To everyone watching this, please...
Please support my friends at DoRed.
I'm sorry, Ran.
Freeze.
21:27 AUGUST 5, 2021
I said don't move.
Ms. Shishido, I'll talk to him.
You knew who I was.
I know that you're not an accomplice.
You left me to run free?
You're the one who deceived me first.
How dare you do that to...
Are you all right, Koki?
Yes. Let's take him into custody.
- Who is that? - Open the window!
I'm sorry.
Koki?
Kaoru, don't let them get away. They went outside. After them!
S-Sure.
See ya!
Those must be his DoRed friends.
Naito Kudo, also known as Kunai.
AUGUST 6, 2021
Born in Shantytown, lived in Pylon Apartment.
One year older than Ran,
and his best friend.
I vaguely recall seeing Kunai.
Well done, Koki.
You prevented a terrorist attack. Why don't you look more happy?
I can't be sitting on my laurels. We haven't figured out his motives yet.
The potential suspect who got away was Ran Akagi?
Was he connected with the perp somehow?
That sounds so forced.
From circumstantial evidence, I can infer that the chances of him being an accomplice is low.
Then why did he run away?
To protect DoRed.
It's clear that there's a connection between Naito to Ran.
DoRed has been violating the Anti-Nuisance Ordinance again and again.
SARG would not hesitate to crush the entire group.
At any rate, it was an attempted terrorist attack.
We have to hear his side of the story. Can you help us with... Oh?
I'll go take a look at the interrogation.
You are under arrest for illegal drug use in the presence of authorities.
Hey, give that back. I can't calm down without it.
Shut it, scumbag.
You have the right to remain silent.
Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the...
It's all over the news, so you know what we're talking about.
Give us information about this guy's buddies, DoRed.
There's a possibility they're involved in the development and distribution of Drug D.
If you don't speak up, you'll be treated as accomplices.
Looks like things are getting real now.
Shantytown is filled with SARG.
They're after us, huh?
But Kunai was simply being used, right?
Then why don't we explain everything we know to the SARG?
That's a waste of time.
- Ran. - How are you feeling?
Geez, calling us all out with this one text.
HELP!! Seriously in danger Place - Monorail Storage Hurry but approach with caution! Super secret What the hell?? Hey!! I guess we have to go. Heading there right now!
You're crossing too many dangerous bridges.
You seriously saved me.
But to be honest, we still have a touch-and-go situation.
How did the situation turn into Kunai getting shot to death?
Yeah, why terrorism?
Kunai was set up to become the developer of Drug-D
by the guys who want to demolish Shantytown and turn it into a casino.
That's why he went after Howard's boat.
Revenge out of desperation, so to say?
Though, it could've been for our sake.
Damn it, Kunai.
Why didn't he talk to us about it?
Who knows?
You're kidding me.
Ran?
Hey, Mrs. Kudo. Can you tell us a bit about your grandson Naito?
Why yes, Kunai is such a good boy.
He was always so kind from when he was a child, and good with machines.
Oh, pardon me. Where is Kunai?
Mrs. Kudo, I told you that Naito...
That Vision had no future where we could've saved Kunai.
I believe I made the right decision.
And I don't know how it works, but the Visions are all very similar to Hazard Cast.
I should just make a direct inquiry about this.
Phone calls from Asumi?
Yes. It started back around May.
Right before incidents occurred around me, I kept getting phone calls from Asumi.
I see.
Father, do you have any knowledge about this?
- Does it have something with Hazard Cas— - Koki.
You will someday follow in my footsteps and govern over the 24th Ward.
Look at reality. Don't be trapped by the past.
Step forward into the future. You can do that, right?
Yes.
By the way, I heard the reports about last night.
You played a big part in preventing a terrorist attack?
Well done.
Yes.
Hello, mayor's office.
Why aren't Ran or Koki answering their phones?
What? Did you have a fight or something?
Oh, Mari.
