Our guest today is Mr. Satyajit Shyamalan.
It's true, Aoshi-san!
I've seen it twice with my own eyes.
No, this isn't like all the last times when--
Heh, I mean, you won't believe me right away, but,
I'll definitely have proof--
Mr. Satyajit Shyamalan is well-known in America,
Ugh... I thought so.
and has often been called "The Inventor of the New Century."
Most of his works in Japan...
Sanada...
Sounding all chirpy like that is unlike your character at all...
It's already soggy.
I love to make people happy.
What do you think is happiness to people?
To be alive itself, is to be in happiness.
Isn't that a joyous thing?
You who are still alive today, you are the true survivors.
Ah, this feels good...
Earth might be a backward place, but at least the bath is really nice...
This is really the best!
And the next best thing would be...
White rice!
Itadakimasu~
You said you wanted to switch bodies,
so I wondered what you were going to do, but you've only been bathing and eating!
You sure you're not feeling happy because Tute isn't around anymore?
Wha- What the hell is this?
Shut up!
We're just in space, so stop fussing about every single thing!
Ah... okay.
Eh, what do you mean by space!?
We just received the approval to restore your body.
I didn't hear any of that!
I was contacted while you were asleep, so it can't be helped, right?
Ah! You hit me, didn't you?
Aah! Aah wahwahwahwahwahwah- Ah, I can't hear you!~
Are you a kid?
So, when can we go back?
According to Earth time, it would probably be about one day.
What about school?
The mid-terms are coming soon, you know.
Mid-terms or body, which is more important?
Uh!
Body.
Right?
Warp channel set to Oriotera.
Hayamiya!
Hurry up and finish doing your History notes.
What?
You haven't even done it yourself.
Astronomy pictures, huh?
Hayamiya is quite a romantic, eh?
Is that so?
Why are you guys talking about pointless stuff?
What's important now is the mountain of tests next week.
A guy who can't take it easy is the worst.
What did you say?
Sorry I'm late.
Nakasugi!
Eh... Senkawa isn't here yet?
Seems like he caught a cold, and is resting at home.
He just sent an e-mail.
Really...
Forget Senkawa, the mountain of tests!
Nakasugi is in charge of Maths.
Okay.
Hey, everyone. Why don't you all come to my house this Sunday?
Your house?
Are we going to study at your place?
That's not it. My grandfather is having a party to celebrate my discharge from the hospital.
Party?
So he said, "Call your friends from school."
For me, that's a bit...
Of course we'll go!
I'll let Senkawa know.
That's good!
Nakasugi's house, eh... I wonder how it's like?
My house is just an ordinary house.
Lyralo, please use New Arrival Code 208.
Roger!
That's your home planet?
Yeah.
It's so blue, just like Earth.
Well, yeah.
Navigator, Lyralo landing route is Vermilion.
Roger.
Welcome home, Lyralo.
I can see it! I can see it!
What is that?!
God, you're noisy!
Be quiet, will you?
Birdy Cephon.
Allow us to transport your cargo to Econos-Quil.
How long will it take?
Unable to confirm until initial examinations are completed.
I'd like to have to it restored as soon as possible.
We always try to do our best.
Can my body really be restored?
Don't worry.
Even the mole on your pretty bottom will be perfectly restored.
Investigator Birdy. You are also required to undergo the initial examinations.
Me too?
Please board the escort vehicle.
This is so troublesome..
There's no abnormality on Birdy Cephon's physique.
Do a scan on her mental states, just for the record.
Neural Integration is in good condition.
No, there is a minor inconsistency.
What is this?
This is...
Birdy's...
He's huge.
Even though it's huge, is it still a bug?
He's not a bug, he's Officer Megius.
Tsutomu-kun, please be patient for a while longer.
Your body will definitely be restored and you will soon be able to return to your normal lifestyle.
I see... Thank you very much.
For a bug, he can speak quite well.
Hey!
Tsutomu-kun.
Pardon me, but please let me talk to Birdy for a while.
Please, go ahead.
Birdy,
Yes, sir.
I heard what happened to Tute.
How unfortunate...
Yes.
We tried to salvage what can from him yesterday, but you will still need a new Guardian.
