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COMPUTER ROOM

-Good morning. -Good morning.

-Good morning. -Good morning.

SUMIHAMA DISTRICT AKAMINE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Good morning.

-Good morning. -Good morning.

Good morning.

Could you tell me more?

How was she as a teacher?

Just what secret is this school hiding?

Good morning.

STAFF ROOM

Mr. Shibata will be the assistant homeroom teacher

for the third year class from today onwards.

Yes.

I will be taking care of, well,

the third year students who will be taking their exams,

and this is an important time for them.

I'm definitely worried, but…

You're so stiff.

You're greeting us like a typical politician.

This shows my enthusiasm!

I'll be in everyone's care!

All the best.

I have high hopes for you.

Yes!

Thank you very much!

I will hold my responsibilities close to my breast pocket.

Where again?

Right here.

The computer…

Computer…

Equipment from the computer room has been stolen!

What?

The items stolen were

a DVD player,

a hard disk, and a projector.

Oh, my!

The items that were stolen are being sold.

-Where is it? -This is ours, right?

That's right!

So this isn't the first time it happened?

Yes.

Before you came to this school, the symphonic band on the other block

had their instruments stolen from the band room.

They were being sold as well.

We checked the other rooms, but this is the only room affected.

What about the CCTV footage?

The CCTV camera…

is a dummy.

What?

I thought setting that up would deter such acts.

I mean, it's a waste of school funds.

You say it's a waste, but things are being stolen.

"Deter"? Do you mean that the culprit's in this school?

No, I'm not sure about that.

-But just in case-- -I think we can be sure of that.

The culprit knows that there are valuable items here,

and only targeted this room.

It's someone who's familiar with the school layout.

Could it be done by a professional burglar who's really prepared?

The room was unlocked after all.

Try going on to the internet

and search "How to open locks."

What?

"How to open locks…"

What?

There are so many ways to do it?

Won't we find the culprit

if we use this app to track the seller's address?

That's pointless.

Hey, that's my phone…

This is the aerial photograph based on the address provided on the website.

It's an empty plot.

So this address…

It's bogus.

So how do we find the culprit?

PURCHASE

Hey, why did you buy it using my account?

The sold item should leave traces of the culprit.

Let me know once the item's been delivered.

Please deduct the cost from your school funds.

School funds?

How much does it cost?

Well, I don't know…

I guess so.

What?

That's right! I heard that just now.

Will someone get arrested again?

I guess so,

if the culprit's one of our students.

Before Mr. Shimada came to our school,

I never thought that our school was this problematic.

What?

It was the same for my problem.

I thought it was normal.

It feels like I've been turning a blind eye to these problems.

Mr. Shimada…

He might be planning to

root out all the evil in this school.

"Evil"?

Personally…

I want him to do a thorough job, if he's planning to do so.

I believe that we teachers need to

take this issue seriously as well.

Hey! Don't run along the corridors.

This is an important time for you.

-Sorry. -Sorry.

And we have one really motivated teacher.

Hello!

I'm the embodiment of responsibility!

I will be stricter than before.

The responsibility of an assistant homeroom teacher

in charge of third year students is especially huge!

Well then, do your best. Mr. Shibata, assistant homeroom teacher!

Yes!

See you.

She was an assistant homeroom teacher, right?

Why did Kaori Ogawa die?

I heard that it was an accident.

Ms. Ogawa… When she was climbing the stairs near her home,

she was assaulted from the front, and she fell to her death.

Some tabloids say that the main cause of her death was overworking.

What do you think?

-What? -Is being a teacher really that taxing?

It's true that…

we're busy until the end of the school term.

To the point that you'd die?

Why are you so interested in Ms. Ogawa?

Does anything come to mind

when you think about Kaori Ogawa's death?

Good morning.

Hey!

Good morning.

The item's being delivered now.

Please notify the principal as well.

Got it.

POLICE

Take this.

What is this?

