Bishounen Tanteidan (2021–…): Season 1, Episode 1 - The Dark Star That Shines for You Alone: Part 1 - full transcript
"Rules of the Pretty Boy Detective Club"
"1, Be pretty"
"2, Be a boy"
"3, Be a detective"
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will
defend to the death your right to say it."
"Voltaire"
So said the French philosopher Voltaire
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will
defend to the death your right to say it."
After making his opposition clear
he declares he has absolutely
no intent to debate
or even take a seat at the debate table.
A true example of
"do not kill, but do not let live."
My opinion was also
crushed in that manner.
No, it wasn't an opinion.
Perhaps I should call it a dream
That's why this is the story of how I,
Mayumi Dojima, gave up on my dream.
But, I'm sure that boy
that pretty boy, would say this.
"Following one's dream is beautiful. But
giving up on it is similarly beautiful."
"However, only when
you give up on it yourself."
Really, that pretty boy says
handsome things, if nothing else.
Finally, although there's no denying
that Voltaire's quote is seemingly perfect
I still have one thing
that I'd like to draw your attention to
If one reaches the extent of death
then they can't protect anything
"Spot the Mistakes"
I like to look up at the stars at night
from the school rooftop.
But as of tomorrow,
October 10th, my 14th birthday,
I will never again get to look up
at the night sky like this.
Tonight is the last night.
Playing games will stop at
your second year of middle school.
That was the promise I made
to my parents.
Looking for something?
Oh! This is dangerous!
Beautiful!
But still, it was different
from the starry sky I sought.
Are you okay?
Thank you.
So you like stargazing?
What makes you think that?
Why, that's quite a simple
elementary deduction.
After all, I can't think of any other
reason to be on a rooftop alone
at this time of night.
I love stars, too.
Beautifully glimmering stars ever
so beautifully cast light onto me.
Looking for something?
What makes you think that?
Why, another elementary deduction.
The most elementary
of all speculations.
Only someone completely absorbed
in searching for something
would fail to notice
my beautiful self standing nearby.
He said it, just like that he said
"My beautiful self"
I, of all people,
was a bit careless here.
I just noticed it.
You have very beautiful eyes.
Why are you hiding those beautiful eyes
behind your spectacles?
Especially with all that beauty in them.
No need to worry.
Beauty is not something to compare.
Even if you stand next to me, the beauty
of your eyes will never be dulled.
That's right. I'm looking for something.
Would you be so kind as to assist me?
Of course!
After all, selfless service to others
is the foundation of beauty!
- Come with me.
- Where are we going?
That should be obvious!
To the Pretty Boy Detective Club
headquarters, of course!
"About the Pretty Boys Detective Club"
"Pretty Boy Detective Club"
- What a strange name for a school club
- "Music Room"
It's a club in my Yubiwa private
middle school
and it seems to be operating
in secret and in private
- "Technology Room"
- They solve any type of problems...
as a nonprofit, undercover, NGO
"Case of The Giant Hornets"
but in reality they are said to be
the root cause of these problems.
"Case of Multiplying Classes"
Above all, the truth about the club
is shrouded in mystery.
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Above all, the truth about the club
is shrouded in mystery.
- Not only its activities
- "Home Economics Room"
but the members' identities
are also unknown.
When you try to ask students who
directly interacted with the club,
- They keep their mouths sealed shut
- "Cooking Kitchen"
- I wonder if there's a privacy agreement
- "Agreement of Non-Disclosure"
Oh no, no, no.
A detective club where clients
are obligated to confidentiality?
- What in the world are they about?
- "Fine Arts Room"
"Four Boys and One More"
Is this the art room?
Hey!
What's this? What is this?
This time you brought over a girl
who's as gloomy as India ink.
I bet she sits and searches news sites
for the word "regret"
just to see how often people
around the world feel regret,
and grins to herself about it.
Second year, Class A
Fukuroi Mitchiru!
A notable delinquent whose reputation
goes beyond our school.
- They call him "Godfather" and stuff
- "Godfather"
Among the students of Yubiwa
- he's on top of the list you should avoid
- "Fukuroi Mitchiru"
Come now, Michiru.
You should not say something
so rude to a young lady you just met.
I will show just how regretful
I feel about you.
Look here, we now have
even more regret filling the world.