No, it's nothing like...
What's wrong? Are you okay?
Oh no, it's just muscle cramps.
Working out again?
Oh, is it true that DoRed had ties with that attempted terrorist attack two nights ago?
Are Ran and Kinako okay?
Who knows? I'd like to know myself.
Hey, both of you. Over here!
Mom, what's going on?
Come watch the TV.
I repeat.
We received a statement from the perpetrator of the attempted terrorist bombing two nights ago.
The bomber had previously set up a video to be released today at noon.
We will be broadcasting it live.
It will begin momentarily.
Huh? Already?
This video has been set for a scheduled release.
If this is being broadcast, then that means I've either been arrested by SARG,
or I am no longer alive.
My name is Naito Kudo. Everyone calls me Kunai.
Drug D has been getting popular lately in Shantytown.
I made it. Or rather, I made the app that became the base for it.
CPhones have powerful biometric sensors built-in.
Their performance is way beyond personal use.
I utilized that to create an app that will have a positive effect on the mind.
That's the music app Di-VA.
However, someone bought its rights and modified it to work directly on the human brain,
and made people act and behave strangely.
That's the truth behind Drug D.
Howard Win was aboard WINNER'S, the boat that I targeted for the terrorist attack.
He pushed the distribution of Drug D to intentionally ruin the peace and order of Shantytown
so he can move forward with redevelopment.
I don't know if my terrorist act succeeded or failed, but I don't think I did anything wrong.
I'm sure information will be available soon, so allow me to make one confession.
I used to be a part of DoRed.
So I'm pretty sure SARG will try harder to keep DoRed under control.
But this case was something I did all alone. It had nothing to do with DoRed.
If you think the ward's politics are a bit too pushy... If you want to protect Shantytown...
To everyone watching this, please...
Please support my friends at DoRed.
You're an artist, Ran.
Message received, Kunai.
Is everyone ready?
- Yup. - Yes!
We'll do everything short of violence.
It's war against the ward office.
Was that really the terrorist?
We've just broadcast the statement from the perpetrator of the attempted terrorist bombing.
If he says so himself, why wouldn't he be?
Those guys. So that's what this is about.
It's true that the ward's policies are a bit too aggressive, but can we really believe this?
Welcom—
Sorry, Kiriko, I'm gonna clock out for today.
Huh? You were goofing off earlier, too.
FEEL FREE TO TAKE
I want to go eat lunch, you know?
Shu.
Here!
A souvenir.
You need it, right?
Yeah, you're right. Thank you.
He used the incident against us. Now SARG is the villain.
I'm cancelling all plans for this afternoon.
A-All right.
Father?
Come with me, Koki.
I will show you the future of the 24th Ward.
Can the destination possibly be...
The information accumulation radio tower, Cornucopia.
Once complete, it will become a monument symbolic of the 24th Ward, no, all of Japan.
This is the lowest floor of the Special Administrative Region Central Information Center.
So this is the core of Hazard Cast?
Even in the 24th Ward, only a selected few are aware of its location.
This is top secret material.
I've been waiting for you.
Tsuzuragawa.
This is the location of Hazard Cast's roots.
As you're aware, sensors within the 24th Ward are mainly surveillance cameras.
But we gather and analyze an immense amount of data from them
to broadcast Hazard Cast that protects the people's safety, to their cPhones.
That is the KANAE System that uses this Next Generation Macroscopic Complex Computer.
Did you say KANAE?
That's right. It is named after your mother, Mrs. Kanae.
Before she left for her new post in Takara Elementary School,
she had been researching smart cities.
The foundation of the KANAE System has been developed by Mrs. Kanae.
Her last wish is what supports the current safety of the 24th Ward.
And by maintaining the peace and order,
we will enter a new generation by adding information from cPhones
that were distributed to the ward residents.
Koki, I will show you the special BRAIN that is the root of the KANAE System.
A special BRAIN?
