Am I really a child?
What is that?
Um...
This is a tool called a "cell phone."
It's used to call me for important matters.
Your "tool" needs to learn when not to interrupt.
Sir Tarou
From the Minister?
Greetings, gentlemen.
Thank you for taking the time to visit so late at night!
Episode 10 Despair and Hope
What happened? What's going on?
The mission is a failure! The mission is a failure!
What happened? A Japanese attack?
No!
A-Amidst all the confusion,
we ran into operatives from another country.
And...
A girl in a kimono...
What are you saying? Come in!
Stay down!
Don't move!
Damn it!
I've got no idea what's going on!
They're CBP and MSS!
Russian and China are after the same thing we are?
What do we do?
Monster!
Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!
Damn it!
Damn it...
Oh man...
Group Alpha, signal lost.
No sign of any enemies in the area except for subject Black.
No heat sources.
That girl's supposed to be a demigod, right?
W-We have a Case 3.
Requesting help from Public Safety.
What is all this?
So many bodies...
Public Safety will be here soon,
but we can't wait here.
Tomita, Kuribayashi, get any weapons you think you can use,
and get everybody's stuff together.
Roger.
Princess Pina and Bozes-san, please change and get ready to go.
U-Understood.
No matter how badly it is injured, my body always regenerates.
Demigods don't die.
No...
We can't die.
All we've done lately is run.
Some vacation this is.
I'm just glad the Defense Ministry has ownership of that inn.
Who knows what would've happened if we'd decided to go to a normal inn.
Yeah.
Captain, forward.
Sorry.
Think you could get out?
Hey, if he's a bad guy, I can shoot him, right?
It'll leave a bad taste in the mouth!
Are you still drunk?
But what do we do?
If I try to knock him out like on TV,
that might actually kill him!
That would be bad.
Itami, you just need to neutralize him without killing him?
Lelei?
Hey, let's not head straight to Ginza.
They might've set up an ambush.
But we'd be safer beyond the gate than sticking around here.
We'd be safer in a war zone? Talk about ironic.
Lady Pina wants to know
why we have to run and hide in the first place.
That's right! I want to know, too!
Why?
Captain! Tell us, please!
What's going on?
Captain!
Well, you see...
I don't know, either!
What the heck?
Wait! We can work this out!
Quit screwing around, or I'll shoot.
Hey, are you still drunk?
No!
Wait.
First, let me state my own hypothesis.
I need to confirm something.
Have I been sold out?
No, that's impossible.
In the span of a day or two,
we've changed vehicles and destinations several times.
And then there was the attack at the inn.
There have been too many disruptions.
We're here to mediate negotiations between a country called Japan and the Empire.
In other words, we're here for peace talks.
I believe there is a faction which desires this
and one which does not, and they're fighting.
Am I wrong?
Let me get this straight.
Not only did you force us to play an extremely valuable political card,
you also lost an entire paramilitary team,
without securing even a single visitor to show for it?
The reports say they encountered agents from another country.
This is not the time for excuses.
Don't you realize that, Graham?
Yes.
I promise I'll secure the visitors, Mr. President.
It's warm.
You just hit the button, and it comes out!
How does that work?
I don't know...
But there was one in the SDF base at Arnus, too.
A forest fairy, a dark demigod,
and a brilliant mage.
Which do you like best?
I'd guess the elf, based on looks.
Yeah.
Personality-wise, the black goth girl.
Yeah.
And the platinum blonde makes you want to protect her, maybe?
You sure know me.
How many years have we been together?
Ow!
Welcome back.
Here you go.
Oh, thanks!
Sweet Red Bean Soup With Mochi
Why red bean soup?
We chose what looked most delicious.
How did we do?
You're not wrong, but...
I brought you two some, too.
Thanks.
Um... don't I get any?
What did you do?
Nothing. That's the problem.
Today at 2:00 PM,
Rory, Tuka, and Lelei are scheduled to visit the Ginza Memorial.
After that, they're going to go back to the Special Region.
The three of them are visiting Ginza at 2:00 PM. Really? Can we see them if we go? Thanks for the info. Who are you? Okay, let's go! Is that true?
Okay, they took the bait!
Were there plans to visit the memorial today?
I just asked them.
So, Risa, any response?
There sure was!
People loved the video of them at the Diet, after all.
If this works, we should be able to get a thousand of our "friends,"
who are trying to get a glimpse of them.
Thanks.
With all those people,
it'll be hard for even those agents to attack.
I'll put the same info on other sites by lunchtime.
I'm so glad you're here, Risa.
It's almost morning, huh?
It all ends today.
We'll be released from this endless game of hide and seek.
And so, the Defense Force fought
Early this morning, the world was shocked when Prime Minister Motoi
Prime Minister Motoi Emergency Hospital Visit
Motoi Resigns, Enters Hospital
announced his sudden resignation
Shock
after an emergency hospitalization.
The opposition party has denounced his actions as irresponsible.
U-Um...
What do you think about Prime Minister Motoi's sudden hospitalization
and subsequent resignation?
He quit?
I don't know...
Of course he quit.
