01x05 - Crimson Curse of the Sorcerer

[bunniefuu]

[indistinct chatter]

[camera shutter clicking]

MUROTA

[door sliding]

THIS ANIME IS A WORK OF FICTION

AND HAS NO RELATION

TO ANY ACTUAL PERSON

OR ORGANIZATION.

THE MEDICAL PROCEDURES AND

EQUIPMENT USED IN THE SHOW

MAY VARY FROM WHAT IS USED

TO TREAT INDIVIDUAL SYMPTOMS.

KURAMOTO AOI, AGE 31

[SAKURAI]

Victim's name, Aoi Kuramoto.

Assistant professor at Teito.

I've seen it all.

This is one of the more

peculiar ways

someone could check out.

[MALE OFFICER 5A] Hold it!

You can't come in here!

[MUROTA]

It's fine, let them through.

- Huh?

- [MALE OFFICER 5A] But--

Sakurai.

[SAKURAI] Well, well,

if it isn't Dr. Ameku.

♪

[sighs]

Kuramoto.

You sure said it.

- Huh?

- Hm?

Certainly is a peculiar

way to die.

Yeah.

According

to the authorities here,

they think the fire started

by a carelessly lit cigarette

and somehow spread.

[SAKURAI] After all,

there aren't any signs

of forcible entry.

And suicide

doesn't seem very likely.

♪

One more thing.

Take a look.

The victim's surroundings

are suspiciously unaffected.

♪

The only thing that burned in

the whole apartment

was the professor.

It's almost as if her body

all of a sudden

just burst into flames.

[gasps]

It's called spontaneous

human combustion.

- Huh?

- Countess Cornelia Bandi, 1731.

Burned to ash in her own room,

despite no apparent

source of ignition being found.

Only her legs below the knees

were untouched.

[TAKAO]

Or the more recent case

of Irishman Michael Faherty

from 2010.

Found burned to death

in his living room.

Similarly, with no signs

of fire damage observed nearby.

On the coroner's report,

the official cause of death

was recorded as spontaneous

human combustion.

When it comes to people

burning to death

without any signs

of an accelerant,

cases have been reported

all over the world.

[Yu sighs]

[TAKAO]

I thought I solved everything

by finding the Cryptococcus.

Bring it on.

I'll take on this mystery, too.

The case of spontaneous

human combustion.

AMEKU M.D.: DOCTOR DETECTIVE

[wind whooshing]

[crow cawing]

[SAKURAI]

Take a look at this.

Your warehouse has quite

the assortment of treasures.

[MUROTA]

Yes.

The Murota family has been

acquiring rare antiquities

for over three hundred years.

[TAKAO] It really

is an impressive collection.

By the way, isn't that armor

from the

Azuchi-Momoyama period?

And the foreign porcelain

over there appeared in Japan

during the Edo period.

That Japanese pipe

is a luxury item

from the Taisho period.

[SAKURAI] Something tells me

that safe contains

something even more valuable,

if you need to lock it up.

- [MUROTA] Exactly.

- [clicking]

[MUROTA]

For that reason, detective,

the code is known

only by a select few.

Specifically,

members of my family.

[sighs]

In the past,

if you were cursed

by Enzo Ashiya,

there was no escaping

from flames of fate.

[metal clanking]

- Ah?

- Huh? -Huh?

No evidence of how

the fires started was found.

Only the charred shadows

of the victims.

Or at least, that's how

history has recorded it.

Ah!

Just like Kuramoto.

[MUROTA]

Come look.

These are historical documents

on Enzo Ashiya.

[footfall]

[Murota sighs]

[MUROTA]

Dr. Ameku

I'll cooperate fully.

If necessary, I can show you

everything we've found

- related to him.

- [matchstick scratching]

[inhales deeply]

[exhaling deeply]

I only ask for this.

Put a stop to the curse.

[sighs]

[phone vibrating]

Ah?

TENIKAI GENERAL HOSPITAL

INTERNAL MEDICINE

Work's calling?

Yes, Takanashi speaking.

[WOMAN 5A]

We're calling to give you

an update on the professor.

[YU]

Ah?

[WOMAN 5A]

I'm afraid he passed away.

[YU]

Okay, thank you very much.

I'm sorry, but

Professor Ikari

he didn't make it.

