"Authorities have concluded that the bioroid found early on the 7th after dying an unnatural death had in fact committed suicide. investigators have yet to identify a common connection." "it has been revealed that 3000 frozen embryos stored at the Tartaros Center have been destroyed." "The cause is currently under analysis." "Deunan." "Want to go for a long ride?" "Sorry." "I'm just about to go shopping with Hitomi." "Going for a long ride alone isn't the same..." "What's the point in taking time off together if this is how it'll be?" "Hey there." "hi!" "I guess." "Yoshitsune!" "Welcome back!" "Briareos!" "Hitomi." "Weren't you going shopping with Deunan?" "Huh?" "I just got back from a three-day stint at the Legislative Bureau..." "Briareos?" "training even on your off-days." "You don't seem busy either." "Are you kidding me?" "We have the fine job of holding down the fort while the others are busy with a secret investigation!" "Isn't Deunan off too?" "Where is she?" "You guys should go on a date or somethin' if you're both off duty." "huh?" "Deunan?" "I saw her by herself today." " Today?" " Yes." "There was another bioroid suicide in the Ladon River district and I visited the scene as a Tartaros Center observer." "That's when I saw her." "Suicide..." "Bioroids are designed to get great joy out of serving humans and maintaining society." "why do some choose suicide?" "the less it makes sense..." "Briareos?" "Briareos?" "why not just ask her in person?" "right?" "Listen up!" "see down too!" "See it all at the same time!" "Deunan..." "Squeeze the trigger before looking at your target!" "Always take out anyone who seems suspicious!" "Don't focus on one spot!" "you'd be dead twice now!" "Karl!" "Let her take a break already!" "How many times must I say it?" "!" "Don't give yourself blind spots!" "Don't assume you'll always have a buddy!" "Karl?" "!" "You're pushing her too hard!" "She can't keep this up!" "Something the matter?" "Briareos." "Deunan." "where did..." "What?" "N-Nothing." "You're such a weirdo." "Maybe she's getting it overhauled?" "she was probably at Ceryneia." "Ceryneia?" "A gun shop." "I hear they even sell weapons wholesale to the police." "You've never heard of it?" "They have a good reputation." "I hear they're pros at weapon maintenance." "handsome young man." "even for a custom Government model." "everything else is totally new." "Deunan?" "it's always been like that." "It's a keepsake from my dad." "in that case..." "Karl..." "Karl!" "Why must you push your own daughter so hard?" "!" "Karl?" "!" "Is that?" "She's my daughter..." "The only family I have left." "no matter what it takes." "Even if it makes me seem like a monster right now." "Deunan is vulnerable without you to watch her back." "Briareos..." "All Olympus bioroids are fabricated and managed here at Tartaros." "They're clones made from altered human genes." "from intentionality to emotional stasis." "but their internal software isn't." "bioroids are complex and sophisticated high-precision robots." "Including myself." "Here we are..." "Is there an issue with this file?" "Never mind." "Lark Ceryne... he's a bioroid with Karl Knute and Alcides' genes." "Bioroids crafted from such a combination of superior human genes you see." "ideal humans..." "They're not perfect." "they wouldn't commit suicide." "living isn't a right." "It's a duty. then self-abandonment is their only way to know true freedom." "That's far from perfect." "You were out late." "yeah." "Sorry." "Where's your Government model?" "I'm having it overhauled." "It's no big deal." "Why do you ask?" "No big deal"?" "Briareos." "We're talking about the gun Karl left you as a keepsake." "Can you really entrust it... to that guy?" "What?" "You went and investigated me?" "!" "I can't believe this!" "Explain yourself!" "What's wrong with caring about your partner?" "!" "You call someone who snoops and spies on me a partner?" "!" "When did you suddenly become my guardian?" "!" "I'm saying it for your sake!" "You just won't be happy until you've worked your will on me!" "You're just like my shitty dad!" "Shitty dad"?" "!" "Whatever!" "I'm outta here!" "it's natural for Briareos to be concerned about you!" "you should be happy he has such strong feelings for you!" "It's not like that!" "He's just like my lousy dad!" "I wonder if Yoshitsune feels as strongly about me!" "Hey!" "Are you even listening to me?" "!" "In that case..." "How do you feel about this other man of yours?" "Yes!" "That's it!" "Out with it!" "We'll give you whatever advice you need!" "right?" "he looks like my dad on the outside." "I'm guessing