E24 - A challenge that must be won

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[00:02] ---
    The courthouse, huh?
[00:04] ---
    Are you sure Makoto's sister's Palace is here?
[00:08] ---
    The Phantom Thieves are suspected
    of murdering Kunikazu Okumura.
[00:13] ---
    With a reward out for your capture,
    you're currently enemy number one in Japan.
[00:16] ---
    We were framed!
[00:18] ---
    But we don't have evidence
    to exonerate us.
[00:21] ---
    To quickly wrap up
    this Phantom Thieves situation,
[00:24] ---
    the prosecutor's office and police
    are fabricating evidence and witnesses,
[00:28] ---
    while painting us as the culprits.
[00:31] ---
    I'm sure they'll do an investigation soon, too.
[00:34] ---
    Of Shujin Academy,
    as well as the Sakura residence.
[00:36] ---
    For real?!
[00:37] ---
    And the leader of that investigation is...
[00:40] ---
    Mako-chan's big sister.
[00:42] ---
    Sae is obviously out of control.
[00:45] ---
    But if we make her come to her senses
    by changing her heart,
[00:47] ---
    she'll bring this runaway train to a halt.
[00:50] ---
    It's also to protect the life of Niijima herself.
[00:54] ---
    When will the investigation take place?
[00:56] ---
    November 20th, I believe.
[00:58] ---
    It should be a substantially forced operation,
    so I doubt it'll take place before the 20th.
[01:02] ---
    That's just over three weeks from now.
[01:05] ---
    We have time, but not enough to waste.
[01:08] ---
    We don't know what's going on
    with the Palace, either.
[01:11] ---
    So let's—
[01:12] ---
    That's—
[01:13] ---
    The newest model! Lucky!
[01:15] ---
    Hey, Futaba!
[01:16] ---
    Sorry, she has a weakness
    for stuff like this.
[01:21] ---
    This UI moves so smoothly!
[01:23] ---
    Awesome!
[01:25] ---
    Sae-san told me the gist.
[01:27] ---
    Oh, right. Akechi-kun, it may be best if
    you exchange contact info with everyone.
[01:31] ---
    That's true.
[01:36] ---
    I'll send everyone's contacts to you later.
[01:40] ---
    Great, thanks.
[01:43] ---
    Thank you, thank you!
[01:45] ---
    I enjoyed that.
[01:46] ---
    I'm glad it pleased you.
[01:48] ---
    A good personality and good looks?
    Talk about cheating!
[01:52] ---
    She's praising you, I think.
[01:55] ---
    Then are we ready, everyone?
[01:57] ---
    What's the keyword?
[02:00] ---
    "Casino."
[03:33] ---
    Whoa!
[03:34] ---
    Flashy!
[03:35] ---
    So the courthouse is a casino?
[03:37] ---
    My sister often calls it a "place of competition
    in which she must always win."
[03:41] ---
    That sounds like Sae-san.
[03:42] ---
    Oh, right. Your code name.
[03:44] ---
    Code name?
[03:46] ---
    Phantom thieves can't go around
    usin' their real names, right?
[03:49] ---
    What are yours?
[03:51] ---
    Skull!
[03:52] ---
    Fox!
[03:53] ---
    We pretty much decided on them
    with how we look, didn't we?
[03:55] ---
    Then, perhaps "Karasu" will be best for me.
[03:58] ---
    Karasu?
[03:59] ---
    Your clothes all black or something?
[04:00] ---
    The reverse, actually.
[04:02] ---
    You'd be the only Japanese-sounding one.
[04:03] ---
    Okay, why not go with "Crow" instead?
[04:06] ---
    All right, from here on out, you're Crow.
[04:10] ---
    Got it.
[04:19] ---
    Uh-oh.
[04:21] ---
    So this means we're acknowledged
    as a threat, correct?
[04:23] ---
    That's a crow?
[04:24] ---
    You're all white!
[04:26] ---
    I said it was the reverse.
[04:27] ---
    If our code names are to hide
    our identities, wouldn't this be better?
[04:31] ---
    It just means that's what he thinks
    a rebel looks like.
[04:34] ---
    This is my mental image of a person
    who sticks to their justice.
[04:38] ---
    Or rather "pierce justice," with that mask.
[04:40] ---
    That aside, this is one glitzy casino.
[04:46] ---
    But the patrons look completely normal.
[04:48] ---
    They look like living, breathing humans.