We'll take fingerprints.

Fingerprints, you say?

The item is on its way here.

I will be matching the fingerprints on it with all the fingerprints collected.

Are we supposed to fingerprint the students?

All the students? That's impossible.

Wait…

Hey!

Oh, my…

COLLABORATOR FINGERPRINTS

THUMB INDEX FINGER

It's not just the students.

It includes the teachers as well.

You're suspecting us too?

Hey, stop joking! There's no way we would steal school property!

Calm down, Mr. Abe!

Us teachers will be willing to cooperate…

But we can't force the students to cooperate.

-Contact their parents. -What?

Explain the situation and get approval from them.

If their parents approve,

we will have no problems fingerprinting them.

But if we contact them, they'll think we're suspecting their child…

We are suspecting them.

If they reject the fingerprinting, it'll be a sign. So hurry up.

I think you're going overboard. It's going to be a shock for them!

If they're innocent, why should they be scared?

That's not the problem!

It's about the mental well-being of the students! Right, Principal Kijima?

That's right!

Well…

We don't have a choice if we want to find the culprit.

Get it? Just listen to Mr. Shimada.

All right, I ask that all assistant homeroom teachers

help out with the process.

Come on, take one.

Here you go.

Here.

Isn't this like a police drama?

It feels like the real thing!

I'm starting to get nervous.

I don't get this!

What am I being suspected of?

We're not suspecting you.

It's just for confirmation.

Don't mess with me!

Sakata!

Your parents gave their consent.

That hurts! This is violence. My arm's going to break!

If you're innocent, then just follow instructions like a good boy.

-What? -This hurts. Let me go!

Next!

I'm sorry.

It's all right.

Since we didn't do anything wrong.

Everyone else should cooperate too.

We didn't do anything bad, so fingerprinting is nothing.

But I don't like my fingers getting dirty.

It'll be fine. The ink can be washed off easily.

But isn't this exciting?

Look, my fingerprint's so beautiful!

-What? Are you a professional? -You're right.

You've definitely done this before.

-I didn't. -Thank you.

This really makes me feel like a criminal.

That's not it. We trust all of you.

It's just for confirmation.

Next, Allen.

Allen!

Imprint your entire palm on it!

I'm not a sumo wrestler.

How about doing it all over your body? Like what people do when they go fishing.

-Good idea! -We're not doing a fish print here.

Stop talking about others, Ichihara.

Write down your name and come over.

I'll pass.

Do the finger printing on my behalf, Mr. Shibata.

I already did mine.

What? No way.

His got taken?

Will this record remain forever?

No, don't worry.

We'll destroy all of it immediately after checking.

Next, Nakamura.

Hey, Nakamura!

What's wrong?

Hey, what's wrong?

What?

Hey! Where are you going?

Hey!

What are you doing?

-Nakamura? -Hey!

Hey, Nakamura!

Nakamura!

-Call an ambulance! -Yes!

Nakamura?

Abnormal amount of sweat.

Intense heart palpitations.

It's most likely…

drugs.

Drugs, you say?

No way.

The drug test result isn't out yet, but he most likely consumed cheap drugs.

It doesn't matter if it's cheap or expensive!

Mr. Abe!

Nakamura messing with drugs?

That's impossible.

Impossible?

He's in the soccer club,

and has been working really hard for his last competition.

How is that related to him not doing drugs?

I've been his homeroom teacher since he was in second year.

He's serious when it comes to soccer.

He finally stopped warming the benches

and became one of the starting players in his second year.

He's betting everything on this competition.

There's no way someone like him would do drugs.

Where could he get drugs in the first place?

He'll need money for that too.

Don't tell me…

The money he got from selling the stolen equipment?

Nishida!

Hey.

They're your juniors, right?

What are they doing?

Like I care.

I have nothing to do with the soccer club.

It's been a long time since I quit.

Why are you taking your clothes off?

Hey!

