02x05 - The Man Returns

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RECYCLE SHOP: HOPPERS

A mixer?

Yes, in the past few weeks,
suspects in the Instant Villain incidents

have testified

that they attended a mixer
with a group of female students

before the incidents occurred.

I see.

Dealers blend themselves in as a member
of a drinking party.

The perfect situation for drug dealers
to distribute drug samples.

We have already

selected students who organize
club events at local universities.

I'd like you to take charge
of the Naruhata area.

Can you spare me from having to do that?

I don't like noisy places
like festivals and parties.

Stop being picky about your job.

Well,

I'm just saying that there are more
qualified people for this kind of project.

All the boys at the mixer are guys
involved with the NaruFest,

so no need to investigate them.

And among the girls,
the organizer, Rin Yaritezawa,

is the main target this time.

She's a person of interest,
and a suspect in multiple cases.

I'm sorry to ask you for this favor
all of a sudden.

Not at all.

I got invited to a mixer with MAD HATTERS.

Oh boy, what to do…

I'm honored to be able to work
alongside you, Midnight-san.

Pop-chan, you're in charge of keeping
Hina-chan, the quiet one, company.

If you could keep her distracted
with some small talk,

I can focus on keeping an eye on Rin.

All right, let's do this

Pop… Oh, I mean, Kazuha-chan.

Yes, Mid…

…I mean, Kaori-san.

TEAM UP
A GROUP OF PEOPLE FORMING A GROUP

ALSO, WORKING TOGETHER TOWARD
A COMMON GOAL

RINGO-TARO

Hey, has everyone got their drinks?

I sure do!
- Yay!

Nice to meet you!

Wow, it's really lively, huh?

The truth is,
it's my first time coming to these.

I'm a bit overwhelmed.

Me too. I usually
just tag along with Rin-chan,

but I don't really like these.

So you and Rin-chan
are really good friends?

Rin-chan and I are always together…

I'm not having fun at all!

Yeah, they're in a band,

but they're just losers
who tour department stores.

And as for this one,
I don't even know what the heck he is.

Yeah, sure,
I've always been good at socializing.

I'm good at contacting people
and organizing things.

But people started flattering me,
by calling me the "Yaritezawa Network,"

and before I knew it,
I was busy coordinating events

for the friend of a friend.

Then a bunch of people canceled,
and they were replaced by some strangers,

a weird woman started taking charge,

and now everyone seems to be having
a great time.

Is there any point in me being here?

No matter how hard I try,

I can't even find myself a boyfriend.

Are you off to the restroom?
Take your time.

Koichi, have some tact!

Whoa.

Lay her on her side
and put a cushion under her head!

I'll go call for help.

Is she okay?

Are you okay?

I'm sorry.

You'll be all right. I'm good
at this kind of thing. So take it easy.

WOMEN

What's going on? What are they doing?

Why are they all surrounding Rin-chan
and helping her?

The only person who is allowed
to look after Rin-chan…

is me, and only me.

That b*stard!

Here, use this to wipe your mouth.

How dare he try to flirt with Rin-chan!

I can't allow it. I won't allow it!

I will definitely not allow it!

RECYCLE SHOP: HOPPERS

A different type of Trigger?
- Yes.

The Instant Villain incidents connected
to mixers have a common characteristic

where the victims

who became Villains did not realize
that they were drugged.

It's believed that

the "forced drugging" up until now

was caused by bees that had the ability
to inject people with drugs.

This time, the drugs aren't injected?

Yes, we suspect
that Orally Administered Triggers

are being mixed into food and drinks.

I see.

So someone is slipping drugs
into drinks at these parties.

Among my family and friends,
I'm known as the social butterfly

who's popular,
and always up for a good time.

But the truth is, I'm not popular at all.

Everyone just views me as someone
who'll plan things for them.

And I know that's how they see me,

but I'm pretending not to notice.

I'm sorry,
there's something wrong with me today.

I'm totally letting my guard down.

Oh this is going to get me in trouble.

What should I do, Koichi-kun?
What am I to do?

Rin-san.

Don't push yourself too hard
and rest a little longer.

Right, Koichi-kun?

It's okay, you guys.
You guys can go on as you please.

Go ahead and express your feelings
to your heart's content.

Let it all bubble forth
from your body and soul.

That's what youth is all about!

What's going on here?

Why is Koichi the popular one?

Hey there, Hina-chan is back!

What?

You seem a little different now.

It was hot, so I took off one layer.

She sometimes lets loose like this
all of a sudden.

Yeah, it takes a while
for me to get fired up.

