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[October 5th, 9:45 PM]

Excuse me.

Come on, drop the act.

What act?

We'll find out as soon as we look into it.

We won't get mad even if you lie,

and it won't make things worse for you.

Well, it won't make things better either.

Oh, um... N-No... Detective, you've got it wrong. Um...

People doubt me a lot, but my name really is Suzuki.

Certified genuine, Suzuki Tagosaku.

(Suzuki Tagosaku)

Well, whatever.

So, Suzuki-san, why were you drunk today?

Um, I drank three canned chu-hais at home.

I'm a massive Dragons fan, you see.

It was a crucial game at the Dome.

But they lost big time, 5 to 1.

I mean, even if losing was inevitable,

getting 6 hits and only scoring 1 run...

Suzuki-san.

Oh, sorry... I'm sorry. Sorry, right.

So, because of that, I was so frustrated.

I felt like convenience store chu-hais just weren't going to cut it anymore.

Um... I was so mad, I thought I'd buy some fine liquor.

So, um... I went to the liquor store.

And that's when I realized I didn't have any money on me.

I had no money in my wallet.

Not a single 1,000-yen bill, not even a 100-yen coin.

And then, I just couldn't take it anymore, so I accidentally...

What are you doing?!

What the hell are you doing?!

Oh, Officer.

You accidentally kicked the vending machine,

and punched the owner who came to stop you.

Is that correct?

I do feel bad about it.

But come on, everyone loses it sometimes, don't they?

Maybe so, but most people don't actually go and punch someone.

R-R-R-Right...

I see. You're absolutely right.

The store owner said if you just pay for the repairs

and his medical bills, he won't make a fuss about it.

Um, about how much do you think it would cost?

Who knows.

Well, if you hand over 100,000 yen, it should cover it.

100,000, huh...

100,000 yen is flat-out impossible.

How much can you manage?

Hmm, how much indeed...

Um... Detective, could you lend it to me?

Don't ask so casually. I'm on a measly salary myself.

I haven't had a paycheck in years.

Might as well be dead.

Then, how about this?

I'll be of use to you, Detective.

In exchange, could you somehow, um... persuade the victim for me?

You'll be of use?

What, are you going to direct traffic for me?

Um, since a long time ago...

I've always been a bit confident in my sixth sense.

Your sixth sense?

So, like...

I might be able to predict an incident before it happens,

and then, um, tell you about it.

Do you have a lead on something?

Did you hear about a theft plan somewhere,

or a drug deal?

Oh no, no, no.

I couldn't possibly get mixed up in something that frightening.

But, like... By the way, what time is it now?

It's 9:55.

I see.

Hmm. I feel like, um...

an inspiration is about to hit me.

What could it be?

I sense an incident about to happen.

I wonder where this is...

Maybe somewhere around Akihabara.

I don't think it'll be anything too horrific though...

Hey. What are you talking about?

At exactly 10:00, over in Akihabara.

I'm sure something will happen.

Give me a break. That's not even worth calling a joke.

Scary, scary.

What's your real name?

I've been telling you, it's Tagosaku.

Tagosaku the Completely Useless.

What are you

trying to pull here?

Detective.

I've taken a liking to you.

I don't want to talk to anyone but you.

Hmm. According to my sixth sense,

there will be three more.

The next one will explode in one hour.

Subtitles: HPriest

No fatalities reported so far,

but we're still assessing the damage.

Based on the situation, the possibility of an accident is low.

From the items left behind, we believe it was a time bomb.

Our only lead is the guy who predicted the explosion...

That drunkard named Suzuki?

Todoroki, what about his belongings?

Just an empty wallet.

He doesn't have a cell phone either.

You can't even get his address out of him?

He keeps insisting he "forgot."

Do you think pathetic excuses like that will fly?

Whether they fly or not,

he won't crack, so there's nothing I can do.

Making them crack is a detective's job!

Chief.

The investigators from Manseibashi Station are heading this way.

Not just Mansei, Headquarters too, right?

So, we're absolutely clueless.

Are you telling me to bow my head and say that to the guys from Mansei and HQ?

I'll do my best not to embarrass you, Chief.

Suzuki-san.

It happened. The explosion.

Apparently a girl caught in the blast

is not going to make it.

Oh, that's terrible for her.

I definitely can't lend you 100,000 yen.

Huh? Why not?

Because monsters don't pay back their debts.

Monsters?

Sure, I'm a bit of a tub, but I'm still a human being.

I don't call someone a human being if they can hurt others and act like nothing happened.

Me?

Come on, stop that.

I'm not the one who caused the explosion.

My sixth sense just went beep-beep-beep and picked it up.

For now...

just tell me where the next explosion will be.

Hmm. But who cares if it explodes?

What did you say?

Someone will die, and someone will be sad about it, sure.

But it's not like that person is going to lend me 100,000 yen.

And if I died, they wouldn't be sad either.

Actually I lied.

About the girl dying, I mean.

All the victims only sustained minor injuries.

Oh, is that so?

You're not a murderer yet.

There's still time to stop this.

You don't know the next location?

Well, it is a sixth sense, after all.

Um, but, maybe, um...

If I got various kinds of stimuli,

inspiration might strike me again.

Like watching TV.

Where's your own smartphone?

It seems I lost it somewhere.

Because I was drunk.

Is the TV a no-go?

Pro baseball news. That's my only joy in life.

No.

Hmm. I really think having some stimulation would be better, though.

It's past 11:00.

Looks like your prediction was off.

(Breaking News)

Todoroki-san!

(Explosion near Tokyo Dome)

This is Rescue 06. Confirming two injured.

See, I told you.

Three, two...

I'm here in front of the MPD.

Regarding the explosions

that occurred in succession at two locations in Tokyo,

Akihabara and near Tokyo Dome City,

the police have established a task force inside the...

The victims are a married couple who were jogging.

The wife took the brunt of the blast and is unconscious in critical condition.

Any progress on Akihabara?

Also, what about Suzuki's route leading up to the liquor store?

You're awfully eager.

Now that there's a serious injury, you're fired up?

Wagatsuma.

Yes?

Where's the written report?

Hello, sir.

Hello, sir.

Are you Chief Tsuruku?

I'm Kiyomiya, First Investigation Division, Violent Crimes Unit.

I'm Ruike.

How is the suspect's interrogation going?

He's handling it.

Are you Todoroki-kun?

Yes.

I'll ask you straight: Is Suzuki guilty?

It's impossible for him to be unrelated to the bombs.

Based on what?

Both times, right before the explosion occurred,

he hinted at the location.

The first time, he clearly said "Akihabara,"

and for Tokyo Dome City,

he brought up baseball right beforehand.

Is he acting alone?

Probably.

I just can't picture him consulting with someone else

to formulate a plan.

His motive?

Thanks for your hard work.

Leave the rest to us, and focus on the surrounding area investigation.

Suzuki says he won't talk to anyone but me, though.

Yeah. Good work.

Todoroki. You're on security camera duty.

Hey, Todoroki-san.

Does that mean you could picture Suzuki planning this

and building the bombs all alone?

No, that's not it either.

What do you mean?

It's easy to slot him into a familiar story.

A broke, dissolute middle-aged man with a dead conscience.

But I feel like there's more to it than that.

I can't quite put it into words, but...

Innocence?

No, it's just a thought.

Please confirm it for yourselves.

You must be pretty annoyed.

It's not that we want to disregard you either.

We're simply following the roles the organization has assigned us.

Our Kiyomiya is quite particular about those kinds of formalities.

I don't mind. Excuse me.

Todoroki-san.

Make sure you stay reachable until this case is settled.

We don't know when Suzuki might demand your presence again.

Give this number one ring.

Contact me if anything happens.

Since it's an emergency, we've gotten permission to bring our phones in.

I can take that as an order, right?

Todoroki-san, this is a promise between men.

I'm counting on you.

Hey, Detective.

What?

Did you go to college, Detective?

Yeah.

Liberal arts, maybe?

Something like that.

Hmm, you know, about entrance exams...

Why do they always schedule them in winter?

Doing it during a season when there might be heavy snow.

If you try to go by car, getting stuck in traffic is completely normal.

Were you born in Tohoku?

What makes you say that?

Because snow brings up bad memories for you, doesn't it?

You can at least tell me that much.

In that case, please tell me your name first, Detective.

Why?

Because I'm going to tell you a private story now.

You have to become a private acquaintance of mine.

It's Ise.

I'm Suzuki Tagosaku.

Um, please be friendly with me.

So, about my troubles with the snow...

There was a girl I liked. A classmate in middle school.

Of course, someone like me didn't stand a chance.

But dreaming is free, isn't it?

I'd follow her home

and just watch her walk ahead of me.

You're a full-blown stalker.

I'm ashamed to admit it.

Her name was Minori-chan.

She was murdered, though.

Huh?

She was murdered.

On a day with heavy snow.

The culprit was a teacher at our school.

He kidnapped Minori-chan on her way home...

violated her as much as he wanted...

and pushed her face into the snow

to suffocate her.

I was suspected.

Apparently, a lot of people had seen me

following Minori-chan every single day.

