The Killer Goldfish (THE KILLER GOLDFISH)

URIUJI VILLAGE RUINS SPECIAL NEANDERTHALS IN JAPAN!

This is a tremendous archaeological find, Professor Yamada!

That is correct.

This fossil is about 50,000 years old.

There is a theory that homo sapiens

arrived in Japan in 30,000 B.C.

Archaic humans existed in Japan!

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Open sesame!

You’re kidding!

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Is this what I think it is?

Can we show this?

A man was found dead in an apartment in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

According to the police,

a concerned coworker requested for a welfare check.

Police found a man in his forties bleeding from the abdomen.

This is the sixth incident in Tokyo this year.

Police believe they are committed by the same culprit.

FIRST INVESTIGATION DIVISION, SECTION 9 YUKINE TACHIBANA

FIRST INVESTIGATION DIVISION, SECTION 9 DENZO YAMANAKA

Found it.

This would be her territory...

Hold on a sec.

WIPE YOUR SHOES

Hello!

Excuse me...

What is this?

Are you alright?

What the hell?!

Sorry to take up your time.

I’m now in First Investigation Division, Section 9.

- He’s my buddy. - Yukine Tachibana.

Why kick me?

Erika Tamaki.

PUBLIC SECURITY SPECIAL DIVISION PARANORMAL INCIDENT ASSUMPTION

Nice to meet you. Greetings, greetings and so on.

So you really do exist.

Marucho.

What?

It’s what everyone calls this unit.

Like Organized Crime Department being called Marubou. Cool! How old school.

I’m getting hungry. Louise, music!

Playing old school and grilled meat themed music.

What the hell!

So, did you ask? Did the goldfish have a grudge on the victim?

Well, I did make an effort...

I turned around to a loud “DOSUGON” and saw my husband on the floor.

The fish tank was lying nearby.

That’s all.

I do have to ask this...

Did the goldfish have a grudge on your husband?

What is First Division’s take on this?

Suspect entered the victim's home, victim was beaten to death by a blunt object.

We believe work was done on the fishbowl and goldfish afterwards.

No other reason but to disrupt our investigation.

A criminal group or several individuals with a common goal...

So you’ve got nothing.

What is the motive?

- Thrill-kill. - A group of them?

And why the goldfish?

They all died from deformed goldfish.

That means...

1. Someone is using goldfish to commit murders.

2. The goldfish itself is doing the killing.

The question is which is it...

She is so weird.

Come on, she just woke up.

Close the gate.

In Kyoden Sando’s Umenoyoshibee Story Part 1, Baikahyoretsu

there’s a famous part about the spirit of a goldfish.

I vaguely remember it’s a story

about the divine intervention by spirits of goldfish with a grudge.

Really...

And I think the descendants of these deformed goldfish is called Ranchu.

Fish with vengeful genes...

Speaking of goldfish,

the fish in Hokkaido are delicious.

Okay but can you bring back a Korpokhur doll?

Of course.

The dried cod here is delicious too. You must try.

Can’t wait!

Oh yeah.

Heard any goldfish rumors?

There’s none.

The latest trends are reptilian humanoid and long-haired Jizo statues.

Long-haired Jizo statues?

Guardian deities with long hair.

If you make eye-contact, you'll be cursed and your sex drive and appetite will explode.

Yuck! That would be horrible!

About those goldfish... How do I put it...

I know...

Maybe our time has come.

Yep!

Shumi-tan, you’re creepy!

I promise I won’t do anything.

- You liar. - I’m not. I swear to the devil.

You can’t swear to the devil.

Is that right?

What’s wrong, Chinatsu?

It’s all good!

Late-night discount! Lucky us!

Wow, it’s so plush!

- It’s so like that... - Like what?

- Like Edo courtesans. - What are you talking about?

I’m talking culture, baby!

Chinatsu, I’ll show you the devil!

Everything’s going so fast.

Peace...

Dove...

- Chinatsu! - What are you doing?

- Where’s the devil? - Culture!

The devil really is here!

- C-c-culture! - The devil is here!

Devil, I can’t keep up!

- C-c-culture! - The devil is here!

Looks like this goldfish is just an intellectual one.

It’s a typical case of poor breeding environment.

So you think the goldfish got mad and morphed?

That’s right.

Compared to other fish,

goldfish have higher hypoxia tolerance before their stress level max out.

When that happens... Boom!

But an angry goldfish is no more than a deadly weapon.

Someone is using goldfish to commit these murders.

The goldfish are being controlled?

What’s your theory?

I have four.

Four?!

First of all, the victims have something in common.

They’re all rough-looking middle-aged men.

This time there’s a woman...

The woman was unlucky. The shattered glass hit vital parts of her body.

The fishbowl only hit the man.

I doubt a goldfish can distinguish male to female.

I see...

Theory two: There has been 13 goldfish murders including this one,

From the sixth case onward, each goldfish was different.

It’s not just a coincidence.

Theory three... is this.

THE GOLDFISH ARE MURDEROUS ALL I CAN DO IS HEAR THEM OUT

I’m not sure how to interpret this...

Have you identify the account?

Not yet. Let me send a reply to get attention.

Reply?

OMG! I HAVE THE SAME DREAM TOO! LET’S CHAT ABOUT IT!

Mio Nagano?

I used a really cute profile pic, I bet they’ll reply.

And the fourth theory?

Oh! Right...

Heinous murders like these,

are usually committed by humans.

You there!

Stop right there!

Nice one!

Where’d he go?

Marucho will look into this.

#GOLDFISH

In other news today...

A series of disappearances of high school students have occurred across the nation.

A student from Iya High School first went missing one month ago.

There are now as many as six known cases,

all of them being well-known schools...

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Sorry, I fell asleep.

What were we talking about?

It’s not much but rumors about the goldfish are spreading.

Oh, really?

Welcome to Urban Legend Goro Channel!

There’s a theory that goldfish is developed as a weapon!

Goro here has an exclusive story for you.

Apparently, mistreated and stressed out goldfish will blow up!

Just like a corporate slave! And BOOM!

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In other words, the ability to distribute information.

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