18 - The Conflict of Strategy

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SIGN    One Strike.
[00:03] Mori
    One strike...
[00:06] Mori
    It's necessary to hit the enemy's
    vital point in one strike.
[00:13] Elise
    You suck.
[00:15] Mori
    All right.
[00:18] Elise
    Hey! What are you doing?
[00:21] Mori
    Writing a letter to a friend.
[01:54] Margaret
    Load all the cargo from my
    country into hatch number three!
[01:58] Margaret
    Damage anything, and you pay for it!
[02:01] Margaret
    Honestly...
[02:03] Margaret
    Why must I direct the loading of cargo?
[02:17] Nathaniel
    Cut it out.
[02:18] Margaret
    Huh?
[02:19] Nathaniel
    Your gaze is such a nuisance,
    I can't hear the voice of God.
[02:22] Margaret
    Is that so? What a pious minister you are.
[02:27] Margaret
    Then I'm sure you must love this verse...
[02:30] Margaret
    "Dust to dust."
[02:39] Nathaniel
    Genesis 3:19.
[02:43] Margaret
    While everyone else is
    scattered upon the land,
[02:45] Margaret
    it's our duty to protect this ship.
[02:49] Margaret
    Did you forget that?
[02:52] Nathaniel
    Are you sure you aren't
    the one who has forgotten?
[02:55] Nathaniel
    It is my sacred duty to
    pass judgment on sinners.
[02:59] Nathaniel
    Any number of enemies is
    welcome to come at me.
[03:02] [SONG] Text
    Guild Operative
     Nathaniel H.
[03:02] Nathaniel
    They will atone for their
    sins with their lives.
SIGN    Ability: The Scarlet Letter
[03:07] Nathaniel
    Or do you wish for atonement as well?
[03:08] [SONG] Text
    Guild Apprentice
    Margaret M.
[03:10] Margaret
    You aren't even worthy of polishing my shoes.
SIGN    Ability: Gone with the Wind
[03:15] Guy
    Um... Excuse me—
[03:19] Guy
    Th-This letter was found among the cargo.
SIGN    Dear Guild
[03:22] Nathaniel
    A letter?
[03:27] Nathaniel
    Dear Sir and Madam...
[03:30] Mori
    I hope this letter finds
    you in the best of health.
[03:35] Elise
    Rintarou, you jerk! Idiot!
[03:36] Mori
    I write regarding the
    recent military conflict.
[03:38] Mori
    While it may sound presumptuous,
[03:39] Mori
    I wish to inform you of the Guild
    assets that we will next obliterate.
[03:42] Mori
    Give me back my crayon!
[03:44] Nathaniel
    "These are the guild assets that
    we will next obliterate..."
[03:50] Nathaniel
    "First, your luxury liner, the Zelda.
[03:54] Nathaniel
    Second, the life of Mr. Nathaniel.
[03:58] Nathaniel
    Third, the life of Ms. Margaret."
[04:01] Margaret
    What?
[04:02] Nathaniel
    "Sincerely, Mori Ougai,
    Boss of the Port Mafia."
[04:06] Margaret
    Obliterate us and the ship?
[04:09] Margaret
    Unthinkable.
[04:12] Guy
    We'll depart once all cargo is on board.
[04:15] Nathaniel
    How long?
[04:16] Guy
    About two more hours, I believe...
[04:18] Nathaniel
    Get it done in thirty minutes.
[04:19] Guy
    Thirty minutes?!
[04:21] Nathaniel
    You can have the freight helicopter unload
[04:22] Nathaniel
    on the deck helipad while the
    regular loading is going on.
[04:26] Nathaniel
    And strengthen security around the ship.
[04:29] Margaret
    Are you serious?
[04:30] Margaret
    This silly threat letter is just a prank.
[04:34] Nathaniel
    Are you sure?
[04:36] Nathaniel
    Given that our Guild has no base on land,
[04:39] Nathaniel
    this ship is essentially our front-line base.
[04:41] Margaret
    So what?
[04:43] Nathaniel
    This moment, as we're replenishing
    supplies, is when we're most vulnerable.
[04:47] Nathaniel
    Our enemy, this supernatural organization,
    may not be a threat to our lives
[04:51] Nathaniel
    but should they launch a surprise
    attack, they could sink this ship.
