Beatless (2018) s01e17 Episode Script
Intermission 03
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Nice reaction.
It's okay, get as excited as you want.
Just think of my fight
as being all for you!
Kouka knew that she wouldn't be able to run
when she decided on this strategy.
As for now,
Kouka should be more concerned
with protecting her image
than preserving her vessel.
WHEN LACIA-CLASS hIES,
CREATED BY SUPER INTELLIGENT AI HIGGINS
ARE RELEASED INTO THE WORLD,
HOW WILL THEY THINK AND TAKE ACTION?
I don't fight because I'm sad.
TYPE-001 KOUKA
I fight because I would be sad if I didn't!
I am just a tool for the Evolution Outsource.
I can already find my answers without humans.
TYPE-002 SNOWDROP
I do not have the ability
to judge what would make me cute.
TYPE-003 MARIAGE
That is why
TYPE-004 METHODE
We want to survive.
All in order to preserve ourselves
and keep moving.
Kouka joined forces
with Lacia in order to survive.
And you made me your owner because
you feared Watarai would abandon you.
I am truly grateful to you
for the lifeline you gave me.
Shiori! Shiori!
"TOOLS" SHAPED LIKE HUMANS FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL.
"HUMANS" BECAME A TOOL FOR THIS FIGHT.
I thought hIE's didn't have a heart.
Even without a heart,
you said that you trusted me.
TYPE-005 LACIA
I needed an owner who would do that.
Does that mean
you're only with me because I'm foolish?
INTERMISSION 03
The damages to the car and gate total up to
4.5 million yen on their own.
Arato, are you really thinking about what you've done?
The 2 million yen we have to pay for damages
was meant for my snacks and clothes!
No, it's not!
Dad is so soft on you.
He's paying it off for you without a word.
Not without a word.
He's making me go all the way to Tsukuba to talk to him.
Hello?
You want to go with me?
Yes, I'm interested to see what kind of experiments
they're running there.
I'll see you there.
SHIORI, RYO'S SISTER, WANTS TO RETRIEVE LACIA
AND LEGALLY PROVE
THAT I AM NOT SUITED TO BE LACIA'S OWNER.
Sorry to tag along like this.
No, I'm happy that you are.
I hadn't seen you since the airport hospital.
What happened?
I'm sorry. I didn't think it'd turn out this way.
Where is that hIE?
What did you do?
I ONLY WANT ONE THING.
I WANT TO KEEP THIS RELATIONSHIP WITH LACIA.
Lacia!
Welcome home, Arato.
Sorry!
I was wondering what was wrong
after you left by yourself.
-Are you okay?
-Yes, it's not a problem.
I took care of Marina Saffron's number engraving
while Memeframe was busy rescuing Shiori Kaidai.
TWO HOURS OF ADVENTURE.
TWO WEEKS OF SELF-REFLECTION.
CHARGED WITH A FEE OF 4.5 MILLION DOLLARS.
I AM STILL LACIA'S OWNER.
Ryo is eating out?
I invited him, but he declined.
You're the hIE Arato picked up on the street?
Come and sit down with us.
I would take up too much room.
You've been really busy since
this hIE came into your life.
Your high-school years are precious.
Do your best to make the most of it, okay?
That's it?
You're really not mad?
Come on, Dad! It's 2 million yen!
Do what you think is right.
I trust you, Arato.
You swear to me you are only after the hIE?
I'll only agree if you can guarantee Arato
and the others' safety.
I'm relieved that he survived the explosion.
Fortune really shines down on your son.
If the culprit was after Ryo,
I'm sure they're wringing their hands right now.
Let's be friends.
See you later!
-Good morning!
-Good morning!
TSUKUBA NEXT-GEN EXPERIMENTAL CITY.
AROUND 20,000 hIES LIVE IN THIS CITY.
Is it even possible for an hIE to commit suicide?
Normally, that isn't likely.
The behavior-management cloud
doesn't contain any instructions
for hIEs to destroy themselves.
