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Legs 2, 4, and 5 are damaged.

Wheeled movement no longer possible, sir. Can you upright us using the

remaining legs? I'll give it a try.

All units,

Gong Zero here. Be advised, we're minefield far rear.

Hold your position.

Command, Gong One here. Have visual of multiple targets dead ahead, fast

approaching. Hostile strength roughly platoon size.

Continues to increase in strength.

Danger! Heat signatures incoming from right flank.

Target moving.

Heading 0-4-0.

Distance 1,200. Multiple targets inbound.

Heat signature of armored vehicle confirmed.

Hostile entering RPG range.

HQ, Gong here.

Hostile elements threat level increasing.

Requesting permission to open fire. Negative.

Do not engage.

Canadian units are inbound to relieve you. Repeat. Do not open fire.

Break off engagement.

Cannot evade. Do you copy, HQ?

RPG heat signatures inbound!

Ejection system failure!

I can't eject!

Boot okay.

System normal.

Pack XL standby.

System boot up complete.

Okay, go to visual control mode.

Roger that.

Optical interface adjustment complete.

Lower forward FOV check rear FOV check

Hey, we're not here to play games no

Systems normal.

Lower forward FOV. Good.

No obstructions in view.

Okay, that went well no we're gonna reset the system and start again Roger

that

Maintenance crew chief, please report to booth number two after your... Nice

work.

It's been three months since we were sent from the procurement section.

Guess you're getting a handle on working here. No way!

You should try wearing that helmet gear contraption once.

I did!

Well then?

I got queasy from feeling like I had eyes on my back and stomach. I know! Why

can't we just keep using the interface this... we've been using because the new

system is ideal when it comes to operating a labor when you're dealing

with underground underwater or outer space the bulbous oculi sensors just

can't keep up what's that human vision the eyes take bicycles

when they were first invented people went to schools to learn how to ride

them and how many years has it been now since car racers were the only drivers

people learn to adapt to almost anything but hey

Right, if it'll make you feel better, let's go to our special place.

Sorry to barge in.

Hey, back again, huh?

It's hard to believe it's only been a year since we stopped using them.

Yeah. Time flies by, doesn't it? Now he's nothing more than a testbed for

data collection and whatnot.

Want to take him out for a ride?

Get real.

Why not?

I don't know how to say this, but I don't need to.

Come on, we need to hurry to beat the rush at the cafeteria.

Yeah, you're right.

Chow time, here we come.

No prob.

You moron!

Can't you hit anything?

Five laps around the track now!

Dammit! Sakabe!

Anishimori! Quit slacking off! Let's go!

Faster, faster, faster!

Wipe that smile off your face, Kisayama! You get another five laps for that!

Max, get up there!

Yes, sir!

Ogura, damn it! Quit soiling the track grounds with your filthy puke! Five more

laps for you two!

May I ask a question, sir? Go ahead.

Well, why operate the labor in manual mode? As I understand it, if we use the

FCS and locked on target, the hit rate would be 98%. And what if the FCS should

malfunction?

Huh? But police labors are always supposed to operate in pairs.

And what if your partner's labor is down?

But the chances of that happening are like a million to one.

May I remind you our job is to prepare for just that, you moron!

Give me 20 laps, now!

He sure gives the students a lot of attention and works hard for them, I'll

give you that.

Put some heart into it, damn it! Ready, aim!

The problem is he's not a high school coach trying to get his team a national

championship. Yelling about guts and glory just ain't gonna get through to

these modern day kids.

You were nice enough to come all the way out here. Would you mind having a word

or two with him?

Maybe you could get through to him as Chief of General Affairs at

Headquarters.

Listen up!

Marksmanship is about fast reflexes and concentration!

Put some guts into firing and you'll hit your target!

Ready the target!

He did it!

Unbelievable!

Did you see that?

I'm not done yet!

See? Don't let your guard down just because your first shot hit the target.

Always follow through with a killing blow!

What in God's name are you doing, Mr. Oda?

Our budget is tight as is without your senseless trashing of equipment!

Dismount from that labor at once!

Excuse me, did you happen to see the commander anywhere?

Hey Cap, he's asking if you've seen Mr. Gotoh around.

Huh?

What was that about Mr. Gotoh?

Yeah, he's looking for Mr.

Gotoh. I think I saw him heading toward the back.

Thank you, sir.

Mr. Yamazaki, have you seen the commander about?

Well, I saw him taking out a fishing rod from the shed, so he's probably down at

the wharf.

Commander?

Commander?

What is it? We just got word from our acting chief that she'll probably be

delayed returning back to the station house.

Did the conference run over, or was it because of traffic?

Um, she didn't say, sir. Okay.

What is it? Um...

It's time for our shift to end now, so would it be all right for the first unit

to go on watch while we go home? Well, I suppose so, but Miss Nagumo hasn't

returned yet. Yes, so perhaps that's a bad idea?

Well, sure.

Go right ahead.

It's really okay?

Guess it's okay. After all, I'll still be here.

Second unit reporting completion of shift. We'll resume watch duty at 1200

hours tomorrow, sir. Right. Good work, then. If you'll excuse me. Thank you,

sir. Bye-bye.

Of course it's a bad idea.

This chart illustrates the distribution and operational status of labors in

conjunction with the Babylon Project, the metropolitan oceanfront development

that was completed last year. With the dike that connects Kawasaki to Kisarazu,

the core elements of this project complete.

Labors in operation have steadily decreased.

However, with Osaka International Airport's second expansion project and

other construction of numerous cities, the dissemination of labors away from

the Tokyo area has accelerated, which in turn has led to increasing criminal

activities involving labors in other cities.

To meet this challenge, both the Osaka and Kanagawa Police have recently set up

a labor force within their departments.

Furthermore, Aichi, Miyagi, and Chiba Prefectural Police are all considering

adding labor units to their traffic mobile sections.

Next we have...

Excuse me, Mr. Gumo.

I thought I'd see someone from our group, but goodness, it's been a long

time. Oh, come on. Every time we ask, you won't come out of that strip of

reclaimed land.

Heard you made inspector, and you're the acting chief.

Weren't you listening? The SV-2 will be reorganized this year. I'm just a stand

-in until then.

Still, a promotion's a promotion.

It's about time you got one.

Anyway, some of us Tsuge school alumni are planning to have a small get

-together tonight.

Watabe and Tanaka from Technical R&D will be there, and they ordered us to

accompany you.

I'm sorry, but I do have to bow out tonight.

Oh, come on.

If this is about you and Mr. Tsuge, it's been long enough, hasn't it? Hey.

I've lost track of how long it's been.

Three years since Mr. Tsuge went missing following the PKO mission.

Um, so he really didn't try to contact you at all? Enough.

Knock it off.

He sent me a letter. One letter, right after he came back.

I'm sorry I can't make it. I'm afraid that my unit has watch duty tonight.

Give my best to everyone.

Couldn't you have been a bit more considerate?

It's the one smear on the reputation of arguably the most talented career

policewoman.

