"Angelui i demonui kruzhili na duh minoi Angels and demons were circling over me, rassekali terni-i mlechuie puti Breaking apart shadows and milky ways." "me znayet shastya ottovo Not knowing happiness is the only one." "shto evo zova ponyat ne s-mog The one who could not understand its call." "mana du vortes, mana du vortes The flow may swallow you." "The flow may swallow you aeria gloris, aeria gloris Flying in glory, Flying in glory mana du vortes, mana du vortes The flow may swallow you." "The flow may swallow you aeria gloris, aeria gloris Flying in glory, Flying in glory" "I am calling, calling now." "Spirits rise and falling." "s-toboi ostatsya dalshe To be with you longer..." "Calling, calling..." "In the depth of longing s-toboi ostatsya dalshe To be with you longer... mana du vortes, aeria gloris The flow may swallow you, flying in glory" "What's going on?" "Hey, who is piloting that?" "Hey, stop!" "What...?" "It stopped." "Hey, what is going on?" "This is what you wanted right, Kago?" "Epizod 2" " Proof of Going Out of Control" "At this point, I can't admit that each unit is unique." "In other words, you don't have a unique personality." "Unique personality?" "I'd rather have you interpret it as the fact that all procured units, can be operated at the same specifications." "Well, there's no fun in that though." "I'll give you something special." "It's natural oil." "Are you sure it's all right, to give it something like that?" "It may learn something strange." "Nah, it's okay." "This is to show my affection towards machines." "Get it?" "Ooh, it's different from the usual synthetic oil!" "Yep!" "Oh, Major!" "Prep six Tachikoma units for a sortie in full gear." "Did something happen?" "36 minutes ago, a newly developed multi-ped tank went out of control in Kenbishi Heavy Industries demonstration dome." "All we know is that the pilot is using the recognition code of the tank's designer, Kago Takeshi, but he died a week ago." "Although no demands or claims of responsibility have been released, given that it occurred in the Harima Academic Research Metropolis, the Department of the Interior has cited the possibility of terrorism and requested that Section 9 respond and stop this tank." "Kenbishi apparently lost control of the tank while it was undergoing final adjustments during practice-." "If it was due to defect in the hardware or the software's security systems, the GSDF, which was debating the tank's official adoption into its arsenal, would make Kenbishi bear full responsibility for this incident." "That sounds like GSDF would do, all right." "They will only intervene if a terrorist group releases claim of responsibility." "What a bunch of crap, they can't be a national detense force if they're only concerned about saving face." "In any case, are we going to set the Tachikomas on a tank with unknown specs?" "These 'kids' shouldn't be underestimated." "That's our Major!" "Are you for real?" "Major, the tank has changed route and now appears to be exiting the Harima Academic Research Metropolis." "There's our opportunity." "The Techno-Line that leads away from the metropolis is a restricted road runing through the mountains." "There are only farm settlements in its vicinity." "All right, we will attack while the tank is still on the Techno-Line." "Pazu, determine whether any known terrorist group opposing cyberbrains and cybernetic implants has claimed responsibility." "Bomer and Saitou, go on ahead to the Harima Techno-Line and prepare for assault." "We will snipe the tank where there will be minimal damage, and stop it." "Togusa, meet the Chief at Kenbishi;" "determine the cause of the tank's malfunction ASAP." "Batou and I will escort the tank with 6 Tachikomas to the assault point." "That's your job." "Don't cry when you get blown up by the tank." "Isn't Harima Academic Research Metropolis where our neuro-chips were manufactured?" "A glorious return to our birthplace!" "The Major'll get mad at us if we chat." "We are the armored mobile troops." "Explain the situation." "According to the communications dispatch, it will soon reach this point." "Captain!" "For now, it has only destroyed its fellow tanks and does not appear to be attacking." "Clear the road;" "leave the rest to us." "Wow!" "Don't gape at it so much that you get in its targeting range!" "Let's go!" "This is the first time I've seen it." "I guess it does exist after all." "While strictly maintaining your separation, continue to escort the tank until the assault point." "Look, a GSDF Osprey." "Do they intend to stand idly