We've been driven to defeat?
Such strength!
That's all they've got?
This "Orpheus Order"?
Check.
Locust husks, eh?
Here as well, Master Rook.
It seems they've packed up their Replica Ring plant.
Yeah...
Be careful, Kaito.
The Orpheus Order still seeks you.
Lost
Tesaguri de sagashiteta I've searched, groping
Tozasareta mirai no kotae nante doko nimo nai The answer to a future that's been closed off
Tozasareta mirai no kotae nante doko nimo nai Is nowhere to be found
Hashiru shoudou, ima kaidoku funou The impulse to run, it's impossible to decipher now
Found
Kudaketa hazu no unmei o A fate that was supposedly smashed
Mijuku na yume no naka de kikoeta kitanda I've come to hear it within that half-formed dream:
Saigo made I'll be there for you Until the end, I'll be there for you
Tachidomaranai, kono hari dake wa It won't stop, not this needle
Boku no asu o kizamu oto o tsukisasu It will pierce the sound that engraves my tomorrow
Shinjitsu kara nigetara ima If I run from the truth, then now...
Genjitsu ni mo maketara ima If I lose to reality, then now...
Nani ga nokoru no? What will remain?
(Nokoru no?) (Will remain?)
Kazoekirenai kono kizu dake ga These countless wounds of mine
Boku no kinou o zanzou to shite kataru They tell of my yesterday as an afterimage
Unmei ga hodoketemo ima Even if fate were unraveled, now...
Sonzai o kowashitemo ima Even if my existence were smashed, now...
Boku no michi o yuku yo I will travel my path
It's now or never
That is what they say
Live your life today, yeah, yeah
There will always be, there will always be a way
That is what they say
Live your life today, yeah, yeah
There will always be, there will always be a way
That is what they say
Live your life today, yeah, yeah
Minotaur's Lure
It seems so long since we've come to school!
I'm still jetlagged.
It sure was fun, that southern island.
The fish were so delicious!
We gotta thank Erena for taking us there, huh?
I guess.
What?!
You went to a southern island with Miss Erena?!
Mr. Takeda, is Erena off today?!
Yes, the info I've received from Mizutani is correct.
Morning: Film "Galactic Puzzle Policeman, Poly Cube."
Afternoon: Appear on an informative variety show.
Evening: Begin filming the "Poly Cube" movie.
Well done!
You're so informed, Mr. Takeda!
On her days off, Erena is absorbed in puzzles.
Therefore...
Will you accept once again accept my challenge,
What's-Your-Name Daimon?!
A puzzle training camp just for men!
The definition of blood and sweat and tears!
This time I'll-
Solved it.
What?!
O..Our training camp...
...and training tramps.
Einstein, Edison, Galileo,
Da Vinci and Newton...
Peace has returned to our school,
and it's thanks to all of you.
I haven't done anything.
It was the Phi-Brain children
who brought down the Orpheus Order.
Also...
The fundamental problem still hasn't been solved.
Yes, the Orpheus Order isn't exactly extinct.
That's just why I can't understand it.
Your recent request...
Huh?!
Upperclassman Jikukawa will quit the student council?
Yes...
And step down as the Puzzle Club president!
He was so close to fulfilling the required terms.
But why, Miss Vice President?
I don't know.
Whatever I ask, he laughs and avoids the question.
Maybe his stomach hurts.
Look, will the school be okay?
If the student prez quits?
It won't be okay.
We have to hold elections to choose
who will run the student council,
and select candidates to be the next president ASAP.
The Puzzle Club has to find a new president too.
What the heck happened, Upperclassman Jikukawa?
Quite a shocker, huh?
That the president would quit?
I've got it!
This is a message from Mr. Jikukawa!
Huh?
"Takeda, I have nothing more to teach you."
"Go forth, and make your own history with your smarts."
That's the gist!
I..I get it!
My mind's made up.
I'll do it!
So, Mr. Takeda, you'll be president of the Puzzle Club?
No...
Welcome home, Master Souji.
I'm back, Miss Otane.
Where are Father and Mother?
The master is in Luxembourg making a Philosopher's Puzzle.
The mistress is in Buenos Aires adjusting a wind-powered puzzle.
They're both quite busy, aren't they?
Master Souji, it's a given that once you graduate,
you'll join the POG as a management trainee.
As a famed Giver household,
the Jikukawa name grows ever more illustrious.?
Now if only a young lady would catch your fancy...
Come on, that's a bit much.
Now then...
Okay, I guess we'll begin.
Checkmate.
But I'm not there yet...
At our director Rook's level.
Your Opponent Wants to Speak to You
My, my, you're quite skilled.
Well done.
"Excellent work, Newton," I should say.
Still trying to recruit people, Minotaur?
Rather, Mr. Orpheus Order?
