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Jean?

Jean!

Rouge.

It's been a while.

While I was captured by the Protection Bureau,

we were attacked by one of the Immortal Nine,

and these two people saved me, so I could make it here.

I have been relieved of my duty as the chairman.

Yeah.

I've heard.

I am sorry, Rouge.

So you are Ash Stahl from the Protection Bureau and Noid-262.

I see you've been taking care of Rouge.

Thank you.

Never mind that, Former Chairman...

It was you...

...trying to get in our way for our investigation from behind, eh?

I see you're as resourceful as they say.

Being utterly curious is my redeeming feature.

By the way, what is that?

I wonder.

Even I don't know.

But it might possess the answer we seek.

Would you like to see it?

METALLIC ROUGE

You know, in a movie...

Going down the stairs to a hideout...

...would always mean danger...

...at least that's the cliche.

Being utterly curious is also a danger itself.

You finally have the gut to say that, eh...

What is this?

Is this some kind of library?

It's only a library in shape.

This is...

Our father...

Roy Yunghart's memories...

What is this place?

This is where Father's memories are stored.

One might as well call it a memory library.

I have heard...

...of a system capable of storing human memories into an external storage.

Even storing a day's worth of memories would take a lot of space.

If you told me these are all Professor Yunghart's memories,

I wouldn't be surprised.

I guess mine would be as large as a high school library.

I have something to investigate.

Would you like to tag along?

Sure, I'm used to boring stuff.

Rouge.

I must know about you.

For that, I want to look around our father's memories.

I want to know as well.

About me.

"Who will become the pastor?"

"It's me," said the crow.

"I have the Bible."

"I will be the pastor."

"Who will become the attendant?"

The subject's emotions are substantially growing.

However, compared...

...to other Proto Neans I have made so far,

it is obviously slower.

In comparison with the emotional growth,

the subject's strength far exceeds that of a human.

This...

...also outperforms the other Proto Neans.

In other words,

the subject has her emotional and physical growth inverted.

Interesting.

Was this an intentional design by Eva?

Or a mere coincidence?

We can eat this together like this.

Delicious...

She has taste buds.

Taking unnecessary nutrients...

...has no other meaning than pleasure.

One day, she will come to understand this.

Rouge.

How cold.

I can't feel any compassion from his words...

What did he even think of me?

So I was just a subject for his research?

I don't know either.

That's why I want to find out.

Me too.

Let's continue.

Yeah.

So you are Jean...

You will be my son from today.

And just like that,

I was welcomed as his son.

It's that person.

How do you know?

When I was captured in the moving carnival,

I saw her in my dream.

I won't hand it over.

I won't hand over the data for Code Eve.

Especially to the government!

The Commission for the Welfare of Artificial Species...

...will be managing the Neans just like they've always been.

What happened to Code Eve?

Code Eve.

Code Eve...

I regret this.

I have stripped the Neans of their freedom.

With the Azimov Code that would make them obey humans...

I regret constructing that code.

Which is why Code Eve is our hope.

To free the Neans...

...from the binding Azimov Code.

Code Eve!

Is that...

...Professor Eva Christella?

You should've explained if you knew.

She passed away 17 years ago in an accident.

A genius bio-physics scientist.

She was Professor Yung's apprentice,

and together, they created Neans.

Correct.

And she was also my mother.

Code Eve is a program that can disable the Azimov Code,

and liberate every single Nean with it.

So you can be free, it seems.

I can't really feel it.

I don't really feel restricted right now.

You Neans sure are naive.

My mother...

Eva Christella...

She refused to give the data to the Commission for the Welfare of Artificial Species,

and destroyed it.

Ostensibly, that is.

In reality, it wasn't the case.

She hid it inside the id of the Proto Neans...

...created by Father.

There are nine of them.

They are the Immortal Nine.

After Mother passed away,

Father found out about it from the leftover documents.

Then, he began searching for the Immortal Nine.

They must have been aware of it,

and murdered Father.

How come I know what your mom looked like?

That's...

Because Eva Christella...

...was also your mother, Rouge.

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She created you.

Rouge.

What do you mean?

Why had Father been keeping it a secret?

What was he observing me for?

I don't know of Father's true intention.

He might actually just be observing you.

Yet, behind it all, there's no telling if he didn't possess any affection toward you.

Father...

He was a complicated man.

