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PlayerThis bulletin board is packed with people's grievances.
Bulletin Board"I hear strange groans during the night."
"I saw a monster's shadow inside Nakano Broadway."
"I saw a monster's shadow inside Nakano Broadway."
Bulletin Board"Bizarre things are happening more and more! What's going to happen to us!?"
"That detective agency's gotta be behind this!"
"That detective agency's gotta be behind this!"
PlayerI'll just pretend I didn't read that last part...
KyokoHey, we've got another case to tackle. Hope you're ready for another day of hard--
KyokoHold on, what's this about that bulletin board? Hmm... So people are saying this place is taking a turn for the even weirder, all right.
KyokoSounds like the residents have a lot of pent-up frustration that they're letting out now.
KyokoWe definitely aren't lacking in people who've got it out for us. Once you're a bad apple in their eyes, you're always one, even if you're innocent.
KyokoLet's see what we can do to clear our good name, what do you say?
MeiHi!
KyokoHey there, Mei. You're early today.
MeiOf course! When we heard you had something intriguing to share with the club, how could we not rush on over!?
ManakaMei, calm down. You're sound a little overeager.
KenjiSorry, detective. She's just a little worked up.
LilyThat's Mei for you! And I wouldn't have it any other way!
KyokoAnd I see it's all the same gang from our Shibuya Hirasaka experiment earlier, as well.
KyokoHeehee, color me surprised to see you all still part of the occult club. Takes guts to stay around after what happened in Shibuya.
KenjiHaha, that's all on Mei. After that experiment, she really started devoting herself to running the club. She's practically on fire!
MeiYep! I owe it to you all now that I know there really are strange mysteries like that lurking around in the world!
LilyJust don't say I didn't warn you if you get caught up in something serious one of these days!
MeiOh, I'm doing this research precisely to prevent that from ever happening! You have to know what you're up against to survive! Everyone knows that!
KyokoAnyway... I'm sorry to call you all out here when you're so busy as it is.
MeiNo, it's perfectly fine, I promise! When we hear the occult is afoot somewhere, we can't help but come running as fast as we can!
MeiThat's our job as the Inoden Occult Research Club!
KyokoHeh, well I appreciate your vigor. Still, that being said...
KyokoTokyo has more than its fair share of occult phenomena going on these days. So why bother coming over to our neck of the woods?
LilyUh, well, when you put it like that...
KenjiIsn't it obvious? Nakano is leagues apart from anything else you could call an occult mecca around here!
MeiExactly! I couldn't have put it better myself, Kenji! That's just what I'd hope for out of the vice president!
KenjiHehehe, aww, Mei...
ManakaYeesh, Kenji, you're not exactly doing us any favors getting her all hyped up even more, y'know.
KenjiWell, what I said is still true! All sorts of weird, unusual things go down here in Nakano!
KenjiI mean, there's the Bleeding Mural that's said to have blood gushing out of mouths and eyes in the lobby on the first floor lobby, for starters.
KenjiThen there's the Skeleton Pool, home to a pile of abandoned corpses that turned to bones overnight.
KenjiRumor also has it that late at night there are people clad in white flying over the roof while holding a Hidden Sabbat.
KenjiAnd then you've also got the mysterious Fish Rains that have poured down over Nakano for ages, foretelling imminent misfortune...
KenjiAll of those things remain unsolved, so naturally--
KyokoFunny you should mention those specifically, because I actually solved them all already.
KenjiWhat!? You did!?
MeiYou already solved them!?
KyokoWhat's this "already" talk?
KyokoThis is my home base and as a detective, if you tell me something weird is up, of course I'm going to look around. That's all long in the past.
KyokoNone of that stuff was why I called you all here. I've got something else in mind.
MeiAww...
KyokoHeehee, why the long face? I didn't say this case wouldn't be up your alley.
MeiOh, then, of course we'll do it! Tell us more!
KyokoThat's the spirit! I fully intend to make use of your club's unique expertise for today's case.
KyokoAs we've already discussed, Tokyo has become a real hotbed for the supernatural and it goes without saying that Nakano is no exception.