Hello, SV2.

It's Nagumo, Mr. Shige. I'm on my way now. How is it back there?

No dispatch calls.

It's been pretty quiet here.

So, is Mr. Goto around?

Yeah, I'll get him. It'll be just a minute. He's somebody that really should

have his own cell phone.

Never mind. I just got on the Yokohama highway, so I think I should be back

there in about 15 minutes I'm stuck already you have my condolences,

but don't feel rushed.

We're doing fine.

Talk to you later

Keep clear.

Do not open your car door or step outside your vehicle.

To Roadrunner Unit on the Yokohama Highway.

This is Inspector Nagumo of Tokyo's SV-2. Come in.

This is Traffic Mobile 201.

Commander Nagumo, I presume?

Motohashi here. I was your student, ma'am. Please excuse my intrusion, but

you have the bridge closed on both sides.

Could I get a situation report?

A call came in about a parked car on the Bay Bridge that's supposed to be loaded

with a bomb.

We've blocked all traffic through the bridge and are en route to assess the

situation.

Roger. Thank you very much. Over and out.

Today, at approximately 5.20 p.m., a large explosion rocked the Yokohama Bay

Bridge, which is a part of the Bayside Expressway, connecting Honmoku to the

Daikoku Pier.

Details including possible deaths or injuries.

The Bayside Expressway has been closed to all traffic following the explosion

on the Yokohama Bay Bridge. Traffic on the bridge was suspended due to a bomb

threat that was phoned in. The police are investigating who the caller was.

And considering how this case might relate to the latest series of

attacks... This bombing suggests a deliberate and large-scale terrorist

attack. ...and even now, the Metropolitan Expressway... ...is that

this was a well-coordinated, large-scale terrorist attack.

Numerous eyewitnesses have claimed the sound of a jet aircraft could be heard

when the explosion took place.

The police are trying to confirm this testimony.

Was it a bomb or an aerial assault?

It's now 11 o'clock p.m., six hours since the explosion, and the scene is

still dominated by confusion and bewilderment.

We'll now show you some shocking footage that was just brought to our SSN Tokyo

Bureau offices just moments ago.

Experts agree the aircraft captured on video was most likely a modified variant

of the US F-16, the F-16J support fighter, which has been serving the

JASDF since 1998.

Beginning with the two squadrons of the 3rd Air Wing Station in Misawa in Aomori

Prefecture, over 130 F-16Js are operational within various JASDF units

in Japan.

The JASDF is currently rushing to verify the exact location of every F-16J.

Regarding the JASDF in the Yokohama Bay Bridge bombing, the Defense Agency has

issued a statement that the JASDF does not have any aircraft that match the

aircraft in question.

Speculations circulate regarding the Bay Bridge bombing incident.

Much attention has been focused on whether or not the Self-Defense Force

was... ...has made it clear that it categorically rejects any suggestion

that the Self-Defense Force was involved in the Yokohama Bay Bridge

bombardment... ...has announced it will create a special investigation committee

regarding the Yokohama Bay Bridge incident and spare no... Our regular

program has been changed as a result of our continual news coverage regarding

this developing story.

So, an eyewitness at the scene remembered the name of your company

written on the equipment you had at the bridge.

That's strange.

We did have our crew shooting by the Bay Bridge at the time of the bombing.

But we've already submitted that tape as evidence to the authorities.

Are you really someone from the police department?

I think it was something like 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, but this is

strange. So he didn't tell you which police station he was from?

No. He looked just as authentic as you do.

Did he leave any paperwork when he got the evidence from you?

Seems they did the paperwork at my client's office.

All I got was a note from my client telling me what to do.

Truth is, we're subcontractors at the mercy of our clients.

Any copies lying around?

We can't even keep a decent inventory of our masters.

Once we send the masters out to our clients, we tape over what we have left.

So did you see any of the raw footage of the F-16 jet plane for yourself?

The clip that's been broadcast?

More times than I'd care to, yes.

And the tape that was confiscated had better resolution, didn't it? Of course.

We shot in high vision. It's nothing like home video.

Was there anything on it you noticed?

It captured the moment the bridge was hit, right?

Well, actually, more like the moment just after impact.

Listen, didn't you go through the footage yourself?

Of course I did, over and over again. I did the editing myself.

But we were on deadline, and I was just looking for images we could use.

So it wasn't like I was scanning the screen looking for something that might

be there.

If I knew what I was looking for, it'd be a different story.

But maybe there was something there in that footage.

I see your point.

Yeah, that would make me concerned, too.

If you could, I'd appreciate it. Sorry to trouble you.

Huh? Oh, come on. Like I told you, I'll repay psychologically.

I'll talk to you later.

That was Mr. Matsui, wasn't it?

Uh, yeah.

He said to give you his best regards.

Mr. Gotoh?

Yes? I have no idea what you've started up with Mr. Matsui this time. But please

let me know if you decide to make a move.

No going around my back now, do you understand?

Should I consider that an order from the acting chief?

I don't like giving orders.

I'm asking you a favor, as a co-worker.

Well, if you're asking me for a favor, then I can't turn you down. Excuse me?

Yeah?

Um, sorry to interrupt. There's someone here for the commander.

Well, there are two commanders here. Which one?

I don't know.

Who's out there?

I don't know.

JGSDF Chief of Staff Independent Intel Investigations? No address or phone

number listed on your card, Mr.

Arakawa. Certain inconveniences prevented.

So, what can I do for you? Well, I have something here that I'd like you to see

first.

I have it here.

Would you be kind enough?

Are you sure this is the right tape? Yes, it is the right one. Hey, I think I

can sing this song. The important part comes later on in the tape, but you can

sing along.

But we have no mics here.

Then let's skip ahead.

This is the part. I went head over heels for you and cried an ocean? No, the part

after that. Oh, as the rain drenched me. It's right there.

Right where?

There in the upper right, just at the edge of those clouds.

I can't see anything either. Where is it? Right here, this small shadow that

looks like a blackbird.

Mr. Gotoh, you probably know what this is about.

The bomb hit the Bay Bridge immediately after this.

Now with that in mind, I'd like you to watch another piece of footage that I've

brought.

This tape shows all the enhancements, proving that nothing was doctored in the

process.

All this made possible by the power of digital technology.

Can you tell?

I'm not an expert, but this shape looks different from the footage they've been

showing on TV.

Yes, now that you mention it. How's this?

On the left is the one you just saw.

On the right is the one the media has been showing.

Take a closer look. The left one has the latest stealth technology wing design.

And right here, that is a recently developed vector nozzle.

And here is the most important part.

The Self-Defense Force doesn't have any F-16s like this one in their inventory.

Now wait a minute. Before you go on, tell us why you brought this to our

attention. To enlist your cooperation in revealing the truth, of course. I wanted

to secure relationships on the ground level with the police, just in case the

worst-case scenario becomes reality.

On our end, we'll provide you with the intelligence that we've gathered. Could

you explain what you mean by the worst-case scenario?

