The Gourmet Festival was supposed to be a fun holiday event.
MAY 17, 2021
Why couldn't Hazard Cast predict the sudden tornado?
This giant thing came roaring in from the sea, and all I could do was try to escape.
GOURMET FESTIVAL HOST MR. KODA-GEN
ABNORMAL WEATHER AT FAULT? TRUTH STILL UNKNOWN
The catastrophe left 12 casualties and 36 wounded.
TRAGEDY AT GOURMET FESTIVAL: MEMORIAL SERVICES OF VICTIMS BEGIN
It has been three days since the disaster,
and the memorial services for the Gourmet Festival victims have begun.
SERVICES FOR THE LATE MR. HIROKI SHIRAKABA, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER
SUNDAY NEWS
Many people have gathered at the funeral hall located in Shiotsuki, 24th Ward.
After the memorial services, we interviewed Mayor Suido who was in attendance.
- Mayor Suido! - Can we have a word about this tragedy?
There's a comment that the Hazard Cast warning was delayed. Is that true?
It's simply due to the lack of cumulative data.
We will be taking measures so we can gather even more data in the future.
What about the case of every network within 24th Ward getting hacked?
My name is Carneades.
I am the one who will thrust choices upon the world for the future.
It's been several days from that shocking hack,
but there has been no further statement from the culprit.
Most people believe that it was a prank by an overseas hacker group.
There are some occult rumors saying that Carneades caused the tornado.
One of the DoRed crew found these this morning.
They were at the Nijimi Station turnstile and at the foot of Peace Bridge.
That mark we saw from the hospital TV?
Yeah. I guess this was that guy's tag.
I wonder if he's a street artist?
Before you think about that, look at where the tagging happened.
That's the thing.
Both of them were in the locations where we saw the Visions.
Yeah. This guy knows about those trolley dilemmas.
Moreover, if we're to believe his declaration, the dilemmas were prepared by...
- You mean... - That's enough.
Shu.
It's our fault.
If we were able to handle the situation better...
No, if we didn't get carried away and involve ourselves, someone else would of done a better—
There is nobody else.
These dilemmas aren't given to anyone other than us, yeah?
We just have to start poking around from what we know.
Right.
So both of you, let's meet up if we get a call from Asumin.
That's fine with me.
Yeah.
AUGUST 5, 2021
Koki is so enthusiastic.
Interns don't usually work in this manner.
He sure doesn't seem like the distinguished son of the Suido family.
That's true.
It's been three months.
We have no idea who that was, and no phone calls from Asumi either.
Good work today.
Mr. Chikushi.
Here's what you asked for.
This helps a lot.
This is all I can access with my authorization level.
No, I'm sorry for being so selfish.
Are you hitting the Carneades case from the Hazard Cast front?
Yes.
Information about Hazard Cast is top secret even within the SARG.
But if you use your father's name...
I can't do that. He hates nepotism.
Right. You usually want to ask disclosure of information in secret.
Well in that case, you need some experience, yeah?
Since you're working so hard, I'll toss you a special case.
This is the thing that's starting to get popular around Shantytown?
Yep. We want to do something about it before it gets out of control.
Why don't you try working on it with Hana's group?
THE THREAT OF DRUG "D" CONTINUOUSLY HARMING THE YOUTH
Drug "D."
In the past month, we've been using the media to highly publicize
the sudden increase of crime rates in Shantytown.
I'm sure we'll start hearing a strong request for redevelopment from the ward citizens.
Mr. Howard, the Casino King.
If we can build a casino in the 24th Ward, we will succeed in building a casino in Japan
as soon as we're incorporated into Tokyo.
Then let's move the project to the next phase.
As promised, you will let me handle the cleaning up and fundraising.
I am much obliged to you, Mr. Howard.
Did you get the goods arranged?
I will personally bring it to you aboard the WINNER'S.
Don't let me down.
I will promise results that will be fitting for the cost.
The vape... Where's the vape?
If I don't have it... If I don't have it...
Lucky, how are you doing?
Hold on a second!
He's kinda thrashing around a lot.
The withdrawal symptoms for Drug D are ridiculous!
There, it's open!
Yamamori, very good!
That was a piece of cake for you!
He got back up.
- Vape! Give it to me! - You bastard!
All right. How's that?
Ran, this is looking bad!
- Hey there, move aside! - Whoa!
You're kidding me!
He's in no condition to be questioned.
When will he come back to sanity?
Not for a while?
I don't see anything that look like drugs here.
No pills, no powders, no plants, no liquids. Nothing.
A mysterious drug, huh?
Ran!
Damn it, it's the SARG.
Let's retreat before we bump into them.
Why don't we just take that junkie with us?
No. We can't afford to fail this case.
Drug D. It spread too fast in such a short time.
You have to avenge your nephew, of course.
Well, you know how it goes.
I feel like someone's pulling the strings in the background.
I will never forgive that drug.
Hey, Ran.
Where are you going?
Huh? The elevator moves?
When was it fixed?
Sometime this month.