KyokoThere are essentially four different odd phenomena going on around here that I want you guys to solve with your passion and young sensibility.
KenjiFour oddities... Okay, go on.
KyokoFirst, I want to figure out what's behind Three- Legged Matthew, who wanders around these parts in search of something...
KyokoThen, I want you to look into the Kata Kata, who roams the floors of Nakano Broadway...
KyokoAfter that, go look into the Reaper Elevator, which ascends from the basement to the fourth floor at 2 AM...
KyokoAnd last, but certainly not least, see what you can find out about Master Tip Tap, a spirit.
MeiOoooh, these all sound great! This is going to be lots of fun to work on!
KyokoI've given these legends their names based on eyewitness accounts I've heard... Now it's on you guys to solve Nakano's urban legends, all right?
MeiOkay! This is so exciting! I can't wait to get started! Everybody, we're heading to K-Cafe to formulate our plan on the double!
KenjiMei, wait up!
LilyThose two sure can't contain themselves...
ManakaWell, we better indulge them and head on over. Not like we have much of a choice...
Kyoko...
KyokoDon't think you get to take it easy now. You're joining up with them, too.
PeteUh, this might be a bit awkward to ask, but... I've noticed your assistant kind of just zones out sometimes. Is everything all right?
KyokoIt's nothing too severe right now, but I can tell things are starting to get unstable with Player's body. Control over data is slipping.
KyokoReally, Player seems to have even forgotten what's happened there.
KyokoAs for your reward this time around... How about I give you guys my file with all the so-called
"supernatural" cases I've worked on?
"supernatural" cases I've worked on?
KyokoThe reports and complaints I've been getting from other tenants don't look to be letting up anytime soon, and so they've asked me to solve some.
KyokoBut even with my assistant on board, there are just too many for us to handle by ourselves.
KyokoWhat do you say? Will you go for it?
MeiWell, now that we're well into the night, our time has finally come to spring into action!
ManakaSince we're here, might as well start on the first floor.
LilyWe're going through every floor and checking whether these strange things are actually taking place, right?
KenjiRight. Since the reports of Three-Legged Matthew seem to center around this floor, we'll start with that for now and go from there.
MeiHehe, all right, then let's get to work! Hehehehehe...
KenjiI figured out a little of Three-Legged Matthew's backstory. So get this...
Kenji30 years ago, there was this popular "Anita" doll whose clothes you could swap out. Matthew was another doll who was her ex-boyfriend.
KenjiOriginally, he was described as being her fiancé But another male doll that showed up later, Lance, a diplomat, became popular.
KenjiAt some point, Lance and Anita got hitched and Matthew was relegated to the ex-boyfriend position.
MeiIt turns out there's an epilogue of sorts to Matthew's story...
MeiAfter he lost Anita to Lance, Matthew went insane and attacked Lance, chopping his body up and sending the pieces to Anita.
MeiBut things didn't go entirely according to plan when he tried to send the final piece to her, a single leg.
MeiBecause as it turned out, Anita was putting Lance's body back together using forbidden dark magic!
MeiWhat Matthew did in response was attach that final leg to his own body...ostensibly in an effort to ensure Lance could never be revived.
MeiEver since, he's apparently been walking around with much difficulty on his three legs, roaming about here and there...
MeiForever searching for memories of the good old days he and Anita once had...
ManakaNakano Broadway at night feels really creepy... I mean during the day, there are some floors I don't like visiting, but this is something else.
LilyHeehee, you know, I think Manaka and Kenji make for a cute pair, don't you? Oh, but don't tell them I said that, okay?
MeiNothing really out of the ordinary here...
LilyAll right, then onto the second floor!
KenjiNow to turn our attention to Kata Kata...
MeiWell, time's a wasting... Off we go! Hehehehe...
MeiFrom what I can tell, Kata Kata is derived from the famous Teke Teke legend.
MeiTeke Teke is an apparition who lost her feet in a train accident. She can travel up to 150 kph with just her arms, laughing as she pursues people.
