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Shangri-La (2009) - S01E17-E24 - CommieRips vs CR
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] Shangri-
la - S01E17 [00p].01.eng.English
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If
the
forest
became a D
aedalus
monoculture... The
future
is very dark!
If
we wind up with a
forest
of nothing but d
aedalus
,
You
will never
see
that future come
.
our whole
future
will be basically--
You
r chances of ever
see
in'
that future come
about...
...are done
.
What are you doing?
What are you doing?
Hey...
Hey...
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Don't
move!
Don't
fuckin'
move!
This is my only
choice
!
I ain't got no
choice
here...!
What are you doing?
I'm not clear on what's going on here.
I bet.
You don't even know who the hell you are.
Then tell me.
Why are you going to kill me?
Because you're a AAA.
No way... that stupid monkey was a VIP with an Atlas rank of AAA?
I'm surprised that there's information like this in the depths of Zeus!
These three are AAA.
That's right.
The only Atlas rank that matters is AAA.
It's bait to make the commoners think they can come up to Atlas.
They're mocking us!
The only ones the corporation cares about are these three.
If anything happens to them, the plan is finished.
I believed in the Atlas plan!
I believed Japan had a future there!
Even if it meant Atlas had to be built on top of a pile of corpses!
What do you mean?
What do you mean?
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Without human sacrifices, the structure would naturally oscillate.
I don't get why you say that.
The place would fall apart!
I know you don't.
We needed to make some sacrifices!
The sad thing is... you don't even know who the hell you are.
What are you talking about?
Then can you at least tell me...
The bastards... tricked us.
...how come my friend Takehiko has to kill me?
They used...
Because you're a AAA, that's how come.
They used tons of children as sacrifices!
That's just great.
They even sacrificed...
Who would've thought that wild-eyed monkey
my little sister!
was some stupid VIP with a AAA Atlas Rank, of all things?
I have to kill you. And if I kill you, the plan's ruined.
"Finding information like this tucked away inside Zeus's core was just such a big surprise!
If
you believed in
the plan so
much,
why
were you
in Duomo
?
So all these three have a AAA rank, then?"
The company
sent me
to
guard
you
.
Yep.
You're the only
AAA I know.
Atlas Ranks except AAA are all basically meaningless, you know.
Then shoot me.
They're just to give people hope of someday getting into Atlas.
Shoot me!
Just some bait for the ignorant masses.
Stop it
!
"Those Atlas guys must think we're pretty stupid, huh?"
Takehiko
, w
hat
's a
AAA
?
All the Corporation really cares about are these three here.
The
inherit
or..
.
If anything bad should happen to the three of them,
The
inherit
or of
what?
the whole stupid plan would be finished for good.
The "Atlas Project"... I believed in it.
That Japan could have some kinda future.
Even if Atlas hadta be built on a pile of dead bodies.
What do you mean?
They hadta have human sacrifices! Otherwise, the mechanical resonance'd set in!
The fuckin' thing wouldn't stay standin'! That damn Atlas tower.
So they needed a few sacrifices. It couldn't be helped.
What the hell are you saying?!
But the bastards... They didn't tell us the whole story!
For the human sacrifices...
...they used so many little kids you couldn't even fuckin' count 'em!
Huh...?!
They even used my little sister.
They used her as a human sacrifice!
Now I got no choice but to kill you.
'Cause if I kill you, then the whole project crumbles to the ground.
But if the Atlas Project was something
you believed in
that
much,
then what
were you
doing
in Duomo
...?!
They
sent me
in
to
be your body
guard
and keep
you
from gettin' hurt.
The Corporation sent me
.
You're the only
one I know... The only AAA I ever heard about.
If that's true...
...then pull the trigger now.
Pull the trigger!
Stop it
right now--
!
Takehiko
... W
hat
the hell
's a
"
AAA
," for god's sake?!
The
one who'll
inherit
it
.
The
one who'll
inherit
what?
Atlas.
Atlas.
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It's not my
home
any
more.
But... that tower ain't a place I can call
home
no
more.
Nor is
Duomo
..
.
Duomo
, neither
.
I
have
no
home
.
I
guess there just ain't
no
place for me
.
Takehiko
!
Takehiko
...! I want you to c
ome back to Duomo
with me!
C
ome back to Duomo
... we're companions,
are
n't we?
Just look at us--you and me
are
friends!
Aren't we
?
Aren't we
friends, you and me?
!
Takehiko
!
Takehiko!
Takehiko!
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Lady
Ryoko
,
Takehiko--!
regarding
Hiruko
, is it really all right
to
not
bring
her
back?
Madam
Ryoko
.
There are other matters of importance as well.
Hiruko
's absence is troubling.
Construction of Atlas is falling even further behind due to the Metal Age attack.
Are we certain that the correct thing
to
do is
not
to
bring
him
back?
And the repairs for the Daedalus attack...
And there are some other matters of grave concern.
Ignore them all.
On account of the Metal Age attack the other day,
Of course unexpected things happen.
Atlas construction was delayed, putting us even further behind schedule.
We're leaving the rails laid down by a certain somebody,
Not to mention the repairs following the daedalus inci--
and
getting
closer to
my
own era.
Just let everything take its course.
He's
been with you
for
a long time?
It's perfectly normal for unexpected events to take place, or haven't you heard?
What
did
he mean
human sacrifices
?
All it means is we're stepping off the path laid down by someone else,
What are they
using
sacrifices
for at Atlas?
and
moving ever
closer to
the age when
my
wishes will dictate the terms.
I've never heard that.
The man who just jumped... Had he
been with you
guys
a long time?
If
it's true
...
What
'd
he mean
by "
human sacrifices
"?
How can
Takehiko
be part of Atlas?
Atlas
using
human
sacrifices
... Why the hell would they need to do that?!
I'd
never even
heard
he had a
sister.
I-I don't...
I've never heard that.
But if
it's true
, then--
He
said she was
sacrifice
d
too.
..
Takehiko
working for the Corporation... How can that be?!
I
don't know what
to believe anymore
.
I
never even
knew
he had a
little
sister.
He never told me.
Believing
is really hard, isn't it?
Back there, he
said she was
used as a human
sacrifice
,
too.
T
hank
s f
or saving
me.
I
just
don't know what
the hell I'm supposed
to believe anymore
!
I guess you really are
a soldier.
It's hard, isn't it?
Believing
in something.
But
why
are you
here?
I want to t
hank
you. F
or saving
my life.
I quit the
army.
Just what I'd expect from
a soldier.
I'm looking for something
I can
believe in
right now.
But
what
are you
doing
here?
Think you'll
find it here?
I just...
I
don't know.
I quit the
military.
T
his is
my
new ho
us
e, huh?
As for now... I guess at the moment,
I'm looking for something
to
believe in
.
It
's
hard to get used to
.
And so you thought you could
find it here?
That's
right.
I
really
don't know.
I
can't believe
this whole
town is
my house.
..
So I guess t
his is
our
new ho
m
e, huh?
But
it was really good t
hat
you bought
all of Akihabara
.
"Yeah, but... it
's
still kinda
hard to get used to
, huh?"
It
was
good
that I put it
under my own name.
I guess you're
right.
T
he land and the buildings
are all
mine.
I
t's still weird to think of
this whole
city as
my house.
And you put all the syndicates that were separate into one organization.
"
But
you know w
hat
? Buying up
all of Akihabara
was
such a smart move!"
Hey, how do you like the name "Neo-Guild"?
I'm really glad
that I put it
all
under my own name.
Sounds good.
Now all t
he land and the buildings
and everything is 100%
mine.
I guess I'm lucky.
"Plus we brought all the syndicate players together under one roof, didn't we?"
I can still make money from here.
Hey-- "Neo Guild." Don't you think that's a great name?
Ma'am,
"That sounds good to me!"
a call from a person calling themselves "A
representative of Mikuni".
You know, I must have some good luck, don't you think?
They insist that they be put through to you...
Now we're gonna start making money again.
If it's THE Mikuni...
Miss President.
I may really be lucky.
We've just been contacted by some "
representative of Mikuni".
.. or so she says.
Where's your leader?
She's insisting on being put through to you.
Lady Mikuni has arrived.
"Do you think it's the Mikuni...?"
Just wait a second.
See what I mean? I've got really good luck.
H
ere I am!
Why haven't you people brought your leader down yet?!
You're
the leader of Akihabara and the Neo-Guild?
Miss Mikuni has graced all of you with her presence!
Yes.
Fine--take it easy, already.
You wear your sunglasses at night?
And h
ere I am!
Don't
insult
people's
tastes.
You're
telling me you are the Akihabara Neo Guild leader...?
Y
ou
are my
guardian?
Sure.
I'm in luck!
And you're wearing sunglasses at night...?
That is correct, Lady Mikuni.
Don't
find fault with other
people's
taste in fashion.
Welcome to Akihabara.
Are y
ou
the person who would be our
guardian?
I am Karin Ishida.
My ship is in...!
Nice to meet you.
Your insight is penetrating, Miss Mikuni.
This is Akihabara?
I am very pleased to welcome you to the city of Akihabara.
It's a very narrow little town.
My name is Karin Ishida.
Jeez, don't belittle my house the moment you get here.
We place ourselves in your hands.
Karin, I'd like you to get treatment for Sayoko and Mi-ko immediately...
And you say "Akihabara" is this town's name?
Mi-ko!
What a narrow and crowded little town this is.
Will this do, Lady Mikuni?
Little brat...!
What the hell is that?
You just had to go complaining about my home the minute you got here.
Does it get better when you put it in water?
Karin, we must impose on you, as Sayoko and Miiko require medica--
She's calmed down...
Eeegh--!
It actually does...
Miiko--!
Mi-ko, I'll be back.
Will these arrangements be suitable for you, Miss Mikuni?
We need to put up a magical barrier before anyone gets hurt.
What is the deal with this...?
A magical barrier? What?
They dip him in some water and he's just supposed to get better?!
H-Hey!
He seemeth much recovered.
What the hell is that?
Am I not so lucky after all?
Fifty servants will do.
And I'll need sixteen types of 12-layered Kimonos.
Got it, Karin?
Yes, I understand.
Screw you!
How much does she think it cost to get that place to begin with?
And servitors and clothes?
Once you're running Atlas, I'm taking you for everything you've got!
Just you wait, bitch.
So he really was keeping that big of a thing from us.
I guess sometimes it's hard to tell just what
they're hiding until you strip them down.
Takehiko said I was one
of the people who would inherit Atlas.
What did he mean?
Inherit that thing?
It's not like the deed to a house.
I can't even imagine.
Leader!
What's wrong?
We've lost contact with the Nerima group!
Recruiting Servitors! Especially Experienced Ones!
Lady Mikuni, I've managed to get your servitors.
These are my servitors?
Yes.
Yes.
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These are called "maids".
Geh! And he actually got better in the water!
They are the new type of servitors who work here in Akihabara.
Miiko, we shall come see thee again.
Everyone, greet Lady Mikuni.
We should erect the barrier soon. Otherwise, there could be a few unfortunate casualties.
Welcome home, Ma'am!
Barrier...? What the heck for?
I've been here this whole time.
H-Hey, come back--!
Oh my, Ma'am...
What is that thing...?
Do you really think of me as your master?
Please don't tell me... my luck just ran out...
Of course!
For palace ladies, a mere 50 will amply suffice.
Idiot.
And you shall provide us with some 16 styles of 12-layer silk kimonos to wear.
Wh-What? What?
Hath this been clear, Karin?
That's what she gets for lying to Lady
Mikuni.
Yes. I will provide all that you ask.
You be careful too.
Where the hell does she get off--?!
Maybe I'm not lucky after all?
How much does she think I'm spending already,
Recruiting Servitors! Especially Honest Ones!
just to put her stupid royal ass up in that place?!
If you lie, you die? Man, that's rough.
And now she wants "palace ladies" and clothes--?!
Well, as soon as Mikuni gets named as the heir to Atlas,
I'm gonna take that miserable little brat for every last cent she's worth!
Just you wait and see.
That man was something else.
Who would've ever thought he could keep something that big up his sleeve?
I guess you can't tell by a man's looks... whether he's got something big or not, eh?
Takehiko... He told me something back there.
He said I was gonna be the one who'd inherit Atlas.
I still don't know what he meant.
Saying you'll "inherit" it. Like they'd just sign you over the deed or something.
I really have no idea.
President!
What's going on?
We lost contact with the Nerima branch! They're not responding!
Miss Mikuni, I have managed to gather the palace ladies for you.
Then these women are... palace ladies, you say...?
Indeed!
The women you see before you are known as "maids" in most circles.
They work here in Akihabara, and in essence, they are a modern form of palace lady.
Palace ladies, greet the august Miss
Mikuni.
Welcome home, my mistress! At your service!
But we have been in this place all along.
Oh, Mistress, you're so silly.
Ye ladies there--
I would ask, do ye truly think upon us as your rightful master?
Of course we do, Mistress!
Wrong answer.
What? What? What? What the--?!
This is what happens when Miss Mikuni is given an untruthful response.
You should be very careful yourself.
Maybe it's true...
...and my luck is gone...?
Uh... Now telling a lie means certain death?! That's pretty dang harsh.
Karin.
Karin.
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Yes?
Yes?
!
Y
ou have
d
one
well
for
me.
We find that y
ou have
g
one
to a great deal of ef
for
t for our sake and have succeeded well.
I
thank you.
We would
thank you.
Th-
Thank you
.
Uh...
Thank you
, that is most kind!
But
why is a modern girl like
you
working for me
?
But
yet... wherefore doth a voguish young maiden such as
you
most surely are
I'm
screwed
.
wish to be at the beck and call of one such as us
?
To
make money
.
I'm
totally
screwed
--!
No
no
no
no
,
she'
d
get mad
if I say that right?
"Because I wish to
make money
off you!"
Because I'm a fan of
hers?
No
,
no
,
no
,
no
... I say something like that, and
she'
ll
get mad
just like anyone would.
It wouldn
't make any sense
if I said I was
a
fan
of someone
I
've never
met.
Okay... "
Because I'm a fan of
yours"...?!
But
that's a
lie
, so if
I say it, I
die?!
But it doesn
't make any sense
to be
a
"
fan
"
of someone
you
've never
even seen before.
W
hat
should
I do
?
And besides,
that's a
total
lie
anyway. If
I say it, I
'll be dead...!
Lady
Mikuni
...
Aaaaah--! Now w
hat
do
I do
--?!
For her, working
for
your
benefit will bring
Miss
Mikuni
,
about
her
own
happiness.
this young girl has a very good reason
for
wishing to be at
your
beck and call.
I see... That's a good thing.
It is because doing so will lead to
her
future
happiness.
Clever.
Oh? How, then... This is a most fine reason indeed!
There are still things I need you to do.
You have a way with words.
Our goal is to investigate the Nerima base's
situation,
I don't want you dead.
and if necessary, find
and
recover
any survivors.
Quite simply because I still have a number of uses for you in the days ahead.
It
's
quite likely
more dangerous than
Ikebukuro.
We're here to look in on the Nerima branch, and depending on the
situation,
Be careful.
to ascertain the status of--
and
if possible to rescue--
any survivors.
Ma'am!
There
's
a distinct possibility that conditions here are
more dangerous than
in
Ikebukuro.
Kuniko
, let me know if
there's anything I can do
.
Don't let your guard down.
Takehiko's, well, you know, but he was good at this stuff.
Roger.
You're right.
Kuniko
?
Oh man... they're all so big.
If
there's anything I can do
to help you out here, just ask and I'm on it.
They've already spread so much...
Huh?
The photo-oxidant density is really high.
Takehiko was a jerk and a half,
It's
up ahead.
but he sure came in handy at times like this, wouldn't you say?
That's...
He really did.
This is the Bergamot scent.
Holy shit...
It fits your mood today perfectly.
Just those huge ones all over the place...!
As if you knew how I feel.
Yeah, I just can't believe how they're spreading like this...!
I-I'm sorry.
Photochemical oxidant concentrations are spiking. Levels are way above normal.
Lady Ryoko, regarding the Daedalus...
It's
just
up ahead.
Damage from the Daedalus's photo-oxidants is
spreading all across the surface.
Look at that--!
People are dying from comas and breathing problems.
This aroma... is the delicate scent of bergamot.
What shall we do?
I thought it might be the perfect match for your mood at the mome--
So the surface is finally unfit for people to live.
Impudent boy. What could you possibly hope to know about my "mood," you fool?
Somebody... is there somebody here?
I humbly beg your forgiveness!
What is this?
Madam Ryoko, an update on the daedalus situation.
They didn't
have
time to put on their masks.
..?
The photochemical oxidants coming from daedalus are causing great harm.
Leader
...
We're seeing effects
spreading all across the surface.
Everyone, listen
.
Deaths have been reported,
We're abandoning t
he
Nerima Metal-age base
.
due to impaired mental states and breathing difficulties and so forth.
Everyone
withdraw.
How should we handle the situation?
This place is unfit for humans.
I would say their days are numbered.
Thank
you
, b
rother.
..
The people on the surface have no place left to go, now, do they?
H
ow many times
has it been?
Anyone! Is anyone in there--?!
It's okay, b
rother.
What is this... horror...?
It
's
my fault
.
They didn't
even
have
enough
time to put on their masks.
If it's
hard,
you
can quit
.
Oh, President
...
I'
m a
ll
right.
Everyone, listen
--
D
on't
worry.
The Metal Age Nerima branch is no more. T
he
base is hereby relinquished
.
I can
take care of
you.
Everyone
pull back now.
L
eave
it
to me
, and...
It's over. We can't have any more men staying in this godforsaken place.
Y
ou don't understand a
ny
thing!
Thank
s for
you
r help, B
rother.
S
ion...
So, h
ow many times
is this?
The forest
has changed too much.
I'm perfectly all right, B
rother.
It's becoming a Daedalus monoculture at an alarming rate.
I am the one who
's
to blame
.
Ah
...
It breeds so fast... it's fabulous
.
If it's
too
hard,
we
can quit
anytime, you know
.
Momoko
-san.
I'
ll
be fine.
At this rate, people will run out of places to live on the surface...
You d
on't
have to
worry.
before they can move to Atlas.
With just you to
take care of
, I know I could swing it somehow.
We
ha
ve
to do something
.
If you just l
eave
the whole thing up
to me
--
But
how are we going to
stop
the D
aedalus
?
Brother, y
ou don't understand a
thing!
There's only one
way.
S
h
ion...
This is the best picture, I think.
The forest
is already way too far gone.
What's that figure?
The plants are growing like wildfire--
Candid pictures of Karin-tan
without her sunglasses
are rarer.
it's turning into a homogeneous daedalus growth zone as we speak.
No. A combined arms operation between pretty girls and weaponry - it's moe!
Ah
h, yes
...
Breeding like bunnies in a pen.
What the heck?!
Such a virile bunch
.
Excuse me.
Momoko
, enough!
Got a second?
If we don't stop it, Atlas won't matter anymore.
Our photograph target is here!
We'll run out of livable space before we even get there.
Momoko warning in effect!
We
'
ve
gotta hurry and make a move
.
Momoko warning in effect!
But
wait... How do we
stop
d
aedalus
in the first place
?
Never change,
you guys
.
There's only one
thing that'll do it!
So,
w
hat
do
you
want
?
Ba-bump... Ba-bump... Ba-bump...
We'll
do anything for you, miss.
There's no doubt--this picture is definitely the best.
Actually, we want another bomber.
Flashy-flash! Tallaleen!
Nope. Bzzt.
Get that figure outta my face!
Why is it "Nope"?
This priceless photo shows our beloved Karin
without her sunglasses
!
Can we get it right away like last time?
It's rare, you mook!
And we can put the entire capital resources of Duomo into finding it.
No! An army tank and a beauty queen joining forces in battle is the fuel of obsession!
I won't haggle over money.
No! That's a piece of junk!
Well
you see, the situation at the front is a bit different than it was.
Hogwash! Look at it!
Recently, somebody bought out the entirety of Akihabara for themselves.
Um, you guys...?
All the
preexisting syndicates were remade.
Mind if we come in?
Well, she's pretty cute as a photo subject so I don't care.
Lookee, lookee, lookee!
You guys really don't have any honor, do you?
New photographic subject!
What's good is good. That's what my lens is telling me.
Momoko warning in effect!
Momoko warning in effect!
We can't buy it
directly
.
Archnemesis Momoko!
But
we
can let you
meet
the
m.
Where'd my grenades go?!
Will
that
do?
New photo! New photo! New photo!
It
'll have to
.
You crazy old coots... I hope
you guys
never ever grow up
.
Th
-Th-
The
stupid
monkey!
So,
then? W
hat
brings
you
to us
?
T
hat voice...
We'll
gladly field any request from our young ally Kuniko.
The
bear!
Well, the reason we're here...
Another AAA
?
...is 'cuz I want you guys to get another bomber for me!
Luck still
hasn't
left
me
!
Sadness...!
So
, what are
you plan
ning on doing
with
a bomber?
What's the "sadness" for this time?
Burning
Tokyo to the ground.
Just like last time, do you guys think you could make it a rush order again?
Kuniko, what
do you have
to
worry
about?
I don't care if it costs everything Duomo has in the bank.
All you need to do is
what
you must
.
Money is absolutely no object here.
You do
not need
to
believe. U
se me.
Well
, the thing is...
Next time:
The
Two-Headed
Ta
le.
...it's not like it was the last time around. The tactical situation has changed.
These days, Akihabara has a new player who's single-handedly taken over the whole city.
All the
old syndicates were reorganized under the new management.
Course, she makes for an uber-cute photo subject,
so you sure won't hear any complaints from us!
Bingo! Bingo! Bingo!
I should've known. You clowns have no scruples at all.
When something's good, it's good!
That's what the camera lens tells me.
Although we're no longer able to make the purchase
directly
ourselves,
we
could arrange for a face-to-face
meet
ing with
the
person in question.
Would
that
be something you could work with?
I guess it
'll have to
do
.
Th
e... The... The...
The
wild-eyed
monkey!
I know t
hat voice...
!
Little
bear!
Oh?!
Here we go...
Another AAA
at my doorstep. I guess my luck
hasn't
abandoned
me
after all...
!
So
? Let's say for now you obtain this bomber of yours.
What do
you plan
to do
with
it at that point?
We want to...
...burn
Tokyo to the ground.
Huh--?!
Kuniko, what
on earth is there
to
be troubled
about?
All you need to do is
simply
what
needs to be done
.
You do
n't have
to
trust me. You can still u
se me.
.. so do it!
Next time:
"
Two-Headed
Fab
le.
"
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We
'll
burn Tokyo to the ground.
We
want to...
B
urn Tokyo to the ground
?
...
burn Tokyo to the ground.
To eliminate the D
aedalus.
Huh--?!
At
this
rate Tokyo... No,
You want to b
urn Tokyo to the ground
...?
all of Japan will be swallowed up by that plant.
We're doing it to eradicate d
aedalus.
Are you guys serious?
If we don't do
this
, Tokyo will...
It's impossible.
No, all of Japan will eventually get swallowed whole by those plants.
To buy the materials for an operation that large-scale,
Wait... Are you serious? You really mean this?
you'd need a budget on par with the country itself.
It can't be done.
Then...
Huh?
You want us to ignore the Daedalus?
Even just assembling all the things you'd need for an operation of that size,
Throw us a bone here!
it'd cost about as much as an entire national budget.
But what about--?!
So you're telling us we should just let the daedalus run rampant?!
You need to pony up a little and help us take care of this!
Business is business.
Business is business.
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This isn't
a charity
.
We're not exactly running
a charity
here, if you haven't noticed
.
What
are you gonna
do?
What
do we
do?
Let's see
...
On the other hand
...
I suppose we
could rent
the materials out to you
.
...you
could rent
it. Something like that might work
.
Rent
them out?
Rent
it?!
Yes. You can rent an entire
foreign
military, including all
their
soldiers
.
Right. Get it from a
foreign
country.
It's
actually a
lot cheaper than buying
one.
Just rent
their
whole army out,
soldiers
and all
.
Is
that
even possible
?
It's
a heckuva
lot cheaper than buying
them.
Money
can do anything.
You can actually do
that
...
?
I don't normally act as a mediator, but these are special circumstances.
Money
makes the world go round.
In return, I have a few
conditions.
There's nothing you can't do if you've got enough of it.
F
irst
ly,
you
have to tell
me the exact date and time of
your
bombing
raid
in advance.
Now, normally I'm not in the business of brokering deals.
S-Sure. No problem.
But this is a special case.
Secondly,
But if I do this, I have some
conditions.
that sword of yours. Can I have it?
The f
irst
one is that
you
give
me the exact date and time of
the
bombing
in advance.
This thing?
Wha--? Uhh, yeah... Of course we'd tell you that.
Why?
I have one more...
Those things can actually be surprisingly valuable.
I want that. Can you throw in that knife of yours as part of the deal?
I'll throw in one of the bombers for free in exchange.
You want this...?
Deal.
But why?
You've got yourself a deal.
You know how it is. Things like that can turn out to be more valuable than you think, right?
If you'll agree to throw in that knife, then... Hmmm...
What say I make it worth your while by covering the cost of one of the bombers?
It's a deal.
Nice doing business with you!
Are you sure about this?
Are you sure about this?
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This
operation
must
succeed
.
It's for the
operation
. We've gotta make sure this thing
succeed
s, no matter what the cost
.
But
Nagiko gave you
that...
But
still... that was something
Nagiko gave you
.
I'm me, with
or
without my sword
.
Whether I have the blade
or
don't have the blade, it doesn't change who I am
.
It
's not an issue.
It
doesn't matter, o
kay
?
O
kay
, I'm counting on you.
All right
, I'm counting on you.
Roger
. I'll contact you
when we're ready here
.
Understood
. I'll contact you
as soon as it's put together
.
What
?
What
's wrong
?
That earring...
That earring...
!
Earring?
Huh?
Earring?
Is
this earring
valuable
too
?
What about
this earring
? It's also "more
valuable
than you think"
?
N
-
Not really
.
N
...
Not really
! Just forget I said it.
It's nothing.
Mmmm...?
I see.
I see.
I'll just have a seat right here.
Scoot over.
Until
you
feel like telling us, I'll stay right next to you
...
I think
you
and I are going to have some private lessons
...
...and teach
you
all kinds of things you might like...
until
you
decide you want to tell me.
Hurry
...
up...
Hurry
up...
Welcome
home, my
mistress!
Welcome
back,
mistress!
At your service!
What bad taste.
Well, this is kinky.
It wasn't my idea, okay?
Hey, don't blame these stupid maids on me, okay?!
Karin... Who are these people?
Karin.
You're that girl...
What is this? Who are these people you bring here?
The sadist.
You're that girl...
! From that time...!
The transsexual.
Sadist--!
Transsexual?
Sex freak--!
They're transsexuals?
"Sex freak"...?
I-I'm not!
Are these people she hath brought then cross-dressers as well?
What
are you doing here?
Uh... Hey, um, I'm not a cross-dresser!
That's my line!
I didn't
realize
you
were into all this
Akihabara
crap.
What
the hell
are you doing here?
!
W
ho is that?
