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0:00-1:53 Narihisago |
(... I've never seen this building before. But it must be my apartment building. Because my wife is here. My wife is laughing. Back then we didn't even need a reason to laugh.) | (... I have never seen this building before. But, it must be my apartment... because my wife... she's here. ... My wife is laughing. Back then, we didn't even need a reason to laugh.) |
| Muku | Hey, Dad, you've made outstanding contributions at work several times, right? Do you think you were just cut out to be a police officer? | Dad, you've made outstanding contributions at work several times, right? Do you think that's probably because you were just cut out to be a police officer? |
| Narihisago | Well, I think I might have been lucky. Can't really say if I'm cut out for it. | I think it's more likely I've been really lucky. Am I cut out for it, though? Can't say. |
| Muku | Lucky, huh? Hey, do you think I'm cut out to be an officer? | You're lucky, huh? Then, uh, can you say if you think I might be cut out to be an officer? |
| Narihisago | Hmm. (No such conversation happened. From the moment I became a homicide detective, I was always busy with work. So I think Muku wouldn't have wanted to be an officer either. And I was never cut out to be on the force. I couldn't even protect my own family.) | Huh... (This never happened. From the moment I became a homicide detective, I was always busy with work. And, I doubted Muku would have ever wanted to be an officer. The truth is, I was never cut out to be on the force. I couldn't even protect my own family.) |
| Doctor | She and the killer had a fistfight. She must have fought back bravely. | She and the killer had a fistfight. She must have defended herself bravely. |
| Narihisago | She's immaculate. (It didn't look like this. She had nearly all her bones broken, her lungs, liver, spleen, and heart demolished, and half her brain splattered out of her skull. That's how my daughter died. A serial killer called the Challenger forced her to fight injured head to toe, she suffered excruciating agony, and then she was killed.) | She's perfect. (It didn't look like this. She had nearly all her bones broken, her lungs, liver, spleen, and heart demolished. Half her brain splattered out of her skull. That is how my daughter died. The serial killer called the "Challenger" forced her to fight until she was injured from head to toe. She suffered excruciating agony, and then, she was killed.) |
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2:26-6:37 Hondamachi |
Come in. | It's open! |
| Matsuoka | How are you feeling? | Are you feeling better? |
| Hondamachi | Good to see you. I still get light-headed and dizzy. Oh, but today's been going well. And my rehab is proceeding smoothly. | It's good to see you! I still get light-headed and dizzy some, but today seems to be going pretty well. My rehab is smooth, too. |
| Matsuoka | Good. Take it slow. Don't push yourself too hard. | That's good. Just try to take it slow. Don't need to push yourself too hard. |
| Hondamachi | Mr. Matsuoka, I have a question about the Perforator case. | Matsuoka, sir, I have a question about the Perforator case. |
| Matsuoka | What did I just tell you? | What did I just say? Don't push. |
| Hondamachi | The Mizuhanome created an id well from me, right? What was it like? | ... The mizuhanome created an id well for me, right? Can you tell me what it was like? |
| Matsuoka | It's better you not know. | It's better you not know. |
| Hondamachi | Sakaido entered it, didn't he? Lucky. I wish I could. | Sakaido entered it, didn't he? Lucky. I wish I could. |
| Matsuoka | You can't. Entering your own id well is prohibited. Your well comes from your unconscious. To dive into it is to become conscious of the unconscious. Ultimately this is all theoretical, but in an attempt to avoid the consciousness's invasion, the id well would render itself invisible and expand. Like a rising storm, see. Then the storm swallows the brilliant detective, who would wind up wandering their own well forever. Apparently, they "fall into dogma." | You can't. Entering your own id well is prohibited. Your well comes from your unconscious. To dive inside it is to become conscious of the unconscious. Now, this is all theoretical, but in an attempt to avoid an invasion of consciousness, the id well would likely render itself invisible and expand, like a rising storm. Soon, the storm swallows the conscious self, and the brilliant detective would be left wandering their well forever. Apparently, they call this "falling into dogma." |
| Hondamachi | Dogma... What's supposed to mean? | Dogma? What's that supposed to mean? |
