E7 - Preparing to Conquer the Steel Lady

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[00:00] Officer A
    The victim's face and head were
    smashed in by a blunt object.
[00:05] Officer A
    It was so bad that we couldn't identify
    his face or match any dental records,
[00:10] Officer A
    but we're certain that the victim
    is Sergeant Terada Tokunosuke.
[00:14] Officer A
    We're unsure why Detective Terada
    went to an abandoned gas station
[00:17] Officer A
    by himself in the middle of the night.
[00:19] Officer A
    On his cellphone, we found some
    personal conversations via messages
[00:22] Officer A
    exchanged between the two of you.
[00:25] Officer
    The estimated time of death is today,
    September 4th, between 2:00 and 3:00 AM.
[00:30] Officer
    Where were you at that hour,
    and what were you doing?
[00:35] Saki
    I was at home alone.
[02:07] Reporter
    The body of a man thought
    to be an officer of the
SIGN    Makurazaka City Police
[02:10] Reporter
    Makurazaka City Police Department
    was discovered around 6:00 AM.
[02:13] Reporter
    It was reported that a body
    with the face smashed in
[02:15] Reporter
    was found at an abandoned gas
    station along the freeway...
[02:19] Chief
    You okay?
[02:22] Saki
    Sir...
[02:24] Saki
    Yes, I'm all right.
[02:26] Chief
    Terada seemed really happy lately
    because he was hitting it off with you.
[02:33] Chief
    There's a very high chance he was killed
    due to a grudge incurred on the job.
[02:37] Chief
    Just like yourself, the other police
    officers are being questioned, as well.
[02:43] Chief
    The members of the Makurazaka Police
    Department are the ones being questioned.
[02:47] Chief
    By the way, Yumihara-kun,
[02:49] Chief
    is it true that Terada-kun was
    investigating Steel Lady Nanase?
[02:53] Saki
    Yes. He asked me about that during
    my interrogation, so I mentioned it then.
[02:57] Saki
    They seemed to know about it...
[02:59] Saki
    Wait, did that get out to the media?
[03:02] Chief
    No, it hasn't.
[03:04] Chief
    But there are people who
    are tying the incident
[03:07] Chief
    with Terada to Steel Lady Nanase,
[03:09] Chief
    since his face was smashed in and it
    happened in the middle of the night.
[03:12] Chief
    Apparently, that's making people
    believe it was Steel Lady Nanase.
[03:16] Chief
    Talk about a sick joke.
[03:18] Saki
    Yes. It's quite irresponsible...
[03:21] Saki
    Making up rumors about
    someone's death like that.
[03:24] Chief
    I can't believe Terada, of all people,
    was beaten to death.
[03:28] Chief
    What could've possibly happened?
[03:31] Saki
    If only...
[03:32] Saki
    If only I'd been more reliable...
[03:36] Saki
    I should've warned him better.
[03:38] Chief
    This isn't your fault, Yumihara-kun.
[03:40] saki
    But I...
[03:43] saki
    Of course there's no trace of a fight,
[03:45] saki
    or of him struggling, or of the suspect...
[03:48] saki
    Because Terada-san was killed
    by Steel Lady Nanase.
[03:52] Saki
    I think I was too cold toward Terada-san.
[03:55] Saki
    After all, I just recently
    learned his first name.
[03:58] Chief
    That's not your fault.
    Terada hated that name.
[04:02] Chief
    He said it was too old-fashioned and meek.
[04:04] Chief
    He hated it when people called him by it.
[04:06] Chief
    Most people didn't know it.
[04:14] Saki
    The police won't be able to
    capture the real culprit...
[04:17] Saki
    Neither Steel Lady Nanase
[04:18] Saki
    nor the hundreds of thousands
    of fantasies that created her.
[04:22] Saki
    The case will likely go unsolved.
[04:25] Saki
    The only ones who can defeat that monster
[04:27] Saki
    are those who know the truth
    and have the power to do so.
