# E7 - The Closed k / Dynamic Duo, Deserted
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**[00:05] Shotaro**
*A bomb cyclone hit Fuuto that day*
**[00:09] Shotaro**
*and whipped up an out-of-season blizzard.*
**[00:14] Shotaro**
*Which wasn't a problem in and of itself.*
**[00:17] Shotaro**
* No one expects the weather*
* forecast to always get it right.*
**[00:20] Shotaro**
*The real problem was that...*
**[00:23] Shotaro**
*on that day, of all days,*
**[00:25] Shotaro**
* we were in the mountains picking*
* mushrooms for some reason!*
**[00:29] Philip**
Behold, Shotaro!
**[00:31] Philip**
The amanita fulva is intact!
**[00:34] Shotaro**
Maybe instead of the shrooms,
**[00:36] Shotaro**
you should be worried about *us*!
***SIGN*** Kamome Billiards
***SIGN*** Episode 7
***SIGN*** The Closed k / Dynamic Duo, Deserted
***SIGN*** • Stylish! • Slick! * My hubby is a bike.
**[02:20] Tokime**
*"My hubby is a bike!"*
**[02:24] Tokime**
*She probably means "is riding a bike."*
**[02:30] Terui**
He seems to have taken a liking to you.
**[02:32] Akiko**
Oh, Mick sure has!
**[02:34] Akiko**
Even though I've known him way longer!
**[02:37] Tokime**
You came to talk with Shotaro, right?
**[02:40] Terui**
Mutsuo Mihara...
**[02:42] Terui**
The culprit behind the Meganeura
case has been murdered.
**[02:48] Terui**
He was under tight security.
**[02:51] Terui**
And the way he died is... improbable.
**[02:53] Terui**
I think something is brewing in Fuuto.
**[02:56] Terui**
I was hoping to share intel.
**[03:00] Terui**
Strange that the two of them aren't back yet.
**[03:02] Akiko**
Oh, right.
**[03:03] Akiko**
It started with Philip falling down a
rabbit hole researching mushrooms.
**[03:07] Akiko**
This whatever-it-was mushroom
he was most interested in?
**[03:09] Akiko**
Shotaro tells him,
**[03:10] Akiko**
"Hey, I saw those up in the
Kazafuki Mountains, back in the day."
**[03:13] Akiko**
And Philip's all "By all means,
escort me to them."
**[03:17] Akiko**
And of course, with Shotaro
being a people pleaser,
**[03:20] Akiko**
he's like, "Guess it couldn't
hurt to take some time off!"
**[03:22] Akiko**
Can you believe it?!
**[03:25] Terui**
Chief...
**[03:26] Terui**
You're making this sound like
some light-hearted antics,
**[03:30] Terui**
but given the weather...
**[03:32] Terui**
Isn't that a recipe for getting stranded?
**[03:37] Akiko**
I stran*didn't* think of that.
**[03:50] Shotaro**
Hey! Buildings!
**[04:03] Philip**
This place is abandoned.
**[04:05] Shotaro**
Damn it!
**[04:09] Philip**
Shotaro, someone's coming!
**[04:19] Shotaro**
A-Abominable snow woman!
**[04:29] Kanna**
Did you two get lost in the blizzard?
**[04:33] Shotaro**
Oh, you must be a local!
**[04:38] Kanna**
This way, quick!
**[04:43] Shotaro**
We're saved!
**[04:49] Shotaro**
There's probably a house
around here somewhere.
**[04:53] Philip**
"A house"...
**[04:55] Philip**
would be an understatement.
**[05:01] Kanna**
Come on, you two! This way, quickly!
**[05:06] Shotaro**
Cold... So cold! What a relief!
**[05:09] Philip**
Thank you.
**[05:10] Philip**
You've saved our lives.
**[05:13] Kanna**
I just happened to see you two.
**[05:17] Shotaro**
Is this mansion yours, miss?
**[05:21] Kanna**
No. It's not.
**[05:24] Kanna**
I'll ask the owner to let you two
take shelter during the blizzard.
**[05:28] Kanna**
Could you wait here while I do?
**[05:30] Shotaro**
You bet!
**[05:31] Shotaro**
Even the entryway is a lot
warmer than it was out there.
