03x10 - Cannibalism (Part Two)

[bunniefuu]

[ATSUSHI] I just received a message.

It said, "Do not fight the Port Mafia."

Our president gave that order from his deathbed,

so shouldn't we forget about fighting

and find a way to capture whoever controls the virus?

Yes, but we've already attempted that.

The enemy is a crafty one.

It'll be impossible to uproot

all of its meticulously prepared traps in time.

Even for you, Rampo?

That's precisely what I'm saying.

Regardless, to fight is a violation of our orders.

And?

[RAMPO] Each of you to need to decide

what action you will take.

Rampo, are you asking us to choose

between obeying the president or fighting the Mafia?

[RAMPO] That's right.

But we don't have much time to mull it over.

If the Port Mafia finds out our president

is in a protected ability space, they'll switch tactics.

Our friends and family-- anyone important to us--

might be taken hostage.

They might even be k*lled.

Unless we give them the president.

Even the Agency may have no choice

but to buckle to such threats.

[HIROTSU] The only path open to us

is soaked with blood and littered with human entrails.

It's a path the Mafia is accustomed to traveling.

[JUNICHIROU] I'll do it. I'll fight.

Let's face it.

We usually have to hurt somebody

in order to protect somebody else.

I'll go along as well.

Let's just say I have a bit of a bone to pick with Mori.

I'm sure he would find a certain poetic beauty

to such an ending.

[KYOUKA] I'm afraid of him.

But if my knowledge of the Port Mafia can be useful

to everyone here, then I should go, as well.

You sure, Kyouka?

[KENJI] Whether what we're doing is right or wrong,

I have no idea.

But still, if our people walk into trouble,

they'll need help, so I'll go with them.

Kenji, I...

Kunikida, what about you?

We have our orders.

The president wants us to keep this city safe and stable.

To protect the citizens from Fyodor,

who wants to destroy everything in Yokohoma.

So then, do you intend to try to find the gifted?

[DOPPO] No.

If I attempt that, more innocent people will die!

Like that little girl.

If another death like that happens before my eyes...

...how do I live with myself?

[RAMPO] Kunikida, you are the strongest

and most virtuous of us in the Agency.

That's why the enemy tried to break you down first.

Don't ever forget that.

[ATSUSHI] We can't get into a fight with the Port Mafia.

We'll be playing right into the mastermind's hands.

But it's not like the others don't already know that.

[RAMPO] Atsushi, you coming?

Or maybe you have a plan for us

to go after the mastermind instead.

Is that it?

Well, I-I... I'm still figuring that out.

Thought so. You contacted Katai.

Didn't you ask him to look into the Rats in the House of Dead?

[RAMPO] That investigation has been ongoing, right?

There's a very slim chance that Katai managed to find

the mastermind's location.

Go find out if he has.

Got it.

[PORT MAFIA AGENTS shouting]

[KENJI] Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!

That really stings!

The Port Mafia sure does pack a punch.

Okay, my turn!

[ALL gasp]

Here we go!

[PORT MAFIA AGENTS screaming]

[AKIKO] Move in!

'Kay!

They actually charged through the front door?!

I'm on my way. Protect the Boss.

sh*t!

[RAMPO] I can't let you go and do that, Mr. Fancy Hat.

[CHUUYA] Hm?

[RAMPO] I can't have you lowering our chances of success

with your involvement.

So, with that said,

I am here to stop that from happening.

[CHUUYA] You serious, buddy?

I know you're a big deal to the Detective Agency,

but I doubt you're much of a fighter.

[RAMPO] Maybe, but aren't you the one who lost to Dazai?

[CHUUYA] You wanna feel what it's like

to crushed by gravity?

[chuckles]

[RAMPO] Nothing's impossible for a great detective.

[knocking]

[ATSUSHI] Katai, I'm coming in!

It's urgent!

[ATSUSHI] He's gone?

Katai would never leave his futon behind.

--[door opens]

--[gasps] --[door opens]

Mr. Kunikida!

Katai's not here. Where is he?

What're you doing?!

