E5 - We Can Count on Manpower! The Help of a Young Researcher Reveals the Truth of the Giant Beasts?!

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[01:58] Tajima
    Hm? That's strange.
[02:01] Okino
    Oh, could it be that thing?
[02:03] Tajima
    Oh, this?
[02:05] Tajima
    I have a hard time letting it go, I guess.
[02:08] Tajima
    Do I really have to leave this behind?
[02:11] Guard
    It doesn't have a camera.
[02:13] Guard
    Seems fine to me.
[02:16] Tajima
    Thanks.
[02:24] Inomata
    Cut it out.
[02:37] sign
    Special Test Subject Report
[02:37] sign
    Requested by: Namidome Industries, Ltd
[02:37] sign
    Specimen: Giant Beast – A008, 1
[02:37] sign
    Test Entry: Investigation Findings
[02:37] sign
    The results related to the test subject above are enclosed.
[02:39] sign
    The experimental findings related to the test subject requested are described below.
[02:39] sign
    Specimen's Designation: Giant Beast-A008
[02:39] sign
    Length:
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    Weight:
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    Other Findings:
[02:39] sign
    None
[02:39] sign
    Experimental Results
[02:39] sign
    No abnormalities.
[02:43] Tajima
    This is all you've got?
[02:48] Tajima
    You're saying this is the absolute
     limit of what you've learned?
[02:51] Inomata
    Yup. And?
[02:54] Inomata
    Oh, there's this, too.
[02:56] Inomata
    It was stuck between the beast's claws.
[03:00] Inomata
    We've found it on the various carcasses
    you've brought in before as well.
[03:05] Inomata
    They might all be getting sick from
    wandering around similar areas.
[03:10] Tajima
    "Sick"?
[03:11] Inomata
    It's clear this Giant Beast
     is some kind of mammal.
[03:15] Inomata
    A tanuki or a weasel.
[03:17] Inomata
    It ended up that way
    because it got sick somehow.
[03:22] Inomata
    That little monster is probably
    mutated from some other creature, too.
[03:27] Okino
    It's not a monster. It's Shiro.
[03:29] Inomata
    "Shiro"? What are you talking about?
[03:32] Tajima
    Nikaido's old pet dog.
[03:35] Inomata
    A dog, huh? I dunno. Can't be sure
    without a thorough investigation.
[03:41] Okino
    Then do the investigation.
[03:44] Okino
    Didn't you say you could make
    more progress with a live sample?
[03:48] Inomata
    Well, we've concluded the Giant Beasts are
    some kind of mutated animals, haven't we?
[03:54] Okino
    But what kind of animals?
    And what caused the mutation?
[03:57] Okino
    Do a more thorough investigation!
[03:59] Inomata
    This isn't a charity.
[04:01] Inomata
    And I don't have to take orders
    from people who aren't even paying us!
[04:08] Tajima
    Okino-kun.
[04:09] Inomata
    We're a large company
    with strict regulations.
[04:13] Inomata
    Each one of our researchers
    has a carefully planned schedule.
[04:16] Inomata
    They don't have time to take
    extra work around the margins.
[04:20] Inomata
    We're not like you guys, enjoying your little
     hunts and leaving us to clean up the mess.
[04:27] Tajima
    The Giant Beasts attack people.
[04:29] Tajima
    You know about the tragedy on
    Ryugan Island a year ago as well as I do.
[04:34] Tajima
    Our recent investigations suggest the Giant
    Beasts could be capable of leaving the island.
[04:39] Okino
    The one we took down the other day
     had the ability to swim!
[04:42] Okino
    If those things cross the sea,
    the first place they'll hit is here!
[04:46] Okino
    An urban region!
[04:52] Inomata
    As I explained to you earlier,
     if you want us to do any work for you,
[04:57] Inomata
    we'll need payment in advance.
[05:03] Inomata
    Look.
[05:05] Inomata
    I'm carving out extra time in our real
    work schedules to do you people a favor.
[05:09] Inomata
    I'll do that for an affiliated
    business in the group if I have to...
[05:14] Inomata
    But you'd better learn your place already.
[05:18] Inomata
    Besides...
[05:19] Inomata
    What good does knowing those things
     are mutated island animals do?
[05:25] Inomata
    It doesn't change the fact
    that they're pests.
[05:28] Inomata
    There's no profit in any of it.
[05:31] Inomata
    Why are we obligated to pick
    our own pockets just to help you?
