The lights turned off...
You can die where you are,
or become an accomplice.
You can't go back now.
Forced out by the world
"Terror in Resonance"
On top of an outrageously thin needle
Trying to find my balance
The tip of my finger touches you
And I know I'm not alone
With the single bent wing we were given
From when I was born
(Until I die)
I'll ask what you want to do
Because your smile is like that of an angel
In the heat of summer
(Getting distorted)
Out of the gaps between the cluster of burning buildings
We fall down
I'll pull (I'll pull)
The last trigger (last trigger)
Winter covers everything
We're at the scene of the bombing.
The police have concluded that this was not an accident, but an act of terror,
and have announced that they will do everything they can to find the truth.
Do you know how many times I texted you, Lisa?
Why do you make me worry like that?
Sorry...
You're doing this on purpose, aren't you?
--No... --It's true!
It is, isn't it, Lisa! Tell me the truth!
No...
You're trying to run away from me, too, aren't you?
Like your father?
That's what you're doing, isn't it?
Hey, wait just a minute! Lisa!
At that time...
...I was scared.
But what really scared me...
You can't go back now.
...were those foreboding words.
"Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office Building Bombing Response Headquarters"
"Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office Building Bombing"
Can those in the back hear?
--Yes, we can hear. --Yes, it's fine.
Good work, everyone.
"Bombing Response Headquarters" "Police Department Cybercrime Division"
I'm Kurahashi, chief of the First Investigation Division.
I'd like to start by hearing updates from the different departments.
First, let's hear from Director Shimada about the casualties.
Thank you.
Before the government office building collapsed, the fire alarm went off,
and everyone in the building evacuated, so fortunately, there were no fatalities.
There were 27 injured, but they were all minor injuries.
Thinking about the scale of the incident, these are very low numbers.
Now, we'll have Division Chief Kinoshita from the cybercrime division.
Thank you.
Here is a report on the video that the suspects allegedly uploaded to a video site
before the incident.
They used an anonymity software called Tor when accessing the Internet,
so it is effectively impossible to determine their IP address.
Excuse me, my name is Hamura from the First Investigation Division.
From watching the video, it seems the suspects are just boys,
but there's no way to tell if the declaration itself was real or not, is there?
We are currently further analyzing the video.
Next, we have Okano, head of the special investigation team,
to report on the surveillance video from the Tokyo government office.
Yes, at this point, we have not found anyone that looks like the suspects.
Because of the large-scale blackout that occurred about two hours before the incident,
"Blackout (Security cameras offline)" "Attack occurs (Fire starts)"
the cameras stopped for a period of time, and it is believed that they placed the bombs
"Blackout (Security cameras offline)" "Attack occurs (Fire starts)" "2 hours"
"Backup generators start up"
in the 25 minutes it took for the backup generators to kick in.
"25 minutes" "Backup generators start up"
Excuse me. Is it possible that the suspects were also behind the blackout itself?
The special investigation team is following up on that.
We are also investigating the people involved with the crane accident that caused the blackout.
Finally, we have Section Chief Hamada from forensics.
Please give us your professional opinion about the bomb.
Yes, well before that,
let me talk about the structure of the Tokyo government office.
The pillars that support the frame of the building are four times thicker than usual,
and are called "super pillars" for their strength.
It is impossible to destroy these using standard bombs.
Does that mean these were not normal bombs?
An on-site investigation detected a chemical reaction called the thermite reaction.
The thermite reaction?
Is that unusual?
No, on the contrary, it is said to be extremely common.
It's used everywhere to weld metal.
"Thermite reaction"
To put it very simply,
if a mixture of iron oxide and aluminum powder is ignited,
it produces a large amount of heat, up to 3000 degrees Celsius.
That is higher than the melting point of iron or concrete, and can melt either.
This substance is also much easier to obtain than gunpowder.
So you're saying they used that to melt the pillars?
Most likely.
That is what set off the fire alarms.
Then, the water from the sprinklers started a phreatic explosion.
I believe that was when the pillars could no longer support the weight of the building,
and the building collapsed.
