E9 - VS Imaginator 6

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SIGN    Dengeki Bunko
(Flashback) [00:01] Masaki
    N-Nagi-neesan...
(Flashback) [00:03] Nagi
    What's with that getup, anyway?
(Flashback) [00:06] Nagi
    Who talked you into it?
(Flashback) [00:09] Masaki
    Sorry, Nagi-neesan!
(Flashback) [00:13] Nagi
    Hey!
[00:14] Aya
    You're strong, Masaki.
[00:17] Masaki
    No... I'm not strong at all!
[00:20] Masaki
    I can't even tell what's
    right or wrong on my own!
[00:25] Masaki
    That's why I have to live according
    to other people's reactions!
(Flashback) [00:29] Aya
    I'm sure you can become Boogiepop.
[00:32] Masaki
    And... I actually felt like I could...
[00:36] Masaki
    As long as I was with you.
[00:53] Masaki
    What are these?
[00:58] Kotoe
    People called her "Public Toilet"
    behind her back.
SIGN    From: Kirima Nagi
    To: Taniguchi Masaki
     Subject:
    Apparently, Kinukawa Kotoe was brainwashed.
[01:08] Kotoe
    Have you ever thought about why you
    were taking on that stupid façade
[01:12] Kotoe
    in the first place?
(Flashback) [01:14] Aya
    Hey, Masaki. Do you—
[01:18] Masaki
    What the hell was I even looking at?!
[01:20] Phone
    The number you are trying to reach...
[01:22] Masaki
    Damn it!
[01:26] Masaki
    What am I trying to see?
SIGN    Café Tristan
[01:30] Masaki
    Please answer, Orihata!
[01:36] Masaki
    Orihata! It's you, isn't it?
[01:38] Masaki
    It's me! Taniguchi Masaki!
[01:41] Aya
    Yes, I know.
[01:45] Masaki
    Are you all right, Orihata?
[01:46] Aya
    Yes. Why do you ask?
[01:49] Masaki
    I talked with that Kinukawa girl.
[01:52] Aya
    I see.
[01:53] Masaki
    She said someone brainwashed her.
[01:57] Aya
    That's correct. So please, don't hate her.
[02:00] Masaki
    Are you in any danger?
[02:03] Aya
    No, I'm fine.
[02:05] Masaki
    Is someone else there?
[02:08] Masaki
    Orihata, I want to help you.
[02:11] Masaki
    I want to save you!
[02:14] Masaki
    I don't care about the fact
    that you were using me!
[02:14] Masaki
    I don't care about the fact
    that you were using me!
[02:18] Masaki
    I really enjoyed the time I spent with you.
[02:20] Masaki
    That alone is—
[02:22] Aya
    Masaki, that's enough.
[02:24] Masaki
    Huh?
[02:25] Aya
    Please, just forget about me.
[02:27] Aya
    You'll be better off with a normal girl.
[02:30] Masaki
    That's not what I'm talking about! I—
[02:32] Aya
    You found out, right? What I've been doing.
[02:36] Aya
    It's all true. You never would have believed
    I'd done all those things, would you?
[02:43] Masaki
    That's—
[02:45] Aya
    Sorry. That's the kind of person I am.
[02:49] Aya
    I was deceiving and betraying
    you this whole time.
[02:52] Masaki
    But...
[02:53] Aya
    You need to wake up.
[02:55] Aya
    You're such an idiot, Masaki.
[02:58] Masaki
    But... I love you!
[03:05] Masaki
    Orihata, where are you right now?
[03:11] Aya
    I-It doesn't matter to you!
[03:14] Aya
    Just leave me alone.
[03:16] Masaki
    Orihata...
[03:19] Aya
    Goodbye, Masaki.
[03:24] Masaki
    Is someone there?
[03:27] Masaki
    You're listening, aren't you?
[Messenger] [03:27] Phone
    Taniguchi Masaki
    In call...
[03:29] Masaki
    I don't know who's listening,
    but whoever you are...
[03:33] Masaki
    I don't care who you are.