[05:36] Inomata
    It's the definition of illogical.
[05:39] Inomata
    Now, I consider the matter closed.
[05:42] Inomata
    As for what to do with that monster,
     I'll leave that to you guys.
[05:48] Mizuhara
    It's not a monster.
[05:57] Mizuhara
    That creature is a dog, I believe.
[06:01] Mizuhara
    Oh, um...
[06:03] Mizuhara
    I'm sorry.
[06:08] Kataoka
    Hey!
[06:10] Tajima
    Sorry. I got caught on the phone
     with President Kanie.
[06:15] Kataoka
    That's good work you're doing.
[06:17] Kataoka
    But it won't be an issue.
[06:19] Kataoka
    It should come out by the time we're done
     talking. The Western-style lunch, that is.
[06:24] Tajima
    Oh, uh, good.
[06:27] Kataoka
    Go on. You can have it.
[06:29] Kataoka
    Right.
[06:40] Tajima
    Um, what are we here to talk about again?
[06:45] Kataoka
    I figured out a solution.
[06:48] Kataoka
    Or more precisely,
    one has fallen into our laps.
[06:50] Tajima
    Wh-What are you talking about?
[06:52] Kataoka
    Last week, Department Chief Shikauchi
    at Shiota Chemical contacted me.
[06:57] Tajima
    Is this about increased funding?
[07:00] Kataoka
    No, no, not that.
[07:02] Kataoka
    It's not about this, but this.
[07:05] Tajima
    "This"?
[07:07] Tajima
    Wait, a boyfriend?
[07:10] Kataoka
    What are you talking about?
[07:12] Kataoka
    I meant people. People. It's a manpower issue.
[07:16] Shikauchi
    For the last few years,
[07:17] Shikauchi
    we've been sending our new graduates out
    to group affiliates to get field experience.
[07:23] Shikauchi
    We've got a candidate for you as well.
[07:26] Shikauchi
    What do you think?
[07:27] Kataoka
    Oh, that's very kind of you,
[07:31] Kataoka
    but our confidentiality situation
    is rather complicated.
[07:35] Shikauchi
    He was valedictorian at his university.
[07:40] Shikauchi
    He also has a boating license, I believe.
[07:43] Shikauchi
    And while he's loaned out to you,
    we'll take care of his pay.
[07:48] Shikauchi
    Though, of course...
[07:51] Shikauchi
    I won't force you.
[07:52] Kataoka
    Wh-What did you say?!
[07:56] Kataoka
    The assignment is for a month.
[07:58] Kataoka
    It should give us full cover for
    Muto-kun while he's in the hospital.
[08:02] Kataoka
    I'd say it's just what the doctor ordered.
[08:06] Kataoka
    What do you think?
[08:11] Tajima
    Let's take him. It could be inspiring
    for Okino-kun and Nikaido-kun as well.
[08:18] Kataoka
    Great.
[08:18] Kataoka
    Then, it's decided.
[08:20] Staff
    Here you are.
[08:23] Tajima
    Oh, this is...
[08:30] Tajima
    Divine!
[08:32] Horse Racing Announcer
    All 16 line up at the starting gate.
[08:34] Horse Racing Announcer
    The 12th Kitakyushu Cup
    Dirt G3 is about to start.
[08:37] Okino
    Muto-san?
[08:37] Horse Racing Announcer
    And there they go! They all get away well,
[08:39] Okino
    Muto-san, are you awake?
[08:39] Horse Racing Announcer
    but taking the lead is Kurorofunai,
    the dapple-gray horse with yellow headgear.
[08:41] Okino
    Muto-san?
[08:43] Okino
    Muto-san!
[08:44] Horse Racing Announcer
    We have a fight for the lead.
[08:46] Horse Racing Announcer
    It's Kellogg Circuit in white,
    and on the outside, Genesis Malossi.
[08:47] Muto
    Darn it, don't you know how to knock?
[08:49] Okino
    I can't exactly knock on cloth.
[08:50] Horse Racing Announcer
    From the first corner to the second, we see
    a complex psychological battle unfolding.
[08:52] Okino
    I did call your name a bunch, though.
[08:57] Okino
    How are you feeling?
[08:59] Muto
    Isn't it obvious?
[09:01] Muto
    I'm great, except for the leg.
[09:03] Muto
    And the boredom.
[09:09] Muto
    Seriously, this is way too
    much for one broken leg.