| Matsuoka | Hell if I know. Anyway, they say the pilot's location data is lost, and pilot retrieval becomes impossible. | Hell if I know. They say the pilot location data becomes lost. The pilot's retrieval would be impossible, then. |
| Hondamachi | The pilot doesn't just die? | The pilot doesn't just die? |
| Matsuoka | The body in the cockpit might struggle to maintain its functions at some point. However, even if the body dies, the mind apparently lives on inside the Mizuhanome. | The body in the cockpit, you mean? I'm sure it might struggle to maintain its functions, eventually. However, even if the body dies, the mind will live on inside the mizuhanome. |
| Hondamachi | Oh. | Ahh... |
| Matsuoka | The pilot losing their memories inside the well and becoming the brilliant detective is probably a safety feature in case the pilot enters their own well. Are you listening? | The pilot losing their memories inside the well in becoming the brilliant detective is no accident. Most likely, it's a safety feature in case a pilot decides to enter their own id well. Are you listening? |
| Hondamachi | Huh? Oh, uh, you must be right. To think other people are looking at a part of my mind that I don't know and going in and out of it... How fun. | Y-yeah, sure! You must be right... To think other people are looking at a part of my mind that I don't know and going in and out of it. That sounds fun. |
| Matsuoka | Where's your mother? | Hmm. Where's your mother? |
| Hondamachi | Seems like she's not here today. My mom's not all that interested in me. | Oh, yeah. She didn't show up today. My mom doesn't exactly take too much of an interest in me. |
| Matsuoka | Hey now. | Hey, now. |
| Hondamachi | You're going to catch the Pyrotechnician, right? Lucky. I wish I could participate. | You're gonna catch the Pyrotechnician, right? Lucky. I wish I could participate, too. |
| Matsuoka | You barely got out of the last operation alive. Aren't you scared? | You barely got through the last operation alive. Weren't you scared? |
| Hondamachi | Hmm. I'm not really scared. It's hard to describe, but it's more like I'm angry. Not just at the Perforator-- I mean Tamotsu Fukuda. At all serial killers. ... Oh, I did lose a little bit of my frontal lobe, but there's no damage to the limbic system, which is farther back. So there should be no effect on say, anger or pleasure. | Hmm. I wouldn't say I'm necessarily scared. I-it's difficult to describe, but it's more like I'm angry. I'm not just... not just at the Perforator, Tamotsu Fukuda. I think I'm angry with all serial killers. ... Oh, from what I understand, I did end up losing a little bit of my frontal lobe, but it seems there's no damage to the limbic system, which is located farther back. So, emotions like anger or pleasure shouldn't be affected. |
| Matsuoka | Anger and pleasure, huh? You might be a little like Narihisago. | Anger or pleasure. Interesting. You know, now you might be like Narihisago. |
| Hondamachi | Like Sakaido?! The brilliant detective! | Oh! Like Sakaido, the brilliant detective?! |
| Matsuoka | Not the brilliant detective, the real-world pilot. He didn't say it in so many words, but that happened to him. Like an odd combination of pleasure and anger. | No, not the brilliant detective. I mean the real-world pilot. He didn't say it in those words, but the same thing happened to him, too. He talked about it -- said it was like a strange combination of pleasure and anger. |
| Hondamachi | Oh, wow. Right, you and Narihisago were colleagues. Hmm, I see. Could I be a brilliant detective? | Right. I forgot. You and Narihisago were once colleagues. That's so cool. Do you think I could be a brilliant detective? |
| Matsuoka | You formed a well, so you're probably eligible. But whether you can do it is a question of capabilities. | You've formed a well, so you're probably eligible, but whether you can actually do it is a question of capabilities. |
| Hondamachi | Hmm, capabilities. Those depends on how much of a boost the Mizuhanome's adjustments provide. | That's true. I guess someone's capabilities depend on how much of a boost the mizuhanome's adjustments provide-- |
| Matsuoka | Give up on this. Becoming a pilot is tantamount to suicide. Thankfully you survived your first one. No need to attempt a second. | Give up on this. Becoming a pilot is too dangerous. It's suicidal. Thankfully, you survived your first. There is no reason to attempt it a second time. |
| Hondamachi | You're... worrying about me, right? | ... If I didn't know better, I'd say it sounds like you're worried about me. |
