"I'm no longer a human!" "You're a human." "At least I think so." "I must show him the way." "We must avoid the worst-case scenario." "There was nothing, but he said a ghost was coming." "Aw, she fainted." "How boring." "What's this?" "Masquerading as a human, eh?" "...You need to leave!" "..." "Did you sleep soundly?" "Are your wounds healed?" "fukaku nemureru kai?" "kizu wa iyashita kai?" "Did you sleep soundly?" "Are your wounds healed?" "fukaku nemureru kai?" "kizu wa iyashita kai?" "Did you sleep soundly?" "Are your wounds healed?" "fukaku nemureru kai?" "kizu wa iyashita kai?" "I know you get lonely at night yoru ga samishiii kara tte" "I know you get lonely at night yoru ga samishiii kara tte" "I know you get lonely at night yoru ga samishiii kara tte" "But don't go destroying everything around you te atari shidai ni kowasanai de" "But don't go destroying everything around you te atari shidai ni kowasanai de" "But don't go destroying everything around you te atari shidai ni kowasanai de" "Have you dreamt before?" "Seen the stars cry?" "yume wo miru koto datte hoshi ga naku koto datte" "Have you dreamt before?" "Seen the stars cry?" "yume wo miru koto datte hoshi ga naku koto datte" "Have you dreamt before?" "Seen the stars cry?" "yume wo miru koto datte hoshi ga naku koto datte" "Or will we die before we do?" "shiri mo shinai mama shindemitakke" "Or will we die before we do?" "shiri mo shinai mama shindemitakke" "Or will we die before we do?" "shiri mo shinai mama shindemitakke" "Are you hidden?" "Keeping your breathing quiet?" "jouzu ni kakureta kai?" "iki wa shimeta kai?" "Are you hidden?" "Keeping your breathing quiet?" "jouzu ni kakureta kai?" "iki wa shimeta kai?" "Are you hidden?" "Keeping your breathing quiet?" "jouzu ni kakureta kai?" "iki wa shimeta kai?" "I know it's hard right now ima ga kurushii kara tte" "I know it's hard right now ima ga kurushii kara tte" "I know it's hard right now ima ga kurushii kara tte" "But you don't have to force yourself to change murishite jibun kaenaide" "But you don't have to force yourself to change murishite jibun kaenaide" "But you don't have to force yourself to change murishite jibun kaenaide" "Brave warriors and confused sheep both yukan na banjin datte nayameru kohitsuji datte" "Brave warriors and confused sheep both yukan na banjin datte nayameru kohitsuji datte" "Brave warriors and confused sheep both yukan na banjin datte nayameru kohitsuji datte" "Take the long road if it means survival mawari michi shite ikiteru tte" "Take the long road if it means survival mawari michi shite ikiteru tte" "Take the long road if it means survival mawari michi shite ikiteru tte" "Yeah, yeah, make sure you don't stand out yeah yeah metatanai you ni" "Yeah, yeah, make sure you don't stand out yeah yeah metatanai you ni" "Yeah, yeah, make sure you don't stand out yeah yeah metatanai you ni" "Yeah, yeah, make sure you can bear it yeah yeah taerareru you ni" "Yeah, yeah, make sure you can bear it yeah yeah taerareru you ni" "Yeah, yeah, make sure you can bear it yeah yeah taerareru you ni" "Yeah, yeah, make sure your brain never stops yeah yeah shikou kairou wa mada tomenai you ni" "Yeah, yeah, make sure your brain never stops yeah yeah shikou kairou wa mada tomenai you ni" "Yeah, yeah, make sure your brain never stops yeah yeah shikou kairou wa mada tomenai you ni" "Tonight let's run away, run away koyoi run away run away" "Tonight let's run away, run away koyoi run away run away" "Tonight let's run away, run away koyoi run away run away" "I can't believe it, someone grab my hand uso mitai da dareka kono te tsukande kure yo" "I can't believe it, someone grab my hand uso mitai da dareka kono te tsukande kure yo" "I can't believe it, someone grab my hand uso mitai da dareka kono te tsukande kure yo" "Stay away, strange dawn mienai asu wa konakute ii" "Stay away, strange dawn mienai asu wa konakute ii" "Stay away, strange dawn mienai asu wa konakute ii" "I just want to sleep ima wa tada nemuritai" "I just want to sleep ima wa tada nemuritai" "I just want to sleep ima wa tada nemuritai" "Have You" "Have You" "Seen A Black Ghost?" "Seen A Black Ghost?" "Do you like video games, Tanaka?" "If you have 100 lives in a game, you can respawn 100 times." "But you can always find tricks in games." "Let's say you use two lives at once." "What do you suppose happens to the extra life?" "That's what it's like." "Once you get the basics down, you'll be able to control it." "Did you know?" "Demi-humans regenerate by gathering