E4 - The Mad Dog

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SIGN    Shinjuku Police Station
[00:02] Iwanome
    The Gator Sisters.
SIGN    <Gator Sisters>
SIGN    <Barber>
[00:04] Iwanome
    The Barber.
SIGN    <Riddle Riddle>
[00:05] Iwanome
    Riddle Riddle.
SIGN    <Grocer>
[00:07] Iwanome
    The Grocer.
SIGN    <Poisoner>
[00:08] Iwanome
    The Poisoner.
SIGN    <Donner Donner>
[00:10] Iwanome
    Donner Donner.
SIGN    <Phantom Solitaire>
[00:11] Iwanome
    And Phantom Solitaire.
SIGN    Troublemakers Troublemakers at Large
[00:14] Iwanome
    As you know, everyone on this
    list is now in custody or dead.
[00:19] Member D
    Who gave them those weird nicknames?
[00:22] Member C
    He did.
[00:23] Iwanome
    You there! Cut the chitchat!
[00:26] Iwanome
    What's wrong with nicknames?
    Not like they'll ever go public.
[00:29] Arase
    Sounds like someone's self-conscious.
[00:31] Iwanome
    Anyway!
SIGN    Troublemakers
[00:32] Iwanome
    Cracking cases we can't make public,
    and that no one would believe if we did,
[00:39] Iwanome
    is our job here at Materials Compiling
    Group #3, or Comps-3 for short.
[00:44] Iwanome
    Now...
SIGN    <Grim Reaper>
[00:45] Iwanome
    the Grim Reaper,
SIGN    <Fire-Breathing Bug>
[00:46] Iwanome
    the Fire-Breathing Bug,
SIGN    <Lemmings>
[00:48] Iwanome
    and Lemmings.
[00:50] Iwanome
    These three troublemakers are still at large.
[00:53] Iwanome
    Add to that the skeletons
    in the fire two days ago
[00:56] Iwanome
    and the human knots yesterday.
[00:59] Aikawa
    Also, one set of footprints at the scene
    of the human knots matched Lemmings's.
SIGN    Troublemakers Troublemakers at Large
[01:07] Iwanome
    And we think the Fire-Breathing Bug started
    the fire the skeletons appeared in.
[01:12] Iwanome
    We don't know if they're connected
    to the human knots yet,
[01:15] Iwanome
    but evidence points to two troublemakers
    in a couple of days. We can't ignore that.
[01:20] Member A
    Could the skeletons be CGI?
[01:22] Aikawa
    Their size and perspective is
    consistent across multiple videos.
[01:27] Aikawa
    If that was faked in real time,
    all video evidence would be worthless.
[01:33] Aikawa
    End of story.
[01:34] Member C
    And if they were smoke and mirrors,
    how did the kids get out?
[01:38] Member D
    Social media and occult websites
    can't stop talking about it.
SIGN    Troublemakers
[01:42] Iwanome
    Well, don't panic.
[01:44] Iwanome
    We managed to explain all
    the others in the end.
[01:47] Iwanome
    Even Phantom Solitaire turned out
    to just be an incredibly skilled person.
[01:53] Iwanome
    None of our cases have turned up a real
    ghost or dragon-summoning wizard.
[01:59] Iwanome
    And that won't change.
    The perp is always human.
[02:05] Iwanome
    And, since they're human,
[02:08] Iwanome
    we can take them.
[03:51] Polka
    There. It worked.
[03:53] Polka
    I moved Polka-kun's original
    soul into this stuffed animal,
[03:57] Polka
    so you can have your drone back.
[03:59] Takumi
    Oh! Welcome home, my darling drone-chan!
[04:03] Takumi
    How I've missed you!
[04:06] Polka
    Really, I ought to call you Polka-kun,
[04:10] Polka
    but I'll be borrowing your name
    and identity a little longer. Sorry.
[04:14] Polka
    I promise I'll make it up to you.
