This is Alpha 13. Come in, base.
This is Alpha 13—
Base here. What's going on?
The enemy attacked while we were carrying out the mission.
Of the 324 men in the Alpha corps, 323 are dead.
I'm the only survivor.
The enemy...
appears to be the Union.
What happened?!
What was that?! Come in, base!
This is Alpha 13! Come in—
This way! Hurry!
H-Help me...
And where are you going, huh?
Play with me some more!
Damn. Didn't even last long enough to kill time.
Sorry to interrupt your leisure time,
but it looks like our target isn't there.
Found you.
Takio, I sent you the heliport's location.
It's a bit far. Can you get there?
Not a problem.
Damn it!
Target secured.
I thought this would be my first big job in ages. That was it?
Shark. Hammer.
The goal of these missions is not your personal satisfaction.
So our Captain Crans finally makes his appearance.
Tao.
Takio.
Let's leave things here to the backup unit,
and head to the site of our next mission.
And where would that be?
Japan.
What Must Be Protected
This is the first time I've ever wanted to just hurry up and get to school!
It did seem like being in the hospital was suffocating you.
Shouldn't you take it easy a little longer, though?
You can't even take notes with that arm.
Ow!
What're you talking about?
I'll just get you to take them for me. Problem solved.
Huh?
For crying out loud...
For real?
I've never seen him before.
Who is he?
He's hot!
Wh-What the heck? All the girls' eyes turned into hearts?!
Who is that? A new security guard?
Good morning!
Morning.
Excuse me. Good morning.
Good morning.
Your arm...
Oh, I had a little run-in with a car the other day.
He's a real klutz.
I did it to save you, remember?!
Sorry, I'm sorry!
It appears the memory erasure has been a success, Master.
Yes.
And just who are you?
It's clear that you, along with the man and woman we eliminated,
are not ordinary human beings.
We belong to an organization called the Union.
The Union?
It's an organization with an extraordinary capacity for science,
and we...
could be called their creations.
That said, I'm only an experimental subject
whose purpose was to aid the completion of successes like Jake and Marie.
At first, I couldn't even do something this simple.
But as time passed,
only M-24 and I achieved a sort of evolution for some reason.
Although we're still little more than garbage compared to the successes.
How many other experimental subjects like you are there?
None, now.
I was the only one to survive.
I couldn't even save M-24.
What do you intend to do from now on?
If you have nowhere to go, you should live here.
You defied the organization.
If they find out you're alive, they might send people to find you.
What are you thinking?
You protected my students.
They sustained only minor injuries thanks to you and your friend.
Of course, if you wish to leave, you're free to do so.
I have no intention of trapping you here.
Are you serious? You're being awfully trusting.
But I'm not as soft-hearted as you people.
Trust is not important.
All that matters is my master's decision.
Very well. I wouldn't suggest you stay for free.
I had just been thinking of hiring new staff.
Franken...
Yes, Master?
I'm going now... to do that.
He isn't thinking of doing what I told him about last night, is he?
Morning.
Hey, been a while!
All right... get him!
What the heck, you guys?! Cut it out!
Hey, look!
It's Raizel-kun!
Morning, Rai.
Hey, long time no see.
How've you been?
Broken Bone Man
Perv
Idiot
What's wrong?
Does it look that new and unusual to you?
What, you too?!
You just can't help wanting to doodle on it, huh?
What the heck is this?!
Don't draw weird stuff on it!
Weird? I think it's cute.
What's cute about this?!
You have a scary face, so it's a good match.
What does that mean?!
I hope Master is enjoying himself.
No, Yu-chan!
You can't use your smartphone during class!
You're not eating, Rai?
I'm waiting for it to multiply.
That again?!
Aw, come on.
I'm just gonna hang out with a friend for a bit after school.
Okay, sure. Later.
See ya.
Bye bye.
Finally done!
Manabu, did you get the new release yet?
The game? Yeah, I got it.
Sweet! I'll beat it by the end of the day!
With that arm?
Oh, Rai, want to come over, too?
We're meeting at my place.
Oh, good idea!
You kinda suck at games, though.
So I'll train you up!
What's wrong? Do you have other plans?
Oh, right... you're living at the director's place.
Oh, yeah...
He'd worry if you went anywhere after school without telling him.
And you don't have one of those, either.
Yeah.
How was your first day on the job?
I have no particular thoughts about it.
I'm only working to make up for being allowed to stay here.
And there's no telling how long it will continue, either.
I see.
Franken, this world truly has changed.
You were asleep for quite a long time, Master.
Humans are remarkable.
Those youths have something that I lack.
They say that if I had this something, I could accomplish more.
I would not get lost, and taking occasional detours would be acceptable.
They were also playing their so-called "games" on them.
Is he talking about cell phones?!
I apologize, Master.
I will arrange to provide one for you as soon as possible.
Good morning.
Morning.
Morning, old dude!
Old?!
Keep up the good work.
Later, old dude!
