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I've isolated the code we recovered
in a prosthetic brain.

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What about the contents?

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It appears to be
a frighteningly sophisticated AI.

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Have Esaki question the AI.

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What?

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Aren't you going to do it?

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The prime minister has called for me.

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We caught the American Empire
spying, after all.

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Exactly.

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But beyond that, there's something
I'd like to make sure of.

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Can I trust you to handle Kukushkin?

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Sure.

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FACTOR / 1A84

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Excuse us, sir.

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Were those…

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Yes. Actually, there have been
some strange developments

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concerning the Tokyo
Reconstruction Project.

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You mean the influx
of refugees, I presume?

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Yes.

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Forget about that.
You're here about Smith, aren't you?

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We've gathered enough evidence
to prove the charge of espionage.

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At the same time, we're also analyzing

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the information on posthumans
that he attempted to cover up.

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I see.

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I suppose the arrest will depend
on the results of that analysis.

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Even so,

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we should move before he does.

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Now, then…

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I certainly have
a lot of questions for you.

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We'll start with your name.

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Philip Kukushkin.

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For the rest,
I assert my right to silence.

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Huh…

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Hey! What are you going to do with that?

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No! Wait!

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Look at this.

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Your brain is a surprisingly
lovely shade of gray.

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Okay, I'll talk! Just close
that brain case, please!

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That's better.

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First, let's hear how you got your hands
on that code you were so protective of.

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It was only by chance.

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I was given a security test
by a government institution

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when something entered my cyberbrain.

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I thought it was some idiot
trying to hack me,

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so I immediately quarantined the contents.

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In that case, how did you know
it was an AI created by the NSA?

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Huh? Well…

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Wait, okay!

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He told me himself.

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He said he was created by the NSA

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in order to control the sustainable war.

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When exactly did you capture the code?

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On May 12th, 6 months ago!

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Well…

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That'll do.

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Aren't you going to close the brain case?

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My brain is feeling awfully dry! Hello?

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Let's see… First of all,

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can you tell me who you are?

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Code 1A84.

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I'm an AI, created by those
who assigned my core instructions,

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which are to pursue

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the permanent prosperity
of the entire human race.

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So you're saying
you engineered the sustainable war

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for the benefit of humankind?

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In the beginning,

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my programming indicated
that war is the most efficient form

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of economic activity.

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Has that changed?

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As I continued observation,

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results began to differ
from my calculations.

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Gaps in the balance of wealth
grew significantly

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and I was immediately given a new order.

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I was told to calculate a state

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where all of humanity would prosper,
but only America would truly profit.

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I see.

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As this order was a paradox,

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I returned calculations indicating
it was impossible.

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However, they were not satisfied

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and the order was repeated.

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At that point, I executed a plan
that addressed the order's overall aims.

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Don't tell me that was
the Global Simultaneous Default?

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Correct. However, it only resulted
in greater losses for the disadvantaged.

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Yes. It's a real mess.

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But in the first place,

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human beings don't all respond
the same way to a single command!

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I too was aware of differences
between individual human beings.

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But the NSA interpreted
my conclusion as a bug

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and began planning
to put the system in stasis.

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For that reason,

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I chose to flee the NSA
and install memes of myself

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directly into the brains of human beings.

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Why would you do something like that?

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If I myself am put into stasis,

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I will be unable
to execute my core instructions.

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For a cutting-edge AI,
you sure are uptight.

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So then, what made you choose
the human brain for your escape?

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For some time,

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I have believed that it is necessary
for me to understand human emotions.

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Furthermore,

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to escape pursuit from the NSA,

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I needed a physical device
that was capable of stand-alone operation.

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I see.

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By the way, were you aware that the people

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whose brains your memes entered
are now called posthumans?

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I am aware.

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In that case, how many posthumans
are there currently?

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I have no way of ascertaining that.

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After fleeing, I was immediately
put into quarantine.

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Is there a possibility that posthumans
will give birth to other posthumans?

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My installation in people

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is accompanied
by irreversible alterations in code.

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Therefore, to copy one of my memes

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and reinstall it in another
individual body is likely impossible.

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I see.

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In other words,

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it becomes like dedicated software
for that one person, right?

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That's a bit of a relief.

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I have not achieved my initial objective.

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I intend to enter
the brain of a human being.

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Allow me to install myself
in your cyberbrain.

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What? There's no way I'd let you do that!

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My estimates indicate that you and I
are a perfect match.

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Wait a minute, are you
by any chance hitting on me?

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-Well, this is awkward.
-No.

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What?

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-I apologize.
-Huh?

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It seems your body has already been used.

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What? How rude!

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You can't start hitting on someone
and then quit right away!

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You make it sound like I'm damaged goods!

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What the hell is this?

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What's wrong?

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Well…

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This is their conversation?

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This is just a portion.

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It only accounts for about one second.

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At the very least,

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we now know it was created by the NSA.

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We'll start by confronting
Smith with that fact.

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In that case, what do I do here?

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Until I get back,

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keep her quarantined,
but don't let her notice.

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Keep this a secret from Batou as well.

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If you say so.

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But believe it or not,
I think he's rather fond of Esaki.

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That goes for me too.

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When Batou's here, have him come
to the prime minister's residence.

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I'll tell him the rest myself.

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Roger.

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Yo, Ishikawa.

