# Season 1
# E1 - Boogiepop and Others 1
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GYKE2MV3Y/boogiepop-and-others-1)
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***SIGN*** Boogiepop and Others
***SIGN*** Dengeki Bunko
**[01:55] Girl**
Hey. Sorry to keep you waiting.
**[01:57] Guy**
Jeez, you're late!
**[01:58] Girl**
Sorry.
**[01:59] Guy**
Actually, I just got here, too.
**[02:09] Voice**
* The customer you are trying to reach*
* is unable to answer right now.*
**[02:12] Voice**
*Please leave your message after the...*
**[02:16] Saotome**
Oh, hey. It's Takeda-senpai.
**[02:20] Saotome**
What are you up to?
**[02:22] Takeda**
I'm waiting for someone.
**[02:27] Saotome**
Remember, no dating allowed, Senpai.
**[02:31] Takeda**
Look who's talking.
**[02:34] Akiko**
I wonder if he got dumped.
**[02:38] Takeda**
Probably.
**[03:13] Boogiepop**
None of you feel anything
when you see someone crying?
**[03:18] Boogiepop**
Unbelievable.
**[03:21] Boogiepop**
So this is what you call a civilized society?
**[03:26] Takeda**
Miyashita?
**[03:53] Naoko**
Mornin', Keiji.
**[03:54] Naoko**
How was your date yesterday?
**[03:57] Naoko**
Huh?
**[03:59] Naoko**
Wow, you look down.
**[04:03] Naoko**
Got it
**[04:03] Naoko**
I'm here
Where are you?
Did something happen?
Are you okay?
I'm gonna head home
**[04:04] Naoko**
I mean, people just flake out sometimes.
**[04:09] Takeda**
I can't even get a hold of Miyashita, though.
**[04:11] Naoko**
W-Well, girls her age are going
through a lot, y'know?
**[04:18] Takeda**
Like showing up in town
wearing a really weird outfit?
**[04:21] Naoko**
Huh?
**[04:23] Takeda**
Never mind. It's nothing.
**[04:29] Kei**
Senpai!
**[04:30] Kei**
You're late.
**[04:33] Takeda**
Actually, I'd say Kamikishiro's
here earlier than usual.
**[04:37] Naoko**
I had something to take care of.
**[04:39] Kei**
Sure, that's fine, but you'd better hurry.
**[04:43] Naoko**
Yeah, yeah. Thanks, Kei.
**[04:48] Kei**
Senpai! Remember, we have
a committee meeting today!
**[04:57] Naoko**
I think she likes you, Keiji.
**[04:59] Takeda**
Nah.
**[05:01] Naoko**
"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may."
**[05:04] Takeda**
You're in a good mood. I take it things are
going well with that first-year, Tanaka?
**[05:10] Naoko**
But of course!
**[05:16] Girl A**
Miyashita-san isn't here today.
**[05:19] Takeda**
I see...
**[05:21] Teach**
Since the beginning of this school year,
**[05:24] Teach**
there have now been a total of four female
students who have run away from home.
**[05:29] Teach**
If you know of any students who might
know something, let us know immediately.
**[05:35] Teach**
I'm sure these girls have told
their friends where they're going.
**[05:39] Teach**
Also, that Kirima Nagi girl
didn't show up again today.
**[Messenger] [05:43] Teach**
Miyashita Touka
**[05:43] Teach**
I'm here
Where are you?
Did something happen?
Are you okay?
I'm gonna head home
**[05:43] Teach**
Sorry, I wasn't feeling
well yesterday
**[05:44] Teach**
Who knows what that delinquent
gets up to when we can't see her?
**[05:47] Teach**
I know none of you want
to be involved with her...
**[05:49] Boogiepop**
*There's no need to be rough.*
**(Flashback) [05:53] Boogiepop**
Look, he's shaking.
**(Flashback) [05:57] Cop A**
Who are you?
**(Flashback) [06:08] Cop B**
Hey! What did you just do?
**(Flashback) [06:12] Cop B**
H-Hey, wait!
**(Flashback) [06:14] Cop B**
Hold it!
**[06:20] Teach**
Next, regarding the use of
smartphones at school...
**[06:25] Teach**
It appears there are some
students sneaking around
**[06:28] Teach**
using those "social media"
things on their phones...
**[06:38] Kei**
Are you worried about Miyashita-san?
**[06:43] Takeda**
Well, yeah.
**[06:46] Takeda**
But girls her age are going
through a lot, right?
**[06:53] Kei**
You're pretty mature, Senpai.
**[06:58] Kei**
Your eyes are locked on
your future and dreams,
**[07:01] Kei**
and nothing else matters.
**[07:04] Takeda**
Not really. I'm just...
**[07:17] Takeda**
Miyashita?
**[07:19] Takeda**
Sorry. You go on ahead!
**[07:22] Kei**
Huh?
**[07:38] Takeda**
Miyashita...
**[07:44] Takeda**
Is that you?
**[07:48] Boogiepop**
You must be...
**[07:50] Boogiepop**
one of Miyashita Touka's friends.
**[07:54] Boogiepop**
Well, now I feel bad.
**[07:57] Boogiepop**
It seems like she ended up
ignoring you yesterday, too.
**[08:01] Takeda**
What's going on, Miyashita?
**[08:03] Takeda**
Are you messing with me?
**[08:07] Takeda**
Say something. Come on!
**[08:10] Boogiepop**
First of all, I'm not Miyashita Touka.
**[08:14] Boogiepop**
Right now, I'm Boogiepop.
**[08:17] Takeda**
Boogie... pop?
**[08:19] Boogiepop**
I guess the closest I can come to
describing it is "split personalities."
**[08:24] Boogiepop**
You understand that, right?
**[08:26] Takeda**
Split personalities?
**[08:29] Boogiepop**
None of you have realized
it yet, but this school...
**[08:36] Boogiepop**
No...
**[08:37] Boogiepop**
Humanity itself is in danger.
**[08:43] Boogiepop**
And that's why I've appeared.
***SIGN*** Your Mind and Others
The Malice in Your Heart
The Screams Within: Multiple Personality Disorder
Inside Your Mind
***SIGN*** Miyashita Touka
Incoming Call
**[09:13] Touka**
*I'm so sorry. You called me so many times...*
**[09:17] Takeda**
Yeah... How are you feeling?
**[09:21] Touka**
*I'm fine now.*
**[09:24] Takeda**
Say, Miyashita...
**[09:26] Takeda**
Did you go anywhere yesterday?
**[09:29] Touka**
*Nope. I was asleep at home all day.*
**[09:32] Takeda**
Huh?
**[09:33] Touka**
*I didn't have any plans, so...*
**[09:36] Takeda**
I-I see...
**[09:41] Boogiepop**
I told you. Miyashita Touka's memories
will be corrected to whatever's convenient.
**[09:49] Takeda**
Why?
**[09:51] Boogiepop**
Who knows? Maybe because she
doesn't want to feel any guilt?
**[09:57] Boogiepop**
She probably doesn't want you to hate her.
**[10:00] Takeda**
Hey, who or what are you?
**[10:03] Takeda**
How long have you possessed her?
**[10:06] Boogiepop**
That's a rude way of putting it.
**[10:08] Boogiepop**
It's not like I'm here because I want to be.
**[10:11] Takeda**
Then why are you here?
**[10:13] Boogiepop**
I am automatic.
**[10:17] Boogiepop**
When I detect adversity in my
surroundings, I pop up naturally.
**[10:22] Boogiepop**
That's why I'm called Boogiepop.
**[10:28] Boogiepop**
I rise to the surface like an eerie bubble.
**[10:32] Takeda**
What do you mean by "adversity"?
**[10:36] Boogiepop**
A monster resides within this school.
**[10:40] Boogiepop**
It's not doing much yet, but once it
makes its move, the world is finished.
**[10:47] Takeda**
Aren't you the monster here?
**[10:49] Boogiepop**
I know. That's why I won't be here for long.
**[10:56] Boogiepop**
Usually, I live quietly as Miyashita Touka,
**[11:01] Boogiepop**
talking to you about love and such.
**[11:04] Takeda**
Love? Come on...
**[11:13] Takeda**
"Multiple personalities are suppressed
possibilities that take on a life of their own.
***SIGN*** The Screams Within: Multiple Personality Disorder
**[11:20] Takeda**
No matter how pathological it may be,
**[11:22] Takeda**
or how destructive it may be to
themselves or those around them,
**[11:26] Takeda**
there is no good or evil
within the possibility itself."
**[11:38] Boogiepop**
A possibility that was suppressed, eh?
**[11:42] Boogiepop**
I see. But in my case, I'm not exactly
another possibility for Miyashita Touka.
**[11:50] Takeda**
Then what are you?
**[11:52] Boogiepop**
I'm this *world's* possibility.
**[11:56] Boogiepop**
I don't have autonomy.
**[11:59] Boogiepop**
Miyashita Touka may have hidden
desires—or rather, possibilities,
**[12:04] Boogiepop**
that may have given life to me.
**[12:07] Boogiepop**
But that has nothing to do
with me personally.
**[12:11] Boogiepop**
The reason I'm here is because there's
something I have to do... a mission.
**[12:18] Takeda**
I don't really get it,
**[12:20] Takeda**
but does this have to do with
the danger humanity is facing?
**[12:23] Boogiepop**
Yup.
**[12:24] Takeda**
Why does it have to be you?
**[12:28] Boogiepop**
Who knows? I'd like to
know myself, to be honest.
**[12:33] Boogiepop**
But... Could it be that you're trying to "fix" me?
**[12:39] Takeda**
No... Actually, I don't know.
**[12:42] Boogiepop**
You're a good person.
**[12:46] Boogiepop**
I think I can see why
Miyashita Touka likes you.
**[12:51] Takeda**
Huh?
**[12:55] Takeda**
Hey, Boogiepop...
**[12:58] Takeda**
What's this monster like?
**[13:03] Boogiepop**
You can't tell anyone else, no matter what.
**[13:06] Takeda**
Yeah, I won't.
**[13:09] Boogiepop**
It's a man-eater.
**[13:14] Boogiepop**
Well, my time has reached its end for now.
**[13:18] Boogiepop**
There isn't much point in
my being here after school.
**[13:23] Takeda**
Are you saying the monster's
hiding among the students?
**[13:29] Boogiepop**
Most likely.
**[13:40] Girl B**
Apparently Kiyoi from Class F
also saw Boogiepop.
**[13:43] Girl C**
Another girl?
**[13:44] Girl D**
Well, they only kill girls, right?
**[13:47] Girl B**
Yeah. When a girl's at
the height of her beauty,
**[13:51] Girl B**
they'll come kill her
before she can get ugly.
**[13:54] Girl B**
That's what Boogiepop is.
**[13:56] Girl C**
Wait, that means I'm in
a lot of danger right now.
**[13:58] Girl D**
Oh, please.
**[13:59] Girl B**
I wonder what they look like.
**[14:01] Girl C**
Aren't they supposed to be wearing
a black hat and a black cape?
**[14:04] Girl D**
What the heck? That sounds like a witch!
**[14:07] Girl B**
Hey, what do you think, Suema?
**[14:11] Suema**
Huh?
**[14:12] Girl B**
Maybe *she* really is Boogiepop.
**[14:16] Suema**
"She"?
**[14:17] Girl C**
Kirima Nagi.
**[14:19] Girl B**
Hey, you're an expert. What do you think?
**[14:21] Suema**
You know, I'm not actually
an expert on urban legends...
**[14:26] Girl C**
If you know one murderer,
you know 'em all, right?
**[14:29] Girl C**
That's all Boogiepop is.
**[14:31] Suema**
Well, it *is* pretty interesting...
***SIGN*** Where the Killer's Mind Changes
Kirima Seiichi
**[14:35] Girl B**
I know, right?
**[14:37] Kyouko**
Hey, Suema... What's a murderer like?
**[14:41] Kyouko**
Like, in real life.
**[14:44] Suema**
What are they like?
**[14:46] Suema**
I mean, there are all different kinds...
**[14:48] Kyouko**
Well, if we had one in our
class, who would it be?
**[14:54] Suema**
Well...
**[14:56] Suema**
They'd probably be weirdly obstinate,
live in their own little world,
**[15:00] Suema**
and seem a bit stubborn.
**[15:03] Girl B**
I knew it! Kirima Nagi!
**[15:05] Girl C**
I can see it.
**[15:06] Girl D**
Oh, c'mon. I'm telling you,
Boogiepop is a beautiful boy.
**[15:13] Kyouko**
Hey... Do you really think
Kirima Nagi is a murderer?
**[15:21] Suema**
You keep asking me questions
like that. Why? What's going on?
**[15:28] Kyouko**
She threatened someone I know.
**[15:31] Kyouko**
And ever since then,
they've been totally different.
**[15:35] Suema**
Threatened? You mean she mugged them?
**[15:38] Kyouko**
No... It's nothing like that.
**[15:45] Kyouko**
I think... I might get killed.
**[15:49] Suema**
What?!
**[15:51] Takeda**
Kamikishiro?
**[15:53] Takeda**
You're sure she wasn't just late?
**[15:55] Kei**
Yes. I heard the teachers talking earlier.
**[16:00] Kei**
They said that she hasn't been home, either.
**[16:03] Takeda**
That's...
**[16:05] Kei**
Have you heard anything, Senpai?
**[16:08] Takeda**
No, nothing.
**[16:11] Kei**
I see.
**[16:15] Kei**
I'm sorry to cut this short.
**[16:18] Kei**
If you'll excuse me.
**[16:21] Takeda**
S-Sure.
**[16:28] Girl E**
I'm sure she's the same.
She probably ran away, too.
**[16:31] Takeda**
Why, though?
**[16:33] Takeda**
I don't know about the others,
but why would she run away?
**[16:37] Girl F**
You're asking why?
**[16:38] Takeda**
I mean... She always got good grades.
**[16:42] Takeda**
She could get into her first-choice school, right?
**[16:45] Girl G**
What's this, Takeda? Did you like Kamikishiro?
**[16:48] Takeda**
That's not what this is about. But, I mean...
**[16:54] Girl E**
I guess you just wouldn't understand, Takeda.
**[16:57] Girl E**
I mean, I'm pretty sure I get it.
**[17:00] Girl F**
You're not even taking
entrance exams, Takeda.
**[17:03] Girl G**
I'm pretty sure she's just
trying to escape reality.
**[17:07] Girl E**
Honestly, I'd love to run away if I could...
**[17:11] Girl E**
But we're not irresponsible like Kamikishiro.
**(Flashback) [17:31] Boogiepop**
None of you feel anything
when you see someone crying?
**(Flashback) [17:37] Boogiepop**
Unbelievable.
**[17:54] Takeda**
*Hey, can I ask you something?*
**[17:58] Boogiepop**
*What is it?*
**[18:00] Takeda**
* The first time I saw you... What did*
* you say to that guy who was crying?*
**[18:05] Boogiepop**
*Nothing special, really.*
**[18:07] Boogiepop**
*I just told him what he needed to hear.*
**[18:10] Boogiepop**
* Everyone needs some help*
* when they're suffering.*
**[18:15] Takeda**
*They need help?*
**[18:17] Takeda**
*How can you tell when they do?*
**(Flashback) [18:20] Boogiepop**
He was crying. Doesn't that make it obvious?
**[18:31] Takeda**
It isn't. Not to normal people like us.
**[19:01] Boogiepop**
Hey.
**[19:06] Takeda**
This feels weird.
**[19:10] Takeda**
Is it really you?
**[19:12] Boogiepop**
Yeah.
**[19:14] Takeda**
Where's your usual costume?
**[19:16] Boogiepop**
It's not necessary anymore.
**[19:19] Takeda**
Huh? What do you mean?
**[19:22] Boogiepop**
The danger is gone.
**[19:24] Takeda**
Huh?
**[19:26] Boogiepop**
This is goodbye, Takeda-kun.
**[19:29] Takeda**
H-Hey, wait a sec.
**[19:32] Takeda**
That's really sudden...
**[19:34] Boogiepop**
It's out of my hands.
**[19:36] Boogiepop**
Once the danger is gone, I disappear.
**[19:38] Boogiepop**
That's all there is to my existence.
**[19:41] Takeda**
Danger?
**[19:43] Boogiepop**
Thank you, Takeda-kun.
**[19:46] Boogiepop**
The time I got to spend with you was fun.
**[19:50] Boogiepop**
Before I met you, all I ever did was fight.
**[19:54] Boogiepop**
You might be the first person
I can actually call a friend.
**[19:58] Takeda**
Weren't you going to defeat
the monster in this school?
**[20:02] Boogiepop**
Yes, but they've already been defeated.
**[20:05] Boogiepop**
I just wasn't the one who did it.
**[20:07] Takeda**
Don't lie to me!
**[20:09] Boogiepop**
It's not a lie.
**[20:10] Takeda**
It *is* a lie!
**[20:12] Takeda**
You're going to protect this
world from danger, right?
**[20:15] Takeda**
This world hasn't been saved at all!
**[20:27] Boogiepop**
Takeda-kun,
**[20:29] Boogiepop**
a world where you can't dream
or think about the future...
**[20:33] Boogiepop**
A world like that is wrong.
**[20:37] Boogiepop**
But sadly, I'm not the one
who can fight against that.
**[20:42] Boogiepop**
That's something you must face yourselves.
**[20:45] Boogiepop**
This world is filled with
mistakes, Takeda-kun.
**[20:53] Takeda**
Don't go... We're friends, aren't we?
**[20:58] Takeda**
Please don't go.
**[21:14] Touka**
You're late, Takeda-senpai!
**[21:19] Takeda**
Y-Yeah... Sorry.
**[21:23] Touka**
Huh, so you were talking to
your friend up on the roof?
**[21:27] Takeda**
Yeah. He's a bit weird.
**[21:35] Takeda**
Don't worry, it's fine.
**[21:37] Kei**
Oh, are you heading home, Senpai?
**[21:40] Takeda**
Yeah.
**[21:41] Kei**
Dating is prohibited at school...
but I'll let you off the hook this time.
**[21:51] Nagi**
So you're Miyashita Touka.
**[22:01] Nagi**
I'm Kirima Nagi. Nice to meet you.
# E2 - Boogiepop and Others 2
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G6VD2Z1X6/boogiepop-and-others-2)
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***SIGN*** Boogiepop and Others
***SIGN*** Dengeki Bunko
***SIGN*** Where the Killer's Mind Changes
Kirima Seiichi
**[01:44] Kyouko**
Hey, Suema. Do you have any plans today?
**[01:47] Kyouko**
Maybe we can walk home together...
**[01:50] Suema**
Sure. I don't mind.
**[01:59] Kyouko**
Hey, can we take another way home?
**[02:03] Suema**
Why?
**[02:05] Kyouko**
Because...
**[02:07] Suema**
Someone's going to attack you and kill you?
**[02:10] Suema**
I know I'm not aware of all the details,
but you're probably overthinking things.
**[02:17] Suema**
Think about it, Kyouko.
It's not that easy to kill someone.
***SIGN*** Identification Card No. °°°°
This card proves that this individual is a student at this school.
Grade: Year 2
Name: Yurihara Minako
Date of Birth: °°°°/°°/°°
Shinyou Academy High School
**[02:40] Saotome**
I guess you really are a manticore.
**[02:51] Minako**
Manticore?
**[02:54] Saotome**
It means "man-eater" in ancient Greek.
**[03:08] Saotome**
I'll help you out, too.
**[03:11] Minako**
Why are you...
**[03:13] Saotome**
Because I like you.
**[03:16] Saotome**
We're going to recreate this
world with us at its center.
**[03:23] Suema**
Is your hand okay?
**[03:26] Suema**
So what happened with this
Kusatsu Akiko person?
**[03:29] Suema**
And what's this drug you mentioned?
**[03:32] Suema**
I can't help you if you just keep crying.
**[03:36] Kyouko**
Do you promise not to tell anyone?
**[03:39] Suema**
Sure.
**[03:40] Kyouko**
Kusatsu Akiko from 1-D was
my junior in middle school.
**[03:46] Suema**
You were in the same club?
**[03:48] Kyouko**
Yes, and Akiko...
**[03:50] Kyouko**
I think it started around midterms,
so it's been about three months now...
**[03:54] Kyouko**
She's been handing out this weird drug.
**[03:57] Kyouko**
She said it'd be fun,
**[03:59] Kyouko**
and would make our minds feel lighter,
so it'd be a breather from our exams.
**[04:03] Suema**
Oh... I see.
**[04:06] Kyouko**
Eventually, some of my friends
ended up running away from home.
**[04:11] Kyouko**
They all just disappear without
saying a word to anyone.
**[04:14] Kyouko**
And then Akiko disappeared, too.
**[04:18] Kyouko**
You think this is really weird, right?
**[04:20] Suema**
N-Not at all! Please, continue.
**[04:23] Suema**
Things like that do happen...
**[04:25] Kyouko**
I see...
**[04:27] Kyouko**
So everyone started wondering
if it was because of the drug.
**[04:32] Kyouko**
Kirima Nagi started showing up around us,
**[04:34] Kyouko**
just like she did with me earlier,
telling us to forget about that drug.
**[04:38] Kyouko**
I can't help but think Kirima Nagi got herself
suspended on purpose so she could do that.
**[04:45] Kyouko**
I'm sure Kirima Nagi got to
Akiko and the others and...
**[04:49] Kyouko**
Hey, Suema, are you listening?
**[04:51] Suema**
Huh? Oh, yeah...
**[04:53] Kyouko**
Promise me you won't tell anyone.
**[04:55] Kyouko**
I'll forget about this, too.
***SIGN*** Faculty Room
***SIGN*** Taniguchi
**[05:13] Suema**
This should be the address...
***SIGN*** Taniguchi
***SIGN*** Taniguchi
***SIGN*** Taniguchi
**[05:30] Masaki**
Hello, who is—
**[05:35] Masaki**
Ah, so you're one of Nagi's
friends. That's rare.
**[05:40] Masaki**
I'll call her. She should be down in a sec,
so please make yourself at home.
**[05:43] Suema**
I'm sorry... Who are you?
**[05:45] Nagi**
He's my little brother, though
we're not blood-related.
**[05:51] Nagi**
Let's talk upstairs, Suema-san.
**[05:55] Suema**
So that's why the nameplate said "Taniguchi."
**[05:57] Nagi**
Yeah, that's because of
my mom's current husband.
**[06:01] Nagi**
I'm still using my dad's last name.
**[06:04] Suema**
Your father?
**[06:06] Nagi**
Aren't you here because
you know who he is?
**[06:08] Nagi**
His name is Kirima Seiichi.
He's written a ton of books.
**[06:13] Suema**
What?! No way!
**[06:15] Nagi**
Why's that so unbelievable?
**[06:17] Suema**
You mean... the author, Kirima Seiichi?
**[06:20] Nagi**
Y-Yeah...
**[06:21] Suema**
*Where the Killer's Mind Changes*,
**[06:23] Suema**
*The Screams Within:
Multiple Personality Disorder*,
**[06:26] Suema**
*When a Man Kills Another*,
**[06:27] Suema**
*The Bored Demon*,
**[06:28] Suema**
and *VS Imaginator*!
**[06:30] Nagi**
That's definitely my dad.
**[06:33] Nagi**
He died when I was ten, though.
**[06:38] Suema**
So about yesterday,
Kirima-san, why did you...
**[06:42] Nagi**
Ah... Why, huh?
**[06:45] Suema**
Yes.
**[06:46] Suema**
Why did you save Kyouko?
**[06:51] Nagi**
I'm surprised you could tell
that I actually saved her.
**(Flashback) [06:57] Nagi**
Should I just break it off? It'd still take
you a while to regenerate, Manticore!
**(Flashback) [07:02] Suema**
Kirima-san?!
**(Flashback) [07:03] Kyouko**
Ow, ow, ow! Stop!
**(Flashback) [07:05] Nagi**
It's not just me. Echoes
is also looking for you!
**(Flashback) [07:08] Kyouko**
I won't do it again!
I won't use the drug again!
**(Flashback) [07:11] Nagi**
You've got some nerve saying that
when you killed Kusatsu Akiko!
**(Flashback) [07:15] Kyouko**
I don't know what you're talking about!
I just got the drugs from her!
**(Flashback) [07:19] Nagi**
Guess you're just a normal human.
**(Flashback) [07:22] Suema**
Kyouko! Wh-What the heck is wrong with you?!
**(Flashback) [07:26] Nagi**
I'm sure you prefer this over making
it a public matter, Kinoshita.
**[07:35] Suema**
Kyouko told me everything.
**[07:39] Suema**
You saved those girls from
that weird drug, didn't you?
**[07:43] Nagi**
Yeah, I dunno about that.
**[07:46] Suema**
Also, what are the "Manticore" and "Echoes"
that you mentioned to Kyouko?
**[07:50] Suema**
Do they have something to do
with the kids who ran away?
**[07:54] Nagi**
That has nothing to do with you.
**[07:59] Nagi**
I have a messiah complex.
**[08:03] Nagi**
A lot of stuff happened,
and I quit being normal.
**[08:09] Nagi**
Besides, someone's gotta do it.
**[08:13] Nagi**
It's not like you can count on the teachers.
**[08:16] Nagi**
Now... I'll walk with you a ways
before it gets dark, Suema-san.
**[08:29] Suema**
This is far enough. Thanks.
**[08:32] Nagi**
Yeah? Well, see you tomorrow at school.
**[08:37] Nagi**
Oh, my suspension's over tomorrow.
**[08:40] Suema**
I see...
**[08:42] Nagi**
Say, Suema-san...
**[08:45] Nagi**
You shouldn't let your past
hold you back for too long.
**[08:49] Nagi**
If you get too obsessed,
it'll end up a curse.
**[09:01] Minako**
Kirima Nagi's back.
**[09:05] Saotome**
Looks like it.
**[09:08] Saotome**
It's fine. I told you, the current
situation is in our favor.
**[09:14] Minako**
Like I thought, she really
does seems like your type.
***SIGN*** Tea Ceremony Club
***SIGN*** Tea Ceremony Club
***SIGN*** Tea Ceremony Club
**[10:03] Saotome**
Yurihara-san?
**[10:15] Manticore**
You saw...
**[10:16] Manticore**
Since you saw, I can't let you live...
**[10:27] Manticore**
You want to be killed?
**[10:31] Manticore**
Since you're a guy, you'd probably
work out better for me than that girl.
**[10:37] Manticore**
I think I'll copy you instead.
**[10:39] Saotome**
Copy?
**[10:41] Manticore**
That's right.
**[10:42] Manticore**
I'm going to take your place
and blend in with society
**[10:46] Manticore**
so that no one can find me.
**[10:49] Saotome**
So that's it!
**[10:51] Saotome**
If that's the case, I think you're
better off keeping me alive!
***SIGN*** Akiko
***SIGN*** Akiko Are you free this Sunday? Akiko If so, wanna go to a movie?
***SIGN*** (Interlude)
**[11:16] Akiko**
Yay!
**[11:27] Akiko**
Yay!
**[11:29] Akiko**
You should sing next, Saotome-kun.
**[11:31] Saotome**
Sure. Here's your drink.
**[11:34] Akiko**
Thanks!
**[12:01] Minako**
It's killing me that I can't
eat her right away.
**[12:04] Saotome**
You need to be patient for now.
**[12:17] Minako**
I've given you power.
**[12:20] Minako**
Use that power to offer me humans.
**[12:28] Minako**
* Listen well. You're going to willingly*
* bring about your own destruction.*
**[12:36] Akiko**
Huh? I...
**[12:39] Saotome**
You okay?
***SIGN*** Café Tristan
**[12:47] Minako**
The modification went well, right?
**[12:49] Saotome**
Yeah! Your powers are amazing.
**[12:52] Minako**
Now that girl's going to get the people
around her to inhale some drug
**[12:56] Minako**
that she doesn't even know how she's getting.
**[13:07] Minako**
A drug that she's subconsciously
synthesizing from her brain cells.
**[13:12] Saotome**
Yeah, no one's going to be surprised
if some loser who's started
**[13:16] Saotome**
doing drugs suddenly disappears.
**[13:19] Minako**
You're such a genius, Saotome-kun!
**[13:22] Lady**
Sorry about that.
**[13:23] Guy**
Sorry about that!
**[13:26] Saotome**
Are you afraid of the
people from the facility?
**[13:29] Minako**
Yes... Considering what
they're capable of doing...
**[13:34] Minako**
I'm sure they have a few
people looking for me.
**[13:37] Saotome**
Don't worry. If this slave plan works,
we'll have something to fight with.
**[13:43] Saotome**
Then you'll be able to counterattack.
**[13:46] Minako**
You mean we'll be able to erase
those guys who're trying to erase me
**[13:49] Minako**
because I'm a failed creation, right?
**[13:51] Saotome**
Of course!
**[13:52] Minako**
That's amazing!
**[13:54] Saotome**
You're not a failed creation. You're
going to be the ruler of the new world.
**[14:00] Minako**
Saotome-kun, you're my prince.
**[14:05] Minako**
Hey... Wanna make more slaves?
**[14:08] Saotome**
Yeah. Just a few more.
**[14:11] Saotome**
Eventually, we'll need
all the help we can get.
**[14:20] Minako**
Why? Why aren't you waking up?!
**[14:25] Saotome**
Don't worry. Just eat her to get rid of her.
**[14:47] Minako**
I'm sorry... I'll do better next time.
**[14:54] Saotome**
There's no need to hurry. We still
have plenty of opportunities.
**(Flashback) [15:00] Saotome**
Kusatsu Akiko?
**(Flashback) [15:02] Nagi**
Yeah. You two are in the
same class, aren't you?
**(Flashback) [15:07] Nagi**
Were you guys close?
**(Flashback) [15:08] Saotome**
Well...
**(Flashback) [15:11] Saotome**
We went on a date once... But it was just once.
**(Flashback) [15:15] Nagi**
Did anything about her seem weird?
**(Flashback) [15:18] Saotome**
No, not really...
**(Flashback) [15:21] Saotome**
Um, did something happen to Kusatsu?
**(Flashback) [15:24] Saotome**
If there's anything I can do to help...
**(Flashback) [15:27] Saotome**
Senpai, those are...
**(Flashback) [15:30] Nagi**
Yeah, don't worry. It's nothing.
**(Flashback) [15:38] Teach**
Kirima, what are these?
**[15:42] Minako**
Kirima Nagi... Why is she...
**[15:45] Saotome**
I don't know, but she
definitely knows something.
**[15:49] Minako**
Why, though?! We've been doing so well!
**[15:53] Saotome**
Yeah, you're exactly right.
**[15:55] Saotome**
That's why she hasn't tracked us down yet.
**[15:59] Saotome**
But we should stop doing
things on school grounds.
**[16:02] Saotome**
It'll be a pain if people get suspicious.
**[16:04] Minako**
We're not going to kill Kirima Nagi?
**[16:07] Saotome**
Yeah... Not until we find out
exactly how much she knows.
**[16:11] Minako**
Let's kill her!
**[16:13] Minako**
Don't worry! I won't leave any evidence!
**[16:15] Minako**
Besides, she's a weirdo,
so even if she disappears—
**[16:17] Saotome**
Don't you know? Her current
parents are extremely wealthy,
**[16:21] Saotome**
so if she goes missing, she won't be
written off as a runaway delinquent.
**[16:26] Minako**
Is that really the only reason?
**[16:28] Saotome**
Huh?
**[16:29] Minako**
Are you sure it's not because you like her?
**[16:34] Saotome**
Why would you think that?
**[16:36] Minako**
Am I wrong? I'm right, aren't I?
**[16:39] Naoko**
Echoes? Are you here?
**[16:51] Minako**
No... Not Echoes... He's... He's...
**[16:55] Saotome**
What's wrong? What's this Echoes thing?
**[16:59] Minako**
My original... He evolved too much...
**[17:05] Naoko**
Echoes...
**[17:14] Echoes**
I wonder which ones the humans are...
**(Flashback) [17:30] Boogiepop**
You're trying to find something, aren't you?
**(Flashback) [17:35] Boogiepop**
Then you should probably save your
crying for after you've found it.
**(Flashback) [17:57] Naoko**
Hey, you're hurt!
**(Flashback) [17:58] Naoko**
What happened?
**(Flashback) [18:04] Naoko**
What's your name? Where do you live?
**(Flashback) [18:09] Naoko**
Well, this isn't getting anywhere.
I guess I'll have to get the police—
**(Flashback) [18:16] Naoko**
I see. I guess you have
your reasons... Sorry.
**(Flashback) [18:23] Naoko**
Don't worry. One of
my friends is a weird one.
**(Flashback) [18:27] Naoko**
I'm sure she'll help us.
**(Flashback) [18:30] Naoko**
As long as you're not a bad guy.
**(Flashback) [18:33] Nagi**
What? You're sheltering some guy?
**(Flashback) [18:35] Naoko**
Shh! Not so loud!
**(Flashback) [18:38] Nagi**
Don't worry, there's no one here.
**(Flashback) [18:41] Nagi**
What about that first-year, Tanaka?
**(Flashback) [18:44] Naoko**
Oh, no. This isn't like that.
**(Flashback) [18:48] Naoko**
Hey, if I told you that he came
from space, would you believe me?
**(Flashback) [18:54] Nagi**
Well, I guess. Since you're
the one telling me.
**(Flashback) [18:58] Nagi**
So why'd he come here all
the way from outer space?
**(Flashback) [19:01] Naoko**
To test humanity. Apparently there's
a vast will like that in space.
**(Flashback) [19:07] Nagi**
This all sounds intense.
Not that I really get it.
**(Flashback) [19:11] Naoko**
Apparently he was supposed
to conduct his investigation
**(Flashback) [19:14] Naoko**
by blending into society as one of us,
**(Flashback) [19:16] Naoko**
but I guess he accidentally
evolved too much.
**(Flashback) [19:21] Naoko**
Then he got captured by the
government or some organization
**(Flashback) [19:24] Naoko**
that wanted to take
advantage of his powers...
**(Flashback) [19:26] Naoko**
They gave him the name Echoes
and even made a copy of him.
**(Flashback) [19:31] Nagi**
Echoes?
**(Flashback) [19:32] Naoko**
Yeah. He can only repeat what other
people say, so he's called Echoes.
**(Flashback) [19:38] Nagi**
For someone who's so evolved,
that's pretty unfortunate.
**(Flashback) [19:41] Naoko**
That's not true.
**(Flashback) [19:43] Naoko**
Because Echoes just came to Earth to find
out if humans are genuinely kind or not.
**(Flashback) [19:48] Naoko**
He doesn't need to say anything
just for someone to be kind to him.
**(Flashback) [19:54] Naoko**
But apparently his clone ended up
becoming a terrifying man-eater.
**(Flashback) [20:00] Naoko**
They killed everyone in
the lab and ran away.
**(Flashback) [20:04] Nagi**
So this Echoes feels responsible and
is trying to track down this clone?
**(Flashback) [20:09] Nagi**
How did you even get all
this information, anyway?
**(Flashback) [20:14] Nagi**
Echoes can't talk, right?
**(Flashback) [20:16] Naoko**
I just had this feeling.
**(Flashback) [20:18] Naoko**
It felt like our minds were linked.
**(Flashback) [20:22] Nagi**
So you want me to find this clone?
**(Flashback) [20:27] Nagi**
Okay, where's Echoes right now?
**(Flashback) [20:30] Naoko**
At school. I thought that might
actually be the safest spot.
**(Flashback) [20:34] Naoko**
Don't tell anyone, okay?
**(Flashback) [20:37] Nagi**
Well, then, I'll just have to get
myself suspended soon.
**(Flashback) [20:42] Naoko**
Thanks, Nagi.
**[20:56] Saotome**
Don't worry, Manticore.
Everything's still in our favor.
**[21:04] Saotome**
You disposed of Kamikishiro Naoko's corpse.
**[21:08] Saotome**
There shouldn't be any problems.
**[21:10] Saotome**
Everyone will just think she's another
girl who randomly disappeared.
**(Flashback) [21:18] Naoko**
Hey, Nagi, when Echoes
goes back home to space,
**(Flashback) [21:21] Naoko**
how do you think he'll present us
humans to the rest of the universe?
**(Flashback) [21:26] Naoko**
Do you think he'll say, "Don't worry.
They're wonderful creatures"?
**(Flashback) [21:31] Nagi**
As long as you're nice to him, yeah.
**(Flashback) [21:34] Nagi**
Otherwise, we're doomed.
**(Flashback) [21:37] Naoko**
I hope he does.
**[21:56] Nagi**
Naoko disappeared. I can't find her anywhere.
**[22:04] Nagi**
Damn it. Say something, Echoes.
# E3 - Boogiepop And Others 3
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRJ0J8Q5Y/boogiepop-and-others-3)
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***SIGN*** Boogiepop and Others
***SIGN*** Dengeki Bunko
**[01:35] Phone**
* The customer you are trying to reach*
* is unable to answer right now.*
***SIGN*** Kamikishiro Naoko
Calling...
**[01:43] Boogiepop**
Apparently the beauty in archery
**[01:46] Boogiepop**
shows itself when true form
and a peaceful heart become one.
**[01:59] Girl**
Kei, a first-year boy wants to talk to you.
**[02:05] Tanaka**
Senpai, you were on gate
duty this morning, right?
**[02:10] Kei**
Yes... I was.
**[02:14] Tanaka**
Did you happen to see Kamikishiro-san?
**[02:17] Kei**
Naoko-san?
**[02:18] Kei**
Come to think of it, I didn't see her today.
**[02:22] Tanaka**
I see...
**[02:23] Kei**
Maybe she's skipping again.
**[02:25] Tanaka**
That's not it!
**[02:30] Tanaka**
We might already be too late...
**[02:35] Teacher**
Kamikishiro?
***SIGN*** Faculty Room
**[02:37] Teacher B**
She's in line to get into her
first-choice school, isn't she?
**[02:40] Teacher C**
Yes, she didn't have any apparent problems.
**[02:45] Teacher C**
But I have heard that she hasn't
been home in a few days.
**[02:52] Kei**
Oh, Sensei. I'll leave these notebooks here.
**[02:58] Kei**
Apparently Naoko-san hasn't been home much.
**[03:02] Tanaka**
There's no one at her house right now.
**[03:05] Tanaka**
Her parents are going
through an ugly divorce.
**[03:07] Kei**
I see...
**[03:09] Tanaka**
Yeah.
**[03:11] Tanaka**
That makes me even more worried.
**[03:13] Saotome**
In that case,
**[03:14] Saotome**
you should ask Kirima Nagi.
**[03:17] Tanaka**
Masami? Why are you...
**[03:21] Saotome**
It might be something
I know a little about.
**[03:25] Tanaka**
So you know what's going on?
**[03:27] Saotome**
She's the one who might know something.
**[03:30] Saotome**
She's been good friends with
Kamikishiro-senpai since middle school.
**[03:34] Kei**
I saw Kirima-san today.
**[03:37] Saotome**
All right, then.
**[03:42] Kei**
Hey, wait!
**[03:45] Suema**
Kirima-san should be here somewhere.
**[03:49] Tanaka**
You mean she's here, but she
hasn't shown up for class?
**[03:53] Suema**
Yeah, I mean, that's not
exactly rare for her.
**[03:57] Saotome**
There's definitely something going on here.
**[04:14] Tanaka**
Hey, Masami...
**[04:17] Tanaka**
Why do you know so much about Kirima-senpai?
**[04:21] Saotome**
I got rejected by her once.
**[04:24] Tanaka**
Really?!
**[04:25] Saotome**
That was a long time ago, though.
**[04:29] Kei**
Kirima-san wasn't on the roof, either.
**[04:33] Kei**
Any luck on your end?
**[04:36] Kei**
I see...
**[04:38] Tanaka**
I'm sorry to cause you two so much trouble.
**[04:41] Kei**
It's fine. I'm just worried about Naoko-san.
**[04:45] Kei**
Speaking of, what's your relationship
with Naoko-san like, Tanaka-kun?
**[04:49] Tanaka**
Um...
**[04:51] Saotome**
He's...
**[04:53] Saotome**
apparently dating Kamikishiro-senpai.
**[04:55] Kei**
What?!
**[04:56] Tanaka**
Hey, Masami! That's supposed to be a secret!
**[04:59] Saotome**
President, is there anywhere else on campus
that might not draw much attention?
**[05:04] Kei**
Huh? Well...
**[05:07] Kei**
Maybe the gym's equipment closet...
**[05:11] Tanaka**
How's it look, Masami?
**[05:12] Saotome**
I don't see anyone.
**[05:15] Saotome**
No signs that anyone's been here, either.
**[05:18] Kei**
How strange...
**[05:20] Saotome**
I've been thinking...
**[05:22] Saotome**
Why don't we call Kirima
Nagi over the PA system?
**[05:26] Kei**
We'd get in trouble!
**[05:29] Kei**
Besides, there'll be a teacher on duty.
**[05:31] Tanaka**
That might be the only
option we have left, though...
**[05:34] Kei**
Well, I guess that's probably
also our fastest option...
**[05:38] Kei**
All right. I'll let the teacher yell at me.
**[05:42] Saotome**
You're the best, President!
**[05:49] Kei**
*Kirima Nagi-san of 2-D,*
**[05:51] Kei**
* please report to the*
* broadcast room immediately.*
**[05:54] Kei**
* We'd like to speak with you*
* regarding Kamikishiro Naoko-san.*
**[05:58] Kei**
* Kirima Nagi-san, we'd like to speak*
* with you about Kamikishiro Naoko-san.*
**[06:02] Kei**
* Please report to the*
* broadcast room immediately.*
**[06:11] Nagi**
Echoes, do you sense Manticore at all?
**[06:17] Nagi**
Why? Because this is a trap?
**[06:23] Nagi**
That's even more reason to go, then.
**[06:25] Nagi**
If we don't fall for it, she's gonna run.
**[06:28] Nagi**
Then we won't be able to chase her anymore.
**[06:39] Echoes**
*Which are they?*
**[06:42] Tanaka**
She's not coming.
**[06:45] Kei**
The teacher didn't show up, either.
**[06:47] Kei**
I wonder what happened.
**[06:50] Tanaka**
Maybe Kirima-san's not on
school grounds anymore.
**[06:53] Saotome**
No, she's definitely here. I'm sure of it.
**[06:57] Saotome**
Let's try another broadcast.
**[07:00] Tanaka**
The power's out?
**[07:01] Saotome**
Tch. Must be the breakers.
**[07:18] Saotome**
Kirima-san! What's the meaning of this?!
**[07:22] Nagi**
That's nothing you need to know.
**[07:25] Kei**
Kirima-san...
**[07:28] Nagi**
She's not one of them, Echoes?
**[07:33] Echoes**
She's not...
**[07:35] Kei**
Who's that?
**[07:36] Nagi**
It also doesn't seem like they've
been modified in any way.
**[07:39] Nagi**
Okay... Sorry about this.
**[07:42] Nagi**
You guys are clean.
**[07:44] Nagi**
You can go home now.
**[07:48] Kei**
Hey, I don't get what's going on here!
**[07:51] Kei**
Who is this guy?
**[07:52] Kei**
He doesn't go to our school, does he?!
**[07:55] Nagi**
Niitoki-san.
**[07:57] Nagi**
I can guess about the other two,
but what are *you* doing here?
**[08:01] Kei**
That's my line! What in
the world is going on?!
**[08:05] Tanaka**
Y-Yeah! We're just looking
for Kamikishiro-san!
**[08:12] Nagi**
I'm worried about Naoko, too.
**[08:14] Kei**
That's why I'm asking
you to explain what's—
**[08:21] Kei**
Th-Thanks...
**[08:24] Nagi**
I'd like you to keep quiet
about seeing us here.
**[08:27] Nagi**
For your own sakes, as well.
**[08:30] Kei**
What?!
**[08:30] Kei**
After you did all this to us? Yeah, right!
**[08:35] Tanaka**
Is Kamikishiro-san okay?
**[08:38] Kei**
I'm an acquaintance of Naoko-san's!
**[08:41] Kei**
If you know something, tell us!
**[08:43] Kei**
We can help, too!
**[08:45] Nagi**
No, you can't.
**[08:48] Kei**
Why not?!
**[08:50] Nagi**
This isn't normal.
**[08:53] Nagi**
Someone eccentric like me
has to take care of it.
**[09:00] Saotome**
So normal's not good enough again?
**(Flashback) [09:05] Nagi**
You're normal, right?
**(Flashback) [09:08] Nagi**
Getting involved with someone
like me will bring you trouble.
**(Flashback) [09:12] Nagi**
Sorry.
**[09:19] Nagi**
Shirou-kun, right?
**[09:21] Nagi**
You should probably just forget about Naoko.
**[09:24] Tanaka**
Why?!
**[09:27] Kei**
Hey, what's your problem, anyway?!
**[09:30] Kei**
I don't know what your deal is, but quit
acting like you're dealing with this all alone!
**[09:35] Saotome**
Chill out, Niitoki-san.
**[09:37] Kei**
But...
**[09:39] Saotome**
What can we do?
**[09:41] Saotome**
Kirima-san must have her own reasons.
**[09:45] Saotome**
Right, Kirima-san?
**[09:49] Saotome**
I understand.
**[09:52] Saotome**
Yes...
**[09:54] Saotome**
We just can't be satisfied
with normal people...
**[09:58] Nagi**
What are you talking about?
**[10:01] Saotome**
I'm just thinking
**[10:02] Saotome**
about how I'm actually glad
you ended up rejecting me.
**[10:07] Saotome**
I mean, if I'd ended up with you,
**[10:11] Saotome**
I would've been her enemy if I'd met her.
**[10:16] Nagi**
Again, what do you mean by that?
