There are no answers to be found anymore
In this world, where storylines and rules no longer exist
Tomorrow and today are the same future
All I hope for now are unchanging days and something to look forward to...
And maybe just a hint of the future
Our two shadows sway together
As time goes by...
As the edges of the night start to unravel
Right now I'm casting all the words that come to my mind into the distance
I'm sending all the feelings l want to express from my heart to you
As long as my voice keeps pouring out, I swear to you
The man in the black coat, who's appeared time and time again...
I came so close to being reunited with my brother at Manseibashi...
...but he got in my way.
For some reason, he knows my name...
I've been suspicious of him all along, but...
...then he saved my life at Shinobazu Pond, even though he got hurt doing it.
It might be that this man is...
...actually trying to tell me something!
But...
SHlBUYA
Who in the world are you?
I've been waiting all this time for you...
I'm missing one yen!
What's going on?
Oh, well, I've been doing my expenses...
...and I can't seem to reconcile my total receipts with my account balance.
That's what happens when you don't separate...
...your own money from the company's.
Well, that's probably true...
Anyway, shouldn't we be leaving for that shoot soon?
What, you're coming along too?
Of course I am!
All these occult cases happening around Tokyo...
...could have something to do with my brother's disappearance.
Well, you do have a point...
All right, then let's get going.
The white dog...
...the white dog of Shibuya, right?
Don't you think it's been lonely here on the east side of the station lately?
Well, one of its major landmarks is gone now...
...not to mention that only on this side...
...the credit card readers and ATM machines keep crashing and...
...going out of order these days.
Rumor has it that all the top brass at the banks have...
...even started praying for divine intervention.
So that's why there's hardly any people over here anymore.
Oh well, I guess I'll be able to concentrate better.
You're actually going to study in a place like this?
I have an exam tomorrow.
I'm going to be up all night anyway, so don't mind me.
But still...
You're the one who said you needed another set of hands to get the job done.
Remember?
That's true, I guess...
If the work doesn't get done, you won't get paid.
If you don't get paid, I can't collect the rent...
...and I'll end up living hand to mouth on the streets.
Hey, hearing it in so many words makes me feel bad.
Sorry.
Hikaru, listen...
If you have no objections...
Uh...
After you've graduated from high school, of course...
I could take care of you, you know.
Tsuna...
You mean that?
Yes.
I really mean that.
I really do appreciate the offer, but...
The last thing I'm going to do is work for Beads Publishing!
I just know I'll never get paid a decent wage!
Excuse me for not being able to pay you for your part-time work!
Anyway, what's the story behind this white dog?
It's just a rumor, but they say the white dog of Shibuya can be sighted...
...close to the night of the full moon.
Especially here at the Shibuya station bus rotary...
Apparently, it shows up here frequently.
A dog that appears in Shibuya?
It might be the ghost of Hachiko.
You mean Faithful Dog Hachiko?
The dog owned by a college professor, who would...
...show up everyday at Shibuya Station to meet his master.
Even after the professor passed away, he kept coming to the station, right?
Yes.
But did you know...
Some people say that Hachiko kept showing up...
...because a yakitori vendor at the station fed him yakitori everyday.
Jeez, you really have a way of shattering all the dreams and hopes of the world!
Dreams and hopes aren't going to fill your empty stomach.
I'm going to grab something for us to eat at the convenience store.
Keep an eye on the camera, will you?
Hey!
For god's sake, he never listens to anything I say!
It's him!
Where did he go?
Come to think of it...
...what exactly was that, I wonder?
Our paths will cross again soon.
I know it was around here somewhere that I saw him last night...
Hey, I didn't know there was a shrine here...
Well hello, Hikaru!
Urabe!
Are you here to visit the shrine?
Well, not exactly...
Let me guess...
You've come to pray that you'll be able to...
...collect all the rent from your tenants, have you not?
After all, this shrine is dedicated to the gods of prosperity...
...as well as the gods who protect against theft.
What are you doing here?
Well, I happen to be a close friend of the priest at this shrine.