You reap what you sow.

I can't argue with that.

But false accusations are tough.

Being blamed for something you have no memory of doing...

I thought,

"I should have just done it myself."

What was that?

I should have just done it myself.

You've had those thoughts too, haven't you, Ise-san?

Huh?

Are you going to tell the other detectives about Minori-chan?

Even though

I only told you, Ise-san.

I'm Kiyomiya from the First Investigation Division.

I'm terribly sorry to bother you when you're tired,

but given the situation,

please allow me to continue the interrogation like this.

What happened to the detective from earlier?

Todoroki-kun has returned to his own duties.

Oh, yes, yes. It was Todoroki-san.

Listening to people is my specialty,

and I've been given the authority to accommodate your requests.

We will be recording from here on.

Hmm, but, I really took a liking to him.

Could you please bring him back? Todoroki-san, I mean.

I'm sorry, but please give up on that.

Please understand that we consider you an incredibly important informant.

The first explosion was at 10:00.

The next at 11:00.

If the next one is at midnight, we're running out of time.

Suzuki-san, I believe you are the only one who can do this.

The only one who can stop these atrocious crimes.

Only me?

Finding a bomb somewhere in this city

without anything to go on is impossible.

I'm terribly sorry,

but my sixth sense just hasn't been cooperating at all.

If your sixth sense is off,

maybe we can do something to get it going again.

How about we change locations?

Oh, that's no good.

Here is good. It has to be here.

I just have a feeling about it.

You replaced Todoroki-san, and I'm still cooperating, right?

I think a little selfishness should be allowed.

That's certainly true.

Hey, Detective.

What shape do you think a human's heart is?

Who knows, I haven't the slightest idea.

Well, do you know the game "Nine Tails"?

No, never heard of it.

I'm going to ask you nine questions now.

You just have to answer them for me.

And then, at the end,

I'll guess the shape of your heart, Detective.

My heart?

That's right. The shape of your heart.

Sounds interesting.

Really?

This game might be just the thing to get your sixth sense going.

Exactly. That's exactly right!

Let's begin.

Alright, the first question.

You're in elementary school, Detective.

And you're walking up a bright, gently sloping road.

Oh, by the way, Detective,

were you ever bitten by a dog as a child?

Is that the first question?

Huh?

Yes, that'll do.

In that case, yes.

It was a stray dog living in a nearby empty lot.

Oh, me too.

When I was a kid, stray dogs were...

What's the second question?

Oh... sorry. I got sidetracked.

Here is the second question.

Before you know it, you're about middle school age.

And... right in front of you,

there's a large, beautiful, magnificent building.

Now, what do you do in there, Detective?

Target practice.

I'm aiming at a large prey with a hunting rifle

loaded with live ammo.

Like a bear, for instance.

You mean there's a forest inside the building?

Interesting...

Well then, may I proceed to the third question?

Of course.

Though I'd appreciate it if you kept it a little shorter.

Yes. The third question.

You're a college student attending a prestigious university.

Then, a smiling woman walks towards you.

Who is she?

My mother.

That's my answer.

If you want to know why, save it for question four.

Well then, the fourth question.

You're a full-grown adult now, and a police officer.

But the gentle slope keeps going.

And there...

you're holding someone's hand as you walk.

Who is that person...?

Is that person Hasebe Yukou-san?

Man.

Running into a suspect in a case this big. That almost never happens.

And they just processed it like a routine call.

Plus, what was with that report earlier?

"Flat, stubbly hair, kind of pudgy, and kept going 'heh heh heh'."

Is your vocabulary level that of a grade schooler?

There has to be a better way.

What about you, Yabuki-kun? You were there with me.

Oh, there it is.

- Oh, Officer. - Are you alright?

It's this guy.

Ah, thank you.

"I'll handle interrogating the suspect, you take care of the victim."

You're the one who took charge, Salad.

Well, he was a drunk, so I was ready for a fight,

but he was surprisingly meek, so I just rolled with it.

What do you mean "rolled with it," you idiot.

Your preaching tone has been super annoying for a while now.

Deal with it.

It's better than being looked down on by the HQ guys.

True.

They completely gave off an "Oh, just local cops" vibe.

Well, with your poorly phrased report, I don't blame them.

Drop it already.

Those guys were totally looking down on you, weren't they?

Like those guys patting my shoulders in that weird, condescending way.

Seriously, I wished they'd drop dead.

Then you should've just given them a look that said "drop dead."

Wait a minute...

Don't tell me...

What?

Are you jealous, Yabuki-kun?

Wanna pat? Want to try patting these delicate shoulders?

Are you stupid?

And will you quit calling your superior "kun"?

And you should stop calling your junior by a nickname.

It's not like we're in an old detective drama.

I'm not a detective yet.

Ise-san was there earlier, right?

Hey, Salad.

I'm going all out tonight.

It might sound inappropriate, but I'm not letting this chance slip.

I won't steal your credit.

If anything, I'll even give you my credit. As your excellent little sister figure.

I don't need it. It's probably just a false lead anyway.

I, Officer Koda Sara,

am prepared to lay down my life in service to Senior Officer Yabuki!

Your devotion is noted, idiot. Just start the car already.

Uh, Team 2,

gather witness info around Akihabara to see if anyone saw Suzuki.

Team 3 will handle the Tokyo Dome...

An incident this big is a first for Nogata Station.

Except for that one scandal, of course.

Oh, the "embarrassing scandal."

Yeah.

I'm going to expose Suzuki's true identity no matter what.

I'm not letting Ise walk away with all the credit.

Are you listening?

When you think about it,

I'm basically the one who made him a detective.

I mean, the intel I got...

You're so whiny and annoying.

Just don't get too fired up and cause trouble for us.

Who's causing trouble for who?

If Suzuki's home is near that liquor store,

there's a high chance a bomb could be planted there, too.

Chief, shouldn't we evacuate the nearby residents first?

I agree.

And what if you're completely off the mark?

What if we evacuate them unnecessarily and cause a panic?

Worse yet, what if an explosion happens

at the evacuation site?

Who's going to take responsibility?!

You are!

Leave the thinking to us.

You guys just keep your mouths shut and use your legs.

("Is that person Hasebe Yukou-san?")

Is something wrong?

No...

Alright, all teams, move out!

Yes, sir!

No good.

He's captured on the security cameras around the liquor store,

but so far, his movements before that are completely...

He either meticulously avoided them,

or he's incredibly lucky.

We have no choice

but to continue analyzing the cameras in Numabukuro.

Are you telling us to do it without backup?

Well, let's just do as Izutsu says for now.

Though Todoroki-kun might need someone to actually die before he gets motivated...

Stop it.

Don't ever say anything that stupid again.

HQ's SSBC is currently

swamped with analyzing the cameras in Akihabara and at the Dome.

(Ruike: Suzuki just brought up the name Hasebe Yukou)

I apologize for keeping you waiting.

Not at all.

I just need to answer yes or no to the earlier question, right?

That's perfectly fine.

The answer is no.

I see.

Were you acquainted with Hasebe Yukou-san?

I don't know the details myself.

But I have read the article that made him famous.

Do you read those kinds of gossip magazines too, Detective?

Yes, I do.

And that concludes the fifth question.

It seems you've gotten the better of me there.

Suzuki-san.

Would you mind answering our questions as well?

Huh?

It's unfair if I'm the only one answering.

What do you say?

That sounds interesting.

He was someone who'd even been approached about a transfer to HQ.

Despite that, he had no interest in climbing the ranks.

Rather, his purpose in life seemed to be lifting up his juniors.

Excuse me for asking, but you too, Chief Tsuruku?

Yes. Thanks to his support.

(Veteran Detective — Shameful Misconduct)

That's exactly why I felt betrayed. (Veteran Detective — Shameful Misconduct)

I condemned him more than anyone else.

And three months later, he jumped in front of a train at Asagaya Station.

What about Hasebe-san's family?

I heard they divorced.

A wife and two children.

Just in case, please look into them as well.

Ruike-san...

We are short-handed here.

Do you really believe there's a connection to Suzuki there?

As long as the possibility exists, we must follow up on it.

You and Kiyomiya-san have been holed up with Suzuki for almost an hour.

Are you making any headway?

For the time being, we're succeeding in maintaining a quiet night.

I don't know if it's a game or a psychological test,

but how long do you plan to keep playing around?

If you guys can't make him talk,

I can take over for you.

The priority is to ascertain his personal details.

To grasp the full scope of this case, we need to find out who he is.

I wonder about that.

Come to think of it,

Hasebe was also a Dragons fan.

Oh? Was he known for that?

The only ones who knew were me, and probably Todoroki.

Todoroki was Hasebe's partner.

Their families were close.

Todoroki-san was also involved in that scandal?

Chief Tsuruku, please have Todoroki-san stand by.

Todoroki?

Hate to say it,

but as an investigator, he's third-rate.

Ah, yes, that doesn't really matter either way. Just in case.

Then please let me ask you this first.

You bought canned chu-hais,

and you live in a place where you can watch baseball broadcasts.

Where did you get the money?

