"Saki." "I'll be waiting at the place where our journey began." "I just asked if this was Grand Central or not..." "Why do I have to get off here?" "Wait!" "Oh no..." "Why me?" "What..." "What?" "Wh-Wh-What's going on?" "I'm in trouble!" "This can't be happening..." "Now what do I do?" "I left my passport and Takizawa-kun's phone in the taxi..." "Takizawa-kun..." "I'll find you this time." "Saki-chan! I decided to stay with my sister and her husband again for a while." "I spent my time being thoroughly questioned by the police." "This is Juiz." "You have one new message." "Saki." "I'll be waiting at the place where our journey began." "Takizawa-kun..." "I hid at home while I waited for things to settle down." "All I could think about was what might've happened to Takizawa-kun." "Juiz erased any record of him having been arrested." "Takizawa-kun had basically vanished off the face of the earth." "What did you mean by become the king of Japan?" "But he still existed in the cameras of all those men who were on that roof." "He saved us all from the missile strike and became our country's savior. the mass media portrayed Takizawa-kun as a hero who alerted everyone of the attack just in time to stop it." "They began a nationwide search to find him. was suddenly flooded with hits from all over the world." "Eden of the East" became a household name overnight." "the shot of Takizawa-kun pointing at the missiles became the symbol of a revolution." "he and the "Air King" moniker came to represent the idea of "smashing through"." "Things have really changed in Japan since the missile attack." "no one was injured." "The politicians started acting nervous." "The markets tanked." "Prime Minister Eda resigned after having failed to prevent Careless Monday." "It was so funny." "People on the web called the whole thing "Uncle-gate"." "The global economy took a large blow due to all the craziness in Japan. they more or less stayed out of the fray." "Japan was ridiculed for trying to commit "national suicide"." "we lost all influence on the global stage." "Not even a single missile reached its target." "the attack caused much more damage than any number of warheads ever could. this was the first time their own country's problems mattered to the international community." "not knowing what will happen tomorrow is both nerve-wrecking and refreshing. suffocating feeling had changed into a quiet optimism." "guys! welcome to Eden of the East!" "plunged headfirst into the world of small businesses." "I'm doing my best to contribute." "Cheers." "Cheers!" "look at Ohsugi's business card!" "You can read the characters as ***Taisan Geigi*** *13:03*" "No one ever thinks it's "Taisan"***" "Lemme see." "you've gotta become an upstanding member of the corporate world too!" "I'm already more of an upstanding employee than you." "I must be really desperate..." "See you tomorrow." "Goodnight!" "summer came." "why did you buy another ticket to Washington?" "I thought you said back in May that you wanted to take a break." "Hirasawa-kun?" "Don't you feel like you belong here?" "It's not that..." "Don't be silly." "Sissy?" "aren't you Hirasawa? but he had Pants set up a program to relay all the logs that Takkun's cell receives straight to the Eden server." "after all." "We might not be able to survive another surprise missile attack." "I didn't want her to... it's high time she knew." "wasn't it?" "We're greatly indebted to him." "it's the NEETs who need to save Takizawa and change this country for the better." "Hirasawa-kun... we're not really NEETs anymore." "did you hear?" "The new prime minister's already on his death bed!" "No way!" "the last name on Takkun's passport was changed from "Takizawa" to "Iinuma"." "Doesn't it look like Juiz is trying to make Takkun the new prime minister?" "Whoa..." "Leak information about his illegitimate child." "Takkun is Prime Minister Iinuma's son?" "they're trying to set him up as Iinuma's successor." "The fake passport was just the prelude." "Ridiculous." "erased his memories a second time and vanished. but the idea that he wanted to become prime minister is merely Juiz's interpretation!" "True... you really think it was all planned?" "His passport being changed right after his disappearance?" "And Iinuma Seijirou's fast rise and even faster fall both happening within the span of six months?" "Juiz's power must reach all the way to the top." "Meaning Ato Saizou is not a man to be trifled with." "but..." "New York?" "Takizawa-kun couldn't be in New York.