Medusa" or whatever you call it is hiding out in the Marshall Islands. Do I have that right? That's exactly it. And you want to send out a task force against it or something...?! We already have. The aircraft carrier Yamato Takeru is waiting at the ready in nearby waters. Huh?! What was that?! How in the hell did it get inside their territorial waters?! And what did you suppose our "stealth carriers" were going to be used for? This operation has now moved to Phase Two. On this order, Operation Medusa Clean Sweep will now commence. Yessir. Lieutenant Kusanagi! Hut! Remove camouflage. Roger! Removing camouflage. This song. It's a song that someone once sang to me. So nostalgic... this song that I remember hearing sung so often. That's right--so it was. Next time: "Butterfly Dream." ▶ [CR] Shangri-la - S01E11 [00p].01.eng.English Huh...? What's that song, anyway...? I can't remember for the life of me. ♪ This canary has forgotten how to sing its song... ♪ ♪ Shall we then leave the bird in the hills out back? ♪ ♪ No way, no way, we cannot, that would not be right... ♪ O Land... Enthrall the day and the night... ...and hold thee-- Lieutenant...! Lieutenant...! Lieutenant...! Lieutenant! Are you finally awake? Where am I? Oh, shit--! Everyone had to... Well... everything looks good at this point, right? For now. It does look like the markets are stabilizing. Which means I shouldn't have to listen to Klaris's bitching for a while, at least. That reminds me, Karin-- there is something I've been meaning to ask you. Huh? Just wondering... What's your reason for doing this kind of work, anyway? I have reasons. What do you mean, "reasons"? For example? What difference is it to you?! Oh... Sorry. For example... for Papa and Mama to-- Crap--! Wh-What?! What's with you?! Oh, nothing. I just remembered I'm supposed to meet my parents for dinner. Sorry, I've really gotta go. All right, zai jian. ["bye-bye"] Uh?! It's not like I'm lonely here. Elevator 2 is in operation. Eh?! What's this? "...enthrall the day and the night... ...and hold thee..." And then...? Drink, Lieutenant? Oh... Thank you. Just so you know, we're all really grateful for what you did. What are you talking about? He means back there. When the ship was surrounded by that weird light from the sky. Shift rudder hard over! Anyone! Anyone in here, please acknowledge! We're screwed...! Fuck... We're gonna die! Hurry out! The ship's gonna capsize any mome-- Lieutenant, if you hadn't been there to open that door for us, we'd all be dead right about now. We feel bad for making fun of you when you were throwing up. We're very sorry, sir! Don't sweat it. From the looks of it, you guys saved my ass just as much as I saved yours. But I wonder... what the hell was that light that hit us back there? It seemed like some kind of attack... from a satellite, maybe. Useless piece of junk. Do we have any idea why it sank? It seems Apollo was hijacked again. Some unknown entity gained access. We found traces of the hijacking. The Yamato Takeru is the issue. It was operating covertly outside Japanese waters. If we don't handle this just right, the territorial violation could develop into serious diplomatic headaches for us. Just leave the matter be. Madam? If anything comes of it, we can always bring the foreign minister in to clean up the mess. Are we sure he could handle it? That's the beauty of it. If he screws up the handling, we crucify him for screwing up. Uh... Yes, Madam. What about Medusa? We're hampered by the supermassive typhoon that suddenly appeared early this morning. For the time being, it still shows no signs of moving, and it seems likely that any sort of approach would involve great difficulty. So what you're telling me is that Medusa is stuck in its shell and not coming out. Now if we only had some way to force it out of that shell... "Now where did you come from, cute little kitty cat?" How cute. You're quite the handsome little guy, aren't you? You're not a person, so I guess I'm fine talking to you, huh? A new voice mail has just arrived in your inbox. It's from Papa! Hi, Karin. How are things going for you? Your papa and mama are both doing just fine. Even though it's because of work, it's been hard on us leaving you alone for so long. I can't tell you how bad we feel about that. However, it's looking like we might be coming home to Japan soon. When we do get home, let's all go out to dinner together. We look forward to hearing from you. I love you more than anyone else in the world. From Papa with love. Papa... Mama... I'm sorry, but I can't go. Because... You want to leave, but you just can't. Huh?! You don't want to leave, but you do. Who... Who's that?! Is that what you want? The truth is, you want to go, don't you? H-How'd you get inside there--?! Why isn't the security system working like it's supposed to?! Just come on out. We wish to go out. We just want thee to allow us outside. Oh, but remember what terrible things happened the last time you tried doing that. You must try your best to take better care of yourself. But we wish to be like others. We only wish to visit a land where the sun may shine on our face. Is it so terrible that we wish that? Of course it's not. It's not the least bit terrible to wish that at all. Miiko... Uh? Birds are lucky in their freedom. Just let yourself be free! All you really have to do is want it. It's such an easy thing. But how...? How are you able to see me like this?! Who the heck are you? And what the heck do you want from me? I came to rescue you from this cage you live in. You are a sad little princess who has forgotten how to sing her song. I don't need you. I never asked anyone to come and rescue me... and I don't need to be rescued by anyone. "I want someone to come rescue me." I choose to live in this place because this is where I want to be. "The truth is, I really want to leave this place." I like it here, and I'm satisfied with the life that I have here. So that's why-- "The truth is, all I really want is to be able to eat with Papa and Mama. And that's why--" But I can't! Oh, yes you can. Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Just leave me alone...! But I can't leave you alone. Because... the truth is that I am you. What are... you saying...? Come on. No! No, no! Just get out! Just get out of here! What the heck?! What the heck was that all about...?! What do you mean you don't know what happened?! There was an intruder, as sure as I'm sitting here! Just what kind of security checks are you guys running over there?! I don't know what to tell you. But I can't see a thing wrong with the security system on our end. Even the camera footage checks out--there's no trace of anyone matching your description. That just doesn't make sense! Is it possible you were dreaming or something...? Huh...?! It was not a dream. Hey... What do you think happened? Is this all a dream? Or is it just...? I was scared. But you know... everything he said was right on the mark. I guess the reason it scared me was because it was true. And right now, I even kinda wish I could talk to him again. Hey... Do you think that's weird? Where are you going? ♪ This canary has forgotten how to sing its song... ♪ That song again...! ♪ Shall we then leave the bird in the hills out back? ♪ No, wait! Don't run away! Isn't any help gonna come for us...? Are we just supposed to dry up and die here...? If this is it for me, I wish I could see that girl again... just once more before I die. Then quit it with the whining! If you really want to see the girl again, then stop talking like you've already given up hope! Listen to me, goddamnit--I'm gonna get you back to Japan if it's the last thing I do! Please go easy on them, sir. I'm sure they're just feeling scared, like the rest of us. Sorry... I guess I got kinda carried away with the shouting. Do you have someone yourself, Lieutenant? Someone waiting at home. I mean, like a nice girl. Nah... I don't have anyone like that. Huh? You mean me? Yes! We mean you, damnit! You're the Metal Age president now, and I think it's high time you started actin' like it! Well, I feel like I'm acting presidential and all. So? What's your presidential plan, then? What do you mean, "plan"...? I mean what the hell's your goddamn plan for how we're gonna bust into Atlas, goddamnit?! Hmm... I have, um... You have...? No plan! No idea! But that's a good question... How did you manage to get in here? All the entrances and exits are locked in every possible way. Please don't be afraid of me. Please, I'm begging you. But I am scared. I'm scared. I'm really scared of you. You and everyone... I'm scared of everyone. I'm scared of the outside... Scared of seeing people... Scared of talking to them... Scared of myself for not knowing what to do. I'm scared. I understand. You don't understand! How do people get to where they can be with strangers? How come being with strangers is something I can't ever seem to do...? But you can do it. I know you can. I can't... I never can. Going out and talking face-to-face with some stranger... I just don't know how to do it! But just look--you're sitting here talking to me right now. You're right here talking to me. You mean...? See? Don't laugh at me. Sorry. Before... That song you were singing just now... Let me tell you how that song ends. At the very end, the canary finally remembers the song he forgot how to sing. That song... I know it from somewhere... I used to be really scared of meeting people, too. Huh? I really was. I used to be just like you. The difference was... I was inside a real cage surrounded by real bars and locks. The bars and locks of your cage are of your own making. Yeah. But... I have to go now. Uh... But wait! Let's talk just a little... bit... more... Tonight, just as the western part of the sky is taking on the color of twilight, come outside to the park down in front. Huh? There's something you've lost... and I'm sure you'll find it there. Concerning the sinking of the Yamato Takeru, by all accounts, the foreign nations in question are all completely in the dark. Oh, what a shame. And I was so looking forward to giving our foreign minister the boot. Madam Ryoko. The Moon Palace Digma custodian has become rather persistent in voicing her concerns. Has our handling of her been the correct approach? She's a persistent bitch, all right. Always has been. Madam? That means I don't care what she says. But I can see Hata's concerns in this matter. Digmas require delicate handling. Perhaps we should be more cautious in our approach. I suppose so. Madam Ryoko. Hm? Concerning this issue, I have a specific request I would like to make. What is it? I would like to learn more about the Digmas. May I have your permission to access those materials? Why? "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles." Very well. You have permission. I guess I really have to make a decision here. All right, I've decided! I'm just gonna bust in like, "babam!" and be