[04:18] Misaki
    Oh!
[04:19] Misaki
    What's this?! It's so cute!
[04:21] Misaki
    Did you buy it, Polka-kun?
[04:23] Misaki
    Wow! It turned red!
[04:26] Takumi
    He gets turned on by the girl who killed him?
[04:29] Takumi
    I guess the real Polka was a weirdo, too.
[04:33] Takumi
    I can't tell what he's trying to say.
[04:35] Polka
    I could make it so he can talk.
[04:37] Takumi
    Huh?
[04:38] Polka
    I'd only need fresh human vocal cords.
[04:41] Takumi
    Those ain't easy to get!
[04:43] Polka
    Creating them from nothing
    would drain a lot of mana.
[04:47] Polka
    I suppose I ought to replenish my
    magical power before I focus on money.
[04:51] Polka
    But this world has so little mana in
    the air, and I sense so few spirits.
[04:57] Takumi
    So, what'll you do?
[04:58] Polka
    I can usually draw on ghosts for power.
[05:01] Polka
    It takes more energy than you'd think to
    keep a human soul in the living world.
[05:07] Polka
    Grudges, regrets, that sort of thing.
[05:10] Polka
    And by exorcising ghosts, necromancers
    can convert that power into magic.
[05:18] Polka
    That made this building an even better
    source of mana than an old battlefield.
[05:24] Takumi
    You won't find many other
    places like this, you know?
[05:27] Polka
    Don't worry!
[05:29] Polka
    Your world has mana stones,
    just like mine did!
[05:32] Takumi
    Mana-what-now?
SIGN    Gemstones of the World
[05:33] Polka
    They're rocks. You call them "gemstones" here.
[05:36] Polka
    Diamonds, sapphires, and the like were
    high-density mana stones in my world.
[05:42] Polka
    With just one bucket of them,
[05:45] Polka
    I'll have all the arcane power I need
    to strike it rich in this world.
[05:52] Takumi
    Wow. Amazing.
[05:54] Takumi
    Now, go take a look at reality.
[05:58] Polka
    Pardon?
[06:01] Polka
    Th-This one stone costs thirty times
    one of your officials' daily wages?
[06:08] Polka
    I never dreamed it would be so costly.
[06:10] Misaki
    Were they cheaper in your world?
[06:13] Polka
    Yes, even children could easily afford them.
SIGN    The Imperial Dazzling Corps
    keeps the peace!
SIGN    Everyday convenience thanks to magical circuitry!
SIGN    Heaps of mana stones from magic-rich caves!
[06:16] Misaki
    Wow.
[06:19] Polka
    But for the sake of a peaceful life,
     I'll persevere.
[06:23] Polka
    If I save up enough money to buy every
    jewel in this shop, I can manage.
SIGN    Putting the cart before the horse
[06:29] Employee
    At this afternoon's market values,
    that would be 3,812,795,800 yen.
[06:37] Polka
    I'm not used to this currency,
    so that doesn't quite click.
[06:42] Employee
    Thank you very much.
[06:45] Polka
    And I could feel such potent
    mana from the stones...
[06:48] Misaki
    Can't you suck out the
    magic through the cases?
[06:51] Polka
    The stones would crumble if I did.
[06:54] Polka
    That wouldn't be fair to the shopkeepers.
[06:57] Takumi
    So, you've got scruples about theft?
[07:00] Takumi
    Okay. Now what?
[07:03] Takumi
    Hm?
[07:07] Takumi
    Crap!
[07:13] Arase
    Don't be so cold.
[07:15] Arase
    What are you running for,
[07:17] Arase
    criminal?
[07:19] Iwanome
    Hey. Glad I managed to catch
    you today, Clarissa-chan.
[07:23] Clarissa
    What brings you here, Inspector?
[07:25] Iwanome
    Oh, I've been dying to chat with you.
