I'm a soldier, znatchit ya... I'm a soldier, and that means...
...i otvetchik i sud'ya ...that I am both defendant and judge.
Ya stoyu na dvuh kontsah ognya I stand at both ends of the fire.
Ogibaya virazhi, Leaning into the curves,
obgonyaya smert' i zhizn', overtaking life and death,
ya begu srazit'sya s ten'yu lzhi I'm running to fight the shadow of lies.
Skol'ko b nitej ne plyol obman, No matter how tangled the web of deception is woven,
pokazhet lik sveta istina... truth will always illuminate the outline of the light...
Save your tears for the day...
...when the pain is far behind.
On your feet, come with me.
We are soldiers, stand or die.
Save your fears, take your place.
Save them for the Judgment Day.
Fast and free, follow me.
Time to make the sacrifice.
We rise or fall...
I think you're putting too much stock in that PKF-issue prosthetic body.
It's far past its product life span. It doesn't give me an edge.
And you think you're gonna beat me anyway, huh?
Now that just pisses me off...
The only way to knock out a prosthetic body whose pain receptors are turned off...
...is to give the brain a concussion.
Bastard!
Did you used to be in the Rangers?
What if I was?
You're good. I probably only managed to win out of a slight difference in motivation.
There are things that I still have to do. Don't follow me.
Son of a...
- You're sure he came this way? - Yeah.
Look out!
This guy's a remote corpse?
Watch it, you moron! Are you trying to take me out, too?!
Not to worry!
Thanks to the upgrades in our fire-control software,
we're better shots than you are, Mr. Saito!
What the hell's going on? How long has this guy's frontal lobe been burned out?
He's putting out one hell of a stench.
Plus, if this guy's a remote corpse,
how did they manage to send the control signal this far underground?
Do you think they used that?
Over there!
Batou?
Why are they moving like that? They're both unmanned?
Batou!
Where's Batou?
He went after Kuze!
We're going after him!
What was that Armed Suit doing back there?
The GSDA doesn't have any reason to get mixed up in this.
What about Koil?
Mr. Saito is chasing him!
Good.
Batou?!
Mr. Batou!
What happened here, Batou?
Sorry, he got away.
Are you all right?
I'm fine. I got careless, that's all. Hurry up and get after him.
Borma and the others will be here soon. Stay put here.
Let's go!
Be careful. That guy is tough...
We need to launch right now. They'll be on top of us soon.
If you're looking for the kid, it looks like he got off the ship.
He disappeared after you and the others left to make the deal.
Oh.
Kuze...
Cover me!
Major!
They're heading for Nagasaki! We'll pick up Batou and go after them in the tilt-rotor!
Roger!
Thanks...
Mr. Batou!
Mr. Batou, are you okay?
Forget about me, what about the Major?
The camouflaged ship left the harbor. Let's get after them in the tilt-rotor ASAP.
Load Batou into a Tachikoma!
Major, it looks like Koil's been dead with a fried frontal lobe for a while now.
He was probably already a remote corpse...
...by the time the Russian authorities starting tailing him.
Plus, Jabrov and Kagazaki were already gone by the time we got here.
Those Armed Suit pilots were remote corpses, too.
They were probably Sagawa employees or local laborers.
And those Suits were units that hadn't been shipped to the GSDA yet.
Looks like there's a lot going on behind this deal...
This should give us the lead we need to track down...
...where Kuze got the money he paid them with.
It looks like he has an unbelievable source of funds.
Good work. That investigation will have to go on the back burner for now. Let's move!
We'll have company soon. We'll head for Shikotan for the time being.
The other ships identical to this one should have left Dejima by now.
We'll wait for our people to arrive and then slip through the Coast Guard's net.
The real problem is if those guys back there come at us from above.
We'd better prep the AA cannon.
What the hell happened?
Somebody took you out, Big Man?
I'm fine, don't worry about it!
We're moving out right away. Let's get after Kuze's ship.
Ishikawa! Shake him off!
Ishikawa!
