Bishounen Tanteidan (2021–…): Season 1, Episode 5 - The Swindler, the Vanishing Man, and the Pretty Boys: Part 2 - full transcript
"THE SWINDLER, THE VANISHING MAN,
AND THE PRETTY BOYS (PART 2)"
"DEFEAT"
This is...
Don't make a scene, idiot.
Read the room.
- "Dojima Mayumi"
- But, Furiyou!
- "Fukuroi Mitchiru"
- Furyou! As in delinquent?
So you've been mocking me by calling me
"Mr. Delinquent" inside your head?
This is no time
to be talking about that!
This is cheating. It really is.
Though you might not be able to see it,
Furyou, I mean Fukuroi.
All right, I get it.
I'm not doubting that part.
Nobody thinks you're telling a lie.
But when you're in
the middle of enemy territory,
it's meaningless to shout out
such an assertion.
Hey, look! Look!
- "Hyota Ashikaga", "Sousaku Yubiwa"
- Our lolicon guy is going all out!
"Nagahiro Sakiguchi"
- "Manabu Sotoin"
- I see. A beautiful all-in.
I may not know the rules
of poker all that well
but I didn't have to think about which
hand was the stronger hand that was shown.
If I simply comment on the results,
this Special Program, once again,
found the manager victorious.
"Temporary Retreat"
Thank you very much.
We look forward to your next patronage...
members of the Pretty Boy Detective Club.
That was cheating.
That felt like
"The Emperor's New Clothes."
So that stagehand was wearing clothing
that we couldn't see?
And only Mayumi Dojima was able
to acutely see through its existence.
Well, to tell you the truth,
I had known from the beginning.
I predicted that something
like this would happen.
You seem to have some
kind of plan, Nagahiro.
Now, where should I begin the explanation?
Start from the beginning.
In order, from square one.
That's true. I suppose that would be best.
"Preliminary Report"
Ladies and gentlemen!
The investigation that started it
all was not done
not as a member of
the Pretty Boy Detective Club
but as the student council president
for Yubiwa Academy.
- "Kamikazari Junior High"
- Rumors and stories of Kamikazari JRH
have been seeping into my ears
And so, I had already been doing
some kind of investigation.
However, I did not yield any results
above a certain threshold.
Their sense of union is strong, so to say.
All the students in that middle school
are very tight-lipped.
So much that it was unbelievable
to someone like me
who has no trait other than speech.
However, Kamikazari Middle School
wasn't always like that.
Back when I was a first-year,
that school seemed to have
less inhibitions and restrictions,
for better or for worse.
But now, they've become
a school with regulation,
for better or for worse,
ever since he entered.
"He," as in, Fudatsuki.
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"He," as in, Fudatsuki.
It's only recently that he became
the student council president,
but his charisma and power to dominate
had already been showing itself from
when he first entered the school.
Charisma can be rephrased
as salesmanship in this case.
Using Kamikazari
Middle School students as his staff,
he started a business
as a middle-school student.
That's how he put Kamikazari Middle
School under his regulation in no time.
As Miss Dojima had already realized,
he and I have previously interacted
as fellow student council presidents.
So I know exactly
what kind of person he is.
What I'm sure of
the type who'll be satisfied by
only dominating the school he attends.
I was apprehensive about him wanting
to dominate other schools in due time.
The other day, when Miss Dojima described
the guise of this "Mr. Businessman,"
I had thought
"The time has finally come."
At long last, Fudatsuki was starting
to target Yubiwa Academy as his prey.
"Territorial War"
I understand Fudatsuki now
but Sakiguchi...
What was that all about?
Because you couldn't see it
was that something beyond
your expectations after all?
No, that was within
my expectations, actually.
- Dojima, do you remember The Twenties?
- "TWENTIES"
Twenties? Did Lolicon just say "Twenties"?
I did say "Twenties," but that was
not something a lolicon said.
Then can I see Miss Rei once again?
