March 1931
March of 1931.
Kobe Harbor
Kobe Harbor.
A single ship departed for a foreign country.
Hey, you.
Are you here by yourself?
That man named Miyoshi Aoi...
There's something to him.
Excuse me.
The ones who live on the edge.
This isn't a participation fee or a contract salary...
Reward: 120
It's the price for a slave?
Reward: 120
You shouldn't be snooping around like that.
A fated meeting.
After which, they would be swept away by the winds of fate.
Basically, it all starts now.
Shanghai
1931 (Showa 6)
Shanghai.
Foreign-ruled lands are expanding in the form of concessions.
With money pouring in from the great Western powers, the overcrowded city developed rapidly.
Corporations.
Soldiers.
Artists.
Criminals.
Refugees.
Revolutionaries.
And spies.
People of different backgrounds from various nations mix and mingle in this city.
Blissful dreams and nightmares paint this moment of China.
This is Shanghai.
Flowers! Please buy some flowers!
This city could also be called, "The City of Sin."
What about him?
Is Aoi here yet?
After the first Sino-Japanese War and Russo-Japanese War that followed World War I,
Four police officers just entered through the west gate.
the Imperial army advances into the Chinese mainland.
Aoi?
Within the army there exists a special intelligence organization, the Sakurai Kikan.
The four of you will share your destinies with me.
Iha Kazura.
Born into a high-class family with a long tradition of military service.
It's shameful to lose in martial arts,
but it is much more shameful to win by striking at your opponent's wound.
Do not lose your pride as a member of a samurai family.
A master of Aikido, he is proud and stoic.
Why didn't you follow the plan?
Think before you act.
Also, he has the ability to instantly teleport himself and anything he touches anywhere within his field of vision.
I ask with all due respect, sir.
Why, when I was granted the saber, the Imperial gift,
am I not being admitted to any company?
Hello there.
I'm just a civilian.
But I require your power.
However, because his unique abilities crushed his dreams,
I'm sure you've come to realize it.
The power you hold.
he tends to hold back and distance himself from it.
If I didn't have this power...
Sonogi Yukina.
She has the ability to read a person's mind and to see the thoughts imprinted on objects.
I have some information.
There's a welcoming party tonight hosted by the people who invited him.
Born in her family house, she lived a sheltered life and was oblivious to worldly affairs.
Brother?
So this is where you were.
I'm not joining the army during a time of war.
I'm simply joining to learn a bit about society.
But...
Well then, I guess I'll go back.
Wouldn't want Dad's blood pressure to rise.
Father?!
Master!
Don't move him!
Call the doctor!
Father?
I-Isao...
No, Isao!
Father?
You can't!
What did Brother do?
F-Father!
However, when she decided to search for her missing brother,
I understand. Please leave it to me, Mr. Sakurai.
she didn't hesitate to join the Sakurai Kikan willingly.
However...
I have only one goal.
When we reach Shanghai, I trust you'll fulfill the matter we discussed about my brother.
Kagiya Natsume.
Born into a poor farming family.
Working as a servant of the Sonogi family since childhood,
Miss, where are you headed?
he joined the Sakurai Kikan in order to protect Yukina during the search for her brother.
Are you okay?
Yeah.
He's a man of few words, but the sincerity behind those words can be felt when he speaks.
Far sight.
Clairvoyance.
Night vision.
These are his unique sight-based abilities.
Yo!
And, Miyoshi Aoi.
Ow!
What do you think you're doing?!
He has a unique and free-spirited personality.
Oh! You still have some energy in you.
There's some for you too, you know?
Having studied abroad in Europe, he has a liberal outlook on life.
You're so shameless.
Is this how they do things in Europe?
To be honest, they're unexpectedly useful.
Even in the upper classes, there aren't many people who care much about the public eye.
He has the ability to move things without touching them, telekinesis.
His hobby is playing the Violin, but he does so quite poorly.
His violin teacher, and lover, has recently passed away.
Yusa Family Grave
Each carrying the weight of their feelings, they venture into the darkness.
There's a story I remember every time I'm in the air and I look down below.
Especially when I'm flying over a city at night.
Something from Saint-Exupéry?
No, "The Stalker in the Attic."
