We're gonna unsubscribe you from the Dollars' website, okay?
There's a stalker among the Dollars?
They picked up some sketchy-looking guy on the security cameras.
Tomorrow. I'm going back to Ikebukuro.
Ever since I was a child, I've wanted to destroy every last thing.
Blocked
Hello? Hello?
Roses Have Thorns
In the past, the girl had a dream.
A dream in which she realized her fantasies herself.
That this dream was filled with a strange yearning for her grandmother...
...no one knows.
Hijiribe Ruri was born in a small town deep in the mountains of the Kanto region.
Her grandfather and father went bankrupt,
their home burned down in a fire of unknown origin, and her mother went missing.
Shortly thereafter, her father also went missing.
Her mother was a Hijiribe,
and both her father and grandfather had married into the family.
Her grandmother had been absent ever since Ruri could remember.
She didn't know whether that was because of divorce or death.
No matter who she asked, the answers were always vague.
There wasn't even a single photograph of her grandmother in the house.
And yet, her grandfather would tell her that he loved her grandmother.
You look just like your grandma...
That she was a gentle person, who never stopped smiling.
So why would the people in town speak of her like this?
We know all about it! Your grandma's a monster, right?
And you're a monster, too!
Monster! Monster! Monster!
This made Ruri...
...feel happy.
She wasn't sure why herself, but she felt a great warmth envelope her.
Before she knew it, this young girl became enamored with the monsters she saw on TV and in movies.
The embodiment of destruction and freedom.
Having been born and raised in an oppressive home,
this was a yearning for something she could never become.
Special Modeling Zakuroya Tenjin
Eventually, having lost that home, Ruri left town on her own,
and with Zakuroya Tenjin as her mentor, became a makeup artist.
If only she could give shape to her dreams with her own hands,
she felt that she might get closer to the grandmother she'd never met.
Top 100 Juiciest Makeup Artists 7. Zakuroya Tenjin - Hijiribe Ruri
Her success as a makeup artist led to her encounter with a certain man.
Well, nice to meet you. My name is Yodogiri.
Those monsters you create are magnificent!
But how would you like to become another kind of monster, an idol, and conquer the world?
Hello? Hello?
Oh, it's you.
Oh, thank goodness.
It always takes you a while to start talking after picking up the phone, Adabashi-sama.
Why is that?
I'm savoring it.
Excuse me?
Ruri-chan's voice suddenly gets cut off.
Thanks to me.
Ah...
All it will take is my thumb, like it's being pulverized.
Ruri-chan's very existence will be squashed.
And I'm savoring that moment.
Oh, I hear you, I hear you! After all, your father was murdered by this girl...
It's not that.
That piece of crap of a father. Who cares that he got murdered?
Actually, I'm almost jealous.
I see. I hear you, I most definitely hear you...
Look, Yodogiri-san, what do you want?
Oh, well, you see... Remember what we discussed, that there's something I'd like you to do for me
in return for selling you information on Hijiribe Ruri?
I wondered if I could call in that favor now?
What do you want?
It seems that she's come into contact with the Headless Rider...
So what about the Headless Rider?
Uh, where did I leave off again?
You were talking about the Dollars, Brother.
Oh, yeah, that's right.
I thought that you might know something, Celty, since you were in deeper with the Dollars than I was.
But really, how could you bring Kasuka-kun and Hijiribe Ruri-san over here out of the blue!
You should've at least texted me beforehand!
I'm so sorry. We've put you on the spot.
Certainly not! Actually, it's the opposite! Since Celty and I are fans of you both!
If only I'd known you were coming, I would've had a turkey and a cheesecake ready for you!
Thank you very much.
Um, the other day... I really appreciate what you did for me.
You two know each other?
The other day, Ruri-san was seriously injured.
It was Kasuka-kun who found her, and I who treated her wounds!
Who knew the Headless Rider would be here with the underground doctor?
I wonder if she's realized who I am?
That's weird. Have I ever met this girl? No, but...
What's going on? Saika's in a frenzy...
Is she human? Or a monster? Love her? Not love her?
Oh, right. One more thing - somebody take care of this cat.
"You know, I came to this chat room because I was invited,
but what does everybody normally talk about?"
"According to the logs...
...the stalker...
...is a member of the Dollars, they say."
"I'm a Dollar. Though all I did was register."
"Me, too. I only registered."
"So tell me, will this make me popular?"
"I'm gonna start Dollaring..."
Hey, so Ruri-chan likes Scottish Folds?
They're reprinting her photo book? I gotta buy it!
Does Togusa-san buy each edition every time they reissue her books?
Togusachi's more hardcore than us, huh?
