Karoku...
Nai, come here.
Karoku...
If...
...I...
Karoku...
Where did you go?
Are you nervous?
You're pushing on my stomach and I feel sick.
You're... heavy...
What part of me do you find sickening?!
That... belongs to Karoku...
A Circus ID?
It can't be...
Are they on to me?
Damn.
- An explosion?! - An intruder?! - What was that? What's going on?
Look into it!
Damn.
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There's nothing here worth anything.
Uh, um...
What?
Uh, well...
Are you going outside?
Eh?
I want to get out, too.
But...
Nice thing you got there.
I won't mind getting you out of here.
Really?
But on one condition.
Give me that bracelet.
Sure!
But it belongs to Karoku,
so if you ask him and he says okay, you can have it.
You've got yourself a deal.
Damn.
She's back.
Are you Circus?
No, you couldn't possibly be.
You look like you're more of a petty thief, maybe?
And what if I am?
Fine. Run away.
Huh?
Let's play a game of tag.
But...
I'll catch you in no time.
What the hell?!
Hey!
This way!
Welcome home, Tsukumo.
I was having tea while I waited for you.
Hey! People can see you!
Yes, yes. It's fine.
I masked my presence.
No one noticed, right?
Honestly!
More importantly, report to me on Miné, the Lady of Karasuna.
It was as we'd thought.
We'll head over right away.
Why you!
Damn it!
Come on out!
One step forward, it'll be your wingtips.
- Two steps forward, it'll be your innards. - Lady Miné! I've cornered the intruder in here!
Three steps and it'll be...
- ...the banquet of death for you. - Lady Miné...
I really should know better.
- I have to eat properly for me to have my speed. - What the hell is she?
Yeah, that's right.
I said it was a game of tag and not hide-and-seek, remember?
You have to run around more.
Uh, um...
That person...
What happened to her?
As I see it, there are always three options.
An enemy.
A small fry.
Or an easy mark.
Uh...
And this guy...
I'm Gareki.
Who're you?
Nai!
Palnedo, CEO of Gald Company.
How do you like the comforts of third-class coach?
A big difference from the VIP carriage, right?
What do you mean to do with us?
That hurt...
Damn that brat.
Oh!
I don't believe it! You're here?!
What a surprise!
- Things are in a bit of a mess right now. How embarrassing. - You could've lived a little longer if you'd kept raising money quietly.
Hey! Quit dragging your feet!
Smoke?
Great.
We've been blocked.
Yet another lead that's slipped through our fingers.
This proves that this Miné woman was involved, which makes it all the more...
...regrettable.
What is it?
Yeah. Unfortunately, they beat us to it here.
A train jacking?
Before the Security Force...
Yes, I understand.
The Security Force?!
So they're already on to me.
Damn it!
How are things over there?
This is bad.
At this rate, we'll have no choice but to leave the city.
But from the looks of it,
every way in and out of the city will probably be sealed off.
Listen.
Jump when I tell you.
O-Okay.
Here we go!
Karoku...
But man, who'd have thought?
Why was the Lady of Karasuna a monster like that?
Um...
Thank you for saving me.
Why was she holding you captive?
Uh...
I was looking for Karoku and...
So what's this Karoku guy to you anyway?
I was with Karoku for a long time.
But...
Karoku didn't come and I got lonely.
But when I went to get him...
There was a big red puddle, you see, and...
Lots of other little puddles leading all the way to the ocean...
And that's where I found this on the ground.
You have a weird way of talking.
I mean, wasn't that blood?
Maybe he got involved in something messy and got himself abducted?
Or else, they dragged him to the sea and just tossed him...
Come to think of it, she called this bracelet a Circus ID or something.
Based on what he just told me, I doubt Karoku was Circus, but...
It looks like I won't be doing any jobs in Karasuna for a while
and even if the bracelet's a bust, I should at least score a reward of some sort.
I can't lose.
How long has it been since I last saw Karoku now?
I want to eat with him.
I hurt all over.
Karoku...
What're you doing?
There's a weird sound.
Sound?
Everything's totally normal.
Come to think of it, is it me or are there no passengers?
Gareki, where are you going?
Something's odd, right? I'm going to check.
You'll get in the way, so stay...
Gareki!
Children like these serving as lookouts?
In the back. There was a loud noise.
Who're you?!
Who the hell are you guys?!
What are you doing here?!
