E9 - The Merger Draws Near! Shiota's Plot, and the Origin of the Giant Beasts, are Both Revealed! What will Namidome do?

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[00:00] Kanie
    What are you, stupid?
[00:04] Kanie
    You'll be an employee of Shiota, right?
[00:07] Kanie
    You've obviously got to go through with it.
[00:11] Okino
    Y-You think so?
[00:13] Kanie
    Everyone knows you'd be better off at Shiota.
[00:16] Kanie
    The conditions, the compensation...
    It's leagues better than what we can offer.
[00:22] Kanie
    Besides, if you do good work at Shiota,
    it'll put more business on our plate.
[00:28] Kanie
    So big profits for everyone!
[00:31] Okino
    C'mon, at least share in my melancholy here.
[00:34] Kanie
    I'm serious. We've already
    gotten an order from them.
[00:38] Kanie
    Kataoka-san said if Shiota sent a purchase
     order, we should approve it immediately.
[00:44] Okino
    You serious? Not lease? Purchase?
[00:47] Kanie
    Yep. And money's no object, he said.
[00:50] Kanie
    That's big corporations for you.
[00:53] Okino
    The new model, custom-built
     to hunt down Giant Beasts...
[00:57] Okino
    The underwater armored craft...
[01:00] Okino
    Bullduck!
[02:34] Okino
    We'll have to put the logo somewhere.
[02:37] Okino
    What's Shiota's logo like again?
[02:39] Okino
    Oh, we'll need to put them
    on the pilot suits, too.
[02:42] Kanie
    You're getting a bit ahead of yourself.
    We haven't even finished the paperwork yet.
[02:47] Okino
    No, we've gotta strike while the iron's hot!
[02:49] Okino
    Let's change the logo on the suits right away.
     We'll need four, if that's all right.
[02:54] Kanie
    Oh? Not three?
[02:56] Okino
    Yeah, four's good.
[02:59] Okino
    Shiota sent us a new guy called Namari.
[03:01] Kanie
    No, I meant because of Muto-san.
[03:04] Kanie
    He won't need a suit
    if he's retiring from fieldwork.
[03:08] Okino
    Uh, what?
[03:10] Kanie
    Oh, you didn't hear?
[03:13] Kanie
    Kataoka-san mentioned it yesterday.
[03:15] Kanie
    The younger ones will handle
    all the fieldwork from now on.
[03:20] Okino
    Are you serious?
[03:23] Okino
    O-Oh, hello.
[03:26] Kameyama
    Hey.
[03:28] Kanie
    Oh, look at that! It's blooming!
[03:31] Kanie
    How charming!
[03:33] Kameyama
    But it's a sterile bloom.
[03:37] Okino
    A sterile bloom?
[03:39] sign
    Outsourcing Services Agreement
[03:39] sign
    This outsourcing services agreement ("Agreement") is made by and between
    Shiota Chemical, Ltd ("Client") and Namidome Industries, Ltd ("Agency")
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    The Agency will provide the following services for the Client:
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    1. Extermination of pest animals on Ryugan Island
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    2. All tasks related to the previous clause.
[03:39] sign
    
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    If neither the Agency nor the Client cancels this Agreement within one month of its
    expiry date, the Agreement will be renewed for 12 months under the same conditions.
[03:41] Tajima
    What do you think?
[03:43] Kataoka
    What does it matter what I think?
[03:45] Kataoka
    We clearly don't have a choice here.
[03:48] Kataoka
    When you're dealing with a major corporation
     like Shiota, this is as common as it comes.
[03:52] Kataoka
    There's no point in fighting it.
[03:54] Kataoka
    We don't have the leverage to turn them down.
[03:58] Tajima
    I know.
[04:00] Tajima
    You're right about that, but...
[04:02] sign
    
[04:02] sign
    With regards to transport to Ryugan Island and conveyance of pest animals,
    employees that are 45 years of age and older shall be limited to service support roles.
