1 00:00:00,813 --> 00:00:03,143 MOTOKO! 2 00:00:05,443 --> 00:00:08,743 So, do you mean to tell me that even if the flesh is lost, a person's thoughts can... 3 00:00:08,913 --> 00:00:12,613 ...wander the net and continue existing as a unique individual? 4 00:00:13,423 --> 00:00:14,893 I'm not so sure. 5 00:00:15,223 --> 00:00:17,593 It's hard to imagine that a will that's free of its shell... 6 00:00:17,593 --> 00:00:19,893 ...could maintain its individuality in the sea of the net. 7 00:00:20,493 --> 00:00:24,523 So, for someone who lives on, even as they continuously lose their individuality, 8 00:00:24,933 --> 00:00:26,593 this world is despair. 9 00:00:27,073 --> 00:00:29,403 I guess that depends on how you define despair. 10 00:00:30,273 --> 00:00:32,863 At any rate, there's always the option of giving death a try, right? 11 00:00:33,313 --> 00:00:34,773 I suppose there's always that option. 12 00:00:35,073 --> 00:00:38,443 Anyway, I'm in your debt. Thank you. 13 00:00:39,313 --> 00:00:42,943 The way you kept your promise was extremely charming. 14 00:00:50,923 --> 00:00:55,333 "We don't have convenient excuses like team plays here at Section 9." 15 00:00:56,703 --> 00:01:00,893 "All we need is teamwork that comes about as a result of a grandstand play." 16 00:01:01,733 --> 00:01:07,333 That was the first bit of advice that the Chief gave us back in the early days of Section 9. 17 00:01:11,943 --> 00:01:16,903 When all that happened, did the Chief really throw us to the wolves? 18 00:01:18,053 --> 00:01:20,393 I was subjected to unproductive questioning, 19 00:01:20,393 --> 00:01:24,913 unable to contact my teammates, or even access any data from the outside. 20 00:01:25,793 --> 00:01:29,233 And then, 15 days later, I was suddenly released. 21 00:01:44,783 --> 00:01:46,883 Written in the orders I was handed then were two things. 22 00:01:46,883 --> 00:01:50,183 The fact that Public Security Section 9 had already been disbanded, 23 00:01:50,553 --> 00:01:54,593 and orders from the security company that I worked for as my cover... 24 00:01:54,593 --> 00:01:57,253 ...saying that I was on indefinite home leave. 25 00:01:58,063 --> 00:02:01,863 But who was I supposed to wait to be contacted by? 26 00:02:04,903 --> 00:02:10,673 I ran around, trying to find out what had happened while I was arrested. 27 00:02:11,833 --> 00:02:12,083 243 Ruling Party Coalition Candidates in General Assembly Election 28 00:02:12,083 --> 00:02:12,173 243 Ruling Party Coalition Candidates in General Assembly Election 29 00:02:12,173 --> 00:02:12,253 243 Ruling Party Coalition Candidates in General Assembly Election 30 00:02:12,253 --> 00:02:12,333 243 Ruling Party Coalition Candidates in General Assembly Election 31 00:02:12,333 --> 00:02:12,423 243 Ruling Party Coalition Candidates in General Assembly Election 32 00:02:12,423 --> 00:02:16,053 243 Ruling Party Coalition Candidates in General Assembly Election 33 00:02:44,303 --> 00:02:48,743 "Armed Coup Plot by Certain Radical Public Security Members Uncovered." 34 00:02:49,213 --> 00:02:52,943 That was how the incident was summed up and reported to the general public. 35 00:02:53,453 --> 00:02:58,383 Even the use of force by the Self Defense Army to foil the coup plot... 36 00:02:58,723 --> 00:03:01,453 ...was given a positive spin in pretty much all the media. 37 00:03:12,803 --> 00:03:14,703 The members of Section 9, 38 00:03:14,703 --> 00:03:17,373 made out as the plan's masterminds and charged with high treason, 39 00:03:17,373 --> 00:03:20,633 were captured by the military, arrested, and sent before the public prosecutors. 40 00:03:21,173 --> 00:03:23,573 Then a quick verdict after a summary trial. 