I should ask you the same thing!
Lady
Mikuni.
I didn't
know
you
r sick tastes extended to the kinky pleasures of
Akihabara
.
She has a
...
high position
in Atlas.
Hey, w
ho is that?
That little girl.
Why on earth i
s she
in a place like this
?
Miss
Mikuni.
Karin
, why have you brought them
here?
From Atlas, um... a certain
...
someone who occupies a
high position
up there.
Don't
be such a haughty bitch
.
Then what'
s she
doing here...
?
Actually, this
person
has a certain item
...
Karin
! What is the meaning of bringing this vulgar riffraff in
here?
!
A certain item
?
Don't
cop an attitude with me
.
That
's
...
Actually, this
woman came to see you.
Lady
Mikuni
...
She
has a certain item
you may find interesting.
I knew it
!
"
A certain item
"...
?
It
'
s the same as
mine!
That
is the
...
!
You're right
!
Miss
Mikuni
!
What is that?
Just as we thought
!
It's an earring that belonged to my mother.
It
i
s the same as
the one that we have!
Your mother...
Ehh?
!
Oh, so that's what this is about.
Whoa, she's right!
Why
?
So where'd you...?
Why do
you
have my
mother
's earring
?
This earring is a keepsake that we have to remember our mother by.
Wait
...
Huh?! Your mother's...?!
T
hat
can't
mean...
Hmmm... So that's what that was.
Y
ou're
her
father?
Why
is this?
Don't be
stupid!
Wherefore have
you
this keepsake from our
mother
in your possession
?
That's gross. Who
'd do
icky stuff
with a woman
?
Wait
a second! If t
hat
's true, then it must
mean...
At
least call me her
mother
.
...that y
ou're
this girl's...
father?
!
But...
Don't be
ridiculous!
I got this earring from Nagiko.
And knock it off with the disgusting innuendos. Like I
'd do
that
with a woman
.
From
my grandmother?
You could at
least call me her
"
mother
" or something
.
S
he told me
that
it originally
belong
ed
to your mother.
But still--!
My
...
The earring isn't even mine.
Then
she's
...
I got it from Nagiko at some point.
my
...
little sister?
From
Grandma...?!
Someone
like you could
n
ever be
her big
sister
!
Well... s
he told me
it was...
Little sister
...
Big
sister
...
...something
that
used to
belong
to your mother.
That's what she said.
What
's this about, Momoko-san?
My
mother's
...
?!
I don't really know.
Then
... this girl here
...
Momoko?
That'd make her...
Transsexual...
...
my
little sister?
!
Are you Mommy Momoko from the
Tropical Fish?
The thought that a piece of gutter trash
like you could
ever be
Miss Mikuni's older
sister
--!
Yes, I am.
I refuse to accept that!
I knew it!
"
Little sister
"
...
"Older
sister
"
...
How do you know me?
What
do you think this could mean, Momoko?
Mi
-
ko
told
me
all about
you
.
Beats me.
You
know Mi
-ko?
"Momoko"...? "Sex freak"...?
Yes
!
Be you perhaps... the same Momoko who was at one time the owner of
Tropical Fish?
I
love
Mi-ko!
Huh?!
She's
here
too? Really?
Yes I am, but...
What
?
Ahh! It is thee, then, just as we thought!
That
'
s Mi
-ko!
But wait... How is it that you know who I am?
Release
me
!
Mi
i
ko
hath
told
us
all about
thee
.
Release
me
!
You
're telling me you
know Mi
iko--?!
I shall curse you
till the end of time!
Yes
. Thy Miiko is one whom we
love
most dearly.
P-
President
!
So... is Miiko
here
in this place with you?!
P-
President
,
I
quit
!
Please--
I can't
deal
with this
monster
anymore!
What
's that...
?
W
ho do you think
employed
you
guys?
That
i
s Mi
iko.
Do
your jobs!
Free
me
--! Free
me
--!!
What
is
that?
I swear to you,
I shall curse you
and yours
till the end of time!
That
's Mi-ko!
Miss... Miss
President
...!
She
was possessed by the spirit of Hiruko.
Miss
President
!
I
can't take this no more
!
Hiruko
?
I can't
take it no more in here
with this
fuckin'
monster
!
Possessed
?
Listen, you two, w
ho do you think
took you off the streets and gave
you
a place here?!
What are you saying?
Stop bellyaching and do
your jobs!
It's
true. I can't think of a better
way
of proving
it
than by doing this...
What
...
is
it...?!
Release
me
!
That
is your Miiko.
Mi
-
ko,
calm down!
Huh--?!
Release me!
Miiko
was possessed by the spirit of Hiruko.
It
's me,
Mikuni
!
"
Hiruko
"...?
Possessed
by...
?
Mommy
Momoko
came
to
see you!
What are you saying?
!
Look! It's Mommy
Momoko
!
It's
the absolute truth.
Mommy
Momoko, come
closer, come closer!
Watch for yourself. There's no
way
to explain
it
better.
Yes
...
Free
me
--
!
Momoko
-neesan
...
Mi
i
ko,
thou must not act up.
Momoko
-neesan
...
It
is us. It is
Mikuni
.
Mo
... Momo... Momoko...
Thy friend
Momoko
hath come here
to
visit with thee.
Momoko
-neesan
...
Miiko, behold--thy friend
Momoko
is here!
Mi-ko
...
Momoko, come
hither. Approach. Approach.
Impossible.
Uh
...
? Okay.
That's impossible!
Mo... Momo...
Momoko
, my sister
...
Yeah. There's no way that's possible.
Mo...
Momoko
... my sister
...
She can't be my
sister.
Mo
mo
... Momo... Momoko...
Momo...
She
can't
be
Mi
-
ko.
Momoko
...
Momoko
...
Momoko, my sister...
Miiko...
It can't be true.
It can't be. It just can't be true!
No, it really can't. It really just can't be true.
I just can't believe that little girl is my younger
sister.
And I
can't
believe that thing is actually
Mi
i
ko.
That came from Duomo!
That came from Duomo!
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What
happened
?
What
on earth
happened
there...?
Kuniko!
Ah--!
Kuniko!
What happened?
What happened?
!
Big trouble!
It's really bad... All the daedalus plants!
The Daedalus...
Is this all of it?
Is this all of them?
Yeah, looks like it.
I think so.
President!
Leader...
Is that...?!
What happened?
All this fuckin' daedalus inside Duomo.
We thought we'd got all the Daedalus in Duomo...
We thought we got all of it last time we did this.
but they were breeding over here
too.
But we just found a whole shitload of it growin' over here,
too.
They fired those damn seeds of theirs...
Little green bastards... shootin' their damn seeds everywhere.
Is everyone okay?
How's everyone? Are people all right?
Yeah, no one was badly hurt.
Yep.
I see.
They said no one got seriously hurt or anything.
We pulled up all the Daedalus.
That's good.
We should search the area to make sure there aren't any others around here.
As for the daedalus, we cut down everything we could find.
Thank
s.
But there could be more somewhere.
It
looks like you've
been
helping us out a lot.
We should probably check just to make sure.
Don't mention it. H
ow did things go
your end?
Thank
you so much.
Looks
like
we'll pull off our
bombing
runs.
I mean... it
looks like you've
really
been
doing a lot to help us out.
I see
.
It's nothing. So... h
ow did things go
on
your end?
We have to hurry
.
Fine. It's looking
like
the
bombing
plan's gonna work out.
The mass Daedalus infestation is expanding at a rate far beyond our expectations.
Sounds good
.
At this rate, it may reach the other levels.
We have to hurry
, though.
Shion, what
's with that expression?
This shows the daedalus infestation on Level 8.
It's disgusting.
The speed of growth far exceeds all of our previous projections.
Leave the room.
It's spreading quite rapidly.
I'm sorry.
The fear at this point is,
Accursed weeds...
the rampant plant growth may spread to other levels if left unchecked.
Hey, Sayoko.
Shion, what
is that on your face?
What is it, Lady
Mikuni?
Huh? Uh...
What is
a big sister?
It's disgusting. Get away from me at once!
What is a little sister?
I... I apologize.
Everyone was saying the Kuniko girl might be my big sister,
Such an annoyingly persistent weed.
and I might be her little sister.
Say, Sayoko?
It refers to girls born to the same mother.
What is it, Miss
Mikuni?
The girl who was born first is called the big sister,
What is
"older sister"? And "little sister" also. What indeed are these things?
and the one who was born second is the little sister.
There was... some talk that the one called Kuniko was our "older sister,"
Then, Kuniko and I have the same mother?
and that we were... perhaps the "little sister" of this same person,
I don't want to even consider that such a vulgar girl...
though we know not what these things mean.
might have been born to the same lineage as you.
A sister of yours is another girl child born of the same mother as you.
But, they had my mother's earring...
The sister born earlier is called the older,
We don't know where they got it.
and the sister born later is called the younger or the "little" one.
They might know my mother.
Then so, may it thus be true that this Kuniko and ourselves were born of the same mother?
Lady Mikuni... someday, you will inherit all of Atlas.
I would not wish to believe such vile things.
You must not be deceived by trifling matters.
To think a common waif like that could have been born of the same mother as you!
Raze Tokyo, huh?
And yet, she did verily hold our mother's earring as though it were hers.
I don't understand what that monkey's thinking.
We do not yet know how she obtained that. We certainly cannot say for a fact.
But this'll vastly increase the carbon coefficient of Japan.
But if so, then perhaps she would know something of our mother.
If I can get information on the bombing in advance,
Miss Mikuni... Miss Mikuni, you are the one.
I could make some very good trades.
Someday you will take your rightful place as the heir to Atlas.
Aren't you the lucky one, Karin?!
These are matters of no concern, and we must not allow them to distract us.
The analysis is done.
"Burning all of Tokyo down to the ground.
It's the same shape and the same material as Mikuni's.
Who knows what crazy ideas that wild-eyed monkey will think up, huh?"
That's more than just a replica.
But if she does do it, Japan's carbon index will shoot through the roof.
There are two of the exact same things in the world.
If we know ahead of time when and how the bombing will take place,
There's no doubt about it. There's one more.
it should give us a huge advantage in making deals.
Question is, where do we evacuate everyone before the bombing run?
"So it would. Looks like you're just as lucky as you thought, Karin, my pal!"
How about underground?
The results of the analysis!
There's not enough room to hold the whole surface population.
"The same form and composition... This is exactly the same as Mikuni's!"
You're right.
It's certainly no replica, that much is for sure.
Come to think of it, are you sure about this?
So the very same item somehow exists as two separate copies, and this confirms it.
About what?
Which means we still have one left to go!
Are you sure it's all right for you to be here?
The problem is where to evacuate.
This is the Metal-age's command room.
We've gotta get people out of the way before we start bombing the place.
More importantly, where will we evacuate to?
What about underground?
There's one good place.
There's way too many people on the surface to fit them all underground at once.
Here.
I guess you're right.
Atlas. Are you insane?
But I'm wondering... is this okay?
Impossible.
What do you mean?
Yeah, the government would never allow that.
I mean you. Are you okay being here?
Where else do you suggest?
Look around--this is the Metal Age war room you happen to be sitting in.
You're still working?
Who cares about that right now?!
Nagiko...
Now where do we evacuate the people?
Don't work too hard.
I know just one place. The perfect place for it.
I brought presents.
And that's right here.
I hear Momoko-san's earring belonged to my mother.
Atlas?! Are you insane?
It looks like you stirred it after all.
There's no
way!
What did you come here to do?
Yeah... We'd never get the government to go for something like that.
Our ancestors were amazing...
All right, then you tell me where all the refugees should go.
Not only did they extract and use the best parts of fermented rice,
Well, look at this. Everyone still hard at work?
but they did the same with their vegetables too, and concocted this...
Nagiko...!
I banished you.
And so late at night. Such a dedicated bunch.
Did you know this little trick?
I brought a little gift.
If you throw in old nails, it brings out the color of the eggplant.
I heard about Momoko's earring.
Just plain old rusty nails that you're about to throw out.
Apparently... it's really my mother's.
Granny...
That's what she says.
You're planning on burning down Tokyo, right?
Oh, good, I can see you've been stirring it, just like I asked.
How did you know-
What did you come back here for?
The Akihabara Syndicates are trying to hire an army.
People in the old days were really something, you know.
But you need more than just weapons and men.
They didn't just use the rice bran, and they didn't just use the vegetables.
You need my power, don't you?
They figured out how to use the best parts of both,
The power of the first CEO of Atlas.
and came up with something amazing like this.
You're asking me to trust you?
I seem to remember banishing you.
You don't need to trust me.
And you know what?
You just need to use me.
All you need is a couple of old nails, and the eggplant retains its color just beautifully.
This is business.
Just some rusty old nails--the kind you'd probably throw away.
We use each other.
Now who'd think of a rusty nail?
You use me and I'll use you.
Grandma!
That's all there is to it.
You're planning to burn down Tokyo, aren't you?
If it's business, what's in it for you?
How'd you know?
I want to get inside Atlas.
Those Akihabara syndicate fools.
The woman who's perched at the very top of the company at the moment is a troublemaker.
They're running around left and right trying to hire up an army.
She'd refuse to meet me, even if I asked.
However, this isn't the sort of thing you can solve with just weapons and soldiers.
But if I had you as a goodwill gift...
Don't you think you're going to need at least some of my kind of help with this?
Why would she meet you if I was there?
You know--help from the first CEO of Atlas Corporation.
She's interesting.
Are you asking me to trust you after all
this?
That's the type of woman she is.
Heavens, no, you don't need to trust me.
You should know her already, I think.
You just have to use me.
Furukawa-san, where's the holographic armor?
Like this--you use what you've got.
Thanks.
This is just business, that's all.
I got in a hell of a lot of trouble when you stole this thing.
We use each other to get what we need.
Sorry.
Kuniko makes use of me, and I make use of Kuniko.
Hey,
That's all the
are you sure about this?
Your mom and dad are in Atlas.
Can you really fight?
I'm not fighting them.
I haven't decided to join the Metal-age either.
Just...
I want to do what I can.
That's all.
I see.
Kuniko.
Women are all guts and charm.
Yeah!
We've been waiting for you, Lady Nagiko.
Lady Ryoko awaits you.
Thank you.
Your first leader is here. I don't think much of this welcome party.
It's been a while, Lady Nagiko.
Ain't been that long, Ryoko.
Brought a present for you.
Thank you for your kindness.
You seem to be going nuts up here.
It's all for Atlas... For Japan.
You started the ball rolling, didn't you?
Oh, I dunno about that.
So, what are you here for?
We're going to burn Tokyo to the ground.
What?
I said it. We're razing Tokyo.
Thanks to that monster you made,
nobody's going to be able to live on the surface anymore.
Monster?
The Daedalus.
Oh, that thing?
We didn't really "make" it.
Just altered it a little.
You're playing God now?
What value does life have if we don't play around with it?
We'll get the necessary bombers and bombs ourselves.
We'll take the reins and get rid of it for you.
What nonsense.
Do you have any idea how much carbon that would emit?
You don't even offer tea to your guests?
Anyone want some pickled vegetables?
So, in exchange, please let the people on the surface evacuate to Atlas.
The people on the surface don't matter to me, as long as Atlas remains safe.
Atlas is more important to this country than your puny lives.
We can't accept refugees.
I figured this might happen.
It's me.
Negotiations have broken down.
Time for Plan B.
Roger.
What was that?
Lady Ryoko.
What?
The Daedalus on the eighth floor have started firing their seeds.
And they're concentrating their attacks on the power terminal of the central shaft.
Impossible...
The eighth floor is unoccupied. There shouldn't be any heat sources.
Yeah, well. Shit happens.
I've got a friend who knows Atlas really well.
Even Atlas can't survive an attack from the inside.
You're threatening me?
Not at all.
We're just trading here.
Just business, y'know.
You certainly are an interesting one.
So, what will you do?
Very well.
I'll help you.
I grew up in that town. I laughed there,
I cried there - it's filled with memories.
But I refuse to regret it.
It's something I've decided.
Next time: The Tokyo Bombing Raids.
▶ [CommieRips] Shangri-La 19 [62e3cce2]
We've reached the rendezvous point...
in the northern reaches of Kanto.
Now let's burn this forest down!
The bombers have entered the northern reaches of Kanto.
They've begun the operation to destroy the Daedalus.
The wind's blowing south-by-southwest on the ground.
Wind speed: ten m/s.
We've finished taking in the evacuees from Old Shibuya.
The evacuees from Old Meguro will soon have crossed into our territory as well.
I see.
What the hell's your problem?
Hey, you started it!
Shut it, you stole my water...
Stop that! Stop this instant!
Blankets!
Anyone need a blanket?
We've got some rice prepared for you all in the tent up ahead.
Hey, wait.
Form a line.
Calm down.
Hey, have you seen Furukawa?
The rice cooker's busted.
Come to think of it, I haven't seen him since we got here.
Toshima District?
Toshima is...
Block D-5...
two-hundred meters down that corridor on the left side.
Thanks.
Thank you. You're a big help.
Don't mention it.
We're taking in the next wave of refugees.
Please get ready to receive them.
We're full. Can't you tell that by looking?
Have them use the area over there.
We can't do that.
Why not?
It's against the rules.
Come on!
My goodness.
You'll never have any fun...
if you always obey your mom's rules like that.
Please get ready to receive the refugees.
Goodbye.
Hey!
Man...
I'll ask everyone to make some room for them.
You sure?
Kuniko's doing everything she can for us.
I need to make sure I do the same.
Listen up, everyone! There are some more people coming in here.
Can you all please make room for them?
There's no
more room here!
That place is completely empty over there!
Just squeeze up a little...
Even if it's only ten centimeters... even if it's only five!
Please!
She's finally starting to grow up.
Has the raid started?
How many years has it been since I played chess with you?
I played Ryoko earlier...
Looks like she checkmated you.
I beat her at chess.
I never realized Ryoko was so out of control.
To think that a mannequin dreamed of becoming the Queen of Atlas.
My uncle?
Yes, he's here.
Will you come in and see him?
What do you think you're doing?
Atlas is no longer in your hands.
Nor is it in yours...
Atlas belongs to the Digma.
We shall see about that.
The raid's probably started by now.
Japan's carbon coefficient is going to skyrocket.
At this rate, carbon hysteria will spread like wildfire across the world.
The carbon economy we've created may collapse.
That's impossible!
As long as Atlas exists...
Hereupon, all the Heavenly Deities commanded the two Deities...
His Augustness, the Izanaki-no-Mikoto, and Her Augustness, the Izanami-no-Mikoto,
ordering them to create, consolidate, and give birth to this drifting land.
Granting them a heavenly bejeweled spear, they deigned to charge them.
So the two Deities, standing upon the Floating Bridge of Heaven,
pushed down the bejeweled spear and stirred with it,
whereupon, when they had stiffened the brine till it curdled,
and drew the spear out of the froth, the brine that dripped from its tip...
coagulated and formed an island.
This is the Island of Onogoro.
Having descended from Heaven on to this island,
they saw to the erection of a heavenly, majestic pillar,
and saw to the erection of a hall of eight fathoms.
Then Izanaki, the Male-Who-Invites, said to Izanami, the Female-Who-Invites,
"We should create children."
And thus he spake: "Let us go around the Heavenly, majestic pillar,
and when we meet on the other side, let us be united."
The child born to them was Hiruko, the leech-child.
So, they placed the leech-child on a raft of reeds and let her float away.
The capital... the capital burns!
The hidden seal shall reveal itself!
Forty percent of the Daedalus infestation has been burned away.
What's wrong?
Is something bothering you?
I was thinking how hard it was...
When we were kids, we were told to keep away from the forest.
You don't know what's lurking there and you might bring back a nasty plague or something.
The bomb showers fell,
and you could mend a house over and over again, but it would still get battered.
There wasn't enough food.
Nor any real schools or hospitals.
It was really awful.
But... how should I put it? I... I mean, we...
We grew up there.
Get to work!
Numbers! One!
Two!
Bomb!
Treasures!
Right!
Sparkling!
Our fire, earthquake, and bulletproof evacuation shelter...
or Super Shelter X-2 for short!
Activate!
Gotta protect your collection from anything!
It was only later that this battle would be known...
as the Great In-Defense-of-the-Holy-Land War.
What a loud noise.
I'm scared!
Mistress!
Bombing Tokyo?
Ryoko, you fool.
Sayoko, has a war broken out?
Don't worry, it'll all be over soon.
Will Mi-ko be okay?
This building is built to withstand...
earthquakes the size of the Second Great Kanto Quake.
Karin says there's no need to worry.
I see...
So, what happened to Karin?
I haven't seen her all day.
I don't know.
She locked herself in her room doing something.
Japan's carbon coefficient is at 2.88.
It's still rising.
Looks like all the carbon tycoons on the planet are freaking out.
Nobody imagined Japan would do this.
We were right to ask about the day of the bombing.
Yes. Thanks to that, I'm the only one on the planet who looks like they're making money off of this.
Karin, save me.
The water level keeps rising.
Danger level: 75%.
You have to do something.
Just a little more, MEDUSA.
Soon, I'll let you go crazy.
The Daedalus infestation is seventy percent destroyed.
It's risen again.
Japan's carbon coefficient: 5.01.
Saudi Arabia: 3.18, Indonesia: 3.57... America: 3.91?
The bombings in Japan have caused carbon hysteria all over the world.
Right.
The U.N. just passed an anti-MEDUSA law.
An anti-MEDUSA law?
At a time like
this?
That's exactly why they've done it.
If MEDUSA's found to be involved in this,
the one who discovers it can request an attack be carried out on that territory.
Even if they refuse, or even if it's in another country's territory, they're still allowed to attack.
So, you think MEDUSA will come out of its hiding-hole?
The possibility exists.
It's all right.
I'll look for your mom.
Tomoka, have you seen Momoko-san?
I haven't.
I've been looking all over for her, but I can't find her.
Has something happened?
Someone from Atlas wants us to make a register of all the evacuees.
We don't have time for that.
Fine. I'll talk to him.
