Tissue...
Wash...
Cash...
Wash...
I don't want to die.
I don't want to die!
I'm sorry, Oeufcoque!
I'm sorry!
So, this is your usefulness, Oeufcoque.
Oeufcoque! Balot!
Doctor!
We're here!
Hurry! Go to the doctor!
Why, Oeufcoque?
How is that girl different from me?
Why did Oeufcoque leave me?!
You were the one who left him!
This is Flying House Humpty.
It's something we developed.
I've been allowed to use it temporarily.
You're safe now.
Please!
Let me see Oeufcoque!
I want to apologize.
I don't want to be here!
Let me go to him!
I...
want to live.
Hello, Rune Balot.
They say your Snark abilities are over the 80o/o threshold.
That's incredible!
I speak from here.
I've forgotten how to speak with my mouth.
Using my breath is tiresome.
My name is Tweedledee.
This is Paradise.
They say it used to be a military testing facility.
Welcome to the birthplace of forbidden technology.
You and I are siblings.
Let me see Oeufcoque and the doctor.
You need something?
Please, let me see them!
I wonder if the other professors will complain if I let an outsider into the lab?
But you and I are siblings, right?!
I see...
Okay!
I wonder if everyone on the outside is like you?
What do you mean?
Like Eve, who knew everything.
When Eve gave Adam the fruit of knowledge, I wonder if he thought...
"There's no going against her."
Why are you here?
Because of my disorder.
If I were raised normally, I'd die, so I became part of Paradise.
The doctor worked here?
Yeah, but he volunteered for Scramble 09,
which one of the Three Professors made.
"Three Professors"?
Paradise's top members.
But two of them left, so now there's only one.
Hey there, Dee, who's the girl?
I'm showing her around.
This is Dr. Easter's client, Rune Balot.
Easter did?
That codename hasn't been registered.
The metabolic-metallic fibrous state is quite good.
I'd like to have tea with someone of such high compatibility.
We're sort of in a hurry.
You have to get the biorhythm stabilized.
And we'll be collating that data, thank you very much.
I'd definitely like you to have some tea with us, young lady.
Their "tea parties" last a long time.
They put a bunch of meds in there for their testing.
That you, Twee?
Yes, Doctor Easter.
What is it?
Balot's here.
I told you to call me as soon as she regained consciousness, Twee!
Where is Oeufcoque?
No need to worry.
It's just,
I'm sure he wouldn't want you to see him like this.
I want to apologize.
Please!
Hey! Please!
She just wants to say "Hi".
Are they communicating?
He says, "I'm sorry my own worthlessness put you in danger."
"I love you."
Oeufcoque said that?
She did.
Say, can I take her to the pool?
You'd planned to anyway, right?
After I've explained things to Balot.
I know that!
As long as Eve can't be tempted,
she won't try to eat the fruit of knowledge.
Well?
It's incredible!
Who are they?
They've forgotten how to move.
Like I've forgotten how to breathe.
Come on!
I'll introduce you to my lover.
Lover?
It's a pleasant feeling when we're together.
What's that?!
Who's this?
I sure don't know her.
This is Rune Balot.
She's Oeufcoque's girlfriend.
Nice to meet ya, young lady.
I'm Tweedledim.
Wanna ride on my back?
I'll make ya squeal!
Is this a girl?
No, he's not.
You may be human, but don't get caught up in such narrow thinking!
I'm a male, his brother, his lover.
His homosexual partner.
I do what has to be done!
Do you know what you're saying?
Your eyes...
Nice, huh?
They're access devices.
Access?
You'll understand if you swim.
Come on.
It's good for getting your muscles back in shape too.
Okay.
You're gonna swim with your clothes on?
I'll strip if I feel like it.
Hang on, okay?
Welcome to the other ocean!
What's that?
The transmission backbone.
It connects to computers across the world.
Can I use this pool too?
Yeah, if there's something you're looking for, I'll look with ya.
Oeufcoque and the doctor are looking for something.
I want to find it for them.
You? What are you looking for?
Someone's past...
A man named Shell.
You'll voluntarily eat the fruit of knowledge?
What do we do?