[09:13] Muto
    Do you think those doctors keep us
    in here just to pad their wallets?
[09:17] Okino
    Now, now.
[09:20] Muto
    What's with you? I'm the patient here
    and you look bluer than I do.
[09:25] Muto
    Are you guys that lost
    without my moral support?
[09:30] Okino
    Nope, it's not that.
[09:31] Okino
    It's not about you specifically.
    It's a personnel issue.
[09:37] Muto
    What are you talking about?
[09:39] Okino
    Oh, but I guess it could be your fault in a way.
[09:44] Okino
    I mean, breaking your leg when
    you're old enough to know better...
[09:48] Muto
    Whaddaya mean, "old enough to know better"?!
[09:50] Muto
    Anyone else would've had
    more than a broken leg!
[09:53] Muto
    Think a string bean like you could've escaped
     a Giant Beast while carrying a grown-ass adult?
[10:01] Muto
    Speaking of, what happened to that guy?
[10:04] Okino
    Oh, the streamer? He seems to be okay.
[10:08] Okino
    The injury wasn't too bad.
[10:10] Okino
    He seems convinced
    he was attacked by a bear,
[10:13] Okino
    so it's probably okay to leave him to it.
[10:15] Muto
    You think?
[10:17] Okino
    And apparently, we're getting
    someone new to fill in for you.
[10:22] Muto
    What? You serious?!
[10:25] Okino
    Yeah, I hear it's a new intern
     from Shiota Chemical.
[10:31] Muto
    A Shiota intern? Some greenhorn newbie
     ain't gonna be any help in the field.
[10:37] Okino
    Exactly.
[10:39] Okino
    He apparently has a boating license,
[10:41] Okino
    which sealed the deal for
    the president and Kataoka-san.
[10:45] Muto
    So "intern" means we get an errand boy
    we don't have to put on the payroll?
[10:52] Muto
    That Kataoka's one conniving bastard.
[10:56] Okino
    Well, I guess, but...
[10:59] Muto
    What's wrong? You don't seem happy about it.
[11:01] Okino
    I hear he graduated from a top college.
[11:06] Muto
    Huh?
[11:07] Muto
    Oh, you petty little man.
[11:10] Muto
    I feel you, though.
[11:14] Okino
    Good morning—
[11:16] Miyuki
    Ah, darn it.
[11:19] Okino
    Miyuki-san?
[11:20] Miyuki
    Oh, Okino-kun. Morning.
[11:23] Okino
    Good morning.
[11:25] Okino
    What are you doing over there?
[11:28] Miyuki
    Mopping the floor.
[11:29] Miyuki
    I hear the new guy's starting here today.
[11:33] Miyuki
    Kataoka-san asked me to get things clean.
[11:36] Okino
    Oh, he starts today?
[11:39] Miyuki
    Officially, it's next week,
[11:42] Miyuki
    but they've got to go over contracts
     and stuff, so he's coming by today.
[11:46] Okino
    Oh, I see. Damn.
[11:48] Miyuki
    Hm?
[11:49] Okino
    Oh, nothing.
[11:51] Okino
    I'll handle this.
[11:53] Okino
    Say, where are the president and Kataoka-san?
[11:55] Miyuki
    They went to the station to pick him up.
[11:58] Okino
    Th-They went to the station?
[12:01] Okino
    The company's two highest executives
    went to pick up a new employee personally?
[12:07] Miyuki
    Um, is something wrong?
[12:13] Arumi
    Uh, morning?
[12:17] Okino
    Arumi-san. You hear about this?
    The newbie's coming by today.
[12:22] Arumi
    Well, anyway. Get ready.
[12:26] Okino
    Wish I'd gotten half the treatment the prez
     and Kataoka-san are giving this newbie.
[12:31] Arumi
    We'll be evaluating the damage
    to a portion of the west side today,
[12:35] Arumi
    so memorize the route
    on our way to the island.
[12:38] Okino
    Going to college makes
    you a big shot, is that it?
[12:50] Arumi
    Aren't you...
[12:55] Mizuhara
    Sorry to come by so early.
[12:57] Mizuhara
    I felt obligated to tell you
    about this as soon as possible.
[12:57] sign
    Shiota Bio
    Department of Veterinary Medicine
    Researcher
    Nagisa Mizuhara
[12:57] sign
    Shiota Bio
    Department of Veterinary Medicine
    Researcher
    Nagisa Mizuhara
[13:05] Mizuhara
    First, regarding the results
    of the genetic evaluation.
