E10 - Dueling Fictions

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[00:01] Kotoko
    I'm going to win.
SIGN    Name: kuebiko 09/04 22:50 ID
    Steel Lady Nanase isn't made up.
    She's a real ghost.
SIGN    Name: kuebiko Name: kuebiko 09/04 22:50 ID
    Steel Lady Nanase isn't made up.
    She's a real ghost.
[00:11] Saki
    Hey, wait a sec!
[00:11] Saki
    I thought your whole deal was that
    Steel Lady Nanase was not a ghost.
[00:16] Kotoko
    If we can't crush the
    unreasonable with reason,
[00:18] Kotoko
    we'll just have to be
    unreasonable, as well.
[00:20] Kotoko
    We'll use that as our way in and
    establish reason from within.
[00:23] Kotoko
    If we can convince them of a
    reason for a ghost to appear,
[00:26] Kotoko
    we will inevitably find the way
    to make that ghost disappear.
[00:30] Kotoko
    If we take away the reason for it to
    appear, a ghost will stop appearing.
[00:35] Kotoko
    Now, let's begin
[00:36] Kotoko
    solution number 2!
[02:08] Kotoko
    Steel Lady Nanase isn't made up.
[02:11] Kotoko
    She's a real ghost.
[02:13] Kotoko
    So why did Nanase Karin reappear as
    a ghost and start attacking people?
[02:18] Anon
    What?
[02:19] Anon
    Wait, we're doing this again?
[02:21] Kotoko
    The one who killed Detective
    Terada was Steel Lady Nanase.
[02:28] Kotoko
    The detective who was investigating
    Steel Lady Nanase on his own
[02:32] Kotoko
    had the misfortune of meeting the real one,
[02:34] Kotoko
    and was bludgeoned to
    death with a steel beam.
[02:37] Kotoko
    The detective didn't believe in ghosts,
[02:40] Kotoko
    so when he encountered a
    real one, he was shocked,
[02:42] Kotoko
    and that's when he was smacked.
[02:44] Kotoko
    He probably didn't even have
    a chance to fight back.
[02:46] Kotoko
    The reason the crime scene
    looked so incomprehensible
[02:49] Kotoko
    is because it was the work of a ghost.
[02:51] Kotoko
    So what was the reason Nanase
    Karin appeared as a ghost?
[02:56] Kotoko
    What were the regrets she
    left behind in this world?
SIGN    Anonymous
[02:59] Anon
    If she died in an unforeseen accident,
[03:00] Anon
    that's probably a good reason
    for her to come back a ghost.
[03:02] Kotoko
    Nanase Karin's death is
    considered very close to suicide,
[03:06] Kotoko
    even though it was accidental.
[03:08] Kotoko
    That night, Nanase Karin was
    so overwhelmed with despair
[03:11] Kotoko
    that she accepted the fact
    that she was about to have
[03:13] Kotoko
    her face crushed by a falling steel beam.
[03:14] Kotoko
    You could say that she chose to die.
[03:18] Kotoko
    So why did she come back as a ghost
    just to wander this world again?
[03:21] Kotoko
    Why is she using a steel beam as a weapon
[03:24] Kotoko
    after letting one fall on her face?
[03:26] Kotoko
    If she became a ghost to get back at
    the society that drove her to death,
[03:30] Kotoko
    hasn't she already gotten her revenge?
[03:34] Kotoko
    Ever since the emergence
    of Steel Lady Nanase,
[03:37] Kotoko
    she's become a star, after all.
[03:40] Kotoko
    So why did she turn violent and
    go as far as killing someone?
SIGN    Steel Lady Nanase Wiki
SIGN    About Steel Lady Nanase
SIGN    About Nanase Karin
SIGN    Forum
SIGN    Relevant Blogs
SIGN    Links
SIGN    Other Occult Forums
SIGN    Her Father's Accidental Death
SIGN    Nanase Karin was suspected of killing her father
SIGN    Nanase Karin's father died in June after she turned 19
SIGN    He fell and hit his head after falling down the stairs of his apartm
[03:46] Kotoko
    The reason she was chased out
    of the spotlight as an idol
[03:50] Kotoko
    is because she was suspected
    of killing her own father.
[03:54] Kotoko
    At that point, even if she'd returned,
[03:56] Kotoko
    she'd only instill fear and
    receive more criticism.