Wait here, I'll introduce you to God.
God?
One of the Three Professors.
He gets a bit angry, just like God.
Were you and Oeufcoque close?
Yeah, he's a good guy.
A handy one to have around.
Not a bad guy to call your boyfriend.
It looks like he doesn't feel that way.
One-sided love, huh?
That's just half-baked.
It takes time to cook it all the way.
Hang in there.
I tried to forcibly use him.
And yet, he still protected me.
So his coming here for maintenance...
It's my fault.
He's nigh-immortal.
Don't worry.
Immortal?
He won't die?
His body is a multidimensional construct.
Any injuries can be restored from another dimension.
Still, he does have a lifespan.
After all, he's a life-form unit.
Lifespan?
What do you mean?
Obesity.
A mouse will gain weight as long as it lives.
One day, he's sure to die under his own weight.
He's sick?
It's inevitable for any life form.
As he'd put it,
"Knowledge of my death gave rise to the reason for leaving Paradise."
What does that mean?
Beats me.
I'm sure I'll have no cause to leave here.
You don't want to leave?
How would I live?
Here, I have this ocean.
I have family.
Why don't you live here?
It's dangerous out there, right?
I've made my decision.
I wonder what the real ocean is like?
Sorry for the wait!
Hello, Rune Balot.
I am the top administrator here.
Everyone calls me "Professor Faceman."
Interface with the cage.
We'll be able to talk.
All right.
I've looked over your data.
Data?
Relinquishing the data that Oeufcoque had recorded
was a condition of using this place.
Um...
In my mind, I, too, am research materials.
Still, this "research" is just a pretext for prolonging my life.
Prolonging life?
I detached myself from a body devoured by cancer.
As it turns out, I was more suited for this form.
It's not inconvenient?
It's most amenable!
This cage is installed with all the necessary devices.
I'd even recommend it to you.
I don't...
Seeing you, Doctor Easter's excellence is quite obvious.
But one day, I was denied everything, even him.
What happened?
The government assumed control of this facility.
We three top administrators devised our own countermeasures.
One created the 09 ordinance,
and one made the October Corporation and waged a fight.
Fight?
Depending on one's usefulness to society.
The creator of 09 was killed,
and the other rendered so that only part of his brain lives.
And what did you do?
As society wished, I sealed myself in here forever.
Though called scientists,
we are as wild beasts who chose to enter the cage.
What's more, visitors here are bound by the same constraints.
I see.
Your having used that made people view you as the suspect of a crime.
However, if it can be proved to have had usefulness to society,
suspicions will be cleared.
All right,
if there's a chance I can settle this, I want to try it.
Very well,
so long as you relinquish your data, we shall remain spectators.
Thank you very much.
Hey there, Easter.
Thank you for your cooperation, Professor.
I don't intend to brand you a Federation insurgent.
Use of the transmission backbone will be in my name-
I want you to teach me!
How you all fight.
Eve has suddenly become aware of her nakedness.
Miss Octavia...
As you can see, she's an idiot.
She's the daughter of the company director,
and was the family secret till I blew the whistle.
This is my business.
And the marriage certificate?
Already done.
And? What about that job?
I injured one of those involved.
I'm about to pursue.
Still, there's something strange.
Everything is strange.
A girl who died in my dream
is now alive and interfering with my business.
The trial's list of charges remains blank.
They could be looking for the "key" to your business.
The memories that you've had erased have been recorded, haven't they?
Where are you hiding them?
You don't need to know that!
Shut up!
Kill her.
Kill the girl who's coming after me!
Why am I so...
Why am I afraid of a girl like that?
What's scary about some girl?
Women again, huh?
C'mon, let me at 'em, Boss.
You on drugs?
I'm used to dealin' with 'em, so I got these:
top-class Heroic Pills.
Want one?
No need.
You sure are hangin' in there without no drugs!
Just when do you sleep?
I've forgotten how to sleep.
I haven't slept in nine years.
That's Mr. Iron Man, all right!
Anyway, where we headed to?
Paradise.
Now we're talkin'!
It's a hit!
A casino run by the October Corporation, the Eggnog Blue!
