E8 - The Assassin

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[00:03] Polka
    Huh? Um...
[00:05] Polka
    Sayo-san?
[00:06] Sayo
    I'd like you to let me crash here,
    starting now.
[00:15] Sayo
    Nice to meet you, new housemates.
[00:20] Polka
    Why here?
[01:54] Sayo
    I'll explain later.
[01:58] Sayo
    But should I, uh, introduce myself first?
[02:00] Takumi
    Huh? Oh, well... I guess?
SIGN    Gaku Shinoyama Polka Shinoyama
[02:05] Takumi
    Not like I can admit I
    already know who she is.
SIGN    Shinoyama Suzuka Shinoyama Sayo Shinoyama Kazuki Shinoyama
[02:09] Sayo
    My name's Sayo Shinoyama.
[02:11] Sayo
    I'm Polka's niece,
    although I'm older than him.
[02:14] Sayo
    This is my attendant.
[02:16] Sayo
    Lei-kun is a butler in training, apparently.
[02:20] Takumi
    Why the qualifier?
[02:21] Sayo
    Because I only found out today.
[02:23] Takumi
    Excuse me?
[02:24] Xiaoyu
    X-Xiaoyu Lei! It's a pleasure to meet you!
[02:29] Takumi
    I'm Takumi Kuruya. I guess you
    could say I'm Polka's coworker.
[02:34] Takumi
    And this is—
[02:35] Sayo
    Misaki-chan, right? We met this morning.
[02:38] Misaki
    It's a small world!
[02:40] Polka
    So, Sayo-san, what brings you here?
[02:50] Sayo
    Sharks.
[02:51] Misaki
    Sharks?
[02:53] Sayo
    My sharks... burned up.
[02:58] Sayo
    Yes, they burned.
[03:00] Sayo
    Burned like that scene in the kitchen
    of a marine medical research lab.
[03:04] Misaki
    Didn't you just love that cook?
[03:07] Polka
    Huh? What?
[03:09] Xiaoyu
    Young Miss Sayo lost her
    bedroom in today's fire,
[03:13] Xiaoyu
    along with her collection
    of shark memorabilia.
[03:19] Xiaoyu
    Rozan-sama entrusted me
    with a message for you.
[03:23] Rozan
    Hey, sorry about this.
[03:26] Rozan
    I'd love to have a nice
    long chat over the phone,
[03:28] Rozan
    but the police and firefighters
    want to grill me.
[03:32] Rozan
    Your room and Sayo's
    were totally incinerated.
[03:36] Rozan
    So, sorry, but would you put Sayo
    and her boy bodyguard up for a bit?
[03:43] Rozan
    Well, that's my pretext, anyway.
[03:46] Rozan
    Having two of my people in that building
    will make things a lot more convenient.
[03:54] Polka
    I can sense
[03:56] Polka
    more people keeping watch on this building.
[03:59] Polka
    And this boy...
[04:01] Xiaoyu
    End of message!
[04:03] Polka
    The Shinoyamas already know about this place,
[04:06] Polka
    so Rozan-san decided to
    send in his own security.
[04:12] Polka
    But what if Sayo-san was behind
    the attempt on Polka-kun's life?
[04:17] Xiaoyu
    Do you prefer Beach Shark or Ice Jaws?
[04:20] Misaki
    I love 'em both!
[04:23] Polka
    In that case, I suppose this will save time.
[04:37] Sayo
    Morning. Nice day, huh?
[04:40] Polka
    Um... Morning.
[04:43] Sayo
    Don't you feel so full of
    life on mornings like this?
[04:48] Polka
    Huh? Yes, I suppose.
[04:51] Sayo
    I don't.
[04:53] Polka
    Er...
[04:56] Sayo
    But I respect your opinion.
[04:59] Sayo
    Good night.
[05:01] Takumi
    She picked a hell of a way to start her day.
[05:04] Misaki
    Morning!
[05:05] Xiaoyu
    I'm terribly sorry! The young
    miss is still in shock.
[05:09] Xiaoyu
    She wishes to sulk in bed for a while.
[05:13] Sayo
    If you want to get me out of this sleeping bag,
    bait your hook with shark merch.
