# E1 - Encounter

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**[00:14] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Is this what you were looking for?<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Eccentric's Corridor
<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ishihara Touma
<br>**[00:17] middle-aged customer**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yes, this is it!<br>**[00:19] middle-aged customer**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Thank you!<br>**[00:20] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You're welcome.<br>**[00:25] Mikado**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There are some things my eyes*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;see with strange clarity.*<br>**[00:30] Mikado**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unfortunately, this isn't my*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;destined soulmate or anything.*<br>**[00:34] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*I think it's more likely...*<br>**[00:36] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*that she's deceased.*<br>**[00:40] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;My destiny... is you.<br>**[00:45] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You removed your glasses?<br>**[00:47] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Even though your eyesight is bad?<br>**[00:54] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I-I'm very sorry.<br>**[00:57] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Triangle-kun?<br>**[01:00] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's read "Mikado."<br>**[01:01] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mikado-kun, to think I'd run into you...<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a person like you, by pure chance.<br>**[01:07] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our meeting must have been destiny!<br>**[01:10] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Huh?<br>**[01:11] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Your ability. After all, you see so clearly.<br>**[01:18] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm sorry to do this so suddenly.<br>**[01:28] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*What... was that?*<br>**[01:31] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*Somehow, it felt... incredibly... good...*<br>**[01:38] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amazing. Destiny is real.<br>**[01:44] shop manager**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Wow... So ghosts really do exist.<br>**[01:48] shop manager**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But Master Hiyakawa,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;how does an exorcism work?<br>**[01:53] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Master? Please, there's<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;no need to call me that.<br>**[01:55] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In my case, I suppose you could say I have<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the ability to grab and clobber them.<br>**[02:01] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Clobber?<br>**[02:02] shop manager**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mikado-kun, you're awake?<br>**[02:05] shop manager**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Well, you know how there have been<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;rumors that our shop is haunted?<br>**[02:09] shop manager**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It was getting kind of dire, you know?<br>**[02:11] shop manager**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;So, well...<br>**[02:12] shop manager**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh, did you want to sit up and talk?<br>**[02:15] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No, this is the first time I've ever fainted,<br>**[02:18] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;so I really can't sit up right now.<br>**[02:20] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It felt so good that you fainted?<br>**[02:24] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That was me directly touching<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;something akin to your soul.<br>**[02:29] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I used it as a booster<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and clobbered the thing.<br>**[02:31] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It feels good when two souls touch.<br>**[02:34] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And if you can believe it, when I touched<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;yours, I found we're highly compatible!<br>**[02:40] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's desti—<br>**[02:40] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You're a fraud, right?<br>**[02:45] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Do you deny everything you've seen up to now?<br>**[02:49] shop manager**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mikado-kun, you can sense ghosts?<br>**[02:51] shop manager**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Why didn't you tell me?<br>**[02:54] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Well, all I can really do is see them...<br>**[02:57] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Uh, I mean, I plan to get a brain scan one day—<br>**[03:00] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mikado-kun.<br>**[03:02] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This is destiny.<br>**[03:06] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;So, Manager...<br>**[03:08] shop manager**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yes?<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Don't Cry, Girl <br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yamashita Tomoko
<br>**[03:10] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Please give me Mikado-kun!<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hori Books
<br>**[03:23] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I want an assistant.<br>**[03:24] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For what?<br>**[03:25] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Well, the work I was doing earlier<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;is exhausting to do alone.<br>**[03:31] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;So to meet someone like you<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;with your natural talents—<br>**[03:34] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and I say this with no<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;exaggeration—must be destiny.<br>**[03:37] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Truly.<br>**[03:41] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Don't touch me like that. It's weird.<br>**[03:44] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Weird" how?<br>**[03:45] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I can't move.<br>**[03:47] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Really? But I haven't touched your core yet.<br>**[03:51] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;My core?<br>**[03:52] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The thing that's akin to your soul.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The core of you as a person.<br>**[03:57] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Do you want me to touch it?