2 Years Later
During these past two years,
it would appear that Koko never
executed Jormungand.
We have not been closed off from the sky.
And just as Koko forewarned, the land and oceans have been set ablaze.
Water, food, money, territory, race and religion...
The wars began for various reasons.
Kasper keeps saying that we are on the "eve of the third World War."
Koko would probably say,
"See, Jonah? There went 700,000 human lives in the blink of an eye."
Hey! The world is cooking nicely, isn't it?
Are you raking in the dough?
I sure am.
(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!
But honestly, it's sticky in the Middle East.
You know how it's plunging into the sixth Middle Eastern War.
The only ones earning anything are the young dealers
who are confident that they can get away fast.
How about North Africa?
Everywhere in between Somalia and Mauritania
is quite perilous.
Ultimately, "Something-or-other- Spring" ended in failure.
But at least they don't have a dictator anymore.
How does Southeast Asia look?
It's too hot for me in Indonesia where some of my good customers are.
Since they got a new administration two years ago,
one more special state joined the independence movement,
but five others vanished.
All of the leaders were executed.
There is extreme friction with the Chinese who have been living there.
Terrorists set off bombs in the urban areas everyday.
By the way, American ships are currently unable to pass through the Strait of Malacca.
Speaking of terrorists and their explosions: London lost Big Ben.
I hear they sent it flying.
Actually, they toppled it.
It completely lost its base.
All of the countries in the old Eurozone are nests for underground terrorist groups.
The lower classes are attacking civil servants.
It sounds like civil war might break out, doesn't it?
It's outside of my jurisdiction,
but South America is filled with nothing but civil war, civil war, and more civil war.
It's between drug rings and the right-wing guerrillas.
Well, in South America this is about as common as driving a car.
East and West Africa are in a similar situation.
It's over water in East Africa.
It's over resource deposits in Central and West Africa.
Although the reasons they give for the disputes are never that simple.
Amidst it all, America and the New Soviet Union
seem to be maintaining a peculiar balance.
Poland has shut down their missile defenses.
The New Soviet Union...
The world is still in fear of a new Cold War.
Brother, aren't you currently on a ship in the 7th Fleet?
Isn't it preparing to air raid India?
They're just putting on the heat.
The Far East is in no shape for war.
Since the yuan is about as valuable as scraps of paper,
the Chinese Federation has been frantically trying to adjust their economy.
United Hong Kong still doesn't have a president yet.
Enterprise in Japan is on the brink.
Depending on whether the factories were built in the south or north
determines whether you're working in heaven or hell.
Is that company you once saved by creating new stock hanging in there?
Wasn't it called Kisaragi Photochemical Engineering?
They didn't build any factories abroad, so they're doing fine.
That right? By the way,
when do I get to see this new world, Koko?
You noticed?
Century of Shame
I've been working in this field for a long time.
I can generally tell what is on someone's
mind just by seeing their face.
To defend Jonah's honor, he never told me
why he parted ways with you, Koko.
Why does it sound like you'll
never see him again?
I told you! I can read people's expressions.
Jonah is going to quit, maybe even today.
He's currently highly skilled. It will hurt when I lose him.
You know how he is. He hasn't even complained once.
But I can tell that the frustration is building up.
He's on the phone.
My methods don't sit well with him in the least.
What?
Nothing.
How did you figure out my plan?
About two years ago, Scarecrow started to pester me.
What are you siblings plotting now?!
I'm not getting any info on Koko from my higher-ups anymore!
Damn it, Kasper!
I'm in the dark. Why don't you ask Koko?
Shut up! I am definitely going to throw you in jail!
I'm in the dark. In other words, you aren't acting under HCLI's direction.
Koko, whatever you did was big enough
that it made Jonah leave you and made the head of the CIA clam up.
That's what I figured.
Do you think I'm going to talk about it over a satellite phone?
I see! I've connected the dots!
And that is why you've chosen me for this next job, huh?
My unit is to guard Koko Hekmatyar!
Roger. I'll head over straight away.
