Master! Where are you, Master?
Faceless. Shirogane.
Mr. Masaru, run!
Let go of Shirogane!
Good for you. You found Éléonore.
Not that you can do anything.
Lay one finger on Mr. Masaru, and you will pay!
Masaru did pretty well.
He beat those android-Os.
I agree. He's done an admirable job.
All out of your love for Éléonore, eh?
Why should I answer you?
But I will save Shirogane.
I see.
Then you will die here.
You go ahead and take Éléonore.
As you wish.
-Mr. Masaru! -Hold on, I'm coming!
Now then, let's begin.
Am I destined to lose my way?
All I want is to have fun in my life
All I want is to be with those I love
Ready or not Here I come
I don't care anymore
I just don't know anymore
I wish everything would just disappear
There are days when I think like that
But everything is precious to me
And so I fight on
Today was a tough day
I almost gave up hope
But the truth is I don't want to lose anything anymore
I wish everything would just disappear
There are days when I think like that
But everything is precious to me
And so I must fight
#27 Download
Master!
It's Arlequin.
-I found it when I was looking for you. -Thanks.
Arlequin!
Let's go.
Go!
Where am I?
A rocket?
Lord Faceless is going to ride in it. Together with Lady Francine.
With Shirogane?
But, where to?
480 km above Earth.
To a man-made star that has been repurposed by Lord Faceless.
Or so I heard.
You mean, a space station?
I have to let them know!
Why did I tell her?
Is it because of that smile?
There is a giant space station being built in Earth's orbit.
It's called Alpha.
The US, Japan, European countries, Canada and Russia
are collaborating on a joint project.
But we've lost contact with the six astronauts constructing it.
And ZONAPHA struck the entire world right after that.
Right.
Powerful electric waves were emitted towards Earth from it.
I'm analyzing them right now.
But I believe those waves are what control the ZONAPHA bugs.
Then you do what you can about that.
-Are you going? -Yeah.
Pantalone said Éléonore was being taken to Mont Saint-Michel.
It may be a trap.
How long will it take for you to mass-produce Harry?
About three years.
And they'll all die waiting.
The children first.
I can't sit around waiting for that.
It's no use. I can't fight three automata at once.
What's wrong? Have you run out of steam already?
But I have to fight.
Swirling Tiger!
No, you can't spin!
Damn it.
Stop it. Masaru doesn't like you to do that.
You're going to disobey me?
Yes, I am. Because Masaru held me.
-You can move? -Yes.
I'm fine now.
I'll take that little girl on, so you go save your lady.
All for love, right?
Rip her apart, my little teddies!
No, I don't want to be ripped apart.
Not so fast.
Masaru!
You came, Lise.
Damn it.
-Where's Shirogane? -She was taken upstairs.
Hurry, you must go save her.
-Faceless means to take her to space. -What?
Go on now. Leave them to us.
-You're...? -Yes, I'm an automaton.
But I'm on Masaru's side now.
Hey, over here Colombine!
Go on, save her!
No, I can't leave you all fighting here.
No, you must go to fight.
To save Shirogane and go home.
For all of us to go home.
Hurry!
Thanks, Lise.
Let's all go home together!
Where's the rocket? Is it on a higher floor?
Finally, we're all alone.
Faceless!
The elevator behind me leads right to the rocket Éléonore is on.
Beat me if you want to reach it.
-Dismantle. -Swirling Tiger!
I'll get his legs.
Dismantle!
That was close.
I see, we know each other's moves.
What is he going to do to me with this rocket?
You're going to a nice space station for your honeymoon.
With Lord Faceless.
Impossible, I would never!
Even if I do, I will break the rocket with him in it.
Do it if you can, then.
-What? -Oops, sorry.
But you see, you won't do that.
I'll bet you a cat's tail that you won't.
-Swirling Tiger! -Dismantle.
-Damn it. -Ha!
Dismantle!
Not bad. I'll have to step up my game.
Here, take a look inside.
It's the latest download system.
This time, it won't even take 10 minutes to download me into you.
You still haven't given that up?
Countdown in progress. 42 minutes 30 seconds until lift-off.
That's more than enough time to perform a download.
I will be bound together with Shirogane in your body.
Faceless is too strong.
I can't win that quickly.
Even if I do win, I might not have enough time to save Shirogane.
What should I do? What can I do?
Master!
Oh no...
Master, Master!
Too bad, Gryphon.
He can't hear you now.
I'm Guri-pon, now. That's what Master calls me. Let him go!
No can do.
Stay there and watch your master become me.
Commence the download.
No, wake up Master!
It's much too loud here for our little fight.
Yes, I was just thinking your remains would look better in the ocean.
