01x01 - Attention Passengers: Is There A Detective on Board?

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"Attention passengers:

Is there a detective on board?"

Attention passengers:

Is there a detective on board?

I must've heard that wrong

That's not something they'd say on

a passenger flight at 10,000 meters.

It must be a misunderstanding;

I heard it wrong. I really hope so.

I've always encountered troublesome

events, since way back.

You might say being a

trouble-magnet is my nature.

Walking down a main thoroughfare,

I get caught up in a flash mob

Or if I go down a back street, I witness

a transaction involving white powder

I've run across enough m*rder scenes

that I've come under suspicion

from police who recognized me.

And now today

I'm flying overseas, having been made

to carry an oversized attaché case

containing who knows what.

I have no idea what

this means; it's absurd!

For starters, in these situations they'd

normally ask for a doctor or a nurse.

But a detective?

Attention passengers:

Is there a detective on board?

So I didn't hear wrong But it's not

a problem, since I'm not a detective.

Yes. I'm a detective.

Hey, what's your name?

Oh! Why did I just suddenly say that?

Oh, that's great. You

Be my sidekick.

Huh?

I'm a detective, and he's my sidekick.

What?

Come this way.

H-Hey, wait! What on Earth is this?

Siesta.

Siesta?

That's my name.

That's an odd name.

It's a code name.

A code name?

People normally have one.

They normally don't.

What's your name?

Kimizuka Kimihiko.

I see. I'll call you "Kimi."

Is that a nickname?

Or just the Japanese word for "you"?

Which do you think?

I've brought a detective and her sidekick.

Ah so there really was

a detective on board.

Younger than I'd imagined, though

Which is the detective?

This is the worst situation imaginable.

More importantly

First off, what's your name?

It's "Bat." Although that's a code name.

See?

Huh?

Like I said, everyone's got a code name.

Who cares? It doesn't matter

even a little to me,

and this is no time to discuss that!

I'm Siesta, and this is

my sidekick, Watson.

We were born and raised

together on Baker Street.

So, Bat, what is it you want? Why did you

call for me, for a legendary detective?

Ha! You're a funny girl!

Right. So try to deduce the reason

I commandeered this airplane.

If you manage to correctly deduce it, I'll

refrain from snapping the pilot's neck.

What?

Hmm Did you call us up here just to

make us deduce the answer to that?

Yes, exactly right. It's a game. A game.

A deadly game in which 600 passengers'

lives are at stake. Exciting, isn't it?

The way you win is to correctly surmise

my reasons for this hijack attempt.

That's all there is to it!

You're saying if we succeed,

everyone's lives will be saved,

and if we fail, they'll die?

Uh-huh. Simple rules, right?

Sure. But if we fail, you'll meet

the same fate, as well.

You don't value your own life?

Unless I do this, I don't feel

truly alive--that sort of thing.

Really you truly have too

much time on your hands.

Yeah, I really do. It's gotten so bad

that I've up and hijacked a plane.

Right. So that's the answer.

Wha--?

You got so bored with all

the time on your hands

that you couldn't help

hijacking the plane.

That's my final answer.

W-Wait just a minute!

Are you saying that for real?

The lives of all these passengers

depend on your answer!

Well this guy just said it, right?

Too much time on his hands,

he got bored, he hijacked the plane.

Sure, he said that, but wasn't that just

some random stuff he was spouting off?

Oh? So are you saying this man was lying?

Huh?

You're saying he was intimidated

by this legendary detective,

that he'd claim that the answer

he had let slip was actually false,

and he's planning to bring the game

to an end by insisting that I lost?

In short you're saying he's scared?

Is that it?

Amazing! That's amazing!

Very impressive! Truly a sight to behold!

I never imagined you'd twist this

into such a tangled knot.

It's a more abrupt outcome than

I had imagined, but that's all right.

My purpose has already been achieved.

With this, I'll stand down.

