E9 - The Signpost
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[00:00] Iwanome
Come on. Relax.
[00:03] Iwanome
As much as I'd like to interview
you about yesterday's fire,
[00:08] Iwanome
we're off duty.
[00:10] Iwanome
It's our lunch break.
[00:13] Iwanome
So I thought I'd get my fortune told.
[00:16] Iwanome
How about you, Arase?
[00:18] Arase
I think I'll pass.
[00:21] Arase
What if he tells me I'm so
unlucky I should quit the force?
[00:26] Iwanome
Nothing's ever easy with you.
[00:30] Iwanome
So, how about just me, then?
[00:34] Polka
Very well.
[00:35] Polka
Show him to the next room.
[00:37] Misaki
Okay!
[00:38] Misaki
Right this way! Follow me!
[02:14] Iwanome
Still, a student telling fortunes?
[02:17] Iwanome
That's not a problem if you register
your business within a month...
[02:22] Iwanome
But forget all that red tape.
[02:26] Iwanome
Do me a favor, kid.
[02:29] Iwanome
Set this poor civil servant
on the right path.
[02:33] Polka
I can't locate people
who escaped from prison.
[02:37] Iwanome
Huh?
[02:39] Iwanome
Well, that's our job anyway.
[02:43] Iwanome
We'll figure something out.
[02:45] Iwanome
Besides, I'd rather try to prevent murders...
If you can see the future and all.
[02:51] Polka
My readings aren't precognition.
[02:54] Polka
I merely trace paths.
[02:58] Polka
Both the path you have walked,
and the infinite paths spread out before you.
[03:04] Sayo
He never looks that way at home.
[03:06] Xiaoyu
Wow. He really looks the part.
[03:10] Xiaoyu
I guess he's seen his share
of trouble, at least.
[03:14] Xiaoyu
If the fake Polka is doing something shady,
[03:18] Xiaoyu
I could snitch to these guys.
They seem like cops.
[03:22] Polka
I suppose I don't need to
divine your profession.
[03:26] Iwanome
Well, it's not like I can hide it.
[03:29] Polka
Let me look closer.
[03:31] Polka
Around you, I see defenders
of many people's safety.
[03:36] Polka
Countless hands that both
chastise and shelter young boys.
[03:41] Polka
Against those who wield malicious blades,
they are shields.
[03:44] Iwanome
So, he already knows I work
for Community Safety.
[03:45] Polka
At times, they become cords of
steel to bind those weapons.
[03:47] Iwanome
Takumi Kuruya is probably pulling
this info from somewhere.
[03:50] Polka
There is one who feels concern for you
[03:52] Iwanome
I'd guess he's got an earpiece
hidden in that hood.
[03:52] Polka
and wishes for your own safety.
[03:55] Takumi
Iwanome from the Community Safety Division?
[03:58] Takumi
Damn it.
[03:59] Takumi
We just keep running into trouble.
[04:03] Polka
In your dealings with your
ancestors and family,
[04:06] Polka
you will see many cards depicting
members of the opposite sex.
[04:10] Iwanome
He even knows about the matchmaking?
[04:14] Polka
I see you still bear a
grievous scar from your past.
[04:19] Polka
A wound as grave as a torn-off wing.
[04:23] Polka
So long as that wound weighs you down,
your path will never escape the seabed.
[04:29] Iwanome
Well, isn't that fascinating?
[04:33] Iwanome
So, Mr. Fortune Teller,
will you tell me how to heal myself?
[04:38] Polka
Do you wish to be healed?
[04:42] Iwanome
I wonder.
[04:44] Iwanome
But if the person who gave me
that wound has a path,
[04:49] Iwanome
I'd love for you to tell me about it.
[04:51] Polka
Your torn-off wing shall
spell out a signpost for you.
[04:56] Iwanome
Huh?
[04:59] Iwanome
Whoa!
[05:00] Iwanome
Th-That one scared me a little.
SIGN BA-DUMP
SIGN BA-DUMP
[05:04] Iwanome
Hm?
[05:09] Sayo
Wow.
[05:10] Sayo
How does he do that?
[05:12] Xiaoyu
I recognize this sound! It's the same
as the writing I heard last night!
[05:17] Xiaoyu
I get it now.