Edogawa Ranpo?
Don't you think that attic is similar to our powers?
What do you mean?
Because that man was able to peek at other residents of the apartments from the attic,
he felt superior to the other residents and becomes ecstatic.
Yeah.
Why are people so delighted not being equal to others?
Only when you compete equally does victory have meaning.
Wait a minute. Is that why you don't use your power?
Are you serious?
I won't let it put my friend's lives at risk.
I'll use it if I need to.
However, you...
Having power is a double-edged sword.
He understood this all too well.
Sergei Krainev.
He's a Jewish Russian.
And he performs as a violinist.
Is he really a spy?
As a small unit trying to maintain its country's possessions in Shanghai,
It's not conclusive. He's being suspected,
the psychics are unable to act publicly, and maneuver from the shadows.
by the Kwantung Army.
He was an expert in geometry and passed away last year.
When Professor Kajikawa was still alive, an agent under the influence of the Kwantung Army paid him several visits.
He's a decoy.
Krainev knew we were checking on him.
The music?
There seems to be an encrypted code in the allegro part of the piece he's playing right now.
They're using the radio to pick it up.
They're intercepting the broadcast music to receive the information.
So that was their plan.
I'll shut down the power for the concert hall and the broadcasting van.
Perhaps I should be thanking you.
I didn't need to hold a dishonest performance.
The ability to sincerely enjoy music... The power to play music... That was all I ever asked for.
I asked for nothing more.
Before long, they lived in the shadows of history,
Damn it!
and had no way of identifying themselves.
As you have guessed, the agent of the Kwantung Army I spoke about yesterday is your brother, Takachiho Isao.
One of the companies of the Kwantung Army vanished somewhere in Manchuria.
And the one who's known to be behind the incident is your brother, Captain Takachiho Isao.
I never thought I'd hear his name here.
Hearing his name no longer startles me.
I simply want to know.
What is my brother thinking, and what is he trying to do?
From Your Brother
You may already be aware,
but I am spending my days in this land, with no regret.
Manchuria.
That was the name given to northeastern China, which shared a border with Russia.
The garrison stationed there by Japan, secured their authority over the vast region,
and then reorganized as an independent party called the Kwantung Army in 1919.
Ever since then, their involvement in various historical turning points made the world aware of their existence.
However, it remained confidential that a company of the army inexplicably vanished, two years before the Manchurian Incident.
Even now, only a handful of people know the truth behind their disappearance.
There are countless things I should apologize for or tell you about,
and I've been wanting to see you.
However, my current situation prevents me from seeing you in person, so I have sent a messenger.
About an hour ago, an advanced crime notice was received by the Consulate-General of Shanghai.
Someone set bombs in the four department stores of the Nanking Road.
Is that it?
What?
Wing On?
You're in Wing On right now?
What's wrong?
It's Yukina.
Listen.
I need you to focus.
I'm going to send you the images of where the bombs are located.
Wait...
I can't tell where that is.
I think the restroom images are from Sincere.
On the floor...
I think the stair landing is...
Wait.
I see Sun Sun and The Sun from the window.
You can't see The Sun from Sincere with Sun Sun in the way.
That would mean it's Wing On.
Where you are.
And the clock tower would be...
Sun Sun.
The devious trap was laid to test the power of the four.
Thus, the stage was set for what was to come.
Kazura was also attacked.
He also vanished immediately after.
So there's at least one enemy in each store.
Make sure you stay on guard.
I know.
Who are you?
Come with me.
To your brother.
Can you hear me?
We're up against another psychic.
Kazura said that they both had the same power.
Perhaps we're only up against one person.
Give me a break...
Why did I find this now...
Takachiho Isao was in command of the unit that disappeared from the Kwantung Army.
Following his orders, his subordinate tries to kidnap Yukina.
There it is.
Let's disarm it.
I can do it.
I can disarm it.
What is their plan, and how can they pull it off without blowing their cover?
Why?
What are you after?
If you had gone to the location on the letter, you wouldn't have been involved.
Let us go. Come with me to your brother.
You came to this land to look for your brother.
The group that Takachiho Isao controls.
Who would've guessed that they have people with the same abilities as us?
What, exactly, could they be plotting in Shanghai?
