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Media Betterment announces

new controls on media.

A bright future for our society

a sound upbringing for our children.

Eliminate harmful books,

media, and thought.

Juvenile of fences are down 2.3 percent

since the Betterment Act was passed.

We must eradicate harmful books

and harmful thought.

The burning of books is suppression of thought!

This country now exists under a reign of terror!

LIBRARY WARS: THE LAST MISSION

We have the books from the printer.

Returning to Library now.

"Musashino Library Base, Tokyo'

"Media Betterment"

"Closed for Library Holiday"

From the Media Betterment Agency

to Musashino Library.

Under the Betterment Act, Clause 3,

we will inspect these premises.

Turn over all illicit materials.

We don't have these books.

They're arriving soon.

Library Defense replies.

Under the Freedom of Libraries Act, Clause 33...

we refuse.

Get to the West Gate!

They're after some books we're bringing in.

Use weapons only

within Library grounds.

Observe time limit.

Do not violate the Libraries Act.

Our right to defend ourselves

exists only because of that law.

Target approaching.

Roger.

Hostiles at front and back gates.

Ready to fire once vehicles

are on Library grounds.

Izawa here. Awaiting orders.

This is Genda. Smash through them into the grounds.

Roger. Out.

Stand by.

This is Genda. Prepare to defend

the Recovery Squad!

Preparing to break through shields.

Hans on!

Pull back!

They've broken through!

They're on Library grounds!

Fire!

We're taking fire!

Return fire!

Vehicle disabled!

We can't move!

Abandon vehicle!

Task Force forward!

Fire at will!

Return fire!

Covering fire!

Here we go! Gel ready!

3,2,1...go!

Cover Kasahara and Tezuka!

Cover!

Front gate units covering! Hurry!

Aim for the books.

Green light.

Sniper!

Are you OK?!

I'll cover her! Give me your 89!

Me,too.

Recover books!

Cover!

Keep going!

Wait!

Kasaharafs going after those books!

How many are there?

One bundle!

That idiot!

She's in!

We're in!

Run!

The books are in!

Repeat.The books are in!

Cover front gale.

Roger.

Great!

Thanks.

'Kana of the Wilderness"

Let me read it!

Later!

I want it!

Me first!

Hey! No fighting!

It's Big Bird!

That's not my name.

- Did you read it? - No.

Then I'll read it and tell you how it ends.

No!

"Forbidden to lend" already!

Media Betterment decides what's "harmful"

and what's not.

Everyone self-censors so they can stay in business.

Except for

"New Society'.

The future does not look bright.

That's what we're here for.

We're on course for a visitor record.

Isn't it great that

everyone loves this place?

Let's go and read!

Ow ow ow!

Kasahara!

Cut it out!

That hurts!

Sometimes there's two of them.

Thank you.

Watch out for traitors.

Ow! Dammit!

Ape!

Better than me, huh?

Ninety-nine...

A hundred!

How is getting even bigger than him going to help?

I'm not big!

Just tell Dojo you love him.

'The Last Tale of the First Land'

I can't!

Then why don't you give him this?

Give me that!

You bought it to thank him

for help in Bibliography.

That was last summer.

It's been six months.

Say "thank you'

and give it to him.

I can't do that!

You smile and say

"this is for you'.

No way!

Ask him out.

That's worse!

For lunch, or just tea.

No!

I'm content serving under a superior officer

that I respect.

Don't say I didn't tell you.

You guys on the Task Force have the most dangerous job.

You never know when something might happen.

'Hikaru Tezuka"

Kasahara?

You're still here.

I'm still not done.

What are those?

Oh

I hate to ask, but could you help me with them?

Sure.

"Satoshi"

Don't you ever quit?!

Finally you pick up.

I'll give you one last chance.

Last?

Quit the Library.

You don't like books.

You only read to pass exams.

Why did you ever join?

Because Dad was Chairman

of the National Library Association?

