E3 - The Rumors of the Steel Lady

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[00:00] Serpent
    My lady!
[00:01] Serpent
    So what is the real reason the suspect
    threw the corpse into this swamp?
[00:06] Kotoko
    It was so the suspect, Tanio Aoi,
[00:08] Kotoko
    could have the police find something
    that she was looking for.
[00:13] Kotoko
    She had previously tossed
    something away in this swamp,
[00:16] Kotoko
    and after murdering Yoshihara Hiroo,
[00:17] Kotoko
    she figured she should retrieve it.
[00:20] Kotoko
    But it was quite impossible for her to find
[00:23] Kotoko
    what she had thrown into
    this swamp all on her own.
[00:26] Kotoko
    That's why she decided
    to get the police to help.
[00:29] Kotoko
    If she told them she had dumped
    the murder weapon here,
[00:32] Kotoko
    there's a good chance the police
    would've searched the swamp.
[00:35] Serpent
    Then what about the thing she whispered?
[00:38] Kotoko
    It wasn't a dead body she wanted them to find.
[00:40] Kotoko
    It was something she had
    tossed into the swamp before.
[00:43] Kotoko
    Though she tossed it in quite a while ago,
[00:45] Kotoko
    so there was no guarantee that it'd be found.
[00:48] Kotoko
    That's why she couldn't stop
    herself from whispering a prayer.
[00:53] (Flashback) Aoi
    I really hope they find you.
[00:58] Kotoko
    That was the whisper that you heard.
[02:32] Serpent
    Then she didn't need to
    go through the trouble
[02:34] Serpent
    of bringing the corpse here.
[02:36] Serpent
    She could have just said
    the murder weapon was here.
[02:39] Kotoko
    But that brings up some inconsistencies.
[02:43] Kotoko
    To carry out her plan,
    Tanio Aoi needed the police
[02:45] Kotoko
    to find out about the incident,
[02:47] Kotoko
    believe that she was the
    culprit and arrest her,
[02:49] Kotoko
    and hear her confess that she threw
    the murder weapon into the swamp.
[02:53] Kotoko
    So first, how would she get the police
    to find out about the incident?
[02:57] Kuro
    They'd have to find the body.
[03:00] Kotoko
    Precisely, Kuro-san!
[03:02] Kotoko
    And how would she go about doing that?
[03:05] Serpent
    Well...
[03:06] Kotoko
    Should she confess immediately?
    Of course not.
[03:09] Kotoko
    The fact that she threw
    the weapon into the swamp
[03:11] Kotoko
    would mean she was trying
    to conceal the crime.
[03:13] Kuro
    And a suspect like that wouldn't
    admit to their crimes.
[03:16] Kotoko
    Exactly.
[03:17] Kotoko
    Many hikers come through here,
[03:19] Kotoko
    so the body would've been discovered quickly.
[03:21] Kotoko
    And she mentioned during her interrogation
[03:23] Kotoko
    that she wanted the giant
    serpent to eat the body.
[03:25] Kotoko
    That should cause the police to question
    her sanity and work even harder
[03:30] Kotoko
    on the investigation to discover the truth.
[03:32] Serpent
    So what is that woman trying
    to get them to find?
[03:36] Serpent
    What do you believe she threw
    into the swamp long ago?
[03:39] Kotoko
    I'm sure it was something that had to do with
[03:42] Kotoko
    her former boyfriend, Machii Yoshikazu-san.
[03:45] Kotoko
    I'm sure she must have resented him
    after the incident five years ago.
[03:49] Kotoko
    But this was all set up by Yoshihara Hiroo.
[03:52] Kotoko
    She found out her boyfriend was innocent.
[03:54] Kotoko
    It can be presumed that
[03:56] Kotoko
    Tanio Aoi very much regretted
    the fact that she doubted him.
[03:59] Serpent
    I see. It makes sense that she would
    want to get rid of any reminders
[04:03] Serpent
    of the man who betrayed her.
[04:05] Serpent
    But now, she was trying to retrieve it.
[04:07] Serpent
    Isn't this all rather dramatic just to
    reclaim a single item she had lost?
[04:13] Kotoko
    Absolutely.
[04:14] Kotoko
    After the incident with her boyfriend,
[04:17] Kotoko
    she had returned home from
    living alone in the city.
