Cuticle Detective Inaba
Prime Minister
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The Secret Documents Robbery Case Countermeasures Headquarters
Meeting Room
Look! It's Inspector Ogino and Detective Ogata.
I heard they're pairing up.
Even though everyone knows they don't get along?
Seems they're going to be in charge of the national
secret documents robbery case.
I heard that they're only pairing up for show
when they're actually assembling two investigative teams
and pitting them against each other.
They were going to take advantage of their rivalry
and try to have this case wrapped up as quickly as possible.
Judging by talent, I think Inspector Ogino may have the upper hand.
I mean, he's got a cute wife and Inaba Hiroshi.
Hang on there, you mean Detective Ogata.
He's both light-hearted and light on his feet,
and he's known to solve cases quickly.
He loves dogs, and he used to dote on Inaba Hiroshi.
Guess it's ultimately going to depend on who Inaba Hiroshi sides with.
I'm not pairing with either of you!
Hiroshi!
Why the hell did you bring him, Ogi?
I didn't. He followed me.
How dare you show him the location of my agency?!
Your ears are as plump as ever.
I'm going to eat them!
Sixteen hit combo!
Friend of yours?
Of course not.
Defense Section Bodyguard, Ogata.
I met him when I was in college.
The departments we were in were reversed then.
Let go!
Nope!
When I transferred to the detective unit, our positions switched.
They must really not get along...
If only Ogino hadn't come along,
I would have ended up being your partner, Hiroshi!
I said I'd partner with anyone but you, and I got him!
He must have been really annoying.
Ogata is known to be quite the dog lover,
Cause of Stress
Down with Ogata
Down with Ogata! Down with Ogata!
and police dogs that could no longer handle his annoyance
would often go on strike.
Ogata, that's enough. It's obvious he doesn't like that.
Where is that showing?
Now you're serious?
By the way, Assistant, what are you trying to do?
Oh, sorry. I'll peel him off immediately.
He's rather shy,
and he gets like this when he meets someone for the first time.
I mean... how else am I supposed to figure out
if they're friend or foe?
And am I a foe?
Of course!
In that case, how do you classify him?
His name is Ogata Yuzuki...
Foe.
That was fast.
Hey, Ogi, get him out of here already!
A masochist shouldn't be kicking people like that, Hiroshi.
I'm a sadist, you ass!
That's a lie.
You're a masochist.
A total masochist.
Whoever you decide to pair with, you will assist in this case.
I don't want to pair with either of you!
What is this national top secret document?
I've never seen it myself, personally,
but it's a scroll that was hidden in a forgotten temple...
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that had a board game on it.
Is Japan really okay?
Of course, it's not any ordinary board game.
I'll whisper it into your ear, Hiroshi.
Don't you dare. And that's not my ear; it's my hair.
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As you can see from the replica, nothing is written on it.
However, when you throw the die and take a turn,
words appear on the actual scroll.
What appears is a date and an incident,
and the player can re-enact that incident.
The goal is also left blank, but those who are able to reach it
get the opportunity to write in your future plans.
For example, if I wrote: "Hiroshi and I will live
together in a white house with a fireplace,"
it will actually happen.
Sounds great.
I'll stain the place red with your blood.
Sounds super shady!
It had been passed down with great care through
generations of prime ministers, for use in national defense.
But now it's in the hands of some thief.
There's no doubt this is the work of a professional,
but we have no leads as to who it may be.
Professional criminals...
A shady scroll...
And Japanese history...
The Valentino Family did it.
You said it out loud!
What?! You've figured out who did it?
Aren't you two in a race, Ogi-san?
That was the perfect opportunity for you to get ahead!
What? You're going to help me out?
Of course!
Thanks. Don't worry, I'll win, no matter what.
Huh? Something about Ogi-san's head patting
makes me really happy.
Maybe it's meant to create a fatherly bond... I'm embarrassed,
but I didn't feel like stopping him...
Wow, you're looking rather squirrelly, Inaba-san.
We know where Valentino is hiding out.
Let's go, Hiroshi!
Who cares about you? I don't wanna hear it.
Hiroshi?
What an annoying dog...
And now, we will be time traveling through Japan's history, we will!
