Mimi, bring some water.
Yes.
Vodka means water in Russian.
Kouki is tired of seeing this.
Kouki, if you're bored, go look for work or something.
Hey, hey, I took care of that big mountain just yesterday.
Thanks to that, my head hurts.
I'm sorry.
That time, I...
No, that was my fault.
I should've left it to you.
I feel better now you've said that.
This is Asougi Consulting.
Yes...
Yes.
Rin. It's for you.
Rin...
...Asougi?
You are?
I must tell you.
What's wrong?
Are you okay?
Tokyo...
The flower of death will bloom in Tokyo!
This is the fourth consecutive explosion.
Tragedy in daylight once again...
Office building in the City
Broadcasting on location from the explosion site
The death toll has now risen to over 20.
What you now see is the building where the explosion happened.
There are still people left inside...
I found out who the girl was.
Student ID
Yuria Takimoto
Sakurajo Girls High School
Her name was Yuria Takimoto.
17 years old.
She went to a girls' high school in the city.
A normal high school student.
She went missing a week ago,
and her family had requested a search.
She'd be about the right age to be your daughter.
Why did someone like that call us?
This girl...
...wanted to tell me something...
I feel bad about her dying right before my eyes.
I was already an old man when I became a part of this world.
But Mary kept saying I was beautiful.
So she was an old acquaintance of yours?
I heard she got dragged into this world during the war.
Because the lieutenant she reported to was a nice guy.
During the war, you say.
She must be pretty old.
She's most likely over 80 years old.
Then, she must've died of natural causes.
It's not like that!
She died after getting caught up in all those explosions!
Received
Tamotsu
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You know, you shouldn't ask me for this kind of help so thoughtlessly.
I'm the chief detective, despite my appearance.
Assistant chief detective, right?
I looked up that dead person.
Yuria?
Cause of death was impact from the fall,
but she would've died anyway in her condition.
She was sick after all?
Her lungs and brain were badly damaged.
What was the illness?
Still unknown.
Also...
She acted like a normal student,
but she was quite a pervert.
It's unusual for you to frown.
I just remembered something...
...but it's impossible.
Huh?
You said the same thing as that old doctor, the coroner.
What?
I said that her illness was unknown, right?
The doctor seemed to know about something similar.
But just like you did now, he said it's impossible.
Genta, stop that!
Okay! Okay, okay, okay!
Mimi, look this up.
Yoshie Shimizu.
She should be in a nursing home.
Patient data?
Personal information is protected.
That's why I asked you.
I'll take you out to the pool.
I'm not a child.
Hanasato
Nursing Home
Yes.
You are...
Rin Asougi's granddaughter.
Where is Rin? Is she alive?
No, she's dead.
Dead?
That Rin?
Died before I did?
Sorry for surprising you.
You are Yoshie Shimizu, right?
Yes.
There's something I wanted to ask you.
Something that happened during the war.
I've forgotten.
Go away.
I don't want to talk about anything.
Shimizu.
Rin...
Did she say something like that?
Behind you, in the bottom drawer.
Everything is there.
Book: Record of Shibitojima
Showa 20 (1945).
As commanded, I went to an isolated island, Shibitojima.
I went to study Higan-byou, a disease that's local to Shibitojima.
Flowers... Flowers are blooming.
The flowers of hell!
Early symptoms are similar to the flu.
Fever, cough, and hiccups continue for a week.
After that, the hands and feet begin to swell,
and eventually the joints begin to hurt.
After that, amnesia and hallucinations begin to worsen,
and patients fall into a state of delirium.
A common symptom is that...
...the patients say they see a red flower blooming.
Blood spots start to appear all over their bodies like flowers,
and this is the origin of the name Higan-byou.
Also, because the illness is fatal, the disease is called a way to go to the afterlife.
Because the risk of infection is very low,
the number of patients who contracted this disease while we were there...
...was just one.
Book: Record of Shibitojima
In other words, this was a biological weapon that the military was researching?
Yes.
I can imagine what happened after this.
After the loss of the war, the military ordered the destruction of all records.
They placed a gag order on everyone involved.
During that time,
everything was in a state of confusion.
You did this!
I didn't do anything!
Stop!
At the black market,
Yoshie was violating military orders by trying to sell goods illegally,
and I saved her from getting into trouble with the local authorities.
At that time, she told me about this terrible sickness.
The symptoms are identical to Yuria Takimoto's, the person who died at the construction site?
Yes.
Then why didn't you say so earlier?
Because it's an impossible illness.
It's extinct?
