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A man mumbling about a woman... (Previous story so far...)
...after careful planning, he kills her. (Previous story so far...)
That's just it. (Previous story so far...)
That work should not be there. (Previous story so far...)
I will also help you find the author. (Previous story so far...)
This boy witnessed the mangaka commit the crime? (Previous story so far...)
All the answers are in these drawings. (Previous story so far...)
I want you to go hunting again. (Previous story so far...)
It's like the missing person cases 35 years ago. (Previous story so far...)
I feel like I've seen this somewhere before. (Previous story so far...)
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I remember now! (Previous story so far...)
I found it... (Previous story so far...)
The follow-up to the drawings. (Previous story so far...)
You will not become my manga editor. (Previous story so far...)
Ozawa-kun is dead!? (Previous story so far...)
I'm going to Ozawa-san's house. (Previous story so far...)
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Please tell me, the name of the assistant who helped complete this work. (Previous story so far...)
We believe that this was made by Madarame-sensei on his own. (Previous story so far...)
Komatsusaki-san... (Previous story so far...)
Disappeared? (Previous story so far...)
"She went inside Ozawa's house, and now I don't know where she is!" (Previous story so far...)
What do you mean? (Previous story so far...)
Wabi-Sabi Subs presents: YAMI NO BANSOSHA
Episode 4: "Destroy a person."
This is it!
How the heck did Mizuno-san disappear?
I have no idea!
I fell asleep, and thought Mizuno-san went home.
Then I realized that only her shoes are missing.
Ah, only her handbag was left here.
Her phone was also inside her bag.
Perhaps I can find a clue to her whereabouts.
Let's go and search the house.
O-Okay...
Where's Ozawa-kun's room?
Upstairs.
Which room?
That one.
Where on earth could she be?
Um, Daigo-san...
Shouldn't we call the police--
Daigo-san?
This...
I didn't know about this...
Should we go and look with a flashlight?
No, I'll be the one to go.
You wait here.
Okay.
This room...
Good morning.
Mangaka-san...?
So the basement had existed even before...
"Yes. The former homeowners put it there to be used as a wine cellar."
Ajima converted it into a studio.
He'd stay there for several days... Said "It's like my secret base."
The basement has not been modified since then?
"Modified?"
I don't think so. It should be empty right now.
I see.
So... where's Mizuno-san?
"I didn't find her anywhere."
If she happened to get caught up in a crime, things could get very bad.
Crime!?
"That basement..."
...looks exactly like the room where the prey was held captive in the drawings.
"Huh? What do you mean?"
Ozawa-kun may have set this up.
There are traces of the room being converted.
No way!
At any rate...
I must find Mizuno-san.
Dango...
Higashi-Nippori...
You also got this info from the former cop?
Yes, it's an intel from Yajima-san.
He now runs a supermarket in Higashi-Nippori.
Oh... The Habutae Dango there is good.
Yuki-chan is missing!?
W-What can I do to help?
Please tell the police.
Police?
Oh, okay.
I will also contact the son of Kawauchi.
Please do.
But...
She's only been missing for half a day.
Even if there is a strange basement room...
...it cannot constitute a crime...
Actually...
...there's something bothering me.
I found this sketch in the basement.
This is...
Right, it's just like the third missing person, Sonoda Kimiko!
Why is this sketch inside the basement?
I don't know...
But it was just drawn recently.
It wasn't drawn a long time ago.
Just recent...?
What does it mean?
Mizuno-san said...
...that in Kawauchi-san's area...
...a woman went missing recently.
And that it was similar to the missing persons cases 35 years ago.
But that woman came back right away...
So the police thought there was no case.
Please tell me who she is.
If the police don't consider it an incident...
...then, I want to talk directly with the woman.
Okay, I'll go and try.
Thank you very much.
But...
...right now, there is still no suspect yet, right?
Yes.
However, there's just one person I'm concerned about.
Don't tell anyone.
