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[dramatic music playing]

[narrator] In the Meiji period,

there was a legend that the Ainu people hid a large sum of gold

somewhere in Hokkaido.

203 METER HILL

Ugh!

I'm the Immortal Sugimoto!

[narrator] After surviving the deadly Russo-Japanese War,

Saichi Sugimoto heads to Hokkaido.

I have to do right by Toraji.

[narrator] Accompanied by Asirpa, an Ainu girl,

and one of the escaped prisoners, Shiraishi,

he begins collecting the tattoos.

We'll find the gold. I promise you.

Right.

It's about Abashiri Prison.

I know what happened.

Noppera-Bo is

Asirpa's father.

[Asirpa] I need to see Noppera-Bo first.

If Noppera-Bo is Aca, then I need to see for myself.

[narrator] Toshizo Hijikata, leader of the Hijikata group

and former member of the Shinsengumi,

and Tsurumi, leader of the Seventh Division,

are also chasing after the tattoos

in hopes of uncovering the hidden Ainu treasure.

Sugimoto and his companions…

Princess!

…obtained Wakayama's tattoo, bringing their count to six.

Hijikata's group also has six.

Tsurumi and the Seventh Division still only have one.

There are 13 remaining.

This is the tale of a grueling quest

to be the first to find and collect the 24 tattoos

and uncover the secrets of the hidden Ainu gold.

[music intensifies]

GOLDEN KAMUY -THE HUNT OF PRISONERS IN HOKKAIDO-

[music fades out]

Ah! Hot!

If I'm correct, we have the tattoos of myself, Ienaga,

Toshizo Hijikata,

as well as the copies of Shiraishi's and Henmi's drawn out on oil paper.

Plus…

the one that Ogata stole

from the yakuza man hiding out with the Hidoro family.

That brings the count to six total.

I wonder if Shiraishi was able to obtain the tattoo of that middle-aged man

who was headed to Hidaka.

[Ushiyama] He has Immortal Sugimoto.

I have no doubt they'll get it.

Um…

do we know how many tattoos there are in total?

[Hijikata] There are 24 of them.

[ethereal music playing]

[Ogata] You're gathering freaks, old men, and thugs

in the hopes of recreating the Republic of Ezo?

What about… continuing to fight against the government?

Noppera-Bo is…

Ainu, is that right?

Lieutenant Tsurumi was an intelligence officer.

He has a firm grasp of information.

Apparently, the belongings of the seven Ainu people

killed by Noppera-Bo all had something in common.

When these things were examined,

they found on each of them a new set of scratches.

During Ainu funerals, scratches are etched on the burial goods

to demonstrate their use in this life is done.

So that they can be used in the afterlife.

[scoffs softly] If you ask me, I'd say dismembering the corpses,

then taking the time to ritualistically scratch everyone's belongings,

shows his repentance.

[music intensifies]

[Ogata] The seven men who were killed were leaders of their villages.

They planned to use the gold to buy weapons

to fight against the ethnic Japanese.

Noppera-Bo claims he wanted to help the Ainu claim independence of Hokkaido.

So what happened at that meeting?

Why did he kill them?

I would guess Noppera-Bo is from far-east Russia.

He looks Ainu but is a partisan.

[music becomes apprehensive]

[Ushiyama] What does that mean?

[Hijikata] Partisans are militias.

Carrying out military acts during civil wars and revolutions.

In the far east of Russia,

there's a large number of guerrilla squads made up of ethnic minorities

from around the Amur River.

But Russia is not…

a monolith.

Russia is divided into the Tsarist Russians,

the Leninists, the Jewish Communist Party,

and the partisans.

A group of ethnic minorities living in the Far East.

These three factions

are fighting for dominance.

Killing each other as we speak.

[music intensifies]

[Ogata] So, you're saying,

Noppera-Bo's unsuccessful attempt to take all of the Ainu gold

and use it as a way of winning independence

in this civil war in Russia,

is what started this mess?

[Ushiyama] What about his allies?

He has friends outside the prison.

Are all these men also…

[music fades out]

Yes, there's a good chance

that they're partisans disguised as Ainu.

This one was given to me by a renowned hunter.

Now I give it to you.

It's not tit-for-tat or anything, but…

I would love to understand why

you would peel off his skin just for a tattoo.

You don't wanna know.

It's dangerous to get involved with the tattoos.