Officer, pardon my intrusion.
Weegie!
It's a dog!
This time it's a dog!
A report from the Medical Centre has arrived.
This is Weegie Gahhaw.
It's a dog.
Welcome back, Birdy.
I'm home.
Their mental fusion risk parameter is still green, but...
Mental fusion?
It means the foreign mind will consume the host mind.
Then, what is this foreign mind?
That's you.
Then, the host mind is Birdy?
Yep.
Wait a minute!
If I'm going to overtake Birdy's mind, what's going to happen to her?
She will disappear from this world, Mr. Birdy-Insider.
This kid is called Tsutomu.
Birdy! Aren't you scared? You're going to disappear, you know.
It was my fault that your body is destroyed.
It can't be helped.
But still...
You don't have to worry.
If the parameter is green, it means there's no problem.
Birdy,
according to the report from Econos-Quil, it might take about three Earth months to fully restore the body.
Three months? In just three months, Tsutomu-kun will get his original body back?
Isn't that nice, Tsutomu-kun?
Birdy.
It's good that it could be completed sooner than we expected.
Yes.
Speaking of which, there are someone who is overjoyed to hear of your return.
Skeletsu just contacted us, saying that he wanted to meet up.
Really, Weegie?
Yes.
Who?
My training officer.
Birdy's teacher?
Now he's in traffic safety department-
BIRDYY!!!
Officer!
Birdy,
You're looking good.
Officer Skeletsu, it's been a while.
What?! What?!
It's been a while,
so let's get to it!
You don't say.
Not yet! Not yet!
Let's get away from here.
What's the matter, Birdy?
What happened to your usual power?
Skeletsu.
Is that so?
Maybe it's because I'm sharing my consciousness with an Earthling.
What did you say?
No, no, hurry up and get rid of it!
He says some pretty reckless things, this lizard dude.
Hey Mr. Insider, show me your face for a while.
Y... Ye... Yes...!
Cu-ute!~
He smiled.
Even weirder.
Skeletsu, didn't I tell to wait until later?
I know. It's time to see the Council, isn't it?
The Council?
Right. That's why you need to be quiet for a little while.
And that concludes the query and your judgement will be served later.
Wait a minute! Didn't I mention that I was used by Geega?
Then, on to the next matter. Federal Investigator, Birdy Cephon Altera, is to be brought forward.
I didn't do anything wrong! Geega is the criminal here!
Let the accused be silent.
Quec-gini is just a bottom-feeding dispatch boy, isn't he?
Why did they bother summoning Birdy here?
No idea. Seems like it was another department's call.
The defense attorney may begin the cross-examination.
What is that?
I am Echelon Officer Nayjla Geuze Altera.
Nayjla.
The Echelon is interfering?
It involves affairs of beyond the Council's jurisdictions, I think...
Is this why Birdy was summoned for the query?
Order in the Council!
The Council hereby acknowledges the intervention of the Echelon.
Furthermore, anything that is spoken in this session will be considered as official testimonies.
Is that fine?
Birdy Cephon Altera,
You carry two names with you. What is your alias?
Objection! The witness's alias is irrelevant to the case!
The witness's identities are relevant to the case.
Objection Denied.
What is your alias?
Birdy the Berserker Killer.
What an appalling name.
Oh i see.. That name speaks of your attitude in combat.
When you're arresting the accused, you let the other two criminals escape.
Yes.
Then, what's the illegal item the two of them holding?
That is the Investigations Unit's classified information.
Do not forget that this is a query from an Echelon Officer.
It is an item known as a 'Ryunka'.
What kind of item is that?
That's...
This is a query... you are to explain everything you know.
I was not given any specific details regarding the Ryunka.
You went on an investigation mission, without even knowing what the two criminals were carrying.
One more question,
while you were investigating the two escaped criminals, without even knowing what this Ryunka is,
you have also caused the casualty of one Earthling.
What! Such a thing actually happened?
Could it be, the one she's sharing her consciousness with is...?
Yeah.
How could this be?
You killed him, yes?
Please answer, Birdy Cephon Altera.
I...
Objection! The current question has absolutely no relationship with the case.
Again, the Echelon officer is asking too many questions!