How about if we go out for a little drive, just around this area?

I'm someone who finds comfort in a moving car.

I seem to think clearer this way.

As I drive, I become motionless while the world around me goes into motion.

And you don't have to worry about eavesdropping when you're inside of a

moving car.

So, let's get down to business, shall we? On the night the Bay Bridge was

bombed, a U.S. fighter undergoing nighttime training at Miyake Island went

missing. And that was the aircraft captured on tape? The U.S. military

admitted it and reported it to us.

Unofficially, of course.

As it so happens... We have a direct channel with them, as one military to

another. This might surprise you, but it's hardly in their best interest to

leave Japan's defense in disarray by hiding the facts from us. Why would the

US military bomb the Bay Bridge?

They didn't intend to bomb the bridge.

Frankly, both the US military and most likely the pilot that launched the

missile himself are both victims in this incident.

Do you care to explain that to us?

We've been secretly tracking a certain group of people for the last year or so.

Politicians with a close affinity to military and defense issues, former

members of the chiefs of staff, elements of the U.S. armed forces and arms

industry. It's a pretty loose coalition.

The group felt alarmed over how Japan was unwilling to keep up with the arms

race in Asia that followed the Cold War.

So they came up with a staged military spectacle to jolt Japan's political

status quo from its peace-loving stupor.

Remember the incident 26 years ago with the defecting MiG-25?

It upset Japan's confidence in her air defense system and made national defense

a major issue. This was to be a replay of that.

A low-altitude approach aimed right at the capital's front door, branding a

lock-on signal on its bright white door.

The mission turned out to be a resounding success.

Except for the part about a real missile actually being launched.

An accident?

Possibly. But until we can prove otherwise, it's best to assume that

someone purposely made it happen.

As of yet, the F-16 in question still hasn't returned to base.

So someone used this farce concocted by some crackpots for their own purposes?

But what for?

Wait a minute.

If you already know all this, then why not go public to clear up the

allegations against the self-defense force?

Doesn't the defense agency... Of course the agency knows. The chiefs of staff

are pressing the government to go public, but the cabinet's wavering. The

case for criminal involvement on the part of a third party rests entirely on

speculation. There is no hard evidence.

If they go public on the line that this was accidental, it could develop into a

huge scandal they won't be able to handle.

For now, they're following standard operations procedure.

Press ahead with the investigation and keep an eye on the situation. You know

the drill. They're complete idiots.

This is exactly what the perpetrator wants.

If the brass keeps ignoring those on the ground... They might just be making the

situation worse than it has to be. I want to get the perpetrators before it

comes to that.

I trust you're willing to cooperate.

Mr. Arakawa, wasn't it? That was quite an interesting story.

But everything you've just touched upon is based on conjecture and speculation.

Even with the footage you showed us.

You already proved yourself how anything on videotape is unreliable as evidence.

Sorry, I don't think I can go along with this gig.

Well, you certainly live up to your reputation, Mr. Gotoh.

I was right in coming to you.

So, let's assume that both of the videotapes were falsified.

That doesn't change the fact that the Bay Bridge was blown up.

Am I right?

There's a file under the passenger seat.

Yukihito Tsuge.

One of the founding members of the group I just mentioned.

His current whereabouts are unknown.

We're doing everything we can to find him. He's our prime suspect.

Since you work with labors, I imagine that you've heard his name before.

Tracking people down like this isn't our first line of expertise.

And since it's a delicate affair, we can't bring the police in. In case you

hadn't noticed, we're cops too, you know.

They say you're armed with powerful connections to numerous people. Plus

there's SV2's extra legal operations.

Or perhaps I should say accomplishments.

Word's gotten around.

Those are baseless rumors.

We're ordinary public servants, no different from you.

Excuse me.

Yes?

What?

Hey! You do realize you have two active duty police officers here?

Our man made his move sooner than we thought.

Three F-16Js with bomb munitions took off from Bisawa and are headed south.

They'll enter Tokyo airspace in about 20 minutes.

SIF verification complete.

Three F-16Js from Northern Air Defense Force.

Third air wing, 8th squadron. Call sign Wyvern.

No response to our hails.

Location, Hotel 2, Kilo 1. Heading 190.

Altitude 32,000. Speed 720 knots, continuing south.

Any word from Misawa? Have you gotten through to them?

No response from any wing units, including the northern SOC.

Call the base commander on the direct line, and keep trying until you get

through.

Could it be that Misawa is... Ridiculous. It can't be. That's

impossible. Interceptors inbound for rendezvous.

Wizard 0-3 from Hyakuri's 204th and Priest 2-1 from Komatsu's 303rd.

Estimated intercept Wizard next 0-4, Priest next 1-0.

Trevor, this is Wizard 0-3. Now maintaining Angel 3-2.

Wizard 0-3, this is Trevor. You are now under my control.

Steer 0-4-0 and maintain present Angel.

Roger.

Wyvern is still heading south.

No response to our hails.

Shifting pursuit watch from SS-37 to SS-27.

Wizards, adjust an ETI next 0-5.

Wizard 0-3, target position 0-3-0. Range 9-0. Altitude 3-2.

Director, what if Wyvern doesn't respond to our hails after intercept?

Northern SOC is now online.

This is Central SOC. What exactly is going on here? Call back the FS heading

south immediately.

Your planes aren't airborne?

Misawa Control hasn't overseen any FS taking off.

We're trying to reach the 8th Squadron to verify all their aircraft, but we

can't get through. All our phone lines have gone haywire.

Verify the location of all Northern Air Defense aircraft.

This is priority one.

Roger. Director.

The SIF codes are changing just as scheduled.

That rules out data manipulation from outside.

Is this a system error? The self-diagnostic programs are

continuously running. The alarms would go off if any errors came up.

Wizard, come in. Have you made contact yet?

Target dead ahead 25, Wizard 03.

Verify contact.

Negative contact.

Request target altitude.

What's their ETA into metropolitan airspace?

About ten more minutes, sir.

Alert 1st Air Defense Missile Group at Iruma and ready the system for

intercept. And then, get me the Defense Chief on the hotline.

Trevor, Wizard 0-3. Negative contact.

Okey-doke.

Target dead ahead 1-5, heading 1-9-0, altitude 3-2, speed Mach 1.2. Wizard,

reduce speed.

No, Joy.

Negative contact.

I say again.

No joy.

Request target position.

It's too dangerous.

They should disengage and make another approach.

There's not enough time. If the bogeys were to change heading, then Priest may

not be able to intercept them in time.

Caution. Almost same position.

Same altitude.

Use caution. Wizard, caution!

Wizard, break!

Wizard!

Nailed out.

Wizards been downed? Impossible.

Target changing heading.

New heading is 210.

Reducing altitude while increasing speed.

Priest intercept imminent.

Range 20 miles.

They're headed right for us. They must be the one Fuchu called in. These guys

are nuts. This isn't the Bay Bridge all over again.

Give me a break.

Put everyone in a holding pattern except for any aircraft on final approach.