[13:08] Mizuhara
    We confirmed that the sequence
    is nearly identical to that of a dog.
[13:13] Mizuhara
    He's a shiba inu, isn't he?
[13:16] Arumi
    Yes.
[13:18] Mizuhara
    I had one, too.
[13:21] Arumi
    How's Shiro doing now?
[13:24] Mizuhara
    He's doing well.
[13:25] Mizuhara
    He's eating dog food.
[13:27] Mizuhara
    And he howls sometimes.
[13:31] Mizuhara
    Also, regarding the green
    substance from the other day...
[13:35] Mizuhara
    We've identified it.
[13:37] Okino
    What was it? Some unknown substance?
[13:41] Mizuhara
    No.
[13:42] Mizuhara
    It's a kind of algae known as aoko.
[13:45] Okino
    Algae, huh?
[13:47] Mizuhara
    Yes.
[13:49] Mizuhara
    Aoko is a phytoplankton that spawns in salt
    marshes that have undergone eutrophication.
[13:54] Mizuhara
    Some forms can be toxic.
[13:57] Mizuhara
    But even if they're not, large blooms can
    damage ecosystems and natural environments,
[14:04] Mizuhara
    and sometimes, even affect
    animals and humans.
[14:08] Okino
    What bodies of water are
    there on Ryugan Island?
[14:11] Arumi
    Hokujin Lake.
[14:12] Arumi
    That's the only body of water on
    the island where aoko could spawn.
[14:16] Mizuhara
    If that lake is the only
    place it could bloom,
[14:20] Mizuhara
    it's very possible Shiro-kun has been there.
[14:25] Mizuhara
    It's just a hypothesis, of course,
     but there could be something in that lake.
[14:30] Arumi
    We might want to change our priorities.
[14:33] Arumi
    Let's investigate the lake first.
[14:35] Okino
    Good idea. We'll head there at once.
[14:38] Mizuhara
    Thank you.
[14:39] Mizuhara
    The truth is, I came here of my own accord.
[14:44] Mizuhara
    I haven't told the company.
[14:46] Okino
    What does that mean?
[14:47] Mizuhara
    Our company places a high
    priority on worker efficiency,
[14:52] Mizuhara
    so all employees are closely monitored.
[14:55] Mizuhara
    They even monitor our comings
    and goings from the labs,
[14:58] Mizuhara
    so we can't even do what
    we want during lunch breaks.
[15:00] Miyuki
    That's awful!
[15:02] Miyuki
    You mean, your lunch is...
[15:12] Mizuhara
    It's one of the mice we use for experiments.
[15:15] Mizuhara
    Its harness is fixed with a
    miniature camera and transceiver.
[15:20] Mizuhara
    I stole it from the company.
[15:23] Okino
    You stole it?
[15:24] Mizuhara
    I'm embarrassed to admit it, but I don't think
    anyone at our company, including Inomata-san,
[15:29] Mizuhara
    understands the danger
     the Giant Beasts pose.
[15:32] Mizuhara
    Waiting for full staff
    approval could take years.
[15:38] Mizuhara
    This is a miniature GPS transmitter.
[15:41] Mizuhara
    I think we should release the mouse
    on the island and track its movements.
[15:47] Okino
    Intentionally let it grow to
    watch the process, you mean?
[15:53] Mizuhara
    If we can learn more
    about the mutation process,
[15:55] Mizuhara
    we might find out the
    mechanism for what's causing it.
[16:00] Arumi
    Mizuhara-san, why are you
    taking a risk like this to help us?
[16:07] Mizuhara
    I'm not doing it for your company.
[16:10] Mizuhara
    I'm doing it for myself.
[16:13] Mizuhara
    To shed light on the unknown...
[16:17] Mizuhara
    I believe that's the mission of a researcher.
[16:20] Mizuhara
    That was my mindset before I joined
    the company, and it hasn't changed.
[16:28] Mizuhara
    I've set it up so that data from the mouse's
    GPS is sent to my smartphone in real time,
[16:35] Mizuhara
    so that nobody in the company will find out.
[16:39] Mizuhara
    Please take care of this.
[16:43] Okino
    Okino, taking off!
[16:45] Arumi
    It's possible there could be
    gas generation in the forest.
