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From The World Ends With You
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Here I goagain...
At least
this time
it really
ends.
......
Shiki's out.
They made her
my entry fee.
Joshua, too.
Took the bullet
for me.
Rhyme's gone.
Noise got her.
And Beat
left to join
the Reapers.
One Player
after another...
gone.
......
I'm the
only one of
us left-
the only hope
we have.
The mission!
"Game 1.
Reach 104.
"Time: 60 minutes
Cost of failure:
Expunction."
Nggh...
104 again?
They're not very
creative...
I need a
partner-
otherwise
this'll be a very
short Game.
Better check
Hachiko.
Somebody
there must have
what it takes.
Sigh...
'Sup with you,
girl? You miss
breakfast?
Naw, I just...
don't feel like
working.
I hear that.
Hey, how 'bout
a game, then?
Games
make work
fun!
You know
you lo-
Love it?
Not really.
I'm not
too keen on
games right
about now.
I mean, can
you BELIEVE
this week?
We've never run
a Game this way.
Is it even legal?
Hmm...
Just barely.
Consider it
a loophole.
The grey area
juuust short of
black.
This is
ridiculous!
The Game Master
is Ms. Konishi.
How am I
supposed to
make a good
impression?
On the
Iron Maiden?
Heh.
Well, you're
right about the
Game being
borked.
Three weeks
in a row?
That's a first,
even for me.
You gotta
wonder what
the Composer
has goin'.
I just want
my job to be...
what's the
word...
Rewarding!
That's it.
I want my
job to be
rewarding.
Then put your
heart into it.
You reap what
you sow.
Very funny.
And not all that
convincing coming
from you.
...But
all right.
I'll make this week
the pinnacle of my
Harrier career!
'Atta girl.
Now let's
just hope we
get to the
scene
while there's
still a Player
to harry.
Hey!
Somebody!!!
Holler back if
you haven't made
a pact yet!
Anybody!?
Huh?
Where are all
the Players?
My phone?
Another
mail...
"P.S. This Game
only has one
Player.
Best of luck."
What!?
I'm the only
one?
Then I can't
make a pact!
I can't fight
the Noise!
......
Rrgh...
How could I be
so stupid?
Shades played
me.
He said he
already collected
my entry fee.
And it was
THE OTHER
PLAYERS!
Dammit!
But...
I can't just
give up.
Think, think...
I could try
running for
the next
seven days.
Wait, no...
If just one
mission says
to take a
Noise out...
Oh, just
perfect.
I'm gonna
have to run!
Huff...huff...
That
bastard...
This Game
is rigged.
Crap...
I'm surrounded!
Yoo hoo!
Reapers!
You're still here!
Well, aren't you
the sweetest?
Sticking around
juuust for me!
Now, how
about a little
countdown
until the
ball drops?
10!
It's all
over.
9!
Kariya!
You owe me
ramen for
this.
8!
Yes, ma'am.
Just pay
attention.
"This"
isn't done
yet.
7!
...Ugh, fine.
Zero!
Huh!?
Buh-bye!
Muah.
Shiki...
Joshua...
I'm sorry.
Yo yo yo,
not so fast,
yo!
What are
you doing
here?
It's him!
The hell
you doin'?
Quit playin'
dirty!
You can't
have a Game
with jus' one
Player!
Maybe the
Composer's
down widdat,
but I
ain't him!
Who invited you,
Freshmeat?
...You're not
thinking of
betraying us?
Damn right
I am!
First you
gimme some lame
special op
and make
me snipe my
friends,
and now you
gonna take down
a defenseless
Player?
Ain't you
Reapers got
any honor?
Now you got
me all kinds
a' pissed!
Y'all goin'
down, yo!
Oh, to be
young and
foolish again!
Try switching
on your brain,
Freshmeat.
If you
fight us,
you die.
Right now
you're treadin'
on thin ice.
Yeah. I mean,
what kind of
IDIOT
chooses the
Players over
the Reapers?
Ha!
You're the
idiots, yo.
I ain't
treadin' on
thin ice!
Huh?
Shibuya ain't
cold enough for
ice, stupid!
......
Um...
Yo, Phones!
Huh?
You an' me
is gonna pact.
Aight?
...OK.
Let's do it!
Aight, le's
lay 'em flat,
yo!
OK!
Heh,
served!
You got
nothin' on us,
yo!
Snotty little
worm!
The gloves
are off!
TAKE THIS!
Hey,
Phones!
Huh?
We gotta
bounce, now!
This way!
Huh?
Hey!!!
Wait up!
You little...
You dare run?
Come BACK
HEEERE!
Whoooa,
Uzuki!
Stop, stop.
Why
should I!?
We gotta
report to the
brass.
You know
how this
works.
But, but-
You'll enjoy
punishing them
more if you
take it slow.
......
Yeah...
Good point.
Hey, this
is Yashiro,
Route 3.
We have an
emergency.
A Reaper-
Hoo boy...
Now the real
party starts.
Booyaka!
We made it.
Huff...huff...
So...
for now...
huff...
we're safe?
Yo, enough
wid the huff,
man!
Tha's weak!
Don't you
start blubberin'
on me now.
...Please.
Who's blubbering?
So...
Why exactly did
you make a pact
with me?
'Cause you
was hung out
to dry, man.
I wasn't about
to leave your
sorry ass to die.
Right...
My hero.
Tha's right!
Wait,
you're makin'
fun a' me!
Hey,
look, yo-
I owed you.
Tha's all.
For what?
Rhyme's
pendant.
Big deal.
It was yours, so
I returned it.
Wait...
That's the
only reason you
helped me?
Geez, man!
You're a
Reaper!
They'll kill you
for partnering up
with a Player.
Aww...
quit bitchin'!
Leas' you
still alive.
Hey, your
wings are
gone!
Huh?
......
Oh yeah.
Guess they
are.
You don't
care?
About what?
That Reaper
crap was lame,
yo.
I was gettin'
sick a' how they
ran things.
The good
guys suit me
better.
But forget
me, man.
Why you
in the Game
again?
What happened
to the prissy kid
you was with?
......
Well...
Unngh...
Where...am I?
The Game
ended!?
When? How?
Joshua!
Where's
Joshua?
Shhh.
Who...
Kudos.
Victorious yet
again.
I'm...
the only one?
You play
the Game
well.
Let me take
a moment to
congratulate
you-
and to thank
you for your
assistance.
Assist you?
I don't
think so.
Ah, but did
you not rid us of
Sho Minamimoto,
the rebel?
Rebel?
He wasn't on
your side?
Then that last
mission-
Was issued
by me.
You used us!
What did
you do to
Joshua?
Joshua is
no more.
No...
He took
the brunt of
Minamimoto's
attack.
Both boy and
lion vanished.
Nuked to
oblivion, no
doubt.
Then he died...
protecting
me?
Why would
he do that?
He must
have had some
affection for you
as a partner.
......
He was a
fool, though.
No partner
merits that kind
of sacrifice.
...I did this.
I blamed
him.
He's gone
because of
me.
I accused
him of shooting
me,
but he was
innocent!
I made him feel
like he owed me
something.
I didn't...
I didn't trust him.
My partner.
I didn't even
apologize.
I'm the
worst...
I never
told Joshua
I'm sorry.
I can see
you're taking
this hard.
But you
needn't blame
yourself.
Technically,
he never even
entered the
Game.
He didn't
actually exist
in the UG.
How could he
disappear...
if he was
never here in the
first place?
That's not
funny!
And, we mustn't
overlook his grave
transgressions.
Meddling
with the UG
from the
outside?
Breaking into
the Game?
The living
are not eligible
to play.
And now
you, too, must
be punished...
for abetting him
in his crimes.
P-punished!?
With
erasure.
What!?
...At least,
were I to go
strictly by the
book.
Huh?
But lucky for
you, we repay
our debts.
The Composer
has generously
decided
to enter you in
one final Game,
with a penalty.
You may
not refuse.
Another Game?
But what
about Shiki?
What happens
to her!?
Nothing.
The last
Game is null
and void.
Your entry
fee will be
carried over.
That's...
That's the
penalty?
No.
Your penalty
is disqualification
from all Games
beyond the next.
You will
not be allowed
to play again...
again.
This is my
last shot?
Now, I must
collect your
entry fee.
I...I already
paid!
For your
last entry,
yes.
But one entry
fee is required
for each Game.
Composer's
rules.
I'm afraid
I can't bend
them.
Dammit...
What else
can you possibly
take from me?
It's already
been taken.
...What?
That sucks,
man.
How can
Shades be
such a sneaky
bastard?
Takin' all
the Players as
an entry fee!
Doesn't matter.
I was forced into
this either way.
Shiki's still
gone...
What choice
do I have?
Just one: win.
Joshua bought
me this chance.
I'm not gonna
waste it.
I have to
stay alive.
Aight, then.
Come on.
What?
You comin'
with me,
Phones.
Why?
'Cause I
got someplace
to go.
Um, I said
I have to clear
these missio-
To the station
underpass, yo!
Book it!
H-hey,
wait!
Listen to
what I'm telling
you!!!
Yo yo yo!
I said the
station
underpass!
......
A wall.
No red Reaper
in sight, either.
We can't
go this way
today.
Stupid
#!%(#^)^ ^$
WALL!
I ain't got
time for this!
Get in my
way, and I'ma
BREAK you!
He...he tore
it down!?
That's insane!
I pave my own
roads, yo.
Now le's haul it!
The guy's a
freakin' rhino.
Doesn't he ever
pace himself?
This is the
Shibuya River.
Where Joshua
wanted to go...
Hey!
Another wa-
Stupid
#!%(#^)^ ^$
WALL!
Yeowwwch!
Hey, take
it easy!
Yo, what
the hell!
I got the
keypin right
here!
Why can't
I break it?
Keypin?
Yeah, the
Reapers got 'em
to open each
area.
They have
keys?
How you
think I opened
that last wall?
"Open"?
I think
you mean
"smash."
Openin'
them takes
too long!
We got
through, aight?
Who cares how?
Certainly
not you.
'Sides,
breakin' the walls
feels better.
This is nuts,
dude.
Keep it up,
and you won't
last out the
mission!
It don't
matter, man.
Arrrgh,
what the hell!
LET ME IN!
......
Maybe you've
got the wrong
key.
Dammit.
I need
another key?
Look, let's
give this up
for now.
104's back
the other way.
We gotta hurry.
Time is running
out.
Tsk, fine.
Whatever!
Hey...
Wait up!!!
Another
wall...
Aight,
time to get my
smash on-
Hey, wait
a second!
What, yo?
You don't
have to get your
smash on.
We're going to
104, remember?
This isn't
the way.
Oh...right.
Then le's move!
We ain't got
time for this!
Geez...
The guy
never stops.
Conductor, sir.
I've received
word of another
rebellion.
......
A new Reaper
under special
orders from you,
sir.
Name:
Daisukenojo Bito .
He's been with us
for eight days.
...Ah, yes.
The boy.
With your
permission, sir,
I'd like to handle
him personally-
as Game
Master, of
course.
No, Konishi.
You will remain
on standby.
To what
end, sir?
I need to
discuss this with
the Composer.
Mr. Kitaniji,
far be it from
me to question
you, but...
the boy's been
on duty for all of
eight days.
He hasn't
earned a
single point.
Why trouble
the Composer
when he's doomed
anyway?
Ha ha!
Konishi, talking
back? Has hell
frozen over?
We mete out
punishment based
on the crime, not
the criminal.
I...understand,
sir.
I'll stay my
hand until the
Composer has
spoken.
That little
goon!
