E9 - Visitor Arc IX

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[00:11] ---
    That's...
[00:22] ---
    How interesting.
[00:24] ---
    Grandfather?
[00:26] ---
    That last psychokinetic blast
    came from the 3H, didn't it?
[00:31] ---
    I've never heard of anyone developing
    robots that could use psychic powers.
[00:37] ---
    Neither have I... I don't believe
    it's possible for current technology.
[00:43] ---
    I shouldn't think so.
    Which would mean...
[00:46] ---
    a nonmachine element resides in that 3H.
[00:52] ---
    So, the demon has inhabited
    the robot, has it?
[00:56] ---
    I've received reports about the parasites,
    but I didn't hear anything about this.
[01:02] ---
    We haven't received reports of it, either.
[01:05] ---
    I've only heard about it
    through personal conversations.
[01:08] ---
    No, no.
[01:10] ---
    I wasn't criticizing you, Kyouko.
    I was just thinking about...
[01:13] ---
    how fascinating it was.
[01:18] ---
    To think that you could use
    a humanoid robot this way...
[03:01] ---
    This isn't good, though.
[03:03] ---
    That psychic display
    must've been seen.
[03:07] ---
    The police will be upon us presently.
[03:10] ---
    Brother, should we leave here
    for the time being?
[03:13] ---
    Yeah.
[03:14] ---
    Tatsuya!
[03:16] ---
    Sorry! We're late!
[03:19] ---
    Good timing.
[03:21] ---
    Leo, you came, too?
[03:23] ---
    Yeah. I got them to let me tag along.
    Partly for rehab.
[03:28] ---
    Well, don't overdo it.
[03:29] ---
    Right.
[03:30] ---
    Erika...
[03:32] ---
    What?
[03:33] ---
    We need to leave this place
    as quickly as possible.
[03:36] ---
    Did you prepare a way
    to carry the three of them?
[03:40] ---
    Um... We can take them to the storehouse
    at Miki's place. Is that okay?
[03:43] ---
    Is that okay, Mikihiko?
[03:46] ---
    Of course it is.
[03:47] ---
    I mean, that was our job
    as Ancient Magic users to begin with.
[03:52] ---
    All right, then me, Miki,
    and I guess Leo, will take over here.
[03:55] ---
    You guess?
[03:56] ---
    You three should go home.
[03:59] ---
    Wait, why?
    We'll wait for you to load up.
[04:02] ---
    Tatsuya, well, that is...
[04:13] ---
    We'll take a cabinet.
[04:15] ---
    I think that would be best.
[04:27] ---
    Brother, whatever might you
    be worried about?
[04:31] ---
    It's not that I'm worried, really, it's just...
[04:34] ---
    Honoka, when Pixie released
    that powerful psychokinetic blast earlier...
[04:39] ---
    did you get a sense of what happened?
[04:42] ---
    No, why? What do you mean?
[04:45] ---
    I'd like you to listen calmly.
[04:48] ---
    Just before Pixie fired the psychic blast,
[04:50] ---
    she'd been supplied
    with Psions from you, Honoka.
[04:57] ---
    Do you mean to say
    that Honoka provided Pixie with strength?
[05:01] ---
    No, it didn't exactly seem like that.
[05:04] ---
    It was similar to the process
[05:06] ---
    of injecting Psions into a CAD
    when you want to expand an activation sequence.
[05:11] ---
    Something like priming.
[05:15] ---
    Or maybe resonance.
[05:18] ---
    Mizuki said something
    like the parasite copied Honoka's thoughts.
[05:22] ---
    There really seems to be
    some sort of path between Honoka and Pixie.
[05:27] ---
    And it seems like...
[05:34] ---
    It seems like the medium for it
    is your hair ornaments, Honoka.
[05:41] ---
    Specifically, those crystals.
[05:43] ---
    I don't have any idea
    what sort of logic is at work here, but...
[06:03] ---
    Tatsuya gave me
    these precious hair ornaments!
[06:07] ---
    I don't want to lose them!
[06:10] ---
    Setting aside the operative
    principles for now...
[06:14] ---
    we'll have to find a way to control it.
[06:24] ---
    Well, how are we going to carry these guys?
[06:27] ---
    I'll call a car. That'll work, right?
[06:30] ---
    You there, what are you doing?
[06:39] ---
    You're all in high school, aren't you?
    What are you doing here at this hour?
[06:43] ---
    What is this?
[06:45] ---
    What the hell were you doing?
[06:47] ---
    No, well, you see--
[06:50] ---
    I should be asking you. Who are you?
[06:53] ---
    What was that?
[06:54] ---
    Hey, Erika...
[06:55] ---
    Didn't you hear me?
