Is she actually going to try to fight?
As I thought. Her bag is filled with weapons.
Whatever you'll be facing is probably not human.
There's a bug inside you.
The bug inside you was just squirming around a bit.
Damn it!
Humans do not possess a single, focused will.
They just have countless bugs buzzing around in all directions inside their hearts.
It's fine when all these bugs are headed toward the same meal as one,
but when they split apart...
Criminal Psychology
When a Man Kills Another
People take actions that can only be described as incoherent.
Boogiepop and Others
Dengeki Bunko
Oh...
Nagi-chan. What brings you here?
Visiting hours are over for the day.
Oh, well... I came to see Dr. Kisugi.
Could you call her for me?
Yeah, sure.
Hello, Dr. Kisugi?
Nagi-chan is here and says she'd like to see you.
All right, yes. I understand.
Thank you.
Nagi-chan, you can go on in.
'Kay. Thanks.
Psychiatric Ward
So that's Dr. Kisugi?
What did she need in the psychiatric ward?
A tranquilizer gun?
So you were the killer?
I always knew you were a murderer.
You're actually a kind person.
Call me whatever you want.
This is revenge for Scarecrow!
It's a pleasure to meet you, Mo Murder-san.
This is also goodbye.
Hey, I was told Dr. Kisugi just went home...
S-Sasaki-san!
Hi, there. Sorry to keep you waiting, Nagi-chan.
Are you trying to run away?
That's not what the look on your face indicated.
A scarecrow and a pigeon? Not the best couple.
It's crows that don't like scarecrows, not pigeons.
I understand how you feel very well...
Pigeon-san the synthetic human.
Your organization's called the Towa Organization, right?
I've heard all about you.
I heard that you were after my head. My little minions told me so.
But I'd like to offer you a chance.
Attaining revenge and following your love to the grave
is a very sweet and beautiful thing, don't you think?
Don't you...
want to be human?
Someone once said that humans were born for love and revolution.
Scarecrow... You came for me...
Do you think... I'll be able to go to Heaven?
No.
You'll be going to Hell.
You're right... Just like you.
Nagi-chan.
Where are you going?
It's no use trying to go to the police.
Do you really think anyone would believe this?
I knew it! You only left the hospital because you didn't want to involve others!
That's wonderful, Nagi-chan!
As I figured, she's messing around with me.
What should I do?
I guess I just have to do this.
Not bad, Nagi-chan!
So you're trying to protect the future of mankind all by yourself.
But...
This is terrific, Nagi-chan!
Keep up this pathetic squirming, please.
She definitely has an unyielding fighting spirit...
But does she really think that she can get away?
That little—
Playtime's over!
Fear me, damn it.
I'm telling you to fear me!
Scream! Pathetically beg for your life!
Panic, would you?!
I knew it. I figured that's what all this was about.
The fact that the crime scenes lacked any sort of consistency
bugged the hell out of me.
Despite repeatedly committing these perverse murders,
the killer lacked any caution.
If it were me, I'd do it after hiding the corpse.
I'd be scared if someone saw me.
That's just it. It wasn't the killer who wasn't worried about being seen.
She'd never think twice about walking alone in the dark.
Those who fearlessly charged into places where no one else was around were the victims,
and exactly the type of person the killer was looking for.
I've been a huge coward ever since I was a child,
so I always wondered why I felt like that. Why does fear exist?
What the killer wanted was the strength to be fearless.
That's your motive, isn't it, Dr. Kisugi?
Then Sasaki-san and I showed up.
Anyone who'd bother sticking their noses into your murders was ideal prey.
Impressive, Nagi-chan. But sadly, you fall short.
Oh, I guess I failed to mention
something about that Sasaki Masanori person.
He's not human.
He's basically like me.
His real name is Mo Murder.
He works for a certain system.
System?
And the order he received from this system was to investigate me
and kill me if necessary.
Do you understand now?
What are you talking about?
To put it simply, that man was actually an assassin.
I heard he's actually killed dozens of people.
I guess you really can't judge people by their appearances.
