Renji-san...
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Kamisama no Memochou
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Kamisama no Memochou
Dareka no tame nara waruku wa nai keredo
誰かのためなら悪くはないけれど
I wouldn't mind if this is for somebody's sake
Riyuu rashii mono wa kyou mo mienai
理由らしいものは今日も 見えない
But I still see nothing resembling a reason for it
Aimai na riaru ten to ten wo tsunagu hikari
曖昧なリアル 点と点をつなぐ光
In this uncertain reality, the light connects one dot after another
Kiesou na yume wo sotto nigirishimete miru
消えそうな夢を そっと握りしめてみる
I'll try holding onto my fleeting dreams for once
Bokutachi no koe ga kimi no iyasenai kizuato ni todokeba
僕たちの声が 君の癒せない傷痕に届けば
If our voices can reach out to your permanent scars
Nagareteku kumo no hayasa e to
ナガレテク 雲の速さへと
With the speed of the drifting clouds
Oitekarenai you ni sakebu kyou no echuudo
置いてかれないように叫ぶ 今日のエチュード
I will scream today's etude so you won't leave me behind
Kanaetai shizuka na zetsubou no saki ni
カナエタイ 静かな絶望の先に
Beyond the quiet despair I wish for
Atarashii hajimari e no peeji
新しい はじまりへのページ
The page to a new beginning awaits
Sono te wo totte
その手をとって
I'll take your hand
Kimi ga nozomu kara doko made mo yukou
君が望むから どこまでも行こう
Let us go anywhere you wish
NEET Investigation Firm
Narumi!
This can't be a coincidence!
I can't believe I ran into you here...
I've missed you so much!
Me, too!
Oh, what happened to my T-shirt?
That white one I was wearing.
I-I have it.
Really?!
Thank goodness!
I've been crying at the thought of losing it!
It's really important to me.
Oh, man. What a relief!
I got into a fight and didn't know how to get in contact with you.
Narumi, your face is also unremarkable enough that I wouldn't normally notice it.
Let's leave my face out of this.
I'm About to Give Up
So, what do you normally do, Renji-san?
Like, your job.
I'm a NEET, as you can see.
I came to Ueno to take care of some other business.
So I figured I might as well check out the zoo.
Tokyo sure has changed, though.
Aren't you originally from here, Renji-san?
How long have you been in the Kansai region?
Huh? Did I say I was from Tokyo?
Ah... no.
Your Kansai dialect sounds a little unnatural, and...
...you occasionally mix in standard Japanese.
You look as dull as a capybara,
yet you're very perceptive with certain things.
I lived in Tokyo until four or five years ago.
But I didn't actually go to Kansai.
I wandered around Chiba for some time,
kept borrowing money, and eventually ended up homeless.
You didn't move back in with your parents?
They both passed away, long ago.
That all you're gonna say?
People usually apologize for asking,
or ask if they were sick or in an accident.
Don't you hate it when people do that?
Have your parents passed away, too?
My mom passed away long ago.
And my dad barely comes home anymore.
How do you make a living?
My older sister has a job, and my dad sends us money.
We make ends meet, somehow.
Does your father love you?
In one way or another, I guess.
They say parents love their children unconditionally.
Don't make it sound like you just heard it somewhere!
I've just never experienced it.
Thanks to him, though, I can attend high school.
I do appreciate it.
You have a pretty sharp tongue.
Harsh to your relatives and gentle to strangers, eh?
Is that why you're so kind to me no matter how much I annoy you?
If you realize it, then give me a break.
Let's call it even.
Is that how little I'm worth?
I got you a large, though!
Why, thank you.
Oh. Are you mad?
I'm not!
Honestly, I didn't want to come back.
If I had met someone like you back then, then maybe I wouldn't have had to flee Tokyo.
But oh well.
At least I've found someone interesting.
I'll call it even, to myself.
Um...
I'm on summer break. If you call me, then—
You'll lend me money?!
No.
I'm saying that I can go with you if you want to go somewhere.
Oh, right. I still have to get back my T-shirt.
And maybe I'll call you when we need a Mahjong player...
...or when I need someone to line up for me at a pachinko parlor.
I may be your friend, but that's...
You serious?
This isn't some "test"?
For real?
Yeah...
Place your arm here, then...
...hook it, like this...
Though we're missing a middle man, aside from other things...
...the polar bear as a witness is good enough for me.
I don't think I truly believe in friends.
Is that why you made me your sworn brother?
That's exactly it!
I used to really get along with some guy back when I lived in Tokyo.
I was so sure that I'd never find a better friend,
that I wanted to do something formal to show it.
What happened with him?
We got into a fight and never spoke again.
I wonder why I came all the way back to Tokyo.
Just to...
What's up?
Sorry, I have to see someone for work.
Work?
Yeah. It's a meeting to plan for a concert...
A concert?
Where?
Stay away from there!
Stand clear!
Hey! Stand clear!
The power's out.
He's wounded!
Let him through!
No! Don't go there today!
Narumi!
Why are you...?
Do you even need to ask?!
I saw the news about the fire and called you.
