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The Venus Project.

It is a rare and spectacular project...

...to terraform Venus under the leadership...

...of the Corporation for Planetary Development,

using the over-technology of the visitors.

Venus currently has an atmospheric cloud plant in place.

The atmospheric composition is transformed,

and reshaped into an environment in which carbon-based life is viable.

At the same time, Venus itself is being moved into the same orbit...

...as the Earth by gravity control using 12 artificial black holes.

A lot of Neans were born here,

engaging in the terraforming of Venus.

Why would they go so far...

...and for whom is the new habitable space for?

Nobody ever knows of the true goal behind it all.

METALLIC ROUGE

Come in.

Chairman Yunghart...

Wait, I guess it's Former Chairman now.

With the discovery of you're using a Proto Nean,

the Protection Bureau requested the disbanding of the Ministry of Truth.

Even someone from the Department of Divinities like me can't overturn the decision.

The Protection Bureau has been wanting to directly negotiate...

...with the visitors, without going through the Ministry of Truth.

This is a good reason for it.

So, was it you who leaked it?

You're so special,

hence I've also predicted such a risk.

Even so, you chose me?

I welcomed you as my subordinate, and put you with Rouge.

So, what's your question?

Well, to be frank, I happened to meet with the moving carnival.

And also that puppeteer you've been secretly investigating.

So who's the guy?

I'm still investigating.

I had my agent go after him,

but I lost him around Ceres.

The usurpers?

or maybe a human working with them?

Maybe they're linking up with the usurpers in the inviolable line...

Sikes! They might actually go here.

The Venus Project...

There is also a black reactor on Venus...

...that generates micro black holes for this purpose.

Not to mention, the place is the largest Nean production base.

That would complicate things, then.

Looks like the gears are starting to slip off.

We need to adjust them before they really slip off.

The puppeteer was messing with Rouge's memories.

Hey, there's still something you're hiding from us about her, right?

Anyway, since her true identity has come to light,

Rouge Redstar will be transferred to the Protection Bureau,

and will receive appropriate punishment there.

Appropriate punishment...

You people really like the phrase.

Appropriate punishment, my ass!

How could they remove me from the Yunghart case!

They must be under pressure from someone...

There are numerous precedents...

...for submitting false documents, and disciplinary action...

...against unauthorised searches.

This punishment is very appropriate and proper.

Whose side are you on?

Of course, yours.

So, where are we going now?

The Ministry of Truth.

The red suspect has been apprehended.

Like hell I'm staying still.

We're not the gears of an organisation.

So Rouge Redstar was really the red suspect?

Yeah, I saw with my own eyes.

But they are now under the watchful eye of the Protection Bureau.

I don't think they will cooperate.

Besides, we're already off the case...

Who cares? We go from the front.

We'll figure it out if we go there.

Always so rough, aren't you?

Can't you stop yapping for a sec?

This is why I hate Neans.

I really need some Nectar than chocolate now...

This is a violation of Article 5 of the Artificial Species Operational Regulations.

We have acknowledged that this was Jean Yunghart's own decision.

Your leadership as the head of the Ministry...

...is also being questioned, and at the same time,

the Ministry, without a search warrant,

is truly abusing their legal authority.

I understand.

So, what will the Protection Bureau do with us?

The proposal for dissolution is already submitted...

...to the Commission for the Welfare of Artificial Species.

That also means you will be relieved of your duty,

Chief Chau.

Unfortunately,

without the Department of Divinities' authorisation,

the Commission cannot accept the submission.

But...

Only the Department of Divinities have the right to accept it.

That means, I have the right.

I assume you are the managing director of PanaCare, Herman Heyward?

What is a civilian like you doing here?

We want his cooperation...

...for the Proto Nean, Rouge Redstar's case.

After all, she could deform...

...into battle form, just like the Immortal.

What's she called?

I think it's...

Codename: Metal Rouge?

She's an extremely precious sample.

Hence, our company would like to disassemble her,

and conduct thorough research on her.

On top of that, we will take responsibility, and handle her.

Rouge Redstar is currently under the management of the Ministry of Truth.

Without formal paperwork, we cannot handle her to you yet.

You say "management" so easily,

but there's no way an organisation who violated the law could keep such a dangerous being!

I'll decide whether or not she is dangerous.

And not you.

You haven't seen her in action, after all!

If you see the hole she punched through Sara,

even you will...

By Sara, do you mean Sara Fitzgerald...

...a.k.a. Viola of the Purgatory, one of the Immortal Nine?

Were you in deep relationship with her?

You may take your leave now.

The Nectar's almost running out now.

Should we ask the top to administer it again?

Hey, what's happening here?!

Get it checked out!

O-Okay!

Now, let's get out of here.

Huh...? Jill's in front of me...

Is this an illusion?

I'm the real deal.

How did you get here?

A Nean friend guided me.

The real Jill is friends with a Nean?

I mean, I'm also a Nean.

Jill... the Nean?

Your favourite food, no? Want some?

Even though you had a shot to escape...

But why did you not resist?

This way.

Who are you really?

Where are we?

What is this place?

This is where the Neans considered to be dangerous were brought in.