MeiKata Kata is therefore an altered form that Teke Teke came to adopt after many years...
KenjiThe name Teke Teke supposedly comes from the sound she makes when she moves with her arms.
KenjiSo where does Kata Kata come from?
ManakaI don't think anybody up against a spirit that could go 150 kph would have any hope of escaping. If you bump into it, it's game over.
LilyHeehee, Manaka's such a fraidy cat, but she still loves it when Kenji talks about occult stories all passionately and stuff!
Mei*sigh* Nothing to report here either...
ManakaYep. Let's make our way up to the third floor.
MeiWhat'll we run into up here, I wonder!?
MeiOnly one way to find out... Let's split up and get to work, everyone! Hehehe...
MeiIf you happen to meet Kata Kata, she'll ask, "Need your legs?" And if you don't give her the right response, she'll run off with yours.
MeiWhat's the right response? It's "I'm using them right now." She's surprisingly cooperative, it turns out...
KenjiOh, hey! I think I figured out why she's called Kata Kata!
KenjiKata Kata originally lost her legs after falling onto train tracks in Hokkaido... So maybe her name comes from the sound teeth make when chattering...
ManakaUgh, you seem totally bored, Lily... You're just spouting weird stuff now.
LilyHey, Manaaakaaa, how are things going with you and Kenji? How far have you two progressed!? Tell me! Tell me!
LilyWhat better time is there to talk about love than the middle of the night!?
MeiWh-why isn't there anything special happening tonight!?
MeiWe've got one more floor to go... Surely there's something to find up on the fourth floor! Come on, let's head for the elevator!
MeiAll right, come to us, o' Reaper Elevator! Make thyself known before us!
PlayerIt's past 2 AM now...
MeiWhy!? Why isn't anything showing up!? I called out to it and everything, but there's no sign of it appearing at all!
MeiThis suuuuucks! I hate it! I just wanna see the Grim Reaper at least once in my lifetime! Is that too much to ask!?
KenjiMei, it's okay! There's still hope! Just keep it together!
LilyWow, I never took her to be the type to throw a tantrum when things go poorly...
ManakaMei, we're getting worried about you. Why don't we take a little break at K-Cafe?
MeiWe caaaan't! There's still Kotsu Kotsu to check! We have to check everything again, top to bottom! There has to be something here, I just know it!
LilyAll right, we get it! Let's just go inside K-Cafe for a bit so we can reassess the situation. Sound good to you?
ManakaWhen we met up earlier yesterday afternoon, the owner said it was fine to use it as a break room. It shouldn't be locked.
KenjiShe's not going to listen to reason...
LilyI'm in favor of it. I'm beat! I could use a rest after all that investigating!
MeiThere's nothing heeeeeere! No ghosts, no spirits, nothing! Nothiiiiing!
KenjiIt's okay, Mei, really! I'm sure something will come along soon!
MeiReally...? You sure?
Manaka...Eep!
LilyHmm? What's wrong?
ManakaDon't you guys...hear it?
KenjiYou're right... Is that the elevator?
ManakaM-maybe it's Kyoko?
LilyBut she's not the only resident here... Who could it be? Wait, maybe it's a cop!
KenjiThat sound just now... Did the elevator just arrive on this floor?
MeiIt must have! It's the Reaper Elevator! It came! I knew it was real all along!
Ominous Sound*tip tap... tip tap...*
MeiOh my god, that sound... Is that Master Tip Tap!?
Ominous Sound*kata kata... kata kata...*
KenjiBut now it's a different sound... Don't tell me it's--!
Manaka, Lily & KenjiUgyaaaaaaaahhhhhh!
Mysterious Old ManEegaaaaaaaah!
Mei...
MeiWait, was that...somebody's voice?
Mysterious Old ManWha', wha', what's going on!? What are you kids doing in here!?
LilyW-we could ask the same question! Why are you here so late!?
Mysterious Old ManLate? Missy, it's morning already! I always come in here to relax around this time!
LilyHuh!? But it's not even four yet!
ManakaWell, actually...it makes sense. My grandpa tends to get up really early, too...