Shit, he blew himself up!
Lead...
What's keeping 'em?
It looks like he stopped them for us.
"He"?
Think the authorities knew about the deal?
It's possible.
Either way, we have the plutonium.
I suppose you're right.
This is gonna make Dejima our very own country.
What's wrong?
We can't afford to be optimistic just yet. Not until we've brought it into Dejima.
I guess you're right.
I have a suggestion as to how to go about doing that.
Like what?
I'll head for Dejima by myself. You two will get off at Shikotan.
There'll be Coast Guard patrol vessels up ahead. Couldn't we get there by land?
We might be able to give the cops the slip.
No, that won't work. We can't get into Dejima by land.
The only way is by sea.
Besides, slipping through the Coast Guard's dragnet and bringing in the plutonium...
...is the most effective way to declare our independence.
Our going nuclear is part of a political protest.
In the end, nukes are deterrents. They aren't meant to be used.
All the more reason for us to come with you.
What can you do by yourself if you end up in a fight against the Coast Guard?
I can survive a fight against them on my own.
I'll bring the plutonium back with me no matter what.
Having you two with me would only slow me down.
Well, if you're going to be so blunt about it, I guess we'll just have to have faith in you.
Three million refugees are watching my every move in real time right now.
I can't back down, not now.
A Hokkaido PD chopper?
Talk about deja vu... Didn't we see something just like this last night?
Chief, I'm going to give medical aid for Batou and Ishikawa top priority.
And as for that matter with the Coast Guard, I'm sorry, but make the call.
I'm going to take Paz and Borma with me to check out Sagawa.
There's something that's bothering me.
Very well. If Kuze was given the plutonium,
I suppose the Coast Guard will be our last line of defense.
Possibly. They'd already built several identical camouflaged ships at Dejima.
Tell them to exercise extreme caution.
Considering the distance, I think it will take him a few days...
... to travel south outside our territorial waters and turn up off the coast of Nagasaki.
Chief? I forget, did we have an appointment scheduled for a photographer today?
Come on, do you have amnesia or something?
That's the lady who took over Uesawa Studios.
We've been doing business with them for 40 years.
Refugees? I guess they went overboard with the automation here.
Maybe they can't make a living off of nothing but specialized talents.
I want you two to check out Data Processing and Records Management.
I'll take the president's office.
If this deal was staged by the CIS,
there's a strong possibility that Kuze didn't get the plutonium.
I want to get proof of that.
In all likelihood, Gohda's already achieved his objective, but he's probably...
...trying to fabricate the established fact that the refugees have gone nuclear...
...and make certain that the Self Defense Army gets mobilized.
Let's find something and head back home.
- Yes, ma'am. - Yes, ma'am.
If things keep going the way they are, a civil war with the refugees will become a reality,
and his military buildup plans for the current administration will succeed.
But the refugee issue is going from bad to worse... How are you going to solve it, Gohda?
That must be Kagazaki. But this looks like it was just a temp prosthetic body...
He tried to swap back into his main body and flee, but ended up being killed.
And that must be Jabrov and his subordinate.
Looks like all the automation here proved to be their undoing.
They were eliminated without anyone being the wiser, just like Krolden was.
Everything's been erased. Which means that the data I got from Krolden is our only lead.
Paz, Borma. How are things on your end?
All that's left here is company-related records.
There are signs that massive amounts of data were erased,
but it looks like it'll be tough to reconstruct.
It's the same story over here.
I see.
Judging from the situation here, it looks like the deal went down under the control of the CIS,
but there's no proof that they were the ones controlling Koil.
Once we've recorded the scene, we'll head back to HQ for now.
- Roger that. - Roger.
We're still dancing to Gohda's tune, huh?
And what are you going to do, Kuze?
Don't worry, I'm fine. Three days isn't enough to get used to the new parts, that's all.
What was the prognosis on the old-timer?
They didn't find anything wrong with his brain, fortunately.
He should be good as new in a month or so.
We've incurred serious damage over the course of this case.
