Well then, time for the secret of the pendant,
and the nature of Bruce's assets.
I'm going to reveal it all now.
Franca.
In this vast universe, there exists only one.
The pendant left behind by Bruce, the man who was revered as the Pirate King, for his beloved daughter, Franca.
Hidden within it is the memory chip of that man's artificial eye.
The grand vault of Central Bank, which was said to be the toughest to crack in the universe,
had ten billion Space dollars stolen from it, and part of the process of how that was done is captured in the pendant.
Central Bank?!
I have never head of such an event before!
After all, if Central Bank had been robbed, it would've been big news!
That's why they couldn't make it public.
Central Bank is revered as the pride and epitome of the financial system of the universe.
The fact that it's been robbed can't be revealed, right?
Well, shall we watch it now?
This shuttle will be undergoing atmospheric insertion soon.
All passengers please check that you have put your safety belt on.
Hey, are you all right, Franca?
The last exam for the candidates that wish to join the Central Bank Management...
...will be held at the central training center of Central Bank at ten today, local time.
Looks like he's arrived.
Isn't that an amazing building?!
Well, the bank is practically the entire planet.
However, this is the first time that I've seen it.
That's because filming is prohibited, and they turn down all requests for television interviews.
Hey Mister...
This image can be considered a map to the treasure, right?
Swamp, explain it to them.
In order to obtain information on how to break into the vault,
Bruce had to slip into Central Bank first.
He assumed the identity of a fictional man, Otis Ray.
Katana, do you understand that?
How could I understand that?
We would like to know why you wish to transfer to our company.
Of course. I have some experience from working at the investment department of Silver Stocks.
Viewing the universal network that this company has,
I believe that the research I did about establishing a business revolving around planetary trade...
From today on,
the one who will be assigned as the new manager to oversee the Business Development Department is Ray.
I'm Otis Ray. A pleasure to work with you.
This is a bit sudden, but I wish for everyone to look at the plan that I have drafted.
According to the report from the First Planet Feasibility Study Team...
Central Bank was a place where the elites gathered.
In order to make them recognize his existence,
Bruce kept pushing forward.
Of course, he never forgot his original aim...
...to take the ten billion Space dollars stored in the grand vault of Central Bank.
This month, you've gone and established four planetary projects.
That's really amazing.
It's too early to celebrate.
All of this still awaits the formal approval of the Investment Department.
It'll be fine.
Mr. Ray is trusted by the bank president.
Alex will go to Planet Columbus.
Yes, sir.
Chris will go to Suton.
Yes, sir.
This is going to be a big job.
Yes, sir.
Bruce took a year to gain trust using his own methods and power.
Don't move.
It's me, me...
It's Swamp!
Stop joking...
It's been a while, Swamp.
Hey, you've put on more weight, haven't you?
Damn, it's been a long time and you still greet me like that.
So... the mountain this time is...
Note: The mountain in this context refers to a mountain of gold.
That?
Yes, it's that.
It's the best mountain, isn't it?
It really is amazing...
It's amazing, but that...
Th-This is...
It's said to be so challenging that it's impossible to crack.
What makes the grand vault of Central Bank impossible to break into is unknown.
The plan of that which is also known as Giga Banks...
These kind of things... you actually got your hands on them.
This is just the start.
Right now, I'm getting someone to make something somewhere using this.
Something?
Well, you should anticipate it.
What you should do has already been decided.
Hey, hey, I haven't agreed to anything yet.
This is a large mountain that can only be encountered once in a lifetime.
E-Even I need some preparations.
Ah, that's true.
I get it, I get it.
Completed the routine patrol.
Yes, good work.
This is the patrol rotation of the security guards,
and the locations of all the surveillance cameras linked to Giga Banks.
Hmm, it's very detailed.
You did well.
Nah.
By the way, Swamp.
Eh?
Can you take leave next week?
Well, yes.
There's something I want to show you.
I've called Hank and Norman as well.
Are you serious?
Looks like it's about to show the main subject.
Yeah.
This place is?
The Graceland of the past.
It looks like a completely different planet than what it is now.
D'Bony!
I'm going to introduce the last member joining in on this operation.
He's D'Bony.
Yo!
D'Bony, show them the model of that thing.
What the hell is that?
A replica of the grand vault of Central Bank, which is more commonly known as Giga Banks.
That's a vault?
Yes.
This is the 1/1000 miniature scale model of Giga Banks that Bruce gave to me as a memento during that time.
Giga Banks is made out of twelve fixed parts and fifty movable parts.
The sections revolve around the fixed parts.
