Dead Mount Death Play (2023): Season 1, Episode 8 - The Assassin - full transcript

Um…

Sayo?

The reason why I came here today
is because I plan to live here.

I'll be in your care.

Why do you want to stay here?

I'll explain the reason later.

Do you need me to introduce myself first?

I guess so.

I can't possibly tell her
that I know who she is.

I'm Sayo Shinoyama.

I am Polka's niece,
but I'm older than him.



This person is my sidekick,

who is apparently
a trainee butler named Lei.

What do you mean by "supposedly"?

Because I just found out today.

I-I'm Xiaoyu Lei.

Nice to meet you.

I am Takumi Kuruya.

I am Polka's business partner.

And this person over here is…

Misaki, right? It's been half a day.

We got to meet again.

So, Sayo, why did you come here?

Sharks.

Sharks?



The sharks were all burned.

Yes, they've all been burned.

It's like what happened
in the kitchen of that one movie.

That chef was amazing.

Lady Sayo's room was destroyed
by the fire today.

Much of her shark collection was burned.

In addition, Lord Rozan asked me
to bring a message to you.

Hey, sorry about this.

I wanted to have a good chat
with you on the phone,

but my hearing with the police
and firefighters is coming up.

Polka's and Sayo's rooms
were both burned down.

So I apologize.

Let Sayo and the young guard
stay with you for a while.

However, this is just
a superficial reason.

If two people from my family
were to live in that building,

it would be more convenient
in various ways.

I can feel increased surveillance
around this building…

and there's also him.

That's all.

The people of Shinoyama
have already learned about this place,

so it was better for Rozan
to send out one of his bodyguards.

However,

there is also a chance that Sayo may be
a suspect who attempted to kill Polka.

Which do you prefer?
Sand Sharks or Avalanche Sharks?

I like both!

If it really is her,
it would save me a lot of effort.

Good morning. What a wonderful morning.

Um, morning.

This kind of morning
can make people feel energetic.

Don't you think so?

Yeah, that's true.

Well, I don't think so.

But I will respect your opinion.

Good night.

What is she talking about?

Good morning.

I am sorry.

The young lady is still in shock.

She may just want to lie down
and sleep for the moment.

If you want me to crawl out
of my sleeping bag,

I recommend trying shark merch.

Yeah, you wish.

We need to find an empty room,
tidy it up, and let them stay there.

Let's go buy a set of mattresses
at Don Quijote.

You can't keep sleeping
on the floor like this.

As long as I have a shark sleeping bag,

I can sleep anywhere,
so there's no need to worry about it.

I can fall asleep even while standing up,
so it's not a problem.

How could that not be a problem?

No problem. Don't worry.

Taking care of the young lady's
daily life is my responsibility.

Speaking of which,
why were you sent to take care of Sayo?

I was chosen because my name
is similar to Lady Sayo's.

What a lazy reason.

Besides serving as the bodyguard
of the young lady,

I also have to act as a liaison
for Young Master Polka.

I see.

What is the current situation at home?

There's no need to be formal
with me, Young Master Polka.

In the courtyard of the Shinoyama,

it seems that a group of
police officers have come today.

Therefore, it is better for us
not to go back temporarily.

I see. I see.

When you came to your senses,

the arsonist had collapsed
and was transferred over.

Who are they?

Police officers.

-There's no way.
-There's no way.

Oh, I thought the police interrogation
had already ended yesterday.

Nice to meet you.

Our department is somewhat different.

Please cooperate with our investigation,

Mr. Takeru Shinoyama.

So, the true identity of
the arsonist from yesterday

might be the Fire-breathing Bug.

Yes, it might be.

But I really can't immediately
believe such claims.

If it is true as you say,

I heard that the culprit has already died.

Can I assume there will be no more fires
caused by the Fire-breathing Bug?

I never said that.

It's just that
in order to reveal the truth,

we must investigate
this matter thoroughly.

The Fire-breathing Bug was originally
an enemy of Shinoyama Security.

He burned down several buildings
we were watching over,

and our reputation has suffered.

We were worried about when the police
would catch him and bring him to justice.

That is harsh.

Furthermore,

catching him is meaningless
if he escapes afterward.

What a dagger to the heart.

Aren't you two
from the Shinjuku Police Station?

Is it alright to waste time here?

Tena Sorimura,
nicknamed Phantom Solitaire.

-He was active in Shinjuku.
-Catch me if you can.

The prime minister's
kidnapping incident in the past

has caused unrelated companies
to lose stock value.

