"This is my turf." "Useless." "Nothing but losers." "Here are your drinks." "Enjoy." "I'll kill you..." "I swear I'll fucking kill you." "Hello." "An avocado burger." "Yes, sir." "Hey, where's mine?" "Sorry sir, it was the same order." "But I was first." "I'm making it right now." "It was here, in this nowhere town, where I met him..." "My only true friend." "Asato." "Here's your order." "Good kitty." "Hello." "An avocado burger." "Coming right up." "Here's your order." "Waitress?" "Yes?" "Hey, buddy." "How'd you do that thing?" "What?" "Do it again." "I don't understand." "Don't play dumb." "C'mere." "Go on, do it." "Or I ain't letting' you go." "Cool!" "You didn't even need any money." "Okay, next!" "Let's see if you can do it again..." "Hey, can you get me a free prize?" "This is all you got?" "You holdin' out?" "Hand it over!" "That's all I have." "Then go home and get more!" "Ask your mommy or daddy." "What are you doin' to him?" "Sorry, man!" "You okay?" "Thanks." "What are you doing?" "Taking money from an asshole who likes to take people's money." "Don't." "Why not?" "We'll be the same as them." "Only chump change." "Let's go." "Here." "We already stole it anyway." "Ain't seen you before." "I moved here last week." "To this dump?" "Why?" "To see my mother." "Nice story." "I'm Takeo." "Takeo-san." "Just call me Takeo." "I'm Asato Ono." "Sorry, we should go to a hospital." "What are you sorry for?" "It ain't that bad." "If you're chickenshit, you won't last long here." "Sorry, it was my fault." "Stop sayin' sorry!" "Now what?" "Let go." "You're not my type." "The cut is... healing." "I thought maybe..." "I could also close wounds using my power." "Share the depth and pain..." "Between two people." "There." "You're all fixed up." "Thank you." "Both injured in the same place." "Kinda weird..." "Hey Shiho." "What do you do at night?" "When you're not working." "Nothing special." "Let us take you out for something to eat." "For playing nurse." "This is enough." "2 to the power of 0, 2 to the power of 1 2 squared, 2 cubed..." "I'll kill you..." "I swear I'll kill you." "Ow!" "Let go!" "Settle down!" "What the hell is this?" "Who'd you think it was?" "Never mind." "Maybe those five punks you put in hospital?" "Wetting your pants thinking they'll take revenge?" "Whatever." "Violence begets violence, you know." "So how's it going anyway?" "Don't play with me." "What do you want?" "Do you know... some kid named Asato Ono?" "Just moved into town." "Never heard of him." "I'm not trying to bust you." "The kid told me himself." "What about Asato?" "Oh..." "Haven't you heard?" "He's just like you used to be." "He's on probation." "He's an ex-con." "What'd he do?" "He took a kitchen knife and..." "stabbed his own mother." "I'm home!" "He was still in elementary school." "He came home right after his mother had killed his father." "Now he's staying at his aunt's house." "He said he was coming to see his mom." "His mother's in prison outside of town." "What would you like?" " A cheeseburger and french fries." " Yes." " And a beer." " One beer." " Is that everything?" " Yeah." "What are you doing?" "Yo." "Fixing it?" "Yep." "Grab that side." "Ready, and..." "A little more." "I brought paint!" "Shit..." "It's all over me." "Whoops." "Sorry!" "Here, use this." "A hanky?" "Sorry..." "Is it on me?" "Yep." "Lame-o." "What do you think, Shiho?" "Pretty cool, huh?" "No other park like it in the world." "It's..." "Well..." "Cat got your tongue or something?" "I think it rocks!" "Wow!" "Awesome!" "Let's play!" "I can't do a flip." "You can't?" "Mom, she can't even do a flip." "Oh, be quiet." "You could do it when you were a child." ""When I was a child"?" "Don't say it like that." "You really can't do it, sis'?" "She used to, but maybe she's too heavy now." "Mom!" "Don't say that." "It's 'cause she eats too much." "Do not!" "I could do it when I was little." "How come you can't anymore?" "I dunno." "Just can't." "Maybe I am a little heavy." "She ate too much." "If you eat too much you can't run." "You didn't cut classes in high school." "No problems with family relations." "No." "No plans to leave town, right?" "If you do, report to me, okay?" "I understand." "Good!" "That's it for today's interrogation." "Big shot, huh?" "Keep quiet, Scarface." "Don't push me..." "Way back, he