Darker Than Black - Shikkoku no Hana - 4

This is for M7's use only.



page 1

panel) If it's the two of us... I can continue living.
title) Search

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box) Temporary headquarters
sign) Foreign Affairs Div.4
b1) Who would've thought that searching for that girl
billboard1) Roof // -circled- Sakurazaka // Inside the building // Unknown
b2) would lead to the second occurance of this case...
billbaord2) DNA tests say this is 2 men.
billboard3) 6f-1f's concrete.
b3) This case in Sakurazaka of Shibuya... // has a hole in the building, a huge pile of concrete, and a disintegrated body...
b4) Exactly the same as the KRC case in Ikebukuro.

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b1) The only thing that's different is there was no dandelion in Sakurazaka.
b2) It's a good thing it stopped raining.
b3) If not, all the evidence would have been washed away.
b4) Yeah...
b5) Were'nt you there when it happened?
b6) Did you find the girl?
b7) No.
b8) In that area there are plenty of people who fit the description I was giving. // So I figured the girl that was at the bookstore was another person.
b9) There were eyewitnesses near the hole in the building that said they saw a girl...
b10) But they didn't get a clear look at her uniform, so we have nothing to go on. // So unless the girl comes to us herself, we're stuck.
b11) Was the girl at the scene the same girl you were chasing?
b12) I don't know.

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b1) But what I do know is the girl I saw wasn't a contractor.
b2) Because the KRC case was first, // the possibility of her becoming a contractor and making the hole in the building is zero.
b3) Whatever the case, I plan on bringing her bag to her school tomorrow.
b4) You're not going to bring it directly to her house?
b5) I would if I could. // But there's nothing here that has her address on it.
b6) I've told the school to contact me if they find anything.
b7) Chief,
b8) come here please.
b9) Did you find something?
b0) Yes I did.

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b1) The analytical results of the wilted dandelion came back. // Matsumoto-san and I compared the results to what's already been recorded.
b2) First off,
b3) this is the result of the analysis.
sign) Error can't analize
b4) Can't analize!
b5) So then this is definitely something from inside the gate. // If it were something that existed normally, we'd be able to analize it.
b6) What did you guys get from comparing the two?
b7) That also came up empty.

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b1) Trying to compare was foolish to begin with. Things on the inside of the gate are generally kept as secret.
b2) We couldn't find anything in the police database nor on the internet.
b3) Did you try comparing known contractor abilities?
b4) Yes we did.
b5) We cross checked those with the ability to decompound, // or someone who can liquefy.
list) The ability to disintegrate. Various (by breath) // Danger level: S // -no name- The ability to de-moisturize. Only by touch. Danger level: S // -pink panter- The ability to disintegrate, by attack. // Danger level: A // -mathew edner- The ability to dissolve by touch. // Danger Level: C // -cocktail- The ability to liquefy metals using saliva // Danger level: C
b6) These 5 contractors came up when I searched, // but...

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b1) They're all dead.
b2) 3 died in the South American war. // And the other 2 died on some sort of mission.
b3) I've crossed checked this with the constellation team, so there's no mistaking their deaths.
b4) She means their stars have fallen right?
b5) If that's the case, then we've reached a dead end here.
b6) yeah...
panel) Currently a fake starry sky has replaced the real one. // Although there are different stars there, those stars represent the contractors in the world. // When a contractor dies, their star falls with them.

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b1) Or is it... there's an unknown star that even our constellation team couldn't find? // Or that star was recently made...
b2) A contractor that just awoke to their powers!
b3) I don't think that's right!
b4) After the Tokyo Explosion case, our contellation team has been right on the money.
b5) Besides, with this bad weather, // they could've missed the formation of a star.
b6) No matter how you cut it, we still don't know what's going on.
b7) ...It looks like we have to go there.
b8) "There"? // Where are you talking about?
b9) Pandora.

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b1) Pa... Pa...
b2) Pandora!?

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b1) Chief... // It's true that they're conducting experiments on hell's gate and the things with in it, but...
b2) They have a stand alone military unit // protecting Padora!
b3) He's right chief. // Its bad enough they have their eye on us for breaking in that one time... // How do you plan on getting in this time?
b4) We've hit a wall because there's no data in the police database, neither anything from the constellation team. // Even if the odds are stacked against us, we need to get in there.
b5) How exactly do you plan on getting in there?
b6) If we mess up, they'll hit us with another suspension.
b7) Saito!
b8) What on earth is going to come of us acting cowardly?

