# E9 - Silver Salt
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SEPTEMBER 13, 1999
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This project is a light that will shine
upon the future of the 24th Ward.
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Twenty years from now, the 24th Ward
will be incorporated into Tokyo.
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That's when this island
will have no more accidents nor crime.
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It'll be the model of an ideal city.
A "smart city."
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That'll be all thanks to your research here.
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Suido Zaibatsu will back you up.
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Ms. Kanae Isshiki, please lend us a hand.
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Oh no, the pleasure is all ours.
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We can't trust Gori Suido.
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You think so?
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He's coming from the mainland
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to use the 24th Ward as a guinea pig
because of its lax regulations.
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Verification of autonomous driving
that uses cloud computing in conjunction.
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He's 10 years ahead of others.
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I'm glad that we'll have a budget,
but it's too good to be true.
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Cautiousness is a good trait
that you have, Kuchikiri.
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I did grow up in Shantytown after all.
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You can't stop the flow of time.
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If information technology continues
to advance at the current rate,
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the world should be a completely different place
20 years from now.
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Aren't you afraid of change?
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Even if you're scared, the future will still come.
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O-Ow...
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Kuchikiri, are you all right?
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Someone!
Someone, please call an ambulance!
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Kuchikiri.
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This is an accident. It's not your fault.
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I'm the one who designed the program.
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My AI calculated the values of life
and chose him as the sacrifice.
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Oh, no.
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Mr. Kuchikiri took my place?
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Kuchikiri?
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Kanae? Where are we?
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A hospital. I'll call for someone.
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What day is it today?
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You can't read any letters?
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They said it's a type of dyslexia.
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It's pretty amusing.
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Bugs are dancing within my field of vision.
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I'm sorry, it's my fault.
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It's nothing to worry about.
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They said there have been cases
that heal over time.
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Besides, Sakiko...
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This may be a gift from god.
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From god?
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Until now, I devoted myself to research,
thinking technology will improve the future.
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But now, I see the world
in a completely different light.
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Can you lend me a pen?
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In my eyes right now, the kanji
for my own name, Kuchikiri, looks like this.
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Does that say 0th?
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Yes, 0th. That has a wonderful ring to it.
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Predictions of the future
are based on past data.
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What was dangerous in the past
will still be dangerous in the future.
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What was unnecessary in the past
will still be unnecessary in the future.
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Quantification will fortify preexisting values.
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However, human society has continued
to change, renovating its own past.
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How people will live
cannot be decided solely from the past.
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I have to believe in the possibilities of the future,
from each and every person.
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But how can I quantify possibilities?
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Who will be held responsible?
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To resolve that...
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But...
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Come in.
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Excuse me.
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Mr. Suido.
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It's not good to push yourself too hard.
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I'm sorry.
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I never want an accident like that
to happen ever again.
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Ms. Kanae, you are a genius
in information engineering.
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At a young age,
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you completed a rudimentary thesis for the Next
Generation Macroscopic Complex Computer.
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I do not doubt your abilities one bit.
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However, not even you, after trying this hard,
can find a method to solve this problem.
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Can that be because this system has a flaw
that cannot be overcome by principle?
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Even if that's the case, it doesn't matter.
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I destroyed Kuchikiri's future.
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So that something like this never happens again,
I must complete this system.
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Something can be born
from mistakes as well. See?
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Ms. Kanae!
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Ms. Kanae!
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Hey!
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Sakiko?
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It's done!
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Amazing.
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I feel a strong assertion coming from the art.
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Kuchikiri drew that?
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I hear he goes by the name "0th" lately.
He seems to have become quite the celebrity now.
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I didn't know that.
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He doesn't regret the past,
nor does he have a grudge against you.
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He's looking into his own future.
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Ms. Kanae, you shouldn't be trapped
in the past, either.
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That should be how you atone for your sin.
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All right.
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MARCH 23, 2004
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Mrs. Suido.