[04:02] Tajima
    It feels like they're singling out
     Muto-san with this clause.
[04:06] Tajima
    And not only is he being taken off the
    front lines, they're also cutting his pay.
[04:12] Tajima
    Telling us to just shut up
    and take it is asking too much.
[04:16] Tajima
    And wouldn't it be irresponsible
    of us to just sign off on it?
[04:20] Kataoka
    Well, I think they're being generous
    by not just asking him to quit.
[04:25] Kataoka
    In some mergers,
    you get told to fire someone,
[04:27] Kataoka
    and you can't breathe
    a word of complaint about it.
[04:32] Tajima
    I'm going to talk to them about this.
[04:38] Tajima
    This is Tajima with Namidome Industries.
[04:41] Tajima
    May we discuss things over the phone?
[04:43] Tajima
    Regarding the contract you sent us,
[04:46] Tajima
    I was hoping you might reconsider
    about our employee, Muto.
[04:50] Tajima
    Oh, no, I wasn't saying—
[04:59] Muto
    Oh, excuse me. I didn't mean to eavesdrop.
[05:03] Muto
    I came to get the key for downstairs,
    but then I heard an argument,
[05:08] Muto
    so it felt awkward to just come in.
[05:11] Tajima
    Muto-san. We haven't
    reached an agreement yet.
[05:14] Tajima
    If you'll just give me
    some time to handle it—
[05:17] Muto
    It's fine.
[05:20] Muto
    It's fine, President. It is.
[05:24] Muto
    I kind of had a feeling this would happen.
[05:27] Muto
    I never used to screw up
    by getting hurt on the job.
[05:31] Muto
    I never used to let the
    young ones outshine me, either.
[05:36] Muto
    It's a sign I'm getting old.
[05:39] Tajima
    I still want to keep you on the front lines.
[05:44] Tajima
    We need more than
    just skill and technical expertise.
[05:47] Tajima
    The young people need your—
[05:49] Muto
    President Tajima.
[05:51] Muto
    I appreciate it. But please don't let me
    embarrass myself any further.
[05:57] Muto
    The last thing I want is the younger ones
     getting blowback because of me.
[06:03] Muto
    Don't worry about me anymore.
[06:07] Tajima
    M-Muto-san!
[06:12] Kataoka
    Well, I guess that's a positive outcome.
[06:15] Kataoka
    Saves us the trouble of telling him later.
[06:26] sign
    revealed that the genetic code of the bacteria
[06:32] Mizuhara
    ...cannot be analyzed.
[06:49] Mizuhara
    Why was it drawn to the lake, anyway?
[06:56] Mizuhara
    It's waterlogged, right?
[07:07] Mizuhara
    The mouse's actions...
[07:12] Mizuhara
    No...
[07:13] sign
    Inside yourself or outside,
     you never have to change what you see,
     only the way you see it.
[07:13] sign
    — Thaddeus Golas
[07:13] Mizuhara
    Another reason for the blackout could be...
[07:22] Mizuhara
    I...
[07:27] Arumi
    Please, take your time.
    I'm off from now until the end of tomorrow,
[07:32] Arumi
    so I can give you a whole 36 hours.
[07:38] Mizuhara
    I'll cut to the chase.
[07:41] Mizuhara
    I've identified the bacteria
    we found inside the Giant Beasts.
[07:46] sign
    About Giant Beast Transformation
[07:47] Mizuhara
    This is my analysis of the genetic code.
[07:47] sign
    Giant Beast Internal Genetic Code Analysis Data
[07:49] Mizuhara
    I've determined that
    it's an electrogenic bacteria.
[07:53] Arumi
    Electrogenic?
[07:55] Mizuhara
    A bacteria that generates electricity.
[07:57] Mizuhara
    It would explain all of the
    abnormalities on the island.
[08:03] Arumi
    And you think something
    in the lake is spawning it?
[08:08] Mizuhara
    This will get a bit technical...