he has his genes." "They do say it's common for humans to like someone who resembles their father." "though." "You don't mince words." "Looks like we could use some more drinks." "I'll go get some." "though." "It's normal for bioroids to share genes with complete strangers;" "being attracted to someone just because of a fatherly resemblance is something only humans experience!" "What?" "What was the point of coming to you for help then?" "now..." "The body in the empty building is a male bioroid." "Identity is being determined." "Appears to be a suicide by firearm." "Forensics is en route." "body found is a male bioroid." "Identity is being determined." "All done." "See for yourself." " Did you test-fire it?" " 200 shots from 50 yards." "The grouping rate is off by less than a decimal point." "thanks." "Are you sure?" "after all." "though." "Want to get a bite to eat?" " Couldn't ask for more." " Then it's decided!" "but first..." "Just in time!" "Is this what you wanted to show me?" "tell me!" "Just hang on." "Okay." "Stand right there." "You can only see it for a few dozen seconds each day." "It's so pretty..." "I don't have a long life to live." "I haven't undergone longevity processing." "An "unprocessed" bioroid..." "Feeling death so nearby lets me appreciate fleeting moments." "Including this moment we're sharing together... right?" "Yeah. that frequency over the past year has exceeded Gaia's projections. then early intervention by ES.W.A.T. would be wise." "And?" "We finally managed to put the pieces together." "even you and Deunan are involved..." "I don't know how to thank you for dinner;" "I only did my job." "This is just how much I appreciate it." "right." "You mentioned it was your father's keepsake." "Yeah." "He was one shitty dad." "now..." "Taking rifles apart and rebuilding them instead of playing with blocks..." "Close-quarters combat with elite soldiers while playing house... don't you think?" "But I also owe it to those combat skills for getting me this far in life." "But him..." "He left for the war and never came back." "That much I know." "the hero." "Briareos was in the same unit." "He brought the gun back to me." "Thank you for entrusting me with such an important gun." "Wait!" "We're still supposed to sit tight..." "What for?" "Bioroids account for 80% of Olympus' population." "There are reliability issues in play here." "The time to act will come." "we remain prudent!" "Thanks." "I had a nice time tonight." "Me too." "you see..." " Sure." "Keep up the good work." " Goodnight." "Deunan." "You're... but lost the guy." "Attempting to locate now." "Tell me when you do!" "Who's the next target?" "Me." "The cops showed up at Tartaros as I was leaving." "Seems they've finally noticed that all the bioroids who've killed themselves were under my supervision." "They'll discover my connection to you before long." "Time is about up." "For both of us." "I see... huh?" "Assisted bioroid suicide..." "He's a suicidal bioroid too." "just like me." "I'm impressed he's lived this long." "I hear humans call Olympus a paradise. by acting as the cogs to carry out Gaia's intentions." "But bioroids with deadly impulses are anomalies in the system we call Olympus." "That uncertain behavior affects everything." "bioroids mustn't commit suicide." "And that's why you're killing them?" "Please don't treat me like some deranged murderer." "I'm simply granting the wishes of bioroids who realize they're defective and optimizing society." "and I obey the voices of mine to maintain this paradise for you humans." "for the sake of society." "Do you think so?" "The impulse driving me might very well be caused by the genes inside me that come from your father." "Briareos!" "You all right?" "So you had intended to catch him from the very start?" "A bioroid with my dad's genes was murdering people." "Olympus is too small for me to look the other way." "That administrator sided with Lark's way of thinking." "So he gave Lark a list of bioroids who were deemed seriously suicidal during regular counseling sessions." "he must've added his own name to that list." "though?" "You don't understand me at all." "Why did you come here?" "I could've handled this on my own." "I have to keep you safe." "I have to keep protecting you." "For how long?" "!" "Just how long do you have to keep protecting me?" "Partners are supposed to be on equal terms." "I have to watch your back and keep you safe." "It's always been that way..." "Then you can stop now." "I've had enough..." "Deunan..." "I can't have someone always shielding me..." "I can protect myself now." "no matter what."