Why do I have to guard some little girl?!
She's not just some girl. She's Mario Bossi's daughter.
Eh?
We can't afford to have her get kidnapped during the trial.
But you don't need a cyborg like me for that.
She's a regular girl just about your age.
Spending time with her will be a good experience.
I'm not a regular girl!
That didn't go well.
All she does is say, "Let me train more!"
Because of the Pinocchio incident?
Yeah. Her defeat's been pretty hard on her.
She is a very proud girl...
Who is this daughter of Mario Bossi?
She's his common-law daughter.
She lives alone in Naples.
The public doesn't know about her, but we're not taking chances...
Giuse-san. I want to show her more of the world, not just fighting.
I'm home, Augustus.
It looks like I have to meet Mario's daughter tomorrow.
Hirscher and I had another argument. Even though I don't want to.
Amid the difficulty of sticking to that one feeling,
I want to protect you and fulfill my promise to the only one for me
In a world filled with doubt, I still can't find the answer
Even so, I continue forward... Why?
If I can change this dream-like reality with my own two hands,
amid the difficulty of sticking to that one feeling,
I want to protect the only one for me
I swear on my beating heart I will continue to run until I burn away
Amid the eternal love I feel simply by living,
I want to fulfill my promise
"The Hague, Netherlands"
"Europol Headquarters"
You want field work?
Sorry, Hartmann. There is other work for you to do.
Do you mean traveling to Paris, Rome, Lisbon, and everywhere else
to visit with police officials?
That's right.
The Europol is like the European FBI,
but is hated by police organizations everywhere.
Establishing friendly relationships with them is a very important job.
But, sir!
1.5 million girls are illegally bought and sold worldwide every year!
Please let me join the task force!
Hartmann. About our conversation the other day...
I appreciate your passion, but I just can't give you field work.
Why not?!
It's at the request of the German police who sent you here.
What the hell does that matter?!
Refine your diplomatic skills and your connections.
Do that, and you'll make it big in life, both here and back home.
You can realize your ideals after that.
Here.
What's this?
The scene of a child abuse incident.
Watch it and think things over.
Know what a snuff movie is?
It's a video of a murder, meant for entertainment.
Huh?
People take kids they abduct or buy and film them being killed.
You can't be serious...
Some are fakes, many are shams.
But, just as you say, human trafficking goes on every year,
and many go missing or are found as cut-up corpses.
A small percentage of cases are deemed as real.
This is reality.
Our world is filled with evil.
Until you can accept that fact, I can't send you on field investigations.
You're blessed. You grew up believing that people are good.
"Naples, Campania"
Hi! I'm Maria Machiavelli!
Victor Hirscher. This is Triela.
Ciao!
Nice to meet you...
We'll be your security until your father's done testifying.
Uhh...
What about when I want to hit the town and stuff?
For your security, it's best if you refrain from going outside.
Eh?!
I'm going to the Naples D.A. I leave you in charge here.
In charge? When are you coming back?
The beginning of next week.
Don't worry. Olga's team will be staying here, too.
Say!
Yes?
I hear you're a professional killer?
Yes.
Show me something!
Okay...
Awesome!
Say, Triela.
Yes?
What's your hobby?
Hobby?
Mine's soccer. I even play it myself.
You don't have one? Do you collect anything?
Oh!
Uhh... teddy bears...
Tadah!
Daddy gives me one every once in a while!
Pepino, Gaetano, Jacinto, Zoff, Bobo.
And this is Alex. I got him last Christmas. He's a forward!
I have the same one! Mario gave me one last Christmas, too!
Oh? What's yours named?
Augustus.
That's a strong-sounding name! What position does he play?
Eh?
I heard from Hirscher that you saved my daddy this past Christmas.
Yeah.
Say, Maria-san. Do you...
Call me Mimi.
Do you love your father, Mimi?
Mario said he hasn't seen his daughter in a long time...
You don't hold a grudge against him?
He's my daddy! Of course I love him!
That's a relief.
I finally feel like I was useful for once.
I've been depressed lately because I messed up at work...
It sounds like you really have it rough.
What about you, Mimi? Isn't it hard living all by yourself?
Not at all! Every day is a blast for me! I'm very happy!
Checking over and over won't change it, Pauline.
She died of asphyxiation from strangulation.
Her killer was a large man.
Yes.
I'm sorry, Rachelle. Agent Alain kept pestering us to check again.
Is he suggesting it's the M.E.S' fault the investigation's at a standstill?
Don't be like that! He's trying his hardest, too!
Why don't you meet him? He'd be a good catch!
No, I'm fine.
You need to care more about meeting people!
You won't have a chance when you're middle-aged!
Meeting? You might be right...
Victor Hartmann?
Oh, aren't you with the Paris police?
I'm Rachelle Belleut.
We're on the same floor, but this is the first time we've spoken.
Do you need something from me?
I was hoping we could talk...
Do you have plans this weekend?
My job is to determine the cause of the children's deaths.
This one died of blood loss, this one was asphyxiated...
But the investigations never make any progress.
Even when there's information about human trafficking,
the Europol has almost no authority in whatever place it's happening.
Oh, I'm sorry! I'm the only one who's been talking...
No, that's okay.
I'm not a very considerate woman. I hardly ever dine with men...
I even had to borrow these clothes and this perfume from a coworker.
It's been a long time for me, too.
I only get to dine during business meetings while I'm traveling around.
The chief got on my case the other day.
Said I knew too little about the real world.
It's true. I underestimated how bad the child abuse situation is!