Keep an eye on their altitudes.

Redirect all international flights to Osaka.

Due to unstable weather conditions currently in the skies above, all

flights have been temporarily placed on hold. We apologize for any

inconvenience.

They passed over Narita. Now we're bound for Tokyo.

We'll be in metropolitan airspace in 60 seconds.

Priest has made radar contact.

Has intercepted Wyvern.

Have them cleared to open fire.

But sir... Take them down before they enter a densely populated area.

Priest 2-1. This is Trevor. You are cleared to fire. Kill Wyvern.

Trevor, say again?

I say again.

Kill Wyvern.

Roger. Kill Wyvern.

This is Wizard 03.

Order. This is Wizard 03.

Delay last order. Priest.

Wizard. Wizard 03, this is Trevor. Report status.

Trevor, this is Wizard.

Uh, we had heavy jamming. Lost current position.

Request further instruction.

I say again, request orders.

Wizard 03 verified.

No bogey aircraft surrounding airspace.

Instruct Priest to abort the attack.

Disappeared FI requesting instructions stand down alert recall priest recall

wizard back to base as well This is

The JASDF's badge system was originally designed to be a closed system in lieu

of its nature, but with politics and the Japan-U.S. security treaty and whatnot,

as it stands now, it's been linked to the United States bases here in Japan.

Are you even listening to me?

And the price for this setup resulted in the mess they had with the Scramble

mission, right? Someone accessed a German firm's gateway, then went through

a U.S. college computer network to get into U.S. forces' Japan servers.

then gained access to Fuchu CoC's mainframe to stage the illusionary

aerial attack on Tokyo.

That's how they pulled it off.

Sure, that's theoretically plausible, but could anybody actually pull it off?

The current badge system was revamped in 1991, but they just rewrote the software

last year to improve processing speed.

It's possible they had a mole working on the inside when they developed the new

software. Yet again, the truth is withheld from the public, huh?

Neither the government nor the defense agency wants to admit publicly that the

badge system was hacked from outside.

So the people in the field are left holding the bag.

And if new developments were to arise before the truth is revealed... That's

exactly what happened.

So is there anything else on Tsuge?

Familiar with the Tsuge school?

I have a general idea.

The Multipurpose Ambulatory Mechanism Application Research Committee, right?

They were the first to notice the military potential for labors, and they

conducted various simulations to prove their worth.

They made major contributions toward bridging the Self-Defense Forces,

Technical R&D Institute, and the private sector together.

The group came to be known by the name of its top member, the Tsuge School.

When word came that a labor unit was to be dispatched on a PKO mission, He

volunteered.

Maybe he wanted to put his theories to the test.

Of all people, he knew exactly what it would mean to send a mechanized unit

without sufficient backup into the terrain of a hot and humid tropical

rainforest.

The worst environment possible for a labor.

But he went along nonetheless.

I wonder why.

But before that, prior to establishing a Tokyo Metro police labor force, an

officer was sent from your HQ to the Tsuge school for training and briefings.

Shinobu Nagumo.

She became one of the brightest stars of the Tsuge school, and the greatest

partner for Tsuge himself.

But there was a slight mishap. None of it got recorded, of course.

Despite rank or position, he was a man and she was a woman. Stuff happens.

If it hadn't been for the fact that Tsuge was married, none of that would

have mattered.

You did some investigating?

Everyone at HQ back then heard about it. Even a guy like me.

I don't go digging up skeletons in my colleague's closet.

Right, colleague.

I'll just leave it at that.

The police force tends to be touchy about things like that. She was on the

career fast track rising up the ranks of the security bureau, but instead got

exiled to a strip of reclaimed land.

Could that be why?

Who knows?

I have to say, your unit's uniforms stick out like a sore thumb.

Not the best for us middle-aged guys.

You're lucky you get to wear street clothes.

Actually, this outfit has its own set of challenges.

Just plain clothes alone aren't enough.

We have to dress down, but also be careful not to be mistaken for the

enemy, and yet at the same time blend in. It's a quality that's especially

important in my line of work.

I see.

Catch you later.

Say, do you have any ideas to what Sugi's ultimate goal is in all of this?

What do you think he's trying to do, start a war or something?

Start a war?

The war has already been going on. The important thing is how to bring it to an

end. That's the problem.

Mr. Gotoh, as police officers, as self-defense force officers, have you

ever thought about what it is exactly that we are supposed to be safeguarding?

It's been 50 years since the last war, and both of us have lived our lives

without being touched by war.

Peace.

This peace that we're supposed to be protecting.

What do we actually mean by peace in this country and in this city?

The total war we fought and loss we suffered at its hands.

The U.S. military's occupation and their policies.

And until recently, the Cold War involving nuclear deterrence and proxy

wars around the globe.

Even today, half the world is engaged in civil war, ethnic clashes, armed

conflicts.

These countless wars are what made up and sustained our economic prosperity.

It's bloodstained.

That's the true nature of our peace.

It's an unscrupulous peace based on fear of war.

An unjust peace where we look away from foreign wars, in which others pay the

price for our peace.

It may be a peace that reeks of gunpowder, but it's still our job to

protect it.

I'd much more settle for an unjust peace over a just war.

I can understand that you would loathe just wars.

Proponents of just wars have mostly been scoundrels.

History is filled to the brim with people who were taken in by them, and

then taken advantage of.

But you also know this.

The line that separates a just war from an unjust peace isn't a very clear one.

Ever since hypocrites have made peace their just cause, we have lost faith in

that peace.

Just as war brings about peace, peace brings about war.

A peace that is empty and lacks substance will eventually be filled in

by an actual state of war.

Has that thought ever crossed your mind?

We reap the benefits of war but distance ourselves from it with a television

screen Forgetting that we're still in the same battleground No,

we only pretend to forget Such denial

invites great punishment in the end punishment Who's going

to punish us God in this city Everyone is like a god.

You don't have to move an inch to see images far removed, or to touch things

that aren't there and access other realities that are there.

It's just that these gods don't do anything.

If the gods won't do it, then the people will.

Sooner or later we'll find out.

That is, if we can't catch up to him in time.

I'm well aware of that, sir.

Yes.

But it does not have to mean that.

But Director!

And that is exactly why we must prepare all we can should a worst-case scenario

become real.

The Superintendent General is strongly urging this as well.

I repeat my orders again.

Tomorrow at 0700 hours, SV-2 is to conduct security detail at Camp Narema,

along with the 4th Mobile Unit and other local forces.

That is all.

Are you planning on going?

Miss Shinobu? You already know that all Misawa Air Base squadrons have been

grounded, right?

Well, about 30 minutes ago, the base commander there was taken into custody

by the Aomori police for questioning. He was on his way to Tokyo to protest the

grounding. They took him in at the gates of their base.

That prefectural police chief was famous for brown-nosing the superintendent

general since his security bureau days.

But man, they're really pushing it now.

Those flyboys aren't going to keep quiet with something like that at their front

door. Misawa Air Base just cut off all contact with the outside and closed

themselves in.

