Tokyo
Ministry of Welfare
Public Safety Bureau
October 2116
Tokyo
Ministry of Welfare
Public Safety Bureau
October 2116
Everyone, stay seated and listen.
This is the person from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs I mentioned before.
I'm Hanashiro Frederica.
As of today, I've temporarily transferred to the PSB from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
As an Assistant Inspector,
I hope to learn much from you all, including your investigation methods, among other things.
Inter-ministerial exchange promoted by the Cabinet Secretariat, right?
I do have to question the timing of your arrival though.
Two months ago,
the Public Safety Bureau launched an international raid on the account of the crimes occurring within SEAUn.
One wrong move, and it could have turned into the case of foreign interference in domestic affairs,
with a high likelihood of further escalation into an international conflict.
Thus, our wish is to establish coordination between you
and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in order to prevent possible similar concerns in the future.
Is the Ministry of Foreign affairs dissatisfied with the Sybil System's invoking the power of state?
Oh no, of course not.
Okay then, next I'll introduce you to our analyst.
Hey.
Is something the matter?
Hanashiro Frederica-san.
Apparently, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she was responsible for overseas intelligence investigations.
Which is to say, their dirty work, in essence, right?
You knew?
I looked into her, naturally. Her sudden appearance was unusual, after all.
Please don't get dragged into any weird politics.
And make a modicum of effort to avoid risks...
For me...
Unit One always comes before everything else.
Enforcer Sugou Teppei-san, right?
Yes.
Is there something you need with me?
If it's about work, you should probably ask the Inspectors.
You...
are not the sort of person who belongs here.
Former ace of the National Defense Force 15th Joint Military Task Force,
Captain Sugou Teppei.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has plans to establish a new unit for conducting paramilitary activities.
Are you trying to recruit me?
If you join, your restrictions as a latent criminal will be lifted.
In the past, you were an excellent pilot defending our ground forces,
First Guardian.
My head is full of things
Dare ni mo miserarenai mono
My head is full of things
Dare ni mo miserarenai mono
That I can never tell anybody of
Atama no naka afurete
That I can never tell anybody of
Atama no naka afurete
In this perfect world
Machigai sae mo nai sekai he
In this perfect world
Machigai sae mo nai sekai he
I roam, a lost being
Mayoikonderu
I roam, a lost being
Mayoikonderu
Can I find its faults?
Abakidaseru kana
Can I find its faults?
Abakidaseru kana
Plastic, all is plastic
Plastic tac tic
Plastic, all is plastic
Plastic tac tic
This world is impossibly hard on me
Arienai hodo surikomareteru
This world is impossibly hard on me
Arienai hodo surikomareteru
It's an illusion that plays out before my eyes
Me ni mieru mono dake no sekai genshou
It's an illusion that plays out before my eyes
Me ni mieru mono dake no sekai genshou
In this beautiful world
Utsukushi sugiru sekai ni
In this beautiful world
Utsukushi sugiru sekai ni
There is something
Boku wa nazeka
There is something
Boku wa nazeka
That obscures all light for me
Hikari ga mienakute
That obscures all light for me
Hikari ga mienakute
My heart tries to break out
Haretsu shite yuku kokoro ga
My heart tries to break out
Haretsu shite yuku kokoro ga
And finds no answer
Mugen no rifurekushon
And finds no answer
Mugen no rifurekushon
Secret kills for you
The secret remains for you
Secret remains for you
The secret remains for you
Secret remains for you
Don't show me a dark future
Misekake no iro to
Don't show me a dark future
Misekake no iro to
Nor a world of pretense
Mirai wo abakanai de
Nor a world of pretense
Mirai wo abakanai de
Keep our motion secret
Keep it secret motion
Keep our motion secret
Keep it secret motion
Okinawa, 2112
Tango 08, on approach.
This is Oscar. Do you copy, First Guardian?
Loud and clear. This is First Guardian.
I'm tracking two armed trucks from above.
We also detected armed targets.
We'll hit both places simultaneously and charge in right after.
First Guardian, roger.
Master Arm: On.
AM-2: Lock.