[04:20] Kotoko
    She probably got rid of most items related
    to her boyfriend during her move.
[04:25] Kotoko
    Even if she had kept a couple
    of pictures and presents,
[04:28] Kotoko
    she could have just thrown them
    in the trash or burned them.
[04:31] Serpent
    Then what are you saying that
    she threw into the swamp?
[04:40] Kotoko
    Well...
[04:42] Kotoko
    Perhaps it was a baby she
    had with her boyfriend.
[04:49] Kotoko
    Shortly after her boyfriend's death and
    subsequently moving back home,
[04:53] Kotoko
    Aoi realized that she
    was pregnant with his child.
[04:55] Kotoko
    Because she didn't know
    the truth at the time,
[04:57] Kotoko
    she saw it as the child of
    the man who betrayed her.
[05:00] Kotoko
    Despite the child being blameless,
[05:02] Kotoko
    she likely still wondered
    what she should do.
[05:05] Kotoko
    But then, one day,
[05:07] Kotoko
    she ended up having a miscarriage at home,
[05:10] Kotoko
    and the corpse of the fetus
    ended up in her hands.
[05:14] Kotoko
    I'm sure she was troubled
    over how to dispose of it.
[05:17] Kotoko
    Unable to tell anyone about it,
    she dealt with it all alone.
[05:21] Kotoko
    And then, last month, she found out
    the truth about her boyfriend's death
[05:26] Kotoko
    and regretted her actions even further.
[05:29] Kotoko
    She figured she should probably
[05:31] Kotoko
    try to find the fetus and
    give it a proper burial.
[05:34] Kotoko
    That's why she thought up the plan
    to have the police search the swamp.
[05:38] Serpent
    So you're saying that that woman's
    dead infant would eventually be found?
[05:43] Kotoko
    I doubt that it will.
[05:46] Kotoko
    You just said yourself
[05:48] Kotoko
    that you regularly have this swamp cleaned.
[05:53] Kotoko
    It's most likely that her baby sank
    into the swamp about four years ago.
[05:57] Kotoko
    So the mountain ayakashi
    probably pulled it out long ago.
[06:02] Kotoko
    Tanio Aoi tossed a tiny
    corpse into the swamp.
[06:07] Kotoko
    I'm sure she came up these mountains
    alone one night so she wouldn't be found.
[06:11] Kotoko
    That's what made her think to dispose
    of the man's body at night the same way.
[06:16] Kotoko
    By throwing that corpse into the swamp,
[06:18] Kotoko
    she wanted to retrieve the precious
    little corpse she had lost.
[06:25] Kotoko
    This explanation doesn't
    contradict anything you said
[06:27] Kotoko
    and seems the most plausible.
[06:33] Serpent
    Humans truly think up and
    commit such horrendous acts.
[06:37] Kotoko
    Indeed, they do.
[06:38] Serpent
    I'd say you're also slightly
    terrifying, my lady,
[06:41] Serpent
    but there's something even more...
[06:45] Serpent
    Oh, how simply frightful!
SIGN    Beware of mountain fires
[06:50] Kuro
    Was that deduction really true?
[06:52] Kuro
    A dead baby? Really?
[06:54] Kotoko
    What I do know is that everything
    Tanio Aoi told the police was not a lie,
[06:59] Kotoko
    and apparently, she really did want
    the Guardian to eat the corpse.
[07:04] Kotoko
    Before meeting with the Guardian,
[07:05] Kotoko
    I had a ghost visit Tanio Aoi
    in her holding cell...
[07:10] (Flashback) Aoi
    Did the serpent not find the body?
[07:13] Kotoko
    And the ghost heard her say that.
[07:16] Kuro
    So you knew that and lined
    up one lie after another.
[07:19] Kotoko
    Indeed, I did.
[07:21] Kotoko
    Even still, my explanation made
    sense and seemed reasonable.
[07:26] Kotoko
    But there's no guarantee that
    the suspect would act rationally.
[07:32] Kotoko
    The Guardian had said that if she
    wanted them to eat the corpse,
[07:36] Kotoko
    she would've just said so.
[07:37] Kotoko
    But for her, nothing would start
    until they found the body,
[07:41] Kotoko
    which is why she whispered that.
