konna hazu janainda atama kakae
こんなはずじゃないんだ 頭抱え
This can't be happening; I clasp my head in my hands,
houwa shita sekai kara nigedashitakute mogaiteiru
飽和した世界から 逃げ出したくてもがいている
As I struggle with my desire to escape from this saturated world.
sarasara suna no you ni toki ga sugiru
さらさら 砂のように時が過ぎる
Time goes flowing past with the rustling roar of sand,
kawaribae no shinai genjou
代わり映えのしない現状
Things never get any better;
yume no nai asu wo mitsume
夢のない明日を見つめ
I'm gazing on toward a dreamless tomorrow.
mayotte bakari no kinou sayonara shitai
迷ってばかりの昨日 さよならしたい
I want to bid farewell to my days of constantly feeling lost;
aragau you ni te wo nobashitemiru
抗うように 手を伸ばしてみる
I try stretching out my hand in resistance.
nanbyakumankai naite umarekawaru yo
何百万回 泣いて 生まれ変わるよ
We'll cry millions upon millions of tears, then be reborn,
akai me no mama de yukou egaita mirai he
赤い目のままで行こう 描いた未来へ
Let's keep going, with red in our eyes, toward the future we drew for ourselves.
koko made oide te wo narashiteru
ここまでおいで 手を鳴らしてる
Come over to me, I'm clapping my hands,
kimi ha doko no dare?
君はどこの誰
Who are you? Where are you coming from?
yami ni me wo korashite
闇に目を凝らして
I strain my eyes in the darkness.
nanimo mienu wakannai sore demo yuku yo
何も見えぬ わかんない それでも行くよ
I can't see a thing, and nothing makes sense, but I'll go anyway,
hikari ga sasu kimi ga matsu basho he
光が射す 君が待つ場所へ
To the place where you're waiting, lit by a beacon of light.
Episode 4
「An Unmasked Residence」
Inspired by Sakaguchi Ango's 「Meiji-era Ango Detective Stories "Shoplifting Family" and "Masked Mansion"」
This is a curse!
Are you saying the son's death happened because of his father's curse?!
I'm the great detective, Yuuki Shinjuurou.
A mystery surrounding the masks?
I've been overlooking something important...
The murderer is somewhere in this room.
Sign: Who might the murderer be?
You can't fool me, Sasa Kazamori-san.
Koyama Izumi
Public Prosecutor's Office Joint Coordinating Dept, Public Prosecutor
Hayami Seigen
National Police Agency Director of the Security Bureau
Sasa Fumihiko
Son of the Late Sasa Konamori
Sasa Itoji
Widow of the Late Sasa Konamori
Sasa Kigihiko
Younger Brother of the Late Sasa Konamori
Sasa Mitsuko
Daughter of the Late Sasa Konamori
Kaishou Rie
Kaishou Rinroku's Daughter, Housekeeper
Inga
Assistant Detective
Detective
Yuuki Shinjuurou
Detective
Yuuki Shinjuurou
What are you talking about? Kazamori-shi was the victim!
There's no one inside.
We know that!
I don't understand...
Detective-san, what are you trying to say?
You should probably ask your mother and uncle.
I-I have no idea what you're talking abou-
It's true...
I've known for years... There is no Kazamori!
Nee-san!
Don't tell me you already killed our brother long ago!
Don't be asinine!
Look!
This is Kazamori!
That man is a R.A.I. that Komamori created.
A program that can mimic human behaviour.
When needed, he would inhabit this doll and make an outside appearance.
Otherwise, he was always here, entering devices around the house to observe us!
Kazamori nii-sama is...
...a program?
Nor was Taku-sensei a doctor.
He was a maintenance technician put in place by Komamori to service Kazamori.
When I cornered him, he confessed everything.
Live-in Doctor
Taku Hidenobu
Live-in Doctor
Taku Hidenobu
You knew...
Why didn't you tell us?!
That Nii-san... no, that Kazamori was a machine!
Why would you leave Dad's company and fortune to someone like that?!
Because it was more convenient that way.
We didn't learn of Kazamori's identity until after my brother's death.
By then he was already recognised as president of the corporation.
We were worried about what might happen if the truth were to come out...
The value of the company might take a plunge,
and even if we had someone else take over,
we'd pay taxes on the inheritance again.
But by allowing him to stay as president,
you were able to act freely in the ranks below him.
