E5 - A Magical Man and a Third World

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[00:04] Neighbor
    It's been several days
    since I last saw my neighbor.
[00:10] Neighbor
    I don't know if he's had a change
    in his routine or work schedule.
[00:17] Neighbor
    I don't know anything.
[00:20] Neighbor
    I first met him years ago,
[00:22] Neighbor
    and he's never gone more than three days
    without coming home before.
[00:43] Neighbor
    Come back soon...
[02:25] sign
    EP 5         A Magical Man and a Third World
[02:37] Police
    Okay, that should cover it.
[02:39] Police
    I appreciate your cooperation.
[02:42] Bureau 1
    This falls under our jurisdiction, I'll bet.
[02:45] Bureau 1
    We'll have to call in Hoshizaki-san
    and that Sasaki guy.
[02:51] Bureau 2
    Is Sasaki the guy who's been partnering
     with Hoshizaki-san recently?
[02:56] Bureau 2
    What's that about?
[02:57] Bureau 1
    He's her water source.
[02:59] Bureau 1
    I hear he can make rather large icicles.
[03:02] Bureau 2
    Ah, poor guy.
[03:07] Sasaki
    Wait, what?!
[03:09] Sasaki
    Today's a workday?!
[03:11] Sasaki
    That's weird...
[03:12] Sasaki
    The time I spent in the other world shouldn't
    have amounted to more than a day or two here.
[03:20] Peeps
    A discrepancy of several days has arisen.
[03:23] Sasaki
    Even with a margin of error,
[03:24] Sasaki
    this suggests time is passing there
    more than twice as fast now.
[03:28] Peeps
    So the temporal distortion
    is not standardized?
[03:32] Peeps
    Or perhaps something has affected it.
[03:35] Peeps
    You might consider checking the record.
[03:37] Sasaki
    Good idea.
[03:42] sign
    Other World Activity Log
[03:42] sign
    Departure
[03:42] sign
    Three Days' Time Since Return
[03:42] sign
    Fight with enemy forces on the Rectan Plains
[03:42] sign
    Revealed truth with Peeps, Viscount Müller, and Prince Adonis
[03:42] sign
    Returned to Baytrium/Resolved House Müller succession dispute
[03:42] sign
    Moved to capital city, Allestos, and spent a night in the palace (played board games with a maid)
[03:42] sign
    Audience with the king of Herz/Appointed Knight of the Realm (Viscount Müller promoted to count)
[03:42] sign
    Entrusted with managing Prince Adonis's personal assets
[03:42] Sasaki
    Let's see...
[03:45] Sasaki
    We managed to cool the conflict between
    the Kingdom of Herz and the Ohgen Empire,
[03:49] Sasaki
    and the Müller succession dispute
    worked itself out.
[03:53] Sasaki
    In recognition for saving Prince Adonis,
[03:56] Sasaki
    Viscount Müller was granted a palace post
[03:59] Sasaki
    and the rank of count.
[04:02] Sasaki
    And for my part, with but a word,
    the king named me
[04:06] Sasaki
    Knight of the Realm,
    serving directly under the royal family.
[04:10] Sasaki
    Prince Adonis also put me
    in charge of his personal assets.
[04:11] sign
    Other World Activity Log
[04:11] sign
    Departure
[04:11] sign
    Three Days' Time Since Return
[04:11] sign
    Fight with enemy forces on the Rectan Plains
[04:11] sign
    Revealed truth with Peeps, Viscount Müller, and Prince Adonis
[04:11] sign
    Returned to Baytrium/Resolved House Müller succession dispute
[04:11] sign
    Moved to capital city, Allestos, and spent a night in the palace (played board games with a maid)
[04:11] sign
    Audience with the king of Herz/Appointed Knight of the Realm (Viscount Müller promoted to count)
[04:11] sign
    Entrusted with managing Prince Adonis's personal assets
[04:16] Sasaki
    Nothing here strikes me as anything
    that would affect the flow of time.
[04:20] Peeps
    Indeed...
[04:29] Sasaki
    Hoshizaki-san?
[04:31] Hoshizaki
    Finally back, are you?
[04:33] Hoshizaki
    You didn't even check in.
    Just what have you been up to?
[04:36] Sasaki
    Er, well...