And your elder brother was on its fast track?

Don't call me again.

He was such a cute little kid.

It's time, sir.

You transferred from Defense into Operations, Nomura.

Don't you get tired of it?

No.

No?

I'd rather use my body than my head.

Either way, it's all stupid.

The whole Library Corps.

Hey, wait

The censorship doesn't stop.

People censor themselves.

Nobody gives a damn.

We don't change a thing.

We never will.

Then quit.

Why stick around

if you think we don't make any difference?

Yeah.

I'll take it from here.

Huh?!

What the hell is wrong with him?!

I have one thing to tell you.

How to set a twisted society right.

Under the Media Betterment Act

two organizations

in our country are now at war.

As part of the Justice Ministry

the Media Betterment Agency

carries out acts of censorship.

The only resistance to these incursions

comes from the libraries

administered by local governments.

The"Declaration of Library Rights“

allows them to resist,

and form the Library Defense Force.

This is all due to one man.

For 17 years he has ruled over the Defense Force.

Iwao Nishina.

We can say

this endless war stems from

his wish to preserve library freedom.

I ask you all to consider

who leads our society astray.

"Library Defense: Enemy of Regulated Speech'

Welcome to "Plan Future".

I am Satoshi Tezuka, its director.

"Former Hino Library Civic Redevelopment Project'

You'd think there'd be something here.

This is where Library Defense started.

This is certainly where I decided to set up the Force.

But a lot of bloodshed got its start here, too.

It's been 23 years.

If Mr lnamine were still alive

what would he say about what this country has become?

He might be angry at me.

He and 12 members of his library staff lost their lives.

Only I survived

when those Betterment vigilantes...

burned down the Hino Library for resisting censorship.

But has anything changed?

Do you regret establishing

the Library Defense Force?

No.

But the fact is that by starting to fight back

I've gotten people hurl.

Don't talk like that, sir.

We of the Defense Force are made of sterner stuff than that.

A Betterment Committee warning?

To you, Governor?

Yes.

Our theme is 'problematici

Freedom of expression?

They say some of the content

might be subject to confiscation.

If we cave on this,

the exhibition has no meaning.

But lbaraki Prefecture can't fight off Betterment.

All right.

The Defense Force will handle security for your exhibition.

Thank you.

As it happens, I have one more request.

"Banned Book Archive'

Could you lend us

'The Symbol of Freedom"?

'The Handbook of Library Law".

For us, it's the symbol of freedom.

A first edition, from 1950.

The Defense Force exists

because of the Libraries Act.

This book is its foundation.

And this is the only copy there is?

Yes.

It's going to be displayed at the lbaraki Exhibition.

We'll guard it with

all 54 of our Task Force members.

The loan of this Handbook

is top secret.

It will be held at the Milo library

and then transferred to the museum.

The museum belongs to lbaraki Prefecture.

Nobody will be able to use weapons there.

But the other side

might well try to break in with tear gas.

During the week of the exhibition,

protect both the exhibits

and those who attend as well.

That is your mission.

lbaraki, huh?

Next week.

I know all about Milo. That's my back yard.

That's my back yard.

I can see her now.

The Wild child!

Out catching bullfrogs.

Bare-handed!

Yeah.

You're getting to be good friends.

What does that mean?

Yeah!

And Komaki's all love-love

with his young girlfriend.

It looks like spring's in the air already.

Tezuka's more concerned

with his brother.

What?

He ignores a real babe.

Where?

Oh, him!

The youngest Supervisor in history, who quit the Force

and joined the Education Ministry.

Is he smart, too?

Meh.

Burning books at Musashino Library.

This is a 'Weekly Journal' scoop.

It's certainly a shock to hear

they'd burn books that criticized

the Library Defense Force.

Yes, I'm amazed.

That can't be right!

No one here would burn a book.

I hate to say this

but books were burned

here at this library.

