Hey, crime lab guy, can you check over here, too?
Oops, be careful there.
It's no use, I can't get a good reading.
My powers are definitely starting to weaken.
I feel like it'll disappear...
...the instant I look away.
I just kept counting...
...all the many traces of loneliness...
...that I'd vomited up.
In this time that seems so dry,
...my heart is thrashing around and drowning.
It takes those lies that make my head spin...
...and tears them to pieces.
And the place I lose my way in...
...is a dim, hazy world.
Keiko Muramatsu, age 23.
After pooling the intel we got from the police and Miss Karasuma,
...we can conclude that she's the one behind this series of attacks on ATMs.
I'll leave you to it.
But be quick about it. We still have a long way to go.
How long do you suppose it will take to hunt them all down?
Well, judging from this list of targets and the pace we're going...
Another 30 years, I'd say.
That long?!
That long.
I guess my life will be nothing but loans and hunts...
You're not doing any of the hunting.
I just wish the Administrator would narrow down our target list a little.
Like the way he used to...
Our luck will change for the better soon.
Once I'm back on the front line, our efficiency is gonna shoot up.
Besides, you two aren't gonna be working here for life.
Unlike us hunters...
Well, it's not that I'm not fond of this job...
But even if you come back to work, Haruto, we still need a replacement.
I think it's about time we faced facts.
Either they were abducted...
...or have gone into hiding...
...or were killed.
In any case, Amon and Robin aren't here anymore.
You're one cool customer, Michael...
You know where it is?
I was just there the other day.
When you get there, follow the instructions of the people there.
Sure.
And when you're done, have them treat you to some soba noodles.
Soba?
Yeah. I know you're thinking, "Why soba?" The reason is...
Are you stepping out, sir?
Yeah. Just to see Robin off.
I'll just bet. Are you sure you're not heading out to play pachinko?
Um... Care to join me?
We have a client arriving soon.
I wish you'd get your act together.
In the first place, you stood them up last time, so I want you to...
Ask Robin to help with our hunt?
Yeah, let's have her help us.
Ask Robin...
Robin rescued me the other day.
But if something like that happened to me again...
If that sort of thing keeps happening...
My luck won't hold out forever.
Besides, Miho, aren't you getting close to your limit yourself?
You're planning the hunts yourself and then carrying them out, too...
I can understand how you want to fill in for Amon,
...but your body won't be able to keep up forever.
And you know how Sakaki is.
Even if he comes back to the hunt, there's no telling if he'll obey you, Miho.
So we should have Robin...
Put herself in danger?
If the guys who attacked this place really were after Robin,
...that will only put her in danger.
I don't think we have to worry about that.
Why's that?
Because those guys were after the Orbo.
How can you say that for sure? We don't even know who they were yet!
Besides, if they were from Solomon,
...that would mean that Robin is the target of a hunt.
And if that's the case...
Would you be able to hunt her?
Could you hunt Robin? Could you do it?
It's all right, we'll see each other again soon.
Really?
Really.
Here. Pinky promise, red bean bun promise, chocolate bun promise!
If you're a good girl, that nice girl there says she'll buy you some takoyaki.
Okay!
I guess it's too much to hope for lightning to strike twice...
Bingo!
Okay, baby, start up!
Start up! Start up, damn it!
Come on, don't do this to me! Start!
What am I supposed to do?
You didn't hear from Mr. Nagira?
No.
All you need to do is baby-sit.
Baby-sit?
Yeah, this little girl.
Can these chance encounters be a sign from God?
Let's go!
Aw, not again!
You piece of junk!
H i n o d e
P l a y g r o u n d
Okay, she's all yours for a while.
Let's go.
Yummy!
What is it? Would you like some tea?
I found this big piece inside!
A devil...
Across the sea, there are places where an octopus is called a devilfish.
A "fish of the devil".
Oh, really?
Okay, you devil! Bad devils like you get eaten up!
This devil is tasty, though.
There are bad people devils, too.
People?
Yeah! My daddy was taken away by devil people.
Taken away?
Mommy says if we stayed in our old house, we'd be taken away by the devils, too.
That's why Mommy said that we have to move.
Taken away... by devils...
This devil is gonna move into my stomach!
That's strange. Why is it so shiny?
It's just a ball of mud.
It's a dumpling.
This is called a mud dumpling.
"Dumpling"?
Yep, that's right! It's gonna get lots and lots and lots shinier!
Shiny, shiny!
Shiny, shiny, shiny, shiny!
That was... Did you do something?
What did you do just now? What did you do?
No doubt about it.
