Synopsis
Withdrawing from the bank account of a newly established IT company without authorization, modifying the Karte data of a major hospital using a computer virus, hacking into an airport control tower's system to hijack a passenger aircraft... All these acts are IT crimes. You play as the newly employed investigator Satoru Amatsubo to help the international organisation "GIS" to stop such IT crimes.
Features:
| Developer: | RED |
| Release Date: | 13th July 2006 |
| Price: | 4800 Yen |
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Version History
3.0 Menus & Controls
4.0 Characters
5.0 Walkthrough
2.0 Version History 15/7
3.0 Menus & Controls
You can use the Memo function to write down notes using your stylus so that you don't have to find scrap bits of paper. Also, press Start to reach the save menu.
4.0 Characters
Satoru Amatsubo
The protagonist of our story. Satoru is an university student who is talented with computers. One day his childhood friend Rina gets caught up in a certain incident and he is forced to help her. After the GIS found out he had the skills to hack into the government computers, they decided to scout him out.
Rina Kokubo
Satoru's childhood friend. Full of curiosity, Rina is always the first to take action. Due to her charming personality, she gets along with people easily and manage to cheer any mood up. She isn't very good at staying idle.
Misutzu Sekushi*
The beautiful head chief of GIS Japan. She can stay calm in any situation and make precise judgements. This has earn her the trust of all her subordinates.
*Note that the site has her name romanized as "Misuzu" but, I decided to stick with "Misutzu" due to the difference in pronounciation between the Kana for ず and づ.
Valdes
Misutzu's SP (bodyguard). As a member of GIS, he is surprisingly not good with computers. However, his physical strength and fighting skills more than makes up for it.
Kei Minami
A senior high school girl who works in the GIS's analysis department as a part-time job. Her skills in writing programs and analysis is top class.
Toshiki Ookouchi
An inspector from the local police headquarters. He is not very good with computers and can barely just send and receive e-mail. Ookouchi is easily stirred up and therefore, gets easily taken advantage of.
5.0 Walkthrough
Mystery Woman:
Ha... They're all the same.
Mystery Man:
What's wrong boss? What's with the sighing?
Mystery Woman:
Well... I've been looking at the list of candidates to increase our force but...
Doesn't look there's anyone suitable.
Mystery Man:
I see...
Mystery Woman:
I want someone young who has the skill to help increase our effectiveness but... Looks like one won't be easy to find.
Mystery Man:
Well, there's no need to rush. Just take your time.
Something just arrived for us by the way, boss. Will you take a look at it?
Mystery Woman:
Oh? What is it?
Mystery Man:
It's a report of the suspect man you asked about who may have been the one who was responsible for that daring act last week.
I'm sure you mentioned that he accessed a government server without authorization...
Mystery Woman:
Yes, that's right...
Ah, I see.
Just by looking at the data here.
It seems he hasn't modified any information or accessed any classified information. All he done was access the server without authorization.
Mystery Man:
So do you really think this guy is "him"? He's only an university student.
Mystery Woman:
Well... It's too bad but, it seems he isn't "him".
But this kid's hacking skills is pretty good.
...Right, it's decided. Lets scout him out and get him to join us.
Mystery Man:
Are you serious, boss?
Mystery Woman:
Yes, I'm serious. I just explained to you a moment ago~
I want a talented candidate to increase the efficiency of our force.
Wait for me. Amatsubo Satoru-kun!
Program #0, Change the Life.
Out in the streets.
???:
Ah, I'm beat~ I'm going to fall apart.
Man that new boss... He completely abuses his workers.
If he catches you just standing around even, he'll say "Stop lazying about and check the shelves!" or, "Go clean the shop!"...
And he doesn't call me by my name. Just, "you"...
He could at least use "Amatsubo" or "Satoru" you know!
...
(This isn't good. I talk to myself too much lately...)
(Lets just get back home quickly.)
Back home.
Man... What a day.
The professor caught me at university today and made me help him with some programming...
Oh well, I'm off uni and work tomorrow so I guess I can spend some time on the net 'til morning.
Maybe that'll get me relaxed a bit.
Turns on the light to find his apartment in a mess.
Woah!
....
Who- Who... Who messed up my apartment!
Satoru: Who could it be at his hour...? It's Rina. ...I should ignore it. Everytime she calls, nothing good ever happens.
Rina: Hey, Yuuko! About tomorrow...
Satoru: ...Rina! Is this all your doing?!
Rina: Huh?! ...What's wrong, Yuuko? Your voice sounds so much like Satoru's.
Satoru: Stop acting dumb! You've been ringing my phone so many times now!
Rina: Ju- Just a second. I never phoned you... Ah, I know! My phone's messed up again.
Satoru: Who cares about your phone! Are you the one who messed up my apartment?
Rina: What- What are you on about, Satoru? What's this about your apartment being messed up?
Satoru: What do I mean? I thought you're the one responsible for this.
Rina: Hey, calm down! You don't sound like yourself! What on earth happened?
Satoru: I don't know... I don't have a clue what's happened.
Rina: Haa, never mind! Come over to the family restaurant we always go to! You can tell me all about it there, OK?
Satoru: ...OK. The usual family restaurant right?
Rina: Yeah, that's it. See you then. Hangs up.
Satoru: .... (So it wasn't Rina... So did a thief really get in here?) Two men barges in. (Wh- Who?!)
MIB A: You must be Amatsubo Satoru! Hand over what you "stole"!
Satoru: What I stole...?! (What is he on about? I don't remember stealing anything...)
MIB A: Forget it! Moves forward to hit Satoru.
Satoru: (Uh-oh! They're going to beat me up!)
MIB A: The CD-R you stole! Hand it over now or you're going through some serious pain.
Satoru: ...I don't remember stealing any CD-R. Gets hit again.
MIB A: Listen, kid... The next hit will kill you!!
Satoru: (Now's my chance!!)
MIB A: Hey, kid!! Don't you dare try pulling a fast one on us! We'll kill you! Out in the streets. Stop, kid!
Satoru: Haa... Haa...
MIB A: Where did that damn kid go!
Satoru: (Damn it... When will they give up?!) (I'll just have to hide myself somewhere.) (I'll hide at that bench!) ....
MIB B: Damn. We lost him...
MIB A: Go check the other areas!
Satoru: .... (Should be alright now.) (They've gone off somewhere else so I should be safe for now.)
Rina: Hello, Satoru! Whare are you now?
Satoru: Well, I'm actually-
Rina: I don't want to hear excuses. Just hurry here! How long are you going to keep me waiting! I'm not going to stay here for much longer! Hangs up.
Satoru: (....Why does she always hang up without listening like that.) (But Rina has always been one-sided.) (...Lets just head to the restaurant for now.) (A crowded place should be safer than being here.)
???: Hey, Satoru! How long were you going to keep me waiting for!
Satoru: Rina...
Rina: ...Satoru?! You look terrible! Why are you covered in bruises...? What's happened? Come on, tell me. Sits down and orders food.
Satoru: These bruises... someone hit me.
Rina: What?! ...Who hit you?
Satoru: Two men in black suits wearing sun glasses. I don't know why but, they just suddenly barged into my apartment and kept hitting me. They said things like "You're going through some serious pain!" and "We'll kill you!". I thought I was dead...
Rina: No way~! You'll have to make better jokes than that! You said "my apartment's all messed up" on the phone... You must be joking with me here.