[07:30] Iwanome
    Your people were awfully busy when the
    Shakuzawa Building caught fire, yeah?
[07:37] Iwanome
    That info broker's drones
    were spotted near the scene.
[07:41] Iwanome
    Then, yesterday, we found
    some guys in real bad shape.
[07:45] Iwanome
    They worked for one of your
    lackeys, a guy called Jinba.
[07:50] Iwanome
    It got me wondering if there's a connection.
[07:54] Iwanome
    So, being a cop, I'm gonna need
    to ask you some questions.
[08:02] Iwanome
    How deep is your organization
    mixed up in this,
[08:06] Iwanome
    Lisa Kuraki?
[08:11] Arase
    Oh, sorry. Did I startle you?
[08:15] Arase
    Don't mind me.
[08:16] Arase
    Please.
[08:18] Polka
    O-Okay.
[08:19] Misaki
    Watch out, Polka-kun.
    This guy's probably bad news.
[08:24] Arase
    I know you can hear me, Takumi Kuruya-kun.
[08:28] Arase
    You can talk through your drones when
    their propellers aren't spinning.
[08:33] Takumi
    Of all the guys who could've
    caught me! What'll I do?!
[08:37] Takumi
    If he's not after Polka and Misaki,
    maybe I can play dumb?
[08:41] Polka
    Excuse me.
[08:43] Arase
    I believe I asked you nicely to ignore me.
[08:48] Polka
    You did, but that drone means
    a lot to a friend of mine.
[08:54] Arase
    A friend? You mean Takumi-kun?
[08:58] Polka
    Yes.
[09:00] Arase
    That's no good. I mean,
    you must still be in high school.
[09:05] Arase
    Hang around human garbage like him,
    and you'll end up just as rotten.
[09:10] Arase
    Cut ties with him. Right here, right now.
[09:14] Arase
    What?
[09:16] Arase
    He's awfully chilly.
[09:18] Polka
    Garbage? Scum? Impure?
[09:24] Polka
    I think society decides
    who those labels apply to.
[09:28] Polka
    But...
[09:29] Polka
    I decide who my friends are.
[09:40] Arase
    I see.
[09:41] Arase
    Now I'm curious.
[09:43] Arase
    Would you mind telling
    me a bit about yourself?
[09:53] Takumi
    Kouzaburou Arase.
[09:55] Takumi
    He may be a detective with the
    Shinjuku Community Safety Division,
[09:59] Takumi
    but he's way scarier than any thug.
[10:03] Takumi
    When I used to run intel for
    a street gang, I saw him...
[10:09] Takumi
    demolish eight of their toughest
    fighters in no time flat.
[10:17] Takumi
    Can you hear me, Polka?
[10:18] Takumi
    Don't answer; he'll catch on.
[10:20] Takumi
    Hide your power.
[10:22] Takumi
    If you catch his eye,
    you can kiss a peaceful life goodbye.
[10:25] Takumi
    He's a cop.
[10:28] Arase
    Is he the one who asked you?
[10:30] Arase
    To be friends, that is.
[10:32] Arase
    You shouldn't trust strangers
    who act too friendly.
[10:36] Arase
    Didn't your parents teach you that?
[10:39] Polka
    My parents sold me, so I wouldn't know.
[10:42] Arase
    They "sold" you?
[10:44] Polka
    Oh, sorry. That was in my past life.
[10:48] Arase
    Curiouser and curiouser.
[10:50] Arase
    I'd really like to know your name.
[10:53] Takumi
    Misaki visits Clarissa's too often.
[10:57] Takumi
    Polka probably will, too.
    We can't afford an investigation!
[11:05] Takumi
    Hey, Arase, man.
[11:07] Takumi
    It's been a while since our last chat.
[11:10] Arase
    Now this is a surprise.
    You know my phone number?
[11:14] Arase
    You must have really improved since then.
[11:18] Takumi
    Those are just my gaming buddies.