used to be sent here after his little fights." "Hey, there are privacy laws." "I don't follow 'em." "If we're talking criminal rap sheets, he's the big shot." "You can come over once in a while to eat." "You think you can eat that slop he cooks?" "It's so delicious it'll make you sick." "How's that bruise on your chest?" "Oh..." "I bumped into something." "Bumped, huh?" "Yeah..." "If something happens, come to me." "I will." "Liar." "Kids have lots of cuts and bruises." "So you transferred them all to yourself?" "I couldn't ignore them." "He fixed it." "Whoa!" "How'd he do that?" "Thank you." "Wow!" "Hey Takeo?" "What?" "Do you hate me?" "You heard what I did to my mother." "You hate me." "No I don't." "I felt like killing my dad." "What?" "When I was a kid." "My mom was scared to death of my dad." "She took off and left me there alone." "After the factory closed he'd just get drunk every day." "One day... he got really wasted." "Dad?" "Dad, what did I do wrong?" "I still have that scar on my shoulder." "Some parents are like that..." "So I ain't gonna hate you for what you did." "I ain't gonna praise you either..." "Hey!" "What was that for?" "My shoes." "What?" "Bastard..." "Hey Shiho, do you have a dream?" "That's a hard question to answer." "Why?" "'Cause I've never thought about it." "How about something you want?" "Say, for your birthday." "Takeo." "Outside." "When did I ask you for anything?" "Did you think I'd be happy?" "Sorry..." "Idiot." "You can't just undo it." "It never disappears." "It stays there for life." "Are you okay?" "Are you okay?" "You're bleeding." "Don't do it!" "But..." "Mister, please fix her cut." "She fell off the bar." "It ain't that bad." "But she's crying." "Are you okay?" " Wow!" " Awesome!" "See, I told you." "He really fixed it." "He's like a God." "Hey mister..." "Didn't you fix it?" "Mister?" "Are you okay?" "Let's go." "Can you heal people's injuries?" "Just by touching them like that" "Some kind of supernatural power?" "I guess so" "Can you heal any kind of scars?" "Even old ones?" "It ain't healing." "He transfers the injury to his own body." "Just look at him." "You're a freak of nature." "Gotta be more careful." "I've never been able to make friends." "Takeo's the first friend I've ever had." "You let your guard down." "Ain't like you." "Bastard..." "Not so loud." "They might hear you out on the street." "I'll fucking kill you." "The tables are turned, huh?" "Like a miserable old dog." "Fuck..." "Just stay put." "I'm gonna shatter your arm next." "Asato?" "Asato, take off." "What's up, bitch?" "Asato!" "Get outta the way." "You transferred my busted leg to yourself and then transferred your busted leg to him." "But you can only do it if you know the injury's there." "Why didn't you transfer this bump to that prick?" "If you have that kind of power..." "Where are we going?" "Just follow me." "I know a place you can dump your scars." "Dump my scars?" "Who is it?" "My father." "He's the one who scarred me for life." "When I was a kid he was one scary dude." "Now he's just a vegetable." "He had a brain hemorrhage..." "He's been this way for years." "Asato." "Take my scar and transfer it to him." "He gave it to me, so give it back." "Do it." "Did it work?" "Yeah." "Asato, use your power as much as you want." "Just dump all the scars on him!" "His life is worthless anyway." "Are you okay, Shohei?" "Should I call somebody?" "He's gettin' covered with them." "Serves you right." "Are you on break?" "Yeah." "Maybe I'll take a swing." "Sure." "Oh, by the way." "Takeo and I are going for a drive..." "Yeah?" "If you're not too busy, why don't you come?" "Forget I asked." "When?" "Next Sunday." "I'll come." "Really?" "Yeah" "See ya." "Yeah." "Thanks." "I had a good time." "Walk her home, man." "Oh, right." "Don't worry." "I can get home by myself." "But..." "I said I'm fine." "See you at the diner." "Go..." "Will you take me again?" "I had a lot of fun today." "It's been ages since I left town." "We'll go again." "It's like..." "Asato and I are the same." "Both of us made friends" "What's wrong?" "She fell down." "Are you okay?" "Where does it hurt?" "Mister, help." "A fall like that would give you sore ribs." "Hurry up and give the pain to him." "You better check how serious the injury is before you take it." "It's okay." "He can't