[04:39] Hoshizaki
    We've got work. Get ready this instant.
[04:54] Hoshizaki
    Today's mission is to recruit a psychic.
[04:57] Hoshizaki
    He's a high schooler in Saitama Prefecture.
[05:00] Sasaki
    What? A high schooler?
[05:02] Hoshizaki
    Unusual phenomena
    believed to be of psychic origin
[05:06] Hoshizaki
    have been occuring around him lately.
[05:08] Hoshizaki
    Honestly, kids these days...
[05:10] Hoshizaki
    It's like none of them learn any manners.
[05:12] Sasaki
    "Kids these days"?
[05:14] Sasaki
    Isn't he around your age?
[05:17] Hoshizaki
    I comport myself based on my mental age.
[05:21] Hoshizaki
    According to the investigation file,
[05:24] Hoshizaki
    this boy's ability is pyrokinesis.
[05:26] Hoshizaki
    It's roughly on the scale
    of a small flamethrower.
[05:30] Hoshizaki
    There's no sign of him using it at school.
[05:33] Hoshizaki
    All suspected instances have occurred
    close to his home,
[05:36] Hoshizaki
    outside the presence of witnesses.
[05:39] Sasaki
    Pyrokinesis, huh?
[05:41] Sasaki
    I get it.
[05:42] Sasaki
    So that's why they're sending you in?
    Because you control water?
[05:46] Hoshizaki
    Yep. The right person for the job.
[05:49] Hoshizaki
    Now, let's extend our invitation!
[05:52] Sasaki
    You make it sound so simple...
[05:55] Sasaki
    Shouldn't we proceed with
    more of a cautious investigation?
[05:58] Hoshizaki
    What do you mean by that?
[06:00] Hoshizaki
    He's only an E-rank psychic,
[06:02] Hoshizaki
    the same as you.
[06:04] Hoshizaki
    If we go in together,
    I can't foresee any issues.
[06:07] Sasaki
    Fair enough, but given what
    happened the other day...
[06:11] Sasaki
    You wouldn't want to get
    burns on your face, would you?
[06:17] Hoshizaki
    Chief Akutsu's given permission
    to use guns if we have to.
[06:23] Hoshizaki
    I see it. That's the place.
[06:28] sign
    Head Teacher's Office
[06:29] Hoshizaki
    The Bureau contacted
    the school in advance.
[06:32] Hoshizaki
    Ostensibly, we're running
    an evaluation of all schools
[06:34] Hoshizaki
    from the city to the suburbs.
[06:35] sign
    Head Teacher's Office
[06:46] Hoshizaki
    That's got to be him.
[06:48] Sasaki
    Yeah.
[06:49] Sasaki
    I felt the same way looking at his file,
[06:51] Sasaki
    but he really does seem
    like an average student.
[06:54] Hoshizaki
    Even so, he's a psychic.
[06:58] Hoshizaki
    Don't let your guard down.
[07:00] Sasaki
    R-Right!
[07:03] Hoshizaki
    This is our chance to make contact!
[07:07] Delinquent
    The hell is this?
[07:11] Delinquent
    Why'd you only bring 5,000 yen?
[07:14] Boy
    S-Sorry.
[07:16] Boy
    I don't get much in the way of allowance...
[07:19] Delinquent
    So swipe it outta your parents' wallets!
[07:21] Hoshizaki
    Honestly...
[07:24] Sasaki
    Hoshizaki-san, wait!
[07:26] Sasaki
    Let's watch a little while longer.
[07:28] Hoshizaki
    What are you saying?
[07:29] Hoshizaki
    If he uses his ability,
    this'll turn dangerous!
[07:32] Sasaki
    I don't think he will.
[07:35] Sasaki
    His behavior suggests this bullying
    has been ongoing for a while,
[07:39] Sasaki
    including the past few weeks.
[07:44] Sasaki
    But there have been no reported instances
    of him using his power at school,
[07:50] Sasaki
    which tells me he's been enduring
     this treatment for a long time.
[07:55] Hoshizaki
    I see.
[07:56] Sasaki
    It would be better to make contact
    when he's alone, right?
[08:00] Hoshizaki
    Very well. I'll take your advice.
[08:03] Sasaki
    Much obliged.