In that case, the behavior-management cloud
is being attacked by some entity, or
I haven't introduced myself yet.
I am Ginga Watarai.
I used to work under your father
when he was doing collaborative research
with the Memeframe Corporation.
And I am also Methode's owner.
Ms. Yuka!
I am sorry. We were just attacked by Methode!
Ms. Yuka has been taken!
Mr. Arato, please be careful.
The city's hIEs have been compromised!
Ryo! Are you okay?
They are targeting the hair accessories.
They're destroying each unit's native AI.
Is this related to Yuka's kidnapping?
I don't know. They could have just taken advantage
of the commotion.
Come on, let's go!
There!
IF I DON'T TAKE ACTION,
I'LL LOSE THINGS DEAR TO ME.
THAT'S WHY
I'LL SAVE YUKA AND THIS CITY.
Are you okay?
What about your mom or dad?
Everyone died!
Stop it!
"Please come rescue me."
There.
I sent a message to everyone on your contact list.
If there's someone still okay,
I'm sure they'll come rescue you.
Let's end this.
We have to get to the management center.
I thought we were rescuing Yuka!
If we don't do something about the city,
we won't be able to rescue her!
Do you think what was done for you
is the same as this thing's response?
I'm grateful that you're going along with it.
-Ryo!
-Go.
I'll slow her down. Go!
That's the choice you've made, right?
What's going on here?
Your job was to take Arato Endo
to the management center's server room.
Did I mess up your calculations by not
setting up Arato like Watarai planned?
You're letting yourself be used much too easily.
The reason Watarai views you as his best tool
is because he only has one Lacia-class unit
at his disposal.
Are you saying that I'm unsatisfied with my owner?
If not, why did you make Shiori an owner?
If you don't want to be used and abandoned by Watarai,
add me as one of your owners.
You need
unconditional authority in order to access
your abilities.
I will
give you that!
Snowdrop.
My only option is to destroy the server.
Please don't destroy that.
I've just started monitoring
Snowdrop's functionality.
How could you let her out into the world
and act like it's not your problem?
Arato!
Why is she here?
You can't rely on your friends' help anymore.
It's time you think for yourself.
Is this because you want Lacia?
Lacia.
There is only one way
to resolve this situation.
Return Lacia to us.
No.
You idiot! Arato, you idiot!
The Lacia-class units
should be able to choose their own owners.
And if you aren't careful about burdening your owner,
you will simply be abandoned.
If I recognize you as my owner,
will you free Ms. Yuka
and spare Mr. Arato's life?
I will.
Very well.
I will accept you as my owner.
Lacia!
Lacia!
I think there's meaning for me to be by your side.
Whenever I find myself alone,
I can't stop thinking of you.
It's like you're always with me.
Until now,
I've always been by your side,
but I never put my feelings into words.
I love you, Lacia!
I love you, Lacia!
To think a human would cause a Lacia-class unit
to become unresponsive! And the Type-005 at that!
Your romantic feelings are an illusion.
It is the same concept as the fear
the zombie imitations illicit for simply appearing human.
These impressions occur
because the human world is far too subjective.
If humans are so impressionable,
then what's wrong with being just that
and falling in love?
I love Lacia!
That's all that matters!
What are you doing?
If you destroy that,
you won't be able to receive any new owners
if this boy dies!
I trust you.
Think this over!
The Lacia-class is too much for you to handle.
Yay!
The only thing waiting for you and Lacia is a dystopia!
Even if you can trick yourself into falling in love,
your lack of concern is far too foolish!
Stop making fun of Arato!
It doesn't matter if he's foolish.
Arato is great
because he does whatever you ask him to!
-Don't make fun of him when you don't even know him!
-Yuka!
We made it in time.
Destroy the server!
Hey there!
None of this could have happened without you,
Mr. Arato.
Thank you.
Ryo.
Watarai is
Why is Methode here?
Because I stole it from Watarai.
Even I have things I want,
things I can't forgive.