Stay still!

-No way! -What happened?

That's my question!

Hey!

You're in the hospital.

What? Why?

You started acting strange

and tried to jump off the building wearing just your underwear.

What?

Are you doing drugs?

-What? -Same for Aragaki and Numajiri.

They all went crazy, and are lying beside you now.

What? Aragaki and Numajiri as well?

You're all in the soccer club, right?

The club might be on indefinite suspension.

What did you say?

I don't get it!

What do you mean "drugs"?

There's no way I'd take those!

It's my last Inter-High competition!

I didn't do it!

Don't mess with me!

I didn't do any drugs!

I didn't do it!

Drugs?

That's what Shimada said.

Is that true?

We still don't have the drug test results, but it's very likely.

Nakamura, Aragaki, and Numajiri… All three of them?

Does that mean the use of drugs is being spread around the soccer club?

Haven't you realized anything at all?

Aren't you the club consultant?

I don't think they dabbled in drugs!

The thefts…

Those kids may be behind that as well.

Maybe they needed money for the drugs.

If…

If that's the case,

what's going to happen to me?

-Why are you worrying about that now? -What?

But middle school students getting involved in drugs…

It's not completely impossible.

A similar incident was on the news recently too.

But how could it happen in our school?

Perhaps…

There may be other students doing drugs as well.

In any case,

Nakamura,

Aragaki and Numajiri will be instructed to stay home after they're discharged.

Mr. Koga.

Please put the soccer club on indefinite suspension.

I understand.

Everyone…

Please make sure not to disclose this incident to others.

-Vice-principal Fukushima. -Yes.

I guess theft's a smaller problem compared to this.

You're right.

What? Seriously?

I heard that the guys from the soccer club are involved in drugs!

Seriously?

That's crazy.

Hey, Allen! You shouldn't do drugs.

-I'm not doing drugs. -I'm sure you are!

The soccer club might be put on indefinite suspension.

You're right.

And their last Inter-High is right around the corner.

I wonder what's going to happen to Nakamura and the others.

I think they should receive strict punishment.

All of us in Akamine were suspects because of them.

But where did they get the drugs?

Right…

The soccer club…

has been put on indefinite suspension.

What about the competition?

There's no way we can participate now!

-Mr. Koga! -Mr. Koga!

-I really didn't do it! -Me too!

I want to participate in the competition!

Please…

We didn't do it!

You should know, Mr. Koga.

We attend morning practices diligently to prepare for the competition!

He's right!

We want to join the competition!

I beg of you!

-Please! -I beg of you!

-Please. -Please.

Did you guys attend morning practice today as well?

BOYS' SOCCER CLUB

Are you perhaps looking for drugs?

Would they hide it somewhere like this?

Nakamura, Aragaki, and Numajiri…

They were having morning practice today,

and all three of them shared Nakamura's sport drink.

Wait, so you're saying they took drugs during their morning practice?

-No. -What?

They took it unknowingly.

Someone put drugs into the bottle.

What? For what reason?

They probably wanted the soccer club to be suspended…

so that they can't participate in the Inter-High competition.

No way…

Sanada and Mimura.

Can I have a word?

-Wait, you guys did drugs too? -No way, you moron!

-What's up? -Just come.

Look for someone who hates the soccer club.

What?

What's that?

I'm sure you guys should understand this situation.

Wait, are you asking us to investigate?

What?

Why should we do it?

Are you ignoring my question?

I'm not asking you to do it for free.

Really?

I'm not here to owe you guys anything either.

I got it. I'll do it.

-What? -Someone who hates the soccer club?

Are you serious?

He said we're not doing it for free.

Money?

Then I'm doing it too.

RESTAURANT KING'S TASTE

Welcome.

Welcome.

Hello.

Thanks for waiting. It's the "Devil-killer."

-Sorry to keep you waiting. -Thank you.

Welcome.

That's too much.

Oh, my.

