Original subtitles

Tonari, what's going on?

No clue.

This makes no sense.

SYNANTHROPE

BRING ME THE WOODPECKER

Weren't you and Mizumachi out last night?

Yeah.

When did you get home?

Maybe around ten or so?

And you came in this morning without a wink of sleep?

Didn't want to forget it all.

I had a feeling...

I'd lose it all if I slept.

Why'd you come in, Satomi?

My phone showed the air purifier acting oddly.

I called Mizumachi, but she didn't answer.

Wait, when?

It happened around one A.M.

I didn't notice until morning, though.

Tonari.

This better not have been you.

Did you really go home?

No one could do all this alone.

I'll call the police.

No, you can't get the police involved!

For Mizumachi's sake.

See? I knew this was you.

Enough with your crap! You don't know a damn thing!

Come say that again.

I'm sorry.

I'm really sorry.

What for?

Sold us out to them, huh?

Orita invited me out this one time.

And before I knew it, we were in this underground casino.

Run by Vermin.

He said he'd clear my debts if I helped.

I never thought it would come to this.

They went after you on purpose.

Why?

To find the Woodpecker.

Who the hell is that?

I have absolutely no idea.

Orita is looking for the Woodpecker, and meanwhile...

...Mizumachi was being chased by them.

The Woodpecker...

He sent me a threat.

Said he was coming to kill me.

We need to find her.

Kanna, tell us everything you know. Where is Orita's hideout?

I only know two locations.

One new apartment and one older one.

He had a room in a hotel, but he abandoned that already.

Wait...

That new apartment. I live there too.

You do? We have our in then!

I saw him. On the eleventh floor.

Ow!

Did you place an order?

I sure did.

Let's head straight there!

Hang on.

I'm fine with going there, but let's leave Satomi out of this.

Why? We're going to save Mizumachi!

Tamaru, I'll be fine.

Satomi will have to keep living there once this is all over.

Even if she moved, she could be marked. Could you keep her safe?

Hey...

That old apartment? I went there to borrow cash.

What?!

The place called itself Vermin.

SAFE, SECURE, SPEEDY - VERMIN INC.

Think that's just a coincidence?

No, they targeted you.

That's what they do. Put you in debt so they can use you.

They were trying to get their hands on someone else they could use.

Let's go then! I'll hit the new place.

I'll hit the old.

-I'll hit the new one then. -That's what I'm saying, dude!

Okay! Okay!

Split up. Everyone goes where they want.

Tamaru will stand by with his bike.

Might have to chase 'em down after all.

Or make a run for it.

All right. I'll wait somewhere in between.

-Okay. -What about you?

I'm gonna find the Woodpecker.

Got any leads?

Mutsumi is out searching for Kurumi.

Huh?

Today's Friday, right?

When I was five, my father locked me in the house.

I was stuck in there fighting hunger for days.

Watching birds through the window all day.

As I started to lose consciousness, a red-bellied woodpecker appeared.

It let me out.

A red-bellied woodpecker with a bloody right wing.

What?

Excuse me! Is there any place to stay the night around here?

An internet cafe or something?

Hey. Hi. Sorry. Have you uhh...

Have you seen a guy in an orange mask staying here?

A mask?

Probably takes it off, huh? I have no idea what he looks like...

Oh, you mean Kurumi?

You know him?!

Of course I do. He's famous around here.

Today's Friday, right? He plays out there Tuesdays and Fridays.

Yeah, I know, I'm just trying to find where he stays.

Has some real obsessive fans, huh? Makes sense. He's got a real voice.

Right, yeah.

He's always broke, though.

Don't think he's ever stayed here.

No?

I've seen him at the laundromat, though. The one right nearby.

Thank you! Thank you!

WHISTLING KITE

Come on in.

Listen.

I'm looking for a guy in an orange mask that goes by Kurumi. You know him?

Kurumi again?

The guy sure is popular.

How do you figure?

He's got a great voice and all.

No, what do you mean, "popular?"

There was just a guy in here looking for Kurumi.

What? Who's looking for him?

That kid right over there...

Guess he left.

LAUNDROMAT

Kurumi!

Huh? Wh-Wh-What?! Hey! Wait!

My favorite boxers!

What's your deal?!

Look, I know I'm always running.

But I wanna decide when and where I do.

Just please don't go busking today.

Wasn't planning on it.

You weren't?

Got an audition with a record label tonight.

The owner caught me out busking one day.

That's incredible!

So quit tiring me out like this! It takes a lot to sing, y'know.

I mean, I do appreciate you tossing some money my way and all.

Are you gonna do your audition masked up?

Yup. Can't sing without it.

Hard to tell if it'll help or hurt.

What do you want, anyway?

Oh, I, uhh...

I'm not really sure how to ask, but...

Did anyone in Kinomi & Kinomi ever hurt their arm?

That'd be C.

C?

Drummer and leader. Made all our songs.

Wait, your drummer dropped out, right?

Most people go crazy when their bands take off.

I know I did.

Not C, though. He started brooding.