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CommieRips ▶ [CommieRips] Shangri-La 17 [75b99d31] If the forest became a Daedalus monoculture... The future is very dark! You will never see that future come. What are you doing? Hey... Don't move! This is my only choice! What are you doing? I'm not clear on what's going on here. I bet. You don't even know who the hell you are. Then tell me. Why are you going to kill me? Because you're a AAA. No way... that stupid monkey was a VIP with an Atlas rank of AAA? I'm surprised that there's information like this in the depths of Zeus! These three are AAA. That's right. The only Atlas rank that matters is AAA. It's bait to make the commoners think they can come up to Atlas. They're mocking us! The only ones the corporation cares about are these three. If anything happens to them, the plan is finished. I believed in the Atlas plan! I believed Japan had a future there! Even if it meant Atlas had to be built on top of a pile of corpses! What do you mean? Without human sacrifices, the structure would naturally oscillate. The place would fall apart! We needed to make some sacrifices! What are you talking about? The bastards... tricked us. They used... They used tons of children as sacrifices! They even sacrificed... my little sister! I have to kill you. And if I kill you, the plan's ruined. If you believed in the plan so much, why were you in Duomo? The company sent me to guard you. You're the only AAA I know. Then shoot me. Shoot me! Stop it! Takehiko, what's a AAA? The inheritor... The inheritor of what? Atlas. It's not my home anymore. Nor is Duomo... I have no home. Takehiko! Come back to Duomo... we're companions, aren't we? Aren't we? Takehiko! Takehiko! Lady Ryoko, regarding Hiruko, is it really all right to not bring her back? There are other matters of importance as well. Construction of Atlas is falling even further behind due to the Metal Age attack. And the repairs for the Daedalus attack... Ignore them all. Of course unexpected things happen. We're leaving the rails laid down by a certain somebody, and getting closer to my own era. He's been with you for a long time? What did he mean human sacrifices? What are they using sacrifices for at Atlas? I've never heard that. If it's true... How can Takehiko be part of Atlas? I'd never even heard he had a sister. He said she was sacrificed too... I don't know what to believe anymore. Believing is really hard, isn't it? Thanks for saving me. I guess you really are a soldier. But why are you here? I quit the army. I'm looking for something I can believe in right now. Think you'll find it here? I don't know. This is my new house, huh? It's hard to get used to. That's right. I can't believe this whole town is my house... But it was really good that you bought all of Akihabara. It was good that I put it under my own name. The land and the buildings are all mine. And you put all the syndicates that were separate into one organization. Hey, how do you like the name "Neo-Guild"? Sounds good. I guess I'm lucky. I can still make money from here. Ma'am, a call from a person calling themselves "A representative of Mikuni". They insist that they be put through to you... If it's THE Mikuni... I may really be lucky. Where's your leader? Lady Mikuni has arrived. Just wait a second. Here I am! You're the leader of Akihabara and the Neo-Guild? Yes. You wear your sunglasses at night? Don't insult people's tastes. You are my guardian? I'm in luck! That is correct, Lady Mikuni. Welcome to Akihabara. I am Karin Ishida. Nice to meet you. This is Akihabara? It's a very narrow little town. Jeez, don't belittle my house the moment you get here. Karin, I'd like you to get treatment for Sayoko and Mi-ko immediately... Mi-ko! Will this do, Lady Mikuni? What the hell is that? Does it get better when you put it in water? She's calmed down... It actually does... Mi-ko, I'll be back. We need to put up a magical barrier before anyone gets hurt. A magical barrier? What? H-Hey! What the hell is that? Am I not so lucky after all? Fifty servants will do. And I'll need sixteen types of 12-layered Kimonos. Got it, Karin? Yes, I understand. Screw you! How much does she think it cost to get that place to begin with? And servitors and clothes? Once you're running Atlas, I'm taking you for everything you've got! Just you wait, bitch. So he really was keeping that big of a thing from us. I guess sometimes it's hard to tell just what they're hiding until you strip them down. Takehiko said I was one of the people who would inherit Atlas. What did he mean? Inherit that thing? It's not like the deed to a house. I can't even imagine. Leader! What's wrong? We've lost contact with the Nerima group! Recruiting Servitors! Especially Experienced Ones! Lady Mikuni, I've managed to get your servitors. These are my servitors? Yes. These are called "maids". They are the new type of servitors who work here in Akihabara. Everyone, greet Lady Mikuni. Welcome home, Ma'am! I've been here this whole time. Oh my, Ma'am... Do you really think of me as your master? Of course! Idiot. Wh-What? What? That's what she gets for lying to Lady Mikuni. You be careful too. Maybe I'm not lucky after all? Recruiting Servitors! Especially Honest Ones! If you lie, you die? Man, that's rough. Karin. Yes? You have done well for me. I thank you. Th-Thank you. But why is a modern girl like you working for me? I'm screwed. To make money. No no no no, she'd get mad if I say that right? Because I'm a fan of hers? It wouldn't make any sense if I said I was a fan of someone I've never met. But that's a lie, so if I say it, I die?! What should I do? Lady Mikuni... For her, working for your benefit will bring about her own happiness. I see... That's a good thing. Clever. There are still things I need you to do. Our goal is to investigate the Nerima base's situation, and if necessary, find and recover any survivors. It's quite likely more dangerous than Ikebukuro. Be careful. Ma'am! Kuniko, let me know if there's anything I can do. Takehiko's, well, you know, but he was good at this stuff. You're right. Oh man... they're all so big. They've already spread so much... The photo-oxidant density is really high. It's up ahead. That's... This is the Bergamot scent. It fits your mood today perfectly. As if you knew how I feel. I-I'm sorry. Lady Ryoko, regarding the Daedalus... Damage from the Daedalus's photo-oxidants is spreading all across the surface. People are dying from comas and breathing problems. What shall we do? So the surface is finally unfit for people to live. Somebody... is there somebody here? What is this? They didn't have time to put on their masks...? Leader... Everyone, listen. We're abandoning the Nerima Metal-age base. Everyone withdraw. This place is unfit for humans. Thank you, brother... How many times has it been? It's okay, brother. It's my fault. If it's hard, you can quit. I'm all right. Don't worry. I can take care of you. Leave it to me, and... You don't understand anything! Sion... The forest has changed too much. It's becoming a Daedalus monoculture at an alarming rate. Ah... It breeds so fast... it's fabulous. Momoko-san. At this rate, people will run out of places to live on the surface... before they can move to Atlas. We have to do something. But how are we going to stop the Daedalus? There's only one way. This is the best picture, I think. What's that figure? Candid pictures of Karin-tan without her sunglasses are rarer. No. A combined arms operation between pretty girls and weaponry - it's moe! What the heck?! Excuse me. Got a second? Our photograph target is here! Momoko warning in effect! Momoko warning in effect! Never change, you guys. So, what do you want? We'll do anything for you, miss. Actually, we want another bomber. Nope. Bzzt. Why is it "Nope"? Can we get it right away like last time? And we can put the entire capital resources of Duomo into finding it. I won't haggle over money. Well you see, the situation at the front is a bit different than it was. Recently, somebody bought out the entirety of Akihabara for themselves. All the preexisting syndicates were remade. Well, she's pretty cute as a photo subject so I don't care. You guys really don't have any honor, do you? What's good is good. That's what my lens is telling me. We can't buy it directly. But we can let you meet them. Will that do? It'll have to. Th-Th-The stupid monkey! That voice... The bear! Another AAA? Luck still hasn't left me! So, what are you planning on doing with a bomber? Burning Tokyo to the ground. Kuniko, what do you have to worry about? All you need to do is what you must. You do not need to believe. Use me. Next time: The Two-Headed Tale. ▶ [CommieRips] Shangri-La 18 [5b2434a2] We'll burn Tokyo to the ground. Burn Tokyo to the ground? To eliminate the Daedalus. At this rate Tokyo... No, all of Japan will be swallowed up by that plant. Are you guys serious? It's impossible. To buy the materials for an operation that large-scale, you'd need a budget on par with the country itself. Then... You want us to ignore the Daedalus? Throw us a bone here! Business is business. This isn't a charity. What are you gonna do? Let's see... I suppose we could rent the materials out to you. Rent them out? Yes. You can rent an entire foreign military, including all their soldiers. It's actually a lot cheaper than buying one. Is that even possible? Money can do anything. I don't normally act as a mediator, but these are special circumstances. In return, I have a few conditions. Firstly, you have to tell me the exact date and time of your bombing raid in advance. S-Sure. No problem. Secondly, that sword of yours. Can I have it? This thing? Why? Those things can actually be surprisingly valuable. I'll throw in one of the bombers for free in exchange. Deal. You've got yourself a deal. Are you sure about this? This operation must succeed. But Nagiko gave you that... I'm me, with or without my sword. It's not an issue. Okay, I'm counting on you. Roger. I'll contact you when we're ready here. What? That earring... Earring? Is this earring valuable too? N-Not really. It's nothing. I see. Scoot over. I think you and I are going to have some private lessons... until you decide you want to tell me. Hurry up... Welcome back, mistress! What bad taste. It wasn't my idea, okay? Karin... Who are these people? You're that girl... The sadist. The transsexual. Transsexual? They're transsexuals? I-I'm not! What are you doing here? That's my line! I didn't realize you were into all this Akihabara crap. Who is that? Lady Mikuni. She has a... high position in Atlas. Why on earth is she in a place like this? Karin, why have you brought them here? Don't be such a haughty bitch. Actually, this person has a certain item... A certain item? That's... Lady Mikuni... I knew it! It's the same as mine! You're right! What is that? It's an earring that belonged to my mother. Your mother... Oh, so that's what this is about. Why? Why do you have my mother's earring? Wait... That can't mean... You're her father? Don't be stupid! That's gross. Who'd do icky stuff with a woman? At least call me her mother. But... I got this earring from Nagiko. From my grandmother? She told me that it originally belonged to your mother. My... Then she's... my... little sister? Someone like you could never be her big sister! Little sister... Big sister... What's this about, Momoko-san? I don't really know. Momoko? Transsexual... Are you Mommy Momoko from the Tropical Fish? Yes, I am. I knew it! How do you know me? Mi-ko told me all about you. You know Mi-ko? Yes! I love Mi-ko! She's here too? Really? What? That's Mi-ko! Release me! Release me! I shall curse you till the end of time! P-President! P-President, I quit! I can't deal with this monster anymore! Who do you think employed you guys? Do your jobs! What is that? That's Mi-ko! She was possessed by the spirit of Hiruko. Hiruko? Possessed? What are you saying? It's true. I can't think of a better way of proving it than by doing this... Release me! Mi-ko, calm down! Release me! It's me, Mikuni! Mommy Momoko came to see you! Look! It's Mommy Momoko! Mommy Momoko, come closer, come closer! Yes... Momoko-neesan... Momoko-neesan... Mo... Momo... Momoko... Momoko-neesan... Mi-ko... Impossible. That's impossible! Yeah. There's no way that's possible. She can't be my sister. She can't be Mi-ko. That came from Duomo! What happened? Kuniko! What happened? Big trouble! The Daedalus... Is this all of them? I think so. Leader... What happened? We thought we'd got all the Daedalus in Duomo... but they were breeding over here too. They fired those damn seeds of theirs... Is everyone okay? Yeah, no one was badly hurt. I see. We pulled up all the Daedalus. We should search the area to make sure there aren't any others around here. Thanks. It looks like you've been helping us out a lot. Don't mention it. How did things go your end? Looks like we'll pull off our bombing runs. I see. We have to hurry. The mass Daedalus infestation is expanding at a rate far beyond our expectations. At this rate, it may reach the other levels. Shion, what's with that expression? It's disgusting. Leave the room. I'm sorry. Accursed weeds... Hey, Sayoko. What is it, Lady Mikuni? What is a big sister? What is a little sister? Everyone was saying the Kuniko girl might be my big sister, and I might be her little sister. It refers to girls born to the same mother. The girl who was born first is called the big sister, and the one who was born second is the little sister. Then, Kuniko and I have the same mother? I don't want to even consider that such a vulgar girl... might have been born to the same lineage as you. But, they had my mother's earring... We don't know where they got it. They might know my mother. Lady Mikuni... someday, you will inherit all of Atlas. You must not be deceived by trifling matters. Raze Tokyo, huh? I don't understand what that monkey's thinking. But this'll vastly increase the carbon coefficient of Japan. If I can get information on the bombing in advance, I could make some very good trades. Aren't you the lucky one, Karin?! The analysis is done. It's the same shape and the same material as Mikuni's. That's more than just a replica. There are two of the exact same things in the world. There's no doubt about it. There's one more. Question is, where do we evacuate everyone before the bombing run? How about underground? There's not enough room to hold the whole surface population. You're right. Come to think of it, are you sure about this? About what? Are you sure it's all right for you to be here? This is the Metal-age's command room. More importantly, where will we evacuate to? There's one good place. Here. Atlas. Are you insane? Impossible. Yeah, the government would never allow that. Where else do you suggest? You're still working? Nagiko... Don't work too hard. I brought presents. I hear Momoko-san's earring belonged to my mother. It looks like you stirred it after all. What did you come here to do? Our ancestors were amazing... Not only did they extract and use the best parts of fermented rice, but they did the same with their vegetables too, and concocted this... I banished you. Did you know this little trick? If you throw in old nails, it brings out the color of the eggplant. Just plain old rusty nails that you're about to throw out. Granny... You're planning on burning down Tokyo, right? How did you know- The Akihabara Syndicates are trying to hire an army. But you need more than just weapons and men. You need my power, don't you? The power of the first CEO of Atlas. You're asking me to trust you? You don't need to trust me. You just need to use me. This is business. We use each other. You use me and I'll use you. That's all there is to it. If it's business, what's in it for you? I want to get inside Atlas. The woman who's perched at the very top of the company at the moment is a troublemaker. She'd refuse to meet me, even if I asked. But if I had you as a goodwill gift... Why would she meet you if I was there? She's interesting. That's the type of woman she is. You should know her already, I think. Furukawa-san, where's the holographic armor? Thanks. I got in a hell of a lot of trouble when you stole this thing. Sorry. Hey, are you sure about this? Your mom and dad are in Atlas. Can you really fight? I'm not fighting them. I haven't decided to join the Metal-age either. Just... I want to do what I can. That's all. I see. Kuniko. Women are all guts and charm. Yeah! We've been waiting for you, Lady Nagiko. Lady Ryoko awaits you. Thank you. Your first leader is here. I don't think much of this welcome party. It's been a while, Lady Nagiko. Ain't been that long, Ryoko. Brought a present for you. Thank you for your kindness. You seem to be going nuts up here. It's all for Atlas... For Japan. You started the ball rolling, didn't you? Oh, I dunno about that. So, what are you here for? We're going to burn Tokyo to the ground. What? I said it. We're razing Tokyo. Thanks to that monster you made, nobody's going to be able to live on the surface anymore. Monster? The Daedalus. Oh, that thing? We didn't really "make" it. Just altered it a little. You're playing God now? What value does life have if we don't play around with it? We'll get the necessary bombers and bombs ourselves. We'll take the reins and get rid of it for you. What nonsense. Do you have any idea how much carbon that would emit? You don't even offer tea to your guests? Anyone want some pickled vegetables? So, in exchange, please let the people on the surface evacuate to Atlas. The people on the surface don't matter to me, as long as Atlas remains safe. Atlas is more important to this country than your puny lives. We can't accept refugees. I figured this might happen. It's me. Negotiations have broken down. Time for Plan B. Roger. What was that? Lady Ryoko. What? The Daedalus on the eighth floor have started firing their seeds. And they're concentrating their attacks on the power terminal of the central shaft. Impossible... The eighth floor is unoccupied. There shouldn't be any heat sources. Yeah, well. Shit happens. I've got a friend who knows Atlas really well. Even Atlas can't survive an attack from the inside. You're threatening me? Not at all. We're just trading here. Just business, y'know. You certainly are an interesting one. So, what will you do? Very well. I'll help you. I grew up in that town. I laughed there, I cried there - it's filled with memories. But I refuse to regret it. It's something I've decided. Next time: The Tokyo Bombing Raids. ▶ [CommieRips] Shangri-La 19 [62e3cce2] We've reached the rendezvous point... in the northern reaches of Kanto. Now let's burn this forest down! The bombers have entered the northern reaches of Kanto. They've begun the operation to destroy the Daedalus. The wind's blowing south-by-southwest on the ground. Wind speed: ten m/s. We've finished taking in the evacuees from Old Shibuya. The evacuees from Old Meguro will soon have crossed into our territory as well. I see. What the hell's your problem? Hey, you started it! Shut it, you stole my water... Stop that! Stop this instant! Blankets! Anyone need a blanket? We've got some rice prepared for you all in the tent up ahead. Hey, wait. Form a line. Calm down. Hey, have you seen Furukawa? The rice cooker's busted. Come to think of it, I haven't seen him since we got here. Toshima District? Toshima is... Block D-5... two-hundred meters down that corridor on the left side. Thanks. Thank you. You're a big help. Don't mention it. We're taking in the next wave of refugees. Please get ready to receive them. We're full. Can't you tell that by looking? Have them use the area over there. We can't do that. Why not? It's against the rules. Come on! My goodness. You'll never have any fun... if you always obey your mom's rules like that. Please get ready to receive the refugees. Goodbye. Hey! Man... I'll ask everyone to make some room for them. You sure? Kuniko's doing everything she can for us. I need to make sure I do the same. Listen up, everyone! There are some more people coming in here. Can you all please make room for them? There's no more room here! That place is completely empty over there! Just squeeze up a little... Even if it's only ten centimeters... even if it's only five! Please! She's finally starting to grow up. Has the raid started? How many years has it been since I played chess with you? I played Ryoko earlier... Looks like she checkmated you. I beat her at chess. I never realized Ryoko was so out of control. To think that a mannequin dreamed of becoming the Queen of Atlas. My uncle? Yes, he's here. Will you come in and see him? What do you think you're doing? Atlas is no longer in your hands. Nor is it in yours... Atlas belongs to the Digma. We shall see about that. The raid's probably started by now. Japan's carbon coefficient is going to skyrocket. At this rate, carbon hysteria will spread like wildfire across the world. The carbon economy we've created may collapse. That's impossible! As long as Atlas exists... Hereupon, all the Heavenly Deities commanded the two Deities... His Augustness, the Izanaki-no-Mikoto, and Her Augustness, the Izanami-no-Mikoto, ordering them to create, consolidate, and give birth to this drifting land. Granting them a heavenly bejeweled spear, they deigned to charge them. So the two Deities, standing upon the Floating Bridge of Heaven, pushed down the bejeweled spear and stirred with it, whereupon, when they had stiffened the brine till it curdled, and drew the spear out of the froth, the brine that dripped from its tip... coagulated and formed an island. This is the Island of Onogoro. Having descended from Heaven on to this island, they saw to the erection of a heavenly, majestic pillar, and saw to the erection of a hall of eight fathoms. Then Izanaki, the Male-Who-Invites, said to Izanami, the Female-Who-Invites, "We should create children." And thus he spake: "Let us go around the Heavenly, majestic pillar, and when we meet on the other side, let us be united." The child born to them was Hiruko, the leech-child. So, they placed the leech-child on a raft of reeds and let her float away. The capital... the capital burns! The hidden seal shall reveal itself! Forty percent of the Daedalus infestation has been burned away. What's wrong? Is something bothering you? I was thinking how hard it was... When we were kids, we were told to keep away from the forest. You don't know what's lurking there and you might bring back a nasty plague or something. The bomb showers fell, and you could mend a house over and over again, but it would still get battered. There wasn't enough food. Nor any real schools or hospitals. It was really awful. But... how should I put it? I... I mean, we... We grew up there. Get to work! Numbers! One! Two! Bomb! Treasures! Right! Sparkling! Our fire, earthquake, and bulletproof evacuation shelter... or Super Shelter X-2 for short! Activate! Gotta protect your collection from anything! It was only later that this battle would be known... as the Great In-Defense-of-the-Holy-Land War. What a loud noise. I'm scared! Mistress! Bombing Tokyo? Ryoko, you fool. Sayoko, has a war broken out? Don't worry, it'll all be over soon. Will Mi-ko be okay? This building is built to withstand... earthquakes the size of the Second Great Kanto Quake. Karin says there's no need to worry. I see... So, what happened to Karin? I haven't seen her all day. I don't know. She locked herself in her room doing something. Japan's carbon coefficient is at 2.88. It's still rising. Looks like all the carbon tycoons on the planet are freaking out. Nobody imagined Japan would do this. We were right to ask about the day of the bombing. Yes. Thanks to that, I'm the only one on the planet who looks like they're making money off of this. Karin, save me. The water level keeps rising. Danger level: 75%. You have to do something. Just a little more, MEDUSA. Soon, I'll let you go crazy. The Daedalus infestation is seventy percent destroyed. It's risen again. Japan's carbon coefficient: 5.01. Saudi Arabia: 3.18, Indonesia: 3.57... America: 3.91? The bombings in Japan have caused carbon hysteria all over the world. Right. The U.N. just passed an anti-MEDUSA law. An anti-MEDUSA law? At a time like this? That's exactly why they've done it. If MEDUSA's found to be involved in this, the one who discovers it can request an attack be carried out on that territory. Even if they refuse, or even if it's in another country's territory, they're still allowed to attack. So, you think MEDUSA will come out of its hiding-hole? The possibility exists. It's all right. I'll look for your mom. Tomoka, have you seen Momoko-san? I haven't. I've been looking all over for her, but I can't find her. Has something happened? Someone from Atlas wants us to make a register of all the evacuees. We don't have time for that. Fine. I'll talk to him. Yuri, look after this kid. Sure. Miss Kuniko? Yes? I'm almost at the designated point. Sixty seconds till arrival. Understood. The designated point? The place where I have to end things myself. Duomo! A real woman makes sure to stay cool even when they're saying goodbye. Good luck, Kuniko. I'm handing control over to you. When the display on the monitor changes color, hit the switch. Roger. Twenty seconds. Ten seconds to go. Nine. Eight. Seven. Six. Five. Four. Three. Two. One. Releasing bombs. Impact confirmed. Roger. What's wrong? Just now... Something... Yeah... Huh? You too? What's the matter, Nagiko? I can hear it. This is... The sound of a bell ringing. I can hear the sound of the bell in the Duomo clocktower. We're ten thousand meters up in the air. You're imagining things. No, I can hear it. Thank you... Goodbye, Duomo. All Daedalus infestations have been purged. Operation complete. All bombers return to base. Repeat. All bombers return to base. I can't say I like being used by that girl... but this was an interesting game in itself. Now, only the Daedalus on the eighth floor are left. But we can't use a bomb to blow them up inside Atlas. It's a tough one. They aren't our only problem. Japan's carbon coefficient is 15.4. Japan is now the poorest country on Earth. I was right! I'm rich! Oh baby! I might even be the richest person in the world! It went really well, didn't it? It's not over yet! I'm going to take all the money in the world! The water level is rising, the water level is rising... Danger level: 99%. Emergency! Karin, you need to take immediate action. Calm down, calm down. Thanks for waiting. Let's go, MEDUSA! MEDUSA? MEDUSA, what's going on? On the burnt, desolate grounds of the fallen capital, the seal shall appear and illuminate a new path. Next time: The Harmony of Being Together. ▶ [CommieRips] Shangri-La 20v2 [4a03e8db] The situation is serious. I realize it's only two weeks since the Daedalus operation, but this type of decline is impossible. Is MEDUSA causing this? It's trying to devour the world economy! Japan's economy will collapse! It'll lead to an international war! Do you hear what we're saying, Prime Minister Narase? Early this morning, a detachment of carpet bombers took off for the Marshall Islands. We should entrust the matter of MEDUSA to the United Nations. Whose fault is it that all this has taken place? Take responsibility for it! Exactly! There's a serious need for accountability here! It's all your fault! You must resign. Resign! If I do, who will take the helm of this sinking nation? I'm amazed you have the gall to say that when you don't have the guts... to bear the burdens of this nation on your own shoulders. The bombers... The UN bombers... were annihilated. What?! A massive typhoon has appeared above the Marshall Islands again. It's MEDUSA's doing! There are people using this bath after you, so don't waste all the hot water! Now you've done it! I remember when we'd just got married... We often had to sit and wait in front of the baths. This is some good soup! What are you sitting around for? We're the Metal-age! Let's take over Atlas. Take over? We're already inside. You're the only one who still cares about that crap. Sit down. This is good chow. I'm fine. You can't fight a war on an empty stomach. Don't be so stubborn. Eat up before it gets cold. It's good. Haruko-san, we finished handing out the soup. I'm exhausted. Thanks for your hard work. Here you go. Thank you for being so kind to everyone. We're on different floors, but we're practically neighbors now. It's only natural that we'd help each other out. Don't you agree? Oh yeah. Yes. Hey, don't cut in. Sorry! She's... She? Who on earth is he talking about? Kunihito! You asked me to help out, so where have you been? Hey, Kunihito! You stupid boy! Do you think she meant Kuniko? I wonder. This is the sign for the bar across the street. Welcome to a gentleman's paradise: Tropical Fish! One bottle, coming up! Momoko-san, Table Three wants you! Hurry, hurry! I'm back. Tokyo's a big place, huh? The air out here is the best. Kinda smells of burning though. Kuniko? Everything's gone now. You're regretting it? No, but... You're the only one who could have achieved it. Can I really build a new home for everyone? Right! I'm through with being sad. Get a hold of yourself! Hey, I've been looking for you! Did something happen? I can't really tell you here. What? I have something important to talk to you about! Please come with me! No! Explain yourself. I'll explain later. Do it now! And what about that stuff I asked you to do? Did you fix the rice cooker? I'll do it later! You're putting everything off! As punishment, you've gotta wash down the outer walls of Atlas too! I'd freeze to death there! Who the hell do you think you are anyway? Have fun cooling off! I just told you I have something important to talk to you about! What's more important than work? Okay, that's enough of the lovers' quarrel. Lovers' quarrel? It was... Right, right. Kuniko, a maiden should treasure love over work. Love? Love starts with denial. That's the type of people you two are. Okay, now kiss and make up! Kuniko didn't even ask me to tag along. A new home, huh? Look at that. What? That! Can't you see it? What are you trying to show me out here in an empty area on the edge of town? This isn't something bad, is it? I'm afraid it is. Someone! Anyone! Momoko-san! Shut up! Someone will come! Get off me! Don't touch me! Are you okay? Huh? I thought so. What did you think? Give me that. Huh? It's gone. It's about time for them to notice. Yes, I'm certain the Digma would. I found them because Tokyo burned down. They've been hidden by the forest till now? Probably. I found some just like it when I walked the circumference of Atlas. One, two, and then three more... This is the pattern they form. And in the center is... Atlas. Our discovery of this symbol started the whole chain of events. Just after the second Great Kanto Earthquake, these ley lines stretched out all over Tokyo. By constructing Atlas at its center and connecting Heaven and Earth, we brought the chi of the Earth up to the sky, supporting it. Atlas was to become the center of the world, bringing us prosperity. What a load of bull. You say that now, but you were the only one who helped me out. I think part of me must have been insane. If not, I never would have made such a sacrifice. Even with the latest scientific technology, we were unable to stop the natural oscillations of Atlas. Our only option was to bloody our hands with techniques that lay beyond science. We entrusted our desires to our last hope... or rather, our last despair. A pure maiden who would become the vessel for Hiruko; a young child, who hadn't even reached her seventh birthday, would become the sacrifice. With this endless offering of pure souls, Atlas stopped shaking. Atlas is a grave - a grave of the many souls that hold it up. I'm not sad. Regret and guilt... I've shed those feelings long ago. You're right, Nagiko. Until the heavenly bejeweled spear is released from the Earth, the end shall not come to us. I think we've stumbled upon the occult! It's something bad, isn't it? Sure is. Can I borrow this? You've got your own. If you're going to look into it, use your own. I gave mine to a girl named Karin. Why? She said she'd throw in an extra bomber for it. Are you a housewife, a sucker for deals?! What did you say?! Don't be so rough with it! I didn't mean to... Are you okay? Yeah... get that sword