Even a chimp
knows better
than to pick the
losing side.
This ruins my
plans to wrap
the Game up on
Day 1!
I'll need to
work up a new
strategy...
Adjust for the
longer term.
Good thing
I never make
mistakes...
Damn, another
wall...
Heh!
Them Noise is
gettin' a
beatdown!
Ready,
Phones?
Hope you
can keep up.
Well, first
you gotta tell
me how you
fight.
That's easy.
I just...
......
You know.
It's like...um...
Poker!
Yeah!
I gotta get
cards of the
same suit.
OK, makes
sense.
Sort of.
You'll get it
once we start
fightin', yo!
Le's do it!
Right
now!?
Aight, le's mow
'em down!
Man, why
you gotta drag
your feet?
Ha!
How ya
like dat?
Two cards
on the ground,
pick up
one in the
air,
Lay on
the skull, and
kablam! I'm
there.
That's...
confusing.
Well...
un-fuse it!
I can't
figure it out,
so you gotta!
What?
But it's your
technique!
I only know
what I know
'cause...
'cause Rhyme
explained it.
Rhyme...
......
Wanna
pound stuff
again?
Heh heh!
Aight, le's
do it!
Aight.
Now you
know how
it's done.
Booya,
we made it!
Timer's
gone.
All clear.
Sweet!
One day down,
six more to go!
First I have
to ask you
something.
Like what,
yo?
Le's just play
the Game.
"Trust your
partner."
That's the
key to survival
here.
So I gotta
know:
You said you
helped me so
you could repay
a favor.
Yeah.
So?
Is that the
only reason?
I can't afford
any surprises
in this Game.
Why put
yourself in
jeopardy?
What's a
"jeppardy"?
Huh?
Look, man.
I dunno your
big words.
But I do
got another
reason.
OK.
What?
I wanna set
Shibuya up widda
new Composer.
Me!
I'm back,
Konishi.
Mr. Kitaniji.
Have you made
a decision?
Yes. Strip the
little rebel of his
Reaperhood.
Treat him as
a Player going
forward.
Yes, sir.
I needn't
remind you,
Konishi,
of your
obligation to
erase both the
Players?
You are Game
Master...
I'll get the
job done, sir.
Good.
But to be safe,
I'm requiring all
Reapers to wear
their O-Pins.
Outlet Pins?
Sir, I know
O-Pins enhance
Reaper battle
performance,
but what
about the side
effects?
All to punish
one ignorant
little boy?
It's so risky...
Nonetheless,
the Composer
wills it.
I, for one,
am grateful.
Haven't we
lost enough
good men?
Yes, sir.
I'm also putting
the UG on
Emergency Call.
Emergency
Call!?
Make the
arrangements.
...Right away.
Something's
wrong.
Why such
alarm over one
artless rebel?
He's hiding
something.
I need to
act, now.
But not
blindly.
Every good
plan
starts with
hard facts.
Ready for
Day 2?
Mission's
here.
Hey! Ain't
you down wid
the plan?
Yeah. Like we
talked about
yesterday.
Ignore the
missions
and make for
the Shibuya
River.
Once I'm
Composer,
this Game
business is done!
An' then...
......
Man, le's
jus' go.
Go where?
You haven't
even read
the mission.
Who'zat?
Greetings.
I am this week's
Game Master,
Mitsuki Konishi.
Tsk...
This is the
Iron Maiden?
Move, yo!
I ain't got
time for you!
So primitive.
You think I can't
see what you're
up to?
You were
going to ignore
the mission
and cause
some kind of
trouble.
So what, yo!?
I'm a Reaper.
I don't gotta
do some stupid
mission!
...As I
thought.
Well, I regret
to inform you
you were
officially expelled
from the Reapers
yesterday.
As of today,
you are just a
Player.
Pfft.
Whatever.
You can't
fire me, 'cause
I quit, yo!
Oh, don't act
like a child.
You think
I'm actin'!?
...No, I can
see it comes
quite naturally
to you.
Heh heh.
Damn right!
......
Uh, dude...
She's making
fun of you.
WHAT!?
Sigh...
Since I can't
reverse evolution
and speak your
language,
I'll keep
this brief.
You may
be a Player
now,
but you still
broke Reaper
rules.
Which means
you have a
penalty coming.
They explained
to you that a
Reaper's points
determine his or
her lifespan?
Yeah, so?
Big deal, yo.
You've earned
0 points.
Not a very
hard worker,
I see.
You was
gonna make me
sic Noise on the
Players!
That ain't
what I signed
up for.
......
Then I can't
fathom why you
did.
One person's
success is built
on another's
sacrifice.
And besides...
If I'm not
mistaken,
your only motive
for becoming a
Reaper is sitting
perched on your
shoulder.
One little Noise?
Talk about petty.
Shut up!
What do YOU
know?
As you
wish.
0 points.
That leaves you
with about five
days to live,
including
today.
What!?
Five days?
Then I ain't
gonna last the
Game...
The Reapers'
wings
are not a
license to do
whatever you
please.
Ponder that
during the time
you have left.
Now then,
Player, in honor
of your fall from
grace,
why don't I
claim your entry
fee?
What!?
NO!
I wonder
what you hold
dearest.
Could it be...
this Noise?
It is, isn't it?
Give her back,
you Iron Witch!
Hmph.
I have a
better idea.
Since this
seems to be
distracting
you...
NO!
Don't you do
it, yo!
There.
Much more
manageable.
Now you
can focus on
my mission.
Why you...
Gimme that
pin!!!
First, your
mission.
How about...
"Defeat me.
You have 6 days."
DAYS?
Or until you
perish. Whichever
comes first.
Yo, I don't
need no six
days-
I'm gonna
finish this right
here an' now!
A predictably
hasty response.
...Let me finish.
Keep jumping the
gun and you're
going to fail.
Don't you care
what becomes
of this pin?
Dammit!
That ain't fair...
At this point,
I am going to
move to a
certain place.
I will stay
in that place
for the next
six days.
You need
to find me.
So it's like
hide-and-seek.
We just
gotta find you?
Tha's easy, yo.
Correct.
We call this
Reaper Sport 2:
"Hide-and-Seek."
I picked
something at
your age level.
Whatchu
jus' say!?
Best of luck
to you.
Oh, and here.
You'll need
this.
A Player Pin...
I'm looking
forward to watching
you squirm and
choke-
powerless to
find me...
powerless to
stop death from
finding you.
Take care.
Yo, get
back here,
dammit!
Nngh!
The timer.
Dammit!
She got away.
That's the
way to 104.
Yo, forget
the Shibuya
River.
We gotta
go after her,
man.
I need
that pin!
Otherwise bein'
the Composer
means nothin'.
Wait, why?
That Noise that
was with you.
What wa-
That ain't
no Noise,
Phones!
Huh?
Le's bounce!
Damn,
a wall...
I'm gonna
smash it, yo!
Whoa, whoa!
What, man?
Ever think
about conserving
your energy?
We don't need
to smash it.
She took off
in the other
direction!
Hey, that
could be a
trap, yo.
You can't
prove Ironface
isn't through
here!
And you
can't prove
she is!
Let's just
start with the
obvious, OK?
Then we can
come back and
smash things.
But we ain't
got time for
guessin'...
Look, I get
how you feel.
But you're
not a Reaper
anymore.
You have to-
Aight, MOM!
Damn...
Another wall...
End of the road.
Naw, not
this time, yo.
Whoa, don't
do anything
crazy!
Yo, quit bustin'
my berries, man.
I'm talkin'
'bout THIS.
This wall
opens with my
Lv. 1 keypin.
The one
you used to
"open" the wall
yesterday?
Heh heh.
She forgot to
take it back.
There.
Open.
Le's move!
Sooo...
this is an
O-Pin.
Reminds me
of the design
sweeping the
town.
You know...
I think it's the
same pin.
Something
about this
stinks.
Better hold your
nose, then.
We have to
wear 'em.
GM's orders.
You mean
her Iron
Mugliness?
She's really
gone and done
it this time.
Oh, c'mon,
live a little!
Secret weapons?
Unchained power?
Sign me up!
Uh-huh.
Ever wonder
why they keep the
chains ON?
I guess...
it must take
a toll.
Something
must be spooking
the higher-ups
if they're
breakin' these
puppies out.
It does seem
like overkill for
one little freshmeat
traitor.
Maybe.
Maybe not.
Huh?
Please.
Anyway,
I see you've
finally cheered
up.
Well, yeah?
Work is
finally getting
back to
normal.
Rewarding!
Hee hee.
'Atta girl!
Now how 'bout
we play for a
bowl of-
Working
diligently,
I see.
Oh! Y-yes,
ma'am!
Tsk...
Dammit...
Where'd
that Reaper
tramp go?
Got you now,
traitor.
Who the hell
are you?
A Reaper.
Yeah, like we
couldn't tell.
Well, guess what.
I'm a Player now.
You ain't
allowed to
touch me.
What, didn't
you get the
memo?
The UG's on
Emergency
Call.
Pfft.
What's the
emergency?
When the
UG's continued
existence is
threatened,
neutralization
of the malignant
factors takes
highest priority.
Sorry, man,
but I don't
speak geek.
It means the
ban on attacking
Players has
been lifted.
You're
just a bounty
to me now.
I'll make
officer if I
erase you.
Heh, good
for you, yo.
Take your
best shot.
But I'm
tougher than
you think.
Not when
I've got an
O-Pin!
"Oh pin"?
Whassat?
It makes me a
dozen times more
powerful than
usual!
Prepare to die,
Daisukeno -
Bwaaah!
Oh no you didn't!
Now you askin'
for it!
H-how!?
The pin
didn't work?
Heh.
You all talk,
man.
It don't
work 'cause
you WEAK.
I underestimated
you, Daisukeno -
Bwaaah!
Dontchu say it!
Die-sue-what?
Forget it, yo.
We got
us a bigger
problem.
The Emergency
Call...
We're gonna
have to fight off
the Reapers
now.
Rrgh,
dammit!
Why they
gotta get up in
our grills when
we busiest?
Why'd it
have to come
to this, yo?
......
Uh, because
you betrayed
them?
Bwaaah!
You sayin' it's
my fault?
Well...
we still OK!
We jus' gotta
take out the
Reapers if they
try somethin'.
Right?
Works for
me.
Aight, le's go
find the Iron
Maiden.
Hmm...
That's weird,
though.
The GM could've
just erased us.
Why didn't
she?
What's the
point of issuing
some roundabout
mission?
Yo, le's move!
All right!
Can I count on
you, Mr. Kariya?
Yashiro?
Of course,
ma'am!
Special orders
straight from
the GM!
We're honored.
......
You're officer
material, Yashiro.
Where points
are concerned,
you rival the
best of us.
You could
succeed.
All you need
is a little more
self-restraint.
Yes, ma'am!
Thank you for
the advice.
Show me
some results, and
I can guarantee
a promotion.
I'll speak to
Mr. Kitaniji
myself.
Now do
your best.
I won't let you
down, ma'am!
As for you,
Mr. Kariya,
you should
already be-
Picked a
hiding place yet?
Must be fun to
run.
"Run"?
Oh, Mr. Kariya,
you need to fix
that erroneous
assumption.
I intend to
ATTACK-
from the
last place they'll
ever suspect.
Hey!
You see that?
Wait up,
Ironface!
Durff!
Stupid wall!
Keypin,
keypin.
Got it, yo!
C'mon!
Quit runnin',
you coward!
That's
A-East...
She's hidin'
in the building,
yo.
This is our
chance, Phones!
Le's take
her out now!
Hey!
