Ling Cage (2019) s01e05 Episode Script

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Aren't we Inferiors
just waiting to die?
Die, die!
I've given so much,
can't I just have one look at her?
What's more important than staying alive?
I'm a soldier.
What I fear
isn't death,
but
never having really lived.
In the recent ground mission,
everyone knows that you did well.
Here, cheers.
It is not appropriate for followers who have been enlightened by the
Lord of Light and Shadow to inflict punishments,
you should carry out a purification.
He's been entered into the Long Journey list.
He's leaving tomorrow.
Do you believe we can return to life on the ground?
Load the supplies into crates! Evacuate now!
In this apocalyptic age,
people always seek out hope,
but if there really was hope,
would it be deemed an apocalyptic age?
You can't catch me, you can't catch me.
Hunter squad, cover the pilots.
Yes sir!
My Lord,
the Hunters
are still outside the detection range of the Lighthouse.
Why hasn't the convoy left yet?
Silly boy,
people's hearts
are perhaps more dangerous.
This is
yours now.
Sister.
Why?
He's just a reckless person who only knows how to fight.
How is he qualified to be humanity's final guardian?!
Get off! You ugly freaks!
You said
you saw a woman
on the ground?
No matter what difficulties and challenges we have to confront,
as a community facing the same fate,
all humans should abandon prejudice and unite,
and steel ourselves for the long river of time.
Everything is flourishing
the memories awaken
Who is listening attentively?
The floating dust
finally settled
The illusions that appear
all disappear
Don't continue to be silent
Don't retreat anymore
Be as persistent as before
This world has changed
Ready to bathe in your own flame
Ready to be reduced to ashes
Human natures
Human natures are what we can only
count on
LING
CAGE
Charles,
I still remember
that this is your favorite musical instrument,
right?
In this age,
the only thing we have to do is to survive.
I will not forget your teachings,
Lighthouse Master.
I haven't heard you play in a long time, my child.
Do you still remember your
mother's favorite piece?
As you wish, Lighthouse Master.
Charles.
You must hate me,
hate me for not giving you the position of Lighthouse Master.
Tell me,
what do you want as compensation?
Is the position of Lighthouse Master like a toy to you?
Since you cannot give it to me,
you will substitute it with something else?
Actually,
you are outstanding,
you have the same artistic talent as your mother.
In the old world,
you might have become a great artist
who is immensely popular.
This makes me feel gratified and also aggrieved.
If you were not born in this age,
perhaps everything would've been different.
You probably didn't expect me to say this to you.
All these years,
you put everything you had into the Light and Shadow Association,
helping me maintain order in the Lighthouse.
Then I want to know why I wasn't chosen!
I don't want to force you to be responsible for something that you can't do.
It's too tiring to live like that.
This is the apocalypse, my child.
I have no choice but to make some difficult choices.
Forgive me.
Do you think I really just want to be the Lighthouse Master?
Charles.
You've never really looked at me.
My child,
sometimes, I think
if the calamity had not happened,
perhaps we could have had an ordinary father-son relationship.
Even if we have arguments,
we can still trust each other completely.
I used to think that
you had really given up our father-son relationship.
No matter what I do, in your eyes
it was useless work.
It's been 20 years,
this is the first time you treat me like this.
Father,
I don't want anything.
I'll be like I was before,
concentrate all my efforts on managing the Light and Shadow Association.
My harsh criticism of you in the past
made you only able to place
your hopes on the Lord of Light and Shadow.
Now, you no longer need that empty thing.
The new Lighthouse Master is about to take over.
I can finally let go of my responsibility.
Keep me company.
Let him manage the
Light and Shadow Association.
All right.
Father,
from now on,
I'll always be with you.
The elevator platform is the usual way for members
of the Lighthouse to land on the ground and also the
main way of returning. On special days, this place will
be used for ceremonies and is managed by the Light and
Shadow Association. The platform facing the sun is
used and decorated for ceremonies.
Ignite!
People of the Lighthouse,
today
I am very proud
to have another five warriors standing here.
They have served the Lighthouse their entire lives.
Now,
they will continue to move forward for the Lighthouse.
Among them
we have Instructor Elon,
who once led the Hunters on expeditions on the ground.
He established a firm foundation for the intial stability of the Lighthouse.
