"Shinjuku Ward"
Shinjuku's west side.
On the other side of the wall from its well-ordered, well-lit streets
lies the chaos of the east.
In the darkness of Kabukicho,
where elephants roar to sound the time,
and villains lurk in every shadow,
you'll find six detectives.
Weirdos, freaks, bozos and fools to a man,
"Sherlock Holmes" Weirdos, freaks, bozos and fools to a man,
"Fuyuto Kyogoku" Weirdos, freaks, bozos and fools to a man,
who knows what madness they'll bring with them.
"Michel Belmont" who knows what madness they'll bring with them.
"Lucy Morstan" "Mary Morstan" who knows what madness they'll bring with them.
Please enjoy this battle of wits between detectives.
"Torataro Kobayashi" Please enjoy this battle of wits between detectives.
Um, so here at the Detective's Row House,
do all the detectives take the same case at once?
Oh, right. You wanted to hire a detective.
Okay.
We split our jobs into three ranks.
First, A Rank.
"A Rank" "Client" "Detective" The client hires the detective directly.
"A Rank" "Client" "Detective" A normal job, essentially.
"S Rank No Bonus" "Client"
Next is S Rank, with no bonus.
"S Rank No Bonus" "Client" The reward is a minimum of 1,000,000 yen.
"S Rank No Bonus" "Client" You can hire all the detectives in the row house at once,
"S Rank No Bonus" "Client" and the winner who solves the case gets it all.
"S Rank With Bonus" And lastly, S rank with bonus.
"S Rank With Bonus" Whether it fails or not, all expenses are paid by the client,
"S Rank With Bonus" so you get many more detectives interested,
"S Rank With Bonus" and your case is much more likely to be solved.
Got it?
Hey, are you listening?
Yeah. Um...
If I were to hire Sherlock for an A Rank job,
how much would it cost?
I couldn't say.
He doesn't care about the money. It's all about the case, for him.
"Why Not Join the Staring-At-Eye-Moles Squad?" Leave.
"Why Not Join the Staring-At-Eye-Moles Squad?" I brought this because I want you to get better.
"Super Veggieman" You can get ten days of vegetable fiber in a single meal.
I don't need it.
--I eat two a day and I feel great! No trouble on the toilet...
--Um, I came to hire Sherlock-san... --I eat two a day and I feel great! No trouble on the toilet...
Oh, you're the one who moved into the storeroom next door.
My name is John Watson.
You want some Super Veggieman, too?
It'll make your skin all soft!
Your skin is quite pretty, yes.
Your skin is that of a woman in her 30s...
And your pulse is great, too.
Oh, you're flattering me!
Here, take all this!
Nice to meet you, John!
Um...
Use it to make something.
You want me to cook with this?
"Baldy"
I got involved in a hit and run, and my leg hurts.
"No Updates in Gold Bar Robbery"
The thief calling themselves "Cobra," who stole gold bars two weeks ago,
"No Updates in Gold Bar Robbery" remains at large.
The police have said...
It's done.
What about the canned food?
I found it, but all you have are oranges.
Um... would you be willing to take the case if I paid you on completion?
Picking up after me, cleaning my room, doing my laundry, buying food,
also cleaning the bathroom...
You see, I was just involved in a hit-and-run.
"Sherlock"
They're calling me.
Off I go.
Hi!
"Lil' Devil Girl Detective"
Hi.
I'm Mary Morstan.
Nice to meet you.
Are you Sherlock's assistant?
No, I'm not...
Your brother?
Hey, everybody.
This is our client...
Fujiko-san?
"Owner of the Florist Poppin"
Oh, you're a regular at my shop...
"Tough Guy Detective"
My name's Kobayashi.
Excuse me for interrupting.
Can we start by discussing payment?
I'm in a hurry, you see.
Um...
This is a normal S Rank job. One million yen.
Just the bare minimum to be an S, huh?
I'll pass.
He means the bare minimum for us to be called here.
You have to pay your own expenses, so it's not that great a job.
What a jerk.
Fujiko-san, I'm staying.
Thank you.
Okay, why don't you tell us all about it?
Okay. My name is Fujiko Takamine, and I run a florist on 2nd Avenue.
It all started when...
Saori-chan, did you make that rose bouquet for Taneyama Farms?
