Reiji...
was murdered.
And that was an android.
Stop!
Stop it!
You made us happy for nothing.
You're a terrible woman.
Nanase...
Why did you tell Matsushima Nanase?
How can we deceive his sister?
You leave me no choice.
I'm terminating Matsushima Nanase.
Are you crazy?
She's Reiji's sister!
Reiji is the client who sent you here, right?
Then you...
Take me to Tokyo Imperial University.
Ando Asahi
What am I going to do?
Reiji...
You only think about yourself.
That's why you can't win.
Was that an insult?
No, uh...
This is what I'm trying to say.
Here.
No fair! You've been hiding a bishop.
I wasn't hiding it.
It's right there on the board.
I was using it to go after your king all this time.
Then...
- I'll go here. - Ouch!
That's a perfect move.
I wouldn't have expected any less from you.
You have to see things from the opponent's perspective, especially when you're in trouble.
You can easily see his weakness and plans by putting yourself in your opponent's shoes.
You have to constantly think what move would annoy your opponent the most when you're playing.
What move would annoy my opponent the most?
Nanase?
Oh, Nanase.
I just got a phone call from Asahi.
She said the professor is coming.
Is that...
Professor?
Professor Matsushima?
Why are you dressed like that?
Professor!
It's so good to see you!
Kaoru...
Hey, can you stop seducing him?
Asahi?
Reiji is still suffering memory loss from trauma.
Please go easy on him.
Are you all right, Professor?
Hey!
Ow!
Let's head to the lab for now.
Let's go, Professor.
We used the component separator to make extra strong black tea for you.
Kurata, I hope you didn't make it 100% caffeine like last time.
That was almost poisonous...
Nanase...
I can't believe it.
That was an android?
Nanase, you can't tell anyone.
Why not?
Because you'll be killed.
Who would kill me?
That android that looks like Reiji,
or the guys who killed Reiji.
Anyone who learns the existence of androids from the future are killed without exception.
So please, keep it a secret.
History will be altered if the public found out about our war.
So whoever finds out about us must be killed without exception.
Hey, where did they go?
The professor went to the restroom.
Nanase isn't back yet.
I paralyzed your vocal cords.
You can scream all you want, but no one will hear you.
Whoa!
You've found out an inconvenient truth.
So you must be terminated.
Nanase!
Stop!
She just has to keep it a secret, right?
She'll keep it a secret.
Right? Isn't that right?
Humans lie without hesitation.
Killing is the safest method.
If you kill Nanase...
I'll kill myself.
Don't lay a finger on her.
If you do...
I'll die.
I don't know who your client is,
but you would get in trouble with him if you kill Nanase.
Keep our secret.
If you tell anyone, then I'll definitely kill you.
You mentioned something about a client earlier.
Someone ordered the android to protect me.
Do you think my brother is the client?
That's what I thought at first, but...
I don't think it's him.
Why is that?
Because...
Reiji would never try to kill you.
You're right.
Who can it be?
I'll try checking his emails.
I might find something.
Please do.
Can I leave soon?
Sure. See you tomorrow.
Bye!
A group date again?
Aren't you too old for that?
That was sexual harassment and power abuse.
How is it power abuse when I'm your subordinate?
I just stated a fact, so it's not sexual harassment either.
Then at least say it with respect, you mud turtle.
Who are you calling mud turtle?
Shouldn't you get home soon too, Ando?
Huh?
Matsushima is back home.
You should cherish your time together.
Yeah. I can handle the rest.
The mud turtle can handle the rest.
Hey, why are you calling me mud turtle?!
See you.
Hey, did you send out the handouts for the new OS?
She's right.
I have to get back home.
What?
It's my home!
Hot, hot!
It's cold!
Ow!
Hey Saki.
Yes?
Why were the handouts for the new OS sent here?
Sorry.
Sorry doesn't cut it!
How stupid do you have to be to send them here?
I will personally make sure they arrive on the day of the conference.
Asahi?
Are you in a bad mood?
Don't you get it?
It's your fault.
Did you happen to have a fight with Reiji?
How's that even possible?
Kind of.
I knew it!
And those bandages?
Sort of.
Maybe you should break up with him.
I've decided.
I'll get him before he gets me!
Ow!
Saki. Hoshi.
Yes?
We're going out for yakiniku today.
My treat.
I have a group date today.
With marketing producers at Toho Pictures!
They're all hotties!
So what?
If I turned down her yakiniku treat today,
and went to the group date instead,
It would be just the two of you.
In other words?
Yakiniku date! Don't you get it?
Are you blackmailing me?
What's going on?
Nothing.
I was going to show what a wonderful colleague I am.
Understand?
Okay.
I guess the three of us will just have to enjoy yakiniku together.
Although I'm the third wheel...
Wonderful colleague of mine.
Please attend the group date tonight.
Roger!
You owe me three favors, mud turtle.
Okay.
Mud turtle!
Yes!
An intruder has been detected.
The security team is on their way.
