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It is the 22nd year of the new Holy Era.
With the fall of the previous age brought about by human folly...
lawlessness runs rampant and disorder rules the world.
But here in Shinjuku, the City of Beasts...
any creature who would harm another...
must contend with us, one and all.
Our wild blood runs hot tonight.!
Hyper Police to the rescue.!
HYPER POLICE
Till you make up your mind I won't let you go
I'm gonna make you feel the pull of my charms
What gives spice to romance
Is the endless thrill of playing the game
My heart soars where none has ever gone before
When you've finally seen
That I'm your number one then hurry, hurry
Reach across time and take me in your arms
We'll always be together forever and a day
Together eternity's within our reach
What's this money for?
I thought you might find a use for it in the upcoming elections.
So it's a political donation.
You've been very good to my business.
Take a little nap.
Why don't you stay awhile and enjoy yourself?
Thank you, sir.
Who are you?
''Received 1 600 Gold Coins. Cat Cross Army''
''There is No Tomorrow for the Cats?''
Wow! Gold coins!
Relax everybody. You'll all get an equal share.
Buy some good food and take care of your health.
Thank you so much.
Are you folks from the Cat Cross Army, by any chance?
You look like you could use a doctor, gramps.
Freeze, Cat Cross Army!
- Please run! - Hurry!
Thanks.
Come back here!
Please let them go.
- Out of my way! - Please step aside!
- Sakura! - I've got 'em!
They're no tortoises!
Good. They went up that dead-end alley!
Freeze!
- Sakura? - Where'd they go?
I thought I cut them off.
Where'd we lose 'em?
Batanen!
They left these behind.
Damn!
Their scent disappears here, too.
On nights with a full moon, my senses are heightened...
and I can literally fly at the speed of sound...
so there's no way I should have lost them.
Excuse me, but could you take this somewhere else?
I'd rather you didn't use my office as a hangout.
I guess it's all up to Natsuki now.
Fine. Be that way.
I have some ideas, too.
Mr. Nupu's spent more than a year... DO NOT ENTER
following the Cat Cross Army's movements...
and homing in on their hideout...
but he hasn't been able to pinpoint it.
He said if I stood around here looking suitably rootless...
the Cat Cross Army would probably approach me.
That's what he thought, anyway.
I'm so bored!
She looks so ditzy.
You really think they'll take the bait?
- Can you hear me, Batanen? - We're basically stuck with her...
because they'd recognize us in an instant.
I sure wish I'd brought something to play with.
Halt.!
Ouch!
I see that you are minors.
This is a restricted area. I'm taking you into custody.
I don't need your damn protection. Let me out of here!
Why should I have to get locked up, too?
Save your breath.
It doesn't take much for them to collar any kind of cat right now.
Thanks to the Cat Cross Army, the whole cat species suffers.
Oh, yeah? Nobody badmouths my sister!
Sister? This kid knows some of them.
Take it easy. Calm down!
Hey.! She's a girl.
Quiet!
Simmer down, you guys.
Mao from the House of Cats, come here. You can go.
I came to get you out, Mao.
Thank you, Father Superior.
Please sign here.
Hey, I know you. You got into trouble again?
I didn't really get into trouble, but--
That means it's your second offense.
First offenders either have to do real time or pay a fine...
and repeat offenders get all their memories wiped out.
No way!
Sorry, but that's how it is.
Father Superior...
it's my fault she's in here.
Can you get her out, too?
I'm so grateful to you.
Don't thank me. It must have been the Cat God's will.
If you don't have any place to go, why not come with us?
But I couldn't...
We belong to the same species, and we all need help sometime.
Mr. Nupu said he suspects this House of Cats...
but I think he has to be wrong.
All right, everybody. Come and get it.
Here, you can carry her tray for her.
There are so many seniors and disabled people...
and lots of children, too.
The meals have been more lavish lately.
Yes. If we run out of funds, the Cat Cross Army will donate more.
So this place is funded with donations from the Cat Cross Army?
Hey...
aren't you going to eat? It's a real feast.
They call this a feast?
The Cat Cross Army risk their lives to provide food for people like this.
I'm fine. Why don't you two eat it?
We already ate.
That's right. And you're bigger than us, so you need good food.
Turning your nose up? Not as good as your usual fare?
No, not at all.
They're obviously still hungry. Poor little kids.
How about I eat half and you eat half?
Really?
Here.
- Delicious. - It's yummy.
Don't you think?
Yes, it's yummy.
These two are usually even more shy with strangers than I am...
but they've sure taken to you.
Maybe you smell like their mother.
Smell like their mother?
Maybe it's those two gallons of milk I drink every day.
That guy said you'd been arrested before. For what?
I'd rather not say.
Looks like you know how to hold your tongue.
This is just between you and me...
but actually I'm with the Cat Cross Army.
Are you impressed?
And guess what. I get to go on my first job real soon now.
Then I can buy these two...
some nicer clothes...
and some better food, too.
What do you think? Maybe you could stay on here?
I really don't want Batanen to hear that the residents of the House of Cats...
belong to the Cat Cross Army.
I mean it. Why don't you stay?
Yeah, I'll think about it.
Money.
If shejust had money, Mao wouldn't have to steal.
But...
I want this.
I want! I want!
We just bought you one the other day.
That one was red.
Red and blue, they're all the same.
No, they're not!
All right.
You're spoiling him, dear.
My pocket money alone would never go far enough.
Hey! Let me go!
Batanen.
Are you sure it's safe for us to be seen together?
I was careful.
So, what have you found out?
I sure wish you'd stop doing this.
Tell us.
If you want to use this place as your office, then you should pay rent.
I mean, at least a little something.
I don't think the House of Cats is involved.
Even if the house itself isn't involved...
there's still a strong chance Cat Cross Army members are hiding out there.