I will always be watching you...
...to see if you're complying to our agreement.
(Akagido)
Komatsuzaki-san.
Daigo-san...
What is it?
I have one more favor that I absolutely must ask.
I beg you, please tell me the name of Madarame Kota's assistant.
I have to apologize to you about something.
Actually, I lied last time.
- The real reason why I was asking the name of the assistant... - It's fine.
I didn't think...
...you were asking because you were curious.
I'm sorry.
And...
Sorry but...
...I asked a few of your acquaintances of their opinions on your reputation.
They must have said bad things huh.
However...
Everyone said you will keep an agreement and won't betray it.
You will protect Madarame-san's reputation, won't you?
I will never destroy his reputation.
The person you're looking for is Madarame-san's substitute.
And the substitute who drew "Manchurian Clutch"...
...was a man named Kaihara Akihiko.
Kaihara Akihiko?
Am I...
...your prey, this time?
The one who drew the drawings...
...was you, right?
Your deltoids and biceps are nicely developed.
Are you into some kind of sports?
You started practicing martial arts, when you became an adult.
Maybe Karate or Aikido...
No...
It's Judo.
Yes...
It was Judo.
You were a cop before, huh?
Not a lot of people start practicing Judo when they're already adults.
Why did...
...you become a mangaka?
Let's have a quid pro quo.
I'll tell you about myself...
...and you'll tell me more about yourself.
When I first saw Kaihara-san's drawings...
I was shocked.
It was exactly like Madarame-san's.
It was a miracle.
I was sure that no one will notice.
Where did... Madarame-san meet Kaihara?
If I remember correctly...
I think that he was introduced to him by one of his editors.
I see.
Anyway, what kind of a person was Kaihara?
He's like a hermit.
He was calm, gentle and polite.
Also...
At the back of his dominant right hand...
These joints jutting out right here...
The metacarpophalangeal joints.
The me-metacar--... those joints right?
They looked swollen and puffy...
So I...
...asked him if he practiced karate...
He smiled mysteriously...
...and said, he had fractured all of his finger joints.
Fractured all of his finger joints?
For a mangaka...
...their hands are their most important thing.
And then...
My father was a policeman.
And so...
I too became a cop.
You admired your father since you were small so...
...that's why you went into the same profession.
Is your father still alive?
He died...
...ten years ago.
Did he die of some illness?
Or perhaps killed?
Enough about me.
Why did you...
...make those drawings?
Kaihara...
Morita-san was living in the North together with a senior colleague.
Morita passed away ten years ago.
"Morita residence. Hello?"
This is Daigo.
I'm from Ajimapro who visited you a few days ago.
Yes?
"I would like to ask you one question."
Morita-san...
Before you married your husband, was he living in the north together with an older colleague?
Yes, he did.
He was a very good artist...
"...Morita admired him."
Do you still remember his name?
I believe his name was Kaihara-san.
Kaihara Akihiko-san, right?
"That's right, that is his name."
Do you remember where he lives?
Where he lives?
Well, that was a long time ago...
I guess I don't remember.
"Sorry I can't help you."
It's okay.
Thank you.
Thank you for waiting.
More.
Sure.
Welcome.
Hello.
Daigo-san!
I heard that Ozawa-kun is dead.
Is it true?
Yeah.
What happened?
That's not the only troubling thing.
Mizuno-san is missing.
She's missing since last night.
Have you called her on the phone?
Her cellphone is here.
Her place doesn't have a phone.
I'm unable to contact her.
What on earth happened to her?
I don't know.
After she went to Ozawa-kun's house...
...she suddenly disappeared.
Did you find any clues?
I found this at the scene.
- Hello? - "It's Yajima."
Regarding Muroya Shoko...
It seems you can meet with her.
"Remember?"
"You wanted to see her right?"
"The woman who went missing before."
Can I see her now?
I will try to... make such an arrangement.
I'll be there right away!
