# E3 - The Necromancer
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**[00:00] Reporter**
* Oh! You can definitely see what*
* look like skeletons through the window!*
**[00:05] Reporter**
* The smoke makes it hard to see,*
* but there seem to be giant bones, as well.*
**[00:11] Reporter**
* I'm glad that the children*
* were saved in the end,*
**[00:13] Reporter**
* but this program will tackle unlicensed*
* childcare centers as a social issue.*
**[00:14] Misaki**
Oh, wow! All this happened yesterday?!
**[00:17] Misaki**
I guess ghosts *are* real!
**[00:21] Takumi**
Looks like it.
**[00:26] Takumi**
And they were a lot closer than I thought.
**[02:07] Takumi**
Hey, Misaki.
**[02:09] Takumi**
Doesn't it bother you, hanging out
with the guy who killed you?
**[02:14] Misaki**
Nope! I've never been killed before!
**[02:17] Misaki**
It was super thrilling, so I don't mind!
**[02:21] Takumi**
Oh, right. You've always had a screw loose.
**[02:26] Takumi**
Anyway, I never knew Clarissa
owned this building.
**[02:30] Polka**
Um...
**[02:33] Polka**
I'm sure this is inconvenient for you,
but I really appreciate your help.
**[02:39] Polka**
To be frank, I know almost
nothing about this world.
**[02:42] Takumi**
Oh, well. That aside...
**[02:46] Takumi**
Are you seriously going to live *here*?
***SIGN*** The Torture Building
***SIGN*** The Torture Building
**[02:50] Takumi**
That body you, uh, reincarnated
into has a family, right?
**[02:55] Takumi**
What about them?
**[02:57] Polka**
Since it's currently "summer
vacation," I told this body's—
**[03:00] Polka**
I told Polka Shinoyama's family that
he's on a journey of self-discovery.
***SIGN*** I'm on a journey of self-discovery
**[03:07] Polka**
Clarissa suggested I periodically
send them these postcards.
**[03:11] Takumi**
That's a trick for covering
up someone's time of death.
**[03:14] Polka**
But I don't know what I'll do after that.
I only know his family's names.
**[03:20] Takumi**
Can't you pull the memories
out of his brain or something?
**[03:24] Polka**
Language was easy to retrieve because
it was deeply ingrained via repetition,
**[03:29] Polka**
but the older the memory is,
the harder it is to recover.
**[03:32] Polka**
Or, you could say...
**[03:35] Polka**
...his last memory left
too strong an impression.
**[03:38] Takumi**
Anyway, another world, huh?
**[03:41] Takumi**
After seeing those monster skeletons,
I've gotta believe it. But still...
**[03:44] Polka**
I'm still not certain this *is* another world.
There are similarities.
***SIGN*** Let's compare!!
How big are whales?
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 200 0 200 100 0 100
***SIGN*** Measuring and comparing whale sizes
***SIGN*** Large and small whales
***SIGN*** Whales, Mammals of the Sea
**[03:50] Polka**
For example, your "whales" are written of
in my world as legendary beasts.
**[03:57] Polka**
But what matters most to me is that the
Geldwood religion doesn't exist here.
**[04:03] Takumi**
The Geld... What now?
**[04:06] Polka**
They considered me an abomination
and tried to destroy me.
**[04:10] Polka**
I was a colossal skeleton
monster over there, you see.
**[04:13] Takumi**
Oh, you mean that thing.
**[04:16] Takumi**
What did they call you over there?
**[04:18] Polka**
Well, in you tongue,
I was called the... Cadaver Spirit?
**[04:23] Polka**
No, the Corpse God.
**[04:28] Misaki**
The Corpse God...
**[04:30] Misaki**
That's so cool!
**[04:31] Takumi**
Y-You think so?
**[04:34] Polka**
Peace may finally be within my grasp.
**[04:37] Polka**
All I need to do now is talk down
whoever paid to have this body killed.
**[04:43] Takumi**
I don't know who the client was,
and neither does Misaki.
**[04:47] Takumi**
Didn't you ask Clarissa?
**[04:49] Polka**
I did.
**[04:50] Polka**
She said she had to keep the secret,
but let me use this floor in exchange.
**[04:55] Polka**
Forcing her to speak is a last resort.
I'll investigate on my own first.
**[05:00] Polka**
And Clarissa-san agreed not to accept
any more contracts on my life.
**[05:04] Takumi**
And you just *believed* her?
**[05:07] Takumi**
Clarissa's not the only intermediary
for assassins, you know?
