Karneval (カーニヴァル)

Karoku...

Nai, come here.

Karoku...

If...

...I...

Karoku...

Where did you go?

Are you nervous?

You're pushing on my stomach and I feel sick.

You're... heavy...

What part of me do you find sickening?!

That... belongs to Karoku...

A Circus ID?

It can't be...

Are they on to me?

Damn.

- An explosion?! - An intruder?! - What was that? What's going on?

Look into it!

Damn.

Episode 1 Rainbow Colored Flower Fuse

There's nothing here worth anything.

Uh, um...

What?

Uh, well...

Are you going outside?

Eh?

I want to get out, too.

But...

Nice thing you got there.

I won't mind getting you out of here.

Really?

But on one condition.

Give me that bracelet.

Sure!

But it belongs to Karoku,

so if you ask him and he says okay, you can have it.

You've got yourself a deal.

Damn.

She's back.

Are you Circus?

No, you couldn't possibly be.

You look like you're more of a petty thief, maybe?

And what if I am?

Fine. Run away.

Huh?

Let's play a game of tag.

But...

I'll catch you in no time.

What the hell?!

Hey!

This way!

Welcome home, Tsukumo.

I was having tea while I waited for you.

Hey! People can see you!

Yes, yes. It's fine.

I masked my presence.

No one noticed, right?

Honestly!

More importantly, report to me on Miné, the Lady of Karasuna.

It was as we'd thought.

We'll head over right away.

Why you!

Damn it!

Come on out!

One step forward, it'll be your wingtips.

- Two steps forward, it'll be your innards. - Lady Miné! I've cornered the intruder in here!

Three steps and it'll be...

- ...the banquet of death for you. - Lady Miné...

I really should know better.

- I have to eat properly for me to have my speed. - What the hell is she?

Yeah, that's right.

I said it was a game of tag and not hide-and-seek, remember?

You have to run around more.

Uh, um...

That person...

What happened to her?

As I see it, there are always three options.

An enemy.

A small fry.

Or an easy mark.

Uh...

And this guy...

I'm Gareki.

Who're you?

Nai!

Palnedo, CEO of Gald Company.

How do you like the comforts of third-class coach?

A big difference from the VIP carriage, right?

What do you mean to do with us?

That hurt...

Damn that brat.

Oh!

I don't believe it! You're here?!

What a surprise!

- Things are in a bit of a mess right now. How embarrassing. - You could've lived a little longer if you'd kept raising money quietly.

Hey! Quit dragging your feet!

Smoke?

Great.

We've been blocked.

Yet another lead that's slipped through our fingers.

This proves that this Miné woman was involved, which makes it all the more...

...regrettable.

What is it?

Yeah. Unfortunately, they beat us to it here.

A train jacking?

Before the Security Force...

Yes, I understand.

The Security Force?!

So they're already on to me.

Damn it!

How are things over there?

This is bad.

At this rate, we'll have no choice but to leave the city.

But from the looks of it,

every way in and out of the city will probably be sealed off.

Listen.

Jump when I tell you.

O-Okay.

Here we go!

Karoku...

But man, who'd have thought?

Why was the Lady of Karasuna a monster like that?

Um...

Thank you for saving me.

Why was she holding you captive?

Uh...

I was looking for Karoku and...

So what's this Karoku guy to you anyway?

I was with Karoku for a long time.

But...

Karoku didn't come and I got lonely.

But when I went to get him...

There was a big red puddle, you see, and...

Lots of other little puddles leading all the way to the ocean...

And that's where I found this on the ground.

You have a weird way of talking.

I mean, wasn't that blood?

Maybe he got involved in something messy and got himself abducted?

Or else, they dragged him to the sea and just tossed him...

Come to think of it, she called this bracelet a Circus ID or something.

Based on what he just told me, I doubt Karoku was Circus, but...

It looks like I won't be doing any jobs in Karasuna for a while

and even if the bracelet's a bust, I should at least score a reward of some sort.

I can't lose.

How long has it been since I last saw Karoku now?

I want to eat with him.

I hurt all over.

Karoku...

What're you doing?

There's a weird sound.

Sound?

Everything's totally normal.

Come to think of it, is it me or are there no passengers?

Gareki, where are you going?

Something's odd, right? I'm going to check.

You'll get in the way, so stay...