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    Electrogenic Bacteria
[08:11] Mizuhara
    Electrogenic bacteria
    metabolize organosulfur compounds
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    Electrogenic Bacteria
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    Energy
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    Organosulfur
    Compounds
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    Electrogenic Bacteria
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    Electrogenic Bacteria
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    Electrogenic Bacteria
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    Electrogenic Bacteria
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    Electrogenic Bacteria
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    Hydrogen Sulfide
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    Electricity
[08:17] Mizuhara
    and emit hydrogen sulfide
    and electricity as waste.
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    Hydrogen Sulfide
[08:21] Mizuhara
    I believe this is what's
    creating the toxic gas.
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    Hydrogen Sulfide
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    Hydrogen Sulfide
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    Hydrogen Sulfide
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    Hydrogen Sulfide
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    Hydrogen Sulfide
[08:27] Mizuhara
    Typically, these organisms only emit
    a very small amount of electricity,
[08:31] Mizuhara
    but I believe the ones in the lake may resonate
     with one another, almost like a hive mind,
[08:35] Mizuhara
    to emit powerful electromagnetic waves.
[08:39] Mizuhara
    It causes animals to lose
    their sense of direction
[08:43] Mizuhara
    and draws them to the lake.
[08:47] Mizuhara
    But the worst part about
    these electrogenic bacteria
[08:51] Mizuhara
    is that if they infect you,
    they quickly alter your brain cells.
[08:56] Mizuhara
    I believe that's what makes
    the infected animals turn violent.
[09:03] Arumi
    You're saying Shiro was "possessed"
    by these electrogenic bacteria?
[09:08] Mizuhara
    Yes.
[09:09] Arumi
    That seems incredibly dangerous.
[09:12] Mizuhara
    Electrogenic bacteria in itself
    isn't especially unusual.
[09:17] Mizuhara
    But the kind found in Hokujin Lake
     isn't your standard kind.
[09:25] Mizuhara
    My investigation has revealed
    where the bacteria came from.
[09:32] Mizuhara
    The bacteria are...
[09:42] Tajima
    I'm back.
[09:49] Tajima
    Hanako.
[09:50] Tajima
    There, there.
[09:59] Tajima
    Miku!
[10:05] Tajima
    Hey, it's Father's Day.
[10:06] sign
    From
    Miku
[10:06] sign
    Thanks Papa
[10:10] Tajima
    Miku...
[10:18] sign
    Please send
    300,000 yen,
    6 months' worth.
[10:18] sign
    Kyoko
    Hinata
[10:21] sign
    Kyoko
    Hinata
[10:21] Tajima
    Hinata?
[10:27] Tajima
    Hanako.
[10:35] Tajima
    Hello, Tajima speaking.
[10:36] Shikauchi
    It's Shikauchi.
[10:38] Shikauchi
    Could we meet up tomorrow?
[10:40] Shikauchi
    I'll come to you.
[10:46] Shikauchi
    Our subsidiary, Shiota Bio...
[10:49] Shikauchi
    Your people have been
    there a few times, right?
[10:52] Tajima
    Yes, about the Giant Beasts we captured.
[10:56] Shikauchi
    There's been a problem with them.
[10:59] Tajima
    What kind of problem?
[11:06] Shikauchi
    An intelligence leak.
[11:08] Shikauchi
    One of the researchers made off
     with top-secret data.
[11:13] Tajima
    What data is that?
[11:15] Shikauchi
    Data about the monsters.
[11:19] sign
    Our pick!
[11:20] Shikauchi
    Some believe the researcher leaked
    the data to one of your employees.
[11:27] Shikauchi
    Rumors say your side
    proposed a backroom deal.
[11:32] Tajima
    What in the world?
[11:34] Shikauchi
    Does it ring any bells?
[11:39] Tajima
    I don't think anyone in our company
     would do such a thing,
[11:43] Tajima
    but I'll investigate, just to make sure.
[11:45] Tajima
    I'll report to you the minute I learn anything.
[11:48] Tajima
    Please give me some time.
