E12 - Real Life, Fantasy, and the Fourth World

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[00:17] Shizuka
    Quite the spectacle.
[00:19] Sasaki
    Well, as far as the world knows,
    it was a massive terrorist bombing.
[00:25] Shizuka
    Indeed.
[00:26] Shizuka
    They are more or less bombs, aren't they?
[00:30] Sasaki
    About an hour ago, we got word that
    the magical girl appeared out of the blue
[00:34] Sasaki
    and stormed the Bureau's headquarters.
[00:37] Sasaki
    And this time, she brought a friend.
[00:40] Sasaki
    At the request of Chief Akutsu,
    Futari Shizuka-san and I rushed to the scene.
[00:46] Sasaki
    I asked Peeps to stay home.
[00:50] Sasaki
    I'm told high-rank psychics,
    including Hoshizaki-san,
[00:54] Sasaki
    are already on the scene, but...
[01:10] Shizuka
    Putting on a real show.
[01:14] (Flashback) Magical Pink
    I kill psychics.
[01:16] (Flashback) Magical Pink
    I can't let them escape.
[01:18] Sasaki
    Come on, don't do this.
[03:11] Hoshizaki
    Sasaki, are you here?
[03:11] Sasaki
    EP 12 Real Life, Fantasy, and the Fourth World
[03:13] Sasaki
    Yes.
[03:15] Sasaki
    We're about a block away from headquarters.
[03:17] Hoshizaki
    Good. Get in here as fast as you can.
[03:20] Sasaki
    Understood.
[03:23] Shizuka
    What shall we do?
[03:25] Sasaki
    Good question.
[03:27] Sasaki
    Maybe it was a mistake to send Peeps home.
[03:31] Sasaki
    If he were with us...
[03:33] Sasaki
    He could use his teleportation magic to
    warp Futari Shizuka-san right next to them.
[03:41] Sasaki
    We could have settled this in a flash.
[03:47] Sasaki
    No, no, no, no!
[03:48] Sasaki
    I can't have Hoshizaki-san and
    the Bureau learning about Peeps.
[03:53] Sasaki
    I have to find a way through this myself.
[03:56] Sasaki
    Let's check out the scene first.
[04:28] Magical Yellow
    Barrier!
[04:32] Hoshizaki
    Pull back!
[04:44] Hoshizaki
    Fire!
[04:47] Magical Yellow
    Adults ganging up on children...
[04:50] Magical Yellow
    That's pretty mean.
[04:51] Magical Yellow
    It doesn't seem to be helping you, either.
[05:02] Bureau A
    It's no use!
[05:03] Bureau A
    We can't get past her barrier!
[05:04] Bureau B
    Team A, withdraw at once!
[05:07] Bureau C
    Team B, covering fire!
[05:11] Akutsu
    A Magical Barrier, eh?
[05:14] Akutsu
    Tricky.
[05:18] Akutsu
    They're here.
[05:22] Shizuka
    Well, have you thought up a clever plan?
[05:26] Shizuka
    There is nothing we can do
     unless we break through her barrier.
[05:30] Sasaki
    Good question.
[05:40] Sasaki
    Maybe we don't have to break through.
[05:44] Sasaki
    What about a water attack?
[05:46] Shizuka
    What do you mean?
[05:48] Sasaki
    Earlier, we confirmed that people
    can't pass through the Magical Barrier.
[05:53] Sasaki
    So water probably can't either.
[05:55] Sasaki
    What if I were to create a great
    deal of water inside the barrier,
[06:00] Sasaki
    so the only way to drain it
    is to dismiss the barrier?
[06:03] Shizuka
    And you're proposing you can
    create this water with your powers?
[06:07] Sasaki
    Yes.
[06:08] Sasaki
    If I can get close enough while
    remaining hidden, I think so.
[06:11] Shizuka
    I've heard it's quite difficult to execute
    powers inside a Magical Barrier.