Not only did you not answer, the GPS feed showed no movement at the scene.
Judging from that situation,
I obviously thought you'd been chemically converted to carbon!
I was shocked, man.
I heard someone call me, and there was Alice, standing in front of the shop dressed like that.
Hiro!
You don't have to tell him that!
I'm really sorry.
I-I was more worried about the capybara doll I asked for.
Don't worry, I bought it.
Th-This is Carpincho-san!
You got the wrong one!
This is not a capybara.
I wanted one with a really square muzzle! Something realistic!
Carpincho-san is just a character created from the doodles of people who know nothing about capybara!
The difference is like comparing melon bread to the moon!
Okay! I get it!
Hello?
Looks like you're safe.
Yes.
What about the club?
The fire wasn't very large,
but their electric switchboard was completely destroyed.
Did you see?
What?
Did you see who broke it?
N-No...
We found the guy who stole our T-shirts.
Don't get involved in this case anymore.
Just do your job.
What did the Fourth want?
He told me not to get involved anymore.
Big Sis!
Big Bro!
Welcome!
Why are you here?
And why did you bring Alice?
I'm bound by the request you asked of me.
I only asked you for the thief's picture.
This is the group's internal affairs.
We'll handle it ourselves.
I have the duty of confirming the accuracy of the information I provided.
Don't tell me you want to see him.
He's already been beaten to a pulp,
enough to make you faint ten times, and then some.
Narumi can confirm if they're the same person.
I told you, I don't know anything.
Nothing at all!
He's lost it.
What do we do?
Should we kill him and bury him in the mountains?
There's an angel watching over me!
You'll set me free when I win, right?
That's how it works here, right?
That's what Hirasaka-san told me!
I see.
Gardening Club.
Go wait outside.
Sorry to keep you in the dark.
I'm talking about the culprit.
I actually had an idea who it was.
There's one other person who holds this key.
That bastard, Hirasaka Renji, is behind it.
He's the one.
The thugs in this area didn't form teams to begin with,
but Hirasaka-san gathered us and started a gang.
Man, he was one tough guy.
He beat the shit out of everyone who opposed.
Didn't the Fourth come from Osaka during that time?
Yeah.
That's when they teamed up.
They seized the turf from a Yakuza group around here called Gotouda.
They rapidly expanded their territory and rented an office.
And finally, the Hirasaka Group was formed.
They had an equal brotherhood.
Neither of them were superior to the other.
Not only that, but they exchanged something even more important.
Even more important?
It's hard to believe they'll fight each other...
What are you up to?
I have a request from you, Master!
Hirasaka-san came back!
He aligned himself with an enemy gang.
I'm sure Sou-san will go settle things by himself once his location is known.
If that were to happen...
Master, only you can stop those two!
Hey, you know, I run a ramen shop.
If Sou or Renji shows up, I'll make them ramen.
If they want to talk, I'll listen.
If they're up to no good, I'll slap some sense into them.
But...
It's your job to bring them here.
Narumi.
Sit over there.
Just do it.
The Fourth's request has been fulfilled.
Right now, I float on the surface of the sea of information,
as nothing more than a pair of eyes.
With no power or will.
So, you don't have to answer me.
But still, I'll ask...
What do you know?
You're one of very few people who can look Hinamura Souichirou straight in the eye.
However, you acted strangely today.
What are you hiding?
To know is to die.
A part of you has already died.
No one can cure it.
However, I am a NEET detective.
Speaker of the Dead.
I can share in your death.
I met Hirasaka Renji.
The Fourth said Renji-san is the culprit,
but I...
Fetch me a DoKupe.
Here.
Drink up.
I can't have you remain incompetent forever.
I'll train you like a dog, by repeating my teachings over and over again.
No matter how far I spread my roots, extend my branches,
and grow leaves of words at the tips of my branches,
I can only come in contact with fraction of the real world.
You are a part of that real world.
This is...
Sign: Hirasaka Group
What do you want?
I thought you're checking out record stores with Ayaka today.
I met Renji-san.
When? Where?!
I-I can't tell you...
Tell me!
Make a request...
...to Alice...
Weren't you friends?
You even shared sake...
What on Earth happened?
He broke a promise.
Simple as that.
Do you recognize this?
It's incomplete, but it's the group's emblem, right?
He said this shirt is really important to him.
Didn't you two exchange something important?
It's nothing tangible.
But this emblem is...
It was sewn by a woman named Hison.
She's passed away, though.
Hison...
Don't get close to him, got it?
Let me know if he contacts you.
Fujishima-kun!
Over here!
Sorry I'm late.
Good work!
Sou-san asked us to follow you.
You can count on us to guard you!
No, we're just checking out stores...
I'll kick some ass.
I'll teach them a lesson.
Where did you go, Big Bro?!
Big Bro!
Are you sure leaving them there was a good idea?
Yeah, I don't need bodyguards.
And I have you with me today.
Huh? What's that supposed to mean?
Fujishima-kun! Fujishima-kun!
What should we do with him?
Make it so he'll never talk again?
Hirasaka-san didn't tell us to go that far.
