WEBVTT 00:01:23.316 --> 00:01:29.071 I'll be away from Japan for a while. I'll be hard to get a hold of. Sorry. 00:01:33.534 --> 00:01:34.952 All right. 00:02:21.207 --> 00:02:25.544 NET PEOPLE Reasons Leading to Flameout 00:02:28.130 --> 00:02:31.300 -Where's Major? -I thought she was with you. 00:02:31.384 --> 00:02:35.012 Chief and Major are in trouble over the recent incident. 00:02:35.304 --> 00:02:37.765 Will this be the end of Section 9? 00:02:38.391 --> 00:02:39.934 I can't accept that. 00:02:40.059 --> 00:02:44.730 I want to work a lot more with you guys! 00:02:46.482 --> 00:02:48.359 You're not even assigned here. 00:02:48.776 --> 00:02:49.777 Actually... 00:02:50.444 --> 00:02:53.572 she found a very strange case. 00:02:53.656 --> 00:02:54.657 Yes! 00:02:55.116 --> 00:02:56.826 That I did! 00:02:57.743 --> 00:03:01.080 Two days ago, an office worker got his cyberbrain fried. 00:03:01.205 --> 00:03:04.583 This was at Fukuoka Airport. 00:03:06.419 --> 00:03:08.671 This is the log from when it happened. 00:03:09.588 --> 00:03:10.923 What's strange about it? 00:03:11.465 --> 00:03:16.929 The point of origin of the attack is receiving a lot of traffic. 00:03:17.179 --> 00:03:22.518 The received information is packed and sent to the victim's cyberbrain. 00:03:23.352 --> 00:03:24.770 The amount: three million. 00:03:25.104 --> 00:03:25.980 What? 00:03:26.355 --> 00:03:30.901 Three million hackers attacked simultaneously? 00:03:31.068 --> 00:03:32.069 Probably. 00:03:32.278 --> 00:03:35.698 But the number of hackers isn't the problem. 00:03:38.784 --> 00:03:42.204 Civilian cyberbrains also have barriers. 00:03:42.830 --> 00:03:47.293 If the attacks aren't synchronized, the effect is limited. 00:03:48.878 --> 00:03:55.468 Someone instantly united the minds of three million hackers to kill the victim. 00:03:55.551 --> 00:03:58.345 It's a superhuman ability. 00:03:58.679 --> 00:04:01.932 A post-human could pull that off. 00:04:04.101 --> 00:04:06.312 Major! How long have you been here? 00:04:06.604 --> 00:04:08.439 We've got our next target. 00:04:08.814 --> 00:04:12.693 Suzuka Mizukane, a post-human, was spotted on camera. 00:04:12.777 --> 00:04:13.611 Where? 00:04:14.320 --> 00:04:16.030 Niihama International Airport. 00:04:16.155 --> 00:04:18.574 What were the airport police doing? 00:04:18.949 --> 00:04:23.370 Someone intentionally created a time lag during ID check. 00:04:23.829 --> 00:04:25.414 Is she the culprit? 00:04:25.790 --> 00:04:26.791 Probably. 00:04:26.916 --> 00:04:28.501 All right. So... 00:04:28.834 --> 00:04:31.629 we'll call in Saito and Pazu, and look for this woman. 00:04:32.296 --> 00:04:33.506 I'll go, too. 00:04:34.548 --> 00:04:38.260 Ishikawa and Boma, surveil the IR system around the airport. 00:04:38.344 --> 00:04:39.345 Roger. 00:04:40.054 --> 00:04:42.097 Um... Major... 00:04:43.265 --> 00:04:44.391 what should I do? 00:04:44.475 --> 00:04:46.894 Since when are you a member of Section 9? 00:04:46.977 --> 00:04:48.771 Well... 00:04:48.854 --> 00:04:52.942 I'm not in the position to give you orders. 00:04:56.362 --> 00:04:58.697 Did she have to be so blunt? 00:04:59.073 --> 00:05:00.741 You're not very perceptive, are you? 00:05:01.826 --> 00:05:04.745 It's her way of saying do as you please. 