The culprit has confessed, and says his accomplice was

Kasahara.

Kasahara?

That's you!

Me?!

Nomura has testified

that the two of you planned this.

Did you help him carry the books?

I carried a box.

I didn't look inside it.

What did you think it was?

Wouldn't you wonder?

Nomura asked me

to help him.

I didn't ask what it was.

Have you met him outside of work?

Never.

Or been alone with him?

Never.

Not even once?

Not even...

We were alone when we carried the books.

Books '2

The boxes! I misspoke!

I didn't know what they were!

Please believe me!

I found where the Weekly Journal

got the story.

Someone sent them

a very detailed email.

The titles of the books

and exactly where in the library

they were burned.

So it was the guy himself?

It could be a set-up.

Ask all you want. The answer's the same.

On the night of March 7th,

you and Nomura burned books.

Let me get back to work!

I ask you again

I didn't do what I didn't do!

Let's go back to the beginning.

Nomura's gone.

Whereabouts unknown.

His record was clean,

and he had no reason to frame her.

It doesn't look good.

Book-burning is serious.

She could be fired.

Kasahara wouldn't burn books.

Let's try another tack.

Your reason for enlisting.

Seven years ago in lbaraki Prefecture

the Betterment Squad tried to seize

a book you were about to buy.

A member of Library Defense

rescued the book...

and inspired you to sign up.

That man was Atsushi Dojo.

Your commanding officer.

Yes.

Did misguided admiration

lead you to burn those books?

Huh?

Library Defense cannot interfere

with censorship actions.

Dojo was skating on very thin ice.

But...

One loose cannon trains up another one.

It makes sense.

What?!

Instructor Dojo has been a bad influence on you.

Hey, wail!

He has inspired you to hatred.

No!

Thus you burned books critical of Library Defense.

No! He's not like that!

I'll take the blame for anything I've done.

But blaming it on him?

Fine. I'll be the accomplice if you want.

But it's not because of

any bad influence from my instructor!

I might be a failure,

but he's a fine person.

I have the deepest respect for him!

We will now examine these premises.

What's this?

This book is banned.

I'll have you charged with theft!

Call the police, then!

I'll take this book with me!

Let go!

Library Defense.

I hereby declare these books

approved for library collection.

You've saved this book from the flames.

Wait.

Tomorrow I'll report what happened.

Come back.

They say the inquiry is to continue.

What did you say?

Something stupid?

You realize your whole future depends on this?

I'd had all I could stand.

Even if it gels you kicked out?

Yes!

Why?

I can't say.

I don't want to.

Tell me!

It's not true!

What isn't?

No.

This is an order.

That's not fair!

What the hell?!

He)'

Hey, Kasahara

Wait!

It's nothing.

Excuse me.

"Women's Dormitory"

Ms Kasahara!

A phone call. He wants you to call back.

Thank you.

'Satoshi Tezuka"

OK?

Yep. Thanks a lot.

Any time you need help

Don't forget our lunch dale.

Roger.

Tezuka!

I don't care

who you hang with,

and I don't need to discuss it.

You're such an idiot.

I live for gossip. Do you think

I'd talk to him for no reason?

Guess not.

This just in.

Where Nomura's spent the three months

since he framed Kasahara.

Guess.

An unofficial seminar at the Education Ministry.

Your brother Satoshis "Plan Future".

You got here all right?

I pass this place a lot.

I've always wondered who would come here.

Sorry to drag you out.

No

I've always wanted to meet Tezuka's older brother.

So how do you plan to go

about ending censorship

in this country?

You're interested?

Of course!

So...

you think your brother used Nomura

to frame Kasahara?

Why?

I don't know.

I haven't talked to him since he quit the force.

This 'Plan Future' of his

to eliminate censorship

What's that about?

The taste of wine

changes with its temperature and the shape of the glass.

A fine wine will not taste its best

in the wrong glass.

Library Defense.

