The Memorandum of Kyoko Okitegami

For her, every day

is full of mystery.

As a detective

with a memory that resets each day,

she does all she can to solve the mystery of each day.

But in this world

there are things best left unknown,

and things you lose if you know them.

When uncovered, the truth

isn't necessarily pleasant.

In our foolishness

we don't always notice things

until the moment we lose them.

Welcome.

You're early again today.

- Coffee, please. - Okay.

Kizunai Hōrō.

The owner of Sandglass,

the café and detective mediation agency.

Last week

Last week,

I went to see a detective who used to help me.

The former detective Kudō-san.

When he retired to make soba noodles,

I lost him as the detective I relied on

and met the Forgetful Detective Okitegami Kyōko-san.

In hindsight, that bad luck

was actually good.

Oh~!

So? What did you want to ask?

It's about the owner of Sandglass, Hōrō-san.

Hōrō?

According to Kudō-san,

when Hōrō-san first opened Sandglass

the local private detectives

were suspicious of him

and refused to go near.

But then...

If you register with me,

I'll give you all secret prize money!

Everyone! Free money!

Thanks to those generous words,

they decided getting money and work

was worth the 10% brokerage fee.

Hōrō-san's persuasive skill paid off,

and he gathered registered detectives.

Kyōko-san was one of them.

I knew a lot of detectives,

but it was the first time I'd seen her.

That white hair, too.

There was a rumour among the detectives.

They said he let her live upstairs like that

because she was Hōrō-san's woman.

If I hadn't known what I did,

I might have thought the same.

But...

when I saw that writing,

From today, you will live as

Okitegami Kyoko, private detective

like a spell binding Kyōko-san,

I could only think of worse scenarios.

In that room...

...why is that writing there?

Well~ My~ That's a tricky question.

Is she a detective because she's Kyōko-san,

or Kyōko-san because she's a detective?

It's that difficult.

Stop playing games.

Listen...

if you learn why it's there, what will you do?

What?

You have no money, no power.

What on earth could you do

when bad luck is all you have?

That was obviously

a declaration of war.

Declaration of war

Even though I'm a pacifist,

I can't afford to run away.

Oh, Kyōko-san, good morning.

I am the owner, Kizunai Hōrō.

Good morning.

I'm Makuru. This is Nuru.

I'm sure there's something I can do

for Kyōko-san again today.

Good morning.

My name is Yakusuke.

I can trust Yakusuke-san

- Ah. - We've met often.

What's your job here?

I'm not an employee.

I just live nearby.

Is that right?

Whenever I can,

I come and visit before work.

Would you like some coffee?

Yes, please.

What's Yakusuke-san up to, lately?

Who knows?

If he's coming this often, he may as well move here.

He can't, we've got no free rooms.

Here you go.

Thank you.

I have to get going.

I'll go with you.

The weather's fine, so we'll walk together.

The revival screening starts today.

Would you like to go with me tonight?

This week, Yakusuke-san's been here Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings.

Kyōko-san has looked at us

and asked if anyone else works here

on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

The mornings Kyōko-san asks how many people work here

are the mornings Yakusuke-san isn't here.

Meaning what?

Kyōko-san has Yakusuke-san's name written somewhere on her body.

If today's no good,

I'll ask another day.

So don't force yourself...

It's fine.

Eh?

I'll go.

You will?

- Weren't you serious? - I'm serious!

I've never been more serious.

I just never thought you'd say...

Haven't I said yes before?

No, you've said, "Pass", or "Pass" or "Pass"...

- Oh, that's nasty. - It is!

- I'm sorry. - Ah, don't blame yourself.

It's only natural.

Because you're meeting me for the first time each day.

So why today?

When we were talking, I felt...

Please, answer it.

Okitegami Detective Agency.

How can I help?

Kagerō 3-chome.

I'll be right there.

It's fine.

I'm used to bad luck.

Please let your job come first.

As for the film...

I'll invite you again.

The other party seemed to know

I only accept cases I can solve in a day,

and from his voice

it didn't sound like a serious incident.

So...

when it's over, let's go to "Meiko".

I'll meet you in front of the cinema at 7 pm.

Don't be late.

See you this evening.

Yes... Yes!

Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!

Yes!

Good luck with your job!

Don't drink anything you're given.

You might be drugged, so take care.

Same to you, Yakusuke-san I can trust.

Make sure your bad luck doesn't stop you coming.

Yes!

"I can...trust"...

That day, what awaited us

wasn't bad luck or disaster.

Perhaps it was...

nothing but the truth.

We're Drink Kitchen.

Excuse me~

Thank you for coming.

I'd like you to crack that code.

Please solve the mystery.

In a place I didn't know, Kyōko-san

was about to open the door

of an unsolvable mystery.

Okitegami Kyōko's Memorandum

Subtitles by Candylemon

Yuinōzaka-san.

I'm told it's an auspicious name.

What our company deals in

are connections between people.

- Like a marriage bureau? - No.

We introduce business partners.

For example, we might connect the heads

of a food company and a sports company,

and a new project would be born.

I see.

So what's this code?

It was written by the vice-president, Fuchibuchi.

He was suddenly gone,

leaving this behind.

"A circle and square argue",

"An inverted triangle is over-familiar",

"If it's a straight line, it comes close".

It's gibberish to me.

These 3 lines all refer to shapes.

3 lines?

3 lines of poetry. It's a poem.

Ah...

The shapes begin by arguing,