00:05:06.789 --> 00:05:09.750 Thank you very much, Major! 00:05:19.385 --> 00:05:25.099 A teacher who got his brain fried for bullying at his school. 00:05:25.808 --> 00:05:30.020 A senior gang member who was dating an actress and was caught cheating. 00:05:30.688 --> 00:05:34.108 There are many similar traces of hacking. 00:05:36.402 --> 00:05:37.444 But... 00:05:38.988 --> 00:05:41.740 the victims have nothing in common. 00:05:43.868 --> 00:05:46.579 Concerning the three million hackers... 00:05:48.789 --> 00:05:51.333 not one person can be identified. 00:05:56.046 --> 00:06:01.135 They're quite good, considering they left no traces for me to follow. 00:06:06.140 --> 00:06:07.933 Inspecting the site many times is key. 00:06:10.728 --> 00:06:11.729 All right. 00:06:20.905 --> 00:06:22.531 What the...? 00:06:24.491 --> 00:06:27.703 The victim: Tatsuya Hisata, 34 years old. 00:06:28.245 --> 00:06:30.623 Deputy director of a mid-sized machine maker. 00:06:31.749 --> 00:06:34.501 He's running away from something. 00:07:02.196 --> 00:07:05.199 What did his eyes see? 00:07:12.748 --> 00:07:13.958 Is he laughing? 00:07:15.167 --> 00:07:18.504 I've seen him at another crime scene. 00:07:21.256 --> 00:07:22.341 Even more. 00:07:24.218 --> 00:07:25.427 He might be the guy. 00:07:49.576 --> 00:07:50.661 Did I lose her? 00:07:51.036 --> 00:07:52.079 Tough luck. 00:07:54.081 --> 00:07:55.916 Koji Kogure, right? 00:07:56.625 --> 00:07:58.168 Who are you? 00:07:58.252 --> 00:08:01.505 I'm Purin Ezaki of Section 9. 00:08:02.715 --> 00:08:04.258 Oh, so you're a cop? 00:08:05.009 --> 00:08:06.885 You're just a public servant. 00:08:07.177 --> 00:08:10.431 You better have a warrant! 00:08:11.890 --> 00:08:15.060 In this situation, Mr. Batou would... 00:08:20.149 --> 00:08:21.859 Here's the warrant! 00:08:24.903 --> 00:08:27.322 -Peep Hole? -Yes. 00:08:27.406 --> 00:08:32.786 The app gives you a third-person view of what the victim is seeing. 00:08:33.162 --> 00:08:37.041 If you'd like, you can see the footage from yesterday. 00:08:37.124 --> 00:08:38.125 I'd like that. 00:08:38.925 --> 00:08:44.263 You went to the sites knowing that someone was potentially going to die? 00:08:44.430 --> 00:08:45.431 Yes. 00:08:46.140 --> 00:08:48.935 But that alone isn't a crime, is it? 00:08:54.232 --> 00:08:58.486 Could you tell me more about this Nameless King? 00:08:59.070 --> 00:09:01.030 No, I can't do that. 00:09:01.572 --> 00:09:02.573 Really? 00:09:03.366 --> 00:09:06.077 Shall we start over? 00:09:07.370 --> 00:09:09.247 There's no need for that. 00:09:13.751 --> 00:09:17.046 Don't tell me that you're King? 00:09:17.255 --> 00:09:18.423 I am. 00:09:21.050 --> 00:09:25.221 Do you have the courage to open that door, 00:09:25.888 --> 00:09:28.808 Miss Purin Ezaki? 00:09:50.145 --> 00:09:51.438 A frog? 00:09:52.147 --> 00:09:54.691 -A fish. -A fish? 00:09:55.233 --> 00:09:58.236 Anyway, let's cut to the chase. 00:10:03.492 --> 00:10:04.951 Ouch. 00:10:06.244 --> 00:10:07.746 What do you want to know? 00:10:08.497 --> 00:10:10.332 About the Peep Hole? 00:10:10.499 --> 00:10:12.959 Or about my identity? 00:10:13.585 --> 00:10:16.463 First, the full picture of the incident. 00:10:16.922 --> 00:10:19.299 In that case, 00:10:19.383 --> 00:10:22.260 I'll start with Think Pol. 00:10:22.928 --> 00:10:24.179 Think Pol? 00:10:24.846 --> 00:10:29.643 It's the system used to create a moral world. 