But once I get fired up, I go all out.

All out, you hear?

Hey, another girl went to Koichi!

Thank you for waiting.

Please leave the drinks there.

I'll pass them around to everyone.

Thanks, you're a big help.
- What did everyone order?

We'll just drink whatever you give us.

He's just scum pretending to be
a nice person to get close to Rin-chan.

I'm going to teach Rin-chan
that all men are beasts.

Koichi-kun! Drink up!

Sorry, but I'm underage,
so no alcohol for me.

Then I'll take that.

I see. Then how about Coke,

or how about ginger ale?

Koichi-kun can't handle
carbonated drinks, right?

Yes.

How do you know what?

I'll take the Coke.
- Ginger ale for me.

Oh, then how about oolong tea, Koichi-kun?

I'll get it for you.
- I'm very sorry.

These drinks were for the other table.

Sorry, we drank some of them.

What is this? My eyes feel weird…

What the hell is happening?

My Quirk is acting up!

Just hurry up and drink!

What's going on?

Hina!

Quirks going on a rampage all at once.

It's similar to the mass outbreak
of Instant Villains this past spring.

That time it was on the street,

but this time it's indoors.
The ventilation is poor and it's warm.

In other words, this is my domain!

Come here, boys.

R-Rated Hero, Midnight.

Quirk, Somnambulist.

The scent she exudes from her skin

puts people around her into deep slumber.

It's more effective
on males than on females.

Now, all the boys have gone to sleep.

So let's have a chat amongst us girls,
shall we?

Hina-chan.

Before I ask how you're obtaining Trigger,

I want to know your motive behind this.

Why did you do something like this?

Because…

Rin-chan is always hanging out with boys!

I don't like that! I can't stand it!
I'm not the one to blame!

I see. That's your reason, huh…

Don't worry,

I'm always here as an ally
to those who are lost.

And these "complications of youth"
are my favorite type.

I love it.

I don't think we needed to hear that.

Man, who would've thought
that there'd be an incident at a mixer.

And you know,
the girls that I was there with…

What about them?

Their overall atmosphere
felt strange and scary.

What was that all about?

What do you mean by "overall"?
All of them were like that?

There was at least one nice girl
among them, right?

No, they were all scary.

Think back a little harder.

Come on!

We did an analysis
of the Orally Administered Trigger

used in the recent mixer incident.

The effects are weaker
than those of the old form,

and it does not contain
any psychotropic element.

In other words, these are not the drugs
that turn users into Villains.

But there is a possibility
that it could spread widely

as a smart drug,
that can be taken rather casually.

I see.

It seems like the objective
for these drugs have changed.

Just before summer,

there was a sharp decline in the number
of Instant Villain incidents.

Currently, the Bioengineered Villains
are starting to appear.

Yeah, like Kamayan.

Or the octopus from the other day.

Their main objective now

seems to be in modification,

and perhaps the new type

of Trigger is likely being used
to select candidates for that purpose.

So that means they're using weak Triggers

to cause numerous Quirk-related rampages,

and when they find people
with promising Quirks,

they kidnap them and modify them?

A literal factory
that mass-produces Villains, huh?

But that's just your assumption, right?

Isn't it possible that someone else
simply started a drug business

in the void left by the collapse
of the crab route?

Could that be it, Detective?

No…

Based on the suspect's statement
regarding the mixer incident,

the provider
of the Orally Administered Trigger

is believed

to be the same Villain who attempted

to destroy evidence
of the crab route in Osaka.

Oh, that one with the Acceleration Quirk?

The police raided a restaurant

that was being used for dealing drugs,

but they'd already left the premises.

He's a step ahead of us.

He's good at quick escapes
like he did with the crab company.

Those things need to be stopped
at the source.

Based on the chemical compounds
and packaging,

it is believed that these drugs

are being smuggled in from
the Asian market to individual buyers.

EVIDENCE

It's coming in from overseas, huh?

In that case,

it would be difficult for domestic police
and Heroes to intervene.

If it's difficult to do anything publicly,

would you like me to go
and deal with it secretly?

No, legally speaking, that's not right…

I'm just kidding.

Eraser, you sounded
pretty serious just now.

That's something
people on our side would say.

Oh, that's not good.

I have to choose my friends wisely,

or I'll be badly influenced.

There he goes again.

He's really rude, you know.

HONG KONG

I want to eat something.
Do you serve dim sum?

This is a pharmacy.

They say food is medicine.

Are you a tourist?

Where are you from?

I came from afar, turning seven times
onto Nathan Road.

Come with me.

