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Labour: A robot specifically designed for construction work.

Labours facilitate dramatic advances in construction, but also in crime.

To combat these new Labour crimes, the police create a special unit: The Patrol Labour.

And thus, the birth of Patlabor.

Yume wo sutenaide me wo sorasanaide

Futari no ai mo kumoru yo

Utsumuita kata wo dakishimeta keredo

Samishisa mune ni tsumotta

Yume wa kimi no buki no hazu da yo

Nee dakara kurushimi mo kirinukete itte

So never cry itsu mo kimi wo mitsumeteru yo

Fair na ikikata no kimi ga suki

So never cry itsu mo kimi no soba ni iru yo

Dakara mata asu e kakedashite

The Green Phantom

Who's there?

An onil! It's an oni!

Someone is obstructing construction of Capital Loop Route 20

Shinohara, Izumi, and Yamazaki, go and investigate the scene.

Look into things and figure out what's going on.

Um, why are you sending just the three of us?

Well, no particular reason.

This is fairly close by, so we can't ignore it.

At the same time, we can't leave the station unmanned.

Lieutenant, can't the local police handle this?

Why do they need us?

Don't ask questions, Shinohara. Just do it.

The local officers will fill you in on the details. That's all.

Izumi, Yamazaki, and Shinohara, heading out!

Yes, good luck.

I hope Asuma does okay.

He's pretending that he's not upset.

What a man.

You recruits know nothing.

Hey, look at it.

Asuma gets some tough missions.

He defends Division 2's honour, while defusing the bomb.

The bomb?

Oh, Ota!

Hiromi, you're not your usual self. What's wrong?

I'm just a little worried.

Why?

We're going to a place they call Oni Haunt Village.

Uh-huh...

"Oni recite a melancholy poem...

"for the people who live in the village of the tree."

That's a poem about the legend of Oni Haunt Village.

Legend?

Yes.

It happened a long time ago, when the village was first settled...

Fierce oni came down from the mountains and caused havoc.

But one day, when the demons came down to the village...

they saw a girl desperately tending to the animals that they themselves had hurt.

She was the chief's daughter.

At that moment, the oni fell in love with the kind girl.

But shortly, an illness spread through the village.

The girl, who had a weak constitution, became sick and died.

The oni hadn't understood what death was.

But now they ceased their violence.

They came down from their mountains every year to visit her grave.

They recited poems, in memory of the kind girl.

As if in response to the poems,

a fine zelkova tree sprouted from the girl's grave.

To this day, the villagers have their own New Year's Eve custom.

They gather and solemnly listen to the winter wind in the trees,

believing that they are the poems of the oni.

What a sad story.

I'm surprised to hear you talk so much, Hiromi.

I like folk tales and legends.

This case may have something to do with your story.

Really?

Think about it.

The Lieutenant said to keep our eyes and ears open.

I bet he suspects something else going on here.

What do you mean?

Maybe it's an oni curse!

Hey, stop that!

It's possible!

Hiromi, the wheel! The wheel!

Holy...!

What happened?

How awful!

I warned them! I told them this would happen!

I told them to look into this before deciding on the route!

But, no! They just looked at the maps and sent us off to begin construction!

And even then they didn't put enough time in the schedule!

I can't take it!

I'm at my wit's end now!

I have a wife and family waiting for me at home!

But we have a deadline, and there isn't a single machine left that we can use!

It might be someone opposed to the construction.

You'd need a Labour to cause this sort of damage.

But it's very strange...

What?

When these strange events first occurred...

my men were very upset.

An old woman, taking a break from working in the fields, was watching us.

One of my men asked her if she'd seen anything suspicious. And she said...

"I know nothing."

Those were her exact words!

No. But that's not all! You see...

A curse?! You mean?!

You mean the oni of the zelkova tree?

Oh, you've heard about that? There. It's over there.

Whoa!

Incredible!

It's a beautiful zelkova tree. Probably a thousand years old.

Rather than being a sacred tree, legend says oni are trapped inside.

That's why the villagers call this the "Oni Haunt" tree.