"Part Timer at Florist Poppin" Saori-chan, did you make that rose bouquet for Taneyama Farms?
Um, we need to hurry...
Fujiko-san, look.
Next Generation Idols, the "Staring-at-Eye Moles Squad"?
"Audition Location"
You pass!
Those moles under your eyes are perfect!
Lots of people have moles under their eyes,
but unless you've got the right balance of color, size, location, and number,
they're not really charming!
I see.
My name is Kita, and I'm with Star Promotions.
"Star Promotions Producer" My name is Kita, and I'm with Star Promotions.
Nice to meet you.
A week from now, at the Kabukicho Festival,
we'll be doing a public audition and revealing the Staring-at-Eye Moles Squad.
You've passed the audition already,
so until then,
I'll need you to spend every day
from 2 PM to 6 PM practicing dancing and singing.
Leave it to me. I'll handle the store.
But...
I know that you wanted to be an idol...
Make... Make your dream come true!
The week after that passed in the blink of an eye.
And today was the day of the audition.
"Staring-at-Eye-Moles Squad Audition Canceled" But...
I called Star Promotions,
and they said they don't have anybody named Kita-san who works for them.
I want you to look into where he went.
I... I...
I want to be an idol!
Okay, any questions?
What do your parents think about you becoming an idol?
Actually...
Fujiko-san lost her parents when she was young.
She keeps that florist going all by herself...
She's got that part-timer named Saori-chan, right?
That former cabaret girl is useless.
But Saori-chan is a good girl at heart...
You staying at a hotel tonight?
Yes, I was planning on staying at a hotel after the audition.
If I cancel, they'll just keep the money anyway,
so Saori-chan told me to just stay there.
What a dull case.
Don't be stupid.
This is a bigger case than it looks.
You think?
When the sun sets in other towns,
we turn our thoughts to the wishes of a maiden.
The detectives are deeply compassionate,
and tears fall like rain in the row house where they live.
People call it the Detective's Row House.
One million yen for the one who finds this "Kita" guy.
Ready... go!
I'll make you an idol, Fujiko-san. I promise.
Hey!
Did your leg get better?
It was just a fracture.
I can walk just fine.
Sherlock's made Watson into his little servant.
He never lets anybody in his room.
Really. The only one who ever got in was James.
"Today's To-Do List"
When the dishes are done do the laundry.
And don't let anybody into my room.
Anybody.
John, you there?
"Kabukicho Festival"
Hi there.
You should've just rang the bell.
Give me a cyclamen.
Um, which one was that?
Aren't you a florist?
Just a part-timer.
--I'm asking because I don't see one. --Hey! Eww!
Then it's sold out.
Thank you, come again.
"Bentendou Pawn Shop"
Yes, this is Watson.
You took too long. Answer faster.
I'm done with the dishes.
Now it's just the laundry...
The culprit is Saori.
Who's Saori?
The part-timer at the florist.
I just sent a photo!
"Sherlock sent a photo."
There're files for people with criminal records on the shelves.
Find her immediately, and when you know who her partner is, send me a picture.
"Kabukicho Festival" "Kabukin Show"
"Kabukicho 221st Avenue"
Hey.
Why are you watching that woman?
Sherlock?
I'm not telling a rival that.
Was it him?
What were you thinking?
Who are you?
Oh, Sherlock-san!
You let Mary into the room, didn't you?
I did not.
We talked at the doorstep a little.
W-What?
What?
Stop it... Sherlock, wait!
H-Hey!
Hey! What are you doing?
What's this?
A bug.
Get out of here.
Never let me see you again.
--I won! --Seriously?
You've got good karma!
--Right? I helped an old lady cross the street the other day.
--Here you go. --Right? I helped an old lady cross the street the other day.
You look down, so I'll give you this.
Thanks, girl.
Don't.
That's the Irregulars's special sleep-inducing chocolate.
Eat it and you'll be in dream land within ten seconds.
Why did you tell him?
"Kabukicho Irregulars" That's right.
"Kabukicho Irregulars" We just about had him.
"Kabukicho Irregulars" --You should've just let us trick him.
--Don't say that. --You should've just let us trick him.
--Yoshio took his wallet already. --You should've just let us trick him.
--Yoshio took his wallet already.
Oh, you're still here?