One team member killed, one wounded, and we've lost our tilt-rotor, as well.
You could call this a complete rout.
Kuze's ship still hasn't turned up?
He hasn't been caught by the Coast Guard's net.
There's been no overt action on the part of the government, either.
The refugees are behaving themselves at the moment,
and the prevailing opinion is that there is little reason to mobilize the Self Defense Army.
And although it's unofficial, the Chinese government seems to be worried...
...about how to respond to the autonomous region.
"Autonomous region," huh?
They refuse to take in any refugees, so they must be trying to cover their asses.
The fact that Kayabuki is said to be pro-China...
...might be helping to drive the comments from the Chinese side.
At this time, only a few people within the Coast Guard...
...are aware of the possibility that the camouflaged ship might be carrying plutonium.
However, it seems that certain assemblymen such as Kanzaki...
...have already caught wind of this matter through their own channels.
As such, we should assume that several people within the ruling party...
...are also aware of the situation.
I wonder if the reason that Cabinet Secretary Takakura isn't making a move in spite of that...
...is that if the plutonium is brought into Dejima according to the CIS' script,
it will become a fait accompli, thus removing any roadblocks to SDA mobilization.
That's probably the long and short of it.
There are already some nets where they're starting to raise a fuss over the possibility...
...that a plutonium deal went down between the Russian Mafia and the refugees.
And if that's the case, what will the refugees' next move be?
If you're right and Kuze didn't get the plutonium, what do you think he'll do, Major?
He's managed to drag this out using his unique charisma and uncommon resourcefulness,
not to his ability to accurately assess a situation.
But in the end, he's nothing but a terrorist.
In terms of both strategy and fighting strength,
Gohda has the upper hand thanks to his government backing.
As a result, Kuze's actions have followed the scenario that Gohda has laid out...
...and he's been playing a role that advances the situation the way that Gohda wants it to.
But the fact of the matter is that he isn't under Gohda's control.
If there's a factor out there that might turn the tables, it's his actions.
Strange as it sounds, this might also be the result of a standalone complex.
Chief, we just received a report from a Coast Guard patrol boat...
...that they've spotted what appears to be Kuze's camouflaged ship...
...near Amakusanada off the coast of Nagasaki.
Are they relaying the situation to us?
Yes, sir. There is a live video feed from the patrol ship.
Patch it through to the monitor here.
Understood.
Doesn't look like they want to stop...
I don't think threats are going to work here... Bring us in closer.
Yes, sir. Take us in closer!
Prepare for anti-ship fire!
Anti-ship fire!
Opening fire!
Did you hit him?
Hits scored!
Direct hits confirmed!
They're firing on us!
We've taken hits to starboard! Ship's starboard has taken fire!
We are currently under attack. You're cleared to fire back in self defense!
Open fire!
Fire! Fire!
Watch it! Stay clear of the fuel tanks!
What if that plutonium gets blown sky high?!
That wasn't good. This feed will find its way into the hands of the media, too.
Fires have broken out aboard the ship!
Take her crew into custody! Bring us alongside!
Take us in even closer! Arrest them!
Hey, what's going on out there?
What the hell? Skipper!
What is it?
It's Nagasaki!
What about it?
The lights are going out!
What the...?
The refugees triggered a massive blackout?
Did they do it to help Kuze?
I find it hard to believe that the refugees are capable of staging something this big.
Then who...
What lies at the end of the cycle of hatred is a quagmire of a war with the refugees...
Finding out a galaxy...
...of planets and stars within me...
Listening to each of them...
...singing the same silent melody...
I've never seen such beauty...
In possibility...
No speck of doubt or fear...
Wake up!
I hear a voice,
hear a voice calling out to me...
I see inside,
see the light now ever holding me...
All the truth, all I need...
...to make of this reality, it's inside...
The beauty within the shell...
I hear a voice,
hear a voice calling out to me...
I see inside,
see the light now ever holding me...
All the truth, all I need...
...to make of this reality, it's inside...
Right here within the shell...