Karakuri Circus

Guy, charge from the right! They're up higher!

Stop shouting. I'm not your personal pilot.

I'll play your little game.

That's the spirit.

But I've never gambled before.

Then let's play the simplest game in the book.

Let it bloom or let it wither

The setting sun ignites the horizon

And the gears turn

When the horn blows, the flames dance

The story waits for no-one

Off they go, the gears are churning

A red past chases after you

The jester's smile

What's behind the mask?

You can't erase the scars

No matter how they burn

Let it bloom or let it wither

The setting sun ignites the horizon

Alone in the depths of the night

Let out a cry that can cut through fate

That's the cue to begin

The curtain is rising, it's time to dance

Everybody sheds tears at the end

So hold them in now and keep going

Until the day the curtain falls

The gears will keep turning

#22 Headed for "Harry"

A coin toss.

You know the game. A coin is tossed.

And you choose heads or tails.

So what are the stakes?

Well then, to start with, I get to touch your body.

What are you thinking, you pervert?

And if you win, you want this boy back?

No, wrong.

I get to punch you once.

Just one punch? Okay, who's going to toss?

Go ahead, do it.

Which is it?

Heads.

It's tails. I win.

I'm going to touch you now, just like we promised.

Come here, baby!

No!

How rude. You get to touch this sexy body, and this is how you do it?

Oh, we're just getting started.

Pretty huh? Gotta dress nice and flashy for a casino.

No way, I'll never wear any of those.

Besides, there's no casino here.

Then let's bet on making you get dressed up.

And here's the casino.

We'll guess where the ball will fall, in the red or the black.

I get to make you wear whatever I want. Head, top half, then bottom half.

-And you? -A punch to your face. Red.

That again? Okay, here we go.

It's black!

Let's continue.

And lastly, the bottoms.

-Red! -Black.

I'm so lucky, it makes me laugh.

You don't have to do it, just run!

Don't worry.

Just don't look while I change.

What?

You don't have any luck.

You're not cut out for gambling.

I guess not.

Somebody said that to me once before.

I love making fun of people like you who don't have any luck.

It feels great making them dress ridiculously and crushing their pride.

Those without any luck can't do anything.

But guess what? I survived that war in the Sahara Desert.

And you call that unlucky?

And what's become of it?

Huh?

You're losing like crazy against me, and you're about to die.

The fact that I was brought into this battle...

I lost my father and many other good people.

You have a straightforward and honest punch.

You are not good at bargaining or gambling.

If you ever try to gamble with your life...

you will lose.

Maybe this guy is right.

Maybe I have no luck.

But I can't run away.

On to the next bet. Come with me.

Lord Faceless, the automata we sent to the US are having trouble.

Hmm, seems like the enemy is pretty strong.

But Blom is over there too. He can handle it.

Blom, huh.

Shall I fly over there too?

Nah, it's fine.

Like Graziano says, Blom is already there.

But we shouldn't give the humans hope.

Just in case.

Let's give one of those junk pieces a job.

Lady Francine, please allow me to paint your nails.

Would this dress be to your liking?

Perhaps my lady would prefer a bath first?

I've told you again and again. Leave me alone.

I can take care of myself. Besides, you're my enemies.

What are you plotting by pretending to serve me?

P-Plotting?

Lady Francine, we just...

Stop it!

I am not Francine.

That's the name of the automaton you serve. How dare you!

Pantalone.

Lord Faceless has a job for you.

Join the troop going to the US to back up the others.

Lady Francine, if you will excuse me.

Going to kill humans again?

I am not Francine, much less your leader.

But hear me.

I will never forgive you if you hurt another human.

We did it somehow.

More will come any minute now. Let's find Harry.

The basement... Damn it.

This is where kids with ZONAPHA lie in agony.

What a wonderful location for our casino.

What is this?

Kids with ZONAPHA who couldn't die become the same as rocks.

They don't know how to cure it, so they have no choice.

If Dr. Banhart hadn't invented Harry, I might've been one of them.

Anyway, let's play another game.

With the kids as chips.

How about we kill them one at a time to end their pain?

You lowlife villain!

Thank you. That's high praise for a gambler.

You can't win with that bad luck anyway.

He's right. I can't win because I have no luck.

Don't give up!

I remember what Narumi once said to me.

He said to never give up. To just do what you can do at any given time.

Okay, you just shut up now.

What I can do...

Jones.

Let's make one last bet.

Now we're talking. What's the game?

A coin toss. I say heads.

That again?

Okay, fine. I say tails then.

Who's tossing?