[all gasp]

♪

[Murota whimpering]

[TAKAO]

I see.

♪

[whimpering]

It's the curse.

It k*lled him.

[thwacks]

[grunts]

- [all gasp]

- [MUROTA] First, Aoi.

And now Ikari, too.

[Murota whimpering]

One left.

I'm surely next.

♪

We should have known better

than to ever meddle

with Enzo Ashiya.

He k*lled them.

But no way in hell am

I gonna die from some curse!

♪

[sighs]

[gasps]

♪

[rain splattering]

FAREWELL SERVICE FOR

IKARI SEIMEI 10/30

[footfall]

Ah?

Kagaya.

Hm?

Thank you for showing up.

TENIKAI GENERAL HOSPITAL

TAKANASHI YU

Is, uh

Professor Murota

No, he's not coming.

Or to the funeral, either.

So

I'm sorry to hear that.

How is he?

TENIKAI GENERAL HOSPITAL

TAKANASHI YU

[KAGAYA] He locked himself

away in his warehouse.

At the very least,

Haruka is taking care of him.

- [YU] That's good news.

- [bike engine whirring]

[YU] Sounds like

she has it rough, too.

[bike engine revving]

- Ah?

- Huh?

[YU]

Who is that?

- [bike engine whirring]

- [scraping]

[rain splattering]

[water splashing]

[sighs]

[male chanter 5A chanting]

[footfall]

[male chanter 5A chanting]

[footfall]

- [beeping]

- Ah?

[expl*si*n]

- [groaning]

- [MICHIKO] Dear!

[water splashing]

- [IKARI'S SON] Mom.

- [gasps]

[IKARI'S SON]

We need to go, now!

- Huh?!

- [MICHIKO] What is happening?

No!

[IKARI'S SON]

It's a fire!

We have to evacuate!

♪

[IKARI]

He did it!

[echoing]

It's Enzo's curse!

♪

[gasps]

OCTOBER 31 (THURSDAY)

[TAKAO]

Burned to death.

And after death.

You can say this

about the curse.

It sure is a crazy one.

Well, it's not a literal curse.

You'd have to be an idiot

to believe that.

[TAKAO] [chuckles]

You're telling me.

Uh?

There's obviously nothing

supernatural going on.

You came all the way out here

to question Kotori.

That says enough.

What do you mean?

[TAKAO]

Whenever there's a fire,

a fire investigator

will inspect the scene.

But if there are red flags?

Say, suspicion

of negligence or arson?

The police get involved.

Or to put it more simply,

the fact you guys are here

means you're treating this

as a criminal case,

not an accident.

Additionally, the police

opened their investigation

relatively quickly.

Meaning you uncovered

some evidence

that points to arson.

[both sigh]

Inside the coffin,

we found what appeared

to be a timed ignition device.

[YU]

You mean like a b*mb?

[NARUSE]

That strange noise you heard

right before the fire

was the sound of the timer?

You're lucky you survived.

[gasps]

Wait, so someone's

behind all of this?

Again, not a curse.

♪

Was the timer

special in any way?

Hardly.

Anyone could have easily

rigged it up

after doing a quick

internet search.

- [groans]

- Let's get one thing clear.

We're not here seeking advice

from some amateur sleuth.

[NARUSE]

The trick is obvious.

It's just a matter of time

before we find the culprit.

Ah!

Detective.

Then, Kuramoto?

[sighs]

In light of recent

developments in this case,

headquarters is considering

the possibility of foul play

being involved.

What are the odds

two professors

on the same research team

would be involved

in fire-related incidents?

It's natural to suspect

whoever's behind this,

that they orchestrated

both events.

Hmm.

- [NARUSE] Dr. Takanashi.

- Hm?

[NARUSE] During the wake,

did you happen to see

any suspicious individuals?

Let me try and remember.

- [bike engine revving]

- Uh

[YU]

There was this motorcyclist

wearing a full-face helmet.

They were just sitting there,

staring at us.

Really?

And this biker you saw

when did you notice them?

[YU]

Oh, um

I was at the reception table

and was asking about

Professor Murota.

[elevator dinging]

[door opens]

Oh Dr. Kotori!

Takanashi.

[machine whirring]

[MAI]

So, uh

is something going on?

Uh? No.

You're having

relationship problems.

- It's so obvious!

