Episode 18

**Traces of Crime** (罪跡, *Zaiseki*) is the 18th episode of *No Guns Life*.

## Synopsis

A woman name Emma appears at Inui's office and asks him to find her husband. The mysterious Edmund seems to be looking for Juzo as well. Juzo is taken aback when they meet. It seems, after all these years, he's come to settle an old score.

## Summary

Tetsuro had escaped EMS and Juzo asks Olivier to leave it to him. Juzo is surprised that Tetsuro can speak and Tetsuro explains that Spitzbergen fixed it as they wanted to talk to him and it was surprised they had good engineers even though they hate extends. Juzo thanks him for protecting Christina and explains she is a bit exhausted and will stay in a hospital for a couple of days.

Emma Kurtz walks into the office, looking for Juzo's service. Juzo is surprised she didn't react to his head, but Emma explains that she had heard the rumors already and is close to someone that looks similar. She wants them to find her husband Edmund. She explains she lost her fiance Theodore during the great war. She loved him deeply and when she heard the news of his death, she attempted to jump from a bridge, but Edmund saved her. Edmund was in the same unit as Theodore and both of them got caught in an explosion. Hearing about their relationship, she felt Theodore had sent Edmund to save her from herself. A month ago, Edmund started acting strange and was absent for days. Three days ago, he came back with a new arm extension and kissed her on her forehead and told her there is something he must do and will return after that. Emma asks Juzo if an Extend habits remain from while they were flesh and blood, but Juzo states he has no memory of when he was flesh and blood. Emma comments she feels very nostalgic when Edmund touches her and how he holds her and requests Juzo to bring back Edmund.

Juzo and Tetsuro go looking for Edmund. They go into military rehabilitation hospital, but the woman can't give them any information about Edmund as his file is restricted. She claims she has a good memory, but had never seen Juzo's face in the military register, but after scanning him, she sees he is indeed there. Juzo then leaves, telling Tetsuro that since the woman doesn't know anything about them, Edmund file is restricted like Juzo's and the higher-ups want to hide both of them.

Mary and Lefty return home and Mary complains she is broke and wish there is a rich customer lying around the corner. To her surprise Lefty points at Edmund lying around the corner. She helps him and he ends up using a months worth of sedatives and Edmund thanks her, commenting she is amazing. Juzo and Tetsuro return and seeing Juzo, Edmund states he can't destroy the home of someone who saved him and asks Juzo to come outside.

Outside Edmund gives money to some kids telling them to buy some candy and get away from there. Juzo states he met Emma and that she was worried about him. Edmund comments his suspicions were right and then attacks Juzo and tells him to not lay hands on Emma. Edmund comments that he though he escaped and changed his name and form, but after seeing Juzo's gun shooting at Kyusei Pit, he knew it was a message for him and informing him that he was coming for him. Edmund states that he knows Gun Slave Units are covered by a skin of insulation, but the special needles he hit him with can bypass it. One of the kids return wanting to give some chocolate to Juzo and the other man, but in that moment Edmund releases his lighting attack. Juzo throws the kid at Edmund, who after seeing that shoots at the air. He asks Juzo why he did that and Juzo explains he guessed Edmund had insulation on him, so the kid would be safe there. Edmund comments that he protected kid before himself, guessing that Juzo isn't his partner, Five. Juzo then yells at him, telling him he needs to confirm things before he kills someone. Tetsuro and Emma then come and Tetsuro explains that Emma knew Edmund was looking for Juzo. Emma explains she understood he was looking for a man with a gunhead from the news articles he left behind. She didn't knew when he would be back and didn't want to be alone anymore. She asks Edmund if he is Theodore as he always kiss her scar on her forehead, but Edmund denies it, explaining that she always worries about that scar and he just wanted to show her he loves her and her scar. Emma tells him Theodore said the exact same thing and that's why she no longer tries to hide the scar from others and she had never worried about her scar around him. Edmund states he can't win against her and apologizes for deceiving her, but she comments he never deceived her. Tetsuro wonders why he did that and Juzo explains he made the fake identity to protect himself and those close to him from his partner Five. Edmund realizes Juzo knows Five and asks him where he is now, but Juzo explains he doesn't need to worry about him as he took care of him with his own hands six years ago.

## Characters

* Edmund Baker
* Tetsuro Arahabaki
* Juzo Inui
* Emma Kurtz
* Lefty
* Mary Steinberg