41 00:03:24,213 --> 00:03:29,743 Their whereabouts after that, though, were put under a press blackout, claiming it was classified. 42 00:03:30,153 --> 00:03:35,453 Having been stripped of all special privileges and reduced to a private citizen, 43 00:03:36,123 --> 00:03:38,323 there was nothing I could do to access any further information. 44 00:03:38,723 --> 00:03:42,293 But there were two things that I just wasn't able to swallow. 45 00:03:43,163 --> 00:03:47,103 One was the fact that the very existence of the Chief, the heart and soul of Section 9, 46 00:03:47,103 --> 00:03:50,263 had completely vanished from the public arena. 47 00:03:50,803 --> 00:03:53,273 His name isn't in any press report, 48 00:03:53,713 --> 00:03:56,613 and he doesn't show up in the list of ringleaders, either. 49 00:03:57,383 --> 00:04:00,573 Did the Chief really abandon us, then? 50 00:04:01,113 --> 00:04:04,153 And the other thing is the fate of the Major, 51 00:04:04,153 --> 00:04:07,853 the one team member whose status after the attack was clearly spelled out. 52 00:04:10,163 --> 00:04:13,283 Did the Major really die...? 53 00:04:15,263 --> 00:04:17,063 That was three months ago. 54 00:04:21,773 --> 00:04:25,133 Sometimes, carrying out your Public Security duties... 55 00:04:25,573 --> 00:04:29,043 ...is nothing more than an exercise in summoning up the force of will... 56 00:04:29,043 --> 00:04:31,013 ...to endure investigations that seem as if they might go on forever. 57 00:04:32,443 --> 00:04:35,973 But I never once suffered because of it. 58 00:04:36,423 --> 00:04:40,223 But in these three months, in this time that never stops flowing, 59 00:04:40,223 --> 00:04:43,783 why am I the only one left free, as if nothing had happened? 60 00:04:44,623 --> 00:04:48,253 These days, in which I keep playing the role of unemployed husband in my family's eyes, 61 00:04:48,463 --> 00:04:53,423 have brought with them an unbearable suffering, and crushed my spirit. 62 00:04:54,873 --> 00:04:57,863 Maybe it's about time I started looking for a new line of work... 63 00:05:02,513 --> 00:05:05,543 We have reports that the public prosecutor will be arriving shortly. 64 00:05:05,543 --> 00:05:08,253 Throngs of reporters are gathered here in front of ruling party headquarters, 65 00:05:08,253 --> 00:05:10,243 and the scene is surrounded by a tense atmosphere. 66 00:05:11,483 --> 00:05:14,253 The MHLW scandal involving Serano Genomics that made the rounds... 67 00:05:14,353 --> 00:05:17,323 ...in certain tabloids before the Lower House elections... 68 00:05:17,763 --> 00:05:21,363 ...implicated Secretary General Yakushima, and now, a week after the forming of a new Cabinet, 69 00:05:21,363 --> 00:05:25,403 it has finally escalated into a full-scale investigation by the Public Prosecutors Office. 70 00:05:25,403 --> 00:05:28,833 A full-scale investigation by the Public Prosecutors Office is underway, and... 71 00:05:32,973 --> 00:05:33,943 It's the D.A.! 72 00:05:36,883 --> 00:05:38,583 A full-scale investigation has finally started, 73 00:05:38,583 --> 00:05:40,843 but will Yakushima be arrested before the day is out? 74 00:05:40,953 --> 00:05:44,353 What about the Serano stocks that are rumored to be here at ruling party headquarters? 75 00:05:44,783 --> 00:05:46,753 {\an8}We have reliable information. 76 00:05:47,293 --> 00:05:50,263 {\an8}We will probably ask the Secretary General to come with us for questioning. 77 00:05:50,263 --> 00:05:53,233 {\an8}Is there a chance that the cash in consecutively numbered bills... 78 00:05:53,233 --> 00:05:55,283 {\an8}...referred to in Mr. Serano's testimony is being stored here? 79 00:05:56,263 --> 00:05:58,923 {\an8}Everything will be made clear shortly, that included. 