The unique thing about this vault is that the money retrieval procedure can only be carried out in the central ball area.
In order to retrieve the money, the five parts that contain money have to be aligned on top.
The money that is hidden within will then be transferred out via elevator.
This way, the person who carries out the procedure is unable to directly access the money.
Want to go in and take a look?
Eh?
What the hell is that?!
Don't ask me why the vault is built like that.
We need to remember that Giga Banks will shuffle after confirming someone has entered, then shuffle again once every thirty seconds.
Even if we get in there, once you lose your own sense of direction,
it will become a maze that can't be escaped from for all eternity.
This is like Hotel California...
Note: You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave.
Well, I guess I should go in and take a look as well.
Hey, hey, let's stop.
This was built as a simulation. It's meaningless if I don't use it.
Furthermore, a hundred million Space dollars went into building this thing.
On-One hundred million Space dollars?
Well, it was basically a gamble.
That's enough to buy a second hand space battleship.
But why did he choose to build a replica of the Giga Banks on a remote planet like Graceland of all places?
Wouldn't it have been better for him to choose a closer planet?
True, true. We wouldn't have to suffer so much.
Because it's the planet where Mama and Papa first met.
Eh?
That must be why.
Take a look at this.
There are four rounds of security checks leading up to Giga Banks.
First, the master key.
Next, a sound spectrogram.
The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.
Note: This is a line from George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion. It's more commonly known as the musical and movie My Fair Lady.
Next, a retinal scan.
Finally, vein recognition.
Only then can we arrive at Giga Banks.
But only the first stage is possible.
The difficulty of mimicking biometric readings are pretty high.
It's nothing. I have plans to deal with that.
What is it?
Mr. Ray has requested to see you.
Ah, let him in.
Sorry for disturbing you.
Hey, Otis.
This is the midterm report of the pilot project.
Good work.
It's estimated that three of the four mines will have their economical value increase by 200% and above within two years.
Ah, I see, I see.
This is good. This is good.
Yo, how's it going, D'Bony?
This was well made.
I see, it's no good.
Well, we'll figure something out.
After that came the night before the operation.
Let's synchronize our watches.
20:15 hours in three, two, one...
The plan is as we have discussed. We'll meet at Central Bank.
Yes?
Bruce?
Is this Bruce?
Yeah.
What's up? You're calling so suddenly.
Tomorrow, I am going to rob Central Bank.
You're not going to say anything?
What do you want me to say?
You're going to do it since you said you were going to, right?
Indeed.
You should definitely come back once the party ends.
Yeah.
Oh yeah, I met Little Bear a while back.
That guy is still alive?
Yep, he's still the same as always.
Action!
Good morning!
Normally there are five main vault rooms.
Which means it's not easy to round up all the money inside Giga Banks at the top.
However, there is a single exception.
Good morning, Mr. Ray.
If there's something like a large earthquake, fire or some other emergency,
the auto program will activate, the money will all be gather on top, and get transported to a safe place.
Good morning.
Oh, good morning, Otis.
Yeah, it's me. Don't let anyone in for the next hour. No calls either.
Yes, sir. I understand.
It's the bank president.
If it's the bank president, there's no need to report all his movements.
That's true.
The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.
Oh, the bank president is at the last security checkpoint.
Didn't I say that there's no need to report that?
Ah, it's showing again.
The bank president is no longer there.
He's entered the center ball.
That's the only place that doesn't have any observation cameras.
Amazing, so this is the core of Giga Banks?
Indeed. There is only one person in the world ever to have seen it with his own eyes.
It's time.
Wh-What's going on?!
There seems to have been an explosion inside Giga Banks!
Wh-What?!
This place is fine. You guys, go to the scene!
Yes, sir.
When a first class crisis occurs, Giga Banks rounds up all of the cash inside of it.
Then, through the automatic delivery system, the money is transported out.
Good work.
We came as quickly as we could to collect the money in accordance with the crisis management manual.
This way, this way!
Well then... please confirm that we've collected it.
Ah, yes.
Huh? That guy...
Can this be...? No way...
Mr. Ray?
Mr. Ray...
Impossible...
Awesome, that was totally awesome!
That was way too awesome!
He's a beast!
Well, that showed part of the process of how the grand vault at Central Bank was robbed.
How do you feel about that? This is going to be a difficult job.
Are you going despite that?
Why're you saying that now?
Do you really need to ask?
After that, Bruce paid us what we agreed on.
The remainder was sealed up inside the vault on Graceland.
How was the mountain this time?
It was interesting.