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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...

The boat and prosthetic body floaters are at this address.

Still, I gotta wonder what you're planning to do with all this firepower.

I'm going to give them some incentive to free the refugees.

I guess those guys have it pretty rough, too.

Well, so long as I get my money, I don't really care.

Hey! What's this supposed to be?

Right on schedule.

Crap!

You bastard! You sold us out, didn't you?!

Have you identified the man with the high-spec prosthetic body who attacked the Prime Minister?

I'm focusing on military-affiliated people, but I haven't turned up a match yet.

Ever since that A.I. Helicopter incident, military computer security's been even tighter than usual.

And about that high-spec body, there aren't any records...

...aside from one that says that there was once a unit...

...in the Self- Defense Army dispatched as a PKF that was equipped with this model.

But for some reason, not only the roster of the PKF at the time,

but even their operational records have vanished without a trace.

Maintenance-free bodies for PKF use, huh?

Togusa? How about that group you said was operating...

...during that incident at the Shinjuku nuclear plant?

I haven't turned up anything concrete yet, either.

A public agency that was formed right after the new Cabinet took office...

And they're people with good connections to the Self-Defense Army, to boot...

Eleven runaway helicopters...

And the Individual Eleven, which first showed itself as if the two were somehow connected.

And a nuclear power plant that had been concealed deep beneath Shinjuku...

We've got a lot of problems on our plate, all right.

And what's this I hear about the Chief's being summoned to her lordship's place again...

...because of that stuff they dug up at the nuke plant?

That's right. Do you have a problem with that?

Damn right I do. Don't you think this is messed up?!

As I recall, Section 9 was supposed to be an offensive organization, right?

But with her holding us by the scruff of the neck like this,

there no way for us to go on the offensive!

I don't disagree with you.

But I'd say that the Chief feels the same way.

Why, then?!

What do you think the greatest threat to Section 9 is?

What brought that on? What do you mean?

Our greatest threat is numbers.

An organization like ours would be powerless in the face of overwhelming material superiority,

and would be utterly defeated.

If this current situation itself is really an attack directed against us,

don't you think it's possible that somewhere, something is beginning to make its move?

I assume you're aware that plutonium fuel rods were recovered in the course of...

...re-burying the Shinjuku underground nuclear plant?

It's come to my attention, yes.

The fact of the matter is that a top-secret plan was put forward to transport the fuel rods,

but it appears that that information was leaked to terrorists beforehand.

In response to the foolish actions taken by the government under the very feet...

...of the refugees who are being made to wait for liberation as new citizens,

we intend to mete out divine retribution.

It is our judgment that it is only proper that the items dug up from the refugees' land...

...with the refugees' own two hands should be returned to the hands of the refugees.

Signed, the Individual Eleven.

It has the logo on it, too.

After they got that warning, the Coast Guard caught them in the act of making an arms deal,

but it looks like there's a chance that a huge amount of firearms had changed hands there.

Our original plan called for transporting the rods by sea.

However, a bill of sale left by the terrorists leads us to expect an attack at sea,

so we've decided to make a last-minute change in plans.

And so, you want Section 9 to oversee the land route transport, I presume?

That's right. Your group doesn't officially exist.

I can think of no one better to transport prewar relics...

...that aren't supposed to exist in the first place.

I see.

Prime Minister, what are your thoughts on the matter?

I believe it is... the right decision.

Understood.

Prime Minister, if I may ask you something?

Yes? What is it?

How much did you know regarding the existence of the Shinjuku nuclear plant?

I first learned of it when I got word that plutonium had been found.

Oh, I see. If you'll excuse me, then.

The details of the operation are as I said earlier.

We'll take the plutonium they uncovered in that nuclear power plant...

...and ferry it out of the refugee district by land.

What the hell is going on here?

That was definitely a top-secret excavation operation that was under government control!

So why are they...

Old man...

Since when did we change jobs and become the Prime Minister's errand boys?

Our job hasn't changed.

Then why are we...

Somebody else has the upper hand for now, that's all.

Isn't that right, Chief?

Hey, you're...

Ah, hello there.

You can't imagine how happy I am that you'll be accompanying me on my first air drop operation.

You've got guts, showing your face around here.

And what do you mean, "accompanying" you?

I know how you feel.

I swear, why do I have to go deal with some pointless wartime relic?

It makes me so angry.

Thank you for your excellent work earlier.

Who's that?

Cabinet Intelligence Service, Strategic Influence Research Committee Representative Aide...

- Sorry to foist such an unpleasant job on you. - ...Kazundo Gohda.

So, that who he is...

Commander, the relief unit has left Niihama on schedule.

They have, huh? Well, I hope it stays quiet until they get here.

I know what you mean...

Here, kid.

Just like monkeys at the zoo, aren't they?

Cut that out!

Don't say anything that'll rub them the wrong way.

If they cross the fence, they'll either be shot dead or deported.

Even they have to know that.

So what you're saying is,

the GSDA troops down there haven't even been told what it is that they're guarding?

That's right. There are lots of things in the world that one doesn't need to know.

We want to keep the number of people who know the truth to a bare minimum...

...in order to carry out information manipulation as quickly as possible once we're done.

Then why don't you CIS people carry out the whole operation by yourselves?!

- For one thing... - Togusa.