Don't worry. He's only unconscious;

he's not dead.

When we arrive at the airport,

I'll likely be arrested,

but I haven't k*lled anyone.

After staying a while in the big house,

I should be able to get right back out.

Ah, so you really were a liar.

What are you referring to?

Oh, nothing.

Here's the deal, Ms. Detective.

Yes, my true reasons for trying to hijack

this plane were indeed different,

but out of respect for your boldness,

I'm pretending to lose, just for you.

Don't make me spell it all out.

You're absolutely right. Let's take a cue

from Bat's mature response here

and we'll return to our places, too.

No, that's not what I meant by a lie.

Huh?

When you said you didn't mind

risking your life in a hijacking,

that was a lie, wasn't it?

The truth is, you are afraid of dying.

What are you saying?

You stood down too quickly--admitted

defeat and stood down too quickly.

In this day and age, there's no way a man

who's singlehandedly attempting a hijack

would back down so easily to

just a girl and her companion.

I suspect you're carrying out this

hijacking under someone's direction.

And you yourself have been ordered

to die, too, in the crashing plane.

But in truth, you're afraid

and don't want to die,

so you used us as a way

to get out of dying.

But if so, then why the elaborate ruse

of this guessing game?

If he wanted to abandon the hijacking,

you'd think he could have just quietly

surrendered, without all this.

His pride wouldn't allow it.

Rather than go down without a fight,

he wanted to be beaten fair and square.

Even if it was just for show.

Is that what all this was?

Hey!

Where are you suddenly off to?

Our task seems to be finished,

so I thought I'd head back.

Okay, but don't leave me behind!

I figured you'd tag along

without my saying anything.

Hey.

Tell me one last thing

How did you figure all that out?

What clues led to those deductions?

Was it really only that I gave up

too quickly? Was that all?

There was that, too but I knew

about you from the very beginning.

Huh?

That you'd be on this plane,

that you were planning a hijacking

and what's more, about your associates

who ordered it. Everything.

A first-rate detective gets a handle

on a case before the incident occurs.

So that's what happened

Whew, I'm glad I asked, just in case,

before all was said and done!

Sidekick, get down.

Huh?

Hey, what are you--?

So sorry. I guess I'm changing the plan.

Now I'll teach you something.

When a first-rate operative discovers

an up-and-coming young talent,

he nips it in the bud

before it can fully develop!

H-Hey.

I shouldn't have hired a sidekick. So far,

he hasn't been of any use anyway

This is absurd! You're the one

who forced me to work for you!

Although I agree I haven't

been of any use.

What is that?

It's an android.

Huh?

That man is a member of the

secret organization SPES.

SPES?

SPES produces androids of superhuman

intellect to covertly menace the world.

In that man's case,

it's still only an ear;

they've merely stolen an experimental

product and glommed it on to his body.

He's what you'd call a partial android.

How do you know all this?

And he's facing a penalty as punishment

for betraying the organization.

Again, how do you know all this?

Wait, don't tell me you're also

I see. You know all that.

In that case, bringing back your corpse

as a souvenir would seem the best plan.

Sidekick!

Wait, you're not--

Are you an android, too?

Are you stupid or something?

Do I look like a monster?

I think the impression you make

is kind of monstrous.

You're no ladies' man, are you?

Hey, what is that?

Remain calm! Please evacuate

this way, without running.

Argh, this is pandemonium.

Things are getting desperate.

I'm going to k*ll all these excess people.

Slow down! If you do that,

the plane will crash and you'll die, too!

I'll leave the pilot alive.

More to the point, who are you again?

I'm the legendary detective's sidekick!

Oh?

It's not like that! That just slipped out!

You referred to me

as a legendary detective.

You've earned your spurs as a sidekick.

Sidekick!

Seriously, what is the deal here?

You truly don't know anything, do you?

Why would an upstanding middle schooler

know what's going on with

some secret underworld?