    I asked your names and rank.
[07:00] ---
    What, you don't know?
[07:01] ---
    There aren't any policemen
    in this area right now.
[07:04] ---
    They were ordered to leave.
[07:06] ---
    Even that stupid brother of mine
    wouldn't cut corners at a time like this.
[07:10] ---
    What are you jabbering about?
[07:12] ---
    You should've pretended to be detectives
    in civilian clothing to better disguise yourselves.
[07:15] ---
    Then, I would've at least heard you out.
[07:18] ---
    You know you can't get out of this
    with that nonsense!
[07:21] ---
    We've caught you committing
    a violent crime! You're coming with us!
[07:24] ---
    Really? You're still
    going to play the fool, huh?
[07:28] ---
    That's too bad for you.
[07:30] ---
    We stopped these three
    during an attempted sexual assault.
[07:34] ---
    And we were just waiting
    for actual police officers to get here.
[07:38] ---
    This is no place for imitations.
    Am I making myself clear here?
[07:43] ---
    I'm impressed how she can spin a story
    off the top of her head.
[07:46] ---
    Mikihiko!
[07:57] ---
    Leo, get back!
[08:11] ---
    They make those?
[08:38] ---
    Thunder Child!
[08:42] ---
    Where are Leo and Erika?
[09:09] ---
    We're being pulled away
    from the parasites.
[09:12] ---
    We have to finish this quickly
    even if it means being somewhat forceful.
[09:17] ---
    Get down!
[09:46] ---
    I'll get 'em!
[09:47] ---
    Don't, Erika!
[09:50] ---
    If you shot them out of the sky here,
    it would cause a massive tragedy.
[09:56] ---
    Well, that throws a wrench into things.
[09:59] ---
    A call is coming in from the stealth team.
[10:03] ---
    Open the line.
[10:05] ---
    Reporting in. The mission was a success.
    Sample secured.
[10:10] ---
    Despite the accident,
    you seem to have accomplished your objective.
[10:14] ---
    Bring them into the ice box as planned.
[10:17] ---
    And go heavy on the drugs just in case.
[10:20] ---
    Yes, sir!
[10:23] ---
    "VISITOR ARC IX"
[10:25] ---
    "FEBRUARY 17, 2096"
[10:31] ---
    You had something to talk about?
[10:36] ---
    Tatsuya, well, actually...
[10:39] ---
    What, did you let the parasites
    get away or something?
[10:45] ---
    I'm not going to get mad
    at something like that, so stop worrying.
[10:48] ---
    We can't do anything about them
    now that they got away.
[10:50] ---
    No, that's not it, Tatsuya!
[10:52] ---
    That's right! They didn't escape!
[10:56] ---
    Well, I mean, I guess they did, but...
[11:02] ---
    Someone swooped in and grabbed 'em.
[11:04] ---
    They were that strong?
[11:07] ---
    It may sound like we're being sore losers,
[11:10] ---
    but I don't think they were really that strong
    in terms of their abilities.
[11:13] ---
    Right.
[11:13] ---
    But they came fully armed.
[11:16] ---
    I've never seen a suit that shocked you
    whenever you punched it before.
[11:19] ---
    Every time I hit it,
    this powder sprayed everywhere!
[11:22] ---
    I should've brought a weapon
    with more reach!
[11:27] ---
    I see.
[11:29] ---
    And then the parasites got taken away
    on a black airship.
[11:32] ---
    It makes me so mad!
[11:34] ---
    Well, I'm glad nothing worse happened.
[11:38] ---
    Tatsuya, you know who they were?
[11:41] ---
    Yeah.
[11:42] ---
    If they used such interesting gear
    and a stealth-equipped airship...
[11:48] ---
    it has to be the Japan Ground Defense Force's
    counterintelligence Section Three.
[11:52] ---
    If we know who we're up against, don't we
    know where they brought the parasites to?
[11:57] ---
    We can't narrow it down
    if we don't know what they're after.
[12:01] ---
    Right.
[12:03] ---
    They're a government agency, so they can
    probably have as many bases as they need.
[12:07] ---
    Well, they've got a budget.
[12:10] ---
    They can't just have a hundred.
[12:12] ---
    But they're probably hidden all over the place,
    so well even a thorough search wouldn't work.
[12:18] ---
    Well, we don't have to worry about it much.
[12:21] ---
    We'll just have to make sure nobody
    can barge in this time. We'll set a trap.
[12:33] ---
    Good morning, Ms. Balance.
[12:36] ---
    I apologize for calling so early, Colonel.
[12:39] ---
    Oh, it's you. Did you have
    something to tell me?
[12:43] ---
    Yes.