After so long? Someone's quite whimsical, I see.
Kunai's grandma has a bad leg, so it helps her out a ton.
Come to think of it, I haven't seen Kunai in a while.
Apparently he's been developing some kind of new app.
I get a reply once in a while.
He's always been the type who doesn't come out for a while once he shuts himself in.
I'm heading out.
Oh? Be safe, then. Make sure to come back before it gets too late.
Yeah. I'll see you.
Shuta, get ready to close shop!
Yeah, yeah.
Hey, Mari. You're closing too?
Yeah. Mom's stepping out, so we're closing shop for today.
I see.
Is that Kozue?
Yeah, that's Kozue.
That's right, I heard that she's been going out at night lately.
From who?
Mr. Shirakaba's wife. I bumped into her the other day.
How was Mrs. Kaba doing?
She lost a lot of weight, but it looked like she was doing her best.
I see.
Well, I'm a bit worried so I'm gonna go after her.
Wait!
It's dangerous for you, too.
Huh? But...
Then Shu, you can go instead of me.
Fine, I'll go.
Kozue!
Where are you going?
It's dangerous to be by yourself.
You're right. A suspicious person is talking to me as we speak.
Huh? Me?
I'll scream.
I'm worried about you.
- If you want to go somewhere, I'll come with— - Leave me alone!
Oh, hey!
Sheesh, there's no way I can do that.
Hey, Kozue.
I said I'd tag along, but this place is bad news.
Kozue, this is no place for kids to be wandering around.
Kozue! Shantytown is no joke!
Then you can go home, Big Brother Shu. I have something to do here.
Something to do? Do you have to do it right now?
Hey mister, wanna come play?
Oh, no thank you.
- Don't call out to a guy with a kid. - Oh, that reminds me.
Want some rusk?
What?
You liked rusks, didn't you?
I'm not a kid anymore, so why are you baiting me with food?
What's wrong with you?
You've been stalking me.
Well, you know...
Is this your atonement?
No, that's not what I meant it to be.
You didn't have to save me.
Kozue, wh-what did you just...
- I should have died in his place! - Oh, hey, Kozue!
Hey Kozue, wait up!
Huh, where did she go?
Damn it.
- H-Hey, are you all right? - Excuse me!
You over there!
- Please keep that guy pinned down! - Senpai, you shouldn't ask a civilian!
You're Shuta Aoi!
She's from SARG.
Don't let him get away! He's a drug dealer!
Oh, damn it!
Why do I have to do this?
Hey, get back here!
Outta my way!
- Is that you, Shuta? - Koki?
Why are you chasing after him?
Well, that's how things ended up.
The scary SARG lady told me to.
That guy is a drug dealer, right?
Yeah.
The mysterious Drug D.
Drug D?
It's a drug that's highly addictive.
It's still a mystery, but its users lose their sense of judgment and become violent.
Thanks to that, the crime rate in Shantytown has been skyrocketing the past month.
That's not good.
Oh, wait, is that why Kozue is...
Apparently she's been wandering around Shantytown lately, and so I followed her here.
But you lost sight of her?
Well...
We gotta look for her. You go on the north side!
- S-Sure! - Mr. Shindo? Yes.
Drug D or not, Shantytown isn't a place where Kozue should be wandering around by herself.
Hazard Cast doesn't work here.
Hazard Cast automatically calculates and predicts crime scenes
based on data collected within the city.
Shantytown, with so many old buildings, has few surveillance cameras,
and cPhones with advanced sensors can't be distributed to illegal immigrants.
It's useless.
Just like a certain someone right now.
That's why this town needs redevelopment.
It needs monitoring with surveillance cameras, and registration and management via cPhones.
About that...
I feel like that's kinda scary.
Like someone is watching over you at all times. Doesn't that seem a bit constrained?
That's a complaint from the previous generation.
Data sent from cPhones are encrypted so personal information is under protection.
Is your heroism based on failing to notice an incident that you can save
because of a vague sense of uneasiness?
Once again, someone dear to you—
I get it!
I get it.
Hey.
Are you looking for Drug D?
Huh? D?
N-No, I'm not. I'm here for this.
Kozue, where did you go?
ASUMI
Shu!
Long time no see!
Oh, Ran, it's been a while.
But you're not the one I'm looking for right now.
You haven't had enough with your hero activities?
No way. I'm just looking for Kozue.
Kozue-chin?
I got separated from her.
So dangerous.
INFORMATION PLEASE HAVE YOU SEEN THIS GIRL?
Hold on a sec. I'll ask my crew.
Oh, Kunai's taking care of her.
Kunai?
Someone from our super-brilliant crew. You can relax now.
Seriously? What a lifesaver.
Geez, I'm so glad.
Oh, I need to let Koki know.
Hey, Kunai?
You haven't shown up at DoRed in a while. Something up?
It's nothing. The same as always.
I see. Well, if something's wrong, you can contact me, okay?
Yeah. See ya.
Shu.
You came at a good time. Can you come with me for a bit?
So you were looking for graffiti?