I wanna show you something.

[Sugimoto] A book? What's special about that?

Supposedly, a man in Yubari made this book.

It passed from person to person before I got it.

The guy who stole it said that

he had stumbled upon this strange tattooed skin while in the house.

It wasn't anything like a normal yakuza tattoo.

Ew! Oh my God, is that…

[rock music playing]

[Kiroranke] It's human skin!

Yubari, huh?

[music intensifies]

[narrator] Yubari.

In the 21st year of the Meiji Era,

a large vein of coal was discovered.

Until then, the area had been an unexplored forest.

Soon, a city sprouted up.

And by the late Meiji period, the population grew to over 20,000.

[music fades out]

Sergeant Tsukishima, don't take your eyes off that grave.

It's a fresh one from yesterday's mining accident.

Yes, sir.

[Tsurumi] It seems a grave robber has been frequenting this place.

The fresh graves have been found emptied of their bodies.

What are you doing, Nikaido?

Yohei's right ear is very similar to your own ear, First Lieutenant.

Lieutenant Tsurumi, would you give me your left ear?

I feel bad that he's only got one.

All right, all right, then. My ear's yours when I die.

[Nikaido gasps shakily]

[tense music fading in]

Do you mean it? Do you really mean it?

[twig cracks]

[music becomes chaotic]

I want him alive.

[music fades out]

EPISODE 6: AN EXEMPLARY ARTISAN

EDOGAI TAXIDERMY WORKSHOP

[woman] Oh. Someone's at the door.

I can get it. Don't get up.

Who would be calling this early?

[suspenseful music playing]

Hello. Can I help you, sir?

Good morning to you, my friend.

I wanted to come by because I heard you deal in taxidermy.

Are you Yasaku Edogai?

Yes, that would be me.

Uh… you're welcome to come in.

Well,

your workmanship is wonderful.

It seems the rumors were right.

There's even a polar bear.

[sighs] I could only import the skin, so I made the core to go inside of it.

Not to be rude but is there a demand for taxidermy in Yubari?

Enough to stay in business?

No, the majority of the orders are from overseas.

Rich foreigners look for animals you can only find in Japan.

I'm originally from Nara, actually.

But the temperature and humidity aren't conducive to my work.

I decided to move here to Hokkaido, where it's cool and dry.

It's been perfect for taxidermy.

Did you move here alone?

No, my mother came.

I must say, you are an exemplary artisan.

Such dedication to your work.

[sighs happily] Goodness, thank you so--

[music stops]

Edogai, I came all the way here to give you back the glove that you dropped.

Uh… what are you talking about?

[tense music playing]

[woman] What was that? Did you hear something?

[man] Something strange is going on.

Maybe we should go take a look.

[woman] Don't be so dramatic.

Everything's fine.

Right, Yasaku?

Everything's fine! I just tripped, that's all.

[nervously] I've never seen a glove like that.

Sorry, it's not mine.

You thought you got away from us last night.

Truth is, we let you go

so that we could follow you here.

[breathes shakily]

Edogai.

I wonder if that guy has the tattoo.

[Tsukishima] A tattooed coal miner who died in an accident

was buried in that graveyard.

Maeyama and I dug up that grave, but it was empty.

That means

the corpse with the cipher tattoo

was taken by the grave robber in that house.

[Tsurumi] Cave-ins, explosions, and accidents

are always a possibility in coal mines.

No one seems to miss the miners, who die so frequently…

So Yubari is the best place to easily access human corpses.

[Edogai] I don't know what you're talking about at all.

You… need to leave now.

Night after night you go through the great effort of digging up the corpses.

Peeling off their skin.

All to make items such as this glove right here.

[music intensifies]

It's wonderful!

[music fades out]

I've come to ask if you'll create one for me.

What?

But I thought you came here to stop me.

Oh no. It's not my job to catch grave robbers.

Yeah. Sorry, I freaked out.

You know, that glove isn't really made with human skin.

It's actually made with pig skin.

Pig skin is almost identical to human skin.

Pig?

I know it's in bad taste.

I thought it would be funny to make it as a joke.

That's why I was in the graveyard.

I was disposing of the animal bones and organs.

I was afraid you found out and that you were here to turn me in.

Why doesn't he just kill him and search the house?

If he wanted him dead,

he would've shot him when he opened the door.

Tsurumi clearly has another idea in mind.