We hope that the police can prevent
our stocks from falling further.

I look forward to all of your good work.

The two people following him

are probably acting as assassins.

Really?

I can feel it just from the atmosphere.

Especially from that man.
I smell a similar scent on him.

A similar scent?

He's the kind of person who thinks
violence can solve anything.

In other words,

he's a low-life.

That sounds quite scary.

Go tell Tozawa and Yatsu that
depending on the situation,

we might have conflicts with Shinoyama.

Did you find any clues?

This was on their wall.

You should remember
the person on the far left, right?

He is…

He's Polka Shinoyama,

Rozan's second son,

which means
he's the young master of Shinoyama.

It seems that he is not at home now,

but he was at the fire yesterday.

So he's one of the Shinoyama?

And the girl with glasses who was with him

left her footprints
at the scene of the Human Knot.

They say there was a dispute
between the tied-up victims

and an organization
under the Shinoyama Group.

In the past month, such calamities
have been occuring more often.

Is Polka or Takeru Shinoyama

at the center of this series of events?

Let's discover the truth behind it.

Yeah.

Tsubaki Iwanome?

He once teamed up with an inspector

and caused chaos in the police department.

Neither bribery nor
pressure worked on him.

Do you want me to kill him?

No need. Just let him be.

I hope he can unravel
the mystery surrounding Polka.

Speaking of which,

it seems that Grandpa
is up to something too.

Sayo, you can use this room.

Sorry to make you help move things.

It's okay.

By the way, are you really going
to sleep in such a small room?

Yes, no problem at all.

Thank you very much for helping us.

Good night.

There are more people now.

Things are getting more fun.

Yeah.

But what will we do
about those two, Polka?

Well, the divination house
is reopening tomorrow.

How should I explain it to them?

Although I'm not sure
why Master trusts him,

I'll reveal everything.

This fake Polka Shinoyama.

What do you mean, Master?

It's just as I said.

Can you accompany Sayo to Shinjuku?

I got it, Master.

I just have to kill the fake Polka, right?

Exactly the opposite, you fool.

You are a guard of the Shinoyama.

There's no need for you
to do the dirty work.

That Polka is indeed a fake,

but he is not an enemy.

Why?

Is the real Polka alive?

How should I put it?
He's still relatively safe.

Anyway, I can't explain it clearly to you.

But I am sure about that guy's identity.

You need to protect Sayo
and the fake Polka.

Can you do it, Xiaoyu?

Well, I have no choice.

After all, I cannot go against your order.

If you don't want to, it's fine.

It's okay, I'll just do it.

I will protect them.
You can rest assured, Master.

This is an opportunity.

I'll exterminate the poisonous insects
that get close to Master.

And, if the real Polka is still alive,
I will get rid of him as well.

To begin with,

I cannot accept that a fragile guy
like him is the Master's son.

I am far more useful than Polka

and better suited to be Lord Rozan's son.

I am not broken yet.

He can't be saved anymore.

Unexpectedly, he encountered
Agakura on his first job.

He only lost his limbs,
which is both lucky and unlucky.

From now on,
let's use Xiaoyu as the t'ing-fu.

No way.

No, Father.

I still have value. I am still alive.

Don't do this. No. Save me.

Why, Father?

No. Stop it. Save me. I'll kill you!

If you dare touch me, I'll kill you!

Die, die, die!

Hey, what's a t'ing-fu?

Lord Rozan.

I apologize for disgracing your ears.

The t'ing-fu, as its name suggests,

is a vessel that has been
passed down in our family.

The toxins contained in the poisons we use

can only be cultivated
using the organs of living children.

Don't say something so troubling.

Are you planning to use
your own son for that kind of thing?

Forgive me, but people of our family,

whether parents or children,

are objects, not humans.

Showing compassion towards broken objects

is equivalent to disrespecting
our family and our work.

This matter is closely
related to your safety.

Please do not interfere.

Oh, I see.

If you just treat him as an "object,"

then it shouldn't be a problem
for me to buy him.

What?

Don't refuse to sell him to me because
"He's an important family member."

As the "hand" of our family,
he does not have any value.

But he still has value as a t'ing-fu.

We will not sell him cheaply to you.

Well, this isn't a bad thing
for you either.

I'll offer you the Shinoyama Group's
latest technology as our first priority

so you can keep working in this field
without such foolish tools.

What were they discussing just now?

Don't think of me as a good person.

I just want to get test subjects
for testing the latest prosthetics.

And, well,

once you can start moving,

chat with my family and keep them company.

When was the last time…

someone smiled at me?