**[05:38] Kanna**
Oh.
**[05:39] Kanna**
There's one other thing I need to ask.
**[05:42] Kanna**
Don't let anyone in the mansion
know that you've seen my face.
**[05:49] Kanna**
Can you promise me that?
**[05:52] Shotaro**
Well, sure.
**[05:54] Shotaro**
Considering you saved our lives...
**[06:05] Shotaro**
No signal here, either.
**[06:07] Philip**
Likely because of the weather.
**[06:10] Philip**
The master of the house is ready to see you.
**[06:18] Philip**
Something about her seems different.
**[06:21] Philip**
Like her voice is somehow muffled.
**[06:24] Shotaro**
I was more focused on how low-cut
that dress of hers is in the back.
**[06:28] Shotaro**
Wouldn't have guessed she'd
have such wild fashion sense.
**[07:05] Kuya**
Hey there.
**[07:06] Kuya**
A pleasure to meet you.
I'm the master of the premises.
**[07:11] Kiku**
We weren't expecting visitors
at a time like this.
**[07:14] Kuya**
Well, it's not like we could sit back
**[07:16] Kuya**
and let them freeze to death, Grandmother.
**[07:19] Kuya**
Now then, you boys...
**[07:23] Kuya**
Here's a riddle.
**[07:25] Kuya**
What do you think we're up to in this house?
**[07:33] Philip**
A particularly eccentric
masquerade ball
**[07:37] Philip**
is the only description that
comes to my mind.
**[07:41] Kuya**
That's the natural conclusion.
**[07:44] Shotaro**
I'm not so sure.
**[07:46] Shotaro**
If you're out to have a good
time with these ladies,
**[07:50] Shotaro**
it's weird that you'd have them
strap on such nasty masks.
**[07:53] Shotaro**
Something about that makes me think
**[07:55] Shotaro**
there's more going on here
than just crazy aesthetics.
**[07:57] Shotaro**
Another thing.
**[07:59] Shotaro**
If this was just a party to
entertain the big man,
**[08:01] Shotaro**
wouldn't the older lady be a distraction?
**[08:03] Shotaro**
But instead, she's seated in front
of the fancy folding screen.
**[08:06] Shotaro**
Like she's the important one.
**[08:08] Shotaro**
Which is why I don't think
this is just any party.
**[08:13] Kuya**
What do you think it is, then?
**[08:15] Shotaro**
To be honest, it's so surreal
it could be out of a fairy tale...
**[08:21] Shotaro**
Specifically, a fox's wedding.
**[08:27] Kuya**
What's your name, friend?
What do you do for a living?
**[08:31] Shotaro**
I'm Shotaro Hidari. This is Philip.
**[08:34] Shotaro**
We're both private detectives.
**[08:36] Kuya**
That explains it!
**[08:38] Kuya**
I'm impressed.
You've got some sharp insight.
**[08:40] Kuya**
You were more or less on the right track!
**[08:43] Shotaro**
Say what now?
**[08:45] Kiku**
He's right.
**[08:46] Kiku**
This is about finding a wife.
**[08:48] Kiku**
Selecting one of these candidates
to marry him, specifically.
**[08:53] Kiku**
These four girls are the foxes in question.
**[08:56] Kuya**
I'm looking to choose the
temptress that suits me the best.
**[09:00] Kuya**
And there you have it.
**[09:03] Kuya**
I'm Kuya Kagamino.
**[09:05] Kuya**
The master of the Kagamino residence.
**[09:07] Shotaro**
Wait, is it okay for you to
take the mask off?
**[09:10] Kuya**
Well, everyone connected to the
house already knows what I look like.
**[09:14] Kuya**
My mask is just supposed
to make me harder to read.
**[09:18] Kiku**
I can explain it to them, dear.
**[09:20] Kuya**
This is Kiku Kagamino, my grandmother.