like, "hoowah!" Sorry, Pudding. I'm not gonna be able to take you with me today. Are we being... saved... now...? ♪ This canary has forgotten how to sing its song... ♪ ♪ Shall we then leave the bird in the hills out back? ♪ ♪ No way, no way, we cannot, that would not be right... ♪ ♪ This canary has forgotten how to sing its song... ♪ ♪ Shall we then whip the bird with a willow switch? ♪ ♪ No way, no way, we cannot, that would be too sad... ♪ It's so weird... I've spent my whole life inside that tower. You finally made it out, huh? Yeah... I did make it out. And I finally remembered. Thank you. This song... It's something Mama used to sing to me. A lullaby she used to sing. That's so wonderful, Karin. And farewell... my one and only. Such lovely voices. What dost thou call the pretty birds that sing in the distance yonder? Ahh... Those pretty birds are what we call "canaries." Canaries, are they? What a warm and tender name they have. Look at those two birds there. Miss Mikuni, it's for you alone that they're always together and singing as they are. Those two birds sing for us alone? Yes. And like you, they're stuck inside here. Not allowed to fly outside this wonderful garden. Is it true, what thou say'st?! Is it really true?! How be it so...? You're hard at work. So then... have you found anything? No. It seems all the really important materials are locked up so tight I can't access them. Well, you had to know that's what would happen here. Kudo, look. What's this...? Digma 0, huh? Zero? The model's since been deregistered. It was a prototype. His codename was "Canary." It was a defective model. Supposedly, he never once set foot outside the control facility. I think he must've died about five years ago. Is that right? That's a real shame. I'm sure he must've wanted to see the outside world at least once. ♪ This canary has forgotten how to sing its song... ♪ ♪ Put it in an ivory boat with silver oars... ♪ ♪ And as it floats upon the sea in the pale moonlight... ♪ ♪ The bird will then remember its forgotten song... ♪ Next time I will eliminate all those who stand in Miss Mikuni's way. They will all meet the same fate, whoever they may be. Even if my actions are a transgression against the will of the gods, I will not relent. Next time: "All in Constant Flux." ▶ [CR] Shangri-la - S01E12 [00p].01.eng.English How is our patient feeling today? Good. I can't thank you enough. But, um... how are all the navy guys who were rescued with me doing? There's no need to worry. And at least for the time being, I think you should stay focused on your own recovery. Episode 12: All in Constant Flux If any touches the sides... ...you know what happens, don't you? Madam Ryoko. All the arrangements for the press conference are now complete. Very well, then. As for Operation Medusa Clean Sweep, um... there were some survivors. Dispose of all of them except Digma 3. Understood, Madam. And know what? He turned to me and he was, like... Oh--there's Kuniko. Kuniko! And there she goes. What's with Kuniko? Don't you feel like she's trying too hard now that she's Metal Age president? Yeah... but ever since Momoko got kidnapped, she's been so worried that she doesn't know what to do. I think she's just trying her best not to think about it, which is why she's acting like that. So that's it. And then there's me... giving Kuniko nothing but grief and trouble. Huh? Oh, nothing. Just talking to myself. We have breaking Atlas news. Prime Minister Naruse has just called a press conference to address the nation. I would like to make an announcement to all our citizens. As of this day, the Atlas Relocation Project is placed on hold until further notice. Did she just...?! What the...?! What was that--?! The issue is Atlas construction. At the present time, we are critically behind schedule. From now on, our top priority will shift from relocation to construction. My duty is to build you a flawless city, and that is exactly what I will do, even if it means briefly halting relocation activities. Of all the idiotic...! No, she can't do that...! Prime Minister! How do you justify this decision?! Why haven't we heard anything about this before now?! Are we to infer that you were lying in your inaugural speech?! I will not respond to any questions! You will all have to go along with this, whether you like it or not. Go along with it, my ass! I've had enough! We're gonna crush that tyrannical bitch! You're goddamn right! Hangin' back and keepin' quiet like this ain't gettin' us nowhere! Let's do it! Hell, yeah! So? What's the plan, then? Take a look at this! Uhhh...?! In other words, you're sayin' we should attack 'em from above? It's a dang random tactic, isn't it? Since I'm your president now, I knew I couldn't just sit around on my ass doing nothing. So I thought long and hard about it. And then it hit me. Beginner's luck, am I right? At any rate--! As your president, I take full responsibility for this plan. So come on, you guys... I need your help here, all right? Well, that goes without sayin'. If these are your orders, then we'll follow 'em. Okay, then, Furukawa... I leave all the fine-tuning up to you. Do us proud! Huh? Uh... Huh?! No way...! Yes way, it's totally true, Karin! If we target New York right away, we're gonna be in the money! Just take a look! This company that I just bought saw its asset value go up tenfold in a matter of seconds! Let's keep right on buying and take over America wholesale! Don't go getting ahead of yourself, my not-so-broke-anymore Klaris. Medusa, we're going after China next, okay? Zhang, I'm leaving the Chinese market in your hands. Sure! I'm on it. What the hell, Karin? Acting all calm and cautious! You already made your pile of money, so you're cool?! Yeah, I guess. Then why don't you try acting happy for a change? Anyway, I'm still in this to make money, so bye! All right, I should get on it too. Karin... don't let it go to your head, okay? It's been a while since we made this much money, Pudding. "But Karin, you don't look so happy about it, do you?" H... Hey, I'm happy about it. But still... I do think I'll go shopping for a little bit, just to cheer myself up. "Huh?! Karin, you're gonna go outside now?" Well, I'd rather not go outside myself, but he wanted me to. And so, anyway... I was thinking I could just maybe do it for him. "But can you really pull it off? What if someone comes up and tries to talk to you or something?" Yeah... that could be... kinda scary. "So then, how are you gonna go out?" Hey! Bear! If I'm in this... I shouldn't be scared... ...I... don't think. Not too bad. Madam Ryoko. I have a call from Corporate Managing Director Nemoto. He's on the line. Put him through to me. Ma... Madam Ryoko. What can I do for you? Uh... I... I have s-someone... here wh-who insists on having a m-meeting with you in p-person. Who is it? It's me. My, my... If it isn't you, Sayoko. Now, what a surprise. And I see you're still going with that same scrawny look you had in school. Very well. I'll go ahead and unlock the door for you. Come right on in. You did a fine job. We'll be usin' C4 to blast through the dividing walls, so we're gonna need some detonators. And then there's the backup magazines. I figure we're gonna need a whole heap of those. I get it. I get it. Hi, you guys! Kuniko alert in effect! Musclebound bozo also in company! New photographic subject! Danger! Danger! It's always the same here, isn't it? So you old geezers ain't quite kicked the bucket yet, huh? Hm?! Momoko not sighted...? Slinkety... slinkety... This time's different. I'm here 'cuz I wanna buy some stuff from you guys. Kuniko, Metal Age Prez--congrats! Bu... But how'd you know...?! Don't go underestimating the power of our vast intelligence network. That reminds me! Last time you were here, we gave you that "Gina" figure. Did you give it to Nagiko for us? Uh, yeah, but... she didn't like it for some reason. Sadness--! Like a dagger in our hearts. Sniffle, sniffle. Oh, dear god. Huh? What's wrong? Why are you guys so sad...? Whoa! Look at this! You guys got an early-model CZ 75 here! When'd you get this bad boy in?! So, my friend... I can see that you're one of us. Yeah... You geezers sure got some great stuff in here. That's not what we're here for, you know. This is your lucky day. We've got a whole bunch of shopping to do here today. Ehh?! Uhh?! Here, this is our list. Hmm... Lessee, that's two hundred CK201s, two hundred thousand .223 caliber rounds, and for hand grenades you want five hundred, along with two hundred rocket launchers, eh? Then you've already procured your food rations, I assume? Huh...? Nope. Still to come. In that case, what would you say to some Type-II field rations? The chicken veggie stew is delicious. Can we get it without carrots...? Um, well-- It's fine as-is! It ain't chicken veggie stew without the carrots in there. We'll take 'em--give us a hundred of those. Understood. Anything else? Yes, there is! There's still one very important item--a boomerang! And make it a really big one, okay? Ehh?! Uhh?! 'Preciate it! Thanks. See you next time. Sure thing. What? What do you want? Um... Yeah... Nothing, I guess. Uh... Gotta run now! Wh... What can I do for you...? I'll take this, and... ...everything from that side all the way over to this side. I'll take it all. And I live in Atlas, so do you deliver? Th... That's a lot... Okay! I guess we're good, right? Yep. Give us seven days and we'll have it all ready to go. That's too slow! We'll pay you double, but we want it in three days! Hold on--! Since when are you so goddamn generous with our cash?! Huh? Hmmm... Since the day before yesterday? Being that this is for you, we'll make it happen. But why are you in such an all-fire rush to get these? Well, I'll tell you why--'cuz we've decided we're gonna go invade Atlas. And once we're in charge, you guys should come and live there too, okay? Atlas is a whole lot cleaner than this place. And it's just, you know--I want you guys to live good long lives and stuff. Speechless... Bye! Later, okay? Little Kuniko, just as sparkly, bright and bubbly as always! That's quite a gal. Wouldn't be a bit surprised if she really did take over, huh? But still... do they even have any anime shops in Atlas...? We're old dogs, boys... and right here is the best place for us. It's been quite a long time, Sayoko. I see you're still collecting pretty boys to wait on you hand and foot. Apparently nothing's changed since we were in college. Well, would you care to pick a couple out for yourself, perhaps...? No, I wouldn't! And I can see you haven't changed a bit yourself. You've still got that hard look, like your womanhood has been sucked dry. Miss Mikuni has heard the words of Atlas, as she was supposed to. But despite that, she still hasn't been named as the heir. So why?! Ah, who knows? Don't play games with me. I know you know why! So tell me what it is! Yes, I do know why. But unfortunately, you're just not a person I can tell. And besides... ...is that how