"how does he seem?" "Citizen Registration Number 021723." "Daedalus Yumeno." "The Administrative Bureau stripped him of his authority." "He's a quiet individual and has kept a low profile since being replaced." "Kristeva?" "You seem to be in a good mood today." "Do I?" "I'm simply accepting who I am... and looking forward to the day when I won't need anyone else." "I'm not worried about monsters anymore." "But he's different." "has died... along with the Proxy named Monad that he was hiding." "He's lost his raison d'etre." "His reason for being?" "Look at this beautiful world in which nothing goes to waste." "We are all created as cogwheels for this paradise and permitted to exist... for the sake of fulfilling reasons given in advance." "Daedalus Yumeno has at once lost his own raison d'etre... the Proxy and Re-l Mayer." "You might say he's a broken cog." "Re-l..." "An immortal entity sealed for eternity has been lost." "Do you know the reason why?" "This awakening has invited destruction... and the blood continues to flow in our tranquil paradise." "Do you know the reason why?" "We've already submitted our report... but the problems keep mounting." "Power shortages for the magnetic field life support system... in the dome's outer block are a source of concern." "The entire system needs to be dramatically improved immediately." "That is the answer at which you've arrived." "Over-thinking burdens the mind and leads to crime." "What happened to Re-l Mayer could very well have happened to you." "Raul?" "That's enough." "We must think of what to do after the Proxy is gone." "We know too little." "Therefore we must think." "Therefore we must think." "Therefore..." "Damn Entourages... therefore I... your hand..." "The wounds you can see..." "We should order a medical exam from the Health and Welfare Bureau." "The Regent never answers." "He merely questions." "Why?" "It's hard to know." "I know." "It's the wailing of someone who's suddenly lost the person they love most." "Regent!" "Why do you look away?" "!" "Why?" "!" "Why?" "!" "this place called Romdeau is..." "What's that?" "!" "Emergency Stop Code acknowledged." "sequence started... confirmed." "82)}existence" "Power was automatically restored after a 2 minute 17 second interruption." "We still haven't been able to pinpoint the cause... but the power failure this time didn't interfere with the life support system." "this time"?" "For the past 3 weeks... we've been having power failures similar to this one." "Did we ever receive a report?" "No." "They were all intermittent and lasted for a fraction of a second... so they were treated as accidents." "but nothing specific." "An infected AutoReiv?" "maybe an immigrant terrorist group... but still..." "17 seconds?" "Kristeva." "Yes." "What do you think?" "Judging from the time and the effect... it can be surmised that the power stoppages till now were... carried out in order to deceive the Security Bureau." "They were tests conducted for that purpose." "Beautiful." "And this time?" "It's fair to assume that it was some type of warning." "I see." "What makes you think that?" "The city's life support system can be maintained... for up to 3 minutes during a power outage." "right?" "sir." "I should get a medical exam." "Make an appointment for me." "Let's get him to examine me." "But he's no longer authorized." "There's something I want you to do for me as well." "I want you to look for the research data he was hiding." "I'm not treating patients anymore." "you're a very bold man." "Won't you please leave?" "Or should I say..." "a romanticist?" "I can have Deleuze find you another doctor." "what is it you're driving at?" "What do you mean?" "Going through all the trouble of calling me here." "but I have nothing more to say." "I was created in order to protect the specimen and Re-l... to raise them in good health." "But now that I've lost both of them..." "I've lost my raison d'etre." "I heard your heartfelt cry and came to offer what little help I could." "As if you had telepathy?" "It's creepy." "Daedalus Yumeno." "isn't it?" "It looks like he's agreed to give me my medical exam... during which time I want you to hurry up and... search for the data I instructed you about earlier." "Where are you going?" "He could use a breath of fresh air." "No cause for alarm." "He's still not permitted to go out." "isn't it?" "certainly." "That's mean of you." "There's no data here." "She'll keep searching until she finds something." "She's professional." "So now we have plenty of time to ourselves?" "It's OK." "The Representative doesn't have anything to do with them." "Representative?" "You mean the Regent?" "You really don't leave anything to chance." "That's why you insisted on having... right?" "Well done." "You figured it out quicker than I expected." "You've been having too much fun." "You're quite timid." "I am aware of the life support system's limits." "The Regent has interpreted it as a warning from someone." "You did a good job of misleading him." "All that's left is for the Security Bureau to make the appropriate arrests... when the time is right." "Daedalus Yumeno." "Citizen number 0-2-1-7-2-3." "17.23 seconds." "I tested it so many times." "Is that supposed to be a threat?" "They're very effective." "Are you wondering if you might be