This looks like it contains more than seven spices now.

No matter how much you put in, it still contains seven spices.

I guess you're right.

Are you fine?

I'm panicking right now.

I see…

I thought it was just a theft case, and now there's a drug incident?

You're right.

Right when I just became an assistant homeroom teacher…

What?

What? What's going on?

Please stop that!

I'm not a plague!

Anyway… Don't you think Mr. Shimada's thinking is amazing?

That someone might bring in drugs to close down the soccer club.

Right. Usually, no one would think of that.

He thinks that students…

No, all humans are fundamentally evil.

You're right.

SUMIHAMA POLICE STATION

JUVENILE OFFICER RYUHEI SHIMADA

-So I just need to check this? -Yes.

How's the school?

What do you mean?

Working as School Police.

I heard that you volunteered to be the School Police.

I knew that our colleagues disliked you,

but it's really surprising that you chose to become the School Police.

Why did you volunteer?

Let me know the results tomorrow.

Tomorrow?

You're asking for the impossible!

What was that? What does that expression mean?

Are you disappointed?

What? Now I feel so bad that I have to help you!

Tsunoda from Class 3-3.

He's in the baseball club.

He was already on bad terms with the soccer club.

But apparently, Nakamura stole Tsunoda's girlfriend,

and they got into a big fight.

Anyone else?

I think it's Sasaki.

Sasaki?

He's in our class. He used to be in the soccer club.

Why would he hate the soccer club?

He was part of the lineup until his second year,

but he injured himself during practice

and had to quit soccer because of that.

But according to rumors…

Look at the goal, Sasaki!

Keep the ball!

Stop him!

Hey, Sasaki! Are you all right?

It hurts!

Nakamura did it to steal his spot.

I've heard of that before.

In fact, Nakamura did replace Sasaki to become part of the lineup.

I see.

Got it. Thanks.

What? Weren't you going to give us something?

You said we won't be working for free.

POBIT

I don't need this.

The item is here. It's really stolen from the school.

Wow…

Please give me Class 3-3 Tatsushi Tsunoda and Class 3-1 Yuma Sasaki's fingerprints.

Tsunoda?

Sasaki's fingerprints?

Hurry up.

Well, Sasaki has yet to…

We haven't received his fingerprints due to Nakamura's incident.

Here are Tsunoda's fingerprints.

What…

FINGERPRINT DOES NOT MATCH

It's not Tsunoda.

Wait a minute!

What's going to happen

if Sasaki's fingerprint matches?

Before you arrest Sasaki,

please let me have a talk with him.

What will you talk about?

I'm sure he must have his reasons!

What if we hear him out? Do we let him off because of that?

I don't mean that.

Are you trying to confirm the facts because you're not responsible for this?

Yuma Sasaki.

I have something to ask you.

Sasaki…

Sasaki!

Please return to your seats.

What the hell?

He runs so fast!

What?

MATHEMATICS CLASS 3-1 YUMA SASAKI

SCHOOL POLICE

CLASS 3-1 YUMA SASAKI

FINGERPRINT MATCHES

So is Sasaki the one who stole this?

There's no mistake.

Don't tell me that

Sasaki used the money he got from selling stolen goods

to make Nakamura and the others take the drug?

During Sasaki's second year, he quit the soccer club due to an injury.

There's a rumor that Nakamura caused him to be injured. Am I right?

We were told that it was an accident.

Do you think that

Sasaki believes it's Nakamura's fault?

That fool!

-You don't have to… -He's a fool!

Hating the soccer club just because he had to quit…

I'd expel him from school if I could!

Wait a minute.

This won't solve anything.

We have to listen to Sasaki's story…

I told you that it's meaningless to hear him out.

The police may be activated

when an incident happens,

but we teachers are responsible for guiding the students

to prevent such incidents from happening!

And this happened because you failed to do so.

You're going overboard.

You're right.

Sasaki is my student.

It's my responsibility.