There have not been many terrorist attacks that used this method in the past.
If they were able to plan for even the phreatic explosion in advance,
the bombers must be extremely intelligent.
Hm...
However...
There's just one thing I can't figure out.
What is it?
There was one TNT bomb that was used.
It couldn't have been necessary to collapse the building,
so I tried reconstructing the TNT bomb, but...
Is that even possible?
It is with TNT.
And on the TNT, I found letters that looked like they had been written by the bombers.
Letters?
Yes, these.
The letters, V-O-N.
I can't believe the Public Safety Bureau is letting the First Division
spearhead a terrorist investigation.
That's because in the worst-case scenario,
both the media and the police department want to be able to cover it up.
V-O-N.
Yes.
If it's connected to that incident...
The citizens will panic.
In addition, we must consider the fact that they are probably not an existing terrorist group.
There's that, too.
The Public Safety Bureau thinks the First Investigation Division should cooperate indirectly.
And depending on what happens, they want to lay the responsibility on us?
Hey Nine, did you see the news?
The one about the appearance of the Japanese Unabomber?
Yeah, that one! I wanted to be compared to Kenji Sawada, though.
What about that girl?
You mean Lisa Mishima?
Yeah.
You worried about her?
Well, I don't think she has the guts to report us.
But Nine, why did you use the word "accomplice" when you were talking to her?
I was just trying to keep her from talking.
That's all?
Who's going this time?
Hm... rock, paper--
Scissors!
"Roppongi Police Station"
Hello. I'm making a delivery from the Choujyuan noodle shop.
Oh, just bring it in.
Thank you.
I really wanna try that ramen shop.
You're doing a crossword at a time like this, Shibazaki?
The First Division looks like they're in trouble, you know.
Well, it doesn't have anything to do with us here in the archives, though.
You're just messing around on the Internet, aren't you?
Hey, what's "the instant pork ramen from 1987 that was reissued recently"?
Man, you shouldn't assume all fat people are experts on carbs.
It's the Toppa Chikara Kusa Yantsuki Ramen.
Let's see... T-O-P...
And I'm not messing around.
I'm secretly trying to figure out Sphinx's next move.
Huh?!
I-It's here! A new video!
It's here! It's them!
"Sphinx Riddle Time"
I'm Sphinx Number 1.
I'm Number 2, and I love explosions.
Did you enjoy the fireworks at the Tokyo government office?
Those were from our handmade bombs.
Kururin worked hard, too!
But this is only the beginning.
We plan to set the second bomb in the near future.
So, everyone--especially those of you from the police--
Here's a riddle for you.
What?
What first walks on two legs, then on four legs, and finally on three legs?
If you solve the riddle, then the next bomb is yours!
Good luck!
This is terrible.
The First Division guys won't be able to go home for a while.
"Terror in Resonance"
"Tokyo Government Building Incident" "Only 27 with minor injuries - Miraculous"
"In order to solve the riddle, the police department is..."
What are they playing at with this riddle?
These kids need to stop underestimating adults!
They might just be using kids as their mouthpieces.
Besides, even if they are the masterminds...
It'll be trouble if we let those kids use bombs as playthings.
Director Kurahashi.
The suspects call themselves "Sphinx,"
pronouncing it with a "P" sound, not an "F" sound.
This is the Greek pronunciation, not the Egyptian pronunciation.
Sphinx...
It is a monster that appears in the well-known Greek myth of Oedipus Rex.
Oedipus's father, Laius, was told by an oracle that he would be killed by his son,
so he abandoned Oedipus in the forest right after he was born.
However, Oedipus survived and grew into an adult,
and in a series of strange events, ended up killing his father according to the prophecy.
Of course, he did not know that he had killed his real father.
And then, Oedipus married the king's wife,
"The Tragedy of Oedipus Rex"
but she was Oedipus's mother.
When Oedipus learned the truth--
That he had killed his own father and married his own mother--
"Woah...!" "pant" "pant"
"I love you, Jocasta."
He could not bear the guilt, and in order to punish himself,
he gouged out his own eyes and became blind.