[06:16] Sasaki
    What I use is different
     from psychic abilities,
[06:19] Sasaki
    so I think it's worth a try.
[06:24] Shizuka
    I'll go along with your plan.
[06:26] Sasaki
    Whatever you do, please don't kill them.
[06:30] Sasaki
    If at all possible...
[06:32] Sasaki
    I'd prefer to end this
     by neutralizing the pink one
[06:36] Sasaki
    and forcing the one using
     her Magical Field to retreat.
[06:42] Shizuka
    You love your troublesome requests, don't you?
[06:45] Sasaki
    I think the most important thing
[06:46] Sasaki
    is giving you a spotlight in front
    of all the Bureau members.
[06:53] Shizuka
    Ah, I see.
[06:57] Sasaki
    There's one!
[07:06] Akutsu
    Hoshizaki-kun.
[07:07] Akutsu
    Attack.
[07:09] Akutsu
    We have a plan.
[07:34] Magical Yellow
    Sayoko, are you okay?
[07:36] Magical Pink
    Yeah, I'm fine.
[07:38] Magical Yellow
    What should we do? Just clear them all up?
[07:42] Magical Pink
    Yeah. Let's clear them up.
[07:47] Sasaki
    I'm going in.
[07:58] Magical Yellow
    I-It's filling up with water!
[08:02] Hoshizaki
    Is that the plan...?
[08:04] Magical Yellow
    Sayoko, we've gotta drop the barrier!
[08:07] Magical Pink
    But...
[08:08] Magical Yellow
    If we don't...
[08:10] Magical Yellow
    we're gonna drown!
[08:15] Sasaki
    Okay!
[08:19] Magical Pink
    That should do it.
[08:25] Magical Pink
    They blocked the hole with ice?
[08:28] Magical Pink
    In that case...
[08:31] Magical Yellow
    I-I don't think we're going to make it!
[08:34] Magical Pink
    But... any more of this and...
[08:44] Magical Pink
    The psychic from that day...
[09:01] Magical Pink
    The magical man!
[09:27] Hoshizaki
    Look out!
[09:40] Shizuka
    You want to keep playing?
[09:42] Magical Yellow
    What did you do to her?
[09:45] Shizuka
    Please. She'll be right as rain
    after a few days of sleep.
[09:49] Magical Yellow
    You will pay for this.
[09:51] Magical Yellow
    I'm committing your face to memory.
[09:55] Shizuka
    I'm so pleased to have
    the acquaintance of a magical girl.
[10:05] Shizuka
    Goodness, such dangerous people.
[10:11] Hoshizaki
    Stay right where you are.
[10:16] Shizuka
    What's all this?
[10:18] Shizuka
    Why turn your suspicions
    on your greatest contributor?
[10:22] Sasaki
    Wait a minute!
    She's not here to hurt anyone.
[10:25] Hoshizaki
    Sasaki?
[10:27] Sasaki
    Hoshizaki-san, excellent work.
[10:29] Hoshizaki
    Would you have been the one
    generating all that water?
[10:34] Sasaki
    Er, yes.
[10:35] Akutsu
    Sasaki-kun.
[10:36] Akutsu
    I would have preferred to take
    the magical girls into custody.
[10:40] Sasaki
    I'm sorry, sir.
[10:43] Akutsu
    It's good to see you, too,
    Futari Shizuka-kun.
[10:45] Akutsu
    Thanks to you, damage was kept to a minimum.
[10:49] Akutsu
    Dealing with the media and the public
    shouldn't be too difficult either.
[10:55] Shizuka
    Always glad to be of service.
[10:57] Sasaki
    By the way, Chief, why did
    the magical girl attack the Bureau?
[11:03] Akutsu
    She's made attempts on our staff in the past.
[11:07] Akutsu
    We're still uncovering the details,
[11:09] Akutsu
    but she had another magical
     girl with her this time, no?
[11:15] Akutsu
    She likely thought she'd be able to put
    an end to us with the extra help.