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Sakiko.
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It's been a while.
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Time passes by so quickly.
Congratulations on your graduation.
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Thank you so much.
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With your help, I made it into Kokugou University
and was able to become one of your juniors.
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I will make sure to inherit all of your research.
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I said this many times, Sakiko,
but that accident was merely a catalyst.
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You don't have to feel responsible
for me quitting my research.
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No way.
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Without your research, I would not be alive.
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I want to repay everyone who I owe a debt to.
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I see.
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Ideally, I wanted to do the research
together with you.
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Why did you become a schoolteacher?
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I mean, it was so sudden.
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Did Mr. Gori influence you?
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Well, I guess that's part of it.
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Gori was always interested in education.
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He says he's going to create
a comprehensive K-12 school,
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and is currently making appeals
to various places.
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But that's not all.
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I thought about something
while looking at 0th's graffiti.
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Sowing and reaping
are both very important jobs.
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My current job is to sow.
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I'll leave the reaping to you.
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INFORMATION ENGINEERING
PROF. MAKOTO KASUGA
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Good morning.
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I will be working here starting today.
My name is Sakiko Tsuzura—
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Huh?
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Was I too early?
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You're the new girl?
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I'm sorry,
I must have entered the wrong room.
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Wait, hold on!
You probably came to the right place.
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You definitely did. I'm sure of it.
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I have no interest in clubs
with strange activities.
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This isn't part of my club activities.
It's just what I do for my part-time job.
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The lab has really bright fluorescent lights
so I couldn't sleep.
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I'm Wataru Chikushi.
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Nice to meet you, Satchan.
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Please call me Tsuzuragawa.
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So fast to reply.
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Well, why don't you sit there for now?
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You want some coffee?
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Yes, please.
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Satchan, you want it black?
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"Tsuzuragawa" would like some milk as well.
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Concerned about this?
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- Did you make it yourself?
- Yep!
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I burned the midnight oil to make it.
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Our local hero, Mr. 24.
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He'll protect the peace of 24th Ward,
24 hours a day.
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Your finishing touches are sloppy.
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I worked really hard on this, you know.
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Someone I know
would be able to make it more properly.
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What? You know a sculptor or something?
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But aren't place like that
ridiculously expensive, Satchan?
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I'm Tsuzuragawa.
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The person I know doesn't decide from price,
but by whether or not it's worth doing.
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If he resonates with how you really feel,
I'm sure he'll make it, even for free.
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Amazing.
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You made all these, 0th?
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My main art medium is graffiti, though.
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All right, done.
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What do you think of this design?
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Looks good.
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It feels like someone
who would fight evil 24 hours in a row.
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Right?
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Is the area around this horn
respect to Muscle Boy?
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Oh, you noticed? I wanted to put in
a bit of Japanese hero designs.
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I can't keep up when guys branch off like this.
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Huh? What's this?
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That's Carneades.
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I set him up to be a villain that mercilessly
demands the hero to make a decision.
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I see, that's pretty dramatic.
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All right, I'll use that too.
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Man, you've really helped me so much, 0th.
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Can you also make 3D versions as well?
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It's for the sake of a fellow Kasuga Lab alum.
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In return, it'd help me a lot if you take care
of Sakiko while I'm away from Japan.
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Going on a trip abroad?
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I want to touch upon real graffiti in New York.
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Fortunately, it looks like
I'll have financial support.
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New Yorker.
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Will you be all right by yourself?
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I can read simple letters now.
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- I can make do with daily life things.
- But...
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This is something I need.
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I stopped my research
because there was a revelation from god.
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Just like how you're trying
to change the world with programs,
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I'm going to change the world through art.
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Change the world through art.
I've never thought of things like that.
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But when I look at the pieces here,
I started to feel like you can do it.
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What will you do, Mr. Chikushi?
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Huh? Me?
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I will... Let's see.
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I might still be doing hero stuff
even after graduating from college.