**[10:19] Saotome**
I'm saying...
**[10:20] Saotome**
For me, you're the one
on the normal side now.
**[10:30] Saotome**
And now... you're our enemy.
**[10:37] Nagi**
Mantico—
**[11:01] Saotome**
After him!
**[11:02] Saotome**
You can actually defeat him now!
**[11:27] Saotome**
I was actually hoping to get killed myself...
**[11:31] Saotome**
But this was pretty
pleasurable in its own way.
**[11:46] Saotome**
Being the killer myself...
**[11:49] Saotome**
I think I could get used to it.
**[12:02] Echoes**
*Which are you?*
**[12:25] Minako**
You're not getting away!
**[12:46] Saotome**
Very nice, Niitoki-san.
**[12:49] Saotome**
I love your eyes.
**[12:51] Saotome**
I love powerful, strong-willed eyes like yours.
**[12:56] Kei**
Who are you people?
**[12:58] Kei**
Yurihara Minako...
**[13:01] Kei**
What was that thing?!
**[13:03] Saotome**
The real Yurihara is already dead.
**[13:05] Kei**
Huh?
**[13:07] Saotome**
She's Manticore now.
**[13:09] Kei**
Manticore?
**[13:11] Saotome**
A man-eater.
**[13:13] Kei**
Huh?
**[13:14] Kei**
Then... all of the people
who've disappeared recently...
**[13:19] Saotome**
Yeah, most of them.
**[13:21] Kei**
I see. That's why Kirima-san was searching
for you two this whole time...
**[13:28] Saotome**
She's a fool.
**[13:30] Saotome**
She was helping out Echoes,
**[13:33] Saotome**
but never figured her enemy might
have someone helping her as well.
**[13:47] Minako**
That's enough, Saotome-kun.
**[13:49] Minako**
I'll take it from here.
**[13:51] Saotome**
You sure?
**[14:00] Kei**
Are you all right?
**[14:05] Minako**
There's no point in asking him for help.
**[14:08] Minako**
He's going to die.
**[14:10] Saotome**
There was poison in that pen
**[14:12] Saotome**
to prevent him from using
his regenerative powers.
**[14:16] Saotome**
He sure wasn't much of a threat,
despite being your original.
**[14:21] Minako**
Yes. He's supposed to be stronger.
**[14:24] Saotome**
To be honest, Kirima Nagi
caused us more trouble.
**[14:29] Minako**
That's why I'll be taking her form, right?
**[14:31] Minako**
She's the perfect disguise.
**[14:35] Minako**
I'm sure you feel that way
as well, Saotome-kun.
**[14:42] Kei**
Wh-What are you talking about?
**[14:44] Minako**
Hm?
**[14:45] Minako**
I'm going to get rid of this
body and become Kirima Nagi.
**[14:49] Kei**
Huh?
**[14:50] Minako**
Don't worry. You won't
officially be dead to society.
**[14:55] Minako**
You'll be modified and
continue to live as a slave.
**[14:59] Kei**
A slave?
**[15:00] Minako**
Yes. You'll be a walking corpse.
**[15:04] Minako**
Your soul will be gone. You won't even feel
anything when you see the boy you love.
**[15:13] Kei**
You two are demons!
**[15:16] Echoes**
De... mons...
**[15:21] Echoes**
*I wonder which ones the humans are...*
**[15:25] Minako**
Demons? That's perfectly fine with me.
**[15:28] Minako**
I was never human to begin with,
**[15:30] Minako**
and Saotome-kun is nothing
like you foolish humans.
**[15:35] Kei**
Humans are foolish?
**[15:38] Kei**
He and I might die here,
**[15:41] Kei**
but there will be others who find
you unforgivable, just like me!
**[15:46] Kei**
No matter where you go,
someone will find you!
**[15:54] Echoes**
*Humans...*
**[16:04] Minako**
What are you planning?
**[16:05] Minako**
Still trying to do something?
**[16:13] Echoes**
I shall transform my body
into information
**[16:17] Echoes**
and transmit myself back to the source.
**[16:35] Kei**
What? What just happened?
**[16:38] Minako**
Echoes...
**[16:59] Minako**
I'll kill you...
**[17:01] Minako**
I'll kill every last one of you!
**[17:32] Boogiepop**
I had no problem severing your arm,
**[17:36] Boogiepop**
but I guess your head
won't be quite so simple.
**[17:40] Kei**
M-Miyashita-san?
**[17:43] Boogiepop**
Right now, I'm Boogiepop.
**[17:46] Boogiepop**
Manticore, was it?
**[17:48] Boogiepop**
You seem to be stronger than humans,
**[17:53] Boogiepop**
but I am free to use the dormant strength
that humans harbor subconsciously.
**[18:04] Boogiepop**
Now, Shirou-kun!
**(Flashback) [18:10] Boogiepop**
If you had the opportunity
to shoot through the truth,
**(Flashback) [18:15] Boogiepop**
do you think you have the resolve to do it?
**[18:35] Tanaka**
Are you all right?
**[18:37] Kei**
Y-Yeah... But...
**[18:40] Tanaka**
Do you know them?
**[18:42] Kei**
I... I do, but...
**[18:48] Boogiepop**
I'd like you to help me out just a bit more.
**[18:57] Kei**
Kirima-san!
**[18:58] Boogiepop**
Echoes shared some of his life with you...
**[19:02] Boogiepop**
Looks like you've escaped death again.
**[19:06] Boogiepop**
Manticore said that Echoes
was too weak, and this is why.
**[19:15] Boogiepop**
Hey there, Fire Witch.
**[19:17] Nagi**
You again...
**[19:19] Nagi**
If you were out, you
should've shown up sooner.
**[19:23] Boogiepop**
Come now, don't be like that.
**[19:28] Nagi**
Is it over?
**[19:29] Boogiepop**
Yes.
**[19:31] Boogiepop**
Due to the sacrifice that Echoes made
and the bravery those two showed.
**[19:40] Nagi**
I see...
**[19:44] Kei**
I'm guessing that in the end,
it'll be like nothing ever happened...
**[19:49] Nagi**
Yeah.
**[19:53] Kei**
So you think that Naoko-san...
**[19:58] Nagi**
Probably.
**[20:01] Tanaka**
Thank you very much.
**[20:04] Tanaka**
I'm not sure how to say it,
**[20:06] Tanaka**
but I think I'm supposed to thank
you in Kamikishiro-san's place.
**[20:15] Kei**
I wonder who they really were.
**[20:18] Nagi**
Who knows? Although, Naoko did
say that Echoes was an angel.
**[20:23] Kei**
An angel?
**[20:25] Nagi**
He was ordered by God in Heaven to go
down to Earth and pass final judgment on
**[20:30] Nagi**
whether humanity should be
allowed to live or be destroyed.
**[20:34] Nagi**
To judge whether humans were good or evil.
**[20:41] Nagi**
If that's true... It looks like
he let us off the hook this time.
**[20:47] Kei**
Then the one who saved the world was...
**[20:50] Nagi**
Yeah.
**[20:51] Nagi**
And we can't even thank her now...
**[20:59] Kei**
I wonder what Boogiepop thinks about this.
**[21:02] Nagi**
Who knows? Why not ask them yourself?
**[21:06] Nagi**
I doubt they remember anything, though.
**[21:21] Takeda**
Don't worry, it's fine.
**[21:22] Kei**
Oh, are you heading home, Senpai?
**[21:25] Takeda**
Yeah.
**[21:26] Kei**
Dating is prohibited at school...
but I'll let you off the hook this time.
**[21:37] Nagi**
So you're Miyashita Touka.
**[21:42] Nagi**
I'm Kirima Nagi. Nice to meet you.
**[21:49] Touka**
Nice to meet you!
**[22:00] Suiko**
* The end of the beginning is also*
* the beginning of the end, Boogiepop.*
# E4 - VS Imaginator 1
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G6DKEZDWR/vs-imaginator-1)
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**(Flashback) [00:09] Suiko**
It's a shame, to be honest.
**(Flashback) [00:12] Suiko**
In the end, you're also stuck in the present.
**(Flashback) [00:17] Suiko**
It's truly a shame.
**(Flashback) [00:20] Suiko**
But no matter how long you wait,
I'm pretty sure nothing will begin.
**(Flashback) [00:28] Suiko**
Don't you think so?
**(Flashback) [00:31] Boogiepop**
Say whatever you'd like.
**(Flashback) [00:34] Boogiepop**
It appears that, unlike
myself, you haven't split.
**(Flashback) [00:39] Boogiepop**
I guess you're still automatic.
**(Flashback) [00:43] Boogiepop**
Either way, you're finished.
There's nothing left for you.
**(Flashback) [00:48] Suiko**
But nothing's even started yet.
**(Flashback) [00:51] Suiko**
I don't even have a name yet.
**(Flashback) [00:56] Boogiepop**
In that case, I'll give you one now.
**(Flashback) [00:59] Boogiepop**
Kirima Nagi's father called beings
like yourself "Imaginators."
**(Flashback) [01:07] Suiko**
"Love is like snow that falls in April.
**(Flashback) [01:10] Suiko**
Unexpected, yet not unforeseen," was it?
**(Flashback) [01:18] Suiko**
The end of the beginning is also
the beginning of the end, Boogiepop.
**(Flashback) [01:24] Suiko**
You may have stopped me here...
**(Flashback) [01:27] Suiko**
But that is just the beginning
of the next ending.
**(Flashback) [01:40] Suiko**
There's still plenty of time before
I actually hit the ground.
**(Flashback) [01:45] Suiko**
Will you be able to find me before then?
***SIGN*** Boogiepop and Others
***SIGN*** Karaoke
***SIGN*** Tonkatsu
***SIGN*** Fukadai Prep School
***SIGN*** Dengeki Bunko
**[03:25] Sawako**
There are times when I suddenly
wake up in the middle of the night.
**[03:30] Sawako**
There's something sitting on my chest,
and it feels like it's staring into me.
**[03:36] Sawako**
But when I open my eyes...
**[03:39] Jin**
Ah... There's nothing there, correct?
**[03:42] Sawako**
I mean, I know it's probably
just a dream, but...
**[03:47] Jin**
Whatever this thing is...
Does it try to talk to you?
**[03:51] Sawako**
Yes! How did you know?
**[03:54] Jin**
Do you remember what it said?
**[03:57] Sawako**
No, I don't...
**[03:59] Jin**
So you can't remember.
**[04:03] Jin**
*She doesn't have any roots.*
**[04:05] Jin**
*Barely any leaves, either.*
**[04:07] Jin**
*Only the bud is large...*
**[04:10] Sawako**
I'm sorry for talking to you
about something so weird.
**[04:12] Jin**
*And it's almost breaking the stem.*
**[04:16] Sawako**
Um, Asukai-sensei?
**[04:18] Jin**
I probably shouldn't say this,
**[04:21] Jin**
but I don't think you should
be taking exams so seriously.
**[04:24] Sawako**
Huh?
**[04:25] Jin**
It's not like your problems will be
gone once you get into university.
**[04:29] Jin**
It doesn't exactly secure your future, either.
**[04:32] Jin**
I'm sure you probably realize that.
**[04:35] Jin**
I believe that dream is a sign
**[04:37] Jin**
your subconscious is sending you, saying
you should reconsider entering university.
**[04:45] Sawako**
Right...
**[04:46] Jin**
Wanting to get into college
isn't a bad thing at all.
**[04:50] Jin**
But you shouldn't stress
yourself out over it.
**[04:54] Sawako**
I think... I understand.
**[04:58] Jin**
*Looks like the bud has relaxed a little.*
**[05:02] Sawako**
Thank you very much.
**[05:04] Jin**
I know you're trying your best.
**[05:06] Jin**
You just need to learn to relax
and keep moving forward.
**[05:09] Sawako**
Right. I feel a lot better.
***SIGN*** Guidance Counselor's Office
**[05:11] Sawako**
I think you'd make a great therapist
or something like that, Sensei.
**[05:16] Jin**
What?
**[05:17] Sawako**
Oh, sorry. That was probably rude...
**[05:21] Jin**
I'll think about it. I mean, they call
us starving artists for a reason.
**[05:24] Sawako**
Oh, yeah... Sensei, what does the phrase
"Sometimes it snows in April" mean?
**[05:30] Jin**
Huh? What was that?
**[05:33] Sawako**
Well, that's the one thing
I remember from that dream.
**[05:37] Sawako**
But I'm sure it's not that important.
**[05:40] Sawako**
Goodbye!
**[05:44] Jin**
Sometimes it snows in April, huh?
**[05:50] Jin**
*Ever since I was born,*
**[05:52] Jin**
* I've had the power to see what*
* people are missing in their hearts.*
**[05:57] Jin**
* There was a book I read*
* as a kid with the line,*
**[06:00] Jin**
* "The reason this child was beautiful was*
* because he had a rose within his heart,"*
**[06:05] Jin**
*and that's precisely what I see.*
**[06:12] Jin**
*However, every plant I see is missing something.*
**[06:17] Jin**
*Just like that girl was lacking roots,*
**[06:19] Jin**
*everyone is always lacking something.*
**[06:22] Jin**
* There's nothing they can do*
* about what they're missing,*
**[06:26] Jin**
* so sometimes I try to*
* say something helpful.*
**[06:30] Jin**
* But in the end, all I know*
* is what they're missing.*
**[06:33] Girl A**
Hey, it's snowing.
**[06:35] Girl B**
You're right! It's so pretty!
**[06:38] Jin**
* And I can't see my own*
* plant within me...*
**[06:46] Jin**
Huh?!
**[06:48] Jin**
D-Don't!
**[06:56] Jin**
What's going on?
**[06:59] Suiko**
I'm sure it's no fun
**[07:02] Suiko**
being able to see what others cannot.
**[07:04] Jin**
What?!
**[07:08] Suiko**
I understand how you feel.
**[07:12] Suiko**
Because I used to be like that, too.
**[07:15] Jin**
Y-You, too?
**[07:16] Suiko**
Yes, because I can see people's deaths.
**[07:20] Jin**
Their deaths?
**[07:22] Suiko**
To be more precise,
**[07:24] Suiko**
I can see the energy that living
creatures generate right before
**[07:28] Suiko**
they burn themselves out.
**[07:31] Suiko**
I am a possibility in which
people can manipulate death.
**[07:35] Suiko**
My purpose is to recreate
the world in that way.
**[07:41] Suiko**
I am an enemy to the current world.
**[07:44] Suiko**
I bring cold to the world even in
the spring. I make it snow in April.
**[07:49] Jin**
Huh?!
**[07:51] Suiko**
Would you be willing to help me
with my work, Asukai-sensei?
**[07:56] Jin**
What are you talking about?
**[07:57] Jin**
Who are you?
**[08:00] Suiko**
My enemies call me "Imaginator."
**[08:06] Jin**
W-Wait!
**[08:14] Kotoe**
Welcome back!
**[08:16] Kotoe**
You haven't had dinner yet,
have you, Jin-niisan?
**[08:18] Jin**
Huh? Not yet.
**[08:20] Kotoe**
Oh, good. I made some stew,
so I'll bring some over later.
**[08:23] Jin**
Okay, thanks.
**[08:26] Kotoe**
You look exhausted today.
**[08:29] Jin**
Yeah, well... It's about to get pretty busy.
**[08:33] Kotoe**
Must be rough.
**[08:36] Jin**
You talk as if it's not your problem,
**[08:38] Jin**
but you'll be going through
the same thing next year.
**[08:41] Kotoe**
I'm not really sure yet...
**[08:44] Kotoe**
Maybe I'll go to your prep school.
**[08:47] Jin**
Since when were you interested
in going to art school?
**[08:50] Kotoe**
But you're also counseling kids, right?
**[08:52] Jin**
Yeah. But most of the kids who
come see me are pretty serious.
**[08:59] Kotoe**
Hey! Are you trying to say I'm not serious?
**[09:03] Kotoe**
I guess that *is* how I come off...
**[09:07] Jin**
I'm kidding. You shouldn't come
to me for counseling, to be honest.
**[09:12] Kotoe**
Huh?
**[09:13] Jin**
You should try to figure
out your own problems.
**[09:17] Jin**
Especially when it comes to exams...
I'm a teacher, so I can't really say much.
**[09:23] Jin**
There's actually very little I can do.
**[09:26] Kotoe**
You worry way too much about others.
**[09:30] Kotoe**
I think you can take it a little easier.
**[09:38] Jin**
* She's very thoughtful, kind,*
* and overall, a good girl.*
**[09:43] Jin**
*If only she had a bud...*
**[09:47] Jin**
Thanks. That makes me feel a lot better.
**[09:51] Kotoe**
Nothing is ever futile. Everything works out!
**[09:54] Kotoe**
There's always a way!
**[09:56] Jin**
I wish I could think like that...
**[09:59] Suiko**
However, that way...
**[10:02] Suiko**
can be slightly cruel, and could even
go against what the world sees as just.
**[10:06] Suiko**
That's the thing.
**[10:08] Jin**
Y-You're—
**[10:10] Jin**
That hallucination from earlier!
Were you actually a ghost?
**[10:12] Suiko**
I wouldn't say that's accurate.
**[10:15] Suiko**
I'd say I'm more a future that's
taken form in the present.
**[10:20] Suiko**
Or maybe a hypothetical
possibility given substance.
**[10:26] Suiko**
Asukai-sensei, don't you
want to do something?
**[10:31] Jin**
A-About what?
**[10:33] Suiko**
About what people are
missing in their hearts.
**[10:37] Suiko**
What do you think you're
missing, Asukai-sensei?
**[10:42] Jin**
Huh?
**[10:43] Suiko**
What you're missing... is a calling.
**[10:46] Suiko**
I'll give you just a tiny
glimpse into the future.
**[11:04] Suiko**
What'd you think?
**[11:05] Jin**
What was that?! What did you just show me?
**[11:08] Suiko**
That is your calling, Asukai-sensei.
**[11:11] Jin**
I'd never do anything like that!
**[11:14] Suiko**
And whether you do or
don't is solely up to you.
**[11:17] Suiko**
But you *can*... and that truth won't change.
**[11:22] Jin**
Don't be ridiculous! Who the hell are you?!
**[11:24] Jin**
Are you a demon? Is that why you're trying to...
**[11:26] Suiko**
Tempt you?
**[11:28] Suiko**
No. You have to be the one to decide.
**[11:31] Suiko**
Sometimes birds fall from the sky,
**[11:34] Suiko**
and sometimes it even snows
in April, Asukai-sensei.
**[11:39] Jin**
G-Get away from me!
**[11:41] Kotoe**
Wh-What?
**[11:45] Jin**
Sorry! Are you okay?
**[11:48] Kotoe**
Are *you* okay, Jin-niisan?
***SIGN*** Karaoke
***SIGN*** Tonkatsu
***SIGN*** Fukadai Prep School
**[11:52] Girl**
Are you listening?
**[11:54] Girl**
Sensei?
**[11:56] Jin**
Hm? O-Oh, yes.
**[11:59] Jin**
You keep having the same dream, right?
**[12:01] Girl**
Yes, where someone's talking to me.
**[12:05] Girl**
When I listen to them,
**[12:07] Girl**
I feel like exams and the rest of the
world just don't matter anymore...
**[12:12] Girl**
Is there something wrong with me?
**[12:18] Girl**
Sensei? Asukai-sensei?
**[12:20] Jin**
Huh? Oh...
**[12:22] Girl**
Is something wrong?
**[12:23] Jin**
No. Please continue.
**[12:26] Girl**
That dream was just too nice...
**[12:31] Girl**
And it... sort of scares me.
**[12:46] Jin**
What the hell am I doing?
**[12:51] Jin**
Imaginator...
**[12:56] Cop**
So this girl assaulted you,
**[13:00] Cop**
then she suddenly slit her
own throat... Is that right?
**[13:07] Jin**
Yes.
**(Flashback) [13:11] Shizuko**
H-Help me...
**(Flashback) [13:14] Jin**
Who is that?
**(Flashback) [13:16] Jin**
Hey, is something wrong?
**(Flashback) [13:18] Jin**
Wha... Are you all right?!
**(Flashback) [13:21] Jin**
What's wrong?
**(Flashback) [13:23] Shizuko**
Help... me.
**(Flashback) [13:25] Shizuko**
Don't you dare scream, Asukai-sensei.
**(Flashback) [13:28] Jin**
Huh?
**(Flashback) [13:29] Shizuko**
I guess you're still a softie.
**(Flashback) [13:32] Shizuko**
I figured you'd fall for this.
**(Flashback) [13:36] Jin**
You're... You're Imazaki-kun.
**(Flashback) [13:40] Shizuko**
You actually remember me.
**(Flashback) [13:43] Shizuko**
Now, give me your cash. All of it!
**(Flashback) [13:47] Jin**
Are you just going to buy more drugs with it?
**(Flashback) [13:49] Jin**
What in the world happened to you?
**(Flashback) [13:51] Shizuko**
That doesn't freakin' matter! Just hurry
up and give me all your money!
**[13:56] Cop**
So you knew the girl?
**[13:59] Jin**
Yes. Her name is Imazaki Shizuko.
**[14:02] Jin**
She was a student of mine,
and a very good one.
**[14:07] Cop**
Can you think of any reason why
she'd have a grudge against you?
**[14:11] Jin**
There might be.
**[14:13] Cop**
Although, from what we found out, this
apparently stemmed from family issues.
**[14:19] Jin**
It's probably because when she asked
for advice, I couldn't help her.
**(Flashback) [14:27] Shizuko**
Come on! Hurry up!
**(Flashback) [14:28] Shizuko**
If you don't want to die,
give me your money!
**(Flashback) [14:31] Jin**
If you're going to kill me, just do it.
**(Flashback) [14:32] Shizuko**
I'm serious, damn it!
**(Flashback) [14:34] Jin**
And so am I!
**(Flashback) [14:36] Jin**
But you fell right into using drugs...
What good could those possibly do?!
**(Flashback) [14:43] Shizuko**
What the hell?
**(Flashback) [14:45] Jin**
You can get high or whatever...
But there's nothing we can do!
**(Flashback) [14:53] Suiko**
Yup. Drugs.
**(Flashback) [14:55] Suiko**
Oh, but these aren't for her.
**(Flashback) [14:59] Jin**
You're...
**(Flashback) [15:00] Suiko**
Don't get the wrong idea. Everything
until now, she did of her own free will.
**(Flashback) [15:07] Suiko**
But it's not like she really wanted to do this.
**[15:12] Cop**
She was a dealer we'd been
after for a different case.
**[15:17] Jin**
So you knew about her?
**[15:20] Cop**
Yeah. We had our eyes on her to get
to a bigger target we were after.
**(Flashback) [15:25] Suiko**
Say, what do you think these
drugs are for, Asukai-sensei?
**(Flashback) [15:29] Jin**
She was probably forced to sell them.
**(Flashback) [15:31] Suiko**
Correct.
**(Flashback) [15:32] Suiko**
These are cheap batches
to get beginners hooked.
**(Flashback) [15:35] Suiko**
There are so many other ways
to make money quickly.
**(Flashback) [15:40] Suiko**
But the poor thing... Looking this
tattered, she couldn't even do that.
**(Flashback) [15:46] Suiko**
All she could do to make money
was obey someone else.
**(Flashback) [15:50] Suiko**
But she couldn't bring herself to do that.
**(Flashback) [15:54] Suiko**
It's such a sad story.
**(Flashback) [15:56] Suiko**
She didn't want to create
more people like herself,
**(Flashback) [16:00] Suiko**
but there was nothing she could do.
**(Flashback) [16:03] Suiko**
That's why she relied on you, because she
remembered you were nice to her before.
**[16:11] Jin**
So you knew, and yet...
**[16:13] Cop**
There's nothing we can do
**[16:15] Cop**
once they're that far gone.
**(Flashback) [16:20] Suiko**
But you see, Asukai-sensei...
**(Flashback) [16:22] Suiko**
Either way, this girl is finished.
**(Flashback) [16:25] Jin**
What?!
**(Flashback) [16:26] Suiko**
The drugs have destroyed her body.
**(Flashback) [16:28] Suiko**
Even if she hadn't run into you,
she wouldn't last the rest of the month.
**(Flashback) [16:32] Suiko**
She was going to helplessly die...
Pitiful, miserable, and sad.
**(Flashback) [16:40] Suiko**
But there might be something that you can do.
**[16:50] Cop**
I'm sure she had enough
reason to kill herself.
**[16:54] Jin**
Suicide?
**[16:57] Cop**
Yeah. You can go home shortly.
**[17:00] Cop**
Apparently, there's a witness.
**[17:02] Jin**
Suicide...
**(Flashback) [17:07] Shizuko**
Damn... it...
**(Flashback) [17:09] Shizuko**
Damn it...
**(Flashback) [17:11] Shizuko**
Damn it...
**(Flashback) [17:14] Shizuko**
Damn...
**[17:32] Cop**
Say, Asukai-san.
**[17:34] Asukai**
Yes?
**[17:35] Cop**
As you saw her dying...
Did you say something to her?
**[17:40] Asukai**
Why do you ask?
**[17:41] Cop**
Well, despite the way she died, she had
a very peaceful look upon her face.
**[17:48] Cop**
Like all the thorns in her heart
had been plucked away.
**[17:53] Cop**
That's how she looked.
**[17:56] Jin**
I see. I didn't say anything, though.
**[18:06] Jin**
*I guess I'm going to be busy from now on...*
**[18:12] Masaki**
Stop! She's got nothing to do with this!
**[18:15] Boy A**
Who the hell do you think you are?
**[18:17] Boy B**
Get the hell outta here!
**[18:19] Boy C**
We're here to have some fun with her.
**[18:22] Masaki**
S-Stop!
**[18:24] Jin**
Hey, you there.
**[18:27] Masaki**
Just to make sure I have the right idea...
**[18:31] Boy C**
Wh-Who the hell are you?
**[18:33] Jin**
Do you want to save that girl?
**[18:36] Masaki**
Y-Yes.
**[18:37] Jin**
I see. In that case, leave this to me, and run.
**[18:42] Masaki**
Yes, sir. Thank you very much!
**[18:45] Boy C**
H-Hey, wait!
**[18:47] Jin**
You're the ones who're going to wait.
**[18:49] Boy B**
What?
**[18:50] Boy C**
The hell's your problem, man?
**[18:52] Jin**
Well... It's not that I have
anything against you boys...
**[18:56] Jin**
But I will
**[18:58] Jin**
be using you as guinea pigs.
**[19:08] Boy C**
What... What the hell did you do to them?
**[19:11] Jin**
You wouldn't get it even if I told you.
**[19:13] Jin**
But I haven't hurt them.
**[19:16] Jin**
I've actually given them happiness.
**[19:19] Boy C**
Wh-What are you talking about?!
**[19:21] Boy C**
Who the hell are you?!
**[19:23] Jin**
Oh, yeah...
**[19:26] Jin**
Hey, what was that name again?
**[19:29] Suiko**
Imaginator.
**[19:31] Jin**
Yeah, let's go with that.
**(Flashback) [19:51] Mariko**
Wow, that's such a pretty melody.
**(Flashback) [19:57] Suiko**
If that sounded pretty,
**(Flashback) [19:59] Suiko**
it's just because you were predisposed
to like the song from the start.
**[20:05] Mariko**
* When she was still alive,*
* Suiko-san used to always say...*
**[20:09] Suiko**
* Komiya-san, nothing is*
* absolute in this world.*
**[20:15] Suiko**
*Sometimes birds fall from the sky,*
**[20:17] Suiko**
*and sometimes it even snows in April.*
**[20:21] Mariko**
Suiko-san.
**[20:23] Boogiepop**
Do you...
**[20:25] Boogiepop**
want to follow Minahoshi Suiko?
**[20:29] Boogiepop**
But even if you were to jump off that
ledge, you wouldn't be able to join her.
**[20:36] Mariko**
Are you... Boogiepop?
**[20:38] Boogiepop**
Ah... So you've heard of me.
**[20:42] Mariko**
What do you mean, I won't be able to join her?
**[20:46] Boogiepop**
Well, that's simple, really.
**[20:48] Boogiepop**
Unlike Minahoshi Suiko, you're willingly
trying to take your own life.
**[20:55] Boogiepop**
You know who I am, right? Then you
must know my mission, as well.
**[21:01] Mariko**
B-But that means...
**[21:05] Boogiepop**
Yes... I am a reaper.
**[21:08] Boogiepop**
I'm the one who killed Minahoshi Suiko.
**[21:11] Mariko**
B-But why?
**[21:13] Boogiepop**
Because she was an enemy to this world.
**[21:17] Boogiepop**
I guess I can put it another way...
**[21:20] Boogiepop**
Minahoshi Suiko has not yet
reached the next world.
**[21:26] Mariko**
Wh-What do you mean?
**[21:28] Boogiepop**
It means that I don't know
where she currently is, either.
**[21:34] Boogiepop**
Do you still feel like dying?
**[21:36] Mariko**
But... But...
**[21:38] Mariko**
I mean...
**[21:45] Boogiepop**
Sorry, but I have no
intention of killing you.
**[21:49] Boogiepop**
I'm afraid you're not even worth it.
**[21:58] Boogiepop**
I guess you're not here anymore...
**[22:02] Boogiepop**
But are you still going
to continue, Imaginator?
# E5 - VS Imaginator 2
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRVD7KQPR/vs-imaginator-2)
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***SIGN*** Boogiepop and Others
***SIGN*** Café Tristan
***SIGN*** Dengeki Bunko
**[01:32] Aya**
Hey.
**[01:33] Aya**
Why are you so concerned about me, Masaki?
**[01:36] Masaki**
I'm just trying to get closer to you.
**[01:42] Aya**
Do you want to do it?
**[01:43] Masaki**
I'm sorry, what?
**[01:44] Aya**
Do you want to do me?
**[01:47] Aya**
Like, have sex.
**[01:48] Masaki**
Wh-What the heck, Orihata?!
**[01:51] Aya**
It's fine. If you want to, just say so.
**[01:56] Masaki**
*Her name is Orihata Aya.*
**[01:59] Masaki**
*She's fifteen, just like me.*
**[02:01] Masaki**
*Apparently, we're boyfriend and girlfriend.*
**[02:06] Masaki**
* I say "apparently" because the way*
* we met is pretty complicated,*
**[02:11] Masaki**
* and there are a lot of*
* mysterious things about her.*
**(Flashback) [02:15] Aya**
That's a rather dumb thing to do.
**[02:20] Masaki**
* In the winter of my third year of middle school,*
* I returned to Japan from Phnom Penh,*
**[02:24] Masaki**
* where I was living with my parents,*
* in order to attend a Japanese high school.*
**(Flashback) [02:28] Teacher**
This is Taniguchi Masaki-kun.
**[02:31] Masaki**
* I just went to this middle school so*
* that I could officially graduate...*
**[02:36] Masaki**
*But likely because of that attitude,*
**[02:38] Masaki**
* I had a hard time fitting*
* in with everyone in class.*
***SIGN*** Exercises
**[02:43] Masaki**
*According to my big sister, Nagi...*
**(Flashback) [02:45] Nagi**
Sadly, that's how it is.
**(Flashback) [02:47] Nagi**
They're just a bunch of losers who are
afraid of people who do things differently.
**[02:52] Masaki**
* That's why I tried to play the good guy and*
* tried to avoid bringing attention to myself.*
**(Flashback) [02:58] Girl A**
Wow, it's so easy to understand now!
**(Flashback) [03:00] Girl B**
You're so smart! Guess I should
expect that from Mr. Study Abroad.
**[03:03] Masaki**
* But apparently, that didn't*
* sit well with some people.*
**(Flashback) [03:09] Boy A**
Hey, Mr. Study Abroad.
**(Flashback) [03:12] Boy B**
Don't you think you stand out too much?
**(Flashback) [03:14] Masaki**
You think so? I'll be more careful, then.
**(Flashback) [03:16] Boy C**
Be more careful?
**(Flashback) [03:18] Masaki**
Yeah. I'll try not to stand out as much.
**(Flashback) [03:21] Boy A**
Who the hell do you think you are?
Come with us for a sec.
**[03:28] Masaki**
* I'd been learning karate for self-defense,*
* so I knew how to fight,*
**[03:33] Masaki**
* but getting into trouble could affect*
* my odds of getting into high school.*
**[03:38] Masaki**
* Guess I'll let 'em hit me four or*
* five more times and it'll be over.*
**[03:41] Masaki**
*And then, right when I thought that...*
**(Flashback) [03:44] Aya**
That's a rather dumb thing to do.
**(Flashback) [03:47] Aya**
What's the point of this?
**(Flashback) [03:50] Aya**
What sort of failures does he display
that you'd do that to him?
**(Flashback) [03:56] Boy A**
Huh? Who the hell are you, a friend of his?
**(Flashback) [03:59] Aya**
I'm asking you why.
**(Flashback) [04:02] Boy A**
Because he's a womanizer.
**(Flashback) [04:07] Aya**
I see.
**(Flashback) [04:12] Aya**
So in other words,
**(Flashback) [04:13] Aya**
the reason behind your rage is your
own pent-up sexual frustrations.
**(Flashback) [04:18] Masaki**
Huh?!
**(Flashback) [04:20] Boy A**
What? What did you just say?
**(Flashback) [04:22] Aya**
In that case, take your
frustrations out on me.
**(Flashback) [04:28] Boy A**
Bring it on! I definitely won't say no to that.
**(Flashback) [04:33] Masaki**
H-Hey, wait!
**(Flashback) [04:35] Masaki**
Stop! She's got nothing to do with this!
**(Flashback) [04:37] Boy B**
Who the hell do you think you are?
**(Flashback) [04:40] Boy C**
Get the hell outta here!
**(Flashback) [04:42] Boy A**
We're here to have some fun with her.
**(Flashback) [04:44] Masaki**
S-Stop!
**(Flashback) [04:47] Jin**
Hey, you there.
**(Flashback) [04:50] Jin**
Just to make sure I have the right idea...
**(Flashback) [04:53] Boy A**
Wh-Who the hell are you?
**(Flashback) [04:56] Jin**
Do you want to save that girl?
**(Flashback) [04:59] Masaki**
Y-Yes.
**(Flashback) [05:00] Jin**
I see. In that case, leave
this to me, and run.
**(Flashback) [05:05] Masaki**
Yes, sir. Thank you very much!
**(Flashback) [05:08] Boy A**
H-Hey, wait!
**(Flashback) [05:10] Jin**
You're the ones who're going to wait.
**(Flashback) [05:16] Masaki**
Sit here and wait for a bit. Okay?
**(Flashback) [05:19] Aya**
Okay.
**(Flashback) [05:20] Masaki**
I promise I'll be right back!
**(Flashback) [05:29] Jin**
Ah, it's you.
**(Flashback) [05:30] Masaki**
D-Did everything go okay?
**(Flashback) [05:33] Jin**
Yeah. More importantly, how's the girl?
**(Flashback) [05:35] Masaki**
Oh, I had her wait by the station...
**(Flashback) [05:37] Jin**
You should hurry back to her.
**(Flashback) [05:39] Masaki**
R-Right...
**(Flashback) [05:42] Jin**
Contrary to her demeanor, I'm pretty
sure she's not as calm as she seems.
**(Flashback) [05:46] Masaki**
Huh?
**(Flashback) [05:48] Masaki**
Um... Thank you again!
**(Flashback) [05:53] Masaki**
You really surprised me earlier.
I need to thank you, though.
**(Flashback) [05:58] Aya**
Why?
**(Flashback) [05:59] Masaki**
Well, you saved me, didn't you?
**(Flashback) [06:03] Aya**
I thought you hated me, so...
**(Flashback) [06:06] Masaki**
Huh? Why would I hate you?
**(Flashback) [06:10] Aya**
I can't let other people hate me...
**(Flashback) [06:15] Masaki**
I don't hate you, though.
**(Flashback) [06:19] Aya**
But... you glared at me.
**(Flashback) [06:21] Masaki**
Huh?
**(Flashback) [06:22] Aya**
I thought you might be mad.
**(Flashback) [06:24] Masaki**
Er... No, that was just...
**(Flashback) [06:28] Masaki**
A-Anyway, I'll pay for your clothes.
**(Flashback) [06:31] Aya**
It's fine.
**(Flashback) [06:33] Masaki**
But...
**(Flashback) [06:34] Aya**
Really, it's okay. Thanks.
**(Flashback) [06:38] Aya**
I'm Orihata Aya.
**(Flashback) [06:40] Masaki**
Huh?
**(Flashback) [06:41] Aya**
What's your name?
**(Flashback) [06:43] Masaki**
I'm Taniguchi Masaki.
**(Flashback) [06:46] Aya**
Masaki...
**(Flashback) [06:48] Aya**
What a lovely name.
**[06:53] Masaki**
* Looking back on that now,*
* it might've been love at first sight.*
***SIGN*** Ticket
***SIGN*** Elementary & Middle School Students
**[07:00] Aya**
*Are you sure you want to go with me?*
**(Flashback) [07:01] Masaki**
Well, I want to thank you for the other day.
**(Flashback) [07:04] Masaki**
I mean, if you're busy, it's fine...
**[07:09] Aya**
*Thank you. I'll go.*
**(Flashback) [07:15] Masaki**
What should we do? Do you
want to try another day?
**(Flashback) [07:18] Aya**
Why?
**(Flashback) [07:19] Masaki**
Because it looks like
we'll be waiting a while.
**(Flashback) [07:22] Aya**
You don't want to wait?
**(Flashback) [07:24] Masaki**
Well, won't we get tired?
**(Flashback) [07:26] Aya**
Then I'll wait here.
You can go rest somewhere.
**(Flashback) [07:31] Masaki**
No, no. I'll line up for you, then.
**(Flashback) [07:34] Aya**
It's fine. I'm used to doing nothing.
**(Flashback) [07:37] Masaki**
But, I mean... I wanted to
do this to thank you...
**(Flashback) [07:41] Masaki**
I know! Wait here for a sec.
**(Flashback) [07:45] Lady**
Here's your cheeseburger and
hot dog. Thank you very much.
**(Flashback) [07:49] Masaki**
Thanks!
**(Flashback) [07:50] Anou**
Well, if it isn't the transfer student.
**(Flashback) [07:52] Anou**
What are you doing here?
**(Flashback) [07:54] Masaki**
Uh... You know.
**(Flashback) [07:57] Anou**
Probably making some girl
wait for you, huh?
**(Flashback) [08:00] Masaki**
Sorry, I'm in a hurry. Bye.
**(Flashback) [08:06] Masaki**
Are you sure this is okay?
**(Flashback) [08:08] Aya**
Yeah. I don't dislike any food.
**(Flashback) [08:10] Aya**
Because I don't have the
right to hate anything.
**(Flashback) [08:13] Masaki**
Huh?
**(Flashback) [08:14] Aya**
More importantly, I thought
you weren't going to come back.
**(Flashback) [08:17] Masaki**
Of course I was going to come back!
**(Flashback) [08:19] Masaki**
At this point, I'm in for the long haul!
**(Flashback) [08:27] Aya**
There, all clean.
**(Flashback) [08:33] Aya**
Are you having fun?
**(Flashback) [08:34] Masaki**
Huh?
**(Flashback) [08:36] Aya**
Are you sure you're not bored...
being with someone like me?
**(Flashback) [08:42] Masaki**
Of course not!
**(Flashback) [08:44] Aya**
Thank goodness. I was worried about that.
**(Flashback) [08:48] Masaki**
I could ask you the same thing.
Are you sure you're not—
**(Flashback) [08:53] Aya**
You feel so warm, Masaki.
**[08:57] Masaki**
*And so, I started going out with Orihata.*
**[09:03] Masaki**
*But are we actually going out?*
***SIGN*** You okay?
***SIGN*** Yes.
***SIGN*** What are you up to?
**[09:07] Masaki**
* She was shrouded in so much*
* mystery, it made me wonder.*
***SIGN*** What are you up to?
***SIGN*** Nothing. Did you need something?
**[09:10] Masaki**
*I was always the one to contact her.*
***SIGN*** Nothing. Did you need something?
***SIGN*** Just wondering if you were free this Saturday.
**[09:13] Masaki**
*It was always like this.*
***SIGN*** Just wondering if you were free this Saturday.
***SIGN*** I am. Where should we meet?
**[09:16] Masaki**
*I'd be restless, and she'd be perfectly calm.*
**[09:20] Masaki**
*That's why I'd invite her out even more.*
**(Flashback) [09:27] Aya**
Actually, I'm not sure.
**(Flashback) [09:30] Masaki**
You're not sure? You haven't decided
where you're going to school?
**(Flashback) [09:33] Aya**
I think I'm going to at least
take entrance exams,
**(Flashback) [09:35] Aya**
but I'm still not sure where to.
**(Flashback) [09:38] Masaki**
Are your parents strict, or what?
**(Flashback) [09:40] Aya**
I don't have any.
**(Flashback) [09:42] Masaki**
Huh? What do you mean?
**(Flashback) [09:44] Aya**
I don't have anything like that.
**(Flashback) [09:47] Masaki**
Then what about relatives?
**(Flashback) [09:50] Masaki**
Should I not have asked that?
**(Flashback) [09:53] Aya**
I'm sorry, Masaki.
**(Flashback) [09:56] Masaki**
Huh? For what?
**(Flashback) [09:57] Aya**
I'm sorry.
**(Flashback) [10:00] Aya**
I can't tell you.
**(Flashback) [10:02] Masaki**
Nah... It's fine.
**[10:05] Masaki**
* Even so, she would always*
* ask me in the end...*
**(Flashback) [10:10] Aya**
Can we see each other again?
**(Flashback) [10:11] Masaki**
Of course!
***SIGN*** Orihata Aya
Incoming Call
***SIGN*** Ignore Answer
**[10:19] Masaki**
*That was the first time she contacted me.*
**(Flashback) [10:21] Masaki**
Hey, it's rare for you to actually call me.
**[10:22] Masaki**
*It made me really happy.*
**(Flashback) [10:25] Masaki**
What's up?
**(Flashback) [10:26] Masaki**
Huh? You got into Shinyou Academy?!
**[10:29] Aya**
*Yeah. You were worried about that, so...*
**(Flashback) [10:32] Masaki**
I see. Congratulations!
**[10:34] Aya**
*I'm glad you're happy, Masaki.*
**(Flashback) [10:37] Masaki**
Hey, let's celebrate. Can you meet
me at the usual park in a bit?
**[10:42] Aya**
*Yeah, sure.*
**(Flashback) [10:43] Masaki**
See you soon!
**[10:45] Masaki**
*As I thought, this was love at first sight!*
**[10:51] Anou**
*It was love at first sight.*
**(Flashback) [10:58] Girl A**
Hey, isn't he hot?
**(Flashback) [11:00] Boy D**
Man, he seems annoying.
**(Flashback) [11:02] Anou**
Huh? Yeah, he does.
**[11:06] Anou**
* It was the first time*
* I'd ever felt like that,*
**[11:09] Anou**
*so I wasn't really sure what I was feeling.*
**(Flashback) [11:12] Boy A**
Man, doesn't he just piss you off?
**(Flashback) [11:15] Anou**
Huh?
**(Flashback) [11:15] Boy A**
I totally get it. You're always
glaring at him hardcore.
**(Flashback) [11:19] Anou**
R-Right. Yeah...
**(Flashback) [11:22] Girl A**
Could you teach me English sometime?
**(Flashback) [11:24] Girl B**
Me, too!
**(Flashback) [11:25] Masaki**
Oh, sorry!
**(Flashback) [11:27] Girl A**
Was that on purpose?
**(Flashback) [11:29] Girl B**
Anou's attitude really sucks.
**(Flashback) [11:31] Girl A**
Yeah, he's just jealous.
**(Flashback) [11:36] Boy A**
Sounds good. Let's do this.
**(Flashback) [11:38] Boy B**
Yeah, I really hate that guy.
**[11:41] Anou**
*I just wanted to be his friend.*
**[11:44] Anou**
* I just wanted to lessen*
* the distance between us.*
**(Flashback) [11:46] Masaki**
Stop! She's got nothing to do with this!
**(Flashback) [11:49] Boy B**
Who the hell do you think you are?
**(Flashback) [11:52] Jin**
You know...
**(Flashback) [11:54] Jin**
I don't really like how
you're going about this.
***SIGN*** Cold
**[12:18] Anou**
*I don't care if people don't like my methods.*
**[12:21] Anou**
* I don't have time to be picky*
* about how I do this.*
**(Flashback) [12:25] Masaki**
I know! Wait here for a sec.
**(Flashback) [12:31] Anou**
Well, if it isn't the transfer student.
**(Flashback) [12:34] Masaki**
Sorry, I'm in a hurry. Bye.
***SIGN*** Oh, that's probably Orihata.
She goes to our school.
***SIGN*** Really?
***SIGN*** Really?
***SIGN*** Yeah, I mean, everyone knows about her.
***SIGN*** Really?
***SIGN*** Yeah, I mean, everyone knows about her.
***SIGN*** What do you mean by that?
***SIGN*** What do you mean by that?
***SIGN*** She seems like a good girl, but apparently, she'll let anyone do her if they ask.
**[13:05] Anou**
*Why...*
**[13:08] Anou**
*Why does he like a girl like her?*
**[13:27] Anou**
What? That girl...
**[13:30] Anou**
She's saying something...
**[13:34] Anou**
Is she talking to someone?
**[13:36] Spooky E**
So it's you?
**[13:42] Spooky E**
The one who's been stalking her.
**[13:46] Aya**
I have no right to fall in love.
I have no right to fall in love.
**[13:52] Aya**
I have... no right to fall in love with him.
**[13:58] Spooky E**
You're going to forget
all unnecessary things.