Satoru: ....
Rina: Really...
Satoru: And... The figure on my TV was twisted into an ugly pose.
Rina: Ug- Ugly pose?! You can't be serious! You see that pose was
Satoru: What about that pose? How do you know about what happened to it?
Rina: Huh?! Well, er... I er... ....
Satoru: (That Rina... She's hiding something from me.)
Rina: What figure...? I don't know what you're talking about...
Satoru: Stop acting dumb!
Rina: ....
Satoru: Rina!!
Rina: ....Well, I was the one that moved that toy figure... The window in your apartment was left open as usual so I sneaked in.
Satoru: ...Man. Why are you always like that... (Now that I think about it, she's always been like this.) "The girl in front of me is called Kokubo Rina." "We're the same age and as far as I can remember, we've been together since primary, junior high, senior high and now uni." "You could call it fate. We're not really childhood friends." "She always do things that surprises others and tends to act faster than anyone else." "She's always cheerful and has a very cute smile." "She kind of cheers up the mood whenever she's around." "I can tell you that but..." "Before she does anything, she doesn't think if it's bad or good." "As long as it's fun, she goes for it and doesn't think about the consequences." "She's a real trouble maker for me!"
Rina: Eheheh!
Satoru: Don't "Eheheh!" me! Man...
Rina: Oh, I'm sorry... But that's odd. When I went into your apartment, it wasn't messed up.
Satoru: Then who could have done it...
Rina: Could it be... Those two black suited men who done it?
Satoru: I really don't think so. Besides... Why would black suited men attack me for no reason at all? I should go to the police.
Rina: I don't think that's a good idea.
Satoru: Why?
Rina: Didn't I tell you last week? Someone hacked into the servers and... Since you're a "hacker", I don't know... I saw on TV that hackers were considers criminals. So it might be dangerous if you go to them...
Satoru: You're talking about "crackers"! Let me explain... A "hacker" is someone who is highly skilled and passionate about everything. They try to learn about things and then try to improve them. As for "crackers", they use their great skill for crimes...
Rina: Ah~ Forget about it! Too hard for me to understand! Anyway... You hack into servers without permission quite a lot, don't you?
Satoru: Yeah but... I don't change any data or steal anything.
Rina: If the police finds out, do you think they'll act the same way as you do?
Satoru: I don't know... But I'm sure the police won't find out.
Rina: You don't know that! Wait... Maybe those two men were police!
Satoru: They couldn't have been... But if they were, that means I'll get arrested.
Rina: Think back. What did those men in black say to you?
Satoru: They were saying something about, "Hand over what you stole"... Yeah... They said something about, "Hand over the CD-R you stole"!
Rina: CD...? Ah!! ...I remember now!
Satoru: Rina... What do you remember?
Rina: While I was walking along the rotary outside the station this weekend, a shaggy haired man bumped into me... Flashback. Then everything fell out of his bag.
???: Stupid girl...
Rina: So I said to him, "let me help you pick your stuff up." But for some strange reason, he rushed off without saying thanks. Back in the restaurant. He left an envelope behind but I couldn't give it back to him.
Satoru: ....
Rina: No, you see... The envelope didn't have an address or phone number written on it. So I looked inside... There was a CD but nothing else. It was the only way I could find out where the man was so... I used your PC to check what was on the CD.
Satoru: What?! You used my PC?!
Rina: I couldn't help it. I don't have a PC of my own... Anyway, so I put in the CD and pushed the enter key or something... Then something like an instruction book appeared on the screen. I have no idea what it was.
Satoru: So... What was written inside this instruction book that was on the CD?
Rina: Hmmm... It had something like, "If you use this, you can create a network interference."
Satoru: "Network interference"?! ...Could it be a computer virus or something?
Rina: Hmmm, I don't know.
Satoru: Whatever it is, it's not something good...
Rina: Yeah. So then I wondered what I should do with it afterwards. Just then, an e-mail arrived on your PC.
Satoru: Don't tell me, Rina... You read the e-mail.
Rina: Yeah, I did.
Satoru: Rina... You can not just read other people's e-mail like that!
Rina: I couldn't help it! Blame the timing. Anyway, so I read the e-mail... It wrote, "Who are you?! If you don't want to be killed, return the CD-R!"
Satoru: ....
Rina: Pretty dramatic for a threat, don't you think? So I played along and replied to that message.
Satoru: What did you write back?
Rina: Well... Since whoever wrote that e-mail was so threatening, I wrote this. "If you want the CD back, pay the following amount of money in the designated account."
Satoru: You wrote what...
Rina: No reply came back so I forgot about it all, thinking it was a joke... But now that men in black really came to your place, that e-mail was real, wasn't it.
Satoru: ...So what happened to the CD-R?
Rina: Don't worry about it. It's in my apartment.
Satoru: Well then, I'm taking that CD and then...
Rina: Yeah... They gave you a pretty bad beating so if we leave it like this, you could be in danger.
Satoru: We can't do anything until we get that CD. Lets go get it from your apartment first.
Rina: OK, got it.
Satoru: Woah! What happened here?! Your apartment's been ransacked like mine!!
Rina: What? How?! It's not that messy. This is what it's usually like!
Satoru: ....
Rina: Lets see... the CD... Oops, I forgot where I put it. Help me find it, Satoru!
Satoru: Maybe it's in this pile of things... Hey! This thing's my...
Rina: What is it? Did you find the CD?!
Satoru: This thing belongs to my Captain Paper!
Rina: .... I thought I lost that.
Satoru: .... Your apartment's pretty messy you know.
Rina: It can't be helped. I'm a girl living alone you know! Ah, here it is! I found the CD! It was hidden underneath the table.
Satoru: How can you put something that important there... Doorbell rings.
Rina: Who could it be at this hour...? Who is- The two black suited men force their way in. Kyaaaa!
Satoru: Rina?!
MIB A: Be good and hand over the CD-R kids!!
Rina: Who- Who are you people?!
MIB A: Stop talking and hand over the CD-R now!
Satoru: (Rina, where's the CD?)
Rina: (Don't worry, I have it.)
Satoru: (...Make sure they don't see you holding it.) (If they do, they'll probably kill you.)
Rina: (O- OK...)
MIB A: Hey, stop talking!
Satoru: ...
MIB A: ...Don't tell me you're members of Copet.
MIB B: Idiot! How can they be members of Copet!
MIB A: Ye- Yeah, you're right...
Satoru: (...Rina, give me the CD.)
Rina: (Wh- What are you saying?! If we hand the CD over to them then...)
Satoru: (We have to give it to them!) (I'll use the CD to distract them for a moment and we'll use the chance to get away.)
Rina: (OK, use it well!)
Satoru: Hey!! Here's the CD-R you guys want!
MIB A: Why you!! Hand it over!!
Satoru: Here you go! Get it!!
MIB A: The CD-R! What are you doing-
Satoru: Now! Run! Running away. ...Looks like they didn't come after us.
Rina: Come on, lets get away before they catch up!
Satoru: Yeah, we have to- An explosion is heard.
Rina: They can't be serious... They blew up my apartment!! ...This is horrible! What's going on?!
Satoru: Come on, Rina! Lets just get out of here for now!
Rina: But- But my apartment...!
Satoru: (We'll have to go to the police now. There's no other choice...) Family restaurant.