00:10:35.649 --> 00:10:38.944 Its rules are very simple. 00:10:39.319 --> 00:10:41.780 First, you lock on to the person 00:10:41.863 --> 00:10:48.078 who's getting the most hate on the Internet at a given time. 00:10:49.371 --> 00:10:54.459 Next, you ask a large number of randomly selected people, 00:10:54.584 --> 00:11:00.757 "Should this person be forgiven or not?" 00:11:01.508 --> 00:11:04.428 And if they answer "no"? 00:11:04.803 --> 00:11:06.638 A negative answer is... 00:11:07.264 --> 00:11:11.351 converted into an attack on the target. 00:11:13.353 --> 00:11:17.399 So, the identities of the three million hackers are... 00:11:18.275 --> 00:11:19.276 What? 00:11:22.696 --> 00:11:27.367 The voices of the people who found the target guilty. 00:11:27.742 --> 00:11:29.453 For example, this man. 00:11:32.706 --> 00:11:34.583 Who are you people? 00:11:36.460 --> 00:11:39.296 Isn't he a gang member? 00:11:39.379 --> 00:11:40.630 That's correct. 00:11:40.922 --> 00:11:44.926 He had no chance against over a million citizens. 00:11:57.022 --> 00:11:59.441 But his brain didn't get fried. 00:11:59.608 --> 00:12:02.986 Instead, he had his client list stolen. 00:12:03.445 --> 00:12:05.530 Four days later... 00:12:05.614 --> 00:12:09.242 His run-over body was discovered. 00:12:09.826 --> 00:12:11.953 He paid his price. 00:12:12.037 --> 00:12:17.959 There was supposedly the name of a famous entertainer on the list. 00:12:18.043 --> 00:12:19.586 I see. 00:12:20.212 --> 00:12:26.051 Each hacked victim received a punishment that was deemed appropriate. 00:12:26.551 --> 00:12:27.802 Is that it? 00:12:27.886 --> 00:12:32.098 Yes. That's what the Think Pol system is. 00:12:32.182 --> 00:12:34.017 Isn't it elegant? 00:12:34.518 --> 00:12:38.730 This is ultimate democracy. 00:12:38.813 --> 00:12:42.609 It's not. It's simply a witch-hunt. 00:12:43.360 --> 00:12:45.445 What's wrong with that? 00:12:46.655 --> 00:12:51.952 Nobody believes in existing justice systems anymore. 00:12:52.035 --> 00:12:56.581 The case of Prime Minister Tate is a perfect example. 00:12:56.748 --> 00:12:58.708 A former American 00:12:58.792 --> 00:13:01.753 who easily becomes the prime minister. 00:13:02.170 --> 00:13:06.091 Otomo, the pro-American, a.k.a. the King Maker, 00:13:06.299 --> 00:13:10.387 gathered money under the cover of the Tokyo Reconstruction Project, 00:13:10.637 --> 00:13:14.432 and he used the money to create a majority within the ruling party. 00:13:15.100 --> 00:13:18.562 Isn't this something that we are all aware of? 00:13:18.645 --> 00:13:25.527 As soon as Otomo dies, now the PM wants to control the committee. 00:13:26.278 --> 00:13:31.783 A guy like that is at the top of this nation with an innocent air. 00:13:31.950 --> 00:13:34.077 Don't you find that ridiculous? 00:13:34.744 --> 00:13:36.913 So, you fry brains? 00:13:36.997 --> 00:13:39.332 If that's the collective opinion of the people. 00:13:39.833 --> 00:13:42.460 People sometimes go down the wrong path. 00:13:42.836 --> 00:13:48.508 This country has already been going down the wrong path. 00:13:48.592 --> 00:13:51.344 Any chance that you are, too? 00:13:51.678 --> 00:13:55.724 Shuseikan High. Grade Two, Class Three. Attendance number two. 00:13:55.807 --> 00:13:57.517 Shinya Uotori. 