01x03 - That's "Yui-nya Quality"

[bunniefuu]

I um You see, I work as an idol

There's something I'd like to ask

a legendary detective to handle!

Hate to say it, but I'm no detective

Then--

Sorry.

This unmotivated-looking

guy is only a sidekick.

But it's okay.

If it's a detective you want,

there's one right here.

I'm the legendary detective

Nagisa Natsunagi.

The detective is already dead

but her dying wish will never die.

"Episode 3: That's Yui-nya Quality"

"Episode 3: That's Yui-nya Quality"

My name is Yui Saikawa.

I work as an idol.

Yui Saikawa?

So, you see the thing is

I want you to prevent a sapphire

with a market value of three billion yen

from being stolen before it happens!

What happened was,

last month, a warning, giving advance

notice of the crime, arrived!

We strengthened our vault security

measures, but on the appointed day,

the security personnel will be

at my live performance venue--

Whoa, calm down. That's a good girl

Let's relax a little, okay?

This week's

idol news!

"Yui Saikawa's live tour starts next week"

This week we're looking at that

middle school idol who can sing and dance,

"Yui Saikawa's live tour starts next week"

and commands the tip-top of all

the hit charts, Yui Saikawa-san!

So cute!

Since her debut as a sixth grader,

with her unique songs and dance style,

her adorable expressions have won her

popularity with fans of all ages.

The live tour of the world's

cutest idol, Yui Saikawa-san

Oh!

at last

Next week!

will begin!

Yay!

Are you the real thing?

Ouch! Hey! Don't run away!

Why'd you do that all of a sudden?

Don't you know who I am?

I'm the world's cutest idol, Yui Saikawa!

Who do you think you are,

treating me like that?

Calm down, Saikawa.

The saliva of the world's cutest idol is

now smeared all over both my hands, sure,

but I'm not going to be enjoying

myself later by collecting it

with a cotton swab

to keep or anything like that.

Eww! I thought you were a detective,

but you're a pervert!

Wait, are you the criminal

who sent that warning?

Eeek! Somebody call call the police!

Hate to tell you, but the police

and I have a really tight relationship.

Th-That's awful! Are you saying this whole

nation is hopelessly corrupt--

from bottom to top?

The police, the lawyers, the politicians

are all on the side of a panty thief?

Hold on just a minute. Stop lumping

together being a pervert with theft

to try to make me out as a panty thief!

To be clear, I'm neither

a pervert nor a thief!

Uh-uh, you deserve 2,000 years

for the crime of pervertedness.

That's absurd. I'm not a bad person.

That's what every criminal says.

Sorry, we've got a lot going on today;

could we talk details tomorrow?

Oh, I see Well, if you say so,

Ms. Detective, we'll have to go with that.

Okay, I'll see you tomorrow! Absolutely!

You really intend to work as a detective?

Yeah. Somehow, my body was already

in motion by the time I realized it.

In Natsunagi's presence, I'm trying

to keep my cool to the utmost, but

The former partner who

I'd thought had died

What's more, only her heart is alive,

and beating right before my eyes

With that fact alone, my brain's already

working at 100% capacity;

I didn't have the head space

to read much into any of this.

Sure, I'd have just been laughed

at by my former partner

for saying such sentimental stuff

You could've at least said

goodbye before you died

Or is that why you came back?

To say goodbye? Or was it?

Kimizuka.

No, it's just

Looking forward to working with you.

Oh yeah.

Well, I'm heading home.

Right. I'll see you tomorrow.

"City Bus"

Once I became aware of it,

it felt as though I'd been searching

for someone for a long time,

but in reality, it was only

for about this past year

Or should I say, I think

the thing I call an identity

was also only established

very recently.

During my childhood, I was always ill,

spending all my days in bed

I wanted to put on running shoes

and sprint around a track.

I wanted to take detours and

goof off with friends after school.

But none of those wishes would come true.

