"89... 90... 91... 92... 93..."

Bruce was currently doing push-ups. He was wearing sweatpants but was otherwise shirtless. On his back was Konomi, wearing white panties and a loose pink tank top with a small koala bear symbol on the left side. She was sitting on his back in lady-like fashion with her legs crossed, eating chocolates and looking on her phone.

"Hmm..." She popped another chocolate into her mouth. "Wow, these taste so good!"

"What have you got?" Bruce pushed down again, making sure his chin made contact with the floor before pushing up again.

"Not much, to be honest. The police commissioner's name is Haruo Hashimoto. He's been in that position for many years and I know he's been taking bribes from various underworld gangster lords. It's pretty much because of him why putting people in jail is not too effective. That and there are other policeman and women who take bribes as well. The entire force is corrupted to the core."

Bruce narrowed his eyes. "Just like in Gotham..."

He pushed down again as Konomi continued. "Commissioner Hashimoto is friends with the Mayor as well. The Mayor is apparently on someone's payroll, though this person remains in the shadows." She popped another chocolate into her mouth, before glancing down at Bruce who had sweat coming down his brow. "I'm surprised you can be so active after last night. My legs are still numb..." She scratched her thighs before glancing back at her phone.

"I can't afford to stop, no matter what comes my way."

She smiled widely. "You're amazing, you know that?"

Bruce finally stopped doing push-ups and Konomi got off, walking over to the computer. Bruce stretched out his body while Konomi pulled down more information.

"So, tell me again about these two – you said their names were Mikoto Kiba and Arashi Mikami."

"Yeah. I asked the owner of that cafe we went to about them. His daughter told me their names and that they went to their school, Mochizuki High School. They know who I am too."

"That sucks. Well, let me see..." She brought up two files with their names and photos on the page. "Arashi Mikami: Age, 17. Height, 5'7. Weight, 152 lbs. He was born in Tobioka, and records pulled from the medical databases indicate that he was operated on in Mochizuki Hospital. He was in that terrorist attack."

"Terrorist attack?"

"Haven't you heard of it? Terrorists bombed a medical conference a decade ago. Killed nearly everybody inside except this boy and another. I think his name was Ryuu Mochizuki. Records say he died on the table."

"What about the other one?" Bruce grabbed two escrima sticks and began practicing drills in the air.

"Mikoto Kiba. Age, 17. Height, 5'3. Weight, 129 lbs. She was born into a Yakuza family but ever since an accident that resulted in her brother's death, the family has disbanded and split into splinter groups, such as the Kabuto group."

Bruce narrowed his eyes. "Who is this man known as Mochizuki?"

"Dr. Masamune Mochizuki, chairman of the hospital. He was born into this city and has been donating money to charities and including the hospital, has built a school as well. No other information available."

"This man is the key." Bruce surmised. "These two who go to his school and the woman I ran into who wore a nurse's outfit... it can't be a coincidence. I'll investigate the hospital and school later. Right now, there are more pressing matters. Did you get the information I asked for?"

"Of course. I found out from a number of sources that'd be too damn boring to list that your man is going to be on one of three cruise ships docking into Tobioka City. His name is Aoi Iwata. He is believed to be an important link between the drug shipping in Tobioka. He's come here to discuss some new drug that's been being developed in South America."

"Three cruise ships?"

Konomi shrugged. "Rich people like to live in style. The ships will come around our waters around midnight. Perfect time for the Batman to prowl around."

"Absolutely." Bruce stowed away his sticks before grabbing a towel and a bottle of water, cooling himself off. "I'll find him and have him confess the crimes to the police. I'll have him give the names of his clients to them as well. If I'm going to turn him in though, I need you to book him and take his statement."

She saluted with a goofy smile. "Roger. But, you know that he will just become a target if he does talk, right? And he might even get bailed out before he could tell us anything anyway."

"I'll take care of that too." He turned to his suit, which was being kept in a glass case.

"Oh, and one more thing."

"Hm?"

"I'm sure this goes without saying but you'll be on a boat full of civilians and he'll have no doubt have heard of the drug dealers and such getting murdered or scared half to death. He might be on edge and if he does something radical because he suspects something is up, he could get someone killed. You might have to blend in with the crowd before taking him out. Do you think you could act like a rich, snobbish socialite?"

Bruce, his back turned to her, smirked to himself. "Something tells me that won't be a problem."

