The Memorandum of Kyoko Okitegami

Relationships are born naturally from interactions between people.

Relationships change rapidly,

especially those between men and women.

When one of them dies,

I wonder what happens to the unforgettable memories

of the one left behind.

Kyōko-san is a coward,

because she alone would be able to quickly forget.

With just that, Kyōko-san

is fragile and fleeting.

Fragile

Fleeting

What?

What is it? What's wrong?

What's that?

Just imagination?

Right now, I'm a suspicious intruder.

Tainted by my name of Yakusuke,

even though I've lived a blameless life up to now...

Yes.

Hello, Sandglass.

Ah, Kyōko-san?

This is Kizunai Hōrō.

Ah, mm...

At the front?

A suspicious figure?

What kind?

Mm.

A man.

Carrying a large backpack...

No one's there?

I see.

Sorry to have troubled you.

So many times before,

I've been falsely accused of crimes I didn't commit.

But this time I have no excuse.

Deceiving everyone,

stealthy,

because I'm about to enter Kyōko-san's home.

It all began yesterday...

- Shigenobu-san? - Shh!

Keep your voice down.

I'm on a top secret mission from the president.

The president of Saku Sō-sha?

Saku Sō-sha is a leading Tokyo publishing company

where Shigenobu-san is an editor.

Is this from Sunaga Festa...?

The manuscript of Sunaga-sensei's last work.

Mystery novelist Sunaga Hirube.

Last month, his big fan Kyōko-san and I

went to Sunaga-sensei's villa

to participate in Sunaga Festa,

an event organised to search

for a manuscript hidden in the house..

But that morning

Sunaga-sensei died suddenly of heart failure.

Sunaga-sensei's final manuscript

was almost lost forever,

but Kyōko-san brilliantly deduced where the data was

and solved the matter.

...Or so I thought.

Is something wrong with this?

The truth is, Sunaga-sensei's death

may have been suicide.

According to Shigenobu-san's story,

the possibility had emerged that

Sunaga-sensei's heart failure may have been suicide.

It seemed he may have taken

an overdose of his usual sleeping pills.

If it really were suicide,

that would cause a news sensation.

The publicity department of Saku Sō-sha

had begun raising concerns about publishing.

However, President Konaka said,

"There's no way Sunaga Hirube killed himself",

and that's where Kyōko-san came in.

I want you to ask Kyōko-san.

Quickly and confidentially.

Why not ask her yourself?

Her beauty has haunted me even in dreams.

If I saw her again,

I don't know what would happen.

Since when have you...

And so,

I was supposed to convey his request to Kyōko-san.

President Konaka thinks if it was suicide

there should be clues hidden in there.

Sunaga Hirube had no reason

to think this was his final work.

If that can't be confirmed,

they're hesitant about publishing.

That's how it seems.

On the flip side,

I want to confirm it wasn't suicide.

I want to confirm

it wasn't suicide

It's far more difficult to prove

something didn't happen than that it did.

Even so,

I'd like to work with the hypothesis,

"There's no way Sunaga Hirube killed himself"

In Sunaga-sensei's novels,

there's no character who commits suicide.

- Not even one? - It's not even discussed.

It's as if he avoided the word "suicide".

But that...

Yes, that's just from what I remember.

It's possible a book's been published

since my memory began resetting

and I've forgotten even if I read it.

In other words

In other words,

to carry out this investigation,

just reading this story isn't enough.

I'll need everything Sunaga-sensei wrote.

I'll need everything

Sunaga-sensei wrote

Which brings us to today.

Ah... I'm Yakusuke.

- Yakusuke-san! - Yes.

- Nobody saw you? - No.

Um... About the request...?

I read the note that was on my left thigh this morning,

so I roughly understand.

- Want to see? - Ah, no, thanks...

Come on in.

Come in?

Right.

Okitegami Kyōko's Memorandum

Subtitles by Candylemon

Day 1 9 am

In 45 years, Sunaga-sensei wrote

a total of 99 books.

It's spectacular!

Will you really read them all?

Of course.

The objective is to confirm

there's no representation of suicide at all.

This manuscript for his 100th novel

is the main focus for deciphering hints.

I need to read even the books I remember

in chronological order from the start

in order to understand anew

the changes in Sunaga-sensei's thinking.

An ordinary person

could read the 99 novels over many days,

but for Kyōko-san,

she'll forget it when she sleeps.

Normally, she only takes on cases she can solve in a day,

but a request relating to Sunaga Hirube-sensei

is a different matter.

I'll read read read

around the clock until I'm exhausted!

Yesterday I left this recommendation.

Yakusuke-san will watch over me

so I don't fall asleep!

Single strokes, please.

Right.

Yesterday I was scouted by Kyōko-san.

I'll be able to read

Sunaga-sensei's last work in this form.

Yes...

Even though I was looking forward to that promise...

Promise?

Ah...

Could it be...with me?

Please tell me, I'll have forgotten tomorrow.

When the book was published,

I promised to leave it in the Sandglass bookcase.

You suggested it.

I asked you to do that?

Yes.

That story led her to trust me...

Stand guard so you don't fall asleep?

Trust

Naturally I'll pay by the hour.

But staying at your place would be...

Since this is a top secret mission,

we mustn't leak any information.

If it's inconvenient for you,

- perhaps Shigenobu-san would... - I'll do it!

Please let me do it.

I, who normally had to be rescued,

was now a real Watson.

Promoted from a client

to the great detective's assistant.

I'll keep Kyōko-san awake until the case is over

Well then...

Please work well with me.

Likewise, please work well with me

Then right away...

...here.

It's a list of the books,

summarised by title and publication date.

With that, you can read them in order.

"Konaka"...

He was the first editor in charge of Sunaga-sensei.

He's the president now.

It's because he was his editor

he wants to get to the truth of this matter