KenjiHey, Player... What's wrong?
MeiHuh? Wait, am I seeing what I think I am!?
Mei...
MeiIs that a third leg...?
Mysterious Old ManWhat? What are you blathering about now? *kata kata*
MeiThose dentures...are they making that chattering noise because they're misaligned?
MeiYou also came from that elevator...which would make you the Reaper!?
Mysterious Old ManHey, who are you calling a reaper!?
ManakaThen the tapping sound must have come from...
MeiNooooooooooooo!!! You mean to tell me that this old guy is the one behind all of the local urban legends here!?
MeiYou have to be...
MeiYou have to be kidding...
MeiOh...
PlayerMei's mournful cries could be heard all throughout the building that night...
LilyOh, cheer up! Since when does the good stuff ever happen on the first day you do this sort of work?
MeiWaaaa... I just wanna see Matthew... Kata Kata... the Reaper Elevator... and Master Tip Taaaapppp!
KenjiOh, I get it now... That's why the K-Cafe owner had this place unlocked. It's so this guy can use it.
KyokoSo, it looks like you guys came through and solved all of the mysteries! I couldn't have asked for a better end result than what you found out!
MeiWhat's so good about it? It was all just because that old guy takes early morning walks...
KyokoPerhaps, but as they say, "Truth is stranger than fiction." Get real here. Who could have ever seen any of this coming?
MeiUh... Um...
KyokoLet me ask you something. While you were out running around solving mysteries, what were you picturing inside your head?
KyokoDid you see things in pitch dark? Did you hear things in deafening silence?
KyokoPersonally, in my opinion, I'd say such strong human imaginations are key to engaging in supernatural research.
LilyHmm... I feel like I kind of get it, but don't at the same time...
KyokoThose are just my own thoughts on the matter. Don't read too deeply into them.
KyokoHopefully, having reached the conclusion that you guys have, it's given you some things to think about individually.
KyokoNow, as promised, I believe I have my files to hand off as your rewa--
KenjiThose won't be necessary.
KenjiWe'll solve those other mysteries ourselves through our own efforts.
KenjiOur own efforts...and our boundless passion and imagination!
ManakaOho, that's a fantastic attitude to have.
LilyWow, Kenji, that's actually kind of cool of you to say that!
KyokoPerhaps I was out of line, then. If you insist that much, then I won't worry about--
MeiOh no, we'll still gladly take them off your hands, detective!
ManakaWhat are you saying, Mei!? Haven't you been paying any attention to what's going on!?
MeiSo!? Do you mean to tell you me you're not even a little interested in what's inside those files!? Really, Manaka!?
ManakaUh, well... Maybe just a little...
MeiIf you aren't, then I'll just go ahead and read them by myself!
ManakaHey, that's no fair!
KenjiMan, and here I was thinking I was acting cool for once, too...
LilyAww, Kenji, you did great! Don't let this get you down! Just try harder next time, hehe!
LilyWell, I'm gonna take off now! Catch you two later!
KyokoLooks like it's just the two of us again, Player. Heehee, I didn't expect them to run off with only one of my files!
KyokoEither way, we can now report back to the other tenants that those issues have been taken care of. Hopefully that'll improve our standing a little.
KyokoThose occult club kids are something, though... They're growing up so fast.
KyokoMaybe one of these days they'll start to be friendly rivals of yours. That'd be fun, right?
Mysterious Old ManWhat makes me drag my old bones out here every morning, I wonder...?
Mysterious Old ManThis place feels real nostalgic to me for some reason, but I can't pinpoint the reason why.
Mysterious Old Man...What the!?
Pete!?
Mysterious Old ManMiko...
PlayerThere's no reason to go outside right now.
PlayerLet's walk around the first floor for now.
PlayerLet's keep checking out the second floor.
PlayerLet's keep examining the third floor.
KenjiI wouldn't go that way if I were you. It's just a bad direction to head in at this hour...
ManakaI don't think you should go that way. I just get a weird feeling from that direction...
PlayerLet's focus on investigating the oddities.