[05:18] Xiaoyu
He was practicing this magic
trick during that whole chat!
[05:30] Arase
Iwa-san?!
[05:35] Iwanome
How...?
[05:37] Iwanome
Polka Shinoyama...
[05:40] Iwanome
What do you know?
[05:43] (Flashback) Hosorogi
Iwanome.
[05:44] (Flashback) Iwanome
Hm?
[05:44] (Flashback) Iwanome
Whoa!
[05:45] (Flashback) Iwanome
You're treating me? Now there's a surprise.
[05:48] (Flashback) Iwanome
Hey, these are my favorite brand.
[05:51] (Flashback) Hosorogi
Cigarettes don't suit me after all.
[05:54] (Flashback) Iwanome
Hm?
[05:56] (Flashback) Iwanome
What's this symbol?
[05:57] (Flashback) Hosorogi
Memorized it yet?
[05:59] (Flashback) Iwanome
Well, yeah.
[06:02] (Flashback) Hosorogi
Never forget it.
[06:05] (Flashback) Iwanome
Huh?!
[06:06] (Flashback) Hosorogi
But never show this symbol to anyone else.
[06:09] (Flashback) Hosorogi
It is both the signpost we must follow
[06:14] (Flashback) Hosorogi
and a one-way ticket to death.
[06:18] Iwanome
Why did you draw this?!
[06:20] Polka
I merely showed you the path.
[06:24] Polka
Obey the dictates of your own heart.
[06:33] Iwanome
Sorry! My bad!
[06:35] Iwanome
I didn't mean to scare you!
[06:38] Iwanome
Here you go.
[06:39] Iwanome
This is your fee.
[06:44] Polka
Um... I can't accept this much money.
[06:46] Iwanome
Don't sweat it. I threw in extra
because I wrinkled your outfit.
[06:50] Iwanome
Anyway, I think we're done here for today.
[06:54] Iwanome
Bye. Be seeing you, Polka Shinoyama-kun.
[06:59] Polka
The Corpse God.
[07:02] Polka
The one who told your fortune here
is not Polka Shinoyama,
[07:07] Polka
but the Corpse God.
[07:09] Iwanome
If you say so. I guess a fortune
teller needs a good name.
[07:14] Iwanome
But...
[07:16] Iwanome
I don't know about that one.
[07:17] Iwanome
It makes you sound like a troublemaker.
[07:24] Polka
What did he mean by "troublemaker"?
[07:27] Sayo
Do you know those guys?
[07:30] Misaki
They're policemen.
[07:31] Sayo
Huh. It seemed like they
came because of the fire.
[07:35] Xiaoyu
The way that officer acted wasn't normal.
[07:39] Xiaoyu
What was written on that piece of paper?
[07:42] Xiaoyu
It might be tied to the fake Polka's secrets.
[07:46] Xiaoyu
Maybe I should do some digging.
[07:49] Xiaoyu
Young miss.
[07:51] Xiaoyu
I'll run out to buy us dinner.
[07:53] Sayo
Okay. Thanks.
[07:55] Sayo
I'd like that.
[07:57] Sayo
Buy shark stuff, too, if you get a chance.
I don't mind duplicates.
[08:02] Xiaoyu
V-Very well.
SIGN Curry
Restaurant
SIGN Nancy
[08:04] Iwanome
Nice, big chunks of meat. Tender shrimp.
[08:09] Iwanome
You savor the first bite,
[08:12] Iwanome
and then the spice hits you!
[08:14] Iwanome
I can't get enough!
[08:15] Arase
You always make that face here, Iwa-san.
[08:19] Arase
You look hideous.
[08:29] Iwanome
If you've got more to say to me, say it.
[08:32] Iwanome
This is so awkward.
[08:33] Arase
Oh? It's not a sore subject, then?
[08:36] Iwanome
I didn't really want to get into it,
[08:38] Iwanome
but eating away in silence is worse.
[08:41] Arase
I'll speak freely, then.
[08:43] Arase
What got into you back there?
[08:44] Iwanome
Oh, yeah. Sorry. I lost control.
[08:48] Arase
That isn't like you.
[08:49] Arase
Threatening people is my job.
[08:52] Arase
I'm the stick, and you're the
poisoned carrot, remember?