smaller pieces of their bodies around larger chunks." "But pieces that are too far away cannot be recovered, so new ones are created." "...If one of those pieces were your head Gives you chills doesn't it?" "!" "..." "What?" "You too?" "How long has it been since I last brought out Kuro?" "What do I do now?" "He hasn't taught me how to fight another one of these." "I have no experience fighting these." "How do I confront it?" "Can I even fight it in the first place?" "I'm pretty sure the way I connect to it is through its head." "Considering it has a human shape, ...I should aim for..." "It regenerated?" "What's going on?" "It's not regenerating!" "I'm starting to lose vision to it." "Its consciousness is fading." "Was it crushed?" "...No..." "They equally damage one another?" "So blows work?" "I lost my connection!" "Shit!" "The head was the weak point after all." "Cutting it didn't do anything." "I guess only blows work." "I learned something new today." "I'll need to ask the special squad to clean this up." "I'm just glad Tosaki wasn't here." "And I was able to protect that girl." "He was a diversion!" "There was someone else!" "This footage is from the second laboratory when it was attacked a month ago." "So this is the power of a Variant." "Correct." "This case led to the discovery of Variants." "We have concluded a Variant was also the cause of the Nakamura Shinya incident last year." "Wait a second." "What about their voice?" "We can't keep up with all this new information." "Their voices trigger tonic immobility in humans." "Tonic immobility?" "A defensive instinct also found in insects." "When they receive external stimuli from a superior being, their muscles tense up greatly, temporarily immobilizing them." "However, no country has ever viewed the demi-humans' voice to be a problem." "It can be stopped with earplugs." "It is also less effective on humans that are friendly toward the demi-human or those unaware that it is a demi-human." "...For now, we should..." "Shouldn't you turn that off?" "Excuse me." "An important experiment is being conducted right now." "Shimomura" "Shimomura" "Incoming Call" "Reject" "Answer" "Shimomura" "Incoming Call" "Reject" "Answer" "Shimomura" "Shimomura" "Incoming Call" "Reject" "Answer" "Shimomura" "Incoming Call" "Reject" "Answer" "What?" "Who are you?" "What do you want?" "I don't know where my brother is!" "There seems to be a misunderstanding." "We only want to protect Nagai Kei." "Protect?" "From what?" "From many things." "The government, bounty hunters, foreign spies." "I believe you experienced some of it firsthand in the hospital." "There are some dangerous people after your brother." "Who are you?" "I forgot to introduce myself." ".Demi-Human .Protection Commission" ".Head of the Secretariat" "Satou" ".Demi-Human .Protection Commission" ".Head of the Secretariat" "Satou" "Satou" ".Demi-Human .Protection Commission" ".Head of the Secretariat" "Demi-Human Protection Commission?" "Satou?" "Your brother is in an extremely dangerous position." "We want to save him." "Will you also save the person helping him?" "Of course." "As long as you cooperate." "I understand." "Well, I did spend half a day thinking I was going to die." "It's not surprising I'm starting to see things." "But right now, my head is clear." "Anyway, I need to decide what to do next." "First and foremost, Kai's idea of going to Kyushu is rejected." "That much is certain." "Spending the rest of my life secluded on this mountain is also out of the question." "The only option left is contacting the other demi-humans." "If I can get in touch with them, I can figure out what to do." "But there are only two other demi-humans in the country, ...one of which was captured by the government..." "No, there must be more of them." "According to the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare, there are one million deaths in Japan every year." "That means two people die every minute." "There must be more demi-humans hiding out there." "If I can contact them, I can learn how and where to live without being discovered." "...The only problem is..." "Kei." "I'm back." "Welcome back." "What is it?" "Nothing." "Anyway, let's take turns resting until nightfall." "We'll take one-hour shifts." "Okay." "Oh, right." "...Kai..." "Thank you." "...Um..." "Will you really save Kai, too?" "Yes, I promise." "So you want to know what kind of person my brother's like?" "Yeah, I'd like to find out just in case." "I'm not saying this because ...he's