You can't...
No matter what, you can't do that, Koko!
Just for the record, Jonah,
my death would not stop Jormungand.
Do you seriously think that I would
dangle my plan in a place
the pull of your trigger?
where it could be swayed by
If I'm sharing my plans with you,
it means that no matter what happens to me from here on out,
Jormungand will be carried out and the new world will come.
Koko, this isn't right!
Why not? If you're referring to the 700,000 victims,
I told you that was the "minimal requirement," didn't I?
Jonah, do you actually believe that this world is even close to perfect
and that I wouldn't change anything if it required something so ruthless?
Your words, "I love this world."
Was that just flattery and hope?
If every single person tries to be a little nicer,
the world will really start to shine. Maybe!
I'm afraid that isn't the case.
Going by what I've sensed while walking through battlefields,
there will be a massive war within ten years if things continue as they have.
This war will be for the possession of water, not oil.
It has already begun in some locations.
Humans cannot survive without drinking water.
They will literally fight as if their lives are at stake.
World War I took 40,000,000 lives.
World War II took 66,000,000 lives.
How many people will die in World War III?
I hate this world, Jonah.
(Baby, you know...)
(Ready, move!)
(Stand by! Yeah!)
(Five, four, three, two, one, zero, go ahead!)
The burning hot grip and my frozen vision
hoteru gurippu kouchoku no bijon
The midnight's making me sick.
hakike ga suru no midnight
You put your gun against my forehead
hitai ni juukou mukete
putting me to sleep with anger to the world.
nemure sekai shousou
Where is God? There's no way out.
where is god deguchi wa nai
orokamono dreamlike utagau wa
I suspect it's like a fool's dream
Let's embrace the black and white
dakiau yo black and white
bokura wa nani wo yume miteite
What is this dream we're having?
(Ready!)
(3...)
(Right now!)
(2...)
(Stand by!)
(1...)
This gunshot reminds me that judgment day begins tonight!
'cause I loathe people like you.
We'll break the fake blue sky.
itsuwari no aozora wo yabutte
dareshimo umare shinu dake nara
If we're merely living from the cradle to the grave,
I will put my trust
only one shinjitai
houkai kara umareru ashita wo
in the only possible future, born after the apocalypse.
You ready? Brace yourself!
No matter where I go, there is nothing but war.
I hate seeing corpses on the side of the road.
I hate weapons.
Simply remembering the sensation I get when someone threatens me
with one of those cheap tools gives me a splitting headache.
I hate soldiers.
Especially the ones who turn off their brains and blindly obey orders.
They reek worse than a corpse bloated with gas.
A parent is filled with sadness over losing their child to a war,
so they have another kid a year later and claim,
"I'll turn this boy into a soldier."
Aren't they morons?
I hate humans.
I find the thought that I'm from the same species to be depressing.
Only those who have died from the weapons I've sold
have earned my pity and remorse.
I hate that I am an arms dealer. I couldn't escape that fate.
But apparently I had a knack for it and the money gushed in.
And then one day it hit me!
I'll use all of this money for peace!
The only way the souls of those who died in war will forgive me is if I say,
"Your deaths were what drove me to create world peace!"
The world is lucky! Despite how much I hate the world,
I have decided to mend the world rather than destroy it.
I might grow to like this world a little if it is free of weapons.
Come serve me, Jonah.
Jonah, you're the only one I love.
You truly are just like me. We can see eye-to-eye.
You hate weapons, arms dealers, and violence,
yet you are still a strong boy soldier.
When my brother told me about you, my heart danced like you couldn't believe.
You are...
Her shackles.
No.
I'm concerned that he is going to make you grow soft.
That may be closer to the truth.
In exchange for using your power to protect myself,
I thought I would give you a front row seat.
You will see the moment I destroy the wretched sky that took so much from you,
the day we achieve world peace!
Live together with me in the new world, Jonah!
Goodbye, Koko.
Why...
Wait, Jonah! Jonah!
Why don't you understand?! Don't go!
I don't know why!
I'm not terribly bright. I can't come up with any retorts.
Is Koko right? Is she wrong?
I don't like it.
But I don't know why I don't like it.
My only choice is to run away.
Warmonger
April is a bit chilly to be taking
a swim in the ocean, Jonah.
What a coincidence to run into you here, Jonah.
I don't get it. What are you doing here, Kasper?
It's not like I was spying on your team.
My intuition is usually right, Jonah.
I figured it was about time for someone to leave Koko's unit.
What happened?
I'm not saying.
Would you like to leave right this second?
Roger! Hop on in.
What?
What, indeed! I always thought you were lacking emotions,
but you sure have a bunch of facial expressions.
Although, I admit they were mostly sad ones.
Compared to a man who is always smiling, this is way better.
You're quite the ladies' man, Jonah.
If it's making you put on such woeful faces, why don't you go back?
It's not too late if you go now.
I'm not going back.
Tell me, former-boy-soldier-who-possesses- tremendous-fighting-aptitude-despite-hating-war:
where are you headed next?
You decided whether you should kill me or use me.
Kasper-san, please allow me to work for you.