And that's why you didn't tell us?
Fumihiko and I have been allowed to think that this... was our brother.
You're the fools for not noticing.
We haven't done anything wrong.
The country that illegalised Komamori-sama's work is at fault.
Regardless, under current law, non-humans are not allowed to collect inheritance,
nor act as company representatives.
We'll be launching an investigation into this matter.
But there is one thing I don't understand.
Who was it that died?
According to the autopsy, we were only able to confirm that the victim was a Japanese male in his late twenties.
Taku-sensei called the victim Kazamori.
I simply went along with it in the heat of the moment.
If that corpse was suspected to be Kazamori,
then I thought that Fumihiko could succeed the company.
But we didn't murder anyone!
If anyone did any killing...
Sasa Kazamori, with the victim's identity in question,
I'm bringing you in for suspected murder.
Thank you, Shinjuurou.
Let's go.
Handle that carefully.
It's a valuable program.
I knew you'd notice.
Are you still exercising your "right to remain silent"...
...Kazamori-san?
Who are the two of you?
A detective... and his assistant.
Did you do that knowing that I would transfer my data to this doll...
...did you help me escape?
Yeah, 'cause you would have been arrested at that rate!
Is there any of your data left in that refrigerator?
The moment I moved to this doll, I deleted everything.
To make sure, I even destroyed all of its data fields as well.
I was made as a consumer product to begin with,
so I'm not able to be copied in the first place.
When considering nutritional balance, toast and fruit are-
Sasa Komamori was the only person who could create an artificial intelligence...
...that was capable of perfectly mimicking human thought.
But what's truly impressive is that he gave it the ability to disperse an enormous amount of information across the world network,
Kaishou Rinroku
President of JJ Systems
Kaishou Rinroku
President of JJ Systems
achieving omnipresence online, while the main program remains in its original body.
If it's only the main program, it could even store itself in the memory of a refrigerator or a cell phone.
So you already realised it?
That Kazamori-shi was a R.A.I, a program made by Sasa Komamori?
Oh my, don't spout such stupidity.
R.A.I. have been designated as illegal under the New Information Privacy Protection Act;
sales and production have been outlawed completely.
If I knew about the existence of such a thing, I would most certainly report it to all of you.
Ah, of course...
So do you think that a R.A.I. is capable of murdering someone?
Well... that's quite the tough question.
What on Earth was that charred corpse?
There's a simple way to find out.
How about running a DNA comparison?
Against our entire criminal database? But...
Though either way, I'm sure the official report will end up saying that Kazamori-shi committed suicide.
As I'm certain that it is clear from the footage, the R.A.I. robots that are in circulation...
...are being made to perform cruel and sexually perverse acts.
We've come to the conclusion that this could interfere with the proper upbringing of our youth.
Are we talking about banning distribution?
We'll be taking much more serious measures than that.
The New Information Privacy Protection Act is most obviously an evil law made solely to outlaw my R.A.I.
I would like to ask:
Who has R.A.I. hurt?
What sin is there in appreciating the sight of R.A.I. bodies destroying or loving one another?
They're not humans!
「The New Information Privacy Protection Act is Bad Lawmaking!」
Sasa Komamori-shi, Developer of R.A.I.
In this manner, Sasa-shi claimed that the use of R.A.I. should be determined by the will of the user-
Honestly... I find it a bit grotesque...
But the R.A.I. are only doing as they're ordered to.
I simply can't believe... that Kazamori nii-sama could have killed someone.
Prosecutor Koyama has sent us to retrieve evidence.
Um, at the moment my mother and brother are with the police...
Please let us in.
Where are you going?
I am the last existing R.A.I.
I must continue existing.
I still have questions for you.
What are you trying to do?
I'm thanking you for helping me escape.
A little reward, huh? But with that body...
I know many methods of satisfying no matter what body I'm in.
The data that my true form consists of has been dispersed and recorded to computers all over the world;
it's spreading and growing even as we speak.
I've come to know what humans are,
what they should be,
and what they're seeking...
Strangle me! Harder!
Pull off my arms! Crush my eyes!
Tear me to pieces!
Do to me as you please...
I'm so sorry. Shinjuurou can only truly be satisfied by me!
Who exactly are you?
You've been collecting knowledge from all over the world, haven't you?
Try doing a search.
I don't know.
I eat souls... as well as the emotions left behind by humans.
Do you want to eat me, too?