Then again, he's not human to begin with.
Do you think I'm lying? But sadly, it's all true.
It just means that you were being used by the system.
And by me, who was taking advantage of this whole situation.
Thanks to you getting all nosy, I was able to take him down.
Thank you very much for your help.
I'm going to have Sasaki Masanori-san take the fall as the killer for me.
Is that why you killed him?
I knew it.
Her weakness is having someone she loves die before her.
Correct. I even set up all kinds of evidence in his house
while you two were out looking for me.
But I guess at this point, another murder or two won't do any harm.
My sweet little girl... You see yourself as some kind of superhero, don't you?
But the truth is, that man was just using you!
Do you get it?
Listen to me. The thing you're trying to protect is just a fantasy.
Wonderful! Wonderful, Nagi-chan!
Perfect! That's perfect! Fear me!
There's no human who is truly fearless!
There is only one absolute in this world...
And that's fear!
It's not that I'm fearless...
Huh? What was that?
It's just that I was worried.
Worried? Worried about what?
That I finally got this far... but it'd somehow fail in the end...
Fail? What will fail?
This attack!
This is an insulated suit. It's just what a superhero needs.
Hold it!
Well, this is quite the surprise.
I didn't expect you to escape this danger on your own.
It took me a while to catch up with you, but everything seems to have turned out okay.
Wh-Who are you?!
Leave the rest to me.
I'm scared...
Your quickly-evolved body lost its balance due to the electrical shock,
and it's screaming.
So like a proper duel?
They're here...
It's them... I have to fight them.
I'm ready for you!
Come at me whenever you'd like!
Well, all right, then...
Fear Ghoul.
The one who consumes fear... That must be my name...
I told you...
Sasaki-san! Hey!
Get it together! Sasaki-san!
Thank goodness... You're alive...
Do you have any final words?
I guess the bug isn't so bad...
The bug?
What do you think he meant by that?
Who knows? But he says it's not so bad, so that's all that matters.
But...
Just leave him be.
I'm sure someone will come to take care of him.
There's a powerful force behind all of this.
We're better off letting them handle it.
So Sasaki-san's going to end up the killer?
That's a better option than the world finding out that the killer was a doctor.
The patients she treated would be looked upon with suspicion, too.
I'm sure this Sasaki-san will be happy to take the blame.
Anything for you.
What are you, anyway?
Why did you defeat Dr. Kisugi?
You're the one who defeated her.
I don't know.
I feel like I really messed up this case.
Nothing went the way I'd planned.
What went wrong?
Must be the bug.
The world is not always moving in one direction.
Just like a swarm of bugs, it moves in all directions.
Sometimes, they move in one unified motion,
and other times, like this incident, it all falls apart and results in nothing.
That's all.
Then... what should I do from now on?
How can I stop this from happening again?
Do you plan on trying again?
You got a problem with that?
No.
But in that case, we'll probably keep running into each other in the future.
Say, what do they call you, anyway?
Are you asking for my name?
What else would I be asking for?
Well, let's see...
Boogiepop... I think that's what I'll call myself.
That's a weird name.
I could say the same about yours, Kirima Nagi.
And that's how it happened.
I see. I guess nothing is ever simple.
Everything is complicated.
Indeed. If Kuroda Shinpei hadn't tried to save Kirima Nagi in the first place,
you and Manticore would've never happened upon our world.
How ironic.
This world is about to come to an end.
I'm glad we met, Echoes-kun.
As am I.
I don't know what quirk of fate it was,
but the reason that Kirima Nagi still continues to fight
is apparently because she is carrying on the feelings of those she encounters.
I am also thankful for what fate has done.
What are you going to do now?
Watch over the world from far away... No matter what fate has in store for me.
In her place.
I see.
What about you, Boogiepop? What are you going to do now?
First, I'm going to ponder how to get back from this distorted world.
Where did you come from?
Who knows? I actually have no idea how and when I show up...
Until I go back.
Once you return to your world, do you plan to continue fighting?
Well...
Now, then...