Hirasaka?
Then, let's just break a bone or two!
Tetsu-san!
So, are these guys from the Hirasaka Group?
I guess not.
I spent about ten nights in a sleeping bag in the Niigata racecourse.
So I got into the habit of sleeping on a mat of losing betting slips.
I found myself wandering to horse-betting booths even after I got back.
You sure were lucky, Narumi-kun.
Tetsu used to be a boxer.
Even the Fourth might not be a match for him in the ring.
You used to get scouted by all those boxing gyms.
It's all in the past.
Hey, what's wrong?
The Fourth expected something like this to happen.
Yet, I acted on my own...
On top of that, I got Ayaka involved.
It made me realize that I'm all talk.
Narumi's good for nothing other than talking big!
Tetsu, don't say the truth!
How about paying Alice a visit?
Call Log
Alice
Incoming Call...
Unknown Caller
How bad is your injury?
It's no big deal.
I see. That's good.
So, when are you free?
Anytime.
How about tomorrow, then?
You can bring as many guys as you want.
Make sure you bring the T-shirt, though.
I could just mail it to you or something.
I suppose.
But if we did that...
...I wouldn't get to see you.
Okay.
How shameless are you, showing up at this hour wrapped in bandages and with a stupid look on your face?
I kind of wanted to see your face.
Wh-What's that... s-supposed to mean?
I-I'm busy!
It's the prime time for password cracking!
I don't have time to waste on you.
Sorry.
I must be out of my mind.
You dimwit!
Why can't you just come up with some reason to be here on the spot?
S-Since you're already here, bring me three cans of DoKupe.
Th-They aren't for you!
I'm drinking them all by myself!
There's a sports equipment shop called Exteria in Ikebukuro.
The man managing the shop used to lead a group of thieves.
His group ended up disbanding after clashing with Hinamura Souichirou.
Hirasaka Renji is in there.
How did you...
He doesn't know...
...that an all-knowing and omnipotent detective exists here.
But I'm aware...
...of how cruel and vicious Hirasaka Renji is.
Listen.
The thugs serving him all belonged to groups crushed by the Hirasaka Group.
He leads them only through their fear towards him and their hatred toward the Fourth.
Hirasaka Renji is a dangerous man who is capable of such things in his stride.
This...
What is it?
It's Renji-san's T-shirt.
He called me out to return it.
Don't tell me you plan on going!
Didn't you hear a word I said?!
You were attacked just this afternoo—
I know!
I know, but I...
You don't know!
If you're trying to prove that only death can cure idiocy, then be my guest.
You protist!
Water flea!
Lacking in synapses!
You can...
You can just...!
Let go of me.
Just how stupid are you?
Even chimpanzees can think of using a stick to snare ants from an anthill.
Why would you use one of your bones instead?
Sorry.
Her name is Minerva.
She is the Goddess of Warriors.
I-I'm only lending her to you, got it?
Make sure you give her back to me.
Thank you.
Get some sleep!
Even the color of Tokyo Bay's sludge seems healthier than your complexion.
J-Just don't sniff at my sheets!
All unfulfilled promises, no matter how unsightly, become lights that shine from the bottom of the ocean.
By following these chains, we can reunite as many times as it takes.
So, once more...
Can you watch over this for me?
Are you leaving this here as a hostage?
My bond to Renji-san will be severed if I return it.
This is...
It doesn't have to be just today.
Think of a way by yourself.
I'm hanging up.
Did you bring it?
No, I left the T-shirt behind.
What did you come here for, then?
I'm here to talk.
Talk?
Yes.
Rojiura ni wa kurai kurai tomori
Dark, dark illumination in the back alley
路地裏には暗い暗い灯り
Soko ni tsudou hamushitachi no you
Just like the flying bugs gathered there
そこに集う羽虫たちの様
Mogaku bokura wa crying crying tomo ni
Crying, crying together as we struggle
もがく僕らは crying crying 共に
Himeta omoi wo kusuburaseterun da
Our hidden feelings are smoldering
秘めた思いをくすぶらせてるんだ
"Nani wo sureba ii" sore ga wakaranai
I don't know what we should do
「何をすればいい」 それがわからない
Mugen no imi osoreteru
I fear the meaning of eternity
無限の意味恐れてる
Shibirekirashita ryou no ashi ga tachiagare to segande iru
My numb legs are imploring me to stand up
しびれ切らした両の足が 立ち上がれとせがんでいる
Subete sadame da nante
"Everything is fate"
すべて運命だなんて
Kami no rakugaki da marumete suteru sa
It's just God's scribble. I'll crumple and toss away that page
神の落書きだ 丸めて捨てるさ
Tatta hitotsu no saeta yarikata
It's the only wise thing to do
たったひとつの冴えたやり方
Itsumo mune ni daite
With that thought always in my heart
いつも胸に抱いて
Yoake niramitsukeru yo
I'll scowl at the dawn
夜明け 睨みつけるよ
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Gardening Club, stay out of this.
It's a private battle from here onwards.
Between Hirasaka Renji and me.
You don't need to know why.