This story is a work of fiction, with no relationship to real persons or groups.
Those eyes! Whose eyes!
November 9th, the Day of the Shibuya Earthquake
Will the ESPer Boy Appear? What Is the Truth Behind the New Generation Madness?
Those eyes! Whose eyes!
Will the ESPer Boy Appear? What Is the Truth Behind the New Generation Madness?
Those eyes! Whose eyes!
Will the ESPer Boy Appear? What is the Truth Behind the New Generation Madness?
Outside Shibuya Station
November 9th. The Day of the Shibuya Earthquake.
Those eyes! Whose eyes!
Outside Shibuya Station
Live Outside Shibuya Station
Those eyes! Whose eyes!
Nishijou Takumi...
Those eyes! Whose eyes!
September 7th, 2009. 11:30 PM.
From the Top of Cornelius Tower, Shibuya Ward Five Jump to Their Deaths
Last night, sometime past 11:00 PM,
a group of five people jumped off of Cornelius Tower in Shibuya Ward.
All of them were badly injured in the fall and died.
Occult Board
"They say all five of them held hands as they jumped off."
Occult Board
"Seriously?"
"A group suicide?"
"Bet it felt good."
"I bet it was like base jumping."
"I can fly!"
"A group dive to kill yourself? That's a new one."
"Extreme suicide!"
"I bet they were high on something... like the building they jumped off!"
"Let's call it 'The New Generation Suicide.'"
September 19th, 2009. Late at night.
"Update! Another bloody incident in Shibuya!"
Occult Board
"The body they found under the bridge?"
Occult Board
"Tell me more."
"How gruesome."
"There was a dead fetus..."
"...inside the dead man's stomach."
"Men can get pregnant these days, huh?"
"The body was a man's."
"I repeat, the body was a man's."
"During the autopsy...
"...they found a dead fetus inside him."
"Bet they didn't see that coming!"
"That's murder, right?"
"Does that mean the killer opened up the guy's stomach and stuck the fetus inside?"
"I threw up."
"Extreme murder!"
"New Generation Murder."
"It's the New Generation Madness!"
"Shibuya's scary!"
"Crazy..."
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"If more stuff happens, the whole country will be talking about it."
"The New Generation Madness series!"
Why do I live alone in Shibuya?
I don't belong here.
Th-This town's filled with DQNs and Love Capitalists.
It should be d-destroyed right now.
It's just common sense.
Don't look at me!
Grim: Hey, what's wrong? Not seeing anything. Did you go to sleep?
KnightHeart: Sorry, sorry. I was spacing out, lolol
Grim: You must be really tired.
Grim: You up late doing dirty things with your girlfriend every night? lol
KnightHeart: I'm not into 3D women, lololol
Grim: By the way, did you hear? About the 3D incident happening now.
Shogun-san has entered the room. Current members: 3
Grim: Hey there, Shogun! (^_^)v
KnightHeart: Sup
KnightHeart: So what was this about? >Grim
Grim: The shit that's been going on lately.
Grim: The NewGen stuff.
Grim: You know about it, right?
KnightHeart: What the hell is the NewGen stuff?
Grim: The New Generation Madness. Online, it's just called the NewGen for short.
Grim: It's a series of weird deaths that are happening in Shibuya.
KnightHeart: Not into 3D crap.
Grim: Aw, you suck. Well, whatever. I'm out.
KnightHeart: Night.
Grim-san has left the room. Current members: 2
Shogun: http://www.gazouup.com/bbs/images/168491.jpg
Shogun: The world changes if you click it.
KnightHeart: What... Why are you talking in English? lololol
Shogun: I'm sorry for scaring you.
KnightHeart: Where you from, Shogun?
Shogun: Shibuya.
KnightHeart: Me too.
KnightHeart: There's been some weird stuff going on lately, I hear.
Shogun: More things are going to happen.
KnightHeart: Shibuya ((((；ﾟДﾟ))))Shiver Shiver
Shogun: fun^10xint^40=lr2
Shogun: I'm sorry for scaring you. KnightHeart: Where you from, Shogun? Shogun: Shibuya. KnightHeart: Me too. KnightHeart: There's been some weird stuff going on lately, I hear. Shogun: More things are going to happen. KnightHeart: Shibuya ((((；ﾟДﾟ))))Shiver Shiver Shogun: fun^10xint^40=Ir2 Shogun: This equation has killed the possibilities of the world.