[11:51] Waitress
    Here you are.
[11:56] Shikauchi
    Listen, Tajima.
[11:58] Shikauchi
    The plan in question has the support of
    some very important people in our company.
[12:03] Shikauchi
    If you give a strong showing here,
[12:05] Shikauchi
    there's a chance you can rejoin
    the corporate mainstream.
[12:09] Shikauchi
    Director Washizu has the
    power to make that happen.
[12:13] Shikauchi
    Just do as you're told and don't think twice.
[12:20] Shikauchi
    If you can do as you're told,
    your future is all but guaranteed.
[12:25] Tajima
    But...
[12:27] Shikauchi
    If it's about that worker of yours,
    Muto, you need to forget it.
[12:30] Shikauchi
    Earning a reputation as a nuisance
     will just make things worse.
[12:33] Shikauchi
    The director isn't as laid-back as he seems.
[12:36] Shikauchi
    If you get labeled a troublemaker,
[12:39] Shikauchi
    personnel shuffling and pay cuts
    will be the least of your worries.
[12:43] Shikauchi
    Returning to Shiota with a full employee
    package is already as unprecedented as it gets.
[12:49] Shikauchi
    And letting you bring along
    all of your Namidome employees
[12:53] Shikauchi
    is an act of pure kindness on our part.
[12:55] Shikauchi
    You need to think what that means.
[12:57] Shikauchi
    If we wanted to, we could lay all of you off
     and put someone else on the island.
[13:03] Shikauchi
    We've even heard proposals about razing
     the forests and demolishing the homes
[13:07] Shikauchi
    in order to make the
    Giant Beasts easier to catch.
[13:11] Shikauchi
    I'm the one who fought against that.
[13:13] Shikauchi
    I said you were the only one who could act
    as Shiota's go-between with the island.
[13:19] Shikauchi
    At any rate, I need you
    to deal with the leak ASAP.
[13:24] Shikauchi
    Understood?
[13:29] Tajima
    Yes, sir.
[13:33] Okino
    It's finally here.
[13:36] Okino
    Bullduck!
[13:39] Okino
    Kameyama-san, you're a genius.
[13:47] Okino
    What's this thing?
[13:48] Okino
    Hey, hey, hey!
[13:50] Okino
    No one told me they'd be
    sticking this nonsense on here.
[13:57] Okino
    Who the hell put this on here?
[14:02] Namari
    Stop.
[14:03] Okino
    Namari-san?
[14:05] Namari
    That's the keypad for the activator.
[14:08] Namari
    You can't power on the machine
     without inputting a preset code first.
[14:13] Okino
    What's it here for?
[14:16] Namari
    To keep people like you from
    activating it without authorization.
[14:20] Okino
    Hey, you're the one acting
    without authorization!
[14:23] Okino
    You stuck this thing on
    here without telling us?
[14:25] Okino
    If it causes any issues with the machinery,
    Namari-san, are you gonna take responsibility?
[14:30] Namari
    Of course I won't.
[14:34] Namari
    It was Shiota's main office that
    ordered the installation of the device.
[14:37] Namari
    If you object, you should
    speak to them about it.
[14:41] Namari
    The purpose of the device
    is labor management.
[14:43] Namari
    It will require the user's ID and a password
    issued by the company to activate.
[14:48] Okino
    But that's just adding more annoying steps!
[14:50] Namari
    It's a necessary evil to
    measure human resource costs.
[14:54] Namari
    If the company's internal systems
    can precisely track time in the field,
[14:59] Namari
    they can oversee working
    conditions more effectively.
[15:01] Namari
    In other words, it prevents exorbitant overtime.
    It's quite beneficial to employees as well.
[15:08] Okino
    But if we had an emergency right now and
    had to cross the sea to deal with a Giant Beast,
[15:14] Okino
    what would you expect us to do?
[15:16] Okino
    Aren't there times when you need flexibility?
[15:19] Namari
    Of course, and that's
    been taken into account.