[07:43] Kotoko
    I believe that's quite possible.
[07:47] Kotoko
    This may be going too far, but there is
    also the possibility that the Guardian
[07:51] Kotoko
    misheard what she whispered.
[07:53] Kotoko
    That would completely destroy
    the original premise.
[07:57] Kuro
    And a great yokai who's
    renowned as the Guardian
[08:00] Kuro
    would never admit to mishearing someone.
[08:02] Kotoko
    Correct. That's why I used some of my wisdom.
[08:06] Kuro
    I think I understand your true powers now.
[08:09] Kuro
    But still, you should be more cautious
    about the danger you put yourself in.
[08:13] Kotoko
    And I wouldn't have to worry about that
    if you would just stay by my side...
[08:18] Kuro
    You never mentioned helping you
[08:20] Kuro
    exterminate yokai as a condition
    for going out with you.
[08:22] Kotoko
    So you admit that we're dating, then.
[08:26] Kuro
    I did not.
SIGN    The Rumors of the Steel Lady
SIGN    Two years later
[08:50] Youth A
    So, yeah. The new girl at work is super cute.
[08:54] Youth A
    Also, they were pretty huge.
[08:57] Youth A
    What? What am I talking about?
[09:00] Youth A
    Her boobs...
[09:01] Youth A
    are huge...
[09:16] Terada
    Hey, Yumihara.
[09:17] Saki
    Yes?
[09:18] Terada
    The other day, when I
    invited you out for yakiniku,
[09:21] Terada
    you declined, saying that eating beef
[09:23] Terada
    reminds you of an ex-boyfriend
    you had a nasty falling-out with
[09:27] Terada
    and makes you feel sick.
[09:28] Terada
    So why are you eating the
    kalbi lunch right now?
[09:31] Saki
    I realized I shouldn't let
    the past hold me back,
[09:34] Saki
    so I'm doing everything I can to get over it.
[09:37] Terada
    I see...
[09:38] Terada
    Well, when you get over it, let me know.
[09:40] Terada
    I'll invite you out for yakiniku again.
[09:42] Terada
    By the way, you handled
[09:43] Terada
    the report for the accident by
    Makuragawa River three days ago, right?
[09:45] Saki
    Yes.
[09:47] Terada
    The report says the young man
[09:48] Terada
    thought he saw a puppy
    jump out in front of him,
[09:50] Terada
    so he panicked drove through
    the guardrail into the river.
[09:54] Terada
    But I heard he had a different story at first.
[09:57] Saki
    That statement was taken when
    he had just been pulled
[10:00] Saki
    out of the river in a hysterical state.
[10:02] Saki
    Once he calmed down, he confirmed
    that was not actually the case.
[10:06] Terada
    So it's true that this
    college student initially said...
[10:10] Terada
    that a girl wielding a steel
    beam about two meters long,
[10:12] Terada
    who was wearing a flashy, frilly
    red and black dress
[10:16] Terada
    and a huge bow in her hair,
    but who somehow had no face,
[10:19] Terada
    suddenly appeared in front of his car,
    so he panicked and swerved off the road.
[10:24] Terada
    He did say that?
[10:26] Saki
    Yes.
[10:27] Terada
    Then why did you use the
    statement regarding the puppy?
[10:30] Saki
    Because it doesn't matter if it was
    a puppy or a ghost that popped out.
[10:33] Terada
    They're pretty different...
[10:35] Saki
    Terada-san...
[10:37] Saki
    Are you looking for Steel Lady Nanase?
[10:40] (Flashback) Saki
    Steel Lady Nanase?
[10:42] (Flashback) Cop A
    You've never heard of her?
[10:43] (Flashback) Cop A
    Then have you heard of Nanase Karin?
[10:45] (Flashback) Saki
    Oh, isn't she...
[10:47] (Flashback) Saki
    the idol who died at the
    beginning of this year?
[10:49] (Flashback) Saki
    I remember hearing the media was abuzz
    over her due to some unsavory rumors.
[10:53] (Flashback) Cop A
    Yup.
[10:54] (Flashback) Cop A
    And to get away from the media,
[10:56] (Flashback) Cop A
    she holed up in a hotel
    here in Makurazaka City,
[10:59] (Flashback) Cop A
    but then she died when a steel beam
    from a nearby construction site fell on her.