feel a thing." "Right, tomorrow at 4 o'clock." "Yeah, come then." "Sorry about that." "So, does he eat here often?" "Yes." "Does he come by with that idiot?" "You mean Takeo?" "Yeah, I think that's his name." "Sure, they always come here to eat and hang out together." "What did Asato do, anyway?" "He shoplifted." "A long time ago." "Shoplifting?" "Yeah." "Musta been stressed out." "As for that other bastard..." "What are you doing here old man?" "Hey, pipe down shit head!" "You didn't show up at my house." "Sorry, we were planning to come." "Doesn't matter now." "Today's check is done." "Asato." "Yeah?" "Shoplifting isn't right." "Can you still get it up?" "I might be old, but I'm a tender lover." "You'll be sayin' the same thing one day." "Yeah, maybe." "Anyway, take care of her, too." ""Her"?" "The girl, dummy." "I can still remember what happened to her." "It was a terrible case." "Did Shiho do something?" "Idiot." "She's not like you criminals." "She was a victim, not a perpetrator." "She was bullied in school." "Her classmates ganged up on her." "Then they locked her in the closet." "Can you believe it?" "Everyone in the class knew." "But they just carried on" "like everything was normal." "Do you understand?" "Shoplifting is wrong." "Shiho, take the mask off." "Show us your face." "I'm not mad" "If I was I'd go find those bastards and beat the hell out of 'em." "Now take off the mask." "Stop it." "Move it." "Takeo!" "I said move it!" "Takeo, wait." "We can get a list of her classmates." "She doesn't want revenge." "But I do!" "I'm the one who can grant her wish." "I can remove that scar from her face." "Things ain't that easy!" "Why not?" "Do you like Shiho?" "Really like her?" "Yes." "Then don't remove her scar." "If you really like her, don't do it." "See you tomorrow." "All by yourself, sweetheart?" "We're heading to a party." "Why don't you come along?" "Let's have some fun." "You smell good, sweetheart." "I'll see you off." "Let's go." "You've become tougher." " What?" "Tougher than when I first met you." "No I'm not." "Must be Takeo's influence." "No." "I don't want anything from him." "Still fighting?" "Not really." "Seems nice." "I wanna try, too." "What?" "Fighting with friends." "Asato..." "Remember when you asked me about my dream?" "My dream is... to take off this mask and walk under a blue sky." "To take off this mask and walk down the street like a normal person." "But I can do it anytime I want." "If your dream isn't too big, a little courage is all you need." "Feels good." "I'm gonna become tougher, too." "Just like you." "Girls don't have to try to be tough." "I like the sweet Shiho." "Scar or no scar you're still beautiful." "That's the truth." "I'll have a hamburger..." "Okay." "and some barbecued chicken." "Okay." "I'll have a cheeseburger, and a coke." "Thank you." "It wasn't long after that." "Shiho left this town for good." "That's why I told you not to remove that bitch's scar." "That scar was the reason the bitch stayed." "With no scar she can go anywhere she likes." "Didn't you think of that?" "She ain't the same as us, man." "You and I have no choice but to live here." "We're stuck in this place." "Regardless of that, I still wanted to do it." "It made her truly happy." "Look at him." "Holy shit." "What'd you do to yourself, man?" "You should go to the hospital." "Waste of a handsome face." "What'd your mom say?" "She asked me to visit her next week." "But I'm a little scared." "Why?" "She's never let me visit before." "She never answered any of my letters." "I wonder if she'll recognize me." "After I graduate high school" "I thought I'd get a job in town and rent an apartment." "By then my mom will be released from prison." "Then we could live together again." "Just the two of us." "I guess that's my dream." "Don't freak out." "It's just your mom." "But... what if she doesn't recognize me?" "If that happens, just take a deep breath and introduce yourself." "Sometimes you have to start over." "Don't worry." "See ya later." "Personal effects on the counter." "Okay." "That was fun." "Where to next?" "I'm a little hungry." "Me, too." "Let's eat." "Miku..." "Miku..." "See, Miku?" "I told you." "You have to be careful." "Okay." "But I'm fine." "Lucky it wasn't serious." "Let's go." "It's been a long time." "Have you been well?" "You