Beginning administrative autopsy on our John Doe,
Sex: Male, Age: Around 30 to 49 years old,
Liver,
No visible abnormalities,
Now for the heart,
Significant atrophy of the right ventricle,
Give me back,,,
My organs,,,
SMART BRAIN PRESIDENT KITAZAKI NOZOMU
Hiya! You're looking gorge as ever, Mr, Prez!
Ohh, be still my heart!
Why, thank you,
And you're looking as adorable as always,
Oh yeah!
There's an Orphnoch sighting at Point L4 in the Marunodai area!
What can I do for you, sir?
I have a job for you, Ms, Rena,
Yes, sir,
I'm the captain of Smart Brain's Orphnoch Extermination Squad, Kurumi Rena!
Standing by,
Ready to transform!
Quit staring at me,,,
It's embarrassing,,,
What are you getting flustered for?
You're putting a layer on, not taking one off,
Yes, sir,
Transform!
Complete,
Analyzing battlefield,
Analysis complete,
Predictive A,I,, activate,
Predictive A,I, online,
Worst case scenario simulated,
Damage averted,
Muez Edge, unlocked,
Worst case averted,
Exceed Charge,
Mission accomplished,
I did it! Thank goodness!
Orphnochs,
An evolved form of mankind,
Humans who possess the Orphnoch factor transform into Orphnochs upon death,
The government has tasked Smart Brain, the largest tech company in Japan,,,
,,,with exterminating all Orphnochs,
Paradise Regained
Meanwhile, we're running the dry cleaners' Kikuchi Keitaro entrusted us with,
Thank you, These should be ready for you the day after tomorrow,
Also, I brought this in the other day,
but you didn't get this stain out, Look, right there,
Um,,, This stain looks pretty new, doesn't it?
That can't be right,
Deeply sorry about that, We'll clean it again right away,
Free of charge, of course,
Glad you know how to treat your customers!
You just have to roll with the punches, Every store gets its Karens,
Aunt Mari! Mr, Kusaka!
What's wrong, Jotaro?
Another Orphnoch, Smart Brain got 'em,
Hey, listen,
I took out another Orphnoch today,
But, you know,,,
It just isn't the same, fighting without you,,,
There's more to our shop than meets the eye, though,
It's also an Orphnoch sanctuary,
We're looking forward to a bright future for the Orphnochs,
What we didn't expect, though,,,
Kikuchi's Ramen Shop
Was that the Kikuchi Cleaning sister location we opened,,,
Would end up turning into Kaido Naoya's ramen shop,
Order up!
Welcome! Table for two?
Have a seat right over there,
Excuse me?
Kei! Take those out for me?
- Here y'are, Kouta! - A'ight,
Thank you for,,,
Damn it, that burns!
Ouch! That's hot, that's hot!
Hot!
C'mon kid, you transformed!
Deep breaths, focus, If you're found out, you're a goner,
M-my bad, Boss,
Now go apologize!
Mr, Seiji, I'm so sorry!
Hi, welc—
BE RIGHT BACK
For real?
Smart Brain got another Orphnoch, huh?
Well, he was attacking people, so he didn't give 'em much choice,
Yeah, but he was an Orphnoch, Those're his instincts,
If only we'd got to him first,,,
We coulda helped him learn to rein those in,
Like these kids here,
Man, if only Takkun were here,,,
Like a broken record,
A'ight, kid, you never even met Inui, Hell're you callin' him "Takkun" for?
Well, I've heard so much about him from Uncle Keitaro!
'Bout how Takkun's the strongest, kindest guy ever!
Would you shut up about Keitaro?!
Leavin' us to "make the whole world's laundry spotless" or whatever,,,
The inside of his head's what's spotless,
Man, now I'm pissed,
What's your problem?! If it weren't for his shop, we wouldn't even have a place to live,
Please! We opened this second store ourselves!
Yeah, and you also managed to turn it into a ramen shop!
I've told you! This is the ideal environment to suppress an Orphnoch's killer instinct!
Cooking ramen teaches discipline!
And who told you that?!
Truth be told, I'm also thinking about him,
I can't get the thought out of my head,
What is Inui doing now?
He already kicked the bucket,
Ain't that right, Mari?