    Their relatives work at Clarissa's bar.
[11:23] Takumi
    They're not in on any shady stuff.
    Can't you cut 'em a break?
[11:27] Arase
    I'm questioning them to find that out.
[11:31] Takumi
    Look, I know I'll get
    fined for illegal flying,
[11:37] Takumi
    but you'll get it worse if video of you
    hassling innocent kids hits the net.
[11:42] Arase
    Really? You're trying to negotiate with me?
[11:48] Arase
    Having some distance between
    us sure makes you cocky.
[11:53] Arase
    Hard to believe you sold
    out your old buddies,
[11:57] Arase
    wailing, "I'll tell you
    everything! Just don't hit me!"
[12:02] Arase
    Hey, do you know what kind of
    guy Takumi Kuruya really is?
[12:07] Arase
    He'd sell out his friends in a
    heartbeat to save his own skin.
[12:11] Arase
    He told me how many moles their
    kid sisters have, and I didn't even ask.
[12:16] Takumi
    How the hell would I know that?!
[12:18] Arase
    He's a callous criminal.
[12:21] Arase
    Who knows what he says about you
    behind your backs?
[12:24] Arase
    And he'll sell your secrets
    if you give him half a chance.
[12:29] Polka
    So he's loose-lipped?
[12:32] Polka
    But that's better than
    what you are right now.
[12:37] Arase
    I knew it. He's not just any kid.
[12:41] Arase
    He's got the aura of a mob enforcer.
[12:44] Arase
    Or maybe more like a
    battle-hardened boss.
[12:48] Arase
    A veteran soldier? No, he couldn't be.
[12:52] Polka
    I don't want him to see my
    power or figure out who I am.
[12:56] Polka
    What will Misaki-chan do?
[12:59] Polka
    Huh?
[13:02] Arase
    Where'd the girl go?
[13:12] Misaki
    Oh, I'm so scared!
[13:13] Misaki
    I just defended myself against a creep
     who was about to hit me, right?
SIGN    Creep
[13:21] Misaki
    Now, let's get out of here!
[13:22] Misaki
    He'll attack us if we stick around!
[13:33] Arase
    No normal kid has a kick that strong.
[13:41] Arase
    Where'd they go?
[13:43] Polka
    That was close.
[13:45] Polka
    To be honest, I owe you one.
[13:46] Misaki
    Kurupon texted me. It was all,
     "He's a cop. Run."
[14:03] Takumi
    You okay, Polka?
[14:05] Polka
    Yeah, somehow.
[14:07] Takumi
    Listen.
[14:09] Takumi
    I appreciate you standing up for me,
[14:12] Takumi
    but you gave me too much credit back there.
[14:16] Takumi
    He was telling the truth.
[14:18] Takumi
    I don't wanna die, so I'll spill your
    secrets as soon as someone threatens me.
[14:26] Polka
    Now you're giving me too much credit.
[14:29] Polka
    I've got no secrets worth
    more than a friend's life.
[14:37] Takumi
    Were you this hard-boiled
    in your past life, too?
[14:42] Polka
    I told you about the
    Geldwood Order, didn't I?
[14:45] Polka
    Their holy arts can force people
    to confess against their will.
[14:50] Polka
    So "selling me out" was an irrelevant concept.
[14:54] Takumi
    Are you sure those guys were holy?
[15:00] Polka
    At least one of them was.
[15:04] Arase
    Hi there, Aikawa-san.
[15:06] Arase
    This may sound weird, but would
    you investigate this footprint?
[15:11] Aikawa
    What the hell? That's wicked funny.
[15:14] Aikawa
    Wait, that's a woman's shoe.
    The hell have you been doing?
[15:17] Yamada
    Arase-chan!
SIGN    Shinjuku Precinct
    25-Year Veteran
SIGN    Fumiyo Yamada
SIGN    m 0 0 l 140 0 140 70 0 70
[15:19] Yamada
    You're hurt! You need to
    get that treated first!
