Shinjuurou...
I'm at my limit...
Bettennou!
Bettennou-sama!
Bettennou
Assistant Detective
Inga
Bettennou
Assistant Detective
Inga
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 11
「I'm Merely Searching」
Inspired by Sakaguchi Ango's 「Meiji-era Ango Detective Stories "The Sneering Demon", "The Red Trap" and "I Give My Apologies"」
I thought you said that Kaishou wasn't on any of the TV station's cameras...
That's how Diet Member Kuramitsu told us to respond to that question...
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Motoyama Minami
Does this mean Kaishou Rinroku is still alive?
Television Producer
Motoyama Minami
Television Producer
Yuuki Shinjuurou
Detective
Yes, that is certainly what my father said.
I was at home, wasn't I?
How long do you plan to keep talking about this?
Kaishou Family Maid (Head maid)
Kaishou Rie
Please, leave already.
Kaishou Rinroku's Daughter, Housekeeper
Kaishou Family Maid
Kaishou Family Maid (Head maid)
Kaishou Rie
Kaishou Family Maid
Kaishou Rinroku's Daughter, Housekeeper
Wait, Mr. Detective!
Did you receive one of these as well?
Did the hospital provide Kaishou's DNA for verifying his remains?
No.
She took it from my father's brush.
That's right, selfishness!
If solar power generation was nationalised,
Kaishou Rinroku would no longer be able to increase his profits...
...from the power production method he had established.
Nationalise Solar Energy
But now he has passed on.
Perhaps this is divine punishment?
Our generation can prepare an environment of solar power and smart grid infrastructure,
making Japan the world leader in renewable energy!
Oh, you mean this?
Kuramitsu Mine-sama mmmmmm
I don't think there's any point in trying to attend, but... I wanted to check...
But I do wonder who pulled this prank...
Maybe it was Kaishou Rinroku's ghost!
Milady!
I tried to stop her, but...
Your father has most certainly passed on...
Hayami Seigen
Public Prosecutor's Office Joint Coordinating Dept, Public Prosecutor
Koyama Izumi
National Police Agency Director of the Security Bureau
Hayami Seigen
Public Prosecutor's Office Joint Coordinating Dept, Public Prosecutor
National Police Agency Director of the Security Bureau
Koyama Izumi
That's why I want to know who's posing as my father.
This joke is in terrible taste;
TV is always like this...
Fuwa Juujirou
...summoning victims to the scene of a crime!
Fuwa Juujirou
We're not doing a show here!
I was summoned as well.
"You are invited to a party in which the real criminal behind the bombing will be revealed."
Mihara Yasutarou
Member of the Public Security Force Subordinate to Mizuno
W-Why are you here?
Did you set all this up?!
You too?!
Come now, everyone!
Shouldn't we be taking our seats?
The party is about to begin.
Yuuki Shinjuurou
Defeated Detective!
After bringing about Chairman Kaishou's death,
you still insist on such mockery?
I was summoned here as well.
In other words, a crime is going to occur.
A major crime...
What do you mean a "major crime"?!
Fuwa Juujirou
Entrepreneur
Fuwa Juujirou
Entrepreneur
Kaishou tried to kill us,
and when everyone found out, he killed himself!
The crime has long occurred-
They're real.
What does my father...
...I mean, what does the organiser of this party want?
Who knows?
But consider this:
Revenge against the person who framed Kaishou Rinroku.
Revenge?!
Are we expected to use these weapons to kill one another...
...until the real criminal is found?!
If that's the case, you should definitely be the first one to die!
I admit that my deductions were mistaken...
...in good faith, of course.
What are you saying?
When the explosion happened here,
the real Kaishou-shi was at home,
and the one who appeared at the TV station was an impostor.
It was all governed by the power of Bettennou.
That's what I had reasoned...
No... That's what I was made to believe.
Yuuki Shinjuurou will certainly infer the presence of Bettennou.
He's a great detective, after all.