F-u-n? I don't remember an equation like that...
KnightHeart: Where you from, Shogun? Shogun: Shibuya. KnightHeart: Me too. KnightHeart: There's been some weird stuff going on lately, I hear. Shogun: More things are going to happen. KnightHeart: Shibuya ((((；ﾟДﾟ))))Shiver Shiver Shogun: fun^10xint^40=Ir2 Shogun: This equation has killed the possibilities of the world. Shogun: http://www.gazouup.com/bbs/images/168492.jpg
Shogun: Shibuya. KnightHeart: Me too. KnightHeart: There's been some weird stuff going on lately, I hear. Shogun: More things are going to happen. KnightHeart: Shibuya ((((；ﾟДﾟ))))Shiver Shiver Shogun: fun^10xint^40=lr2 Shogun: This equation has killed the possibilities of the world. Shogun: http://www.gazouup.com/bbs/images/168492.jpg Shogun: http://www.gazouup.com/bbs/images/168493.jpg
KnightHeart: Me too. KnightHeart: There's been some weird stuff going on lately, I hear. Shogun: More things are going to happen. KnightHeart: Shibuya ((((；ﾟДﾟ))))Shiver Shiver Shogun: fun^10xint^40=Ir2 Shogun: This equation has killed the possibilities of the world. Shogun: http://www.gazouup.com/bbs/images/168492.jpg Shogun: http://www.gazouup.com/bbs/images/168493.jpg Shogun: http://www.gazouup.com/bbs/images/168494.jpg
Shogun: http://www.gazouup.com/bbs/images/168495.jpg
Shogun: http://www.gazouup.com/bbs/images/168496.jpg
Shogun: http://www.gazouup.com/bbs/images/168497.jpg
Shogun: http://www.gazouup.com/bbs/images/168498.jpg
Shogun: http://www.gazouup.com/bbs/images/168499.jpg
Shogun: http://www.gazouup.com/bbs/images/168500.jpg
Shogun: http://www.gazouup.com/bbs/images/168501.jpg
Shogun: http://www.gazouup.com/bbs/images/168502.jpg
Shogun: http://www.gazouup.com/bbs/images/168503.jpg
seye esohW
seye esohT
Shogun: Those eyes... Whose eyes?
September 29th, 2009
A cross?
It's just like that photo!
I'm so glad.
I wanted to see you.
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That devil woman saw my face!
Bro!
Hey, open up!
Survival confirmed!
Oh, it's just you, Nanami?
What kind of greeting is that?
Your little sister's being nice enough to come check on you.
I'm busy now.
Leave.
Hey, wait!
Those eyes... Whose eyes?
AH Tokyo General Hospital
Uh, Doctor, I'm worried I-I might be sleepwalking.
You're more likely to sleepwalk when under severe psychological stress.
There are several ways to find out if you're suffering from it.
The fastest is for you to sleep in a bed here.
Nishijou-san?
Good morning.
You slept well for three hours, huh?
There were no signs of sleepwalking.
Grim: The 4th New Generation Madness Incident happened.
Grim: Man, Shibuya's really going to hell.
Grim: This was another one that was batshit crazy.
Grim: The victim's body was drained of all its blood.
Grim: All their skin turned green!
Grim: http://page16.auctions.Taboo.co.jp/jp/auction/u15524569
Somebody needs type B blood real bad!
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Those words...
Those eyes... Whose eyes
523 Name: Morning with Anonymous Update on the New Generation Madness, and I can't BEAR it! New Generation Madness #1 @9/7 New Generation Madness #2 @9/19 New Generation Madness #3 @9/29 New Generation Madness #4 @10/10 New Generation Madness #? ......to be continued!!!
It must be him.
He must know something!
Damn it!
What's going on here?
Huh? Huh? I-Is that me?
I... I'm in the picture that Shogun sent me a day before the murder?
What are you looking at?
Are you okay?
D-Don't kill me!
Oh, please.
Why would you say something like that?
B-Because I-I saw you...
I saw you k-killing someone.