| Matsuoka | I didn't much care for Narihisago when we were both detectives. And now I truly disdain him as hopeless trash. Anyway, just rest. Leave this guy to us. ... I'll let you in on one bit of good news. The cognition particles weren't blown away this time. We found some at the scene. | I didn't much care for Narihisago when we were both detectives, and now, I truly hate the man. If I'm being honest, I think he's hopeless trash. Anyway, try to rest. Leave this guy to us, okay? ... I can let you in on one bit of good news, though. The cognition particles were not blown away this time. We found some at the scene. |
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6:38-10:51 Nishimura |
No mistake about it. We gleaned them from the remnants of some unexploded gunpowder. They're the Pyrotechnician's. | No mistake about it. We collected samples from the remnants of some unexploded gunpowder. They are the Pyrotechnician's. |
| Hayaseura | I authorize construction of a well. | I authorize construction of a well. |
| Momoki | Roger. Go call Narihisago. | Roger that. Go call Narihisago, now. |
| Fukuda | [To Narihisago] Hey there. Where're you going? | [To Narihisago] Hey there. What's up? Where are you off to? |
| Sakaido | [7:27] (Where am I?) | [7:27] (Where am I?) |
| [Everyone Else] | [Panicking from unknown gunshot] | [Panicking from unknown gunshot] |
| Sakaido | [7:42] (... I remember. Her name is Kaeru. And, by remembering her, I remember who I am, too. My name is Sakaido--the brilliant detective. I don't know my full name, but that's not important right now. I must solve the mystery of Kaeru's death.) | [7:42] (... I know her. I remember. Her name is Kaeru, and by remembering her, I remember who I am, too. My name is Sakaido, the brilliant detective. I don't know my full name, but that's not important right now. I must solve the mystery of Kaeru's death.) |
| Guy #1 | What is this? What's going on? | What is this?! Does anyone know what's going on! [Shot] |
| Sakaido | (A sniper?) | (A sniper?) |
| Guy #2 | Hey, don't just stand there! Hurry up and hide! [Shot] | Hey, don't stand in the open! You need to take cover! [Shot] |
| Guy #3 | [Not Available] | Aaaahhhahaa! |
| Girl #1 | What are you doing? You have to hide! | What are you doing over there?! You have to get down! |
| Girl #2 | Whatever. Just stand there and die, then. | Whatever! Let him stand there and die if he wants! |
| Sakaido | (... Oh, yeah, I might die.) Can't have that, can I?
[Gunshot] (... The shooting stopped. Is it because everyone hid behind the wall? A blind spot means there's only one sniper. Where?) |
(... Oh yeah. I might die.) Can't have that.
[Gunshot] (... The shooting stopped. Is it because everyone hid in the shadow of the wall? If there's a blind spot, there's only one sniper. Where is he?) |
| Shiratake | It appears the bullets are coming from inside the waterfall, but the water is obscuring everything, even the muzzle flash. The water on the ground washes away the blood, so I can't trace the trajectory. I can't locate the sniper. | It appears as though the bullets are coming from inside the waterfall. But, the water's spray is obscuring everything. I can't even spot the muzzle flash. Water on the round is[?] washed away the blood, so I can't follow the trajectory of the bullet. I won't be able to locate the sniper. |
| Momoki | That's fine. Focus on observation. | That's alright. Focus on observing. |
| Sakaido | Dammit! (I didn't come here to die. But my job is not survival. What I'm supposed to do is solve the mystery of Kaeru's death.) Something's wrong here. But what? I'm not really sure. | Damn! (I didn't come here to die. But, my job is not survival either. What I'm supposed to do is solve the mystery of Kaeru's death.) Something here is wrong. But, I can't quite grasp it, yet. |
| Wakashika | "Something's wrong"? What is it? | Yes. "Something is wrong." What, though? |
| Habutae | A total of 75 people are on the tower. None have been recognized. | A total of 75 people are on the tower. None have been recognized. |
| Shiratake | This seems not to be a real place. The time can only be narrowed to midday. | The tower doesn't appear to be a real place. Time cannot be narrowed down beyond midday. |
| Togo | Habutae, I believe identifying anyone will prove impossible. Look. | But Habutae, identifying those people will prove impossible. Look. |
| Habutae | Oh, that's why. They're no one, and it doesn't matter who they are. Are they just generic "others"? | Oh, that's why. They're no one. It doesn't matter who they are. Are they just generic "others?" |
| Togo | They're something like dolls produced from a mix of different people's features. Seems fitting of our indiscriminate killer. | Basically, they're like dolls that have been produced from mixing together features of multiple different people. Fitting, given how indiscriminate this guy has been. |
| Shiratake | The clothing is also slapdash. No brands can be determined. | The clothing is haphazard as well. We can't determine any brands. |
