# E9 - VS Imaginator 6
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GYZJ1EWMR/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.*