I never thought I'd hear Taku call me a killer.
Wh-Why?
Why does she know my name?
Of course I know your name.
I know the names of my friends.
Friends?
Who is she?
Who is this girl?
Did you really forget my name?
You didn't, right?
You know it, don't you?
You should know it.
Rimi...?
Yeah, that's right!
So you do remember!
Huh?
How do I know her name?
Who are you?
Have you been "assembled"?
Doubt the world.
Learn its ways.
Everything, including humans, is electrical.
People receive information from outside their body via their five senses.
But about 80 percent of it comes from their sense of sight.
The images detected by the sense of sight are turned into pulse signals
and sent via nerves to the brain.
The world we see is, in a way, created by those pulses.
So what if you could convert artificial image data into those pulses?
A patent has already been issued for that technology in America.
In other words, all five senses,
no, even human will itself,
can be controlled with existing technology.
251 Name: Morning with Anonymous Update on the New Generation Madness, and I can't BEAR it! New Generation Madness #1 @9/7 New Generation Madness #2 @9/19 New Generation Madness #3 @9/29 New Generation Madness #4 @10/10 New Generation Madness #5 @10/22 New Generation Madness #? ......to be continued!
"Suspicious Death of Man in Shibuya Ward... 5th NewGen Incident?"
"Early on the morning of the 23rd,
a doctor from AH Tokyo General Hospital's psych ward in Shibuya,
Takashina Fumio-san (41),
was found dead in the street.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police announced that he died due to weakness from malnutrition.
The top of Takashina-san's skull had been cleanly removed, and his brain taken out.
The police say it's possible that even after his brain was removed,
he was kept alive in a state similar to brain death."
Oh no...
Takashina-sensei...
Sh-Shogun... He's coming!
No!
I don't want to die!
I don't want to die! Save me!
S-Save me!
Why?
What's going on?
This is Shibuya, right?
This is a dream. An illusion.
This can't be real.
Did you receive my message?
Those eyes... Whose eyes?
Awaken. Quickly.
Wh-Who are you?
I am... Shogun.
Don't look at me!
Taku!
Can you walk?
S-Stay away from me!
Hang in there.
I'm with you.
I... I think I might have the power...
t-to project my delusions into reality.
Th-That's why... Shogun's after me...
I think.
You're overthinking it.
Even thinking that is just one of your delusions.
Taku?
The patent...
I found it.
What is it?
Is this English?
...all five senses, no,
even human will itself,
can be controlled with existing technology.
Visual rebuilding technology.
A patent...
There really is a patent.
Taku?
Nanami Cell
Hello? Nanami?
Bro...
Give me back my right hand.
170 Name: Morning with Anonymous Update on the New Generation Madness, and I can't BEAR it! New Generation Madness #1 @9/7 New Generation Madness #2 @9/19 New Generation Madness #3 @9/29 New Generation Madness #4 @10/10 New Generation Madness #5 @10/22 New Generation Madness #6 @10/28 New Generation Madness #? ......to be continued!!!
At about 8:00 PM today,
a woman's body was found in Shibuya River.
According to the police,
the flesh on the victim's right hand had been stripped off,
exposing the bone,
and what they believe to be human flesh was found within the victim's stomach.
It is believed that the victim bit off and ate their own right hand.
The police are treating the case as both a possible suicide and possible murder.
Nanami...
Nanami... answer me!
Wh-Why is the sound... coming from in here?
I'm going to open it up...
Nishijou Takumi
November 4th, 2009
128 Name: Morning with Anonymous Update on the New Generation Madness, and I can't BEAR it! New Generation Madness #1 @9/7 New Generation Madness #2 @9/19 New Generation Madness #3 @9/29 New Generation Madness #4 @10/10 New Generation Madness #5 @10/22 New Generation Madness #6 @10/28 New Generation Madness #7 @11/4 New Generation Madness #? ......to be continued!!!
What are you doing?
Did you write this?
Those Eyes... Whose Eyes? 4-3 Nishijou ...have these dreams. A grownup version of me comes to me in the present riding a machine. We don't look alike at all. The time machine has lots of buttons. You can take a shower...
It's an essay I wrote a long time ago.
I knew it was you!
Stop it!