00:13:59.394 --> 00:14:00.395 Who are you? 00:14:07.485 --> 00:14:09.654 Shinya, may I come in? 00:14:12.824 --> 00:14:14.868 What? I'm studying. 00:14:15.452 --> 00:14:17.287 Your friends are here to see you. 00:14:17.579 --> 00:14:18.580 What? 00:14:21.416 --> 00:14:22.334 Hello. 00:14:29.924 --> 00:14:32.218 Have fun, guys. 00:14:37.182 --> 00:14:40.226 What do you look like to her? 00:14:41.394 --> 00:14:42.896 You want to know? 00:14:43.647 --> 00:14:46.274 Um... No. Thank you. 00:14:47.901 --> 00:14:50.654 Are you arresting me? 00:14:51.655 --> 00:14:53.281 Why would you think that? 00:14:55.200 --> 00:14:58.078 Because I made Think Pol. 00:14:59.996 --> 00:15:05.460 We initially also thought that you were the culprit that made this system. 00:15:05.877 --> 00:15:07.962 The programmer is certainly competent. 00:15:08.296 --> 00:15:11.633 Why would he let us track him down so easily? 00:15:15.053 --> 00:15:17.055 You think that I'm just a kid, huh? 00:15:17.305 --> 00:15:20.392 The peeping app was pretty well made, though. 00:15:21.017 --> 00:15:22.602 You wrote it, right? 00:15:23.353 --> 00:15:24.521 Yes. 00:15:24.604 --> 00:15:28.525 So, how did you acquire this system? 00:15:31.069 --> 00:15:34.614 I found it in the server of the middle school that I went to. 00:15:35.365 --> 00:15:39.035 We were accessed by Think Pol, and fried people's brains. 00:15:39.828 --> 00:15:41.204 We were the first. 00:15:42.330 --> 00:15:44.916 That teacher was popular among parents. 00:15:45.250 --> 00:15:48.420 The news said it was a tragic death of a passionate teacher. 00:15:48.753 --> 00:15:53.174 But any graduate of that school knew that Yamada was a scumbag. 00:15:54.050 --> 00:15:55.051 Yamada? 00:15:55.468 --> 00:15:58.680 The math teacher and counselor at Sakanoshita Middle School. 00:15:59.097 --> 00:16:00.807 I knew it right away. 00:16:01.683 --> 00:16:05.770 Think Pol had to be built by a student of that school. 00:16:07.897 --> 00:16:12.944 I accessed the middle school's server, and found the program right after he died. 00:16:13.361 --> 00:16:16.531 And I released the program on the Internet. 00:16:17.907 --> 00:16:19.451 It's very well written. 00:16:20.034 --> 00:16:21.619 It certainly was. 00:16:22.120 --> 00:16:23.496 But I was rather moved. 00:16:24.038 --> 00:16:26.708 I thought the creator had a conscience. 00:16:28.960 --> 00:16:31.129 So, you created the Peep Hole? 00:16:31.838 --> 00:16:32.839 Yes. 00:16:33.131 --> 00:16:36.968 I wanted to democratize the greatness of Think Pol. 00:16:37.427 --> 00:16:39.888 But soon... 00:16:41.556 --> 00:16:45.810 You wanted people to think that you were the creator. 00:16:51.399 --> 00:16:52.400 How innocent. 00:16:53.485 --> 00:16:55.528 -Are you teasing me? -No. 00:16:56.070 --> 00:17:01.034 You and the creator of Think Pol seem naive to me. 00:17:04.871 --> 00:17:05.914 What is this? 00:17:06.664 --> 00:17:09.334 Think Pol has locked on to the next target. 00:17:15.215 --> 00:17:19.677 Sir, this residence might get hacked. Please turn off your cyberbrain now. 00:17:20.053 --> 00:17:21.346 The PM's residence? 00:17:22.555 --> 00:17:24.516 No, we believe you're the target. 00:17:24.599 --> 00:17:25.517 I am? 00:17:25.827 --> 00:17:27.829 I can't make my cyberbrain go offline. 