Is the data accurate?
Yes... although I don't know why.
Ever since then, MESS has stopped all harmful activity toward human society.
Ohhh... is this a reaction too?
Don't tell me! Ya love origami too?
All the absorbed humans have been safely returned, as well.
No way!
That's way too awesome!
Case closed!
We can't let down our guard just yet!
They just stopped doing anything; they haven't stopped making an appearance.
C'mon, can't you just be happy, Pai-Pai?
Don't call me Pai-Pai!
Oh, do ya prefer Pai after all?
You're messing with me.
So you're saying that no one's been abducted since then?
Yes. No one since.
Huh? What's up?
Not "What's up"!
What'd you do to it back there?
I jus' thought I'd make it cute.
Hey, doesn't it seem like it's communicating with Hajime?
Oh, it's MESSY.
Why are you introducing it to us?!
I mean, don't name it!
There's no way anyone can communicate with a MESS...
Wh-What?
Its shape-shifting might have something to do with this.
Oh, we worked together with my scissors.
Oh, that must be it!
Change the body's shape to exchange information, maybe?
Maybe that's how they communicate.
That's way too far-fetched!
It's strange.
Why did all the MESS act as one, at the same time?
Maybe they can share information.
What?
So just like with this NOTE, information might be transmitted instantaneously.
They might be a life form with a hive mind.
That's kind of sexy!
How?!
Forget it!
My orders were to exterminate!
But when we try to catch it, it vanishes.
That's impossible!
Aww, so cute!
Maybe MESS never had any animosity toward us in the first place,
and just didn't realize we were around.
Impossible!
Ouch...
They've clearly been doing harm until recently!
"Oh, no! I've stepped on an ant!"
Kind of like that?
Even a philanthropist like me might do that while walking about.
You don't mean...
From their perspective, we're like ants?
Ants might be giving us a lot of credit.
Might be more like rocks.
Way too sad!
I'm bluetsutsu...
Th-Then, what we've been doing until now is...
A waste, right?
That's being way too harsh!
But it's spot-on!
Well, it's true that we did save people...
Well, compared to our Gatchaman predecessors, we're pathetic enough.
Aw, now my shoulders are all tense.
Please keep it together, Leader.
Oh, are ya interested?
I'll give ya this, then.
Here ya go!
I'm bluetsutsu...
I fly amaze the crowd
Baby wrap it up
and I feel immoving
The loneliness' too strong for me
Only ground for me
Almost on it
Alight the land
The show baby wraps it up
but I'm feeling to end this
Little bit of surprise for me
on this upper layer on the planet
The words you wove is
we are now home
Don't let your fear hold you back
Go! Fly like a bird
I have to fight them and go the distance
I let this piercing noise guide me
As I fly to the other side
The words you wove is
we are now home
Reunited with all these weak
Yet strong individual spirits
I have to fight them and go the distance
I let my rampant feelings guide me
As I answer the call
Go! The crowds are calling my name
That's a troublesome neighbor you've got there.
We have a baby, so of course the baby will cry.
But the neighbor says we're being too loud and playing music with the volume cranked way up...
They might both be unwanted noise, but for entirely different reasons.
Things have escalated recently.
Even at night, the neighbor honks his car's horn.
It's enough to make my baby seize up.
Maybe you should lodge a complaint.
You mean, take legal action?
But I have no experience with that...
Why don't you ask X?
You're right. I will.
What may I help you with?
May I?
Civil lawsuits aren't too much trouble.
What?
If you'd like,
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Are you a lawyer?
Yes. First, tell me what's happening, in detail.
It's not heroes who'll update the world. It's us.
Seriously? You're a GALAXter too, Marippu?
It's not heroes who'll update the world. It's us.
Galcrapter?
Hey!
Fine, fine.
You're asking me if I'm a GALAX user, right?
Of course I am!
It comes in handy, doesn't it?
GALAX is good stuff.
The info you can get from the X app is pretty useful.
Hey, isn't that kinda scary?
There's gotta be flame wars and stuff, right?
It's fine.
They're good at managing it.
They match users up in a good way.
Just give it a try.
Let's update the world together!
What's that?
I'm back.
Welcome back, Rui.
Were you able to secure a sufficient caloric intake?
Yes.
Update.
A balanced diet is very important.
Good health is essential for realizing your ambitions.
Very nice, X.
