02x11 - Rashōmon, the Tiger and the Last Tycoon

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I've tracked you down where Tiger Octagon was.

Yeah.

It seems you've improved your acrobatic skills.

Weretiger. What are you doing here, Akutagawa?

I've come here to k*ll you.

Don't you understand the situation we're in right now?

There's a good chance we may not have a home to go back to.

No matter how hard I try, I can't figure you out.

I don't recall ever asking you to.

Oh, dear. Little locked, Ogawa still has a habit of going rogue.

How annoying. Atsushi, we don't have time

to deal with them right now. Let's move on.

But he's. Trust me on this. If you follow

my instructions, you won't have any problems.

Understood. Nakagawa Dazai has been listening in.

He's on the other side of this device.

He wants to talk to you. What have you done?

Are you there?

Hello, Zelda. How are you, my dear?

Yes. I apologize for calling you so late.

You laid off another chef. My darling,

you realize they came all the way

here from an esteemed European restaurant?

Ah, well, I don't blame you then.

You made the right decision. Any cook

that isn't aware of your distaste for cream cheese should simply perish.

Yes. She's still studying very hard in London.

Of course, I haven't forgotten. There isn't

a moment. I don't think of it.

Sorry. It seems I have a guest. I'll call you later.

I love you. Take care.

That was a brief farewell.

Boy. Looking for something? This? Perhaps.

So you're the one guarding the control terminal?

Let me tell you a secret as to how

I've accomplished as much as I have.

If you want something to be done correctly,

you've got to do it yourself.

Tell me, boy, do you know how much the Moby d*ck weighs?

It has a total mass of , tons,

dropped from an altitude of over ft.

It would explode with the force of tons of.

That's butchery. No one would allow such an atrocity.

Another piece of advice. Don't let the values of others affect you.

That said, you and I are both busy people.

If we have to fight over the

control terminal, let's keep things simple.

We'll both run towards it on the count of three.

The first of us to take it shall be the victor.

If you win, you may do with the Moby d*ck what you like.

But if I win, you will agree to serve me in my search of

the book I told you about.

Should I take his challenge and run when he does?

What am I thinking? I can't trust him to keep a promise.

I'll just have to make a dash

for it and get out before.. He can react.

Three.

Business. Tip number three. It's easy to predict

the actions of someone who's given an

opportunity. Too good to pass up.

Impressive. You still have some wind left in your lungs, I see.

Spending only , may have been insulting.

How about $, from my own portfolio? Let's up the ante.

Oh, I haven't introduced you to my ability yet, have I?

Let me show you. Witness the great Fitzgerald.

Need an explanation for however much money I spend,

the amount of power I have rises in turn.

You should be honored. I haven't had

to use that much capital in quite some time.

My dear Zelda, on the other hand,

could spend that much in a month.

With the Moby d*ck on course and you under my thumb.

Everything is going according to plan.

No. I'd come. Our strategist has the ability

to make a certain number of precognitions

based on the information she has available to her.

Now that I have you here, it would be

a shame if you got away. I think I should remove your arms

and legs just to be safe. Yes.

Well, looks like we have a surprise guest. You would be

awkward. No. Octagon. Otakon. It's octagon.

That's it.

Kyoko, can you hear me? It's Darcy.

We negotiated with the gifted Special Operations Division.

We can get you out of there.

I'm going to walk you through how to pilot that drone.

No more.

Listen. The truth of the matter

is the agency doesn't have a reason to rescue you.

You aren't actually an official member yet.

The agency has an entrance test that it administers to all applicants,

and as of now, you haven't passed it.

The test is given to see if you have

the heart and strength to help other people, even complete strangers.

I don't think I would pass.

So that's how it is.

You believe a former assassin can no longer become a good person?

For both of our sakes, I hope that you're wrong.

Apologies, Mr. Akutagawa, but I'm a bit tied up at the moment.

Who gave you permission to lie around?

You aren't getting away from me this time. Stand up and fight.

Things really couldn't get much worse. I was

never the right person for this mission.

You told me earlier that you couldn't figure me out.

But from where I'm standing, you're the one who's completely incomprehensible.

Those fearful eyes of yours. You clearly

have no faith in your own abilities,

yet you still involve yourself in futile battles.

Where does your misguided sense of morality come from?

That's quite enough, little man. I don't

appreciate being ignored on my own ship.

Shut up! My main course will be the Weretiger.

I would like my dessert to wait quietly.

I hate being second when it comes

to anything. I'll ask that you reconsider. As you.

He stopped it with his bare hands. Good.

For your valiant efforts. I'll teach you the fourth secret to success.

Don't bother. Rush home on Black Torrent.

grand.

Now then, where were we?

Aha. Yes that's right. There are many

forms of power an individual can exercise money, political influence, social status.

But it helps if you have all of them at your beck and call

like I do. Huh? He's gone.

Power my ass. What's the point of having all of that?

If the only thing you want to do is decimate a city?

Real power exists to be shared with

those who are in the depths of despair.

Your mistake is not surprising. But power

does not exist in order to help the weak.

In fact, the very essence of moneymaking

is based on extracting profit from them.

To then offer that same profit back

to the weak is to repeat a pointless act,

akin to going round and round through a revolving door.

Power must be used more meaningfully.

