This is the story of how I, a police officer living in a certain city,
became a hero.
At least, that's the plan.
The police have just entered the building!
Leading the team is the hero of the police department,
a young man who's solved many dangerous cases and won countless awards!
the living legend, Sam Purcell!
But that's not me.
This is the police! Drop your weapons and put your hands on the ground!
Stay out of the room!
I'm afraid right now, there's no hero in this town just yet.
This inhuman power... can it be?
Yes. An Anthem.
Also not me.
The patches are what's hot right now.
From this point on, this matter is under our jurisdiction.
Phase 3 confirmed.
Roger. Secure the target.
In accordance with Lisvalletta City-state Code,
Execution of Law Enforcement Authority Act, Article 12,
I will now use my weapon.
You think that gun can hurt it?
Our job is only to arrest it.
Enjoy!
Activating Eye System.
Time to get to work.
Enjoy!
Time for your medicine.
You owe me one, Doug.
Who are you?
Doug Billingham. SEVEN-O Special Crime Investigation Unit.
My rank is Sergeant.
This is me.
I'll say it again.
This is the story of how I became a hero,
in a town where there were no heroes.
No! This story is absolutely not
about what this guy with the girly-looking face says it is!
What is with you and thirty-eights?
It's 'cause I'm a detective!
Yes. This is a story about story about detectives!
Detectives who are willing to risk their lives for their duty!
Too bad!
#01 Howl at the Two Suns!
My name is Kirill Vrubel.
Right now I'm just a uniformed police officer...
Miraculously, there were no casualties in the incident last night...
Someday, the whole city of Lisvalletta's gonna know my name, just like they know his!
Some of you guys know what I'm talking about, right?
One day, this wad of bills will save my life.
LVPD Precinct Six
Are you stupid?
How can you be so sure it'll never come up?
So let's say something did happen to the chief inspectors.
What the hell can you do? Huh?
This is my boss. The chief of LVPD Precinct Six.
Listen, your job is to keep the gawkers out of the area and safe. Am I wrong?
You're correct, sir.
I can tell you this right now.
I'll be the man who fires your dumb ass!
I've got three years to go before I retire, and it's going to happen!
Yes, sir. I'll be careful from now on.
Just try it, bastard!
You have to write another apology for leaving your post, I heard.
Huh?
How many times have you abandoned your post by now, Kirill?
Every time, we have this exact same conversation.
I'm not abandoning my post, I'm providing backup.
This sharp-looking guy with the slightly wavy hair is Jefferson,
a detective with Section 1, the most popular part of the force.
He has a beautiful wife,
a cute daughter, and he's an all-around great guy.
He got a promotion during this quarter's re-org.
Just what you'd think of when you think of a hero.
I don't mind that, though.
That part of you.
It's not quite enough...
But I'll take this as payment for all the money you owe me.
Wait, that's...
Don't worry.
Even without it, you're not going to die.
This is the guy?
He's the only candidate who fit the conditions I laid out.
Beggars can't be choosers.
Well, I suppose not.
Anyway, Doug. I heard Cyrus is back in town.
Cyrus? The guy from Esperanza?
Yup.
Somebody saw him in the 3rd Street Slums.
That's what Pink just told me.
It's not been verified yet, so just keep it in mind, I guess.
Yeah. Either way, he's a Phase 1.
Why do I have to do this, though?
It's my day off!
And that's why I'm asking you for help.
Have the Community Safety Section down at the station help you find your damned cat!
You're a cop, too, aren't you?
I told you, you old witch, it's my day off!
I worked the night shift last night and I'm tired!
Oh, so that's how this is gonna be, huh?
I guess that photograph is just going to have...
Fine! Fine! I'll-look-for-it.
Good to hear!
What the hell is this?
Damn that stupid landlord...
That's blackmail, damn it!
And how am I supposed to find it with this crappy picture?
That's it!
Here Pochi...
That's gotta be Pochi!
Damn it! Wait, you stupid cat!
Stop running!
It's supposed to be my day off!
Wait!
Damn it!
Stupid cat...
Just you wait...