[05:20] Takumi
    Hey, quit it with the attempts at extortion.
[05:23] Takumi
    I guess we'd better clean
    up an empty room for them.
[05:26] Misaki
    Let's buy them a mattress
    at Don Quijote, too.
[05:29] Misaki
    You can't sleep on the floor forever.
[05:32] Sayo
    As long as I've got my shark
    sleeping bag, I can sleep anywhere.
[05:38] Xiaoyu
    And I can sleep standing up,
    so you needn't bother!
[05:41] Takumi
    We can't just ignore you.
[05:43] Xiaoyu
    No, please do.
[05:46] Xiaoyu
    I'll see to the young miss's needs.
[05:53] Polka
    By the way,
[05:54] Polka
    why are you Sayo's attendant?
[05:57] Xiaoyu
    I was chosen because we have similar names.
SIGN    Xiaoyu
SIGN    Sayo
[06:01] Takumi
    Not exactly great credentials.
[06:03] Xiaoyu
    In addition to guarding young Miss Sayo,
    I am to assist you, Polka-sama.
[06:09] Polka
    Oh, I see.
[06:11] Polka
    Would you please tell me
    how things are at home?
[06:13] Xiaoyu
    You needn't ask so deferentially, Polka-sama.
[06:17] Xiaoyu
    The main Shinoyama residence is
    once again buzzing with police,
[06:21] Xiaoyu
    so it may be best that you
    not return for some time.
[06:26] Iwanome
    Oh, okay.
[06:28] Iwanome
    Before you knew it, the arsonist was down
    for the count, so you turned him in?
[06:32] Kazuki
    Hey, who are those people?
[06:34] Head Maid
    Police officers, I believe.
[06:37] Kazuki; Shizuki
    What?!
[06:38] Kazuki; Shizuki
    There's no way that's true.
[06:43] Takeru
    Oh? I thought the questioning
    finished yesterday.
[06:48] Iwanome
    Just who we wanted to see.
[06:51] Iwanome
    We're from a slightly different department.
[06:53] Iwanome
    I know it's a hassle,
    but please bear with us,
[06:56] Iwanome
    Takeru Shinoyama-san.
[07:00] Takeru
    You believe that yesterday's arsonist
    may have been the Fire-Breathing Bug?
[07:05] Iwanome
    Yes, it's a possibility.
[07:08] Takeru
    I find that hard to believe.
[07:11] Takeru
    But if you're right, then I suppose his death
[07:15] Takeru
    means that the Fire-Breathing Bug
    won't be committing any more crimes.
[07:19] Iwanome
    Oh, no, I wouldn't go that far.
[07:23] Iwanome
    But we need to review this case thoroughly
    if we want to get to the truth.
[07:32] Takeru
    The Fire-Breathing Bug has always been
    a thorn in Shinoyama Security's side.
[07:35] Takeru
    They've burned several of our clients'
    buildings, tarnishing our reputation.
[07:41] Takeru
    We've been anxiously wondering when
    the police would put them behind bars.
[07:46] Iwanome
    Really? That hits a sore spot.
[07:49] Takeru
    Of course, an arrest wouldn't count
    for much if they escaped from prison.
[07:56] Iwanome
    Now you're rubbing salt in the wound.
[07:58] Takeru
    Aren't you assigned to Shinjuku Precinct?
[08:01] Takeru
    Do you really have time to
    sit around here chatting?
[08:04] Takeru
    I believe Ten'a Sorimura,
    the Phantom Solitaire,
[08:07] Takeru
    operates primarily in your jurisdiction.
SIGN    Catch me if you can!
[08:09] Solitaire
    Catch me if you can!
[08:12] Takeru
    Our stock price dropped when he
    kidnapped the prime minister.
[08:15] Takeru
    And that wasn't even our security.
[08:19] Takeru
    I hope you'll ensure that
    it doesn't fall further.
[08:24] Takeru
    Good hunting, officers.
[08:30] Arase
    I'd say that pair behind him
[08:33] Arase
    are probably killers.
[08:36] Iwanome
    Seriously?
[08:37] Arase
    Something about them gives it away.
[08:39] Arase
    Especially the man.