I noticed the instant I saw it uploaded on the internet, and thought, "Hey, this is Dad."
Everyone was calling him Kaba or Mr. Kaba.
Besides, it's only been recently that these pieces have started popping up
ever since the tornado during GourFes.
That's why you're in Shantytown?
I want to know who drew them.
Hey, would you happen to know?
DoRed's leader, Red.
You know? Do you know where I can find them?
I can't tell you, even if I knew.
Why?
Do you know about the Wizard of Oz?
The wizard let his name spread across the land by hiding his true identity.
Well, I understand that I can't meet this person,
but can you tell me what kind of person Red is?
A genius artist.
A child born in Shantytown only has two futures to dream of.
One is to become a criminal and rule over the town with money,
and the other is to become an artist and break away from this town.
Red is the latter, and everyone expected him to become an artist ever since he was young.
His talent was so overwhelming, everyone acknowledged it.
But graffiti is a crime, right?
They say how Shantytown is dangerous and needs redevelopment, right?
It's going to become a casino, right?
Something about letting the government control the area and make it safe.
There are some fish that can only live in murky waters.
If they change the tank to clean water, they no longer have a place to hide and get eaten.
But nobody listens to the voices of those living in the shadows.
That can't be...
Red continues to draw graffiti on the streets for all of us in Shantytown who're in that situation.
So he can change the world through art.
Change the world through art?
That's just not possible. I don't believe it.
Red will do it someday.
He's a genius artist, after all.
It's impossible for me, though.
Here.
Oh, thank you.
You do this every night?
Well, yeah. But this is the last one of the series.
What do you think about SuperKaba?
Kaba is a true hero.
You know, I've been scared ever since that day.
What should I do if I have that Vision again?
I might end up losing someone dear to me again.
Why does it have to be me?
It'd be better to let someone else handle it.
We start meddling, and then screw up.
And I feel like an idiot.
The reason why Shantytown has a high crime rate is the result of prejudice coinciding with data.
The guys in SARG calculate the crime rates from statistics.
So if someone from Shantytown and someone from another place are walking next to each other,
SARG will most definitely approach us for questioning.
And then they treat us like criminals.
So Shantytown's crime rate goes up, which leads to SARG intensifying their patrols.
You can say it's a chicken-or-the-egg question.
What creates crime isn't data, but the hearts of people who look at the data.
Even if you rely on Hazard Cast, that only fortifies the rules of the world as it stands now.
If you want to change the world, you have to change people's hearts.
That's why...
I use this.
That's so awesome.
Change the world, huh?
Today's is so big.
Kozue?
I heard that a new art piece was here.
Oh, I get it.
It's called SuperKaba.
So literal.
Got a picture?
Yeah. See?
Looks good.
Wait, you have others?
Were you walking around looking for the Kaba art?
Yeah.
But why does he do things like this?
He puts in effort to draw these, but they become meaningless when they get erased.
It's not meaningless.
Even if it gets erased, it'll still remain.
Because I'll remember.
I'll remember that someone drew this, and that someone like this existed.
So, how do I say it.
Don't say stuff like you should have died in his place.
Then, Big Brother Shu.
Can you protect me again?
Because Big Brother Shu...
...you're my hero.
Of course.
Of course! I'm one of Mr. Kaba's students.
Yup. You are.
Want some rusk?
Yeah.
Yum.
We took our time baking with the rye.
It's full of dietary fiber and minerals, so it's got beauty benefits.
Big Brother Shu, you really haven't changed.
Come on now.
What the...
It's just like a movie.
What's that?
Choose your future.
Choose your destiny.
Choose your future.
That mark...
Choose your destiny.
Carneades.
Big Brother Shu, isn't that the guy who's rumored to have created the tornado?
Don't worry about it.
All right, it looks like I can call out.
So this is a challenge from Carneades?
Still got quite a flashy performance.
Both of you, listen up.
Last time, we didn't have time to talk it through.
But if all three of us worked together,
I'm sure we would have ended up with a different outcome.
That sounds so like you, Shu.
But it was just a coincidence that we had a third answer during that first bit with the Kizuna.
Things might go towards the unexpected just like last time. If we fail again...
Still, I can't bear to abandon someone—
ASUMI
There it is. From Asumi.
Ready?
- Yeah. - Oui.
A luxurious cruise ship is sailing in Tokyo Bay.
VIPs are aboard that ship.
And terrorists have planted a remote-control bomb on it.
There is only one way to stop the crime.
Will you snipe the perpetrator and kill him to stop the ship from exploding?
Or will you let the perpetrator go...
and allow many people to die from the exploding ship?
Guide the future.
Another trolley dilemma.
There's no room for debate.
I can't abandon innocent victims and succumb to terrorism.
But this isn't really two choices.
Are you saying this is a trick question?
The terrorist who was shot dead.
That was...
Kunai.
A child born in Shantytown only has two futures to dream of.
One is to become a criminal and rule over the town with money,
and the other is to become an artist and break away from this town.
As someone with no talent as an artist,
I...