JUNG_E (정이)

IN THE NEAR FUTURE

THE SEA LEVEL RISES DUE TO RAPID CLIMATE CHANGE

AND HUMANS DECIDE TO RELOCATE TO SPACE

SPACE

AFTER SUCCESSFULLY BUILDING SHELTERS

BETWEEN EARTH AND THE MOON'S ORBITAL PLANES

THEY SPEND DECADES MIGRATING CITIZENS TO THE 80 OR SO SHELTERS

SHELTERS

AS THE HUMANS SETTLE DOWN...

SHELTERS NO. 8, 12, AND 13

DECLARE THEMSELVES THE ADRIAN REPUBLIC

AND THEY BEGIN ATTACKING EARTH AND OTHER SHELTERS INDISCRIMINATELY

ADRIAN REPUBLIC

THIS LEADS TO DECADES OF WAR

BETWEEN THE ALLIED FORCE AND THE ADRIAN REPUBLIC

WAR

HUMANS LEFT ON EARTH CONTINUE TO PRODUCE MUNITIONS

LIVING LIKE COGS IN THE MACHINE THAT IS WAR

HUMANS

- Team 45, do you copy? - It's Captain Yun Jung-yi.

Captain Yun, there was a nearby explosion. Are you still alive?

How else would I answer you? Jeez.

What's your team's status? Did you reach the fuel rod?

We're here,

but it's looking bleak.

What is that?

We were informed that Adrian's new ZIMBO is there.

Damn, thanks for telling me so early.

This ZIMBO's energy battery is in the rear.

Target that. Target the rear!

Backup will arrive soon.

As if I can wait...

I already checked that.

I told you to set it up right.

- Check the rail gun. - Roger.

Man, she failed to escape at the exact same point.

I know.

I'll send for a detailed lab analysis.

Yes, do that now.

Oh, you're here.

Man, what on earth is the problem?

But she sure is a legendary mercenary.

Look at how many robots she destroyed getting to this point.

I know.

Maybe the enemy's programming is poorly done.

I think we should start with a different setup tomorrow.

Oh, no.

Hey, we can't tamper with that.

We must replicate the real circumstances to better understand her brain map.

Wrap up for today. We have important guests coming.

- Yes, Chief. - Yes, ma'am.

- Here. - Yes.

Let's get moving.

- Should I send this to Tech Support? - Yes, that's right.

We'll finish things up before we go.

Okay.

Hold on.

This.

You sure this is fresh?

We just caught it.

I mean...

it has an awfully resentful expression.

Don't get all tensed up.

It's a joke. A joke.

I'm counting on you.

Okay, let's pick up the pace.

You know today is really important, right?

Oh, Chief, you're here.

Thank you for your hard work.

Director.

Is all this really necessary?

They're all elders.

Older people consider these things more important than you'd think.

You aren't nervous, are you?

Slept well last night?

Yes.

Are you feeling okay, sir?

You look very nervous.

What... me?

Presentations require showmanship.

I'm focused on that. That's why.

Stiffly reading off a script isn't a presentation.

You need to be humorous like me,

while serving great food and cocktails.

That's how we get unstinting support for the company.

You get it, right?

Greetings, I'm Kra... ro...

Greetings, I'm Kronoid's... Lab Director,

Kim Sang-hoon.

Shall we start?

Year 2135.

The rising sea level and depletion of resources

led mankind to look for new ways to survive.

And we found new opportunities

in the shelters built in space.

But shortly after,

Space Shelters no. 8, 12, and 13

declared themselves the Adrian Republic,

starting a civil war, threatening Earth

and the rest of the shelters.

I narrated this myself.

This war between the Allied Force and the Adrian Republic

has been ongoing for the last 40 years.

I also directed the music and everything.

The AI-developing Kronoid Lab

was founded in the year 2130 CE,

with top-notch researchers and cutting-edge...

We all know this. Skip to the point.

Oh...

Hey, fast-forward!

Adrian Civil War's legendary mercenary, the pride of Korea,

she's Captain Yun Jung-yi.

The leader of Squadron 8 Team 45, Captain Yun Jung-yi

partook in countless missions

and achieved great results.

Shall we skip over the stuff we know?

Thirty-five years ago, Captain Yun

joined the bombing operation of a fuel rod in Adrian's Shelter B-25,

but the mission was a failure, and she ended up in a coma.

With permission from her bereaved family,

Kronoid has spared nothing for her recovery,

copying her brain and converting it into data.

With all her tactical knowledge, combat skills,

as well as her strong loyalty and determination,

we will develop the greatest AI to command combat.

Right.

We plan to name this

the "JUNG_E" program.

This was created so Captain Yun's spirit would live on.

Oh, and Captain Yun's...

Her daughter, Dr. Yun Seo-hyun,

plans to finalize the project as the team lead.

Shall we discuss this further with her?

Chief!

Don't be nervous, okay?

This is the replicated data from Ms. Yun's brain.

We are developing an AI

that focuses on reflecting her combat skills and experience,

based on her replicated brain data

from her final mission.

Just like now,

whenever the android uploaded with her brain data does something,

her behavioral pattern is marked like this.

This part here

shows the strongest reaction when in combat.

Shall we mark that part in green?

Since our projects are always green-lit.

Ding, ding!

Having fun?

It was a joke.

We're going to use these simulations to extract and develop

only the combat-related data from Ms. Yun's brain data,

and create the greatest combat AI.

So,

did the robot manage to escape?

Not yet.

All of this sounds good,

but if she had succeeded in the final mission,

the war would already be over.

That failure is why the Adrian Civil War

is still ongoing after 40 years.

The Korean mercenary...

She was popular back then.

But now, many people think

that Yun Jung-yi is the reason the war has been dragging on.

Oh, what a heated debate!

But our combat AI is different.

We're making every effort to extract only her

combatting strengths...

Then why does it keep failing to escape from the same simulation?

Why would you develop a combat AI

using the brain of a soldier who failed her mission?

She...

will escape.

We will make sure

Capt. Yun Jung-yi escapes that simulation.

Plus,

we'll make her a lasting hero of the Allied Force.

That's by a famous artist. It's the Yun Jung-yi edition.

Great, huh?

The sunset looks great, too.

Wow, it arrived already.

Adorable, no?

I heard people in the old days

focused on a product's design over its practicality.

Sure, everything was abundant back then.

Right.

Your vehemence at the end!

It moved me, really!

Those old fogies went silent.

They secretly told me that we can start supplying

once the AI passes the simulation test.

That's good.

Take a seat.

Would you like coffee? The taste of the 20th century.

No, thank you.

I have to interview number 17 before termination.

Oh, the interview.

Do we really need to do that before terminations?

Chief.