<br>**[03:58] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Quit messing around!<br>**[04:00] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's Hiyakawa-san, right?<br>**[04:02] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yes.<br>**[04:03] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm going to be honest here. I'm scared.<br>**[04:07] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The reason I take my glasses off is to<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;keep my distance from those things.<br>**[04:12] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Even when everything else looks<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;blurry, I see those things clearly.<br>**[04:16] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I can tell them apart.<br>**[04:18] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If I can tell them apart, I can run from them.<br>**[04:21] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;They scare me!<br>**[04:23] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Let go of me.<br>**[04:28] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mikado-kun.<br>**[04:30] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If you're with me, you won't be scared anymore.<br>**[04:39] shop manager**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*So...*<br>**[04:41] shop manager**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*This is Yamai of Hori Books. Good morning.*<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yamai-san
<br>**[04:45] shop manager**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The thing is... Hiyakawa-san*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;asked for a bit of a favor.*<br>**[04:49] shop manager**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*He wants you in Ashigaya at 1:00 PM today,*<br>**[04:54] shop manager**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;so you don't have to come*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;in for your shift today.*<br>**[04:57] shop manager**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh! You're not fired, okay?*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Please don't quit!*<br>**[05:01] shop manager**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*Anyway, please go check your email, too!*<br>**[05:05] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What?<br>**[05:07] caretaker**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I don't like to say this out loud...<br>**[05:10] caretaker**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But a few years ago, there was a suicide here.<br>**[05:13] caretaker**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;So, well, ever since then,<br>**[05:16] caretaker; background**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;strange things have been happening.<br>**[05:16] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Stuff like that causes problems<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;for me. Makes it hard to work.<br>**[05:18] caretaker; background**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But leaving it vacant is<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;problematic for us, so...<br>**[05:20] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This here is what is known<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;as a stigmatized property.<br>**[05:23] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That's got nothing to do with me.<br>**[05:26] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And yet you're here.<br>**[05:29] caretaker**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Please take your shoes off.<br>**[05:32] caretaker**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You really think there's a curse or<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the wrath of an angry spirit here?<br>**[05:37] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh, no, it's nothing like that.<br>**[05:40] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Just someone who couldn't enter<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the reclamation-rebirth cycle,<br>**[05:43] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;so there's a sort of energy in the<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;air that isn't where it should be.<br>**[05:46] caretaker**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I see...<br>**[05:49] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There's something here.<br>**[05:50] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yes, there is.<br>**[05:52] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;When you touch me,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I really can see very clearly.<br>**[05:55] caretaker**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Well, I'll leave the rest to you.<br>**[05:58] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Wha... Wai—<br>**[05:59] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mikado-kun, keep your hand<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;there for a bit, all right?<br>**[06:03] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;N-No... I just... can't.<br>**[06:09] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Your eyes are incredible.<br>**[06:12] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No! I told you, I'm scared!<br>**[06:14] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hey! Stop! Pull out! I said get out of me!<br>**[06:17] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's all right. I'll go slowly.<br>**[06:20] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It should feel good.<br>**[06:22] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It feels really good for me.<br>**[06:25] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I-It's weird that I'm not getting hard...<br>**[06:27] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That's because it isn't<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;your body that feels good.<br>**[06:30] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh, you really are...incredible.<br>**[06:35] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;H-Hang on...<br>**[06:36] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That thing's moving, isn't it?<br>**[06:38] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yes, because I called it over here just now.<br>**[06:41] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Why would you do that?<br>**[06:44] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If it isn't within arm's length,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I can't clobber it, can I?<br>**[06:47] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Would you rather we go to it?<br>**[06:49] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No, no, no, no! I hate this!<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Why is this happening?<br>**[06:53] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You're awfully lively, aren't you?<br>**[06:54] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That's because I'm scared as hell!<br>**[06:57] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Focus a little more on your senses.<br>**[06:59] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm going to touch it now.<br>**[07:01] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What?<br>**[07:02] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Your core.<br>**[07:07] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If you're scared, please close your eyes.