South-southeast, one bogey at 5 o'clock.
I'm locked on him. Requesting support.
Splendid bombing.
This is First Guardian.
All armed targets have been disabled.
Transferring all subsequent support functions to the on-site swing-wing aircraft.
Roger that, First Guardian.
Nago National Defense Base
(Formerly Camp Schwab)
Nago National Defense Base
(Formerly Camp Schwab)
15th Joint Military Task Force Base of Operations
Let's use them.
There's hardly anyone more suitable.
Good work, sir.
That was some good training, wasn't it?
Oscar.
Or rather, Ootomo-senpai.
All right, now let's have Rin-san say a few words.
Umm, then...
A little while ago, though small, there was a change for the worse in my hue.
The Department of Mental Health adviced me to change sections.
It's only a preventive measure though.
I'm not becoming a latent criminal or anything,
so there is no reason for concern.
Are you sure?
Highlighting it makes it really suspicious, y'know!
Stop teasing my missus, Yoshida.
Itsuki-san.
My wife's hue is clear and beautiful.
Really, a pretty woman with a pretty hue. I'm envious!
Of course, she's beautiful both inside and out.
In any case... Today's practice maneuvering was
my last day on the job as your Electronic Warfare Operator.
But I'll still be involved with Nago base, just in the capacity of a Military Systems Engineer.
So I'm looking forward to working with all of you again!
Okay then, let's go all out partying tonight!
Yay! Sounds good! Numa-chan, let's start drinking! Drinking!
Pipe down, Monkey!
In the past, you were the more skilled one in hand-to-hand combat, Teppei.
I give.
Senpai, you're a dedicated life log update enthusiast, aren't you?
When you could die at any time,
wouldn't you want to at least leave a record behind so you could do so with an easy heart?
Like a sort of "insurance".
Please don't joke about that, it's bad luck...
If I die, think of the sparring robot as me and shower it with affection.
You won't catch me doing that!
You and Rin were in the same year, right?
Back during the drill school days, I mean.
Ah, well, yes, we were, the whole time...
But that was all there was to it.
Listen, Sugou.
Special forces are made up from guys like us whose hue won't cloud easily even when they kill people, right?
What's brought this on all of a sudden?
Don't think I'm drunk.
We'll be in actual combat next.
Even if it's through a drone, we'll still be killing people.
Murder officially approved by the Sibyl System...
Is it actually something to be proud of?
Just kidding.
Sorry, maybe I am a little tipsy, after all.
Senpai...
Gotta go get rid of the alcohol in my system with some meds.
Stay as you are.
Allow me to introduce Joint Chiefs of Staff Military Operations Inspector Colonel Takaesu Yoshita.
Military Operations Inspector Colonel Takaesu Yoshita
Nice to meet you.
And this is Overseas Research Section Counsellor Fukita-san, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Overseas Research Section Counsellor Fukita
Fukita-san will join as an Observer.
Military Operations Inspector?
Must be a bigwig on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
And that Foreign Ministry Counsellor, too...
He's not someone who you'd normally see in the field.
The mission this time is of the highly classified kind.
National Defense Force 15th Brigade stationed at Nago base
Brigade Leader Lieutenant General Minatoya
Doubling as Joint Task Force Commander
National Defense Force 15th Brigade stationed at Nago base
Brigade Leader Lieutenant General Minatoya
Doubling as Joint Task Force Commander
The target is the South-East Asian Union, which has enlisted the Japanese government's official support...
Also known as SEAUn.
The government forces will launch a massive offensive on the positions of
the largest warmonger clique opposing the current administration.
Our task is to provide them support.
This is the Ministry of Defense's Classified Overseas Operation Project No.105,
hereby referred to as Operation "Foot Stamp."
Naturally, you are to keep it strictly confidential not only from outsiders, but also from any unauthorized Army affiliates.
Both UF-2, cleared for takeoff.
All green.
Performing mental care on the drone pilots.
Shit! They're locked on me!
Argh, damn it!
Second Guardian, down.
First Guardian, taking over the air support mission.
Our intel checks out. Are those tanks?