Don't pressure Taku anymore!
Move!
What he created might destroy the world!
What I created? What?
Taku, don't listen to her.
fun^10 x int^40 = Ir2.
You wrote this, too, right?
Th-That's just a kid's scribbling!
Don't lie to me!
The second you created this formula,
the world split!
It's useless. Taku doesn't know anything.
Rimi? Do you know something?
What are you hiding from me?
Taku...
Tell me!
What do you know about me?
Rimi!
In an ideal world, you wouldn't exist.
I didn't want you to wake up.
I wanted you to have a normal life.
Taku... Hey, Taku...
I'm going, okay?
You said you'd stay with me!
I'm sorry.
You can hate me if you want.
AH Tokyo General Hospital
Welcome back, Takumi.
Clinical Department Nishijou Takumi-sama Primary Care Doctor
Kill me... Kill me...
KnightHeart: Kill me KnightHeart: kill me KnightHeart: kiLL mE KnightHeart: K i l l m e KnightHeart: Kill m3 KnightHeart: K1LL me KnightHeart: k1!! m3 KnightHeart: kill ME
KnightHeart: KILL ME
Grim-san has entered the room. Current members: 2
KnightHeart: killme
KnightHeart: K1LLM3
Kill me... Kill me...
KnightHeart: kill ME KnightHeart: KILL ME Grim-san has entered the room. Current members: 2 KnightHeart: killme KnightHeart: K1LLM3 Grim: lolololwut. Dude, shut up rofl
Grim: Shibuya Scramble Crossing.
Grim: There's gonna be a big festival in an hour.
Kill me... Kill me...
Grim-san has entered the room. Current members: 2 KnightHeart: killme KnightHeart: K1LLM3 Grim: lolololwut. Dude, shut up rofl Grim: Shibuya Scramble Crossing. Grim: There's gonna be a big festival in an hour. KnightHeart: k1ll me
Current members: 2 KnightHeart: killme KnightHeart: K1LLM3 Grim: lolololwut. Dude, shut up rofl Grim: Shibuya Scramble Crossing. Grim: There's gonna be a big festival in an hour. KnightHeart: k1ll Me KnightHeart: kill me
KnightHeart: killme KnightHeart: K1LLM3 Grim: lolololwut. Dude, shut up rofl Grim: Shibuya Scramble Crossing. Grim: There's gonna be a big festival in an hour. KnightHeart: k1ll Me KnightHeart: kill m3 KnightHeart: Kill me
Grim: Go to the festival, then.
Kill me... Kill me...
KnightHeart: K1LLM3 Grim: lolololwut. Dude, shut up rofl Grim: Shibuya Scramble Crossing. Grim: There's gonna be a big festival in an hour. KnightHeart: k1ll Me KnightHeart: kill m3 KnightHeart: Kill me Grim: Go to the festival, then. Grim: You're famous.
Grim: You'll get what you want.
Hey, is that him?
This is the perfect festival for me to die at.
Let me ask you.
The killer behind the New Generation incidents,
a.k.a. "Those Eyes... Whose Eyes"...
There's a rumor that it's you, Nishijou-kun.
Maybe so.
Die!
Damn it!
Go to hell!
Execute him!
Kill him!
Wake up. Quickly.
Shogun?
Kill me.
I can't do that.
Why?
The hearts of the people here are ruled by a weapon of silence.
You could call it an indiscriminate human experiment.
The true enemy is right beside you.
They're the ones behind the New Generation Madness.
So wake up.
You're the only one who can stop them.
Don't tell me what to do!
I won't let other people decide who I am!
I'll decide what I really am!
Episode 0
This story is work of fiction, with no relationship to real persons or groups.
On November 6th, 2009,
the Shibuya Earthquake reduced the city of Shibuya to rubble in a single night.
Chasing the Mysteries of the Shibuya Earthquake!
It's been six years since then.
Under the slogan of "Shibuya, a city reborn,"
the city has been rebuilt at a feverish pace.
And this year, on November 6th, 2015,
a Restoration Festival will be held in memory of those who died.
Today, we and our guests are going to discuss the truth about this earthquake,
and the questions and rumors that still remain.
Let's get started.
Thanks for having us.
My first question is this.