Is this...
High-performance sensors used by the military, and a powerful security chip...
Unbelievable.
Saying this is below cost doesn't even cut it.
You have to be hiding some kind of secret, huh, Gori Suido?
Hey there. Ran, open up.
Yoo-hoo.
Don't yoo-hoo me. Why aren't you answering the phone?
Oh, this turned into that.
Hey, are cPhones bad after all?
Did Drug D really spread because of this?
Shu, you saw Kunai's broadcast?
Yeah.
He looked somewhat familiar.
You've met him a few times in the past.
Hey, do you think Carneades is framing us?
Maybe he's pressuring us to make one choice or another,
and leading us into a situation where there's always a casualty, just to toy with us?
Are you saying he's predicting our future behavior as well?
Then what does Asumin have to do with it?
Shu, you're the one who said Asumin is calling to us for help.
Well...
It's best if you don't come here anymore.
Why?
Kunai said what he said in that video earlier,
but SARG will definitely give one excuse or another to come after us.
And Ko knows about this location.
Wh-What are you talking about? Are you saying Koki will sell you out?
Probably.
We're RGB when all three of us are together.
If we're split like this, what're we gonna say to Asumi or Kaba?
Make sure to fix that phone.
I'll make Koki call you and promise he'll never betray us.
See ya. You can eat that and get in better spirits.
Ko will sell us out.
Thanks for your usual patronage.
NANBA FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
I got some good stuff, so please take your time.
Oh, the one I bought the other day was really tasty.
It was so ripe.
That's why it sold so well.
You're speaking nonsense again.
Your son doing well?
He's fine. Full of energy, but so cheeky.
Thief!
- Crap. - Hold it!
- Goodness, what's going on here? - Let me go!
- A thief! Please call SARG. - Damn it!
I finally found you.
Hey, Shuta.
You should pick up your phone.
Sorry. I forgot to call back.
That's not like you.
Like me, huh?
This brings back memories.
I hear the school is being taken down?
I'm also going to be here as an observer as a member of SARG.
Feels a bit lonely.
It's more like a miracle that it lasted this long.
We have to break it down at some point.
Will everything change?
The school... 24th Ward... Even us.
Of course.
Ran is the leader of DoRed. Koki, you're a part of SARG. I am....
...the son of a baker.
We all have different positions, but we're friends, right?
What we like, what we hate, what we can't stomach, what we believe in.
We're friends who understand each other, right?
I forsook and killed Ran's friend.
How can I ever face him again?
If we go to Yumihariyu, drink milk together, and I tell him "Sorry, that was bad of me,”
will we go back to how we were?
We can.
Shuta, every time, you're so—
Like I care.
Asumi doesn't want us to be this way, either.
But that Asumi is no longer with us.
We've already changed.
It's not like the time when we were kids.
Mom!
I caught a thief.
Yes, you're such a good boy.
I'm going to go listen to Ran's story, so can both of you wait here?
So Ran, can you tell us?
He stole all that stuff yet he's not feeling sorry.
I wonder if he wanted a lot of apples.
That was indeed too many to eat alone.
I'll tell you.
Class 3-1, student number 1, Shuta Aoi...
is on the scene.
Are you friends with Ran Akagi?
No, not really.
But the people in Shantytown sometimes come to our bakery for free bread crusts.
So I wondered if this was the case.
Hey guys, let's all eat together.
Big Brother, let's eat, yeah?
Oh. Okay.
Tasty, huh?
Yeah.
So this is where both of you were.
Mother, u-um...
Did I make a mistake? He was doing that for his hungry friends.
You didn't make a mistake. You did what was right.
However, nothing in this world is perfect.
If you try to do something right in hopes of saving someone, you'll clash with some rules.
Just like what Ran did today.
Sometimes people step outside of the rules during times like that.
Doing something like that takes a lot of courage.
But is that really the right thing to do?
What if you're wrong?
