29 - My Ill Deeds Are the Work of God

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[00:03] Karma
    It's not as though I'm unaware...
SIGN    It's not as though I'm unaware
[00:05] Karma
    I have terrible luck.
SIGN    I have terrible luck
SIGN    What an awful life
[00:08] Karma
    What an awful life.
[00:19] Karma
    Is that really him?
[00:22] Abductor
    Yeah.
[00:24] Abductor
    That's the monster you asked for.
[00:27] Karma
    The prize, as promised.
[00:32] Abductor
    Even twice this wouldn't
    have made it worth it.
[00:35] Abductor
    Be careful.
[00:38] Abductor
    Speak to him, and he'll suck out your soul.
[00:41] Abductor
    His ability is quite dangerous.
[02:43] Ougai
    Fyodor?
[02:44] Ace
    Yes.
[02:45] Ace
    The one behind the destruction
    of the Moby Dick.
[02:48] Ace
    I hired a professional
    kidnapper to capture him.
[02:52] Ace
    He's the leader of a thieving organization called
    the Rats in the House of the Dead.
[02:55] Ace
    It seems he was also involved in
    the Shibusawa Tatsuhiko incident.
[02:59] Ace
    But to me, he's no more than a sewer rat.
SIGN    Port Mafia Executive A (Ace)
SIGN    Ability: Madness of the Jewel King
[03:05] Ougai
    Describe this man to me.
[03:07] Ace
    He's a soulless man, like a vampire.
[03:15] Ace
    Actually, he's really just the
    boss of a band of arctic mice.
[03:18] Ace
    Using my organization's finances,
[03:21] Ace
    capturing him was easier than taking
    money from a casino dealer.
[03:25] Kouyou
    "My organization," huh?
[03:30] Ougai
    Either way, that man knows
[03:34] Ougai
    how viciously the Port Mafia retaliates.
[03:37] Kouyou
    Shall we have our interrogation team do it?
[03:40] Ace
    One moment.
[03:42] Ace
    Allow me to take this task.
[03:46] Ougai
    You?
[03:48] Kouyou
    Well, well, you're hard-working.
[03:51] Kouyou
    Especially for the Guild executive
    who was the first to flee for shelter.
[03:54] Ace
    Am I not more qualified than the ones who
    were the first to be captured by the enemy?
[04:00] Ace
    Like him or not, this is a
    man who betrayed the Guild.
[04:03] Ace
    We'll need to be prepared.
[04:05] Ace
    I have a plan.
[04:10] Ougai
    I'll leave you to deal with
    the rat you captured.
[04:14] Ace
    I am honored.
[04:17] Ace
    Pardon me.
[04:21] Kouyou
    Are you sure about this?
[04:23] Kouyou
    He's a gambler who made a mess
    of the Port Mafia's casino.
[04:27] Kouyou
    He doesn't have a shred of loyalty.
[04:30] Kouyou
    He became one of the five executives
     by paying a large sum,
[04:34] Kouyou
    but he thinks of the Port Mafia as no more
     than as his personal bodyguards.
[04:39] Ougai
    Exactly.
[04:40] Ougai
    And financial capacity is in
    itself a kind of strength.
[04:43] Ougai
    Let's see what he can do.
SIGN    Episode 29 My Ill Deeds Are the Work of God
[04:58] Ace
    Open it.
[05:05] Ace
    The knife.
[05:08] Ace
    Hey.
[05:09] Ace
    Nice to meet you.
[05:21] Ace
    Don't let our guest stay
    locked up in this place!
[05:25] Ace
    Get him clothes and something
     to drink immediately!
[05:28] Ace
    Get to it!
[05:31] Ace
    You dimwits!
[05:44] Ace
    I happen to be a lonely man.
[05:48] Ace
    The Port Mafia doesn't trust me.
[05:50] Ace
    Of course, I don't trust them, either.
[05:55] Ace
    All I believe in is poker,
[05:59] Ace
    the gems in my vault,
    and the fifty men in my engineering unit.
[06:07] Ace
    Diamond straight flush.
[06:10] Ace
    I win.
[06:14] Ace
    And, today, I've found the fifty-first.
[06:18] Ace
    Well?
[06:19] Ace
    Would you like to join me?
[06:23] Ace
    Let's team up to take Mori Ougai's head.
[06:27] Ace
    That town doctor won't suspect
    you and I have joined forces.
[06:31] Ace
    A man who's capable of outwitting
    the Guild is worthy of commendation.
[06:36] Fyodor
    And if I refused,
[06:39] Fyodor
    I'd never see the light of day again.
[06:42] Fyodor
    Is that right?
[06:44] Ace
    Exactly.
[06:50] Fyodor
    It seems I cannot refuse.
