I'm here to talk.
Talk?
That's fine.
But I'm going first.
We have two matters to discuss.
First off, thank you.
Though our friendship ended up breaking down, I'm glad I met you.
Secondly...
I'll kill you if I see you again.
Is it because I'm working for the Hirasaka Group?
What other reason would there be?
You don't intend to talk it over with the Fourth?
I'm sure he'll understan—
Why are you doing this?
What happened in the past?!
It's none of your business.
Aren't we sworn brothers?
I thought we were sworn brothers.
What happened between you two?
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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
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All That I Can Do
Back in the day, we were roommates.
The three of us. Sou, Hison, and myself.
She was an odd girl.
She was never the least bit surprised to see us come home, wounded, every day.
She would always welcome us with a smile.
The three of us ate together, messed around, and laughed.
Such were the fun days.
We made a promise, that neither of us would go for her until one of us found someone better.
And we'd beat the crap out of any man who'd go near her.
We wouldn't let anyone touch her.
It was all a game of make-believe back then...
but I was serious about that promise.
I wanted to protect her.
Protect her?
We were clashing with the Gotouda Group at the time.
You monster!
Sou used Hison as a human shield...
and she died.
He then made it as if she never existed.
She was an illegal immigrant working as a bar hostess.
No one would notice if we kept quiet.
Thanks to him, I couldn't even see her one last time.
How could he...
Sou admitted it himself.
On top of that, they even paid him to keep quiet!
That's impossible.
He would never...
This must be a misunderstanding!
The Fourth would neve—
Shut up!
Just what the hell do you know?
You're just some brat that follows Sou everywhere.
Don't act as if you know him!
The Fourth and I shared sake and became sworn brothers.
I may just be a brat, but I'm here for you both!
You may have severed ties, exchanged a few blows...
Maybe you're both completely covered in blood!
But you have me.
You two are still connected by—
So what?
I'll demolish everything Sou has built up.
You're in over your head, damn brat.
I don't understand.
What don't you?
Hirasaka Renji's motive.
Renji-san hates the Fourth.
That's why he's wrecking the event.
Why doesn't he just assault the band, then?
His targets have been: the venue staff, Ayaka, and you.
Even if the attacks are publicized, it wouldn't be enough to have the event canceled.
So...
End of the discussion.
Since no one asked for my help,
I'm simply trapped in a casket, waiting for the dawn.
Can't you figure everything out if you tried?
That goes without saying.
So, why don't you?
People's feelings are unclear.
Conflicting thoughts can coexist in their minds.
But I know how distressing and painful it can be when those thoughts are unleashed.
That's why we need words.
Words are brutally clear.
Words give those thoughts form.
At the same time, they mercilessly eliminate thoughts that didn't take form.
Therefore, detectives must go no further than being spokespeople.
We cannot speak as words thoughts from others that didn't take form.
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Big Bro, is it true Hirasaka-san's back?!
Sou-san won't tell us anything.
We don't know what to do...
Where's the Fourth?
We don't know.
He's been leaving the office without a word lately.
I'll demolish everything Sou has built up.
I guess there's nothing I can do.
Hello.
Is this Fujishima-san?
It's me, Mika!
I'm sorry, my boss was trying to cancel the event because of the incident.
Don't worry, though.
I yelled some sense into him!
You'll go ahead with the concert?
Of course!
Sou-san even came here to plead.
The Fourth did?
I'll convince our agency.
Let's make it a huge success!
Thank you!
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If I had to pick...
Yeah.
If I had to pick.
This one.
Right?
Yeah.
Yoshiki-san.
Can I take out the pattern paper over there?
Use the step ladder...
It's fine. Take it easy.
Yoshiki-san, just stay seated.
Sorry, I'm never able to help.
Don't worry!
Are you unwell?
Oh, it's from quite a while ago.
My doctor told me to refrain from standing at work.
Is that so?
Hina used to help out back when I just opened the shop.
The Fourth?
Is it really that surprising?
Yes...
He's ridiculously strong and takes care of others,
so people flock around him.
But there isn't anyone strong enough to support him.