| Momoki | Not a problem. We'll keep identifying what we can't determine. People tend to hide things unconsciously. If the Pyrotechnician is meticulous, they might hide things meticulously as well. They made bombs and arranged gunpowder and fireworks to create pleasing displays. That's meticulous work. | That's okay. Let's keep identifying what we can't determine. Most people tend to hide things unconsciously. If the Pyrotechnician is a meticulous individual, then they might also hide things meticulously. This person not only made bombs, but they arranged gunpowder and fireworks in order to create pleasing displays. Wouldn't they have to be meticulous? |
| Kofuku | Good point. I had been imagining more of an attention seeker. | That's a good point. I had been imagining a thrill-seeker, but maybe... |
| Sakaido | What is causing this feeling? [Shot] | I wish I knew what was causing this feeling. [Shot] |
| Momoki | Extract Sakaido! | Extract him now! |
| Narihisago | [Gasp] | [Gasp] |
| Momoki | ... Reinject Sakaido. [To Narihisago] Ready? | ... Reinject Sakaido. [To Narihisago] Can you? |
| Narihisago | Of course. | Of course. |
| Sakaido | [Shot] ... (My name is Sakaido.) | [Shot] ... (My name is Sakaido.) |
| Momoki | Extraction! | Extract him. |
| Wakashika | What feels wrong about Kaeru's body? | What feels wrong about Kaeru's body? |
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11:03-13:23 Sakaido |
The repositioning is too fast. Are there multiple snipers after all? | More than one sniper? The bullets do seem to be coming from everywhere. |
| Guy #1 | Why do we have to be killed?! | I don't get it! What did we do wrong?! Why do we have to be killed?! |
| Sakaido | (That I do not know. But if this is a senseless slaughter to the victims, then there might not be a reason.) | (That, I don't know. But, if this is a senseless slaughter to the victims, then there might not be a reason in the first place.) |
| Habutae | The number of victims excluding Kaeru and Sakaido changes each time. So far, it's between 71 and 83. | The number of victims, excluding Kaeru and Sakaido, keeps changing every time. So far, it appears anywhere between 71 and 83. |
| Momoki | Continue analyzing. | Continue analyzing. |
| Guy #1 | I can't take it anymore! Anything's better than getting shot! I can't stay here! Don't shoot me! [Suicide] | I can't take it. Anything is better than getting shot. I can't stay here! I can't! Haaahaaaaa!! [Suicide] |
| Sakaido | ... (Is it better to be shot, or to jump?) | ... (Is it better to be shot or to jump? I wonder.) |
| Guy #2 | Don't stop moving! Dammit! Dammit! | Keep moving! Get away! Haaa! Haa, dammit! Dammit!-- |
| Sakaido | (... Compared to staying put, how much difference will all that effort make? Either way, death will come to you. ... Remember though, my purpose here is not to survive. Don't be afraid. I am a brilliant detective. My purpose is to solve the mystery of Kaeru's death. | (... Compared to staying put, how much of a difference is all that effort going to make? Either way, death will come for you. ... Remember, though. My purpose here is not to survive. Don't be afraid. I am a brilliant detective. My purpose here is to solve the mystery of Kaeru's death.) |
| Girl #1 | Please help me! Please! Do something! Hey, wait! | Please help me! Can you do something, anything?! Hey, wait! |
| Wakashika | Something about Kaeru's body! Come on, self. Think! Look closely! | There's something about Kaeru's body. Come on. Think. Look close. |
| Sakaido | What is it? What's wrong with this picture? | What is it? What's wrong with this picture? |
| Girl #1 | ,I can't take it anymore! I don't want to die this way! | Please help! I can't! I don't wanna die here! |
| Sakaido | Go ahead. At least it will be a little quieter. | Feel free to, though. At least, it'll be a little quieter. |
| Girl #1 | [Saved] Stop! Let go! | [Saved] Stop it! Let go! |
| Sakaido | Sorry. Couldn't help it. | I wont'! |
| Girl #1 | I can't take this! I just need it all to stop! | Please! I can't take this! I want it-- I need it all to stop! |
| Sakaido | (... Hmm. It pays to get involved.) Mystery solved. | (... Guess it pays to get involved.) The mystery is solved. |
| Wakashika | Wait, what? | What? What is he talking about? |
| Shiratake | Oh, of course! We couldn't tell because the sun is directly overhead! | Yes, of course! We couldn't tell because the Sun is directly overhead. |
| Habutae | Oh, you can't tell if you're always moving. | Right. You can't tell if you're always moving. |
| Wakashika | Hey, come on, now! You're making me look bad! | Well, that's great. You guys are making me look like an idiot! |
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13:31-17:47 Sakaido |
(The guy who jumped from the other side earlier is directly below me now. How would that happen?)
