E22 - STUDY

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    Imagine, us meeting
    again in this fashion.
[00:24] ---
    You are all my guinea pigs!
[00:27] ---
    Academy City is my breeding farm,
[00:30] ---
    and every last one of
    you kids are my livestock!
[00:34] ---
    But right now, the one who
    holds the key to saving Febrie is...
[00:40] ---
    Long time no see...
[00:43] ---
    ...my little guinea pig.
[00:46] ---
    Therestina Kihara Lifeline.
[00:51] ---
    A shining hope runs its way
    through the city, letting friends
[00:58] ---
    who always believe in each other
    join hands and follow their hearts
[01:05] ---
    in an ongoing search for
    a future they have faith in
[01:13] ---
    Standing still amid
    the hustle and bustle,
[01:16] ---
    I watched as you faded into the distance
[01:19] ---
    Because I now realize
[01:22] ---
    the importance of sharing
[01:26] ---
    Both the day and all of
    us are wreathed in smiles
[01:32] ---
    and I want to preserve
    how normal that feels for us
[01:41] ---
    When the sky resounds
    with dreams kicking off
[01:48] ---
    unshakable power starts seizing on reality
[01:54] ---
    It's because you had the
    strength to reveal your weakness
[02:01] ---
    that I never forget, every single day,
    to cherish the bonds between us
[02:07] ---
    and head held high,
    blaze a future to be proud of
[02:24] ---
    Mugino, come swim!
[02:26] ---
    Yeah, later.
[02:29] ---
    Wah! Are you all right?
[02:31] ---
    Hmm?
[02:33] ---
    Ah, this feels great.
[02:35] ---
    Huh? What are you talking about?
[02:38] ---
    In short,
    it's a question of face.
[02:40] ---
    We can't sit back and do nothing
    while being taken advantage of.
[02:44] ---
    In this world, if you get
    taken for granted, you're through.
[02:47] ---
    Being manipulated by
    disinformation is your mistake.
[02:48] ---
    Aren't you going to swim?
[02:50] ---
    This is fun.
[02:50] ---
    Why should we have to clean up your mess?!
[02:53] ---
    I can't believe you! I told
    you you're going to be paid for it,
[02:56] ---
    so stop your complaining!
[02:57] ---
    You said yourself that you
    were pissed at being tricked, right?
[03:00] ---
    Tch...
[03:02] ---
    We're free to get rowdy, right?
[03:03] ---
    As much as you like.
[03:06] ---
    What's going on, Mugino? Work?
[03:08] ---
    Yeah. I'm not very
    enthusiastic about it, though.
[03:11] ---
    We're going to go
    work up a little sweat.
[03:18] ---
    What?
[03:19] ---
    That look on your face
    has gotten better, hasn't it?
[03:22] ---
    You must have seen your
    fill of the darkness in this town.
[03:28] ---
    Did you lose hope?
[03:29] ---
    Did you get spooked at
    the depth of the darkness?
[03:32] ---
    Then what did you do?
    Curse Academy City here?
[03:40] ---
    And then, finally, you realized
    that what I said was correct?
[03:45] ---
    Academy City is a test site.
    All of its students are guinea pigs!
[03:50] ---
    So?
[03:51] ---
    What did you want to ask?
[03:53] ---
    Or did you want me to
    pat your head and comfort you?
[04:00] ---
    I want to save my friend.
[04:03] ---
    Huh?
[04:04] ---
    Her name is Febrie.
    She's an artificially-made little girl,
[04:09] ---
    and if I don't do something,
    she only has seventy-two hours to live.
[04:13] ---
    That's why I want to help her.
[04:15] ---
    I know that it was an underground
    organization that made Febrie.
[04:19] ---
    I thought that maybe you
    might know something about it--
[04:22] ---
    What are you, stupid?
[04:25] ---
    Friend, huh? After you've had
    a whole heap of your clones killed,
[04:30] ---
    you can still go on
    spouting that mushy stuff?
[04:34] ---
    This kid, whatever her name is,
[04:36] ---
    is just one more guinea pig produced
    by the darkness of this town!
[04:40] ---
    If you're going to live in this town,
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    you either get swallowed up by
    the darkness and live as livestock,
[04:44] ---
    or you blow it,
    along with the darkness, away.
