When I was little, much more than now,
I feel like the door to a mysterious world was always nearby.
Yone... Yone!
Yone. Yone.
Yone. Yone!
Yone!
Yone. Hey!
Yone, wake up! Hey! Yone!
OK... Uh...
Uh, well...Santa...
What are you doing sleeping in here? Come on. We're on.
Oh, uh... sorry.
Come on damnit. Hurry. Let's get a move on already!
- Ow ow ow... - Hurry up damnit, come on already.
- Wa...wait a minute... - Enough already, let's go.
Oww, really, it hurts. Ow ow ow...
It only hurts cause you think it hurts!
- Uh, by the way... - Yeah?
How did you get the door open?
There's a trick to it. Come on already.
Aah, wait, wait...
And now for our next "Psychic-er"
Ohhh...
This girl's got a particularly unique air about her, doesn't she.
So, what will you be doing for us today?
I will be identifying the contents of a sealed envelope.
Oh, here we go! X-ray vision!
The power I would most like to have.
Wait, don't tell me you can see all of my...
- Damnit Yone, you're late. You're late, you idiot! - And here we go.
Please draw whatever you'd like on this card.
Anything is OK, right?
Alright, here I go.
- Please wait just a minute. - OK.
- Let me see the envelope. - Please. Have a look.
Ah, a skeptic as always.
See, everything's normal, right?
Well then...
I will draw "that thing" that I like so much.
Alright. All done.
Now please place it in the envelope and seal it shut.
Understood!
I really did just draw something that I came up with randomly just now.
And I haven't pulled any tricks. It's really in here.
Oh, so you're going to read it through the envelope, right?
Ah, she's looking right through it!, right? She looks like she's started at it.
What amazing concentration.
Did you get it?
I think she's seen something!
Oh, come on! I'm counting on you!
Well then,
inside this envelope
is the picture that I drew earlier.
Alright, let's open it up.
Here it is, the picture I drew before...
is Doraemon!
I think I did a pretty good job.
And the picture she drew...
is the character for wind.
Unbelievable. Believable. Unbelievable. Believable...
So it would seem that what you wrote...
is the character for wind, huh.
Alright then, here we go. Let's debate!
They're completely different.
Well, but, you see...
The bottom of the character for wind
and the nose and mouth of Doraemon
are a pretty close match.
But Doraemon isn't wind, right?
But this unexplained concurrence...
how can you explain it?
There's no concurrence.
There certainly is!
Kanji and Doraemon...
Where's the concurrence?
That's not what I mean.
Look here.
The shape of Doraemon's mouth
and this part of the character for wind...
Look, if you want to look at it that way
The character for wind is square and Doraemon is a circle. There's nothing for us to discuss.
Time's up!
Well then, the results are in.
With a score of 82 to 18, today's paranormal phenomenon is unbelievable.
Unbelievable.
- Yone! - Yes?
What do you think about this show?
Well, uh, I'm doing everything I can to be positive, but
- Do you think it's interesting? - Yeah, of course.
Huh? What the hell is interesting?
What's this "Asunaro Psychic"? We're just constantly being made fun of.
Where's the good in that?
In the end, these are cold times
Anyone who says anything strange gets laughed at
Well, I...when I was a kid, I watched this paranormal show on TV
and from then I constantly tried to make a spoon bend.
Heck, I even still try it now sometimes.
Heh, of course, I still haven't ever gotten it to bend yet.
Oh well, I say "not yet", but it's not gonna bend.
But, well, I, some day I, well, you see, that's why, that kind of show...
These are letters from our audience all over the country
Of course some of them are probably just sent in to get on TV or as a prank for laughs
But I keep my eyes open for the real ones that may be mixed in
And you're the one who's going to get them on camera.
Huh?
This is our crusade as TV entertainers.
Don't come back until you've found something.
Now what was I doing? What's that?
You don't know?
- Come on, man. - Of course I know what it is.
TSUCHINOKO
"Come on out, Tsuchinoko."
In any case
"Oh, man, it's just lotus root!"
it was up to me to convince the sceptics
KUSSHI
who wouldn't believe anything unless they saw it with their own eyes,
by continuing to search out the doors to mysterious worlds.