My day off!
Good boy... I'm catching you and going back to sleep!
What?
You've got kids?
Fine.
Lemme know when you're done.
Wh-What was that?
Who is that?
What is going on here?
Jefferson...
And now an update on the hostage situation developing in Sileoterra.
The man hijacked a taxi and fled,
taking the driver hostage and escaping into an abandoned factory in the area.
He demanded the release of Zabel Franken,
the imprisoned executive of the criminal organization Esperanza,
as well as a helicopter to allow him to escape.
The police are negotiating with him.
Negotiations broke down!
They've just announced that negotiations have broken down!
The man has been identified as Esperanza executive Cyrus Martinez,
AKA One-Armed Cyrus.
Hey, they said it's Cyrus!
Yeah, I heard.
Cyrus is a Phase 1.
SEVEN-O doesn't have jurisdiction yet.
We lost Derick to that bastard!
Even if one of us goes down,
we can't do a thing without proof of Anthem usage.
That's why you're a *******!
You don't need to be so mean...
Wait, where's Doug?
He was just here.
Holy crap...
This is it!
This is the situation I've waited for all my life!
Allow me to explain!
Ever since he was a child, this man, Kirill,
has had the same fantasy every night before bed:
The school (or a similar place) was attacked by terrorists and everyone was about to die,
when, for some reason, he was conveniently in the enemy's blind spot!
But what do I do?
That's right! He always falls asleep before he finishes
getting the situation set up in his head,
so he never spent any time thinking about how, exactly, he would save the day!
I'll just come back later, I guess.
Please don't kill me!
I've got a kid!
Begging for your life? Pathetic!
Aren't you some kind of elite cop?
Is this really happening?
Is Jefferson going to die?
You know him?
Don't worry.
Guys like that always survive.
If you want to save him,
I think I know a way.
Huh?
Yeah, I'm a cop, but...
SEVEN-O?
What, you don't know about us?
We're an organization whose job is to arrest Anthem users.
I-I do know you...
I turned the wrong way coming up the pipe,
and now my leg's stuck and I can't get out.
I owe Cyrus some payback.
One of our officers got set up during an undercover investigation of him.
Undercover investigation?
Do you know how Anthem Phases work?
Oh, of course.
He's still Phase 1.
Until we get proof, we can't do anything but undercover investigations.
Kirill accidentally said he knew when he didn't,
so we'll explain instead!
All matters relating to Anthem are divided into Phases.
"Suspected Usage"
Phase 1 is "Suspected Usage."
"Accelerating Usage"
Phase 2 is "Ascertaining Usage."
When it reaches that phase, all jurisdiction is transferred to SEVEN-O!
I see! Well, we can't do a thing without proof either way, can we?
Yeah. But the way I see it, Cyrus will likely soon be Phase 3.
Phase 3?
Anthem-induced Overdrive.
Over...drive?
A side effect of Anthem usage is that sometimes its users mutate,
and gain inhuman powers.
That's Overdrive.
He used Anthem. I came to make sure of that.
But, how do you even do that?
There's a special mark on your body that appears when you use Anthem.
I can't see!
I see...
Then, do you want to try to be a hero?
What's your name?
Kirill.
Constable Kirill Vrubel.
I see.
Constable Vrubel.
No, Sergeant Vrubel.
No, I'm...
If you do what I tell you, you might find yourself with a posthumous promotion.
How about it?
Constable
Senior Constable
Sergeant
Th-That's a huge promotion!
Kirill didn't know what the word "posthumous" meant! It means you're dead!
Dead
Hey, what's going on?!
You've got five minutes!
Is that the cops?
W-Wait!
As you can see, I'm not with the police.
A man? I-If you ain't a cop, then what the hell are you?
Kirill...?
Good, you're alive.
Hey, what the hell are you doing here?
If I see the mark, I just press this button, right?
Yup. I'll go around near the entrance side and wait.
As long as we have proof, we can take jurisdiction.
Then, I can make this work.
Don't worry.
I just can't get out. I can go back down.
Just give me 30 seconds.
My long years of experience tell me that that's plenty.