[Shot in arm] (... The tower is what's moving. That's how the sniper repositioned so quickly. Or rather, how it looked that way. It started off with rapid fire, but the aim was precise. You can't accomplish such a feat while moving. The sniper must have been sniping us from the same spot as we ran around. What happened was this: Kaeru was shot in the chest. She went down, but she was still conscious and spotted the sniper. To help the rest of us, she indicated the direction. The tower was moving then, too, so her finger deviated from the trajectory of the bullet. That deviation is what made things look wrong to me.) ... |
(The guy who jumped from the other side earlier is now directly below me. How would that happen?)
[Shot in arm] (... The tower is what's moving. That's how the sniper repositions so quickly, or rather, how they made it appear that way. It started off with rapid fire, but the aim was precise. That's not a feat you can accomplish while moving. The sniper must have been sniping us from the same location as we ran around. What happened was this: Kaeru was shot in the chest. She went down. However, she was still conscious and spotted the sniper. To help the rest of us, she indicated the direction. The tower was moving then, too, so Kaeru's finger deviated from the trajectory of the bullet. That deviation is what made things look wrong to me.) ... |
| Guy #2 | Oh, what's this? Still alive? Everyone, run randomly so you're harder to target! | Oh, what's this? Are you still alive? Everyone! Run randomly so you're harder to target! haa, haa-- |
| Sakaido | ... I see. So only you proceed at a steady pace. | ... I see. That way, you're the only one going at a steady pace. |
| Guy #2 | Don't give up! Find the sniper! Don't die! | hAAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAhAha-- Please don't give up yet! We can find the sniper! ha~a~a~a~a~yes~s~s-- |
| Sakaido | He seems to be enjoying himself. The sniper wasn't even moving. | Well, he's having fun. The sniper wasn't actually the one moving after all. |
| Guy #2 | Everyone, stay alive! Just keep running! ... Eh? | We're okay! Just don't stop moving! Keep running! ... Huh? |
| Sakaido | (What happens when this guy is the last man standing? Is another group just brought up from below for the slaughter?) | (What happens when this guy's eventually the last man standing? Will another group of casualties be brought up, then? New victims arrive to experience a new slaughter?) |
| Guy #2 | Oh, you figured me out? | Ahh, figured me out? |
| Sakaido | Yeah. I am a brilliant detective. | Yes. I'm a brilliant detective. |
| Guy #2 | But you've held your head up a bit too high. | Careful. You might be holding your head too high. |
| Sakaido | It's fine. Life and death aren't the issue. [Shot] | No, it's fine. Life and death aren't the issue. [Shot] |
| Momoki | Extract Sakaido! | Extract Sakaido! |
| Habutae | The puzzle is solved! Of the 75 victims this time, 74 had their faces and body parts broken down and randomly reassembled. Those 74 people were... soldiers. Victims of a bombing in the Middle East four years ago. | The puzzle is solved. Of the 75 victims present this time, 74 had faces and body parts broken down and reassembled. It looks like they were soldiers. All 74 were victims of a bombing in the Middle East four years ago. |
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| Togo | It's a political alert. What do we do? There are ways to obtain the information. | It's a political alert. What do we do? There are ways for us to obtain the information. |
| Momoki | Leave it. It'd be used as a political pretext against us. | Leave it for now. We don't want this to be a pretext for political interference. |
| Habutae | They'd love to learn the secrets to the Mizuhanome, but we operate the thing and even we don't know. | They'd love to learn the secrets of the mizuhanome. But, we operate the thing, and we don't even know that. |
| Momoki | You said 74 out of 75. What about the last one? | You said 74 were soldiers? Who was 75? |
| Habutae | My apologies, sir. The last one is the man Sakaido found. | My apologies, sir. The last one is the man Sakaido found. |
| Momoki | He's the Pyrotechnician. | Then he's the Pyrotechnician. |
| Kofuku | He's also had his face changed, though. | Strangely he's had his face changed, too. |
| Togo | Plastic surgery. Cross-reference with all plastic surgery records. | Plastic surgery. Cross-reference all plastic surgery records piece by piece. |
| Kofuku | Yes, ma'am! | Right. |
| Momoki | There's one more thing. In the well, the killer was at the scene of the massacre. | There's one more thing. In the well, the killer also made an appearance at the scene of the massacre. |
| Habutae | Could the Pyrotechnician be a soldier? | Then, could the Pyrotechnician be a soldier? |
