There's stardust over our heads Zujyou ni wa hoshikuzu
They fall into a bottomless pit Ochiru wa naraku no soko
When the curtain opens, it is the dark Makuakishi ankoku
Grand Guignol GURANGINYORU
Thanatos and Eros... TANATOSU to EROSU ga
Take one another's hands and dance in circles Te wo tori odorimeguru?
A carnival of desire Yokubou no KARUNABARU
Everyone is in the crowd Daremo ga mure no naka
Being lost in solitude Kodoku ni fukeri
And seeing forbidden dreams lkenai yume wo miru
While it has now been deserted, lma wa haioku
In the pleasure hall of the golden tower, Ougontou no yuugijyou de
Reminiscing sweet memories Amaki tsuioku
And searching from deep inside your mind for them Dokuro no ganka ni saguru
The rusted short sword Sabitsuku tanken wo
Is picked up and pointed toward my chest Hiroiage kono mune ni
And every time it is held up over my head Mukete kazasu tabi
The red blood Akaki chi ga
Seethes from the pain of living lkiru itami ni tagiru
A gorgeous paradise Gokusai no rakuen
A dictator's garden Dokusaisya no teien
A moment lasts 1001 nights Toki wa issen'ichiya
In the capital of evil Ma no miyako
Within the grotesque city, GUROTESUKU na machi ni
You're a sleeping princess Nemureru kimi wa oujyo
The sacrifice of a young girl Shoujyo SAKURIFAISU
Is made with transparent wings Toumei na tsubasa de
The innocent soul Muku naru tamashii
Welcomes the daybreak Reimei wo mukaeyo
We certainly didn't expect your pilgrimage tonight, Lady Vesta.
This is truly appreciated.
I'll be staying here for the night.
Is that all right?
Why, of course it is.
I heard this city's lab had a doll brought in.
Yes, Lady Vesta.
It seems that was an order from Volk City.
So...
It's still here, after all.
Can I see that doll?
It's dangerous, Layla.
Lady Vesta is here. It'll definitely be dangerous.
You'll be killed.
She's called a goddess, but she's also one of the Original Dozen.
I can understand wanting to rescue Nei,
but that's like jumping into a trap!
Don't follow me.
You want to die?
Don't follow me.
Things should have some kind of a plan, shouldn't they?
Did you give her a sleeping agent?
Don't be absurd.
I only adjusted the oxygen...
...and carbon dioxide density in that room a little.
A sleeping princess.
This is so such an important sample isn't damaged.
Soon, someone from Volk City will come pick her up.
We need to hand her body over untainted.
It will be up to us to protect the targeted young girl,
and Lady Vesta on her pilgrimage from Metis City to Volk City.
No matter what kind of person gets in our way.
It's off limits until the escorts from Volk City arrive.
I see...
That's unfortunate.
However, it is embarrassing as mayor...
...to not be able to grant the wishes of the Goddess Vesta.
Please wait in your room for a short while.
I'll definitely convince the research division.
You needn't go out of your way.
There is no need for you to worry about that.
Those scientists...
Leave one of them, but tie up the rest.
Huh? But the research lab is under Lord Volk's direct control.
This is Metis City.
Can't you take orders from me, the mayor?
Understood, Mr. Metis.
Show me...
Show me the reason...
...why Lord Volk and Lady Vesta are concerned about this.
Th- This is! Could it be?!
It's true.
Let's have a look at this.
Are you awake, Nei?
You didn't get up because of a timer or a sensor.
No, you're not even a doll.
I am... a doll.
No, you're a living child!
I am... a doll who belongs... to Ms. Layla.
I am a pet android, manufactured by the Dome City Complex.
Type CHS2253R.
Also known as a ten-year-old custom type.
Among all the complex high-end types,
I was manufactured especially to serve humans...
You're not!
You are a living child, not one of which has been born in over ten years!
Let's take a much closer look at your body.
This is for all the people on Mars.
Layla...
Good girl.
Nei!
Is it all right to not summon Lady Vesta?
That doesn't matter. There's something I need to confirm first.
But...
You guys get out of the room, too.
This is!
She's definitely human... But this!
What are you doing?
Were you aware, Lady Vesta?
That this doll is a child?