You're on. Let's take this outside.
Follow me.
Master...?
What is it, Gryphon?
Faceless's brain is inside him now...
It's all over... He isn't Master anymore.
No, that's not true Guri-pon.
It's me, Masaru.
He really is Faceless...
It's a strange feeling, having two of myself exist.
Time to start the show.
We're going to put on a great one for Éléonore.
Right, me?
I can't wait, me in my old body.
What are you two up to?
I and I are going to head up to our heroine.
Who is, of course, Éléonore.
Poor Éléonore is tied to a seat in the rocket.
I and I will appear in front of her, fighting.
Shirogane!
Masaru, you will die here.
-Éléonore is mine! -Mr. Masaru!
I will make sure Éléonore believes that I haven't downloaded myself into Masaru.
And Masaru will lunge at me.
No!
Mr. Masaru.
Masaru will try to free Éléonore from the rocket.
-I can't undo it. -Mr. Masaru, you must run.
No! I could never leave you.
But we'll both be taken up to the space station.
I don't care.
I'll gladly go anywhere with you.
How about it? Perfect, huh Gryphon?
Damn it, he's going to get his way!
-Gosh damn it! -Shut up.
Let's go then, me.
Yes, let's go me.
Éléonore awaits.
You lowly animals!
Sangre y Fuego!
Gorgon! Cerberus!
This way, little girl.
Unicorn...
Poor stupid girl.
You thought you could beat me with just these animals?
A-Arlequino?
Are you the loser puppet that won't harm humans?
It is Lady Francine's orders. I am just obeying her.
Young girl. Why do you fight? Do you wish to die?
-No, I... -Stand back.
Not bad for an antique.
An honor.
So this is the famous Les Mains Scarlatines?
Hardly even warm.
Tornado kick!
Iron fist!
Thunderclap strike!
Les... Mains...
You knew this would happen.
Why did you challenge me?
The old will always be driven out by the new.
Accept this and perish. It will be more beautiful that way.
The beauty of perishing, you say?
I once said something like that to a human.
But that human denied it.
He said it is not dying that is beautiful.
It is accepting your existence, even while knowing you will die.
That is where the true beauty lies.
Who was that human?
Narumi Kato.
He's stronger than you.
That name again.
Enough.
Basilisk!
It's almost lift-off time. Stay here and we'll be incinerated.
Fine. This fight must be postponed.
But I will defeat you.
And after you, Narumi Kato.
Countdown in progress. 20 minutes until lift-off.
It's no use. Faceless is going to take me to space.
No! I didn't care for my life before.
But now that I've met them...
Mr. Masaru.
And Narumi Kato.
I must do something.
You've done well with that small body of yours.
But I'm keeping Éléonore.
I won't let you!
Mr. Masaru, Faceless!
Dismantle!
That's my move. It won't work on me.
But I bet you don't know this.
Mr. Masaru!
Countdown in progress. 15 minutes until lift-off.
Éléonore, my bride.
The boy has finally come this far.
Just to save you.
Let go of him!
No can do.
You're going to watch him die.
So you have nothing left on Earth that you desire.
Shirogane...
I couldn't download myself into him.
He resisted, you see.
My plan to take over his brain to get close to you has failed.
Fine, whatever you say! Just don't hurt him.
Please...
It's perfect. Éléonore believes it.
That I haven't downloaded myself into Masaru's brain.
But the real me has been downloaded into this boy.
All that's left is for the old me to lose on purpose.
13 minutes until lift-off.
I do not fear death.
Nor do I mean to die.
The new me will carry on the baton.
And finally gain the love I once lost.
I can't wait!
He was so close.
I'll set you free.
Damn it, I dodged by mistake. My reflexes.
This body still yearns to live, huh?
Hey, what the heck are you doing?
Yeah, why did I dodge him?
It was the perfect chance.
But that face just now...
I'm overthinking it. I've never had two bodies before.
Even if we think alike, I don't know what the other me is thinking right now.
Okay, I'll let him really get me this time.
Die, Faceless!
Now.
This is it.
Masaru will dismantle me.
And then...
What...?
It can't be...
What are you doing here?
This is my room now.
Why are you still here?
Masaru.
A past that can't become a memory plays on repeat
In my mind is a forgotten thing that I still remember
Questions remain unanswered but I must go now
I walk in the dark, making a promise to my footprints
So many similar beings leading similar lives
Was there a reason for me to be born at all?
The world lost all sound but for the ticking of a clock
A missing heart keeps shouting
A meaningless life was shaking
All because of your unique existence
If the reason for the pain is revealed someday
If you find a home for those tears someday
You shall sleep with the whole universe in your arms
I know it still plays in your heart
The melody that brought you here