"We need to get him to the emergency room, stat!"

"Yes, doctor!"

"Oh, the pain! Please, give me drugs to take my mind of the pain!"

Arashi and Mikoto strode past the doctors who took patients to emergency rooms, their patients writhing and screaming in pain. The hospital, while a front for another organization entirely, was still used for the good of the city and hired other doctors and surgeons to care for patients. Mikoto came up to a door and opened it, Arashi going in and her following behind him, closing the door. The pair walked into the meeting room where Hitsugi, Miki, Oriha and Yuko sat on white benches. Arashi and Mikoto sat on a vacant one.

Behind the desk was Dr. Mochizuki and Ran was at his side. "It seems we have all assembled, Black Label. Well then, let's get on with it." Holographic images were shot in front of each bench as Ran began briefing the teams. "Our intel has the target listed on a cruise ship, one of three. His name is Aoi Iwata, a drug trader that exports high grade drugs from other countries. He is coming from South America to discuss with the underworld the possibility of selling some new drug."

"New drug?" Mikoto repeated.

"We don't have all the details about it just yet. However, we don't need anymore people selling another drug here, bringing about more tumors. Our society needs to remain a 'healthy body', without disease and infections. It's our job as surgeons and doctors to maintain the state of our city."

"Yes, doctor." Black Label said in unison.

Mochizuki turned to Ran, giving her a nod which indicated she could take over. "The ships will approach our waters around midnight. We will be sending Ampule Zero undercover to seek out this man. We need to first get the name of the drug he intended to try and sell. But he is a black label so eliminate him afterwards. Ampule One will be sent in for back-up. He knows about our latest activites so if he escapes then Ampule One will have to deal with him. Keep in mind that cruise ships have civilians aboard so there will be no en blocs, Oriha."

"Awwwww~!" She pouted. "So unfair..."

"When the two hands of the clock reach 12... we will begin our operation!"

Classical music comforted the ears of the patrons of the ship as they danced, drank their expensive alcohols, and danced to their somber tune. A particular man walked through the crowd in a fancy black suit. A red rose was in his pocket and a glass of champagne was in his hand. He winked at the ladies as he walked through the socialites. The noise from everyone talking, the waft of cigar smoke and beeping of the gambling machines filled the place. You had stuck-up old women in fur coats to women who barely looked to be 21 in ridiculously low-cut dresses. Buffed men in tight playboy suits to old lecherous men with monocles.

The man sat at the bar where a purple haired woman was bar tending. She was wiping a glass with a towel before taking notice of the man's presence. She wore a white buttoned shirt, a black tie and a black skirt.

"What'll it be, handsome?"

Bruce gulped down his drink, placing it on the corner. "Ah, nothing for me. I've had a few already. If I keep going, some charming young lady might take advantage."

The bar tender chuckled, attending to a few other patrons. Bruce felt a vibration in his pocket. He fished out his phone and put it to his ear. "Hello?"

'Did you find him?'

"No, he's not here."

'Hmm... well, I know for sure he's on that ship. Satellite had him imaged out on the deck a few hours ago.'

"I'll find him, soon enough." Bruce got up from the bar and continued on his way. As he walked away, the bar tender narrowed her eyes before taking out her phone.

"Yuko, I think he's here."

'You've come into contact?'

"Yes. He's exactly as the kids described him."

'Really? On a scale of 1-10, how attractive do you think he is?'

"Ugh, we don't have time for this."

'So a 9 then?'

"No, definitely a 10." Miki took a look around the room. "I still haven't seen our man."

'Ran said he was surely on this cruise ship. We'll find him.'

What Miki didn't know was that under the counter where Bruce sat was a small device that allowed him to pick up any cellular conversations in the radius of its projected signal. In the hall, Bruce took his fingers off of his ear.

"Did you hear that?" He asked quietly.

'Yeah, there's no doubt about it... you're definitely a 10.'

"About their involvement."

'Using that device you planted, I'll be able to hack into their phone calls. It'll be temporary though, because the bug that allows us in isn't well coded.'

"Alright. Is everything else in place?"

'Mmhm. Just like you planned. Oh, and by the way, I've been thinking about some cool, bad-ass codename I could use.'

"Codename?"

'Yep! How does 'Oracle' sound to you?'

"A person able to make divine predictions?"