"Just a swan!"
YETI
GOLEM
Hello!
QIGONG THERAPIST
"Damn, he's just a fake!"
SKYFISH
TIME MACHINE
Bend, spoon! (Go Find a Psychic)
Hello?
Oh, Yone. What are you up to?
What am I up to? A national tour of the mysterious...
Enough with the nonsense.
Hurry on back.
What are you talking about? It was your idea.
Whatever. Listen, the show's about to start.
Uh, well, there's really no way I can come back today...
Huh?
What the hell? Today's a special!
But you told me not to come back until I find...
Hello?
What happened?
It's terrible. Yone can't make it back today.
- Huh? - Wha...really?
What's her problem?
For someone working in TV, her priorities are all screwed up!
Editor-in-chief Nakamura and Professor Sotoyama are here.
- Good morning! - Good morning.
Oh, professor. Cut 'em all down again today.
There are a lot of people out there who just can't think scientifically.
Oh, editor-in-chief, looking good today.
Merry Christmas!
How about some delicious cake?
Bye-bye.
- Thank you, Santa. - My pleasure.
Will you and your reindeer come
to deliver me some presents tonight?
Of course
He'll pull the sleigh right to your house.
Will you have enough time to deliver to everyone in the world?
This guy's faster than any other.
I'm a lot more nimble than I look.
Awesome!
And that's why
I chose him as my reindeer.
- Get on. - You wanna go for a ride?
Go ahead, climb on up.
I don't have the sleigh with me though. Get on.
Paranormal Phenomenon Variety Show "Asunaro Psychic"
Christmas Eve is finally here.
Right, Kyoko?
That's right, and today
we're bringing you a 3 hour special!
- Hold on. - Yes?
- Come on, do it right. - Huh?
- It's Christmas Eve. - Yeah.
Let's make this show a little more romantic.
This show opens the door to a world
that can't be explained by science.
Broadcasting live from this studio
we unravel the mystery behind paranormal phenomena
through heated discussion.
Get a load of this.
From all over Japan
we invite all types of "Psychi-ers" to our studio - "Asunaro Psychic"
and display their power in a live broadcast.
Man, the "ESPers" who come on this show are always a dissapointment.
And then, based on these displays
their autheniticty of their power is debated.
Representing the skeptic side we have Professor Sotoyama
This guy's really harsh.
And he doesn't even really understand any of it.
Professor!
And debating him, on the belief side
Power publisher, editor-in-chief Nakamura.
And as for this editor-in-chief
Welcome, Mr. Editor-in-chief. - He'll believe anything. He'll fight for even the worst fake.
I mean, there's only so much a person can believe.
Hey hey hey hey, stop that. I need those for business.
Sorry, it was unintentional, I was just playing with it.
Sticky fingers.
Oh, they're getting pretty long.
Check it out, it's pretty sweet.
Here we go. Ah...
Oh, look look look, ahh, oh, look, there it goes, ahh...
It's no fun when you do things like that.
Hey!
- Oh, you're early! - It's that kind of a day.
- This is the guy I told you about. - Ohhh...
- Hello! - Nice to meet you. I'm Shiina.
Thanks for coming. I'll put some coffee on.
Here, help yourself.
Taiyaki.
I chose the ones with red bean paste all the way to the tail.
Ah, nitpicky as always.
It's not nitpicky, I was just making use of my X-ray vision.
You consciously chose them?
- Hey, Shiina, come join us. - Oh, OK...
You watch this stuff?
- Today's a special. - Ohh...
Your buddy was on there last week, wasn't he?
She's not my buddy.
How do you mistake Doraemon with the character for wind?
Enough with the excuses. You guys all watch it.
Whatever. That's enough for today.
And now to Nakazaki on relay.
Hello, this is Nakazaki.
I'm standing up here on the roof of the studio.
Today we'll be witness
to a monumental paranormal phenomenon.
A sacred night, a night of miracle you might say
Tonight we wait in anticipation
for the door to a new world to be opened.
Alright...
Shiina.
You're still not sure if you believe in us or not, huh?
No, well...
This is Ide.
He can control electronic devices.
I'm Ide the electrokinesist.
I'm not very good with household appliances though.