a demi-human or anything If I were to describe him in one word..." "You can't play with Kaito anymore." "Why not?" "I need you to give me a reason." "Listen." "Kaito is the son of a criminal." "I guess it would be for the best, then." "I was only nice to him anyway because he seemed so pitiful on his own." "My brother is garbage." "That's an interesting way of putting it." "Anything else?" "Nothing in particular." "I see." "Thank you." "You've fulfilled your purpose." "We have no further use for you." "What?" "Wh-What are you doing?" "I can use the internet to find other demi-humans." "That's why I need Kai's phone, since it probably isn't being tracked." "But that's not the only reason I need it." "There's also the possibility other demi-humans are trying to get in touch with me." "In which case, ...they'll reach out to certain people..." "Eriko" "Incoming Call" "Answer" "Reject" "Eriko" "Incoming Call" "Answer" "Reject" "That's right." "Someone like Eriko." "Eriko" "Incoming Call" "Answer" "Reject" "Eriko" "Incoming Call" "Answer" "Reject" "Eriko" "Incoming Call" "Answer" "Reject" "Eriko" "Incoming Call" "Answer" "Reject" "Eriko" "Incoming Call" "Answer" "Reject" "Eriko" "Incoming Call" "Answer" "Reject" "But the same goes for the police." "Eriko" "Incoming Call" "Answer" "Reject" "Eriko" "Incoming Call" "Answer" "Reject" "Eriko" "Incoming Call" "Answer" "Reject" "Eriko" "Incoming Call" "Answer" "Reject" "Eriko" "Incoming Call" "Answer" "Reject" "Eriko" "Incoming Call" "Answer" "Reject" "I don't think Eriko would tell the police about Kai," "Eriko" "Incoming Call" "Answer" "Reject" "Eriko" "Incoming Call" "Answer" "Reject" "Eriko" "Incoming Call" "Answer" "Reject" "Eriko" "Incoming Call" "Answer" "Reject but I shouldn't answer it, just in case." "Sorry, I can't answer the phone right now." "Eriko" "Recording" "Answer" "Reject" "Eriko" "Recording" "Answer" "Reject" "Eriko" "Recording" "Answer" "Reject" "Eriko" "Recording" "Answer" "Reject" "Eriko" "Recording" "Answer" "Reject" "Eriko" "Recording" "Answer" "Reject" "Please leave a message after the beep." "Eriko" "Recording" "Answer" "Reject" "Eriko" "Recording" "Answer" "Reject" "Answer" "Answer" "Recording" "Recording" "Reject" "Reject" "Eriko" "Eriko" "Will it be the humans or demi-humans?" "Have you ever seen a black ghost?" "Nagai speaking." "Didn't expect to get right to you!" "You're demi-humans, right?" "Indeed." "Why do you have my sister's phone?" "If you want to find out, come to the place I'm going to specify." "Do you have a mode of transportation?" "There are most likely two types of demi-humans living in hiding." "Those who live quietly, and those who cause trouble." "If they're the type to cause trouble ...for innocent humans If that's the case..." "I'll kill them." "I might die from dehydration." "But if I do, I'm sure I'll revive with my missing sodium and water restored." "If our conversation breaks down, I don't need to worry about getting killed, but I could get confined." "But for now, meeting with them is my only option." "What's with that outfit?" "I apologize." "I didn't have a change of clothes, ...so I bought the plainest ones..." "The report." "Right." "Nagai Eriko was kidnapped three hours ago." "It was likely the doing of Tanaka and the hat man." "I don't care about that." "The battle between the black ghosts." "Give me a full report." "Understood." "...First..." "Wait." "It's Araki from the Saitama Police Department." "After Nagai Eriko was kidnapped, her cell phone was used once." "...We know where the call was made from..." "Keep tracking her phone's location." "The possessor of that phone is likely trying to contact Nagai Kei." "Roger." "It's a nice and quiet place, isn't it?" "There are never any visitors, and the priest hardly shows up." "...Mr. Satou and..." "Kei?" "Did he leave on his own?" "Kei!" "Kei!" "Kai!" "...I don't think my brother is coming..." "Yeah, he called me." "...Summer again, huh..." "I thought this would be the fastest way to get you to believe us." "He's real." "Should I do it, too?" "No, it's fine." "You're famous." "...Him, too..." "Tanaka?" "The second demi-human discovered in Japan." "Did he escape?" "They never said anything on the news." "...A troublemaker..." "All right, let's cut to the chase." "As I said on the phone, we are prepared to welcome you." "So what will your choice be?" "Before that, let me ask three questions." "Ask as many questions as you want." "First question." "What did you do with Eriko?" "We released her." "Huh?" "Huh?" "You're fine now." "We're almost at the hospital." "She should be on her way back to the hospital." "I am very sorry." "I know it may sound like an excuse, but we had no other way of contacting you." "There's no doubt we must have frightened her terribly." "I-It's fine as long as she's safe." "I was just a little worried." "Please raise you head." "I am truly sorry." "Please continue." "All right." "My second question is about your daily life." "I want to know how you live." "I'm sure people treated you horribly when they found out you were a demi-human." "...Yeah..." "Even so, I don't think you should consider all humans your enemy." ""More humane than humans" is our motto." "...To live quietly..." "That's our daily life." "But it seems he has a hard time accepting that." "Nagai, what will you do?" "You're right." "I've been treated horribly." "There certainly are good-for-nothing humans." "But like you said, I don't intend to brand all humans as my enemy." "I just want to live a normal, quiet life." "Nagai, I understand how you feel." "But I want you to know this." "We live our lives peacefully and quietly." "But if something terrible were to happen to you, or if you got captured, that'd be another story." "If that happens, I swear I'll do everything I can to save you." "Just like I saved him." "...Maybe I can trust him..." "So then, what was your third question?" "Oh, sorry." "There's a black ghost ...I keep hallucinating..." "Tranquilizer guns?" "!" "Police?" "Get down, Nagai!" "There's a sniper!" "Nagai!" "Get a grip, Nagai!" "...Mr. Satou, run away..." "Failure." "So what are you going to do?" "We have to educate him." "To be continued" "To be continued" "To be continued If I could have one wish, negai kanau nara, mou ichido" "If I could have one wish, negai kanau nara, mou ichido" "If I could have one wish, negai kanau nara, mou ichido" "I would brush your heart once more kimi no kokoro ni fureteitai" "I would brush your heart once more kimi no kokoro ni fureteitai" "I would brush your heart once more kimi no kokoro ni fureteitai" "I'm looking for you no matter how dark it is donna yami de mo sagashiterunda" "I'm looking for you no matter how dark it is donna yami de mo sagashiterunda" "I'm looking for you no matter how dark it is donna yami de mo sagashiterunda" "For your lone light tatta hitotsu no hikari wo" "For your lone light tatta hitotsu no hikari wo" "For your lone light tatta hitotsu no hikari wo" "As I look up to the stars" "As I look up to the stars" "As I look up to the stars" "Even though you're so far tool kedo" "Even though you're so far tool kedo" "Even though you're so far tool kedo" "We're looking at the same night sky onaji hoshizora miageteru" "We're looking at the same night sky onaji hoshizora miageteru" "We're looking at the same night sky onaji hoshizora miageteru" "Your warm smile flutters in the sky of my heart kokoro no sora ni wa koboreochiisouna kimi no egao to nukumori" "Your warm smile flutters in the sky of my heart kokoro no sora ni wa koboreochiisouna kimi no egao to nukumori" "Your warm smile flutters in the sky of my heart kokoro no sora ni wa koboreochiisouna kimi no egao to nukumori" "Hear me" "Hear me" "Hear me" "Until I went away and" "Until I went away and" "Until I went away and" "Faced the lonely days" "Faced the lonely days" "Faced the lonely days" "I thought I knew what it meant to love someone ai suru koto no imi nante wakatteta tsumori datta" "I thought I knew what it meant to love someone ai suru koto no imi nante wakatteta tsumori datta" "I thought I knew what it meant to love someone ai suru koto no imi nante wakatteta tsumori datta" "Feeling everything that was right in front of me" "Feeling everything that was right in front of me" "Feeling everything that was right in front of me" "Only when I'd lost what was precious to me taisetsu na mono ushinatte" "Only when I'd lost what was precious to me taisetsu na mono ushinatte" "Only when I'd lost what was precious to me taisetsu na mono ushinatte" "Did I realize how much I loved you honto no ai ni kizuite" "Did I realize how much I loved you honto no ai ni kizuite" "Did I realize how much I loved you honto no ai ni kizuite" "I'll tell you now just how close you are" "I'll tell you now just how close you are" "I'll tell you now just how close you are" "Preview" "Preview" "Preview" "Their Help" "Their Help" "The Kind of Garbage That Looks Down on Others, Yet Begs for" "The Kind of Garbage That Looks Down on Others, Yet Begs for"