[15:22] Yamada
    Hurry! Get that shirt off!
[15:24] Arase
    What? Hey!
[15:25] Aikawa
    Hm?
[15:25] Yamada
    I've got it. Eh? It's not coming off...
[15:26] Aikawa
    I don't think I'll even
    need to check this print.
[15:29] Arase
    Come again?
[15:30] Aikawa
    I mean, I just saw one.
[15:32] Aikawa
    Apart from Lemmings's,
    it was the most important print
[15:36] Aikawa
    at that human knot crime scene.
[15:41] Policewoman 1
    Look at that.
[15:42] Policeman 1
    Scary, right?
[15:44] Aikawa
    Anyway, if you're getting patched up,
     go somewhere private.
[15:45] Policewoman 1
    I hear he got it while he
    was infiltrating the yakuza.
[15:47] Aikawa
    That thing on your back freaks people out.
[15:50] Arase
    Bingo.
[15:51] Arase
    Finally, a case worth sinking my teeth into.
[15:55] Arase
    This should be fun.
[16:02] Inspector A
    Comps-3 sure is noisy.
[16:05] Inspector B
    I hear they got a lead on Lemmings.
[16:08] Inspector A
    What? That troublemaker?
[16:10] Inspector B
    He first appeared five years ago,
     if I remember right.
[16:15] Inspector B
    Murder, protection,
    transportation, kidnapping,
[16:18] Inspector B
    robbery, destroying evidence,
    debt collection...
[16:22] Inspector B
    Rumor has it he'll do any job.
[16:28] Inspector B
    I saw him once myself.
[16:31] Inspector B
    He was a monster all right.
[16:34] Inspector B
    The guys he was fighting
    brought out submachine guns,
[16:39] Inspector B
    but he still broke all their necks
[16:41] Inspector B
    while they hosed him down with bullets.
[16:44] Inspector B
    He didn't dodge.
    He did it while they shot him.
[16:49] Inspector B
    I'd like to say we'll catch him ourselves,
[16:53] Inspector B
    but that's Comps-3's jurisdiction.
[16:55] Inspector B
    We've got to leave it to Iwanome's team.
[16:59] Inspector B
    Iwanome's an oddball who
    lost his shot at promotion,
[17:02] Inspector B
    but he's a lot tougher than he looks.
[17:07] Iwanome
    So then I told 'im!
[17:09] Iwanome
    "I've had it with your tricks!"
[17:12] Bunny A
    Seriously?!
[17:13] Bunny B
    That's something cannon fodder would say!
[17:16] Urai
    What did that guy even come here for?
[17:19] Clarissa
    To hear what we have to say.
[17:22] Clarissa
    Informally, since he doesn't have a warrant.
[17:25] Iwanome
    Hey, Lisa Kuraki!
[17:28] Iwanome
    Fess up! I know you work with
    some serious troublemakers!
[17:34] Iwanome
    C'mon!
[17:35] Iwanome
    I don't mean Lemmings
    or the Fire-Breathing Bug!
[17:38] Iwanome
    I know the Grim Reaper's one of your people!
[17:42] Bunny A
    Who's that? They sound scary!
[17:45] Bunny B
    Lemmings? What a cute name!
[17:48] Iwanome
    Listen, there's nothing cute about Lemmings.
[17:53] Iwanome
    He scared the hell out of me when
    he broke through a 30-man team.
[17:58] Iwanome
    Oh, but don't tell the media that, okay?
[18:00] Bunny B
    Hmm... I don't know.
[18:03] Urai
    Should he be saying that?
[18:04] Urai
    I thought the precinct
    couldn't make it public.
[18:09] Clarissa
    No, but that doesn't matter.
[18:11] Urai
    Huh?
[18:12] Clarissa
    This bar is part of the underworld.
[18:17] Clarissa
    Of course, I'm sure he's doing
    it on purpose to taunt us.
