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E8 - She Who Spins Fiction

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[00:02] Saki
    The first time I met her, I knew instantly...
[00:05] Saki
    She must've been Kuro-kun's first love.
[00:25] (Flashback) Rikka
    She seems nice, Kuro.
[00:27] (Flashback) Kuro
    This is my girlfriend and my senpai
    in college, Yumihara Saki-san.
[00:32] (Flashback) Saki
    I-It's nice to meet you!
[00:36] (Flashback) Saki
    Well, I'll be at the café downstairs.
[00:39] (Flashback) Kuro
    Huh?
[00:39] (Flashback) Saki
    I'd just be in the way here.
[00:41] (Flashback) Saki
    I just wanted to say hello.
    So you can take your time, okay?
[00:46] (Flashback) Saki
    If you'll excuse me.
[00:54] Saki
    So she's Kuro-kun's...
[00:58] Saki
    But it seemed like she was
[01:00] Saki
    silently...
[01:02] Saki
    silently corrupting those around her.
[01:04] Saki
    That's how she seemed.
[01:07] (Flashback) Woman 1
    I heard Sakuragawa-san was taken to
    the operating room again yesterday.
[01:11] (Flashback) Woman 2
    Really? She tried to kill herself again?
[01:14] (Flashback) Woman 1
    Maybe the rumor that she's tried to
    kill herself multiple times is true.
[01:18] (Flashback) Woman 1
    I heard she doesn't have long to live.
[01:23] Saki
    She was tying you down.
[01:28] Saki
    But if going out with Iwanaga-san
    will help you break free of that...
[01:31] Saki
    I think it's a good thing,
    despite feeling conflicted.
[01:39] Kuro
    Saki-san, I do love Rikka-san,
    and I might be tied down,
[01:45] Kuro
    but I do sometimes wish she wasn't around.
[01:49] Saki
    That she wasn't around?
    Didn't Rikka-san pass away?
[01:54] Kuro
    Rikka-san hasn't passed away.
[01:57] Kuro
    That's not possible.
[02:02] Kuro
    Saki-san, Rikka-san is my cousin.
[02:06] Saki
    Don't tell me she's also... a Sakuragawa.
[03:43] Kotoko
    I screwed up... I screwed up so bad.
[03:47] Kotoko
    How could I create time for Kuro-senpai
    and Saki-san to be alone together?!
[03:51] Kotoko
    What in the world happened?
    Why are things so awkward now?!
[03:56] Kuro
    Iwanaga.
[03:58] Kuro
    This would be a good time
    to replenish some nutrients.
[04:01] Kuro
    It's about time for
    Steel Lady Nanase to appear.
[04:06] Kuro
    If I'm here,
[04:07] Kuro
    the ayakashi that come to tell you about
    Steel Lady Nanase might get scared.
[04:11] Kuro
    Saki-san, I'll be waiting by the exit.
[04:14] Saki
    All right. Then I'll be in
    the car with Iwanaga-san.
[04:18] Kotoko
    Saki-san just had someone
    close to her get murdered,
[04:21] Kotoko
    and now she and Kuro-san,
    who's such a kind person...
[04:24] Kotoko
    They are a man and woman who
    planned to get married at one point.
[04:28] Kotoko
    I was asleep for about an hour and a half.
[04:31] Kotoko
    You could do a lot in an hour and a half...
[04:35] Kotoko
    And I mean a lot!
[04:40] Saki
    Iwanaga-san.
[04:43] Saki
    Have you ever met Rikka-san?
[04:45] Kotoko
    Yes, I have, but...
[04:47] Kotoko
    The hospital where Rikka-san was admitted
    was also where I was staying.
[04:52] Saki
    I see. So you know that she also ate
    the flesh of a kudan and a mermaid.
[04:58] Kotoko
    Senpai mentioned that he
    hadn't told Saki-san about
[05:01] Kotoko
    Rikka-san's condition...
[05:04] Kotoko
    Is she trying to get me to spill something?
[05:06] Kotoko
    Oh, very well.
[05:08] Kotoko
    I do, because Rikka-san was
    also feared by the monsters.