**[09:24] Shotaro**
* Kiku's explanation wasn't*
* exactly easy to swallow.*
**[09:28] Shotaro**
* It involved an old marriage custom*
* followed in this settlement.*
**[09:32] Shotaro**
* This village, called Kiritoshi,*
* was home to a gold mine.*
**[09:36] Shotaro**
*That plus its hot springs*
**[09:37] Shotaro**
* made it a popular tourist spot,*
* even among Fuuto's other attractions.*
**[09:40] Shotaro**
* Hardly anyone comes around anymore,*
* so it's functionally been abandoned.*
**[09:45] Shotaro**
* But the Kagamino family,*
* who were basically local royalty,*
**[09:49] Shotaro**
* still live here, with their*
* massive fortune still intact.*
**[09:53] Shotaro**
* They've got all kinds of golden goods,*
* and works of art to spare.*
**[09:59] Kuya**
All of which were mine to inherit.
**[10:02] Kuya**
Though I've been selling it off bit by bit
to live a life of sweet indulgence.
**[10:07] Kiku**
The family has enough wealth
that he can afford to do so.
**[10:11] Kiku**
As you can imagine, there's been no shortage
of women looking to marry into it.
**[10:15] Kiku**
In order to make sure the bride was chosen
**[10:18] Kiku**
for their personality,
and not just their face,
**[10:21] Kiku**
we have them meet with
the head of the family
**[10:24] Kiku**
while wearing the masks used
to ward off evil spirits.
**[10:26] Kiku**
That was how the tradition came to be.
**[10:29] Kiku**
I did the same thing when
I married his grandfather.
**[10:32] Koyomi**
That's right.
**[10:34] Koyomi**
Which means we're all aiming
to marry the master here.
**[10:39] Kei**
Today's the second day.
**[10:41] Kei**
The four candidates spend four days
in the mansion making their case.
**[10:45] Kurumi**
The rules are simple.
**[10:47] Kurumi**
Whoever captures his affections
over the four days is the winner.
**[10:52] Kurumi**
But if your face or name ever get out,
**[10:57] Kurumi**
you're immediately disqualified.
**[10:59] Shotaro**
*I get it.*
**[11:01] Shotaro**
*So that's why our lady in white*
**[11:03] Shotaro**
* wanted us to keep quiet*
* about seeing under her mask.*
**[11:08] Kuya**
My parents died when I was young.
**[11:11] Kuya**
Grandmother's raised me ever since.
**[11:14] Kuya**
So, when I decided to settle down,
I figured I'd do things her way.
**[11:20] Kuya**
The four of them were
chosen by Grandmother.
**[11:24] Kuya**
If she's satisfied with them, then so am I.
**[11:28] Kurumi**
So, can we drop the explanations already?
**[11:30] Koyomi**
I'm all for that.
**[11:31] Koyomi**
We're already fighting to get as much
time with the master as possible.
**[11:35] Koyomi**
And since I can't show him my darling looks,
**[11:38] Koyomi**
it's down to conversation to win him over.
**[11:41] Koyomi**
Although some folks are betting it
all on everything *but* their heads...
**[11:46] Kei**
Excuse me?! Who are you
talking about, exactly?
**[11:48] Koyomi**
I didn't mention who, sweetie.
**[11:50] Kei**
You were looking at *me*, weren't you?
**[11:51] Koyomi**
Lord, talk about self-conscious!
**[11:54] Kei**
Sounds more like you!
**[11:55] Kei**
I've got my doubts about
those "darling looks."
**[11:57] Kei**
You're lucky this is a masquerade!
**[11:59] Kei**
It'll save everyone from
losing their lunch!
**[12:01] Koyomi**
Right back at you, girly!
**[12:03] Koyomi**
You wouldn't believe how glad I am
to miss out on that nasty mug of yours!
**[12:09] Kuya**
Come on, let's all settle down a bit.
**[12:11] Kuya**
The night is young.
**[12:16] Kuya**
With that being the case, gentlemen,
**[12:18] Kuya**
I need to continue
to entertain these ladies.
**[12:22] Kuya**
The blizzard's of no consequence.
**[12:25] Kuya**
And thanks to our financial resources,
**[12:27] Kuya**
we have food and back-up power to spare.
**[12:31] Philip**
* That would explain*
* why it's so warm.*
**[12:34] Kuya**
The only way to the village is a tunnel
that's likely been buried in snow.
**[12:38] Kuya**
This manor will be isolated
for the immediate future.
**[12:42] Kuya**
The only ones present within it
**[12:44] Kuya**
are one of my Grandmother's friends,
who's been trapped here by the snow,
**[12:48] Kuya**
and the nine of us in this room—my
butler included—for a total of ten.