- This is Kawaoka. - Hey!
As you can see, he uses psychokinesis.
Look, it's moving more that you expected, right?
Pleased to meet you.
It's that kind of a place.
Yo! Hey, hey!
We've been waiting for you!
Hello.
Oh, over here, over here.
- Oh, OK, thanks. - Please.
- I'll be right over.
Nice to meet you, I'm Yone Sakurai.
I'm the Cool, Calm, and Collected Guy.
Uh, I, uh, don't have a business card.
Oh, don't worry about it. Thanks again.
Thank you.
So, uh, depending on the outcome of this
I'll be on prime time, right?
Uh, yeah, that's right.
Depending on the results.
ohhh!
I'm getting nervous. I'm starting to get nervous.
Really!? Prime Time!? Prime Time!?
First, let me get some information from you.
This is great! Talk about a development.
Yeah yeah, but, uh, first, let's just talk a little about what you do.
Uh, hold on, excuse me. Uh...are you stripping?
Huh?
Am I ugly?
OK, imagine some kind of scene.
Anything is OK?
Anything that pops into your head is fine. Now concentrate hard.
Ide, I get the feeling you are surrounded by beautiful women at the beach.
Oh! That's right.
Kawaoka, it's like you're sinking into a sea of money...
Amazing!
This is true telepathy.
And by the way, what's up with you guys and your greedy images?
How about me?
I don't really understand it, but...
Let's see...
There's a pregnant woman standing in front of the Statue of Liberty
and she seems to be looking at something.
You got it!
He's right?
That was exactly it.
Anyway, what the hell kind of image is that?
Well, I don't know, it just kind of popped into my head.
So there's no special meaning to it or anything?
No.
It really felt like there was some deep symbolism.
So, it's like you can sense what we're thinking?
Yeah, well, if you're thinking hard about something anyway.
wow, wait, this could be even better than X-ray vision.
Of course it is.
X-ray vision's pretty lame, huh?
Hey, wait a minute. Come on, X-ray vision's great.
I mean the taiyaki, look, you ate some right? The body!
Geez, how much can you guys eat?
I don't know, this feels a little strange.
I've never done this in public before.
Yeah, usually you're not so quick to use your powers, right?
Wait wait wait, you use your powers all the time.
No I don't.
Just today, he sent the factory chief flying.
- The factory chief? - You sent him flying!?
He just kept demanding more and more and I lost my temper.
Was he OK!?
Well, I was pretty panicked.
Yeah, of course you'd be panicked.
What a thug.
This guy uses his powers all the time too.
No, well, with me it's, you know.
Winning free drinks from vending machines and stuff, just little things like that.
But isn't that a crime?
It's not a crime. I'm just praying for a win.
What's up? Who's that?
If I made a drink come out without putting any money in, that would be a crime.
As a commemoration.
Ohh...you've all got your own lines that you won't cross, huh?
How about you Kakei, you must take peeps at people's naked bodies.
- I do not. - Wait wait wait...
- Huh? - Come on, you look.
Of course he does.
Come on, how could you not?
You guy's have got a pretty distorted view of X-ray vision.
But you do look through the sealed pages of the girly mags, right?
- I'm telling you, I don't look! - How about like the mosaic on porn?
Anyway, it's not like there's an unedited picture behind the mosaic.
All you'd see would be the inside of the cathode ray tube.
Yeah yeah yeah
I just always thought X-ray vision equalled perverted
What kind of equation is that!?
This right here...
is a poisonous spider from Tanzania.
Even if I'm stung, I stay cool, calm, and collected.
Please, go ahead.
OK
Are you alright?
Cool, calm, and collected.
And, just like that, everyone...
was drawn in by the name and started hanging out here.
Cafe du Nenriki (Psychic Powers)
That's why I chose the name.
- To gather "ESPers"? - Yeah.
Yeah, but, with this name you're more likely to drive away regular customers.
- You think? - Yeah, I mean...
It's kinda hard to bring yourself to enter a place called Cafe du Nenriki.
Yeah, it's pretty sketchy.
Well, it was originally a bit more vague.
Huh, like what?
Like on the menu, instead of espresso, it was ESPresso...
But no one really noticed.