Weren't you listening, Jonah? We can talk later.
We've got work. Gather everyone up.
NUSSR Kazakhstan Baikonur II Cosmodrome
Things look nasty, huh?
This is the safest launching site.
I just hope a stray bullet doesn't hit the rocket.
Stuffed inside that rocket's payload fairing,
you'll find a quantum computer.
It is Jormungand's second brain.
"Jormungand," huh?
Launch in t-minus 20 seconds.
All of the information on our planet...
Ten, nine, eight...
And all of it is obtainable by controlling a satellite in space, safe from human hands.
This will make my plan perfectly flawless.
Second sequence. Supercharger, cables linked.
I will give you a brief outline, Kasper-niisan.
Ignition. Five...
...four, three...
Blended fuel has engaged in the preflame reaction.
Injecting hydrogen peroxide into the generator.
Take off!
Sweet! Blast off!
Fly sky high!
You must be happy, Koko.
It was a success! A success! What a relief!
The Jormungand that I shrunk down... went to outer space.
Why are you crying?
Babu-chan! Babu-chan, isn't Leila quick to cry? And here she tries to act all tough!
My, my!
I don't put on any tough acts!
And Babu-chan, don't give me any "my, my" crap!
Jormungand wraps around the land and oceans.
It will block the light of the sun and stars as it forces the land to sink.
How will Jormungand change the world
now that it has also obtained the skies?
Why not give Jormungand a shot?!
Why do you look so surprised?
True, this will hit HCLI hard.
I bet it will destroy the Hek-GG.
But it will ultimately prove highly profitable.
If you take away our skies, distribution will be limited to land and water.
We originally started out with overseas transportation.
No matter what he says, I'm sure Floyd-san will be pleased.
But I won't tell him. It'd be too big of a pain.
Do you seriously believe our world will ever be free of weapons, Koko?
If I can't sell aerial weapons, I'll sell naval weapons.
If I can't sell battleships, I'll sell tanks.
I'll sell guns. I'll sell swords. I'll sell hatchets.
If you seal away iron, I'll sell cudgels.
Such is the nature of an arms dealer.
After all she said, she's heading back on a plane!
What is it?
I was just thinking about something.
I suppose that means she isn't going to activate it yet.
Kasper-san, please let me off here.
I am grateful for everything. It is time we parted ways.
Kasper-san, please let me off here.
I am truly grateful for everything. It is time we parted ways.
Huh? Wait, why? What's gotten into you, Jonah?
Poe, please stop the car.
Okay.
Alan, we're coming to a stop.
Roger.
When you work in a company, you can't just say,
"I want to quit today, so I am leaving now."
That's not how it really works.
But according to countries with labor laws, you are still too young to work.
If someone told me that I am breaking the law by employing you,
I couldn't make a case for myself.
"I will not stop him when he says he wants to quit."
That's what I decided a long time ago.
Didn't I tell you? You and I are equals.
We're equal?
Your prowess and my skills as an arms dealer make us equally powerful in a fight.
It means that I am going to keep my guard up around you in my own right.
Furthermore, you know far too much about my work.
Don't tell others about me.
I won't talk.
Great! Now about those three kids in Japan.
The children...
It's just like Kasper-san to jump to them next as a way to say,
"I won't forgive you if you share my secrets with anyone."
The two of us will support them until they enter college.
They get one shot at the college entrance exam.
How does that sound?
Thank you.
No need for thanks! You're paying a large sum of this yourself.
But even after deducting that from your savings, you're still fairly rich!
Here is your Swiss bank account and passport.
These are important papers for you, Jonah. Make sure not to lose them!
You've worked hard until now, my kind-hearted, former boy soldier.
Jonah?
Why did I bring my guns with me?
I wish Kasper had said something.
Kasper!
Please knock that off, Chequita-san!
I think that was my best option.
It's unusual for you to get so upset.
You really took a liking to him, didn't you?
Of course I did! He was so strong and cute!
It almost looks as if you've just lost a pet.