That island is completely gone.
Eh?
After the war, all residents of Higashimejima,
commonly known as Shibitojima, were moved to the main islands,
by order of the Self-Defence Force.
After that, the island was destroyed by the eruption at Myoujinshou and underground earthquakes.
The island was wiped off the face of the earth.
Encountering a local disease from there seems quite impossible, right?
But you confirmed it.
Look for people who came from Shibitojima.
But that was more than 60 years ago, right?
Even if they're still alive, they'll all be old.
Even so.
I understand.
Yes, this is Maeno.
Youko?
No, I didn't forget.
I'm just surprised that you know this number.
What did you say?
Todoroki's has gone missing?
Birds were everything to him.
You two knew each other since your university years, right?
You're kidding, right?
No, it's procedure to confirm such things.
Even though you made fun of procedure during your university years...
It's just that I've become an adult.
Todoroki never could become an adult.
If only he'd outgrown birds, he could've been happy.
How long has he been missing?
A week.
He called to say he'd be coming back as usual.
And since then...
Were there any warning signs or anything like that?
Just that...
...after he was gone, when I took a look at his desk,
I found this.
All right!
Listen to this. The second one went up.
The first one is Shinkoutetsu.
They specialise in making nozzles.
We're having a warm winter this year, right?
Shinkoutetsu has a 60% market share in the snow machine business.
The other one is Tenmon, an IT security company.
They've developed new security systems for the net.
That makes them your natural enemy, right?
Since I've become a shareholder, I've been able to get more information.
They wouldn't think that a shareholder is a hacker as well.
And? Where are the residents of Shibitojima?
Okay, okay.
When you find something, contact Kouki.
Geez.
I was thinking just now.
Make a list of all the victims from those explosions too.
Why?
They aren't related, are they?
I'm wondering if former military personnel are involved.
You said this was a reward for finding Yoshie Shimizu.
But you just wanted to swim, right?
Speaking of that, not too long ago,
he said he saw some strange men.
Strange men?
Yes.
On the nesting grounds of the oystercatchers.
I believe it was at Sanbanze.
Yes.
It's me.
I found the list of residents at Shibitojima.
It's an old source, so I don't think it'll help much.
I'll send it to you by email.
Rin will help too, right?
She's busy with those explosions.
What's happening?
It was just as you said.
Is that right?
Either they were just passing through,
or they just happened to be there.
So I don't think the old man was a target.
Hiding a tree in a forest.
Hiding a corpse among corpses?
Give me a break.
How many people do you think died in these incidents?
Let's just hope that this isn't a sign of things to come.
Hey, during the war, former military medical staff personnel...
What are you sticking your nose into this time?
I wonder?
I don't really know.
It's nothing.
Will you let me eat them?
Your memories.
I've heard.
Jane disappeared.
I didn't think she was a stripper.
Yes, angels again?
Or could it be...
Eh?
I do. Angels.
You can't. You always ask for things I don't have.
There are things that'd surprise even you.
It's okay. Don't worry.
It's in the hands of people I trust
I'm happy.
Hot pots are the best on cold days.
Where's Teruki?
He said he'd stay awake until you came back, but...
It's okay. It's best for kids to sleep early and wake up early.
Now then...
Thanks for the meal.
I-It's hot.
Geez, don't rush.
Hello.
What did you say?
Where's Rin?
Damn it.
What's their purpose in taking Rin?
They're after the Shibitojima records.
Our office is in a terrible state too.
Then, Rin is...
I don't know.
I can't contact her at all.
Rin.
Where are you?
Ow...
9mm?
This smell of rotten fruit...
Don't worry.
Things like this have happened many times before, right?
It's different from usual.
I've been worrying about this.
I was wondering if this day would come eventually.
When Rin would stick her nose too deep into trouble.
You're not anxious just because you're immortal.
So why?
Why do you do dangerous jobs like this?
You should've just lived quietly instead of doing something like this.
Living doesn't just mean not dying.
It's the same for you.
If your livelihood was guaranteed from now on,
would you go on living without doing anything?
If I could stay with my family.
That's a lie.
People always want proof that they're alive.
Even if it means doing criminal acts that others frown on.
They can't go on living without doing something.
For Rin and I, that just happens to mean the current job.
We might be bored in another hundred years,
but right now, doing this means being alive to us.
Where are you going?
I'm going to look up the survivors of Shibitojima.
That's about all I can do.
That's right.
Now is the time to do what we can.
Todoroki.
I'm sorry.
Kitai
Excuse me...
You're Masagorou Kitai, right?