[03:35] Masaki
    But if you do anything to Orihata,
    I'll make sure you regret it!
[03:39] Masaki
    Hey, are you lis—
[03:50] Jin
    Were you happy that you
    got to hear his voice?
[03:54] Aya
    Yes...
[03:55] Jin
    I see. Then I guess your life
    wasn't a complete waste.
[04:01] Jin
    You're better off than me, at least.
[04:06] Suema
    How are you feeling?
[04:07] Kotoe
    I'm okay.
[04:09] Suema
    I see... That's good.
[04:13] Kotoe
    Everything that happened
     must've surprised you.
[04:16] Suema
    Well, a little bit.
[04:19] Suema
    The other day surprised me more, though.
[04:22] Kotoe
    The other day?
[04:23] Suema
    I mean hearing about how your
    reputation had suddenly changed.
[04:27] Kotoe
    They must be saying all
    sorts of things about me.
[04:30] Suema
    I'm sure everyone's opinions will change
    once they hear about what happened.
[04:35] Suema
    Rumors are always like that.
[04:39] Kotoe
    Thanks... Did you come to cheer me up?
[04:42] Suema
    No. I wanted to ask you
    something personally.
[04:46] Kotoe
    About what?
[04:47] Suema
    Who was the one controlling you?
[04:52] Kotoe
    How'd you know?
[04:53] Suema
    Because people can't change that easily.
[04:59] Suema
    Do you have any idea?
[05:02] Kotoe
    I'm not sure... But remember when
    you told me not to see Jin-niisan?
[05:07] Kotoe
    I remembered that because
    it was such a shock...
[05:10] Suema
    Sorry! That was just—
[05:12] Kotoe
    No, that's not what I'm saying.
[05:15] Kotoe
    There's a place I go
    whenever I get depressed.
[05:20] Kotoe
    I remember going when that happened,
    so it might've happened after that...
[05:24] Suema
    Where is that place?
SIGN    No Trespassing
[05:26] Kotoe
    An amusement park that was never
    completed, called Paisley Park.
[05:30] Kotoe
    Have you heard of it?
[05:31] Suema
    Yes, I know it.
[05:32] Kotoe
    There's a tower there called
    The Ladder. That was where...
[05:38] Kotoe
    It's hazy, but I remember...
[05:41] Kotoe
    Jin-niisan told me goodbye.
[05:46] Kotoe
    And that my feelings for him
    were just admiration.
[05:50] Kotoe
    I already knew that, though.
[05:53] Kotoe
    I'm such a little kid... It's ridiculous.
[05:57] Suema
    Kinukawa-san, do you still
    have feelings for him?
[06:02] Kotoe
    I'm not sure.
[06:03] Kotoe
    I don't know, but... But...
[06:08] Kotoe
    But... I want to see him again.
[06:13] Kotoe
    I want him to tease me and
    bicker with me like we used to.
[06:24] Touka
    How'd it go?
[06:27] Suema
    I'm sorry, Touka,
[06:30] Suema
    but could you go home by yourself?
[06:33] Touka
    Is something wrong?
[06:34] Suema
    I think I have to go.
[06:37] Touka
    Go? Go where?
[06:40] Suema
    To Paisley Park.
[06:42] Suema
    I promised her that I would
    do something about this!
[06:45] Touka
    W-Wait, Suema!
[06:53] Masaki
    Sorry, Nee-san. I promise
    I'll return your motorcycle.
[07:03] Suiko
    Just a little more...
[07:06] Suiko
    Just a little bit more...
[07:08] Suiko
    Just a little more, and I'll
    be able to get through.
[07:29] Aya
    Are you going to kill me here?
[07:31] Jin
    No, not yet.
[07:32] Jin
    I should have some time
     before the Towa Organization
[07:35] Jin
    finds out about Spooky E's death.
[07:38] Aya
    I see.
[07:39] Jin
    And I'm not technically going to kill you.
[07:42] Jin
    I will be tearing out your heart, though.
[07:47] Jin
    Then you will longer be yourself,
    or anything worth calling human.