What is it that you want?

I don't need drugs.

I just want to ask you something.

If you're not buying medicine
at a pharmacy, you're no customer of mine.

Besides, there's been a lot
of scary stuff going on lately.

So the password is changed regularly.

Those who come in using the old password

are no customers of mine either.

I see, you're being cautious.
That's fine by me.

Sorry, we don't like window shoppers,
old man.

You should replace
the bodyguard with a new one too.

Whoa, easy.

Don't be so defensive. I told you,
I just have some questions I want to ask.

Who are you?

I'm on leave from work,
so I'm just a tourist right now.

You're not a police officer…
A detective, no, a Hero…

No, don't tell me, are you…

Ciupan Seikyun: Hyper Quadfist?

There's no way! He's supposed to be dead!

His mask was broken
and his Quirk got stolen!

You're right.

That man probably died a long time ago.

But nevertheless, right now…

I'm here.

All right, I'm getting the hang of it.

Do this with my left hand…

You look like you're having a seizure.

Your hand will cramp up.

Just shut up and watch.

All right! Let's do this!

My tail cramped up!

How does your tail cramp up?

Don't you know
that all the nerves are connected?!

How would we know? We don't have a tail.

Tamao.

You should play it yourself,
instead of making others do it.

It's part of physical therapy, right?

I'll pass. It's not like
I loved playing the guitar anyway.

I was only doing it
because it annoyed my dad.

Then let's annoy him even more.

Wow, Soga-kun, you're so good.

He used to play.

Why'd he stop?

He broke his guitar in a fight
and hasn't played since.

Being short-tempered is no good.

Here. It was out of tune.

There are people who have no instruments.

If you have the means to play,
then play it.

You only have yourself to blame.

Shut up, Rapt.

Hey guys, long time no see.

Oh no! Fist Geezer is back!

Your beard looks gross.

Oh yeah, I was out traveling for a bit.

I don't know where the heck
you've been wandering about,

but you shouldn't be
neglecting your family.

It's all right. Having this old man here
will only make this room feel stuffy.

Fine, I'll be going now.

Sorry, I still have
another errand to run today.

Damn you.

I'm not the one
you should be apologizing to.

You're right.

Sorry,

Tamao. I'm just going to meet up
with an acquaintance who lives nearby.

I'll be back soon this time.

Just shave that disgusting beard.

Play it, Tamao.

Just make some noise with it.

So that you can harass your dad

for being so careless.

Soga, you're such a nice guy!

Thank you for meeting up with me today.

I just don't quite trust
the Internet and email and such.

I also make it a point to meet in person

when I need to talk to someone.

The ideal distance is where I can
hear their voice, see their face,

and be close enough to throw a punch.

Your manner of speaking,

and your appearance
doesn't seem like a Hero at all.

That's because I'm not a Hero.

Oh right,
you go by Kuroiwa-san now, right?

And what exactly do you have for me today?

This is a customer list I received
from a drug dealer in Hong Kong.

It contains a list
of individual importers in Japan.

How reliable is this information?

He's been in business for a long time.

If he allows himself to be exploited
by other organizations,

it will tarnish his reputation.

He willingly cooperated,
saying it will help to weed out

any untrustworthy characters
among his customers.

I see.

The rest of the investigation
is the police's responsibility.

I'll contact you again
if anything comes up.

Sorry to hold you back
when you're in a hurry,

but there's something I wanted to ask you.

Kuroiwa-san,

do you know anyone with a similar Quirk

as O'Clock?

No, I don't.

But if you ever encounter such a Villain,

sh**t them immediately with your g*n.

One of our young detectives
actually shot him, but…

Don't fire warning shots.
Hit a vital spot with the first shot.

They can dodge everything
other than a surprise attack.

The police can't really launch
surprise attacks,

at least not officially.

Then the police aren't suitable
for taking this Villain down.

Have someone else deal with it.

Taking down people like that is why…

I'm here!

Let's just pretend I didn't hear that.

Choo-choo!

What? Eraser-san isn't here?

This isn't his home base, you know.

I'll call him right now,
so calm down, Missy.

Cruller Man.

Just wander around
and make it go around in circles.

Okay.

Choo-choo!

Did I just see Master over there?

Concentrate on running away!

Was it just my imagination?

Choo-choo!

If he was here,
he would be helping us out!

I feel like I had something else
I had to do today.

Oh right, I have to shave my beard.

As I strived to become a Hero,

I came to the realization

that there are limits
to what a person can do.

Next episode, "Rain and Cloud."

The way our paths crossed was fate.