I have reappeared to recruit you,
would perhaps be more accurate.
That last move was a splendid attack.
In an instant, you leapt straight
to the answer without a moment's hesitation.
It is the Givers who create puzzles
and the Solvers who then release them.
The way you solve puzzles links both of these points of view.
Huh?
The data I received, that you had previously sought
to be a Solver, was correct.
That is why I once reappeared to recruit you.
When Giver and Solver are both assembled in one Phi-Brain,
the Puzzle of God may be challenged.
That was the POG's theory, yes?
I'm not sure. Was it?
The Phi-Brain is the ultimate human,
one with the skills of both Giver and Solver.
That is the definition of a true Phi-Brain.
Hence, the Orpheus Order seeks those with both abilities.
Doubt quickly sought to recruit Gammon,
but that was because he sensed Gammon
was like-minded, nothing more.
However...
You, it was you,
the one suited to be a Phi-Brain.
You are the one suited to wear a Ring.
A Replica Ring?
It's just a fake, right?
Whether it's fake is not important.
What is important is if you can become a true Phi-Brain.
Am I wrong?
I'm grateful for your invitation,
but I've given up on that.
Is that truly so?
Young Master, it's not good to stay up too late.
Okay.
I'll be in touch again.
Was that a phone call from a friend?
No, talking to myself.
Good morning, Miss Vice President!
Ah, Itou, Daimon.
'Sup?
Oh! What's with those bags under your eyes?
I couldn't sleep at all last night.
I...
I've always thought the
student council president would be president.
I wanted to work with him till the end of his term.
I knew in the end I'd be sad, and I thought I was ready for that.
But he quit so suddenly...
What are you two whisperin' about?
Shut up, you man!
So, you ain't gonna be the student council president?
I think you're the only one who could
follow Upperclassman Jikukawa.
M..Me?
Impossible, I could never follow Upperclassman Jikukawa.
All of you commuting to school!
Candidate Student Council President Naoki Takeda
Vote for Naoki Takeda for your next student council president!
They're already campaigning?! Naoki Takeda!
Why is he running? Cast your vote for Naoki Takeda.
'Cuz fools rush in. Cast your vote for Naoki Takeda.
Candidate Student Council President Naoki Takeda
This is what our president said this:
"I'm sure Takeda"
"could blow a wind of genius over this
school far in excess of mine."
See?!
Yes, I am the one acknowledged by the student council
president as his successor!
Rather, a genius better called the Second Souji Jikukawa!
Candidate Student Council President Naoki Takeda
Please, make Naoki Takeda your next student council president!
Cast your vote for Naoki Takeda,
the next (unofficial) president of the Puzzle Club!
Th..The Second Souji Jikukawa, he says?!
M..Miss Vice President?
Upperclassman Jikukawa's student council...
I won't allow it to be used by the rabble for personal gain!
I've made up my mind.
I will run for student council president too!
Tamaki Chieno
Sound puzzles lie in a sound academic life.
I will uphold Jikukawa's system,
seeking to create an academic lifestyle of order
Here you go!
and free thinking.
For your next student council president, elect Hachiro Okudera!
Okudera, if you please!
At Root Gakuen, I have held positions on both
the Broadcast and Library Committees,
Hachiro Okudera
and my older brother is a genius puzzler
who achieved a remarkable 8th place
in the Asian preliminaries of the Puzzle World Cup!
I'm the thoroughbred of the puzzle world, Hachiro Okudera!
Everyone, everyone, please cast your vote
for Hachiro Okudera!
Those who vote right now
will receive special compensation from me as council president!
Any club that casts an organized vote for me
will receive various accommodations
in the form of their club budget.
Best of luck to you!
Thank you very much.
Good luck.
Thank you, I'll do my best.
It's turned into a ruckus 'cuz of Upperclassman Jikukawa.
Upperclassman Jikukawa has his own reasons.
Then, he should've talked to us.
We're pals, right?
Well...
Happy-smiley, freeze-o!
Ana...
It's like he's bright, but he's cold.
Souji doesn't look well.
Yeah, Upperclassman Jikukawa is surely happy-smiley, freeze-o.
I get it...
That makes no damn sense!
Cast your vote for Naoki Takeda!
My, my, quite the handful, aren't they?
It's your fault, ain't it?
Kaito!
Why'd you quit all of a sudden?
Sir.
Maybe I'll go on a trip.
That's what I thought, at least.
Huh?
You turned down the Orpheus Order's Ring,
and becoming a Phi-Brain too.
Section Phi looks like it's on the verge of shutting down.
This is unusual, for a meddler like you.
And what do you know about me?
Being president never suited me.
I really am a selfish, self-serving individual.
But this is a load off my shoulders.
With you here, the student council will be all right
and Chieno will make the council work somehow.