| Togo | Suppose he was also at the scene of the bombing... | Suppose he was at the scene of the bombing, too. |
| Kofufu | A firefighter? | A firefighter? |
| Shiratake | Police? | Or Police? |
| Wakashika | Or possibly he was among the crowd of onlookers. So maybe... | Or maybe, he was among the crowd of bystanders. He could be... |
| Matsuoka | Pretended to be a freelance news photographer at the scene, huh? | He pretended to be a freelance news photographer who rushed to the scene, huh? |
| Police Man | Suspect captured. | Suspect captured. |
| Matsuoka | Good. Bring him to me. ... Seven procedures in four years makes for quite a difference in appearance. Well, but now you get to be handsome. | Good. Bring him to me. ... So, seven procedures in four years makes for quite a different appearance. Well, I guess it was worth it to become so handsome. |
| Pyrotechnician | I don't care how I look. But saying that to a plastic surgeon would only raise unnecessary suspicion. | To be honest, I don't really care how I look, but if you say that to a plastic surgeon, they might get suspicious and ask unnecessary questions. |
| Matsuoka | Oh, I see. | Yes, I see. |
| Police Man | Mr. Matsuoka, the photographs you wanted. | Matsuoka, sir, these are the photographs you asked for. |
| Matsuoka | Thanks, I was wondering how clean his shots of his own firework bombs would be. | Thanks. I've been wondering how clean the images he took of his own firework bombs would be. ... |
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17:49-21:45 Pyrotechnician |
The people in this world are dead long before I kill them. | Can you believe the people in this world? They're dead long before I kill them. |
| Narihisago | You like that photograph that much? | You like that photograph that much? |
| Pyrotechnician | It's not a matter of liking it. It's just real. | It isn't a matter of liking it. It's just real. |
| Narihisago | I suppose. All humans do love beautiful things, even if they're terrifying. | I suppose that's true. All humans do love beautiful things, even if they're terrifying. |
| Pyrotechnician | It captures the empty soul of modern man. | I believe what it captures is the empty soul of modern man. |
| Narihisago | "Empty" is an exaggeration, don't you think? They witnessed something incredible. They're just trying to record it, or trying to show it to others. That's what gawkers do, isn't it? | "Empty" seems a pretty strong term if you ask me. Most people are simply trying to preserve a record of the fact that they were present to witness something incredible. That's what most onlookers do, isn't it? |
| Pyrotechnician | They're lacking in empathy. | They're obviously lacking in empathy. |
| Narihisago | People only died because of your bombs. Isn't that right... Mr. Pyrotechnician? | But, people only died because of your bombs. Certainly can't deny that, can you, Mr. Pyrotechnician? |
| Pyrotechnician | I just exposed the emptiness of modern humanity. Everyone is insignificant. It doesn't matter whether anyone is alive or dead. You included. Doesn't matter if you're alive or dead. | All I did was expose the emptiness of modern humanity. We're all insignificant. Whether anyone happens to be alive or dead doesn't matter, and that even includes you. Doesn't matter whether you're alive or dead. |
| Narihisago | Well, true. | Fair enough. |
| Pyrotechnician | There's no value in a person's life or death. | There's no inherent value in life or death. |
| Narihisago | Hmph. | Hmph. |
| Pyrotechnician | You think I'm wrong? | What? Do you think I'm wrong? |
| Narihisago | I just don't think you believe that deep down. | I think, deep down, you don't actually believe that. |
| Pyrotechnician | I believe it at my core. I know it! People's lives have no value. Not mine, not yours, and not your dear daughter's either. Whether someone is alive or dead, either way it's meaningless. | At my core, I believe and know it. People's lives have no value. My life doesn't matter. Neither does yours, and neither does the life of your dearly departed daughter. Whether someone is alive or dead, either way, it's meaningless. |
| Narihisago | ... People die... all on their own. They die of old age. They die of disease. They die in accidents. But the death you brought about was always mass murder. Unless a bunch of people die-- unless it's a massacre, to you it just doesn't count as death. | ... People die. They do it all on their own all the time. They die of old age. They die of disease. They die in accidents. But, the death you brought about was always a mass murder. Unless a bunch of people die -- unless it's a massacre -- to you, it doesn't count as death. |
| Pyrotechnician | What are-- | What are you saying? |
| Narihisago | Was that bombing four years ago really so magnificent? That hell struck your fancy.