**[12:52] Kuya**
We could easily survive
for six months without leaving.
**[12:57] Kiku**
This is part of the tradition.
**[12:59] Kiku**
You'll need to wear masks
while in the house.
**[13:03] Shotaro**
We really appreciate
the hospitality, mister.
**[13:06] Kuya**
I've simply taken a liking to you two.
**[13:10] Kuya**
The way you reacted to this
bizarre setup so calmly...
**[13:14] Kuya**
Our dynamic detective duo
seems to be something special.
**[13:24] Shotaro**
You gotta figure this setup
only draws in gold diggers, right?
**[13:30] Shotaro**
I've got real doubts about him
finding a nice gal in this bunch.
**[13:37] Philip**
Shotaro, you've forgotten exactly
what Kuya Kagamino said.
**[13:42] Philip**
He never mentioned choosing a good
person from among the four candidates.
**[13:47] (Flashback) Kuya**
I'm looking to choose the
temptress that suits me the best.
**[13:53] Shotaro**
Sounds kinda messed up.
**[13:57] Shotaro**
Something wrong?
**[13:59] Philip**
These are amanita fulva...
**[14:01] Philip**
I remember now.
**[14:03] Philip**
The Library noted that they're
toxic when eaten raw,
**[14:05] Philip**
but have a lovely flavor
when used to make broth.
**[14:10] Shotaro**
Makes sense, I guess.
**[14:11] Shotaro**
They do grow around here.
**[14:13] Shotaro**
Good for you, too. Now you
even know what they taste like.
**[14:16] Philip**
My interest has rather suddenly deflated.
**[14:18] Philip**
To have them served up on a platter,
after risking our lives to obtain them...
**[14:23] Bando**
Hello there.
**[14:25] Bando**
You're the two who were
lost in the blizzard, I take it?
**[14:31] Bando**
It's a pleasure to meet you.
My name is Kanamori.
**[14:34] Shotaro**
Oh, you must be Kiku's friend.
**[14:37] Shotaro**
I was imagining someone a lot older.
**[14:40] Bando**
I'm a antique art dealer,
operating out of Kogarashi Hill.
**[14:43] Bando**
Mrs. Kiku is one of my regular clients.
**[14:46] Bando**
I was happy to be invited to advise
in her son's engagement,
**[14:50] Bando**
but then the snow hit...
**[14:51] Bando**
I'm in quite a pickle.
**[14:55] Bando**
Although I suppose it may be fate.
**[15:03] Bando**
My, my, how dreadful.
**[15:06] Bando**
It's been said those involved with
Gaia Memories are drawn to each other...
**[15:11] Bando**
But I never expected to encounter the
Kamen Rider duo in a place like this.
**[15:16] Bando**
I believe tonight will prove
to be most stimulating.
**[15:33] Shotaro**
I really shouldn't...
**[15:34] Shotaro**
But job habits mean I get restless
when there's something bugging me.
**[15:43] Shotaro**
Oh, it's you. You scared me.
**[15:48] Shotaro**
Hey, whoa there!
**[15:49] Shotaro**
Weren't you supposed to
keep your face hidden?
**[15:52] Kanna**
My name's Kanna Kubokura!
**[15:55] Kanna**
I don't care about marrying him anymore!
**[15:58] Kanna**
So, please...
**[15:59] Kanna**
Save me, Mr. Detective!
**[16:01] Kanna**
If you don't... I know I'll...
**[16:09] Kanna**
I'm sorry.
**[16:13] Kanna**
Forget I said anything.
**[16:15] Shotaro**
Hey!
**[16:37] Shotaro**
She... She's dead.
**[16:52] Shotaro**
A Dopant?!
**[16:57] Alcohol**
Ah, that's one less bridal candidate!
**[17:02] Alcohol**
And I feel fantastic!
***SIGN*** Stag! Bat!
**[17:24] Shotaro**
Philip! You're a life-saver!
**[17:29] Shotaro**
Let's do it!
***SIGN*** Cyclone!
***SIGN*** Joker!
**[17:34] Philip/Shotaro**
Transform!