'Yeah, just a little less divine. I'm more of a well-of-knowledge type Oracle.'

In the hall, Bruce narrowed his eyes as a tall man with purple hair that reached his shoulders began walking down the corridor. He wore a black suit, had tan skin and grey eyes. On his neck was a diamond necklace and on either side of him were bald, buffed out bodyguards. Bruce kept walking with his head down until he bumped into the purple haired man.

"Hey! Watch it, you!" One of the bodyguards pushed Bruce roughly to the side before continuing on their way.

"Sorry, geez...!" After they were gone, Bruce put his hands to his ear again. "Konomi-"

'O-r-a-c-l-e.'

Bruce growled slightly in his throat. "Oracle... I've found the target. He's making his way into the party. That woman will take notice and keep tabs on him. I need to change and prevent them from killing him."

Aoi strode through the crowd, laughing boisterously and winking at the ladies, who were disgusted. He sat down at a blackjack table, smacking a waitress on her backside as he did. She glared holes into the back of his head before huffing and moving on.

From behind the bar, Miki pressed her phone to her ear. "The target is in sight. I repeat, the target is in sight. Begin operation."

Aoi threw a pair of dice across the table, the cubes bouncing off and landing with two fours facing up. "Fuck yeah! That's what we want, bitches! Drinks are on me!"

The upperclass, so usually posh and sophisticated, were under the spell of the gamble and have discarded the attitude so often associated with their persons and released themselves, shouting and whooping loudly.

A blue-haired waitress served drinks to all the spectators of the table. She handed Aoi his drink, winking at him.

"On the house, Mr. Iwata."

"Heheh..." Aoi downed it in one gulp, the blue-haired waitress already gone when he slammed his glass onto the table. "Hit me!"

Not even thirty minutes later did he find himself puking over the edge of the deck. "Ah... what the fuck, man? That lobster's poison, I swear to freakin' God..." He looked over his shoulder at his bodyguards. "Hey, keep an eye out... You can't be too careful. I don't need some fucker-"

They never got to hear the end of the sentence as they fell to the ground, batarangs sticking out of their shoulders.

"Huh?! Hey, what the fuck?! AAAH!" The next thing he knew, he was being pulled overboard and held over the dark water. Even though the moonlight provided very little light, Aoi could clearly see him; the Batman was positioned on the side of the ship and was currently glaring down at Aoi, his demonic red eyes invoking unparalleled fear.

"Y-you!"

"What was the name of the drug you intended to show in Tobioka City?"

"Like I'm telling you shit, motherfu-" Batman released him into the water, letting the sub-zero temperature sting his face and fill his lungs. Batman then pulled him up with a rope, giving Aoi a chance to breathe again.

"I'm not asking twice! The name of the drug, now!"

"Fu-fu-fuck y-you!"

Batman dropped him underwater again, holding him there longer. He pulled him up again with Aoi shivering and his skin pale.

"The next time I drop you, I'll let you drown. Last chance, Iwata."

"P-platinum L-lily! W-we wan-wanted to release the drug to a wi-wider dem-demographic..."

"Who's we?"

"I-I don't know... I wa-was never told... Th-they kept themselves in th-the dark... I took the j-job and they used a m-medium to contact me... Burner ph-phones..."

"You're going to face justice."

"H-hah! There's n-no jail that c-can hold me! I'll be released in days! I've g-got important people ba-backing me!"

"I know." Batman's voice became more ominous and forceful. "I want names. All of them. Every last person backing you."

Aoi's eyes widened. "Y-you're going to go after t-them? A-are you cra-crazy?! They're government officials, politicians!"

"No one escapes the law. So long as I exist in this world, there will be none who commit crimes in this city that will escape its justice." Batman lowered Aoi again, letting his hair touch the water. Aoi shivered in fear at the feeling of water hitting his scalp. "Now, then... About those names."

"A-alright! Okay, I'll t-tell you! P-please!" Batman raised him up from the water. Aoi, in fear of inciting the man's wrath, spewed out the names in stuttering – stammering fashion and hoped to God that it would be enough for this monster to let him go.

"That's all?"

"Y-yes! Those are th-the ones I know!"

"The drug, Platinum Lily, what does it do?"

"I don't know all the details, just that i-it does something to the me-memory." Batman lowered him again, letting his eyes feel the water. "N-NO! I'M TE-TELLING THE TRU-TRUTH! I SW-SWEAR TO GOD!"