[06:52] Fyodor
    I'm locked in an inescapable
    underground room.
[06:55] Fyodor
    And as you can see, I'm rather sickly.
[06:59] Fyodor
    So how about this:
[07:02] Fyodor
    I'll kill you instead.
[07:10] Ace
    I'm slightly disappointed, Fyodor-kun.
[07:15] Ace
    Very well.
[07:17] Ace
    I'll have you understand
    the position you're in.
[07:30] Ace
    This is my gift.
[07:33] Ace
    The ability to exchange my subordinates'
    remaining lifespan for gems of equal value.
[07:37] Ace
    I can turn worthless lives
    into something valuable.
[07:42] Ace
    It's a merciful ability indeed.
[07:45] Ace
    The collar is a symbol
    of your servitude to me.
[07:47] Ace
    It can't be put on without
    the subject's agreement.
[07:51] Ace
    And, once it's put on, it can never be removed.
[08:03] Ace
    If you decide to put on the collar by the
    time I return, I'll allow you to live.
[08:08] Ace
    Don't worry.
[08:10] Ace
    I'm sure it'll look good on you.
[08:26] Karma
    Give it up, man.
[08:29] Karma
    You don't stand a chance against Ace.
[08:31] Karma
    The only way to survive is to wear this.
[08:35] Karma
    Leaving this room is impossible.
[08:37] Karma
    Ace is the only one with
    the key to open the door.
[08:41] Karma
    Even we can't get enter or leave
    this cell without Ace's permission.
[08:50] Karma
    I remember you told Ace...
[08:55] Karma
    that you'd kill him.
[08:57] Karma
    Honestly, I was blown away.
[09:00] Karma
    I wish I could say something like that.
[09:02] Karma
    But I can't.
[09:04] Karma
    If I went against him,
    he'd turn my lifespan into gems.
[09:07] Karma
    You know, it was my dream
[09:10] Karma
    to become the boss
    of the Port Mafia someday.
[09:14] Karma
    I wanted to become the boss
    and try my hand at running this city.
[09:18] Karma
    But now, I'm one of Ace's collared slaves.
[09:22] Karma
    I was sold to a human trafficker
    before I can even remember,
[09:25] Karma
    and I drifted all the way here.
[09:29] Karma
    I dreamed of a ridiculous miracle,
[09:33] Karma
    where someone would come to
    free me from this collar.
[09:37] Karma
    I finally realized that no one
    would save a villain like me.
[09:45] Karma
    What are you doing?
[09:46] Fyodor
    I cut my finger on a glass shard earlier.
[09:51] Karma
    You weren't listening to me, were you?
[09:55] Karma
    Aren't you scared?
[09:58] Fyodor
    No.
[09:59] Fyodor
    This room might as well be my own bedroom.
[10:03] Fyodor
    My ability allows me to
    control consciousness and space.
[10:14] Fyodor
    Well?
[10:16] Ace
    A game?
[10:17] Fyodor
    You want to hire me.
[10:20] Fyodor
    But if you can't, you'll need me to tell you
    about who I work with, my finances,
[10:24] Fyodor
    and what I plan to do next.
[10:28] Fyodor
    Therefore, you can't kill me right away.
[10:32] Ace
    He's right.
[10:34] Ace
    If I kill him before I can get
    information out of him,
[10:36] Ace
    I can't stamp out the other rats.
[10:38] Ace
    Worse, it'll be difficult to
    prove he was the real one.
[10:43] Fyodor
    So, how about we play a game with this?
[10:51] Fyodor
    If you win, I'll wear this collar.
[10:54] Fyodor
    If I win, I'll take my own freedom.
[10:58] Ace
    Very well.
[10:59] Ace
    But I'll be determining
    the conditions myself.
[11:03] Fyodor
    Go ahead.
[11:05] Ace
    We each take one card
    at a time from the deck,
[11:07] Ace
    and guess whether the card is higher
    or lower than the previous.
[11:10] Ace
    It's a simple game.
[11:12] Ace
    If you're correct, you draw another.
[11:14] Ace
    If you're wrong, it's the opponent's turn.
[11:16] Ace
    At the end, the winner will be the one
    who guessed correctly more often.
[11:21] Ace
    You can have the first turn.
[11:25] Ace
    Is the next card higher or lower than nine?
[11:29] Fyodor
    The deck contains cards
    from one to thirteen.
[11:31] Fyodor
    Chances are slightly higher that the
    next card will be lower than nine.
[11:36] Fyodor
    Low.
[11:39] Ace
    Correct.
[11:41] Ace
    Now, is the next card higher
    or lower than four?
[11:46] Fyodor
    Lower.
[11:49] Ace
    Not bad.
[11:52] Ace
    But that won't last long.
