"Okay monkey, give it all you've got!" "All right!" "Upsy-daisy!" "That monkey seems to really get along with the man." "It sure does." "I'll bet it was hard work getting there though." "And turn..." "Go!" "A monkey is a wild animal after all." "And turn..." "Go!" "And turn..." "Go!" "I've heard that to get a monkey to listen to them," "I've heard that to get a monkey to listen to them," "And one more!" "I've heard that to get a monkey to listen to them, owners occasionally have to get a little rough." "owners occasionally have to get a little rough." "Upsy-daisy!" "owners occasionally have to get a little rough." "Okay!" "There!" "And next..." "Is that right?" "That makes me feel kind of bad for the poor monkey." "They say that to build a good relationship, sometimes the master has to use force to show who's in charge." "sometimes the master has to use force to show who's in charge." "Okay!" "sometimes the master has to use force to show who's in charge." "Thank you very much!" "Huh?" "What's the matter, Kantaro?" "Hey, Kantaro?" "A Seductive Beckoning" "If you listen closely, you should be able to hear" "A faint voice that's calling you" "Yes, deep within this deep, wide forest" "Someone is crying out, force open the night!" "Let's go to the other side of the veil" "To save the Secret World" "Close your eyes and fly off" "To a world that cannot be seen" "Ancient... (Woo)" "Eternal... (Woo)" "Secret World, Secret World" "[CANDY]" "I've been waiting for you." "Come..." "Lord Katsuragi grows tired of waiting." "[Proposal]" "What's all this?" "[Reference Materials, Vol. 1]" ""Remnants of the Tokugawa Shogunate exist even now."" ""What is this fearsome secret society that plots to overturn the government established during the Meiji Restoration?"" "What kind of fishy proposal is this supposed to be?" "It's the featured article for a new magazine that's going to start publication." "Spirits, the occult, alternate history..." "It'll cover pretty much anything mysterious." "You want me to do the article?" "That's why I brought all this reference material." "This doesn't really sound too interesting." "Mister Ichinomiya, you went behind my back and asked the editor for an advance on your manuscript, didn't you?" "I'm aware of your financial state; that's why I held this job for you." "Please don't make me have to say more." "I guess I don't have much of a choice, huh?" "What?" "!" "You want me to read all this stuff and write an article?" "!" "That's right!" "Read it and write up a rough draft." "I'm not doin' it!" "Oh, Yoko!" "Help me with my work." "Monsters can't disobey when the person who named them says their name." "How sad for them." "So the truth comes out." "You even rely on others to do your real job, eh?" "Haruka..." "I thought writing was supposed to be your responsibility." "But in this trade, there's such a thing as "ghostwriters," you know." "Still, seeing as how she's a monster, I guess that'd make her a "monster writer."" "I'm speaking to you seriously!" "And I'm joking around with my responses!" "What was that?" "!" "Huh?" "Are you mad, Haruka?" "Are you trying to pick a fight with me?" "Jeez..." "What do you think?" "Answer me seriously!" "Fine, I will answer you seriously." "I don't want you sticking your nose into my work." "After all, what would a mere goblin know about my line of work?" "Mere goblin?" "The air feels kinda heavy in here." "What's going on with Kantaro?" "He never speaks to Haruka that way." "Pardon me!" "My name is Kitahara." "I am the butler for a certain well-to-do individual." "And who might this individual be?" "My apologies, but if I were to utter the name of my master, there could be certain political repercussions." "Very well, I won't push you for an answer." "And this is the girl who went missing, correct?" "Yes..." "It has been three days now since she snuck out of the mansion in the dead of night." "Since there is no evidence of any accidents or foul play, the police have concluded that she simply ran away from home." "Isn't that a possibility though?" "The young lady is not the kind of person who would leave home without permission." "I have taken care of her since she was a child, so I should know." "I see..." "There is but one possibility remaining." "I believe she has become involved in an incident that falls outside the realm of human knowledge." "And that is why you've come to me?" "Yes..." "If she is returned safely, my master has said that he will pay ten times your normal fee." "Huh?" "REALLY?" "!" "Would you be willing to take this