Third year, class A
Sakiguchi Nagahiro!
He's been our student council president
for three years in a row.
At the entrance ceremony
he gave a speech to newcomers
that he won the student council
elections without the need to vote
- for being a legendary speech master
- "Sakiguchi Nagahiro"
Even professional voice actors
marvel at his captivating voice
which captures the hearts of listeners,
and to say the least, you won't find
a girl who's never heard of him.
"Godfather" Mitsuru Fukuroi,
a problem child,
and Nagahiro Sakiguchi,
the student body president
who represents honor students
are in the same room together.
I couldn't possibly hide my surprise.
Don't complain while drinking the tea
that I brewed for you.
Come now. The tea you brew
is scrumptious, Michiru.
Yup, that's right, Michiru!
You nabbed a girl as cute as her,
and you're saying she's like a dark room?
I thought you proposed at first sight,
like "Let's live together."
Hyota Ashikaga, year 1, class A.
- At first year he's the track team ace
- "Ashikaga Hyouta"
You're the second-year Dojima, right?
Nice to meet you, Mayumi Dojima!
Sosaku Yubiwa, year 1, class A.
"Yubiwa Foundation"
The heir to the Yubiwa Foundation,
the parent organization of our academy.
He's a brilliant student who literally
operates the Yubiwa Foundation on his own.
At 12 years young
- he is by all means the CEO.
- "Yubiwa Sousak"
"Yubiwa Private Middle School
Chairman Seal"
I see. Indeed.
Truly a Pretty Boy Detective Club.
If these four claim to be as such,
nobody would complain about that.
But that's what makes it
all the more bewildering.
Why are they participating
in such a group?
Once again, I must say I am pleased
to meet you, Mayumi Dojima!
I am none other than
the beautiful president of
the Pretty Boy Detective Club,
Manabu Sotoin!
So proclaimed the leader-man who has
Godfather, councilman, archangel-man,
and chairman in tow.
That was a name I've never heard before,
a student I've never seen before,
and a pretty boy
I've never known before.
"The Nature of My Request"
- "Mayumi Dojima"
- The president?
- "Manabu Sotoin"
- This guy?
But look at her, lads! Don't you think
her eyes are fabulously beautiful?
Now look. Look so hard
you'll burn a hole right through!
She's blushing, her face is so red. Well,
such modesty has a beauty of its own.
I hate beautiful people.
Don't think everything will go your way
just because you're a bit handsome.
I've done it now.
But I've told them off.
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Pardon me. My apologies.
It's just that what you said
was so completely typical.
All our clients, boys and girls alike,
usually say something like that.
That beauty is worthless.
Yeah, totally.
But they recognize the value of beauty
when they leave at the end!
Mayumi Dojima, I will request
one correction, just in case.
I will submit to accepting the phrase
"beautiful people" as a proud burden.
However, I would like you
to retract the word "handsome."
That makes it sound like
we're trying to look good.
- Are beautiful and handsome different?
- "Beautiful", "Handsome"
Of course. The first rule of
the Pretty Boy Detective Club is...
"Be pretty."
But if he's taking things that far,
it sounds interesting.
Then...
I would like to make a formal request.
Yes, you were looking
for something, correct?
I'm looking for a star.
I've been looking for the last ten years.
THE SECOND MISTAKE
I've been looking for
a star all this time.
A certain star that I saw ten years ago.
"Family Trip"
Swimming in the ocean, a barbecue
at the beach, enjoying fireworks...
But what struck me most
was the star-filled sky
I gazed up at during our trip.
And I was enchanted by one star
that was particularly beautiful
and shined so brightly.
It was incredibly beautiful,
and seemed so close I felt like
I could reach out and touch it.
I even thought about visiting it someday.
I wanted to touch it with my own hand.
And so, from that day on...
- my dream was to become an astronaut.
- "Mayumi Dojima, Astronaut"
However...
That star that moved me so deeply,
and should have determined my future...
I lost sight of it.
Ever since returning from that trip,
no matter how relentlessly
I searched the night sky,
until now, and even tonight,
I haven't been able to see
that star I definitely saw that night.
When I started middle school, they finally
told me bluntly to "stop dreaming."
"The game ends at mid school
second year"
Playing games will stop
at your second year of middle school.