I don't remember at all.

Just like my address,

I can't remember a single thing.

I see.

Is your home in Numabukuro, then?

Normally, if one goes to a liquor store, they go to one nearby, right?

(Wife of the couple injured in the Tokyo Dome explosion confirmed dead)

Oh, dear...

Could it be...

The victim who got caught in it...

Did they pass away?

Is that your sixth question?

Yes, it is, it is.

Very well.

You are correct.

The wife of the couple caught in the explosion near the Dome...

She just passed away.

I knew it! I thought that might be the case.

Because, Detective, it suddenly got more intense.

What did?

Your hatred towards me.

I can tell, you see.

Ever since I was born, I've lived my life terrified,

always trying to read the expressions of those around me.

So, I can read you like an open book, too, Detective.

My turn, then.

Do you have a family?

I don't have any family.

It's useless to look for them.

Even if you broadcast this stupid face on TV,

I'm sure no one would come forward.

But once you become a topic of conversation,

people will suddenly crawl out of the woodwork

to talk about what kind of child you were,

or what kind of personality you had.

Even though they don't know the real me.

But unlike me, you're so put together, Detective,

I'm sure you've always been popular.

I'm just glossing over my boring insides.

I always wear the same kind of shirts.

I can't calm down unless my tie pin is exactly 15 cm from my collar.

I go to the salon once every two weeks.

It's all just the flip side of an inferiority complex.

Did you just get a haircut?

(He shows no reaction to the question "Did you just get a haircut?")

An obsession with personal grooming (He shows no reaction to the question "Did you just get a haircut?")

often projects onto others.

I have one subordinate.

He's excellent, but he wears inappropriate sneakers to work.

That alone is unforgivable to me.

No matter how many times I tell him,

it's like talking to a brick wall. Kids these days...

Suzuki-san, your hair.

The tips are trimmed perfectly even.

Did you have a professional do it for you?

So what if I did?

Is there something strange about that?

No, not at all.

I just thought that maybe today

was a special day for you, Suzuki-san.

That's all.

Please, the seventh question.

Can I...

go to the bathroom first?

Practically speaking, what is his intention for the next bomb?

Is it possible it goes boom right in the middle of your chat?

Impossible.

His goal isn't the act of destruction itself.

His goal is self-assertion to the world.

A proof of his capabilities.

I see.

Abandoning a fair fight would mean defeat,

that's what he must be thinking.

Just so you know...

No matter how thorough I search,

a game called "Nine Tails" doesn't show up anywhere.

Does he look familiar to you?

Do I get something if he does? A reward or whatever?

Oh, no, I'm terribly sorry. We can't do things like that.

What? Lame.

Excuse me. Could you please stop recording?

I'm pretty sure you're allowed to film police officers while they're working, no?

Hey, buddy. Knock it off.

Is that how you talk to an upstanding citizen?

Uhm, the video you were just recording.

This photo was captured in it, too, right?

That's actually going to be a problem.

We'll have to go through proper formal procedures to have you delete it.

What a drag.

Fine, I deleted it.

So, do you recognize this person?

If I did, I would've said so.

Hurry up and go ask someone else.

I wish the toilet in his room would explode.

Agreed.

Um, we were on the seventh question.

Is the husband of said couple still alive?

For the time being.

Then, if I am found guilty,

that husband will surely want to kill me.

If not, it means he didn't really love his wife.

It doesn't mean that at all.

There's no such absurd logic.

Revenge and love are not equal.

Is that really so? Really? Really? Really?

If the law allowed for revenge,

and your wife, Detective,

was violated and brutally murdered...

You would seek revenge, wouldn't you?

- That's enough. - Oh, no, no.

Please cool down.

If you get all huffy like that, I'll get scared

and my sixth sense will stop working.

What time is it now?

Ah, this isn't the eighth question, though.

It's almost 2:00.

The third quarter of the hour of the ox, as they say.

More accurately, from 2:00 to 2:30 is called that.

Rest assured.

It hasn't happened "yet."

(Twelve Earthly Branches)

(Print)

If you don't have a question for me, Detective, it's finally time for the eighth question.

We're finally entering the final stretch.

Are you ready?

Please listen carefully.

You climb the slope, look down at the town,

and see people watching baseball.

A Tigers game is about to start.

Here we go.

Speaking of pro baseball team names,

don't you think there's a mix of strong and weak creatures?

Dragons sound pretty strong, though.

Suzuki-san.

Well, compared to Swallows or Carp.

But wouldn't imaginary ones be better? Like Phoenix or Pegasus.

Or a Minotaur, wouldn't that be cooler?

Speaking of which, Japan also has

a monster with the body of a cow and the face of a human.

- Suzuki-san! - Kiyomiya-san.

It's said that humans have eaten everything there is to eat,

but I wonder what monsters and yokai taste like.

Which parts do you think are delicious?

Skirt steak is good too, but personally,

I'd love to try the tongue.

At a yakiniku restaurant.

In the town you're looking down upon,

there is a yakiniku restaurant.

Thick smoke is rising from it.

But upon closer look,

that isn't a yakiniku restaurant.

Strange. It should be arriving soon.

Then, inspiration struck you.

Oh, I see. "God's words are only for mother and child?"

So that's why smoke is rising from there.

Now then, where is the smoke rising from?

Wait.

Could you tell me in a bit more detail?

Hmm, sorry, but that would be difficult.

Heaven is always fickle, you see.

He made the hints clear by raising his fingers.

When did he raise the first finger?

When he said "Tigers."

A Tigers game is about to start.

A Tigers game.

Tiger. Tora...

Toranomon?

He said, "A Tigers game is about to start."

The word "start" probably indicates the time of the explosion.

Time? Tiger?

The twelve earthly branches.

You mean like Dog and Monkey?

Yes. The old timekeeping system

that divides 24 hours into 2-hour segments, each named after a zodiac animal.

He rephrased 2:00 AM as the "hour of the ox" earlier. That was likely a hint too.

The third quarter of the hour of the ox, as they say.

The hour of the Tiger.

Yes. The hour of the Tiger is from 3:00 to 5:00 AM.

Its exact midpoint is 4:00 AM. That's likely the explosion time.

When did he raise his finger next?

Speaking of which, Japan also has

a monster with the body of a cow and the face of a human.

A Kudan.

A human face on a cow's body.

A yokai said to predict disasters.

He's projecting himself onto it.

The third one is surely much simpler.

He talked about yakiniku and wanting to eat tongue.

Tongue is "shita", so...

"Kudan" and "shita".

Kudanshita?

Ridiculous.

The explosion time is 4:00 AM. The location is somewhere in Kudanshita.

This is child's play!

It's nothing but wordplay.

To swallow it whole is just...

Innocence.

That's how Todoroki-san described Suzuki.

Both the wordplay and his pointing out hints with his fingers...

It's innocence itself.

He's mocking us,

like a child teasing an adult.

"With your thick heads,"

"let's see if you can solve my little puzzle."

Are you genuinely confident about this?

This isn't a game.

If you have a more reasonable interpretation and solution,

please, do enlighten us.

The problem is the fourth hint.

I still don't understand the meaning of "God's words are only for mother and child?"

It doesn't make sense as a sentence.

"Kami no kotoba wa haha to ko nomi ka" God's words are...

Should we really just ignore the "Heaven is always fickle" part?

He doesn't view himself as Heaven or God.

Self-deprecation is his rhetoric.

Ten!

Not Heaven (Ten), but...

Ten... as in diacritical marks (dakuten)?

It's a palindrome.

"Diacritical marks are fickle." Meaning, if we remove them...

Then it reads the exact same backwards as forward.

Meaning?

Not God (Kami), but Paper (Kami).

The words on paper arriving soon, and a palindrome.

Newspaper (Shinbunshi).

There's only one newspaper distribution center in Kudanshita.

[October 6th, 3:05 AM]

Part-time?

Yeah, he came for an interview.

Well, he just walked in without an appointment, though.

He said he didn't have a driver's license, so...

I'm telling you to give me an explanation...

It's trending!

Backup this, backup that.

Are we going to be working forever?

Stay alert.

There might be traps set besides just the time bomb.

If we die in the line of duty, it's a two-rank promotion.

Your dream of climbing the ladder will come true.

I don't want to just climb the ladder. I want to be a detective.

- I'm returning to the search inside. - Got it.

What's wrong?

How many delivery bikes do they normally have?

About 10, maybe?

Kojimachi 3 to Field HQ.

Found bike 3 at Location 3B.

Delivery rider secured. Requesting the bomb squad—

You on the bike up ahead, please stop.

Driver of 8122.

Please pull over to the side and stop.

Excuse me, could you step away from the bike?

Let's go!

Roger!

Field HQ to all units.

From the box of bike 1 found at Location 1A,

a black package was discovered.

The bomb squad has confirmed it as an explosive.

Yes...

Nogata 1 to Field HQ. Has contact been made with the rider of bike 4?

Field HQ to Nogata 1. As of now, contact has not been made.

There's no guarantee Suzuki only planted a bomb on one bike.

Understood.

Field HQ to Nogata 1. It's time. Pull back.