Is that how you ignore the lives

that are destroyed? Don't pretend you don't know.

When you talk about destroyed lives. Are

you referring to weak people like yourself?

I looked up your history in your early childhood.

You were nearly k*lled by the head

of your orphanage. Twice. In fact,

one day after breaking your ribs, he

had these choice words for you.

After everything your parents did to you

when you were just an infant.

This doesn't even count as abuse.

We appear to be slowing down in preparation for dissent.

We have just over ten minutes until impact.

I see now what.

Stop.

They got away. Impossible.

Earlier I told you that I found your actions completely incomprehensible.

I take that back. You keep fighting

Weretiger because you feel you need to earn permission to exist.

You're even willing to sacrifice your own life for it.

You make me sick.

Yeah.

You couldn't be that naive, could you?

No one can grant you that affirmation.

No stamps certifies that you deserve to live.

Do you think risking your life for

others will earn you a place in this world?

Since when is it a crime to believe it will? You are..

Pathetic. I never expected you'd be this much of a fool.

I could k*ll you a hundred times

over if I wanted to. And I'd accomplish nothing.

Accomplish nothing? Indeed. Only victory in battle has real value.

Without those successes, I'll never gain any acknowledgement. Especially not from Darci.

What did you say? What exactly does

Dorsey have to do with any of this?

Here you are. My little stray dogs.

Everyone has strengths and weaknesses in this world. Kiyoka

you clearly have a talent for k*lling because of that.

You think you have no right becoming

a member of the Armed Detective Agency.

But that's simply not true. I can

prove to you in an instant how that's fundamentally false.

Kyoka, if I may ask, how many lives have you taken? .

Huh? A mere . Listen to me.

You don't know everything about the detective agency,

and you don't know everything about yourself. No one can know everything.

We call those unknown qualities potential. Even Atsushi,

who has advocated for you from the beginning,

was once feared as a monster,

but now he's risking his own life to do what only he can do

and protect the city from devastation.

There. The cargo elevator.

Fitzgerald's ability is out of my league.

My only chance is to figure out a way

to steal that terminal from him.

Is there no end to your ignorance?

What did you say? This elevator goes

to the ship's deck with no other exits to speak of.

He'll have us trapped like rats in a maze.

No way. I can't believe I once

allowed you to best me in battle. It fills me with shame.

It makes it all the worse. Knowing

you can't even justify your own right to live.

I may be pathetic like you said,

but I'm still better than you.

At least I'm not a m*rder*r who

exists only to flaunt my own strength.

Say that again. You have so much power and status,

yet the only reason you fight is

so that people will fear you.

You're telling me that's not pathetic?

You take that back. Where, Tiger? You

think I have power and status?

Let me make it clear to you why you disgust me.

It's because you're always feeling sorry for yourself.

Constantly dwelling on the past despite the fact

that you have everything you could want in this world.

You think I have everything? You're blessed with your gift.

You're blessed with friends and with nothing but sheer luck.

You're praised and revered by Darci. You

don't even understand how lucky you are.

Yet all you can do is lick your old wounds.

Without those successes, I'll never gain any acknowledgement. Especially not from Darci.

So that's how it is. This is

all about Darcy. You always been.

That's enough hide and seek for today.

In a matter of minutes, the Moby

d*ck will enter into an irreversible trajectory.

Once that happens, not even this will

stop it from crashing into the city.

As a result of my ability, I will

be the only man left standing.

Tell me, Mr. Magnate. If I defeat

someone as strong as you will,

I no longer be considered weak.

I'd put money on it. Then I would

die a thousand times to make sure I win.

Monarch.

Former.

Is he actually able to keep up with my gift?

Arctica was so strong. How can he still..

Think of himself as weak? He's completely irrational.

How many people has he k*lled because.. Of his ego?

Grant me your strength.

Did before.

You're in my way, you fool.

No, you're in my way. You're sh*t!

Oh, this it does. I will, Darci, my ass.

You're more pathetic than I am. Shut your mouth.

Nothing comes close to what a loser you are.

So amusing. Look at you two. You're both so very much alike.

What? Don't you even dare compare me to this guy.

This technique makes my black armor double as muscle.

My body is too feeble to sustain it.

You've taken a break, Akutagawa. Shut up! You're next on my list.

The control terminal comes first. If this ship hits the city,

even Dazai won't survive the blast.

I'm not sure anything.. Can k*ll that man.

Answer me this tiger beetle. Is there

something in this world for which it's worth sacrificing?

Anything and everything you have. For me. It's my family.

Once I have.. The book in my possession,

I'll be able to bring my daughter

back into this world. Your daughter?

My wife, Zelda.

She couldn't bring herself to accept our daughter's death.

To this day, she hides in a fantasy

that our daughter is studying abroad in London.

I'm going to make that fantasy a reality and reclaim my family.

I don't care what the cost is.

Use as much of my wealth as it takes.

I'll spend all of it if I have.

His power is in. It's like standing

in front of a massive tornado.

Is this his real strength? The sheer

will power of the Guild's leader.

Akutagawa. What now? Am I? A fool.

Is it even possible for me to escape from my memories?

Of course it is. The words from your past are fundamentally meaningless.

They do not dictate who you are now.

I see.

For what it's worth, I think

Darcy acknowledged you a long time ago.