Wait a second…

-Where did Nikaido go? -[grunts]

I'm only here because I like this glove so much.

I was hoping you would make me one.

It's elegant and very soft to the touch.

Each stitch perfectly placed and refined.

There's never been such a wonderful or well-designed leather glove.

If you like it, consider it a gift from me to you.

The match is here somewhere. Let me find it.

[suspenseful music playing]

[woman] It's been a long time since you've sounded so happy.

He might be the first one who's ever truly understood my work.

He appreciates it.

Hello, everyone.

[somber tone plays]

[chaotic music fading in]

Did you make these out of pig skin as well, Edogai?

[frantic string music playing]

[man 1] He's seen us. You have to kill 'im.

[man 2] Kill him. Kill him.

[man 3] Peel off his skin, stuff him, and let him join us.

[woman] Don't trust him, Yasaku!

This is a bad, bad man.

Mother, he's the only one who…

You know that you're the only one who can hear your mother's voice.

[Mother] Kill him.

I raised you to trust no one but me.

This man has seen us. You can't let him live!

This is exactly how you've taken everything else away from me!

Father was the only one on my side, and you killed him!

Edogai, it's not healthy to live your life only talking to stuffed humans.

[Mother] Don't listen to this burnt-eyed freak!

Your father was a bad man. All men are bad!

I'm the only person who has ever truly loved you.

Stop! Please, stop! Leave me alone!

[Tsurumi] Edogai!

Edogai, look!

-[voice echoes] -[music fades out]

[gasps]

[spiritual music fading in]

Only I can see your genius.

This is human skin, isn't it?

What do you think?

I peeled it off of a corpse myself to make it.

You made it yourself?! So cool!

You look amazing in it!

I know.

[Mother] Don't let him trick you into loving him!

Just be quiet for once in your life!

-Why don't we talk inside? -[sighs softly]

[subdued piano music playing]

[music stops]

It looks like the fleshing was a bit lax during the tanning process.

"Fleshing"?

The process of scraping the meat and fat so nothing remains on the skin.

If done incorrectly, it shortens the life of the skin.

Mmm.

Also, in the summer, there's a chance that the skin could start to rot.

Oh!

Your skin seems a bit irritated.

You didn't use alum as a tanning agent, did you?

Mm.

Alum tanning is an easy tanning method often used by hunters.

But it's not suitable if you have sensitive skin.

I would recommend using tannin if you're tanning skin.

Tannin comes from the fruit and leaves of the kibushi plant.

It's all-natural, so it shouldn't irritate your skin even if you're sensitive.

You'll note a stiff feeling at first,

but it will soften and fit your body with continual use.

You just have to be careful when it gets wet.

Discoloration will occur when it's exposed to various elements.

Edogai, do you have any other works?

I'd very much like to see them.

[music fades out]

[Tsurumi] Don't be shy!

Edogai! Come on!

[whimsical music playing]

What do you think, Mr. Tsurumi?

I've never seen anything like it, Edogai.

Let's see how it moves.

[music becomes upbeat pop]

[Tsurumi] Fantastic!

Don't be shy! Give us a spin!

Nice!

Look at that tail. It's so cute!

[comical squeaking]

Good, work it!

Your tail's wagging!

[comical squeaking]

[music continues in distance]

[Tsukishima] Oh.

[new pop track playing]

[Tsurumi] Marvelous!

Oooh!

Ooh!

Splendid!

You're on the cutting edge of the times, Edogai!

[gasps softly]

I wanna show you all my work!

Mmm!

[Edogai] This is so fun!

What the hell am I looking at?

[Nikaido] Hmm… not quite right.

The lieutenant's ear is the right one.

-[comical twang] -Oh!

Uh! I dropped Yohei's ear.

[energetic percussion music playing]

[music intensifies]

Damn it.

What the…

[Mother] Nooooo!

[Nikaido] Ah, ah… [gasps softly]

[music stops]

No fear. I got it. Huh!

What are you doing to my mother?!

-[Nikaido] Hello. -Mr. Tsurumi?

[Nikaido] Yes.

Helloo!

[apprehensive piano music playing]

Here now, hold it tight.

[Edogai breathing shakily]

You are a terrible son.

How dare you point a gun at me!

Go ahead. Shoot your mother.

Don't do it!

[Tsurumi] It's time to leave the nest.

Everything is her fault.