**[05:11] Takumi**
Well, it's not like many people
could kill a freak like you.
**[05:16] Takumi**
Except Lemmings, maybe.
**[05:19] Polka**
Lemmings?
**[05:20] Takumi**
Oh, nothing. Forget about it.
**[05:23] Takumi**
Anyway—
**[05:24] Misaki**
Hey! This thing's so cool!
**[05:26] Misaki**
How does it work?! Coin batteries?!
**[05:30] Takumi**
Are you sure *you* don't mind having
Misaki around? She did kill you.
**[05:34] Polka**
I mean, I wasn't the one who died.
**[05:41] Takumi**
Was bringing this nutjob back
to life really a good idea?
**[05:44] Polka**
Well, this body's owner, Polka-kun,
told me to forgive her.
**[05:50] Polka**
So it should be fine.
**[05:51] Takumi**
Huh?
**[05:53] Takumi**
You've talked with Polka's ghost?
**[05:55] Polka**
More than that. He's right there.
**[05:59] Takumi**
Hm?
***SIGN*** **0,000 yen
**[06:00] Takumi**
That's the drone I lost control of yesterday!
**[06:03] Polka**
His soul was still in this body,
so I imbued it into a nearby vessel.
**[06:08] Polka**
Do you mind if I borrow this until
I find a substitute for him to possess?
**[06:13] Takumi**
I don't, but forget that.
**[06:16] Takumi**
You mean you just swap people's
souls around, like doll clothes?
**[06:19] Polka**
I won't deny it. Human lives
are like toys or dolls to me.
**[06:25] Takumi**
*I knew this guy was bad news.*
**[06:28] Takumi**
*Our lives really are just playthings to him.*
**[06:32] Takumi**
*I've gotta keep my guard up.*
**[06:35] Polka**
Now, for the sake of my peaceful life,
it's time to earn some money.
**[06:41] Polka**
Does this world have any jobs I'd be good at?
**[06:44] Misaki**
How about murder? Or mugging?
**[06:46] Polka**
Assassination isn't my strong suit.
**[06:49] Misaki**
You're good enough to kill me,
so it should be a cinch.
**[06:52] Polka**
Fair point.
**[06:53] Takumi**
Don't encourage her!
**[06:56] Takumi**
Hang on, we've got a visitor.
Probably for Misaki.
**[06:59] Misaki**
Huh? For me?
**[07:02] Client**
You're Assassin Zaki, right?
**[07:05] Client**
Unless I do something,
another gang's hitmen are gonna off me.
**[07:09] Client**
Can you help me?
**[07:11] Misaki**
I dunno. I'm in the middle of another job...
**[07:15] Client**
Please! Without you, I'll—
**[07:17] Polka**
All right.
**[07:18] Client; Misaki**
Huh?!
**[07:20] Polka**
I accept your request.
**[07:22] Client**
Hey, punk! Were you listening in on—
**[07:25] Misaki**
Okay! If Polka-kun's on board,
I'll take the job.
**[07:29] Client**
Huh?!
**[07:31] Takumi**
What the hell is he thinking?
**[07:40] Client**
According to my info broker,
**[07:42] Client**
they oughta be asleep in there.
**[07:44] Misaki**
Those are some awfully careless hitmen.
**[07:48] Client**
They worked with Jinba, a guy you offed.
**[07:51] Client**
They're not so much assassins as psychos
who murder their targets' whole families.
**[08:00] Misaki**
That old guy's buddies, huh?
**[08:07] Misaki**
An ambush?!
**[08:18] Misaki**
Take that!
**[08:30] Misaki**
Aww! For hitmen, these guys are real wimps!
**[08:35] Misaki**
Huh?
**[08:39] Client**
Well, that's 'cause we're not hitmen.
**[08:42] Client**
But we'll still lose face if
we don't get even for our boss.
**[08:46] Client**
Hey, finish her off!
**[08:50] Polka**
Yes, I see. I understand.
**[08:53] Client**
The hell are *you* doing here?!
**[08:55] Polka**
I accept your request, as well.
**[08:58] Client**
Huh? You what?
**[09:00] Client**
Screw it! You can die with Zaki!
**[09:04] Polka**
Oh, I forgot to mention.
**[09:07] Polka**
Misaki-chan is a zombie now,
**[09:10] Polka**
so she won't die from a few holes in her.
**[09:12] Misaki**
Ooh!
**[09:13] Polka**
I'd say she's quite a
bit tougher than before.