[05:13] Kotoko
    Though she and Kuro-senpai
    haven't told me the details,
[05:17] Kotoko
    she was apparently hospitalized
[05:18] Kotoko
    long-term so that her body and
    abilities could be examined.
[05:23] Saki
    Is that what it was?
[05:24] Saki
    How is she lately?
[05:27] Kotoko
    She was living in my mansion
    up until a month ago.
[05:31] Saki
    What?
[05:32] Kotoko
    She was suddenly discharged
    at the beginning of the year.
[05:35] Saki
    But why would she go to your house?
[05:38] Kotoko
    As his girlfriend, how could I possibly
    let her and Kuro-senpai live together?
[05:44] Kotoko
    Rikka-san was discharged
    due to the appointment of
[05:48] Kotoko
    a new hospital director and the
    resulting change in political climate.
[05:52] Kotoko
    Because the hospital really didn't
    know what to do with her, either.
[05:56] Kotoko
    I'm sure there were many who
    were happy to see her go.
SIGN    Sakuragawa Rikka-sama
[06:00] Kotoko
    And because of that, there were rumors
    that Rikka-san didn't have long to live.
[06:07] (Flashback) Director
    So what do you say? How do you feel
    about leaving the hospital soon?
[06:10] (Flashback) Doctor
    Do you really have to say it like that?
[06:13] (Flashback) Doctor
    What if she resists?
[06:15] (Flashback) Director
    Then she'll leave us no choice.
[06:18] (Flashback) Rikka
    All right. I understand.
[06:22] (Flashback) Rikka
    Thank you for all you've done for me.
[06:24] (Flashback) Rikka
    I need to get my things together,
    so could you call my cousin Kuro?
[06:30] (Flashback) Kuro
    Rikka-san.
[06:32] (Flashback) Kuro
    Given your rather sudden discharge,
    do you have a place to stay?
[06:36] (Flashback) Rikka
    Not yet.
[06:37] (Flashback) Kuro
    What?
[06:38] (Flashback) Rikka
    Let me stay at your place for a while.
[06:43] (Flashback) Kuro
    You can't! My place is really small!
[06:46] (Flashback) Rikka
    I can't?
[06:49] (Flashback) Rikka
    I'll do the housework for you.
[06:52] (Flashback) Kuros
    House... work...?
[06:55] (Flashback) Rikka
    Welcome home, Kuro.
[07:00] (Flashback) Rikka
    Your bath is ready.
[07:03] (Flashback) Rikka
    Goodnight.
[07:07] (Flashback) Rikka
    Did I say something strange?
[07:09] (Flashback) Kuro
    No! But, I mean... I only have one bed...
[07:13] (Flashback) Rikka
    Well, you do live on your own.
[07:15] (Flashback) Kuro
    Wh-Which is exactly why...
[07:18] (Flashback) Kuro
    I know! I'll talk to Iwanaga about it.
[07:21] (Flashback) Kuro
    Iwanaga's parents know a lot of people,
[07:23] (Flashback) Kuro
    so they might be able to think of something.
[07:26] (Flashback) Rikka
    You don't have to go through all that.
[07:28] (Flashback) Rikka
    If I can't stay at your place,
    I could always stay in a park...
[07:30] (Flashback) Kuro
    Iwanaga? There's something
    I want to talk to you about.
[07:34] (Flashback) Kotoko
    Kuro-san! What is it? It's unusual
    for you to turn to me for help.
[07:38] Kuro
    You see—
[07:38] (Flashback) Kotoko
    Wait.
[07:42] Kotoko
    Allow me to charge you a consultation fee.
[07:45] (Flashback) Kuro
    Really? The Goddess of Wisdom is
    going to charge a consultation fee?
[07:49] (Flashback) Kotoko
    Indeed. Depending on the client,
    I'd prefer favors or offerings over cash.
[07:54] (Flashback) Kotoko
    I won't be asking for much.
[07:56] (Flashback) Kuro
    But this discussion might involve you, too...
[07:58] (Flashback) Kotoko
    Kuro-san, where are you right now?
[08:02] (Flashback) Kotoko
    The special lecture you wanted to attend
    at the university is happening right now.
[08:08] Kotoko
    Yet you're contacting me and
    asking me for something.
