Balancing...
We're almost at the base.
What's important is balance.
Even when it comes to people and nations.
Huh?
It's not good to lean too much towards one side.
It's really not good.
When you break the balance...
This is what happens.
It's best for both sides to maintain a balance.
It's best for our business too.
Are you talking about Northern and Southern China?
It's almost time to meet with Youran-chan.
Youran?
You don't know? Come on. I'm talking about Yuilan.
After receiving the dead body, what do you plan on doing?
The body of a dead, beautiful girl, huh?
Well, there are a lot of things I could do with it...
His Problems
Excuse me.
Hey, what do you want?
Ah... You're not from around here, are you?
Are you Korean or Japanese?
I belong to no country.
If you have no business here, hurry up and get out.
I'm busy right now!
Taking refuge?
Yeah, that's right!
Hurry, dear!
Shut up!
Let me have this.
I'm in the middle of something.
Ready?
I'm coming!
Sir, please accept this.
I don't care! Just take it!
If you don't want to die, you should hurry up and get out of here!
To die.
That might be for the best.
Uruz-9 to all units.
We will now inspect point 28.
If there is no contact from us in 15 minutes, narrow the search perimeter.
Uruz-2. Roger.
Wanfu HQ, Roger.
Be careful.
What's wrong, Corporal Yang?
Well, I haven't been getting any response at all from Sergeant Sagara.
Some kind of trouble? Any contact from the Sergeant Major?
No, nothing.
Anyway, let's just do our job.
Let's go, Wu.
Yeah, yeah.
Wrong place.
Now there are only twelve...
Was he one of the workers here?
Probably.
He probably died about two days ago.
Maybe this place was their hideout?
I don't know.
Well, even so, they'll most likely never come near here again.
Hey, take a look at what's on his chest.
Yeah.
To the son of Bdakshon's Tiger.
Meet Hamidra at Tsim Sha Tsui.
Corporal, do you understand this?
You kidding me? Not at all.
Operations Department Headquarters Command Center
You still have nothing to report on Venom's location, Teletha?
At the moment, we've already covered 60% of the search area.
Please wait a little longer, Admiral Border.
More importantly, how is the plan to hold a conference between the two governments going?
They're working on it.
But when trust is broken between people, it's not easy to mend.
Especially when they have been bitter enemies for many years.
We intend to persuade them to continue their negotiations, of course. But don't bet on it.
We've got three hours at most.
Three hours?
I hope to hear some good news by then.
That is all.
Captain, Uruz-2 is on line G-1.
Connect me.
Yes, ma'am.
Uruz-2 to TDD-HQ.
I've received a report from Corporal Yang that they've discovered a suspicious dead body with a message.
Continue.
Yes.
At designated point 28, a message was found on the body of a middle-aged workman who had been shot to death.
The content of the message is:
"To the son of Bdakshon's Tiger,
Meet Hamidra at Tsim Sha Tsui."
Furthermore, we've received two reports of the same message from the Intelligence Department.
The same message was found in the classifieds of three local newspapers.
Anything else?
Nothing more.
I see. Continue with your mission.
Roger.
Terminating communication.
What in the world does it mean?
Bdakshon is a place that Lieutenant Commander Kalinin is closely connected with.
Call the Lieutenant Commander.
Also, begin deciphering the code in this message.
Yes, ma'am.
I wonder what it means.
I don't think it's meant to cause a disturbance or to be a diversionary tactic.
Have you figured something out?
Bdakshon's Tiger was a legendary general in the Helmajistan guerilla forces.
It was Majido's alias.
Helmajistan?
I've taken part in numerous battles against him.
In order to get rid of Majido, the Soviets sent many assassins after him,
but they all failed.
Among the assassins, there was even an eight-year-old child.
A child?
As Majido was famous for being merciful, he took the captured boy in as his son and gave him a new name.
That name was Kashim.
Kashim...
Kashim... Kashim, you say! You're being way too friendly with me, you piece of shit!
Sagara-san.
Captain. You need Sergeant Sagara.
Yes.
Contact Uruz-2, please!
Yes, ma'am. Go ahead.
TDD-HQ to Uruz-2.
Please transfer me to Uruz-7.
This is Uruz-2. Um...
What's wrong?
I'm sorry.
Uruz-7 is not here.
C'mon, come have some fun with me just for a little bit.
No way! Hurry up and go find shelter!
Don't be such a party pooper!
Are you stupid? If you stay here you'll die.
Hey, it's already time. Let's go.
Later. Die, you filthy bitch!
What did you say?!
You go die, you fucking bastards!
Damn!
Ah!
Hey, hey. What are you up to?
Ah, I see. You can't keep on going without some booze, huh?
Hmm?
Huh?
You don't understand what I'm saying?
Are you a foreigner?
Affirmative.
What a weird reply.
Oh well.
Hey. Do you have money?
A little.
So, do you have time to kill?
Yeah.
Then how about you come and play with me for a bit?
So what's it going to be?!
Yeah...
Then let's go.
What's with you? You want to do it, don't you? You pervert.
My room is nearby.
Sousuke abandoned his mission?!
Are you serious, Spec?
Yeah, he caused a car accident and then just went off somewhere.
He did, huh?
Have you heard anything, Lieutenant?
Just some minor details.
Nothing to reach a conclusion with.
Lieutenant Commander Kalinin thinks the same way.
In the end, Sagara and the Arbalest are unreliable when it comes to their fighting capability.
No matter how skilled he is as a soldier, he's still 17.
