But the path you must take lies beyond that.
A fragment of BB's soul remains inside you.
I'm going to use this machine
to show you BB's memories.
It is the past,
as well as your future.
The Past
Can we trust him?
The gift of top secret US data that he brought us appears to be real.
Though we will need to keep an eye on his movements...
I don't think it's a bad idea to add him to Brahman.
You did well to come so far against Cal.
I'm Ajita, captain of Brahman.
Blood Blackstone. Call me BB.
Well then, BB, we'll talk again soon.
Nice to meet you.
I'm Varma, from Brahman.
That was awesome back there!
The princess is sure to hire you.
Princess? Not the king?
Uh... Yeah, well...
The princess is a very wise lady,
so the king relies on her a great deal.
You've passed the test.
You can call yourself a member of Brahman as of today.
I also have the results of your match test.
You can use the triggerless tattoo.
Really, now?
Never thought I'd have a shot at that.
They don't even have the technology to test it in America.
I've read the data you brought.
The reason tattoo research isn't progressing in America
is most likely because the inscription in the ruins was lost.
This is an invaluable tattoo.
If you betray me,
I will take it back in exchange for your death.
America doesn't have the technology to destroy tattoos.
If it exists anywhere, it's here.
This is a changing room?
What do you want?
This building seemed out of place, so I was curious.
This is Japanese architecture, isn't it?
Come to think of it, you're Japanese, too, aren't you?
Just one quarter.
The princess built this place for me.
It's my practice hall.
The princess, eh?
I will give you one warning.
You are welcome to walk around the castle as you like,
but if you value your life,
don't go near Samsara.
Now, how to get in there undetected?
Hmm, how to get in there undetected?
What are you doing here?
The princess is doing something weird!
I'm trying to find out what she's after!
I see.
You're a spy the king sent to keep an eye on the princess.
I've even heard you're the king's lover.
Well, you're a spy for the US Army, aren't you?!
The US Army has nothing to do with me.
So, that building...
Is that the center of their tattoo research?
That's right, but...
So the princess took it over? What's security like?
There are no guards. There's only...
The guardian of Samsara!
The mysterious, superhuman being who's blind and deaf...
Ganesha!
Run!
You'll slow me down!
Don't you dare die!
Damn it. This one's going to be trouble.
This must be the restorative power I've heard about.
So, Your Majesty, I believe we can trust him.
BB is an amazing man!
With him, I'm sure we can expose the princess's schemes.
Very well.
Work with him.
If he does anything suspect, dispose of him yourself.
Yes, sir!
Let's do our best together, BB!
Just so you know, I don't swing that way.
One question.
That princess isn't your real daughter, is she?
I see.
Your intelligence-gathering ability is impressive, indeed.
You are correct. She is not my child.
But what of it?
What of it, you ask? You're unbelievable.
She's going to take your throne.
If you're not blood-related, it's even more likely.
Yet you're not even trying to stop her scheming.
It's because you feel some kind of guilt toward her, isn't it?
You...
I guess even Varma didn't tell you that.
Don't push your luck, you child!
This conversation is over! Leave!
What is that old bigot's problem?
Now, now...
BB, time for your first mission.
I heard some interesting information.
I want you and Cal to guard the first ruins.
If an enemy shows up,
eliminate them.
Telling me to trample my former life, eh?
Finish him.
These guys are American soldiers.
We can just take them prisoner.
You seem to have a powerful aversion to killing.
Why is that?
Your sense of camaraderie as a former US soldier?
It's my policy.
Whether a man is a sinner or a saint,
he has the right to advocate for his own idea of justice.
Denying another human's idea of justice is my definition of evil.
That's why I won't kill.
Well, unfortunately,
the princess's orders were to eliminate any enemies.
Now it's all taken care of.
Let's head back.
This is Iltutmish. She was assigned to Brahman today.
Princess, I can't read this.
What? You can't read?
Is it a good idea to bring in a girl like that?
If I should one day succeed the throne,
I am considering transferring much of
the king's authority to the parliament.
What do you say?
I see...
You're fighting for someone you care about, too.
You really are strong.
My courage always fails me when it really counts.
I'm... a weak person.
I wouldn't say that.
If you can master this, someone like that is nothing.
It's been a year and a half since you arrived.
I'm sure it won't be long before the princess makes a move.
We're going to infiltrate Samsara tonight.
Understand we'll only have one chance.
We have to swipe some damning evidence
and get that old man to act.
I don't want to upset the king...
But I'm not confident that I'm really doing the right thing.
The king is keeping his true feelings hidden,
but since I've been near him all this time, I can tell.
His feelings toward the princess are obligation
and love.
I thought you were just scared of Ganesha.
So that's what worries you.
You're not weak at all.
As long as you live, you have a future.
There's no telling whether it'll be rose-colored or mud-colored,
but if you have no future, your path leads nowhere.
You're always looking to the future.
That's what makes you strong.
This is enough to knock most opponents unconscious.
So this is your trigger, huh?
I've been waiting for this moment!
Varma!
Watch me, Your Majesty!
Without your tattoo, you're just a naughty little brat.
If we dig a tunnel directly below here,
it should take us to Samsara's deepest level.
What is this?
Did I overuse my power?
What's wrong?
Nothing. Let's go.
I will kill them all.
Gosh, you're so good!
No way! You can make that into a combo?
Il-san, you're ruthless!
My, my. Visitors?
We won't eat you or anything. You can come in.
What's this place? Who are you?
It's our playroom.
Nice to meet you. I'm Kujuli,
Arya's older sister.
Her older—
So you're a princess, too?!