80 00:05:59,363 --> 00:06:04,143 {\an8}We have worked long and hard to prepare for this day with the aim of arresting Mr. Yakushima. 81 00:06:04,143 --> 00:06:05,603 Long and hard, he says... 82 00:06:05,273 --> 00:06:08,043 {\an8}This full-scale investigation is backed by confidence gained from that hard work. 83 00:06:06,473 --> 00:06:09,573 I don't know how the Public Prosecutors Office got their hands on all this information, 84 00:06:08,043 --> 00:06:09,573 {\an8}You have every right to have high hopes. 85 00:06:10,043 --> 00:06:13,243 but the information circulating in the tabloids and personal sites... 86 00:06:13,453 --> 00:06:17,013 ...was clearly the intel that the Major and the rest of us had uncovered. 87 00:06:17,523 --> 00:06:19,713 Even the investigation into the money trail leading to Serano... 88 00:06:20,053 --> 00:06:22,993 ...was originally the work of those of us at Section 9. 89 00:06:23,493 --> 00:06:27,523 It's true that if Yakushima is arrested, our objectives will be accomplished. 90 00:06:28,563 --> 00:06:32,163 Who actually carries out that arrest is a trivial matter. 91 00:06:33,273 --> 00:06:36,503 But in spite of that, what's this I'm feeling? 92 00:06:37,503 --> 00:06:39,373 The triumphant attitude of the public prosecutors... 93 00:06:40,043 --> 00:06:42,873 Even the whiteness of the shirts that they're wearing pisses me off. 94 00:06:44,443 --> 00:06:46,433 Is this how things should be...? 95 00:06:46,783 --> 00:06:49,153 These facts that the Major and my teammates pieced together, 96 00:06:49,153 --> 00:06:52,513 isn't this the real truth behind the Laughing Man incident that's tied into this from six years ago? 97 00:06:53,493 --> 00:06:56,453 Even if the Public Prosecutors Office successfully uncovers the whole MHLW scandal, 98 00:06:56,863 --> 00:06:59,763 Yakushima might not even resign from the assembly. 99 00:07:00,593 --> 00:07:03,323 How does this make the world a better place?! 100 00:07:26,053 --> 00:07:29,853 It's not like I ever wanted to be a hero or anything. 101 00:07:30,993 --> 00:07:36,553 But I'm convinced that we followed the justice we all believed in without ever compromising. 102 00:07:37,703 --> 00:07:38,693 Laughing Man... 103 00:07:39,203 --> 00:07:44,133 You were the one who first tried to shed some light into the abyss of this case. 104 00:07:45,173 --> 00:07:49,203 Could it be that right now, you're feeling the same as I am? 105 00:07:50,083 --> 00:07:54,383 No, you wouldn't. You're not the sort who cares about such things. 106 00:07:51,133 --> 00:07:51,213 The Catcher in the Rye 107 00:07:51,213 --> 00:07:51,343 The Catcher in the Rye 108 00:07:51,343 --> 00:07:51,463 The Catcher in the Rye 109 00:07:51,463 --> 00:07:51,593 The Catcher in the Rye 110 00:07:51,593 --> 00:07:59,393 The Catcher in the Rye 111 00:07:55,053 --> 00:07:56,623 You must've had a revelation about something, 112 00:07:56,623 --> 00:07:59,323 and are watching this situation with eyes that have a broader outlook than mine. 113 00:07:59,323 --> 00:08:01,753 Isn't that right? I can tell. 114 00:07:59,393 --> 00:07:59,473 The Catcher in the Rye 115 00:07:59,473 --> 00:07:59,563 The Catcher in the Rye 116 00:07:59,563 --> 00:07:59,603 The Catcher in the Rye 117 00:08:03,423 --> 00:08:04,483 Major... 118 00:08:05,793 --> 00:08:09,193 If this plays out like I think it will... 119 00:08:34,223 --> 00:08:35,493 Hold it! 120 00:08:35,493 --> 00:08:37,793 Pull out your hands nice 'n slow, and turn this way! 121 00:08:46,263 --> 00:08:49,933 As bad as you are, you'd get caught way before you got anywhere near Yakushima. 