Ajin (亜人)

DEMI-HUMAN

I'M GETTING SICK OF THIS

I wasn't expecting you to actually be waiting.

People are supposed to greet their superiors, I thought.

If a decision has been made, hurry up and say it.

Sir... you're being removed from the Ajin Control Commission.

It's only natural.

The Man With The Hat did all that killing.

And tonight, you let Nagai and Nakano escape.

That can't be...

Mr. Tosaki.

What will happen to me?

I told you before. You'll go to hell.

But... the situation has suddenly changed.

I would say that you might even have a shred of hope left after all.

Come on, let's go.

What happened?

The Man With The Hat... has made a second threat.

MESSAGE FROM SATO

Today, I determined that we will begin the second wave.

Humans have brashly and without shame escalated their oppression of Ajin.

The theme of the second wave is "cleansing."

Using information Tanaka overheard while he was being held,

we've made a list of 15 representatives

of the organizations conspiring against us.

And if the government doesn't promptly agree to all my demands,

we will find these 15 individuals and assassinate them.

Dr. Kishi, and even the minister...

The Man With The Hat has two demands:

First, they want you to give official and detailed reports

on all profits the government and its affiliates

have gained from its experimentation on Ajin.

Second, give Ajin the right to citizenship.

Forget it! We can't do that!

Correct.

So, you need to somehow stop Sato before he manages

to assassinate the minister.

This is truly your last chance, sir.

Whatever the case may be,

using human lives as shields and making demands such as these

is the height of depravity, and we are disgusted by this.

Does this mean you don't plan to give in to Sato's demands?

Not only have we never experimented on Ajins as they claimed,

the government does not give in to terrorism.

We will take whatever action is necessary to ensure the fastest possible resolution.

That was footage of a press conference

with the Chief Cabinet Secretary that was held two days ago.

SEARCHING NO MESSAGES

Since the Ajin Sato made his second threat,

an emergency headquarters has been set up at the prime minister's residence,

and all related agencies are working to gather information.

Ignore him. The best defense is to act natural.

Seventeen- and 18-year-olds all look the same.

All over Japan, I'm sure kids that look like me are being told as much.

Hey, Nagai, let's go!

How stupid is this idiot?

Hey, got any tissue?

This is Sato and the other Ajin.

If you come across any of them, please contact the police immediately.

Wait...

Oh.

Hey, the kid that was over there...

They said...

I think we should contact the police.

FUJI SOBA NOODLES

Look, I'm glad we're on the road and all, but what's the plan?

Got any ideas?

WHO ARE THE AJIN?

Well?

Actually... I'm getting sick of this.

I wish I could have stayed with the old lady.

You can go ahead and decide everything now.

In that case, let's go find Sato!

Are you stupid?

Listen to me, there is no way we can beat him now.

Besides, even if we did know where he was, what could a couple of kids like us do?

How would we actually stop him? Put him in a cage?

And then what?

There's gotta be something we can do.

Oh, yeah? Like what?

The way I see it, we only have two advantages.

The first is, you and I are smarter than your average adult.

Huh?

We don't have tranquilizer guns or a place to imprison Ajins,

but we can improvise.

Remember when I told you that there are other ways to neutralize people forever?

-You did? -I did!

For example,

there were ruins of an old well deep in the mountains near the village.

The point is that there's no air in the shaft.

That's because the bacteria found in that soil consumes all of the oxygen.

If a person enters a place without oxygen, they immediately lose consciousness.

For an Ajin, it's an endless loop.

Our second advantage is,

we already have the most important skill there is for fighting.

Hmm.

If you could have a battle advantage, which of these would you choose?

One, physical strength.

Two, a strategic mind.

Three, immortality.

Physical strength!

That's right.

Everyone would choose immortality.

Huh?

If we use these, we should be able to fight back.

Yeah, but--

But Sato has us beat in terms of numbers, supplies and experience.

You want to fight him alone? Heh. That's funny.

So, what is it we should be doing now?

Working out?

No, finding allies.

What we need are some adults who can provide us with powerful support.

What are you doing now?!

Allies, right? I've got an idea!

-Well, explain it first! -Just leave it to me!

CHECKING SERVERS

YOU HAVE NO NEW MESSAGES

Damn it. Still nothing.

They're gone. But he said he'd keep them locked up.

You idiot. There's no way he'd leave them in the same place.

-Don't call me an idiot! -Well, you are an idiot!

We came to a place where Sato was? Do you know how dangerous that is?

What does danger have to do with it?!

YOU HAVE ONE NEW MESSAGE

Thank God. Finally.

What's that e-mail?

Before they found me,

I ordered a background check on the Ajin Control Commission.

This is it.

One of them is a pretty interesting guy.

BACKGROUND REPORT

That guy...

We've expanded the search to other prefectures,

including Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama,

but we've found no leads regarding Sato's whereabouts.

As for countermeasures, we plan to capture him when he comes to attack.

Dr. Wakai is the first person on his hit list.

I've told the police to treat this as if they were protecting a head of state.

I'm sure you understand, Tosaki.

If I were to be killed, that would be the end of your worthless life as well.

Yes, sir.

YUU TOSAKI

This is good stuff, Nakano. Very interesting.

His fiancée is in a coma, and he's footing the medical bills himself.

And it's not an amount he can easily pay off.

He's got a reason to stop Sato and protect his own position.