[ATSUSHI] What's that?

[DOPPO] Katai had been recording footage of his room

in case anything happened.

Mr. Kunikida, why aren't you fighting the Port Mafia?

If we disregard the rules and go after him,

more innocent people will die.

[DOPPO] I may not have been able to save that girl,

but I can save the president, along with the rest of the city.

I can't think of a better way to try and honor her memory.

There he is. Looks like he was working.

[KATAI] So this is their...?

[gasps]

[ATSUSHI gasps]

[PORT MAFIA AGENTS chattering]

[ICHIYOU] Hm.

A doll?

[KYOUKA] Move and you're dead.

Tell me what the code is to the underground room

where the boss is sleeping.

I heard you joined the Detective Agency

and stopped being an assassin.

That last part seems false.

[KYOUKA] I won't k*ll without a purpose.

That being said, if you don't tell me the entry code...

...I'll make sure you can never fire a g*n again.

[chuckles]

The moment I decided to take on this job,

I was prepared for that.

Oh. That's a shame.

It's been a while, Kyouka.

[ICHIYOU] Akutagawa, sir!

[AKUTAGAWA] Go and inform the higher-ups of the intruder.

I'll handle it from here.

[ICHIYOU] Understood.

[AKUTAGAWA chuckles]

Haven't fought someone with a spine in a long time.

[CHUUYA] You wanna feel what it's like

to be crushed by gravity?

[chuckles]

Nothing's impossible for a great detective.

[CHUUYA yelling]

[RAMPO] Do you like mystery novels?

I can't get my fist out!

There are a thousand characters in this one.

And half of those characters are murderers.

Assuming we don't die in this ability-less world,

I'll be seeing you again when we make it out.

[PORT MAFIA GUARDS gasping]

[PORT MAFIA GUARD gasps]

[POE] I was so eager to write a good mystery novel

for his little game.

I'm afraid Rampo really took advantage of me.

This elaborate tale of m*ssacre

will take a top agent like Chuuya,

and even dear Rampo, several days to escape from.

Or maybe both of them will perish,

and I alone will stand in the spotlight of victory!

[laughing]

Oh.

If Rampo really were to die in that world though,

what would I do with myself?

Not good enough!

[AKUTAGAWA] You're an assassin who specializes

in black ops and ambushes.

You can't win when you challenge a stronger opponent head on.

I'm not convinced being with the Detective Agency

is the right path for you.

You're wrong about that.

You don't know who I am anymore.

[AKUTAGAWA] She dematerialized and escaped my bonds.

I can't even touch her with physical att*cks.

Very well...

Devoured Space!

[KYOUKA] You used to tell me I had one purpose in life--

to k*ll people.

[AKUTAGAWA] It was a decoy!

[KYOUKA] Goodbye.

[YUKICHI] To be knocked down by such a crude ability...

[static]

[AKIKO] We're under fire,

pinned down like a butterfly to a board.

Ugh. How are things over there, Atsushi?

[ATSUSHI] No leads so far.

[ATSUSHI] Also...

...Katai's been eliminated.

[AKIKO] Katai?

[AKIKO] Tell Kunikida that even more people are about to die.

As hard as it'll be, he can't afford to mourn for him

until after we've won.

At this rate, we might be next to go.

[ALL] Huh?

Why'd they stop f*ring?

What in the blazing hell is that?

[chuckles]

[grunting]

[KYOUKA] Demonic Armor.

I can't free my blade!

[AKUTAGAWA] You really have changed, Kyouka.

Your eyes, they're not the same ones

as when I last knew you.

[KYOUKA] Tell me.

Are you the gifted who can cut anything?

And what if I am?

[KYOUKA] Cut down Demon Snow.

Avenge my parents.

And then, after you take down Demon Snow... its master.

k*ll me.

[AKUTAGAWA] Your eyes were filled

with vengeance and self-hatred.

They reflected no value in your own life.

How would you be able to know something like that?

Because I once knew a man who had the same eyes as yours.

[KYOUKA] What happened to him?