If I couldn't find that star
by my second year,
I promised to completely give up
my dream of becoming an astronaut.
But my life as I knew it
would be over soon.
As of my 14th birthday,
the "star search" will come to an end.
"Free Will"
Beautiful!
The search for a beautiful lost star!
A grand case that is perfect for the
Pretty Boy Detective Club to undertake!
Grand! Yeah, it sure is grand.
Oh man, looks like this is going to be
a case of huge disappointment
You lucked out, Dojima.
The president says he'll take on the case.
Are you saying you'll accept
this childish request?
Childishness is preferred.
Or rather, it's essential.
The second rule of
the Pretty Boy Detective Club is...
"Be a boy."
"Be a boy."
I felt like I was just told
something very important.
Like I was taught something
I was on the verge of losing.
Yup, totally! We'll never forget
being children at heart!
That's why I'll wear shorts
for the rest of my life!
Hyota the Adonis,
he of the beautiful legs. That's me.
"What's with the nickname?"
Don't worry about him.
He just went to make arrangements.
Arrangements? For what?
Come now, Mayumi Dojima.
What on earth are you saying?
When I say "arrangements," it would
be none other than for a helicopter.
FLIGHT
And then suddenly,
I was whisked away unwittingly
to the same beach
I saw that fateful star ten years ago.
However...
What kind of middle school kids
ride helicopters?
Now then, Mayumi Dojima...
Whereabout is this star
you are looking for?
The exact time you witnessed the star
will do as well.
The trip was to celebrate my birthday,
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The trip was to celebrate my birthday,
so I think it was around
this time of the year.
If we find this new star that
Mayumi Dojima is searching for,
then there will be
one more constellation!
If you insist, I'll allow you
to name it "Sotoin" after me.
Sotoin, perhaps you're thinking that
more stars means more constellations?
Doesn't it?
- Of course not!
- "88 Constellations"
Oh, is that so?
Unfortunately, I am not learned.
What I have is just aestheticism.
Aestheticism?
That's right. I am Manabu
the Aesthete, lover of beauty.
Manabu the Aesthete.
And there was Hyota the Adonis, too.
And I am Nagahiro the Orator,
he of the beautiful voice.
Right. I can't stand the thought
of you mistaking us for boys
who simply look beautiful.
The true essence of
our beauty lies within.
He says that, but...
Aestheticism and beautiful voice aside,
aren't beautiful legs
only about appearance?
So if you're pretty and you're a boy,
that's what makes you the
Pretty Boy Detective Club?
Oh no, of course that alone
would never do.
The third rule of
the Pretty Boy Detective Club is...
"Be a detective."
Mayumi Dojima, you surely remember
which way you faced, the sea or mountains,
when you saw that star?
Back when I saw it,
I was playing at the water's edge
like how Mr. Bare-Legs is doing now.
Excellent, excellent.
Then it's time to set up the telescope.
I'll help you, Nagahiro!
Understood. So I'm to be
taking the lead on this, then?
Hey, you.
You're going to help me get this ready.
Don't call me so rudely.
And get what ready?
The hell do you mean?
You're the one who said it.
That your family had
a barbecue ten years ago.
Did I say that? We swam,
we had a barbecue, and enjoyed fireworks.
I said that,
but are they telling me they'll recreate
the camping trip that faithfully?
That means Mr. Bare-Legs frolicking
like that was part of that recreation?
Well, well.
You're a surprisingly obedient helper.
I was simply disciplined that
if you don't work, you don't eat.
W-Wait, don't these have
historical value or something?
Not really, because he made them himself.
Huh? Made himself?
Most of the paintings and sculptures in
the art room are replicas that he created.
Sosaku the Artiste,
creator of beauty. That's him.
Sosaku the Artiste.
I didn't know you and
Sakiguchi- senpai were friends, either.
I never heard any talk like that.
Huh? Us, friends?
Give me a break. What a joke!
You must be the type who starts clapping
to the beat but doesn't know when to stop.
We don't talk to each other
when we meet in the halls.
We agreed to a truce only in the art room
and only under the president's watch.
Without the president,
we wouldn't function as a group at all.
"We," huh?
Hey, Fukuroi. Just how
serious are you guys?
Huh? What do you mean?
We just met, but you guys have gone
this far to help someone like me.