**[09:23] Client**
Wh-What the hell are you?!
**[09:28] Takumi**
*Can you hear me, Polka?*
**[09:30] Polka**
Um...
**[09:32] Polka**
"Speaking." Is that the right
greeting in this situation?
**[09:35] Takumi**
*Did you know this was a trap?*
**[09:38] Polka**
No.
**[09:40] Polka**
I merely accepted a request...
**[09:47] Polka**
...from the children whose ghosts haunt him.
**[09:57] Misaki**
Oh, man! Oh, man!
**[10:00] Misaki**
This is a blast!
**[10:03] Client**
Wh-What the hell...?
**[10:05] Client**
Let go! You stupid brats!
**[10:13] Polka**
I won't let them kill any more people.
Not your mommies or daddies either.
**[10:20] Child ghosts**
Mommy... Daddy...
**[10:26] Polka**
I'm sorry.
**[10:28] Polka**
This isn't a rescue.
I'm doing it partly out of spite.
**[10:33] Polka**
So I won't demand payment for it.
**[10:39] Misaki**
Wow! The bullet holes are better already!
**[10:44] Misaki**
I guess I really am a monster now!
**[10:48] Misaki**
But my instincts might not be quite as sharp.
**[10:51] Misaki**
I mean, I've never gotten
shot in the back before!
**[10:54] Polka**
Do all girls in this world
undress so casually?
**[10:58] Takumi**
Hey, Polka.
**[11:00] Takumi**
Why'd you listen to those dead kids?
**[11:04] Takumi**
I thought lives were toys to you.
**[11:07] Polka**
Yeah, every human life is
ultimately someone's toy.
**[11:13] Polka**
But I like toys.
They can make children smile.
**[11:23] Polka**
So of course I take good care of them.
**[11:27] Polka**
No way in hell will I abandon
them to the vicissitudes of fate.
**[11:33] Takumi**
*Oh, so that's it.*
**[11:35] Takumi**
* The biggest difference in our values*
* is how we see toys, not lives.*
**[11:41] Takumi**
*No wonder we were talking past each other.*
**[11:44] Takumi**
*Polka may be a dangerous guy...*
**[11:48] (Flashback) Takumi (ep 1; 15:13)**
Well, you'd better stay dead this time.
**[11:52] (Flashback) Takumi (ep 1; 15:16)**
Otherwise, us retrievers don't get paid.
**[11:58] Takumi**
* ...but me and Misaki are probably*
* the real scumbags here.*
**[12:03] Polka**
Oh, sorry. I ought to watch my language.
**[12:07] Takumi**
Being casual is fine.
**[12:10] Takumi**
I mean, counting your past life,
you've gotta be older than me.
**[12:17] Takumi**
*So you see, it was a real hassle.*
**[12:20] Clarissa**
Yes. Thank you, Takumi-kun.
**[12:25] Clarissa**
What? Yes, I really did back out
of the hit on Polka Shinoyama.
**[12:30] Clarissa**
I couldn't stand those
stuck-up people anyway.
**[12:34] Clarissa**
The remnants you dealt with
today shouldn't be an issue.
**[12:38] Clarissa**
It appears they've made
a few too many enemies.
**[12:42] E**
Damn it! That freak is gonna pay for this!
**[12:46] E**
Bring out the whole armory!
**[12:51] F**
Wh-What happened here?
**[12:53] E**
Don't tell me that freak did this, too...
**[12:58] E**
H-Hey! This ain't the time for jokes!
**[13:03] F**
L-Lemmings...
**[13:07] E**
You've gotta be kidding! That's...
**[13:10] E**
That's just a tall tale!
***SIGN*** Mummy
**[13:14] Polka**
So, vampires are only legends in this world?
***SIGN*** Vampire
**[13:18] Misaki**
Wait, they were real in yours?!
**[13:21] Misaki**
Lucky! Vampires are so cool.
**[13:24] Polka**
With enough mana, I might eventually
be able to evolve you into one.
**[13:29] Misaki**
For real?!
**[13:30] Takumi**
What, like changing classes?
This is straight out of a video game.
**[13:34] Takumi**
* No idea how long this monster and*
* zombie will keep playing house.*
**[13:40] Takumi**
* Well, I can play along for*
* a little while longer.*
**[13:43] Takumi**
*I was getting bored of my life, anyway.*
**[13:56] Izuna**
Are you sure about this, Clarissa?
**[13:59] Clarissa**
About what? Polka-kun?
