Student Council Announcement?
"As of last weekend,
there have been many instances of attempted assault within the school district.
Of those, there were seven reports of a'sex offender'.
The probability of a single perpetrator is high.
Some of the reports mention a'pony', but what that may mean is unclear.
What to do when you encounter a'sex offender'.
(a) Engage and annihilate the enemy.
(b) If (a) proves difficult, obtain as much information as you can and withdraw.
There will be no air or artillery cover."
Look...
You're not going to get your point across with such an unfriendly writing style.
Oh no, a sex offender.
Scary.
It appears she understands it.
At any rate, next time try to use simpler language, all right?
Understood.
Pony.
Pony, pony, pony!
Pony!
Oh no! Help!
Pony!
Somebody! Somebody!
Pony!
The Hard Sell Fetish
Oh, Sousuke.
Good morning.
What is it?
Chidori.
Actually... I've got some bad news.
It's about that sex offender.
What happened?
Last night, Tokiwa was attacked.
No way... Not Kyoko...
So what happened? Is she all right?
I'm sorry...
I don't know how to explain it to you.
It can't be...
It seems she encountered a pervert in a strange costume on her way home.
She was caught before she could make a counterattack...
and she was forced down on the spot, despite her desperate struggling.
And after combing her hair meticulously with a brush...
That's awful.
He gave her a ponytail.
That's...
What?
Oh, it's Kana-chan. Good morning!
What is this?
Can't you tell just by looking?
It's a ponytail.
It's awful, isn't it? My hair was pulled back tight with wire and glue.
Even after a night, it won't return to normal.
That's all?
Yeah, that's all.
It was scary though.
It's inexplicable, isn't it? It completely defies explanation.
That rather smarts.
Just shut up!
You really had me worried there!
Don't scare me like that!
It's too bad about Kyoko.
Yes. Since one of our school's students was a victim,
we should capture the perpetrator, torture him severely,
and extract from him his true intentions.
There you go again with those disturbing thoughts!
At times like this, let's let THEM handle it.
Excuse me...
Yes?
I'd like to report an attack by a sex offender.
A sex offender, you say?
We can't talk here.
Come with me.
What? Hey, wait!
Just come on!
Wakana Yoko-san?
Yeah, I'm actually in the Traffic Division,
but I ditched that and have been investigating this sicko.
I've even been cutting into my sleep time.
There've been eight reports of similar attacks.
They've been alternating between the north and south.
If it follows that pattern, tonight he'll appear around... here.
Therefore, tonight, I'd like you to be the decoy.
A decoy?!
Why me?
Don't you want to settle your friend's score?
Plus a little while ago,
I made a big mistake and got reassigned to desk work.
So I want to do something outstanding
to earn recognition and return to active duty as soon as I can.
Can you understand that?
What kind of big mistake are we talking here?
It's a pretty embarrassing story.
I was in my mini patrol car chasing some high school students riding double on a bicycle.
They were a couple of tough opponents.
Not only did I fail to catch them, I also slammed into the guard rail.
I wasn't hurt at all, but the patrol car was totaled.
I'm sorry to hear that.
Of the two, I remember the guy's face VERY well.
When I find him,
No problem. Keep going.
I'm gonna give him plenty of the beatings they don't allow in school!
Don't worry.
If she notices me, I'll get rid of her.
Don't!
Would it be wrong to give him a beating?
No, that's...
I've procured the information.This woman is of no further use.
You be quiet!
What's the matter?
Nothing.
Sometimes I can hear radio waves. Strange whispers.
It's a chronic ailment.
That's all I have to say.
Okay, then, I'm counting on you tonight.
Um, uh, wait!
If you don't show, I'll arrest you too!
So this means I gotta pay?
Chidori.
Are you really going to accept the role of decoy?
Well, yeah. I want to settle the score for Kyoko,
and besides, it is our fault that lady's so strung out.
All right, then, as a precaution, I'll cover you.
If you should be threatened, I'll subdue your opponent.
No, you can't.
She remembers your face.
If that's the case, then I'll use my new piece of equipment.
I've made several improvements to some gear I acquired recently.
It's a type of reinforced suit equipped with a sensor array, a digital communication device,
and bullet proofing that can stop even rifle rounds.
If all goes well, it could radically change the face of modern warfare.
They're moving out.
Fu...
...moffu!
Fumo?
Fumo-mo-mo.
I heard you were a guy in a horse costume,
but I never thought you'd be Bonta-kun!
Wait!
Fumo-mo!
Say your prayers!
Fumo-mo-mo-mo...
Stop it!
Fumoffu...
Fumo, fumo!
You can still move?
You're a persistent one!
Fumo!
So you're going to put up a fight, you sex offender?!
Fumo!
Ow!
Damn, I can't get a clear shot...