[04:00] Kotoko
    Therefore, the reason
    Nanase Karin became a ghost
[04:02] Kotoko
    wasn't her hatred toward society.
[04:05] Kotoko
    She appeared because she
    wanted to tell the world
[04:07] Kotoko
    about a different problem
    and a different truth.
[04:10] Kotoko
    And because the world just
    refused to understand her,
[04:13] Kotoko
    no matter how much time passed,
[04:15] Kotoko
    she became violent.
[04:18] Kotoko
    Just think about it.
[04:20] Kotoko
    It's not like she'd been cleared
    of the suspicion of murder.
[04:25] Kotoko
    If she had truly killed her father,
[04:27] Kotoko
    what would she be trying to
    tell the world right now?
[04:33] Kotoko
    She's enraged because she
    didn't kill her father.
[04:36] Kotoko
    That's why she came back as a ghost.
    To tell everyone the truth.
SIGN    Complaint
[04:41] Kotoko
    But is that truly everything?
[04:44] Kotoko
    Isn't her rage longing for something else?
[04:52] Saki
    This isn't a deduction.
[04:55] Kotoko
    Correct.
[04:55] Kotoko
    For the second solution, I am nothing
    more than a fiction writer.
[04:59] Kotoko
    The readers here support
    and believe in ghosts.
[05:03] Kotoko
    I'm going to solve this mystery and
    ritualistically make our ghost disappear.
[05:09] Kotoko
    Let's return to the beginning.
[05:11] Kotoko
    Why did Nanase Karin, an idol
    who only had a cult following,
SIGN    Murder Allegations Surface
    for a So-So Idol Suspected of Killing Her Own Father?!
SIGN    The idol with a flamethrower whose
    popularity exploded with her late-night drama!
[05:15] Kotoko
    face allegations of something as
    horrible as killing her father?
SIGN    It was thought that her motive was her father's life insurance.
    It was rumored that she didn't think very highly of her father, who was
    unemployed. We were able to get confirmation from a former employee
    at a talent agency.
[05:20] Kotoko
    Someone had plotted against her
    and forged these allegations.
[05:25] Kotoko
    Nanase Karin fell into a trap.
[05:28] Kotoko
    That's why she reappeared as a ghost.
[05:31] Kotoko
    Nanase Karin wants to protest against
[05:33] Kotoko
    the one who tricked her
    and drove her to suicide.
[05:38] Kotoko
    We have to take what we know and find
    out the truth behind the allegations.
[05:43] Kotoko
    Who was the first one to accuse
    her of killing her father?
[05:48] Kotoko
    What I'm about to say is a bit risky, but...
[05:52] Kotoko
    It's none other than the one who
    was killed, Nanase Karin's father.
[05:59] Kotoko
    Her father felt that she was going to kill him
[06:01] Kotoko
    and even left that in writing,
SIGN    I think Haruko is trying to kill me.
    I'm sure that by the time someone reads this,
    Haruko will have already killed me. I just know it.
[06:04] Kotoko
    and that was discovered after his death.
[06:06] Kotoko
    Could there be anything so convenient?
[06:09] Kotoko
    If Nanase Karin truly did push
    her father down the stairs
[06:12] Kotoko
    to make it seem like an accident,
[06:14] Kotoko
    she probably would've been worried about
    any handwritten notes or the like
[06:18] Kotoko
    and disposed of them immediately.
[06:20] Kotoko
    And it's hard to believe that
    she would actually murder him
[06:26] Kotoko
    while he was telling others
    that he was wary of her.
[06:29] Anon
    It was said that Nanase Karin managed to
[06:31] Anon
    dodge investigations
    because she was so smart.
[06:34] Anon
    But she made a lot of
    mistakes if that's the case.
[06:36] Anon
    Well, when you lay it all out like that,
    a lot of it seems unthinkable.
[06:40] Kotoko
    Correct.
[06:41] Kotoko
    Nanase Karin didn't kill her father.
[06:43] Kotoko
    She didn't even feel
    any malice toward him.
[06:45] Kotoko
    So why did her father feel like she did?
[06:49] Kotoko
    The one who lured Nanase Karin
    into a trap was her own father.
[06:54] Kotoko
    In order to ruin his daughter's success,
[06:56] Kotoko
    he killed himself in a way
    that would appear accidental
[06:59] Kotoko
    and made it so someone would
    find his handwritten thoughts
[07:02] Kotoko
    about his daughter's malice.
