# 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!*