E8 - 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!