You've become good at managing GALAX too.
Thank you, Milord Rui.
Hm?
There has been a noticeable decline in job seekers,
given the lack of economic recovery and effective policies for the foreseeable feature.
In actuality, job seekers appear to be relying not on agencies, but on GALAX.
Basically, it's a problem of matching job seekers with employers.
If they can contact each other directly online,
why would they need a middle man?
Our active users are continuing to increase today.
That means the number of people who resent us will also increase.
The more powerful the enemy, the more enjoyable the game, perhaps?
Missing Persons Simultaneously Found Across the Nation
Well, I'm the one who's shocked.
When I came to, I was standing on my usual way home, but I was told it's been more than six months.
Not just this man,
but others who had gone missing are being found across the country.
They all have no memory of the lost time.
What this?
Were they abducted by aliens?
No way.
Prime Minister Resigning
This just in.
Prime Minister Resigning
Prime Minister Kamoshida, who had been urged to take responsibility for his cabinet members' multiple scandals,
Prime Minister Resigning
indicated his intent to resign today.
We'll be reporting live from the prime minister's residence...
Aww... and this one'd started off with high approval ratings too.
Congratulations, Rui.
Stage clear, isn't it?
He wasn't really a boss character...
The world's so complicated now that even excellent leaders might not be enough to turn things around.
Then who is the true enemy...
Who is it? One of the Hundred?
An incoming call from Number 26.
Him...
It's probably to ask for usage permission, I'm sure.
Shall I handle him?
Sorry, yeah.
What a waste, Rui-Rui.
Are you being stingy with that valuable power of yours?
I did give them power.
The hundred capable GALAXters I chose.
But we'll update the world without relying on that power.
No matter what!
You're going to take that thing along to school?
It's fine.
We're th' only ones who can see it.
Well, sure, but...
That was close!
I wonder if somethin's happenin'.
Either way, he shouldn't've driven so fast on this road!
But he may've been drivin' a sick person.
Oh, maybe his wife's water dropped?
Why do you bother thinking about things like that?
When ya think about it that way, don'tcha feel like they had a valid reason?
Don'tcha feel less angry?
Well, sure...
It's more fun this way.
So, "The current of the flowing river does not cease" might be a phrase even you guys have heard.
Kamono Choumei was a court poet in his younger years...
Milk?
There has been a worrisome leak.
Last night, there was a power outage at a factory in Tokorozawa,
and milk was left at room temperature for several hours.
Class's finished!
According to the source,
even though disposal was recommended,
the supervisor would not allow it.
Instead, the batch was shipped out after undergoing a simple disinfection procedure.
Is that bad?
Yes.
There were factors indicating a potential emergency situation,
so I illegally obtained data on the batch's management and component analysis,
and ran an analysis.
So you did some cracking?
Well, I guess you had to.
So, are they guilty?
That was hella delicious!
Yep, lookin' good.
Yummy!
Milk?
Wait a minute.
Thanks for the food.
It's from X.
The milk's not safe!
Huh? What?
What's wrong with it?
We gots a problem, Sugane!
C'mon! Help us out!
Gatcha!
We got to the kiosk lady okay.
Next, tell the whole school and then hit the vendin' machines.
Yeah! Split up and unplug 'em!
Wait a minute.
Did you get permission from the teachers?
There ain't no time for that!
Have ya heard 'bout the milk?
Please spread th' word!
I feel bluetsutsu...
Seriously?
It's an anti-tampering device.
Oh, no announcement yet?
They won't let us in.
The broadcast room is only accessible from the faculty lounge.
That's why we need to tell everyone!
Isn't it a ruse?
We can't just take stuff from the Internet at face value.
But tons of people have been helped by GALAX.
Yeah, X tells us everything too.
You'd better not be using it to cheat.
Oh, c'mon! That's not why we're here!
Um...
I'm using GALAX too, and I think it can be trusted...
Maybe we can at least urge caution...
Anyway, we should consult the principal.
Consult?
That'll be too late.
Where's th' key to the vendin' machines?
That's also in the faculty lounge.
They say we need permission...
I'll send a decoy. Let's use this opp'rtunity.
Oh, it's kinda like a game.
A decoy?
You, of course.
Use yer sword and mess around.
Huh? What?!
Ya can use an umbrella or whatever too.
Get th' attention of people who are gettin' in the way at the lounge and in front of the broadcast room.
