Woodpecker Detective's Office It is the end of the Meiji Era. The genius poet Ishikawa Takuboku, who’s struggling financially, starts a detective business out of his lodging in response to a certain murder case. He calls it the Woodpecker Detective’s Office. "The ghosts of the Twelve-Story Tower in Asakusa," "the man-eating figure who wanders the streets on snowy nights"... Takuboku involves himself in one bizarre case after another with his hometown acquaintance, Kindaichi Kyosuke, as his assistant. Season 1 E1 - A Pleasant Occupation Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:09] Older Kyousuke     It's been ten years since     my best friend died. [00:13] Older Kyousuke     My dashing friend. [00:15] Older Kyousuke     My lying, mischievous friend. [00:18] Older Kyousuke     My quick-to-cry, steadfast in     fellowship, self-satisfied friend. [00:31] Older Kyousuke     A chatterbox and a show-off... [00:33] Older Kyousuke     he drank and loved women... [00:35] Older Kyousuke     A romantic sadist... [00:37] Older Kyousuke     A poet who could see farther than anyone... and... [00:42] Older Kyousuke     a genius of tanka poetry. My friend. [00:45] Older Kyousuke     Even now, shades of him     as he was linger in my heart. [00:51] Takuboku     Kyousuke-san? [00:53] Kyousuke     Yes? [00:55] Takuboku     It's me. [00:59] Kyousuke     What's wrong? [01:00] Takuboku     It's just... I ran out of cigarettes. [01:03] Kyousuke     Oh. I've got some extra. [01:05] Takuboku     That's a relief. [01:07] Takuboku     Sorry I keep bothering you like this... SIGN    Ten Odd Years Ago [01:10] Kyousuke     Right. Here you go. [01:11] Takuboku     Wait, I can just take two or three... [01:14] Kyousuke     Don't worry about it. [01:15] Kyousuke     I was thinking of quitting, anyway. [01:18] Kyousuke     Here. You can take these, too. [01:22] Kyousuke     Have you gotten used to things here? [01:24] Kyousuke     It's a lot different than Kushiro, isn't it? [01:27] Takuboku     This is the third time I've come     to Tokyo and I'm still a mess. [01:30] Takuboku     I'm truly ashamed. [01:32] Kyousuke     Please, stop treating me     like I'm a stranger. [01:34] Kyousuke     We're friends from the same     hometown, aren't we? [01:43] Takuboku     Isn't this Heine's Buch Der Lieder? [01:47] Takuboku     It must have been really expensive. [01:50] Kyousuke     I know I should give it up, but... [01:52] Kyousuke     I still don't want to leave     the world of literature. [01:56] Kyousuke     Still... It isn't as though     I have any talent of my own. [01:59] Kyousuke     I'll probably continue on as a teacher     and earn a living that way. [02:04] Kyousuke     In exchange, Ishikawa-kun,     you have true, undeniable talent, [02:09] Kyousuke     and, if you don't mind, I hope     you'll allow me to cheer you on. [02:21] Takuboku     "If there were a pleasant occupation [02:22] Takuboku     I could work at wholeheartedly, then [02:26] Takuboku     when it was finished, I could happily die." [02:31] Takuboku     Thank you, Kyousuke-san. SIGN    Woodpecker Detective's Office SIGN    Poem 1     A Pleasant Occupation [04:08] Takuboku     I really let you treat me to a feast. [04:11] Kyousuke     Yes. Tonight has been really fun, hasn't it? [04:14] Takuboku     Should we walk off some of this alcohol     by going up to the 12th floor? [04:17] Kyousuke     What? But, Ishikawa-kun, that way's the... [04:19] Takuboku     It'll be fine. SIGN    Jusshun SIGN    Nakamura SIGN    Gantsuki SIGN    Kohachi SIGN    Ogawa [04:32] woman     Oh, you silly, stop it... [04:33] man     Come on, Sayaka, just a little... [04:34] Takuboku     "Let me touch your hair, just a little...     an encounter at a teahouse." Right? [04:39] Takuboku     I'm sure that even now, [04:40] Takuboku     men and women in secretive relationships [04:42] Takuboku     are inside getting along very nicely. [04:44] Kyousuke     Right... [04:45] Takuboku     Look. [04:46] Takuboku     This one seems like a good one, doesn't it? [04:49] Takuboku     What do you think? [04:50] Kyousuke     Wha—Stop that! [04:51] Takuboku     Whoops! [04:54] Takuboku     Honestly. [04:56] Takuboku     It's been 40 years since Westernization. [04:58] Takuboku     We're supposed to be a first-class     power, and he's... Huh? [05:04] Kyousuke     Is something wrong? [05:05] Kyousuke     H-Hey! [05:06] Kyousuke     I-I'm not going in there, understand? [05:11] woman     Excuse me... [05:12] Takuboku     I just left something behind. [05:14] Kyousuke     Ishikawa-kun! [05:17] Kyousuke     Um... Ishikawa-kun? [05:21] Kyousuke     What are you... Oh... [05:29] man     You got a problem or somethin'? [05:32] Kyousuke     Will you stop this already? [05:37] Kyousuke     Huh? [05:51] woman     Yes. He just burst in... [05:54] Ooyama     Are you acquainted with the murdered man? [05:56] Kyousuke     Not at all! We just     happened to be passing... [05:59] Ooyama     Don't lie. [06:00] Ooyama     We have many witnesses stating they saw     you going around peeking into all the rooms. [06:06] Ooyama     You had a reason you were looking     for this man. Isn't that so? [06:09] Ooyama     Perhaps you were blinded     by jealousy, for example? [06:11] Kyousuke     W-Wait, just a moment, please. [06:13] Kyousuke     You're talking like we're suspects... [06:15] Takuboku     Now, now, Kyousuke-san. [06:17] Takuboku     It's standard practice in an investigation     to doubt the people they encounter. [06:21] Takuboku     I'm a poet, Ishikawa Takuboku.     Pleased to make your acquaintance. [06:27] Takuboku     As you can see, on the tatami near the body, [06:29] Takuboku     there are traces of blood being     dragged across the surface. [06:32] Takuboku     They were probably left when the murderer     tried to wipe blood off their hands. [06:36] Takuboku     Meaning that the murderer's hands     were covered in a lot of blood. [06:40] Takuboku     Now, look at this. [06:41] Takuboku     Even if I'd wiped the blood     off the palms of my hands, [06:44] Takuboku     blood under my fingernails wouldn't     have been wiped away so easily. [06:48] Takuboku     And, if I could just say... [06:49] Takuboku     The letter that was on the desk was     probably taken after the man was stabbed. [06:55] Kyousuke     Letter? [06:56] Takuboku     See? Just this one spot. [06:57] Takuboku     There's no blood spray here. Right? [06:59] Kyousuke     That's incredible, Ishikawa-kun! [07:02] Ooyama     That's enough. You're interfering     with my investigation. [07:04] Ooyama     Get out. [07:06] Kyousuke     Wow... [07:08] Kyousuke     Ishikawa-kun, the way you played     the genius detective back there was amazing. [07:11] Takuboku     It was nothing. [07:13] Takuboku     And unless I become a police detective or      something, it won't make me any money. [07:16] Kyousuke     No, really. [07:17] Kyousuke     Recently, a man named Iwai     Saburou opened a detective agency. [07:21] Kyousuke     It seems he's doing very well for himself. [07:24] Takuboku     Really? Is that so... [07:26] Takuboku     A detective, huh? [07:34] Takuboku     Now that I think about it... [07:36] Takuboku     detectives and poets     might have a lot in common. [07:42] Kayo     Ishikawa-san! I'm coming in! [07:45] Kayo     Come on, now. Hurry up     and put your bedding away. [07:49] Takuboku     What are you in such a hurry for? [07:51] Kayo     How many times do I have to tell you? [07:53] Kayo     I always go help with the emergency soup     kitchen at the church on the weekends! [07:57] Kayo     Take the tray back yourself, all right? [07:59] Kyousuke     Whoops! [08:01] Kyousuke     She seemed to be in quite a rush. [08:03] Takuboku     Something about distributing     emergency soup... [08:06] Kyousuke     Ah. [08:07] Kyousuke     There's a church in Koishikawa where     they're distributing food to the poor. [08:12] Kyousuke     It seems Kayo-chan is helping them there. [08:15] Takuboku     Really... [08:17] Takuboku     Well, what an admirable endeavor     from someone so small. [08:21] Kyousuke     Oh! Here it is! [08:23] Kyousuke     Take a look at this! SIGN    Suspect: Oguri [08:25] Takuboku     Hey, that's the guy I ran into. [08:28] Kyousuke     It seems he's the head clerk     of the Arakawa Mines, [08:31] Kyousuke     a man named Oguri Takatoshi. [08:33] Takuboku     Arakawa? You mean that huge conglomerate? [08:36] Kyousuke     Yes. [08:37] Kyousuke     The man killed worked at Oguri's     house, Hoshino Tatsukichi. [08:41] Kyousuke     For the last six months or so, Oguri had     been putting pressure on Tatsukichi, but [08:45] Kyousuke     unable to endure any more,     Tatsukichi refused him. [08:47] Kyousuke     This caused Oguri to fly     into a rage and kill him. [08:49] Kyousuke     That's what they say happened. [08:51] Takuboku     Really... [08:52] Takuboku     Speaking of which,     did they find that letter? [08:55] Kyousuke     About that! You're really     amazing, Ishikawa-kun! [08:58] Kyousuke     They said they found it in Oguri's garden [09:00] Kyousuke     along with the kitchen     knife used as the weapon! [09:02] Kyousuke     Though, apparently, Oguri keeps insisting     he knows nothing about any of it. SIGN    Kikunyuusha Milk      Newspapers SIGN    Milk Newspapers Kikunyuusha [09:08] Takuboku     It seems that those who set     their sights on literary goals [09:10] Takuboku     shouldn't simply sit on their     laurels and put on airs. [09:13] Takuboku     They need to have a noble spirit,     and at the same time [09:15] Takuboku     they need to understand     the desires of the flesh [09:17] Takuboku     or they won't be able to     create real literature. [09:20] Yoshii     Hmm... You think so? [09:22] Takuboku     Just leave it to me. [09:24] Takuboku     If it's for my friend Yoshii Isamu, [09:26] Takuboku     I wouldn't mind putting myself     through a bit or two of trouble. [09:29] Nomura     Speaking of which... [09:31] Nomura     I heard you happened to be at the scene     of that murder in the teahouse. [09:34] Takuboku     That's right. [09:35] Nomura     In the accusatory letter     the victim, Tatsukichi, left, [09:38] Nomura     they say he wrote that the Arakawa     mines are leaking poisons. [09:43] Takuboku     Accusatory letter? [09:44] Takuboku     You mean the letter they found     with the murder weapon? [09:47] Nomura     Yes. [09:49] Nomura     From what I understand, it could have been [09:51] Nomura     that a relative of Tatsukichi's     was a victim of the poison. [09:53] Yoshii     Still, with it being this big a story, [09:56] Yoshii     even those high-ranking officials     who have been bribed [09:59] Yoshii     won't be able to turn a blind eye to it. [10:03] Takuboku     So, Tatsukichi wasn't murdered because he     wanted to sever his relationship with Oguri... [10:08] Takuboku     it was to stop him from talking? [10:11] Nomura     Well, I don't know about that, [10:13] Nomura     but on the letter, almost     like he wanted to curse Oguri, [10:17] Nomura     there was a skull-like shape     in thick, dark blood— [10:20] Takuboku     Did you say a skull? [10:21] Nomura and Yoshii     Huh? SIGN    Just Like a Skull     Blood-stained Accusation Letter SIGN    Letter of Accusation [10:28] Nomura     Huh? [10:35] Takuboku     Excuse me. [10:37] Takuboku     Could I ask for a moment of your time? SIGN    Woodpecker      Detective's      Office [10:50] Ooyama     Was it you? You called me out here? [10:52] Kyousuke     What? No, I just... [10:54] Ooyama     I know you, don't I? [10:56] Kyousuke     N-No... [10:59] Ooyama     Hey! Tell me where we've met! [11:00] Takuboku     The other day. At the teahouse. [11:02] Kyousuke     Ishikawa-kun! [11:04] Ooyama     And who are you? [11:06] Takuboku     I apologize for requesting your presence      here when you must be very busy. [11:10] Takuboku     Remember? We met     at the scene of that murder. [11:13] Ooyama     Huh? And what do you want? [11:14] Ooyama     Using the military... I don't     need this kind of interference! [11:18] Takuboku     To be frank, [11:19] Takuboku     it seems that the suspect,     Oguri Takatoshi, has been framed. [11:23] Ooyama     Huh? [11:25] Ooyama     Don't be stupid! Oguri is the culprit! [11:28] Kyousuke     I-Ishikawa-kun? [11:31] Takuboku     Making an innocent man a criminal... [11:33] Takuboku     Letting someone who's     committed a crime run free... [11:36] Takuboku     All those signs point to     a miscarriage of justice! [11:39] Ooyama     You... [11:41] Ooyama     Are you calling me incompetent— [11:42] Ogai     Ishikawa-kun. SIGN    Oguri [11:44] Ogai     I am also quite a busy man, you see. [11:47] Ogai     If you have time for all that posturing,     then perhaps you could move things along? [11:51] Takuboku     My deepest apologies. [11:53] Ooyama     And who are you? [11:55] Takuboku     Excuse me for not introducing you sooner. [11:58] Takuboku     The army's surgeon general,     Dr. Mori Rintarou. [12:03] Ooyama     I-I apologize for my rudeness. [12:06] Ooyama     I am Ooyama from the Asakusa police station. [12:10] Kyousuke     Wh-Why is someone like him with you? [12:12] Takuboku     He's a colleague from tanka poetry circles. [12:14] Ogai     Well, I'm just being used,     willingly, as a herald of sorts. [12:18] Ogai     So, what are you planning to start here? [12:22] Takuboku     I promise I'll show you     something interesting, [12:24] Takuboku     so I do hope you'll stay to watch. [12:26] Takuboku     I won't take much of your time. [12:29] Takuboku     To that end, it's just     as I outlined over the phone. [12:33] Kyousuke     Huh? [12:33] Kyousuke     Oh, you can't mean... I said I understood,     but I didn't really understand... [12:36] Takuboku     Now then, Inspector. [12:41] Takuboku     I wonder if I could use the restroom. [12:48] Kyousuke     T-To think that this mansion belongs [12:50] Kyousuke     to the head clerk of the     Arakawa conglomerate... [12:52] Kyousuke     It's really quite impressive... [12:54] Ooyama     Hey. [12:55] Ooyama     What on earth are we here for? [12:57] Kyousuke     Well, you see... [12:59] Kyousuke     "The letter found in the garden with     the kitchen knife used as the weapon [13:03] Kyousuke     was stained with blood in a skull-like     shape," is what's written here. [13:07] Ooyama     You there. [13:09] Ooyama     Calling it a skull or whatever is just an     inflammatory phrase used by the local papers. [13:13] Kyousuke     Well... [13:14] Kyousuke     A-According to Ishikawa-kun... [13:16] Kyousuke     Given the way the blood sprayed the area... [13:18] Kyousuke     it shouldn't have pooled     on the accusatory letter. SIGN    Letter of Accusation SIGN    Letter of Accusation [13:23] Kyousuke     Which means that the letter     found in the garden [13:27] Kyousuke     might not have been the letter     taken from the scene. SIGN    Letter of Accusation [13:30] Ooyama     Don't be stupid! [13:32] Ooyama     Keep your wild delusions in check! [13:36] Ooyama     In addition to the fact that other servants     here heard the two of them arguing, SIGN    Letter of Accusation [13:40] Ooyama     the letter we found was definitely     in Tatsukichi's handwriting. [13:44] Ooyama     And, most importantly, [13:45] Ooyama     the knife found alongside it matched      the shape of Tatsukichi's wounds. [13:50] Ooyama     How do you explain that? [13:52] Takuboku     It's quite simple. [13:54] Takuboku     Tatsukichi's real murderer took the knife     that was the murder weapon [13:59] Takuboku     and a letter Tatsukichi had been     forced to write in advance, [14:02] Takuboku     stained them both with blood,     and tossed them in the garden here. [14:05] Ooyama     Who would do that? And to what purpose? [14:08] Takuboku     In order to make it seem like     Oguri had murdered Tatsukichi. [14:12] Ogai     Wait. [14:14] Ogai     In that case, what happened     to the real letter of accusation? [14:17] Ogai     Who did got rid of it, and where? [14:19] Takuboku     Most likely, Oguri took it     and disposed of it. [14:23] Ooyama     This is ridiculous.     It's all just your wild imaginings! [14:26] Takuboku     You there. Where is Oguri's study? [14:37] Takuboku     Try to imagine it. [14:39] Takuboku     Beside the body of a man     you had motive to kill [14:42] Takuboku     lies an accusatory letter. [14:44] Takuboku     What would you do, Kyousuke-san? [14:46] Kyousuke     Well... If it were me... [14:49] Takuboku     If it were you, Kyousuke-san? [14:51] Kyousuke     If something like that existed,     I would fall under suspicion, so... [14:55] Kyousuke     I'd hide it and take it with me... [14:58] Kyousuke     and then I might burn it     so no one would find out. [15:06] Takuboku     Crackle, crackle, crackle... [15:08] Takuboku     Ouch, that's hot... [15:22] Takuboku     Now then, all those gathered here, [15:24] Takuboku     the real letter of accusation is... [15:34] Takuboku     You see? It's right here. [15:41] Takuboku     Which means that the existence     of a person who would go to the trouble [15:44] Takuboku     of making a fake letter     to frame Oguri for murder [15:47] Takuboku     has been proven. [15:57] Kyousuke     Still... [15:58] Kyousuke     it's amazing that you knew     the burnt letter would be there. [16:02] Takuboku     It wasn't. [16:04] Kyousuke     What? [16:05] Takuboku     A man working as the head clerk     for a big company like that [16:08] Takuboku     would never be so inept. [16:10] Takuboku     He'd go somewhere it would never be found [16:14] Takuboku     and dispose of it there, of course. [16:16] Kyousuke     What? But... [16:22] Takuboku     I pretended to use the restroom, burned     some random paper, and left it there. [16:29] Takuboku     Luckily, the Yorozu Chouhou paper had     details about the way the letter looked. [16:35] Takuboku     These ended up being pretty useful, thanks. [16:41] Takuboku     The fact that Oguri is innocent [16:43] Takuboku     should be clear from the fact that     the letter found in the garden was a fake. [16:49] Takuboku     It's just that [16:49] Takuboku     I thought that stubborn inspector wouldn't     be convinced without some evidence. [16:54] Kyousuke     Honestly. You're just so... [16:58] Kyousuke     But in that case, [17:00] Kyousuke     who is the real killer,     and why did they kill Tatsukichi? [17:05] Takuboku     The real killer... [17:08] Takuboku     might be someone like me. [17:10] Kyousuke     What? [17:14] Takuboku     Aren't you getting hungry? [17:16] Kyousuke     What? [17:17] Kyousuke     Uh, no, I don't think     I'm particularly hungry... [17:21] Takuboku     I see. [17:31] Takuboku     My hometown... [17:35] Takuboku     "My hometown... [17:37] Takuboku     I long for its voices,     and at the train station [17:39] Takuboku     amidst the crowds of people [17:41] Takuboku     I go to listen." [17:47] Kyousuke     Ishikawa-kun... [17:49] Kyousuke     People like you... are usually     known as geniuses, right? [17:53] Takuboku     Not at all. I didn't compose that poem. [17:56] Kyousuke     What? [17:57] Takuboku     My friendship with you     allowed me to read it. [18:04] Takuboku     Huh? Is something wrong? [18:08] Kyousuke     Let's go. [18:09] Takuboku     Huh? [18:10] Kyousuke     Let's go eat something to give us     some stamina before we go home! [18:13] Takuboku     I see. Well, if you say so, Kyousuke-san... [18:17] Takuboku     They say there's a new place     with delicious beef nabe in Kodenmacho. [18:20] Takuboku     Let's try going there! [18:26] Kyousuke     Good morning, Ishikawa-kun! [18:28] Takuboku     Come in! [18:31] Kyousuke     The weather seems nice.     Shall we go for a walk or... [18:34] Kyousuke     This is... [18:36] Kyousuke     What are you doing? [18:38] Takuboku     Well, I let my rent get overdue, you see... [18:42] Kyousuke     What? [18:43] Kyousuke     But what about the money     I gave you the other day? [18:46] Takuboku     I'm embarrassed to say I used it     to repay a friend, so... [18:50] Takuboku     This is entirely due to     my own lack of moral fiber. [18:53] Kyousuke     N-No, but still, there's     no reason for you to leave! [18:56] Kayo     I do feel sorry for him,     but I was told quite firmly, so... [19:03] Takuboku     I can't allow myself to cause any     more trouble for you, Kyousuke-san. [19:08] Takuboku     I wasn't here for very long,     but thank you for everything you did. [19:19] Kyousuke     Just... please, wait here a moment! [19:25] Kayo     Honestly. [19:26] Kayo     How can you eat at a time like this? [19:29] Takuboku     A man who loses his composure over a trifle     like this should be ashamed of himself. [19:32] Takuboku     The lightly pickled cucumbers     and potato miso soup you made [19:36] Takuboku     really are superb. [19:38] Kayo     That may be so, but I'm still     charging you for them. [19:41] Kyousuke     Oh, thank goodness. [19:43] Kyousuke     You're still here. [19:47] Kyousuke     Huh? [19:48] Takuboku     It's a "not a last supper,     but a last breakfast" sort of thing. [19:56] Kyousuke     Please, use this. [19:58] Kyousuke     There's about 40 yen. [20:00] Kayo     My, my. [20:01] Kyousuke     No, it's just, I remembered     I had some money stashed away. [20:28] Kyousuke     Well... [20:30] Kyousuke     This seemed like the perfect     chance to let go of my regrets [20:33] Kyousuke     and dive into scholarship. [20:36] Takuboku     Kyousuke-san... [20:41] Takuboku     Even if I die... [20:46] Takuboku     I will never let anything bad happen to you. [20:54] Takuboku     Now that I think about it, detectives     and poets might have a lot in common. [21:05] Takuboku     "Thick clouds rise [21:06] Takuboku     Clouds rise forming fences     within fences, encircling my wife [21:09] Takuboku     Forming fences within fences [21:11] Takuboku     Ah, those innumerable fences..." [21:13] Takuboku     Thus, since ancient times when the god     Susano'o no Mikoto composed a poem, [21:17] Takuboku     poets have worked every day     to sharpen their sensibilities, [21:20] Takuboku     trying to catch the slightest of changes, [21:23] Takuboku     and turn them into poems. [21:26] Takuboku     It begins with the beauties of nature, [21:28] Takuboku     and carries through to changes in     people's clothes and mannerisms... [21:31] Takuboku     even changes in their expressions... [21:33] Takuboku     Amidst the trivial things     people pay no attention to [21:36] Takuboku     poets have discovered stories     and brought them to light. [21:41] Kayo     Hey! What are you doing? [21:44] Takuboku     I can't keep depending     on Kyousuke-san's money forever. [21:49] Kayo     Honestly. [21:56] Kyousuke     Ishikawa-kun, is that... [21:58] Takuboku     If someone who composes     and reads poems is a poet, [22:01] Takuboku     then what a detective reads     is a crime scene. [22:03] Takuboku     Shall we just say that, Kyousuke-san? [22:10] Older Kyousuke     "Quite the stylish name, isn't it? SIGN    Woodpecker Detective's Office [22:13] Older Kyousuke     'Woodpecker Detective's Office'." [23:37] Takuboku     Nothing beats a glass of milk     after a job well done, am I right? [23:40] Takuboku     By the way, Kyousuke-san... [23:42] Takuboku     There's a wonderful girl at Hananoya in Asakusa.     Won't you come with me next time? SIGN    Next Time: "A Red-light District Woman" [23:44] Kyousuke     I-I'm fine, thank you! E2 - A Red-light District Woman Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:28] Sahara     Police! [00:30] Sahara     Behind Asakusa's Ryouunkaku      at the Hananoya, [00:33] Sahara     there's a woman who goes by the name Otaki. [00:35] Sahara     You know her, don't you? [00:37] Kyousuke     O-Otaki-san... [00:38] Sahara     Do you know her, or not?! [00:40] Kyousuke     Oh! [00:41] Kyousuke     Yes. I know her. [00:43] Sahara     That Otaki was stabbed in the throat     with a short sword and died. [00:46] Kyousuke     What?! [00:47] Yamafuji     No, no. We don't consider you     a suspect as yet, Professor. [00:52] Yamafuji     But, there was a certain person     with you at the time. [00:55] Kyousuke     Wh-What about him? [00:58] Yamafuji     Around eight—the time of the murder—     he saw you in Otaki's room. [01:03] Yamafuji     That's what he said, at least. [01:07] Kyousuke     Ishikawa-kun said that? SIGN    Woodpecker Detective's Office SIGN    9 hours earlier... SIGN    Poem 2     A Red-light District Woman [02:47] (Flashback) Takuboku     Well, this is a problem. [02:48] (Flashback) Takuboku     Starting this month,     if I'm late with the rent, [02:50] (Flashback) Takuboku     I'll be thrown out immediately. [02:52] (Flashback) Kyousuke     You're saying that now, but Ishikawa-kun, [02:55] (Flashback) Kyousuke     last night you went out drinking and      didn't come back until after midnight. [02:58] (Flashback) Takuboku     "The thoughts I have [02:59] (Flashback) Takuboku     all revolve around my lack of money [03:02] (Flashback) Takuboku     that seems to be the root [03:04] (Flashback) Takuboku     and an autumn wind blows." [03:06] (Flashback) Takuboku     Poems just don't make money, do they? [03:08] (Flashback) Kyousuke     If you abstained from frequenting brothels, [03:10] (Flashback) Kyousuke     your troubles would      all be over, wouldn't they? [03:14] (Flashback) Takuboku     If you'll permit me to say, I'd rather     not hear something like that [03:17] (Flashback) Takuboku     from someone who knows     nothing of women, Kyousuke-san. [03:24] (Flashback) Takuboku     I have a feeling that you'll take     your leave from this world [03:28] (Flashback) Takuboku     without ever knowing the joys of life... [03:33] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Ishikawa-kun! What are you doing? [03:35] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Hurry up! [03:37] (Flashback) Kyousuke     It isn't as though you're     going to be gobbled up. [03:39] (Flashback) Kyousuke     There is absolutely no reason     to feel hesitant! [03:42] (Flashback) Takuboku     Isn't that what I've been     saying for a while now? [03:48] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Let's not do this after all, Ishikawa-kun... [03:52] (Flashback) Takuboku     Just as I thought. [03:53] (Flashback) Kyousuke     There's no need to take that attitude. [03:55] (Flashback) Kyousuke     In any case, I'm a teacher. I shouldn't— [03:57] (Flashback) Takuboku     Kyousuke-san. [03:58] (Flashback) Takuboku     Using the "teacher" excuse every time      things get inconvenient is cowardly. [04:04] (Flashback) Kyousuke     W-Wait, Ishikawa-kun... [04:06] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Wait! [04:08] (Flashback) Takuboku     Look. It's starting to rain. [04:10] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Huh? [04:19] (Flashback) waitress     Welcome. [04:20] (Flashback) Takuboku     Perfect. Let's have a meal here. [04:23] (Flashback) Takuboku     After all, when you're hungry... [04:26] (Flashback) waitress     Party of two! [04:31] (Flashback) customer A     But that Arakawa mines thing     was incredible, wasn't it? [04:34] (Flashback) customer B     If it weren't for something like this, [04:36] (Flashback) customer B     those guys at the top     who'd taken a lot of bribes [04:38] (Flashback) customer B     probably would've just killed the story. [04:40] (Flashback) customer C     The police are saying Oguri isn't     the killer, but you never know. [04:44] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Lately, it seems like that's all     anyone's talking about. [04:47] (Flashback) Takuboku     Somehow, people have started     treating the victim, Tatsukichi, [04:49] (Flashback) Takuboku     like some kind of hero     who exposed evil doings. [04:54] (Flashback) waitress     Here you go. [04:56] (Flashback) Takuboku     Thanks. [05:02] (Flashback) Takuboku     Something wrong? [05:03] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Ah, no. [05:42] (Flashback) Takuboku     Hello, Madam. [05:43] (Flashback) Madam     If it isn't Ishikawa-san. [05:46] (Flashback) Madam     Huh? [05:47] (Flashback) Madam     You... [05:51] (Flashback) Madam     Oh, please, come inside. [05:55] (Flashback) O-En     Oh! Is that Hajime-san? [05:58] (Flashback) Takuboku     It's been a while, hasn't it, Oen? [06:01] (Flashback) O-En     Oh. I see you've brought someone with you. [06:05] (Flashback) O-En     Could it be... [06:08] (Flashback) O-En     Otaki-chan! Come down here! Hurry up! [06:19] (Flashback) O-En     Otaki-chan, that gentleman     over there. All right? [06:23] (Flashback) Takuboku     Well, enjoy yourself, Kyousuke-san. [06:26] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Wha—Wait! Ishikawa-kun! [06:30] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Pleased to make your acquaintance. [06:35] (Flashback) O-Taki     My, what a strange thing to say. [06:40] (Flashback) Kyousuke     I'll have one of those, if you don't mind. [06:52] (Flashback) O-Taki     Here you go. [06:54] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Sorry. [06:58] (Flashback) O-Taki     Oh... [07:02] (Flashback) O-Taki     Please go up to the room.     I'll be back in a moment. SIGN    Hananoya [07:19] (Flashback) O-Taki     I'm sorry. [07:21] (Flashback) O-Taki     I've kept you waiting. [07:24] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Not at all! [07:30] (Flashback) Takuboku     Now, the players are all assembled. [07:34] (Flashback) O-En     Are you planning to     listen in like that all night? [07:38] (Flashback) Takuboku     Just wait a little. [07:40] (Flashback) Takuboku     Today is Kyousuke-san's day in the sun. [07:43] (Flashback) Takuboku     Oh! It's starting... [07:46] (Flashback) O-En     How is it going? [07:47] (Flashback) Takuboku     Very nicely. [07:49] (Flashback) O-En     Ow! [07:55] (Flashback) Kyousuke     W-Wait! [07:57] (Flashback) O-Taki     Don't worry. [08:00] (Flashback) Kyousuke     How is it? [08:01] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Pretty hard, right? [08:06] (Flashback) Takuboku     Kyousuke-san's pretty good at this. [08:09] (Flashback) O-Taki     Then... how about... here? [08:15] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Wait... [08:16] (Flashback) Takuboku     Or maybe Otaki is the one     I should be praising here... [08:20] (Flashback) Kyousuke     No! Stop! [08:23] (Flashback) Takuboku     Oh, dear... Honestly. [08:28] (Flashback) O-En     Hajime-san. [08:32] (Flashback) Takuboku     Sorry. [08:33] (Flashback) Takuboku     I'm just not in that sort of mood today. [08:36] (Flashback) Takuboku     Honestly... [08:38] (Flashback) Takuboku     If only he wouldn't hold     himself back out of pride. [08:45] (Flashback) Takuboku     Huh? [08:46] (Flashback) O-En     Well, I can't hold myself back any more! [08:48] (Flashback) Takuboku     H-Hey! [08:49] (Flashback) Takuboku     Stop that! Wait! [08:52] (Flashback) Takuboku     I just told you— [08:54] (Flashback) O-Taki     That's enough! [09:02] (Flashback) Kyousuke     J-Just calm down... [09:05] (Flashback) O-Taki     It's horrible of you...     treating me this way... [09:08] (Flashback) Kyousuke     I-It isn't... [09:10] (Flashback) Kyousuke     I didn't mean anything by it. [09:12] (Flashback) O-Taki     And it's because you're like that... [09:15] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Otaki-san. That's going     too far, don't you think? [09:19] (Flashback) Takuboku     Huh? [09:23] (Flashback) Takuboku     I wonder what happened. [09:25] (Flashback) Kyousuke     I've heard enough! [09:42] (Flashback) O-En     I'm going to get some cigarettes.     