[16:49] Arumi
    The need to keep the air filter running at all
    times means you won't have power to spare.
[16:54] Arumi
    Be careful.
[16:55] Okino
    'Kay.
[16:59] Arumi
    Honestly.
[17:04] Okino
    Arumi-san.
[17:05] Okino
    I've arrived at the forest entry point.
[17:10] Okino
    I'm switching to bipedal mode...
[17:12] Okino
    ...to get to the mouse's release point.
[17:15] Arumi
    Copy.
[17:28] Okino
    This terrain seems pretty off.
[17:33] Okino
    But I'm definitely going
    in the right direction.
[17:36] Okino
    No time to waste.
[17:50] Okino
    What the hell is this?!
[17:52] Arumi
    What is it?
[17:52] Okino
    I'm moving through the forest as planned,
    but the spot I'm in is weirdly muddy.
[17:58] Okino
    Has this region always been a marshland?
[18:02] Arumi
    Where are you right now?
[18:05] Okino
    Um...
[18:07] Okino
    Point: North-6F.
[18:09] Arumi
    West of the elementary school.
    You're 100 meters from the lake?
[18:13] Okino
    Right.
[18:15] Arumi
    That's strange.
[18:16] Arumi
    There's no marshland there.
[18:22] Okino
    No way.
[18:31] Okino
    I'm releasing the mouse here.
[18:40] Okino
    Arumi-san, please respond!
[18:55] Okino
    Oh, no!
[18:57] Okino
    W-Wait!
[19:00] Okino
    Go for it, dude.
[19:02] Okino
    Please make it to the lake.
[19:06] Okino
    The smell of aoko?
[19:09] Okino
    Crap!
[19:10] sign
    Poison gas detected.
    Caution recommended.
[19:11] Okino
    This is bad, this is bad, this is bad!
[19:33] Okino
    Hey, hey, hey!
[19:35] Okino
    Is this quicksand or something?!
[19:38] Arumi
    Okino-kun, do you read me?
[19:40] Arumi
    This is Nikaido at the harbor.
[19:43] Arumi
    Bullbuster, respond.
[19:51] Okino
    Damn it.
[19:58] Okino
    This is bad.
[19:59] Okino
    At this rate...
[20:00] sign
    Poison gas has reached
     dangerous levels
[20:01] Okino
    I'm going to die.
[20:02] Okino
    Think, man. A flash of insight.
[20:05] Okino
    A flash of insight. A flash of insight!
[20:20] sign
    Notice of Disciplinary Action
[20:20] sign
    This is to inform you that you have been deemed in violation of company rules
     or policies and are hereby subject to the following disciplinary action:
    
    1. Punishment: 1 week unpaid leave
     2. Reason: Violation of employment contract
[20:22] Okino
    It's no good. My life's just
    flashing before my eyes.
[20:26] Okino
    No, wait.
[20:31] Okino
    Too far.
[20:34] Okino
    Driftwood?
[20:36] Okino
    Wood... Wood floats.
[20:45] Okino
    Damn it!
[20:46] Okino
    Then, how about...
[20:48] Okino
    ...this?
[20:51] Okino
    Help me out here. C'mon. Fall this way.
[20:58] Okino
    Brilliant work, man.
    Just like you planned it.
[21:07] Okino
    Okay!
[21:21] Okino
    I'm saved!
[21:28] Okino
    I'm back—
[21:31] Tajima
    Thank you for coming.
[21:33] Kataoka
    We're so sorry for the squalid conditions.
[21:35] Kataoka
    But please make yourself at home.
[21:37] Miyuki
    I'll make some tea right away.
[21:39] Miyuki
    Oh, or would you prefer coffee?
[21:50] Tajima
    Okino-kun.
[21:51] Tajima
    What happened to you?
[21:53] Kataoka
    Hey, get out and close the door!
[21:55] Okino
    Ah, I'm sorry...
[22:02] Namari
    Is this man a sewer worker?
[22:07] Okino
    What?!
[22:51] Nagisa
    I'm not going.
[22:53] Okino
    What?
[22:55] Shikauchi
    There's no need for you
    people to worry about that.
[22:57] Shikauchi
    It's a win-win situation.
[23:01] Okino
    If we don't do something,
    a lot of people will be put in danger!
[23:05] Kataoka
    I knew there was a catch.
[23:07] Miyuki
    Arumi-chan!
[23:08] Miyuki
    It's an emergency! Come back quick!