[07:04] Kotoko
    You know, this story could actually be true...
[07:08] Kotoko
    One can only imagine what
    their relationship was like.
[07:13] Kotoko
    There are reports that he quit working
[07:14] Kotoko
    because he wanted part of
    his daughter's earnings.
[07:16] (Flashback) Dad
    She's making a fool of me.
[07:20] (Flashback) Dad
    She's always rubbed her
    intelligence in my face.
[07:25] (Flashback) Friend
    She's your daughter.
[07:27] (Flashback) Friend
    How can you say such awful things
    about a nice girl like her? You're crazy.
[07:32] Kotoko
    It's probably true that her father
    was wary of their relationship.
[07:36] Kotoko
    He survived on his daughter's flashy job.
[07:40] Kotoko
    But he also developed a complex because of it.
[07:44] Kotoko
    He felt like he was suffering,
    but no one cared.
[07:47] Kotoko
    That's what caused him
    to resent his daughter.
SIGN    Haruko
[07:50] Kotoko
    If he couldn't achieve the same
    amount of success as his daughter,
[07:53] Kotoko
    he would commit suicide
    and drag her down with him.
[07:56] Kotoko
    That was the purpose of his death.
SIGN    I think Haruko is trying to kill me.
    I'm sure that by the time someone reads this,
    Haruko will have already killed me. I just know it.
[07:59] Kotoko
    It was his last show of pride.
[08:01] Kotoko
    And to that end, he left behind a time bomb:
[08:05] Kotoko
    his handwritten note.
[08:07] Kotoko
    And just like her father had planned,
    Nanase Karin was looked down upon.
[08:14] (Flashback) Reporter
    Nanase-san,
[08:16] (Flashback) Reporter
    what did your father
    really mean in his note?
[08:19] (Flashback) Karin
    I don't know anything!
    Sorry, I'm in a hurry.
[08:22] (Flashback) Reporter
    Hey, wait!
[08:23] (Flashback) Reporter
    I mean, the note that your father
    left behind was pretty clear!
[08:27] (Flashback) Reporter
    He said that you were going to kill him.
[08:29] (Flashback) Reporter
    Nanase-san!
[08:32] Kotoko
    That's what drove her into an
    accident that was near suicide.
[08:40] Kotoko
    That's how Nanase Karin died.
[08:45] Kotoko
    She died, and her soul moved
    on to the next world.
[08:52] Kotoko
    And then, she reunited with
    her father, who died before her,
[08:56] Kotoko
    and heard the truth from his own mouth.
[09:02] Saki
    "She heard the truth from his
    own mouth"?! Oh, come on!
[09:06] Kotoko
    Well, where else was she
    supposed to find out the truth?
[09:10] Kotoko
    After finding out her own father
    maliciously tried to ruin her,
[09:13] Kotoko
    she became filled with regret,
    and her soul could not fully move on.
[09:19] Kotoko
    That's why she came back to this world
[09:21] Kotoko
    and is trying to tell people the truth.
[09:25] Kotoko
    She wanted people to know the tragedy
[09:28] Kotoko
    that she did not kill her father,
    but it was her father who killed her.
[09:31] Kotoko
    That's why she's a ghost on a rampage.
[09:33] Kotoko
    Nanase Karin turned evil because
    of her father's betrayal.
[09:38] Kotoko
    She turned into an unsightly monster.
[09:42] Kotoko
    If we pity her,
[09:44] Kotoko
    remember how beautiful she once was,
    and wish for her soul to move on in peace,
[09:48] Kotoko
    Steel Lady Nanase will probably
    disappear from our nights.
[09:58] Kotoko
    The ones who can bring her peace are
    the ones who believe this story.
[10:02] Kotoko
    All of you must be the judges!
[10:04] Kotoko
    Nanase Karin, AKA Nanase Haruko...
[10:08] Kotoko
    Let us lay her soul to rest with our prayers!
SIGN    Anon
[10:15] Anon
    Poor Karin-chan!
SIGN    Nameless
[10:17] Anon
    That changes Steel Lady Nanase's image.
SIGN    Anonymous
[10:20] Anon
    I sorta understand how
    her dad felt, though.
[10:30] Saki
    They're so accepting of this,
    despite her talking about the afterlife...
[10:54] Saki
    Hey, I think she might
    actually be getting weaker.