What?

We still have 3 minutes.

Stop, Nogata 1!

There it is.

There he is!

He's turning!

Huh? Where'd he go?

Stop!

- Run! - Yabuki-kun!

Get away from the bike! Move!

Salad, countdown!

15 seconds!

Koda?

Ten, nine, eight, seven...

Those idiots!

Five...

Three, two...

A dud, huh?

Ow.

Sorry.

Nice try.

Shut up, you idiot.

The composition is acetone peroxide. The fuse used black powder.

Basically, the stuff you find in fireworks.

The detonator utilizes a prepaid cell phone.

A very simple timer-based mechanism.

You can't exactly buy it at a drugstore,

but with the Internet and a little ingenuity, it's easy to gather the materials.

We recovered about 250 grams of TATP.

How many kilograms of sugar or salt can you store at your house?

If you wanted to, you could easily fit tens of kilos, right?

Meaning it wouldn't be strange if the culprit had that much on hand.

The ingredients and methods are easily researchable, and affordable enough to buy.

After that, it's just a matter of experimenting.

And effort pays off.

After all, the god of science is equal to everyone.

Thanks for bailing us out earlier.

We barely made it in time,

all thanks to your sharp advice, Todoroki-san.

No.

Well, if the guy is only at this level,

I'll win the next round.

It's finally time for the press conference.

Though, whether they reveal Suzuki's existence

will probably be debated until the very last second.

Even with a suspect in custody, they couldn't stop the explosions.

They'll be torn apart for incompetence, and it could blow up into a massive scandal.

Worse yet, if it leaks that he's being held at Nogata Station,

it could lead to a riot.

It'll be an even bigger blunder than the Hasebe-san situation.

Todoroki-san.

Could you please go see Hasebe-san's family?

Hasebe— she goes by Ishikawa Asuka-san now.

Why me?

She might be willing to meet with you, wouldn't she?

You were the only one in the force to defend Hasebe-san.

Your first impression of Suzuki... I actually buy it quite a bit.

I'm counting on you.

Zero casualties.

We appreciate your cooperation.

If I was of help, I couldn't be happier.

Why did you go to the newspaper delivery job interview?

Around this time yesterday, at 7:00 AM,

you visited the newspaper distribution center in Kudanshita.

You interviewed for a part-time job, and were rejected on the spot.

Because you don't have a license.

Is that true?

You looked at the delivery bikes parked outside and asked,

"Aren't you worried they'll get stolen?"

Was there a bomb on the bike?

Do you think I planted it?

Didn't you?

Hmm, but isn't that strange?

If I scoped it out at 7:00 AM, when did I plant it?

You planted it even earlier.

Yesterday, you went there just to confirm that it hadn't been found.

A logical explanation.

Indeed.

Except for the fact that I have zero memory of it.

Your visit there is an undeniable fact.

Hmm, that must mean...

I felt a sudden urge to work and tried to get a job.

That's enough.

I just need to answer the eighth question, right?

Yes, that's right.

I asked you, didn't I?

"Where is the smoke rising from?"

The location is Kudan...

No.

Don't answer.

We should prolong the game.

Suzuki-san, no comment.

Ask the eighth question again.

Detective, you ask a question.

The next explosion is after 9:00. Am I right?

What makes you think that?

Given you've set up such elaborate traps,

there's no way you wouldn't want to enjoy the spectacle yourself.

At least, that's what my subordinate says.

Wow, I'm glad it's you, Kiyomiya-san.

I underestimated you.

The next explosion is probably at 11:00.

If my sixth sense is correct.

I'll trust you on that.

Regarding the explosion incidents near Akihabara Radio Kaikan,

the east intersection of Tokyo Dome,

and the newspaper delivery bike in Kudanshita,

based on the scene conditions and items left behind,

we are investigating these as a string of serial bombings and murder.

We broadly...

Excuse me for a moment.

The next bomb threat just came in.

If possible, could you please sense the location as well?

Please don't rush so much.

Let's talk a bit more.

About what?

Say, Kiyomiya-san,

is it really true that all lives are equal?

You don't think so?

Of course not.

I mean, if you compare me to the Prime Minister, no one would think we are equal.

Social status and the value of a life are different.

But you see similar things everywhere, don't you?

At school, at work.

Everyone is busy ranking the value of other people's lives.

That's exactly why laws and systems exist.

But the law never saved me.

Society and its systems completely ignored me and gave me no attention.

Whether I died in a ditch or became a mass murderer,

it had nothing to do with them.

God, Buddha, even the plants and trees...

They all completely ignore me.

But you know about the homeless, right?

They are inevitably despised.

There are various reasons,

but basically, it's because they stink.

And truth be told, I used to be one of them.

"Potential" is a lovely word.

But it's also a cruel word, isn't it?

Because it's something that only ever decreases.

So, when times like that come,

you just drink alcohol,

and drift off into sleep.

But lately, there's been something bothering me.

During the day, from outside the house...

I started hearing energetic singing.

A kindergarten or nursery school must have been built.

Even though I just wanted to sleep...

I kept hearing the singing.

So... So...

Sometimes I think...

"Hey kids, could you..."

"please keep it quiet?"

You bastard...

It's true that I don't have a shred of potential left,

but I still have a healthy sexual appetite.

Though, considering my age,

lately my drive has been noticeably decreasing.

Even so, occasionally...

A gentle night and a savage night...

Two different nights come around.

The night repeats.

Always on Thursdays.

Reason and instinct seem like opposites, but they form a single entity, don't they?

However, you cannot choose both at the same time.

"He who chases two hares catches neither."

There's also the proverb,

"The mountain has labored and brought forth a mouse."

But seriously, why do mice swarm like that?

Squeak squeak, squeak squeak.

Horses are so quiet.

They just stand quietly at the feeding trough, lined up neatly at the gate.

The important thing, Kiyomiya-san,

is whether you can properly make a choice.

- Children. - Kiyomiya-san.

The targets are children.

The bombs are planted at a kindergarten or a nursery school?

You're probably not wrong about that.

Kiyomiya-san!

Don't. Something's still missing.

What is it?

The puzzle is presented. We just have to solve it.

It's impossible.

We'll lose like this.

You can do it.

Only you can do it. Solve it.

Do you have any idea how many kindergartens and nursery schools there are in Tokyo?

Haven't you pinpointed the location?

Yoyogi.

The night repeats.

Always on Thursdays.

Two nights ("yo") repeating...

Thursday ("ki").

Issue evacuation orders to all relevant locations!

Secure the elementary and middle schools!

Free schools, and daycares too!

Yes, sir!

You handle the free schools.

Okay!

Are you scared?

No, I'm not.

An incident like this is a first for everyone here.

If we make a mistake, innocent citizens' lives will be lost.

But we still have to make a decision.

In the worst-case scenario, I'll take responsibility.

There's no need for you to worry.

Kiyomiya-san, that doesn't matter right now.

Then what are you dissatisfied with?

The puzzle isn't fully solved! It's incomplete!

Don't assume every single word has meaning.

But!

Obfuscation is his way of doing things.

Don't get drawn in by Suzuki.

The MPD is widely calling for information

and has launched a public investigation.

A little while after that, the bike exploded.

There were no injuries, including the delivery rider.

Understood.

I'm going to prepare the report, so wait here for a bit.

Understood.

If the hero looks like that, it'll affect morale.

You say hero, but it was insubordination.

If you hadn't been there,

that delivery guy would've definitely died.

They'll evaluate you properly.

A request for backup just came in.

They want you to head to Yoyogi.

Wakamiya 3 to Field HQ.

Hozuki Kindergarten, evacuation complete.

Field HQ, roger.

Where is the first finger? Where did he raise it?

Where, where, where, where?

I'm missing something.

He's testing us.

Kiyomiya-san.

You should prepare yourself.

Urgent, urgent.

Shibuya Station 2 to Field HQ.

Found a package believed to be an explosive

in the backyard of Yoyogi Akebono Nursery.

Urgent, urgent. Field HQ, roger.

No, it's not over yet.

Don't be afraid, Ise-san.

Huh? Afraid?

Stop messing around, you bastard.

You're not some big shot mastermind.

You're just a pervert

and a murderer.

I am terribly sorry.

Ise-san, please don't be angry.

You want to get along with me, right?

Yes, exactly.

Because you are one of my few acquaintances, Ise-san.

And you kept quiet about Minori-chan for me.

Then talk.

You were homeless.

How did you suddenly end up in a position to watch baseball broadcasts?

If I answer, will it earn you credit, Ise-san?

Yeah.

I made a friend when I was homeless.

They seemed to have lost the will to live,

but as I took care of them, they gradually opened up to me.

I was all alone too, so we really hit it off.

And then?

That person found a place to live before me.

And a little while later, they came to get me.

So you were living with that person.

The address?

Answer me, if you want to get along.

Oh, no, um...

B-Before that, I just remembered one more thing.

What?

The place where I lost my smartphone.

Your smartphone?

Yes... But, inside it, um...

there are a lot of embarrassing photos I don't want anyone to see.

If things stay as they are, it'll get confiscated eventually,

and the police will see them, won't they?