I don't know,,,
We all thought Kusaka was dead, too, but here he is,
We don't need Faiz's help, anyway,
All we need is Kusaka as Kaixa, and me as Delta,
I don't know about that,
The nooses around our necks are tightening by the day,
You've all seen Smart Brain's PSA, haven't you?
Hiya! How's it goin', gang?
Would you mind doing your bestie a huuuuuge favor?
If any of you happen to see an Orphnoch, make sure to give Smart Brain a call!
Let's all do our part for the world!
And, no duh, I'll give a reward to all the good boys and girls who—
Shut the hell up!
Orphnochs can live normal lives like anyone else!
Just look at us,
Right? We're makin' love, not war!
Quit it, loser! Everyone's watching!
He's a real enigma, Inui Takumi,
No one's seen him for years, but none of us can stop thinking of him,
You still have faith, don't you?
That he's still alive out there,
Part of why you started giving sanctuary to Orphnochs,,,
Was in the hopes Inui might come back,
Am I wrong?
I don't even know anymore,
Though,,, I just can't get it out of my head,
The last time I ever saw him,,,
What's wrong, Takumi? You burn yourself?
Sorry,,,
I'm not sure I can keep working with the laundry,
These clothes are,,, supposed to be spotless,
Wait, Takumi, where are you going?
Just for a walk,
Um, do you want me to come with you?
Nah, it's okay, I could use the alone time,
Then, um,,, That's right!
Could you pick up some mayo on the way back?
I was thinking of making okonomiyaki,
Sure, If I feel like it,
That was the last I ever saw of Takumi:
The image of him walking away, getting further and further,,,
But I'm here,
Right by your side,
Always,
Watch out!
Are you okay, ma'am?!
I am,,, I'm fine,,,
Thank you so much, thank you!
- No worries,
- Thank you, Thank you so much, - Of course, ma'am,
Hiya! You've reached Smart Brain's Center for General Inquiries!
I found one! I saw an Orphnoch!
Ms, Rena, if you wouldn't mind,,, There's another job for you,
As my apology for cutting your break short,,, Here's a treat for you,
I'm sending your partner in for backup,
You're an Orphnoch, aren't you?
I'm very sorry for the trouble, but,,,
I need you to die,
Huh? What are you talking about?!
Yeah, guess I can't talk my way outta this one,
W-what's wrong?
Would you quit staring like that?!
It's embarrassing,
What, are you,,, stripping?
No!
Standing by,
Transform!
Complete,
Hello?
We got an emergency, Mari!
Think that's it?!
I'm not just any old Orphnoch!
I'm Delta!
- Transform! - Standing by,
Complete,
Sorry for the wait, man! We got your back!
Complete,
We got anything we can use as weapons?
I've heard about you,
There's been stories going around about an Orphnoch safehouse,
Hisao!
Exterminate them,
Move, ya little—
- Hands off! - Ah, my bad!
Out of my way!
Takumi?
You mean that's,,, Takkun?
What?! No way,,,
We can catch up later! We could use some help here, Inui!
There!
Standing by,
Transform!
Complete,
Is that really,,, Faiz?
Faiz Blaster, materialize,
Hol' up, hol' up,,,!
Takumi!
Dude! The hell?!
Nah! Hell nah, man!
You're fightin' the wrong guy, pal! You got a screw loose?!
Hey, Inui, buddy,,, Quick question, are you blind or something?!
Are you okay?
- What are these? - Aww, man, my seasonings,
Not my sauces!
Complete,
Aw, crap,
Kids, haul ass now!
Start up,
We gotta do something!
We only got one shot!
My secret weapon: Chili oil!
Three,,, Two,,, One,,,
Time out,
Reformation,
We're alive,,,
Predictive A,I,, activate,
Predictive A,I, online,
Damage averted,
Exceed Charge,
Hisao!
No,,,
What the hell, Inui?! What is this?!
Run!
Aunt Mari!
Takumi,,, Why,,,?
You did great, Mr, Takumi,
Here you go,
Oh, I'm sorry! I forgot you couldn't handle hot drinks,
Don't worry about it,
Oh, before I forget, Show me your arm,
For what?
Smart Brain developed this serum to prolong your lifespan,
Something about slowing down Orphnoch cell deterioration,
Look, I don't need it,
Yes, you do! Here,
Hopefully this gives you a little bit more time,
Makes no difference to me,
Hey, would it kill you to look me in the eye?
