Bishounen Tanteidan (2021–…): Season 1, Episode 3 - The Dark Star That Shines for You Alone: Part 3 - full transcript

"Episode Three"

"The Dark Star that Shines for You Alone
Part Three"

"Twenties"

He's unconscious

but he absolutely
refuses to let go of you.

Quite the chivalrous type, I guess?

He's a boy, isn't he?

"Doujima Mayumi"

I believe these belong to you, miss.

The glasses I forgot this morning.

I'm Rei.



- "Rei"
- We won't be spending much time together

but I still hope it's enjoyable.

Please let me speak with the person
with the most authority among your group.

I have the most authority
among the Twenties.

Though I'm also
the most competent member.

I'll stay calm.

I won't fight back.

I don't care what happens to me.

So please,

let him go.

He has nothing to do with this.

I beg you.

Is that so?

Do you think I'd listen to such a plea?



I'm a kidnapper, a criminal
and an evil person.

I do.

You do?

I don't think she's a kind person,

but I don't think
she's purely evil, either.

All right.

Do as you like.

Twelve, stop the car.

There's absolutely no need to stop.

That's not a particularly
beautiful way to live, after all.

"Soutouin Manabu"

After coming this far, I was sure of it.

Soutouin Manabu...

he's a bona fide idiot.

Are you the kidnapper?

I'm Soutouin Manabu, the president
of the Pretty Boy Detective Club.

I see.

So you're the president.

How about we hear exactly
who you are and what you're after?

Who we are is a mystery
and what we're after is money.

If you want to know about our client
you should give up now.

Even I don't know that.

By not knowing,
we "Twenties" are protecting our clients.

How strange that you
protect your clients by not knowing.

If it were me,
I'd like to protect them by knowing.

Protect them?

I don't think you can protect anything
if you're dead.

I can protect my sense of aesthetics.

If I can't protect that

I might as well
not be able to protect anything.

And if you know of aesthetics,
you might as well know everything.

So then you must know
the reason why she's being targeted.

Of course.

It's because she saw something
that she shouldn't have, right?

However, many questions remain.

Restraining her like this
won't completely conceal it.

- "Soutouin Manabu"
- Or are you saying...

you're going to kidnap everyone
who witnessed that light?

I see.
I guess you really don't know.
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I see.
I guess you really don't know.

She's the only witness.

This light in question was something that
only Doujima Mayumi's eyes could see.

"Doujima Mayumi"

There's a problem with my eyes.

It's not that I have bad eyesight;

my eyesight is actually too good.

I can see things very, very, very clearly.

I can instantly notice adults
hidden around a corner,

or a group of students
from other schools walking home

that I haven't bumped into yet.

And my vision is good enough
to become an unnecessary witness

to a military satellite being shot down.

From my client's point of view
it's less troublesome.

They can maintain their safety by
continuing surveillance on just Mayumi.

So you've been secretly observing

a dream-chasing innocent girl
who for the past ten years

has been making astronomical observations

to search for a star
that cannot possibly exist?

I wasn't in charge of doing that.

But it is true that Mayumi
was under surveillance.

And apparently there was some talk
about freeing her from that surveillance.

But I didn't think that
in the course of one day

she would get this close to the truth.

That's the Pretty Boy Detective Club
for you.

You know
you haven't explained what that is yet.

One: "Be pretty."

Two: "Be a boy."

Three: "Be a detective."

And that's the Pretty Boy Detective Club?

Wow, that's rather literal.

Oh, no.

That alone
is a simple pretty boy detective.

No matter how many
pretty boy detectives gather

it would merely be a gathering
of pretty boy detectives.

The most important rule of
the Pretty Boy Detective Club

is the fourth rule.

Fourth rule?

Be pretty, be a boy, be a detective, and...

The fourth rule
of the Pretty Boy Detective Club:

"Club"

"Be a team."

Boss!

There's a bicycle that's been following us
for a while.

"Chase"

Is that the boy who I heard was riding
double rather strangely this morning?

Correct. That is Hyouta the Adonis.

I see.

Answer me something, Mayumi.

How do you see this?

Huh? H-How do I see what?

It doesn't look like
he's recklessly chasing after us.

- "Ashikaga Hyouta"
- He's chasing after us

with a clear purpose.

That's what I think.

Twelve, stop the car.

"Mobile Phone"

Leader, I'm glad to see you're okay.