That beauty?
That beauty who exposes a lot of skin?
You will not.
We should not be seeing her.
Rather, I was contemplating how we can
avoid interacting with the Twenties
if we could help it.
So, Nagahiro. How do the Twenties
tie in with that casino?
The other day, we were able
to successfully, no, luckily,
drive back the Twenties.
But I don't think it'll go that well
the next time something similar happens.
And that's why I asked for Sosaku's
assistance and investigated her syndicate.
So? Did you figure something out?
Simply put, "Twenties" are couriers.
Whether it be people or things,
they make it their job to
transport whatever is desired
to wherever it's desired.
Yes.
The investigative process
also allowed me to attain
an unexpected piece of information.
Fudatsuki, the current student council
president of Kamikazari Middle School,
left traces of a deal with the Twenties.
A deal?
Like slot machines and poker tables?
Yes, Michiru.
But that's not what's important.
A certain civilian company has entrusted
him with a product that is in development.
It seems he's taking a monitoring role
for a product under development
and receiving compensation.
The main income for President Fudatsuki
would be to compile his thoughts
of using the product
into a report and
sending it to the company.
Huh? Reports are his main income?
Like how good or bad it feels to use?
You can run an entire casino
based on something like that?
More like he's running the casino
for that one purpose.
The very product that Fudatsuki
was entrusted with, and is testing out,
is what Miss Dojima described
as the stagehand's clothing.
The invisible black outfit.
That's what it is.
"INVISIBLE WEAR"
That put everything into light.
He was likely using that stage,
and the eyes of the audience,
to test out the invisible black outfit.
An experiment to test
its implementation.
However...
Does such clothing really exist?
I don't know how to put it.
Is it like the tengu's stealth cloak?
A man who disappeared into thin air.
I believe he used that very outfit.
But developing a product
that sounds so sci-fi
no matter how you look at it,
it's a trade secret, right?
Respectable people wouldn't take on
the role of monitoring a product.
Because the developers are fully
set on using it for bad intentions.
- "Military Industry"
- Bad intentions.
An invisible black outfit...
The tengu's stealth cloak.
Such technology
would be sought after the most
and put to use most likely in an illegal
manner, but definitely on the battlefield.
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For military use...
He was acting all high and mighty,
yet that manager was nothing
but a dog for some syndicate.
He likely has no intention
of being a subcontractor.
More like he feels
he's being a tough sell and is going
toe-to-toe with the military industry.
However, without a doubt,
this is dangerous.
So, what are we going to do, Leader?
Michiru, what you're saying is...
Why don't we return to the Reasonable
Doubt Casino once again and seek revenge,
then win the Special Program challenge
against the manager to grab
management rights from him,
and completely decimate
the test site for this black outfit
that imitates some military weapon
into smithereens?
Was that your question?
If so, my answer is yes.
Of course that would be a yes.
Not doing so right now, in fact,
would go against my sense of aesthetics.
Seeing beauty but not acting
is a lack of bravery!
Mayumi Dojima!
No, Mayumi the Seer!
Yes?
You may rejoice.
It looks like the time for us
to use your vision has come.
"TAKING THE FIELD AGAIN"
"DISGUISE"
Sotoin's plan was for us to infiltrate
the Reasonable Doubt Casino
not as invited guests,
but disguised as staff members.
That would allow us
to freely do our detective work,
internally and under the radar.
Furthermore, we won't need invitations.
Well, we would still need one invitation.
Since the five of us can act as backup
while being guised as staff members,
one of us must compete against
the manager on the stage.
Well, I'm the only one for that.
"THAT'S THE ONLY CHOICE"
Seriously?
Congratulations, dear patron!
"SHOWDOWN"
And now, open the game!
"INVISIBILITY"
Amazing!
Thirty minutes have already passed since
Sotoin and Fudatsuki's
blackjack match began.
But that stagehand has yet
to appear on stage.