- That's it.

Despite the fact you know

I'm not in a relationship.

[MAI]

What about you and Dr. Takao?

By the way,

aren't you a gearhead?

You should take her out

on a driving date.

[YU]

Dream on.

Making date plans

is the furthest thing

from my mind right now.

Taking a break?

Then, you wouldn't mind

if I took Takao for a ride?

- On my pride and joy.

- Uh? Your what?

[MAI] Oh?

Do you want to see it?

It'd only take a minute!

[FRONT DESK GIRL 5B] [sighs]

What do you think we should do?

[YU]

Not interested.

[MAI]

C'mon, you're gonna love it!

- Excuse me, Dr. Takanashi!

- [MAI] I promise!

TAKANASHI KOTORI-SAMA

[FRONT DESK GIRL 5A]

For you.

Some person dressed in black

wanted me to hand it to you.

I couldn't tell who it was,

because they had on

a full-face helmet.

[YU]

A full-face helmet?

[FRONT DESK GIRL 5A] Also,

they weren't very friendly.

TAKANASHI KOTORI-SAMA

"Kotori?"

[MAI]

Wow.

Ten out of ten,

threatening letter.

[YU]

Hmm.

[MAI]

What's all this about a curse?

[Yu sighs]

- [YU] Well

- [beeping]

Ah?

[expl*si*n]

[Mai screams]

[fire crackling]

Wow, close call.

- [MAN 5A] A car just exploded!

- Wait, my my car!

Hold on!

Don't worry, my darling RX-8,

I'm coming to rescue you

or die trying!

- [MAI] Dr. Kotori, stop!

- [YU] RX-8! Please, forgive me!

[fire crackling]

[indistinct chatter]

Nothing left. Man.

[indistinct chatter]

[MAI]

What a stroke of bad luck.

Guess it's just not your day.

[Yu sighs]

[bike engine revving]

- Hm?

- Ah?

[MAI]

What's their problem?

Shut up already.

Nice helmet, idiot.

- [bike engine whirring]

- [scraping]

[sighs]

[gasps]

Dr. Kotori?

The culprit it's them.

♪

[YU]

Dr. Takao needs to

No.

[MAI]

Uh, tell me what's wrong.

- [YU] Konoike?

- [MAI] Yes?

Didn't you want to show me

your pride and joy?

Ah!

AMEKU M.D.: DOCTOR DETECTIVE

[breathing heavily]

[metal clinking]

[footfall]

[Yuuta panting]

[Yuuta growls]

[YU]

Yeah, I thought so.

Cowards are so predictable.

I knew you'd attack me

if I came alone.

Uh-ah!

Ah?

[YU] Hey! Hold up!

[groaning]

[fire roaring]

[panting]

[bike engine revving]

[tires screeching]

♪

[Yuuta growls]

[Yuuta grunts]

[thuds]

[Yuuta groans]

- [YU] Wow.

- [MAI] Hm?

Those were some nice moves.

[MAI]

Well, obviously.

I practice aikido.

And it's not as if

I could wait all night

for you to come and save me.

[laughs]

[bike engine whirring]

[YU]

You wrote "Kotori."

But that's a nickname

given to me by my superior.

[Yuuta grunts]

Wasn't hard to know it was you,

Yuuta Ashiya.

[sighs]

ASHIYA

[SAKURAI]

Well, well, Dr. Takanashi.

You made quite

the impressive collar.

Thanks, but if you hadn't

gotten here so quickly,

we'd be in real trouble.

Just tell me one thing.

[SAKURAI] How did you know

he was behind it all?

[sighs]

TAKANASHI KOTORI-SAMA

[YU]

This threatening letter.

Whoever wrote it thought

Kotori was my real name,

and they had a reason

to attack me.

On top of that,

considering the contents

and the references to burning,

I knew it had to be someone

close to Enzo Ashiya.

The final tell

was that annoying habit.

Yuuta Ashiya and the guy

with the full-face helmet,

they both liked

to scratch their chest.

And if he was the culprit,

I knew he'd attack me

if I wandered around alone.

I have to see

Enzo's grave tonight.

It's urgent.

[YUUTA]

Bringing an entourage?

[YU]

No, it's just me.

[laughs]

Very clever of you.

You've stolen the spotlight,

just like Dr. Ameku.