The Betterment Squad.

With the Betterment Committee

and Justice Ministry behind it.

So the Betterment Squad's glass

is the central government.

But local governments run libraries.

They have no power.

Coming under the Ministry of Education would give Library Defense

a better glass.

If you're part of our ministry

both sides are central government.

You can talk as equals.

It'll take time

but we could bring an end to censorship.

Wow!

It sounds good.

As far as it goes.

As a librarian, I can't agree.

Tezuka!

Answer your damn phone!

Kasahara left this in our room.

"Dining in Tachikawa"

'with Tezuka's brother.'

And

what would we have to do

to join your Ministry?

That's easy.

Disband the Defense Force.

It's obvious.

We can't have two government bodies

shooting at each other.

'Hikaru Tezuka"

Um...

I could never go along with that.

You say it would take a while to eliminate censorship.

Without the Task Force, they'd burn all the books.

Yes, but you have to accept some losses.

A library cannot allow any book to be banned.

Something is lost with every banned book.

When you regulate speech

you're not just striking out words.

You're losing something

a lot bigger than that.

We protect books,

but that's not all we protect.

You're smarter than I thought.

Anyway

answer this.

Tezuka?

Tell him he can save you

by quitting Library Defense.

If he does, I'll have Nomura withdraw his testimony.

We're friends.

I want Hikaru out of there,

but he won't listen to me.

Is that why you asked me here?

You're the one I have a hold on.

You walked right into it.

I could never say that.

He'd be hurt.

He'll get hurl in the Task Force.

So will you.

Don't you realize war is your job?

You're killers.

No, we aren't!

We only defend

So you say.

In war you might get killed,

so you kill the other side first.

But they're people too, with families, lovers

With their lives goes their freedom.

Is that good?

You could gel killed yourself.

And still nothing would change.

But...

The harder you fight back

the stricter the censorship becomes.

And the more the hatred grows.

Amazing, isn't it.

Things get more and more twisted.

Everyone in Library Defense

thinks like Nomura.

They've had enough.

There's no point to what they do.

You guys can't change the world.

Come on.

Mr Dojo, isn't it?

They say you're good.

I'd like to see it

when you go down.

Just see it?

Try me yourself.

I've left the battlefield behind.

A grunt can't accomplish anything.

What we do

ls there any point?

Do we accomplish anything by fighting?

We're not the ones who decide if we're needed or not.

Who was so happy about

more library visitors?

Fly right.

Yeah.

That's right.

We're not all getting sick of it, are we.

How did you know where I was?

Did you look for me?

A subordinate's welfare matters.

And I made you cry today.

Komaki said I should go.

You got bigger.

I've got high-heels on. I could take them off.

Should I?

Don't patronize me!

Sorry.

Let's go.

Nomura, could you rescind your testimony?

Yes, and end the Inquiry.

She'll go back on duly.

Let her find out the hard way how stupid they're being.

Time's up, Hikaru.

Grab that!

Hurry up! We've got to go!

Sorry about my brother.

Why did he do that?

I don't know.

Anyway, Nomura recanted

his testimony, and I'm in the clear.

And that's the end of that.

Kasahara!

Take it.

This?

Dojo was so funny!

He went charging out after you.

Away you go!

Agh!

Kasahara!

Good thing that's all cleared up.

We were all going to go in

and straighten them out.

You believed me?

Damn right!

Fight beside someone and you know!

Right! Let's go!

Salute!

Sorry for all the trouble.

It's not much of a gift.

Not needed.

Don't scorn a subordinate's thanks!

It's camomile aromatic oil.

Camomile, huh?

In adversity, strength 7

Yes.

Our symbol.

It's a tough flower,

but they say it's hard to grow.

It takes hard work to get them to bloom.

The oil helps you to sleep.

You drink it?

It's an aromatic oil. You just enjoy the scent.

The flowers make...

Tea! Yes!

