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You people don't understand a thing!

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Do you think the posthumans
are like aliens or something?

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When they…

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When their cyberbrains were infected
with that code, they were reborn.

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We're talking about a sudden mutation!

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Your story is hard to believe.

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Besides, why would
a mere technician like you

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know about all this?

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Well, that's because I…

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have the code…

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in here.

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Fine.

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We'll ask our nation's government
to consider your request.

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Please arrange for my asylum
as soon as possible.

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I can't wait forever, you know.

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There are plenty of other organizations
that would like to have this information.

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DOMINO EFFECT / SILLY KUKUSHKIN

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Have you found Togusa's trail yet?

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We've continued searching for
facial recognition using the IR system,

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but if he traveled using the same methods
as the posthumans, it could be difficult.

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I see.

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I've asked the Public Security Bureau
to spare some manpower as well.

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All we can do now
is wait for their report.

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Well, as long as he's not buried
on that mountain,

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we'll pick up his scent somewhere.

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And? What's today's agenda?

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I received some interesting information

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from the chief surveillance officer
of External Affairs, Section 2.

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PHILIP KUKUSHKIN

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This man's name is Philip Kukushin.

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He was employed at
the Russian Intelligence Agency

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as a level-2 cyberbrain engineer.

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There's no chance that he's a spy.

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He has no ideological issues
and he's never been on the bureau's radar.

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Even so, he's no mere tourist either.

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If he has an outstanding quality,

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it would be that he's a full-prosthetic.

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We found out about him

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after he made contact with employees
from the Indian Embassy.

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Did he apply for asylum or something?

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There was that too.

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But he also uttered
a word that is of great interest to us.

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You people don't understand a thing!

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Do you think the posthumans
are like aliens or something?

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When they…

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When their cyberbrains were infected
with that code, they were reborn.

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We're talking about a sudden mutation!

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Well, that's because I…

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have the code…

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in here.

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So you're saying that this guy

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knew about posthumans
without hearing of them from Smith?

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In that case,

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before Smith finds out,

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we'll want to get ahold of him first.

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Excuse me.
Are you by any chance from Russia?

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Oh, well… Yes.

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I knew it!
Actually, I come from Russia too.

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How nice to meet a fellow countryman
in a place like this.

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How about a drink? I'm buying.

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-Hey, you! Two glasses.
-I…

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Coming right up.

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Say, well… You don't have
to buy me a drink. I already have one.

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I see.

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Too bad. Enjoy your drink.

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Wait.

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I…

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Is he dead?

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Call an ambulance!

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Police! Nobody move!

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Everyone, quiet down! Stay calm!

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Hey, his cyberbrain…

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It doesn't look good.

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We've completed Kukushkin's autopsy.

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The cause of death was sudden onset
prosthetic malfunction due to polonium.

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What?

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Sudden death from polonium poisoning?

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The nerve cells of a full-prosthetic

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are extremely vulnerable
to internal radiation.

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If it was polonium,
then could it be Russia?

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We questioned the other customers

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and it seems he shared a drink
with a white man.

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Are you by any chance from Russia?

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Oh, well… Yes.

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I knew it!
Actually, I come from Russia too.

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He was caught on the other cameras too.

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This is our man.

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Guess we hit the mark.

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Something's not right.

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Polonium is a pretty standard method
of assassination for Russia,

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but if the information
Kukushkin was carrying

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was something that
the Russian government wanted to cover up,

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they would do it in secret.

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You're right.

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Killing him like this

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is as if they're announcing
that Russia did it.

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Meaning someone wants Russia
to take the blame?

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Even so,

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whatever information he had
has been erased too.

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Well, if I may…

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I hadn't gotten to the important part yet.

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The truth is, there was no brain.

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Inside Kukushkin's body, that is.

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It was a remote body?

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Correct.

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-What?
-Masterfully done.

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The bastard's claims that he had
the code in his cyberbrain

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were all a bluff, huh?

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Does that mean

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that Kukushkin is still alive somewhere?

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If that's the case…

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Well, if Kukushkin managed to fool us,

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then the ones who killed him

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probably haven't noticed either.

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We can use this to our advantage.