**[14:12] Spooky E**
Anou Shinjirou,
**[14:14] Spooky E**
from now on, you'll no longer care about
everything you were obsessing over.
**[14:19] Anou**
I will not care.
**[14:20] Spooky E**
You will also no longer
have personal desires.
**[14:25] Anou**
I will not have them.
**[14:26] Spooky E**
You are now a terminal.
**[14:29] Anou**
I am... a terminal.
**[14:33] Spooky E**
You will enter Shinyou Academy
and await instructions.
**[14:39] Anou**
I will await instructions.
**[14:41] Spooky E**
Good. You're now a servant
of the Towa Organization.
**[14:46] Mom**
You're changing cram schools?
**[14:48] Anou**
Yeah.
**[14:51] Anou**
My grades are falling...
**[14:54] Anou**
And I can't get into the school
I want with that cram school.
**[14:57] Mom**
The school you want to
get into? Where's that?
**[15:01] Anou**
Shinyou Academy.
**[15:04] Anou**
* I will enter Shinyou Academy*
* and await instructions.*
**[15:09] Girl B**
Anou-kun seems like a
completely different person.
**[15:11] Girl A**
I know, right? He might
not be so bad after all.
**[15:14] Anou**
* I will enter Shinyou Academy*
* and await instructions.*
**[15:18] Teacher**
Yeah, you should have no problems
getting in with these scores.
**[15:22] Teacher**
I guess even you can do it
when you really concentrate
**[15:24] Teacher**
and stop getting needlessly distracted.
**[15:26] Anou**
Yes, I believe so, as well.
**[15:28] Teacher**
H-Hey, what's wrong?
**[15:31] Anou**
Huh? What do you mean?
**[15:33] Teacher**
You're... crying.
**[15:35] Anou**
Huh?
**[15:37] Anou**
What? I wonder why.
***SIGN*** To Anou Shinjirou-kun,
Sorry to give you this letter out of the blue.
I know it's a very important time
and you're probably too busy,
but I wanted to tell you this.
I think I'm in love with you. Is that weird?
I don't even know my own feelings...
**[15:46] Anou**
*Urgent message for Spooky E.*
**[15:49] Anou**
* Emergence of Emotional*
* Circuit Response Case F.*
**[15:53] Anou**
*Disturbance level A.*
**[15:56] Spooky E**
Give me further details.
**[16:01] Spooky E**
So this girl has a thing for you?
**[16:05] Spooky E**
All right, I'll take care of the rest.
**[16:08] Spooky E**
Delete any memories you
have concerning the letter.
**[16:12] Anou**
*Understood.*
**[16:14] Anou**
* I have deleted any memories*
* I had... concerning the letter.*
**[16:18] Spooky E**
All right. Now go back to normal mode.
**[16:27] Anou**
* I will enter Shinyou Academy*
* and await instructions.*
***SIGN*** Snow Falling in April Asukai Jin
**[16:50] Jin**
The thing you're probably
experiencing is emotion.
**[16:55] Anou**
Huh?
**[16:56] Jin**
You were moved by that painting.
**[16:59] Jin**
But you haven't experienced anything
like that before, so you can't react.
**[17:05] Jin**
You're Anou Shinjirou-kun, right?
**[17:08] Anou**
Yes, I am.
**[17:10] Jin**
I'm Asukai Jin. I'm in charge
of the fine arts course here.
**[17:15] Jin**
I've had my eye on you, Anou-kun.
**[17:19] Anou**
Why?
**[17:21] Jin**
Because you can't be saved.
**[17:25] Anou**
What do you mean by that?
**[17:28] Jin**
The one who messed with your heart
is from the Towa Organization, right?
**[17:33] Spooky E**
* You're now a servant of*
* the Towa Organization.*
***SIGN*** Snow Falling in April Asukai Jin
**[17:45] Jin**
How pitiful...
***SIGN*** Snow Falling in April Asukai Jin
**[17:47] Jin**
I don't know the true nature of your
suffering, but I promise you...
**[17:53] Jin**
Your pain will be buried when
the snow falls in April.
**[17:58] Jin**
When the whiteness falls on all of mankind.
***SIGN*** Middle School English Vocabulary
**[18:04] Anou**
*I will enter Shinyou Academy...*
**[18:07] Anou**
*I will... enter...*
**[18:19] Anou**
What's this?
**[18:37] Anou**
Are you the one who gave me the letter?
**[18:40] Anou**
Um... I'm not sure what to say.
**[18:43] Anou**
Why give me something like that?
**[18:48] Anou**
I thought it might be some kind of prank.
**[18:51] Anou**
But seriously, how'd you
get it into my bag?
**[18:54] Girl**
What? What did you just say?
**[18:57] Anou**
Huh?
**[18:58] Girl**
You found the letter in your
bag and not your shoe locker?
**[19:02] Anou**
Wh-What are you talking about? What if I did?
**[19:05] Girl**
Look out!
**[19:08] Anou**
Wh-What the heck?!
**[19:11] Spooky E**
When did you escape my control?
**[19:14] Anou**
Huh?
**[19:14] Spooky E**
The only reason you should be here
is because I ordered you to be here.
**[19:19] Anou**
Wh-What?
**[19:21] Spooky E**
You should've deleted all the
memories regarding the letter.
**[19:24] Spooky E**
And yet you found the letter.
**[19:27] Spooky E**
Whatever.
**[19:29] Spooky E**
I guess we're just going
to have to do this again.
**[19:45] Boogiepop**
You seem a lot weaker than the
man-eater I faced the other day.
**[19:49] Spooky E**
You must be the thing that
was disguised as that girl.
**[19:52] Spooky E**
Who the hell are you?!
**[19:55] Boogiepop**
I'm pretty sure you already know who I am,
**[19:59] Boogiepop**
Mr. Synthetic Human from
the Towa Organization.
**[20:02] Spooky E**
Don't tell me you're...
**[20:05] Boogiepop**
I'm currently trying to find the
Imaginator that's reemerged,
**[20:09] Boogiepop**
so normally, I couldn't care less about you...
**[20:15] Boogiepop**
But since one of your victims
is right in front of me,
**[20:18] Boogiepop**
I can hardly ignore what's going on.
**[20:26] Boogiepop**
I apologize for not giving you top
priority, but I will have to destroy you.
**[20:30] Spooky E**
Damn it... Just go ahead and try it!
**[20:48] Boogiepop**
He got away, but you should be fine now.
**[20:53] Boogiepop**
Because if he ever tries to contact
you again, I'll show up, as well.
**[20:58] Boogiepop**
Also, I'm rather curious as
to how you escaped his control,
**[21:03] Boogiepop**
but I'm sure they didn't
leave any clues behind.
**[21:10] Boogiepop**
This is the real letter.
**[21:12] Anou**
The real one?
**[21:14] Boogiepop**
They're asking you out on a date.
**[21:17] Boogiepop**
The meeting place is here, but the
date is the day after tomorrow.
**[21:21] Boogiepop**
Make sure you don't get that wrong.
***SIGN*** To Anou Shinjirou-kun,
Sorry to give you this letter out of the blue.
I know it's a very important time
and you're probably too busy,
but I wanted to tell you this.
I think I'm in love with you. Is that weird?
I don't even know my own feelings...
I know I softened the sentiment with a silly
phrase like "I think," but that's how I feel.
**[21:27] Anou**
You're right... What's going on here?
**[21:33] Anou**
* In spring of that year,*
* I got into Shinyou Academy.*
**[21:40] Masaki**
* Hey, let's celebrate. Can you meet*
* me at the usual park in a bit?*
**[21:44] Aya**
Yeah, sure.
**[21:45] Masaki**
*See you soon!*
**[21:47] Aya**
Yeah. See you.
**[22:05] Spooky E**
What are you doing here, Camille?
# E6 - VS Imaginator 3
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRP5Q98QR/vs-imaginator-3)
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***SIGN*** Boogiepop and Others
***SIGN*** Dengeki Bunko
**[01:31] Spooky**
So what you're telling me is...
**[01:33] Spooky**
You're not currently pursuing your
objective, so you have nothing to report?
**[01:39] Spooky**
You're just meeting with a guy.
**[01:42] Spooky**
Well, aren't you special, Camille?
**[01:46] Spooky**
So, are you having sex with him?
**[01:48] Aya**
No, not yet.
**[01:50] Spooky**
Hurry up and let him do you!
**[01:52] Aya**
Yes, sir.
**[01:53] Spooky**
Well, there's really no
need to rush that mission,
**[01:56] Spooky**
but how's the other one going?
**[01:58] Spooky**
Have you gotten any clues?
**[02:00] Aya**
No... Not yet...
**[02:03] Spooky**
You sure you understand
your situation, failure?
**[02:06] Spooky**
There are countless others to replace you.
**[02:08] Spooky**
If you can't prove useful to the Towa
Organization, and more importantly to *me*,
**[02:12] Spooky**
we can eliminate you immediately.
**[02:14] Aya**
I-I know... Spooky E...
**[02:19] Spooky**
Hurry up and find them, then.
They should be somewhere nearby.
**[02:24] Spooky**
For some reason, young girls
keep talking about them.
**[02:28] Spooky**
They must know something.
**[02:29] Spooky**
It's your job to find out.
Do you understand?!
**[02:33] Aya**
I... understand...
**[02:36] Masaki**
Hey, what the hell?!
**[02:37] Masaki**
Let go of Orihata!
**[02:39] Aya**
N-No!
**[02:45] Spooky**
Not bad, pretty boy.
**[02:47] Aya**
Please don't. Please don't hurt Masaki!
**[02:50] Spooky**
Shut up. Does this kid do
martial arts or something?
**[02:54] Spooky**
Or is he an MPLS?
**[02:57] Aya**
Masaki isn't an enemy to
the Towa Organization!
**[02:59] Aya**
He's just a normal human!
**[03:01] Spooky**
I see. If he was actually an MPLS,
I was going to be on my guard...
**[03:05] Spooky**
But if he's just a normie, I'll let
him see my Spooky Electric powers.
**[03:11] Masaki**
Wh-What's with this guy?!
**[03:13] Aya**
Masaki, run!
**[03:22] Masaki**
How's that? That should teach you a—
**[03:24] Spooky**
Too bad. That might work on a human,
but it's useless against me.
**[03:43] Masaki**
Ori... hata?
**[03:45] Aya**
Yes, it's me.
**[03:47] Aya**
How are you feeling?
**[03:49] Masaki**
Huh?
**[03:51] Masaki**
What?
**[03:53] Masaki**
Why was I asleep here?
**[03:56] Aya**
You must've gotten heat stroke or something.
**[03:59] Masaki**
Really? I don't remember anything, though.
**[04:02] Aya**
I'm sorry. This is my fault.
**[04:05] Aya**
I...
**[04:06] Masaki**
That's not true!
**[04:09] Masaki**
More importantly, we're supposed
to be celebrating today.
**[04:12] Masaki**
Is there anything you want me to do?
**[04:14] Aya**
Something I want you to do?
**[04:17] Masaki**
Yeah! I'll do anything, so ask away!
**[04:22] Spooky**
* It's your job to find out.*
* Do you understand?!*
**[04:26] Aya**
In that case... Will you do me a favor?
**[04:29] Masaki**
Yeah, sure. What is it?
**[04:32] Aya**
You're pretty friendly with
the girls in this area, right?
**[04:35] Masaki**
Huh? I, uh...
**[04:38] Aya**
Have any of them ever mentioned anything
about a mysterious reaper to you?
**[04:44] Masaki**
A reaper?
**[04:46] Aya**
Yes. All the girls would've
heard their name before.
**[04:52] Aya**
"Boogiepop."
***SIGN*** Karaoke
***SIGN*** Tonkatsu
***SIGN*** Fukadai Prep School
**[04:55] Suema**
That's how you solve it. Get it now?
**[04:59] Touka**
So when x is an imaginary number,
then the range of y is... I have no idea!
**[05:05] Touka**
I don't get it, Suema!
**[05:07] Suema**
Come on, you just have to try harder.
**[05:13] Suema**
What a strange painting.
**[05:14] Touka**
Hm? Yeah...
***SIGN*** Snow Falling in April
**[05:17] Touka**
It's a weird painting.
**[05:19] Suema**
Yeah, it's actually a bit
disturbing. To me, at least.
**[05:23] Touka**
So you don't like it?
**[05:25] Suema**
It's not that... I feel as though whoever
painted this doesn't like people like me.
**[05:32] Suema**
Does that make me weird?
**[05:33] Touka**
I think it's fine. I'm not surprised
to hear that from you.
**[05:37] Kotoe**
Um... Are you Suema Kazuko-san?
**[05:41] Suema**
Yes... Who are you?
**[05:44] Kotoe**
I'm Kinukawa Kotoe. I've
been wanting to meet you.
**[05:48] Suema**
Huh?
**[05:48] Kotoe**
Kinoshita-san told me about you.
**[05:50] Suema**
Kinoshita? You mean Kyouko?
**[05:53] Kotoe**
Yeah! She told me that
you were super reliable.
**[05:58] Suema**
Uh... Well...
**[06:00] Kotoe**
Please, help Jin-niisan!
**[06:04] Suema**
*Just like snow falling in April,*
***SIGN*** Snow Falling in April
Asukai Jin
**[06:08] Suema**
*this request seemed to come out of nowhere.*
***SIGN*** Snow Falling in April
Asukai Jin
**[06:13] Suema**
Wh-Who? H-Huh?
**[06:16] Touka (Boogie)**
Have a seat, Kinukawa-san.
**[06:19] Kotoe**
Thanks...
**[06:20] Touka**
You came here to ask her something?
**[06:22] Kotoe**
Y-Yes... Sorry about this.
**[06:26] Touka**
All right. I'll get out of the way.
**[06:30] Suema**
T-Touka, wait!
**[06:32] Touka**
Kinukawa-san is asking you for help.
**[06:36] Touka**
Why not hear her out?
**[06:39] Touka**
See you later.
**[06:42] Suema**
All right, fine.
**[06:44] Suema**
I guess I can't ignore you if
you're a friend of Kyouko's.
**[06:50] Suema**
Asukai Jin? You mean
the artist who painted this?
**[06:53] Kotoe**
Yeah. He's an instructor here, and my cousin.
**[06:57] Kotoe**
Our parents aren't that close, though.
**[07:01] Suema**
So, what's wrong with him?
**[07:03] Kotoe**
Well, you're an expert on... when
people suddenly act all weird...
**[07:11] Kotoe**
Stuff like that.
**[07:12] Suema**
"Stuff like that," huh?
**[07:17] Suema**
Okay, so what's wrong with
your cousin, Jin-niisan?
**[07:20] Kotoe**
How do I put this... It's like
nothing bothers him anymore.
**[07:24] Suema**
Nothing bothers him?
**[07:25] Kotoe**
Yeah. Deep down, he's a really nice
person, so he was always troubled.
**[07:30] Kotoe**
I'm not sure if I should
mention this or not,
**[07:34] Kotoe**
but his dad was his only close family,
and he died in a really weird way.
**[07:38] Suema**
How did he die?
**[07:39] Kotoe**
Well...
**[07:41] Suema**
You don't have to tell me. Is there
anything else concerning you?
**[07:44] Kotoe**
Other than that, he's been spending
nights away from home lately.
**[07:47] Suema**
He's gone at night?
**[07:48] Kotoe**
Yeah... When I ask him why, all he says
is that he's staying at a friend's place.
**[07:54] Suema**
That's not exactly unusual for a young guy...
**[07:57] Kotoe**
I thought so, too!
**[07:59] Kotoe**
But one time, I found some dark stains
**[08:01] Kotoe**
on his clothes when he came
home in the morning...
**[08:03] Suema**
Stains?
**[08:04] Kotoe**
Yeah, like blood...
**[08:07] Kotoe**
Jin-niisan didn't have
a scratch on him, though.
**[08:10] Kotoe**
I want to talk to the police, but
that'd probably make things worse...
**[08:15] Kotoe**
Suema-san?
**[08:17] Suema**
Right. I'm listening.
**[08:19] Suema**
* Because of my past, I've been*
* yearning for something.*
**[08:25] Kotoe**
I don't know what to do anymore...
**[08:28] Suema**
U-Um, Kinukawa-san...
**[08:31] Suema**
Could you let me handle this?
**[08:37] Suema**
*I've longed to take on the darkness myself.*
**[08:44] Suema**
* So a normal guy wandered around all night*
* and came home with blood on his clothes?*
**[08:51] Suema**
*He sounds like some kind of vampire.*
**[08:57] Suema**
*I need to find some kind of clue...*
**[09:07] Suema**
Huh?
**[09:09] Suema**
*Isn't this... the girl who committed suicide?*
**[09:13] Suema**
*Minahoshi Suiko?*
**[09:14] Suema**
*Why did Asukai Jin draw a picture of her?*
**[09:21] Misaki**
But Asukai-sensei, we really are
friends. We don't hate each other.
**[09:28] Misaki**
Right, Yuriko?
**[09:29] Yuriko**
Y-Yeah.
**[09:32] Jin**
I'm not saying it's just
you two specifically.
**[09:36] Jin**
Most humans hold some kind
of grudge against others,
**[09:39] Jin**
and you two are no exception.
**[09:42] Misaki**
But... I mean...
**[09:44] Jin**
What's the matter?
**[09:45] Misaki**
Um... Are we really going to do this?
**[09:48] Jin**
Everyone else has.
**[09:50] Jin**
Do you not want to? I won't force you.
**[09:54] Yuriko**
No, let's do it.
**[09:56] Misaki**
Y-Yuriko...
**[09:57] Yuriko**
Let's let him do this. I don't wanna
end up just some normal examinee.
**[10:03] Jin**
What will it be? This is all up to you.
**[10:06] Misaki**
Could you order me to do it? Then I...
**[10:10] Jin**
No. The Imaginator can't force anyone.
**[10:14] Suema**
*The Imaginator?*
**[10:16] Jin**
You can influence events,
or you can be swept along by them.
**[10:20] Jin**
It's one or the other.
**[10:22] Yuriko**
Can it just be me, then, Sensei?
**[10:25] Jin**
You'd need another partner
besides Kitahara-kun, then.
**[10:28] Yuriko**
I'll find someone!
**[10:30] Misaki**
Okay, fine... I'll do it.
Please do this, Sensei.
**[10:34] Jin**
Very good.
**[10:35] Jin**
I'll respect your decision.
**[10:39] Suema**
*What? What's going on?*
**[11:07] Suema**
* Whatever I just witnessed was*
* beyond my comprehension.*
**[11:13] Suema**
*But as the three of them left the room,*
**[11:16] Suema**
* I definitely heard what*
* the two girls whispered...*
**[11:22] Misaki**
Sensei, we're not afraid of anything anymore.
**[11:26] Yuriko**
Yes. I feel like we can change the world
for you at this very moment, Sensei.
**[11:35] Touka**
What do you want to do, Suema?
***SIGN*** Shinyou Academy High School Division
Orientation
**[11:38] Suema**
Oh, yeah... I guess it
*is* right after vacation.
**[11:42] Touka**
I'm sure it's a bunch of students
getting fitted for uniforms,
**[11:46] Touka**
plus orientation and stuff.
**[11:48] Touka**
Definitely not the time to be
asking around about a girl
**[11:50] Touka**
who committed suicide, huh?
**[11:52] Touka**
Wanna try again another time?
I don't mind either way.
**[11:57] Touka**
Yikes...
**[11:59] Suema**
What's the matter?
**[12:00] Touka**
The disciplinary committee president's here.
**[12:02] Suema**
Huh? What's this about Niitoki-san?
**[12:04] Touka**
Er... Some stuff happened...
**[12:07] Suema**
Stuff?
**[12:09] Touka**
Sorry. I'm gonna head home.
**[12:11] Suema**
H-Hey!
**[12:14] Suema**
Jeez...
**[12:16] Kei**
Good morning, Suema-san.
**[12:18] Suema**
Oh, good morning.
***SIGN*** Shinyou Academy High School Division
Orientation
**[12:19] Kei**
What brings you here today?
**[12:21] Suema**
Uh... Well, you know...
**[12:24] Suema**
What are you doing here, Niitoki-san?
**[12:26] Kei**
Hey, was that Miyashita-san with you?
**[12:29] Suema**
Huh? Y-Yes...
**[12:31] Kei**
She was avoiding me, wasn't she?
**[12:35] Suema**
Do you guys not get along?
**[12:37] Kei**
Oh, no. It's nothing like that.
**[12:39] Kei**
Just, you know... Stuff happened.
**[12:42] Suema**
Could this be about a boy?
**[12:45] Kei**
You're as intuitive as ever.
**[12:48] Kei**
Yes. Her boyfriend rejected me.
**[12:51] Suema**
Oh, the designer guy?
**[12:53] Kei**
Yup. That's him.
**[12:55] Kei**
I've completely given up, though.
**[12:57] Suema**
Then Touka's got no reason to worry...
**[13:01] Kei**
If that's the only reason.
**[13:02] Suema**
Is there something else?
**[13:04] Kei**
I happen to know who she really is.
**[13:07] Suema**
Huh?!
**[13:08] Kei**
Oh?
**[13:09] Kei**
You're new students, right?
**[13:12] Kei**
Orientation's about to
start. You should hurry.
**[13:14] Girlfriend**
Let's go, Anou-kun.
**[13:15] Anou**
B-But I, uh...
**[13:19] Anou**
I can't help but wonder...
What am I doing here?
**[13:24] Kei**
What do you mean? You're going to be late...
**[13:27] Anou**
It's just... In exchange for coming here,
**[13:30] Anou**
I feel like... I lost something
really important to me...
**[13:37] Anou**
I can't shake that feeling.
**[13:39] Kei**
Hey, is he okay?
**[13:41] Girlfriend**
Anou-kun's been through a lot this past year.
**[13:45] Anou**
I'm pretty sure I haven't, like,
**[13:47] Anou**
lost anything, but...
**[13:49] Anou**
It feels like it was something
really important...
**[13:53] Kei**
What?! What's wrong?!
**[13:56] Girlfriend**
Pull yourself together, Anou-kun!
**[13:57] Anou**
Huh? What?
**[13:59] Anou**
Why am I crying?
**[14:01] Kei**
I'll escort him to the nurse's office.
Could you come with us, too?
**[14:06] Girlfriend**
Oh, sure.
**[14:07] Kei**
So, sorry about this, Suema-san.
I'll talk to you later.
**[14:10] Suema**
S-Sure. I have something I need to do, too...
***SIGN*** Shinyou Academy High School Division
Orientation
**[14:15] Suema**
*Adolescence is filled with emotions.*
**[14:18] Suema**
*It's very fragile... and very precarious.*
**[14:24] Suema**
* I mean, I've read plenty of*
* books on abnormal psychology,*
**[14:30] Suema**
* but I have absolutely no idea*
* what goes through the minds*
**[14:33] Suema**
*of people who commit suicide.*
**[14:37] Suema**
*What happened in Minahoshi Suiko's case?*
**[14:45] Suema**
*Did she really mean to kill herself, or...*
**[14:59] Suema**
Um...
**[15:04] Aya**
What is it?
**[15:06] Suema**
Er... I'm going to sound stupid
if I've got the wrong idea,
**[15:11] Suema**
but if you're going to jump,
I really don't think you should.
**[15:14] Suema**
Someone already jumped from there before...
**[15:16] Suema**
I mean, I know it's not as simple
as saying if you stay alive,
**[15:20] Suema**
good things will eventually happen.
**[15:24] Suema**
But you know... I mean...
**[15:27] Suema**
Even if you die, the thing you
hate isn't going to go away.
**[15:33] Suema**
So... how do I put this?
**[15:36] Suema**
Dying is useless. That I can say for sure.
**[15:40] Aya**
It's... useless?
**[15:42] Suema**
Yes.
**[15:43] Aya**
But I... want to die.
**[15:48] Suema**
Are you being serious?
**[15:50] Suema**
I see. You can't now, though.
**[15:54] Suema**
Because I found you.
**[15:56] Aya**
I'm sorry... Suema-san.
**[15:59] Suema**
Huh? You know who I am?
**[16:03] Aya**
Yes. Someone I know goes here,
and they told me about you.
**[16:08] Suema**
I see. Well, I can only imagine
what they told you about me.
**[16:12] Aya**
I'm sorry.
**[16:14] Suema**
It's nothing to apologize about.
**[16:17] Aya**
Um... Suema-senpai.
**[16:19] Suema**
Yes?
**[16:21] Aya**
What do you think about Boogiepop?
**[16:24] Suema**
Huh? What do I think about them?
**[16:26] Masaki**
Boogiepop?
**[16:29] Masaki**
I've never heard of them. What is that?
**[16:31] Aya**
They're called a reaper.
**[16:33] Masaki**
A reaper...
**[16:36] Aya**
Yes. Boogiepop kills someone when
they're at the height of their beauty,
**[16:41] Aya**
before they can become
ugly. That's who they are.
**[16:45] Masaki**
Huh? So what about them?
**[16:49] Suema**
Sorry, I hope I don't offend you, but
I'm not really fond of those rumors...
**[16:55] Aya**
You don't believe them?
**[16:57] Suema**
No. I'm more interested in
criminal psychology and reality.
**[17:03] Suema**
So rumors like that aren't my cup of tea.
**[17:05] Aya**
I see.
**[17:07] Suema**
But... How do I put this?
**[17:10] Suema**
Imagery like reapers and stuff
like that is pretty common.
**[17:15] Suema**
It's typical adolescent imagery.
**[17:18] Suema**
Everyone's anxious about something,
**[17:19] Suema**
so sometimes they feel like they want
everything around them to be destroyed.
**[17:24] Aya**
Masaki, why don't you try becoming Boogiepop?
**[17:27] Masaki**
Huh? Me?
**[17:29] Aya**
Yes. I'm sure you can do it.
**[17:32] Masaki**
Huh?
**[17:33] Suema**
Adults say irresponsible things like,
**[17:35] Suema**
those periods of anxiety are just
a phase and we'll all just get over it,
**[17:39] Suema**
but it's never that easy, of course.
**[17:43] Suema**
That's why Boogiepop exists.
**[17:45] Aya**
Huh?
**[17:46] Suema**
I think that's why they exist. To protect
an unstable heart and to keep it like that.
**[17:53] Aya**
Do you think they actually protect?
**[17:55] Suema**
Yeah, I think that's how it is.
**[18:01] Masaki**
Wait a sec... You want me to become a reaper?
**[18:05] Aya**
Don't worry. The reaper
thing is just a rumor.
**[18:09] Aya**
On the contrary, I actually heard
they help people more than anything.
**[18:13] Masaki**
Help people? What do you want me to do?
**[18:17] Aya**
Anything.
**[18:18] Masaki**
Anything?
**[18:19] Aya**
You're strong, Masaki.
**[18:22] Aya**
I'm sure you can become Boogiepop.
**[18:27] Aya**
But... I'm pretty sure they won't protect me.
**[18:34] Aya**
Senpai, can I talk to you about something?
**[18:37] Suema**
Sure.
**[18:38] Aya**
I think... this boy likes me.
**[18:42] Aya**
But I...
**[18:45] Aya**
I'm no good. I can't do something like that.
**[18:49] Suema**
Ah...
**[18:50] Aya**
I feel bad.
**[18:52] Aya**
I'd love to do anything for him if
I could, but there's nothing I can do.
**[18:59] Aya**
Instead, I'm causing all
sorts of trouble for him.
**[19:05] Aya**
I'm sorry. I don't know what came over me.
**[19:08] Aya**
I'm in no place to ask you
to do something like that.
**[19:13] Aya**
I'm sorry, Masaki.
**[19:14] Aya**
I'm really sorry for asking you
to do something so ridiculous.
**[19:19] Masaki**
Will it be fun for you if I become
this Boogie-what's-it?
**[19:24] Aya**
Huh?
**[19:25] Masaki**
In that case, sure, I'll do it!
**[19:27] Masaki**
I still don't really understand,
but if it's something I can do...
**[19:31] Aya**
Really?
**[19:32] Masaki**
Yeah! We're friends, aren't we?
**[19:36] Aya**
I'm sorry, Masaki.
**[19:39] Aya**
What should I do?
**[19:41] Aya**
If this goes on, he's going to hate me.
**[19:44] Suema**
Is that why you want to die?
**[19:46] Aya**
I'm not supposed to let anyone hate me.
**[19:48] Aya**
That's the only reason
I'm allowed to be alive.
**[19:52] Suema**
Well, that's impossible.
**[19:53] Aya**
Huh?
**[19:54] Suema**
It's impossible to live without
someone hating you.
**[19:59] Suema**
Because being alive means that you have
to come into contact with other people.
**[20:02] Suema**
No matter how hard you try, you'll
eventually end up hurting someone.
**[20:06] Aya**
B-But...
**[20:08] Suema**
I'm sure someone's already come
to hate you. I'm certain of it.
**[20:13] Aya**
Wh-What do you mean?
**[20:15] Suema**
That's just the way things are.
**[20:17] Suema**
Going through life believing that no one
could possibly hate you is detestable.
**[20:23] Suema**
There's an author named Kirima Seiichi,
and in one of his books, he said,
**[20:29] Suema**
"There is definitely something out there.
**[20:31] Suema**
Something that makes people believe that
they have to know their place in life."
**[20:36] Suema**
"If there is anything that
gives value to human life,
**[20:40] Suema**
it is the struggle with that something.
**[20:44] Suema**
In the battle with the Imaginator that does
your thinking for you, 'Versus Imaginator'...
**[20:52] Suema**
That's the starting line upon
which all humans must stand."
**[20:57] Suema**
Basically, humans are all bound by the chains
of common sense far more than we realize,
**[21:03] Suema**
and that makes us suffer.
**[21:06] Aya**
Chains?
**[21:07] Suema**
If we're being bound, we have to break free.
**[21:11] Suema**
That's what that means.
**[21:14] Suema**
I'm sure you have some kind
of rules you have to abide by.
**[21:19] Aya**
Yes...
**[21:20] Suema**
This might sound harsh,
**[21:22] Suema**
but I think you're missing the
concept of that struggle.
**[21:26] Suema**
You have to have that.
**[21:29] Aya**
Right...
**[21:30] Suema**
You can die after you fight.
**[21:33] Aya**
You're right.
**[21:36] Aya**
I'm not sure if I can do it, but...
**[21:40] Aya**
I'll give it a try.
**[21:46] Aya**
Thank you very much.
**[21:47] Suema**
Sure. Good luck with everything, Orihata-san.
**[21:50] Aya**
Thank you.
**[21:52] Aya**
Oh, Senpai...
**[21:54] Suema**
Yes?
**[21:55] Aya**
If the one I have to fight is Boogiepop...
**[22:00] Aya**
Should I still fight?
**[22:02] Suema**
Fight, no matter what.
**[22:05] Aya**
Okay.
# E7 - VS Imaginator 4
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GYXJD8726/vs-imaginator-4)
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***SIGN*** Our sincerest apologies
We apologize for any inconvenience
caused by this construction.
**[00:04] Dealer A**
You're alone?
**[00:05] Guy**
So, how much do you want?
**[00:08] Aya**
All of it.
**[00:09] Aya**
I want everything you have.
**[00:12] Dealer B**
Huh?
**[00:13] Dealer A**
Can you afford that?
**[00:14] Aya**
No.
**[00:15] Dealer A**
What?!
**[00:16] Aya**
I don't have any money...
**[00:18] Aya**
But I'm telling you to give me
all of the drugs that you have.
**[00:23] Dealer A**
Who the hell do you think you are?!
**[00:28] Dealer C**
Hey!
**[00:30] Dealer A**
Why, you—
**[00:31] Dealer A**
You think you can get away?!
**[00:39] Masaki**
Uh...
**[00:41] Masaki**
I would suggest you reconsider.
**[00:43] Dealer B**
Who the hell are you?!
**[00:45] Masaki**
My name is Boogiepop...
That's just how it is.
**[00:58] Aya**
Great job, Masaki.
**[01:03] Masaki**
This outfit is so stuffy.
**[01:06] Aya**
But that's how they're dressed,
according to the rumors.
**[01:09] Masaki**
It's rough trying to fight
in this outfit, honestly.
**[01:15] Aya**
You're a hero, Masaki.
**[01:23] Aya**
Thanks to you,
**[01:25] Aya**
we saved at least a hundred people from
ever coming in contact with these drugs.
**[01:29] Aya**
It's quite noble.
**[01:30] Masaki**
Noble, huh?
**[01:33] Aya**
Oh... Your hand.
**[01:36] Masaki**
Huh? My hand?
**[01:38] Masaki**
It's not a big deal.
**[01:41] Aya**
I'm sorry.
**[01:44] Aya**
It's all my fault.
***SIGN*** Boogiepop and Others
**[03:17] Masaki**
* Before I knew it, about two weeks*
* had passed since we started*
***SIGN*** Dengeki Bunko
**[03:21] Masaki**
*this charade of me acting as Boogiepop.*
**[03:28] Masaki**
School's going to start soon.
What should we do?
**[03:35] Masaki**
I mean, we can't keep doing this forever...
**[03:37] Masaki**
Right?
**(Flashback) [03:40] Masaki**
Y-You're asking me to wear that?
**(Flashback) [03:42] Aya**
You'll wear it when you appear.
**(Flashback) [03:49] Masaki**
Does this work?
**(Flashback) [03:51] Masaki**
You think I went too hard on this groper?
**(Flashback) [03:53] Aya**
You really are amazing, Masaki.
**(Flashback) [03:56] Masaki**
I don't really like using you as bait, though.
**[03:59] Masaki**
* I still have no idea why*
* she wants me to do this.*
**[04:03] Masaki**
I'm actually relieved that today was a dud.
**[04:05] Masaki**
It'd be scary if we got attacked all the time.
**[04:10] Masaki**
What should we do? Should we keep doing this?
**[04:15] Aya**
Masaki.
**[04:16] Masaki**
What's up?
**[04:18] Aya**
Isn't there anything you
want me to do for you?
**[04:22] Masaki**
I'll do anything you say. I'll do
anything you want, Masaki.
**[04:29] Aya**
I know that's not enough... But...
**[04:33] Aya**
I'll do everything you desire.
**[04:39] Masaki**
In that case... Why don't we continue
this Boogiepop thing a little longer?
**[04:45] Aya**
Are you sure?
**[04:46] Masaki**
Yeah. I'm actually starting
to have some fun with it, too.
**[04:55] Aya**
You're such an idiot, Masaki.
**[04:57] Masaki**
Yeah...
**[05:05] Masaki**
Well, see you later.
**[05:06] Aya**
Hey, Masaki. Do you—
**[05:15] Masaki**
Did you say something?
**[05:17] Aya**
No, it's nothing.
**[05:19] Masaki**
Well, goodnight.
**[05:22] Aya**
Goodnight.
**[05:30] Aya**
Hello, this is Orihata.
**[05:32] Spooky**
*Camille?*
**[05:34] Aya**
Yes.
**[05:35] Spooky**
*The bastard hasn't fallen for the trap yet?*
**[05:38] Aya**
Not as of yet.
**[05:40] Spooky**
* Guess they're not gonna fall for something*
* as dumb as having a fake waltzing around.*
**[05:45] Spooky**
*Whatever.*
**[05:46] Spooky**
* We're going to have Taniguchi*
* Masaki do something else for us.*
**[05:50] Spooky**
*Cut ties with him for now.*
**[05:52] Spooky**
* If it comes down to it, I'm thinking*
* about sterilizing this whole area.*
**[05:57] Spooky**
*I'll send you further instructions later.*
**[05:59] Spooky**
*That's all.*
**[06:11] Sasahara**
*Hello, this is Sasahara.*
**[06:13] Spooky**
I put the drugs in a coin locker.
**[06:16] Spooky**
Add them to the drinks you serve
at the fast food place you work at.
**[06:20] Sasahara**
*Understood. Carrying out command.*
**[06:28] Spooky**
What?
**[06:29] Terminal B**
*Periodic report.*
**[06:30] Spooky**
Yeah?
**[06:31] Terminal B**
*70% of the spiked cream has been sold.*
**[06:35] Terminal B**
* However, there are no visible changes*
* to the customers who have purchased it.*
**[06:38] Spooky**
All right. Begin stage two on the customers
who purchased the spiked cream,
**[06:42] Spooky**
regardless of the results.
**[06:44] Terminal B**
*Understood.*
**[06:47] Terminal C**
*Urgent report.*
**[06:49] Spooky**
Did you find something out?!
**[06:50] Terminal C**
* Apparently, they appear near the*
* expressway overpass sometimes.*
**[06:53] Spooky**
That's the fake that I have walking around!
**[06:56] Spooky**
Anything else?
**[06:57] Terminal C**
* There's a rumor that a shadowy figure like*
* them was spotted on the roof of Twin City.*
**[07:01] Spooky**
I know that already! Look into this
stuff before calling me, damn it!
**[07:07] Spooky**
Curse you, Boogiepop...
**[07:10] Spooky**
If it comes down to it, I'll level this
whole place just to get rid of you!
**[07:14] Spooky**
* I can't seem to stop thinking*
* about what they said, though.*
**(Flashback) [07:19] Boogiepop**
I'm currently trying to find the
Imaginator that's reemerged...
**[07:24] Spooky**
* If I can figure out who the hell this*
* Imaginator is, I might be able to...*
***SIGN*** No Trespassing
**[07:41] Kotoe**
* When I get really depressed, I always*
* come here, to my secret place.*
**(Flashback) [07:47] Kazuko**
Listen.
**(Flashback) [07:48] Kazuko**
Try not to go near him until
I figure out what's going on.
**[08:00] Kotoe**
*I first met Jin-niisan when I was five.*
**(Flashback) [08:05] Father**
You finally have the nerve to show
your face, and this is what you do?
**(Flashback) [08:09] Father**
Stop it, Nii-san.
**(Flashback) [08:11] Father**
It was your decision to leave the
family. I have no money to lend you.
**(Flashback) [08:15] Jin**
Uncle's right, Father.
**(Flashback) [08:17] Jin**
There's no way he'd let you
borrow money so carelessly.
**(Flashback) [08:20] Jin**
Let's go home.
**(Flashback) [08:22] Jin's Father**
Yeah, you're right...
**[08:24] Kotoe**
* He was my first love, but I had*
* no idea what to say to him.*
**[08:30] Kotoe**
*I thought I'd never see him again.*
**[08:35] Kotoe**
*But then, when I was nine,*
**[08:37] Kotoe**
* we would end up meeting again in*
* a way I couldn't have imagined.*
**(Flashback) [08:40] Father**
You don't need any money?
**(Flashback) [08:42] Jin's Father**
Yeah, I'm sorry about back then.
**(Flashback) [08:44] Jin's Father**
I don't need money anymore, though.
**(Flashback) [08:47] Father**
Then what do you want?
**(Flashback) [08:49] Jin's Father**
Koji, do you have any interest in paintings?
**(Flashback) [08:53] Father**
Paintings?
**(Flashback) [08:53] Jin's Father**
Absolute masterpieces.
**(Flashback) [08:55] Jin's Father**
My current line of work deals with them.
**(Flashback) [08:59] Father**
You're selling paintings?
But that line of work
**(Flashback) [09:02] Father**
requires you to have a really careful
eye or you'll mess up someday.
**(Flashback) [09:05] Jin's Father**
I have nothing to worry about.
I'm letting him handle all of that.
**(Flashback) [09:10] Father**
You're leaving it to Jin?
**(Flashback) [09:11] Jin's Father**
He's a genius. He's already gotten
countless awards for his art.
**(Flashback) [09:15] Father**
I see... Are you planning on becoming
an artist in the future, Jin?
**(Flashback) [09:20] Jin**
It's my dream.
**[09:27] Kotoe**
*Then, that night...*
**(Flashback) [09:49] Kotoe**
What were you doing?
**(Flashback) [09:51] Jin**
Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you.
**(Flashback) [09:55] Jin**
I was just hoping it would snow.
**(Flashback) [09:58] Kotoe**
Snow?
**(Flashback) [09:59] Jin**
Yeah... I could've sworn
it looked like it might.
**(Flashback) [10:03] Kotoe**
Do you like snow?
**(Flashback) [10:05] Jin**
Yeah. I know it seems a bit childish, but...
**[10:10] Kotoe**
*Shortly afterward, my uncle passed away,*
**[10:13] Kotoe**
*and Jin-niisan was all alone.*
**[10:19] Kotoe**
*The cause of his death is still unclear.*
**[10:21] Kotoe**
* There were no signs of poisoning, so the*
* cause of death was left undetermined.*
**(Flashback) [10:26] Lady**
He's such a good boy.
They should just adopt him.
**(Flashback) [10:29] Lady B**
But he declined the offer, didn't he?
**[10:33] Kotoe**
* But I was somewhat relieved that*
* we could continue as cousins,*
**[10:37] Kotoe**
*rather than as brother and sister.*
**[10:43] Kotoe**
*And yet...*
**[10:48] Kotoe**
Jin-niisan...
**[10:50] Spooky**
Ah, so that's the name of your man?
***SIGN*** Identification Card No. °°°°
This card proves that this individual is a student at this school.
Grade: Year 2
Name: Kinukawa Kotoe
Date of Birth: °°°°/°°/°°
Shinyou Academy High School
**[10:56] Spooky**
Her name's Kinukawa Kotoe, and
she's seventeen years old...
**[11:01] Spooky**
Kinukawa?
***SIGN*** The Ladder Ferris Wheel Bathrooms & Rest Areas
***SIGN*** Kinukawa Enterprises
**[11:06] Spooky**
So that's why she has the master key.
**[11:13] Spooky**
Perfect. I'll use this to find out
more about this Imaginator.
**[11:28] Kotoe**
There's something I want to ask you.
**[11:30] Bartender**
Huh?
**[11:31] Kotoe**
Have you ever heard of the Imaginator?
**[11:39] Big guy**
Hey, where did you hear that name?
**[11:41] Big guy**
Where the hell is that bastard?
**[11:43] Kotoe**
Ah, so it's one person?
**[11:45] Big guy**
I'm asking the questions here!
**[11:47] Big guy**
Listen up. I know guys who got all screwed up
**[11:50] Big guy**
thanks to that Imaginator bastard!
**[11:53] Kotoe**
Screwed up? Could you elaborate
a bit more on that?
**[11:58] Kotoe**
I'll definitely pay you for the intel.
**[12:01] Big guy**
Who the hell are you?
**[12:03] Kotoe**
Well, I'm definitely not
a friend of the Imaginator.
**[12:11] Big guy**
I haven't seen 'em personally.
**[12:14] Big guy**
I just know a guy who happened to
coincidentally see this freak in action.
**[12:18] Kotoe**
You're making it sound like they saw
some supernatural phenomenon.
**[12:22] Big guy**
Well, he did.
**[12:23] Big guy**
He doesn't know how, but he said this freak
managed to send a bunch of guys flying.
**[12:31] Kotoe**
Flying?
**[12:32] Big guy**
Yeah. But he didn't punch or kick 'em.
**[12:36] Big guy**
And the ones who got sent flying...
**[12:41] Big guy**
turned on the others.
**[12:44] Kotoe**
You make it sound like
they're some kind of monster.
**[12:46] Big guy**
Yeah... I don't know what's going on, either.
**[12:50] Kotoe**
What happened to the guys
who got sent flying?
**[12:53] Big guy**
What happened to 'em?
**[12:55] Kotoe**
You mentioned they were all messed up.
**[12:57] Big guy**
Right.
**[12:58] Big guy**
I happened to run into a guy named
Tsuyoshi just once after that.
**[13:01] Big guy**
We were never close,
but when I called out to him...
**[13:08] Big guy**
The bastard looked over at me and smiled.
**[13:12] Kotoe**
And what's so weird about that?
**[13:14] Big guy**
He's just not the type to do that.
**[13:16] Big guy**
I didn't know about the Imaginator back then.
**[13:20] Big guy**
It was just like he was
a totally different person.
**[13:24] Kotoe**
I see...
**[13:25] Kotoe**
So what I've gathered is that the
Imaginator does something to these people
**[13:30] Kotoe**
and draws them to their side.
**[13:33] Big guy**
Something like that.
**[13:35] Kotoe**
So what did their voice sound like?
**[13:37] Big guy**
Voice?
**[13:38] Kotoe**
Your friend heard them announce themselves.
**[13:40] Kotoe**
That's how you found out their name, right?
**[13:42] Big guy**
Yeah, he said it sounded really clear.
**[13:45] Big guy**
They apparently sounded all high and mighty.
**[13:47] Kotoe**
He didn't see their face, though?
**[13:49] Big guy**
Nope.
**[13:50] Big guy**
Come to think of it...
**[13:51] Kotoe**
What?
**[13:52] Big guy**
He did mention something about the color
white... like, he saw a figure in white.
**[14:00] Big guy**
What's your problem? Did that ring a bell?
**[14:02] Kotoe**
Damn it! I can't access it!
**[14:05] Big guy**
Hey...
**[14:06] Kotoe**
Never mind. It's nothing.
**[14:09] Big guy**
Hey, who the hell are you?
**[14:12] Big guy**
What are you gonna do with all this info?
**[14:14] Kotoe**
You don't want to get
revenge for your friends?
**[14:18] Big guy**
And how am I supposed to do that?
**[14:24] Kotoe**
Use this cash to gather up some people.
**[14:26] Kotoe**
Then we're going to hunt the Imaginator down.
**[14:30] Big guy**
H-How the hell'd you get all this money?
**[14:33] Kotoe**
This is nothing... At least, to me.
**[14:40] Nagi**
Hey, Masaki.
**[14:43] Masaki**
What's up?
**[14:44] Nagi**
You've been going out a lot lately.