by?" "No, they're reasserting their position to Kenbishi as an insurance that the matter will be taken care of." "In any case, what is its intention?" "We don't know its destination, and besides, is there really anyone in there?" "I realize that we don't stand a chance, but nonetheless, it's annoying to be totally ignored." "Well then, why don't you try going up to its 'face'." "I was just kidding." "Let's wait for the information from Togusa and the old man." "Major!" "I've gone through 20 out of the 23 organizations that fit your specifications, but as we thought, none has claimed responsibility for this incident." "All right, investigate the remaining three organizations, if you're still unable to find anything, investigate through alternate routes." "Fun-seeking criminal, tank-jacker, or malfunctioning AI..." "why don't we deal with this as such?" "Whether a fun-seeking criminal or a tank-jacker, their actions still constitute terrorism." "Although we cannot completely dismiss the possibility of an AI malfunction, we will wait for report from the Chief to reach a conclusion." "Aye-aye." "There is a technician called Ooba who is a colleague of the late Kago Takeshi and a fellow developer of the tank." "I heard that he had conducted maintenance procedures on the tank right before the tank went out of control." "You two, question him." "I will negotiate with the Kenbishi higher-ups." "Okay." "You are the head of development, Ooba Toshio, correct?" "Y, yes..." "If you wish to minimize damage, please transfer all existing information on the new tank model to us." "Is this all?" "Major!" "I will send the data given by Kenbishi." "Confirmed." "With this, we can now make it." "In the end, all we will have to do is to stare at this bukly tank's ass." "It's nearing the assault point!" "Saitou!" "Ready?" "!" "Almost." "Would this work?" "Yeah." "Major, please fall back." "Not yet." "I'll wait until the very last minute to avoid having the tank ascertain out intentions." "I'm linked to the satellite." "Major!" "Got it!" "Chief!" "Major, the fish-eye's information appears to have been stolen." "I think the tank's linked to the satellite." "One shot in silent mode!" "Unfortunately, it does not seem as though you've given us 'all' the information." "Withdraw as is, and regroup!" "Roger!" "It intends to transfer to the highway!" "I guess it has a place it wants to get to in a hurry." "The Osprey's going away." "It's nearly time for the media censorship to end." "There has been no claims for responsibility from terrorist groups." "Unless Kenbishi accepts sole responsibility, the GSDF will continue to play the innocent." "Are we the only ones who can stop it?" "Let's place our trust in that monkey-man." "We don't exactly have much time to banter around like that." "Our options will change once the tank's real destination becomes known." "You must be aware what the GSDF's response will be without even asking." "Now, all that remains is whether Kenbishi can trust Section 9." "Kenbishi has spent 6 years developing that HAW-206 model!" "Can you cover the loss we might incur by releasing the specifications?" "That consideration will only matter if you are still able to sell the tank!" "If the current situation continues, you will end up having a 'vehicle' with a Kenbishi logo give the worst performance demonstration possible!" "Is that what you want?" "Is there any way that you could hold up the tank with just your tanks?" "What is it that you've been so concerned about?" "Please tell me." "You did make that tank, didn't you?" "What do you think made that tank go out of control?" "Do you really have no idea?" "It's not as though we're questioning you as a suspect in this incident." "Can you cooperate with us?" "Or, is it that you have something you can't tell us?" "Batou, let's confirm which direction it wants to go in!" "Isn't it going towards a residential area?" "Don't fall behind!" "Scramble!" "Are you okay?" "!" "Okay!" "Stay there and wait for help!" "Okay!" "Ooh, I'm envious!" "She's broken!" "Maybe she'll get scrapped!" "Niihama Bridge" "Chief!" "The tank has changed route towards the bridge!" "It may be the last chance for us to use an anti-tank missile!" "At least ask if a missle can have effect on that tank!" "And, tell them that if we fail, we may end up destroying a bridge that took more than 4 times the amount of tax money it took to build the Sprigade!" "That's what she says." "What are your thoughts on these matters, Chief of Development?" "After entering the shoreline, it'll immediately enter a