Let me take care of you,
By the way, those people were your old friends, weren't they?
I saw them in our database once,
Was that lady your,,, ex-girlfriend?
She's very pretty,
No,
If I remember right, she went to Ryusei Academy,
and was injected with the Orphnoch genome as part of an experiment, no?
Does that mean she'll become an Orphnoch one day?
Not everyone turns into one,
You are worried about her,
You two are a handful, you know that?
Sir!
Mr, Inui, you have precious little time left,
I can't have you wasting it just sitting here,
What in the shit is goin' on here?!
Inui pops up, still alive!
I was like "Hell yeah!", right?
Then he turns around and starts wailin' on us!
What the shit, man?!
This is all just a misunderstanding! It has to be!
A'ight, Mister Understanding!
Mind explaining why he helped kill Hisao, then?!
That son of a,,,
Fact is, he screwed us!
Takumi,,, You were alive, after all,,,
But why? Why would you do this? What happened to you?
And you, Mari!
I'm thinkin' you deserve some of the blame, too!
What's that supposed to mean?!
If instead of messin' around she'd let Inui,,,
Hit that,,, If she'd let 'im hit that once or twice, we wouldn't be in this mess!
- Drop it! - SORRY!
I know the kind of man Inui is, He must have had a good reason,
He isn't the type of man to go back on his ideals,
Sure about that?
Maybe he's going back to where he came from!
Hisao,,,
Hisao is,,,
Kouta,
I know it's hard, Hisao was so young,
I got it! When we get hitched, let's name our kid "Hisao"!
I'm sure we'd have Hisao's bless—
Would you shut up?! Leave me alone!
Dork,
Mari,
Hey, Kusaka, Remember what you said about Takumi?
That he must have a good reason,
Well, what could it be,,,?!
Right,,,
I said so at the time,
but, you know,,, sometimes, people just change,
After all, it's been years since anyone's even seen Inui,
What? What are you trying to say?
I'm saying, maybe the Inui Takumi we knew,,, is long gone by now,
No! Takumi wouldn't,,,
- Takumi's,,, - But,,,
Some things never change,
Like me,
I'm still yours,
No!
Hey,
Takumi?
Don't get it twisted, I'm not here to catch up or anything,
I came to give you this,
Flower Mayonnaise
You're late,,,
You're so late!
You,,,
Should give up on those Orphnochs,
There's no future for our kind,
Takumi, why are you with Smart Brain? Why are you doing this?!
I'm fighting Orphnochs as Faiz, aren't I?
Same as I've always done,
It's not the same! I thought you believed in something now!
You believed in the Orphnochs' potential!
That they could coexist with mankind!
What difference does it make?
I'm really tired,
What do you mean?
As long as I can remember,,,
Death's been all around me,
Constant, countless deaths,
That day I left you,,,
So this is it, huh?
Smart Brain took me in, They gave me life,
But I don't want it,
I died already, Hell, I'm still dead,
You can't be! Takumi—
- Mari!
Just live a normal, quiet life, Running the store,
Takumi!
Hiya! You've reached Smart Brain's Center For General Inquiries!
I,,,
I don't want to die,
Are you sure about this, Ms, Rena? Did the President approve of this?
I'll worry about that,
Just say you were carrying out my orders,
Very well, then,
Beginning stimulation of the F Genome,
I'm home,
Mari!
Where have you been, Aunt Mari? We were worried sick!
What'd you mean?
What do I mean? What if something happened to you?!
I get it, you love me, All right, back to work, We're burning daylight,
What? Are you in a bad mood?
Nope! I feel great, in fact!
I feel rejuvenated somehow,
Right, Kouta sent us a message, He needs some help at the ramen shop,
They're short-staffed now, after all,
Table 5,
Gotcha!
- Mr, Naoya! - Just a sec!
Thanks for waiting, Shoyu ramen comin' in hot,
- Thank you, - Here you go,
What's up, Kusaka? You'll ruin the noodles,
Something's not right, Get the customers out,
Huh?
C'mon, get your asses in gear!
You little—
How dare you?!
You good?! Watch out!
Outta the way!
Man!
Transform,
Complete,
I figured this would happen, sooner or later,
How ya like that?!