Harajuku and Ebisu, despite being only a kilometer away from Shibuya,
barely suffered any building collapses.
From a geological standpoint, what do you think about this?
In no other earthquake in history
was the damage so disproportionately concentrated at its epicenter.
As natural disasters go, this one was extremely unnatural.
It must've been manmade!
Manmade?
Some of the victims said they saw a white light,
and heard what sounded like a ringing in their ears.
Are these some of the reasons you feel it was manmade?
You don't think those people were just under extreme stress?
There's no end of victims claiming symptoms similar to PTSD.
Maybe it was the light of something exploding?
No.
I can say with certainty that an explosion couldn't create an earthquake of that size.
No?
You can't get this mixed up with the occult.
So do you have any concrete evidence that the earthquake was manmade?
Itou, you see it?
Yeah.
Miyashiro, how'd you get those photos?
I can't say.
Why?
It's gonna bug me!
Vice-President.
Takuru.
What?
You told the teachers you're not planning to go to college?
That's right.
I told you to say you were!
It's not like you aren't smart enough.
You looked up my form?
Wait, shouldn't you be with the student council today?
I'll go back when we're done talking—
There's more.
Kurusu?
You skipped school last Friday, didn't you?
That's not a problem, is it?
It is.
Where were you, and what were you doing?
Hekihou Academy Newspaper Shared Folder
You were out taking those pictures you later uploaded online, weren't you?
Hekihou Academy Newspaper Shared Folder
Miyashiro
Kurusu
Onoe
Itou
Kazuki
Miyashiro
It was a lot of work.
But, thanks to that, I was able to get photos of the crime scene
that nobody but the police has seen yet.
It might turn out to be critical evidence for the case we're pursuing.
But that doesn't mean it's okay to skip school!
I had to do it.
Why?
I mean, juicy scoops like these...
"Juicy"?
People are dying, and you call it juicy?
N-No... I'm sorry.
Sheesh...
Kazuki,
don't hit the walls just because you're mad at your game.
I've told you before, right?
Your hand's turned red.
No more hitting.
Got it?
Good!
Takuru!
Why don't you tell me about these "juicy scoops" of yours?
9/29
Th-There are two cases we're pursuing right now.
The first is the Niconiya public livestreamer suicide
that took place on the 7th of this month,
a.k.a. "Don't Look at Me."
Ootani, the victim, was a popular Niconiya streamer.
He set up a time during his broadcast for people to leave comments
and stepped away from the camera.
Afterward, there was a knock at the door,
and the microphone picked up the faint sound of someone entering the room.
When he came back, he was missing half of his right arm.
It was a chopped into tiny slices and sitting on a plate.
After that, he started to eat his fingers,
as if he didn't feel any pain.
And then after a short interval, he started to scream in pain and died.
Hemorrhagic shock, it's called.
The most popular opinion is that there was some kind of psychological issue
that caused him to commit suicide.
Niconiya Livestreamer Dies of Blood Loss, Eating His Own Severed Right Arm
9/7 Don't Look at Me
The next case happened on the 19th.
9/19 Leaky Noise
It's known as "Leaky Noise."
I sang Masquerade
The victim, Momone Takayanagi,
was a Sang_It singer on Niconiya.
She did outdoor concerts at the same spot and time on every day it didn't rain.
Thanks for coming. Enjoy your stay. I'll be doing a street concert on the 19th, at the usual spot on Shinsen Road. See you at 10:00 PM or so!
That day, she arrived pretty late and started her performance.
At first she was playing her guitar along with the song,
but eventually it was just her singing.
What happened to her?
She was dead.
And, according to the evidence found,
she bought a cutter at the convenience store, cut open her own stomach,
and jammed a speaker inside!
After that, she did some basic first aid to hide the wound,
and then she went to her concert!
Anyway, until the music player started to repeat,
nobody realized she was dead.
See? Amazing, right?
Sorry I'm late!
Did you get stuck with chores?
Yup.
Takuru...
These "juicy scoops" of yours just seem dangerous to me.
And I don't think the pictures you took are going to help with anything.
Why don't you give up on these dangerous cases
and work on getting ready for the cultural festival instead?
Um, what was it?
That guy with a similar name to Taku...