[07:52] Aya
    In that case, I'm already...
[07:56] Aya
    No, it's nothing...
[08:00] Jin
    We'll begin late at night when
    most people will have settled in.
[08:03] Jin
    I'd rather not cause a panic.
[08:06] Jin
    The seed I'll create from
    your heart will probably
[08:09] Jin
    only be enough to influence
    the people of this city,
[08:13] Jin
    but that's more than enough.
[08:15] Aya
    Huh?
[08:17] Jin
    A new seed should be born within
    the people your seed takes root in.
[08:23] Aya
    How much will this affect everyone?
[08:26] Jin
    Not much, really.
[08:28] Jin
    They probably won't even notice.
[08:31] Jin
    They'll just notice one day that
    they aren't feeling pain anymore.
[08:34] Jin
    That's all.
[08:37] Aya
    I see. In that case...
[08:41] Jin
    What's the matter?
[08:43] Guy
    There's someone heading over here.
[08:44] Jin
    Who is it?
[08:47] Guy
    It's the boy. The boy who was
    masquerading as Boogiepop.
[08:52] Jin
    I see. Deal with him, just as we discussed.
[08:56] Guy
    Understood.
[09:06] Masaki
    Orihata!
[09:09] Masaki
    Orihata!
[09:18] Masaki
    Wh-What the...
[09:35] Masaki
    So that's what's going on.
[09:46] Clown
    There's nothing to fear, Boogiepop-kun.
[09:50] Clown
    There's nothing to be frightened of.
[09:52] Clown
    You'll understand soon enough.
[09:55] Clown
    There's nothing to fear.
[09:56] Clown
    There's nothing to be frightened of.
[09:58] Clown
    You'll understand soon enough.
[10:00] Clown
    There's nothing to be frightened of.
[10:01] Masaki
    Damn it! Let go of me!
[10:04] Clown
    Don't worry. Once you awaken,
    you'll be one of us.
[10:12] Masaki
    S-Stop it!
[10:20] Clown
    Wh-Who are you?
[10:23] Boogiepop
    You should already know
[10:25] Boogiepop
    who I am.
[10:39] Suema
    There's definitely something going on.
[10:43] Boogiepop
    I had no real intention of showing up,
[10:46] Boogiepop
    but if this wasn't taken care of quickly,
[10:48] Boogiepop
    a certain little busybody would've
    gotten herself mixed up in this.
[10:55] Boogiepop
    Three, two, one...
[11:01] Suema
    Isn't this Wagner's...
[11:04] Jin
    "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg"?
[11:07] Jin
    The electricity in the park
    should be shut off.
[11:10] Jin
    What's going on?
[11:15] Masaki
    It was almost like magic.
[11:20] Masaki
    But they aren't a wizard.
[11:23] Masaki
    They're a reaper.
[11:26] Boogiepop
    Hey, there.
[11:28] Boogiepop
    We finally meet.
[11:30] Masaki
    This is who I was pretending to be?
[11:34] Boogiepop
    Well, you'd been brainwashed.
[11:38] Masaki
    Brainwashed? What are you talking about?
[11:40] Boogiepop
    Just what it sounds like.
[11:44] Boogiepop
    There should have been at least one moment
[11:46] Boogiepop
    during your time with Orihata Aya
    when your memories became vague.
[11:51] Boogiepop
    That's when Spooky E paralyzed your fear.
[11:57] Masaki
    But that's—
[12:02] Boogiepop
    Looks like that rings a bell.
[12:05] Masaki
    But then... I...
[12:08] Masaki
    If I was brainwashed, then...
    then my feelings for Orihata...
[12:14] Masaki
    I was just being controlled,
    and my feelings were lies?
[12:18] Boogiepop
    You thought everything you've done up to
    this point was due to your own free will?
[12:24] Boogiepop
    Have you ever done anything that you were
    completely sure was of your own free will?
[12:32] Boogiepop
    Adapting yourself to society
    is essentially being
[12:35] Boogiepop
    brainwashed to meet societal expectations.