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What? Will you be able to graduate?
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Golden Sunshine!
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OCTOBER 3, 2012
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It's been almost two years
since we started Takara Food Bank.
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It's been on the news as a model case
for regional interactions and volunteering.
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It's definitely becoming more prevalent.
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It's all thanks to everyone
on the shopping street.
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Mom!
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I got some Golden Sunrise. Here.
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Oh, thank you.
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You too, Dad. It's delicious.
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Yeah, thank you.
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Delicious.
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Right?
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Hey, Asumi, let's go.
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If you're dilly-dallying, we'll leave you behind.
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Oh, wait.
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Don't worry. We won't leave you behind.
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I'm glad.
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Huh? About what?
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Well, if I was still a researcher,
I'm sure I'd still be trapped in a distant ideal,
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unable to notice
all the people reaching out to me.
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Gori, thank you for giving me
encouragement back then.
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No, I have to thank you.
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I created Suido Academy
because of your decision, Kanae.
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But we still have so much to do.
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Yes, you're right. Things we need to do...
Huh?
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Kanae?
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Dear, I just remembered
I had to do something.
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Can you help with the cleanup without me?
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Huh? Sure.
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Hot. So hot.
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Good job out there.
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Is there anything else to carry?
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Sorry to make you help us out.
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It was Mrs. Kanae's request.
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You don't have to blush so much.
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Excuse me. You're here to see
the Food Bank, right? If you'd like...
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Wallet.
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Wallet.
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Um, how about we chat for a bit?
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Just shut up and give me your wallet!
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Chikushi? Are you okay?
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Kanae?
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Oh, no.
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Mr. Chikushi!
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Ms. Kanae is collapsed. What happened—
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Satchan, please, hurry and get an ambulance.
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You were here with her. What were you doing?
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The hospital is right there, so I'll take her.
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I'm trusting you, Satchan.
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- Mr. Chikushi, please go let Mr. Gori know.
- Yeah.
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Sakiko.
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It's all right. We'll be at a hospital soon.
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If I don't make it...
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Please take care of Koki and Asumi.
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OPERATING ROOM
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How is Ms. Kanae?
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- Are you a family member?
- No.
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- Kanae!
- Mr. Gori.
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Are you the husband?
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Please calm down and listen.
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Unfortunately, your wife
passed away moments ago.
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We did our best,
but she fell into shock due to blood loss.
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Interaction overcoming circumstances.
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A bridge to the future
built by people helping each other.
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The world that Kanae sought...
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The future I sought...
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was not supposed to be this.
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It definitely was not.
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I see, what Kanae tried to achieve was...
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If that system can be finished,
all crimes will be prevented beforehand,
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and incidents like this
won't have to happen at all.
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Tsuzuragawa, you took over
Kanae's research, didn't you?
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I beg you. I don't care how much it costs.
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I will take any blame that comes our way.
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So please finish Kanae's system.
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So that a tragedy like this
won't happen ever again.
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That's what I've always intended on doing.
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I have a request to make as well.
**[17:05] ---**
Ms. Kanae asked me
to take care of Koki and Asumi.
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I would like to request permission
to periodically check how they're doing.
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SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION GUARD
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APRIL 1, 2013
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Yo.
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Oh, sorry to surprise you.
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Why are you here?
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Employment. A job. Satchan, you were the one
who said I shouldn't loiter around forever.
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It's "Tsuzuragawa."
How long will you act like a college student?
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By chance, are we coworkers?
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We are not coworkers.
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We're just borrowing space for now.
I work for the Information Center.
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You're so cold.
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What's this?
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Please give that back.
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If I recall, that was...
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Oh hey, it's been a while.
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Oh, right. I'm doing well.
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I work at SARG now.
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SARG? You quit being a hero?
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*I couldn't protect an important person who was
right in front of me. I'm nowhere near a hero.*
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If I seriously want to protect others,
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*I have to grow up.*
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I see.