Let's change for a while, Birdy.
Not now!
Don't worry. Hurry up.
Don't overlook the witness's rights!
Objection Denied!
Excuse me!
What are you trying to do?
This is about me, isn't it.
And you are?
Me... ah...no... I'm Senkawa Tsutomu.
The one that.... Birdy killed. An Earthling!
Th-the Council will now go into a short recess-
The Echelon will resume query.
Carry on.
No, er.. it's not really a casualty, more like I died but I'm not quite dead yet.
Anyway, I'm still alive like this. Sure, it's a bit inconvenient to share bodies with Birdy.
There's a lot of problems, too.
My body is going to be restored soon, anyway.
So, uh,... Birdy didn't really kill me.
I never thought a homicide victim would actually defend his murderer.
Then, as a representative among the Earthlings, I have a few questions for you.
Nayjla!
Birdy Cephon Altera, please withdraw yourself.
But I'm not very clear on the Council issue at hand.
It's just a few simple questions.
Do you know what kind of an item this Ryunka is?
No.
'Ryunka', in the Ancient Imperial language means Invisible Death.
Please observe.
What is this?
What did she just do?
The Echelon's psychic attack.
Echelon officers have the ability to let you experience historical records in first-person perspective, in real time.
What the hell is this?!
In the Imperial Age, the Ryunka annihilated the entire population of the planet Veilgema in an instant.
We managed to keep a record of the Veilgema tragedy.
The Ryunka caused that?
Do you understand, Earthling?
This is the power of the Ryunka.
If the Ryunka that destroyed Veilgema is now present on Earth,
Earth will suffer the same fate as Veilgema did.
That's not good.
Did you hear that,
The Earthling's outright opinion?
And the mistakes in Birdy Cephon's investigations,
has allowed the Ryunka to be on Earth!
But Birdy is trying her best.
She's doing her best with all her efforts!
Birdy Cephon Altera,
The Echelon will continue observing your actions.
Do not forget that.
That is all.
Wait, wait a moment... what about me?
Ah, I forgot that this Council session was supposed to be about you.
As Echelon officer, I hereby exert my extra-judiciary authority and sentence you to 25 years of imprisonment.
That can't be! I was just smuggling, I don't deserve that!
This is an Echelon verdict.
Accept it earnestly.
Furthermore, all information regarding the Ryunka that was discussed here will be classified as top secret.
Are we clear?
Nayjla.
You used this Council to reveal information about the Ryunka, didn't you?
I'll say one thing. I hate you.
I know that!
The Inner Circle probably sent Nayjla to deliver us information about the Ryunka.
At least, the Ryunka cleared up that bit of mystery from Imperial Age tragedy.
Invisible Death in the Ancient Imperial language, is it?
Yeah.
Birdy, continue the investigation. However, the Earthlings' safety is your top priority.
Yes, sir.
Ah, as for Tute's replacement as your buddy...
I don't need a replacement for Tute.
Birdy!
I already have a new buddy.
Right here.
It's because I made a promise with Tute.
Well, that's fine.
We salvaged what little we can from Tute,
I think this would help you with your mission.
With this, it wouldn't look so strange for an Earthling to have around.
Think of it as Tute, and treasure it.
Yes.
It's the Ryunka.
If the Ryunka awakes, this world would be even happier.
Of course, you would be the first in line to get some.
You have worked really hard to help me out up to this point, after all.
Now, let us await the moment. With the Ryunka.
It's been a while since I last came back here.
The people here and the people on Earth aren't all that different.
That's because they're Altarians like me.
Altarians?
Something happening?
It's the upper class people.
Is this your hometown?
Yea, it's the kind of like that.
When I was a kid I used to play here a lot.
See, that shop over there. The Patillo over there is delici-
The car exploded?
Are you okay?
Get a hold of yourself!
It's Arita Shion again de arimasu~
It seems like Birdy and Tsutomu-kun haven't return to Earth yet desu ne~
And this time, a nasty dog-alien terrorist called Kinzell,
is targeting Birdy-san and Neyjla-san!
He is a grudge-holding bad guy with a bad personality desu!~
Birdy-san, please beat the living crap out of him!~