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So for coughs, it's Phlegm-away.

Hey! What?

My word!

Will you stop saying "my word" and do something useful for a change?

Did you read the article in here about the mysterious fire?

-"A serious liar?" -No.

I said, mysterious fire.

A man was walking down the street and suddenly just burst into flames.

Why do they even print stories like that? It really burns me up.

It says that the cause of the fire is unknown.

The police don't know whether it's a murder or a suicide.

Unless you wanna see a murder here, you'll get to work.

Switch to decaf.

A mysterious fire. What an interesting article.

Rather a dramatic incident for such a busy place, don't you think?

Hey, Joe, it sounds like Kubikuro wants you to take him for a walk.

I'm on it. Here I come, boy.

Okay, I... I just took you for a walk.

You wanna take another walk?

Then let me up.

Kubikuro.

Ready, boy?

Let's race.

It's so wonderful to watch those two together. They look so happy.

There's nothing quite like the unspoken bond between a man and his dog.

Good boy.

Come here.

Let's go.

Kubikuro. I remember the first time I saw you.

It was a beautiful spring day.

-Amazing! -That's incredible!

And three times five?

-Oh, he can't get that. -No way!

I can't even do that.

-The dog's right again. - It's gotta be a trick.

Okay, what's 56 divided by four?

You were just a little puppy.

Sitting there, eyes shining, watching your parents so proudly.

You were adorable.

Wow, these dogs are really good at math.

Yeah. They’re better than you.

The second time I saw you, it was fall.

They're dead. They've been run over by a car.

And whoever did it backed up and ran over them again.

It looks like you got hurt too. Poor guy.

Is that a surgical scar?

Both dogs have scars on their foreheads.

What did this old man do to them?

You're gonna be okay, little guy, I promise.

From now on, I'm gonna be your family.

After I adopted you, I named you Kubikuro.

That was more than three months ago.

Sometimes you just look so sad.

I can see the hurt and loss in your eyes.

Every day when the sun goes down...

...I'm thankful that we both share a wonderful home together.

I guess you agree.

Let's go home, boy.

Kubikuro? It's dinnertime.

The midtown express is arriving on track number two.

Midtown express, track two.

-Hey. Get off my bench. -All aboard.

You too, lady.

What?

Kubikuro.

Where were you last night, boy? I was worried about you.

Where's today's newspaper, huh?

Oh, thank you very much.

Wow, Kubikuro is amazingly smart.

You must be ready for some breakfast, huh?

It appears there was another mysterious fire last night.

These don't seem to be ordinary accidents.

I need 12 more deluxe Mandarin dinners.

I sure could use a hand here. I wish I was an octopus.

Or even a six-armed cat.

-You rang? -If you don't knock it off...

...I'll turn you into an entrée!

Chan's Magic Pan is jamming today.

-Get me a bowl! -Come on, boy.

Incoming!

What is it, boy?

Hey!

So, what are you growling at, buddy?

That car?

Is this the car that...

...hit you?

What's happened to you?

Yeah. The car looks like it's been in an accident, that's why I called you guys.

Sarge, I think we should call the lab guys in.

In other news...

...police have confirmed that the abandoned car discovered yesterday...

...was indeed involved in the hit-and-run killing of the math dogs.

Also found in the car...

...were the fingerprints of the two mysterious fire victims.

However, it's still not clear how they got there...

...or what the connection is between the two men.

Maybe the connection is that those men who burned to death...

...killed Kubikuro's parents.

I know exactly what's going on here.

As you probably know, the obvious answer is usually the correct one.

-What's that? -Revenge.

Someone's avenging the old man's death.

The paper said he didn't have any family...

...so who would be seeking revenge for him?

His ghost.

The old man's spirit will not rest until those who murdered him are dead.

Stop it. You're scaring me, 006.

Good.

Where did he go?

I'm getting scared, man. The other two guys got killed already.

That's good for us. Then if we ever get busted, we'll just blame the dead guys.

I don't know man, maybe we should just turn ourselves in.

No way. If we do that, we'll spend the rest of our lives in jail.

After all, it wasn't an accident. We ran over that old man twice.

-You were the one driving. -What the hell did you just say?

Look, I don't care if you screw up and get yourself thrown in the can.

You just better not tell anyone that I was the one driving.

Got me? You rat me out and you're a dead man.

I will kill you myself.

Nice puppy. Wanna play?

What?

Come on, start. Start.

Please, save me from that dog.

Kubikuro?

Is that you?

Kubikuro?

Kubikuro!

Kubikuro!

A man surrendered to police today and admitted his involvement...

...in the recent hit-and-run death of an old man and his two dogs.

According to the suspect, he and the victims of the mysterious fires...

...hit the man, backed up and hit him again to be sure he was dead.

How horrible.

However, the mysterious fires remain unsolved despite claims...

...by this suspect that the blazing incidents were perpetrated by a dog...

...owned by the hit-and-run victim.

-By a dog? -The suspect has been admitted...

...for psychiatric evaluation as police...

...search for a more plausible explanation.

Kubikuro didn't come home last night.

No.

Don't worry, Joe. I'm sure he will soon.

While the mysterious fires remain unsolved...

...the hit-and-run suspect is due to be transferred to police headquarters.

Police expect to transport him sometime around 11:00.

I know you'll come after him, Kubikuro.

And when you do, I'll be waiting for you.

Kubikuro.

I can feel it.

I know that you're out here.

You're running in this snow just like me.

But where are you?

Please...

...show yourself.

I can feel you.

I can hear you...

...very faintly.

I hear your footsteps.

Your breathing.

Kubikuro.

I know it's you.

You are here.

We used to run like this together, you and I.

Do you remember?

We raced in the sand.

Please, stop this.

You can hear me, just as I can hear you.

Please, stop.

Watch it!

Kubikuro!

Kubikuro, don't you recognize me?

It's your friend. It's Joe.

There's no justice to be had in killing this man.

I can understand your hatred, but killing him...

...won't bring back your parents or your old master.

Come on, let's just go home. Just the two of us together.

We still have a home. You remember, don't you?

No, it's that dog again.

Not the dog. He wants to...

To kill me.

Stop it!

Now listen to me. You have to stop this madness, please.

If you don' stop, then I'll have to....

Please, Kubikuro.

Hey!

Kubikuro, no!

Kubikuro.

I'm sorry.

I wonder. You think the old man was somehow connected with Black Ghost?

Maybe that's the reason he was killed.

I think we don't know enough to truly answer that question.

But, Dr. Gilmore, there was no evidence that Kubikuro...

...had been surgically altered, so where did he get all his powers from?

Do you think the man's experiments on his parents...

...somehow passed down an altered gene to him?

Yes, 007, I think that's probably true.

And the blossoming hatred felt toward the men who murdered his parents...

...most likely awakened the terrible power...

...that was lying dormant inside him.

It's so sad.

And yet so ironic.

All of the hatred he had...

...grew out of the deep and abiding love he felt for his parents.

I will miss you, Kubikuro.