Rina: Haa... I'm beat~... It's morning already and I'm starving. I can't believe that being questioned by the police can be so tiring... It's so different from TV.
Satoru: Yeah... You're right.
Rina: Don't they usually give us some pork rice to eat while questioning us? That happens a lot in dramas.
Satoru: In reality... They don't do that.
Rina: Ah, this is terrible! Why did I have to get mixed up in all this!!
Satoru: By the way, Rina. What did you tell them when they asked you what happened?
Rina: Well... I just told them everything that happened. Two black suited men suddenly forced their way into my apartment, It looked as if they were going to attack me so I ran out. The next thing that happened was my apartment got blown up...
Satoru: And what did the inspector say?
Rina: He was horrible! No matter what I said, he just insists that, "nothing like that would ever happen in real life". Or, "must have been a gas leak" and "you actually made the bomb yourself, didn't you?"... He just wouldn't believe what I said! Just thinking about it gets me all worked up! This is all those two black suited men's fault!!
Satoru: Those black suited men were after us, no doubt about it.
Rina: Who the hell are they! Don't they think they're going to far by bombing my apartment?! Now I have nowhere to live. All my clothes, snacks lost... Everything's lost... I'm soooo mad at them!! It's all that CD's fault!!
Satoru: Rina, did you tell the inspector about the CD-R?
Rina: I did!! I told him about how it could be a virus and about the network interference... But it seems useless just to tell them about it. They say they can't help if we don't have any evidence.
Satoru: I see... So we can't really rely on the police for help.
Rina: Lets sort out those two black suited men ourselves, then! I just can't get over what they done like this!!
Satoru: So you say but... We don't know who we're up against and where they are.
Rina: Hmmm... I'm sure they left us a clue. Ah, I know! Didn't they say something to us, earlier? That big man said something like, "who are you working for?"
Satoru: ....
Rina: That's it! I was wondering why they mentioned the mobile phone's company name.
Satoru: Copet Mobiles huh...
Rina: My mobile's a Copet. Their network hasn't been working very well lately. Pretty troublesome. Yesterday I tried calling Yuuko but it ended up connecting to you, remember? They mentioned something about some network interference. At this rate, the company might go bankrupt... Wait a sec!
Satoru: Do- Don't shout out suddenly like that...
Rina: Hey, do you remember the name of the novel you lent me?
Satoru: Why ask that all of a sudden?
Rina: Just answer me. What was it again... Ahhh, I just can't put my finger on it!
Satoru: (Hmmm... What did I lend her again...?)
Rina: Yes, that's it!! That novel's about a talented hacker challenging a large company. The main character found out about a large IT company's plans to sabotage a rival company, And so, using his computer, he tries to divulge their crimes. I understand now. All of this is just like the novel!
Satoru: How is it the same...?
Rina: Look, you told me that CD has a virus that can cause a network interference, right?
Satoru: So you're saying...
Rina: Yes! Exactly the same as the novel, no? In the case of Copet Mobiles, their rival would be HAT Mobiles! HAT's been redesigning their products a lot trying to beat Copet.
Satoru: So those men could be from HAT huh...
Rina: Come on, Satoru. Lets find out a little about HAT! We might be able to find out something about those two men.
Satoru: ....
Rina: They blew up my apartment. I just can't get over it like this... Please, help me!!
Satoru: OK, I'll help you. We'll reveal their crimes together.
Rina: That's the Satoru I know!! Now that we've decided, lets get going! We can't just sit around here!! Runs off.
Satoru: He- Hey wait, Rina! You don't have to rush off like that... Central Park
Rina: Well then, Satoru. Lets find out about HAT! You have any good ideas how we can do that?
Satoru: What...?! Don't tell me you never thought about that first.
Rina: I'm bad at thinking... This is where the brainy you comes in.
Satoru: ....
Rina: Come on, you're good at finding out things on internet, right?
Satoru: Yeah... I'm kind of worried whether my computer's been broken or not but, I guess this is all I can do for now.
Rina: Well, lets do it!
Rina: We'll be big trouble if those men come back so, I'll keep watch by the door.
Satoru: (Right, lets see if it still works.) Tries turning it on. (...It's no good.) It's not working, Rina. It's completely broken...
Rina: What!! ...Then we can't use it.
Satoru: Yeah, I can't get it to startup...
Rina: Don't you have another computer?
Satoru: Of course, I don't. I had to take out a loan for this...
Rina: Then I guess we'll have to give up finding out about HAT on the internet...
Satoru: No, don't worry. We can use the PCs in the net cafe. But is there one around here, I wonder?
Rina: Right, lets try finding one!
Satoru: Yeah. Lets have a look around the rotary near the station.
Rina: The station's really changed lately. There's all these new buildings and the rotary's been expanded. Even the arcade has new shops. It's all so convenient!
Satoru: (Not many people in the shopping arcade...)
Rina: Ah, I found the internet cafe! See the big sign?
Satoru: Right, lets go check it out.
Rina: Wow~ This is the first time I've been in a net cafe... This place is decorated really well. Right, lets find out about HAT Mobiles now!
Rina: So this is HAT huh. Just what you'd expect from a big mobile phone company. The building's amazing... So Satoru. What do we do now...?
Satoru: What do you mean "what do we do now?" You're the one that said we come here.
Rina: I did but, it's night time now... That Aoyama might have gone home now.
Satoru: ....
Satoru: The original data on Aoyama's PC. He said they'll be in trouble if the police gets a hold of it so, that data must be the same as what was on that CD-R.
Rina: I see! They said something like that, didn't they?
Satoru: Now that Aoyama and his men's away, we don't have to worry about them seeing us in the building. We'll have to try and get a hold of that data now.
Rina: So we're sneaking in.
Satoru: We'll have to if we want the police to believe us...
Rina: Woohoo! The elevator's working!
Satoru: Lets get to the research offices then! Enters the elevator.
Mystery Man: .... Boss, they've gone in.
Mystery Woman: Oh, interesting! Keep watching them.
Mystery Man: Understood... I'll continue trailing them. Inside the office.
Satoru: So this is the Research & Development Department floor huh. Looks like it's divided into 3 floors.
Rina: There's the Network Research Section... The System Design Section... And the Development Planning Section we're on now.
Satoru: Quite a big place... We'll have to find Aoyama's PC around here somewhere.
Rina: Wow~... What a apartment! Look at it... All those paintings on the wall and the pattern of the floor...
Satoru: I wonder if this apartment was designed with chess in mind.
Rina: Maybe.
Rina: Hey look, Satoru! There's a PC on the desk!
Satoru: Must be Aoyama's PC.
Satoru: Alright! The password's broken!
Rina: That's the Satoru I know!
Satoru: Piece of cake!
Rina: Come on, hurry up and get the original data!
Satoru: I'm looking for it. .... There is it! This should be it. So the original data's split into 4 files... Rina, can you find any media that I can copy this data onto?
Rina: ...What's a "media"?
Satoru: Something that can store data like the CD-R!
Rina: Well, why didn't you say so! Just a minute, I'll go find something.
Satoru: ....
Rina: ...Satoru, I can't find any media anywhere.
Satoru: Seriously?! This is going to be troublesome... Hmm, what's this?! ...This must be a tool for transferring data. I should be able to do something with this. Right. I'll transfer the data over to a server with weak security first. Then we'll download it later. Lets see. Where should I sent it to... The PC beeps. A message just arrived. What does it say now... "FOR USER, MESSAGE FROM AOYAMA." "Who's using this PC without authorization?" "Whoever's responsible for this mishief." "...I'll just have to punish you."
