"I guess I never mentioned it." "It's a keepsake from my late husband." "Huh?" "I'm sorry..." "It was a long time ago." "Don't worry about it." "your partner was pretty worried about you." "Don't wait until it's too late." "I speak from experience." "How... did he die?" "Huh?" "I've been wondering about it for a while now." "You've always been there to lend an empathetic ear whenever I needed to vent about Briareos or my dad..." "Compasses always point north. compasses always point in the same direction." "What brought that on?" "sorry." "I'm reminded of those words he said long ago and Briareos getting along." "you really should patch things up with him." "I still can't believe that Deia was actually a terrorist..." "Me neither." "But friends and enemies can easily change places." "That's been an unchanging truth since our time in the ruins." "I see." "Some vacation this is." "Later!" "Poseidon has requested an urgent goodwill ambassador visit to Olympus." "It's our job to provide security." "The ambassador will be arriving on an Olympus submarine." "Security personnel from Poseidon will also be aboard." "vintage submarine?" "It was at the ambassador's behest." "There a secret motive behind it?" "Must be a real big shot to get their way like this." "You'll take your Guges Ds there via transport craft and remain on alert in the air." "Deunan will board the sub and provide personal security." "Huh?" "Me?" "Poseidon specifically requested the hero of the recent "Bronze Bird Incident." "You're to meet up with them at the designated coordinates." "That is all." "Deunan." "Sounds like your skills are in demand." "Don't worry about Briareos." "We'll look after him." "My vacation's on hold again?" "Captain Diomedes." "How does the prospect of shore life after 20 years feel?" "I feel nothing special about it." "I've simply done my duty." "six of them bodyguards..." "That's pretty light security for an ambassador." "though." "I'm afraid I can't let you in here." "Why can't I see the person I'm supposed to bodyguard?" "I'm here on orders." "I don't have the authority." "you know." "it's the whole gang." "the chief of security." "Could you let me through here?" "We will handle the ambassador's security." "I'm not just some useless errand girl." "then." "The ambassador is currently in a resting state." "Vital signs show all-normal." "The ambassador's pod is designed to eject should anything happen to the submarine." "the ambassador will survive unharmed?" "That is correct." "Are you satisfied now?" "Then I ask you to please stay put in your quarters." "my apologies." "I'm not trying to belittle your abilities." "Poseidon has heard all about ES.W.A.T.'s feats of greatness in Olympus." "I must go and confirm our course with the captain now." "Please take it easy in your quarters." "The submarine carrying the ambassador is on course as scheduled." "Our own ES.W.A.T. is assisting with security." "We need it to arrive safely." "Ma'am?" "it's already too late." "We can't afford to leave ourselves vulnerable to Poseidon before the plan has reached completion." "What's that guy's deal?" "!" "Sir?" "!" "No..." "Something happen?" "We don't need your help!" "Kagaya!" "What's going on?" "!" "Captain!" "Captain!" "No good." "It won't open." "Why not?" "!" "It won't accept commands." "How's the ambassador?" "!" "Still safe and resting." "Safe?" "Wasn't the ambassador's pod supposed to eject if anything happened?" "That's strange." "The system is locked!" "Chief!" "Compartment E5!" "Thomas is!" "Thomas..." " Was it an accident?" " I don't know. we should assume someone's taken control of the sub." "Chief." "Don't tell me it's..." "Where's the other security team member?" "We're being jammed..." "Well?" "too." "Bow section is all clear." "Good." "Move to Section C4." "Understood." "Dmitri!" "Dmitri!" "Dmitri!" " What's wrong?" "!" " We've been cut off." "Where is he?" "!" "The bow compartment." "Glenn!" "We have an enemy on board." "We've been unable to pick up its beacon signal as well." "The submarine carrying the ambassador is not on its prescribed course." "What is ES.W.A.T.'s current position?" "On standby at the very edge of Olympus' maritime border." "We're ready to engage the enemy at any time." "Dmitri..." "Another murder." "High-pressure steam." "That's how he was killed." "Might've been an accident." "How can you say that?" "except for the ambassador!" "then." "What are you doing?" "The ambassador's safety is top priority." "Put your hands up." "I'm doing things my way now." "Try to stop me and I'll deem you an enemy." "All right." "I'll help you." "The only way to eject the ambassador's pod is to take control of the sub and unlock the system." "Could we surface and then escape?" "We can't navigate a sub on instruments alone and without training." "What about a distress signal?" "This far down?" "We can't transmit anything unless we're at least at periscope depth." "No good." "It won't respond." "respond!" "This is 109!" "It's no use." "We're stuck on this sub." "You're sure there isn't any other way to control it?" "but..." "Perhaps this would work..." "RDX explosives..." "This is the detonator." "Why do you have something like that? this sub was scheduled to be sunk at sea after delivering the ambassador." "That's what the explosives are for." "using this to cause an emergency will let us take control?" "Iris!" "Diomedes!" "Diomedes?" "The only vital signs left are from me and the ambassador. then the main controls are the only way to pilot this sub." "I see." "then it can be taken down!" "Open this door!" "Or shall I kill us both?" "Would you like some coffee?" "I never imagined the main controls would stage a mutiny like this... huh..." "I don't expect you to understand." "To be one with the sea..." "That was my purpose as a bioroid..." "as this vessel's captain." "I don't wish to live on land in a new body." "I'm beyond that now." "The sea is deep and vast." "It's the one place where I can live as myself." "I'm going to live as one with the sea." "but do that by your own damn self." "What are you doing?" "!" "Causing an emergency." "Jamming has stopped." "I've located the sub." "Sir!" "Request permission to leave Olympus territory and approach in extraterritorial waters." "Granted." "The ambassador's pod ejection system is now unlocked!" "What?" "!" "Our air supply!" "I have to eject the ambassador's pod right away!" "Where am I?" "Who's there?" "The sea is large..." "Vast..." "Beautiful..." "I had to stay in a decompression tank for two whole days afterward!" "It sucked!" "huh?" "did the ambassador make it out alive?" "it sounds like it." "The official press conference is scheduled for today." "Huh?" "!" "Is that?" "!" "Welcome." "Thank you for coming all this way." "A fitting entrance for the start of our little show." "Goodwill Ambassador Deia Cides from Poseidon entered the country to profess friendly relations between Olympus and Poseidon." "Deia..."