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I'm Onoe Satoshi, a journalist for the Weekly Dash.

This guy is my partner, photographer Kaburagi Motoharu.

Hey Kaburagi, we've been getting scoops one after another.

We were lucky.

We sure were.

But aren't you tired from driving all the time?

Well, I am feeling tired this week.

Should I give you a massage, then?

Do you know how?

My grandma trained me, after all.

Then do it.

It's going to feel good.

We've been in perfect form,

getting every cover story for the last few weeks.

Huh? Hold on.

Do it right.

Got it.

Hey, don't make those strange noises.

It feels so good.

Your muscles are pretty stiff.

I'd live with you if I could get this every day.

Seriously?

Living together?

You want to live together?

I wouldn't say that.

Well, I didn't think you'd jump at the idea like that.

What? That was a joke?

Let's see...

That could work.

What?

Wait, what could work?

Living together could work.

You might be right.

What was that?

Want me to continue?

♫ Good Morning, this is the twelfth alarm ♫

♫ A predicament is certainly a chance ♫

♫ I realized it, thank you, thank you ♫

♫ If you realized it, go sign, oh yeah ♫

♫ Loose but greedy, oh yeah ♫

♫ Hey, come here, my friends, my bae ♫

♫ I really won't let you get bored, If you realized it, go sign, oh yeah ♫

♫ Loose but greedy, oh yeah ♫

♫ Being alone isn't for me ♫

[Candy Color Paradox]

[Shinkansha - Weekly Dash!]

[Rental Apartment - Flatmate Sendagaya]

Five minutes from the station, separate toilet and bath. [Shot 7]

Welcome. I'm home. Just kidding.

Hey, Onoe, what's with that grin?

- What're you hiding? - I'm not hiding anything.

Really?

Come over. I want to talk.

Sure.

This is a leak from someone I know.

Ex-baseball player Tamura Yoshimitsu started a company with his friend.

It's a financing company on the surface,

but it's actually a cover for phone scams.

What?

Now, they're recruiting part-time workers on an underground website,

asking for bright, proactive college students.

So, I was talking with the chief editor

about maybe having someone from our end go undercover as a college student.

The ones at our company who fit the bill are...

You or Kabu, of course.

You're so in sync.

No, I couldn't.

They said on the job posting they're looking for someone "bright,"

which would be Onoe, right?

- But wouldn't Kabu be best for this, Mr. Chief Editor? - You think?

He's good at jobs like this where he has to lie.

Well, yeah, but...

Um, I'll go.

Yeah, but your face is so easy to read.

No, it'll be fine.

Tamura Yoshimitsu's around my parents' age, right?

I'm good at getting close to people in that age range.

I think I can see that.

People let their guard down around you.

I can pull out information others can't.

Like in that tax evasion story.

Now that you mention it...

I guess we'll have to rely on you this time.

Got it.

Make sure you do well.

Yes, Sir.

Regarding this story, could you keep it a secret from Kaburagi?

Why?

If he finds out, he'll probably say, "Don't bother, you'll just mess up."

He probably would.

Sure, got it, got it.

Thank you. I'll be off.

- Good luck. - Good luck.

All right.

All right!

Hello, it's me.

Hello. Are you done helping the politics team?

Yeah, I'm done. What're you up to?

It's a secret. I was assigned a new lead.

They assigned it to you?

That's right.

What's it about?

I told you, it's a secret for now.

Oh, is it?

What time will you be done today?

Do you want to grab some food?

I can't. I have to go investigate now.

Okay, well, don't push yourself too hard.

Yeah, thanks.

It has been Kaburagi's responsibility to do this work to date.

It's true he's good at undercover investigations,

but he doesn't necessarily like it.

I bet he's been through a lot.

[TY Finance]

Well, it can't be helped.

I guess I'll lend a hand this time.

Yes?

Excuse me.

All right, come in.

I'm Sato. I'm here for the interview. Nice to meet you.

Yep, come in.

[TY Finance]

And then the guy got really mad at me, telling me to pay up.

He wanted 2 million yen ($153,000).

I called you because I didn't know what else to do.

I'll let you talk to the lawyer now.

Hello, this is Inoue, your son's lawyer.

Does it bother you?

No.

Are you money-driven?

Yes.

Then you'll be fine, right?

Yes.

Wow, you're from Waseda too? (T/N: famous university in Tokyo)

I'm actually from Waseda too.

Of course, I know.

I'm proud we have an alum like you,

and your home run in the fall 1995 Waseda-Keio game is still legendary.

That makes me happy. Oh, the drama club?

Yes, I'm good at memorizing lines.

I've decided. You're hired.

Really? Thank you.

Say that thing. "Red leather, yellow leather."

Red leather, yellow leather.

- Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. - Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Nice. Sheep shears should be sharp.

- What? - Sheep shears should be sharp.

Sheep shears... Sorry.

- It's fine. - I'm good at memorizing lines,

not tongue-twisters.

- Hired. - Really?

- Do your best. - Thank you, I will.