I'll be right back. [10:16] (Flashback) O-En     Is something wrong? [10:19] (Flashback) Takuboku     No, I just... [10:20] (Flashback) Takuboku     I went to take a peek just now, and [10:23] (Flashback) Takuboku     Kyousuke-san was sitting there all depressed. [10:27] (Flashback) Takuboku     I didn't see Otaki, [10:30] (Flashback) Takuboku     but maybe... she was sulking in her bed. [10:33] (Flashback) O-En     Well. [10:34] (Flashback) O-En     Come join me, won't you? [10:51] (Flashback) Madam     Police! [10:52] (Flashback) Madam     Someone call the police! [10:53] (Flashback) O-En     What's going on? [11:01] Kyousuke     Ishikawa-kun... [11:03] Kyousuke     What did he say? [11:05] Yamafuji     Around eight—the time of the murder—     he saw you in Otaki's room. [11:10] Yamafuji     That's what he said, at least. [11:12] Kyousuke     Ishikawa-kun said that? [11:14] Kyousuke     I don't know anything. I— [11:16] Sahara     Don't play dumb with us! [11:17] Yamafuji     Now, now, Constable Sahara. [11:20] Yamafuji     Apologies for the late introduction. [11:21] Yamafuji     I'm Yamafuji from the Asakusa station. [11:24] Yamafuji     I'm sorry to say that the circumstances     put you in a very unfavorable position. [11:29] Yamafuji     The madam says that you     were the only guest there. [11:33] Yamafuji     Your jacket was found left at the scene. [11:36] Yamafuji     And, you were seen there around     the time of the incident... [11:42] Yamafuji     as testified by Ishikawa-san. [11:44] Kyousuke     It's a lie! [11:45] Kyousuke     He would never say something like that! [11:48] Yamafuji     One more thing. This was left     at the scene, as well... [11:52] Yamafuji     The contents are all written horizontally,     so I can't read any of it. [11:57] Yamafuji     Oh, that's right. [11:59] Yamafuji     There were two copper coins tucked inside. [12:01] Yamafuji     This notebook... [12:02] Yamafuji     it wouldn't be yours, would it, Professor? [12:06] Kyousuke     A-Absolutely not. [12:08] Kyousuke     It isn't mine. [12:14] Yamafuji     I see. [12:20] Takuboku     I'll go get some more alcohol, [12:21] Takuboku     so you can go ahead and go up to my room. [12:25] Yoshii     All right! [12:26] Nomura     Bring as much as you can find! [12:29] Takuboku     Well, well. If it isn't Kyousuke-san! [12:32] Takuboku     Were you lonely without me? [12:35] Kyousuke     Ishikawa-kun, I need to talk with you. [12:38] Takuboku     Are you going to give me     some alcohol for my hangover? [12:41] Takuboku     A good friend is indispensable— [12:42] Kyousuke     Just come in and sit down. [12:46] Takuboku     I'd be happy if you just     lent me a bottle of sake. [12:53] Kyousuke     Late last night, the police came here. [12:56] Kyousuke     And you know why, don't you? [12:59] Kyousuke     How could you say     something so irresponsible? [13:03] Kyousuke     Pull yourself together! [13:04] Kyousuke     You cause me so much trouble     and now you take that attitude?! [13:09] Takuboku     When you're telling the truth,     attitude has nothing to do with it. [13:13] Kyousuke     The truth? [13:14] Kyousuke     What truth are you talking about? [13:16] Takuboku     Kyousuke-san. [13:17] Takuboku     Around eight, when Otaki     was killed, I saw everything. [13:24] Takuboku     There, in that room, [13:26] Takuboku     I saw you. SIGN    Woodpecker      Detective's     Office [13:32] Kyousuke     D-Don't be stupid! [13:35] Kyousuke     I went into the room, and less     than 30 minutes later, I left. [13:39] Takuboku     I heard the chimes of the wall     clock as I went to the room. [13:44] Takuboku     You're so awkward with women. [13:46] Takuboku     How would you do with someone like Otaki? [13:49] Takuboku     I just couldn't help wondering. [13:50] Kyousuke     That wasn't me! [13:52] Kyousuke     There's some kind of mistake here! [13:56] Takuboku     Could the truth have gone      something like... this? [14:00] (Flashback) Kyousuke     W-Wait! [14:01] (Flashback) O-Taki     Don't worry. [14:06] (Flashback) Kyousuke     How is it? [14:08] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Pretty hard, right? [14:09] (Flashback) O-Taki     Then... how about... here? [14:13] (Flashback) Kyousuke     W-Wait... No! Stop! [14:15] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Wait! [14:20] (Flashback) O-Taki     That's enough! [14:23] (Flashback) Kyousuke     J-Just calm down... [14:24] (Flashback) O-Taki     It's horrible of you...     treating me this way... [14:28] (Flashback) Kyousuke     I-It isn't... [14:30] (Flashback) Kyousuke     I didn't mean anything by it. [14:32] (Flashback) O-Taki     And it's because you're like that... [14:35] (Flashback) O-Taki     because you're like that... [14:38] (Flashback) O-Taki     that you still know nothing of women. [14:40] (Flashback) O-Taki     Pathetic doesn't even begin to describe it. [14:44] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Otaki-san, that's going     too far, don't you think? [14:49] (Flashback) O-Taki     A useless lump who can't even     make love to a single woman [14:51] (Flashback) O-Taki     shouldn't try to put on airs. [14:53] (Flashback) O-Taki     So what if you're a professor     at an imperial university. [14:56] (Flashback) O-Taki     Everything's all laid out for you like this, [14:59] (Flashback) O-Taki     and you're running away,     tail between your legs. [15:03] (Flashback) Kyousuke     I've heard... enough. [15:26] Kyousuke     That's insane! [15:27] Kyousuke     You know that I'm not the type     who would do something like— [15:30] Takuboku     Really? [15:31] Takuboku     You can't judge people on appearances. [15:33] Kyousuke     But... [15:34] Kyousuke     I... Otaki-san and I, we... [15:37] Kyousuke     we kissed... but that's all. [15:40] Kyousuke     I left right away. [15:41] Takuboku     You might be trying to defend yourself     by saying all you did was kiss, [15:46] Takuboku     but for Otaki your behavior     was probably humiliating! [15:51] Takuboku     Besides which, the madam said she     had to leave the reception area [15:54] Takuboku     because of a personal matter. [15:55] Kyousuke     I just remembered, Ishikawa-kun! [15:57] Kyousuke     It was in the hallway on the second floor! [16:00] Kyousuke     A man in the same kind     of clothes I was wearing... [16:03] Kyousuke     It was almost like he was trying to hide... [16:05] Kyousuke     That's it. That man. [16:07] Kyousuke     That's who you saw in Otaki-san's room! [16:10] Kyousuke     He must have gauged when     I might leave and then killed her! [16:13] Kyousuke     What do you think?     Everything makes sense, right? [16:17] Takuboku     My goodness.     What a truly ridiculous fiction. [16:21] Kyousuke     What? [16:22] Takuboku     You see, Kyousuke-san... [16:24] Takuboku     the madam has testified that you     and I were the only guests last night. [16:33] Takuboku     Confessing your crimes honestly is     for the best in the long run. [16:37] Kyousuke     I must have known... but I wanted      to believe it wasn't true... [16:44] Kyousuke     so I shoved it into the corner of my mind... [16:48] Kyousuke     because, for me, friendship was     more important than anything... [16:54] Kyousuke     The one who killed Otaki-san... [16:58] Kyousuke     was you, wasn't it? [16:59] Takuboku     Me? [17:01] Takuboku     What motive could I possibly     have for killing Otaki? [17:04] Takuboku     That is the most absurd thing I've heard. [17:07] Kyousuke     The notebook the inspector brought... [17:10] Kyousuke     it was your romaji diary. [17:13] Kyousuke     The events of the incident must     have been something like this... [17:23] (Flashback) O-Taki     Um... Will you come to bed? [17:27] (Flashback) Kyousuke     No. [17:30] (Flashback) O-Taki     Am I not good enough? [17:32] (Flashback) Kyousuke     No! It isn't that! [17:34] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Huh? [17:37] (Flashback) O-Taki     I was born in Hokkaido. [17:40] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Really? I went there last year. [17:43] (Flashback) O-Taki     Yes. I've heard. [17:45] (Flashback) O-Taki     I heard that. [17:48] (Flashback) O-Taki     I've always... [17:55] (Flashback) Kyousuke     W-Wait! [17:57] (Flashback) O-Taki     Don't worry. [18:01] (Flashback) Kyousuke     How is it? [18:02] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Pretty hard, right? [18:03] (Flashback) O-Taki     Then... how about here? [18:09] (Flashback) Kyousuke     W-Wait... [18:10] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Ow... [18:12] (Flashback) Kyousuke     I can really feel that! [18:23] (Flashback) Kyousuke     No! Stop! [18:28] (Flashback) O-Taki     I can hear it... the beat of your     heart in your chest, Kindaichi-sama. [18:36] (Flashback) O-Taki     Kindaichi-sama... [18:47] (Flashback) O-En     Well, I can't hold myself back any more! [18:51] (Flashback) O-Taki     That's enough! [18:54] (Flashback) Kyousuke     J-Just calm down... [19:13] (Flashback) O-Taki     It's horrible of you...     treating me this way... [19:18] (Flashback) Kyousuke     I-It isn't... [19:19] (Flashback) Kyousuke     I didn't mean anything by it. [19:22] (Flashback) O-Taki     And it's because you're like that... [19:25] (Flashback) O-Taki     You don't know anything about Ishikawa-san. [19:30] (Flashback) Kyousuke     No. I do know him. [19:32] (Flashback) O-Taki     No, you don't know anything. [19:35] (Flashback) O-Taki     You don't know what kind     of person Ishikawa-san is— [19:37] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Otaki-san, that's going     too far, don't you think? [19:42] (Flashback) Kyousuke     He's a little bit different... a show-off, [19:45] (Flashback) Kyousuke     and all he does is go     around borrowing money, [19:48] (Flashback) Kyousuke     but he is a genius poet! [19:50] (Flashback) O-Taki     You see? [19:51] (Flashback) O-Taki     You really don't know anything, do you? [19:54] (Flashback) Kyousuke     I've heard enough! [20:18] (Flashback) O-Taki     Peeping is wrong. [20:22] (Flashback) Takuboku     How was Kyousuke-san? [20:25] (Flashback) Takuboku     Did he go home without     doing anything? Pathetic. [20:30] (Flashback) O-Taki     He is a very kind man. [20:33] (Flashback) Takuboku     Yes, he is kind. Stupidly so. [20:39] (Flashback) O-Taki     That is no way to speak of a friend,     is it, Mr. Genius Poet? [20:44] (Flashback) Takuboku     What's that? [20:46] (Flashback) O-Taki     Your name might be slightly     known in the world of poetry, [20:50] (Flashback) O-Taki     but the truth is, you're simply     presuming on your friend's affections, [20:54] (Flashback) O-Taki     nothing but a half-baked amateur. [20:58] (Flashback) O-Taki     Stay back. [21:15] Kyousuke     And that's how... you made     your crime seem to be mine. [21:24] Takuboku     I don't know about that notebook. [21:26] Takuboku     By the time I'd gone up to     Oen's room, I'd already lost it. [21:31] Takuboku     The truth is the truth. It cannot be ignored. [21:34] Takuboku     In the same way, the sight     of you in your jacket— [21:38] Yamafuji     Kindaichi-san, we have     a warrant for your arrest. [21:41] Yamafuji     If you'll come with us to the station. [21:45] Sahara     Hurry up! [21:46] Kyousuke     But I'm— [21:48] Sahara     Come on! Walk! [22:03] Nomura     Stop right there! [22:06] Sakutarou     We heard everything. [22:10] Yoshii     The real culprit in this crime... [22:15] Nomura     We'll find him for you! [23:37] Sakutarou     Things have turned out very badly     for Kindaichi-kun, haven't they? [23:39] Nomura     We'll just have to find the real     murderer and save him! [23:42] Yoshii     Indeed. SIGN    Next Time: "Casual Remarks" [23:43] Yoshii     If Ishikawa-kun can be a detective,     then there is no reason I can't be one. SIGN    Illustration: Saki Kaoru E3 - Casual Remarks Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) SIGN    Kikunyuusha Milk      Newspapers SIGN    Milk Newspapers Kikunyuusha [00:01] Nomura     Now, then... [00:05] Yoshii     Kindaichi-kun ended up     getting arrested, didn't he? [00:10] Takuboku     At this point, putting our heads together     isn't going to accomplish anything. [00:15] Takuboku     I suppose today,     I'll just go home and sleep. [00:17] Nomura     We can't have that. [00:18] Nomura     Kindaichi is our friend. [00:21] Nomura     "Just leaving him there" is not an option. [00:24] Yoshii     Even so, we still don't know who      really killed that woman, Otaki... [00:29] Sakutarou     Um... Would it be all right if I... [00:31] Nomura     Oh... You offering an opinion     yourself is pretty rare, Hagiwara. [00:35] Sakutarou     From what I understand, [00:37] Sakutarou     the culprit isn't Ishikawa-san     and it isn't Kindaichi-san, either. [00:41] Sakutarou     It's... [00:44] Sakutarou     the proprietress of Hananoya's [00:48] Sakutarou     cat, Kuro! SIGN    Woodpecker Detective's Office SIGN    Poem 3      Casual Remarks [02:20] Nomura     What do you mean, the cat's the culprit? [02:23] Sakutarou     First, if you'll allow me to review. [02:27] Sakutarou     According to Ishikawa-san's logic, [02:29] Sakutarou     Otaki's offensive remarks caused     Kindaichi-san to fly into a rage, [02:32] Sakutarou     and kill her. [02:35] Sakutarou     On the other hand, the late— [02:37] Sakutarou     my apologies, the recently imprisoned     Kindaichi-san's logic says that [02:41] Sakutarou     when Ishikawa-san was caught peeping     and she sneered at him, [02:45] Sakutarou     he killed her. [02:47] Ishikawa     Which means, [02:49] Ishikawa     we need to figure out how     to expose Kyousuke-san's lie. [02:52] Sakutarou     It's true... Kindaichi-san's logic     does seem somewhat forced. [02:57] Sakutarou     However... it's also true that he isn't the type     of person who would lie if he had a choice. [03:01] Nomura     Can't argue that. [03:02] Yoshii     At the very least, he's more honest     than Ishikawa-kun is— [03:07] Sakutarou     If Kindaichi-san is lying, then... [03:11] Sakutarou     could it be because telling the truth     would be too embarrassing? SIGN    Hananoya [03:16] (Flashback) Kyousuke     It's all right. [03:17] (Flashback) Kyousuke     I'll find a way to get you out of here. [03:20] (Flashback) Otaki     It's because you're like that... [03:22] (Flashback) Otaki     Thinking you can do the impossible... [03:24] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Otaki-san... [03:26] (Flashback) Kyousuke     That's going too far, don't you think? [03:29] (Flashback) Otaki     It's just... [03:30] (Flashback) Otaki     All that's left for me is to stay here,     as I am, sleeping with men I don't love... [03:34] (Flashback) Kyousuke     I've heard enough! [03:39] (Flashback) Kyousuke     I will find a way for us to be together! [03:45] Sakutarou     But the tremendous sum necessary to pay     for the release of a prostitute... [03:48] Sakutarou     It would be impossible for a mere teacher     like Kyousuke-san to prepare that. [03:52] Sakutarou     Having fallen in love with Kindaichi-san, [03:54] Sakutarou     she couldn't stand the thought     of other men making love to her. [03:58] Sakutarou     She decided she would join     the Buddhist ministry. [04:09] Sakutarou     Which means that Otaki-san's death [04:12] Sakutarou     is a tragedy born of the fact     that the two of them made love. [04:17] Takuboku     Just the kind of logic I'd expect from     someone as naive as you, Hagiwara-san. [04:22] Sakutarou     What do you mean? [04:24] Takuboku     Kyousuke-san could never even conceive     of the idea of buying her freedom. [04:28] Takuboku     Why? Because... [04:32] Takuboku     He's a die-hard virgin. That's why. [04:39] Sakutarou     Well... I don't think his status as a virgin     means he wouldn't think of— [04:42] Yoshii     No. [04:43] Yoshii     Regardless of how I feel     for him as a friend, [04:44] Yoshii     it's difficult for me to imagine Kindaichi-kun     being adept when it comes to women. [04:49] Sakutarou     If you say so, Yoshii-kun,     then... it might be true, but... [04:58] Nomura     On top of all this, I don't get      why Kindaichi and Ishikawa [05:00] Nomura     are pushing the blame on each other. [05:03] Yoshii     True. The two of them get along     almost too well, after all... [05:10] Nomura     But if you think about it     this way, it makes sense. [05:14] Nomura     The two of you are both the murderers     and not the murderers. [05:18] Nomura     In other words, accomplices, right? [05:21] Takuboku     What's that supposed to mean? [05:23] Nomura     Wasn't the truth something like this? [05:27] (Flashback) Otaki     That's enough! [05:28] (Flashback) Kyousuke     J-Just calm down... [05:31] (Flashback) Otaki     It's horrible of you...     treating me this way... [05:34] (Flashback) Otaki     It's unforgivable! [05:35] (Flashback) Kyousuke     I-It isn't... [05:36] (Flashback) Kyousuke     I didn't mean anything by it. [05:38] (Flashback) Otaki     And it's because you're like that... [05:40] (Flashback) Otaki     You're planning to ravish me, aren't you? [05:42] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Otaki-san. That's going     too far, don't you think? [05:46] (Flashback) Kyousuke     This place is a brothel, after all. [05:48] (Flashback) Otaki     Just because it's a brothel doesn't     mean you can force yourself on me! [05:52] (Flashback) Kyousuke     I've heard enough! [05:56] (Flashback) Otaki     How does 40 yen sound for now? [05:59] (Flashback) Kyousuke     What? [06:00] (Flashback) Otaki     With all due respect, if I lodged      a complaint with the police, [06:03] (Flashback) Otaki     that would put you in      a tough spot, wouldn't it? [06:06] (Flashback) Otaki     You have your position     as a teacher to consider, after all. [06:09] (Flashback) Kyousuke     You wouldn't... [06:11] (Flashback) Takuboku     I've heard everything! [06:13] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Ishikawa-kun! [06:14] (Flashback) Takuboku     Taking advantage of the fact that Kyousuke-san     is an inexperienced virgin to blackmail him... [06:19] (Flashback) Takuboku     I'll take this to the madam— [06:21] (Flashback) Takuboku     no, I'll tell the police! [06:24] (Flashback) Otaki     Please, forgive me. [06:25] (Flashback) Otaki     I don't want to die yet. [06:27] (Flashback) Kyousuke     What? [06:30] (Flashback) Otaki     I have consumption. [06:32] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Now that I think about it...     You have been coughing... [06:35] (Flashback) Otaki     I desperately needed money for medicine. [06:40] (Flashback) Otaki     Please... [06:44] (Flashback) Takuboku     No. [06:45] (Flashback) Takuboku     We cannot allow ourselves     to be swayed by these lies. [06:48] (Flashback) Takuboku     Now, come along quickly. [07:07] Nomura     In short, [07:08] Nomura     to conceal the fact that     you're working together, [07:12] Nomura     you're only pretending to fight, as a ruse! [07:14] Yoshii     You're right... [07:15] Yoshii     I did think it was strange for     Ishikawa-kun to give testimony [07:18] Yoshii     that put Kindaichi-kun in a bad light. [07:19] Yoshii     There's no reason to entrap him. [07:21] Sakutarou     And... [07:22] Sakutarou     for Kindaichi-san, who would gladly give     his life 3 or 4 times for Ishikawa-san, [07:28] Sakutarou     to do something that would hurt     Ishikawa-san is also strange. [07:31] Takuboku     This is ridiculous. [07:33] Takuboku     When I wrote in one of my novels [07:34] Takuboku     that Kyousuke-san put hair     restorer on his upper lip, he... [07:39] (Flashback) Kyousuke     How could you?! [07:41] (Flashback) Kyousuke     You promised me you'd never     say anything about that! [07:43] (Flashback) Takuboku     C-Can't breathe... [07:47] Souseki     Can I have a moment? [07:49] Nomura     Professor Natsume! [07:51] Souseki     We were sitting in the back, you see,     and couldn't help overhearing. [07:57] Souseki     And... it seems he has something he'd like to say. [08:00] Souseki     Come on. [08:06] Akutagawa     Pleased to meet you. [08:08] Akutagawa     My name is Akutagawa Ryuunosuke. [08:10] Nomura     Oh! You're the one who wrote     And I Am a Dog, right? [08:15] Nomura     So, what are your thoughts on this? [08:19] Akutagawa     Let's say that Professor Kindaichi     left the room long before the murder. [08:23] Akutagawa     And let's say that Ishikawa-sensei saw     Professor Kindaichi at the time of the murder, [08:28] Akutagawa     and that the proprietress rightly     said there were no other guests... [08:32] Akutagawa     I believe that everything the three     of them said could be entirely truthful. [08:37] Sakutarou     What... would that mean? [08:40] Akutagawa     In other words, that     there is no singular truth, [08:43] Akutagawa     that truth is, after all, unknowable. [08:47] Nomura     So... What are you trying to say? [08:52] Akutagawa     That everything is "in a grove." [08:58] Yoshii     So, in the end, you're saying that     you don't know what happened? [09:02] Akutagawa     No. [09:03] Akutagawa     The truth of a life can     only be found in a grove. [09:06] Akutagawa     That is what I have realized. [09:09] Nomura     We're getting nowhere! [09:11] Hirai     If I might interrupt, as well... [09:14] Takuboku     And who are you? [09:17] Hirai     I'm honored to make your acquaintance. [09:20] Hirai     My name is Hirai Tarou. SIGN    Woodpecker      Detective's     Office [09:29] Hirai     I heard everything you've said... [09:31] Hirai     Oh! But, I wasn't eavesdropping. [09:34] Hirai     It was more, I happened to overhear. [09:37] Nomura     What is this? One after another... [09:40] Hirai     The thing is, an acquaintance     of mine is lodging [09:43] Hirai     in the room next to Professor Kindaichi's. [09:45] Hirai     I'm imposing, at the moment,     by staying there without paying. [09:48] Yoshii     You seem young. What about school? [09:51] Hirai     I thought I'd try writing a novel,     so I'm taking a little break. [09:55] Takuboku     So? What is it you want to say? [09:58] Hirai     To tell the truth, I've been following     both of you since yesterday evening. [10:08] Hirai     Everything started during      the events of two nights ago. [10:15] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Oh, that's right. Did you finish your novel? [10:18] (Flashback) Takuboku     Yes, thanks to you. [10:20] (Flashback) Takuboku     I should be receiving payment     for the manuscript soon, [10:22] (Flashback) Takuboku     so I think I'll be able to repay     all the money you lent me. [10:26] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Oh, you don't need to worry about that. [10:28] (Flashback) Kyousuke     I'm just happy I can be of some help to you. [10:32] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Were you able to write     that ending you were stuck on? [10:36] (Flashback) Takuboku     Well, whether it was a fitting... [10:42] (Flashback) Takuboku     I really do have a good friend in you. [10:44] (Flashback) Kyousuke     What are you talking about?     After all this time... [10:46] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Once it's published, I hope you'll     let me be the first to read it. [10:49] (Flashback) Takuboku     Of course. [10:50] (Flashback) Takuboku     I want you to read it before anyone... [10:59] (Flashback) Kyousuke     I see. [11:00] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Well, I can't wait. [11:05] (Flashback) Takuboku     Oh, that's right. I used that story. [11:10] (Flashback) Takuboku     You know. The one about you using     hair restorer on your upper lip. [11:15] (Flashback) Kyousuke     What? [11:16] (Flashback) Takuboku     Really, thanks to that,     the character gained a lot of depth. [11:19] (Flashback) Kyousuke     How could you?! [11:21] (Flashback) Kyousuke     You promised me you'd never     say anything about that! [11:25] (Flashback) Kyousuke     You stop it right now! I told you never     to breathe a word to anyone! [11:29] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Honestly! [11:32] (Flashback) Kyousuke     That's why I didn't want you knowing! [11:49] Yoshii     So you followed them to tell them this? [11:53] Hirai     No. [11:54] Hirai     It isn't as if the woman     did anything, after all. [11:58] Hirai     It's just... [11:59] Takuboku     What? [12:01] Hirai     Certain actions by Ishikawa-sensei     caused me to take a sudden interest. [12:06] (Flashback) Takuboku     I have a feeling that [12:07] (Flashback) Takuboku     you'll take your leave from this world     without ever knowing the joys of life... [12:11] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Let's go! [12:11] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Let us go, Ishikawa-kun! [12:17] (Flashback) Takuboku     Oh, Kayo-chan. Do you have a minute? [12:19] (Flashback) Takuboku     Kyousuke-san, would you mind     going ahead? It's about my rent... [12:24] (Flashback) Kayo     Again? [12:25] (Flashback) Kayo     You really need to stop this. [12:30] (Flashback) Kayo     What is this money for? [12:32] (Flashback) Takuboku     Can you hurry over to Hananoya [12:34] (Flashback) Takuboku     and ask them to keep a woman     called Otaki free for me? [12:37] (Flashback) Takuboku     Tell them that Ishikawa     will be bringing a guest. [12:40] (Flashback) Kayo     That's a place they have     prostitutes, isn't it? [12:43] (Flashback) Kayo     I don't want to. [12:44] (Flashback) Takuboku     It's for her sake, too! [12:46] (Flashback) Takuboku     Please! [12:51] (Flashback) Kayo     I'll have another five sen. [12:56] (Flashback) Hirai     Otaki... san? SIGN    Tavern [13:19] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Wha—Wait! Ishikawa-kun! [13:22] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Pleased to make your acquaintance. [13:24] (Flashback) Otaki     My, what a strange thing to say. [13:28] (Flashback) Kyousuke     I'll have one of those, if you don't mind. [13:38] (Flashback) Otaki     Here you go. [13:40] (Flashback) Otaki     Oh... [13:43] (Flashback) Otaki     Please go up to the room. [13:45] (Flashback) Kyousuke     What? [13:46] (Flashback) Otaki     I'll be back in a moment. [13:53] (Flashback) Otaki     You there! Could it be that you're... [13:56] (Flashback) Otaki     Did you tell them what happened yesterday? [14:04] (Flashback) Hirai     Here... [14:05] (Flashback) Hirai     He forgot this. I found it     at the restaurant... [14:09] (Flashback) Otaki     I see. [14:13] (Flashback) Otaki     I'll give it back to him. [14:15] (Flashback) Otaki     Are you a student? [14:19] (Flashback) Hirai     Uh... Yes... [14:25] (Flashback) Otaki     Once you've grown a little     more, come and see me. [14:33] Takuboku     So, you're the one who     gave the diary to Otaki. [14:36] Hirai     Yes. [14:38] Hirai     If I'd given that diary to you in person, [14:41] Hirai     things would have been more straightforward. [14:45] Hirai     The culprit in this case is neither     Professor Kindaichi nor Ishikawa-sensei. [14:50] Nomura     You must have some basis for that statement. [14:52] Hirai     Yes. [14:53] Hirai     The reason neither of them can be the killer     is the way they light their cigarettes. [14:59] Hirai     Each of them lit their cigarettes     with their right hands. [15:04] Hirai     If either of them had been the culprit, [15:06] Hirai     the wound in Otaki's throat would     have to have been on the left. [15:11] Hirai     If a right-handed person had used that     short sword, with Otaki facing her attacker, [15:16] Hirai     her wound would be on      the left side of her throat. [15:18] Hirai     But her injury was on the other side. [15:22] Yoshii     I see! [15:23] Yoshii     So the man Kindaichi talked about     must have been left-handed. [15:25] Yoshii     He's the culprit! [15:26] Hirai     No. That man is not the killer. [15:30] Hirai     But I do believe it's true that      Professor Kindaichi saw him. [15:34] Hirai     A man Professor Kindaichi witnessed,     who later disappeared, [15:38] Hirai     and the madam who left     the reception area empty. [15:42] Hirai     This means that two people disappeared. [15:47] Hirai     A man and... a woman. [15:51] Nomura     So that's what it was! [15:52] Nomura     The man Kindaichi saw is      the madam's young lover! [15:55] Hirai     Most likely. [15:57] Hirai     That's why she wanted to     conceal his identity. [16:01] Sakutarou     If that's the case... [16:04] Yoshii     Then the person who killed Otaki [16:06] Yoshii     has to be either Ishikawa-kun     or Kindaichi-kun, doesn't it? [16:09] Hirai     No. There's one more person. [16:14] Hirai     The person who killed Otaki-san... [16:17] Takuboku     ...was Otaki herself. [16:21] Hirai     Exactly. [16:23] Hirai     She struck the match with her left hand. [16:28] Hirai     If a left-handed person were     to stab themselves in the throat, [16:32] Hirai     they would hold the short sword     on the right to gain some distance, [16:36] Hirai     and stab in one motion. [16:49] Yoshii     But what was her motive? [16:52] Hirai     Her motive was... [16:56] Hirai     The question as to why Otaki-san came     to Gaiheikan two nights ago... [17:00] Hirai     I found the answer     in Ishikawa-sensei's diary. [17:03] Hirai     About a month ago,     Ishikawa-sensei received a letter [17:06] Hirai     from the proprietress of an inn in Kushiro. [17:12] Hirai     The proprietress and he had,     well, their relationship was... [17:15] Nomura     They'd been together, huh? [17:17] Hirai     And... she'd written that     a woman who worked at the inn [17:20] Hirai     had fallen in love with Professor Kindaichi [17:23] Hirai     when he'd gone to Hokkaido     to research the Ainu. [17:26] Hirai     She'd shaken off attempts     to stop her and gone to Tokyo, [17:28] Hirai     so could he possibly     help the two of them meet. [17:32] Sakutarou     And that girl was Hananoya's... Otaki... [17:37] Hirai     Otaki-san must have waited, wondering     when Professor Kindaichi might come. [17:40] Hirai     Each day must have felt     like a thousand years. [17:44] Hirai     But no matter how long     she waited, he never came. [17:47] Nomura     So, she finally decided     to see him herself, huh? [17:51] Hirai     When she heard Professor Kindaichi's habit [17:54] Hirai     of speaking more femininely when agitated, [17:55] Hirai     Otaki-san must have started to     wonder about their relationship... [17:59] Hirai     But the next day, when Otaki-san      had sunk into despair, [18:04] Hirai     the professor appeared before her. [18:06] Hirai     Otaki-san must have decided she'd been     jumping to conclusions the night before. [18:10] Hirai     I'm certain that's what she thought. [18:13] Hirai     But, in the end, frustration, joy, despair, [18:17] Hirai     these emotions had their     way with Otaki-san... [18:21] Hirai     Ishikawa-sensei... [18:22] Hirai     the truth is you knew Professor Kindaichi     wasn't the killer, didn't you? [18:26] Hirai     The reason you treated Professor     Kindaichi as the criminal [18:29] Hirai     lies within the yearning, pure love     of a prostitute from the countryside, [18:32] Hirai     and the vexation of seeing Professor     Kindaichi be unable to respond to it. [18:36] Hirai     That's what I think. [18:40] Akutagawa     It's all in a grove. [18:41] Nomura     But if Otaki was deeply     in love with Kindaichi, [18:45] Nomura     why would she enter a brothel? [18:47] Hirai     I don't know, either. [18:50] Hirai     But even so... [18:52] Hirai     Otaki-san was always coughing badly... [18:55] Hirai     Maybe... she didn't have long left... [19:07] Takuboku     I dragged you all into this     ridiculous farce with me! [19:10] Takuboku     I'm sorry. [19:12] Takuboku     "Just once before I die, I want     to be with the man I love." [19:16] Takuboku     Otaki sold her body to make     money and came here. [19:21] Takuboku     And that obstinate,     unsociable blockhead just... [19:24] Takuboku     No matter how many times I invited him,     he never went to Hananoya. [19:27] Takuboku     And just when I thought he'd go see her, [19:29] Takuboku     this time, he wouldn't     even try to touch her. [19:32] Takuboku     I know! Of course I know! [19:36] Takuboku     I know that's the kind     of person Kyousuke-san is... [19:39] Takuboku     I know, but... [19:42] Takuboku     What I saw in that room...     was Otaki preparing for death. [19:46] Takuboku     Her last moments in this life,     you could say, [19:48] Takuboku     with Kyousuke-san's jacket draped about her. [19:53] Takuboku     When I saw that, an overwhelming hate     for Kyousuke-san rose up in me... [19:57] Takuboku     I hated him, hated him, hated him,     hated him, hated him! [20:01] Takuboku     That's why! That's why I served      him up to the police! [20:09] Takuboku     Oh, it's so ridiculous. [20:19] Takuboku     A memento. [20:21] Takuboku     Well... [20:22] Takuboku     Now that the truth behind     the farce has been revealed, [20:25] Takuboku     let's put an end to it, shall we? [20:29] Nomura     Where are you going? [20:30] Takuboku     That's obvious, isn't it? [20:34] Yoshii     What is it? [20:35] Sakutarou     Ishikawa-san... didn't leave     his part of the bill, did he? SIGN    Asakusa Police Station [20:59] Kyousuke     Oh, right. [21:01] Kyousuke     Here. SIGN    My dream came true. Thank you. [21:14] Kyousuke     The fact that I was released...     