E9 - AIM Stalker

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[00:26] ---
    So you're not going to
    sell out your friends, huh?
[00:28] ---
    No, my tongue is just too numb.
[00:30] ---
    Well, I can't say
    I hold that against you--
[00:38] ---
    Moving the Sisters that are
    being adjusted would come last.
[00:45] ---
    With the abrupt transfer of control
[00:46] ---
    and a watch put out for attackers,
    they've ignored internal security.
[00:51] ---
    If I'm going to put this
    into action, it's now or never.
[01:06] ---
    S Processor--the institute for
    practical neuroscience analysis?
[01:10] ---
    Yes. I apologize for the sudden notice,
[01:13] ---
    but I was wondering if you
    could come over here at once.
[01:16] ---
    I can fill you in later, once you arrive.
[01:45] ---
    There are over twenty facilities
    involved in this project.
[01:51] ---
    Are you planning to do this alone?
[01:55] ---
    Who do you take me for?
[02:00] ---
    I am the one who sowed this seed.
[02:04] ---
    I will be the one...
[02:06] ---
    ...to clean it up.
[02:11] ---
    "I will be the one," is right.
[03:08] ---
    sister's noise, I keep on looking
    (sorrow of your heart...)
[03:11] ---
    for where your lost heart is
    (I shoot it down...)
[03:14] ---
    Nobody can ruin the feelings
    we've built up together
[03:24] ---
    The oft-repeated truth is still distant
[03:31] ---
    while I am unable to sense your pain
[03:37] ---
    If the dreams you
    committed to me that day
[03:41] ---
    end up tearing me apart,
[03:44] ---
    don't ever let go of that hope
[03:47] ---
    more precious than anything else
[03:53] ---
    Though once closer to you than anyone else
    (sister's noise...)
[03:56] ---
    I cannot hear your voice
    (I find it out...)
[03:59] ---
    While the hands of time kept ticking away
[04:03] ---
    I was finally able to find you
[04:06] ---
    sister's noise, so I keep on looking
    (sorrow of your heart...)
[04:09] ---
    for where your lost heart is
    (I shoot it down...)
[04:12] ---
    I promise to preserve the shared
    smiles we both felt
[04:19] ---
    Nobody can ruin them now
[04:29] ---
    It got so quiet in here,
[04:31] ---
    I was sure that
    you'd been finished off.
[04:38] ---
    Looks like I got here in
    the nick of time, huh, Frenda?
[04:42] ---
    Mugino! Thank goodness!
[04:46] ---
    For Pete's sake, I told you
    to stick to keeping her confined
[04:50] ---
    until the rest of us could join you.
[04:55] ---
    You drove her this far,
[04:56] ---
    had her turn the tables on you,
    and got caught, of all things.
[04:59] ---
    What were you thinking? You were
    blinded by the quick-kill bonus.
[05:06] ---
    It's all right, Frenda. I support
    you when you get like that.
[05:11] ---
    What do you mean, when I get like that?
[05:26] ---
    So, you must be the
    invader we've heard about.
[05:30] ---
    She guarded against it...
    No, she blew it away!
[05:58] ---
    That's a pretty nimble trick, huh--
[06:01] ---
    darting about,
    and sticking to the wall like that?
[06:03] ---
    Almost like a spider.
[06:07] ---
    Why, that...
[06:09] ---
    Takitsubo...
[06:16] ---
    Use them.
[06:19] ---
    Mm-hmm.
[06:26] ---
    Did you see her?
[06:28] ---
    No, she wasn't this way.
[06:30] ---
    Where on earth did she disappear to?
[06:33] ---
    For crying out loud, now,
    when we're so busy...
[06:36] ---
    I guess we should contact
    those cleaner people, just in case.
[06:39] ---
    I hope this doesn't
    turn into a whole affair.
[06:42] ---
    Yeah, right.
[06:59] ---
    Well... let's get started.
[07:14] ---
    She evaded it? No, she's
    forcibly turning away my shocks!
[07:24] ---
    Whoo, what a spectacle!
[07:51] ---
    Yikes!
[07:53] ---
    I don't know why, but I'm
    getting a whiff of danger from her.
[08:10] ---
    Trying to blind us, are you?
    This won't even buy you time to...
[08:16] ---
    Tch... she got away.
[08:20] ---
    Takitsubo?