SIGN    Inbox

SIGN    Iwanaga Kotoko
SIGN    (No Subject)
SIGN    I need information on the case.
    Come to room 2011 at Makurazaka Hotel
[04:33] Kotoko
    Right after the news this morning,
[04:35] Kotoko
    the internet went wild with the
    story that Steel Lady Nanase
[04:39] Kotoko
    had finally committed a murder.
[04:41] Kotoko
    Even some of the people on
    TV are saying this death
[04:44] Kotoko
    is connected with Nanase Karin's.
[04:45] Kotoko
    This went national instantly.
[04:47] Kotoko
    The number of posts has
    multiplied exponentially.
[04:58] Kotoko
    I'm tired.
[04:59] Kotoko
    When was the last time it rained?
[05:03] Kotoko
    The hospital's bench is so comfortable.
[05:06] Kotoko
    It's so quiet, yet so freeing.
[05:09] Kotoko
    I want to fall asleep there as I listen
    to the sound of the falling rain.
[05:14] Kotoko
    It'd be even better if
    Kuro-senpai was by my side.
[05:19] Kuro
    Iwanaga.
[05:26] Kuro
    Rest a little.
[05:29] Kuro
    Here. Keep your blood sugar up.
[05:34] Kotoko
    It's a bit meh. It's just sweet
    enough to make me hungry.
[05:37] Kuro
    That's what you say after eating
    high-quality chocolates?
[05:41] Kotoko
    Says the person who's staying at the
    same hotel as me and got a separate room.
[05:45] Kotoko
    Aren't you supposed to be my boyfriend?
[05:47] Kuro
    I wanted you to get actual sleep.
[05:52] Kotoko
    How about you don't let me sleep?
[05:54] Kuro
    Going to bed early and waking up
    early is the key to good health.
[05:57] Kotoko
    Did an immortal just try
    to talk to me about health?
[06:00] Kuro
    What?
[06:01] Kotoko
    No, it's nothing.
[06:02] Kuro
    How are things going with the wiki?
[06:05] Kotoko
    Well, things have definitely taken a
    turn since the incident this morning.
[06:09] Kotoko
    Most of the comments believe that this
    is the work of Steel Lady Nanase.
SIGN    Terada Tokunosuke
[06:14] Kotoko
    If you search for the victim's name,
[06:16] Kotoko
    you can see that he was even
    an Olympic candidate in judo.
SIGN    Terada Tokunosuke
[06:19] Kotoko
    Someone like him being beaten to
    death with no signs of a struggle
[06:23] Kotoko
    sounds so unnatural that it's
    easy to think it's the work
[06:26] Kotoko
    of Steel Lady Nanase.
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 17:35 ID.ijhajhar21aj
    A victim of the ghost's rage?
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 17:36 ID.hjiaeoakag
    Get too close and you'll get a steel beam to your face
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 17:36 ID.klmjojng62
    Someone finally died
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 17:37 ID.nqmhq
    So she only appears in Makurazaka City? Exorcise her already
[06:28] Kotoko
    There are guesses and rumors
    concerning Detective Terada's death,
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 17:37 ID.nqmhq
    So she only appears in Makurazaka City? Exorcise her already
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 17:38 ID.h65ulf
    Nanase Karin probably didn't like how the police handled her case if a cop was the first to die
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 17:42 ID.dabtanA
    Did she have a grudge against them for ruling her death an accident when it wasn't?
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 17:45 ID.syy7s
    I guess if you run into Steel Lady Nanase, she'll chase you forever
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 17:58 ID.nmsknh
    If someone has Nanase Karin's CDs or photobooks, I'd appreciate it
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 17:59 ID.mveggl
    Her CDs and photobooks are selling really high on auction sites right now
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 18:00 ID.syy7a
    I don't care if she's a ghost. Let me touch Nanase Karin's boobs
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 18:02 ID.nmskrih
    I feel like the steel beam would kill me before she even swings it
[06:31] Kotoko
    as well as people going on
    about Nanase Karin's boobs.
