AH, HEINER.
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
THE SAME AS USUAL.
REALLY? YOU SEEM A BIT DIFFERENT TO ME.
IN WHAT WAY?
OH... IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN.
EMOTIONAL BLUNTING DRUG
I'LL BE ON MY WAY THEN.
HEINER.
YES?
DON'T PUSH YOURSELF TOO HARD.
I'VE WORKED HERE FOR 12 YEARS.
AND ALL THIS TIME, THERE WASN'T A SINGLE TRAINEE WHO MET A GOOD END.
FOR YOU, THE ACT OF WANTING SOMETHING...
IS POISON.
PARDON?
I'M JUST SAYING, TAKE IT EASY.
FOR YOU...
...THE ACT OF WANTING SOMETHING... IS POISON.
Episode 24
THE SEMI-ANNUAL TORTURE AND SURVIVAL TRAINING BEGAN.
GOD DIDN'T CREATE USELESS HUMANS.
BUT ORPHANS AND BEGGARS, LIKE YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS, ARE PARASITES TO SOCIETY.
ISN'T IT UNFAIR?
YES. WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE ME?
I DIDN'T ASK TO BE BORN LIKE THIS.
THAT IS WHY YOU NEED REFORMATION...
...AND THAT IS WHAT WE DO HERE.
WE MAKE HUMANS OUT OF USELESS BEINGS LIKE YOU!
IT WOULD'VE BEEN NICE IF I WAS ALSO BORN INTO A DECENT FAMILY.
SO THEN. HOW CAN YOU BECOME USEFUL?
SIMPLE! YOU CAN SACRIFICE YOURSELF! FOR THE GOOD OF OUR NATION!
THEN I WOULD BE ABLE TO CASUALLY TALK TO YOU.
HAVING THE POWER TO DEFEND OUR NATION!
MAKING PEACE THROUGH WAR SO THAT NO ONE CAN OVERLOOK OUR NATION!
THEN YOU WOULD PROBABLY SMILE AND SAY...
HI! WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
HOW ARE YOU DOING THESE DAYS?
ISN'T TRAINING HARD?
HOW'S THE INJURY?
YOU HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO BE GRATEFUL AND SUBMIT TO THAT FACT.
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE THING IN THE WORLD?
I LIKE LISTENING TO YOU PLAY THE PIANO.
WOW, REALLY?
THEN SHOULD I PLAY FOR YOU?
COULD YOU PLAY THIS?
OH MY, IT'S SO PRETTY!
IT REMINDS ME OF US.
ONLY THE FOOLISH, THE WICKED, AND THE UNSCRUPULOUS LACK WILL!
SO YOU ALSO LIKE THIS SONG!
ALRIGHT! I'LL PLAY IT FOR YOU!
YOU MUST BE THE EYES, EARS, AND SWORDS OF OUR NATION. YOU MUST GIVE YOUR LIFE FOR THE GLORY OF PADANIA!
A BEAUTIFUL PERFORMANCE IN A CALM SPACE.
I'M CERTAIN NO ONE'S DRUGGING HER WITH SOME STRANGE MEDICINE...
SHE'S NOT CONFINED, TORTURED, OR ABUSED...
SHE PROBABLY DOESN’T EVEN KNOW THE ISLAND EXISTS.
BUT...
IF SHE WERE TO FIND OUT ABOUT ME, THEN SURELY SHE WOULD...
PITY ME.
SYMPATHIZE WITH ME. BE ANGRY FOR MY SAKE.
I KNOW IT, BECAUSE SHE PLAYS SO BEAUTIFULLY...
BECAUSE SHE IS A DIVINE, NOBLE BEING...
I'M SURE...
...THAT IS WHAT SHE WOULD DO...
4 YEARS LATER, ROZENBERG MANSION
CONGRATULATIONS.
AS OF TODAY, YOU ARE ALL PART OF THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS TEAM.
HERE'S TO OUR YOUNG SOLDIERS WHO WILL TRAVEL THE WORLD...
...UPHOLDING THE DIGNIFIED DUTY OF PROTECTING THE NATION.
CHEERS.
CHEERS!
DUE TO A NEW ASSIGNMENT, I WILL NOT RETURN TO PADANIA FOR SOME TIME.
THERE I MUST PROVE MY LOYALTY AND SKILL. I MUST PUT MY LIFE ON THE LINE.
IF I PROVE MYSELF ON THIS TEAM, I CAN JOIN THE OFFICIAL ARMY.
THEN I'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE ONE STEP CLOSER TO HER.
IF I BECOME A BETTER PERSON...
...WILL I BE WORTHY ENOUGH TO TALK TO YOU?
WILL I BE ALLOWED TO NOTIFY YOU OF MY EXISTENCE?
THE DAY I CAN FINALLY STOP STEALING GLIMPSES FROM A DISTANCE...
ANNETTE.
ANNETTE ROZENBERG...
Heiner is questioned about looking different because he takes the emotion-dulling drug, and he is told that wanting something is poison. The six-month torture training, while orphans are indoctrinated to sacrifice themselves for the nation, is intertwined with his longing for Annette playing the piano. Four years later, he joins the special operations squad hoping to become someone worthy of her.