If I couldn't get things even

when I wished for them,

I thought I was better off

not wishing in the first place.

So I didn't really need a self-image.

Or rather, I most likely

avoided having one.

But one day, a wish came that

I desperately wanted to fulfill.

This heart was crying out. It was crying

that there was someone it wanted to see.

I suddenly realized I'd started running.

You're the legendary detective?

The source of hope I thought I'd finally

found was listless, without spirit,

and looked as though he'd already

given up on a lot of things.

Something about him

looked like the old me.

So I couldn't leave him be.

I flew off the handle at him,

even inadvertently let him see me cry.

That That was a blunder

Natsunagi whomever

that heart may belong to,

you can live your own life.

He said those words just for me. So my

life begins again, fresh--here, today.

Umm, ahem. I apologize

for getting upset yesterday.

Before we get to that just how long

is this table? We're way too far away!

Oh, really? I don't think it's that big!

Then why have we been shouting

at each other this whole time?

Well, that's obvious.

If we spoke normally, we wouldn't

be able to hear each other!

Doesn't that mean there's

something off about your house?

Okay, so to re-focus

By the way, that left eye--is it injured?

Oh, this is--how do I put it--

a "playing a character" kind of thing.

Idols have a tough struggle

to survive, too.

Sorry to call you here

on such short notice.

It's just that time is

already running short.

It's fine.

You can leave all your worries to me,

Nagisa Natsunagi, legendary detective!

Where is all this confidence coming from?

Now, Saikawa-san,

could you tell us the details?

Yes. What happened was,

the other day, this arrived.

A letter?

"On the day of Yui Saikawa's

live performance at the Dome,

we will take possession of the

sapphire valued at three billion yen."

So in this day and age,

there are thieves conscientious enough

to send a notification like this.

I want you to prevent that

before it happens.

I see. And do you know what this

"three-billion-yen sapphire" refers to?

Yes, I think it's unmistakably

the "Miracle Sapphire,"

a family heirloom kept in the vault.

But if you know the date of the crime,

isn't it better to just increase security

on that particular day?

You've got a large number of

security personnel in this house.

No, that's just it--that's not possible,

because on the day of the crime,

I have a live performance.

Ah You mean they'll serve as security

detail at the performance venue?

Uhh no.

They're my biggest fans, so to them,

guarding a three-billion-yen sapphire

isn't as important as watching

my song-and-dance performance.

"Yui Saikawa"

"Yui Saikawa"

isn't as important as watching

my song-and-dance performance.

You all need to find different jobs!

Seriously. If you're just going to mess

with us, excuse me, but I'm leaving.

Wait, Kimizuka.

Since she specifically placed her trust

in us, can't you listen a little longer?

What's up? You're being awfully insistent.

Come on, an assignment from a girl

who lives in this kind of house?

That means

You may be right, but detective isn't a

profession to pursue just for the money.

With that said,

money is a necessity, right?

That is certain. After experiencing three

years of traveling as vagabonds,

I believe I comprehend better than

anyone the importance of money.

You're reading yourself

for eventualities like--

A new swimsuit

Oh.

Well, even if we have different goals,

money still definitely matters.

So is that it?

On the day of the show, Natsunagi and

I just need to guard your home vault?

Yes. That's basically it.

In that case, isn't it better

to leave it to the police?

I discussed it with them once,

but with only the threat letter,

they wouldn't deal with it.

Hey, that face--like, "Why not dangle

some money to motivate the police?"

That's just the way a pervert would think.

I haven't said any such thing yet!

Still, that's just what I was thinking.

Certainly, my way of thinking is,

"If you don't have pastries,

just purchase a bakery."

That's a thought process that would've

stunned even Marie Antoinette

So that's the deal.

Umm, why are you the one

who's requesting this, Yui?

If a Saikawa family heirloom

is being targeted for theft,

why not your father or mother?

My parents died three years ago.

So the head of the Saikawa household

is me!

This is the Saikawa family heirloom,

the Miracle Sapphire.

