Briareos.
About this solo mission to infiltrate the Argonauts...
Are you still insistent...?
I'm not going to decline. I was specifically chosen for it.
It's too dangerous. All the more so if this giant Landmate is real.
Lance made the decision.
If you don't like the plan, take it up with him.
This mission is too much for you to handle.
That's why I'm going alone...
Because I want to fix that and find paradise!
You didn't used to be like this.
You were never like this when I lived with my mom
or when I was forced to learn to use knives and guns day in and day out...
I just want to keep you safe, like Karl did.
Like my detestable old man?!
Deunan...
Karl was...
I don't need a partner like you.
Deunan...
It'll take two hours for it to take hold. Rest until then.
These are implanted into some bioroids.
This one will only last for two weeks.
It'll disintegrate on its own after that.
Thank you.
I guess now ES.W.A.T. can keep tabs on whether I'm alive or not.
Another dangerous job?
A compass?
On your desk there...
Oh, yes.
I guess I never mentioned it.
It's a keepsake from my late husband.
I'm sorry...
It was a long time ago. Don't worry about it.
That reminds me, your partner was pretty worried about you.
Don't wait until it's too late. I speak from experience.
How... did he die?
Huh?
I've been wondering about it for a while now.
You've always been there to lend an empathetic ear
whenever I needed to vent about Briareos or my dad...
Compasses always point north.
Regardless of whether you're a human, bioroid, cyborg, or a robot,
compasses always point in the same direction.
What brought that on?
Oh, sorry.
I'm reminded of those words he said long ago
whenever I see you, Hitomi, and Briareos getting along.
In any case, you really should patch things up with him.
I hear the Argonauts have announced a terrorist attack.
How has Poseidon responded?
A man claiming to be Alcides' son has taken leadership of the Argonauts,
expanded the group's influence, and insists on its independence.
I'm told Poseidon will have to exercise the use of force
if armed guerillas are confirmed to be lurking within the Argonauts.
Independence, huh...
This truly is a repeat of twenty years ago.
I thought the bombardments had ruined the Argonauts' technical capabilities,
but if this terrorist threat is real, it might just take flight this time...
The mythical Landmate known as the "Bronze Bird."
You mean the Stymphalean, the exo-atmospheric Landmate?!
My fellow members of the Argonauts, founded by Alcidesl
I am Hyllus, son of Alcides and inheritor of his will!
Your skills and your spirit must continue to live forever!
So this is where the Argonaut is...
Here, let me carry some.
No, I'll do it.
Just let me.
Here.
Thanks.
Hey. You, too.
Thanks...
Pollux!
You need to work out more.
Thanks, Briareos!
113. Shifting from Point C to F.
45 to 113.
Shifting from Point C to F.
What's wrong, 113? You aren't paying' attention.
Oh, sorry.
Geez, still got her on the mind?
That's why I'm going alone... To find paradise!
You didn't used to be like this.
American Imperial FBI...
EU intelligence agents...
And colleagues from all sorts of other nations...
It's practically a spy trade show.
Hyllus...
A cyborg!
You're a dangerous girl, all right.
I'm not just "some girl"!
Take a good look around you.
Huh? isn't that that big-shot Poseidon doctor?
--She's being inspected, huh... --Yay! Yay!
--What's with the luggage?
Oh, good afternoon!
Briareos! Perfect timing!
Could you babysit for just a day? Pretty please?!
No can do. I'm on duty.
Deia's going back to Poseidon now!
I can't take care of a baby all by myself!
You're returning to Poseidon?
Yes. My term is up.
As short as it was, I enjoyed my time here.
There, there!
Now, now! Don't cry!
Don't cry, don't cry! Don't cry!
No crying!
Thanks!
Let's go.
What's wrong?
Even kids like them are terrorists?
Don't get the wrong idea.
We just don't want anyone interfering with our lives here.
I gotta say, you sure know how to make someone feel welcome.
A Colt Government... That's quite an old gun you have there.
It's just a good luck charm. A keepsake from my old man.
A keepsake?
A guy named Karl Knute used to carry that same model everywhere he went.
You know my dad?
He was your father?
Twenty years ago, I guess it was,
Karl Knute and our hero, Alcides, were comrades.
Why would my dad partner with a terrorist?
Alcides is not a terrorist.
World industries are centered around bioroids now, just like in Olympus.
Alcides founded the Argonauts in the hopes of finding a paradise
where people can live like people.
Technological development made by man alone...
That was the challenge that faced us if we hoped to change our future.
Through repeated failures-- no, through repeated trial-and-error,
the Argonauts finally successfully developed their own unique technology.
In pursuit of Alcides' ideal paradise, this technology rapidly advanced
and grew grander in magnitude.
This culminated in the Stymphalean,
a large Landmate designed for outer space deployment.
This level of technology was so great, in fact, that it surpassed Poseidon's
and made the Argonauts' name known throughout the world.
And so, Alcides, unrestrained by Poseidon, declared independence
to safeguard that technology and the people on the Argonaut.
However, this provoked Poseidon's hostility,
resulting in an influx of pirates seeking the Stymphalean,
operatives from major nations, and other sordid antagonists.
Due to this, Karl Knute was brought in as a self-defense instructor.
Alcides.
With the entire world out to get the Argonauts,
will this voyage you're on lead to a clear future for mankind?
I don't know.
But I believe this is my destiny.
I intend to continue living aboard the Argonaut, as Alcides the hero.
Karl. Will you join me?
Unfortunately, I must return to my homeland.
What are you going to do back home?
I hear the situation there has turned ugly...
I want to keep my family safe.
Family?
I have a kid on the way.
I want to teach her how to live so she can survive anywhere she goes.
And with those words, Karl left.
So she can survive anywhere she goes...
I just want to keep you safe, like Karl did.
Alcides had a child on the way at the same time too.
And that's Hyllus?
No, he's just a bioroid created from Alcides' genes.
During a Poseidon bombing,
Alcides died protecting the woman carrying his child.
And thus ended the Argonaut's voyage.
Tectonic changes drained the ocean,
leaving the ship to rust in a sea of salt.
But Alcides' will and technological skill still remain here.
So the Landmate does still exist?
Is that what you're after?
Then there's no harm in showing you.
There is no paradise where people can live like people.
Here it is.
This is the Stymphalean?
It's just a bunch of junk.
I was completely taken in by a toy that doesn't even work.
It's not junk. It's hope.
Alcides himself said that things aren't important to preserve.
Skills are.
The technological prowess to build Stymphaleans is in our hands!
Stop, Hyllus. You will bring calamity upon the Argonauts.
I've dedicated myself to protecting this place;
I even made myself into a cyborg to live longer.
I am Hyllus, son of Alcides and inheritor of his will!
I don't know if you're from Poseidon or Olympus.
But I wouldn't be surprised if Hyllus was created by your people.
So you insist on declaring independence and forcing bombardments again?!
It's a price I'm willing to pay,
if it'll spread the Argonauts' name around the world once more.
You'll never be a hero-- you can't protect those you love!
Vengeance belongeth unto me.
Who's there?!
Alcides?!
Hyll--
Elman!
You've left yourself wide open.
Vengeance belongeth unto me.
I will recompense.
Then, what is it to be a god?
The bombardment Poseidon was planning has been called off.
I'm told Poseidon recon has confirmed the ringleader's death.
No fun for us, huh?
What about Deunan?
Lance?
Through the Chief of Staff, we've asked Poseidon's recon team
to search for Deunan.
Her vital signals have vanished.
--What's going on? --An accident?
Is that...?
No way!