[04:51] ---
    That's probably the cognition
    of the Palace's owner.
[04:54] ---
    - Cognition?
    - Oh, right.
[04:56] ---
    You don't know too much
    about cognitive beings, do you?
[04:59] ---
    I think I can piece it together.
[05:02] ---
    I saw the robot employees
    in Mr. Okumura's Palace.
[05:06] ---
    In essence, since these ones
    look like real people,
[05:08] ---
    Sae-san's view of others
    is surprisingly undistorted.
[05:12] ---
    Genius detective.
[05:14] ---
    Do the calling cards also have
    some connection to cognition?
[05:17] ---
    By making the person aware of being targeted,
    their Treasure materializes.
[05:22] ---
    Then I was right.
    The calling card was necessary.
[05:26] ---
    Sorry, but now's not really the—
[05:28] ---
    Well, well...
[05:29] ---
    It seems uninvited guests have slipped in.
[05:33] ---
    Thieves, in fact.
[05:38] ---
    Sis...
[05:40] ---
    So we're jumpin' right into this?
    Fine by me! It saves time!
[05:44] ---
    I'd rather you didn't speak as if we were equals.
[05:47] ---
    For I not only run this place,
    but I'm also the number one player.
[05:51] ---
    At the moment,
    you don't even have what it takes to fight me.
[05:55] ---
    Then what?
[05:56] ---
    The Treasure is located on the Manager's Floor,
    at the highest point of this building.
[06:00] ---
    I'll see you there.
[06:02] ---
    Then we can do business.
[06:05] ---
    Why are you telling us this?
[06:07] ---
    I wish to go about this
    in the fairest manner possible.
[06:09] ---
    I've fought and won
    all this time to be number one.
[06:13] ---
    If you want my attention,
    then you'll have to win this challenge, too.
[06:18] ---
    Over there!
[06:25] ---
    Dammit!
[06:26] ---
    Let's get at her.
[06:29] ---
    Authentication required.
    Please insert your member's card.
[06:34] ---
    Authentication required.
    Please insert your member's card.
[06:37] ---
    What the hell?! Piece of crap!
[06:38] ---
    Apparently it requires a member's card.
[06:41] ---
    Let's try to get our hands on one.
[06:45] ---
    Heading to the top
    will not be a simple matter.
[06:48] ---
    Get ready to rumble, guys!
[06:50] ---
    Leave this to me.
[06:59] ---
    No way.
[07:00] ---
    This is Crow's Persona...
[07:03] ---
    Take them down, Robin Hood!
[07:10] ---
    Whoa!
[07:11] ---
    You're not so bad!
[07:13] ---
    I'm just warming up.
[07:15] ---
    Come on, let's get back—
[07:17] ---
    Wait a second.
[07:18] ---
    Doesn't it sound like we're gonna get
    ambushed based on what we heard earlier?
[07:22] ---
    Agreed. I suggest we
    return for now and prepare.
[07:26] ---
    I'll do whatever you guys decide.
[07:38] ---
    The way it is, it'll take a gamble
    to crack that Palace.
[07:43] ---
    Do you have experience gambling?
[07:45] ---
    No.
[07:46] ---
    Thought so.
    Your moves are aboveboard.
[07:48] ---
    I'll win in a handful of moves, at this rate.
[07:54] ---
    Futaba!
[07:55] ---
    Wait, Futaba!
[08:00] ---
    I apologize for speaking so harshly.
[08:03] ---
    Let's go back home and talk it over, okay?
[08:07] ---
    Futaba!
[08:08] ---
    Futaba!
[08:23] ---
    It's nothing. Forget about it.
[08:25] ---
    Close the shop up when you're ready!
[08:28] ---
    This could be bad.
[08:34] ---
    That's bad news!
[08:36] ---
    It sure is. The manager could find out
    that we're the Phantom Thieves at any time.
[08:41] ---
    Ren and Futaba are especially in danger.
[08:43] ---
    What should we do?!
[08:45] ---
    What did the manager say about it?
[08:48] ---
    Nothing.
[08:49] ---
    He didn't act like anything was wrong
    this morning either.
[08:52] ---
    Then maybe we're better off
    just avoiding the topic.
[08:55] ---
    If we poked it and stirred up a hornet's nest,
    we'd lose everything.
[08:59] ---
    Have you heard from Futaba?
[09:00] ---
    She texted me, "I'm okay. Don't worry."