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 18:02 ID.mvesdega
    Bring it on
[06:35] Kuro
    Her chest was definitely bouncy.
[06:39] Kotoko
    You touched them?!
[06:41] Kotoko
    Did you squeeze them when
    you were holding on to her?!
[06:43] Kuro
    Like I even had a chance to at the time.
[06:45] Kotoko
    You definitely could have if
    you chose a future where you did!
[06:49] Kotoko
    You had every opportunity!
[06:51] Kuro
    If I cared about big boobs,
    I wouldn't have dated you or Saki-san.
[06:54] Kotoko
    But you may have longed
    for something different...
[06:56] Kotoko
    Just once in your life,
[06:58] Kotoko
    you might've wanted to touch
    those chosen mounds of fat...
[07:02] Kotoko
    Can you actually swear to
    Amaterasu-sama that you didn't
[07:05] Kotoko
    have such evil thoughts cross your mind?!
[07:07] Kuro
    What are you even trying to get at?
[07:12] Kotoko
    I mean, it's hard to dismiss
    Steel Lady Nanase as just a rumor.
[07:18] Kotoko
    People are now believing
    it was a ghost even more.
[07:21] Kotoko
    We're not just talking about now.
[07:23] Kotoko
    Ever since the rumors of Steel
    Lady Nanase started to spread,
[07:26] Kotoko
    the idea that this was all
[07:27] Kotoko
    done by a ghost has broadened
    and been widely received.
[07:31] Kotoko
    The scales are tipping
    too far toward one side.
[07:35] Kotoko
    I'm going to be blunt about this, Senpai.
[07:37] Kuro
    What?
[07:38] Kotoko
    Rikka-san is highly involved with this case.
[07:42] Kotoko
    Actually, she's at its core.
[07:46] Kuro
    I know...
[07:48] Kuro
    I can't defend her knowing
    that someone has died.
[08:17] Saki
    Sorry I'm late.
[08:19] Kuro
    Are you all right, Saki-san?
[08:20] Saki
    Yes, I'm fine.
[08:25] Saki
    So there's no doubt
[08:26] Saki
    that Steel Lady Nanase is responsible
    for Terada-san's death?
[08:29] ---
    Correct.
[08:30] Kotoko
    An ayakashi who saw the incident
[08:32] Kotoko
    came to see me this morning,
[08:34] Kotoko
    and he gave me an eyewitness account.
[08:36] Saki
    I see.
[08:38] Saki
    This may be a stupid question,
[08:40] Saki
    but is Terada-san going to become
    a ghost and wander this world?
[08:43] Kotoko
    It's not as though everyone
    who dies becomes a ghost.
[08:47] Kotoko
    They're better off if they
    don't end up wandering.
[08:51] Saki
    Right. It was a stupid question.
[08:56] Saki
    Regardless, this most likely isn't good.
[08:58] Kotoko
    Correct.
[08:59] Kotoko
    We would've been better off if the
    culprit wasn't Steel Lady Nanase.
[09:04] (Flashback) User 1
    The victim's face was
    smashed in? Could it be...
[09:07] Kotoko
    While people were stirring
    over the fact that
[09:10] Kotoko
    this could've been a murder
    by Steel Lady Nanase...
[09:12] (Flashback) User 1
    Wait, it was just a normal murder?
[09:16] Kotoko
    If that had spread, this would've
    been confirmed as a rumor
[09:19] Kotoko
    and toned down.
[09:21] Kotoko
    At the same time, the threat
    of Steel Lady Nanase
[09:23] Kotoko
    would've weakened, and her popularity
    would've begun to wane.
[09:26] Kotoko
    Then we could use Kuro-senpai's ability
    to find us a favorable future
[09:31] Kotoko
    and destroy Steel Lady Nanase.