[04:47] ---
    There are no other choices you can make.
[04:50] ---
    That's not true.
[04:51] ---
    Huh?
[04:52] ---
    Sure, I've had a look at
    the darkness you speak of.
[04:57] ---
    I received my degree of shock from it,
    and I even became desperate.
[05:01] ---
    Even so,
[05:03] ---
    it was the people I met in
    this city that saved me from that.
[05:08] ---
    I have many precious friends,
    and if it weren't for this city,
[05:15] ---
    I never would have met any of them.
[05:18] ---
    Yeah, there are a lot of
    things that disgust me, but I...
[05:22] ---
    ...still do not hate Academy City.
[05:28] ---
    That's enough. Leave me.
[05:31] ---
    I'm not leaving.
[05:34] ---
    Not until you tell me.
[05:38] ---
    Who was it that created Febrie?
[05:40] ---
    Who knows?
[05:41] ---
    What is their objective?
    What is this?!
[05:45] ---
    Tell me!
[05:46] ---
    Please!
[05:47] ---
    What if I lie?
[05:50] ---
    Do I have any reason
    to tell you the truth?
[05:55] ---
    Can you believe anything I say?
[05:59] ---
    Yes, I will believe it.
[06:02] ---
    Why?
[06:04] ---
    Because I made up
    my mind to believe you.
[06:10] ---
    Hold out your hand.
[06:17] ---
    Now, eat it. It's just ordinary
    chocolate, with nothing added.
[06:23] ---
    What's the matter?
    You believe me, right?
[06:34] ---
    I said I would believe you, didn't I?
[06:38] ---
    Go away.
[06:39] ---
    No. Tell me about Febrie.
[06:41] ---
    I don't have anything to tell you!
[06:44] ---
    I'm not leaving until you tell me!
[06:46] ---
    You're bugging me! Get lost!
[06:48] ---
    Please, tell me about Febrie! Please!
[06:52] ---
    Ah, you are such a pain.
[06:59] ---
    Chemicaloid.
[07:01] ---
    If I remember, that's what they called it.
[07:04] ---
    They? A chemicaloid is what Febrie is?
[07:08] ---
    At the time,
    it was all just theoretical,
[07:11] ---
    but those boys must have perfected it.
[07:14] ---
    They're the guys that made Febrie, then?
    What's their objective?
[07:18] ---
    Beats me.
[07:19] ---
    They probably want to draw
    attention to their own existence.
[07:23] ---
    Draw attention?
[07:24] ---
    There's some kind of event
    coming up soon, isn't there?
[07:27] ---
    An event?
[07:30] ---
    The Reach Assembly!
[07:33] ---
    What do you mean,
    draw attention to their existence?
[07:36] ---
    How does something like
    that tie in with Febrie?
[07:37] ---
    Something like that?
[07:39] ---
    Ha, such is the mindset
    of a chosen Level 5, huh?
[07:44] ---
    Huh?
[07:45] ---
    Remember this, young lady--
[07:48] ---
    Here in Academy City, just by
    pinning a Level 5 nametag on you,
[07:53] ---
    even a lab rat like you
[07:55] ---
    will have lots of precious
    friends flocking around you.
[08:00] ---
    When you find out
    how deep the darkness goes
[08:03] ---
    with those folks who
    can't even become lab rats,
[08:06] ---
    don't be so spooked you wet yourself,
[08:09] ---
    you filthy brat!
[08:13] ---
    Huh? So you met
    with Miss Therestina, then?
[08:16] ---
    Mm-hmm, sorry.
    It all happened so quickly,
[08:19] ---
    I didn't have a
    chance to tell you all.
[08:21] ---
    So "chemicaloid" is the
    official name for what Febrie is?
[08:26] ---
    And these people are planning to
    do something at the Reach Assembly?
[08:30] ---
    She didn't come
    out and say that, exactly.
[08:33] ---
    The guy that Miss Kongo
    and the others saw,
[08:36] ---
    who was talking about Febrie,
    was also at the Reach Assembly site.
[08:41] ---
    When she says there's
    an event being held soon,
[08:43] ---
    I'm thinking that's it.
[08:45] ---
    I have to ask, though,
    it was that doctor at the hospital
[08:48] ---
    who arranged for you
    to see Miss Therestina, huh?