Is something the matter, Miss Dojima?
I think they busted us.
Maybe they were cautious about
their cheating
so maybe they decided
to not use the stagehand today.
If that's the case, you could say
this is a good turn of events.
If Fudatsuki has stopped
using illicit methods,
then our leader can have
a fair match against him.
The chips are going back and forth.
An exquisite negotiation, like this was
being played out to some written script.
You really can't see anything,
Miss Dojima?
I can't see what I can't see.
I finally thought I could use this vision
for something righteous.
Calm down. Calm down.
This isn't looking good
with the way things are going.
What in the world is Fudatsuki doing?
How is he getting past my vision?
How is he...
May I ask what's so funny?
Oh no, it seems that I'm in
a terrible crisis right now!
I was just appalled at how much more
beautifully radiant I become
as I get into a worse crisis.
You seem to be fixated on beauty.
But take heed, miss.
You'll get swept off your
feet someday if you're
preoccupied with superficial beauty.
As Saint-Exupery said, "What is
essential is invisible to the eye."
Beautiful things should be so as well.
True beauty is just like the air,
and cannot be seen by the eye.
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I will not be swept off my feet.
More like, my feet
have always swept me to safety.
I've read Saint-Exupery as well.
But I was properly able to understand
that beautiful sentence.
It was written right there, that "What is
essential is invisible to the eye."
And I was very moved
when I read those words.
If it was truly beautiful,
then there's no way it could be invisible.
Superficially or internally
whether it be a phrase or the air,
I will definitely witness it.
No matter how bright it is,
I would never avert my eyes, and continue
to gaze at that glimmering beauty!
Fudatsuki, if your lie is beautiful,
then I wouldn't mind
looking at what it turns out to be.
That declaration, a declaration of war,
of course did not send
the audience into applause.
But the applause of just four people
echoed through the venue
with no reserve nor consideration.
We had to settle the score right now.
I must think. I have to think.
I must think, think, think,
and think really hard.
What am I overlooking?
What is it that I can see,
and what is it that I can't see?
What do I need to confront?
That's something
I didn't have to think about.
It was me.
I had to look at my own self.
And that's why I became a member
of the Pretty Boy Detective Club.
Mayumi the Seer. That's what I was called.
Is that me?
It is, but that's not all.
It may be an advantage, a merit,
but at the same time it was
a disadvantage, a flaw,
a sense of inferiority.
My own self who
isn't trying to see things...
What am I ignoring as if it was air?
Let me confront myself
dressed up like a bunny.
Being dressed like
a bunny girl in a casino
isn't all that unnatural
if you're looking at the big picture.
Then, what is unnatural?
Of course.
Despite being in a casino, I have
very little grasp of the game rules.
Poker rules, roulette rules,
baccarat rules, slot machine rules...
And of course, blackjack rules.
I can't say that I have proper knowledge
of it. Unnatural to the utmost.
And I'm not confronting such a self.
I'm not even trying to learn the rules.
There's a scenery I can't see
unless I know.
There's something I can't see
even if I can see it.
What if it's not that I can't see it,
but I can see it
and haven't noticed it's there.
Sakiguchi.
Does blackjack have a rule that the dealer
can change cards during a game?
"EXPOSING THE TRICK"
Once I figured it out, it was such
a simple trick that it disgusted me.
It was such an obvious swindling
that it disgusted me.
A stagehand you can't see.
The invisible black outfit.
That had great impact, and because it was
the most effective method of cheating,
I couldn't help but assume
there was no other way.
A gimmicky card that you
can't see from the back side,
but you can see once you flip it over.
Nobody can see it while it's face down,
but once it's face up,
the card shows up on the table.
It was in sight, but I couldn't see it.
Once I noticed it, there was
no longer a need to hesitate.
Forgive me!
"EPILOGUE"
The Reasonable Doubt Casino has decided
to close its doors after last night.
Everyone, playtime is over.
We must retire in a beautiful manner.