[08:13] Kotoko
    This is no ordinary matter.
[08:14] Hospital broadcast
    It is now 5:00 PM.
[08:15] (Flashback) Kotoko
    And that very familiar recording
    I hear over the phone...
[08:19] (Flashback) Kotoko
    You're at the hospital right now.
[08:21] (Flashback) Kotoko
    Which means that this has to do
[08:24] Kotoko
    with Rikka-san.
[08:27] Kotoko
    So I should be allowed to be
    a bit forceful about this.
[08:32] (Flashback) Kotoko
    Fear not. I wouldn't ask
    for anything too difficult.
[08:38] (Flashback) Kuro
    Let's hear the conditions.
[08:39] (Flashback) Kotoko
    Let me have the spare key to your apartment.
[08:43] (Flashback) Kuro
    Don't be ridiculous.
[08:44] (Flashback) Kotoko
    What's ridiculous about your
    girlfriend asking for the spare key
[08:46] (Flashback) Kotoko
    to your apartment?!
[08:48] (Flashback) Kotoko
    It's not like I plan to do anything bad.
[08:51] Kotoko
    Wouldn't it be lovely to have your
    girlfriend do your housework
[08:54] (Flashback) Kotoko
    and welcome you home?
[08:57] (Flashback) Kuro
    House... work...?
[09:00] (Flashback) Kotoko
    Welcome home!
[09:02] (Flashback) Kotoko
    I didn't cut any corners preparing
    your meals or your bed!
[09:05] (Flashback) Kotoko
    Bathing together! Bathing together!
[09:08] (Flashback) Kotoko
    Sleeping together! Sleeping together!
[09:11] (Flashback) Rikka
    Kuro! I found a nice place to stay.
[09:14] (Flashback) Kuro
    Huh?!
SIGN    Steamy
SIGN    Napping rooms available!!
SIGN    Health Land
SIGN    The biggest bathhouse in the world
[09:16] (Flashback) Rikka
    Here it is.
[09:19] Kuro
    Okay. I'll give you my key, so help me out.
[09:23] (Flashback) Kotoko
    This makes me so happy.
[09:25] (Flashback) Kotoko
    At last, I'm your common-law wife!
[09:27] Kuro
    Yeah, no.
[09:29] Kotoko
    And so I went to pick them up immediately,
[09:32] Kotoko
    and Rikka-san left the hospital behind.
[09:37] Kotoko
    So, yes...
[09:38] Kotoko
    We had plenty of vacant rooms
    at my house, so I welcomed her.
[09:42] Kotoko
    I mean, she was a mysterious
    patient who had been
[09:45] Kotoko
    in the hospital for five years.
[09:46] Kotoko
    So after she left, rumors spread
    that she had passed away.
[09:50] Saki
    And those rumors somehow reached me?
[09:53] Kotoko
    In reality, she was doing rather well.
[09:56] Kotoko
    Rikka-san is quite beautiful
    and very well-mannered,
[09:59] Kotoko
    so my aunt welcomed her with open arms.
[10:02] Saki
    So Rikka-san didn't hate you?
[10:05] Kotoko
    Why do you just assume she hated me?
[10:10] Kotoko
    When I first met Rikka-san...
[10:16] (Flashback) Rikka
    Kuro, I don't think she's
    a good match for you.
[10:25] (Flashback) Kuro
    I completely agree!
[10:26] (Flashback) Rikka
    Huh?
[10:26] Saki
    That's cringe-worthy.
[10:28] Kotoko
    Yes. We all cringed.
[10:32] Kotoko
    Rikka-san even tried to remedy the situation.
[10:35] (Flashback) Rikka
    I mean, she's not good for you,
[10:37] (Flashback) Rikka
    but she might not be the
    worst for you, either.
[10:39] Saki
    You actually made Rikka-san feel bad?
[10:41] Kotoko
    You bet I did.
[10:43] Kotoko
    After that, we made up, and occasionally
    went out together without Kuro-senpai.
[10:47] Kotoko
    We would even throw birthday parties
    for each other—with cake, of course!
[10:50] Saki
    Just the two of you?!