You bastard... you're still here?
What's wrong?
Someone in Ruri-chan's forum keeps posting that he's got some secret photos of her.
His chat name is "Living Sacrifice Boy." What's up with that?
Listen to you! The truth is you're dying to know, right?
About Hijiribe Ruri's sordid secrets...
Hey! Call her "Ruri-chan" or "Ruri-san" or "Ruri-sama." Who do you think you are?
Ugh, that's a hard one.
The word is, Ruri...-chan's stalker is in the Dollars, right?
Yeah... If I ever find him, I'm gonna drive this right into his bed and flatten his ass!
Hey, uh... if you're gonna do that, do it when we're not riding with you, okay?
Thank you very much!
Hey, Ryuugamine... What are you doing out so late?
Hello, long time no see.
I'm on my way home from seeing a friend.
Are you still on the job, Kadota-san?
Yeah, I'm on the night shift.
I just had dinner, and now I'm going back to my post.
I think I know who you really are, Sharo-san.
Really?
For real? Oh, crap.
Let me guess; you're the actress, Sharon Stone, right?
Wrong.
By the way, have you been keeping in touch with Kida lately?
Not directly. Over the net... sometimes.
I see. Well, as long as he's doing okay.
What about you? You still in the Dollars?
Of course I am.
Well, lately some people have been pulling some weird stuff under the Dollars' name, you know?
I don't want to recognize people like that as Dollars.
Yeah, but since being free to do whatever you want is the Dollars' shtick...
Kadota-san, that's because you're like a model Dollar.
Huh?
If there were more people like you and Celty-san, I think it would be a lot more peaceful.
There wouldn't be anyone using the Dollars to do horrible things,
and whenever someone's in trouble, we could offer a helping hand...
That's the kind of team I wish we could become.
Well, that's your ideal, right?
Yes, it's my ideal.
But isn't wanting to get closer to an ideal another of my freedoms as a Dollar?
All right, I need to go this way.
Right, see you around.
As long as he hasn't gone off the rails like Kida did after Izaya put some ideas in his head.
That was a Dragon Zombie jacket, wasn't it?
So they're back in Ikebukuro...
Russia Sushi
Customer, support us tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.
We'll guide you to eternal sleep.
Good job.
Do you have a little time after this? There's this get-together with some sponsors, see.
The CEO of Adabashi Life Insurance, who's invested in so many of your TV shows, will be coming, too.
If you could put in an appearance, that would great.
By the way, have you heard from your relatives?
Are you all right?
Oh, um, sorry. I'm the one who's visiting you...
What do you expect? You haven't sleep decently for days now.
That doesn't sound good.
You do need to get your beauty sleep...
Hey, Dokusonmaru.
I'll have to start over.
But like Yuhei-kun says, looks like there are a whole slew of forums within the Dollars now.
Should we come up with a way to deal with the stalker first, or...?
What about the cat?
Both you and I have such irregular work schedules, so...
If Yuhei-san and Dokusonmaru were to get dragged into this...
She prays. That if someone had to be sacrificed, to let it be her, and no one else.
Although for her to pray for such a thing, after killing so many people as the serial murderer, Hollywood,
may have been somewhat hypocritical...
He knew all about it. How she could be kind in that way.
He knew all about it. What was going on at those "get-togethers."
Hoping to blackmail her father, he'd followed her, and taken a peek.
Ever since then, he'd been in love with Hijiribe Ruri with all his heart...
He knew all about it.
In order to love her, in order to destroy her heart, what it was that he had to do.
So why did you call me here?
Well, since it's a stalker, we thought of you.
How could you? I am not a stalker!
But you were a stalker, right?
Yes, you're absolutely right, Seiji, I was a stalker!
Well, for instance, would it be easy to pick the locks of a newer building like this one?
Oh, please, Celty-san, the locks here aren't new at all!
I'm going to step outside, so please go ahead and lock up.
You wait for me, Seiji.
Knowing that you're waiting for me inside will motivate me more!
Oh, right, right!
Your friend or whatever is... how should I put it? Active?
Yes, I think she's amazing.
There are all kinds of ways to pick locks like this one.
Like with a thumb-turn device or a bump key.
Even a child could get the hang of it after a day's practice,
so I think you should switch to new locks.
Like install electronic locks or something...
That was fast!
See?
Seiji!
What should we do, Celty?
Should we seriously change our locks, or should we just move?
Damn.
For starters, I'm going to go check the area around Yuhei-kun and Ruri-chan's building.
OK, OK! But to arrive early - I'm impressed!
I wish the others would take a page out of your book!
You should take a page out of their book. You were 20 minutes late yourself.
Well, time is not of the essence!