Of course not.
They probably figured it was just a regular mistake.
Well, whatever, that's why I came up with this name.
By the way, how did you two meet?
It was definitely a fated encounter.
There was no toilet paper in the office toilet.
And I really started to panic...
Then all of a sudden, someone slid some toilet paper in.
That someone was me.
You see...
He read my mind through the door knob.
That's how you guys met!?
That's right.
I ran away almost immediately, but then later...
he confronted me, "You're an 'ESPer' aren't you"?
How did you know?
At that very moment, I saw his face with my X-ray vision.
What a horrible way to meet.
No it's not!
A miracle was born from these two "ESPers"
You could really feel his impatience?
I couldn't ignore it.
Ah, whatever, it's nice.
Because of that, we were all able to meet.
That's right. It's pretty amazing, right?
And what's more, we've got another new member joining us this year.
They're pretty good huh?
They may be the best thing so far.
This is unforgivable.
We're all regular customers.
When are they coming?
It could be pretty much any time now.
They've gotta be pretty brave to show up late.
I wonder, is he using Musashi's tactics?
Ganryuijma. (Miyamoto Musashi showed up late to his battle with Sasaki Kojiro at Ganryujima)
Well, whatever, he'll be here sooner or later.
Well, sorry guys, but I have to go out for a bit.
- Where are you going? - Don't worry, I'll be right back.
Enjoy yourselves.
I wonder what's up.
It's gotta be rough for him.
Closing the place down every year on Christmas Eve
Nah, no one would come to a place like this anyway.
Don't let him hear you say that.
Master's not an "ESPer" though, right?
He's an ordinary person.
Yeah, but, he's apparently been practicing.
Practicing?
He goes running every morning in that track suit
- In that thing? - Yeah.
But what do you mean? Can you become an "ESPer" by running?
Well, I don't know, but...
Why did he start up a place like this anyway?
I don't know, he was apparently helped out by someone way back.
- By an "ESPer"? - Yeah.
He doesn't seem to remember their name or face though.
And that's why he decided on that name for this place.
Maybe someday that person will find their way here.
Oh, is that right?
It would be great if everyone was like him.
Master's a pretty special person.
Recently it seems we've been getting treated worse and worse, doesn't it?
It's all because of that damn show.
"Asunaro Psychic"
Whatever, whatever, let's just have some fun tonight.
This party's looking to be pretty amazing.
Should we make it an "ESPer" party?
Oh...
Uh, what do you mean?
What's an "ESPer" party?
Hey, what do you mean, an "ESPer" party?
Figure it out...
Mr. Cool, calm, and collected! Mr. Cool, calm and collected!
Hey! Are you OK!?
Get an ambulance...
An ambulance, right? Gotcha.
Ah, hello? Um, excuse me...
I need you to send an ambulance.
Pri...prime...prime time...
The Cool, calm and collected guy...
isn't really all that cool, calm and collected.
Hold on...
Uhh...
Could you be..the one with the unique power.
Uh, yeah...
Please, come in!
It's you...
- He does seem pretty special. - Hey...
The master just took off for a minute.
- Oh, did he? - You're a little late, aren't you?
So, what's your name?
- Kanda. - Oh, Mr. Kanda.
So, then, you're all...
Of course we are.
Rivals.
Yeah, I guess we might be.
We've heard a lot about you. Seems you're pretty special.
well, I don't know about special...
But I certainly have no intention of losing.
That's a pretty big statement.
Well, then, let's get to it.
- Yeah, sounds good. - Right?
- Get right to what? - Displaying our abilities.
- Oh... - You didn't hear?
- Oh, well, it's not a problem...
Right, then you can be the main event.
And we'll all show you our abilities first.
Yeah, yeah, that'll be good.
Alright then, let's get a look at your skills.
Oh, what a charming guy... (sarcastic)
OK, well, why don't I start us off.
Top Batter!
Nice to meet you, I'm Ide the Electrokinesist.
Electrokinesis?
Well, you know, you've got some electronics...
And then doodoodoodoo, just like that I control them
Something like that
Well then...
What's this guy doing?
Anyway, something like that.
- You pushed yourself a bit hard there. - He did say he wasn't great with household electronics...
