Wh-What's the deal with this guy?
Don't tell me he's...
...a parasite.
No, he's human.
I can tell that, at least.
But... Migi...
He's asleep!
You guys do not notice that we are gifted just by being humans
We are absolute predators
We do not even have any enemies
Maybe there are other animals watching us
and thinking that someday "we will beat them down"
Oh we have the brains to think hard
Wear our favourite clothes
We are at no doubt human beings
Many small lives
They were born
with the fate
of dying for someone
for someone a human baby
A human baby
When will they find out
When will they find out the true fact
Yeah
that at the point they were born, we are
We are winners
(the) winners of Earth
aa
ああ
hi
ひ
to
と
ri
り
nai
泣い
te
て
i
い
ta
た
to
と
na
な
ri
り
no
の
ki
き
mi
Ah, I cried alone. You ask a question by my side
み
ga
が
to
ああ
aa
问
i
い
ka
か
ke
け
ru
る
ひ
hi
と
to
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ri
泣い
nai
て
te
い
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た
ta
と
to
な
na
り
ri
の
no
き
ki
み
mi
が
ga
问
to
い
i
か
ka
da
ka
ra
け
ke
だ
bo
か
ku
ら
ra
僕
yo
る
ru
ら
ri
寄
so
り
i
添
i
い
ki
生
ru
So we'll live huddled together until we sparkle
き
ki
る
ra
だ
da
煌
me
め
ku
か
ka
く
ma
ら
ra
ま
de
で
僕
bo
ku
ら
ra
寄
yo
り
ri
添
so
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生
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ki
る
ru
煌
ki
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め
me
く
ku
For what have I been living for?
ま
ma
で
de
When will I find out the answer?
An answer that is only for you
What will myself
look like?
In Cold Blood
What's the deal with that guy?
He's acting like a completely different person now.
This is who he truly is.
Is he human?
Is he?!
It's not like...
It's not like I think I'm all that special.
Why can I tell humans and monsters apart?
Well, let me think...
Maybe it's because I fooled around a lot with humans.
So, basically...
I know more about the qualities this lifeform possesses than anyone else.
This toy's pretty fragile.
I sure played around...
But isn't this ability of mine something most animals have?
It's just about telling your own kind apart from others.
When I first found one of them, sure, I was shocked.
It's not every day that you see an alien being walking
in a crowd wearing human clothes.
If I stared at a crowd,
I'd be lucky to see two come through in a given hour.
It was weird that no one around me seemed to notice,
but that "thing" also didn't seem to give a damn.
I didn't really approach them.
Even I thought it'd be dangerous.
I guess you could call it my animal instinct.
I was kind of looking forward to finding out
what these strange beings did,
but eh...
it wasn't all that different from the kinds of things I did.
Oh, wow.
What a mess.
You should clean up after playing with your toys...
Don't move!
Hey!
I-It's not what you think!
It wasn't me!
You've got it all wrong!
I'd never...
He's taking his sweet time.
Hirama-san, we can't drag this out much longer.
Look at Izumi Shinichi.
He kept his cool during our questioning,
but even he seems to be afraid this time.
Uragami.
No.
What?
What do you mean?
Well, he might have potential.
But what caught my eye
wasn't anything like that.
It just distracted me, that's all.
What did?
I just imagined it,
but I thought I saw something
not entirely human deep within his eyes.
What?!
Idiot.
Don't yell right into my ear.
I told you I just imagined it.
When I took a good long look,
there was nothing to it.
So, you will be staying at a hotel for a few more days at least.
We will have someone accompany you
any time you want to visit your home,
so be sure to contact us first.
Oh, that's really unnecessary...
No, I insist.
Um, Hirama-san?
About the baby...
If you're referring to the one Tamura Reiko was holding in her arms,
the baby still needs to undergo testing.
After all, the child was being raised by a parasite.
So what then, once you're sure the baby is normal?
Well...
The child will go into foster care.
Why?
Is there a reason why you're so concerned?
No.
Well...
If you were to say you're Tamura Reiko's relative,
I'd ask if you'd like to have custody.
What?
Just kidding.
Deep within his eyes...
I have no way of telling.
Shinichi, did you take your bath yet?
You go ahead.
All right, thanks.
Who was he?
