It's accurate!
It's really accurate.
I'm next.
It's so light!
This is my first time firing the XM8.
My hate for weapons hasn't changed a bit.
Jonah!
Talking to Koko makes me feel like I'm always played the fool.
I travel with an arms dealer.
We have always treaded the borderland
I will adventure with you from here
Anyway, I don't know anymore what to say
We have always treaded the borderland
I will adventure with you from here
I can say maketaku wa nai
I can say I don't want to lose
demo kizu tsuketaku mo nai
but I don't want to get hurt either
te ni totte tasukerareteta
I got saved when the end was near
kitto modorenain da
so I guess there's no way out for me
demo sa
But you know...
I know
Don't watch now
kono koto ni te wo kase
Please help me with this
Don't watch now
hitozuki no me
You look like you would
Don't watch now
yasashisa no hate
Your eyes show kindness
We have always treaded the borderland
hirogeru ryoute keep balance
Spread your arms to keep balance
yori takaku toberu hou he
Always try to fly higher
mamoritai yo bokura no
I want to protect you
tsubasa no nai kono senaka ni
even if there are no wings on my back
seotta
I'll shoulder it
We are a killing team
Bringing in the harvest, Koko?
Here of all places?
What's there to grow to begin with?
But if I don't take care, the ocean sun fries me red as a lobster.
Koko, the captain.
Whoa, amazing! It's full of holes!
A freighter?
Yeah, the one I told you about this morning.
HQ is hauling over the cargo we left behind.
Huh? Who's this?
Hello?
Yeah, it's been a while.
You are on it?
Okay. In ten minutes, then.
What's wrong, Koko?
We're in trouble!
My brother is on that ship!
Wiley! Hide Jonah!
Teach him English or something. Just don't let him out of his room.
Roger!
What sort of trouble?
Aren't we always in trouble?
Well, she didn't tell us to get our guns. We should be fine, right?
Let's get started with class, then.
You resemble each other so much even though you're not twins.
Koko, you're the better one, of course.
Hi there, Koko!
Casper, my dear brother!
VL MICA missiles...
Can you find a buyer?
Chiqui!
It's not a question of selling them anymore. We've already been paid. Just have to deliver it.
What brings you to Africa?
Just some minor business.
I heard you got caught?
Scarecrow from the CIA, huh?
He scares the crows from fields of gold.
He's a pain in the ass, isn't he?
But he's got a talent for milking situations for money,
so Uncle Sam lets him off the leash in return for being useful.
He's a bloodhound.
He'll chase you to the end of the world.
Not very fitting for a scarecrow.
All the same to me.
"Arms dealers are the only profession where hypocrisy is allowed."
Yeah, that really sounds like Koko.
Hypocrisy. Inconsistency.
Saying things that make no sense.
English: contradiction.
Write that down three times.
Somewhat unrelatedly, the Chinese have something of a tradition
of boiling down legends and moral lessons to a few words.
Pike and shield.
This is an arms dealer's story.
A long, long time ago a merchant gathered many people around him, and said,
'This pike is amazing. It can pierce anything.'
Then he showed them a shield, and said,
'This shield is amazing. It can ward off any attack.'
One of the men listening to him said,
'Then pierce that shield with your pike.'
The merchant was in a conundrum.
So? Want to hear the rest?
Well, I guess it's sort of interesting.
Chinese? The Chinese are everywhere.
Which triad do they belong to?
We don't know who they're connected to.
And if we are merchants, then they are bad merchants.
We met no one like that.
On the African continent you definitely will.
Be careful around the Chinese.
Officially they are called the Daxinghai Company.
Coming from you, they must be real gutter rats.
Anyway, I should take my leave.
Actually, can I use the toilet first?
You don't need my permission for that!
It looks to me like languages are your cup of tea.
Tojo complained how energetically you skip maths, though.
I don't like maths.
I know what you mean!
I don't like it either.
If you keep working hard you'll be able to read books soon.
Books are nice.
There's no single answer in them.
For every reader they have a different-
Toilet.
Skipping?
I'm not making this up.
Long time no see, Wiley!