[04:56] Guy
    Mr. Nathaniel.
SIGN    Episode 18:
[05:00] Guy
    We've found a suspicious man.
[05:06] Guy
    He was found on the pier.
[05:07] Guy
    He tried to escape, so we restrained him.
[05:10] Guy
    He was carrying this.
[05:13] Margaret
    He's just a thug from some island nation.
[05:16] Nathaniel
    I saw your face pictured in a report,
[05:19] Nathaniel
    Port Mafia Bomber.
[05:21] Kajii
    Oh, who am I? Where am I?
[05:26] Nathaniel
    I hear you once attempted to bomb a train,
    but were stopped by the Detective Agency.
[05:30] Kajii
    That was an experiment!
[05:31] Kajii
    Every failure is a valuable sample!
[05:34] Margaret
    Shall I make a mummy out of him?
[05:36] Nathaniel
    No, I already have a good
    idea of the enemy's hand.
[05:40] Nathaniel
    He was, no doubt, in charge
    of planting a bomb.
[05:44] Nathaniel
    What a shoddy organization.
[05:49] Kajii
    His blood...
[05:50] Nathaniel
    The Scarlet Letter is the Word of God...
[05:53] Nathaniel
    A judgment ability that penalizes the immoral
    and leaves on them a mark that never fades.
[05:56] Kajii
    W-Wait!
[05:57] Kajii
    O-Okay, I get it! I surrender!
    I'll tell you everything!
[06:00] Kajii
    The truth is, I'm an ambassador representing
    the commander-in-chief of the universe...
[06:03] Kajii
    If you hurt me, you'll be in real trouble!
[06:03] Margaret
    Oh, give me a break.
[06:09] Nathaniel
    It appears that
[06:11] Nathaniel
    you refuse to repent and atone for your sins.
[06:16] Nathaniel
    These lemon-shaped bombs are your ability.
[06:19] Nathaniel
    How truly foolish.
[06:22] Nathaniel
    Even a common man can make bombs.
[06:24] Nathaniel
    You thought you could sink this
    ship with an ability like this?
[06:29] Nathaniel
    You've obviously underestimated the Guild.
[06:37] Nathaniel
    May God's grace be with you.
[06:41] Guy
    We will now unload the
    supplies onto the ship.
[06:46] Kajii
    God... God, eh?
[06:50] Kajii
    Are you saying you can hear the voice of God?
[06:54] Kajii
    Science is the only language that allows us to
     understand this universe God created.
[07:00] Margaret
    The explosion didn't affect him?
[07:02] Kajii
    I have bad news for you.
[07:04] Kajii
    It's the job of you clergymen to believe,
[07:08] Kajii
    but the very foundation of science
    is to question everything.
[07:11] Kajii
    You should have questioned this
    bomb-making ability a bit more.
[07:16] Kajii
    It is true that I made these
     bombs on my own time.
[07:20] Kajii
    And my true gift is the ability to take
    no damage from lemon-shaped bombs!
[07:26] Kajii
    Lemons! That beautiful spindle
    shape is the ultimate geometry,
[07:29] Kajii
    as well as the destroyer
    of this tedious world!
[07:31] Kajii
    On that note, here's a present for you from
[07:34] Kajii
    the commander-in-chief
    of the universe and myself...
[07:39] Nathaniel
    It can't be...
[07:42] Nathaniel
    Everyone get away from the ship!
[08:03] Margaret
    The ship...
[08:04] Margaret
    Just who is that man?!
[08:06] Nathaniel
    It appears the threat
    letter was no mere prank.
[08:11] Nathaniel
    And two targets still remain.
[08:16] Nathaniel
    The enemy will be upon us shortly.
[08:18] Nathaniel
    We will engage them here.
[08:20] Nathaniel
    If we stop their surprise attack,
[08:22] Nathaniel
    no number of gifted enemies
    can be a match for us.
[08:27] Mori
    ...is probably what our enemy will think.
[08:31] Mori
    The Guild's gifted members
    are indeed formidable.
[08:34] Mori
    Even our elite would have a
    difficult time bringing them down.
[08:40] Mori
    Which is why...
[08:44] Mori
    I've just played my most
    eager, motivated piece.
[08:57] Akutagawa
    This sea breeze is suffocating.
[09:15] Akutagawa
    Let's get this over with quickly.