He injured himself the other day, attempting to stop someone from...
...stealing the offerings.
I came by to see how he was doing.
Stealing offerings in this day and age?
Apparently the thief suddenly disappeared while escaping...
...so you can imagine how baffled the police are.
Disappeared?
Oh, that reminds me.
If you decide to offer a prayer at this shrine...
...do take a look at the Guardian Dogs before you go.
Guardian Dogs?
That's right.
There was once a man named Gorozou...
...who incurred the wrath of the gods for trying to destroy this shrine...
He was punished by being transformed into a mountain dog.
The years passed...
...until one day a poet came to visit this shrine.
He must have taken pity on Gorozou's plight...
For he wrote a poem about the moon...
...whereupon the mountain dog turned to stone...
...and thus became the guardian dog of this shrine.
So a place like Shibuya has some history to it, too.
Well, who knows if there's any truth to this story...
Have a good day.
Well, I'm actually here to look for somebody...
...but why not take a look?
Dogs, just like she said.
The mountain dogs, I wonder?
Actually, they are wolves.
At this shrine, the guardian dogs who serve the gods...
...are thought to be Japanese wolves.
It is true that in the past, they were also known as mountain dogs.
It's a strange idea, isn't it? For wolves to be servants of the gods?
In this country, wolves have long been...
...Iooked upon as guardian deities of the forest...
They were called Ookuchi no Magami, and were feared by the people.
But then times changed...
...and the wolves, the servants of the gods, died off.
Today they exist only as part of religious beliefs such as this one.
That is all that is left of their splendor.
I thought these "guardian dogs" were just the ones that look like lions.
What's this?
A Matsuo Basho haiku monument.
Basho?
"The sight of Mt. Fuji is even more exquisite in the clear May moonlight."
It is a poem about the beautiful view of Mt. Fuji and the moon from this spot.
Wow, a taste of Matsuo Basho right in the middle of Shibuya!
I don't know, that seems pretty weird.
I wonder if nothing's going to happen tonight, either.
Wasn't today the last day of exams?
How'd it go?
Uh-huh.
Did you do well?
I guess.
I see.
What's that?
The moon...
Give me back the chipped moon!
Hey, I got some really good shots!
This is a real scoop!
I'm going to make a fortune on this!
Did you get a shot of the white dog?
Dog?
I got something way better than any occult material like that.
Didn't you see the car chase?
But look! Over there, see...
Now this is what being a journalist is all about.
My luck might be changing at long last!
Is this your so-called scoop?
That's right!
Pretty damn good, wouldn't you say?
You can't call it a scoop unless you get it in the papers first.
W-What's this?
In this day and age, even a cell phone picture can grace the front page.
So disappointing!
But why isn't the white dog in any of the pictures?
Not only that...
...but that white dog told me to give him back the chipped moon.
You don't seem to have a fever.
Sadamitsu!
What?
Get away from Hikaru!
We're apart, see?
Farther!
Man, what's your problem?
But this is...
What's the meaning of this?
Good morning!
Good morning.
Hikaru, I'm gonna use your computer, okay?
Sure.
Hey, Tsuna...
You didn't see a white dog yesterday, did you?
A white dog? No, I didn't see one.
I was concentrating on the accident, anyway.
Hey, look. The banks in Shibuya are out of service again.
Why would you be looking at something like that?
Sometimes they have to cancel all stock trading...
...because of what's going on in Shibuya.
I'm just worried about my college fund.
So anyway, I did some research, and look!
It turns out that a lot of these accidents happen whenever the moon is full.
What's that? Is that true?
Now if that white dog would only show up, I'll be the happiest man in the world.
Hey, Tsuna, take a look at this.
The evil photo that snatched away my livelihood.
Look at this one, too.
What's this...
The original of that other photo?
No, wait, it's slightly different.
I see, there's a movie theater in this photo here.
I found the photo in the pile of photos my brother took.
You mean it's another one of Raikou's photos?
The thing is...
...when that accident happened last night, I saw a white dog.