[09:35] Kotoko
    When I heard what had happened
    to Detective Terada,
[09:37] Kotoko
    to be honest, I was hoping
    things would turn out this way.
[09:41] Kotoko
    The one behind his death is Steel Lady Nanase.
[09:44] Kotoko
    If the police are pursuing
    this as a murder,
[09:47] Kotoko
    they'll need to get more
    consistent information,
[09:50] Kotoko
    making things more difficult.
[09:53] Kotoko
    But the bigger problem is the fact that Steel
    Lady Nanase has instantly become more violent.
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 17:45 ID.syy7s
    I guess if you run into Steel Lady Nanase, she'll chase you forever
[09:59] Kotoko
    Since she has now actually
    committed a murder,
[10:01] Kotoko
    the rumored Steel Lady Nanase is now
[10:03] Kotoko
    something more violent that pursues
    her victims until they're dead.
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 17:45 ID.syy7s
    
    
    
    
    
    
    I guess if you run into Steel Lady Nanase, she'll chase you forever
[10:08] Kotoko
    At this rate, there will
    be another victim tonight.
[10:12] Saki
    Huh?!
[10:13] Kotoko
    Worst-case scenario, it might
    not be just one or two.
[10:16] Kotoko
    There could be multiple victims.
[10:18] Saki
    No, that can't be...
[10:20] Kotoko
    This is now being talked about nationally.
[10:22] Kotoko
    The fantasies are expanding
    in an extreme way,
[10:25] Kotoko
    causing the monster to grow instantly.
[10:27] Kotoko
    Research teams from TV shows trying to
    verify information on Steel Lady Nanase
SIGN    4th
    IRL Meeting
SIGN    Let's Discuss
    Steel Lady Nanase
SIGN    Occult
    Members Only
[10:31] Kotoko
    and occult fanatics may
    even head into the city.
[10:36] Kotoko
    If any of those groups happen
    to run into Steel Lady Nanase,
[10:38] Kotoko
    they'll all be slaughtered.
[10:40] Kuro
    A lot of places have security cameras.
[10:43] Kuro
    If they capture footage and it
    ends up being leaked nationally,
[10:46] Kuro
    more people will learn
    of Steel Lady Nanase,
[10:48] Kuro
    making her existence even stronger.
[10:50] Kuro
    Logical fiction may be
    rendered futile against her.
[10:54] Saki
    What can we do, then?
[10:56] Saki
    If that happens,
[10:57] Saki
    people will still wish for the
    existence of Steel Lady Nanase?
[11:00] Kotoko
    They probably won't wish for it.
[11:03] Kotoko
    But at that point, there'll
    be too many people who fear
[11:07] Kotoko
    Steel Lady Nanase as a ghost.
[11:09] Kotoko
    Despite denying her existence,
[11:11] Kotoko
    they'll also be praying
    that she doesn't hurt them.
[11:15] Kotoko
    I'm not sure what kind of power
    that ghost is about to get.
[11:19] Saki
    This is messed up...
[11:21] Saki
    Has truth always been so paper thin
    that it can be ripped apart so easily?
[11:24] Kotoko
    I wouldn't say paper thin, but it's
    true that it can be ripped apart.
[11:29] Kotoko
    And that's exactly why someone
    has to protect that truth.
[11:34] Kotoko
    Tonight will decide everything.
[11:36] Kotoko
    We have to defeat
    Steel Lady Nanase tonight.
[11:41] Saki
    Tonight will decide everything?
[11:42] Saki
    But there's no time at all!
[11:44] Kotoko
    Saki-san,
[11:46] Kotoko
    I need information.
[11:48] Kotoko
    In order to fabricate logical fiction
    to take Steel Lady Nanase down,
[11:50] Kotoko
    I will need the truth at all times.
SIGN    Preparing to Conquer the Steel Lady
[12:09] Kotoko
    So there were no traces of drugs or
    alcohol in Detective Terada's body.