Even if we can't catch them red-handed, we can nab them on your testimony.
Batanen, could you lend me some money?
Compassion is a good thing, Natsuki.
But there are nearly 50 cats living there.
Any money I could lend you would be gone in a flash.
What will you do the next day? The next week? The next month?
You can't take care of them forever.
That's true.
But they're my kind. I can't stand by and do nothing.
Don't forget your job, Natsuki.
I haven't forgotten my job.
I really haven't.
Batanen's being awful hard on you. He didn't have to say that.
Hold on, Natsuki.
Natsuki, wait!
I hate you all!
Batanen...
you can't expect a ruse like this to work.
Why do you have my wallet?
Natsuki, I'll lend you some money.
- Sakura! - But I'm talking ten-ten.
Sister Natsu?
Where'd you get all that food?
I scraped together some money and went shopping.
Scraped together some money?
Say, Natsu?
Can I ask you something?
What are you looking so serious about?
Where did you steal the money from?
No, I borrowed it.
Who's going to lend money to a homeless drifter?
Er, I...
Never mind.
But tonight's the full moon.
How'd you like to go on a job with us?
Father Superior will be pleased, too.
And I know the Cat Cross Army would accept you right away.
But I--
Every extra body makes it easier and safer to steal that much more.
I can't do that.
Well, I won't insist...
but in any case, we're hitting Tajimaya tonight...
and you can come along if you feel like it.
O Cat God.
What should I do...
O God?
Have you come to me with your troubles?
Cat God?
Did you wish me to hear your confession? Very well.
Father Superior?
I am not the one who hears your confession.
I merely listen and offer advice as God's instrument.
Now, unburden your troubles to the Cat God.
My house...
burned to the ground the other day.
But since my father is human...
the government is rebuilding it with taxpayer's money.
And since humans are a protected species, I'm all taken care of.
But monsters who meet with misfortune don't get anything...
no matter how hard up they are.
Even before this, I thought it was unfair.
But I still can't approve of stealing money and valuables...
like the Cat Cross Army does, even if it's from the rich.
On the other hand...
it doesn't seem right that these girls...
who steal to help the poor and weak...
and who struggle so hard to live...
should be declared outlaws by the society that's abandoned them.
I'm... I'm actually a bounty hunter.
I came here under cover to capture the Cat Cross Army.
But I...
I can't think of them as outlaws and arrest them anymore.
Still...
even if it's for the sake of those you love...
stealing is a crime, isn't it?
What am I supposed to do?
Look the other way? Make the arrest?
Or should I maybe join them? I'm completely confused!
I'm grateful you've confided in me.
Thank you. It can't have been easy.
I knew you were a bounty hunter.
Then why did you rescue me?
Although I am a servant of God...
for many years I engaged in crime in order to provide for the poor.
But I knew God could not ultimately approve...
and would not allow it to go on forever.
So when my eyesight began to fail, I thought I would give it up.
But then the girls came forward...
saying it was time for them to repay their debt to me.
I suppose I should have stopped them...
but when I thought of all the people who depended on the House of Cats...
I couldn't.
Father Superior.
It sounds like they've come for me.
The sirens have stopped.
They probably didn't want to wake the sleeping children.
It's a kind gesture.
Let us go! Damn it!
Where the-- It's Father Superior.
Why?
Did it really have to end like this?
Everything happens according to the will of God.
Sister Natsu? Natsu was a mole?
You traitor!
You tricked me! I'll kill you!
- You must forgive her. - Do you hear me?
In time, she will come to understand.
No, I understand why she might want to curse me.
Though I was just doing my job.
But Father Superior...
is there anything I can do?
Well, let me think.
Perhaps from time to time--
Hey.! They've revised the species protection laws.
Protections that until now have only applied to humans...
are being expanded to cover others.
Are you serious?
Uh-huh. Look.
''Species Protections Expanded''
That's great, Natsuki!
But it probably means our taxes will jump, too.
You've got to be kidding! We'll never be able to make ends meet!
Natsuki.
- No! I don't want to! - Come on!
No! I can't go see them yet!
I just want you to have a look.
Were there any more leaks?
Um, in the bathroom.
Wow! I hardly recognize the place.
Mao has taken charge, and they're managing pretty well.
I guess she's the big sister, so she figured she'd better set an example.
Well, let me think.
Perhaps from time to time you could come visit the kids.
They all really like you,you know.
I hear Father Superior will get out on parole pretty soon.
I know it was hard, but sometimes a friend can't turn a blind eye.
If someone hadn't stopped them, they would have lived in fear forever.
You made the right decision.
Be proud.
Everything came out right in the end, didn't it, Mao?
I hope you haven't forgotten about the loan, Natsuki.
Right, Sakura. Could you wait just a little longer?
I can wait as long as you like. But remember, the terms are ten-ten.
- Ten-ten? - Ten percent every ten days.
No way!
That's how we do business in Osaka!
You're terrible!
See, that's why I told you
Scary omens and close calls
Fill my every day
I'm not even married
But when do I have time to fall in love
There were lots of thrills
And in the end, all was well
Tomorrow is our double date
You know it's gonna be great
Gotta do the day spa on my way home
I think love must be some kind of magic
Passed down through the ages
An ancient, ancient spell
To all the wicked ones who choose to misuse it
Until the world over
Fills to overflowing
With happy smiles
However long it takes
The battle will rage on
From one day to the next
A mysterious dome suddenly appeared over Arakawa Ward.
The teams that went inside to investigate...
including Fonne and Kondo and even Sakura, all disappeared.!
It's really scary.!
But I have to do something to help Sakura...
so I guess I'll just have to steel myself and go in.
Coming next.. ''A Mysterious Dome''
Don't you dare miss it.!