But how...?
You're going to be a hero, right?
Believe in yourself!
Listen, Constable Vrubel.
I mean it. Throw him off his game and buy me some time!
Say something, damn it! Who are you?
You want to know who I am?
As you can see, I'm just a time traveler!
A time traveler?
Yeah. Can I turn around?
Don't worry. Just stay calm, Kirill.
Don't think! Feel so good!
*Don't think! Feel so good!
The bastard put on a jacket!
Goddamn weirdo... die!
Overdrive!
I thought it was a transmitter!
What is going on here?
What is this smoke?
Constable Vrubel, secure the hostage.
He's crazy!
Yeah. When they hit Phase 3,
you're allowed to get...
...a little crazy.
Hostage secured!
Time for your medicine.
Hell yes!
The hostage-taker appears to have surrendered!
I'm not the hostage-taker!
Ask a detective named Doug Billingham! He'll tell you!
He's gone!
You're looking good, Jefferson.
Thanks to you.
My family almost ended up homeless.
No, I didn't do anything...
It's thanks to you.
You finally went and did it, Kirill.
No, but that was...
Precinct 6's reputation is in tatters!
I'll admit that it took courage,
but you still put the lives of a hostage and an officer in danger!
I'm sorry to say this, but there's no place for you here anymore.
The brass has a new home for you: here.
On the org chart, we're part of the police,
Hey, there.
How you doing, Travis?
but we answer to the Lisvalletta military.
New kid?
This gives us a degree of freedom.
This is...
...your office.
Move.
That's Pink. She works for me.
There's also people with names like "Boxer" and "Robot."
By the way, people call me "Boss."
I hope you will, too.
Um... why me?
The man we were going to bring in for the post turned us down.
Jefferson. You know him, right?
Of course, you've got the right to refuse, as well.
But, part of the reason we're offering you this job is his strong recommendation.
You?
Yo.
We work in pairs, most of the time.
We call it the Double Decker system.
D-Double Decker?
He's "Veteran", your new partner. AKA...
...Doug Billingham.
Welcome to the SEVEN-O Special Crime Investigation Unit.
This is a goodbye present from Jefferson.
He says it's a good-luck charm,
"Rookie"...
Now, Kirill is a step or two closer to his dream!
His new life as "Rookie,"
a detective for the SEVEN-O Special Crime Investigation Unit, was about to begin!
My name is Kay Rochefort,
I'm transferring to the Special Crime Investigation Unit as of today!
She'll be working with Pink.
Her nickname will be "Rookie!"
Dismissed.
Try not to slow me down too much, okay?
Yes, I'll do my best.
What about me? I'm a rookie, too, right?
True. But you've been here longer than she has, even if it's only for a single day.
So your new nickname is "Perm."
I don't have a perm, though.
I know. That's why I put in a reservation for you to get one.
Wait, you're kidding, right? I can't get a perm with hair like this!
Okay, but your other options are "Okappa" and "Dead guy."
Why are those my only options? There has to be others, right?
You think so, do you? Perm's a much better choice, isn't it?
Right?
Okappa.
What? Come on, Perm is way better!
"Okappa" is practically an insult!
Okappa.
Um, do you all call each other by nicknames here?
That's just Travis.
Inspector Yuri Fujishiro
He loves that stuff.
Inspector Deana del Rio
That stupid "Double Decker" name is one he came up with on his own, too.
That's right. Travis wanted a character with a perm.
Senior Constable Maxine Silverstone
Right. The only thing he asked for when he was looking for a new hire
Chief Inspector Travis Murphy
was that they have a perm!
Good thing you got here a day late, huh?
Sergeant Doug Billingham
Otherwise you would've had to get a perm.
Your only choice is "Perm."
Constable Kay Rochefort
Okappa!
Constable Kirill Vrubel
Perm!
Okappa!
Okappa, AKA Kirill, has begun to enjoy his new life as a detective!
But the time soon comes for him to say goodbye to that life!
Double Decker Episode 2: "Farewell, Detective Okappa!"
Farewell, Detective Okappa!
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