# E4 - The Mad Dog
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GX9UQZ457/the-mad-dog)
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***SIGN*** Shinjuku Police Station
**[00:02] Iwanome**
The Gator Sisters.
***SIGN***
***SIGN***
**[00:04] Iwanome**
The Barber.
***SIGN***
**[00:05] Iwanome**
Riddle Riddle.
***SIGN***
**[00:07] Iwanome**
The Grocer.
***SIGN***
**[00:08] Iwanome**
The Poisoner.
***SIGN***
**[00:10] Iwanome**
Donner Donner.
***SIGN***
**[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***
**[00:45] Iwanome**
the Grim Reaper,
***SIGN***
**[00:46] Iwanome**
the Fire-Breathing Bug,
***SIGN***
**[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!