[08:51] ---
    That doctor's face looks like
    a plushie mascot. Just who is he?
[08:56] ---
    The doctor did tell me one other thing.
[08:59] ---
    What is that?
[09:00] ---
    That given the amount of
    lollipops Febrie had,
[09:04] ---
    she only has about
    seventy-two hours left to live.
[09:07] ---
    Huh? You're kidding!
[09:09] ---
    Oh, no...
[09:12] ---
    Seventy-two hours...
[09:16] ---
    Uiharu?
[09:17] ---
    I'm going to try screening
    everyone involved in the assembly.
[09:19] ---
    The administrators and
    participating students, as well.
[09:22] ---
    Uiharu...
[09:26] ---
    Febrie, are you waking up?
[09:28] ---
    Mm-hmm...
[09:30] ---
    How are you all, ladies?
[09:33] ---
    We brought something
    fabulous for you today.
[09:35] ---
    By any chance,
    did you find some leads?
[09:38] ---
    Huh? Oh, no, not exactly.
[09:41] ---
    I'm terribly sorry.
[09:43] ---
    We searched everywhere
    looking for that gentleman...
[09:46] ---
    ...but we haven't found
    anything worth mentioning.
[09:49] ---
    B-But in time,
    we will find him for sure!
[09:53] ---
    Anyhow, we are here
    on other business today.
[09:56] ---
    We came here to deliver
    a present to Febrie.
[09:59] ---
    A present?
[10:01] ---
    As it happens,
    we found a very cute outfit.
[10:05] ---
    We thought, that is sure to
    look adorable on Miss Febrie.
[10:09] ---
    Oh, yeah? Isn't that nice?
    A present for you, Febrie!
[10:14] ---
    All right, let's open it and see, okay?
[10:19] ---
    Wow!
[10:20] ---
    My, how cute!
[10:22] ---
    This is mine?
[10:24] ---
    Yes.
[10:26] ---
    Mitsuko, Wanna, A-tsuki, thank you!
[10:31] ---
    N-No need to thank us!
    It is just a token of friendship!
[10:35] ---
    This is mine!
[10:36] ---
    Mm-hmm, it looks good, it looks good!
[10:39] ---
    Febrie!
[10:40] ---
    Your face is red.
    Do you happen to feel feverish?
[10:45] ---
    I'm not sure. My head is foggy.
[10:49] ---
    Oh, lick your lollipop! Okay?
[10:51] ---
    Let's see...
[10:51] ---
    We have to hurry.
[10:53] ---
    Mm-hmm.
[10:57] ---
    Oh...?
[10:58] ---
    Oh, my goodness gracious!
[11:00] ---
    That is the man! The one we
    saw at the Reach Assembly site!
[11:05] ---
    Right, Miss Wannai,
    Miss Awatsuki?
[11:07] ---
    Yes, definitely.
[11:09] ---
    That is him, no doubt about it.
[11:11] ---
    What is that photo?
[11:11] ---
    "Aritomi Haruki" "Academy City Research"
[11:12] ---
    It's from the participants
    list of last year's assembly.
[11:15] ---
    Aritomi Haruki...
[11:16] ---
    Oh, he won the Reach Assembly's
    first prize two years ago.
[11:21] ---
    In fact, he is a regular
    who has won top prizes every year.
[11:24] ---
    Wow! If he is a high-ranked
    regular at the Reach Assembly...
[11:28] ---
    ...it means he's one of the most
    brilliant people in Academy City.
[11:32] ---
    This man?
[11:34] ---
    I do not know anything about him.
[11:36] ---
    Right. I mean, when compared
    to a high-level esper,
[11:40] ---
    an ordinary genius doesn't stand out.
[11:43] ---
    When you find out
    how deep the darkness goes
[11:46] ---
    with those folks who
    can't even become lab rats...
[11:49] ---
    Huh? This man...
[11:52] ---
    It doesn't look like
    he's attending this year.
[11:54] ---
    Now that you mention it,
    Miss Yomikawa said something about that.
[11:58] ---
    About how a lot of the regulars
    weren't showing up this year.
[12:02] ---
    Let's see...
[12:04] ---
    Oh, you're right.