    He smells like one of my kind.
[08:43] Iwanome
    What kind's that?
[08:44] Arase
    People who think they can solve
    any problem with violence.
[08:50] Arase
    So, what you might call "scumbags."
[08:55] Iwanome
    That's not too reassuring.
[08:57] Iwanome
    Call up Pop Tozawa and Yatsu.
[09:00] Iwanome
    We might throw down with Shinoyamas,
    depending on how this plays out.
[09:05] Arase
    Have you got a lead?
[09:10] Iwanome
    He was dressed up, but I bet you
    recognize the guy on the far left.
[09:16] Arase
    Is that...?
[09:17] Iwanome
    His name's Polka Shinoyama,
    and he's Rozan's younger son.
[09:21] Iwanome
    That makes him an heir
    to the Shinoyama legacy.
[09:23] Iwanome
    He's not at home now, but I hear
    he was there for yesterday's fire.
[09:28] Arase
    That kid's a Shinoyama?
[09:32] Iwanome
    The girl in glasses with him left footprints
    at the scene of the human knots.
[09:38] Iwanome
    And I've learned that the victims were
    at odds with part of the Shinoyama Group.
SIGN    Lemmings
[09:44] Iwanome
    We've been dealing with one troublemaker
    after another for the past month.
[09:47] Iwanome
    Is this Polka kid at the center of it?
SIGN    Fire-Breathing Bug
[09:51] Iwanome
    Or is Takeru Shinoyama?
[09:54] Iwanome
    Let's blow this case wide open.
[09:57] Iwanome
    What do you say?
[09:59] Takeru
    Tsubaki Iwanome, is it?
[10:02] Takeru
    I hear he once teamed up with an inspector
    to ruffle feathers in the police force,
[10:07] Takeru
    and I doubt money or
    pressure will silence him.
[10:10] Bao
    Want him gone?
[10:13] Takeru
    No, we'll leave him to his own devices
[10:15] Takeru
    and hope that he exposes
    Polka's secrets for us.
[10:20] Takeru
    Of course,
[10:22] Takeru
    my grandfather seems to be
    making moves of his own.
[10:31] Polka
    So, you and Sayo-san will use this room.
[10:34] Xiaoyu
    I'm sorry for making you carry things.
[10:36] Misaki
    Don't sweat it.
[10:38] Misaki
    Anyway, are you really gonna
    sleep in this cubbyhole?
[10:41] Xiaoyu
    Yes! I'll be fine here!
[10:44] Xiaoyu
    Thank you all so much.
[10:46] Misaki
    Bye, then. Night!
[10:52] Misaki
    The more the merrier, right?
[10:56] Polka
    I suppose so.
[11:27] Takumi
    Seriously, Polka. What are
    we gonna do about those two?
[11:30] Polka
    Good question, since we start
    fortune telling again tomorrow.
[11:33] Polka
    What should we tell them?
[11:44] Xiaoyu
    I don't know why His Lordship trusts you,
[11:48] Xiaoyu
    but I'll expose your whole plot,
[11:51] Xiaoyu
    you impostor Polka Shinoyama.
[11:54] (Flashback) Xiaoyu
    What do you mean, Your Lordship?!
[11:57] (Flashback) Rozan
    Just what I said.
[11:59] (Flashback) Rozan
    Would you head over to Shinjuku with Sayo?
[12:08] (Flashback) Xiaoyu
    I understand, Your Lordship! You want
    me to eliminate the Polka impostor!
[12:13] (Flashback) Rozan
    No, numskull, the opposite.
    You're a Shinoyama bodyguard now.
[12:18] (Flashback) Rozan
    You don't need to do dirty jobs.
[12:21] (Flashback) Rozan
    That Polka is a fake, but he's not our enemy.
[12:25] (Flashback) Xiaoyu
    What do you mean? Is the real Polka alive?
[12:29] (Flashback) Rozan
    Oh, well... You could say he's all right.
[12:33] (Flashback) Rozan
    Anyway, I can't explain,
    but I'll vouch for that boy.
[12:39] (Flashback) Rozan
    Keep Sayo and the fake Polka safe.