Yeah, old-fashioned anti-aircraft weapons produced in old Russia.
Leader, requesting route change! We can't hold out much longer!
Oscar 3, KIA!
Retreating!
Operation has failed! I repeat, operation has failed!
No choice, then.
Stop the operation at stage two and withdraw the ground troops to point D.
Roger.
Providing cover for Oscar Team's withdrawal.
What is this?!
I'm carrying way fewer rounds than listed in the data!
Captain Sugou,
this is Military Operations Assistant Inspector Tomonaga.
Apologies for the prior report not making it to you in time.
Currently, First Guardian
is loaded with emergency relief supplies.
Wha...?
You're to drop them at point D and return.
Please wait!
Allow me to support Oscar from the sky after the drop!
And what can you do with your remaining ammo?
But...!
Don't get the wrong idea.
You're nothing more than one unit in this operation.
Drop the goods and return to base on the double.
Roger.
This is First Guardian.
Proceeding to drop the supplies at the target point.
Oscar... Good luck to you.
Don't feel so bad about it, First Guardian.
It's gonna be okay, we'll be sure to get back.
Damn it, why did it have to be like this... There has to be something I still...!
First Guardian,
in my locker there's a brandy I've been saving for a special occasion.
If I make it back safely, we'll crack it open.
Let's have a drink together again.
And to my wife...
Tell my wife to live strong for me.
Together with the baby in her womb...
Wha...?!
Don't let them talk any more.
Roger.
Oscar...?
Oscar! Ootomo-san!
SEAUn... They'll keep fighting for a little longer.
If we don't highlight the importance of the Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Foreign Affairs more,
SEAUn will ultimately become the Ministry of Welfare's turf.
That said, with the way things are now,
it's impossible for us to turn this into the large-scale land war we proclaimed it as.
Then we'll have to reinforce them with tanks and drones of infantry combat vehicle class.
We can't exactly use the trick we'd employed this time all that often...
Here. It's the photo we took with everyone at that time.
I wanted to give it to you, Sugou-kun.
Sorry, it was just an excuse to meet.
Because there was no more news...
After the operation, I was taken off charge, so I don't know the details.
But... during the operation, I did confirm Yoshida-san's death.
Ootomo-san and the rest are MIA...
At least that's what they are being treated as, I hear.
I know my apologizing will only bother you, Rin-san,
but please let me say it.
Because of my lack of ability, I ended up abandoning Senpai.
And I'm truly sorry...
If you need anything, please let me know right away.
I'll...
First Guardian, your hue is unstable.
Please suspend your training.
Roger.
Performing mental care on the pilot.
Training will resume in one hour.
Sorry.
It's fine.
Rin-san is quitting the military, it seems.
No wonder, she has childbirth to worry about.
Apparently, she miscarried.
Maybe from all the worrying, or from too many mental care meds...
Searching for Ootomo-senpai's whereabouts up until the limit
didn't do her any good, either.
3 Months Later
Tokyo, Ministry of Defense HQ
The recent attack on the Ministry of Defense building
that used a drone equipped with firearms,
sent a shockwave throughout the relevant ministries.
The Ministry of Welfare's Public Safety Bureau takes the matter seriously,
as they look into every conceivable possibility,
including an accident, a hacking attempt and a piloting mistake.
I'm Aoyanagi Risa, an Inspector with the MWPSB CID.
I'm Masaoka, an Enforcer, from the same place.
I'm sure you already know about the incident.
An armed drone attacked the Ministry of Defense building in Tokyo...
Yes, of course.
We don't believe that the perpetrator was working alone.
The military grade drone that was used in the assault,
was stolen from a National Defense Force research facility.
Considering the distance, it should be impossible for someone from this base to do...
But one suspicious person was spotted
by the security cameras of said facility, the National Defense Top Secret Research Institute.
Namely, the missing NDF soldier, Ootomo Itsuki.
A Special Operations Electronic Warfare professional,
as well as an excellent military programmer.
Wait a second please.
Ootomo-senpai is considered MIA
and, in effect, is almost certain to be dead...
I'm told it was impossible for him to come back.