[15:22] Namari
    The password input system is designed to unlock
     automatically when the emergency alarm sounds.
[15:29] Okino
    Wait, you mean...
[15:31] Namari
    Of course.
[15:33] Okino
    And you've got the
    whole system down pat, huh?
[15:38] Namari
    That's not an issue, is it? Once we fully
    join Shiota, I'll be the main field agent.
[15:44] Okino
    All of these are my robots!
     I don't want you messing with them!
[15:48] Namari
    What does it matter who designed them?
[15:52] Namari
    They're owned by a corporate body:
    the leaseholder, Kanie Technologies.
[15:55] Namari
    And in two weeks, Shiota will
    complete the purchase on all of them,
[16:00] Namari
    which means Shiota alone
    will decide how they're handled.
[16:05] Okino
    That's...
[16:06] Arumi
    I thought that might be the case.
[16:11] Arumi
    That's how Shiota does things, isn't it?
[16:14] Okino
    What are you talking about?
[16:16] Arumi
    Once Namidome is folded into Shiota,
    we'll lose our ability to act freely.
[16:23] Arumi
    This here...
[16:25] Tajima
    Wait.
[16:27] Tajima
    You got this from Mizuhara-san, didn't you?
[16:32] Tajima
    Shiota knows all about this.
[16:35] Tajima
    The removal of classified information
    from company property is a huge issue.
[16:39] Tajima
    I'm going to return this right now
    and none of you will breathe a word of this.
[16:45] Arumi
    Wait. There's important information on there.
[16:49] Arumi
    About what created the Giant Beasts.
[16:54] Tajima
    What did you say?
[17:02] Arumi
    Genetic information on bacteria
    found inside the Giant Beasts.
[17:06] Arumi
    Mizuhara-san's investigation has revealed
    that it's not naturally occurring.
[17:12] Tajima
    What do you mean?
[17:13] Arumi
    Halophilic microorganisms, genetically
    altered into electrogenic bacteria.
[17:18] Arumi
    President Tajima. Rings a bell, doesn't it?
[17:23] Tajima
    Are you talking about HR-E?
[17:26] Tajima
    It's true that Shiota Chemical developed it.
[17:31] Tajima
    The bacteria digest large amounts
    of salt to generate electricity,
[17:35] Tajima
    turning seawater into freshwater.
[17:37] Tajima
    It's a revolutionary system, approaching the
    concept of desalination from a whole new angle.
[17:43] Arumi
    And it's the system employed
    by the plant on Ryugan Island.
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    Genetic Data of HR-E and Bacteria Found Inside the Giant Beasts
[17:47] sign
    Bacteria Found Inside
    the Giant Beasts
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    Comparison
     Results:
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    100% match
[17:47] Arumi
    The genetic code of the bacteria
    extracted from the Giant Beasts
[17:51] Arumi
    is a perfect match for HR-E.
[17:55] Arumi
    The nanomachines used to rewrite HR-E's
    genetic code remained inside the bacteria
[18:00] Arumi
    and are rewriting the genetic code of animals.
    That's what's creating the Giant Beasts.
[18:05] Tajima
    That's impossible. HR-E isn't infectious.
[18:08] Tajima
    They were specifically
    programmed not to be infectious.
[18:12] Tajima
    Careful safety measures were put in place
    and they were put through years of testing.
[18:16] Tajima
    It was proved they wouldn't
    affect the environment.
[18:19] Tajima
    That's why I pushed to have the plant.
[18:21] Arumi
    You're right.
[18:23] Arumi
    On its own, HR-E is a harmless bacteria
    that doesn't infect other life forms.
[18:28] Arumi
    But another substance
    allowed it to become infectious.
[18:33] Tajima
    Another substance?
[18:35] Arumi
    At the bottom of Lake Hokujin,
[18:36] Arumi
    there's a special kind of coral
    called Ryugan leather coral.
[18:41] Arumi
    Like other kinds of coral,
    this species emits mucus.
