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Who are you?

IDENTITY THEFT
The Lonely Struggle

Sanji Yaguchi was sighted yesterday.

He's 28 years old and one of the three
who have shown symptoms as a post-human.

He was spotted in Fukuoka City.

According to Smith's report,

post-humans calculate the movement
of surveillance cameras.

I thought that the chances of catching him
on the surveillance network were slim.

Film?

A freelance journalist captured him
on camera by chance.

That's why Yaguchi did not notice
that he was filmed?

Thank God for analog cameras.

This area near the face...
Did something explode?

No. It seems his head was smashed
by Yaguchi's fist.

So, he was beaten to death?

I thought he was a human boxer.
Did he get a prosthetic left arm?

I wonder. It looks like junk to me.

Who's the victim?

Koichi Tadokoro, Secretary-General
of the Ministry of Residential Control.

Secretary-General?

He died instantaneously
from a crushed skull.

Why was he killed?

Right now, we have no idea.

A boxer turns into a post-human,

and begins a sustainable war
against the government with his fist?

If he has a prosthetic arm,
could he have killed others with his fist?

There's a high possibility.

For now, we were lucky to catch Yaguchi
in his acts as a post-human.

Search for similar cases
and find where Sanji Yaguchi is.

Roger.

I thought there were no sustainable wars
happening on Japanese soil.

Then, will this case be
the first Japanese sustainable war?

What a small war it is, to kill one person
at a time using your fist.

-Batou!
-Hey.

Are you here to see us, Togusa?

So far, I have nothing for you guys to do.

What? Really? Bummer.

Mr. Batou, may I ask something?

Are post-humans a new stage of evolution

caused by human brains
being connected to the network?

This is out of the blue.

Where did you hear about post-humans?

From them.

I didn't want to be nosy,
but it was all so interesting.

What's done is done.

Anyhow, Mr. Batou,
I was hoping you would accept this.

I remember those!
A limited-edition Walkman.

I know all about your musical taste.
Please use it when you work out.

I have no reason to accept gifts from you.

But I checked Tachikoma's data
and made you a playlist.

I appreciate your kindness,

but stop getting information
from Tachikoma without my permission.

She totally blew it.

Yippee!

How is it?

Apparently, Tadokoro
was a conscientious government employee.

He worked on developing laws
for immigrants and refugees.

TOKYO RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT

Dig deeper. Tell me if you find anything.

Roger that.

Tiptoe...

With that left straight,
he had a chance of being world champion.

He was born in Tokyo after the war
and was quite the looker.

He gained fans from his debut match.

He said he was determined
to become a champion

to help support
the reconstruction of Tokyo.

So, he was a symbol of hope in a country

where even the Prime Minister
is a foreigner.

And he disappeared
the day before the title match?

I don't know if this has anything
to do with it,

but something happened
right before he disappeared.

Yaguchi developed a fever
during the camp before the title match.

He was unconscious for a while.

He overdid it with the AR sparring.

That's why his cyberbrain overheated.

What is AR sparring?

Recently you can spar with data

that is almost identical
to the real champion.

Batou, return to Section 9 immediately.

We identified cases
that may be linked to Yaguchi.

Roger.

-Thank you for your cooperation.
-Sure.

Was someone beaten to death?

Yes. I went through all similar cases
that happened in the last three months.

What are you doing?

I want to be of help to you, so I hacked
into the Police Department's database.

But that's--

We'll let it slide for now. And?

I mainly looked at the forensic reports

and searched for matches with victims
that have a similar cause of death.

There is a 98% chance that these cases
have the same culprit.

Of course, the attacks were not captured
by any surveillance cameras.

Ninety-two cases?

It's not much as a sustainable war,
but a lot more than we anticipated.

He became post-human three months ago.

That means he's killing
at least one a day.

But they're not random killings?

At first glance the attacks seem random,

but there is a commonality
in the victims' data.

Firstly, these victims
were immigrants or refugees.

But their nationality is Japanese.

I found evidence that they had illegally
obtained their nationality.

So his sustainable war
is against fake refugees?

So you'd think!
But I found data that proves otherwise.

This is probably the first Japanese
to be beaten to death by Sanji Yaguchi.

This is Mr. Ishiwata.

He gives refugees other people's
identities to gain Japanese nationality,

then sends them as part of the workforce
for the Tokyo Reconstruction Project.

He was paid a restoration allowance
from the government.

How did you know he was the first victim?

There were traces of flesh that were not
from the victim found at the scene,

so I ran the DNA.

I believe Yaguchi lost his left hand
from smashing Ishiwata's skull.

His body could not keep up
with his updated physical abilities?

Yes. I stole a list of people
with stolen identities

from Ishiwata Construction's database.

All these people illegally obtained
Japanese nationalities

but did not work in the reconstruction,
and illegally received welfare.

He only goes after the fraudsters?

I think so.

It may be illegal, but I'm impressed.

Wasn't Tadokoro in charge
of making laws for refugees?

Yeah.