And where were you loitering about when all this was coming down?

You may have only been on standby duty, but that's no excuse for going AWOL,

then asking for a pickup by the speedboat.

I suppose your promise to never go behind my back meant nothing to you

whatsoever, did it?

I'm sorry.

Very sorry.

But would you have given me permission to meet with Arakawa had I asked you?

No, of course not.

Meeting with a man like him. If word got out that a police officer from the

security bureau was having secret meetings with an SDF intelligence

officer at times like this... But it's important to have contacts at times like

this. Excuse me? Look, just think about it. What are we supposed to do?

Everybody is compelled to act in times like this.

And try to do something constructive in relation to their position.

That's exactly the kind of thinking that made this situation worse. Wouldn't you

agree with that?

But we still need to be prepared for an improbable but possible worst-case

scenario. And just what exactly is that scenario?

Something no one takes seriously, yet the possibility can't be denied.

Starting with the Bay Bridge incident.

The recent scramble is another good example.

I hear the Air Defense Command at Fuchu even ordered those planes to be shot

down. That sly old fox of ours wants to score some points in this mess and

expand the Security Bureau's powers.

Imagine what would happen if the police were to direct their guard against the

SDF at a time like this.

If Tsuga is behind all of this, then he's one hell of a strategist.

He's brought all of this about with the launch of just one missile.

And the situation hasn't stabilized yet.

Come on, let's call off the security detail tomorrow.

I know, I don't want to go either.

But this was a direct order from the security bureau director.

Well, I can tell you my unit isn't going to be there. You realize as acting

chief, I could order you to go. Well, why don't you try it then?

Fine. From here on out, the first unit will operate independently.

I'll move into the chief's office as of now.

But, um, Ms. Shinobu... I'll collect the rest of my belongings later.

Excuse me. Come on. I don't care what you do. I'm not going. And that's that.

You hear me?

Um, Ms.

Shinobu? I've, uh, changed my mind.

Yes, just now.

We're in the skies above JGFDF's camp in Narema Ward.

The Misawa Air Base has begun a sit-in protest, and numerous Self-Defense Force

installations are joining soon. Even the First Division in our nation's capital

are engaged in a standoff with the Tokyo PD's 4th Mobile Unit on the Special

Vehicles Section 2. Both units assigned to the base for security.

Characterizing this action as grandstanding on the part of the TMPD

Security Bureau, some even within the government are questioning the legality

of this action.

Hey.

I hear you're unwilling to activate your unit's labors. What's that about?

Sir? Your labors. Why are they lying down on their backs? Explain yourself.

Oh, that?

They're inoperable, sir.

Inoperable? You mean the SV-2 drags out inoperable labors when called out? Don't

lie to me.

It's the truth, sir. Fine.

Then at least raise the carrier deck so they can stand upright.

Sorry to interject, sir, but in the off chance they should fall due to

mechanical breakdown, we would embarrass the good name of the Security Bureau for

the entire nation to see on the news. Do you still insist, sir? This is a blatant

act of insubordination against field command orders. The Bureau Director's

gonna hear about this.

Goto speaking.

It's me. I'm watching you on TV.

Tough being a servant to the whims of your masters.

The top dog got excited and won't back down after his underling jumped the gun.

It's tough being subordinate to an idiot boss.

It's the same with me.

Like they say, there's no such thing as a bad military. Only bad commanders.

The chiefs of staff are resigning to take responsibility for the sit-in

protests taking place all over the country.

Are you sure? Just came down 30 minutes ago. It'll be broadcast any minute now.

With this behind him, the brass wants to go public with the Bay Bridge incident.

But it's too late, now that relations have gotten so sour.

If the U.S. military denies it, that's it.

Not only have they missed the opportunity to go public, but now

they've lost the means to bring this under control.

Another level of self-restraint broken.

Hey, are you listening to this?

Yeah, sure, I'm listening, though I'd rather not.

Oh, but you will.

I'm just about to get to business here.

Ignoring their responsibility in the mess, the government is blaming the

police for making the situation worse.

Apparently, they've lost faith in them.

So, they've decided to replace the lead in the play, but keep the script intact.

No, they're not about to... Yes, they are.

Now the stage will be full of miscast actors and no one wants to play the

parts they've been given.

Doesn't that sound wonderful?

That's what we get for civilian control.

I wonder, maybe Tsuge wants to test us to find out how we'd fight a war in

circumstances similar to the one three years ago, where he lost all his men.

This is an emergency broadcast bulletin for the citizens of Tokyo and for all of

the neighboring prefectures. We ask those of you watching at this time to

please contact as many people as possible so they too will be able to

hear this emergency broadcast.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Ishikawa has announced that mobilization orders have

been issued to JGSDF units considered highly trustworthy to take on the role

of maintaining the peace.

The units will guard against the unlikely but possible worst-case

scenario currently foreseeable.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Ishikawa has released the following official

statement regarding this deployment.

After careful consideration of recent events involving the Self-Defense Force,

It has been deemed that the local police force alone would not be sufficient

should a worst-case scenario become a reality.

As part of the decision, the following units have been mobilized.

JGSDF, Eastern Army, 1st Division... Sit down. But Chief, how can one... I said

sit down.

32nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Artillery Regiment, and 1st Armored Battalion,

Fuji School Brigade's Artillery Training Group, Armored Training Group...

Hello? This is the shopping unit.

It's me. Listen carefully.

You guys are now the official hoarding unit. Your mission is to buy as much

food from that store as possible.

Reinforcements around the way. Yes, sir. We will now commence hoarding the food,

sir. Go!

to Buchiyama. You absolute moron. What the hell are you doing wasting time out

here? We're not going to a damn picnic. Put some thought into getting some food

that'll keep.

Go back to the storage rooms. Buy ramen by the boxes. Got it?

You lady, the SV2 maintenance crew just bought up all of your extra food stock,

okay?

Mr. Shige.

Here they come!

Huh? They're the Type 90s and the Komatsu Type 2s as well!

Movement of the Cegalo 202 complete.

Cegalo 4 and 5, 220, 80, come in. Over.

Hello, Mr. Gotoh?

Oh, Mr. Matsui. How are you?

Ah, you know, things could be better, I suppose, but I guess I'm doing all

right. How's everything on your end?

It's pretty quiet right now, but if Tsuge's people got mixed in with the

units stationed inside Tokyo, then pretty much anything could happen at any

time. Where are you?

Out in the suburbs of Fusa.

I'm staking out a blimp company called Shinteito Air.

Blimps? What's that about?

It came up when I was going through Toa Security Services.

The company in the dossier Arakawa listed as one of their fronts.

They bought out Shinteito when it was on the verge of bankruptcy.

They camouflaged the purchase, but they sent in their own managers.

Six months ago, they bought three American blimps.

Haven't you seen them flying around Tokyo?

It got me wondering.

Ah, those blimps. How'd you find all this out?

Like any crime, there's always a trail of money or women. I'm not very good

with women, so I followed the money instead.