[11:21] Sasaki
    I see.
[11:22] Akutsu
    Of course, the motives of her new sponsor
    are surely part of the equation as well.
[11:28] Shizuka
    Given how they were acting,
    they might attack the Bureau again.
[11:33] Akutsu
    It's not out of the question.
[11:36] Shizuka
    Shouldn't you step up your forces
    to ensure that doesn't happen?
[11:42] Akutsu
    Oh, regarding that...
[11:45] Akutsu
    I've officially decided to employ you.
[11:48] Shizuka
    Have you now?
[11:49] Akutsu
    Formal notice will come in a few days,
[11:51] Akutsu
    but under the circumstances,
    I thought I'd let you know now.
[11:55] Shizuka
    How delightful!
[11:57] Shizuka
    Now I can proudly call myself
    a public servant like the rest of you.
[12:01] Akutsu
    I'll let Sasaki-kun fill you
    in on the finer details.
[12:06] Akutsu
    You'll look after her, won't you?
[12:11] Akutsu
    I'd like her to receive
    the same training you did.
[12:16] Akutsu
    I'll give him a phone for you
    soon as well, so check that later.
[12:21] Shizuka
    Very well.
[12:23] Sasaki
    I guess, like it or not,
    I'm Futari Shizuka-san's chaperone.
[12:28] Sasaki
    Not that I really mind at this point.
[12:32] Akutsu
    With all that said, Sasaki-kun...
[12:35] Akutsu
    I need to speak with you a bit.
    Would you come with me?
[12:39] Sasaki
    Very well.
[12:43] Akutsu
    I'd like to start by confirming something.
[12:46] Sasaki
    What is that?
[12:48] Akutsu
    The water generated
    inside the magical girl's barrier...
[12:53] Akutsu
    Can I assume that was
    your psychic power at work?
[12:57] Sasaki
    Yes, that's right.
[12:59] Sasaki
    It was my power.
[13:01] Sasaki
    I learned in my Bureau training
[13:03] Sasaki
    that repeated use of a power
    could expand its potential.
[13:08] Sasaki
    It surprised me at first as well,
[13:10] Sasaki
    but I assume it must be
    that principle in action.
[13:14] Akutsu
    I see.
[13:15] Akutsu
    Hoshizaki-san told me that,
[13:18] Akutsu
    just before we called you here,
    you were somewhere strange.
[13:24] Akutsu
    Did you encounter some kind of trouble
    while dealing with Futari Shizuka-kun?
[13:30] Sasaki
    I'll bet he's already tracked our movements
    via nearby security cameras.
[13:35] Sasaki
    He must have a few layers
    of ulterior motives here.
[13:39] Sasaki
    Then again, it's possible Chief Akutsu
    feels the same way about us.
[13:46] Sasaki
    Given that he accepted
    Futari Shizuka into our ranks,
[13:49] Sasaki
    he's probably already spoken to the guy
    who looks like he hangs out in Akihabara.
[13:54] Sasaki
    Which suggests this is all
    about feeling each other out.
[13:58] Sasaki
    My stomach is already in knots!
[14:01] Akutsu
    I'd like an official report on the matter.
[14:05] Sasaki
    We ended up in a fight
     with her former organization.
[14:09] Sasaki
    I'll send you all the details in writing.
[14:13] Akutsu
    Very well.
[14:14] Akutsu
    I hope you'll submit it ASAP.
[14:17] Sasaki
    Understood.
[14:18] Sasaki
    It'll be in your inbox by the end of the day.
[14:21] Akutsu
    Next, about Futari Shizuka-kun...
[14:24] Akutsu
    I was thinking of leaving her
    in your care from now on.
[14:29] Akutsu
    Naturally, you'll still have opportunity
    to act alongside Hoshizaki-kun as well.
[14:33] Akutsu
    I'd like to hear your assessment of her,
    including thoughts on her compatibility.