case?" "Why, certainly." "Considering the grief her parents are no doubt experiencing, how could I possibly turn down this case?" "In fact, payment is secondary!" "I am doing this mainly out of good will!" "Splendid!" "We are grateful for your help." "Ah, I knew I could count on you, Mister Ichinomiya!" "But of course!" "Money grubber..." "You're looking for her?" "Yup, that's right." "Let me get a better look at her!" "Let me catch her scent!" "I want to trace her outline!" "It looks like we might find her pretty soon, huh?" "What, are you still angry about earlier?" "If you're so angry, why did you come with me?" "Look, just come over here, Haruka." "You keep saying my name!" "Muui-muu!" "Hey, Muu-chan!" "Mu?" "Muu-mu!" "Muu?" "Mu muu mu..." "What's that?" "You've seen her before?" "Mu..." "Where?" "What's that?" "Do I know this girl, you ask?" "[Toad Oil]" "Very well!" "Buy this toad oil and I'll tell you!" "Fine, how much is it?" "There's an order to these things, son!" "First, you have to listen to my sales pitch." "Come one, come all!" "If you don't have any urgent business, then hear me out!" "Actually we do have business, and it is urgent." "The toad you see before your very eyes is nothing like the toads around here, I assure you!" "Found only on Mt." "Ibuki in Goshu, this creature is also called the 4-6 toad!" "[Toad Oil] [Cakes]" "What is all this junk?" "!" "Well, whenever we wanted information, we had to buy something." "Muu!" "This stuff does look pretty tasty though." "Mm-mmu!" "It's no fair!" "I spent the whole time writing that draft while Kantaro was off squandering our money!" "We didn't get any leads either." "Of course, there's no way I'll have enough money to keep this up." "You're so mean!" "Mean, mean, mean!" "I need to come up with some other way." "That's it!" "Is everything ready?" "Well, I tried the outfit on, at least." "[Rice Candy]" "Good, it looks nice." "Okay, try that sales pitch I taught you yesterday." "Were I to speak of..." "Good, good!" "Were I to speak of my master..." "Ah, well..." "How'd ya like some candies?" "!" "[Rice Candy]" "That's cutting it a little too short." "Mu..." "I mean, I had to learn this so suddenly," "I mean, I had to learn this so suddenly," "Okay, next is Haruka." "and it's not like I ' m a professional." "Haruka!" "Hello, everyone." "I stand before you in this unusual outfit, but these are actually the robes of a mountain ascetic." "No, NO!" "You can't do it like that!" "You need to put more energy into it!" "I guess it's impossible to try and get a clumsy oaf of a goblin like Haruka to be a street performer." "Wait here a minute." "I'll go back to the manager and borrow some other props." "Kantaro..." "[Rice Candy]" "Could Kantaro be angry at Haruka for something?" "Lord Katsuragi, I pray you, reveal yourself to us now." "I present to you another sacrifice." "Come one and all!" "Gather 'round!" "Come see for yourselves!" "Muu!" "These goods are one hundred percent genuine." "No imitations or fakes here, folks!" "As you may know, this is a bowl that was used by an actual goblin!" "How about one tenth of a yen for this?" "Wait a minute!" "Hey, Haruka." "How dare you try to sell another person's precious bowl?" "!" "Give it back!" "Whoa, easy there." "I was just joking around a little!" "This isn't something to joke about!" "I am utterly disgusted with you." "And what are you going to do about it?" "Looks like it's here." "That idiot, Kantaro..." "Demon-eater!" "My dear Muu-chan went missing yesterday!" "Come one, come all!" "They're so popular I can't stop selling them!" "[Candy]" "Hello, Sir!" "What can I get for you?" "This girl..." "Stop!" "Kantaro!" "Are you all right?" "Muu?" "Yeah, I think so." "It's still ringing." "This is what's giving off the demonic energy." "It's candy, isn't it?" "Muu, muu?" "This is not candy." "It's a kind of stomach parasite." "Stomach parasite?" "It's used as a kind of poison in Chinese magic." "Ingesting one will leave you open to demonic possession." "That candy peddler was probably using these to control those kidnapped children and take them somewhere." "So it's a spider?" "The most well-known of demonic spiders:" "the Tsuchigumo." "The Tsuchigumo is the enemy of all humankind, and in ancient Japan, it made its home on Mount Katsuragi." "Mount Katsuragi!" "I know some other theories that differ as far as the legend of the Tsuchigumo is concerned." "Huh?" "Not here, not here..." "Oh, where is that thing?" "Not here, not here..." "Oh, where is that thing?" "What's the matter, Yoko?" "Aha!" "Here