In order to discover the truth
The evening news doesn't tell you
How many things aren't broadcast?
Who loses
Who is obtaining it, and for whose sake?
Being pure is a beautiful and dangerous thing
The world that surrounds us won't show itself
All it does is force a truth different from yesterday's on us
At the very least, I will try to change the feeling of the reality that is right in front of me
Into something certain, surely
So this is Gald.
What a filthy city.
Episode Eleven Sweet Melancholy
Long time no see, Asuka!
How about buying some?
Curry bread? It looks so delicious, fresh from the fryer...
Then I'll take three, please.
We have mild, spicy, and super spicy. Which one do you want?
Well... One mild, and...
Yuuki hates super spicy, and Kai doesn't like mild,
but it doesn't mean that he likes spicy foods either.
Then two normal spicy ones, please!
All right!
By the way, Asuka...
I've heard a strange rumour, you know.
Well, you see...
Bodyguard?
Dzhyuma Darvaza-Ark,
head of Gatovi's E Branch's Product Development.
"I request an escort to protect me for three days, while I am in Gald."
Oh, this thing.
This is the request that came in two days ago, right?
I still haven't verified his identity, and I'm planning on rejecting it anyway, so...
Reject it? Why?
Because it's a pain.
Protecting someone in Gald just isn't worth it, you know?
Even if we frantically work around the clock, as far as the people who have targeted him
are concerned, there are any number of chances to make an attack.
It's worrisome, right?
I don't want to deal with it.
Let's do this one!
Man, were you listening to what I said?!
I was.
That's why we should do this one.
Because we do work that no one else wants to,
we can get the feeling that we've done something good.
And the pay looks good too, so there's nothing left to be desired.
In that case, go by yourself.
Listen, if he needs protection,
it means that he's a guy in some kind of bad situation.
It's all right. All you have to do is meet up with us after you've verified his identity.
And it's only three days.
It's not my fault if something horrible happens to you, got it?
Yuuki!
Ow!
Cut it out! What are you doing?!
Yuuki, you're not going to leave me and go off somewhere, right?
What are you talking about?
Recently, you've been working incredibly hard and saving up money,
so they're sure that you're going to become a travelling entertainer and go off somewhere.
A travelling entertainer?
Thanks!
The lady at the bakery, and the grocer, everyone's talking about it!
Thank you very much! The lady at the bakery, and the grocer, everyone's talking about it!
Thanks! The lady at the bakery, and the grocer, everyone's talking about it!
Thank you very much! They said that you were sure to sell the house, and go breathe fire from your mouth!
Thanks! They said that you were sure to sell the house, and go breathe fire from your mouth!
Oh, thank you very much! They said that you were sure to sell the house, and go breathe fire from your mouth!
Oh, thank you very much!
I think that's more of a street performer than a travelling entertainer, but...
Oh, thanks! I think that's more of a street performer than a travelling entertainer, but...
They asked, "Asuka, if you end up alone, what about becoming our daughter?"
The only idiot that would spread a rumour like that around is that jerk, Leonid.
Really?
He does this from time to time.
When his own earnings slump, he interferes with my business to harass me.
Asuka, it's all right.
He doesn't have to go on a trip, because he can put on a street performance here in this city.
Really?
You there! Don't comfort her with a method that has nothing to do with anything!
In any case, don't listen to those rumours!
Jeez, as if that'd be true!
Thank goodness.
She was so flustered, she came back out of breath.
She cares about him.
Here you are, Kai.
Today's snack is freshly-made curry bread!
Er, sorry...
But I got you spicy, it's not mild.
I have to leave for a job.
Then take this with you!
Thanks. Then I'm off!
He's dense.
In the end, there aren't any big differences between Gald and other cities.
As long as they aren't very poor, everyone makes a living of a sort,
and it looks like they're happy in their own ways.
I know that there are a lot of areas that have become slums, but...
Does this city even need to be redeveloped by Ashurum?
Dzhyuma Darvaza-Ark...
Enter!
Excuse me. I came here after accepting your request.
Yuuki Tokugawa?
No, I'm Kai Kudou, here in his place.
You're my bodyguard?
You don't look very dependable. Are you any good?
Well, it doesn't matter.
When I looked up skilled bodyguards in Gald, your office is what came up.
Go ahead, have a seat.
Oh, well. The request is simple.
All you have to do is protect me from danger for three days.
If you need protection,
does that mean that someone is after your life,
Mr. Darvaza-Ark?
Who knows?
You're a bodyguard, and you're afraid?
We're going out, and you can call me Dzhyuma.
