APRIL 4, 2010
He's late.
Hey!
Ran, stop right there!
Like I'd ever stop.
Kunai, sorry to make you wait.
Jailbreak!
Ran, you did that, didn't you?
What did you do?
I just threw a bomb at the ceiling. Boom!
Sheesh, again?
There.
I love the view from here.
How's kindergarten?
Boring. I like that they feed me, though.
You should come back to the Pylon Apartment.
Your dad who kept punching you got arrested, right?
Serves him right.
But that sounds good, too.
Whoa, that looks so cool. Isn't that 0th's graffiti?
A global artist originally from the 24th Ward.
I heard he's back here right now.
Seriously? That's so wicked.
But what does that say?
It says, "Every act of Creation is an act of Destruction."
So you like my graffiti?
There is only one way to stop the crime.
Will you snipe the perpetrator and kill him to stop the ship from exploding?
Or will you let the perpetrator go and allow many people to die from the exploding ship?
Guide the future.
The terrorist who was shot dead.
AUGUST 5, 2021
That was Kunai.
Another trolley dilemma.
Yeah. But there's no room for debate concerning this future.
I can't abandon innocent victims and succumb to terrorism.
You're right, but...
Why is Kunai a terrorist? This makes no sense.
Then what exactly is Carneades after?
I'm wondering about that too,
but the most important thing right now is to prevent the explosion.
The explosion will happen in a casino on a luxury liner.
The clock was showing 21:24.
In other words, that's our time limit.
We have to capture the terrorist before that.
What if we carelessly aggravate him and activates the remote detonation?
A third path incurs too high a risk.
But shooting to kill...
There's absolutely no need to sympathize with terrorists.
Do you remember which monorail station we saw from the Vision?
- No. - It was too dark.
It was hard to discern, but it was Nihama Station.
I remember it well because I "bombed" it before.
So that means
we can pinpoint which train the culprit will be arriving from based on the time of 21:24.
Indeed, we can.
Ran, I have a favor to ask.
Okay. What is it, Ko?
20:15
There was a bomb threat targeting WINNER'S.
Please evacuate all passengers immediately.
This ship is personally owned by Mr. Howard Win.
Furthermore, they've invited many VIPs to this party tonight.
I don't care if you're SARG or not, but your laws do not apply here.
How brusque.
It was no use.
We can't get enough information without being directly able to observe the target.
I see. Should I erase the fake criminal threat?
- Here you go. - Thank you.
- The command? - They said don't publicly release the threat.
No. Leave it alone, please.
- We need to get ready right away. - Okay.
But it's a fake threat.
We need it to mobilize SARG.
- Okay. - I see.
Then, here's my own report.
20:16
I'll go board WINNER'S right now.
What? Why are you doing that without consulting us?
It's kinda infuriating having to choose between two choices that Carneades prepared for us.
You don't even know what kind of bomb it is.
I'll think about it after I get on board.
Is that...
Tarki?
Shu's actions give me an advantage.
The chances of changing the future has gone up.
20:38
What has driven Kunai into becoming a terrorist?
How's this, instructor?
MAY 14, 2010
Very good. Is DoRed your tagging name?
Not mine, but ours.
The "Red" in DoRed is me, and "Do" is from Kunai.
Huh? Me?
Kunai is Naito Kudo.
The "Do" in DoRed is from KuDO.
Kudo's "Do."
Do you want to become better at drawing?
It's impossible for me. I don't have talent like Ran.
Hey, why do you think I make an effort to draw in the middle of the city?
I don't know. Why?
It's because I want to be involved with the world, and influence it in some fashion.
Influence.
I want everyone to know my train of thought.
If the world can be a better place and everyone can smile as a result, wouldn't that be the best?
The method doesn't matter.
Hey, Kunai.
You haven't been hanging out lately.
Let's go "bombing" together.
Sure.
But we'll do it my way.
There are passengers aboard. This is gonna be hard.
No problems.
This is how I do things.
Kunai? What are you talking about?
They hid my game console.
Kunai, did you do this?
That's so awesome! Teach me how to do it, too.
Yeah, sure thing.
I thought this could be my weapon so that I could stay as his equal.
Hacking was the only thing I had.
But he surpassed me in no time.
Ran.
I don't have the right to be here anymore.
The least I could do is draw the line using something I'm capable of doing.
I didn't think he'd be here, but...
Yes? Give me a minute.
20:42
Oh? Welcome home, Kunai.
Grandma Kunai. It's been a while.
You went out on a walk again?
I was worried because you were out so late.
Grandma's dementia has gotten worse.
Damn it, I can't find him through computer searches.
Kunai, where the hell are you right now?
A bomb isn't how you do things, right?
An uncovered hard drive.
This paper...
"I am a sinful criminal."
Criminal?
Kunai, this thing you gave me is really good.