<br>**[07:11] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;N-Not looking at the things<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I can see... is scarier.<br>**[07:16] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You are amazing.<br>**[07:37] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Did you clobber it?<br>**[07:39] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I clobbered it.<br>**[07:41] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Take a look. It's all clean now.<br>**[07:44] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sh-Should exorcisms be this erotic?<br>**[07:49] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Th-That felt really... good.<br>**[07:52] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh, did you know?<br>**[07:53] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;When paranormal stuff happens, they say<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;it's good to think of erotic things.<br>**[07:57] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Because when spirits are faced with<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the life force of humans, they run away!<br>**[08:01] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ever since I read the<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;folklore on the internet,<br>**[08:04] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I no longer struggle to<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;justify the things I feel.<br>**[08:08] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What's the pay?<br>**[08:10] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Your cut is 118,000 yen<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;times four divided by three.<br>**[08:14] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You only need to come in three times a week.<br>**[08:18] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All right.<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Property Appraisals ・ Special Cleaning Services
<br>**[08:23] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Property appraisals and<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;special cleaning services?<br>**[08:26] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's not wrong.<br>**[08:29] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It doesn't mention ghosts.<br>**[08:30] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Who would even believe me if I put<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;something like that on my sign?<br>**[08:35] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Would you make some tea, please?<br>**[08:39] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Uh, right away...<br>**[08:44] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm going to do it now.<br>**[08:47] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Come here!<br>**[09:02] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It felt good that time, too, didn't it?<br>**[09:06] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It scares me how all my<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;pent-up lust just vanished.<br>**[09:09] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Also, sexual abstinence aside,<br>**[09:12] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;why do I have to stay away from meat<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and alcohol before an exorcism?<br>**[09:16] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Because you'll be less tired afterward.<br>**[09:19] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I read that on the internet, though.<br>**[09:21] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Seriously?<br>**[09:22] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Seriously.<br>**[09:25] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That's why I treat you to steak<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;like this after we finish.<br>**[09:29] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Meat is especially tasty<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;after physical exertion.<br>**[09:32] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Isn't it?<br>**[09:38] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Well? Do you think you'll be<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;able to get over the fear?<br>**[09:41] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I don't know. I think living humans<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;might be way more terrifying.<br>**[09:46] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That's a standard sort of answer.<br>**[09:49] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I mean, even in that situation,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;she tried to haggle over the fee.<br>**[09:55] (Flashback) female customer**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;U-Um...<br>**[09:57] (Flashback) female customer**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You finished everything<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;in five minutes, right?<br>**[10:00] (Flashback) female customer**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Would you consider reducing your fee?<br>**[10:03] (Flashback) Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Huh?<br>**[10:04] (Flashback) Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We will not.<br>**[10:08] (Flashback) Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We absolutely will not.<br>**[10:14] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Excuse me! Can we get more water, please?<br>**[10:20] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Incredible! Is that a superpower?<br>**[10:24] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What are you talking about? It's just<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;reading the situation, that's all.<br>**[10:29] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reading the situation?<br>**[10:30] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There are times when you<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;just have to, you know?<br>**[10:34] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Like when you're the only<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;one who saw something.<br>**[10:37] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh, is that right? I see.<br>**[10:41] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hiyakawa-san, your Japanese<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;is a little strange.<br>**[10:44] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Did you grow up elsewhere?<br>**[10:46] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh, that's because I was never<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a chatty sort of person.<br>**[10:59] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The ears, upper right arm, and torso<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;of the first victim, Miyaka Sayaka.<br>**[11:04] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The head, right forearm, lower right leg,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and lower left leg of the second, Okada Aya.<br>**[11:10] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The right thigh, left thigh, hands,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and feet of the third, Kawamura Eiko.<br>**[11:18] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This is that dismemberment case where<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the murderer killed himself, right?<br>**[11:22] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It was about a year ago, wasn't it?<br>**[11:24] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That's right.<br>**[11:25] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Even after a year, we can't find the parts.<br>**[11:28] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Put together, they're enough<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to make a whole corpse.<br>**[11:31] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I want you to look for them.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Their ending is too sad as it stands.<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Metropolitan Police Investigation Unit 1<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Murder Investigation Team 9 Leader<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lieutenant<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hanzawa Hiroki