--If you don't have any money, then get lost. --Let's go play the slots.
Great idea!
Hey, is this your first time in Kabukicho?
Yeah. I just moved to the West Side a year ago.
You should be more careful.
They're both in Shinjuku Ward,
but the East Side, beyond the wall is like another country compared to this.
Especially here in Kabukicho--a guy from the West Side like you is an easy mark.
Sherlock kicked you out, I heard?
Why Sherlock, anyway?
I've gotten involved in some trouble.
But there are other detectives.
Yeah, I thought so, too..
But when I met him, he seemed like a guy I could trust.
It felt like he was the only one who could help me.
"Student Handbook"
Let me give you a tip.
Do kids these days think eye-moles are moe?
Don't be silly. The whole thing was bullshit.
Is that supposed to be a disguise?
Let's go.
What's he doing in a place like this?
This way!
What the hell's going on here?
You get him?
We got tricked!
Sorry...
You're all out of time.
How did you know?
You want to know?
Yes.
Really?
Yes, I do.
The weirdest things are getting popular these days!
What's this about?
You didn't hear?
Fujiko-san the florist won an audition and is going to be an idol!
Oh, that was bullshit.
Hey, don't say that!
Yeah, she ain't much of a looker, but she's a sweet girl!
Not Fujiko. The audition was bullshit.
So why'd they bother holding it?
Well you see...
You know a girl named Saori?
The part-timer at Fujiko's place, right?
She doesn't care about flowers in the slightest!
I went to buy a cyclamen and she said they were sold out.
Well, sometimes stuff sells out.
It can't have sold out. Cyclamen are winter flowers to begin with.
Oh, my!
And there were what looked like concrete pieces on her sleeves.
She used the lessons to get Fujiko
out of the building and used that time to tear open a hole.
And on the other side of the wall, with its back facing the florist...
The Bentendou pawn shop?
I'm sure there's some good stuff there to steal,
but is there anything worth opening a hole in the wall for?
Kita, the man who did the audition, has another name:
"Kitaro the Mongoose."
That's Cobra's...
That's right.
He was Cobra's rival once.
He knew that Cobra used Bentendou for money laundering.
So Fujiko, whose eye-moles were the only thing she had going for her,
was deceived by Saori and Kita about the idol thing?
Yup.
How is an idol on a casting couch like a guy who tried to commit a robbery?
I don't know, how?
Both are about to get screwed.
That's all the time we have for today.
Cobra?
"Phantom Thief Cobra" Sherlock Holmes...
Goodbye.
What are you doing here?
Are you okay?
You can't have figured it out!
Your smooth-as-silk brain can't have gotten the answer!
All you've got going for you is your gullibility!
--I just saved you, you know... --A lolicon like you can't have cracked this case!
I'll set the moth orchid here, okay?
Okay, thank you!
I... I'll be the head of your fan club until the day I die.
Damn it!
The bank the gold was stolen from paid 20,000,000 yen as a thank you, huh?
"Gold Bar Thief Apprehended 20 Million Yen Thank You Payment Made" The lucky bastard.
--I can't keep this up...
--You're drinking too much barley tea. --I can't keep this up...
That's enough.
You tricked me, didn't you?
Sorry!
I... I...
You what?
I'm talking to Mary-san, right now.
This is very important, so even if you're her brother, please stay out of this--
"Sister-Loving Detective" This is very important, so even if you're her brother, please stay out of this--
"Sister-Loving Detective" Her sister.
I'm not her brother. I'm her sister.
No way...
"Bar 'Pipe Cat' Mascot"
Hey there.
So that's how, huh?
Stay out of my business.
He was just so depressed.
You keep taking the weirdest cases.
He does?
Yeah.
A while ago he took one where this snake came down from the ceiling...
You see, I used to work at a university hospital on the West Side...
I was doing an autopsy for a certain girl when a pit viper came down and...
Keep folding.
He got depressed again.
Nice to meet you.
My name is James Moriarty.
"Brilliant High Schooler" My name is James Moriarty.
"The Dream of Fuyuto Kyokgoku, the Ace"
Great! I'm glad we met, my baby.
"The Dream of Fuyuto Kyokgoku, the Ace"
"Today's Page" "The 3 Kabukin Brothers" "The Mascots of Kabukicho in Shinjuku Ward's east side."