SIGN    Warning
[11:03] (Flashback) Cop A
    I heard she had a huge rack.
[11:05] (Flashback) Cop A
    But there are rumors
    swirling about her again.
[11:08] (Flashback) Saki
    What? Like it was suicide after all?
[11:10] (Flashback) Cop A
    No...
[11:12] (Flashback) Cop A
    It seems...
[11:13] (Flashback) Cop A
    she appears every night in Makurazaka City.
[11:17] (Flashback) Cop A
    She's even wearing her outfit
    from when she was an idol,
[11:19] (Flashback) Cop A
    and wielding the steel beam that crushed her...
[11:22] (Flashback) Cop A
    The faceless ghost of Nanase Karin.
[11:25] Terada
    And what do you think about all that?
[11:27] Saki
    I decided it wasn't the best idea to leave
    any stories about a ghost in writing.
[11:31] Terada
    That's not the point I'm talking about.
[11:33] Terada
    I want to know how you feel about this.
[11:36] Terada
    Do you really think a ghost or monster
[11:39] Terada
    named "Steel Lady Nanase" is really out there?
[11:43] Saki
    The college student's terrified face,
[11:45] Saki
    the tire tracks and the guardrail
    that was busted through,
[11:49] Saki
    and...
[11:52] Saki
    that eerie feeling I felt lingering in
    the air there... they were all real.
[11:57] Saki
    I do believe that the college
    student really saw something
[12:00] Saki
    that shouldn't have been there.
[12:04] Terada
    Police boxes around the city have
    had people claiming that they saw
[12:09] Terada
    or were nearly attacked by someone
    resembling Steel Lady Nanase.
[12:13] Saki
    They're actually reporting it at police boxes?
[12:15] Terada
    The police there are shrugging it off by
    saying they were all just seeing things,
[12:20] Terada
    but ever since the middle of last month,
[12:22] Terada
    cases involving random attacks
[12:24] Terada
    and assault attempts have been
    on the rise throughout the city.
[12:27] Saki
    Terada-san.
[12:29] Saki
    Do you honestly believe
    that Steel Lady Nanase
[12:31] Saki
    actually exists and is attacking people?
[12:36] Terada
    Hey, come on, now.
    Don't make me sound crazy.
[12:40] Terada
    Of course I don't believe in ghosts.
[12:42] Terada
    I'm sure this is the work of the living.
[12:46] Saki
    If someone is truly appearing in
    various locations dressed like that,
[12:50] Saki
    it seems like a lot of trouble for a mere
    prankster or kidnapper to go through.
[12:54] Terada
    That's the part that bugs me, too.
[12:56] Terada
    If it's necessary at all to
    go through all that trouble,
[12:59] Terada
    there must be a significant reason
    or objective behind this.
[13:04] Terada
    Something that's not just a
    prank, but an actual crime.
[13:07] Terada
    These reports started happening within
    the city over the past two weeks.
SIGN    Do not use
    these relationship sites!
SIGN    It could even be this man!!
SIGN    We're waiting for your help to protect this city Looking for police officers
SIGN    Let's all protect
    this city together
[13:12] Terada
    We started seeing more information
    on the Internet around then, too.
SIGN    An accident occurred in which a college student crashed
    into the guardrail and plunged into the river.
[13:16] Terada
    They've had from when the rumors started
    spreading until two weeks ago to prepare.
[13:20] Terada
    And more recently, they finally
    started making their move.
[13:25] Terada
    It looks bad for a police officer
    to take rumors like this seriously.
[13:31] Terada
    But there's definitely something.
[13:33] Terada
    Right now, the suburbs are a
    hotbed for organized crime.
[13:37] Terada
    Meaning someone should
    definitely keep an eye out.
[13:41] Saki
    Terada-san believes the
    emergence of Steel Lady Nanase
[13:43] Saki
    is foreshadowing a much bigger crime.
[13:46] Saki
    But...
[13:47] Saki
    Steel Lady Nanase is definitely real.
[13:50] Saki
    She's a real ghost that has nothing
    to do with some other crime or plot.