So is the Pretty Boy Detective Club
like a hobby
for guys with time
and money to spare?
For example,
the helicopter and all.
I feel like you're looking down
on my problems, and honestly,
I'm not very happy about that.
It seems like you're a bunch of eccentric,
flashy, and privileged people,
who are taking advantage of my problems.
I'm being blunt and saying quite
a mouthful. I'm saying nasty things.
I don't want to be helped by people who
won't take me seriously. I'm not your toy.
Nonsense. You've got it all wrong.
Why do you think we're eccentrics?
We're not playing some
characters, you know?
Now eat this. Test it.
"UMAMI UMAMI UMAMI"
"BEAUTY BEAUTY BEAUTY
FLAVOR FLAVOR"
Hey! Damn you, what the hell!
Don't waste food!
It tastes so different from
the rubbery meat I usually eat.
My stomach couldn't handle it.
You don't have to say so yourself.
What now? Are you actually crying?
I-I'm not crying.
The juice from the meat got in my eye.
That's terrible! Are you okay?
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That's terrible! Are you okay?
Don't worry about me.
So embarrassing. More like, so uncool.
I mean, crying in front of a guy?
So you must be Michiru
the Epicure or something?
He of the beautiful palate, yeah.
You got it right, so why the laugh?
Stop talking to me like we're enemies.
I'm on your side. Geez.
Yeah. Tasty. Good job, me.
What's up? Being cute and thinking, "Eee,
that's an indirect kiss!" or something?
No, I'm not thinking
anything remotely like that.
It's nothing. I used to live off of food
that I found on the ground.
So not wanting to waste food is more
important to me than something like that.
Enough of that already!
Now, wipe both your mouth and tears,
and look over at that idiot.
That's what you call a serious idiot.
He's already forgotten that
this was a case you requested.
Even if you asked him
to drop the case now,
- He'll keep on searching
- I can't see stars! I see my face!
- Leader, what do you want to see?
- That's his strictness...
and that's his beauty
If our leader is serious about something,
then we're serious about it. Don't worry.
No one is looking down on your problems,
and no one is looking
down on your dreams, either.
In fact, aren't you the one who's
looking down on your dreams the most?
"Episode 1, The Dark Star that
Shines for You Alone, Part 1"
"1, Be pretty"
"2, Be a boy"
"3, Be a detective"
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will
defend to the death your right to say it."
"Voltaire"
So said the French philosopher Voltaire
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will
defend to the death your right to say it."
After making his opposition clear
he declares he has absolutely
no intent to debate
or even take a seat at the debate table.
A true example of
"do not kill, but do not let live."
My opinion was also
crushed in that manner.
No, it wasn't an opinion.
Perhaps I should call it a dream
That's why this is the story of how I,
Mayumi Dojima, gave up on my dream.
But, I'm sure that boy
that pretty boy, would say this.
"Following one's dream is beautiful. But
giving up on it is similarly beautiful."
"However, only when
you give up on it yourself."
Really, that pretty boy says
handsome things, if nothing else.
Finally, although there's no denying
that Voltaire's quote is seemingly perfect
I still have one thing
that I'd like to draw your attention to
If one reaches the extent of death
then they can't protect anything
"Spot the Mistakes"
I like to look up at the stars at night
from the school rooftop.
But as of tomorrow,
October 10th, my 14th birthday,
I will never again get to look up
at the night sky like this.
Tonight is the last night.
Playing games will stop at
your second year of middle school.
That was the promise I made
to my parents.
Looking for something?
Oh! This is dangerous!
Beautiful!
But still, it was different
from the starry sky I sought.
Are you okay?
Thank you.
So you like stargazing?
What makes you think that?
Why, that's quite a simple
elementary deduction.
After all, I can't think of any other
reason to be on a rooftop alone
at this time of night.
I love stars, too.
Beautifully glimmering stars ever
so beautifully cast light onto me.
Looking for something?
What makes you think that?
Why, another elementary deduction.
The most elementary
of all speculations.
Only someone completely absorbed
in searching for something
would fail to notice
my beautiful self standing nearby.
He said it, just like that he said
"My beautiful self"
I, of all people,
was a bit careless here.
I just noticed it.
You have very beautiful eyes.
Why are you hiding those beautiful eyes
behind your spectacles?