[08:04] Sasaki
    Still, I can't fully deny the possibility
[08:08] Sasaki
    that this could escalate into the first time
    he uses his power at school.
[08:23] Sasaki
    It's painful to see.
[08:25] Sasaki
    All the more reason not to interfere
[08:27] Sasaki
    in a way that could hurt his self-esteem.
[08:30] Sasaki
    That goes double if he's going
    to join us in the future.
[08:34] Hoshizaki
    Incidentally, I have a suggestion of my own.
[08:38] Sasaki
    What is it?
[08:39] Hoshizaki
    Mind letting me handle contact
    and negotiations with him?
[08:45] Hoshizaki
    You can use the time to write
    a report to the chief.
[08:50] Hoshizaki
    And when that's done...
[08:52] Hoshizaki
    You can do whatever you want.
[08:54] Sasaki
    You're sure about that?
[08:56] Hoshizaki
    Yes.
[08:57] Hoshizaki
    If something happens, I'll contact you.
[09:00] Sasaki
    Very well.
[09:08] Sasaki
    That should do it.
[09:14] Sasaki
    When I worked in an office,
[09:16] Sasaki
    I ate lunch from the convenience store
    in the park nearly every day.
[09:20] Sasaki
    To think I'm drinking fashionable
    coffee in a cafe now...
[09:27] Sasaki
    You never know what life has in store.
[09:32] Sasaki
    Welp, that wrapped up
    sooner than I expected.
[09:39] Sasaki
    These suburban supermarkets are huge.
    I bet it's fun to shop there.
[09:44] Sasaki
    They probably have a great selection.
[09:47] Sasaki
    Okay, maybe I'll buy a souvenir for Peeps!
[09:57] Boy
    They say February 2nd is crepe day!
[10:01] Boy
    Did you know that?
[10:03] Sasaki
    That must be his girlfriend or something.
[10:08] Sasaki
    Where is Hoshizaki-san?
[10:10] Sasaki
    Is she watching them from afar?
[10:13] Sasaki
    That's a rather stern expression.
[10:16] Sasaki
    She doesn't seem to dislike being with him,
[10:19] Sasaki
    but she looks weirdly tense somehow.
[10:22] Sasaki
    Wait...
[10:23] Sasaki
    Have I seen her somewhere before?
[10:28] Sasaki
    Oh heck! I'm just now realizing...
[10:31] Sasaki
    Am I doing something that would seem
    super shady to a third party?
[10:34] Sasaki
    A middle-aged man watching
    two young people on a date?
[10:37] Sasaki
    Yeah, that doesn't look great.
[10:39] Leader Delinquent
    Hey, hang on a minute here.
[10:42] Leader Delinquent
    What are you doing alone with a girl?
[10:45] Delinquent B
    Whoa, she's a total cutie, too!
[10:48] Leader Delinquent
    Hey, girl. Wanna hang with us instead?
[10:51] Leader Delinquent
    We could do some karaoke or something.
[10:54] Boy
    L-Leave her alone!
[10:57] Boy
    Sh-She said she doesn't like
    that kind of thing...
[11:00] Boy
    S-So...
[11:02] Leader Delinquent
    Yeah, whatever.
[11:03] Leader Delinquent
    Dump this loser and come with us, okay?
[11:18] Hoshizaki
    Kindly keep your hands to yourself.
[11:21] Leader Delinquent
    You little—
[11:24] Boy
    D-Don't!
[11:40] Hoshizaki
    No way...
[12:27] Sasaki
    Are you all right?
[12:29] Hoshizaki
    S-Sasaki?!
[12:32] Sasaki
    Is that you, Hoshizaki-san?
[12:34] Hoshizaki
    What in the world are you doing here?
[12:37] Sasaki
    Well... I think I could
    ask you the same question.
[12:40] Hoshizaki
    Were you following us?
[12:43] Sasaki
    Er, well... I happened
    to catch sight of you, so...
[12:48] Sasaki
    Though I didn't realize you
    were the girl he was sitting with.
[12:52] Sasaki
    I mean, I thought you seemed familiar, but...
[12:58] Sasaki
    I didn't know you could look like
     such a lovely young lady.
[13:01] Hoshizaki
    Sh-Shut up!
[13:03] Hoshizaki
    This felt like the best way to go about it.
[13:07] Hoshizaki
    Wait... Is this part of your power, Sasaki?