[12:42] Boogiepop
    And you don't even know by whom.
[12:45] Boogiepop
    Now the problem is, within your psyche—
[12:49] Boogiepop
    which has no freedom—what
    do you value the most?
[12:53] Masaki
    I... I...
[12:56] Boogiepop
    What do you desire, while you are so
    tightly bound to this world?
[13:03] Masaki
    I...
[13:08] Aya
    The music stopped. What was that all about?
[13:11] Jin
    Music is highly effective in
    stirring people's emotions.
[13:16] Jin
    It rattles them and robs them
    of their rational judgment.
[13:21] Jin
    But to think that boy is...
[13:24] Aya
    What's wrong?
[13:25] Jin
    It seems we have no more time to waste.
[13:28] Jin
    I'm going to have to deal
    with you right away.
[13:31] Aya
    I see. Then please, get it over with.
[13:34] Jin
    I will.
[13:37] Jin
    Who's there?!
[13:40] Aya
    I-It can't be...
[13:42] Boogiepop
    There's no need to be surprised, Camille-kun.
[13:46] Boogiepop
    Haven't you been searching
    for me this entire time?
[13:50] Jin
    Wh-What? Who are you?
[13:53] Boogiepop
    You should already know
[13:56] Boogiepop
    who I am.
[14:03] Boogiepop
    You're being rather violent just because
    you can't see a flower within me,
[14:08] Boogiepop
    Imaginator.
[14:09] Jin
    You know that much?
[14:11] Boogiepop
    You're not going to forgive me, then?
[14:16] Boogiepop
    Well, whatever. Why don't you go ahead
    and do whatever you were going to do?
[14:21] Jin
    What?
[14:23] Boogiepop
    I'm telling you to go ahead
    and do whatever you want.
[14:28] Boogiepop
    If you can, that is.
[14:35] Jin
    Wh-What? What's going on?!
[14:39] Aya
    I thought this might happen.
[14:43] Aya
    You wanted to use me to do
    something to humans, right?
[14:47] Jin
    So what if I did?!
[14:49] Aya
    I knew it. I figured this
    wouldn't go well, then.
[14:55] Aya
    Because...
[14:59] Aya
    I'm not human!
[15:03] Boogiepop
    I see.
[15:05] Boogiepop
    Regardless, it appears
    that you had already lost.
[15:09] Jin
    Wh-What do you mean?
[15:11] Boogiepop
    The moment you met this girl,
[15:14] Boogiepop
    your defeat had already been ensured.
[15:19] Boogiepop
    I'm not sure how you met, or what kind
    of ironic twist of fate it was, though.
[15:25] Jin
    B-But...
[15:26] Boogiepop
    This is what happens when all you
    care about is the future, Imaginator.
[15:33] Boogiepop
    You believe yourself to be the only
    option, so your feet get swept out
[15:38] Boogiepop
    from under you as soon as another
    unexpected possibility shows up.
[15:44] Jin
    Damn it...
[15:55] Boogiepop
    It's not going to work, Imaginator.
[15:57] Boogiepop
    He can never break through.
[16:00] Boogiepop
    You're just going to keep falling.
[16:05] Boogiepop
    There are no possibilities left for you.
[16:08] Boogiepop
    Even if it were to snow in April,
[16:13] Boogiepop
    it would never accumulate, melting
    away because of the spring's warmth.
[16:51] Aya
    Did he die? Did you kill him?
[16:57] Boogiepop
    Well, he may suffer from
    whiplash for a while.
[17:03] Aya
    Why did you save him?
[17:05] Boogiepop
    Because he wasn't worth killing.
[17:09] Boogiepop
    Now that the Imaginator is gone,
     he's no enemy of mine.
[17:14] Aya
    So if someone was truly your
    enemy, you wouldn't hold back.
[17:19] Boogiepop
    Correct.
[17:29] Boogiepop
    As for those... I guess I can leave them.
[17:32] Boogiepop
    I'm sure the Towa Organization will come
    and deal with them if we leave them be.
[17:36] Aya
    B-But why?