[10:51] (Flashback) Kotoko
    Happy birthday!
[10:55] (Flashback) Rikka
    Thank you!
[10:56] (Flashback) Kotoko
    Yay!
[11:00] Saki
    Then what's she up to now?
[11:02] Saki
    You said she was at your place
    until a month ago, right?
[11:05] Kotoko
    We don't know where she is right now.
[11:07] Saki
    Huh?
[11:08] Kotoko
    A month ago, she told my parents
    that she had officially found
[11:11] Kotoko
    a job and a place to stay, and she left.
[11:15] Kotoko
    We couldn't contact her on her cell,
[11:17] Kotoko
    and the new address and workplace
    she'd given us were fake.
[11:20] Saki
    What did Kuro-kun do after he heard that?
[11:23] Kotoko
    Senpai went berserk and pushed me down...
[11:26] Kotoko
    Then, as if to vent his
    frustrations, he forcefully...
[11:29] Saki
    Answer the question seriously.
[11:32] Kotoko
    Nothing, at first. He just said that
    Rikka-san probably had something in mind.
[11:37] Kotoko
    But two weeks later, he started trying
    to get a hold of her repeatedly,
[11:41] Kotoko
    then he sent me a single
    message and disappeared.
SIGN    Kuro-senpai
SIGN    no subject
SIGN    Something came up. Don't look for me.
[11:45] Kotoko
    So, Saki-san, what's bothering you?
[11:48] Kotoko
    What did you and Senpai talk
    about while I was asleep?
[11:53] Saki
    I guess it didn't take you long to realize that
    Rikka-san was behind Steel Lady Nanase.
[11:58] Saki
    Kuro-kun didn't come here
    because you called him.
[12:02] Saki
    He was looking for Rikka-san.
[12:05] Kotoko
    Something must've gotten them
    to talk about Rikka-san.
[12:09] Kotoko
    Not that I really care that she found out.
[12:13] Kotoko
    So nothing happened between them.
[12:16] Kotoko
    I can relax, then.
[12:18] Saki
    Why did you hide it from me?
[12:21] Kotoko
    Because I didn't have any proof.
[12:23] Kotoko
    Even when she was at my place,
    Rikka-san would mess with the computer,
[12:28] Kotoko
    but I never actually looked
    at what she was doing.
[12:31] Kotoko
    I never would've thought that she was
[12:33] Kotoko
    creating a wiki page and bringing
    Steel Lady Nanase to life.
[12:38] Kotoko
    And I didn't really know
    about Steel Lady Nanase
[12:41] Kotoko
    until the monsters came to talk to me.
[12:44] Kotoko
    I only realized that Rikka-san
    was involved when I saw
[12:47] Kotoko
    the picture on the wiki page I'd
    found when doing some research.
[12:52] Saki
    Picture? You mean the picture
    that's on the main page?
[12:55] Kotoko
    Yes, precisely.
[12:57] Kotoko
    It was painted in Rikka-san's style.
SIGN    She Who Spins Fiction
[13:13] Kotoko
    I believe it was about a year ago...
[13:15] Kotoko
    She suddenly became very
    serious about painting.
[13:20] Kotoko
    Looking back on it now,
[13:22] Kotoko
    I believe Rikka-san intended to create
[13:24] Kotoko
    a monster of the
    imagination even back then.
[13:27] Kotoko
    In order to consolidate
    hundreds of thousands
[13:29] Kotoko
    of fantasies and give them a shared vision
    of a monster, name and shape are key.
[13:34] Kotoko
    The most effective way would be to
    illustrate the story with a picture.
[13:38] Kotoko
    When shown it, everyone would
    have the same image in mind.
[13:43] Kotoko
    I'm sure Nanase Karin's accident
    gave her the perfect material.
[13:47] Kotoko
    Though only known to some,
    she was still an idol in the public eye.
SIGN    Nanase Karin's True Form
[13:51] Kotoko
    She was involved in a dark scandal
    and died a very dramatic death.
[13:54] Kotoko
    Add a ghost to the mix,
[13:56] Kotoko
    and it has ample opportunity to
    evolve into a yokai or urban legend.