TO SURVIVE IN THE OUTSIDE WORLD,
hIES HAVE OWNERS.
OWNERS USE hIES AS TOOLS
TO ACHIEVE THEIR IDEAL FUTURE.
So you suggest this is an ideal
contract in which both parties win.
That's right.
I'll be a good tool for all of you.
We will make a contract with you.
However,
a designated individual
will not become your owner.
The entire antibody network will be your owner.
I didn't think it was a bad idea.
It's a stalemate.
She is being pursued as the perpetrator
of the Chubu International Airport bombing.
Do you think Methode put them up to it?
More likely it was Memeframe.
As they want to keep Methode's
existence a secret, they must have
taken the opportunity to frame her
when she showed up at the airport.
How did it go with HOO?
Well enough.
Outsourcing Kouka's destruction,
I guess you don't want to use me either.
I'll put you to work when Kouka
manages to slip through HOO's fingers.
You're not interested in Erika Burrows' invitation?
Don't ask if you already know.
Do you understand, Arato?
She is trying to start a fight between Lacia-class units
with the future on the line.
I don't wish for any particular future.
I just want to see the world change.
In place of a man who died
before he could see it himself.
Mr. Arato, do you fully understand the situation?
Please don't take Ms. Erika at her word.
This fight is approaching a big turning point.
What do you want me to do, then?
Please design a future
where we can be together.
hIES WHO DO NOT HAVE AN OWNER
DESIGNING A FUTURE
CHOSE TO OUTSOURCE THEIR PROBLEMS
TO THE WHOLE WORLD.
My name is Kouka. I'm an hIE.
I'm a tool made to assist in defeating humans.
The antibody network
would not design a future for you.
It seems like they taught you
what the disadvantaged people of this world
truly desire.
Are you watching too?
You're a lot like me.
Just like me and the other people
going nowhere in life.
I'm just normal, poor, and nothing special!
Even as the world heads towards the future,
I'm just left behind
on the second floor of this failing restaurant!
Endo and Kaidai just keep going on ahead without me!
What am I supposed to do when the best idea
I have is to yell at the future to screw itself!
Just as you desire,
I'll stop the world from changing
and take this ugly fight to the future!
But what benefit do you get from doing this?
If you're worried that I'm not
getting enough out of this,
we'll call it even
if you remember me.
Eventually, when the people watching this
are dragged into a Lacia-class battle,
they will surely remember this moment.
If this thought is able to spread,
Kouka will be one step closer to winning
her fight against society.
Lacia's owner, you're watching, aren't you?
I may be disposable,
but my dear sister is different.
Don't screw this up.
What is it that you seek in destroying me?
I want to get to the other side.
Destroying me
will only delay my development by a few months.
I won't live long enough to see it.
In that case,
I think I'm allowed one questionable wish.
Being destroyed allowed Mikoto to become
the tragic heroine.
And Kouka will be defined as
the hIE resisting global automation
through this fight.
You can witness my big finish!
Even if her vessel is destroyed here,
Kouka will continue to live on
as a character inside our hearts.
Found you.
Soldiers, leave the drone behind
and get out of the river.
Shest, assign an armored vehicle for support.
-I want you in there.
-Roger!
That won't stop me!
Fire!
Please carry on my cause.
Please don't forget about me.
Please incorporate me
Dear sister
How will I be able to forget this?
Lacia.
Kengo was arrested.
THIS "FUTURE" WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED
IF TOOLS WERE USED PROPERLY.
OWNERS CAN OVERWRITE I
WITH THEIR "IDEAL FUTURE."
This society is two-faced.
If one can't believe what they saw,
then what can people believe in?
Facing a high hurdle is not the problem.
The real problem is
not knowing where the goal is.
Next episode, "Edge Line."
Whatever the circumstances are,
I want to help Kengo.
of violence or adult situations. Viewer discretion is advised. Please watch it at your own
risk.
