"What should I do?" "What if Giuse-san is mad?" "I hear you put on a big act in Sicily." "Maybe I overdid it a little?" "Did you make sure?" "If I could, I wouldn't be worried..." "But he seemed normal to me..." "Really?" "Yeah." "That's good!" "Henrietta, Triela." "Enter." ""Symbiosis"" "Good work, Henrietta." "Keep it up." "Okay!" "See!" "Yeah!" "Next up, Angelica and Rico." "Enter." "Yes, sir!" "Angelica!" "Are you alright?" "We have a problem." "Stop the exercise." "Are you all right?" "I can walk by myself." "I'm sorry, Marco-san." "I'm fine now." "Not walking like that, you're not." "Have Ferro take you to the hospital." "Yes, sir..." "Maybe it was too soon; she did just get out of the hospital." "You should be more perceptive of her condition." "She asked to participate in the exercise." "Back to the training." "Yes, sir." "First Elsa's incident, then Angelica's bad condition- you seem to have many setbacks." "They're within calculated limits." "Trial runs are just one step- they still hold much promise." "Why don't you tell us what you really think?" "Perhaps Section 2 has its limits, which are now becoming apparent?" "I beg to differ." "On the whole, its duties are being handled smoothly." "Let's give them some more time." "Lorenzo." "How is it?" "It's not going as we planned." "After all, these are human beings." "You'll need real results soon- I can't cover for you forever." "Yes." "I know." "According to radical elements within the R.F., they plan to abduct the daughter of a powerful senator." "Are you certain of this?" "The information came from their accountant, Filippo Adani." "It's fact." "Fortunately, the target, Caterina Sanctis, is close in age to Section 2's girls." "We'll let a cyborg be kidnapped, locate the terrorists' hideout, and then take it down." "A cyborg decoy?" "Isn't that risky?" "Yeah, I don't know about this..." "Section 2's very existence is in jeopardy!" "But..." "Section 2 has been receiving a lot of criticism." "We'll have to take some risks." "We'll use Claes as the decoy." "They say the next job will be a big one." "Yeah." "Hirscher-san said it's going to be dangerous." "Say, Claes." "Aren't you scared to be a decoy?" "Not really." "The grain of wheat thing?" "No, I'm just following orders." "What about wheat?" "If a fallen wheat grain survives, it stays the same." "But if it dies, a lot grows from it." "It means that nothing will happen without someone's sacrifice." "Marco-san." "Let me help with the operation, too!" "This isn't training." "Failure isn't an option." "I'll try my very best!" "Please!" "I'll think it over." "Yes, sir..." "Jean." "The car is heading toward central Rome." "Understood." "Let's go." "Yeah." "The transmitter's working." "The car is heading north from downtown Rome." "Any problems preparing to follow them?" "We've placed Section 2 members at key points in the vicinity." "We placed a tracking device in one of Claes' teeth, but we lost the signal when they entered some mountains." "The senator received the first call at home." "They want to trade for some incarcerated terrorists." "So they still don't know who Claes really is..." "If they do realize she's a fake..." "Claes has almost no combat experience." "She couldn't hurt anyone as she is." "That worries me..." "Chief?" "I have a good friend in the military police." "I'll need backup." "Nice doing business with you." "May I talk with her for a moment?" "If it's just for a moment." "Studying in a place like this?" "No, it's a picture book about plants." "I used to love picture books!" "Vegetation in the north is different than in the south, right?" "Yes." "Conifers are more common at higher latitudes." "You're not worried?" "I'm fine." "Reading somehow makes me calm." "I think I've always liked books since I was little." "Besides..." "I'm not a grain of wheat." "I see." "Well, bye." "Goodbye." "They're letting the hostage see their faces." "Yes." "They must not plan to return her alive." "What a bunch of fools." "I hope that girl teaches them a lesson..." "That grain of wheat..." "What?" "Nothing." "Let's get out of here." "Chief Lorenzo!" "The police received an anonymous call." "What?" "They're at a northern villa." "At least 20 terrorists." "There's even info about the villa's layout..." "Can we trust this information?" "The terrorists could've leaked it to throw the police off." "Supposedly, the caller was a young woman." "A woman?" "There's no way to find out more." "Our only option is to survey the area, but that'd take time." "This operation will end in failure if we take too long." "I recognize the risk." "Let's crush them!" "We'll approach from the mountains behind the villa." "After touchdown, Giuse, Henrietta, Jean, and Rico will enter from the front as a feint, and we'll enter from the terrace area." "We only have one shot at this." "Stop." "Good luck..." "Alright." "Understood." "The army's analysis team has located Claes." "Looks like things worked out fine." "But the real show has yet to begin." "We must destroy the terrorists on our own." "Ange." "It's okay; just calm down." "Get up here!" "We're in position." "How about you?" "We've just landed on the roof." "Good." "We'll charge inside in exactly three minutes." "Synchronize your watch." "Five, four, three, two, one... set." "Rico, you cover us." "Yes, sir." "Here we go, Henrietta." "Right." "What the...?" "Is it the cops?" "!" "No." "All the guards are dead!" "We're being raided!" "Angelica?" "!" "Ange!" "Come back!" "What's wrong, Triela?" "!" "Ange ran off by herself!" "Don't move." "You're dead no matter what you do." "Ange?" "!" "Claes!" "Are you ok?" "!" "Ange's been hurt!" "Angelica!" "Marco-san..." "What the hell were you thinking?" "I told you not to drag everyone down!" "Marco!" "That's enough!" "Angelica." "Are you alright?" "Yes." "I'm glad you seem well!" "I hope you get better and come back to the dorms soon!" "You know the truth." "We're all going to die!" "We're going to die not knowing anything!" "If Marco-san is going to keep treating me coldly, then I'd rather die now!" "If you want to die, then die!" "I shouldn't have saved you!" "Claes...!" "I couldn't see behind Claes' glasses well enough to tell if she was angry or crying..." "But Angelica's words, "We're all going to die,"" "never stopped ringing in her ears." ""Shooting Stars""