we behave when we ask for a favor?! Someone in your place should be kneeling face-down on the floor and begging in the humblest of terms, don't you think? If you could bring yourself to do that, then I might feel inclined to tell you. But if it's too much for you, then you can leave now. I humbly ask of you. Please tell me the reason why. How pathetic. I never would have guessed that a person could lower herself to quite this extent. An Atlas Rank of AAA is bestowed on a candidate heir, you see... ...and Mikuni isn't the only one. There are two others you don't know about. What--?! Which means that even if Mikuni did hear the words of Atlas, it doesn't follow that she would simply be named right away as the heir. You must be so disappointed. All right... Then who are the other two?! Ah, who knows? I'm certainly under no obligation to tell you that. We'll see about that...! This is actually kinda fun... being in Akihabara! But still... it's such a pain having to go visit each shop one-by-one. Hey! Cheap prices! We've got cheap prices! Get your coupons here! Excuse me. Hm... Uh! Um, just... how much does Akihabara cost? Where should I go if I want to buy it? Huh...?! Good, good... I think we got the whole thing covered. We better, 'cuz I'm not buying one more thing! I swear... Hm? Huh? I know that bear... Hnh?! Kuniko--! Uhh... everyone here's such an idiot. Why can't they get what I mean when I say I wanna buy Akihabara...?! Obviously it means I wanna buy the whole stupid city...! Hey... Huh--? Little bear, haven't we met somewhere before? We have, haven't we? It's that wild-eyed monkey from before...! Right? I'm right, aren't I? I... I don't know you...! Such a liar! "I don't know you" means I don't know you--! I'm telling you, we do know each other. Nooo--! Don't look at meee--! What the hell was that...? It looks pretty good on you. Ca--Can't get it off--! I'm not about to let anyone stand in Miss Mikuni's way. If she won't tell me who the other AAAs are, then I'll just have to find out for myself! Biometric ID, huh? It seems I'm going to need one more job from you. I hope you're ready... ...Zeus! Madam Ryoko. What is it? Someone is targeting the Zeus system. They're attempting to hack in as we speak. Just ignore the attack. They have no chance of making it in. But Madam, the speed of the hack is astounding. They're rapidly approaching the area of the system where the top-secret files are stored. We estimate they'll reach it within 30 million hours or so. Must be Sayoko, then. She truly is one interesting woman. The speed of the hack continues to increase. Now just 23 million hours before the top-secret area is breached. It's beyond her. Hmph. These cheap traps don't fool me. I'm amazed she's gotten this far against Zeus's traps. Top-secret area breach in 20 thousand hours... 10 thousand hours... Wait, she should breach the area any minute now! It won't be long before she gives up. I found it! Breach of the top-secret area is imminent... She's right at the entrance! I'll be looking at those files now. Huh...?! What's this?! Sayoko, that was a nice effort. Say, Miiko? Has Sayoko still not returned from her work yet? No, it seems she hasn't. Miss Mikuni, I'm sure she's very busy working on that research for you. I see... Miiko, come quickly! Sayoko...?! Don't move. She brought this upon herself with her actions. It was a heinous crime she committed. So heinous she must've known she might die if she were ever caught. Ehh?! Let's go. Oh, Miiko... Eh?! This is... Momoko's earring! But... why? "In the end, I guess we weren't able to buy Akihabara, huh?" Yeah, it's really too bad. But even so, this is the place where we feel most at home. "You're right about that!" "Plus we don't have anyone coming up and trying to talk to us here, huh?" Yeah. We don't really need to go outside, anyway. "Is that really... the way you feel?" "It still might be kinda fun to go outside sometimes, I think." What the...? What's this? Miiko...?! Momoko, my dear friend... take care of yourself. Miiko? What troubleth thee? Nothing... Let us go, Miiko! Thou hugg'st us too hard! So our squad'll advance on the target along this route here, and then, accordin' to the plan, we'll rendezvous with the other squads at this point here. What are we hearing back from the other branches? I got 'em to agree to help. Just like you instructed, we'll tap the entire force here, all focused on takin' control of Atlas. That's good. There's one more thing. About our original plan for rescuin' Momoko... It's off. A rescue's too much. I don't want us to lose focus because of it. I've decided--I'm not gonna waver back and forth anymore! I don't know what Momoko's status is, whether she's safe or not, but I have to make sure this operation succeeds regardless. I think Momoko'd agree. I'm sure she'd say the same thing if she were here. I see you've toughened up a bit. Tough and strong and virile as all hell. That's how I like my men. Huh--? Gotta have a strong mind... ...and a strong body too. Momoko... It's good to be home. Momoko! Momoko! Ow...! Whoa, now, Kuniko... have you been putting on some weight there? Are you hurt in any way?! Are you all right?! What happened to you?! How were you able to escape...?! I don't know how I'm supposed to answer all those questions. I'm just fine. Atlas has their own little S&M club, and they invited me over to try it out, but the dominatrix was no damn good. Then just as I was getting fed up, Miiko came by and helped me find my way out. Miiko did? Yes. I think Miiko's doing pretty well there. Listen, I just heard about you. They tell me you've taken over as Metal Age president...? Yeah. Is that what you really want? There are more normal ways to live your life, you know. Living normally's gonna hafta wait until the next life! I've made up my mind! So... you're good with that? Momoko, I know... you're against it, right? My beloved daughter has chosen a path that she believes is true to the person she is. Now how could I be against that? Thank you. Next time The truth is, I really don't want to fight at all. But there are people I love, friends and family that I want to protect. So for the sake of the future, and the sake of all those who live on the surface... ...I will not hesitate anymore. Next time: "Flying Girl." ▶ [CR] Shangri-la - S01E13 [00p].01.eng.English You are the wind. And the wind can blow whichever way it pleases. Just be a teenager, young lady. All I want is for you to be a normal girl just like everyone else. Believe me, the last thing I want for you is to be the president of Metal Age. Are you the president of Metal Age? Uh, no... not exactly, I'm just, uh... Then what'd you bust in with such a big show for?! I'm not actually in Metal Age myself... ...but I guess I do have close ties to it... I mean... I mean, why do you guerrillas insist on going against the government? You burn down the trees, drive up the carbon levels, and steal the government's property. Like I said, I'm not a... Things are rough all over, even in Metal Age. Like I keep saying, don't lump me in with those guys. Sorry, sorry. But even so, you've gotta admit you're not much of a high school girl, either. I've thought about this a long time. Wondering what I had it in my power to do. I've seen a lot of things now. But... it's like I feel like I can't do anything. I mean... I never could do anything. This isn't because of Momoko being abducted, or because of what happened to my friends at the Center. That's not why I made this decision. In fact, I think I actually made it in my heart a long time ago. It's just... I didn't know if it was the right one. I think that's why I kept hesitating for so long. But this is it-- I will be the president of Metal Age. This is our cause. We are not flippant in our opposition to greenification. We stand opposed to the reckless tyranny of a government that does not give a damn, even for the lives of its own citizens. But despite our constant cries for change, the situation only continues to grow steadily worse. The earth has long since ceased to be a paradise, and how long have we endured it? And now this. As our prime minister made very clear in her address the other day, this government has stabbed us in the back and betrayed our trust. There is a place where we can all live in peace and comfort, but the government has no intention of ever opening the gates for us. If that is their stance, then we have no choice. We must rise up and take for ourselves what is rightfully ours. We will win a home for ourselves. We will take Atlas! We fight for you as Metal Age. We fight for all our tomorrows. We fight here to take back our future. So let the battle begin! Careful with those! I know the detonators ain't attached yet, but that don't mean you lugs can just toss 'em around like sacks of potatoes! Well, I'll be... Takehiko, when'd you start acting cautious? You're fulla shit. I ain't never been nothin' but cautious. My motto's always been "Keep cool and stay tough." "Pee in the pool and spray stuff"?! How 'bout I fire one of these mortar rounds up your ass, you damn queer?! Oh, no! Momoko's ass would split wide open... No one seems to be taking this very seriously at all. Grandma! Miss President. Uh... Yes! You mustn't be afraid of what you find there... no matter what Atlas holds in store for you. We will take back what's ours to claim. We'll take back our future! Yeaaah!! There, there. Sorry... We woke you up, huh? And for the sake of new lives like this one... ...we have to win! Mister VP, why would the chief advisor come to Japan all of a sudden...? How the hell should I know? Ever since the president became prime minister, I don't know what's going on. I trust you had an agreeable journey, Mr. Tarsian. Given the unexpected nature of this visit, we had no time to prepa--er-- So the American army actually used to have a base way out here, huh...? You don't know much of anything, do you? Takehiko, you are to address her as "President." Put a sock in it! You're a tranny and you ain't even in Metal Age, so just shut up. You're so mean! And here the whole reason I came was because I was worried about you. Oh, sobbety sob sob sob... Oh, don't you worry-- I'll be sure and give you your nice little shove-off soon as we get to Level 13. Well--! Hey, look, look! You think that's it? You're KD, I assume. I'm the president of Metal Age, Kuniko Hojo. It's nice to meet you. Uh... So, um... Is "KD" your initials or something? I heard from those doddering old fools in Akihabara, and they filled me in on all I need to know. Follow me. What's his problem? Rude, grumpy asshole...! Hey, President. You goin' or what? Oh... Yeah! It's my boomerang...! Whoa...! This here is the plane that's going to take you in. She may look older than dirt, but her body is NCT-processed reinforced aluminum, and she's been given a cutting-edge stealth conversion. The engines are custom-built Union powerplants. She'll more than hold her own against the Shinshins the Air Force uses, that I guarantee. Hoho! Will you be the one to fly us in it, then? Depends on if you have a problem trusting a man whose name you don't even know. Eh, little miss? Listen, you pompous--! We would be honored if you would fly us. This battle is critical... for everyone who lives on the surface. Our entire future depends on the outcome. Well that's quite a lovely little sentiment and all, but... ...other than you three idiots, I don't know a single person who gives a shit. Huh--? No need to worry. I always give the client the full value of what they pay for. I am a professional, after all. We hereby protest... the inhumane management practices of this corporation... ...and emphatically declare our refusal to submit! Eh...?! What the hell are you saying? You know if you do this, you'll never get to live in Atlas! Don't you care about that?! Then how 'bout we make you live on the surface, you fuck?! That counts as treason! It's treason against the nation! You just go on talkin' shit and see what happens, you little prick! All right, men! Get out your guns--! Yeah!! Goddamnit... This is not good! Where the hell's the goddamn army in all this?! Get us outta here--! Our forces have engaged! Level 1 Construction Zones... 