Especially with all that beauty in them.
No need to worry.
Beauty is not something to compare.
Even if you stand next to me, the beauty
of your eyes will never be dulled.
That's right. I'm looking for something.
Would you be so kind as to assist me?
Of course!
After all, selfless service to others
is the foundation of beauty!
- Come with me.
- Where are we going?
That should be obvious!
To the Pretty Boy Detective Club
headquarters, of course!
"About the Pretty Boys Detective Club"
"Pretty Boy Detective Club"
- What a strange name for a school club
- "Music Room"
It's a club in my Yubiwa private
middle school
and it seems to be operating
in secret and in private
- "Technology Room"
- They solve any type of problems...
as a nonprofit, undercover, NGO
"Case of The Giant Hornets"
but in reality they are said to be
the root cause of these problems.
"Case of Multiplying Classes"
Above all, the truth about the club
is shrouded in mystery.
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Above all, the truth about the club
is shrouded in mystery.
- Not only its activities
- "Home Economics Room"
but the members' identities
are also unknown.
When you try to ask students who
directly interacted with the club,
- They keep their mouths sealed shut
- "Cooking Kitchen"
- I wonder if there's a privacy agreement
- "Agreement of Non-Disclosure"
Oh no, no, no.
A detective club where clients
are obligated to confidentiality?
- What in the world are they about?
- "Fine Arts Room"
"Four Boys and One More"
Is this the art room?
Hey!
What's this? What is this?
This time you brought over a girl
who's as gloomy as India ink.
I bet she sits and searches news sites
for the word "regret"
just to see how often people
around the world feel regret,
and grins to herself about it.
Second year, Class A
Fukuroi Mitchiru!
A notable delinquent whose reputation
goes beyond our school.
- They call him "Godfather" and stuff
- "Godfather"
Among the students of Yubiwa
- he's on top of the list you should avoid
- "Fukuroi Mitchiru"
Come now, Michiru.
You should not say something
so rude to a young lady you just met.
I will show just how regretful
I feel about you.
Look here, we now have
even more regret filling the world.
Third year, class A
Sakiguchi Nagahiro!
He's been our student council president
for three years in a row.
At the entrance ceremony
he gave a speech to newcomers
that he won the student council
elections without the need to vote
- for being a legendary speech master
- "Sakiguchi Nagahiro"
Even professional voice actors
marvel at his captivating voice
which captures the hearts of listeners,
and to say the least, you won't find
a girl who's never heard of him.
"Godfather" Mitsuru Fukuroi,
a problem child,
and Nagahiro Sakiguchi,
the student body president
who represents honor students
are in the same room together.
I couldn't possibly hide my surprise.
Don't complain while drinking the tea
that I brewed for you.
Come now. The tea you brew
is scrumptious, Michiru.
Yup, that's right, Michiru!
You nabbed a girl as cute as her,
and you're saying she's like a dark room?
I thought you proposed at first sight,
like "Let's live together."
Hyota Ashikaga, year 1, class A.
- At first year he's the track team ace
- "Ashikaga Hyouta"
You're the second-year Dojima, right?
Nice to meet you, Mayumi Dojima!
Sosaku Yubiwa, year 1, class A.
"Yubiwa Foundation"
The heir to the Yubiwa Foundation,
the parent organization of our academy.
He's a brilliant student who literally
operates the Yubiwa Foundation on his own.
At 12 years young
- he is by all means the CEO.
- "Yubiwa Sousak"
"Yubiwa Private Middle School
Chairman Seal"
I see. Indeed.
Truly a Pretty Boy Detective Club.
If these four claim to be as such,
nobody would complain about that.
But that's what makes it
all the more bewildering.
Why are they participating
in such a group?
Once again, I must say I am pleased
to meet you, Mayumi Dojima!
I am none other than
the beautiful president of
the Pretty Boy Detective Club,
Manabu Sotoin!
So proclaimed the leader-man who has
Godfather, councilman, archangel-man,
and chairman in tow.
That was a name I've never heard before,
a student I've never seen before,
and a pretty boy
I've never known before.
"The Nature of My Request"
- "Mayumi Dojima"
- The president?
- "Manabu Sotoin"
- This guy?
But look at her, lads! Don't you think
her eyes are fabulously beautiful?