Mr. Casper. The pleasure is all mine.
It really has been too long.
Damn! This was the issue!
But I can't tell him to keep out.
Casper!
I'm glad you're doing fine, Jonathan.
Let go, Chiquita!
What I see here of boys and knives makes me sad.
The way you drew it in a single motion makes me even more sad.
Drop the knife.
You couldn't kill someone with this toy anyway.
You'll just cut off your own fingers.
Use a full tang knife with a long hilt.
Valmet can tell you more.
Chiquita, Chiquita. Decide whether you want to reprimand or teach him.
I'll consider this a greeting, Jonah.
You're a soldier now and we look the other in the eye.
It's been three months since we first met.
Three months earlier
A country in Western Asia
I see children, vice-commander.
He's a soldier.
When we requested reinforcements from HQ a while back,
they sent him from the mountain infantry.
There are others too, but they're all orphans.
Gasud, I'll take you up on your offer.
I know that our reserve ammunition will take a dip with these new laws.
The only path open to us is going west and taking theirs.
Indeed.
However, all this hinges on your superior, the famous Caspar.
Introduce us.
Of course.
Casper takes a great interest in the region.
Let's go, then.
My cargo is in a bit of a situation, though.
I know.
Who's that Yusuf Gasud really?
There's no way he's a journalist.
The vice-commander's coming! Marka, hide your food!
No food for the lazy!
You and you, with me!
Those aren't the eyes of a normal man!
Wait! I'm going too!
Don't! Talk! Back! When you! Get! Orders!
Just leave him alone.
Nobody ever told you the basics?
Jonathan!
That was the last I saw of Marka.
Marka... Marka...
I should've gone with them!
What happened to them after that?
I know, deep down.
They made her probe the minefield for the soldiers...
Marka... Marka... Poor Marka!
Listen to me now, Morris.
Take all the children to our secret base.
Don't come out.
What are you doing?!
No matter what.
What's going on?!
We don't know! We can't see them!
Are you kidding me?
Where are they?!
Stop! You're going to shoot each other!
Aren't they getting closer?
Shut up.
I don't get it! Why can't we see them?
Don't fucking talk!
There he is!
I will avenge you, Marka.
Someone tell me what's going on.
Anyone! Is there nobody?
Do you still have no idea who the enemy is, asshole?
And who are you?
I'm an arms dealer.
Say, would you spare my life?
Look. You can have all this.
I don't need money.
Give me back Marka.
Marka? Who's that?
Morris and the children.
This murderous intent!
Sharp and overpowering. A wolf?
So quiet. A human.
Someone from the base?
No, it feels completely different. They have me surrounded.
Hello, soldier boy.
Clear.
Looks nice.
He's got the instincts and the balls. Like a misha.
Judging from his blood trail, he attacked the base from within to kill Gasud.
The base is practically a graveyard.
I'm impressed.
I am Casper Hekmatyar, an arms dealer.
And you? I don't see you on the list.
It only has four orphans.
He's asking who you are, Misha.
There are only three left now.
Gasud killed Marka.
I see.
Now I see what happened.
So, are you content?
You avenged your Marka.
You killed most of the people on base on your way too.
I know it was just a safety measure to make sure they couldn't corner you before you'd reached your target.
No revenge to be had from the grave.
I have a little sister, you see.
We were both born on a container ship at sea.
We traveled the world with our parents.
We have a bunch of fake passports and nationalities, but no homeland.
Patriotism is missing from my dictionary.
But seeing you put your former comrades to the sword
shocked even me a little bit.
That's all I wanted to tell you.
Of course, I have no real advice for you anyway.
Don't sweat it. The battlefield is more likely to pose questions than to answer them.
Gasud's death is of no consequence.
I have no need for incompetents.
Selling weapons was never my aim.
I was trying to bring down this base using the allure of weapons. You did it for free.
A road for troop movements will run across the country.
This base was in the way.
Oil, armies and weapons will travel along it in vast amounts.
The road will lead to this country's prosperity.
A road?! Marka died for a road?!
You nameless boy soldier...
I know that anger will make you strong,
and that it's in your nature to hate fighting.