Just thinking back gives me chills,
even though I've seen so many man-eating monsters.
Shinichi, it appears that you are not only tired in body,
but also tired in spirit.
I met someone really scary while you were asleep.
A human?
Yes...
But I think he was a killer.
I don't know what to think anymore.
There are humans who are unfathomable and terrifying,
but that man-eating parasite, Tamura Reiko,
saved me.
She healed the hole in my heart.
I still fail to comprehend her behaviour.
We and humans are one family.
Conference Room
"Legal Analysis of Critical Response
Conference Room
and Operation Planned to Mitigate Massacre by Parasites."
Conference Room
Technically, the government has approved this operation,
Conference Room
but keep in mind that there are many grey areas.
I'm looking forward to working with you,
Inspector Hirama.
I'm only an assistant inspector.
But there's talk that you may even be promoted
right to superintendent by the day of the operation.
Surely you're joking.
He's been assigned to command the ground forces during the operation-
I'm Yamagishi.
As you have already heard,
Hirama-kun will be supporting this operation by overseeing all the support functions,
and Yamagishi-kun will oversee the core operation
with regard to identifying and eliminating the enemy.
Director-General,
the man named Uragami I spoke of previously
may be a great asset depending on how we use him.
I believe it'd be best to incorporate him
as an integral element in our core strategy.
I appreciate the forethought,
but regarding this ability of his...
I hear he's a mass murderer.
Having such a foreign element working with our tactical forces in an operation may result in mishaps at a critical point.
No, he doesn't need to be a part of the tactical force.
I'd just like him to function as a pair of eyes.
Eyes, I see...
But we have a sensing system in place for that purpose.
They are not a flock of sheep who can be herded by dogs.
You seem to give their possible humanity too much credit.
This is not intended to be a manhunt,
but an extermination of pests.
I have lost contact with Tamura Reiko.
The same goes for Kusano, Hikawa, and Maesawa.
Three mangled bodies were found in a city construction site,
and a female thought to be a parasite was shot to death the following day in a park.
Not to mention, all the bodies were retrieved by a specialised agency,
the identity of which remains unknown.
Kusano bore animosity towards Tamura Reiko for awhile.
He must have plotted to kill her without our consent
and was killed by her instead.
Then the one who was shot dead in the park was Tamura Reiko.
Most likely.
Now that a parasite task force agency has been created,
I no longer receive any information.
That means the government is beginning to treat this as a serious issue.
It appears so.
Izumi-kun!
Murano.
I'm sorry I made you worry.
It's okay.
Oh, wait.
Here are all the notes I took while you were gone.
Thanks.
I'll return them once I make copies.
Oh, look who's here!
So you can come back to school starting today?
Huh? Oh.
Yeah.
Listen up!
This is your last timed run in high school!
Give it all you've got so that you won't have any regrets!
Idiot.
He's so over the top.
Izumi!
I've always wanted to tell you this.
You're never giving it all you've got!
Try, since this is your final chance!
If it were only that easy...
Last time in high school, huh...
Ready! Set!
10...
10.5 seconds?
Wow.
It'd be easy to get it under 10 seconds, too.
Why are you getting changed in the corner like you're hiding something?
Huh?
Don't be so shy! You're a man!
Oh...
Sorry.
It's fine.
Ow!
Idiot.
Hup!
We'll be graduating in three months.
Yeah.
A lot of things happened in high school, huh?
Way too much.
There were good things, too.
Yeah.
I should study.
Huh?
Are you actually going to take university entrance exams?
What's that supposed to mean?
You know, when I go to uni-
Let's go.
We will win!
I'm 99.9 percent certain,
but I feel like we're missing one last thing.
I don't know what that is,
but there is something missing.
I'd like your help.
Why...
Why is it always him?
Izumi-kun isn't the only one being affected by all this.
Everyone here is trying their best to forget what happened!
We were all supposed to be leading perfectly normal lives,
like normal high school students.
But just a little step off the track...
and there's blood everywhere!
He seems to be a high school student.
He's the witness I told you about.
Ah.
I hear you saw Hirama-san and his men put down one of them recently.
Higashifukuyama City Hall
Yamagishi
Yes.
Outer Riot Police Unit
I understand that you are a civilian,
but I'd like to hear your opinion
as to what weapons might be effective against them.