[13:10] Sasaki
    A-Actually, I don't really know.
[13:14] Hoshizaki
    Well, whatever.
[13:15] Hoshizaki
    What matters now
    is covering up this incident.
[13:18] Hoshizaki
    Summon your ice.
[13:20] Hoshizaki
    As much of it as you can.
[13:21] Sasaki
    Understood.
[13:39] Hoshizaki
    That should do it.
[13:40] Sasaki
    I get the impression you've done that before.
[13:42] Hoshizaki
    Is that a problem?
[13:43] Sasaki
    No, not at all...
[13:47] Hoshizaki
    Now then, if this barrier-like field
    was conjured by some other psychic,
[13:53] Hoshizaki
    I would have expected them
    to approach us by now...
[13:57] Hoshizaki
    Sasaki.
[13:58] Hoshizaki
    You're not... a magical girl, are you?
[14:02] Sasaki
    Excuse me?
[14:04] Sasaki
    Hoshizaki-san, you're not delirious
    from oxygen deprivation, are you?
[14:08] Hoshizaki
    But every known magical girl so far
    has been a young girl...
[14:14] Sasaki
    Hoshizaki-san, what's all this
    about magical girls?
[14:18] Sasaki
    Are you talking about some
    animated show for children?
[14:21] Hoshizaki
    You really don't know about them?
[14:24] Sasaki
    What? N-No, I don't.
[14:26] Hoshizaki
    All right.
[14:28] Hoshizaki
    There are seven magical girls in the world.
[14:31] Hoshizaki
    They're children who possess
    mysterious magical powers.
[14:34] Hoshizaki
    They can cause unusual phenomena
[14:36] Hoshizaki
    in a fundamentally different
    manner than psychics.
[14:39] Hoshizaki
    One of the seven girls is Japanese,
[14:41] Hoshizaki
    and she's been going
    around killing psychics.
[14:46] Hoshizaki
    I'm sure you have your share of questions,
[14:49] Hoshizaki
    but would you mind
    if we saved them for later?
[14:55] Hoshizaki
    For now, we have to do
    something about this barrier.
[14:58] Hoshizaki
    If someone films and uploads this,
    it'll be a massive headache.
[15:02] Hoshizaki
    We'd take a pay cut for sure.
[15:06] Sasaki
    Yes, the situation is quite serious.
[15:24] Sasaki
    Is that...
[15:30] Hoshizaki
    Sasaki, we need to flee.
[15:33] Magical Pink
    Mister?
[15:36] Hoshizaki
    Wait, Sasaki, you know her?!
[15:38] Sasaki
    I met her scrounging for
    leftover food near my apartment,
[15:42] Sasaki
    and we talked for a bit.
[15:45] Hoshizaki
    In that case, this barrier...
[15:47] Magical Pink
    Are you a psychic, mister?
[15:51] Sasaki
    Er, well...
[15:53] Sasaki
    What exactly are you doing here?
[15:55] Magical Pink
    I saw a fireball in the sky.
[15:59] Sasaki
    A fireball?
[16:00] Sasaki
    Are you sure you didn't just imagine it?
[16:03] Magical Pink
    My beam got blocked, too.
[16:05] Magical Pink
    There are at least two psychics here.
[16:09] Sasaki
    Do you have some business with psychics?
[16:12] Magical Pink
    I kill psychics.
[16:14] Magical Pink
    I can't let them escape.
[16:16] Sasaki
    Do you live in this area, by chance?
[16:20] Magical Pink
    There's a big supermarket nearby.
[16:23] Magical Pink
    They throw out a lot of food there,
[16:26] Magical Pink
    so I sometimes come by to scrounge.
[16:29] Sasaki
    I see.
[16:31] Magical Pink
    Hey, mister, are you a psychic?
[16:34] Sasaki
    No.
[16:35] Magical Pink
    Then what are you doing here?
[16:38] Sasaki
    It's a police officer's job to come running
    when there's a commotion.
[16:43] Magical Pink
    Police?
[16:46] Sasaki
    See?
[16:49] Sasaki
    I'd at least like to get us out of here...
[16:54] Sasaki
    If I could get her alone,
    I'm sure we could resolve this.
[16:57] Shizuka
    My, my.