Be that as it may, he still went and got caught on camera.
We can't consider him missing any more.
Supposing Colonel Ootomo is the perpetrator,
that would make both the perpetrator and the victims military-related personnel.
Which means this case should be handled by the NDF Internal Criminal Investigations Office.
I beg to differ.
Ootomo was a soldier, but now he's a civilian.
And the PBS has the top-priority right to investigate
all domestic civilian offenses, regardless of their reason.
So you summoned me to question me about Ootomo-san?
That's not quite it.
According to the conclusion from our analyst's investigation,
the drone was remotely operated, Sugou-san...
from your terminal.
Huh?
Moreover, there is another stolen drone...
Even if you're not the main suspect, you're under strong suspicion of complicity.
Wha...?
You stripped me of all weapons?!
Please don't get so angry, Captain. It's not my call.
Until that armed assault case is resolved, you can't even sortie for training flights, either...
Good grief.
Why are you following me?!
We told you, you're suspected as an accomplice.
Evidence that can be falsified can't be used as proof.
You know, Sugou-san,
the Ministry of Defense is awfully secretive about everything.
Although, admittedly, it's the same for us.
So could you, maybe, fill us in on the circumstances of Ootomo Itsuki's going missing?
I can't talk about what I'm not authorized to divulge.
Your hue has been continuously deteriorating from a certain day onward.
We're saying this for your sake.
Listen, you're the suspect, and we're the detectives.
The quickest way to clear the suspicions against you is to nab Ootomo.
So let's cooperate on that, what'd you say?
Ahh, Pops and Inspector Aoyanagi are in Okinawa, huh...
Would a guy good enough to raid the Ministry of Defense with a drone
even leave evidence, incriminating him of remotely controlling it, just like that?
It's an obvious attempt at misleading staged by the true perpetrator.
But it's still worth looking into.
After all, for someone who'd caused an incident this big and flashy,
the perp has yet to make any demands or claim responsibility.
What do you think, Gino-sensei?
How the hell should I know!
Someone's in a lousy mood!
Shut it!
I was assured we got to this room before the cleaning service had a chance to go in,
but to think that not even Ootomo's fingerprints are left...
There's not a single trace anywhere.
It's like a hygiene freak's room.
Talk about wasting our time coming here.
No, the fact there aren't any clues is a clue.
I consider my husband deceased overseas.
It's impossible for him to perpetrate a crime when he couldn't even return to this country...
Have you noticed anything out of ordinary,
no matter how insignificant, occurring around you lately?
No, nothing really.
How have you been doing after leaving the military?
I've found a job at a local TV station
through the Sibyl System's re-employment means.
Surprisingly enough, maybe serviceperson wasn't something I should have become to begin with.
And the same goes for you, Sugou-kun...
We're probably not cut out for it... if we're honest.
Well...
Missus.
You actually hate your TV station work, don't you?
What makes you think so?
Well, according to the records,
you've been taking quite a few paid leaves lately, right?
What's more, the dosage of your mental care meds increased.
Just because of that?! Think of what she's been through! Of course she'd need more meds!
That's one possible explanation, sure, but...
What do you mean 'possible explanation'?! Enough with your nonsense!
Stop it, Sugou-kun.
I think it's only natural for the detectives to suspect me...
But I'm afraid
there is nothing of use that I can tell you in relation to this case.
An increase in my leaves and medication dosage
is a result of my attempts to distract myself from wallowing in misery.
Suspect or not,
if I could see my husband again
how happy would I be...
If he's alive...
he'll come back here, I'm sure.
You're under heavy suspicion,
so the Public Safety Bureau detectives will follow you everywhere.
Yes, sir.
What I want from you is...
for you to fulfill your duty as a soldier.
I understand, sir.
If you do, then use it against them.
Play it smart.
Find out what and to what degree the PSB has the grasp on,
what piques their interest the most right now
and report on it in details.
You want me to spy on them?
No, this is part of a legitimate operation.
What do you think?
I've got nothing...
Because when I tried to sound her out, that straight-laced fella jumped right in and foiled it.