I'm sorry, did you say something,

middle schooler who's traveling overseas

with a mysterious attaché case?

Seriously, how do you know

all these things?

I'd never imagined anyone

who could be a threat to us

would be lurking somewhere like this.

Operating covertly is fundamental

to being a detective.

None of your cohorts had

any idea I existed, did they?

That means that if I use

information about you as bait,

I'm hoping those short-tempered guys

may rethink some things.

Are they as forgiving as that?

What would you know?

Come on, what happens if he

punches a hole in the fuselage?

You seem to be breathing very hard.

This ear is custom designed.

The auditory receptor cells

at the tip of this appendage

can distinguish the sound of

a human heartbeat 100 km away.

It's useless to hide.

I didn't have enough intel.

Even I can't fake my heart rate.

If only I had a weapon

Siesta.

Buy me 30 seconds. I have an idea.

Got it.

Clear out! Out of the way!

At these times--especially at times

like this--I'm able to think.

As a born trouble-magnet, I've scraped

through more scenes of carnage

than the number of slices of bread

I've eaten in my life.

Isn't it about time you accepted

your fate, legendary detective?

Siesta!

I don't know what's

in that box. However

my intuition is rooted

in past experiences,

and I'm certain that this

is the best solution!

Take it!

Oh, no, you don't!

Sidekick

That was top-notch work.

This incident isn't over yet,

legendary detective!

You're right, but as of

the moment I arrived,

you might say it was already resolved.

Bang.

Right. You just died here.

Now your compatriots won't target you,

since you're nothing but a dead man.

Why, you Are you taunting me?

I mean, you don't want to die, right?

We'll make it so that you

officially died here

and have the Japanese police cover it up.

It's fine. I have a contact

we can count on.

If you don't k*ll me here,

you'll regret it.

Why?

Siesta!

See, the b*llet I shot into you

was made from my own blood

Anyone inundated with that blood

becomes utterly incapable

of turning against its owner.

In short, you'll never be able to raise

an appendage against me again.

What the hell kind of contrivance is that?

That's a trade secret.

Are you employed by somebody?

No. I was just born to be a legendary

detective--it's in my nature.

Siesta, by the way

About that specialized process where

you manipulated the g*n's b*ll*ts

When in the world did you

find time to do that?

Are you that stupid, Kimi?

Wha--?

There's no way I could have done that.

That was something I prepared in advance.

In advance? You couldn't have--

Yep. The one who ordered them to have you

carry that attaché case onto the plane

was me.

Huh? So you're saying you had me

in your clutches from the very start?

If you need to blame someone, blame

yourself for not escaping my clutches.

This is absurd.

Come to think of it,

why did you give me--?

"International Airport"

"International Airport"

Siesta?

"International Airport"

I'm exhausted

So in the end, what on Earth was all that?

No, no. From now on, I am not

going to get tangled up in stuff.

Welcome home.

Took you long enough.

Huh?

Huh?!

"Episode 1"

"Attention Passengers:

Is There a Detective on Board?"

I've said it again and again

I refuse.

Eh? What's that?

Stop pretending you can't hear me.

I'm saying there's absolutely no way

I'm becoming your sidekick.

I can't really hear you.

Grrr!

Now just calm down a little

Shall I wash your back?

No thank you.

Maybe I'll come in wearing

just a bath towel

No thank you.

There was a very obvious pause there.

Grr, the way she's trying to ensnare me,

a boy going through puberty

More importantly, haven't I been saying

this continuously for an entire week?

Don't barge into somebody's

house uninvited!

And definitely don't try to come

all the way into the bathroom!

Well, that's because

you won't hear me out!

You're saying nothing worth hearing.

I'm only saying I want you to fly around

the world with me as my sidekick.

The only possible answer to

that insane request is no.

Hmm, you get so emotional.

You do understand that it's not easy

popping in at your house like this?