30 through 45... ...and in the first station of Megashaft 9. Everything proceeding as planned. Anything about suppression forces? So far, no deployment of ground troops. They seem to be moving with more caution than we expected. Apparently, their earlier naval failure hit them hard. Nagiko thinks that may be why they're hesitating now. Very good. Thanks for the update. Now the only thing we have left to do is crush the government! Here's our first customer. Not such a difficult thing to slip through our defenses, I see. The command center insists the radar sites are to blame for the detection failure. But the intruder's stealth performance speaks for itself. I would guess they just outfoxed our detection grid. Not surprising--quite a few nations nowadays are more than happy to sell their research to anyone who'll buy. This is precisely why I hate the weak! Soichiro, let's give our Air Force commander some encouragement, shall we? Right on it, Madam. Flight Control to Crete 1. You are to treat any illegal invasion of Atlas airspace as a terrorist act. As flight leader, you are authorized to use discretion in responding to incursions, and to shoot down any unknowns. This is Crete 1. Understood. So the responsibility gets thrown on my shoulders, huh? What the--?! He's locked on me?! Crete 1! This is Crete 2. The unknown just got a lock on me! You fucked with the wrong pilot. Evasive maneuvers! Unknown just opened his weapon bays! Hurry and shut those bay doors! Are you trying to kill our own troops?! If your "troops" are the kind of men who'd just fall out at altitude, then what makes you think they can drop from Level 13?! That's not exactly the same thing...! The thing is, all we've got are machine guns up here. I had to ditch the other weapons just to get you all in. So if you won't let me pull a few bluffs like this, we're getting our asses shot down. These stupid bastards are as gutless as they've always been... ...but they are the Air Force, after all. "As they've always been"...? It won't be too long before they're all out of moves. Here they come! Shit--! The intruder is quite a pilot. He's obviously skilled behind the stick. I doubt our Air Force pilots will be able to shoot him down with those spineless attacks. The Air Force commander is livid. In this situation, it seems he's resorting to missiles. Hmm... Ryoko, for you, I think a nice red would look better. A deep crimson, perhaps, like blood. And next we have war... Little bit of war! Medusa, here's another chance for us to make money. Stupid Japanese government. Maybe they already forgot how you just sank one of their best warships. They're such morons, huh? Huh--?! Keep quiet back there! Warmongering fools. Why are they so intent on spreading destruction...?! I'll go take care of this! Uh?! Hey...! Consider this... ...Metal Age's... ...declaration of war!! Whoa--! Are you kidding me?! Tha-That's crazy--! That certainly was good for a laugh or two, wasn't it? Shogo, dismiss the Air Force commander at once. And for the crime of recklessly placing Atlas at grave risk, have him thrown in detention. By order of the prime minister as commander-in-chief. Yes, Madam. Soichiro, notify all relevant parties... "Effective now, management of all metropolitan defense systems will be transferred to Zeus. Until such time as this measure is declared null and void, Armed Forces Joint Headquarters shall reside in a Special Executive Office of the prime minister." Understood, Madam. Reon, is there someone in the Air Force who can be trusted to run an errand? I'm going to need a present, you know. Yes, Madam. With your permission, we can provide them with something very interesting. Ahhh! Another hath blown apart! How diverting this is...! What sort of awful things are you saying now, Miss Mikuni?! How, then? Are you listening? Those people down there are all fighting desperately to stay alive. Yet they are dying. That's not the issue. They're fighting for their friends and their family. It's for the sake of life that they continue to fight. Is it as thou say'st? Yes, it is. It's what Sayoko and I do. It's exactly the same as how we fight in order to protect and improve your life, Miss Mikuni. Yea, verily so, then it be a marvelous sentiment they hold! Suppose, Miss Mikuni... How would you feel if your Miiko were to suddenly die on you? What if I were to disappear before your very eyes? Uh...?! Thou must not, Miiko! Thou mayest not die...! Nor mayest thou disappear before us...! Thou must know that we would have thee by our side for all time...! If that's how you feel, then you mustn't ever again speak of others' deaths in the way you did just now. Remember, there's no life so utterly without value that we should scorn it. We are sorry, Miiko... Please forgive us our words... What are... these things?! Are they friendlies...? Crete 2--! Don't be stupid! There's no way you could possibly pull something like that off! I'll show you I can! These things move around in very abnormal flight paths. Course, I shouldn't expect you to understand that. I don't care what these things are! But we can't just pull back now, or the whole mission will've been for nothing! You're not gonna convince me to betray my comrades. I'd rather die than do that! This little pixie's like a dog with a bone. People like you always wind up sorry in the end, you know! Then so be it. I'm in this... and I'm not scared of regrets! All right, then. We do it your way. Even if those Air Force guys were cowards, any bastard who deliberately shoots down a friendly plane is no damn friend of mine, I'll tell you that! Thank you, KD. As for me, I have complete faith in your piloting skills. The name is Konoe. Huh? Daichi Konoe. That's my damn name. Then it's damn nice to meet you, Mr. Konoe. If this stunt of yours works out, you better believe I'm charging you extra! Konoe... Everyone's life is in your hands. Holy shit! Found it...! Momoko, that's it! Momoko... What now? Maybe call Furukawa over? Kuniko! Little balls don't work on a transsexual, you know! What's that supposed to mean...? We've pinpointed it--the barrage seems to have originated near Rokugo Bridge in Ota. From along the Tama River. I don't like any of this one bit. We still don't have any idea who did it, but there could be a connection to the previous artillery strike from Ikebukuro. If that's the case, I like it even less. You sure about this? We just leave them on that thing...? Don't worry--she'll figure somethin' out. They'll be fine. Nice to have a leader you can actually count on. Then let's get going, too. Everyone better hang on tight! Looks like everything worked out fine on their end. Now it's our turn! You know, I think I've changed my mind about KD. Everyone hurry out! I can't see the other one anymore! What--?! Tha... That's impossible! It's called a mimetic fighter. These drones haven't been deployed in the field as of yet, but for our purposes, I'd say they're definitely more than usable. That sounds very interesting indeed. Still not out?! I'm the last one, KD. I'm jumpin' right now, so bug out and get yourself safe. Goddamn right I am! Now jump the hell out! Sonuvabitch... Guess I'm done for. Hey! Over here! Just a little more! You can do it! President...! These are my comrades, and I'm not gonna let you kill them! That girl really is like a dog with a bone. Win this one, little pixie. Konoe...?! Konoe... You can't do that...! Konoe, nooo--!! You motherfuckers! You can't beat us! Oh, crap--! Now, I told you, no running off on your own. Thank you, Momoko! Konoe? I'm so glad...! Wait a sec... Wasn't there... ...a hole right here? The bewitching city holds something in store for them, and their souls tremble at the very sight of it. Is it real or an illusion? This is what they must ultimately decide. Atlas has a purpose, and that purpose is not a dream. Next time: "Transfigured City." ▶ [CR] Shangri-la - S01E14 [00p].01.eng.English The Atlas team... I wonder if they made it in okay. Yoshihiro, what do you say we go home now? No, Mommy... I wanna wait for Kuniko. lncoming transmission from the Nerima branch! Now receiving video. Jeezus, look at that firepower--! Tracking the attacks... Some from near Rokugo Bridge in Ota. Others from the southeast section of Toshima. It's from Ikebukuro again...! Think it's those guys Takehiko made the arrangements with...? Hmm. Can you hear me? Anyone...? Oh! Sorry, Momoko! You don't go pushing and jabbing just because you can't get in. The trick is to ease in slowly with supple movements. It sounds kinda perverted how you say it. Oh, dear... Perverted how? Enough. No more loaded questions! You should go red instead of white for your lucky underwear, you know. Stop looking! It'd be just our luck if the whole thing was over by the time we got there. Shutting their own president out of the action? And giving on-site orders in your absence is... Takehiko? "Wait, boy" --that's what we should've taught him from the start. President... Where are you now? Yes, hello there... Er, that's not it. This is Kuniko. Please respond, over. This is Team 1... Are you safely inside? Is anyone there? Team 3 here! We're so glad! President! So I guess you're safe. Now, tell me what your status is. We're inside. We broke through the wall. Team 2 has almost breached their wall as well. Very good. All teams, lay down cover fire, okay? This is Team 7... We are unable to spot our target... The TV station must be on a different level, then. All right, then abort and link up with the Diet Building team. I'm now addressing Teams 9 through 14. Did you all catch that? Where are you guys right now? In the jungle. Huh? That was Yusuke of Team 9 who just spoke, right? Please report in on your exact