The big boys at the top got scared with Tsuge going all out, so they shut down

shop. But you can't erase bank records and tax files that easily.

How the hell did you access that stuff?

Secrets of the trade, I guess you could say. I'm pretty sure the military folks

couldn't pull it off.

Ah, here we go. Couple of strange folks brandishing some nasty looking stuff.

Right out in the open?

That's pretty bold.

Oh, I also found out about a week before the Bay Bridge bombing, this company did

some serious shopping.

I don't know what, but they bought three of something and wired a huge wad of

money for it. The magic number three again.

Maybe they bought some nuclear missiles.

Maybe. It's close to Yokota, so they could bypass customs and come in through

the U.S. military base.

Sounds like this calls for some close-up investigating.

You're not suggesting I go in?

trespassing on private property, and most likely theft, and possibly even

inflicting injury.

Cops are not supposed to be doing crap like this.

This guy looks like a complete amateur.

Petty thief?

No, wait.

I think I've seen him before.

Yeah? Yeah.

It's that detective from the CIB who's close to Gotoh. That SV-2 commander.

She would take him out.

Orders are to avoid taking lives, unless absolutely necessary.

Just knock him over and lock him up.

He's not gonna do much at this point anyway.

Do it.

Is that for me?

Yes, dear.

Something to do with needing to speak to you tonight.

When your office was contacted, you'd already... I understand.

Thank you.

What about dinner, dear?

I'm only here to pick up some papers and some clean clothes. I need to head back

right away.

This is Nagumo.

You sound well.

Hold your fire. You won't hit anything in the dark.

Contact the group above and tell them to start the chase. And turn off these

lights.

The trail of the women.

So how did you find out?

People inform the police.

Not out of malice, but out of goodwill. Parents will do almost anything for the

sake of their children.

She got in contact with you?

Frankly, I'm not good with respectable ladies like her.

You'd be surprised how well some people are regarded by others.

Formation ahead.

No request for deployment of initial.

State your name and unit. Do you copy?

Gong Zero to all units.

It's H-Hour. Commence situation.

Roger that.

Commencing situation.

Hey, what was that?

What situation?

I trust I needn't explain why I've called the senior department heads for

an emergency meeting at this hour.

We need to discuss how to carry out our security bureau duties, given the

current circumstances.

Due to the gravity of the present situation, I have asked Superintendent

General Kaiho to join us.

But first... Early this morning, the Kanagawa Police Department's Traffic

Police Labor Unit was deployed by orders issued by the acting chief of the SV-2.

Inspector Nagumo, care to explain?

Before answering your question, sir, there's something I'd like to say.

We are not asking for your opinion. Let me remind you that this deployment order

was issued without my authorization.

It's a clear case of insubordination against my authority.

Your thoughtless actions caused a disruption within the force that could

have led to needless public confusion.

Then wasn't it also equally thoughtless to mobilize against SDF installations

without credible rationale?

Not to mention unjustly taking custody of the base commander, which in essence

was a preventative arrest.

These circumstances are directly tied to a faction of police leadership that

haphazardly attempted to forward their agenda by taking advantage of social

unrest brought about by recent events.

Everyone present in this room must be well aware of this.

How dare you! Aonagumo.

I am not about to ignore an accusation of a political conspiracy at work within

the police force.

Tell me who exactly comprised this faction within the police you referred

to.

I trust that you already know the answer yourself.

Please excuse me. Come back! Just let him go.

Mr. Goto.

Yeah, I got nailed.

But more importantly, all three of them took off about 15 minutes ago.

Yeah. All right.

I've got it.

Thank you.

Under the guise of maintaining order, the police mobilize needlessly, thereby

fanning their fears. Now, who will take responsibility for the situation

deteriorating so severely?

You can preach about order within the ranks, but this must be resolved first.

I trust you're aware that the ranks of the Defense Agency is full of former

police force members.

This matter has already moved into the political arena.

We should do our best not to provoke them any further, but instead cooperate

with them to enable a withdrawal of their forces as soon as possible.

Then it's imperative that the TMPD defines their responsibility and allows

the public to freely judge our misdeeds.

May I remind you, we're not a nation that lives in a vacuum.

Should the situation worsen, or in the unlikely but remote chance a state of

civil war should break out, the U.S. military could become involved.

We must remember that the police are entrusted to maintain the peace. Any

admission of fault on our behalf... could bring about more social unrest.

You still insist on clinging to such excuses at a time like this? And you

call yourselves police officers?

I've been lenient with you, as you were instrumental in making our labor force

what it is today, but I cannot allow such defiance.

Inspector Nagumo, you are hereby relieved of your duty as chief and as

the commander of the first unit. You will be held in custody until further

notice.

Get your hands off me!

Well, Goto, what do you think?

The farther away from the slaughter, the more optimism replaces reality.

And the so-called reality is often non-existent at the very highest levels

of decision-making. This is especially true when you're losing a war.

What are you talking about?

No wars have broken out yet.

No, it broke out long ago. We're too late in figuring it out.

Even long before Tsuge came back.

Now, far before that, the war's been raging on for many years already.

Please excuse me, but I am completely fed up with all of you. I, too, will be

accompanying Inspector Nagumo.

Now, Goto, I was under the impression that you were a smarter man than that.

Take both of them away, now!

Sir, SDF attack helicopters are bombing the Tokyo Bay crossing bridge!

I told you!

It's already too damn late!

Chief, transmission circuits all over Tokyo are going down.

Reroute all international calls and patch them through to Makuhari.

Watch the damage assessment. The cables within the city are going down one after

another. Minato, Chuo, Shinjuku, Bunkyo, Setagaya, all these lines are dead.

You were

planning

on resigning, weren't you?

You can't back down now, even though we weren't able to stop him before he took

action. This match isn't over yet.

What are we going to do now? We can't go back to the SV-2. The SV-2 has probably

been decimated, but we still have our forces.

Forces that we can depend on.

Kikisu to Ojiro.

22606. Over.

Second platoon to headquarters.

Come in. Unit 2, come in. Unit 2, can you read me? Unit 3, please respond.

Calling headquarters of the 201st. Guard unit here. Headquarters, do you read me?

Onaga to Komome.

Verifying airship over Tokyo.

Most likely civilian.

Over. Onaga to Komome.

Aquan, this is Fizzyball.

Detect cloning of all frequencies in Tokyo area.

Heavy ECM by unknown party.

Negative contact. Mobile HQ in Tokyo.

If they dig down, they'll find bugs to eat. They can ride out the cold inside

the greenhouses, right?

Yeah. I'm sure they'll be fine. Being raised at the SV2 makes you pretty

tough.

Um, Mr. Shige, where are all of the maintenance people headed out to with

that thing loaded up on the carrier?

Huh? Mr. Gotoh and I had a little plan just in case something like this were to

happen. Sorry we had to keep you in the dark.

I need you to take care of the bills for the food and propane gas deliveries.

Take care of this place while we're gone.

Go ahead and turn it off.