You two!
Perfect
timing.
Huh?
Oh. It's you.
Whatchu want,
man?
We in a
hurry!
Yeah, we
don't have time
for you right
now.
Aw, that's
too bad...
for you.
Yo, whatchu
say?
...I am sooo
on fire today!
The bounty
just fell right
into my lap!
Wait...
You wouldn't!
Hmph.
You know we
gonna crush you,
Porcupine.
Uhh...
Don't count on
it, bro.
I've been on
a lucky streak
today.
Tix to our
show tonight?
Sold out.
That's a
Def M±!rch first!
Meteoric!
Yeah?
Good for you,
man.
Go play wid
your mic or
somethin'
and step off
my grill, yo!
Sorry.
Denied!
Whatever
you did to get
a price put on
your head,
I intend to
collect.
'Sides, if
you're threatenin'
the UG,
that ain't cool.
I happen to
like my UG/RG
double life.
Like I'm the
bad guy!
You are
to me.
Now,
Daisukenojo Bito ,
prepare to be
face-melted!
Bwaaah!
Die...bee...
What?
Is that some
kind of hex?
Yo, don't
you dare use
that name!
Name!?
You don't
mean...
......
...Yeah.
Are you
serious?
I know it's
lame, man.
Jus' call me
Beat!
Let's rock,
Daisukenojo !
Bwaaah!
You'll pay
for that, yo!
Damn...
You guys are
tough.
Tha's right.
Now call me
Beat!
Is that all
that matters
to him?
That cost us
time, yo.
Le's keep
movin'.
Hey,
hold up.
Finish what
you started...
End me.
End you?
Yo, I didn't
even wanna
start you.
And I ain't
got nothin'
'gainst the UG,
neither.
You got a
show to play,
man.
Go rock out.
You gonna let
down your fans?
......
Heh heh...
Man, today
IS my lucky
day.
Thanks, Phones.
You, too,
Daisukenojo !
Bwaaah!
Yo, you
askin' for
mo' pain!
Hey!
Calm down...
Dai-
I mean Beat.
Here.
Take this.
Whatchu
givin' me,
man?
My keypin.
Is that
allowed?
Doesn't matter.
I don't like
owin' people.
Aight, then.
Thanks, man.
...C'mon,
Phones!
Yeah, she
couldn't've left
the building.
Who?
The Iron
Maiden!
You mean
Konishi?
We saw the
Game Master
go in.
What?
Naw, you're
mistaken.
No one's
inside the
space.
I would've
seen 'em go
in.
You didn't
see her?
But she
went right
past him...
Still, he
doesn't look like
he's lying.
Hey, anybody
in here?
I said,
HEEEY!!!
See?
Nobody-
Gwaargh!
What
happened?
Quick,
Phones!
It's pitch
black...
Hey!
Porcupine!
You aight?
......
Let's have a
look around.
What's
this?
Looks like a
dog collar.
It's the
choker 777
had on.
Huh?
Then what's
it doin' here?
...She
erased him.
What!?
That lowdown,
dirty...
How could
she do somethin'
like that!?
Where is she?
I'm gonna hunt
her down!
Hey, heads up!
There's something
in here!
Tsk...
Noise?
We'll find her.
But first, let's
get rid of this!
Hee hee
hee...
Show yourself,
Ironface!
She's in here
somewhere.
Keep looking!
...Huh?
The scramble!?
But we was
just at A-East,
yo!
She dumped
us back at the
starting point?
C'mon, man.
We gotta
head back!
Wait!
What for!?
We know
where she's at!
We know
where she
WAS.
But we couldn't
find her.
Yeah, we
did look pretty
hard, but-
We don't
have any proof
she was really
there.
You heard
her laughin'
at us!
It's possible
that was all
just a setup.
Let's check
some other
places today.
We've got
777's keypin,
right?
We just
have to be
thorough.
Aight.
Fine.
But it's
Day 3, yo.
I don't got
much more
time.
This sucks,
man...
I am so
boned!
Why can't
there be some
easy way outta
this?
Well,
there is!
Yo, who'zat?
Like, take it
down a notch,
Freshmeat.
Or should
I call you
Rottenmeat?
Whatchu want,
Pinky?
Hey, leave
my hair out
of this.
......
You here to
take us out?
If you gonna
bring it, then
bring it!
We in a
hurry, yo.
Oh yeah?
You don't
want THIS?
That pin!
The GM passed
it on to me.
She made me
substitute GM for
the day!
Yo, gimme
that back!
Hooold on.
This is your
entry fee.
You can't
have it back
unless you win
the Game.
Bwaaah!
Tha's right...
Dammit!
But how
about we have
a little bonus
round?
If you finish
my mission,
I'll give you
back the pin.
Yo, fo' real?
Like, totally.
I'm subbing for
the GM.
It's my call.
And of course
you'd never try to
trick us.
What?
Oh, come on.
You think this is
all a ruse?
Fine, I'll
just destroy the
pin, then-
Wh-whoa!
Don't!
Ahh, now
you believe
me.
Like you
gave us a
choice.
So!
Here's your
mission.
......
We are going
to play Reaper
Sport 4:
"Tag."
ACHOO!
Huh?
What'd she
say?
You have
60 minutes.
Fail, and-
Well, I'm not an
official proxy,
so I can't
erase you.
Then why
you think we
gonna listen
to you?
I can't erase
you...
but I CAN
erase this pin.
What!
You sneaky-
Oh, get
over it.
Now...
Ready, set...
GO!
Dammit!
Get back here,
Pinky!
Hey, this
could be our
lucky break.
It beats
hunting after
the real GM.
Yeah...
I guess.
We don't
need Ironface
if we get the
pin back.
Yo, le's
chase after Pinky
and clear this
mission!
Hey, so,
um...
what's the
goal for today's
mission?
Huh?
Yo, weren't you
listenin'?
No. I couldn't
hear 'cause you
sneeze like a
freakin' elephant.
Man...
Get wid it.
Today's
mission is-
......
You don't
know.
I-I got it,
Phones!
Just gimme a
sec.
Reaper
Spurt 4,
right?
Sport.
Right, Sport.
Umm...
Well, RS 1
is "Russian
Roulette."
RS 2 is
"Hide-and-Seek."
So RS 4
must be,
uhmmm-
Sigh...
What should
I do?
Maybe it's
time to break
out Reaper
Creeper...
Oh yeah!
"Reaper Creeper"!
That's what
RS 4 is!
......
You just
pulled that out
of thin air.
Did not!
Hey, I used to
be a Reaper,
yo!
We cool.
OK, so...
how does
RS 4: Reaper
Creeper work?
Well, you
gotta act like
the Reaper...
and creep
into people's
heads and
stuff.
...Are you
sure?
Hey, I
used to be a
Reaper, yo!
We cool.
......
Aight,
Phones.
Le's find us
some peeps
to Creep.
How 'bout the
guy who just
walked by?
Phones!
Where you
goin'?
We gotta
Creep that guy
over there.
......
Is that
really the
mission?
A wall,
huh?
Guess we're
not going this
way.
Dammit.
I can't break
this one.
Le's try
a different
way, yo!
Hmm...
Ever since
discovering
Reaper
Creeper,
I've let it make
decisions for me...
Too many.
Not that I can
complain.
I owe much of my
success to it.
But still...
it doesn't
feel right.
What?
He ain't gonna
do it?
Weird,
for him.
Should I
keep relying
on this?
......
Of course!
I'll just ask it!
Wouldn't
that be a
fitting end!
......
Yeah, pops!
'Atta boy...
......
Reaper...
......
Creeperrraaargh!
What am I doing?
I have to quit
cold turkey.
Aw, quit
jerkin' us around,
pops!
Hurry up
and Creep!
...Are you
SURE this is
what we have
to do?
Y-yeah!
Reaper Spurt 4:
"Reaper Creeper."
I used to be
a Reaper, yo!
......
Trust me,
Phones.
Now let's
get that guy
to-
Huh?
Where'd he go?
Sigh...
Oh, crap!
We gonna lose
him!
Book it,
Phones!
Must...trust...
partner...
Hey!
There he is!
Sigh...
Tee hee!
Huh?
You see Pinky
jus' go by?
Yeah.
She was
giggling.
What's up
with that?
No sign of
the pops.
Yo, you
think he came
this way?
Tee hee!
Hey, wasn't
that...
What's she
doing?
Hey!
Phones!
Focus, man.
The guy ain't
here.
We gotta
check someplace
else!
Sigh...
What am I
gonna do?
Hey...
I know him.
Nothing I do
ever works
out.
I give up...
Huh?
Hey, Mick.
Oh. Eiji...
I-I mean,
Mr. Oji.
What's wrong?
You look down.
......
I'm a chronic
failure.
I left my job
'cause I thought
I had all the
answers.
Man, was
I wrong about
that.
Nothing's
going the way
I planned.
What have
you been doing
with the ramen
place?
I closed it down
for a while.
What? Why!?
The place was
packed.
At first.
Then sales
started to
tumble,
and I had
no idea how
to keep people
buying.
......
Mick, we
had this talk
before.
The trends
can make and
break you in
Shibuya.
Yeah, I
remember.
"Be more
trendy."
Is that it?
No, it's not
that simple.
You can't just
throw on a popular
outfit and expect
to be cool.
People see
right through
that.
Clothes are
a form of self-
expression.
You're not
being trendy
if you're not
being you.
Work the
trends.
Wear what
feels right.
Don't let
the trends
work you.
......
OK. I think
I get it...
Well, I gotta
get to my next
appointment.
See you,
Mick.
Wear what
feels right...
DO what
feels right...
Aww...
But what feels
right for me?
Dammit, where'd
he go now?
Tee hee!
Hey.
There goes
the Reaper
again.
What,
Pinky?
Yeah.
She just took
off.
You didn't
see her?
Yo, are we
lookin' for the
guy or not?
......
I dunno.
I think she's
acting weird.
Like she's
teasing us.
Whatever,
man.
You sure
today's mission
isn't-
ACHOO!
......
Ahhh.
Got the sniffles.
Aight, le's go,
Phones!
We gotta
track down that
guy an' finish
the mission!
......
Sigh...
Yo, Phones!
There he is!
Sigh...
Huh?
What's he
doing here?
M...Makoto!
Oh! Boss...
Boss, how
have you
been?
Fit as a
fiddle,
thanks.
Sorry you
had to see
me like this.
Is that
new business
not panning
out?
I just don't
have the knack
for it.
I made this
big show about
leaving the
company.
I thought
I was sooo
smart.
But you
know, Boss-
I didn't
know a damn
thing.
Shibuya
ate me alive,
heh heh...
......
Boss,
tell me.
What am I
supposed to
do now?
Oh,
Makoto...
Heh, I'm
sorry.
That's not a
very fair question
after what I
did to you.
Now just hold
on, Makoto.
Reaper
Creeper always
yields the right
answer.
Makoto needs
solid advice,
and with
this...
I can give
it to him!
Damn right,
pops!
He's gonna
do it, Phones!
Now's our
turn to Creep,
yo!
Hmm...
I dunno...
This seems
too important
to leave up to
some game.
Do it,
Phones!
All right,
Let's see where
this takes us.
Reaper...
Creeper...
Get ready
to answer his
question.
An' remember:
White is YES,
Black is NO.
What should
Makoto do with
his future?
Huh!?
That's not
a yes-or-no
question!
Please, Reaper!
Show me the way!
Yo, just wing it,
Phones!
......
All right, Makoto.
I think I have
your answer.
Um, Boss,
who were you
talking to?
I know you
think your luck's
dried up.