We have Madam Tara,
who brought the planting skills of the old world to the Lighthouse.
She devoted her entire life to the meticulous care of the Sky Farm.
We have the engineer Maureen,
his great design
allowed the Lighthouse to operate for decades in an energy-efficient way.
Every single thing that Information Officer Gordon recorded
commemorates the suffering of this age
and the courage of everyone on the Lighthouse.
And we also have Inferior 0591.
Today,
she is also a hero of the Lighthouse.
I'm a hero, I'm the same as they are.
They are the only people with the right
to walk out of the cave and seek the truth.
Their actions
safeguard our common belief.
They have served the Lighthouse their entire lives,
they are great people.
In the name of the Lighthouse Master,
I will send off these warriors.
The Lighthouse
is honored by you.
I am willing to move forward for the Lighthouse.
Damn, are you crying?
It's time for the baby to drink milk.
I'm just afraid that you won't be able to find the pisspot at night.
Brat.
Sir.
All right.
It's time for me to go.
Feels like it was just yesterday when he first
taught me how to use a gun.
I can't believe he has reached the age for the Long Journey.
I hope he can really find the truth.
I don't know if he can find the truth,
but
with the few of them going to the ground
it will save the Lighthouse quite a few rations.
My Lord Bishop,
you can eat whatever you want,
but you can't say whatever you want.
We both know what the Long Journey means.
Old people on the verge of death
should be discarded.
The supplies of the Lighthouse should be used for the living.
The Lighthouse Master is very clear on this account.
This doesn't sound like something the Bishop of Light and Shadow would say.
Oh I forgot.
In a few days time,
you won't be the Bishop anymore.
You-
Sir,
the Lighthouse
is honored by you.
Do you really believe people can live on the ground?
Gordon would have recorded something useful.
I don't need to tell you
where the data room is.
Sir.
Child,
I am willing to move forward for you.
Warriors,
set off.
Charles,
the Lighthouse Master's emergency medication is almost finished.
I've already adjusted the ship's course
to search for any gathering areas nearby for medical supplies.
In the future, I'll leave all matters
regarding the master to you.
The Lighthouse Master is in good health.
You're worrying too much.
The Lighthouse Master's heart has always been not well,
now that he's older-
I don't need you to remind me
I'm in charge of his personal and official affairs.
I'll take good care of him
until the day he goes on the Long Journey,
let him practice the laws of survival that he set himself.
I know you find it difficult to accept the Lighthouse Master's decision.
But I hope that, as his son,
you will care more about him.
Don't forget
there's no longer such thing as a father-son relationship on the Lighthouse.
This was decided by the Lighthouse Master.
Then why did you call him Father in front
of everyone at the court meeting previously.
What do you know?
When needed, I'm the Bishop;
when I'm not needed, I'm his son.
As a woman who was raised by him only because you resemble my mother,
it's best for you not to meddle in these affairs.
Charles.
The Lighthouse Master's decision will not change,
perform your duty well.
Is the future Lighthouse Lord so free?
Any progress on the modifications to the Heavy Walkers?
You're quite lucky.
In the resources you brought back the last time,
there were some core components for weapons.
I've already told Jessica to start a complete remodel.
Do you want to have a look in the Research department on the way?
Jing Nan,
there's another matter
I'd like your help in.
Jing Nan always has a way.
All the data on the Lighthouse for the past few decades are here,
how long are we going to take to find it?
You said you wanted to come.
Can you get anything done without me?
Then I'll look over here.
Follow me.
Hey,
why does the Lighthouse Master want you to forget everything you saw on the ground?
Sometimes, people can be deceived by their own eyes.
Forget about this matter
and do not bring it up again in the future.
He didn't deny the existence of humans on the ground.
Really?
There might be another secret within.
Perhaps we can find the answer we want here.
If there are really people on the ground,
how did they survive?
Are those extremozoans really controlled by them?
Extremozoans
climbed out of the cracks in the Earth's crust during the great calamity.
Like those deep-sea species swept up by tsunamis,
as long as they are creatures belonging to this earth
it's not impossible to tame them.
Look at this.
It's up.
Isn't this the same as what the books teach?
Human va.lues crumbled in the old world
Humanity's spiritual refinement
couldn't keep up with the rapid advancement of science and technology.
In the end, this led to the complete destruction of civilization.