The New Generation Madness?
Nishijou Takumi...
About this time six years ago, there was a series of bizarre murders.
You know about it too, right, Kurusu?
Yeah.
The New Generation Madness.
The 1st, 2nd, 3rd,
4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th...
What's gotten into you, Miyashiro?
The New Generation Madness six years ago.
High School Students Commit Suicide by Jumping Off a Building
...Jumped Off of Shibuya's Cornelius Tower Helipad Holding Hands...
Five High School Students Commit Suicide
The first case took place on September 7th.
So did Don't Look at Me. The dates match.
The next case and Leaky Noise both took place on the 19th of September.
Man's Body Found
Leaky Noise
And today, the 29th,
is when the third case took place six years ago!
Maybe another bizarre murder is going to occur in Shibuya today!
The Return of the New Generation Madness...
This is amazing!
Onoe, it was great that you noticed it!
You sure it's not a coincidence? Nothing happened today...
I just remembered that something similar happened!
Sheesh...
This isn't even worth getting mad over.
Non-chan?
I'm going back to my work with the student council.
You guys make sure to do the newspaper club's work for the cultural festival.
Yeah, it'll be fine.
Roger!
Takuru...
Make sure you get home okay.
I'm back...
Oh, welcome back.
What is it, Nono?
So Takuru said that, huh?
Clues, dates...
Is investigating these incidents that much fun?
Did you get it?
Yeah. I'm fine.
He's at the age where he's interested in lots of things.
It's good to be curious about stuff.
Maybe he thinks he's become some kind of detective.
Yui, Yuuto,
it's almost dinnertime. Could you come help out?
Okay!
Onoe Serika
Over here!
Did something happen?
Yeah.
I think the policeman who went in earlier was calling for backup.
I see.
Enter password
Onoe.
A music box?
There probably aren't a lot of cops there yet.
Let's go around from the back.
Freesia Offices
See you, Shinjou-chan.
Yeah.
Kunosato-san, thanks.
If you've got time to talk, go get the car.
Fairy's Dance
Yes.
I'm sure of it. I've confirmed it here.
But I can't make that decision.
Taku, let's go!
Hurry!
Wait—
Yes.
Hey, I told you not to leave your rooms!
No, I'm sorry. I'm fine.
Anyway, just get backup here.
Th-That was crazy!
We fooled him! We fooled him!
Nobody's here.
Okay...
From what I saw outside,
it's either there or the next one.
Wh-What?
That was from the next one, right?
I-I think so.
This is the room with the open window.
Should we open it?
Wait—
It's no good.
I see.
I wanted to get some photos before I left.
Did you just hear the sound of the lock?
Oh shit...
Taku!
Someone else is here.
They're sitting on the bed?
Let's get out of here, Onoe!
Right!
What's going on?
Taku, the door's not opening!
Taku! Taku!
Why?
Why isn't it opening?
How would I know?
It's no good!
Let's try to get out by the window!
Why... Why is he dead?
Strangulation?
Why was the curtain open?
Taku, we have to run!
Why? Why? Why?
Why? Why? Why? Why?
Taku!
Why?
Taku!
Breaking into a crime scene?
That's way outside what a club's supposed to do!
What if you get suspended?
I heard you passed out, too.
I'm glad that at least you weren't hurt.
But, as your older sister,
I can't let my little brother put himself in danger anymore.
Little brother...
Come back to Aoba Dorm.
Yui, Yuuto, and Dad would all be happy if you did.
We're not family or anything,
Kurusu.
Takuru...
What's your name and address?
You a student?
Or do you work somewhere?
What's the connection between you and that Kakita guy?
We know from our investigations that you visited that hotel together many times.
Were you two lovers or something?
If you don't want to talk,
nod or wave your hand or something.
Just respond somehow.
Oh jeez...
Did they not notice what you had,
or did you never have it?
Well?
Who are you people?
I'm a detective here.
What's your name?
Hinae Arimura.
I'm a student at Hekihou Academy.
Taku?
Onoe? It's open.
Excuse me!
Things calm down with you too?
Yeah.
And there's something I want you to look at.
This is...
After you passed out,
the cops came right in.
And I was throwing up due to all the nausea.