How can you just do that so

presumptuously? It's my fault?

I mean, I'm positive the door was locked.

Ah. I took it upon myself

to open it with a skeleton key.

That's one of my "seven tools."

There's no lock that this key can't open.

So that just makes unlawful home

invasions very easy for you.

Hmm, that's an uncalled-for thing to say.

Not as uncalled-for as a person

invading someone's privacy.

And so? Why are you so averse

to becoming my sidekick?

I already told you, my knack for getting

tangled up in things has done nothing

but harm to me for as long

as I can remember.

So my dream is to live an uneventful life

that's like bathing in lukewarm water.

You're saying that with me,

you couldn't live that life?

Obviously.

If I get involved in all that,

nine lives wouldn't begin to cover it.

But I'm the only one who can do this work.

So what's the point of dragging me

into what only you can do?

The point is Oh, I know!

You're about to say something you

just now thought up, aren't you?

Fact is, I was utterly taken

with you at first sight.

Um, no

The first time we arranged to meet, you

didn't quite recognize my face, remember?

You do have a face that's completely

forgettable after not seeing it

for a couple of days.

It's perfect for covert action.

Stop insulting me with the

backhanded compliments.

And stop this instant with assigning

me tasks as your sidekick.

You really won't be my sidekick?

Why are you getting disappointed?

At least, if we're negotiating,

lay out the merits of the job.

You're unexpectedly kind, Kimi.

You're overestimating me.

That reminds me: I just ordered

a pizza delivery. Is that okay?

Stop taking advantage

of my being forgiving!

That's the fifth time this week!

Call and cancel it right now!

Here's my prediction: I think that

a year from now, the two of us

will still be cooperating well,

just as we are now.

We are absolutely not cooperating well!

I, for one, have been stressed

out this whole time!

On that note tell me what you think.

Not me; we were at the point where you

were going to lay out the job's merits.

There's something you're

worried about, isn't there?

The merit I can offer is to

assuage you of those worries.

You're asking me to become your sidekick

in return for you reassuring me

about the things that

trouble me about the job?

I think I may have said that.

Even better, if you've seen something,

could you react as if you've seen it?

Ah. That doesn't hold my attention

as much as wondering if the

pizza will arrive on time.

The thing is, at my school right now,

we seem to be having a large-scale

"Restroom Hanako-san" outbreak.

"Restroom Hanako-san"--I see.

Yeah.

That's one of those weird school stories

that everybody has heard of.

If you knock three times at 3:00 am

on the third girls' stall from the front

on the third floor of the

old schoolhouse building

a girl in a red skirt with suspenders

will appear from the stall

and you'll be dragged down the toilet.

A hackneyed, outdated urban legend

that would ordinarily be worthless

to bring up in this day and age.

And yet is the situation a little

different at your school?

Yeah.

Hey, Siesta

Huh?

"Our Favorite Dramas"

"Glee Club" "Shermock"

Stop flipping through magazines about

foreign dramas while eating pizza

Stop flipping through magazines about

foreign dramas while eating pizza

in the home of a guy you just met,

wearing the guy's loungewear.

Are you a girlfriend who's living with me?

Huh? I'm not.

You're not. That's why I'm complaining.

So back to the "Hanako" thing.

Okay but add "-san" to her name. Don't

refer to Hanako-san as if you're pals.

So the gist is that Hanako-sans are

proliferating in your middle school?

Yeah, apparently any student

who meets a Hanako-san

becomes a Hanako-san themselves.

I see--in the way that a person bitten

by a zombie becomes a zombie.

Boo!

"Favorite Dramas"

Oops.

But this isn't just a rumor,

which is why you're discussing it with me.

Yeah, that's it.

At my middle school, there's currently

a sharp increase in students skipping,

mainly among people

in the track and field club.

Not only skipping school, but some among

them have even disappeared from home.

And the rumor is that

Hanako-san is the cause of this.

