"Clone Baby" Episode 5
On the night of July 7th, the Tanabata festival, the clone babies were born.
These clones with the same genes include Aoyagi Masamune,
Kikuchi Hiro,
Katsushika Marika,
Okabe Jotaro,
Mikumo Gota
and Ozu Satoshi.
Their destiny is to kill each other.
That's because two clones with the same genes can't exist.
Shall I swap with you?
That's why the clones were burdened with a certain destiny.
That destiny was the Law of Magnetics where no matter how far apart they may be, they're drawn together like magnets.
- How did you know where I was? - There are magnets in our bodies.
There is also their destiny to kill each other due to the law of divine providence.
If you don't kill them, they'll kill you.
This is an automatic reaction where their eyes shine bright red and their wild instincts take over.
Die!
We are the community of fate.
The Tanabata (July 7th) murders have hit our jurisdiction.
- The victims are 19 year olds born on July 7th. - They have the same mark on their right arms.
There is only one chair prepared for us.
There's the same mysterious mark on the arms of the victims and the clones.
What in the world were the clones created for?
Tonight another star of hope will vanish from this life-or-death game where they battle for the one chair.
We are clone babies born in test tubes.
Clone babies?
Aoyagi Masamune... you're one too.
Masamune is a clone?!
- That asterisk mark is also on Masamune's arm... - Stop it. Nobody would believe that fantasy about clones!
You really are good at pretending not to see what's really going on.
- What? - Hey, what are you all up to? - Sooner or later you'll find out.
Right, I'm here now, so everything's okay.
"CLONE BABY" 5th CLONE
So what? You're saying I'm a guy whose useless parents didn't even have sex to create me?
Mister, are you out of your mind?
But there is one thing that interests me in what you said.
Can I really change my shoulder for someone else's?
You are the stars of hope - Asterisks.
One of you will be the chosen one who they'll come to get.
What is the "chosen chair" we can sit on?
- A hero who is full of courage. - Hero?
Darn you! Transformation!
That's unfair! You're always the good guy.
There is only one hero. Bring it on!
When you're in trouble, shine the light on this and I'll come and save you!
What was it you were interested in?
He said that there are a number of clones and they'll keep killing each other until there is only one left alive.
- It could be the law of divine providence. - Divine providence?
If you don't kill them, they'll kill you.
- Show me your arm. - Eh?
That birthmark is on your arm too, isn't it, Masamune?
If that birthmark is proof that you're a clone... Ouch!
If I'm a clone, then so are you.
- Why would clones be apart otherwise? - Yeah.
The story makes no sense. I'm off to see dad being discharged from hospital.
Ah! I forgot about Okajo!
Hurry up and tell us.
I can't. If I tell you, I'll be killed!
I don't want to die.
I wonder why my birthmark vanished?
It's gone! Who are you?!
And how come I'm still alive now?
What happened?
But my corpse wasn't in that room.
Something strange must have happened in this hospital.
It was as if I went past someone in that hospital... and it was me being taken away again.
I wonder what is at the end of that hall?
Her blood pressure seems to be up as we thought.
We can't wait any longer!
- I'm terribly sorry. - The plan has changed. The new target is...
- We still have no leads on this missing person? - No, nothing.
Kojima Ryuhei, a 19 year old born on Tanabata (July 7th).
Kojima Ryuhei?
I'll email you detailed data after this.
Um... I...
- If I do all that you ask of me...? - I have already prepared a bottle of wine from the year you were born.
- I'm looking forward to making a toast with you to celebrate your 20th birthday. - Okay.
A simple copy robot.
Here?
"The next target is Kojima Ryuhei, born July 7th. 19 years old." - I've seen his face somewhere before.
- Who are you looking for? - It's none of your business.
I don't know who, but aren't they already dead?
If you can't find a clone, then that has to be why.
Haven't they totally cleared up all the corpses of the bodies you took the internal organs from?
If there is a clone that has vanished, it must be him.
- What do you mean? - You're being used for his sake.
What is this place?
Shall I find my corpse?
You want to see your corpse with your own eyes? It's in that room.
In that case...
Not him.
Not this one either.
I guess it's not here then?
It's left arm is gone. Could it be my corpse then?
Um, about this new target.
- I got him earlier. - There's something I want to tell you.
- Unfortunately we'll be assigning this task to someone else. - No way!
Only one can remain alive. You were the one who told me the fate of clones!
You can only blame your own capabilities.
Who is going to take my place?
There's no need for you to know that.
There is another Asterisk.
He's been planning this the whole time?!
If you keep being used like this, eventually you'll ruin yourself. Get out of here.
It's not him. Darn it. What in the world am I doing?!
Masamune?
- I was worried since you didn't turn up to pick me up. - Sorry.
- That's...! - So it is yours?