***SIGN*** Cyclone! Joker!
**[17:55] Alcohol**
Feeling so good!
**[18:05] Alcohol**
*So* good...
***SIGN*** Heat! Joker!
**[18:13] Shotaro**
Philip...
**[18:15] Shotaro**
You saved us by using our right hand
**[18:17] Shotaro**
to swap memories in time.
**[18:23] Shotaro**
Heat helped us withstand it,
**[18:25] Shotaro**
but where the hell did the
explosion come from?
**[18:28] Philip**
I've deduced the nature of the Memory.
**[18:30] Philip**
It's Alcohol.
**[18:31] Shotaro**
Alcohol? As in, like, booze?
**[18:34] Philip**
The substance contained within the
enemy's semi-translucent, blob-like body
**[18:38] Philip**
oozed out from the epidermis.
**[18:40] Philip**
It splashed us,
**[18:42] Philip**
and was then ignited by the enemy's heat ray.
**[18:44] Philip**
Alcohol is highly combustible, after all.
**[18:47] Shotaro**
Sounds to me
**[18:49] Shotaro**
like if we go on the attack,
we can start a little fire ourselves!
**[19:04] Shotaro**
What the hell is going on here?
**[19:06] Shotaro**
This whole time...
**[19:08] Shotaro**
It's like none of our attacks
are having any effect!
**[19:11] Shotaro**
Even with all the fire!
**[19:13] Philip**
Shotaro, have you ever
fought a drunk before?
**[19:17] Shotaro**
With my job?
All the damn time, pal.
**[19:20] Philip**
Then you know how dangerous they can be.
**[19:22] Philip**
Alcohol has a numbing effect on pain
once it permeates the system.
**[19:27] Philip**
Even injury can prove little
hindrance to a drunken rampage.
**[19:30] Shotaro**
You're saying the Dopant's immune to pain?!
**[19:34] Alcohol**
Oh, I feel great!
**[19:36] Shotaro**
Well, this is one hell of a problem.
**[19:39] Philip**
A fearsome foe indeed.
**[19:51] Shotaro**
Just ran off, huh?
**[19:53] Philip**
I don't see any sign of footprints
on the snowfield.
**[19:58] Philip**
Which means that the Dopant
responsible for this murder...
**[20:01] Philip**
is someone inside of this mansion.
**[20:10] Philip**
This killer became a Dopant; a monster,
transformed by a Gaia Memory.
**[20:15] Shotaro**
We handle Gaia Memory
cases pretty regularly.
**[20:18] Shotaro**
We'd appreciate it if you'd let us
take charge, given what's happened.
**[20:22] Philip**
It can be away from the eyes
of Mr. Kuya Kagamino,
**[20:25] Philip**
but we need to know the identities
of the women in attendance.
**[20:29] Philip**
We are disturbingly short
on details, at the moment.
**[20:31] Shotaro**
We'll need a word with you two, as well.
**[20:34] Kiku**
Well, I suppose as long
as Kuya doesn't see them...
**[20:39] Kiku**
It might be for the best.
**[20:41] Kuya**
I say we let them handle it, Grandmother.
**[20:43] Kurumi**
Hang on!
**[20:44] Kurumi**
Hypothetically... like, just imagine?
**[20:46] Kurumi**
Say the monster shows up again
**[20:48] Kurumi**
and kills all the other
bride candidates... except one.
**[20:51] Kurumi**
Even if you didn't like that last one...
**[20:53] Kei**
What are you even talking about?
**[20:55] Kurumi**
Would you still choose her?
**[20:58] Kurumi**
When she might be the killer?
**[21:00] Kuya**
A foolish question.
**[21:02] Kuya**
You're talking to a man
who's prepared to marry
**[21:04] Kuya**
a woman whose face he's never even seen,
before even knowing her identity.
**[21:08] Kuya**
Any girl who survives this
might be scarier than a monster.
**[21:11] Kuya**
You're damn right I'd marry her.
**[21:15] Kurumi**
Awesome!