Listening to it won't do any good anyway.

I didn't think anyone would even be trying at this point. I'm amazed.

That's the work of electronic jamming. The way we only hear fragments at a time

is the kicker. Even though you know it's pointless, you can't help but listen to

it.

So, what's the story?

Well, there are certain qualms within the ranks of the SDF.

But seriously, do you think any group within the SDF would really contemplate

committing mutiny in this country at this time? I mean, even after all this

action, major installations haven't been occupied and no political demands have

been made. What kind of a coup d'etat is that supposed to be?

The reason no political demands have been made is because there were none to

begin with.

Interrupting the flow of information and creating confusion isn't their M.O. That

was their entire goal in a nutshell.

This is nothing more than a terrorist act disguised as a coup d'etat, an act

of conviction guided by a specific philosophy.

Creating conditions like that in wartime, or staging a warlike situation

with the capital as its backdrop, that's the Predator's one and only aim. The

best way to bring this situation to a complete end is to go out there and

arrest the perpetrator.

What I can't understand for the life of me is why.

I have my suspicions, but it would be best to catch him and ask him directly.

Well, I gotta go.

Please take care of things for me.

Wrong way. That's the back door.

Don't forget, I'm a wanted man.

Sir, I know I don't have to say this, but please remember... I know. There are

to be no orders of coercing the young kids, right?

I got it.

Bye now.

Ms. Nagumo, there's no sense in mulling over what you could have done.

Instead of that, let's think about what it is we can do next.

Old Cap!

And there's my man now.

Old Man!

Sir! Old Cap!

Sir!

All right! You men know what you have to do! Yes, sir!

Apparently the SV-2's been decimated, but we're still standing strong.

It's time we got some payback from those bastards.

Get as many people as you can over to Hachioji. If any of them start whining,

then rope them up and drag them out if you have to.

Darling, no!

It'll be all over if you go!

You finally made it to Section Chief!

Why do you have to go?

I'm sorry, but it's what I have to do, or I'll lose something more important

than work.

Everyone's waiting for me, so... But there's another!

Huh? It's true.

There's another baby inside of me.

Oh, come on! How long are you going to drag this out already? We don't have

much time.

Well, thank you, ma'am. We'll take good care of him. Goodbye!

No, stop!

You rotten husband-nappers!

Mickey John, come back alive!

You're a godsend.

I can't wait to get rid of that bastard. He tried to rally the cadets and march

on Tokyo.

Seriously, I don't know what to do with this guy when he's like this.

So, how many joined up with him? Do you think any of the kids these days can be

rallied to a cause that oaf brings up?

All right, Ota, time to go.

Hey there, Ota-chan.

Hey, man, how you doing?

What's wrong?

We can still go back, you know. This isn't an official mission.

If we go, you'll probably get thrown out of the force.

They may even strip you of your labor operator license.

You still want to go?

Sounds like you're the one who's unsure about this.

Come on, who wouldn't be?

I don't want to be some young girl wrapped up with operating labors and

only that.

I love labors, but I don't want to rely on just that.

Let's go.

I knew it. It's unmanned.

It's just flying around in circles on autopilot.

Let's take care of this before the JGSDF choppers get here. Don't miss.

How can I miss with a target like that?

The birds are in the way. Who cares about the birds?

Just shoot it.

It's losing altitude fast.

Where the hell did you shoot that thing?

Give me a break.

I didn't hit anything but the pod!

Watch out! It's gas!

This is the Guard Unit.

Come here.

The yellow kit is leaking all through the queue group. The area is really

dangerous. I need help. The Guard Unit.

Hurry up! Get out of here! Come on! Get out of here!

Start evacuating units that aren't equipped with masks.

Move them up as high as possible.

Don't just stand there, damn it! Those with masks are to direct a public

evacuation.

An inert gas?

The gas was colored, but completely innocuous. It couldn't have hurt a fly,

but it was effective.

Had it been lethal, God only knows.

Then maybe they're bluffing. They found canisters full of the real thing inside

of the blimp. I don't know if they really intended to use it or not, but

the higher-ups certainly don't have the balls to find out if they mean business.

There had to be a reason why they had such huge things floating around. But I

guess now we know. The blimp's double as a way to take thousands of people

hostage. That's some smart thinking. It puts us at a standstill.

Unfortunately, we can't leave it that way. Take a look at these images.

Aerial photos of the reclaimed areas?

Reclaimed Island 18.

The second photo is a close-up.

Hmm?

That wreckage is the remains of a chopper that was blown up.

And next to that is a parabolic antenna.

The experts say it's a powerful field communication system.

Appears to be enemy headquarters.

This thing controls the blimps? Sure, why else would they have it? They

couldn't blanket an area as big as this with just a jamming signal.

We might be able to disengage that powerful ECM signal if we can somehow

send out a compressed encrypted code sequence through specific preset

frequencies. Nothing more ridiculous than a weapon system that can't be

controlled remotely.

But what about the frequency and the code?

We'll get Tsuge to tell us. There's no doubt that he's there.

I don't see why we don't just hit the place with a missile. What if there's a

continuous communication link between that thing and the blimps, and the

disruption sets off some kind of program within the airships? That's how I'd set

it up. Can you guess who took that photograph?

U.S. military?

The U.S. military's been scrutinizing this thing from the very beginning.

An hour ago, a communique came in from the U.S. embassy.

The U.S. military will directly intervene unless this situation can be

resolved by 700 hours tomorrow morning.

The U.S.'s 7th Fleet is heading west at full speed, and all the U.S. bases

across Japan have begun to mobilize.

They're not that reckless.

Oh, yes, they are.

Nations have no real friends.

You can see how this provides for a very tempting opportunity, right?

This country is going to start all over again from the end of World War II.

Once you're done with swapping out the electrical systems, we need to start

installing the OS.

We can't redo this once you add the armor. Got it?

Labor 3, roll it out.

I'm impressed with how it's going.

Well, most of these guys learn their trade by working on these babies. At

this pace, we might make it in time.

The operation calls for a surprise attack on their command center at island

number 18, so we can't approach them from the air or sea. Instead, we'll use

the underground passageways that were used to transport labors during the

second phase of the Babylon Project.

Next step, please. Yes, ma'am.

The distance between Shiodome and our destination via an artificial island is

1,200 meters.

The problem is this last stretch, here.

It's a typical caisson-constructed undersea tunnel with a total length of

250 meters.

From the island, it descends to a depth of 50 meters below the ocean via an

incline elevator.

It then passes through a tunnel 9 meters tall and about 200 meters long.

Finally, it takes you to the elevator that goes up to the surface of the

reclaimed area.

That's the perfect spot for an ambush!

Well, we do have to assume that the enemy is also aware of this tunnel.

Question, how are we going to get to the entrance of the tunnel?

Tokyo is full of units, none of which we can be sure whose side they're on.

Commander Gotoh is working on the details.

Huh? Commander Gotoh?

Wow. That's an honest-to-goodness anti-tank rifle. That's amazing.