Satoru: Oh no!! Aoyama's found out! He's cut off the connection...! And the PC's started to erase all the original data!
Rina: What shall we do, Satoru? Can't you do something?!
Satoru: Wait. I think Aoyama's connected to this PC from home... So all I have to do is cut off the connection from his home computer! I have no choice. I'll have send what's left of the data... Over to Aoyama's home PC! He'll never think that the data was sent over to his own home PC.
Rina: You're so clever, Satoru! Get it done quickly!
Satoru: Right! It's now or never!
Rina: I knew I could count on you. Sound of footsteps. Satoru, do you hear footsteps? This is bad. We'll be trapped if we stay here. Come on, lets run!
Rina: Hurry up, Satoru! We're going to get caught!!
Satoru: I- I know!
???: Stop right there!!
Satoru: Damn!
Rina: This isn't good, Satoru!! It's those two black suited men!!
MIB A: You... You two are those two kids from yesterday! We'll just have to sort you two out! Lets start with the girl!!
Rina: He- Hey!
Satoru: (No, I have to help Rina!!) Uoooo!! Crashes into the men.
MIB A: You little brat!! How dare you try something like that!
Satoru: You alright, Rina!
Rina: Sa- Satoru! What should I do...
Satoru: Forget about me! Just run!!
Rina: Satoru... OK... But I'll be back to save you! Runs off.
Satoru: Rina... Don't let them catch you!
MIB A: Quiten down, kid!! Smacks Satoru.
Satoru: Guwaak!! ....Ri....na.... Unknown apartment (....Where) (Where... am I?) (Damn, so they locked me up huh...) (Ugh... My head hurts...) (Hmm?! ...What's this?!) (...I can't move. They tied up my hands and legs.) (They even taped over my mouth. I can't shout for help.) (...What should I do now?)
Aoyama: What's going on now? ...Lets go take a look. We'll kill him afterwards.
MIB A: Ye- Yes, sir!!
Satoru: (The footsteps are fading away...) (I don't know what's happening but, I should take this chance to escape...)
Rina: Tada~! Sorry I kept you waiting!! Hold on. I'll untie you.
Satoru: Rina.... What are you doing here?
Rina: We'll talk about that later. Lets get out of here now!
Satoru: O- OK...
Outside the HAT Mobiles building. ...Huh? Isn't this the HAT building? ...So they locked me up inside HAT all this time...
Rina: Stop talking and run! Hurry! At the station rotary. We should be able to relax here now!
Satoru: Haa... Haa...
Rina: You're out of breathe already? All we did was a little bit of running. You're so unfit as usual.
Satoru: ....
Rina: But anyway... I need to say thank you. Thanks... For helping me back there. I'm so glad you're safe!
Satoru: Huh?! What's going on? ...I should be the one thanking you for helping me.
Rina: No... I should be the one thanking. ...You got caught because you tried to help me. That's why... I need to say thank you!
Satoru: Well... I'm glad you're OK.
Satoru: What happened to your after I passed out?
Rina: I got away thanks to you. Actually, I pretended I ran away and hid myself inside the HAT building. I then overheard the men talking and found out they had you tied up.
Satoru: How could you do that after... Never mind. You were always good at hiding yourself.
Rina: Of course!! Everyone feared the great hide and seek champion, Rina-chan when we were small!
Satoru: How did you know where the apartment was?
Rina: I followed the men in black... Then it was a matter of getting pass the guard. Luckily, there was a fire alarm nearby. So I thought, "That's it!" and rang it!! The guard ran off just as I planned. After that, it was a piece of cake!!
Satoru: By the way, how did you unlock the door?
Rina: ...What are you talking about? The door was already unlocked.
Satoru: Huh?! Someone came to unlock the door when the fire alarm went off...
Rina: You must have been imagining things. No one was there when I arrived.
Satoru: ....
Rina: But never mind that. We have to get the original data off Aoyama quickly! If we don't, we're really going to get killed.
Satoru: But we don't know where he lives...
Rina: Tada! Look at this!! Obtained HAT Staff Register.
Satoru: What's this... The HAT Staff Register?!
Rina: I found it when I happened to be looking for you.
Satoru: Rina...
Satoru: That was very clever of you. Thanks.
Rina: Eheheh! Thanks for the praise!
Satoru: Now we know where Aoyama's home is. He should still be at HAT right now so lets take this chance to go there.
Rina: Right, it's decided! Lets go! Erm, don't forget to check for the address in the register first!
Rina: Uh-oh!! Sa- Satoru, hide!
Satoru: What the... What's going on?!
Rina: Look! Aren't those the men in black?
Satoru: Yeah, so they are... (They must be looking for us...)
Rina: What should we do, Satoru? We can't get to Aoyama's home like this...
Satoru: Those men in black are going to keep watch until they catch us.
Rina: What is wrong with them?!
Satoru: If only there was a way to lead them far from here...
Rina: Hmmm...
Satoru: Rina, I've thought of a way to lead them away from this place.
Rina: Ah, you caught on! I knew you were a genius! We'll call it the "Hide & Seek Strategy"! This way we should be able to lead them far enough.
Satoru: So what's this "Hide & Seek Strategy"?
Rina: Lets get started!
Satoru: What?! But you haven't told me anything yet!
Rina: Don't worry, just leave it to me!! Hey~! We're over here~!!
Satoru: H- Hey, Rina-
Rina: Come on! You can't catch us!
MIB A: Th- That kid... We're going to put you through some serious pain when we catch you!
Satoru: What are you doing?!
Rina: Run, Satoru!! Go to Central Park for now! Central Park.
MIB A: Stop running!!
Satoru: Hey Rina, what are you planning to do here?!
Rina: Just be quiet and run! We have to draw as far away from them as possible for this to work! Run like there's no tomorrow!
Satoru: Yeah...
Rina: Come on, lets go to Central Avenue now! This is the only chance we'll get!
Satoru: Yeah...
Rina: Feels like we got them back for once! Ah, it feel so good!
Satoru: Never mind that. How can you think of such a dangerous plan anyway!
Rina: I was known as the hide and seek champion after all! Come on, Satoru! Lets go to Aoyama's home before they get back! Aoyama's apartment.
Satoru: Phew... We made it.
Rina: Right, lets go in! Hey... The automatic doors won't open, Satoru!
Satoru: ...Looks like they're auto-locked. And it looks like there's card reader too. We won't be able to open them without getting a card key ourselves.
Rina: What!! All that for nothing...
Satoru: Looks like there's on other way apart from getting a key card.
Rina: Hey, that manager will open the door as along as we're not strangers, right?
Satoru: Yeah?
Rina: Then what if I told him I'm "Aoyama's daughter"? Maybe he'll lend us a key then.
Satoru: ...Are you stupid. It's obvious that won't work!
Rina: You don't know that until we try!
Satoru: I'm telling you, it won't work! If it does, I'll do whatever you say.
Rina: Ah... Don't forget what you promised! Well, wait here. I'm going to speak with the manager. "Good evening, sorry to bother you at this hour. I'm Aoyama's daughter, Rina." "I'm here to visit my dad who's working away from home but... It looks like he's not in at the moment." "I actually came here secretly with my brother to surprise him..." "And we have no where else we can go apart from my dad's apartment." "I know it's asking a lot but, could you please lend us the key to his apartment?"