The oni killed the village chief and a Shinto priest many years ago.

They even covered that in a magazine.

One windy night recently, our night watchman saw an oni!

He quit right after that and went home.

This tree is a landmark, but it's in the middle of my road!

What am I supposed to do?

Did this all start when you tried to remove the tree?

Yes.

What's wrong, Hiromi?

Nothing.

What can I do?

My workers are all afraid to touch that tree.

Our new equipment should be arriving any time...

I need to start construction tomorrow!

But at this rate, it shall be winter and I won't be home for New Year's!

All right.

Why don't you just build the road around the tree?

If we could do that, we would've done it by now!

Of course.

So, what will you do with the sacred tree?

It's too big to transplant.

And I don't even think a Labour could do it.

Please, help me! You're the only ones I can turn to!

We'll start looking into this, so don't touch the crime scene.

Nobody's working anyway, whether or not there are oni.

Hiromi?

Miss Izumi, aren't you scared?

Of course not, Hiromi.

Normally, we'd approach this as a Labour crime...

The curse. Normally, we'd approach this as a Labour crime...

The curse of the haunting oni.

The curse, the curse...

Excuse me.

RENOUCE THE WORLD!

Abundant Harvest

How rude.

Fire-fighting Labour

Pretty Girl Labour

All right, all right!

Hiromi, a little more!

Okay.

Labour footprints!

And it's not a construction model!

You're right.

The marks on the body were made by a Labour's hands.

Must be.

So this was all done deliberately, using a Labour.

Then they used more than one Labour.

So, who could have done it?

They used force to halt construction.

The damage has been restricted to this village.

So, it must be someone trying to preserve the sacred tree.

So, someone's trying to make it look like the curse. Or else...

Or else?

Maybe it's the result of a real curse.

Do you really think so?

Wow! An Italian-made Ghamborgini!

How tacky.

These Italian Labours are fantastic!

Can't beat their speed and power!

You seem to be doing a fine job.

I hope your investigation is going well.

I'm the one who sold this land to the government.

That's why I'm interested in the construction.

You used to own the sacred tree?

No, unfortunately that area wasn't mine.

Listen, you should just stay away from that tree!

For centuries, the souls of the mountain oni have inhabited that tree.

That's all I can tell you. So, I suggest you talk it over with the government.

If you build the road a little further to the south, you could avoid the tree.

I'd be willing to sell the land, cheap. How's that?

Sorry, we're in no position to negotiate.

We're just here to investigate.

Too bad. The oni are probably already angry. Might be too late anyway.

Sorry to bother you!

What was that all about?

What WAS that all about?

HEY!

You can't say you haven't seen my cherry blossom tattoo! [a traditional Yakuza tattoo] I can no longer remain silent!

Tea is ready.

Thank you.

Where's Izumi?

Inspecting Alphonse.

Asuma...

Is this really the cause of some curse?

Don't know.

The only thing we know for sure is that, whether it is a curse or just a ruse...

we're here to figure out what's going on and solve the problem.

What? A power failure?

What?!

Let's see. Who's there?!

Halt!

Noa, what's wrong?!

Somebody tried to attack, and ran off that way!

Hiromi!

Th-there...

I lost him.

Did you get a look at it?

From the infrared sensor, its heat signature was definitely that of a Labour.

Well, if that's how they want it, we can play rough.

What's about to happen?

The Tokyo Labour team is up to something.

I understand.

We'll move the Labour. So, just stand by on site.

Right. Let's go.

Asuma, do you think we can lure it out?

I don't know.

Look at that!

Labour. Step aside.

Are you still here?!

Disturbing our oni any further will raise the dead!

We'll not let you through. Oblige us and leave our village!

Noa, get ready. You too, Hiromi.

It's time for you to be obliging.

It's huge!

Grandfather, it's two against one! Let's do it!

Don't be stupid!

It's too late to back out!

Why, you!

Rice fields are narrow...

...so this Labour's designed to make tight turns!

Why, you!

Noa, behind you!

I don't want any trouble!