Master.

The Shinoyama is not just
a wealthy family.

They have connections with both
legitimate and underworld organizations.

I heard that there is even
a killer organization like mine.

So you're saying the person
who requested us to kill Polka

is probably not from
the Shinoyama family, right?

Instead of hiring assassins from here,

they might as well
let their own men shoot him dead.

It's hard to say.

If I were in the same position
as the client,

I would probably
seek help from external parties.

It would be manageable if Polka Shinoyama
was hated by the whole family.

But he is the son favored by
the head of the family, Rozan Shinoyama.

If they assign their own man to kill him,
that person may betray them.

As for the actual situation,

what kind of people are on
the assassin team employed by Shinoyama?

Let me think.

I hear mostly about the Lei family,

which has bases in Shanghai,
Hong Kong, and Yokohama.

Although it's not a rare name,

the Lei family has special ties
with the Shinomiya.

They are known as Heilei.

They are a family that has combined
old and new technologies,

including ancient poisons
passed down through generations

and the latest technology
provided by the Shinoyama.

Their range of expertise
is extremely wide.

Anyway, let's just do as we usually do.

Yeah.

Sayo probably knows that
I am engaged in divination too.

You mentioned the poison dragon
yesterday, right?

Are there any other types of dragons?

There's the lewd and cruel dragon Marufi,
who impersonated attractive men and women

to deceive the royal family.

Although it was a formidable troublemaker,

it fell in love with a general
from the Imperial Gorgeous Unit.

During the Empire's disintegration,
it ran away with the general.

It's so romantic
to fall in love with a dragon.

And then, there's the Steam Dragon
Goronson and the Blade Dragon Murm.

The materials from dragons
have high trading value.

If you want to make a zombie dragon,
you must buy the whole piece.

These two guys have only been talking
about games or comics.

Or are they fantasy novels?

What's going on?
Are they middle school students?

And what is that rattling sound?

It sounds like piles of bones dancing.

Isn't this just a waste of magic?

It's fine.

Are they playing games?

It doesn't sound like it though.

It seems like he's writing something.

Could it be that they're playing
a tabletop RPG?

Is this the sound of dice rolling?

Speaking of which,
that guy's name is Xiaoyu, right?

He is very dedicated to his work.

He's still awake, protecting Sayo.

He hasn't slept?

Yeah, he is in front of Sayo's room.

This guy has sensed my presence again.

There are no surveillance cameras
or anything like that here.

I'm heading back.

I see.

He wanted to remind me that
he is well aware of the situation here.

It's fine.

I will expose your identity.
With the Heilei blood on the line.

No, even if I have to stake
Lord Rozan's reputation.

SHINJUKU POLICE STATION

Listen up. Remember this.

This person is Polka Shinoyama, age 16.

The one who acted with him…

is Girl A, who left footprints
at the human knot incident.

Who drew that picture?

It's me.

His mother, Kanon Shinoyama, is dead.

Although I would like to say that

he is the young master
of a wealthy family,

the situation is complicated.

Polka Shinoyama has now left his home.

Besides going in and out
of Clarissa's bar,

he himself claims to be friends with
the intelligence dealer, Takumi Kuruya.

In addition, he told Arase
something strange.

I was sold by my parents,
so I don't understand what you mean.

WENT TOGETHER TO THE SHINOYAMA HOUSE

Currently, we are not sure about
the meaning of his words.

We're not sure if it connects
to this case either.

However, the words that people speak,

regardless of their truthfulness,
have meaning behind them.

Explore it and plant some doubt,

and we'll see his true intentions.

I investigated the whereabouts of Polka.

To my surprise,

he has become a diviner in Shinjuku.

I bet Solitaire is thrilled. How annoying.

What?

Have a nice day.

I didn't expect that in such
a short time when I was in prison,

VR technology would evolve to this level.

It's truly amazing.

Civilized progress can also bring
innovation to the world of magic.

Huh? Is that Tena Sorimura?

So now it's time…

to start thinking about
what to perform in six days.

As for what actions
the police will take this week,

I'm really looking forward to it.

Hey! Stop there!

This kind of private action
is not what I'm looking forward to.

Bye, Akechi.

The second and the third me
are finally going to appear.

BEWARE OF FIRE

I haven't dressed like this in a while.

We're reopening with no advance notice.

Will there be any customers?

Well, we've been closed for days.

Oh, sorry. We open in the afternoon.

Hey.

The last time we met
was at Clarissa's bar.

Polka Shinoyama.

Hi.

Can you tell me… my fortune?