[09:03] ---
    Whether she says that or not,
    I'm still worried!
[09:06] ---
    She's backing off for our sake.
    We should sympathize.
[09:10] ---
    We need to strategize,
    about Futaba and the Palace.
[09:14] ---
    Yes, with the investigation coming...
[09:25] ---
    Welco—
[09:27] ---
    Hello there!
    It's been a while, Sakura-san!
[09:30] ---
    You...
[09:31] ---
    Looks like you opened up a shop.
    Wouldn't have hurt to mention it before.
[09:35] ---
    Business must be good.
[09:36] ---
    I guess you can handle paying me back
    for Futaba's child support.
[09:41] ---
    Child support?
[09:43] ---
    What the hell are you talking about?!
[09:44] ---
    I already gave you most of Wakaba's
    inheritance and insurance money!
[09:48] ---
    A deficit came up after I ran the numbers.
[09:51] ---
    It's only natural for you,
    her guardian, to pay, right?
[09:55] ---
    H-Hey!
[09:56] ---
    I heard Futaba isn't going to school?
    That she's a shut-in.
[10:02] ---
    That's...
[10:02] ---
    Not very good parenting, I'd say.
[10:04] ---
    Not to mention a kid with a criminal record.
[10:08] ---
    You don't pay child support
    and house a delinquent on probation...
[10:11] ---
    Doesn't seem like
    a decent environment, does it?
[10:14] ---
    Guess I'll just have to raise her.
[10:17] ---
    So that's what you're after?!
[10:19] ---
    Using Futaba as
    a bargaining chip for money?!
[10:22] ---
    It's not good to assume things like that.
[10:25] ---
    I wonder who'd win between
    a blood relative and legal guardian...
[10:29] ---
    We could always find out in court.
[10:38] ---
    The sum is nine. The house wins.
[10:45] ---
    What's the next roll?
[10:46] ---
    Um... Eight?
[10:50] ---
    Eight!
[10:52] ---
    The sum is six. The house wins.
[10:58] ---
    Not quite enough to make a pattern.
[11:00] ---
    Going by the trend of the dice rolls,
    I can predict the next one.
[11:03] ---
    Because everything in this Palace
    is influenced by my sister.
[11:07] ---
    I thought we would rely on Navi
    to analyze and calculate the pattern.
[11:12] ---
    Sorry. I can't seem to focus...
[11:14] ---
    Don't worry about it!
[11:16] ---
    Everyone has an off day now and then!
[11:18] ---
    That's right!
[11:26] ---
    Futaba.
[11:28] ---
    I'll leave your dinner here.
    Be sure to eat it.
[11:31] ---
    You'll ruin your health otherwise.
[11:35] ---
    This curry was made from a recipe
    developed by Futaba's mother.
[11:41] ---
    It's got coffee and just the right amount
    of spice blended in.
[11:46] ---
    Futaba loves this curry, too.
    No wonder, since it's her mother's recipe.
[11:51] ---
    But she stopped eating it
    after what happened.
[11:55] ---
    "It reminds me of Mom."
[11:58] ---
    Even so, I made this curry day after day.
[12:02] ---
    Waiting for the day she would eat it again
    and say it was good.
[12:08] ---
    It's thanks to you guys she finally left her room,
    making me believe she was starting to recover...
[12:13] ---
    But now this.
[12:17] ---
    That man... is Futaba's uncle.
[12:20] ---
    She was passed around all her relatives,
    ending up at his place last.
[12:26] ---
    But he treated her like garbage.
[12:28] ---
    He forced her to sleep on the floor,
    and wouldn't even let her bathe...
[12:34] ---
    She was just a girl.
[12:36] ---
    I couldn't do nothing, so I decide to pay
    the bastard and take Futaba under my care.
[12:42] ---
    But all I did was make her curry
    and wait for her to come out.
[12:48] ---
    If I'm called a failure of a guardian,
    I'd have to agree.
[12:51] ---
    But he just wants money.
[12:54] ---
    I know, but something did cross my mind...
[12:57] ---
    They say blood's thicker than water, right?
[13:00] ---
    I wonder what'd be the best for Futaba...
[13:08] ---
    We've got a problem, right?
[13:10] ---
    Futaba was not herself in the Palace.
[13:14] ---
    Has something happened?
[13:16] ---
    I want to change someone's heart.
    Don't ask why.