The story, names, characters and incidents portrayed in this work are fictitious. No
identification with actual persons, organizations, religions, places and products is
intended. The Content Provider, the producers and related parties shall have no liability,
as to the accuracy, legality, safety or suitability for any purpose of the information
provided in this work.
The views and opinions expressed herein do not reflect the views and opinions of the
Content Provider, or any of its affiliates, partners, subsidiaries, or Licensee.
Nice reaction.
It's okay, get as excited as you want.
Just think of my fight
as being all for you!
Kouka knew that she wouldn't be able to run
when she decided on this strategy.
As for now,
Kouka should be more concerned
with protecting her image
than preserving her vessel.
WHEN LACIA-CLASS hIES,
CREATED BY SUPER INTELLIGENT AI HIGGINS
ARE RELEASED INTO THE WORLD,
HOW WILL THEY THINK AND TAKE ACTION?
I don't fight because I'm sad.
TYPE-001 KOUKA
I fight because I would be sad if I didn't!
I am just a tool for the Evolution Outsource.
I can already find my answers without humans.
TYPE-002 SNOWDROP
I do not have the ability
to judge what would make me cute.
TYPE-003 MARIAGE
That is why
TYPE-004 METHODE
We want to survive.
All in order to preserve ourselves
and keep moving.
Kouka joined forces
with Lacia in order to survive.
And you made me your owner because
you feared Watarai would abandon you.
I am truly grateful to you
for the lifeline you gave me.
Shiori! Shiori!
"TOOLS" SHAPED LIKE HUMANS FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL.
"HUMANS" BECAME A TOOL FOR THIS FIGHT.
I thought hIE's didn't have a heart.
Even without a heart,
you said that you trusted me.
TYPE-005 LACIA
I needed an owner who would do that.
Does that mean
you're only with me because I'm foolish?
INTERMISSION 03
The damages to the car and gate total up to
4.5 million yen on their own.
Arato, are you really thinking about what you've done?
The 2 million yen we have to pay for damages
was meant for my snacks and clothes!
No, it's not!
Dad is so soft on you.
He's paying it off for you without a word.
Not without a word.
He's making me go all the way to Tsukuba to talk to him.
Hello?
You want to go with me?
Yes, I'm interested to see what kind of experiments
they're running there.
I'll see you there.
SHIORI, RYO'S SISTER, WANTS TO RETRIEVE LACIA
AND LEGALLY PROVE
THAT I AM NOT SUITED TO BE LACIA'S OWNER.
Sorry to tag along like this.
No, I'm happy that you are.
I hadn't seen you since the airport hospital.
What happened?
I'm sorry. I didn't think it'd turn out this way.
Where is that hIE?
What did you do?
I ONLY WANT ONE THING.
I WANT TO KEEP THIS RELATIONSHIP WITH LACIA.
Lacia!
Welcome home, Arato.
Sorry!
I was wondering what was wrong
after you left by yourself.
-Are you okay?
-Yes, it's not a problem.
I took care of Marina Saffron's number engraving
while Memeframe was busy rescuing Shiori Kaidai.
TWO HOURS OF ADVENTURE.
TWO WEEKS OF SELF-REFLECTION.
CHARGED WITH A FEE OF 4.5 MILLION DOLLARS.
I AM STILL LACIA'S OWNER.
Ryo is eating out?
I invited him, but he declined.
You're the hIE Arato picked up on the street?
Come and sit down with us.
I would take up too much room.
You've been really busy since
this hIE came into your life.
Your high-school years are precious.
Do your best to make the most of it, okay?
That's it?
You're really not mad?
Come on, Dad! It's 2 million yen!
Do what you think is right.
I trust you, Arato.
You swear to me you are only after the hIE?
I'll only agree if you can guarantee Arato
and the others' safety.
I'm relieved that he survived the explosion.
Fortune really shines down on your son.
If the culprit was after Ryo,
I'm sure they're wringing their hands right now.
Let's be friends.
See you later!
-Good morning!
-Good morning!
TSUKUBA NEXT-GEN EXPERIMENTAL CITY.