Twenty minutes out of the 13.6 billion-odd years in the history of the universe is as good as nothing.
What do they say? Time is money? Yes! That's right!
But life isn't all about money. Right?
The important things are heart and soul!
Whoops, how many seconds have gone by?
You've wasted at least 25 minutes.
No problem!
Oh, Mr. Yuhei! Would you go stand in the corner, facing the wall? Just keep listening.
All right.
This arrived in the mail yesterday.
I'd rather not show such a thing to the star I'm sworn to protect,
but I'd like you to cooperate, so we can catch this stalker and bury him or whatever.
So it's genuine. It's a different style than before, see.
So do you have any clue who could've sent these?
Um... This photo... would it be all right if Yuhei took a look, too?
Are you sure?
Shall we test her?
It's quite all right, Adabashi-san.
Once we start, everyone here will be an accomplice.
That's incredible.
The wound's really closing right up.
Is she ageless?
That I'm not sure of yet. It will take years before we know.
Where did President Yodogiri find this girl?
I hear he recently learned about the blood relatives of the Hijiribes.
He sure is lucky, that Yodogiri-san.
Hey, that means that our luck is starting to turn, too.
She had no idea.
That there was the blood of a true monster running in her veins.
She had no idea.
What Yodogiri's true motive was for approaching her. Until then...
Your father came to see me today.
He demanded his daughter back.
I asked him to leave today, but...
We're the only ones who know where your father is.
Do you understand what that means?
If you really care for your father,
it would help me out immensely if you would continue to be my obedient "product."
It was simple enough.
During her ongoing internet search for her father's whereabouts,
a man gave her some information free of charge.
Her father had already been murdered by Yodogiri and his men.
She remembers how she screamed.
And so it was born. Inside her heart, what was undeniably a monster.
Which would come to be known as "Hollywood..." A terrifying, homicidal demon, obsessed with revenge.
Before... when I tried to tell you about my past,
you told me that you didn't have to hear it, remember?
But now that—
Do you really think that you should tell me?
You should wait till you calm down.
My words are meaningless. You're the only one who can overcome your past.
You two really make a lovely couple!
Do you want to put out a joint photo book together sometime?
Well, just let me deal with this photo!
But Yodogiri Jinnai...
I'd heard some unsavory rumors about him, but he really is a nasty piece of work.
To force a pure soul like you, Miss Ruri, to appear in a kinky adult video!
What?
He might have figured out that it wasn't a scene from an adult movie, actually.
The president's selfish, faithful to his own ambition, and a villain who flouts the law,
but I do think he's a kind villain.
Okay, I came back, but where should I start gathering info?
I've got to make things right, one by one.
Oh, man, I might end up dead after the first one. Sorry, Saki.
Sorry, Anri... Mikado...
Thank you for letting me impose on you today.
No problem.
Anri-chan, how's Mikado-kun these days?
Have you made any progress? Have you like, kissed?
N-No...
Oh, well! If you're ever in trouble, just let me know!
As long as I'm not out with Seiji, I'll be happy to offer advice!
You should say, "anytime."
Thanks.
I'm sorry if I got in the way of your work!
I have to apologize to Heiwajima Shizuo-san about something, no matter what...
Who are you?
My name is... I'm Kida Masaomi.
Kida Masaomi?
Don't blame me. Blame Kida Masaomi who ordered the hit!
I see, so you were the one who...
Hey, Shizuo...
I'm not gonna ask you to forgive me, and I'm not gonna make any excuses.
I'm older than you. Show some respect, at least.
I heard about you from Celty.
Those thugs were blowing smoke out of their asses, that's all.
Celty...
But I'm still the one who caused it all!
If I'd been stronger, you wouldn't have gotten shot—
I said, speak respectfully to your elders!
I don't have a grudge against the Yellow Scarves anymore.
But since you seem to be looking for closure, let's call it even with that flick to the forehead.
Can't you pull your punches even a little?
What the hell? That was just a flick!
Voicing a question.
What branch of martial arts does this secret technique, the flick, belong to?
Wait, so you probably haven't heard of a smack, either.
Smack?
Are you okay?
I'm good. Thanks.
Well, if you're not hurt, then fine.
By the way, kiddo, you're not hungry, are you?
Huh? Well...
I have a package for you!
All righty!
Hey, you're not the deliveryman, are you?
Celty...
Next Time on Durarara!!x2 (The Second Arc) A Cat Has Nine Lives
The stalker incident is drawing to a close.
Leaving scars in the souls of the helpless boys and girls who were dragged into it.
And beyond the incident, it is that man's laughter that rings out.
Next episode: "A Cat Has Nine Lives."