residential area." "We'll have even less options for taking it down!" "I advise against the missile!" "We presume that the tank is operating in Mode L, which would mean that all guided missiles would have their signals jammed." "Even laser-guided ones?" "In that case, the tank will emit a decoy signal and divert the missile!" "Even if you use a heat-seeking missile, if it's launched within a 300 meter radius of the tank, there is a probability greater than 90% that the tank will hack the missle's guidance control signal," "and may even succeed in sending the missile back to the source." "If you had remained silent, it would have made for a good promotion campagin." "Chief, we know who is on the tank." "Who is operating it?" "!" "It is Kago Takeshi." "Did you say, Kago Takeshi?" "!" "He died a week ago!" "Yes, so we were told." "According to Ooba's statement, he linked Kago's brain to the tank's AI after his death." "Why did you do such a thing?" "Because that...was his dying wish." "Major, are you listening?" "The tank's destination is Kago Takeshi's family home." "Here is its location." "It's quite near." "Yes, the situation is quite serious." "We may postulate that Kago Takeshi's intention is to revenge himself upon his parents." "Kago exhibited genius in weapons design and was recruited while he was in college." "However, he had a weak physical constitution;" "he was apparently told by physicians that unless he had cybernetic implants, he will not live past twenty." "Unfortunately, due to his parents' religious beliefs, he was not permitted to have cybernetic implants, much less a cyberbrain." "People say that he only lived to be twenty-eight because of his obsessive devotion towards the tank's development." "Ooba, who shared similar circumstances with Kago, was able to get cybernetic implants and live." "At Kago's deathbed, he told Ooba," ""When I die, I will be liberated from my physical body and religion."" ""Then, he made Ooba promise that after his death, he would link Kago's brain to the tank..."" "It's me." "Let me speak to Ishizuka from Awaji police station." "So, why does he want to have revenge on his parents?" "During his short life, Kago was resentful toward his parents for having given birth to him with such a weak constitution." "He said that he wanted to be reborn into a steel body." "If he was liberated from life, he would be able to obtain a steel body without having to go against his parents' beliefs." "Kago entrusted that dream to Ooba." "Wow, what an aggressive guy." "The destination is very close to here." "In any case, we're going after him!" "Shall we initiate a kamikaze attack?" "He has finally reached a residential area." "At this point in time, there have been no casualties so far." "However, from now on there can be no guarantee what may happen." "Casualties must be... zero." "M,Mr. President, that's..." "I must ensure that Kenbishi itself will survive in the future." "I am grateful for your cooperation." "Aim for the tank's legs with wires!" "Roger!" "Cut the wires!" "Physical attacks are ineffective." "Don't have any foolish ideas." "It's a military firewall;" "your brain will get fried!" "You can't establish a closed-wire link circuit in the first place!" "I'm going to do all I can!" "How much longer until we are within firing range?" "Approximately 2 minutes!" "Major!" "Major!" "It's impossible!" "Please stop!" "Stop!" "Chief..." "I guess the monkey persuaded the weasel." "So that's Kenbishi's anti-multi-ped tank weapon." "If they had it, they should have deployed it sooner." "Finally, it stopped..." "That's some adhesive." "Chief, please give me the release code for the structural barrier." "I will purge the hatch and take out Kago's brain." "Without the tank's barriers, it's just a defenseless brain." "Batou, lend me a hand, will you?" "All right." "Could there be any physical traps?" "I think it will be safe, but just in case, be careful when you open it." "Takeshi..." "Is it you, Takeshi?" "You fools..." "Why didn't you evacuate?" "Tachikoma!" "Is it stopped?" "!" "I'm sorry, truly sorry!" "They short-circuited Kago's brain just now." "Kago..." "Dammit..." "Did he hate his own parents that much?" "No, it's different." "When I short-circuited his brain, I felt for a split second..." ""What do you think, mom?" "What do you think of my new steel body?"" "There was a... strange feeling, a feeling that was neither prideful nor vengeful." "Don't think that." "That was just an illusion." "I hope so..." "Because the one way to confirm the truth has been lost forever."