Infiltration complete.

[Rental Apartment - Flatmate Sendagaya]

Grandma, I was on a drive with my friend.

Suddenly a man rushed out.

Tamura believed I was his Kohai.

And he tasked me with making fake calls,

scamming people by lying to them.

He's totally on his own.

I went with him today,

but the other guy knows some scary people.

They won't let me go, Grandma.

What do I do? Help me!

I need 2 million yen in the next five minutes,

or else they'll do something to me.

I'm scared, Grandma.

They won't listen to reason anymore.

They're yakuza.

I'll die if you don't help me.

Wire transfers won't work! It has to be in cash.

Please hurry up.

Thanks, Grandma.

- Okay, money collection. - Sent.

Any reply?

She's coming out now.

All right, okay.

- I'm out to lunch. - See you.

Sato-kun, how is it? You think you can memorize it quickly?

Yes, it seems easy enough.

The manual is thorough.

That's promising. Want to get some lunch?

- Sounds good. - Ramen.

- Let's go. - Get a large portion.

Thank you.

Their green onions are great.

Grandma, what do I do?

Help me.

I need 2 million yen in the next five minutes,

or else they'll do something to me.

Wire transfers won't work.

It has to be in cash.

Thanks, Grandma. Thank you.

- Okay, money collection. - Sent.

- Any reply? - She's coming out now.

All right!

You got proof all on your own, Onoe!

Yes. And his co-CEO is Yamaguchi, who's in a criminal gang.

A criminal gang?

Sorry for putting you in danger. Are you positive?

I heard it from Tamura-san himself while eating ramen.

I see. Are you okay?

Yes, I'm fine.

All right, let's do a two-week story.

First, we'll put the facts into an article.

The next week, we'll have a story about his arrest.

- A cover story? - Of course.

Kabu, get a good shot of when he's arrested.

Okay.

This was your secret task?

Yeah.

I'm surprised they made you deceive someone like that.

I thought you'd get caught easily.

Stupid, anything you can do I can do too.

And I actually did well.

You weren't reluctant?

Huh? Well, it's work.

Huh? What?

It's nothing.

What is it?

At that moment,

a rift that couldn't be fixed was formed between Kaburagi and me.

I had no idea at all.

Sato-kun, you are a journalist?

Yes.

I trusted you.

I got the shot.

Since then, Kaburagi acted coldly toward me.

Hey.

- Hello? - Yeah?

I want a photo that works with this article.

I'll get it for you later.

Thanks.

You're blocking the light.

Sorry.

Kaburagi.

Hey, don't ignore me.

I'm not. We just have nothing to talk about.

How can you say that?

What did I ever do to you?

If something is bothering you, then say it.

I just can't digest this.

What?

How you could deceive people for a scoop.

- That's... - It's because of work, right?

Yeah.

I told you that already.

I put on a disguise to get info out of the tax-evading politician, too.

We knew he was a bad guy.

And I was there too.

- Well, yeah, but... - Anyway, if you can do that much on your own,

that means there's no need for you to work with me anymore.

What do you mean?

Our work together is over.

What?

See you.

What the hell?

What's this all of a sudden?

I don't get it.

I mean, we were doing so well,

getting scoop after scoop,

and even talked about moving in together.

But why? Why did things end up this way?

You must be joking.

What? Did you get in a fight with him?

We're not fighting.

He just... doesn't want to work with me anymore.

What? Tell me.

I have never had such a one-sided conversation.

Knowing you, you probably said something to make him mad.

You're wrong, Masayan.

He's not mad.

He is just cold towards me, just like in the past.

Just like in the past?

What kind of face is that?

In that case, if you talk to him like you used to,

won't he change back again?

Do you think so?

Yeah, go back to your roots.

When he wasn't interested in me,

he'd still tell me how he feels.

You have something to say to me.

I don't.

Then what's with that face?

You should change teams soon

before you become numb like me.

I'll come help if anything happens.

I ended up liking him at some point,

and he said he liked me too.

You're a nice guy.

I like you.

Why did that guy fall for you in the first place?

Why?

Because you don't lie.

He said it's because I don't lie.

Sato-kun, you were a journalist?

Yes.

I trusted you.

I'm surprised they made you deceive someone like that.

Anything you can do, I can do too.

And I actually did well.

Oh, now I get it.

Guys who lie to get a scoop and get all arrogant about it

are the kind of people he hates the most.

He's not back to his old self.

Now he hates me, knowing exactly who I am.

I don't think I did the right thing,

but I just wanted to make him happy,

even a tiny bit.

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♫ I look through the viewfinder at the feelings that crossed my mind ♫

♫ This way nothing is captured in the photo, but disappears into the past ♫

♫ The polaroid on the wall and this faded graffiti ♫

♫ Everything is torn off, the mistakes will be reset ♫

[Preview] Working for someone's sake.

That's who you are.

Please transfer Onoe to the politics team.

Didn't you come to hate me?

I haven't asked you yet how you feel about me.

Should we really live together?

[This story is completely fiction.]