Sorry, I have to go ahead.
Wait a minute, Daigo-san!
The first person who complimented my drawing...
...was a girl who was 3 years older than me.
She was pretty with black hair.
This is so funny.
And you draw very well too.
You'll definitely become a mangaka.
She seriously read the drawings I made when I was in elementary school.
I told her about my favorite manga...
Like Tezuka-san's new stories...
Shirato Sanpei's realistic fight scenes...
How well Kuwata Jiro drew his lines...
Also...
Ishinomori Shotaro's "Second Class Angel".
Because of her, my life had changed.
That's right.
That girl...
...was an angel.
There were bad rumors about her...
But I ignored it.
She was...
...gentle, clean, and pure.
But...
One day...
Wait!
You're hurting me!
There's no one here.
- Don't push me! - Come here!
Over here!
- Don't let her run away! - Don't try to escape.
Don't be noisy.
- Take it off. - Shut up.
That time...
I heard her...
She was...
...crying out ecstatically.
While I was cursing her...
...it did not restrain her excitement.
Even though I thought I'd never see her again...
...I'm very happy now.
My angel floated up to me again.
Well then...
Tell me about yourself.
How did you feel when your beloved father died?
Thank you very much for today.
For taking time from your busy schedule...
...for my late husband...
When my father died ten years ago...
...the police were involved with organized crime and issues of bribery...
They received bashing from the national media.
Doesn't seem like many of the officers came, does it?
Strange, isn't it?
Though he's a management officer...
It seems that the rumors are indeed true.
My father was a non-career*... (*"on career" like civil servants not on track for high-ranking positions)
...a management officer in the First Division of the Criminal Investigation Unit. (*"on career" like civil servants not on track for high-ranking positions)
In the wake of those magazine articles...
Without realizing it...
He became suspected as the symbol of police corruption.
Was he implicated?
How did he die?
In the midst of the uproar...
...he was exhausted from all the anxiety...
On his way home...
...he fell from the platform of the train station.
The media said it was suicide...
...and the police did not deny it, right?
He was killed by society, huh?
He lived by justice... and died by justice.
Seems your father risked his whole life and then got killed by the system.
Then...
You also got disappointed with the police...
...and that is why you fled to Tokyo?
You're wrong.
It's frustrating, isn't it?
A great guy like your dad...
...got suspected...
...killed...
Seems like you held a grudge against the police and society.
No!
Don't confuse your justice with my justice!
What is "your justice"?
Justice is not necessarily about saving people.
And all murders...
...are not necessarily evil.
Wait!
It'll be fine.
It'll only hurt at the start.
Why such a thing... Why did you make those drawings!
Even on the verge of death... you're interrogating me?
Quid pro quo, right?
Tell me.
I said that there was no incident. I filled out a report, right?
Yes, but please help us. (Yawauchi Hiroshi, East Itabashi Police Detective)
Actually...
We know a woman...
...who suddenly disappeared.
Well, she is my...
...late friend's daughter.
She's investigating...
...a series of tragic cases 35 years ago...
...that of lovely young women with black hair who looked like you...
...and had suddenly disappeared.
Kawauchi-kun.
In case...
...Muroya-san is being threatened...
The police will make sure to protect her, right?
Yes, of course we will.
Please rest assured.
Hang on a minute here.
I wasn't missing.
It's the truth...
Nothing happened.
Muroya-san.
Did you make your necklace yourself?
- What? - Oh, well...
I think it has a nice design.
Those beads were made by Czech company, Jablonex, wasn't it?
That's correct.
When it comes to Czech beads, I'm interested in Bohemian glass beads.
Jablonex is a trading company of Jablonec nad Nisou*. (*A town in North Bohemia known for glass manufacturing)
Did you know that?
I only know the name of the city.
Czech glass, or Bohemian glass, is said to be monopolized by the Czech.
But... it isn't so.
Bohemian glass manufacturing were founded by Germans.