[13:54] Saki
    No matter what may happen in the future,
[13:56] Saki
    the police won't be able to deal with her.
[13:59] Terada
    It'd be great if you'd be willing to help out.
[14:02] Saki
    Terada-san.
[14:03] Saki
    Please just remember this.
[14:06] Saki
    There is a possibility that yokai and
    ghosts actually exist in this world.
[14:12] Terada
    Really, Yumihara?
    You believe in stuff like that?
[14:16] Saki
    I haven't seen any ghosts,
[14:18] Saki
    but I have seen yokai before.
[14:21] Terada
    What are you talking about?
[14:23] Saki
    If you don't believe it's possible
    that there are beings
[14:26] Saki
    that surpass all logic and
    reasoning in this world,
[14:28] Saki
    you're going to be blindsided one day.
[14:30] Terada
    Right...
[14:32] Saki
    I'm sure there's no point
    in saying any of this.
[14:36] Saki
    Because I didn't believe that was the case,
[14:38] Saki
    I ended up having to break up with my ex.
[14:41] Terada
    Oh, uh... So was your ex a yokai or a ghost?
[14:58] Saki
    Excuse me.
[14:59] Terada
    Hey, Yumihara!
[15:10] Terada
    I guess you really do feel
    sick after eating meat.
[15:14] Terada
    Want me to bring you some water?
[15:16] Saki
    No, I'm fine, thank you.
[15:18] Saki
    As I was saying, Terada-san,
[15:20] Saki
    there are beings that surpass
    our logic and reasoning.
[15:23] Saki
    Please, just be careful.
[15:25] Terada
    All right, I got it.
[15:27] Terada
    At least, I get the fact that you
    were in a complicated relationship.
[15:31] Saki
    Um... It just ended up complicated.
[15:36] Terada
    Well, see you later. I'm counting on you.
[15:46] (Flashback) Saki
    Kuro-kun!
[15:53] (Flashback) Kappa
    Humans are so terrifying...
[15:55] (Flashback) Kappa
    You will consume anything and are
    willing to mix with anything.
[15:59] (Flashback) Kappa
    They create monsters like you...
[16:02] (Flashback) Kappa
    How terrifying!
[16:11] Saki
    That monster happened to be my fiancé,
[16:14] Saki
    and there'd come a day when I'd seriously
    have to consider how I could stay with him.
[16:17] (Flashback) Saki
    Kuro-kun?
[16:21] (Flashback) Kuro
    Saki-san.
[16:24] Saki
    How could I ever have imagined it?
[16:29] Saki
    Ever since that day,
[16:30] Saki
    the world that I once
    believed in became warped,
[16:33] Saki
    and the more I lived my life in fear,
[16:36] Saki
    the more I sensed the presence
    of those creatures.
[16:40] Saki
    I wonder how long this life of gloom
    and doom is going to continue.
[16:45] Saki
    Even this hill that I climb
    every day makes me worry.
[16:51] Kotoko
    Whoa... Whoa, whoa, whoa!
[16:58] Saki
    A girl?
[17:04] Saki
    Are you all right?
[17:05] Kotoko
    Yes.
[17:06] Kotoko
    This is nothing compared to being deflowered.
[17:08] Saki
    Why in the world would you bring up such
    a graphic example at a time like this?!
[17:12] Kotoko
    Well, I mean...
[17:13] Kotoko
    It was the most painful experience
    of my life. Can you blame me?
[17:19] Kotoko
    Upsy-daisy.
[17:21] Saki
    Kids these days sure come
    up with some bizarre jokes.
[17:24] Saki
    Is she actually a child?
    Wait, just how old is she?
[17:28] Kotoko
    I'm not sure who you are,
    but thank you very much.
[17:32] Saki
    She's rather petite and cute.
[17:34] Saki
    But...
[17:36] Saki
    What's this strange
    presence I sense from her?
[17:39] Kotoko
    I realize that you were kind
    enough to save me,
[17:42] Kotoko
    but please take my advice and run away.
[17:45] Saki
    From what?
[18:00] Saki
    Steel Lady... Nanase!
[18:02] Kotoko
    Please, run away.
[18:03] Kotoko
    Your eyes aren't playing tricks on you.
[18:06] Kotoko
    She's exactly what she seems to be.