status. Our exact status is, well... Everywhere we go and everywhere we look, it's jungle! Is this some kinda code I forgot...? Maybe it means "black and shaggy"...? This is Team 12! President, we can't go any farther! We're facing a huge wall of fire! Holy shit... That's an old steam train! Team 10! We have to pull back for a sec! Wait, don't rock it! The bridge is gonna collapse! Everyone just stay where you are! Wait for my orders! Takehiko, what the hell's going on?! Can you hear me?! Yeah, I can hear you. If so, then report in more quickly. What's going on...?! Takehiko, where are you right now? On an island in the South Seas. Island in the South Seas...?! It ain't bullshit. Even the palm trees are the real thi-- Take cover! Takehiko?! You guys?! President! Where do you want us to--aaaaagh!! We're surrounded by enemy fire! Need cover, over! President! I have an update on the guerrilla incursion. Ground troops under Imaki's command are now moving to suppress intruders on Level 8. What about damage to Atlas itself? It will not exceed 3% of the structure. Begin the restorations at once. And the surface inquiry as well. Yes, Madam. Hurry and find me, dear. I have a lovely surprise waiting here for you. Yusuke, haven't we already covered this ground? Covered or didn't cover... This whole fuckin' place is jungle! Targets at one o'clock. Five combatants. Proceed with due caution. Not a problem, sir. They're clueless--not a one of them has even noticed we're here. Are they really asking us to fight our own countrymen...? Sir, I have indications that the shaft entryway has been compromised! Digma 2, huh? This is... Level 8, isn't it...? Even for an ultra high-end tanning salon... it's a bit large, huh? Mimetic armor--! Listen up! What you see is a mimetic display! President? "Mimetic," you say...? Say again? Just listen to me--everything you see is an illusion! What should we do... Momoko? Don't be fooled by what your eyes are showing you. Look upon the world with your mind's eye. I don't see anything at all. Of course you don't! If that actually worked, it'd be like your boobs were out there for all to see. Well, it's not like they shrink when people look at-- Huh...? Tokyo...?! Is this Tokyo? Before the earthquake. A rotten choice all around. President, can you hear me? Takehiko! Apparently, it's prequake Tokyo. There's all these buildings and trains and... and no Atlas! Calm the hell down. One way or another, it looks like we're in Tokyo, too. We also located the Diet Building. Really?! But I got some bad news-- we're almost outta ammo. We've been burnin' through it pretty fast. I understand. Just hold your position. Let's regroup and regain our footing. Don't just stand there--! What is that thing?! Wait, wait, wait...! Keep your mouth closed while we run! You'll wind up biting your tongue. Prequake Tokyo was awesome...! All teams! Rendezvous at the Diet Building... Takehiko. Have you been able to make contact? Uhh... Yeah. Any luck with your radios? Nothing's working. There's too much radio interference. What does the president say? We rendezvous at Tokyo City Hall. Pass the message on to all the teams. Got it! Listen up, everyone! Rendezvous at Tokyo City Hall! Right... Rendezvous at Tokyo City Hall. All too easy. Like a swarm of bugs hopping at a bright light, aren't they? Yes, Madam. These guerrillas could never hope to be a match for our capabilities. I wasn't referring to military strength, Shion. I mean they have no idea--they're blissfully unaware that the light they seek is a flame of destruction that will bring them to utter ruin. Madam Ryoko...? Atlas was created for a very specific purpose. Do you know what it is? I don't have a clue. Where are we now? Look more carefully. Ikebukuro, see? Ikebukuro. No forests, no Atlas, nothing growing... It's weird seeing it like this. When something you took for granted as always being there is suddenly gone, it's no small experience, is it? Conversely, when something you never had before suddenly bursts out and appears on the scene, you're always bound to feel a little resistance at first. So, does that mean... there were lots of people who opposed the Atlas Plan in the beginning? The Atlas Plan? I don't know... Not really at the time. I think most people welcomed it with open arms. The Kanto Plain experienced a massive earthquake. What most call the Second Great Kanto Earthquake. Due to the resulting fires, the city of Tokyo burned to the ground. All city services ceased to function. Total damage was in excess of three quadrillion yen. By the end, more than ten million people were either dead or missing. The city was devastated. Many people lost their homes or their entire families. Sadly, the government couldn't provide enough aid to the people. Why not? Well, the Carbon Tax system had just been introduced on an international scale. The government was crushed by taxes and on the brink of being overthrown. That kinda crap's just an excuse! Isn't protecting the citizens the first priority?! But that's when a new solution emerged-- what became the Atlas Plan. Instead of reconstructing the city...? And where'd they get the money to build it? As the story goes, there was someone who donated hundreds of billions in relief money. The current chief advisor of Atlas Corporation--Sergei Tarsian. Thanks to his financial support, the project was able to progress toward fruition. "Take this drifting land before ye and gather it, form it, and make it firm." Hm... You know, that sounds just like something he would've said. "Take this drifting" what...? In other words, Japan is like a ship made of mud that's melting fast, so let's band together and rebuild it. The forests were created in order to cool the earth down, and as for Tokyo, it was reborn as a more compact and centralized city in the sky. A convenient and agreeable living space completely managed by computer. A solid shelter strong enough to resist even typhoons and earthquakes... A sturdy fortress. The people dreamed of peace and comfort in this new land of plenty in the heavens, and eagerly awaited the eventual completion of Atlas. Thanks to the bold vision of the Atlas Plan, Japan was saved from the dire threat to its continued existence. Atlas has been our salvation. I believe it to be the very pillar that props up Japan. And what else? A-And now the project has been taken over by you, Madam Ryoko, who I find to be most wonderful, and for a humble servant such as myself to be by your side I count as the greatest honor. The reason Atlas was created... ...was so I could play to my heart's content, and you of all people should know that! You're no different from the rest of them, are you? Do you want to live on the surface... all alone with your brother again? I humbly beg your forgiveness, Madam Ryoko! I beg your forgiveness--! Mr Tarsian is waiting to see you. I know that he is. There's so many, it's hard to pick just one! Hello, Karin. The nation with the most exploitable carbon index for lowering is currently Brazil. May we secure a head lease there? Awaiting your feedback. All the slash-and-burn zones, right? Go ahead--I was looking at that one myself. You're one smart cookie, Medusa. Karin, let's move to block Medusa's self-awareness. It could really get out of control at some point. What's this? Are you afraid our little Medusa is getting too smart, Zhang? Her intellectual level has reached global scope at this point. She already acted on her own and independently formed a plan for defending herself. Medusa has progressed much further now than any of us anticipated. Including what she did just now! Hmmm... We have enough. There's no need to go on trying to make more money at a time like this. "But this is the perfect time for it." All thanks to you, Tokyo! Your misfortune brings us market chaos! Would the two of your stop fooling around and take this seriously?! Forgive the intrusion. That's a nice dress. O Sun... climb to the heavens and shine thee upon the earth. O Moon... climb to the heavens and shine thee upon the darkness. O Land... enthrall the day and the night, and hold thee sway upon the world. It seems we have them all. Now all that remains is to wait for Atlas's completion. Fifty years is like the blink of an eye. People can build something of such magnitude in such a short time. It could not have happened without your support. I simply made an investment in her dream. Nothing more, nothing less. Wh... Where am I...? Miss Mikuni is the chosen heir and she will claim her due. Sayoko has?! I'm going to find out once and for all what the true nature of Atlas is... ...from the CEO himself! What would you like us to do, Madam? Let her do what she will. Capture and restrain her. Given her physical condition, she will never be able to reach the top level. As you wish, then. Soichiro. Yes, Madam. If anything should happen to Hiruko, this very Atlas tower itself would cease to be viable. You do understand that, do you not? Yes. All that I require of you is to simply do what I tell you to. I understand my role. This is Team 9! My whole team just got blown to shit! Is there anyone still alive who can hear this transmission--?! This... Kunik-- That you, Yusuke? Takehiko! What are you seein' around you right now? It's uh, um... Shinjuku? Least I think so. Then meet me at the station. So is she pretty close to us right now? I mean, the president. And what about the others? Are they all right? So all this... A holographic display...?! Mother... Yusuke! Yusuke--! Kuniko! This way! We're getting out of here! No... I'm done running! What are you doing--?! This is what I'm doing! Take this--!! Move it! Move it! Move it--!! Everyone better stay the hell outta my way! Lieutenant! Tokyo Station...?! You mean we totally ran past the Diet Building...? You were a little too into the moment to stop. Kuniko...! Where'd you run off to now--?! Kusanagi... Kunihito...! Haven't see you since Akihabara, Kuniko Hojo. Give this message to your leader-- tell him to disarm, and surrender at once. Actually, I'm the president of Metal Age now, just so you know. You are...?! That's right! I see. Well then, it's high time you cut the shit and put an end to this! If anyone needs to cut the shit here, it's you assholes! Like, what's the big idea with all this holographic city crap?! It's for protection of the capital. Don't you think you're "protecting" the wrong people?! Won't even protect this country's citizens... What kinda soldier are you?! And look at your gun! Is that gun just for pointing at other Japanese?! It's true that I have had doubts about what the Cabinet's been doing lately. Even I can see something's not right here. Then why this--?! But pulling a stupid stunt like this isn't going to change a damn thing! All it does is make a bad situation worse! Too late. I can't go back now. The one place that I have to go back to won't be there for much longer. I get it--your heart lies with Atlas, doesn't it? Yes. I have parents here that