[09:18] Nathaniel
    Are you a Port Mafia assassin?
[09:20] Akutagawa
    How are you feeling, irmão of the Guild?
[09:23] Nathaniel
    Pretty awful.
[09:24] Nathaniel
    A bit like I've had a run-in with
    the devil spoken of in the Bible.
[09:29] Nathaniel
    May I ask your name?
[09:32] Akutagawa
    Diablo.
[09:34] Nathaniel
    Then this must be Mount Hermon.
[09:37] Nathaniel
    Are you a trial sent to test this
    humble servant's faith in God?
[09:41] Akutagawa
    Is it a trial you want?
[09:43] Akutagawa
    Then I'll give you one!
[09:49] Nathaniel
    Do not call me "irmão."
[09:51] Nathaniel
    I am a minister, not some
    relic of ancient Rome!
[09:55] Nathaniel
    Don't think that will be
    enough to test my faith,
[09:58] Nathaniel
    you trash!
[10:02] Nathaniel
    Repent, little guy of the Port Mafia!
[10:05] Akutagawa
    Interesting!
[10:11] Nathaniel
    The enemy's ability is intermediate-range
    matter manipulation,
[10:14] Nathanial
    both offensive and defensive?
[10:17] Nathaniel
    That's similar to my own.
[10:20] Nathaniel
    In that case...
[10:23] Both
    The one whose ability holds
    the most potential will win!
SIGN    Rashoumon
[10:26] Akutagawa
    Rashoumon!
[10:30] Nathaniel
    The Scarlet Letter!
SIGN    The Scarlet Letter
[10:37] Akutagawa
    Is that all you can do, irmão?
[10:42] Nathaniel
    You are no devil at all.
[10:46] Akutagawa
    What?
[10:49] Akutagawa
    The blood on my coat is turning into writing?
[10:53] Nathaniel
    You are merely a soulless beast
    that craves the flesh of the weak.
[10:58] Nathaniel
    I'm sure you've only fought gifted enemies
[11:01] Nathaniel
    who were weaker than you up until now.
[11:06] Margaret
    The Port Mafia is nothing.
[11:08] Margaret
    I will take back my family's honor!
[11:15] Akutagawa
    My coat is falling apart...
[11:17] Akutagawa
    A weathering ability?
[11:19] Margaret
    I cannot lose to one like you,
[11:23] Margaret
    who has never known defeat or humiliation!
[11:30] Akutagawa
    Never known defeat, you say?
[11:39] Nathaniel
    Margaret!
[11:41] Akutagawa
    Defeat and humiliation are always with me.
[11:50] Akutagawa
    I am a remnant, going through the darkness.
[11:54] Akutagawa
    As such, despair of this nature
[11:59] Akutagawa
    will not ruin me!
[12:10] Akutagawa
    Not now...
[12:12] Nathaniel
    That's not a wound caused
    by The Scarlet Letter.
[12:15] Nathaniel
    Could it be... he was seriously
    injured when he came here?
[12:19] Akutagawa
    This is nothing! Come at me!
[12:21] Akutagawa
    Fight me with all you've got.
[12:24] Akutagawa
    Otherwise, there was no
    point to me coming here!
[12:29] Nathaniel
    Why would you go to such lengths?
[12:31] Akutagawa
    My only hope is for one word.
[12:35] Akutagawa
    A simple, trivial word
    from a certain person...
[12:38] Akutagawa
    For the sake of hearing that word,
[12:41] Akutagawa
    I have come through countless
    humiliating defeats!
[12:47] Nathaniel
    This man is a ruthless
    killer from the Port Mafia,
[12:51] Nathaniel
    yet at the same time,
    he longs deeply for something.
[12:54] Nathaniel
    Something worth giving his life for...
[12:57] Nathaniel
    And with an intensity that nearly
    rivals that of religious faith.
[13:03] Nathaniel
    You asked me to fight with all I've got, yes?
[13:08] Nathaniel
    I've changed my mind. I will grant your wish.
[13:18] Akutagawa
    What?!
[13:47] Akutagawa
    Rashoumon...
[13:49] Akutagawa
    Jaws of Endless Gates!
SIGN    Jaws of Endless Gates
[14:05] Nathaniel
    Margaret...
[14:23] (Flashback) Naka
    People need to be told they're worthy
    of being alive by someone else, or they can't go on.