Don't bow to me, Jonah.
I know what ran through your head when you fell silent just now.
You really are a kind man, aren't you? That worries me.
Also, just call me Kasper. You and I are equals.
Sure, I'll hire you. You're welcome here!
Welcome to the team, Mishka.
Yeah!
Edgar, Alan, and Poe are super lenient,
but Chequita-san is strict, so watch yourself around her.
Why did you make me the only bad guy here?
I know.
I see. So Jonah left, huh?
But honestly, wasn't this one of the patterns you had predicted?
It's like a rite of passage.
Seriously, I think that this is a toughie for a kid.
Didn't all of the adults decide to stick with you?
It just means that he needs some time to think it over.
So wipe off that gloomy face.
I don't look gloomy!
And? Where is Jonah now?
My brother caught him. I just found out.
He knows that you are in South Africa?
He isn't the type to pry...
Between the fussy main branch growing suspicious of my activities
and his — gut intuition? — that someone was going to leave my unit,
he decided to come check things out.
You guys travel around the world on a whim, don't you?
Not to sound rude, but Jonah isn't going to stick with Kasper-san for long.
I am confident that Jonah will find his own answer.
He'll come back to you, Koko.
He's a smart boy. Although he apparently sucks at taking tests and studying.
That's right. He's smart.
The way he's horrible at his studies is cute, too.
Oh, speaking of "horrible" reminds me of Dr. Leila Faiza! Rabbit's Foot, Leila-chan!
She's impressive! When I first met her, she didn't bother to greet me before saying:
Where is the quantum computer?
What do you mean? It's right in front of you.
Your job is to shrink this down so it fits inside a 10 ft. container.
She's the exact opposite of Jonah. She's book smart, but her head's empty.
I can use her. She's worth training.
Minami, you resemble her in some ways.
No, no! Not in the least!
How could you say that?
So what will you do now?
I'm going to continue my job as an arms dealer.
But I expect the frequency of my visits to definitely go up.
I see...
In that case, you should take a dip in the hot spring to freshen up first.
You think? Then let's take a bath with everyone!
Let's do that! Valmet-san is eye candy! True eye candy!
Babu-chan has some mighty impressive melons, too.
For real?
All we ever really see is fighting.
It looks like fighting is all I can do, Koko.
East Africa
What is this supposed to be, Minami?
I need you to send more than just some random chart.
Figure it out! Sheesh.
It's the history of some guys who have been thoroughly checking over your bank account.
There are two who have been drawing close to the core of your finances.
Scarecrow, a CIA operative from London.
Tory Plame of the SCS, Group 2.
He accessed your account from Beltsville and Fort Meade in America.
Any idea who Plame-kun is?
I'm always telling you that I can't remember everybody that I've angered.
But the effort he put in to that investigation might make him a bit unique.
NSA is fundamentally a group composed of skilled technicians.
The SCS is the only group with active spies.
The NSA doesn't have a unit of its own,
so they work with the CIA when carrying out secret operations.
Meh, I don't care about these organizations.
Figured it out?
This isn't even a hunch!
He was involved in our operation with Rabbit's Foot the other day!
Some guy came after us with the U.S. Navy SEALs.
He might have something to do with that.
You're in a pickle after allowing such a big shot to get whisked away,
Plame-kun, whom I have yet to meet.
It seems he cannot comprehend Jormungand's magic.
If he cannot figure it out, how will he act?
Minami, see if you can trace Plame to anything related to George Black,
the chief of the European branch's NCS in the CIA.
Okay!
Sweet! This chocolate is just too good!
Yeah? What type is it?
So? What are everyone's thoughts regarding the Little Lady?
Lutz, you sure love to ask and nag us about this issue.
I do more than just ask! I have some thoughts on the matter this time.
Oh? Then I'd like to hear that first.
Okay, it seemed to me that the Little Lady was growing aggressive.
We had some planned abductions and stuff like that, remember?
You whined over each and every little thing.
I asked the Chief for her opinion, but her answer didn't quite cut it.
But then when I heard about the Little Lady's plan,
everything seemed to snap together and make a shitload of sense.
It made perfect sense.
Why are you talking all nice and polite now?
Koko is on the phone. Please continue your conversation.
S-So, I've decided that I'm going to give her my full support.
I was curious how you guys felt.
She has my support. I like the idea of being one of the "last soldiers."
And I'd like to see a world without weapons.
Me?
All right, then. While working under Koko-san, I came to realize something.
Apparently I have the spirit of a true artisan.
I would like to work for Koko-san until she no longer needs my set of skills.
I feel the exact same as Wilee-san.
It isn't a matter of whether or not I support her plans...
Me? This is 100% business. As such, my position will not change.
Perhaps that is why I seem to be constantly thinking about how Jonah-kun left.
I wonder what Lehm-san thinks about all of this?
I—
Chief, there is no need for you to tell us.
It's been a while, Book Man. This is Koko Hekmatyar.
You're shocked! Simply shocked!
I have work to do, so I'll hang up if you give me too much of a hassle.
Although I must say, you have even less time than I.