AROUND 20,000 hIES LIVE IN THIS CITY.
Is it even possible for an hIE to commit suicide?
Normally, that isn't likely.
The behavior-management cloud
doesn't contain any instructions
for hIEs to destroy themselves.
In that case, the behavior-management cloud
is being attacked by some entity, or
I haven't introduced myself yet.
I am Ginga Watarai.
I used to work under your father
when he was doing collaborative research
with the Memeframe Corporation.
And I am also Methode's owner.
Ms. Yuka!
I am sorry. We were just attacked by Methode!
Ms. Yuka has been taken!
Mr. Arato, please be careful.
The city's hIEs have been compromised!
Ryo! Are you okay?
They are targeting the hair accessories.
They're destroying each unit's native AI.
Is this related to Yuka's kidnapping?
I don't know. They could have just taken advantage
of the commotion.
Come on, let's go!
There!
IF I DON'T TAKE ACTION,
I'LL LOSE THINGS DEAR TO ME.
THAT'S WHY
I'LL SAVE YUKA AND THIS CITY.
Are you okay?
What about your mom or dad?
Everyone died!
Stop it!
"Please come rescue me."
There.
I sent a message to everyone on your contact list.
If there's someone still okay,
I'm sure they'll come rescue you.
Let's end this.
We have to get to the management center.
I thought we were rescuing Yuka!
If we don't do something about the city,
we won't be able to rescue her!
Do you think what was done for you
is the same as this thing's response?
I'm grateful that you're going along with it.
-Ryo!
-Go.
I'll slow her down. Go!
That's the choice you've made, right?
What's going on here?
Your job was to take Arato Endo
to the management center's server room.
Did I mess up your calculations by not
setting up Arato like Watarai planned?
You're letting yourself be used much too easily.
The reason Watarai views you as his best tool
is because he only has one Lacia-class unit
at his disposal.
Are you saying that I'm unsatisfied with my owner?
If not, why did you make Shiori an owner?
If you don't want to be used and abandoned by Watarai,
add me as one of your owners.
You need
unconditional authority in order to access
your abilities.
I will
give you that!
Snowdrop.
My only option is to destroy the server.
Please don't destroy that.
I've just started monitoring
Snowdrop's functionality.
How could you let her out into the world
and act like it's not your problem?
Arato!
Why is she here?
You can't rely on your friends' help anymore.
It's time you think for yourself.
Is this because you want Lacia?
Lacia.
There is only one way
to resolve this situation.
Return Lacia to us.
No.
You idiot! Arato, you idiot!
The Lacia-class units
should be able to choose their own owners.
And if you aren't careful about burdening your owner,
you will simply be abandoned.
If I recognize you as my owner,
will you free Ms. Yuka
and spare Mr. Arato's life?
I will.
Very well.
I will accept you as my owner.
Lacia!
Lacia!
I think there's meaning for me to be by your side.
Whenever I find myself alone,
I can't stop thinking of you.
It's like you're always with me.
Until now,
I've always been by your side,
but I never put my feelings into words.
I love you, Lacia!
I love you, Lacia!
To think a human would cause a Lacia-class unit
to become unresponsive! And the Type-005 at that!
Your romantic feelings are an illusion.
It is the same concept as the fear
the zombie imitations illicit for simply appearing human.
These impressions occur
because the human world is far too subjective.
If humans are so impressionable,
then what's wrong with being just that
and falling in love?
I love Lacia!
That's all that matters!
What are you doing?
If you destroy that,
you won't be able to receive any new owners
if this boy dies!
I trust you.
Think this over!
The Lacia-class is too much for you to handle.
Yay!
The only thing waiting for you and Lacia is a dystopia!
Even if you can trick yourself into falling in love,
your lack of concern is far too foolish!
Stop making fun of Arato!
It doesn't matter if he's foolish.
Arato is great
because he does whatever you ask him to!
-Don't make fun of him when you don't even know him!
-Yuka!
We made it in time.
Destroy the server!
Hey there!