So, I want you to delete them before that happens.

If you do that, um... I'll tell you everything, Ise-san.

Where is it?

If it gets you credit, Ise-san, I'll tell you.

But you know, there are shameless cowards in this world

who will snatch away other people's credit, aren't there?

Sorry, but I can't leave this spot.

Then, please ask someone you can trust, Ise-san.

Call them right here, right now.

No.

If I get caught making a secret call...

It's just you and me in here, Ise-san.

Are there any places left to search?

The back room.

Got it.

Salad, is it alright if I step away for a bit?

Upset stomach or something?

I got a solid tip regarding Suzuki.

From who?

We might be able to find his smartphone.

Huh? You have to tell the higher-ups...

It's unconfirmed intel. I want to verify it first.

If we find the smartphone, we can figure out his identity.

Alright.

I owe you one.

However,

you have to take me with you.

Nogata 1 to Field HQ.

Senior Officer Yabuki and I are heading to provide backup at the bombing scene.

Field HQ, roger.

Huh?

Technically, it's not a lie, right?

Seriously, you...

You owe me some really expensive yakiniku.

This is it.

We'll take custody of it.

Do you remember what the owner looked like?

He was kind of round, wearing a Dragons hat...

Was it this person?

Oh, it might look like him...

Thank you for your cooperation.

Ah, wait.

What if it's a detonator?

Good point.

Good point... That was close.

Well, at least we got some results out of it.

Yeah.

Huh?

(Address)

Honestly.

It was on the news,

so I checked with my daughter as well,

but she said she doesn't know him.

I see.

I truly feel terrible about this.

Because of Hasebe...

It pains me to think of the trouble we've caused everyone.

We'll pass on the tea.

No, but...

Even a single cup isn't free, after all.

It's wasted on us.

Making ends meet is hard, isn't it?

Hey.

Well, naturally.

Right after Hasebe died,

we received a claim for damages from the railway company.

It was an amount that made everything go dark.

Ever since the tabloid reports,

we were chased by the media day and night.

My daughter and son must have felt so ashamed.

Even so, we believed it was all some sort of mistake.

(Divorce papers)

The article is true.

I'm sorry.

I'm a shameful human being.

Hello.

Sorry to bother you while you're busy.

Did Hasebe-san

have any unusual hobbies or anything in the past?

A few days after that,

he jumped in front of a train, and...

If only I hadn't hesitated

those few days to submit the divorce papers...

At the very least, we wouldn't have been left completely penniless.

If he was going to die anyway,

I wish he had just hung himself alone somewhere instead.

Mom.

I'm sorry, Miu-chan.

(Zolpidem prescribed to Ishikawa Asuka)

Are we done here?

I have to drop my daughter off at work now.

I can take the train.

I'll drop you off.

Excuse me, but what is Miu-san's line of work?

She's a stylist.

I used to do a similar job in the past.

She always told me she wanted to do that kind of work, too.

Where is Tatsuma-kun now?

Tatsuma left home, and...

Do you happen to know his contact information?

No...

Truth is, our family

fell completely apart once.

Fell apart?

Miu-chan was the only one who bounced back.

The only reason I can live here

is thanks to her.

I've never understood this,

but why would a tabloid target a lowly beat cop?

Did someone just happen to spot him

"doing the deed" at a crime scene?

Hasebe-san was visiting a psychiatric clinic.

The doctor there leaked the info to make a quick buck.

You sure know a lot about it.

I was the one who suggested he get counseling in the first place.

Huh?

I saw him.

On the condition that he received counseling,

I promised to keep quiet.

But in the end,

that ended up backfiring on him.

But why did you make a statement like that?

He was engaging in inappropriate acts at multiple crime scenes, correct?

Hasebe-san's actions have disgraced the entire police force.

What are your thoughts on Hasebe-san?

I can't say I don't understand how he felt.

Does that mean, as a police officer, you condone that kind of behavior?

That was...

We found Ishikawa Tatsuma's current address.

The bomb in Yoyogi was safely recovered.

[October 6th, 10:58 AM] The bomb in Yoyogi was safely recovered.

[October 6th, 10:58 AM] Is that so? I'm glad to hear it.

Is that so? I'm glad to hear it.

But Kiyomiya-san, isn't it still a little early for 11:00?

It's almost time.

But even if there were any bombs we haven't found yet,

all the facilities have completed their evacuations.

Impressive.

Just what I'd expect from you.

With this, the three explosions your sixth sense predicted

after Akihabara are finished.

Dome City, Kudanshita, and Yoyogi.

Hmm. Are they really finished, I wonder?

Suzuki-san.

Are you going to keep playing this game, or gracefully admit defeat?

Defeat? But "Nine Tails" isn't even finished yet.

I don't mind letting you win that game.

I hate it when you say such cold things.

I'll definitely guess the shape of your heart.

Understood.

Then go ahead with your final question.

No.

Before that, my eighth question still hasn't been answered.

Then please talk about that.

I have been this whole time.

Kiyomiya-san.

Your tie pin is crooked.

I see.

Yoyogi 3 to Field HQ.

Arrived on scene at Yoyogi Park. Mass casualties.

Field HQ, roger.

This is Fire Department Squad 6, arrived on scene.

Multiple individuals are down.

The explosion occurred near the South Gate of Yoyogi Park!

Please help!

What's the extent of the damage?!

A soup kitchen was being held.

It appears about 30 homeless people

and volunteers gathered there were caught in the blast.

There are supposedly numerous casualties!

I'm so glad it wasn't children.

Just a bunch of freeloaders looking for a free meal.

He was hinting at it from the start.

People who need soup kitchens, life in the park.

The second hint was children. The third was Yoyogi.

And the final one

was whose lives to save.

The Rat points north, the Horse points south.

The kindergarten was north. The South Gate is the exact opposite.

The squeaking mice or rats were the kindergarteners.

The horses quietly lined up at the gate, eating their feed...

those were the homeless.

"He who chases two hares catches neither."

I told you, didn't I?

The important thing, Kiyomiya-san,

is whether you can properly make a choice.

This is the final question.

Right now...

are you relieved?

Kiyomiya-san...!

Kiyomiya-san!

Kiyomiya-san!

You're thinking "I'm glad the kids weren't the victims," aren't you?

And you're the one who said all lives are equal!

Kiyomiya-san.

This is...

the shape of your heart.

Thank you, Kiyomiya-san.

That was fun.

Well then, who's my next opponent?

Next?

That's right.

You want to save the good citizens, right?

So the "three more" part was a lie?

Of course not.

From Akihabara to here was Round 1.

It means we're now entering Round 2.

Ah, of course, um...

I'm just relaying what my sixth sense tells me.

Add three stretchers immediately!

Male behind the tent in cardiac arrest!

This is Yoyogi Park South Gate.

We're from the police!

Hey, wait a sec.

It's fine, it's fine.

What is this smell?

A young counselor

was asking me a bunch of worthless

questions straight out of a manual,

so I...

ended up calling him a con artist.

Just as the reports said...

I had done those things

over and over again.

I received counseling,

but it was useless.

Hasebe-san?

This will probably be

the last time,

so I want you all to hear this..

This video...

Who is it meant for, I wonder?

Be strong...

Maybe his family?

I want you to survive.

Why is a video like this playing here of all places?

That's what I think...

Yabuki-kun, let's go.

Something's wrong here.

from the bottom of my heart.

I tried over and over to be a proper father...

But...

Hey, are you okay?

Huh?

Salad, don't come closer.

Huh?

I've seen my fair share of...

Yabuki-kun.

Yabuki-kun!

Yabuki-kun.

Yabuki!

Wake up!

Don't you dare fall asleep!

Yabuki-kun.

Urgent, urgent. Nogata 1 to MPD.

Explosion at a residence in Ikejiri, Setagaya Ward.

PM injured.

Requesting immediate backup and medical assistance!

- Is anyone there?! - I'm right here!

What is this?

Never mind that, help me!

Aren't you going to sit here?

You've been wanting to talk to me too this whole time, haven't you?

"I want to talk to this man too."

You were thinking, "I could handle him much better."

You knew it, didn't you?

That Kiyomiya-san couldn't handle me.

That he'd eventually screw it up.

Please be quiet for a moment.

You should be the one to continue.

You know I can't do it, don't you?

Yes, I know.

Well...

it's just a matter of compatibility.

But you're still better than anyone else trying it.

Inform the higher-ups.

Ask for instructions.

You're telling me to follow protocol?

Or else you'll end up like me.

I'm done here.

I'll await disciplinary action.

Do you think it's fine for people to die as long as we follow protocol?

What?

If someone is being attacked across the street,

would you just stand by and watch because the light is red, according to protocol?

If you can't do it,

I will.

Please cooperate with me.

Yes.

What the hell happened in Yoyogi? It's a massive failure.

Are you replacing me?

If you want to throw in the towel, sure.

But I'll make you take responsibility.

Leave it to me, sir.

We'll make him crack.

No...

We're the only ones who can make him crack.

Sir.

Ruike.

Let's get started, Suzuki-san.