That was a Witch power just now...
Latent powers.
Uncontrollable power that suddenly...
If I had met this girl just a month ago...
...I would have hunted her.
What's the big idea, making that poor little girl cry?
Dojima...
Mommy! I wanna go back to where Mommy is!
I wanna go back!
I'm sorry.
That's better. You have to apologize, Robin.
I'm sorry.
And next, we make up.
All right, good job.
That's a good girl, Robin.
Now, can you tell me your name?
Minori! Minori Nakayama!
But Mommy said that starting today, I'm gonna be Minori Yoshida!
Oh, is that right?
And now, it's time to go on the slides!
Yay, I love the slides!
Be careful not to trip and fall down, okay?
"Starting today"?
I'm guessing that this isn't a normal baby-sitting job, is it?
Well, I'm sure there's a perfectly good explanation.
Like maybe they're being chased by a high-interest loan shark...
Illegal aliens, maybe? Nah, that can't be it.
This job of yours...
Is it more dangerous than being a hunter?
Well, I'm not gonna pry or anything.
Dojima...
Why did you come here?
Why else?
Because I wanted to see you, Robin.
I was looking around the area where you saved me the other day.
And then I suddenly saw you, so I chased after you on your scooter.
But the stupid engine kept dying on me, so l...
I told you.
Huh? Told me when? Told me what? Where?
I said that if you get mixed up with me, I'd cause you nothing but trouble.
I know that, but I really want you to hear me out.
I'm begging you.
Come on, think about what I asked you earlier.
I know it's a lot to ask, but...
I can't.
I've thought about it, but I just can't do it.
I don't think there's much of a chance that you're being chased by the organization.
Why's that?
You hide a tree inside a forest.
That's why you're trying to blend into the crowd, right?
But if Solomon headquarters really wanted to hunt you,
...I don't think they would've let you run free for a whole month!
I'm begging you. Please. I want you to help us.
Give us a hand.
Besides, I'm scared.
If things go on this way, I...
But you have to keep going.
If you refuse to hunt, you yourself will become the hunted.
Robin...
What should I do?
I'm calling it a day.
Well, hold the fort.
Those two are firm believers in the 9-to-5 workday, aren't they?
Maybe I'll follow their example.
Hi, Miss Karasuma.
I'm now tailing the target.
I'll wait for my chance, and then begin the operation on the spot.
Wait! It's too dangerous to move alone!
Meet up with Dojima, and...
Geez, this again?
She's running off half-cocked again... Why is she in such a hurry?
Now commencing operation. Send a request to the Factory.
Dammit!
What the hell is Dojima doing?!
I've been calling her for a while now!
Come on, please, I'm begging you!
Really, I'm begging you!
I'll never ask for anything again! Just this once!
I can't do it. In any case, I have to look after this girl.
Looks like her ride is here.
Hold it right there!
I've heard of you people, but you sure aren't what I was expecting.
Come along quietly.
That's far enough.
Time to go to sleep.
Why now...?
This next one is gonna be big!
You're gonna die!
'Cause I'm gonna use THIS!
Robin!
Did she say "Robin"?!
Are you serious?!
Did you do that?
Dojima, hunting is YOUR job!
But...
I did it! I did it!
I beat her!
You sure did. Good work, Yurika.
So it's true... You're all right.
Yeah.
Looks like you're having a rough time.
See? We really do need her.
We need your help, Robin.
The Factory is on their way.
You should go.
Right.
Thank you.
Sure.
Fix up my partner, okay?
There's a tradition in Japan where you eat soba noodles when somebody moves.
I won't ask what you've been up to.
But I won't clean up your messes, either.
If anything ever happens... Be prepared to accept the consequences.
That girl...
She was a Seed, wasn't she?
Nagira, do you work to save Witches?
Are you the leader of an organization that opposes the STN or something?
I'm done.
It's nothing that elaborate.
But it's like I told you before, right?
I can't stand people who try to tie other people down, that's all.
So that's why you're helping them.
Who knows?
But if that's the case... That means Amon is your enemy.
Maybe he is.
Then why did you take me in?
It's like a bad relationship you can't get out of.
Bad relationship?
Way back when we were kids, we lived together for three months.
Together with Amon...
Yeah.
I helped out on another hunt...
From now on...
What should I do?
Amon...
Just how far back do I need to go?
Tell me.
It's all so vivid that it hurts.
The truth is, nothing can be shared,
...so I never looked back.
...all those promises...
...inside me eventually...
...gave up on that light from some other time,
...like the light of a morning you can't return to.