{idk if the bd has subpix or whatever. is there a possibility this is 言う?" "}" "When he said "The place where our journey began"... it has to be Washington." "Wait..." "What?" "You remember something?" "I left for New York two days later." "I thought that "the spot where our journey started" was a secret message meant just for me." "So how did things end up like this?" "!" "Hello?" "!" "Saki?" "!" "What took you so long?" "!" "We've all been worried sick!" "I've had problems of my own..." "All hell broke loose while you were on that plane." "Seleção VI and Seleção VII are heading to New York." "No. 06 requested your luggage to be rigged." "You'd better check your bags." "then those were... did he get to you first?" "There were guns in my carry-on." "And I lost my passport and Noblesse Phone in all the commotion." "What?" "Why didn't you make sure you still had it?" "!" "I'm sorry." "My mind just went blank..." "Good lord... but..." "No. 02's spread the falsified passport to the mass media to try and confirm that Takizawa is Prime Minister Iinuma's son." "Headlines like "Air King is PM's Secret Love Child" are already up everywhere." "Looks like the Seleção are back in full swing." "All within 12 hours...?" "No. 11 must be the Seleção who Saki encountered in Roppongi." "No info on No. 06." "she rejects the request." "Saki." "Unless he's tailing you already." "How did No. 06 learn about Saki?" "My guess would be from the time she spent in the media spotlight." "you can tell that the Noblesse Phone has been taken overseas." "Makes sense." "Then there's No. 06." "It creeps me out how there's no pattern to his requests. you'd be safest hiding at the consulate general's office." "Huh?" "But" "We've got reason to believe the whole Iinuma circus is part of a ploy to find Takizawa in New York." "but you'll have to give up on him for now." "No way!" "the media will turn him into a scapegoat and he won't even remember why! Takizawa-kun's shouldered the responsibility for all these problems!" "But we can't expose you to any more danger." "The hotel should still give you your room even without a passport." "Get to the consulate's office ASAP." "we'll arrange for protection." "Hirasawa-kun..." "There's one place I absolutely have to check first." "I may still be able to find Takizawa-kun before the other Seleção." "Just give me a little time." "But..." "The consul's open until 4 PM." "Hirasawa-kun..." "Fine." "all right?" "Hirasawa-kun." "Why won't he show himself?" "The hero's supposed to show up and save the damsel in distress!" "I knew we should've gone with her." "It's too late now." "I think this is something Saki wanted to do alone." "we should have faith in her!" "it was Saki's own plan that brought her to him in the first place!" "True." "right?" "!" "Kasuga!" "Don't blame me!" "It was me." "I figured he'd explode at us if we waited to tell him." "Hirasawa!" "Explain yourself!" "huh?" "All this in one night from a buncha NEETs." "Whatcha think?" "Looks like you're having fun." "How exactly do you make money off of this?" "I don't give a crap about cash." "But forget me." "Didja know that the Public Safety Commission has been keeping an eye on the Seleção lately?" "wouldja Mononobe-san?" "'fraid not." "Ah so. haven'tcha?" "What about you?" "Seems like you joined in out of nowhere." "I thought the game didn't interest you." "Let's say No. 09 got me thinking." "right?" "I'm not the Supporter." "he's No. 12." "I don't really trust you." "Didn't you once say it was No. 06?" "I won't lift a finger this time." "I'm still not convinced letting him target No. 09 will bear any fruit." "Doesn't matter to me one way or the other." "I found a way to win this game." "Oh?" "Do tell." "Does it perchance have anything to do with leaking "secret" info about the PM's long lost son?" "No comment." "huh?" "Who's next..." "I remember Takizawa-kun said the background was like "Ground Zero." "Guess I've gotta get on the ferry." "W-Whew..." "What's going on?" "I-I'm sorry!" "That your gun?" "someone made you carry it?" "It happens." "Criminals force innocent people to transport guns for them all the time." "Give it here." "Run!" "Okay." "We're in the clear." "See ya." "Takizawa-kun!" "Takizawa?" "My name's Iinuma..." "I've been looking for someone" "Did they get separated from your group?" "I found him." "But I lost some of his valuables along the way." "Particularly his cell phone." "That sucks." "Want me to help you look?" "Where'd you lose the phone?" "In one of the yellow cabs." "I see." "there's a chance you can get it back." "Did you keep your receipt?" "yes." "Lucky you." "Things are finally falling into place." "Shouldn't we call her?" "Hold your horses." "There's still time." "But... we'd