I had no idea that people were so driven by evil.
I couldn't believe it, either!
Until I joined the Europol, I had never seen such horrifying corpses!
And the way I grow accustomed to them terrifies me...
Tell me, Hartmann-san.
What will you do when you learn about the real world?
Lose all hope and return to Germany?
No. I plan to bargain with the chief so I can do actual field work.
I want to believe that the world hasn't been forsaken!
I have to help the children!
Umm, I heard this from an Italian investigator...
The Naples mafia has recently started
a human trafficking business in Amsterdam.
We can't investigate officially...
...but we could both go there, if you'd like.
Oh? Chianti Classico Riserva, Machiavelli, huh?
Daddy gave me a case of it just because it matches my last name.
Niccolo Machiavelli's descendants made this wine, you know.
Really?
Who's he again?
Triela.
A medieval philosopher.
He said, "One must be a fox to recognize traps,
and a lion to frighten wolves."
Precisely. Very impressive, Triela.
No, it was nothing...
Checkmate.
You're so good at games, Triela.
Want to play table soccer again?
No, thanks. I haven't stood a chance for three days straight now.
Hey, let's play real soccer outside! I think I could beat you in that!
You can't. The trial is still going on.
Eh?! I wanna see my sweetheart! Please!
You text-message him all the time as it is.
I wanna see him! I wanna see him and hug him and kiss him!
C'mon... Can't you persuade Hirscher for me?
N-No.
Cheapskate.
Say, Triela...
Yeah?
You love Hirscher, don't you?
What makes you say that?
It's obvious enough.
Say, have you confessed your love?
Of course not. Because not even I know if I love him or not...
Besides, in either case, we couldn't have a relationship like that.
What's so wrong with teacher and student, superior and subordinate?
Just look into his eyes and say, "Tiamo!"
And then everything'll be A-OK!
Yeah. You might be right.
Triela seems like an ordinary girl when she's with Mimi like that.
She really does.
What I've learned from living with her for several days
is that cyborgs really are different from regular girls after all.
I know marksmanship, martial arts, lock-picking...
I don't know anything about the latest music or television shows.
Which means what I'm supposed to do is...
"Naples District Attorney's Office"
I appreciate everything you've done for my daughter, Hirscher.
It's no problem.
But I'm glad to hear the trial should end without incident.
I just hope this makes at least some amends for my past sins...
So, what do you plan to do next, Mario?
Escape overseas, like always.
I figure Mimi will want to stay in Naples,
so I won't be able to see her again for a while.
I see.
Give Triela-jouchan my regards...
No, never mind. I am a pretty bad guy in her eyes, after all.
"Amsterdam, Netherlands"
Do you think that Naples mobster named Mario was telling the truth?
He did seem opposed to the group's human trafficking from the start.
He regretted being an accomplice to this business.
And snuff movies are made inside there?
Rachelle. You should stay here...
No, I'm coming.
I don't want to see children's corpses anymore.
So this is how painful bullet wounds are...
Hold on, Rachelle! Let's get outside and call the police!
We still haven't... found the children... We have to help them...
There's a light!
Wait here, Rachelle!
Know what a snuff movie is?
It's a video of a murder, meant for entertainment.
People take kids they abduct or buy and film them being killed.
This is reality. Our world is filled with evil.
Rachelle!
Keep watch in the hallway, Hartmann...
Rachelle!
She's still alive. I have to save her...
Hartmann...
I didn't want to believe it either...
I had no idea the real world was this revolting...
We've let countless children die in the past...
But... if I can at least save this girl...
...I think I'll be able to believe the world hasn't been forsaken,
just as you said...
Right, Victor?!
What?!
Our world hasn't been forsaken!
It's just as you said!
No, it hasn't been!
Because there are wonderful doctors like you in the world, Rachelle!
Rachelle!
Rachelle! Rachelle! Rachelle!
What do you call that?!
You're a disgrace to our special forces unit!
Put your equipment on and go run 10 kilometers! On the double!
Yes, sir!
- Triela. - Yes?
My men are pathetic.
You must be disappointed he didn't put up a fight.
No, not at all...
Listen, men!
This is what happens
when even the toughest soldier is caught off guard!
Never lower your guard, regardless of the enemy's form!
I take it that until now, you've always relied on your body's abilities
to overwhelm your opponents.
That's why you lost to this Pinocchio fellow.
Was that what you wanted? Isn't she an important subordinate?
Yes. I called you here to make her feel pain.
She can't train with agency members because of her conditioning,
plus we don't have any experts like you.
It'll be good training for my men, too.
Terrorists aren't always adults these days, after all.
Don't worry. In two weeks
I'll have changed that bunny rabbit into an unstoppable force.
Yes. I appreciate it.
- Have you put her under? - Yes.
Then we'll begin her routine leg replacement.
This new leg has better performance than the previous one.
Is that so?
Development has gone much more smoothly
ever since we were allowed to use Claes for tests.
Donato-san!
What is it?
This cyborg... is crying!
- Wipe them away. - Sir?
Wipe her tears. They shed them while they sleep.
Awake?
We've finished your routine maintenance.
You can leave if you can walk.
What's wrong? Did you have a bad dream?
I don't really remember...
But it was a kind dream...
In it, I met my mother...
She was wearing glasses, and had a nice-smelling perfume on...
And then she gently embraced me...
A doll without a heart, born from warm hands
I neither smile nor talk
I want you to hear about these feelings someday,
though they can't be put into words
I'll summon all my strength
to know what it means to live