122 00:08:50,243 --> 00:08:52,003 Big...man? 123 00:08:55,743 --> 00:08:59,443 You're an idiot, you know that? Come with me. 124 00:09:18,503 --> 00:09:19,963 And the star arrives! 125 00:09:20,403 --> 00:09:22,033 What took you so long? 126 00:09:22,033 --> 00:09:24,163 So, where did you tail him to? 127 00:09:24,303 --> 00:09:27,003 Just like we figured, he went to ruling party HQ. 128 00:09:27,573 --> 00:09:28,773 Are you serious?! 129 00:09:29,843 --> 00:09:32,673 Hey, what's up with you? Are you crying? 130 00:09:33,313 --> 00:09:34,783 Get real! 131 00:09:35,383 --> 00:09:37,383 So, how did things go on your end? 132 00:09:37,383 --> 00:09:39,253 Seems like the Secretary General has given in. 133 00:09:39,253 --> 00:09:43,153 That's an ex-military guy for you. Looks like he's fully cooperating with their questioning. 134 00:09:43,993 --> 00:09:47,133 I suppose the Public Prosecutor folks are gonna get the hero treatment for a while over this. 135 00:09:47,133 --> 00:09:48,293 You got that right... 136 00:09:48,793 --> 00:09:50,663 But is this okay with you guys? 137 00:09:50,663 --> 00:09:52,563 The credit for tracking down Yakushima... 138 00:09:52,833 --> 00:09:55,993 "Should go to us here at Section 9," you want to say? 139 00:09:57,303 --> 00:09:59,443 Well, it ain't like I don't understand how you feel, 140 00:09:59,443 --> 00:10:03,673 but this is exactly what that devious old ape had planned all along. 141 00:10:04,443 --> 00:10:05,613 Planned? 142 00:10:05,613 --> 00:10:06,273 Yeah. 143 00:10:06,953 --> 00:10:10,113 The old ape realized that the Prime Minister was going to avoid... 144 00:10:10,523 --> 00:10:13,183 ...a Secretary General shakeup before the elections. 145 00:10:13,453 --> 00:10:17,113 So he boldly chose to make Section 9 out as the bad guys. 146 00:10:18,193 --> 00:10:22,463 At the point when the Major disguised herself as the Laughing Man and got the truth out of Serano, 147 00:10:22,793 --> 00:10:24,853 Section 9's existence was leaked to the mass media, 148 00:10:25,203 --> 00:10:27,963 making us unable to do our thing in secret like we had before. 149 00:10:28,503 --> 00:10:31,303 So the Chief's plan was to make a deal with the PM, 150 00:10:31,643 --> 00:10:36,633 forcing the Public Prosecutors Office to take action by ostensibly sacrificing Section 9. 151 00:10:37,783 --> 00:10:40,043 Sacrificing Section 9... 152 00:10:42,113 --> 00:10:47,823 Even if that's the case, do you have any idea what it was like for me these past three months?! 153 00:10:47,823 --> 00:10:51,553 Hey, don't take it so hard. Think of it as a special vacation. 154 00:10:52,063 --> 00:10:55,583 It's not like we were filled in on this little op beforehand, either. 155 00:10:56,133 --> 00:10:59,933 The Chief believed that we'd all survive and come together again to regroup, 156 00:11:00,433 --> 00:11:02,903 and made the tough decision to go ahead with his plan. 157 00:11:03,473 --> 00:11:06,703 Hell, even your being arrested and confined first was the Chief's way... 158 00:11:06,703 --> 00:11:10,973 ...of keeping you alive by getting you clear of the Section 9 mop-up operation. 159 00:11:11,913 --> 00:11:14,353 For one thing, you're all-natural and had just gotten out of the hospital. 160 00:11:14,353 --> 00:11:17,613 Plus, you're a married man, so manipulating information would be more difficult, 161 00:11:17,983 --> 00:11:21,423 so you had to be kept away from Section 9 until all his preparations were in place. 162 00:11:21,853 --> 00:11:27,023 Don't take it personally. The records say that I'm spending the rest of my days up the river. 163 00:11:27,393 --> 00:11:29,433 "More profit, less honor." 