[08:21] ---
    Mm-hmm.
[08:22] ---
    It's all right. I've memorized
    the target's AIM diffusion field.
[08:32] ---
    The odds are against even me,
[08:33] ---
    going up against three of them like that.
[08:35] ---
    Destroying the facility comes first.
[08:40] ---
    Oh, no!
[08:41] ---
    I've overused my ability! My power...!
[08:49] ---
    How? I've been moving in a random,
    roundabout way, so how did she...?
[08:54] ---
    A lucky guess?
[08:58] ---
    No, not this.
[09:02] ---
    She's dodging us.
[09:04] ---
    Scanned target remains.
[09:06] ---
    Tch, did she leap up to the ceiling?
[09:09] ---
    Her moving around in
    three dimensions is a real pain.
[09:12] ---
    Takitsubo...
[09:14] ---
    Mm-hmm.
[09:15] ---
    Whoo...
[09:17] ---
    As amazing as ever.
[09:20] ---
    That's what you get from
    Academy City's 4th-ranked Level 5,
[09:25] ---
    "Meltdowner,"
[09:27] ---
    as well as,
[09:29] ---
    the ability to scan someone's location data,
[09:31] ---
    even if they flee to the other
    side of the world--Takitsubo's...
[09:34] ---
    "AIM Stalker."
[09:36] ---
    ITEM boasts this powerful
    Level 5 and Level 4 combo.
[09:40] ---
    Is there anyone who
    can escape from this duo?
[09:44] ---
    Aww towd, not vewy wikewy!
[09:46] ---
    Ow, I can tawk!
[09:55] ---
    I don't know who that was,
[09:58] ---
    but her capture is only a matter of time.
[10:02] ---
    All that's left is to box
    her in so she can't escape.
[10:17] ---
    Misaka Mikoto is raiding that facility...
[10:20] ---
    Even if she is successful,
    it probably won't stall the project.
[10:26] ---
    The murkiness that
    is Level 6 is ever so dark...
[10:30] ---
    ...and deep...
[10:38] ---
    This is all the emotional data the
    research has gathered up to now.
[10:43] ---
    I'm going to install
    this into their brains.
[10:47] ---
    I doubt that they will
    sprout any genuine feelings
[10:49] ---
    from a program as minor as this one,
[10:51] ---
    but it should at least
    provide a simulated response.
[10:54] ---
    "Preparing installation..."
[10:56] ---
    I don't know whether
    this will drive them
[10:58] ---
    to suspend the project or not.
[11:00] ---
    However, it should at
    least show the girls another path,
[11:04] ---
    besides the hopeless
    railway of death they are on.
[11:10] ---
    Perhaps from among all the Sisters,
[11:12] ---
    who are resigned to
    dying as a matter of course,
[11:15] ---
    some will emerge
    who lament their fate.
[11:19] ---
    Perhaps some researchers will
    emerge who have gained a sense
[11:23] ---
    that they are more than just
    guinea pigs when they see them.
[11:26] ---
    And then, as unlikely
    as it might be...
[11:31] ---
    ...the cries of the girls who
    do not want to fight anymore...
[11:37] ---
    ...might just touch someone's heart.
[11:43] ---
    It probably is ridiculous,
[11:46] ---
    and it is probably
    pointless to be doing this,
[11:51] ---
    but...
[11:53] ---
    ...what I felt at that moment...
[12:02] ---
    I considered that you might
    be an authorized staff member,
[12:04] ---
    so I checked with the people upstairs,
[12:07] ---
    but they said that until the
    data relocation had been completed,
[12:10] ---
    this place was ultra-off-limits.
[12:16] ---
    They suspect that the attacks
    are the work of one person,
[12:19] ---
    but it's best not dismiss
    the possibility that one attack
[12:22] ---
    could be just an ultra-diversion.
[12:24] ---
    As such, while the defense
    team has been alerted
[12:26] ---
    to the attack on the other facility,
[12:28] ---
    the commando unit
    should deal with that,
[12:30] ---
    while ultra-tightening
    their own defenses.
[12:36] ---
    Apparently, Mugino's insight
    was ultra-on-the-money, huh?
[12:45] ---
    "#9 AIM Stalker"
[12:52] ---
    Incoming!
[12:57] ---
    Tch! Frenda!
[12:59] ---
    Okay!