But well, it did tell me one thing.
Captain Sugou isn't our perpetrator.
Forget being an accomplice, he's completely unrelated, I assume.
A detective's hunch, is it?
Oh, spare me the teasing, Inspector.
It's just, someone with a guilty conscience
won't be able to get angry on behalf of another like that.
Wait, Aoyanagi-san, this route...
Sorry, Sugou-san, we'll be taking a little detour.
Might as well, you know, since we're in the area anyway.
And unless another case happens to bring you here once more,
you may not have another chance to come to Okinawa ever again.
Well...
Good day. Are you a family member?
If you do not provide ID or biometric authentication,
security will be notified...
I'm from the PSB, here on an investigation.
Apologies. Please take your time.
You...
have gotten thinner again.
I'm really sorry.
I'm still an Enforcer.
I rarely get a chance to leave Tokyo.
It's just the Kyushu branch was short-handed.
And because the case I'm here on produced a lot of casualties,
CID Unit One ended up being sent as the division with the highest arrest rate...
Sorry... I can't believe I'm still talking about work even at a time like this.
Looks like even now... I'm still hopeless.
Umm... What sort of person is Detective Masaoka?
Let's see... A legendary detective and a born fiend of the crime scene.
Even before the establishment of the Sibyl System,
he'd already had a number of nigh-unsolvable cases solved to his name.
But he's a latent criminal... right?
Because he's a latent criminal.
If you knew what kind of cases Masaoka-san worked, even a soldier like you would be blown away, I'm sure.
Today, I'm just his support staff.
Normally, the two of us belong to different Units.
But you know... I'd sure love to have Masaoka-san in our Unit.
Because he's a great detective?
Not only because of that.
It's just that man... cannot be broken.
Where a normal person would give up, he won't.
And ultimately, that's what real strength is, no?
Nobuchika... is doing well.
And since I became like this...
I decided that whatever's left of my life, I'm using it all for him.
Being loathed by his son is part of the father's job.
And at long last I was able to see the goal I want to reach...
All I want is for Nobuchika to be happy.
Aoyanagi-san,
thank you.
Don't mention it.
Ginoza-kun.
Aoyanagi, we're in Dejima, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kyushu Branch Office.
A footage search revealed that a man
presumed to be Ootomo Itsuki was last caught on cameras here.
As previously, his hue could not be measured.
Isn't Dejima the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' turf though?
Did you settle it up with them?
It goes without saying.
In any case, it's still not a place where the PSB can move freely,
but we'll keep investigating here.
Be careful.
You, too.
Also, Enforcer Masaoka.
What's up?
Don't "what's up" me!
The caregiver drone's data gets sent to me right away!
Why did you suddenly decide to go visit Mom after all this time...?!
Ginoza-kun!
I was the one who urged Masaoka-san to go see her.
Because an opportunity like this is exteedingly rare...
Do you mind not you sticking your nose where it doesn't belong?!
This is between me and Masaoka.
There you go again, treating your own father like some stranger...
It's okay, Aoyanagi-san.
No problem. I'll go talk to him for a bit.
Kyushu, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Immigration Control Center
How could you do something so shameless?!
Listen, if you do this again, I'll make you pay dearly!
Gino!
This is from one hour ago...
That's what happened here.
So... why is the soldier there with you?
I'm...
It was my decision. He's either a person of interest or our witness prospect.
I judged he'll definitely come in handy.
But...
If that's what Pops says, then it has to be true.
Okay, enough about the soldier...
Back to the Dejima matter.
We got permission to send in PSB drones that are currently investigating the scene.
For what it's worth, I'll send over the data we've gathered for the time being.
With so many bigwigs among the victims, it's a major disaster...
A bigwig or not, once you're dead, it's all over for you, the same as for ordinary folks, eh.
Aw, sheesh, just look at all those deader than dead VIP executives on the list!
The list includes both Director and Assistant Director of Ministry of Foreign Affairs General Affairs,
Development Section Director, and even a Counsellor.
Excuse me! Do you know the name of that Foreign Affairs Counsellor?
From the casualty list?
Yes.