I'd lay down my life to protect. Well, I'm no different. I have lots of people I wanna protect, too! Hold it--! Lieutenant Kusanagi. We'll be taking it from here. It's under corporate jurisdiction now. The Turk... A source of endless amusement, wouldn't you say? Whatever you say. Momoko... I don't want us to be apart anymore...! Damn robots--! The Diet Building! Checkmate. This is the Kisarazu Team! Atlas Corporation just... used some kind of chemical weapon on us...! Wh-Wh... What's that--?! Now the bastards gas us?! By centralizing all city functions hierarchically, we realize increased energy efficiency. We build with strong carbon materials-- highly resilient to natural disasters and virtually unbreakable. This is my dream for a new city, and I have given it the name "Atlas." In addition, all of Atlas's systems will be controlled by this central computer-- the artificial intelligence "Zeus." Charged with supervising optimal construction, as well as maintaining public safety in the city, this computer is the world's fastest. The world of today is rapidly moving toward a carbon economy. So with this in mind, we have also chosen to invest in graphite through a new company we established. Atlas will be built from this material. Standing at my side is the New York financier, Sergei Tarsian. He has generously funded this Atlas Corporation I created, contributing 50 billion dollars in investment. As we see it, this is an investment in our future. To the chosen children out there whom we have yet to meet-- God willing, we offer our fervent prayer that you will appear upon the stage within our lifetimes. Huh...?! Listen well to the voice of Zeus. And above all, follow your path of destiny. This new world is yours. Come forth and claim your inheritance. You mustn't be afraid of what you find there... no matter what Atlas holds in store for you. Your birth mother lives in Atlas, so that could be why. For right now, all you should do is come to terms with your feelings about it. The day will come soon enough when you'll have to choose a path. Kuniko--! Kuniko...! Kuniko... Why, Grandma...? Why didn't you tell me--?! Miss Mikuni... I'm... here... All I want is to protect what needs protecting. My family... Atlas... All the people who live inside it. I know there's no such thing as a "true" justice built upon unchanging ideals, but... ...even so... Next time: "Freak Defeat." ▶ [CR] Shangri-la - S01E15 [00p].01.eng.English We just closed the lease deal with Taiwan! Yeah! This is awesome! Karin! You need to knock this off now! You know, your own country's in the middle of a really bad situation right now! Making this a great opportunity. People are dying there in huge numbers...! That's no skin off my nose. Karin-- I have restricted Zhang's access rights. His thinking was dangerous. Those ideas posed a threat to you. Such a smart cookie, Medusa. Well, he was being a weenie. You sure can't make any money with that attitude. Kuniko! Can you hear me? What's wrong? Government bastards really did a number on us! What the...? I thought this was... More illusions...? So... was all that just...? Kuniko--! Momoko! Thank goodness! I'm so glad you're all right! Hey... What's that? Poison gas. The science teams are on it. We're pushing them for a rapid analysis. Oh? Do we think Metal Age could be behind the attack? Any use of chemical weapons is strictly prohibited by international law. If something is not done, Japan could face penalties. The nation could be saddled with a high carbon index. I imagine this will interfere with our Atlas construction schedule, as well. What will you do, Ryoko? This is the prime minister of Japan, Ryoko Naruse. I would like to speak with a guerrilla representative. Please respond at once. I'm right here! This is the president of Metal Age, Kuniko Hojo! The last time we saw each other you were just a prison warden. I guess you've moved up in the world... Madam Prime Minister. I beg your pardon? Do we know each other from somewhere, Ms. "President of Metal Age"? You're using gas on us--! You must be insane! We have no reason to risk an increase in our own carbon index by using gas on you. That would be like shooting ourselves in the foot. So you're saying... ...there might be some totally different force in the forest that we know nothing about? Who can say? In any case, how long do you intend to keep this up? I simply can't bear the thought of taking any more lives. After all, even guerrillas such as yourselves are valuable citizens of the Japanese nation. I'm willing to help you by ending this right now. They want a cease-fire...?! What's with the "valuable citizen" crap?! Stop toying with us! If you would prefer, I can order the complete destruction of Level 8. What a joke. Making ridiculous threats they'd never carry out. From her, it's not a threat. She would do it. Ehh...?! I will take over negotiations from here. My name is Sergei Tarsian. At the behest of Prime Minister Naruse, and as arbitrator for the United Nations International Court of Justice, I have full authority to adjudicate this matter. An arbitrator...? To the guerrilla leader, Kuniko Hojo-- if you will comply with our cease-fire agreement, then I am prepared to guarantee the safety of you and your men. Resolution depends entirely upon you. As to the facts of this case, I examined them prior to arriving. A judgment in the matter has already been rendered. Metal Age is to lay down their arms at once, and make a complete withdrawal from Atlas forthwith. What the fuck is this shit?! As if, asshole! Like hell we will! We're in this with you all the way, President! If you looked into it, you should know the score! What they've done to us... What they've done to us all along to push us to this breaking point! So who the hell is really at fault here?! Metal Age will... ...comply with the terms. Of course, the Japanese government must also assume some of the blame. Therefore, for the next three years, under the strict guidance of the UN, the government will curb the pace of greenification, and make every effort to provide aid to refugees. We shall do our best. This is bullshit! You think we're just gonna turn around and go home?! Everyone! Surrender your weapons and pull back. Begin the retreat without further delay. I've spoken. These are my orders as the president of Metal Age. If we were to refuse to follow the order of the UN, Japan would become isolated from the world community. Please, no... If that happened, things could get very bad. Those of us who live on the surface would suffer even more. So please do what the government says... Retreat in a calm and orderly fashion. Everyone... I'm sorry! Let's head out. That's it for the operation. Uh... Yes, sir. I don't buy that "arbitrator" crap! That other guy... He was in thick as thieves with the government, no question about it. Hey, Momoko. Huh? Do you remember the road we took to get back out? Could you get us back? Eh?! Fuck this--! I'm gonna keep fightin'! I'm goin' back in there! Calm down...! You gotta cool down! The fight is over, man. C'mon... Hand over the gun. You fuckers better stay the hell back--! That's enough! You still don't get it, do you?! You may be hurtin' bad right now... but the president's hurtin' worse! Where's Kuniko? I dunno... I know I saw her sittin' up there on that ledge just a second ago, but... That right...? Wh-Whoa... Hey! This is the place where they... Get back here! This ain't no kinda place for kids to be runnin' around in! Shit...! They never told me... there were this many! How could you do this?! Ryoko Naruse...! No... Not her...! Hey! Yasuko! Whatcha want, Takehiko? For you! Happy Birthday! Shoes? They're for me? Yep, sure are! Thank you very much, Mr. Ta-kehi-ko! You're so silly! You don't say "mister" with your big brother, you know. Ehh...?! But you always say... Even after you were gone so sudden like that... I still thought for sure you were alive...! All this time... What the hell have I been doin'...?! What the heck is this? I'm telling you, they've all been bought up... All the world's industrial zones and high-carbon-debt areas. So here we are trying to put head leases together, and someone's out there blocking us...? Yes! I did some looking into how the money was flowing... ...and don't freak out or anything, but the one doing it is Zhang! That's crazy! You know as well as I do there's no way Zhang has this much money! It's him, I'm sure of it! He's probably mad that we kicked him off the team, so now he's trying to trip us up every way he can! What are we gonna do, Karin? I say we beat him at his own game. He's gonna regret the day he screwed with me and Medusa. Hey! Don't you die on me! Kuniko... Does this mean she lost? This glorious pillar of heaven. Who will ultimately rule over it? I can't wait to find out, Nagiko. So this is Level 4? Yep! This is Atlas's residential block. Huge just like everything here, I guess. Hey! Come on by! Come on by! Come on by! Whoa! Those look so good! Well, I guess we can't really blame 'em, huh? Hey... Tell me, how come you wanted to come back here? No reason! Eh...? I just didn't really feel like going home, so I thought, why not do some Atlas sightseeing while we're here? Huh? Wow...! Every house here is huge! What do you think those things are? Let's go, Momoko. Hey, you two there! Just stop where you are. Let's have a look at your IDs, shall we? Oh, shit... C'mon! It's them, all right! The two we need to get! Who are you? I know we look kinda suspicious and everything, but I promise we're really not...! I mean, um... We really need your help! We're trying to get away from some very bad men chasing us! Ehhh--?! Not here?! That's right. I don't see any naval patients. We don't seem to have any admitted, not at the moment. That's impossible! You should at least have the group of guys that were brought in when I was...! We don't have any record of it. None, sir. Oh, dear. I guess you two had quite a scare. Oh, we did. They stiffed us on what they were supposed to pay us, and even worse, they were using little kids like this. I just couldn't take it anymore, so... So, wait... This girl's also a...? Yes, of course! We're transsexuals. Ahh... I see. Well, if it's help you need, then you can count on me, girls. Thank you, you're so kind. By the way, my name is Momoko. And this is Kuniko. My name is Haruko. It's so nice to meet you. Now please, have some tea. Thank you so much. whose arbitration proved invaluable. Following a cease-fire agreement, the guerrilla forces have now begun withdrawing to the surface. Awful, isn't it? I just hate war. My own son's an officer in the army. But wouldn't you know, he hardly ever talks to me about it. You must be so worried about him. Oh, he's got a good-luck charm that's kept our family safe for generations, so he'll be fine. But it makes you wonder... Why do people feel the need to go starting these wars, anyway? Who knows? I think maybe people just like stealing the ball