[08:58] Iwanome
Hey, now you're quoting me.
[09:01] Iwanome
I can't argue with myself.
[09:03] Arase
What was written on that piece of paper?
[09:09] Iwanome
Sorry. Give me some time to get my
thoughts in order while we walk.
[09:13] Iwanome
I'll tell you when we get to our next stop.
[09:15] Arase
All right. I'll wait.
[09:17] Arase
I'm relieved that you're
back to your usual self.
[09:21] Iwanome
Yeah. I've got to keep cool,
whether I like it or not.
[09:25] Iwanome
I screwed up because I got too heated.
[09:29] Xiaoyu
There they are.
[09:31] Xiaoyu
I think I'll shadow them
a little while longer.
[09:36] Xiaoyu
I bought food and shark
merch at Village Vanguard,
[09:39] Xiaoyu
so I've done my job perfectly!
[09:44] Yakuza Boss
I laughed when I heard the
Shinoyama house burned,
[09:48] Yakuza Boss
but I never expected this
place to go up, too.
[09:51] Yakuza A
But, boss, isn't the safe fireproof?
[09:54] Yakuza Boss
There's something I need to get out of it.
[09:57] Yakuza A
Something you don't want the cops...
SIGN Fire Safety
[09:59] Fire-Breathing Bug 3
...or firefighters to see?
[10:02] Yakuza Boss
Cut the chitchat!
[10:04] Yakuza Boss
Just keep watch for—
[10:05] Fire-Breathing Bug 3
Click-clack, click-clack, it's begun.
SIGN Fire
Safety
SIGN Fire
Safety
[10:11] Yakuza Boss
Wha...?
[10:12] Fire-Breathing Bug 3
The marching toys have come, rum-tee tum.
[10:14] Yakuza Boss
What the...?
[10:19] Fire-Breathing Bug 3
Little toy soldiers, all in a row.
[10:26] Fire-Breathing Bug 3
Horsies and doggies follow, rum-tee tow.
SIGN Fire
Safety
SIGN Fire Safety
[10:36] Fire-Breathing Bug
Damn summer bug.
[10:39] Fire-Breathing Bug
Suit yourself.
[10:43] Solitaire
I certainly shall.
[10:47] Solitaire
Round and round!
[10:52] Solitaire
Sheepskin parchment? No...
[10:55] Solitaire
And not pigskin either.
[10:57] Solitaire
Could this be... human skin?
[11:01] Solitaire
Is this the "bug" you mentioned,
Fire-Breathing Bug-kun?
[11:05] Solitaire
I've picked the theme for
my comeback performance.
[11:08] Solitaire
Let's all liven up the world together!
[11:16] Takumi
Man, that sucked.
[11:19] Takumi
But why'd that detective
suddenly lose it like that?
[11:23] Takumi
What did the ghosts haunting him tell you?
[11:26] Polka
No one was haunting him.
[11:30] Misaki
What, really?
[11:32] Polka
Haunted people aren't all that common.
[11:35] Polka
In those cases,
[11:37] Polka
I use the information Takumi-kun
digs up to offer advice.
[11:41] Takumi
Wait, so you wrote something random
down and it happened to set him off?
[11:46] Polka
No, the writing was—
[11:47] Iwanome
So, why did you hide it?
[11:50] Clarissa
Oh? What secrets do you
think I'm keeping from you?
[11:55] Iwanome
To be honest, I'd given up hope.
[11:58] Iwanome
But, yeah... I guess I had to believe
[12:02] Iwanome
that you-know-who wouldn't
give up the ghost that easily.
[12:05] Clarissa
What are you talking about?
[12:07] Iwanome
It's too late for games.
[12:09] Iwanome
Who could cover someone's
tracks for five straight years?
[12:12] Iwanome
In this town, only you.
[12:15] Iwanome
I know that you have a connection
to Polka Shinoyama, too.
[12:20] Xiaoyu
Who is "you-know-who"?
[12:21] Iwanome
Still, I sure didn't expect to get
a message via fortune telling.
[12:27] Iwanome
What Polka Shinoyama wrote...
no one but our mutual friend would know it.
[12:32] Iwanome
And aside from me, you're the only
other one who might get told about it.