Oh, Jonah! Jonah! Why?! Where are you headed?
You'll see him again.
Even I feel sorry for the lad on this point,
but Jonah has developed a taste for weapons at an early age.
He can no longer abandon his guns.
In this big world, you may never see someone again after you've parted ways.
But the size of the world for those who have taken up arms
is going to become extremely small.
I...
I can't take it. Do something, Koko!
You've got it, Jonah.
That wind was impressive!
Maurice, is something the matter?
Nope, it's nothing.
Take a quick break, Maggie.
I'm fine, Doctor!
Let's stop investigating Kasper-san;
those guys are bad news!
Shut it!
Hurry and connect that bug!
Karen-chan! Karen-chan, let's walk around the hills out back! Butterflies! Oh, butterflies!
You know better than that.
Hekmatyar has given us strict instructions to stay here.
Then let's play mahjong! Mahjong! We've got enough players.
I would be willing to play a game of mahjong.
I haven't eaten anything in two days...
I wonder what type of store that is.
A restaurant? But I don't speak the local language.
Hey!
You can't even enter a cafe on your own, Jonah?
Lutz?!
That's right! It's me, Lutz-san!
At times like this, just say, "Gimme some food!" by making this gesture.
And then you hand over a couple of dollars.
If it isn't enough, you get to wash dishes!
Jonah-sama is coming in!
Guys!
In the end, we came to pick you up, but what would you like to do?
While you were gone,
I went through hell because everyone started teasing me.
I kept thinkin', "I sure wish Jonah was here!"
Lutz...
You've grown a lot in the past two years.
Did you eat well while you were away?
As for me, food just didn't taste all that great with you gone, Jonah.
Ugo...
You haven't touched your language studies for two years, have you?
Sucks when you suddenly visit a foreign country, doesn't it?
For the record, I can speak a little of this country's language.
I got bored not having anyone to teach.
Wilee...
What's this? Did everyone prepare some special line to say, "I've been waiting for you"?
I think that you should be free to make your own choice,
but I'd like to have you around again.
I'm tired of messing with Lutz.
Tojo!
I had planned on keeping everything practical and businesslike,
but in actuality, once you were gone,
I simply wasn't able to keep my focus.
Mao...
Jonah-kun, I don't believe I ever issued you a discharge.
Lehm!
Oh, Jonah-kun! It's been four days.
I believed that you would come back.
You should be well aware that I cling to my colleagues.
Here. Please have some.
Valmet...
Why are all seven of you saying the same thing over and over?
Jonah, did you cross the Caspian Sea on your own? Most impressive!
Would you like some? C'mon! Drink up, Officer Jonah!
Koko...
This may be a touching reunion, but we don't have any time to waste.
The reason why everyone is heavily geared up is because
this is a dangerous area that will turn into a battlefield at any minute.
This is Baku, Azerbaijan. The New Soviet Union is after the oil fields here
and they are gathering around the border.
I'm the type of woman who does something when she says she will.
In other words, Jormungand is complete.
All that is left is to send the activation signal.
Once I do, I can prevent that army from invading.
After two years mulling over it, have you found your answer, Jonah?
Me or the world? Which of us is the crazy one?
Will that truly bring about a peaceful future?
Like I know what the future has in store!
But think about it.
The sky will regress from modern times.
The modern sky and the retrogressed sky.
In reality, that difference will be the result of humanity closing off their skies
after constantly fighting in the air that they once soared through freely.
When they look at the dawn, when they look up at a bird,
they will always see the "humiliation of humanity" constantly hanging over their heads.
Do you think humans will continue to fight despite that?
I don't think they will.
Humans can't take humiliation.
That is one of the things that separate humans from monkeys.
Should I trust your intuition?
This is the intuition of a former arms dealer that got you and everyone else mixed up in this.
I think that both you and the world are crazy.
But I will stick with you, Koko.
Great! Then I will give you a front row seat, Jonah. Let's go!
I traveled with an arms dealer.
And now I will travel around a new world with Koko Hekmatyar.
Jormungand, activate!