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When I get back, I need to be careful so I don't
get arrested for destruction of property.
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*I'll be waiting for you, cuffs at the ready.*
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*By the way, is Sakiko doing well?*
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Yeah. It looks like she somehow got over it.
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Right now, she's going to the ward's
Central Information Center from college.
**[18:40] ---**
*What's up?*
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She seems to be planning something
with Mr. Gori.
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The blueprints for Cornucopia
that was in the lab...
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Hey, 0th?
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GORI SUIDO SUPPORTERS GROUP FORMATION PARTY
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All teachers here at Suido Academy
will be fully supporting Chairman Suido.
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Chairman Suido, who is running for the next
mayoral election, will like to say a few...
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Who are you? What do you want?
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Are you going to waste Kanae's will?
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Do you really think
that's for the better of the world?
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That system has a major flaw—
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You think I don't know that?
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I watched Kanae
from a place closer than anyone else.
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She agonized about abandoning her research
because it was a valuable system.
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Are you going to step off the path of humanity?
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I will always strive to do my best.
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Any faults can be overcome
with advances in technology.
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Tsuzuragawa is advancing the project
with the same intent.
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I have never believed you to begin with.
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You'll someday lie that this is for everyone's
happiness, and sell your soul to the devil.
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SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
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Is the KANAE System doing well?
**[19:55] ---**
It was a rush job, but the underground
Information Center will soon begin construction.
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Any alternate methods for the biological brain?
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We still have no prospects.
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So it was no good after all.
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Only a human brain can act
as the core of the KANAE System.
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It is my responsibility
that we could not create an alternative brain.
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If push comes to shove...
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Don't think of anything foolish.
**[20:21] ---**
If I could do that,
I would have done so long ago.
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But Kanae will not wish for that.
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She shouldn't be wishing for that.
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OFFICE ROOM
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Please.
**[20:34] ---**
It's about the Takara Elementary School case.
**[20:38] ---**
I told you before. An abandoned school
not under management is a dangerous place.
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Look at this.
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We all drew it together.
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This is...
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Everyone is amazing.
**[20:48] ---**
They're coming up with all sorts of ideas
to preserve and reuse Takara Elementary School.
**[20:53] ---**
I want you to support the Elementary School
Preservation movement as the mayor.
**[20:57] ---**
However—
**[20:57] ---**
Please. I'm sure this is something we need
for the 24th Ward.
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All right.
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Mr. Shirakaba has asked me, too.
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I will bring it up as an agenda.
**[21:09] ---**
But I can't be responsible
for getting everyone to agree with it.
**[21:15] ---**
Thank you, Dad.
**[21:18] ---**
Is it all right?
**[21:20] ---**
Weren't the redevelopment plans
already under way?
**[21:23] ---**
Back when 0th was starting up
and SARG was chasing him around,
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there was a time when Kanae
strongly covered for him.
**[21:30] ---**
I was reminded of that.
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She's like her mother,
and grew up to be a kind person.
**[21:36] ---**
Yes. Perhaps she's the hope
for the 24th Ward.
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MAY 8, 2020
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Asumi!
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Asumi!
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Due to prolonged impaired consciousness,
a large portion of her brain remains inactive.
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Furthermore, with extensive physical injuries,
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all biological activities
may cease as early as tomorrow.
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Please brace yourself for the worst.
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Is there any way you can save her?
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Unfortunately,
not with our current medicine.
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This is a revelation.
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For the happiness of the people,
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I will turn Asumi
into the 24th Ward's guardian angel.
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Please forgive me, Kanae.
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This is my belief.
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We have to have
a better future, Mrs. Kanae.
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No, Lady Kanae.
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Please forgive my sinful self.
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YEAR 2021
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No... Mari...
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But no matter which one you choose,
someone will not be saved.
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I can't make the choice.
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Help me.
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RGB.
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Help me, Shuta.