So the idea is that maybe

the vanished students

have been dragged down the

girls' toilet by Hanako-san.

Yeah. And from the fact that the

numbers are increasing so rapidly,

the suspicion is that the actual number

of Hanako-sans is increasing.

And hence "Hanako-san outbreak."

You're so kind.

You have to pay me back

for the pizza later.

That's not what I meant.

I'm not going to pay for the pizza.

Yes, you are!

The students you say disappeared from

your school obviously aren't your friends,

and yet you're concerned

and want to solve this issue.

Don't talk as if it's an obvious

fact that I have no friends!

I wonder if it's a result of, as you say,

your being a trouble-magnet.

At the same time, helping other people

is really ingrained in your nature.

That's another part of

my DNA I don't need.

But I do want to preserve

a kind of tranquil routine

in the range I can see around me

with my own eyes.

My parents vanished

before I was aware of them.

After moving from place to place,

in various houses and facilities,

now, at this age, I'm living alone.

That would make anyone seek a tranquil,

normal, stable environment,

don't you think?

I see So that's your

Yeah, that explains everything.

If you understand everything about

me after just this conversation,

that's very scary.

You must be lonely,

having no family and no friends.

Again, did I ever say I have no friends?

On that note

"You and I at the Culture Festival"

"New Drama"

"Premieres Monday at 9 pm"

"You and I at the Culture Festival"

"New Drama"

"Premieres Monday at 9 pm"

Over the weekend, let's go to this.

A culture festival? What happened

to talking about Hanako-san?

"Culture Festival"

"Culture Festival"

Seriously

how are we suddenly

having our culture festival?

This is really weird. I have no memory

whatsoever of making any preparations.

Doesn't a culture festival always involve

working together as a homeroom class

to prepare an exhibit?

Did it all get done while I was

unable to attend school

during the continuous fiascoes?

Why wouldn't anybody

tell me about all this?

Sorry to keep you waiting.

Siesta that outfit.

Huh? Oh, right, it's different

from my usual clothes.

While I was at it, I even put on

a ribbon. What do you think?

Why are you suddenly looking away?

It was because of the possibility that,

if I wasn't very careful,

I'd let slip that she looked pretty.

But that felt like admitting defeat,

so I didn't want to say it.

Why are you wearing our school's uniform?

Oh, the reason I'm wearing a uniform?

I mean, doesn't a "uniform date"

to the culture festival seem like fun?

It's so blue Yep, not bad.

Why are you looking up at the sky?

Well,

"Culture Festival"

"Old Schoolhouse" "Haunted House"

"Closed during lunch break"

where should we start our walkaround?

Food stalls, planetarium

"Haunted House"

"Old Schoolhouse"

"Haunted House"

"Old Schoolhouse"

Oh, so the haunted house is in the

old schoolhouse. That's a must-see.

Oh, so the haunted house is in the

old schoolhouse. That's a must-see.

Yeah, but we need to look at the

schedule before making a move.

Hey. Does this haunted house not

let in visitors during off-hours?

Hey, Siesta, it's written right here:

"No entry during lunch break."

But according to the ideal itinerary

I drew up in my brain,

going in at this time is best.

"Big Summer Special"

"If you can eat it all in one hour, it's free!!"

"Big Summer Special"

"If you can eat it all in one hour, it's free!!"

First off, I want to be

fortified with food

"Big Summer Special"

"If you can eat it all in one hour, it's free!!"

the heaping-helping

challenge and such

"Big Summer Special"

"If you can eat it all in one hour, it's free!!"

This is not the kind of planning middle

schoolers do at a culture festival.

And that's why

It's off-hours, but we'd

appreciate your cooperation.

Sidekick, I'd like a crepe.

Huh? Hey!

"Crepes"

"Crepes"

Sorry to keep you waiting.

Um, Siesta, it's no good to push your

absurd demands on people other than me.