But I must've stuffed your phone into my pocket without realizing it.
I... I see.
I'm amazed you had time to upload it to the online storage before the cops deleted it.
It was just luck.
When I got to the police station, I got sick again and ran into the bathroom.
And then I got the idea!
Wow...
But can you delete the original one in the online storage?
Why?
Because of what it is.
I can't let anyone else see it.
Okay.
Deleting
Please Wait
Movie File
Internal Storage
File Deleted
Oh, right, Taku.
What?
Here, look here.
Outside the window.
What is this?
A bug?
If there was a bug that big there,
Kurusu would go to blow up the building.
Non-chan hates bugs.
Graffiti, then?
Why did you think of a bug before you thought of that?
I've seen this somewhere before.
Damn it.
You can make it out,
but it's so far away, it's all pixelated.
See? It is a bug.
It's got its wings spread!
It is not.
I'm sure I've seen it somewhere before.
Another bug!
I knew it.
The same bug!
But I've seen it somewhere else, too.
Take care, okay?
Yeah. G'night.
It can't be.
A Sumo Sticker?
Yeah.
Those things started showing up in Shibuya about eight years ago, right?
The picture's low-res, so we can't say for sure yet, but...
Love Hotel Fairy's Dance Infiltration and Investigation Report
Maybe there's one at the scene of Leaky Noise, too!
Yeah!
So we're all going to check!
9/7 Don't Look at Me
And of course, we're going to the condo in Jinnan
9/29 Love Hotel Incident
and Fairy's Dance, too,
9/19 Leaky Noise
so we can get some better photos.
Miyashiro!
I know her!
Shin-chan, you're sure?
I think I saw her at an all clubs meeting!
So she's a student here?
Yeah.
If you saw her at an all clubs meeting,
does that mean she runs a club?
I don't know.
Maybe there's another place
where the club president doesn't like talking in front of crowds,
and the vice-president is the one running the meeting,
so an ordinary club member like me has to go.
It's not that I don't like it!
It's just...
It's just what?
It doesn't matter.
Where are you going, anyway?
Here.
Student Council Room
Why?
There are club brochures with pictures here.
It's better than searching the whole school, right?
You idiot!
What if Kurusu is here?
Excuse me!
Wait—
Serika?
Takuru!
Itou-kun, too?
The newspaper club, huh?
What's wrong?
No...
U-Um...
Non-chan, you know her?
Yes.
This is Hinae Arimura-san, a second-year and president of the literature club.
Hey there!
Are they friends of yours, Kurusu-senpai?
Yup.
This is Shinji Itou-kun, a third-year student in the newspaper club...
Serika Onoe, a second-year student who's also in the club...
And that's Takuru Miyashiro, a third-year student who's the club president.
He's also my little brother, and a boy who doesn't know his place.
He's your brother? But your last names…
We're from an orphanage, you see.
Huh. So you're siblings, but not related by blood, huh?
Sounds kind of naughty, doesn't it?
Please don't act like this is some kind of novel.
U-Um… Wh-What are you doing?
Takuru?
Oh, uh, well...
What are you doing here, Arimura-san?
Huh? I was talking to Kurusu-senpai about the cultural festival!
And you know, we're in the same grade, so you don't have to be so formal.
Yeah...
Okay, I'll be going!
Kurusu-senpai, thank you!
Sure.
But I won't be able to help you next year, okay?
Don't worry!
I'll make sure the literature club
can participate in the cultural festival next year!
A-A-Arimura-san?
That scared me...
You've got a lot of energy, huh?
I... I'm sorry.
No, it's fine.
What is it?
Um, well...
Um...
Are you the student from our school who went into the room?
Can you say it aloud?
Are you the one who went in the room?
Th-That's right.
I see.
U-Um, so wh-what were you doing at the hotel?
I heard the lock to the room opened on its own,
and that's how you got inside.
Is that true?
Can you say that aloud?
Th-That's true...
It opened from the inside.
Arimura-san?
Do you...
Goodbye, then.
W-Wait, um...
Wh-What are you—
I told you not to be so formal.
Also, you can just call me by name.
I'm an underclassman.
And...
Takuru Miyashiro-senpai,
you're going to be killed.
Episode 1
Digital Native