[16:58] Shizuka
    So the magical girl's involved too?
[17:03] Sasaki
    You're...
[17:05] Hoshizaki
    Futari Shizuka?!
[17:08] Sasaki
    "Futarishizuka"?
[17:10] Sasaki
    Isn't that the name of a color?
[17:12] Hoshizaki
    It's not her real name.
[17:14] Hoshizaki
    We call her that because she always
    wears that rich purple kimono.
[17:18] Sasaki
    I see...
[17:20] Hoshizaki
    Wait, this is no time
    to be chatting about that!
[17:24] Hoshizaki
    This couldn't get worse.
[17:25] Shizuka
    Are you having trouble?
[17:27] Shizuka
    I'd be happy to help, you know.
[17:31] Magical Pink
    Are you a psychic?
[17:33] Shizuka
    And what if I am?
[17:35] Magical Pink
    I'll kill you.
[17:57] Shizuka
    What in the world?
[18:00] Shizuka
    What is this thing?
[18:14] Hoshizaki
    You...!
[18:21] Shizuka
    I was offering to help you.
[18:23] Shizuka
    You never listen, do you, girl?
[18:26] Hoshizaki
    Sasaki!
[18:28] Hoshizaki
    Get out of here! Hurry!
[18:36] Sasaki
    Hoshizaki-san!
[18:37] Shizuka
    Rest easy. She's merely unconscious.
[18:41] Shizuka
    I would hate to cause you issues
     by doing any worse.
[18:44] Sasaki
    Why is this happening?
[18:47] Shizuka
    I have a request for you as well.
[18:50] Sasaki
    A request... for me?
[18:53] Shizuka
    Yes.
[18:58] Magical Pink
    Mister, do you know that psychic?
[19:09] Sasaki
    Very well.
[19:11] Sasaki
    Let's cooperate for now.
[19:13] Shizuka
    A wise decision.
[19:15] Sasaki
    I'll remain here as decoy and support.
[19:17] Sasaki
    Make contact when you see an opening.
[19:20] Sasaki
    Though I'd prefer it if you'd
    refrain from harming her...
[19:24] Shizuka
    One moment. Are you acquainted
    with that magical girl?
[19:29] Sasaki
    Something like that.
[19:32] Shizuka
    Very well.
[19:41] Magical Pink
    So you are a psychic.
[19:44] Sasaki
    No, I'm not!
[19:46] Magical Pink
    What was that, then?
[19:49] Sasaki
    This is magic!
[19:51] Magical Pink
    Magic?
[19:52] Sasaki
    Like you, I'm a magical gi—
[19:56] Sasaki
    A magical man.
[20:01] Magical Pink
    Did a fairy ask for your help too?
[20:06] Sasaki
    A fairy? Well, I...
[20:09] Shizuka
    Got you!
[20:10] Magical Pink
    Don't interrupt.
[20:19] Sasaki
    Where is the fairy who asked for your help?
[20:22] Magical Pink
    It's gone now.
[20:23] Sasaki
    Ah... Did it return to the land
    of the fairies, perhaps?
[20:27] Magical Pink
    It's dead.
[20:30] Magical Pink
    I killed it.
[20:32] Magical Pink
    This is its pelt.
[20:34] Sasaki
    What do you mean... you killed it?
[20:37] Magical Pink
    I never wanted to become a magical girl.
[20:43] Magical Pink
    So I killed it.
[20:46] Sasaki
    If I might change the subject,
[20:49] Sasaki
    you seem able to use your
    spells without incantations.
[20:53] Magical Pink
    Incantations?
[20:55] Sasaki
    In order for me to use my spells,
    I have to recite incantations.
[20:59] Magical Pink
    I accept that you are a magical man.
[21:02] Sasaki
    Th-Thank you...
[21:04] Magical Pink
    But why is a magical man
    working with psychics?
[21:10] Sasaki
    We just happened to run into each other.
[21:13] Magical Pink
    Then am I allowed to kill her?
[21:16] Shizuka
    What? For real?!
[21:19] Sasaki
    Why is it that you hate psychics?
[21:22] Magical Pink
    Psychics killed my family.
[21:26] Magical Pink
    They killed my precious friends.
[21:46] Magical Pink
    I'm leaving now.
[22:06] Sasaki
    And there she goes.