knew it was me?" "What a silly question." " Please sit." " Okay." "You grew up just like I imagined." "When you were born everyone who came to see you said you looked like a little girl." "You said in your letter that you moved nearby." "Yeah." "I've already made friends." "And I'm going to school every day." "I see..." "Mom?" "Do you still have that power?" "What?" "That evil power." "Shiho?" "What's wrong?" "You're kinda weird today." "It's nothing." "Let's go." "At first I was shocked." "Even right after you were born objects would move toward you like they were being sucked in." "Sometimes when you cried, glass would shatter." "Everyone thought you were possessed." "Your father, too." ""He's not my child," he'd say." "But he loved me so much at first..." "He was thankful I gave birth to such a cute baby." "But soon after that..." "I was treated like I'd created a monster." "Do you understand?" "Everything that happened, and being locked up in this place..." "It's all your fault." "Then you go out of your way to follow me here?" "How much more do you want to torment me?" "Mom..." "All I can say is..." "I wish you were never born." "Temperature check." "What is this?" "His family members don't visit often, so we take care of him." "Excuse me." "Mr. Honma, time for your bath." "What are you doing?" "Bastard." "The victims at the scene..." "I couldn't find any signs of external injury." "Only loss of consciousness." "The wounds disappeared?" "Where?" "A traffic accident on the bridge nearby." "Asato!" "Takeo." "You..." "How many people's injuries?" "I" " I lost count..." "Don't move." "I'm gonna get help." "Am... ambulance!" "Goddammit!" "I said stay still!" "But..." "But..." "Let it go." "Just stay put." "Takeo, I'm sorry." "Can you take my leg injuries for me?" "Sorry." "Asato!" "My dad has no scars." "All this time you were tricking me." "You were the one who tricked me." "What do you mean?" "You pretended to hate him, but the truth is, you love your father." "That's the real reason you can't leave." "Asato!" "That's enough." "If you don't stop you're gonna die!" "Your body can't take any more." "It's okay if I die..." "Don't fuck with me!" "But I really do wanna die." "Takeo..." "Why did Shiho leave town?" "Do you think after everything I did... my mother will ever forgive me?" "I should have a scar here, but..." "I transferred the wound to my mother." "I didn't mean to hurt her." "I just want the pain to stop." "It hurts..." "Don't do it!" "Stop..." "Are you listening?" "I said stop, Goddammit!" "I don't know what your mom said but don't listen to it!" "Family is not the only thing there is." "You can depend on friends!" "I will... support you." "Asato..." "Asato..." "Give me half of your injuries." "If you don't you'll die." "Hurry up, do it." "It hurts!" "Shit, you're a lot stronger than I thought." "Sorry." "Shut up." "Oh, God." "I can't move." "Let's wait for help." "Somebody help me!" "Help, somebody!" "My baby." "Somebody help my baby!" "Please help!" "Go!" "Save my baby!" "Just save my baby, please!" "Somebody!" "Shit." "Hurry!" "The mother's still inside the car!" "We'll help you, too!" "Over here." "They need help." "I don't know what you did but thank you for helping me." "She said thank you." "Using the special power I was born with, I aided accident victims at the scene." "While absorbing their injuries, I sustained serious injury myself." "What's this "special power"?" "Well..." "Well what?" "Punk..." "Is it okay if she comes in now?" "I think she wants her scar back." "It's up to you now." "I'll see ya." "I..." "Welcome home." "Welcome home." "I'm home." "Feels so good." "Are you okay?" "I'm fine." "There he is." "Takeo?" "Oh, you're back." "Little dummy." ""Little dummy"?" "Hey Takeo." "What?" "After I check out, I thought I'd try to visit my mother again." "By the way" "I've been wondering something since I woke up." "How come you're on crutches and I'm in a wheelchair?" "However you slice it, I got the worst of it." "I thought I told you to give me half." "This is way over half, man." "I didn't plan it that way." "Should be able to see the diner." "Hey, there's the park." "Oh yeah." "Delivery for you, sir." "Thank you." "Excuse me" "Yes what do you recommend?" "Well, the avocado burger is good." "Okay, one of those." "Coming right up."