Manager: .... "So young yet, you already respect your parents so dearly" "Well then... Here you go. That's the key to your father's apartment." "Just this once, I'll lend it to you until your father comes back." "And in return, you have to make your father a happy man."
Rina: "I will! Thanks so much! Bye..."
Satoru: ....
Rina: He lended me the key, Satoru! My acting's not bad, is it? Now then, you said you'll do whatever I say if it worked.
Satoru: Well er... I was just bluffing really...
Rina: You can't say that, Satoru. You're going to keep your promise!
Satoru: ....Haa.... Fine.
Rina: It's a promise then! Lets go to Aoyama's apartment.
Satoru: Alright! I've copied all the data over!
Rina: We done it, Satoru. Now the police will have to believe us!
Satoru: Yup, it's checkmate!
Rina: ...What the. Are you being affected by his obsession?
Satoru: .... Something beeps
Rina: Huh? Look at the screen... There's a message there.
Satoru: A message? It's not from Aoyama is it? "Good Job, 'Blitz'"
Satoru: "Blitz"...? (No- No, it can't be... Don't tell me it was that famous cracker who tried to hack the computer back there.) (Why would the legendary cracker try to do that...?)
Rina: What are you thinking about? Forget the message. We need to get our of here fast!
Satoru: Yeah... We have to get away before Aoyama gets back.
Rina: Wait. Before that, there's something important I need to do. Heyaaaa!! Take that! And that!! apartment gets wrecked. Ahhh, I feel much better! Now I can forget what I've been through.
Satoru: ....
Rina: What? They blew up my apartment. This is payback.
Satoru: ...Well, lets go. Outside.
Rina: So, we have the original data now. Lets take it to the police and get this over with.
Satoru: Yeah. This should be the end of Aoyama's crimes.
Rina: I can see the looks on their faces now.
???: I don't think so.
Satoru: Huh?!
Aoyama: It's still too early to think about that now.
Satoru: It's Aoyama!
MIB A: What are you two doing here!
Aoyama: I don't know what you've been up to, but hand over what you got.
Satoru: Damn it... We'll never hand it over!
MIB A: We'll just have to knock some sense into you then!
Satoru: (This is bad. We're done for-) A car comes speeding over.
Aoyama: What the?! The car stops. A man and a woman comes out.
Mystery Woman: "Now now, Aoyama Keiichi. This is far as you go."
Aoyama: "Wh- Who the hell are you?"
Mystery Woman: "....I don't need to answer that."
Aoyama: "...You two will have to die too!" "Hey! Get those two over there first!"
MIB A: "Yes, sir." "Hyaaa!!"
Mystery Woman: "...Well, I'll leave the rest to you!"
Mystery Man: "Roger, Boss. That's what I was waiting to hear!!" "Uryooo!! Prepare yourself, Aoyama-!!" "Teryaaaa!" Smacks one man down. "Toryaaa!" And the other. "Take that!" Aoyama gets smacked in the face.
Aoyama: "Guwaaaa...!"
Mystery Man: "All done, Boss."
Mystery Woman: "...Good job."
Mystery Man: *Grin*
Satoru: (What's... What's going on...?)
Mystery Woman: You done well, Amatsubo Satoru-kun and Kokubo Rina-chan. Now then. Can you hand over the CD-R you got a hold of~?
Satoru: Wait... Who are you people? We can't hand something like that over to you! You come out of nowhere and know both our names. Something weird is-
Mystery Man: Hey... It's best if you listen to the Boss.
Mystery Woman: Please, Satoru-kun. I need that CD-R.
Rina: Satoru... What should we do?
Satoru: ....
Mystery Woman: My my~ Looks like Satoru-kun has something he wants to say~
Satoru: I have a tonne of things... First, who are you people? You know both our names... Are you a detective? The police? Or are you-
Mystery Woman: My my~ You do like to talk, Satoru-kun!
Satoru: Just answer me...
Mystery Woman: You don't have to get that upset... My name is Sekushi... Sekushi Misutzu.
Satoru: Se- Sexy?!
Misutzu: You don't have have to react that way.
Satoru: So you're Miss "Sexy"?
Misutzu: Just call me Mitsutzu!
Rina: They're kind of weird but... They don't look like bad people.
Satoru: ....
Misutzu: Oh? Are you curious?
Satoru: Of course, I'm curious. Both of you just appeared out of nowhere and know both our names... And you want the CD-R too... Just what is it you're after-
Misutzu: Aren't we hasty... I'll tell you all about us later.
Satoru: ....
Misutzu: Oh~ I haven't introduced him yet, have I? Let me introduce him to you. He's Valdes, my personal SP.
Valdes: *Grin*
Misutzu: Valdes saved your life once.
Valdes: I was the one who unlocked the underground room in the HAT building.
Satoru: What?! What were you doing in there?!
Valdes: ...A man shouldn't mind such trivial things.
Satoru: ....
Misutzu: ~Oh, I thought it was obvious. We need to use it as evidence to arrest Aoyama.
Satoru: Huh?!
Misutzu: There's a computer virus on the CD-R that causes a network interference, yes?
Satoru: How- How did you know about that?
Misutzu: We've been investigating what's causing the network interference on the Copet Mobiles... And as you know, Aoyama's the one responsible. Using the computer virus he created himself, He lowered the overall reputation of HAT's rival company. It's a criminal act to manipulate the market like that.
Satoru: I thought so...
Misutzu: What Aoyama has done is considered an IT criminal offence and we work for an organisation that is dedicated in solving such crimes... It's called "G.I.S."
Satoru: What?! GIS... You mean that GIS?!
Misutzu: That's right.
Rina: Satoru, you know about it?
Satoru: Of course. Anyone familiar with computers know that name.
Misutzu: So then, Satoru-kun. Will you hand the CD-R over now?
Satoru: No, not yet... You haven't shown proof that you are members of GIS.
Misutzu: Well then, I'll prove it to you now. Come with me.
Rina: Where we going?
Misutzu: That's something for you to look forward to. Come on~ GIS office. Well? Here's the "proof".
Satoru: ....
Misutzu: This is GIS! This is the main room.
Rina: Wow~! There's so many machines here. Looks fun!
Misutzu: So, Satoru-kun. Do you trust us now?
Satoru: Ye- Yes...
Misutzu: Well, let me have the CD-R please.
Satoru: Ye- Yes, Miss... Here you go.
Misutzu: Thank you~
Satoru: Hmmm... Could you tell me more about GIS please, Misutzu-san?
Misutzu: Why, of course! GIS is part of the ICPO, International Criminal Police Organisation who's HQ is in France, Paris. It was formed as a measure to prevent the misuse of data that travels amongst the complex information exchanges between companies and give us the authority to investigate accordingly.
Satoru: And to summarize that...?
Misutzu: Well~ To put it simply, we fight on the side of justice to stop any kind of IT crimes that occur~
Rina: Did you hear that? "We fight on the side of justice"! That sounds so coooool.
Program End. Man lying on the ground.
???: What- What happened!! How could this happen?!
Program #1 Young Blood
GIS office.
Satoru: Hmmm... Man, I don't get this at all! Why did Misutzu-san have to make me deal with such a difficult case! A camera flashes. Woah!
