When I heard Kurose had offered him this mission,
I thought this might happen.
But I didn't stop him.
I knew that this was very important.
That's why I'm taking part, too.
This is the path he chose.
It's not your fault.
Thank you for mourning him.
Thank you.
Is it really possible to use Cell Assembler Two to treat wounds?
I thought the only case of their use in a live body was on Dr. Kiryu.
No wonder Kanzaki is able to survive outside without a mask.
It's a good excuse for testing on humans,
since he's a pre-Burst victim.
Even so, what he said still pissed me off!
Accepting a life-threatening mission means
that you're prepared to die from the very start.
Or maybe in your heart,
you weren't taking the threat to your life seriously.
Is he trying to get rid of us?
Then, I swear I'll...
That's right.
He knew if he said that, we'd be too proud not to finish the mission.
He knows us too well.
Damn, that's one clever kid.
- Do you trust him? - What?
How much have you heard about this mission?
Well...
Why didn't you tell me
that when we get the real me,
the other me will disappear?
Shiraishi told you?
Is it true?
I'm returning you to the way you should be.
The human to the human,
the artificial to the artificial.
Artificial...
Besides, that artificial part
is the cause of the Burst.
Unless the cause is removed, the Burst can't be ended.
But this body I have right now is the duplicate, right?
And the girl that I contact in my dreams is the duplicate brain, right?
But destroying her...
means killing her!
In simple terms, yes.
You'll be separated. The process will reverse your creation.
The other you isn't human. There's no need to sympathize with her.
This must be something that I just can't understand.
You're doing something that only you can understand, Kanzaki.
It's okay for me to trust you, right?
Human forms!
Aiko!
All right, whatever happens, we'll get you to Primary Point.
But once this mission is over, we're strangers again.
That's my intention.
- Let's go, Aiko! - Hey!
Tachibana, does it hurt?
I didn't sense it! Why?
This is strange.
Is there another root Matter?
Activity in Area Five and Six!
At this rate, it'll overflow the dams again!
Tomorrow will be the seventh day since we entered the Area.
We have to reach Primary Point tomorrow,
before the other you loses consciousness.
I wonder what it will feel like when I disappear.
There's no feeling when you disappear.
It's just like falling asleep.
You won't know that you've lost consciousness.
The rest is tranquil sleep.
You talk as if you know about it.
In other words,
Isazu knew the Matter's activity and Yuzuha's are linked.
I always thought you two shared everything.
I thought so, too. Until now.
I can see the final gate, K5!
Beyond that wall is Kiryu Biotech Research Facility Two.
Primary Point!
Okay, let's climb that giant dam!
See you there, if we survive!
- Wilco! - Wilco!
Shiraishi and our two clients will take the left ramp to the top of the dam.
Seri and Misawa will go up the wall from the right.
Kazuki and I will distract the Matter as we climb up the front of the dam.
It's coming!
It saved us?
The Matter?
- Hurry! - Let's go!
This dam has no Guillotine.
The shock's effect is limited.
Prepare yourself.
Get ready, Tachibana.
Okay.
- Now! - Now!
This is the last place I visited with my father.
This is where Mom and Ryota are.
It's where the disaster began.
Primary Point.
What? It's already moving?
Go!
The entrance is clogged with Matter.
We'll enter through the water intake and climb the shaft.
From there, we'll head to the bottom of the facility,
and head for our final destination, the surgical system, ALSUS.
"ACCESS GRANTED"
Things are looking bad, Director Nanbara.
The opposition party is permitting limited use of weapons
by the Self-Defense Forces within Ground Zero.
Okay, we're finally here.
Tachibana!
That's the place!
Dad...
I swear that I'll save Mom and Ryota.
The root of all the Matter. The origin of the Burst.
Our target is the bottom level.
Okay, let's go!
Aiko!
You know not to leave the hospital like that.
Who's that?
Dr. Isazu?
Come back.
I won't do anything to make you unhappy,
unlike that transfer student.
Kanzaki?
I know him well.
And I know why he has taken you there.
I never thought we would be able to talk like this again.
It's been a long time,
Toshihide Yura.
What?
Toshihide Yura...That can't be!
Who's that?
You don't know?
He's the genius who invented that Live Suit you've got on!
Seriously? This guy?
No way. He died in the Burst.
Dr. Isazu, what are you saying?
He survived.
By transplanting his own brain into the duplicate body
of a boy he never knew, Yuya Kanzaki.
The serial number of the sacrificed duplicate body is
"YUYA KANZAKI"
20210001.
