Ace Attorney (逆転裁判〜その「真実」、異議あり！〜)

The Kurain Village's sacred urn was stolen

by Mask DeMasque, the phantom thief.

Following the surrender of a man claiming to be Mask DeMasque,

Amasugi Yusaku-kun, I felt something off about his claim,

and I took up his case in court.

In the trial, I proved that Yusaku-kun didn't steal the urn

Kyoko

and unmasked Mask DeMasque.

It was his rival, Ace Detective Hoshiidake Aiga.

But then, things took a drastic turn...

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Season 2

September 13, 03:02 PM Naruhodo & Co. Law Offices

The Stolen Turnabout — 3rd Trial

We found the Kurain urn...

...but Yusaku-kun was at the scene of a murder as it happened.

That has to be some kind of mistake.

But it was Naruhodo-kun who proved that he was there.

"Yusaku-kun couldn't have stolen the urn,

because he was somewhere else when it was stolen."

That's all I wanted to prove.

Too bad that "somewhere else" was the scene of a murder.

Looks like you did too good of a job this time.

What was I to do? I didn't know about that.

How's Mareka-san taking this? I'm worried for her.

Anyway, let's investigate the murder at KB Security.

I find it hard to believe that Yusaku-kun would murder anyone.

I'll continue to defend him, for Mareka-san's sake as well.

Right.

Kyoko

We got the urn back in one piece, so it's time to refocus.

About that...

Did the urn always have these pink splotches?

And it's gone back to saying "Kyoko," too.

Kyoko

It said "child" on the poster.

Child

The truth is, one year ago,

Harumi-chan broke the urn by accident.

She tried her best to put it back together,

but crafts and kanji aren't her strong suits.

Do you think this could be a fake?

F-Fake?

I'll head back to the village and have Great Aunt look at it, then.

I'll go with you.

Oh, no. You mustn't.

I want you two to spend some quality time together, full of love like those two.

Those two?

I mean Yusaku-san and Mareka-san, of course.

She stole the show and helped her imprisoned husband.

Kyoko

Ah, how dreamy!

Now that is true love! I hope to be like them one day!

Uh, someone's excited.

Sure is.

Now, remember...

No fighting, okay?

Harumi-chan seems to have the wrong idea about us, huh?

A bit.

There's a good reason for that.

There is?

I'm sure I've told you before.

Only the women of our bloodline inherit the channeling powers.

So inevitably, we become the center of life in the village.

Maybe due to that, many married couples run into problems.

I guess they feel like outsiders, because all the men end up leaving the village...

When they have a daughter.

Harumi-chan's father, too?

She's grown up watching the star-crossed couples in the village,

so she's very sensitive to that.

Besides, in last year's incident, her mother...

O-Oh...

That's right.

Harumi-chan's mother, Ayasato Kimiko-san,

is currently rotting away in jail.

I'm the only family she has left.

I see...

U-Uh...

Kirio-san? What's the matter?

E-Er... I'm truly sorry!

September 13, xx:xx PM Lordly Tailor — Basement Warehouse

You broke the Kurain urn?

Yes...

When was that?

It was two weeks ago.

Authorized Personnel Only

The urn was sent to us after the shoot for the poster.

I was carrying it to the warehouse when it happened.

Kurain Urn

I'll never forget that terrible noise.

I immediately tried to check inside...

N-No!

And blacked out in an instant.

Oh, you're right.

The paint matches perfectly.

I tried my best to repair the urn.

Fortunately, the shards were pretty big,

Kyoko

so just normally putting them back together worked out.

After that, I realized how ugly the paint stains looked,

so I hid them behind Kyoko-sama's statue.

That's not where the statue was when we first came here, though.

Y-Yes, that's right.

Is that why you said that back then?

Why is it over there?

Oh, no.

What? You mean someone moved it?

If I'm right, the statue was only delivered here a day before the theft.

Only the detective guarding the warehouse, Hoshiidake Aiga, could've moved it.

The question is why he moved it.

Could this be related to our case?

Um, I'm truly sorry.

It's fine. The urn looks right now.

If anything, we should be thanking you.

R-Really?

September 13, xx:xx PM KB Security

I'm the boss!

You there. Bring me some tea and dumplings.

Uh, that's where the victim was sitting moments before his death.

Today was a real train wreck for you guys, huh?

Sure was, pal. That prosecutor with the coffee made real fools out of us.

Yeah... I feel for you.

Wow, that's not like you. Usually, you'd be more like...

"Serves you right! You got what you deserved!"

Or something to that effect.

I can tell when someone puts their heart into their job.

And I can sympathize when things don't go their way.

"Wrong" is the only way things go for detectives.

I had no idea you were such a nice guy.

So, what happened to Mask DeMasque?

You mean that weird detective?

Serves him right! He got what he deserved!

Now, that's the detective we know and love.

It's kinda comforting.

By the way, could you tell us about the victim who died last night?

Sure thing, pal.

Busujima Kurobei, the CEO of KB Security and a big fella in his own right.

His corpse was found at 9 this morning,

but his estimated time of death is 1 AM on the 12th.

It really did happen at the same time that Mask DeMasque stole the urn, huh?

Why did it take an entire day to discover the body?

Well, his body was stashed away inside that big safe.

Nobody had heard from him, and when they opened the safe this morning...

...out fell the body.

Looks like this guy was involved in some shady business.

Shady business?

If a company hired his firm, they'd spy on their secrets and sell the information.

Wow, what a crook.

They were even in charge of security for a Mask DeMasque victim.

But they failed spectacularly and lost all their trust.

I see...

What are you doing?!

Why won't this safe open, Naruhodo-kun?

Well, duh. It's a safe.

But somebody must've opened it on the night of the crime.

After all, the victim's body was hidden in there.

And apparently, Amasugi Yusaku could open it.

But there are plenty of others who can, right?

Sure, but...

Mayoi-chan?!

Emergency Buzzer

I wanted to see what the button was for.

It's an emergency buzzer! It says right there!

Oops, you're right.

It's connected to the basement guard room and used to summon security up here.

Emergency buzzer? Then it's possible that on the night of the crime...

I asked security, and they said that the buzzer never went off that night.

Also, we couldn't find any fingerprints on the button.

The emergency buzzer never went off?

What? You again?

Yahari!

September 13, xx:xx PM KB Security — Security Office

Must be nice to be you! And here I was working my fingers to the bone!

It's a weekday! And you two are on an afternoon date?!

N-No, we're here to investigate CEO Busujima's death.

Huh?

Right. The big boss died, huh?

Hey!

Were you here on the night of the murder?

Huh? W-Well, yeah...

Were you really?

Wha... I-I-I-Isn't that obvious?!

I knew it. You were playing hooky.

What do you mean, you knew it?

Do you have proof that I left my post that night?!

Didn't you testify at the trial that you found Yusaku-kun's wallet?

Oh, it was two days ago.

I found it outside my workplace late at night.

That means you snuck out of here on the night of the murder!

I-Is it my fault? Is it my fault that the big boss is dead?

Did you leave for the same old reason?

N-N-No! There's no way I went to meet a girl or anything!