There's only one victim who's a Counsellor.
His name is Fukita Kyoukei.
"Foot Stamp"...
What?
Excuse me, but I need to speak to my superior officer!
Wha... Wait!
Analyst.
Yes, yes?
Look up what you can find by keyword "Foot Stamp" related to the National Defense Forces.
It's likely the name of some operation.
Understood.
A mere soldier dares pry into what is none of your business?!
All you need to do is cooperate with them in order to arrest Ootomo!
Operation "Foot Stamp"...
The operation during which Ootomo-senpai went missing.
At that time, a Foreign Affairs Counsellor named Fukita was present in the command room...
acting as an Observer.
And said Fukita is now dead... He was killed.
What really happened over there?! What Senpai...
Ootomo died with honor for his country as a soldier!
It was nothing more than just a failed operation!
That's a lie! Why else would you say to "arrest Ootomo," Lieutenant General?!
If he really was dead, arresting him would be impossible!
Please explain yourself!
Captain Sugou, you are requested to come with us.
I am a suspect in the PSB's ongoing investigation.
I can't go with you anywhere.
Just shut up and come!
Jamming is in effect.
All communications within this base will be restricted for a while.
Did something happen?
Don't try to play innocent. Don't think you can fool us.
Your job is to arrest the perpetrator,
not snoop around the NDF's military secrets!
Excuse me, but our chain of command is different from yours.
We're just proceeding with the Public Safety Bureau's investigation.
If you want to talk in those terms, we have our methods, too.
Now, now, why don't we all just cooperate?
Your separated wife...
Eustress Deficiency is not something that should be treated at home.
You bastard...
This arrangement is probably out of consideration
for your son who is on an elite career track in the Ministry of Welfare,
but the rules demand she should be admitted to a medical institution.
As awful as it sounds, apparently, there are terrible facilities out there
that are even dubbed "disposal sites" by some.
Inspector Ginoza Nobuchika, was it?
It might even become a detriment to his career.
As if he's not handicapped enough already
due to the misfortune of having a latent criminal for a father.
Listen up, you!
You seem to be misunderstanding something! I'm not an Inspector!
I'm a latent criminal Enforcer!
Someone who is isolated because they'll commit a crime one day.
If you dare lay a hand on the wife and son of such a person, what do you reckon will happen?
This case is mine!
What do you think you're doing?! You won't get away with this!
You are an excellent soldier.
Or rather, were a soldier.
Why did you betray your country?
What are you talking about?
Don't play innocent. After the end of Operation "Foot Stamp"...
you hacked into the military database.
At first, we believed it was simply used for camouflage,
but just to be sure, we had this device of yours checked.
And what do you think we'd found? Evidence of a hacking attempt, that's what.
Shame on you!
Sarutobi!
Sugou, I can't kill you.
And in the first place, I don't want to kill you. Especially not within the base.
I refuse to give Public Safety any more excuses to meddle with us.
However, you will suffer serious injuries in an accident during a training drill after this.
What?! What happened?!
Who let these people in?!
The Sibyl System's compulsory investigation protocol has been activated.
Crime Coefficients of all the personnel serving at this base are to measured as part of it.
As things stand, we cannot discard the possibility of a coup d'état being staged by the NDF.
Lieutenant General Minatoya, until your Crime Coefficient is measured,
we ask you to refrain from such acts.
I can point the Dominator at you right here and now,
but I would prefer not to go that far within this base.
How's your eye?
It's fine.
Looks like that Operation "Foot Stamp" was something real nasty.
The moment it came up, they suddenly stopped caring about appearances.
Jamming our communications backfired on them.
It provided our Chief an opportunity to make her move.
That said, invoking the power of the state is only a way to buy some time.
If we don't apprehend Ootomo in the meantime,
everything that had transpired at this base will be hushed up...!
Is Ootomo-senpai...
Is he really alive?
Putting aside whether he's alive or not, there has to be something...
Some reason why the perp dragged you into this.
Did Ootomo have some sort of "insurance", maybe?
What do you mean by "insurance"?