[13:00] ---
    All told, setting up over the
    whole facility was the right move!
[13:17] ---
    Sure enough, they're aware
    of every move I'm making.
[13:22] ---
    There's no question, they've got
    a psychometrist or a clairvoyant.
[13:27] ---
    In any case, there's an esper
    there who can pinpoint my location.
[13:33] ---
    All right!
[13:35] ---
    Good grief! I am definitely at
    a disadvantage here. However...
[13:47] ---
    Please stop your pointless struggling.
[13:50] ---
    I'm turning you over to my
    client now. Resistance is ultra-futile.
[14:00] ---
    Resistance is futile...
[14:04] ---
    Maybe... You might be right...
[14:08] ---
    This project isn't
    the only thing at issue...
[14:15] ---
    Even supposing I am
    able to derail this project...
[14:19] ---
    ...can the clones live out normal lives?
[14:23] ---
    Their soulless, human eyes...
    their shortened lifespans...
[14:28] ---
    An even crueler fate
    awaits them, does it not?
[14:34] ---
    If so, better to stay this course.
[14:38] ---
    And yet...
[14:45] ---
    She has had to bear
    the weight of all of this alone.
[14:50] ---
    Truly... a foolish girl.
[14:55] ---
    Yes, this is a sin that we
    should have been the ones to bear.
[14:59] ---
    This is a chance for them
    to carve out their own destinies.
[15:06] ---
    What?!
[15:07] ---
    Why, you...!
[15:08] ---
    It's no use.
[15:10] ---
    The installation is complete.
[15:12] ---
    "Installation complete."
    "Connecting to Misaka Network."
[15:13] ---
    They are all connected
    via a brainwave link,
[15:16] ---
    called the "Misaka Network."
[15:20] ---
    The emotion program that I installed
[15:23] ---
    is shared by all of the Sisters.
[15:27] ---
    Nobody can stop it now.
[15:33] ---
    "Connection has been
    terminated by the network."
[15:36] ---
    What's going on here?
[15:38] ---
    I'm not entirely sure,
[15:41] ---
    but it looks like your plan ultra-failed.
[15:44] ---
    I-It can't be...
[15:45] ---
    When did they put this security in?
[16:01] ---
    What should we do with her?
[16:04] ---
    We'll ultra-haul her upstairs.
[16:06] ---
    Roger.
[16:06] ---
    Come on, get up!
[16:09] ---
    Now, start walking!
[16:23] ---
    W-Why, you--
[16:24] ---
    Don't move!
[16:27] ---
    I'd like to not have
    to use this, if possible.
[16:30] ---
    For now, just back off.
[16:34] ---
    I ultra-can't do that.
[16:56] ---
    At this stage of the game,
[16:57] ---
    your consideration in
    not shooting anything vital
[17:00] ---
    is ultra-commendable.
[17:02] ---
    But my "Offense Armor" cannot
    be penetrated by a mere pistol.
[17:15] ---
    Please carry her
    upstairs, ultra-post-haste.
[17:17] ---
    R-Right.
[17:19] ---
    Ugh... Damn...
[17:22] ---
    Huh? That capsule in there--
    it looks like someone's inside it.
[17:26] ---
    If you keep ultra-staring
    at stuff unrelated to the job,
[17:29] ---
    then you could be ultra-eliminated,
    to keep your mouth shut.
[17:33] ---
    I'm sorry.
[17:34] ---
    Come on, now, please make it snappy.
[17:38] ---
    What do you think will happen to her?
[17:40] ---
    Who cares?
[17:41] ---
    We're just ultra-doing our jobs.
[17:44] ---
    If she's of any use,
[17:45] ---
    she'll probably have
    her life spared, at least.
[17:48] ---
    But then,
[17:50] ---
    an ultra-piece-of-crap existence,
[17:53] ---
    where she's lost everything
    but her life, is what awaits her.
[18:10] ---
    Target has moved
    twenty meters northwest.
[18:15] ---
    I just can't seem to hit her, huh?
[18:17] ---
    It's not just that she's
    moving in three dimensions.
[18:20] ---
    She may be able to detect my attacks.
[18:23] ---
    The only espers who could do that...
[18:26] ---
    Are you okay?
[18:28] ---
    Mm-hmm, I'm fine.