Hey, Rai. Morning.
Dude, that's a smartphone!
What? Rai has one?
It's the latest model!
Now you won't have to take your calls through the director's phone.
So give me your number, man!
You don't know what it is, do you?
Looks like I'm up to the plate.
Let me see your phone, Rai.
I'll...
make you a smartphone master!
First, you do this, and then this...
Contacts
Cadis Etrama Di Raizel Contacts: 1
Frankenstein
Manabu, send me his number and address, too.
Sure.
This is called "e-mail." When you do this...
See? You can use emojis and stuff.
Iwasawa Building Explosion
An explosion occurred at the Iwasawa Building in Koran Ward on the 27th. The windows on all 30 floors of the building were shattered, and in the basement level, the hallway in front of the elevator and part of the ceiling were damaged.
No significant injuries or deaths have been reported. The suspect was in possession of explosives and, according to reports, committed suicide while fleeing the scene. The police department has not made an official announcement yet.
The suspect was in possession of explosives and,
according to reports, committed suicide while
fleeing the scene. The police department has
not made an official announcement yet.
A doctored report...
The Union?
From: Master
You have 1 new message
Master...
From : Master
No Subject
Franken, how's it going? (^^)v
Master
The way this e-mail is written, though...
Is it you?
The new special security guard I've heard about?
I hear the director brought you here.
You must be a very good person.
You have that much faith in him?
Well...
If nothing else, he's the one who founded this school.
This is a great place.
A great place, eh?
For real?
Let's check it out!
What's going on?
This ain't the one.
Yo, I know there's a kid here with red hair! Get him out here!
Well, ain't you cute?
Let go of me!
I'm gonna make your little friend cry!
Come on, get out here right now!
Give me a break! I'm trying to stay hidden!
Newbie! What's going on? Report!
Sorry. You'll have to send backup. I can't go—
Let go of that boy!
Vehicles aren't permitted on these grounds.
There's a separate entrance for vehicles.
Would you please move...
Please leave. This is a school.
The children—
Oh, is it, now?
Are you the little shit who made a move on my girl?!
Huh?
Yu-chan, d-did you do something to that woman?
Oh.
This morning, before I met up with you, Manabu...
Careful!
You okay?
That's it?!
Yes, that's it!
Tell him that's all it was!
Yo, old dude.
Don't get all worked up over something like that.
You're a grown man.
What're you doing, bro?
Let's teach him a lesson, so he'll never screw with you again.
Sure.
You should really give it a rest, you old fart.
You're letting your jealousy get way out of hand.
Watch your mouth, you little shit!
Yu-chan!
Why is he looking at me like that?
Is he trying to provoke me?
Don't be ridiculous.
You know I can't afford to start any trouble right now!
He did it!
I'm not gonna hold back anymore!
You're dead!
Yu-chan!
Stop hurting the students!
Old dude...
People who are too nice always end up suffering for it.
Let him go.
Sir...
We got us another nice guy, I see.
Don't make me repeat myself.
I told you to let him go.
Look, old man...
Stay out of this!
You bastard!
No way... Impossible!
He's not budging!
If no one had been watching, you'd be dead right now.
Let's get outta here, guys!
Old dude!
Thanks a lot!
You're strong as hell!
That was incredible!
You were so cool!
Did you study martial arts?
Awesome!
Were you a martial artist?
We were born inside clear glass tubes.
We weren't useful alive.
Our bodies were stripped bare, our blood taken,
our lives used up until we could be discarded,
and only then were we seen as useful.
So we never had any real names.
We were only acknowledged in life by others like us.
But we all tried our hardest to live,
just like all the ordinary humans in this town.
Ordinary, huh?
I guess you're right. That's how everyone expects to live.
Let's search for our names.
We'll find our names one day.
And the names of our fallen comrades, too.
I heard what happened at school.
I apologize. I didn't think it through.
I'm supposed to be keeping myself hidden with your help.
Just restrain yourself enough to avoid killing anyone.
I suppose that goes without saying, though.
There's something I have to do.
I made a promise to a comrade that I need to fulfill.
Would you allow me to live here?
Please.
What are you saying?
I told you right at the start that's what you should do.
What do you think?
I think I now understand why you decided to let him stay here.
M-24... I swear I'll keep my promise.
Until that day...
I'll live the kind of ordinary life everyone expects... with all of you.
Huh...
So this is Japan.
It's a metropolis.
And this is where we're supposed to go rampaging?
So our mission this time isn't a war, but terrorism?
No. Our mission this time isn't fighting. It's investigation.
Investigation?
Contact with Jake and Marie, the ones assigned to retrieve the coffin,
was cut off here.
You mean they...
And two failed experiments have apparently gone missing, too.
Found that out when I hacked into the organization's server to kill some time.
Why do we have to investigate, though?
Is that the right job for guys like us, who specialize in large-scale combat?
It doesn't matter.
We need only follow the organization's orders. Nothing more.