Yeah, but I wasn't going to lose to you guys.
It would've been faster just to turn it on with your hand.
Well, yeah, I guess so.
Looks like another sketchy one today.
Well then, let's go live to the scene.
Uh, this is Nakazaki reporting from up here on the roof.
And just over here
is the guy who's going to bring us a Christmas Eve miracle
the man who can communicate with space, UFO-man.
Hello.
So, tonight
you're going to summon a UFO, is that right?
If all goes well.
There you have it, on this live broadcast
we may just get to see a UFO.
Ah, if it comes, it comes, but it won't be his doing.
- You're one to talk, Mr. Remote Control. - Huh?
Come on, fess up. Where's the remote?
Are you mocking me?
Come on, you gotta admit it's pretty cool!
Yeah, but if you had that power
wouldn't you be out getting free loans from the ATMs.
Oh, come on, that would be illegal.
He doesn't think things through very much, huh?
Yeah, you're right.
Alright, who's up next?
See, in the end you used your hand to turn it off.
Well, I guess I'll go.
Oh, here we go.
I'm Shiina, the telepath.
Te...telepathy?
I just showed the rest of them a little while ago.
Alright, Kanda.
Can you remember what you had for lunch?
My lunch...oh, yeah...
It's all gonna come out.
Heh heh, telapathy, huh? Heh heh.
Microdiet.
So?
He's right.
- It's pretty shocking, right? - Don't you get hungry?
I thought the same thing myself.
- Is there something on my face? - On your face?
- Yeah, powder or something? - No, there's nothing there.
- No powder? - Nope, nothing there.
I told you, it was telpathy.
Right?
That's a pretty nasty reaction, don't you think?
He's not even impressed by telepathy.
Wow, he's setting the bar pretty high...
Hey, Koyama
Hey, Master, sorry I'm running so late.
Everyone else has already arrived.
Oh, but I thought I should come pay my respects to Kobo Daishi first.
Oh, of course! You're following in his footsteps after all.
Yeah.
Here goes.
Nike
And just like that...I'm Kakei of the X-ray Vision.
Huh?
How about that? Looking right through leather. Pretty good, huh?
Alright, last but not least, it's my turn.
Wait wait wait wait, hold on just a minute!
Show a little more enthusiasm for my X-ray vision.
Well, I mean, really, X-ray vision isn't really all that...
It's kinda plain, isn't it?
Yeah, maybe, but...
Heck, I feel like I could probably do it.
- Yeah. - Come on, cut it out.
There's no way you can do it.
I don't know why, but it just isn't all that impressive.
X-ray vision... Wa...was that really just X-ray vision?
See....see, see... That's the kind of reaction I was looking for.
You don't really have to be that excited.
Well then, I'm Kawaoka the Psychokinesist.
Alright, let's see...
Let's liven things up with a little champagne.
I'll remove this cork without using my hands.
Are you gonna be OK?
You've always had some problem with subtle, more complex motions, haven't you?
I've been practicing.
Well, something like that anyway...
- You scared me. - What happened?
I put a little too much power in at the end there.
Kanda, are you alright?
Kanda?
Cat got your tongue?
You're up next.
Ah, I'm sorry
I've got it all taken care of...uh... Ah...I'm cool, calm, and collected after all.
Alright, well then, I've got some more people to meet.
Thanks a lot. Take care of yourself.
Uh, well, uh, umm, uhh, how did I do?
How was I?
Prime time...
Looks like things are pretty rough or both of us.
And on Christmas Eve...
- You too? - Yeah.
Hold on, uh, well, mine's not really all that special.
Enough with the modesty.
- Hurry. - Yeah, alright, well then, uh...
My ability is something called "Thin Man"
- Thin Man? - Yeah, like a man who's thin.
I've never heard of anything like that.
Oh, well, the name is an original creation.
- So, what kind of power is it? - Well, I don't know if I'd really call it a power...
I mean, yeah, well...
The main thing is I can get through really narrow spaces and stuff. It's that kind of a skill.
Anyway, I guess the best way would be just to show you.
Alright, over here by these posts.
I can't even begin to imagine what this is gonna be like.
He may have surpassed the limits of man.