It's huge. Not her style at all, though.

Amazing It's beautiful!

We do have an airtight

security system in place

Hurry up and go use the restroom.

Eh? Eww, how did you know?

You truly have exceptional

pervert powers of observation.

An ordinary person could never fake that.

A certain someone trained me that way.

I may have drunk too much tea.

Excuse me for a minute.

Some detective.

Kimizuka-san

Wha--?

Now I see.

You feel pleasure when someone breathes

in your ear--you're that type of pervert.

Stop making me out as a pervert

with your contrived interpretations.

Hey, what's this?

This is a photo from my first live show.

It's a super-rare picture that hasn't

ever even been posted online.

Are you starting to become

obsessed with me after all?

Have you become a fan?

Are you in love with me?

But I'm sorry. I'm an idol,

so falling in love is out of the question.

Look me up in the next life.

Quit taking it upon yourself to profess

my feelings and then to turn me down.

More importantly--she's still not back?

Quite a stunning beauty, eh?

Sure, as far as looks go. Her personality

leaves something to be desired, though.

Oh, Natsunagi-san is, too, but I meant me.

You have no hesitation about singing

your own praises, do you?

That's right; in the world of idols,

it's hard to get by without

this level of self-confidence.

Having outfits sliced apart by rivals,

or having tacks stuck in your shoes

are an everyday occurrence.

But I hear that such rivals all vanish

from the center stage the next day.

That's a coincidence

Has to be a coincidence, right?

I like you, Kimizuka-san. Your reactions

are funny. It's a joke--just a joke!

Which parts are the joke,

and which aren't?

The part where I said

I like you was the joke.

Ah, okay, now I get it.

You're messing with me.

No, that last part was the real joke.

I can't get a grasp on when you're

putting me on and when you're for real.

Being an idol is a deeply

toilsome profession.

Not much sense asking now,

but are you doing all right with all this?

Eh? With all what?

Sunday is your live stadium show, right?

But with that letter having shown up

Just the How do I put it?

Mentally, you might say

isn't it too much to shoulder all alone?

I'm all right. I'm not all alone.

You're kind, Kimizuka-san.

Kind? Not many people

have said that to me.

It might be that you're starting to grow

the heart of a human being.

Stop treating me like some

robot living with a scientist

who has learned to feel emotions.

You are funny, Kimizuka-san.

Give me a little more of

a look around this room.

Go ahead--feel free.

This looks like it could turn into

more trouble than I imagined.

So how about this case?

Think we can handle it?

Will you get mad if I say this is

different from what I expected?

Why would I?

You say that,

but detective work is hard.

I thought it would be more like looking

for runaway cats and that kind of thing.

You need to immediately apologize

to every single detective in the nation.

Yesterday

I had a dream. With Siesta-san.

Really Did she seem

to be doing all right?

For starters, I was intimidated

by how amazingly pretty she was.

Right?

Well, I'm not sure what it means

that you're so proud of that, but

Did you talk to her about anything?

Yeah we had a big blowout argument.

You shouldn't have blowout arguments in

a dream with a person you've never met

but still, I kind of get it.

We went at it verbally without holding

back, and she wasn't backing down,

but in the end, she told me

to do with you as I saw fit.

So I was the cause of the fight

N-No! It's not like

we were fighting over you.

What's with that reaction?

That makes it even worse.

Aargh, we're done talking about this!

The gist is, she said we should

just do our best together--

with me as detective, and you as sidekick!

Sure, sure. A new swimsuit

is at stake, right?

You want to see me in

a bikini, too, don't you?

Yeah, totally

I must see, right this moment.

That apathy is irritating.

But that's all right.

It is?

Okay, if we can safely resolve this case,

you want to go to the beach with me?

Do you have a death wish or something?

I'm not going to die.

I won't die. To voluntarily die

and leave you on your own

I'd never do that.

I see.

Hurry up, Natsunagi!