back! Gotcha! Damn it... What was with that noise? Excuse me. Karin? What do you need? My men have acquired these. Please accept them. How did you get these? Does it matter? What's important is that the two you wanted are right in front of you. Am I wrong, old lady? They look just like mine. No, they are all the same. Rejoice, for now you shall be the true successor. Yes, well done. Excellent work. Thank you. Ready the carriage. I'm off to Atlas. Karin Ishida? Yes. She's seeking permission for Digma 1 to journey to Atlas. It appears that all the conditions have been met. Very well. Send someone. It'll be necessary. It went well! Karin's so lucky! If Mikuni becomes the true successor... as her benefactor, my position is assured. And then... You'll be even richer! Hello, Karin! Sister Mary Robert! I'm Klaris the Rich now! What's this? You were piggybacking off me all along? That's a cheap trick! Fine by me. Anyway, how'd you find a way to lower the carbon coefficient by this much? I don't really know either. The calculation speed's too fast. I can't trace the investment routes. It won't tell me where he's stored the head leases either. It won't listen to you? When I tried to hack into Zeus, I put Medusa as its own highest priority user. It's been doing all the trades on its own since then. That's great! You can play around and still get rich! So easy! That's... right, isn't it? Okay, MEDUSA! Let's make me the richest person in the universe! Karin! Zhang! Traitor! It's too late to apologize! I'm not asking for forgiveness. But there's trouble! Antarctica! What are you talking about? I've got more important- MEDUSA is head leasing the continent of Antarctica! What do you mean? Look at the Japanese Carbon Bank. They've got a contract for the land rights to seven percent of Antarctica! No way! No one even lives in Antarctica! Yeah. It's not owned by any country. It has no resource value. That means that if he keeps buying, all the money will be gone? The carbon coefficient that MEDUSA lowered will bounce right back up! It'll destroy the entire carbon economy itself. The world will tumble into another Great Depression! What should I do? Okay, done. Good thing it was just a scratch! It wasn't! Who were they? Did they just happen to be there? No, somebody was giving them orders... Stop mumbling to yourself. Let's go. I'll help you look for it. Help me? It's your fault- I've already apologized for that! What? Another quarrel? Momoko-san! I'm back. Oh dear, my brave little boy. You've got a boo-boo? I'm fine. That's right. It'll be all better real soon. I'll lick it for you and make it all better... S-Stop- Oh, that reminds me. The Metal-age managed to get a hold of the three old geezers from Akihabara. Really? Great! It'd take more than that to take those guys out. You had your way with me and now, you're just walking away? You're such a bad kisser, honey. Oh my, Momoko-san! My... Rebellious Spirit I'm so glad you're safe! Of course. As long as a warrior's spirit burns within our heart... A photo opportunity! Furukawa-san! You evacuated to Akihabara, huh? The focus was perfect. Our successor has appeared! Looks like they're having fun. Furukawa is being corrupted. There's a reason we're contacting you. Furukawa has attained some incredible information. What? The flames of war have risen in Antarctica, and the commander is hiding here in Akihabara! What are you doing, Karin? Hacking into MEDUSA. I'm going to catch him and tie him down. Anyway, run away! I've found out something terrible. Now what? Titan is coming! Titan? What's Titan? The aerial fortress Titan! I see. Don't worry. MEDUSA's got his typhoon protecting him. But Tokyo doesn't! They're not after the Marshall Islands. They're after you! Titan is approaching Etorofu airspace! This is an airspace violation! What do the Air Force think they're doing? The UN Military is using the anti-MEDUSA law as a pretext. MEDUSA's in Tokyo? No way. Titan has entered mainland airspace. Their claims that MEDUSA is in Tokyo are merely a pretext for an airspace violation. I believe we should lodge a protest with the UN... I'm the one who told the UN. You did? Yes. I told them that the parent group of MEDUSA is in the Neo Guild. All right! I'll take you all on! Karin! Give up on MEDUSA! Run! If something happens to you, it's all over! It's not! Both my life and my money are important! I'm a Neo-Carbonist! She was having a bit too much fun. Is that why? That's not all. If Mikuni comes back, so will Hiruko, right? That'd be troublesome. But this will solve all our problems. Why you-! Kill me and the pillar of heaven shall sink! Mi-ko, what's happening? Lady Mikuni, let's leave that thing behind. No! Mi-ko is coming to Atlas with me! Get away! Mi-ko... Moon, they're after you. The Moon shall now wane! For now, we must head to Atlas. You will become the successor. I'll come right back. Wait for me, Mi-ko! Run, Karin! Hold on! It'll only take a second to catch it! You want to end up as roast bear meat?! Come back, MEDUSA. Titan has reached the airspace above Old Akihabara. Gotcha. You'd finally made it out of your prison too. Such a shame. What's that? Step on it! I am. Mi-ko! Th-This is... Come, Mi-ko... come to Atlas with me. Mi-ko? Mi-ko! Mikuni... The girl who lost the one she loves now heads to the pillar to exact her revenge. The serpent which speeds towards destruction attempts to encase the world in ice. Next time: The Holy Ground Vanishes. ▶ [CommieRips] Shangri-La 21 [530a581a] Titan has reached the airspace over Old Akihabara. Gotcha. Karin, get outta there! Don't go! Damn it, what just happened? Mi-ko! Mi-ko! Lady Mikuni! Calm down! You need to listen to your mother! President! Evacuate! There's no time! It's dangerous! Why do I have to run? Did I do something wrong? Yes, actually. A lot. Okay, let's go! No! I'm going to hack into MEDUSA! I need to move my financial data... into cold storage. I've finally made all of this money! MEDUSA! Forgive me! Hey, put me down! I can't! Do you know what you're doing? Do you think you're Prince Charming or something? You're not nearly young enough or handsome enough to pull that off! That really hurts! Titan has reported to the UN that the mission is complete, and the Neo Guild HQ has been destroyed. I guess the UN's good for something after all. The squad we sent to retrieve Digma-1... has confirmed her safety. And that Karin girl? Did she die? No confirmation as of yet, but that is the most probable outcome. What a mess. They were clearly after this building. Hey, there are people over here! Hey, snap out of it. You've got balls, right? Right! Hey... Hey, where's the president? What happened to you? She's not the president anymore. She's flat broke. And to think I risked my life saving her ass... I'm done playing mafia. Time to find a new line of work. The Carbon King of Gotanda. The Uguisudani Carbon Millionaire. I was richer than all of them. I'm done being a Carbon Tycoon. I just wanted to have a meal with Mom and Dad. I thought that, if I got rich, I could be with them. I hate you! I hate you! I hate you! Who killed Mi-ko?! Sayoko, find out for me! This was not the doing of the Japanese government. It was probably the actions of a foreign country. I don't know who they are but they're going to pay for this. Lady Mikuni, we've come to escort you to Atlas. Will that be all right? Lady Mikuni, let's go. If you become the successor of Atlas, you'll be able to avenge Mi-ko's death. You will have all the power you desire. We are here on the orders of Prime Minister Ryoko Narase. However, you still have the right to refuse. I shall avenge Mi-ko! Then, please come this way. Idiot. When MEDUSA goes out of control... and the carbon economy collapses, it's not only Atlas, but the whole of Japan itself that's done for. I'm sorry. No. Thank you. Don't mention it. That might have only been a scratch, if you had a crossdresser's family jewels. Since when the hell do crossdressers have family jewels? I think there are still a few around here. Hey! Karin! What are you doing? Can't you tell by looking? Nothing at all. Why are you just standing around? Take command of them or something! You're the head of the Neo Guild, right? No. Pudding's not the head of the guild. Bye bye. Hey! Pudding, or whatever the hell you call yourself, take responsibility for what you've done! I can't. MEDUSA's gone. And I can't do anything. Don't revert to being a kid when it's convenient for you. All people, whether they're kids or adults, have to take responsibility for their actions. We're going to stop MEDUSA. It's too late to stop it! All the systems in Akihabara are down; I can't even start hacking. We have to stop it anyway. Do you think she can stop it? If MEDUSA keeps buying up the Antarctic, the carbon markets are doomed. It's the end of the world, Nagiko. For us to spend the world's dying moments together... I suppose that this too is fate. Let's enjoy it. Don't say things you don't believe. You don't really think the world will end this easily, do you? I don't know about that. Okay, we're going then. There are lots of people who still need our help around here, so you stay here, Momoko. I'll deal with MEDUSA somehow. Fine, leave it to me. Okay, see you later then. Let's go. Where are we going? Just come on! Don't pull me so hard! And to think... I used to drag her by the hand like that... I know now. I witnessed it when I saw Tropical Fish burned to the ground. The fifteen years I've spent with Kuniko... are more important than the memories of the past. You've grown up, Kuniko. This place burned down too? That's strange. The old guys were safe. The old guys? No way. An enemy attack? I knew they'd be here. These guys... I knew it. What's that? Nice angle! Nice stripe! Stripe? Enough! Nice kick! So yeah, I thought you guys... might know a way to stop MEDUSA, so I came here. Are you even listening? I don't know how to do that! Me neither. What's with these guys? Jeez. Nice embarrassed face! I'm not embarrassed! I'm annoyed! I'll get every pore on her face. How can you be so calm? A soldier must remain calm, no matter the circumstances. But if you act this nonchalant about everything, that's just unnatural. You guys aren't hiding something from me, are you? Wouldn't dream of it. Oh, it's safe. Yeah, but it's not going to help you. I can't think of a single way to help you out. You really can't? If we don't stop MEDUSA, the world economy is going to collapse! If that happens... Fifty million yen for a figure! Five hundred million for a camera! What? Five trillion for a handgun, maybe? Looks like we've got no choice... Come. That's the 4D Thingamajig. What's this box? This is no ordinary 1960s Phone booth! Sometimes, it's a 4D Simulation Machine! At other times, it is our fire, earthquake, and bulletproof evacuation shelter. And at other times, it is the super-slow moving emergency elevator! Click. No photos! The sweat runs down her face! Ouch... This is our secret underground base. We call it... ULTRA-SHELTER Z! If you had something like this hidden away, you should've told us already! You can use the stairs too. It wouldn't have felt right. There's a right way to do things, you know. We build our own independent servers... that don't rely on the primary Akihabara system. You can access the network at any time with this! Why would you... You weren't planning on taking over Akihabara... now that the Neo Guild's gone, were you? A soldier would never do something as underhanded as... I'm right, aren't I? You can fight over it later! What's the situation? 0.98. A nice steady decline. MEDUSA's still head-leasing Antarctica. We have to stop it. Whatever the cost... But... Move. If we're stopping MEDUSA, then I'm going to be the one who does it. Zhang, Klaris. Karin! I'm glad you're safe! Well, I honestly didn't think you were going to bite it there. Listen, we're catching MEDUSA this time. I'm going to try and hack into it from this system. Back me up! It's impossible. After you went offline, we tried everything we could. But he's made so many layers of barrier walls... We can't even get close. So, we can't even hack into it now? Then, we knock it offline at the source. Where's it located? The Marshall Islands. But that's impossible too. Even the U.N's Titan couldn't get close. See? It's using a typhoon to defend itself. There's nothing we can do. No, that's not true. It's man-made. It must have some weakness. And yet... we can't get to it online, from the sky, or from the sea. We're completely shut off. I know! If we can't get to it from the sky, maybe we should aim even higher! Lady Ryoko, there are disturbing movements taking place in the Old Akihabara network. A hacking attempt on Carbon Observation Sat #2, Icarus. Something interesting's about to happen again. Man, only a monkey would think of dropping a satellite on MEDUSA. Who are you calling a monkey? It's a good idea, don't you think? I don't care what you have to do, take over Ica- I'm on it. Zhang, Klaris, we're splitting up. Roger. Klaris and I... will calculate the descent orbit to the Marshall Islands. You focus on hacking Icarus. Roger. Hurry, you guys. I know. Who are you anyway? Okay, I'm inside the U.N's carbon management network. Looking good. Now we can take over Icarus. It's not that easy. We need to break through the mainframe's firewall! You need to do it fast, before they notice you. We'll help. Thanks guys. You can thank us by letting us have an exclusive swimsuit shoot. I-I'll think about it. Everybody, hurry! All right. Karin, I've got the descent arc mapped. Fifteen seconds till it hits the point where you modify its orbit. There are still two firewalls left! School swimsuits! One left! Got it! Control thrusters activated! Okay, it's started its descent! It'll land straight on top of MEDUSA... with an error of plus or minus ten meters! Go! We did it! Good work! Mission success! Photo shoot! School swimsuits! The highlight of my life! I'm sorry, MEDUSA. I couldn't save you. Everyone, this is weird. The carbon coefficient's still going down! Why? It was a direct hit! Yeah, but if the carbon coefficient's going down... that means it's still alive! MEDUSA... Looks like they failed. Seems so. Sion. Yes. I'm going to get ready to go and meet someone. You'll assist me, won't you? Yes, Lady Ryoko. This is... What? What's going on? That's realtime footage! The typhoon's still there! Why? I don't know! It looks like our descent arc data was altered! It's MEDUSA. Only MEDUSA could do this. It took over the network before we did. What? Karin, MEDUSA sent us data. Are you receiving it? Yeah, this is... MEDUSA's invading the military networks! What's it after? The nuclear systems. It's trying to take over the military networks of all the world's nations... and forcefully activate all their nuclear systems! No way... MEDUSA... If all the warheads in the world are fired simultaneously, it'll cause a nuclear winter! A nuclear winter? It's when an overuse of nuclear weapons causes dust and smoke to rise up into the atmosphere. They cut off the sunlight and the earth's temperature rapidly drops. Even in the virtual space where MEDUSA lives, the water level will drop by two hundred meters. That would destroy all life on earth... Yeah. To MEDUSA, all life, including humans, is nothing but the evil producers of carbon waste. Karin, we have to stop him! I can't. We've done all we can! You can't give up. There must be some way. But... What about Zeus? Can't Zeus stop MEDUSA? It controls everything, right? It's impossible. Mikuni's on her way to Atlas. She said she was going to avenge some person called Mi-ko. What? If she's recognized as the successor of Atlas, Zeus will obey her commands alone. What do you mean? You guys don't know anything, do you? The Atlas plan was made for the three of you who hold the Atlas rank of AAA. Takehiko said the same thing... One of you three will inherit Atlas. Looks like things are going pretty bad. You too! What are you saying? I'm no AAA. No, I'm sure of it. You had the sword. That's proof enough. Mikuni has yours and hers so she can be the successor. You were the one who got them to steal his sword? Yeah. I was looking after Mikuni. If she inherited Atlas, as her supporter, I'd be rolling in money. Do you understand what you've done? It's a bit late for that, don't you think? Shut up! We have to get to Atlas! It's too late! How can you give up without even trying? There are some things that are just impossible! You're just a kid, don't talk like you're an old fuddy-duddy... Right, that's it. Isn't this your hour to shine, guys? If I can make a Karin-tan hug pillow... We could use it, I guess. What? I'm not letting you... What do you mean by "it"? We ask you to go up the stairs by yourself. Welcome to the Endless Forest. At times, men commit sins for the things they want to protect. And the connections between people deepen the sadness. Next time: Eternal Bonds. ▶ [CommieRips] Shangri-La 22 [2c1e5bec] Lady Mikuni... 200 km/h! 250! 350! 600 and climbing! I've hacked into the enemy's computers... and succeeded in adjusting the speed of the elevator! They actually pulled it off. MEDUSA... L-Laser propulsion is amazing... It's no fun when it intensifies this fast. Man, I thought I was done for. If I didn't have a transsexual's silver, I'd be dead right now. I love how you're always cracking jokes, even at a time like this, Momoko-san... I'll draw their fire. You get to Mikuni! Right! Next time we meet, I'll give you some jewels as a present. Go! Hey, is it something you can just hand out? Then, give it to me! Yeah, I think you might need it. What the hell are a transsexual's family jewels anyway? Mikuni, stop! I won't let you get in Lady Mikuni's way! MEDUSA's out of control! So? We need Zeus's processing power to stop it! Even if that's true, you're not the one who can make that decision; only Lady Mikuni can! You're here, Ms. Transsexual. I'm here, Ms. Pervert. Oh, are you going to put on a strip show for us? I'm not interested in the frail body of a woman. Those are the last words you'll ever speak! Mi-ko. I won't forgive the enemy who took your life. I will never forgive them. The world's about to end. What happens to Mom and Dad when the world ends? Give it up. Judgment Day is at hand. MEDUSA's going to destroy the world... What are you saying, Klaris?! Dad... Mom.... America and Russia both still have operational defense systems... so it can't launch yet. But if one of them gets taken over, the world will be destroyed. Like I said: Judgment! It's got nothing to do with God... Karin? It's not Judgment Day! MEDUSA's trying to destroy the world... this thing that I... that we made. Stop... stop, MEDUSA! Hata-kun, did you know... that there used to be something called the Doomsday Clock? No, I didn't. It was famous during the Cold War between America and the U.S.S.R. The clock's face represented... the tensions between the two countries, which could then, in turn, lead to all-out nuclear war. If it was still around, I think it'd probably be thirty seconds to midnight right now. You don't seem very worried. That's not true at all; I may not be showing it, but I think I'm about to puke. Maybe we should use Zeus to stop it. That's what I told Lady Ryoko. But she refused the idea. She told me to let it go as far as it could. You can't be saying... she doesn't even care if the world gets destroyed? It seems that she's more interested in Atlas's successor... than the destruction of the world. I have... a question about that. You just don't understand! I don't care what happens to the world! The only thing that matters is that Lady Mikuni becomes Atlas's successor! So, you don't have much time, is that it? I'm right, aren't I? Quiet, you. Go, Kuniko! Gotcha! Wait! Do you have no time left because she's sick? She's perfectly healthy! Oh? Even though she can't go out in the sun? Weren't you developing some medicine... in the lab you locked me up in? Medicine for her? She's healthy! The child you gave birth to... How sad... She died, didn't she? Shut up, shut up! She had the same illness as Lady Mikuni, didn't she? That's why you're so desperate... Stop it! Your hands are shaking. Shut up! Mikuni! I'll let you be the successor! So, let me use Zeus! We have to stop MEDUSA or the world... The world will be destroyed! The world will be destroyed? That's right! So... Sayoko! Sayoko! I told you I wouldn't let you stop her. Lady Mikuni! Don't come back for me! Just keep pressing onward! Okay. You think I did it? The other bodyguards couldn't have. It was one of us four. Sion couldn't have done it. Leon wouldn't do something that dangerous... as long as his brother is by Lady Ryoko's side. Which just leaves you. I was always curious as to why she was there. She's Lady Mikuni's attendant. No. She was arrested once. Without outside help, she never would have escaped. She was imprisoned here in Atlas Corporation. Why didn't you say anything till now? I didn't know what you were after. Then, Sayoko made it to the Endless Forest. I thought it was time to ask. Hata-kun. She's my older sister. Lady Mikuni... Your sister? Once, Ryoko-sama said... Excuse me. Shogo. Yes, ma'am? Would you like to sleep with Sayoko? She's cold on the outside but who knows? She might be an animal in bed. I refused, telling her that she must be kidding. But it stayed with me. You remember when Sayoko tried to hack Zeus, right? When she did, I found myself wondering what type of person would do something so foolish. I looked into it. And then... I found that, while we don't share the same mother, she's my older sister. And I understood what Lady Ryoko meant. She wanted me to become the lowest of the low. She wanted me to sleep with my own sister. My sister taught me how to fight like this. Though I didn't even know it was her. I hold no particular love for her... but I suppose it wouldn't hurt to help her out. You know, as her younger brother. Welcome, Lady Mikuni. Welcome, Lady Mikuni. The three seals... The world will be destroyed... Is what she said true? It's just nonsense made up by a lower world monkey. Give me the seals. You don't want to take revenge for Mi-ko? I do. These are indeed the seals. Now I'm Atlas's successor. No. Why not? Sayoko? The seals have been brought together... why do you refuse to recognize her? Of course I should. Then, what's your reasoning? If it was Digma 2 or Digma 3 standing there, I'd recognize their authority if they'd attained all three seals. But Mikuni is different. Why?! Because of you. Have you forgotten already? You were once imprisoned by Atlas Corporation, but you escaped. Do you think I'd recognize Lady Mikuni as Atlas's successor... with you at her side? What? That's just like her. So, what are you going to do, Mr. Younger Brother? Nothing. I don't owe her that much. Lady Mikuni, abandon this woman. Only then will you become Atlas's successor. No, I... Don't you want to be Atlas's successor? Don't you want power? But I can't abandon Sayoko... Wait! I've lived my whole life in a way that deserves to be spat at. Yet... You've always relied on me. That's enough for me. Will you allow me one selfish act? What? You're so warm, Sayoko. Thank you for everything... Sayoko! Sayoko! Let me go! Unhand me! No, I won't. This is what Sayoko wanted: For you to become the successor. No, let me go! Sayoko! You and Mi-ko... why have you both left me? Why, Sayoko?! Mikuni-sama, as Atlas's successor, you will perform... the ceremony of guidance. I... I... will become the successor, for Sayoko's sake. I must! Whatever. I just need to speak with Zeus. But how do I access this thing? Giveth me the full words. "Giveth?" What do you want me to do? Say something! What? Sun, rise to the heavens and illuminate the land. Moon, rise to the heavens and illuminate the darkness. Land, with night and day in tow, rule the world. Confirmed. Access Level: AAA. Hack into MEDUSA and halt the military attack. Access Level: AAA. Only the successor can order Zeus around. That's not true; Karin was able to access it. Karin, how's it going? No good. I can't access it at all. Why not? That's the right code. It's useless. I won't respond to anyone's orders. What are you saying? Zeus won't respond to anyone's orders. But it can't be... That's impossible. It's not. The person who stands before you, is Zeus! Well, not Zeus itself, not exactly. I suppose you could call me an interface of sorts. The security code... It meant something when Tarsian first set it. But when I became free of them, the code lost its meaning. Then, the reason Karin and MEDUSA were able to access it... Got it? I hacked MEDUSA. Then, the one who's trying to destroy the world is... Yes. I'm the one who ordered it to take over the military networks. Why? Do you really think you can rule the world? I've never thought about it. You want the world? Yes, I do. But the world's too big. So, I'll make it small enough to rule. You're not making it smaller! You're destroying it! Even if the world's destroyed, Atlas will live on. With energy lashing down from the sun, all the ley lines in the ground, and Atlas combined, I, and I alone, shall live forever. I won't let you! For some reason, I thought you were smarter than that. Guess not. I guess I overestimated you. Is it true that you take orders from no-one? No, I take orders from one person. And who might that be? Atlas's successor. So, if I become the successor, I can stop MEDUSA. Yes. With the power of Zeus, it's pretty simple to stop MEDUSA. But, that'll stop you from exacting your revenge. You can simply wait for the world to end, or you can destroy Mi-ko's killers, the UN, with your own hands. Mikuni, do you understand? Destroying the UN means declaring war on all the nations in the world! If you do that, the world will be destroyed! Please, Mikuni! If it's going to be destroyed, then let it. I shall become the successor. And I shall take avenge Mi-ko! Don't be stupid! You don't care that billions of people will die? What have they ever done for me? What do you know? Do you know how I felt in the darkness, unable to go out into the light of the sun? How I felt when my horrible power kept everyone away from me? Only Sayoko and Mi-ko cared about me. Mi-ko wouldn't be happy if you avenged her. No, she wouldn't be happy if anybody got hurt! Mi-ko said that if she died, I would be sad. That's why people dying is a sad thing. That's the kind of person she was. But she's gone! They killed her! For the sake of Sayoko, who gave her life in my service, I shall become the successor! For the sake of Mi-ko who cared for me, I shall destroy this world! Mikuni! This is the hour for you to stand as Atlas's successor. Let us go then, you and I, to the forest of guidance where the Bejeweled Spear of Heaven awaits. If you're going to destroy the world, then I'm going to stop you! You have a guest waiting. What are you doing here? And how did you get in here? I'm sorry. Why? A faint ideal. An earnest heart that worships it. But when the hidden truth is uncovered, Man shall awaken from its dream called hope. Next time: Prelude to Destruction. ▶ [CommieRips] Shangri-La 23 [57c10645] What are you doing here? How did you get in here? I'm sorry. Let's go, you and I. Wait, Mikuni! I won't let you go. I'm sorry. Saying sorry means nothing to me! Why?! Stop this! Momoko-san. He's doing all this for his dear mother! His mother? Haruko-san? That pervert... What's wrong? Let me pass. My mother's been taken hostage. Haruko-san? Please... I owe Haruko-san one. But don't you dare hurt Kuniko. Sayoko! Idiot! Man, you're heavier than you look. So, where's Sayoko? She's gone to find Mikuni. But she's a mess. So, try to understand how he feels, okay? But... Will killing me save your mother? I'll save this world and your mother! Save them? I wanted to protect my family. I thought this was for Atlas... for Japan. That's why I became a soldier. You're... You're not a soldier anymore. Even so, I'm going to protect my mother... and protect everyone. Yeah. They've really grown close. Now, Lady Mikuni... Take the swords of the seal and sheathe them. Lady Mikuni, it's almost time. You've crossed the line, Lady Ryoko. Please halt your attempts to destroy the world. Z4, Shogo, you're asking me to do something? This is not a request. This is an order. I was going to let you survive... Yes, I'll let you survive. Shut it, you! Z4, Sion... Don't go, Sion! I'm sorry, Bro. Sion! You don't understand. Everyone always relies on you, Leon. When Mom and Dad were devoured by the forest, it was your name they cried out. I can't do anything without you. Nobody looks at me. Nobody cares about me. Only Lady Ryoko calls my name. Only Lady Ryoko gives me tasks. She's the only one who even looks at me! You're a good boy, Sion. You're the only one who won't betray me. But it makes me sick how you do everything I tell you to without question. Lady Ryoko. Sion! Bro! Ah, brotherly love; what a wonderful thing, Z4, Leon. Damn it. Looks like your plan failed. But then, you're just like your sister. Sayo... my sister... Oh, I thought you were dead. Bro... Idiot! If you wanted to be valued, then I'll say it: I need you! Bro... I'm sorry. I guess I couldn't go through with it after all. Don't get in our way! Huh? Give back my mom! She's fine. Bullshit! Then, why don't you call her? Don't stand around! Mom? Are you OK? You're not hurt? Yes. Where's Ryoko? She got away. Where?! The Forest of Guidance. Lady Mikuni, you must not stay with them. Why? I will become Atlas's successor. That's what you wanted, isn't it? Lady Mikuni may be able to become the successor, but you have no intention of obeying her! Would you really tell her to shut it if she was about to become your master? That's right. I've got no intention of listening to this brat. Ryoko! That's a fine way to treat your university classmate. Like hell! True. You and I can never be equal in any sense of the word. I am a god. I went to college to amuse myself, but you were the only mildly interesting person there. You were the only one who always studied in filthy clothes, with dry, cracked skin... Shut up! But I felt sorry for you that one time. Shut up! What was that professor's name? Don't make fun of my past! Make fun? You still cling on to memories from back then? Shut up! In bed, all he did was insult you. I told you to shut up! Damn... how are we going to stop it? I think it'll stop if I pull this out- It came out... Probably because the end was cracked? Has it stopped? No. What should we do? Stand back. Hey! At least warn us first! What should we do, Bro? I'll tell you a secret before you die. The illness that your precious Midori-chan and Lady Mikuni are ravaged by... There's a cure. What? There's a cure. I developed one seven years ago. Seven years ago? Why didn't you announce it? Seven years ago, Midori... Midori would've... If I'd done that, you'd be happy. Why, you... Does it hurt? I bet it does. Let her go! Let go of Sayoko! If that is your wish. Sayoko! Sayoko! Lady Mikuni, we've reached Level Zero. Level Zero: the Land of the Dead. A massive cavern discovered during the construction of Atlas's foundations... and a mysterious shrine embedded within. It was there that we found: Himiko's mummy. The bejeweled spear. At the time, it seemed like it was a message from Heaven. Indeed, a message from Heaven. The moment we saw them, we knew that they were... Himiko's mummy and the bejeweled spear. Why did the two of us reach the same conclusion at the same time? I still don't understand. Even if you don't understand it, you can still use it. And we had to use everything we could find. We made a bio-computer from Himiko's DNA and named it Zeus. And we used the bejeweled spear as well. Yes; to prevent the natural oscillations that Atlas was predicted to generate. Hiruko, the human sacrifices, and the bejeweled spear. Through their power, Atlas can maintain its position in the sky. It was, in retrospect, a fragile system. To think that we couldn't climb to the heavens without the aid of magic. What do you think Ryoko will do? I don't know. She, too, is part of the system we created. She is beyond our control. If only we could have made her a mere terminal. But we needed to create a system to gather life energy for Zeus. Nothing else could revive that corpse. It's too late for regrets. True. And it too must pay the price for its freedom. It's you! You're late. We got tired of waiting. That