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S-Stop it! Give it back!
Stop it? You talk real big for such a weakling!
Have some more!
Why must I...
suffer like this?
Hey!
Hide, what's wrong?!
Who's the weakling now?
Is... Is he?!
I've decided. From now on, I'll be a righteous hero
who will rid the world of scum like you.
I am... Masked Justice!
How deplorable.
They don't even consider the trouble they cause society.
It would seem that this night too calls for Masked Justice to appear!
Hey!
You okay?!
Reflect on your misdeeds as you suffer.
This is!
He's here! Masked Justice!
Justice has been served!
Kanari kiteru Muteki no Power!
Maji de ii kanji
Zettai karen! Dakara makenai!
Ashita e saa ikou!
Zettai Karen Children
Yeah!
Zettai Karen Children Zettai!
Zettai Karen Children
Daitan!
Fureau dake de wakaru
Kokoro no limiter
Tokihanatareta hora
Yes! Change the world!
Atsui battle Nandomo try!
Real wo tsuranuite
Zettai karen! Dakara makenai!
Thrill ga SAIKOU!
Yuuki ga sekai no yami wo terashi hajimeru
Anata ga kureta kiseki afureru
Darenimo nitenai egao hokori ni shitara
Mirai wo ima koeyou
We can try over the future world!
Yeah!
Saidai!
Daitan!
14th sense. "Brilliant Minds?! The Children Are Great Detectives!"
It was awesome!
The cop cars came flying in and there were TV crews all over the place!
And then they broadcast the story right in front of my house!
What's got him so excited this early in the morning?
He struck again last night. That "Masked Justice" guy.
Masked Justice Strikes Again!! He struck again last night. That "Masked Justice" guy.
Masked Justice Strikes Again!! Oh, that guy who comes out at night to kick peoples' butts?
Serial Criminal Sneers at Police Oh, that guy who comes out at night to kick peoples' butts?
Serial Criminal Sneers at Police All he does is torture people by choking them.
He doesn't beat them in a fight.
Apparently it happened right near Tono's house.
I don't see why he'd be boasting about something like that.
What's with you girls?!
I was just telling everyone what it was like!
Oh, sure!
You don't have act so high and mighty about it!
What?!
Come and get me!
What would you do if you ran into Masked Justice on the street?
What? I'd be so scared!
It's okay. That'd never happen.
But...
I'm telling you, just relax.
I wonder if they'll catch this Masked Justice guy soon.
We'll catch him, no matter what.
Who is he to call himself Masked Justice?
He's a coward who pretends to be a hero.
Are you girls gonna catch him? Gonna be the junior detective squad now?
Don't you dare do something that dangerous!
No, I meant the police will catch him.
They may call me in for this case, though.
Okay, let's start.
The criminal dated her before the murder. Arrest him at once.
This woman is already dead.
Her location is...
Enough! Stop it.
You don't have to do this.
But I'm not done.
Chief, you've been making her see bloody crimes like these?
You think I enjoy giving my permission for it?
Everything here is vital evidence from unsolved cases.
The police and other espers have had no luck at all, so we have no choice.
I understand that, but these are monstrous crimes!
Shiho may be a Level 7 esper, but she's still a ten-year-old!
I'm fine.
That doesn't make it right!
As your supervisor... No, as an adult, I won't allow you to do this!
Yes. Chief, the head of the National Police Agency is here.
The chief of the NPA?
Show him in.
Pardon my barging in like this.
Chief.
Are you the one making Shiho do this?
Stop right there, Minamoto.
Who's?
Minamoto, The Children's supervisor.
Ah, you are?
Isn't part of a police chief's duty to protect children from crime?
I can't go along with this any further.
Our job is to make sure espers have a sound upbringing!
If they have the power to solve a case,
then it is their duty as a citizen to provide it.
Age is irrelevant. Isn't that right, Shiho?
Yes, Daddy.
D-D-Daddy?!
It's not generally known, but the chief is Miss Sannomiya's father.
I appreciate your concern for my daughter.
Seriously?
There's no need for you to worry about Shiho.
This is an esper's duty.
Shiho, could you step out for a moment?
I have something to discuss with your chief.
Yes, Daddy.
The fact is, there's a case I'd like your permission to use The Children on.
This way. You can relax and drink some juice or somethi...
Um, let's go!
Chief, you can't involve a child more deeply in a criminal investigation!
Please, just hear me out on this...
But, sir!
All right, I'll hear you out, but later, all right?
But for now, I'm ordering you to step outside.
I will not cooperate unless there's a damned good reason to!
What's wrong? Come on.
Let's go, Shiho.
I can't believe the head of the National Police...
has asked us to consult on the Masked Justice case.
No matter how weird the case is, letting him run around...
doing as he pleases is getting to be an embarrassment for the police.
Well, it's got Chisato and the others scared,
so we'd better solve it, fast.
Right.
Maybe so, and I hate to say it, but should a father really ask this?
Don't be so mad, Mr. Minamoto. Daddy has his position to consider.
Masked Justice Case File Don't be so mad, Mr. Minamoto. Daddy has his position to consider.