[18:20] Iwanome
    Those skeletons walking through fire
    smell like a new troublemaker to me.
[18:26] Bunny A; B
    What?! That's so creepy!
[18:27] Izuna
    We can't let him dig too deep.
[18:28] Koruto
    We'll need to warn Polka-kun
    to be careful later.
[18:31] Misaki
    Hiya, Clarissa!
[18:33] Misaki
    We're here to hang out!
[18:36] Izuna
    Why now?
[18:38] Iwanome
    Whoa, there! You kids must be underage.
[18:41] Iwanome
    You shouldn't be in here.
[18:44] Misaki
    Don't worry! We'll order milk!
[18:46] Iwanome
    Man, kids these days have expensive tastes.
SIGN    Any recognizable traits?
SIGN    I think I found people involved
     in the human knot case.
    
     Traits:
     Sailor suit
     Glasses
     Braided hair
     Highlights on bangs
     Platform pumps
     Knee socks
     Red choker
     Teen girl
[19:01] Iwanome
    Hey, you two.
[19:03] Iwanome
    If I treat you to some juice, will you
    tell me what kids these days are into?
[19:12] Takumi
    Huh?
[19:13] Takumi
    Arase.
[19:15] Takumi
    Where's he—
[19:16] Takumi
    Wait, he's headed toward...
[19:18] Takumi
    No way!
SIGN    12 minutes
[19:18] Takumi
    Hot!
[19:20] Takumi
    I spilled it!
[19:22] Takumi
    That was a close one.
[19:24] Misaki
    So then Hagane-chan said,
[19:27] Misaki
    "Damn your impudence!"
[19:30] Iwanome
    That's something cannon fodder would say!
[19:32] Iwanome
    Who's Hagane-chan, anyway?
[19:35] Polka
    What is this fruit juice?
[19:39] Polka
    It's more delicious than any drink
    I tasted before I became undead!
[19:46] Polka
    I wish I could have shared it with
    everyone in the abandoned coal mine.
[19:50] Iwanome
    What's he crying for?
[19:51] Misaki
    Beats me.
[19:53] Takumi
    Hey, Polka! Are you in the bar?!
[19:55] Takumi
    Don't answer!
[19:57] Takumi
    If you're there, go out the back door ASAP!
[20:04] Arase
    Would you let me past? I'm a customer.
[20:07] Arase
    At least for now.
[20:12] Clarissa
    It's all right. Let him in.
[20:14] Clarissa
    His friend is already here.
[20:16] Iwanome
    Yo, Arase! Over here!
[20:19] Arase
    She-fox.
[20:21] Arase
    I never thought I'd actually
    find you with them.
[20:24] Misaki
    Hey!
[20:25] Misaki
    That's the bad guy who tried
    to hit me and force himself on me!
[20:29] Iwanome
    Huh?
[20:30] Arase
    I did not try to force myself on you.
[20:32] Iwanome
    Yuck! How scummy can you be?
[20:34] Arase
    Inspector?
[20:35] Iwanome
    I'm just kidding.
[20:38] Iwanome
    Listen, do you mind if I
    ask you some questions?
[20:43] Iwanome
    You don't wanna get charged with
    obstruction of justice, do you?
[20:51] Iwanome
    Damn! I've had it with your tricks!
[20:53] Clarissa
    That wasn't us.
[20:55] Misaki
    What'll we do now, Polka-kun? Run for it?
[20:58] Polka
    That sounds like a good idea.
[21:06] Polka
    You hold my hand this time.
[21:09] Misaki
    Wow! You come on strong.
[21:23] Misaki
    Polka-kun?
[21:25] Polka
    What is it? What's in here?!
[21:29] Clarissa
    I'm going to make some light.
[21:54] Iwanome
    You've gotta be kidding me.
[21:59] Arase
    What's he doing here?
[22:01] Iwanome
    Lemmings!