back and forth. I do hear things about how hard life is for the people on the surface, though. They say the rain is the really bad part. It's not that I don't understand how frustrated they are about it, but if they'd just wait their turn, they'd get to move up to Atlas just like the rest of us. But, well... it looks like the whole thing's over now. Yes. And I say thank goodness we didn't get any damage to this place. Anyhow, I'll go get started on dinner, okay? Ah! I'll come give you a hand. Oh, I'm fine. You don't need to trouble yourself. We wouldn't hear of not at least helping out. Singapore and Shanghai just got bought out too! Please help me, Karin! I cannot stop the rise in water level. Huh?! Chongqing head lease attempt has failed. All of our capital reserves have been exhausted. Karin... Ishida Finance is now bankrupt. No way... It can't be... I'm very grateful for the financial assistance. I guess the rumors are true. You really are the same legendary carbonist they used to call the Asian Dragon, I can see. Was this really what you wanted? It was simply wrong to continue to try and make money in a situation as dire as this. And besides, Medusa's the problem. Gaps between actual carbon and monetized carbon rates were growing way too large because of her. I just decided that it'd be way too dangerous to let it go on unchecked. What a clever boy you are. This is goodbye, Karin. I'm never gonna touch another carbon market trade in my life. So say hello to the new Sister Mary Robert. I'm gonna join a convent, and from now on, I'm leading a chaste and modest life... Amen. "You're not giving up, right? Karin, you're not the kind of girl to just give up after a little setback, right?" "You can't just let it end like this! All you need is some money, and then you can do anything you want. We just need money. We just need to go get you some power, Karin!" I won't give up. I'm not giving up yet! "The first thing we need to do is go raise some capital, right?" If it's money we need, I know where to get lots. I'll take them for everything they've got and laugh doing it. Zeus, you're on my list. "That's the Japanese treasury, right?" If I bump Medusa's survival instinct all the way up to the max, and remove the human controls that are holding her back, we could theoretically get unlimited performance out of her! "So you're switching top command execution priority over to Medusa herself, is that right?" Right! With me controlling her, there's no way she could outmaneuver Zeus and beat it. But now, if Medusa does her own thinking and makes her own moves... Go forth, Medusa! Go raid Japan's cash reserves and bring all of it back here! What seems to be the trouble? Another breach. Zeus is under attack from a second hacking attempt. It's coming from an unidentified system. But for my money, this is Medusa. Oh...? We're countering by extending random number strings to 100 million digits. As before, this attack is targeting the most top-secret part of the system. Last time, Sayoko's attack left some areas weak, and Medusa seems to be hitting us in those exact areas. If this pattern continues, the top-secret area will be compromised in a matter of moments. We cannot allow our top-secret files to be leaked to the outside. Zeus must be reinitialized. If we resort to that, the whole defense system will shut down. Atlas will be a sitting duck with a big bullseye on its back. Even inside, all essential systems will shut down as well. But more importantly, every last shred of government data will be los-- Our secrets must be protected at all costs. That takes priority over any other consideration. Now reinitialize. What is this? You will do as I ask! What's the meaning of this? Protecting Zeus is what they do, and that is their highest priority. I went ahead and did some homework. It seems you took advantage of a few talented young carbonists, and used them to create Medusa for you. The serpent--! The serpent has opened the sacred doorway. The sacred spirit... The sacred spirit must be protected--!! Sir Hiruko--! I have located the passwords. You have 30 seconds to enter them into the system. "O Sun... climb to the heavens and shine thee upon the earth." "O Moon... climb to the heavens and shine thee upon the darkness." "O Land... enthrall the day and the night, and hold thee sway upon the world." The puppet may reach up and untie the strings, but does she think she can survive without them? A cute line, but do you still think you're pulling the strings here? And with the push of a button, I win! Huh...? What happened? What is this...? Wait, this is... Atlas's--?! I guess she runs just as fast as she hacks. This chicken veggie stew is my son's absolute favorite. You have to eat it all. I... I-I know I do. This looks delicious, ma'am. Welcome home! Glad to be home. Hurry and go change your clothes, now. We've got some visitors here. Hi! Sorry to intrude on-- Aaah!! Wha--?! What are you... doing here...? Um... Haruko... Haruko Kusanagi...? Oh, my. I guess you didn't see the nameplate, huh? But all that aside, do you two... know my son from somewhere? Know... "Know" is such a relative term... Hey, you. Change your clothes and at least come out and say hi to them, all right? Listen... Kuniko and Momoko tell me you guys've met before? From what they say, they're being chased by some very bad men. So be a friend and help them out, for heaven's sake. You have given us one more day of my son returning home to me unharmed. Thank you for your many blessings. Pictures of Nagiko you saw...? Don't you think they were probably fakes? That whole stupid city was a fake, from top to bottom. I suppose you could be right, but... it's just-- So this is why you didn't want to go home yet? That's not really the reason, but... I just kinda wanted to think or something. Plus, I wanted to see what living in Atlas was like, and... ...they're just living normal lives, I guess. Compared to the surface, this is paradise, little girl. Yeah. But it's like no one really... ...you know, knows all that much about the surface anyway. Or if they do know, they just feel like it doesn't have anything to do with them. That's how people are. Human nature. It was tasty... Your mom's chicken veggie stew. Cooked like that, I guess I don't mind eating carrots. How come you can fight the way you do? Huh? Don't you ever have any doubts about what you do? Not being able to believe in what you used to believe in... Wondering... Not knowing anymore... what the right thing to do is. I just can't... I just can't seem to... All the time. I doubt myself all the time. The same as you. Wh... Who are you?! What do you want?! You won't harm one hair on Miss Mikuni's head, or you'll have to come through me first! I'm placing you under arrest, Tetsuo Kumagai. Eh-- Uh-- You mean me...?! Winning the Atlas Lottery and getting to come and serve you like this was like nothing in my wildest dreams. But looking back on it, I see that it's been the greatest joy of my life. Thank you, Miss Mikuni. Next time: "Forest Frenzy." ▶ [CR] Shangri-la - S01E16 [00p].01.eng.English Kumagai? And who was this person again? He's with Digma 1. One of her many attendants. However, "Miiko" is the name he generally goes by. Oh... You mean that drag queen. And the charge is...? It makes no difference what you charge him with. I just want to see Digma 1's face. I want to see it twisted in pain at her awful loneliness. I'm sure she has a wonderful look on that face right now. Miiko... Miiko... There's a problem with Sir Hiruko's vessel-- it seems to be weakening. Well, he's consuming them rather quickly these days. Oh, there we go--use Tetsuo Kumagai for the next one. Huh? The next vessel for Sir Hiruko, of course. But Madam, if the vessel is not a pure virgin, it could-- Come, now. Doesn't the man himself boast of being a virgin in both body and soul, or was I mistaken about that? And when I tell him we've gone and used a drag queen for the new vessel, I just wonder what our good friend Tarsian will say. Kunihito--? Miss Hojo and her friend say they'll be leaving now. And look at your gun! Is that gun just for pointing at other Japanese?! I'm so sorry about this. It's really okay! Thank you for your hospitality. So what's next? Do we go look at the floors above? No... No need. I'm sure it's just more of the same up there. Just more people who might've heard of us, maybe from watching TV or something, but as far as they're concerned, they don't care about us or think they owe us anything. Haruko didn't mean anything by that when she sai-- You don't think I know that? I'm not stupid. Where are you going now? I'm going back to Duomo. And after that, I'm gonna think. I think that's a splendid plan. Where's our pres'dent gone away, man--?! She ain't comin' back--! Met'l Age's all... fuckin' done with, man. Losin' the wars an' shit... Shut the fuck up! Don' go sayin' "done with"...! The pres'dent's gonna... She's gonna come back home! If she's comin' back, how come she ain't yet, man--?! Everyone's pretty upset, huh? You can't really blame 'em, though. They fought really hard for the cause. And now they've got no choice but to turn tail and run back home. I still wonder what the heck happened to Kuniko. Don't you think she probably just got fed up with the whole thing? I mean, there's plenty of times when I just wanna chuck everything out the window myself. So mean! Yuri, don't put me in the same group as you, okay? Sorry I'm late. Kuniko! I'm sorry... for making you worry. My goodness! Kuniko! Hey, everyone! Kuniko finally found her way back home! What'd she say?! It's Kuniko! Did she say she's back home?! Kuniko! I'm glad to be home! Hi, everyone! Welcome home, Kuniko. It's so good to see you, all safe and sound. I second that! Where on god's green earth have you been wandering around all this time...? Pres'dent--! Pres'dent! Kuniko! So what did you see in Atlas, then? I saw the Atlas Project Memorial Hall. "First CEO, Nagiko Hojo" -- that's what the picture said. That picture was lying, right? It wasn't a lie...? You mean to tell me, Grandma... you really were the first CEO of Atlas...? Takehiko seems to have gone off on his own somewhere. He came back to Duomo along with everyone else, but disappeared shortly afterwards. I'm sure it's because he saw the truth of Atlas as well. Grandma... As president of Metal Age, I'm making a decision-- Nagiko Hojo, you are hereby exiled from Duomo. It needs it once a day. Huh...? Once a day, I need you to stir the rice bran in the pickling bed for me. That was the right decision, I hope. Whatever decision you choose to make, that will be the right decision. I can guarantee you that. A person I've loved and cared about all my life... It's like she's disappearing right before my eyes. Momoko, haven't you felt lonely at all...? I mean, since Miiko went away, have you heard from him? Of course I feel lonely with him gone. But you know what? All I have to do to see how he's doing is look