[13:19] ---
    It will make Futaba recover. I promise.
[13:23] ---
    If that's the case,
    her slump is a detriment to me, too.
[13:28] ---
    I'll help.
[13:30] ---
    Do you know the name?
[13:32] ---
    I'll tell you in chat later.
[13:34] ---
    Roger that.
[13:36] ---
    You seem surprised.
[13:37] ---
    Why are you cooperating?
[13:38] ---
    I said before, my defiance of rotten adults
    is the wellspring of my justice.
[13:43] ---
    Besides, I've had a similar experience.
[13:47] ---
    I understand how she feels.
[13:50] ---
    Apparently, my mother was in a relationship
    with some low-life of a man...
[13:55] ---
    She was swiftly discarded
    when he learned she was pregnant.
[13:59] ---
    That despair would lead to her death.
[14:01] ---
    Thanks to him, I was passed
    from foster home to foster home.
[14:05] ---
    But, I do quite well by myself these days.
[14:09] ---
    And that's the end of my life story.
[14:12] ---
    Don't spread it around.
[14:21] ---
    Futaba's uncle is a miserable son of a bitch.
[14:25] ---
    Futaba's our friend.
    We need to protect her!
[14:29] ---
    Of course.
[14:37] ---
    P-Please don't hurt me!
[14:40] ---
    - Hey, stand up!
    - I-I've got it!
[14:49] ---
    Um...
[14:52] ---
    Have you made a decision?
[14:54] ---
    Give up Futaba or pay child support?
[14:57] ---
    I refuse both!
[14:59] ---
    Hey, I'm not playin' here.
[15:02] ---
    If you ain't payin',
    then I'll just take Futaba away.
[15:05] ---
    Is she at home now?
[15:07] ---
    Go to hell! How dare you act like this?!
[15:10] ---
    Then pay me.
[15:12] ---
    We can settle this in court if you want.
    After all, I'm sure to win.
[15:20] ---
    If taken to court, I believe you
    would be the one in trouble.
[15:23] ---
    Y-You!
[15:25] ---
    Nice timing, am I right?
[15:27] ---
    Who the hell are you?
[15:29] ---
    I investigated you a bit.
    It seems you're in considerable debt.
[15:33] ---
    Additionally, most of the money you received
    for Futaba's child support payments
[15:39] ---
    was lost in bad investments.
[15:41] ---
    An expert would say they're
    extremely ill-advised investments.
[15:46] ---
    I wonder how a judge would rule
    after seeing this.
[15:50] ---
    Futaba is my niece!
    I can do what I want with her!
[15:54] ---
    Is that how you really feel?!
[15:56] ---
    I'm not going to pay you a single yen!
[15:59] ---
    Get out of here!
[16:01] ---
    Screw you! If you would just—
[16:06] ---
    Ow...
[16:07] ---
    That hurts. It hurts!
[16:09] ---
    It hurts! It hurts!
[16:11] ---
    That delinquent pushed me!
[16:14] ---
    What are you talking about?
    You clearly fell on your own!
[16:16] ---
    This is assault! I'll sue!
[16:19] ---
    Remember this day!
    It'll be the end of all of you!
[16:32] ---
    We're investigators from
    the domestic affairs court.
[16:35] ---
    We've received a report that this boy
    was being violent the other day.
[16:40] ---
    And there are suspicions of abuse
    towards Futaba Sakura.
[16:43] ---
    That's wrong.
[16:44] ---
    He didn't commit any violence.
    That guy fell on his own ass.
[16:48] ---
    And the abuse allegations are all lies!
[16:50] ---
    But that boy does have a history
    of such violence, doesn't he?
[16:54] ---
    Are you providing him
    with proper supervision?
[16:58] ---
    Futaba is currently not
    going to school, is that right?
[17:01] ---
    What concrete steps are you taking
    to address this?
[17:04] ---
    Do you believe you're giving her
    enough care as her guardian?
[17:08] ---
    Well...
[17:10] ---
    This relates to your qualification
    as a guardian. Please answer.
[17:18] ---
    What the hell am I doing?
[17:20] ---
    Hey, Futaba!
[17:22] ---
    Futaba!
[17:23] ---
    Emergency! It's the manager!
[17:26] ---
    Well?
[17:28] ---
    If you've done anything specific
    for Futaba, please tell us.
[17:34] ---
    Sakura-san?
[17:36] ---
    He made curry.