Please, just go and leave us alone! Whoa whoa whoa!

Wow, those Italian ones really have it! Great handling ability!

This isn't the time to be impressed!

Oh, no! I'm getting stuck in the mud!

Will you go home now?

You'll not have another shot at my legs!

Well, if that's how you want it, then fine!

Now I'm mad! Don't mess with me!

Please! Please, stop it!

We can't let them cut down our tree!

Stop fighting!

You're the ones that'll get in trouble with the oni, Grandpa.

But...

You'll have to fight me first to get to them.

Now wait!

The Special Vehicles, Second Section, Division 2 won't let you do that!

Special Vehicles, Second Section, Division 2?

What's wrong with that?

I knew the police had several Labour teams, but I never thought this would be them.

Division 2's well-known for causing all kinds of havoc in cities with reckless shooting!

That's right.

When Division 2 passes through, the land beneath is laid waste.

Well...

No way would I ever take them on!

Oh, well.

When we were at war with the Americans during World War II...

an order was issued to turn over all of the village's silver and gold.

However, before we were able to hand over the treasure we collected,

the War had come to an end.

So, the village chief, the priest, and I came up with a plan.

In the confusion of it all, we buried it in the roots of the zelkova tree.

But why?

Seemed as good as anywhere.

What matters is that we didn't return it.

But then, both the chief and priest took sick and died.

The only one left who knew anything about this was me.

For the honour of our chief and priest, I had to keep the secret.

Hey! You never told me any of this!

Once I heard of the construction, I planned to move the treasure.

But the night watchman saw me.

He thought my Labour was an oni... and everyone blamed the curse.

So you just used me as your mercenary! That's no good!

Don't be so self-righteous. You accepted his money.

Stop! Stop!

This is incredible!

I knew all about this, Grandpa.

What?

Grandma told me.

That tree has protected our village for centuries.

What you did back then was wrong...

but it was best that our village and the zelkova were protected.

That's why I never said anything.

Isn't there some way we can save our tree?

Asuma?

What's going on?

I don't know! I can't see!

They must have made the oni angry!

We must pray!

A mountain?

There's one right there, behind my temple.

Noa, do you read me?

Yes, did you find something?

I'll tell you later. Can you carry that tree?

What? This? I think so.

We'll transplant it to the hill behind the shrine.

What?

Miss Izumi, I'll help you.

Um, I want to help, too.

I don't really know what's going on,

but I don't have a problem with transplanting the zelkova.

Everyone. Special Vehicles, Second Section will help us.

We'll transplant the sacred tree to the mountain.

Wow, it's that Division 2!

It'll do well up on the mountain.

That tree is the symbol of our village.

It's better this way.

The oni and their tree are returning to the mountain.

There's still one thing I don't understand.

I know your Labour and the Commander's...

but where did the girl get one?

Oh, Hiromi's always had a weak constitution.

Hiromi?

Dakishimete Midnight Blue

Konya reiji no bus ni nottara

Midnight Blue

Ichido kiri nara dekiru hazu dakara

Yume ni hikizurare

Ore wa ase mamire no lonely

Hanashi aite no TV switch hipparu

Ashita ichinichi wa

Akogareta machi no gomi no naka

Hayaku main street no sawaritai no sa

Manazashi dake wa itsu demo

Ue wo muiteru tsumori

Tatta hitotsu no michi dakara

Dakishimete Midnight Blue

Konya reiji no bus ni nottara

Midnight Blue

Ichido kiri nara dekiru hazu dakara

Midnight Blue

Konya reiji no bus ni nottara

Midnight Blue

Ichido kiri nara dekiru hazu dakara

This story is fiction... but in 10 years, who knows?

Doshka: the red military Labour that came from a frigid country.

Apparently, terrorists are after it, and so Division 2 is sent out to deal with it.

I hear it's a request from Public Safety, but why is it that only Noa and I are going to Sakata?

It's just a treat from the Lieutenant, that's all.

He said we should enjoy ourselves.

You're too naïve. There must be another reason.

Next time: "Red Labour Landing"

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