[14:37] Sasaki
    I've only known her a few days now,
[14:40] Sasaki
    but I believe her desire
    to join us is genuine.
[14:43] Sasaki
    And she's certainly an excellent psychic.
[14:46] Sasaki
    I think that, mentally, she'll make
    an excellent asset to the Bureau as well.
[14:50] Akutsu
    Do you?
[14:52] Akutsu
    That's all I needed from you.
[14:54] Akutsu
    Is there anything I can help you with?
[14:56] Sasaki
    No, not at the moment.
[15:00] Sasaki
    As for what happens next, however,
[15:02] Sasaki
    am I allowed to share information with her?
[15:05] Akutsu
    Yes.
[15:06] Akutsu
    I don't know how you came
    to be so friendly with her,
[15:10] Akutsu
    but if your relationship helps the Bureau,
    I intend to respect it.
[15:15] Sasaki
    I appreciate your consideration.
[15:19] Akutsu
    Continue to act in the interests
    of the Bureau, Sasaki-kun.
[15:24] sign
    Alcohol & Cigarettes
[15:24] sign
    Bank ATM
[15:27] Staff
    And how would you like to pay?
[15:28] Sasaki
    I managed to navigate through that,
[15:29] Sasaki
    E-pay.
[15:30] Sasaki
    but all I did was fix
    a problem I created myself.
[15:33] Sasaki
    Given my connection to the magical girl,
    I'm basically acting as a triple agent now.
[15:42] Sasaki
    I can't ask for Peeps's help while
    I'm on operations with the Bureau.
[15:46] Sasaki
    I need to practice more magic
    and expand my own abilities.
[15:50] Sasaki
    Ah, it's cold.
[15:53] Neighbor
    Welcome home.
[16:00] Sasaki
    Th-Thanks.
[16:03] Neighbor
    It's been a while, hasn't it, mister?
[16:06] Sasaki
    I suppose it has.
[16:12] Sasaki
    Um, if you'd like...
[16:14] Neighbor
    Sorry, could I ask you a question?
[16:17] Sasaki
    Oh... Er, what is it?
[16:20] Neighbor
    I heard a young person's
    voice in your apartment.
[16:24] Sasaki
    Oh.
[16:27] Sasaki
    She heard me talking to Peeps
    through the wall?
[16:32] Sasaki
    Sorry. I guess we got a little out of control.
[16:36] Sasaki
    Lately, a friend of mine
    has been coming by my place.
[16:40] Neighbor
    A friend? A female friend?
[16:44] Sasaki
    No, he's a guy.
[16:46] Neighbor
    Really?
[16:48] Sasaki
    I suppose Peeps's voice
    is on the androgynous side.
[16:51] Sasaki
    I guess she's saying, "If you're going to
    have female company, take it to a hotel."
[16:56] Sasaki
    Except I'm about as far from
    that situation as you can get...
[17:04] Neighbor
    Um...
[17:07] Sasaki
    Er...
[17:08] Sasaki
    Oh, right. Here.
[17:10] Sasaki
    Would you like this?
[17:15] Neighbor
    Thank you.
[17:16] Sasaki
    Well, I should be going.
[17:20] Neighbor
    Right.
[17:21] Neighbor
    I'm sorry to ask something so strange.
[17:24] Sasaki
    Not at all.
[17:26] Sasaki
    Let me know if anything else bothers you.
[17:33] Sasaki
    Although, given what's to come, maybe I
    should move somewhere with better security.
[17:42] Sasaki
    I'd like to give Peeps his own room, too!
[17:44] Sasaki
    It's so important to have
    your own private space.
[17:48] Sasaki
    I'm home, Peeps.
[17:50] Peeps
    Good. I'm glad to see you safe.
[17:53] Peeps
    How did things go with the magical girl?
[17:56] Sasaki
    We managed to get things under control.
[17:58] Sasaki
    And Futari Shizuka-san
    has been accepted into the Bureau.
[18:02] Peeps
    That's a relief.