Please report to us if you see anyone suspicious.
I repeat,
an intruder has been detected.
The security team is on their way.
It stopped.
They can even detect intruders of this size?
Or...
Did he install a sensor?
Cheers!
It's so good!
Eat up!
They say men who eat lots of meat climb up the corporate ladder.
We need you to eat more.
Reiji doesn't eat meat though, right?
That's not true.
Almost...
Hey, those were mine!
It's so good!
This meat is so delicious!
Perfect!
What kind of meat is this?
Beef.
Beef?
Oh, this is beef, as in steaks?
This can't be your first time eating beef, right?
No, it's my first time.
Well, I was really poor.
When I was a student, a classmate of mine got a bunch of bread heels.
We put them in the mixer,
and pour some beef extract,
added some fixatives,
to make artificial beef, and that's what I ate.
I've gained more life experience again.
Wait, wait, wait.
Now it's freshly poured.
Thank you. Thank you.
Not yet!
Large bowl of rice.
Whoo!
Fresh cooked rice!
This is exactly what I wanted!
I was a huge fan of Reiji.
He's the kind of person I wanted to be.
That's why...
I've read many books about him.
All those books state Reiji doesn't eat meat.
I never knew Reiji loved meat.
You're someone special to him because you know these details about him.
You two have your own history... or I guess a special connection.
So you two should make up.
I can't stand seeing you down like this.
Please cheer up.
Thanks.
I'm going to use the restroom.
The meat is burning.
You were watching us?
I've already told you that you're under my constant surveillance.
What? You were sleeping the whole time!
My sensors were still active.
You almost burned yourself making udon.
You kicked me and got injured.
You couldn't take a bath.
Sounds tough.
Sounds tough?!
Would you like to order more?
No...
Why didn't you just stop charging while I was cooking or taking a bath?
You should've negotiated.
Although I may not have cooperated depending on the circumstances.
I'll kill him.
What's wrong?
Nothing.
The meat is burning.
Ow!
Excuse me.
Get me the Jason.
What are you doing?
I'm going to destroy you.
Wait!
Calm down.
Is the android going to beg for his life?
You told me not to kill Matsushima Nanase.
But you're going to kill me?
What are you talking about?
You're a machine!
Humans and machines are different.
Are you okay, Professor Matsushima?
Police!
Drop your weapon!
Are you all right? Professor Matsushima?
Drop your weapon, or we'll shoot!
What?!
Time of arrest: 23:16.
You're under arrest for attempted murder.
Ow...
What?
You know what you were doing!
Here I am! I've been summ―
There's a mirror here!
Cool.
So cool!
Sick!
Oh, there he is.
Tada! Here I am! I've been summoned!
I didn't summon you.
Is that how you treat the person who saved your life?
I called the police, you know?
S-Save me. My wife is trying to kill me!
The image on my right eye is frozen.
Maybe because you were electrocuted.
Do you understand that you would've been scrapped?!
Just get to work.
Can't you see that I am, dammit?
But you could've ran if you wanted to.
Why didn't you?
Don't tell me...
you wanted to die?
I'm not equipped with emotion.
Really?
Stab!
Get me a lawyer.
Something horrible will happen if you don't let me out soon.
I didn't abuse my husband. I'm innocent!
I want to take a shower...
and change...
Ow!
I can't sleep in here!
Wake up.
Someone's here to pick you up.
He's such a kind husband!
Come out.
I withdrew your domestic violence charges.
You'd better! I didn't do it!
Don't lie.
You were attempting to kill.
It was enough to put you in jail,
but I hacked into the police database and released you.
Trying to destroy a robot isn't attempted murder.
You were almost killed by the enemy while you were snoring in your sleep.
Put these on.
You are constantly in danger.
That mini robot was supposed to crawl into your brain from your ear,
then self-destruct to kill you.
Sensors were installed to detect enemies in this condo and in your building at work.
The alarm went off two days ago in your office
because the sensors reacted to the intrusion of that mini robot.
Hey, why do they want to kill me so badly?
What's the problem of me living?
Why are you all quiet now?
Would my survival change the future in a hundred years?
Yes.
Would the future turn into a dystopia if I were killed?
No.
If you were killed according to history,
there wouldn't be a single person starving to death in the world by then.
All human beings would be equal.
So what would happen if I avoided my fate and survived?
This utopian future would be changed?
I'm merely following my client's order to protect you.
However, I believe protecting you is the same as protecting the future.
You seemed to be having a nightmare last night.
Was it somehow related?
I don't dream.
Public Safety Department Section 9, Detective - Ashimo Isaku
No smoking, no smoking. I get it.
Isaku.
I came across some interesting information.
Public Safety Department Section 9, Detective - Tomiya Yoshiyuki
Matsushima Reiji's name popped up in one of Sendagaya Police Station's domestic violence reports.
Domestic violence?
Domestic violence? You kidding?
Go and grab that domestic violence report.
Here.
You're pretty thoughtful this time.
