No Guns Life (ノー・ガンズ・ライフ)

The name's Juzo Inui.

Since the Great War,

this city's overflowing with people

who've had parts of their bodies replaced with extensions.

I make my living resolving problems they cause.

Took a case and ended up saving a kid named Tetsuro,

making me the enemy of Beruhren--

the company that runs everything 'round here.

With the help of my personal engineer, Mary,

Olivier, head of EMS,

an Extended countermeasures department,

and even Tetsuro,

I've managed to get by so far.

One day, a man named Danny walked in my office,

and hired me to protect a girl named Rosa.

When I resolved the case,

my payment was a small data capsule.

After that, it was back to the office.

Thanks for the light, Tetsuro.

What are you talking about?

Hm?

I'll ask one more time.

What is an extension to you?

What are you, stupid?

They're weapons!

Used to destroy scum like you!

A weapon.

How lovely.

Since you've answered my question,

I'll disassemble the rest of you!

Final warning.

Quit eating snacks on my head, ya brats!

You're gettin' crumbs all over me! Hey!

Don't think about touching my trigger with your greasy hands!

Juzo's weakness is junk food!

I don't have a weakness!

Now get off me!

You're boring anyway.

Later, barrel brain!

-- Yay! -- Yeah!

-- See ya! -- Later!

-- We're out! -- Bye!

Damn.

There didn't used to be this many kids in the shop!

And why aren't they afraid of me anymore?

Can't find what I need in peace.

Huh?

I need to use this player.

Let me borrow it for a bit.

Side note,

you might wanna reconsider your clientele, granny.

Thanks, but my business isn't any of yours.

And no smoking in here.

Huh? It's not lit.

No peace.

After taking such calculated pains to push Gondry

right over the edge of reason.

After eliminating those meddling officers

who came to inspect...

I'll take another soda, granny!

All right.

Me, too!

All right.

The smoking gun.

Ow!

All healed! Smooth as a baby's tushie!

It's good to be young.

You're so lucky.

I wear bug bites for weeks.

Are you feeling all right, Mary?

I'd have thought you'd wannna go with Juzo.

Yeah, thing is, I don't really care

that much about whatever data's inside.

My other reason for staying

is there's more interesting matters at hand.

You should get rid of that thing.

I don't like the looks of it.

What do you mean?

It'd be different a story

if it had a pretty face like yours, hon.

Even a strong bicep, but it's just a hand rat.

There's more to him.

I mean, what we've got here is a remote-controlled extension.

In other words, the main body must be off somewhere else.

If it's remote controlled,

does that mean the user is like me?

Not quite!

The reason Harmony is special is

because it can hack directly into the sub-brain.

The ability to control a detached appendage

remotely is nothing unusual.

Well, for us it is.

There! That should do it!

I gave you a quick tune up,

since your joints were getting kinda worn out.

You truly are a strange girl.

Always taking on work that doesn't pay.

Now I see why you and Juzo get along so well.

This engineer told me something a while back.

"The Extended are people who've

lost something important in their lives.

That's why it's wrong to take anything more from them."

Still, the first rule of this world

is you can't survive without money!

In my case, I take whatever cash I find lying around.

Mostly from Juzo!

For some unexplained reason,

I suddenly feel ashamed of my existence.

I wonder why.

Was that engineer...?

Yeah, I hear you! Hold your horses.

Good evening.

Inui Consulting.

Uh! Wait! I know that voice!

It's the lips woman from EMS!

This is Juzo's personal engineer, I assume.

Ooh, tell her I want some new guards posted outside!

Muscled, with chiseled chins and huge hands!

Juzo's not in.

You wanna leave a message or somethin'?

He's gone?

And of all times...

Don't ask any questions,

just get everybody out of there right now.

They're probably already on their way.

Uh?

Is everything all right?

Well, no. I think...

Uh.

Mary?!

-- --

What was that?

Beruhren? They're here?

-- --

What's going on?

Stop talking!

Hurry, Chris! This way!

Which way?! I can't see!

I'm right here! I'll guide you!

Both of you, stay back.

Who are they?

I thought the EMS guards were supposed to be protecting us.

Yeah, they should have been.

Was that electricity?

An anti-intrusion trap.

Don't worry! It should be non-lethal.

And give us plenty of time to run.

That side, too?

Chris!

Quick! This way!

Mary! Where're we going?

Those soldiers have Chris!

We can't leave her behind!

I want to help her, but they're fully armed

and in case you didn't notice, flesh and blood!

What?

Harmony won't work against anyone without a sub-brain.

We don't stand a chance against them,

so going back now won't solve anything!

It's far too dangerous.

Also, we don't have a clue who they are

or even what their objective is.

One thing I know...

...I'm positive Chris wasn't their target.

For now, we need to go find Juzo.

Mary.

Over there.

EMS.

That explains what happened to the guards.

It was a massacre.

Looks like this one's still alive!

Hang in there! You'll be all right.

These injuries aren't fatal.

I'm going to borrow his body.

Huh?

And use it to save Chris from whoever those guys were.

Stop talking crazy!

Tetsuro, can't you see he's been heavily wounded?

I'm sure you've noticed by now,

but the stronger Harmony resonates

with the extension it's controlling,

the greater the effect it has on you!

If the body you're piloting sustains a fatal injury,

chances are you will, too!

Yeah, I know.

The feeling I experienced...

...of Colt disappearing from existence.

He died, and the only reason is because

I wasn't able to control my power sooner.

His death is on my hands.

If I can avoid feeling that way again...

...I'll do whatever it takes!

I won't hesitate to use my powers, or whoever I need to!

Hey... Easy.