Ace Attorney (逆転裁判〜その「真実」、異議あり！〜)

My name is Naruhodo Ryuichi,

attorney-at-law.

The Kurain Village's sacred urn was stolen by the phantom thief, Mask DeMasque.

When Amasugi Yusaku-kun said he was him and surrendered, I took up his case

and began investigating.

However, that didn't sit right with Mayoi-chan.

And thus, I ended up going into the trial alone.

500 yen

Chocolate Covered Bananas

yen each

Chocolate Covered Bananas

Postcards

Cotton Candy

What's going on here?

I had no idea Mask DeMasque was so popular.

There are even postcards.

Takoyaki

Naruhodo-kun...

Mayoi-chan might like one of those...

No, I'm alone today.

I've gotta focus!

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Season 2

Courtroom 6

The Stolen Turnabout — 2nd Trial

Court is now in session for the trial of Amasugi Yusaku.

The defense is ready, Your Honor.

What about the prosecution? Are you ready?

What a stupid question.

Let me ask you, then, Your Honor. Are you ready?

Are you ready to pass judgment?

What? N-No, I'm not.

I will pass judgment after I hear arguments from both sides.

Well, if you're not ready yourself, you shouldn't expect others to be.

That's a rule to live by.

Uh, who are you?

I am Godot, legendary prosecutor. I've never lost a case.

Oh? What kind of cases have you dealt with so far?

I've never prosecuted a case before.

N-Never? But you said you've never lost before.

Every prosecutor starts off undefeated.

Quite arrogant for a beginner, aren't you?

Every mighty redwood begins its life as a mere sapling.

Why does every prosecutor have to be a headcase?

So we finally meet, Maruhodo Ryuichi.

Huh? My name's Naruhodo...

I must do battle with you.

That is why I've returned from the depths of hell.

What is he saying? Does he know me?

Well, let's hear from the accused.

H-Hey! We're in the middle of a trial here!

Blacker than a moonless night,

hotter and more bitter than Hell itself... That is coffee.

I'm sure you can grant me at least this much.

I understand.

You do?!

Um, I'm Amasugi Yusaku.

M-Mask DeMasque, phantom thief? That's me.

Kid, you say you're Mask DeMasque, and that you stole the Kurain urn.

Is that right?

Yes, I did it.

So pronounce me guilty right now, please!

Hold it!

Hold it!

Wait... Wait a second, please!

What is it, defense?

Since Yusaku-kun's hidden identity is up in the air,

all I can do is try to prove that Mask DeMasque didn't steal the urn.

Are we sure that this crime was committed by Mask DeMasque?

You mean to say it wasn't Mask DeMasque who stole the Kurain urn?

I believe we should clear that up first.

Interesting.

Give me your best shot.

I hope it's as eye-opening as this coffee.

Have a look at this.

It's security-camera footage from the Lordly Tailor's basement warehouse.

I have here a piece of reference for Mask DeMasque.

A postcard of me?

Take a close look.

The thief that broke into Lordly Tailor is missing the broach on his chest!

What?

In other words, it's likely that this was a fake.

The broach you're talking about...

Do you mean this?

Th-That's...

I found it hidden in the shadow of the big gold statue.

Y-You found it on the crime scene?

It seems that was the real Mask DeMasque after all.

You're quick on the uptake, gramps.

I like that.

No! If that was the real Mask DeMasque, I don't have a case!

Giving up already? That was quick.

My coffee hasn't even cooled a bit yet.

Hold it!

M-Mayoi-chan?

The defense has brought a new witness!

A-A witness?

Witness — Security Guard — Yahari Masashi

Yo, Naruhodo!

Y-Yahari? Why are you here?

Actually, yesterday...

Wait, aren't you...

Yappari-san?!

Huh? Mayoi-chan?

He went to Yusaku-kun's place?

Hear him out! His testimony will come in handy!

I'll help ya out.

We're pals, aren't we?

But nothing good ever comes from you...

The thing is, I found that the other day.

Hey, that's my wallet!

There was a license and stuff inside.

So I had to get it to him. That's what anyone would do, right?

A photo of Mareka-san? So that's why he went, huh?

Anyway, when did you find that wallet, again?

Oh, it was two days ago.

I found it outside my workplace late at night.

Why was Yusaku-kun's wallet there?

Nothing weird about that. He works there, doesn't he?

He does?

I found something else in the wallet.

A KB Security key card. That's where I work.

Each serial number has logs.

And that card was used to enter and leave the building that night.

Logs?

At what time?

I think it was around 1 AM.

1 AM, two nights ago?

That's when the urn was stolen!

Defendant, are you an employee of KB Security?

W-Well, kind of. I used to be, until a year ago.

You used to be?

Yes. I was fired.

Yahari, how far is KB Security from the Lordly Tailor?

Thirty minutes away, I'd say?

Thirty minutes?

Then he couldn't have stolen the urn from Lordly Tailor at the same time!

That is...

The defendant can't be Mask DeMasque!

You're pretty good, Maruhodo.

But why did you go there when you don't work there anymore?

And so late at night, too.

Yusaku-kun...

Naruhodo-kun!

What is this?

I found it at Yusaku-san's place.

What is this?

I read that and remembered something.

There's more to this case than meets the eye!

Please! I beg you!

So I decided to believe what Mareka-san said.

Mayoi-chan...

I'm really sorry about yesterday.

You two ended up fighting because of me.

No! I was the one in the wrong!

Mayoi-chan, Harumi-chan.

Thank you.

Your Honor!

If you don't want your secret identity revealed, bring me 5 million yen. I'll waiting in the CEO's office of KB Security at 1 AM, September 12th. If you don't have the money, sell off that red diamond you stole recently.

The defense would like to present a new piece of evidence!

Ah! Th-That's...

If you don't want your secret identity revealed, bring me 5 million yen. I'll waiting in the CEO's office of KB Security at 1 AM, September 12th. If you don't have the money, sell off that red diamond you stole recently.

"Bring me five million yen."

This is blackmail.

At the time of the theft, Amasugi Yusaku-san was dealing with the blackmailer...

in KB Security's CEO's office!

By the way, do you have proof that the kid entered the CEO's office?

Well...

Oh, we do!

Right, Yappari-san?

Yeah.

Look up the key card logs. It'll tell you exactly who entered where and when.

Yahari, you...

What do you say, Prosecutor Godot?

Well, that's a passing grade.

These are the access logs for KB Security's CEO office.

There's a record at 1 AM on the night of the crime.

And it was probably that card right there.

W-Wait, you knew about this?

I'm meticulous with my ground work, both in investigations and coffee.

Were you testing me, Prosecutor Godot?

"If you don't want your secret identity revealed," huh?

What could this be about?

M-Mask DeMasque, of course...

Anyway, the defendant wasn't the thief that night!

Very well.

Amasugi Yusaku was clearly at KB Security at the time of the crime.

The prosecutor's office is ready to admit that as a fact.

You did it, Naruhodo-kun!

N-No... But I am the phantom thief.

But then, who stole the Kurain urn?

Only someone who was in the basement warehouse back then could've stolen the urn.

Who was there at the time?

Don't tell me!

There's one person I can think of.