inside, and the answer's right there. Kuniko, I want you to remember this-- Even if people can't connect on the phone, they can still be connected in their hearts. Those kinds of bonds don't have busy signals, and there's no need to leave a message. Come on! What are you doing, jumping off like that--?! Whatever decision I choose to make, that's the right decision! Right you are. You should never let doubt weigh you down. Be just like the sun in the sky, and keep on shining brightly. Okay! I'm really sorry...! I don't know what I did, but... I'm sorry for doing it, so... please forgive me...! Purify the heavens. Purify the earth. Purify the within and without. Purify the six roots of our being. The purification of the heavens is the cleansing of the seven days, the nine planets, and the twenty-eight lunar houses. The purification of the earth is the cleansing of the thirty-six guardian gods of this world. The purification of the within and without is the cleansing of the terrible god of the Three Treasures that lives within the hearth. The purification of the six roots of our being is the cleansing of the body and the substance by the sweeping away of impurities. May the eight million gods hear these words that we humbly offer in prayer, and may the young male deer raise his plenary ears toward our cries that he may carry them. Thus do we humbly beg of the divine. O Great Hiruko, we have been eagerly awaiting your arrival. There's some over this way, too! Let's get 'em! I can't believe how fast these things are spreading. "Daedalus" --was that it? Yeah. That's what Takehiko was calling them a while back. But how come we're here? I thought you weren't gonna do stuff with Metal Age. This is for everyone in Duomo. The whole thing about being with Metal Age or not... It doesn't really matter here, right? You've sure changed, huh, Tomoka? Kuniko! Huh? Furukawa says he wants to talk to you. Furukawa said that...? So the artillery strike... You're saying daedalus did it?! Once they germinate, after ten days or so, they look about like this. Then, after an astonishingly brief two more months of growth, they start to flower. In other words, they're really quick to stand erect, I see. But how do these things get to where they can fire on us? What is that gas? Even in the F2 generation, I believe the plants were using oxygen to eject their seeds, weren't they? Correct. However, after several dozen generations, the mechanism changed somewhat, moving to nitrogen oxides, or in other words, the plants began using certain photochemical oxidants. It seems they've evolved. An interesting development. The plant takes some of the nitrogen that it needs for its growth, and combines it with the oxygen that it generates through photosynthesis. Wait... So what about those photochemical oxidants that were released on Level 8? The daedalus plants did that too? But remember, Duomo's smokestacks got targeted as well, didn't they? There certainly wasn't any cloud of gas when that happened, you know. Normally, the plants just fire off their seeds and that's that. But the seeds themselves can release nitrogen oxides when suspended in the air, allowing them to reach higher targets because of the jetting gas. As a result, the seeds released their gas at the same time they reached Level 8, and it spread throughout the floor. The reason we developed these plants in the first place was to prevent forest fires. Who ever thought we'd be creating such a monster? So this is a genetically engineered plant... isn't that right? Engineered by human hands, and now seeding destruction wherever they grow...! We can't let them spread! Just let them spread where they will. As long as we don't emit any excess heat, they won't be attacking us, will they? The only ones who'll be harmed are the people who live below. Speaking of people who live below, Number 13 seems to be out of contact at the moment. We know he was involved in the battle, so it's entirely possible that he died under fire. Oh? Kusanagi! I just heard you resigned your commission...! Is it true?! Yeah. But what for?! I don't know. Maybe something in the wind. Nah... I guess the sun. What in the holy bejeezus are you talking about...? Hey! Kusanagi--! What is it? News on Digma 3. He's resigning from the Army. You bother me with this silliness. Let him do as he pleases. After all, he's only "3" in the ranking. That is it. We must not sit here and cry. Miiko would be angry with us. Prepare our cart for us at once! B... But where will you go? We shall go to rescue Miiko. We shall march on Atlas and make war on the Corporation! All who defy us shall die! Those who obey shall be therewith granted the Atlas Rank of their choosing! Look at all that jungle! Is it just me, or is it even worse than the last time we were here? Yeah. Is that the...?! It's a dense growth of daedalus plants. So many thick and erect stalks, all in one place... Let's burn these suckers down! Look there--! Fan out! What now? I apologize for the many calls. This time, it's Digma 1. She has launched an invasion of Atlas Corporation. Digma 1 has...? She is demanding the immediate return of Tetsuo Kumagai. Ahh... She wants her faggot back. All for the sake of one ridiculous man. And that's enough to draw Digma 1 out of her Moon Palace? Miiko, wait, we are coming...! What hath happened here?! Who hath given the gunmen word that they may cease their firing?! Fire! Fire, we say! Well--! Ryoko... Naruse. Miss Mikuni, this naughtiness has gone quite far enough. Here--! The leader of our enemy! Anyone! Be there no warrior among ye who would slay the enemy queen before him--?! Slay this woman! Your reward shall be all you desire! Your courage is in vain. You should know that even the angel of death trembles and bows prostrate before me. And as proof of that... See? The gun jammed. I trust that now you see how strong my destiny truly is. Tell us, what is this place? This is the place where Sir Hiruko, the Chief Executive Officer of Atlas Corporation, resides. Hiruko...?! We have said that it is Miiko we wish to see! Go on, take a look. That is Hiruko... and also Miiko as well. The Moon stands before us--! The Moon comes--! Miss Mikuni... You must not come down here! Miiko, it's thee! Miiko! I have missed thee so much! O Moon, have you come that I may feast upon your flesh--? Miiko... it is... not thee, then? Your Miiko is nothing but a wretched vessel for me to inhabit. Stop it! I will not allow you to harm Miss Mikuni! How dare you--?! I will not be controlled by a mere vessel! Miss Mikuni. Miiko. Oh, I have missed thee so. Please let go of me, Miss Mikuni. Your magnificent robes will get all sopping wet. No, I will not let go. I will not let go of thee again. Miss Mikuni... Please, I am no longer the person that you knew before. I beg you, please leave me here and never look back. Miss Mikuni, the love that you showed in coming down here to see me... That by itself has made me happier than you could know. Know thou that as surely as I see thee, thou art Miiko. No matter what countenance thy body may take, thou art Miiko. What a truly touching reunion we have here. Come, Miss Mikuni. Your happy little playtime is all over now. I never saw myself here--standing on the street corner waiting for action. When we came into the jungle, it wasn't even close to anything like this! The flamethrowers must've thrown some kind of switch for them. That's the thing about plants-- they communicate back and forth with each other using chemical signals. The initial round of firing spread those chemicals throughout the area, and that somehow activated the defensive systems of all the other daedalus plants. Like, once you come the first time, you keep coming and coming and you just can't stop... Geez... Momoko, you're so nasty. So how come you know so much about plants, anyway? I've never told you about that? When I was a student in college, I studied plants and botany. Before my sex change. Huh?! You're kidding! What college was it? Nichome University. [Nichome: LGBT community hub in Shinjuku] We don't see you for a few days, and just look how far you've let yourself go. Then I wonder how you feel about yourself. Pleased to be outdone by a shabby girl like me? Don't move a muscle--! If anyone moves, I swear that will be it for Atlas's precious "Chief Executive Officer"! Hurt him not, Sayoko! Thou dost threaten Miiko there! Do you feel that? The mechanical resonance is starting. You need Hiruko and the child sacrifices. Without their spiritual power, you have no way to control the vibrations. There... That's just what you should do. Now none of you move! Miss Mikuni, please follow me. So... So we shall! Now do you officially recognize Miss Mikuni as the heir? The decision is not mine to make. It's Zeus's. In that case, the three of us will be leaving Atlas until then. What say'st thou--?! Miss Mikuni... I'm your Sayoko, so please trust me on this. Do not follow them. B-But Madam...! With these vibrations... Atlas will...! Then so be it. Hiruko is nothing but Tarsian's little plaything. I can do just fine without him. Very interesting, Sayoko. You become a more and more interesting woman by the minute. And in the process, may you become a more and more unhappy one as well. Kuniko and the others just got back! Are you okay? Yeah. Just you guys? What about the others? If you're wounded, come this way! I'll heal you. I'll lick and suck till you're all better. Huh? Did you just say something there...? I asked you, "What do you want to eat for lunch, dear?" Ah, sure enough. Kuniko's back from the forest, all right. Sounds fine--pickled imitation tuna it is, then. It was the bombarding rain that did it, I think. That did what? The bombarding rain pounded the forest, and trees began to buckle and collapse. When that happened, rays of sunshine that used to be blocked out by the leafy canopy were now able to reach the forest floor. All this sunshine's so warm! Uh?! Wh-What's going on--?! The daedalus plants are the first to sprout shoots because of their rapid growth rate, so they effectively prevent the other plants from even sprouting. Ow-ow-ow! Then the daedalus spread their seed. Then more bombarding rain hits. Then even more daedalus sprout. And the cycle just repeats. If things keep going like this, pretty soon the entire forest will wind up a homogeneous growth zone. "Homogeneous"...? A forest of nothing but daedalus. Okay! Over here! Bring that one over here! Hey, you got that all right? Nope, that looks good. How 'bout now? Nah, just a little more. If we wind up with a forest of nothing but daedalus, our whole future will be basically-- Your chances of ever seein' that future come about... ...are done. Kuniko... Just like you got people you love and wanna protect, there was a time when I had the same thing. But now, I got absolutely nothin'. There ain't nothin' left for me now! Next time: "A Dark Night's Resistance."
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