[18:08] Kotoko
    A creature that's often referred
    to as a spirit, monster, or yokai.
[18:11] Saki
    I know... That presence is real.
[18:15] Kotoko
    Those giant boobs are real, too.
[18:17] Saki
    Is that really relevant right now?!
[18:22] Saki
    Enough.
[18:24] Saki
    I'm done with this.
[18:29] Saki
    I ran away from the kappa,
    ran away from Kuro-kun...
[18:32] Saki
    And I'm living a life of
    depression because of it.
[18:35] Saki
    I'm sick of letting these things rule my life!
[18:39] Saki
    All this absurdity...
[18:42] Saki
    I'm going to be done with it tonight!
[18:58] Saki
    This is...
[19:00] Saki
    illogical.
[19:01] Kotoko
    This is why I told you to run away!
[19:31] Kotoko
    Whoa, whoa...
[19:57] Kotoko
    She fled...
[19:59] Kotoko
    I won't be able to defeat that
    thing with brute force, though.
[20:05] Saki
    I don't know what's going on.
[20:06] Saki
    She just kicked a ghost.
[20:09] Saki
    Who in the world is she?
[20:11] Saki
    Wait, is she not human, either?
[20:14] Kotoko
    Have no fear. It's a prosthetic.
[20:17] Kotoko
    It's built to come off
    if it gets overburdened.
[20:20] Kotoko
    Because if it doesn't come off,
    I could harm myself even more.
[20:24] Saki
    Why were you able to touch
    that thing when I wasn't?
[20:29] Saki
    Are you like a yokai, as well?
[20:31] Kotoko
    Oh... No.
[20:33] Kotoko
    I'm somewhere in between...
[20:38] Kotoko
    I don't know who you are,
    and I see that you're a brave soul,
[20:41] Kotoko
    but please forget everything you saw today.
[20:43] Kotoko
    I'll take care of Steel Lady
    Nanase in the very near future.
[20:47] Kotoko
    That's the reason I'm here.
[20:50] Kotoko
    I'd rather not get the police involved,
[20:52] Kotoko
    so please don't tell anyone about me, either.
[20:57] Saki
    You can tell me more back at the station.
    It's right at the bottom of this hill.
[21:01] Kotoko
    Unbelievable!
[21:02] Saki
    Your leg might be okay, but I'm sure
    you have bruises and cuts everywhere.
[21:06] Saki
    I'll treat them for you.
[21:08] Saki
    Don't worry.
SIGN    Traffic Division
[21:09] Saki
    I don't plan to get a statement from
    you or try to contact your family.
[21:14] Saki
    But there are incidents
[21:15] Saki
    that the police believe Steel Lady
    Nanase is responsible for,
[21:18] Saki
    so I can't just let this go.
[21:21] Kotoko
    A police officer from the traffic
    division, Yumihara Saki...
[21:26] Kotoko
    Are you actually Saki-san?!
[21:28] Saki
    Um... I'm not sure what
    you're talking abou—
[21:34] Kotoko
    Your hair is shorter, and you
    may have lost some weight...
[21:37] Kotoko
    That's why I didn't realize it!
[21:39] Kotoko
    Augh! I never would've saved you
    if I knew you were Saki-san!
[21:43] Kotoko
    I mean, I wouldn't just let you die, but...
[21:47] Saki
    Explain this in a way I can understand.
[21:49] Saki
    Do you know me?
[21:52] Saki
    I don't recall us ever meeting before.
[21:54] Kotoko
    We have met before, but this is the first
    time we've properly greeted each other.
[21:59] Kotoko
    My name is Iwanaga Kotoko.
[22:01] Kotoko
    I'm Sakuragawa Kuro-senpai's
    current girlfriend!
[22:10] Kotoko
    Meep!
SIGN    To Be Continued
SIGN    Preview
[23:45] Kotoko
    Steel Lady Nanase strikes with violence.
[23:47] Kotoko
    Her original form, the idol Nanase Karin,
    died a mysterious death.
[23:51] Kotoko
    To defeat Steel Lady Nanase,
[23:53] Kotoko
    we'll have to find out the truth
    behind Nanase Karin's death.
[23:56] Kotoko
    Next time, "Idol Dies by Steel Beam."