**[21:17] Philip**
*No one involved in this arrangement is sane.*
**[21:20] Shotaro**
*Kanna.*
**[21:25] Shotaro**
*Once Kuya took his leave,*
**[21:28] Shotaro**
*we got the details on everyone's identities.*
**[21:30] Shotaro**
*Tadashi Kimura, the butler, 52 years old.*
***SIGN*** Tadashi Kimura
***SIGN*** B
U
T
L
E
R
***SIGN*** Years Old
**[21:34] Shotaro**
* He'd been working for the Kagamino*
* family since he was a teen.*
**[21:38] Shotaro**
* The visitor, Daisuke Kanamori,*
* 25 years old.*
***SIGN*** Daisuke Kanamori
***SIGN*** A
N
T
I
Q
U
E
A
R
T
D
E
A
L
E
R
***SIGN*** Years Old
**[21:41] Shotaro**
* An antique art dealer,*
* and a friend of Kiku's.*
**[21:44] Shotaro**
* He'd had a hand in selecting*
* the bridal candidates, as well.*
**[21:49] Shotaro**
* The victim, dressed in*
* traditional Japanese clothes...*
**[21:51] Shotaro**
*Koyomi Zaizen, 23 years old.*
***SIGN*** K
O
Y
O
M
I
Z
A
I
Z
E
N
***SIGN*** A
P
P
R
E
N
T
I
C
E
G
E
I
S
H
A
***SIGN*** Years
Old
**[21:54] Shotaro**
* She was a geisha in training*
* from the Kansai region.*
**[21:57] Shotaro**
*Three bridal candidates remained.*
***SIGN*** K
U
R
U
M
I
N
A
N
B
A
***SIGN*** H
O
S
T
E
S
S
***SIGN*** Years
Old
**[21:59] Shotaro**
* The gal in the flashy red cheongsam*
* was Kurumi Nanba, 24 years old.*
**[22:04] Shotaro**
* A typical late-night hospitality expert,*
* operating out of Fuuto's red-light district.*
**[22:08] Shotaro**
* The bombshell in black*
* was Kei Arito, 21 years old.*
***SIGN*** K
E
I
A
R
I
T
O
***SIGN*** Former Pin-Up Model
***SIGN*** Years
Old
**[22:12] Shotaro**
*A former pin-up model.*
**[22:15] Shotaro**
*Kanna Kubokura, 26 years old.*
***SIGN*** O
F
F
I
C
E
W
O
R
K
E
R
***SIGN*** Kanna Kubokura
***SIGN*** Years Old
**[22:17] Shotaro**
* An unremarkable office worker*
* at a pharmaceutical company.*
**[22:21] Shotaro**
* Given the other ladies'*
* more bewitching charms,*
**[22:24] Shotaro**
* I couldn't help but wonder how someone like*
* her got mixed up in this weird ritual.*
**[22:31] Shotaro**
*Plus...*
**[22:32] (Flashback) Kanna**
Save me, Mr. Detective!
**[22:34] (Flashback) Kanna**
If you don't... I know I'll...
**[22:38] Shotaro**
* Maybe that was her trying to warn*
* me about what would happen.*
**[22:43] Shotaro**
* I should've pressed her on the issue,*
* even if it meant ignoring the others.*
**[22:49] Shotaro**
*If only I'd done that...*
**[22:52] Shotaro**
* Maybe we could've kept*
* things to just one victim.*
**[24:32] Mick**
*I am a cat. My name is Mick.*
**[24:35] Mick**
*My favorite dish was*
**[24:37] Mick**
* the acqua pazza served by the head*
* chef of the Sonozaki estate.*
**[24:40] Mick**
* I can't expect that kind of food*
* at this detective agency.*
**[24:44] Mick**
*Especially with a chief like this.*
**[24:44] Akiko**
I've got this feeling I need to
prepare some new slipper phrases.
**[24:47] Mick**
*There's no chance.*
**[24:48] Akiko**
Maybe if I start writing
it'll come to me?
**[24:50] Akiko**
"What the heck?!"
**[24:50] Mick**
*I could say that.*
**[24:51] Akiko**
"Un-friggin-believable!"
**[24:52] Mick**
*You are, yes.*
**[24:54] Akiko**
Oh, that's it!
**[24:55] Mick**
*What's this? I'm honestly curious.*
**[24:55] Akiko**
The one you use at the very end!
**[24:57] Mick**
*What is it, then?*
***SIGN*** Be sure to watch...
***SIGN*** ...next time!
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