I'm sure this is the first time we've met, but I feel like I've seen you somewhere recently...

Ishikawa!

Yeah. We're just about there.

Saito, Paz, Borma.

Once you scrounge up some trucks, meet up with us by 2200 hours.

Roger.

Take the Tachikoma with you.

I'm going to have to ban the use of think-tanks this time out.

Why, you little...

I don't want to provoke the refugees.

Mr. Gohda.

I understand that you have overall authority on this operation,

but you're to follow our instructions while we're in the field.

Otherwise, I can't guarantee your safety.

Tandem jump with Batou there.

I look forward to it.

We're going first!

Well, I guess we should get going, too.

I'm not very fond of this sort of thing.

Glad to hear it.

All right, get going!

Stop sitting around! Let's move!

I've been sweating bullets ever since we got word that this stuff is plutonium.

Good work.

We'll take it from here and get it out of the refugee district.

I can't let you do that.

There's a chance that my men were exposed.

It's all right, there's no risk of that.

What do you civilian officials know about anything?!

Have as little faith in us civilian officials as you like, but this is government policy.

Each section has a set job to carry out.

If you don't like that, feel free to take off that uniform.

But I expect that won't be enough to put you at ease.

On that note, could you do me one favor?

- Let's talk via data link. - Hey!

Don't worry, cleaning up messes comes with the job for us civilian officials.

Commander, the trucks have arrived.

I understand. I'll send my adjutant and two sentries.

That's the deal.

Okay. We'll leave once we've reinforced the trucks.

All right, let's move!

Kinda eerie, isn't it?

I can't deny the possibility that the Individual Eleven was planning to steal the plutonium,

but they don't work directly with refugees.

Staying sharp is always the best option, but don't jump at shadows.

You have a point...

What's got me more worried though, is the source of that sea route transport leak.

That's true...

I bet they'd get the shock of their lives if they learned that this bus was carrying plutonium.

I'm not interested in making chitchat with you.

Unlike you people, making small talk is my strong suit.

That's so cute...

Hey, have you heard?

Over in the Nagasaki residential district,

a little girl about that age shot at a policeman just recently.

What's the big idea, trying to spook your own people?

Your people seem rather well trained.

Your lady commander seems especially scary.

I wouldn't say that.

By the way, why did you join her unit?

You aren't in love with her or anything, are you? No, of course not.

This bastard's a real comedian.

Ishikawa. How's our route scan look?

I'm sending you the satellite data now.

It leads to an overpass. Isn't that risky?

Once you get to the old expressway, you'll be out of the refugee district.

After that, just hand over the cargo to the people coming from Yokosuka Base, and the job's done.

It's the beltway roads that you have to watch out for.

Most of the buildings are collapsed and abandoned,

so both sides of the road are blocked off.

If the terrorists ambush you there, you won't stand a chance.

Some plan this is.

What's that Gohda guy thinking?

Ishikawa, once you've given our route a once-over,

see what a background check on him turns up.

Yeah, that's just what I was thinking.

It's been thirty years since the war...

I bet the reason the Kanto region's been left lying like this...

...is because the refugee issue's been kept up in the air this whole time.

Maybe it's finally about to reach the breaking point.

Hey!

I see it. Batou.

I see it here, too. I have a bad feeling about this.

Ishikawa, do you see this?

Yeah. What happened, did they roll over?

I can't say. I'll go check it out.

From a safety standpoint, we should make a detour.

Considering the nature of our cargo,

we should do our utmost to avoid anything that would result in a combat situation.

I'm aware of that. That's why we're camouflaged to blend in here.

We'll scout this out first.

But if there are terrorists mixed in with those people, we'll just have to be ready for the worst.

Very well. So, who will you send?

Saito and I will go. Batou, you're in command here.

All right, I'll go, too. You'd never guess it, but I'm popular with the refugees.

We'll take a GSDA man, too. Your men are too trigger-happy.

What happened here?

Can't you tell?

Are you from the western district?

Something like that. We'd like to be on our way as soon as possible.

So would we.

I'm sorry, but we don't have time to stay and give you a hand.

We're going to go on ahead.

Suit yourself.

There's enough room to the side of the truck for the bus to pass through.

Move in slowly, and if anything looks fishy, bust through and leave us behind.

Roger that.

Situation looks clear. Keep moving.

What have we here?

Batou!

Reinforcements, huh?

Hey, that man is carrying a gun.

Togusa! Floor it!

Get in!

How's it look?

- All clear. - All clear.

All clear.

This ain't right...

Were they just refugees?

All that killing was pointless, then.

Good work, everyone.

It looks like the intel about armed terrorists was just a bluff.

Luckily, all that work turned out to be for nothing.

Mr. Aramaki.

I appreciate the fine work that you and Section 9 have done again on my behalf.

You trying to be funny?

No, I mean it.

Hey!

Don't open those!

You bastard, back there you...

The makeshift second GSDA unit that left the refugee camp...

...has probably sent out the plutonium by sea by now.

So, you used us as a decoy.

Who the hell do you think we are?!

No, the question is, who do you think you are?

A small, elite unit? The chosen few?

If refugees had come at you en masse with those smuggled weapons,

you wouldn't have been able to stop them, and you know it!

Just be thankful that you got to play the role of decoys under my direction.

If you'll excuse me.

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...