Ms. Asamura…

I'm going to search for Sasaki.

Ms. Asamura!

On the rim of the sports bottle,

I found a slight trace of Snow Shower.

Snow Shower?

It's a drug popular in South America.

It's really cheap, and large amounts of it are being imported into Japan.

Tell me the person that the police are keeping tabs on.

What?

That's a severe abuse of authority!

What's with this silent pressure?

Not this…

Sasaki!

Sasaki!

Yamada!

-Sorry to keep you waiting. -Hey.

-Did you wait long? Sorry. -It's all right.

Is that so? I'm glad.

Hello?

I'm Asamura, the homeroom teacher for Class 3-1 in Akamine Middle School.

May I ask if

Sasaki has returned home?

What are you investigating?

Don't give me anymore stickers, though.

This is Pobit.

I kind of want this.

Yes.

Have you found Sasaki, Ms. Asamura?

Not yet.

But I talked to his mother.

There's an alumni from the soccer club

whom Sasaki treats like his older brother,

and he often frequents the sport equipment store he works in.

I'm heading over there now.

Welcome.

Are you looking for something?

I'm Asamura, a teacher from Akamine Middle School.

I heard that Yuma Sasaki frequents this shop.

-Do you know anything? -Oh, Yuma?

He hasn't been here recently.

Is that so?

Yes.

Was he acting differently

the last time he came here?

Acting differently?

I wonder…

I don't know.

Did he do something?

Oh, it's nothing like that.

Hide!

Sell it to her too.

Wait, I have a customer here.

Abnormal amount of sweat…

Intense heart palpitations…

Those people just now…

What were they here to buy?

What?

Oh, well…

They came to buy something.

Shoes.

Are you hot?

Yes, you're right.

I'm sensitive to heat.

It's most likely…

drugs.

Please give me a call

if Sasaki calls you…

I just remembered something about Sasaki.

Let me go! Are you doing drugs?

What are you saying? That's impossible.

Hey!

What do you know?

How much do you know?

This is so troublesome. Damn it!

Hey.

Don't think I'll let you off easily.

That's my line.

You sold drugs to students in Akamine Middle School, didn't you?

You can't talk your way out.

The police are already keeping tabs on you.

You'll be arrested sooner or later…

It hurts!

It hurts!

I don't know anything!

I don't have drugs with me!

Hey!

Where would he hide the drugs?

An absurd way to traffic drugs.

I knew it.

You gave drugs to Sasaki!

I don't know shit about those drugs! Just let me go!

It hurts!

Hand over the list of your buyers.

The contents.

What?

Those are not your handwriting. How are you related to that person?

BADMINTON CLUB TABLE TENNIS CLUB, GYMNASTICS CLUB

You're the one who put the drug into Nakamura's bottle, right?

Nagata?

Now that you know Sasaki's a suspect,

you think things are getting out of hand and decided to drug the badminton club.

To disguise it as an indiscriminate attack.

Why would you do this?

Because he deserved it.

What?

Because of Nakamura…

Sasaki couldn't play soccer anymore.

Are you…

going out with Sasaki?

Please go out with me.

Sure.

You've been looking at me for a long time.

I'm interested in you too.

Where are we going today?

Anywhere's fine.

You always say that.

If I'm with you, it doesn't matter where we go.

You have to find the common denominator.

The common denominators are these three.

Got it, Teacher.

Okay. Then try it yourself.

-What are you acting as now? -Sasaki and I…

We were so happy.

However…

Stop him!

Are you all right, Sasaki?

The Inter-High is around the corner,

and Sasaki started to act strange.

Go!

He dwelled about the fact that he couldn't play soccer anymore

and started to close up his heart.

He stopped smiling.

That's why you want to take revenge on Nakamura?

He was the one who injured Sasaki.

How could you…

Why are you laughing?

You…

Just how happy were you?

What?

If I was able to misunderstand things to that extent,

my life would have been much more fun.