Now look. Look so hard
you'll burn a hole right through!
She's blushing, her face is so red. Well,
such modesty has a beauty of its own.
I hate beautiful people.
Don't think everything will go your way
just because you're a bit handsome.
I've done it now.
But I've told them off.
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Pardon me. My apologies.
It's just that what you said
was so completely typical.
All our clients, boys and girls alike,
usually say something like that.
That beauty is worthless.
Yeah, totally.
But they recognize the value of beauty
when they leave at the end!
Mayumi Dojima, I will request
one correction, just in case.
I will submit to accepting the phrase
"beautiful people" as a proud burden.
However, I would like you
to retract the word "handsome."
That makes it sound like
we're trying to look good.
- Are beautiful and handsome different?
- "Beautiful", "Handsome"
Of course. The first rule of
the Pretty Boy Detective Club is...
"Be pretty."
But if he's taking things that far,
it sounds interesting.
Then...
I would like to make a formal request.
Yes, you were looking
for something, correct?
I'm looking for a star.
I've been looking for the last ten years.
THE SECOND MISTAKE
I've been looking for
a star all this time.
A certain star that I saw ten years ago.
"Family Trip"
Swimming in the ocean, a barbecue
at the beach, enjoying fireworks...
But what struck me most
was the star-filled sky
I gazed up at during our trip.
And I was enchanted by one star
that was particularly beautiful
and shined so brightly.
It was incredibly beautiful,
and seemed so close I felt like
I could reach out and touch it.
I even thought about visiting it someday.
I wanted to touch it with my own hand.
And so, from that day on...
- my dream was to become an astronaut.
- "Mayumi Dojima, Astronaut"
However...
That star that moved me so deeply,
and should have determined my future...
I lost sight of it.
Ever since returning from that trip,
no matter how relentlessly
I searched the night sky,
until now, and even tonight,
I haven't been able to see
that star I definitely saw that night.
When I started middle school, they finally
told me bluntly to "stop dreaming."
"The game ends at mid school
second year"
Playing games will stop
at your second year of middle school.
If I couldn't find that star
by my second year,
I promised to completely give up
my dream of becoming an astronaut.
But my life as I knew it
would be over soon.
As of my 14th birthday,
the "star search" will come to an end.
"Free Will"
Beautiful!
The search for a beautiful lost star!
A grand case that is perfect for the
Pretty Boy Detective Club to undertake!
Grand! Yeah, it sure is grand.
Oh man, looks like this is going to be
a case of huge disappointment
You lucked out, Dojima.
The president says he'll take on the case.
Are you saying you'll accept
this childish request?
Childishness is preferred.
Or rather, it's essential.
The second rule of
the Pretty Boy Detective Club is...
"Be a boy."
"Be a boy."
I felt like I was just told
something very important.
Like I was taught something
I was on the verge of losing.
Yup, totally! We'll never forget
being children at heart!
That's why I'll wear shorts
for the rest of my life!
Hyota the Adonis,
he of the beautiful legs. That's me.
"What's with the nickname?"
Don't worry about him.
He just went to make arrangements.
Arrangements? For what?
Come now, Mayumi Dojima.
What on earth are you saying?
When I say "arrangements," it would
be none other than for a helicopter.
FLIGHT
And then suddenly,
I was whisked away unwittingly
to the same beach
I saw that fateful star ten years ago.
However...
What kind of middle school kids
ride helicopters?
Now then, Mayumi Dojima...
Whereabout is this star
you are looking for?
The exact time you witnessed the star
will do as well.
The trip was to celebrate my birthday,
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The trip was to celebrate my birthday,
so I think it was around
this time of the year.
If we find this new star that
Mayumi Dojima is searching for,
then there will be
one more constellation!
If you insist, I'll allow you
to name it "Sotoin" after me.
Sotoin, perhaps you're thinking that
more stars means more constellations?
Doesn't it?
- Of course not!
- "88 Constellations"
Oh, is that so?
Unfortunately, I am not learned.
What I have is just aestheticism.
Aestheticism?
That's right. I am Manabu
the Aesthete, lover of beauty.
Manabu the Aesthete.
And there was Hyota the Adonis, too.
And I am Nagahiro the Orator,
he of the beautiful voice.
Right. I can't stand the thought
of you mistaking us for boys
who simply look beautiful.