**[14:01] Koruto**
So you're close enough to
casually call him -kun?
**[14:06] Clarissa**
He's got a soft spot for children.
**[14:09] Clarissa**
A weakness like that makes
him easy to control.
**[14:12] Koruto**
* Clarissa's got a spot for kids, too,*
* if you ask me.*
**[14:17] Koruto**
Clarissa, phone call for you.
**[14:23] Clarissa**
It's me.
**[14:25] Clarissa**
How tedious. We went over all that yesterday.
**[14:31] Clarissa**
"Polka Shinoyama is just a high schooler"?
**[14:34] Clarissa**
Be serious. I believed
you when you said that,
**[14:37] Clarissa**
and now one of our stars is a corpse.
**[14:40] Clarissa**
Consider our relationship
on hold for a while.
**[14:46] Izuna**
*Wasn't* Polka Shinoyama just
a high schooler, though?
**[14:50] Izuna**
At least until he died?
**[14:52] Clarissa**
I wouldn't be so sure about that.
**[14:57] Clarissa**
But we got rid of one unpleasant client,
and that's what counts.
**[15:03] Clarissa**
Now, shall we celebrate?
**[15:07] Clarissa**
For the first time in ages,
this town might just charm me.
**[15:14] Clarissa**
Choose your dance partners
with care, Polka-kun.
**[15:21] Arase**
P-Please. Can't you see I'm begging you here?
**[15:26] Arase**
I really can't pay.
**[15:29] Arase**
I had no idea one beer cost 60,000 yen.
**[15:35] Iwanome**
Hey, is it just me, or are more bars
ripping people off than ever?
**[15:40] Urai**
Yes, I hear there's one on the fourth
floor of the building next door.
**[15:44] Iwanome**
Huh. Well, a good drink in
this place ain't cheap either.
**[15:52] Iwanome**
Anyway, where's Clarissa-chan?!
**[15:54] Urai**
She's on the late shift today.
She'll start at midnight.
**[15:58] Iwanome**
Seriously? That's not her regular time.
**[16:00] Iwanome**
Urgent business?
**[16:01] Iwanome**
Or has something been going on lately?
**[16:06] Urai**
Oh, no. I don't think there's
been anything unusual.
**[16:09] Iwanome**
Yeah?
**[16:11] Iwanome**
What about the Shakuzawa
Building fire yesterday?
**[16:13] Iwanome**
My coworkers were talking about people
seeing skeletons in there. Skeletons!
**[16:18] Iwanome**
But what's so scary about that?!
**[16:21] Iwanome**
Once we're dead, we'll *all* be skeletons!
**[16:23] Urai**
Don't forget corpse wax and mummies.
**[16:26] Iwanome**
Zombies are more my speed.
**[16:30] Iwanome**
Watch out, or I'll feast on your flesh!
**[16:34] Satani**
Exterminate zombie. Crush head.
**[16:39] Urai**
We have a "hands off" policy.
**[16:45] Takumi**
Man. Zombies, huh?
**[16:48] Takumi**
What'll happen to Misaki's body?
It hasn't been long since she got shot.
**[16:53] Polka**
Her body self-repairs and resists
putrefaction, so she'll be fine.
**[16:58] Polka**
But she might be a bit stronger
and less sensitive than before.
**[17:03] Polka**
She should eat raw meat if
she gets seriously injured.
**[17:06] Misaki**
Like one of those "carnivorous women"?
Wow! That's so cool!
**[17:11] Takumi**
I'm not so sure.
**[17:12] Polka**
Also, your saliva should have
a strong paralytic effect.
**[17:16] Misaki**
Huh?
**[17:18] Misaki**
Oh! I think my spit tastes
sweeter than usual!
**[17:22] Polka**
Anyone you bite will be
paralyzed for a little whi—
***SIGN*** Slide
***SIGN*** Thud
**[17:26] Takumi**
Polka?!
**[17:28] Misaki**
It's true!
**[17:29] Takumi**
What's wrong with you?!
**[17:31] Misaki**
Want me to bite you, too, Kurupon?
**[17:33] Misaki**
A nibble from a girl's basically a kiss,
you know? Lucky you.
**[17:37] Takumi**
Quiet, 3-D!
**[17:38] Misaki**
Three-D?!
**[17:40] Takumi**
Some women assume every man sees
a kiss from them as a prize.
**[17:44] Takumi**
To such self-obsessed women,
**[17:46] Takumi**
my answer will forever be a staunch "no"!