What is with this guy?
How's your new personal plane?
Is it comfortable, Major?
If you're included as one of the options,
then it isn't that different from the one before.
What do you mean?
The one from before stunk of oil,
so it would be embarassing if you were going to meet a woman, right?
With the smell and stuff.
Well, when I see her, I have to go through a sterilization room,
so it doesn't much matter.
More importantly, Naozumi,
how's the ocean investigation we were talking about earlier going?
In Gald? We're not really finding anything.
You said yourself that there wouldn't be anything before we even started, didn't you?
It's just as you said.
Even when we searched the bottom, nothing came up.
I see.
"I see"? Are you all right with that?
Would you try and continue for a little longer?
Isn't meddling with Gald right now prohibited?
What are you thinking?
I'm counting on you, Colonel.
I wonder if he's all right by himself?
A director? Which means he's a rich kid?
Or does that mean he's a genius who has that much value?
So is he just a VIP who has a bodyguard watching him in unsafe Gald just in case?
All that's left is to investigate the contents of these suspicious developments.
Why didn't he get a formal bodyguard assigned to him when he came to Gald?
He's a VIP, right?
Maybe I'll join up with them soon.
Yuuki...
Yeah?
I wonder if Kai actually ate the curry bread?
I'm sure he did. After all, you did go to the trouble of buying it.
That's true.
Hey, Yuuki...
Are you still worried? I'm not going anywhere,
let alone breathing fire on some street corner.
Right.
Okay, then, I'm heading out.
So this is the safest area, is it?
Yeah. There are a lot of cars and people in this area,
and there's relatively less crime.
Seriously... This was once a cutting-edge future city?
I can't think of it as any more than an ill-natured joke.
This town, made by bringing together the best of science, is the worst failure in history.
If it were me...
Well, no matter.
It certainly is favourable as a nest for guerillas and the like.
What the...
There's one thing I want to ask.
What? Sure.
Are you strong?
I'm strong, though it's weird saying so myself.
Well, you certainly don't look like you are.
Wait.
You're really strong, right?
In that case, there's a place I want you to take me.
There are some people I want to meet.
People you want to meet?
Kai, take me to a place where there might be psychics.
Long time no see, Yuuki!
What's up, are you going to breathe fire in that outfit?
It's a false rumour.
Rikumi told me to make you breathe fire and take a picture.
Then tell him that I'm going to make him into tuna bait one of these days!
I'm telling you that it's a false rumour!
More importantly,
have you looked into what I talked to you on the phone about yet?
Of course.
You wanted to know what products are being made by the E Branch of Gatovi, right?
Gatovi is affiliated with Kurouf, which is one of the Twelve Corporations.
And the E Branch, which primarily makes weapons, is...
Weapons production?!
It looks like they're a branch that develops anti-E's... anti-psychic weapons.
What?
Well, even among the Twelve Corporations,
the only one that is allowed the special privilege to legally pursue psychic commerce
like psychic acquisition, psychic developments, and so forth, is Ashurum, so...
Which means that Kurouf is using Gatovi to engage in illegal business.
Hey, Yuuki!
Sorry, I'm in a hurry! I'll pay you at the end of the month!
That's not it! There's more.
More?
Dzhyuma, the guy you came and inquired about,
is the son of the president of Gatovi.
They say he's adopted.
An adopted son?
According to rumour, things aren't going too well between him and his adopted father.
This one's a freebie.
So he has a definite relationship with psychics.
Kai and a developer of anti-psychic weapons?
There's no mistaking that this is going to be trouble!
This is why I say bodyguard work is a pain!
Dzhyuma, just because we came to a place like this,
it doesn't mean that you're going to spot any.
It's not like there's a way to tell them apart either.
A way to tell them apart?
Who do you think I am?
What's wrong?
You look really pale.
Sorry, I don't feel so...
What? Could it be my candy?
Do you have a problem with sweets?
Even if you do, normally it wouldn't be that bad.
All right! It's a success!
A psychic?
The timing is too good.
We're going to catch him, Kai!
Let's catch him!
Hey!
Dzhyuma!
Idiot! What are you going to do if something happens?
Don't interfere with my research!
Research?
My bag! Give it back!
Thief!
Hey, do something! You're my escort, right?!
Are the contents of that bag fragile?
They are! My computer and vital data chips are...
Then pray or something.
It'd be nice if they weren't broken, but...
Damn it!
Take it, Kai!
Yuuki!
What in the world are you?
Research?
What in the world were you planning, walking around with stuff like this in your possession?