We succeeded in thwarting
the experiment.
And now that they know someone with vision
like mine exists in the world,
the invisible black outfit,
the development of
invisibility technology itself
may have to be forced
to return to square one.
However, we couldn't sever
the connection between
Kamikazari Middle School
and the Twenties.
So that particular root of evil remains.
Good morning, Mayumi Dojima.
Rest assured,
I'm not here for retaliation.
Okay.
I'm here to deliver a love letter.
It's not from me, though.
It's from our little bunny.
I will keep your gender a secret from her,
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I will keep your gender a secret from her,
so if it's okay with you,
please do give her a call.
That's right.
Please send my kind regards
to that beautiful girl
who preached about aesthetics to me.
I hope we play together again someday.
That was such an affectionate shout out
that I felt like that was the main topic.
By the way, I don't think I've asked you
what your full name was. Mind if I ask?
It's Lai. Lai Fudatsuki.
You write the kanji character
for "lie," and read it as "Lai."
- "LAI FUDATSUKI"
- If you ever have any problems
please feel free to consult me.
If you can see me without jaundiced eyes,
I may turn out to be a pretty good guy.
Well then, with your discretion.
Hold on!
I chased after him out of reflex.
Okay, all right.
I immediately took off my glasses,
not my jaundiced eyes,
and tried to look at Fudatsuki wearing
the invisible black outfit.
However...
Huh?
Even with my glasses off,
and after straining my eyes,
the scenery that I could see
didn't change.
Fudatsuki's guise never appeared at all.
Like a swindler, like thin air,
Rai Fudatsuki had
completely disappeared.
"What is essential
is invisible to the eye."
It seems that this time, he wanted to keep
an ace up his sleeve, hidden from my view,
until the show was over.
The showdown between
aesthetics and swindling.
The match up between a juvenile heart
and a playful mind.
The conflict between
the detective club and the manager.
Perhaps this was going to proceed
with full speed starting now.
"THE BEGINNING"
AND THE PRETTY BOYS (PART 2)"
"DEFEAT"
This is...
Don't make a scene, idiot.
Read the room.
- "Dojima Mayumi"
- But, Furiyou!
- "Fukuroi Mitchiru"
- Furyou! As in delinquent?
So you've been mocking me by calling me
"Mr. Delinquent" inside your head?
This is no time
to be talking about that!
This is cheating. It really is.
Though you might not be able to see it,
Furyou, I mean Fukuroi.
All right, I get it.
I'm not doubting that part.
Nobody thinks you're telling a lie.
But when you're in
the middle of enemy territory,
it's meaningless to shout out
such an assertion.
Hey, look! Look!
- "Hyota Ashikaga", "Sousaku Yubiwa"
- Our lolicon guy is going all out!
"Nagahiro Sakiguchi"
- "Manabu Sotoin"
- I see. A beautiful all-in.
I may not know the rules
of poker all that well
but I didn't have to think about which
hand was the stronger hand that was shown.
If I simply comment on the results,
this Special Program, once again,
found the manager victorious.
"Temporary Retreat"
Thank you very much.
We look forward to your next patronage...
members of the Pretty Boy Detective Club.
That was cheating.
That felt like
"The Emperor's New Clothes."
So that stagehand was wearing clothing
that we couldn't see?
And only Mayumi Dojima was able
to acutely see through its existence.
Well, to tell you the truth,
I had known from the beginning.
I predicted that something
like this would happen.
You seem to have some
kind of plan, Nagahiro.
Now, where should I begin the explanation?
Start from the beginning.
In order, from square one.
That's true. I suppose that would be best.
"Preliminary Report"
Ladies and gentlemen!
The investigation that started it
all was not done
not as a member of
the Pretty Boy Detective Club
but as the student council president
for Yubiwa Academy.
- "Kamikazari Junior High"
- Rumors and stories of Kamikazari JRH
have been seeping into my ears
And so, I had already been doing
some kind of investigation.