[AKUTAGAWA] The same thing that happened to you.

He joined up with a certain someone,

and that person helped calm his desire for death.

[AKUTAGAWA] Kyouka, I'm happy for you.

[gasps]

[ICHIYOU] Sir, you need to retreat for now.

The Lemon Runway is coming!

[ICHIYOU] Sir, are you there?

[AKUTAGAWA] I hear you.

[laughing]

[MOTOJIROU] It took me three days and nights to develop this!

I was so exhausted, I forgot to put on underwear!

Now is the time for us to rush the door.

Hold it. Something's not right here.

Now then,

please allow me to introduce today's science experiment!

I've named this one, "Watching Fireworks Up-Close!"

Don't tell me those are all filled with...

Everyone, we need to get outside, now.

--[JUNICHIROU] Why? --Just do it!

[MOTOJIROU laughs]

[MOTOJIROU] I like to think of this as "The Lemon Runway"!

My path in life is filled with nothing but pure explosions!

[AKIKO] Go near him

and you'll be blown into so many pieces

even I won't be able to help.

[MOTOJIROU] This world has always been an empty vessel.

Even happiness is but a simple signal f*ring off in the brain.

Hence, the only way to discover the true meaning of life

is to use science to dance and play with reality!

I won't allow anyone to k*ll the Master

who makes my own playtime possible!

I'll protect rule of the universe to the end!

[MOTOJIROU laughs]

[AKIKO] Let's go. This is a full retreat.

[LUCY] I won't stop you.

I'm not technically an Agency member.

Even so, as someone who took care of you

when you were ill,

you could at least tell me where you're going.

I'm meeting with an old friend.

[AKIKO] As long as that idiot bomber is out there,

we're not gonna be able to get close to their building.

[phone ringing]

[AKIKO] What's the matter?

What did you say?!

The president's disappeared?

Stand down from your battle stations!

The Boss has vanished from his bed.

[HIROTSU] Missing from a contained, underground room.

I'm baffled. Perhaps we should call a detective.

[ICHIYOU] Sir.

[HIROTSU] That was a joke.

We received word of a sighting from the guards outside.

It seems the Boss left of his own free will.

He just left?

Where would he have gone at a time like this,

knowing the Agency's after him?

I don't know.

But yet, I can think of a reason that he left.

[HIROTSU] He's trying to protect us.

[NAOMI] Haruno?

[KIRAKO] Mii hasn't been home for over two days now.

I'm gonna go look for him.

[NAOMI] You can't!

It's dangerous out there.

Yeah, but the thing with Mii is, when he doesn't come home,

something bad always ends up happening.

The bombing attempt on the police, and before that,

the illegal m*llitary activities.

I'm sacred if I don't bring him back,

something awful will happen to the president.

I'm sure Mii can take care of himself.

It's you that I'm really worried about.

The president.

Even though... Even though he was bed-ridden,

he ignored his illness and went out on his own to save us.

[OSAMU] Any update on where

the president's gone, Junichirou?

I'm afraid not.

We've got everyone we can muster looking for him,

but we still haven't found anything out.

[OSAMU] That figures.

The president would've gone someplace no one could find him.

If there's anybody who knows where he is,

it'd be someone he has a strong connection with.

But who is it?

And what'll they do now, I wonder?

Who is who?

Hey, isn't that...?

That's Haruno's cat. What's it doing here?

[OUGAI] This place brings back memories.

[YUKICHI] Indeed.

We were fated to meet here.

A place none of our people know about.

We never even had to plan for it.

It was inevitable.

I also had faith that you would come to this place.

[YUKICHI] Have you brought backup?

If I had, it would only have incited another w*r

between our organizations.

[YUKICHI] There's only one way to avoid

such needless bloodshed.

The two of us will duel, one-on-one, to the death,

thus stopping the cannibalism.

[OUGAI] We both have so much more to protect now, don't we?

[YUKICHI] It has been ten years since last we fought each other.

[OUGAI] Indeed.

Sadly for you, this place will become your grave.

[OUGAI] Vita Sexualis.

Come!