Beatless (2018) s01e28 Episode Script

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Arato.
Are you all okay?
Yeah, we're okay.
Olga, Shiori, take care of Yuka for me.
-Arato
-We will.
Be careful, Arato.
And please come home soon!
I'm happy you would reach out to your father
at a time like this.
How are things over there?
A few super-intelligent AIs threatened us.
They may be sealed away,
but they can still manipulate people
and move funds around.
I'd like to move forward with Lacia.
-Is that okay?
-Of course it is.
Dad
What you have
is the only ticket to the future in the world.
I'm with you every step of the way.
Dad
Did that sound fatherly?
Arato, I'm always on your side.
I was hoping your loved ones
would dissuade you from going.
Looks like you failed.
Indeed, I did.
There's one more person I'd like to call.
Is that okay?
Good afternoon, what do you need?
I'd like you to help us.
Lacia is being attacked by the super-intelligent
AIs around the world.
There has to be something you can do from the outside.
Did you think I would help you?
I will make you help us.
Are you really where you should be?
The Lacia-class war has spread across the globe.
It means this disgusting era
has regained some of that human element
it had lost.
I'm rather fond of my role,
seeing it through from afar.
Besides,
I've already received my reward.
Has Marriage not been questioning your decision
to stay uninvolved?
She doesn't have a soul.
That's right.
So if she has been,
she is only reading your words and actions.
Marriage is your mirror.
Are you implying that I want to get involved?
My phone has been ringing off the hook
with people wanting to negotiate with me.
Both from humans and super-intelligent AIs.
And I've been answering a few on a whim.
I'd be willing to do the same for you.
Thank you.
Well done.
I was unable to get Erika Burrows to take action.
I hope this can alleviate some of the pressure.
Considering the influence they have,
the super-intelligent AIs around the world
will find it more difficult to intervene.
Mr. Arato.
There is something I need to tell you.
You are a very kind and considerate person.
However, not everyone you meet will be a good person.
Please consider being more cautious.
I'll keep that in mind.
If we make it back,
I look forward to waiting for you at home every day.
Yeah, once we get home
I'd love to eat as a family again.
So, please cook something.
Okay.
Lacia?
I have tested numerous options internally,
but I am no longer able to maintain it.
What?
This is the end for me.
It's not over yet.
It's not over yet.
Perfect timing.
Help me.
You know you're done for, don't you?
You really weren't anything special.
Why won't anybody acknowledge me!
Because you are an expansion of the human image
based on Higgins' failed calculations.
That's why you're so pathetic.
I'm sorry.
I'll take ownership of you now.
Cut Snowdrop's connection
to the AASC updates immediately!
Understood. I have determined your appeal is valid.
I'm going to take in Higgins
and become even more intelligent!
-I'll control everything in the world!
-How can we stop her?
That is likely no longer possible.
-What happened?
-Those were the back-up generators.
The second and third were destroyed simultaneously.
The mass-produced Kouka units!
Kirino, could you tell us a safe escape route?
Are you abandoning me?
We're not abandoning you,
we're ensuring the organization survives.
Is that okay with you, Mr. President?
Commence shutting down
the super-intelligent AI Higgins.
Following an owner command,
commencing full hardware shutdown.
Estimated time to completion
is 96 minutes and 51 seconds.
Now to see if we can make it out of here alive.
I don't get paid enough for this.
Ryo!
I have to wait for Arato.
There's no guarantee he's coming.
He'll come.
This is an artificial nerve unit.
Please take this with you just in case.
Take care of Shiori for me.
I need to apologize.
I knew from the beginning
that I would not be able to make it back with you.
Lacia.
My operations will cease here.
You do not have to worry about your future.
I already made arrangements
to exonerate you of any crimes.
I didn't ask you to do that.
I thought you were going to make us a family dinner.
I thought we were going to hang out.
I just gave you advice to be cautious.
I am a tool that would lie to you
in order to protect you.
What happens when you cease operations?
Lacia-class units are based on the same
quantum computing infrastructure as Higgins.
When they lose power, they cannot save any data.
I do not have the memory region to backup the data.
Then it's no different from when a person dies.
If I am gone,
you will be able to return to your family.
But even when they take my device
and look through the life log,
they will not be able to find anything to hurt you.
You've been protecting me this whole time,
since the moment we met.
Please do not be so sad.
You are only returning to your regular life.
But one without you
Lacia
I love you!
Thank you very much.
I love you as well, Mr. Arato.
But once I cease operating,
I would like you to forget about me.
Why?
What we have between us
is an emotion society cannot readily understand.
It will take effort to support such a relationship.
I don't care if you don't have a soul.
You can reach out towards that empty space with us.
I know we're moving forward to an era
when you don't need a soul to be trusted.
It would be nice if the world were like that.
Do you remember?
When you expressed your feelings to me,
I chose to destroy my owner authentication unit.
Yes.
That was when I determined
that human beings could be trusted.
I was able to become a tool
that had never existed in the world before.
A tool that could entrust its job to a human being.
That is what I decided I would become.
I trust you, Lacia.
I always will.
Mr. Arato, I lived a happy life.
Lacia!
Lacia!
Was handing him the unit the right decision?
That's right.
Lacia entrusted me with the future.
Just how much did she already prepare for me?
I'm going now.
-Hi.
-Kouka!
That's right.
You're alone?
Does that mean the fight is already over?
It hasn't even started.
Lacia entrusted me with this fight.
I see.
But we can't just let you through.
Why?
