Ouroboros (ウロボロス〜この愛こそ、正義。)

Ryuuzaki Ikuo and Danno Tatsuya

have devoted their lives to one purpose.

Twenty years ago, at an orphanage called Mahoroba, Kashiwaba Yuiko was murdered.

Four men fled from the scene of the crime,

and the incident was covered up by police in the Kintokei.

You two didn’t see anything. You don’t know anything.

Rising through the ranks of the police and yakuza.

Finally, the two dragons of Ouroboros have found the men of the Kintokei.

Where is the ouroboros pendant that Kashiwaba Yuiko had?

I’m pretty much finished inspecting this pendant. There are numbers carved inside it.

However, the mystery has only deepened.

Ouroboros Project...

Wasn’t it you who was behind the Commissioner’s shooting?

And now, a new game has begun.

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Episode 8: The Secret of Mahoroba

Good work.

Congratulations on your return, Commissioner.

Thank you. It seems there were troubles while I was away.

Especially for Hibino-kun. - No...

As you can see, I’m not fully recovered. So please continue to help me.

Yes, sir.

The Commissioner returned today. He’s a tough one.

Not much time has passed since the shooting, too.

By the way, Ikuocchi, are you feeling better?

Yes, sort of.

Um...where is Hibino-san today?

Ah, she’s not here. Took off work? - I don’t know.

I haven’t heard from her since this moring.

Perhaps she got involved in something strange?

I’m just joking!

More importantly, you’re still on medical leave, so why don’t you go home?

Um, Kontasu-senpai… - Huh?

Um...I need to discuss something with you.

So what is it you wanted to ask me?

I want to know why you met with Hijiri at the prison the other day.

Yes, there was something I wanted to check.

If you need something, it’s better to send me.

Tachibana-kun, how are your parents?

Eh? - Are your parents in good health?

My parents live out in the country,

and whenever I go see them, they ask me why I still don’t have children,

so I don’t go home very often. - I see.

They’re good parents.

They’re just troublesome.

That, too, is troublesome.

After I finish this job,

I want to spend more time with my daughter.

With Mizuki-san?

For me, that’s a lot harder than reforming the police.

Facing that girl as a father...

You have to work again? - I won’t be home for two or three days.

Make you sure you lock up. And take care of your mother.

I got it. - I’ll be off.

Ah, you’ve awakened? Good morning.

You…

Ah, I don’t want you to misunderstand.

I’m not planning to do something weird to you.

I’m just really weak at fighting.

I know I'm no match for a police officer.

So I’m really sorry for causing you pain.

Say those things after I’m free.

Then, if I untie you, you’ll do what I say?

Yes.

No way, the second I untie you, you’ll beat me up.

Your face looks like you’d beat me to death. - My face is always like this.

For now, just do what I say until tonight.

That way your old man will be shaken up.

What did you mean just now?

Why my father…

Also, what happened twenty years ago… - Hang on, hang on.

One question at a time.

The order of things is important.

So first of all, about Mahoroba.

Mahoroba? - You want to know, don’t you?

About Ryuuzaki Ikuo and Danno Tatsuya.

The doctor called Saotome committed suicide.

Although he was an elite doctor at a major hospital, there was no will.

Twenty years ago, suddenly…

Organ transplant? - Yes, I heard he was the best surgeon in that field.

I left all of the information about the doctor connected with Mahoroba with my son.

If that came to light, you all would be in trouble!

Anything else?

The rest is just rumor, and we have yet to confirm it.

Tatsuya-san! Are you okay, Tatsuya-san?

Tatsuya-san! Tatsuya-san!

I’ve come to ask you about what happened twenty years ago.

About the incident you covered up.

You threatened us eyewitnesses

and buried the incident in darkness, didn’t you?

Yes, I did.

I am your enemy.

Don’t lie to me.

You...

...were acting under someone else’s orders, weren’t you?

Was it Superintendent Hibino who gave the orders?

Deputy Commissioner!

Former Deputy Commissioner.

You...you all...

...have you figured out what kind of person Kashiwaba Yuiko was?

She was in Public Safety.

Yes.

It’s better if you don’t know anymore than that.

There are many things in our world it’s better not to know.

Then, if you don’t know, you can keep living.

Don’t fuck with me.

For twenty years, we...

Twenty years and finally...

It’s been a sad twenty years, hasn’t it.

I’ll warn you again...

...Ryuuzaki Ikuo.

You two didn’t see anything.

You don’t know anything.

Shut your eyes to the past and go on living.

This is your last chance.

So, they did it for Kashiwaba Yuiko-san...

Yeah, those two became a police officer and a yakuza...

...in order to track down her killer themselves...

...and avenge her.

Good work. Did you get something?

No.

You better keep your promise to treat me to a meal, got it?

It would have been impossible to meet with him if I hadn’t made the arrangements.

I got it. - So, what did you end up talking about?

Commissioner.

Thank you for your hard work.

Who exactly are you?

Why are you helping those two…?

On the far left, that’s me and my little sister Hina.

We lived at Mahoroba.

With those two guys.

Well, I say that but we were only there for half a year.

Tatsuya, you made Hina cry, didn’t you.

She told me to marry her, and I said, "No way."

Then she just started crying.

Don’t step on my sister’s feelings!

You really did it! You just fell over!

By the way, guys like you have a sister complex.

Shut up! I’ll make you apologize for that!

Stop that you two, okay? - Stop it, Onii-chan!

It’s okay. I’ll be happy with Ikuo-kun.

Huh?

I wanted to play house, so she said we had to get married...

That’s wrong. Ikuo-kun, you proposed to me.

Yeah, that’s right… - Ikuo, so weak.

After a while...

...Hina was transferred to another children’s home.

Onii-chan. - It’s okay.

Because we won’t be separated forever.

Hina, take care. - Okay.

Okay, let’s go.

However, that...

...was the last time I saw my little sister.

From then on, I couldn’t call her or write her a letter.

That’s why I...

It’s one of the coordinates of the data’s current hiding place.

I can’t tell you that.

Because I still don’t....completely trust you.

If you can guarantee its safety...yes...

One of the coordinates

is hidden inside my ouroboros.

I understand. Please do so, Hibino-san.

What are you doing, Sousuke? Why are you dressed at this hour?

I’m going to see Hina.

She’s probably lonely by herself.

That’s why...

I’m sorry, Sousuke.

Sensei? - I’m sorry.

I’ll see what I can do.

Wait a minute, the person on the other end of the phone...

...was your father.

After that, I met your father at the hospital.

Hospital?

I don’t know if it was good or bad timing.

The day after I gave up on running away, I was put into the hospital.

I had acute appendicitis.

I had to have emergency surgery and was in the hospital for two weeks.

During that time, that incident happened at Mahoroba.

One day during my hospitalization,

Hibino Kunihiko finally came to see me.

Forget about your little sister.

Eh?

You can’t see your sister anymore.

It’s painful, but please forget her.

Wait.

Mister, how’s Hina?

Why was my father…?

I desperately searched anyway.

For twenty years, I searched for my sister’s whereabouts...

I searched and searched and searched!

I’ll keep searching!

I don’t have proof, but...

But if my prediction is right...

Mahoroba wasn’t just an orphanage.

And...

My sister is...

I’m sure your father had something to do with this.

If he’s behind all this...

Ryuuzaki Ikuo, Danno Tatsuya, and also me…!

We won't be able to just let him go...