Yeah...
Nothing's going
my way.
Well, that's
because...
you need
more BLACK
in your life!
What?
You heard me.
Black!
More darkness!
More mystery!
Uh...uhmm...
And I have
just the product
for you.
But...
Boss, I-
I had to pull
a few strings
to get these,
so-
Boss, I...
I have to run.
Take care...
W-wait,
Makoto!
You forgot
your BLACK!
......
You see that?
Mission cleared,
yo!
......
Game over,
Pinky!
Come on out!
......
What, ain't
she here?
Wait a
minute...
Yo, did she
trick us?
Or maybe
we Creeped
so good
she's too
ashamed to
admit it!
......
All right, Makoto.
I think I have
your answer.
Um, Boss,
who were you
talking to?
I know you
think your luck's
dried up.
Yeah...
Nothing's going
my way.
Well, that's
because...
you need
more WHITE
in your life!
What?
You heard me.
White!
More pure-
as-the-driven-
snowiness!
Uh...uhmm...
And I have
just the product
for you.
But...
Boss, I-
I had to pull
a few strings
to get these,
so-
Boss, I...
I have to run.
Take care...
W-wait,
Makoto!
You forgot
your WHITE!
......
You see that?
Mission cleared,
yo!
......
Game over,
Pinky!
Come on out!
......
What, ain't
she here?
Wait a
minute...
Yo, did she
trick us?
Or maybe
we Creeped
so good
she's too
ashamed to
admit it!
......
All right, Makoto.
I think I have
your answer.
Um, Boss,
who were you
talking to?
I know you
think your luck's
dried up.
Yeah...
Nothing's going
my way.
Well, that's
because...
you need
more RED
in your life!
What?
You heard me.
Red!
More...
moulin rouge!
Uh...uhmm...
And I have
just the product
for you.
But...
Boss, I-
I had to pull
a few strings
to get these,
so-
Boss, I...
I have to run.
Take care...
W-wait,
Makoto!
You forgot
your RED!
......
You see that?
Mission cleared,
yo!
......
Game over,
Pinky!
Come on out!
......
What, ain't
she here?
Wait a
minute...
Yo, did she
trick us?
Or maybe
we Creeped
so good
she's too
ashamed to
admit it!
......
No.
Not this time.
Huh?
Whatchu talkin'
about, Phones?
He needs to
find the words
himself.
But Phones...
Gaaah!
It's not moving!
Please!
Creep to me,
Reaper!
Hey, Boss,
look... I gotta
take off.
W-wait,
Makoto!
Huh?
Do you...
remember when
you first started
with me?
On your
first day,
you had this
twinkle in your eye,
and you said,
"I want my
customers to
be happy!"
Heh...
We all start
somewhere.
Makoto!
Back then,
you had your
head stuck so far
up in the clouds,
you couldn't
get anything done
right.
Heh...
Sounds a lot
like me now.
Not quite.
The you I
knew first?
He didn't need
fancy clothes to
be cool.
Marvelous!
That's what
you were.
Boss...
I think you
need to search
back
and ask THAT
person where you
should go from
here.
So what if
you mess up?
Nothing we
do in life is ever
truly a waste.
Wow...
......
All this time
I've been rushing
into things.
Maybe I need
to go back to the
drawing board
and figure out
what I want.
Thanks,
Boss.
No, I should
be thanking
you.
Huh?
For what?
Nothing,
nothing.
Hey, Boss.
I gotta get
going.
All right.
Show the world
what you've
got!
Heh heh.
Who needs
some piece of
paper?
My own
answers beat the
hell out of black
and white.
I've Reaper-
Creeped for the
last time.
Damn straight,
pops.
...Hey, wait
a minute.
BWAAAH!
Phones,
you've doomed
us, man!
Who's gonna
play Reaper
Creeper now?
About this
"Reaper Creeper"
business...
I gotta
ask you.
What, yo?
Is that
REALLY today's
mission?
Yo, I
told you-
I don't think
you remember.
I do!
Like I said,
Reaper Spurt
4-
It's SPORT.
Hrrrm...
......
Sorry,
Phones.
It's been two
days since I
was a Reaper.
I don't
remember
too much.
Um...
Two days isn't
that long.
Look, next time
just be up-front
about it.
We'll never
work the mission
out by taking
shots in the dark.
Man...
Why I gotta be
like this?
I never
change.
......
You know
Rhyme?
She used to
say the same
stuff-
like a hundred
times, man.
Beat...
I don't trust
that pink-haired
lady.
What she
said doesn't
add up.
Let's take it
with a grain of
salt, OK?
We ain't got
time for salt!
We don't
have time
for mistakes,
either.
Slow and steady
wins the race!
I'm telling you,
Beat.
We need
to find the
golden bat.
We ain't got
time for bats!
We don't
have time
for mistakes,
either.
Haste makes
waste!
She always
had some
saying.
And she
knew to think
ahead!
But me...
I never learn.
Even now,
when she needs
me the most.
......
I know
I gotta think
things through.
I really
do, man.
But I freak
out instead of
findin' the
answer.
Some brother
I make.
Brother?
Wait,
Rhyme's your
sister!?
What, didn't
I mention?
Yeah.
We from the
same family.
Whoa!
I had
no idea.
We came
to the UG
together,
partnered up...
and then I...
I...
Hey, you
didn't do
anything!
It's like I
killed her, man.
You don't
know the half
of it.
Beat...
Why I gotta
be so stupid?
I thought I
could bring Rhyme
back by becomin'
a Reaper.
That turned
out great, huh?
......
When Rhyme
got erased,
Hanekoma
gathered up her
soul
and stored
it in a pin.
I made a pact
with the pin to
stay alive, but...
I hated
feelin' trapped,
yo.
'Fore I knew it,
I was at the Reapers'
door asking 'em
how to use the pin.
So that's
why you
took off.
But wait!
That means-
That Noise
on my shoulder
was Rhyme.
Her Noise,
which I called
outta the pin.
Whoa...
I was lookin'
for a way to
turn her back
to normal,
but I didn't
find nothin', yo.
But I figure if I
become the Composer
and rule Shibuya...
Ya know?
Whoever
takes out the
old Composer
gets the job.
Is that how
it works?
Yup.
And once I'm
in charge of
Shibuya,
I can fix
Rhyme.
I owe her a
second chance,
man!
......
Listen up,
Phones, 'cause
I'm only gonna
say this once.
What?
Help me...
You gotta help
me save her.
I ain't that smart.
I just crash my way
through things.
But that
ain't enough to
save Rhyme.
I need help!
I need...
I need YOUR
help.
......
Screw you.
What!?
Don't be
an ass.
She's my friend.
And you act like
I'd mind saving
her.
Besides, I'm just
crashing my way
through this, too.
Even if I
beat the GM
and survive,
they'll just
get me on some
technicality-
probably for
making a pact
with you.
But I don't
get any more
chances.
There's the
Emergency Call,
too.
Let's face it.
Shades wants
me gone.
If me and
Shiki are gonna
make it back to
the RG-
Don't sweat it,
man!
I'll bring you
all back to life,
soon as I'm
in charge.
All right.
Yo, uh...
thanks, Phones.
Hey, not
necessary.
Like Mr. H
said:
"Trust your
partner."
Heh heh!
True dat.
So what's
today's REAL
mission?
......
Well...first
le's track
Pinky down.
Ugh,
what's with
you losers!?
Hey, is that-
Don't you
want to win
at ALL!?
I oughta
crush this pin!
I swear, if you
take one more
side trip-
I mean,
what's the point
of tag if you
don't chase me!
Huh? Tag?
Wait, so
Reaper Sport 4-
It's "Tag,"
you dolt!
Didn't they
teach you anything
at all?
That's like
the most basic
of basics!
Some rising
star you turned
out to-
Tag.
Huh?
You're it.
What!?
Bwa ha ha!
You see
how stupid
she is?
She just walked
right up to us an'...
Bwa ha ha!
That...that
last tag doesn't
count!
And did you
just call me
stupid?
Yo, you are!
I ain't never seen
no one suck so
bad at tag.
Shut up shut up
shut up!
You have
no right to call
anyone stupid!
We cleared
your mission,
Pinky.
Now hand
over the pin!
I...I've got
another mission
for you!
"Defeat the
pissed off Reaper!"
Hey, play
fair!
I have to
win this Game.
I don't care
what it takes!
Now bring it,
you little turds!
Look out, yo!
One more punch
and you gone!
Hand over the
pin an' I might
spare you.
AAAaaaAAA
AAAaaaRRRRR
rrrRRRrrrGG
GGgggGGH!!!
Take your
mercy and
shove it!
Next mission!
Hey!
Enough is-
I WANT MY
PROMOTION!
I'm not
shooting for
any Miss Nice
awards!
Aw,
now girl...
Face the facts.
They got
you whupped.
Oh, be quiet!
You can
underachieve
all you want.
But I want
to move up!
Up, up, up,
and then
what?
Well...
I-I-I-
Don't know?
Then don't
bother.
Shooting for
nothing sounds
crazy to me.
Then what
about you!
Why'd you turn
your promotion
down?
......
Yeah, I know
about it.
They were
gonna make you
an officer.
And you threw it
in their faces.
I mean, what is
that!?
You got a
crush on me or
something?
Can't bear to
leave me!?
I don't want
to be your ball
and chain.
It's not fair!
Being an officer
sucks.
Why join
the brass and
strut around
doin' nothing?
Sounds like
a total bore.
I like the
field, simple
as that.
You can feel
the pulse out here.
People's ideas
conflicting,
changing...
I like bein'
in the audience.
I'm a stargazer.
......
'Sides,
if I join the
officers,
how am I
gonna sucker
you into buyin'
me ramen?
...Jerk.
Well...
I guess I can
stay in the audience
a bit longer, too.
Yeah, girl.
Stop and smell
those concrete
roses.
Now then.
Sorry to drag
on like that.
Here.
For your
trouble.
A Lv. 3
keypin?
Yo, you
can keep this.
Gimme Rhyme!
No can do.
I haven't had
my fun yet.
Quit screwin'
with us!
Um, villain?
Screwin' with
you is my job.
But you
have my
word.
Beat me at my
little game,
and this
pin's yours.
No screws
attached.
You swear
this time?
On my life.
...Wait, that
doesn't work.
Anyway,
I won't be
pulling any
punches.
Dammit, fine.
What's your
game?
You'll love it,
Freshmeat.
All you have
to do...
is beat me.
Oh, hey,
kids.
You're just
in time.
Huh?
Whatchu all
want?
We were
about to play
some Tin Pin,
but we're
one short of a
Grand Slam.
Want in?
If you win,
we'll give you
a rare pin.
Yo, whatchu
wanna do?
You playin'?
All right!
Let's play.
But careful:
we're good.
Really?
That's too bad.
Hey,
not bad!
That was fun.
Let's play again
sometime!
Ha ha ha!
You've got a
ways to go.
Come back
when you're
ready.
Hmph...
Here for
Tin Pin?
Yo, whatchu
wanna do?
You playin'?
...Where am I?
The underpass by
Miyashita Park...
That's an
unusual place
to start.
Huh?
Where's
Beat?
......
What's he
doing over
there?
Rrgh...
A wall, yo.
......
...Whatchu
lookin' at?
No wall smash?
And here you
said you never
change.
Don't be so
cold, man.
I can open
this one widda
Lv. 3 keypin.
Open, not
smash?
Yeah.
I'm conservin'
energy, yo.
Wow, you
HAVE changed.
Heh heh!
Damn right.
......
There.
C'mon, man.
Urrrf!