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Batou, take Esaki and find Kukushkin.

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We'll work on identifying
who ordered the kill.

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Hey, don't you think
I can handle this alone?

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Take this chance to teach her the ropes.

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If you insist.

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Let's go.

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Roger!

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He certainly picked a fancy place to stay.

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I've never stayed in a room this nice!

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Batou, what do you say
we book a room together sometime?

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Hey… You do realize
that's * harassment, right?

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Huh? Really?

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For him to choose
a classical room like this,

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he must have been wary
of a digital attack.

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You're not here to play detective.
Just find his trail.

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Huh?

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Say, do you feel some kind of tingling
from your cyberbrain?

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What?

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Did you say something?

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Oh, well… It's nothing.

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This is all of his luggage?

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There's no way someone would hide
in this place with just a brain case.

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Actually, I think he was here all along.

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Huh? With just a brain case,
there's no way he can go anywhere.

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I guess you're right.

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Batou, Kukushkin may have planned

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to sneak into the country
with his brain disconnected all along.

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What?

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Excuse me…

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Yes?

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That charging stand over there is for use
with personal assistant robots, right?

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Yes.

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And yet, I don't see a robot
anywhere in this room.

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You're right.

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Is it common to find robots
in other rooms too?

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No.

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Since this room was designed
for use by elderly guests,

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the robot is included
to assist with their needs.

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-Batou!
-What?

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Could I have your ear for a moment?

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What's the deal? You're creeping me out.

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Is it possible that we've been tapped?

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I don't detect anything.

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Aren't you being paranoid?

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Well, I hope that's the case.

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Kukushkin probably fled
by entering Ginger.

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Who the hell is Ginger?

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Oh, Ginger is the nickname
I've given to this fellow.

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Is that so?

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Anyway, Kukushkin probably guessed
that he was being targeted

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and purposefully rented this room
to get access to this robot.

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The robot appears on the logs
in the elevator hall too.

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He must have used the hotel's network

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to control his body remotely
and monitor the situation.

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Are you serious?

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Wait, you can't scan here!

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Let's just try to find Ginger.

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Hey!

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Wait, excuse me!
Have you finished viewing the room?

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Is everything okay?

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What?

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How long have you known?

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I see.

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Focus on recovering the target.

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It's me.

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Connect me to headquarters.

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-You take that side. I'll go this way.
-Roger!

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What is it?

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What just happened?

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A specter?

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No…

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I've seen this woman before.

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What is… this…

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Batou, I found him!

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Something's wrong, though.

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Batou!

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What the hell?

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-Idiot! Get down!
-Roger!

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Grab Kukushkin.

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What's going on?

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You two have been tapped.

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Change to autistic mode.

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Seriously?

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How the hell did that happen?

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-It's a posthuman.
-What?

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Come quietly, you!

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Let me go!

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I knew it was a fishing expedition,

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but this is an unexpected catch.

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HOTEL NIIHAMA

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Did you think I'd lose that easily?

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Stop! This is a false arrest!

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I'm not a robot!

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I'm human!

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Oh, yeah? Would you prefer
that we toss you to the Russian Embassy?

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That's…

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Did she get away?

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Yes. But if he's what she's after,
she'll be back.

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We'd better conceal ourselves.

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SEISHINKOUKI CO., LTD.

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I can't believe I got tapped again.

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I'm in no place to lecture you now.

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No, it's because I interfered.

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You drew an unlucky opponent.

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-Suzuka Mizukane, huh?
-That's right.

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Why would someone who was
neck-deep in the sustainable war abroad

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suddenly decide to come home?

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Was it for you?

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What is it that you have, exactly?

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Well?

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Ginger?

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-G… Huh? Ginger?
-Yes.

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What the…

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Is it the posthuman?

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Judging by their armor, I doubt it.

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Doesn't seem like India either.

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It's him!

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A full-prosthetic?

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You got him?

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-He's the one we wanted?
-Probably.

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We'll collect his brain case
and figure out who hired him.

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-Paz!
-Huh?

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Can you call Tachikoma right away?

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I'm still tapped, so I can't do it myself.

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What?

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What's that?

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Subtitle translation by: Bradley Plumb