[17:43] ---
    Idiot!
[17:45] ---
    Curry? What does that—
[17:47] ---
    Wait!
[17:51] ---
    Sojiro did nothing wrong!
[17:53] ---
    Futaba!
[17:58] ---
    I was shuffled from house to house
    and finally taken in here.
[18:02] ---
    I couldn't go out for a while,
    but everyone helped me get better.
[18:11] ---
    I'm not afraid anymore.
[18:13] ---
    I want to live here.
    I want to be with him.
[18:16] ---
    I'm really happy living with my dad!
[18:24] ---
    How about you?
[18:27] ---
    Have you suffered at all
    since moving here?
[18:30] ---
    Not at all.
[18:34] ---
    To be honest, we looked into
    your current reputation at school.
[18:39] ---
    And it seems there have
    been no issues whatsoever.
[18:46] ---
    On the other hand, we received reports
    of some nasty rumors about you.
[18:50] ---
    That's...
[18:50] ---
    But it's quite obvious
    there was no truth to those reports.
[18:55] ---
    Are you sure about this?
[18:57] ---
    You'll understand with
    a little more experience.
[19:00] ---
    We did it, Sojiro!
[19:02] ---
    Yeah.
[19:05] ---
    Now will you tell me about this?
[19:12] ---
    I... wasn't able to go outside after Mom died.
[19:16] ---
    But I knew that I had to...
[19:20] ---
    So I asked the Phantom Thieves
    to steal my heart.
[19:23] ---
    They changed my cognition.
[19:25] ---
    Steal your heart?!
    Does he have something to do with it?
[19:30] ---
    Don't tell me you're a member
    of the Phantom Thieves?!
[19:34] ---
    U-Um, uh...
[19:36] ---
    Hey, we're in the danger zone!
[19:40] ---
    If you're gonna hide something from me,
    you need to do a better job of it.
[19:43] ---
    I thought it was strange.
[19:46] ---
    A girl who was a total shut-in
    suddenly says she's going to the beach.
[19:51] ---
    And she's friends with you.
    You two become suspiciously fast friends.
[19:56] ---
    You can't tell me that nothing's going on.
[19:59] ---
    Then there's the guy who
    left the painting here.
[20:03] ---
    He was a pupil of the artist, Madarame, right?
[20:06] ---
    I thought it could be the case.
[20:10] ---
    Don't worry.
[20:12] ---
    As long as you live here,
    your secret's safe with me.
[20:14] ---
    Besides, you helped my daughter.
[20:17] ---
    I'm not that ungrateful.
[20:20] ---
    Well, if I've jumped to the
    wrong conclusion, that's fine, too.
[20:24] ---
    Here, eat.
[20:26] ---
    Before it gets cold.
[20:29] ---
    Thank you...
[20:32] ---
    Let's dig in!
[20:35] ---
    It's Mom's flavor!
[20:37] ---
    Really?
[20:46] ---
    That asshole called me last night.
[20:50] ---
    He said he was giving up on Futaba.
[20:53] ---
    Really?
[20:55] ---
    Here, keep this.
[20:58] ---
    You two are the only ones who play anyway.
[21:03] ---
    Be careful out there.
[21:05] ---
    See you later.
[21:13] ---
    So that solves the Futaba problem.
[21:16] ---
    Now we just have to capture the Palace,
    and that's a tough one.
[21:19] ---
    We have to stay on guard.
[21:21] ---
    Of course.
[21:22] ---
    You really are guileless.
[21:24] ---
    Checkmate.
[21:27] ---
    I guess I win again.
[21:29] ---
    But you're getting better,
    it was a close game.
[21:33] ---
    Thanks for the coffee.
[21:38] ---
    I'll win next time.
    Keep that until then.
[21:43] ---
    Gotcha. This is a mark of your word.
[21:51] ---
    A-Another huge win.
[21:54] ---
    Congratulations,
    another victory for your group.
[21:58] ---
    We did it!
[21:59] ---
    Over 50,000 in one roll!
[22:02] ---
    Now we can get a member's card.
[22:04] ---
    That's our Navi.
[23:39] ---
    At the beginning of November,
    you had less than three weeks.
[23:43] ---
    Everyone must've been in a panic.
[23:47] ---
    We don't have much time left to talk.
    Tell me everything.
[23:52] ---
    You understand, don't you?
[23:55] ---
    You were betrayed.