[12:05] ---
    There are many people
    who aren't participating this year.
[12:09] ---
    There is a chance that some
    of his associates are in there, too.
[12:23] ---
    No relevant data.
[12:25] ---
    That just leaves Lab One.
[12:31] ---
    Hey, you!
[12:33] ---
    I can't see!
[12:34] ---
    Say, Febrie, do you feel feverish still?
    Are you really all right?
[12:39] ---
    Mm-hmm.
[12:39] ---
    She had a good appetite, too.
    It looks like we can rest easy for now.
[12:43] ---
    Uiharu, have you
    been looking all this time?
[12:45] ---
    Yes. I just couldn't sit still.
[12:48] ---
    This Aritomi person appears to have
[12:51] ---
    voluntarily dropped out
    of school a short while ago.
[12:53] ---
    Hmm... What a shame, huh?
[12:57] ---
    Huh?
[12:57] ---
    I mean, if he's so smart
    and talented that he wins prizes,
[13:02] ---
    he could use that for
    something more respectable.
[13:04] ---
    Trying to abduct Febrie,
    and underworld organizations--
[13:08] ---
    I just don't get it.
[13:09] ---
    Hmm, you're sure right about that.
[13:12] ---
    I just learned about the
    Reach Assembly for the first time,
[13:15] ---
    but knowing that there are
    non-espers who are still working hard,
[13:19] ---
    kind of made me happy.
[13:21] ---
    Miss Saten...
[13:24] ---
    Yes, if you would be so kind,
    Miss Yomikawa.
[13:27] ---
    Okay.
[13:30] ---
    She says there is not
    enough evidence at present
[13:32] ---
    to take any action.
[13:34] ---
    But that is just as we expected.
[13:37] ---
    We knew that with the
    pressure that Antiskill is under,
[13:40] ---
    we cannot hope for much from them.
[13:44] ---
    Sissy, is there something bothering you?
[13:48] ---
    Mm-hmm. Something Therestina
    said to me is, a little bit.
[13:54] ---
    A lot of people have to know
    about the "Railgun of Tokiwadai," right?
[14:00] ---
    I've made the acquaintance of a
    lot of people as a result of it.
[14:04] ---
    If I hadn't been a Level 5,
    I was thinking...
[14:10] ---
    ...would you and the others have become
[14:13] ---
    the kind of friends we are now?
[14:15] ---
    Oh, Sissy...
[14:20] ---
    The reason I am so attached to you
[14:23] ---
    is not because you are the
    Level 5 Railgun of Tokiwadai,
[14:26] ---
    but because you are the slightly
    raffish and immature-leaning,
[14:29] ---
    yet kind-to-her-juniors,
    and thoughtful...
[14:31] ---
    Big Sissy Misaka Mikoto.
[14:34] ---
    Kuroko...
[14:37] ---
    Thank you. However...
[14:41] ---
    Don't take advantage of
    the situation to cling to me!
[14:44] ---
    And don't call
    me immature-leaning!
[14:45] ---
    S-Sissy...
[14:48] ---
    I also love how you show no
    mercy when doling out punishment.
[14:56] ---
    STUDY Corporation?
[14:58] ---
    Yes. Aritomi Haruki's name came
    up as one of the company's directors.
[15:03] ---
    What kind of a company is it?
[15:03] ---
    Febrie, which hand has the Gekota?
[15:05] ---
    They seem to do a lot of things,
[15:07] ---
    centering around pharmaceutical
    manufacturing and chemistry.
[15:11] ---
    So, do they have any suspicious facilities?
[15:13] ---
    STUDY Corporation does
    own a factory in School District 17.
[15:19] ---
    It's an old factory,
    with nothing unusual about it,
[15:21] ---
    but the fact that they paid a
    tremendous price for it bothers me.
[15:24] ---
    That smells fishy, all right.
[15:27] ---
    If it's a factory, are you saying
    that's where they made Febrie?
[15:30] ---
    It is possible that it is
    where her candy is from.
[15:31] ---
    Which hand?
[15:33] ---
    Or if we could at least figure
    out the data for its components...
[15:38] ---
    It looks like the quickest way to find out
[15:40] ---
    is to pop inside there and look directly.
[15:42] ---
    We also don't have any time.