Whatcha readin'?
Oh, uh... um...
Oh?
U-Um, Hisami, why are you here?
Are you keeping tabs on me?
--Let me teach you a trick. --Huh?
First, make a blend of half cola and half green tea.
Then, when you put this guy in, it's the best!
Mentos green tea cola!
H-Hey, wait!
Oedipus went to visit the country of his father, whom he had killed.
There, he was confronted by the monster, the Sphinx, who was blocking his way.
The Sphinx gave riddles to the people who came by,
and ate them if they didn't give the correct answer.
What kind of riddle did the Sphinx give?
What walks on four legs in the morning, on two legs in the afternoon,
and on three legs in the evening?
That's right. lt's similar to the riddle given by the two calling themselves the bombers.
Wh-What's the answer?
Man.
Man?!
I see, babies crawl on four legs, but walk on two legs once they become adults,
and then the elderly use canes, which makes three legs!
Right. Morning, afternoon, and night represent stages in a man's life.
How is that related to the next bomb that has been set?
Man... Humans...
A busy shopping district where a lot of people gather?
Do you think those numbers correspond to an address?
Like 4th Street, building 2-3 or something?
A place that corresponds with that address would be...
Oh, there's a DNA research facility in Minato!
"Wangan DNA Research Facility"
Humans and DNA... That has to be it!
All right, let's prepare a search warrant.
I'll go, too.
What?
--All right, we're counting on you. --Yes, sir!
Here we are at the scene--
The DNA research facility where police have been arriving one after another for some time.
Is the bomb set by the Bomb Devils really in this building?
Hm?
Shibazaki?
Oh good, you haven't changed your number.
I've been thinking about the bombers' riddle.
Will you hear me out?
Of course. You haven't changed a bit.
Right
It refers to the story of Oedipus.
Yeah, the answer is "man."
No, that's the answer to one of two riddles that existed.
Two riddles?
There's another version of the Oedipus story...
In that version, it was two legs in the morning, four in the afternoon, and three in the evening--
In other words, a 2-4-3 progression.
2-4-3?! Then the answer isn't "man" anymore!
What's the answer to that riddle?
The answer is Oedipus himself.
Oedipus himself?
He started off as a man with two legs,
but after killing his father and having intercourse with his mother,
he fell to the level of a beast, so to speak, and had four legs.
In the end, he gouges out his own eyes, becoming blind and needing a cane to walk.
That gives him three legs.
Watch out!
E-Excuse me!
"No entry" "Road closed"
You're an accomplice,
but you're not one of us.
This is what those guys said:
"So, everyone, especially those of you from the police, here's a riddle for you."
So in other words,
they probably mean the bomb is where the police themselves are.
The police?!
"Metropolitan area police station 2-4-3"
And if that number sequence is an address,
then the corresponding police station within the city is...
"Call"
...Roppongi Police Station.
So, you know...
If you make one false move, I'll kill you.
"Police Station"
What?!
An explosion in Roppongi?!
What is the meaning of this?
Shibazaki, Roppongi was--!
I was too late...
Director Kurahashi!
There was an explosion at Roppongi Station!
This is a direct challenge to the police force!
Hamura! You are to head to Roppongi immediately!
Yes, sir!
Shibazaki, what I'm going to tell you next is highly confidential.
Six months ago, plutonium was stolen from a nuclear fuel reprocessing facility in Aomori.
The two criminals vanished into thin air, but left a message at the scene of the crime.
It had the same letters as what was written on the bomb
from the bombing of the Tokyo government office.
Don't tell me...
That's right.
I think these guys are serious about picking a fight with this country.
Come back, Shibazaki!
Hurry. I'm waiting.
Will anyone sprinkle the ocean over my head?
I want to be showered by submerged fish and sun
The brilliant unknown
The magic that disappears when I stumble
As if looking at the cracked sky through a glass slide
On the roof of an abandoned building
Surrounding the murmur of down feathers
We are a song
Clad in the throbbing
Of the light decorating the ashen ground
We are a bouquet
Wings pulled out