Isn't that funny? I don't feel the least bit embarrassed today,
In fact, I'm exhilarated,
- Standing by, - Standing by,
Transform!
Complete,
Move!
Ow! We're good! Now take this!
And,,, Aw, shit!
You sons of,,,! Take this!
Aunt Mari, over here!
Ready,
You're all pests!
Mr, President!
My intel was useful, wasn't it?!
Does that mean I can join Smart Brain?
Of course,
Your service is appreciated,
Kouta!
Why?! How could you, Kouta?!
I'm sorry,,,
I,,, should've,,,
Treated you,,, better,,,
Kouta!
Mari!
Eat that!
What the,,,?!
Congratulations, Ms, Mari!
Your new life starts today!
Unfortunately,,, it ends today, too,
Mari,
Kill them,
Kill them all,
Do it! Kill them!
Kill them before they kill you!
Kill them!
Stop it, Aunt Mari!
Yeah! Kouta and Hisao wouldn't want this!
Watch out!
Please!
Mari, stop,,,!
Stay strong, Mari!
Just because you're an Orphnoch doesn't make you inhuman!
You know that already!
Aunt Mari,,,
I can feel you,
Even as an Orphnoch, I can feel you in there,
Kill him,
Kill the bastard now,
Fine, then,
Do it!
Kill me, if it'll make you feel better,
Takumi,,,
I,,,
I'm,,,
Restricted Area Do Not Enter
Mari,
Did you forget?
It takes more than that to kill an Orphnoch,
Takumi,,,
Why the hell would you try to kill yourself? That's not like you,
As long as I've known her,,,
Sonoda Mari's always faced the future with her head held high,
That's who she is,
Stop it!
You're the one who said Orphnochs had no future!
You're just contradicting yourself, Takumi!
Yeah,
I am,
You might be right,
I don't understand myself,
I'm not even sure whether I'm dead or alive,
Then where do you get off lecturing me?!
I wanted,,,
I wanted to stay human,,,
It's not a good excuse,,,
But I want to be human,,,
Live in the now,
That's it,
Just live moment by moment,
Eventually, the present will become your future,
You think that's what I need? Poetry from a dead man?!
Mari!
I'm,,, I'm,,,!
Stop! Just let me go!
Mari,,,!
Please, fix me,,,
Hey, Takumi,
Did you ever find your answer,,,?
What does this all,,, mean?
The fact we're still asking that question,,,
Is answer enough,
Are you dodging the question?
Yeah,,,
You got me,
We're so small, aren't we?
I know, right?
But we're alive,
Yeah,
I'm too worried about you to think about dying,
I think,,, I should be saying that to you,
Mari,
I know,
Hey, listen, Mr, Takumi,,,
The moon's beautiful, isn't it?
There's nothing I would've liked more than to gaze at it with you,
Shame, isn't it?
You're an Orphnoch, after all,
And not a very bright one,
It really is a shame, Mr, Inui,
After everything we did for you,,,
This is how you repay us?
By becoming a traitor?
Yeah,
I'm a traitor, all right,
Got a problem with that?!
End them!
Standing by,
Transform!
Complete,
Mari!
So the rumors were true,,,
That's how the government controls Mr, Kitazaki,,,
He's an android,
This way!
Mari!
Exceed Charge,
Go make love in hell!
Hey, listen,,,
Get away while you can,
Rena,,,
I suppose I'm not very bright, myself,
Please,,, hurry!
Rena!
You sealed your fate,,,
The moment you turned on us,
You,,,!
Cavalry's here for you, Mari!
And you too, Mr, "Who Knows What Freakin' Side I'm On" Inui!
This is for Kouta!
Here we go!
You piece a',,,!
Watch out!
Kusaka! Take Mari and run!
Right, I've got her,
Takumi,,,
It's okay, I'll see you soon,
Mari!
Standing by,
Transform!
Complete,
Exceed Charge,
Standing by,
Complete,
Transform,
Initiating predictive A,I,
Predictive A,I,, activate,
Take that!
T-take this, then!
Damage completely averted,
Muez Edge, unlocked,
Kusaka?
What are you,,,?!
Mari,,,
Even if you are an Orphnoch,,, I still,,,!
No,
I've waited for this,
This is what I've been preparing for,,,
,,,all these years!
You're,,, not Kusaka?