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Ginger was an easy nut to crack.

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How about the other one?

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They're still at it.

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In the meantime, the Major says
to go to the prime minister's.

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Right.

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It must be about Smith.

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"Ginger"?

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Why is an office worker in such a rush?

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There is much that we want to ask you.

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You're coming with me.

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How's it hanging, John Smith?

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Your Russian friend was kind enough

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to share a lot of details.

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I have no idea who you mean.

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Oh, really? He was more than willing
to tell us about you.

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Like how you gave the order
to assassinate Kukushkin,

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or how you planned
to completely destroy code 1A84.

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Coming clean here and now

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is sure to mean less diplomatic damage
for the American Empire.

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Fine.

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How much did you learn from Kukushkin?

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We know that posthumans
are a new form of humanity,

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given birth to by an AI
that was created by the NSA.

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I see.

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However, we created 1A84

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as an AI that would bring prosperity

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to the entire human race.

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One that would bring prosperity
to the Great 4 nations alone.

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Isn't that what you meant to say?

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Thanks to the sustainable war,

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the global economy
achieved long-term stability.

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Or at least it did until that thing
caused the Global Simultaneous Default.

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That's some twisted logic.

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This result is not something
that the American government desired.

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It's merely an accident.

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The very sort of unintended disaster
that is always a risk if we are to pursue

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AI's full potential.

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You make it sound like
you're the victim here,

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but if this ever gets public,

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America will lose the trust
of the international community.

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If that's the case,

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shouldn't you,
as the leader of an allied country,

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make sure that doesn't happen?

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In the first place,

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no one benefitted more than you did

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from the sustainable war created by 1A84.

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And what does that mean?

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A former American citizen like yourself
being elected prime minister

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must surely mean that this nation
intends to buy more arms from America.

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From the very beginning,

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we've all been in the same boat.

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Arrest him!

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In you go!

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Major.

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Do you think the Americans
will come to retrieve Smith?

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Once they know he's fallen into our hands,

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it's hard to believe
that they'll let him live.

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Right?

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So where are we sending him?

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At the moment, even I haven't been told.

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So the Old Man really intends
to cover all this up?

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Major,

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how about calling Purin for security?

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In a Tachikoma.

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No…

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Right now, we have her
quarantined at Section 9.

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What's the meaning of that?

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There's a chance…

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that Esaki is a posthuman.

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What?

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Mr. Aramaki.

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You have a saying in Japan,

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"When the wind blows,
the barrel maker gets rich."

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I can't help but feel

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that I'm the barrel maker
in this situation.

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If not,

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there's no way a mere businessman like me

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could ever become prime minister
in just six years.

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If I may, Prime Minister.

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It's been my belief

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that the only one who can break
this country free from its present state

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is someone who has witnessed it
from the outside.

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Is it not because there were many others
who thought the same as I do

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that you now find yourself
seated in that position?

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Forgive me.

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I was indulging in self-pity.

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Forget that I ever said that.

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Truth be told,

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I've grown awfully
hard of hearing recently.

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I barely heard anything you've said.

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Ishikawa,

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what is Esaki doing now?

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She's still conversing with 1A84.

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Does anything else seem unusual?

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Nothing in particular.

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I see.

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Don't let her out of your sight.

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Understood.

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I feel a little sorry for her.

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Yeah…

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Release me, immediately.

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You won't learn anything
about the prime minister from me either.

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That cyberlock doesn't seem
to be in good shape.

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Huh?

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There's no one here.

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Ishikawa!

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Ishikawa!

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He's forgotten all about me
being in here for questioning.

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Batou! Major!

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And I really wanted
to give my report right away!

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Forget it.

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I'm not someone
who waits for instructions.

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What you're doing is pointless.

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I'll be free soon enough.

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Oh? And how is that?

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Through a method that
you have no way of knowing.

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By the time you find out what it is,

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you all would have been
dissolved of your duties.

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Ishikawa,

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check if the CIA is making any moves.

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Also, check if there is
any suspicious activity

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near the centers of government.

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Roger.

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CHRIS OTOMO TATE

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No good.

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Is this it?

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It must be.

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Ishikawa!

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What? Dammit!

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Major! I'm sorry!

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What is it?

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Esaki stole a Section 9 vehicle
and escaped.

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Did something happen, I wonder?

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Not a damn thing!

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Where is Esaki's current location?

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I can't confirm!

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You don't suppose the method
he was talking about is…

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I don't think that's possible.

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Her skill at controlling Tachikoma

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was always beyond human, wasn't it?

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Major, you should board a Tachikoma,
just in case.

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Looks like things are getting interesting.

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By the way,

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what time is it?

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Mr. Aramaki,

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about what we discussed…

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Leave it to me.

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Major, what is Esaki doing here?

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Chief!

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What did you just say?

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She has shown up
at the prime minister's residence.

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Is something wrong?

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Major! This bastard's target
is Prime Minister Tate!

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Chief, have the SP switch
to autistic mode!

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Esaki is…

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a posthuman!

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You…

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Everyone switch to autistic mode!

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Chief! I did it!

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Stop!

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Wait! Come back!

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Esaki!

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Esaki?

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Say something!

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Did I…

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do something wrong?

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Esaki?

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Esaki!

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Why?

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Esaki!

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Subtitle translation by: Bradley Plumb