The rehearsal is about to start.

Umm, just what is all that?

"All that," what?

That!

"Yui is Life"

"Love Yui"

"Sa"

What have you been doing this whole week?

You haven't come to school,

and when I tried to contact you,

you never replied.

When I finally did get a reply,

it said we were going to a rehearsal

the day before the show.

No, it's just, as I was binge-watching

Yui-nya's past TV appearances,

before I knew it, it was already today

Yui-nya?

That's what all her fans call her.

Okay I'm gonna m*rder

you multiple times.

I give give up.

Do you understand what tomorrow is?

It's Yui-nya's live show.

It's that, too, but that's not

what most concerns us, right?

We have to protect the Miracle Sapphire

from that crook. Am I wrong?

I understand what you're

saying, Natsunagi,

but there's also a grasp

of the true situation

that comes into view by learning

about the client's background, right?

Well, maybe. But even so,

would that normally go as far

as begging Saikawa-san

to go watch a rehearsal?

Once you accept a job, you go all in.

And also, tomorrow we have

to guard Yui-nya's house,

so we need to have all

the fun we can today.

You just admitted this is about the fun.

I'll bet her opening number is

gonna be "Raspberry Grizzly"

I'm telling you: I don't know anything

about the order of her set list!

Come on, the rehearsal's gonna start!

♬ The express train of love

can't make any stops ♬

Hoo-hoo!

♬ Wait for me at the last station ♬

--Fuwa-fuwa!

--♬ I'm leaving behind the train

that stops at every station ♬

--♬ I'm leaving behind the train

that stops at every station ♬

--Don't leave us!

--♬ I'm leaving behind the train

that stops at every station ♬

♬ We don't allow breakdowns

on the Nine-Star! ♬

Yeah!

Is he for real?

Thank you so much!

That was "Sudden Stop on the Nine-Star

Express" from my second album!

Oh, so it does stop.

Don't sweat the little things.

Now for my next song

Here it comes.

Here what comes?

Come on, Natsunagi. "Eight-one" is coming.

That means the next song is

I told you, I have no idea

about the set list.

And don't abbreviate "Sudden Stop on

the Nine-Star Express" to "Eight-One"!

"Nine-Star Express sudden stop

[Kyuuteisha]"

Nine times nine equals eighty-one

cut it out with your geeky thinking!

"Nine [kyuu]" "kyuu"

Nine times nine equals eighty-one

cut it out with your geeky thinking!

"Nine [kyuu]" "kyuu"

Oh, nice deduction, legendary detective.

Next will be Yui-nya's show-stopper.

Oh, nice deduction, legendary detective.

Next will be Yui-nya's show-stopper.

This is what we really came

to hear, isn't it?

Did we? That's news to me.

You don't know it? This song's big hook

reveals what Yui-nya has sealed up inside.

Sealed up?

Yeah, sealed up. Yui Saikawa's secret.

Here it is "Sapphire Phantasm"!

Ah, that was great.

Saikawa-san truly is a pro

Huh?

Hey, Kimizuka, isn't there

something off about that guy?

Eh? Is something wrong?

Hey, who is that guy? Grab him!

So it was

Kimizuka! Quick!

As a person, she's lovely to behold;

for a detective, though,

those extreme emotions are of no use.

Kindness, compassion--even those can

sometimes come back to bite you.

Natsunagi doesn't realize that yet.

Are you all right?

Oh, Mr. Pervert!

Even in these circumstances?

Stop calling me a pervert.

I mean, if you're joking around,

hey, don't let me stop you.

However, what may happen is unclear.

Security for the vault tomorrow matters,

but you should tighten up

this stadium's security as well.

Show me around the backstage

area of this hall later.

I will.

The principles governing the actions

of this breed called the detective

all come down to logic

Can you stand?

Yes. Thank you.

However

That means that when the question

at hand unequivocally changes,

there are truths that come to light.

That's right. Yui Saikawa

is lying.