[12:42] (Flashback) Rozan
    I know you can do that, Xiaoyu.
[12:46] (Flashback) Xiaoyu
    I guess I'll have to. Your Lordship's
    orders are absolute, after all.
[12:52] (Flashback) Rozan
    I mean, you can refuse if you don't like it.
[12:55] (Flashback) Xiaoyu
    Oh, fine! I'll do it!
[12:56] (Flashback) Xiaoyu
    Just relax and lie down, Your Lordship!
[13:00] Xiaoyu
    This is my chance. I'll exterminate
    this pest creeping up on His Lordship.
[13:07] Xiaoyu
    And the real Polka, too,
    while I'm at it. If he's still alive.
[13:12] Xiaoyu
    I've never accepted that
    weakling as His Lordship's son.
[13:18] Xiaoyu
    I would be a much more useful son
    to Rozan-sama than Polka ever could.
[13:30] (Flashback) Xiaoyu
    I'm... not broken... yet.
[13:35] (Flashback) Xiaoyu's Father
    He'll never work again.
[13:38] (Flashback) Xiaoyu's Father
    Running into Agakura on his
    first job was bad luck.
[13:41] (Flashback) Xiaoyu's Father
    I suppose we should be glad that
    he only lost all four limbs.
[13:46] (Flashback) Xiaoyu's Father
    Xiaoyu will serve as a ting-hu from now on.
[13:50] (Flashback) Xiaoyu
    It can't be!
[13:51] (Flashback) Xiaoyu
    No, Dad! I can still work! I'm alive!
[13:55] (Flashback) Xiaoyu
    No! It's not true! Help me, Dad!
[13:59] (Flashback) Xiaoyu
    Stop! Stop! Help!
[14:01] (Flashback) Xiaoyu
    I'll crush you! I'll kill
    you if you touch me!
[14:04] (Flashback) Xiaoyu
    Die, die, die, die, die!
[14:06] (Flashback) Rozan
    Hey, what's a ting-hu?
[14:09] (Flashback) Xiaoyu's Father
    Rozan-sama. I'm sorry you heard that.
[14:13] (Flashback) Xiaoyu's Father
    True to its name, a ting hu or "garden pot" is a
    type of vessel passed down in our clan.
[14:17] (Flashback) Xiaoyu's Father
    Some of the poisons we employ
[14:19] (Flashback) Xiaoyu's Father
    require fungi that grow only in
    the entrails of living children.
[14:25] (Flashback) Rozan
    Don't be barbaric.
[14:28] (Flashback) Rozan
    Is that any way to treat your own son?
[14:31] (Flashback) Xiaoyu's Father
    Respectfully, our clan are not people.
    Whatever our bonds, we are all tools.
[14:38] (Flashback) Xiaoyu's Father
    To show compassion for a broken tool
    would be to neglect our duties.
[14:45] (Flashback) Xiaoyu's Father
    This is for your own protection.
    Do not question it.
[14:51] (Flashback) Rozan
    I see.
[14:52] (Flashback) Rozan
    Well, if you insist he's a tool,
    then you won't mind if I buy him.
[14:57] (Flashback) Xiaoyu
    Huh?
[14:58] (Flashback) Xiaoyu's Father
    What?
[14:59] (Flashback) Rozan
    It's a little late to say you
    "can't sell your precious family."
[15:03] (Flashback) Xiaoyu's Father
    He is worthless as one of our hands,
    but he has value as a ting-hu.
[15:08] (Flashback) Xiaoyu's Father
    I can't give him up cheaply.
[15:11] (Flashback) Rozan
    Yeah, I'll make it worth your while.
[15:15] (Flashback) Rozan
    I'll give you priority access
    to my group's latest tech.
[15:19] (Flashback) Rozan
    That way, you won't need those
    bullshit poisons to make a living.
[15:25] (Flashback) Xiaoyu
    What is this guy trying to say?
[15:28] (Flashback) Rozan
    Don't mistake me for a Good Samaritan.
[15:31] (Flashback) Rozan
    I just want a guinea pig
    for my latest prosthetics.
[15:35] (Flashback) Rozan
    And then... Well, that can wait
    until you're back on your feet.