It was mixed in with my things. Aren't you glad I found it?
- Hey, Satoshi, are you okay being like that? - We'll just beat you up.
It's fine. We've had enough of him.
- If you're going to die, do it now. - Mate...
It's been a long time since we've played such games.
- We used to often pretend to be heroes. - I was the one who was always the hero.
- I'm the hero! - I'm a better hero than you are!
If only it was all for pretend like it used to be.
Now it's true killing of people.
- Is it my turn already? Aren't you a bit too quick? - This isn't a plastic sword.
- You'd had this planned from the start? - What do you mean?
Sorry for suddenly turning up like this.
Hey, I'm not concerned about what happened the other day.
- Sorry! - Well, it was quite a shock.
I am a girl, so as a girl...
- That's...? - I found it, so I wanted you to tie it on my wrist again.
I told you I have no idea what you mean.
I have more right that you do. I have more right to be sitting in that chair.
Just how much have I dirtied my own hands in this?
I can't turn back now.
- There may still be a way out of it for us. - There's no time to be looking for a way out.
I'm taking the shortcut.
- Marika... - Mm?
- I'm going to say something a bit weird, but could you listen? - Mm.
Strange things have been happening around me lately.
I woke up in hospital after having jumped off a building and my birthmark had vanished.
This is a made-up tale that's based on assumptions about many things.
For starters...
I was born in a test tube.
I'm a clone baby.
Huh?
I'm one of a number of clones.
Apparently there are many laws related to clones.
First there is the law of magnetics that draws them together.
Then there's the law of divine providence where clones who meet will kill each other.
In other words, the fate of clones is for them to kill other clones.
And the proof that someone is a clone is the birthmark on their wrist shaped like a star.
- Birthmark? - My birthmark vanished when I jumped off that building.
Maybe my body parts were swapped with another clone's ones or maybe my corpse has become someone else's.
- You're Masamune. - Eh?
Even though you're sensitive, you don't understand a girl's feelings at all.
You're not really reliable saying unlikely things like you'll go to Tokyo University.
Nobody other than Masamune would do things like that.
- We'd never kill other clones. - Mm.
That's what I'd been hoping to think when I came here.
There is only one chair prepared for us.
Why has this happened?
Why do I feel like killing you?
There is only one hero.
That was always my role.
It was my destiny even back then.
Hey, Hiro... do you know what my dream is?
Why would I?
- I want to drink wine. - Wine?
I want to drink with dad or with my friends.
If I'm the last one left alive, that dream should come true.
Pull yourself together! You've been tricked by them.
You're the one who has been tricked.
I used you as a stepping stone to get chosen by him.
- No. I... - I bet you love wearing that necklace.
- No! To me it's... - I'm not letting you be the one!
I'm the one who is the hero.
He's not a real hero~! Hey, hey, hey!
Leave him alone!
The hero is here!
I'm the hero!
Please, Hiro. Die for my sake.
Masamune...!
Gota...!
Hey...!
I guess... I'm not really a hero.
Keep still. You're wrong.
- Hiro... - Don't speak!
You'll be fine...
To me... you were the only hero.
- Get off him! - Leave him alone!
- Let's leave them! - Yeah, leave the idiots there!
When you're in trouble, shine the light on this and I'll come and save you!
To me... you were the only hero.
Was I?
Listen to me...
My life...
... wasn't in vain.
Hey...
Gota?
Don't joke with me. Hey!
Aren't you a hero?
You're a hero because you're strong.
Aren't heroes too strong to die?
Hey! Gota!
Say something!
Gota...!
- I'm... - Masamune! - Go away!
I couldn't help but wonder...
This mark...
Does it mean that that wild tale has something to do with me too?
Prepare for the surgery.
- That's it. - Breaking news!
The body of a young man has been found at Harumi Wharf.
The man appears to have been caught up in a boat's propeller and his corpse was riddled with wounds.
- What? We didn't get to him in time. - According to our sources, the victim is probably Mikumo Gota and is part of the Tanabata murder case.
Hey!
I'm not going to try to run away from this any longer.
It's still going on, isn't it? The game of musical chairs.
Ichikawa Tomohiro as Aoyagi Masamune, Matsuzaka Tori as Kikuchi Hiro Matsushige Yutaka as Aoyagi Kazuma (father), Miki Honoka as Aoyagi Kanako (daughter) Taki Yukari as Katsushika Marika, Makita Tetsuya as Detective Katsushika Shogo
Kikuta Daisuke as Mikumo Gota, Inaba Yu as Ozu Satoshi Yamazaki Kento as Okabe Jotaro, Suruga Taro as Detective Wakabayashi Haruki Kikuchi Akiko as Higuchi Riko (teacher), Shiga Kotaro as Dr. Hazuki Soichiro