Masked Justice Case File What's the big deal? It means her dad depends on her.
Exactly!
Still...
I figured out the perp's m.o.
It's simple, but extremely effective.
But before I explain it...
You all eat every day, right? Where does the food go in?
Our mouths.
And where do you breathe in from?
Our mouths.
Exactly!
Food goes from your mouth to your stomach through the esophagus.
Air goes through the trachea to the lungs.
So, why do you suppose food doesn't go into your lungs?
The answer is this!
ESOPHAGUS TRACHEA
The trachea has a lid on it.
ESOPHAGUS TRACHEA When food is passing by, this lid, called the epiglottis, shuts.
ESOPHAGUS TRACHEA And thus keeps food out of the lungs.
Then the criminal must be!
What do you mean?
What if that lid is forced closed?
Um... You wouldn't be able to breathe!
I see!
I think our perp holds the epiglottis shut via psychokinesis.
To do that, he'd need Level 3 PK powers.
Precisely!
Thanks, Sakaki.
I wouldn't need such a violent method to take someone's breath away.
I just need to look in their eyes and purse my lips...
Of course, it only works on women.
Huh?!
The Children, released!
<> The Children, released!
Born an esper, fate has made me a hand of the police!
If you're a woman, you can bet on one thing! No matter how tangled, I'll solve the mystery!
I'll pick up any trail! Smash any alibi!
The Absolutely Lovely Children!
You can't run!
Good! Good! Now, let's try and get you undressed!
You're The Children? I'm Uchida, the supervisor here. A pleasure.
'Sup?! Now that we're here, whatever the case, we'll bring it to a dead end!
Dead ends are bad, you know.
This is the scene?
Yes. The victim collapsed in front of this vending machine.
No sign of any large force having been applied here.
It doesn't seem to have received a telepathic or hypnotic attack, either.
Just like Dr. Sakaki said,
we'd be safe to assume psychokinesis was used to close the victim's epiglottis.
But I can't see the perpetrator.
Could he have aimed from far away?
Maybe, but considering his power, I don't think he was that far.
Still, it's hard to pin down exactly where he was.
No different from what the other espers said.
Even Level 7 psychometry is useless when we need it most.
You don't have to say it like that, surely!
Your daughter is trying her best!
Is her being my daughter related to this investigation?
We requested BABEL's assistance because we require Level 7 power.
I understand, Daddy.
Mr. Uchida, could you show me to the other scenes?
Starting with the first one.
Understood.
Wow, Shiho's all kinds of awesome today.
Unlike us, her powers are kinda made for stuff like this.
Maybe she'll follow in her dad's footsteps and become a cop.
C'mon, we both know you did it. Why not tell me the truth?
I told you, I don't know nuthin'!
No use trying to hide it.
I'll know, all the same.
Go on, show me everything that's in your heart.
Ooh, investigate me!
This is the first crime scene.
The perp claimed responsibility to the media and the police shortly afterward.
What time?
2 A.M. This is the only scene where the victim saw the perp,
but the boy who was attacked was so traumatized,
that he says he can't remember anything.
What's wrong, Shiho?
No good. He's an esper, but my clairvoyance isn't working.
Should we go to the next scene?
Please.
A boy setting off firecrackers and fireworks
in this convenience store parking lot
suddenly collapsed with respiratory distress.
We have no word of any witnesses who saw the perp.
No good. This is the best position to go for the victim, but...
Weird. Not here, either?
Could he have done it from really, really far away?
Maybe we should expand our area of investigation a bit.
No good. I don't see anything.
I can't believe that. Go in further.
Nothing.
I said go in further!
We can't go any further!
Oh, for Pete's sake!
Hey!
Kaoru? Shiho?
Minamoto!
What's wrong?!
We're stuck! Get us out!
So, we ended up striking out at every scene.
Meting out punishment to naughty boys.
He really is a faceless ally of justice, huh?
No. What I saw had nothing to do with justice.
It was uglier. A mass of selfish hatred.
Okay, let's call it a day.
Agreed! To the baths! To the baths!
Yeah, a deadlocked case calls for a change of pace.
That's part of the mystery, too?
Oh, that's great!
I love a bath.
And why am I here?
Better to do it with us than back at the dorm, right?
You tired? Want me to scrub your back?
Cut it out, Creepy!
Naomi, have you ever thought of using your powers to punish bad guys?
I do that on my missions. We all do, right?
I don't mean that. Like, on drunks or rude people.
Well, I'd give them fair warning, first.
Yeah. Just attacking them out of the blue is wrong.
Hi, ho! Good job!
Yes! Luck! More pretty girls have arrived!
Naomi, Supervisor Tanizaki's wandering in front of the door.
He seems to be waiting for you.
That creepy old guy!
Women's Bath That creepy old guy!
Women's Bath
She's in there with The Children.
Women's Bath I can't allow that! It's no good for her upbringing!
Women's Bath They might have a bad influence on my Naomi.
Or possibly molesting her in some unspeakable way.
Unforgivable! She's going to be BABEL's... No!
