Someone has entered the Area?
Did they go over Aimoto Dam?
It was opened briefly? Where did you get that from?
The Matter Defense server?
But Nanbara said nobody can get in.
Just talking to myself.
Sorry for the trouble.
I know. Yes, I know very well. Good night.
There isn't much I can do.
Yuya and the rest just left Yanagawara Camp,
so I can't contact them.
Yes!
You silly Matter!
This is a competition! You have to try harder!
Kaede! Don't assume Evidence is right!
Yeah, I know!
She sure is having fun. She's forgotten she's the diversion.
I'm getting sick of facing the same damn stuff all the time!
Misawa!
Kaede!
Crap!
Damn it!
Enough of you getting carried away!
Your job is to distract the Matter,
not to put the Beetle in danger. Damn it!
Just going on strolls with the client
won't score you any points either, right?
I'm sorry.
It's my fault for not supplying Kaede with effective information.
We'd never seen that kind of Matter variation before!
We couldn't have known...
I knew Kaede would show off.
As her partner, I should have controlled her better.
Which means you're still an inexperienced team.
This is bad.
The Matter has entered the actuator and crystallized.
It's going to take a while to get it out.
Will it be all right?
At sunrise tomorrow,
the Matter around K2 will become active.
Judging from the timing,
activity around the gate will last a week.
If we get stopped for that long, we'll run out of time.
- I'll hurry. - All right.
I'll watch the Matter on the river.
What's up with her?
I have a favor to ask, Minase.
What is it?
I'm going to Misawa and Seri.
Why?
I want to thank them.
They're working hard to protect us.
Stay here.
If you put yourself in danger
and cause more trouble, there's no point.
Kazuki!
Aiko, are you all right?
I'm more worried about Misawa and Seri.
They'll get what they deserve.
Hey!
It's a sample of the crystallized Matter.
I heard from Shinoyama
that you're chemically synthesizing vial cartridges on the fly.
Are you serious?
Chemical synthesis?
That's how cartridges are prepared.
If we can't deliver this new data to Town,
we have to synthesize it here.
Who the hell are you?
Aren't you supposed to not get involved with clients?
That guy really annoys me! Who the hell does he think he is?
He even involved you, Haruka!
I only apologized for my own mistakes.
You didn't do anything wrong!
When this is over and we return to Town,
you should partner with better people.
Is that what you want, Kaede?
If this keeps up,
she'll trip herself up someday for sure.
That's all part of our evaluation.
Damn it!
If that Kanzaki wasn't our client, I would never work with that jerk!
Dream contact?
That's when your brain links with your other brain located at Primary Point.
Information from the other you is transmitted like a dream.
By observing those dreams,
I can see what's happening at Primary Point.
The other me?
Don't worry.
You have already experienced this several times while sleeping.
You've seen how your mother and brother are doing now
in your dreams, right?
That's part of this Dream Contact.
I see.
Those dreams are what the other me is seeing.
However,
until now, these contacts have been coincidental and passive.
This time,
we will be using the Beetle's processing unit
to make a more precise and active contact.
My brain was copied,
and there is another Aiko Tachibana with the same memories as me.
I wonder how she feels.
What? Wait a second!
You've been observing my dreams?
By what right? How could you?
Those are my dreams!
If I knew you were going to observe my dreams,
I would've tried not to have embarrassing ones!
I'm calling them dreams,
but they are only thoughts from the other you.
Do you get it?
There are other people that must be placated.
The Matter eradication wing?
And abroad. This affects the economy, internal affairs, and national security.
The government will use
destruction of the Area to bargain, if necessary.
To protect Japan's artificial organism industry,
we need an ace up our sleeve.
For example,
showing the world that we've already achieved
a new advancement in artificial organisms.
You'd have us expose the advantage we have?
If people know the size of the fish,
we can't expect them to keep quiet.
In order to accomplish this, Aiko Tachibana, our greatest achievement,
must not be lost.
Unbelievable. You've got a hell of a lot of guts.
Of course I do.
If Toshihide Yura were still around, this may not have been necessary.
He is already dead!
Yura is gone. And there is no such thing as the Yura Notes.
That is exactly why I will bring back Aiko Tachibana,
no matter what it takes.
I can't let this end now.
"SCHOOL ORIENTATION CEREMONY"
"MUSIC COMPETITION"
What is this?
What in the world is all this?
Kanzaki.
I saw Mom and Ryota again. And Dr. Yura, too.
You must know Dr. Yura, right, Kanzaki?
Toshihide Yura...
I thought so.
Dad even said,
"He's young, but he's a very famous researcher."
But the Dr. Yura that I knew wasn't like that.
He was rather elusive and mysterious.
That's strange.
I never saw Dr. Yura outdoors under a blue sky like that.
I only met him at the checkups Dad's company did at Kiryu Hospital,
and at the surgery after the accident.