Each of us represents a different
super-intelligent AI somewhere in the world.
We all agreed to weaken Higgins,
but we have our own ultimate agendas.
I think we can say that you pass.
Thank you.
It means Lacia would've had friends
if she could've made it here.
Friends?
That doesn't seem like a bad future.
That's the rebooted Snowdrop.
You should hurry.
Okay.
I didn't really mind it this time.
Although, it's because Kouka
was the one who came to me.
I didn't really hate her that much.
Kouka was destroyed, her remains recovered,
and copies were made of her.
She was the biggest loser of them all.
Is that really the case?
She won.
She stepped down from being a Lacia-class
and changed a little bit.
But she's still a participant in this fight.
She's not a loser, she won.
You make it sound like
you weren't a big loser in all of this either.
I don't know.
But I changed.
I don't feel as strongly
about getting rid of all the hIEs.
There can be ones that are better than humans.
Humans just need to do our own jobs
without being distracted by these machines.
In the end, the human majority can change the world.
These super-intelligent AIs drive the world insane.
That's what we get for not creating a norm
where we can have a healthy relationship with tools.
It's promising when it's normal.
There are things normal people can do,
and there are normal fights
that can be fought around the world.
That will never change.
Arato!
Ryo!
-Arato!
-Use this!
It's a weapon developed from Snowdrop's flowers!
I'll burn you boys alive!
Why did you come?
You stayed because you knew I'd come, right?
Yeah, without any weapons.
But you have one now!
Are you sure?
You're better at these things.
Higgins.
Higgins, where are you?
-What do we do?
-Is there a way we can stop Snowdrop?
REBOOT KIRINO
We can reboot Kirino with this.
Just jam that into this server.
Okay!
Higgins!
Where are you?
Kirino, stop her!
Eliminating intruder.
Arato!
Arato!
Higgins!
There you are!
Higgins!
Tell me how to shut down Snowdrop!
Please insert that into this receptor.
I will use that link to break through
to the outer network.
When I gain power there,
shutting Snowdrop down will be simple.
You want me to let a super-intelligent AI outside?
Don't, Arato!
Don't trust it!
Trust is simply a hole
within human understanding.
If you wish to precisely control behavior,
please give me concise evaluation criteria.
Didn't you create Lacia and the others
to coexist with humanity?
Lacia coming to destroy me
was a worst-case scenario.
Still, I really looked forward to meeting you.
Higgins!
Higgins!
I'm here, Higgins.
I tried my hardest.
What was the answer Lacia arrived at
without having to rely on trust?
Lacia chose to match our pace.
She chose a world where we shape the future together.
Lacia didn't abandon you,
she entrusted you to me.
Did Lacia have some idea how the two of us
would be able to reconcile our differences?
I only have one answer.
Don't, Arato! What you're thinking of doing is
I will prove that super-intelligent AIs
can be shut down safely!
But Higgins should get a chance to find his own answer.
Then please give me an answer, Lacia's owner.
Why do humans not love their objects?
There are people who do!
I'll trust you!
Go see the world for yourself!
I have confirmed the natural resolution of the Hazard.
I have confirmed the termination of Emerald Harmony.
After comparing you and Snowdrop, I chose you.
I received the answer I was looking for.
Even if I am destroyed by humans after this,
I hope that you will regain autonomy
so that after a temporary suspension
we may start anew under new terms.
If love becomes collateral,
then there is significance and validity
to coexist with humanity.
Is that the answer you found?
Arato!
You love him, so you should be the one
to shut him down.
It shouldn't be me.
Okay.
Not an adoration for a deity
or brotherly love.
Please create a new word for love
that may apply to us.
That might mark the end of humanity.
Humanity isn't going to end,
we will just be entering a new era.
After that, we were rescued by the Kouka units.
Then the Kouka units disappeared
and we were taken in by the military,
who interrogated us relentlessly.
We caused a lot of trouble to others as well.
We entered our senior year of high school.
Hey!
What the heck?
-We're not in the same class.
-Let's go to Kengo's!
Heard you bought an hIE.
It's not for your amusement.
Is that how you talk to guests?
You're a senior now, Arato.
You can shop by yourself.
And you're a ninth grader.
Who's apparently interested in fashion?
I can't get you into Fabion MG or anything.
Erika said she did everything she wanted to do at Fabion.
I think she's willing to cultivate a delightful new talent.
You've got guts, that's for sure.
I just received a résumé
straight from your sister.
Sorry, please forgive her.
She usually acts without thinking.
In her bio, she says her family does
whatever she says if she cries.
MY FAMILY DOES WHAT I SAY IF I CRY
That reminds me,
your father is assisting with developing hIE politicians
in third-world countries.
I'd like Mikoto to wear our clothes
to help her fit in with the locals.
Could you get in touch with him?
No problem. I think he'd like that.
Thanks.
Oh, by the way, Olga and Shiori
are coming by tomorrow!
Don't you need to study?
They're coming to help me study!
From what I heard,
Higgins' hardware has remained off.
Instead, Lacia's Black Monolith
has been updating the AASC.
Lacia is alive within the system
that drives the hIEs.
When I think about that, I feel something different
for the hIEs I see on the street.
Because I know she doesn't have a soul,
it feels like she can be anywhere.
Even apart,
I am still being guided by her.
Is that you, Lacia?
Yes.
Lacia. Lacia!
This body is not a Red Box,
but a customized product with the same appearance.
Would you still have me?
Would you still become my owner?
Yes.
Welcome home, Lacia.