Makoto Presents
Raw Courtesy of [S^M]
Hey, got a minute?
Y..yeah...
I see...so it was Sayo-chan...
That little Sayo-chan is...
She came to see me the day before the incident...
Even if I'd seen her then, I don't know if I could have done anything...
But I think I could have at least said something!
A person's fate...can't be changed by others.
Sayo-chan didn't change religions or anything, did she?!
It seems that she entered a new faith shortly after leaving here.
Byakureikai?!
That means...
Go! Don't you lose to a girl!
Do your best, Kiriko-neechan!
You're 10 years to early to beat me.
Damn...a rematch!
Alright! I'll give you another chance.
That idiot. She's so damn immature.
Kiriko-chan has sure become popular.
Well, she's like a kid herself, after all.
Speaking of which...she's not here today?
Eh?
You know, Kuroshio Maya.
I can't always depend upon her, after all.
I see.
What's wrong?
I came to ask you for a favor...
...but it's kind of hard to say now.
Hey, come jump rope with us next!
Menko - Japanese card game.
No! We're going to do menko next!
No fair!
Now now, don't fight.
If you don't play fair, you'll get taken away by the Phantom Monorail!
Ghost Monorail?
You don't know?! It runs at midnight!
But...isn't it forbidden to go out at night?
That's why it's the Phantom Monorail!
They say the final stop is Hell.
Phantom Monorail...
Fourth Night - The Walking Phantom
It will soon be midnight.
A permit is needed to be outside any further.
If you do not have a permit, please return to your home as quickly as possible.
Help me!!
Tragedy At Midnight Mysterious Skull
Mysterious Skull Message?!
What are they saying now?
"Police are investigating possible connections with Onizuka Yui's murder"...
Alright, let's find out the victim's identity!
Yeah.
If this is connected to Byakureikai...
Ootomo Pharmaceuticals Biochemistry Research Facility
I've found it...
I've finally found it...
The Voice of God!
Excuse me.
Oh, it's you.
Chief, did you look at the documents from yesterday?
Yeah.
Something wonderful is going to happen, you know.
I hope the car arrives soon.
Geez...you shouldn't depend on Kanzaki-san so much.
You wouldn't normally extort a car from someone.
It wasn't extortion. It was payment for a successful career.
So, did you find out the victim's details?
Suzuki Shougo, 35.
He was staff at Ootomo Pharmaceuticals' Biochemistry Research Facility. But...
"You handle the Byakureikai angle," right?
You got it! You've gotten more like an assistant, haven't you?
Instead of assistant, call me your partner!
That's kind of hard to say...
Don't judge me by how I look!
So, what about you? Are you...
Yeah! I'm going after the citadel itself!
Shit! What do you mean I have to go through Public Relations?!
Don't think you're getting any money out of me!
Lunch break, huh?
Did you hear about Section Chief Suzuki?
I heard...
The rumors are all over my section, so I can hardly work!
Hey, it's "that," isn't it?
Probably...it has to be "that".
Hey, what's "that"? Tell me.
W-who are you?!
Who, me?
It's like this.
A Tokyo newspaper!
Wow!
So, back to what you were talking about. What's "that"?
Of course, I won't ask you to tell me for free.
The Phantom Monorail.
Phantom Monorail?
Don't you know? It's the train that runs at midnight!
It's said that those who see it meet with untimely deaths.
I see...
So you're saying that Chief Suzuki died because of that?
Yeah, that's right.
People are saying that it's our section chief on that train.
Stop it! That's too unpleasant to laugh about.
Speak of the devil...
Hey, who's that guy?
That's Chief Usami.
Was he an acquaintance of Chief Suzuki's?
They were in different sections, but they probably saw each other around.
Thanks!
Excuse me...
Might you have a light?
Sorry, I don't smoke.
I happened to overhear that you and Suzuki-san were acquainted.
Hey, you!
Shit!
Whoops, that'd be a waste.
Wait...I was going to...
Hey, littering is a misdemeanor, you know!
Good work!
What, you know him?
You don't know about them?
They're Byakureikai's public service corps.
They clean up the town to honor their ancestors.
As for parasites like you, it's my job to clean them up!
Hey, what were you talking about with Usami?
I was just asking him for a light.
Damn liar!
Get off me, damn!
Anyway, what do you want with him?
He's related to the victim.
But the way I look at it, he's the criminal.
Huh?
A detective's intuition.
I don't like his face.
Oh, you were back.
Damn, I'm tired...
So, how'd it go?
Nothing worth mentioning. Instead of Byakureikai, I got a phantom.
Huh?
So, what about you?
Me?
Tada!
Byakureikai report!
Oh! Pretty good, assistant!
Call me "partner"!
Mayor Kusaka...
Well, it is Ootomo's largest religious group, after all.
I suppose they'd have a tight relationship.
And who's this?
I'm investigating now.
She's a mysterious lady.
But she's definitely one of the religion's leaders.
I'll leave the matter of the guest list to you.
Dear, would you like a beer?
Yeah, I was just feeling like a drink.
There's suspicion that the guest list has leaked out. Masaki is looking into it.
Masaki-san?
There's nothing to worry about. It won't affect you.
Leaving that aside, what about Maya?
Where are you going?
Mother, I...
Why do you go to the church of an outside religion?
You're going to see a man again!
Mother!
State your business clearly and quickly.
What do you want? I'm busy.
The media is asking about Suzuki, you know.
Public Relations already has countermeasures prepared.
Enough about that, what's happening with the research?
This refers to Nietzsche's Three Metamorphoses in Thus Spoke Zarathustra
It's proceeding from the camel to the lion, and from the lion to the next stage.
Nietzsche's The Will To Power
Huh? Where'd he go?
Thus Spoke Zara-what...?
Hey, you!
You sure tricked us yesterday!
No! That was...I was short on time....
Now, pay us back for yesterday's bill!
I'm a little short right now...
What's that?!
If you don't mind, please use this.
Man, you really helped me out!
An ally of justice is someone who shows up in a pinch, you know.
Sorry. I'll definitely pay you back next time.
Whenever you like.
See On The Genealogy of Morals
Do you know about "ressentiment"?
What's that?
It's a mental condition where the weak in a society suppress their hatred for the strong.
Right now, this town is overflowing with rumors about those monsters and your Skeleton Man.
You could say that it's causing Ootomo's ressentiment to come out.
This town has been muddled for a long time now.
Ressentiment, huh...
It's Nietzsche.
Nietzsche?
If you had to put it in one word, it'd be "Superhuman Ideal".
Did they go?
Yeah.
I wonder if that guy's going to move.
No idea.
A humble reporter's instinct isn't worth much, after all.
It's not instinct! It's superhuman ressentiment!
What's that?
Alright! He's on the move!
Shit, where'd he go?
You search that way.
Yeah.
I'll go look around the platforms.
That guy's not around...
"To not eat a meal set in front of you is a man's disgrace," they say.
Skeleton Man!
You're not getting away!
Look out!
You!
An ally of justice shows up in a pinch, you know.
Oh...a Mauser, is it?
It brings back memories of the continent.
Why are you carrying a gun?
I'm a PI, after all. A gun is...
Hey! You alright?!
I'm not gonna let you kill me!
Damn it!
I won't let you!
Fall!
You saved my ass.
If you hadn't stopped the train, I'd have been in trouble.
You...get away from here quickly.
I won't be able to get around with this wound.
I'll take care of it from here somehow.
Somehow, you say...
Don't worry! PIs are all-powerful.
Damn, you're something else, old man.
After the Skeleton Man, I feel like going after you now.
I'm honored.