I don't know

if I would go that far.

[both chuckle]

Seriously.

No more heroics, all right?

Uh!

[SAKURAI]

People have been dying.

We don't need

a higher body count.

[YU]

Uh, right.

Thankfully, you made it

out unscathed.

Next time, contact the police

before acting on your own.

[YU]

Yes, I'm sorry, detective.

[SAKURAI]

We'll take it over from here.

Well, I'm exhausted.

"I knew the culprit

was only after me,

and I couldn't let

Dr. Takao get involved."

Sounds like love to me.

Ah.

Just admit it.

You were worried about

Dr. Takao getting hurt,

weren't you?

I figured

it would be pointless.

Why put both of us

in a dangerous situation?

Hmm.

Yeah, sure.

[MAI] We'll go with that

and drop the subject.

[car engine revving]

Looks like everything's

wrapped up.

[MAI]

Yep, so

Ready to go home?

[sighs]

[YU] You mean I have to ride

on that monster again?

[SAKURAI]

Firebombing and as*ault.

I haven't dealt with many

curses in my career,

but this one was

definitely sloppy.

[laughs]

You obviously don't understand.

Hm?

[YUUTA] "Do not

desecrate Enzo's grave."

"Anyone who dares

break this taboo

[smirks]

will be cursed

with a horrifying death."

1ST NOVEMBER (FRIDAY)

I was all boom!

And KO, culprit!

Yuuta Ashiya confessed

to sending the threatening note

and to placing

the b*mb on my car.

Although, he's denied

any involvement

in both Kuramoto

and Professor Ikari cases.

[YU] He keeps insisting

the other incidents

are part of Enzo's curse.

As if anyone believes that.

There's no question

he was involved

with those other fires.

Huh?

[YU]

Dr. Takao?

- [phone beeping]

- Huh? -Hm?

Yes.

Tenikai General, Emergency.

[MALE PARAMEDIC 1B]

Incoming patient

having difficulty breathing.

Do you have space?

[YU]

We do.

What's your ETA?

[MALE PARAMEDIC 1B]

ETA about ten minutes.

Understood.

Give me a patient report

on his condition.

[MALE PARAMEDIC 1B]

Male, in his 60s.

Experiencing vomiting

and black stools

for the last few hours.

Signs of impaired

consciousness.

His name is

HIGASHIKURUME FIRE STATION

CONNECTED

[gasps]

Uh?

♪

[MALE PARAMEDIC 1B]

Unloading.

[Murota breathing heavily]

[YU] Murota!

Do you recognize me?

- [YU] Murota!

- I'm freezing.

So cold.

[Murota breathing heavily]

[YU]

We're moving the stretcher.

[MALE PARAMEDIC 1A]

Blood pressure, 78/46.

[NURSE 1A]

Stretcher coming through!

[MALE PARAMEDIC 1A]

Patient A n O times 3.

Pulse, 112.

10 LPMs of O2 flowing

via non rebreather

with a blood sat level

stable at 96%.

[YU]

Haruka!

How long has your father

been vomiting?

[HARUKA]

Since this afternoon.

I think.

[YU]

And the electric blanket?

[MALE PARAMEDIC 1A]

We put it on him.

He complained of chills

on the ride over.

[Yu sighs]

Put him in trauma one,

so we can stabilize him first!

[TAKAO]

I'll diagnose him after.

- [YU] Right, leave it to us.

- [NURSE 1B] We're on it!

[YU]

On my count.

One, two, three!

[NURSE 1A]

Portable call has been set up.

CT is ready at any time.

[MAI]

Collecting blood.

[NURSE 1B]

Preparing collecting tubes.

[NURSE 1A]

Removing the sheets.

[NURSE 1B] Give me the vitals

taken during transport.

[gasps]

[YU]

This is

[MALE PARAMEDIC 1A]

Blood pressure stable at 78/46.

Pulse is "thready" at 112.

Still on 10 liters of oxygen.

[gasps]

Enzo's curse.

[MUROTA]

It's the curse!

[YU]

No way.

[fire crackling]

[gasps]

[screaming]

[gasps]

[indistinct chatter]

[YU]

The fire extinguisher!

Idiot!

Get the oxygen mask!

[Murota screaming]

[fire roaring]

[screaming]

♪

[alarm blaring]

[water splashing]

♪