Batman lowered him completely in the water. "Swear to me." He raised him up again and the man was shivering dangerously. Batman threw him onto the deck before climbing up with him. Batman grabbed his collar and pulled him close to him. "You're done."

Aoi was so drained that he gave up any resistance whatsoever and merely nodded weakly.

"Don't move."

Batman glanced over his shoulder to see the purple haired woman earlier was pointing a suppressed pistol to the back of his head. She wore a tight purple suit with small diamond shaped studs sticking out at various places on the suit. "Seems like you got to our target before we did. We can't afford any interference. I may need to put you down here."

"Just try it." She didn't expect his movement and speed. Before she could even pull the trigger, Batman dropped down to the floor and spun. He then sprang up, grabbed her neck and swept her off her feet and to the deck. He pinned his knee on her stomach. "I don't have time to play around with you."

"Likewise." Miki punched him in the face before using her legs and wrapping them around his neck. She then shifted her body and sent Batman to the deck. She back-rolled onto her feet, pulling out another gun strapped on the side of her leg and pointing it at Batman, who had also gotten to his feet and was pointing a taser at her.

"Who dares, wins." Miki kept her eyes focused and her aim steady. Batman kept his eyes on her as well, his arm not moving an inch. The moment of tension was felt very clearly between the two as they stood off against each other. Miki refused to look away from the red eyes. Batman made the first move, jumping to the side and throwing a batarang at her. Miki had moved just a millisecond after Batman, shooting down the projectile. She was then just barely able to dodge the taser that came right after the batarang. She shot a few bullets but Batman narrowly dodged them, throwing a smoke bomb at her.

"Damn," She coughed, pointing her gun around the deck. Luckily for the two, there was no one around as everyone, including the deckhands, were occupied in the party. "Where are you?"

"Here." Miki tried to spin around but she was too late as Batman quickly disarmed her before sweeping her off her feet yet again. He took apart her gun before throwing it overboard. "You people will stay out of this."

"You're the one who needs to stay out of it. I won't let you interfere with the triage."

Batman narrowed his eyes. "Triage?" His attention was cut short by the fact that Aoi was now standing up and with new bodyguards on either side of him. He had a nervous smirk on his face, indicating shaky bravado.

"Alright fu-fu-fuckers... YOU PUSHED M-ME TO D-DO THIS! I'M BLOWING YOU ALL TO SHIT RIGHT NOW!" Aoi reached into his shirt pocket but what he found was nothing but lint. "H-huh? Where is the de-detonator? How... huh? What the... WHAT THE FUCK?!"

"You mean this?"

As if in slow motion, Aoi's eyes slowly moved from his shirt to Batman's hand to see the object he was frantically looking for. "When did y-you get that?"

In the hall, Bruce narrowed his eyes as a tall man with purple hair that reached his shoulders began walking down the corridor. He wore a black suit, had tan skin and grey eyes. On his neck was a diamond necklace and on either side of him were bald, buffed out bodyguards. Bruce kept walking with his head down until he bumped into the purple haired man.

"Hey! Watch it, you!" One of the bodyguards pushed Bruce roughly to the side before continuing on their way.

"Sorry, geez...!"

"H-how?! When?!"

Batman didn't reply and simply tossed it over the deck. Aoi's eyes widened in fear and his confidence completely disappeared. "K-kill them!" Aoi ordered before he turned tail and ran away. The guards weren't fast enough on the trigger as Batman immediately threw two batarangs into the gunholes, clogging them and causing their guns to jam.

"Aw, shit..." They said in unison. Not a second later were they both soundly punched out by the Dark Knight. Miki tried to get up but Batman tossed a syringe into her neck and the next thing she knew, she was met with a world of unconscious darkness.

With the distractions disposed of, Batman chased Aoi down to the bilge. Aoi kept glancing over his shoulder, the lights of the corridor being so dim that it only served to increase him in his panic.

"That guy's not human, damn it! He's just not!"

Aoi came across the engine room door and ran in. The room was hot, with the machines pumping and releasing steam in the air. Aoi kept running and running until something tripped him and he fell on his face.

"What the fuc-" He turned around to see another monster. It wore a nurse's outfit and had a demonic face with horns and purple eyes.

"Yo. I take it you're Aoi Iwata?"

"P-please no more... I can't take anym-more..."