Is that a dream
from the other me?
It seemed like the memories of a different person.
You must be tired.
The mingling of consciousness during Dream Contact
is hard on the brain.
You should rest for a while.
No, I can't rest.
Because,
everyone is working so hard.
I have to work even harder.
There must be something I can do.
Gummi!
You must've been hungry. Sorry.
Is that good?
So, even your brain is an artificial organism, right?
What are you thinking? What is it like?
But you know, those rations don't have any taste at all.
I have an idea!
Okay, we're ready to go.
Shiraishi!
To get inside Area Three,
we absolutely must arrive at K2 before sunrise tomorrow.
Everyone must keep that in mind!
If I rehydrate this package,
it will be like mashed potatoes.
Then, I can add some heated chicken
She's trying to raise morale by making the meals delicious.
All they need is nutrition and calories.
Forget about it. Sit back down.
But...
Hey! Don't do that!
This is odd. It feels like something's coming.
Malignant!
Evidence!
Golf 24 Iota!
The mutations still keep coming.
Area Two positions!
Misawa and Seri, divert the Matter!
Sagami and Minase, guard the Beetle!
What is that?
A Matter ceiling.
It's okay. That Matter has always been dormant.
Wait!
It's active!
- What? - What?
We're flanked above and below.
Don't stop! Charge through!
We have to knock out whatever we can!
Remember, this isn't your one-man show.
Mind your business!
It's not crystallizing!
This mutation is different from before.
Is it a new type?
- I'll hit it from the ceiling! - Roger!
Watch out for other activity!
If this keeps up,
it'll attack the Beetle before long.
I'll man the heavy laser.
Roger.
I'll link the fire assist computer.
Focus on an object to target it, then pull the trigger.
Got it?
And this adjusts power and wavelength.
Here it comes again!
- Aiko? - It's coming! From over there!
Over there!
- How can you tell? - I don't know!
How come? How can I tell?
The laser's vial cartridge and Evidence aren't right!
None of our weapons are effective!
If nothing is effective, we may as well give up!
I know! I'll get a sample!
I need a piece of Matter we've shot.
There's one!
Got it!
Chemically synthesize this, Yuya Kanzaki!
Got it!
I'll take over the laser cannon.
- What? - Sit still!
That is your most important job!
I can't just sit still!
Shiraishi!
Patch me into everyone!
Sagami, above you!
Thanks for that!
Haruka, behind you!
How did you know?
Shinoyama, there!
Kaede!
I like it! This is getting interesting!
I'll kick your butt now!
Don't attack it alone, Kaede!
But it's my fault that we have to make up time!
It's active!
This isn't your one-man show.
I can't help it. This is how I've always done things.
Excellent! Now, just hold still!
Kaede!
What? Why didn't you leave me?
I won't disgrace my name
by letting one of my comrades die!
It's completed!
Cartridges loaded onto an automated bipod!
Roger! Let's go!
All right!
I'll stay alive! Will that satisfy you?
That's the spirit!
- Your arm! - It's artificial anyway.
- It's crystallizing! - Perfect!
Amazing!
They're all coming at the same time!
- Yes! - Yes!
We did it!
Wait, Aiko?
- Tachibana! - Aiko!
Are you okay?
It's over.
Thank goodness.
"AUTHENTICATION FAILED"
What?
You have been dismissed.
It was a unanimous vote by the board of directors, except for you.
I've been fired? Why?
Certainly, you must know why.
I can think of many reasons. Which one was it?
With your use of funds from Dr. Kiryu's research budget,
we discovered falsified records.
What about Dr. Kiryu?
He defended you by saying its use was at your discretion.
But we couldn't possibly ignore the infraction of company rules
in the accounting report.
Too bad.
I messed up!
With me out of the way, nobody will block
whoever is running Kiryu Research.
The problem now is the old man's password.
Those files are still on the server.
If that stuff gets out...
I didn't expect your chemical synthesis would come in handy.
It was thanks to the data you collected.
You even made me a new arm. Who the hell are you?
- How's it going? - All done.
How did you know where the Matter was coming from?
I'm wondering, too.
Who cares about that? We won!
And you made our rations taste great!
Way to go, Aiko!
You're right! This looks great!
She senses Matter, but loses consciousness.
It must be the active Dream Contact.
Is that possible?
It's highly probable.
Something else bothers me.
It appears the other Aiko
at Primary Point is losing consciousness.
Really?
It's likely due to all the recent activity.
If we don't hurry,
she may lose consciousness before we arrive.
If she does, the surgery won't be possible.
- What? - What's wrong?
Malignant!
Everyone, prepare for action!
Wait! There's something on the close-range sensor!
Heat source at five o'clock!
"EPISODE 6" "AWAKENING"
Subtitle translation by Brian Athey