Time for some monster extermination.

You're a rude person, aren't you?

I'm Ruike.

By the way, by "monster," I was naturally referring to the culprit.

Anyone other than the bomber has no reason whatsoever to get angry.

Are you an idiot who needs that much reading comprehension explained?

Amazing, truly amazing.

Your sarcasm is in full bloom.

But is this really okay? I'm the one with the sixth sense you're relying on.

Think of it as my way of saying hello.

Now, let's begin Round 2.

If we can find all the bombs, it's my win.

And while I'm at it, I'll reveal the entire picture of this case too.

(Residential explosion) (Senior Officer Yabuki in critical condition)

It seems it's already started. Round 2.

You played Ise-san, didn't you?

Played him?

Suzuki, you bastard!

Yes, what is it?

I'm going to spill everything!

If they investigate a girl named Minori,

they'll uncover your true identity!

Who's Minori?

Huh?

Or rather,

who are you?

Kiyomiya-san...

I...

It was my error in judgment.

Senior Officer Yabuki...

I'm so sorry.

Understood. Go wash your face.

Yes, sir.

You really play dirty, don't you, Tagosaku-san?

Dirty? Me?

Oh, please stop joking around.

I don't know what you're talking about,

and I don't have the slightest idea what you mean.

The information is updating constantly.

The residence with the explosion was a share house.

It seems there was a ton of experimental equipment inside.

Ruike!

It's fine.

There's no point in hiding it from him.

Let's be open about it. Open.

Right, Tago-chan?

I don't mind you being so overly familiar.

It's like we're best buddies.

You'll regret having met me eventually.

So much that you won't even be able to sleep at night.

I'm looking forward to it.

Oh, it's highly likely that Hasebe's son died in the explosion.

And there's testimony saying he seemed to be dead even before the blast.

My condolences.

Were you living together?

Huh?

Senior Officer Yabuki went to that share house because you led him there, right?

Then it's natural to assume that you and Hasebe's son, Tatsuma, are connected.

What are you talking about?

This explosion is Round 2? Does that mean there's one round left?

Who knows?

Maybe something will happen at noon?

Your time schedule is pretty solid, after all.

It's like... you've perfectly calculated all our moves.

Plus, you knew Todoroki-san would be replaced, didn't you?

You knew a specialized team like ours would take over,

and used him as a bargaining chip so you wouldn't be moved.

What exactly are you trying to say?

Maybe Tatsuma, who's familiar with the police, gave you advice?

After his father's suicide,

Tatsuma became a shell of himself and left his family behind.

I wonder where he was living?

Maybe surprisingly, it was Yoyogi Park.

And through him, you started living at that share house.

Don't you think that's a pretty good deduction?

Assuming I'm the bomber,

you're saying I'm an accomplice with this Tatsuma guy?

It's possible.

Being a Dragons fan was something you borrowed from the Hasebes too, right?

Did you kill him?

Why would I have to kill Tatsuma-san?

I'll solve that part for you right now.

Hmm, I'm starting to feel a bit unwell.

I don't think my sixth sense will work.

That's fine.

Even if a bomb goes boom?

Yeah. I don't really care about that.

People die anytime, anywhere.

Am I wrong?

Don't you think there will be an explosion at noon?

I don't think so.

If that were the case, you'd challenge me, right?

At best, whatever happens at noon is a cheap opening act.

You'll hype it up as much as possible, and the main event will follow.

It's a scenario written by a third-rate hack.

You...

Are you hated by everyone?

Wouldn't know.

I usually play the nice guy.

Is that so.

By the way, have you ever wanted to kill someone?

I have.

Of course I have.

I think about it every single day.

Why don't you do it?

I'm sure you know a way to not get caught, right?

Because it's a pain in the ass.

It's not worth the trouble.

So your reason isn't "because murder is wrong and evil"?

Oh, was that the kind of answer you wanted?

Your method of shaking someone's moral compass won't work on me.

You truly are excellent.

Even in a situation like this,

you have no hesitation, and no mercy.

It's Ruike.

R-u-i-k-e.

I feel like...

A man who amounts to nothing

and a man who's too brilliant for his own good...

maybe they end up in the same place.

You and I...

might be closer than you think.

It's noon.

You piece of trash.

In response to this series of bombings,

it is expected that the Prime Minister will address the nation

regarding how the nation will respond to the situation.

They said the treatment for his left leg is finished.

But the impact of the explosion also broke his ribs...

damaged his internal organs...

and his eardrums are ruptured...

The detectives at HQ are demanding an explanation.

Head back to the scene.

I can't leave this place right now...

Sorry.

I also have something weighing on my mind.

Compared to Yabuki who stepped on the trap,

Ishikawa Tatsuma's body was far more severely damaged.

It's definitely unnatural.

Ah... Hello, everyone.

Nice to meet you. My name is Suzuki Tagosaku.

Uh, at noon today, this video was broadcasted simultaneously

to carefully selected social media accounts, blog sites, TV and radio stations,

magazines, and newspaper publishers.

This is a warning to you all. I've planted bombs in Tokyo.

I've planted many, many of them.

When a certain condition is met, they will explode without mercy.

It could be one second from now, or perhaps ten years from now.

This is not indiscriminate terrorism.

Judgment will be passed upon those

selected after a rigorous screening.

Uh, homeless people will be killed. Because they smell.

Pregnant women will be killed. Because they take up too much space.

Feminists will be killed. Because they're arrogant.

Foreigners will be killed. Because they're all either gangsters or spies.

People with criminal records will be killed. Because they'll just re-offend anyway.

The elderly will be killed. Because they're a nuisance.

Aristocratic bachelors will be killed.

Because they have no intention of producing offspring.

For the same reason, three-person families will be killed.

Because they aren't trying hard enough.

Families full of happiness will be killed, too.

Because misfortune should be shared.

The wealthy will be killed. Because they're enviable.

Human rights lawyers will be killed. Because they are snobs.

Politicians will be killed. Because everything is your fault.

Lastly, I am being forced to read this.

I am not the culprit behind this incident. I am being threatened by the culprit.

The culprit is a master of hypnosis,

and my memory will supposedly be completely erased after this.

This concludes Suzuki Tagosaku's broadcast from the Nogata Police Station in Nakano.

Farewell, and goodbye.

Looks like he sent it specifically targeting media outlets and influencers.

There's a risk citizens might storm the Nogata Station.

Are you kidding me?

Todoroki-san, I'm heading back.

I'm going to do what I have to do.

This is a warning to you all. I've planted bombs in Tokyo.

I've planted many, many of them.

When a certain condition is met...

Bombs? Did he just say bombs?

What is the meaning of this?

- Unbelievable. - Wow, if this is true...

- Hey, isn't this scary? - So scary.

- This is insane. - Hey, isn't this just...

- I'm going to share it. - He just wants attention, right?

Aren't the views on this skyrocketing?

Then cops came to my house like, "Do you know this guy?"

- What is this? - Isn't that crazy?

- Gross, right? - Such a creepy old guy.

Is this real?

Well, it's got nothing to do with us.

The elderly will be killed. Because they're a nuisance.

Aristocratic bachelors will be killed.

This concludes the broadcast from the Nogata Police Station in Nakano.

Farewell, and goodbye.

Is this a hint for your puzzle too?

If that video is true, then I'm a victim as well.

Since the culprit was forcing me to read it.

What a nuisance.

And besides, I really don't remember anything.

Because my memory was erased.

Getting caught by the Nogata Station was your own doing, wasn't it?

It wasn't my will. I was being controlled by hypnosis.

The newspaper interview and leaving your smartphone behind too?

How very convenient.

Do you know a guy named Yamawaki?

Who knows?

Then what about Kaji?

I have absolutely no memory of them.

Those are both the names of Dragons players, though.

Normally, if you heard those names together,

wouldn't you link them to baseball? If you were a fan, that is.

Oh, those are certainly players. My memory was just a bit fuzzy.

Must be the hypnosis.

Well, whatever.

They're both residents of the share house.

They were found dead on the upper floor.

Looks like they've been identified.

By the way, apparently they both died from drinking poison.

So, a suicide, perhaps?

If you lived there, you must have known them.

I don't remember.

Ah, I was made to forget.

Ah, the accomplice theory?

This incident was a team effort.

Planned and executed by the guys who lived in the share house.

Thinking of it that way makes a lot of things make sense.

One of the dead guys, Kaji,

used to work at that newspaper distribution center in Kudanshita.

We just figured that out.

As for the soup kitchen in Yoyogi Park, that's you, Tago-chan.

You used to live around there, right?

Connections to Akihabara and Dome City might pop up soon, too.

The leader is one of those three.

You're nothing more than a foot soldier.

What an outrageous story.

But it's tough that I can't completely deny it.

After all, I'm right there in the video.

The leader is Ishikawa Tatsuma.

That's where I'd cast my vote.

He had the knowledge to make bombs,

and even held a certification for handling hazardous materials.

On top of that, he was a researcher at a cosmetics company.

His workplace had access to all sorts of things.

The fact that he was the only one to explode is deeply meaningful, too.