Look at this.
What!
The Lighthouse
used to be a sky prison of the old world.
The ones who were lucky enough to survive the apocalypse
were actually a group of prisoners.
Even though they were prisoners,
they are also the founders of the Lighthouse.
Lighthouse Year 1.
The first master ended a war between the guards and prisoners.
Tartaros was renamed as the Lighthouse,
meaning the final home of humanity.
Lighthouse Year 5,
there was an invasion by armed forces from the ground.
Close to half of the populace was lost.
The Lighthouse formulated a detailed search and rescue regulation
prohibiting batch sheltering.
In Year 11,
the last stronghold on the ground
was invaded by extremozoans,
the losses were disasterous.
The Lighthouse determined that living on the ground was impossible.
In Year 12,
the Hunters suffered
a devastating attack.
And
it was from one person
Is this
a Heavy Walker?
I've never seen this model before.
Could it be
Is the woman in the data
the one we saw on the ground?
That incident happened decades ago.
It can't be the same person.
The people from that era
have mostly gone on the Long Journey.
If we want to investigate further.
We'll have to find an old person.
I got it.
self-test
returning
Normal
Returned
Finally completed.
Just now, you were saying
The oldest Inferior on the Lighthouse,
I think his number is 0609.
This This way.
No, this way.
Don't press against me.
How did you become this fat?
Nonsense, you're the fat one.
Hunter Theatrette
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Hey, catch!
He's not Captain Marc!
He's not Captain Marc!
He said Captain Marc.
What? Hurry, hurry, let's take a look.
Don't let him run off.
Captain Marc!
Captain Marc, take me along on your next Hunters mission.
And me! And me!
It's really Captain Marc.
Everyone, come take a look.
Captain Marc has come to the Pigeon Hole!
These are the arms that cut down those extremozoans.
Look at these strong muscles,
as expected of a Superior.
His genes are so good.
Wait! Don't, don't, don't!
0609, I came looking for 0609!
Let me go!
Stinking barbarian, you better hang in there!
360 Joules, again.
Sister Yao, come on!
Wu La, I was wrong.
I was really wrong.
Does this thing work or not?
Wu La, wake up.
Wu La!
Anna,
perhaps, some debts can't be repaid in this life.
They really like to end on a cliffhanger.
You cry when you encounter extremozoans,
you also cry when you watch this trash.
I don't know if she'll live in the end.
If not for the apocalypse,
this drama
would've ended long ago.
Private possession of goods forbidden on the Lighthouse,
you should be worrying about your own ends.
Who is it? You dare talk about forbidden goods here.
Which bastard is it?
Watch if you want or don't.
If you don't want to watch it, get lost.
I want to watch it.
Captain Marc!
This thing is his, it's his!
This you you..
you little bastards with no conscience.
Captain Marc, we were wrong, we were wrong.
That old man dragged us here.
Captain Marc, we won't do this again.
Want some?
Tell me,
in Year 12,
about the invasion of the Lighthouse,
how much do you know?
That year
seems like there was some incident.
But,
I'm old and my memory isn't as good anymore.
If I could get some service points
I don't have service points,
but I have a bit of other things.
Do you remember now?
In Year 12, there was no invasion of the Lighthouse at all.
In those few years,
the Lighthouse was very peaceful.
What?
That year, Morgan was still the commander of the Hunters.
I was a porter on his team.
At that time,
there was no such thing as Superiors and Inferiors.
I know this,
I remember when the three main laws were enacted.
It's boiling.
I remember there was a mission on the ground that year,
we were surrounded by extremozoans.
It was tragic.
Those animals pulled out our team members' souls one by one.
It was going to be Morgan's turn,
then I heard a bang.
A mysterious armor came attacking.
It was basically
like a God descending,
with a few slashes, a group of extremozoans were cut down.
Mysterious armor.
Yes.
That armor was more powerful than your black Walker.
And who would've guess that a 17, 18-year-old beautiful,
silver-haired girl would come out of that armor?
She saved Lighthouse Master Morgan.
She was really an exceptional beauty.
Then, in order to thank her,
Morgan invited her to the Lighthouse.
But not long after
that girl and her armor disappeared.
What a pity.
In the end, I never got to talk to her either.