A wall.
Beat's got
the keypin...
Urrrf!
A wall.
Beat's got
the keypin...
......
Hey.
WAAAH!
You up
already?
So it seems.
Weird place
to start the
day, huh?
......
Right?
Huh?
Oh, yeah,
yeah.
Speaking of
weird...
What's gotten
into him?
AAAAAAIIIGHT!
Whoa, what
was that for?
Time to
give Lollipop
a lickin'
and get
Rhyme back,
yo!
Yeah...
You said it.
From the
way Lollipop-
wait, Kariya,
was it?
The way
he was talking,
we gotta beat
him today.
Yeah, jus'
be ready,
Phones.
Lollipop's
one tough
customer.
Oh, come on.
He's just another
Reaper.
I've already
beat two Game
Masters,
remember?
Naw, man,
Kariya's skills
put the brass
to shame.
He's only a
small fry 'cause
he likes it that
way.
Yeah, they
were talking
about that.
Trus' me,
he ain't gonna
mess up like
Pinky did, yo.
......
Wait, are
YOU worrying
about ME?
Huh!?
Who are
you and what
have you done
with Beat?
N-naw, man!
I was jus' sayin'
we gotta be
vegetant!
We after
the Composer,
not Kariya.
Vigilant.
And is the
Composer that
strong?
He's gotta
be, right?
How else he
gonna keep sly
punks like Shades
in line?
All I'm sayin'
is we ain't
gonna get a
better warm-up
than Kariya.
So let's take
him down,
rescue Rhyme,
an' then
book it to the
Shibuya River!
It won't be
that easy.
Well, you
better man up,
yo,
cause we
gotta find
Lollipop.
Le's start at
the scramble.
......
If the GM
was right,
Beat's only
got two more
days after
today...
Yo yo yo!
Wrong way,
man!
Scramble's
back this
way.
Oof!
Oww, dammit!
Freakin'
wall...
Now where's
that keypin?
Whaaa?
It's...
it's gone!
The keypin's
gone, man!
Gone!?
Then we're
trapped in here?
...Tsk.
Here, of all
places...
What do
you mean?
N-nothin',
aight?
......
Crap.
This complicates
things.
How do we
open the walls
without a key?
Think, think...
Yo, you know
when I woke up,
this was lyin'
next to me.
......
Well, thanks
for mentioning.
What is it?
A box?
What's
inside?
I couldn't get
it open, man.
I tried smackin'
the button on
top, but-
Are you
crazy?
What if it
was a trap?
......
Yo, you show
me a button, and
I wanna push it.
Aight?
I think they
design traps like
this with you in
mind.
Sh-shut up, yo!
Leas' we
know the button
don't work.
Press it an'
this weird voice
comes out.
Oh yeah?
WRONG!
Layout reset.
Now what does
that mean?
Hmm?
We got mail,
yo.
"See you at
Towa Records.
"Key's in
the box."
This mail...
It's from
Kariya.
So the keypin
is in this box?
That sneaky
bastard.
How we
supposed to
open it?
......
If the box
says "wrong,"
then there must
be a "right."
We need
a clue...
Hey! What's that
piece of paper?
Yeah, they
was lyin' all over
the place.
Let's check
it out.
I'll hang on to
the box, yo.
You tell me
when to push the
button, aight?
Talk to Beat when you
want to push the button.
Just stand still for a
moment and you can talk
to him.
Huh?
......
Flowers...
Was there an
accident here?
Hmm?
Why isn't
he talking?
'Sup with
this piece a'
paper, yo?
Are these
markings supposed
to be Noise?
This star
symbol looks
familiar, yo.
Yeah, 'cause
it's on that box
of yours.
Whoa!
You're right!
Think there's
a connection?
You see
this piece a'
paper, man?
Figure
that mark is
a Noise?
There's a
picture of a
moon, too.
What does
it mean?
Yo, check
this piece
a' paper.
These markings
look like Noise.
There's a
picture of a
sun, too.
What does
it mean?
Ooh!
Lemme guess!
Is it...
push time?
......
OK...
Here goes, yo!
Careful when
you push it!
...Me?
CORRECT!
Box unlocked.
Booya!
We did it, Phones!
..."We"?
OK...
Here goes, yo!
Careful when
you push it!
...Me?
WRONG!
Layout reset.
Bwaaah!
Whatchu playin'
at, Phones!?
......
Don't go
pushin' the
button widdout
thinkin'.
Be smart!
That, coming
from you?
Aww,
no push?
I don't
think we have
the right
answer yet.
You sure
you ain't just
scared, man?
......
Talk about
projection...
OK, box's
unlocked.
I'll take it
from here, yo!
......
Sweet!
A keypin!
OK!
Let's hurry to
Towa Records!
Dammit...
Not yet, man.
This is a
Lv. 1 keypin.
It won't open
the way to the
record store.
But we
could get into
the Miyashita
Park area.
Well, no point
in staying here.
Let's see what
we can find over
that way.
Aight!
Follow me, yo!
Uh-huh.
Lead the
way...
Aight,
it opened!
Le's move!
Yo, we don't
have the keypin
for this wall.
Le's head
for Miyashita
Park!
Where you at,
Lollipop!?
COME ON OUT!
H-hey,
reel it in!
He already
said he's over
by the record
store.
Whatever, yo.
He can hear me.
I shout loud!
Rrgh...
C'mon, I can't
stand sittin'
around here!
I know!
Settle down.
What's got
him so upset
today?
Did something
happen?
Yo!
Phones!
I see somethin'
over there!
OK.
Let's check
it out.
What have
we here?
Anotha' box?
Again?
Yo, I call
Box Holder!
Jus' say when
you wanna push
the button.
...Right.
Huh?
......
Flowers...
Was there an
accident here?
Hmm?
Why isn't
he talking?
'Sup with
this piece a'
paper, yo?
These markings
are Noise.
There's a
picture of a
star, too.
Yeah.
We already got
the star box
open, though.
I think
we're done
with this.
You see
this piece a'
paper, man?
This mark here
must represent
Noise.
There's a
picture of a
moon, too.
Just like our
new box.
Ooh!
You solve it?
......
Sure you
got it right,
man?
......
You tell me,
genius.
CORRECT!
Box unlocked.
Hey!
Very imprecious,
Phones!
Rhyme must
have had her
hands full...
Sure you
got it right,
man?
......
You tell me,
genius.
WRONG!
Layout reset.
Bwaaah!
Whatchu playin'
at, Phones!?
......
Don't go
pushin' the
button widdout
thinkin'.
Be smart!
That, coming
from you?
Aww,
no push?
I don't
think we have
the right
answer yet.
You sure
you ain't just
scared, man?
......
Talk about
projection...
OK, box's
unlocked.
Let's open
it up.
I got this,
yo!
......
Bwaaah!
What?
There's a box
in the box!
Man, I'm sick
a' rackin' my
brain...
He's actually
been...
THINKING?
Aight,
your turn,
Phones.
I'll watch the
box!
......
Huh?
......
Flowers...
Was there an
accident here?
Hmm?
Why isn't
he talking?
'Sup with
this piece a'
paper, yo?
These markings
are Noise.
There's a
picture of a
star, too.
Yeah.
We already got
the star box
open, though.
I think
we're done
with this.
You see
this piece a'
paper, man?
This mark here
represents Noise.
There's a
picture of a
moon, too.
Yeah.
We already got
the moon box
open, though.
I think
we're done
with this.
Yo, check
this piece
a' paper.
These markings
must be Noise.
There's a
picture of a
sun, too.
Just like our
new box.
Ooh!
You solve it?
......
Sure you
got it right,
man?
......
Help, if you're
that worried!
CORRECT!
Box unlocked.
Wow, Phones.
That was
spesticular!
Rhyme DID
have her hands
full...
Very full.
Sure you
got it right,
man?
......
Help, if you're
that worried!
WRONG!
Layout reset.
Bwaaah!
Whatchu playin'
at, Phones!?
......
Don't go
pushin' the
button widdout
thinkin'.
Be smart!
That, coming
from you?
Aww,
no push?
I don't
think we have
the right
answer yet.
You sure
you ain't just
scared, man?
......
Talk about
projection...
OK, box's
unlocked.
Let's open
it up.
I got this,
yo!
......
Booyaka!
Another keypin!
Now we can
get to Towa
Records!
All right.
Let's hurry!
But still...
You have to
wonder.
Why would
Kariya go
through all the
trouble
of trapping
us here by the
underpass?
To buy time?
......
Huh?
......
Flowers...
Was there an
accident here?
Hmm?
Why isn't
he talking?
All right.
Open it up.
......
Hey,
you got the
keyp-
Huh?
Where...
......
What's
he doing?
Hey, man,
what's wrong?
This is
where...
Flowers...
Was there an
accident here?
An accident!
......
......
Hey, whoa!
Tears?
Seriously...
Who are
you and what
have you done
with Beat?
This is
where...
where me
an' Rhyme
died.
Here?
That mornin'
me an' my folks
had it out.
Jus' like
always, I
took off.
An' jus' like
always, Rhyme
came after me.
But one
thing was
different.
The car, yo.
It came screamin'
toward her, I...
......
I jumped in
front of her,
but...
I ain't strong
enough to stop
a car, yo.
That was
our ticket to
the UG.
I'm...I'm
really sorry,
man.
I killed
her.
I stole
her future...
ya know?
Rhyme wasn't
a loser like me.
She had
dreams.
Things ahead
of her.
If I...
If I hadn't
run outta the
house...
Hadn't
fought with
my folks...
If I'd pushed
her outta the
way a second
sooner...
......
But c'mon,
man.
You know
she didn't hold it
against you.
I'll never
know.
...Huh?
But you
two got along
great!
Yeah, she
never blamed
me.
See?
LISTEN!
She...
She didn't
remember, yo.
Like,
her memory
was gone?
I dunno.
But we woke up
in the UG, an'
whatchu think she
said to me?
"Nice to
meet you."
I mean,
talk about your
sick jokes, man.
Rhyme didn't
remember a
thing about me.
So they took
her memory...
Like they did
with me.
Prob'ly.
But she didn't
win the Game.
So even if I
become Composer
an' make her
right again...
her memories
a' me might be
gone for good.
That's
terrible...
It's what it is.
But I
don't care!
I'm still
gonna bring
her back!
That's the
leas' I can do
for her!
I'm with
you, man.
Thanks.
......
Sorry, I'm
wastin' time.
We...we gotta
get over to
Towa Records!
Here goes.
Aight, it's
open. Le's go,
Phones.
OK.
Where you at!?
Come on out!
Is he even
here?
Tsk...
Fool's prob'ly
hidin' somewhere.
Yo, what if
we scan for
him?
You can't
scan Reapers.
No, but we
might find
anotha' clue!
......
All right.
Yo, Phones,
hold up!
Lollipop
said he's here,
right?
Le's keep
lookin'.
That's odd...
Huh?
Wassup?
I can't
scan!
What?
That's wack, man!
Try again.
......
I'm serious!
It's not
working.
No way!
Why not!?
Good
question.
So this means...
what?
Everybody's
a Reaper?
C'mon,
please.
You see
any wings?
And if they
were Reapers,
they'd notice
us.
Aight...
so then what,
yo?
Hey, look!
Red Skull pins.
Yeah, all
the people's
got 'em...
Wait!
What if it's
the pins?
Maybe they
block my scan,
like the Player
Pins!
Could be, yo.
Rhyme said
Players can't scan
each other.
Or technically,
people carrying
Player Pins.
It's like the
pin blocks the
signal.
So these
people is all
Players?