"Don't worry, I'll issue your meds soon enough." She grabbed him by the collar and lifted him into the air with ease. "After you tell me what I want to know!"

"I-I already t-told everything to your partner!"

"Partner?"

"Put him down." Sayo turned her head to see Batman standing behind her in the dark, glaring at her.

She dropped him. "Oh, you again. Back for another kiss?"

'If you let her kiss you, I swear to God, I'll kick you in the gnads.' Konomi's voice threatened over the comm-link.

"You're not killing anyone tonight."

Sayo sighed, shaking her head. "That old line again? I don't want to kill you but this is my job." She took up a stance. "Don't blame me when your insides go flying all over the place."

Batman maintained his composure as she rushed forward with her fist raised. She swung at Batman who ducked under the strike and put a cylinder object to her stomach. The next thing Sayo knew, she was sent flying back several feet from Batman. Clutching her stomach, Sayo propped herself up on her elbow.

"What... the hell?"

"I was prepared for your involvement. Like I said, you won't be killing anyone tonight. You'll be spending the rest of your nights in a jail cell."

"Tch...! Screw you!" Hitsugi jumped up and came down with a drop kick but Batman threw a smoke pellet on the ground, reducing her visibility. Her foot crushed nothing but metal and she was once again sent flying forward by Batman's gadget. Picking herself up, Sayo growled at him. "Damn you... what the hell is that?!"

Batman didn't answer as he simply vanished in the shadows. "Damn coward..." Batarangs flew out of the shadows at her. She blocked them with her gauntlets but wasn't prepared for the small explosions that came from them, the impact sending her to the floor. "He's trying to blow me up in the engine room of the ship... He really is crazy."

Batman came down from above, pressing his knee into her gut. Before Sayo could do anything, Batman once again activated his device and gave a her another forceful point-blank shockwave to the stomach. Sayo panted hard, still conscious but weakened.

"Shit, that crap's strong as hell..."

"Stay out of my way."

"You took the words right out of my mouth." A voice came out from behind Batman but he had already heard them so when the assailant swung their sword, Batman blocked it with his own gauntlet. The sword nearly completely cut through his gauntlet, which surprised the Caped Crusader.

"Who are you?"

Yuko stood dressed in white leather pants with a short white jacket that exposed her stomach. The jacket was open and exposed her extremely generous cleavage and a left tattoo of a cross with leaves diagonally circled around it on her left breast. Her brown hair began to slowly turn white as she pulled out a katana from her hip.

"I'm a surgeon, who excises tumors from the body. My blade can feel the intent of the enemy before it pierces its prey's skin. You are an antibody who protects the body from viruses but you do not yet realize what it means to remove tumors. You are attacking the immune system that seeks to protect the body we call society."

"You're not protecting anything. You murdering people based on your justifications of who should live and who should die. There is no chance for redemption, no reminder of the right path."

"The job of a surgeon is to weigh the life and health of the body. If I must, I will cut the body open and operate on the tumors to save the entirety of the body."

"This isn't operation. Everyone can benefit society. They just need motivation."

Yuko pointed her sword at him. "And what motivation would you recommend?"

Batman cracked his knuckles. "Fear."

Yuko ran forward and tried to give Batman a downward slash but Batman flipped out of the way and threw a batarang at her. Yuko was quick as well, and threw a golden kunai. The projectiles collided and fell to the ground. Yuko smirked.

"Not bad." She turned to her fallen friend. "Hitsugi, are you alright?"

"I was just getting started..." She slowly got back on her feet, stumbling slightly.

"Good. We need to end this quickly."

'Hitsugi, Yuko, the target is escaping on a raft. I can't chase him because my legs are numb. You guys need to hurry.'

Batman narrowed his eyes. "I need to end this now."

"Alert Ampule One in case we're unable to chase him. Keep him in your sight so you can relay the location."

'Roger.'

"Hitsugi, we're going to end this now."

"Aye aye."

Batman reached into his belt and threw a flash grenade, blinding the two women. Yuko closed her eyes and let the environment take hold of her senses. She extended them, peering for any giveaways to his position. There was none; Batman was gone.

On the water, Aoi was speedily riding to the shore with a triumphant glint in his eye. "Hahah! Take that, bitches!" He glanced over his shoulder at the ship, the size of it shrinking as he got further away. "No one's getting me now! You can all go rot in hell!"