However, I did not yield any results
above a certain threshold.
Their sense of union is strong, so to say.
All the students in that middle school
are very tight-lipped.
So much that it was unbelievable
to someone like me
who has no trait other than speech.
However, Kamikazari Middle School
wasn't always like that.
Back when I was a first-year,
that school seemed to have
less inhibitions and restrictions,
for better or for worse.
But now, they've become
a school with regulation,
for better or for worse,
ever since he entered.
"He," as in, Fudatsuki.
WEBVTT #Elemental Media Engine(TM) 2.17.0.0
"He," as in, Fudatsuki.
It's only recently that he became
the student council president,
but his charisma and power to dominate
had already been showing itself from
when he first entered the school.
Charisma can be rephrased
as salesmanship in this case.
Using Kamikazari
Middle School students as his staff,
he started a business
as a middle-school student.
That's how he put Kamikazari Middle
School under his regulation in no time.
As Miss Dojima had already realized,
he and I have previously interacted
as fellow student council presidents.
So I know exactly
what kind of person he is.
What I'm sure of
the type who'll be satisfied by
only dominating the school he attends.
I was apprehensive about him wanting
to dominate other schools in due time.
The other day, when Miss Dojima described
the guise of this "Mr. Businessman,"
I had thought
"The time has finally come."
At long last, Fudatsuki was starting
to target Yubiwa Academy as his prey.
"Territorial War"
I understand Fudatsuki now
but Sakiguchi...
What was that all about?
Because you couldn't see it
was that something beyond
your expectations after all?
No, that was within
my expectations, actually.
- Dojima, do you remember The Twenties?
- "TWENTIES"
Twenties? Did Lolicon just say "Twenties"?
I did say "Twenties," but that was
not something a lolicon said.
Then can I see Miss Rei once again?
That beauty?
That beauty who exposes a lot of skin?
You will not.
We should not be seeing her.
Rather, I was contemplating how we can
avoid interacting with the Twenties
if we could help it.
So, Nagahiro. How do the Twenties
tie in with that casino?
The other day, we were able
to successfully, no, luckily,
drive back the Twenties.
But I don't think it'll go that well
the next time something similar happens.
And that's why I asked for Sosaku's
assistance and investigated her syndicate.
So? Did you figure something out?
Simply put, "Twenties" are couriers.
Whether it be people or things,
they make it their job to
transport whatever is desired
to wherever it's desired.
Yes.
The investigative process
also allowed me to attain
an unexpected piece of information.
Fudatsuki, the current student council
president of Kamikazari Middle School,
left traces of a deal with the Twenties.
A deal?
Like slot machines and poker tables?
Yes, Michiru.
But that's not what's important.
A certain civilian company has entrusted
him with a product that is in development.
It seems he's taking a monitoring role
for a product under development
and receiving compensation.
The main income for President Fudatsuki
would be to compile his thoughts
of using the product
into a report and
sending it to the company.
Huh? Reports are his main income?
Like how good or bad it feels to use?
You can run an entire casino
based on something like that?
More like he's running the casino
for that one purpose.
The very product that Fudatsuki
was entrusted with, and is testing out,
is what Miss Dojima described
as the stagehand's clothing.
The invisible black outfit.
That's what it is.
"INVISIBLE WEAR"
That put everything into light.
He was likely using that stage,
and the eyes of the audience,
to test out the invisible black outfit.
An experiment to test
its implementation.
However...
Does such clothing really exist?
I don't know how to put it.
Is it like the tengu's stealth cloak?
A man who disappeared into thin air.
I believe he used that very outfit.
But developing a product
that sounds so sci-fi
no matter how you look at it,
it's a trade secret, right?
Respectable people wouldn't take on
the role of monitoring a product.
Because the developers are fully
set on using it for bad intentions.
- "Military Industry"
- Bad intentions.
An invisible black outfit...
The tengu's stealth cloak.