Detectives working dangerous cases and soldiers from special-ops
have to always be prepared for the unexpected.
Because you never know who's going to betray you.
Similarly, I, too, have a few safe houses that I keep secret from the PSB.
Anything you can think of?
A secret hiding place, something that he could've given his wife for safekeeping, a safe way to store things...
That brandy!
What?
This is Ootomo-san's...
..."insurance", huh.
Back when this base was still Camp Schwab,
the US military were building an underground submarine dock in absolute secrecy.
If the information from Ootomo's insurance is true,
the submarine's nuclear reactor is still running.
To think this kind of place was hidden here...
Ginoza-kun? We're finally getting closer to the primary suspect.
"Primary suspect?" You mean Ootomo Itsuki?
That's right.
After the attack on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dejima was completely locked down.
And a short while ago, Ootomo was spotted by a street scan.
At the moment, we've tracked him down to a back alley.
Then...
Who is killing the soldiers on lookout over here?
That's what I want to know.
In any case, I'm going to apprehend the suspect here.
Be careful over there.
You, too.
Kou-chan!
Special Zone under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Special Permission is required to check the Crime Coefficient.
Please verify you have the link to an authorized representative.
Shit!
Gino, you chase him from the ground!
You bastards! Don't charge in without permission!
There he is!
Kou-chan, I'll pin him down from the front!
Don't pause! We'll take him out in one attack!
Too bad!
Kou-chan!
I came to get something I forgot.
A nuclear submarine left behind due to some trouble occurring at the time the country was isolated...
Is that what you forgot?!
You really don't know anything.
Ootomo Itsuki!
MWPSB CID! Cease your futile resistance!
Crime Coefficient cannot be measured.
Please double check the target's vital signs.
I knew it...
Oh, no.
This is... our perpetrator?
I'm lost.
What's going on?
Damn it!
Our end was a bust!
No wonder street scanners couldn't keep up with him.
It's Ootomo-senpai's sparring robot.
If I was up against real Senpai, I never would have won.
Yo, Teppei.
As you can see, this is just a programmed robot.
The real me is already dead.
I see you noticed the memory chip in my present, yeah?
Yes, I did...
It had the log of the operations that you participated in,
as well as records on top secret materials concerning this base.
Including the log of that operation... where you went missing.
Operation "Foot Stamp."
At the time,
the top brass needed the warring faction destroyed no matter what.
And our unit was nothing more than expendable pawns to them from the get-go.
At the heart of that operation was the special equipment strapped to your aircraft, Teppei.
They said...
it was relief supplies....
It was actually something else.
What you dropped was... a chemical weapon.
Nano-enhanced VX gas...
It spread, wiping out the hostile warmonger clique...
Along with Ootomo Itsuki... that is, the real me and my entire squad.
As a result, you slaughtered a great many people in one fell swoop.
I don't really mind being expendable.
That's part of being a soldier, after all.
But... not by gas.
Even if you're a sacrificial pawn, so long as you're treated as a strong piece at least, it would've been enough...
I'm sorry to interrupt,
but were you planning to steal the nuclear submarine and launch a terrorist attack?
For revenge...
The one who has cut in just now is you, isn't it, Detective?
"For revenge" is the correct answer.
You're just a diversion, aren't you?
This isn't AI, but rather copycat intelligence?
It replicates thought and speech patterns based on the deceased's life log...
That's a Detective for you.
But a life log alone isn't enough to make a doll commit all those crimes.
Indeed.
You were the one who programmed it, weren't you?
That's right.
My husband and myself.
This copycat intelligence was born by introducing both of our thought patterns.
"Live strong."
Having lost my baby before it even had a chance to be born left me no choice but to go back to being a soldier.
Tell my wife to live strong for me.
Together with the baby in her womb...
I've learned the truth about Operation "Foot Stamp"...
By embedding a tracker into your device, Sugou-kun,
and using it as a bait, that is.
If I set you up as the suspect...
all the people involved would naturally gather at Nago base
even if I failed to assassinate them in the drone attacks.
And I'd have my chance to exact revenge.
Ootomo-senpai would never have wanted any of this!