[14:27] (Flashback) Naka
    Why can't you understand such a simple thing?!
[14:32] (Flashback) Naka
    Those words...
[14:35] Akutagawa
    I don't need you to tell
    me that. I already know.
[14:40] Rampo
    Man, I'm so bored!
[14:42] Rampo
    I wanna go outside!
[14:44] Yukichi
    Nothing out of the ordinary in the footage?
[14:47] Akiko
    Just a bunch of nothing.
[14:50] Yukichi
    The only way to get into this hall
[14:53] Yukichi
    is through the underground railroad tunnel.
[14:56] Yukichi
    Even if the enemy does try to enter,
[14:58] Yukichi
    the security camera footage will
    tell us before they get here.
[15:03] Akiko
    And there are lots of
    traps along the way, too.
[15:06] Rampo
    War is so boring.
[15:10] Rampo
    My emergency snacks ran out in half a day.
[15:14] Rampo
    I know!
[15:15] Rampo
    Hey, Yosano-san, let's play hanafuda on this!
[15:18] Akiko
    Oh? What are we going to bet?
[15:22] Mori
    Attacking enemy bases always
    makes my heart dance with joy.
[15:26] Mori
    It's time for the next move.
    How go the preparations?
[15:29] Guy
    Everything is ready.
[15:31] Mori
    You have more than enough force to
    crush the Armed Detective Agency.
[15:36] Mori
    I look forward to hearing a superb melody.
[15:39] Akiko
    What's the matter?
[15:40] Rampo
    President, I think we should
    call back the defensive teams.
[15:44] Yukichi
    The enemy?
[15:46] Yukichi
    How many are attacking?
[15:51] Rampo
    One.
[16:03] Kirako
    Mii-chan...
[16:05] Kirako
    As soon as this whole mess is over,
    I'll come for you, okay?
[16:11] Kirako
    N-N-Naomi-chan!
[16:13] Naomi
    Haruno-san...
[16:13] Kirako
    I-I-I was working! Really!
[16:15] Kirako
    We office workers are
    part of the company, too!
SIGN    Tokyo Daily News
[16:20] [SONG] Text
    40 Killed, 300+ Injured in Cruise Liner
    Explosion at Yokohama Commercial Port
[16:24] Naomi
    An explosion on a cruise liner
    at a commercial port in Yokohama?
[16:28] Naomi
    That's not the Guild's ship, is it?
[16:31] Naomi
    Then what caused the explosion?
[16:33] Kirako
    It was the other enemy,
    the one who loves explosions.
[16:36] Kirako
    The Agency may be his next target...
[16:40] Kirako
    I hope my brother is safe...
[16:45] Kirako
    Don't worry, Naomi-chan.
[16:48] Naomi
    We know Mii-chan is okay, after all!
[16:51] Kirako
    Please forget that.
[16:55] Akiko
    Cameras 3, 4, and 8 have stopped transmitting.
[16:58] Yukichi
    Activate the automatic turrets!
[17:12] Chuuya
    You'd send these puppets
    to receive a special envoy?
[17:15] Chuuya
    You're so short-staffed, I could cry.
[17:18] Chuuya
    Could you send out something
    that's actually alive?
[17:21] Rampo
    President...
[17:24] Yukichi
    Are you of the same opinion as I am?
[17:33] Chuuya
    Oh, come on...
[17:34] Chuuya
    Only two?
[17:36] Akiko
    If you're dissatisfied with your reception,
    come back after making an appointment.
[17:40] Chuuya
    You think the Mafia needs an appointment
    to raise hell in an enemy base?
[17:44] Kenji
    Oh! I don't think they do!
[17:46] Akiko
    If you want to raise hell, have at it.
[17:49] Akiko
    But that's not what you came here for.
[17:52] Akiko
    Am I right?
[17:54] Chuuya
    How do you know?
[17:55] Akiko
    We're a detective agency, you know.
[17:57] Akiko
    What good would we be if we couldn't figure
    out a client's intentions at a glance?
[18:03] Chuuya
    Where's your president?
[18:04] Akiko
    Over there.
[18:08] Chuuya
    Here's a present from my boss.
[18:12] Yukichi
    Those are...
[18:14] Yukichi
    Members of the Guild?
[18:16] Chuuya
    We reeled them in with bait.