Heya! How do you like how we do our bodyguard work, young master?
You're...
I'm the handyman that accepted your request!
So I have a question too.
What is this?
My partner has a frail constitution,
and it seems that he's weak against strange radio waves, you see.
If you're honest with us, then I can be gentle too.
How about it?
What's wrong, Kai?
Right...
Someone was watching.
Yuuki, Kai, welcome home!
You're late today, aren't you?
A guest? Good evening, welcome.
Hey, genius, the parlour is further in.
I wish to marry you, so please go out with me.
My only flaw is that, though I am a man, I have a sweet tooth.
But other than that, I am a perfect human being.
First of all, I'm rich!
Do you like sweet things?
Well... That is... I like... them...
When I eat something like chocolate,
it feels like such times are the joyful moments of life!
I like sweet things.
Hey, you! Don't use irrelevant arguments to make a pass at her!
Love is impulsive! There's no need for a point!
You didn't cancel your hotel reservations and come here just to do something like that, right?
You had me at gunpoint!
It's not like I cancelled them because I wanted to!
Never mind, hurry up and come in!
Your name!
Asuka! Make some tea or something!
I'm home.
Welcome home.
He's kind of a strange guest, isn't he?
That's true.
Well...
What is it?
Did you eat the curry bread?
Yeah.
Really?
After all, it's not like I could just throw it out on the way.
That's true.
Is something the matter?
It's all right. I'll go make the tea.
Oh, I'll help.
She's so cute.
She's not like either of you. You guys aren't related?
She's my little sister.
The DNA there is strange.
She's my adopted sister!
She's so small.
I feel as if her allure was tightly concentrated within her.
A pulse that's the same as the first time I touched an integrated circuit
is racing around inside my body!
That's just getting an electric shock, isn't it?
Are there any women who would be happy to have that said to them?
Never mind, let's talk about the real issue!
What is this?
I'm sure that it would be said that the current that flows in a circuit feels like this.
Deep in my heart, the ripples of a sweet yet painful pulse are...
Did you even hear what I said, Romeo?!
You want to know?
You want me to tell you.
But your attitude isn't one with which someone asks for something, is it?
Well, you're going to be my older brother-in-law, so I guess it's all right to be friendly with you.
What are you, crazy? Who's going to be your older brother?!
Now, now, don't say that.
Don't interfere with my research!
Research...
No, it's nothing.
I see.
It's taking forever to boil, isn't it?
Yeah.
Oh, I'll take this ahead, so...
Okay.
To begin with, the power of a psychic
is the ability to make things real with the power of their will.
But if I use this device,
regardless of what their powers are, I can make them activate.
You mean, forcibly?
Well, if you come right out and say it, then you're right.
But isn't it incredible?
It's also equipped with a jamming function.
It's too late for the police to use a jamming device after a psychic commits a crime,
so if they use this device,
on top of being able to round up psychics, who are indistinguishable from normal citizens,
before they commit any crimes,
they can make their powers useless, and crimes can be prevented before they happen.
But for Kai to have been a psychic!
Why didn't I realize it? How careless of me!
A subject was this close to me, and yet...
Please!
I'll pay an additional fee, so can you lend Kai to me?
How about it?
Things aren't going well between you and your dad, are they?
Am I wrong?
Father has nothing to do with this trip.
In that case, who are the suspicious guys that Kai spotted in the afternoon?
You're the son of the president of Gatovi, right?
Adopted or not, a son is a son.
You're the son of the president of Gatovi, a company that develops anti-psychic weaponry,
so why would you come to a town like this on your own?
And on top of that, because you're scared of being targeted by suspicious guys,
you ask for a bodyguard?
Shut up!
All you guys need to do is stay quiet and guard me!
Listen, when you guard someone,
if you don't drum the background of the guy you're guarding into your head,
then you won't be able to do your job!
Things like who's targeted the person you're protecting, and for what reason!
First, you need to tell us everything.
It won't be too late even after that to make a deal.
The two of us had already started to get wet from the rapidly pouring rain
We snuck out in a hurry, throwing away everything
We wrapped our fingers together so that no one else could see it
That's our secret sign
So take me away from here, take me right away
Tonight midnight
So don't stop anymore, touch me right away
Tonight, it's true love
The night that can't return is going to begin
Two corporations that oppose one another.
Are the thoughts of the boy who has been placed between them,
of the bonds with his family,
or of a future that must be moved toward?
Next time, E's Otherwise, episode twelve:
"Blind Spot"
If you are frightened by doubt and loneliness,
Blind Spot you cannot reach the truth.
Blind Spot