Rina: That face of yours will look good in the papers! Look at this.
Satoru: ....
Rina: This digital camera's great isn't it? I got it at a bargain price in a net auction!!
Satoru: ...Come on, Rina. I'm really busy, unlike you! I can't sleep until I can find traces of Blitz!
Rina: "Blitz"? What's that?
Satoru: He's a legendary skilled cracker in the industry and no one knows his true identity. In the world of IT crime, he's-
Rina: Hmmm, forget about it. Tell me next time... Now smile. Cheeeese. Takes multiple shots of Satoru but then sees a silver haired man. Who was that silver haired man just now?
Satoru: I haven't seen him around here before. Could be someone suspicious.
Rina: I don't like that look... Check the photo out.
Satoru: ....
Rina: ...He looks like an alien.
Valdes: Yo, sorry to interrupt you guys but, mind if I speak to your for a minute?
Satoru: Woah, Valdes-san... What are you doing looking like that?!
Valdes: It's obvious isn't it? I'm training.
Rina: Wooooo, look at those muscles! You look so cool, Valdes~!
Valdes: *Grin*
Satoru: ....So what did you want to speak to me about?
Valdes: Oh... The Boss wants you, Satoru.
Rina: Haha, did you do something, Satoru?
Valdes: She wants you to see her too, Rina. Both of you are to go the head office.
Rina: What? Me too?
Misutzu: Oh, that was quick. Let me introduce you two to Inspector Ookouchi from the police HQ.
Ookouchi: I'm Ookouchi Toshiki of the police investigations department.
Rina: He's that alien!
Ookouchi: What?!
Rina: No- Nothing... I was talking ot myself. You look like a wonderful inspector.
Misutzu: Inspector Ookouchi came to ask for an analysis.
Ookouchi: Take a look at this.
Satoru: ...It's all wrecked.
Rina: What is it?
Misutzu: A PDA. Kind of an electronic notepad.
Ookouchi: I want you to access this little metal box and extract the information on it.
Misutzu: In other words, he wants you to salvage what's left of the PDA data.
Rina: Salvage?
Misutzu: It means extracting information from a broken machine.
Ookouchi: Thanks for the explanation, Mizutzu-san.
Satoru: ....
???: Oh, you two new here?
Satoru: Yes, I'm from the investigations department, Amatsubo. Pleased to meet you.
???: I'm from the analysis department, Muramoto Shin. Please to meet you too. So how can I help?
Satoru: I'm sorry but, could you help salvage some data for us?
Muramoto: Yeah, sure. We don't have anything important to do at the moment, anyway. ...So what do you want to salvage from?
Rina: Hey, there's Muramoto-san! Muramoto-san!
Muramoto: Hey, it's you two.
Rina: Muramoto-san, we've delivered the the PC to Misutzu-san. Well, we did but, it became ours in the end.
Muramoto: Oh really... I see.
Satoru: By the way, Muramoto-san. Have you finished salvaging the PDA data yet?
Muramoto: ...Well, I'm having a little trouble with it.
Satoru: What seems to the problem, Muramoto-san?
Muramoto: Well, you see... There's part of the PDA's data that I can't seem to extract. We're trying to recover it but, the data's been wiped pretty badly so... We might not be able to salvage it. Usually, Minami's the one who would take over from here but, she's on holiday today...
Satoru: Minami-san?
Muramoto: Yeah, she's the best in the analysis department. If she was here, she would be able to recover the data in no time.
Satoru: Sorry but, would you happen to know where Minami-san is?
Muramoto: Hmmm... Not really sure. But you should be able to contact her by e-mail using that GIS computer. Why not try asking her directly?
Rina: ...So that means Minami-san's a top class member too then.
Muramoto: Valdes should know her e-mail address.
Satoru: All right.
Muramoto: Well, I have to get started on another task. Excuse me.
Satoru: (...This is going to be more troublesome than I thought.)
???: Excuse me. Do you mind if have a little chat?
Rina: I'm not going to tell you my phone number and I'm not going to tell you my address either. Lets go, Satoru!
Easy-going Man: Hey wait... I just wanted to ask about the new building that was constructed here recently.
Rina: Phew, you surprised me. I thought you were trying to pick up girls.
Satoru: ...Right. He's was just going to ask about one of the buildings around-
Rina: What was that? Are you saying I'm not worth any guy's time? He was going to try and chat me up, I'm sure of it.
Satoru: (Lets leave it at that.)
Rina: Hey look, Satoru! There's so many people... Ha... Now we don't have a hideout.
Satoru: Nevermind that. More importantly, we can't tell who's Minami-san... We should have asked what she looked like.
Rina: Don't worry. All we have to do is go around and ask everyone. Right then, I'll wait for you here.
Satoru: (Why me...)
???: "Hello!" You must be Amatsubo Satoru-san and Kokubo Rina-san, correct?
Rina: Yes, that's right...
???: Nice to meet you! I'm Minami Kei from the GIS Analysis Department.
Rina: Oh, you're Minami-san?! Why are you in a school uniform?
Kei: Why...? I'm a high school student.
Satoru: ....
Rina: Wow, you surprised me... I can't believe Minami-san would really be a high school girl.
Satoru: ....
Kei: Hmmm... Satoru-san? What's wrong?
Satoru: Oh, it's nothing... Nice to meet you, Minami-san.
Kei: You don't have to be so formal... Just call me "Kei". Pleased ot be of acquiantance. ...So what did you want to speak to me about?
Satoru: Well you see, Kei-chan... We wanted you to write a recovery program for us...
Kei: I can't today. I also have to go to work tomorrow so-
Rina: But you have to help us! We're in a hurry, please!
Kei: Well, even if you are... I've got some really important business after class.
Satoru: Hey, Kei-chan. What's this important business you have to attend to?
Kei: Do you two know about the magazine called "Gyoten King" that's published by Maas Publishing?
Rina: Ah... Gyoten King. Yeah, I know it.... It's an interesting magazine.
Satoru: (Hey, you for real? I've never heard you say anything about it.)
Rina: (Come on... We'll get this done if we go along with her.)
Satoru: ....
Kei: I just can't forgive what they done with this month's issue of Gyoten King!! That's why I'm planning to go to the publishing office directly today to complain.
Satoru: ...Is that the important business you were talking about?
Kei: Yes.
Satoru: ...What's so bad about this issue of Gyoten King magazine that makes you have to go to their office?
Kei: Look at this... There's a problem with the photo in this month's issue.
Satoru: Huh, is that a UFO...?! No, it can't be. No such thing exists in this-
Kei: UFOs do exist! I have no doubts about it!!
Satoru: (Hmmm... Looks like she really believes in them.)
Kei: This photo is proof of the classified "Mystic Seven" plan that is being carried out in a certain country. But this crucial photo is so bad quality that you can't make it out. That's why I'm going to see the editor and get him to show me the original data file.
Rina: Well then, why don't you let us go get the UFO data file for you instead?
Kei: You really will?!
Rina: In return, will you make the recovery program for us?
Kei: I'll have it done in no time!
Rina: It's decided then! Could you lend us the magazine Satoru's holding for reference?
Kei: Sure! I'll be going to the GIS after school is finished. I look forward to seeing the photo. ...Oh no! Lunchtime's over! I have to get back to school. Runs off.