[15:52] ---
    Keeping Febrie's eventual
    health improvement in mind,
[15:56] ---
    the first thing to
    do is get that candy,
[15:58] ---
    or at the very least,
    the method of making it.
[16:03] ---
    I can't fail.
[16:06] ---
    Febrie's life is hanging
    in the balance.
[16:11] ---
    That bridge...
[16:14] ---
    Having everyone come back smiling,
[16:17] ---
    without having lost anything, is my dream.
[16:20] ---
    So work with me,
    so that it can come true.
[16:25] ---
    Thinking back on it now,
[16:27] ---
    that's quite a pushy,
    self-indulgent idea, huh?
[16:30] ---
    Just because it's a dream,
[16:32] ---
    doesn't he think about what will
    happen if it doesn't come true?
[16:39] ---
    I guess you just have to
    believe it will come true, huh?
[16:44] ---
    Mm-hmm.
[16:47] ---
    What is it?
[16:48] ---
    There's an intruder in Lab One.
[16:50] ---
    Intruder? Who is it?
[16:52] ---
    I don't know. The guard
    system just went to Shift A alert.
[16:57] ---
    Lab One's data
    security is set to be low.
[17:01] ---
    After all, it is a decoy, so to speak.
[17:03] ---
    It shouldn't be surprising that
    someone would come sniffing around.
[17:06] ---
    If they're just
    now arriving at Lab One,
[17:09] ---
    it will not interfere
    with our plans, right?
[17:11] ---
    There's nothing there that
    will hurt us if it's seen, is there?
[17:14] ---
    All of Janie's data
    has been relocated.
[17:17] ---
    About all that's left is
    that neutralizing agent data.
[17:21] ---
    To make sure...
    I'm going to go have a look.
[17:25] ---
    To Lab One?
[17:27] ---
    You'll be exterminated,
    along with the intruder.
[17:29] ---
    I don't intend to go out on any limbs.
[17:31] ---
    Now that our plan is near at hand,
[17:34] ---
    I just want to make
    sure everything is safe,
[17:37] ---
    so there are no unforeseen situations.
[17:40] ---
    All right.
[17:58] ---
    Again, there's nobody here,
    is there, damn it!
[18:02] ---
    Just like the last time,
    it looks like ultra-bad intel.
[18:04] ---
    You're sure we're going
    to get paid for this, right?
[18:08] ---
    H-How come?
[18:09] ---
    How come those guys are here?
[18:12] ---
    Don't tell me they knew
    I was coming, and are lying in wait.
[18:15] ---
    No, it doesn't look that way.
[18:17] ---
    Are they working against
    the people who made Febrie?
[18:20] ---
    Like a feud between
    underground organizations?
[18:22] ---
    Huh? What's the matter, Takitsubo?
[18:25] ---
    Mugino!
[18:30] ---
    Ha! It's no use, no use!
[18:32] ---
    As long as Takitsubo has her AIM Stalker,
[18:35] ---
    which allows her to track
    any ability she remembers,
[18:37] ---
    then all told,
    any sneak attacks are impossible!
[18:41] ---
    Ability?
[18:42] ---
    Does that mean that someone is
    moving those unmanned power suits
[18:45] ---
    using psychokinesis?
[18:47] ---
    But there's no sign of anyone around.
[18:50] ---
    Remote handling?
    But even if they were remotely located...
[18:54] ---
    It was lying inside the powered suit.
[18:56] ---
    It appears to be made
    of the same components
[19:00] ---
    as those that comprise
    that girl Febrie's body.
[19:03] ---
    Assuming that hair acted as
    a sort of receiver for some ability...
[19:08] ---
    And if it did,
[19:10] ---
    assuming that one person's
    ability could move that many of them,
[19:13] ---
    that would take
    some Level 5-grade power.
[19:16] ---
    Which means,
    that hair has to belong to--
[19:19] ---
    Takitsubo!
[19:20] ---
    Are you okay?
[19:21] ---
    Mm-hmm. I guess
    I swam too much in the pool.
[19:24] ---
    You swam?
[19:25] ---
    Agh, this is so aggravating!
    We're leaving.
[19:28] ---
    Ultra-roger that.
[19:29] ---
    Let's go, Takitsubo.