Try accessing further, get more of what's going on.
There are several logs marked "Memory Damage."
There are traces of outside tampering.
The data was erased from outside.
There's a hole where the records were erased.
Let's try following it!
Splendid!
To think, her capabilities are this compatible with the communications backbone...
She's dancing.
Looks like fun.
We have a visitor.
The department in charge of this incident
went through the Legal Affairs Bureau demanding an investigation.
Is it Boiled?
Of course, as long as her data is incomplete, there's no need to discontinue.
Tweedledee...
You're going to make Twee do it?
I've studied how to interact with people from the outside.
I look forward to it.
That's a surprising twist!
Go in from the west.
All action is approved.
It is a fictional "twist."
I have a question I want answered:
Where are you hiding Oeufcoque and the female client?
We are hiding no one.
We simply accepted them in.
What are she and Oeufcoque trying to find out about Shell?
I will say nothing to a man who can find himself only through murder!
What can a man who treats humans as subjects,
who made this isolated "paradise," possibly know?
It's precisely because I do know.
This is a challenge of my worth.
Deep in their hearts,
all men know that nothing truly is of value.
Is that the gun into which Oeufcoque previously Turned?
And the empty shell is you now, eh?
Your pseudo-gravity was invented here.
We are not monitoring what Oeufcoque and the girl are investigating.
Why did the one who hired you not inform you?
You think Oeufcoque would return to you,
someone who has cast off even the emotion of trust?
Awesome!
This is the Storm!
I've never seen it before, but it's the Storm!
Why?
Why me?
Yes...
The answer lies in Shell's memories.
So many treasures!
What are you doing?
Hello, who are you?
I get it.
Yeah, that's it!
You're the one who killed my partners!
There's something hard in your head-
Don't talk inside my head!
It's been a while since I've felt pain.
Sure enough, it's not a nice sensation.
I'll make this into a body more my liking.
Voice...
Breath...
It's been a while.
Wh..What the hell are you?!
Security has been activated.
You're done for.
Everyone, feel free to eat!
They are Paradise's guardian angels.
The pseudo-gravity here renders all weaponry powerless.
Boiled, help-
I'm not one of your lab rats anymore.
I'm a monster that's escaped from Paradise.
You have become a shark,
brimming with curiosity and seeking the ultimate means of murder.
You should go.
Let your feet never again touch any but the wastelands.
You're going?
Yes.
Thank you for swimming with me.
Good luck.
I wish you all the best.
You and Oeufcoque be sure to get along.
Come on, hurry, Balot!
You're leaving.
Don't worry, this will heal soon.
I'm sorry, this was my fault.
It's fine.
It was worth it to make a friend.
I'm glad to have made a friend, too.
Stop, that's against Federation laws!
He shot us!
She's laughing.
What?
It's the laugh of someone who's made a friend.
See you, come again.
We've reached an altitude of 18,000 feet.
We're in the area of the coast.
You're not cold?
At this rate, the case has no meaning.
We have to put a checkmate on the enemy's action.
What kind of action?
Marriage, into the family of the October Corporation.
Shell's getting married?!
As a shield against the recordings of his unlawful dealings.
That's strange.
What do you want to do, after all this?
I don't really know.
When will Oeufcoque die?
Look, I oversaw his maintenance.
I wouldn't perform euthanasia on him!
It's what Twee said.
Oeufcoque knew he'd die, so he left Paradise!
His exact lifespan is unknown.
The problem is how he should live.
No one knows when they will die.
But they know that one day, they will.
I want to stay by his side.
Even after this?
Is what you do worthwhile?
I think it's fulfilling.
Do you think I can do it, too?
This is troubling...
That "Boiled" person used to be Oeufcoque's partner, right?
Yeah, he was a tough one.
He could handle just about anything.
But Boiled went out of control.
He went on a killing spree.
And Oeufcoque?
Boiled had metallic fibers grafted into his hands.
He used them to control Oeufcoque.
Having been used as an instrument of murder, Oeufcoque turned against Boiled.
And now they're enemies.
I can understand how Boiled feels, a little.
You don't want to become some killing machine, do you?!
No, but I understand.