164 00:11:29,433 --> 00:11:33,993 This means that we're back to being an offensive organization that doesn't officially exist. 165 00:11:35,033 --> 00:11:36,933 That's what all this was about? 166 00:11:37,573 --> 00:11:39,473 But, hey... What about the Major? 167 00:11:42,773 --> 00:11:45,873 Who cares? I don't give a damn about that bitch. 168 00:11:51,883 --> 00:11:55,223 That reminds me, Batou, weren't you bawling your eyes out back then? 169 00:11:55,553 --> 00:11:56,753 Aw, screw you. 170 00:11:56,923 --> 00:11:58,163 Oh, really? 171 00:11:58,163 --> 00:12:01,133 In that case, what say I grab the satellite footage from the scene? 172 00:12:01,333 --> 00:12:03,463 Hey, and send it to the Major, too! 173 00:12:03,463 --> 00:12:04,463 Hey, cut it out! 174 00:12:04,463 --> 00:12:06,503 "Motoko!" Was that what you said? 175 00:12:06,503 --> 00:12:07,523 You bastard! 176 00:12:08,103 --> 00:12:09,263 - I said to stop it! - Okay, I give! 177 00:12:11,343 --> 00:12:12,803 - Say goodnight! - Hey, cut it out! 178 00:12:18,283 --> 00:12:19,943 It's all over, I see. 179 00:12:22,613 --> 00:12:25,053 The rest can be left to the attorney general. 180 00:12:25,753 --> 00:12:27,913 My work is done here now. 181 00:12:28,293 --> 00:12:31,693 The Public Prosecutors Office will be able to hold their heads high to the public thanks to this. 182 00:12:31,693 --> 00:12:34,323 But what do you have left now? 183 00:12:34,633 --> 00:12:38,363 I was able to see to it that justice was served in my own way. 184 00:12:38,703 --> 00:12:40,393 That's enough for me. 185 00:12:43,003 --> 00:12:45,233 So, what will you do now? 186 00:12:46,543 --> 00:12:49,513 You can't keep playing war with guns and tanks forever. 187 00:12:50,743 --> 00:12:52,903 What do you say? How about joining up with us? 188 00:12:53,383 --> 00:12:57,083 I've always thought that you were better suited to the judicial world. 189 00:12:57,083 --> 00:12:58,673 I'm not so sure about that. 190 00:12:59,123 --> 00:13:01,813 It will take more than a trivial matter like this to finish Section 9. 191 00:13:02,223 --> 00:13:07,253 I'm on my way to scout a prospective new member with the aim of rebuilding Section 9. 192 00:13:46,333 --> 00:13:47,493 Now I get it... 193 00:13:49,903 --> 00:13:53,033 You're really aren't the Laughing Man, that's for sure. 194 00:14:34,453 --> 00:14:35,713 Welcome. 195 00:14:35,983 --> 00:14:38,083 You took longer than I expected. 196 00:14:38,083 --> 00:14:42,113 Don't give me that. You didn't even send me an invitation. 197 00:14:42,453 --> 00:14:45,823 If you stand still, people will come to you. 198 00:14:46,663 --> 00:14:48,423 Who said that? Doisneau? 199 00:14:48,833 --> 00:14:49,623 Yes. 200 00:14:49,933 --> 00:14:55,093 Well, part of it was that I spent a lot of time thinking about what we should do about you. 201 00:14:55,403 --> 00:14:58,073 I was little worried that you were going to decide... 202 00:14:58,073 --> 00:15:00,943 ...to stay floating around like that and die. 203 00:15:00,943 --> 00:15:03,303 I'm not really looking forward to death just yet. 204 00:15:03,843 --> 00:15:07,743 Though I did get a nice little near-death experience... 205 00:15:08,183 --> 00:15:10,653 ...when my fully-remote prosthetic cyberbrain got destroyed. 206 00:15:11,323 --> 00:15:15,153 So your brand-new body was destroyed, and you still haven't done a prosthetic swap... 207 00:15:19,823 --> 00:15:21,123 You've got a sharp eye. 208 00:15:21,533 --> 00:15:23,323 Well, peeking is my hobby. 209 00:15:23,733 --> 00:15:26,493 So anyway, what's the deal with this place? 210 00:15:27,403 --> 00:15:29,463 It's like an information graveyard. 