Your mother's the reason you feel this way. Right?

You cannot do this!

You make the call.

You're the only one who can decide.

[music intensifies]

[music fades out]

[Edogai breathing shakily]

She finally stopped talking. [sniffs]

Thank you so much.

[poignant piano music playing]

You did it.

All on your own.

Let's dance.

You should wear something special.

[somber tone plays]

[music continues]

[Tsurumi] When I found the glove you dropped…

I knew at once…

that only this genius artisan could help me reach my goal.

[Edogai] What could I possibly do to help a man like you?

[Tsurumi] Do you see the tattoos on the skin you and I are wearing?

They are ciphers.

[music fades out]

You will make fake human skin engraved with markings just like these.

Fake human skin?

[tango music playing]

[Tsurumi] We will make a few exquisite fakes that only we can identify.

This is a job that only you can do.

With your excellent counterfeits,

we will plant seeds of chaos

in the hunt for the tattooed skins.

[music ends]

[man] What?

Hidaka brown bear gallbladder, huh?

Hmm.

[sighs] 3.75 grams, so that's…

This much, okay?

Come on, young lady.

Normally, we only buy from hunters that we know.

Be grateful I'm willing to buy it at all.

Get it? Huh?

Oh!

You aren't trying to… take advantage of her, are you?

[man] Huh?

[tense percussion music plays]

Are you messing with us?

No. I would never.

[quirky percussive music playing]

[giggling]

[maniacally] Sorry for these guys.

They're just a couple of war veterans.

They don't remember how to treat civilians.

They're… [deep voice] stone-cold killers.

-[Sugimoto] Shut up! Stay outta this! -[Shiraishi shrieks]

-Hey! Get outta the way! -[bell tings]

I believe you were recalculating.

Yeah.

Okay.

H-- how's this, young lady?

[music fades out]

[man sighs nervously]

[Sugimoto] Glad we were able to get such a good deal for that gallbladder.

[all laugh]

Thanks to you three, we can eat white rice today.

We're ready to eat!

Glaze-grilled arctic lamprey.

[Kiroranke] Who knew ukuripe can be eaten like that?

[Sugimoto] Ukuripe?

[Asirpa] That's what the Ainu call those arctic lampreys.

[Shiraishi] An Ainu and Japanese fusion meal.

Ukuripe… rice bowl!

[quirky percussion music playing]

-[Sugimoto] Thanks for the meal. -[Shiraishi chuckles]

[all] Mmm!

[Sugimoto] How did you get the gristle so crunchy?

-[Kiroranke] Mmm. -[Sugimoto] This is hinna!

[Shiraishi] They look like eels, but lampreys' bones are all gristle.

It cooks up real nice!

[all] Mmm!

[Kiroranke] There's an Ainu legend about that. It goes…

A god caught a brown bear and dismantled it.

He carried it on a boat up the Ishikari River.

The boat capsized.

The bear's intestines were swept away and became ukuripe.

And that's why arctic lampreys have no bones.

[Shiraishi] Hmm.

Shiraishi's joints and bones are all soft and doughy

because he's made of the bear's useless penis.

Yuck! That's so gross, Asirpa.

[Asirpa and Sugimoto chuckle]

[music stops]

I guess we'll start looking for the tattoo tomorrow.

Only thing is,

how do we even start the search for the one who created the book?

[Sugimoto] Hunting down a weirdo who creates things from human skin?

All we have to do is follow the rumors.

[Edogai] Is that you, Mr. Maeyama?

Don't touch things without permission!

I'm going for a bath. You're in charge.

Yes, sir.

[children] ♪ Yubari, Yubari Town full of slopes ♪

♪ Death comes for us When the mine explodes ♪

♪ Yubari, Yubari, town full of slopes ♪

The chimney smoke is split in two.

-Someone's gonna die in the coal mine. -Hey, stop! Don't say that!

Damn it. Forgot my wallet.

[Sugimoto] That soldier, he's with the Seventh Division.

Guess we're not the only one's who heard the rumors.

We should follow him.

Should I go get Kiroranke and Asirpa? They're asking around over there.

No time for that. Let's go.

-[dark rock music playing] -[children singing]

Oh. That's Tsukishima's.

What do I do?

[music fades out]

Finished!

The perfect fake tattooed skins. [sighs]

There are only six right now.

He's going to be so happy when he sees these.