Indeed, as you can see.

Can I ask you for an explanation
Mr. Short-Shorts?

I'm the male with the beautiful legs
ma'am.

"Beautiful legs"?

I can see that part is true.

No, wait...

Mailman. I wanted to say mailman.

Mailman?

Twelve, whose current whereabouts
are unknown?

Looks like we haven't had periodic reports
from Thirteen, Eighteen, and Nineteen.

It means our mission is a success, Doujima.

Well then, how about
we swap hostages, ma'am?

"Hostage Swap"

Hello?

Ladies and gentlemen!

I am the vice president
of the Pretty Boy Detective Club

Sakiguchi Nagahiro.

I would like to propose an exchange.

Our leader, mobile unit, and client.

I would like to propose
an exchange between them

and the three currently in our custody.

When and where?

The when would be right away.

As for where
how about the junior high we attend?

Of course, this is a deal
between you and us

the Twenties
and the Pretty Boy Detective Club.

Okay.

Just one thing.

If you do anything to harm my boys...

I'll kill all three of them.

That's our line!

Doujima, our leader, and Hyouta...

If they have even a single scratch,

I'll use any means possible

- to find you
- "Sakiguchi Nagahiro"

- "Fukuroi Michiru", "Yubiwa Sousaku"
- and kill you!

You don't have to do that.

You should be preparing our meal.

I'm hungry.

And I feel like eating Chinese food.

Feel like eating Chinese food?
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Feel like eating Chinese food?

Leader, you sound like your normal self.

But of course.

Was there ever a time
when I wasn't myself?

Well, it really does seem
like you have a good team, Soutouin.

It's the best team.

Hey, Soutouin.

What do you think your boys are up to?

Who knows?

You shouldn't ask me.

But there is one thing I'm certain of.

I will be eating Chinese food tonight!

"Apology"

I'm sorry I didn't tell you about my eyes.

Huh? About your eyes?

Oh.

No, don't let that worry you.

Now I understand.

That's why you got mad when I
complimented the beauty of your eyes.

However, isn't that trait
beneficial for you

and your dream
to become an astronaut?

The fact that I have good vision
means that I overwork my eyes.

Interesting.

It's true that I have good eyes.

So much that I can see people
hiding behind a wall,

and even military satellites
being shot down.

But they're a little too good.

If I keep overworking them,
apparently I'll go blind in my twenties.

That's why I'm normally "protecting" them
with my glasses.

That's why it's a dream
I had to give up on.

I wasn't allowed to dream
of an occupation like an astronaut.

And that's why your parents
are against your dream.

Your parents are correct about that.

What?

To be a boy means to dream,

but that doesn't mean you can't ever
give up on your dreams.

It means having as many dreams as you want.

Rest assured, Doujima Mayumi.

Finding a dream is surely easier
than finding a star.

"Guidance"

Sorry about this, Boss.

Oh, it's fine.

Get out.

Now then...

I will have you assist us from here
Mayumi.

M-My neck...

I will utilize your eyes.

Those eyes that supposedly
can see beyond walls.

If there are any traps, please find them.

Oh, you don't have to tell me
through your words.

I can understand most things
just by looking at your facial expression.

When I was talking about
how I kept quiet about my eyes

she was listening from the passenger seat.

The client will tell lies.

That's a basic rule of being a detective.

Yes. I see.

Don't worry.

As long as you don't resist
I won't be violent.

Not to you, nor to the kids
of the Pretty Boy Detective Club.

I'm actually looking forward
to meeting them.

Pretty boys, huh?

I might make some money
if I sell them off.

Three silhouettes of children
and three silhouettes of adults.

Soutouin, you open it.

Of course. Leave it to me.

"Cause of Defeat"

A stealth helicopter?

This spotlight is a bit too bright
if it's meant for my welcoming.

So I was talking to you
from the very beginning?
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So I was talking to you
from the very beginning?

Yes, that's correct, Boss.

You aren't someone who just
happens to have a similar voice.

Were you doing an impression?

Yes, that's correct, Boss.

Nagahiro the Orator.

A pretty boy with a voice
as varied as a rainbow.

Why wasn't Mayumi able
to see through the trap?

With your eyesight, you should've noticed
the existence of the helicopter.

Come now!

Surely you cannot be serious!

This result, for you, and for this story,

was nothing less than
a foregone conclusion!