211 00:15:29,973 --> 00:15:33,433 Did you seriously think you could change the world from a place like this? 212 00:15:34,073 --> 00:15:35,903 At first, I kinda did. 213 00:15:36,173 --> 00:15:39,013 So, how do you feel about it now? 214 00:15:39,513 --> 00:15:42,143 I'm not burning with satisfaction or anything. 215 00:15:42,753 --> 00:15:48,883 The truth is, maybe it all ended for me the instant I shared my memories with you. 216 00:15:49,393 --> 00:15:52,293 I figured that you would probably be able to take it from there. 217 00:15:52,593 --> 00:15:55,353 Of all the...You're one hell of a liar, you know that? 218 00:15:55,793 --> 00:15:57,893 What was that bit about me standing back and doing nothing? 219 00:15:58,303 --> 00:15:59,533 I'm sorry. 220 00:15:59,533 --> 00:16:04,673 But the instant you've shared and synchronized all your information, you lose your uniqueness... 221 00:16:04,673 --> 00:16:07,833 ...and become absorbed into the unconscious maliciousness of a third party with no motive, 222 00:16:07,943 --> 00:16:10,533 Or perhaps into the will of someone who has a motive. 223 00:16:13,343 --> 00:16:16,443 Are those your words? Something derived from hard-earned experience? 224 00:16:16,853 --> 00:16:17,853 Yes. 225 00:16:17,853 --> 00:16:21,953 Because the fact is, in the end, you yourself played the role of Laughing Man Copycat, too. 226 00:16:22,423 --> 00:16:24,893 I'll admit that it was a fascinating phenomenon. 227 00:16:25,693 --> 00:16:30,423 At any rate, what was your motive for triggering such a huge incident in the first place? 228 00:16:31,403 --> 00:16:35,963 "To you, everything that's going on in the world looks phony, doesn't it?" 229 00:16:37,203 --> 00:16:38,693 J.D. Salinger? 230 00:16:38,973 --> 00:16:39,943 Yes. 231 00:16:41,913 --> 00:16:45,743 Of course, I'm pretty much the poster boy for cyberization, 232 00:16:46,413 --> 00:16:51,373 so at the very least, I might have felt something like terror at the thought of cyberbrain sclerosis. 233 00:16:52,523 --> 00:16:58,823 It was a piece of mail that I stumbled across in the net that began it all. 234 00:17:00,533 --> 00:17:05,223 That piece of blackmail that had probably been sent to Serano Genomics... 235 00:17:05,863 --> 00:17:08,403 ...was armed with a thesis that was a comparative study... 236 00:17:08,403 --> 00:17:12,773 ...of the ineffectiveness of Serano micromachines versus the efficacy of the Murai Vaccine. 237 00:17:14,313 --> 00:17:17,073 The writer was the original Laughing Man? 238 00:17:17,713 --> 00:17:19,683 If you want to put it that way. 239 00:17:20,113 --> 00:17:24,053 "I am the machine that shows you the world as I alone see it." 240 00:17:24,383 --> 00:17:27,623 Dziga Vertov. Was he a film director? 241 00:17:27,623 --> 00:17:28,483 Yes. 242 00:17:28,693 --> 00:17:32,423 I deluded myself into thinking that it was my personal mission to prove and circulate... 243 00:17:32,863 --> 00:17:35,353 ...the information that I alone had stumbled upon. 244 00:17:35,893 --> 00:17:37,553 And failed spectacularly. 245 00:17:37,903 --> 00:17:41,503 The pure, innocent mediator grew dejected at the base nature of the social system, 246 00:17:41,503 --> 00:17:42,763 and he turned mute. 247 00:17:43,103 --> 00:17:46,873 Yes. And I became the vanishing mediator. 248 00:17:47,473 --> 00:17:49,743 Just like an author whose existence is emphasized... 249 00:17:49,743 --> 00:17:52,473 ...by the fact that he rarely puts out new works. 250 00:17:53,683 --> 00:17:56,713 In other words, "By disappearing," 251 00:17:56,713 --> 00:17:59,443 "it acts as a regulating medium for the dynamism of the social system." 