[12:39] Clarissa
I'm sorry. This isn't making sense to me.
[12:43] Clarissa
Which "mutual friend" is this?
[12:47] Iwanome
Don't play dumb.
[12:49] Polka
I was asked to stay out of it,
[12:51] Polka
and that's just what I did.
[12:54] Polka
So I don't know what was
on that paper, either.
[12:58] Polka
It was too dark to see clearly.
[13:00] Takumi
Huh? Hey, wait...
[13:02] Takumi
You mean the one who wrote
to that detective was...?
[13:05] Iwanome
The inspector the police shunned
because we went wild together...
[13:10] Iwanome
And your precious senpai.
[13:14] Iwanome; Polka
Hosorogi-san.
[13:15] Misaki
What? Then...
[13:16] Misaki
Hosorogi-san knows that detective?
SIGN Shinjuku is a surprisingly small world—
SIGN But it has depth in equal measure.
[13:23] Misaki
Ooh!
[13:25] Clarissa
Now there's a name that takes me back.
[13:28] Iwanome
Yeah. I haven't said it in a long time.
[13:31] Clarissa
You look happy... but a little
angry at the same time.
[13:36] Iwanome
Can you blame me? I've been the
only one stuck playing the clown.
[13:40] Iwanome
Well, if I'm pissed off at you,
it's more because of Polka Shinoyama.
[13:45] Clarissa
Has he done something to upset you?
[13:48] Iwanome
The point of the Community Safety
Division isn't to shepherd children.
[13:53] Iwanome
It's to protect their past, present,
and future. All three together.
[13:58] Iwanome
That was the policy, way back
when Hosorogi-san was in charge.
[14:04] Clarissa
My, that's strange.
[14:06] Clarissa
Are you suggesting that Hosorogi-san
recruited Polka—a child?
[14:11] Iwanome
Out of desperation, maybe?
Or it was all your idea.
[14:16] Iwanome
If it's the former, I've got some complaints.
All the more reason I want a reunion.
[14:20] Iwanome
We can't go dragging kids
into our screwed-up problems.
[14:25] Clarissa
I certainly don't recall recruiting any.
[14:29] Clarissa
As for Polka Shinoyama-kun,
I simply rent a building to him as a favor.
[14:34] Clarissa
It's my chance to connect with a
key figure in the Shinoyama Group.
[14:38] Clarissa
Do you think I'd let such
a juicy fruit pass me by?
[14:41] Iwanome
I see. A self-interested favor
would make a convincing motive.
[14:47] Iwanome
But you'd never have told him about
Hosorogi-san if that were the real story.
[14:53] Iwanome
What if they got curious
and did some digging?
[14:55] Iwanome
That kid would be in danger,
and so would the girl in glasses.
[14:59] Iwanome
After all, this was bad enough to
force Hosorogi-san into hiding.
[15:04] Clarissa
You sound so certain that
Hosorogi-san is still alive.
[15:08] Iwanome
I've received too much info that
would make sense only to me.
[15:13] Iwanome
Fine, then. Play dumb if you want.
[15:16] Iwanome
But pass on the message.
[15:18] Iwanome
This time, I'll clean the rot out of the police,
[15:21] Iwanome
and make a place for
Hosorogi-san to come back to.
[15:27] Izuna
Clarissa, what was that about?
[15:28] Clarissa
Never you mind.
[15:30] Koruto
But what if Polka-kun
found Hosorogi-san's...?
[15:33] Clarissa
It doesn't matter.
[15:35] Clarissa
That old senpai of mine is far too
obsessed with money to think of me.
[15:40] Xiaoyu
Hosorogi and Clarissa.
[15:43] Xiaoyu
I'd better investigate this bar's staff.
[15:48] Xiaoyu
I'll crush every last pest that
tries to get near His Lordship.
[15:54] Takumi
A police IA inspector?!
[15:56] Polka
What's that?
[15:58] Takumi
A cop who investigates police
corruption and stuff.
[16:01] Polka
Oh, I see. There were similar
positions in my world, too.
SIGN Imperial Dazzling Corps
Office of Audit and Arrest
Deputy Commander
Jangrad Dimorigh XIV
[16:06] Misaki
So, you used to be those
detectives' boss, Hosorogi-san?