**[14:47] Masaki**
You think so?
**[14:48] Nagi**
And you've been coming home
late. What've you been up to?
**[14:51] Masaki**
It's not a big deal.
**[14:57] Nagi**
What are these calluses?
**[14:59] Masaki**
I've just been practicing karate.
**[15:01] Masaki**
I'd been out of practice
since I got to Japan.
**[15:03] Nagi**
Didn't Sakakibara-sensei tell you that
you'd get clobbered if you got too cocky?
**[15:09] Masaki**
I know. I promise I'm not being cocky.
**[15:12] Masaki**
There's just some stuff I'm thinking about.
**[15:17] Nagi**
I hope you actually understand...
***SIGN*** Café Tristan
**[15:23] Kotoe**
Oh? So that's your boyfriend?
**[15:25] Kotoe**
He's pretty hot.
**[15:35] Aya**
Masaki, I...
**[15:37] Masaki**
Is she a friend of yours?
**[15:39] Aya**
She's... my senpai at school.
**[15:42] Kotoe**
The name's Kinukawa Kotoe. Nice to meet you.
**[15:48] Masaki**
Likewise.
**[15:49] Kotoe**
Wow, you must be used to
girls if you didn't even
**[15:52] Kotoe**
hesitate to take another girl's hand.
**[15:54] Masaki**
Seriously, who are you?
**[15:56] Kotoe**
I'm Orihata-san's friend, just like you...
**[16:01] Kotoe**
Right, Boogiepop-san?
**[16:05] Aya**
Kinukawa-san knows about us...
**[16:08] Kotoe**
Yes, and I'd love to help out.
**[16:12] Masaki**
And why do you want to help?
**[16:13] Kotoe**
Do I really need a reason
to do the right thing?
**[16:16] Kotoe**
You should totally keep
at it, Taniguchi-kun.
**[16:19] Kotoe**
She came to talk to me about it.
**[16:21] Kotoe**
You actually don't want to
do it anymore, do you?
**[16:34] Masaki**
Orihata, come with me for a sec.
**[16:36] Kotoe**
Oh, don't mind me. I won't get in your way.
**[16:40] Masaki**
I'll pay your tab. Please take your time.
**[16:48] Aya**
Masaki, I...
**[16:51] Masaki**
What did she do to you?
**[16:53] Aya**
Nothing...
**[16:55] Masaki**
Who the hell does she think she is?
**[16:57] Masaki**
Does she have something on you?
**[16:59] Aya**
It's nothing like that. Really.
**[17:02] Masaki**
Then what the hell is going on?
**[17:04] Masaki**
She definitely didn't seem like a friend.
**[17:08] Masaki**
If you're in some kind of trouble, I can—
**[17:09] Aya**
She saw the outfit.
**[17:11] Masaki**
Outfit?
**[17:12] Aya**
Yes. She's the daughter of the landlord
in my apartment building, so...
**[17:19] Masaki**
Kinukawa? Like Kinukawa Enterprises?
**[17:22] Aya**
Yes.
**[17:23] Masaki**
But why would she...
**[17:25] Aya**
Well...
**(Flashback) [17:31] Kotoe**
It's convenient that you just happened to
be living in Kinukawa Kotoe's territory.
**(Flashback) [17:35] Kotoe**
I'm going to make this my base
for hunting down this Imaginator.
**(Flashback) [17:40] Aya**
Imaginator?
**(Flashback) [17:42] Kotoe**
I've got plenty of people
ready to hunt them down.
**(Flashback) [17:45] Kotoe**
You're going to take care of those men.
**(Flashback) [17:47] Aya**
B-But then, Masaki will...
**(Flashback) [17:50] Kotoe**
I told you. We're done with that brat.
**(Flashback) [17:56] Kotoe**
What?
**(Flashback) [17:58] Kotoe**
Don't tell me you still don't
want that brat to hate you.
**(Flashback) [18:03] Aya**
But the Towa Organization told me that
I shouldn't let anyone hate me...
**(Flashback) [18:07] Aya**
So...
**(Flashback) [18:08] Kotoe**
What?!
**(Flashback) [18:09] Kotoe**
You think you've got any right
to get picky about men *now*?
**(Flashback) [18:14] Kotoe**
Just so you know, I'm not some terminal.
**(Flashback) [18:17] Kotoe**
I'm a copy.
**(Flashback) [18:19] Kotoe**
How many guys have you taken
since you left the facility?
**(Flashback) [18:24] Aya**
I...
**(Flashback) [18:25] Kotoe**
All because they wanted
to see if synthetic humans
**(Flashback) [18:28] Kotoe**
could crossbreed with normal ones...
**(Flashback) [18:30] Kotoe**
But you didn't get knocked up even once.
**(Flashback) [18:32] Aya**
Right...
**(Flashback) [18:33] Kotoe**
I've actually succeeded, and I don't
even have anything down there!
**(Flashback) [18:37] Kotoe**
So why the hell does a failure
like you get to have all the fun?!
**(Flashback) [18:41] Kotoe**
God damn it!
**(Flashback) [18:43] Kotoe**
Listen carefully, Camille.
**(Flashback) [18:45] Kotoe**
Before we cut that brat loose,
see if you can crossbreed with him.
**(Flashback) [18:48] Aya**
Then Masaki will be freed
from all of this, right?
**(Flashback) [18:52] Kotoe**
Huh? Yeah, sure.
**[18:55] Aya**
*Thank goodness.*
**[18:57] Aya**
*Masaki won't have to be Boogiepop anymore.*
**[19:03] Aya**
*Masaki... I must save Masaki.*
**[19:08] Aya**
I'm sorry. I...
**[19:10] Masaki**
You can't tell me?
**[19:12] Aya**
It's all my fault.
**[19:15] Aya**
Let's stop this Boogiepop thing for a while.
**[19:18] Masaki**
Okay.
**[19:18] Aya**
Yes.
**[19:19] Masaki**
This doesn't concern you anymore.
I'll keep doing it on my own.
**[19:22] Aya**
Huh?
**[19:23] Aya**
What do you mean, Masaki?
**[19:25] Masaki**
As I said... I'm going to
keep going on my own.
**[19:30] Aya**
But why? You didn't want
to do it in the first place.
**[19:33] Masaki**
In that case... You didn't want
to do it either, did you?
**[19:40] Masaki**
You should've just been honest about it!
**[19:43] Aya**
I...
**[19:45] Masaki**
I didn't want to keep putting you
in danger as the bait, either.
**[19:48] Masaki**
But I thought this was
what you wanted, so I...
**[19:53] Aya**
Why... Why are you...
**[20:01] Masaki**
I'm going. Bye.
**[20:14] Aya**
Masaki!
**[20:14] Spooky**
Wait.
**[20:16] Aya**
Please, let me go!
**[20:17] Spooky**
Excellent work, Camille.
**[20:20] Spooky**
Change of orders.
**[20:22] Spooky**
Apparently, he's going to continue
being Boogiepop on his own.
**[20:26] Spooky**
You said you wanted it to stop,
**[20:28] Spooky**
so I came to convince you to reconsider...
**[20:29] Spooky**
I dunno what's going on,
but apparently he's a moron.
**[20:32] Aya**
What do you mean?
**[20:33] Spooky**
Sooner or later, they're going to find
Boogiepop's corpse in some alley.
**[20:40] Aya**
So by "cutting him loose"...
**[20:41] Spooky**
Yeah. Then everyone will find out
that the true identity behind
**[20:45] Spooky**
the legendary Boogiepop is just
some pathetic, heartbroken idiot!
**[20:49] Aya**
No! You can't!
**[20:55] Aya**
I'll report back to the Towa
Organization regarding Boogiepop...
**[20:59] Spooky**
Do you actually think you still
work for the Towa Organization?
**[21:05] Spooky**
The Towa Organization... Axis has
already abandoned you!
**[21:12] Spooky**
Listen up. You're nothing
but a tool for me, Spooky E!
**[21:19] Aya**
M-Masaki...
**[21:23] Masaki**
*I'm such an idiot!*
**(Flashback) [21:26] Jin**
Contrary to her demeanor, I'm pretty
sure she's not as calm as she seems.
**[21:31] Masaki**
* I never thought too deeply about why*
* Orihata would want to do any of this.*
**(Flashback) [21:37] Masaki**
Are your parents strict, or what?
**(Flashback) [21:39] Aya**
I don't have any.
**[21:41] Masaki**
*There had to be more to this...*
**[21:43] Masaki**
* But I was having so much fun,*
* I didn't even think about it.*
***SIGN*** Walk your bicycle through
**[21:51] Masaki**
* So until I figure that out,*
* I'm going to continue this.*
**[22:00] Masaki**
* Sorry, Nagi-neesan. I won't be*
* able to come home for a while.*
# E8 - VS Imaginator 5
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G60XZK9WR/vs-imaginator-5)
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***SIGN*** Boogiepop and Others
**[01:30] Jin**
* "It appears that all of my hopes won't*
* come true until further into the future.*
***SIGN*** Dengeki Bunko
**[01:36] Jin**
* No matter how much you dream,*
* it's not the dreamer who will achieve it,*
**[01:40] Jin**
*but the next generation.*
**[01:41] Jin**
* And for them, it's not a dream.*
* It's established fact.*
**[01:47] Jin**
* It's that kind of sacrifice*
* that propels people forward."*
***SIGN*** The Victor's Principle
The Victim's Future
Kirima Seiichi
**[01:53] Jin**
Sacrifice, huh?
**[01:54] Misaki**
Yes. It appears she's had unexcused
absences four days in a row now.
**[01:58] Suema**
How did you do on the test?
**[01:58] Misaki**
I also heard a strange rumor.
**[02:00] Touka**
I'm not sure.
**[02:02] Touka**
I was able to do the part
you taught me, though!
**[02:02] Misaki**
Yes. This is concerning Kinukawa-san.
**[02:07] Suema**
That girl... She was one of the...
**[02:11] Touka**
What's the matter, Suema?
**[02:13] Suema**
Oh, it's nothing.
**[02:17] Touka**
You're being weird.
**[02:19] Boogiepop**
If something's on your mind,
you should discuss it with your friends.
**[02:25] Boogiepop**
That's what friends are for, right?
**[02:28] Touka**
Well, whatever.
**[02:32] Suema**
* Lately, there have been nothing*
* but terrible rumors about her.*
***SIGN*** Kinukawa's rep sucks lately
***SIGN*** Apparently she's bragging about being rich
***SIGN*** I guess people have seen her around with thuggish-looking guys, too
**[02:38] Suema**
*I can't help but think that this incident*
**[02:43] Suema**
*isn't a typical case of teenage rebellion.*
***SIGN*** I guess people have seen her around with thuggish-looking guys, too
***SIGN*** Sorry for introducing you to someone like that, Suema
**[02:46] Suema**
* Of course, this has to do with*
* me actually talking to her...*
**[02:51] Suema**
* But I can't help feeling like*
* something just isn't adding up.*
**[02:55] Suema**
Are you Asukai Jin-san?
**[02:58] Jin**
I am. Are you a student here?
**[03:01] Suema**
I'd like to talk to you for
a moment. Is that okay?
**[03:05] Jin**
Sure. You need advice on your future?
**[03:07] Suema**
No. I'd like to speak to you
as Kinukawa Kotoe's friend.
**[03:14] Suema**
Have you heard about Kinukawa-san
changing all of a sudden?
**[03:18] Jin**
Yeah, I actually just found out about that.
**[03:23] Suema**
And what do you make of it?
**[03:24] Jin**
What do you mean?
**[03:25] Suema**
Kinukawa-san had feelings for you.
**[03:29] Jin**
Yeah... I had a hunch about that.
**[03:32] Suema**
But I'm fairly certain that the current
Kinukawa-san doesn't care about you at all.
**[03:38] Jin**
That's honestly better, for her sake.
**[03:41] Suema**
Are you sure you don't know?
**[03:43] Jin**
Know what?
**[03:45] Suema**
The reason she changed.
**[03:49] Jin**
What makes you think I do?
**[03:51] Suema**
It's just a hunch.
**[03:53] Suema**
Kinukawa-san was very worried about you.
**[03:56] Jin**
Worried? What do you mean?
**[03:59] Suema**
I can't tell you that. I promised
her I wouldn't tell anyone.
**[04:02] Suema**
But now that I've met you, I can sort of
understand why she felt the way she did.
**[04:07] Suema**
It's true that she's changed, but it
seems she wasn't the only one.
**[04:13] Jin**
That might be true.
**[04:15] Jin**
I won't be able to return her feelings.
**[04:20] Suema**
That's just it.
***SIGN*** Snow Falling in April
**[04:21] Suema**
In the past, I don't think you would've
had time to worry about that.
**[04:27] Suema**
I believe that's why Kinukawa-san
wanted to help you.
**[04:33] Suema**
It's a very lonely painting, isn't it?
**[04:36] Suema**
It must be a representation of
yourself... before you changed.
**[04:39] Jin**
What do you know about ar—
**[04:46] Jin**
You seem rather intelligent.
**[04:50] Suema**
Huh?
**[04:51] Jin**
So this whole thing must
not make sense to you.
**[04:54] Suema**
That's not—
**[04:56] Jin**
You said you were friends with Kotoe-chan,
but I can't see you two actually getting along.
**[05:01] Jin**
You just want to feel satisfied.
**[05:04] Jin**
Am I wrong?
**[05:06] Suema**
That... That may be true.
**[05:10] Suema**
But...
**[05:11] Jin**
What is it?
**[05:11] Suema**
I want to save her.
**[05:13] Suema**
It's *because* we're not close
that I want to help her.
**[05:18] Jin**
I see.
**[05:19] Suema**
And in order to do that, I figured
I should learn more about you first.
**[05:24] Jin**
About me, huh?
**[05:26] Jin**
Do you want to know what I'm doing?
**[05:30] Jin**
I'm trying to change the world.
**[05:34] Jin**
I want to fill in whatever's
missing inside people's hearts.
**[05:38] Jin**
That's my goal.
**[05:39] Jin**
And to do so, I'm planting flower
seeds within people's hearts.
**[05:46] Jin**
The problem was the balance of that seed.
**[05:49] Jin**
Without a complete shape, and unable
to grant any single desire...
**[05:55] Jin**
And yet, a balanced seed that
included all the factors.
**[06:01] Jin**
Fortunately, I managed to find
a girl with that balanced seed.
**[06:07] Jin**
Now I just need to find that
girl, extract her seed,
**[06:11] Jin**
and spread it all over the world.
**[06:13] Jin**
Eventually, the seed will take root,
and before everyone realizes it,
**[06:16] Jin**
whatever was missing in
their hearts will be filled.
**[06:20] Jin**
I need that girl to become
a sacrifice for that.
**[06:24] Jin**
You also have something
missing in your heart.
**[06:26] Jin**
I'm sure you realize that.
**[06:29] Jin**
What if I told you...
**[06:33] Jin**
I'd fill that void for you?
**[06:35] Suema**
I-I've—
**[06:37] Suema**
I've already had someone else save me!
**[06:40] Jin**
Oh? And who's that?
**[06:42] Suema**
B-Boogiepop!
**[06:44] Jin**
Ah, the superhero I keep hearing about.
**[06:47] Suema**
Th-They're not anything that simple.
**[06:50] Suema**
Well, you're the one talking
about changing the world...
***SIGN*** Snow Falling in April
Asukai Jin
**[06:54] Jin**
I was referring to my painting.
**[06:57] Jin**
Every artist wants to change
the world with their art.
**[07:00] Suema**
But you just said something
about sacrificing a girl...
**[07:06] Jin**
Well, people who model for paintings
need to stand still for about eight hours.
**[07:10] Jin**
The girl I was talking about...
happens to be a model.
**[07:13] Jin**
Kotoe-chan might be jealous of her.
**[07:16] Jin**
So I'll see Kotoe-chan and clear up
any misunderstandings she may have.
**[07:22] Suema**
I... see.
**[07:26] Suema**
All right.
**[07:28] Suema**
If you'll excuse me.
**[07:36] Suiko**
I wonder how that girl knew...
**[07:40] Suiko**
She wasn't exactly special, but...
**[07:45] Jin**
She's right, though.
**[07:48] Jin**
It looks like I'll need to take
care of this matter first.
**[07:52] Jin**
I can't avoid conflict with him any longer.
***SIGN*** Internet & Comics
***SIGN*** Internet & Manga Café
**[07:54] Jin**
I'll take care of Spooky E myself.
***SIGN*** Internet& Manga Café
**[08:01] Kotoe**
That's him. I'm sure of it.
**[08:03] Kotoe**
So this is where he was staying...
**[08:07] Kotoe**
Wow, he's still taking this
Boogiepop gig pretty seriously.
**[08:23] Masaki**
* There are two tracking me...*
* No, there's a total of six.*
***SIGN*** Ramen
**[08:29] Masaki**
*What does that woman want with me, though?*
**[08:32] Masaki**
* I'd bet everything that*
* she knows something.*
**[08:51] Lackey A**
He must be hiding somewhere around here.
**[08:52] Lackey B**
Let's split up and find him.
**[08:55] Kotoe**
Hold it. I have an idea.
**[08:59] Kotoe**
Say, Taniguchi Masaki-kun...
**[09:02] Kotoe**
You're continuing to parade around
as Boogiepop for *her* sake, right?
**[09:06] Kotoe**
But you shouldn't feel obligated
to owe her anything.
**[09:10] Kotoe**
I'm very aware of what she was
forced to do and with whom.
**[09:16] Kotoe**
Hey, did you know? People called her
"Public Toilet" behind her back.
**[09:20] Kotoe**
To be honest, I feel sorry for you.
You fell for her goody-two-shoes façade.
**[09:33] Lackey A**
You bastard!
**[09:53] Kotoe**
Not bad, Taniguchi Masaki.
**[09:56] Masaki**
I'm not Taniguchi Masaki.
**[10:00] Masaki**
I'm Boogiepop.
**[10:02] Kotoe**
If I told Axis that, they'd
probably think you're the real deal.
**[10:06] Masaki**
How about you do some explaining?
What was Orihata forced to do?
**[10:11] Kotoe**
What? There are things you're
better off not knowing.
**[10:14] Masaki**
Were you the one forcing her to do them?
**[10:16] Kotoe**
What if I was?
**[10:19] Masaki**
Why are you following me? Where's Orihata?!
**[10:23] Kotoe**
Who knows?
**[10:26] Masaki**
Answer me.
**[10:29] Kotoe**
As for the reason I'm following you,
**[10:31] Kotoe**
I was planning on killing you and making
a spectacle of Boogiepop's corpse.
**[10:37] Kotoe**
Have you ever thought about why you
were taking on that stupid façade
**[10:41] Kotoe**
in the first place?
**[10:42] Masaki**
What do you mean?
**[10:45] Kotoe**
Go ahead and kill me.
**[10:47] Kotoe**
I was gonna make a spectacle of your corpse,
**[10:49] Kotoe**
but making you a murderer's
not a bad idea, either.
**[10:52] Masaki**
Don't tempt me!
**[10:59] Nagi**
I was wondering what you
were up to, you dumbass.
**[11:02] Nagi**
Jeez... How the hell am I ever
supposed to face your parents again
**[11:05] Nagi**
if I let you become a murderer?
**[11:07] Masaki**
N-Nagi-neesan...
**[11:10] Nagi**
What's with that getup, anyway?
**[11:13] Nagi**
Who talked you into it?
**[11:21] Masaki**
Sorry, Nagi-neesan!
**[11:24] Nagi**
Hey!
**[11:26] Nagi**
Tch. That dumbass...
**[11:28] Kotoe**
Who the hell are you?
**[11:30] Nagi**
Don't even think about moving,
you fake Kinukawa Kotoe.
**[11:35] Nagi**
I wondered what had gotten
into Kinukawa Kotoe lately,
**[11:39] Nagi**
but this wasn't quite what I expected.
**[11:41] Nagi**
There isn't a single student at Shinyou
Academy who doesn't know about me.
**[11:46] Kotoe**
Who the hell are you?
**[11:48] Nagi**
I'll be asking the questions here.
Who's pulling your strings?
**[11:52] Nagi**
Answer me.
**[12:07] Nagi**
Oh, fine. I'll take care of all of you first.
**[12:29] Nagi**
I'm pretty sure I know who's responsible,
so this should take care of it...
**[12:51] Kotoe**
What did she—
**[12:56] Lackey A**
What the hell am I doing here?
**[12:58] Lackey A**
That's right, that bitch—
**[13:08] Kotoe**
Who the hell are you?
**[13:11] Kotoe**
L-Let go of me!
**[13:16] Kotoe**
What... are you...
**[13:20] Jin**
Kotoe-chan, I've known about how
you felt for quite a while now.
**[13:25] Jin**
I knew you had feelings for me.
**[13:29] Jin**
I knew it was a mixture of yearning and pity.
**[13:34] Kotoe**
Who... are you?
**[13:37] Jin**
There's nothing you've
found yourself engrossed in,
**[13:40] Jin**
and that made you sad.
**[13:43] Jin**
That's why you liked me.
**[13:46] Jin**
You incorrectly believed that
I possessed that same sadness.
**[13:51] Jin**
Yes... Unlike your sadness,
mine is just despair.
**[14:00] Jin**
I cannot feel sadness.
**[14:10] Jin**
That's why I couldn't return your feelings.
**[14:19] Kotoe**
Help... Help me...
**[14:23] Kotoe**
Help me... Jin-niisan...
**[14:26] ---**
Help...
**[14:28] Jin**
Yes... I've wanted to for a very long time...
**[14:31] Jin**
But I can't.
**[14:33] Jin**
Even now, I'm not sure how to help you.
**[14:38] Kotoe**
Jin-niisan...
**[14:47] Jin**
That's why the least I can do
**[14:49] Jin**
is create a world where no one
has to feel like you ever again.
**[14:53] Jin**
I'm going to go retrieve that seed.
**[15:01] Spooky**
I-Impossible...
***SIGN*** Calling...
***SIGN*** Mute | Keypad | Speaker Add Caller | Contacts
**[15:03] Spooky**
What the hell happened to these guys?
**[15:05] Spooky**
Damn it! None of them are answering!
**[15:08] Spooky**
You damned useless terminals!
**[15:09] Spooky**
What the hell's going on?!
**[15:14] Spooky**
Damn it... Guess I'm just
gonna have to use these...
**[15:19] Jin**
So is that the disinfectant I heard about?
**[15:25] Jin**
We finally meet, Spooky Electric-kun.
**[15:30] Spooky**
Who the hell are you?!
**[15:33] Jin**
I heard that you were looking
for me. Was I wrong?
**[15:37] Spooky**
D-Don't tell me...
**[15:39] Jin**
Yes. You people have been
calling me "Imaginator."
**[15:43] Spooky**
What did you do? Why isn't
my brainwashing...
**[15:46] Jin**
You and I are on completely different levels.
**[15:49] Jin**
The Towa Organization, was it?
The syndicate you belong to...
**[15:53] Jin**
Maybe "system" is a better word.
**[15:55] Jin**
Something is changing.
**[15:57] Jin**
You people are observing that change.
**[16:00] Jin**
Am I wrong?
**[16:02] Jin**
You've been spreading drugs among
people to see how they'll affect them.
**[16:08] Jin**
Right?
**[16:11] Spooky**
Do you know what'll happen to
you for knowing that much?
**[16:17] Spooky**
Don't think you can survive after making
an enemy of the Towa Organization!
**[16:20] Spooky**
It won't matter what you do
to me. You'll be finished!
**[16:24] Jin**
An enemy, huh?
**[16:25] Spooky**
What's so funny?
**[16:27] Jin**
Speaking of enemies... did you know?
**[16:30] Spooky**
Know what?
**[16:31] Jin**
There were a number of
people who died from
**[16:33] Jin**
the experiments you were conducting.
**[16:36] Jin**
They had allergic reactions to
the drugs or ended up in shock.
**[16:41] Spooky**
So what? That's not a big deal.
**[16:45] Jin**
Correct. It's not a big deal.
**[16:48] Jin**
You can just compare it to a car
accident and call them unlucky.
**[16:53] Jin**
He was definitely unlucky.
He never had any luck.
**[17:00] Spooky**
What are you talking about? What
the hell are you babbling about?!
**[17:05] Jin**
History.
**[17:06] Spooky**
What?
**[17:07] Jin**
Do you know the smartest thing you can
do when confronted with an enemy?
**[17:12] Jin**
History's proven this.
**[17:15] Jin**
You make your enemy into your ally.
**[17:18] Jin**
That's the smartest and
most effective method.
**[17:23] Jin**
Enemy... No, I'd consider you my sworn enemy.
**[17:28] Spooky**
What?
**[17:29] Jin**
You and I have similar powers.
This actually works out perfectly for me.
**[17:35] Jin**
Meaning if I'm doing something similar,
**[17:38] Jin**
the Towa Organization will just
think that you're doing it.
**[17:43] Spooky**
Y-You bastard! Don't tell me you're—
**[17:45] Jin**
Precisely. I'll use you as a cover and
take over the Towa Organization.
**[17:51] Jin**
Then eventually, I'll spread the Imaginator
throughout the Towa Organization.
**[17:55] Jin**
At least, that's my plan.
**[17:57] Spooky**
L-Like that's even—
**[18:00] Jin**
It *is* possible.
**[18:01] Jin**
And it is necessary.
**[18:02] Jin**
In order for my plan to come
true all over the world,
**[18:06] Jin**
I absolutely need backing
from a vast organization.
**[18:09] Spooky**
Plan?
**[18:11] Jin**
To put it simply, I plan to
standardize humanity's psyche.
**[18:17] Jin**
That'll put an end to all the sad disconnections
and misunderstandings in the world.
**[18:22] Spooky**
You're... You're completely insane!
**[18:32] Jin**
What's the matter?
**[18:34] Spooky**
M-My body... My body won't...
**[18:37] Jin**
It's not your body. It's your mind.
**[18:40] Spooky**
Wh-What did you do to me?
**[18:43] Jin**
I stripped away all the
thorns from your flower.
**[18:46] Jin**
That's all.
**[18:49] Jin**
It means that I've removed
your capacity for aggression.
**[18:54] Spooky**
Th-That's impossible...
**[18:56] Jin**
I told you. I'm on a completely
different level than you.
**[19:02] Jin**
Listen up. Your power,
**[19:04] Jin**
the one that allows you to control a
person's brain using electrical shock...
**[19:07] Jin**
It lacks the concept of a soul.
**[19:11] Jin**
You don't know anything about the principal
force that drives human beings.
**[19:15] Jin**
You just jam some information
down into their minds.
**[19:22] Jin**
That's not enough to really change any person.
**[19:27] Jin**
First, you have to find out
what's missing in their hearts,
**[19:29] Jin**
and how you're going to fill that void.
**[19:32] Jin**
That's the most important thing.
**[19:35] Jin**
Like grafting.
**[19:39] Jin**
I can do the same for you as
soon as we find you a partner.
**[19:44] Jin**
In return, I'll be taking
some of your powerful stem.
**[19:48] Jin**
It'll cut down your strong
mental fortitude a bit,
**[19:51] Jin**
but with the overwhelming joy
you'll feel, it won't matter.
**[19:55] Spooky**
I don't understand.
**[19:57] Jin**
You won't right now.
**[19:59] Jin**
But everyone's happy.
They've all become my allies.
**[20:05] Spooky**
No, what I don't understand is why doing
something like this gives you so much joy.
**[20:12] Spooky**
Not that it matters anymore.
**[20:15] Spooky**
I've wanted to try this for quite some time,
**[20:18] Spooky**
but my hatred was too strong, so I couldn't.
**[20:22] Spooky**
It might be because these thorns
you mentioned are gone now.
**[20:28] Spooky**
Imaginator... Boogiepop is after you.
**[20:52] Aya**
I need to... I need to
get out of here somehow.
**[20:59] Aya**
Wh-Who's there?
**[21:05] Aya**
Wh-What are you doing here?
**[21:08] Jin**
Hello. I guess you do remember me.
**[21:11] Aya**
P-Please, could you help me?
**[21:15] Jin**
Unfortunately, I cannot.
**[21:17] Aya**
Huh?
**[21:18] Jin**
I need you to become a sacrifice.
**[21:20] Aya**
Wh-What are you talking about?
**[21:23] Jin**
There isn't much time.
**[21:25] Jin**
I didn't plan on Spooky E dying.
**[21:29] Aya**
He's dead?
**[21:31] Jin**
I'm sure someone else from the Towa
Organization will come to this city soon.
**[21:34] Jin**
Before that happens, I need to
make it snow, at least here.
**[21:38] Aya**
Then he's—
***SIGN*** Taniguchi Masaki
***SIGN*** Taniguchi Masaki
Incoming Call...
**[21:49] Masaki**
*Orihata? Is that you, Orihata?!*
**[21:52] Aya**
Masaki...
**[21:54] Masaki**
*Hello? Hello?*
**[21:57] Masaki**
*You're there, aren't you, Orihata?!*
**[22:00] Masaki**
*Orihata... Orihata!*
**[22:03] Masaki**
*Please, answer me!*
**[22:05] Masaki**
*Orihata! Orihata!*
# E9 - VS Imaginator 6
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GYZJ1EWMR/vs-imaginator-6)
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***SIGN*** Dengeki Bunko
**(Flashback) [00:01] Masaki**
N-Nagi-neesan...
**(Flashback) [00:03] Nagi**
What's with that getup, anyway?
**(Flashback) [00:06] Nagi**
Who talked you into it?
**(Flashback) [00:09] Masaki**
Sorry, Nagi-neesan!
**(Flashback) [00:13] Nagi**
Hey!
**[00:14] Aya**
*You're strong, Masaki.*
**[00:17] Masaki**
*No... I'm not strong at all!*
**[00:20] Masaki**
* I can't even tell what's*
* right or wrong on my own!*
**[00:25] Masaki**
* That's why I have to live according*
* to other people's reactions!*
**(Flashback) [00:29] Aya**
I'm sure you can become Boogiepop.
**[00:32] Masaki**
*And... I actually felt like I could...*
**[00:36] Masaki**
*As long as I was with you.*
**[00:53] Masaki**
What are these?
**[00:58] Kotoe**
* People called her "Public Toilet"*
* behind her back.*
***SIGN*** From: Kirima Nagi
To: Taniguchi Masaki
Subject:
Apparently, Kinukawa Kotoe was brainwashed.
**[01:08] Kotoe**
* Have you ever thought about why you*
* were taking on that stupid façade*
**[01:12] Kotoe**
*in the first place?*
**(Flashback) [01:14] Aya**
Hey, Masaki. Do you—
**[01:18] Masaki**
*What the hell was I even looking at?!*
**[01:20] Phone**
*The number you are trying to reach...*
**[01:22] Masaki**
Damn it!
**[01:26] Masaki**
*What am I trying to see?*
***SIGN*** Café Tristan
**[01:30] Masaki**
*Please answer, Orihata!*
**[01:36] Masaki**
Orihata! It's you, isn't it?
**[01:38] Masaki**
*It's me! Taniguchi Masaki!*
**[01:41] Aya**
Yes, I know.
**[01:45] Masaki**
Are you all right, Orihata?
**[01:46] Aya**
*Yes. Why do you ask?*
**[01:49] Masaki**
I talked with that Kinukawa girl.
**[01:52] Aya**
*I see.*
**[01:53] Masaki**
She said someone brainwashed her.
**[01:57] Aya**
*That's correct. So please, don't hate her.*
**[02:00] Masaki**
Are you in any danger?
**[02:03] Aya**
*No, I'm fine.*
**[02:05] Masaki**
Is someone else there?
**[02:08] Masaki**
Orihata, I want to help you.
**[02:11] Masaki**
I want to save you!
**[02:14] Masaki**
I don't care about the fact
that you were using me!
**[02:14] Masaki**
* I don't care about the fact*
* that you were using me!*
**[02:18] Masaki**
*I really enjoyed the time I spent with you.*
**[02:20] Masaki**
*That alone is—*
**[02:22] Aya**
Masaki, that's enough.
**[02:24] Masaki**
*Huh?*
**[02:25] Aya**
*Please, just forget about me.*
**[02:27] Aya**
*You'll be better off with a normal girl.*
**[02:30] Masaki**
That's not what I'm talking about! I—
**[02:32] Aya**
*You found out, right? What I've been doing.*
**[02:36] Aya**
* It's all true. You never would have believed*
* I'd done all those things, would you?*
**[02:43] Masaki**
That's—
**[02:45] Aya**
*Sorry. That's the kind of person I am.*
**[02:49] Aya**
I was deceiving and betraying
you this whole time.
**[02:52] Masaki**
*But...*
**[02:53] Aya**
You need to wake up.
**[02:55] Aya**
*You're such an idiot, Masaki.*
**[02:58] Masaki**
But... I love you!
**[03:05] Masaki**
*Orihata, where are you right now?*
**[03:11] Aya**
I-It doesn't matter to you!
**[03:14] Aya**
Just leave me alone.
**[03:16] Masaki**
*Orihata...*
**[03:19] Aya**
Goodbye, Masaki.
**[03:24] Masaki**
*Is someone there?*
**[03:27] Masaki**
*You're listening, aren't you?*
**[Messenger] [03:27] Phone**
Taniguchi Masaki
In call...
**[03:29] Masaki**
* I don't know who's listening,*
* but whoever you are...*
**[03:33] Masaki**
*I don't care who you are.*
**[03:35] Masaki**
* But if you do anything to Orihata,*
* I'll make sure you regret it!*
**[03:39] Masaki**
*Hey, are you lis—*
**[03:50] Jin**
Were you happy that you
got to hear his voice?
**[03:54] Aya**
Yes...
**[03:55] Jin**
I see. Then I guess your life
wasn't a complete waste.
**[04:01] Jin**
You're better off than me, at least.
**[04:06] Suema**
How are you feeling?
**[04:07] Kotoe**
I'm okay.
**[04:09] Suema**
I see... That's good.
**[04:13] Kotoe**
Everything that happened
must've surprised you.
**[04:16] Suema**
Well, a little bit.
**[04:19] Suema**
The other day surprised me more, though.
**[04:22] Kotoe**
The other day?
**[04:23] Suema**
I mean hearing about how your
reputation had suddenly changed.
**[04:27] Kotoe**
They must be saying all
sorts of things about me.
**[04:30] Suema**
I'm sure everyone's opinions will change
once they hear about what happened.
**[04:35] Suema**
Rumors are always like that.
**[04:39] Kotoe**
Thanks... Did you come to cheer me up?
**[04:42] Suema**
No. I wanted to ask you
something personally.
**[04:46] Kotoe**
About what?
**[04:47] Suema**
Who was the one controlling you?
**[04:52] Kotoe**
How'd you know?
**[04:53] Suema**
Because people can't change that easily.
**[04:59] Suema**
Do you have any idea?
**[05:02] Kotoe**
I'm not sure... But remember when
you told me not to see Jin-niisan?
**[05:07] Kotoe**
I remembered that because
it was such a shock...
**[05:10] Suema**
Sorry! That was just—
**[05:12] Kotoe**
No, that's not what I'm saying.
**[05:15] Kotoe**
There's a place I go
whenever I get depressed.
**[05:20] Kotoe**
I remember going when that happened,
so it might've happened after that...
**[05:24] Suema**
Where is that place?
***SIGN*** No Trespassing
**[05:26] Kotoe**
An amusement park that was never
completed, called Paisley Park.
**[05:30] Kotoe**
Have you heard of it?
**[05:31] Suema**
Yes, I know it.
**[05:32] Kotoe**
There's a tower there called
The Ladder. That was where...
**[05:38] Kotoe**
It's hazy, but I remember...
**[05:41] Kotoe**
Jin-niisan told me goodbye.
**[05:46] Kotoe**
And that my feelings for him
were just admiration.
**[05:50] Kotoe**
I already knew that, though.
**[05:53] Kotoe**
I'm such a little kid... It's ridiculous.
**[05:57] Suema**
Kinukawa-san, do you still
have feelings for him?
**[06:02] Kotoe**
I'm not sure.
**[06:03] Kotoe**
I don't know, but... But...
**[06:08] Kotoe**
But... I want to see him again.
**[06:13] Kotoe**
I want him to tease me and
bicker with me like we used to.
**[06:24] Touka**
How'd it go?
**[06:27] Suema**
I'm sorry, Touka,
**[06:30] Suema**
but could you go home by yourself?
**[06:33] Touka**
Is something wrong?
**[06:34] Suema**
I think I have to go.
**[06:37] Touka**
Go? Go where?
**[06:40] Suema**
To Paisley Park.
**[06:42] Suema**
I promised her that I would
do something about this!
**[06:45] Touka**
W-Wait, Suema!
**[06:53] Masaki**
* Sorry, Nee-san. I promise*
* I'll return your motorcycle.*
**[07:03] Suiko**
Just a little more...
**[07:06] Suiko**
Just a little bit more...
**[07:08] Suiko**
Just a little more, and I'll
be able to get through.
**[07:29] Aya**
Are you going to kill me here?
**[07:31] Jin**
No, not yet.
**[07:32] Jin**
I should have some time
before the Towa Organization
**[07:35] Jin**
finds out about Spooky E's death.
**[07:38] Aya**
I see.
**[07:39] Jin**
And I'm not technically going to kill you.
**[07:42] Jin**
I will be tearing out your heart, though.
**[07:47] Jin**
Then you will longer be yourself,
or anything worth calling human.
**[07:52] Aya**
In that case, I'm already...
**[07:56] Aya**
No, it's nothing...
**[08:00] Jin**
We'll begin late at night when
most people will have settled in.
**[08:03] Jin**
I'd rather not cause a panic.
**[08:06] Jin**
The seed I'll create from
your heart will probably
**[08:09] Jin**
only be enough to influence
the people of this city,
**[08:13] Jin**
but that's more than enough.
**[08:15] Aya**
Huh?
**[08:17] Jin**
A new seed should be born within
the people your seed takes root in.
**[08:23] Aya**
How much will this affect everyone?
**[08:26] Jin**
Not much, really.
**[08:28] Jin**
They probably won't even notice.
**[08:31] Jin**
They'll just notice one day that
they aren't feeling pain anymore.
**[08:34] Jin**
That's all.
**[08:37] Aya**
I see. In that case...
**[08:41] Jin**
What's the matter?
**[08:43] Guy**
*There's someone heading over here.*
**[08:44] Jin**
Who is it?
**[08:47] Guy**
It's the boy. The boy who was
masquerading as Boogiepop.
**[08:52] Jin**
*I see. Deal with him, just as we discussed.*
**[08:56] Guy**
Understood.
**[09:06] Masaki**
Orihata!
**[09:09] Masaki**
Orihata!
**[09:18] Masaki**
Wh-What the...
**[09:35] Masaki**
So that's what's going on.
**[09:46] Clown**
There's nothing to fear, Boogiepop-kun.
**[09:50] Clown**
There's nothing to be frightened of.
**[09:52] Clown**
You'll understand soon enough.
**[09:55] Clown**
There's nothing to fear.
**[09:56] Clown**
There's nothing to be frightened of.
**[09:58] Clown**
You'll understand soon enough.
**[10:00] Clown**
There's nothing to be frightened of.
**[10:01] Masaki**
Damn it! Let go of me!
**[10:04] Clown**
Don't worry. Once you awaken,
you'll be one of us.
**[10:12] Masaki**
S-Stop it!
**[10:20] Clown**
Wh-Who are you?
**[10:23] Boogiepop**
You should already know
**[10:25] Boogiepop**
who I am.
**[10:39] Suema**
There's definitely something going on.
**[10:43] Boogiepop**
I had no real intention of showing up,
**[10:46] Boogiepop**
but if this wasn't taken care of quickly,
**[10:48] Boogiepop**
a certain little busybody would've
gotten herself mixed up in this.
**[10:55] Boogiepop**
Three, two, one...
**[11:01] Suema**
Isn't this Wagner's...
**[11:04] Jin**
"Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg"?
**[11:07] Jin**
The electricity in the park
should be shut off.
**[11:10] Jin**
What's going on?
**[11:15] Masaki**
*It was almost like magic.*
**[11:20] Masaki**
*But they aren't a wizard.*
**[11:23] Masaki**
*They're a reaper.*
**[11:26] Boogiepop**
Hey, there.
**[11:28] Boogiepop**
We finally meet.
**[11:30] Masaki**
This is who I was pretending to be?
**[11:34] Boogiepop**
Well, you'd been brainwashed.
**[11:38] Masaki**
Brainwashed? What are you talking about?
**[11:40] Boogiepop**
Just what it sounds like.
**[11:44] Boogiepop**
There should have been at least one moment
**[11:46] Boogiepop**
during your time with Orihata Aya
when your memories became vague.
**[11:51] Boogiepop**
That's when Spooky E paralyzed your fear.
**[11:57] Masaki**
But that's—
**[12:02] Boogiepop**
Looks like that rings a bell.
**[12:05] Masaki**
But then... I...
**[12:08] Masaki**
If I was brainwashed, then...
then my feelings for Orihata...
**[12:14] Masaki**
I was just being controlled,
and my feelings were lies?
**[12:18] Boogiepop**
You thought everything you've done up to
this point was due to your own free will?
**[12:24] Boogiepop**
Have you ever done *anything* that you were
completely sure was of your own free will?
**[12:32] Boogiepop**
Adapting yourself to society
is essentially being
**[12:35] Boogiepop**
brainwashed to meet societal expectations.
**[12:42] Boogiepop**
And you don't even know by whom.
**[12:45] Boogiepop**
Now the problem is, within your psyche—
**[12:49] Boogiepop**
which has no freedom—what
do you value the most?
**[12:53] Masaki**
I... I...
**[12:56] Boogiepop**
What do you desire, while you are so
tightly bound to this world?
**[13:03] Masaki**
I...
**[13:08] Aya**
The music stopped. What was that all about?
**[13:11] Jin**
Music is highly effective in
stirring people's emotions.
**[13:16] Jin**
It rattles them and robs them
of their rational judgment.
**[13:21] Jin**
*But to think that boy is...*
**[13:24] Aya**
What's wrong?
**[13:25] Jin**
It seems we have no more time to waste.
**[13:28] Jin**
I'm going to have to deal
with you right away.
**[13:31] Aya**
I see. Then please, get it over with.
**[13:34] Jin**
I will.
**[13:37] Jin**
Who's there?!
**[13:40] Aya**
I-It can't be...
**[13:42] Boogiepop**
There's no need to be surprised, Camille-kun.
**[13:46] Boogiepop**
Haven't you been searching
for me this entire time?
**[13:50] Jin**
Wh-What? Who are you?
**[13:53] Boogiepop**
You should already know
**[13:56] Boogiepop**
who I am.
**[14:03] Boogiepop**
You're being rather violent just because
you can't see a flower within me,
**[14:08] Boogiepop**
Imaginator.
**[14:09] Jin**
You know that much?
**[14:11] Boogiepop**
You're not going to forgive me, then?
**[14:16] Boogiepop**
Well, whatever. Why don't you go ahead
and do whatever you were going to do?
**[14:21] Jin**
What?
**[14:23] Boogiepop**
I'm telling you to go ahead
and do whatever you want.
**[14:28] Boogiepop**
If you can, that is.
**[14:35] Jin**
Wh-What? What's going on?!
**[14:39] Aya**
I thought this might happen.
**[14:43] Aya**
You wanted to use me to do
something to humans, right?
**[14:47] Jin**
So what if I did?!
**[14:49] Aya**
I knew it. I figured this
wouldn't go well, then.
**[14:55] Aya**
Because...
**[14:59] Aya**
I'm not human!
**[15:03] Boogiepop**
I see.
**[15:05] Boogiepop**
Regardless, it appears
that you had already lost.
**[15:09] Jin**
Wh-What do you mean?
**[15:11] Boogiepop**
The moment you met this girl,
**[15:14] Boogiepop**
your defeat had already been ensured.
**[15:19] Boogiepop**
I'm not sure how you met, or what kind
of ironic twist of fate it was, though.
**[15:25] Jin**
B-But...
**[15:26] Boogiepop**
This is what happens when all you
care about is the future, Imaginator.
**[15:33] Boogiepop**
You believe yourself to be the only
option, so your feet get swept out
**[15:38] Boogiepop**
from under you as soon as another
unexpected possibility shows up.
**[15:44] Jin**
Damn it...
**[15:55] Boogiepop**
It's not going to work, Imaginator.
**[15:57] Boogiepop**
He can never break through.
**[16:00] Boogiepop**
You're just going to keep falling.
**[16:05] Boogiepop**
There are no possibilities left for you.
**[16:08] Boogiepop**
Even if it were to snow in April,
**[16:13] Boogiepop**
it would never accumulate, melting
away because of the spring's warmth.
**[16:51] Aya**
Did he die? Did you kill him?
**[16:57] Boogiepop**
Well, he may suffer from
whiplash for a while.
**[17:03] Aya**
Why did you save him?
**[17:05] Boogiepop**
Because he wasn't worth killing.
**[17:09] Boogiepop**
Now that the Imaginator is gone,
he's no enemy of mine.
**[17:14] Aya**
So if someone was truly your
enemy, you wouldn't hold back.
**[17:19] Boogiepop**
Correct.
**[17:29] Boogiepop**
As for those... I guess I can leave them.
**[17:32] Boogiepop**
I'm sure the Towa Organization will come
and deal with them if we leave them be.
**[17:36] Aya**
B-But why?
**[17:37] Aya**
Why are you helping me?
I'm supposed to be your enemy.
**[17:42] Boogiepop**
And why would you be my enemy?
**[17:44] Aya**
Because the Towa Organization is—
**[17:46] Boogiepop**
The Towa Organization itself is not my enemy.