252 00:17:59,853 --> 00:18:05,383 "In the end, it vanishes, leaving traces of its existence neither inside nor outside the system." 253 00:18:05,963 --> 00:18:07,363 Fredric Jameson. 254 00:18:07,893 --> 00:18:11,763 Yes. And no. That last bit was Masachi Ohsawa. 255 00:18:12,133 --> 00:18:16,233 Even though I knew the words, I didn't believe it until I saw it with my own eyes. 256 00:18:16,703 --> 00:18:20,663 Who knew that the absence of an original would produce copies without an original? 257 00:18:21,473 --> 00:18:24,273 If you had to give this phenomenon a name, what would you call it? 258 00:18:25,883 --> 00:18:27,873 Stand Alone Complex. 259 00:18:28,283 --> 00:18:30,943 Yes. Stand Alone Complex. 260 00:18:31,883 --> 00:18:35,123 From the beginning, the very nature of our current social system... 261 00:18:35,123 --> 00:18:37,753 ...has contained the mechanisms to trigger such a phenomenon. 262 00:18:38,523 --> 00:18:42,463 Personally, I have to feel that it is the beginning of despair, 263 00:18:43,063 --> 00:18:44,403 but what about you? 264 00:18:44,403 --> 00:18:47,063 I don't know. It's impossible to say. 265 00:18:47,973 --> 00:18:51,773 But I have found one thing capable of restoring your individuality... 266 00:18:51,773 --> 00:18:53,793 ...after all your information has been synchronized. 267 00:18:54,413 --> 00:18:56,313 And what is that? 268 00:19:00,853 --> 00:19:02,813 Curiosity, I think. 269 00:19:04,223 --> 00:19:07,673 Oh, I see. You know, that never occurred to me. 270 00:19:08,353 --> 00:19:10,793 My brains have already started to harden. 271 00:19:12,463 --> 00:19:14,423 So, what's going to happen to me now? 272 00:19:15,063 --> 00:19:19,553 Arrest for kidnapping? Or for inciting multiple, simultaneous terrorist acts? 273 00:19:19,903 --> 00:19:23,803 Beats me. That little matter is completely at his discretion, 274 00:19:23,803 --> 00:19:25,563 so why not ask him directly? 275 00:19:27,713 --> 00:19:29,263 I've been listening in for a while, 276 00:19:29,643 --> 00:19:33,303 but without an external memory device, I can't follow your conversation at all. 277 00:19:34,383 --> 00:19:36,543 Have you read all the books in here? 278 00:19:37,323 --> 00:19:38,783 Not quite that many. 279 00:19:39,353 --> 00:19:44,413 Allow me to introduce you. This is my boss, Daisuke Aramaki, chief of Section 9. 280 00:19:45,393 --> 00:19:46,383 Nice to meet you. 281 00:19:47,833 --> 00:19:52,403 Are you planning to go on with this dull work of preserving printed works... 282 00:19:52,403 --> 00:19:56,093 ...that are only published out of force of habit now? 283 00:19:57,473 --> 00:19:59,603 If I'm allowed to. 284 00:19:59,973 --> 00:20:03,143 As far as this case is concerned, it will probably be concluded... 285 00:20:03,143 --> 00:20:05,943 ...that the original Laughing Man never legally existed. 286 00:20:06,713 --> 00:20:08,273 So I have a proposal to make. 287 00:20:08,953 --> 00:20:12,023 What do you say? How would you like to put your skills as a hacker to good use... 288 00:20:12,023 --> 00:20:15,143 ...and join Section 9 as our ninth regular? 289 00:20:17,493 --> 00:20:21,123 This is a surprise. Are you trying to scout me? 290 00:20:21,633 --> 00:20:22,593 That's right. 291 00:20:23,533 --> 00:20:24,933 I don't know what to say... 292 00:20:25,863 --> 00:20:30,233 It does sound like it would be interesting, but I think I'll have to pass. 293 00:20:30,803 --> 00:20:33,903 As much as I hate to say it, I'm terrible at baseball. 294 00:20:43,553 --> 00:20:46,213 You've been shot down. What will you do now? 295 00:20:46,553 --> 00:20:47,713 Not a thing. 296 00:20:48,153 --> 00:20:50,853 Section 9 will continue as an anti-crime offensive organization... 