Because I became like that myself:
unable to stop.
You're not like him.
Will Oeufcoque forgive me?
Yeah, you're capable of learning.
Say, can I ask you something?
Yes.
About Shell's hidden memories...
They're in chips, from one of Shell's casinos.
They're inside million-dollar chips.
Chips?
The ultra-high-value chips used in the front-like asset operations
of the casino's supporting enterprises, eh?
So he's hidden a treasure inside of a treasure!
How many chips are there?
A total of twelve.
Four of those contain the recording medium.
Raiding the casino would be difficult,
and if they learned we were investigating, they'd change the location.
Special search authorization?
No, simply going and posing as guests would be best.
All right, Balot!
What?
Ever done it up at a casino?
I've only ever stood next to the men.
Okay, I think this special training is required for our apprentice Fixer, Miss Balot!
Okay, you listening?
All finite games can be expressed in a standard system.
In zero-sum games,
one can say that the strategy each player in the system selects should be rational,
or rather, players should use a logical basis to find the game's equilibrium solution.
What good will it do trying to pound economic theory into Balot's head?
Using your field of specialty to make someone else feel inferior isn't a good thing.
Balot, what are you resisting?
Learning the dilemma of being a prisoner?
My, Oeufcoque, you awakened rather quickly.
They must have upgraded Paradise's technologies.
Will you please explain the situation?
If they're re-examining Balot's suspicion of having broken Federation law...
There must be other things to teach her than just ways of beating the casino.
Right, Balot?
I'm sorry.
You had a difficult decision to make, but all I did was sleep.
Do you mind if I get on your shoulder?
I'll get some coffee.
Can I touch you?
Yes.
I'm sorry, Oeufcoque.
I'm all right.
Should I stay next door till you fall asleep?
Thank you.
Goodnight.
This is it!
This, truly, is the game of intellect, the art of mankind.
We've thrust a grave decision upon her.
Hmm?
We don't know her latent feelings for revenge haven't affected her.
So she thirsts for revenge?
No, she thinks to herself, quite humbly, "Just what is 'Resolution"'?
Pretty indecisive, isn't she?
So, what do you think about her?
I'd like her rational mind, her aspirations, to overcome her fear of losing.
That is what her case is about.
We must fight not just to save her life, but so that she may grow.
This, I believe, is the job I've wanted to do.
What's the problem?
Doctor, you think of me as a tool and do not understand my feelings.
I thought I'd never again entrust my life to someone else.
I'm baffled she would voluntarily take the path to becoming a 09 Project supervisor.
Do you know what "marriage blues" are?
What does that mean?
It means, even after you've decided something, you talk about it over and over.
It's a means of resolution?
I look forward to when that time comes.
It's difficult.
It's a problem as old as humanity itself.
Okay?
Yeah.
Everything's in order.
We can win this one.
How much do we need to win?
Enough to make two thousand into four million.
How much money is that?
It's not money.
The four million will only be in chips.
In accordance with the casino's system,
we'll get our hands on the chips to acquire the eggs' yolk.
Touching neither the shells nor the whites.
Got it?
Yes, if you two think we can do it, I think so too.
Now then, this is our battleground!
First, we split up and get used to the surroundings.
Feel the waves, like surfing.
Don't underestimate their security.
If you Snark the machines, the alarm will sound
and all cameras will start seeking you out.
That's it, feel the rhythm.
Perfect.
Wow!
Let's go, we've already been checked.
Gotten the hang of it?
Can't we win with those machines?
With all those slot machines, we couldn't win even two million.
What's more, guests who win too much will face interference.
So, we'll start with someone who won't cause the casino harm.
You know what swindlers are, right?
Yes, are they here too?
I've hacked into the data the casino has on its guests.
We're going to reel in those who've come to the casino to feed.
From now on, we'll communicate via letters and wireless communication.
Don't misread it.
Okay.
I raise.
I call.
I raise ya.
I fold!
I call.
Let's fold.
I fold.
I call.
It's a showdown.
Two pair.
I win!
This looks like it could win.
We fold.
I fold.
Why don't we try any hands?
I've figured out the scheme.