[14:01] Kotoko
    There might've already been rumors
[14:03] Kotoko
    of the ghost of Nanase Karin
    appearing in Makurazaka City,
[14:07] Kotoko
    but the one who amplified them was Rikka-san.
[14:12] Kotoko
    I'm assuming the one who gave her
    the name "Steel Lady Nanase"
[14:15] Kotoko
    and made up the accompanying
    stories was also Rikka-san.
[14:20] Kotoko
    Kuro-senpai realized this, too.
[14:23] Kotoko
    While he was looking for Rikka-san,
[14:25] Kotoko
    he heard rumors about Steel Lady Nanase
    and sensed something.
[14:29] Kotoko
    And after he saw the picture on
    the Steel Lady Nanase wiki page,
[14:31] Kotoko
    he knew for sure, and so he came here.
[14:34] Kotoko
    Saki-san,
[14:35] Kotoko
    you're someone who decided to live
    your life seeing only the real world.
[14:39] Kotoko
    What will you do now that you
    know what lies in the shadows?
[14:42] Kotoko
    Kuro-senpai probably
[14:44] Kotoko
    didn't tell you because he didn't
    want to further involve you in this.
[14:48] Saki
    I see.
[14:50] Saki
    Because Rikka-san, who has the
    same kudan ability to control
[14:53] Saki
    the future that Kuro-kun does,
    was pulling the strings,
[14:56] Saki
    Steel Lady Nanase was able
    to mature this quickly.
[14:59] Kotoko
    That's very likely.
[15:01] Kotoko
    Rikka-san probably died over
    and over to get the future where
[15:04] Kotoko
    people on the Internet wouldn't stop
    talking about Steel Lady Nanase,
[15:07] Kotoko
    and came back to life.
[15:10] Saki
    But why would she do that?
[15:12] Saki
    What good comes out of creating a
    monster that will kill indiscriminately?
[15:16] Kotoko
    She has the power to determine the future,
[15:18] Kotoko
    but it's actually not all that impressive.
[15:22] Kotoko
    Kuro-senpai says that, too.
[15:24] Kotoko
    He can only choose a future that's
    within the scope of his own talents,
[15:28] Kotoko
    potential, and effort.
[15:30] Kotoko
    Meaning he's not that different
    from a normal person.
[15:33] Saki
    But she successfully created a monster.
[15:36] Kotoko
    She's probably trying to find out
[15:39] Kotoko
    how far she can go with her
    ability to decide the future.
[15:43] Kotoko
    She stacks possibility upon possibility
[15:46] Kotoko
    and chosen future upon chosen future.
[15:50] Kotoko
    If you take a phenomenon that has
    a fifty-fifty chance of happening
[15:52] Kotoko
    and make it happen ten times in a row,
[15:54] Kotoko
    you get a phenomenon that only has
    a 1 in 1,024 chance of happening.
[15:58] Kotoko
    You can toss a coin and have it come
    up heads 10,000 times in a row.
[16:03] Kotoko
    Normally, Steel Lady Nanase would
    have little chance of coming to life,
[16:06] Kotoko
    but she's one of those possible variations.
[16:14] Saki
    It's not like you can get
    anywhere by creating a monster.
[16:20] Goblin Cat
    My lady.
[16:22] Goblin Cat
    That infernal Steel Lady has appeared.
[16:24] Goblin Cat
    Please come with us.
[16:27] Kotoko
    It's just a goblin cat.
[16:28] Kotoko
    There's no reason to be scared.
[16:31] Kotoko
    It's time to go, Saki-san.
[16:34] Saki
    Honestly...
[16:35] Kotoko
    We'll put Rikka-san's goals aside for now
[16:37] Kotoko
    and concentrate on defeating
    Steel Lady Nanase.
[16:42] Kotoko
    Whatever Rikka-san's goal may be,
    it doesn't change anything.
[16:48] Kotoko
    This world is not uncertain.
[16:50] Kotoko
    It may be full of yokai,
    monsters, spectres, and demons,
[16:54] Kotoko
    but there is reason that
    cannot be overturned.
[16:59] Kotoko
    And it's my duty to protect that.
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:05
    Steel Lady Nanase should appear at any moment
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:07
     Any sightings yet?