That's why he acts tough.
So hang in there.
Well...
What am I supposed to do?
Why not become a comedy duo?
You can call yourselves, "The NaruHina Bros"!
What do you think?
What the heck's with that name?
You'll probably be the feed, and Hina'll be the comic.
He used to speak in the Kansai dialect, too.
I think it's perfect!
Don't you agree, Narumi-kun?
Narumi-kun?
What is it?
Renji-san still talks in the Kansai dialect.
Didn't you exchange your words in addition to sake?
Something that cannot be seen, yet is the most valuable.
What's your point?
Renji-san told me that he'd never make a better friend than you.
Even you—
Shut up!
He's our enemy.
You're wrong!
You two are friends...
He returned after so long...
You two still haven't forgotten what's important!
There must be a lie! Some sort of misunderstanding!
There has to be!
Otherwise, our...
Our friendship wouldn't have crumbled so easily!
So...
Please ask Alice for help.
Detectives exist solely for that purpose!
Mind your own damn business.
Do you have sheep and wheat?
I'm willing to shell out just the wheat.
Can you pay 1,000 yen for the iron ores?
That's too pricey!
I hear you met Renji.
He owes me money.
He was never good at managing his own money.
Yeah, and he always got into trouble for that.
It didn't work.
I said everything I was able to say.
But it didn't work.
I acted as though I knew all about Renji-san and the Fourth.
But in reality...
That's right.
Alice...?
Master said she'd make me the Special Icecream Puff, so I was waiting here.
Narumi.
You know nothing about Hinamura Souichirou.
He's not as petty a man as you think.
He'd definitely return what he was asked to look after.
What are all of you brats doing here?
I'm here to make a request.
An old acquaintance is back in town.
I don't care how.
Just bring him to me.
I'm a NEET detective.
Speaker for the Dead.
I may disrupt the peace maintained by ignorance.
However, you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs.
Do whatever.
I'll just beat you up if I see you snooping where you shouldn't.
I've never had such an uncooperative client.
Very well.
I accept your case.
I knew this would happen,
so I've already set up cameras and microphones all over Ikebukuro.
They may have other hideouts besides the sports shop, after all.
The fire was just an accident, according to the police.
Accident
Fire
underground lender
Renji
How many million??
Renji also owes millions to underground lenders.
Pay back money
!
Yanagibara Group
And lately, his debts are being purchased by the Yanagihara Group.
Yanagihara must be backing him.
I found a girl who knows one of Renji's underlings.
Now we can dig out the people working with him.
Y-You guys...
Start talking if you want something from me.
Or are you some kind of moss growing on the floor?
I heard you were the reason behind her death.
But that can't be—
You heard right.
Hison was stabbed in my place.
I accepted the money, too.
I think the Fourth is hiding something.
You're carelessly doing something a detective should never do.
Giving definition to the feelings of others can lead to accursed results.
However, it's an ability that I lack.
The story is something you create with your own hands.
You may not be aware of it, though.
Shin-Ookubo Prostitution Front Shooting Incident
This is an article from five years ago.
An incident in which the Hirasaka Group raided a club in Shin-Ookubo.
It seems Hison was working there.
The Gotouda Group was backing the club.
If I investigated the group's flow of money,
I'm sure the monetary link between that group and the Fourth will become clear.
The flow of money shows one's true nature.
You may end up losing a friend.
Are you all right with that?
Yes.
That's the end of our conversation.
You should get going soon.
You'll grow into a fungus from a moss if you keep dwelling there.
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They're incredible! So cool!
How many do you want?
Oh, and this is from Yoshiki-san.
For me?
All embroidered...
Huh? Is this...
The original.
He said he wanted an embroidered touch in the print, and made it for us!
You're the PR department's boss.
You should obviously wear the original!
Wow, that's so cool!
I'm so jealous!
Fujishima-kun, can I have a T-shirt, too?
As a staff perk.
Please?
A printed shirt's fine.
No!
Uh, not about the T-shirt...
I mean, you're still...
Geez! What are you staring at?!
I... um...
Uh... I didn't...
I'm just messing with you.
Thanks.