like to take the rest of the day off." "But we just started using this shift schedule..." "Everyone else is taking the day off for the Lantern Festival." "There's no way anything could go wrong with you guys running the show." "A-Are you kidding me?" "Kasuga." "Take care and enjoy the holiday." "Goodbye." "Have a good one!" "Kasuga-kun." "Being one of Hirasawa-san's old friends really has its perks sometimes..." "Kasuga..." "I don't care if they call me "Kasuga-kun" even though I'm older than them... refuse to work overtime and still demand raises." "They don't have any respect for their jobs!" "I know..." "Maybe they view us as a real-life paradise." "whattaya say we send their asses back to college?" "I'm sorry." "I know you deal with it more than anyone." "Remember how we used to hate "the man and assumed that everyone with a job took their positions for granted?" "I'm beginning to see things from their side." "Hirasawa." "What're you guys trying to do with all those sorghum donuts? you'll end up like the rest of those clowns out there." "Pants?" "!" "Kasuga?" "How ya doing?" "Micchon." "What's this?" "I gave the Eden search engine a power-up. is rolling in." "It includes image data that predates "Takizawa Akira." "Really awesome stuff." "First we gotta get something on Vintage's past." "That's all we'll need to cut through this "PM's love child" bullcrap." "Yessir!" "Umm..." "Shouldn't you be at work?" "I was on my way to a colleague's wedding reception." "Colleague?" "Don't worry." "We'll find your stuff." "right?" "That "Takizawa" guy." "an ex-boyfriend or something?" "N-No!" "He wasn't... a boyfriend..." "He disappeared about half a year ago." "I finally figured out that he's been in New York." "he doesn't even remember me." "That's awful!" "You don't know the half of it." "I got the number of your cab." "That's him." "talk about a mean mug." "stay just like that." "Hey!" "Did anyone leave a cell phone in your cab today?" "You know?" "I'm a cop." "From Japan." "You know that girl?" "but she's a wanted terrorist." "but I still haven't found the bomb she was carrying." "You get me?" "B-O-M-B." "BOMB!" "It's shaped like a regular cell phone." "we're all screwed." "You're sure you don't know anything?" "We're talking KABOOM here!" "Maybe I've got the wrong place." "Guess I'd better get moving." "and good luck!" "are you lucky." "Thanks for your help!" "Sorry that took so long." "He looked so scary... he was pretty cooperative." "Here you go." "I wouldn't take any more taxis if I were you." "Just to be sure." "Wait!" "What's the matter? I was talking about you." "Say what?" "Are you trying to ask me out?" "I don't know what to say." "Is that..." "I've been searching for you for six months." "Wanna go back to my place?" "A watched pot never boils." "But it's almost four..." "It's an email from Saki!" "I found Takizawa-kun." "He helped me find the phone and my passport too." "Who's rescuing who here?" "But how'd she find him?" "duh!" "What else?" "I'm staying at Takizawa-kun's apartment for the time being." "TTYL." "spicy!" "You think" "Huh?" "Someone call Saki and tell her to please be discreet!" "This can't be happening!" "Saki-chan!" "Ohsugi-san!" "Saki-chan!" "It's none of our business!" "all lies!" "Kasuga." "Flipping out over one "impure thought is the default action of a true NEET!" "Calmly observing the spectacle is the duty of the subordinate." "Micchon?" "Get real." "This is Juiz." "Did you help her get away from the police?" "Yes." "I arranged a car accident nearby and it was sufficient enough to distract the police." "Though I had hoped to find a more elegant solution." "Don't worry about it." "We all have to work within the limits of the system." "My apologies." "Do you have any further requests?" "that's enough for now." "Thank you." "I see..." "What?" "You've been very quiet lately." "considering I haven't snared a single Johnny since that night." "Do..." "Do you not trust me?" "there's just something else I need to take care of." "exactly?" "Mononobe Daiju." "The greasy-haired four-eyed guy who ran me over with his car. and hasn't been seen since." "We still dunno who No. 02 is. but he's good at keeping his identity a secret." "No. 06 is still skulking around in New York." "he's in the film industry." "And that's it." "02 and 06 pose a serious threat to Vintage." "from "dangerous" to "eliminated"." "Yup. he's put in tons of requests to assassinate No. 09 and had them all rejected." "his icon went dark." "Much like No. 04. it may mean he was no longer considered worthy of being a Seleção." "Hiura Hajime." "but he's actually still alive." "he