It really isn't all that amazing. Alright...
here goes.
Something...like that...
Oh, warming up, huh?
You're just pulling our leg.
Alright, now for the real thing.
Uh..well...that was kinda it...
Come on, that wasn't really a special ability, was it?
You're just a guy with a thin body.
Yeah.
It's not a special ability.
I'm back.
Who's this?
Uh...excuse me!
Hey hey
Oh, hey, wait wait.
You guys are all pretty amazing.
So, in other words, you're not an "ESPer"...
Yeah, that's right. I'm a pretty surprising person.
So you don't have any special powers?
Nope, not at all. I'm just a regular, uninteresting thin man.
So, uh, why is he here?
The sign said closed, didn't it?
I was just peeking in real quick and you invited me in.
It wasn't me. Come on, we were all mistaken.
So, you mean, today, there's an "ESPer" party?
Wow, so you guys really exist.
Sorry, I just have a lot to learn.
Uh, well, actually, we've all kinda been lying.
Yeah.
We're actually all just just a bunch of fakes, charlatans.
Yeah.
Come on, you're all "ESPers".
No matter how you look at it, you're definitely "ESPers"
Please stop using that word.
Oh, and by the way, I was just using a remote before.
You didn't have any remote.
Oh, and that microdiet thing...
- you had some microdiet powder on your face. - No, I didn't.
I washed my face after. I just remembered.
You'd be surprised how much you can figure out through perception and intuition.
- Come on, that wasn't just intuition.
You saw right through my jacket.
Sometimes champagne just explodes.
Yeah...
What's with these lame theories? It's was clearly psychic phenomena.
At any rate, it was all just a big prank.
We've got a pretty nasty hobby, huh?
Sorry.
We're really sorry.
Hello. I'm Koyama the Teleporter.
Sorry I'm so late.
Huh?
Did I scare you guys?
Master
Oww, that's hot!
I guess there's nothing we can do about you seeing that.
If people find out that we can do these things, it will be a big problem.
- Yeah. - Huh?
Our lives will become really difficult.
It's pretty hard for people to deal with "ESPers"
Oh oh oh
We'd just like you to promise us something.
- Promise? - Yeah.
That you'll never tell anyone about what you saw.
Oh...
It would really help us if you would just keep it all locked inside.
Ohhh...
- So? - Sure, I won't say a thing.
Really?
Well, yeah, it would bad if I said something, right?
- Yeah. - So I won't say anything.
Really, I won't say a thing.
Consider it a promise. From here on out.
- Take a look. - OK.
Huh? What? What is this?
So?
The words "I'll tell." are fluttering around.
- Hold on! - You're gonna tell.
- Stay out of my head! - He's dying to tell someone.
Did you really think you could decieve us?
No no no, you've got it all wrong, you see...
Really, I'm not gonna say anything. I swear.
- You swear? - Yeah, I've completely changed my mind.
Feel free to look again if you need to.
So?
- I see 5,000 yen bills coming out like this towards me - Come on...
Are you trying to bribe us?
You're lying again?
- Please don't hurt me. - More importantly, 5,000 yen?
Anyway, it looks like there's no way for us to talk this out.
No, no, that's not true.
Hold on...first...uh...I gotta pee..
- Hey old man. - Yeah?
- Come outside. - What do you want? I'm busy.
I said come here.
And I'm not an old man.
This is ridiculous, no matter how you think about it.
- What do you mean? - The bean paste.
There's almost no bean paste in these things.
That's cause someone took all the good ones earlier.
Oh, come on...
The chances of that happening are slim to none.
Uh...excuse me.
- Uh...this address.. - Later.
- Hi, can I get you some taiyaki? - Oh, by the way, you guys want some white bean paste?
- I want some black bean paste. - Come on, white bean paste.
- It doesn't matter whether it's black or white. - Of course it matters.
Anyway old man, you've been skimping, haven't you?
- I have not! - He has, right?
Anyway, how did this all happen?
It's because you were so late!
Are you saying it's my fault!?
And what was with that performance? Suddenly teleporting in here...
It was all Master's idea!
I'm really sorry.
So about your teleport ability, could you, for example...
do something like that send that guy to another dimension?
