Lupin the Third: Blood Seal - Eternal Mermaid

Lupin III, I'm glad you could make it.

Nice of you to say so,

after sticking a gun in my back and dragging me here against my will.

Do I need to introduce myself?

Toudou Masae.

Also known as "Bear-killer Omasa".

You control the underground, and you're the boss of street scum.

In the real world, scum and thieves are the same thing.

Let's both get along as fellow scum.

So?

What do you want from me?

Three days from now, a certain item will be put up for auction on the black market.

It's a mysterious jewel dating back to the Asuka period.

The Mermaid's Scale.

I want you to steal it for me.

And if I refuse?

Then today'll be the last time you see this girl's face.

Fujiko!

What will you do?

I don't get it.

If it's an auction, why don't you just bid for it?

You never know how an auction will play out.

But I'll definitely get what I want if Lupin III, the thief who always gets what he's after, steals it for me.

Oh, I don't know about that.

Stealing's all about luck of the moment.

No matter how good the thief, no job's a guaranteed success.

Heh. Never thought I'd hear you say that.

Don't you care about the girl?

Ashtray.

Misa!

Oh, yes!

Don't space out!

You're useless.

Well, what'll you do?

All right, fine.

I just have one question.

This Mermaid's Scale...

Why do you want it so bad?

I've a fondness for antiques.

I see.

The auction's in three days, right?

Luck of the moment, huh?

How unreliable.

Will he really pull it off?

No need to worry.

Lupin's skills are unrivaled.

This museum will close in ten minutes.

Please finish viewing the exhibits.

Welcome.

Well, if it isn't Lady Toudou.

We have quite the collection of special items today as well.

I'm only here to observe today.

Grill me a steak.

How do you want it?

Rare. I want it to drip blood.

That's Toudou over there.

Huh? She's a big-shot, isn't she?

You dolt.

When it comes to villains, it doesn't matter if they're big shots or small fries.

Will Lupin really show up?

He'll show!

He came to this museum yesterday to case the joint.

He can't be targeting anything but the black market auction.

Zenigata here.

Be prepared to move in at any time.

Roger.

This is the Mermaid's Scale that will be put up for auction.

Your name was Mr. Himuro, correct?

Are you sure about this?

Yeah.

I don't want to part with it, but I need the money.

I see.

This is the genuine article, correct?

Do you doubt it?

N-No, not at all!

Any other bids?

We're going with 2000.

Well then, our 15th bidder just won the Hanging Scroll of Hidden Beauty.

Hey, Inspector.

They're all items mentioned in the damage report!

Should we really let this go on?

Don't make a fuss.

We're waiting until Lupin appears.

And the next article

is an item that dates back to the distant Asuka period:

the Mermaid's Scale!

We'll start the bidding at 10 million... 12 million...

13 million... 15 million...

20 million! Do we have a 20 million?

22 million.

24 million. 26 million!

So that's the person who put the Mermaid's Scale up for auction.

Some youngster named Himuro.

He's a poor fool who doesn't understand the value of things.

Going once...

Going twice...

Then, the bid is finalized for the Mermaid's Scale—

Hey!

Hey you!

Before the villain gets his hands on it, I'm stealing it!

Mr. Inspector.

Lupin!

Lupin?

Why you—

See ya later, Pops!

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