[12:14] Saki
    Correct. They didn't find out
    anything from his body.
[12:18] Saki
    Thanks.
[12:20] Kotoko
    It's just sounding more and
    more like Nanase Karin's death.
[12:24] Kotoko
    I mean, the media isn't saying
    anything about drugs or alcohol.
[12:28] Kotoko
    And on the Internet,
[12:29] Kotoko
    they seem to be amused by the fact
    that he was killed in a normal fashion.
[12:34] Saki
    Because that seems more
    like Steel Lady Nanase?
[12:37] Kotoko
    Yes. Because they'd have no
    way to fight against a ghost.
[12:40] Kotoko
    They all agree that they'd
    just helplessly be killed.
[12:44] Kotoko
    But if this wasn't the work of a ghost,
[12:47] Kotoko
    how did they beat Detective
    Terada to death without a struggle?
[12:50] Kotoko
    Having to explain that is
    going to be a bit difficult.
[12:54] Kuro
    But in order to defeat Steel Lady Nanase,
    we need a culprit other than her.
[12:59] Saki
    The fictional culprit can
    be more than one person,
[13:01] Saki
    and they don't have to
    commit the same crime.
[13:04] Saki
    We can also make it seem like the
    previous incidents were unrelated, right?
[13:08] Kotoko
    But then we'd have to explain why
    the culprit wanted to make it seem
[13:13] Kotoko
    like their crimes were
    akin to Steel Lady Nanase's.
[13:18] Kuro
    Detective Terada's death has nothing
    to do with Steel Lady Nanase.
[13:22] Kuro
    It just so happened that
    someone who had a grudge
[13:25] Kuro
    against Detective Terada killed him,
[13:27] Kuro
    but the way he died just seemed like
    how Steel Lady Nanase would've killed him.
[13:31] Kuro
    How about that explanation?
[13:32] Kuro
    That way, even if they can't
    narrow down who might've done it,
[13:36] Kuro
    if we can give an explanation
    that seems similar,
[13:38] Kuro
    we can distance ourselves
    from Steel Lady Nanase.
[13:40] Kuro
    Then we just need to explain
    the motive behind the attack.
[13:44] Kuro
    That should allow us to give other
    explanations as to what happened.
[13:49] Kotoko
    Going by the law of
    "Divide each difficulty
[13:51] Kotoko
    into as many parts as is feasible
    and necessary to resolve it,"
[13:54] Kotoko
    it seems feasible, but it's likely
    impossible to completely cut her off.
[13:57] Kotoko
    People seek dreams in their stories
    and hope that reality is similar.
[14:02] Kotoko
    The interpretation of an
    indicent as coincidental
[14:05] Kotoko
    is more disappointing than the
    interpretation that it was fate.
[14:09] Saki
    If this was a real incident,
[14:11] Saki
    and we had the data and
    deduction skills we need,
[14:13] Saki
    we could've tracked down the truth by now.
[14:15] Saki
    But what she's trying to do is conceal the truth
[14:19] Saki
    and create a truth with a
    culprit that doesn't even exist.
[14:22] Saki
    We basically want people to believe,
    "Of course. That's totally possible."
SIGN    Do not cross this bridge
[14:28] Saki
    So it's not deduction that
    people are looking for here.
[14:31] Saki
    They want something else.
[14:33] Kotoko
    What to do...
[14:33] Saki
    Yes. This isn't about deductions.
[14:36] Kotoko
    Then I'll just go down the middle!
[14:37] Saki
    Which is it?
[14:42] Kotoko
    This isn't good!
[14:44] Kotoko
    Even if we're able to explain
    everything rationally,
[14:46] Kotoko
    the mere existence of Steel Lady Nanase
[14:49] Kotoko
    as an explanation for this
    case is surprisingly effective.
[14:53] Kotoko
    Making this explanation simple,
    logical, and convincing
[14:56] Kotoko
    is far more difficult than one would imagine.