[11:54] Ace
    As a gambler, I'm adept at card counting:
[11:57] Ace
    the ability to determine the
    number of remaining cards.
[12:00] Ace
    I have an overwhelming advantage
    in the second half.
[12:04] Fyodor
    Next.
[12:05] Fyodor
    Lower.
[12:10] Fyodor
    Higher.
[12:12] Fyodor
    Higher.
[12:14] Fyodor
    Lower.
[12:17] Fyodor
    Higher.
[12:18] Fyodor
    Higher.
[12:19] Fyodor
    Lower.
[12:21] Fyodor
    Higher.
[12:22] Fyodor
    Lower.
[12:23] Fyodor
    Higher.
[12:24] Fyodor
    Lower.
[12:25] Fyodor
    Lower.
[12:26] Fyodor
    Higher.
[12:27] Fyodor
    Higher.
[12:28] Fyodor
    Lower.
[12:29] Fyodor
    Higher.
[12:30] Fyodor
    Higher.
[12:31] Fyodor
    Higher.
[12:32] Fyodor
    Lower.
[12:37] Fyodor
    Oh?
[12:39] Fyodor
    Is that it?
[12:41] Fyodor
    That was a fun game, was it not?
[12:48] Ace
    Call my unit!
[12:49] Ace
    We're done messing around.
[12:51] Ace
    Cut this swindler's limbs off!
[12:54] Ace
    What's wrong?
[12:56] Ace
    Answer me!
[12:57] Fyodor
    It's no use.
[13:05] Ace
    What?
[13:07] Fyodor
    The door won't open, either.
[13:09] Fyodor
    It took a little time, but my friends
    have taken control of the outside.
[13:15] Fyodor
    The underground is for rats, after all.
[13:20] Ace
    Was the provocation and the gambling
    all an effort to buy time?
[13:23] Fyodor
    What will you do?
[13:25] Fyodor
    If you hand over the key to the vault,
     I'll guarantee your safety.
[13:33] Ace
    You're lying.
[13:36] Ace
    Not even the boss knows
    about this secret hideout.
[13:38] Ace
    We aren't underground.
[13:43] Ace
    We're inside a ship at sea,
[13:47] Ace
    and the ship is equipped to prepare
    for a battle against gifted.
[13:51] Ace
    There was never going to be a way
     to subjugate you peacefully.
[13:54] Ace
    Besides, you said it yourself:
[13:57] Ace
    your ability allows you to control
    consciousness and space.
[14:02] (Flashback) Fyodor
    My ability allows me to
    control consciousness and space.
[14:08] Ace
    I've been listening in on your conversation,
[14:11] Ace
    and now I'm certain.
[14:14] Ace
    Your ability is to trap your
    victim's mind inside your own head.
[14:20] Ace
    Which means this isn't reality,
    but somewhere inside your head.
[14:25] Ace
    That's right. An ability space.
[14:28] Ace
    That's why you can manipulate
    the cards' numbers as you wish.
[14:32] Fyodor
    What makes you think that?
[14:34] Ace
    The broken communicator, the locked door,
[14:39] Ace
    and that clock.
[14:43] Ace
    Don't underestimate how observant I am.
[14:45] Ace
    It hasn't moved since I entered this room.
[14:49] Ace
    I see right through your tricks,
    you dirty rat!
[14:53] Fyodor
    I should have expected no less of one
    of the Port Mafia's five executives.
[14:56] Fyodor
    I'm impressed.
[14:59] Fyodor
    So?
[15:02] Fyodor
    So what if you've figured it out?
[15:05] Fyodor
    The fact that we're conscious
    in my ability space
[15:08] Fyodor
    means that our bodies in
    reality are unconscious.
[15:12] Fyodor
    Until we starve to death, even.
[15:14] Fyodor
    I'm well-trained, but what about you?
[15:18] Fyodor
    You're the one with the
    real key to this room,
[15:21] Fyodor
    so your subordinates can't come to your aid.
[15:24] Ace
    That's true.
[15:26] Ace
    But it's also certain that we're in an
    ability space and not in reality.
[15:33] Ace
    In which case...
[15:35] Ace
    I want to ask you something.
[15:37] Ace
    When you were abducted and brought here,
[15:40] Ace
    why didn't you use that ability?
[15:44] Ace
    The man who abducted you is one of the top
    professional kidnappers in the nation.
[15:49] Ace
    He carries out his work perfectly prepared
    and with intimate knowledge of his target.
[15:53] Ace
    He researched how to escape
    your ability space.
[15:59] Ace
    That's why you didn't use
    your ability.
[16:02] Ace
    No, you couldn't use it.
[16:05] Ace
    I was born a king.
[16:08] Ace
    He who controls information becomes king.
[16:12] Ace
    Foolishly, you passed on an
    opportunity to serve the king.