Registering the horses now.
From Higashimejima.
Do you know about it?
Higashimejima.
Thousand Feet.
Or Shibitojima.
Rosette.
The food isn't ready yet?
Knight.
Soul Knight.
Heavy Generation.
Star Mount.
Guilty Bride.
Especially this one, Thousand Feet...
Then, can I ask you about Higan-byou?
It's a disease that's unique to Shibitojima.
That's...
If the One Eye stared at you, you'd get Higan-byou.
Mr. Kitai! Are you okay?
Mr. Kitai!
Wait!
The old man was the target?
Mr. Kitai!
I couldn't get more out of him.
So then? The tattoo was the same as the one drawn by other Shibitojima residents.
Moreover, Todoroki also drew the same thing.
I wonder if those guys took Rin away?
There's a good chance of that.
I don't like it, but I guess I have to ask her.
Don't judge people by their appearance!
Endure it.
We didn't come here to play.
Even I'm having this. Look, ginger ale.
Of course.
A grasshopper.
You're still small, aren't you?
Leave me alone.
First time I've seen this guy.
Nice to meet you.
Let's get straight to business.
Before that.
You know that I won't act just for money, right?
No!
Never.
You're worried about Rin, right?
Mimi?
Look.
Look, and don't touch.
That was the deal, right?
Don't look.
Are you sure?
If you don't look, what she's doing will go to waste.
We kept our end of the deal.
It's to protect Rin.
Now.
I know.
This is Kudal.
Kudal?
More accurately, evil sight in Sanskrit.
Kudal means Evil Eye.
If you're seen by that eye,
you'll experience great misfortune.
That's right.
In the past,
when a man contracted a disease that couldn't be explained,
he was said to be a victim of the Evil Eye.
Kudal has been very active in the underworld recently.
They're mainly arms dealers.
Not to mention a cult.
I don't really want to get involved.
There are people like them in Tokyo?
Japan is a fertile field for those kinds of things.
That's why all commerce happens here.
How is Rin related to this?
I wonder?
I can investigate for you.
Of course, it'll be expensive.
There's no need to give that woman anything else.
I've heard about Kudal.
I know where I can get more information too.
What are you going to do?
I'm going to break into the Special Ops Second Division.
Can you do something like that?
The Second Division recently installed Tenmon's security system.
Also, even if it's the CIA or MI6, I can break in.
If it's for Rin.
As I thought.
You're alive.
Well.
I thought I was saved.
But staying alive was hell.
Thanks to medical technology, I'm able to move around like this.
I've waited 20 years for this development.
It's mysterious.
The Fruit of Immortality recreates forever the form you had when it entered your body.
If you're healthy, you're healthy forever.
If you're sick, you're sick forever.
Why do you think that is?
In the first place, what is Yggdrasill?
Why can only immortals see it?
Why can Fruits of Immortality that pass through people's bodies...
...be seen by normal humans?
Why do only females become immortal,
and males become angels?
Do you know?
I don't know.
That's why I'm going to experiment on you.
Experiment?
I thought it was some new way of playing.
That's true too.
I wonder how often I can destroy you before you're unable to regenerate?
Even if I take out all of your organs?
Even if I leave just your head?
Let me ask you one thing.
Why did Yuria die?
Yuria?
Ah, that girl.
She died because she was an idiot, of course.
Even though I played with her in various ways.
Even though I took her to Tokyo on business.
She ran away on her own.
Why did she come to me?
I wonder?
Probably because I mentioned your name when I was torturing her.
Maybe she thought you could save her.
I was surprised when she went to you for help.
But I didn't think you'd know Yoshie Shimizu.
You never grew older.
Well, both of us have lots of time.
Enjoy.
Do you hate me?
No, I want you to hate me.
As you suffer and feel pain,
the taste that's imbued with hatred is the best.
I'm going out for a bit.
Stay here and relax.
I hope you execute your plan soon.
It seems interesting.
Also, Rin.
Don't despise her too much.
Injection for anaesthesia...
You should check the medical equipment carefully.
Sometimes things get left inside the patient's body.
Damn you...
You...
N-No...
The presence of an angel?
It disappeared.
What's this heat?
The season changed while I was asleep?
This is...
Shibitojima?
But it sank, didn't it?
I finished analysing the data in the Second Division.
They're not fools either, so they know about Kudal's movements.
This ship, which they believe belongs to Kudal,
entered harbour on the day Yuria Takimoto died,
and left on the day Rin went missing.
Do you think that's a coincidence?
But because of that...