When I'm listening to it, the pain in my feet goes away, and I feel a lot better.
It's really marvelous.
Grandma, can I borrow that for a sec?
This is Di-VA, the music app Kunai developed.
If I recall, it used a biometric sensor.
Bingo. The data that's in the current release has been modified.
Criminal... Sinful... Di-VA... Di-VA... D...
D.
So that's what it is?
But why would you be behind the creation of Drug D?
Wait. The company distributing Di-VA...
THE INNOVATION TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE NEW AGE
KABURAYA Corporation was, if I recall...
Tarki.
It's all coming together now.
Welcome to WINNER'S.
Today is a memorable day.
This project will redevelop Shantytown, create many new jobs, and revitalize the area.
Now, let's all begin with a celebration together.
Cheers.
Cheers!
This guy sounds so fishy.
Shuta.
I found out that 500 grams of C4 was stolen from an army warehouse.
That amount is consistent with the scale of the explosion we saw in the Vision.
I'm guessing that's the explosive. I sent you an image.
Oh, I've seen these in movies.
It's one of those "cut the red wire or blue wire," right?
Shu, you said Tarki was there, right?
Can you see if he's carrying a hard drive?
A hard drive?
I saw him carrying a box of a similar size.
Bingo. That's the bomb.
- Seriously? - How do you know?
Here you go. Thanks. You can have it back.
Is our perp Tarki?
Have you had enough?
No, it's not. I don't know who the perp is.
Oh, we don't have much time left. Ko, hurry up to the station.
Nihama Station for the monorails, right?
Kunai, are you heading out?
Yeah. I'll be right back.
I'll make sure to bring Kunai back.
Ms. Shishido, I have a favor to ask.
Wh-What's up? You don't need to bow like that.
Beating around the bush won't work with her.
If you listen to me, you can prevent that terrorist attack from the criminal threat.
- What was that? - Huh? Koki, that means...
Senpai's out right now, so it's a tough call.
But we don't have time. Let's hear it.
The pieces of the solution were so close by.
A shell company that can be ditched at anytime.
Come to think of it, I haven't seen Kunai in a while.
The spike in crime rates in Shantytown.
No pills, no powders, no plants, no liquids. Nothing.
The contents of the Di-VA updates.
Huh? The elevator moves? When was it fixed?
The unnaturally high amounts of money deposited into Kunai's account.
No, even without that...
It's nothing. The same as always.
The answer was right there in front of me.
Kunai.
You aren't a criminal at all.
You're merely a victim of all those filthy adults.
Kunai, what are you developing this time?
Di-VA.
A female singer?
It's an automatic music generator app that uses cPhone's biometric sensor.
The sensor reads the user's physical condition,
and creates healing music most fit for their current biorhythm.
That's amazing. I don't get it at all.
It's already available in the store.
- What? You should've let us know sooner. - Let's see.
Wow. It has super high ratings.
I'll download it right away.
- I'll download it too. - But isn't that dangerous?
Why?
Because if you can heal people through music, you can hurt them as well, yeah?
Such data analysis would be impossible with cPhone's processing powers.
Ran really hit the mark so quickly.
But Ran is right.
This becomes a dangerous item depending on how you use it.
Should I stop distributing it?
Nice to meet you.
You must be Naito Kudo, the genius programmer?
This is who I am.
KABURAYA CORPORATION CEO HAJIME TAKI
Di-VA is a truly wonderful app.
It fully utilizes cPhone's biometric sensor.
I believe it is a form of art.
My company has dealings with Suido Zaibatsu as well.
We're thinking of having Di-VA as one of the default apps for cPhone.
And to do that, I would like to officially purchase the rights for it.
Of course, we will pay you an adequate sum of money for it.
My app will be on every single cPhone out there.
No, but it's...
That's right. I heard that your grandmother is suffering from a bit of dementia.
Oh, Grandma.
And she also has bad legs. It must be hard with the elevators being broken.
Elevators are part of our business as well.
I'm sure I can be of help to you.
Someone fell down!
Who is this?
Di-VA?
No, but before that, I think I saw something similar.
They modified the app that I made?
This is...
If you add the code called Vape that you buy here, you enter Dark Mode?
The data gathered with cPhone's biometric sensor gets uploaded to the cloud...
This is crazy.
If you listen to this directly, your reasoning will be destroyed from all the beta-endorphins.
This is a drug with no physical substance.
Hey, Ran, I have to talk...
Hey Yamamori, what's wrong?
Please let him be.
I heard that his nephew passed away because of Drug D.
D? You mean that drug that's been getting around lately?
I won't allow it.
Who the hell is violating our city with this crappy drug?
I'll make sure to catch that guy.
- Yeah. - You got it.
The sharp increase in crime rate and Di-VA's modification update.