[18:03] Sasaki
    You're hungry, aren't you?
[18:05] Sasaki
    I'll make dinner right away.
[18:07] Sasaki
    I actually got thin-sliced
    chateaubriand today.
[18:11] Sasaki
    I thought we could treat ourselves
    to some shabu-shabu.
[18:14] Peeps
    C-Could we make sukiyaki, then?
[18:17] Sasaki
    Of course.
[18:18] Sasaki
    But I don't have any shirataki noodles...
[18:20] Sasaki
    Is that all right?
[18:22] Peeps
    Perfectly fine.
[18:23] Sasaki
    We'll make sukiyaki, then.
[18:28] Sasaki
    Now...
[18:30] both
    Let's eat!
[18:31] Sign
    °Do not feed meat to Java sparrows that aren't reincarnations of starsages!
[18:40] Sasaki
    This kinda reminds me of those early days.
[19:17] Sasaki
    Back then, I said there was no way
    I could afford chateaubriand.
[19:22] Sasaki
    But now Peeps and I
    get to enjoy meat together.
[19:26] Sasaki
    Though it's not quite how I expected...
[19:30] Sasaki
    We may be enjoying
    the slow life in our own way.
[19:35] Peeps
    Perhaps so.
[19:37] Sasaki
    By the way, how was your day, Peeps?
[19:41] Peeps
    Ah, I have a report.
[19:43] Peeps
    Look at this.
[19:45] Sign
    No. of otherworld days
     vs. one real-world day
[19:45] Sign
    No. of trips to the otherworld
[19:45] Sign
    Latest
[19:46] Peeps
    I've graphed the flow of time
    in this world and the other one.
[19:49] Peeps
    These are the previous values,
    and this is the latest one.
[19:54] Peeps
    Originally, one day in this world
    represented one month in the other,
[20:00] Peeps
    but that rate is quickly shrinking.
[20:03] Sasaki
    At this rate, in six months,
    a day here will be exactly a day there.
[20:09] Peeps
    Indeed.
[20:10] Sasaki
    Do you think it could be a cyclical thing?
[20:13] Peeps
    That is indeed possible.
[20:15] Peeps
    But we lack sufficient data at the moment.
[20:18] Peeps
    I'm sorry to ask, but I'd like
    to come and go more frequently
[20:21] Peeps
    in order to collect more.
[20:23] Sasaki
    That sounds good.
[20:26] Sasaki
    Darn it. I guess I'm being too loud again.
[20:30] Peeps
    What is it?
[20:32] Sasaki
    My neighbor admonished me earlier.
[20:36] Sasaki
    Though she doesn't seem like
    the type to pound on the wall...
[20:40] Sasaki
    Maybe her mother's home?
[20:42] Peeps
    Why don't we turn on the TV, then?
[20:44] Peeps
    It should help to mask our voices.
[20:47] Sasaki
    Good idea.
[20:50] Announcer
    It was like a monster from another world.
[20:53] Announcer
    At six o'clock this evening,
[20:53] Sign
    SSP News
[20:55] Announcer
    this was captured in a residential
    area near the city center.
[20:55] Sign
    Mysterious Monster in Tokyo Sky
[20:58] Sign
    6 PM, Tokyo
    Photograph by
     Mr. Katayama
[20:58] Announcer
    It's an image of a mysterious creature
    that suddenly appeared in the sky.
[21:04] Announcer
    The mysterious creature was later discovered
[21:06] Announcer
    fallen into a nearby
    convenience store parking lot.
[21:10] Sign
    Call
    
    
    
    Akutsu
[21:13] Sasaki
    Peeps, is that...
[21:15] Peeps
    Yes, it's a lizardman.
[21:18] Sasaki
    B-But why is it...
[23:15] Neighbor
    S-So...
[23:18] Neighbor
    What did you want me to do?
[23:21] Abaddon
    I'm a demon.
[23:23] Abaddon
    And you're going to be fighting
    angelic disciples on my behalf!