It may not be in Shanghai.
This may have been their strategy to give us a false lead.
However, it's certain that they're getting ready to start.
Takachiho Isao is nothing more than an enemy to us now.
The "from Asia to western powers" idea was the concept that Japan should pull out of Asia and westernize.
Another idea was the Pan-Asianism, which sees Asia as one politically and culturally united entity.
The decision on how Japan should interact with Asia and the West...
That was the greatest proposition for post-Meiji Japan.
Hey!
However, the outcomes of the first Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War excessively increased Japan's confidence,
and they declared themselves the leaders of Asia.
Subsequently, they became more oppressive towards Asian countries,
and many conflicts began to arise in various locations.
I think we'll get a fairly large amount of attendees.
I'm constantly astounded by your reputation.
India, French Indochina, Burma, and British Malaya.
There won't be another moment like this, where independence activists from so many countries meet at once.
He's the leader of the right-wing political party and is even referred to as the ringleader of the political world.
But why is such a big shot of the right-wing party trying to bring the Asian activists to Shanghai?
His main reason would be Pan-Asianism.
In order to resist the western powers, he insists that Asia must unite.
Our target is a friend of Miki.
He's also been in touch with the old man.
It's very likely that he'll participate in the meeting.
Wait, do you mean...
Yes, Takachiho Isao.
Who's there?!
What if I told you that I'm the man you're after?
Takachiho Isao?!
This one?
No.
Then that one?
Yep!
Wake up.
I've had you sleeping for two days.
I wanted to keep Mr. Sakurai from knowing our location.
It's never an easy task to find where a secret meeting is being held.
And keeping this from Natsume and Yukina isn't helping.
If that's how you feel, you should have talked to us.
Even if it's my brother, if it's an obstacle to us,
to our country, then I wouldn't hesitate to prevent it.
I'm also...
What's wrong?
Wait!
Yukina!
What's wrong? What happened?
I don't know.
I sensed a really strong power.
A strong power?
A map?
I once held a position in the Imperial Japanese Army but not anymore.
Disregarding position, I would like to speak to you as one man with no place in this world.
It's over there.
Can we really trust that map?
The one and only thing this map leads to is a tea house.
I don't think it's a coincidence.
It's him.
Asia must unite!
I believe in a system that equally includes all parties.
To realize this belief, I wouldn't mind even if my own country becomes an enemy.
I did warn you.
Stay back, Yukina.
Is there no limit to his power?
Why?
He shouldn't need to fly that far just to dodge a pebble.
Could it be...
We are dealing with a more urgent matter and fighting daily to win independence.
The time for idealism has passed.
Exactly.
Do you have a plan resist the great powers that control us to begin with?
Do you have enough arms and soldiers to resist them?
I don't have them now.
This is ridiculous.
You're limited to a confined space.
And there seems to be a limit on where you can jump in that space.
What do you think you're doing?
The meeting's over.
What are your true intentions?
Do you truly plan to fight against your homeland?
I'm just saying that it is a possibility.
Japan will face several important turning points.
If Japan doesn't make the right decisions,
it's very well possible that its citizens will be engulfed in tragedy and a large war.
I will choose the best option.
No, I intend to lose my life trying to make that option possible.
That decision is slowly coming to fruition.
However, the great wave of time crashes down, slowing his progress.
Now I can see it with my own eyes.
Who's permission did you receive to enter here?!
Answer!
What?! What happened?!
This decision will influence the path our country will take.
Who are you?!
How do you know that?!
Wait.
Can you see it?
Our path?
The path of our country?
Then, answer me.
What are we supposed to do?
You are... not allowed to ask that.
Was that person...
A prophet.
Is that the one who has controlled our history from the shadows since the beginning of time?
I've heard that the prophet doesn't specifically guide you to a path,
but only presents the possibilities.
Since the prophet has appeared, the will of God has been granted to us.
The ones to decide will be us.
September the 18th.
The South Manchurian Railway was destroyed due to a Kwantung Army operation on the outskirts of Mukden.
Blaming the Chinese, the Kwantang Army commenced military deployment.
This was the beginning of the Manchurian Incident.
With the passing of this historic turning point, the destiny of the four will drastically change.
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