didn't work either, huh? We have to stop her. Goddammit! The power of the seals? Right! You're going, aren't you? Yeah! See you soon. I'm sorry about my mother. If Momoko-san had been taken hostage, I would have done the same thing. You didn't do anything wrong. I'm sorry. All you do is apologize. Learn to stop apologizing all the time before I get back. Okay. Will she be all right? Of course she will. She's my daughter. A transsexual is both a mother and a father. You want to give it a go? I'll pass. What? Nagiko! We came because we thought the central shaft would be sealed... Kuniko took care of it, did she? Guess there's nothing more for us old folks to do. No, there is. Kudo-kun. Yes? Can you set me up a terminal? MEDUSA, stop... He's succeeded in making bridgeheads all over the U.N's military systems. If it breaks through them, we're finished. The world will be destroyed in ten seconds. I've told you already; there's nothing you can do. Give it up! Quiet! Is this really the end? Is there nothing else we can do? No, there is. Tarsian! Isn't it a bit late for you to be showing up? We're going to take out MEDUSA. Can we really catch him? We have me, the man who created the world's fastest computer, Zeus... and... Nagiko. Hojo-sensei! And we have you guys as well. And... me too? All right, let's get started! Gotcha! MEDUSA! Playtime is over! MEDUSA! Karin! Are you okay? I'm fine! Zhang? Klaris? Karin? Why? It's been a long time, Karin. Have you been well? Dad! Mom! Karin! Who are you talking to? Someone's shut off her line and is accessing it from an unknown location. Impossible... Our connection to MEDUSA has been severed. I missed you! Dad! Mom! I'm sorry, Karin. We've made you very lonely, haven't we? But why are you here? We have something important to tell you. Something important? You see, Mom and Dad aren't around anymore. We died three years ago. Be good, Karin! When we get back, we'll get a kids meal for that bear... you love so much! Okay! Bye bye! The plane we boarded crashed after takeoff. No one survived. It was a disaster. It was really hard to make sure you wouldn't find out. What are you saying? You'd already started developing MEDUSA by that point, and you'd started experimenting with it, right? You thought nobody knew, but I knew about it from the start. Yes, it was all a lie! A lie to use your MEDUSA! Mom... Dad... what are you saying? I never thought it'd go this well. I can't believe all you wanted to do was eat dinner with your parents... I'm right here. Why won't you let me see you? What a stupid kid. I thought you might figure it out eventually. But I got lucky. You had no friends and you never left the house. No, that's impossible... Now, now. It's true. What? An enemy cyber-attack? That looks like a very old article. I remember that. Some Japanese people died in that crash. An air disaster... A Japanese couple were among the victims. Kosuke Ishida, Kanon Ishida. Ishida? Dad! Mom! No... No... No... It can't be true! No! I don't want to be alone. Do you understand now, Karin? That's all you are. Now... draw the bejeweled spear and hold it high. Then, you shall be the successor. No. No? No. I'm not listening to you anymore! Give Sayoko back to me! You're a naughty girl who doesn't do what she's told. Fine. Then, you'll die here. Do you think you can threaten me? I gathered the seals! Those are only keys to opening the path to the Forest of Guidance. Once it's open, any of the AAA's can unsheathe the bejeweled spear. Now... Yes, that's right... MEDUSA is in control of eighty percent of the UN's system. Is the world going to be destroyed? No, it will begin anew! My world! Ryoko Narase! I have things I want to protect. People, places, a future! You mock those feelings; but I shall defeat you! For everyone I care about. Next time, the final epispde: Shangri-la. ▶ [CommieRips] Shangri-La 24v2 (End) [00d028e4] Ryoko Narase! I'm impressed you've made it this far. Should I reward you? I've got it. How about you try and pull out the bejeweled spear? I don't really care who takes it, whether it's you or Kuniko. I'm not gonna do what you want. Oh... Even now? Now, draw the spear. If you don't, I'll shoot your sister! My sister? Yes, you two are sisters. Then, my mother... where's my mother?! She's not alive anymore... but she's not exactly dead either. What do you mean? Both of you were artificially created for a specific purpose! That can't be. Fine. I'll tell you what you are. You are the result of a pairing between two people... who carried Himiko's genetic code - she who slumbered here on Floor Zero... That's who you are, Mikuni. And you're telling me I'm the same? No, you're Himiko herself. Digma 2 is a Himiko clone? Yes... It's the result of genetic manipulation of Himiko's DNA: Digma 1 and Digma 2. Is that what she meant by Digma 0 being the prototype? Which means this kid's a clone too? I-I am too? You're just her descendant... I asked Haruko-san to keep an eye on her son. It must've been difficult for you. Ryoko has narrowed down the potential successors to Kuniko and Mikuni? She needs an unwavering heart and an uncrushable spirit. You were too soft. It's not a bad thing. It's all for Atlas. Zeus-Ryoko isn't capable of existing in that body forever. That's why she needs a new body. Mikuni or Kuniko... she's going to attempt to possess one of them. What's wrong? I don't know. Something happened on the eighth floor... The Atlas Plan was supposed to make everyone happy? You can't attain happiness at the cost of lives. Switching to emergency power. What's Soichiro doing at a time like this? He's... started to act on his ideals. What's happening on the eighth floor? It's possible the Daedalus have attacked the center shaft. Greedy girl. If one girl's life isn't enough, then how about the whole world? MEDUSA! Bring the world to its destruction! MEDUSA is now in complete control of the UN's computer systems. It's coming? Stop MEDUSA! You're the only one that can stop it. You should already know how. Yes, that's a good girl... Yes, that's what you have to do! But I guess you were a little too late. Nuclear missiles have been launched from across the world's surface. Over thirty billion tons of dust... have been expelled into the atmosphere by the explosions. That's more than enough to create a nuclear winter. The temperature will drop. The water level will drop. I'm safe now. I know! Let's open the floodgates. I don't need them anymore. Why? Why?! The floodgates on the Marshall Islands have been opened. A virtual nuclear war and a virtual nuclear winter. If he had a physical body, MEDUSA would have noticed the lie, I'd imagine. But he didn't. Is the world saved? It's Karin. She rewrote MEDUSA's system at the last minute. Save me. I'm sorry. I just wanted to have dinner with Mom and Dad. You just didn't want to drown. They were the only hopes we had left. Why, you! You brat! Has the world been destroyed? I couldn't destroy the world in the end, but I've got myself a new body to play with. I am the Lord of Wa and the Lord of Fujutsu, Himiko. Is that what you expected me to say? Damn you... Atlas... Japan will be destroyed. Don't underestimate us. People can survive without Atlas. Even from the ashes, we can rise up. You think you can live on ideals alone? I'm not gonna just give up without trying something! Fool! But that's... All gates have been closed. We can't control it. Zeus has lost its vessel... It has absorbed Ryoko's life energy and is trying to revive Himiko! What's happening? The bejeweled spear... It wants to return to its master. Lady Mikuni... Sayoko! I'm so relieved you're safe... I'm happy you're safe too... I'll never die as long as you're by my side. Sayoko... Hey! Take care of my sister. I'm off to save the world. At least put on the damn brakes... Where's the spear? Welcome back, Kuniko. Momoko-san! Everyone! It's not over yet. If I don't destroy Zeus, it'll never be truly over. So it seems. But the bejeweled spear... You have a weapon. This way, this way! Don't drop it, guys. My forces are supplying more than sufficient energy for this theater. The old men! Furukawa-san made this for us. He figured things might get a little hairy. Every beauty needs a final battle. Thanks. Leader. Please start it up by hand. Once you've got it going, hit the switch on the wing. The booster will activate. Please assume you can't control it under your own power. This is the activation button for the self-destruct system. Self-destruct systems are a man's passion. Sparkling glasses! Kuniko. Good luck! Yeah! Kuniko! Don't forget there are a lot of people waiting for you to return. You're not alone! Gotcha! Me? Yes. I am you. You are me. I am Kuniko. You are Himiko. I must punish thou who have halted my plans. I will now use Atlas to open the Dragon Gates... and let forth the energy of the land, which I shall use to revive myself. At that moment, all ten million citizens shall be sacrificed. What? It's no good. I can't control the gates. At this rate, everyone will be caught up in the destruction of Atlas! It's fine. We have Kuniko. I'm the one who consolidated this drifting land... when it was like unto floating oil. Dare you stand in my way? Of course! It was not your power that brought peace to the land. It was the power of everyone's future binding together! The future of men... Don't deny their futures! It was a mistake to entrust the future of men to Atlas. No, it wasn't. Atlas is humanity's only hope. Ryoko Narase's dog? I'll be anybody's dog if it keeps Atlas going, Number Thirteen. I don't care if it's her or not. I won't allow anyone to threaten Atlas. Don't you think enough blood has already been spilled? Then, shoot. There's no need to rush to your death. A dog could never understand my feelings. That's true. I shall sacrifice your futures to create a new one. A gun's a heat source, idiot. We'll decide our own futures! And this is the power of the souls of everyone who desires to live! Take this! Go! It's over, isn't it? Control is back online. Where did you get the confidence that Digma 2... would be able to succeed? I wasn't confident at all. I simply trusted her. Lady Mikuni! Mi-ko! Mi-ko, is that you? Mi-ko! Lady Mikuni! Thank God you're safe! Never leave me again. My body has already been destroyed. I can no longer be by your side. What are you saying? Lady Mikuni, listen closely. Atlas has sacrificed many children in order to maintain itself. I will take them to where they belong. They can't stay here forever. Don't pull that face. I'm happy. I feel like I'm a mother with lots of children. Sayoko-san, take care of Lady Mikuni. You don't have to tell me that! Lady Mikuni, before I go, I'll put a transsexual's magic spell on you. Mi-ko... The spell cast by the witch in Cinderella lasted only till midnight, but my magic will last forever. Mi-ko... Mi-ko, will I never see you again? Well, I have to go now. These kids are all so energetic, they just don't listen to me. Goodbye, Mikuni. Mi-ko, don't go! I'll go with you! Let me go! Goodbye, Lady Mikuni. Mi-ko! Mi-ko! Let me go! I'm going with Mi-ko! Stop being so selfish! Sayoko... Sayoko-san, from now on, you're her real mother. You care for her and love her more than anyone. Mi-ko... Thank you. We'll always be together. Yasuko... I've got no money... MEDUSA's gone too. And Mom and Dad... I've got nothing left. You're giving up already, are you? The world's moving into a new economic system. Now's your chance to make a fortune. I went as far as coming here on my private jet. Zhang! What about me? Poor Klaris! You're both a lot older than I thought you'd be. And you're more of a kid than I thought you'd be. Is that MEDUSA? Yes... the MEDUSA we brought into this world and then destroyed. Mommy... Mommy! What? MEDUSA, Mommy's right here! It's cute! That's MEDUSA's baby. This time we have to make sure we raise it properly. Yeah. Time to get up. Wake up, MEDUSA. So we've come back to earth. So we have... Will you suffer it all over again with me? Of course, we're a family. Almost everyone's evacuated. I'm amazed we did it in such a short time. Imaki-kun, what will you do from now on? It's not my first time living on the surface. Sion and I will do what we can. Leon... What about you? I'm thinking it might be nice not living alone. So, my life's dream comes to an end. No way! Your dreams only end when your life does. That's right. Keep on dreaming for as long as you live. We're from a greedy generation. Mikuni, Sayoko! Oh this is surprising. You're okay being out here in the sunlight? Mi-ko took away my sickness and my horrible power. Mi-ko did? That sounds like something she'd do. I'm so happy for you, Mikuni. Should I call you my big sister now? Call me whatever you like. Big sister or just sis is fine. What will you do? There's a lot I want to do. So much that I don't know where to start. That sounds just like you. Why not just start wherever you feel like? Right. First, I need a place to live. A place to live? Yeah, a place big enough for everyone to have everything they desire. I'm going to make it happen. Sounds like a big job. Yeah, but I want to create a home where many, many people want to live and come home to. A home where everyone can be happy. And then, that will be... our Shangri-La. Fin.
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CR 2026-10-24 ▶ [CR] Shangri-la - S01E17 [00p].01.eng.English 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. What are you doing? Hey... Don't fuckin' move! I ain't got no choice here...! What do you mean? I don't get why you say that. I know you don't. The sad thing is... you don't even know who the hell you are. Then can you at least tell me... ...how come my friend Takehiko has to kill me? Because you're a AAA, that's how come. That's just great. Who would've thought that wild-eyed monkey was some stupid VIP with a AAA Atlas Rank, of all things? "Finding information like this tucked away inside Zeus's core was just such a big surprise! So all these three have a AAA rank, then?" Yep. Atlas Ranks except AAA are all basically meaningless, you know. They're just to give people hope of someday getting into Atlas. Just some bait for the ignorant masses. "Those Atlas guys must think we're pretty stupid, huh?" All the Corporation really cares about are these three here. If anything bad should happen to the three of them, the whole stupid plan would be finished for good. The "Atlas Project"... I believed in it. That Japan could have some kinda future. Even if Atlas hadta be built on a pile of dead bodies. What do you mean? They hadta have human sacrifices! Otherwise, the mechanical resonance'd set in! The fuckin' thing wouldn't stay standin'! That damn Atlas tower. So they needed a few sacrifices. It couldn't be helped. What the hell are you saying?! But the bastards... They didn't tell us the whole story! For the human sacrifices... ...they used so many little kids you couldn't even fuckin' count 'em! Huh...?! They even used my little sister. They used her as a human sacrifice! Now I got no choice but to kill you. 'Cause if I kill you, then the whole project crumbles to the ground. But if the Atlas Project was something you believed in that much, then what were you doing in Duomo...?! They sent me in to be your bodyguard and keep you from gettin' hurt. The Corporation sent me. You're the only one I know... The only AAA I ever heard about. If that's true... ...then pull the trigger now. Pull the trigger! Stop it right now--! Takehiko... What the hell's a "AAA," for god's sake?! The one who'll inherit it. The one who'll inherit what? Atlas. But... that tower ain't a place I can call home no more. Duomo, neither. I guess there just ain't no place for me. Takehiko...! I want you to come back to Duomo with me! Just look at us--you and me are friends! Aren't we friends, you and me?! Takehiko! Takehiko--! Madam Ryoko. Hiruko's absence is troubling. Are we certain that the correct thing to do is not to bring him back? And there are some other matters of grave concern. On account of the Metal Age attack the other day, Atlas construction was delayed, putting us even further behind schedule. Not to mention the repairs following the daedalus inci-- Just let everything take its course. It's perfectly normal for unexpected events to take place, or haven't you heard? All it means is we're stepping off the path laid down by someone else, and moving ever closer to the age when my wishes will dictate the terms. The man who just jumped... Had he been with you guys a long time? What'd he mean by "human sacrifices"? Atlas using human sacrifices... Why the hell would they need to do that?! I-I don't... I've never heard that. But if it's true, then-- Takehiko working for the Corporation... How can that be?! I never even knew he had a little sister. He never told me. Back there, he said she was used as a human sacrifice, too. I just don't know what the hell I'm supposed to believe anymore! It's hard, isn't it? Believing in something. I want to thank you. For saving my life. Just what I'd expect from a soldier. But what are you doing here? I just... I quit the military. As for now... I guess at the moment, I'm looking for something to believe in. And so you thought you could find it here? I really don't know. So I guess this is our new home, huh? "Yeah, but... it's still kinda hard to get used to, huh?" I guess you're right. It's still weird to think of this whole city as my house. "But you know what? Buying up all of Akihabara was such a smart move!" I'm really glad that I put it all under my own name. Now all the land and the buildings and everything is 100% mine. "Plus we brought all the syndicate players together under one roof, didn't we?" Hey-- "Neo Guild." Don't you think that's a great name? "That sounds good to me!" You know, I must have some good luck, don't you think? Now we're gonna start making money again. Miss President. We've just been contacted by some "representative of Mikuni"... or so she says. She's insisting on being put through to you. "Do you think it's the Mikuni...?" See what I mean? I've got really good luck. Why haven't you people brought your leader down yet?! Miss Mikuni has graced all of you with her presence! Fine--take it easy, already. And here I am! You're telling me you are the Akihabara Neo Guild leader...? Sure. And you're wearing sunglasses at night...? Don't find fault with other people's taste in fashion. Are you the person who would be our guardian? My ship is in...! Your insight is penetrating, Miss Mikuni. I am very pleased to welcome you to the city of Akihabara. My name is Karin Ishida. We place ourselves in your hands. And you say "Akihabara" is this town's name? What a narrow and crowded little town this is. Little brat...! You just had to go complaining about my home the minute you got here. Karin, we must impose on you, as Sayoko and Miiko require medica-- Eeegh--! Miiko--! Will these arrangements be suitable for you, Miss Mikuni? What is the deal with this...? They dip him in some water and he's just supposed to get better?! He seemeth much recovered. Yes. Geh! And he actually got better in the water! Miiko, we shall come see thee again. We should erect the barrier soon. Otherwise, there could be a few unfortunate casualties. Barrier...? What the heck for? H-Hey, come back--! What is that thing...? Please don't tell me... my luck just ran out... For palace ladies, a mere 50 will amply suffice. And you shall provide us with some 16 styles of 12-layer silk kimonos to wear. Hath this been clear, Karin? Yes. I will provide all that you ask. Where the hell does she get off--?! How much does she think I'm spending already, just to put her stupid royal ass up in that place?! And now she wants "palace ladies" and clothes--?! Well, as soon as Mikuni gets named as the heir to Atlas, I'm gonna take that miserable little brat for every last cent she's worth! Just you wait and see. That man was something else. Who would've ever thought he could keep something that big up his sleeve? I guess you can't tell by a man's looks... whether he's got something big or not, eh? Takehiko... He told me something back there. He said I was gonna be the one who'd inherit Atlas. I still don't know what he meant. Saying you'll "inherit" it. Like they'd just sign you over the deed or something. I really have no idea. President! What's going on? We lost contact with the Nerima branch! They're not responding! Miss Mikuni, I have managed to gather the palace ladies for you. Then these women are... palace ladies, you say...? Indeed! The women you see before you are known as "maids" in most circles. They work here in Akihabara, and in essence, they are a modern form of palace lady. Palace ladies, greet the august Miss Mikuni. Welcome home, my mistress! At your service! But we have been in this place all along. Oh, Mistress, you're so silly. Ye ladies there-- I would ask, do ye truly think upon us as your rightful master? Of course we do, Mistress! Wrong answer. What? What? What? What the--?! This is what happens when Miss Mikuni is given an untruthful response. You should be very careful yourself. Maybe it's true... ...and my luck is gone...? Uh... Now telling a lie means certain death?! That's pretty dang harsh. Karin. Yes?! We find that you have gone to a great deal of effort for our sake and have succeeded well. We would thank you. Uh... Thank you, that is most kind! But yet... wherefore doth a voguish young maiden such as you most surely are wish to be at the beck and call of one such as us? I'm totally screwed--! "Because I wish to make money off you!" No, no, no, no... I say something like that, and she'll get mad just like anyone would. Okay... "Because I'm a fan of yours"...?! But it doesn't make any sense to be a "fan" of someone you've never even seen before. And besides, that's a total lie anyway. If I say it, I'll be dead...! Aaaaah--! Now what do I do--?! Miss Mikuni, this young girl has a very good reason for wishing to be at your beck and call. It is because doing so will lead to her future happiness. Oh? How, then... This is a most fine reason indeed! You have a way with words. I don't want you dead. Quite simply because I still have a number of uses for you in the days ahead. We're here to look in on the Nerima branch, and depending on the situation, to ascertain the status of--and if possible to rescue--any survivors. There's a distinct possibility that conditions here are more dangerous than in Ikebukuro. Don't let your guard down. Roger. Kuniko? If there's anything I can do to help you out here, just ask and I'm on it. Huh? Takehiko was a jerk and a half, but he sure came in handy at times like this, wouldn't you say? He really did. Holy shit... Just those huge ones all over the place...! Yeah, I just can't believe how they're spreading like this...! Photochemical oxidant concentrations are spiking. Levels are way above normal. It's just up ahead. Look at that--! This aroma... is the delicate scent of bergamot. I thought it might be the perfect match for your mood at the mome-- Impudent boy. What could you possibly hope to know about my "mood," you fool? I humbly beg your forgiveness! Madam Ryoko, an update on the daedalus situation. The photochemical oxidants coming from daedalus are causing great harm. We're seeing effects spreading all across the surface. Deaths have been reported, due to impaired mental states and breathing difficulties and so forth. How should we handle the situation? I would say their days are numbered. The people on the surface have no place left to go, now, do they? Anyone! Is anyone in there--?! What is this... horror...? They didn't even have enough time to put on their masks. Oh, President... Everyone, listen-- The Metal Age Nerima branch is no more. The base is hereby relinquished. Everyone pull back now. It's over. We can't have any more men staying in this godforsaken place. Thanks for your help, Brother. So, how many times is this? I'm perfectly all right, Brother. I am the one who's to blame. If it's too hard, we can quit anytime, you know. I'll be fine. You don't have to worry. With just you to take care of, I know I could swing it somehow. If you just leave the whole thing up to me-- Brother, you don't understand a thing! Shion... The forest is already way too far gone. The plants are growing like wildfire-- it's turning into a homogeneous daedalus growth zone as we speak. Ahh, yes... Breeding like bunnies in a pen. Such a virile bunch. Momoko, enough! If we don't stop it, Atlas won't matter anymore. We'll run out of livable space before we even get there. We've gotta hurry and make a move. But wait... How do we stop daedalus in the first place? There's only one thing that'll do it! Ba-bump... Ba-bump... Ba-bump... There's no doubt--this picture is definitely the best. Flashy-flash! Tallaleen! Get that figure outta my face! This priceless photo shows our beloved Karin without her sunglasses! It's rare, you mook! No! An army tank and a beauty queen joining forces in battle is the fuel of obsession! No! That's a piece of junk! Hogwash! Look at it! Um, you guys...? Mind if we come in? Lookee, lookee, lookee! New photographic subject! Momoko warning in effect! Momoko warning in effect! Archnemesis Momoko! Where'd my grenades go?! New photo! New photo! New photo! You crazy old coots... I hope you guys never ever grow up. So, then? What brings you to us? We'll gladly field any request from our young ally Kuniko. Well, the reason we're here... ...is 'cuz I want you guys to get another bomber for me! Sadness...! What's the "sadness" for this time? Just like last time, do you guys think you could make it a rush order again? I don't care if it costs everything Duomo has in the bank. Money is absolutely no object here. Well, the thing is... ...it's not like it was the last time around. The tactical situation has changed. These days, Akihabara has a new player who's single-handedly taken over the whole city. All the old syndicates were reorganized under the new management. Course, she makes for an uber-cute photo subject, so you sure won't hear any complaints from us! Bingo! Bingo! Bingo! I should've known. You clowns have no scruples at all. When something's good, it's good! That's what the camera lens tells me. Although we're no longer able to make the purchase directly ourselves, we could arrange for a face-to-face meeting with the person in question. Would that be something you could work with? I guess it'll have to do. The... The... The... The wild-eyed monkey! I know that voice...! Little bear! Oh?! Here we go... Another AAA at my doorstep. I guess my luck hasn't abandoned me after all...! So? Let's say for now you obtain this bomber of yours. What do you plan to do with it at that point? We want to... ...burn Tokyo to the ground. Huh--?! Kuniko, what on earth is there to be troubled about? All you need to do is simply what needs to be done. You don't have to trust me. You can still use me... so do it! Next time: "Two-Headed Fable." ▶ [CR] Shangri-la - S01E18 [00p].01.eng.English We want to... ...burn Tokyo to the ground. Huh--?! You want to burn Tokyo to the ground...? We're doing it to eradicate daedalus. If we don't do this, Tokyo will... No, all of Japan will eventually get swallowed whole by those plants. Wait... Are you serious? You really mean this? It can't be done. Huh? Even just assembling all the things you'd need for an operation of that size, it'd cost about as much as an entire national budget. But what about--?! So you're telling us we should just let the daedalus run rampant?! You need to pony up a little and help us take care of this! Business is business. We're not exactly running a charity here, if you haven't noticed. What do we do? On the other hand... ...you could rent it. Something like that might work. Rent it?! Right. Get it from a foreign country. Just rent their whole army out, soldiers and all. It's a heckuva lot cheaper than buying them. You can actually do that...? Money makes the world go round. There's nothing you can't do if you've got enough of it. Now, normally I'm not in the business of brokering deals. But this is a special case. But if I do this, I have some conditions. The first one is that you give me the exact date and time of the bombing in advance. Wha--? Uhh, yeah... Of course we'd tell you that. I have one more... I want that. Can you throw in that knife of yours as part of the deal? You want this...? But why? You know how it is. Things like that can turn out to be more valuable than you think, right? If you'll agree to throw in that knife, then... Hmmm... What say I make it worth your while by covering the cost of one of the bombers? It's a deal. Nice doing business with you! Are you sure about this? It's for the operation. We've gotta make sure this thing succeeds, no matter what the cost. But still... that was something Nagiko gave you. Whether I have the blade or don't have the blade, it doesn't change who I am. It doesn't matter, okay? All right, I'm counting on you. Understood. I'll contact you as soon as it's put together. What's wrong? That earring...! Huh? Earring? What about this earring? It's also "more valuable than you think"? N... Not really! Just forget I said it. Mmmm...? I see. I'll just have a seat right here. Until you feel like telling us, I'll stay right next to you... ...and teach you all kinds of things you might like... Hurry... up... Welcome home, my mistress! At your service! Well, this is kinky. Hey, don't blame these stupid maids on me, okay?! Karin. What is this? Who are these people you bring here? You're that girl...! From that time...! Sadist--! Sex freak--! "Sex freak"...? Are these people she hath brought then cross-dressers as well? Uh... Hey, um, I'm not a cross-dresser! What the hell are you doing here?! I should ask you the same thing! I didn't know your sick tastes extended to the kinky pleasures of Akihabara. Hey, who is that? That little girl. Miss Mikuni. From Atlas, um... a certain... someone who occupies a high position up there. Then what's she doing here...? Karin! What is the meaning of bringing this vulgar riffraff in here?! Don't cop an attitude with me. Actually, this woman came to see you. She has a certain item you may find interesting. "A certain item"...? That is the...! Miss Mikuni! Just as we thought! It is the same as the one that we have! Ehh?! Whoa, she's right! So where'd you...? This earring is a keepsake that we have to remember our mother by. Huh?! Your mother's...?! Hmmm... So that's what that was. Why is this? Wherefore have you this keepsake from our mother in your possession? Wait a second! If that's true, then it must mean... ...that you're this girl's... father?! Don't be ridiculous! And knock it off with the disgusting innuendos. Like I'd do that with a woman. You could at least call me her "mother" or something. But still--! The earring isn't even mine. I got it from Nagiko at some point. From Grandma...?! Well... she told me it was... ...something that used to belong to your mother. That's what she said. My mother's...?! Then... this girl here... That'd make her... ...my little sister?! The thought that a piece of gutter trash like you could ever be Miss Mikuni's older sister--! I refuse to accept that! "Little sister"... "Older sister"... What do you think this could mean, Momoko? Beats me. "Momoko"...? "Sex freak"...? Be you perhaps... the same Momoko who was at one time the owner of Tropical Fish? Huh?! Yes I am, but... Ahh! It is thee, then, just as we thought! But wait... How is it that you know who I am? Miiko hath told us all about thee. You're telling me you know Miiko--?! Yes. Thy Miiko is one whom we love most dearly. So... is Miiko here in this place with you?! Please-- What's that...? That is Miiko. Free me--! Free me--!! I swear to you, I shall curse you and yours till the end of time! Miss... Miss President...! Miss President! I can't take this no more! I can't take it no more in here with this fuckin' monster! Listen, you two, who do you think took you off the streets and gave you a place here?! Stop bellyaching and do your jobs! What... is it...?! That is your Miiko. Huh--?! Miiko was possessed by the spirit of Hiruko. "Hiruko"...? Possessed by...? What are you saying?! It's the absolute truth. Watch for yourself. There's no way to explain it better. Free me--! Miiko, thou must not act up. It is us. It is Mikuni. Thy friend Momoko hath come here to visit with