You bought that for me without

my even saying anything,

whereas that other time, you got upset

when I ordered a pizza. What's going on?

It's because the situation

keeps changing, hour by hour.

I prefer the culture festival

right before my eyes

to the elusive Hanako-san.

It's adolescent romantic comedy time!

Hm?

Hm?

Eh, what? You didn't think a date meant

I'd become your girlfriend or something?

No, I was absolutely not

thinking that. Not even a little

Not the tiniest bit.

So stupid, Kimi.

Next we'll go buy takoyaki.

"Eat-Until-You-Drop Street"

"Eat-Until-You-Drop Street"

"Mini sponge cake"

This closeness is creating all

kinds of misunderstandings.

Boy, the morning went great. Let's put

that energy into it this afternoon, too.

And

in the third stall from the front on

the third floor of the old schoolhouse,

"Hanako-san is coming for you!"

Hanako-san will totally appear.

Both of us are in one toilet stall

What is this all about?

There's something I wanted to check out.

If it's as I suspect

There!

What do you think this is?

Hmm A packet for cold medicine?

It looks like someone took it

after eating in here.

I can't stop myself from

feeling sympathy for you

if that's the very first thing

to pop into your mind.

The tranquil routine you want to preserve

wouldn't happen to involve

eating a bento box by yourself in the

restroom during lunch recess, would it?

As I said, my parents are missing,

present progressive tense,

so nobody's ever made me a bento box.

The only lunch I've ever eaten

in the restroom is a sweet pastry.

I truly have begun to feel sorry for you.

Shall I make you a bento

box now and then?

I told you to quit saying things

that could be misinterpreted.

Quiet.

"Hanako-san is coming for you!"

I remember you passing out

flyers in the schoolyard

But what are you doing here?

We won't let him get away.

Huh?

Hey! Siesta!

That rabbit is the "Restroom Hanako-san."

Yikes! This is

As they say, "The best place

to hide a tree is in a forest."

So how can that rabbit-suit person

be the Restroom Hanako-san?

I'll explain later.

First, we have to find that rabbit.

Sorry if this is anticlimactic

but isn't that him?

"Costume Rentals"

Sorry if this is anticlimactic

but isn't that him?

If he had just acted casual,

we wouldn't have recognized him.

All right, let's go grab him!

It's great that you're now on board

with the mission and feeling motivated.

Keep it up.

What do you mean, "Keep it up"?

Don't go starting some sidekick training

project; I see where you're coming from.

We're the clothing club! We're offering

costume try-ons, free of charge!

Anyone who has a moment, please join us!

If there were time,

this would be a chance to see Siesta

in a maid costume with cat ears

but unfortunately, we're busy.

Costumes for two, please.

We're trying something on?

We can't! He's going to get away!

This is a tactical move. If our enemy is

trying to blend into a crowd of costumes,

"Make a memory"

This is a tactical move. If our enemy is

trying to blend into a crowd of costumes,

"Make a memory"

the strategy is for us to change our

appearances with cosplay as well.

"Make a memory"

You think that's going to work?

I feel as though a maid with cat ears

would stand out even more.

Don't worry, it's fine.

Ow, ow, ow!

And why were you assuming I'd be a maid

with cat ears? I'm not wearing that.

"Join us in the concert hall!!"

No this is just--

Squeee!

So cute!

That looks amazing on you!

So pretty!

Magnificent.

Sidekick How do I look?

Yeah, uh, well it really suits you.

I didn't think you'd come out and say it.

Well, it would be no use lying.

But that suits you, as well,

that tuxedo look.

Oh. Really?

If you'd like, we'll take a picture.

Well, umm

We went to the trouble of wearing them

Here goes! Say, "Cheese"!

No time for that while we're

in hot pursuit of that rabbit!

We inadvertently took up too much time

with the romantic comedy.

This makes it hard to run.

I agree.

Is she thinking this is

some cosplay event?