I wouldn't be so sure.
You wouldn't know.
Rin...
You can't escape.
Leaving the base was your fatal mistake.
Now, your Crime Coefficient has to be measured.
You lot don't understand.
Do you have any idea what sacrifices we of the NDF had to make
just to protect the Sybil System?!
And I... will always do whatever it takes for the sake of national interests and the Army!
Well... It's useless talking to me about that.
I'm just a detective.
If that "operation" of yours really was in the nation's interests,
there shouldn't be any change in your Crime Coefficient.
But in case it was a crime,
the Dominator will serve justice.
Don't push your luck!
You damn Sybil dog!
Crime Coefficient is 340.
Enforcement mode: Lethal Eliminator.
Aim carefully and eliminate the target.
Roger that!
You sure we shouldn't have kept him alive to get the whole dirty truth out of him?
Do you want to crush the military in its entirety?
This is the perfect timing to strike a deal with them, you see.
Is that your own conclusion?
No. It's Chief's orders, of course.
Well, well...
Thank you for everything.
It's nothing. I was just doing my job.
Masaoka-san... you'd realized, hadn't you?
That Ootomo Itsuki was long dead.
My Kouhai from Tokyo contacted me and said
that for the perp to be a living person, there were way too few clues left.
Just what you'd expect from a pro, I guess.
I hear you'll be focusing on your mental care.
My hue has deteriorated,
so I'll have to leave the front lines and get treatment.
Don't give in to despair. Something will work out as long as you're alive.
Even if you turn into a latent criminal, becoming an Enforcer ain't that bad, all things considered.
You'd make a great detective, I'm sure.
A detective, huh...?
These days, being a detective is a lousy job where you'd shoot people to death on the machine's orders.
But you know, on rare occasions
there are moments on this job when you still get to feel...
that it's about things like justice and greater cause...
Experience it just once... and you'll get addicted to it.
In November of the same year, Captain Sugou Teppei transferred to
to the National Defense Force's Drone Research and Development Department as part of his stress care.
In November of the same year, Captain Sugou Teppei transferred to
to the National Defense Force's Drone Research and Development Department as part of his stress care.
However, with no improvements,
he was concluded to be a latent criminal, then subsequently retired from the Ministry of Defense
and isolated in a Psycho-Pass Correction Medical Center.
However, with no improvements,
he was concluded to be a latent criminal, then subsequently retired from the Ministry of Defense
and isolated in a Psycho-Pass Correction Medical Center.
The following year, in February of 2113,
Enforcer Masaoka Tomomi was killed in the line of duty
during a case's investigation.
The following year, in February of 2113,
Enforcer Masaoka Tomomi was killed in the line of duty
during a case's investigation.
In December of the same year, Sugou Teppei was assigned to
the Ministry of Welfare's Public Safety Bureau Criminal Investigations Department
as an Enforcer.
In December of the same year, Sugou Teppei was assigned to
the Ministry of Welfare's Public Safety Bureau Criminal Investigations Department
as an Enforcer.
So how about it? Have you given it a thought?
I would like to ask you again, former Captain Sugou Teppei,
to join the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
I feel there is justice and greater cause in my current job.
So I'm sorry, but I must decline.
I see.
It's unfortunate. Still...
I'm hoping that you'll change your mind.
You will have no choice but to change it...
Times that won't leave you that choice are coming.
dareka wo aisuru koto nante dekiru wake nakute
There's no way I could love anyone,
dakedo dareka ni aisaretakute
but I wish to be loved by someone in turn
kawaranai kinou ga zutto
The world may not have
tsuzuita to shite mo
ended yesterday after all,
doko ni mo ike yashinai n da
but we will not budge
watashi to kimi
from where we are
kami-sama doko e itte shimatta no nee
God, in favor of which parts have you left us?
henji wa nakute
I receive no reply
itsu datte sou da yo
I never do
Are you still here?
You'll never walk alone
anata to yuku
I walk with you
donna tsumi mo seotte ageru
I will share all your sins
michi naki michi wo aruiteku no
I walk a trackless path
anata to
All alone
futari de
with you