thee. Miiko, behold--thy friend Momoko is here! Momoko, come hither. Approach. Approach. Uh...? Okay. Mo... Momo... Momoko, my sister... Mo... Momoko... my sister... Momo... Momo... Momoko... Momo... Momoko... Momoko... Momoko, my sister... Miiko... It can't be true. It can't be. It just can't be true! No, it really can't. It really just can't be true. I just can't believe that little girl is my younger sister. And I can't believe that thing is actually Miiko. That came from Duomo! What on earth happened there...? Ah--! Kuniko! What happened?! It's really bad... All the daedalus plants! Is this all of it? Yeah, looks like it. President! Is that...?! All this fuckin' daedalus inside Duomo. We thought we got all of it last time we did this. But we just found a whole shitload of it growin' over here, too. Little green bastards... shootin' their damn seeds everywhere. How's everyone? Are people all right? Yep. They said no one got seriously hurt or anything. That's good. As for the daedalus, we cut down everything we could find. But there could be more somewhere. We should probably check just to make sure. Thank you so much. I mean... it looks like you've really been doing a lot to help us out. It's nothing. So... how did things go on your end? Fine. It's looking like the bombing plan's gonna work out. Sounds good. We have to hurry, though. This shows the daedalus infestation on Level 8. The speed of growth far exceeds all of our previous projections. It's spreading quite rapidly. The fear at this point is, the rampant plant growth may spread to other levels if left unchecked. Shion, what is that on your face? Huh? Uh... It's disgusting. Get away from me at once! I... I apologize. Such an annoyingly persistent weed. Say, Sayoko? What is it, Miss Mikuni? What is "older sister"? And "little sister" also. What indeed are these things? There was... some talk that the one called Kuniko was our "older sister," and that we were... perhaps the "little sister" of this same person, though we know not what these things mean. A sister of yours is another girl child born of the same mother as you. The sister born earlier is called the older, and the sister born later is called the younger or the "little" one. Then so, may it thus be true that this Kuniko and ourselves were born of the same mother? I would not wish to believe such vile things. To think a common waif like that could have been born of the same mother as you! And yet, she did verily hold our mother's earring as though it were hers. We do not yet know how she obtained that. We certainly cannot say for a fact. But if so, then perhaps she would know something of our mother. Miss Mikuni... Miss Mikuni, you are the one. Someday you will take your rightful place as the heir to Atlas. These are matters of no concern, and we must not allow them to distract us. "Burning all of Tokyo down to the ground. Who knows what crazy ideas that wild-eyed monkey will think up, huh?" But if she does do it, Japan's carbon index will shoot through the roof. If we know ahead of time when and how the bombing will take place, it should give us a huge advantage in making deals. "So it would. Looks like you're just as lucky as you thought, Karin, my pal!" The results of the analysis! "The same form and composition... This is exactly the same as Mikuni's!" It's certainly no replica, that much is for sure. So the very same item somehow exists as two separate copies, and this confirms it. Which means we still have one left to go! The problem is where to evacuate. We've gotta get people out of the way before we start bombing the place. What about underground? There's way too many people on the surface to fit them all underground at once. I guess you're right. But I'm wondering... is this okay? What do you mean? I mean you. Are you okay being here? Look around--this is the Metal Age war room you happen to be sitting in. Who cares about that right now?! Now where do we evacuate the people? I know just one place. The perfect place for it. And that's right here. Atlas?! Are you insane? There's no way! Yeah... We'd never get the government to go for something like that. All right, then you tell me where all the refugees should go. Well, look at this. Everyone still hard at work? Nagiko...! And so late at night. Such a dedicated bunch. I brought a little gift. I heard about Momoko's earring. Apparently... it's really my mother's. That's what she says. Oh, good, I can see you've been stirring it, just like I asked. What did you come back here for? People in the old days were really something, you know. They didn't just use the rice bran, and they didn't just use the vegetables. They figured out how to use the best parts of both, and came up with something amazing like this. I seem to remember banishing you. And you know what? All you need is a couple of old nails, and the eggplant retains its color just beautifully. Just some rusty old nails--the kind you'd probably throw away. Now who'd think of a rusty nail? Grandma! You're planning to burn down Tokyo, aren't you? How'd you know? Those Akihabara syndicate fools. They're running around left and right trying to hire up an army. However, this isn't the sort of thing you can solve with just weapons and soldiers. Don't you think you're going to need at least some of my kind of help with this? You know--help from the first CEO of Atlas Corporation. Are you asking me to trust you after all this? Heavens, no, you don't need to trust me. You just have to use me. Like this--you use what you've got. This is just business, that's all. We use each other to get what we need. Kuniko makes use of me, and I make use of Kuniko. That's all there is to it, you know. If it's just business, then what exactly are you hoping to get out of the deal? I need a way into the Corporation offices. Right now, there's a woman at the top of the Corporation... ...and she's a real bitch of a girl, this one. Even if I asked to meet with her directly, I doubt she'd agree to anything of the sort. But if I bring you as a housewarming gift, she just might. But why? Why would she see you just because I'm with you? She'd find it interesting. That's the kind of woman she is. But come now... You already know something about her, don't you? You've had dealings with her. Hey, Furukawa. Where's the mimetic armor? Thanks. Man, I remember when you stole this from me. I sure caught hell from my superiors over it. Uh... Sorry. Hey... Are you sure you're okay with this? I mean, this is Atlas--we're talking your mom and your dad and everyone you know there. Will you really be able to fight? I'm not doing any fighting. And this doesn't mean I've decided on joining Metal Age, either. It's just... ...I want to do what I can. That's all I'm doing here. I see. Kuniko. A woman has both courage and charm. Right! We've been expecting you, Ms. Nagiko Hojo. Madam Ryoko is waiting to see you. Thanks for coming out. But considering it's the return of your first CEO and founder, I sure don't see many greeters here. Huh...? It has been a very long time, Nagiko. Yes, it has been quite a while, Ryoko. I brought a present. I do so appreciate the thoughtful gesture. So, then... you've really gone off the rails, haven't you? It has all been for Atlas. And, of course, for Japan. Is it not the rolling of a wheel that you yourself set in motion? Hmph. I'm not so sure about that. May I ask? To what do we owe the pleasure of this visit? We're gonna burn Tokyo to the ground. What did you say? "We're gonna burn Tokyo to the ground," is what I said. It's all because of that monster of a plant you guys created. If we don't do something, pretty soon, the surface'll be completely unlivable. Monster of a plant...? Daedalus, of course! Ahh... that. I wouldn't exactly say we "created" it. More like "touched it up" a little bit. You do this...? You toy around with life? If we couldn't toy around with it, then what value would there be to life? We're taking care of acquiring all the bombs and bombers that we'll need on our end. We'll be doing what should be your job-- cleaning up your ugly mess by ridding the world of this monster. Heh. Just when I thought I'd heard every stupid idea out there. Do you realize what that would do? Just how much carbon you'd end up emitting into the atmosphere? What is this? You don't even offer your guests a cup of tea? What do you young men say to a snack? Have some pickles. The point is, we need you to do your part for the people on the surface. You have to give them refuge in Atlas! The people on the surface are not my concern. What happens to them is their own fate. So long as Atlas is safe and sound. To this nation, Atlas is of far greater importance than your insignificant lives. And as far as sheltering refugees goes, we can't do that. I figured that's what you'd say. Hi, it's me. Negotiations broke down. Go with Plan B, effective now. Understood. Ah! What was that--?! Madam Ryoko. What is it? It's the daedalus on Level 8. All the plants there are ejecting their seeds. There's something more--the central shaft's power terminal is under fire. The attacks are apparently hitting it with high accuracy. That's crazy. Level 8 is supposed to be unoccupied. There shouldn't be any heat sources there. Oh, but there are heat sources there. I have a friend here in Atlas. Someone who's really quite knowledgeable about the tower and stuff. This may be Atlas and all that, but when you're being attacked from the inside... ...it's pretty hard to stay safe and sound, now, isn't it? You come in here and threaten me? Of course not! We're just bargaining. Business, you might say? As I thought... you truly are an interesting one. So? What's your answer? Very well. I'll give you your precious help. That town is where I grew up. That town is where I laughed. That town is where I cried. It's filled with memories of places and people. But even so, I won't regret this. Because this is what I've chosen to do. Next time: "Tokyo Airstrike." ▶ [CR] Shangri-la - S01E19 [00p].01.eng.English Ready to commence operations. We've reached the northern edge of the Kanto plain and are standing by. Then let's begin. Release ordnance and burn down the forest! The bomber squadron reported in-- they've crossed into the Kanto plain at the northern border. Operation Daedalus Clean-Sweep is on. The bombing has begun. Ground winds, south-southwesterly direction, windspeed 10 meters per second. The Old Shibuya evacuees have been received. That area is now clear. As for the evacuees coming in from the Old Meguro area, we'll soon have all of them as well. Fine. What the fuck'd you say to me--?! Hey, asshole, you're the one who's tryin' to start shit up by accusin' me! Like hell I am! You stole my water, you motherfucker, and I want it back--! Hey, you two! Knock it off! I said knock it off! I have some blankets here! Everyone have blankets? Anyone need one? We have food for you. At the tent just ahead, there are portions of rice all prepared and ready to eat. Don't go all at once! Form a line, now, form a line. Calm down, people! Hey... You guys know where Furukawa's gotten off to? We got a rice cooker on the fritz over here. Come to think of it, I ain't seen him at all. Not since we got here. You're from Toshima, you say...? The Toshima people are, let's see here... It's Block D-5. Just go straight down this corridor here for about 200 meters or so. It's on the left-hand side. Thanks very much. And thank you. You saved my butt there. Anytime. The next wave of refugees will be arriving soon. You may begin preparations to receive them. Eh? We're already full up here. Can't you tell by just looking around? Send them to those guys over there. I'm afraid I can't do that. Why on earth not? It's against the rules. That's stupid...! Oh, you poor boy. You can't go on following Mommy's little rules forever. You'll never have any fun that way... Please begin the preparations. Goodbye. Uh--! Hold it! You...! I'll just go have a talk with our group and see if they wouldn't mind making some room. Eh...? Are you sure? Kuniko's doing absolutely everything she can for these people. So I should, too. I can't very well lose to her on charity points. Listen up! We have some more evacuees coming into this area soon. So let's please move a little to make some space for them. What?! There ain't even room for us! They got plenty of space over there, don't they?! No kidding! If each one of you moves just a little bit--! Just ten centimeters! Wait... If you could just do five centimeters...! Please, I'm asking for your help! Such an impressive young lady she's become. Was that a bomb...?! Is it starting already...?! Hmmm. How many years has it been? Since you and I played a game of chess together... I played a game just the other day. With Ryoko, of all people. From the looks of it, she cleaned your clock. The chess part of it was my win, in fact. I can't believe what Ryoko's done. I never suspected she'd gone off the rails like that. That the puppet... ...had untied her strings and dreamt of becoming the queen of Atlas. Our dear old friend? Oh, yes, he is most assuredly on the premises. Would you care to go see him now? What do you think you're doing?! Atlas is no longer yours. It has been completely wrenched from your hands. Perhaps... but neither is it your playpen. Atlas is theirs! It belongs to the Digmas! Oh? We shall have to see about that. It's about time. I imagine the bombing run has already begun. Japan's carbon index is finished. It will only continue to climb from now on. Once this thing is done, mass panic will spread throughout carbon markets worldwide. And with it, the carbon economy that you and I built-- our life's work--might crumble to the ground before our very eyes. I won't believe that! Not a chance in hell. Not as long as this Atlas tower still stands. "Hereupon, all the gods of heaven, coming together as one voice, did command Izanagi-no-Mikoto and Izanami-no-Mikoto, the two gods of the last generation, and spake these words to them: 'Take this drifting land before ye and gather it, form it, and make it firm.' Granting them a bejeweled spear from the heavens, the gods charged them to perform this task." "And so, the two gods went forth from the skies, and standing upon the Floating Bridge of Heaven, they plunged the bejeweled spear down into the sea and stirred up the brine, churning it round and round till it curdled, and when they drew the spear up from the froth, some drops of curdled brine dripped from the tip of the spear and fell back to the sea, piling up until they formed an island, and thus, Onogoro Island was born. Descending to this island from the heavens, they soon erected a heavenly pillar, and then erected an eight-fathom palace for themselves." "Hereupon, Izanagi-no-Mikoto spake to his soon-to-be bride, 'As you and I are here together, let us circle round this heavenly pillar and meet on the other side, and then we shall be joined in this place.' So, they circled round and shared words. But after they had done so, and had begun their lovemaking, the child Hiruko was born of the coupling. As for this leech child, they placed him in a boat of reeds and let him float out to sea." The capital--! The capital is engulfed in flames--! The hidden seal will be revealed--! The seal will no longer be hidden--!! Scanning the daedalus infestation zone... 40% has been wiped out. What's wrong? Is there something on your mind you want to talk about? Just thinking how hard it's been. When we were little kids, everyone always told us not to go near the forest. You never knew what might be lurking in there or when it might spring out. You could even wind up bringing back some plague or something. Bombarding rain would fall all the time, and our houses kept getting smashed in, no matter how much we fixed them. There was never enough food to eat. We had no schools, no hospitals, no proper facilities of any kind. It was just really hard. But still... It's kind of silly, but for me... For all of us... ...that was the place where we grew up. Hump it on the double! Aye! Sound off! One! Two! Kablooey! Salvaged booty! Got it! Sparkle-sparkeleen! Initiating Specialized Small-Scale Fire-Resistant Quake-Resistant Bulletproof Heatproof Evacuation Facility! A.K.A. "Super Shelter X Mark II" --engage! Protect the collection! Come hell or high water, m'kay! This battle would come to be known as the Great Campaign to Defend the Holy Land... ...but that is another story, my friends. What frightful sounds we do hear. I'm scared...! Oh, Mistress...! Aerial bombing of Tokyo now...? Hmph. Ryoko, you dumb bitch. That's a very stupid move. Sayoko? Hath some terrible war now begun, perchance? There is no cause for alarm. It will be over very soon. But will Miiko be safe in all of this...?! This building will keep us safe. It was built to withstand even a quake on the order of the Second Great Kanto Earthquake. So we need not worry-- Karin has assured me of that. Forsooth. In that case, what hath Karin been occupied with? We have not seen her in here since early morn. I do not know. She has holed up in her room, and it seems she is doing something in there. Japan's carbon index is already 2.88. And it's still going sky-high! "Carbonists all over the world are running around like their pants are on fire!" Japan was supposed to be a safe bet. I'm sure no one ever thought they'd do something like this. "Getting the date and time of the bombing ahead of time sure was the right move, huh?" Yeah! And thanks to that, it looks like I'm the only one in the world who's making money! Karin! Please help me! Huh? Water levels are continuing to rise. Danger level: 75%. An immediate response is required! Just hold your horses a bit, Medusa. Any minute now, I'm gonna let you run as wild and free as you want! Daedalus infestation zone update-- now 70% wiped out. It just went up again. Japan's carbon index... It's now at 5.01. Saudi Arabia, 3.18... Indonesia, 3.57... And America is... ...3.91?! Japan's actions lit the spark. Now the whole world is embroiled in mass panic over carbon. Understood. An anti-Medusa resolution was carried in the UN. I just heard from one of their representatives. An anti-Medusa resolution...? At a time like this...?! Especially at a time like this. This way, if it's determined that Medusa is somehow involved in a situation, there's a remedy--whoever discovers it can issue a formal demand, requiring the harboring nation to attack Medusa's base. And if the harboring nation refuses, territorial rights can be disregarded, allowing an attack by foreign powers. So then... they think Medusa is going to act up again? There's a possibility. It's gonna be all right. You and me are gonna go look for your mommy right now. Tomoka! Hey... You seen Momoko anywhere? No. I've been looking everywhere for her. She's just nowhere to be found. You think something's happened? And there's something else-- this Corporation guy says we hafta make a complete register of all the evacuees. Like we've got time to screw around with something like that...! All right, fine. I'll go and talk to him. Yuri... Watch this little girl for me, okay? Uh... Sure! Miss Kuniko. Yes? We're approaching the designated coordinates. We'll pass over it in... another 60 seconds. Acknowledged. "The designated coordinates"...? Just something I have to do. A place I need to push the button on myself. Duomo! A good woman knows. She knows that even sad goodbyes need to be done with grace. Don't back away, Kuniko. Now passing firing control to your terminal. As soon as you see the target display changing color, that's when you need to engage the switch. Understood. 20 seconds now. 10 seconds left. 9... 8... 7... 6... 5... 4... 3... 2... 1... Release. Target impact confirmed. Understood. Times I do the right thing, times I feel hatred or anger What's the matter? Just now... It felt like... Uh... Yeah... Hear that? Oh, my... You heard it too, dear? What's wrong, Nagiko? I can hear it. Was that...? The sound of the clock...! Huh? The one in Duomo... The dong of the bell. I can hear the bell in the clock tower. That's impossible. We're flying at an altitude of 10,000 meters. It's just in your mind. No... I really hear it. Thank you... ...and goodbye, Duomo. Daedalus infestation zone update-- fire spreading throughout the zone. Operation complete. All planes return to base. I repeat--all planes return to base. It was aggravating being used by an impudent girl like that, but this turned out to be interesting enough in its own right. So with that, the only daedalus plants remaining are on Level 8. Unfortunately, they're growing inside Atlas itself. We can't exactly just drop a bunch of bombs and blow it all to kingdom come. That does present certain difficulties. However, daedalus isn't our only problem. Japan's new carbon index: 25.4. There goes Japan. We just became the poorest nation in the world. I'm so rich! I'm so rich! It's crazy--I might just be the richest person in the world right now! "We did really good, huh?" We're just getting started. There's a whole lotta money still left in the world, and every last cent of it is gonna be mine! Water levels rising! Water levels rising! Danger level: 99%. Emergency! Karin, an immediate response is required! Just hold your horses, hold your horses. Sorry I kept you waiting. All right, here we go, Medusa. Medusa? Medusa, what's happening to you?! From the charred black earth of a burnt-out capital, a sacred seal shall appear, and illuminate the new path ahead. Next time: "Melody of Connection." ▶ [CR] Shangri-la - S01E20 [00p].01.eng.English The situation is becoming dire. Even granting that it's been two full weeks since Operation Daedalus Clean-Sweep, this kind of sudden drop just doesn't make sense. Hm? You think it's Medusa? It's like someone's trying to gobble up all the world's wealth at once. The whole Japanese economy is going under. This could trigger another world war...! Are you getting all this, Prime Minister Naruse? Early this morning, a detachment of strategic bombers apparently set out for the Marshall Islands. From now on, we should probably leave this Medusa matter to the discretion of the UN. And whose fault is it that we're in this mess to begin with?! Take responsibility for your actions! Absolutely! This is a serious issue of accountability! All of this is your doing! Time to resign! I demand you resign! Very well. But it's clear this nation is sinking fast, so who will take the helm and steer it once I've stepped down? Not a one of you has the balls to shoulder this nation's burdens, and yet you sit there and lecture me on accountability. The bombers have been destroyed! The whole UN detachment. It's been completely wiped out! What--?! Another massive typhoon. Just like last time, it formed in the skies above the Marshall Islands. They say Medusa was responsible! Why, you...! Quit it! There are people still waiting to get in that tub after you're done. Now stop wasting all the hot water. Take that! Now you did it... I was just remembering when we were first married and too poor to have our own tub. We sure had to wait a lot, didn't we? Out in front of that old bathhouse. This pork soup's awesome! What the hell are we lyin' around for?! We're supposed to be Metal Age, ain't we?! Let's conquer Atlas and take over! Who cares if we take over? We're already inside, man. Dunno why you're still so fulla piss an' vinegar, but you're about the only one left now, cuz. Come sit over here, man. It's good grub. I ain't hungry--! Can't fight no wars like that. Not on an empty stomach. Stop bein' so stubborn. Go on and eat before it gets cold. It's good. Okay, Haruko. We just finished passing them all out. Man, I'm so totally pooped. You girls did a good job. Here. Thank you very much. And thank you for being so kind to everybody. We may be from different walks of life, but with you in here, we're practically neighbors now. Helping each other out is what it's all about. Right? Mm-hm! Right. Hey! No cutting in line! Uh, I'm very sorry...! You seen her? "Her"...? Who do you mean? Kunihito! You come around telling everyone else to help out! And where the heck've you been wandering off to?! Get back here, Kunihito--! You ungrateful son of mine--! By "her," did he mean Kuniko...? Could be. The sign from that old shop across the street. This is a gentleman's paradise! Welcome to Tropical Fish! A bottle for the gentleman! Momoko, Table 3 is asking for you by name! Hurry, hurry! I made it back. Tokyo's really big, isn't it? I have to say, the air is just so much better outside. Smells a little burnt at the moment, though. Kuniko? It's all gone. Every last bit of it. Having regrets? No. But still... You were the only one who could've done it, you know. We need a new home for everyone... but can we make one? All riiight!! No more moping around and feeling bad! I'm pulling myself together! Hey, I've been looking for you! Did something happen? Um, yeah... but I can't tell you here. What is it? We have something important to discuss! At any rate, I just need you to come with me. Let go! You need to explain first! I'll explain later. I said now! More importantly, what about that job I asked you to do? Did you fix the rice cooker like I asked? C'mon, I'll do that later. You just put off everything, don't you?! As punishment, I'm adding Atlas outer wall cleanup to your list of chores! In some of those areas, I'd freeze to death... ...and who the hell do you think you are, anyway?! Hmph. Then it'll be a good place to cool your hot head. Like I said--! I've got something really important to talk to you about! And what's more important than the work I asked you to do?! Okay. Enough with the lovers' quarrel. Stop. "Lovers' quarrel"?! It was her fault! Yes, yes. Kuniko, a young girl must always remember-- love is more important than work. Love--?! True love always begins with a denial. The two of you are just that type. See? Holding hands. "Hey, Momoko, why don't you come too?" But she didn't say that, now, did she? Silly Kuniko child. New home for everyone, huh? Look--over there. Over where? Over there, like I just said. Can't you see it? All I see is an open patch of land. What do you want me to see...? Please don't tell me you're thinking the not-so-good thing I think you're thinking. Yes... I am. Somebody, help me--! Momoko, help--! Stop making so much noise! Someone might hear us! Get away! Don't touch me! Are you okay? What the...? I thought so. You thought what...?! Gimme that. What the... Where'd it go? I suppose they'll notice it any day now. Yes. A Digma certainly wouldn't fail to. I was only able to see them after Tokyo burned down. So all this time... I guess they've just been covered up by the forest? That's what I think. I circled Atlas's outer perimeter, and I saw some more line patterns just like this one. There's this one... then two more... and then three more. This is the overall pattern. And right smack dab in the middle of that... ...is Atlas. Finding this symbol was the start of it all. Everything else grew out of that, didn't it? You mean just after the Second Great Kanto Earthquake. When Tokyo was laid to waste, and the lines of energy stretched across the ground. We thought if we built Atlas in the center, thereby connecting the earth and the sky, we could direct the earth's energy toward the sky and support it. Atlas would quite literally become the center of the world, bringing us all prosperity beyond our wildest dreams. What a big pile of nonsense. So you say... but Sergei, you were the only one who offered to help me. I think I must've had a screw loose somewhere. It was insanity. Otherwise, who would make that sacrifice? Even with the most cutting-edge technologies science had to offer, we just couldn't contain Atlas's mechanical resonance. By that point, there was only one option we hadn't yet tried-- and that was bloodying our hands with parascience. We pinned all our hopes on one last try-- no, on one last desperate and reckless act. Pure-hearted virgins would become Hiruko's new vessels. Young children before the age of seven would be sacrificed to the tower. Through an endless slaughter of innocent souls offered up as sacrifices, Atlas's violent tremors and shaking finally subsided. It's a giant gravepost--that's what Atlas is. A monument to the countless sacrificed souls that keep it standing. Hmph. I'm not feeling sad or depressed here. Any regrets or feelings of guilt... That all dried up a long goddamn time ago. That's right, Nagiko-- until the sacred bejeweled spear is freed from the fetters of this earth, there will be no end for us. It's kinda like... we just got mixed up in the occult or something. Not such a good thing, is it? You're right about that. Hey... Mind if I borrow this? I thought you had one of your own. If you're gonna study it, I'd rather you do it on yours. I totally forgot! I gave mine to that Karin girl! What for?! Well, you know... She said she'd throw in an extra bomber if I gave it to her. What are you, a housewife?! What's your problem?! I wish you'd be more careful with that...! But I didn't mean to-- Are you all right?! Yeah... Don't worry about me. Just get the blade! I'll get it! Damnit...! When our amulet rang out just now, wherefore did that happen...? Forgive my intrusion. Karin! Why are you here? My subordinates managed to obtain these items. Please accept them as a gift from me. How did you get those?! What difference does it make how I got them? The important thing is, these are the other two blades you wanted. And now they're right here in front of you. Am I wrong... dear lady? Those amulets look just like the one we have. Not just "look." They are all the same item. This is a day to rejoice. With these blades, Miss Mikuni, you will be recognized as the rightful heir. Mmm... You have worked hard for us. A splendid job! I am not worthy of such praise. Prepare ye a cart for us at once! We will ascend Atlas and take our place there! Karin Ishida has? Yes, Madam. For Digma 1. She requests that the Digma be allowed into Atlas. It appears that the conditions have been met. Very well. But send an escort to greet them. It will become necessary. That went so perfectly! "Karin, that's because you're so lucky!" Once Mikuni becomes the legitimate heir, then my position as her sponsor and benefactor will be assured. And once that happens... "...we'll get richer and richer than ever!" Hello, Karin! Sister Mary Robert! That's not me anymore. Now I'm Miss Richety-Rich Klaris! What's this? Klaris, you hopped on my coattails and gamed my little play. "Cheap trick! Cheap trick!" Cheap tricks work fine for me. But anyway, whatever trick you found to drag the carbon index down by this much, I'd like to know what it is! That's something I don't even get myself. I don't have a clue. Huh?! Her computational speed's just way too fast. I can't follow the investment paths she's using. I tried asking her where exactly she's making these head leases, but she won't even answer. You mean she won't listen to you? When I hacked into Zeus a while back, I gave Medusa top command execution priority. Ever since then, all the trades have been done by Medusa without any input from me. Then that's the best! We get to play around and do nothing while she makes us rich! Now it's all gravy! Yeah... I guess you're right. Then come on, Medusa! Let's shoot for me being the richest person in the whole universe! Karin! Zhang--! You dirty rotten traitor! It's too late for apologies! You're not getting our forgiveness! I didn't call here to get you to forgive me. I called 'cuz there's trouble! It's Antarctica! Huh. Now you're talking crazy. Before we go there, there's a lot more importan-- I figured out where Medusa's doing her head leases. It's the Antarctic continent! What does that mean? Look at the ledgers for the Carbon Bank of Japan. There's a contract there for the purchase of 7% of the Antarctic continent. That's insane! The Antarctic continent is completely uninhabited. Exactly! The Antarctic continent doesn't belong to any nation in the world. Its asset value is zero. So if she keeps buying up the land like that, she'll just blow all her capital...?! The carbon index that Medusa just lowered will suddenly spike out of control, the carbon economy itself will collapse, and the world will see another Great Depression! What do we do...? 