No, that's just Arya.
Those two are Fima and Kashinika.
Haven't seen you before.
They're visitors.
Most likely spies for the king.
Hey, BB, it looks like she's already figured us out.
You don't have to worry.
We're playing a game.
I'll show you around.
The researchers are stationed upstairs, though,
so I can't show you that.
Is this really Samsara?
It's the residential quarters in the deepest level.
This is where we live...
and where we were made.
And it's our entire world.
You're all clones of Arya?
That Ganesha girl outside, too?
We do look like her, but we're not clones.
We're more like sisters.
I'll explain everything from the beginning.
It's been about 35 years since the ruins
in the Kingdom were discovered.
After he realized the potential of tattoos,
the king tried to use the ruins to rewrite the world as he desired.
That was when the Kingdom was trying to expand its territory through military force.
But the problem was that
the interface for controlling the ruins
was in a place where no one could reach it.
The tattoos' dimension?
Yes. That's why we sisters were created.
The most complete of them all was Arya.
She's an input device in the shape of a human.
All the sisters living here are failures.
We can only live here in Samsara.
Why are you telling us all this?
We're enemies of the princess.
I don't hate humans as much as Arya does...
I suppose.
So you're saying you want us to stop Arya?
Let's just say that a part of me does feel that way.
You're not making yourself clear.
We sisters' souls are partially fused,
with Arya at the center.
While I am Kujuli, I am a part of Arya.
I wouldn't say that's the reason,
but there are some who, unlike me, are in favor or Arya.
Secret Technique Carp Climbing the Waterfall!!
Chel! Fizul!
You're not allowed to do as you please in here without my permission!
What is this? It's just a gun controller!
If you keep goofing around like this,
I'll tell Kashinika that you erased her save!
But those guys are Arya-nee's enemies!
Stylish...
Honestly...
Il and the maids were with her.
Why do I have to go check on her?
Hi, this is Kujuli.
Forgive me for calling so late.
Has anything happened there?
Nothing out of the ordinary.
Cal! There's a pervert in sunglasses and an obvious pervert here!
They're screwing everything! Help!
I'm not a pervert!
You should get away from here, quickly!
We should be able to manage with what we were able to download.
We should hurry! The guards will be here soon!
Don't forget.
My hope is also one of the options in Arya's heart.
Yeah.
I'll make sure your hope survives.
Run as fast as you can! Straight to the old man!
Varma!
Their presence is moving farther away.
They escaped?! How could you permit such a failure?!
Hey! Circle the castle immediately!
So that damn BB really made his move.
I never thought he'd defeat Ash...
I'm sor—
I don't need apologies!
Listen to me. Now that I control most of the parliament and military,
there's no way my father will hide BB!
Don't let BB take one step outside this country!
Yes, ma'am!
Until Arya gained control of this place,
we weren't even treated as humans.
I wasn't the only one to be abused.
But we sisters have endured it by supporting each other.
I love all of them.
That's why I won't endorse Arya.
To deny humans would mean denying ourselves.
Deny humans?
Doesn't the princess
just want revenge on the king for causing all the abuse you've been through?
Revenge is just part of the process!
Arya-nee wants to use the power of tattoos to
rebuild the whole world, including humans!
Why would she go that far?
What do you think that old bastard did in order to create us sisters?!
Are you happy now?
All of this...
All of it was brought on by you yourself!
The descendants of the tattoos' creators were in the Kingdom.
They didn't even know about the tattoos, but they were closer to them than anyone.
You don't mean...
Yes! Human experiments!
And on a huge scale!
They had their bellies and heads split open while they were still alive,
and were driven mad within experimental rigs!
Sperm samples were taken from the men,
and young women were forcefully impregnated
and forced to bear many children!
Just to create the tool called Arya,
the king wiped out an entire clan!
Three thousand people! Every last one!
When Arya-nee found out,
she couldn't bear the thought that
she was of the same species as such a demon.
Varma...
Sorry... BB...
I was prepared to accept Arya's hatred.
But if she was going to turn her attacks upon this country itself,
I felt that I needed to do something.
But I had no idea the reality was something so trivial.
So do you really plan to die?
My mistake wasn't in seeing Arya as a tool,
but rather in loving her as a daughter.
As a result,
I gave her both the power and the reason to overthrow me.
Varma fought to keep you alive.
Are you going to ignore his wishes?
It's already too late.
It's not too late!
I won't let you die! I swear it!
And what can you do on your own?
Come with me.
Even Arya doesn't know about this railway.
Flee this country.
If you found your way to the heart of this country alone,
and even exposed Arya's secret, I'm sure you can manage this.
I wasn't alone.
I pulled it off because Varma was with me.
Of course.
Please...
give him praise for me.
Now, go, failed hero of justice.
And save this nation...
and its people.
To tell the truth,
I was the one who brought up the idea of
exposing the princess's scheme to the king.
I convinced him that, since I was his lover,
she wouldn't be able to do anything to me so easily.
Of course, I was scared,
but hopes can't be realized if you don't take action.
But the reality is that not many weak people can realize their hopes.
There are many things in this world that can't be helped,
no matter how you struggle.
As a result, the weak remain weak forever.
That's why we need people we can entrust our hopes to.
All I managed to do was keep the king's hope alive.
But I was able to pass it along to someone who can make it a reality.
That gave my life meaning.
BB, you're my hero.
I wasn't your hero at all.
But I won't let that hope be cut short.
I've had you grow stronger over this past year
so that you would survive to the final moment.
What makes you think you can win as you are now?
Letter of Challenge
She is the strongest Sealed of all.