For the sake of my career advancement! Turn into a speck of cosmic dust!
Fumo!
I won't let you escape, you enemy of women!
I guess there are still some practicality issues that need to be addressed.
I wonder if he'll really show up.
Pony.
Somebody! There's a pervert! And a very unique one, at that!
Help!
NO!!!
Fumo!
This is fun! This is really fun, Bonta-kun!
Let's have some more fun!
If you think you can win, you've got another thing coming!
Fumo!
Take this!
Fu... mo...
Fumo...
Ffu!
Fumo!
You're so irritating!
Fall!
Fumo, fumo!
For a mere doll, you're one to talk!
Fumo!
What is this pressure?
Fumo-mo-mo-mo-mo!
Fumo! Fumo!
Fumo!
Fumoffu!
Fumo!
Victory is mine!
Help me!
Po-Pony!
This is the perp?
So then, who's this?
He's my friend. Right, Bonta-kun?
Fumoffu.
Really... You have a really strong friend.
She's buying it...
Pony?
Pony, pony, pony, pony.
Fumoffu, fumoffu.
Pony, pony, pony, pony...
Pony... Pony, pony, pony...
Fumoffu, fumoffu.
Pony!
Fumo!
Don't come to a mutual understanding with nothing but strange noises!
In any case,
it was my active role that led to the capture of the suspect.
All you did was go on a rampage...
Okay, now tell us why you did this.
Well, because ponytails rock, don't you think?
The sexiness of the nape of the neck found in short hair.
The gentle femininity found in long hair.
A ponytail perfectly combines these two seemingly contradictory elements.
In spite of this, lately I don't see girls with ponytails around anymore...
It makes me sad, so sad...
So that's why you turned to this bizarre crime?
Yes. But officer, I'm happy.
Because I lived in a way that was true to myself.
I see.
I believe you'll be put away for a long time,
but take care of yourself while you're in prison.
Yes, I'm afraid I'll be putting you to some trouble.
Fumoffu, fumoffu.
Something is wrong here. Something is very, very wrong.
The Patient of Darkness
The old man trembled.
"It can't be. It simply can't be," he thought,
as he opened and closed the lid of the shumai dumpling box again and again.
And each time he did...
one by one...
another shumai disappeared.
In the end, all twelve of them had vanished from the box.
And then, at last, he realized.
The shumai that had disappeared...
all of them...
were all stuck to the bottom of the lid...
It's too early for you to be scared.
There's more to this story.
One day the old man died. And this is what happened at his funeral.
Before they carried the coffin out of the house, they had a viewing of the body.
"Because it's the last time we'll see him," they said.
So, in front of everyone, the mortician opened the lid of the coffin.
He opened it...
But the old man was...
stuck to the bottom of the lid!
So how was that story for you, Sousuke?
I don't really know.
That story was no good either?
Kaname, I'm telling you it's pointless. For starters, he doesn't have any imagination.
Maybe Sagara-kun would get a little scared too if you showed him some more real examples of ghosts.
Speaking of which,
there's a hospital that went under the next neighborhood over, right?
The one that had a big fire ten years ago.
A hospital that went under...
Sounds like fun.
Kana-chan, you don't mean...
That's right.
How about we take Sousuke to that hospital right now?
Kana-chan, you'd better not.
I've heard a lot of scary rumors about that hospital.
What's wrong with that?
If that's what'll scare the crap out of Sousuke...
Kyoko's a scaredy cat, isn't she?
Just the other day she ran into a strange sex offender,
so let's not force the issue.
Guess you're right.
So this is the hospital you're talking about?
It's giving off the right atmosphere.
It looks just like the aftermath of a bombing.
What's the matter, Mizuki?
There... From that window...
Just now, a strange old lady was looking down at us...
There you go again!
She was there! Just now! She was smiling and looking at us!
Very funny, very funny.
That kind of acting will earn you high marks. Really.
You dummy! What are you saying?! This place is dangerous. Really!
I'm going home.
Honestly, they're all a bunch of...
I don't understand.
I just don't understand why Inaba would be that scared.
Yeah.
Being like that before we go in takes all the fun out of it.
That old lady was only standing there, that's all.
What did you say?
I said the old lady at the window was only standing there.
You saw her too?
There's no way Inaba would spot it without me noticing.
Now if the old lady were armed with a gun or a rocket launcher,
I could understand Inaba being scared...
What's wrong, Chidori? Are you feeling sick?
Aren't you scared?
Scared of what?
Don't you see?
Isn't it strange for an elderly woman to be in a place like this at such a time?
It could be that an old lady from the neighborhood wandered about and wound up there.
If we find her, let's take her to the neighborhood police box.
That certainly is a likely story...
So, aren't you going in?
I don't really get it,
but if you're scared you can go home.
I'm perfectly fine!
All right, I'll go in!