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:07
     Any sightings yet?
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:07
     I wonder if someone else is going to die tonight...
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:07 ID.aiupri
     Any sightings yet?
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:07 ID.xethk
     I wonder if someone else is going to die tonight...
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:08 ID.abyuuc87
    I live in Makurazaka City. I want to go to the convenience store, but I'm scared to walk outside
[17:16] Rikka
    Tonight...
[17:17] Rikka
    Yes. I need more.
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:07 ID.aiupri
     Any sightings yet?
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:07 ID.xethk
     I wonder if someone else is going to die tonight...
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:08 ID.abyuuc87
    I live in Makurazaka City. I want to go to the convenience store, but I'm scared to walk outside
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:07 ID.aiupri
     Any sightings yet?
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:07 ID.xethk
     I wonder if someone else is going to die tonight...
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:08 ID.abyuuc87
    I live in Makurazaka City. I want to go to the convenience store, but I'm scared to walk outside
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.ttw34
    Steel Lady Nanase appeared
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:07 ID.xethk
     I wonder if someone else is going to die tonight...
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:08 ID.abyuuc87
    I live in Makurazaka City. I want to go to the convenience store, but I'm scared to walk outside
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.ttw34
    Steel Lady Nanase appeared
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:07 ID.xethk
     I wonder if someone else is going to die tonight...
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:08 ID.abyuuc87
    I live in Makurazaka City. I want to go to the convenience store, but I'm scared to walk outside
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.ttw34
    Steel Lady Nanase appeared
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.nhnpla
    Where?
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:08 ID.abyuuc87
    I live in Makurazaka City. I want to go to the convenience store, but I'm scared to walk outside
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.ttw34
    Steel Lady Nanase appeared
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.nhnpla
    Where?
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:08 ID.abyuuc87
    I live in Makurazaka City. I want to go to the convenience store, but I'm scared to walk outside
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.ttw34
    Steel Lady Nanase appeared
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.nhnpla
    Where?
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.32sfget
    Hm? Nanase's here?
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.ttw34
    Steel Lady Nanase appeared
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.nhnpla
    Where?
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.32sfget
    Hm? Nanase's here?
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.ttw34
    Steel Lady Nanase appeared
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.nhnpla
    Where?
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.32sfget
    Hm? Nanase's here?
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.zsanrt
    She was under the bridge. I was debating if I should get closer or not, and then she disappeared
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.nhnpla
    Where?
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.32sfget
    Hm? Nanase's here?
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.zsanrt
    She was under the bridge. I was debating if I should get closer or not, and then she disappeared
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.nhnpla
    Where?
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.32sfget
    Hm? Nanase's here?
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.zsanrt
    She was under the bridge. I was debating if I should get closer or not, and then she disappeared
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.yj0712q
    What the hell? At least catch her
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.nhnpla
    Where?
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.32sfget
    Hm? Nanase's here?
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.zsanrt
    She was under the bridge. I was debating if I should get closer or not, and then she disappeared
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.yj0712q
    What the hell? At least catch her
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.32sfget
    Hm? Nanase's here?
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.zsanrt
    She was under the bridge. I was debating if I should get closer or not, and then she disappeared
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.yj0712q
    What the hell? At least catch her
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.32sfget
    Hm? Nanase's here?
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.zsanrt
    She was under the bridge. I was debating if I should get closer or not, and then she disappeared
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.yj0712q
    What the hell? At least catch her
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.dwd34
    Don't blame me if you get killed
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.32sfget
    Hm? Nanase's here?
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.zsanrt
    She was under the bridge. I was debating if I should get closer or not, and then she disappeared
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.yj0712q
    What the hell? At least catch her
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.32sfget
    Hm? Nanase's here?
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.zsanrt
    She was under the bridge. I was debating if I should get closer or not, and then she disappeared
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.yj0712q
    What the hell? At least catch her
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.32sfget
    Hm? Nanase's here?
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.zsanrt
    She was under the bridge. I was debating if I should get closer or not, and then she disappeared
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.yj0712q
    What the hell? At least catch her
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.32sfget
    Hm? Nanase's here?