The true essence of
our beauty lies within.
He says that, but...
Aestheticism and beautiful voice aside,
aren't beautiful legs
only about appearance?
So if you're pretty and you're a boy,
that's what makes you the
Pretty Boy Detective Club?
Oh no, of course that alone
would never do.
The third rule of
the Pretty Boy Detective Club is...
"Be a detective."
Mayumi Dojima, you surely remember
which way you faced, the sea or mountains,
when you saw that star?
Back when I saw it,
I was playing at the water's edge
like how Mr. Bare-Legs is doing now.
Excellent, excellent.
Then it's time to set up the telescope.
I'll help you, Nagahiro!
Understood. So I'm to be
taking the lead on this, then?
Hey, you.
You're going to help me get this ready.
Don't call me so rudely.
And get what ready?
The hell do you mean?
You're the one who said it.
That your family had
a barbecue ten years ago.
Did I say that? We swam,
we had a barbecue, and enjoyed fireworks.
I said that,
but are they telling me they'll recreate
the camping trip that faithfully?
That means Mr. Bare-Legs frolicking
like that was part of that recreation?
Well, well.
You're a surprisingly obedient helper.
I was simply disciplined that
if you don't work, you don't eat.
W-Wait, don't these have
historical value or something?
Not really, because he made them himself.
Huh? Made himself?
Most of the paintings and sculptures in
the art room are replicas that he created.
Sosaku the Artiste,
creator of beauty. That's him.
Sosaku the Artiste.
I didn't know you and
Sakiguchi- senpai were friends, either.
I never heard any talk like that.
Huh? Us, friends?
Give me a break. What a joke!
You must be the type who starts clapping
to the beat but doesn't know when to stop.
We don't talk to each other
when we meet in the halls.
We agreed to a truce only in the art room
and only under the president's watch.
Without the president,
we wouldn't function as a group at all.
"We," huh?
Hey, Fukuroi. Just how
serious are you guys?
Huh? What do you mean?
We just met, but you guys have gone
this far to help someone like me.
So is the Pretty Boy Detective Club
like a hobby
for guys with time
and money to spare?
For example,
the helicopter and all.
I feel like you're looking down
on my problems, and honestly,
I'm not very happy about that.
It seems like you're a bunch of eccentric,
flashy, and privileged people,
who are taking advantage of my problems.
I'm being blunt and saying quite
a mouthful. I'm saying nasty things.
I don't want to be helped by people who
won't take me seriously. I'm not your toy.
Nonsense. You've got it all wrong.
Why do you think we're eccentrics?
We're not playing some
characters, you know?
Now eat this. Test it.
"UMAMI UMAMI UMAMI"
"BEAUTY BEAUTY BEAUTY
FLAVOR FLAVOR"
Hey! Damn you, what the hell!
Don't waste food!
It tastes so different from
the rubbery meat I usually eat.
My stomach couldn't handle it.
You don't have to say so yourself.
What now? Are you actually crying?
I-I'm not crying.
The juice from the meat got in my eye.
That's terrible! Are you okay?
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That's terrible! Are you okay?
Don't worry about me.
So embarrassing. More like, so uncool.
I mean, crying in front of a guy?
So you must be Michiru
the Epicure or something?
He of the beautiful palate, yeah.
You got it right, so why the laugh?
Stop talking to me like we're enemies.
I'm on your side. Geez.
Yeah. Tasty. Good job, me.
What's up? Being cute and thinking, "Eee,
that's an indirect kiss!" or something?
No, I'm not thinking
anything remotely like that.
It's nothing. I used to live off of food
that I found on the ground.
So not wanting to waste food is more
important to me than something like that.
Enough of that already!
Now, wipe both your mouth and tears,
and look over at that idiot.
That's what you call a serious idiot.
He's already forgotten that
this was a case you requested.
Even if you asked him
to drop the case now,
- He'll keep on searching
- I can't see stars! I see my face!
- Leader, what do you want to see?
- That's his strictness...
and that's his beauty
If our leader is serious about something,
then we're serious about it. Don't worry.
No one is looking down on your problems,
and no one is looking
down on your dreams, either.
In fact, aren't you the one who's
looking down on your dreams the most?
"Episode 1, The Dark Star that
Shines for You Alone, Part 1"