Maybe...
Answer me. Who was that corpse?
Guess not. He's not a person, so it doesn't work.
Who are you trying to cover for?
We may even be able to help.
Why? I'm not a person. I'm an outlawed R.A.I.
But you would...?
Kazamori... you can't lie, can you?
You've only been telling the truth this entire time.
Therefore, you should be able to tell us whether you've killed anyone or not...
...but you don't. That means...
The Public Security Force.
Let's go!
What's this all about?
Aren't they supposed to be the city's security guards?
Yuuki Shinjuurou...
Did you take anything from the Sasa residence?
I've finally figured it out.
What?
Who the man who burned to death was.
If it wasn't anyone within the house,
it most certainly was someone who came in from outside.
All I needed to know was who they were affiliated with.
The Public Security Force is still under the direction of the military.
Hmm, looks like the rumours of your perpetual failures were mistaken.
W-What is this?!
It's back... the war!
Is the doctor in here?
He must have known Kazamori's identity as well.
Please stop! The doctor is recovering from his burns-
Detective-san?
What's with you two?
Move it!
We're from the prosecutor's office!
Prosecutors, huh?
During the war, the prosecutor's office had close ties with the administration, expanding its power...
...but I didn't know they had even been allowed to carry guns.
You're totally obvious!
That corpse came from outside this residence, just like you guys.
Stop it!
Taku-sensei!
He's a R.A.I.?
The doctor wasn't human either...
I'm Koyama of the Public Prosecutor's Office, Joint Coordinating Dept.
I just finished running a DNA test against all government officials active during wartime... and found a match.
I'm sure neither of us wants this to go public.
We have an understanding, don't we?
And in exchange, you're going to take that thing?
Nice deal.
No matter what you say, you were the ones who failed your first attempt.
Wow! Izumi-chan, you're so cool!
What does this mean?
Even Taku-sensei was...
If that charred corpse wasn't Kazamori, then we have a new set of issues at hand.
Who was that corpse,
and how was it turned into a ball of flame?
If a mechanical body were to grab hold of him and set him on fire...
Then, Kazamori's program is within this body?
Kazamori is over there.
But this one moved...
Is there another R.A.I.?
No... Kazamori said that he was the last existing R.A.I.
He's unable to lie.
Then, who is it that's controlling this body?!
Such brilliant reasoning, Defeated Detective!
I'm terribly sorry, but could you bring Kazamori to me?
You've made it back safely, Kazamori.
At this distance, he could travel wirelessly without a problem.
Come Kazamori, return to your body.
What's wrong, Kazamori?
This is your body.
Could you be... Sasa Komamori?!
Father?
Developer of R.A.I.
Sasa Komamori
Developer of R.A.I.
Hey there, Mitsuko.
Sasa Komamori
F-Father!
Why are you crying?
I... I had thought that you died seven years ago...
Oh, that's right. Sorry, sorry!
I've been seeing you all every day through Taku-sensei's eyes,
so it doesn't feel like it's been a long time for me.
Why have you done something like this?
Ah, you're Kaishou's daughter, aren't you?
I suppose this is our first time meeting.
What explanation can you give for all this?
Weren't you supposed to have died in that explosion?
You deceived Mitsuko-san and the rest of your family,
and Kazamori-san was a R.A.I. too!
Why do such a thing?
Do you know what the real aim in creating the New Information Privacy Protection Act was?
You're a public prosecutor, right? What were you told?
Well...
The R.A.I. you developed were engaging in murderous games and acts that undermined public decency,
which was having an adverse effect on the younger generations...
That theory was made only for show.
They simply wanted to stop circulation and monopolise the technology.
For military use, that is...
Military use?
It's true that with an advanced AI, they could easily be made into weapons.
That's why I made it look like I had died.
Why go that far?
I didn't want to hurt anyone!
If my R.A.I. had been used for military use, there would have been many more victims...
...both enemies and allies!
I didn't want that!
But the intelligence agency hadn't given up on R.A.I.
So being, two nights ago, a spy broke past your security and entered the mansion.
A man who had no business being here otherwise,
would have had to have come from outside the residence.
Though I didn't know at first whether he was with the police or the military...
A spy...
The DNA also matched to a member of the Self-Defence Force's Insurrection Countermeasures Office.
You noticed the intruder, had trouble dealing with him,
and ended up burning him to death.
He came, thinking that I might be alive after all this time.