Kaishou had obtained Bettennou.
In order to make me believe this,
someone went through the trouble of making Kaishou appear before a family member.
The fact that this very family member possesses a personality incapable of telling lies was also part of the plan.
Wait! Then...
That's why I'm saying my initial deduction was incorrect.
The Kaishou Rinroku-shi that came to the TV station was the real one...
...and the Kaishou you saw at your home was the true culprit,
posing as Kaishou through the power of Bettennou.
What is this Bettennou you keep talking about-
Please, just think of it as a powerful form of hypnotism.
Where is your proof that the Kaishou at the TV station was the real one?
The surveillance camera footage.
If the Kaishou that appeared at the TV station was using the power of Bettennou,
there's no way he would have been there when I watched the recording days later.
But I did see him. Undoubtedly.
It's been a while since I've taken the train;
I had no idea where to transfer.
We accompanied him yesterday to the TV studio, but...
...I never thought something like this could happen.
I thought you said that the fact their stories contradicted one another...
...was proof that Kaishou-san hadn't been at the TV station!
There's a simple answer.
One of them was lying.
Fuwa-san. I expect you heard what Chairman Kaishou said at the time.
Now that you mention it, I remember him saying something about coming by train...
If so, that would make Mizuno the one who was lying.
But why would Mizuno bother to tell a lie that would hurt Chairman Kaishou?
Because Mizuno was part of Full Circle.
Mizuno knew things that he had no way of knowing otherwise.
It seems you achieved a rare victory with Yajima-san's case...
He knew about a case that he shouldn't have known existed, unless...
...but don't let it go to your head!
...he was a prosecutor or had access to Kaishou's private records.
There was a rumour that Commander Mizuno was insisting on having a full-access key from many major companies,
stating that it was necessary for security.
Was Mizuno-san the culprit?
A missile...
There were reports of a rocket launcher being found on site...
...that was the same type as the Public Defense Force's.
If it was fired from the water nearby,
it would be too close for the Self-Defense Force to even detect it.
The way you say that makes it sounds like you've already checked the armoury.
It is possible that he took one from there.
The only other possibility is that there was a bomb set within the TV station beforehand.
JJ Systems' microwave satellite is still in the experimental stages...
...and has no capability of causing such destruction.
So we falsely accused him with incorrect data?!
Yes... With the data you yourself leaked.
Oh my, Mr. Detective!
Weren't you just saying that Mizuno was the culprit-
I don't remember saying he did it alone.
The Public Defense Force may have managed to penetrate the data of major corporations,
but proper authorisation is necessary to access government information.
You're saying that Diet Member Kuramitsu cooperated with Full Circle?!
Even though Mizuno was an old friend of yours,
you took measures to hide it.
Not even Diet members are allowed through!
You have no proof of that!
But I am certain.
This is the handkerchief I lent to you.
It was returned to me by my partner.
Why?
I ran into him somewhere and gave it to him!
My partner had been missing for a while.
Then he appeared as Inga...
It's unimaginable that anyone other than Bettennou could manipulate Inga.
In other words, you would have had to have been at the place where my partner was captured...
...as well as where Bettennou resided.
This is a trap!
This is the conspiracy!
Yuuki Shinjuurou!
You made it seem like Kaishou was alive in order to frame me...!
Gunshots?!
Who's there?!
Over there?!
He's trying to assault all of us!
Run!
Hayami-kun!
Don't move!
Is this really Kaishou's revenge?!
I get it! I'm sorry!
I spoke badly of you, but you'd been framed!
Resent me all you want!
I don't resent any of you.
Kaishou Rinroku
President of JJ Systems
Kaishou Rinroku
President of JJ Systems
Kaishou Rinroku...
Father!
I'm sorry, I shouldn't have put you through a memorial service at your young age...
That's not... That's not all you've put me through!
Chairman...
Everyone, I'm sorry to have worried you!
I faked my own death in order to escape someone's plot against me.