**[17:50] Boogiepop**
Though I am unsure of what
you all think about me.
**[17:55] Boogiepop**
Same goes for Asukai Jin.
**[17:57] Boogiepop**
His powers were never a concern of mine.
**[18:02] Boogiepop**
Besides, he gravely misunderstood
his own powers.
**[18:08] Aya**
What do you mean?
**[18:10] Boogiepop**
You appear to believe that Asukai Jin
couldn't harm you because you aren't human,
**[18:17] Boogiepop**
but sadly, that doesn't matter.
**[18:20] Aya**
B-But...
**[18:21] Boogiepop**
Apparently, he could see people's hearts,
**[18:25] Boogiepop**
but people's hearts grow through
communication with others.
**[18:31] Boogiepop**
An unparalleled psyche
that could solve everything
**[18:37] Boogiepop**
simply doesn't exist.
**[18:39] Boogiepop**
No matter how much he
tampered with someone's heart,
**[18:43] Boogiepop**
the results would only be temporary.
**[18:47] Boogiepop**
Even if he had ripped out your heart,
**[18:51] Boogiepop**
you would've quickly recovered.
**[18:55] Boogiepop**
Because you have something protecting
you deep within your heart.
**[19:04] Masaki**
Damn it... Wait for me, Orihata...
**[19:10] Suiko**
It appears that Asukai-sensei was
**[19:13] Suiko**
too obsessed with what was
missing in people's hearts.
**[19:16] Suiko**
Whatever was missing merely presented
the opportunity to make something new,
**[19:22] Suiko**
but didn't provide enough
strength to break through.
**[19:25] Suiko**
You're quite impressive.
**[19:29] Suiko**
This is as far as I go.
There's no future for me...
**[19:33] Suiko**
But I know that someday, someone
will be able to break through.
**[19:46] Suiko**
I'm reminded whenever I see
someone strong like you.
**[19:58] Boogiepop**
That's the reason why Asukai
Jin couldn't harm you.
**[20:04] Boogiepop**
He only asked me to help out.
**[20:07] Boogiepop**
Oh, yes. If you have nowhere to go,
**[20:10] Boogiepop**
you should go talk to
someone close to that boy.
**[20:15] Boogiepop**
She's a rather strange one called the Fire
Witch, but I'm sure she'll help you out.
**[20:28] Suema**
What is this?
**[20:31] Suema**
What in the world is going on?
**[20:40] Suema**
Hey, are you okay?
**[20:43] Suema**
Y-You're Masaki-kun!
**[20:45] Masaki**
S-Suema-san.
**[20:48] Masaki**
Perfect timing...
**[20:49] Suema**
Hey, what's going on?
What in the world happened?
**[20:53] Masaki**
Suema-san...
**[20:55] Masaki**
There should be a girl
somewhere around here.
**[20:58] Masaki**
Could you help her for me?
**[21:00] Suema**
Huh? A girl?
**[21:02] Masaki**
Please...
**[21:03] Suema**
Wh-Who is it, Masaki-kun?
Who are you talking about?
**[21:07] Boogiepop**
That girl is atop a tall
tower called The Ladder.
**[21:12] Suema**
N-Now who is it?!
**[21:15] Boogiepop**
It doesn't really matter who I am.
**[21:17] Boogiepop**
If you could bring that girl down to
see him, I'd greatly appreciate it.
**[21:24] Boogiepop**
The Asukai Jin you're looking
for is also up there.
**[21:29] Suema**
Who are you?
**[21:31] Suema**
Who in the world are you?
**[21:35] Suema**
Answer me!
**[21:39] Guy**
Ow...
**[21:41] Suema**
* Once again, another incident*
* had passed right by me.*
**[21:59] Suema**
* But in the end, whoever that voice*
* belonged to happened to say...*
**[22:04] Boogiepop**
*You should already know*
**[22:06] Boogiepop**
*who I am.*
# E10 - Boogiepop at Dawn 1
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GY79DXE1R/boogiepop-at-dawn-1)
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**[00:29] Boogiepop**
Hey, there.
**[00:31] Boogiepop**
I apologize if my whistling
was bothering you.
**[00:34] Echoes**
Oh, no. I was just wondering what
you were doing in a place like this.
**[00:40] Boogiepop**
I'd like to ask you the same thing.
**[00:43] Boogiepop**
What are *you* doing in a place like this?
**[00:46] Boogiepop**
Who might you be?
**[00:51] Echoes**
My name is Echoes.
**[00:53] Boogiepop**
Ah, so you're Echoes.
**[00:56] Echoes**
You know me?
**[01:00] Boogiepop**
You're Kamikishiro Naoko-san's
friend, are you not?
**[01:03] Boogiepop**
And you came from somewhere
not of this world.
**[01:09] Echoes**
Who are you?
**[01:14] Boogiepop**
My name is Boogiepop.
**[01:18] Echoes**
That's a rather strange name.
**[01:21] Boogiepop**
I could say the same about yours, no?
**[01:23] Boogiepop**
But your name is far more poetic.
**[01:28] Echoes**
I didn't exactly receive this
name in the best way, though.
**[01:33] Echoes**
And your name... How did you get your name?
**[01:41] Boogiepop**
That's a pretty long story.
**[01:45] Boogiepop**
I suppose I need to start by
telling you about the scarecrow.
**[01:50] Echoes**
Huh?
**[01:54] Boogiepop**
A scarecrow. A straw man used
to keep the crows away.
***SIGN*** Boogiepop and Others
***SIGN*** For Rent
***SIGN*** Seeking tenants
***SIGN*** Dengeki Bunko
**[03:33] Landlord**
Oh?
**[03:35] Landlord**
Actually coming to the office today?
**[03:37] Kuroda**
Yes, though I'm waiting
for a job to come in.
**[03:41] Kuroda**
I'm not sure how I'm going
to deal with this recession.
**[03:44] Landlord**
Wow, I guess even detectives
have to worry about the economy.
**[03:50] Pigeon**
'Scuse me...
**[03:51] Landlord**
Oh? Looks like you have a customer.
**[03:54] Pigeon**
My pet pigeon seems to have flown off.
**[03:59] Pigeon**
Do you think you can find it for me?
***SIGN*** Kuroda Detective Agency
**[04:10] Kuroda**
So, what did you want, Pigeon?
**[04:13] Pigeon**
I have a mission for you.
**[04:14] Pigeon**
They want you to check up on
Teratsuki Kyouichirou again.
**[04:18] Kuroda**
That again?
**[04:19] Pigeon**
The Towa Organization raised Teratsuki
Kyouichirou's observation level to A.
**[04:24] Kuroda**
Meaning eliminate him at any
sign of suspicious activity?
**[04:27] Kuroda**
That's not very pleasant.
**[04:30] Pigeon**
Well, that's the fate of a synthetic human.
**[04:33] Pigeon**
I mean, it goes for us, too.
**[04:38] Pigeon**
I look forward to this every time I come here.
**[04:41] Pigeon**
You're basically a pro at this.
**[04:43] Kuroda**
Detectives are picky about their coffee.
**[04:47] Pigeon**
True.
**[04:51] Pigeon**
You can set aside your
primary mission for now.
**[04:55] Pigeon**
Not that you've found any
MPLS around here anyway.
**[04:59] Kuroda**
I'm not sure if I like finding
enemies among us, either.
**[05:05] Pigeon**
You mean Teratsuki?
**[05:07] Kuroda**
Yeah. Why's he being treated like a traitor?
**[05:11] Kuroda**
It's his job to make it easier for the
Towa Organization to do their work.
**[05:17] Pigeon**
What? You're defending him?
**[05:20] Pigeon**
I mean, I guess that's fine.
**[05:22] Pigeon**
But you're still not getting out
of this job, no matter what.
**[05:26] Kuroda**
I know.
**[05:28] Kuroda**
I won't let sympathy get
in the way of my work.
**[05:31] Pigeon**
You're better off that way.
**[05:34] Kuroda**
You have to be alive to
enjoy that aroma, huh?
**[05:38] Pigeon**
Precisely.
**[05:40] Pigeon**
We aren't human, so we can't live
without the Towa Organization.
**[05:44] Pigeon**
We've got no choice but
to do what we have to do.
**[05:48] Kuroda**
* "Scarecrow." That's my real name as one of*
* the Towa Organization's synthetic humans.*
***SIGN*** For Rent
**[05:57] Kuroda**
*My primary mission is to track down any MPLS.*
**[06:01] Kuroda**
* It's pretty distant from the missions*
* I get to find random people.*
***SIGN*** For Rent
**[06:07] Kuroda**
* What I'm looking for are people who possess*
* possibilities that do not exist yet.*
**[06:12] Kuroda**
* Possibilities that no one—especially*
* the ones in question—are aware of.*
**[06:18] Kuroda**
* In that respect, this job*
* is probably much easier.*
***SIGN*** A long interview with "The Monster",
Teratsuki Kyouichirou
We break down the rise of MCE!!!
***SIGN*** They flew in just for this!
A famous psychic from the US reveals
the true suspect in an unsolved case!
***SIGN*** Weekly Asuki
***SIGN*** The latest and exclusive
information obtained by *Asuki*
***SIGN*** We break down the rise of MCE!!!
***SIGN*** They flew in just for this!!
A famous psychic from the US reveals
the true suspect in an unsolved case!
***SIGN*** Weekly Asuki
***SIGN*** The latest and exclusive
information obtained by *Asuki*
***SIGN*** A long interview with "The Monster," Teratsuki Kyouichirou
**[06:24] Guy**
A credit inquiry on MCE?
**[06:27] Guy**
Yeah, that's not happening.
**[06:29] Guy**
You can poke around all you want,
but you're not gonna find anything.
**[06:32] Guy**
Causes for concern?
**[06:35] Guy**
I can't think of a single one!
**[06:37] Guy**
It's definitely good at its work,
**[06:40] Guy**
though I hear it's just one guy.
**[06:44] Kuroda**
*Currently, Teratsuki's company, MCE,*
**[06:47] Kuroda**
* is a very influential*
* company within this country.*
**[06:51] Kuroda**
I guess being too successful
can be a problem, too.
**[06:57] Kuroda**
* I happened to find an article about*
* a donation to a certain hospital.*
**[07:02] Kuroda**
* Considering he was a philanthropist,*
* this was nothing out of the ordinary.*
**[07:05] Kuroda**
* But something about this*
* hospital caught my eye.*
**[07:11] Kuroda**
* The giant system known*
* as the Towa Organization*
**[07:14] Kuroda**
* continues to observe and conduct*
* experiments all around the world.*
**[07:19] Kuroda**
* It wants to track down whatever it was*
* that gave humans their intelligence,*
**[07:23] Kuroda**
*and it wants to detect whatever is next.*
**[07:27] Kuroda**
* Most of its research*
* centers around evolution.*
**[07:31] Kuroda**
*But it doesn't know what exactly comes next.*
**[07:36] Kuroda**
* That's why it's trying to*
* preserve what makes us human.*
**[07:41] Kuroda**
*It's basically a struggle for survival.*
**[07:44] Kuroda**
* To ensure that humans prevail in*
* the inevitable evolutionary war.*
**[07:49] Kuroda**
* If Teratsuki truly betrayed*
* the Towa Organization...*
***SIGN*** Garden
**[08:03] Kuroda**
Does this Teratsuki guy just like
constructing odd-shaped buildings?
**[08:09] Nagi**
You seem pretty passionate.
**[08:15] Kuroda**
This place is pretty impressive.
**[08:18] Nagi**
So, was whomever you came
to meet just not here?
**[08:24] Kuroda**
Something like that.
**[08:26] Nagi**
You're lying.
**[08:27] Nagi**
You wanted to snoop around
inside, didn't you?
**[08:30] Kuroda**
What gives you that idea?
**[08:33] Nagi**
If you were visiting someone, you wouldn't
bother going through every single floor.
**[08:37] Nagi**
Going up and down floors,
holding that bouquet...
**[08:40] Nagi**
I could see you from here.
***SIGN*** Kuroda Detective Agency
**[08:46] Nagi**
I see. So you're Kuroda-san.
**[08:49] Kuroda**
And what's your name, Little Miss Detective?
**[08:53] Nagi**
I'm Nagi. Kirima Nagi.
**[08:58] Kuroda**
Nagi-chan, huh? That's a rather unusual name.
**[09:01] Nagi**
My dad's such a weirdo.
**[09:05] Nagi**
"Always remain calm,
no matter the situation!"
**[09:08] Nagi**
That's the "calm" that "Nagi" comes from.
**[09:10] Kuroda**
I see.
**[09:12] Nagi**
Say, Kuroda-san... Your investigation
doesn't have anything to do with me, does it?
**[09:19] Kuroda**
Do I look bored enough to
actually go along with that joke?
**[09:25] Nagi**
You sure do! Anyone would think that
when you're just wandering around here.
**[09:32] Kuroda**
So what sort of condition do you have?
**[09:35] Kuroda**
You don't exactly look sick...
**[09:39] Nagi**
To be honest, it's a pain in the ass...
**[09:42] Nagi**
They're not sure what's causing it.
**[09:45] Nagi**
My body just starts hurting out of nowhere.
**[09:48] Kuroda**
It starts hurting? Like how?
**[09:53] Nagi**
So much that I can't put it into words.
**[09:59] Nagi**
Well, I can't really explain it, but
the doctors say it's just growing pains.
**[10:07] Kuroda**
Growing pains?
**[10:11] Nagi**
Hey, don't look so grim.
**[10:15] Kuroda**
S-Sorry.
**[10:18] Makiko**
Kirima-san!
**[10:20] Makiko**
You need to return to your room soon.
**[10:23] Nagi**
That's Dr. Kisugi.
**[10:25] Nagi**
I've gotta go.
**[10:27] Nagi**
See ya, Mr. Detective.
**[10:29] Kuroda**
Hey, wait!
**[10:33] Kuroda**
You can have these.
**[10:38] Nagi**
Thanks!
**[10:41] Nagi**
Say, Mr. Detective...
**[10:44] Nagi**
You should investigate me sometime.
**[10:47] Nagi**
You'll probably find something interesting.
**[10:50] Kuroda**
Yeah? Guess I have something
to look forward to.
**[10:54] Makiko**
What were you doing?
You know you're not well.
***SIGN*** Periodic report regarding my mission
**[11:02] Kuroda**
*Periodic report regarding my mission.*
**[11:06] Kuroda**
* First, regarding the investigation*
* of Teratsuki Kyouichirou,*
**[11:10] Kuroda**
* I could not confirm any acts of disloyalty*
* against the Towa Organization.*
**[11:14] Kuroda**
*The only thing that caught my eye*
**[11:16] Kuroda**
* were his investments in*
* a certain medical facility,*
**[11:19] Kuroda**
* but this provided no proof that he would*
* pose harm to the Towa Organization,*
**[11:22] Kuroda**
* so I've concluded that*
* this was of no concern.*
**[11:25] Kuroda**
* Next, regarding my primary mission*
* to track down any MPLS...*
***SIGN*** ...to track down any MPLS
**(Flashback) [11:32] Nagi**
Well, I can't really explain it, but
the doctors say it's just growing pains.
**[11:43] Naoko**
Coming! Who is it?
**[11:50] Kuroda**
I'm a detective that Kirima-san summoned.
**[11:54] Nagi**
Naoko, I know him.
**[11:58] Nagi**
Did you find something out, Mr. Detective?
**[12:01] Kuroda**
Indeed. To think the unfortunate
little girl happened to a billionaire.
**[12:07] Naoko**
A detective? What?
**[12:09] Naoko**
You investigated Nagi?
**[12:13] Kuroda**
She was the one who told me to.
**[12:16] Kuroda**
Kirima Nagi.
**[12:17] Kuroda**
The only daughter of the writer who suddenly
died four years ago, Kirima Seiichi,
**[12:22] Kuroda**
who happened to inherit the
rights to all of his works.
**[12:25] Kuroda**
Naturally, inheriting those rights
came with never-ending troubles.
**[12:31] Nagi**
Wow... I'm surprised you found all this out.
**[12:35] Kuroda**
I thought you might actually be faking
your illness so you could hide.
**[12:39] Kuroda**
Unfortunately, that doesn't
seem to be the case.
**[12:42] Nagi**
Why's that unfortunate?
**[12:44] Kuroda**
Wouldn't you prefer not to be sick?
**[12:47] Naoko**
Yeah! You need to hurry up and get better.
**[12:50] Naoko**
I don't wanna end up being another
grade ahead of you in school.
**[12:58] Naoko**
Well, I'm gonna head home.
**[13:01] Kuroda**
I guess I should head out, too.
**[13:03] Nagi**
Could you stay a little
longer, Mr. Detective?
**[13:08] Nagi**
So... Why'd you do it?
**[13:12] Kuroda**
What's this about?
**[13:13] Nagi**
Don't play dumb with me!
**[13:15] Nagi**
You found out my agent was embezzling money
from me and got him fired, didn't you?
**[13:19] Kuroda**
Well... I asked him a few questions...
**[13:23] Nagi**
Were you trying to win me over?
**[13:27] Kuroda**
What good would that do?
**[13:36] Nagi**
I don't understand.
**[13:38] Kuroda**
Understand what?
**[13:40] Nagi**
Even if I were to be cured one day,
what kind of person should I become?
**[13:46] Nagi**
Nothing sounds right.
**[13:50] Kuroda**
I'm not sure if it ever
sounds right to anyone.
**[13:54] Nagi**
What about you?
**[13:55] Kuroda**
I dunno... Detective work
is a dirty business.
**[14:01] Nagi**
I see.
**[14:03] Nagi**
Hey... Did you ever want to be
anything other than a detective?
**[14:09] Kuroda**
Let's see...
**[14:11] Kuroda**
Maybe a superhero.
**[14:13] Kuroda**
A superhero who gets to solve crimes
without dealing with any other kind of crap.
**[14:18] Kuroda**
I guess I'd like to be something like that.
**[14:22] Nagi**
Then you should! I'm sure you could do it!
**[14:24] Nagi**
I'll even sponsor you!
**[14:28] Kuroda**
Come on, now. You shouldn't say
things like that so carelessly.
**[14:31] Kuroda**
Someone will take advantage of you.
**[14:33] Nagi**
I wouldn't mind if it was you, Kuroda-san.
**[14:36] Kuroda**
Uh... I...
**[14:41] Kuroda**
Are you having an episode?
I-I'll call a doctor—
**[14:47] Nagi**
Seriously... Think about it.
**[14:50] Nagi**
I mean it!
**[14:56] Kuroda**
*As I thought, this girl...*
**[14:58] Guy**
Kirima-san, please calm down.
**[15:03] Kuroda**
*...is evolving.*
**[15:12] Naoko**
*Are you on Nagi's side, Mr. Detective?*
**(Flashback) [15:16] Kuroda**
I guess I don't consider
myself her friend or foe.
**(Flashback) [15:18] Naoko**
In that case, be her friend.
**(Flashback) [15:22] Naoko**
Please.
***SIGN*** ...to track down any MPLS
**[15:36] Mo**
Hello, this is Sasaki.
***SIGN*** Caution!! Slow down
**[15:38] Guy**
*D3 in progress. Mo Murder, accept this order.*
**[15:42] Guy**
*The target's name is Scarecrow.*
**[15:44] Guy**
* Kill on sight for committing*
* traitorous actions.*
**[15:48] Guy**
* The target has destroyed facility*
* RS20TTU and is currently on the run.*
**[15:53] Guy**
*Severe casualties. Motive unknown.*
**[15:58] Mo**
He destroyed RS20TTU?
**[16:02] Mo**
Was he after some kind of drug?
**[16:12] Makiko**
Oh?
**[16:17] Makiko**
That's strange.
**[16:21] Makiko**
I-Is someone there?
**[16:28] Makiko**
Wh-What's going on?
**[16:44] Mo**
*Damn! I was careless.*
***SIGN*** Kirima Nagi
**(Flashback) [16:56] Makiko**
I-Is someone there?
**[17:22] Mo**
* But what in the world was Kirima Seiichi's*
* daughter doing in a place like that?*
**[17:33] Kuroda**
* That drug was able to accelerate*
* the evolution of any human.*
**[17:40] Kuroda**
*But that girl had already started to evolve.*
**[17:43] Kuroda**
* That drug should offset*
* that possibility within her.*
**[17:51] Kuroda**
*And so what if it does?*
**[17:55] Kuroda**
A crematorium?
**[17:58] Kuroda**
Well, isn't that fitting...
**[18:00] Touka**
What are you doing?
**[18:03] Kuroda**
Nothing, really.
**[18:06] Touka**
But aren't you dying?
**[18:10] Kuroda**
I guess I am.
**[18:13] Touka**
Aren't you scared?
**[18:15] Kuroda**
Well... yeah.
**[18:17] Touka**
Then...
**[18:19] Touka**
Then why are you so calm?
**[18:25] Kuroda**
What are you?
**[18:28] Kuroda**
A reaper?
**[18:30] Touka**
A reaper, huh?
**[18:33] Kuroda**
Well, if you're a reaper,
I might as well tell you.
**[18:37] Kuroda**
I'm really pissed off right now...
**[18:41] Kuroda**
at how lame I am.
**[18:44] Boogiepop**
You mean the way you're dressed?
**[18:48] Kuroda**
I'm wearing this because I'm a scarecrow.
**[18:51] Kuroda**
I like black things, just like crows do.
**[18:55] Boogiepop**
Then why are you so mad?
**[19:00] Kuroda**
I tried to save a girl...
**[19:04] Kuroda**
With a drug that I risked my life to obtain.
**[19:08] Boogiepop**
Did she not make it?
**[19:11] Kuroda**
I'm not sure, to be honest.
**[19:13] Kuroda**
But if it did work, she should be able to
go back to being a normal human being.
**[19:18] Boogiepop**
That's a good thing, then.
**[19:21] Kuroda**
But you see... in my final moments,
**[19:26] Kuroda**
I'm having some regrets.
**[19:30] Kuroda**
I feel like I've done something
incredibly stupid.
**[19:33] Kuroda**
This is far from being a superhero.
**[19:39] Kuroda**
Even though she said I could become one...
**[19:44] Kuroda**
I need to be judged and
punished for what I've done.
**[19:50] Kuroda**
But I'll die any minute now...
stuck in this half-assed situation...
**[19:56] Boogiepop**
Would you like me to judge you?
**[20:00] Boogiepop**
I wonder if you'll be able to
become a superhero if I judge you.
**[20:05] Boogiepop**
Would you be able to cast your
regret aside and return again?
**[20:12] Boogiepop**
Return to the moment when your
heart was at its most beautiful?
**[20:20] Kuroda**
What... are you?
**[20:24] Boogiepop**
You called me a reaper, didn't you?
**[20:28] Kuroda**
Actually, you're probably just a delusion.
**[20:32] Kuroda**
You're like a bubble that will pop
and disappear at any moment...
**[20:36] Kuroda**
A fragile hope that appears as you die...
**[20:40] Kuroda**
You're pretty creepy, though.
**[20:43] Boogiepop**
So I'm some kind of creepy bubble?
**[20:47] Kuroda**
It's pretty funny, isn't it?
**[20:50] Kuroda**
To think that the last thing I see
is something strange like you...
**[20:56] Boogiepop**
You...
**[21:00] Boogiepop**
You haven't answered yet.
**[21:03] Boogiepop**
Will you be able to return?
**[21:13] Kuroda**
* Through their endless research,*
* the Towa Organization*
**[21:17] Kuroda**
* was able to create countless*
* synthetic humans.*
**[21:20] Kuroda**
* But the basis of the research*
* remained top secret.*
**[21:26] Kuroda**
* Therefore, there will be more*
* people who will suspect*
**[21:32] Kuroda**
* that the source was something*
* that had out-evolved mankind.*
**[21:38] Kuroda**
*But I have my apprehensions.*
**[21:43] Mo**
There it is.
**[21:45] Kuroda**
*If that source was not from the future,*
**[21:50] Kuroda**
* and just happened to be an*
* individual, freak mutation,*
**[21:53] Kuroda**
* wouldn't that make what we're*
* doing a ridiculous farce?*
**[22:01] Mo**
But I wonder...
**[22:04] Mo**
How was he able to die with
that expression on his face?
# E11 - Boogiepop at Dawn 2
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GY0XZ5N96/boogiepop-at-dawn-2)
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**[00:09] Makiko**
I'll kill you... I'll kill you...
I'll kill you... I'll kill you...
**[00:14] Makiko**
I'll kill you... I'll kill you...
I'll kill you... I'll kill you...
***SIGN*** Boogiepop and Others
**[01:54] Makiko**
I see.
***SIGN*** Dengeki Bunko
**[01:55] Makiko**
So you can't shake the feeling that everyone
is saying horrible things about you.
**[02:00] Makiko**
Do you feel like someone's following you?
**[02:03] Guy**
Do you think I'm lying?
**[02:06] Makiko**
No, I haven't determined anything yet.
**[02:10] Guy**
Doctor, will you hear me out?
**[02:12] Makiko**
Of course.
**[02:14] Guy**
I've come to realize that there is
a terrifying evil living in our world.
**[02:20] Guy**
Because they know that
I'm aware of their existence,
**[02:24] Guy**
they've been spreading horrible things
to those around me so I look like a liar.
**[02:30] Guy**
It's a terrible thing.
**[02:33] Makiko**
And how did you come to this realization?
**[02:36] Guy**
Well, I mean, he tells me
that he's going to harass me
**[02:39] Guy**
all the time through the TV and radio.
**[02:43] Makiko**
I see.
**[02:44] Makiko**
That must be quite the ordeal.
**[02:46] Guy**
It really is.
**[02:54] Makiko**
Long time no see.
**[02:56] Nagi**
Oh, Dr. Kisugi.
**[03:02] Makiko**
You seem like you're doing better.
**[03:04] Nagi**
And you haven't changed, Doctor.
**[03:06] Makiko**
Thank you.
**[03:09] Makiko**
But, truly...
**[03:10] Makiko**
I'm going to be frank. I still have
no idea how you were cured.
**[03:17] Nagi**
You still think it was all in my head, right?
**[03:21] Makiko**
I do, if I'm being perfectly honest.
**[03:24] Nagi**
I'm actually starting to think the same now.
**[03:29] Makiko**
Do you have any idea what may have cured it?
**[03:30] Nagi**
Oh, well, I met someone.
**[03:34] Nagi**
After that, I felt like a weight
had been lifted off my shoulders.
**[03:38] Nagi**
I'm wondering if that's
what actually cured me.
**[03:45] Makiko**
I-I see. So what are they like?
**[03:48] Makiko**
Is it a guy?
**[03:49] Nagi**
He was weird. I never saw
him again after that, though.
**[03:54] Nagi**
I've been looking for him, but I don't
think I'm going to find him.
**[03:58] Nagi**
It's just a hunch, but...
**[04:00] Makiko**
Maybe it was love.
**[04:03] Makiko**
Am I wrong?
**[04:05] Nagi**
Who knows? I'm not really sure myself.
**[04:08] Nagi**
I wonder what my dad would say about this.
**[04:11] Makiko**
He'd probably tell you that
first love bears no fruit.
**[04:13] Makiko**
You should forget about him.
**[04:16] Nagi**
Yeah... You're probably right, but...
**[04:21] Nagi**
Hey, Dr. Kisugi... Why did you
decide to become a psychiatrist?
**[04:25] Makiko**
Huh?
**[04:27] Nagi**
I have no idea what I want
to do with my future.
**[04:31] Nagi**
Why'd you choose this career?
**[04:34] Makiko**
Well... Maybe it's because I'm a coward.
**[04:39] Nagi**
What do you mean by that?
**[04:41] Makiko**
Analysis of the mind involves
deconstructing indescribable fear.
**[04:49] Makiko**
I've been a huge coward
ever since I was a child,
**[04:53] Makiko**
so I always wondered why I felt
like that. Why does fear exist?
**[04:59] Makiko**
After pursuing that for years,
I eventually ended up here.
**[05:05] Nagi**
Then, if—
**[05:07] Announcer**
*Kirima Nagi-san, please come to window three.*
**[05:12] Announcer**
*Kirima Nagi-san, please come to window three.*
**[05:12] Nagi**
Damn, they're calling me.
**[05:14] Nagi**
Well, see ya, Doc.
**[05:16] Makiko**
Right. See you later, Nagi-chan.
**[05:22] Makiko**
*As I figured, she hasn't realized a thing.*
**[05:37] Makiko**
*Everything began at that moment.*
**[05:41] Makiko**
* Right after that, Kirima Nagi,*
* who had an incurable illness,*
**[05:44] Makiko**
*made a miraculous recovery.*
**[05:49] Makiko**
*Since then, in my experiments,*
**[05:51] Makiko**
* the rats gained regenerative abilities*
* that basically made them invincible.*
**(Flashback) [06:02] Makiko**
I knew it. This can only be called evolution.
**(Flashback) [06:07] Makiko**
I wonder what would happen if I injected
this into one of my patients...
**(Flashback) [06:13] Makiko**
Yeah, right. That'd never be possible.
**[06:18] Makiko**
*But on the other hand...*
**[06:43] Guy**
* We have breaking news regarding*
* the current string of murders.*
***SIGN*** High school girl (16) found dead under suspicious
circumstances at Hinoki Secondary Park
***SIGN*** A man jogging through the park discovered the body of a high school girl (16) from the city
**[06:45] Guy**
*The body of a teenage girl, who is believed*
**[06:48] Guy**
* to be another victim,*
* was discovered last night.*
**[06:51] Guy**
* Due to the excessive damage to the body,*
* such as the mandible being pried open,*
**[06:55] Guy**
* the police are investigating this as a part*
* of the same serial murders where corpses*
**[06:59] Guy**
* have been left in random*
* locations since three months ago.*
***SIGN*** Breaking News: A new victim in the string of grisly murders
Another high school girl has fallen victim
**[07:02] MC**
*This is now the fifth victim.*
**[07:05] MC**
* Just like the previous victims,*
* her mandible was pried open,*
**[07:08] MC**
*and her brain was sucked out.*
**[07:11] Guy A**
* Yes, the killer may hold some*
* extreme superstitions*
**[07:14] Guy A**
*when it comes to the brain.*
**[07:16] MC**
*Could you explain further?*
**[07:17] Guy A**
* They're taking apart the*
* skull with extreme care.*
**[07:21] Guy A**
* It could be that they're attempting*
* some ritual, or even a curse.*
**[07:27] Intern**
What is it?
**[07:28] Makiko**
Oh, nothing. I just thought
he looked good on TV.
**[07:33] Intern**
I bet they love him for TV spots
because he's attractive.
**[07:36] Intern**
What do you think about
this case, Dr. Kisugi?
**[07:41] Makiko**
Specialists shouldn't involve
themselves in such extreme cases.
**[07:46] Makiko**
That's what the director would say.
***SIGN*** Breaking News: A new victim in the string of grisly murders
Another high school girl has fallen victim
**[07:50] Intern**
Superstitions involving the human brain...
**[07:54] Intern**
But if they're able to take apart a skull,
they must be extremely knowledgeable.
**[07:59] Intern**
Maybe it is some maniac.
**[08:02] Intern**
Maybe it's the autopsy itself they're after...
**[08:04] Intern**
Like, they get pleasure from
just taking apart the skull.
**[08:08] Intern**
What do you think?
**[08:10] Makiko**
No idea.
**[08:11] Intern**
But if the killer turns out to
be someone in the medical field,
**[08:14] Intern**
it'll cause a huge problem.
**[08:18] Makiko**
It'll be like jumping into a snake's nest.
**[08:21] Intern**
Wh-What?
**[08:25] Intern**
You mean "a hornet nest," don't you?
**[08:28] Makiko**
Was that how that saying went?
**[08:29] Intern**
Y-Yes. I'm pretty sure it is.
**[08:32] Makiko**
You must not like snakes.
**[08:34] Intern**
N-No, that's not it.
**[08:38] Makiko**
Do you have some trauma involving snakes?
**[08:39] Intern**
N-No. It's just that they're creepy...
**[08:44] Makiko**
According to some theories, snakes
are a metaphor for male genitalia.
**[08:49] Makiko**
Was that Freud?
**[08:50] Intern**
A-Again, that's not it! It's not like I...
**[08:55] Makiko**
Are you all right? You look a bit pale.
**[08:58] Intern**
I-I'm fine.
**[09:01] Intern**
I think I might be a little tired...
**[09:10] Makiko**
*This sweetness isn't worth it.*
**[09:13] Makiko**
* It just won't taste right,*
* no matter how much I scare him.*
**[09:16] Makiko**
*I guess men just lack depth.*
**(Flashback) [09:20] Girl A**
Someone... Someone, please save me!
**(Flashback) [09:22] Girl B**
Save me!
**(Flashback) [09:23] Girl C**
This must be a dream! It has to be!
**[09:26] Makiko**
Well, I can't blame you for being tired.
**[09:29] Makiko**
A lot's been happening recently... like that
veteran nurse suddenly getting fired.
**[09:34] Intern**
You mean the stuff with the director?
**[09:36] Intern**
Yeah, he seems to be a bit crazy lately.
Things have been really chaotic.
**[09:40] Makiko**
Maybe someone has something on him...
**[09:45] Makiko**
*This isn't enough.*
**[09:47] Makiko**
Not enough, not enough,
not enough, not enough,
**[09:51] Makiko**
not enough, not enough, not enough,
not enough, not enough...
**[10:01] Makiko**
Shinokita-san, how are you feeling tonight?
**[10:06] Makiko**
Did someone come to visit you?
**[10:09] Makiko**
Oh, just as I thought...
**[10:11] Makiko**
No one's come to see you at all.
**[10:14] Makiko**
Apparently that kind nurse who
was taking care of you quit.
**[10:24] Makiko**
Are you lonely, Shinokita-san?
**[10:27] Makiko**
You worked yourself to
the bone for your family,
**[10:30] Makiko**
but your wife divorced you,
and your company demoted you.
**[10:33] Makiko**
On top of that, all those years of drinking
wrecked your internal organs.
**[10:37] Makiko**
Your company approved your sick leave for
now, but I wonder how long that'll last.
**[10:43] Makiko**
How are you going to pay your hospital
bills once your disability runs out?
**[10:50] Makiko**
You might've been cured
if I'd given you that drug...
**[10:55] Makiko**
Look at me!
**[10:56] Makiko**
I've taken it a bit too far lately,
**[10:59] Makiko**
so for now, I have to settle
for messing with you.
**[11:02] Makiko**
Yes, more! Fear me more,
from the bottom of your heart!
**[11:11] Makiko**
Well? Amazing, isn't it?
**[11:13] Makiko**
I can even do this!
**[11:16] Makiko**
It's all thanks to that drug.
**[11:21] Makiko**
I'm just kidding. It's a magic trick.
**[11:23] Makiko**
A simple little magic trick.
**[11:39] Makiko**
Oh, dear... Again?
**[11:42] Makiko**
Watch yourself, Shinokita-san.
**[11:45] Makiko**
If you go crazy, you'll end up in my ward.
**[11:49] Makiko**
When that happens, I'm going to
have even more fun with you.
**[11:58] Makiko**
Not enough. This isn't enough.
**[12:01] Makiko**
I need more, more, more, more, more, more,
more, more, more, more, more, more, more!
**[12:02] Girl**
*Help me...*
**[12:03] Girl**
*Help me... Please...*
**[12:06] Girl**
*Please...*
**[12:10] Makiko**
* Something much more powerfully destructive.*
* I need that kind of absolute fear!*
**[12:20] Makiko**
* As I thought, women's fear*
* tastes better than men's.*
**[12:23] Makiko**
*And the stronger-willed they are, the better.*
**[12:26] Girl**
But...
**[12:27] Suema**
But you're both partially
to blame, aren't you?
**[12:31] Girl**
He's a college student, though...
**[12:33] Suema**
That doesn't matter.
**[12:35] Suema**
Let's go talk to him in person.
**[12:37] Makiko**
* And, yes... The younger they are,*
* the more fearless they are.*
**[12:46] Makiko**
*If I could have her...*
**[12:47] Suema**
It'll be fine.
***SIGN*** A new victim in the serial murders where corpses are left in random places
**[12:55] Caster**
*Next, we have breaking news
regarding the recent serial murders.*
**[12:58] Mom**
My, how scary. I can't believe
they're just targeting girls...
**[12:59] Caster**
*The DNA from the victim's body that was
found the other day at Hinoki Secondary Park*
**[13:01] Mom**
You need to be careful, too, Makiko-san.
**[13:04] Caster**
*has matched that of a teenager
girl who had gone missing nearby.*
**[13:05] Makiko**
I know.
**[13:07] Makiko**
*But it would seem...*
***SIGN*** High School Girl's Body Found in Park
***SIGN*** Very Rare and Macabre Incidents
**[13:09] Makiko**
*I left a very elaborate clue.*
**[13:12] Makiko**
* At this rate, they're*
* definitely going to catch me.*
**[13:16] Makiko**
* I need to find someone to frame*
* before killing that other girl.*
**[13:22] Makiko**
* Otherwise, I'll eventually catch the*
* eye of whoever produced this drug.*
**[13:27] Makiko**
* But the fact that they were able to*
* hide their creation of something*
**[13:31] Makiko**
* like this means that they're*
* a huge organization.*
**[13:34] Makiko**
* Right now, I could probably*
* take advantage of them...*
**[13:38] Makiko**
*As long as I can find their weakness.*
**[13:43] Makiko**
Oh? Are you frightened of me?
**[13:47] Makiko**
*Yes... Individuals gather together.*
**[13:50] Makiko**
* They become a single community, which*
* will eventually end up with a weakness.*
**[13:55] Makiko**
* And that still applies even at*
* the level of a whole country.*
**[14:02] Makiko**
I wonder what a whole nation
writhing in fear would taste like...
**[14:10] Makiko**
Well? Have there been any changes?
**[14:13] Guy**
You've been kind to me, so I just
wanted to let you know...
**[14:17] Guy**
The world is going to end soon.
**[14:20] Makiko**
Oh, dear. That's awful.
**[14:22] Guy**
Yes, it really is awful.
**[14:25] Guy**
Remember that terrifying
evil I mentioned before?
**[14:28] Guy**
They're finally putting
their plan into action.
**[14:31] Makiko**
I see. That is a problem.
**[14:34] Makiko**
Can't we ask them to stop?
**[14:36] Guy**
We cannot.
**[14:38] Makiko**
Then what should we do?
**[14:39] Guy**
There's nothing we can do.
**[14:41] Guy**
All we can do is give up and be wiped out,
**[14:45] Guy**
while writhing in fear.
**[14:48] Makiko**
Are you frightened?
**[14:53] Guy**
It should be very scary.
**[14:56] Makiko**
That sounds rough.
**[14:58] Guy**
It really is.
**[15:01] Makiko**
Next, please.
***SIGN*** Miyashita Touka
***SIGN*** Chart | Input Calendar | Memo | Test Results
**[15:04] Makiko**
Split personalities?
**[15:06] Mom**
Yes. There's a very strange man's
personality in my daughter's mind.
**[15:11] Makiko**
But Miyashita-san, dissociative identity
disorder can't be diagnosed so easily—
**[15:16] Mom**
But it's true!
**[15:18] Mom**
I was almost killed by the strange
man dwelling inside her!
**[15:23] Touka**
Mom...
**[15:24] Mom**
You be quiet!
**[15:26] Makiko**
I'm not sure what happened, but may
I talk to your daughter in private?
**[15:34] Touka**
She's been like that for a while.
**[15:37] Makiko**
Is that because you have DID?
**[15:40] Touka**
Apparently...
**[15:42] Touka**
I don't really understand it, though...
**[15:45] Makiko**
So you aren't aware of this yourself.
**[15:47] Touka**
Right...
**[15:48] Makiko**
By the way, do you get along
well with your mom and dad?
**[15:52] Touka**
N-No... I...
**[15:55] Makiko**
I don't think that's the only reason,
**[15:58] Makiko**
but problems like that can
lead to behavior like this.
**[16:04] Makiko**
Well, I guess there isn't much I can say.
**[16:08] Makiko**
Why don't we test this out?
**[16:11] Touka**
What do you mean?
**[16:12] Makiko**
Try acting out this supposed
other personality.
**[16:18] Touka**
What?
**[16:19] Makiko**
Your mother said it was a strange man.
**[16:22] Makiko**
Try imagining yourself as someone like that.
**[16:25] Touka**
I-I'm not sure how...
**[16:28] Makiko**
It's a form of hypnotherapy.
**[16:31] Makiko**
If you truly have DID,
**[16:34] Makiko**
the other personality may
emerge while you're acting.
**[16:37] Touka**
I-Is that how it works?
**[16:39] Makiko**
Go on, talk like a man.
**[16:43] Touka**
O-Okay... I mean... Y-You got it.
**[16:47] Makiko**
Yes, exactly like that.
Relax and keep trying.
**[16:51] Touka**
Okay...
**[16:52] Makiko**
So, what kind of man are you?
**[16:56] Touka**
Um...
**[16:58] Makiko**
She said you were strange,
so you must be quite the oddball.
**[17:03] Touka**
A man or a woman... You can think
of me as whichever you prefer.
**[17:07] Makiko**
Oh, so your gender is
ambiguous? That's different.
**[17:12] Makiko**
So, why exactly are you inside Touka-chan?
**[17:16] Boogiepop**
I'm actually not sure yet.
**[17:19] Makiko**
You're not?
**[17:21] Boogiepop**
I feel bad for burdening the Miyashita family,
**[17:25] Boogiepop**
but there isn't much I can do about that.
**[17:29] Boogiepop**
But I do know my mission.
**[17:33] Makiko**
Oh? So you have something you have to do?
**[17:35] Boogiepop**
I have to avert the threats to this world.
**[17:40] Makiko**
Threats to this world?
**[17:42] Boogiepop**
An enemy to this world has appeared near me.
**[17:45] Boogiepop**
If nothing is done,
the world will be destroyed.
**[17:48] Makiko**
That's quite the scale you're working on.
**[17:51] Boogiepop**
I wouldn't say that.
**[17:53] Boogiepop**
Threats to the world can be found anywhere.
**[17:58] Makiko**
Really? Then I guess they aren't that scary.
**[18:02] Boogiepop**
Of course they aren't... to you.
**[18:07] Makiko**
What do you mean by that?
**[18:10] Boogiepop**
Because you are an enemy to the world.
**[18:19] Makiko**
*Her weakness... is gone?*
**[18:23] Makiko**
An enemy, you say?
**[18:26] Boogiepop**
Yes, an enemy.
**[18:30] Boogiepop**
But it's not just you.
**[18:33] Boogiepop**
Every human has the potential to
become an enemy of this world.
**[18:41] Boogiepop**
Humans are like fuses. They can
go off at the slightest provocation.
**[18:48] Boogiepop**
They can shake the world's foundation without
a second thought for the consequences.
**[18:54] Boogiepop**
I suppose I could be described as a
natural predator to someone like that.
**[19:00] Makiko**
You said all humans, but I believe
most people are normal.
**[19:04] Boogiepop**
It's *because* they're normal
that they turn out like that.
**[19:08] Makiko**
What do you mean?
**[19:10] Boogiepop**
Say you were to encounter
something truly unique.
**[19:14] Boogiepop**
If you have a strong sense of self,
you can deal with it calmly.
**[19:19] Boogiepop**
But if you're too normal, you'll be
swallowed up by the waves and swept away.
**[19:26] Boogiepop**
It's that kind of rampage
that's the most dangerous.
**[19:30] Makiko**
Is that a form of normalcy bias?
**[19:34] Boogiepop**
Who knows?
**[19:35] Boogiepop**
It's just that those who are content
with being normal have no resistance.
**[19:41] Boogiepop**
And the world isn't as stable
as they'd like to think it is.
**[19:49] Boogiepop**
Disaster could strike at any time.
**[19:51] Boogiepop**
Yes, people who wish to knock down those
walls have no shortage of chances.
**[20:01] Boogiepop**
This is a lovely song. It's very beautiful.
**[20:04] Makiko**
Yes. There's nothing wasted.
**[20:08] Makiko**
And it contains no trace of fear.
**[20:11] Boogiepop**
What do you mean?
**[20:13] Makiko**
There's too much fear in this world.
**[20:16] Makiko**
Enough to frustrate me.
**[20:18] Makiko**
How wonderful it would be if all the fear
were to disappear from this world.
**[20:22] Boogiepop**
I see... So that's your tendency.
**[20:26] Makiko**
Does that still make me
an enemy to this world?
**[20:30] Boogiepop**
Everything has multiple sides.
**[20:33] Boogiepop**
And of course, they all have
different interpretations.
**[20:38] Boogiepop**
For example, if everything died,
then there would be no more fear.
**[20:44] Makiko**
I see.
**[20:46] Makiko**
Then what would you do if you
ever came across this enemy?
**[20:51] Boogiepop**
I would kill them.
**[20:53] Makiko**
That's a terrifying thing to say.
**[20:55] Boogiepop**
What choice do I have?
Apparently, that's what I am.
**[20:59] Makiko**
So you would show no mercy?
**[21:02] Boogiepop**
Correct. And those who become my
enemies wouldn't want that from me.
**[21:09] Makiko**
Like a proper duel, then?
**[21:13] Boogiepop**
Don't you agree?
**[21:16] Makiko**
* What if... I happened to*
* kill this girl here and now?*
**[21:22] Makiko**
* If I just killed everyone in*
* the hospital as I desired...*
**[21:27] Mom**
H-How'd it go?
**[21:29] Makiko**
It's hard to say right now.
**[21:32] Makiko**
I'll need to reevaluate the situation
once things have calmed down.
**[21:36] Mom**
I see...
**[21:38] Makiko**
*Yes. Now is not the time.*
**[21:41] Makiko**
Touka-chan.
**[21:43] Makiko**
You shouldn't dwell on this too much, either.
**[21:47] Touka**
Yes, ma'am.
**[21:49] Makiko**
See you later.
**[21:50] Touka**
Okay.
**[21:51] Touka**
Thank you very much.
**[22:00] Makiko**
When I die, I'd like to be sent
off with a song like this.
**[22:05] Makiko**
Nothing depressing like a requiem.
# E12 - Boogiepop at Dawn 3
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRXJDGX3Y/boogiepop-at-dawn-3)
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**[00:05] Suiko**
Mister?
**[00:08] Seiichi**
What is it?
**[00:10] Suiko**
You're going to die soon.
***SIGN*** Kiri
**[00:22] Seiichi**
I know.
***SIGN*** Boogiepop and Others
***SIGN*** Dengeki Bunko
***SIGN*** Kirima Seiichi
**[02:00] Kyou**
*"Greetings. This is my first time writing you.*
**[02:04] Kyou**
*I am a big fan of your books.*
**[02:09] Kyou**
* I'm writing you today because I wanted*
* to inform you of something.*
***SIGN*** Kirima Seiichi
**[02:14] Kyou**
*I will soon be dead.*
**[02:16] Kyou**
*I'm going to be murdered.*
**[02:20] Kyou**
* I've had a bizarre ability*
* ever since I was born.*
**[02:25] Kyou**
* It was not an ability that*
* would be accepted in our world,*
**[02:28] Kyou**
* and if people found out about it, I would*
* no longer be able to live a peaceful life.*
***SIGN*** Solitude and Conviction
**[02:32] Kyou**
*That's what this power entailed.*
**[02:35] Kyou**
*But then, I discovered your books."*
***SIGN*** Solitude can be your greatest gift
**[02:39] Seiichi**
*"Solitude can be your greatest gift.*
**[02:43] Seiichi**
*The more alone you are,*
**[02:46] Seiichi**
* the greater your ability to connect*
* with a large number of people."*
**[02:51] Kyou**
* "After that, I thought about*
* gradually showing the world*
**[02:54] Kyou**
* the ability that I had*
* kept hidden for so long.*
**[02:58] Kyou**
* But it appears that the world is going*
* to dispose of me as an outsider.*
**[03:05] Kyou**
* I've started to notice strange*
* people gathering around me.*
**[03:08] Kyou**
* I'm sure they're assassins*
* sent by my observer.*
**[03:12] Kyou**
*I figured this would happen,*
**[03:14] Kyou**
* but I had become an enemy*
* of modern society.*
***SIGN*** I had become an enemy of modern society.
**[03:19] Kyou**
* That's why I wanted to thank*
* you while I still can."*
**(Flashback) [03:23] Seiichi**
An enemy to modern society?
**(Flashback) [03:30] Seiichi**
Gen, are you free right now?
**[03:33] Gen**
* Sure. What's up? Are you*
* researching something again?*
**(Flashback) [03:38] Gen**
Actually... This is sort of special.
**(Flashback) [03:45] Gen**
Seiichi, I'll start by saying
that he is actually dead.
***SIGN*** Kirima Seiichi
**(Flashback) [03:51] Gen**
He died a month ago. The day
after the stamp on this letter.
**(Flashback) [03:56] Seiichi**
The next day?
**(Flashback) [03:57] Gen**
Yeah, and on top of that, he was missing
three days prior to sending out this letter.
**(Flashback) [04:02] Seiichi**
Missing? So he really was up to something?
**(Flashback) [04:07] Gen**
About that...
**(Flashback) [04:09] Seiichi**
What is it?
**(Flashback) [04:10] Gen**
Well, it might not actually be anything...
***SIGN*** Kirima Seiichi
**(Flashback) [04:15] Seiichi**
What is it already?
**(Flashback) [04:17] Gen**
He ended up raising the grades
of those around him.
**(Flashback) [04:21] Gen**
But it's not like he was
tutoring them, either.
**(Flashback) [04:26] Gen**
They mentioned that he gave
them a word or two of advice,
**(Flashback) [04:29] Gen**
or he patted them on the head,
**(Flashback) [04:31] Gen**
and that's all.
**(Flashback) [04:33] Gen**
And not just at school.
**(Flashback) [04:34] Gen**
A guy in a band said he was suddenly
able to write extremely unique songs...
**(Flashback) [04:39] Gen**
There are a lot of stories along those lines.
**(Flashback) [04:42] Seiichi**
So in other words... Like, if it were me,
I'd be able to write better novels?
**(Flashback) [04:48] Gen**
Exactly.
**(Flashback) [04:50] Gen**
Apparently he had the ability
to... How do I put this?
**(Flashback) [04:54] Gen**
The ability to break through
whatever was holding them back.
**(Flashback) [04:58] Seiichi**
That's unbelievable... It's like
he was able to cause miracles, then.
**(Flashback) [05:04] Gen**
I wouldn't say "like"...
**(Flashback) [05:06] Gen**
This is just a hunch... but I think
this kid was the real deal.
**(Flashback) [05:09] Seiichi**
How did he die?
**(Flashback) [05:11] Gen**
Apparently, he slipped down
some stairs and hit his head.
**(Flashback) [05:15] Gen**
But there were no witnesses.
**(Flashback) [05:16] Seiichi**
So after being missing for three days,
he fell down some stairs and died...
**(Flashback) [05:21] Seiichi**
That's what you're saying?
**(Flashback) [05:22] Gen**
You'd think that'd cause a huge fuss, right?
***SIGN*** For Sale
**(Flashback) [05:24] Gen**
But it didn't, not in the least.
***SIGN*** For Sale
Feel free to contact us with any questions
Hakubi Realtors
**(Flashback) [05:27] Gen**
His family quickly moved away soon
after and disappeared into thin air.
**(Flashback) [05:32] Seiichi**
So there aren't any clues?
**(Flashback) [05:34] Gen**
Yeah, that's the problem.
**(Flashback) [05:36] Gen**
Look, Seiichi, this is bad news.
**(Flashback) [05:40] Gen**
If you get mixed up in all of this,
who knows what could happen?
**[05:47] Seiichi**
* A boy who could perform miracles*
* was an enemy to modern society?*
***SIGN*** ...the ability that I had kept hidden...
**[05:51] Seiichi**
* Showing the world the ability*
* that he had kept hidden...*
***SIGN*** You gave me strength. I have the courage to take a step forward now.
***SIGN*** ...I'd been holding back all this time...
***SIGN*** ...because of your books...
**(Flashback) [06:06] Seiichi**
What's going on?
**(Flashback) [06:10] Nagi**
Is something wrong, Dad?
**(Flashback) [06:12] Seiichi**
N-No, everything's fine...
**(Flashback) [06:17] Seiichi**
What?
**(Flashback) [06:18] Nagi**
Like I said, Mom wants to see you.
**(Flashback) [06:21] Seiichi**
But why?
**(Flashback) [06:22] Nagi**
Who knows?
**(Flashback) [06:24] Nagi**
She's getting remarried, so she wanted
to see you before that, she said.
**(Flashback) [06:27] Seiichi**
B-But...
**(Flashback) [06:29] Nagi**
If you don't want to see her,
I'll just tell her that.
**(Flashback) [06:33] Seiichi**
A-All right. Tell her I'll see her.
**(Flashback) [06:38] Seiichi**
What's the matter?
**(Flashback) [06:40] Nagi**
Nothing.
**(Flashback) [06:41] Seiichi**
What? Now I'm curious.
**(Flashback) [06:44] Nagi**
The guy Mom's marrying is super rich.
**(Flashback) [06:48] Seiichi**
And?
**(Flashback) [06:50] Nagi**
And apparently it wouldn't be a huge deal
to add another kid or two to the family.
**(Flashback) [06:56] Seiichi**
So, how do you feel about that?
**(Flashback) [07:01] Nagi**
Oh, come on. Don't look
like you're about to cry.
**(Flashback) [07:04] Nagi**
I'll stay with you.
**(Flashback) [07:06] Seiichi**
Hey... Were you just teasing me?
**(Flashback) [07:08] Nagi**
Yeah. Big time.
**(Flashback) [07:13] Seiichi**
Man... You're way more responsible than I am.
**(Flashback) [07:18] Seiichi**
Thinking back to when I was in grade
school, I wasn't like you at all.
**(Flashback) [07:21] Nagi**
Well, duh. Of course we kids who are born
after your generation are gonna be smarter.
**(Flashback) [07:28] Seiichi**
Is that how it works?
**(Flashback) [07:29] Nagi**
It's called evolution. We evolved.
**(Flashback) [07:32] Seiichi**
Evolution, huh? Well, aren't
you all high and mighty?
**[07:35] Seiichi**
Then again, I guess they say,
"The Child is father of the Man"...
***SIGN*** Middle School Boy Falls to his Death Middle School Student Dies
***SIGN*** Missing...
***SIGN*** Missing High School Girl Dies in Accident
***SIGN*** High School Boy Found Dead...
***SIGN*** Kirima Seiichi
**(Flashback) [07:47] Seiichi**
Evolution...
***SIGN*** Middle School Student Dies
***SIGN*** Missing Boy's Body Discovered
***SIGN*** Missing High School Girl Dies in Accident
***SIGN*** High School Boy Found Dead...
**(Flashback) [07:48] Seiichi**
So that's what he meant by
"enemy of modern society"...
**[07:52] Gen**
*How do I put this?*
**[07:53] Gen**
* The ability to break through*
* whatever was holding them back.*
***SIGN*** Kirima Seiichi
***SIGN*** Missing Boy's Body Discovered
**[07:59] Seiichi**
* Modern society is fighting to keep*
* the future from happening.*
**[08:04] Seiichi**
*This is a race for survival.*
**[08:07] Seiichi**
* It's probably only a matter of time*
* before this observer tracks me down.*
**[08:14] Suiko**
You're going to die soon.
***SIGN*** Kiri
**[08:17] Seiichi**
I know.
**[08:19] Suiko**
You know, and you're fine with that?
**[08:22] Seiichi**
There are some things you just can't control.
**[08:25] Suiko**
What were you looking at?
**[08:27] Seiichi**
Birds.
**[08:28] Suiko**
Birds?
**[08:30] Seiichi**
Do you know why birds fly in the sky?
**[08:34] Suiko**
Because they have wings, right?
**[08:37] Seiichi**
Because there aren't many
other things that fly.
**[08:41] Seiichi**
There's nothing else that can fly
through the skies as freely as birds.
**[08:44] Seiichi**
That's why they fly.
**[08:46] Suiko**
What do you mean?
**[08:48] Seiichi**
If you have nothing competing
with you, you can keep surviving.
**[08:51] Seiichi**
That's how the birds survived for centuries.
**[08:56] Suiko**
But even birds fall out of the sky sometimes.
**[09:00] Seiichi**
And sometimes it snows in April.
**[09:04] Seiichi**
Danger and the unexpected affect
all living creatures equally.
**[09:09] Seiichi**
What's important is how
you live through them.
**[09:13] Suiko**
Humans, too?
**[09:16] Seiichi**
Humans, and things beyond humans, too.
**[09:20] Seiichi**
There are those who are just a little bit
different from the humans before them...
**[09:24] Seiichi**
And they have to face the same struggle, too.
**[09:27] Seiichi**
Though everyone deals with
that struggle differently.
**[09:30] Suiko**
Are you someone important, mister?
**[09:32] Seiichi**
Indeed, I am. I'm a humble writer,
but I happen to be a huge deal.
**[09:38] Seiichi**
I'm public enemy number one.
**[09:41] Suiko**
Enemy?
**[09:43] Seiichi**
People who are too new to this world
and are forced to become the enemy
**[09:48] Seiichi**
seem to be really moved
after reading my books.
**[09:52] Seiichi**
You could call me their leader.
**[09:56] Seiichi**
Then again, all I can do is
give them a bit of a push.
**[10:03] Seiichi**
I don't believe in the power
of words that much.
**[10:07] Seiichi**
I can't command or stop them.
**[10:14] Suiko**
But you're going to die.
**[10:18] Seiichi**
Apparently.
**[10:20] Suiko**
So things won't work out.
They'll end unfinished.
**[10:26] Seiichi**
And who gets to decide if
that's a failure or not?
**[10:29] Seiichi**
You can see people's deaths, can't you?
**[10:32] Suiko**
Yes.
**[10:33] Seiichi**
Do you think that bizarre talent is a curse?
**[10:37] Suiko**
I'm not sure.
**[10:39] Seiichi**
Yeah. No one truly understands that.
**[10:43] Seiichi**
If you were about to start something
and weren't able to finish it,
**[10:49] Seiichi**
no one gets to decide if
that's a failure or not.
**[10:53] Seiichi**
Even if it only looks like a bad thing,
**[10:56] Seiichi**
your will to try to do something,
or even just your earnest feelings...
**[11:00] Seiichi**
Things like that will always be
left behind within others.
**[11:05] Seiichi**
Someone after you might do what
you were trying to do even better.
**[11:10] Suiko**
Who?
**[11:11] Seiichi**
It might be someone who was your enemy or
someone who just happened to pass you by.
**[11:18] Seiichi**
No one knows, really.
**[11:20] Seiichi**
And then that gets transferred
to the next generation,
**[11:23] Seiichi**
and someone might eventually
make it to the center of the earth.
**[11:29] Suiko**
What about you, mister?
**[11:32] Suiko**
Do you believe someone
will continue after you?
**[11:36] Seiichi**
Who knows?
**[11:38] Seiichi**
Honestly, I just wanted
someone to read my novels.
**[11:44] Suiko**
What's your name, mister?
**[11:47] Seiichi**
Kirima Seiichi.
**[11:49] Seiichi**
And yours?
**[11:51] Suiko**
Minahoshi Suiko.
**[12:08] Nagi**
I'm home.
**[12:12] Seiichi**
Don't.
**[12:14] Seiichi**
If you kill my daughter, too,
this is going to become a huge deal...
**[12:19] Seiichi**
Is that what you want?
**[12:23] Mo**
Did you know that you
were going to be killed?
**[12:29] Nagi**
I ended up leaving school early today—
**[12:38] Nagi**
Dad!
**[12:43] Seiichi**
Nagi...
**[12:44] Seiichi**
What do you think "normal" is?
**[12:56] Mo**
Normal... huh?
**[12:59] Pigeon**
Did you say something?
**[13:00] Mo**
No.
**[13:03] Mo**
I was just thinking how cruel this was.
**[13:05] Pigeon**
This should be normal for you.
**[13:08] Pigeon**
I mean, you're a murderer yourself.
**(Flashback) [13:15] Kyou**
There's a bug inside you.
**(Flashback) [13:18] Kyou**
That bug will gradually grow bigger...
**(Flashback) [13:22] Kyou**
As it eats everything
that you try to forget.
**(Flashback) [13:27] Kyou**
That bug will eventually decide your fate.
**[13:33] Kyou**
*And that will be the reason you die.*
**[13:38] Pigeon**
So, you got any ideas, since
you're both murderers?
**[13:43] Mo**
No, none.
**[13:44] Pigeon**
I see. Well, this is your mission this time.
**[13:48] Pigeon**
Find out why the killer is killing people
this way and if need be, dispose of them.
**[13:54] Mo**
Understood.
**[13:55] Mo**
I'll be on my way, then.
**[13:56] Pigeon**
Where are you going to begin your search?
**[13:58] Mo**
First, I'll go to the crime scenes.
**[14:01] Mo**
I'll find out exactly how they were killed
and the murderer's possible motive.
**[14:04] Pigeon**
The police have already done all that.
**[14:07] Mo**
There must be a connection that
the police haven't caught on to yet.
**[14:11] Mo**
It's clear that this killer has a motive.
**[14:15] Pigeon**
I guess it takes one to know one.
**[14:17] Pigeon**
Gross.
**[14:19] Mo**
Pigeon-san, was it?
**[14:21] Mo**
You may want to reconsider wearing
your heart so visibly on your sleeve.
**[14:27] Pigeon**
You're the last person I want to
hear that from, you murderer.
**[14:41] Mo**
* There are too many eyes here, and someone*
* would immediately hear any screams.*
**[14:47] Mo**
*Meaning the killer had the ability*
**[14:50] Mo**
* to finish off their victims quickly,*
* before they could even let out a sound.*
**[14:55] Mo**
*But the actual killing is too sloppy.*
**[14:58] Mo**
No caution or calculation at all.
**[15:04] Mo**
I'm sure it was sheer luck
that they weren't found,
**[15:07] Mo**
but this is basically...
**[15:08] Nagi**
Some carnivore hunting its prey?
**[15:12] Mo**
Y-You're...
**[15:16] Nagi**
Why are you investigating this area, mister?
**[15:20] Nagi**
You a newspaper reporter?
**[15:21] Mo**
I'm not investigating...
**[15:24] Nagi**
If you're not investigating,
then what the hell are you doing?
**[15:28] Nagi**
Staring at the area like a hawk...
**[15:32] Nagi**
Checking how visible this spot is
from the buildings nearby...
**[15:36] Mo**
Were you watching me all this time?
**[15:37] Nagi**
Is that so bad?
**[15:39] Mo**
If I am indeed investigating something,
what does that have to do with you?
**[15:43] Nagi**
Don't get so pissy. I was just curious.
**[15:47] Mo**
I've seen your face before.
**[15:50] Mo**
In a tabloid, I believe, stating
you're the only daughter of
**[15:53] Mo**
a popular author who was killed.
**[15:54] Nagi**
Oh?
***SIGN*** Daiichi Foods
Sales Department
**[15:58] Mo**
I was indeed investigating.
**[16:00] Mo**
I'm not sure why, but I felt like I could
understand what happened in this incident.
**[16:05] Nagi**
A normal salaryman like yourself?
**[16:07] Mo**
I find it creepy myself,
**[16:10] Mo**
but I feel like I have something in
common with the suspect in this case.
**[16:16] Mo**
Why are you interested in this case?
**[16:18] Nagi**
Because I'm bored.
**[16:19] Mo**
You're bored?
**[16:21] Nagi**
Say, Sasaki-san.
**[16:23] Nagi**
Wanna investigate this case together?
**[16:26] Mo**
Huh?
**[16:26] Nagi**
I have money, and you understand
how the killer feels.
**[16:31] Mo**
I think we'd make a perfect pair.
**[16:35] Makiko**
I knew that the system was
already on the move...
**[16:39] Makiko**
But what are you trying to do, Nagi-chan?
**[16:43] Makiko**
Do you want me to taste you?
**[16:47] Makiko**
You *do* look like you'd taste wonderful.
**[16:53] Mo**
This place is completely different from
the last. It looks ideal for a murder.
**[16:57] Nagi**
What the hell?
**[16:59] Mo**
What is it?
**[17:01] Nagi**
Hey, Sasaki-san, you can imagine
what the killer was thinking, right?
**[17:05] Nagi**
Do you feel anything?
**[17:07] Mo**
I can't say it's that easy...
**[17:10] Nagi**
Why would they do the same thing here
**[17:12] Nagi**
and at the spot earlier where
everyone could see them?
**[17:15] Mo**
I believe it's because it didn't matter
to them if anyone saw them or not.
**[17:20] Nagi**
So they didn't care if they caught
someone's eye, you mean.
**[17:25] Nagi**
What would you do in this case?
**[17:27] Nagi**
If you had the motive of
sucking out someone's brain...
**[17:31] Nagi**
Could you actually do it without
worrying about being seen?
**[17:36] Mo**
If it were me, I'd do it
after hiding the corpse.
**[17:40] Mo**
I'd be scared if someone saw me.
**[17:42] Nagi**
Scared, huh?
**[17:44] Nagi**
Does that mean the killer wasn't scared?
**[17:48] Mo**
You seem to lack that as well, Kirima-san.
**[17:51] Nagi**
Are you telling me I'm insensitive?
**[17:53] Mo**
I'm saying that you're fearless.
**[17:56] Nagi**
Fearless, huh?
**[17:59] Nagi**
Being scared of something? Fearing something?
**[18:03] Mo**
Looks like this won't work.
**[18:05] Mo**
We can't get by.
**[18:07] Nagi**
Have you ever hit on a girl, Sasaki-san?
**[18:09] Mo**
Huh?
**[18:10] Nagi**
Have you ever hit on a girl?
You know, picking up women.
**[18:12] Mo**
No... I haven't.
**[18:15] Nagi**
Then I guess this is going
to be your first time.
**[18:20] Mo**
Um... Hey.
**[18:22] Rika**
Y-Yes?
**[18:23] Mo**
Well, it's just... I thought you
might have known the victim...
**[18:30] Mo**
Oh, uh... I promise I'm not
anyone suspicious...
**[18:37] Nagi**
We're investigating this case.
**[18:40] Nagi**
Can we ask you some questions?
**[18:45] Rika**
Insurance investigators?
**[18:47] Mo**
I know it's hard to believe,
but she's actually 26.
**[18:51] Nagi**
Say, Rika-san, why did you try to run away?
**[18:53] Mo**
Well, I'm sure there are paparazzi
**[18:55] Mo**
looking for anyone who knew the victim.
**[18:57] Rika**
What were you two investigating?
**[19:00] Mo**
O-Oh, well, you see...
**[19:02] Mo**
We're trying to determine if
the victim was killed at random,
**[19:05] Mo**
or if someone had a deep-seated grudge...
**[19:07] Rika**
Grudge?! Shizue was—
**[19:11] Nagi**
What was Shizue-san like?
**[19:14] Nagi**
So no one would hold a grudge against her?
**[19:16] Rika**
No.
**[19:17] Rika**
She never did anything
to make anyone hate her.
**[19:20] Rika**
That's the truth.
**[19:22] Mo**
So she was a cheerful person?
**[19:24] Rika**
Yes. She was cheerful and
really strong deep down.
**[19:27] Nagi**
Strong deep down?
**[19:29] Rika**
She was very forward with her feelings...
**[19:31] Rika**
and determined, plus very outgoing.
**[19:34] Rika**
She'd never think twice about
walking alone in the dark.
**[19:38] Rika**
That's why this happened to her...
**[19:41] Mo**
She sounds a lot like you, Kirima-san.
**[19:43] Nagi**
Even I have things I'm afraid of.
**[19:46] Nagi**
But Shizue-san didn't, right?
**[19:48] Rika**
R-Right... It could just be that
I'm a pretty big coward myself...
**[19:54] Nagi**
I see.
**[19:56] Rika**
I've always been a coward,
ever since I was little.
**[20:03] Nagi**
Why does fear even exist?
**[20:06] Rika**
Huh?
**[20:08] Mo**
What's the matter?
**[20:09] Rika**
The person I met earlier
said something similar.
**[20:11] ---**
What do you mean?
**(Flashback) [20:15] Makiko**
It must've been terrifying.
**(Flashback) [20:20] Makiko**
Why does fear even exist?
**(Flashback) [20:23] Makiko**
If only fear didn't exist, she'd probably
still be alive and smiling today.
**[20:29] Rika**
She was really creepy... So when
you two called me over, I was...
**[20:36] Nagi**
I see... Got it.
**[20:39] Mo**
Is something wrong?
**[20:40] Nagi**
Sorry. I'll leave some money for the tab.
**[20:45] Mo**
Please wait!
**[20:47] Mo**
What's gotten into you?
**[20:49] Nagi**
You're no longer a suspect, Sasaki-san.
**[20:52] Mo**
Huh?
**[20:52] Nagi**
Sorry. I was suspicious of you, as well.
**[20:56] Nagi**
But now that's been settled.
**[20:58] Nagi**
So this is goodbye.
**[21:00] Mo**
Why do you no longer suspect me?
**[21:03] Mo**
I—
**[21:04] Nagi**
What you felt is just an impulse, Sasaki-san.
**[21:06] Nagi**
The bug inside you was
just squirming around a bit.
**[21:10] Nagi**
You're actually a kind person.
**[21:13] Nagi**
You'd never kill anyone on your own accord.
**[21:17] Mo**
We've only just met. What makes you say that?
**[21:20] Nagi**
Just a hunch.
**[21:21] Nagi**
When I told you to go talk to Rika-san
earlier, you were honestly flustered.
**[21:27] Nagi**
There was no lie there.
**[21:30] Nagi**
That's enough, isn't it?
**[21:32] Nagi**
See ya.
**[21:36] Mo**
Do you... Do you know who the killer is?
**[21:43] Makiko**
I gave you a hint... Now all
I have to do is wait.
**[21:47] Makiko**
You'll come, won't you, Nagi-chan?
**[21:50] Makiko**
With your extraordinary sense
of justice, I'm sure you will.
**[21:54] Makiko**
And prove to me...
**[21:58] Makiko**
that you have strength like a flame
**[22:02] Makiko**
that can burn through everything...
# E13 - Boogiepop at Dawn 4
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G61XPWMV6/boogiepop-at-dawn-4)
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**[00:21] Mo**
*Is she actually going to try to fight?*
**[00:29] Mo**
*As I thought. Her bag is filled with weapons.*
**[00:36] Mo**
Whatever you'll be facing
is probably not human.
**(Flashback) [00:40] Kyou**
There's a bug inside you.
**(Flashback) [00:43] Nagi**
The bug inside you was
just squirming around a bit.
**[00:56] Mo**
Damn it!
**[00:58] Seiichi**
*Humans do not possess a single, focused will.*
**[01:03] Seiichi**
* They just have countless bugs buzzing around*
* in all directions inside their hearts.*
**[01:09] Seiichi**
* It's fine when all these bugs are*
* headed toward the same meal as one,*
**[01:13] Seiichi**
*but when they split apart...*
***SIGN*** Criminal Psychology
***SIGN*** When a Man Kills Another
**[01:16] Seiichi**
* People take actions that can only*
* be described as incoherent.*
***SIGN*** Boogiepop and Others
***SIGN*** Dengeki Bunko
**[02:58] Guy**
Oh...
**[02:59] Guy**
Nagi-chan. What brings you here?
**[03:01] Guy**
Visiting hours are over for the day.
**[03:04] Nagi**
Oh, well... I came to see Dr. Kisugi.
**[03:08] Nagi**
Could you call her for me?
**[03:10] Guy**
Yeah, sure.
**[03:14] Guy**
Hello, Dr. Kisugi?
**[03:17] Guy**
Nagi-chan is here and says
she'd like to see you.
**[03:26] Guy**
All right, yes. I understand.
**[03:29] Guy**
Thank you.
**[03:31] Guy**
Nagi-chan, you can go on in.
**[03:33] Nagi**
'Kay. Thanks.
***SIGN*** Psychiatric Ward
**[03:58] Mo**
So that's Dr. Kisugi?
**[04:26] Mo**
What did she need in the psychiatric ward?
**[05:02] Mo**
A tranquilizer gun?
**[05:13] Mo**
So you were the killer?
**[05:16] Pigeon**
I always knew you were a murderer.
**(Flashback) [05:21] Nagi**
You're actually a kind person.
**[05:25] Mo**
Call me whatever you want.
**[05:28] Pigeon**
This is revenge for Scarecrow!
**[05:38] Makiko**
It's a pleasure to meet you, Mo Murder-san.
**[05:41] Makiko**
This is also goodbye.
**[05:44] Nagi**
Hey, I was told Dr. Kisugi
just went home...
**[05:58] Nagi**
S-Sasaki-san!
**[06:02] Makiko**
Hi, there. Sorry to keep
you waiting, Nagi-chan.
**[06:11] Makiko**
Are you trying to run away?
**[06:13] Makiko**
That's not what the look
on your face indicated.
**[06:22] Kuroda**
* A scarecrow and a pigeon?*
* Not the best couple.*
**[06:25] Pigeon**
*It's* crows *that don't like
scarecrows, not pigeons.*
**(Flashback) [06:35] Makiko**
I understand how you feel very well...
**(Flashback) [06:40] Makiko**
Pigeon-san the synthetic human.
**(Flashback) [06:46] Makiko**
Your organization's called
the Towa Organization, right?
**(Flashback) [06:49] Makiko**
I've heard all about you.
**(Flashback) [06:52] Makiko**
I heard that you were after my head.
My little minions told me so.
**(Flashback) [06:57] Makiko**
But I'd like to offer you a chance.
**(Flashback) [07:02] Makiko**
Attaining revenge and following
your love to the grave
**(Flashback) [07:05] Makiko**
is a very sweet and beautiful
thing, don't you think?
**(Flashback) [07:10] Makiko**
Don't you...
**(Flashback) [07:11] Makiko**
want to be human?
**(Flashback) [07:15] Makiko**
Someone once said that humans were
born for love and revolution.
**[07:28] Pigeon**
Scarecrow... You came for me...
**[07:36] Pigeon**
Do you think... I'll be able to go to Heaven?
**[07:40] Boogiepop**
No.
**[07:42] Boogiepop**
You'll be going to Hell.
**[07:47] Pigeon**
You're right... Just like you.
**[07:59] Makiko**
Nagi-chan.
**[08:04] Makiko**
Where are you going?
**[08:27] Makiko**
It's no use trying to go to the police.
**[08:30] Makiko**
Do you really think
anyone would believe this?
**[08:38] Makiko**
I knew it! You only left the hospital
because you didn't want to involve others!
**[08:44] Makiko**
That's wonderful, Nagi-chan!
**[08:50] Nagi**
*As I figured, she's messing around with me.*
**[08:54] Nagi**
*What should I do?*
**[08:56] Nagi**
*I guess I just have to do this.*
**[09:03] Makiko**
Not bad, Nagi-chan!
**[09:05] Makiko**
So you're trying to protect the
future of mankind all by yourself.
**[09:09] Makiko**
But...
**[09:28] Makiko**
This is terrific, Nagi-chan!
**[09:30] Makiko**
Keep up this pathetic squirming, please.
**[09:40] Makiko**
* She definitely has an*
* unyielding fighting spirit...*
**[09:43] Makiko**
* But does she really think*
* that she can get away?*
**[09:59] Makiko**
That little—
**[10:00] Makiko**
Playtime's over!
**[10:08] Makiko**
Fear me, damn it.
**[10:12] Makiko**
I'm telling you to fear me!
**[10:14] Makiko**
Scream! Pathetically beg for your life!
**[10:17] Makiko**
Panic, would you?!
**[10:20] Nagi**
I knew it. I figured that's
what all this was about.
**[10:25] Nagi**
The fact that the crime scenes
lacked any sort of consistency
**[10:28] Nagi**
bugged the hell out of me.
**[10:30] Nagi**
Despite repeatedly committing
these perverse murders,
**[10:33] Nagi**
the killer lacked any caution.
**(Flashback) [10:37] Mo**
If it were me, I'd do it
after hiding the corpse.
**(Flashback) [10:40] Mo**
I'd be scared if someone saw me.
**[10:42] Nagi**
That's just it. It wasn't the killer
who wasn't worried about being seen.
**(Flashback) [10:46] Rika**
She'd never think twice about
walking alone in the dark.
**[10:50] Nagi**
Those who fearlessly charged into places
where no one else was around were the victims,
**[10:54] Nagi**
and exactly the type of person
the killer was looking for.
**(Flashback) [10:58] Makiko**
I've been a huge coward
ever since I was a child,
**(Flashback) [11:01] Makiko**
so I always wondered why I felt
like that. Why does fear exist?
**[11:07] Nagi**
What the killer wanted was
the strength to be fearless.
**[11:12] Nagi**
That's your motive, isn't it, Dr. Kisugi?
**[11:17] Nagi**
Then Sasaki-san and I showed up.
**[11:20] Nagi**
Anyone who'd bother sticking their noses
into your murders was ideal prey.
**[11:28] Makiko**
Impressive, Nagi-chan.
But sadly, you fall short.
**[11:33] Makiko**
Oh, I guess I failed to mention
**[11:36] Makiko**
something about that Sasaki Masanori person.
**[11:40] Makiko**
He's not human.
**[11:43] Makiko**
He's basically like me.
**[11:47] Makiko**
His real name is Mo Murder.
**[11:49] Makiko**
He works for a certain system.
**[11:52] Nagi**
System?
**[11:53] Makiko**
And the order he received from
this system was to investigate me
**[11:59] Makiko**
and kill me if necessary.
**[12:01] Makiko**
Do you understand now?
**[12:02] Nagi**
What are you talking about?
**[12:04] Makiko**
To put it simply, that man
was actually an assassin.
**[12:09] Makiko**
I heard he's actually killed dozens of people.
**[12:14] Makiko**
I guess you really can't judge
people by their appearances.
**[12:16] Makiko**
Then again, he's not human to begin with.
**[12:19] Makiko**
Do you think I'm lying?
But sadly, it's all true.
**[12:25] Makiko**
It just means that you were
being used by the system.
**[12:29] Makiko**
And by me, who was taking advantage
of this whole situation.
**[12:33] Makiko**
Thanks to you getting all nosy,
I was able to take him down.
**[12:39] Makiko**
Thank you very much for your help.
**[12:42] Makiko**
I'm going to have Sasaki Masanori-san
take the fall as the killer for me.
**[12:48] Nagi**
Is that why you killed him?
**[12:52] Makiko**
*I knew it.*
**[12:53] Makiko**
* Her weakness is having someone*
* she loves die before her.*
**[12:58] Makiko**
Correct. I even set up all
kinds of evidence in his house
**[13:03] Makiko**
while you two were out looking for me.
**[13:07] Makiko**
But I guess at this point, another
murder or two won't do any harm.
**[13:20] Makiko**
My sweet little girl... You see yourself
as some kind of superhero, don't you?
**[13:25] Makiko**
But the truth is, that man was just using you!
**[13:29] Makiko**
Do you get it?
**[13:35] Makiko**
Listen to me. The thing you're
trying to protect is just a fantasy.
**[13:44] Makiko**
Wonderful! Wonderful, Nagi-chan!
**[13:49] Makiko**
Perfect! That's perfect! Fear me!
**[13:53] Makiko**
There's no human who is truly fearless!
**[13:55] Makiko**
There is only one absolute in this world...
**[13:58] Makiko**
And that's *fear*!
**[14:03] Nagi**
It's not that I'm fearless...
**[14:05] Makiko**
Huh? What was that?
**[14:09] Nagi**
It's just that I was worried.
**[14:13] Makiko**
Worried? Worried about what?
**[14:16] Nagi**
That I finally got this far...
but it'd somehow fail in the end...
**[14:22] Makiko**
Fail? What will fail?
**[14:36] Nagi**
This attack!
**[14:49] Nagi**
This is an insulated suit.
It's just what a superhero needs.
**[15:10] Nagi**
Hold it!
**[15:11] Boogiepop**
Well, this is quite the surprise.
**[15:15] Boogiepop**
I didn't expect you to escape
this danger on your own.
**[15:20] Boogiepop**
It took me a while to catch up with you,
but everything seems to have turned out okay.
**[15:24] Nagi**
Wh-Who are you?!
**[15:26] Boogiepop**
Leave the rest to me.
**[15:46] ---**
*I'm scared...*
**[15:47] Boogiepop**
Your quickly-evolved body lost its
balance due to the electrical shock,
**[15:54] Boogiepop**
and it's screaming.
**[16:01] Makiko**
*So like a proper duel?*
**[16:05] Makiko**
*They're here...*
**[16:09] Makiko**
*It's them... I have to fight them.*
**[16:14] Makiko**
I'm ready for you!
**[16:16] Makiko**
Come at me whenever you'd like!
**[16:18] Boogiepop**
Well, all right, then...
**[16:24] Boogiepop**
Fear Ghoul.
**[16:27] Makiko**
The one who consumes fear...
That must be my name...
**(Flashback) [16:37] Kyou**
I told you...
**[16:40] Nagi**
Sasaki-san! Hey!
**[16:42] Nagi**
Get it together! Sasaki-san!
**[16:48] Mo**
Thank goodness... You're alive...
**[16:51] Nagi**
Do you have any final words?
**[16:55] Mo**
I guess the bug isn't so bad...
**[17:04] Nagi**
The bug?
**[17:05] Nagi**
What do you think he meant by that?
**[17:07] Boogiepop**
Who knows? But he says it's not
so bad, so that's all that matters.
**[17:14] Nagi**
But...
**[17:15] Boogiepop**
Just leave him be.
**[17:16] Boogiepop**
I'm sure someone will
come to take care of him.
**[17:21] Boogiepop**
There's a powerful force behind all of this.
**[17:26] Boogiepop**
We're better off letting them handle it.
**[17:31] Nagi**
So Sasaki-san's going to end up the killer?
**[17:34] Boogiepop**
That's a better option than the world
finding out that the killer was a doctor.
**[17:38] Boogiepop**
The patients she treated would be
looked upon with suspicion, too.
**[17:45] Boogiepop**
I'm sure this Sasaki-san will
be happy to take the blame.
**[17:50] Boogiepop**
Anything for you.
**[17:55] Nagi**
What are you, anyway?
**[17:57] Nagi**
Why did you defeat Dr. Kisugi?
**[18:00] Boogiepop**
You're the one who defeated her.
**[18:03] Nagi**
I don't know.
**[18:05] Nagi**
I feel like I really messed up this case.
**[18:10] Nagi**
Nothing went the way I'd planned.
**[18:14] Nagi**
What went wrong?
**[18:17] Boogiepop**
Must be the bug.
**[18:20] Boogiepop**
The world is not always
moving in one direction.
**[18:24] Boogiepop**
Just like a swarm of bugs,
it moves in all directions.
**[18:33] Boogiepop**
Sometimes, they move in one unified motion,
**[18:37] Boogiepop**
and other times, like this incident,
it all falls apart and results in nothing.
**[18:43] Boogiepop**
That's all.
**[18:45] Nagi**
Then... what should I do from now on?
**[18:53] Nagi**
How can I stop this from happening again?
**[18:57] Boogiepop**
Do you plan on trying again?
**[19:08] Nagi**
You got a problem with that?
**[19:11] Boogiepop**
No.
**[19:13] Boogiepop**
But in that case, we'll probably keep
running into each other in the future.
**[19:23] Nagi**
Say, what do they call you, anyway?
**[19:26] Boogiepop**
Are you asking for my name?
**[19:29] Nagi**
What else would I be asking for?
**[19:31] Boogiepop**
Well, let's see...
**[19:37] Boogiepop**
Boogiepop... I think that's
what I'll call myself.
**[19:44] Nagi**
That's a weird name.
**[19:46] Boogiepop**
I could say the same
about yours, Kirima Nagi.
**[19:57] Boogiepop**
And that's how it happened.
**[19:59] Echoes**
I see. I guess nothing is ever simple.
**[20:05] Echoes**
Everything is complicated.
**[20:08] Boogiepop**
Indeed. If Kuroda Shinpei hadn't tried
to save Kirima Nagi in the first place,
**[20:14] Boogiepop**
you and Manticore would've
never happened upon our world.
**[20:19] Echoes**
How ironic.
**[20:24] Boogiepop**
This world is about to come to an end.
**[20:27] Boogiepop**
I'm glad we met, Echoes-kun.
**[20:31] Echoes**
As am I.
**[20:37] Echoes**
I don't know what quirk of fate it was,
**[20:42] Echoes**
but the reason that Kirima
Nagi still continues to fight
**[20:46] Echoes**
is apparently because she is carrying on
the feelings of those she encounters.
**[20:51] Echoes**
I am also thankful for what fate has done.
**[20:57] Boogiepop**
What are you going to do now?
**[21:01] Echoes**
Watch over the world from far away...
No matter what fate has in store for me.
**[21:08] Echoes**
In her place.
**[21:12] Boogiepop**
I see.
**[21:15] Echoes**
What about you, Boogiepop?
What are you going to do now?
**[21:21] Boogiepop**
First, I'm going to ponder how to get
back from this distorted world.
**[21:27] Echoes**
Where did you come from?
**[21:30] Boogiepop**
Who knows? I actually have no
idea how and when I show up...
**[21:36] Boogiepop**
Until I go back.
**[21:38] Echoes**
Once you return to your world,
do you plan to continue fighting?
**[21:43] Boogiepop**
Well...
**[21:53] Boogiepop**
Now, then...
# E14 - Overdrive: The King of Distortion 1
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GY3K5Q8MY/overdrive-the-king-of-distortion-1)
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***SIGN*** Boogiepop and Others
***SIGN*** Dengeki Bunko
***SIGN*** Miyashita Touka
Incoming Call
***SIGN*** Architecture
***SIGN*** Special
The Moon Temple
Now Open
***SIGN*** Living with Your Space Long Interview with 16 Japanese Architects
***SIGN*** "The Monster" Teratsuki Kyouichirou's Tower of Babylon Complete Analysis of Its Unveiling Event
**[01:47] Keiji**
Hello? What's up, Miyashita?
**[02:10] Shinozaki**
Thank you for coming today.
**[02:13] Shinozaki**
We are aware that it's terribly crowded,
**[02:16] Shinozaki**
but please wait patiently
to enter the building.
**[02:19] Makoto**
Mom, I need to go pee.
**[02:21] ---**
Huh? You need to...
**[02:23] Shizuka**
Why didn't you tell me earlier?
**[02:25] Makoto**
Because I didn't need to earlier.
**[02:27] Shizuka**
But we're already in line...
**[02:30] Makoto**
I can go by myself. It's fine.
**[02:32] Makoto**
I'll be right back.
**[02:34] Shizuka**
Do you know where the bathrooms are?
**[02:35] Makoto**
I'll be fine! I saw them on the way here.
**[02:38] Shizuka**
Make sure you hurry back!
**[02:54] Makoto**
It's so weird.
**[02:55] Makoto**
Some monster should just show
up and destroy that thing.
**[03:01] Makoto**
Ugh... Then I could just go
home and play video games.
**[03:05] Teratsuki**
Goodness, were you dragged
here against your will?
**[03:11] Makoto**
Who are you, old man?
**[03:13] Teratsuki**
"Old man" is a bit harsh. I'm still young.
**[03:18] Makoto**
But you're older than me, right?
**[03:22] Teratsuki**
Well, I'm sure I look older to you.
**[03:25] Teratsuki**
But to tell you the truth... I was just born.
**[03:31] Makoto**
What are you, stupid?
**[03:33] Makoto**
No way that's true.
**[03:36] Teratsuki**
But there are no absolute truths
in this world, little boy.
**[03:44] Teratsuki**
Everything is distorted and twisted somehow.
**[03:58] Habara**
The line's already this long?
**[04:00] Habara**
The place ain't even opening for over an hour!
**[04:03] Habara**
Damn... Guess I gotta wait.
**[04:08] Shirou**
Huh? Is that you, Habara-san?
**[04:12] Shirou**
You're Habara Kentarou-san, right?
**[04:14] Habara**
Oh, hey, Shirou!
**[04:16] Habara**
It's been a while!
Has it been since middle school?
**[04:19] Shirou**
I think so. How's school going for you?
**[04:22] Shirou**
You went to a pretty
competitive school, didn't you?
**[04:25] Habara**
Well, I'm getting by.
**[04:28] Habara**
I ran into some trouble,
but it all worked out.
**[04:31] Habara**
So, what's up? Did you come here by yourself?
**[04:34] Habara**
You're not on a date or whatever?
**[04:36] Shirou**
No... This was a date.
**[04:39] Habara**
Huh?
**[04:40] Shirou**
The girl who was supposed to come
with me can't go anywhere anymore.
**[04:44] Shirou**
So I came here alone...
**[04:46] Habara**
You mean... she died?
**[04:50] Shirou**
I'm not exactly sure... But probably.
**[04:55] Shirou**
We passed by this building together
while they were still building it.
**[04:59] Shirou**
She mentioned that she
wanted to visit it someday.
**[05:03] Shirou**
I suddenly remembered that last night,
**[05:07] Shirou**
so I decided to come... and treat it like a date.
**[05:10] Habara**
I see.
**[05:12] Shirou**
What about you, Habara-san?
**[05:14] Habara**
Oh, I came here by myself.
I was just a little curious.
**[05:18] Shirou**
Then would you mind hanging out with me?
**[05:21] Habara**
Huh? But didn't you say...
**[05:24] Shirou**
She liked being with big groups of people,
**[05:27] Shirou**
and you're pretty knowledgeable with
this high-tech stuff, aren't you?
**[05:32] Habara**
High-tech? I'm not sure if "high-tech"
is the right way to describe this thing.
**[05:38] Shirou**
That Teratsuki guy who died recently
was the one who had this built, right?
**[05:42] Habara**
Yeah.
**[05:43] Habara**
Well, calling this
Teratsuki Kyouichirou's folly
**[05:46] Habara**
might be the best way to describe it.
**[05:51] Habara**
He was an entrepreneur who amassed
an enormous fortune all on his own,
**[05:55] Habara**
and helped advance various
fields through his contributions.
**[05:59] Habara**
This is the Tower of Babylon that "the Monster"
Teratsuki Kyouichirou left behind:
**[06:03] Habara**
the Moon Temple.
**[06:05] Habara**
Teratsuki made it big with the accessory
company he founded at the age of 24.
***SIGN*** Teratsuki Kyouichirou
***SIGN*** All | Images | Videos | Maps | More
***SIGN*** MCE | Moon Communication Enterprises
***SIGN*** Top News
The Moon Temple that
the Monster"
Teratsuki Kyouichirou Constructed Opens to the Public
**[06:11] Habara**
After that, he dabbled in every industry
and became the owner and president of MCE.
**[06:18] Habara**
But then he suddenly died at the age of 56.
***SIGN*** President and CEO Profile
***SIGN*** President and CEO Teratsuki Kyouichirou
***SIGN*** Profile
**[06:21] Habara**
Teratsuki left behind MCE, a private
company that he ran all on his own,
**[06:26] Habara**
so there was no successor.
**[06:28] Habara**
Parts of it remained,
but others were disbanded.
***SIGN*** Moon Temple Guide | Access | Events | Shop | Contact
**[06:31] Habara**
The Moon Temple that Teratsuki built
on a whim was supposed to act
**[06:34] Habara**
as a central network that
would connect information
**[06:37] Habara**
from all around the world,
**[06:40] Habara**
but no one knows exactly why it was built.
**[06:44] Shirou**
So they basically built something that
they don't know what to do with?
**[06:51] Habara**
Yeah, though I imagine
Teratsuki had some ideas for it.
**[06:55] Habara**
That said, this thing is definitely impressive.
**[06:58] Habara**
They needed some extra funds to help
resolve the mess Teratsuki left behind,
**[07:02] Habara**
so they delayed demolition for a month
**[07:04] Habara**
and opened it up to the public
as some kind of exhibition.
**[07:07] Shirou**
Wow... I had no idea.
**[07:11] Shirou**
But a central network? Is there any point
to something like that in this day and age?
**[07:17] Habara**
Yeah... Despite how long it took to build,
**[07:21] Habara**
I'm sure Teratsuki was
able to foresee all that.
**[07:27] Habara**
Uh-oh... Looks like it might rain.
**[07:33] Keiji**
Oh, right... That thing was opening today.
**[07:37] Keiji**
Look at all those people...
**[07:41] Keiji**
I guess I wouldn't mind seeing
it if Miyashita wants to go.
**[07:46] Touka**
* We can, right? I know you*
* might be busy, but...*
**(Flashback) [07:49] Keiji**
Well...
**[07:50] Touka**
* All I've been doing lately is studying,*
* so I've been kinda lonely.*
**(Flashback) [07:54] Keiji**
Yeah... true.
**(Flashback) [07:57] Keiji**
I've been pretty lonely myself,
so why don't we go out?
**[08:00] Touka**
*Really?!*
**(Flashback) [08:02] Keiji**
Yeah, sure.
**(Flashback) [08:04] Keiji**
So where do you want to meet up?
**[08:06] Touka**
*How about the place we first met?*
**(Flashback) [08:09] Keiji**
Yeah, sure.
**[08:12] Keiji**
Well, this isn't good.
**[08:16] Lady**
Aw, it's raining?
**[08:18] Guy**
Guess the weather report was wrong again.
**[08:20] Shinozaki**
We're going to try to get people inside
faster due to the bad weather.
**[08:24] Shinozaki**
Please wait for the people in front
of you to move, and don't push.
**[08:31] Keiji**
*The Moon Temple.*
**[08:34] Keiji**
* It's constructed to look like two*
* structures pulling at each other,*
**[08:37] Keiji**
*so the whole building is twisted.*
**[08:40] Keiji**
* Everything inside is on a slope,*
* so there aren't any actual floors inside.*
**[08:46] Keiji**
* It's pretty interesting from*
* an architectural perspective,*
**[08:49] Keiji**
* but I wonder if Miyashita*
* would have any interest in it.*
***SIGN*** Morning! I'm excited for today!
***SIGN*** Morning.
***SIGN*** I shouldn't be late today!
**[08:54] Keiji**
I don't mind if she's a little late...
**[08:57] Keiji**
As long as it's not like that one time.
**[09:01] Keiji**
I wouldn't mind seeing them again, though.
**[09:04] Distortion**
Do you want to see me that badly?
**[09:08] Distortion**
But you can see me at any time.
**[09:13] Distortion**
Hello there, Takeda-kun.
**[09:17] Distortion**
It's rather simple to see me.
**[09:20] Distortion**
I appear whenever there is
a threat to this world...
**[09:25] Distortion**
So all you need to do is create
a threat to this world.
**[09:30] Distortion**
Well, what will you do, Takeda-kun?
**[09:35] Keiji**
Who are you? They don't smile like that!
**[09:41] Keiji**
You're not Boogiepop. You're a fake!
**[09:46] Distortion**
I am the King of Distortion. I was
born to turn this world into gold.
***SIGN*** American Hot Dog
**[10:05] Kei**
Ugh! Wasn't it supposed to be sunny today?
**[10:09] Kei**
I just wanted to turn in my
prep school application.
**[10:12] Kei**
Guess I'm just gonna have to wait it out.
**[10:27] Kei**
*What the heck am I doing?*
**[10:29] Kei**
*I'm such an idiot!*
**[10:36] Kei**
Huh?
**[10:41] Kei**
It can't be...
**[10:42] Kei**
Boogiepop?
**[10:47] Kei**
*What are they doing here?*
**[10:54] Kei**
Hey... Wait!
**[10:57] Kei**
Coming through! I work here!
**[11:02] Sakiko**
Was that Niitoki Kei?
**[11:05] Sakiko**
She works here? What the heck?
**[11:08] Takeshi**
Hey, Sakiko,
**[11:10] Takeshi**
did you see that person who ran past?
**[11:12] Sakiko**
What?
**[11:14] Takeshi**
They looked like they were
in some weird cosplay.
**[11:16] Sakiko**
Did they? I didn't see anything.
**[11:19] Takeshi**
There so was!
**[11:20] Takeshi**
They went by super fast,
so I didn't get a good look...
**[11:23] Takeshi**
But they had on a black cape and
some hat that resembled a... pipe?
**[11:27] Sakiko**
We're not talking about Boogiepop here.
**[11:29] Takeshi**
Huh? What's that?
**[11:31] Sakiko**
Nothing.
**[11:33] Guy**
The next line can head on in.
**[11:35] Takeshi**
Ah! We finally get to go in.
**[11:39] Sakiko**
I almost feel like we shouldn't.
**[11:42] Takeshi**
Huh? What are you talking about?
**[12:12] Takeshi**
Sakiko.
**[12:14] Takeshi**
The elevator's this way.
**[12:17] Sakiko**
Let's walk up. We might
as well since we're here.
**[12:20] Takeshi**
No way! It looks the same
no matter where you are in here!
**[12:24] Sakiko**
Well, we won't know unless we look.
**[12:26] Takeshi**
"I made it all the way to the top!
Yay!" What are you, a little kid?
**[12:32] Sakiko**
Suit yourself, then. I'll go up alone.
**[12:36] Takeshi**
H-Hey, wait!
**[12:38] Takeshi**
Did I do something to piss you off?
**[12:41] Sakiko**
No.
**[12:42] Takeshi**
Why are you so mad, then?!
**[12:45] Sakiko**
Look, I didn't come here because
I was interested in you.
**[12:49] Sakiko**
Got it?
**[12:53] Takeshi**
Whatever!
**[12:54] Takeshi**
I'll be waiting at the top.
**[12:57] Habara**
Wow, are you guys fighting?
**[12:59] Shirou**
Habara-san! You don't
need to say it like that!
**[13:02] Sakiko**
Can I help you?
**[13:05] Habara**
Oh, my bad. It's just, his situation looked
similar to mine, so it just came out...
**[13:17] Sakiko**
*It's so mysterious.*
**[13:19] Sakiko**
* I wonder what the person who*
* made this building was li—*
**[13:26] Sakiko**
*Boogiepop?*
**[13:28] Sakiko**
* It's said that they're a young man*
* who would kill people when they*
**[13:33] Sakiko**
* were at their most beautiful,*
* before they could grow uglier.*
**[13:38] Sakiko**
Wait!
**[13:41] Sakiko**
Wait! Boogiepop!
**[13:44] Habara**
Hey, isn't that the girl from earlier?
**[13:46] Shirou**
Boogiepop?
**[13:48] Habara**
What the heck is that?
**[13:51] Habara**
You know what it is?
**[13:53] Shirou**
Uh, no... Sorry, it's nothing.
**[13:59] Habara**
What the hell is that?!
**[14:01] Sakiko**
What's going on?!
**[14:03] Shinozaki**
HQ, please, come in!
**[14:05] Shinozaki**
Can you hear me?
**[14:07] Shinozaki**
HQ, please come—
**[14:10] Shinozaki**
What's going on?
**[14:26] Guy**
Doesn't something seem weird?
**[14:27] Girl**
We haven't moved at all for a while.
**[14:29] Boy**
I wanna go home.
**[14:31] Lady**
Why'd the shutters go down?
**[14:33] Guy B**
Maybe they reached capacity?
**[14:35] Lady B**
What? That sucks.
**[14:39] Guy A**
The emergency system activated?
**[14:41] Guy B**
Yes. Something caused an error in the system,
and it caused the shutters to come down.
**[14:46] Guy A**
How are the people inside?
**[14:48] Guy B**
I'll check right now.
**[14:56] Kei**
What is this place?
**[14:58] Kei**
It's so creepy.
**[15:02] Kei**
Where the heck did you go, Boogiepop?
**[15:13] Kei**
Where's it coming from?
**[15:23] Kei**
What's going on?
**[15:26] Kei**
Why's the song the only
thing I can hear clearly?
**[15:31] Kei**
Wh-What is this?
**[15:34] Kei**
What's... going on?!
**[15:37] Masami**
Niitoki-senpai, what are you hiding?
**[15:41] Kei**
What?! Who are you?!
**[15:44] Kei**
Please stop!
**[15:45] Masami**
Are you just going to hide
that forever, President?
**[16:12] Shinozaki**
What in the world is going on?
**[16:15] Shinozaki**
I was working my security gig...
**[16:19] Noriko**
Now, calm down, Shinozaki-kun.
**[16:22] Shinozaki**
Noriko? What are you doing here?
**[16:25] Shinozaki**
Wait, what?! What the heck was I just doing?
**[16:29] Noriko**
That's what I want to know.
**[16:30] Shinozaki**
Huh?
**[16:31] Noriko**
Have you done anything worth talking about?
**[16:36] Noriko**
You know... these last three years.
**[16:44] Masami**
I see.
**[16:47] Masami**
So this is where you end up.
**[16:50] Masami**
It was at this place and at this moment
**[16:52] Masami**
that you hid something.
**[16:55] Kei**
S-Saotome-kun? N-No...
**[16:58] Kei**
Y-You can't be...
**[17:00] Kei**
You died!
**[17:06] Masami**
Correct. I am not Saotome Masami.
**[17:10] Kei**
What do you mean?
**[17:12] Masami**
I am the King of Distortion.
**[17:14] Kei**
Distortion?
**[17:16] Masami**
I rule over the distortion
within the hearts of men.
**[17:20] Masami**
I am everywhere,
**[17:23] Masami**
and I am nowhere.
**[17:28] Shinozaki**
You're... the King of Distortion?
**[17:30] Noriko**
Yup. I'm here to help you remember
something that's lingering in your heart.
**[17:36] Noriko**
And the reason I've taken on this form
**[17:39] Noriko**
is because you desired it.
**[17:43] Masami**
There's still something
lingering in your heart.
**[17:46] Masami**
And in order to do something about that,
you had to see Saotome Masami once more.
**[17:53] Kei**
What are you talking about?
**[17:54] Masami**
You should already know what it is.
**[18:01] Guy B**
*This is HQ, come in.*
**[18:04] Shinozaki**
Shinozaki here.
**[18:06] Guy B**
*How's everyone doing inside?*
**[18:08] Shinozaki**
Everything seems to be fine.
**[18:11] Shinozaki**
Everyone's staying calm.
**[18:12] Guy B**
* Roger. We're looking into*
* what caused the problem.*
**[18:16] Guy B**
*Please stand by.*
**[18:17] Shinozaki**
Roger that.
**[18:20] Noriko**
So, what were we talking
about, Shinozaki-kun?
**[18:27] Noriko**
Three years ago,
**[18:28] Noriko**
didn't you invite me to this place
because you wanted to tell me something?
**[18:32] Noriko**
Or did we just randomly end
up walking home together?
**[18:38] Noriko**
This time, I'll wait as long as you need...
**[18:41] Noriko**
until you can tell me what you need to say.
**[18:48] Kei**
So you're saying that I'm
here with you right now
**[18:51] Kei**
because that's what *I* wanted?
**[18:53] Masami**
Yes.
**[18:54] Kei**
But why is it just you? What
happened to your girlfriend?
**[19:00] Kei**
I'm talking about Manticore!
You two were together!
**[19:05] Masami**
Yes. If you so desired, I would
have appeared as both of them.
**[19:11] Kei**
Just so we're clear,
**[19:12] Kei**
I've never once thought I wanted
to be alone with Saotome-kun.
**[19:18] Masami**
Yes, I imagine that's the case.
**[19:20] Masami**
But I'm not here to fulfill your wishes.
**[19:24] Masami**
What matters right now is whatever
is lingering in your heart.
**[19:27] Masami**
I'm here to give you a chance
to do something about it.
**[19:32] Kei**
What are you even talking about?
What are you trying to achieve
**[19:36] Kei**
by showing me this dream?
**[19:38] Masami**
I'm not trying to do anything.
**[19:40] Masami**
You're the one who's going
to do something, President.
**[19:44] Kei**
Don't call me that.
**[19:47] Kei**
It's not like I wanted to be—
**[19:48] Masami**
"But someone has to do it"?
**[19:53] Masami**
It sure looks good on your
college applications, though.
**[19:57] Masami**
I'm sure that's part of the reason why.
**[20:00] Kei**
That's not—
**[20:02] Masami**
Everyone thinks that.
**[20:04] Masami**
"Niitoki Kei is a disgusting,
brown-nosing shrimp
**[20:06] Masami**
who always has to act
like a goody two-shoes."
**[20:10] Kei**
You're the last person
I want to hear that from!
**[20:13] Masami**
Then who do you want to hear it from?
**[20:17] Masami**
What about Takeda Keiji?
**[20:20] Masami**
Takeda Keiji knew that
you had feelings for him.
**[20:25] Masami**
And what if, despite that,
**[20:28] Masami**
the reason he never responded to you was
because that was how he felt about you?
**[20:32] Kei**
S-Senpai's not like that...
**[20:36] Masami**
He broke your heart. You have
no reason to defend him.
**[20:43] Masami**
I'm sure...
**[20:44] Masami**
that's how you feel deep inside, isn't it?
**[20:48] Masami**
You should be more honest with
yourself, don't you think?
**[20:57] Masami**
Now, tell me...
**[21:01] Masami**
What would you like to do?
**[21:05] Kei**
I...
**[21:07] Boogiepop**
That's enough.
**[21:14] Kei**
Boogiepop!
**[21:16] Boogiepop**
It's you again, Niitoki Kei?
**[21:19] Masami**
Oh? I had a feeling you'd come.
**[21:22] Boogiepop**
You know who I am?
**[21:25] Masami**
I do.
**[21:26] Masami**
And that's exactly why I'm not
going to let you get in my way.
**[21:31] Masami**
I won't allow anyone to stop my experiment
to turn everything into gold.
**[21:38] Boogiepop**
Tell me your name.
**[21:43] Masami**
I am the King of Distortion.
**[21:49] Kei**
Huh? Where are we?!
**[21:51] Kei**
What's going on?
**[21:54] Boogiepop**
He called himself the King of Distortion.
**[21:58] Boogiepop**
This probably won't be simple.
**[22:03] Boogiepop**
I might not be able to protect you this time.
# E15 - Overdrive: The King of Distortion 2
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRDKG1GDY/overdrive-the-king-of-distortion-2)
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***SIGN*** Boogiepop and Others
***SIGN*** Dengeki Bunko
**[01:34] Shizuka**
Come to think of it... You actually listen
to rock music, even though you're rich.
**[01:40] Shizuka**
I never got to listen to it.
**[01:44] Teratsuki**
I see. So you're the sheltered type.
**[01:48] Shizuka**
Yeah. Honestly, I hate it.
**[01:52] Shizuka**
My dad's not even that rich.
**[01:53] Shizuka**
He just owns a small business, but he
still treats me like a rich daughter.
**[01:59] Shizuka**
Actually, I'm more like some fancy
French doll than a daughter.
**[02:02] Shizuka**
As for my mother...
**[02:05] Shizuka**
This feels weird, King of Distortion.
**[02:09] Shizuka**
That's your name, right?
**[02:13] Teratsuki**
You can call me whatever you'd like.
**[02:15] Shizuka**
Right.
**[02:17] Shizuka**
Well, my mother—along with
my father, and myself, too—
**[02:24] Shizuka**
We all hated it when I became a mother.
**[02:27] Shizuka**
When I got pregnant with
Makoto, I was only twenty.
**[02:31] Shizuka**
I didn't know whose kid he was,
but out of all the relationships I'd had,
**[02:37] Shizuka**
you're the only one
I wanted to be his father.
**[02:43] Teratsuki**
I see. So, how much do you want?
**[02:47] Shizuka**
Th-That's not why I brought this up!
**[02:48] Teratsuki**
I'll give you as much as you'd like,
**[02:50] Teratsuki**
but I refuse to acknowledge
the child as my own or marry you.
**[02:55] Teratsuki**
I don't have citizenship, so city hall
wouldn't accept it, anyway.
**[03:01] Teratsuki**
I don't know whose kid it is,
but it also doesn't really matter.
**[03:06] Shizuka**
What's that supposed to mean?
**[03:08] Teratsuki**
I can't have children.
**[03:12] Shizuka**
I'll tell the media about this!
Your reputation will be ruined!
**[03:17] Teratsuki**
Let me just warn you...
I really wouldn't do that.
**[03:21] Teratsuki**
That would put your life in danger.
**[03:23] Shizuka**
As if I'd fall for a bluff like that.
**[03:25] Teratsuki**
If only I were bluffing...
**[03:28] Teratsuki**
So, going back to the subject of money...
**[03:31] Teratsuki**
This is your chance. I really encourage
you to take as much as you can from me.
**[03:35] Teratsuki**
You can never have enough money
when it comes to raising a child.
**[03:41] Teratsuki**
You're not going to say you
don't need any money, are you?
**[03:45] Shizuka**
You're not going to tell me not to have it?
**[03:48] Teratsuki**
Is that what you want to hear?
**[03:51] Teratsuki**
If you don't want to
have it, I won't stop you,
**[03:54] Teratsuki**
but I personally think that'd be a waste.
**[03:58] Shizuka**
Even though I don't even
know who the father is?
**[04:00] Teratsuki**
Then just marry anyone you want.
**[04:04] Teratsuki**
That won't change my mind
about giving you money.
**[04:07] Teratsuki**
I'd act now if I were you, though.
**[04:09] Teratsuki**
In a few years... maybe six?
I'll probably be disposed of.
**[04:15] Shizuka**
Huh?
**[04:16] Teratsuki**
Then I won't be able to pay you.
**[04:18] Teratsuki**
Of course, I don't intend
to go without a fight.
**[04:23] Teratsuki**
I plan to leave one last parting gift.
**[04:29] Shizuka**
* He had such a serious expression*
* that I couldn't say anything.*
**[04:35] Shizuka**
* After that, I took Teratsuki's*
* money and gave birth to Makoto.*
**[04:42] Shizuka**
* I thought the best way to get him back*
* was to raise Makoto to be a great person.*
**[04:49] Shizuka**
*But then Teratsuki died.*
**[04:53] Shizuka**
*Not in the six years that he predicted,*
**[04:56] Shizuka**
*but in eight.*
**[04:59] Shizuka**
* And now, Teratsuki is sitting*
* next to me, just like before.*
**[05:06] Teratsuki**
You don't like your mother?
**[05:07] Shizuka**
That's not it. She doesn't like *me*.
**[05:11] Teratsuki**
That's not very nice.
**[05:15] Shizuka**
After I started raising my
son, I started to realize
**[05:17] Shizuka**
that there were things my
mother never did for me.
**[05:23] Teratsuki**
But you're giving your child the proper
love and care that he deserves.
**[05:29] Teratsuki**
That's great.
**[05:33] Shizuka**
Hey, what's your deal?
What are you trying to do?
**[05:38] Shizuka**
I mean... This is all your doing, right?
**[05:42] Shizuka**
You planned all of this,
didn't you, Kyouichirou-san?
**[05:45] Teratsuki**
I'm not so sure about that.
**[05:47] Shizuka**
Well, who else is there?
**[05:49] Teratsuki**
Besides, when did I ever say that
I was actually Teratsuki Kyouichirou?
**[05:54] Shizuka**
Huh?
**[05:55] Teratsuki**
You only came to this world
because you wanted to.
**[05:59] Teratsuki**
Who I am has nothing to do with you.
**[06:04] Shizuka**
Then you really don't
care what happens to me?
**[06:09] Shizuka**
Just like my mother...
**[06:13] Shizuka**
I was in love with you.
**[06:16] Shizuka**
It's true. I really, really loved you.
**[06:20] Shizuka**
I couldn't say it back then, but...
**[06:23] Teratsuki**
Is it just that you couldn't say it?
**[06:25] Teratsuki**
Maybe that's what you thought you felt
now that you're looking back on it.
**[06:29] Shizuka**
Why does that matter?
**[06:31] Shizuka**
I just want to throw everything out.
**[06:36] Shizuka**
I was such a fool, all this time...
**[06:42] Shizuka**
Wait a second! Is this really in the past?
**[06:46] Shizuka**
Where's Makoto? What happened to him?
**[06:49] Shizuka**
Does this mean he's not going to be born?
**[06:52] Teratsuki**
Who knows? I'm not sure.
**[06:55] Teratsuki**
You might actually get your wish.
**[07:00] Shizuka**
What do you mean by that?
**[07:03] Shizuka**
You can't mean...
**[07:05] Shizuka**
that I could possibly make
Makoto your real son?
**[07:10] Teratsuki**
Who knows? I'm not sure.
**[07:18] Sakiko**
* I feel like it's been a while since*
* I started looking for Boogiepop.*
**[07:28] Hinako**
Sakiko! I see that you give up
as easily as ever. Here.
**[07:34] Sakiko**
Well, what am I supposed to do?
**[07:37] Sakiko**
I'm not as smart as you, Hina-chan.
**[07:48] Sakiko**
Huh?
**[07:49] Hinako**
What is it?
**[07:50] Sakiko**
It's just... Is this where we were?
**[07:54] Hinako**
What's that supposed to mean?
**[07:56] Sakiko**
Well, I mean...
**[07:58] Hinako**
What are you talking about?
**[08:00] Sakiko**
Never mind, it's nothing.
**[08:03] Sakiko**
I'm just tired and a little out of it.
**[08:05] Hinako**
You never change, Sakiko.
**[08:08] Sakiko**
Neither do you, Hina-chan.
But you're so pretty now.
**[08:13] Hinako**
Really? Well, thank you.
**[08:17] Sakiko**
* The Hina-chan I knew was a*
* really lively eleven-year-old girl.*
**[08:21] Sakiko**
*She was popular and always cheerful.*
**[08:25] Hinako**
But you're really pretty now, too, Sakiko.
**[08:28] Hinako**
I bet you're really popular.
**[08:30] Sakiko**
I'm not.
**[08:32] Sakiko**
All the guys interested in me are losers.
**[08:35] Sakiko**
Even the guy I was with today
couldn't figure anything out.
**[08:40] Hinako**
I think he just wanted to have fun with you.
**[08:44] Sakiko**
He just doesn't know when to stop, though.
**[08:46] Hinako**
Oh, come on. You feel something for him, right?
**[08:50] Sakiko**
No way!
**[08:52] Sakiko**
I'm sure you'll understand once
you start dating, Hina-cha—
**[08:57] Hinako**
Well, I've never been on a date, so...
**[09:01] Sakiko**
Hey, Hina-chan... When did that happen?
**[09:04] Hinako**
What?
**[09:06] Sakiko**
You know... That thing...
**[09:08] Sakiko**
Right before summer break started...
**[09:11] Sakiko**
I said something awful to you, and...
**(Flashback) [09:14] Sakiko**
Guys will never like a stupid
beanpole like you!
**(Flashback) [09:18] Sakiko**
You're just gonna die like that!
**[09:26] Sakiko**
After that... I wanted to
apologize to you so badly, but...
**[09:33] Sakiko**
Once summer vacation was over...
Once I saw you at school...
**[09:37] Sakiko**
I was going to apologize...
**[09:39] Sakiko**
But you...
**[09:42] Hinako**
I died along with my
family in a car accident.
**[09:46] Hinako**
It was a tragic accident.
**[09:49] Sakiko**
I was jealous of you, Hina-chan.
**[09:53] Sakiko**
There were rumors saying that the boy
**[09:55] Sakiko**
I happened to like back
then had feelings for you.
**[09:58] Sakiko**
So I...
**[09:59] Hinako**
Maybe she didn't care so much.
**[10:02] Sakiko**
But I've wanted to apologize this whole time!
**[10:06] Sakiko**
I'm so sorry! I'm sure you'll be
beautiful when you grow up, Hina-chan!
**[10:12] Sakiko**
I really think that!
**[10:14] Sakiko**
So I...
**[10:16] Sakiko**
I wanted to say I'm sorry...
**[10:22] Hinako**
That's what's been bothering you?
**[10:25] Sakiko**
Yeah...
**[10:27] Sakiko**
*That's not Hinako-chan...*
**[10:30] Sakiko**
I know there's no point
in me telling you this...
**[10:35] Sakiko**
But I'm an awful person
who has no right to live,
**[10:39] Sakiko**
so... so I...
**[10:43] Sakiko**
I wanted Boogiepop to kill me!
**[10:48] Hinako**
Boogiepop...
**[10:49] Sakiko**
They were right here! I saw them!
**[10:52] Hinako**
Yes, I know.
**[10:55] Sakiko**
You do?
**[10:56] Hinako**
But I wonder if Boogiepop
will actually kill you.
**[11:01] Hinako**
Do you think they'll save
you from your suffering?
**[11:06] Sakiko**
Well... Will you kill me, then, Hina-chan?
**[11:12] Sakiko**
Hey, who are you?
**[11:16] Hinako**
You were suffering.
**[11:18] Hinako**
This whole time, you've been suffering
so much that you couldn't even realize it.
**[11:24] Hinako**
It's impossible to get rid of that pain now,
**[11:27] Hinako**
because it consumes your whole heart.
**[11:32] Hinako**
That's why you must take
**[11:34] Hinako**
the pain you want to erase from your heart,
**[11:39] Hinako**
and turn it into gold instead.
**[11:43] Sakiko**
Gold?
**[11:44] Hinako**
Yes.
**[11:46] Hinako**
All that glitters.
**[11:53] Ken**
*Back then,*
**[11:54] Ken**
* I was using a hacking tool I happened upon*
* to look into investment companies,*
**[12:00] Ken**
* to steal their client data and*
* sell it onto the black market.*
**[12:07] Ken**
Come on... Come on!
**[12:10] Ken**
Yes!
**[12:13] Ken**
Don't blame me. Blame the person who
made this incredibly convenient tool.
**[12:21] Ken**
* I always chose companies*
* that operated in a gray area,*
**[12:25] Ken**
*so it'd be hard to track me down...*
**[12:28] Ken**
*Or so I thought.*
**[12:30] Ken**
Wh-What the hell is this?!
**[12:32] Ken**
Shit!
***SIGN*** Device Not Ejected Properly Eject this device before disconnecting or turning it off.
**[12:40] Ken**
*I had a bad feeling about this.*
**[12:44] Ken**
*And sadly, I was right.*
**[12:53] Ken**
*Was that a trap?*
**[12:55] Cop**
Are you a high school student?
**[12:58] Ken**
Yes, I am.
**[13:00] Cop**
Do you have your student ID card?
**[13:02] Ken**
Uh, sure, I do... Is something wrong?
**[13:07] Cop**
Well, that's a great school.
***SIGN*** Identification Card
This card proves that this individual is a student at this school.
Name: Habara Kentarou
Date of Birth: °°°°/°°/°°
**[13:11] Cop**
Do you come around here often?
This isn't a route to this school.
**[13:15] Ken**
Well, I guess I come this way sometimes.
**[13:18] Ken**
Is there a problem?
**[13:20] Cop**
Could I take a look in your bag?
**[13:22] Ken**
Um... There's nothing
really important in there.
**[13:26] Cop**
I'd still prefer to make sure.
**[13:29] Ken**
I-I see...
**[13:31] Nagi**
Kentarou.
**[13:35] Nagi**
Did something happen?
**[13:38] Nagi**
I'm gonna go on ahead.
**[13:41] Cop**
Is that your girlfriend?
**[13:43] Ken**
Uh, yes... We were just meeting up.
**[13:46] Cop**
Well, there are some unsavory characters
around here, so don't wander around too much.
***SIGN*** Café Tristan
**[13:54] Ken**
Who the hell are you?
**[13:56] Nagi**
What's *my* deal? You're the
problem here, Habara Kentarou.
**[14:00] Ken**
How do you know about me?
**[14:02] Nagi**
You should give up on that business of yours.
**[14:05] Nagi**
You haven't run into too
many problems so far,
**[14:08] Nagi**
but things are about to change.
**[14:11] Nagi**
This world isn't as kind as you think.
**[14:16] Ken**
Don't tell me that warning was...
**[14:18] Nagi**
Well, thanks to you, I was able to crush
one investment scam group's network.
**[14:25] Ken**
Hey, what the hell do you mean by that?
**[14:28] Nagi**
Nothing, really.
**[14:29] Ken**
Are you the one who made that hacking tool?
**[14:33] Nagi**
Of course I'm not. I'm sure
someone like the NSA made it.
**[14:38] Ken**
Which means someone altered
it and spread it onto a site.
**[14:42] Nagi**
I never thought I'd meet anyone
who could actually use it, though.
**[14:48] Ken**
I see. So I've been dancing in the
palm of your hand this whole time.
**[14:53] Nagi**
I don't feel bad about it.
You did a half-assed job, anyway.
**[14:57] Ken**
No, that's not what I meant.
**[15:00] Ken**
Why didn't you just tell
me in the first place?
**[15:03] Ken**
If you'd just explained
everything to begin with,
**[15:06] Ken**
I would've been happy to help you out.
**[15:08] Ken**
Why didn't you just ask me?
**[15:11] Ken**
Well? Kirima Nagi-san from Shinyou Academy.
**[15:18] Nagi**
How do you know my name?
**[15:20] Ken**
Guess you're not too careful yourself.
**[15:22] Ken**
There's nothing weird about some
guys trying to find out more about
**[15:26] Ken**
someone as hot as you.
**[15:29] Ken**
* This was my memorable*
* first meeting with Nagi.*
**[15:35] Ken**
* And apparently, what's going on*
* right now is its continuation.*
**[15:40] Nagi**
So what you're saying is that
this is love at first sight?
**[15:45] Ken**
Pretty much... Though I never
would've been able to say that.
**[15:51] Nagi**
Why not?
**[15:53] Ken**
Huh? How the hell am I supposed to tell her?
**[15:55] Ken**
She's a superhero.
**[15:58] Ken**
She's got no time for someone like me.
**[16:00] Nagi**
Well, aren't you admirable.
**[16:03] Ken**
No matter how you look at
this, this is an illusion.
**[16:06] Ken**
I'm still inside the Moon Temple.
**[16:09] Nagi**
Oh? Is that what you think?
**[16:11] Ken**
I don't know how this trick works, but don't
think you can trap me in here forever.
**[16:17] Ken**
I'm gonna get the hell outta here for sure.
**[16:19] Nagi**
That's rather noble of you, Kentarou.
**[16:22] Ken**
Only because you're looking
at me with that face.
**[16:25] Ken**
Listen up, King of Distortion.
**[16:26] Ken**
Everything here is something
I've seen before.
**[16:30] Ken**
Which means this is my memory,
**[16:34] Ken**
and this is just going on in my head.
**[16:36] Ken**
It's basically a dream.
**[16:39] Nagi**
I see. Well done.
**[16:43] Nagi**
But haven't you ever considered
**[16:47] Nagi**
that this world we live in is a nightmare?
**[16:53] Nagi**
What's the easiest way to escape a nightmare?
**[16:58] Ken**
What does that mean?
**[17:00] Nagi**
It's extremely simple.
**[17:03] Nagi**
A trifle, really.
**[17:07] Ken**
Wh-What was that?!
**[17:09] Saotome**
I just told you, didn't I?
**[17:12] Saotome**
It's extremely simple.
**[17:15] Ken**
Who the hell are you?!
**[17:16] Saotome**
You sure I'm not part of your memory?
**[17:19] Ken**
I asked you who you are!
**[17:22] Saotome**
Saotome Masami. Just like you, I had
unrequited feelings for Kirima Nagi.
**[17:29] Saotome**
Now... Will you be able to
make it out of this nightmare?
**[17:35] Ken**
Damn it!
**[17:45] Ken**
Don't tell me...
**[18:01] Ken**
No way! This has to be a dream!
**[18:27] Ken**
Hey! What the hell are you doing there, kid?
**[18:30] Ken**
Let's get out of here!
**[18:31] Mako**
Who are you, mister?
**[18:33] Ken**
Don't call me that! I'm still in high school!
**[18:36] Ken**
Shit! Here it comes.
**[18:42] Mako**
Hey... Are you able to see Zooragi?
**[18:46] Ken**
Zooragi? Are you talking about that monster?
**[18:50] Mako**
Yeah.
**[18:52] Ken**
Hey, aren't you...
**(Flashback) [18:57] Mako**
My balloon!
**(Flashback) [18:59] Shizu**
That's what you get for not
holding it properly. Jeez.
**(Flashback) [19:04] Mako**
Man...
**[19:07] Ken**
I see. So that's what's going on here.
**[19:12] Mako**
What are you doing? Weren't
we getting out of here?
**[19:15] Ken**
Yeah, you're right.
**[19:19] Ken**
* This pretty much solidifies the fact that*
* this is all taking place in my memories.*
**[19:25] Ken**
* Apparently that Saotome guy*
* showed up just like this kid,*
**[19:29] Ken**
*because I must've seen them somewhere.*
**[19:31] Ken**
*In that case, to get out of here...*
**[19:34] Ken**
*To wake up from this nightmare...*
**[19:44] Mako**
Are we gonna be okay going back in there?
**[19:49] Ken**
Yeah, don't worry.
**[19:51] Ken**
Leave this to me.
**[19:54] Ken**
Hey.
**[19:55] Mako**
I'm... exhausted.
**[19:59] Ken**
All right... Fine.
**[20:01] Ken**
You wait here.
**[20:03] Ken**
Got it?
**[20:15] Ken**
Just as I thought.
**[20:17] Ken**
You dumbass! Hurry and wake the hell up!
**[20:26] Ken**
Hey, Shirou! Wake up!
**[20:35] Shirou**
Habara-san... What was I...
**[20:38] Ken**
It's not just you. Everyone here's
in the same boat, including me.
**[20:42] Shirou**
Th-This is... What in the world is going on?
**[20:58] Ken**
I'm not really sure myself,
**[21:00] Ken**
but apparently everyone fell asleep
at some point, and they're dreaming.
**[21:04] Shirou**
Dreaming?
**[21:05] Ken**
You had one too, right?
**[21:09] Shirou**
Come to think of it...
**[21:12] Shirou**
I was meeting with her...
**[21:14] Ken**
Did this girl happen to call
herself the King of Distortion?
**[21:19] Shirou**
Yes, she did.
**[21:21] Ken**
I knew it.
**[21:23] Shirou**
You met them, too?
**[21:25] Ken**
Yup.
**[21:26] Ken**
That bastard... What's he trying to do?
**[21:31] Shirou**
Habara-san, do you have any idea
who the King of Distortion is?
**[21:36] Ken**
Who the hell else could it be?
**[21:39] Ken**
It's the one who built this
damn thing to begin with.
**[21:42] Shirou**
Teratsuki Kyouichirou?
**[21:44] Ken**
But isn't he dead?
**[21:47] Ken**
That's the problem here.
**[21:49] Ken**
Maybe he didn't die and he's
hiding somewhere around here,
**[21:53] Ken**
or he managed to set something up
here to function even after he died.
**[21:59] Ken**
Either way, he really thought this out...
**[22:03] Ken**
We're all dancing in the palm of his hand.
# E16 - Overdrive: The King of Distortion 3
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G6EX4EDQR/overdrive-the-king-of-distortion-3)
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***SIGN*** Boogiepop and Others
***SIGN*** Dengeki Bunko
**[01:39] Kei**
Wh-What is this?
**[01:42] Kei**
What's going on?
**[01:43] Boogiepop**
I do not know.
**[01:45] Kei**
But you reappeared because you sensed
another threat to this world, right?
**[01:49] Boogiepop**
Yes, that is correct, but I don't
know exactly what this threat is.
**[01:56] Boogiepop**
I appear automatically, after all.
**[01:59] Kei**
Even in this situation?
**[02:02] Kei**
Just find this King of Distortion
and take him out already!
**[02:06] Boogiepop**
If it were actually that simple,
I wouldn't need to appear.
**[02:11] Boogiepop**
Besides, I'm not entirely
sure if he's my enemy yet.
**[02:16] Kei**
What's that mean?
**[02:17] Boogiepop**
It seems the being that calls
itself the King of Distortion
**[02:21] Boogiepop**
is trying to draw some kind
of reaction out of people.
**[02:26] Boogiepop**
What I mean is, that
alone isn't destructive.
**[02:31] Boogiepop**
It's not like last time.
**[02:33] Kei**
Last time? You mean with Manticore?
**[02:37] Boogiepop**
It appears the real threat
hasn't appeared yet this time.
**[02:51] Boogiepop**
Hunger affects your nerves.
**[02:54] Boogiepop**
You should eat something.
**[02:56] Kei**
Could this be...
**[03:01] Boogiepop**
Yes, I believe Miyashita Touka made it
to eat it together with Takeda Keiji.
**[03:08] Kei**
I-I don't want this!
**[03:11] Boogiepop**
It's still food, regardless.
**[03:13] Kei**
I feel bad for Miyashita-san, though.
**[03:16] Boogiepop**
It's fine. I'm sure she'll deal with it.
**[03:20] Kei**
Really?
**(Flashback) [03:23] Suema**
Split personalities?
**(Flashback) [03:25] Kei**
Yeah... Like someone's
personality suddenly changing.
**(Flashback) [03:30] Suema**
Niitoki-san, first off, most cases of
dissociative identity disorder are fake.
**(Flashback) [03:38] Kei**
Huh?
**(Flashback) [03:38] Suema**
They're just acting. At least,
I think most of them are, anyway.
**(Flashback) [03:43] Kei**
But... Th-There are all kinds of cases...
**(Flashback) [03:48] Suema**
Yes, there are, but there's no way to
prove that they're completely true.
**(Flashback) [03:53] Suema**
Dissociative identity disorder
is nothing more than a theory.
**(Flashback) [03:59] Suema**
Niitoki-san, even you have some
kind of secret, don't you?
**(Flashback) [04:03] Suema**
And when you're trying to hide it,
aren't you just acting?
**(Flashback) [04:06] Suema**
You probably seem rather different
from yourself at times, too.
**(Flashback) [04:11] Suema**
But if someone said that was
actually another identity,
**(Flashback) [04:14] Suema**
isn't that a bit too much?
**(Flashback) [04:16] Kei**
W-Well, yeah...
**(Flashback) [04:19] Suema**
The human heart has many more sides
than people are willing to admit.
**(Flashback) [04:25] Kei**
B-But isn't it possible that someone
might not even realize
**(Flashback) [04:28] Kei**
that they have another identity?
**(Flashback) [04:31] Suema**
True, but...
**(Flashback) [04:33] Suema**
How are you supposed to prove that?
**(Flashback) [04:37] Kei**
Huh? Um...
**(Flashback) [04:39] Suema**
There's a part of dissociative identity
disorder that's *probatio diabolica*.
**(Flashback) [04:44] Suema**
They might be lying, but to prove that...
**(Flashback) [04:49] Kei**
It might be difficult?
**(Flashback) [04:51] Suema**
I believe that multiple personalities
come from someone's desires.
**(Flashback) [04:56] Suema**
At times, it's a way for someone
to deny that they've done something
**(Flashback) [05:00] Suema**
and blame someone else who's
supposedly inside of them.
**(Flashback) [05:04] Kei**
I see...
**(Flashback) [05:06] Suema**
Those feelings, which everyone
has, are what affirm
**(Flashback) [05:11] Suema**
the existence of dissociative
identity disorder.
**(Flashback) [05:13] Suema**
That's what I believe.
**[05:17] Kei**
Feelings that everyone has, huh?
**[05:24] Kei**
This is good.
**[05:32] Kei**
You're good at that.
**[05:35] Boogiepop**
You're the second person to tell me that.
**[05:38] Kei**
Who was the first?
**[05:40] Boogiepop**
Takeda-kun.
**[05:42] Kei**
Senpai knows about you, too?
**[05:45] Boogiepop**
Yes.
**[05:46] Kei**
I wonder what he thinks about all this...
**[05:48] Kei**
Your existence is quite a burden, you know?
**[05:51] Boogiepop**
Well, he's a good person.
**[05:55] Kei**
Why does Miyashita-san like Senpai?
**[05:59] Boogiepop**
Who knows? I'm not certain myself, but
I'd suspect it's for the same reason you do.
**[06:07] Boogiepop**
Why did *you* end up liking Takeda-kun?
**[06:14] Kei**
Probably because he's nice.
**[06:17] Kei**
I wonder if it's the same for Miyashita-san.
**[06:20] Boogiepop**
Again, I'm not sure.
**[06:23] Kei**
What about you, then? What do
you think about Takeda-senpai?
**[06:28] Boogiepop**
I don't have my own sense of self.
What I'm thinking matters to no one.
**[06:37] Kei**
That's not fair.
**[06:40] Boogiepop**
I'm grateful for Takeda-kun.
**[06:43] Boogiepop**
He's the only one who ever
called me their friend.
**[06:48] Boogiepop**
Yes...
**[06:50] Boogiepop**
In that sense, you could even
say that I'm a bit jealous.
**[06:56] Kei**
Jealous?
**[06:58] Boogiepop**
Jealous of Miyashita Touka, just like you.
**[07:04] Kei**
Wh-What? What's going on?
**[07:08] Kei**
Hey, wait!
**[07:29] Kei**
Wh—
**[07:30] Kei**
Why are you here again?
**[07:32] Saotome**
Looks like they're gone.
**[07:35] Saotome**
Now, let's continue our conversation.
**[07:42] Guy**
What do you mean, there's no
blueprint data remaining?
**[07:45] Guy B**
What can we do? The president deleted them.
**[07:49] Keiji**
Is Miyashita in there?
**[07:52] Guy**
Could this be a time-delayed device?
**[07:55] Guy B**
A time-delayed device?
What are you talking about?
**[07:58] Guy**
Like, maybe the president planned
for this to happen before he died.
**[08:02] Keiji**
If she is in there, could
it actually be Boogiepop?
**[08:12] Sakiko**
Say, Hinako...
**[08:15] Sakiko**
Will you forgive me?
**[08:17] Hinako**
I'm not the one who decides that.
**[08:20] Sakiko**
Yeah... This is an illusion, after all.
**[08:23] Sakiko**
The truth is that you're already dead,
and you probably hate me, but...
**[08:28] King**
But what?
**[08:30] Sakiko**
You're the guy from earlier...
**[08:33] King**
I appeared this way because
he was in your memories.
**[08:36] King**
That's probably what he'd say, anyway.
**[08:39] Sakiko**
Then are you the King of Distortion?
**[08:41] King**
Who knows? That doesn't really matter.
**[08:44] King**
What matters is, even if you ask
Hinako-kun for forgiveness,
**[08:48] King**
you'll never get an answer.
**[08:52] Hinako**
Hey, did you ever think about me
from time to time before this?
**[08:58] Sakiko**
Huh?
**[08:59] Hinako**
You probably completely
forgot about me until today.
**[09:03] Sakiko**
I'm sorry.
**[09:05] Hinako**
No... The fact that you had forgotten
shows how great your guilt was.
**[09:10] Hinako**
It was what was tying you down.
**[09:13] Hinako**
But at this rate, Hinako's existence
will only continue to harm you.
**[09:19] Hinako**
Even though it should be fun,
just like we're having now.
**[09:27] Sakiko**
Is that what you mean by gold?
**[09:29] Hinako**
No... It's everything that you think glitters.
**[09:37] Sakiko**
What's that noise?
**[09:38] Hinako**
You don't need to worry about Zooragi.
**[09:42] Sakiko**
Zooragi?
**[09:43] Hinako**
Yes.
**[09:45] Sakiko**
You don't need to worry about it.
**[09:48] Shirou**
An illusion?
**[09:50] Habara**
Yeah. They probably filled
the place with psychotropic gas.
**[09:57] Habara**
I mean, the guy made a completely
closed-off building.
**[10:01] Habara**
There's a good chance that Teratsuki
Kyouichirou is behind all of this.
**[10:05] Shirou**
But even if that's true,
what was he trying to do?
**[10:09] Habara**
Right. Also, why did he make this
place like one giant staircase?
**[10:13] Habara**
There are tons of questions.
**[10:17] Habara**
I can't get through...
**[10:19] Shirou**
This does seem like some demon
lord's tower from a video game.
**[10:23] Habara**
That's not even funny...
**[10:25] Shirou**
Oh, Habara-san! There's a hatch over here.
**[10:32] Habara**
Looks like someone went through before us.
**[10:35] Habara**
It might lead to the control room.
**[10:37] Habara**
Let's go.
**[10:41] Shirou**
What is this? Talk about horrible taste...
**[10:48] Habara**
There's nothing here. Looks like
it's just some storage space.
**[10:51] Habara**
I guess that means the control
room might be on the top floor.
**[10:54] Habara**
This fells more and more
like a game, huh, Shirou?
**[10:58] Habara**
What are you looking for?
Think we can get outside?
**[11:01] Shirou**
No...
**[11:02] Shirou**
I just thought there might be
signs that they might be here.
**[11:06] Habara**
They?
**[11:08] Shirou**
It's nothing.
**[11:11] Shirou**
I guess we're out of options. We'll just
have to go back the way we came
**[11:14] Shirou**
and try to find another exit.
**[11:24] Shirou**
Huh?
**[11:25] Habara**
Hey, what's wrong?
**[11:28] Shirou**
There's no one... here.
**[11:36] Habara**
What the hell's going on?
**[11:42] Habara**
That roar... I'm pretty sure
I've heard it somewhere before...
**[11:44] Guy**
H-Help me...
**[11:50] Habara**
Wh-What the hell is all this?!
**[11:53] Habara**
What are these things?
**[11:55] Habara**
Hey, Shirou!
***SIGN*** Kirima Nagi
**[12:03] Habara**
Is that you, Nagi?
**[12:05] Masaki**
* As I figured, you tried*
* asking my sister for help.*
**[12:10] Habara**
Masaki?
**[12:12] Habara**
Where's Nagi? Is Nagi there?
**[12:16] Masaki**
*You're acting pretty lame, Kentarou-san.*
**[12:20] Habara**
Who the hell are you?
**[12:22] Masaki**
*I'm sure you already know the answer.*
**[12:25] Masaki**
*I can't have you asking for help right now.*
**[12:30] Masaki**
*My experiment isn't over yet.*
**[12:37] Mob**
There's an earthquake happening
just around the Moon Temple!
**[12:38] Mob**
Hello? Hello?!
**[12:40] Mob**
I can't get a signal!
**[12:40] Keiji**
An earthquake? But that means it's really...
**[12:42] Mob**
Maybe there's some interference...
**[12:52] Mob**
We're sinking!
**[12:53] Mob**
The ground below us is caving in!
**[12:56] Mob**
Over here, too!
**[12:59] Keiji**
* Is this the trap that Teratsuki*
* Kyouichirou left behind?*
**[13:04] Keiji**
*Or... could it be...*
**[13:08] Mob**
Hey, don't tell me...
**[13:09] Mob**
Is the building actually going to collapse?!
**[13:12] Keiji**
*Is this it?*
**[13:13] Keiji**
*Is this the threat to the world, Boogiepop?*
**[13:17] Keiji**
*Miyashita!*
**(Flashback) [13:25] Teacher**
What's that, Makoto-kun?
**(Flashback) [13:28] Makoto**
My dad.
**(Flashback) [13:29] Teacher**
Your dad? But that's...
**(Flashback) [13:32] Makoto**
This is the dad that appears in my dreams.
**(Flashback) [13:37] Teacher**
I-I see... Does he have a name?
**(Flashback) [13:41] Makoto**
Zooragi.
**(Flashback) [13:41] Teacher**
Zo...
**(Flashback) [13:44] Teacher**
Wh-What an interesting name!
***SIGN*** Our Dads
***SIGN*** Hashizaka Makoto
**[13:53] Makoto**
Hey, is this gonna
take much longer, mister?!
**[13:56] Makoto**
Where'd you go?!
**[14:15] Makoto**
H-Help me... Someone help me!
**[14:19] Boogiepop**
Hey, there. Is something the matter?
**[14:23] Makoto**
Z-Zooragi is...
**[14:25] Boogiepop**
Zooragi? What's that?
**[14:28] Makoto**
It's a monster! It's right in front of us!
**[14:32] Boogiepop**
I'm afraid I can't see it, sadly.
**[14:35] Makoto**
Wh-What are you talking about?! It's gonna
eat us if we don't get out of here!
**[14:42] Boogiepop**
A monster, eh?
**[14:44] Boogiepop**
So that must be your King of Distortion.
**[14:47] Boogiepop**
And it's quite destructive at that.
**[14:52] Boogiepop**
Looks like I'll have my hands full again.
**[14:57] Makoto**
Huh?
**[14:58] Boogiepop**
Can I ask you something?
**[15:00] Boogiepop**
Could it be that this monster was
the one who squished everyone here?
**[15:07] Makoto**
Y-Yeah...
**[15:10] Boogiepop**
I see. So that's why everyone
just keeps asking for help.
**[15:16] Boogiepop**
Good grief. This is going
to be a huge ordeal.
**[15:20] Boogiepop**
I can safely say that even I've never
fought a monster before.
**[15:27] Kei**
I'm finally starting to understand.
**[15:29] Saotome**
Understand what, Niitoki-san?
**[15:32] Kei**
Who you really are, King of Distortion.
**[15:35] Saotome**
Oh? And what's that supposed to mean?
**[15:38] Kei**
At first, I thought I was dragged
into this illusion that you created.
**[15:43] Kei**
But if that were the case, it'd be
impossible for Boogiepop to come save me.
**[15:49] Kei**
Which means this isn't some kind of
illusion you created, but it's within me.
**[15:54] Saotome**
Within you, eh?
**[15:56] Kei**
To be more specific, you're
my alternate personality.
**[16:01] Saotome**
Oh?
**[16:02] Kei**
Suema-san told me that humans have
more sides to them than they know.
**[16:09] Kei**
And that's what you are.
**[16:11] Kei**
You're usually within me.
Someone trapped within a box.
**[16:16] Kei**
And you're an invader that's
borrowed their form.
**[16:19] Kei**
That's the true identity
of the King of Distortion.
**[16:23] Kei**
The continuous shaking
that's been going on...
**[16:26] Kei**
That's been going on since
before I returned here.
**[16:30] Kei**
Which means you're not creating it.
**[16:33] Kei**
It's being created by someone
else who's been possessed.
**[16:36] Kei**
It's the result of their
latent powers going berserk.
**[16:43] Kei**
And now, that's also scaring you.
**[16:47] Kei**
Am I wrong?
**[16:50] Saotome**
Apparently, that thing's called Zooragi.
**[16:53] Saotome**
It's gotten too big and is almost
completely independent from its creator.
**[16:58] Kei**
Zooragi...
**[16:59] Saotome**
It's not attacking anything
really intentionally...
**[17:03] Saotome**
But if it got serious, it could
flatten this building in an instant.
**[17:08] Kei**
Then hurry up and stop all of this!
**[17:10] Kei**
If you stop, all of this will disappear!
**[17:14] Saotome**
But will that make the Saotome Masami-kun
that's in your heart disappear, President?
**[17:21] Kei**
Th-That doesn't matter!
**[17:23] Saotome**
It's true I'm within you.
**[17:26] Saotome**
That's why I know everything you know.
**[17:30] Saotome**
Didn't Suema Kazuko say this, as well?
**[17:33] Saotome**
Split personalities are
a product of one's desires.
**[17:37] Saotome**
If I am truly a split personality, then
you have to find what desire created me.
**[17:44] Saotome**
No matter how bitter that may be,
**[17:47] Saotome**
and how much you'd like to avoid it.
**[17:50] Saotome**
Until that pain turns into your gold.
**[18:05] Boogiepop**
I see. It looks like our wavelengths
are finally matching.
**[18:10] Boogiepop**
I'm almost able to see it now.
**[18:13] Makoto**
What are you going to do?
**[18:14] Boogiepop**
Well, it definitely looks like it wants to play,
**[18:17] Boogiepop**
so I'm just going to have to accept.
**[18:20] Makoto**
Y-You're going to fight that thing?!
**[18:22] Boogiepop**
Well, there isn't any other way.
**[18:31] Boogiepop**
Looks like I missed.
It's much faster than I expected.
**[18:35] Makoto**
What did you do?
**[18:36] Boogiepop**
I messed up.
**[18:47] Boogiepop**
Perhaps I shouldn't have wounded it.
**[18:51] Boogiepop**
Then again, it's not like I can
cut through its giant body.
**[18:55] Makoto**
Where are we going, mister?
**[18:57] Boogiepop**
The name's Boogiepop.
**[18:59] Makoto**
Boogiepop?
**[19:02] Boogiepop**
We're going up. There really
isn't any other way we can go.
**[19:06] Makoto**
Up?! But then—
**[19:08] Boogiepop**
It might just corner us.
**[19:32] Makoto**
Wh-What's that?!
**[19:34] Boogiepop**
I think it's finished with
being troublesome,
**[19:36] Boogiepop**
and is now just trying to
destroy the whole building.
**[19:39] Boogiepop**
It's rather intelligent.
**[19:41] Makoto**
R-Really?!
**[19:57] Boogiepop**
Do you have any experience?
**[19:59] Makoto**
Huh?
**[20:00] Boogiepop**
Do you have any experience?
**[20:02] Makoto**
I-In what?
**[20:05] Boogiepop**
Bungee jumping!
**[20:32] Makoto**
Y-You actually won...
**[20:36] Boogiepop**
There's nothing you can't do in this world
**[20:38] Boogiepop**
when you have a bit of
intelligence and courage.
**[20:48] Boogiepop**
You finally believed in me.
**[20:50] Boogiepop**
For a moment, I didn't know what I'd do.
**[20:54] Boogiepop**
There you have it, Zooragi-kun.
**[20:57] Boogiepop**
Looks like your exit has
been blocked this time.
**[21:02] Boogiepop**
Even if you were to crush this thing,
you wouldn't be able to leave.
**[21:19] Boogiepop**
Someday, there'll be someone else
to acknowledge your existence.
**[21:25] Boogiepop**
Until then...
**[21:34] Boogiepop**
Good grief.
**[21:37] Makoto**
You're so awesome, Boogiepop...
**[21:40] Boogiepop**
Why, thank you.
**[21:46] Boogiepop**
Is this from when we jumped off?
**[21:48] Boogiepop**
I wonder if Takeda-kun will be angry that
I accidentally wounded this body.
**[21:59] Boogiepop**
Apparently a small portion of Zooragi's
power crossed the boundary.
**[22:06] Boogiepop**
This building's not going
to last much longer.
# E17 - Overdrive: The King of Distortion 4
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GYDKXQW16/overdrive-the-king-of-distortion-4)
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***SIGN*** Boogiepop and Others
**[01:31] Shirou**
Habara-san. Habara-san!
***SIGN*** Dengeki Bunko
**[01:35] Shirou**
Are you all right, Habara-san?
**[01:38] Ken**
Y-Yeah, I'm fine...
**[01:42] Shirou**
Seems like the earthquake's stopped.
**[01:44] Ken**
What happened to me?
**[01:47] Shirou**
You started shouting out of
nowhere, and then collapsed.
**[01:52] Ken**
I see...
**[01:57] Shirou**
Is something wrong?
**[01:59] Ken**
No...
**[02:01] Shirou**
Well, anyway, Habara-san...
**[02:03] Shirou**
I found another entrance.
**[02:09] Shirou**
It's right below here.
**[02:15] Ken**
Hey, wake up!
**[02:18] Shirou**
Isn't she the girl from earlier?
The one you laughed at.
**[02:29] Ken**
Hey, you awake?
**[02:31] Sakiko**
Who are you guys?
**[02:35] Ken**
I'm Habara Kentarou. This is Tanaka Shirou.
**[02:39] Sakiko**
Michimoto Sakiko...
**[02:42] Ken**
Did you meet the King of
Distortion too, Michimoto-san?
**[02:45] Sakiko**
The King of Distortion...
**[02:48] Sakiko**
Were you the ones who woke me up?
**[02:51] Ken**
Hey, what did he seem like?
**[02:53] Ken**
Did you happen to see his
true identity or get any hints?
**[02:57] Sakiko**
Why are you asking me that?
**[03:00] Ken**
We're gonna defeat him! And to
do that, we need some clues.
**[03:05] Sakiko**
Defeat him?
**[03:06] Sakiko**
What did the King of Distortion say to you?
**[03:10] Ken**
Probably something similar
to what he said to you.
**[03:20] Sakiko**
And yet...
**[03:22] Shirou**
Habara-san, this hatch opens. It's not locked.
**[03:26] Ken**
Great.
**[03:28] Ken**
Well, you don't have to believe us,
but just wait here for a bit.
**[03:39] Ken**
How's it look inside?
**[03:41] Shirou**
It doesn't look like anything
is here, just like earlier.
**[03:45] Ken**
Let's head back.
**[03:47] Shirou**
Yes.
**[03:50] Sakiko**
I won't let you interfere.
**[03:52] Sakiko**
No matter your reason,
**[03:54] Sakiko**
I won't let you stop the King of Distortion!
**[03:56] Ken**
Hold on!
**[03:58] Sakiko**
I'm... I'm going back over there!
**[04:05] Ken**
Damn it. It's not opening.
**[04:08] Ken**
What the hell is her deal?
**[04:28] Guy**
Hey, you.
**[04:29] Guy**
You should step back.
It's dangerous over there.
**[04:32] Guy**
Hey, what is that?
**[04:43] Keiji**
Wh-What the...
**[04:45] Teratsuki**
* Ladies and gentlemen... Were you*
* able to figure everything out?*
**[04:49] Teratsuki**
*No... If you're hearing this music,*
**[04:53] Teratsuki**
*it means you still haven't reached me yet.*
**[04:58] Teratsuki**
* I don't know how many are currently*
* inside the Moon Temple,*
**[05:04] Teratsuki**
*but to those who are outside...*
**[05:07] Teratsuki**
*There is no way inside the Moon Temple.*
**[05:10] Teratsuki**
*Don't try anything futile.*
**[05:16] Ken**
That's Teratsuki Kyouichirou's voice.
**[05:18] Ken**
I knew it. He must be the King of Distortion.
**[05:22] Teratsuki**
*Next, to those who are inside...*
**[05:24] Teratsuki**
* I imagine that you might be concerned*
* about the noise before the music.*
**[05:30] Teratsuki**
* That was the noise of the air*
* ducts in this building locking.*
**[05:35] Teratsuki**
* Yes, this means that your oxygen*
* supply has been cut off.*
**[05:41] Teratsuki**
*I don't know how much time you have,*
**[05:44] Teratsuki**
* but if you don't do something soon,*
* you're going to die of asphyxiation.*
**[05:48] Ken**
What?!
**[05:49] Teratsuki**
*Now, then... I wish you all luck.*
**[05:53] Teratsuki**
*Do your best.*
**[05:55] Ken**
Shit! You can't be serious!
**[05:57] Ken**
Is he trying to kill us all?
**[06:00] Shirou**
Please calm down, Habara-san.
**[06:02] Shirou**
It's not as simple as he made it sound.
**[06:05] Ken**
But—
**[06:06] Shirou**
Just because he shut off the air ducts
**[06:08] Shirou**
doesn't mean he can completely
shut off the air supply in here.
**[06:12] Shirou**
This is just a bluff.
**[06:13] Ken**
And what's he doing that for?
**[06:17] Shirou**
Think about what someone who panicked
in this situation would do.
**[06:23] Ken**
They'd run.
**[06:25] Ken**
But the exits are...
**[06:27] Shirou**
Yes, they're blocked off.
**[06:30] Ken**
Which means... up above!
**[06:33] Shirou**
Yes.
**[06:34] Shirou**
Those who want to survive
will naturally head up.
**[06:38] Shirou**
He's probably doing this
to lead people to him.
**[06:43] Ken**
This is seriously like some game.
**[06:46] Ken**
I guess the first thing we
gotta do is get out of here.
**[06:50] Shirou**
Yes. Let's go.
**[06:54] Ken**
I guess she had pretty good taste, though.
**[06:57] Shirou**
What do you mean?
**[06:58] Ken**
That girl who was in love with you.
**[07:01] Ken**
She had good taste.
**[07:05] Shirou**
Oh... You think so?
**[07:11] Kei**
What's going on?
**[07:13] Kei**
Is your end goal to kill everyone
in this building? Is that all?
**[07:20] Saotome**
Who knows? What do you think?
**[07:23] Kei**
I don't know! That's why I'm asking you!
**[07:26] Saotome**
It's not like you to worry,
**[07:30] ---**
Miss President.
**[07:34] Saotome**
This is how it should be.
You were brave back then, too.
**[07:39] Saotome**
You were there, Saotome Masami was there...
**[07:44] Saotome**
Now, if only Tanaka Shirou were
here, it'd be just like back then.
**[07:50] Kei**
What are you getting at?
**[07:52] Saotome**
Kirima Nagi might come save you again.
**[07:57] Kei**
I'm not counting on it.
**[08:05] Saotome**
Is something the matter, President?
**[08:08] Kei**
I get it now, Saotome-kun.
**[08:12] Saotome**
What do you mean?
**[08:14] Kei**
What I left with you.
**[08:18] Kei**
The reason why the King of Distortion
appeared as Saotome Masami before me.
**[08:25] Kei**
I know why now.
**[08:33] Keiji**
Miyashita...
**[08:37] Touka**
You called?
**[08:40] Keiji**
M-Miyashita?
**[08:43] Keiji**
Wh-What are you doing here?
**[08:46] Touka**
Senpai, how much time are
you going to waste out here?
**[08:50] Touka**
Aren't you going to go inside?
**[08:53] Keiji**
Y-You're... the King of Distortion?
**[08:58] Touka**
If you want to go in, follow me.
**[09:01] Keiji**
H-Hey!
**[09:05] Keiji**
What the hell is going on?
**[09:17] Touka**
This is a dream world,
with just the two of us.
**[09:22] Touka**
Everyone else's realities are
being shifted just a bit.
**[09:28] Keiji**
Shifted?
**[09:34] Keiji**
Hey, what are you doing?
**[09:40] Keiji**
What the hell?
**[09:41] Touka**
It's just a staff entrance.
**[09:45] Touka**
Say, Senpai.
**[09:47] Touka**
Come and get me.
**[09:50] Keiji**
W-Wait!
**[09:59] Shirou**
Habara-san.
**[10:00] Ken**
Here?
**[10:01] Shirou**
Yes. The sound is different
just in this one spot.
**[10:05] Ken**
Which must mean there's a hatch
somewhere used for inspections...
**[10:10] Shirou**
Let's hurry.
**[10:11] Ken**
Yeah.
**[10:21] Sakiko**
I can't go back...
**[10:23] Sakiko**
Can't I go back there anymore, Hinako?
**[10:31] Sakiko**
Everything should just fall apart.
**[10:51] Sakiko**
Boogiepop...
**[10:59] Sakiko**
You... saved me?
**[11:02] Boogiepop**
I'm not sure.
**[11:04] Sakiko**
U-Um... You're, uh...
**[11:10] Boogiepop**
Precisely. My name is Boogiepop.
**[11:14] Boogiepop**
You seem to already know that.
**[11:17] Sakiko**
Are you the real Boogiepop?
**[11:19] Boogiepop**
Who knows? Is there anything
that's really real in this world?
**[11:26] Sakiko**
That's not what I'm saying...
**[11:29] Sakiko**
What I'm saying is...
Do you actually... um...
**[11:33] Boogiepop**
Do I actually kill people?
**[11:35] Boogiepop**
Yes, I do. Isn't that why all
of you call me a reaper?
**[11:44] Sakiko**
Why do you kill people?
**[11:46] Boogiepop**
Because that's my job.
**[11:49] Boogiepop**
The ones I kill tend to be
enemies of this world.
**[11:54] Sakiko**
How do you choose those people?
**[11:57] Boogiepop**
I don't actually get to choose.
**[12:01] Boogiepop**
Much of the time,
**[12:02] Boogiepop**
the ones who are to be killed
automatically appear in front of me.
**[12:07] Sakiko**
Does that mean they appear in front
of you, asking you to kill them?
**[12:13] Sakiko**
I think I get that.
**[12:16] Boogiepop**
I'm not so sure.
**[12:18] Boogiepop**
No human actually *wants* to be killed.
**[12:23] Sakiko**
That's not true!
**[12:24] Sakiko**
There have to be people who are sick
of living and truly want to be killed!
**[12:30] Boogiepop**
That just means they have a choice.
**[12:34] Boogiepop**
If they live any longer, then what
they've lived for all along will die.
**[12:40] Sakiko**
What do you mean?
**[12:42] Boogiepop**
In order to have the right
to ask to be killed,
**[12:46] Boogiepop**
you have to actually live first.
**[12:52] Boogiepop**
Do you really...
**[12:54] Boogiepop**
have that right?
**[12:57] Sakiko**
But I'm really awful! I'm a really
terrible, horrible human being!
**[13:03] Boogiepop**
Does being bad make it okay to kill you?
**[13:05] Sakiko**
Of course it does!
**[13:07] Sakiko**
The world would be a little better
off with fewer bad people!
**[13:11] Boogiepop**
So a world where only good people live?
**[13:16] Sakiko**
Yes... Not someone like me...
**[13:20] Sakiko**
But where someone like Hina-chan
is living peacefully...
**[13:23] Sakiko**
She was...
**[13:26] Sakiko**
She was a much, much better
person than I was...
**[13:29] Sakiko**
And yet, I'm still here...
**[13:34] Boogiepop**
Was your King of Distortion nice to you?
**[13:39] Sakiko**
Yes... She said I had to change
all this pain into gold...
**[13:47] Boogiepop**
What does that mean?
**[13:50] Sakiko**
I-I don't really understand, either...
**[13:54] Sakiko**
But I thought I had to do it.
**[13:57] Sakiko**
I'd do anything to live
with Hina-chan there...
**[14:04] Boogiepop**
She is a part of you.
**[14:10] Boogiepop**
If she was kind, that's
actually your own kindness.
**[14:18] Boogiepop**
Apparently the King of Distortion
is like me and doesn't have a body.
**[14:24] Boogiepop**
The distortion within your heart
took form and came outside.
**[14:30] Boogiepop**
Which means that you've been distorting
your own kindness this whole time.
**[14:39] Boogiepop**
That's in no way an easy thing.
**[14:42] Boogiepop**
I'm sure that distortion has been
causing you pain for a very long time.
**[14:48] Boogiepop**
But at the same time,
the amount of pain you felt
**[14:52] Boogiepop**
just shows how kind you actually are.
**[15:01] Boogiepop**
She appeared to show you that.
**[15:10] Boogiepop**
I believe that you've already achieved it.
**[15:17] Boogiepop**
If your feelings aren't already gold,
**[15:22] Boogiepop**
then I'm pretty sure nothing
in this world actually glitters.
**[15:30] Boogiepop**
Good grief...
**[15:38] Boogiepop**
It appears that this isn't
going to end easily.
**[15:46] Shirou**
Was he controlling the
Moon Temple from here?
**[15:50] Ken**
Nah. If that were the case, there'd be no
reason to make this huge-ass building.
**[15:56] Shirou**
Which means...
**[16:24] Ken**
Anyway, I'm gonna see if I can
undo the locks on this building.
**[16:36] Teratsuki**
*Hello. Great job making it this far.*
**[16:40] Teratsuki**
* You... Or a few of you... I don't know*
* if there's only one of you or many,*
**[16:46] Teratsuki**
* but I wanted to congratulate*
* you on making it to this point.*
**[16:50] Ken**
Teratsuki Kyouichirou...
**[16:53] Teratsuki**
As you may have figured out,
this Moon Temple was built
**[16:56] Teratsuki**
simply just to lure you here right now.
**[17:04] Teratsuki**
Ah, yes. I should probably
explain a few things.
**[17:08] Teratsuki**
Have you ever thought that there was
something like a flow to this world?
**[17:17] Teratsuki**
Such as fate or a trend.
**[17:21] Teratsuki**
Have you ever thought about
what that might actually be?
**[17:25] Teratsuki**
That's a question that humans have
considered since their creation.
**[17:33] Teratsuki**
And that continues, even now.
**[17:37] Teratsuki**
Evolution is an idea born from that.
**[17:43] Teratsuki**
With evolution, there's somewhat
of a directionality or a flow.
**[17:52] Teratsuki**
So it's only natural to think...
**[17:56] Teratsuki**
Is that flow still flowing even now?
**[18:01] Teratsuki**
If that's the case, is there any
way to know what lies ahead,
**[18:05] Teratsuki**
or at least know the way to get there?
**[18:09] Teratsuki**
But that's God's territory.
**[18:13] Teratsuki**
At the same time, there's no point
in time that some person with power
**[18:18] Teratsuki**
didn't try to enter that territory
in the history of humanity.
**[18:21] Teratsuki**
*But currently, there are no obvious
people with authority or rulers.*
**[18:24] Ken**
What the hell is he talking about?
**[18:29] Teratsuki**
*All that exists is a system.*
**[18:33] Teratsuki**
This system happens to be
called the Towa Organization,
**[18:37] Teratsuki**
and is where I'm employed. They are
also responsible for my creation.
**[18:42] Teratsuki**
Yes, I am a synthetic human
created by the Towa Organization
**[18:47] Teratsuki**
to manipulate the economy however
the Towa Organization wanted it to move.
**[18:52] Teratsuki**
*But my role is about to come to an end.*
**[18:56] Teratsuki**
I became a little too powerful, so
they will probably dispose of me soon.
**[19:04] Teratsuki**
That's why I thought I'd play with
the Towa Organization a little bit.
**[19:09] Teratsuki**
That's why I built this Moon Temple.
**[19:14] Teratsuki**
I am sure that after my death, the Moon
Temple will become some kind of spectacle.
**[19:20] Teratsuki**
Perhaps you are one of the
people who came to see it.
**[19:24] Teratsuki**
Or maybe you're one of the event staff.
**[19:27] Teratsuki**
Regardless, I'm sure you
never dreamed that you'd
**[19:31] Teratsuki**
get caught up in something like this.
**[19:33] Teratsuki**
But you are here, and you
were meant to come here.
**[19:39] Teratsuki**
You were trapped within this building
and put to sleep with sleeping gas.
**[19:45] Teratsuki**
But what's important is
the fact that you awakened
**[19:49] Teratsuki**
and came all the way here.
**[19:54] Teratsuki**
There are those in this world who can
understand things that should not be understood,
**[19:58] Teratsuki**
those who go to places they
should not be able to go.
**[20:02] Teratsuki**
Those are the ones the Towa
Organization is wary of.
**[20:08] Teratsuki**
You understand now, don't you?
**[20:10] Teratsuki**
* You are someone who can become an*
* enemy to the Towa Organization.*
**[20:15] Teratsuki**
That's what I wanted to tell you.
**[20:18] Teratsuki**
That's the sole reason that
I built this Moon Temple,
**[20:22] Teratsuki**
using every last bit of Teratsuki
Kyouichirou's remaining fortune.
**[20:27] Teratsuki**
Just to tell you to be careful.
**[20:33] Teratsuki**
To undo the current lockdown
upon the Moon Temple...
**[20:41] Teratsuki**
Stairway to Heaven.
**[20:45] Teratsuki**
*I'll just leave it at that.*
**[20:47] Teratsuki**
*If you type that in, everything will unlock.*
**[20:52] Teratsuki**
* At the same time, all these*
* records will be erased.*
**[20:57] Teratsuki**
*Listen carefully. You are a possibility.*
**[21:01] Teratsuki**
* I cannot even begin to fathom*
* to what extent that may be,*
**[21:03] Teratsuki**
* and I'm sure you don't*
* know yourself at this time.*
**[21:11] Teratsuki**
So, what's important is what
you do with that possibility
**[21:17] Teratsuki**
and how much you grow.
**[21:21] Teratsuki**
I wish you the best.
**[21:27] Teratsuki**
Ah, it's you, Eugene.
**[21:30] Teratsuki**
I'm sure you'll have no
problem making me disappear.
**[21:39] Ken**
What... the hell is this?
**[21:42] Shirou**
I see.
**[21:44] Shirou**
That's what's going on.
**[21:46] Ken**
Uh, what are you talking about, Shirou?
**[21:49] Ken**
This is so messed up.
**[21:51] Shirou**
What do you mean?
**[21:52] Ken**
What? That didn't explain anything!
**[21:56] Ken**
The only things that made sense are that
we're trapped in here and were put to sleep.
**[22:02] Ken**
Why... Why didn't he mention anything
about the King of Distortion?
# E18 - Overdrive: The King of Distortion 5
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GYDKXQW16/overdrive-the-king-of-distortion-4)
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***SIGN*** Boogiepop and Others
**[01:31] Shirou**
Habara-san. Habara-san!
***SIGN*** Dengeki Bunko
**[01:35] Shirou**
Are you all right, Habara-san?
**[01:38] Ken**
Y-Yeah, I'm fine...
**[01:42] Shirou**
Seems like the earthquake's stopped.
**[01:44] Ken**
What happened to me?
**[01:47] Shirou**
You started shouting out of
nowhere, and then collapsed.
**[01:52] Ken**
I see...
**[01:57] Shirou**
Is something wrong?
**[01:59] Ken**
No...
**[02:01] Shirou**
Well, anyway, Habara-san...
**[02:03] Shirou**
I found another entrance.
**[02:09] Shirou**
It's right below here.
**[02:15] Ken**
Hey, wake up!
**[02:18] Shirou**
Isn't she the girl from earlier?
The one you laughed at.
**[02:29] Ken**
Hey, you awake?
**[02:31] Sakiko**
Who are you guys?
**[02:35] Ken**
I'm Habara Kentarou. This is Tanaka Shirou.
**[02:39] Sakiko**
Michimoto Sakiko...
**[02:42] Ken**
Did you meet the King of
Distortion too, Michimoto-san?
**[02:45] Sakiko**
The King of Distortion...
**[02:48] Sakiko**
Were you the ones who woke me up?
**[02:51] Ken**
Hey, what did he seem like?
**[02:53] Ken**
Did you happen to see his
true identity or get any hints?
**[02:57] Sakiko**
Why are you asking me that?
**[03:00] Ken**
We're gonna defeat him! And to
do that, we need some clues.
**[03:05] Sakiko**
Defeat him?
**[03:06] Sakiko**
What did the King of Distortion say to you?
**[03:10] Ken**
Probably something similar
to what he said to you.
**[03:20] Sakiko**
And yet...
**[03:22] Shirou**
Habara-san, this hatch opens. It's not locked.
**[03:26] Ken**
Great.
**[03:28] Ken**
Well, you don't have to believe us,
but just wait here for a bit.
**[03:39] Ken**
How's it look inside?
**[03:41] Shirou**
It doesn't look like anything
is here, just like earlier.
**[03:45] Ken**
Let's head back.
**[03:47] Shirou**
Yes.
**[03:50] Sakiko**
I won't let you interfere.
**[03:52] Sakiko**
No matter your reason,
**[03:54] Sakiko**
I won't let you stop the King of Distortion!
**[03:56] Ken**
Hold on!
**[03:58] Sakiko**
I'm... I'm going back over there!
**[04:05] Ken**
Damn it. It's not opening.
**[04:08] Ken**
What the hell is her deal?
**[04:28] Guy**
Hey, you.
**[04:29] Guy**
You should step back.
It's dangerous over there.
**[04:32] Guy**
Hey, what is that?
**[04:43] Keiji**
Wh-What the...
**[04:45] Teratsuki**
* Ladies and gentlemen... Were you*
* able to figure everything out?*
**[04:49] Teratsuki**
*No... If you're hearing this music,*
**[04:53] Teratsuki**
*it means you still haven't reached me yet.*
**[04:58] Teratsuki**
* I don't know how many are currently*
* inside the Moon Temple,*
**[05:04] Teratsuki**
*but to those who are outside...*
**[05:07] Teratsuki**
*There is no way inside the Moon Temple.*
**[05:10] Teratsuki**
*Don't try anything futile.*
**[05:16] Ken**
That's Teratsuki Kyouichirou's voice.
**[05:18] Ken**
I knew it. He must be the King of Distortion.
**[05:22] Teratsuki**
*Next, to those who are inside...*
**[05:24] Teratsuki**
* I imagine that you might be concerned*
* about the noise before the music.*
**[05:30] Teratsuki**
* That was the noise of the air*
* ducts in this building locking.*
**[05:35] Teratsuki**
* Yes, this means that your oxygen*
* supply has been cut off.*
**[05:41] Teratsuki**
*I don't know how much time you have,*
**[05:44] Teratsuki**
* but if you don't do something soon,*
* you're going to die of asphyxiation.*
**[05:48] Ken**
What?!
**[05:49] Teratsuki**
*Now, then... I wish you all luck.*
**[05:53] Teratsuki**
*Do your best.*
**[05:55] Ken**
Shit! You can't be serious!
**[05:57] Ken**
Is he trying to kill us all?
**[06:00] Shirou**
Please calm down, Habara-san.
**[06:02] Shirou**
It's not as simple as he made it sound.
**[06:05] Ken**
But—
**[06:06] Shirou**
Just because he shut off the air ducts
**[06:08] Shirou**
doesn't mean he can completely
shut off the air supply in here.
**[06:12] Shirou**
This is just a bluff.
**[06:13] Ken**
And what's he doing that for?
**[06:17] Shirou**
Think about what someone who panicked
in this situation would do.
**[06:23] Ken**
They'd run.
**[06:25] Ken**
But the exits are...
**[06:27] Shirou**
Yes, they're blocked off.
**[06:30] Ken**
Which means... up above!
**[06:33] Shirou**
Yes.
**[06:34] Shirou**
Those who want to survive
will naturally head up.
**[06:38] Shirou**
He's probably doing this
to lead people to him.
**[06:43] Ken**
This is seriously like some game.
**[06:46] Ken**
I guess the first thing we
gotta do is get out of here.
**[06:50] Shirou**
Yes. Let's go.
**[06:54] Ken**
I guess she had pretty good taste, though.
**[06:57] Shirou**
What do you mean?
**[06:58] Ken**
That girl who was in love with you.
**[07:01] Ken**
She had good taste.
**[07:05] Shirou**
Oh... You think so?
**[07:11] Kei**
What's going on?
**[07:13] Kei**
Is your end goal to kill everyone
in this building? Is that all?
**[07:20] Saotome**
Who knows? What do you think?
**[07:23] Kei**
I don't know! That's why I'm asking you!
**[07:26] Saotome**
It's not like you to worry,
**[07:30] ---**
Miss President.
**[07:34] Saotome**
This is how it should be.
You were brave back then, too.
**[07:39] Saotome**
You were there, Saotome Masami was there...
**[07:44] Saotome**
Now, if only Tanaka Shirou were
here, it'd be just like back then.
**[07:50] Kei**
What are you getting at?
**[07:52] Saotome**
Kirima Nagi might come save you again.
**[07:57] Kei**
I'm not counting on it.
**[08:05] Saotome**
Is something the matter, President?
**[08:08] Kei**
I get it now, Saotome-kun.
**[08:12] Saotome**
What do you mean?
**[08:14] Kei**
What I left with you.
**[08:18] Kei**
The reason why the King of Distortion
appeared as Saotome Masami before me.
**[08:25] Kei**
I know why now.
**[08:33] Keiji**
Miyashita...
**[08:37] Touka**
You called?
**[08:40] Keiji**
M-Miyashita?
**[08:43] Keiji**
Wh-What are you doing here?
**[08:46] Touka**
Senpai, how much time are
you going to waste out here?
**[08:50] Touka**
Aren't you going to go inside?
**[08:53] Keiji**
Y-You're... the King of Distortion?
**[08:58] Touka**
If you want to go in, follow me.
**[09:01] Keiji**
H-Hey!
**[09:05] Keiji**
What the hell is going on?
**[09:17] Touka**
This is a dream world,
with just the two of us.
**[09:22] Touka**
Everyone else's realities are
being shifted just a bit.
**[09:28] Keiji**
Shifted?
**[09:34] Keiji**
Hey, what are you doing?
**[09:40] Keiji**
What the hell?
**[09:41] Touka**
It's just a staff entrance.
**[09:45] Touka**
Say, Senpai.
**[09:47] Touka**
Come and get me.
**[09:50] Keiji**
W-Wait!
**[09:59] Shirou**
Habara-san.
**[10:00] Ken**
Here?
**[10:01] Shirou**
Yes. The sound is different
just in this one spot.
**[10:05] Ken**
Which must mean there's a hatch
somewhere used for inspections...
**[10:10] Shirou**
Let's hurry.
**[10:11] Ken**
Yeah.
**[10:21] Sakiko**
I can't go back...
**[10:23] Sakiko**
Can't I go back there anymore, Hinako?
**[10:31] Sakiko**
Everything should just fall apart.
**[10:51] Sakiko**
Boogiepop...
**[10:59] Sakiko**
You... saved me?
**[11:02] Boogiepop**
I'm not sure.
**[11:04] Sakiko**
U-Um... You're, uh...
**[11:10] Boogiepop**
Precisely. My name is Boogiepop.
**[11:14] Boogiepop**
You seem to already know that.
**[11:17] Sakiko**
Are you the real Boogiepop?
**[11:19] Boogiepop**
Who knows? Is there anything
that's really real in this world?
**[11:26] Sakiko**
That's not what I'm saying...
**[11:29] Sakiko**
What I'm saying is...
Do you actually... um...
**[11:33] Boogiepop**
Do I actually kill people?
**[11:35] Boogiepop**
Yes, I do. Isn't that why all
of you call me a reaper?
**[11:44] Sakiko**
Why do you kill people?
**[11:46] Boogiepop**
Because that's my job.
**[11:49] Boogiepop**
The ones I kill tend to be
enemies of this world.
**[11:54] Sakiko**
How do you choose those people?
**[11:57] Boogiepop**
I don't actually get to choose.
**[12:01] Boogiepop**
Much of the time,
**[12:02] Boogiepop**
the ones who are to be killed
automatically appear in front of me.
**[12:07] Sakiko**
Does that mean they appear in front
of you, asking you to kill them?
**[12:13] Sakiko**
I think I get that.
**[12:16] Boogiepop**
I'm not so sure.
**[12:18] Boogiepop**
No human actually *wants* to be killed.
**[12:23] Sakiko**
That's not true!
**[12:24] Sakiko**
There have to be people who are sick
of living and truly want to be killed!
**[12:30] Boogiepop**
That just means they have a choice.
**[12:34] Boogiepop**
If they live any longer, then what
they've lived for all along will die.
**[12:40] Sakiko**
What do you mean?
**[12:42] Boogiepop**
In order to have the right
to ask to be killed,
**[12:46] Boogiepop**
you have to actually live first.
**[12:52] Boogiepop**
Do you really...
**[12:54] Boogiepop**
have that right?
**[12:57] Sakiko**
But I'm really awful! I'm a really
terrible, horrible human being!
**[13:03] Boogiepop**
Does being bad make it okay to kill you?
**[13:05] Sakiko**
Of course it does!
**[13:07] Sakiko**
The world would be a little better
off with fewer bad people!
**[13:11] Boogiepop**
So a world where only good people live?
**[13:16] Sakiko**
Yes... Not someone like me...
**[13:20] Sakiko**
But where someone like Hina-chan
is living peacefully...
**[13:23] Sakiko**
She was...
**[13:26] Sakiko**
She was a much, much better
person than I was...
**[13:29] Sakiko**
And yet, I'm still here...
**[13:34] Boogiepop**
Was your King of Distortion nice to you?
**[13:39] Sakiko**
Yes... She said I had to change
all this pain into gold...
**[13:47] Boogiepop**
What does that mean?
**[13:50] Sakiko**
I-I don't really understand, either...
**[13:54] Sakiko**
But I thought I had to do it.
**[13:57] Sakiko**
I'd do anything to live
with Hina-chan there...
**[14:04] Boogiepop**
She is a part of you.
**[14:10] Boogiepop**
If she was kind, that's
actually your own kindness.
**[14:18] Boogiepop**
Apparently the King of Distortion
is like me and doesn't have a body.
**[14:24] Boogiepop**
The distortion within your heart
took form and came outside.
**[14:30] Boogiepop**
Which means that you've been distorting
your own kindness this whole time.
**[14:39] Boogiepop**
That's in no way an easy thing.
**[14:42] Boogiepop**
I'm sure that distortion has been
causing you pain for a very long time.
**[14:48] Boogiepop**
But at the same time,
the amount of pain you felt
**[14:52] Boogiepop**
just shows how kind you actually are.
**[15:01] Boogiepop**
She appeared to show you that.
**[15:10] Boogiepop**
I believe that you've already achieved it.
**[15:17] Boogiepop**
If your feelings aren't already gold,
**[15:22] Boogiepop**
then I'm pretty sure nothing
in this world actually glitters.
**[15:30] Boogiepop**
Good grief...
**[15:38] Boogiepop**
It appears that this isn't
going to end easily.
**[15:46] Shirou**
Was he controlling the
Moon Temple from here?
**[15:50] Ken**
Nah. If that were the case, there'd be no
reason to make this huge-ass building.
**[15:56] Shirou**
Which means...
**[16:24] Ken**
Anyway, I'm gonna see if I can
undo the locks on this building.
**[16:36] Teratsuki**
*Hello. Great job making it this far.*
**[16:40] Teratsuki**
* You... Or a few of you... I don't know*
* if there's only one of you or many,*
**[16:46] Teratsuki**
* but I wanted to congratulate*
* you on making it to this point.*
**[16:50] Ken**
Teratsuki Kyouichirou...
**[16:53] Teratsuki**
As you may have figured out,
this Moon Temple was built
**[16:56] Teratsuki**
simply just to lure you here right now.
**[17:04] Teratsuki**
Ah, yes. I should probably
explain a few things.
**[17:08] Teratsuki**
Have you ever thought that there was
something like a flow to this world?
**[17:17] Teratsuki**
Such as fate or a trend.
**[17:21] Teratsuki**
Have you ever thought about
what that might actually be?
**[17:25] Teratsuki**
That's a question that humans have
considered since their creation.
**[17:33] Teratsuki**
And that continues, even now.
**[17:37] Teratsuki**
Evolution is an idea born from that.
**[17:43] Teratsuki**
With evolution, there's somewhat
of a directionality or a flow.
**[17:52] Teratsuki**
So it's only natural to think...
**[17:56] Teratsuki**
Is that flow still flowing even now?
**[18:01] Teratsuki**
If that's the case, is there any
way to know what lies ahead,
**[18:05] Teratsuki**
or at least know the way to get there?
**[18:09] Teratsuki**
But that's God's territory.
**[18:13] Teratsuki**
At the same time, there's no point
in time that some person with power
**[18:18] Teratsuki**
didn't try to enter that territory
in the history of humanity.
**[18:21] Teratsuki**
*But currently, there are no obvious
people with authority or rulers.*
**[18:24] Ken**
What the hell is he talking about?
**[18:29] Teratsuki**
*All that exists is a system.*
**[18:33] Teratsuki**
This system happens to be
called the Towa Organization,
**[18:37] Teratsuki**
and is where I'm employed. They are
also responsible for my creation.
**[18:42] Teratsuki**
Yes, I am a synthetic human
created by the Towa Organization
**[18:47] Teratsuki**
to manipulate the economy however
the Towa Organization wanted it to move.
**[18:52] Teratsuki**
*But my role is about to come to an end.*
**[18:56] Teratsuki**
I became a little too powerful, so
they will probably dispose of me soon.
**[19:04] Teratsuki**
That's why I thought I'd play with
the Towa Organization a little bit.
**[19:09] Teratsuki**
That's why I built this Moon Temple.
**[19:14] Teratsuki**
I am sure that after my death, the Moon
Temple will become some kind of spectacle.
**[19:20] Teratsuki**
Perhaps you are one of the
people who came to see it.
**[19:24] Teratsuki**
Or maybe you're one of the event staff.
**[19:27] Teratsuki**
Regardless, I'm sure you
never dreamed that you'd
**[19:31] Teratsuki**
get caught up in something like this.
**[19:33] Teratsuki**
But you are here, and you
were meant to come here.
**[19:39] Teratsuki**
You were trapped within this building
and put to sleep with sleeping gas.
**[19:45] Teratsuki**
But what's important is
the fact that you awakened
**[19:49] Teratsuki**
and came all the way here.
**[19:54] Teratsuki**
There are those in this world who can
understand things that should not be understood,
**[19:58] Teratsuki**
those who go to places they
should not be able to go.
**[20:02] Teratsuki**
Those are the ones the Towa
Organization is wary of.
**[20:08] Teratsuki**
You understand now, don't you?
**[20:10] Teratsuki**
* You are someone who can become an*
* enemy to the Towa Organization.*
**[20:15] Teratsuki**
That's what I wanted to tell you.
**[20:18] Teratsuki**
That's the sole reason that
I built this Moon Temple,
**[20:22] Teratsuki**
using every last bit of Teratsuki
Kyouichirou's remaining fortune.
**[20:27] Teratsuki**
Just to tell you to be careful.
**[20:33] Teratsuki**
To undo the current lockdown
upon the Moon Temple...
**[20:41] Teratsuki**
Stairway to Heaven.
**[20:45] Teratsuki**
*I'll just leave it at that.*
**[20:47] Teratsuki**
*If you type that in, everything will unlock.*
**[20:52] Teratsuki**
* At the same time, all these*
* records will be erased.*
**[20:57] Teratsuki**
*Listen carefully. You are a possibility.*
**[21:01] Teratsuki**
* I cannot even begin to fathom*
* to what extent that may be,*
**[21:03] Teratsuki**
* and I'm sure you don't*
* know yourself at this time.*
**[21:11] Teratsuki**
So, what's important is what
you do with that possibility
**[21:17] Teratsuki**
and how much you grow.
**[21:21] Teratsuki**
I wish you the best.
**[21:27] Teratsuki**
Ah, it's you, Eugene.
**[21:30] Teratsuki**
I'm sure you'll have no
problem making me disappear.
**[21:39] Ken**
What... the hell is this?
**[21:42] Shirou**
I see.
**[21:44] Shirou**
That's what's going on.
**[21:46] Ken**
Uh, what are you talking about, Shirou?
**[21:49] Ken**
This is so messed up.
**[21:51] Shirou**
What do you mean?
**[21:52] Ken**
What? That didn't explain anything!
**[21:56] Ken**
The only things that made sense are that
we're trapped in here and were put to sleep.
**[22:02] Ken**
Why... Why didn't he mention anything
about the King of Distortion?