[sighs] He's going to say how good I am!

[glass splinters, dull thud]

[tuts, sighs]

Tsukishima, is that you?

[tuts] Please contact First Lieutenant Tsurumi in Otaru.

His order is ready for him to…

[hard rock music playing]

[gasps] Mr. Maeyama?!

[music intensifies]

That guy is coming this way.

I think he must be coming to steal the skins.

Mr. Tsurumi… [gasps]

I have to escape!

There's only one way out of here.

Oh no.

[gasps]

[gasps]

[music stops]

Time to find out what this taxidermist is doing.

Better make it quick before Tsukishima returns from his bath.

That's quite the hobby you have.

[unsettling music playing]

So that's what he's doing.

They're making fake tattooed skins.

[sighing] That's annoying.

Definitely gives Tsurumi an advantage.

[loud clatter]

[heavy footsteps receding]

[tuts] He's on the run.

[dramatic music playing]

[people gasping]

[man] Have you seen this?

There are six fake tattoos and two real ones.

I can't let 'im steal them!

I must get these to Tsurumi!

Mr. Tsurumi!

[music stops]

[music reprises]

You killed Maeyama.

How dare you kill one of your comrades.

Ogata!

He's not my comrade.

You're both rebels.

You government lapdog.

I know what you've been up to.

You're willing to hand over the rebels to your master.

All so that you can get your promotion.

You're planning to sell out your comrades to surpass your father,

the commander of the Seventh Division.

Edogai, are you here?

[footsteps retreating]

I have to make sure that I catch the taxidermist before Tsukishima does.

[music fades out]

[Shiraishi] Hey. What about the guy who just left?

[Sugimoto] I'm more curious about this house.

More uninvited guests to deal with.

[Sugimoto sighs] The Seventh Division.

-He worked for the first lieutenant. -What the hell happened?

They get in a fight?

[sighs] Something's fishy.

[tuts]

I bet that book came from here.

Huh?!

What the hell?!

Shhh.

[somber tone plays]

Yoshitake Shiraishi?

Hijikata told me about you.

[Shiraishi sighs shakily]

[tense music fades in]

Take Sugimoto and go after the guy who just left.

[Sugimoto] Shiraishi, be careful.

There might still be someone in the house.

Sugimoto!

Take a look at this! [chuckles]

Look.

Tsurumi was probably making fake tattooed skins here.

The guy who just left must have stolen them.

We should go after him!

Come on!

[footsteps retreating]

[dramatic music playing]

Mr. Tsurumi.

[man] Ready, go. Run!

Mr. Tsurumi. Mr. Tsurumi. Mr. Tsurumi.

Mr. Tsurumi. Mr. Tsurumi.

Mr. Tsurumi.

Mr. Tsurumi. Mr. Tsurumi!

Mr. Tsurumi!

Did you see a white bear?

Oh!

Hey… hey there, little lady. Did a soldier run by here?

That way.

Ah, thank you.

Mr. Tsurumi. Mr. Tsurumi, Mr. Tsurum--

[music fades out]

You signed your fate when you got involved with a grim reaper like that guy.

Get in, Edogai!

[dramatic music playing]

-[man] Trolley thieves! -[Shiraishi] There he is!

[Sugimoto] Hey, hey, hey! Grab a trolley, we'll follow them!

[music intensifies]

Mr. Tsukishima, we can use the tunnels to escape.

The routes are intricate, and there are several ways out.

Listen, the top two are real,

and the ones on the bottom are the fakes that I made.

I have to get these to Mr. Tsurumi!

So he'll stroke my hair and call me a good boy.

Mr. Tsurumi!

Immortal Sugimoto?

He must have heard one of the tattoos was here and came looking for it.

[Shiraishi] We can't let them escape.

If those fake tattoos make it out, things'll go from bad to worse.

[Ogata] Do your best to catch them now.

We're all in trouble if they get out.

[man shouting] Hey, gas! There's a gas leak! Get out!

[man 1] Another explosion?

-[man 2] Man, that was huge! -It's a big one this time, huh?

That made the whole mountain shake.

-[man 3] Another big accident. -[man 4] Everybody, outta the way!

Hurry up!

[rubble cascading]

Shiraishi, wake up.

Wake up!

Good for nothing…

[rubble falling]

[coughing]

[rubble falling loudly]

I'm…

[groaning] Immortal… Sugimoto!