I then waited for whoever was behind that plot to make a move.
Just as I thought, he put together this farce...
He?
Isn't that right, my little Defeated Detective?
What are you trying to accomplish?
I'm merely searching for the truth.
I'd like you to tell me what your true objective is.
Everyone, this is his partner...
...but he's no ordinary partner.
A monster!
As you can now see, this is not a human, but a monster.
Up until now, the Defeated Detective had been using this monster...
...to tear apart people's hearts as he pleased.
Today, he will receive his retribution.
Stop it...
Tell me... What is your true objective?
Stop it...
What is it you wish for?
Father... That's enough!
There's nothing I can do...
...people have no choice but to answer what she asks.
Just one question...
Answer me... What is it you wish for?
Stop it...
That's enough, Inga.
I answered your question long ago.
Ask me! Inga!
What are you seeing right now?
Rain and... Yuuko...
Only you!
Therefore, I'll never have to answer your questions again.
I know what happened to you.
Bettennou is a god, so you can't resist her.
That's probably what you were told.
I'm going to disprove that now.
Bettennou is no god!
Stop it!
The fact that you've been using that monster still stands!
Bettennou makes the words of her master appear to be reality,
but those illusions cannot extend to those unable to see or hear you.
Also, for instance, if the actual person is there before you,
you would be unable to masquerade as them.
Shinjuurou... You knew, didn't you?
Yeah. Ever since he appeared.
In my eyes, you look like nothing more than someone trying to mimic Kaishou...
...Hayami Seigen.
Hayami-san? What are you saying?
I thought Hayami-kun fell through the floor...
If Kaishou hadn't obtained Bettennou, it had to be you.
You probably shot Kazamori out of precaution,
after seeing the electric shock she used while we were at the prison.
But it was a wasted effort.
What are you...
...talking about?
I've been trying to tell you:
since I've had the real Kaishou Rinroku right before my eyes this whole time,
even if an impersonator were to show up,
my brain couldn't be fooled.
The real...?
You're stupider than I thought, Mr. National Police Agency.
He's not the only one responsible.
H-Hey! Now's not the time!
You cannot remove a god from within man.
But by showing reverence to something that's considered to be a god,
you make it into one, enabling you to force it on the people at large.
Hayami-kun, this is precisely what you did.
Chairman?!
Hayami-kun...
...what is the meaning of this?!
Using the power of Bettennou, he impersonated me.
Well enough to fool even Rie.
That's why I made it look like I died...
...so as not to give power to the person posing as me.
I helped the Chairman.
That day, the chairman gave the appearance that he was getting in the car,
then he mixed in with the rest of my force.
He then disguised himself as AD from the television station and left the scene.
The corpse found in the car was the body of the collapsed man that had been carried to the hospital days before.
The DNA matched because some of that corpse's hair had been attached to your brush.
But... That brush was...
You knew that Father was safe as well?!
Inga, do you still see Bettennou as a god?
She's merely a misbegotten soul.
Specifically, a "spirit of words".
Formerly, the words "victory" and "kamikaze" were unleashed by the statesmen of this country.
They sent us off to war, instilling the belief that they were gods...
...in order to make things that didn't even exist seem real.
If it's a soul, then it happens to be my favourite food...
...misbegotten or not!
Using this, you pretended to panic, masqueraded as Kaishou,
and tried to make me confess.
That's what you planned, at least.
You saw right through me, huh?
Full Circle's Mizuno and Kuramitsu were trying to find a way to prosecute JJ Systems.
After obtaining Bettennou, you approached them.
I haven't done anything wrong!
I tried to take down that self-serving Kaishou Rinroku for the betterment of Japan!
Is that so?
You were trying to prevent the nationalisation of solar power generation!
Since you were trying to break into that field yourself!
The field I'm entering is solar thermal energy.
What's the difference?!
Your inability to make that distinction is where your limits lie.
The era may come when we can provide the proper technology...