Such technology
would be sought after the most
and put to use most likely in an illegal
manner, but definitely on the battlefield.
WEBVTT #Elemental Media Engine(TM) 2.17.0.0
For military use...
He was acting all high and mighty,
yet that manager was nothing
but a dog for some syndicate.
He likely has no intention
of being a subcontractor.
More like he feels
he's being a tough sell and is going
toe-to-toe with the military industry.
However, without a doubt,
this is dangerous.
So, what are we going to do, Leader?
Michiru, what you're saying is...
Why don't we return to the Reasonable
Doubt Casino once again and seek revenge,
then win the Special Program challenge
against the manager to grab
management rights from him,
and completely decimate
the test site for this black outfit
that imitates some military weapon
into smithereens?
Was that your question?
If so, my answer is yes.
Of course that would be a yes.
Not doing so right now, in fact,
would go against my sense of aesthetics.
Seeing beauty but not acting
is a lack of bravery!
Mayumi Dojima!
No, Mayumi the Seer!
Yes?
You may rejoice.
It looks like the time for us
to use your vision has come.
"TAKING THE FIELD AGAIN"
"DISGUISE"
Sotoin's plan was for us to infiltrate
the Reasonable Doubt Casino
not as invited guests,
but disguised as staff members.
That would allow us
to freely do our detective work,
internally and under the radar.
Furthermore, we won't need invitations.
Well, we would still need one invitation.
Since the five of us can act as backup
while being guised as staff members,
one of us must compete against
the manager on the stage.
Well, I'm the only one for that.
"THAT'S THE ONLY CHOICE"
Seriously?
Congratulations, dear patron!
"SHOWDOWN"
And now, open the game!
"INVISIBILITY"
Amazing!
Thirty minutes have already passed since
Sotoin and Fudatsuki's
blackjack match began.
But that stagehand has yet
to appear on stage.
Is something the matter, Miss Dojima?
I think they busted us.
Maybe they were cautious about
their cheating
so maybe they decided
to not use the stagehand today.
If that's the case, you could say
this is a good turn of events.
If Fudatsuki has stopped
using illicit methods,
then our leader can have
a fair match against him.
The chips are going back and forth.
An exquisite negotiation, like this was
being played out to some written script.
You really can't see anything,
Miss Dojima?
I can't see what I can't see.
I finally thought I could use this vision
for something righteous.
Calm down. Calm down.
This isn't looking good
with the way things are going.
What in the world is Fudatsuki doing?
How is he getting past my vision?
How is he...
May I ask what's so funny?
Oh no, it seems that I'm in
a terrible crisis right now!
I was just appalled at how much more
beautifully radiant I become
as I get into a worse crisis.
You seem to be fixated on beauty.
But take heed, miss.
You'll get swept off your
feet someday if you're
preoccupied with superficial beauty.
As Saint-Exupery said, "What is
essential is invisible to the eye."
Beautiful things should be so as well.
True beauty is just like the air,
and cannot be seen by the eye.
WEBVTT #Elemental Media Engine(TM) 2.17.0.0
I will not be swept off my feet.
More like, my feet
have always swept me to safety.
I've read Saint-Exupery as well.
But I was properly able to understand
that beautiful sentence.
It was written right there, that "What is
essential is invisible to the eye."
And I was very moved
when I read those words.
If it was truly beautiful,
then there's no way it could be invisible.
Superficially or internally
whether it be a phrase or the air,
I will definitely witness it.
No matter how bright it is,
I would never avert my eyes, and continue
to gaze at that glimmering beauty!
Fudatsuki, if your lie is beautiful,
then I wouldn't mind
looking at what it turns out to be.
That declaration, a declaration of war,
of course did not send
the audience into applause.
But the applause of just four people
echoed through the venue
with no reserve nor consideration.
We had to settle the score right now.
I must think. I have to think.
I must think, think, think,
and think really hard.
What am I overlooking?
