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

This guy's my partner, photographer Kaburagi Motoharu.

Hey Kaburagi, we've been on a roll with these scoops.

We were lucky.

We sure were.

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

Well, I am feeling tired this week.

Want me to massage you, 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 storyfor 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 youif I could get this every day.

Seriously?

Living together?

You want to live together?

I wouldn't say that.

Well, I didn't thinkyou'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 keep going?

♫ 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.

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 Yoshimitsu Tamurastarted a company with his friend.

It's a financing company on the surface,

but it's actuallya cover for phone scams.

What?

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

asking for bright,proactive college students.

So, I was talking with the chief editor

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

The ones at our companywho fit the bill are...

You or Kabu, of course.

You're so in sync.

No, I couldn't.

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

which would be Onoe, right?

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

He's good at jobs like thiswhere 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.

Yoshimitsu Tamura's aroundmy parents' age, right?

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

I think I can see that.

People let their guard down around you.

I can pull out info others can't.

Like in that tax evasion story.

Now that you mention it...

I guess we'll have toask you to do it this time.

Got it.

Make sure you do well.

Yes, sir.

Regarding this story, could you keep ita 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.

Yes!

Hey, it's me.

Hey. Are you done helpingthe politics team?

Yeah, 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.

Oh, is it?

What time are you done?

Wanna grab some food?

Can't, I gotta go investigate now.

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

Yeah, thanks.

It has been Kaburagi'sresponsibility to do this work to date.

It's true he's good atundercover investigations,

but he doesn't necessarily like it.

I bet he's been through a lot.

[TY Finance]

Well, it is what it is.

I guess I'll lend a hand this time.

Yes?

Hello.

Hi, 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.

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?

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.

Sorry, 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 junior.

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, 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 onion's 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 crime syndicate.

A crime syndicate?

Sorry for putting you in danger. Are you positive?

I heard it from Tamura 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 factsinto an article.

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

- 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 was formed between Kaburagi and methat couldn't be fixed.

I had no idea at all.

Sato, you are a journalist?

Yes.

I trusted you.

I got the shot.

Since then, Kaburagiacted coldly toward me.

Hey.

- Hello? - Yeah?

I want a photothat works with this article.

I'll get it to you later.

Thanks.

You're blocking the light.

Sorry.

Kaburagi.

Hey, don't ignore me.

I'm not. We just havenothing to talk about.

How can you say that?

What did I ever do to you?

If something's bothering you, then say it.

I just don't understand.

Understand what?

How you could deceive people for a scoop.

- That's...- It was for work, right?

Yeah.

I told you that already.

I put on a disguise to get info out ofthe tax-evading politician too.

We knew he was a bad guy.

And I was there too.

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

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

What do you mean?

We're through.

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 aboutmoving 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 towork with me anymore.

What? Tell me.

I've never been onsuch a one-way street before.

Knowing you, you probably saidsomething to make him mad.

You're wrong, Masayan.

He's not mad.

He feels nothing for me now,just like way back then.

Way back then?

What kind of face is that?

In that case, if you talk to himlike you used to,

won't he change back again?

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 youin the first place?

Why?

Because you don't lie.

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

Sato, 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.

♫ I look through the viewfinder at the feelings that 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.

Do you hate me?

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

Should we really live together?

THE STORY IS COMPLETELY FICTION