Probably the only one without his head in the clouds.

Always saying the fame wouldn't last.

I know this is all really sudden...

But can you tell me where he lives? Or where he spends time?

I have no idea. He never told me.

What about where he works?

I mean, if I had to guess, I'd say he's probably a music teacher.

Why's that?

He's got nothing but his music.

And when I call him, I always hear a school bell in the background.

Can you give me his phone number?

No way. He'd be furious.

Just a glance then.

Like if I just stole a peek. Real quick.

-A peek? -Real quick.

-Real quick? -Just BAM and done.

-Bam and done? -I'll look away.

-Real quick then. -Yep. That's fine.

-Can you hurry, please? -Super quick, okay?

-Here goes. Just a peek. -That's fine.

-Okay. -Seriously?

-Do you have any other leads? -Leads?

I dunno if this will help.

But he loved this one comic.

What comic?

I asked him to lend me a copy to read.

But he told me to find it myself and sent me a picture of it.

-Okay! -Seriously?

-Thank you! -That was fast.

Good luck with your audition!

Takes off fast too.

Wow, Satomi lives in a place like this?

A little big for one college kid, yeah?

Apparently, her dad's pretty strict.

I don't care how strict he is. I'd gladly be born into money like this.

Enough chatter, gimme that key.

Oh, right.

Tonari said he saw him on the eleventh floor, yeah?

Maybe his name is on here. Kawauchi... Sekine...

I doubt he uses his real name.

Good point.

What a mess.

You're not looking so good.

Why would I?

I'm practically a member of Vermin. I could get killed for this.

Bet they all pack a punch.

Can't help gettin' excited when I see guys I know I can't beat!

Kibatan! What's up? Deliverin' something?

Not deliverin' nothing.

Who'd a thunk Orita would be set up here?

You two got some sorta plan?

Can't just stroll in there asking for your friend.

You know who you're dealing with.

Is he that bad?

He runs Vermin!

His power levels are off the charts.

We still don't know what room he's in.

Only that he's on the eleventh floor.

Is he?

Yeah.

You know something?

He's probably in the room two floors down.

Why's that?

A while back, a kimono undershirt I set out to dry disappeared.

I assumed the crows took it.

But asking around on the lower floors, it turned out it landed two floors down.

And the person who answered the door seemed like a crow themselves!

What kinda proof is that?

Was it a woman dressed in all black?

Yes! And a truly nasty looking sort.

That had to be this Orita's woman.

ENTER PASSWORD

Ah, crap! This is Orita's!

Shoot...

Now what?

I do have this climbing rope here.

He bought it online, you see. Hasn't used it yet.

Even I think this is crazy, though.

When you can't bust in through the front, you gotta at least try the back.

Listen to you, my guy!

I'll go down.

What?

Get the rope set up.

Whoa, whoa, hang on now!

You can't get caught by Orita.

He'll kill you for sure.

You can't get caught either.

He'll kill you too, right?

Mizumachi called me a friend, and now I want to help her.

I consider you a friend.

I want you to feel at home here.

I want to be a real part of Synanthrope.

No more betrayal.

No more lying to you or myself.

So please. Let me do this.

Are you good with heights?

The red-and-green macaw loves heights.

You go use your chatterbox skills on whoever lives on floor twelve.

All right. Okay!

1207... 1207...

Yes?

Hey, uh, can I talk with you for a minute?

What's a kid like you doing here?

I promise I'm no trouble.

I know. How could you be? You live here too, right?

Huh?

I mean, yeah. How'd you know?

You'd have buzzed up from the front otherwise.

Anyone who comes straight to the door lives here. Happened before too.

So what? You drop some fancy clothes?

No, no, no! I live downstairs. Down below.

You do?

What? Were we too loud?

Nope. Not loud at all.

What then?

Vertical drops like this aren't no watch-and-learn sorta deal.

All you've got to help you is guts.

I know. It's do or die.

Mhmm.

I caught you by the elevator once, see?

Got excited seeing your fishing gear and just had to swing by.

You into fishing?

Yeah, and I was hoping you could teach me.

He's really good. He caught a big huge tuna before.

More like a teeny-tiny goby.

Hey, lemme show you my lures.

-Hang on! -What now?

What's a "lure?"

I was just about to show you.

Where did I leave them again?

Your fake fish are over there.

Right, yeah.

Better show you these soft ones too.

These are another type of artificial bait.

They look gummy.

You and your gum. You're hooked on it ever since that kid bought you some.

Yeah, the heartbreak guy.

That's the one.

You get hit after hit with these.

MIND YOUR SURROUNDINGS!

-What are you-- -Finally found you, y'know?

What's wrong?

Ack! Hey! Stop! Agh! What are you--

Peeking into people's homes, y'know?!

No! You have it all wrong! Stop!

Y'know, I don't think I do!

That sign's warning about you, y'know!

This ketchup's expensive and hard to find, y'know!

Hey!

You're from the burger place.

The one hanging with kids at the park, y'know?

You're making it sound even worse.