What is it that I can see,
and what is it that I can't see?
What do I need to confront?
That's something
I didn't have to think about.
It was me.
I had to look at my own self.
And that's why I became a member
of the Pretty Boy Detective Club.
Mayumi the Seer. That's what I was called.
Is that me?
It is, but that's not all.
It may be an advantage, a merit,
but at the same time it was
a disadvantage, a flaw,
a sense of inferiority.
My own self who
isn't trying to see things...
What am I ignoring as if it was air?
Let me confront myself
dressed up like a bunny.
Being dressed like
a bunny girl in a casino
isn't all that unnatural
if you're looking at the big picture.
Then, what is unnatural?
Of course.
Despite being in a casino, I have
very little grasp of the game rules.
Poker rules, roulette rules,
baccarat rules, slot machine rules...
And of course, blackjack rules.
I can't say that I have proper knowledge
of it. Unnatural to the utmost.
And I'm not confronting such a self.
I'm not even trying to learn the rules.
There's a scenery I can't see
unless I know.
There's something I can't see
even if I can see it.
What if it's not that I can't see it,
but I can see it
and haven't noticed it's there.
Sakiguchi.
Does blackjack have a rule that the dealer
can change cards during a game?
"EXPOSING THE TRICK"
Once I figured it out, it was such
a simple trick that it disgusted me.
It was such an obvious swindling
that it disgusted me.
A stagehand you can't see.
The invisible black outfit.
That had great impact, and because it was
the most effective method of cheating,
I couldn't help but assume
there was no other way.
A gimmicky card that you
can't see from the back side,
but you can see once you flip it over.
Nobody can see it while it's face down,
but once it's face up,
the card shows up on the table.
It was in sight, but I couldn't see it.
Once I noticed it, there was
no longer a need to hesitate.
Forgive me!
"EPILOGUE"
The Reasonable Doubt Casino has decided
to close its doors after last night.
Everyone, playtime is over.
We must retire in a beautiful manner.
We succeeded in thwarting
the experiment.
And now that they know someone with vision
like mine exists in the world,
the invisible black outfit,
the development of
invisibility technology itself
may have to be forced
to return to square one.
However, we couldn't sever
the connection between
Kamikazari Middle School
and the Twenties.
So that particular root of evil remains.
Good morning, Mayumi Dojima.
Rest assured,
I'm not here for retaliation.
Okay.
I'm here to deliver a love letter.
It's not from me, though.
It's from our little bunny.
I will keep your gender a secret from her,
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I will keep your gender a secret from her,
so if it's okay with you,
please do give her a call.
That's right.
Please send my kind regards
to that beautiful girl
who preached about aesthetics to me.
I hope we play together again someday.
That was such an affectionate shout out
that I felt like that was the main topic.
By the way, I don't think I've asked you
what your full name was. Mind if I ask?
It's Lai. Lai Fudatsuki.
You write the kanji character
for "lie," and read it as "Lai."
- "LAI FUDATSUKI"
- If you ever have any problems
please feel free to consult me.
If you can see me without jaundiced eyes,
I may turn out to be a pretty good guy.
Well then, with your discretion.
Hold on!
I chased after him out of reflex.
Okay, all right.
I immediately took off my glasses,
not my jaundiced eyes,
and tried to look at Fudatsuki wearing
the invisible black outfit.
However...
Huh?
Even with my glasses off,
and after straining my eyes,
the scenery that I could see
didn't change.
Fudatsuki's guise never appeared at all.
Like a swindler, like thin air,
Rai Fudatsuki had
completely disappeared.
"What is essential
is invisible to the eye."
It seems that this time, he wanted to keep
an ace up his sleeve, hidden from my view,
until the show was over.
The showdown between
aesthetics and swindling.
The match up between a juvenile heart
and a playful mind.
The conflict between
the detective club and the manager.
Perhaps this was going to proceed
with full speed starting now.
"THE BEGINNING"