SIGN We were in different divisions.
SIGN But we knew each other.
[16:12] Takumi
For real?
[16:14] Takumi
I can't believe this. Have you
ever acted like an inspector?
SIGN Heh heh heh...
They called me "the delinquent inspector"
and "the filth that hunts dirt."
[16:22] Misaki
That's so cool!
[16:23] Takumi
Is it, though?
[16:25] Polka
So, what did you write on
that paper, Hosorogi-san?
SIGN If you're curious,
pay me for the info.
[16:32] Takumi
Are you sure you used to be an inspector?!
SIGN My fee is one million!
I won't take a yen less!
[16:35] Polka
But I need that money...
SIGN Oh, there are endless ways to make money.
You're in good hands with me.
[16:39] Takumi
What makes you so confident?
[16:41] Takumi
Anyway, whatever you wrote is the
reason that cop grabbed Polka.
SIGN Indeed!
For that, I humbly apologize.
SIGN I hate to drag you into this,
but it involves one of my regrets.
[16:51] Polka
In that case, I guess I don't have a choice.
[16:53] Takumi
What do you mean?
[16:55] Polka
In exchange for services,
I'll resolve some of Hosorogi-san's regrets.
[17:00] Polka
That was our pact.
[17:02] Takumi
Without regrets,
won't Hosorogi-san just move on?
SIGN I'm not as ungrateful as all that!
[17:09] Polka
If those officials work well,
will you have one less regret?
SIGN Well, I can only hope it works.
[17:15] Polka
I suppose so.
[17:16] Hosorogi
Regrets, huh?
[17:18] Hosorogi
One of these days,
I'll have to face up to Lisa.
SIGN Tokyo
Detention
House
[17:23] Solitaire
The world is smaller than it seems.
[17:25] Solitaire
If you truly desire a reunion,
[17:28] Solitaire
it's surprisingly easy to achieve.
[17:31] Solitaire
Don't you agree,
[17:32] Solitaire
Prisoner No. 243291343432497-kun?
[17:38] Grocer
You made up that number at random.
[17:42] Grocer
That can't be what you came
all the way here to say,
[17:45] Grocer
Ten'a Sorimura... Or should I say
the Phantom Solitaire?
[17:50] Solitaire
Then I suppose I'll call you Grocer-kun!
[17:53] Solitaire
Still, I'd hoped for a bit more surprise,
or at least a laugh at my number gag.
[18:00] Grocer
If you want me to laugh,
offer me something worth laughing at.
[18:04] Grocer
If my enjoyment outweighs my laughter,
I'll refund you the difference.
[18:08] Solitaire
Oh, well. I'll get a laugh
out of you eventually.
[18:12] Solitaire
I'm just here to shop today.
[18:14] Grocer
We appreciate your patronage.
[18:17] Solitaire
I'd like to buy
[18:19] Solitaire
information.
[18:20] Solitaire
Everything you know about
this symbol, if you please.
[18:24] Grocer
I recognize it, of course.
[18:26] Grocer
Now then,
[18:28] Grocer
let's talk price.
[18:30] Grocer
I'll accept information worth
beginning to tell you for.
[18:35] Solitaire
The Grocer—
[18:38] Solitaire
According to metropolitan police records,
[18:40] Solitaire
the name originates in a merchant
family with a century of history.
[18:43] Solitaire
And now this man, arrested by Tsubaki Iwanome,
[18:48] Solitaire
is supposedly the fifth-generation
owner of this family business.
[18:54] Solitaire
He is also an anomaly in this
strictly regulated prison.
[18:59] Solitaire
The fact that this space is permitted
speaks to the Grocer's true nature.
[19:06] Solitaire
The state of this solitary cell
[19:08] Solitaire
testifies to the power that he
gained by dealing with the state.
[19:15] Solitaire
It is neither the pen nor the sword, but trade
which is the most blatant form of might.
[19:20] Solitaire
Everything is on the table, from human
lives to the fates of nations,
[19:25] Solitaire
as well as goods—mass-produced,
limited, stolen, lost, and sacred.
[19:30] Solitaire
The sole exception is their own minds.
[19:35] Solitaire
Although I'm not fond of violence,
[19:38] Solitaire
when I must fight,
I fight with playing cards.