<br>**[11:41] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All three of them worked for the same<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;company, but they didn't know each other.<br>**[11:45] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Do you want to know how we found the bodies?<br>**[11:48] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No, thank you.<br>**[11:49] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Right, then.<br>**[11:51] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The three went missing one after<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;another, and some time later,<br>**[11:55] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;parts of their dismembered<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;bodies were found.<br>**[11:58] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I have pictures if you want to see.<br>**[12:00] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No, thank you.<br>**[12:01] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Right, then.<br>**[12:03] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;First, we suspected a man in the company's<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;HR who'd interacted with all of them.<br>**[12:08] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But the person we arrested was a clerk<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at a nearby convenience store.<br>**[12:12] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He'd done the work in his bathroom.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All the evidence fell into place.<br>**[12:17] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But the thing is...<br>**[12:18] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The way I saw it, the convenience store<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;clerk wasn't a stalker or a killer.<br>**[12:22] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He was just some uninteresting punk.<br>**[12:25] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The evidence was conclusive. He confessed.<br>**[12:28] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He didn't know the HR guy,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and had no previous record.<br>**[12:32] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There's a person's worth of parts missing,<br>**[12:35] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;but he didn't seem to have the<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;intelligence needed to hide them.<br>**[12:37] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;While in custody, he hung himself and died.<br>**[12:40] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What's that about?<br>**[12:41] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Because of that, we haven't<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;been able to find the remains.<br>**[12:45] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Um, I think I might have a stomachache.<br>**[12:48] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You'll do this for me, right?<br>**[12:50] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I made sure you'd be able to<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;get into the clerk's place.<br>**[12:55] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What is it? Is something up<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;with Tenderfoot over there?<br>**[12:57] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yes. He has extraordinarily good eyesight.<br>**[13:03] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh?<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Peaceful Apartments
<br>**[13:06] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Here it is. The bathroom.<br>**[13:07] Hiyawaka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mikado-kun, come over here!<br>**[13:10] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's all right. There's no one here.<br>**[13:12] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No, this is so notallright!<br>**[13:15] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notall...?<br>**[13:16] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And this isn't an exorcism!<br>**[13:18] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's always good to have<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the police owe you a favor.<br>**[13:21] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Someone died here, right?<br>**[13:25] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;People have died everywhere.<br>**[13:34] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No one... here.<br>**[13:37] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yes. There's no one here.<br>**[13:40] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I said so, didn't I?<br>**[13:42] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hey, so how are you going<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to go about this search?<br>**[13:45] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm not a police dog.<br>**[13:48] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Part of a c-corpse... I can't<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;just find something like that.<br>**[13:52] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And from a year ago...<br>**[13:54] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Well, you see...<br>**[13:56] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Up to this point, I've been<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;unilaterally entering you<br>**[13:59] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and sort of synchronizing<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;myself to your senses.<br>**[14:03] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm going to pull you out<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;of your shell a little more<br>**[14:06] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and have you share in *my* senses this time.<br>**[14:09] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Okay... Why do you seem excited about it?<br>**[14:12] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Because this feels incredibly<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;good for me, too.<br>**[14:16] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Wha... W-Wait!<br>**[14:18] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ready? You're ready, right?<br>**[14:21] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm coming in.