It seems his wife, Asahi, went berserk with a chainsaw.
A special type of chainsaw used to cut rails and steel beams.
The absurdity of it led them to dismiss it as a joke.
Obviously someone tampered with the paperwork.
What?
Hey, take this out to Godai for investigation.
Investigate what?
Something wrong with the back side?
Pen pressure.
You see Matsushima Reiji's signature here?
Look.
Only his signature is missing bumps on the back.
That means...
what?
Go. That's what we want him to investigate.
Right.
Stop.
What is it?
This is still usable.
It's broken.
I'll repair it.
Are you still using that casette player?
Well, it's still usable after some repairs.
Oh, it's still alive.
You see, objects have lives too.
They have lives?
Yeah. You hear people say "life span" of a product, right?
So I want to use them for as long as possible.
Before their life span expires.
Huh?
Could this be it?
What is it?
Oh, you'll burn yourself, so be careful.
Okay.
Hey...
You're kind to objects.
I'm just treating them equally.
Humans and other living things only need to live.
They don't need to be useful to someone.
But objects are different.
They're discarded once they're no longer useful.
They're not even allowed to exist.
After what happened a few days ago,
it seems they're trying to improve security awareness here.
The alarm went off in your office two days ago because the sensors reacted.
Ando?
Huh?
I'll get it.
Corporate Communications. Komatsu speaking.
What? My father?
That's strange. There is no way my father would visit me.
Ask him my birthday.
What's going on?
An intruder here already?
He's saying he doesn't know?
There's our intruder number one.
No, he's definitely my father.
Huh?
What?
As expected of the great Enigma Engine Soft.
It was hard getting through security.
No smoking here.
What do you want?
What's wrong with a father wanting to see his daughter?
I've never thought of you as my father.
You hurt my feelings.
Murderer.
Mom still hates you...
for killing her little brother.
What's wrong with shooting a criminal?
I merely did my job.
And you call yourself human?
No wonder mom divorced you!
Ando.
Nice to see you again.
Hello.
Tell me...
Is there anything strange about Ando Asahi?
You're just using me for an investigation?
You really are scum!
Now you call me scum?
Oh well, I'll investigate her on my own.
There's an intruder here!
Where?
Right here! He's an intruder!
She's my daughter.
Walk!
What does a detective want from me?
I'm personally interested in your brother.
Sorry.
I'm allergic to cigarette smoke.
I didn't know. Sorry.
Say...
Is it really your brother who came back?
What do you mean?
I have evidence that your brother is dead.
I have a hunch that something inhuman is involved.
I would believe the wildest stories.
Could you tell me if there's anything you know?
A-Actually...
Sorry.
Damn it.
I could kill you at any time.
Don't forget your promise.
Sorry about that.
Let's continue.
I-I have nothing to tell you.
Good-bye.
Hey!
Now?
Yes.
Can we meet?
I have something urgent to discuss with you.
Okay. Come to my office.
The police?
I think we should report it to the police.
That android is dangerous.
I'm scared.
Just the thought that it could attack me again keeps me awake at night.
Let's ask the police for protection.
I'm sure they'll believe us if we went together.
But will the police side with us?
There must be someone who will.
At the very least, I can believe in human beings more than that killer robot.
Asahi, is that killer robot more important to you than me?
Of course not...
Then please!
Okay.
If that's what you want.
That's what we'll do..
But objects are different.
They're discarded once they're no longer useful.
They're not even allowed to exist.
Nanase...
Human beings are easily fooled.
My dear sister.
Ando Asahi is prohibited from dying!
ARX II-13.
A killing machine shouldn't be acting like a hero.
A killing machine?
Are those your last words?
It's over.
Requesting permission for atomic disposal.
Execute atomic disposal.
Have you been doing this until now?
Killing one after another...
countless murders?
There is no such thing as countless for me.
I remember every single one of their names and faces.
I haven't forgotten them. Not for a second.
Doesn't it make your heart ache?
I'm not equipped with emotion.
Are you sure?
Even so,
I think you feel sadness.
If... just if...
you didn't have to kill anyone,
then what would you do?
I would no longer be useful.
I'd just get scrapped.
If you didn't get scrapped?
There's no need to think about that.
They have lives?
You hear people say "life span" of a product, right?
If you didn't have to kill anyone,
then what would you do?
I would no longer be useful.
I'd just get scrapped.
Matsushima Nanase
Hello?
It's me, Nanase.
Are you the real Nanase?
Of course.
Anyway, I was searching my brother's computer, and...
I found a couple of emails from 100 years in the future.
Emails from 100 years in the future?
Maybe it's from the client who sent the android here.
I don't know if it's encrypted,
or if it's a program of some kind...
I can't read its contents,
but the sender's messages and my brother's replies occur 100 years in the future.
He was emailing someone 100 years in the future?
Is that even possible?
Yes, it is.
If I didn't have memories of Reiji,
I wouldn't have to go through so much suffering.
Sometimes that's how I feel.
Do you want to forget?