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.zsanrt
    She was under the bridge. I was debating if I should get closer or not, and then she disappeared
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.yj0712q
    What the hell? At least catch her
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.ahedly65
    Steel Lady Nanase, hurry up and appear
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.zsanrt
    She was under the bridge. I was debating if I should get closer or not, and then she disappeared
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.yj0712q
    What the hell? At least catch her
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.zsanrt
    She was under the bridge. I was debating if I should get closer or not, and then she disappeared
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.yj0712q
    What the hell? At least catch her
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.zsanrt
    She was under the bridge. I was debating if I should get closer or not, and then she disappeared
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.yj0712q
    What the hell? At least catch her
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.zsanrt
    She was under the bridge. I was debating if I should get closer or not, and then she disappeared
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.yj0712q
    What the hell? At least catch her
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.zsanrt
    She was under the bridge. I was debating if I should get closer or not, and then she disappeared
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.yj0712q
    What the hell? At least catch her
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.nhr5a
    Like hell that's going to happen
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.yj0712q
    What the hell? At least catch her
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.yj0712q
    What the hell? At least catch her
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.yj0712q
    What the hell? At least catch her
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.yj0712q
    What the hell? At least catch her
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.zerog7
    Keep saying that and you'll get cursed to death
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:10 ID.odwer
    Pretty sure you'll get beat with a steel beam before getting cursed
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:10 ID.tersq
    I wonder if I'll end up faceless like that one detective if I get killed
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:10 ID.jduyd
    Yup, just like Nanase Karin
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:10 ID.ejhghukuy
    Anyone going to upload the footage of when Nanase Karin died?
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:10 ID.kecbhu
     You really want to see that?
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:10 ID.etclq
     Now if footage like that existed, that would curse you to death
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:10 ID.fkowag54
    Nanase Karin Nanase Karin
[18:04] Kotoko
    All right, Kuro-senpai.
[18:05] Kotoko
    I'm counting on you.
[18:07] Kuro
    I'm counting on you, too, Iwanaga.
[18:20] Saki
    Here, we won't be bothered by anyone,
[18:22] Saki
    and he'll probably be able to
    fight Steel Lady Nanase all night.
[18:25] Kotoko
    Just because he can come back to life,
[18:27] Kotoko
    it's not like I want to watch my boyfriend
    get killed over and over all night.
[18:32] Kotoko
    I've connected to the wiki page.
SIGN    F o r u m
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.yj0712q
    What the hell? At least catch her
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.dwd34
    Don't blame me if you get killed
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.ahedly65
    Steel Lady Nanase, hurry up and appear
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.ahedly65
    Steel Lady Nanase, hurry up and appear
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.nhr5a
    Like hell that's going to happen
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.zerog7
    Keep saying that and you'll get cursed to death
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:10 ID.odwer
    Pretty sure you'll get beat with a steel beam before getting cursed
[18:36] Kotoko
    The posts that had settled down for a
    while are starting to pick up again.
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.nhr5a
    Like hell that's going to happen
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:09 ID.zerog7
    Keep saying that and you'll get cursed to death
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:10 ID.odwer
    Pretty sure you'll get beat with a steel beam before getting cursed
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:10 ID.tersq
    I wonder if I'll end up faceless like that one detective if I get killed
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:10 ID.tersq
    I wonder if I'll end up faceless like that one detective if I get killed
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:10 ID.jduyd
    Yup, just like Nanase Karin
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:10 ID.ejhghukuy
    Anyone going to upload the footage of when Nanase Karin died?
SIGN    Name: Anonymous 09/04 22:10 ID.kecbhu
     You really want to see that?
[18:41] Kotoko
    Because of the incident with Detective Terada,
[18:43] Kotoko
    I'm sure people want more information
    and want to say things.
[18:47] Saki
    If the one managing the site is Rikka-san,
[18:49] Saki
    couldn't she censor or
    even delete your posts?
[18:54] Kotoko
    Rikka-san wouldn't do that.
[18:56] Kotoko
    If she censors or deletes any posts
    concerning doubts about ghosts,
[19:00] Kotoko
    that'll give the impression that
[19:02] Kotoko
    the admin has some kind of
    problem with those posts.