Oh, sorry, Tago-chan.

Looks like neither Yamawaki nor Kaji

are on the Dragons after all.

Everyone around you

has always looked like an idiot to you, hasn't it.

Friends, lovers, parents, siblings, teachers at school.

You've always looked down on them.

For example, imagine there's a button in front of you.

If you press this button, a bomb will drop on a city somewhere in the world.

Many people will die.

But in return, you'll receive a massive amount of money.

And furthermore, even if you don't press the button,

the bomb will still drop.

If that were the case, you would press the button.

Without any hesitation.

And if people are going to die anyway,

you'd reason you might as well take the money and use it to help the victims.

And even if people condemned you, calling your reasoning insane,

you'd just be astounded by their idiocy.

You think anyone hiding behind hollow morals

is far worse than someone who presses it out of plain greed!

Isn't that right?!

Because you believe

that selfishness is the true nature of humanity.

In a world that is so boring and covered in lies...

You've given up on it, haven't you?

Don't just decide things for me.

I'm not nearly as cynical as you are.

I don't think the world is entirely hopeless.

Once this case is wrapped up...

I'm gonna stuff my face with a pork steak bowl.

And sleep like the dead.

That's enough to keep me going.

Do you not have anything like that?

At least one thing

that you hold dear?

That hat...

maybe.

A hat?

A long time ago,

when people used to laugh at this bald spot...

a kind companion gave it to me.

A Dragons hat.

What did you do with it?

I ended up losing it.

I was planning to keep wearing it forever...

I just thought... "Whatever."

It's 1:00.

There's more, isn't there?

The video.

There's a part two, right?

About the button from earlier...

A guy who justifies pressing the button never imagines

the possibility of a bomb

falling on his own head.

You want to drag everyone down with you.

Is it based on views?

Uh, hello everyone. I am Suzuki Tagosaku.

- Isn't this crazy? - It's him again.

Uh, I am praying that this video is never made public.

Because this video is programmed to be distributed

the moment the spread of the previous video reaches a certain limit.

I will start with the conclusion.

Thanks to every single click from you all,

the goal has been successfully achieved.

Therefore, because of you, the bombs will explode.

What...

Because of us?

(They're deleting their accounts.)

- We should probably delete it. - Huh? Should we?

I'm out of here.

Uh, from now on, bombs will explode everywhere in Tokyo.

I think finding them is impossible. There are no safe places.

Except for one place: the Nogata Police Station in Nakano Ward.

And I will tell you the only way to stop the bombs.

That is to kill me.

By doing so, the host machine embedded in my body will shut down.

And a message to the true culprit who hypnotized me.

Once the hypnosis wears off,

I will tell the police everything.

That video is fake.

Linking it to view counts to send a signal to the detonators...

Almost certainly not possible.

Do you want to die?

You must be joking.

I plan to live out my natural lifespan.

Even if someone tries to attack me,

you'll protect me, won't you?

You'll all work together to protect me...

Stay put, Ise-san.

Beating him up will only bring him joy.

He's a masochist of historic proportions, after all.

What about you?

You've just managed to skate by cleverly. That's all.

Interpretations that only scratch the surface,

somewhat clever-sounding explanations...

You haven't stepped a single inch outside your miniature box of safe logic!

Ise.

Why don't you look closer at me?

At the very least, Kiyomiya-san was doing that.

And that young detective over there, too.

Are you done with your speech?

We're already searching Asagaya.

Where is that?

If Tatsuma is an accomplice, he'd definitely target this place.

The place where the father he respected committed suicide.

So, did you find it? The bomb.

We just started looking. There's still plenty of time.

How do you know?

Because the next one is at 4:00.

Oh, do you have a sixth sense too?

Because that's the time Hasebe jumped in front of the train.

The bomb is in Asagaya.

The question is, where is it hidden?

Security levels have significantly increased in recent years, so plant...

Suzuki!

Koda?

I'll kill you. I'll kill you!

Stand right there!

I'm going to crush you!

This!

This is it.

This is what I wanted.

Anger! Hatred! Murderous intent!

This young lady is desiring me.

Is there any greater happiness than this?!

Thank you.

Thank...

Miss, excuse me.

I just ejaculated.

Detective, I will absolutely not confess.

I'll drag the trial out for decades.

Everyone in the world

will hate me forever, won't they?

But you all will protect me.

The law will protect me too, won't it?

Kiyomiya-san.

Suzuki.

If you don't like me, tell her instead.

Return the hatred you received from her.

Besides Asagaya, where else will explosions occur?

Everywhere.

All the stations on Tokyo's circular line.

All of them.

Suzuki!

- Hand Suzuki over! - Hey, hand Suzuki over!

Hide me here too, hey!

Even though we lived together...

it was only for about a month.

Tatsuma brought Yamawaki and Kaji with him,

but those guys were crazy.

They'd threaten me over a cigarette.

I'll kill you if you smoke again.

Sorry.

If you don't calculate the lethal dose and plan it out, you'll just fail.

Injecting it straight into the vein is more reliable.

That's more than a 50% chance of death.

No doubt.

While eating fried chicken,

they'd discuss the most pleasant ways to die.

Kaji was a newspaper delivery man.

Do you know what Yamawaki's job was?

He said he was also in delivery,

but I don't know the details...

Why did you leave the share house?

Tatsuma brought it up.

Said he was going to let one more person live with us.

Huh? A homeless guy?

I feel bad for him.

I'll bring him over next time.

The landlord definitely won't allow that.

I won't ask for permission.

Keeping it a secret from the landlord?

I figured things were getting too crazy.

A homeless guy he felt bad for?

So, they're the bombers, right?

I still can't tell you that.

Oh, right, right. It's fine, it's fine.

But...

I don't think Akihabara was them.

Make sure to share that info.

Yes.

What do you think about Akihabara?

Because Kaji was an anime otaku

who loved Akihabara, they wouldn't blow it up?

I can't say for sure.

You could argue that kind of attachment

is exactly why they did.

What do you think about what happened with Koda?

She's immature as a police officer.

Immature and foolish.

I'm not particularly close to Koda or Yabuki.

But...

there's no doubt that they're my comrades.

So...

You can't say...

you don't understand how she felt.

Huh?

I don't understand it myself.

I'll pretend I didn't see anything.

However, on the condition that you receive counseling.

Even so...

I think you're a wonderful police officer, Hasebe-san.

I don't want the past I've spent looking up to you to disappear.

What are your thoughts on Hasebe-san?

I can't say I don't understand how he felt.

About the statement "I can't say I don't understand how he felt."

What are your thoughts about it?

The matter is currently under investigation.

I am afraid we cannot comment on that.

Why did I defend Hasebe-san?

Why did I make a comment like that?

Hasebe-san...

He was a comrade.

To me, he was the one comrade...

who was worth crossing the line for.

The justice he had upheld all his life...

I didn't want it to be completely negated.

His family must have suffered too.

And Ishikawa Tatsuma ended up the way he did as well.

This is Security HQ.

All trash cans around the South Exit of Asagaya Station checked.

No abnormalities.

What was the size of the confiscated bomb again...?

It was about the size of a large pencil case.

PM injured. Requesting immediate backup and medical assistance!

Is anyone there?!

I'm right here!

Yamawaki worked in delivery, right?

That's what the guy earlier said.

[October 6th, 3:20 PM] Once safety has been confirmed,

we will resume operations!

Search of the station premises is complete.

What about inside the AC ducts?

Checked as well.

The toilet drain pipes?

Those have also been checked.

The line hasn't moved at all!

I apologize. I understand your frustration.

The field team is requesting orders to lift the evacuation.

Tell them to wait.

The bomb is definitely there.

Don't let any passengers in until at least 4:00.

I'll try my best.

Give us an answer before then.

Please hold off on lifting the evacuation order in Asagaya!

Based on what?

The culprit will undoubtedly target Asagaya.

I know that!

That's why I made the arrangements!

But no bombs were found!

They must have missed something!

You guys messed up at Yoyogi!

Are you telling me to empty every station in Tokyo just because Suzuki said so?!

I am recording this call.

If anything happens,

you'll be held responsible as well.

You son of a bitch...

You'd better be ready to answer for that.

Please negotiate with them until the very last second.

Go down and deal with the citizens.

What?

Wasn't I suspended to stay here...

Look at the situation.

It's overflowing with terrified citizens.

So, what are you going to do?

Huh?

Quit, or keep going?

Having subordinates like you

is going to give me an ulcer.

Say, Detective.

It's Ruike!

Isn't that enough already?

I think you've worked hard enough.

Please hold.

Yes.

Ah, this is Todoroki.

The bomb in Asagaya might be hidden inside a can or a plastic bottle.

Inside a plastic bottle?

Yamawaki was a deliveryman for a beverage company.

We confirmed he had restocked vending machines.

Yamawaki-kun! Thanks for your hard work.

He said he also did deliveries for that station.

It's likely Yamawaki scouted that first liquor store while on the job, too.

I appreciate this.

This is Ruike.

The explosive is inside a vending machine.

It could be in a beverage can or a plastic bottle.

Recovering it in time will be impossible.