Germans?
When I say German, I really mean the Bohemian nobility.
German nobles reclaimed the Bohemian forests.
At that time, the civilians were in these wilderness...
In these lands, the Bohemian mountains...
...were rich in silicate rocks and it attracted the attention of the nobles.
Then they also discovered...
...that they were able to get a lot of ash after burning wood for the kilns.
Then, they copied the Venetian craftsmen...
...and started their glass industry.
There is such a history?
I'm sure it was terrible.
That basement.
In fact, I've been there.
You suffered alone, didn't you?
But it'll be alright.
We promise to catch the culprit.
He won't be able to come near you again.
The police will protect you.
This...
Muroya-san...
This is related to our friend's life.
Please tell us... what happened to you.
I'm sorry...
I...
...was in the basement...
I don't know why he let me go.
That man threatened me...
...to never tell anyone.
I was so scared!
I'm sorry I lied.
It's okay.
Thank you for telling us.
Was the culprit alone?
I think...
...there were two people.
One spoke in a loud scary voice.
I think...
...he was a thin old man.
Do you remember anything about him.
I remember...
These parts of his right hand...
...were swollen up.
I knew it!
Then...
...was the other man in his thirties?
Yes.
He said something about a "fan club".
It was Ozawa-kun.
Could you please...
...give more details at the police station?
So that we can implement strict protection for you.
Okay.
Could it be that Mizuno-san and I...
....have revived the missing persons cases 35 years ago?
It's a wonder...
However...
That guy Ozawa...
...tried to recreate the crime from the past...
...there was no doubt about that, huh?
Perhaps when Ozawa...
...discovered the drawings in Ajimapro...
...he deduced that the culprit of 35 years ago...
...was a person involved with Ajimapro.
But still, it's such a mystery...
How did the culprit...
...seal up his crime for 30 years?
Also...
Why did he suddenly...
...begin embarking on such a crime again?
Well, Ozawa's dead now...
It'll be difficult to know the truth.
Did Ozawa really die of an illness?
I'm not so sure.
But...
It should have started to intervene in the police
If there's any news, I will contact you right away.
Thank you.
(Eijinsha)
(Mizuno Yuki, EK Research)
Kazumine-san.
Can I still get a page in for fall?
There should still be time before October's issue is published, shouldn't there?
Excellent!
Thanks!
Why...
...did you draw that manga?
I was just...
...following the rule.
Rule?
Why did you place it in Ajimapro?
You drew exactly like Ajima-sensei...
...did you have a grudge against him or something?
He laughed.
When gekiga became popular...
Some people say that style of manga was unfavorable...
At first, I thought, 'What's so good about gekiga' but then...
Now, I also have introduced elements of gekiga in my work.
Cut!
Thank you for letting us film you!
You were great.
Can we have dinner with you later?
Ajima-sensei...
Could you please check?
As usual you draw very well...
Are you better than me?
Of course not, Sensei. That can never happen.
But...
...you can never be me.
Hey! You...
Wait a sec!
You little...
Hey, what are you doing!
Get down from there!
Wait, actually, I'm just...
You're...
...Mizuno Yuki's ex-husband, aren't you?
My name's Terada.
We have not yet divorced.
So I'm not her ex-husband.
I was just wondering how she is since it's been a long time...
A long time?
You've been watching her every day aren't you?
You've been stalking her everyday...
...tailing her...
...illegally entering the parking lot.
You also climbed up her windowsill, didn't you?
Not every day!
- Just every three days... - Oh, is that it?
Are you a detective or something?
I wonder if I am...
Before this...
When I went to the home of Mizuno-san...
...you mistakenly thought I was her new boyfriend, right?
Of course not.
You're not Yuki's type, you know.
She likes thin guys.
Were there others?
What others?
Aside from you, were there others looking up at her room?
If I'm satisfied with your answer...
...I'll forget about this day.
Some strange, thin old guy...