I know a place that has it!

Maybe

I'll go with Shibasaki.

Yeah?

Yes.

Thank you for this.

"Mito Prefectural Library"

Sugawara, Library Director and Mito Base Commander.

Well done.

Ogala, Unit 2.

Seconded to your library

through exhibition week.

The loan is officially from

this library to the museum.

Confirmed.

Once the Handbook is in the museum,

we'll be on 24-hour guard.

When do you load in?

After closing tomorrow.

That's wise.

The loan will not be announced

until the exhibition opens.

It'll be displayed there.

The main stage?

It's "Freedom of Expression'.

Around this "Symbol of Freedom"

will be our other displays.

We want to ask if it's right that the only group fighting censorship

is Library Defense.

It's pretty empty, isn't it.

And it's a real nice library, too.

Hello?

Are you Ms Kasahara?

That's right.

It's so nice to meet

the only woman on the Task Force!

We're all proud!

Don't be proud of me.

We envy your strength.

Have you been to our archive?

Archive?

The closed archive.

3rd floor.

No.

Betterment Squad vehicles approaching.

All personnel to guard stations.

Betterment Squad approaching.

Seven vehicles at front gate.

Four personnel carriers.

Five vehicles at back gate.

Three personnel carriers.

All visitors are asked

to leave the library immediately.

Please leave the library now!

Now they show up!

Do you have a leak somewhere?

I'm the only one here who knows.

What about your staff?

We don't leak.

They shipped you out to lbaraki?

You seem a bit short of men.

From the Media Betterment Agency

to the Milo Library.

Under the Betterment Act, Clause 3,

we will inspect these premises.

Turn over all illicit materials.

Well?

No fight today?

We do not submit to censorship.

Under the Freedom of Libraries Act, Clause 33,

we refuse.

Then between 15:00 and 16:00 hours

under Clause 8 of the Betterment Act

we exercise the right of force.

Acknowledged.

Ready at front gale.

Ready at back gate.

Ready on back gate roof.

Deploy front line!

Forward!

Stand by.

Aim!

Commence firing.

Attack confirmed!

Permission to fire!

Open fire!

Fire!

Al Milo Library? Now?

A gun battle!

Itagaki!

On my Way!

Bad liming, isn't it.

I'll check with Intelligence.

Thank you.

Ammunition to front gale!

Go!

Back Gate to Mito Unit!

We need ammunition!

Milo Unit, come in!

Calling Milo Unit!

Ammunition!

There's not much force.

Not for a library

of this size.

Is this normal?

Well...

Your proscribed books are all

in the 3rd floor archive, aren't they.

Sir

There's no one from

the Milo Unit around.

What?!

Earlier one of the girls

asked me

if I'd looked in the archive.

I'm in the archive.

And?

Sir

The Milo Base

has fallen to the censors.

There are hardly any proscribed books here.

We're fine. It's almost over.

Three minutes to ceasefire.

Three minutes to ceasefire.

Back Gate, watch left.

More vehicles!

Five seconds to ceasefire.

Cease fire.

This is Dojo.

All in order at front gate.

This is Ohno.

All in order at back gate.

This is Genda. Roger that.

That wasn't much.

If only it was...

Back gale blown!

This is Command! Status report! Come in, Back Gale!

Reinforce Back Gale!

Dojo. Roger that.

Moving to back gale!

Roger!

There's lots of them!

Under attack!

Why don't they stop?!

This is Genda. Authorization to defend yourselves.

This is Back Gate. Short of ammunition!

This is Kasahara. Ammunition on its way.

Hostiles through back gale!

We need ammo!

Repeat: we need ammo!

We're on our way!

Pull back!

Pull back!

Fall back!

Go! Go! Go!

Command to Rooftop.

How many are there?

Komaki!

We've re-engaged.

Ownership of the Library Law Handbook

has been transferred to us.

I assume we have approval to recover our properly?