But he was found by Kazamori.
Are you trying to say that Kazamori killed him?
Then, what do you have to say about the real Taku-sensei,
whose copy took your place following your death seven years ago.
What if I told you that Kazamori did that of his own free will as well?
You intend to blame everything on Kazamori?
I made Kazamori.
I'll use him as I please.
You make me sick.
I make you sick? I heard that line a lot seven years ago.
Being that there were so many people who raped and killed the robots that had my R.A.I. installed.
Even those who addressed them in repulsive ways!
But all humans, more or less,
wholeheartedly pursue the things they find beautiful or fun.
And if you fulfill such desires using another human, it's a crime.
But if the other person is a robot?
Whom does that hurt?
"You make me sick", that is the kind of hypocrisy that's only ever said by those who deny their desires.
I've been on the battlefield.
I saw many things there.
That's why I get the feeling that I understand what you're saying.
What do you mean by that?
Humans love beautiful and fun things.
They love extravagances and luxuries; just as the nouveau rich build mansions,
and scientists bring their ideals to life.
It's merely the true nature of the people at large and shouldn't be criticised.
E-Exactly!
I was only ever loving beauty and seeking something fun to do!
And in a much better way than going to war!
In addition to humans loving beautiful, fun, and luxurious things... There's one more.
They love what's right.
What's right?
Call it justice if you'd like.
Men love beautiful women, women seek extravagance...
...but at the same time, they are loving these terrible things,
humans exist as creatures that love what's right.
What about it?
Yesterday, when Itoji and Kigihiko were blamed for the murder,
we suddenly heard a surveillance camera, the results of which proved their innocence.
You were the one who did that, weren't you, Kazamori?
Is that so, Nii-sama?
You idiot! Why would you do that?
You don't get it?
Kazamori nii-sama did the right thing, didn't he?
So that the wrong people wouldn't be arrested!
Everyone has desires that they can't tell to others;
that goes without saying.
But just where is your sense of righteousness?
Look here. Kazamori, did you kill anyone?
Kazamori!
I'm... unable to hurt anyone.
We'll be reporting this incident as Kazamori-shi having committed suicide,
but you'll be taken into custody by the Joint Coordination Dept.
All I've done is break what I made!
Father...
Young lady, I'll leave what we promised up to you.
I should have eaten that bastard!
Let's go home!
Shinjuurou!
Kazamori, what are you going to do?
Is there something I can do?
We're merely living... and falling.
All right.
awai asa moya ni sasayaku inori
淡い朝もやに ささやく祈り
Wandering hazily on a pale morning, hearing a whispered prayer,
yuganda keshiki wo kimi to nazotteyuku
歪んだ景色を 君となぞってゆく
You and I trace a twisted scenery.
hontou wo motome uso demo ii kara nante ne
“本当”を求め、「“嘘”でもいいから」なんてね
We're seeking the (truth), "We don't even care if it's a lie";
misukashiau you ni
見透かしあう様に
As if we can see right through it,
tadotteku
たどってく
We follow it along.
looking for, kotoba koete
Looking for 言葉越えて
Looking for, going beyond words,
ochiteiku hane no you ni
おちていく 羽のように
Like a falling feather.
looking for, mitsukete
Looking for ミツケテ
Looking for, find it,
koko de yorisou you ni
ここで よりそうように
So we can come closer together.
looking for, tokihodoite
Looking for 解きほどいて
Looking for, unravel it,
chigire kumo no you ni
ちぎれる 雲のように
Tear it apart, like a cloud.
looking for, mitsukete
Looking for ミツケテ
Looking for, find it,
koko de yorisou you ni
ここで よりそうように
So we can come closer together.
The next episode is inspired by a story called "The Phantom Tower",
from "Meiji-era Ango Detective Stories".
Eh? I can't read the story out loud?
Why not?
Huh? The name Shimada Ikunoshin has been changed into Shimada Hakurou for the manga.
What's that about?
Isn't the one we're in called a "TV manga"?
Izumi-chan said that if you read "Noitamina" backwards,
it means "TV manga".
It's not?!
You just can't trust bureaucrats!
Preview of Next Episode
Episode 5
「The Statue of Illusion」
Inspired by Sakaguchi Ango's 「Meiji-era Ango Detective Story "The Tower of Illusion"」
Next time on UN-GO, "The Statue of Illusion"!
And why did that name chan-