# 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.