Just to be sure, I searched a bit.
Look at this.
The area where Shibitojima was.
There are no islands.
To an amateur's eyes.
They doctored the image.
Then Shibitojima exists even now?
This is Shibitojima.
Why do you think the military evacuated all the residents?
Because it's too far from the main islands, it has no strategic importance at all.
It's the same as what the Japanese army tried to do, right?
That's right.
In an era when there's no perfect way to hide anything,
if they want to develop biological weapons,
they need to do it in the middle of a desert.
The American Army has a base here for biological weapons.
And the Japanese government accepted that.
That's why this island disappeared from the map.
Moreover,
to protect that disappearance, they even circulated strange rumours
about this island being destroyed by Myoujinshou's eruption.
You... what are you after?
A paradise for the immortals.
See you.
I'm going.
I don't know when I'll be back.
Teruki, while I'm gone,
take care of Mum.
Yes.
That's a good boy.
You are...
I received special payment.
Mimi.
Do you know about domoic acid?
No, I don't.
You should've studied more.
The Japanese discovered it.
It comes from red algae called Hanayagi.
If you ingest a lot of domoic acid,
the part of the brain that controls memory, the hippocampus, will be damaged.
It bonds with large amounts of L-glutamine in the hippocampus.
And the Higan-byou virus is made with an amino acid similar to domoic acid.
However, it binds several orders of magnitude more strongly.
Then the Higan-byou virus starts to eat the brain itself.
Eventually, the host dies.
It's attractive as an illness, don't you think?
But its weak point is that it's not very contagious.
You want to make it more contagious...
...and sell it as a biological weapon?
Those guys supported me because that's what they thought.
They're weapons merchants, after all.
But...
...my goal is different.
You plan on spreading it everywhere.
That's correct.
Sign: Meichi Shrine
It'll wipe out all of humanity.
Only immortals like us will be left.
We won't need to hide from the world any more.
Furthermore, I'll solve all the environmental and overpopulation problems.
If you're thinking of eugenics...
...why don't you go live where there's no one else around?
You still talk so spitefully.
Do you know why I'm not wearing protective clothes?
That's right.
My plan has entered the final stage.
I'll take you to your special seat.
But before that...
...I'm going to silence you for a bit.
Sayara.
That's Shibitojima.
Wait a minute.
That tanker...
Get closer.
Got it.
Rin.
Rin!
Kouki.
Hurry.
Wait a minute.
I'll get to it right away.
A snow machine...
I figured out where this ship is going.
What did you say?
Sorry.
Snow machines work by spreading water vapor.
She intends to use them to disperse the Higan virus in Tokyo.
That's impossible.
Why would she do something like that?
Because she's Sayara Yamanobe.
She's alive?
Run away.
Just a bit more.
It's all right!
There!
No!
Kouki.
Kouki!
Rin.
Go.
But...
I'm... fine.
Kouki...
Wait.
This is...
You're the one who abducted Kouki's friend, aren't you?
Who are you talking about?
An ornithologist.
Ah, him.
That's right. That was me.
I needed his knowledge for the plan.
From Tokyo to Sanbanze, Wajiro, Australia, Thailand.
Aren't those all bird nesting grounds?
You're very knowledgeable.
That's right.
I thought about a scenario where they might try to quarantine themselves.
No matter how much they try to isolate themselves from other outbreaks,
they can never be saved.
Migratory birds have no homes.
You can watch from there.
The sight of people dying en masse.
What?
Why?
An angel?
Kouki?
Shougo's?
That's...
Angel.
Why did you do such a foolish thing?
I'm sorry.
But this is the only way I can protect you and my family.
Kouki?
Shougo was strong.
To be able to suppress this desire.
Rin.
Thank you.
I was really myself during these 20 years.
You are... always...
the real Kouki Maeno.
Goodbye.
While I am still myself.
K-Kouki!
Kouki!
Eat me. Please.
Eat me.
This is great.
This is the best.
My, my.
Hey, did you know?
The only one who can eat the Fruit of Immortality...
...is me.
No! Don't stop!
A fruit that has the blood of two people.
That's pretty rare.
Damn.
Please, don't go away.
I'll have to make do with this.
This one is more beautiful after all.
It's no good.
Still too young?
I want to eat Rin's soon.
Mimi, bring some water.
Mimi?
Hello. This is Asougi Consulting.
No, um...
Sorry, Kouki is currently away on business.
Yes.
No, we don't know about that either.
Yes, sorry.
Father hasn't come back yet?
He... He'll come back soon... if you're a good boy.
Father