**[17:48] Takumi**
They're as bad as men who offer to make
a stranger "their woman" as a reward!
**[17:53] Misaki**
Kurupon!
**[17:54] Takumi**
You're a monster created by modern society!
**[17:57] Misaki**
A monster!
**[17:58] Polka**
*Monster...*
**[18:00] Polka**
*That reminds me.*
**[18:01] Polka**
* Does this world have any superhuman*
* bogeymen like the Calamity Crusher?*
**[18:10] Cop B**
Do you think there really were gunshots?
**[18:12] Cop A**
Beats me.
**[18:14] Cop A**
But someone called it in, so we have to check.
**[18:26] Cop B**
What was that sound?
**[18:41] Cop B**
Huh?
**[18:42] Cop B**
What happened here?!
**[18:44] Arase**
Come on, say something already.
**[18:49] Arase**
I'm bowing my head and apologizing, aren't I?
**[18:53] Arase**
Well?!
**[19:10] Iwanome**
Oh, damn it.
**[19:12] Iwanome**
I was so close to getting
to see Clarissa-chan.
**[19:16] Iwanome**
This really blows.
**[19:22] Takumi**
Oh, I was thinking. Your world uses
the decimal system, too, right?
**[19:25] Polka**
That's right.
**[19:27] Takumi**
I'm guessing people there
have ten fingers, then?
**[19:30] Polka**
Ten fingers?
**[19:32] Polka**
Well, most do. Although
there's some variation.
**[19:35] Misaki**
Ten fingers leading to the decimal
system is just one theory, you know?
**[19:40] Takumi**
I'm surprised you know that.
**[19:42] Takumi**
Wait, could people from different
worlds really look that alike?
**[19:46] Takumi**
And would magic from another
world work the same way here?
**[19:50] Polka**
You have a point.
**[19:58] Polka**
My world and this one may
be connected somehow.
**[20:03] Polka**
Too much wouldn't make sense otherwise.
**[20:07] Takumi**
Paralysis finally wore off?
**[20:09] Polka**
Yeah.
**[20:10] Misaki**
I'll have to add biting to my bag of tricks!
**[20:13] Takumi**
Wouldn't punching be faster?
**[20:15] Misaki**
I can use it to immobilize people!
**[20:18] Misaki**
I used to nail gun them to the floor,
but now I can save on nails!
**[20:23] Takumi**
Yeah, that'll be better for the environment.
**[20:25] Polka**
Yes. The more ways you can
incapacitate someone, the better.
**[20:31] Takumi**
I'm guessing you've got
a ton of tricks for that.
**[20:34] Takumi**
You put those punks six feet under.
**[20:37] Takumi**
Convenient that it hid the corpses, too.
**[20:39] Polka**
What? They're still alive.
**[20:42] Takumi**
Huh?
**[20:44] Polka**
Though I doubt they're still sane,
so they probably can't testify.
**[20:48] Takumi**
"Probably" won't cut it!
**[20:49] Polka**
Don't worry. I made sure they'll
never be able to kill anyone again.
**[20:59] Arase**
You reek of booze, Iwa-san.
**[21:02] Iwanome**
Better than the blood I smell on you.
How'd that happen?
**[21:06] Arase**
It was self-defense.
Even though I apologized,
**[21:09] Arase**
I thought they were going to kill me.
**[21:11] Iwanome**
Kill *you*? Gimme a break.
**[21:15] Arase**
So, what's this?
**[21:19] Iwanome**
I see.
**[21:21] Iwanome**
Well, now. So that's what this is about.
**[21:24] Iwanome**
I've never seen a human square knot before.
**[21:28] Arase**
No wonder the MIU called us in before
starting their initial investigation.
**[21:32] Iwanome**
You think this is one of ours too?
**[21:36] Arase**
No other department knows what to
do with borderline-occult stuff.
**[21:40] Iwanome**
Then it really must be our job.
***SIGN***
**[21:44] Iwanome**
Lemmings, the Grim Reaper,
and the Fire-Breathing Bug.
***SIGN***
***SIGN***
**[21:49] Iwanome**
This might be our first
troublemaker since them.
**[21:53] Iwanome**
I can hardly wait.
***SIGN*** Shinjuku Precinct Community Safety Division
Head of Materials Compiling Group #3
***SIGN*** Tsubaki Iwanome
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 275 0 275 115 0 115
***SIGN*** A member of the same group
***SIGN*** Kouzaburou Arase
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 275 0 275 115 0 115
**[22:00] Iwanome**
A cop's work is never done.