I'm sorry. I'm not interested.
Kuribayashi-chan, please!
Get us some interesting comments.
I'm sorry.
I can't hear you!
By interesting comments, I mean surprising comments!
Okay!
I-I'm doing my best, you know!
What?
There are a lot more people all of a sudden.
Agent Graham
Everyone's ready.
Once they pass the guardhouse, it'll be hard to make a move.
We need to nab them right here.
Agents from the other two nations have already been sighted nearby.
This is a difficult mission.
We lost our entire team in Hakone,
and our card lost its value when the Prime Minister resigned.
Listen. Our only hope is to
cause a panic when they appear,
and simultaneously cut the TV connections.
Then we grab them fast.
Was there an event scheduled here?
There are too many people.
We're completely stuck.
Oh, jeez...
I didn't think there'd be so many.
Is this an army that's going to attack the Empire?
Where did they all come from?
What do we do?
We'll have to walk,
but...
Wouldn't it be dangerous to go outside?
Sure would.
But we won't get anywhere at this rate. What do we do?
It's okay.
Hey, Rory! Wait!
Oh, come on.
Hey, you.
Where's Ginza?
This is bad.
We don't know who's in that crowd.
To the people who lost family in the Ginza incident,
they're seeing an enemy for the first time.
I don't know about Rory,
but we really can't take the Princess out there.
Yeah. Maybe we should give up for today—
But even if we try it tomorrow,
those agents will still be waiting for us.
I'm sure.
Rory-sama!
Just like on TV!
I can't believe it!
A girl from another world!
Rory-sama is the best!
If we don't go now, the Prime Minister's resignation
and Risa's efforts would have been in vain.
Damn it! It's like we're running from debt collectors.
Risa, sorry, but this is goodbye.
Take the car somewhere and abandon it.
Wait, Senpai!
Thanks.
You know I can't drive!
You can do it!
What are you talking about?!
Don't make that face.
Are you coming back?
Probably not for a while,
but I'll be in touch.
More importantly, pay me back!
If my doujinshi sells, I'll put it in your account!
Take care.
Sergeant Tomita, Sergeant Kuribayashi.
We are now going to guard our five guests from the Special Region.
If anyone tries to hurt them...
Shoot.
Roger!
We just got word that the girls from the Special Region,
who appeared at the Diet yesterday, have arrived in Ginza.
After laying flowers at the memorial, they'll be returning to the Special Region.
Their fans heard the news,
and crowded Ginza so much that it's shut down the city.
We'll go to Kuribayashi-san, at the scene!
A-A...
Kuribayashi-san!
A-E-I-U—
Th-This is Ginza, reporting live from Kuribayashi!
I mean, this is Kuribayashi, reporting live from Ginza!
What's going on down there?
The three of them are heading towards the memorial
while waving at the huge crowd gathered here.
Oh!
It's not just the three of them. There are others as well.
I see eight in total!
Huh?
Sis?
Who's there?
Huh? Nanami?
What are you doing?
A-A TV broadcast!
Hey, sis!
Can I interview the girls from the Special Region?
No way.
After the flowers, we're going back to the Special Region.
You're going back?
Yeah.
Oh, Nanami! I have a request...
Hey, Mom! How you doin'?
I won't be home for a while,
Hey! What is this? What about the interview?
but as soon as I can take a vacation I'll be heading home.
I'm so sorry!
But there've been people after us the past two days.
Thanks to this country and that country, trains were stopped and hotels set on fire.
They might be after us right now!
Sis!
What? Is there a problem?
There sure is!
This is bad.
Oh, Graham-san.
What do you want, Komakado?
The Hakone matter was settled.
Oh, your assault on the inn?
I've been told not to complain about your mission,
but I do need to keep an eye on what the other countries are up to.
By the way, Graham-san.
How am I supposed to tell the difference between CIA agents
and agents from other countries?
What?
If I can't tell the difference, I'm liable to make mistakes.
You can't mean—
If you're concerned, then make a phone call.
There's just no way to tell, you know.
You—
Itami, I've gotten them off your back.
What?
The entire CIA team has been arrested?
I'm sorry.
And what's with that SDF girl?
Talking about all that on camera...
Curse that Motoi!
Not bad.
Give the order to withdraw.
A bell must be rung to lay all of the dead to rest, yeah?
Someone sound a bell.
A bell?
Thank you.
Captain! We're here to get you.
Huh?
So tired...
Hey. Did you enjoy your vacation?
You call that a vacation?!
I'd better get three more days off at the end of the year!
If you want that, you'll have to go negotiate...
...directly with the general.
It was such a fun trip!
Very interesting! I want to go back!
Shopping sure was fun!
What is this?
It shines!
It shines, Lelei!
I'm back!
Huh?
Dad?
Jeez, take my eyes off him for a second and this happens.
The other side of the gate was overwhelming.
If we continue this war,
the Empire is certain to lose.
No, it will be destroyed.
Your Highness...
We'll leave for the capital at dawn.
We must prepare for peace talks as soon as possible.
I will...
...put an end to this war.
Episode 11 Visitors
Next time on Gate: "Visitors."