What are you so mad about?
I'm not mad!
What's wrong?
You go in first.
How's this?
Aren't you scared?
Scared of what?
So I guess the atmosphere alone isn't enough?
That's odd.
Odd?
Did you say "odd"? That's it?
Don't you think anything else of it?
Just now, a child...
That's why I said it's odd.
It's scary, isn't it? Isn't it? It's scary, right?
In spite of what you say, it's only a child.
He wouldn't be able to defeat someone who's familiar with all sorts of weaponry like I am.
You're abnormal!
Acting that way when you see something like that!
I can't believe... I can't believe someone could be so dense all the time!
I'm not quite sure, but what you're saying sounds very rude.
So what are you going to do?
I'm concerned about the old lady on the fourth floor.
If you're getting cold feet, I don't mind you going home before me.
What are you saying?
I do not have cold feet!
Then let's go.
Don't you feel uneasy coming to a place like this?
Not at all. Because as long as you're on the lookout,
to a certain extent, you can spot where land mines and booby traps are.
No, that's not what I meant...
Stand back.
What are you doing?
There's a type of booby trap that explodes when you pick up the receiver.
One of my buddies fell victim to it in the ruins of Lebanon.
Hello?
This hospital has been closed for many years.
If this is an emergency, please dial 119 to get an ambulance and take appropriate action.
It sounds as though they aren't listening.
Is someone on the other end?
I can't breathe...
It's so hot...
Help me...
The pain, the pain, the pain...
What is this?
It's probably an emergency.
More than likely, they called without knowing the hospital had gone under.
That's not the problem!
Don't you think there's something strange about this?
It's just been one unnatural phenomenon after another.
Wouldn't it be better for you to go home after all?
You're probably tired.
For some reason the look in your eyes really pisses me off...
I'm just concerned for you.
You don't have to be concerned about me!
Why does it always have to be me that's scared anyway?
It's absolutely not fair!
What about that?
I'm just glad it's not a bomb...
Nope! Next!
What about this?
Voices alone won't...
Scratch that! Next!
Go home...
Drop dead...
Go home...
Drop dead...
And this? What about this?!
Despite what you may say,
with just a hammer, she couldn't possibly...
It's not her weapon that's the problem!
She's a blood-soaked girl!
That's strange, isn't it?! That's scary, isn't it?!
And what's with YOU anyway? Can't you do anything cooler?
Like spit poison gas, or dance a mysterious dance?
I'll teach you to make a fool out of me!
Chidori, look out!
Be quiet!
Huh? Where am I?
Oh, that's right. I fell.
That's a lot of blood...
Am I gonna die?
Chidori!
Wake up! Answer me!
No, wait! Don't move! Don't talk!
I'll come to you!
Sousuke...
Why are you so jittery?
Chidori, are you hurt?
Are you all right?
I don't really know...
What's this?
Paint?
What's going on?
Excuse me, are you all right?
Hey, it's Sagara-san!
Yoshiki?
Have you escaped injury?
In other words, you guys were putting on an act like that to help out Gen-san, who lives here?
Right. Couples and delinquents come here often and pick on Gen-san.
So we thought that if word got out the place was haunted,
those sorts of people would stop coming.
It appears that it has actually had some effect.
The number of people coming has dropped significantly.
Thank goodness.
So that's what's going on.
Well, to be sure, Mizuki ran off just seeing the old lady at the window.
What? Old lady?
You propped up an old lady next to the window, didn't you?
Did you use a mannequin or something?
I don't know what you're talking about.
Oh...
That...
It's probably someone who died in the fire ten years ago.
She's been showing up on and off for a while now.
So they've finally gone home.
Mom, I imagine now those kids will probably stay away from here.
We've lived a quiet life after Dad, the hospital director, died.
Just the two of us.
We don't want all that racket.
You said it.
Are you awake?
Yeah... put me down. I can walk now.
Say, Sousuke.
What?
Were you scared?
Scared of what?
When I fell and got all covered in sticky blood...
Yeah, I was.
Huh?
Oh, nothing.
Hey, I couldn't hear you very well.
Don't worry about it. Just forget it.
I won't.
So, what was it you said just now?
What was it, huh?
Don't cause a fuss.
Chidori. I didn't say...
Tell me!
If you don't repeat what you said,
I'll give you a taste of fear number two!
So, come on!
Preview
Cleaning a rugby ball? What's up with that, Sousuke?
It looks like next time we're doing a rousing, touching sports story.
Will you be able to make these crybabies tough?
Leave it to me!
I received a recruit training manual from Mao.
In one week, I will transform them into heartless war machines.
Tune in next time for "The War Cry of Excessiveness."
Gung Ho! Gung Ho! Gung Ho!
By the way, why are you wearing naval attire?
The War Cry of Excessiveness