The world's greatest esper!
There mustn't be a single flaw in her powers, her beauty, or her personality!
I'm worried. Should I go in?
Can I go in? I'm her supervisor, after all.
We're going to be married, someday!
Anybody home?
That creep! If it weren't for that!
No warning. Just straight up clobbered him.
What if the criminal's afraid to warn them?
Kaoru and Naomi's powers are high-level,
but the criminal's aren't. Or else...
What's wrong?
He's looking for people to attack.
He doesn't just find them by chance.
If he doesn't have someone to attack, he goes looking for one.
And?
It's right on the tip of my brain, but I don't know.
But I almost have it.
You mean that case, right?
What, you know about it?
We're a clairvoyant and a telepath, remember?
Minamoto's just obsessing over it.
You can sense it without even trying to read him.
He keeps thinking "I have to protect Shiho!"
Oh, you didn't know?
I... try to avoid reading Mr. Minamoto's mind.
Sorry for the wait!
Ah, that was a great bath!
Oh? Where's Mr. Minamoto?
He went to get some data. Please wait here for him.
What's with him? I hate guys who take long baths!
No, no, he's not in the bath.
A car..?
Mr. Minamoto!
Sorry for the wait!
Mr. Minamoto, Chief Sannomiya contacted me before.
He asked that you take the two girls here and report to his office.
Just Kaoru and Aoi?
Yes.
I don't think he wants her to hear what he has to say.
Understood. Come on Kaoru, Aoi.
Where are the others going?
They just got other orders.
You and I will continue the investigation, Miss Shiho.
Oh.
You were touch touching the ground in the BABEL parking lot.
The perp isn't in BABEL, is he?
No, it's not that.
I just suddenly realized that he might be in a car.
A car, you say?
He targets his victims from the car, then flees immediately.
That way, he'd leave no trace at the scene.
Now, if we can just figure out the exact car...
I see.
Called you here? I never did that.
But, that detective said you didn't want her to hear something.
You don't suppose!
Could you move the car to that avenue there?
Okay, no problem.
Thought so. He could see the victim from here, even in a car.
So, you've figured it out.
You!
Exactly.
It was easy to slip through the patrols, no matter how tight they were.
Because I am Masked Justice.
It's hard to detect psychic waves in regular medical exams.
Luckily, my ESP hasn't been detected until now.
It's heaven telling me that what I do is just.
No need to be afraid. You have two choices.
Either become Justice Girl and help me let the young reflect on their misdeeds, or...
Forget it! I'm a special esper! Who'd want to be your Justice Girl?!
Then you must reflect on your misdeeds!
How do you feel? Do you suffer? Feel anguish?
Then reflect! Realize the sin of what you just said!
Poor girl. What can a psychometrist do in this situation?
How about use her limiter to call her friends for help?
PSYCHIC EJECTOR SEAT!
Shiho! Speak to me!
You okay, Shiho?!
Why? Why must Masked Justice be defeated?
Justice will not allow it!
Come on, Shiho.
I'm fine! I can walk on my own!
Divine retribution!
Shiho, look out!
Daddy!
Why, you!
Eat this!
Chief!
Daddy, speak to me!
I'm fine. You're not hurt, are you, Shiho?
Daddy...
Thank you, Daddy.
Thanks for worrying about me, Mr. Minamoto.
I know how daddy is,
but I can read his mind, so I know how he really feels.
Inside, he was really happy.
That you want so much to protect his daughter.
So, stop thinking you're a stranger and that it's none of your business.
That helps to know.
But please, don't just go poking into my thoughts.
My powers taught me long ago that the world isn't like a fairy tale.
So, you don't have to try to hide the ugliness in it from me.
I'm fine.
I'm fine, because I know that I have Kaoru and Aoi...
and daddy and you to protect me.
That really does help to know.
You're more grown up than I am.
DATTE Daihon'mei
Yeah
Anata no mae jaa, hora
ESP mo yaku ni tatanai no
Pitagorasu de sae mo kaimei dekinai
Koi wa chie no wa
Naki sou na kao shite utsumuicha dame da yo
Egao kara kiseki wa umareru da mon
DA DA Daihon'mei
Kyun kyun!
Anata wo
Bye-bye!
Daitan futeki mono shitai
Kanari tsubireru hodo maji na no zettai!
DA DA Daihenshin
Kyun kyun!
Anata e
Hai hai!
Dainamaito na kuchidzuke wo ageru
Suki na'tte hoshii no zettai!
DATTE Daihon'mei
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Hello. Sorry to have called you here like this.
You said it was an emergency, sir?
We've received a request from the Comerican esper team...
for a joint mission with BABEL.
Huh?
Fine, we'll just get Colonel Gooly-gooly ourselves!
Colonel Grisham!
Ugh...
Zettai Karen Children!
Episode 15: "The Golden Rule. Don't Run Away!"
All right, go to it!
We're absolutely lovely, so we never lose!
The Golden Rule! Don't Run Away!! We're absolutely lovely, so we never lose!
The Golden Rule! Don't Run Away!!