[10:58] Kotoko
    I'm pretty sure Rikka-san didn't
    predict that we would switch over
[11:01] Kotoko
    from such an orthodox solution to
    the complete opposite so quickly.
[11:06] Kotoko
    I did try to convince people
    who want to believe in ghosts
[11:09] Kotoko
    that there was indeed a ghost.
[11:12] Kotoko
    That just meant they would
    support that even more.
[11:15] Kotoko
    I think Kuro-senpai had an easier
    time choosing that reality, too.
[11:19] Kotoko
    But this still doesn't ensure our victory.
[11:22] Anon
    I mean, I can totally see her own
    father setting a trap for her,
[11:26] Anon
    but you know...
[11:28] Anon
    Honestly, it just looks like she's
    wreaking havoc on the world.
[11:32] Anon
    She even killed a detective.
[11:40] Kotoko
    Rikka-san has started to
    regain control of the flow.
[11:43] Kotoko
    If Nanase Karin's ghost appeared more
    clearly and looked more spiteful,
[11:48] Kotoko
    we might've been able to conclude
    everything with the second solution.
[11:51] Kotoko
    Regrettably, the name of
    Steel Lady Nanase is going to
SIGN    Steel Lady Nanase
[11:54] Kotoko
    be a huge obstacle for us to overcome.
[11:56] Kotoko
    It's hard to believe that a
    ghost who had valid complaints
[11:59] Kotoko
    or requests would wreak so much havoc.
[12:03] Kotoko
    But Rikka-san wasn't able
    to completely deny my story.
[12:14] Kotoko
    If we're going to continue choosing a story
[12:18] Kotoko
    that more people across the Internet
    want and are likely to believe,
[12:22] Kotoko
    Rikka-san will have to accept
    at least part of my story,
[12:25] Kotoko
    since it's been persuasive.
[12:28] Kotoko
    Besides, everyone looks forward
    to the minority with a disadvantage
[12:32] Kotoko
    completely turning the tables on the
    majority with a clear advantage.
[12:41] Kotoko
    Now, on to...
[12:43] Kotoko
    our third solution.
SIGN    Dueling Fictions
[12:58] Kotoko
    Let's formulate another hypothesis.
[13:01] Kotoko
    Steel Lady Nanase is not a spectre.
[13:03] Kotoko
    She is a fake ghost created
    by a living human being,
[13:07] Kotoko
    and the one who killed Detective
    Terada is also human.
[13:11] Kotoko
    Because Steel Lady Nanase
    is not Nanase Karin,
[13:14] Kotoko
    its appearance and her
    death don't match up.
SIGN    Steel Lady Nanase Investigation Headquarters
[13:19] Kotoko
    I'd like to revisit Nanase Karin's death.
[13:24] Kotoko
    There are still some inconsistencies
    about her death.
SIGN    Nanase Karin
    (Haruko)
SIGN    Dead
[13:28] Kotoko
    There are those who say that
    didn't sound like a way she'd go.
SIGN    Accidental
    Death
SIGN    An accidental death
    that seemed like suicide
[13:32] Kotoko
    She definitely felt trapped.
[13:34] Kotoko
    She had lost her hard-earned place
    in the entertainment business,
[13:37] Kotoko
    and a comeback was proving difficult.
[13:39] Kotoko
    On top of that, she was
    accused of killing her father.
[13:42] Kotoko
    And if those accusations stemmed from
    her own father's handwritten notes,
[13:45] Kotoko
    then her whole life had
    basically been shattered.
[13:50] Kotoko
    The motives for a suicide are all there.
[13:52] Kotoko
    But her own older sister is expressing
    doubts about her suicide.
SIGN    Nanase Karin
    (Haruko)
SIGN    Dead
SIGN    Nanase Karin
    (Haruko)
SIGN    Dead
SIGN    Older Sister
SIGN    Anon
[13:58] Anon
    I heard the interview.
[14:00] Anon
    She said she didn't think that was
    enough to actually get to her sister,
[14:03] Anon
    and that she wouldn't willfully
    die such a gruesome death.
[14:07] Kotoko
    When a family member commits suicide,
[14:09] Kotoko
    there are times when the remaining
    family members can't readily accept it.
[14:14] Kotoko
    If part of the reason for that suicide
    is another family member,
[14:17] Kotoko
    they tend to shift the blame to someone
    else so they won't be suspected.
