# 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.