What about fear?
You owe me for killing my men.
So what about fear? How will fear change you?
Wait! Are you going to kill them?!
Wait! Spare the children! Casper!
Casper!
There was only water inside,
and soon the hunger seemed to paralyze me.
Marka...
What he said...
What I did...
I had a lot of time to think.
I was afraid this would be my last chance to.
Why are you still on my ship?
Why are two grown people being mean to Jonah?
Get off! Get off my ship!
Don't push me!
What's this? An old fart still walking the Earth.
Then walk!
Your manners are as bad as ever, Chiquita.
Be nice, Misha.
Don't kick me! I'll fall!
Casper, one day I will definitely...
See you, Jonathan.
Caspar locked me in a container for days.
I know.
I'm sorry. He's always been like that.
I did terrible things on that base.
I never helped, only killed. There's nothing good about it.
When the hunger seemed to kill me,
I was wondering whether the world hates me.
I can't explain it,
but I still love the world.
What about you, Koko?
I can't answer that.
I'm sorry, Jonah.
It's okay. That was an answer.
I wouldn't clean you if I had a choice.
But if you rust, I die.
Jonah.
This is weird. Where did he go?
It's time for some science.
Have you seen the princess? They said she's looking for me.
I guess she's with the containers at the bow.
That reminds me. Mao was looking for you.
I guess.
"I guess?"
You still can't find Jonah?
He's running away from you, Mao!
He's the same in maths.
Tojo's got the right of it.
I know, right? He doesn't like science.
He's great at skipping.
If he really wants to hide, there's no use searching.
This...
A Vol- something...
A car!
The Orchestra totaled the last one,
so this is our team's new car!
Your quick wits were of great use back there.
I'll be counting on your awesome driving skills in the future as well.
Thank you, Princess!
You spoil me.
By the way, have you seen Jonah?
Ran into him just now.
We'll be in Africa for a while.
So? Are you implying something, Lehm?
Not at all.
I can't smoke inside and a woman called Valmet occupied the best spot on the ship.
Don't be so tense all the time.
I know a lot went down for you in Africa.
I've got your back.
Koko would say the same.
No need to worry.
Earlier when we made landfall my old wounds itched a little. That's all.
I won't ever forget what happened in Africa,
but that doesn't change who I am anymore.
Anyway, a chat with Koko sounds like a good idea!
Koko, comfort me! Koko!
More than a screw missing.
This is great! This will be my secret spot.
Jonathan, we can never understand each other.
We are both strong, mountain infantry boy.
I looked into you.
In the war I was the one who sold brand new weapons to the people targeting your village.
The connection is indirect, but I am responsible for your parents' death.
You bastard!
You're not strong enough to bite anymore?
Or are you holding back?
Now you know what fear does to you.
In the face of death you thought and thought
and decided on your own place in the world.
You decided whether to use me or make me your enemy.
Very well, let's start negotiating, then.
I'm sure we can work out some conditions.
I like people who know how much they're worth.
The three children.
They're in my care.
Let them live a happy and peaceful life.
I wander the vast expanse of Asia.
I will let them live in a country called Japan.
What can you offer?
I don't have money.
I will take your fighting skills.
Your job will be that of a professional bodyguard.
How about it?
The deal is done.
My sister, the one I told you about, wants you.
I know because I looked it up, but I want you to tell me your name yourself.
My name is...
Are you Jonathan Mar?
Nice to meet you, Jonah.
I'm Koko Hekmatyar.
Your face is hard as ice.
I will melt it.
hikari yo kotaeru mata tsumi
Light shines on my newest sin
sougon no ma ni yurameku ayamachi
and I tremble in the solemn shine
fujou shite iki wo tsuki
I resurface and draw a breath
tokasare majiru dake no tsugunai wo te ni shita
But my salvation faded all too soon
mujun haramu kono sekai no tou
This world, filled with contradictions
omoi tsukashiteru zakuro no me ni
reminds me of a bead of garnet
wataru kumo ne fushi wa mou nai
There is no rhythm in the passing of the clouds
suiheiki no tsuranuku kodou
just a chaotic ripple on the water