Rina: Well, lets go to the Gyoten King's publishing office, Satoru. The name was Maas Publishing, wasn't it? Lets find out where Maas Publishing is on the net.
Satoru: Looks like they're fund-raising.
Rina: I want to fund raise too. My house and all my snacks have been blown away after all. I know, Satoru. Why don't you make a donation to me? Please donate some money to poor little me!
Satoru: (Now she's talking nonsense.)
???: Who are you two? You can't just come in like this.
Rina: Ah, do you work here~?
???: Yes, I'm the editor, Tomari Nozomu.
Rina: Well, actually we-
Editor: "Excuse me, Tomari-san. Could you give me the script for the next issue of Gyoten King please?"
Tomari: Yeah, it's on my PC. The file's in the folder named, "Gyoten King." There's a cable next to it so, use that to link up the PCs and transfer it.
Editor: "Ah, understood..."
Rina: Are you in charge of Gyoten King?
Tomari: Yes, I'm in charge of Gyoten King... Is there something I can do for you?
Satoru: Tomari-san, could you please give us a copy of the original photo?
Tomari: I'm afraid that's impossible... I can't give it to anyone outside the company.
Rina: Well, to be honest... My sister has caught a disease and she can't get out of bed... But she said she would feel much better if she could see a clear photo of the UFO... So please, give us a copy of the UFO picture! We really need it!!
Tomari: ...No, I can't. I'm sorry for your ill sister but, she will just have to give up.
Rina: Ugh... Then how about this! Shows her GIS ID.
Satoru: Hey, Rina. What are you doing showing your ID-
Rina: So, will you give it to us now?
Tomari: That's a... You two are from the GIS?! ...No, you can't be. You mustn't try to forge things like that.
Rina: It- It's not forged. This is re-
Tomari: It- It's just a trick. No one would use the GIS' name to get hold of a UFO photo... Now, go home. I'm busy... Ah, it's time for the match. Well... I'm going out now. Excuse me.
Satoru: "He's gone. Now what do we do....)
Rina: "Wha... What is that?! Look outside! There's a strange object in the sky!!"
Editor: "What strange object... I don't see anything-"
Rina: "Not that way. Look, over here! Follow me!!"
Editor: "Huh?! Hey... Wait!" Rina leads the the other editor outside.
Satoru: That's our Rina. She managed to get them outside... Right, now's my chance.
Satoru: Hey, Rina. Think this place is good enough to discuss it? No one's here and it's quiet... Oh wait!
Rina: So... Satoru. Any good ideas you can tell me?
Satoru: ....
Rina: Hmmm, that's a good idea! Lets go with that!
Satoru: Well then, lets get started and-
Rina: Well, stay here and do a good job of it.
Satoru: "Stay here"...? Where you going?
Rina: I thought it will take some time so, I'm going to get some snacks... Runs off.
Satoru: Man, that Rina... (Well then, lets try using a sharpening tool and run it over the blurred areas...)
Rina: I'm back~ So have you fixed up the UFO photo for Kei-chan?
Satoru: Yeah, it's done.
Rina: Well then, lets go give it to Kei-chan! At the GIS building. Hey, Kei-chan! We got the UFO photo you wanted.
Kei: Really?! Show it to me, please.
Satoru: Here you go, Kei-chan. The photo you wanted.
Kei: Huh?! This photos so clear... It feels like it's been modified-
Rina: Er.... Ke- Kei-chan!!
Kei: Ye- Yes?!
Rina: Look at this photo too. It's a real cool picture of an alien! Shows her the picture of Ookouchi. Tada!!
Satoru: (When did you have that picture on you?)
Rina: (I went to process the pictures I took when I went to go buy some snacks.)
Kei: ...The alien looks so human.
Rina: Cool, isn't it! There's aliens that look exactly like us humans!
Kei: Thank you very much. Here's the recovery program I promised.
Rina: What?! You've... finished it already?
Kei: I was bored during class so I made it while I was taking notes.
Rina: You made it while taking notes... Satoru. Is that easy to make a recovery program?
Satoru: No, I don't think it's something that you can done in an instant...
Rina: Well, nevermind. Now we can get Muramoto-san to recover the data we need.
Satoru: So that means... All we have to do is wait for the data to get salvaged.
Kei: Excuse me but, I want to do it instead to thank you for showing that alien picture to me. Just a moment. It'll be done in no time.
Satoru: This is great, Rina. Now you'll have your first task completed!
Rina: Yup. Thanks!
Kei: Sorry for the wait. I've finished salvaging the PDA data.
Satoru: Huh? Misutzu-san isn't here... Where could she be? And we came to deliver the recovered data as well.
Rina: Hey, Satoru. Why don't we try and decipher the data since we have the chance?
Satoru: Why? All we had to do was recover the data and give it to Misutzu-san.
Rina: If we can decipher it then, Misutzu-san will recognise us really talented people.
Satoru: So here's our report. We handed over the PDA to be salvaged by Muramoto-san in the analysis department. But part of the data could not be recovered.
Misutzu: And why was that? Explain.
Satoru: The data was corrupted so part of it couldn't be extracted.
Misutzu: I see... That could have happened looking at the state the PDA was in.
Satoru: We decided to ask Kei-cha... I mean, we decided to ask Minami-san to make a recovery program for us, And then managed to recover the data from the PDA with that. As a result of that, we found some text data about someone who was being targetted... There was also some other data...
Misutzu: And what kind of data was that?
Satoru: It was some kind of map data. It was all scattered in pieces.
Misutzu: ...I see. This looks like it's some kind of code but, it's definitely map data.
Satoru: End of report.
Misutzu: Good work. Well then, that's your task co-
Rina: And then we deciphered the code, Misutzu-san!
Misutzu: What did you say?!
Rina: The code's pointing to a certain place which is-
Misutzu: Rina-chan, Satoru-kun... Why did you do such a thing? Your orders were to salvage the data only. It was your duty to report once you had carried out your orders.
Rina: But... When we came to report, you weren't here! We were going to report to you but, we couldn't...
Misutzu: I understand, don't look at me like that... I'll let it pass this time. In return, mail me the next time I'm not around. Here's my e-mail address.
Rina: ...Yes, miss. We'll be careful next time.
Misutzu: By the way, I have follow-up orders for you. Could I count on you two?
Rina: Yes! Leave it to us!
Rina: This apartment must be the place that was marked on that coded map. ...So does the number "102" point to the room number? This one says "Room No. 102."
Satoru: ...Come on, Rina. You've seen the place now. Lets get back to the Police HQ.
Rina: Wait, Satoru. Why don't we checkout the room since we came all the way out here?
Satoru: ...Which part of the room?
Rina: It's obvious isn't it? We'll go inside to check it out!
Satoru: ...And what if someone's inside? Then what? If Misutzu-san finds out, she'll be mad!
Rina: ...Awww, come on, Satoru. I'll take responsibility!
Satoru: .... (...Guess I have no choice. Once she's said something, she won't listen to anyone...) Fine, fine. We'll just have a little peek...
Rina: Thanks, Satoru.
Rina: Hey, Satoru. So what data was on the flash card?
Satoru: Stop rushing me. "The secret's been hidden on the ship." "Inside the ship, there is computer that can't be accessed through a network. That is your next target." "The owner Ooba Noriko, is planning something big and she's about to execute her plan." "Looks like the party will be the day everything will be resolved."
