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My body starts to melt

It was waiting for this miracle

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009

You've got the chance to express you

Here comes the imagination

Time, place

Truth and lies

Joy and sorrow

Kindness, hateness

Happiness, sadness

Smile, tears, friendship

Alone, together, birth

Death, sleep, fight

Space and oneself

In that promised place

I feel it once again

The spreading of a dream that's come true

I start running today too

The crowd is cheering triumphantly and with great joy

along the parade route for Colonel Yuri Gagarin.

Our hero, who challenged outer space, proclaimed that "the Earth is blue"

Our hero, who challenged outer space, proclaimed that "the Earth is blue"

and that our homeland gleams like silk from space.

and that our homeland gleams like silk from space.

Hero, my ass. They're so noisy, I can't concentrate.

The doors are all closed.

Is this really the nation's best facility?

I'm sick of hearing that.

They'll hear you!

Gilmore-kun, we can have faith in you?

The heart you created.

There's nothing to worry about.

As long as there are no mistakes during the operation.

It seems the academy doesn't teach manners.

Isaac Gilmore of the Soren Academy has created an experimental artificial heart.

He is about to perform the world's first transplant.

Cardiac arrest.

I'm beginning to remove the heart.

Dammit!

You seem very frustrated, Gilmore-kun.

W-Who's there?!

Who are you?!

I suppose it's to be expected.

After all, a young genius, full of confidence,

created an artificial human heart that failed miserably.

And the surgery itself was a flop.

Aflop?

Nonsense! That was because of a surgical error.

My artificial heart is perfect!

"Perfect" is one of those words that only the young

have the privilege to use freely.

What is that?

l-it's...

My own design for an artificial human heart.

Impressive, isn't it?

W-Who are you?!

It can't be! Professor Braun?!

The Nobel Prize winner for medicine!

But you died in an accident!

I faked my death so I could have the freedom to pursue my research.

But this is unbelievable!

The technology to create this is far beyond the level of modern medicine.

The future doesn't come to everyone at the same time, Gilmore-kun.

Take this country. They can send a man into space,

but some people here have never seen a car before.

The future first visits places that have gathered funds and talented personnel.

Don't you want to see the leading edge of the world to come?

That was the beginning.

That's how I joined Black Ghost.

As long as the human instinct for war persisted,

there would always be causes of conflicts.

Braun and the rest of us were ona mission to use cyborg technology

to produce future soldiers, all-powerful soldiers who could fight the wars

of the future, whether they were in space or in the deep sea.

Experiment number D6, the original promising candidate for 001.

Now!

Acceleration Mode!

Acceleration Mode cut out!

Dammit! More trouble with that?

No.

He took it to its limit.

He's flying! He'll get away!

No worries. I only put a little fuel in him.

Acceleration Mode doesn't last long enough.

It won't be very useful like this.

It seems we'll have to reconsider the materials to make his suit stronger, too.

Yes. And we should keep this man.

I agree.

After Acceleration Mode cut off, he made a snap judgment.

He suddenly switched over to his leg jets, using them as a weapon

while also avoiding the enemy, something a robot would never do.

This is exactly why we're focusing on cyborgs.

Then it's settled. We'll make this man our 001, Gilmore-kun.

Yes, sir.

Choose a candidate for the next test subject.

Yes, sir.

I knew I'd become involved with a world that had deviated

from common sense and morals.

But I'd lost to my desire for research.

Black Ghost had already been proceeding with a mutant creation plan

to raise soldiers with psionic powers.

Gamo Wisky was in charge of that project.

I heard that kid with psionic powers is going to become part of the cyborg program.

I heard that kid with psionic powers is going to become part of the cyborg program.

That boy? Why?

I guess Dr. Brown has been interested in it for a while now.

He said if psionic powers were added to a cyborg soldier,

we would be able to create variations of the powers.

But that child is Gamo's son, isn't he?

He would give up his son?

Apparently.

After all, Gamo is the one who gave the kid psionic powers in the first place.

There's a man who doesn't know a thing about a father's love.

His reason to give up the kid is...

Stop it, Ivan.

Incredible.

I heard he's giving his son up as a deal,

in exchange for funding the mutant project.

That project hasn't delivered so far, and was on the verge of being cancelled.

He sold his child for that?!

He would give his child to them in exchange for research funding?!

Don't get on your high horse here.

We're in no position to criticize anyone's moral failings.

That's how I first encountered Ivan.

I'm sure he knew that his father was abandoning him.

But Ivan didn't shed a tear.

Jet's cyborg body wasn't perfected yet, so he became 002,

while Ivan was labeled 001.

Brilliant, Gilmore-kun. Not just enhanced vision and hearing,

but also x-ray vision. Excellent inspiration.

I'd like to incorporate this into the next experimental model.

Yes, I was thinking that as well.

Then... Then let me do the surgery...

You?

Please! I'm asking you!

My heart leapt with joy as I was finally given the chance.

I didn't feel any pangs of conscience

as I sunk my scalpel into the girl lying before me.

Don't panic! If you make a fuss, we'll fall...

Why is this happening?

Who are you?

Why don't you thank me first?

I saved you.

I didn't mean to splash down, though.

Wait. I hear another sound.

Tanks? Over there!

Sound? I don't hear anything.

I don't understand, but I can hear things!

And I can see them too!

I see. So those are the abilities they gave you.

There.

What?!

What is this?

You get it, don't you? They're after us.

G-Gimme a break!