[19:31] ---
    Mm-hmm...
[19:31] ---
    Yikes!
[19:33] ---
    Takitsubo? Is someone still here?
[19:36] ---
    Mm-mm, it's all right.
    The work portion of the day is over.
[19:41] ---
    Oh?
[19:41] ---
    Ah, I'm all sweaty.
    Let's hurry back to the pool!
[19:45] ---
    Yeah.
[19:46] ---
    Takitsubo, you'd best not go back in.
[19:52] ---
    They sure did make a royal
    mess of things, huh? The way it looks,
[19:55] ---
    there may not be anything left here.
[20:00] ---
    Inside there...
[20:02] ---
    ...there's an area that
    has functioning electricity.
[20:16] ---
    Don't move.
[20:18] ---
    Try anything the least bit funny, and...
[20:21] ---
    You!
[20:22] ---
    Why are you here?
[20:26] ---
    Sure enough, you're involved in all this.
[20:29] ---
    What's going on?
    Are you in league with those guys?
[20:37] ---
    You're the one who told
    Febrie my name, aren't you?!
[20:42] ---
    Hey, would you say something--
[20:46] ---
    Take that with you.
    It has the neutralizing agent data on it.
[20:50] ---
    Neutralizing agent?
[20:51] ---
    The data on that candy.
[20:54] ---
    If you act now,
    there should still be enough time.
[20:56] ---
    Why are you giving this to me?
[21:00] ---
    Sorry. I feel I need to apologize to you.
[21:04] ---
    Yes, I'm the one
    who gave Febrie your name.
[21:10] ---
    I couldn't think of anyone
    that I could turn to besides you.
[21:15] ---
    It looks like my
    estimates fell short, huh?
[21:18] ---
    But today, there was
    a disturbance here in Lab One.
[21:23] ---
    Fortunately,
    I was able to meet you here.
[21:26] ---
    Now you will be able to help Febrie.
[21:30] ---
    After that, she can...
[21:31] ---
    I'm afraid not.
[21:33] ---
    That recipe data is a dummy.
    As such, you cannot save Febrie.
[21:39] ---
    I was right to have some insurance.
[21:43] ---
    So you were the one
    who let Febrie escape after all.
[21:46] ---
    Not only did you prove to be the traitor,
[21:48] ---
    but you met with a celebrity.
[21:50] ---
    Just like you said,
    this is a fortunate day.
[21:54] ---
    This is the first time we're
    meeting in person, huh, Railgun?
[21:58] ---
    The data that I procured from
    you has proven quite useful to me.
[22:02] ---
    Then you must be Aritomi Haruki.
[22:05] ---
    I have to say,
[22:07] ---
    I'm surprised that the reason
    for you coming all this way to visit
[22:11] ---
    is to save the life of Febrie,
    one of our products.
[22:14] ---
    Product? Then you really
    are the ones who made Febrie!
[22:18] ---
    Whoa...
[22:20] ---
    Better that you don't use electricity.
[22:23] ---
    Do you want to destroy
    the real recipe data, as well?
[22:26] ---
    Nunotaba...
[22:30] ---
    Inject that into Railgun.
[22:32] ---
    It will only incapacitate her;
    she will not die.
[22:36] ---
    Besides, if you do as I tell you,
    I'm willing to give this to you.
[22:42] ---
    We have no use for it anymore, after all.
[22:47] ---
    I couldn't...
[22:49] ---
    Do it.
[22:51] ---
    This is to help Febrie.
[23:08] ---
    Ha! Even a Level 5 is
    rendered powerless like this.
[23:15] ---
    I did as you ordered.
[23:18] ---
    Now hand that over.
[23:19] ---
    Ah, you're right.
[23:25] ---
    Wha--?
[23:26] ---
    That's enough.
[23:27] ---
    Febrie is nothing
    more than a spare, after all.
[23:31] ---
    Spare...?
[23:33] ---
    Yes.
[23:34] ---
    For our great invention--
[23:37] ---
    Janie.
[23:47] ---
    "Next episode preview"
[23:48] ---
    I knew you were involved
    in this! Why, exactly?!
[23:51] ---
    To tell the truth, it is a
    long story. Once upon a time--
[23:55] ---
    No, really, that's too long!