He's just a child.
That doesn't matter!
I don't believe it.
At the least, Sagara isn't they type of guy to do something like that. That's what I believed.
It's that girl... Yes, it's Kaname Chidori.
Ever since he became her bodyguard, his temperament changed.
Well, now that you mention it, that's true.
What do you think, Roger?
I don't know Sagara's true self, but humans can't change their god-given nature so easily.
A hawk will stay a hawk to its death.
Still a hawk, huh?
Hey, do you want whisky with water or on the rocks?
I'll leave it to you.
Okay. Then, on the rocks it is.
You know, you're kind of like him.
I'm talking about my boyfriend from not too long ago.
And he was such a boring guy.
When he's with me, he thinks he's all that, but when he's with others, he can't do shit.
He just cowers about.
Just watching him pissed me off.
And see, he looks kind of like you.
He didn't have a frown like you though.
Hey, why don't you try smiling?
I'm sure you'll look better if you turn that frown upside down.
I don't know how to smile.
I only know how to fight.
What's that about?! What can a cleaning guy fight against?!
Oh shit...
You said it so seriously you really got me hard.
Is that so?
What? Did I hurt your feelings? Were you serious?
It was a joke.
So, what were you doing there, Mister Fighting-Cleaning-Guy?
Work.
Alone?
No, I was with comrades.
What are they doing now?
They're probably still working.
So, you were slacking off, right?
Affirmative.
Well, that's okay.
It's best not to do stuff that you hate or find tiring.
Is that so?
That's right.
In this world, the more you try to live seriously, the more moronic you'll look.
As long as you're by my side, I'm sure I can endure it.
Even if you slack off, someone else will do it.
So just let them do all the work.
I'm not luggage!
Or what? Do you regret that you skipped work?
I'm not sure.
But in any case, I can't go back to my comrades.
You're just skipping work. Don't make such a big deal about it!
If you just give them a simple apology, they'll forgive you.
That won't do. I've made them lose their trust in me.
Big deal.
Besides, you say they're your comrades, but you don't know when they'll betray you.
It's a waste of time to trust people recklessly.
I only trust you, Sousuke.
Well, human relationships are all about leaning on those who'll let you. Just feast on that nectar as much as you can.
Then, when you have no use for them anymore, just throw them out of your life.
That's how it is.
Hey, you haven't touched the booze at all.
I've never drank before.
Oh? Really?
I thought it'd distract me from reality.
Oh well.
We can have the booze later.
Let's do it so that you can forget all those bad things on your mind.
If you're about to remember those thoughts, just do it and then drink.
I'll give you a good time.
Sousuke.
Make you feel good.
Sousuke!
Could this be your first time?
Sousuke.
I'll be gentle.
Sousuke.
Sousuke. Sousuke!
Hey. Hey.
What?
Stop it.
Huh?
Stop it already!
What's your problem? What a boring guy!
Thanks for your time.
Hold it.
You forgot this.
Get lost, you piece of shit.
It's the agreed time.
We're all set.
Deploy all the M9 units.
When Venom appears, I want everyone to combine forces to take it out.
However, you may not use the Arbalest.
I don't want to put that machine in danger.
Wait a minute, Admiral.
The countermeasures my forces have against Venom are incomplete.
If we sortie like this, I don't know what kind of damage we will incur.
Please give us just two more hours!
No!
These are also Minister Mallory's orders.
But...
Tensions between the two armies are at their limit.
Besides, there are countless casualties each time Venom appears.
We cannot allow the carnage to continue.
How many more people must die while you wait?
That's...
I've heard that Venom's weakness lies in the time it can remain operational.
We have no choice but to make use of that.
You have to trust your soldiers.
They are the elite for a reason, right?
It's tough, isn't it Teletha?
However, as I told you...
This is your path.
Even so, you did not step away.
Am I wrong?
It's just as you've said.
Then begin the mission immediately, Captain Testarossa.
Roger.
Surface the ship to periscope depth.
Flood the hatch for underwater launch.
Aye, ma'am.
Bring the ship to 1/3 speed.
Up trim five degrees.
Surface the ship to periscope depth.
The investigation is cancelled?
That's right. Return to the helicopter immediately and be ready to sortie the M9s.
Rendezvous with First Lieutenant Clouzot at Point Echo at 0430 hours.
Await further orders there.
Uruz-2. Roger.
That is all. Terminating communication.
Begin flooding the hatch for underwater launch.
Begin flooding the hatch for underwater launch. Aye!
So, time is up?
That's how it is.
Leave the rest to the Operations Department.
Roger that.
Bye.
Damn it!
Arriving at periscope level.
Trim is level.
Stop the ship.
Stopping the ship. Aye!
Flooding of the hatch is complete.
Open the hatch.
Opening the hatch. Aye!
We have completed the preparations for launch, Captain.
All units, launch!
Aye, ma'am. All units, launch!
Uruz-1, Roger.
Authorization to launch all units received!
Uruz-3, Roger.
Uruz-5, Roger.
Uruz-8, Roger.
Uruz-6, Roger.
How can people drink this?
To the son of Bdakshon's Tiger.
Meet Hamidra at the Tsim Sha Tsui.
Next Episode
The time limit is nearing.
The call from Hades that resonates in the depths of the uninhabited city.
The perfect sign given by the black curtain.
Who is calling for me?
Next,
The Burning Hong Kong
"The Burning Hong Kong."
The messenger appears from the darkness and invites me into the desolate past.