Now's our chance!

Where are we?

Why are we here?

You've seen it, haven't you?

What could this be, other than a battleground?

Not just any battleground...

Someone is guiding us into their sights.

I think you already realize it, but this is another test.

Of your abilities.

Who are you?! Come out!

Where are you?!

He's not here! I can hear him in my head!

To survive, you'll have to fight.

Don't talk nonsense!

Why would we have to fight?!

Why are we...

Next from that way?

Looks like it.

All right!

Wait. Let's team up.

That makes sense.

Wait!

I think they're out of toys to attack us with.

Let's go.

I didn't think the adverse reaction would be so pronounced.

It's necessary to put 002 and 003 in suspended animation too?

It's the same. They're all displaying neuron mutations

in the hypodermic layer, too.

Then what can we do about it?

At the moment, I have no idea.

We'll just have to wait.

We'll have time stop for them until a countermeasure is found.

Dammit! Dammit! Dammit!

That was the first and last time I saw Braun so frustrated.

The future he desired didn't come during his lifetime and time rolled on.

Dr. Gilmore, we're almost ready.

Everyone has high expectations.

At last, Doctor.

Congratulations on restarting the project.

Congratulations.

We'll succeed this time for sure!

We finally solved the adverse reaction problem

and the cyborg program started up again, but...

What's that?

An artificial heart that just came in the other day.

It's the latest model from a Japanese corporation...

Alpha 2, eh?

I didn't hear they were using them now.

I'd seen the plans, but it was too complicated to make it work then.

Orders from above.

Apparently we'll get a huge cash infusion if we use this artificial heart.

But it hasn't even been tested yet.

This is the test.

Don't you get it?

We make money here exactly because it's a place

where human experiments can be performed without concern about the patients' will.

This is what it's about.

But if the experiments are meaningless and I can't have faith in them...

There's nothing to worry about.

As long as there are no mistakes during the operation.

After all this time, why do you hesitate now?

The cyborg project isn't just an ordinary experiment.

These are positive, meaningful experiments,

in which we give average humans marvelous new bodies.

It's only meaningful to yourself, isn't it?

You may say that today's experiment isn't a positive one for the patient,

but they're all like that, aren't they?

N-No...

Now let's get started.

You're wrong...

Do it, Dr. Gilmore.

Doctor? Dr. Gilmore?

You're... You're wrong.

What's wrong, Doctor?

I thought I understood full well what I was doing.

But something inside of me crumbled.

Doctor!

Dr. Gilmore!

- Wake up!

- What happened?! - Wake up!

- What happened?!

- What happened?! - Are you okay?!

- Are you okay?!

As if a binding spell had broken,

I had no more interest in picking up a scalpel.

However, I couldn't stop the wheels that had been set in motion.

All of us who were caught up in this tragedy would just have to endure it.

Chang Changku

Drink! Sing! Dance!

It's the tenth anniversary of Chang Changku's Chinese Restaurant!

Everyone, make merry!

I'll show you my hidden talent!

Oh no! Fire!

I still have the other restaurant!

I'll make a quick comeback!

Chang, I have terrible news!

The other restaurant has been shut down for food poisoning!

I-It'll be okay! I still have the pig farm!

There's still hope...

Chang, terrible news! All of the pigs have escaped from the farm!

Go out! Go out! Go out!

Light lasts but for a brief space of time.

A lifetime is but a silhouette walking about.

I'm nothing but a pitiful actor.

Hey, would you shut up?

I've heard enough out of you.

Thank you for that marvelous round of applause.

Humans enter this world crying.

They're sad about being born into such a world of fools.

Somebody toss this loser out of here.

Okay, I can take the hint.

I'll depart from this watering hole.

Farewell! Farewell, but don't forget about me!

Don't ever come back here again! Ever, ever, ever!

I suppose my fate is the kind of victory where you drown in a cask of wine.

I've hit bottom.

Me, the one-time star of the London Academy...

What, are you talent scouts?

Huh? What troupe are you with?

I don't come cheap.

I knew that sometime I would have to sever the chains of this tragedy.

Finally, I became determined.

It may have been too late...

..but together with the new cyborgs...

..and those who had been awakened...

Emergency! Emergency! The 00 cyborgs are on the loose! Emergency!

Emergency! Emergency! The 00 cyborgs are on the loose! Emergency!

Wake up. Can you hear me?

Wake up!

Wake up!

Wake up, I said!

I held my heart up high proudly

I held my heart up high proudly

There wasn't even a lingering trace of that scent

There wasn't even a lingering trace of that scent

Once again I'm dancing, arcing through the air

Once again I'm dancing, arcing through the air

I'm surprised by the meaning of the pain

Like the red light from a towering building at night

My blinking heart won't turn off

Now I'm starting from here again

Now I'm starting from here again

Along with a vow

There are things I don't want to forget and things that will be wiped away

There are things I don't want to forget and things that will be wiped away

My courage, one courage, a kind courage

My courage, one courage, a kind courage

I can see

Dancing you and me

I'm from Russia.

But I have no memories of it.

All I remember are the white walls of the laboratory and a certain man.

Black Phantom, a ship like the Dolphin, appears.

Four assassins drive the 00 cyborgs into a corner.

They have the same powers that we do.

I have a bad feeling about this.

Next time on Cyborg 009:

Next time on Cyborg 009:

Episode 39: The New Assassins.

The Mutant Warriors Arc, Part One Episode 39: The New Assassins