[14:22] Kotoko
    But her sister made statements
    to the police and others
[14:25] Kotoko
    that just made them suspect her more.
SIGN    Morgue
[14:28] Kotoko
    Would she have said all that
    just to shift the blame?
[14:35] Kotoko
    Her sister had doubts
    from the very beginning.
[14:38] Kotoko
    Did Nanase Karin,
    AKA Nanase Haruko, truly die?
[14:43] Kotoko
    Couldn't it have been someone else
    that was crushed by the steel beam?
[14:48] Anon
    A double?
[14:49] Anon
    A double is a given when you
    have a corpse without a face.
[14:52] Kotoko
    Of course, they took the proper
    steps to identify the corpse.
[14:56] Kotoko
    Her clothes, her blood type,
    her fingerprints,
[14:59] Kotoko
    her physical appearance...
[15:00] Kotoko
    But how trustworthy is any of that?
[15:04] Kotoko
    Clothes can be changed.
[15:06] Kotoko
    It's not like she had ever been
    fingerprinted by the police prior.
[15:10] Kotoko
    You could always switch out
[15:11] Kotoko
    the personal belongings in her
    room with someone else's.
[15:15] Kotoko
    Her teeth were smashed to
    pieces along with her face.
[15:17] Kotoko
    There are plenty of other people
    who have her blood type.
[15:20] Kotoko
    You can't dismiss the possibility that
    she'd been switched with someone else.
[15:25] Kotoko
    Which means it's theoretically
    possible to have a double.
[15:28] Kotoko
    Despite the fact that
    her face was smashed in,
[15:30] Kotoko
    if the police conclude that a double
    wasn't possible, it'd be a success.
SIGN    Nameless
[15:35] Anon
    But realistically speaking, switching
    the bodies out would've been impossible.
[15:38] Kotoko
    Reality doesn't matter.
SIGN    Older Sister
[15:40] Kotoko
    What's important is that
    Nanase Karin's older sister
SIGN    Doubt
[15:43] Kotoko
    actually had suspicions that this
    corpse could've been someone else.
SIGN    Nanase Karin
    (Haruko)
SIGN    Older Sister
SIGN    Doubt
SIGN    Dead
SIGN    Accidental Death
SIGN    An accidental death
    that seemed like suicide
[15:48] Kotoko
    Her younger sister died in
    a very uncharacteristic way.
[15:52] Kotoko
    Her sassy little sister, who was smart and
    on the road to becoming a popular idol.
[15:56] Kotoko
    There's no way she'd die like that.
[15:59] Kotoko
    Of course she'd think that way.
[16:01] Kotoko
    Or rather...
[16:02] Kotoko
    The more spite you might've had yourself,
[16:05] Kotoko
    the more likely you are to suspect
    someone else doing the same.
[16:08] Kotoko
    So who was the one who leaked her
    father's handwritten note to the media?
[16:12] Kotoko
    The only probable answer is
    Nanase Karin's older sister.
[16:16] Kotoko
    Was Hatsumi actually fond
    of her little sister?
[16:20] Kotoko
    Surely, she was always unfairly
    compared to her glorious little sister.
[16:26] Kotoko
    The sisters probably
    were not on good terms.
[16:30] Kotoko
    When the allegations came out that
    Nanase Karin may have killed her father,
SIGN    Steel Lady Nanase Investigation Headquarters
[16:33] Kotoko
    her sister never made any
    statements to defend her.
SIGN    Older Sister
SIGN    Handwritten
    note
SIGN    Dad
SIGN    Publisher
SIGN    Doubt
SIGN    Dead
SIGN    Accidental Death
SIGN    An accidental death
    that seemed like suicide
SIGN    Nanase Karin
    (Haruko)
[16:37] Kotoko
    She didn't even try to criticize the media
[16:39] Kotoko
    that had driven her sister to suicide.
[16:41] Kotoko
    Hatsumi sent the media that note to get
[16:44] Kotoko
    a bit of revenge against her sister.
[16:47] Kotoko
    But what resulted from her sending the note
    probably far exceeded her expectations.
[16:52] Kotoko
    That's why...
[16:56] (Flashback) Hatsumi
    There's no way Haruko would die so easily...
[17:00] (Flashback) Hatsumi
    Isn't it possible she was
    killed by someone else?!
[17:05] Hatsumi
    Someone else?
[17:07] Hatsumi
    This body must be... someone else's...
