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Sound of Waves

Episode 4 begins at a high class party where important officials and military personnel gather and celebrate the inauguration of someone as the Minister of State. A man who is introduced as Tana congratulating the new Minister of the State. We also learn that Tana is a representative of the Atreide Company. While they are chatting amiably, talking of future gains in the promotion, Kirika goes up to them and serves drinks.

The location of the party changed and we see a man relaxing with a smoke away from the party. As he leans against a pillar, he said to himself about the country's population becoming halve of what it is now. As he muttered to himself, Mireille appears all of the sudden and warms up to the guy. Slowly, she reaches into the jacket pocket of the man and takes out his semi-automatic pistol. The man gasps and his cigarette drops to the ground and we hear a woman scream in the party.

Kirika stands apart from the people and a fork with blood appears in her hand. The new minister of state turns to look at Tana and see his friend falls over with a fork in the back of his neck.

 

Driving down the road next to a beautiful tropical beach, Mireille tells of the Atreide Company's cover "International Security Service" but in actuality, it is a "coup d'etat coordinator." They specialise in getting rid of current government with insecure foundation by going to opposing faction and helping them with everything.

Arriving at their villa by the beach, Kirika stares out into the ocean while Mireille leans against the doorpost. I would guess this is in a moment's impulse, Mireille asks Kirika if she brought her swimsuit!

Sitting on the beach, unknowing that someone just declared war against them, Mireille is wearing a red bikini while Kirika is sitting down with a large straw hat and a conservative sleeveless dress. While on the beach, Mireille continues with the mission objectives. Three more targets are named, Hammond the president, Bark and Wellman the subordinates. Then Mireille commented on how quiet and beautiful the sea is... while in Kirika's mind, a flashback of the time she was chased through the forest is played. Three men chased her and after going down a slope of slippery grass, Kirika killed all three when one of the men let down his guard. She felt no particular sadness.

At an airport, Hammond is waiting for someone to arrive while Noir watches him from a little sit down table. Kirika made mentions of hidden bodyguards and Mireille replies back with "4?" and Kirika corrected her with 6. Soon, the person Hammond is waiting for shows up, and it's a young girl of around Kirika's age. She calls out 'Papa' happily but received a slap from Hammond instead. Mireille is surprised while Kirika watches on without any emotion.

In a hotel room where Hammond's daughter is staying at, the father and daughter have a discussion of why she is there. He came to Ulgia on business and sternly, he tells her that if she had something to tell him, she could've told him in New York. She replies back that it is all the same, wherever her father is. That she could never see him. He then tells her to take the flight back tomorrow and when she asks if she could stay the day after tomorrow, a firm reply of "No" came. When asked if Hammond remembers about day after tomorrow, he didn't... and she said, day after tomorrow is her birthday. Still, he insist that she goes home tomorrow.

Back in Noir's villa, Mireille tells Kirika about Hammond's daughter. We find out that Rosaly is 15 and the daughter between the couple. She resides in New York with her mother Julia. Mireille comments on how much trouble it's going to be for the president with him trying to incite revolt and having to deal with his daughter. At night, while Mireille sleeps, Kirika sits in front of Mireille's computer. On the screen are information about Rosaly and Kirika is looking even sadder than usual. Softly, she said, "school" and flashback of when she woke up in her room the first time and finding her student ID is remembered. Comparing her student ID photo with the picture on the screen of Rosaly, Kirika looks forlorn.

Rosaly is preparing to go back home when Hammond replies back that he already called her mother and told her that she'd be returning next week. He then closes the door behind him and Rosaly sits up straight on the bed, not believing the news she just heard!

In the metropolitan area of Ulgia, Bark is telling Hammond that they'd find the ones that did it, and make them pay. As they ride along in the car, all of the sudden, Hammond calls out for the driver to stop the car.

Back in the office where Hammond worked, he reaches into his pocket and got out a small gift box, meant for his daughter's birthday. He laid the box down by the picture of his wife and daughter and smiled. Meawhile, two men walk rapidly towards his office and Bark and Wellmen went in after Hammond said the door is open. The two lackeys showed Hammond a strange letter they had received from someone and inside is a map of Ulgia. On the map, the name Noir is marked locating them. As they are showing the map, the two explained what Noir is. That they are assassin and of the highest ranking. After moments of deliberation, Hammond decided for a nearby Ulgian troops to go there immediately and wipe them out.

Noir's summer retreat is under attack, it is 'them' again. Kirika is sent out weaponless to delay the arm guard whilst Mireille heads up on to the roof and starts taking out the soldiers with alarming accuracy.

Back at Hammond's office, he hears from the two lackey that Noir survives and the scouting troop was annihilated without waiting for the main troop. Hammond tells them to go to the site of defeat and give him a comprehensive report there. As they are leaving, Hammond opens his drawer with a gun inside. Leaning back to relax, he gazes at the picture of his wife and daughter.

In the restroom, Bark and Wellman discuss why they are being attacked. And as they enter the sub-garage to their cars, we see that Mireille is already there, waiting for them. As they get into their cars and opened the headlight, she was standing there, with her eyes closed. Then draws her gun and pointed at them. Meanwhile Kirika enters Hammond's office, Hammond is surprised but is respectful of Kirika and what she has to do. He looks down at his family pictures and closes his eyes ready to die.

Kirika leaves with Mireille unsure whether she did the right thing in killing Hammond, just then Rosaly walks past and accidentally drops her orange. Looking into one another's eyes, Rosaly smiled at Kirika. Kirika then bends down and picks up the orange, dropping it into Rosaly's bag and saying "here." Rosaly beamed at Kirika but Kirika just continued walking past her as if nothing happened. Staring at Kirika's back and frowning softly, Rosaly soon started walking then running happily toward his father's office.