Excuse me.
"NAME: YUYA KANZAKI"
Artificial organism serial number 20210001.
This is Artificial Organism duplicate body Unit One.
Isazu,
what's the point in revealing that secret?
This can't be real.
No wonder he knows everything.
Damn!
You mean we didn't delete all the data?
Was it on a standalone server?
That old Kiryu's security was way too tight.
Hey, hold on here!
You knew Toshihide Yura was alive?
I didn't just know. I performed the transplant.
Why didn't you tell me?
If I did, you never would have let him enter the Area
on such a dangerous mission.
Did you all know
that the surgery that man there performed on Aiko Tachibana
was the cause of the Burst.
Aiko's surgery?
You caused the Burst?
I bet there's one more thing you didn't know, Aiko.
To end the Burst,
your brain and your body must be destroyed.
But...
The fake one will be destroyed!
That's right.
The fake one is me?
Is that right?
Kanzaki!
What's this?
Where is this?
That's me. I'm injured.
Oh, right. I was in a car accident.
And Dr. Yura performed the surgery.
What? Then why do I see myself?
How is it I'm able to see myself?
Is it true?
Aiko Tachibana's duplicate body panicked
when its brain was removed, and underwent abnormal cell proliferation,
creating the Malignant Matter.
That was the Burst.
In other words, your body is the Matter.
For you to return to your body
means that you must become the Matter.
I'll become the Matter?
For Yura to end the Burst, he'll induce apoptosis in your brain.
In other words, he'll cause your cells to commit suicide
by injecting you with a medication called Anti-Cell Assembler.
Then, he'll return your brain to the artificial organism body
so it annihilates your body that has turned into the Matter.
To him, your brain
is nothing more than a tool to save the real Aiko Tachibana.
However, I don't want to lose you.
That's because
you are the only artificial organism brain
that has ever obtained consciousness.
Soon, the Self-Defense Forces will attack the Matter
in the Area to wipe it out.
- What? - What?
If you evacuate to the hazard shelter in the basement
on the opposite side of the facility until the attack is over,
you'll survive.
Come back to me...
I cut the communication, but it'll be back online before long.
For Yuzuha's sake, he plans to prevent Yura from ending the Burst.
So it seems.
At any rate, I appreciate that you saved the life of Toshihide Yura,
and that you told me Isazu's true intentions.
Then...
can you stop the Self-Defense Forces' attack?
Wait! There's a serial number on my eye!
Isn't that proof that this body is the fake one?
Then...
Wait. I'll have a look.
I'll share the data.
There it is. Serial number 20210002.
It's duplicate body Unit Two.
Then, I really am...
Amazing!
Then, that means...Shiraishi?
Shiraishi?
Shiraishi!
Isn't that so, Shiraishi?
Aiko, your eyes are part of your brain.
What?
Artificial organism eyes are made as part of the brain.
That means if there's an inscription on the eyes...
Aiko,
it means that your brain is artificial.
But it's impossible to introduce carbon nanostructures into a real body!
If it were an entirely real body.
If Cell Assembler Two was used to repair her injuries during surgery,
then those parts are artificial organisms.
So it would be possible
for carbon nanostructures to coexist with the original body.
Am I wrong?
You're exactly right.
Then, when Isazu introduced that,
it triggered the Burst.
I bet Isazu himself doesn't even realize that.
How can you act like it's nothing?
But I can think for myself! I can feel! I have thoughts!
I remember everything since I was a child!
So how can I still be a fake?
I created your mind in order to save Aiko Tachibana.
You're AICO, the Aiko Tachibana duplicate.
Your real body caused the Burst,
and became the Matter that has overrun the Area.
The fault for that lies with me.
And to take responsibility,
I will return you to where you belong.
I have to complete the treatment of Aiko Tachibana.
What? But...
Then let's get going! Merge her with the Matter and end this Burst.
Damn! An artificial brain? That's one crazy zombie.
Sagami!
Hey, kid, I think your words are contradicting your actions.
What?
Oh, shit!
- Haruka, Evidence! - Wait!
Aiko, we have to escape!
- Aiko! - Tachibana!
- Stop! - Oh, no!
Aiko!
Tachibana!
I want you to send a team to Primary Point to retrieve Aiko Tachibana.
Sorry, but I can't approve that.
I'll see to this.
Can you leave it to my discretion?
I knew it. The only person who can save you is me.
Gummi?
What?
Thank you for coming.
Nice to meet you.
You're the other me.
"EPISODE 9" "TRUTH"
Subtitle translation by Brian Athey