[17:12] Kotoko
    She wondered if her sister had faked her
    death so she could get revenge on her.
[17:16] Kotoko
    Realistically, switching out the bodies
    would've been a difficult feat.
[17:21] Kotoko
    But it's also not impossible.
[17:23] Kotoko
    To Hatsumi, it seemed very likely that
    her sister would do something like that.
[17:29] Kotoko
    She seemed to Hatsumi to
    be the type that would try
[17:33] Kotoko
    to get revenge if she found out that
    someone had put her through all that.
[17:36] Hatsumi
    I'm probably going to be
    killed like that, too...
[17:39] Hatsumi
    Haruko would totally do that.
[17:44] Hatsumi
    No...
[17:45] (Flashback) Hatsumi
    No, no, no!
[17:47] (Flashback) Hatsumi
    Haruko is alive!
[17:50] Kotoko
    Those who are presumed dead
[17:52] Kotoko
    are invincible avengers that
    no one would ever expect.
[17:55] Kotoko
    Hatsumi was in fear.
[18:09] Kotoko
    She was so terrified of the
    shadow of her younger sister,
[18:12] Kotoko
    who was actually dead,
    that it started affecting her daily life.
[18:15] Kotoko
    So what she needed was a
    lie like Steel Lady Nanase.
[18:19] Anon
    Huh?
[18:21] Anon
    I don't get it.
[18:21] Kotoko
    Let's say there's someone who cares deeply
[18:24] Kotoko
    for Hatsumi and was trying to help her out.
[18:26] (Flashback) ? Man
    Haruko-chan died. Hatsumi needs to
    accept that, or she's going to break.
[18:34] (Flashback) ? Man
    This is the only way to help Hatsumi.
[18:37] (Flashback) ? Man
    I just have to prove that Haruko-chan's dead!
SIGN    Me and My Flamethrower
SIGN    Fiery Youth! The Girl Who Breathes Fire!
[18:39] (Flashback) ? Man
    I just need to make Nanase
    Karin's ghost appear!
[18:43] (Flashback) Girl A
    So then, I said...
[18:45] Kotoko
    He took on Steel Lady Nanase's form
    and started attacking people at night
[18:46] (Flashback) Girl B
    What is that?
[18:49] Kotoko
    to fake the existence of this ghost,
    and tried to spread rumors about it.
SIGN    Older Sister
SIGN    Wants to help
SIGN    Transforms
SIGN    Steel
    Lady
    Nanase
[18:55] Kotoko
    Most people wouldn't exactly feel at ease
[18:58] Kotoko
    if the ghost of a family member appeared,
[19:01] Kotoko
    but in Hatsumi's case,
    it was for the better.
[19:04] Anon
    So who would be the
    suspect in that case?
[19:07] Anon
    Hatsumi's boyfriend?
[19:08] Kotoko
    The chances of that are low.
[19:10] Kotoko
    There's no way she wouldn't
    have noticed her boyfriend
[19:13] Kotoko
    doing strange things at night.
[19:15] Kotoko
    The suspect had time on their hands and
    would do anything it took for Hatsumi.
[19:21] Kotoko
    We can assume it was someone who was
    single and had deviant tendencies.
[19:26] Kotoko
    The suspect created a ghost named
    Steel Lady Nanase that never existed,
[19:30] Kotoko
    all of the sake of Nanase Karin's older sister,
[19:32] Kotoko
    then killed Detective Terada,
    whom he randomly encountered.
[19:36] Kotoko
    The suspect felt cornered after going
    so far as to murder someone for Hatsumi,
[19:40] Kotoko
    and might've wanted to further their
    relationship, going as far as to harm her.
[19:48] Kotoko
    Steel Lady Nanase isn't a spectre.
[19:50] Kotoko
    We need to find this degenerate quickly
[19:54] Kotoko
    and confirm that everyone
    involved in this is safe.
[20:06] Saki
    Are you all right?
[20:07] Kotoko
    I know how to pace myself.
[20:10] Saki
    Your third solution was effective.