Ohh...no, no, no, I mean...
my teleportation is really more like I'm just stopping time.
- Stopping time? - Yeah.
Like just now, I stopped time for a second
and then while it was stopped, I came in.
Huh? Really?
1...
2...
3...
So how long does it last?
Hmm, about 5 seconds at the most.
And once I use it
I've gotta rest for a bit.
Pretty useless, huh?
No, it's not.
It's pretty convenient.
Like right now, I'm working in an udon shop, yeah?
Say a piece of hair inadvertently falls into the udon
and then someone starts complaining, I just quickly stop time
and take out the hair.
- You're not listening. - So what are we gonna do about him?
It'll be a real problem if we can't get him to keep quiet.
Yeah, maybe.
But he doesn't seem like he's all that bad a person.
Let's just try a little more to settle things more peaceably.
- Kakei? - Did you see something?
- Oh, hey... - What do you think you're doing?
- I just dropped some coins... - There's no way you "just dropped" them out there!
Something's just not right.
You sure you weren't just seeing things?
I'm telling you, there really was a hair in there.
If there wasn't, I wouldn't have complained.
Really?
Uh, well, I noticed something strange too.
- What do you mean? - That employee you complained to...
Right in front of my eyes, he suddenly warped slightly to the side.
- What? - No, really.
Yeah, see, he was standing there like this
looking at the udon.
Then all of a sudden, he moved like this...
Oh, I'm sorry.
- Excuse me. - No, I'm sorry. Are you OK?
- Are you OK? - Uh, excuse me, you're bag...
I'm really sorry.
No, it's OK, don't worry about it.
I'm really sorry.
For right now, just hang out over there.
I've already been reconsidering...
Quit whining.
I feel a little bit bad for him.
It's his own fault, he had it coming.
I mean he wasn't even really the Thin Man.
- That's right. - But this...
I guess it's pretty tough to keep someone quiet after all.
Perhaps...
do you think you could do something with your powers to fiddle with his brain?
- What do you mean? - Well, I don't know, I mean...
They say there's these electrical currents running through your brain, right?
Ohhh...
So could you like tweak his memories or something?
Uh, well, I mean even with a Game Boy
Sometimes when I try to do real complex things, it often goes a little buggy.
So if you think about it that way...
Yeah, it wouldn't be good if things were buggy.
I'd imagine it would be a bit more complex than a Game Boy.
What do you mean buggy?
It wouldn't really be a problem if things went buggy, would it?
What do you mean buggy?
Well, how about if we take Shiina's telepathy
just start full on judging his mind
and kinda drive him crazy...
Yeah, but it probably wouldn't be good for us to drive him crazy.
Oh...
How about Kakei uses his X-ray vision...
Do you think you could see cancer?
Even if I did, it wouldn't mean he'd die right now.
Besides, I'm not sure I could.
Um, guys, excuse me for a minute.
I do have rights you know.
- Just sit there and be quiet. - Oh, sorry.
You don't really have all that many rights.
Oh, how about this
What if we somehow give him a psychic power?
Huh?
Then he'd be an "ESPer" too.
- Just like the rest of us. - Yeah.
It not like it's something we can just teach him.
But there is a possibility.
And if it works, Kanda could be part of our group.
Is there anything you think you may be able to do?
Hmmm, well...I guess I may be able to use X-ray vision.
- Why would you think that? - Well, I mean it is...
the least the difficult of all them, right?
- Come on, it's not like you guys can do it. - Just forget about it for now.
- Please, teach me how to use X-ray vision! Please!
- When I watched you guys before, it seemed like the coolest power.
- Please, I'm begging you. Teach me.
I mean it. Your X-ray vision really was the coolest.
Oh, mom, sorry. Here.
Um, excuse me. This address...
Oh, sorry. Could you help me for a minute?
- Oh, sure... - I don't what's going on, this thing's all buggy
- Buggy? - Yeah.
Thank you.
Come on mom, hurry.
Come on back.
If you can't do this, I won't agree to teach you.
Why are you so angry?
More importantly, why do you have these with you?
Oh, I get it, it's so he can practice. Heheh...
- Alright then... - Yes?
First, focus your full attention.
- OK. - Then form an image in your head.