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b1) We already have casualties on our hands!
b2) Isn't our job to protect our home... our citizens!?
b3) yes...
b4) But...
b5) The problem is how to get connected with them...
b6) Yeah...
b7) Wouldn't capt. Hourai be able to do something?
b8) We have a sit in for him right now,
b9) But that's it...

page 12

box) Sit in captain // Yanagi Issei
b1) What is it?
b2) Don't make extra work for me.
b3) I wont do it.
b4) Ootsuka, some tea.
b5) Y-yessir.

page 13

b1) I can't for the life of me understand why he left his seat as minister of foreign affairs to be a police officer.
b2) And of all the divisions, he's in our division 4.
b3) Put simply, he's our babysitter.
b4) Is it really alright to leave our country to the likes of him?
b5) hmmm...
b6) If we knew someone in Pandora, // we could at the very least make an appointment with them.
b7) Yeah...
b8) I don't think this will work, but might as well try.
b9) huh?

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b1) You know someone there?
b2) Ootsuka, come with me.
b3) Yes ma'am.
b4) Kirihara, don't go causing trouble for me.
b5) There's no need to worry sir.
b6) Chief, if you're going... // then I'll go ...
b7) You're staying put!
b8) hngg
b9) uhh.
b10) Again.
b11) Why don't you give up on trying to get with her?
b12) Senpai.
b13) Wha... You... // I was just...

page 15

b1) I don't think you have a snowball's chance in hell.
b2) My chances are better than that!

page 16

b1) Hei.
b2) This is useless.
b3) Both my masks and knives, // I don't have that many left.
b4) We need to beat him before they run out and leave this city.

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b1) Ihn, // where is he?
b2) I don't know where he is.
b3) But I do know where the person who was with him...

page 18

b1) ...him
b2) ...I'll...
b3) I'll ... him...
b4) I'll kill him!!

page 19

b1) Wow!
b2) It's a lot bigger up close!
b3) Is this the first time you've come to Pandora?
b4) Yes it is.
b5) Is it really true...
b6) Is it really true that you see things that you shouldn't and things pop up out of nowhere?
b7) So I've heard.
b8) Really!!?
b9) The gate can sway people's hearts.
b0) Beyond this wall, // that kind of 'impossible' exists there.
b11) A lot of people and contractors died in a fight there...

page 20

b1) I really don't understand the reasoning behind it,
b2) but its true that something // that 'attacks' people exists ther.
b3) My stomach is starting to hurt.
b4) We're here.
b5) They took all of our stuff...
b6) To think they don't allow hair pins...

page 21

b1) The security is way tighter than the last time I was here.
b2) It's this way.
b3) Well, after that happened, this is to be expected right...
b4) I bet they're keeping a thorough check on everything that's going on.
b5) Enter.
b6) Oh, you're here.
b7) Long time no see.

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b1) Proffesor Robert Shredder.
b2) I don't think it's been all that long, // Kirihara-kun.
panel) It's professor Shredder! The authoriy on high energy physics within hell's gate!
b3) I-I'm Ootsuka Mayu.
b4) It's nice to meet you.
5b) You don't need to so formal with me, come on in. // there isn't much though.

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b1) Sorry for calling you out so late at night.
b2) Don't worry. // I was up in a flash when I heard 2 beauties were here to see me.
b3) Even if I were under house arrest I'd still meet with you.
b4) Are you under house arrest?
b5) Oh, this is why she told me to come and not Saito-san.
b6) Yeah. // Because of BK-201 my experiments ended in vain... // Oh, don't get me wrong, I hold no grudges whatsoever, to anyone...
b7) So...
b8) Why are you here?
b9) Thank you.
b10) Actually, there's a case I'm working on that I need some help with.
b11) I wonder if you've ever heard...
b12) of a contractor who leaves a black dandelion that can decompound material?

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b1) A contractor who leaves a black dandelion that can decompound material?
b2) We believe the black dandelion came from within the gate.
b3) I know of one.
b4) You DO know of one!?
b5) Yeah, but he died a few months ago.
b6) He's dead?
b7) Yeah, and he died with a lot of people watching.
b8) Professor, please tell me!
b9) Please tell me!
b0) What on earth is going on?