If Yaguchi is going after those
who are committing fraud,

we should assume that Tadokoro
was a part of some fraud, too.

So far, I haven't seen anything suspicious
in Tadokoro's record.

Cheap labor is a necessity
for the Tokyo Reconstruction Project.

The law was changed to accommodate that.

If so, who will gain the most profit
when the new law passes?

Companies which have official contracts
with the Tokyo Reconstruction Committee?

Let me look into matters in that area.

Yes, Tadokoro was the mediator
with the Tokyo Reconstruction Committee.

There was nothing suspicious about him.

We are aware of that, too.

Perhaps after Yaguchi became a post-human,
he did not agree with

using refugees as cheap labor
for the Tokyo Reconstruction Project.

What if he thought that was fraudulent?

What are you trying to say?

Your father is involved in running
Otomo Industries.

I believe they have many contracts

with the Tokyo Reconstruction Committee
for various sectors.

That's true. But Otomo Industries
is not the only one making profit.

Did they bribe Secretary-General Tadokoro
or offer him a position after resignation?

Are you telling me
that you have suspicions

against my father-in-law,
not Mr. Tadokoro?

As long as Sachio Otomo is the chairman
of the Tokyo Reconstruction Project,

we cannot dismiss the possibility.

I'm offended.

My father-in-law--

Prime Minister, please remember

that we are not investigating
the possible bribery of Mr. Otomo.

Our interest lies solely
in capturing the post-humans.

If there was fraudulent behavior
in Otomo Industries,

there is a chance that the post-human
will target your father-in-law next.

I understand.

I will ask my father-in-law
regarding this matter.

You must give me some time.

Understood.

Screw you.

Were you aware

that Prime Minister Tate's father-in-law
is Congressman Sachio Otomo?

There were some shady stories

behind the election
of an American Prime Minister.

Wasn't Tate just an entrepreneur
until he married Otomo's daughter?

But before that, he was working
at the American State Department.

He grew to love Japan
while working at the Embassy

and started a business
after leaving his job.

He patented a few micromachines
and made himself a fortune.

Then he sold that company
to Otomo Industries.

It became Otomo Micron of the Otomo Group.

Soon after, Tate married Otomo's daughter
and got Japanese nationality.

Otomo is dubbed the "Kingmaker."
Tate inherited that electoral powerbase.

Just six years after his first election,
Tate became Prime Minister.

Batou, take Tachikoma
to guard Congressman Otomo immediately.

There was a revolving door arrangement
between Tadokoro and Otomo Industries.

Otomo arranged it himself.

Good evening.

Congressman Otomo?

Sir, are you ill?

This is an emergency.
It's Congressman Otomo!

We can't identify his face?

No.

But it happened in an instant.

They say he wouldn't have felt any pain.

It seems post-humans are far mightier
than we imagined.

Even with your abilities...

we are unable
to even catch a glimpse of them!

I don't know what to say.

What are you waiting for?

Release some fake news
and hide the existence of post-humans!

That's a part of your job.

If only we could use the civilians' eyes
like they do in America.

If we did that, we'd be the same as Smith.

Damn it.

A stupid post-human revealed himself

by coming after a bribery case,
but you let him slip by?

Did you bug this room?

I can't have you hiding anything from me
regarding this case.

I can have you restrained for espionage.

Oh, really? I thought you were one of us.

Mr. Aramaki,
regarding my father-in-law's death...

please cover it up
as a death from sickness.

Prime Minister...

There's something else.

I want to lure the post-human out.

You must release some real news.

Following his father-in-law's death,

Prime Minister Tate will be the chairman
of the Tokyo Reconstruction Committee.

Prime Minister Tate holds stocks
in Otomo Micron.

The company is suspected of engaging in
sweetheart deals with the committee

and monopolizing deals for micromachines
that remove soil contamination.

Honey!

He has some guts.

If he takes command
of the reconstruction himself,

he will be targeted by post-humans
and those who do not appreciate him.

He won't be able to make excuses
when accused of sweetheart deals.

It seems there is a good reason
why he is going to become the chairman,

and it's not just
out of his loyalty to Mr. Otomo.

He's no old-school politician,
nor a puppet for the Americans.

Let us through.

POLICE HOSPITAL

Step back.

-Isn't that him?
-It is!

He's appeared!

I'm late.

The back entrance, too!

What is your purpose?

My love for this country is pure.

I would do anything
to reconstruct this country.

No!

You're boxing him? That won't work!

You're crazy.

I was taking a chance that his
original personality was left in him.

I knew I could win if he took the bait.

-Akiko! Are you OK?
-Yes.

-What was that?
-You should rest inside for a while.

Prime Minister. Are you hurt?

I'm fine.

Why did Yaguchi not attack you
when he had the chance?

Perhaps his intention

was to confirm my passion
for the reconstruction of this city.

If so, what is he after?

Well done. We'll take it from here.

Not you again?

Must I remind you

that your mission is solely
to capture the post-humans.

This is the reality of Japan.

This is why I am here.

To make changes.

Subtitle translation by Natsuka Koshimi