The ones who took away the motivation
for Doujima Mayumi to look up at the sky...

are none other than yourselves!

"Drama of Arrest"

Well done, gentlemen.

This case will be recorded

as another bright, beautiful adventure
for the Pretty Boy Detective Club.

The real adventure is still forthcoming.

I'm sure we'll get chewed out
once we're at the police station.

What a bother.

But before that...

Do you have anything to eat?

I'm starving.

It's prepared.

A five-course meal
of your favorite Chinese food.

Doujima

if you can promise me you'll actually
eat the food this time, you can join us.

Sure, I'll have some.

"Epilogue"

"The next day, after school"

Rei?

Don't be so alarmed.

Breaking out of prison
is like a hobby for me.

I have a delivery.

This time, you're the recipient.

One message.

It's from the people who asked me
to kidnap you yesterday.

They're asking you to make a deal instead.

If you stay quiet about
what you saw ten years ago

they said they can help you
regarding your future.

Congratulations.

Your solitary astrological observations
spanning ten years

- will no longer be meaningless.
- I decline.

Wait, what?

You're going to decline?

Well, if that's the case
I'll tell them that.

But this is your future on the line.

My future is on the line?

So what?

Even when his life
was on the line

I know someone who immediately
answered thusly.

"That's not a particularly
beautiful way to live."

Have it your way.

They don't need to worry.

I don't intend on telling anyone.

The Pretty Boy Detective Club

is an organization that requests
confidentiality from their client.

Is that so?

Well, I'll go give them your response.

"Art Room"

Good day, lads!

What the hell's up with that?

What kind of change in policy is this?

Are you one of those people who bash
on the incumbent until they resign,

- then once they do you denounce them as
- "Fukuroi Michiru, Michiru the Epicure"

"irresponsible for resigning"?

Personally, I prefer girls to wear skirts.

- "Mr. Bare-Legs Ashikaga"
- Well

- "Hyouta Hyouta"
- if everyone wears black stockings

- "the Adonis"
- there's no real difference, yes?

Actually, I think this is a good thing.

- "Yubiwa Sousaku the Artiste"
- That wig looks very natural too

- "Sakiguchi Nagahiro the Orator"
- and you look rather shapely with it.

So, Doujima, why're you
still wearing that disguise?

Um, where's Soutouin?

Huh?

Well, as I said before

he's still "Kogoro", so he can't
come here right after class.

Hey, Sakiguchi.

I would like to ask a stupid question,
but what grade and class is Soutouin in?

He's in 5-A.

Oh, I see.

- "Fifth grade student"
- What?!

He's in grade school?! Really?!

Yes.

Yubiwa Academy has a grade school
as well, does it not?

Sorry to make you wait!

What's this?

It appears that none other
than Doujima Mayumi is here.

- "Fifth grader Soutouin Manabu"
Even today

- "Manabu the Aesthete"
- you still have the most beautiful eyes!

I already knew what my first words
would be once I saw Soutouin.

Hey, Soutouin.

You said you're always
looking for club members, right?

So would you let me join
the Pretty Boy Detective Club?
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So would you let me join
the Pretty Boy Detective Club?

Why would you want to join?

I felt like you would be able
to teach me how to use my eyes.

That you would find ways
to use my eyes in the correct way.

No, not the correct way,

but in a beautiful way.

It looks like you're yet another person
who has become captivated by beauty.

I'll allow it!

Aesthetics is something to learn
and also something to teach.

H-Hey, are you insane, Leader?

She's a girl.

As long as she has a boy's heart
there should be no problems.

Michiru, please immediately prepare food
for a new member welcoming party!

Nagahiro, I'm trusting you
with the welcome speech.

Hyouta, I'm really looking forward
to seeing your tap dancing.

That's right, Sousaku!

how about we take this opportunity
to create a club member badge?

We welcome you, Doujima Mayumi.

You got past your tumultuous birthday
and yet you haven't become an adult.

Until the time you can see your next dream,

and until the day you wish
to look up at the sky once again

you can rest your wings
as you see fit right here.

A new star that shines brightly upon you
will surely be found someday!

You shall search to your heart's content.

Searching is indeed our duty.

Welcome to the Pretty Boy Detective Club!

Beautifully, like a boy
let us be detectives.

And let us become the best team possible.

The first day after my 14th birthday,

as you can see here, with a bit of pride,

and with a bit of beauty,

I had given up on my dream.

"The Beginning"