Gibiate (ジビエート)

Let's see... Where do I even start?

My name is Funada Kathleen.

I'm eighteen, and I didn't graduate from high school.

I want to leave a record of what I'm about to say right now.

And to prove that I was actually here.

Not that it matters anymore.

It's currently 2030.

This is Tokyo.

Sumida Ward, to be precise,

though it doesn't exist anymore.

It's all gone.

I think it was about two years ago that those things showed up.

It came out of nowhere.

I think I first saw them on the news.

At first, they said it was an epidemic,

and that they successfully contained it.

Supposedly they built some kind of facility overseas to do that.

Everyone said it was probably something like mad cow disease.

They said something about irregularities and prions in the brain,

and cases of violence related to that.

Some people claimed it was a military conspiracy

or some movie promotion, too.

This disease that started in Venice has been named Gibiate

and is spreading all across the world.

Countries across the world are researching countermeasures

and strongly encouraging their citizens to exercise caution.

Apparently, the first case of this mysterious disease

occurred in a woman visiting Venice on August 21st, 2028.

At first, even the military was deployed and they successfully contained it,

but after that, infections spread at an explosive rate.

We had no choice but to accept what was going on.

This is footage from one of our choppers.

We're right above Tokyo.

This is unbelievable.

There are monsters appearing everywhere.

Do not gather in large groups.

Please travel with as few people as possible!

What is that?

Oh, no! It can't be!

That's when everything changed.

But I'm not going to give up.

I'm going to create a vaccine and turn this world back to normal!

Please, God...

Grant me strength.

1600 AD (Keicho Year 5) October 15th

Say, aren't you Kanzaki Sensui?

Indeed. And you are Sanada Kenroku,

I believe.

Wow, I'm surprised you remember.

You were actually on the winning side at Sekigahara,

so how'd you get exiled?

A lot has happened.

Sensui!

I beg of you!

I have so much left to do in my life!

Please tell them that my army sided with Toyotomi at Sekigahara

solely on your orders as samurai general!

If that is your wish, my lord.

If we manage to settle this within the clan,

then Tokugawa-dono won't demand too much from us!

I'll have you sentenced to exile rather than death,

so once matters have settled down, I promise I'll summon you back here!

As you wish.

Why did you get exiled?

I did manage to settle down with a nice little lady,

but then I happened to give an evil magistrate his one-way ticket to Hell.

They caught me, but I'll take exile over execution any day.

Wh-What the hell?!

Oh, come on! Don't tell me we're going out like this!

My lord!

"Spirited Away"

Where...

A castle?

Looks like we were carried somewhere else.

Is this the afterlife?

I can't see the ocean.

But...

Did mankind build this?

Where are we?

Sumida Ward Where are we?

Sumida Ward

There's someone!

Hey, are you all right?!

Where are we?

Sensui!

What?!

What is going on here...?

Is it some apparition?

Will this even work on it?

This is bad!

Guess I didn't think that far ahead.

This thing's not as fast as I expected.

Can I beat it?

Kenroku!

This way, hurry!

It won't last long!

Get over here! Jump in, quick!

Kathleen-chan?!

Maeda-san, hold on a minute!

I'll make it quick!

There.

Follow me.

Kathleen-chan!

What's with this wagon?!

It's faster than a horse!

These portable rations don't taste good, but you're welcome to have some if you'd like.

Thanks! My stomach wouldn't stop growling, so this is perfect!

That's good!

Here.

You have my gratitude.

By the way, is this the afterlife?

Huh?

Th-This is Tokyo.

Where did you two come from?

Those outfits you're wearing are a rare sight nowadays.

Where?

If I remember right, we were a few dozen ri out from Edo on a boat.

Yes.

Edo?!

Those outfits, and the way you talk...

Don't tell me, y-you're samurai?!

Huh?! Samurai?!

Wow!

This is Edo, in the future.

What do you mean, "the future"?

You're saying this is Edo?

Several centuries have passed since the Edo period you knew.

The world has become a place that's much easier for the common people to live in.

Japan hasn't seen any war for over 80 years now.

But two years ago a disease began to spread...

And that disease...

has turned everyone into monsters like the one you just saw.

Everyone?!

What did we shed all that blood for, then?!

I find that story hard to believe,

but I guess that means we fought for the world to turn out like this.

Please don't think your battles were meaningless.

After all, we're still alive!

And we'll fight for our survival once again tomorrow!

Well, assuming this is Edo for now,

you're saying the thing we just fought was one of the people with that disease?

That was a Gibia.

It was human, once.