00:17:36.254 --> 00:17:37.630 There are more coming! 00:17:39.590 --> 00:17:41.634 They are coming from below, too. 00:17:42.593 --> 00:17:44.137 What are they? 00:17:44.345 --> 00:17:47.473 It's the manifestation of anger toward society. 00:17:47.849 --> 00:17:49.642 Nobody can stop it. 00:17:54.146 --> 00:17:55.189 Major Kusanagi. 00:17:55.314 --> 00:17:56.315 Step back. 00:18:04.501 --> 00:18:05.585 Stop. 00:18:09.756 --> 00:18:11.299 Had enough? 00:18:26.103 --> 00:18:27.646 That's impossible. 00:18:27.979 --> 00:18:30.065 He's the puppet of the United States. 00:18:30.941 --> 00:18:34.569 He's only received 2,000 guilty votes? 00:18:36.655 --> 00:18:38.573 This country is over. 00:18:44.538 --> 00:18:49.501 Incredible. Girls these days can't even do this. 00:18:49.918 --> 00:18:52.087 I had no choice but to help her. 00:18:52.295 --> 00:18:54.631 Although I don't like being wired. 00:18:56.258 --> 00:18:58.510 He deserved to get his brain fried. 00:18:58.593 --> 00:18:59.594 Yes. 00:18:59.928 --> 00:19:05.851 Still, he got his brain fried just for uploading how he got wired with a girl. 00:19:07.269 --> 00:19:11.773 There were only 2,000 complaints on the PM, who's accused of corruption. 00:19:11.857 --> 00:19:12.858 Yup. 00:19:13.233 --> 00:19:16.444 It might just mean the people sensed 00:19:16.528 --> 00:19:19.656 that the Prime Minister's scandal was fake. 00:19:20.198 --> 00:19:25.412 Citizens unconsciously accuse others and lead them to ruin. 00:19:26.037 --> 00:19:29.749 That's how post-humans tried to raid us this time? 00:19:30.876 --> 00:19:33.211 I hate countries with intelligence. 00:19:33.420 --> 00:19:36.631 The shutdown of Think Pol has been confirmed. 00:19:37.382 --> 00:19:39.509 They are trying to salvage the codes now. 00:19:40.051 --> 00:19:42.179 So, what happened to Uotori? 00:19:44.306 --> 00:19:47.642 It looks like he hasn't learned his lesson. 00:19:49.019 --> 00:19:50.979 According to him, 00:19:51.062 --> 00:19:55.358 the creator of the program lost hope in this country a bit earlier than us. 00:19:56.193 --> 00:19:57.652 He sure is innocent. 00:19:58.528 --> 00:20:02.991 At any rate, he can't be accused just for developing Peep Hole. 00:20:03.575 --> 00:20:06.912 We've got yet another difficult case to handle. 00:20:07.579 --> 00:20:08.580 Yes. 00:20:09.372 --> 00:20:12.918 We'll go after the middle school student who made the program for now. 00:20:13.543 --> 00:20:14.753 Roger. 00:20:19.132 --> 00:20:20.133 Mr. Batou. 00:20:20.675 --> 00:20:22.719 What happened to Mizukane? 00:20:22.802 --> 00:20:24.638 We found no lead. 00:20:26.306 --> 00:20:27.515 By the way... 00:20:28.266 --> 00:20:29.809 you did pretty well. 00:20:30.227 --> 00:20:32.103 Really? 00:20:32.520 --> 00:20:34.272 But you're not careful. 00:20:34.814 --> 00:20:38.568 You had no idea that we eavesdropped on you. 00:20:39.069 --> 00:20:40.278 What? 00:20:41.071 --> 00:20:43.156 I had no idea. 00:20:44.741 --> 00:20:49.871 But I wouldn't mind getting wired by you, Mr. Batou. 00:20:49.955 --> 00:20:51.873 No, thank you. 00:20:52.082 --> 00:20:53.083 What? 00:20:53.416 --> 00:20:55.293 Come on! 00:20:55.752 --> 00:20:57.504 I know you hesitated. 00:20:57.587 --> 00:21:00.006 Wait for me, Mr. Batou!