Listen to me.
What's important is for everyone to keep thinking about what is right, together.
Now, let's go home.
AUGUST 8, 2021
To correct a mistaken rule, you make an effort to overstep that rule.
There's truth behind Ran's sense of justice.
That's what I'd been thinking all this time.
But that's a thing of the past now.
The other day, terrorist planted a bomb aboard the WINNER'S. I was on that boat as well.
The incident was prevented before it happened.
What assisted the Special Administrative Region Guard and saved our lives was Hazard Cast.
By analyzing information from surveillance cameras all over the 24th Ward,
a crime had been preemptively prevented.
However, its accuracy is still a work in progress.
To expand what it can do is a proposition for all of us who live in these times.
Therefore, right here and now, for the complete prevention of crime and disasters,
even surpassing that of Hazard Cast, I propose to you the KANAE System.
I will go into the details about the new system a bit later.
But first, for everyone feeling uneasy about incorporating the new system,
I'd like to announce that its incorporation will take place in several steps.
The first step will be a test run to the end of this year.
Afterwards, we will hold a ward referendum to determine if this system is right for us or not.
Updates will begin today, as of this time.
I'd like everyone to test it out to the best of your abilities
so you're prepared for the election in December.
There was a surprising announcement from Mayor Suido just now.
A referendum, huh?
Here you go, a Mari-Special.
Summer Vacation Memories, Research Project Special.
Oh, you can eat this stag beetle, as well as the tree and its sap.
Hey Mari.
Today's Mari-Special is another miss.
This thing called the KANAE System? How does thing change from what it is now?
A ward referendum?
I don't think they can do this in a forthright manner.
Here it comes already.
To assist Hazard Cast, the safety predictor of 24th Ward, will you contribute information to the KANAE System? [Agree] [Later]
Is this...
What's this?
Update? For our safety?
All information will be encrypted? How much of this can we believe?
To assist Hazard Cast, the safety predictor of 24th Ward, will you contribute information to the KANAE System? [Agree] [Later]
I'll never update.
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Kunai said that it was dangerous.
This is for our safety, right?
I wonder if I should help out.
Giving up a bit of privacy is a small price to buy safety.
It'd be too late after something happens.
You're right.
What are you going to do, Shu? They'll be able to protect everyone's safety.
I know that.
But something about it rubs me the wrong way.
There was a terrorist statement the other day that sensors built into cPhones were dangerous.
That was nothing more than groundless fake news.
We have already submitted detailed data regarding this.
Encrypted information gathered by cPhones are analyzed using a next-generation computer,
and exponentially increases the efficacy of Hazard Cast's predictions.
It will now be possible to preemptively stop a crime from happening.
The KANAE System is an extraordinary quantum computer
that can store, scan, and utilize an immense amount of data.
To allow for such a vast amount of arithmetic processing possible,
there's a forbidden technology, which is what we'll show you now.
Koki, that hellish agony we suffered when we lost our loved ones...
Don't you think something like that is not needed in this world?
Tragedies like that of Kanae and Asumi must be eradicated.
We need a perfect world.
And someone must be the sacrifice to pay the price.
This is the BRAIN of the KANAE System.
Th-This means...
You connected your own daughter to a machine like this?
Asumi... Is Asumi still alive?
She’s dead.
That's why I was able to make this decision.
This is simply a brain as a mechanical part, and a physical body to balance it out.
Our safety is built upon Kanae's logic and Asumi's sacrifice as its foundation.
In order to contribute something to the world,
we need to prepare ourselves with a broad mind to tolerate good and evil.
It is time to make your decision, Koki.
I want to hear you declare it.
I...
DoRed's leader.
The identity of Red.
Who is it?
Run!
I knew it. God damn it.
Friendships are so fleeting.
Mother, Asumi.
The perfect world is within reach.
Mrs. Kanae.
Please forgive my sinful self.
Every act of Creation is an act of Destruction.