I mean,
if they got
pins, yo...
No, we're
the only two
Players.
I'm sure of it.
These people
are alive-
in the RG.
Maybe the
Red Skull pins are
like Player Pins
for the RG.
Naw, they
can't play the
Game if they alive.
THINK, man!
We can't all
be great thinkers
like you.
So, yo, the
Red Skull pins-
they a CAT
design, right?
Wow, you
know CAT?
Hells yeah,
I ain't stupid.
Everybody in
Shibuya knows
CAT!
The two
pins sure look
alike, huh?
They do.
It can't be a
coincidence.
The same
guy musta made
both, yo.
......
So that
means...
he's also
gotta be...
uhhhhhh
hhhmmmm
mmmm
...meh.
Riiight.
How 'bout we
go get Rhyme?
Oh!
Good call!
Lollipop
is waitin'!
...Naw, that's
ridiculous.
It can't
be him...
Oh, here
already?
That was
fast.
Yo, shut up!
You done sayin'
your prayers?
Still a ball
of energy,
I see.
Fine. Make me
do some work,
why don't you?
Here he
comes...
Phones,
careful. He's-
What?
Do I detect
WORRY?
Huh!?
Who are
you and what
have-
I'm right
here, man.
Quit that!
I'm jus'
tellin' you not
to screw up,
yo!
Tsk, tsk.
Squabbling?
You won't
beat me like
that.
Damn!
He's right, yo!
Come on.
What are you
waiting for?
You heard him,
Phones!
It's time to
throw down!
I'm ready!
Ooh,
very good.
Ha!
Eat that!
Betchu had
enough!
......
What can
I say?
I know when
I'm beat.
You win.
Here's your
pin ba-
What are
you DOING?
Ugh, Kariya!
You lazy bum.
Who said
you could call
it a day?
Now look
sharp before
I put on my
angry face!
Uzuki!
What are you
doing here?
I came
to see if you
were goofing
off.
And it's a
good thing.
Honestly!
I can't take my
eyes off you.
Oh, do you
have to be such
a drudge?
Hey, who
told me to put
my heart into
my work?
Now you're
just gonna have
to let me help.
Tha's perfect,
yo.
We'll take
both you and
Lollipop at
once!
How many
licks could it
take!?
Aight, Uzuki.
One more fight.
If I have to.
You have to.
I'll buy you
a bowl of
ramen later.
Bravo!
You got us.
A big hand
for the big
winners.
As promised,
your pin. Catch!
Yoink!
Hang in there,
Rhyme. I'll fix
you right-
Hey...
What are they
tryin' to pull...
Yo, punks!
This ain't Rhyme!
Huh!?
This pin's
a fake!
You dirty, lying
cheaters!
Damn!
I KNEW I
couldn't trust
her.
Hoodwinked
again!
Kariya,
what are you
talking about?
The Iron
Maiden gave
us a fake on
purpose.
What!?
Then where's
the real pin?
Where do
you think?
What!?
She lied
to us!?
Then my
promotion...
All of it...
Beat,
I don't know
what to say.
It's aight.
Betchu ain't
never even seen
the real pin.
How would you
know?
That's no excuse.
I should've seen
through the trick.
Here.
It w
up for today...
but take it.
A Lv. 4 keypin?
What's this for,
man?
For everything.
Right now...
the UG needs you
two to have this.
The UG
needs us?
Why?
Aight, man.
I know what
to do.
You...
you do!?
C'mon,
Phones!
Oh, yo, 'fore
I forget.
Hmm?
Watch your
backs.
And why
would we need
to do that?
The last Reaper
to give us a keypin
got erased.
We think
the GM was
responsible.
Dontchu go
bein' the next,
aight?
Aight.
Thanks for the
advice.
We can
take care of
ourselves.
Right, Uzuki?
Hmph.
They can mind
their own
business.
Go on,
scram...before
I get grumpy.
And, um...
sorry about
yesterday.
Huh?
Somethin' happen
yesterday?
I can't
remember a
thing!
C'mon,
Phones, le's
bounce!
Right.
We've got a
Game Master
to find.
...Face it,
she just used
us to stall for
time.
Kiss that
promotion of
yours goodbye.
Never.
Huh?
I won't give up.
Not now.
Don't you
see how messed
up this all is?
They treat us
field Reapers like
we're tools!
I mean, this
work environment
is just...ugh!
Ugh-ier than
it was back in
the day,
I'll give
you that.
Kariya...
I love this town
just as much
as you.
So I've
decided.
I can't leave
Shibuya like this.
I have to
change it.
All Reapers
deserve to enjoy
their work.
To feel rewarded!
My, oh my.
That certainly
sounds epic.
Well, you let
me know how
it goes.
Ha ha.
Nice try.
You get to
be my little
helper.
Bleh!
Since when?
Together we
can move up the
ladder-really
change things!
A happier
Shibuya for
all Reapers.
It does
have a nice
ring to it...
Anyway...
I'm whipped
for the day.
Fat lot of
good these
O-Pins did us.
You mean
these?
They're toys.
They don't do
anything.
No way...
Duds?
Something,
anyway.
Now how 'bout
that ramen?
I'm ready to-
Those kids.
They're fugitives.
Enough to warrant
an EC.
Why'd you
let them have
the keypin?
If the GM
catches wind of it,
she'll slash more
than our salaries.
......
Uzuki,
don't you
feel it?
Feel what?
Shibuya's
breaking.
Breaking?
Don't be so
dramatic.
The town's...
homogenizing.
Turning simple.
Hmm, now
that you
mention it...
The usual
cacophony of
thoughts has
quieted down...
Yeah.
Because they're
changing, focusing-
all on a single point.
You think it's
an omen?
Dunno.
I just hope that
point isn't a period,
The End.
Ungh...
ahh...ahhhhhh...
Uzuki?
Aaaaaaugh!!!
Hey, Uzuki,
what's wrong!
Nnngh!
My...
my head...
Hmm, that
took a while.
Longer than
I assumed.
Hmph!
This body will
zetta take some
getting used to.
But it's
only a function
of time.
Now...
let's crunch some
more numbers!
This is...
the scramble?
Another day's
gone by...
Bwaaah!
Crap, man!
Crap crap crap!
All right!
Pipe down.
How'm I
supposed to pipe
down, yo?
It's Day 5!
Where the
hell is Ironface
hidin', man!?
Relax.
We've still got
three days.
We ONLY
got three
days, yo!
An' I got
less than you,
remember?
We ain't
gonna make it!
I still gotta
get Rhyme
back,
then we
gotta beat the
Composer...
Plus that
WALL is blockin'
our way to the
Shibuya River!
An' there
might be more
past it!
......
Well, one
thing at a time.
First:
calm down.
Aight!
Fine.
That Lv. 4 keypin
we got yesterday-
what does it open?
Kariya's key?
Udagawa.
All right.
Let's search
there today.
Fine.
The Iron Witch
cost us two days.
I ain't losin'
anotha' one.
No draggin'
your ass.
We gotta dash,
man!
Dammit!
Where she at?
Take it easy!
You're just gonna
tire yourself out.
Like I care, yo!
Shoutin' is the
only thing keepin'
me calm!
You always
run on full
blast, huh?
Not even
close, man.
Only since
comin' to the
UG.
Yeah?
When I was alive,
I took everythin'
at my own pace.
YOU?
Yeah.
I wasn't crazy
about nothin'.
Tha's why
my folks always
bitched at me.
"You gotta get
into a good school!
You gotta think
about your future!"
All they
wanted was
results, man.
Like I really
give a crap,
you know?
Yeah...
I think I do.
They kept
expectin' stuff
I ain't got,
then made me
feel like trash
when I didn't
give it.
They'd say,
"Why can't you be
like your sister?"
I hated it.
......
So I quit
tryin' altogether.
Gave up on
myself, so my folks
would, too.
And the
funny thing is,
they did.
Not Rhyme,
though.
Yo, I could
rob a bank and
she'd still be
there for me.
She always
had the right
words.
"I know you
have a dream,"
she'd say.
"You just haven't
dreamed it yet."
......
But it
got old-
bein' pitied by
my lil' sister.
So I started
to push her
away-
right up to
the day we
died.
......
But you've
GOT a dream.
Rhyme said
you wanted to
be the world's
best skater.
That was all
jus' made-up,
man.
Made-up?
Why would you-
Rhyme was
beatin' herself up.
Said she had
no dreams.
"Why come back
to life if I've got
nothing to live for?"
she said.
Damn, yo!
Tha's all
backwards...
She's the
one who had a
million reasons
to live!
......
I realized
somethin' then.
Rhyme's all
I got left.
So I said
to myself,
I gotta find
the words, like
she did for me.
Tell her
her dreams are
coming, just
like mine did...
even if that's
just a big lie.
...But all I did
is fool her into
thinkin' I'm
worth dyin' for.
I'm an idiot,
man.
I waited too
long to realize
what she meant
to me.
I'm nothin'
but an IDIOT!
Beat...
You're definitely
an idiot.
A huge idiot.
Whatchu say!?
Why would you
let your 'rents
push you down
like that?
That's not the
Beat I know.
Don't go the
distance for
other people.
Do it for
yourself.
Huh?
Like you're
doing right now.
Just go as
far as you
can go.
The "results"
will come later.
Right?
Phones...
I'm sorry
about Rhyme.
But what's
done is done.
Focus on
the now.
She wouldn't
want you
wasting energy
on regret.
......
Why do you
think she stuck
by you?
She knew
you could do
anything you put
your mind to.
Anyway...
I'm lucky.
How many
idiots have the
stones
to screw over
the Reapers and
help the
underdog?
Neku...
You're an idiot,
so start acting
like one.
Don't you
turn into a deep
thinker on me...
yo.
Pfft...
Bwa ha ha!
You said
it, man!
I ain't the
sentimentious
type!
Aaaaaaight!
I feel much
better, yo!
Jus' wait!
I'm gonna send
everybody home!
Rhyme an'
Shiki...an' that
Joshua kid...
an' of course
YOU, man.
All right,
then.
Hoooooo!
I am so fulla
fight!
Time to win
this Game and
change the
world!
Hey...
Check it out.
A Reaper!
......
Wait, why isn't
he attacking?
Maybe he
don't see us.
Hmm...
It might be
a trap.
Watch
yourself.
Aight!
Yo!
......
Yo, outta
the way!
......
You wanna
fight, punk?
......
The hell, man!
Is he deaf?
Something's
definitely wrong.
......
Urrrg...
To right the
countless wrongs
of our day,
we shine
this light of true
redemption-
Huh?
Guy's trippin',
yo.
-that this place
may become as
paradise.
What a
wonderful world
such would be...
Yo, who
broke this guy's
antenna?
Look out!
He's coming
for us!
Yo, wassup
with him?
No idea.
But I'm
pretty sure he
wasn't in
control.
Neku, man,
you notice
somethin'?
Town's awful
quiet, yo.
......
Yeah...
Too quiet.
Le's try
scannin'.
See if we can
figure somethin'
out.
All right.
Something's
wrong.
I should try
scanning.
What the-
They're all...
they're all
thinking the
same thing!
Even him!
No way, man.
I mean,
this is crazy,
ain't it?
What's
happening to
Shibuya?
Neku, look!
They still
got on them
pins!
......
Huh?
Wait, hold
up...
Bwaaah!
Of course!
Yo, man,
I think I finally
get it!
Get what?
The Composer!
I know who
he is!
It's CAT,
yo!
No, it's not.
Huh?
Whatchu mean,
"no"!?
How can
you be so
sure?
It's gotta be
CAT, no matter
how you slice it.
