Canaan

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"Episode 1: Crimson Shanghai"

"Episode 2: Worthless Game."

Canaan.

You are a victim whose past was robbed away by war.

She is a defeated person who lost her past through political strife.

A soldier born from destruction turns hatred into a weapon.

You and she are both soldiers, but your lives are so very different.

Listen, Canaan.

Hatred should never be countered with hatred.

Never.

A hit!

Even if you eliminate your enemies with that power,

as long as your existence is consumed with hatred,

that hatred will never decrease.

You are...

You are

different from us.

I'll go get it later.

"Cosplay Bar."

"A 4,000 Years Old Chinese Ritual - Nihao Sukhavati."

"Strange Event - A Village's Residents All Disappear Overnight."

They're all foolish. So foolish!

Splendid idiocy!

Is it really worth going all the way to Shanghai for this project!?

Mino-san, this fish is so sweet!

What's more, the cameraman who'll accompany me is you!

Yep! It seems like it'll be a wonderful trip!

Why do you have to come along?

Looks like the boss took a liking to you for some reason.

A novice like you-

A novice's heart is always off to a running start!

Right...

I think the director was supporting my passion for photography.

My, oh my.

Well then, try presenting your passion in a speech.

Sure. In this world, I think there are many things that people haven't seen.

No, there's no such thing as something you can't see if you really try to.

It's just that people close their eyes deliberately.

To see those things with their own eyes would be too painful or difficult to bear,

and that's why they shut their eyes.

Through photographs, I think it's possible to borrow someone else's eyes,

so even if you've closed your own eyes, you can borrow another's...

Oh, that's great.

Well then, let me open your third eye.

There.

I can see it! I can see it!

I have the power of clairvoyance!

You're making a funny face right now, aren't you?

I'm so through with you.

I was right on the mark, wasn't I?

I'm sure I was.

...NBCR of Shanghai, China.

The International Security Council, also known as-

That's right.

Can I just keep smoldering as a third-rate tabloid journalist?

I've got to get a big scoop in Shanghai.

I can see it. I can see it!

Drop it already.

I can see it...

I want to see you...

Canaan.

You fired needless bullets.

Cheapskate.

The problem is not the cost of the ammunition.

I've heard reports indicating that Alphard was taken by the CIA in a fishing harbor on the outskirts of Karachi.

In the past, Snakes had informants within the CIA, but they've been dealt with.

Even if we don't make a move-

She'll come back.

You have a job.

On the way from the Factory, a car that was protecting some of Unbloom's men was attacked by Snakes.

And?

If there are any survivors, we're to rescue them.

If there aren't, there's also the possibility that the attackers were Unbloom themselves, so...

I should just make them as easy as possible to capture, correct?

You're from Japan, right?

Do I need to answer that?

Do you know how to make a cat's cradle?

It keeps the brain active through movement of the fingers,

and I've heard of instances in which it acts to prevent Alzheimer's.

Damn.

Oh, sorry.

Was I making a scary face?

Ah, thanks.

A flower, huh?

No, you're the flower that's blooming in my heart, Hakkoo.

Wow. Amazing, amazing!

It's quite a festival, isn't it?

How'd it turn out? I'll check for you.

You can't do that right now.

This isn't a digital camera.

Huh?

When it comes to photographs, they must be treated painstakingly from the start, since they'll become my eyes.

Oh. Well, you have most noble intentions.

But you can't make a living as a cameraman like that.

The God of Scoops will only give opportunities to those who are prepar-

Opportunity

discovered!

This is really amazing!

Right, Mino-sa-?

Huh?

Huh?

It's remarkable that you were able to establish a foreign-funded PMC here.

Note: PMC - Private Military Company

I made some pertinent preparations.

A single dispute can bury a securities investment such as this.

That's the simplicity of this country.

Please leave all the finances to us.

Now that I mention it, I heard a rumor of incredible developments in the R&D department.

Have you ever heard of synesthesia?

Huh?

Sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell.

People who can use all of their five independent senses simultaneously are called Synesthetes.

They ascribe colors to letters, see sounds as shapes...

Well, there are many different types of individuals.

Oh?

We're thinking that if we take that a step further, we could see practical applications for IFF technology.

Note: IFF - Identification Friend or Foe

Using the other senses to augment information obtained visually...

It's one of the great discoveries...

Before I go to greet my sister, I must purify myself.

Even without synesthesia,