Thin old man?
Yeah...
The first time was when I was looking at Yuki's room in the parking lot...
There was someone looking over his shoulder.
He was certainly staring at Yuki's room.
You said, "first time"...
So you saw him several times?
Around three times.
I'm sure you must have been so worried that he was her new man.
Of course not.
You tailed him, right?
Why would I do that?
- You did right? - No, I didn't.
- You followed him, right!? - Fine, I did!
- You followed him up to his home? - Yes!
Naturally...
You checked his last name by looking at his mailbox, right?
Isn't his name, Kaihara?
That's right. His name is Kaihara...
You have to take me there.
If you do, I'll forget everything that happened!
Oh, okay...
This moment...
I must capture this moment...
Who's there!
You...
Long time no see.
Mangaka-san.
I have missed you...
Do you remember me?
You've finally come.
There's no way I can forget you.
Mangaka-san.
You and I share a common destiny.
The 10 rules...
No. 1...
"Overcome your fear."
No. 2...
"Sharpen your senses."
No. 3...
"Do not be afraid of betrayal."
"Because an ordinary person always betrays."
This way.
It's this room.
Kaihara-san!
- Is it okay to do this? - This is an urgent matter!
It's the last resort.
You've got to be kidding...
Is there anyone here!
Hey wait!
No doubt about it...
These sure are a lot, huh?
These are first edition books, and are worth a lot of money.
(The Record of Peter Kürten)
It says here "I like Tezuka Osamu's manga of a serial killer."
"Record of Peter Kürten"!
He really did read this book.
What on earth is this about?
This has convinced me...
...that Kaihara Akihiko is the Mangaka.
There's no doubt that he was the one who made those drawings!
Could there be some clue?
What kind of "clue"?
Like an address...
Address?
Hey, this one...
Itabashi ward...
What? What're you gonna do?
From here on, it's gonna get extremely dangerous...
If I screw this up badly...
...her lifespan will be senselessly shortened.
Wait a minute...
What do you mean by "lifespan"? What has happened to Yuki?
"If saving a person's life will change that person's life..."
"Maybe... even history will change, won't it?"
What?
"Black Jack" Chapter 193...
"Recollections of an Old Woman".
A manga story?
We look up to these kinds of manga heroes.
No matter how timid they usually are
Their indecision doesn't matter.
But...
Sometimes, in times of emergencies...
...they must make a stand and rise up to the occasion.
That is the true value of manga.
That is the manga hero that we are proud of!
"Manga hero"...?
Are you stupid?
Yeah, got a problem with that?
Is it here?
Thought I was going to die...
What the hell...
Hey, hey, wait!
Ouch...
Oww, oww, oww...
Daigo-san!
Are you ok?
I am somehow...
Are you really alright?
Yes.
Thank you.
The cellphone's inside the pocket. Call the cops...
Request for help.
Please wait!
I want to go, too.
But the culprit might still be inside! It's better if you wait here--
I have to face the culprit...
If he escapes here...
...I'll regret it forever.
I understand.
Let's go!
Maybe he was the Mangaka we've been looking for...
...A man named Kaihara Akihiko.
Kaihara...
Original Work: NAGASAKI TAKASHI "Yami no Bansosha --Daigo Shinji no Ryoki Jiken Files--" (Shincho Bunko-kan)
Screenplay: SATOU DAI / ASO KUMIKO Music: GRAND FUNK
'Mizuno Yuki' - MATSUSHITA NAO 'Daigo Shinji' - FURUTA ARATA
'Kazumine Kei' - TANAKA TETSUSHI 'Ozawa Yukihide' - KANAME JUN
Director: MIKI TAKAHIRO
Subtitles by WABI-SABI SUBS
Translation: EARTHCOLORS / WILKI
Spot Translation / QC: WILKI Editing / Timing: EARTHCOLORS
Special Thanks to: VAMPIREXxX
A 2015 Production of: WOWOW
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