The Player
Pins...
The Red
Skull pins...
They all the
same design,
yo.
The same guy!
But CAT is
Mr. Hanekoma.
CAT saved
your life!
Hanekoma...
You mean
King a' Coffee?
No way, yo!
He's CAT!?
Then that
makes him-
Stop!
Mr. H can't be
the Composer,
all right!?
A-aight, man.
Sorry...
So, umm...
I'm gettin'
kinda confused,
yo.
You sure
Coffee Man's
CAT?
I mean, how
would you
know that?
Joshua
told me.
And I believe
him.
The prissy
kid you was
with?
Sure you can
trust him?
He was my
partner.
I trust my
partners.
Then I hate
to tell you,
man, but...
Hanekoma's
the-
Joshua was
looking for the
Composer.
Same reason
as you.
And Mr. H was
helping him.
So, like...
he was helpin'
out the kid who
was tryin' to
whack him?
I dunno, yo.
I bet the H-Man
was just playin'
priss-kid.
But he told
me!
"Expand your
horizons!
Enjoy the
moment!"
The exact
opposite of what's
happening around
us.
This Shibuya
isn't Shibuya
at all...
He'd never
do this!
Hmm...
Sounds like
you're reachin'
to me.
......
ARRRRGH!
I suck at
this analystical
crap, yo.
All I know
is that
Shibuya's
messed up,
and the
Composer's the
one doin' all
the messin'.
Whoever he is,
I'm takin him out!
......
Now le's
haul ass while
there's still
time!
Bwaaah!
More of 'em?
Think they've
still got a full
deck?
Yo...
......
Urrrg...
To right the
countless wrongs
of our day,
we shine
this light of true
redemption,
that this place
may become as
paradise.
What a
wonderful world
such would be...
......
...No
response.
......
Y-yo...
whatchu want,
man?
......
We're
surrounded!
To right the
countless wrongs
of our day,
we shine
this light of true
redemption...
That this place
may become as
paradise.
What a
wonderful world
such would be...
......
Dammit!
We gotta fight,
yo!
Huff...huff...
Did we
get 'em all?
Yeah...
What the
hell they want,
man?
All that
redumption
garbage...
I don't
get it, yo.
......
It's not just
the streets.
The Reapers
are acting weird,
too.
What's causing
the UG and RG to
change like this?
......
Is it really
them?
The pins?
Yo, Neku!
Snap out of
it, yo!
We gotta find
Ironface!
All right...
......
Guys, what's
gotten into you?
You!
What, you
wanna fight?
Then bring
it, yo!
Wait, Beat.
He's not
acting like the
others.
Hey, what
happened to
your friends?
I...I dunno.
Up until
yesterday they
were fine.
Then, bam-
they all started
sayin' the same
thing.
So how come
you ain't?
That's what I
wanna know!
...Wait.
What if they
know I skipped the
emergency meeting
the other day?
And now
they're ignoring
me? Oh, no!
......
Or what if these
are our new orders?
...I better mimic
the others!
......
Umm...
"To write the
countless thongs
of..."
Dammit!
So the
Reapers are
acting funny
'cause of
this emergency
meeting?
What the
hell?
Wall's
busted up.
Like something
came crashing
through from the
other side.
But this
wall's Lv. 4,
yo!
Nobody could
smash through
this.
Not even
the top brass,
man.
Then what
did?
Whatever,
le's move!
Hey! Hang on!
It could be
dangerous!
But what
if Ironface is
back there?
All right...
But stay alert.
It could be a
trap.
The hell
is this?
It looks like
burn marks.
This place...
This is where the
Grim Heaper was
messing around.
No sign of
Ironface.
Le's try
someplace
else!
Hang on!
We should check
this out.
How, yo?
I'm gonna
take a picture
with my phone.
A picture?
Whatchu
want a photo
for?
I'll explain in
a minute.
First...
let's see if it
yields any clues
about what
happened here.
This looks
like the last time
I saw it.
Nothing out of
the ordinary.
Hmm, let me
try another
picture...
No way!
What?
Yo, lemme
see it!
Coffee Man!?
That's him,
ain't it?
Mr. H...
What was
he doin' out
here, man?
Why...
See, I
told you he
was fishy!
Why would you
come here?
It doesn't
make sense.
This can't be
you, Mr. H...
......
Let's pay
his caféa
visit.
Huh?
Whatchu talkin'
about, man?
We gotta
find Ironface
first!
Mr. H's
place is on
Cat Street.
We haven't
checked there
yet.
I get it.
Two stones
wid one bird!
Then le's
get movin'!
Nothing out of
the ordinary.
Hmm, let me
try another
picture...
......
Yo, look.
Huh?
Wassup with
you guys?
Stop!
Don't get any
closer!
They're not
themselves.
......
To right the
countless wrongs
of our day,
we shine
this light of true
redemption,
that this place
may become as
paradise.
What a
wonderful world
such would be...
Yo, snap out
of it, fools!
......
Dammit!
Not them, too...
What the hell
is goin' ON!?
They're
coming our
way!
Huff...huff...
That should...
stop them...
Beat, let's
finish this.
W-wait,
man.
Please.
Cut 'em
some slack!
Slack?
They're just
gonna attack
us again!
I know!
I know...
but...
They ain't bad.
I can feel it, yo.
They jus'
screwy, like
everybody
else.
Well,
they're definitely
acting different
from yesterday.
But if you're
wrong-
If they
try to attack
us again...
I'll erase 'em
myself, I swear.
......
All right.
It's a deal.
Huh?
Look there.
Red Skull
pins?
Yo, they the
ones the RG folks
all got on...
How come
Team Lolly's
got 'em?
Yeah...
They're Reapers.
I thought
the Reapers
was supposed
to be wearin'
them O-Pins.
Hey, you
think they the
same thing?
I dunno...
Anyway,
let's make tracks
before these two
wake up.
Good call, man...
Le's bounce.
Hey...
This is...
The scramble!?
Another day
has passed?
Aww...
HELL no!
This can't
be happenin',
man!
What day
is it?
Hey,
calm down!
It's Day 6!
Nooo!
Calm down,
I said! We've still
got time.
CRAAAAAAP!!!
Hey, we
don't have time
for nervous
breakdowns!
Yo, I'm
only human!
If the
Iron Maiden
was tellin'
the truth,
today's the
day I get ghost
for real, man!
......
We still have
to try.
Yeah?
Let's go see
Mr. Hanekoma.
Where-
Oh! Duh!
Cat Street.
We haven't
looked around
there yet.
Aight, sweet!
Ironface is gonna
be there.
I feel it, yo!
I ain't goin'
without a fight!
C'mon!
Mr. H...
I need to
get the whole
story-
find out for
sure he's not
the Composer.
But how
do I ask him
THAT?
Move move
move move move
move move muh-
WOOOVE!!!
All right,
I'm moving!
Whoa!
This can't
be real...
Yo, this is
creepy...
Everybody's
tuned into the
same channel!
Shibuya's...
solidifying?
But this town's
supposed to be
about conflict.
I know
that now.
I was afraid
to clash,
afraid to
change.
I didn't want
to hear it.
But Mr. H
woke me
up...
and this is
not Shibuya!
Yo!
You aight?
Huh?
...Yeah.
We gotta
move!
What?
Whoa, man.
An' I thought the
last one was
busted up.
Whoever it
was headed for
Cat Street.
Then it
musta been
the H-Man.
...Returnin'
to his lair!
Look, stop
imagining things.
It's pointless.
Once we talk
to him, this will all
clear right up.
Aight, man.
But le's hurry.
What the
hell!?
Who
redecorated?
This place is
trashed, yo.
You think
Coffee Man
did this?
Why would
he wreck his
own shop?
Maybe he
was attacked.
Man, I don't
get none a'
this!
The place is
deserted...
I'm so
sick a' this!
I mean,
what's goin'
on, yo?
The wall-
breaker was
after Mr. H.
Ironface?
You think
she smashed
it up?
No.
She said
she would stay
in one place
all week.
If she was here,
she couldn't have
smashed those
other walls.
Who, then?
You got me.
Somebody else.
Yo, we need
to find a clue.
Of course!
The camera!
What, that
thing you used
yesterday?
What is it?
It lets me
take pictures
of the past.
Whoa!
Tha's badass,
man!
......
Two days ago,
the Miyashita
Park wall was
still up.
Which means
whatever happened
here took place-
Yo, lemme snap
somethin'!
Huh?
Hey-
Wait,
don't-
STOP!
Huh?
Yo, Neku,
I think it's
broken.
......
The camera
only works three
times a day.
Huh?
Wait, so that
means-
Three pictures
a day.
Bwaaah!
Say somethin'
sooner, man!
Yeah, 'cause
I had all that
time to react.
Maaan...
I didn't get nothin'.
What a waste of-
WHOA!
Yo, Neku,
check it!
Hey, that's...
Mr. H.
What's he
doin'?
Hidin'
somethin'?
Let's check
over there.
Yo, it's
a keypin!
A keypin?
For what?
I ain't never
seen this one
before, man.
Well, we've
already checked
everywhere...
except one
place!
The Shibuya
River!
Tha's gotta
be where the
Iron Maiden is!
She picked a
wall we couldn't
break!
I knew she
was sneaky,
yo!
......
Hey, something's
in the envelope.
A letter...
From Mr. H?
"Staying alive in this
Shibuya boils down to
one simple trick:
"Enjoy the moment
with all your might...
whether it's gloomy,
whether it's bright!"
...Well, it's
pretty damn
gloomy right
now.
Mr. H...
Yo, he left us
the letter an'
keypin for a
reason.
He wants
us to go to the
River, huh?
......
Aight, then!
Hoooooo!
What are we
waitin' for?
Le's find
Ironface,
rescue Rhyme,
and knock
the Composer
flat!
Go to the
River?
It's more
than that.
Why does
Mr. H even have
the key?
What does
he want me to
do with it?
Is he sending me
to the River...
or calling me
there?
And for what
purpose?
Why, Mr. H?
Where
could Mr. H
have gone?
Will he be
waiting at the
Shibuya River?
What's up?
The hell is
that heap of
garbage!?
Heap?
...No!
What's this
junk doing
back-
Miss me
much?
Hey, now,
I hope you're not
IGNORING me.
You hollow-
skulled
hectopascal!
The Grim
Heaper!
Hecto-
whatcha-huh?
What
language is this
guy speakin'?
You're
ALIVE?
Zetta duh!
I've been
calculating this
from square one.
That attack I
used to bake your
partner, I used for
a reason.
Your...
your body!
Hmph,
this?
This is my latest
masterpiece.
I call it:
"Myself"!
Punk's
turned himself
Taboo, yo!
The attack
I used erased
me, yes...
But you're
back...
But I was
refactored, through
the refinery sigil,
into...this!
This body,
this power...
all through the
magic of Taboo
psycho-animation!
So YOU
made those
burn marks.
And now, this
number-cruncher
is back...
with power
that rivals even
the Composer's!
You gotta
be jokin'!
Tha's why
you Tabooed
yourself up?
Have some
sense, yo...
Sense is
garbage!
CRUNCH!
I'll add it to
the heap!
All that matters
is MY beauty.
Being reborn
from the sigil
was part of my
equation.
This..."Tabooing
myself up" was
unexpected.
...But it works.
I'll make an
imposing new
Composer!
Wait...
You went
to WildKat!
Yeah.
That set was
empty, though.
Rrgh...
Where'd he
run off to?
You know,
don't you!
Tell me!
We have
no idea!
In that case...
who needs you?
Attention, 000s!