[15:41] (Flashback) Rozan
    Maybe you can give my
    family someone to talk to.
[15:45] (Flashback) Xiaoyu
    Oh. How long has it been
[15:50] (Flashback) Xiaoyu
    since someone smiled at me?
[15:57] Xiaoyu
    Your Lordship...
[16:00] Clarissa
    The Shinoyamas aren't just rich.
[16:03] Clarissa
    They're well-connected in both
    reputable and criminal society.
[16:08] Clarissa
    I hear they even have ties to other
    groups of assassins like ours.
[16:12] Izuna
    Meaning that whoever hired us
    to kill Polka wasn't a Shinoyama?
[16:18] Koruto
    If they've got hitmen on call, it'd be
    easier to have it done in-house. Bang!
[16:25] Clarissa
    I wouldn't be so sure.
[16:28] Clarissa
    If I were in the client's position,
    I would have used a third party, too.
[16:33] Clarissa
    It would be one thing if the whole
    Shinoyama family hated Polka,
[16:37] Clarissa
    but their patriarch, Rozan, dotes on his son.
[16:42] Clarissa
    Asking the family assassins to kill
    him would be asking for betrayal.
[16:46] Izuna
    So, what kind of people are the
    Shinoyamas' pet assassins, anyway?
[16:53] Clarissa
    Well,
[16:54] Clarissa
    the Lei family has bases in Shanghai,
    Hong Kong, and Yokohama.
[17:00] Clarissa
    It's not a rare surname, but the Leis that
    the Shinoyamas work with are special.
[17:06] Clarissa
    They're called Heilei, "Black Lightning,"
    and they mix old and new methods.
[17:11] Clarissa
    From ancient poisons to the
    Shinoyama Group's latest tech,
[17:19] Clarissa
    and everything in between.
[17:24] Takumi
    Why not stick to business as usual for now?
[17:26] Polka
    You're right. Sayo-san should
    already know that I tell fortunes.
[17:31] Takumi
    Yesterday, you mentioned the
    "Venomous Dragon of Destruction."
[17:35] Takumi
    What other dragons are there?
[17:37] Polka
    Well, Malfy the Home-wrecker Dragon takes
    beautiful human forms to seduce royalty.
[17:43] Polka
    Malfy was feared as a menace
[17:46] Polka
    but fell in love with the
    general of the Dazzling Corps.
[17:49] Polka
    I think they eloped together
    when the empire fell.
[17:53] Misaki
    Running off with a dragon?
    Talk about romantic!
[17:56] Polka
    There's also Goronzon the Vapor Dragon,
    Marm the Round Blade Dragon, and so on.
[18:02] Polka
    Dragon parts sell for high prices.
[18:04] Polka
    And to make a dragon zombie,
    you need to buy one whole.
[18:08] Xiaoyu
    He never shuts up about this
    video game or manga or whatever!
[18:11] Xiaoyu
    Maybe a light novel?!
[18:13] Xiaoyu
    What's wrong with him?!
    Is he still in junior high?!
[18:17] Xiaoyu
    And what's this rattling
    noise I keep hearing?
[18:20] Xiaoyu
    It sounds like a bunch of dancing skeletons.
[18:22] Misaki
    Yay! Yay!
[18:24] Takumi
    Isn't that a waste of magic?
[18:24] Misaki
    Yay! Yay!
[18:25] Misaki
    Yay! Yay!
[18:26] Polka
    This doesn't take much.
[18:29] Xiaoyu
    Are they playing video games?!
[18:31] Xiaoyu
    It doesn't really sound like it, though.
SIGN    Hmm... If only we could quantify your mana reserves and consumption like in a video game.
[18:33] Xiaoyu
    I can hear them writing something.
[18:36] Xiaoyu
    Maybe a tabletop RPG?
    Is that rattling noise the dice?
[18:40] Polka
    Anyway.
[18:41] Polka
    That boy, Xiaoyu, seems
    really devoted to his work.
[18:45] Polka
    It seems like he's still
    awake watching Sayo-san.
[18:48] Takumi
    He's not even sleeping?
[18:50] Polka
    No, he's outside Sayo-san's door.