He's cheating?
The man who's winning?
He's an easy mark.
He'll soon lose.
The man to the right, the left
and the dealer are in on it.
The dealer?
The man on the right is the challenger, and plays three aces.
The doctor will play a two pair of 5s and 4s.
The mark will play three jacks.
The old man will play a two pair of 10s and 4s.
How do you know that?
From his smell and the signs.
The way he lays the chips and the position of his hands indicates the cards.
He's stacking the cards?
They're marked cards.
He knows the card by the sensation on his fingertips.
How unfair!
The challenger will win.
Here we go.
Read everyone's breathing.
Okay.
Humans' guards are most lowered when they've exhaled and inhaled.
In that instant, call it.
I call.
Your fate lies with clubs.
Go all-out with the raises.
Raise.
I raise.
I call.
It was a 1-in-4 chance, but...
Too bad, huh?
We won.
I won.
What was that?!
It's a royal straight flush.
More chips will start flying now that their trickery failed.
He can't back down either.
He'll give it everything he's got.
What do we do?
We utterly beat them.
Okay.
Raise.
I call.
I win.
Raise.
I win.
Next, we let the doctor win.
We win.
I wonder if I've won?
That was a good game.
That was splendid!
Here's your cut.
Go have some fun.
Yes!
Table 7, bet wherever you like.
Let us win.
Starting...
She's so cool.
According to my data, her name is Bell Wing.
One of the best spinners in the casino industry.
No more bets.
Two Black.
Did that person put it in there on purpose?
Yes, to draw more customers.
Let's go, we've achieved our goal.
Wait, I want to watch this person.
There's no guarantee she'll win for us.
I get the scent of fickleness from her.
I won't spend from what we've won.
Please.
Don't forget, we're still far from our target average.
Fifteen Black.
You were close.
No way we were "close."
On the roulette tableau, fifteen is located opposite of fourteen.
We've been marked.
Want to go again?
She let us win the first time, so I want to win.
I think I can do that.
Okay?
I'll back you up as much as I can.
I'll display the roulette data on the inside of your glove.
Don't misread it.
Okay.
Be aware of the tableau's horizontal angle,
the ball's trajectory,
the shape and angle of the pins
and the cushion's thickness.
Data will be analyzed based on those numbers.
Discern the average angle from when spinning commences to when the ball drops.
Determine the contact angle between the ball and the tableau
and read the ball's movements.
She's purposefully feeding the ball at the average win rate.
You have to use the data to predict the number she's aiming for.
I'll try.
We're approaching our target average.
That was my intent.
Is that bad?
No, keep on going.
Miss, is this your first time at roulette?
Your eyes are sparkling.
You seem to enjoy the ball's movement.
I think I'm enjoying it because of you.
Do you have something against this casino?
Why do you ask?
That's what your chips say.
Spinners can see into their clients' hearts a little, by the way they bet.
It wasn't my intention to bother you.
Why did you choose my table?
Because you were wonderful.
Three Red.
As a spinner, I have an obligation.
I have pride.
I stand in your way.
The first win was part of my job.
You still don't want to go to another table?
I'll play here a little longer.
You think I'll help you?
The game is what it is.
I will learn from you.
Learn?
I don't know exactly what,
but I think I can learn.
Very well, but if your luck starts to go left, I'll show no mercy.
"Go left"?
Be careful, I get the scent of conviction.
But I can't read what she's convinced of.
I know: that the ball is circling.
I'm aware the ball is in motion as well, but...
Thirty Red.
Incredible!
You actually anticipated her spin?
Seventeen Black.
She has read all of my bets.
Yes, but your bets have been on target.
Don't fall back, Balot.
Okay.
Zero Red.
Your chips don't seem much to you.
Have you learned the table's peculiarities?
It's just a flat table.
Because of that, luck is biased.
There's no way the ball will fall with the same probability each time.
It's hard.
Luck bends for absolutely no one.
And yet, we can't stop trying to bend it.
We dealers delight in watching the customers come to ruin.
It's a rather deceitful human desire.
Why do you work here?
So, that's it.
You have a grudge against our boss.
I have nothing to do with the people who run this.