wasn't acting as its director." "He lost all of his memories." "The guy had no idea he'd ever been the head of a giant hospital. but surprisingly he seemed to understand right away." "I think he felt better after learning he founded the hospital." "His reaction definitely reflected his original principles." "But why didn't the Supporter kill him?" "doesn't that mean he wins?" "But the other Seleção were supposed to be right?" "Weird. just erasing their memories." "But they said violating the rules was punishable by death." "but what if No. 12 was Mr. Outside himself acting as the Supporter? make sure they followed the rules and punish them if they fail." "Hasn't he been using Juiz?" "Nothing in the logs at all." "right?" "Then he wouldn't have bothered moving Juiz. but so far he's run the game fair and square." "So maybe the "Supporter" is just an element of the game used to threaten the Seleção's lives and force them to play?" "That could be why the others thought Takizawa was the supporter." "Unfortunately this is all just what we're hoping is the case." "then Takkun should be happy his balance is going down." "We can't just take shots in the dark." "we shouldn't get our hopes up." "Hrmm... am a major player in the Japanese missile terrorism incidents?" "huh?" "But it's all true!" "I never said I don't believe you." "Huh?" "Welcome to my humble abode!" "This..." "He calls you Air King? so I can't exactly refute your story." "I remember having amnesia." "I AM him." "he's in Room 1 on the 8th floor of the Gramercy." "Do whatever it takes to get them in the shower together." "like I said earlier" "I fail to understand the point of all this. set them up to be on the run and arrange for them to end up in the shower." "It's called a "promise"." "You neglected to consider the fact that even the Seleção system can't control the will of individual people." "you're outside the system's range and this is no small feat." "don't give me that crap! and that's totally against the rules!" "{i don't see how this is against the rules unless he set it up using noblesse money}" "I think you can afford to give me a little flexibility too. and fully within the rules of the game." "Oh really?" "I see." "Then make me a king too!" "I'm afraid the results of requesting to become a king will differ from one Seleção to the next." "I need to confirm whether it's even possible to make you a king." "Please hold." "What the hell's your problem?" "never mind." "Goddammit woman!" "Just do what I say without bitching about it!" "Request accepted." "But I pray you learn to be more reasonable when dealing with others." "They're getting touchy back east..." "Iinuma-san?" "I guess." "So what did you do when you realized you'd lost your memories? ID and keys." "Come to the theater where we first saw 'Dumbo.'" "So I hunted down the theater and I've been waiting for my mom to find me." "Your mom?" "right?" "I figured the text was from my mother." "But you said that I haven't seen my mom since I was five." "So that concierge must've arranged this room." "I didn't see anything in the logs." "No?" "It's too dangerous for you to return to Japan." "The two of you are safer staying in America until this all dies down." "We'll keep tabs on you from here." "Wait for us to call." "Till what dies down? you'll be known all over Japan as the prime minister's secret long lost son and the mastermind behind the missile attacks." "maybe we can cancel the request!" "Let's try it." "This is Juiz!" "Hello?" "It's so good to hear your voice!" "We haven't spoken since I had the police release you." "I was convinced you were my mother!" "that must mean everything is going perfectly." "I'm so relieved." "I was hoping to cancel my request to become a king." "But I thought you'd make a wonderful king..." "How very disappointing." "it can't be that bad... everything that's occurred so far to facilitate it will remain unchanged." "Is that acceptable?" "Hmm..." "That could be a problem." "I still think you're better off canceling it." "Let me think about it." "Understood." "I pray that you become a wonderful prince... continue to act as our savior." "Why- right?" "You "figure"...?" "Nothing in here should surprise Mrs. Iinuma." "There goes No. 06 with more odd requests." "I wonder if No. 09's caught on yet." "Why are we all eating instant ramen?" "you'll forget about your NEET roots." "Easy for you to say." "mooching off your parents." "That's like the definition of a NEET." "having rich parents won't be enough to guarantee you an easy NEET lifestyle." "That new proposed tax is gaining a lot of momentum." "The 100% tax on