The Puzzle Club...
I kind of worry about that though.
You sayin' this for real?
Of course.
Well, fine.
I'm sure you've got your own plans,
things you wanna do.
You're goin' on a trip, right?
I'll be waitin' for a souvenir.
Kaito!
An invitation?
Oh, jeez, I can't believe he knows this number too.
That location is...
Aah, I don't have enough fliers!
No other copy machines?
Huh? Upperclassman Jikukawa?
I wonder where Upperclassman Jikukawa's going?
That thing is Tamaki?
Yes!
It don't look human.
Nonoha?
Upperclassman Jikukawa?!
Waiting in the Chamber of the Armlet?
I never thought I'd come here again...
Upperclassman Jikukawa went to the mountains in the rear?
Yeah, Nonoha tried following,
but she lost sight of him.
Apparently, he looked like something was bugging him.
It can't be!
The mountains in the rear?
Over there...
That pulley puzzle...
Minotaur...
Also...
an Armlet of Orpheus.
Found him!
Look at this!
Upperclassman Jikukawa!
Why is he there?!
Welcome, Newton.
This is...
Yes, a puzzle you know well.
The rules are a little different from last time though.
If you pull the wrong rope,
an explosion will go off and this cavern will collapse.
Root Gauken will also sink to the depths of Hell, no doubt.
I see, that's quite bad.
However, I'm at a loss.
I'm a Giver.
Solving puzzles isn't my strong point.
In that case...
You should use this.
Yo, the hell is that?
A Replica Ring!
What's goin' on?!
Tell them, Cube.
Hey, man, you know something?
Spit it out, dude!
Upperclassman Jikukawa told me to keep quiet.
The Orpheus Order contacted you?
Yeah...
It looks like I've been chosen as their next
guinea pig for the Replica Rings.
Still, this is my chance.
If all goes well, we could get some information about their Rings.
The Rings' weaknesses, how to remove them...
I said if I knew that, I'd put one on.
Because that's the one thing I can do right now.
But it's too dangerous!
There's no way one of their fakes could swallow me up.
If anything, I will control it.
Upperclassman Jikukawa...
Of course, I have no clear idea of what will happen.
I'll have to expect the worst.
And be ready for it, of course.
So, Upperclassman Jikukawa quit the student council because...
Yes.
That selfish bugger!
Kaito!
Damn!
What's the matter?
If you don't solve this soon, the academy will be in danger.
Don't fear, just put the Ring on.
Do that and you'll be a Phi-Brain,
able to save the school!
Those words don't count for much.
A Phi-Brain, huh?
When Kaito bonded with the Armlet
that refused me, becoming a Phi-Brain,
my mind was made up:
I would give my dream to him.
I wouldn't interfere.
That idiot, doin' something so dangerous on his own!
Never suited you, my ass!
Sure enough,
you're the student council president, Souji Jikukawa!
Oh, my, out of options, huh?
Do I die along with the school or do I put this Armlet on?
One or the other?
It seems the time has come.
Kaito!
Where's Upperclassman Jikukawa?
Right here.
Upperclassman Jikukawa!
The school is all right now.
And the Replica Ring?
Yes, no problem.
So...
Please fight with me, Kaito.
The Replica Ring has been grafted onto Souji Jikukawa.
Eiyuukidori Playing the hero
Itsudatte shinjita muteki no kankaku A sense of invincibility you always believed in
Tatakatte iru no wa chikyuu no tame nanka ja nai You're not fighting for the sake of the world or anything
Motto maipeesu de It's for a more leisurely
Sou, motto shoujiki na onegai no tame Yeah, more straightforward request
Nandotonaku kizutsuitemo tachiagare, hero Even if you're wounded over and over, rise up, hero
Kitto daijoubu, kimi o mamorunda It's sure to be all right, I'll protect you
Machigai da to shitemo tomarenai Even if it's wrong, it can't be stopped
Seikai ka nante wakaranai I don't know if it's the right answer
Donna toki demo original ni No matter the situation
Step o fumidashiteku I'll take those first steps, originally
Dramatic ni, mawaru sekai de On this spinning world, I'm searching, dramatically
Kiwameita wonder sagashiteru For wonders that sparkle
Boku, shijou saikou no tabi o tsuzukeyou Me, I'll keep going on the greatest journey in history
Image shite shiawase na mirai e To the happy future I imagined
Mirai e To the future
(Mirai e) (To the future)
I never dreamed that one day I could
puzzle challenge you, one on one.
Oh, this Ring?
Not to worry, I haven't changed at all.
More importantly, I've prepared the best game of all.
Of course, you'll do it, right?
My graduate thesis?
Next time, "Forbidden Fruit"
Come, let puzzle time begin...
Forbidden Fruit
Einstein, Kaito Daimon!