[16:17] Ace
    This is how to return to reality.
[16:22] Ace
    I'll watch as your body
    dies in the real world.
[16:26] Ace
    Good day.
[16:33] Karma
    I'm sure Ace will kill that man.
[16:37] Karma
    Those two are opposing evils.
[16:41] Karma
    One thing that's certain
[16:43] Karma
    is that he won't be leaving
    that cell for all eternity.
[16:57] Karma
    You...
[16:57] Karma
    How did you get out?
[16:59] Karma
    Where's Ace?
[17:01] Fyodor
    Is this the vault Ace kept his gems in
     to avoid a market crash?
[17:11] Karma
    How did you get those keys?
[17:13] Fyodor
    It was simple.
[17:16] Fyodor
    My ability isn't one that allows me
    to control consciousness or space.
[17:27] Karma
    Hey, what do you mean by that?
[17:30] Fyodor
    I lied.
[17:32] Fyodor
    I expected the surveillance.
[17:35] Karma
    Where's Ace?
[17:37] Fyodor
    People are quick to believe they
    are thinking of their own will.
[17:43] Fyodor
    Whether it's the surveillance or the clock,
[17:45] Fyodor
    we believe that everything
    we discover is valuable.
[17:48] Fyodor
    We're loath to believe that our
    thoughts are being controlled.
[17:52] Fyodor
    The method of escape he heard
    from the kidnapper was one
[17:56] Fyodor
    that erases a person's consciousness
    from an ability space.
[17:59] Fyodor
    But I gave that information to
    the kidnapper deliberately.
[18:41] Fyodor
    Just before he returned to this cell,
[18:45] Fyodor
    I destroyed the clock and
    communicator with wine.
[18:48] Fyodor
    I stuffed bits of cork into the lock and
    pretended that we were in an ability space.
[18:55] Karma
    He killed one of the Port Mafia
    executives with such ease.
[19:00] Fyodor
    I enjoyed the card game we played together.
[19:04] Fyodor
    He was mistaken from the beginning.
[19:07] Fyodor
    In fact, I didn't win the game using my ability.
[19:11] Fyodor
    I simply memorized all of the faint
    scratches on the surface of each of the cards.
[19:16] Karma
    He memorized all of the scratches?
[19:19] Karma
    What kind of superhuman intelligence
    does it take to do such a thing?
[19:23] Fyodor
    The rest is as you see it.
[19:25] Fyodor
    He thought it through himself,
    and ended his own life.
[19:31] Fyodor
    Crime is thought.
[19:33] Fyodor
    Crime is respiration.
[19:35] Fyodor
    He was freed from all of it.
[19:39] Karma
    Freed?
[19:40] Karma
    What is he talking about?
[19:43] Karma
    He just killed a man, and yet he acts like
    he's looking at a stain on the wall.
[19:50] Karma
    So it was part of your plan to be abducted?
[19:55] Karma
    Is it the gems you're after?
[19:58] Fyodor
    Gems?
[20:00] Fyodor
    I have no interest in such pebbles.
[20:06] Fyodor
    I'm interested in the list
    he secretly compiled,
[20:10] Fyodor
    of the Port Mafia members' abilities.
[20:15] Fyodor
    It even details the boss' top-secret ability.
[20:20] Fyodor
    With this, I'll bring the mercy of
    death upon the evil of this world.
[20:27] Karma
    I see.
[20:29] Karma
    Ace never stood a chance.
[20:33] Karma
    Ace was evil for sure,
[20:36] Karma
    but this man isn't even evil.
[20:39] Karma
    He comes from the beyond.
[20:41] Karma
    He's a thing that exceeds human limits.
[20:45] Fyodor
    If the Port Mafia were to learn that
    their abilities have gotten out,
[20:49] Fyodor
    this list would lose half its value.
[20:52] Fyodor
    Thus, I can't allow the events
    here to be known to the outside.
[20:56] Fyodor
    Therefore, I will grant
    you the great silence.
[21:04] (Flashback) Karma
    But I finally realized that no one
    would save a villain like me.
[21:12] Karma
    That's when I understood who can save evil.
[21:23] Fyodor
    This is my true ability.
[21:29] Karma
    He's a thing darker and more hideous than evil.
[21:33] Karma
    He's going to destroy the Port Mafia.
[21:40] Karma
    If that's how my life has
    to come to an end...
[21:45] Karma
    It was an awful life,
[21:48] Karma
    but hey, this isn't too bad.
[21:54] Fyodor
    May you be freed from the shackles of
    your crimes, and your soul salvaged.
[22:00] Fyodor
    Next, the Port Mafia...
[22:02] Fyodor
    and the Armed Detective Agency.
[22:07] ---
    
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