SIGN    <610> Name: kuebiko 09/05 00:03 ID.Mmimn43
    Steel Lady Nanase isn't a spectre
    
    <611> Name: Anonymous 09/05 00:04 ID.lpiekog
    Then they might've already made contact with the sister
    
    <612> Name: Anonymous 09/05 00:04 ID.kzyji6
     It's almost been a full day since Detective Terada died
    
    <613> Name: kuebiko 09/05 00:05 ID.Mmimn43
     We need to find this degenerate quickly and confirm that
    everyone involved in this is safe
    
    <614> Name: Anonymous 09/05 00:06 ID.kbxuew
    A guy might've been strong enough to kill the detective
[20:12] Saki
    Even if they're just here for laughs,
    there are a lot of people supporting it.
SIGN    <615> Name: Anonymous 09/05 00:06 ID.laswer1
    But considering no one realized he was crossdressing, he'd have to be skinny, too. Would he have been able to kill the detective?
    
     <616> Name: Anonymous 09/05 00:06 ID.dfh5jyt
    That might be why the crossdresser caught his eye
    
     <617> Name: Anonymous 09/05 00:08 ID.bbv71rts
     I mean, her sister's hot, too, so I can't blame them for falling for her
    
     <618> Name: Anonymous 09/05 00:08 ID.qrtv54ud
     Couldn't they have used that energy for something else?
    
     <619> Name: Anonymous 09/05 00:08 ID.at2iop
    There are skinny guys who are super strong, so it's totally possible
SIGN    <620> Name: Anonymous 09/05 00:08 ID.y4j67xwqyt
     So that guy is basically a stalker
    
     <621> Name: Anonymous 09/05 00:08 ID.hutyui8k
     It'll take a few days to figure out who this guy is, so I'm worried about the sister
    
     <622> Name: Anonymous 09/05 00:09 ID.hv7ccw
     We should get the sister a bodyguard, stat
    
     <623> Name: Anonymous 09/05 00:09 ID.kgqeon
    If it's someone close to them and she just doesn't know, she's in real trouble
[20:25] Kotoko
    If that's the case, Steel Lady Nanase
    doesn't seem to be getting much weaker.
SIGN    If he's that serious about her, she probably won't be able to run away
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/05 00:09 ID.uhjllr01
    The suspect needs to be arrested immediately
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/05 00:09 ID.6glpoqa
    There's a huge hole in that last explanation.
SIGN    Anon
[20:39] Anon (Rikka)
    You said that the suspect
    made up Steel Lady Nanase
[20:43] Anon (Rikka)
    in order to calm Hatsumi's heart,
[20:46] Anon (Rikka)
    but that doesn't make sense.
[20:48] Anon (Rikka)
    Hatsumi was afraid her
    sister would want revenge.
[20:51] Anon (Rikka)
    In order to calm her down, Steel Lady
    Nanase's persona would have to be milder.
[20:57] Anon (Rikka)
    And yet, if Steel Lady
    Nanase has a tendency
[21:00] Anon (Rikka)
    to swing around a steel
    beam and assault people...
[21:02] Anon (Rikka)
    Even if her living sister didn't
    come back to get revenge,
[21:05] Anon (Rikka)
    wouldn't she think that her sister's
    ghost was going to attack her?
[21:12] Anon (Rikka)
    Not to mention, now that
    he's committed a murder,
[21:14] Anon (Rikka)
    her fear would be at its max.
[21:16] Anon (Rikka)
    He'd be tearing Hatsumi's psyche apart.
[21:21] Anon (Rikka)
    Therefore...
[21:22] Anon (Rikka)
    The suspect's motive doesn't match up.
[21:27] Anon (Rikka)
    If the motive falls apart,
    that means the solution also falls apart.
[21:44] Anon
    Totally. That solution doesn't work.
[21:47] Anon
    Really?
[21:48] Anon
    There's no guarantee that the suspect
    wouldn't do anything contradictory.
[21:51] Anon
    I mean, it's possible,
[21:54] Anon
    but if that solution's possible,
    that means any other solution is possible, too.
[21:56] Anon
    The suspect's a bit messed up in the head,
    and they're somewhat extreme, right?
[21:57] Anon
    Maybe they thought about creating this
    ghost hoax, but it just backfired?
[21:59] Anon
    Actually, if the suspect just
    did things that made no sense,
[22:01] Anon
    we wouldn't be able to
    deduce their actions.
SIGN    To Be Continued
SIGN    Preview
[23:48] Kotoko
    Steel Lady Nanase is not a ghost.
[23:50] Kotoko
    The fourth solution should make
    her very existence disappear.
[23:55] Kotoko
    Next time, "The Ultimate Fiction."