exposed for... eliminating someone who was in your way?" "What are you referring to?" "You shouldn't have used the cogito virus." "Let's cut the act." "The reason we went through all this trouble was... so we could speak freely without the Regent hearing us." "Are you going to get rid of me now too?" "It wasn't enough to deprive me of my treasure and my job?" "You brought this upon yourself." "You're the one who hid yourself from the Regent by using the Monad as bait." "I see." "No matter how desperate you became... there was something you had to conceal from the Regent." "The fact that there was another Proxy." "and the incident was a convenient way... to hide the other Proxy's existence from the Collective." "that's right." "And that hid something else from them." "Namely... the fact that Re-l Mayer is alive." "Re-l?" "Yeah." "Did you find anyone?" "I thought researching the power plant came first." "power supply is our number one concern." "Iggy..." "Re-l." "but the technology is not bad." "The energy source is compatible and... we'll interact with..." "Iggy..." "There are no people in this town." "The outside world?" "that's for sure." "Since we all know leaving this paradise means death." "It must have been raison d'etre that drove a realist like her to risk her life." "That is the Proxy." "didn't you?" "But you started to realize it would never work." "And you'd lose her as well..." "You can't protect her once she's on the outside." "That's why you sent me the message." "You think I'd join hands with you... the person who tried to kill Re-l?" "You think I did?" "No..." "Maybe it's better not having any people." "They'll keep on working... until the world rots away." "For who?" "Working though they've lost the people who gave meaning to their existence." "They didn't have a reason to begin with." "Re-l." "I was just wondering what you'd do if I wasn't here." "Don't even say something like that." "Re-l?" "What would you do if I wasn't here?" "Silly." "You know I'd never leave you." "It's not funny." "But you're laughing." "Re-l!" "Don't worry." "I was just zoning out for a moment." "Re-l." "I'll go get supplies for the machine." "You get some rest." "What am I here for?" "The purpose of the trip is to find an answer." "But suppose I find the Proxy... what do I do then?" "Why would the Representative?" "You really are still young." "It seems you took the Regent too lightly." "It doesn't matter if she's his granddaughter... she was guilty of disloyalty." "Rules are rules." "There can be no exceptions." "Did you think you'd get away with it so easily?" "I'm asking you about the power outage." "It was a message..." "I'm not such an optimist as to take things at face value." "I know poison bait when I see it." "By causing the power outage this time... you obtained enormous amounts of energy." "What did you use it for?" "I tried to resuscitate the Proxy." "Beautiful." "I'll give you a toy." "you don't have much choice." "A toy?" "Where did you come from?" "That's a pretty pendant." "It's a..." "Is it a treasure?" "not exactly." "Then can I have it?" "wait!" "Why did the Proxy die?" "which are supposedly indestructible... were destroyed." "What was the reason?" "You took my toy from me before I was able to verify anything." "That was harsh of me." "I'll show you how sorry I am by lending you my toy." "You can play with it as you like... but only under the guidance and supervision of an adult... who knows right from wrong." "right?" "That's a good boy." "Let's play together from now on." "I can't." "Why?" "This is such a great place." "it is." "But there's someone I have to meet." "You're scared?" "You really don't want to meet him?" "Even if you're able to meet him..." "paralyzed by your fears." "You might not be able to go back to the way it was before." "The thing you seek might be something cruel." "even so?" "Because the truth... is in his hands." "It'll bring you good luck." "but I'll say it anyway." "I want to save the world." "That's so touching." "I'm about to cry." "It seems you haven't been trained sufficiently." "but I'm not as lenient as the Regent." "I can behave in a most unpleasant way when necessary." "Daedalus Yumeno." "Now you're free to delve into the research you love so much." "You'll be doing it just for me." "Did you find it?" "Not yet." "right?" "How did you deal with Daedalus Yumeno?" "I've reversed his dismissal." "He's going to work under my supervision from now on." "It took some trouble to bring him around... but I think he'll be able to learn a great deal from the experience." "It's the victor who has the right to be just." "Welcome home." "I'm so happy you came back." "I'll be doing my research for you?" "You don't even have the slightest clue." "Re-l." "My Re-l." "Re-l..." "Re-l..." "Re-l!" "Re-l." "Re-l!" "Iggy?" "What are you doing running off like that?" "I was looking all over for you." "What?" "What's the matter?" "Hey!" "Are you sure you're OK?" "It's nothing." "I was having a dream." "I don't have to sneak around anymore." "17 seconds gets you." "This should be plenty." "The only thing left is to load it." "shrouded in white... the abandoned past appears." "The one who continued their journey from the other side of oblivion... sees the two fates from behind as they come together once again."