'Deed of Conveyance'

"Sugawara"

You transferred ownership?

That's crazy!

Fighting changes nothing. There's no point!

We will bring peace to a twisted world.

That sounds like...

Satoshi Tezuka.

That man is right.

If not for that book

You're brainwashed.

You just given them another excuse for war!

They're after the Handbook.

Take it to the 3rd-floor archive!

Transfer complete.

To the Mito Defense Unit.

The battle continues.

The Betterment Squad is ignoring the rules.

We are commencing an all-out battle

for The Handbook of Library Law.

If you have any fight in you, link up with our Task Force.

Well?

What do we do?

What good would we do?

Back Gale! There's more of them!

Losing back gale!

Front gate under attack!

Status report!

Front Gate! No incursion yet.

They may be trying

to pin us down.

Front Gale here!

Hostile fire increasing.

Out of ammo!

Go on ahead.

Sorry.

Ready!

Follow!

Shindo's hit!

Medic!

There's too many of them!

Pulling back!

Ammo in place!

Pull back!

Cover!

Front Gate. We can't hold!

Front gate attack intensifying.

Enemy is moving.

We can't hold them!

Ishikura!

Cover!

Fall back!

L 90'! you!

We can't hold the stairs.

Pulling back!

Got it.

The Education Ministry's behind

that exhibition. Satoshi Tezuka.

So this was all his idea?

But stealing one book

won't hurt the Libraries Act.

It's not the book that he wants.

He probably wants to wipe out the Task Force.

By eliminating our best unit

they show the whole country

resistance is useless.

Libraries will give up their books,

and Defense will disband.

With the sacrifice of 54 members of the Task Force?

A nation that burns books will one day burn men.

What kind of future do they want?!

Follow them in.

Front Gate, report.

Library Defense forces retreating.

Concentrating fire.

Preparing to advance.

"It's all right if I'm all right!"

"Battle Under Way At Mito Library"

Await further orders.

Concentrate fire.

Awaiting order to go in.

Advance whatever happens!

Hem them in.

Hear that? Do your duly!

Forward!

Smash Library Defense!

Don't think!

Gel back!

They're shooting back!

Send in more men.

Library Defense: heroes of justice who do not retreat.

Perfect.

He's still bleeding!

Over here!

Hemostatic!

What are you doing?

What are you doing standing there?

This is your library, isn't it?

Yours to defend.

If we gel killed, it's your fault!

Slop it!

This concerns you!

- Damn them! - Look.

It's their place!

Look, Kasahara!

"Camomiles, take one'

They're hard to grow.

It's hard work getting them to bloom.

You said that.

Some people here

want to save books.

'From the volunteers'

I'll take over.

I'll take over.

Are you OK?

I'm from the Mito Unit. Are you OK?

Fire!

Moving to archive!

This is Front Gale!

They're coming through!

We can't hold them!

This is Command. Pull back inside the building!

Move the Command Post to the 3rd floor!

Take him!

Kasahara! I'll take him!

Gel under cover!

Form up!

Tezuka here!

Here they come!

Mito Unit fall back!

Closing!

Wail for Dojo and Kasahara!

This is Dojo. We're all right.

We'll make it back.

Closing!

Unit C40 assembling

at bottom of stairs.

Betterment Command.

Reinforce bottom of stairs.

Close these two places.

The book's on the 3rd floor.

We'll kill power and keep them away.

Cutting power.

Roger.

Cutting power.

Roger.

Emergency lighting on 3rd floor.

Kikkawa! He's hit!

Hold them at the top of the stairs!

There's too many!

Keep going! Forward!

Break through!

Pull back! Pull back!

Pulling back to stairs!

Open stacks personnel

guarding main 3rd floor stairs.

Secure emergency stairs.

Wounded to 3rd floor!

Closing!

Eyes front!

Tezuka

bring an M24 and do some sniping.

Roger.