inheritances thing?" "They're doing whatever they can to increase Japan's net worth since the missile attacks." "You really think they'd pass such a drastic new tax?" "Our generation's the only one that will really be affected. but the old guys with a lifetime of savings are already spending what they've got." "my dad never intended to leave me any money. but ultimately they're just trying to stamp out NEETs." "Kazuomi's dad already kicked him to the curb." "They can rationalize it however they want." "It's still just a huge burden being tossed on kids." "Where's the love?" "your phone's on." "How'd that happen?" "I'll turn it off." "No. 06 is on the move!" "Ow!" "What's gotten into this thing?" "Hello?" "No. 09?" "Who's this?" "I knew you wouldn't remember." "were you?" "Are you serious?" "yes or no?" "I wasn't..." "Then go check your phone right now!" "Who was it?" "Dunno." "smaller explosions actually look more realistic." "Bagu no nyuuhen kuasu da ze**" "Why weren't they..." "What the hell is wrong with you?" "No movie in history" "No movie in history has ever had people blown up in a bathroom or anything like that." "that is what I said so I'll this slide." "Make sure you follow them." "Request denied." "I cannot track them until you return to the mainland." "Damn you... we're okay." "but I think someone tried to blow us up." "What?" "Who?" "I have no idea." "All right." "We'll figure out a way to wire some money to you by tomorrow so you can get out of New York." "got it." "Do you have anywhere to stay?" "We're going to try Takizawa-kun's workplace first." "He has a key." "This is where I first saw Dumbo." "I'm amazed you found it with just that one clue." "well." "they have the AC down way too low." "What about you?" "so I'll guard the lobby." "I'll yell if anything happens." "Wait." "Are you going to disappear again?" "wanna know the real reason why I came to Brooklyn today?" "but I remember movies so vividly.{if he had "total amnesia" he wouldn't remember the most basic of functions}" "You even said so yourself..." "That must be how I found this place." "And yet I can only remember the plot of one." "a young man and woman have been separated for a long time." "They have a picture of themselves taken on 9/11 with Ground Zero as the backdrop." "they find each other and reunite." "I went there every day hoping I'd remember the title." "But you know what?" "That scene's not actually from a movie." "huh?" "Aren't you gonna get in trouble for hacking into corporate databases and school records?" "Little late to be worrying about that!" "We're trying to find Takizawa's graduation photo over here!" "Got it!" "No wonder we couldn't find him!" "Freakin' Juiz." "She took everything related to Takizawa Akira on the net and changed it to Iinuma Akira!" "what's in No. 09's logs?" "There's nothing like that in his..." "It's gone!" "All evidence of Takizawa Akira's history is being erased!" "Even the Seleção logs!" "what?" "Then they've been erasing the logs when we weren't looking?" "Chill out. so I have my PC set up to save a copy of all the logs as they're created." "master!" "you're making me blush." "it's like a defense system and attack bot rolled into one!" "you ever seen anything like this?" "!" "bring up Takkun's request details again." "look here." "use their image recognition system." "Pants!" "Wha..." "Juiz!" "Iinuma Akira is going to completely replace Takizawa Akira." "They're called "roving bugs"." "It's a technique used to remotely activate a phone's mic and eavesdrop on the owner." "The FBI's been doing it for years." "Did one of the Seleção do this?" "Dunno." "Micchon?" "Any luck?" "Got it!" "It's from No. 01. "Request MPD to investigate Eden of the East." "What?" "!" "What does he want with Eden?" "Takizawa-kun?" "What's wrong?" "Thought I bailed on you?" "You had this poster in your other movie theater too." "Somehow it seems like they're linked to my movie-related memories." "What now?" "It'll take some time for your friends to wire money." "I've got enough cash for us to take the Chinatown bus." "You wanna wander around the city for a while?" "But" "I think I might've lived around here when I was a kid." "And I'm curious about that room..." "Maybe I can find some proof before my past disappears forever." "didn't you say "it doesn't have a golden ring"?" "Did you mean..." "This is Juiz." "Hey babe." "Something really neat's about to happen." "Do tell." "The son of the hardline party's leader is the culprit behind the missile attacks." "don't you think?" "But it wouldn't be enough to save this country." "we'll need some significant casualties so that