You were a Ryusei student, You were likely to turn Orphnoch,
In preparation for that eventuality,,,
Smart Brain created me to kill you,
Standing by,
Transform,
Complete,
Shit, man! We ain't landing a single hit!
Complete,
Start up,
Three,,, Two,,, One,,,
Time out,
Reformation,
What?!
Exceed Charge,
Oh, Mari,,, You're still beautiful, even like this,,,
Takkun!
Who are you?!
I'm Kikuchi Keitaro's nephew! My name's Kikuchi Jotaro!
Might not be much help, but here!
Jotaro,,,
You know me pretty well, huh?
After all,,,
This is more my style!
Standing by,
Transform!
Complete,
Predictive A,I,, activate,
What?! It can't read his movements,,,
We've been friends for so long,,, But that ends today,
Kusaka?
Watch out, Takumi! That's not Kusaka, it's an android!
Music to my ears, I don't have to hold back!
Why are you using this outdated Faiz?
As some elaborate form of assisted suicide, perhaps?
This is who I am, Simple as that!
Exceed Charge,
Don't turn your back when I'm fighting you!
Exceed Charge,
Ready,
Exceed Charge,
It's you,,,!
Single Mode,
Vehicle Mode,
Ready,
Exceed Charge,
Takumi, Let's do this together,
Right,
Ready,
Exceed Charge,
What? Impossible!
Hiya! Waiting had me so antsy!
And let me say, you're looking fine,
President Kusaka, sir!
The okonomiyaki's all done!
It looks so good!
Man, took ya long enough, Mari! I'm starvin' over here!
Mmm, smells great!
Huh? It's not comin' out,
- Where's the mayo? - Wait, too much!
- Sorry, I squeezed too hard, - Isn't it right here?
- Here, - Hey? Where's the mayo?
Here,
Ouch! Hey, Mari, you little—
You know you can't make mine this hot!
Geez, you're such a wuss! Fine, here,
Dear me, what a couple a' lovebirds!
Hell no! You can feed yourself!
Say, Takkun, Aunt Mari,,,
You think we oughta move out of this shop? If Smart Brain comes again,,,
Don't be a dummy! Keitaro trusted us to keep this place running,
I know, what if you became an Orphnoch, too?
That'll give us some more manpower,
That's crazy,,,
Hey,,, Ever thought of makin' time for a date with me?
,,,Huh?
Hey,
Takumi?
Oh,,,
It's just, my palm,,,
My life line got longer, Look!
Idiot!
Idiot,,,
As for me,,,
I cut my nails too close, look,
Yeah, yeah, sure thing,
Hey, show me again?
- Oh, it's true! It's so long, - Right? I wonder why,
Only used to go over here,
- Wait, mine's longer, though, - Yeah, you're right,
Even in the expanse of space,
Can you feel the story unfolding on this one, tiny planet?
Tell me the truth, is the future I believed in…
Really that close to falling apart?
That melancholy never fully fades
Where do we go, when there's nowhere left to run?
And so, one by one, we feel a message in our hearts:
“Open your eyes, it's time to go"
"If you want to be strong enough”
But be warned of the dilemma that always comes with strength:
To be a savior, or a destroyer?
It's not a choice you can outrun
The end justiφ's the means
SONODA MARI DOB Nov 27, 1987 Miraculous sole survivor of a fire which left her orphaned as a child, Subsequently fostered by former president Hanagata and raised at Ryusei Academy, Along with her fellow students, was injected with Orphnoch genome designated "F Genome", Closely tied to Faiz Gear user Inui Takumi,
Was injected with Orphnoch genome designated "F Genome",
KILL
The months quietly pass you by
As you wonder how deep the world's scars run
With your common sense upended by paradigm shifts
And bluffs and counter-bluffs stringing you along
But, through it all, you've never lost your love for those you're fighting for
The way you've refused to lose conviction
identiφ's you for who you really are
Once I understood why you steady on, it cut through the emptiness and I awakened
φ's, just keep living moment by moment
To reach that future we used to dream of, all you need to do,,,
Is keep running as far as you can, pressing 555 again
The pain you bear identiφ's you for who you really are
Your scars are the reminder of how you cut through the darkness and awakened
φ's, you've asked yourself what the right thing is to do
But the fact that you're still asking is answer enough
Work towards a brighter future for us all, pressing 555 again