[debris falling]

[groaning]

[coughs]

[Tsukishima] Edogai.

Where are you? Say something!

[softly] Mr. Tsukishima, I'm over here.

[Tsukishima groaning]

I'll get you out.

Mr. Tsukishima, please save yourself.

My feet are stuck under all of the rocks.

Give this to Mr. Tsurumi.

Tell him he was the first person who ever appreciated me.

I need you… to tell him something important for me.

[debris crumbling]

[tense music fades in]

[narrator] The best way to extinguish a coal mine fire

is to seal the tunnel.

Whether or not there are still miners left alive,

the tunnel exits must be sealed to cut off the flow of oxygen.

[saw rasping]

[man] Some of them are still alive in there!

It's the only way to stop the fire!

-[tools banging] -[coughing]

[music becomes poignant]

[rubble cascading]

[man] Hey, there's a vent over here!

This way!

[Sugimoto groaning]

Shiraishi.

Shiraishi!

Breathe it in.

I'm not going to let you die here.

[Shiraishi coughing]

[gasps, coughing]

[music becomes apprehensive]

[gun cocks]

[growls softly]

[inhales]

Hmm?

[Sugimoto breathing weakly]

It's you.

[Ushiyama] Mmm.

You're not dying, are you, Immortal Sugimoto?

You survived… the explosion that…

-[man 1] Here, lay him down. Quickly. -[man 2] Gimme a hand!

-[man 1] Are you okay? -Hey, someone's coming out.

[dramatic music playing]

[man 1] Look! That guy helped two of them escape!

[music intensifies]

-Hey, little lady. We meet again. -[Kiroranke] Hey, are you okay?

It's you, Professor Penis!

[music stops]

[Sugimoto] You kept that fishcake?

[man] We need more bandages over here!

What are you doing here anyway?

I came to Yubari with my friend, but he wandered off.

While I was looking,

I saw the two of you getting in that trolley.

[Sugimoto] "Friend"?

[Ogata] We have no choice.

Let's take them with us.

[Sugimoto] Aren't you the guy

from the Seventh Division?

Why are you with Ushiyama?

[Ogata] There are six corpses here.

The counterfeits were probably made using these six bodies.

[Ushiyama] Seriously?!

Disgusting!

[Ogata] I confirmed the boy who made them is dead.

But… Sergeant Tsukishima, who was with him, is a tough soldier.

If they don't find his body in the tunnel,

it's safe to assume that he made it out alive

with the counterfeit skins.

[footsteps approaching]

Do you think it's real or fake?

They left one behind. Here, take a look.

We have to find a way to tell them apart.

[spiritual music playing]

[Tsukishima] The five closest to you are the fake ones.

The top two are the real ones we lent to Edogai.

[Tsurumi] The true intention of artists

is to leave their work behind for the world.

All you can hope for is that your work makes an impact on everyone.

Magnificent, Edogai.

[music becomes tense]

At the very end, Edogai said there was something he had to tell you.

What's that?

[music intensifies]

[Edogai breathing fitfully]

[Edogai weakly] Promise me you'll give him this message.

It's "iron."

Tell him, "iron."

He'll know what I'm talking about.

"Iron"?

I know… he'll understand what I've said.

Iron?

Edogai took a lot of pride in his tanning methods.

He told only me about it

the first day that we met.

[Edogai] You just have to be careful when it gets wet.

Discoloration will occur when it's exposed to various elements.

[music intensifies]

[thunder rumbles]

Tannin is released when the glove is wet and reacts with the iron.

Edogai used his last breath to tell me

how to distinguish the real from the counterfeits.

[music becomes dramatic]

The five fake tattooed skins that we obtained in exchange for his life,

will not be used in vain.

[glove squeaks]

Good job, soldier.

Take a rest, Tsukishima.

Yes, sir.

[music abates]

[ghostly exhale]

[door opens]

-[door shuts] -[music stops]

[Hijikata] Did they come to erase the evidence of creating the fakes?

[Nikaido] Saichi Sugimoto!

[Sugimoto] Someone who betrays once will do it again.

At this rate, something life-threatening is bound to happen.

[Ienaga] I may have someone in mind.

I need you to help me.

This is the mission I've been looking for. It's time to give back.

I wanna make sure she finds the truth that she's looking for.

[pop-rock music playing]

[music stops]

THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION