Kimizuka, what you said yesterday was true... wasn't it?
Aren't you here right now because you believed me?
I guess so.
Is there something you're uneasy about?
Nothing in particular; I just feel vaguely dissatisfied.
About what?
About the fact that you're trying to solve this case,
even though I'm the detective.
That's just how it happened to play out this time.
The day will come when you'll be saving my butt.
Up until now, I was exclusively in that position.
If I don't do some of the work, that heart of yours will get upset with me.
It's just about curtain time.
What? You do care, don't you?
Only about the job. I said that yesterday, too.
That's what you said, but does acting account for all of that?
You were super icky yesterday.
Don't call me "super icky."
A high school girl saying "super icky" is as hurtful as it gets.
Anyway, this is no time for trifling talk. Hurry it up a little.
I do want to be there in time for Eight-One.
You are obsessed, aren't you?
"Episode 4" "What I See in That Eye"
We said we needed a helping hand, but it's already down to just us two...
As long as it got us in, it was enough.
They're short-handed over there as well; we can't get everything we want.
I guess... So the "them" you've talked about--
if they're hiding somewhere, then where?
I don't know.
They could be among the spectators,
or it's also possible they're hiding in the wings like that guy yesterday.
You should've left that in the cab; aren't you hot?
Yeah, a little.
--♬ It may be the taste of a perfect and wonderful steak ♬
--L.O.V.E. Yu-ri-nyan! --♬ It may be the taste of a perfect and wonderful steak ♬
♬ A mystery story, memory of a bittersweet love ♬
♬ My heart pitter-patters, hooked on the thrill of that grizzly-roar wine ♬
--Wow. This is a lot different from the rehearsal. --♬ I want a love that's tart and sweet, raspberry super lovely ♬
--Hey! Where are our seats? --♬ I want a love that's tart and sweet, raspberry super lovely ♬
--Hey! Where are our seats? --♬ Grizzly--Gonna eat up your heart with bear power ♬
--Why would we have seats? We don't have tickets! --♬ Grizzly--Gonna eat up your heart with bear power ♬
Right...
For starters, let's look for that good spot we selected yesterday.
Huh? Hey, wait up!
Unbelievable... That kid treats people like trash.
Saikawa Yu-ri-nyan!
Thank you all!
Are you getting fired up?
I can see you all!
That one song is still to come, right?
Yeah, it's next--after Eight-One.
That's right, it was. So yesterday's rehearsal really was work.
You doubt me too much.
If something's going to happen, it will be during "Sapphire Phantasm."
Since you're fired up, that means it's time for...
Here comes Eight-One. We should hurry up a bit.
Wha--?
Wait, is this--?
The set list changed!
And you were looking forward to Eight-One so much!
That's not the issue! Hurry!
♬ Woke up early, still sleepy, but ♬
Yu-ri-nyan!
--♬ Opened only one of the curtains ♬
--For this song, her biggest hit, she does a certain performance. --♬ Opened only one of the curtains ♬
--For this song, her biggest hit, she does a certain performance. --♬ The shape of a special feeling ♬
--That's got to be the trigger. --♬ The shape of a special feeling ♬
--That's got to be the trigger. --♬ Try embracing a feeling that isn't an illusion ♬
--That's right. The wrongdoers' target isn't actually the sapphire in her vault. --♬ Try embracing a feeling that isn't an illusion ♬
--They're actually targeting Saikawa herself. --♬ Try embracing a feeling that isn't an illusion ♬
--They're actually targeting Saikawa herself. --♬ Like a mirror reflecting the blue Earth ♬
--I also have a notion of what their motive might be. --♬ Like a mirror reflecting the blue Earth ♬
--There's no time to check every place where the wrongdoers might be hiding. --♬ Like a mirror reflecting the blue Earth ♬
--There's no time to check every place where the wrongdoers might be hiding. --♬ Let's illuminate the universe's farthest reaches with light ♬
--In this situation, I just need to get as close to Saikawa as possible. --♬ Let's illuminate the universe's farthest reaches with light ♬
♬ Sapphire--a glittering stage ♬
--Even so, there's no guarantee I'll be able to protect her. --♬ Phantasm--beyond all dreams ♬
--Ultimately, unless we find the scumbags... --♬ Wanna send out a resounding melody of love ♬
--♬ Let's go--a night sky shimmering with stars ♬
--Where are they? Where? --♬ Let's go--a night sky shimmering with stars ♬
♬ The rhythm pounding in my chest ♬
--With this extreme volume, and the cheering on top of it, --♬ Reach your hand out farther; you can grab the miracle ♬
--my ears are completely useless. --♬ Reach your hand out farther; you can grab the miracle ♬
So if my hearing and vision aren't functioning well,
it has this much impact on my brain, too...
♬ Knocking on a brand-new door ♬
--Yu-ri-nyan!
--I'd like to rely on Natsunagi right now, but in this setting, --Yu-ri-nyan!
--I'd like to rely on Natsunagi right now, but in this setting, --♬ Moving forward off and on, my courage plays hide-and-seek ♬
--we can't even communicate --♬ Moving forward off and on, my courage plays hide-and-seek ♬
--Ultimate cuteness, Yu-ri-nyan! --our intentions at any decent level. --♬ Moving forward off and on, my courage plays hide-and-seek ♬
--Curse it! The noise is such a hindrance. --♬ Think back to what matters most ♬
--The noise... That's it! --♬ Think back to what matters most ♬
--He could hear even the heartbeat of an assailant hiding somewhere. --♬ You shouldn't feel so alone ♬
--It's me! Can you hear me? --♬ You shouldn't feel so alone ♬
--♬ Like a wish floating in the white Milky Way ♬
--Where is the assailant? --♬ Like a wish floating in the white Milky Way ♬
♬ Let's fulfill our heart's desires to the ends of the universe ♬
"Level 2 middle section"
♬ Let's fulfill our heart's desires to the ends of the universe ♬
♬ Sapphire--even a quiet voice ♬
♬ Phantasm--can be a source of strength ♬
--♬ The beat that resonates will lead us there ♬
--Curse it! --♬ The beat that resonates will lead us there ♬
♬ Let's go--a night sky shimmering with stars ♬
♬ The rhythm pounding in my chest ♬
--♬ Don't fear it anymore, the miracle we embrace ♬
--The song's big hook is coming up. What Yui keeps sealed away will be revealed. --♬ Don't fear it anymore, the miracle we embrace ♬
Yui Saikawa's deepest secret is the thing that's hidden behind that eyepatch.
The secret she hid from us.
♬ The hidden secret is in the jewel-box ♬
--♬ A blinding light will burst out ♬
--That's right. --♬ A blinding light will burst out ♬
--The Miracle Sapphire worth three billion yen is Yui Saikawa's left eye. --♬ A blinding light will burst out ♬
--The Miracle Sapphire worth three billion yen is Yui Saikawa's left eye.
--♬ Sapphire--a glittering stage ♬
--Gotta make it in time! --♬ Phantasm--beyond all dreams ♬
--You! What have you been up to? Stop right here! --♬ Wanna send out a resounding melody of love ♬
--Saikawa is in danger! --♬ Wanna send out a resounding melody of love ♬
♬ Let's go--a night sky shimmering with stars ♬
♬ The rhythm pounding in my chest ♬
--♬ Reach your hand out farther; you can grab the miracle ♬
--Kimizuka! --♬ Reach your hand out farther; you can grab the miracle ♬
--Let me go! --♬ Reach your hand out farther; you can grab the miracle ♬
♬ The wide-open future ♬
♬ The scene before our eyes ♬
♬ Overlapping memories ♬
♬ Let's grab the miracle ♬
Kimizuka-san?
"Yui Saikawa-sama"
It's all my fault. I hid information that I should have told you.
Umm, I'm not fully comprehending all this yet.
Right...
So first off, I'll start with my left eye.
Or, ultimately, that might be the whole story.
Yes, this is a false eye. From birth, I was blind in my left eye,
and with the complex I had about it,
I became a very withdrawn, reflective child.
So what my parents gave me was a sapphire-colored false eye,
bluer than any ocean.
Enchanted by its beauty, just by having this eye,
I was able to have confidence in myself.
It was around that time that I started to work as a performer.
My father and mother were both thrilled to see how upbeat I'd become.
"Ah, this is what being alive feels like."
Maybe you'll laugh at me for exaggerating, but that's what I thought.
But that life of smooth sailing didn't last for long.
Three years ago, when I was 11 years old, both my parents died in an accident.
What they left me was a large house and an outrageously large fortune.
And there was also... this left eye.
So this eye meant more to me than anything,
and it was something I wanted to keep close to my heart, just for me.
That's the reason why I've normally always worn an eyepatch.
During my big stage appearances, I would show this left eye for just one moment.
Like saying, "I'm here," wanting my parents in Heaven to notice.
I never imagined in my wildest dreams that this eye
was being targeted by criminals.
You really lived up to a detective's reputation.
You saw through my secrets,
realized the criminals' true target, and saved me.
I'm so glad I approached the two of you. Thank you so very, very much.
That's enough. Raise your head!
Yes, as an outcome, nobody was harmed, and the sapphire wasn't stolen...
Thus, the case--the story-- wound toward its conclusion.
With that, we probably could have put this situation behind us...
...if it had been the me of one week earlier...
However...
...I wasn't going to keep my eyes closed anymore.
So, Saikawa...
Yes?
Are you not concerned about the penalty for failing to kill Natsunagi and me?
Huh?
Oh, my. What kind of talk is that all of a sudden, Mr. Sidekick?
Are you saying I was trying to kill you two?
Ha! It seems like you'd be better suited to being a mystery writer.
Come on, Kimizuka. Saikawa-san already confessed her secret, didn't she?
Even I haven't heard a word from you about anything beyond that.
It's true Saikawa confessed her secret, but her lie hasn't been revealed yet.
Lie?
Hello? This is Kimizuka.
Things here are safely wrapped up.
Seriously--one nuisance just keeps piling up on another.
Just as you said, a timed detonator was rigged up in the vault,
so I had the bomb squad dismantle it.
That was a close call. You would have been blown to bits by now.
Thank you, Fuubi-san.
So there it is.
B-But the bad guys' target was supposed to be Saikawa-san's left eye...
Why would they go after her house, too?
They had two targets. One was Saikawa's sapphire left eye. But the other...
...was our lives, Natsunagi.
What does this mean?
From the start, Saikawa knew their plan-- well, was informed of their plan--
and was luring us into the vault.
That's just-- Where's the proof?
Fuubi-san said she hadn't heard about it.
Eh?
About a threating letter having been delivered to the Saikawa home.
Saikawa contacted you and me, rather than the police, for some special purpose.
Why would Saikawa-san, an idol, do something like that? She can't be--
No, she doesn't belong to SPES. Most likely she was being threatened.
"If you don't want that left eye taken from you,
put an end to Kimihiko Kimizuka." Something like that.
But, Saikawa, they aren't as easygoing as all that.
They tried to take both our lives and your left eye.
Or, no, perhaps they weren't attempting to take it so much as destroy it.
But why such an interest in Saikawa-san's left eye?
It means there's something about Saikawa's left eye that SPES is fixated on.
Simply put, it's of the same nature as that guy's ear.
That guy...?
That false eye--that artificial left eye-- can see through objects.
Isn't that right, Saikawa?
What can you see right now?
Is that for personal defense?
Never underestimate an idol.
Being able to keep such a big smile on your face while knowing I had this...
Wh-Why?
I won't hand over my left eye.
Now I get it.
Eh?
Saikawa was deceived by those scum into thinking you and I were her enemies
and are trying to steal the sapphire.
And they proposed to her that they'd lend a hand in dealing with us.
Disgusting--did they also give you that?
No, I got this on my own initiative.
So how did you know?
Ordinarily, a person with sight in only one eye
in addition to losing more than 20% of their field of vision,
also has a harder time gauging distance.
You, on the other hand,
moved around while wearing an eyepatch without any appreciable impairment.
I see. So you didn't trust me from the start?
I wondered what that was all about
when you said you wanted to go to the rehearsal.
Did you believe I'd become a Yui-nya fan?
Yes. I thought for sure you were a captive to my charms.
Yeah, even Natsunagi had grave doubts about me.
So, Mr. Sidekick,
was the man dressed in black at the rehearsal also something you arranged?
You're a sharp one. You see, human beings show their instinctual reactions
in moments of danger.
Would someone normally go that far just to test the functionality of a left eye?
It's the training from my former partner.
So is this it? Are all our cards now on the table?
Yes. I've now bared all.
Then I'll ask one more thing: Will you lower that gun for me?
But that's--
You must realize... if I hadn't rushed at you at that time,
that crossbow bolt would certainly have taken your left eye.
If I were truly your enemy, would I have gone to such extremes for you?
But it's--
Listen to me, Saikawa. Killing us won't help.
After you've killed us, your left eye will be taken from you by the real enemy.
No, it won't!
Honestly... I already know. I already understand...
...that you two aren't my enemies.
But how...?
How will I be able to keep my left eye?
I can't. My father and mother are gone; without this left eye...
...I can't survive all the dark days.
"That's not true." Telling her that would be easy.
But just saying that wouldn't save her.
She's desperately forged ahead as an idol amidst the darkness,
and is fighting alone, even now, with a gun clenched in her hand.
So what on earth could save her? The thing she wants most of all. And that's--
Umm, the two of us had plans, once this case was finished, to go to the seashore.
So I was just wondering if you might come along with us, Saikawa-san.
Meaning, would you be my friend? That's what I'm trying to say.
Why? I tried to kill you both.
It's fine. We aren't about to die that easily.
I-I can't. I don't deserve that.
I'm the one who gets to decide that, right?
But... But...
I want to be your friend.
Would you indulge me in this?
This... is abnormal, Natsunagi-san.
Is it?
But I'm telling you, having an abnormal person as a friend
would definitely be fun.
That's what I'm thinking these days.
Even if... Even if we did become friends, that wouldn't resolve any problems.
Just the opposite--I'd end up causing you needless trouble.
I doubt it.
Huh?
Saikawa, if you say they're targeting you, well, it's the same for me.
Don't think of it as causing us trouble.
On the contrary, think of us as fellow targets.
Forming a sort of alliance would be rather advantageous.
You're going... to help me?
Yes. We'll help.
So, Saikawa... we want you to become our compatriot.
Yes, I'd be glad to.
"Entertainment News" "The High School Hero Who Saved Idol Yui Saikawa"
Mom...
Mom! Why do I have to buddy up with a guy like him?
I'd rather plunge into the ocean right here than buddy up with Kimizuka.
I'll hold on to your valuables for you.
But I was supposed to be Mom's top apprentice!
It's a one-time tactic, Char. Come over here.
Mom!
That's my good girl.
I'm really not jealous.
If you two would get along a little better,
it would make things easier for me, too.
I'm still not happy with working as a pair with Kimizuka.
Listen... you two aren't perfect.
For example, Sidekick, you're clever,
but unfortunately, your physical prowess rates below a water flea's.
You're not at all cut out for fighting.
Is that so?
On the other hand, Char, you certainly have fighting ability,
but the reality is that you're extremely dim-witted.
What did you say?
That's all the more reason that, for this undertaking, I want the two of you
to surmount the challenge by compensating for each other's weaknesses.
But then we'll be leaving you alone, Mom...
It's troubling how much you underestimate me.
I'm ten times the fighter you are, Char,
and I've got 100 times more brainpower than Sidekick.
There's no need to worry.
My rating was unfairly low there.
Do you hear? That's why the two of you need to get along in the future--
for the long haul.
And on that very day...
...the legendary detective died.
"Episode 5" "That Was Directed at One Year in the Future"