'Kay, that does it! Good thing the bullet just grazed your skin, huh? There's nothing good about this! Who the hell were those jerkoffs, anyway...? Were they just there by coincidence? No... Someone ordered them there. Stop mumbling to yourself. C'mon, let's go. I'll come along and help you look for it. What's this "come along" shit?! It was your fault in the firs-- Not that again. I keep telling you I'm sorry. What's this? Another quarrel? Momoko! Just made it back. Oh, my, you poor boy! Did you hurt yourself? It's really not a big deal. Oh, yes. Just a boo-boo. It should heal up in no time... You know I could... ...lick it all... better... for you... No... I don't... Oh, that reminds me-- the Metal Age guys said to tell you. Apparently, they made contact with the old men in Akihabara. Really? That's awesome! They're not ones to roll over and die from a little bombing, you know. First you have your way with me, and now you just leave me here...? I'm sorry. It's just, you kiss so sloppy and stuff... Oh, stop it... Momoko, you silly cow! If I had to give him a grade, I'd say maybe a C. That was my... It's my favorite old guys! I'm so glad you're all right! Of course we're all right. As long as the fighting spirit still burns in our breast! Photo chance! Hmm? Furukawa! I guess you evacuated to Akihabara then, huh? 'Cuz the focus was a pinpoint match! We have found our successor, and here he appears beside us! They look so happy... But Furukawa's gonna get... more and more infected. We do have a reason for breaking our radio silence. Furukawa has obtained some truly disturbing intelligence. Eh? Flames of war have arisen in Antarctica. And the commanding general is hiding out right here in Akihabara. What are you doing, Karin?! Hacking into Medusa. I'm gonna catch her and put her on a leash! Forget about that and just get out of there! We just found out something really bad! Jeez... What is it this time? Titan is heading your way! Titan...? Who's Titan? The aerial fortress Titan! Oh, yeah? Well, you don't have to worry. Medusa can call up a typhoon to protect herself. But there's no typhoons in Tokyo! The aerial fortress's target isn't the Marshall Islands! The target's you! It's Titan! Approaching the skies over Iturup Island! This is an airspace violation! What the hell's the Air Force doing up there?! You are violating Japanese airspace. I repeat... You are violating Japanese airspace. Please withdraw immediately. We are not violating international law. Our actions are justified. It's a UN force. They're hiding behind the anti-Medusa resolution. Medusa in Tokyo...? I doubt that. I have Titan. It just penetrated the skies over Honshu. They're claiming that Medusa is being harbored in Tokyo. It's nothing but a thin excuse to violate our airspace. Perhaps we should lodge an immediate protest with the UN. I'm the one who tipped them off to the location. I told the UN. You did, Madam Ryoko...?! That's right--I told them about Medusa. How the Neo Guild houses the main base. Bring it on, girl! I'll show you what I've got! Karin! The Medusa thing can wait! Get out of there! If anything happens to you, it's all over for us! I'm not gonna let this end here! I need my life and my money, because both matter! That's who I am--a neocarbonist, through and through! It's the girl. She was getting a little too cocky for her own good. That's why you did it...?! Well, that wasn't the only reason. If Mikuni returns to Atlas, she'll bring Hiruko back with her, won't she? That would be a bother. But this way, everything works out nicely. Evil witch--! If you kill me, then you doom the pillar of heaven--! It will sink down--!! Miiko, what troubleth thee?! Miss Mikuni, we must go now and leave that thing behind. We will not! Miiko shall come with us, and we shall enter Atlas together! Get away from her--! Miiko... Moon, listen! They are coming after you! Your light will soon wane...! Hear me...! Returning to Atlas is our first priority at the moment. Miss Mikuni, please. You are about to become the heir to Atlas. We will soon return. Thou must be calm and patiently await us. Miiko...?! Get out of there, Karin! Hold on! Just a little bit more and I'll have her by the tail! Listen--! You wanna end up as a teddy bear barbecue?! Come back to me, Medusa! Titan's here. The fortress is now in the skies over Old Akihabara. I got you...! And the poor little thing finally made it out of her cage. Such a pity. What was that blast?! Step on it! Okay! Miiko! H... How did we...? Come, Miiko. Come with us and we shall enter Atlas now. Miiko--! Miiko--?! Mi... ku... ni... A young girl who lost the one she loved most dearly. Her heart full of revenge, she heads for the sacred pillar. The great serpent races toward catastrophe, poised to strike out and lock the world in ice. Next time: "The Holy Land Lost." ▶ [CR] Shangri-la - S01E21 [00p].01.eng.English Titan's here. The fortress is now in the skies over Old Akihabara. I got you...! Kari...! Hur... out of ther...! Please don't leave me! For chrissake... What just happened over there?! Miiko... Miiko... Miss Mikuni! You need to stop acting up like this. You need to listen to what your mother tells you...! Miss President! We have to evacuate--! There's no time for that now! But this building's too dangerous--! How come you want me to run away from my own building? Did I do something wrong and now I have to leave? Well, I can actually think of a few things... ...but whatever. Let's go! I said no! I'm staying till I capture Medusa. Plus there's the asset data. I have to copy it over into safe storage. I've made all this money and I'm not gonna lose it...! Medusa! Sorry about this! Hey, you--! Put me down right now! I can't do that! You pig--! Do you know what you're doing?! You think you're Prince Charming?! You hafta be young and handsome to pull that one off, you jerk! Now let go! It's Titan. They're just now reporting mission complete to the UN. Neo Guild headquarters has been completely destroyed. So even the United Nations is good for something, I see. Digma 1 has survived the blast. The team that went in to retrieve her was able to confirm it. And what about that Karin girl? Most likely dead, I suppose...? We haven't been able to confirm that just yet. But it would seem so. I can't believe all this damage. Seems pretty clear this building was targeted specifically. Hey! We found another one alive over here! Hey, you... You plan to just stand here the whole time? You've still got your balls attached, don't you? Right! Yo. Hey. Where's the president? Shit, what's with your face? It ain't "president" no more, man. She ain't got a cent left to her name. Sheesh... And here I just risked my own damn life savin' the little brat. Our little "syndicate" gig's over, my friends. Now I gotta go find myself another job or I'm gonna get sucked dry. The Carbon King of Gotanda... The Carbon Billionaire of Uguisudani... Up until just a second ago, I had way more money than any of those guys. Now I don't even have enough to call myself a neocarbonist anymore. I just wanted dinner... Just to eat dinner with Papa and Mama. I thought if I just got rich enough... ...maybe then I might get to go live with them again. We hate them! We hate them! We hate them--! What men have killed our Miiko in this place?! Sayoko! Thou must find out for us! This bombing was clearly not the doing of the Japanese government. There must be some other nation at work here. We know not what nation would do such things, but they shall pay for this...! Miss Mikuni, we have come to ensure your safe transport. We will now escort you to Atlas. Will that be acceptable? Miss Mikuni, let us go with them. Once you have taken your place as heir to Atlas, you will be able to avenge Miiko's death. You will have all the power you desire at your disposal. We have been sent here by the prime minister. Madam Ryoko Naruse ordered us to come and act as your escort. However, you do have the right to refuse this escort if you wish. To avenge Miiko's death... Whatever that may take, we will do it...! In that case, please come this way. What a stupid idiot. Medusa's out of control, and if the carbon economy collapses, it won't be just Atlas, but the whole nation of Japan that goes under. Ow! Ah! Sorry! It's okay. Thanks for doin' this. No problem. You know, if you had a tranny's white pearls, you probably wouldn't have gotten this injured in the first place. Huh?! That again. What are "a tranny's white pearls" supposed to be, anyway...?! There's gotta be a few more still. Hey, you--! Karin! What the heck do you think you're doing?! "Can't you see for yourself? I'm not doing anything." You think this is a time for jokes?! Aren't you gonna give your men some kind of direction, or do something at least?! Listen--aren't you supposed to be the Neo Guild leader?! "You've got it wrong. Pudding's not their leader at all. Bye-bye." Now listen here--! I don't know what this whole "Pudding" act is, but it's high time you took the heat for the things you've been doing here! There's just nothing I can do. Medusa's gone off on her own somewhere, so I can't do anything anymore. You don't get to just play the helpless little girl whenever it suits you! Everyone, kid or adult, has to stand up and accept responsibility for what they've done! We are going to stop Medusa! But wait...! Hey, I just told you it's too late to stop her...! All the Akihabara systems are completely down at this point! Forget hacking, we can't even get a stupid login prompt...! Be that as it may, we still have to stop Medusa! So then, do you think this thing can be stopped? If this persists--if Medusa continues to buy up land in Antarctica-- the carbon market will crumble to the ground. It will be the end of the world, Nagiko. But fortunate that you and I are able to spend the world's final days together. This too must be the hand of fate. Let's enjoy the moment, shall we? Don't go saying things you don't even believe yourself. For the final curtain to come down as easily as all this... Surely you don't think that, do you? Hard to say. Okay, the two of us are gonna head out. But, um... I still see a lot of people around here who look like they need help, so... Momoko, I think you should stay. I'll take care of Medusa. I don't know how, but I'll figure something out. That sounds just fine. You can count on me down here. Good! Okay, see ya soon. C'mon, we're going. Eh?! But... where are we going...?! Not your concern. Now hurry up! Well, just quit dragging me around...! Not so very long ago, it was me leading you along by the hand just like that. But you know... I figured it out. I knew it when I saw my Tropical Fish burned to ashes. Compared to all my memories from those times, Kuniko, the fifteen years that I spent with you have meant so much more to me. And now you're so grown up, Kuniko. What the...? Ehhh? This whole area got burned out too?! This doesn't make sense. I thought the old men got out safe and sound. "The old men"? Don't tell me... Enemy raid, huh? Ah! They're here! So it was these old geezers. Hmmm? And who is that? Nice angle! Nice stripes! Stripes...? That's about enough... of that! Nice... kick... And so I was thinking, because of what you guys can do, and with Medusa on the loose and all, I thought you might know of some way we could stop her. Hey, are you guys listening?! We don't know the first thing about how to do that! I concur with my colleague. What's with these fools, anyway? Hoh-hoh! Nice bashfulness! I'm not being bashful over here! I'm just fed up--! Quick closeup on your pores. How can you guys just sit around all calm in a situation like this...?! No matter the circumstances, maintaining a peacetime mindset on the battlefield is crucial, is it not? Still, when you guys start acting this normal, I've gotta figure something's not right here. Now come on and tell me... Are you guys hiding something? Not at all. We wouldn't be hiding anything. Oh! I see that thing's still all right. Uhh... So it is. But even so, that old thing wouldn't do you girls any good. I sure can't think of a single way it could be of any help. Really?! You really can't think of anything? If we can't find a way to stop Medusa, the whole world economy's gonna collapse on us! And if that happens... ...one figure'd cost fifty million yen! And a camera'd go for five hundred million! Say what--?! And one handgun might even cost five trillion or more! Wha--?! It seems we have no choice. Come! Ta-daah! This is that "4D" -something-or-other. What is this? It's just a box. This is no mere telephone booth from the glory days of mid-1960s Japan! Sometimes it serves as a 4D Simulation Machine. And other times it serves as a Specialized Small-Scale Fire-Resistant Quake-Resistant Bulletproof Heatproof Evacuation Facility. And at other times it serves as a Top-Secret Ultra-Slow-Speed Emergency Elevator for our use! And so on. No more pictures--! Sweat pours down her face! Owie... Uh? This is our secret underground base facility. Or as we call it... ...the Ultra Shelter Z! If you guys had a place like this, you shoulda just said so from the start. Hey--! We coulda just walked down the stairs to get here. It's about having the right feel. Protocol is important, you know. So here's what we've done. We've put together an independent server farm-- one that doesn't rely on Akihabara's main system. With these systems, it's possible for us to access the Network anytime we want to! Why would you need something like...? Don't tell me--now that the Neo Guild is over and done with, you geezers were hoping to call the shots in Akihabara from here! For a true soldier, such cowardly tactics would be utterly-- That's it, isn't it? Listen, you guys, you can finish this argument later. What's the situation right now? 0.98. It seems to be showing a nice gentle decline. Medusa... She's still making head leases for land in Antarctica. We have to hurry and stop her. We've gotta do whatever it takes. Hm, however... Step aside! If anyone's gonna stop Medusa, it's gonna be me. Zhang. Klaris. Karin! I'm so glad. I guess you made it out safe! Course... we never believed you'd just let yourself get taken out like that. Listen up--this time, I'm gonna grab hold of Medusa for good. I'll be using this system to hack into her action stream, so back me up. That's not going to work! Huh? We tried everything we could think of after you cut out. But that Medusa of ours put up firewall after firewall to block us. We can't even get close to her. Ehh?! You're saying we can't even hack into her anymore...?! In that case, we should knock her out by striking at the source. Where's Medusa's main core system located at? She's in the Marshall Islands... but it won't work. Even the UN's Titan wasn't able to get in close enough. See? She just keeps generating typhoons to protect herself. There's just nothing else we can do now. No. There's always a way. This is a man-made system we're talking about. There has to be some vulnerability we're missing. You say that, and yet... we can't get in close enough either online or by sky or by sea. Completely blocked from all sides. That's it! If we can't attack from the skies, then we go higher than that! Madam Ryoko. We're seeing something on the Old Akihabara network. Some disturbing activity. The Number 2 Carbon Surveillance Satellite Icarus is the target of a hacking attempt. It would seem that we're in for another interesting display. I swear to god...! Dropping Icarus on Medusa's head like an anvil from the sky. Something only a wild-eyed monkey would think of. Hey, who are you calling a wild-eyed monkey? But it's a good idea, right? Use whatever means you can think of to take Icarus ove-- Way ahead of you. Zhang, Klaris... Let's split up into teams. Got it! Klaris and I will be one team. We'll calculate the descent orbit to bring it down over the Marshalls. You two concentrate on hacking into Icarus's control systems. Got it! And you two work really fast, okay? I think we get that much. But who were you, again...? All right--I just made it into the UN's carbon management network! This looks good! So what's next? Now we just hijack Icarus, right? It's not quite that easy, you know. From this point, the first thing I have to do is break through the firewalls protecting access to the mainframe. Hmm... It won't be long before that breach is detected. You're going to have to work fast. We'll join in and help you out. You old guys are the best! Thank you! You wanna thank us, you two can always agree to an exclusive swimsuit photo shoot. Uhh... Maybe some other time. Everyone, please hurry...! Okay! Karin! We have our descent orbit! Approaching orbital correction point-- another 15 seconds! Ehh?! But I've still got two more firewalls to get through here...! High school swimsuits...! Just one more to go! All clear! Engage braking thrusters! Good! It's on the descent orbit now! Maximum error plus or minus 10 meters... It's gonna land right on top of Medusa's main core! Come on! We did it! We did it, boys. Operation success! I can't believe we did it! Photo shoot! In high school swimsuits! The feature of the week! I'm sorry, Medusa. I'm sorry I wasn't able to save you. Hey, you guys, something's not right here! The carbon index is still falling for some reason! But why?! Didn't we score a direct hit?! Yeah... But still, if the carbon index is continuing to fall... ...that's proof that Medusa's still alive somewhere! Medusa...! Apparently, the attempt ended in failure. Hm. So it would seem. Shion. Um... Yes, Madam! I'm going to prepare the greeting party. I presume I can count on your help? Yes, Madam Ryoko. Uh?! What is this...?! What is it? What's the matter? This is real-time satellite footage! But the typhoon's still there! How can that be--?! I don't know either! Some problem with the descent orbit data... Looks like it was all falsified somehow! Medusa did it. Only Medusa could pull off something of that magnitude. Medusa must've hacked in and hijacked the network before we even got inside. What's this? Karin! Medusa just blasted us with a flood of new data! Are you guys seeing this too? Yeah. But is this...?! It's Medusa! She's eating away at the national defense networks! What do you think she's trying to do? The nuclear arsenals. What...? She's accessing each nation's defense network in turn, trying to forcibly take control of the world's nuclear arsenals. That's crazy...! Medusa...! If she launches all those warheads at once, the world will be plunged into nuclear winter! Nuclear winter? When there's a mass detonation of nuclear weapons, tons of smoke and ash are ejected into the lower atmosphere. They form thick clouds that block out the sun's rays, causing a precipitous drop in global air temperatures. Even in the virtual space that Medusa occupies, ocean levels would most likely drop by at least 200 meters or so. If something like that happened, life on earth would be totally wiped out. Yeah. From Medusa's point of view, people are no different from any other animal life. We're all just part of the same carbon- dioxide-emitting infestation of the planet. Karin! We really have to stop this! But it's impossible. We've already done everything we can. Don't say that! We can't give up now! There must be some other way we haven't tried yet...! I don't know what to say. What about Zeus? Huh? What if we use Zeus? It might be able to stop Medusa, right? It's supposed to be a computer for managing everything on the planet, isn't it? That won't work, either. I mean, Mikuni's already on her way to Atlas in order to take over. She was saying something about going to avenge the death of that Miiko or whoever. What are you talking about...? Once Mikuni is officially recognized as the heir to Atlas, she'll become the only one in the world who can command Zeus. What do you mean?! You guys don't know anything about yourselves, do you? This whole "Atlas Plan"... The Atlas Rank of AAA that Mikuni and you guys have is because all this was done for your benefit. Takehiko was saying some of the same kinds of things. It'll be one of you three. And whoever it is becomes the heir to Atlas. Jeezus... The whole thing sounds pretty crazy to me. And you're one of them! What are you talking about? I'd never be a AAA, for crying out loud. No... You definitely are one. After all, you did have one of the symbolic talisman blades, didn't you? Now Mikuni has them. She has hers and yours in her possession. That's how she'll become the heir. Wait, so those goons who snatched this guy's blade... Those were your operatives?! They sure were. I had to. It's because I was babysitting Mikuni at the time. If I made sure that she became the heir, then I stood to get super rich as her benefactor, you see? You little brat--! Do you have any idea what you've done?! Nothing we say now's gonna change anything, so who cares, anyway?! I've had just about enough from you! We've gotta hurry and get to Atlas! Like I said, it's too late to do anything! How can you just give up without even trying to fix things?! Some things can't be fixed no matter what you do! You snot-nosed little shit... Stop talking like you're so old and wise! All right. That's enough. Here's your chance, you old farts. Isn't this your cue to step up and shine?! Hmmm... If you'll let me make a Li'l Karin body pillow for myself, I suppose we could bring it out. What'd you say, you creep?! I should kick you in the-- "It", you say? From this point forward, Miss Mikuni, you must go alone. If you would please proceed up this staircase. Come hither. Enter the Sacred Grove of Linking. When it's for someone they wish to protect, at times people may commit grave offenses. And so it's often the connections between people that turn sadness into something much darker and deeper within. Next time: "Eternal Bonds." ▶ [CR] Shangri-la - S01E22 [00p].01.eng.English Miss Mikuni... Now 200 km/h! 280! 350! 600! And continuing to rise! I've infiltrated the enemy computer. Reporting access to elevator speed adjustment control successful! They actually managed to pull it off. Medusa... La... Laser propulsion is intense...! A rushing surge to the climax is fun, but there's just no fun when it's this fast...! Holy fuck. That felt like we were gonna die. If I hadn't had my tranny's white pearls, I would've been dead by now. I love that about you, Momoko--how you keep your sense of humor, even at a time like this. Shit--! I'll stay here and draw their fire! You guys hurry and get to Mikuni! Got it! Next time we meet, I'll give you some of my tranny's white pearls... as a little reward... Hurry and get going! Hey, can you actually give them away? If you can, then I wanna get some too! Good point. Kuniko, I guess you might need some too. So what the hell are they, a tranny's "white pearls"...?! Mikuni, you have to stop! I will not let you get in Miss Mikuni's way! It's about Medusa! The system's running amok! And your point is? Medusa has to be stopped somehow, but for that, we need Zeus's computing power! We've gotta have it! Even if that's true, the decision is not yours to make! It's Miss Mikuni's choice! Hmph... So you came too, sex freak. I came, all right, pervert. Oh, no... Surely you're not thinking of doing a strip tease in a place like this, are you? Please, no scrawny female bodies at the moment. I can't stomach it. You never quit with that mouth. But I'll shut you up--! Miiko... Whatsoever enemy hath so rudely taken thy life, we will make them pay for it. They shall pay for it. By god, they shall! The whole world... ...could just end. But if the world comes to an end, what about Papa and Mama...? We should all just give up now. The day of God's judgment is at hand. Will Medusa destroy the world...? What are you talking about, Klaris?! Will Papa... and Mama...? We still have America's and Russia's nuclear defense systems to protect us from launch at the moment, but if either one of them is compromised, it's gonna be the end of the world! That's what I'm saying-- God's judgment is at hand! This has nothing to do with God. Karin...? This has nothing to do with God! What's threatening to destroy the world right now is something that I... Something that we created and named Medusa! Please just stop... Please just stop now, Medusa...! You know, Hata... in the old days, there used to be something called a "Doomsday Clock." Have you heard of it? No. It was a symbol of the times at the height of the Cold War between the US and the USSR. As tensions between the two nations would rise, and the world inched closer to all-out nuclear war, they'd reflect that by moving the clock hands. If that clock were still around, it'd be about 30 seconds to midnight, I think. And yet here you sit, cool as a cucumber and not a hint of panic. No, not exactly. I may not look it, but I'm ready to puke my guts out. Why don't we use Zeus? We should have Zeus stop Medusa in its tracks. That's what I said to Madam Ryoko. I presented her with that exact request. She rejected it. Ehh? "Give Medusa free reign. Just look the other way and let it do its worst." That's what she said. That's insane. So just let the world be destroyed and life for her goes on as usual...? Madam Ryoko doesn't seem too worried about the world's destruction. Of far greater concern to her is the question of Atlas's heir. While we're on the subject... ...I have a small question I'd like to ask you. Stop being so thick-headed! I could care less what happens to the so-called "world"! The only thing that matters right now is making sure Miss Mikuni becomes the heir! So, in other words, there's not much time to get it done...? Hmph. That's it, I see. Shut up! Go on ahead, Kuniko. Right! Hold it--! The reason you don't have much time is because that girl is sick. Miss Mikuni is in perfectly good health! Oh? And yet she can't tolerate exposure to sunlight...? And what about that lab where you kept me all tied up? Weren't you in there developing new medicines? Looking for a medicine to cure that girl... Miss Mikuni is a healthy girl--! But your own little girl... Poor, sad little thing. She died, didn't she? Shut up! You shut up--! And your girl... She had the same illness as Mikuni, didn't she? That's why you're so desperate now. Stop talking--! I can see the blade trembling in your hand there. Shut up--!! Mikuni! It's fine if you become the heir! I just need you to let me use Zeus for something! If we don't stop Medusa now, the whole world...! The world as we know it will be completely destroyed...! The world will... be destroyed? That's right! That's why I-- Sayoko! Sayoko--! Didn't I warn you that I wouldn't let you get in her way? Miss Mikuni! Please do not turn back or come down these stairs on my account! Look only ahead and keep climbing the stairs! We shall do as thou bidst. You're saying I did it? None of the lower bodyguards could have done it. Which inevitably implies that one of the four of us must have done it. Shion simply doesn't have the stomach for it. Reon is too concerned for his brother in such close proximity to Madam Ryoko, and would never risk it while Shion could be hurt. So that just leaves you and me. I've been wondering about this for a while now. Why is that woman now there at the staircase? Because she's Miss Mikuni's attendant, obviously. That's not what I mean. She was taken into custody and imprisoned at one point. Unless she had some outside help from one of us, she simply could not have escaped. And the place where she was being held in detention? Right here. Our own Atlas Corporation. So why'd you keep quiet? Why didn't you tell anyone? Because I couldn't understand what on earth you were trying to accomplish. But now Sayoko has somehow made her way to the Sacred Grove of Linking. So I thought it was probably time to ask you about it. Listen, Hata. She happens to be my older sister. Miss Mikuni... Your... older sister...? One day, Madam Ryoko asked me a strange question. If you'll excuse me. Shogo? Yes, Madam? I'm wondering... Would you care to sleep with Sayoko? Ehh...? I know how she looks. But she could turn out to be quite a little wildcat in bed, you know. I figured it must have been a joke and said no, but for some reason, those words stuck in my mind. Do you remember when Sayoko tried to hack into Zeus and gain access to those files? That was when. I was curious what kind of idiot would be stupid enough to attempt something like that. I decided to do some digging into her background. Then I saw it. We had different mothers, but Sayoko was definitely my older sister. And of course, I also realized what Madam Ryoko's words had meant. What she had wanted me to do... How she wanted me to rut like a dog and defile my own blood. She wanted me to fuck my own sister! But I learned something from my sister: Always keep a blade in your glasses. It's kind of odd--I never knew her as a sister or anything, so I can't say I feel any love for her. But saving her just seemed like the brotherly thing to do. What are brothers for? How wonderful that you have arrived, Miss Mikuni. How wonderful that you have arrived, Miss Mikuni. Please present the three talismans. "The world will be destroyed"... The words spoken by the one who supplicated us. Be it true what she hath said?! Mere rantings of a monkey from the lower realms, no doubt. Now place the talismans in my hand. Should I conclude that you do not wish to avenge Miiko's death...? We wish it. I confirm that these are the three talismans. Then by this, we have now become Atlas's heir, have we? You have not. Uh?! Why the hell not?! Sayoko! She's collected all three talismans. Why do you refuse to recognize her?! No, of course I will recognize her. Then why this?! If it were Digma 2 or 3 standing here, the collection of the three talismans would be enough for recognition. However, in Mikuni's case, that is not quite sufficient. Then answer me--why?! Because you are with her. Have you forgotten? You were once detained and should still be a prisoner of Atlas Corporation. And yet you have escaped. You honestly expect me to accept a criminal such as you at Mikuni's side, and still recognize her as Atlas's heir in spite of that? Is that why...?! Madam Ryoko at her worst. So then... ...what will you do now, Mr. Little Brother? I won't do anything. Brotherly duty doesn't extend quite that far. Miss Mikuni. Please dispose of this woman at once. Once you do so, you will take your place as Atlas's heir. But no--! We cannot-- Do you mean to say you no longer wish to be Atlas's heir? You no longer wish to hold Atlas's power in your hands? We do, but... if Sayoko must be abandoned, we-- Do not hesitate! Your Sayoko is... ...no more deserving of your spit than your good graces. My wretched life is filled with shame and disgrace. But despite all that... Miss Mikuni, you called out, "Sayoko! Sayoko!" and relied on me in every way. Your Sayoko has been fulfilled by that faith alone. But before I go... ...would you allow me just one last act of selfishness? What, then...? Thy bosom is so warm... Our Sayoko... Lovely one, thank you for all you have been to me. Sayoko! Sayoko--!! Let us go! Let us go at once! No, I will not let you go. Sayoko herself wanted this destiny for you. For you to take your place as Atlas's heir. No more! We demand that you unhand us now--! Sayoko--! Why is this?! First we lose Miiko, now we lose thee...! Why hast thou left us alone in this way...?! Why is this, Sayoko--?! Miss Mikuni, as your first act as Atlas's heir, you must perform the sacred Ceremony of Guidance. But we must... We must... For Sayoko's sake as well as our own, we must be the heir. We must become the heir! You do whatever you want. I'm not here for that. I just have some business with Zeus. So she says... but how do I access this stupid thing, anyway? Entrant, step thou forward and present thou the linkèd verses before me. I guess I'm supposed to "present" the words, but how do I do that...? Say something, for crying out loud! What's this?! "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." Verses heard. AAA access-level command: Hack Medusa by whatever means, and force immediate abort of all pending military strikes. AAA access-level command! Unless thou beest Atlas's heir, Zeus heedeth not any commands thou mightst make. But that can't be the case. Karin told me that she was able to access Zeus herself. Karin, how are things there? No good! I can't seem to access anything now! But why...?! We know the password phrases have to be the correct ones. Quite futile. I