Hey. This is fun, isn't it, Sidekick?

Who are you calling "Sidekick"?

Oops, you caught me.

Sidekick, over there.

Uh?

So he's trying to escape outside!

Hold on, I have a bad feeling about this.

I must be wrong--you're not thinking

you're going to jump from here?

No, I'm not thinking that.

Of course, you're too smart for that.

I'm thinking not just me, but you with me.

Huh?

It's fine. The shoes I'm wearing are one

of the legendary detective's seven tools.

Huh?

We can fly.

This is the drug ingested by the students

who stopped coming to school.

Its use causes elevated mood

and improved concentration,

so it was apparently becoming popular,

mainly in the track and field club.

I had no idea

But as a side effect, cases of

memory impairment also occur.

You're saying that's why students

who used it are now skipping school.

Addicted students turn to selling the drug

in order to get money to buy it.

I believe this is what caused the rapid

proliferation of Hanako-sans to happen.

And as slang, that black market used the

urban legend of the Restroom Hanako-san.

In fact, the illicit drug is apparently

made of a flower pollen-like substance

that comes from a certain plant.

Flower pollen. I get it--so that's where

Hanako, meaning "flower girl," comes in.

That's a lame joke.

But didn't they say Hanako-san

only appeared at 3:00 am?

Why did they show up in the daytime

at the culture festival?

They guessed that at the culture festival

they could blend into the crowd,

and what's more, hide their identity

with a costume to get the jump on rivals

and spread the drug around.

Now I get it. Siesta,

you noticed right away

that there was something strange

about that rabbit, didn't you?

You said most of the Hanako-sans were

from the track and field club, right?

It was a dead giveaway. Who wears

running shoes with a rabbit costume?

When I think about it

From the start, Siesta posed

as a customer, used their slang,

and secretly made contact

with the Hanako-san.

I told you--

A first-rate detective gets a handle

on a case before the incident occurs.

Well, to you, this wasn't a

particularly challenging case.

However

There's talk that SPES also had

a hand in this whole flower thing.

You mean that secret organization?

Hijacking planes and using schools' urban

legends as cover for criminal activity

What on Earth is their purpose?

"SPES" means "hope" in Latin.

Their purpose is to offer salvation.

Sounds just like some shady religion.

And so what are you going to do?

I, who had said I wanted an everyday life

where nothing happens, hadn't realized

that that tranquil life didn't exist.

It had already been ravaged

by a potent poison.

Siesta.

I'll ask one more time: What advantages

would I gain by becoming your sidekick?

What benefits will you give me?

Why do you want to make me your sidekick?

The reason lies in my being

a born trouble-magnet.

For Siesta, who's pursuing SPES,

I'm a valuable resource.

The legendary detective

isn't looking for a sidekick,

but rather for the incidents I'd attract.

That's why the only rewards

she could offer

were half-assed things

she improvised on the spot.

My feelings have firmed up.

No matter what Siesta may say,

I'll refuse. That's the only option.

I'll protect you.

Whatever incident or trouble your

unlucky nature drags you into,

I'll put my life on the line

to protect you.

So become my sidekick, Kimi.

You're trying a clever way

of twisting things around.

An invitation that glossed over

the reality of things.

Well

If you're willing to go that far,

I'll go along with you.

With that said

In coming all the way here,

you'd already given your answer.

Still, when you toss out the word

"sidekick," the definition is unclear.

Waking me up every morning, making me

brush my teeth and get dressed?

All that would be a no.

You took a while to reply. You were

thinking that life would be kind of nice?

All right, shush, I get it! I'll become

your sidekick, just as you wish!

So stand by me, for as long

as we both shall live!

Eh?

Are you propo--?

I take it back!

And thus did my dizzying tale

of adventure with Siesta begin

Until

death did us part.

That's right

The detective

is already dead.

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"Purse-snatcher Arrested!

Local High School Student is a Hero!"

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