<br>**[14:25] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's different than usual, isn't it?<br>**[14:27] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Wait! I'm s-scared!<br>**[14:29] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Of what?<br>**[14:30] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;O-Of you!<br>**[14:34] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Do you hear something?<br>**[14:35] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;My hearing is better than yours.<br>**[14:50] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"H—"<br>**[14:52] Mikado; Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Hiura Erika tricked me."<br>**[14:58] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This is how we'll search.<br>**[15:00] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We'll share our senses to sharpen them.<br>**[15:03] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I-Is the biting and licking necessary?<br>**[15:06] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I was so excited, I got carried away.<br>**[15:08] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What does that mean? That's scary.<br>**[15:10] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We'll gather information at the<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;other locations in this same way.<br>**[15:14] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Huh?! We're doing this more than once?<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Machiwa-shi, block 4
<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hotel Seventeen
<br>**[15:27] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*Somehow, lately...*<br>**[15:29] Mikado**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I feel like there's less distance*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;between me and those things.*<br>**[15:47] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You sure this is the place?<br>**[15:50] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That's what she said.<br>**[15:52] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Um... It was probably one of the victims.<br>**[15:55] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hmph. You're a bit of a monster yourself.<br>**[15:57] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There are times when monsters<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;are better than humans, though.<br>**[16:11] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mikado-kun.<br>**[16:12] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's better if we stay connected.<br>**[16:14] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You won't be scared that way.<br>**[16:17] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hey, about that name, Hiura Erika...<br>**[16:20] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You're not telling Hanzawa-san about it?<br>**[16:22] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'll tell him. But he probably<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;won't pay it any mind.<br>**[16:26] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This isn't my first time.<br>**[16:28] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What do you mean?<br>**[16:30] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But first, we have our search.<br>**[16:36] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Whoa...<br>**[16:37] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's a real dump, huh?<br>**[16:41] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What's this, Tenderfoot?<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Got yourself scruffed?<br>**[16:44] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Did you try to run away?<br>**[16:46] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This is his work position.<br>**[16:48] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Your Japanese is weird!<br>**[16:50] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Right! How should we search?<br>**[16:53] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mikado-kun.<br>**[16:55] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yeah.<br>**[16:56] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Look carefully. I'll listen.<br>**[17:00] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We'll share those two senses.<br>**[17:02] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That's right.<br>**[17:04] Hiyawaka**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There's something here.<br>**[17:08] Mikado; Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The boiler room!<br>**[17:12] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Huh? Whoa, wait! Isn't that dangerous?<br>**[17:16] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Don't worry. He's got zero spiritual sense.<br>**[17:19] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Don't curses still get you even<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;with zero spiritual sense?<br>**[17:24] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That man will not believe anything<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;he hasn't confirmed with his own eyes.<br>**[17:29] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What you don't believe in cannot act on you.<br>**[17:34] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Making me search for a whole year...<br>**[17:56] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's all right. Breathe. Take a deep breath.<br>**[17:59] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This is so... not all right.<br>**[18:03] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And... what is that?<br>**[18:06] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You always see them in a more<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; human form, don't you?<br>**[18:11] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Huh? Is it one of those?<br>**[18:13] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That's... I-Is that how you see them?<br>**[18:18] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And for a scaredy-cat like me<br>**[18:21] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to see a corpse... a-and a thing like that...<br>**[18:25] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and still be this calm... makes no sense.<br>**[18:28] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yes. Yes. Right, thanks.<br>**[18:32] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'll take care of the two<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;from the cleaning company.<br>**[18:37] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yes.<br>**[18:40] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You okay, Tenderfoot?<br>**[18:42] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He said that his fear<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;disappears when he's with me.<br>**[18:45] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hey, Tenderfoot, keep quiet and<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;take a deep breath through your nose.<br>**[18:50] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hiyakawa, let him go.<br>**[18:52] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If I let him go now, he'll throw up.<br>**[18:55] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm used to seeing people vomit.<br>**[18:57] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Let go.<br>**[19:00] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Breathe in... and out.<br>**[19:03] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That's it. It's all right.