It's time for
you to die 4
a cause...
Mine!
Nggh...
The hell does
this guy eat?
He's so
powerful!
Heh heh...
Slabs Of Ham,
Celery And Horseradish,
Tons Of Asparagus.
I'd say that's
about enough
calibration...
This time,
Composer...
You fall!
Yo, where
you goin'!?
C'mon, man,
we gotta go
after him!
What if he
beats us there?
Don't worry.
He doesn't
know where
"there" is.
Besides, we've
got the key to
the River.
He's stuck
either way.
Aight,
then.
But man...
That punk was
TOUGH.
Well, we
better deal.
He said his
power rivals the
Composer's.
What does that
tell you about
the Composer?
Yo, that's
nuts.
...You really
think he's that
tough?
We better be
able to win, yo.
You gonna
give up if we
can't?
Hells no!
I ain't bailin'
now!
Rhyme...
Rhyme needs me!
I'm goin'...
I'M GOIN'!
Hooooooooo!
The River...
The Composer...
Mr. H.
I better be
ready for what
I find.
......
To right the
countless wrongs
of our day,
we shine
this light of true
redemption,
that this place
may become as
paradise.
What a
wonderful world
such would be...
Oh, hello...
I'm sorry,
we're not open
yet.
Oh!
I know you.
You ate here
a while back.
Yeah...
sort of?
He remembers
me?
Circumstances
forced me to close
shop for a while.
But today
we reopen for
business!
Why not
eat before
you go?
Whoa!
This guy is a
chameleon...
Hey...
The scramble
again!?
Dammit!
We lost anotha'
day, man!
So it's Day 7...
Whoa!
Dude, your
hands!
N-naw, man...
I'ma hold myself
together!
I can't fade
away now!
Rhyme needs
me!
I ain't goin'
up in smoke till
I save her!
Yo!
Neku...
I, uh...
I don't got
much time.
I know.
Let's hurry
over to the
Shibuya River!
Aight!
Today we put an
end to all a' this!
The wall's
busted!
No way,
man...
You sayin' that
guy made a
Tabooty call?
Then he knows
the Composer's
here!
This is bad, yo.
He's gonna
beat us there!
Calm down.
First we have
to find the GM.
If we don't
save Rhyme-
I know!
Ironface...
We gotta find
Ironface!
Not much
of a river...
Still, Joshua
was bent on
coming here.
To see the
Composer?
To see
Mr. H?
Hey,
le's pick up
the pace!
Yeah.
What?
Mail, now?
Huh?
"Konishi wields
shadow and illusion.
You'll find only lies
with the naked eye.
"During battle,
she always
hides in the white
darkness .
"Begin by casting
Taboo Noise into the
heart of chaos .
"Then, once
you find where
she truly lurks,
"your real battle
will begin.
"P.S.
Beware of
shadows ."
What a
weird mail.
Did Ironface
send it?
What, to say,
"Here's how to
beat me"?
Right.
Who, then?
I dunno.
Well, we
better keep
movin', man.
Yeah.
Sooo zetta
slow!
Y-you!
What the
factor took so
long?
It's Tabooty!
Damn.
We don't have
time for this...
Move!
You ain't what
matters!
FOIL!
First, Outer,
Inner, Last!
And this is
the last stop.
Not even I
can break the
barrier ahead.
Her Iron
Frostiness put
it up.
She's here?
Dammit!
I knew it!
Tha's jus'
like her, yo.
Hidin' like
a coward jus'
outta reach!
Stupid
hectopascals!
She's not
through here.
Huh?
Then where,
yo!?
You zetta
morons!
You haven't
noticed?
She's been
with you...
...The whooole
time.
Behind you!
You you you
you you
you was
hidin' in my
shadow!?
I didn't
expect to have
to reveal myself
like this.
By my forecasts,
you two should
have been erased
yesterday.
Speaking of
anomalies...
Mr. Minamimoto.
Heh!
I'm only here
'cause your barrier's
blocking me out.
Unforeseen
circumstances
aside...
my plans are
proceeding
without a hitch.
You've yielded
far more data than
even I projected.
Shut it,
Ironface-
an' gimme back
Rhyme, yo!
Huh?
Why you copyin'
what I say!?
Like I said,
you've yielded
so much data.
See the
power of
foresight?
Hey, who
gives a digit?
Hurry up
and open this
barrier
before I
turn you into
Shibuya River
sludge.
All right.
I'll remove the
barrier...under
one condition.
Yeah?
What're you
scheming this
time?
When you
become
Composer...
I want you to
make me your
Conductor.
Otherwise,
the barrier
stays.
Heh!
You're double-
crossing Megs?
Analysis shows
that Shibuya is
heading toward an
untimely end.
If revolution
is upon us,
then who has the
highest probability
of surviving the
ensuing chaos?
A free spirit.
You.
Please Excuse
My Dear Aunt
Sally!
I zetta dig
your style!
You and me
think alike.
Fear 'n' mercy
are garbage!
All right!
You got yourself
a deal.
Then I'll
take care of
the barrier.
Attention,
binomials of the
UG!
Introducing
your new
Composer...
His name...
is ME!
Yo, where
you think you
goin'!?
Ah ah ahhh.
I'm afraid I
can't let you
take one step
further.
You'd betray
the Composer?
Betray?
I simply choose
to align with the
man in charge.
It hardly
matters who.
What?
As far as I'm
concerned,
anyone could be
the Composer.
Suppose
Minamimoto
fails.
By then,
Kitaniji will have
sustained serious
injuries
in the process
of protecting
the Composer-
at which point
I could finish him
in a heartbeat.
So everybody's
jus' a pawn to
you.
No matter how
this ends, I will
be Conductor.
Scheming
witch...
When the
Composer started
requiring O-Pins,
I knew the
UG revolution had
already begun.
Then what's
going on IS his
fault.
I don't presume
to know the
Composer's
true intentions.
But I intend
to outlive this
chaos.
She chucked
the pin?
These
"O-Pins"...
They're fakes.
Wear them, and
you're finished.
I knew it...
I have a
better pin in
my deck.
Rhyme!
Heh!
Tha's what you
think!
Please.
Spare yourself the
embarrassment.
My analyses
are never wrong.
Oh yeah?
Then wha's wid
the "unforeseen
circumstances"?
Sounds like
you can't predict
jack, yo.
'Sides, you
missin' somethin'
hella crucial.
I beg your
pardon?
Next Composer
gonna be ME, yo!
And I ain't
never makin' a
punk like you one
a' my men!
So suck on
that, yo!
Me?
Work for you?
Hee hee...
Ha ha ha ha!
You vexatious
monkey!
You're right.
No analysis could
ever plumb the
depths of your
fatuity.
Heh heh.
Damn right!
Uh, dude...
She's making
fun of you.
WHAT!?
It's YOUR fault
I didn't pick up on
Shibuya's changes
sooner!
You so busy
thinkin' wid
your head,
you forgot
to pay attention
wid your heart!
Arrrgh!
Enough of your
chimp-speak!
I will obliterate
any disruptive
elements in my
path!
Yo, Neku...
I got her pissed
at me now.
While she
comes after
me,
you snag
Rhyme!
I ain't a
Reaper no more,
so I can't free
Rhyme from
the pin.
But you...
......
Anyway, if...
if I don't make it,
take care a'-
Screw you.
I'm not
bringing Rhyme
back to life.
That's your
job!
I'll snag her
pin if I get the
chance, but...
the rest
is you.
Heh.
Aight, man,
you said it.
Then le's do
this thing!
How...
An error in
my analysis?
Impossible...
Sucks for
you.
How could
you have risen
above my
projections?
You're not
a Reaper!
How did
you summon
that Noise!?
......
Like I know!
And she's
not a Noise!
She's
our friend,
Rhyme!
Grrff...
All of this...
on account
of that stupid
chimp!
If only I'd
destroyed him!
I don't think
any of us can
predict what Beat
will do.
I mean,
look at him.
Rhyme...
Rhyme, RHYME!
I'm so sorry.
This is all my fault...
I'll never let you
go again!
Jus' you wait.
I'm gonna
give you that
second chance,
I swear!
Hee hee...
What a touching
reunion.
But ponder
this:
would your
sister care as
much about you
in return?
We took her
love for you...
It was your
entry fee.
You what!?
Your sister's
memories of you:
they were YOUR
entry fee.
Hers was
something
else.
You must not
have been very
dear to her.
What...
Hee hee...
That look on
your face.
It's just...as I
pre...dicted...
Rhyme's
memories of me
was MY entry
fee?
Then what
was hers, yo?
......
Screw it,
I ain't got time
to think!
We gotta
push ahead!
Right.
Huh?
Mail...
From who?
"See you in
the Composer's
chamber."
Yo...
You think it's...
......
Mr. H?
Yo, Neku!
Le's move!
Right...
The Composer
must be ahead.
Once we go on,
I don't think we
can come back.
Well, I ain't
sittin' out here.
You ready,
man?
Aight!
Full speed ahead!
Well, aight.
But don't
take too long,
yo.
Good to go,
man?
Wait!
Wha's wrong,
yo?
Behind us...
Something's
coming.
Ohhh...
What is this
place?
It's so dark...
and spooky...
And stinky.
Shiki...
Shiki!!!
Whoa!
Neku?
Beat!?
What are
you doing
here!?
I woke up
here all by
myself.
Yo, does
that mean we
won the Game?
Like, the Iron
Maiden was the
las' boss?
But if I won
the Game,
why hasn't
Shiki come back
to life?
Did the
Reapers trick
me?
Or-
So where
are we?
Are we all
alive again?
No, not yet.
This is the
Shibuya River...
in the UG.
The UG?
But why!?
I'm supposed
to be alive...
...You can
blame me.
They made
you my entry
fee.
I'm sorry...
Huh?
I was your
entry fee?
Then...
Wh-whoa!
So I'm your...
I'm the...
Whaaat?
Oh, NEKU...
Talk about
embarrassing...
I mean,
this isn't like
you at all!
That's 'cause
you haven't seen
me in two weeks.
You missed
a lot.
And I mean
a lot, Shiki.
Well...
Look on the
bright side.
If we're
together now,
you must've
won...right?
Now we can
both come
back to life.
Not yet.
What?
Why not?
We beat the
Game Master.
But I haven't
been taken to
that white room.
Prob'ly 'cause
we been breakin'
rules left an' right.
I'm pretty sure
the Game is null
and void.
Null and-
But what about
our lives!?
There still
might be a way,
yo-
if I become
the next
Composer!
How does
that work?
I gotta
take down the
guy with the
job now.
Hmm...
I see.
You don't
seem surprised.
Not really.
You both look
so serious.
......
So I guess
that must be
the only way.
Don't worry, yo!
I'ma pull this thing
off!
I know,
Beat.
Let's not
waste any
time, then!
If the Composer
stands between
me and life...
then he has
to go.
I...I have to
do it.
Neku, let's go!
Yeah,
coming...
Look!
There's something
there.
One of
Pi-Face's
heaps?
Le's check
it out.
Omigosh!
There's a
person under
there!
Yo, look
who it is!
The Grim Heaper
got...
crunched.
No way,
man...
This guy
was tough as
bricks!
Who coulda
done this to him?
You think...
Shades!?
Could he a'
done this?
I dunno.
But whoever
it was must
have been more
powerful.
But, like...
yo!
We lucky,
right?
Don't be
so morbid!
But we
don't gotta beat
him now!
No.
Just the guy
who's stronger.
Details, yo.
I'm tellin' ya,
we lucky!
......
Now le's
keep goin'!
What happened
here?