Aoi eventually landed on a bank underneath a bridge. He stumbled out of the raft and dropped down to his hands and knees before chucking up all of his stomach's contents. "That was some scary shit... but now it's over..." He raised his head to see a gun pointed at his face. Holding the gun was a man in a black helmet. Behind the helmet, he had demonic red eyes, the eyes of a killer. Behind him, stood a girl dressed in a white jacket with a black scarf covering half her face.

"No, no, not more!"

Arashi grabbed Aoi by the collar and put the barrel to his neck. "You're going to start talking."

Aoi had tears running down his face and a look of defeat in his eyes. Before he could say anything, however, batarangs flew out of nowhere and knocked the gun out of Arashi's hand. Arashi jump rolled out of the way of two more batarangs that embedded the ground. Mikoto aimed her gun at the darkness but saw no one.

"Damn it... this fucker again!" Batman appeared from the shadows and before Mikoto caught sight of him, he quickly disarmed her and then kicked her in the stomach. The kick knocked her back and forced her to the ground. Mikoto held her stomach and cringed from the pain. Arashi tried to punch Batman but Batman parried the strike before headbutting his helmet, cracking it. Arashi stumbled back and Batman dropped down and gave him a spin kick, knocking him off his feet. Arashi recovered by landing on his hands and flipping onto his feet. Before he could even set his feet on the ground, Batman had punched through the glass of his helmet, knocking Arashi to the ground. Batman turned his attention to Aoi when Mikoto tried to give Batman a kick to the head but Batman grabbed her leg and threw her over his hip like she was an amateur because, compared to him, she was.

After disposing of the two, Batman strode up to Aoi who was lying on the ground. His eyes had the look of a man who was being driven mad from fear. He had lost all will to resist, to run and perhaps even to live. Batman pressed his fingers to his ears.

"Oracle, I'm bringing Aoi in. Be ready with the arrest."

Konomi and her partner, Tatara, arrived on the block where Batman had left the man hanging. He was unconscious but you could see he had been crying beforehand.

"Tch, that Bat-masked freak did this?"

"Yes, I got an anonymous call saying someone had left him dangling from a lamppost."

"Damn! This guy's making fun of the law... underestimating us cops by acting like he can do what we can't. Damn it..."

"In any case, we should take him back to the station. Something tells me he has a lot to say."

After cutting the man down, they drove back to the police station. High above ground from a rooftop, Batman had watched over the capture to make sure no occurrences would take place while they did so. As soon as they drove off did Batman grapple away into the city, going off to complete more work.

From their vantage point, Black Label watched the Batman swing away. Miki put down her binoculars, sighing.

"Even with all of us working on this operation, we still couldn't do it. Whoever this guy is, he adapts well. He needs to be our number one priority if he's going to continue interfering with the triage."

Arashi looked down at the helmet that he held in his hand. The glass was completely shattered with some of his blood on the shards. Small scars could be seen on his face from this. He tightened his fist in frustration as the realization hit him. He wasn't strong enough. In front of the Batman, he was little more than a nuisance. He still needed to become stronger to carry out the triage. Much stronger.

Mikoto noticed Arashi's frustration and gave him a sympathetic look. She then turned her attention to Sayo, who plopped down on the roof, holding her side. "Hitsugi-nee-san, are you alright?"

"Ugh... that asshole... I don't know what he used but if I see him again, I'm ripping his head off."

"We can't do that yet." Miki turned to her, her hands on her hips. "We need to take all the information we learned from this encounter and take it back to Dr. Mochizuki. Right, Yuko?" She turned to her friend for support but she wasn't paying attention. Instead, she was still staring at where Batman had swung off. "Yuko?"

"Hm?" She finally turned her attention to Miki, shaking herself out of her trance. "Right..."

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine." Her mind wandered back to the conversation she and the Batman had:

"I'm a surgeon, who excises tumors from the body. My blade can feel the intent of the enemy before it pierces its prey's skin. You are an antibody who protects the body from viruses but you do not yet realize what it means to remove tumors. You are attacking the immune system that seeks to protect the body we call society."

"You're not protecting anything. You murdering people based on your justifications of who should live and who should die. There is no chance for redemption, no reminder of the right path."

"Perhaps... was he... right?" Yuko shook the idea off and began walking away. "Come. Let's return to the doctor. I'm sure he's eager to hear of our failure."