All personnel, evacuate the scene immediately...

The evacuation order for Asagaya Station has been lifted.

Lifted?

We are reopening the ticket gates!

Please proceed slowly!

Please proceed slowly.

Yes. They just received word out of nowhere, and...

Because safety has been secured we will resume operations.

Oh, my.

You lost again.

I see.

A circle.

All the stations on Tokyo's circular line...

so the Yamanote Line, huh.

Shimbashi, Nippori, Sugamo, Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, Shibuya...

Gotanda, Shinagawa. They're all exploding.

My loss.

Congratulations, Suzuki Tagosaku.

With this, your name goes down in history.

I'll return those words right back to you.

You're really something, Detective.

If it had been you,

couldn't you have handled this incident much better?

Well, I probably could.

But I won't.

There's no way I would.

Why not?

Because it's boring.

Anyone can destroy the world.

Stopping the destruction is much harder,

and far more rewarding.

That's why I...

stand my ground here.

Besides, honestly, I'm thinking...

"Couldn't you have handled it much better?"

What do you mean?

Why didn't you make the names of the exploding stations into a puzzle?

It's because you couldn't, right?

Because they never told you.

Why were you kept in the dark about the whole plan?

The reason is simple.

Because they never considered you a comrade.

Even so,

you wanted to make this incident your own.

Why?

Well...

My job is done here.

I'll be relieved of my duties from the higher-ups soon.

Hey, Detective.

It's Ruike.

The real show starts now.

Round 3.

It's still out there, you know.

The final bomb.

A poem just crossed my mind.

A poem?

"In the hearts of all mankind..."

"there lives a prisoner,"

"sighing in grief."

Understood.

Thank you very much.

That was the guy who lived with them at the share house.

Before moving in there,

Tatsuma was apparently working for a cosmetics manufacturer in Kansai.

Kansai?

If that's true,

his connection with the homeless Suzuki doesn't make any sense.

Why did he explode?

Huh?

I mean, why was it necessary to explode only Tatsuma's body?

Yamawaki and Kaji's bodies were on the second floor.

Wasn't it just a trap meant to catch anyone who entered?

And it just happened to explode...

If the goal was to lure someone in, Hasebe-san's video was enough.

Why...

Hey...

What's a job closely related to a stylist's?

Huh?

Takuboku...

It's Takuboku.

A poem by Ishikawa Takuboku.

So Ishikawa Asuka...?

She was your motive all along.

Todoroki, where are you right now?

Put out a warrant for Ishikawa Asuka immediately.

Hasebe's wife? Why?

This is just a guess.

I wondered why Tatsuma's body exploded.

It was a trap, wasn't it?

Compared to Yabuki, who triggered the trap,

Tatsuma's body was far more severely damaged.

It makes no sense.

Tatsuma didn't commit suicide. He was murdered.

Perhaps the body was destroyed to hide the cause of death?

By Suzuki?

A trap he set at Asuka's request.

That's impossible.

Asuka's previous job was as a hair and makeup artist.

Asuka was likely the one who cut Suzuki's hair.

There's a connection between those two.

Then, what about the second video?

It was directed at Asuka.

And she...

might currently have the final bomb.

This is absurd!

You want me to believe your delusions?

The homeless person you were close to wasn't Tatsuma...

It was Asuka.

The poor homeless person Tatsuma lived with.

That wasn't you, it was Asuka.

After her family fell apart, Asuka lived on the streets.

That's where she met you.

Eventually, Tatsuma invited her to the share house,

and she left the homeless life behind before you did.

Asuka was the one who gave you the hat, too.

However, Asuka found out about Tatsuma's plan.

Yamawaki-kun!

Kaji-kun... Kaji-kun!

It's not too late...

Asuka must have tried to convince him to stop his foolish plan.

But Tatsuma didn't listen.

The reason you sent me to Miu's place...

was because of this.

What likely crossed her mind was her daughter, Miu-san.

She had just gotten back on her feet...

Tell Miu to avoid taking the train.

My guess is that Tatsuma killed Yamawaki and Kaji.

Seeing that, she realized Tatsuma was dead serious.

That's why she turned to you, someone she met while homeless, for help.

That's when you first heard about Tatsuma's plan from her.

And you were asked

to take the fall for everything.

I see.

You felt like you were being used.

That's why you took off the hat she gave you out of kindness.

You thought, "Whatever."

And then, you rewrote the plan to your own liking.

The trap at the share house too.

Originally, it was meant to hide Yamawaki and Kaji's bodies.

You wouldn't know how to make one.

And then there's that video.

You just slotted yourself into the video Tatsuma had already made.

This is a warning to you all. I've planted bombs in Tokyo.

You knew about the bombs on the Yamanote line,

but you didn't know exactly which stations, right?

So, to make it seem like your own incident,

you added Akihabara, Dome City, Kudanshita, and Yoyogi.

To cause confusion.

Your goal is to become the true culprit.

An evil mastermind.

To play the role of the monster to the end.

You sent it to her, didn't you?

To Asuka.

The final bomb.

To have yourself killed...

and bring an end to everything.

Please step back!

Ma'am.

We will assist you shortly...

I'm sorry, please wait just a moment.

Excuse me!

Asuka-san.

I'm Koda, we've met before.

It's been a while.

You remembered me?

I'm sorry, just your face...

I think it was at a networking event.

Yes.

So she's in this building, huh?

Did you lure all these people here for that purpose?

You created a situation

where anyone could slip in.

Um...

About your son's share house...

I was the one who initially went there.

I see.

My son...

Are you okay?

I'm sorry.

So much has happened.

Truly...

Why did things turn out like this?

What should I have done?

Where do you need to go today?

I'll guide you.

In that case...

Take me to Suzuki.

Huh?

Tsuruku to all stations.

Visual confirmed on Ishikawa Asuka at the main entrance.

Possibility of her possessing an explosive device.

Clear civilians from the area.

If I call this number,

this will explode.

That man

is going to get the death penalty anyway, isn't he?

So it doesn't matter if I'm the one who kills him, right?

You'll become a murderer too.

It's too late for that.

Please, Koda-san.

Take me to Suzuki.

And let me

put an end to all of this.

She must be desiring it.

Desiring me.

No, I can't.

I don't want you to become a murderer.

Let go!

No!

I don't want to suffer

because of someone else anymore.

I'm sorry.

The number you have dialed

is currently not in service.

But the truth is different.

It's not the final bomb.

The one you sent Asuka was a fake.

If the final bomb explodes, the incident ends.

But you won't detonate it.

You won't let it explode, and you won't let us find it.

By doing so, you lock us in forever.

Inside your game.

Mom!

Explosive secured. Call the bomb squad.

Mom!

Doesn't life feel hollow to you?

Don't you ever get tired

of being surrounded by fools?

Haven't you ever wanted to use your full abilities just once?

To do whatever you want,

however you please.

Detective.

Am I evil?

You are.

You are evil.

I'm asking you.

You who are sick of all this nonsense,

yet arm yourself with petty logic

and keep pretending to go along with it.

I'm asking you.

Stop it.

Well?

Yeah, you're right.

I'm sick of all of it.

I wish this world would just fall apart.

Hey, Tago-chan.

A world you never wanted. A self nobody wants.

When Asuka asked you,

you interpreted it as "I want you to take the blame."

And you just thought, "Whatever." Isn't that right?

Did she really call you there from the start with the intention of using you?

At that share house, Yamawaki and Kaji's bodies were there too.

If she wanted to pin the blame, they'd do fine.

Dead men tell no tales.

Her true intention...

Wasn't she hoping someone would tell her to turn herself in?

Someone she trusted.

That's just your imagination.

Pretty words.

I won't run away.

Not from cruelty, and not from pretty words.

We should get going.

Kiyomiya-san.

What?

I'm going to go wash my face.

I know you subdued Koda

to protect her, not Suzuki.

Perform your duties with resolve.

I will do the same.

Oh, Todoroki-san.

I'm glad we could meet again.

After the explosion in Akihabara,

you were rooting for me, weren't you?

Hoping I'd just destroy everything.

You felt a rush of euphoria, becoming a spectator

to unprecedented slaughter, didn't you?

Are you going to keep lying to yourself

and just drift through life from now on?

You know what, Suzuki...

I don't consider that an unhappy life.

I see.

Could you pass a message to that detective for me?

Tell him that this time, it's a draw.

Which detective?

The one with the messy hair.

Ruike-san.

Ishikawa Asuka denied all charges against her,

and testified as follows:

"I have never lived in the share house."

"I have never even met Suzuki."

(I've decided to keep going as a police officer.) "I have never even met Suzuki."

(I've decided to keep going as a police officer.) "Tatsuma consulted me,

saying a strange man moved in and was brainwashing everyone."

"It's all Suzuki's doing."

(Never mind that, you owe me some seriously expensive yakiniku.)

Suzuki consistently maintained his claims of his sixth sense,

amnesia, and hypnosis.

He testified that the motives and evidence were all fabricated by the police.

His true identity remains unknown.

The final bomb has not been found.

Subtitles: HPriest / @hpriestsubs