means the killer was found, right? [21:19] Takuboku     That jacket. Did you really forget it? [21:22] Kyousuke     What? [21:23] Kyousuke     Yeah... Well... [21:45] Kyousuke     Ow! [21:46] Kyousuke     Wh-What was that for?! [21:48] Kyousuke     Hey! Ishikawa-kun! [21:55] Takuboku     "Casual [21:58] Takuboku     remarks spoken [22:00] Takuboku     casually... SIGN    The Two-sen Copper Coin [22:09] Takuboku     you must have heard them too [22:12] Takuboku     that's all it was." [23:37] Sakutarou     Hirai-kun, your deductions     were really impressive. [23:39] Hirai     I just can't help poking my nose     into strange incidents! [23:42] Hirai     Right now, I'm interested     in those popular rumors! SIGN    Next Time: "Strange Stories of the High Tower" [23:44] Sakutarou     That apparition again, is it? SIGN    Illustration: Saki Kaoru E4 - Strange Stories of the High Tower Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:06] woman     ...throat... [00:09] woman     ...moon... [00:26] Takuboku     This is such a great help! But... [00:29] Takuboku     You were saving this to buy an unabridged     dictionary of Japanese history, right? [00:33] Kyousuke     No, it's all right. [00:34] Kyousuke     If you can use it, that's enough. [00:37] Takuboku     Then I'll be sure to use it well. [00:42] Kyousuke     You were playing Humoresques, weren't you? [00:44] Takuboku     Yes. [00:45] Takuboku     The truth is, I want to play Wagner,     but I just can't play well enough, [00:49] Takuboku     and Nomura-san recommended it so     ardently, I decided to try it... [00:49] (Flashback) Nomura; bakground     Have you gotten used to it yet? [00:52] (Flashback) Nomura; bakground     That part where it changes keys     is particularly tricky, right? [00:58] Takuboku     The rain's stopped. [01:01] Takuboku     Come with me to the Twelve-stories. [01:03] Kyousuke     What? Now? [01:06] Takuboku     The thing is... I received     a detective request, you see. SIGN    Maichou Shimbun     Demon's Hour at the Skyscraper [01:12] Kyousuke     In these modern times, [01:14] Kyousuke     something like that couldn't possibly exist. [01:17] Takuboku     Oh! Looks like a crowd is gathering! [01:20] Takuboku     7:30, huh? It's just about     the right time for... [01:36] Kyousuke     That's... [01:39] Takuboku     The phantom of the demon tower... SIGN    Woodpecker Detective's Office SIGN    Poem 4      Strange Stories of the High Tower [03:13] Man 1     Summer's long over already... [03:15] Man 2     It must be holding a grudge. [03:16] Man 3     Namandabu, namandabu, namandabu... [03:17] Kyousuke     I-It really appeared... A ghost! [03:20] Takuboku     Yes... [03:22] Takuboku     It did appear, but... [03:23] Yamaoka     Ishikawa-san! [03:26] Yamaoka     It's me. Yamaoka. [03:29] Takuboku     It's been a long time!     Have you been well? [03:32] Yamaoka     Yes. [03:34] Takuboku     Oh, this is Kindaichi Kyousuke-san.     My talented investigative assistant. [03:40] Takuboku     Kyousuke-sa— [03:41] Takuboku     Kindaichi-kun. [03:42] Kyousuke     Huh? [03:43] Takuboku     This is a reporter for the Maichou     Shimbun, Yamaoka-kun. [03:47] Takuboku     Oh. I've just started     proofreading for the Asahi. [03:51] Yamaoka     Really? SIGN    Maichou Shimbun Demon's Hour at the Skyscraper [03:55] Takuboku     Well, let's not stand around talking. [03:57] Takuboku     How about a little refreshment? [04:07] Takuboku     Three orders of your finest kabayaki eel,     and three bottles of sake, too. [04:11] Kyousuke     I'm not very hungry, so... just two of each. [04:16] Kyousuke     I'm not feeling very well either, you see. [04:18] Takuboku     Really? [04:19] Kyousuke     Really. [04:20] Takuboku     That's all. [04:21] Takuboku     Oh! Maybe we should have     had monkfish instead. [04:26] Takuboku     Oh. Your nails. [04:29] Takuboku     Did you do that with     the person you mentioned? [04:31] Yamaoka     No, these aren't really... [04:43] Yamaoka     I was wondering. You said     something about investigating? [04:47] Takuboku     That's right. [04:48] Takuboku     I recently started working as a detective. [04:52] Takuboku     My talent flowers best, you see,     when confronted by reality. [04:57] Takuboku     Poems, tanka, and novels     are all just fictions in the end. [05:00] Kyousuke     Still, saying that poets and      detectives are alike is... [05:04] Yamaoka     So... what are you looking into? [05:08] Takuboku     The ghost at Ryouunkaku. [05:12] Takuboku     Are you here gathering material, too? [05:15] Yamaoka     No... [05:17] Takuboku     The manager of the Twelve-stories     asked me to reveal the truth behind it. [05:23] Takuboku     He said it was just too eerie. [05:25] Yamaoka     To tell the truth... it's causing      me problems, too. [05:30] Yamaoka     I work at the sumo hall next     to the Twelve-stories. [05:33] Takuboku     What? [05:34] Takuboku     Did you end up quitting the newspaper? [05:36] Yamaoka     Yes. At the end of September. [05:39] Takuboku     The end of September... SIGN    Eel [05:43] Takuboku     Keep the change! [05:44] Kyousuke     What? [05:47] Yamaoka     Thank you for treating me. [05:49] Takuboku     It doesn't even come close     to repaying your kindness. [05:52] Yamaoka     As conscientious as ever, I see. [05:56] Takuboku     And you... you've changed a little, I think. [06:04] Yamaoka     I haven't changed at all. [06:08] Takuboku     Three years ago, when     I was moving back to Kozukata, [06:11] Takuboku     he really helped me out. [06:13] Takuboku     Speaking of which... [06:14] Takuboku     Kyousuke-san, you haven't     been home in a while. [06:17] Takuboku     Aren't you starting to miss your hometown? [06:20] Kyousuke     Ishikawa-kun. [06:22] Takuboku     Is something wrong? That's quite     a frightening expression. [06:25] Kyousuke     I'm not... lending you any more money! [06:29] Kyousuke     I feel you need to grow up a little. [06:37] girl     Oh! The moon is so pretty! [06:40] mom     You're right. It's beautiful. [06:42] girl     Isn't it? [06:45] Yamaoka     Throat... [06:47] Yamaoka     ...moon... [06:57] Takuboku     So, you're saying all the ghost     commotion at Ryouunkaku SIGN    Woodpecker Detective's Office [07:00] Takuboku     is because of a trick being played     by an entertainer in the area? [07:03] Rokurou     People are turning away from the     Twelve-stories and the moving pictures. [07:09] Rokurou     The traditional entertainers     are all excited. [07:13] Takuboku     I see. [07:15] Kyousuke     Ishikawa-kun? [07:17] Takuboku     Kindaichi-kun! [07:18] Takuboku     This is Asakusa's Rokurou-san. [07:20] Takuboku     He's notorious in Asakusa, [07:22] Takuboku     If he sets his sights on you,     you're as good as dead in Asakusa. [07:25] Takuboku     A very scary person. [07:26] Rokurou     No, no. Nothing like that. [07:28] Kyousuke     My name is Kindaichi Kyousuke. [07:30] Takuboku     Sorry, but could you make some tea for us? [07:32] Kyousuke     What? [07:34] Takuboku     And if you could put these golden     lace flowers I bought in a vase? [07:38] Takuboku     I remembered the way they bloom at the foot     of Mount Iwate, and I couldn't help myself. [07:43] Takuboku     Now then. [07:44] Takuboku     If we assume that the ghost is a trick     being played by the entertainers, [07:47] Takuboku     then exposing the truth behind it     might be simpler than I thought. [07:51] Takuboku     For example... a magic lantern? [07:55] Rokurou     That sounds like a good line of inquiry. [07:58] Rokurou     If I make a move, people get upset,     so I'll just ask around a bit. [08:03] Kyousuke     Here you go. [08:05] Rokurou     Sorry for the trouble. SIGN    Kikunyuusha Milk      Newspapers SIGN    Milk Newspapers Kikunyuusha [08:14] Takuboku     Thanks for waiting. [08:15] Yamaoka     Um... Is it true? [08:18] Yamaoka     You've discovered the truth     behind the ghost? [08:21] Takuboku     The articles on the ghost     in the Maichou Shimbun... [08:24] Takuboku     You wrote them, didn't you? [08:26] Yamaoka     What? [08:27] Takuboku     You quit at the very end of September. [08:29] Takuboku     And the daily ghost articles also     stopped abruptly on September 30th. SIGN    Maichou Shimbun     Demon's Hour at the Skyscraper [08:34] Kyousuke     W-Wait, hold on a minute. [08:35] Kyousuke     There were articles about it after     that, too, weren't there? [08:38] Takuboku     Yes. [08:39] Takuboku     Even major papers who hadn't     reported on it at all before [08:42] Takuboku     started reporting on it simultaneously     starting on October 10th. [08:47] Takuboku     What do you think about that? [08:49] Kyousuke     What do we think? [08:50] Kyousuke     You can't mean... There's no reason for     the Maichou Shimbun to print a false story. [08:54] Takuboku     That's exactly what I mean. [08:56] Takuboku     Just what I'd expect from you, Kyousuke-san. [08:59] Takuboku     In short, up until that point,     no ghosts had appeared. [09:03] Takuboku     That's why the big papers had     no reason to write about it. [09:06] Takuboku     To put it a different way, the ghost     began to appear on October 10th. [09:11] Takuboku     And the one who made it appear... [09:13] Takuboku     was you, wasn't it, Yamaoka-kun? [09:17] Takuboku     Come to think of it, Rokurou-san     got in touch with me recently. [09:21] Takuboku     He told me a gentleman     named Koiso Matsukichi [09:23] Takuboku     used to be a magic lantern operator. [09:28] Takuboku     Yamaoka-kun, you wouldn't     know him, would you? [09:31] Yamaoka     I have no idea what you're talking about. [09:34] Yamaoka     I have work, so... [09:37] Takuboku     Your nails! [09:38] Takuboku     Crimson nails, right? [09:41] Takuboku     "In the pale crimson [09:42] Takuboku     lingering emotions of balsam flowers [09:45] Takuboku     a breath blown across [09:47] Takuboku     nails waiting for snow." [09:50] Takuboku     There's a poem about it. [09:52] Takuboku     The ghost wouldn't have anything to do     with those crimson nails of yours, would it? [10:00] Takuboku     You can't tell me about it? [10:03] Yamaoka     Throat. Moon. SIGN    Woodpecker     Detective's     Office SIGN    Three Years Earlier [10:20] (Flashback) Yamaoka     What time is your train? [10:22] (Flashback) Takuboku     Three o'clock. [10:24] (Flashback) Takuboku     I'll leave once I've finished this. [10:26] (Flashback) Yamaoka     It's a shame. [10:28] (Flashback) Yamaoka     A talent like yours... [10:31] (Flashback) Yamaoka     Actually, I'm going to start working     at the Maichou Shimbun. [10:35] (Flashback) Takuboku     Oh, that's great news. [10:37] (Flashback) Takuboku     So you can write your novel     while you're working. [10:39] (Flashback) Yamaoka     No. I won't be writing a novel... [10:43] (Flashback) Yamaoka     There's someone     I've grown very fond of, [10:46] (Flashback) Yamaoka     but right now, there     isn't any way for me to... [10:51] (Flashback) Takuboku     To live for love... that's life, too. [10:57] (Flashback) Takuboku     Well then, let's meet again one day. [11:01] (Flashback) Yamaoka     I like your poetry. [11:05] (Flashback) Takuboku     In that case, I'll accept. [11:11] Takuboku     I'll leave the money here. [11:13] waitress     Thank you! [11:14] Takuboku     The dango here really are exceptional. [11:18] Takuboku     After seven, is it? [11:20] Takuboku     We should arrive at the prearranged      spot right on time. [11:25] Kyousuke     This is crazy, isn't it? [11:28] Takuboku     What is? [11:29] Kyousuke     You never have money, and you just went     and paid without any prompting! [11:33] Takuboku     Kyousuke-san. [11:35] Takuboku     I simply want to be honest     with myself, that's all. [11:39] Kyousuke     Honest? [11:42] Kyousuke     Why are we meeting in a place like this? [11:48] Kyousuke     What's wrong? [11:50] Takuboku     It seems we're being followed. [11:52] Kyousuke     What? [11:53] Takuboku     Don't look back. [11:55] Takuboku     See? [11:59] Kyousuke     You're right! [12:01] Kyousuke     Now that I think about it, they say     a woman was killed here not long ago. [12:07] Takuboku     Kyousuke-san! [12:13] Kyousuke     I wonder who was following us. [12:16] Takuboku     The only ones who knew we'd be     in Asakusa at this time were... [12:22] Kyousuke     Rokurou-san, [12:23] Kyousuke     and the man he introduced us to,     Matsukichi, makes two. [12:26] Kyousuke     Oh, but Rokurou-san is helping you, so... [12:30] Takuboku     Yamaoka-kun?! [12:32] man     Someone's dead over here! [12:34] crowd     That's Mattsan! [12:36] crowd     It's old man Koiso! [12:36] Kyousuke     This man is Matsukichi-san? [12:39] Kyousuke     An artificial leg! [12:43] Kyousuke     Wait! [12:44] Kyousuke     You shouldn't just go touching things... [12:50] Kyousuke     This is from over two months ago. [12:52] Takuboku     "In a copse behind Sensou-ji, [12:55] Takuboku     an unidentified young woman,     collapsed and bleeding from the head, [13:00] Takuboku     was discovered by a man     named Koiso Matsukichi. [13:03] Takuboku     With her last breath, [13:06] Takuboku     the woman was heard to say these     mysterious words: 'throat moon.'" [13:11] Takuboku     Throat moon... [13:13] Takuboku     Throat... moon... [13:24] Takuboku     Throat moon, huh? [13:27] Takuboku     That's what it was, Kyousuke-san! [13:29] Takuboku     The ghost of Ryouunkaku. This newspaper     article is what caused it to rise. [13:38] Takuboku     A throat moon... [13:44] Nomura     Did you hear? About the man who worked     the magic lanterns getting killed. SIGN    Kikunyuusha Milk      Newspapers SIGN    Milk Newspapers Kikunyuusha [13:48] Yoshii     The man on the run is named Yamaoka.     A friend of Ishikawa-kun's I believe. [13:53] Sakutarou     About two months ago, [13:56] Sakutarou     the woman he loved was      killed behind Sensou-ji. [13:59] Sakutarou     He thought the magic lantern     operator who found her had done it, [14:01] Sakutarou     and this crime was the result. [14:05] Yoshii     Oh, right. Are you feeling better? [14:08] Kyousuke     Huh? [14:09] Kyousuke     There's nothing particularly     wrong with me... [14:10] Yoshii     Well, Ishikawa-kun came to me recently     saying you weren't feeling well, [14:14] Yoshii     and to build your stamina,     he wanted to feed you monkfish, [14:17] Yoshii     so could I please help.     He was quite persistent. [14:19] Sakutarou     Really? [14:20] Sakutarou     With me he said that Kyousuke-san     was always helping him, [14:23] Sakutarou     and wanted to give him     a history dictionary, [14:24] Sakutarou     but he didn't have the means, so... [14:26] Nomura     Hold on! [14:27] Nomura     With me he said he wanted to     help him go back home for a visit [14:30] Nomura     and could I help with travel expenses... [14:31] Takuboku     This is where you were! [14:33] Kyousuke     Ishikawa-kun! [14:34] Kyousuke     Feeding me monkfish! Buying me     a dictionary! Sending me home! [14:37] Kyousuke     What were you think— [14:37] Takuboku     This is no time for that! [14:39] Takuboku     Come on! Hurry up! [14:40] Kyousuke     Wh-What? Wait! [14:42] Nomura     My, my... [14:51] Takuboku     It just won't focus correctly,     but that's part of the fun. [14:55] Kyousuke     Where did you get something like this? [14:58] Takuboku     To expose the truth of the ghost, [15:00] Takuboku     I asked the client to borrow it for me. [15:02] Kyousuke     But, there wasn't really a need     to try it yourself, was there? [15:05] Takuboku     In addition to the client's request, [15:07] Takuboku     I thought I'd try reeling in     the Matsukichi-killer. [15:10] Kyousuke     You're saying Yamaoka-san will come here? [15:14] Kyousuke     Oh. That's right! [15:16] Kyousuke     You went and made out I was sick so     you could borrow money, didn't you? [15:19] Kyousuke     And you said you wanted to buy me     a dictionary and send me home... [15:23] Takuboku     But... Kyousuke-san, you did seem unwell,     and you wanted that dictionary, [15:28] Takuboku     and said you wanted to go home      for a visit, didn't you? [15:30] Kyousuke     But you ended up using the money     you borrowed on yourself, didn't you? [15:33] Takuboku     It just happened to turn out that way. [15:35] Kyousuke     Happened to? [15:37] Takuboku     Yes. [15:38] Takuboku     I wasn't lying when I said     I wanted to feed you monkfish, [15:42] Takuboku     but it so happened that on the way back     I caught sight of the golden lace flowers. [15:46] Kyousuke     But, that's... [15:47] Takuboku     That's right. [15:49] Takuboku     Now that I think about it, [15:51] Takuboku     Wagner, and Wordsworth, too... [15:53] Takuboku     all the geniuses were     burdened by tremendous debt! [15:58] Kyousuke     You're just so... [16:02] Takuboku     Someone's here. [16:13] Takuboku     It was you, wasn't it? [16:18] Takuboku     Asakusa's Rokurou-san. [16:20] Rokurou     Wh-Why are you here? [16:22] Takuboku     And you, Constable Sahara. We've met before. [16:26] Sahara     You're... from that other case... [16:28] Sahara     Wasn't Yamaoka supposed to be here? [16:30] Rokurou     Well... [16:31] Takuboku     The person who killed     Matsukichi-san wasn't Yamaoka-kun. [16:35] Takuboku     Rokurou-san. You killed him and tried to      frame Yamaoka-kun for it, didn't you? [16:41] Rokurou     D-Don't be stupid. [16:43] Rokurou     Why would I do something like that? [16:45] Takuboku     The thing that made me suspicious [16:48] Takuboku     was that despite you profiting     from the uproar about the ghost, [16:51] Takuboku     you offered to help me in trying     to expose the truth behind it. [16:56] Takuboku     And when you even offered to      introduce me to Matsukichi-san, [16:58] Takuboku     I was certain my suspicions were right. [17:02] Rokurou     And why would I need to kill Matsukichi? [17:05] Takuboku     Because... there was a certain fact     regarding the origins of this ghostly uproar [17:10] Takuboku     that Matsukichi-san had figured out. [17:19] (Flashback) Rokurou     Kicking up a fuss... [17:21] (Flashback) Matsukichi     Is someone there? [17:29] (Flashback) woman     ...throat... moon... [17:33] Takuboku     It's very likely that Matsukichi-san     realized that you were the killer, [17:38] Takuboku     but as an entertainer in Asakusa, [17:40] Takuboku     crossing Asakusa's Rokurou-san     was strictly forbidden. [17:44] Takuboku     On the other hand... he felt sorry for     Yamaoka-kun, who had lost his beloved, [17:49] Takuboku     and to expose the killer, he agreed     to help create the ghost. [17:54] Rokurou     If that's the case, then it     would be even stranger [17:57] Rokurou     for me to help you meet     Matsukichi, wouldn't it? [17:59] Takuboku     You made sure Matsukichi-san knew of us,     while keeping your name out of it, [18:05] Takuboku     in order to test his loyalty. [18:09] Takuboku     Matsukichi-san brought the newspaper     article about the murder, [18:13] Takuboku     intending to meet with us, so... [18:15] Takuboku     You decided he meant to betray you, and... [18:20] Takuboku     you killed him. [18:22] Kyousuke     But, then... What about     when you saw Yamaoka-san? [18:26] Takuboku     Rokurou-san used Matsukichi-san's     name to call him out, [18:30] Takuboku     intending to frame him for the murder. [18:33] Sahara     What are you talking about? [18:35] Kyousuke     Well... [18:36] Kyousuke     When we were on our way     to the meeting place, [18:39] Kyousuke     we were followed by Matsukichi-san... [18:41] Sahara     By Matsukichi? [18:43] Takuboku     I'm sure he must have agonized     to the very last moment. [18:49] Rokurou     This is hilarious. [18:51] Rokurou     So, you're saying that just before     Matsukichi's body was found, [18:55] Rokurou     the man was following you, right? [18:58] Kyousuke     Well, I suppose so. [19:01] Rokurou     But, you see... [19:03] Rokurou     I was drinking in a place on Nakamise     when I got word that he'd died. [19:08] Rokurou     If Matsukichi was out by the haunted     jizo statue playing tag with you, [19:13] Rokurou     then I couldn't have killed him. [19:15] Takuboku     How did you know we were     near the haunted jizo? [19:19] Takuboku     I'm asking you how you knew where we were     when Matsukichi-san was following us. [19:27] Takuboku     It's because the one following us... [19:36] Takuboku     was you. [19:39] Rokurou     I don't know what you're talking about. [19:42] Takuboku     Rokurou-san. [19:43] Takuboku     Would you mind taking off your scarf? [19:47] Takuboku     "Throat moon." [19:49] Takuboku     The strange words in the article     Matsukichi-san was holding, [19:54] Takuboku     are referring to your neck, right? [19:56] Takuboku     Not "throat moon," "throat wound." [19:59] Rokurou     This is stupid. I'm leaving. [20:06] Rokurou     You're... [20:10] Yamaoka     Show us. [20:11] Yamaoka     Your neck! Show us! [20:24] Yamaoka     Throat wound... [20:27] Takuboku     Yamaoka-kun! [20:43] Kyousuke     He'd been searching this whole time [20:45] Kyousuke     for someone with a scar     on their throat, hadn't he? [20:49] Kyousuke     He started by writing     an article about the ghost, [20:51] Kyousuke     then he made the ghost appear,     making everyone look up. [20:57] Kyousuke     Oh! It's the first snow. [21:02] Takuboku     "In Asakusa [21:04] Takuboku     atop the tower that scrapes the clouds [21:06] Takuboku     arms crossed, I ponder the day [21:08] Takuboku     a long journal entry, perhaps?" [21:11] Takuboku     It's a little... too late, isn't it? [21:14] Kyousuke     Too late? [21:16] Takuboku     Crimson nails... it's another name     for balsam flowers. [21:20] Takuboku     You crush the petals     and paint your fingernails, [21:23] Takuboku     and if the color lasts     until the first snow falls, [21:26] Takuboku     then your love will endure.     That's what they say. [21:32] Takuboku     Living for love... and dying     for love the way he did... [21:37] Takuboku     I believe I'm a little bit jealous. [21:44] Kyousuke     What do you say to some     monkfish on the way back? [21:46] Takuboku     What? [21:47] Kyousuke     I'll pay, of course, so if you'd     just feel greatly indebted to me... [21:53] Kyousuke     It's true. You are a very honest person. [21:56] Kyousuke     You eat what you want to eat, [21:57] Kyousuke     wax nostalgic when you     want to wax nostalgic, [22:00] Kyousuke     when you feel something,     you compose a poem... [22:03] Kyousuke     In short, you are a genius... [22:05] Kyousuke     and a child. [22:08] Kyousuke     And I... I want to help you,     just the way you are. [22:14] Takuboku     Somehow... I don't feel the need     to fight you on that. [23:38] Takuboku     What's this? Hagiwara-kun, are you lovesick? [23:40] Sakutarou     What? It's... um... [23:42] Takuboku     Yoshii-kun and Nomura-san     were looking dazed, too. SIGN    Next Time: "Accursed Beast" [23:44] Takuboku     Ah, the season of love! SIGN    Illustration: Saki Kaoru E5 - Accursed Beast Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:00] Kyousuke     She loved you! [00:03] Kyousuke     And I loved you... [00:06] Kyousuke     your talent, your poetry, and you. [00:10] Kyousuke     But that ends today. [00:13] Kyousuke     I am going to cut ties with you. [00:22] Takuboku     "That accursed beast,     the dyer's daughter, Oroku [00:27] Takuboku     carrying a cat along     the beach in the setting sun... [00:31] Takuboku     with an innocent expression,     lissome and lithe..." SIGN    Woodpecker Detective's Office [02:06] Takuboku     "I ponder... [02:08] Takuboku     the dangerous religion     of this dissolute age [02:10] Takuboku     the witchcraft of the Christian Deus... [02:16] Takuboku     the captains of the Black Ships... [02:19] Takuboku     the mysterious land of the Red-haired... [02:22] Takuboku     the crimson colored glass... [02:25] Takuboku     and sharply scented carnations [02:27] Takuboku     the striped cottons of the     barbarians from the West [02:30] Takuboku     and arrak, that strange and rare liquor. [02:36] Takuboku     The pale people of Dominica SIGN    Poem 5     Accursed Beast [02:39] Takuboku     speak in multisyllabic litanies,     even in my dreams, [02:43] Takuboku     of the forbidden god of their sect [02:45] Takuboku     or of the blood-stained holy crucifixion..." [02:49] Kayo     I'm coming in! [02:51] Takuboku     "The deceptive instrument which     shows poppy seeds large as apples... [02:56] Takuboku     The strange spectacles which bring the     heavens closer as you peer into the sky..." [02:56] Kayo     What is that? It's too early in the     morning for something so creepy. [02:59] Kayo     Come on. Hurry up and eat. [03:01] Takuboku     Is it creepy? [03:04] Takuboku     This is called "Gateway to Heresy." [03:07] Takuboku     A friend of mine, Kitahara Hakushuu,     a man overflowing with wisdom wrote... [03:12] Takuboku     The son of the Uchimoto steamship     company seems to have killed someone. [03:16] Kayo     Honestly... [03:17] Kayo     There isn't a single decent person     among the so-called upper class. [03:19] Takuboku     You have a grudge against     the Uchimoto ships or something? [03:22] Kayo     It's nothing like that. [03:24] Kayo     I just feel sorry for the young lady     who was killed. That's all. [03:31] Kayo     Oh! Ishikawa-san! [03:33] Kayo     Do you have this month's rent? [03:34] Takuboku     Yes. I'll have it within     the next day or two. [03:38] Kayo     Really? [03:39] Takuboku     A poet never goes back on his word. [03:42] Kayo     Honestly. [03:43] Kayo     What does he think he's doing? At his age... [03:50] Kyousuke     Good morning! [03:52] Takuboku     Morning. [03:54] Kyousuke     Were you up all night? [03:56] Takuboku     Yes. [03:57] Takuboku     I couldn't sleep, so I opened up     Kitahara-kun's Gateway to Heresy [04:00] Takuboku     and ended up even more awake than before. [04:02] Takuboku     People like him are geniuses. [04:06] Kyousuke     True, Kitahara-san may be a genius, [04:09] Kyousuke     but your talent is in no way     inferior to his. [04:14] Takuboku     You really are kind, Kyousuke-san. [04:17] Kyousuke     In any case... Don't push yourself too hard. [04:20] Kyousuke     If you let your health fall apart,     nothing else matters. [04:24] Takuboku     "For me... [04:26] Takuboku     to soothe my troubled heart [04:29] Takuboku     someone sang me a song of praise." [04:33] Takuboku     I composed that yesterday      while thinking of you. [04:37] Kyousuke     Changing the subject,     aren't you going to work? [04:40] Takuboku     Yes. Of course I'm going. [04:43] Takuboku     As an ordinary consumer,     I need to earn my daily living. [04:47] Takuboku     Though I work and work... [04:51] Kyousuke     Do you have any plans tonight? [04:53] Kyousuke     Let's go eat something     to give you some stamina. [04:55] Kyousuke     I received my wages yesterday. [04:57] Takuboku     I somehow feel apologetic toward you. [05:00] Kyousuke     Oh, right. You paid your rent, didn't you? [05:03] Takuboku     Oh. [05:05] Takuboku     I'll take care of it in the next day or so. [05:07] Kyousuke     Let's meet in the usual      place at seven, then. [05:16] Yoshii     "Every morning... [05:17] Yoshii     always on the same beach [05:20] Yoshii     if we meet, I begin to smile—this maiden." [05:23] Sakutarou     That's good. [05:25] Yoshii     You think so? [05:26] Sakutarou     Yes. [05:27] Sakutarou     That is exactly the frame of mind I'm in. [05:31] Sakutarou     So, who were you thinking     of when you composed that? [05:38] Sakutarou     What? [05:39] Sakutarou     She's the one that I— [05:40] Yoshii     But you haven't made a single move. [05:42] Sakutarou     Even so... How could you be so cruel? [05:44] Yoshii     What do you mean, "cruel"? [05:46] Yoshii     It's not as though Kiku-san belongs to you. [05:49] Sakutarou     But... [05:50] Nomura     Hey! You guys fighting? [05:53] Sakutarou     Nomura-san! [05:55] Sakutarou     Yoshii-kun has betrayed me. [05:57] Yoshii     Hold on! You're making me     out to be a disgrace! [05:59] Nomura     Now, now. I have no idea     what you're talking about. [06:02] Sakutarou     Well, I... Ever since     she started working here, [06:07] Sakutarou     my heart follows her. [06:09] Sakutarou     I talked with Yoshii-kun about it, but he... [06:12] Nomura     Would that "she" be... [06:15] Sakutarou     Yokoyama Kiku-san. [06:16] Nomura     What?! [06:18] Sakutarou     Could it be that you also— [06:19] Nomura     D-Don't be stupid. [06:22] Nomura     Who'd want a girl like... [06:40] Takuboku     Excuse me! [06:42] proprietor     Huh? [06:43] Takuboku     I'll take this please. [06:54] Takuboku     "Fresh and new... [06:55] Takuboku     the smell of the paper of Western books [06:58] Takuboku     makes me hunger for money all the more." [07:03] Sakutarou     So Nomura-san, you have     feelings for Kiku-san, too. [07:08] Nomura     That girl stole something important to me. [07:12] Sakutarou     Something important? [07:13] Nomura     My heart. [07:20] Sakutarou     Beautiful, genuine, and dignified... [07:24] Sakutarou     It would be hard not to     fall in love with her. [07:28] Nomura     You're not wrong. [07:29] Yoshii     I will not let you have her! [07:31] Yoshii     Whether my opponent be     Nomura-san or Hagiwara-kun, [07:36] Yoshii     I will not give her up! [07:37] Sakutarou     And I— [07:39] Sakutarou     I'd never give her up, even if it kills me. [07:41] Nomura     Well, there is the question of her feelings... [07:42] Yoshii     I see. [07:44] Yoshii     Then why don't we settle this     with our poems? [07:47] Sakutarou     With poems? [07:48] Yoshii     We have staked our lives on literature. [07:51] Yoshii     It's only logical that a battle on love's     pathway be settled through literature. [07:54] Sakutarou     That's true, but... [07:56] Nomura     I'll pass. [07:59] Yoshii     What about you, Hagiwara-kun? [08:01] Yoshii     Do you think you can surpass     the poem I read earlier? [08:05] Sakutarou     Of course. I accept your challenge. [08:12] Satou     It's already after three. [08:13] Satou     What happened? [08:15] Takuboku     Yes... I wasn't feeling very well. [08:19] Satou     I see. [08:20] Satou     You do seem tired... [08:23] Takuboku     Not at all. Work is work. [08:25] Takuboku     I can't let my circumstances     dictate everything. [08:28] Satou     Good. Then we'll be counting on you today. [08:32] Takuboku     Yes, sir. Leave it to me. [08:37] Satou     Is something wrong? [08:39] Takuboku     Well... I was wondering if     I might have an advance. [08:42] Satou     What? [08:43] Satou     But you asked for an advance     last week, too, to pay your rent. [08:46] Takuboku     Oh. I ended up sending that to my parents... [08:51] Satou     It's really hard to talk     to accounting about this... [08:55] Satou     Will this be enough? [08:56] Takuboku     Thank you. [08:58] Takuboku     I will forever be indebted to you! [09:01] Takuboku     That's a nice suit. [09:02] Satou     Oh, this? [09:03] Satou     The other day, I splurged and     bought it on monthly installments. [09:06] Satou     I just happened to see it in the store     and fell in love at first sight. [09:10] Satou     It's not often... [09:12] Takuboku     "So large and great... [09:14] Takuboku     his physical being loathsome [09:16] Takuboku     standing before him, speaking." [09:23] Sakutarou     "I simply wish... [09:25] Sakutarou     for a day beside you [09:28] Sakutarou     for a dream of a thousand years." [09:30] Nomura     Impressive... Very passionate. [09:34] Yoshii     Exactly the kind of poem I'd expect     a closet lecher like you to compose. [09:38] Sakutarou     There's no need to talk about     a person's poem like that! [09:40] Nomura     Oh, I forgot. [09:42] Nomura     Shall we get this warmed up? [09:44] Yoshii     Drinking will hardly help     with the poetry, will it? [09:47] Sakutarou     You're wrong. Drinking will help     our tongues move more freely. [09:51] Yoshii     But it will slow the movement     of our minds, won't it? [09:54] Sakutarou     Poems are not spoken from the mind. [09:57] Yoshii     Even so, they aren't spoken     from the tongue, are they? [10:00] Sakutarou     You speak them with your tongue!     Or do you speak them with your teeth? [10:03] Sakutarou     If you don't— [10:03] Bokusui     Poems are read from the heart. [10:07] Nomura     Wakayama-kun. [10:10] Bokusui     Kiku-san! [10:12] Kiku     Yes? [10:14] Bokusui     Sorry for the trouble.     Can I ask you to heat this up? [10:17] Kiku     Of course. [10:19] Kiku     All of you have had the most     troubled expressions. [10:21] Kiku     Are you discussing literature again? [10:24] Sakutarou     No... [10:25] Yoshii     Well, it is literature of a sort... [10:27] Kiku     Don't give up. [10:32] Bokusui     Truly, that is what you call lovely. [10:35] Bokusui     I've been thinking Kiku-san     is pretty lovable, too, you see. [10:39] Bokusui     Will you let me join in? [10:41] Yoshii     That's... [10:42] Sakutarou     Wakayama-san is like us,     aspiring toward literature. [10:45] Sakutarou     There's no logical reason to refuse. [10:48] Bokusui     In that case, allow me to read a poem. [10:51] Bokusui     To be honest, I've already written it. [10:54] Bokusui     "Look at the mountains [10:55] Bokusui     The mountains shine in the sunlight [10:57] Bokusui     Look at the sea [10:59] Bokusui     The sea shines in the sunlight [11:01] Bokusui     Now! My lips to yours." [11:13] Man A     About Oen... [11:15] Takuboku     Yes. Hananoya's proprietress     told me all about it. [11:20] Man A     Meaning you understand and accept? [11:22] Takuboku     Well, now, that's... [11:24] Takuboku     It isn't something I can do     at my own discretion. [11:27] Takuboku     Oen's feelings are what's     most important here, you see. [11:31] Man A     You're quite an impressive man. [11:33] Takuboku     Am I? [11:36] Takuboku     If I were just a little more brazen, [11:38] Takuboku     providing for my lifestyle     would be easier... [11:42] Takuboku     "Though I work and work,     still, the way I live..." [11:53] Takuboku     Kyousuke-san! [11:56] Takuboku     Sorry to keep you waiting! [11:58] Kyousuke     No, I just got here. [12:01] Kyousuke     Have you already been drinking? [12:03] Takuboku     With a certain wealthy man. [12:05] Takuboku     Now, shall we go to the foot     of the Twelve-stories? [12:08] Kyousuke     What? [12:09] Takuboku     That's right. It's simply a lust for flesh. [12:11] Takuboku     But it's still a lust for flesh, you know. [12:14] Takuboku     Besides which, Kyousuke-san... [12:15] Takuboku     Are you sure you're all right like that?     Your whole life... like that? [12:19] Kyousuke     Well, no, but... [12:21] Takuboku     Then tonight is the night we settle things! [12:26] Bokusui     "Once drunk, everyone [12:27] Bokusui     jokes about their triumphs in love [12:30] Bokusui     with tears mingled in, ah, these youths." [12:33] Nomura     Huh. The more he drinks,     the more Wakayama he gets. [12:37] Sakutarou     The more he drinks, the more     his heart sings, I suppose. [12:40] Yoshii     Nomura-san! [12:41] Yoshii     Which poem is it? A poem     worthy of giving to Kiku-san. [12:45] Yoshii     Tell me! [12:46] Nomura     About that... [12:47] Nomura     The thing is, Kiku-san has... [12:49] Kiku     I'm leaving for the day! [12:56] Sakutarou     Kiku-san! [12:59] Sakutarou     Um... There's something     I'd like to give you. [13:04] Kiku     What is it? [13:06] Sakutarou     It's just... Um... [13:08] Sakutarou     This. [13:12] Kiku     "Every morning... [13:14] Kiku     always on the same beach [13:16] Kiku     if we meet, I begin to smile—this maiden." [13:21] Sakutarou     Yoshii-kun wrote this poem for you. [13:25] Kiku     My. [13:26] Yoshii     That's right. [13:27] Yoshii     I love— [13:31] Kiku     Senjaku-sama! [13:33] Senjaku     Hey. [13:34] Kiku     I was waiting for you. [13:36] Senjaku     Is it all right for you to leave? [13:37] Kiku     Yes. [13:38] Kiku     Yoshii-sama! [13:40] Kiku     Thank you for the beautiful poem. [13:44] Yoshii     No problem... SIGN    Woodpecker     Detective's     Office SIGN    Hananoya [13:48] madam     I'm very sorry. [13:50] madam     Another guest came just before you. [13:58] Takuboku     Oen is such a beauty, you see? [14:00] Takuboku     There's no end to the offers from people      wanting to take her home. [14:02] Kyousuke     Really. [14:04] Oen     Stop talking about that. [14:06] Takuboku     If you let someone take you in, [14:08] Takuboku     you'd never worry for money     and you could live how you liked... [14:12] Kyousuke     Honestly. [14:13] Kyousuke     What is it you like about Ishikawa-kun? [14:15] Oen     I'm from Hanamaki. [14:19] Oen     When I came here, my first     guest was Hajime-san... [14:23] Oen     I started crying... [14:26] Oen     When that happened,     instead of making love to me, [14:29] Oen     he just patted my head all night. [14:31] Takuboku     Oen... [14:34] Oen     Wha—Hajime-san! [14:36] Takuboku     Does it tickle? [14:38] Kyousuke     I'm going home! [14:43] Oen     Oh, my. [14:45] Takuboku     Well. Shall we head up? [14:47] Takuboku     There's something I wanted      to talk to you about. [14:52] Yoshii     "Upon visiting... [14:53] Yoshii     my friend happens to be pleasantly drunk [14:56] Yoshii     delighted in love,     the moon on a misty night." [14:59] Sakutarou     One of Wakayama-san's poems, isn't it? [15:01] Sakutarou     When it comes to poems about alcohol,     no one can match him. [15:06] Yoshii     Indeed. [15:07] Yoshii     Hagiwara-kun. [15:09] Yoshii     Why did you give her my poem? [15:11] Sakutarou     Because that poem moved me. [15:16] Yoshii     Love truly is a fragile thing, isn't it? [15:20] Sakutarou     Yes, it is. [15:24] Sakutarou     "Two pitch-black cats [15:27] Sakutarou     on a rooftop in the     seductive, restless night [15:30] Sakutarou     from the tips of their tall,     pin-straight tails [15:32] Sakutarou     a crescent moon,     thin as a thread, grows hazy [15:36] Sakutarou     meow, good evening [15:38] Sakutarou     meow, good evening [15:40] Sakutarou     mraow, mraow, mraow SIGN    Hananoya [15:47] Sakutarou     meow [15:48] Sakutarou     the master of this house is ill." [15:53] Takuboku     I really do feel [15:54] Takuboku     that the hearts of people who come from      the same area are connected at the root. [15:58] Oen     Yes. I feel that, too. [16:02] Takuboku     "One's hometown [16:03] Takuboku     those children who have left [16:05] Takuboku     are all alike [16:07] Takuboku     there is no sadness which     can overwhelm happiness." [16:11] Oen     "One's hometown [16:13] Oen     those children who have left [16:14] Oen     are all alike [16:16] Oen and Takuboku     there is no sadness which     can overwhelm happiness." [16:22] Takuboku     Are you crying? [16:24] Oen     I'm sorry. [16:26] Takuboku     Do you want to go back? To your hometown... [16:29] Oen     No. [16:31] Oen     If I did, I wouldn't be able     to see you, Hajime-san. [16:36] Takuboku     Oen, I have something I want to ask you. [16:53] Sakutarou     "In the distance, a pistol shot rings out. [16:56] Sakutarou     And another pistol shot. [16:58] Sakutarou     Ah! [16:59] Sakutarou     My detective dons clothes of crystal [17:02] Sakutarou     and sneaks in through the lover's window. [17:05] Sakutarou     The floors are of clear jade. [17:07] Sakutarou     From the spaces between each finger [17:09] Sakutarou     flows ghastly pale blood. [17:12] Sakutarou     Atop the tragic woman's corpse [17:14] Sakutarou     a cold katydid chirps. [17:18] Sakutarou     One morning, at the beginning     of the Month of Frost, [17:20] Sakutarou     the detective dons his clothes of crystal [17:23] Sakutarou     and turns at the intersection in town. SIGN    Kikunyuusha Milk      Newspapers SIGN    Milk Newspapers Kikunyuusha [17:29] Sakutarou     At the intersection, a fountain of autumn. [17:33] Sakutarou     Now, the lone detective feels troubled. [17:36] Sakutarou     Look. [17:37] Sakutarou     That distant, desolate marble footpath [17:41] Sakutarou     where the villain slips away at speed." [17:47] Takuboku     Oh, my. [17:48] Takuboku     They've arrested a statesman who'd been     receiving money from Uchimoto steamships. [17:52] Takuboku     It says it started with a letter the woman     killed by the son of the family left. [17:57] Takuboku     This looks like it'll be a big deal. [17:59] Kayo     Serves him right. [18:01] Kayo     The murdered young lady will be happy, too. [18:03] Takuboku     This seems very similar to... [18:05] Kayo     To what? [18:06] Takuboku     Well, it's just... [18:08] Takuboku     With the Arakawa mines case, too, [18:09] Takuboku     it started with a murder     related to a letter, [18:12] Takuboku     which lead to uncovering     the mine pollution issues... [18:15] Takuboku     Now that I think about it, [18:17] Takuboku     the real murderer who tried to frame     the head clerk hasn't been caught yet. [18:22] Kayo     "And that real murderer might be pulling     the strings behind this case, too." [18:26] Kayo     You weren't going to say that, were you? [18:29] Takuboku     Kayo-san, are you sure you don't     have a talent for writing fiction? [18:33] Takuboku     But in the Arakawa mines case,     more than the murder of Tatsukichi, [18:37] Takuboku     it seemed like exposing the scandal     about the minerals was the real objective. [18:41] Kayo     Educated people always make things     too difficult. That's the problem. [18:45] Kayo     More importantly, your rent. [18:49] Takuboku     There's two month's worth in there. [19:02] Kyousuke     Excuse me... [19:04] Kyousuke     Oen-san? [19:06] Kyousuke     Is something wrong? [19:07] Kyousuke     It's cold out here. Please, come inside. [19:10] Oen     No, thank you. I have to catch a train. [19:14] Kyousuke     Are you traveling far? [19:20] Kyousuke     Is someone waiting for you? [19:23] Oen     The man who will be my husband. [19:25] Kyousuke     What? [19:26] Kyousuke     Then, you— [19:27] Oen     Will you give this to Hajime-san? [19:42] Takuboku     Well, that was a close one! [19:45] Kyousuke     Ishikawa-kun! [19:46] Kyousuke     Just now, Oen-san was... [19:48] Takuboku     Yes. I saw. [19:50] Takuboku     Is that for me? [19:52] Kyousuke     Oh. Yes... [19:55] Takuboku     Quite the conscientious woman, isn't she... [19:58] Takuboku     I could buy another suit like this     and still have change left over. [20:02] Kyousuke     What on earth is going on? [20:04] Takuboku     What do you mean? [20:05] Kyousuke     That suit and that money. [20:07] Takuboku     Oh. [20:08] Takuboku     This was from the remuneration     for persuading Oen, and this... [20:12] Takuboku     I suppose you could call it a farewell gift. [20:14] Kyousuke     Which means you... [20:16] Kyousuke     After selling Oen off     and receiving money for it, [20:19] Kyousuke     you took her money, too? [20:21] Takuboku     I didn't "sell her off." [20:23] Takuboku     Oen agreed to it, after all. [20:25] Takuboku     She should be grateful to me, really. [20:28] Kyousuke     Grateful? [20:29] Takuboku     Yes. The man is very wealthy. [20:33] Takuboku     From now on, she'll never     have to worry about money— [20:36] Kyousuke     She loved you! [20:38] Kyousuke     And I loved you... [20:40] Kyousuke     your talent, your poetry, and you! [20:44] Kyousuke     But that ends today. [20:47] Kyousuke     I am going to cut ties with you. [21:01] Takuboku     "That accursed beast,     the dyer's daughter, Oroku [21:05] Takuboku     carrying a cat along     the beach in the setting sun... [21:09] Takuboku     with an innocent expression,     lissome and lithe... [21:15] Takuboku     The accursed beast ties fabric     in the chikuzen-shibori style [21:19] Takuboku     her slim, elegant fingertips     stained dark blue [21:23] Takuboku     and her gold ring flashes..." [21:27] Oen     I'm from Hanamaki. When I came     here, my first guest was... [21:29] Kyousuke     What is it you like about Ishikawa-kun? [21:32] Man A     You're quite an impressive man. [21:33] Kyousuke     I am going to cut ties with you. [21:47] Takuboku     Cut ties? [21:49] Takuboku     Well, that's just fine. [21:52] Takuboku     You know, I'm... trying so desperately... [21:56] Takuboku     "Though I work and work [21:59] Takuboku     still, it never gets any easier to live [22:02] Takuboku     I stare at my hands." [23:38] Bokusui     Kindaichi-kun, they say you     cut ties with Ishikawa-kun? [23:40] Kyousuke     I can never forgive him! [23:42] Bokusui     If you're too stubborn, someone might     steal your spot as his partner, you know. SIGN    Next Time: "Honeysuckle" SIGN    Illustration: Saki Kaoru E6 - Honeysuckle Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:21] Yoshii     Seven days ago, on December 10th, [00:24] Yoshii     the body of a popular actor of the     Senba-za troupe, Tachibanaya Otojirou, [00:27] Yoshii     was discovered at his home. [00:30] Yoshii     Beside him, lay a "living doll,"     its mouth stained with blood. [00:34] Yoshii     A doll known as "Kinginka." [00:38] Yoshii     Recently, Otojirou has visited the doll     museum "Kugutsukan" nearly every day [00:43] Yoshii     to view the doll Kinginka on display. SIGN    Kikunyuusha Milk      Newspapers SIGN    Milk Newspapers Kikunyuusha [00:46] Yoshii     There are many witnesses to his visits. [00:53] Yoshii     According to rumors, this Kinginka, [00:56] Yoshii     bound by Otojirou's love for her,     gained a living spirit, [01:02] Yoshii     and, in the dead of night,     when the lights of Asakusa sleep, [01:05] Yoshii     she roams the city. [01:10] Yoshii     The world today overflows     with the irrational and the absurd. [01:13] Yoshii     Here, a deep attachment was formed     between a human and a doll, [01:17] Yoshii     and this eerie lover's suicide     has captured the public eye. [01:26] Yoshii     Kiku-san! [01:28] Yoshii     What's wrong? [01:29] Kiku     Please... [01:31] Kiku     Please, help me... Yoshii-sama! SIGN    Woodpecker Detective's Office SIGN    Poem 6     Honeysuckle [03:12] Kiku     I'm so sorry. [03:15] Kiku     Causing you so much trouble like this... [03:17] Yoshii     No. There's no need to worry about that. [03:20] Yoshii     Has something happened? [03:22] Yoshii     It seems lately you haven't     been coming here to work. [03:25] Kiku     Actually, it's about that incident... SIGN    Asakusa Daily News [03:31] Yoshii     "The Man-eating Doll, Kinginka"? [03:39] Yoshii     Honestly. [03:41] Yoshii     The rumors of the masses are      ridiculous, don't you think? [03:44] Yoshii     Saying a doll killed a real, live human... [03:47] Yoshii     Besides, the culprit already     turned himself in, hasn't he? [03:50] Yoshii     If I recall, he was a younger      member of the same troupe [03:52] Yoshii     as the murdered actor, Otojiro— [03:54] Kiku     No! [03:55] Yoshii     Senjaku-sama would never kill anyone! [03:59] Yoshii     K-Kiku-san? [04:02] Kiku     The one who killed Otojirou-san was Kinginka. [04:06] Kiku     Senjaku-sama would never... [04:10] Yoshii     Could it be... the actor they arrested... [04:14] Kiku     My... My beloved... [04:17] Kiku     Yuuki Senjaku-sama. [04:20] Kiku     Please! [04:21] Kiku     Please prove that Senjaku-sama is innocent! [04:24] Yoshii     What? But... [04:25] Kiku     It was Kinginka who killed Otojirou-san. [04:28] Kiku     After all, the doll is still     missing from Kugutsukan, [04:32] Kiku     walking the streets. [04:34] Kiku     So, if we can catch Kinginka, then... [04:37] Kiku     It's the only way to save Senjaku-sama... [04:45] Yoshii     I see. [04:46] Yoshii     Then, I shall— [04:47] Takuboku     I guess I'll help you! [04:49] Yoshii     Ishikawa-kun! [04:51] Yoshii     What are you... [04:52] Takuboku     Well, the thing is,     I'm a little short on cash... [04:55] Takuboku     I thought I could earn myself     a little spending money. [04:58] Takuboku     I'm a poet, Ishikawa Takuboku. [05:01] Takuboku     You've waited on us here quite a few times. [05:04] Kiku     Yes. [05:05] Takuboku     To be frank with you,     I'm running a detective's agency, [05:09] Takuboku     and I've managed to solve     quite a few difficult cases. [05:13] Kiku     My! [05:13] Takuboku     So, I'm more than willing     to lend my talents here, [05:17] Takuboku     but not for free. [05:19] Kiku     Then, how much would I need     to pay for you to... [05:21] Yoshii     Stop right there, Ishikawa-kun. [05:23] Yoshii     You cut in on this business, [05:25] Yoshii     and you intend to take payment, too? [05:31] Takuboku     I do apologize. To think     you'd help pay, too, Yoshii-kun. [05:35] Takuboku     Since Kyousuke-san cut ties with me,     he won't lend me even a tiny bit. [05:39] Takuboku     It's quite a problem. [05:40] Takuboku     Still, you're quite the schemer, aren't you? [05:44] Yoshii     What do you mean? [05:45] Takuboku     It's obvious that Kinginka's "walking"     must be someone playing tricks. [05:49] Takuboku     A doll couldn't possibly     have killed Otojirou. [05:53] Takuboku     If the person behind Kinginka's     "walking" is exposed [05:56] Takuboku     and it's shown to be simply a trick, [05:58] Takuboku     then she won't be able to deny the fact     that her beloved is the killer anymore. [06:02] Takuboku     And if you gently approach     Kiku-san in her sorrow... [06:07] Yoshii     I'll pay double. [06:08] Takuboku     What? [06:08] Yoshii     If everything works out, I'll pay double! [06:23] Takuboku     Fortunately, there don't seem     to be any police or curious onlookers. [06:27] Yoshii     W-Wait just a moment. [06:29] Yoshii     Are we really going in there? [06:30] Takuboku     Well, you want to reveal who's     behind Kinginka, don't you? [06:42] Takuboku     So, this is where Otojirou and     Kinginka were found collapsed... [06:46] Yoshii     Honestly. This place is creepy. [06:50] Takuboku     Now that I think about it, they haven't     found the murder weapon, have they? [06:53] Yoshii     That's right. [06:54] Yoshii     They say Senjaku testified that     he threw it in the Sumida River. [07:02] Takuboku     Well, well... [07:04] Takuboku     It seems Otojirou had quite     the obsession with dolls. [07:08] Takuboku     "He fell in love with Kinginka." [07:10] Takbuoku     This makes that seem possible. [07:12] Yoshii     We're done here! [07:13] Yoshii     Now, let's move on. SIGN    Man-eating Doll Kinginka SIGN    Living Dolls On Display SIGN    Kugutsukan SIGN    Man-eating Doll Kinginka SIGN    Living Doll Kinginka SIGN    Man-eating Doll Kinginka On Display [07:26] Takuboku     Oh, are you scared? [07:29] Yoshii     They're just dolls. [07:34] Takuboku     This is quite the elaborate design. [07:37] Yoshii     I suppose it would be all right     to be a little frightened of this. [07:43] Tokuboku     Once they've gone this far with it,     you just have to laugh, don't you? [07:46] Yoshii     Come on. Let's go. [07:50] Man 1     She tore out a man's throat, [07:52] Man 1     and they put her back     on display just as she was... [07:54] Man 2     That's horrific! [07:56] Takuboku     It seems our main objective is next. [08:09] Takuboku     Oh? Are you all right? [08:11] Yoshii     Of course. I'm fine. [08:14] Takuboku     So, what I saw really was... [08:18] Man A     This person's fainted. [08:19] Man B     Carry them out! [08:21] Takuboku     Dear, dear. It seems we had     someone quite sensitive here. [08:25] manager     Now, children, ladies, those     weak of heart, please stand back! [08:31] manager     Every evening, every night, she walks, [08:33] manager     haunting men and tearing at their throats! [08:35] manager     Behold, the terrifying Kinginka! [08:42] Takuboku     He seems to be the manager here... [08:47] Takuboku     That was worth seeing, don't you think? [08:50] Yoshii     In the end, it was all     just tricks for children. [08:53] Yoshii     Now, let's get to work. [08:59] Yoshii     You seem to be doing very well. [09:02] Yoshii     Other doll exhibits are going dark, [09:05] Yoshii     but business is thriving here. [09:06] doorman     You could say that. It's all     thanks to that man-eating doll. [09:11] Yoshii     With business so profitable, the manager     must have increased salaries, right? [09:17] doorman     The opposite. [09:19] doorman     He's only working on his own appeal. [09:21] Yoshii     By which you mean? [09:22] doorman     I'd noticed he got rid of his beard, [09:24] doorman     and every night he chases us all out. [09:27] doorman     He lives here, you see. [09:29] doorman     Lately, at night, he makes sure     that everyone who works here leaves. [09:34] doorman     He's gotta be bringing a woman in. [09:38] Yoshii     I see. [09:43] Yoshii     Too bad. Seems there was no need     for you in this, Ishikawa-kun. [09:47] Takuboku     By which you mean? [09:48] Yoshii     The one behind the "walking Kinginka" is... [09:50] Yoshii     the manager of the Kugutsukan! [09:52] Takuboku     Really? Why do you say that? [09:54] Yoshii     You still haven't figured it out? [09:56] Yoshii     Who was it that turned     this uproar into a profit? [09:59] Takuboku     That would be... [10:01] Takuboku     the manager of the Kugutsukan! [10:02] Yoshii     Exactly. [10:03] Yoshii     The Kugutsukan is failing,     so to bring more customers in, [10:08] Yoshii     that man becomes Kinginka     and wanders the streets. [10:14] Takuboku     It's true, he has a motive, [10:16] Takuboku     but deciding he's the one behind     everything just because of that seems... [10:18] Yoshii     Did you notice the manager     has a scar on his chin? [10:22] Takuboku     Now that you mention it, he might have... [10:25] Yoshii     It's likely that he was in a hurry     to shave off his beard [10:28] Yoshii     so he could pretend to be Kinginka. [10:31] Takuboku     I see... [10:32] Yoshii     If we can catch him coming out     of the Kugutsukan [10:35] Yoshii     dressed as Kinginka tonight, then... [10:39] Takuboku     Well, seems I underestimated you! [10:41] Yoshii     I'm sure it will be simple,     but if you help me catch him, [10:45] Yoshii     I might be inclined to give you     a little something. [10:50] Nomura     What's going on? [10:51] Nomura     You seem to be in a very good mood. [10:53] Takuboku     The thing is, Yoshii-kun might be able to     win the heart of the girl he likes! [10:57] Nomura     The girl he likes? You don't mean... [11:00] Sakutarou     You don't mean... Kiku-san? [11:02] Takuboku     That's exactly what I mean. [11:04] Yoshii     Kiku-san... wait for me.     Just a little longer! [11:08] Hirai     A lover's suicide between     a human and a doll... [11:10] Hirai     It's quite a fascinating subject, isn't it? [11:13] Hirai     Inhuman love. It is a type of love     that exists in this world. [11:18] Takuboku     Do you have a moment? [11:19] Takuboku     I feel bad because it's cold outside, [11:21] Takuboku     but I was wondering     if you'd run an errand for me. [11:25] Hirai     An errand? [11:26] Takuboku     It might even help with your story. [11:43] Hirai     Excuse me! Is Yokoyama Kiku-san here? [11:58] middle-aged woman     Kiku-san. [11:59] Kiku     Yes? [12:00] middle-aged woman     A Hirai Tarou-san gave this     to me just now... SIGN    Kiku-dono [12:05] middle-aged woman     He said he was on an errand for      someone named Ishikawa-sensei? [12:08] middle-aged woman     What's going on? And at this      hour of the night... [12:11] middle-aged woman     I'd rather not have any trouble. [12:19] Kiku     "Three A.M. [12:21] Kiku     Come to the Kugutsukan. [12:23] Kiku     I will tell you who killed Otojirou. [12:27] Kiku     Ishikawa Takuboku." [13:02] Yoshii     It looks like the manager has already left. [13:05] Takuboku     What should we do? [13:06] Yoshii     It's not a problem. [13:08] Yoshii     When he comes back dressed as     Kinginka, we can catch him then. [13:12] Takuboku     I see. [13:14] Takuboku     But, can't we wait inside? [13:16] Takuboku     It feels like it might snow. SIGN    Woodpecker     Detective's     Office [13:33] Yoshii     Just as I thought. [13:35] Yoshii     Ishikawa-kun. [13:36] Yoshii     I found makeup and fake blood. [13:38] Yoshii     The manager really is      dressing as Kinginka and— [13:41] Yoshii     What are you doing? [13:44] Takuboku     It's just this puppet is so handsome. [13:47] Takuboku     See? [13:48] Takuboku     He looks a little like me, doesn't he? [13:50] Yoshii     Honestly, you... [13:52] Yoshii     If you're only going to fool around,     I don't need your help. [13:57] Yoshii     He's back. [13:58] Takuboku     What is it? [14:00] Yoshii     There was a person's shadow at the window. [14:11] Yoshii     That's strange. [14:12] Takuboku     Maybe, after Otojirou,     Kinginka is after our blood... [14:19] Yoshii     Stop being creepy! [14:21] Yoshii     Besides, it was Senjaku     who killed Otojirou. Not Kinginka. [14:26] Takuboku     You still think that? [14:29] Yoshii     What? [14:30] Yoshii     What do you mean? [14:31] Takuboku     The root cause of all of this was the     murdered Otojirou's sexual disposition. [14:36] Takuboku     A deviant lover of dolls. [14:39] Takuboku     A fetish for artificially     created human bodies. [14:43] Takuboku     He had a particular fondness for Kinginka. [14:46] Takuboku     Even going to the Kugutsukan     daily couldn't satisfy him. [14:49] Takuboku     He began arranging trysts     with her at his home. [14:53] Takuboku     Otojirou probably ordered Senjaku to bring     Kinginka to his house every night, [15:00] Takuboku     and paid the manager some sum of money. [15:04] Takuboku     The truth is, I once saw Kinginka like that. [15:09] Yoshii     Then, that means that Senjaku was     at the scene of the murder, doesn't it? [15:13] Takuboku     And his motive? [15:14] Takuboku     What motive did Senjaku     have to kill Otojirou? [15:17] Yoshii     Who cares? [15:19] Yoshii     I mean, Senjaku's confessed! [15:22] Takuboku     Exactly. [15:23] Takuboku     Senjaku has confessed     to a murder he did not commit. [15:27] Takuboku     Why would he do that? [15:28] Takuboku     It's only natural to think he's     covering for the real killer. [15:31] Takuboku     There's only one person Senjaku     would go so far to protect. [15:36] Yoshii     You can't mean... [15:38] Takuboku     Exactly. [15:39] Takuboku     The one who killed Otojirou was... [15:42] Takuboku     Yokoyama Kiku-san. [15:44] Yoshii     Wait... What are you saying? [15:48] Yoshii     You were talking about motives. [15:50] Yoshii     Kiku-san doesn't have one either, does she? [15:52] Takuboku     Kiku-san's... [15:53] Takbuoku     Her left eye... [15:57] Takuboku     it's a false eye, isn't it? [15:58] Yoshii     And... what of it? [16:01] Takuboku     For Otojirou, who had an abnormal     fixation on man-made bodies, [16:05] Takbuoku     don't you think Kiku-san, with her     glass eye, would be the perfect woman? [16:11] Takuboku     That night, amid the heavy snow... [16:13] Takuboku     Otojirou asked Senjaku to bring     Kinginka as he always did, [16:17] Takuboku     and, off-setting the timing,     called Kiku-san to him... [16:41] Takuboku     And that is how the events     of this case unfolded. [16:45] Yoshii     That can't be... [16:47] Yoshii     Kiku-san would never... [16:50] Yoshii     It's all just guesswork on your part! [16:51] Takuboku     What Kiku-san wants is to be     in this world with Senjaku. [16:56] Takuboku     In order to prove Senjaku's innocence [16:58] Takuboku     without the true killer—     herself—being caught, [17:00] Takuboku     no matter the cost, it was     absolutely necessary! [17:10] Takuboku     Someone had to be sacrificed. [17:13] Yoshii     K-Kiku-san... [17:18] Takuboku     I believe that's... the weapon     that killed Otojirou. Correct? [17:26] Takuboku     If she killed us here,     she could frame the manager, [17:29] Takuboku     who had dressed as Kinginka     to wander the streets, for everything. [17:35] Takuboku     I'm sure that's what you     must have thought, but [17:37] Takuboku     instead, you only ended up     proving your own guilt. [17:43] Yoshii     Kiku-san... [17:45] Takuboku     Just as Yoshii-kun said, [17:47] Takuboku     this is all just the results     of my guesswork. [17:50] Takuboku     There is no evidence of your crime. [18:01] Yoshii     It's all right. [18:03] Yoshii     Once you've atoned for your crime, [18:06] Yoshii     you'll be able to start over. [18:08] Yoshii     I will wait for you, no matter how long— [18:10] Takuboku     Look out! [18:16] Kiku     That's right. [18:18] Kiku     As long as I keep you two from talking... [18:22] Kiku     I... just want to be with     Senjaku-sama... the two of us... [18:27] Kiku     We can have a life together... [18:29] Takuboku     Do something! [18:30] Yoshii     What?! [18:31] Takuboku     She's your client, right? Do something! [18:34] Yoshii     I'm the client here! [18:35] Takuboku     No! I don't want to die! [18:36] Yoshii     Neither do I! [18:38] Yoshii     Besides, you're always— [18:41] Kyousuke     This is the police! [18:42] Kyousuke     Who's there? [19:07] Takuboku     And you even had it right     all the way to the part [19:10] Takuboku     about the manager     dressing as Kinginka... [19:15] Takuboku     It's too bad, Yoshii-kun.     Things didn't go the way you'd hoped. [19:21] Yoshii     Kiku-san isn't the only woman out there. [19:23] Takuboku     Oh! That's the spirit! [19:25] Takuboku     In that case, should I take you to the foot     of the Twelve-stories with me sometime? [19:28] Yoshii     Yes, I'd like that. [19:31] Yoshii     Now that I think about it, [19:32] Yoshii     who do you think called out,     "This is the police"? [19:36] Takuboku     You wouldn't have asked     someone for that, would you? [19:39] Takuboku     Indeed. [19:40] Takuboku     Honestly. What took him so long? [19:46] Hirai     Why are you hiding here? [19:52] Hirai     Are you all right? [19:54] Kyousuke     W-Well, there's a lot that goes on,     you see, between adults... [19:59] Kyousuke     What about you? Why are you here? [20:02] Hirai     I took a look at the letter     Ishikawa-sensei entrusted me with. [20:06] Hirai     Then I couldn't contain my curiosity,     and ended up coming to see. [20:10] Hirai     Oh, that was fun! [20:12] Hirai     It was worth enduring my     sleepiness and the cold! [20:20] Bokusui     "The mountains have died... [20:23] Bokusui     The sea, too, dies, and there is no sound. [20:26] Bokusui     When I was young, [20:28] Bokusui     all the world was love." SIGN    The mountains have died. The sea, too, dies, and there is no sound. When I was young, all the world was love. [20:33] Sakutarou     What did he write? [20:36] Nomura     That it's hard to cut off     his feelings for Kiku-san. [20:39] Sakutaoru     If he knew what happened, [20:41] Sakutaoru     it would make him even more     depressed, wouldn't it? [20:45] Nomura     Well, we are talking about him. [20:47] Nomura     Somewhere on his journey, under     a distant sky, he'll find a new love. [20:52] Yoshii     To Ishikawa-kun, [20:55] Yoshii     I hear that even after Senjaku was released, [20:57] Yoshii     he insisted that he was     the one who killed Otojirou. [21:04] Yoshii     The bond between him     and Kiku-san must be far stronger [21:09] Yoshii     than I could ever imagine. [21:12] Yoshii     Which means that there never was any room     for me to try to get between them. [21:24] Yoshii     "In misery... [21:26] Yoshii     even the phrase 'it's you' [21:28] Yoshii     unable to be whispered [21:30] Yoshii     the world grieves [21:32] Yoshii     at the end of love." [21:53] Takuboku     "P.S. [21:56] Takuboku     In the language of flowers, the     honeysuckle, also known as kinginka, [22:00] Takuboku     is 'bonds of love.' A devoted love." [22:09] Takuboku     "Somehow feeling [22:10] Takuboku     the desire to try to write something [22:12] Takuboku     I reach for a pen [22:16] Takuboku     Flowers in a vase [22:18] Takuboku     A fresh, new morning." [23:38] Sakutarou     I think I'll follow in Wakayama-kun's     footsteps and go on a trip. [23:40] Nomura     Oh, Shikoku might be nice. [23:42] Sakutarou     But someone's gone ahead of me. SIGN    Next Time: "Gentleman Thief" [23:43] Nomura     Now, that reward of 500 yen.     Should we go get it? SIGN    Illustration: Saki Kaoru E7 - Gentleman Thief Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) SIGN    Tokyo Asahi Shimbun Local News Section      Adachi Ryuuzou [00:01] reporter     I'm from the Asahi Shimbun's     local news section. [00:04] reporter     My name is Adachi. [00:06] Kanemura     Good to meet you. [00:08] Kanemura     I'm Kanemura, the president of the company. [00:11] Kanemura     Please, have a seat. [00:12] Kanemura     The employees have all gone out     for lunch, so I'm afraid [00:15] Kanemura     I can't offer much in the way of hospitality... [00:17] reporter     Please, don't trouble yourself. [00:21] reporter     Would it be all right if I... [00:23] Kanemura     Of course. [00:28] reporter     Well, to get straight to the point, [00:30] reporter     if I could ask your opinion on the issue     of the treatment of workers. [00:35] reporter     Recently, incidents involving certain      higher-ups at large companies [00:40] reporter     have been triggers to expose supposed     wrongdoing at those companies, [00:43] reporter     and these incidents continue to occur... [00:45] Kanemura     I can only call it outrageous. [00:48] Kanemura     Companies only exist to make     the world a better place. [00:53] Kanemura     To say they're committing crimes is... [00:55] Kanemura     Mistaking the result for     the cause is just as terrible. [00:58] reporter     Quite the inspiring answer! [01:00] reporter     If all companies were run by     people who thought this way [01:03] reporter     crimes like this would never happen. [01:09] reporter     Excuse me. [01:10] reporter     Might I borrow your restroom? [01:16] employee A     Hello. Editorial department. [01:18] employee A     Yes. I see... [01:21] employee A     Then send it our way. [01:24] employee B     This printing technique is amazing. [01:26] Satou     Yes. It's almost frightening. [01:31] Takuboku     What is that? [01:33] Satou     A print from the Uchida print shop. [01:35] Satou     Well-made, isn't it? [01:38] Takuboku     That's very impressive. [01:40] employee A     Adachi? [01:42] employee A     From our local news department? [01:45] Kanemura     That's right. [01:46] Kanemura     He's a completely disrespectful man. [01:48] Kanemura     He got up to use the restroom     and left, just like that. [01:51] employee A     But... [01:52] employee A     our local news department doesn't     have anyone named Adachi... [01:55] Man B     President! President! [01:56] Man B     It's gone! [01:58] Man B     The bag with the wages in it... [02:02] Kanemaru     What did you say? SIGN    Woodpecker Detective's Office SIGN    Maichou Shimbun     The Gentleman Thief [03:36] Yoshii     It was over much too quickly. SIGN    Poem 7     Gentleman Thief [03:38] Nomura     Just goes to show, the sun sees everything. [03:42] Akutagawa     Ill-gotten gains never remain long. [03:44] Nomura     He was here? [03:45] Sakutarou     But where do you think     it went? The 5,000 yen... [03:49] Yoshii     With 5,000 yen, you could live     comfortably your whole life. [03:53] Kyousuke     There are those... [03:54] Kyousuke     who manage to play around their     whole lives even without money. [03:59] Nomura     You two still haven't made up? [04:02] Kyousuke     I see no reason to do so. [04:07] Takuboku     Hello, everyone! [04:08] Akutagawa     Speak rumors of someone,     and from the shadows... [04:11] Takuboku     Oh! Kyousuke-san's here, too. [04:15] Yoshii     They managed to catch him.     The gentleman thief. [04:18] Takuboku     What? They caught him? [04:20] Nomura     Oh, come on. He said he was from     your paper's local news section. [04:26] Takuboku     True, but... [04:27] Takuboku     my health has been poor, so... [04:29] Takuboku     I didn't go to work yesterday or today. [04:32] Yoshii     Are you sure you should be here, then? [04:37] Takuboku     Yes. [04:38] Takuboku     After all, milk is very nutritious. [04:41] Takuboku     Yae-chan, one more milk. [04:45] Takuboku     It's impressive the police     managed to catch him. [04:49] Sakutarou     Yes. [04:50] Sakutarou     They found something at the scene     where the money was stolen. [04:53] Sakutarou     A very unusual brand of     cigarette called "Figaro." [04:57] (Flashback) detective     Figaro, Figaro... [04:59] Nomura     Seems a very persistent     detective went all over Tokyo [05:03] Nomura     looking for a shop that      sold those cigarettes. [05:05] (Flashback) detective     Figaro, Figaro, Figaro... [05:08] (Flashback) detective     Do you have a moment? [05:10] (Flashback) detective     I'm looking for a tobacconists     called "Marumi-ya." [05:14] (Flashback) Older woman     Oh. Look. [05:16] (Flashback) Older woman     You can see it right there. [05:18] (Flashback) detective     Ah. [05:20] (Flashback) detective     Thank you. [05:34] Nomura     In the base of the brazier they found     in the room where the man was staying, [05:37] Nomura     they discovered clothes, a false mustache,     and other things he'd used for the crime. [05:42] Takuboku     And so, he was arrested. [05:44] Nomura     Tracing cigarettes from Egypt     to discover the criminal... [05:49] Nomura     Pretty classy move. [05:50] Takuboku     It was. [05:52] Yoshii     Even so, the culprit is still     stubbornly refusing to say anything [05:56] Yoshii     about the stolen 5,000 yen. [05:59] Nomura     The police are saying there's     nothing they can do, [06:02] Nomura     so the president of the company [06:04] Nomura     is offering a reward of 500 yen. [06:06] Takuboku     500 yen?! [06:08] Takuboku     That's a lot of money! [06:10] Yoshii     Well, if it gets the 5,000 yen returned,     it's a small price to pay. [06:14] Takuboku     Forget 5,000 yen, if I only had 500 yen... [06:18] Takuboku     I could just about pay back     the money I owe all of you. [06:24] Takuboku     Still, I'd like to try one of those     "Figaro" things just once. [06:28] Takuboku     I wonder where the gentleman     thief bought them. [06:32] Sakutarou     If I'm not mistaken... they said it was     at a shop called Marumi-ya [06:35] Sakutarou     in the Hongo Kikuzaka-cho area. [06:37] Takuboku     Really? That shop's close to where we live. [06:40] Takuboku     Let's stop by on the way home.     What do you think, Kyousuke-san? [06:43] Kyousuke     You're trying to make me buy you     things again, aren't you? [06:47] Takuboku     There's no need to put it that way. [06:49] Takuboku     Though, the truth is, I don't have any money. [07:00] Takuboku     I'm in your debt! [07:01] Takuboku     Once I get paid— [07:02] Kyousuke     I'm giving that to you. [07:04] Kyousuke     There's no need to repay it. [07:10] Nomura     Why don't you two just make up already? [07:14] Takuboku     Yeah. I'm not bothered by it anymore, but... [07:19] Sakutarou     Kindaichi-san is still troubled     by what happened with Oen-san? [07:22] Takuboku     That was an issue between me and Oen. [07:27] Takuboku     No. [07:28] Takuboku     Once everyone agreed,     it wasn't even an "issue" anymore. [07:32] Takuboku     So why is Kyousuke-san so angry? [07:36] Takuboku     It doesn't make any sense. [07:39] Akutagawa     Stricken by the same illness... [07:41] Akutagawa     they pity each other. [07:42] Nomura     He was here? [07:44] Yoshii     What are you talking about     illnesses and pity for? [07:48] Akutagawa     I believe that Kindaichi-san is unwittingly     projecting his own feelings. SIGN    Gaiheikan SIGN    Gaiheikan [08:15] Takuboku     Oh! Is something wrong? [08:18] Kyousuke     I just... wanted to ask you something. [08:22] Takuboku     What could it be? [08:23] Takuboku     If it's something I can answer,     you can ask me anything. [08:28] Kyousuke     Are you all right? [08:30] Takuboku     Yes. It's just a cold. [08:32] Takuboku     So... [08:35] Kyousuke     Where did you get that two-sen copper coin? [08:38] Takuboku     Two-sen copper coin? [08:40] Kyousuke     You left it on my writing desk, didn't you? [08:42] Takuboku     Oh! [08:45] Takuboku     It was change from buying these. [08:47] Kyousuke     Y-You bought that from Marumi-ya, right? [08:51] Takuboku     Yes, I did... [08:52] Takuboku     Why do you ask? [08:53] Kyousuke     Well... [08:54] Kyousuke     No real reason... [08:56] Kyousuke     When you bought the cigarettes,     were there any other customers? [09:01] Takuboku     I don't think there were, but... [09:03] Takuboku     Oh, right! There wouldn't have been. [09:06] Takuboku     The old woman was napping. [09:09] Kyousuke     At that tobacconists,     aside from the old woman, [09:12] Kyousuke     I wonder what kind of people work there. [09:14] Takuboku     What exactly are we talking about here? [09:17] Kyousuke     I have a bit of a situation... [09:19] Kyousuke     Oh, right! Isn't there a young lady     at the counter sometimes? [09:24] Takuboku     Oh! That's their only daughter. [09:27] Takuboku     She's not bad-looking, [09:29] Takuboku     but about six months ago,     she married into the family [09:31] Takuboku     that runs the procurement shop. [09:32] Kyousuke     The procurement shop? [09:34] Takuboku     It's basically a dry goods store, [09:37] Takbuoku     but they procure items for those     arrested and waiting for trial [09:40] Takbuoku     and those convicted and imprisoned. [09:42] Takuboku     Apparently, they make quite a lot of money, [09:45] Takuboku     so with the bride's allowance, that     tobacconist is probably doing pretty well. [09:50] Kyousuke     Prison... Procurement shop... [09:53] Kyousuke     Allowance... [09:57] Kyousuke     Thank you! [10:03] Kyousuke     Hirai-kun! Are you there? [10:05] Hirai     Yes. [10:08] Hirai     What's going on? It's late. [10:10] Kyousuke     I was hoping to borrow your intelligence. [10:14] Kyousuke     Would you mind closing the door? [10:18] Hirai     Of course. [10:44] Takuboku     Who's there?! [10:46] Kyousuke     It's me. [10:49] Kyousuke     Kindaichi. [10:51] Takuboku     Wh-What are you doing? [10:57] Takuboku     I-Is that... [10:59] Kyousuke     There's exactly 5,000 yen. [11:01] Takbuoku     Five thousand?! [11:04] Takuboku     Could it be... [11:05] Takuboku     the gentleman thief's? [11:07] Kyousuke     I think I understand how     you feel a little better. [11:11] Kyousuke     The glow of victory... [11:14] Kyousuke     I just can't get enough. SIGN    Woodpecker      Detective's      Office [11:52] (Flashback) Takuboku     Oh! Is something wrong? [11:55] (Flashback) Kyousuke     I just... wanted to ask you something. [11:58] (Flashback) Takuboku     What could it be? [12:00] (Flashback) Takuboku     If it's something I can answer,     you can ask me anything. [12:04] Kyousuke     But really, at the beginning, [12:06] Kyousuke     I just thought that maybe     a coin meant for magic tricks [12:09] Kyousuke     must have gotten mixed in somehow. [12:11] Kyousuke     But once you told me [12:12] Kyousuke     that the daughter had married     into the procurement shop, [12:16] Kyousuke     suddenly the whole thing     seemed very intriguing. [12:18] Takuboku     I'm sorry, but I really don't understand     what you're talking about. [12:22] Takuboku     Could you tell me what happened, in order? [12:25] Kyousuke     Oh, how rude of me. [12:27] Kyousuke     I wondered if the gentleman thief     might be using this two-sen copper coin [12:32] Kyousuke     to communicate with someone     from inside his prison cell. [12:37] Kyousuke     Just for argument's sake... [12:39] Kyousuke     If, because of his sudden arrest, [12:41] Kyousuke     he had been unable to tell his partner     where the 5,000 yen was hidden... [12:45] Kyousuke     What would he do? [12:53] Kyousuke     With the gentleman thief in a cell, [12:55] Kyousuke     if he wanted to communicate     with the outside, [12:57] Kyousuke     the procurement shop     would be the perfect way. [13:01] Kyousuke     If that were the case, [13:02] Kyousuke     and some error had occurred in     their method of correspondence, [13:05] Kyousuke     then this two-sen copper coin could have,     through the bride's allowance, [13:10] Kyousuke     been sent to the tobacconist's shop,     just by chance. It isn't impossible. [13:15] Takuboku     Quite the convenient deductions. [13:18] Takuboku     No. Not even deductions.     More like imaginings. [13:21] Kyousuke     You're free to say what you like,     but the reality you can see here. [13:26] Kyousuke     Now, then... [13:27] Kyousuke     Still, I knew I wouldn't be able     to solve the code, so... [13:32] Takuboku     You turned to Hirai for help. [13:35] Kyousuke     Yes. [13:37] (Flashback) Hirai     I see. [13:39] (Flashback) Hirai     Kindaichi-sensei, you think     that this is a code [13:43] (Flashback) Hirai     that leads to the 5,000 yen, correct? [13:46] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Yes. [13:47] (Flashback) Kyousuke     I know it seems absurd, but... [13:49] (Flashback) Hirai     Not at all! I would never think that. [13:52] (Flashback) Hirai     First, about this... [13:54] (Flashback) Hirai     I have heard of prisoners     using small saws to break out. [13:59] (Flashback) Hirai     If something like a saw were used to     carve out two copper coins to make a vessel, [14:06] (Flashback) Hirai     it and its contents could     easily pass though the bars [14:08] (Flashback) Hirai     of even the strongest of prisons. [14:10] (Flashback) Kyousuke     I-I see! [14:13] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Then... [14:14] (Flashback) Kyousuke     this coded message I found     inside the two-sen copper coin... [14:16] (Flashback) Hirai     It's a very simple code, don't you think? [14:19] (Flashback) Hirai     If it were me, I'd have used     a more complicated code. [14:22] (Flashback) Kyousuke     What? You don't mean... [14:24] (Flashback) Kyousuke     You've already solved it? [14:25] (Flashback) Hirai     Yes. [14:28] (Flashback) Hirai     This paper was found in     a hollow two-sen copper coin. [14:33] (Flashback) Hirai     So... [14:34] (Flashback) Hirai     if you read it by skipping two characters... [14:38] (Flashback) Hirai     Shinyuu-do. [14:41] (Flashback) Hirai     Prop paper money. [14:44] (Flashback) Hirai     Go retrieve. [14:47] (Flashback) Hirai     Name of recipient... [14:49] (Flashback) Hirai     Tagane Hajime. [14:52] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Prop paper money? [14:55] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Does this seem like a prank? [14:57] (Flashback) Hirai     No! [14:58] (Flashback) Hirai     The gentleman thief must have     considered worst case scenarios [15:02] (Flashback) Hirai     and prepared the safest     place he could think of! [15:07] (Flashback) Hirai     This Shinyuu-do... [15:09] (Flashback) Hirai     It must be a shop that theaters use     to make their props. [15:13] (Flashback) Hirai     The gentleman thief must have     used the name "Tagane Hajime" [15:17] (Flashback) Hirai     to place an order for play money     there in advance. [15:21] (Flashback) Kyousuke     But why would he do that? [15:23] Hirai     It must be that he secretly carried     the real money he stole there [15:29] Hirai     and switched it out with     the play money he'd ordered. [15:33] Hirai     That way, [15:34] Hirai     until the person who ordered it arrived, SIGN    Tagane Hajime [15:36] Hirai     the 5,000 yen, the money of the land, [15:38] Hirai     would be treated as simply a prop     and left there in storage. [15:42] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Which is why [15:43] (Flashback) Kyousuke     I'm dressed as the one who made the order     and am going to retrieve it. [15:49] Kyousuke     And so... [15:51] Kyousuke     I went out early this morning [15:52] Kyousuke     and managed to lay hold     of the 5,000 yen, just like that. [15:56] Kyousuke     Hirai-kun said it was great     material for his story, [15:59] Kyousuke     and holed himself up in his room, writing. [16:06] Takuboku     Well done! Wonderful! [16:09] Kyousuke     Not really. [16:10] Kyousuke     After all, it was Hirai-kun     who broke the code. [16:13] Takuboku     Even so, [16:15] Takuboku     your powers of observation, noticing     something odd about the two-sen copper coin, [16:19] Takuboku     and your imagination, using that to     discover the hiding place of the 5,000 yen. [16:24] Takuboku     If not for those... this mystery     would never have been solved! [16:28] Takuboku     Kyousuke-san. [16:31] Takuboku     Won't you forgive me? [16:37] Takuboku     A lot has happened, but... [16:40] Takuboku     Losing a good friend,     one as gifted as you... [16:44] Takuboku     I just can't bear it. [16:46] Kyousuke     D-Don't say that! [16:48] Kyousuke     I've been being stubborn, too... [16:53] Kyouosuke     I feel the same. [16:59] Takuboku     So, what do you plan to do     with this 5,000 yen? [17:02] Kyousuke     I'll take it to the police     and claim the 500 yen reward. [17:08] Takuboku     You can't do that. [17:10] Kyousuke     What? [17:10] Takuboku     The gentleman thief laid his life     on the line to protect this money. [17:15] Takuboku     If he learned it was taken,     he's sure to come for revenge. [17:19] Kyousuke     What? He wouldn't... [17:21] Takuboku     Besides which, with that level of disguise, [17:24] Takuboku     if the gentleman thief's accomplices     ask around Shinyuu-do, [17:28] Takuboku     it's possible they'll realize the one who     snatched the money was you, Kyousuke-san... [17:32] Kyousuke     I didn't "snatch" anything... [17:33] Takuboku     You don't need to convince me. [17:35] Takuboku     I'm saying that's what     the gentleman thief will be thinking. [17:39] Kyousuke     What do I do? [17:41] Takuboku     Still, it is 5,000 yen here... [17:44] Takuboku     Killing one or two people over it... [17:47] Kyousuke     I-Ishikawa-kun! [17:49] Takuboku     Kyousuke-san, you may have     meant it a just a little trick, but... [17:53] Takuboku     money makes people do crazy things. [17:59] Kyousuke     Huh? [18:00] Kyousuke     Th-That's me! [18:02] Kyousuke     Why? [18:05] Kyousuke     Huh? [18:13] Takuboku     So sorry! [18:14] Takuboku     They're pretty well-made, aren't they? [18:20] Kyousuke     These are... What's going on? [18:22] Takuboku     The name of the recipient     was "Tagane Hajime," right? [18:27] Takuboku     If you write that in kanji... [18:30] Takuboku     and switch the first     two characters around... [18:34] Kyousuke     Kindaichi... [18:36] Takuboku     Kyousuke-san, you were being so stubborn... [18:38] Takuboku     I just wanted to play a little trick on you. [18:41] Takuboku     I'm so glad you had fun! [18:44] Kyousuke     Then... what happened to     the gentleman thief's 5,000 yen? [18:47] Takuboku     How would I know that? [18:54] Takuboku     "Without realizing... [18:55] Takuboku     I was lying about my feelings [18:58] Takuboku     back then, I couldn't even grow a beard." [19:03] Takuboku     Well, then. [19:04] Takuboku     Now we've managed to make up,     want to head to the milk hall? [19:16] Takuboku     What's this? [19:17] Takuboku     Looks like the bat-man has been killed. [19:20] Kyousuke     Bat-man? You mean that illusionist,     Kagami or something? [19:24] Takuboku     He seems to have fallen while flying, but... [19:28] Takuboku     It says they found a letter of complaint [19:31] Takuboku     against his employer,     Sonobe, in Kagami's room... [19:34] Kyousuke     Sonobe, isn't that... [19:36] Kyousuke     the man with that huge      entertainment business [19:38] Kyousuke     that's been doing so well lately? [19:40] Kyousuke     There were a lot of bad rumors     going around about him... [19:44] Takuboku     Now, Sonobe's evil deeds will be     revealed one after another, [19:48] Takuboku     and everyone will go crazy about it... [19:51] Kyousuke     What do you mean? [19:54] Takuboku     The homicide which revealed     the Arakawa mine pollution issue... [19:59] Takuboku     The murder of a young woman [20:00] Takuboku     which revealed the bribery scandal     with Uchimoto steamships... [20:03] Takuboku     And this time, too... [20:05] Takuboku     Something keeps nagging at me. [20:07] Kyousuke     What keeps nagging at you? [20:10] Takuboku     In each of these cases,     there was an accusatory letter. [20:14] Takuboku     It's almost as if exposing these problems     is the purpose of these incidents. [20:19] Kyousuke     But the murderer in the Arakawa mines     case hasn't been caught yet, right? [20:24] Kyousuke     You can't lump it in with the other cases... [20:27] Kyousuke     You can't mean... [20:28] Kyousuke     the culprit in that case     is causing other cases? [20:32] Takuboku     Yes. [20:33] Takuboku     For now, we'll call him... [20:35] Takuboku     Accuser X. [20:42] Nomura     Hey there, you two! [20:48] Nomura     Once you take a prank to this level,     you can only call it brilliant. Right? [20:53] Takuboku     With the hopes that Kyousuke-san     will one day be able to grow a beard! [20:57] Kyousuke     Stop that! [20:59] Sakutarou     How much did it cost to make these? [21:02] Takuboku     Just about 500 yen. [21:03] Sakutarou     Five hundred yen?! [21:05] Nomura     Hold on... [21:06] Nomura     Wasn't the reward     for finding the 5,000 yen... [21:10] Sakutarou     Five hundred yen... [21:13] Takuboku     Yae-chan! Another milk! [21:16] Akutagawa     With this, we are truly... [21:17] Nomura     He was here? [21:19] Akutagawa     ...in a grove. [21:22] plant shop clerk     Thanks for your business! [21:26] Kyousuke     What did you buy? [21:28] Takuboku     It's a wild pansy. [21:30] Takuboku     Beautiful, isn't it? [21:31] Takuboku     Oh, right. Would you mind? [21:35] Takuboku     A letter arrived from Oen. [21:38] Takuboku     It seems Oen's husband     is an exceedingly good man. [21:41] Takuboku     He's taken over Oen's     parents' debts for them. [21:46] Kyousuke     Ishikawa-kun... [21:48] Kyousuke     Could it be that you... [21:51] Takuboku     If things were going to turn out this way [21:52] Takuboku     maybe I should have asked     for a slightly higher price. [21:59] Kyousuke     Ishikawa-kun. [22:01] Kyousuke     I won't fall for that again. [23:38] Sakutarou     Ishikawa-kun seems quite ill, doesn't he? [23:40] Sakutarou     Do you think he's all right? [23:41] Yoshii     Shall we visit him together? SIGN    Next Time: "Young Man" [23:43] Yoshii     Let's go see this unusually     weakened state of his. SIGN    Illustration: Saki Kaoru E8 - Young Man Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:22] Kyousuke     The doctor is here. [00:28] Kyousuke     You seem quite engrossed in reading that. [00:31] Takuboku     Dostoevsky's return from his death      sentence is depicted here... [00:37] Takuboku     I wanted to reread that part. [00:39] Kyousuke     Would it be all right     if I invited the doctor in? [00:42] Takuboku     Yes. [00:43] Kyousuke     Please, come in. [00:46] Takuboku     Kyousuke-san, could you step outside? SIGN    Woodpecker Detective's Agency SIGN    Poem 8     Young Man [02:32] doctor     Well then, take care. [02:35] doctor     I told him this, as well, [02:37] doctor     but please make sure he     rests as much as possible. [02:39] Kyousuke     I will. [02:40] Kyousuke     I'll bring your payment soon. [02:43] Kyousuke     And... [02:46] Kyousuke     Thank you. [02:58] Kyousuke     The rain doesn't seem to be stopping. [03:02] Kyousuke     What did the doctor say? [03:04] Takuboku     That I seem to be doing much better. [03:06] Kyousuke     I see. [03:08] Kyousuke     You're not cold? [03:09] Takuboku     No. [03:13] Kyousuke     Maybe I'll try reading that, too. [03:16] Takuboku     I heard Natsume-sensei     collapsed at an inn in Shuzenji [03:18] Takuboku     where he'd gone to recuperate. [03:20] Takuboku     And here I am in this      run-down place... [03:23] Kayo     Sorry it's so run-down. [03:26] Kyousuke     Oh. Today was Sunday, wasn't it? [03:28] Kyousuke     You're already back from helping     with the church's soup kitchen? [03:31] Kayo     Yes. SIGN    Quick-acting Restorative [03:34] Kayo     The doctor's fees must be ridiculous. [03:38] Kayo     I can't say it's because     of that, exactly, but [03:40] Kayo     I've brought you some investigative work. [03:42] Kayo     Come in! [03:44] Tamaki     Pardon the intrusion. [03:49] Kayo     This is my friend. [03:51] Kyousuke     Friend? [03:53] Kayo     A threatening letter arrived     at my friend's house. [03:55] Kyousuke     A threatening letter? [03:56] Takuboku     We're not interested. Please look elsewhere. [04:00] Kyousuke     I'm sorry. [04:02] Kyousuke     He's not feeling well right now... [04:04] Kayo     It's not like he has to go jumping around. [04:07] Kayo     If he'd just listen to— [04:08] Takuboku     I said we're not interested.     If you'd please leave. [04:12] Kayo     You really are pathetic, [04:15] Kayo     looking like you're carrying all     the sorrows of the world alone. [04:17] Takuboku     Kayo-san. [04:18] Takuboku     It's important to consider your words     based on timing and circumstances. [04:21] Kayo     Huh? [04:25] Kayo     Failing to consider timing and circumstances [04:27] Kayo     is your specialty, isn't it, Ishikawa-san? [04:30] Kyousuke     Kayo-chan, that's just cruel... [04:33] Kayo     But... considering he's the one saying it... [04:38] Kyousuke     Where are you going? [04:39] Takuboku     Bathroom. [04:42] Kyousuke     Aren't you being too mean? [04:44] Kyousuke     The day before yesterday, [04:46] Kyousuke     he coughed up blood     and collapsed right in front of me! [04:54] Kyousuke     Is that... for Ishikawa-kun? [04:57] Kayo     Is something wrong with that? [04:59] Kyousuke     No. I didn't mean it that way... [05:01] Kayo     I... When I was young I was sick, too. [05:06] Kayo     That's why... [05:16] Tamaki     Ishikawa-sensei left. [05:18] Kyousuke     Huh? Yes... [05:20] Kyousuke     He said he was going to the bathroom. [05:22] Tamaki     No. Just now, he went outside. [05:24] Kyousuke     What? [05:28] Kyousuke     You're sure it was Ishikawa-kun? [05:30] Tamaki     Yes. [05:31] Tamaki     And he wasn't carrying an umbrella. [05:37] Kayo     I'm sorry I couldn't be of any help. [05:40] Tamaki     Not at all. SIGN    Kikunyuusha Milk      Newspapers [05:58] Yoshii     Looks like that entertainment      producer the police arrested, [06:01] Yoshii     Sonobe, has been released. [06:03] Sakutarou     Sonobe? [06:04] Yoshii     Remember? There was that      "bat-man" everyone loved, [06:07] Yoshii     an acrobat named Kagami,     who fell to his death. [06:10] Sakutarou     Right... [06:11] Sakutarou     I can't believe that bat-man would... [06:14] Nomura     Did you see him in person? [06:16] Sakutarou     Yes. Just once at the Twelve-stories. SIGN    Wondrous Powers of Flight [06:19] Sakutarou     It was quite impressive. [06:22] Sakutarou     To think he fell because his rope broke. [06:24] Sakutarou     I did think it was strange, but... SIGN    Asakusa Daily News [06:27] Akutagawa     Even monkeys fall from trees. [06:29] Sakutarou     Isn't that idiom a little inconsiderate? [06:34] Akutagawa     Masters of mountains die in the mountains. [06:39] Nomura     But they say they found a note     accusing Sonobe of things [06:42] Nomura     in Kagami's room, right? [06:45] Nomura     Why was he acquitted? [06:49] Yoshii     It says there wasn't enough evidence. [06:51] Yoshii     This Sonobe seems to have a lot     of influence in political circles. [06:56] Kyousuke     Have any of you seen Ishikawa-kun? [06:58] Nomura     What's wrong? [06:59] Kyousuke     He went out. [07:00] Kyousuke     And he didn't have an umbrella... and... [07:03] Nomura     Just calm down a little. [07:05] Kyousuke     The doctor said to make sure he     rested as much as possible, but... [07:09] Kyousuke     he's gone... [07:12] Yoshii     Probably just doing it for attention again      and intends to act innocent later. [07:15] Kyousuke     No. He didn't seem like that at all... [07:18] Nomura     You're always letting him     trick you like that. [07:23] Kyousuke     He told me not to say     anything about this, but... [07:27] Kyousuke     The truth is, Ishikawa-kun... [07:30] Kyousuke     coughed up blood and collapsed. [07:36] Tamaki     Are you jumping in? [07:42] Tamaki     I hear death by drowning     is quite excruciating, [07:45] Tamaki     but from here, I'm sure your     death would be certain. [07:48] Takuboku     I'm not going back. [07:53] Takuboku     What's so funny? [07:54] Tamaki     You're just as Kayo-san said you were. [07:57] Tamaki     You're quite spoiled, aren't you? [07:59] Takuboku     What did you say? [08:01] Tamaki     After all, I was simply     passing on my way home, [08:05] Tamaki     but you thought I was here     to fetch you, didn't you? [08:09] Tamaki     Still, this must be some kind of fate. [08:13] Tamaki     I hear you've solved quite     a few difficult cases. [08:17] Tamaki     Won't you accept my request?     I'll pay however much you want. [08:24] Takuboku     Even the act of living seems pointless. [08:27] Takuboku     Why would I care about     other people's problems? [08:36] Tamaki     Everything that is born dies... [08:38] Tamaki     whether humans, or puppies,     or flowers by the roadside... [08:43] Tamaki     No matter what you do,     no matter what you leave behind, [08:46] Tamaki     it all returns to nothingness. [08:48] Tamaki     There is no meaning to the act of living. [08:53] Tamaki     But if this body, [08:54] Tamaki     which has no meaning in simply living,     can be of use to someone, [08:59] Tamaki     doesn't that create a reason     for having been born? [09:06] Tamaki     Please, come to my house. [09:07] Tamaki     I'll make you some nice warm cocoa. [09:12] Kyousuke     He says it's just light inflammation     of the abdominal membranes, but... [09:15] Kyousuke     I don't know if that's true or not. [09:20] Nomura     Stop worrying! [09:22] Nomura     He wouldn't die even if you killed him! [09:23] Yoshii     He's just pretending to be weak     as an excuse to borrow more money. [09:27] Kyousuke     That's what I thought at first, too, but... [09:30] Kyousuke     last night, I found this poem. [09:32] Kyousuke     "If a young man who laughs     often were to die, [09:36] Kyousuke     would the world feel     even a little saddened..." [09:39] Sakutarou     Even the poems he writes to pay     his debts are such wonderful poems. [09:43] Sakutarou     It's one of the amazing things     about Ishikawa-san, isn't it? [09:46] Akutagawa     Wonderful poems born of lies. [09:47] Kyousuke     It's not like that! [09:49] Kyousuke     He's... At his heart, he's...     very straightforward, and... [09:53] Kyousuke     if it seems like he lies sometimes, [09:56] Kyousuke     it's because his brain works too quickly! [09:58] Yoshii     True. He might be serious this time. [10:02] Kyousuke     What? [10:03] Sakutarou     I'm sure... it's already too late... [10:05] Kyousuke     It can't be... [10:06] Nomura     Namandabu, namandabu... [10:08] Akutagawa     Nothing more can be done. [10:11] Kyousuke     Ishikawa-kun! [10:25] Takuboku     You live in quite the impressive house. [10:28] Tamaki     It's a house built through many evil deeds. [10:33] Takuboku     Is your dad a bandit or something? [10:35] Tamaki     My dad? [10:38] Tamaki     If you'll wait a moment,     I'll bring you a change of clothes. [10:57] Takuboku     "To Sonobe, who killed my older brother, [10:59] Takuboku     and to you, who cared for him     and just watched him die, [11:03] Takuboku     I swear my revenge." [11:07] Tamaki     That is the matter I wanted to bring to you. [11:11] Tamaki     Here. I believe they'll be the right size. [11:16] Tamaki     I'll go change and return. [11:19] Takuboku     In other places it's called     "adolescence," the awkward age. [11:25] Tamaki     In that case, I'll change here, as well. [11:43] Tamaki     Apologies for the late introduction. [11:45] Tamaki     I'm Sonobe's wife, Tamaki. SIGN    Woodpecker     Detective's     Office [11:55] (Flashback) ringleader     Now, gather 'round! [11:57] (Flashback) ringleader     The power of flight, so rare in this world. [12:00] (Flashback) ringleader     People call him the bat-man, Kagami! [12:12] (Flashback) spectator     He really is a bat-man! [12:20] (Flashback) Sonobe     Here's your share. [12:24] (Flashback) Sonobe     What is it? [12:26] (Flashback) Kagami     I want you to leave Tamaki-san. [12:28] (Flashback) Sonobe     What did you say? [12:31] (Flashback) Kagami     I know everything. [12:32] (Flashback) Kagami     You're using the church     as a front to sell children. [12:42] (Flashback) Kagami     I'm planning to lodge     a complaint against him. SIGN    Letter of Accusation [12:47] (Flashback) crowd     I've heard he really flies! [12:48] (Flashback) crowd     Won't they hurry up? [12:51] (Flashback) crowd     I've only heard of him. [12:54] (Flashback) crowd     Oh! It's the bat-man! [12:56] (Flashback) crowd     Oh! Over there! [12:57] (Flashback) crowd     Where? Where? [13:18] (Flashback) Tamaki     Kagami-san... [13:23] (Flashback) Ooyama     Why don't you just confess?! [13:25] (Flashback) Ooyama     You learned Kagami was     going to publicly accuse you, SIGN    Letter of Accusation [13:29] (Flashback) Ooyama     and tampered with his lifeline. [13:31] (Flashback) Ooyama     Isn't that right?! [13:33] (Flashback) Sahara     Ooyama-san, a moment. [13:36] (Flashback) Ooyama     What is it? [13:37] (Flashback) Sahara     The superintendent's asking for you. [13:39] (Flashback) Ooyama     The superintendent? SIGN    Letter of Accusation [13:48] (Flashback) Sonobe     What is the meaning of this? [13:50] (Flashback) Tamaki     Has something happened? [13:54] (Flashback) Sonobe     To think Kagami had a younger brother... [13:57] (Flashback) Sonobe     As I suspected, you and Kagami were... [14:08] Tamaki     That silly man. [14:10] Tamaki     He's afraid for the world to learn     I was unfaithful to him. [14:16] Tamaki     That's why he can't take     that letter to the police. [14:20] Tamaki     He says it has to do with     a man's pride or something. [14:25] Takuboku     And... what do you think? [14:28] Tamaki     About what? [14:30] Takuboku     About this threatening letter. [14:32] Tamaki     Kagami-san lost his parents at a young age. [14:36] Tamaki     He and his brother were very close. [14:40] Tamaki     So, I believe he is serious. [14:45] Takuboku     But, why bring it to me? [14:48] Tamaki     On the weekends, I go to help     at the church soup kitchen. [14:53] Tamaki     While there, I asked     Kayo-san for advice, and... [14:56] (Flashback) Kayo     We've got the perfect person     at our boarding house. [15:00] Takuboku     Honestly. [15:01] Takuboku     So, what is it you want me to do? [15:04] Tamaki     I'd like you to find Kagami-san's brother. [15:07] Tamaki     Kagami-san was a noble, honorable man. [15:11] Tamaki     I can't allow his little brother     to commit a crime. [15:16] Tamaki     It's the only thing I can do now... [15:25] Tamaki     It's my husband. [15:33] Yoshii     Where could he have gone? [15:36] Sakutarou     What should we do? [15:38] Yoshii     Even if you ask that, it doesn't... [15:43] Yoshii     How did it go? [15:44] Nomura     Someone saw someone like him     at the Ookawa Bridge. [15:47] Kyousuke     What? [15:48] Sakutarou     Anything else? [15:49] Nomura     He seemed to be staring at the water     with a troubled expression. [15:53] Yoshii     That's certainly unpleasant news. [15:57] Akutagawa     Even kappa are swept away by rivers. [15:59] Sakutarou     Akutagawa-kun, this is no time for jokes. [16:02] Kyousuke     Now it's come to this,     we should go to the police... [16:04] Takuboku     Two cocoas, please! [16:09] Takuboku     We didn't get to have     any earlier, after all. [16:12] Takuboku     What's this? [16:15] Takuboku     You all look like drowned rats.     What have you been doing? [16:19] Kyousuke     A-And you! After leaving like that. [16:21] Kyousuke     What is going on? [16:23] Takuboku     Going on? [16:25] Takuboku     Just because I was a little ill,     you want me to lie around forever? [16:28] Kyousuke     Wait... [16:30] Kyousuke     Aren't you Kayo-chan's... [16:32] Kyousuke     Ishikawa-kun. Please, explain! [16:34] Kyousuke     What on earth... [16:35] Takuboku     It hardly requires explanation... [16:38] Takuboku     In short, it's a case, Kindaichi-kun! [16:44] Takuboku     So the house where Kagami lived     with his brother is this way? [16:48] Tamaki     Yes, but... [16:49] Tamaki     it seems no one's lived there     since the accident. [16:51] Takuboku     After the incident, you went     there alone, Tamaki-san? [16:55] Tamaki     Yes. [16:56] Tamaki     I thought that if we had a chance     to talk, he'd understand. [17:03] Tamaki     Excuse me... [17:04] older woman     Yes? [17:05] Tamaki     I wanted to ask about the     people who used to live here. [17:09] older woman     And who are you? [17:11] Takuboku     I'm with the Asahi Shimbun. SIGN    Tokyo Asahi Shimbun Local News     Ishikawa Takuboku [17:14] older woman     A reporter? [17:17] Takuboku     Yes. [17:18] Takuboku     Did Kagami-san live here     with his younger brother? [17:21] older woman     Yes. They came here from the countryside     about a month before he died. [17:27] Takuboku     After Kagami-san's death, have you      seen his younger brother around? [17:31] older woman     The police asked me that, too. [17:35] older woman     The night of the incident... [17:42] older woman     he was screaming something     about "I'll kill you," but... [17:46] older woman     I haven't seen him since. [17:48] Takuboku     What kind of person is the younger brother? [17:50] older woman     I don't really know. [17:52] older woman     The elder brother was a sociable sort, [17:55] older woman     but the younger brother wouldn't     even answer when you greeted him. [18:08] Takuboku     Tamaki-san! [18:09] Takuboku     What about this? [18:11] Tamaki     It must belong to his brother. [18:13] Takuboku     Are you sure? [18:14] Tamaki     Yes. [18:16] Tamaki     I know all of Kagami-san's clothes. [18:29] Takuboku     Wait! [18:44] Takuboku     He got away. [18:47] Takuboku     Was that Kagami's brother? [18:49] Tamaki     Yes... [18:50] Tamaki     Though I didn't see him clearly. [18:52] Takuboku     Don't worry. I will catch him. [18:58] Takuboku     "The grief... [18:59] Takuboku     and envy in a young man's eyes [19:02] Takuboku     as he watches little birds in flight [19:04] Takuboku     watches as they fly and sing." [19:07] Tamaki     Is that how you attract interest from women? [19:10] Takuboku     Huh? [19:11] Tamaki     Ishikawa-san, I am aware that     you possess great literary talent. [19:16] Tamaki     However, in the end,     poetry is simply emotional. [19:21] Tamaki     Shouldn't you be using that literary talent     for the good of society instead? [19:37] Kyousuke     So, how are things going? [19:40] Takuboku     Not good. I've got nothing. [19:43] Takuboku     I don't even know what to try next. [19:45] Kyousuke     Do you think the threatening letter is real? [19:49] Kyousuke     Maybe he just can't accept     his bother's death, [19:51] Kyousuke     so he's started looking     for someone to blame? [19:55] Takuboku     Huh? [19:56] Takuboku     Oh. I've got nothing there, either. [19:58] Kyousuke     "There, either"? [20:00] Takuboku     Possessing the strength to carve      a path to a new era... [20:04] Takbuoku     and still so lovely... [20:07] Takuboku     I've never met a woman like her before. [20:11] Kayo     Ishikawa-san! [20:13] Takuboku     Yes? [20:16] Kayo     A telegram. [20:17] Takuboku     Thank you. [20:19] Kyousuke     Who is it from? [20:20] Takuboku     From Tamaki-san! I'm going out for a bit! [20:25] Takuboku     Kayo-san. [20:26] Takuboku     The soy sauce mochi you left     when I was sick was tasty. [20:28] Takuboku     Thank you! [20:30] Kayo     He really just does whatever     he wants, doesn't he? [20:33] Kyousuke     Yes. [20:37] Takuboku     What's wrong? [20:39] Takuboku     What happened? [20:41] Tamaki     This morning, this arrived... [20:45] Takuboku     "First, I will take the life of your husband,     Sonobe, right in front of you. [20:50] Takuboku     Even now, I am watching you     with narrowed eyes..." [20:55] Takuboku     Ridiculous. This isn't a detective novel. [20:59] Takuboku     I can't believe you of all people     would take this seriously— [21:04] Takuboku     Huh? [21:07] Takuboku     "5:13, Sonobe returns home. [21:10] Takuboku     6:32, husband and wife have     dinner in the dining room. [21:15] Takuboku     The brand of cigarette Sonobe     smokes after dinner is 'Kokka.' [21:19] Takuboku     10:32, husband and wife     retire to the bedroom. [21:22] Takuboku     Sonobe starts by removing your clothes..." [21:26] Tamaki     It happened just like that. [21:29] Tamaki     It happened just as Kagami's     brother wrote in that letter. [21:32] Takuboku     But there's no way for someone outside     to know what happened in your bedroom— [21:36] Takuboku     Could it be a maid let it slip? [21:40] Tamaki     Come this way. [21:45] Tamaki     This is the second floor. [21:47] Tamaki     And outside the window is the Ookawa. [21:50] Tamaki     There is no way for a maid to peer in. [21:52] Takuboku     But... if that's the case... how? [21:56] Tamaki     The thing is, sometimes     I can feel someone's presence. [23:38] Hirai     The death of the bat-man!     A beauty in men's clothes! [23:40] Hirai     A figure hiding in the rafters! [23:41] Hirai     It really stirs the imagination! SIGN    Next Time: "Events Fulfilled" [23:43] Akutagawa     Truly bizarre. [23:44] Hirai     Actually, there's a very interesting rumor... SIGN    Illustration: Saki Kaoru E9 - Events Fulfilled Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:16] Tamaki     How is it? [00:21] Takuboku     The dust on the floor has been disturbed. [00:24] Takuboku     Someone has definitely been      hiding up there recently. [00:28] Takuboku     This had fallen there. [00:31] Takuboku     It must have come off of the     clothes of whoever snuck in. [00:34] Tamaki     A button. [00:39] Tamaki     Could this be... [00:41] Takuboku     Yes. [00:42] Takuboku     It's very likely the button from the shirt     we found in Kagami's house. [00:46] Tamaki     And that shirt belonged to      Kagami's brother, didn't it? SIGN    Woodpecker Detective's Office SIGN    Poem 9      Events Fulfilled [02:37] Takuboku     Is that your husband? [02:39] Tamaki     Yes. [02:40] Tamaki     My husband, Sonobe. [02:48] children     Yay! [02:49] children     I'm over here! [02:50] Takuboku     There sure are a lot of children here. [02:52] children     Wait! [02:53] Tamaki     This church takes in parent-less      children and looks after them. [02:54] children     Hurry up! [02:55] children     You're too fast... [02:55] children     This way! [02:58] children     Whoops! [02:59] children     That was close. [03:00] Child A     Onee-chan! Come play with us! [03:03] Tamaki     I'm showing a guest around.     Some other time, all right? [03:07] Child B     Do you know where Sacchan went? [03:09] Tamaki     What? [03:10] Child A     Sacchan disappeared... [03:14] Tamaki     I see... [03:16] Tamaki     Yes, I'm sure someone nice took her in. [03:28] Takuboku     What was written in     the letter of accusation, [03:30] Takuboku     that your husband is using his     philanthropic work as a front [03:33] Takuboku     to make money selling children. [03:36] Takuboku     It's true, isn't it? [03:37] Tamaki     Yes. [03:55] Tamaki     He went to confession. [03:57] Takuboku     Confession? [03:58] Tamaki     That's the confessional. [04:02] Tamaki     In there, you confess the sins you've     committed and receive absolution. [04:09] Takuboku     How beautiful. [04:10] Tamaki     What? [04:11] Takuboku     No, you know... that stained glass. [04:15] Tamaki     Oh! [04:15] Takuboku     It really is a beautiful church! [04:18] Takuboku     Once I've published a book     and received the money from it, [04:20] Takuboku     I'd love to make a donation here. [04:22] Kayo     Before you do that, would you     please pay your rent? [04:25] Takuboku     K-Kayo-san? [04:27] Takuboku     Why are you here? [04:29] Kayo     I should be asking you that. [04:31] Takuboku     So the church where you help with     the soup kitchen was this one, huh? [04:37] Tamaki     I come here every week to help, too.     That's how I met Kayo-san. [04:43] Tamaki     Today, I hope you'll help, too, Ishikawa-san. [04:48] Takuboku     Hot! [04:49] Takuboku     Hot, hot, hot! [04:51] Kayo     Come now. If you don't make them     faster, you'll never catch up. [04:55] Takuboku     I'm amazed you can make     them when it's this hot. [04:58] Kayo     It's only hot because you're thinking     about things you don't need to. [05:02] Tamaki     When I'm making onigiri like this     for people in need, for the children, [05:08] Tamaki     I find it very heartening. [05:10] Tamaki     I mean... [05:12] Tamaki     doesn't it make you feel like     your life is being given meaning? [05:17] Tamaki     Hot! Hot! SIGN    Gaiheikan [05:22] Takuboku     Wah! Whoops... [05:23] Kyousuke     Ishikawa-kun? What's happened? [05:28] Kyousuke     Ishikawa-kun? [05:29] Takuboku     Oh! Perfect timing! [05:31] Takuboku     Will you help me? [05:33] Kyousuke     All right. With what? [05:36] Takbuoku     I'm gathering these up to pawn them. [05:38] Takuboku     I don't think they'll     fetch very much, but... [05:41] Kyousuke     This Buch Der Lieder... [05:43] Kyousuke     Is this... [05:44] Takuboku     That's right! [05:46] Takuboku     I was going to return it, but [05:48] Takuboku     let me do that some other time. [05:50] Kyousuke     That's fine, but what do you     need so much money for? [05:54] Kyousuke     This month's rent isn't due until later... [05:58] Takuboku     I was thinking of making     a donation to the church. [06:01] Nomura     A donation?! [06:03] Nomura     When he can't even take care      of his own living expenses? [06:06] Kyousuke     He said he wanted to be of      some small use to the world. [06:09] Kyousuke     I don't think it's a bad thing to     confront society like that, but... [06:13] Kyousuke     Still... [06:14] Nomura     Well, compared to when he's depressed,     you could say this is a lot better. [06:19] Kyousuke     That's true, but... [06:21] Sakutarou     It's all done for love... isn't it? [06:25] Yoshii     And what's happened with the threatening     letter sent to this Tamaki-san? [06:30] Kyousuke     He does seem to be investigating, [06:32] Kyousuke     but I don't think there's been     significant progress. [06:34] Nomura     Speaking of which, that "bat-man" incident [06:38] Nomura     seems to have been wrapped     up as an accidental death. [06:40] Sakutarou     If—as the rumors suggest—Kagami was      killed by that man, Sonobe... [06:45] Sakutarou     It's not a pleasant thought. [06:47] Hirai     Um, might I say something? [06:49] Nomura     What is it? [06:50] Hirai     About the unhappy Kagami... [06:54] Hirai     I heard a very interesting story. [06:59] Takuboku     "6:30, woke... [07:01] Takuboku     dressed and groomed. 7:15, breakfast." [07:06] Tamaki     My actions were exactly as written. [07:09] Tamaki     It seems my life and Sonobe's     are in the palm of that man's hand. [07:21] Takuboku     I want to protect you... and keep you safe. [07:26] Tamaki     Ishikawa-san... [07:33] Tamaki     My husband is home. [07:35] Tamaki     Please leave through the back. SIGN    Gaiheikan [07:43] Kyousuke     Can I come in? [07:44] Takuboku     Please do. [07:49] Kyousuke     How is it going with Tamaki-san? [07:51] Takuboku     It's going all right. [07:53] Kyousuke     I see. [07:55] Kyousuke     And what about your health? [07:57] Takuboku     I can't say it's remarkably     good, but it isn't bad. [08:03] Kyousuke     Please don't push yourself     too hard, all right? [08:09] Kyousuke     What are you reading? SIGN    An Appeal to the Young               by Kropotkin     Translated by Oosugi [08:13] Kyousuke     Kropotkin? [08:15] Kyousuke     An Appeal to the Young? [08:17] Kyousuke     Why that all of a sudden? [08:20] Takuboku     Up until now, I've put     all my energy into poetry. [08:24] Takuboku     But poetry won't change society. [08:28] Kyousuke     That may be true, but... [08:31] Takuboku     I want to be of use to society. [08:34] Takuboku     That is the reason     for my being born into this world. [08:38] Takuboku     I was afraid of death. [08:41] Takuboku     More precisely, of dying     and becoming nothingness. [08:43] Takuboku     But I finally feel like     I know what I need to do! [08:48] Takuboku     The life I've lived until now,     not knowing why I was alive, [08:52] Takuboku     it's as though I were a living corpse! [08:54] Takuboku     I will live, in the true sense of the word,     together with Tamaki-san! [08:57] Kyousuke     What is a "living corpse"? [09:00] Takuboku     The living dead.     Also called "zombies," I hear. [09:04] Takuboku     I suppose they're like     what we'd call ghosts. [09:06] Kyousuke     Speaking of which, I heard that ghosts     appear in the house where Kagami lived. [09:11] Takuboku     Ghosts? [09:12] Kyousuke     Yes. [09:13] Kyousuke     According to what Hirai-kun heard,     though no one lives in the house, [09:18] Kyousuke     you can see a light flickering      through the window. [09:25] Takuboku     I don't see anything. [09:27] Kyousuke     Let's just go home. [09:29] Kyousuke     There can't be a ghost— [09:30] Takuboku     Let's try going around the back. [09:32] Kyousuke     Ishikawa-kun! [09:33] Kyousuke     I-I'm not going! [09:35] Takuboku     Then just wait here, please, Kyousuke-san. [09:37] Kyousuke     What? [09:38] Takuboku     I'll go take a look around. [10:07] Takuboku     Kyousuke-san! He's coming! [10:08] Kyousuke     Huh? [10:12] Takuboku     Kyousuke-san! [10:13] Kyousuke     Ow, ow, ow... [10:15] Kyousuke     That was close. Someone     suddenly came bursting out... [10:18] Takuboku     I was hoping you would catch him. [10:21] Kyousuke     Like I could do something like that. [10:23] beggar     Let go! Hey! [10:26] beggar     I said let me go! [10:28] beggar     Stop it, you little punk! [10:33] Takuboku     So, you used us, didn't you? [10:36] Hirai     A brilliant deduction. [10:37] Hirai     I thought he'd get away     if I were by myself, so... [10:41] Hirai     I'm very sorry. [10:43] Takuboku     So. You have some idea of who this is, then? [10:47] Hirai     You're the beggar who lives     under the bridge, aren't you? [10:51] Hirai     I apologize for treating you so roughly. [10:54] Hirai     I was hoping to ask you something... [10:58] Takuboku     Kyousuke-san. [10:59] Takuboku     Are you carrying any money with you? [11:01] Kyousuke     Huh? [11:03] Kyousuke     Yes. [11:04] Takuboku     Let me borrow a little. [11:09] Takuboku     Not enough? [11:12] Takuboku     Then... [11:16] Kyousuke     So, after Kagami had died and the police     had finished searching the house, [11:21] Kyousuke     you started living here. Right? [11:23] beggar     Yes! [11:24] Kyousuke     Did anyone come here after that? [11:27] beggar     Just once. [11:28] beggar     A man and a woman came     looking for something. [11:30] Takuboku     That would have been Tamaki-san and I. [11:33] Kyousuke     Did anyone else come? [11:35] beggar     No. No one's come. [11:37] Takuboku     Was there a shirt in the house? [11:39] beggar     A shirt? [11:41] beggar     Oh! [11:42] beggar     I was thinking of pawning it,     but it was missing a button, so... [11:55] Takuboku     Tamaki-san... [12:02] Kyousuke     Ishikawa-kun? [12:17] Tamaki     Darling, [12:18] Tamaki     just now, there was someone at the window! [12:21] Sonobe     Don't be ridiculous. [12:22] Tamaki     But! [12:23] Sonobe     That's enough. [12:25] Sonobe     "There's someone hiding in the ceiling." [12:27] Sonobe     "There's someone peering     in a second story window." [12:30] Sonobe     It's all absurd. SIGN    Woodpecker     Detective's     Office [12:52] Takuboku     Please, open the door! Tamaki-san! [12:55] Takuboku     It's me! Ishikawa! [12:57] Ooyama     Hey! [12:59] Ooyama     If I'm not mistaken, you're... [13:06] Ooyama     Why are you here? [13:08] Takuboku     Where is Tamaki-san? [13:09] Ooyama     Answer the question! [13:11] Ooyama     Why are you here? [13:12] Takuboku     I took on detective work     at Tamaki-san's request... [13:16] Takuboku     Tamaki-san! [13:17] Tamaki     Ishikawa-sama! [13:22] Ooyama     We came because we heard     there'd been a murder. [13:26] Takuboku     Tamaki-san! Did... [13:28] Tamaki     He appeared... Kagami's younger brother... [13:36] Ooyama     So, it was from here that     he was dragged out and down. [13:40] Ooyama     Your husband couldn't swim? [13:42] Tamaki     That's right. [13:46] Tamaki     Thank you. [13:49] Takuboku     Would you like some, Inspector? [13:51] Ooyama     What is it? [13:52] Takuboku     Cocoa. [13:54] Ooyama     No, thank you. [13:56] Ooyama     Can I ask you for the details? [13:59] Tamaki     Of course. [14:01] Tamaki     It was... a little after nine. [14:06] (Flashback) Sonobe     That's enough. [14:09] (Flashback) Sonobe     "There's someone hiding in the ceiling." [14:11] (Flashback) Sonobe     "There's someone peering     in a second story window." [14:13] (Flashback) Sonobe     It's all absurd. [14:15] (Flashback) Sonobe     There is a limit to the amount of nonsense— [14:19] (Flashback) Sonobe     You're— [14:21] (Flashback) Tamaki     Darling! [14:32] Ooyama     So, you saw the face of      the man outside the window? [14:37] Tamaki     Yes. I saw it clearly. SIGN    To the false married couple [14:40] Ooyama     Why didn't you bring this to      the police when it first arrived? [14:44] Tamaki     Because... my husband said not to... [14:47] Ooyama     Were you involved with Kagami? [14:50] Ooyama     If so, then that would mean you     yourself had a motive to kill Sonobe. [14:56] Tamaki     That's not... [14:58] Takuboku     You're being disrespectful! [14:59] Takuboku     Stop casting suspicions without bothering     to think things through first! [15:02] Ooyama     What's that?! [15:03] Takuboku     It is a fact that I found a button     from Kagami's brother's shirt [15:07] Takuboku     in the rafters of this house. [15:09] Takuboku     If you intend to charge Tamaki-san, [15:12] Takuboku     then I hope you'll take it all the way     to Army Surgeon General Mori Rintarou. [15:18] Takuboku     Let's go. [15:20] Tamaki     Yes. [15:22] Ooyama     For the time being, don't leave this house! [15:32] Takuboku     I want to keep you safe. [15:40] Takuboku     Is there a place the two of us can be alone? [15:50] Takuboku     What is this place? [15:51] Tamaki     It's my room. [15:53] Tamaki     The servants don't come in here, either. [16:05] Tamaki     Kayo-san told me. [16:07] Tamaki     Humoresques. I like them, too. [16:15] Takuboku     I'm going to borrow some paper. [16:31] Takuboku     Kagami never had a younger brother. [16:39] Tamaki     I would expect no less from     a detective Kayo-san recommended. [16:43] Tamaki     When did you realize? [16:45] Takuboku     The man who was there     when we went to the house [16:49] Takuboku     was just a beggar. [16:52] Takuboku     He started living in the house     soon after Kagami died, [16:56] Takuboku     and the shirt with the missing     button was already there. [17:00] Takuboku     Which means, the button from     that shirt was left in the rafters [17:04] Takuboku     before Kagami died. [17:08] Takuboku     That's strange, isn't it? [17:09] Takuboku     To begin his revenge before     his older brother is killed? [17:13] Takuboku     That button... You used the threatening     letter about Kagami as the basis [17:18] Takuboku     to suggest the ceiling to me,     where I found it. [17:24] Takuboku     But, I... [17:26] Takuboku     I still don't understand. [17:28] Takuboku     Why did you kill Sonobe? [17:32] Takuboku     And how is it connected to Kagami's death? [17:37] Tamaki     I am not Sonobe's wife. [17:40] Tamaki     I am a mistress he bought. [17:43] Tamaki     Soon after I began living with him, [17:45] Tamaki     I realized Sonobe was selling children     from the church to the rich. [17:50] Tamaki     I went to the police. [17:55] Tamaki     But... [17:57] (Flashback) Sonobe     I have to make sure you never think     to do anything so stupid again, don't I? [18:12] Tamaki     Sonobe's clients are influential     in political and business circles. [18:16] Tamaki     As soon as he's accused of     something, it gets crushed. [18:21] Tamaki     But then, a once in a lifetime     chance came to me. [18:26] (Flashback) Kagami     My body is being eaten away by illness... [18:31] (Flashback) Kagami     My life... will soon be no more. [18:35] (Flashback) Kagami     I'm so scared... [18:37] (Flashback) Kagami     I can't take it anymore. [18:39] Tamaki     I told Kagami about Sonobe's true identity. [18:44] Tamaki     Then... [18:46] (Flashback) Tamaki     It's all right. [18:48] (Flashback) Tamaki     Your fear of death is because      you fear it's pointless. [18:54] (Flashback) Tamaki     But what if it was given meaning? [18:58] Tamaki     "What if your death could wipe away     many other people's unhappiness?" [19:04] Tamaki     "Then, you would no longer     fear your death, would you?" [19:18] Tamaki     But... Even with Kagami's death... [19:22] Tamaki     Sonobe was not charged for his wrongdoings. [19:27] Tamaki     So that Kagami's death     would not be in vain... [19:35] Tamaki     Sonobe had to be killed. [19:43] Takuboku     Accuser X. [19:46] Tamaki     What's that? [19:48] Takuboku     The homicide where the issue of mine pollution     was revealed in the Arakawa mines. [19:52] Takuboku     The murder of a young woman [19:54] Takuboku     revealed the bribery scandal     with Uchimoto steamships. [19:58] Takuboku     And this time, the killing of Sonobe. [20:00] Takuboku     The other cases also had     letters of accusation... [20:04] Takuboku     almost as if revealing the societal problems [20:08] Takuboku     were the true motive for the crimes. [20:11] Takuboku     Could it be that you are Accuser X? [20:19] Tamaki     That's a genius poet for you. [20:22] Tamaki     Impressive powers of imagination. [20:24] Tamaki     Sonobe was a person who should die. [20:27] Tamaki     I have not a single regret— [20:38] Takuboku     I asked Mori Rintarou-sensei     to mobilize the police. [20:43] Takuboku     Ooyama-san. [20:45] Takuboku     I apologize for not being able to tell you. [20:48] Sonobe     Foolish woman. [20:50] Sonobe     Being exposed by the man you meant to use. [20:55] Takuboku     I wanted to keep you safe. [20:58] Takuboku     I didn't want to let you become a murderer. [21:01] Tamaki     Something like that... that's nothing. [21:05] Takuboku     How can you say that? How?! [21:07] Takuboku     Will killing this man give      your life meaning?! [21:15] Ooyama     You're coming with me. [21:16] Takuboku     You... You saved me! [21:19] Takuboku     Was that not enough?! [21:27] Tamaki     You should, in your own way, [21:30] Tamaki     find your own reason for having been born. [21:38] Ooyama     Hey! Stop! [21:40] Ooyama     Stop, I said! [21:57] Takuboku     Tamaki-san! [22:03] Tamaki     "If there were a pleasant occupation [22:05] Tamaki     I could work at wholeheartedly, then [22:09] Tamaki     when it was finished..." [23:38] Hirai     Wakayama-san, you really love     to travel, don't you? [23:40] Bokusui     Yes. When I travel to far off places,     everything weighing me down flies away [23:42] Bokusui     and I can be honest with myself. SIGN    Next Time: "Over Many Mountains and Rivers" [23:43] Bokusui     If there's ever a time things     get complicated for you, [23:45] Bokusui     you should take a trip. SIGN    Illustration: Saki Kaoru E10 - Over Many Mountains and Rivers Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:02] Kyousuke     You've been locked in there     for three days now, haven't you? [00:05] Kyousuke     It's not good for your health. [00:09] Kyousuke     What happened with Tamaki-san     was terrible, but... [00:12] Kyousuke     But, it wasn't your fault... [00:14] Kayo     He's still not coming out? [00:16] Kyousuke     No. [00:18] Kayo     I'm coming in! [00:19] Kyousuke     What? Wait! Kayo-chan! SIGN    Gaiheikan [00:22] Kayo     Pull yourself together! [00:24] Kayo     You're a man. Aren't you     embarrassed acting like this? [00:27] Kayo     Sleeping under a roof like this,     eating cooked meals... [00:30] Kayo     It all takes money! [00:32] Kayo     Get to work, and be of use to society! [00:36] Kayo     It's what Tamaki-san...     told you to do, isn't it? [00:44] Kyousuke     K-Kayo-chan? SIGN    Woodpecker Detective's Office SIGN    Kikunyuusha Milk      Newspapers SIGN    Milk Newspapers Kikunyuusha SIGN    Poem 10      Over Many Mountains and Rivers [02:38] Nomura     Why such a long face? [02:40] Kyousuke     Lately, Ishikawa-kun has     been isolating himself. [02:44] Sakutarou     I don't blame him. [02:46] Sakutarou     That man—Sonobe—seems to     have been acquitted [02:49] Sakutarou     on the grounds of self-defense, after all. [02:51] Kyousuke     Yes... [02:54] Yoshii     There's no need to worry so much, is there? [02:57] Kyousuke     What? [02:58] Yoshii     I mean... [02:59] Yoshii     He only met this Tamaki     about two weeks ago, right? [03:03] Kyousuke     That's true, but... [03:05] Yoshii     We are speaking of Ishikawa-kun.     He's always quick to change. [03:08] Yoshii     Give it a week and I'm sure he'll be     chasing some other woman's skirts. [03:13] Yoshii     Huh? What's wrong? [03:20] Yoshii     Ishikawa-kun! [03:21] Yoshii     I-I didn't mean anything by it! [03:23] Takuboku     It's just as you say. [03:25] Takuboku     Up until now, I've been... [03:26] Takuboku     egotistical, selfish, pretentious     about my so-called genius... [03:29] Takuboku     an utterly unbearable man. SIGN    (Tokyo) Hiraide Kindaichi Kurihara Kumagai Komunai Nomura Hagiwara [03:37] Takuboku     Nomura-san. [03:38] Nomura     Huh? Yes? [03:40] Takuboku     Nomura-san, I've borrowed 26 yen from you. [03:43] Nomura     I-Is it really that much? [03:45] Takuboku     It pains me to do things this way, [03:47] Takuboku     but if I paid back just one tenth     to everyone this time, [03:51] Takuboku     would that be all right? [03:52] Nomura     O-Of course. It's fine. [03:58] Takuboku     It really was a great help. [04:00] Nomura     Sure. If anything else     comes up, let me know. [04:04] Takuboku     Hagiwara-san, I've borrowed     13 yen from you, so... [04:07] Takuboku     If one yen would be all right this time... [04:09] Sakutarou     Yes. That's more than enough. [04:14] Yoshii     What on earth is he doing? [04:16] Kyousuke     I don't know. [04:19] Akutagawa     Even demons get sunstroke. [04:30] Kyousuke     Ishikawa-kun? [04:32] Takuboku     Come in. [04:37] Kyousuke     What are you writing? [04:39] Takuboku     The story of me and Tamaki-san. [04:43] Takuboku     A little while back, Morita-kun's     Soot and Smoke was popular, remember? [04:46] Kyousuke     The novel about his failed attempt [04:48] Kyousuke     to commit a lovers' suicide     with Hiratsuka-san, right? [04:51] Kyousuke     But, you... [04:53] Kyousuke     Didn't you say you didn't like     that kind of flaunting of faults? [04:55] Takuboku     Yes. I despise it. [04:58] Kyousuke     Then, why... [05:00] Takuboku     Making a show of one's     faults or whatever else... [05:02] Takuboku     if it isn't being talked about,     there's no point in writing it. [05:06] Kyousuke     Talked about? [05:07] Takuboku     If it doesn't have the power     to change society, [05:10] Takuboku     writing it is pointless. [05:12] Takuboku     How people should live     their lives in this world... [05:15] Takuboku     I want to make people think about that. [05:19] Kyousuke     But... What about your poetry? [05:22] Takuboku     Poetry? That's just a simple pastime. [05:24] Takuboku     It isn't a man's vocation. [05:28] Takuboku     I must be reborn. [05:31] Takuboku     That's what Tamaki-san wanted. [05:50] Sakutarou     I wonder what's happened. [05:52] Sakutarou     Ishikawa-san returning our money is... [05:55] Yoshii     It's just a whim of his. [05:57] Sakutarou     But, somehow, he seemed different. [06:02] Yoshii     Putting you off guard like     that is his usual play, isn't it? [06:06] Yoshii     He hasn't changed at all. [06:11] Nomura     Could be it's us who need to change. [06:16] Sakutarou     What do you mean? [06:18] Nomura     He's always done what he likes     and enjoyed life, right? [06:24] Nomura     If that's what serves     to enrich his poetry, then... [06:27] Nomura     he might be the one who's living     his life the way it should be lived. [06:48] Kyousuke     Morning! [06:50] Takuboku     Good morning. [06:52] Takuboku     What is that? [06:53] Kyousuke     It's the wild pansy you bought     while drunk about two months ago. [06:58] Takuboku     But, didn't it dry up and die? [07:00] Kyousuke     After taking care of it every day, [07:02] Kyousuke     it's turned out as you can see. [07:06] Takuboku     I see. [07:08] Takuboku     That might work, too. SIGN    Gaiheikan [07:36] Takuboku     Thank you. It was delicious. [07:38] Kyousuke     Looks like much of your     appetite has returned. [07:40] Takuboku     You can't write a novel when you're hungry. [07:46] Kyousuke     It's a nice time of year, isn't it? [07:48] Takuboku     Actually... I had a favor to ask... [07:52] Kyousuke     What is it? [07:53] Kyosuuke     Ask me anything. If it's     something I can do, I will. [07:56] Takuboku     Would you lend me five yen? [08:00] Kyousuke     What do you need it for? [08:02] Takuboku     I was thinking of setting the novel in      Izumo, Tamaki-san's hometown. [08:08] Takuboku     I thought I need to go see it once. [08:13] Kyousuke     This is all I have at the moment, but... [08:15] Takuboku     I'm in your debt. [08:17] Kyousuke     I'm glad it's going well. SIGN    Kikunyuusha Milk      Newspapers SIGN    Milk Newspapers Kikunyuusha [08:27] Nomura     So, how is Ishikawa doing? [08:31] Kyousuke     He's working hard, writing a novel. [08:34] Nomura     Huh? [08:35] Nomura     Not poetry? [08:35] Yoshii     Three milks. [08:36] Kyousuke     No. [08:37] server     Right away. [08:39] Sakutarou     When he came here to return our money...     I wonder what that was about. [08:42] Yoshii     He'll show up to borrow     money again soon enough. [08:46] Kyousuke     Right now, Ishikawa-kun     is desperately trying to change. [08:50] Yoshii     I'm not so sure. [08:54] Yoshii     Even if he is thinking that way, [08:56] Yoshii     trying to change his personality     or lifestyle [08:58] Yoshii     at this point, it's pretty much— [08:59] Kyousuke     He can change! [09:01] Kyousuke     I know he can change. [09:05] Yoshii     There's no need to be     so vehement about it... [09:27] Yoshii     What was all that about, I wonder. [09:29] Sakutarou     What? [09:30] Yoshii     When it comes to Ishikawa-kun,     he gets worked up so quickly. [09:35] Yoshii     And, anyway, it's only because Kindaichi-kun     spoils him that Ishikawa-kun [09:38] Yoshii     pushes his luck in the first place. [09:40] Sakutarou     That may be true, but... [09:42] Sakutarou     he may be struggling, in his own way. [09:45] Sakutarou     At the very least,     that's what Kindaichi-san... [09:50] Yoshii     Something wrong? [09:51] Sakutarou     No. It's nothing. SIGN    Natsume [10:33] Takuboku     If you'd please give me     your honest opinion. [10:38] Natsume     There's a sense of reality that could     not be achieved unless one had lived it. [10:43] Natsume     I felt this when I read Morita-kun's     Soot and Smoke, too, but... [10:46] Natsume     At first glance, the young people seem     to be living dirty, unsightly lives... [10:51] Natsume     but in reality, they are     fighting a resolute battle [10:53] Natsume     against the antiquated     structures of society. [10:55] Natsume     It has been depicted very well here. [10:59] Takuboku     Thank you for your words. [11:07] Natsume     Has your health improved? [11:09] Takuboku     Yes. [11:10] Natsume     You shouldn't push yourself too hard, [11:12] Natsume     but I hope next time     you'll let me hear a tanka. [11:17] Takuboku     Then I'll take my leave, for today. [11:24] Akutagawa     Professor... [11:26] Natsume     And what should I have said? [11:29] Natsume     He looks in poor health, after all. [11:31] Natsume     There will be another opportunity. [11:41] Yoshii     And today, once again,     we'll drink cheap alcohol [11:43] Yoshii     and find our way to bed, shall we? [11:45] Sakutarou     Whether he's thinking of changing or not, [11:47] Sakutarou     we're just the same as always. [11:49] Sakutarou     Aren't we? [11:53] Yoshii     But... [11:55] Yoshii     having a friend who believes     in him so completely... [11:59] Yoshii     I have to say I am jealous. [12:01] Sakutarou     Are you? [12:06] geisha     Are you all right? [12:11] geisha     Honestly. [12:12] Takuboku     One more cup! [12:13] geisha     Of course. Here we go. [12:16] geisha     There you are. [12:18] geisha     Should you be drinking so— [12:24] Takuboku     Hey, you two! [12:27] Takuboku     Care to join me? [12:30] Yoshii     You've been a frequent topic     of conversation recently. [12:34] Yoshii     We've been wondering if maybe it's your     brazen shamelessness that we're lacking. [12:39] Takuboku     It does take talent to be this     brazenly shameless, you know. [12:42] Yoshii     You see? [12:44] Yoshii     I knew he hadn't changed— [12:46] Sakutarou     How are you going to pay for this? [12:49] Takuboku     Luckily, I happen     to have a very kind friend. [12:53] Sakutarou     Kindaichi-san said that you     were trying to change... [12:57] Sakutarou     That you were suffering,     that he wanted to help you... [13:01] geisha A     We'll take our leave here. [13:06] Sakutarou     Betraying Kindaichi-san's     friendship like this... [13:08] Sakutarou     aren't you ashamed of yourself? [13:11] Takuboku     Just the sort of thing someone     with no talent would say. [13:15] Takuboku     What you speak of is the reasoning      of an ordinary person. [13:18] Takuboku     A genius capable of anything does     not fret over such trivialities! [13:22] Takuboku     This life of mine—my time here—     must be used to serve society! [13:28] Sakutarou     Even if it means trampling over friendships? [13:31] Takuboku     It's really only ever been      a nuisance, anyway. [13:34] Takuboku     He's always forcing his     "friendship" on me when— [13:47] Yoshii     My apologies. [13:48] Yoshii     When I heard you belittling a friend,     I couldn't help wanting to punch you. [13:56] Yoshii     Let's go. [14:11] Takuboku     People without talent can be so uncivilized. [14:22] Takuboku     This thing... [14:25] Takuboku     Reality? Not even a little... SIGN    Woodpecker     Detective's     Office SIGN    Gaiheikan [14:35] Takuboku     Kyousuke-san? [14:36] Kyousuke     Come in! [14:40] Kyousuke     Have you not slept much? [14:42] Takuboku     I was busy reading over my materials. [14:45] Takuboku     Were you able to gather the money? [14:48] Kyousuke     Here. [14:51] Takuboku     I don't know where you borrowed it from, [14:54] Takuboku     but people really do seem     to like you, Kyousuke-san. [14:59] Kyousuke     Ishikawa-kun, would you like     to give it some water? [15:02] Kyousuke     Somehow, it makes you feel happier. [15:15] Kyousuke     Are you all right? [15:16] Kayo     Hey! Be more careful! [15:18] Kyousuke     I-I'm so sorry! [15:58] Sonobe     You, there. [16:00] Sonobe     Could I borrow a light? [16:03] Sonobe     A light... [16:04] Sonobe     Hey! You, there! SIGN    Kikunyuusha Milk      Newspapers SIGN    Milk Newspapers Kikunyuusha [16:16] Sakutarou     Kindaichi-san. [16:19] Sakutarou     I think the feelings you have towards     Ishikawa-san are beautiful. [16:24] Kyousuke     I see... [16:25] Sakutarou     But... they'll never come to anything. [16:28] Kyousuke     What are we talking about? [16:30] Sakutarou     The thing is— [16:31] Yoshii     Stop it. This isn't for us to interfere in. [16:33] Sakutarou     No. Let me say this. [16:38] Sakutarou     Tattling isn't something I particularly      want to partake in, but... [16:42] Kyousuke     Is it about him going to     the pleasure district? [16:59] Kyousuke     Can I come in for a moment? [17:02] Takuboku     Can you come back later? [17:04] Kyousuke     I bought some soy sauce mochi... [17:10] Kyousuke     How is the novel going? [17:12] Takuboku     Can we do this later? [17:15] Kyousuke     I'd like to at least leave you     this soy sauce mochi... [17:18] Takuboku     Please, just go away! [17:20] Takuboku     You're always pretending to help me     just to make yourself feel better! [17:23] Kyousuke     When have I ever done that? [17:26] Kyousuke     I know you're a genius. [17:29] Kyousuke     I feel it from the bottom of my heart. [17:31] Takuboku     It's fine. [17:33] Takuboku     I'll come get it later. [17:36] Kyousuke     What? [17:37] Kyousuke     What are you doing? [17:40] Kyousuke     Ishikawa-kun! [17:44] Takuboku     It's hilarious... [17:47] Takbuoku     This will never be enough to kill me... [17:51] Takuboku     Kyousuke-san. [17:53] Takuboku     Why do you bother being kind     to someone so absurd? [17:58] Takuboku     Enough is enough! [18:17] Bokusui     What's this? [18:19] Bokusui     Why, if it isn't Ishikawa-san! [18:22] Takuboku     Did you just get back? [18:24] Bokusui     Yes. [18:25] Bokusui     I took the Tokaido line down to Omi, [18:27] Bokusui     and came back up through     the Hokuriku region. [18:30] Bokusui     And the wounds from my love     have pretty much healed. [18:34] Takuboku     I'm jealous, Wakayama-san. [18:38] Bokusui     Has something happened? [18:41] Takuboku     I think... I'm tired... [18:44] Bokusui     Well, that's no good. [18:46] Bokusui     We need you working away at your poetry! [18:49] Bokusui     I really love your poems. [18:52] Takuboku     In your travels... [18:54] Takuboku     what poems did you find? [18:59] Bokusui     "Over many mountains and rivers [19:01] Bokusui     I travel far [19:02] Bokusui     This loneliness [19:04] Bokusui     a land where it finds its end... [19:06] Bokusui     Today, too, I travel..." [19:08] song     If I go, just as my heart wishes, [19:14] song     crossing over many mountains and rivers, [19:20] song     will this loneliness     that will not release me [19:26] song     fade away [19:31] song     These feelings     that will never be fulfilled... [19:37] song     made the smiles of my younger days [19:43] song     a little brighter... [19:46] song     I only wish I could say it were true. [20:16] Kyousuke     Quite nostalgic, isn't it? [20:26] Takuboku     How? [20:29] Kyousuke     "Over many mountains and rivers [20:30] Kyousuke     I travel far..." [20:32] Takuboku     But... [20:33] Takuboku     I didn't even tell Wakayama-san     where I was going... [20:36] Kyousuke     When I heard this poem, [20:39] Kyousuke     I felt an overwhelming desire     to come back home. [20:42] Kyousuke     I was sure you'd feel     the same, Ishikawa-kun. [20:46] Takuboku     In the end... [20:48] Takuboku     this was the only place     I had to come home to. [20:53] Kyousuke     Isn't it a little too soon to come home     with your dreams in tatters? [21:01] Takuboku     Why do you look out for me? [21:06] Takuboku     I mean, it's not going to get you anything. [21:09] Takuboku     And soon, I'll be... [21:15] Kyousuke     Maybe because it's just     the way things are... [21:19] Kyousuke     The time I spent here with you      all those years ago... [21:22] Kyousuke     Living in the same boarding     house in Tokyo with you... [21:26] Kyousuke     And standing here beside you now... [21:30] Kyousuke     At some point, it just became the way     things are supposed to be for me. [21:34] Kyousuke     When I'm with you, I can go back     to the way we were, anytime. [21:42] Takuboku     I can't write a decent novel... [21:46] Takbuoku     I can't avenge the woman I loved... [21:49] Takuboku     You keep stopping me,     so I can't die, either... [21:54] Kyousuke     Whether you go to the pleasure district, [21:56] Kyousuke     or sell my books to     the pawnshop without asking... [21:58] Kyousuke     I don't care about any of that. [22:01] Kyousuke     If you need money, I'll lend you     however much you ask for. [22:06] Kyousuke     But... [22:09] Kyousuke     the one thing I will     never allow is your death. [22:21] Kyousuke     I will continue to watch over you, forever. [23:37] Nomura     Kindaichi, I heard you went back     to Morioka with Ishikawa. [23:40] Kyousuke     Yes. He seems to be feeling better. SIGN    Next Time: "The Hour of Demons" [23:42] Nomura     Glad to hear it. [23:43] Nomura     But now he's feeling better,     he'll probably end up [23:45] Nomura     sticking his nose     into another strange case... SIGN    Illustration: Saki Kaoru E11 - The Hour of Demons Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:06] Kyousuke     I'm coming in! [00:07] Takuboku     All right. [00:17] Kyousuke     Are you writing another novel? [00:19] Takuboku     No. [00:20] Takuboku     Just getting ready for my     poetry anthology... that's all. [00:23] Kyousuke     I see. [00:25] Kyousuke     Here. [00:27] Kyousuke     Seems there's been another     unsettling incident. [00:30] Takuboku     How did I... used to write poetry? [00:34] Kyousuke     It seemed like they just came to you     as you spoke them, but... [00:39] Takuboku     Oh, right. [00:40] Takuboku     I decided to take on a case. [00:43] Kyousuke     A case? You mean as a detective? [00:44] Kyousuke     You shouldn't push yourself     too hard yet... [00:46] Takuboku     I can't just keep relying     on you all the time. [00:49] Kyousuke     Please, don't speak     as though we're not friends. [00:51] Kyousuke     So, what kind of case is it? [00:53] Takuboku     Well, it seems a child has been kidnapped, [00:56] Takuboku     but more importantly, the reward     is an unprecedented 40 yen and— [01:01] Kyousuke     Is something wrong? [01:02] Takuboku     It looks like they've found     another letter of accusation. [01:06] Kyousuke     Oh, yes. It's quite a tragic case, isn't it? [01:09] Kyousuke     For an important government official     to kill a servant like that is... [01:13] Kyousuke     Is something wrong? [01:15] Takuboku     No... [01:17] Kyousuke     Are you all right? [01:20] Takuboku     Yes. It's nothing. [01:22] Kyousuke     You seem a little feverish. [01:24] Kyousuke     Is there anything I can help with? [01:26] Takuboku     I can't let you do that. [01:28] Takuboku     I'm sure you must be busy with your      school lectures, Kyousuke-san... [01:32] Kyousuke     I told you, don't treat me     like we're not friends. [01:35] Takuboku     Really? [01:36] Kyousuke     Yes. [01:37] Takuboku     In that case, would you go listen     to the client's story for me? [01:41] Kyousuke     What? By myself? [01:43] Takuboku     Yes! [01:43] Takuboku     We've arranged to meet them     at their place at 6 o'clock. [01:46] Kyousuke     You mean 6 today? [01:48] Kyousuke     Well, I don't mind, but... [01:50] Kyousuke     I mean, it's a lot of responsibility, [01:52] Kyousuke     and I'm not observant the way you are... [01:56] Takuboku     It's all right. [01:58] Takuboku     I'll go myself. [02:00] Kyousuke     W-Wait! [02:02] Kyousuke     It's really no trouble! [02:03] Kyousuke     If it's just listening to what they     have to say, even I can do that. [02:08] Takuboku     Thank you. [02:09] Takuboku     The best thing to have     really is a good friend. SIGN    Woodpecker Detective's Office SIGN    Kikunyuusha Milk      Newspapers SIGN    Milk Newspapers Kikunyuusha SIGN    Poem 11      The Hour of Demons [03:47] Nomura     What's wrong? Why the long face? [03:52] Yoshii     I'm sure it's just that     Ishikawa-kun has thrust [03:54] Yoshii     some unreasonable demand on him again. [03:56] Sakutarou     Is something troubling you? [03:58] Kyousuke     Actually... I have a favor to ask... SIGN    Asakusa Police Station [04:06] Ooyama     What is it? [04:09] Takuboku     I'm sorry to ask for you like this. SIGN    Asakusa Police Station [04:12] Takuboku     Thank you for your help the other day. [04:14] Ooyama     Hurry up and tell me why you're here. [04:16] Takuboku     Actually, I wanted to ask about this case... SIGN    Narita-ya [04:23] Kyousuke     This is... quite a large store, isn't it? [04:27] Sakutarou     I'm not going to speak     a single word, all right? [04:29] Kyousuke     Huh? [04:30] Sakutarou     I have no intention of going to      any trouble for Ishikawa-san's sake, [04:33] Sakutarou     and I'm not particularly good     at this kind of thing... [04:35] Kyousuke     I understand. [04:37] Kyousuke     I've served as a detective's     partner this whole time. [04:41] Kyousuke     I can do this. [04:43] Kyousuke     Excuse me! [04:49] Ooyama     You actually discussed this with     Inspector General Mori, right? [04:53] Takuboku     Yes. Of course. [04:54] Takuboku     Please, feel free to look     into it, if you'd like. [05:01] Ooyama     Hurry up and get this done with. [05:25] Kyousuke     So, you mean... [05:26] Kyousuke     You'd like us to look for your child,     who was kidnapped a month ago. [05:30] Kahei's wife     Even if it's just the sound of wind,     I can't help but think my child's returned... [05:34] Kahei's wife     I can't sleep at night. [05:38] Kyousuke     Of course you can't. [05:39] Kyousuke     Truly, I can only imagine... [05:42] Kahei     So... [05:44] Kahei     Will it be possible to bring our child back? [05:46] Kyousuke     I don't know. [05:47] Kyousuke     I have no idea what to do... None at all. [05:50] Kahei     Please, don't say that... [05:51] Sakutarou     May I ask a few questions, actually? [05:54] Kahei     Of course. [05:55] Sakutarou     Firstly, why haven't you     taken this to the police? [05:57] Kyousuke     That's right! Let's do that! [05:59] Kyousuke     If we go to the police,     everything will work out— [06:04] Sakutarou     Next, why are you only acting     after a month has passed? [06:09] Kahei     Actually, since the beginning of the year, [06:13] Kahei     my son was the fifth to be kidnapped. [06:15] Kyousuke     The fifth? That's terrible! [06:17] Kyousuke     We really should go to the police— [06:18] Sakutarou     Kindaichi-san. [06:20] Kahei     All of the kidnappings have been from     within the mutual aid association we formed [06:23] Kahei     between businesses in the neighborhood. SIGN    Urata-ya [06:27] Kahei     The first one was the kidnapping     of the son of the Urata-ya, [06:32] Kahei     but he came back in just two days. [06:34] Kahei     Next, the child of Mino-ya was taken, SIGN    Mino-ya [06:37] Kahei     but in that case, the child      returned in four days, too. SIGN    Harada-en [06:40] Kahei     In the same manner, children from Harada-en SIGN    Sudou-Shichibei Dry Goods [06:43] Kahei     and Sudou-Shichibei Dry     Goods were also kidnapped, [06:47] Kahei     but although the period of absence increased,     the children all came home safely. [06:51] Kahei's wife     My husband said our child     would soon return, too, [06:54] Kahei's wife     but it's already been a month... [06:57] Kahei's wife     I couldn't just sit by and      do nothing anymore. SIGN    Gaiheikan [07:03] Kyousuke     And that's how it went. [07:06] Takuboku     I see. I do understand. [07:10] Takuboku     Kyousuke-san, you may be surprisingly      suited to detective work! [07:13] Takuboku     Succinct and to the point. A perfect report. [07:17] Kyousuke     Well, maybe... [07:18] Kyousuke     But, with this, I feel like the weight      has finally been lifted. [07:21] Takuboku     You've really been a great help. [07:23] Takuboku     When people speak of a "best friend," [07:25] Takuboku     they must mean someone     like you, Kyousuke-san. [07:27] Kyousuke     Oh, right. [07:29] Kyousuke     Is the preparation for the     poetry anthology coming along? [07:32] Takuboku     No. [07:33] Kyousuke     I see. [07:35] Kyousuke     Well, this is you we're talking about. [07:37] Kyousuke     I'm sure they'll come out     even if you don't want them to. [07:41] Takuboku     No, all that's coming out is my cough,     with this change in seasons. [07:44] Kyousuke     Why don't you leave the detective work here? [07:47] Kyousuke     I really want to help you,     but the responsibility is so heavy... [07:51] Takuboku     Don't trouble yourself. [07:53] Takuboku     This work is mine, after all. [07:55] Takuboku     I don't intend to entangle     you in it any further— [08:00] Kyousuke     That ship has already sailed.     