[18:18] Chuuya
    The time and location they'll
    appear is written here.
[18:21] Chuuya
    You don't get many chances like this, do you?
[18:24] Chuuya
    You can get one over on
    that detestable Guild!
[18:30] Yukichi
    The chance to ambush gifted Guild
    members is indeed attractive...
[18:35] Akiko
    I see. That's a titillating proposal.
[18:39] Chuuya
    Isn't it?
[18:40] Akiko
    But I've got an even better one.
[18:42] Akiko
    How about I hack off your limbs
[18:45] Akiko
    and make you cough up your plans?
[18:49] Chuuya
    Now that's a brilliant idea.
[18:52] Chuuya
    Give it a try.
[18:53] Akiko
    Kenji!
[18:54] Kenji
    Got it!
[18:58] Kenji
    Hi-yah!
[19:00] Chuuya
    Nice!
[19:02] Kenji
    Watch out, now!
[19:06] Chuuya
    This is exactly what a job ought to be like!
[19:15] Akiko
    What?!
[19:18] Akiko
    That ability...
[19:20] Akiko
    You're Nakahara Chuuya, the
    gravity manipulator, aren't you?
[19:23] Chuuya
    That damn Dazai must have blabbed...
[19:25] Kenji
    He's standing upside-down,
    but his hat isn't falling off!
[19:29] Kenji
    City folk really are amazing.
[19:37] Chuuya
    Now...
[19:39] Chuuya
    Who wants to fight against gravity?
[19:46] Yukichi
    Here's my answer, special
    envoy of the Port Mafia.
[19:49] Chuuya
    Huh?
[19:50] Yukichi
    It's true that if the Detective
    Agency defeats the Guild,
[19:53] Yukichi
    you will slash the enemy's strength
    without lifting a finger.
[19:56] Yukichi
    If you're lucky, the Detective Agency and
    the Guild might even take each other out.
[20:02] Chuuya
    But you have nothing to lose yourself.
[20:05] Chuuya
    Right?
[20:06] Yukichi
    If what you say is true, then yes.
[20:09] Rampo
    Sheesh...
[20:10] Yukichi
    What are you hiding?
[20:12] Chuuya
    Nothing.
[20:14] Yukichi
    What action is the Port Mafia going to take?
[20:18] Chuuya
    They don't have to take any action.
[20:22] Rampo
    I see. So that's what's going on.
[20:27] Rampo
    The Guild must have suspected
    a trap, just like we do.
[20:32] Rampo
    But they fell for it.
[20:35] Rampo
    Because the bait was just too appetizing.
[20:38] Rampo
    What did you use to bait the Guild?
[20:43] Steinbeck
    No matter what nation you're in,
    being in the countryside soothes the soul.
[20:47] Steinbeck
    So, the Port Mafia's gift is just ahead.
[20:51] Lovecraft
    This is obviously a trap to
    lure us out. Why should we go?
[20:56] Steinbeck
    Because the bait's so appealing.
[20:59] Steinbeck
    If we succeed in the abduction,
[21:00] Steinbeck
    we've basically defeated
    the Detective Agency.
[21:03] Yukichi
    You used our office staff as bait?!
[21:05] Chuuya
    You can still get them out of there in time.
[21:08] Chuuya
    Plus, the Guild has no idea
    that you're about to act.
[21:12] Chuuya
    It'll be an easy win.
[21:14] Yukichi
    Is anything he's said untrue?
[21:17] Rampo
    No, unfortunately.
[21:21] Rampo
    Times like these are when the
    truth is the most effective.
[21:27] Chuuya
    "Even if they know it's a pitfall,
    the Agency will still fall right into it."
[21:32] Chuuya
    My boss's words.
[21:35] Yukichi
    Order the office staff
    to evacuate immediately.
[21:38] Yukichi
    And...
[21:41] Yukichi
    Put me through to Kunikida.
[23:16] Doppo
    We're the only ones who
    can get to them in time?
[23:19] Doppo
    Right...
[23:21] Doppo
    Right. We'll head straight there.
[23:28] Tanizaki
    The president?
[23:30] Doppo
    Yeah.
[23:32] Tanizaki
    What'd he say?
SIGN    Episode 19:
    Will of Tycoon
[23:36] Doppo
    We're going head-to-head with the Guild.