Someone is piecing together your "Operation Undershaft," me,
and how there was a brief delay in an operation dealing with some special marines.
Really?! You've just implied that you were involved in a top-secret operation.
Whether you believe me or not is up to you,
but at this rate, you will be on the witness stand within a week, Book Man.
If you want to speak with me in person,
race over to the Dulles Airport and take the plane I tell you to.
You should arrive in North Africa this evening.
Good luck.
What is she after? It looks like I have no choice but to go.
Man, that took forever! I can't keep the colonel waiting!
Take care, Tory.
Yeah. I'm heading out now.
Aren't you supposed to be home early today?
Yeah. I don't have any meetings and I'm not involved in any big operations.
I'll be back later!
Sorry about that.
Don't you need to take that, Miss Hekmatyar?
You may take the call if you like.
No, I couldn't! Please don't worry about it.
For one thing,
there is nothing more important at the moment than my conversation with you.
Really? You don't say!
East Africa
Captain, we have received orders from our leader in HQ.
What?! It's from our glorious leader?! Read it!
"Gentlemen, an American spy has wandered into our sacred land.
You must capture him and engrave our rage into his body.
I expect your group, 'Shivering in a New Dawn,' to act immediately."
Gather the men!
International Waters near Italy, Mediterranean Sea
This is a rescue mission for a highly valuable individual!
A member of our CIA has been left in a
war zone in a North African country.
6th Fleet, US Navy Flagship: USS Mount Whitney
Infiltrate the area by helicopter!
Bring him back as quickly as possible!
If you run into armed forces, you have permission to engage!
Sir! Yes, Sir!
Crap.
This might have been a trap.
What?! Snipers?!
Who's there?
Was this a trap?
Open fire!
None of this makes sense!
We're with the U.S. Marines. Are you George Black-san?
Uh, yes.
A platoon was sent on a rescue mission for me?!
What? What gives? What's going on? Let me gather my thoughts and think this out.
The timing for everything was strange.
A local armed group came with their guns blazing as soon as I arrived.
To top it off, the marines' rescue mission was carried out in time to save me.
The timing is so perfect that it feels as if it were choreographed.
Sir, the package is unharmed.
Sir! We will continue to carry out Operation Undershaft.
Is-Is that the operation's name?
Yes, that is correct.
This operation is called "Operation Undershaft," Sir.
Did I say something funny?
I find it rather amusing that you were wearing a suit in a war zone.
I just realized that I have been hoodwinked by a vixen.
You go through many experiences like this if you are in this field long enough.
Seriously?
If she used that quantum computer or whatever,
it would be a piece of cake for her to alter orders for an operation
or e-mails from an armed organization.
She may already know exactly what I am up to right his moment.
Koko Hekmatyar has become our world's god of information.
She skipped past the "monster" stage
and became the most powerful creature in the world.
Why doesn't she conquer the world?
This is just hypothetical.
If a new world came...
I see! So she wants to create a new world.
I want to see that new world!
She expected me to feel that way.
She realized that I'm on her side even though I'm with the CIA.
Koko Hekmatyar figured that all out a long time ago!
This is precisely why she didn't have me killed a minute ago.
She thinks she can use me.
Fine. Use me!
Come to think of it, I wasn't the only person she ensnared in this trap.
The person who encouraged the armed organization to kill me would have to be...
He's got it rough!
We are the NSA Police. Tory Plame, Chief of G2 of the SCS,
you are under suspicion of breaching the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
Please accompany us.
Uh, what?
They say that you hired an armed group in North Africa
to carry out a plan to assassinate a CIA operative.
What?!
All done.
Jeez! You're horrible, Koko!
I'll let Plame-kun go soon enough.
And besides, I am a villain.
But there are many types of villains in this day and age.
What are you referring to?
I'm just wondering which villain he'll decide to work for.
Man, that was a pain! I'm so glad the sparks finally ignited.
It made selling those cutting-edge weapons to everyone worth my while.
If both armies destroy each other,
it will give me the opening I need to build that pipeline.
Our path is littered with so many weapons that it makes me wonder
if this world is made of iron and gunpowder.
As I clenched a tool developed for the sole purpose of killing people,
sometimes I would forget that I used to hate weapons as...
Let's go, Jonah.
...I traveled with an arms dealer.
As your lamentation grows faint and disappears,
nageku koe wa kasumi okizari ni
kimi no kimi dake no kuni wo tsukutteru
I will create a nation that will be yours alone.
nee oshiete
Hey, tell me...
hanbun no sekai wa donna iro de
What colors make half of the world,
donna nioi dashiteiru no?
And what smell does it have?
dare ni mo mienai paretto he no gu kasanete
I'll take my brushes to an invisible palette
kimi wa kotoba sae nurikaete waratteiru
and I'll even repaint your words as we laugh.
doushite soba ni itemo
Why can't I make out the tone of your heart,
kokoro no hashi desura yomitorenai?
even though I'm by your side?
bokura ni nozondetemo onaji temochi ni narenai nara
Even if you long for us, it will not be the same.
hayaku katahou wo ubatte
So please, find someone else quickly.
Century of Shame