E12 - 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...