...to countries that have vast deserts and receive strong sunlight,
to achieve the means to build solar thermal power plants...
...and carry that electricity via HVDC transmissions,
or collaborate with other countries to send microwave transmissions from space.
What?! How could we rely on other countries for electricity?!
It's a dream, of course.
But some day the borders between countries will disappear.
That's the kind of dream I have.
You've been giving me a taste bit by bit... Now I'm really hungry!
I suppose I can understand that Kuramitsu took the conspiracy theories seriously and wanted to frame Kaishou...
...but Hayami, what was it you were after?
Don't make this monster ask me...
How rude...
It was you, Prosecutor Koyama.
Me? What do you mean?!
Figures... You never saw anyone other than Kaishou Rinroku with those eyes.
To you, Kaishou was practically... a god.
I wanted you to revere me that way.
Hayami-san...
But it was foolish of me to try to become a god.
You!
It wasn't me.
Bettennou said this:
"Live. Fall."
Go.
I wondered what I was going to do if you hadn't recognised the song.
That was a song from Yonagahime 3+1.
That member's death was fictional.
In other words, you weren't dead either.
I can't even call that a deduction.
And how did you know that I was dressed as AD?
I confirmed the location of the real AD before entering the studio.
As expected!
Father! We can give Mr. Detective a ride too, can't we?
What do you say? If you'd like, you can join us for dinner, or-
Come on, Father, hurry up!
There's one thing I forgot to say.
About Mizuno, who died in your fake suicide.
There's no way that Mizuno would have cooperated with your plot...
...so being, he must have been dead before the explosion.
The reason you went with such a flashy form of suicide was also to cover up the cause of Mizuno's death.
I was...
I was the one who killed him.
I wonder.
Even if that is the truth, Kaishou, you admitted to disposing of Mizuno before he was tried by law.
Why?
Was it because Mizuno, who was part of Full Circle, had even more information about you?
Earlier, you talked about solar thermal power plants.
As compensation for the recent war, the government has offered to supply technology to other countries.
You saw all this coming far ahead and cooperated during the war in order to-
Stop it, Shinjuurou...
Please...
If all humans were saints and sages, all truths would be laid bare,
and every great cause, justification, means, ideal, and lie...
...would likely become unnecessary.
But I wonder if that day will ever come.
All we can do is improve ourselves, little by little.
You're wrong.
People fall.
They lay bare the true essence within themselves, their souls.
They want for beauty; they seek luxury and pleasure.
But at the same time, they love what's right just as much.
With all the evils that exist, there are just as many justices.
I want to love people.
I want to know the beauty of that.
For that purpose...
...I will expose souls.
What a shame...
I look forward to what lies ahead.
awai asa moya ni sasayaku inori
Wandering hazily on a pale morning, hearing a whispered prayer,
What did you call me all the way out here for?
I had something I forgot to tell you.
Surely you just want to insult my father more!
yuganda keshiki wo kimi to nazotteyuku
You and I trace a twisted scenery.
You were right.
hontou wo motome uso demo ii kara nante ne
We're seeking the (truth), "We don't even care if it's a lie";
I have something that I've yet to show you.
Will you listen?
Yeah.
misukashiau you ni
As if we can see right through it,
A woman saved my life once.
We'd only just met, and there was no benefit to her in saving me...
tadotteku
We follow it along.
looking for, kotoba koete
Looking for, going beyond words,
She died... And Inga's body... is hers.
ochiteiku hane no you ni
Like a falling feather.
That's why I decided to stay with him...
looking for, mitsukete
Looking for, find it,
koko de yorisou you ni
So we can come closer together.
looking for, tokihodoite
Looking for, unravel it,
chigire kumo no you ni
Tear it apart, like a cloud.
Sasa Kazamori
Artificial Intelligence (R.A.I.)
Sasa Kazamori
Artificial Intelligence (R.A.I.)
looking for, mitsukete
Looking for, find it,
koko de yorisou you ni
So we can come closer together.