[17:37] Aya
    Why are you helping me?
    I'm supposed to be your enemy.
[17:42] Boogiepop
    And why would you be my enemy?
[17:44] Aya
    Because the Towa Organization is—
[17:46] Boogiepop
    The Towa Organization itself is not my enemy.
[17:50] Boogiepop
    Though I am unsure of what
    you all think about me.
[17:55] Boogiepop
    Same goes for Asukai Jin.
[17:57] Boogiepop
    His powers were never a concern of mine.
[18:02] Boogiepop
    Besides, he gravely misunderstood
    his own powers.
[18:08] Aya
    What do you mean?
[18:10] Boogiepop
    You appear to believe that Asukai Jin
    couldn't harm you because you aren't human,
[18:17] Boogiepop
    but sadly, that doesn't matter.
[18:20] Aya
    B-But...
[18:21] Boogiepop
    Apparently, he could see people's hearts,
[18:25] Boogiepop
    but people's hearts grow through
    communication with others.
[18:31] Boogiepop
    An unparalleled psyche
    that could solve everything
[18:37] Boogiepop
    simply doesn't exist.
[18:39] Boogiepop
    No matter how much he
    tampered with someone's heart,
[18:43] Boogiepop
    the results would only be temporary.
[18:47] Boogiepop
    Even if he had ripped out your heart,
[18:51] Boogiepop
    you would've quickly recovered.
[18:55] Boogiepop
    Because you have something protecting
    you deep within your heart.
[19:04] Masaki
    Damn it... Wait for me, Orihata...
[19:10] Suiko
    It appears that Asukai-sensei was
[19:13] Suiko
    too obsessed with what was
    missing in people's hearts.
[19:16] Suiko
    Whatever was missing merely presented
    the opportunity to make something new,
[19:22] Suiko
    but didn't provide enough
    strength to break through.
[19:25] Suiko
    You're quite impressive.
[19:29] Suiko
    This is as far as I go.
    There's no future for me...
[19:33] Suiko
    But I know that someday, someone
    will be able to break through.
[19:46] Suiko
    I'm reminded whenever I see
     someone strong like you.
[19:58] Boogiepop
    That's the reason why Asukai
    Jin couldn't harm you.
[20:04] Boogiepop
    He only asked me to help out.
[20:07] Boogiepop
    Oh, yes. If you have nowhere to go,
[20:10] Boogiepop
    you should go talk to
    someone close to that boy.
[20:15] Boogiepop
    She's a rather strange one called the Fire
    Witch, but I'm sure she'll help you out.
[20:28] Suema
    What is this?
[20:31] Suema
    What in the world is going on?
[20:40] Suema
    Hey, are you okay?
[20:43] Suema
    Y-You're Masaki-kun!
[20:45] Masaki
    S-Suema-san.
[20:48] Masaki
    Perfect timing...
[20:49] Suema
    Hey, what's going on?
    What in the world happened?
[20:53] Masaki
    Suema-san...
[20:55] Masaki
    There should be a girl
    somewhere around here.
[20:58] Masaki
    Could you help her for me?
[21:00] Suema
    Huh? A girl?
[21:02] Masaki
    Please...
[21:03] Suema
    Wh-Who is it, Masaki-kun?
    Who are you talking about?
[21:07] Boogiepop
    That girl is atop a tall
    tower called The Ladder.
[21:12] Suema
    N-Now who is it?!
[21:15] Boogiepop
    It doesn't really matter who I am.
[21:17] Boogiepop
    If you could bring that girl down to
    see him, I'd greatly appreciate it.
[21:24] Boogiepop
    The Asukai Jin you're looking
    for is also up there.
[21:29] Suema
    Who are you?
[21:31] Suema
    Who in the world are you?
[21:35] Suema
    Answer me!
[21:39] Guy
    Ow...
[21:41] Suema
    Once again, another incident
    had passed right by me.
[21:59] Suema
    But in the end, whoever that voice
    belonged to happened to say...
[22:04] Boogiepop
    You should already know
[22:06] Boogiepop
    who I am.