Higashifukuyama City Hall
Yamagishi
...flamethrowers, for example.
Even against someone who can move that fast?
Of course, fire won't be enough.
But I think it'll be effective.
Basically,
it'll startle us,
and just "us" on the surface.
We have intellect on par with that of humans,
and do not fear fire.
But should we suddenly be exposed to fire,
there will be a disconnect between our "outer" and "inner" selves.
Hence, we'd be startled.
Huh.
Gotou's body hosts several parasites
that are controlled by one mind.
So if that one mind becomes startled,
it should unbalance him greatly.
I see...
A flamethrower?
Ah, forgive me.
Well, it may not be a bad idea.
But no matter how many parasites may reside in one body,
there is only one heart.
Today is the day.
Huh? What's going on?
What's this, a military coup d'etat?
Looks like the riot squad, but...
It can't be.
Sensors ready.
Commence operation.
This is an emergency. We repeat, this is an emergency.
To everyone in this building,
we have very important information.
Please listen carefully.
I am Mizushima, a detective with the Higashi Fukuyama Police Department.
A man armed with a rifle has entered the building
and has concealed himself somewhere on the building rooftop.
Mutsuki and Kisaragi squads are to rendezvous in the main entrance hall.
Yayoi squad, cover the annex.
Utsuki squad, cover the second floor and seal all entrances and exits.
Satsuki squad, protect the sensing system.
Minazuki squad, neutralise the "foxes".
All workers,
please move to the entrance hall on the first floor.
Information and Reception
They're claiming they're the police?
Information and Reception
My bet would be that none of them are from the police.
Information and Reception
So you're really moving forward with this, humans?
We're just getting started.
The foxes will be stripped of their sheep's clothing
and lured to the hunting grounds.
The armed suspect is on the north side of the rooftop!
We will have you evacuate through his blind spot,
but he may notice if large groups evacuate at once.
We'll therefore have you evacuate in groups of seven.
I don't know, okay?
I'll have to actually see them in person.
Not through the screen like this.
Anyway, this is impressive.
It's like war.
Am I even going to be needed?
Huh?
Oh, it's you.
So calling in the cavalry wasn't enough,
and you recruited a killer and a minor for help.
You're in quite a bind, huh?
Keep your mouth shut!
Well?
Are there any?
I'm not sure.
If we can at least identify
the deviant with multiple parasites in one body, the one you said you saw...
"The deviant"...
And regarding the other one, the mayor, Hirokawa...
That's right.
Hirokawa is the key.
What was she about to say about him?
We're to evacuate in groups of seven.
Mayor, you should go first.
Of course not.
Please prioritise children and elderly,
as well as women.
City workers should wait as long as they can.
Heh.
Here come the first seven.
HQ to all squads.
Should foxes attempt escape or retaliation when fired upon,
engage safeguards immediately.
Roger that.
Removing any non-human material from the sensor image...
No hits.
Bring the next seven.
No hits in this batch, either.
Migi, you can't tell how many there are?
We're a fair distance away, so I can't be precise,
but there are quite a few.
There!
That one!
So the first hit's a woman.
Those words that you once told me
itsuka kimi ga oshietekureta ano kotoba ga
いつか君が教えてくれたあの言葉が
Advance across the wide sea without hesitation, turning into hope
hiroi umi o mayowazu susumu kibou ni naru
広い海を迷わず進む希望になる
And on days when I'm perplexed by the answers that have no form
katachi no nai kotae ni tomadou hi mo chiisana koe de
形の無い答えに戸惑う日も小さな声で
You softly whisper them in a quiet voice
sotto tsubuyaku no sa
そっと呟くのさ
In a voice that you and I can hear
kimi to boku ni kikoeru koe de
君と僕に聞こえる声で
It is the right time
Let's step forward
arukidasou
歩き出そう
Yeah, it's the right time
Don't be afraid
osorenaide
恐れないで
Look
hora
ほら
We'll be together through thick and thin
ano oka o koeta basho de
あの丘を越えた場所で
Towards the place where we crossed that hill
tomo ni doko made mo
共に どこまでも
Crime and Punishment
Next time:
Crime and Punishment
"Crime and Punishment."
Crime and Punishment