<br>**[19:07] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hiyakawa!<br>**[19:09] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Don't go in there.<br>**[19:11] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's so well-made.<br>**[19:13] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The outrageous selection of people<br>**[19:14] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;for the components makes it more effective.<br>**[19:17] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Once the instrument is complete,<br>**[19:19] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;all that's needed is to say,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"You are cursed" to the target.<br>**[19:23] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cursed? What do you—<br>**[19:25] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You mean Hiura Erika?<br>**[19:27] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the unlikely event that<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;something so ridiculous exists,<br>**[19:31] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;it's outside the police's jurisdiction.<br>**[19:33] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We can't investigate a name that's<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;got nothing to do with the case.<br>**[19:37] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And if I don't receive a request,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;it isn't my jurisdiction, either.<br>**[19:41] Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The poor thing.<br>**[19:43] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There's no way you think that.<br>**[19:47] Mikado**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If I can see that thing*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;with my eyes, it means...*<br>**[19:50] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*If it isn't just that I'm crazy, then...*<br>**[19:54] Mikado**<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It means that there were once*<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;people who lived, then died.*<br>**[19:58] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*Ordinary people...*<br>**[20:00] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*Once...*<br>**[20:03] (Flashback) Hiyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;People have died everywhere.<br>**[20:08] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*I don't... understand.*<br>**[20:11] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hey, you okay?<br>**[20:13] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Just go ahead and throw up.<br>**[20:16] Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The cars will be here soon.<br>***SIGN***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tokyo: Women's Remains Found in <br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Abandoned House in Machiwa-shi
<br>**[20:24] announcer**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*Parts of the bodies of three <br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;women who were murdered*<br>**[20:28] announcer**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*in April of last year have been found <br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;in an abandoned house in Machiwa-shi,*<br>**[20:32] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*and the suspect in custody <br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;committed suicide.*<br>**[20:35] announcer**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*The women's families have said it does serve as some comfort, but the wounds haven't healed.*<br>**[20:37] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*They lived once, and then they died.*<br>**[20:39] announcer; background**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*We want the police to deal with the fact that*<br>**[20:41] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*It's not like they were monsters.*<br>**[20:42] announcer; background**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*the suspect committed <br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;suicide while in custody.*<br>**[20:44] (Flashback) Hanzawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You're a bit of a monster yourself.<br>**[20:48] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*I'm human.*<br>**[20:50] mother**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kousuke, will you help me?<br>**[20:53] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What is it?<br>**[20:54] mother**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's my bankbook. It slipped<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;behind the cabinet.<br>**[20:58] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You can't reach back there?<br>**[21:03] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mom, couldn't you use a ruler or something?<br>**[21:07] mother**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh!<br>**[21:10] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*Still...*<br>**[21:12] Mikado**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*What's scary is scary.*<br>**[22:54] Erika**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Um, excuse me.<br>**[22:55] Miyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yes?<br>**[22:57] Erika**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Do you know which way<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yabuhashi is? I'm a little lost.<br>**[23:02] Miyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yabuhashi?<br>**[23:03] Miyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's only one station over, but it<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;might be best to take a train.<br>**[23:08] Erika**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What? Really? One of the station<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;attendants said I could walk there.<br>**[23:13] Miyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh, but it's just one stop on the Tozai Line.<br>**[23:15] Erika**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh, I don't have enough left on my pass.<br>**[23:16] Erika; background**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*My name is Hiura Erika.*<br>**[23:19] Erika**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm so sorry for keeping you.<br>**[23:20] Erika; background**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*I will now curse you.*<br>**[23:23] Miyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh, not at all.<br>**[23:24] Miyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Look there.<br>**[23:26] Miyakawa**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Just walk north past the Imperial Palace.<br>**[23:28] Erika; background**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*Absolutely nothing will save you.*<br>**[23:28] Erika**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;So... if I want to go north...<br>**[23:31] Erika; background**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*You will die.*<br>**[23:31] Erika**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I should keep the Imperial Palace<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;on my left as I walk, right?<br>**[23:34] Erika; background**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*You will die cursed.*<br>**[23:36] Erika; background**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*You will die cursed.*<br>