One was destined to be disassembled, and the other...

Everyone's so beautiful.

Humans who have committed crimes are brought to justice.

But we are destined to arbitrary punishments.

Even though we were just trying to live freely.

So, you're also an Immortal Nine?

Nice face you've got.

Why did you save me?

Because I need you.

We Altar are fighting to free Neans.

Free?

From the Azimov Code, from the Nectar...

And also from the human's curse.

I told you already, no?

That you must choose to be free yourself.

The Azimov Code cannot be erased.

There's no way Neans can be...

We can free them.

YOU can free them.

Huh?

Poor thing.

I assume Jean never told you about yourself?

Jean...

What my brother said to me...

Your brother, Jean Yunghart, was fired from the Ministry of Truth.

Both you and your brother are gears of the organisation.

When they don't match,

they will be replaced and thrown away.

So...

The apprehended Proto Nean is on the loose?

Fenrir Squad, go after the runaway Rouge Redstar.

They're the dogs of war, loyal to me.

#7 APPROPRIATE GEAR

Time to go for broke!

And it broke.

Warning, warning.

Trespassers at Gate 7B.

All guards to the scene at once.

Repeat, repeat.

Warning, warning.

- Trespassers at Gate 7B. - This way!

All guards to the scene at once.

Repeat, repeat.

Warning, warning. Trespassers at Gate 7B.

All guards to the scene at once.

My bad.

It's okay.

This is my...

...own decision...

A Nean cannot cause harm to humans.

Nor they can overlook the harm done to humans.

Yes...

This is death by Azimov Code.

This is what they, as our creators...

What they, the humans, have bestowed upon us.

How vile.

O sinful creators!

Woe to humans!

Rather than collecting fellow Nean's id,

I had him prioritise you...

But it seems that I was too naive.

Who would've thought some mercenary cyborgs would greet me...

How petty of them!

Rouge!

Naomi!

Why?!

There she is! See, she really is...

Rouge.

Why do we, with this great power,

have to be slaves to humans?

Sylvia of the Flash!

If we can't walk with them, then we'll destroy them!

Even the Arcos of the Twin Heads is here...

Hey, blockhead! We're going now!

Target lost.

Go check for them now.

Rescue the wounded!

The gears...

...are slipping off...

You're also a Proto Nean, an Immortal Nine, right?

So why?

Freeze.

Sheesh, we have the red one, and the black one...

We also have the golden one,

and now an orange one?

A kid? You're kidding me.

Comparing data.

I saw their name on the passenger manifest of the liaison ship from Mars.

Is it really you, Aes?

You want me to gouge your eyes?

Huh? Alice?

Telling me to go save her...

Aes sure is an easygoing one.

You won't be able to be of use to us,

just like a stranded cat in an old rag...

Ah! Sorry for the rude things Alice said!

So Aes is Alice, and Alice is Aes?!

Umm...

It appears to be similar to personality switching...

...in dissociative identity disorder.

Explain like I'm five.

It's multiple personalities.

Hmm...

Rouge's secret...

Found corrupted data within Yunghart Residence's security backup.

Yung Residence?

Security cameras, show history.

Here is the thing you requested.

Seems like Rouge Redstar has escaped from the Ministry of Truth.

I see.

What will you do now?

Of course, to adjust the gears...

Stare...

If you have something in mind, spill it.

I told you to limit your smoking...

I mean, don't say anything!

Why would an Immortal Nine like you...

...go and save me?

We've always been on the run from Sylphia.

Alice is the more skillful one,

and always gathers intel and things needed for our survival.

Thanks to her, we could always escape danger.

It was also Alice who caught wind that more and more of the Immortal Nine...

...were killed.

Thus, she found out about you, and we approached you.

By the way, I was against it.

What do you want me to do?

We are different from the other Immortal Nine.

We just want to live normally.

Rouge...

Why do you have to kill us?

It's my mission.

So you'll kill anyone under orders, no questions asked?

Jean told me you're dangerous...

But we're not dangerous!

She's just an assassin without a thought for herself.

No use talking sense to her.

Never mind Aes, I think Alice is a bad guy.

Right. I'm not as weak as Aes, after all.

So you never question your orders?

Jean would never order something wrong to me.

Jean this, Jean that...

How can you tell he's not wrong?

What do you think yourself?

Are you the good guys, or the bad guys?

Are you a good guy for trying to kill us?

I...

Affirmed. You are a bad guy.

I'm not! I'm a good guy!

So the guy coming to kill us is a good guy?

To us, you are definitely a bad guy.

You should get it already, Aes.

That we are idiots for trying to rely on her.

H-Hey.

See you, self-proclaimed good guy.

You really are bad with people.

I see.

So one of the Immortal Nine killed Roy Yunghart?

Jean said so.

We were investigating the Yunghart case.

With this footage as a clue,

I had been after you as the red suspect.

That's not me.

Must be the camouflaging Nean...

...we met at the liaison ship.

Right! It's Jaron!

He mentioned it himself that he did it!

But what would the Immortal Nine kill Yunghart for?

I already offed Jaron...

Dead men tell no tales.

I thought I was done for...

You could've just died, though.

Long time no see, Graufon.