[12:44] ---
    Yesterday, the JGDF counterintelligence
    department's Section Three captured parasites.
[12:51] ---
    We discovered one of them is a magician
    formerly belonging to the USNA military.
[12:57] ---
    The parasites have begun moving again?
[13:00] ---
    It's possible that after the parasites' vessels
    were destroyed, they found new hosts.
[13:06] ---
    Here are the ones
    that have been captured.
[13:10] ---
    Three parasites have now
    been taken prisoner.
[13:14] ---
    This is the only one we've identified
    thus far, but if you wish...
[13:18] ---
    we can tell you where they are being held.
[13:23] ---
    Please do, Ms. Kuroba.
[13:26] ---
    Very well.
[13:40] ---
    That's about it.
[13:42] ---
    I believe that airship belonged to the information
    bureau's counterintelligence Section Three,
[13:46] ---
    rumored to have ties to the Saegusa Family.
[13:50] ---
    If you're considering using the parasites
    for military purposes, that would be dangerous.
[13:54] ---
    We don't know for sure
    how to destroy them...
[13:57] ---
    so I think we should be sealing them.
[14:00] ---
    Counterintelligence Section Three?
[14:02] ---
    Even I didn't know that,
    despite being a member of the Saegusa family,
[14:05] ---
    so I'm surprised you know about it.
[14:07] ---
    I'd appreciate it if you didn't ask
    what my information source is.
[14:12] ---
    Well, you probably have a lot
    of your own things going on, so I won't.
[14:17] ---
    More importantly...
[14:18] ---
    why didn't you tell me
    you were going out to capture the parasites?
[14:22] ---
    Because I figured bringing more people
    along would make them cautious.
[14:30] ---
    It does make sense, I guess.
[14:33] ---
    Anyway, you want me to explain
    this to my father, right?
[14:39] ---
    And get the information bureau to give back the
    parasites they snatched to Erika and the others?
[14:44] ---
    I won't tell you to get them
    to give them back...
[14:47] ---
    but once you've verified the reason
    they took the parasites away,
[14:50] ---
    if they're trying to deal with them
    in any other way than sealing them,
[14:52] ---
    I'd like you to warn them off.
[14:55] ---
    Tell them that if the public finds out
[14:57] ---
    that the information bureau is
    taking advantage of the parasites
[14:59] ---
    and magicians face
    disadvantages because of it,
[15:02] ---
    they'll be the ones
    paying for the damages.
[15:07] ---
    That's a scary thought.
[15:09] ---
    Considering what's happening in the USNA,
    I believe the threat is necessary.
[15:18] ---
    Will do.
[15:20] ---
    I'll talk to my father.
[15:21] ---
    But I can't promise any results,
    so don't expect too much.
[15:26] ---
    Unlike Jumonji, I don't have
    free reign over the Saegusa.
[15:32] ---
    Thank you.
[15:34] ---
    "FEBRUARY 18, 2096"
[15:43] ---
    Saegusa...
[15:46] ---
    "FROM: MAYUMI SAEGUSA" "SUB: CONFIRMATION"
    "A spy holding facility belonging to
    counterintelligence Section Three has been
    attacked, and the captured parasites were killed."
[16:08] ---
    This?
[16:24] ---
    Lina...
[16:40] ---
    They make her do cruel things.
[16:43] ---
    Brother, was that...
[16:45] ---
    Lina?
[16:47] ---
    Probably.
[16:50] ---
    A homicidal act, clearly without any thought
    given to the contents within.
[16:54] ---
    The goal was only to burn
    the containers to cinders.
[16:58] ---
    It had been an execution.
[17:02] ---
    Assassinations are lonely
    and cheerless work.
[17:06] ---
    Without a high degree of affinity
    personality-wise,
[17:09] ---
    it's too heavy for a teenage girl.
[17:12] ---
    So heavy she won't be able to endure.
[17:14] ---
    It will crush her heart, little by little.
[17:17] ---
    And Lina doesn't have...
[17:19] ---
    the affinity to be an assassin.
[17:27] ---
    Hello! Can you hear me?
[17:31] ---
    It's okay, Miyuki. This room is free
    of any sort of microphones or cameras.
[17:35] ---
    He's just talking at us.
    We can't communicate.
[17:37] ---
    I'm going to assume you can,
    if that's all right.
[17:41] ---
    I'll start with an introduction.
[17:43] ---
    My name is Raymond Sage Clark.
[17:47] ---
    One of the Seven Sages.
[17:49] ---
    The Seven Sages...
[17:53] ---
    I heard about you from Tia... or rather...
[17:56] ---
    Shizuku.
[17:58] ---
    Pleased to meet you, Tatsuya!