If it's true...

If Code Eve could really set the Neans free...

Isn't that a good thing?

Wouldn't that make Jill and the Altar correct?

What are we fighting the Immortal Nine for?

So avenging our father was a lie?

It's not.

Am I doing something wrong here?

You're not.

I don't understand... What's not wrong about this?

We must stop the Immortal Nine.

What will happen if the Neans are free now?

You saw it yourself, didn't you?

Neans have their own various problems.

Groups such as CFN and the Altar...

...would further emphasise Nean's rights...

...and freedom.

A rapid change by violence...

...will only lead the world into chaos...

...and the Neans themselves will riot even more.

But there are Neans trying to live a better life.

Yes.

That's why we must prevent it from being chaotic.

For them to live a better life.

Now is not the time for that.

Uh, can I have a word here?

Both are right, and not wrong.

Both freedom and order are essential.

So much that it's troubling.

It's now a matter of which one you'll choose.

Your brother wishes for order.

So, what do you wish yourself, Miss?

Shall we charge now, Madam?

Not yet. Stand by.

What in the...

Why aren't you deforming?

I don't know what to do.

Who are you?

What do you want?

I want to fight and destroy you.

Now, go and deform.

Fight me.

I don't want to.

It's no fun fighting someone who is not willing to.

Are you related to me?

My name is Cyan.

Your little sister who's about to kill you.

Little sister?

That girl...

Let's meet again when you feel like fighting me, Sis.

When that happens...

Let me kill you.

She looks just like you.

The same type of Nean as Rouge.

Wait, the only one who could create something like that...

For real?!

I misjudged their timing!

Administrator Kahn...

Ash! We have a report of the Ministry of Truth being invaded!

Gregory, status report.

The Ministry is currently under attack.

So I've heard. Could you arrange for evac?

Please get inside for a while.

We're landing now.

How annoying.

Let's just wrap this up quick, Graufon.

I'll do just that, so you won't have to bother.

I think she's the one attacking.

She?

Jill is here to recover the id.

Sarah, I loved you...

You loved me too, right?

In the id storage room?!

Stay away, you monsters!

Don't you dare touch Sarah!

She's my woman.

Her beautiful aria...

She only loved me... My one and only...

Viola never loved you.

Nius, Achilles, Viola, Verde...

I won't let your souls...

...go to waste.

I'll definitely take Jill down!

Rouge!

Be careful.

So you finally decided to come aboard?

I see. That makes you our enemy, then.

By the Code Eve,

we Neans will be freed from the yoke of Azimov Code.

The Altar...

...hereby declares war against humanity.

And then,

we'll retrieve the final key to deciphering Code Eve...

That is, your id, Rouge Redstar!

I'll take it, Rouge.

How cruel...

They'd go for anyone, even humans.

It's not me you wanted.

You only wanted my id!

No! I wanted you to fight...

...with your own free will!

I'll rip that tongue of yours!

But it's the truth.

You're just not trying to realise it!

I was!

I wavered once, but I could realise it.

With my own free will,

I'll protect the world order.

I'll protect human and Nean's freedom!

How foolish and dishonest you are!

Hang on.

Friendlies up ahead.

Ash, you came here to back...

Noid, hey!

Idiots!

Who shot him?!

Is it human?

Huh?

Was it human we shot?

No, he's a Nean.

Okay, it's a Nean.

Come. We'll escort you.

No, thanks.

Begone.

Ash...

I don't think... I'll make it.

Ash...

Your shortcoming...

...is that you're never honest with yourself.

But...

Just shut up.

I wonder why...

When I'm with you,

I'd forget that I'm a Nean...

Be sure to mind your health...

Please, smoke less...

Ash!

Kneel down on her!

Metal Rouge!

Someone in need of help?

You!

Who?

Hey, we fought together in the ruins...

Noir!

Noir?

Jet Black Noir?

It's been a while since someone called me that.

So you finally decided to fight?

Stop, Sylvia!

We were just about to gouge her id out of her body.

With this, all the nine id will be in my hand.

Actually, I need to talk to you about something.

Really?

It's about the answer to your invitation the other day...

I'd feel bad for making you wait, after all.

I've been waiting for that!

No way!

Seems like we're really not suitable for each other.

Sorry.

Noir...

Spit out the words I want to hear!

Whoops!

Aes...