You should explain yourself, y'know.

Lookin' awfully suspicious, y'know.

I'm out delivering burgers!

Oh, right.

Y'know, those burgers were good.

I'll be back again, y'know.

Fella that lives here is a weird one too, y'know. Watch out.

W-W-Weird how?

Just between you and me, y'know?

You'll hear all this drumming inside, y'know?

Like some kinda ritual, y'know?

No one 'round here has ever seen 'em.

Y'know?

You know? I know!

Bye then!

Yeah?

Is that you, C?

Who are you?

My name is Tonari. Kurumi told me how to contact you.

Kurumi did?

He doesn't know where I live.

Mizumachi was abducted.

Mizumachi?

You know who. The girl you saved 16 years ago.

What does this have to do with me?

Orita took her!

Oww!

Thank you!

Got some great ones on the balcony, too.

-No, no, no! -What now?

Okay.

-We good? -Yeah.

Hup!

Gotta deal with waves fishing from shore, yeah?

Well, you stick this into the rocks so your stuff doesn't wash away.

Ohhh.

With this hammer--

Hey, where'd my hammer go?

Sorry to borrow this.

Sorry, uhh.

Can we do this another time?

Sure, anytime. Can take you out if you want.

Yeah, thanks.

-Bye then. -See ya.

Ow!

Searched the whole place, but no one's inside.

Is your arm okay?

If my newest scar

is one I got from helping my friends,

the old me will finally feel redeemed.

Kurumi might be in trouble.

Orita told us to bring you to him.

Or else Mizumachi will...

What does he want with me after so long?

You're the one who wrote that letter and started this!

Did no such thing.

I want nothing to do with Orita.

I don't even care.

Please just come with me. Help me save Mizumachi.

You don't even know where Mizumachi's daughter is, do you?

Tell me everything.

About you, Orita, and Mizumachi.

Sixteen years ago,

I was working with this old guy as my partner.

Just for that one job.

We both went into this apartment.

We were going to rob the place.

Are you Orita's son?

Where's your father?

The police nabbed him.

THE Orita?

Like hell they did. What for?

A hit and run.

I just got a call.

Listen kid, I get that you're sad, but don't worry.

They couldn't get your dad for all the worse stuff he did.

He let others take the fall.

Bet he just couldn't this time since they caught him at the scene.

I dunno who called it in, but they did some fine work.

Hawk!

How's that supposed to help? You're making it worse.

The guy deserves it.

Make sure you live an honest life, kid.

Rich coming from you.

What's with the creepy smile?

You all right?

Must be scary going through this after your dad got nabbed.

My father told me to be tough.

Bet he was worried about you.

But hey, we don't always need to be tough.

Everyone wants to cry sometimes. Myself included.

People will say, "Boys should do this" or "Only girls do that."

But I bet that'll all change soon enough.

Listen, Woodpecker, I'm not here to be a home tutor.

I just can't stand the way people get pulled out and forcefully corrected.

I wanna make music for folks like that.

Why'd you come back here alone?

He said I should live here because the house will be busy for a while.

Yeah?

Not many people know about this place.

Better to live alone here than in some orphanage.

A kid his age? All alone like this?

Open the safe. I don't want to hurt you.

We'll take what's inside and leave.

Where's the key?

Hey.

I know how to make people talk. Think you can stand the pain?

Don't be like that.

He'll be in trouble if he talks. We can find it ourselves.

We don't have time!

There's no telling when his thugs will show. This isn't a game.

Sorry...

Out with it.

Keep him still, Woodpecker.

Gotcha.

What's the PIN?

Spit it out!

2-1-4-8-0-5.

What kinda number's that? What's it mean?

I just looked at the clock.

Hey!

Hey! Are you all right?

Damn kid has a stun gun...

Still have the scar from that day.

Orita tied us up while we were out cold.

Just like that. Done in by a kid.

He left us there for three or four days.

I was unconscious, so I have no idea.

Nearly dying was rough and all.

But I think my partner had it worse.

His daughter was still locked up at home.

That was Mizumachi...

By the time I came to,

my partner...

...was dead.

What?

I asked this guy here, see?

I said, "I'm gonna kill one of you, so who should it be?"

He said it should be you.

So I killed him. Seemed like a bad guy.

You did this?

Yup.

I'll let you go.

Don't push it. You've been out four days.

And look, before I let you go, I'm gonna need to know who you are.

This is how my dad did things.

I found this in your pocket, but that's his face, yeah?

Where's yours?

There's a car parked outside. In there.

Let's go get it.

Can you wash that blood off first, though?

Don't want to scare anyone.

Me and Mizumachi,

we spent three weeks together.

But I don't think I ever thought of him as anything but a business partner.

Still couldn't let it go, though.

I wanted to fight back for him.

I was beat up and out of it, and Orita let his guard down.

See? I told you not to push it.

English Translation by Deven Neel

Why does she have to go through this again?!

You save her, then.

I'll steal the key.

Kyutaro, I have some bad news.

Here I go.