My husband was sick and I needed money.
Even after he died, I felt like things continued to go left.
I've just kept spinning the ball, looking for a way to get things to the right.
To the right?
The circle of fate carries sadness to the left
and happiness to the right.
Summoning that right-moving fate is how I deal with life.
It's gone to the left again.
One Red.
Please spin it to the right.
I'll show you I can win.
What's your name?
Rune Balot.
I'm Bell Wing.
If you ever want to spin the ball, at any casino,
say you're Bell Wing's apprentice.
I'll tell them all of my skill.
All right.
Now then, I'll spin to the right.
Rune Balot?
Yes?
You mustn't relent in your effort to turn fate to the right.
All right.
It's not so hard,
the same as polishing your femininity.
Femininity?
Be where you need to be, when you need to.
Along with the clothes you must wear, the words you must say,
the way you style your hair.
Fate only turns right for that kind of woman.
If the numbers you choose turn to the right for me, that's enough.
Two Black.
I couldn't see it.
I thought it went to the right.
Go on, you've had your time at Bell Wing's table.
She continued to pay out to you.
The manager questioned her and then fired her.
She lost her job?
Because of me?
Yes, but her scent was a carefree one.
She may be used to such situations.
Hey, you sure stood out.
I'm sorry.
Not at all, everything went as planned.
Still, it hit me that maybe you don't need us.
What do you mean?!
You have the right to fire us and hire someone else.
There's enough money for that too.
I wouldn't know what to do without you two!
Why would you say that?!
The doctor feels responsible for your incredible powers.
Responsible?
If you were to use your powers for spite,
the doctor would have to disable them.
If arresting Shell does nothing for the wounds in your heart,
it's all for nothing.
It certainly is wounded, all over...
Should we just stop now?
What are you after?
I told Twee and the professor:
I want to solve this incident.
That's why I obtained Shell's past-
So you can destroy him?
You're saying that's too cruel?
Yes.
You have to know your own cruelty,
just as Bell Wing called herself "deceitful."
Hold it there, I didn't want to put all that on her shoulders.
But I think that's...
the game that Shell chose.
I will choose it too,
because that's the only game there is.
So at the least, I want to use these chips to take me where they may.
It's a heck of a thing, Oeufcoque.
Balot intends to challenge her own worth.
You'd do well to be a little more flexible, for my experiment.
That was my intention!
Going forward, it's nonstop.
We must win, no excuses.
They escaped 15,000 feet into the air?
What kind of bullshit are you talking?!
It's a military-use floating residence.
It's on the ground right now.
Turns out the girl's father let me do it up at the casino.
I'm unguarded.
I have to show there are times when nothing needs taking care of.
I'll do it.
But for that reason, I need to know the key to your dealings-
Stop it! But for that reason, I need to know the key to your dealings-
This is my deal!
I can win because I do it alone!
You do your own job, right now.
Got it?!
I need time to rest.
Six hours will be fine.
Please!
The medicine will let you perform your duty.
Eight men dead, fourteen injured...
That's the number of allies you screwed up and blew away.
It's because of the medicine.
I can't tell enemies from allies.
Make your decision.
This technology will let you work without sleep.
Make your decision.
Store strength within your body.
Make your decision!
This is the testing phase.
Can you try speaking?
I'm cold.
It's warm.
Thank you!
Who are you?
Dimsdale Boiled.
Do you hurt?
Nothing hurts, at all.
Soon, you'll have no need for rest!
You've forgotten how to sleep.
I don't feel anything.
Your body and mind are in perfect shape.
I can't feel anything.
They have been in perfect shape.
That means you've lost the ups and downs of emotions.
I've forgotten anger and sadness.
Oeufcoque...
If I can't get you back, I will erase you,
as if you never existed.
Strategy and tactics are what determine victory.
Tactics must be chosen one by one.
Stay.
Hit.
Double down.
Split.
And surrender!
Pay the line.
Aces and ten-point cards yield 1.5 times more winnings.
That goes up to ten times more with spades, aces and jacks.
In other words...
Blackjack.
I don't know what they're fitted with, but...
Those are some good gloves.