[18:52] Xiaoyu
    He detected me again*.
[18:55] Xiaoyu
    But there are no surveillance*
    cameras in here.
[19:00] Takumi
    I should head home.
[19:01] Xiaoyu
    I see. So, he wants me to know
    that he's seen through me.
[19:07] Xiaoyu
    Fine, then. I'll show everyone
    what you really are.
[19:11] Xiaoyu
    I swear it on my Heilei blood.
    No, in Rozan-sama's name.
SIGN    Shinjuku
    Police Station
[19:17] Iwanome
    Okay, pay close attention.
SIGN    Polka Shinoyama (16)
SIGN    Acting together in Shinjuku
SIGN    Working with the Shinoyamas?
    Left tracks at the "human
    knots" crime scene
    Lemmings's footprints found
SIGN    Calls herself
    "Misaki Sakimiya"
    Sakimiya Steel
    Dissolved following
    death of Mr.
    and Mrs. Sakimiya
[19:19] Iwanome
    This is Polka Shinoyama, age 16.
[19:23] Iwanome
    He was with Girl A, who left footprints
    at the scene of the human knots.
[19:30] Aikawa
    Who drew that picture?
[19:32] Arase
    I did.
[19:33] Iwanome
    Polka's mother, Kanon Shinoyama,
    is already deceased.
[19:37] Iwanome
    I'd like to call him a spoiled rich kid,
[19:38] Iwanome
    but there's apparently more to it than that.
[19:44] Arase
    Polka Shinoyama is currently away from home.
[19:48] Arase
    In addition to visiting Clarissa's bar,
[19:50] Arase
    he admitted to having a friendly
    relationship with Takumi Kuruya.
SIGN    Working with the Shinoyamas?
[19:55] Iwanome
    And he made another strange remark to Arase.
[19:59] (Flashback) Polka
    My parents sold me, so I wouldn't know.
[20:03] Iwanome
    We don't know what he meant by that or
    if it has anything to do with this case.
[20:09] Iwanome
    But, true or false, words people
    blurt out always mean something.
[20:14] Iwanome
    Find out what it is and push, and you
    start to see people's real faces.
SIGN    Working with the Shinoyamas?
[20:19] Iwanome
    So, I looked into young Polka's movements.
[20:23] Iwanome
    And guess what?
[20:24] Iwanome
    He tells fortunes in the middle of Shinjuku.
SIGN    Left tracks at the "human knots" crime scene Lemmings's footprints found
[20:28] Iwanome
    That bastard Solitaire would
    get a kick out of this.
[20:32] Solitaire
    Gah! Whoa! Hyah!
[20:36] Solitaire
    What?!
[20:41] Employee
    Thank you for your patronage.
[20:42] Solitaire
    My, VR has come a long way during
    my short stint in prison.
[20:48] Solitaire
    It's wonderful.
[20:49] Solitaire
    The march of progress brings innovation
    to the world of illusion as well!
[20:54] Woman A
    Hey, isn't that Ten'a Sorimura?
[21:00] Solitaire
    Now...
[21:02] Solitaire
    I've got a show to plan in six days.
[21:06] Solitaire
    How will the police use this week?
[21:10] Solitaire
    I can't wait to find out!
[21:15] Cop B
    Hey! Stop right there!
[21:16] Solitaire
    I'm not a fan of these local measures!
[21:21] Solitaire
    Till we meet again, Akechi-kun!
    You haven't seen the last of me!
SIGN    Fire
    Safety
SIGN    Fortunes
SIGN    Good Luck
[21:27] Misaki
    I haven't worn this in a while.
[21:29] Polka
    We reopened quite suddenly.
    I wonder if we'll get any customers.
[21:33] Misaki
    Yeah, we did take a few days off.
[21:37] Polka
    Oh, I'm sorry. Readings start this afternoon.
[21:40] Polka
    Hm?
[21:43] Iwanome
    Hey there.
[21:45] Iwanome
    Haven't seen you since Clarissa's,
[21:48] Iwanome
    Polka Shinoyama-kun.
[21:50] Polka
    H-Hello.
[21:54] Iwanome
    Would you mind
[21:56] Iwanome
    reading my fortune?