The timing lines up perfectly.
It's because of me that so many people died.
N-No, I was deceived.
All right, I'm inside Taki's PC now.
It's because he tricked me with so much money. It wasn't my intention.
Howard Win?
That guy who wants to destroy Shantytown and create a casino in its wake?
I get it. Howard was looking for an excuse to redevelop the area into a resort.
The sharp increase in crime rate would be a great excuse to delve into redevelopment.
That means Taki bought out Di-VA with full intention from the beginning to modify it.
It's completely my fault.
It's because I sold it without thinking about alternatives.
I really need to tell Ran.
Tell...
Can I tell him?
I can't rely on him after all this.
I don't have the right to rely on him.
I can't rely on him.
That's right, if Ran is an artist...
Unable to become an artist, This is the best bomb I've made as a criminal.
I hope you get a good taste of it.
If you use the neural network that's in here, the effects will double.
For you to bring me an improvement at this timing...
It seems you got a taste of various naughty things.
The reception party that will take place aboard WINNER'S.
Taki should be handing the hard drive directly to Howard there.
Just a little more before I can blow up everything that agonizes me
and the entire city.
By the way, where did Mr. Chikushi go?
Senpai is guarding the mayor.
I hear it's a top-secret meeting with the governor of Tokyo.
Top secret?
I wonder in what direction will your father guide the 24th Ward?
This is SARG! We appreciate your cooperation for this investigation.
- Huh? What? - Some kind of incident?
I can't confirm the suspect nor an explosives reaction.
Just as I thought.
In the first place, there was no monorail arriving at 21:24.
You fooled me. You mislead me. What are you after, Ran?
Koki, our tracking target has stopped moving.
Please head over.
Muting the mic.
Kunai. You're there, aren't you?
Okay, if you're not going to reply, I'll just barge in.
Sheesh, what are you doing in a place like this?
Kunai?
I'm surprised you found me, Ran.
Though, I had a vague notion that you'd come here.
Drug D. Kunai, you...
Do you remember this particular train?
Well, 0th ascended simple graffiti into art.
Because it was drawn by 0th, scribbles that would've been erased has been preserved to this day.
This was where you made your first hacking-bomb.
You mean this piece of child's play?
Even if I had these skills, if I can't use it properly, then I'm nothing more than a criminal.
That's not true. Kunai, you're not a criminal. You're a victim, aren't you?
Repeating stuff like this won't impress anyone.
That's not true. You've always impressed me.
That's why I kept going as DoRed with you.
Enough of the lip service.
I don't have any time left, damn it.
He's just not letting himself be alone.
I have to take my chances and go for it.
What’s the matter?
Sorry to cause such a riot.
It seems that a burglar who wants this has infiltrated the vessel.
What? Capture him at any cost.
Shuta. Stop what you're doing.
You need to get out of there somehow.
- Wait, what do you mean? - I can't help you if you get caught.
Don't let him get away.
Damn it, what's up with Koki?
You're fully aware of everything, too.
The people aboard that ship are all good-for-nothings.
No matter how many people die because of Drug D,
they don't care as long as their own desires are fulfilled.
What's wrong with killing them all, starting with Howard?
This isn't how we do things, is it?
I'm sure your art will someday change the hearts of people all over the world.
But right now, there isn't enough time.
You see it really well once you use Drug D. This thing is dangerous.
It blows away all reason. Anger and ecstasy start welling up from deep within you.
But because of it, I figured out what I needed to do.
Before things get out of hand, I'll do something that I can't do as an artist, but as a criminal.
That's not it. You're...
This is...
...how I do things!
Shoot.
Kunai!
Kunai...
Kunai.
There's no room for choice concerning this issue.
Ko?
No matter who that is, I can't protect criminals.
Criminal?
Who's the real criminal?
Kunai's feelings, his hesitation, his agony, his life.
None of them have any value? Is that what you want to say?
There's no room for debate. Don't resist.
Don't...
You are an artist, Ran.
Kunai.
Freeze.
A BOMB THREAT ON THE CASINO KING'S SHIP
So the incident ended with the suspect shot dead, huh?
It seems like it was the right answer, but why don't I feel relieved?
I can't contact either of them right now, too. What the hell is going on?
- Man, muscle cramps suck. - Big Brother Shu.
Hey, Kozue.
Look. Look at this.
"My father's memories drawn by DoRed.”
What do you think?
You wrote this?
Because you said that it's not meaningless, I thought I should properly write about my dad.
A kind person taught me that art can change the world.
Maybe things will really change.
Yeah, you're right.
Koki contributed to preventing terrorism?
Thank you for the report.
I guess it's about time.
Yes?
It's me. Are all the preparations complete?
With no hitches.
Then you will be starting it?
Yes. By putting KANAE System into full operation, I will create a revolution within the 24th Ward.