I'll see it through to the end. [08:04] Takuboku     But that's... [08:06] Kyousuke     It's all right. Just get some rest. [08:09] Kyousuke     The truth is, I've started having fun with it. [08:11] Takuboku     Really? [08:13] Takuboku     In that case, will you go talk to the others      who experienced the kidnappings? [08:20] Yoshii     So, in the end, you ended up     talking with the client. [08:24] Sakutarou     Yes. [08:25] Sakutarou     Kindaichi-san kept sympathizing     with the client, so... [08:29] Nomura     He really is hopeless. [08:31] Nomura     Though, that's one of      the things I like about him. [08:36] Yoshii     At this rate, it looks like someone     is going to remain a sacrifice [08:39] Yoshii     until the case is solved. [08:43] Akutagawa     Speak rumors of someone,     and from the shadows... [08:53] Kyousuke     I was wondering... [08:53] Sakutarou     I really wish I could be of help, but... [08:57] Yoshii     I decline. I have no intention of      working on Ishikawa-kun's behalf. [09:03] Kyousuke     Nomura-kun. [09:04] Kyousuke     I know this is a lot to ask, [09:06] Kyousuke     but as a friend from the same     boarding school, would you help me? [09:12] Kayo     I've brought your tray! [09:20] Kayo     You gave up on your novel? [09:23] Takuboku     Did you want to read it? [09:26] Kayo     No. [09:27] Kayo     It's just that Tamaki-san     was looking forward [09:30] Kayo     to reading it. [09:41] Takuboku     "That literary talent should be used     for the benefit of society." [09:45] Takuboku     That's what Tamaki-san said to me. [09:48] Takuboku     Unfortunately, I have no talent for novels. [09:53] Takuboku     Though, I can't seem to write     poetry anymore, either. [09:57] Kayo     Why do you write it? [09:59] Takuboku     "Why?" [10:01] Kayo     Tamaki-san told you to write a novel     for the sake of the world, right? [10:06] Kayo     So... [10:08] Kayo     Why do you write poetry? [10:30] Kyousuke     Ishikawa-kun, may I come in? [10:32] Takuboku     Please do. [10:39] Takuboku     I've put you to all this     trouble... I'm sorry. [10:44] Takuboku     And all I've got to show is this mess... [10:45] Kyousuke     Don't say that. [10:47] Kyousuke     I don't think of it as any trouble at all. [10:50] Takuboku     I feel much better for hearing that! [10:52] Takuboku     Looks like I'll be able to     leave it to you to the very end. [10:55] Takuboku     So, how did the investigation go? [10:59] Kyousuke     Well, for now, I've collected     everything I heard here. [11:02] Kyousuke     Before Narita-ya, four homes     had cases of kidnapping. [11:05] Kyousuke     All of them were between     the ages of two and three, [11:08] Kyousuke     and only Narita-ya's child was younger. [11:10] Kyousuke     He's only just turned one. [11:12] Takuboku     I wonder if there are other children     among the association members. [11:17] Kyousuke     There are two other families     with young children. [11:20] Kyousuke     The parents are worried     their children could be next. [11:24] Kyousuke     It seems all of the children disappeared     during the busy twilight hours. [11:28] Kyousuke     It really is the "hour of demons." [11:30] Kyousuke     Were they kidnapped by gods or spirits? [11:32] Takuboku     Spirits that hid people or lead them astray [11:35] Takuboku     are just folktales spread      by aspiring onmyouji. [11:38] Takuboku     Though, moving forward, it's unlikely     any other children will be kidnapped. [11:42] Kyousuke     Why do you say that? [11:44] Takuboku     The shops you investigated for me. [11:46] Takuboku     I tried arranging their names in     the order the incidents occurred. SIGN    Narita-ya Sudou-Shichi Harada-en Mino-ya Urata-ya [11:49] Kyousuke     Ura. Mi. Hara. Su. Nari... [11:55] Kyousuke     "I have been avenged!" [11:56] Takuboku     Which means that, with Narita-ya, [11:58] Takuboku     the perpetrator's strange     kidnappings have ended. [12:02] Takuboku     But, you know... [12:04] Kyousuke     What is it? [12:05] Takuboku     If that's the case, why     hasn't the perpetrator [12:07] Takuboku     send Narita-ya a threatening     letter or something? [12:11] Kayo     Ishikawa-san! [12:13] Takuboku     Come in. [12:15] Kayo     Someone with a message     from Narita-ya is downstairs for you. [12:18] Kayo     They've apparently received     a threatening letter. SIGN    Woodpecker      Detective's      Office [12:27] Kyousuke     "Put 300 yen in this purse,     give it to one of the shop boys, [12:31] Kyousuke     and come to Nakamise-dori," it says. [12:38] Nomura     "Make sure the pouch is visible,     and have him hold it in his right hand." [12:41] Nomura     How very detailed. [12:45] Nomura     This is... clove? [13:02] Kyousuke     They're late. [13:04] Kyousuke     It's long past six. [13:08] Nomura     We told him not to look this way! [13:11] Kyousuke     He can't help it. [13:12] Kyousuke     And he's in much more danger than we— [13:14] boy     Hey! Wait! [13:24] Nomura     That's why they put     the scent of cloves on it! [13:37] Kyousuke     S-Someone... [13:39] Nomura     Hey! Stop that man! [13:54] Nomura     Calm down and come quietly! [13:57] Kyousuke     Very... well done... [14:01] Kyousuke     Nomura-san... [14:05] Kyousuke     You're... [14:07] Kyousuke     from Mino-ya! SIGN    Mino-ya [14:12] Nomura     So, you're saying you were taking     advantage of the kidnapping [14:15] Nomura     to extract a ransom, is that it? [14:17] Mino-ya     It was just a sudden impulse. [14:19] Mino-ya     Please, don't call the police.     I'm begging you. [14:22] Kyousuke     But, you know... A crime is a crime. [14:25] Kyousuke     You returning this money to Narita-ya     would be the proper thing to do here. [14:30] Kyousuke     I'll talk to them to try     to settle things peacefully. [14:33] Mino-ya     Thank you. [14:35] Nomura     Well... That was a huge waste of effort. [14:38] Kyousuke     Oh. By the way... SIGN    Narita-ya Sudou-Shichi Harada-en Mino-ya Urata-ya [14:41] Kyousuke     We lined up the first characters [14:43] Kyousuke     in the names of the shops     that had kidnappings... [14:45] Kyousuke     Do you have any idea what it might be about? [14:48] Nomura     You're thinking someone had     a grudge against Narita-ya? [14:51] Kyousuke     I'm not sure. We don't know anything yet. [14:54] Mino-ya     The proprietor of Narita-ya [14:55] Mino-ya     was keeping a mistress named     Ochou—the butterfly—but... [14:59] Mino-ya     as soon as his wife became pregnant,     he cut ties with her, is what I heard. [15:03] Mino-ya     Around spring of last year, [15:05] Mino-ya     I saw Ochou-san in front of Ryouunkaku. [15:10] Mino-ya     Her belly had grown big, and I believe     she was selling candy sculptures. [15:15] Kyousuke     You mean she was carrying     the proprietor of Narita-ya's child? [15:18] Nomura     Not necessarily. [15:20] Nomura     Ochou might have found another man, [15:22] Nomura     and the man from Narita-ya     got angry and cut ties with her. [15:26] Mino-ya     I'm fairly certain that after that, [15:28] Mino-ya     Ochou-san was living with a man—     Hashimoto—who runs a candy shop. [15:31] Kyousuke     And that's why she was     selling candy sculptures. [15:34] Nomura     So, what is this Hashimoto doing now? [15:37] Mino-ya     Well... [15:39] Mino-ya     just the other day, he was killed. SIGN    Narita-ya [15:45] Kyousuke     What do you think it means? [15:47] Nomura     Who knows? [15:49] Nomura     This sure has gotten complicated. [15:56] Kahei     My son has come home! [15:58] Kyousuke     Your son? [16:00] Kahei     Look. You see? SIGN    Gaiheikan [16:06] Kyousuke     And so... here. [16:10] Kyousuke     The reward of 40 yen, [16:12] Kyousuke     and another 5 yen as thanks     for his son returning safely. [16:16] Takuboku     This just doesn't feel satisfactory... [16:19] Kyousuke     No. It doesn't make sense. [16:22] Takuboku     The murder of that Hashimoto     might be connected to this case. [16:27] Kyousuke     That seems unlikely. [16:29] Takuboku     Why? [16:30] Kyousuke     Apparently, Hashimoto was killed     in a fight over a game of hanafuda. [16:34] Takuboku     How do they know that when they     haven't caught the perpetrator yet? [16:38] Kyousuke     There were hanafuda scattered     around the murdered Hashimoto, [16:42] Kyousuke     and they say he was holding     the peony card in his hand. [16:45] Takuboku     The peony... [16:52] Takuboku     Can I ask you to accompany me? [16:55] Kyousuke     Of course... [17:04] Kahei     Why have you brought her here? [17:07] Kahei     The case has already been solved. [17:09] Takuboku     I know this must be quite     an imposition on you. [17:12] Takuboku     But, Narita-ya, [17:14] Takuboku     if we left things this way,     that would be even more trouble... [17:18] Takuboku     for the children. [17:20] Kahei     What are you talking about? SIGN    Narita-ya Sudou-Shichi Harada-en Mino-ya Urata-ya [17:26] Takuboku     "I have been avenged." [17:28] Takuboku     You realized this before     you came to me, didn't you? SIGN    Narita-ya Sudou-Shichi Harada-en Mino-ya Urata-ya [17:31] Takuboku     That the perpetrator's     primary target was Narita-ya, [17:35] Takuboku     and the other incidents     were just preparation [17:37] Takuboku     for the prolonged kidnap of the main target. [17:39] Kyousuke     Preparation? What do you mean? [17:42] Takuboku     The kidnappings lengthened from     two days to four days, then a week. [17:47] Takuboku     That way, even if there was     another kidnapping, [17:50] Takuboku     you'd end up thinking your child would     come home eventually, wouldn't you? [17:54] Takuboku     The perpetrator wanted to     take the Narita-ya child [17:57] Takuboku     in a way that wouldn't involve police [17:59] Takuboku     and keep him close for as long as possible. [18:03] Kyousuke     Why would they do that? [18:05] Takuboku     The wife's child has just turned one, [18:07] Takuboku     and Ochou-san's child is 11 months old. [18:10] Takuboku     When you think of a one-year-old baby,     what's the first thing that comes to mind? [18:14] Kyousuke     Huh? Well... [18:16] Kahei's wife     Do you mean toddling? [18:17] Takuboku     Exactly. [18:18] Takuboku     Ochou-san was waiting     for her own child to start walking. [18:23] Takuboku     Why? [18:24] Takuboku     So that the Narita-ya child, who has already     started walking, and her own child [18:28] Takuboku     could be switched in a way that      seemed as natural as possible. [18:32] Kahei's wife     Th-That can't be true! [18:34] Kahei's wife     I mean, look! On his earlobe... [18:37] Takuboku     Come in! [18:39] Nomura     Excuse the intrusion. [18:48] Takuboku     Moles can be faked with tattoos. [18:51] Takuboku     And, in a baby of this age, [18:53] Takuboku     a little change in facial     features wouldn't be strange. [18:56] Takuboku     Not to mention, they have the same father,     the proprietor of Narita-ya. [19:26] Kyousuke     To think Ochou-san was also     the one who killed Hashimoto... [19:30] Kyousuke     Ishikawa-kun, how did you know? [19:34] Takuboku     The card that the murdered Hashimoto     was holding, the peony... [19:38] Takuboku     It was the last cry of a man facing death. [19:42] Takuboku     After all, where there are peonies...     there are always butterflies. [19:46] Kyousuke     Oh! [19:47] Takuboku     I'm sure that all Ochou could     think about was her son's future. [19:52] Takuboku     However, I think Hashimoto had started     planning a blackmail plot for the future. [19:57] Takuboku     Ochou learned of it and killed Hashimoto... [20:00] Kyousuke     She loved her child, and she planned     to entrust him to someone else, [20:04] Kyousuke     and on top of that,     she took someone's life... [20:07] Kyousuke     Nothing went the way she wanted... [20:09] Takuboku     Speaking of which, [20:11] Takuboku     actually, while you were working     on the kidnapping case like I asked you to, [20:14] Takuboku     I was pursuing a different case. [20:16] Kyousuke     Did you get another client request? [20:18] Takuboku     No. [20:19] Takuboku     This is a case that I, myself,     feel I need to close. [20:23] Takuboku     What I was looking into was... [20:25] Takuboku     Accuser X. [20:31] Kyousuke     Don't you think you've done     enough with that already? [20:34] Kyousuke     Take some time to rest. [20:36] Kyousuke     For me, you're... [20:39] Kyousuke     You're important, someone irreplaceable! [20:58] Takuboku     Kyousuke-san. [21:01] Takuboku     Kyousuke-san? [21:03] Kyousuke     Come in. [21:06] Takuboku     Morning. [21:08] Takuboku     How are you feeling? [21:09] Kyousuke     Well... Last night I drank far too much. [21:13] Kyousuke     I'm pretty embarrassed. [21:18] Kyousuke     You were able to write one! [21:22] Kyousuke     "Arrived in the world of pleasure [21:24] Kyousuke     my friend droops, teardrop-shaped [21:25] Kyousuke     waving his hand [21:27] Kyousuke     like a drunkard [21:29] Kyousuke     he speaks earnestly." [21:32] Kyousuke     This drunkard... [21:33] Takuboku     It is, of course, you from last night. [21:36] Kyousuke     That's horrible of you. [21:37] Takuboku     Forgive me. [21:39] Takuboku     I had an overwhelming urge     to write about you. [21:42] Takuboku     Because that troubled look of yours,     with you nearly in tears... [21:46] Takuboku     I wanted to see that scowl of yours. [21:49] Takuboku     The reason I write poetry [21:52] Takuboku     is to give those tiny,     faint sparkles around me form, [21:55] Takuboku     because I want to capture them somehow. [21:57] Takuboku     And in the center of those sparkles,     was you, Kyousuke-san. [23:37] Takuboku     Kyousuke-san. [23:38] Takuboku     Do you remember the day we first met? [23:40] Kyousuke     Why ask that all of a sudden? [23:42] Takuboku     People's memories are fleeting. SIGN    Next Time: "Pale Blue Skies" [23:44] Takuboku     Please, remember me forever. SIGN    Illustration: Saki Kaoru E12 - Pale Blue Skies Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:01] (Flashback) Tatsukichi     I can't endure any more. [00:03] (Flashback) Tatsukichi     Every day. Every day, I'm forced to... [00:07] (Flashback) Tatsukichi     But if I die, it will all be over. [00:12] (Flashback) female servant A     What am I supposed to do? [00:14] (Flashback) female servant A     It's so difficult, so painful... [00:17] (Flashback) female servant A     I can't take any more... [00:19] (Flashback) female servant A     The thought of living is just... [00:24] (Flashback) man A     It's Hell. [00:25] (Flashback) man A     This world is Hell itself. [00:27] (Flashback) man A     With someone like him     doing whatever he likes... [00:30] (Flashback) man A     For someone like him, I... [00:35] (Flashback) Naruse     Please, trust me. I will see it through. [00:40] (Flashback) Naruse     I will find the reason I was born. SIGN    This story is a work of fiction.     It has no connection to any actual persons or organizations. [00:48] Takuboku     Even so... a new tomorrow will always come. [00:53] Takuboku     That's what I believe. SIGN    Woodpecker Detective's Office SIGN    Poem 12      Pale Blue Skies [02:32] Kyousuke     Ishikawa-kun? [02:33] Takuboku     Come in. [02:40] Kyousuke     Is all this... [02:42] Takuboku     The people who were killed     leaving an accusatory letter. SIGN    Maichou Shimbun [02:45] Takuboku     Thirteen people in the last two years. [02:47] Kyousuke     That many? [02:51] Kyousuke     Oh. That's Kayo-chan. [02:53] Takuboku     Is she going out? [02:55] Kyousuke     Yes. Probably to the soup kitchen. [02:59] Takuboku     Do you remember the case where     Hoshino Tatsukichi was murdered? [03:02] Kyousuke     Of course. [03:03] Kyousuke     That was the case that started     your work as a detective, wasn't it? [03:06] Takuboku     He was killed, not by Oguri, but     by someone else. The real murderer. [03:13] Kyousuke     You don't mean... [03:14] Kyousuke     All thirteen of these victims     were killed by the same person?! [03:17] Takuboku     The true culprit,     whom I have named Accuser X, [03:21] Takuboku     has them write accusatory     letters, then kills them. [03:24] Takuboku     If you think of it as a way to frame     those named in the letters, [03:28] Takuboku     then it all makes logical sense. [03:29] Kyousuke     If that's true, then...     that is a truly horrifying killer. [03:34] Takuboku     And the killer... [03:38] Takuboku     may be closer than we think. SIGN    No Entry [03:51] Kyousuke     It looks like we can't go in. [03:54] Kyousuke     Are you all right? [03:56] Takuboku     Yes. No need to worry— [04:04] Kyousuke     What's the matter? [04:07] child B     A priest yelled at him. [04:09] child B     Because of that. [04:11] Kyousuke     Oh, dear. [04:12] Takuboku     Broken quite spectacularly, isn't it? [04:16] child B     How long are you going to keep crying? [04:18] child A     The father was scary! [04:21] child A     I've never been yelled at     like that before... [04:27] Takuboku     With an expression that scary,     people will be suspicious. [04:30] Kyousuke     You're the one looking unnaturally pale... [04:38] Kyousuke     Are you sure it's him? [04:40] Takuboku     Yes. [04:41] Takuboku     Be careful he doesn't notice— [04:43] Kyousuke     Careful, don't strain yourself. [04:46] Takuboku     It's nothing. [04:48] Takuboku     But... Could I leave the rest to you? [04:50] Kyousuke     That would be fine, but... [04:56] Kyousuke     Go straight home. SIGN    Gaiheikan [05:07] Takuboku     Hello! [05:10] Takuboku     Is that... [05:12] Kayo     It's the thing you threw out the window. [05:14] Takuboku     Oh. I'm very sorry about that incident. [05:17] female student A     It's much too strict, isn't it? [05:19] female student B     We only just started at university.     There was no reason to say it like that. [05:22] female student A     Tomorrow, let's give them     a piece of our minds. [05:25] Takuboku     Speaking of which,     Kayo-san, how old are you? [05:28] Kayo     I'll be fifteen next month. [05:30] Takuboku     Well, that is a coincidence! [05:32] Takuboku     Kyousuke-san's birthday is in May, too. [05:34] Takuboku     Since that's the case, we should      just hold them together. [05:37] Kayo     Hold what? [05:38] Takuboku     Birthday parties. [05:40] Takuboku     There happens to be a piece     I'm practicing at the moment. [05:43] Takuboku     I'd love for you to hear it, too... [05:47] Kayo     Ishikawa-san! [05:54] Kayo     I'll go bring your medicine right away. [05:58] Takuboku     Sorry for the trouble... [06:11] store clerk     Thank you for your patronage! [06:30] Kyousuke     Ishikawa-kun? [06:32] Takuboku     Come in. [06:36] Kyousuke     How are you feeling? [06:42] Takuboku     You've figured it out, haven't you? [06:44] Kyousuke     Huh? Yes... [06:46] Kyousuke     Well... [06:47] Takuboku     So, who is that man? [06:49] Kyousuke     A rickshaw driver named Naruse. [06:51] Kyousuke     He's targeting a wealthy man named Murakawa [06:54] Kyousuke     who offers back-street, high-interest loans. [06:55] Kyousuke     That's the assistant of the Woodpecker     Detective's Office for you. [06:59] Takuboku     Today is Saturday, so...     the circumstances are perfect. [07:03] Kyousuke     There's no need for you to go. [07:05] Kyousuke     If we take this to the police— [07:06] Takuboku     How much do you have on you right now? [07:07] Kyousuke     What? [07:11] Kyousuke     Five yen and... a little more... [07:14] Takuboku     That won't be nearly enough... [07:17] Kyousuke     What are you using it for? [07:22] Bokusui     Felicitations, Kindaichi-kun! [07:24] Bokusui     Now... Tonight, we will drink     to our heart's content! [07:29] Kyousuke     Thank you, but, my birthday     isn't until next month... [07:34] Bokusui     Then, this is extremely early, isn't it? [07:37] Takuboku     I used Kyousuke-san's birthday party     as an excuse to gather you all here, [07:41] Takuboku     but the truth is, a person's life     is on the line here. [07:44] Yoshii     What an exaggeration. [07:46] Yoshii     It isn't as though this is his last supper. [07:48] Nomura     A person's life is on the line? Whose? [07:52] Sakutarou     Ishikawa-san. [07:53] Sakutarou     Could it be that you— [07:54] Kyousuke     Don't worry. [07:56] Kyousuke     Ishikawa-kun is recovering from an illness. [07:58] Kyousuke     His complexion's still a little poor, is all. [08:01] Naruse     Excuse me. Is Ishikawa-sensei there? [08:04] Takuboku     We've been waiting for you! [08:06] Takuboku     Come in! [08:09] Kyousuke     Huh? [08:10] Kyousuke     Oh! You're... [08:13] Takuboku     Now... let's have our party! [08:43] Kyousuke     You're already awake? [08:45] Takuboku     Yes. [08:46] Takuboku     Kyousuke-san, you should     sleep a little more. [09:01] Takuboku     It smells delicious. [09:06] woman A     Everyone seems to be sleeping very well. [09:08] woman A     Though, we're not an inn here. [09:11] Takuboku     Yes... I do apologize. [09:15] Takuboku     May I have a little of this? [09:17] woman A     Go ahead. [09:23] woman A     If you'd like. [09:25] Takuboku     Thank you. You're very kind. [09:34] Takuboku     A certain person told me... [09:37] Takuboku     that making onigiri for others [09:40] Takuboku     made her feel like she'd found     the reason she'd been born. [09:51] Kayo     Have you written the accusatory letter? [09:54] Kayo     You mustn't be afraid. [09:56] Kayo     You are going to find     the reason you were born. [10:03] Kayo     What's wrong, Naruse-san? [10:04] Takuboku     Thank you for nursing me the other day. [10:11] Takuboku     It was you, wasn't it? [10:14] Takuboku     Kayo-san. SIGN    Woodpecker      Detective's      Office [10:19] (Flashback) Tatsukichi     I can't endure any more. [10:21] (Flashback) Tatsukichi     Every day. Every day, I'm forced to... [10:25] (Flashback) Tatsukichi     But if I die, it will all be over. [10:28] (Flashback) Kayo     Do it. [10:31] (Flashback) Kayo     However, whether your life is spent in vain— [10:35] (Flashback) Kayo     or whether it has purpose—     is something you can choose. SIGN    Letter of Accusation SIGN    Letter of Accusation [11:04] (Flashback) Takuboku     Look. This one seems like      a good one, doesn't it? [11:09] (Flashback) Takuboku     What do you think? [11:10] (Flashback) Kyousuke     Wha—Stop that! [11:14] Takuboku     Tatsukichi, who tried to speak     against Arakawa Copper Mines... [11:18] Takuboku     the young woman and Uchimoto     Steamships, and now, Naruse. [11:22] Takuboku     Here, in this room, you found people     driven to despair by their grievances. [11:27] Kayo     You used their lives to accuse     those who had done wrong. [11:32] Takuboku     That day... Naruse-san     came out of the chapel [11:35] Takuboku     that no one was supposed to enter or exit. [11:37] Takuboku     And afterwards,     when I met you, on your geta... [11:46] Takuboku     there was stained glass. [11:50] Takuboku     The one who pushed Naruse-san     to do it was you, wasn't it? [12:00] Takuboku     Did you meet Tamaki-san here, too? [12:04] Kayo     She said she wanted to measure     the extent of Sonobe's wrongs. [12:07] Kayo     So, I told her how to do it. [12:10] Takuboku     Why have you done all of this? [12:13] Kayo     I simply wanted to punish     the villains who prey on the weak. [12:18] Kayo     It's because people like them     do whatever they like... [12:20] Kayo     this room is always filled with sorrow. [12:25] Takuboku     That's why you used     human lives as sacrifices? [12:29] Kayo     They were not sacrifices! [12:31] Kayo     I gave their lives meaning! [12:52] Takuboku     Naruse-san has gone back home to Mikawa. [13:00] (Flashback) Takuboku     Now, eat as much as you like! [13:03] (Flashback) Naruse     Um... [13:04] (Flashback) Takuboku     Come now, no need to refrain. [13:06] (Flashback) Naruse     But... why are you doing this for me? [13:09] (Flashback) Takuboku     Well, I mean, if you're stomach's full,     your feelings might change, too. [13:13] (Flashback) Naruse     What? [13:25] (Flashback) Takuboku     If you want to give money as thanks,     you should give it to them. [13:31] (Flashback) Takuboku     Oh. If you could pay     the bill on your way out. [13:35] (Flashback) Takuboku     I'm completely penniless, you see. [13:50] Takuboku     I heard that you tried to stop     Naruse-san from killing someone. [13:55] Takuboku     Why? [13:56] Kayo     Because he lacked both     the courage to kill someone [13:59] Kayo     and the courage to kill himself. [14:01] Takuboku     In that case, couldn't there have been     another way for the others who died? [14:06] Kayo     You don't know anything! [14:08] Kayo     What a person is feeling when     they really want to die... [14:12] Kayo     What they've gone through... [14:15] Kayo     Why they want to die... [14:18] Kayo     What I... What I've had to live through!     You don't know any of it! [14:25] Takuboku     I am self-indulgent and a liar.     I'm a weak person. [14:29] Takuboku     If Kyousuke-san weren't around,     I wouldn't be able to pay my rent. [14:33] Takuboku     If you didn't come wake me up, [14:35] Takuboku     the sun would go down with me still in bed. [14:39] Takuboku     Writing poetry is just about      the only thing I can do... [14:42] Takuboku     and I do it because I want to remember     the tiny, faint sparkles I find around me. [14:48] Takuboku     It must be the reason I was born. [14:52] Takuboku     And... right in the middle of those     sparkles, there was Kyousuke-san. [15:01] Takuboku     You're Kayo-san, aren't you? [15:06] Takuboku     All of the victims,     they actually took their own lives. [15:10] Takuboku     They weren't killed by someone else. [15:14] Takuboku     You haven't killed anyone     with those hands, have you? [15:20] Takuboku     You really are the Kayo-san I know. [15:29] Takuboku     No one knows the future. The next moment     may bring darkness, or it may bring light. [15:34] Takuboku     Even so, a new tomorrow will always come. [15:39] Takuboku     That's what I believe. [15:47] Takuboku     Oh, right. [15:50] Takuboku     Here. [16:10] Kyousuke     Kayo-chan doesn't seem to have      come back since yesterday. [16:14] Takuboku     Really? [16:16] Takuboku     I'm sure it's fine, right? [16:18] Takuboku     She is fifteen already, after all. [16:36] (Flashback) Kayo's mother     Kayo, your hair is so beautiful. [16:47] (Flashback) Kayo's mother     Mother has something important     to discuss with the father. [16:51] (Flashback) Kayo's mother     Go play outside, please. [16:53] (Flashback) Kayo     All right. [17:06] (Flashback) child A     Are you ready? [17:09] (Flashback) children     Ready! [17:18] (Flashback) Kayo's mother     Father... [17:20] (Flashback) Kayo's mother     I'm tired of this. [17:22] (Flashback) Kayo     Mother? [17:24] (Flashback) father     This again? I won't abandon you— [17:27] (Flashback) Kayo's mother     You're lying! You're a liar. [17:29] (Flashback) father     H-Hey! Keep your voice down. [17:31] (Flashback) Kayo's mother     This is the end. [17:33] (Flashback) Kayo's mother     I'll put an end to everything. [17:36] (Flashback) father     Calm down. [17:37] (Flashback) father     Until Kayo grows up,     we'll stay at this church and— [17:39] (Flashback) Kayo's mother     That girl... I should never have     given birth to a child like her. [17:44] (Flashback) Kayo's mother     Father... I'll be waiting in Hell for you. [18:05] (Flashback) Kayo     Mother? SIGN    To Kayo-san SIGN    In Kozukata, lying on the grass [19:01] Kayo     "In Kozukata... SIGN    In Kozukata, lying on the grass of the old castle drawn up into the sky the heart of a fifteen year old [19:03] Kayo     lying on the grass of the old castle [19:08] Kayo     drawn up into the sky [19:10] Kayo     the heart of a fifteen year old." SIGN    Gaiheikan [19:13] Kyousuke     I heard Kayo-chan went back     to the countryside. [19:16] Takuboku     Nothing wrong with that, is there? [19:19] Takuboku     There aren't really lodgers here, anyway. [19:21] Takbuoku     What do you say to a meal? [19:23] Kyousuke     I gave you all the money I had for      the birthday party the other day. [19:28] Takuboku     That's right. [19:30] Kyousuke     Oh! I have a comprehensive     encyclopedia of Japan. [19:32] Kyousuke     Shall we go pawn it? [19:34] Takuboku     Don't you need that for work, though? [19:36] Kyousuke     If I borrow it from the library,     it should work out for the time being. [19:41] Kyousuke     You should... [19:42] Kyousuke     I think you should eat something     to give you strength. [19:48] Takuboku     Kyousuke-san. [19:51] Takuboku     I... [19:53] Takuboku     Even if I die, I will keep you safe. [20:03] Nomura     Come on. Drink up. [20:05] Takuboku     I am drinking. [20:09] Nomura     I wonder where Wakayama-kun     is watching this sunset from. [20:18] Sakutarou     How is your novel going? [20:20] Hirai     It's going well! [20:21] Hirai     I am thinking of setting it     in a used book shop on Dangozaka. [20:32] Sakutarou     Yoshii-kun... [20:33] Sakutarou     Could it be that you think Yae-san is... [20:36] Yoshii     Lovely... [20:37] Sakutarou     Wait, what?! [20:38] Sakutarou     You're trying to take the girl I love again! [20:41] Yoshii     You make me sound terrible!     Yae-san doesn't belong to anyone, you know! [20:45] Sakutarou     B-But... you said you'd support my love. [20:49] Yoshii     Wise men change their minds, you know. [20:51] Sakutarou     But... [20:52] Takuboku     Those two never learn, do they? [20:55] Nomura     And Yae-san was saying she'd held     her wedding ceremony recently... [20:59] Akutagawa     Ignorance... is bliss. [21:01] Nomura     He was here? [21:04] Yoshii     "Life is short, [21:06] Yoshii     so fall in love, young ladies. [21:09] Yoshii     Before the crimson fades from your lips... [21:13] Yoshii     Before the passion in your blood cools... [21:16] Yoshii     For there is no such thing as tomorrow." [21:21] Sakutarou     I like that. [21:25] Takuboku     "Life is short... [21:27] Takuboku     so fall in love, young ladies." [21:45] Takuboku     Kyousuke-san. [21:47] Kyousuke     Huh? [21:48] Takuboku     Why don't we go on a trip? [21:51] Takuboku     One day, I'd like to ride an airplane. [21:56] Takuboku     "Look, again today... [21:58] Takuboku     an airplane flies high in pale blue skies [22:02] Takuboku     A young man who works waiting tables [22:04] Takuboku     happens to have the day off, a Sunday. [22:07] Takuboku     Together at home with his mother     who suffers from consumption, [22:11] Takuboku     he works away at his reader, [22:14] Takuboku     educating himself, tiring his eyes..." SIGN    Over Ten Years Later [22:18] Takuboku     "Look, again today... [22:19] Takuboku     an airplane flies high in pale blue skies..." SIGN    Gaiheikan [22:48] Takuboku     Kyousuke-san? [22:51] Kyousuke     Ishikawa-kun... SIGN    Sad Toys     by Ishikawa Takuboku [23:13] Kyousuke     Well then, I'll see you later. SIGN    Sad Toys by Ishikawa Takuboku SIGN    Sad Toys     by Ishikawa Takuboku SIGN    Illustration: Saki Kaoru