Have you forgotten our main objective, Don?
Worry not!
I will finish this game and become the king of Japan.
Perhaps I'll isolate the country.
Nothing less from you, Don!
Brilliantly acting like a dictator!
I wonder what I'll get from this roll?
We won't let you!
The police dog group: The Cerberus Trio.
I remember them! So they're still in the business?
We did it, Hiroshi.
We managed to get the scroll before Ogino.
You underestimate me.
He's bagged a bag with a bag!
How can you have such little regard for recycling?!
You're under arrest, Valentino!
Hey! I was first!
I will have Japan, I will!
Let's decide by playing the game.
Sit
Not a single complaint?!
First, please get some game pieces ready.
When did you get the instructions?
Of course you last-minute participants wouldn't have any ready!
Behold our magnificently united game piece!
Why is it a marriage theme?!
Who knew a "Walking with Hiroshi" figure
would come in handy at a time like this?
There was no attempt to make Inaba-san look human at all!
Look, Hiroshi. The media mix of love.
Would that be classified as flammable garbage?
Oh, you don't have to be embarrassed.
Do we have anything we can use as a game piece?
Ogi Kei
Would these work?
They've already been used!
I will go first, I will!
Hey! Who said you cou—
CE57 King of Nakoku, receives imperial seal
What the hell?! Words actually appeared!
The imperial seal! How fitting for m–
What... just happened?
They got sucked into the scroll?
It is the Kingdom of Na, it is!
Conditions for Return Press the seal!!
Don, please take a look at this.
"Conditions for return: Press the seal."
Meaning if we stamp the seal, we can return, we can.
Then, let us pay a visit to the ki–
Don!
Oh, hey. They're back.
King of the Japanese country of Na of Han
That is not the proper way to use the imperial seal, it is not!
Whoa! "King of the Japanese country of Na of Han"!
I totally learned that in school!
Apparently, once a date comes up, no one else can go to it.
So as the game progresses, you get closer to the present.
It'd be nice to avoid any years with wars...
Maybe there are some rules...
Move carefully, you should.
1600 The Battle of Sekigahara
Go die!
Conditions for Return Defeat six commanders within four hours!!
Defeat that?
We're gonna die!
They're back! Kei, are you okay?
We didn't even need four hours...
For what?!
1685 Edicts on Compassion for Living Things Proclamation
All right! Seems like my kind of subject!
When did you throw the die?!
Conditions for Return Pet all of the dogs!!
See?
Just shut up and pet them!
Hmm, this is strange. This should be the last one.
Doesn't that hurt?
You can even bite me in the eye!
Welcome back, Inaba-san.
Shut up!
What'd I do?!
The Burden Trio
Despite each team having a burden, the game went on,
and we're finally near the end.
The goat team has been brainwashed by
Natsume Souseki and has forfeited.
I am a cat, I am.
You're not doing very well yourself.
What are you talking about?
Sugita Genpaku just tried to dissect me, that's all.
Let's finish this, Ogi.
I'm going to win.
I won't lose to anyone.
Is it really okay to put off arresting the goat?
Goal
For us to win....
Ogi-san, we'll win if we get more than a fi–
I was too late!
1918 Rice Riots Occur
Conditions for Return Eat the rice!!
It's a whole crop!
Bread ain't got nothin' on us!
I don't like these rice riots!
Such annoying rice.
We're supposed to eat them?
There has to be a boss somewhere!
There's one that has been cooked.
That's the boss!
What's wrong?
I want some salt.
Let's eat it while it's still hot!
So full...
Is it okay to just leave these?
I'm scared to ask them what they ate...
Not bad, Ogi. But as long as I don't get a one, I win!
1972 Pandas Come to Japan
I, uh, like pandas, too...
Don't take losing so well, do you?
Bear!
Ogata!
That's a polar bear!
Conditions for Return Make it a panda!!
Where's the panda?
Damn, this is a little rough...
Move, Ogata.
We're getting out of here.
Hiroshi? What are you going to do?
This goes against my policies,
but I'll dye the bear's fur!
Bear!
Hiroshi!
Such moves!
He's a totally different dog when it comes to hair.
Fast...