[18:00] ---
    I see. He's Shizuku's information source.
[18:04] ---
    I'll cut to the chase.
[18:06] ---
    I'm the one who told Angie Sirius
    about counterintelligence Section Three.
[18:10] ---
    Although it seems like she somehow
    learned of this before I informed her.
[18:16] ---
    And I also wanted to give you the scoop.
[18:20] ---
    I think you'll find it highly beneficial.
[18:24] ---
    The magician boycott movements
    raging fiercely in the States right now,
[18:28] ---
    the ones starting to gain traction in Japan,
    were set up by one of the Seven Sages.
[18:31] ---
    Gide Sage Hague.
[18:34] ---
    What?
[18:35] ---
    Gide Hague... Also known as Gu Jie...
    A stateless overseas Chinese person...
[18:39] ---
    and supreme leader of the international
    terrorist organization, Blanche...
[18:43] ---
    He's the boss of Hajime Tsukasa, whom you caught,
    the leader of Blanche's Japanese branch.
[18:49] ---
    And also a senior member
    of Richard Sun's group,
[18:51] ---
    the previous leader of the international
    crime syndicate, No-Head Dragon.
[18:56] ---
    In No-Head Dragon, they called Gu Jie
    "the Black Elder" or "the Great Hague."
[19:01] ---
    Oh, and just so you know,
[19:04] ---
    just because he's one of the Seven Sages
    doesn't mean I'm in conspiracy with him.
[19:08] ---
    "Seven Sages" isn't the name
    of a single group.
[19:12] ---
    It refers to the seven operators
    with access privileges to Hlidskjalf.
[19:17] ---
    Hlidskjalf...
[19:19] ---
    I've heard a rumor about it once.
[19:22] ---
    Does it actually exist?
[19:24] ---
    Hlidskjalf is one of the additional
    expansion systems for Echelon III,
[19:28] ---
    the global monitoring system.
[19:32] ---
    Since it uses a backdoor in Echelon III,
[19:35] ---
    maybe calling it a hacking system
    lurking within the system would be better.
[19:40] ---
    Anyway, Hlidskjalf collects information
    from throughout the world
[19:44] ---
    and gives information
    along with search matches to the operators.
[19:48] ---
    The system itself decides
    who the operators will be,
[19:53] ---
    and we haven't found any logic
    to how it chooses people.
[19:56] ---
    Ostensibly, it's completely random.
[19:59] ---
    This is insane.
[20:00] ---
    And using Hlidskjalf
    is a risk to the operators, too.
[20:06] ---
    The operator's search history is saved.
[20:09] ---
    Search history records
    are how I learned about Gide Hague.
[20:13] ---
    Then, wouldn't Gide Hague now know
    Raymond Clark's identity, too?
[20:19] ---
    When Blanche's Japanese branch went under...
[20:21] ---
    and No-Head Dragon lost
    its Japanese headquarters...
[20:24] ---
    Hague lost all his ways
    to influence Japan.
[20:28] ---
    Hague was the one who set up
    the parasites to come to Japan, too.
[20:32] ---
    His goal is to rebuild his spy base in Japan
    by taking advantage of the chaos.
[20:38] ---
    I've deciphered that his goal
    is to destroy magic through social means.
[20:45] ---
    If he can get rid of it, the Great Asian Alliance,
    which is behind the curve when it comes to magic,
[20:50] ---
    will immediately see its military might
    improve compared to Japan.
[20:53] ---
    To reign over a world without magic.
[20:56] ---
    I think that's what Hague
    and the people behind him are after.
[21:00] ---
    His logic has leaps in it,
    but as a whole, it makes sense.
[21:05] ---
    And that isn't what I want.
[21:09] ---
    You can laugh at me,
    because this is going to seem romantic,
[21:11] ---
    but I think magic is a way
    toward a reformation of humankind.
[21:17] ---
    Anyway, I'd like to keep providing you
    with necessary information in the future.
[21:23] ---
    Tatsuya Shiba, the Strategic-Class magician,
    Shiva the Destroyer.
[21:28] ---
    That's a terrible nickname.
[21:30] ---
    Sorry, this all got a little long-winded.
[21:33] ---
    Basically, I'm proposing
    to help you get rid of the parasites.
[21:39] ---
    Tomorrow night,
    February nineteenth by you,
[21:43] ---
    lure all active parasites to the outdoor
    training area behind First High.
[21:49] ---
    Then, I want you to annihilate them.
[21:54] ---
    And I've already given Angie Sirius
    this information, too.
[21:58] ---
    You can cooperate with her
    or compete with her, whatever you prefer.
[22:13] ---
    We'll be late unless we leave soon.
[23:42] ---
    "VISITOR ARC X"