[19:07] Kotoko
    That'll get users to believe that these
    posts are being censored or deleted
[19:10] Kotoko
    because the ghost doesn't actually exist.
[19:14] Kotoko
    That would be disadvantageous for someone
    who wants Steel Lady Nanase to exist.
[19:21] Kotoko
    So she has no choice but to
    leave all the posts alone.
[19:28] Saki
    I see. You mentioned that you
    came up with four solutions.
[19:33] Saki
    But does it really just come down to numbers?
[19:35] Kotoko
    Sometimes, numbers are all you need
    for lies to break through the truth
[19:38] Kotoko
    and create a new truth all together.
[19:42] Kotoko
    What's about to take place on
    the Steel Lady Nanase wiki page
[19:46] Kotoko
    may resemble a committee to discuss
    a proposed bill in a parliament,
[19:50] Kotoko
    board of directors, or board of trustees.
[19:54] Kotoko
    The matter up for discussion
[19:55] Kotoko
    is if there really is a ghost
    named Steel Lady Nanase or not.
[20:02] Kotoko
    Rikka-san has already gained majority support,
[20:05] Kotoko
    and she has plenty of data
    and a well-grounded argument
[20:07] Kotoko
    to support her existence.
[20:09] Kotoko
    So will I be able to somehow overturn
    the majority opinion and win the vote?
[20:13] Kotoko
    This is where my true skills come in.
[20:16] Saki
    If she's already won the majority,
[20:19] Saki
    won't it be near impossible
    to reverse the situation?
[20:21] Kotoko
    Yes.
[20:22] Kotoko
    If this was a normal parliament
    or board of directors,
[20:24] Kotoko
    those with voting rights
    would have formed alliances.
[20:28] Kotoko
    And there are too many risks in declaring
    the opposite opinion at the last minute.
[20:33] Kotoko
    But the ones who have the voting
    rights in this committee
SIGN    Anon
[20:35] Kotoko
    are everyone viewing the site.
SIGN    Anon
[20:38] Kotoko
    Tens of thousands of people who have
    almost no relation to each other.
SIGN    Nameless
SIGN    Anonymous
SIGN    Nameless
SIGN    Anonymous
[20:41] Kotoko
    Their opinions are everything.
[20:43] Saki
    So irresponsible judges who
    have no idea they're involved.
[20:47] Saki
    That's scary in and of itself.
[20:49] Kotoko
    Correct.
[20:50] Kotoko
    But if you look at it another way,
[20:52] Kotoko
    it's because this assembly
    bears no responsibility
[20:55] Kotoko
    that nothing will hold them back.
    Not the law, justice, or even the truth.
[21:00] Kotoko
    Even if the solution is unjust or untrue,
[21:04] Kotoko
    as long as the majority
    of the tens of thousands
[21:06] Kotoko
    of the site viewers support it, we win.
SIGN    Nameless
SIGN    Anon
[21:08] Kotoko
    If we present a plausible story
[21:11] Kotoko
    that fits with enough of the
    facts and is interesting enough,
[21:14] Kotoko
    the masses will irresponsibly
    support it and vote in our favor.
[21:18] Kotoko
    Which means anything goes
    with this committee.
[21:22] Kotoko
    We can obscure and hide the
    real data, call black "white,"
[21:27] Kotoko
    and present several contradicting answers.
[21:29] Kotoko
    As long as they seem reasonable at a
    glance and are entertaining enough...
[21:36] Kotoko
    Then we can turn fiction into fact.
[21:40] Kotoko
    We can actually get away with that here.
[21:48] Kotoko
    I will stop at nothing to win.
[21:51] Kotoko
    I will put everything I have into these lies.
[22:01] Kotoko
    The committee to conquer
    Steel Lady Nanase is now in session!
SIGN    To Be Continued
SIGN    Preview
[23:46] Kotoko
    Does Steel Lady Nanase actually exist?
[23:48] Kotoko
    Or is she nothing more than an
    urban legend that someone made up?
[23:52] Kotoko
    A battle of truth and lies is
    about to begin over her existence.
[23:56] Kotoko
    Next time, "The Committee to
    Conquer Steel Lady Nanase."