That's impossible!
Besides, what about my reputation at school?
Yer a Gatchaman, right?
N-Not so loud!
The school's ina crisis.
That's no excuse to skulk around and get out of control!
Heroes should face problems head-on.
Listen up, Sugane.
It's like that car earlier this mornin'.
That car wasn't outta control fer no reason.
Well, you don't know if there really was a reason.
That's just your speculation.
But now, we definit'ly have a reason.
Yer a hero, right?
We gotta protect everyone!
Where's th' key?
O-Over there.
The vending machine key is probably there too.
Don't drink th' milk!
Okay! Next!
Are ya still usin' th' key?
They're in front of the inner courtyard now.
Oh, they're done.
This one's the last of them!
What now? Should we go get it?
Oh, Sugane!
Can ya slash righ' here?
Slash?
Slash it up!
Fine!
Here goes nothing!
I slashed it!
Congratulations!
The world has been updated.
Mission complete.
Yay, updated!
Nationwide, 68% percent of schools and 74% of businesses averted any casualties.
Flaw in Quality Control at Dairy Company
Victims who made purchases from individual stores and wholesale distributors number in the double digits.
Flaw in Quality Control at Dairy Company
That's more than I thought.
Is that an indication of just how many people still don't trust information from GALAX?
It is true that people of a certain age range or in certain professions exhibit markedly lower confidence.
However, many who acknowledged the information were still unable to take appropriate action.
Oh, I see.
They're afraid of being held responsible in the aftermath,
so they cannot easily take action based on outside information.
It's what people call the adverse effects of a vertical society.
That's probably what we're actually up against.
Running GALAX has made my enemies clearer than ever to me.
They're the ones who refuse to see people as individuals.
The ones who cannot see the joy in helping others if there is no reward or reputation to be gained.
Either way, anyone who's not... fun, I guess?
Wow, that was hella great, Sugane.
Ya looked kinda cute bein' scolded by th' teachers.
Is that your attempt at making me feel better?
Oh, ya wanted me ta do that?
What are you doing?
But, well, this thing...
The Internet's got a lot going for it, maybe.
Ya think so?
Its influence is huge.
That's not true.
Huh?
If yer battery runs out, or if ya don't have a signal, it does nothin'.
Ya can't jus' blindly follow the Internet.
Okay, then.
Hey, stop it, Al.
Stop. It tickles.
It's dinner time!
Come help.
Okay.
Wait a second, okay?
Oh?
Is that from Hajime?
She just pushed it on me.
That girl's way too fun!
Why don't you become friends?
Here.
All right, beans are on the menu today.
I'm bluetsutsu...
Can you circle around and get closer?
I want the setting sun in the background.
Multiple rescue requests have appeared on the timeline.
A news channel helicopter has crashed into a ropeway's support pillar.
The pillars bent, stranding the two gondolas on either side.
You brought that to school?
Isn't Toyosaki, the gym teacher, annoying?
That doesn't mean you should—
Well, it's not like I'm going to do anything to him with it.
What?
Now!
You!
Stop resisting!
Don't move!
What?
Where is he? Where'd he go?
Look around!
Hey, there he is!
N-No! It wasn't me!
Stop resisting!
L-Let go of me!
Let go!
Gatcha...
Who are you?
Was that your doing?
Yummy...
Go...
Number 58 of the Hundred is on the dispatched rescue team.
They are in operation, but due to numerous obstacles that cannot be overcome,
he is requesting usage permission.
There are several GALAXters among the passengers exchanging information,
but the situation seems pretty dire.
I see...
If we don't use it now, when else?
The rescue team alone would jus' end in a fail game.
I simulated all possible avenues for a successful rescue given the current available human resources,
but all results were negative.
I guess we'll have to use...
the Crowds.
I'll hold you
Still unaware of where my feelings are headed
Ready!
Play the Game...
I try to enjoy myself, but it always gets me down
Makes me want to disappear
I can't tell the difference between fact and fiction
This world I live in is just a puppet
A half-empty notebook
Full of emotions that cannot be put into words
Those pure feelings
Keep screaming out my name
No man is an island
We all wish to be connected
It is that desire that keeps you safe
And gives you strength
Even if the changing times make walking hand-in-hand
A thing of the past
We fully understand this chaos
And that dreams have the power to change destiny