It was over there.
I didn't see it at all.
It looked as if the white dog was attacking the car that crashed.
Another thing, Tsuna...
Now don't laugh at me, okay?
That same white dog told me to "give him back the chipped moon."
I'm sure there's some kind of meaning in that.
Surely not...
Actually, I guess it's possible.
There was that strange business in Ueno...
What did he mean by "chipped moon"?
Chipped moon, he said?
Come to think of it, there's supposed to be a Basho poem...
...about the moon around here.
"The sight of Mt. Fuji is even more exquisite in the clear May moonlight."
You know your Basho well.
A long time ago, this road used to be a slope leading down into a valley.
People had a great view of Mt. Fuji and the moon.
Most likely, Basho was deeply moved by the sight and wrote that poem.
I'm going to go there now!
Hey! Where are you going?
Mitake Shrine! Hey! Where are you going?
Something's changed since I was here the last time...
I knew it...
Is this what he meant by "the chipped moon"?
There it is!
It's glowing!
What is it that you're looking for?
Um...
Did you also come here seeking the gold?
Gold?
I'm here for that reason also.
I heard that there was gold hidden in the moon...
...so I searched the inscription for it...
Perhaps the gods decided to punish me...
Now, at every full moon...
I am transformed into a beast in search of all the gold...
...in this world that remains invisible to the eye.
Give me back the moon.
I don't know what you're talking about!
I followed the chi of metal, and look...
Hikaru, you're to be commended for finding this place.
I only thought I might be able to find some clues if I came here.
Is this proof there is only the...
...thinnest of lines between this world and the next?
Curse you, Ageless One...
Just stay out of this and observe the outcome.
That I cannot do.
To rectify all things, that is the karma I must bear.
Then that means this one is...
Hikaru, put the chipped moon back in its place!
I did put it back! But nothing happened...
That was just a substitute moon for the earthly world.
Go inside the shrine office.
The moon on the guardian dog's pedestal should be chipped.
That's the one you need to restore!
I'll keep this beast at bay.
Hurry!
Forgive me!
The fragment of the moon...
Where's the fragment?
Now that the insanity has begun, there's nothing to do but hold it back.
But isn't that what you want yourself, White Spirit?
Found it!
Got it!
Put that fragment back!
What in the world...
What you have seen, all of it is the truth.
This man who lies unconscious was blinded by greed...
...believing the story about the golden moon...
...he tried to remove the moon from the pedestal.
When there is a disturbance in the flow of chi...
...the chi will stagnate and accumulate somewhere.
Sometimes it takes no more than a small action...
...Iike that to throw the world into disorder.
Throw the world into disorder?
If you desire to know the truth about everything...
...then come with me, Hikaru.
Hey, Hikaru!
Tsuna?
What's going on? What happened here?
Well, you see...
The white dog never did show up, did he?
Uh, no...
I turned that young guy over to the police and found out that...
...he was the one who got away after stealing the shrine offerings...
...and he also tried to steal the goldwork on the pedestal of the...
...guardian dogs inside the shrine office.
The people at the shrine told the police they'd never seen that guy before.
And another thing...
...for some reason, the shrine has been getting a lot more offerings lately.
Well, isn't there a chance...
...that someone's been secretly filling up the donation box...
...out of sympathy for the priest that got hurt?
Come on, you know that's not possible.
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To be continued...
You were the only one who knew the real me
This is who I really am
Maybe being alone has made it worse?
Please don 't cry anymore
Even if I can 't see you, I can still hear your voice
All these memories we share
I don 't want to shed even a single tear
Cry baby cry...
I don't know what the deal is, but Tsuna's acting pretty strange these days.
Going out alone in the middle of the night...
...then getting all decked out in a fancy suit to hit the city...
That's not the Tsuna we know.
Hold up! Don't tell me the old boy's actually lovesick or something?
What do you say, Hikaru? Let's play Cupid for Tsuna-boy and...
...help him in his quest for romance!
Act Twenty, Azabu.
Don't miss it!