What are you talking about?

You're the one who spread the rumor that

Sasaki's injury was caused by Nakamura, right?

Sasaki's injury was just an accident.

Sasaki didn't hate Nakamura.

You're wrong. That was Nakamura's--

The one acting differently wasn't Sasaki. It was you!

Please go out with me.

What? No way.

I know you've been looking at me for a long time,

but I can't go out with you.

You…

Sasaki rejected you.

I heard you've been acting like a stalker towards him.

MATHEMATICS CLASS 3-1 YUMA SASAKI

COMMON DENOMINATOR

In order to get closer to Sasaki,

you started to befriend Takayama,

an alumni of the soccer club.

Is it this pair?

Looks nice.

Thanks as always.

Then you happened to find out that Takayama was peddling drugs.

Were you here the entire time?

And then you thought about taking revenge on Nakamura.

Do you think Sasaki would look at you if you did that?

It seems like…

you come from a rich family.

You had everything you wanted your entire life,

except for Sasaki.

You couldn't accept that.

I really liked him.

Ever since our first year, I went to all his competitions to cheer for him!

Why?

Why didn't it work out?

You're too naive, brat.

I really wanted to be one.

A lion, that is.

I really liked lions as a kid.

-What? -Every day I think about becoming a lion.

I kept thinking about it, but it's impossible.

-What are you talking about? -I'm talking about you.

I don't get it.

If I can't get him even if I like him this much,

I'm better off dead.

-Don't say-- -No need to patronize me.

I mean, it's not fun being alive at all.

If Sasaki hates me, there's no reason for me to live.

Then I should just die…

What are you doing?

"I'm better off dead"? Is that so?

Stop!

What's wrong?

Want to say something?

Are you scared of dying?

I couldn't become a lion, but I became a police officer.

My salary's just average, and I have average-tasting food.

My life's pretty average.

But you know…

It's all over if you die!

I'm sorry…

Go atone for your sins.

After that, become anything you want.

By the way…

The gun's unloaded.

You must be scared.

Ayaka Nagata from Class 3-2

will be interrogated by the police for drug possession.

A middle school student using drugs to incite a terror attack.

It's probably going to cause a huge storm.

Everyone…

I hope that you will not reveal any details.

The three boys in the soccer club will no longer be on house arrest.

Their punishment will be revoked.

Thank you very much!

Excuse me!

What?

Sasaki?

I'm sorry!

I did this in ill humor.

I will return the money I earned from reselling them.

He seems to be remorseful.

I guess we can be lenient.

So the theft had nothing to do with the drugs.

I'll tell Mr. Shimada

to wrap up this incident with a stern warning.

I'm really sorry.

It's fine.

Sasaki.

Focus on your studies now.

You hear me? Don't think about anything and just study!

-It's time. -Teachers…

I'm counting on everyone again today.

-Let's go. -Yes.

I'm supposed to be a homeroom teacher.

I'm a homeroom teacher, but…

I wasn't able to do anything before things got out of hand.

If this continues…

It won't do.

Ms. Asamura…

Tell me about…

Kaori Ogawa.

Before Ms. Ogawa died,

I heard the piano tones…

quivering.

"Quivering"?

What happened to Kaori Ogawa?

Do you have anything to do with it?

I killed her.

I killed Ms. Ogawa.

The culprit filmed the students in school, and uploaded the video on this website.

That's unforgivable!

Damn you…

THE UNEXPECTED CULPRIT REVEALED

Who are you covering for?

He must have had a secret reason.

What are you investigating in secret?

I could ask you the same. What are you guys hiding?

Check this guy's address.

You're making me run errands again.

This may help you get a promotion.

Are you all right? Are you injured?

Don't touch me!

Do you regret confessing your sins to me?

Even so, that's despicable!

Are you misunderstanding something?

There are many people like you in the world.

Subtitle translation by: Qianni Lu