Orderly...
Minimal damage!
Is this what they mean by "Cuticle Detective"?
All right. How does it look?
Bear!
Such luster!
Great job, Hiroshi! You totally owned that!
It's nothin'.
We've lost the game, but let's work together again, partner!
Wha–
Okay?
Get off me! This is the only time I'm working with you!
My real partner is...
Just Ogi!
You two are gross!
Ha. Loser.
Well, it appears that I've lost my partner and my assignment,
so I'll have to admit my defeat.
He's so optimistic, despite his epic fail.
You win. You can apprehend the goat.
Right.
Valentino, I hereby...
Meow.
Cats?
Where'd the goat go?!
Did he escape?!
Come on, police of Japan!
You managed to retrieve the scroll, but you failed to catch the goat.
Meaning...
It's a draw.
How do you figure that?
Because it totally is!
Come on, let's go home.
Enough! Just help me find Valentino!
Okay.
Anyways, Hiroshi...
Just shut up and find the goat!
Hiroshi, why won't you be my...
Botulinum toxin: a powerful poison that can
kill millions with just one gram.
Said contents are waiting for us in a safe, they are.
Our dealer didn't want to meet in person,
so the key to the safe is buried far beneath the earth.
The marker is "Sabako's grave".
Sabako's grave
Only the best poison for the best Don.
If we use it to produce chemical weapons,
it will be very profitable, it will!
The area has been completely excavated, it has!
Mother and Child Stalker Case Countermeasures Headquarters
Meeting Room
She won't even let a tree stand in her way, will she?!
Egads! The key!
Mama!
Are you done playing in the dirt?
Then, let's return the nice dirt to where it came from, okay?
You brat... How dare you take my precious key?
I will take it back by force, I will!
Tink
Don!
Oh, no, Azusa-chan. It's not nice to bury your friends.
Are you okay, Mr. Goat?
There, there.
Do you hurt anywhere?
Nuh uh.
Good job, Mr. Goat. You didn't cry.
Yeah! Mr. Goat is a big boy!
I'm sorry. You got all dirty.
I will go take a bath, I will.
Bye-bye, Mr. Goat. Come play with us again.
Bye-bye! That's a promise, it is!
Curses! The key!
I let myself be carried off by the calming aura, I did!
Loren... zo?
I shall be returning to my family home.
Farewell, Don!
It is a misunderstanding, it is!
Lorenzo!
If you're not in my life, I... I...
Inaba Detective Agency
Don't be so mean, Hiroshi.
Get out of here. You're gross.
Azusa-chan?
She's so cute!
Isn't she?
Want to hold her?
Gross. Look, I'm getting goose bumps.
And I turned into an actual chicken.
Oh, my wife's here, too.
Wakaba.
Hello, nice to meet you. I'm Ogino Wakaba.
Thank you for always taking good care of my husband.
Your wife is gorgeous!
Nah, Azusa's even more beautiful.
Wow. Doting daddy.
Hiroshi, come here for a sec.
No. You're gross on your days off.
It's about work.
Ogi-san is a completely different person
when he's away from Azusa-chan.
Stalker?
They're after Wakaba or Azusa.
Well, I'm sure that'd be more fun than stalking you.
I'd tell her to be careful, but she doesn't have any sense of danger.
I'm surprised such a trusting creature didn't get claimed by natural selection.
So I'm asking you to be their bodyguard for a while.
What? The goat again?
Yeah.
Apparently, he made a huge purchase recently.
So we're tracking that.
Are you going to work?
Yeah.
I'll come get you after work.
I'll see you later, Azusa.
See you later.
Don't be so embarrassed!
You want a kiss?
Octopus, I choose you!
Oh, my.
Yuuta-kun, that's too much!
Hiroshi.
Oh, hey! Stop!
If anything happens to Azusa...
I don't have to finish my sentence, do I?
Yeah...
And so, while Papa Ogino is gone,
we will be guarding his wife and child.
Failure in this mission will result in death.
Yes, sir!
I can't hear you!
Yes, sir!
It'll be fine. Kuniharu-san is a very kind person.
Ignore that idiot pacifist.
Yes, sir!
Kei and I will watch over Azusa.