[19:43] Solitaire
And why...
[19:45] Solitaire
...do you think...
[19:47] Solitaire
...that all people have used
cards as weapons since antiquity?
[19:51] Grocer
Pardon our ignorance, but our
store knows of no such history.
[19:55] Solitaire
The answer is simple:
[19:57] Solitaire
Because it's cool!
[20:00] Grocer
I see.
[20:01] Grocer
You've wasted my time.
That will cost you dearly.
[20:05] Solitaire
What?!
[20:06] Solitaire
Not so fast!
[20:07] Solitaire
You asked for information to begin our talk,
so I gave you my very best!
[20:13] Grocer
Your idea of quality mystifies me.
[20:16] Grocer
In this store, at least, the Phantom
Solitaire's stock has plummeted.
SIGN Solitaire
[20:20] Solitaire
Be reasonable!
[20:22] Grocer
I wish you would.
[20:23] Solitaire
Fine, then! One more exclusive tidbit!
[20:26] Grocer
Oh?
[20:27] Solitaire
Rubbing your hands with oil slightly
reduces the risk of paper cuts.
SIGN GOOEY
SIGN SLIMY
SIGN STICKY
[20:33] Grocer
Why not just wear rubber
gloves or use hand cream?
[20:37] Grocer
Learning that a master criminal like
you is actually a complete fool
[20:41] Grocer
is worth something, I suppose.
[20:44] Solitaire
Mind your manners.
[20:45] Grocer
Please allow us to offer
you all we can in exchange.
SIGN Tasty Stick
[20:49] Grocer
This should do.
[20:51] Solitaire
Thirty yen?!
[20:52] Solitaire
All right!
[20:53] Solitaire
I'll take them because they're tasty,
but you can't distract me with food!
[20:56] Solitaire
Give me the information I came here for!
[21:00] Grocer
The symbols on playing
cards all have meaning.
[21:03] Solitaire
Yes?
[21:04] Grocer
On French cards, spades are swords,
clubs are clubs,
[21:09] Grocer
hearts are chalices,
and diamonds are coins.
[21:13] Grocer
Almost every symbol in this world,
no matter how simplified,
[21:18] Grocer
is likewise imbued with some significance.
[21:22] Grocer
For example,
[21:23] Grocer
this diagonal line signifies a sword.
[21:27] Grocer
An old knight order in central and
eastern Europe used a similar insignia,
[21:32] Grocer
but the two are completely unrelated.
[21:35] Grocer
Now, that concludes your free sample.
[21:38] Grocer
You must purchase more with
information of equal value.
[21:41] Solitaire
Very well.
[21:43] Solitaire
This is for my performance.
I'll pay whatever you ask.
[21:46] Grocer
Are you certain?
[21:48] Grocer
We adjust our prices to our
customers' circumstances.
[21:53] Grocer
And by "circumstances," we do not mean
[21:55] Grocer
the contents of their wallets.
[22:09] Male Announcer
Well, today is the day that
the Phantom Solitaire set.
[22:13] Male Announcer
Have there been any developments?
[22:15] Takumi
Oh, that's today?
[22:17] Misaki
I can't wait to find out what he'll do!
[22:19] Takumi
Well, terrorist bombing
doesn't seem like his style.
[22:22] Sayo
Morning.
[22:24] Sayo
Nice day, huh?
[22:26] Takumi
It's already noon.
[22:27] Sayo
Don't worry. Bedroom security officers
don't need to make that distinction.
[22:32] Takumi
What's reassuring about that?
[22:34] Misaki
Good morning!
[22:35] Sayo
Morning.
[22:44] Sayo
Hey, what's that?
[22:47] Takumi
Hm?
[22:51] Misaki
Oh, wow!
[22:55] Male Announcer
Oh, it looks like something
just happened in Shinjuku!
SIGN Fire Safety
[23:04] Male Announcer
The sky is full of blimps.
[23:10] Polka
How...?
[23:15] Polka
I thought I reincarnated
to a different world.
[23:20] Misaki
Do you recognize that symbol, Polka-kun?
[23:23] Polka
I'm sure of it.
[23:26] Polka
That's...
[23:28] Polka
...the emblem of the fallen
empire from my old world.
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