[15:02] Saki
    Up until yesterday, people were wondering
    who was behind these random attacks.
SIGN    Culprit
[15:05] Saki
    What was their motive?
[15:07] Saki
    If we create fake versions of these
    two and it gains enough traction,
[15:10] Saki
    we'd be able to make
    Steel Lady Nanase disappear.
[15:13] Saki
    But now, we have a number of things
    we're going to have to make up.
[15:18] Saki
    First, why did these
    countless attempted attacks
[15:21] Saki
    by someone who is supposedly
    Steel Lady Nanase happen?
[15:24] Saki
    Second, who actually
    perpetrated these incidents?
[15:27] Saki
    Third, why was Detective Terada killed
    in a way that made it look like
[15:31] Saki
    Steel Lady Nanase did it?
[15:33] Saki
    Fourth, why was Detective Terada
    killed with no resistance?
[15:36] Saki
    Fifth, who actually
    killed Detective Terada?
[15:40] Saki
    But solving this won't be enough.
    We have to make these lies work for us.
SIGN    Arrest
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[15:46] Saki
    Without having the person we make
    into the suspect get arrested.
SIGN    False charges
SIGN    False charges
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[15:49] saki
    Without greatly harming
    an actual existing person.
[15:53] Saki
    And we need to make sure that a lot
    of people agree with this explanation.
[15:57] Saki
    If we can manage all of these things,
[15:59] Saki
    will we be able to make
    Steel Lady Nanase disappear?
[16:02] Saki
    Even though we have an advantage
    with Kuro-kun's abilities,
[16:06] Saki
    this is still a very difficult situation.
[16:08] Kuro
    Iwanaga.
[16:10] Kuro
    If one solution isn't enough,
    why not stack up several?
[16:14] Kuro
    It's not like Steel Lady Nanase
    was born yesterday.
[16:18] Kuro
    There must've been trial and error
[16:20] Kuro
    until she was actually
    able to commit the murder.
[16:22] Kuro
    Rumors were spread, the site was created,
[16:25] Kuro
    and posts gained attention,
    making this popular.
[16:28] Kuro
    They must've used various methods to
    make sure her popularity didn't fade.
[16:34] Kuro
    Otherwise, a monster of the
    imagination shouldn't have
[16:37] Kuro
    been able to manifest in
    such short order in this age.
[16:43] Kuro
    We're not limited to one solution.
[16:46] Kuro
    You said so yourself earlier.
[16:49] Kuro
    Divide each difficulty.
[16:52] Kuro
    We can take steps to make the reality,
    the hundreds of thousands of fantasies,
[16:56] Kuro
    all closer to the solution
    you want to create.
[16:58] Kuro
    Until then, I'll continue to determine
    the future that's going to happen.
[17:04] Kotoko
    But if that happens, you'll die several times.
[17:09] Kotoko
    You did say yesterday that
    you intended to do that.
[17:12] Kuro
    I did, didn't I?
[17:37] Saki
    She's been breaking down all the
    information since yesterday,
[17:39] Saki
    trying to figure out how we can use it
    and what truths we can make into lies.
[17:43] Saki
    What's uncertain? What's certain?
[17:47] Saki
    She must've tried many
    things over and over.
[17:51] Saki
    Taking the misshapen blocks
    that exist in reality and
[17:54] Saki
    determining how to create a past
    that doesn't exist in reality...
[17:58] Saki
    Rather than seeking the truth,
    creating a ridiculous and ludicrous fiction.
[18:06] Saki
    That's about to be completed.
[18:24] kotoko
    Yes, that's sweet.
[18:27] Kuro
    You got this?
[18:29] Kotoko
    Yes.
[18:30] Kotoko
    I've come up with four solutions.
[18:33] Kotoko
    And now, I'm going to use them
    to round out a truth that I want.
[18:38] Kotoko
    I will defeat Steel Lady Nanase
    tonight, no matter what.