... [19:53] A gawker just enjoys the scene. But you wanted to savor that hell again so badly that you've been recreating it, over and over and over. You bask the center of your handmade hell, and you're ecstatic. That's who you are. |
That grand bombing four years ago... Seems it must have really struck your fancy.
... [19:53] An onlooker just enjoys the scene, but not you. You wanted to savor that vision of hell so badly that you had to find a way to recreate it. And, then, you made sure it happened over and over. You bask in the center of your handmaid hell, and you become ecstatic. That is who you are, truly. |
| Pyrotechnician | You're wrong! I expose reality-- | You're wrong. I exposed the reality of the wo-- |
| Narihisago | I'm not wrong. Your photographs certainly capture part of reality in this world. But it's your reality. Shallow humans. But the shallowness is your own. | I'm not wrong. Your photographs are certainly the reality of the world, but it's your reality. Shallow humans, sure, but their shallowness is nothing more than a reflection of you. |
| Pyrotechnician | You don't know me! | You don't know me! |
| Narihisago | Tell me. Between setting off the bomb and taking photos of the onlookers, or perhaps while taking the photos, what were you looking at as you snapped the camera? You weren't just gazing upon the gawkers. You were stunned and moved by the dreadful beauty of hell, weren't you? | Don't I? Between setting off the bomb and taking photos of the onlookers, or perhaps while taking the photos, what were you looking at as you snapped the camera? We know you weren't just gazing at the onlookers. What was genuinely capturing your attention? You were stunned and moved by the dreadful beauty of hell, weren't you? |
| Pyrotechnician | ... That's ridiculous. | ... That's ridiculous. |
| Narihisago | You can't convince me otherwise with your words. I know it. | I agree, but your words will not convince me otherwise. I know the truth. |
| Pyrotechnician | You're mistaken. | Well, then you're wrong. |
| Narihisago | Doesn't matter if you're alive or dead, right? But the truth is that you want other people to die so you can gaze upon them as the last man standing, don't you? | It makes no difference whether someone's alive or dead, correct? But, the reality is you want other people to die. That way, you can gaze upon them as the last man standing. |
| Pyrotechnician | No! | NO! |
| Narihisago | I already told you. I know my words are true. Your words won't reach me anymore. You know, your fun is all over now. You'll never see hell again. Except for in your memories. | Oh, deny it all you want. I already told you. I know my words are true. Nothing you can say will make them less so. Surely, you must realize your fun is all over, now. You'll never see your hell again. Well, except for in your memories. |
| Pyrotechnician | ... | ... |
| Narihisago | Haven't you had enough? | Aww... Haven't you had enough yet? |
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Narihisago |
That's right. It's all the same whether you're alive or dead. That's what that means. Don't give up. Just a little longer and you'll prove your worldview. | That's right. It's all the same, whether you're alive or you're dead. This is what you meant. Don't give up. Just a little longer, and you'll prove your worldview to everyone. |
| Pyrotechnician | [Suicide] | [Suicide] |
| Sakaido | [To Kaeru] Get down! [Gunshot] Kaeru! I meant to save you. | [To Kaeru] Get down! [Gunshot] Kaeru! I'm sorry! I meant to save you. |
| Kaeru | I know. It's why you've come here so many times. | I know that. I know that's the real reason you've returned here so many times. |
| Sakaido | I had to. There seemed to be time before the first shot would kill you. | I had to because it seemed like I'd have enough time before the first shot would kill you. |
| Kaeru | The investigation didn't matter to you. | Yeah. The investigation was never that important. ... If your job was never that important to begin with-- |
| Muku | If your job didn't matter to you to begin with, why weren't you with us before we died? | then why couldn't you have found a way to be there with me and mom before we died? |
| Narihisago | [Nightmare scares him awake] | [Nightmare scares him awake] |
| Unknown Guy | Everyone up! | Everyooone up! |
| Narihisago | [23:14] ... Kaeru isn't Muku... | [23:14] ... Kaeru is not my Muku... |