If you two aren't with them, you should have told me.
- Answer me! - Huh?!
Damn it!
Tsukumo, we're going.
Yes, Sir.
Ow...
Damn.
Gareki.
Looks like we got aboard a train full of trouble.
But who the hell was that guy in black?
That sound...
Eh?
From up front!
H-Hey!
You listen to me!
Move an inch and we pump them full of lead!
Why don't we just beat them up?
Because, from the looks of it, they're ordinary citizens.
Stepping outside our jurisdiction is bothersome.
Because of you...
...our lives are a mess!
In order to keep the company going, cuts to personnel were unavoidable.
If you are going to call that unscrupulous...
You people also chose to involve my innocent granddaughter.
Is that not the same?
Shut up! Shut up!
Over here!
- Who the hell are you?! - Where'd you come from?!
Crap!
Kid, come on out!
That's enough, don't you think?
Lay off.
Destroying only to satisfy your discontent
is but a vain act of foolishness.
Shut up!
Damn it...
The bombs I set on each of the cars
will detonate in order from the back.
Stop the train and it all goes up at once.
Is he serious?
It was always our plan to go down in flames with Palnedo.
Sorry, but we'll be taking you guys down with us, too.
Tsukumo, you see to the safety of those two.
I'll go take care of the bombs.
Yes, Sir.
Um, who are you people?
National Defense Agency, Circus.
I am Hirato, captain of Airship Two.
Likewise, I am Tsukumo, combat personnel on Airship Two.
So there are girls like you at Circus, too?
Yes.
Hey!
He reacted before the explosion.
The sound...
Sound?
Radio interference, huh?
Tsukumo, worst case scenario,
we'll have no choice but to evacuate everyone and derail the train.
- Radio interference? Can't be... - Fortunately, there shouldn't be any residential areas up ahead for a while, but...
- But no..."Can't be" won't matter once we're all dead! - We'll need to manage things so that the engineer doesn't slow us down.
Hey!
You four-eyed turd!
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We've got something that might work!
Come on!
Nai, where's the sound coming from?
Here.
Get back.
There it is!
But this thing isn't a bomb.
It's a signal device.
There are a lot of dummies here,
but the circuit board is an ST Corp radio wave controller.
So this circuit transmits and receives the detonation signals...
This is the vibration sensor...
And the radio wave controller isn't connected to this guy.
There's no knowing what the reception range is,
but basically, we just have to separate ourselves from the rear cars
before the signal reaches us.
An answer of some value.
Both of you, get back.
Vakuum.
Gareki, where are we going?
We're hightailing it out of here before the Security Force finds us.
Uh, um...
Gareki.
Eh?
Thank you.
Huh?
Because you saved me again.
Are you sure about this?
You noticed that boy's bracelet, right?
Of course.
But right now, more importantly...
Hello.
Might I have a little of your time?
I do not mean to begrudge my cooperation with your investigation,
but I have been feeling pains in my chest since a little while ago, so...
My goodness...
As you can see, I am an old man.
I am sorry, but my physician is here for me, so you will have to excuse me.
Then, perhaps another time.
I took care of the matter in Karasuna.
Oh?
I see signs of fatigue.
I deliberately allowed myself to be captured to see Circus's capabilities,
and they performed as I'd imagined.
Please have your fun in moderation.
If needed, we can take action at any time, after all.
That reminds me, I met someone that caught my attention.
He appears to have a slightly unusual sense of hearing.
There is something about him that resembles that man.
Would you capture him for me?
Hirato of Circus seemed to have gained an interest in him as well.
It's done!
Be my reason
And now everything
Be my power, future
Begins to move
Be my reason
By your side
Be my power, future
When it comes to naming emotions
It's endless if you start listing them
But if your eyes shout them out
I'll identify them by instinct
Trust. Haunting me
Trash. Both the light and the dark there
Just like a piece coming together
There's a reason for it all
Whether it's coincidence or natural progression
It's changing into an encounter I want to have faith in
My heart is warming up bit by bit
It's not for show, there are no trade-offs either
I'm just being my real self
Standing in a place of my own choosing
And I want you to know that
Be my reason
By your side
Be my power, future
Circus
Tsukumo.
Are these sweets?
I bought them at a café in Karasuna today.
Muffins, scones, shortbreads...
So many.
A souvenir for Yogi.
Treating him like a child?
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