Unit C1, secure 1st floor

and join with 2nd floor

attack unit.

Four barricades on 2nd floor.

Prepare to attack.

Awaiting contact from 1st floor unit.

Need reinforcements at bottom of stairs.

Come on.

I'm back.

Good work!

Sniper!

Aim for the head.

Green light.

Tezuka!

Cover!

Leave me here.

I'll be fine.

I can't go any further.

Wail here.

We'll be back.

We're going upstairs.

Retreating to 3rd Floor. Follow!

Abandoning 2nd Floor!

Go!

OK!

Hold them here!

'Media Betterment Headquarters"

The Task Force will soon be gone.

Library Defense will be dissolved.

That condition has been met.

Libraries will come under Education.

Are we all

agreed?

Justice agrees?

As long as you do.

Forgive this intrusion.

I am Nishina,

Commander of the Library Defense Force.

Excuse me for not standing.

I lost a leg at Hino Library.

I ask you to declare a ceasefire

to the present engagement.

Not for free.

I offer my head in return.

I am prepared to resign in exchange

for the lives of my 54 staff members.

It's a bargain.

Don't be fooled.

He can promise anything.

This chance will never come again.

Why are you so anxious

to kill your own brother?

You ask me that

when it's you who started this war?

Library Defense, training all day,

covered in mud

Covered in blood, I should say.

All for some beautiful place

called a library.

But in the real world?

Nobody cares.

They like a false sense of security.

They prefer it that way.

Risking lives for freedom in this twisted world?

Silly, don't you think?

I ask you to remember

why the Media Betterment Act was passed.

Mass media using 'freedom of speech'

as an excuse to peddle gossip.

People wielding words as weapons.

Why was the Act passed?

Because the world was filled with

so many evil words.

A library is packed with human wisdom

my brother used to say.

Now...

for the first time, I want to kill him.

I've felt that.

Like I wanted to kill the Betterment Squad.

But then I couldn't look myself in the face.

There's always that someone you want

to face without shame.

And what would

Ms Shibasaki say if she heard you now?

You're such an idiot.

That's the Summer Festival.

You can see the fireworks really well from the roof.

Back when the old building was still here

we'd come every year.

I haven't been home.

I'm not a dutiful daughter.

Me, neither.

I can't remember the last time I ale

my dad's okonomiyaki pancakes.

They're great with natlo beans.

No way.

It's pork and egg or nothing.

Is mayonnaise allowed?

I guess.

This is Dojo. Come in, Komaki.

Komaki here. Over.

Wail for my signal.

What's the plan?

Cover your ears.

Roger.

Fire!

3rd floor!

Aim for the feel!

They're on the main stairs!

Slop!

Cover him!

Slop!

Sir!

Go, Dojo!

Unit C22. We're on the 3rd floor.

Let's get 'em!

Wipe out the Library Force!

Library Defense has fallen back.

They're weakening.

We have casualties.

Unable

to proceed!

Why?

No cameras!

Slop it!

Stop, I told you!

Why this'?!

Library Defense is taking a lot of casualties.

We're taking casualties.

This is 2nd Floor. We're all clear.

It looks like they've moved into

the closed stacks on the 3rd Floor.

Wounded to archive!

Front line status report!

This is Front Line. Enemy fire continuing.

Dojo!

Status?

80 per cent casualties.

3rd floor half occupied.

I'm sorry.

Our only choice is to surrender.

But first I need something done.

All right?

Yes.

Let's deliver

that book.

People are waiting.

Let me come, too. I know a short-cut.

You can't use weapons off the grounds.

You're taking a big chance.

Yes.

Dojo and Kasahara are heading out!

Prepare to provide back-up!

Get ready.

Conceal their departure!

This will be our last mission.

From here on in, your own life comes first.

Don't get killed!

You guys, too.

Stay alive.

Theirs?

Use it.

Roger.

Kasahara

You're on.

So are you.