it is!" "Kantaro!" "Look!" "[The Ambition of Mount Katsuragi]" ""The Ambition of Mount Katsuragi"?" "That's the same Katsuragi, right?" "On the surface, the Katsuragi Society is a charitable organization, but there are also rumors that it's a secret society that plotted to overthrow the government during the Meiji Restoration." "This is the Katsuragi Society's representative!" "Then it seems like the stories really are connected." "Oh, I missed you so much, Muu-chan!" "Muu!" "I appreciate this, Demon-eater." "Thanks to you, I've been reunited with my dearest Muu-chan." "The Katsuragi Society had their headquarters at Marunouchi, right?" "I'm telling you, it's too dangerous to go on your own!" "And Haruka went away, right?" "I'm sure he'll come." "Because I believe in him." "Well, keep an eye on the house!" "Kantaro!" "Did you walk out on them?" "[Headquarters of the Katsuragi Society Philanthropic Organization]" "So this is it, huh?" "This pain..." "There is a demon here after all?" "Together we support these small lives." "[Children's Welfare Agency]" "Here?" "These are..." "Mu..." "I wonder what that Kantaro's up to now?" "It serves him right for trying to lead Muu-chan astray." "Let him go take care of that demon himself!" "Right about now, he's probably on the verge of tears and waiting for you to come to him." "Because I believe in him." "You're going?" "If you do, he wins." "Oh, dear..." "Is that it?" "Kantaro!" "Who are you?" "What have you done with Kantaro?" "!" "Kantaro?" "What on earth are you talking about?" "Don't play dumb with me!" "Lord Katsuragi!" "Let this man be tonight's sacrifice!" "Om Aban Hatsudaya Sobaka!" "Kantaro!" "Where were you?" "I found the children who were taken prisoner and had them drink some Hair of the Boar to purge them of the stomach parasites." "They're okay now." "They should all be waking up any minute." "So you came after all, huh?" "Thank you." "I believed in you." "Go back to the mountain, all right?" "The Tsuchigumo was originally a peaceful creature, but it came to hate humans after certain people in power killed all its brethren." "The evil spirit that was possessing it must have taken advantage of that hatred." "Why did humans kill its companions?" "The rulers at the time confronted the Tsuchigumo as a demonstration of their power, and used that display as a means to unite Japan." "That's my theory, at least." "Humans are frightening creatures." "They really are." "You're kidding!" "You'll only pay the normal amount?" "That's not what you promised!" "What happened to "ten times my normal fees"?" "!" "True, the young lady was safely returned." "However, you did say that the money was secondary." "Your words left a very strong impression on my master, and he determined it wouldn't be prudent to risk offending you by offering payment at ten times the normal rate." "No way..." "Just hold on, Reiko." "The article is almost finished." "Uh, yeah..." "I guess since you didn't get your "ten times the normal amount,"" "you plan to make the money from the article, right?" "Well, that's one reason, but I'm actually pretty fired up about writing this." "I mean, I can write about something that really happened!" "I'm so sorry!" "Huh?" "The editor-in-chief cancelled the article!" "The government put a lot of pressure on us, so..." "I'm really sorry about this!" "First I didn't get that extra pay and then my article got canned." "Nothing went right today!" "That's not really true now, is it?" "Huh?" "You put Haruka to the test, and it worked out, right?" "Okay!" "Okay!" "Here goes!" "That monkey sure listens to his master, doesn't he?" "At the mercy of a single string..." "Watching them gives me mixed feelings." "Hang tight onto my string, okay?" "Huh?" "Did I startle you?" "In the town at night" "I found myself calling out to you" "Though we're far apart" "I won't fall prey to loneliness" "When we feel there's someone on our side" "We all change" "Becoming stronger, stronger, stronger" "The unseen power invites hope" "The unseen power is the courage you gave me" "Now then!" "What is the next oddity that will appear?" "The brave and determined Yoko gets in a fight with Kantaro over some trivial thing and ends up leaving the house!" "But with Japan becoming increasingly Westernized, she finds it's not easy for a girl to make it on her own." "It is then that a shady fellow makes her a tempting offer." "But behind this man's story lies a most unusual trap, and Yoko finds herself in the crisis of a lifetime!" "Next time on Tactics, "A Foxy Lady""