the entire world can rally to our aid." "Juiz?" "Tsuji." "Casualties are the missing piece of this puzzle." "we live in an era where you can sue for spilling coffee on yourself." "So you get your "sacrifice" ticket punched and hop on that famous last train." "We can't have all those NEETs resting on their laurels go to waste." "Let's put 'em outta their misery." "Tsuji." "It sends a chill up my spine." "Hell yeah." "The PM's son returns wearing an Air King shirt." "Japan's headed straight towards militarism again and he'll have all of them seeing red." "Iinuma Akira will be shaming the Japanese and everyone else." "Tsuji." "I pray you continue to act as a cutting-edge savior." "But how will you get him to wear the shirt?" "I bet that's the "golden ring" you were talking about." "I went and looked it up after you said that." "Japanese merry-go-rounds never had them to begin with." "but anything built up to the late 80s would still have it." "the ride keeps going." "Makes sense." "I'd probably know that." "Whiff." "Over already?" "I'll watch from the bench." "When did you-?" "maybe I spent the whole time watching movies... not the movie theater." "stretching out to grab the golden ring." "Look Mom!" "Maybe she used to watch me from right here." "But she hated movies." "The only one we saw together was Dumbo." "Takizawa-kun!" "I'm fine!" "I wanna keep watching you." "Target acquired." "He's in front of the merry-go-round." "Finally found them..." "How dare those jerks sneak off on a date..." "Is this... thanks to you I remembered that I once lived in New York." "Get in!" "Are you the one who called me yesterday?" "Yes." "Prime Minister Iinuma's wife requested I meet with you in secret." "The Seleção aren't the only ones who don't like your request to become king. and she loathes you for it." "Then why does she want you to bring him back?" "Mrs. Iinuma wants to hear it straight from his mouth." "And I personally want to see what happens with you as king." "What do we do?" "I already deleted the new search engine." "Take the Eden of the East System down." "That should at least buy us some time." "How much would that help?" "It'd give us exactly 48 hours." "More evidence of how incredible our Eden really was." "Eden of the East 000 NEETs in Toyosu anymore." "It's being used by people all over the country." "We have no choice." "Micchon?" "I switched over to the wireless LAN." "Eden of the East." "Hirasawa-san... users always complain about the system being down." "Don't let it get to you." "sweat and snot!" "Leave the snot out!" "what do we do now that we can't help Takkun?" "I have a suggestion! why don't we change our HQ's location?" "To where?" "I set up our room at the university as a fallback." "The old Eden System is still in there." "that settles it." "What better place to save Vintage's butt." "Agreed." "It's from Saki!" "I'm heading to the airport now." "Takizawa-kun is returning to Japan." "What the heck?" "I'm afraid your journey ends here." "Hey..." "What's this mean?" "No. 01's launching a missile?" "I need to know No. 01's target." "launch the remaining missiles." "Request accepted." "Noblesse oblige." "I pray that your plan to destroy and rebuild leaves you as our strongest savior." "Now I'm gone?" "Juiz." "Juiz?" "Did Mononobe-san manage to locate Juiz and launch missiles at her?" "my request is still being carried out too." "Mononobe-san." "Yuuki-kun?" "!" "I thought the Supporter eliminated you!" "I destroyed my Noblesse phone and disappeared on purpose so I could get revenge on him." "I have an urgent request." "Yes?" "Move the third trailer to the front." "Of course." "Thank you." "Request accepted." "Noblesse oblige." "I pray that tomorrow you continue to be a worthy savior." "Juiz." "Juiz..." "You were the best employee I ever worked with." "No. 09." "I can no longer be your guardian angel." "No. 01 is making a bid to win the game." "But I'm betting on you." "Don't forget your promise." "Promise?" "I pray that you'll be a compassionate king." "Go." "Help him in any way you can." "Kuroha-san..." "I'm going back to Japan." "Ato-san's not happy about it either." "the political fallout will be huge." "That's exactly why we need Iinuma-sensei's son as our scapegoat." "I have faith that in the end you'll prevail." "you're the man who launched 60 missiles at his own country." "You have my word." "I'll get rid of all the weaklings who have spent the last 66 years relying on other countries and other people to take care of things." "Given your outstanding ability to gather information I'm sure you can make any idea a reality." "just say the magic word."