# 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...