Dammit, I want something with real firepower, like a machine gun or a

Gatling gun!

Look, a slug shot from a rifle can be just as effective against softer targets

like military laborers and armored cars. The point is you gotta hit them. Close

one eye and aim carefully. That's all. Then you'll nail it. Well, I gotta get

going. But what if a big tank's coming at me? Then what?

Then close your other eye as well.

Whoa! Okay!

Hold it right there!

What are you doing here? What are you working on?

We figured the disc Mr. Matsui got might contain some kind of encrypted codebook

within it. A codebook? Here we go!

I never realized there was a place like this under Tokyo.

It's a leftover dream from the boom days of shoreline development.

It was shut down in 1943.

Ginza's Phantom Shinbashi Station was dormant for over 50 years, then

reconnected to the Bayside Construction Zone, the junction between the old and

new. But I hear they never used it.

I'd be willing to bet there are a lot of places just like this all over the city.

Places abandoned and forgotten by all, huh?

Here they come.

D-Train and fall in.

I'm happy to see you all came.

Shinohara.

Izumi.

Shinji.

Ota, and Yamazaki.

Your mission is as follows. Together with Commander Nagumo, you are to arrest

the central figure in this affair who is holed up on Reclaimed Island 18.

From now on, you'll be taking orders from Commander Nagumo.

Meet any and all resistance with force and neutralize them. This will be the

final mission of the SV-2 second unit. Now go give them hell.

We will proceed immediately.

All aboard.

Shinobu I won't accept you going down with him understood just to make the

arrest and then come back to us.

I Will be waiting for you proceed

Why aren't you going along with them?

I would, but there's still a lot of things that I need to take care of. I

know it's awkward considering the help you've provided, but I'm gonna have to

arrest you.

Everyone freeze!

Shigeki Arakawa, you're under arrest for violating the Subversive Activities Law

and others.

You better have an explanation.

The information you provided regarding what happened with all the recent

incidents was astonishingly timely and accurate. Of course it was.

You yourself were a member of the organization that you were

investigating. You were one of Tsuge's comrades, but you were betrayed.

When Tsuge revamped the plans from a demonstrative political appeal to an all

-out plan to start a war, and then disappeared, you were left hanging out

in the cold.

Because of the nature of the conspiracy, you couldn't start a public

investigation. That's why the SV-2 caught your attention.

You used us while keeping an eye on Inspector Nagumo.

But that's all pure conjecture.

On the night before the final attack, you let Tsuge go.

Even if it didn't hit Tsuge, one shot would have the place crawling with the

peacekeeping units.

The waterway was narrow.

The chances of arresting him were pretty high.

But you didn't go for it. Why?

Because you were the one that needed to get custody of him. You had to stop

Tsuge from going ahead with his plans.

But if your entire organization's scope was divulged by Tsuge, you'd be at a

loss. And another thing.

Even now, you still haven't called in the regulars. Your motive for relying on

a black sheep unit like us is obvious.

That's not something an upright public servant would do.

Isn't that the pot calling the kettle black?

Public servants that aren't upright fall into two categories.

Those that are evildoers, and those that are superheroes.

Arakawa, I must say I enjoyed the conversations we had.

The part about a fraudulent peace versus a truthful war.

But even if the peace that we enjoy right here in this city is a false one,

then the war that Tsuge created itself is just an illusion as well.

This city, it's just too small for a real war.

War is always a surreal experience.

There has never been a time in history when a war wasn't surreal.

Hey, the reason that I'm here is because I am a police officer, but why aren't

you by Tsuge's side?

Let's go.

I knew they'd be here.

Those are tactical robots developed by the US Army called the Ixtel. They're

wire-guided and act like mobile gun platforms.

Dealing with them in this situation won't be easy. How about if we have the

labors act as a distraction, while Mr. Shinshi and I go around to the back and

sever the control cables?

Then we'll have Labor 3 hit him with a blast VCM.

That's the basic plan, plus we'll improvise as the situation changes.

That may be our only option.

Ota, take point. Nola, follow him while guarding Commander Nagumo.

Hiromi, you stay here and cover us. Move out when the flare goes off.

Come on you scumbags, I'm right here!

Ota, are you out of your mind?

Shut up!

Mr. Ota, what are you doing?

Dammit, Buchiyama, what kind of advice was that? By the time I aim to shoot,

they shoot a hundred rounds back at me!

Well, duh.

At this range, you can't out-shoot them.

Hiromi, how about some cover fire?

Well, in either case, this plan's hosed. Those things may act more like Ota, but

there's still a thinking human controlling them.

I heard that!

What should we do?

The up and about won't do anything! Let's go!

Hey, get back here!

I'll go in parallel. Officer Izumi!

There's no choice!

Hiromi, fire!

Are you still there?

Answer me, damn it!

Oh my goodness, what a pretty flower bed.

Bright white flowers that smell so beautiful.

They're on the move.

Commander! Commander Nagumo!

Yes, Nagumo here.

Please ready your ECM systems.

Officer Shinohara, where are you right now?

Once the cables are severed, they'll go into automatic mode and shoot at

anything that doesn't give off an ID signal.

That's your chance to crush them.

Uta, are you awake yet?

No. Time for your favorite close quarters combat. Get ready.

Commander!

All units, now prepping jamming at maximum range.

Once I begin, shut down all sensors and operate with the naked eye.

Let's go!

You Martian bastard!

Fine, how's that?

Izumi, come on! Hurry up and finish this thing off!

It shot through the-

Looking out from up here, the city looks like it's only a mirage. Don't you think

so as well?

Even if it is an illusion, there are those who accept it as reality and that

live in it.

Or do even those people appear like an illusion to you?

Three years ago, I lived in that illusion after I came back.

I tried to get people to realize what it was, but no one noticed until the first

shot rang out.

And... maybe even now.

Right now, I am here, standing right in front of you, and I am no illusion.

Please go ahead.

Begin broadcast.

Maximum power.

Do you suppose that I come to bring peace to the world?

No, not peace, but division.

From now on, a family of five will be divided. Three against two, and two

against three.

Fathers will be against their sons, and sons against their fathers.

Mothers will be against their daughters, and daughters against their mothers.

So, you remembered that passage.

That was all you wrote in the last letter you sent to me after you got

back.

I thought you were describing your experiences out in the field back then.

People seem to never notice things till it's too late.

However, they must be punished for their sins.

Don't you agree?

Yukihito Tsuge, you are under arrest.

Shinohara, can you hear me?

Shinohara here, Commander.

Yes, I can hear you. If we can hear the Commander's voice above ground, then

that means... The jamming signal's gone!

Finally! We did it!

Commander!

Commander! In the end, I guess they're all I really have.

I just got word that your people that escaped by boat have all surrendered to

the peacekeeping units.

Nobody knows how many were injured or killed, or what the final costs will be.

So just tell me one thing.

You're the one who brought about all this misery, so why didn't you just kill

yourself?

Perhaps there is a part of me that wants to see more.

See more of what?

This city's future.