During the early development of the Lighthouse,
to deal with the population increase and renovation of
facilities, the Lighthouse retrieved all sorts of intact
engineering units from the ground, removed
unnecessary structures, remodeled them by welding
into structural units that comply with the Lighthouse
Capacity Regulations. They are suspended in the outer
perimeter of the Lighthouse, most of them are used
as residential units, the rest are used to store building materials for repairing the
Lighthouse.
After the three main laws were enacted,
Superiors moved to the residences in the
main body of the lighthouse while inferiors
were assigned to the higher and more
dangerous hanging areas. Due to the crowding
of rooms and the way it is suspended, the
inferiors call this place "The pigeon hole".
Penny.
Lieutenant Ran Bing,
the room has been cleaned up,
it can be assigned to a Superior.
Inform the newly-joined Hunter.
Data deleted.
That Penny
was a disgrace to the Superiors,
she hid these Lighthouse goods.
See.
Jane Eyre
Wow, it's even a prohibited book.
Oh my god.
These are all prohibited books.
Aren't Hunters the ones who follow the laws of the Lighthouse the most?
Yeah.
She was also on Captain Marc's team.
Lighthouse Year 51
January 28th
What's that Donny thinking?
He almost lost his arm to save me.
When I was bandaging his wound,
he even laughed at my poor fighting skills.
He's so unreasonable.
February 21st,
I'm so frustrated,
what's going on with me?
Recently, all I can think of is that annoying guy.
Today, when we had our meals as a team,
he sat very close to me.
Suddenly, my heart was beating faster.
Now, as long as I get close to him,
my shadowy thoughts would increase.
What if the Bringer of the Light were to find out one day?
March 14th,
the Lighthouse teaches us that
as a Hunter
we should be brave, selfless and dedicated,
we should give everything we have.
But after meeting you,
I've started to become timid,
started to fear death,
afraid that if I die
I'll never see you again.
April 2nd,
I finally completed my breeding duty at the Dawn Hall.
It felt
really strange.
How nice if it
was with you.
June 1st,
I finally finished secretly reading the book I took from the ground.
Original passage is from Charlotte Bronte's novel Jane Eyre, Chapter 17
"My eyes were drawn involuntarily to his face; I could not keep their lids under control [] like what the thirst-perishing man might feel who knows the well to which he has crept is poisoned, yet stoops and drinks divine draughts nevertheless. []I had not intended to love him; [] I had wrought hard to extirpate from my soul the germs of love there detected; and now, at the first renewed view of him, they spontaneously arrived, green and strong!"
"I can't control my eyes,
I can't help but want to see him
like a thirsty person.
I clearly know that the water is poisonous but I still want to drink it.
I had no intention of loving him.
I also once tried to stop this budding love,
but when I saw him again
the love in my heart
rose again."
It's so well-written.
So those feelings I have for him are called
love.
So,
the people of the old world
would start a family from love.
They weren't together for the sake of regenerating the population.
Additionally, there are more interesting things
between men and women as described in the book.
No, I'm not willing.
I'm not willing to perform the breeding duty with other people.
There are so many Superiors on the Lighthouse,
it's basically impossible to meet Donny in the Dawn Hall.
No one can force me, no one!
I know that
refusing the breeding duty will result in execution.
If that day really comes,
let me die at Donny's hands.
Yes,
you got your wish.
Hunter Ran Bing,
this is the Battle Damage and Supplies section.
As the soldier, Penny, was killed in action,
her breeding duty with 21449
will be taken over by you.
Please report to the Dawn Hall tonight at 9:00 sharp.
Hunter Ran Bing,
this is the Lighthouse's Battle Damage and Supplies section.
The first clause of the Lighthouse law
states that all residents of the Lighthouse must obey the Lighthouse's arrangements.
You should know very well the result of refusing to perform a Lighthouse mission.
Roger that.
When awake, I see the light and dark have changed
Days and days, people whisper and pray
While visions touch your dream
those memories will fade away
Don't be sad, glimmers still remain
There's a chance you are gonna touch the soul
Days and moons, searching for a land of hope
Sufferings will be painless
all miseries will never come
Don't be afraid, everything's the same
When the glory days are gone
only one truth can be trusted
It's time to part
Turning the whole world upside down
couldn't make me feel alive
Don't leave me, flee with me
Only you can break my fall
When awake, I see the light and dark have changed
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