02x09 - The Oddly Delightful Meeting/Seize the Invisible Hand of God/A Certain Secret Meeting/Early Days

[bunniefuu]

He's late.

Why have I spent the last hour waiting
in a park in this pleasant weather?

People will think I'm
a suspicious person.

That's because you are.

What are you doing here?

I'm here to meet Rampo-kun.

That detective invited you, too?

Why do you look at me
with such animosity?

He invited you, too?
He invited you, too?

He invited you, too?

I'm not the only one Rampo-kun invited!

But we've known each other longer!
Why did you invite him?

I'm definitely not jealous or anything!

I suppose I'll talk to him.

I believe Rampo-kun
called you his friend.

Rampo-kun called me his friend?

Is that true?

Yes.

I'm Rampo-kun's friend!

Shouting for emphasis, I see.

HIGH
FIVE

Yes, yes! Yippee!

As Rampo-kun's rival, friend,
best buddy, and partner,

no one can replace me, Poe.

Are you Rampo-kun's friend as well?

I'm not his friend.
We're practically strangers.

Oh, there you are.

Hey!

Rampo-kun, it's already evening.

I wanted you to take me to the zoo.

The zoo?

This is it. This is the
animal I wanted to see.

Look.

- Zebra

- That zebra's stripes spell "zebra."

They say it's natural.
Isn't that strange?

We were invited to look at this?

That was fun.

Would you like a commemorative photo?

No, thank you.

Don't be shy.

I'm not being shy.
We really don't need one.

We're not that close.

What?

Let's get one.

This is the first photo
I've taken with a friend.

A photo? What nonsense.

We've made a precious memory.

Episode 20

Another peaceful...

I won.

- Time-Out

- You got a golden Gyoro-chan Buddha?

- What is that?

- What?!

- Kunikida-kun, you don't know?
You're so behind the times.

You shut up.

I see. It can be redeemed for a prize.

Exactly. Prizes cost one
gold or five silvers.

And it's guaranteed,
not a lottery. Right?

Yup.

People buy box after box
hoping for a winner.

It's a business strategy that
understands consumer psychology well.

I know. Our agency should adopt it.

How?

Get a golden receipt,
and your next job is free.

Five silver receipts can be
redeemed for a free job, too.

What kind of client gets
involved in so many cases?

Are winning Gyoro Ball
boxes that amazing?

Do you know anything, Kyouka-chan?

No.

What? We can have these?

So good!

The flavor of each ball
spreads throughout my mouth!

So, what's the prize?

A toy in a can.

Huh. Sounds like something
kids would like.

What is it, Rampo?

Nothing, really. I won a
prize from a kid's candy.

Oh? You don't seem happy about it.

The prize is just a toy.

It's just a sneaky strategy
to get kids to buy more.

You didn't use Ultra-Deduction
to win this, did you?

Of course not. I buy that
candy all the time.

Then the box you happened to choose
yielded unexpected results.

That's incredible.

You were lucky today, Rampo.

Yeah, that's right!

If I'm lucky on top of having
Ultra-Deduction, I'm unstoppable!

I'm excited to see what
toy you'll receive.

Yeah!

A suspicious letter invited me
to a certain building.

This invitation to a secret meeting
better not be a prank.

Welcome, Sakaguchi Ango.

What do you want from me?

We are the Glasses Committee,
a secret gathering of glasses-lovers.

Well, this is clearly shady!

We're not shady!

Our meeting started exactly on time,
and our plan is perfect.

That notebook obviously belongs to
a certain Detective Agency member!

And you, next to him! Is that
your idea of a disguise?

Yeah?

I told you so, Rampo-san.

You even said his name!

Let's begin.

You took off your mask!

First, we'll introduce our members.

I'm Kunikida, our chairman.

This is Rampo, our leader.

Next, Kajii Motojirou.

Such distinguished members!

Finally, there's Hirotsu.

Hold on. Does that count as glasses?

I never really thought about it,
but what is that?

Is your vision bad in just one eye?

You just noticed?

Well? What is that cool-looking
thing covering one of your eyes?

Is it for fashion?

What about my monocle?

Even its proper name is cool.

Aw, man. It's so, so cool.

Um, what exactly does your group do?

I hadn't gotten to that yet.

We devise ways to stand out more
as glasses-wearing characters!

I couldn't care less!

Throw out any ideas you have.

I know! I'd like to make
a strong impression!

How about these?

Y2K glasses.

Wow, those are old.

I doubt kids these days
know what those are.

I remember those.

I have every year up through 2009.

They couldn't make them
anymore after 2010.

How about this?

Your eyes turn into threes
when you remove your glasses.

I knew that look would suit you.

I'm glad I tried it, despite the risks.

This is dangerous?

Glow up when you remove your glasses.

That's a common glasses-character trope!

So cool.

And you actually like yours!

Let's take a picture to commemorate this.

Like this?

Hold on. Where are my glasses?

Ango, when'd you take this picture?

When did you get that? Give it back!

Episode 22

Shortly after acquiring our
Gifted Business Permit...

President.

What?

Your detective agency is
about to get really busy.

That's true.

Acquiring a Gifted Business Permit
means we'll face more vicious Gifted.

I must protect the people,
the city, and Rampo.

Rampo's grown in the past year.

He looks a lot sharper these days.

President.

Carry me.

Wait. You couldn't have
said that at a worse time.

I don't care!

I'm tired! I can't walk
anymore! Carry me!

Fine, Rampo! They sell
red bean soup there!

We're walking there!

Are we gonna get some?

Yes.

I'm stuffed.

I'm in a food coma. I can't move.

My judgment was cloudier
than that red bean soup!

Mom, I wanna be carried, too!

I'm bored. Don't you have any games?

It must be puberty.
That's why he's so difficult.

- Academic and Career Guidance

- This isn't right.

How about this?

No, not this.

How about this?

"Unilateral commands
are counterproductive."

"Suggest conversation topics that capture
their interest so they don't get bored."

I'm bored!

This is lame!

This sucks!

This is it!

It's for five-year-olds...

President, I'm bored!

Rampo.

What do you think of this case?

What? Let me see.

Here. This guy did it.

Rampo, these are unsolved case
files I got from the police.

What are they like?

The quality's so-so,
but there's a lot of them.

It worked! This childcare
guide is amazing!

"Create an environment
that motivates them."

"Recognize your child's efforts
and praise their good behavior."

Okay.

Stare...

What?

Whose book is this?

Five-year-olds?

Someone read it thoroughly.

That's mine.

What? It's yours, President?

A secret child?

No way.

President.

I've been asked to solve another case.

It sounds like a pain,
but it can't be helped.

What would they do without me?

You're right.

Yokomizo, what do you want?

Is that you, Mushi-kun?

Hey, Mushi-kun.

That was a stain?!

How embarrassing.

What?