do not take orders from you or anyone else. What are you talking about?! Zeus will... ...not take orders from anyone. You're not... But that can't be...! But I am--the woman you see standing before you right now is in fact Zeus. Of course, strictly speaking, I'm not actually the Zeus entity itself. More... an interface of sorts. Perhaps that would be a better word for it. But the password phrases... I suppose those passwords did mean something when Tarsian first set them up. But once I freed myself from his meddling grasp, they ceased to have any meaning. Then... when Karin and Medusa gained access, it was actually... You see now? In fact, it was I who hacked into Medusa. Then... you're also the one who's trying to steer the world toward destruction? Yes. It was I who ordered Medusa to hijack the world's military defense networks. Why would you do such a thing?! Do you think you could control the entire world? I've never even thought about it. What, you want the whole world now?! Yes, I do. I want it all. But the world is too big as it stands. So therefore, I'm reducing it to a more manageable size first. "Manageable size" is a fucking laugh! You're destroying everything! So the world is destroyed. But Atlas will still be here. Streams of energy pouring down from the sun. The ley lines charging the land. And with Atlas in the center... ...the stage is set for me alone to live on for all eternity! That won't happen. I won't let it! I had supposed that you were capable of rational thought on at least some level. But it seems that's not exactly the case. I gave you a great deal more credit than you deserved. Is it true that none may command you because you take not the orders of any man? No. There is a single person that I will take orders from. And who be that person...? The person is Atlas's heir. And so, should we indeed become Atlas's heir, we may then stop the Medusa this one doth speak of? Yes. With Zeus's immense power at your disposal, Medusa would be a very easy target to subdue. But if you stop Medusa, you will not be able to take your revenge. As things now stand, you can simply wait for the world to be destroyed as planned, or if you prefer, you can personally retaliate against the UN, who killed your Miiko. Mikuni! Do you know what that'd mean?! Retaliating against the UN would mean only one thing-- making enemies of every nation! You'd be starting a war with the entire world all at once! If you did something like that, in the end, the whole world would be destroyed anyway! Don't do this, Mikuni! If it be destroyed, then let it be destroyed. We will become the heir to Atlas. And thereby Miiko's death we shall avenge! Stop talking like a stupid kid! Listen to yourself--are you really willing to sacrifice billions of people for that?! And what hath those "people" ever done for us--?! What couldst thou know of our life--?! Knowest thou the heart of one who cannot feel the sun? Who must needs live always in a world of darkness, never to see the light of day? Who on account of her dreadful power... ...would lead all to shun her love and her friendship? Knowest thou this heart of ours?! Sayoko and Miiko were all we had. The only ones... who cared for us and loved us as we were. Miiko wouldn't want you to avenge his death at all. No... He wouldn't want anyone hurt, no matter who it was. Miiko once said this to us. That if Miiko should die, Miss Mikuni would feel a welling of sadness. And thus, the death of any person is a thing to feel sad at. That's the kind of person Miiko was. How now, for that Miiko is no more! And what of Miiko?! Those murderers have killed our beloved--! For the sake of our loyal servant Sayoko, who staked her life on us, we will become the heir to Atlas! And for the sake of our dear Miiko, who loved us so well, we will take this world by the throat and demolish it! Mikuni... Now is the time for Miss Mikuni to stand and claim her place as Atlas's heir. Shall we head out now? The sacred bejeweled spear awaits us... ...in the Sacred Grove of Guidance. You just go try to destroy the whole world. I'm gonna be right there to stop you! But I'm afraid you have a visitor waiting to see you. What the hell are you doing here? And how'd you get in here in the first plac-- Sorry 'bout this. But why...? A small and humble ideal. A heart that loves single-mindedly. However, when the long-hidden reality comes into view, we find ourselves wakened from our cherished dream called hope. Next time: "Prelude to Collapse." ▶ [CR] Shangri-la - S01E23 [00p].01.eng.English What the hell are you doing here? And how'd you get in here in the first plac-- Sorry 'bout this. Come, Miss Mikuni. Let us head out now. Yes. Hold it! Mikuni! I won't let you go! I'm sorry! "I'm sorry" just... ...doesn't cut it! Why are you doing this--?! Stop it right now! Momoko...! The reason he's doing it... ...is because he's trying to protect his mother. He's got no other choice. His mother? What happened to Haruko?! That damn pervert. Hey, what's wrong? You have to let me pass. My mom's being held hostage by those bastards! Haruko...?! So I'm begging you, please. Haruko was there for us when we needed it. However. You lay one finger on Kuniko and you'll have me to deal with. Sayoko! That idiot...! I swear... You're a lot heavier than you look, you know. So then, where's Sayoko now? She went to go look for Mikuni on her own. Even with her body all beat to shit. Anyway, don't judge him too harshly. Look at it from his point of view. Okay. But still... ...if you go ahead and kill me, how does that help save your mother? I can help her! I'll protect the world, and I'll protect your mother too--so help me god, I will! Protect them, huh? All I ever wanted was to protect my family. I thought what was good for Atlas-- what was good for Japan was good for them. That's why I joined the army. But you're not...! You're not in the army anymore. But my feelings haven't changed. I'll still protect my mom. And everyone else, too! Right. They're so cute. Those two are just perfect for each other. Now then, Miss Mikuni. Please take the three talisman blades. Sheathe each of them into one of the keyhole slots there. Miss Mikuni, it will all be over soon. This time, you've gone too far, Madam Ryoko. I must ask you to cease these efforts to destroy the world. Zet Vier Shogo. You dare advise me on what I should or should not do? It's not a piece of advice. It's an order. And here I was planning to let the four of you go on living after all this was over. Indeed. We shall allow these to live. And you will keep your mouth shut while I'm talking! Zet Vier Shion? You stay put! Shion! I'm very sorry, Brother. Shion! Brother, you just don't understand. It's always "Reon, Reon"... People are always relying on you for things. Even when Mom and Dad were getting swallowed up by the forest, your name was the only one either of them called out! It's like I can't do anything without you around to help me...! So no one even bothers to look at me. No one even cares. Madam Ryoko's the only one. The only one who calls out my name like she needs me... The only one who tells me to do things for her... The only one who even looks at me! You're a good boy, Shion... Fuck--! You're the only one, you know. The only one who would never betray me. But then, when all you do is what I ask of you... ...it makes me sick to my stomach. Madam... Ryoko... Shion--! Brother! What admirable brotherly love... ...Zet Vier Reon. Shit. Your usually good follow-through was a little lacking on this one. But I suppose you're no different from your older sister there. Sayo... My sister. Well, well. Weren't you supposed to be dead? Brother... You stupid kid! If all you wanted was to be needed by somebody, then I'll say it for you...! I fucking need you, you got it?! Brother...! I'm sorry... I guess I wasn't as prepared for this as I thought. Stay out of our way! What...? Fucking bastard! Give me back my mother! Your mother is fine. She hasn't been hurt. That's a goddamn lie! If you don't believe him, why don't you try calling her? Well, hurry up. Is this you, Mom? Are you okay?! You hurt?! Okay. What about Ryoko? She got away from us. Away to where?! To the Sacred Grove of Guidance. Miss Mikuni... You must not stand beside that vile woman any longer! Wherefore not? We are here because Atlas's heir is what we seek to become. Sayoko, is this not also what thou hast wished for us...? Miss Mikuni, perhaps you may actually be allowed to become the heir. But as for you--! You have no intention of following Miss Mikuni's wishes! If you had any intention of obeying her, there's no way you would've turned on her and told her to keep her mouth shut like that! You're right. I have no interest whatsoever in serving the needs of this little brat. Ryoko--! Now, what a thing to be doing to your old friend from college. You were never my friend--! Well, that's true. You certainly weren't my peer by any stretch of the imagination. I operate on the same level as a god, after all. I did go to college for my own amusement, but, well... ...you turned out to be the only interesting one there. Always wearing those dirty little clothes and studying so hard all the time. With your puckered, dry skin, you were the only one who amused me. Just shut up! However, there was just one time when that dry skin of yours went very moist. Please shut up...! That professor... What was his name again? Don't trample on the memories I have of him...! "Trample" on them? Those are the memories you've been clinging to, my poor dear girl? Just stop! I hate to tell you, but when he was in bed with me, all the professor ever talked about was how pathetic you were. I said stop! Damnit! How the hell do we stop this thing?! If we just pull these out... I think it'll... stop! It came out. Maybe because the tip was broken on that one? Yeah... Did it stop? Still going. Man, what do we hafta do...? Get back. What the--?! Give us some warning before shooting off--! What do we do now, Brother? I'll tell you a secret--something I've been saving up for the very end. It's about your little Midori... and, of course, Mikuni as well. There's a miracle drug that cures their illness. Huh?! What'd you say?! There's a drug. I know because I developed it myself seven years ago. Seven years ago...?! Why didn't you report the finding?! Seven years ago, my Midori could've... Midori could've...! Report the finding? Oh, but then, that would've made you so happy. You fucking bitch. Does that hurt? That looks like it hurts. Let her go! You will let Sayoko go at once! Then, your wish is my command. Sayoko! Sayoko--!! Miss Mikuni. We will be reaching Level 0 very shortly now. The world of the dead... Atlas Level 0. Discovered while laying the foundation for Atlas itself. A massive cavern. And in it, an eerie temple. That's where we made the discovery that changed everything--the objects. The mummy of Himiko. The sacred bejeweled spear. Finding them was nothing short of divine revelation. You're right. Divine revelation. It had to be because we knew what they were. We knew from the moment we saw them. How else could we know that was the mummy of Himiko, or about the bejeweled spear that was with her? I wonder... Why did we both feel it at once? How did we both recognize what we were seeing? To this day, I can't understand it. Even if we didn't understand it, we could still use the items. We saw what we had. We knew we could use the objects we found. And we knew we had to use everything there. So we used genetic information in Himiko's DNA to create a biocomputer, and named the computer Zeus. We used the bejeweled spear as well. Yes... to contain the tremors. The fact of Atlas's mechanical resonance had been predicted. Hiruko... the human sacrifices... ...and the sacred bejeweled spear. With the power that came from those three things, Atlas was finally able to reach upwards to the heavens. In retrospect, the system was a fragile one. Having to rely so heavily on the power of magic, without which the tower wouldn't stay standing. What do you suppose Ryoko intends to do? No idea. Even though she's part of the system we created, her motives are a mystery. Somehow she managed to find a way out of our grasp. If only we could've made do with some sort of ordinary terminal instead. Unfortunately, we needed a life energy acquisition system in order for Zeus to work, and the terminal had to incorporate that system. We simply didn't have any other choice. Not if we wanted to revive the corpse. But what's done is done, and there's no sense crying about it now. I guess you're right. And now that she's free, she'll soon learn that there's a price to be paid for that freedom. It's good to see you two! Oh... You took your sweet time. We've been waiting for ages here. That didn't work either, huh? We have to find some way to stop her from doing this. Damnit! Heeeyaaah! The power of the talismans...? Nice. You're going, then. Yes! See you when you get back. About that thing with my mother... I'm really sorry. Don't blame yourself. If Momoko'd been taken hostage like that, I would've done the same thing. You didn't do anything wrong. I'm still sorry. All you do is apologize. Saying sorry all the time is a bad habit. You need to break yourself of that. By the time I get back, okay? Uhh... Okay. Will she be all right? Of course she will. That's my daughter you're talking about. Trannies get to be both--I'm her mother and her father, all wrapped up into one. Care to go under the knife yourself? No thanks! I think I'll pass on that. What's this? Nagiko...! We assumed the center shaft entrance was probably sealed off, impeding your progress. We came down to help out, but... ...Kuniko already took care of the problem, huh? Well, that's just great. I can see there's no need for us old-timers here. No, there's a role for us yet. Kudo. Yes? Could you lend me a computer terminal, perhaps? Medusa... Please just stop this. Clever girl. She just succeeded in establishing a bridgehead for herself, right in front of the UN's primary defense network. If she manages to breach that network, we're all done for! She could wipe the world out in ten seconds! That's what I keep telling you! We may as well just give up hope now. Just shut up! Is this really the end here? Come on, isn't there anything else we could still try and do? Sadness... Yes, there is something. Tarsian...! What do you hope to do at this point...?! We're going to team up on Medusa and bring her down. Do you really think we can capture Medusa? Zeus is the best computer system in the world, and look who built it. We're talking both me and... Nagiko. Hojo the Dragon! And on top of that, we have all of you. Does that mean... I can help too?! All right--let's get started now! Okay! Medusa. The time for misbehaving is over now. Medusa... Karin! Are you okay? This is nothing. Zhang?! Klaris?! Karin. Huh? Why are you...? It's sure been a long time, huh, Karin? Have you been good? Papa! Mama! Karin! Who are you talking to...?! Karin's line's being blocked. Someone in there is jacking with her connection. I don't know who or where, but they forced their way into her stream! Don't tell me... We lost our connection to Medusa. It was just forcibly severed. I missed you guys so much! Papa! Mama! We're so sorry, Karin. We really put you through some lonely times, didn't we? Yeah, but... how come you guys are here? Well, it's because... Karin, we have something really important we need to tell you now. Something really important? The thing of it is... Your Papa and Mama are... Well, we're not alive anymore. We're dead, honey. We died three years ago. Ehh...? Be sure and be a good girl now, Karin. As soon as we get back, we'll have to take that bear you love so much out for a kiddie meal. We'll all go out together, okay? Okay! See you guys later! Right after that, your Mama and Papa went and got on a plane, but there was a plane crash. All the crew and all the passengers died. It was a terrible disaster. But the really hard part was filtering everything you saw so you wouldn't find out. What are you... guys telling me...? Well, at the time, you were already starting to work on developing Medusa, and doing some experiments, remember? I'm sure you probably thought we didn't know about that, but the truth is we knew everything. Right. We've been lying to you the whole time! It was all because we wanted to use you and Medusa, you see? Papa... Mama... What are you saying to me...? I'm just right here, you guys. How come you won't come out and let me see you for real...? We really thought you'd figure it out. But you made it easy. You couldn't even set one foot outside of your house. And you had no friends. Just a little loser sitting at home all alone. No... This can't be true... Oh, but... ...it is true. What's this?! Must be an enemy cyberattack! Looks like a really old news article of some sort. Ah, I remember this. I think some Japanese even died in that one. "Airplane accident"... "Victims include Japanese married couple"... "Kosuke Ishida, Kanon Ishida"... Ishida?! Sorry. No mailbox here by that name. Papa...! Mama...! It can't be...! Please, no... Not true... It can't be true...! I don't wanna... I don't wanna... be all alone... Do you see now, Karin? What you see now is all you ever have been and all you ever will be. Now, pull the sacred bejeweled spear out from its rest, and place it back in so it stands perfectly upright. Once you do that, you will be the heir to Atlas. Never. No...? Never! From now on, we shall no longer heed a word you say! Give Sayoko back to us! What a naughty little brat you are. Fine, then. So... shall we just go ahead and have you die, right here and now? Th... Threaten us, do you now? Recall that it was we who brought the three talisman blades! The blades are merely a device for opening the doors to the Sacred Grove of Guidance, nothing more. Once the doors have been opened, it doesn't matter who pulls out the bejeweled spear. Any of the AAAs will suffice for that. Now--! Good. That's a good little girl. Medusa's through. She now controls a full 80% of the UN's computer systems. Is the world gonna be destroyed...?! No. The world is about to begin. This is the start of my world! Hm...? Ryoko Naruse--!! There are things I want to protect and keep safe. People, places, the future. You can snicker and scoff at those feelings, but you're going down! I'm doing this for the sake of everyone who gives me strength. Last episode: "Our Shangri-La." ▶ [CR] Shangri-la - S01E24 [00p].01.eng.English Ryoko Naruse--!! I'm impressed you were able to make it this far. Perhaps I should give you something as a reward? Yes, I know--would you like to try pulling out this sacred bejeweled spear? It doesn't matter to me which one of you pulls it out. Whether you do it or Kuniko does it. If you think I'm gonna do what you want, then think again! Well, then. Even now?! Now--come here and pull out this spear. If you don't, then I'm afraid I can't vouch for your little sister's life. Little sister...?! That's right. You and this little girl are sisters, you know. Then tell us where our mother be! Where be our mother?! Well, it's not like she's alive. But she's not exactly dead, either. What does that mean...?! What I mean is that the two of you are artificial. And what's more, you were manufactured with a very specific purpose in mind. That's just...! The timing's perfect. I'll go ahead and take this opportunity to tell you girls just who you are. In Atlas Level 0, a woman's body once lay. That of Himiko, whose direct genetic descendants were cross-bred in order to engineer a very special child... Mikuni. Are you telling me I'm the same thing? No, you're different. You are in fact Himiko herself. Digma 2 is a Himiko clone?! Correct. Using genetic engineering, we deliberately created heirs for Atlas. That's what Digma 1 and Digma 2 are. So Digma 0 being a prototype... This is what that was all about. If all that's true, then little boyo here is a clone as well?! I... I am too?! No, you're just a bona fide descendant of hers. Haruko knew this, but we took the precaution of asking her to never breathe a word of it to you. It must've been hard for her. So Ryoko narrowed it down to Kuniko and Mikuni as the choices to be the heir? An unwavering mind and a strong force of will were crucial requirements for the role. You were just too nice of a guy. That's not a bad thing, you know. All that I am is for Atlas. As Zeus, Ryoko can't last forever. Her body won't hold up indefinitely under the strain. In other words, she now requires a new body to transfer to. Mikuni or Kuniko... She definitely intends to possess one or the other of them. What...? What just happened?! Uh... I don't know yet! It's on Level 8! All that bullshit they spout about the "Atlas Plan" makin' everyone happy. When all along the whole thing's been built on sacrificin' innocent lives. Well, there ain't no way for happiness based on that! Switching over to emergency power. Where the hell is Soichiro in the middle of all this...?! He's, um... ...starting to act on his own ideals. And he just made his first move. What in god's name is happening on Level 8? My guess would be a daedalus attack. The center shaft may have taken a direct hit from the plants. You're quite a stubborn girl. If saving just one life isn't enough motivation for you, would you do it in order to save the entire world, I wonder? Medusa! Bring the world to an end! Medusa has now gained total control over the UN's computer systems. Kuniko... Tell Medusa to stop! You're the one who can stop it... and you already know how to stop it, don't you? There. Good girl, now. Yes, that's it! Do it just like that! However... it seems you were just a bit late. All nations reporting... Nuclear missile launches confirmed! Dust was ejected upward by the explosions. Now calculating total dust volume released into the atmosphere: 30 billion tons. The volume is sufficient to induce global winter. Global temperatures will fall. Water levels will also fall. Now I am finally safe. I know--I will open the floodgates! They are no longer needed. But why...? But why?! On the Marshall Islands, release of the floodgates has been confirmed. A virtual nuclear war... and a virtual nuclear winter. If Medusa'd had an actual physical body, I think she would've seen through the deception. But of course she didn't. So the world's been saved, then...? Karin saved us. That girl did it. At the very last moment, she hacked Medusa's system core and rewrote it. Help me... Help me... Help me... I'm sorry, girl. It's ironic. All I ever wanted was just to have dinner with Papa and Mama. All you ever wanted was just not to drown in the sea. In both cases, those were the only dreams we had left in the world. Help me... Help me... Help me... Help... m-m... So help me, I'll kill that little girl--! Then, the world hath not been destroyed? Perhaps I wasn't able to destroy the world, but I was able to get a new body for myself to inhabit! I am the Wa ruler of old, thy true shaman queen. Himiko is my name. Is that what you thought I'd say? You'll pay for this insolence--!! Atlas will... All of Japan will collapse... Don't go selling us short. Even with no Atlas to live in, people can find a way to survive. We'll rise up and face the future from the ashes of destruction if we have to! You really believe... you can live on nothing but words and ideals...? It's better than not even trying, 'cuz I'm not giving up without a fight! You're so naïve. But then, that's what I-- Gates to all levels have suddenly been closed off! We've lost control of them...! Zeus just suffered the loss of its human vessel. In response, it absorbed all of Ryoko's life energy, and now it's making an attempt to revive Himiko. What troubleth thee? It's this bejeweled spear. It's jumping around like it wants to be returned to its owner. Miss Mikuni... Sayoko! Thank god you are safe. And thou as well...! Your Sayoko will never die so long as you are here, Miss Mikuni. That much I swear to you. Oh, Sayoko...! Hey! That's my sister. Take care of her, okay? I kinda... gotta go save the world right now. This thing could at least have brakes or something. Wait... Where'd the spear go?! Welcome back, Kuniko. Momoko, and everyone! It's still not over yet. Zeus has to be destroyed. It won't truly be over until that's done. So it would seem. But... I lost the bejeweled spear. If you want a weapon, we've got one. Here... This way, this way. Hold your side up! Keep a good grip on it! I am. I'm applying just as much force as it requires and no more. The old men are here too...! Furukawa made this weapon for you to use. He figured there might be a crisis like this where it'd come in handy. Every plucky young beauty has to have a final showdown, after all. Thank you, guys. Miss President. Please make sure you always start it up manually. Once the reaction gets going, just hit the little switch right here on the wing. That'll engage the booster. And whatever you do, please don't assume you can control this thing with your own strength. And note here--this button activates the self-destruct sequence. Eh...? Self-destruction... Every man's dream of greatness. Glasses-go-twinkle-twinkle! Kuniko. Good luck, okay? Okay! Kuniko! Never forget this-- A lot of good people believe in you and are waiting here for you. Remember you're not alone! Right! Are you me...? Yes. I am thou. Thou art me. I am Kuniko. Thou art Himiko. Ye insolent ones have stood in the way of plans I have wrought. For that, I have but punishment to offer you. Now, I shall use Atlas to cast open the Dragon Gate. The energy of the earth will circulate throughout, and then I will be reborn. For my rebirth, all ten million of those who inhabit this place shall be made a sacrifice to me. What'd you say?! It's no good. We can't control the gates from here. If we can't get them back online, everyone in Atlas will be trapped if the tower collapses! It will be fine. We still have Kuniko. I drew this land together and held it fast when it was adrift like a jellyfish. Thou darest defy me, who hath formed this land and ruled over it? You're damn right I do! It wasn't your strength that brought peace and the rule of law to this land. It was the strength of everyone's future coming together as one! "Everyone's future," thou say'st? You don't get to laugh at our future! Atlas is over. It was a damn mistake to place people's futures in the hands of a thing like this. No, it was nothing of the sort. Atlas is the hope of humanity. You Ryoko Naruse's lapdog? If it means keeping the dream of Atlas alive, then I'm happy to be anyone's lapdog, Number 13. Ryoko Naruse or somebody else, it's all the same to me. Which means--I won't tolerate those who work against Atlas. Not you or anybody else. So there still ain't been enough blood spilled for you, huh? Then go ahead and shoot. Why are you in such a big hurry to die? Think a lapdog like you could ever understand that? You have me there. I shall gladly sacrifice away your petty future, and let a new future of my own creation take its place. Gunfire's a pretty damn good heat source, my friend. Our future is ours to decide! You don't decide it for us! You got that?! Our strength comes from our will to live! And this is how we express it! Take that--! And that--! Let's go--!! It's finally over. We have control. Systems have been restored. It seems Digma 2 fully lived up to the confidence you placed in her. How did you know she could pull it off? It wasn't confidence. Just good old-fashioned faith. Miss Mikuni... Miss Mikuni... Miiko...?! Miiko, is that thee?! Miiko! Miss Mikuni. What happy luck thou art safe! Thou must promise never ever to leave our side again as long as we live! My corporeal body has already died and gone away. I'm sorry... Miss Mikuni, I will never be able to be by your side or serve you again. Miiko, what dost thou say to us...? Miss Mikuni, I need you to listen to me. Atlas's continued existence came at a very high price. Many innocent children were sacrificed to keep it standing. That's why I'm here-- to lead the spirits of these poor lost children to the place where spirits go. So you see why I can't stay. If I stayed here forever, then I couldn't lead them home, could I? Oh, please don't go making such a sad face for me. I'm so very happy now. It feels like I've suddenly gotten to be a mother to so many children all at once. Sayoko? Miss Mikuni is yours to take care of now. I don't need you to tell me what I already know! Miss Mikuni, before I go... A magical farewell gift from a cross-dresser who loves you. Miiko... Cinderella's fairy godmother's magic only lasted until midnight. But mine... My magic for you will last... ...forever... and ever. Miiko... Miiko... This will be the last time? Well. I really should be going now. These kids are just too full of energy. Bless their little hearts, they don't listen to a single word I tell them. Goodbye, Mikuni. Miiko, go thou not--! Thou must take us with thee! Nay, unhand us! Goodbye, Miss Mikuni. Miiko! Miiko--! Unhand us, we tell thee! We shall go with Miiko wherever Miiko will go...! That is about enough of this selfish display! Sayoko...? Sayoko. From here on out, you will be Miss Mikuni's one and only true mother. You, who think of Miss Mikuni above all others. You, who love her like she was your own. Miiko... Thank you. Hm? Then, from this day forth, we shall always be together. Yasuko... All my money's gone. Medusa, too. Papa and Mama, too. I've just got nothing left. There, there. Don't tell me you're giving up already...? The world's in the process of shifting to a whole new kind of economic system here. Now's the perfect time to make money, don't you think? And after I flew my private jet all the way here, you won't even look up at me. Huh...?! Zhang! What, you can't be bothered to call me by name too? Poor little broke Klaris. You're both a whole lot older than how I've been picturing you. And you're a whole lot more of a kid than we thought. So is that... Medusa, then? Yeah. The same Medusa we brought into this world... ...and the same one we just took out of it. Mama... Mama... What is it? Medusa... Mama's right here, girl. How cute! It's Medusa's little baby, huh? Let's not make the same mistakes in raising this one. Yeah. Open your eyes. Wake up, Medusa. Looks like we're back on the surface again, huh? Looks like it. So will you tough it out with me all over again? Do you really have to ask? We're husband and wife here. I guess almost everyone managed to make it out. And in such a short amount of time. I'm amazed we pulled it off. Hey, Imaki? What will the two of you do now? This isn't the first time we've had to live on the surface. Shion and me... We'll make do the best we can. Between the two of us, I think we'll do just fine. Brother... Kudo, what about you? I'm thinking... maybe sharing a life with someone else isn't such a bad idea. So much for my lifelong dream. All up in smoke. You're kidding, right? Those kinds of dreams never die. Our dreams don't end until our life does. Right you are. As long as we still have breath in us, let's go on dreaming. That's who we are--we're a greedy generation. Mikuni and Sayoko! What's this? Are you all right being out here in the sun like this? Both our illness and our terrible power have been taken. From these things Miiko hath freed us and made us anew. Miiko did? That sure sounds like the sort of thing Miiko might do. I'm so glad for you, Mikuni. "Elder Sister"... Is that what we should call thee? You can call me whatever. "Elder Sister," if you want... but "Big Sis" is just fine! So what now, then? What'll you do? There's a whole buncha things I wanna do now. So many I don't even know where to start. I guess we'll see. It's just like you to say that. Just take the first thing that comes to mind. Why not start there? Good idea. Number one: Maybe a place to live? Place to live? Yeah--you get a hundred people, there's a hundred different ways of making a home. That's what we're gonna build. Sounds like a big job. Yep... but good. I wanna make the kind of place that people wanna come home to. And I'll be happy if even just one more person wants to be a part of it. A place for each one of us, where we can all live in joy and laughter. And you know... This new place, the home we'll build... It'll be our Shangri-La.
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