[18:47] Arumi
    Mizuhara-san determined that it contains
    a special enzyme that breaks down proteins.
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    Enzyme
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    Ryugan Leather Coral
[18:55] Arumi
    That special enzyme opens up the
    membrane that surrounds an animal cell,
[19:00] Arumi
    allowing the gene-editing nanomachines
    built into HR-E to infiltrate the animal's cells,
[19:05] Arumi
    causing it to turn violent.
[19:08] Arumi
    In other words,
    the cause of the Giant Beasts
[19:11] Arumi
    is HR-E effluence from the Shiota plant
     and the Ryugan leather coral.
[19:22] Tajima
    I recognize there's a possibility HR-E might
    be distantly responsible for the Giant Beasts.
[19:28] Tajima
    But it seems a bit early
    to draw any firm conclusions.
[19:34] Arumi
    What are you saying?
[19:36] Arumi
    You don't think it's clear
    that Shiota is responsible?
[19:38] Arumi
    If we do a real investigation,
    we can find out for sure if it's the truth.
[19:43] Arumi
    Are you saying you won't
    even give us that chance?
[19:48] Arumi
    Shiota's trying to fold
    Namidome into their ranks.
[19:53] Arumi
    They're hoping it will let them
    cover up the origin of the Giant Beasts.
[19:57] Arumi
    And you want to help them do that?
[20:06] Namari
    Well, if you'll excuse me.
[20:08] Okino
    Hold on!
[20:09] Okino
    Namari-san, you didn't know all this
    when you came here, did you?
[20:15] Namari
    What are you suggesting?
[20:17] Okino
    I'm thinking you're a spy!
[20:20] Okino
    You're not just covering up the Giant Beasts.
[20:22] Okino
    You put that weird thing on the activator
[20:25] Okino
    so you can steal our machines'
     tech and data, didn't you?
[20:28] Okino
    Those robots belong to us!
[20:30] Okino
    I won't let you people have them!
[20:37] Namari
    A ragtag crew.
[20:39] Okino
    You...
[20:40] Kataoka
    Stop it!
[20:41] Kataoka
    Don't make the problem
    worse than it already is.
[20:44] Kataoka
    If you add assault to the tally, the company
     will have to take responsibility for it!
[20:50] Kataoka
    At the end of the day, Shiota owns that data.
[20:53] Kataoka
    We have no choice but to return it.
[20:56] Arumi
    Even if Shiota owns the data,
[20:58] Arumi
    as the ones working on the island,
     we have a right to know.
[21:02] Kataoka
    Then, let me turn that around on you.
[21:04] Kataoka
    Just because you have a right to know
    doesn't mean you can take it by illicit means.
[21:10] Arumi
    If you're going to look the other way
    while Shiota swallows our company,
[21:13] Arumi
    without even trying to hold them accountable,
    then I won't remain here a minute longer.
[21:18] Arumi
    I quit.
[21:20] Tajima
    Wait.
[21:22] Tajima
    Could you give me some
    more time to think about it?
[21:24] Kataoka
    A matter like this could
    land us in legal hot water!
[21:28] Kataoka
    If we just return the data to Shiota now,
    they'll probably let sleeping dogs lie!
[21:33] Kataoka
    They might even not bring
    charges against Mizuhara-san.
[21:37] Tajima
    Could you just let me handle this for now?
[21:41] Tajima
    I'm trying to do the
    best thing for all of you.
[21:50] Arumi
    Don't you dare pretend
    you're doing this for us.
[22:51] Tajima
    I've always blamed things
    on others and ran away.
[22:54] Mizuhara
    President Tajima.
[22:55] Mizuhara
    If you do that...
[22:57] Tajima
    It's a gamble.
[22:58] Okino
    Shiota's set a terrible trap for us.
[23:02] Tajima
    I've made up my mind.
[23:03] Shikauchi
    Just stop them!
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[23:05] Kataoka
    There's no turning back from this!
[23:07] Tajima
    I refuse to lose sight
    of who I am any longer.