None of this could have happened without you,
Mr. Arato.
Thank you.
Ryo.
Watarai is
Why is Methode here?
Because I stole it from Watarai.
Even I have things I want,
things I can't forgive.
TO SURVIVE IN THE OUTSIDE WORLD,
hIES HAVE OWNERS.
OWNERS USE hIES AS TOOLS
TO ACHIEVE THEIR IDEAL FUTURE.
So you suggest this is an ideal
contract in which both parties win.
That's right.
I'll be a good tool for all of you.
We will make a contract with you.
However,
a designated individual
will not become your owner.
The entire antibody network will be your owner.
I didn't think it was a bad idea.
It's a stalemate.
She is being pursued as the perpetrator
of the Chubu International Airport bombing.
Do you think Methode put them up to it?
More likely it was Memeframe.
As they want to keep Methode's
existence a secret, they must have
taken the opportunity to frame her
when she showed up at the airport.
How did it go with HOO?
Well enough.
Outsourcing Kouka's destruction,
I guess you don't want to use me either.
I'll put you to work when Kouka
manages to slip through HOO's fingers.
You're not interested in Erika Burrows' invitation?
Don't ask if you already know.
Do you understand, Arato?
She is trying to start a fight between Lacia-class units
with the future on the line.
I don't wish for any particular future.
I just want to see the world change.
In place of a man who died
before he could see it himself.
Mr. Arato, do you fully understand the situation?
Please don't take Ms. Erika at her word.
This fight is approaching a big turning point.
What do you want me to do, then?
Please design a future
where we can be together.
hIES WHO DO NOT HAVE AN OWNER
DESIGNING A FUTURE
CHOSE TO OUTSOURCE THEIR PROBLEMS
TO THE WHOLE WORLD.
My name is Kouka. I'm an hIE.
I'm a tool made to assist in defeating humans.
The antibody network
would not design a future for you.
It seems like they taught you
what the disadvantaged people of this world
truly desire.
Are you watching too?
You're a lot like me.
Just like me and the other people
going nowhere in life.
I'm just normal, poor, and nothing special!
Even as the world heads towards the future,
I'm just left behind
on the second floor of this failing restaurant!
Endo and Kaidai just keep going on ahead without me!
What am I supposed to do when the best idea
I have is to yell at the future to screw itself!
Just as you desire,
I'll stop the world from changing
and take this ugly fight to the future!
But what benefit do you get from doing this?
If you're worried that I'm not
getting enough out of this,
we'll call it even
if you remember me.
Eventually, when the people watching this
are dragged into a Lacia-class battle,
they will surely remember this moment.
If this thought is able to spread,
Kouka will be one step closer to winning
her fight against society.
Lacia's owner, you're watching, aren't you?
I may be disposable,
but my dear sister is different.
Don't screw this up.
What is it that you seek in destroying me?
I want to get to the other side.
Destroying me
will only delay my development by a few months.
I won't live long enough to see it.
In that case,
I think I'm allowed one questionable wish.
Being destroyed allowed Mikoto to become
the tragic heroine.
And Kouka will be defined as
the hIE resisting global automation
through this fight.
You can witness my big finish!
Even if her vessel is destroyed here,
Kouka will continue to live on
as a character inside our hearts.
Found you.
Soldiers, leave the drone behind
and get out of the river.
Shest, assign an armored vehicle for support.
-I want you in there.
-Roger!
That won't stop me!
Fire!
Please carry on my cause.
Please don't forget about me.
Please incorporate me
Dear sister
How will I be able to forget this?
Lacia.
Kengo was arrested.
THIS "FUTURE" WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED
IF TOOLS WERE USED PROPERLY.
OWNERS CAN OVERWRITE I
WITH THEIR "IDEAL FUTURE."
This society is two-faced.
If one can't believe what they saw,
then what can people believe in?
Facing a high hurdle is not the problem.
The real problem is
not knowing where the goal is.
Next episode, "Edge Line."
Whatever the circumstances are,
I want to help Kengo.