297 00:20:51,193 --> 00:20:54,213 ...as long as you and I want it to stay that way. 298 00:20:54,563 --> 00:20:56,123 That's all. 299 00:21:16,353 --> 00:21:19,523 Mr. Serano, it's finally the first day of the trial. 300 00:21:18,683 --> 00:21:23,713 {\an8}Angely i demony kruzhili nado mnoj, Angels and demons circle above me, 301 00:21:19,523 --> 00:21:20,483 Right. 302 00:21:23,453 --> 00:21:26,423 Now I can finally keep the promise I made to him. 303 00:21:24,423 --> 00:21:29,253 {\an8}rassykhali ternii i vechnye puti. through the thorns to the stars. 304 00:21:29,793 --> 00:21:34,993 {\an8}Ne znaet shast'je tol'ko tot, Only those unable to perceive its call... 305 00:21:35,633 --> 00:21:41,773 {\an8}kto jevo zova ponjat' ne smog. ...do not know happiness. 306 00:21:37,003 --> 00:21:38,543 That's all right, I'll get it. 307 00:21:41,773 --> 00:21:47,543 {\an8}Naljubuites', naljubuites'. Watch in awe, watch in awe. 308 00:21:43,743 --> 00:21:46,483 You have to be flexible to survive. 309 00:21:46,913 --> 00:21:50,753 Bestow a sound sleep unto the inflexible, righteous man... 310 00:21:47,543 --> 00:21:52,913 {\an8}Aeria gloris, aeria gloris. 311 00:21:53,253 --> 00:21:58,623 {\an8}Naljubuites', naljubuites'. Watch in awe, watch in awe. 312 00:21:59,023 --> 00:22:03,693 {\an8}Aeria gloris, aeria gloris. 313 00:21:59,463 --> 00:22:02,963 Major! Call everyone together with an A2 loadout! 314 00:22:03,693 --> 00:22:09,963 {\an8}I am calling, calling now, 315 00:22:03,693 --> 00:22:05,433 You copy that, Batou? 316 00:22:08,933 --> 00:22:10,303 You need a lift? 317 00:22:10,303 --> 00:22:15,933 {\an8}spirits rise and falling. 318 00:22:13,073 --> 00:22:13,973 Togusa! 319 00:22:16,313 --> 00:22:17,713 I'm already on my way! 320 00:22:16,873 --> 00:22:21,673 {\an8}Soboj ostat'sja dol'she. To remain myself longer. 321 00:22:18,013 --> 00:22:19,443 Ishikawa! Saito! 322 00:22:20,043 --> 00:22:21,673 I'll take a separate route and meet up with you guys! 323 00:22:22,013 --> 00:22:33,583 {\an8}Calling, calling, in the depths of longing. 324 00:22:25,623 --> 00:22:27,253 All ready on this end. 325 00:22:28,293 --> 00:22:29,523 Paz! Borma! 326 00:22:29,853 --> 00:22:30,963 Just give the word. 327 00:22:31,493 --> 00:22:33,653 We gotta get lucky sometime! 328 00:22:34,093 --> 00:22:39,263 {\an8}Soboj ostat'sja dol'she. To remain myself longer. 329 00:22:39,263 --> 00:22:44,633 {\an8}Naljubuites', naljubuites'. Watch in awe, watch in awe. 330 00:22:44,633 --> 00:22:52,283 {\an8}Aeria gloris, aeria gloris. 331 00:23:00,323 --> 00:23:03,053 Stand alone. 332 00:23:04,523 --> 00:23:08,393 Where was life when it had meaning? 333 00:23:09,813 --> 00:23:11,963 Nothing's real anymore... 334 00:23:12,003 --> 00:23:18,773 Beskonechnyj beg Endlessly running... 335 00:23:18,963 --> 00:23:24,053 Poka zhiva ya mogu As long as I live, all I can do... 336 00:23:24,053 --> 00:23:31,073 starat'sya na letu ne upast' ...is keep flying without falling, 337 00:23:31,623 --> 00:23:39,473 Ne razuchit'sya mechtat' and not forget how to dream... 338 00:23:39,473 --> 00:23:43,533 lyubit' ...and not forget how to love. 339 00:23:43,533 --> 00:23:46,593 Beskonechnyj beg Endlessly running... 340 00:23:46,593 --> 00:23:52,063 Calling, calling now, 341 00:23:52,063 --> 00:23:57,743 for the place of knowing. 342 00:23:58,613 --> 00:24:03,683 There's more than what can be linked. 343 00:24:03,683 --> 00:24:15,393 Calling, calling, in the depths of longing. 344 00:24:15,763 --> 00:24:21,153 Soboj ostat'sja dol'she. To remain myself longer. 345 00:24:21,153 --> 00:24:23,953 Naljubuites', Watch in awe, 346 00:24:23,953 --> 00:24:27,173 aeria gloris.