And not just an ordinary child! She is...
Stop it already, Metis.
This child may change the future of Mars...
No, she may change humanity's course away from destruction.
That's what you and Lord Volk are trying to monopolize.
The citizens of Mars won't allow something like that to happen!
Metis...
Mr. Metis, the envoys from Volk City have arrived.
Perfect timing. I guess all the players have gathered now.
We've come from Volk City to pick you up.
That... I mean, she is Nei.
She's the child you're searching for.
Excuse me. Before your arrival, I did a little bit of checking.
I was just having a discussion with Lady Vesta.
How about it? Shall we make an exchange?
Exchange?
A child who isn't supposed to be born.
This is a great gospel to our humanity,
who have lost hope for the future.
Humanity may still be able to have a succeeding generation.
However, the only ones who will see that through...
are those of the Original Dozen like Lord Volk and Lady Vesta,
who lead an existence of eternal life and youth.
What are you trying to say?
I want you...
to make my body like yours and Lord Volk's.
Is that your desire?
What's so funny about it?!
The Earth crumbled and the Moon came.
Many people have died, children aren't born,
and the passing years only add more lines to our faces!
Everyone is scared!
Scared of the death that draws closer day by day!
Metis, I can't grant your wishes.
Well then, envoys, I want you to tell this to Lord Volk.
Nei... The sample will be studied.
And by revealing the secret of how a child is born,
we can control the population as we please.
We?
Yes! The research facility here in Metis City...
...is better than the one in Volk City!
Experiments, research, or even a detailed dissection!
With this facility, they can be done with ease!
I see.
Make me the same as the Original Dozen, and...
What?!
It's a female Barbaroi gladiator!
It's Layla Ashley, the one on the "most wanted" lists!
Where is Nei?
I don't care if you kill her!
Dispose of her before she gets close to the research lab!
A gladiator is a combat specialist.
Only a gladiator can beat a gladiator.
A- Are you a gladiator?
I'm a bona fide doll breeder.
Well, I do take on humans once in a while.
Layla! This way!
It's this room. It's a passageway to the research lab,
and there aren't too many eyes looking at it.
She's the goddess...
Layla, that person is the goddess, Lady Vesta.
Vesta...
Layla...
You poor, poor child of destiny...
And... Nei.
You, too...
Stop it, Layla.
Your precious Nei will be injured.
Put Nei down.
Layla... And...
Nei...
You were both given such heavy burdens to bear.
Children of Destiny...
Layla.
You are the personification of the sins we committed.
However...
Put Nei down!
So, you won't give up your revenge, even if it means endangering this child?
Here! This room!
The door won't open!
Layla!
It's open!
The Goddess...
Lady Vesta...
Goddess Lady Vesta...
Ms. Layla...
Stay asleep for now.
It is very sad to lose someone important to you.
But Layla, you're too sad.
Looks like I got here too late.
Are you all right, Vesta?
I strained my body a bit too much.
Layla... That child is strong.
But that hatred and the source of her strength is...
...sorrow.
I thought I taught her that hatred will lead to self-destruction.
Layla...
It looks like the time for us to face each other again has arrived.
Using a microscope, KEMIKARU SUKOOPU de
I peeked into it until morning Nozoite asamade
There are no taboos TABUU nado nai
I can do as I please Oki ni mesumama
Loving it from an anatomical standpoint ANATOMIKKU ni aishite
The city is a gigantic Tokai wa kyodaina
Place to run experiments Jikkenjyou nano
Once you're no longer necessary Fuyou ni nareba
You'll immediately be erased Suguni kesareru
Hurridly living passionately Jyounetsu ni iki isoide
There's the Garden of Eden in the basement Chikashitsu ni EDEN no sono
The happiness you fight over is an illusion Ubaiau koufuku wa maboroshi
The Eve of tomorrow Mirai no IVU
Born from MEFISUTOFERESU no
A bone of Mephistopheles Hone kara umareta
To the androids who are incapable of crying Namidamo nai ANDOROIDO no
You are the goddess of depravity Daraku no megami yo
I'll take your apple and Anata no ringo
Lick it, bite into it, Namesasete kajirasete
And soak in the taste of sin Fukumasete tsumi no aji wo