Kei, if we're to die, we die together.
This isn't the first dangerous bridge we've crossed.
Yuuta, watch over Wakaba.
Listen up. This stalker's got some guts to stalk Ogi's family.
Let's find him and take care of business before they take care of us.
Yeah!
The wolf and civilians are full of holes!
We'll grab our chance to take the baby and the key!
The baby, as well?
If we take the baby, the inspector will kill the wolf.
Nothing less from you, Don. Truly underhanded.
Now, what are we gonna do with the rug rat?
This might be the safest.
Inaba-san, let's talk about human rights.
And if you hold this one, Kei, I'll feel even safer.
What are you getting at? I vehemently decline!
Sorry about the wait. Play all you want.
Azusa-chan, stop! Wait, Azusa-chan!
It appears that, even in this day and age, Japanese children like to fly kites.
So charming.
This just occurred to me... Wouldn't putting a leash on her
make it easier for them to catch us?
Yeah.
This plan is no good.
Azusa!
No! Come back!
Ug! Ug!
Swimy! Swimy!
Chirp! Chirp!
Hou! Hou!
Azusa, you need to stop...
Or else the circle of life will get messed up here, too.
What's the deal with this park?!
At this rate, we're not going to last.
I guess we have no choice.
Look, Azusa-chan.
Let's play with blocks.
Bwocks!
I heard before that she likes to play with blocks.
We can finally relax.
It's done! She somehow made an amazing log cabin!
Is this what the Ogino family considers blocks?!
Let's think of something more girly.
Azusa-chan.
Let's play house.
What part do you want to play, Azusa-chan?
Papa!
Then, let's get this necktie on you.
Papa Azusa looks so cool!
Okay, I'll be the mommy.
Do your best today at work, darling...
You all right, Mama Inaba?
Papa Azusa... already has some skill at that age.
I saw a glimpse of a whole new world...
What were you thinking, letting her go off on her own?!
Papa Azusa, come back!
Er... She's more efficient than Papa Ogi!
What the hell?! Are you the stalker, you stupid goat?!
Oh, hello again, Mr. Goat.
Did you come to play with Azusa again?
Thank you.
No! It's a misunderstanding, it is!
That brat took my precious key, she did!
I just wanted it back, I did!
Oh, that's not good. Let's give it back, Azusa-chan.
That's a bad goat! He's Ogi's enemy.
I'm sure it's a key to some safe that has botulinum!
We can't give it to him.
How sharp are you?!
So you're a bad Mr. Goat?
Well, you might say that, you might...
Make up your mind, bad goat!
Shut up, you wolf!
Stop calling me "goat"!
I am the ruthless villain, Don Valentino!
Well said, Don!
Retreat!
Azusa!
H-Hold it! Please! If you don't...
If anything happens to Azusa, you know what'll happen, right?
Lorenzo! Silence the infant!
Y-Yes, sir!
I have never seen such baby teeth!
All right! Wait right there, Azusa.
Mama!
Ma'am!
Once again, retreat!
Hold on, the key's right here.
I-Is it okay to take it out?
W-Will she be okay if I take it out?!
So this is the key that Mr. Goat is looking for.
Oh, wow! She's tough! Nothing less from Ogi-san's wife!
We have no other choice.
We will trade the key for the child.
Everyone other than the mother, stay back!
Or else you can say goodbye to the little squirt!
Bad!
I don't like mean Mr. Goats.
If you don't tell Azusa-chan that you're sorry,
I won't give you back your key.
I'm sorry, Azusa-chan.
Good boy. You were able to say you're sorry.
What the hell was that? Gross.
Lorenzo! I just did that to get the key back...
The one at fault is this sow!
Calm down, you will, Lorenzo!
Be ruined, Japanese beauty!
Lorenzo!
Um... What about the key?
I think you may be able to destroy the Valentino family, Ma'am.
I think they're collapsing from the inside...
Bye-bye!
Next Time: "The Chocolate Enchantment Case" "The Wolf Girl Assassination Case"
How ya doin' lately?
Man, I've gotten more gray hairs lately.
Heard that'll get better if you eat chocolate.
For real?!
Nope.
It was a lie?