Bungou Stray Dogs 5th Season

A peaceful existence——

The usual.

Sure thing.

One taco roll.

Don't you ever get bored of that?

And you always breathe the same air.

Have you ever gotten bored of it?

Here.

Seven-fifty.

Europol has announced that the explosion

was caused by a malfunctioning remote detonation device.

The counterfeit coins implicated in the explosion are thought to be the same

as the ones discovered following the discovery of the Sky Casino terror plot.

What a tragedy.

Do you happen to have any thoughts?

Only that I agree.

It was the doing of terrorists like you.

The Detective Agency is innocent.

Oh, fine.

I've brought a pear.

Are you giving it to me?

Of course not.

It might not seem like it, but I admire you.

That day, when you were about to blow yourself up mid-air,

you grabbed Tetchou-san and used him as a shield

to protect yourself from the grenade explosion.

Without that, not even our gifted doctors could have saved you.

Your talent is worthy of praise.

So...

I've come up with a way to have you alone deemed innocent.

Kunikida-san, would you like to join the Hunting Dogs?

What?

Join us in hunting down and arresting the Armed Detective Agency.

That's the price for your freedom.

Given that you'd need routine surgery each month in order to stay alive,

you'd have no choice but to remain loyal.

Leave.

Do you think I'd betray the Agency?

Unless you accept this offer and the surgery,

you will lose not just your ideals but all of your special abilities.

My abilities?

Your notebook.

How would you write without either of your hands?

Harukawa 35 Asagiri Kafka

So...

What are you gonna do now?

We have to get the page by the day of the full moon.

That's the only way out of this.

But with Sigma dead, we have no leads.

If only we had the rest of the Detective Agency...

This wouldn't have been a big deal.

Don't be clingy.

Find a way with the strength you have now.

Let's look for more clues.

We might have missed something.

I'm sure if we work together,

we'll find some new...

Atsushi-kun!

Now, then, I'll be off.

I'm sure you'll need some time to consider my offer.

Oh, right.

The doctor's execution has been scheduled for today.

That goes to show that your "ideals" of protecting your own kind amount to nothing.

Isn't it about time?

Ideals

You're awake.

Nikolai!

Why are you here?

You're amazing!

Look at how shocked you are.

Amazingly...

plain.

I fell from the Sky Casino...

And I don't have a single scratch.

It's actually a simple magic trick.

I used my spatial splicing ability to catch you on your way down

and spit you out in the opposite direction.

I kept doing that until you gradually lost speed.

I'm also using my ability to loop your blood back into your body.

I practically got blood out of a stone for you!

Get it?

I'm certain Fyodor was the one who ordered the hit on me.

Why would you save me?

I thought you died in the hostage incident.

Why don't you just ask me?

I'm right here, after all.

How did you survive?

Aww, shucks, I don't know.

Who asks a magician to reveal his tricks?

That's, like, so rude, y'know?

Nah, I kid.

It's a simple trick.

I used my spatial splicing ability to make a gap and connect it with another torso.

All the chainsaw did was split that space.

I still don't get it.

If you ever see a magician die with their arms and legs tied up,

you have to question the trick.

No.

You're definitely an elite Gifted for whom anything goes.

But that's not what I'm surprised about.

In the plan, you were supposed to die.

All in order to erase the real culprit from the scene

and force the Agency to go on the run.

You agreed to that plan when you joined.

You're absolutely right.

I was, in fact, intent on dying.

So that I could prove the existence of true free will.

I didn't expect anyone else to understand that motive.

Alas...

Fantastic.

You resist God and fight to lose yourself.

I was awestruck.

He saw the truth.

Fyodor is the only person who understands me. My only friend.

That's what I thought.

And that's when I realized:

If I killed this friend of mine, we would be free even from the grip of our emotions.

I could prove that I'm a truly free bird.

This man...

I'll kill Fyodor-kun.

For that, I'd like you to use your ability to determine what his special ability is.

He won't come to.

The only cause I can think of is the empowered bullet that hit him.

In which case, this is a part of Fyodor's scheme.

What might they do in this situation?

Threaten us using the virus special ability, as they did during the cannibalism?

In other words, Atsushi would be a hostage.

If we hunt down the mastermind, he would die.

But if we don't stop the terrorism, millions will die.

As a member of the Special Operations Division,

the security of this nation is my top priority.

But it isn't for these two.

If they were forced to choose, they would choose Atsushi-kun.

I wouldn't stand a chance in a fight.

Atsushi-kun!

Ango-san...

I know where the page is.

Sigma told you where the page is?

Yes.

With his special ability.

I think it happened when he grabbed my hand.

Why?

I don't know.

Because he was betrayed by Fyodor?

Or...

You never knew your reason for being?

Those are words that can never be a person's last! It's wrong!

You're a kind man.

I see.

That explains why Atsushi-kun collapsed.

When inundated with an overwhelming amount of information through a special ability,

the brain sometimes shuts down consciousness to focus on processing.

I've had it happen myself because of my own abilities.

So, where's the page?

The page is currently held by the leader of the Decay of Angels, Kamui.

Kamui?

Isn't it about time?

Ideals

Snipers through the window!

Dammit...

What?!

They shot the electronic lock!

Who the hell are you?

Kamui.

Shit!

If we defeat him, will it solve the case?

Let's take him down. Ourselves.

And where is he?

About that...

I don't know if it's because of the amount of information,

but I can't quite get a clear picture in my mind.

Ango-san, is there anything I can do?

Let's see...

This won't solve the underlying problem, but an external stimulus can help.

For example, some might process their memories

in response to being stabbed or punched.

Pain...

Like pinching his cheeks?

No, breathe on the back of his neck.

These girls are so protective.

How about this, then.

First, I'll use my ability to read Atsushi-kun's information.

Then, if you hurt me, my memories will be organized, and...

That's it!

I'll have Anne throw you against the wall.

I'll stab you in the calf.

Something about this doesn't sit right with me.

Slam him against the floor?

Jab his eyes.

Fling him around!

Kick him.

What was that?

Was it bloodlust?

Someone wants to kill me?

I see...

Kamui's information...

Ango-san, I know where Kamui-san is!

He's in the middle of an assassination!

His target is the Armed Detective Agency.

He's going to wipe out each and every member!