[19:04] Kotoko
    I'm going to sleep for a bit.
[19:06] Kotoko
    Please wake me up right before 9:00.
[19:08] Kotoko
    Until then, if there's word of
    Steel Lady Nanase appearing,
[19:13] Kotoko
    at that point...
[19:23] Kuro
    Let's have some food ready for
    Iwanaga when she wakes up.
[19:27] Kuro
    We should probably eat something, too.
[19:30] Saki
    Right.
[19:31] Kuro
    We've ordered the yokai and monsters
[19:33] Kuro
    around the city to contact us
    if they see Steel Lady Nanase.
[19:37] Kuro
    If we hear anything,
    I'll head to the scene
[19:40] Kuro
    and stop Steel Lady Nanase
    from going anywhere else.
[19:42] Kuro
    I can fight all night if needed
[19:45] Kuro
    so I can stop Steel Lady Nanase and make
    sure there aren't any more victims.
[19:49] Saki
    What if Steel Lady Nanase escapes?
[19:51] Kuro
    We'll use our intel to find
    her again, and I'll stop her.
[19:55] Saki
    That seems troublesome.
[19:56] Kuro
    But it's the best way.
[19:59] Kuro
    And if we hear from any of them,
    I'd like you to help me to the scene.
[20:04] Kuro
    I've procured a rental car.
[20:06] Kuro
    I'm sorry to involve you in all
    of this, but can I count on you?
[20:10] Saki
    I also don't want to see any more victims.
[20:13] Saki
    Besides, I need to get over this already.
[20:17] Saki
    Has it been a while
[20:19] Saki
    since you started going out with her?
[20:21] Kuro
    It's been around two and
    a half years since we met.
[20:25] Saki
    So right after we broke up?
[20:27] Kuro
    Iwanaga started talking to me in May,
[20:30] Kuro
    but it's not like we started
    dating immediately.
[20:33] Kuro
    I had no intention of going out with her.
[20:36] Saki
    It's not like I have any right to complain,
[20:39] Saki
    but I believe you.
[20:41] Saki
    I mean, she's the exact opposite of your type.
[20:45] Kuro
    Yes, you're exactly right.
[20:48] Saki
    And yet, you two seem to
    be doing perfectly fine.
[20:53] Saki
    I think it's good.
[20:54] Saki
    You shouldn't keep chasing
    after Rikka-san, anyway.
[21:02] Kuro
    Why did you bring up Rikka-san's name?
[21:06] Saki
    Because your type is 100% Rikka-san.
[21:11] Saki
    Sakuragawa Rikka.
[21:14] Saki
    Kuro-kun's cousin who's
    three years older than him.
[21:17] Saki
    I'd heard rumors that she'd passed,
[21:19] Saki
    but while Kuro-kun and I were dating,
[21:22] Saki
    she was a long-term patient
    at a university hospital.
SIGN    Homei University
[21:26] (Flashback) Saki
    She's hospitalized for routine tests?
    For three years?
[21:29] (Flashback) Kuro
    Yes, well, a lot happened.
[21:32] (Flashback) Kuro
    I didn't go that often in high school,
[21:35] (Flashback) Kuro
    but since the hospital is
    close to the university,
[21:37] (Flashback) Kuro
    I get to go visit her more often now.
[21:41] (Flashback) Saki
    Then will you introduce
    me to her sometime?
[21:43] (Flashback) Kuro
    Sure, of course.
SIGN    Sakuragawa Rikka-sama
[22:05] Saki
    She was a beautiful woman
[22:08] Saki
    with pale skin and a frail body.
SIGN    To Be Continued
SIGN    Preview
[23:46] Kotoko
    Steel Lady Nanase is gradually
    steeling her existence.
[23:50] Kotoko
    Who is this Sakuragawa Rikka who's
[23:53] Kotoko
    controlling the future from the shadows?
[23:55] Kotoko
    Next time, "She Who Spins Fiction."