What are you lovebirds doing?
Vice Admiral Fujishima, you're blushing!
N-Nothing at all.
Well, I'm going to my club activity.
I hit up Renji's underlings one-by-one,
but they're not spilling anything about their hideout.
The Fourth has tightened his guard considerably.
He sent group members to all the venues
and plans to guard them around the clock.
Now Renji-san's group can't openly make their moves.
Hey, Narumi.
Alice's lunch is ready.
Cold Ramen without noodles, eggs, and ham.
I checked up on the Gotouda Group leader's personal bank account.
He had been sending what looked like living expenses to Hison every month.
She was most likely his mistress.
In addition, there were large payments in the month Hison passed away.
Half was paid to a surgeon in Shinjuku Ward.
The other half was paid to a real estate agency in Adachi Ward.
A real estate agency?
An acquaintance of the Fourth's.
So, that money was sent to the Fourth?
That's a possibility.
I would like to confirm that this is what Hirasaka Renji thinks.
Someone from the Gotouda Group broke into the apartment,
and Hison was mistakenly stabbed as a human shield for the Fourth.
All evidence of Hison's existence was then erased,
and the Fourth received the money.
Unlike you, I don't judge the Fourth by something as ambiguous as honor.
However, I reached the same conclusion you did.
Something's off about all this.
It doesn't make sense.
Think about it.
Why didn't the Gotouda Group kill the Fourth?
Not only that. They even gave him money.
What was the money for?
Maybe our starting assumptions are wrong.
Or everything is...
In any case, if this is all a lie to hide something,
then the truth must be something even more horrifying.
I've narrowed down Hirasaka's location to five places.
I could've pinpointed him with GPS if I knew his cell phone number...
But it seems like he changed it again.
I see.
Any progress, Hiro-san?
Yeah.
I spoke with a woman who lived next to Hison.
Really?
Yeah...
It's not a happy story.
It happened one evening.
I suddenly heard a loud noise coming from Hison's room.
I also heard a woman's voice.
The thugs from the Gotouda Group showed up right away
and carried Hison, who was stabbed by a knife, away.
There was also a guy who was bleeding from his shoulder.
Did you see who stabbed her?
No.
But it wasn't Hison's voice.
It was the voice of another woman.
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I thought you had an interview with a newspaper reporter.
I asked Ayaka to handle it.
That's good to hear.
You can take two or three days off.
Renji will lay low for a while,
and only Alice's team can possibly find his hideout.
You're hiding it with the tattoo...
But isn't that a scar?
You...
They were after Hison-san in the first place, not you, right?!
You tried to save her, and...
Shut up!
I told you not to snoop around.
You can't possibly understand.
I don't understand it myself.
You were downstairs yesterday but left without even saying hi.
What are you trying to pull?
Sorry.
Were you waiting for me, by any chance?
Wh-Why would I?
Where did you steal this shirt from?
Yoshiki-san made it for me.
I'm going to wear this while promoting the event.
Sometimes I wonder...
...if it was a mistake to tie you down to detective work.
And I ask myself why I made someone like you, who doesn't possess an exceptional mind,
carry the burden of the words of the dead.
Alice?
I'm...
...not strong like you.
I'm dumb, and I can't figure anything out.
But if I can carry some of your burden just by being here...
Alice?
You'll carry my burden?
Don't get too full of yourself.
You can only handle 5% at most.
I can't think of another way to describe you other than "better than nothing."
Right.
I checked up on the Gotouda Group's leader.
He divorced his wife immediately after the incident, five years ago.
The voice of another woman according to the witness.
The Gotouda Group's members showing up immediately after the incident.
What are you saying?
The culprit is probably Gotouda's ex-wife.
And the weapon stabbed into the abdomen of Hison, his mistress...
Don't tell me Hison-san was pregnant?
I see...
That's what happened!
What?
We must find Hirasaka Renji at once.
We must tell him the truth.
Yes?!
Big Bro, Sou-san is...
Sou-san is down!
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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Narumi, I'm glad to have met you.
But I will crush him. I will crush Sou.
I never had a friend to begin with.