[18:33] ---
    Takitsubo's "AIM Stalker" comes in handy,
[18:37] ---
    but it's a power difficult to invoke,
[18:39] ---
    which must be intentionally overdriven,
[18:42] ---
    and has a limit to its usage.
[18:44] ---
    The distance the intruder has
    been moving is starting to shrink.
[18:48] ---
    There's no doubt that
    she's near her breaking point.
[18:51] ---
    It's not worth it to
    use Takitsubo any longer.
[18:55] ---
    If we've pushed her this far,
    and she still hasn't run away,
[18:58] ---
    it means that there's some factor
[18:59] ---
    that is compelling
    her to destroy this place.
[19:03] ---
    Which means that if we
    wait for her at her destination,
[19:07] ---
    she is certain to show up.
[19:10] ---
    She's a wounded beast,
    not only completely worn out,
[19:12] ---
    but also lacking her composure.
[19:14] ---
    It's risky, but if I keep
    my cool dealing with her,
[19:17] ---
    I don't have to worry
    about being left in her dust.
[19:20] ---
    Still...
[19:23] ---
    It's so unlike me to
    set up an ambush, huh?
[19:27] ---
    Frenda!
[19:28] ---
    Eh?
[19:37] ---
    Come on, move, Misaka Mikoto!
    You don't have time... to take it easy!
[19:48] ---
    Geez, don't they give up?!
[19:52] ---
    Go on, go on, go on!
[20:08] ---
    Bye-bye, spider-girl.
[20:11] ---
    Incoming! I can't avoid it!
[20:23] ---
    I knew it. I surmised as much
    from the moment she curved my shock.
[20:28] ---
    Her ability, at its root,
    is the same variety as my own...
[20:34] ---
    My Meltdowner...
[20:40] ---
    Is something the matter, Mugino?
[20:48] ---
    I get it. So that's it.
[20:51] ---
    W-Whoa, Takitsubo!
[20:55] ---
    A-Are... you... all... right...
    Taki... tsubo...?
[21:01] ---
    Frenda, take Takitsubo
    and meet up with Kinuhata.
[21:05] ---
    Huh?
[21:06] ---
    I can still help.
[21:08] ---
    This isn't just for your sake, Takitsubo.
[21:10] ---
    Frenda, the damage you took
    from that spider-girl is serious, huh?
[21:14] ---
    You're playing through the pain,
    but you're still lumbering around.
[21:18] ---
    When Takitsubo reaches her limit,
    she can't detect enemy attacks.
[21:23] ---
    It's too hard even for me
    to protect both of you alone.
[21:29] ---
    I'm sorry we're holding you back.
[21:36] ---
    It's not like I'm blaming you for it.
[21:39] ---
    In fact, you did quite well.
[21:42] ---
    Thanks to you two,
    our opponent is on the ropes.
[21:45] ---
    Let Kinuhata bring up
    the rear, and get some rest.
[21:52] ---
    Mugino...
[21:53] ---
    She was kind of... nice to us.
[22:00] ---
    Sure, I'd hate for anyone
    to say that I managed to win
[22:03] ---
    because I overpowered her with numbers.
[22:05] ---
    Academy City's 3rd-ranked Level 5...
[22:10] ---
    The Railgun of Tokiwadai!
[22:29] ---
    While looking up
    into an unfamiliar sky,
[22:35] ---
    always, always walking with you
[22:41] ---
    I was searching for
    the future I thought I saw,
[22:47] ---
    so unlike the one up until a day ago
[22:53] ---
    When you touched my heart,
    convinced by my blurred vision,
[23:01] ---
    that I was wandering
[23:05] ---
    everything started changing
[23:09] ---
    After counting clouds until I grew
    bored of it, they drifted far away again
[23:16] ---
    I went after them, and found
    my dreams for tomorrow
[23:21] ---
    Assured that it's now or never,
    your feelings get through to me
[23:28] ---
    and someday, I'm sure,
    I'll offer mine, too
[23:33] ---
    Like the clouds, gently, gently,
[23:39] ---
    moving forever, forever forward
[23:47] ---
    "Next episode preview"
[23:48] ---
    Railgun of Tokiwadai,
[23:48] ---
    "#10 Meltdowner"
[23:50] ---
    why don't you come and face me head-on?!
[23:52] ---
    I've come this far,
[23:53] ---
    and while I'm here doing
    this, those girls are...
[23:55] ---
    Stay out of my way!