Sakuma, cover them.

Roger.

Let's go.

We're here.

Check the hose.

Library Defense attacking in force.

Reinforce back gate.

Reinforce back gate.

The back gate?

Come on!

We have to leave the guns here.

Roger!

Two hostiles leaving grounds.

Heading towards museum.

They're taking the book there.

Stop them.

Request permission to fire at

Library personnel in City of Milo.

Give the order.

This chance won't come again!

This way!

Found them!

Pursue!

They're in the back streets downtown.

Close off Sectors 3 and 4.

Repeat: close off Sectors 3 and 4.

Kasahara!

Go!

We hear gunfire.

Is that authorized?

We've got the book. We're bringing it in.

Kasahara! Are you OK?!

Get up!

Go!

Sir!

Instructor Dojo.

Instructor Dojo!

Unit C23, come in. Inform location!

Unit C23, come in. Inform location!

Unit C8 here. Linking up with C23.

It won't stop!

Why won't the bleeding stop?!

What do I do?!

It's OK.

Get going-

No!

I won't!

Please.

Run.

Don't stop.

It's OK. It's nothing big.

You'll be fine on your own.

You're

a tough flower.

Stay alive

so I can say I love you.

Mr Tezuka

It may be true

this world is twisted,

with no values worth dying for.

But would there ever be

a world in which

everyone was "straight"?

The question is how best to live in a twisted world.

Over 17 years I've learned from my staff the foolishness

of losing yourself to hatred.

This society of ours is still

worth saving!

Subject in sight!

Secure!

Can we shoot or not?!

Subject is Library Defense!

Subject is 100 meters from museum.

Request permission to fire!

Thus I ask for

Subject changing direction!

Stop her!

A ceasefire.

Streets closed off.

Unit C55 in pursuit!

Exercise caution in pursuit.

Don't let her reach the grounds!

Here she is!

60 meters away!

Permission to fire?!

Aim!

Shoot her!

20 meters...10!

Fire!

Attention Mito staff and Task Force.

This is Genda.

The battle is over.

The battle is over!

It's over!

I hope you will think

about freedom of expression

and your hopes for freedom

in the society of the future.

I want more people

to know this.

"The Battle Over The Library Law Handbook'

About people like her.

"Rather than complain'

'that nothing changes"

'she put her faith in the book, and ran."

Ow!

Mr Komaki?

I'm almost done. Hang on.

Hi, Marie.

You're going on a dale?

Must be nice!

Did you see Dojo?

He's out of hospital.

There.

He said you never went to see him.

Wait!

Come back.

Didn't you have something to say?

Well...l thought you were dying.

I lived.

Yes. I'm happy to see that.

Um...

I used your camomile oil.

It helped me to sleep.

Did you go there?

Where?

With Shibasaki. The camomile tea place.

No.

Go there.

With Shibasaki?

With me!

Ne'?

Yes, you!

Is this, like...a dale?

You're a pain in the neck!

$0'?

What's the answer?

Is that an order?

I think the word is "promise".

Promise?

What?

It's like...

I'm smiling in spite of myself.

All right.

It's a promise.

Good.

When? Today? Tomorrow?

When this comes off.

Just take it off.

Yeah, right!

It sounds like fun.

Yeah.

Sol hear "Plan Future" has dissolved.

I got tired of brainwashing idiots.

I'm better off on my own.

I always thought I could never beat you.

But I trust in people,

and that makes me stronger than you.

I hate mouthy kids.

You're the only conscience that Satoshi Tezuka has.

There are times when I get sick of everything, too.

But is it the world that's twisted, or is it me?

Maybe you saved me from that.

Al Milo.

Milo? What do you mean?

Tell me. I want to know.

No.

Tell me!

It'll go to your head.

So what?

Leaving like this, without even a farewell

I don't deserve a send-off.

I bear responsibility for all the blood that's been shed.

Well done, sir.