Rina: I wonder what this secret on the ship is.
Satoru: I don't know but, it looks like there's something really important on the computer that's on the ship. ...Who is this Ooba Noriko anyway?
Rina: Now that you mention it... There was a Madam when you were looking for Kei-chan in here. She said, "I'm the famous Ooba Noriko"... So maybe we'll find out who she is if we look up famous people.
Ookouchi: Well then... Report what data you extracted from the PDA!
Satoru: We found some coded text data and a map on the PDA.
Ookouchi: Hmmm... Coded data, hmmm...?
Satoru: We then decoded the message and found out the place the map was referring to-
Ookouchi: What?! Why did you... I don't rememer asking you to do such a thing!
Rina: Oh... Well then. That's us reported what data we extracted from the PDA... Excuse us~.
Ookouchi: Hey, wait!! ...Continue.
Ookouchi: What? Is that true?!
Rina: It's true! We went there to confirm it our-
Ookouchi: You- You two went there...?
Rina: Ye- Yeah... We were passing by.
Ookouchi: Grrr... And then?
Satoru: ...When we arrived at the apartment we found that the door to the room was unlocked.
Ookouchi: It was unlocked hmmm... Don't tell me you two went inside.
Rina: ...Well, we just kind of found ourselves inside all of a sudden and-
Ookouchi: You two! How dare you go that far! All that work should be left to us, police!!
Satoru: ...Sorry.
Rina: Bu- But, Inspector, sir. We found something really big there.
Ookouchi: Wha- What did you find?
Rina: ...You want us to te-
Ookouchi: Tell me now!!
Satoru: We found this flash memory card.
Ookouchi: What's this?!
Rina: It holds data just like a CD. Don't you know?
Ookouchi: ...Never mind that. What data was on it? You two read it, didn't you?
Rina: That's our Inspector! Looks like you know what we're like now.
Ookouchi: ...Show me the contents.
Satoru: So who does the card belong to...?
Ookouchi: It belonged to an inspector who sneaked into Ooba Kouzan to investigate. We police received information that the president Ooba Noriko... Is planning something big with another criminal organisation. We then carried out our investigation secretly and found out that the Oobas are in contact with the overseas Mafia. However, immediately after the inspector found out that information, he was killed...
Satoru: So that means the data on the PDA and flash memory card was left before he died.
Ookouchi: Ah, that's right. In the end, we couldn't catch who killed him... Even with the PDA in our hands. We had to cut off all contact with him if he was going to go undercover.
Satoru: So... Whoever turned that room upside down, Was the one who killed the inspector. The killer was afraid that the information he had would prove a threat so, He tried to search the place for anything that might be of evidence and killed him in the process.
Rina: That explains how the flash memory card was left behind.
Ookouchi: Now that you know so much, you must cooperate with us in this investigation!
Satoru: Well, I guess we'll have to get on board the Queen Horizon... If we're going to get to that computer.
Ookouchi: Let me tell you this beforehand. We can't give you a search permit. Ooba is well known in both the political and rich society so our higher ups are too afraid to...
Rina: That's why we said earlier we have to get into the party.
Satoru: That looks like the only way. Well, if that's decided then...
Rina: Can you do that, Satoru?
Satoru: It won't take much work to access the invitee list on Ooba Kouzan's server so, it shouldn't be too difficult. Pardon me, Inspector Ookouchi but, could I use this PC here?
Ookouchi: Yes, sure... I don't mind. It's mine so use it as you please.
Satoru: Thank you.
Rina: Hey Satoru. Will it be all right using a police PC? They won't find out what we done, will they?
Satoru: Don't worry. I won't leave any traces behind. And... I always wanted to try using a police PC. Starts typing away. .... Alright, I'm in the Ooba server now. Now I just have to find the invitee list for the Cruise Party... Ah... Here it is. Now then, if I just open up this folder... A prompt appears. ...It's locked by something.
Rina: Looks like they're pictures of figures split into pieces...
Satoru: We'll have to break the lock if we're going to modify the invitees list.
Ookouchi: Well, how should I say this... I can't stomach how you two done whatever you pleased but... If you two didn't do what you did, we wouldn't have made it in time. ...I thank you. This time.
Rina: (Hey, Satoru. Silver Hair-san's a nicer person than I thought...)
(I think we're going to get along with him!)
Satoru: (...I think so too.)
Ookouchi: Hmmm, what's wrong? What are you two whispering about?
Satoru:
Nothing at all, Ookouchi-san...
Rina:
Yes, nothing at all... Silver Hair-san.
Ookouchi:
Wh- What are you two up to sounding all friendly all of a sudden... I don't like this.
Rina:
Don't worry about it. You should never worry yourself over trivial things!
Ookouchi:
Hmmm...
Rina:
Look, we have to get along if we're going to do this investigation together, aren't we!
Ookouchi:
...Yes, you're right.
In any case, we make our move tomorrow.
First... I'll take the PDA and flash memory card from you because they will be important pieces of evidence.
Rina:
I'm so excited. I can't wait for tomorrow when-
Ookouchi:
Oh yes... I forgot to say that Misutzu-san phoned in when you two were working with my PC.
I already explained everything to her.
Rina:
What... Did you tell her about us going to that apartment too...?
Ookouchi:
Of course, I told her. She said, "Get back to GIS at once"...
Rina;
What... What are we going to do, Satoru! Misutzu-san must be mad! Oh no~ What should we do...
Satoru:
(We'll... Just have to get back and face her.)
At the pier.
Satoru:
(...No one's here yet.)
(But what a day yesterday was. Thanks to what happened, Misutzu-san was so mad...)
(But at least she still let us take part in this investigation now that Ookouchi-san's given his consent.)
(...So we're going to be up against "Ooba Noriko" who's working with an underground organisation.)
(It's going to be dangerous, no doubt about that...)
Rina:
"Sorry I kept you waiting, Satoru!"
Satoru:
Wha- What's with that dress?!
Rina:
We're going on a Cruise Party. I have to dress up!
Satoru:
....
Ookouchi:
"Sorry you two had to wait."
Satoru:
...Ookouchi-san, are you planning to join the party dressed up like that?
Ookouchi:
I always dress up like this!
Rina:
Well, never mind. Silver Hair Inspector-san looks his best in those clothes.
Ookouchi:
Of course...
Rina:
Well then, now that we're all here, lets go!
Amazing~!! I can't believe we're inside a ship...
Well, Satoru. I'm going to do a little "investigating" around the area~!!
Walks off
"Woohoo~ crabs!! Yummy~!"
Satoru:
....
Ookouchi:
Hey!! We didn't come to have fun! Find that computer, now!
Satoru:
H- Hey... Don't shout that loud.
What will we do if there are members of that underground organisation here.
Ookouchi:
I- I'm sorry. I was just trying to-
...Hey, wait a sec. Why do I have to be lectured by you? I'm an inspector and-
Satoru:
Never mind that, Ookouchi-san. Lets just wait for our chance here until the party starts.
Ookouchi:
Yeah... Hey, stop ordering me around!!
Satoru:
What... What are you doing collecting business cards? They're no use for the investigation.
Rina:
We don't get many chances to speak with all these famous people you know!
Look, here's a card from one of the politicians! And this one's from his secretary. I'm really working to get these you know!
Satoru:
....
Ooba:
"Welcome to the party, ladies and gentlemen!"
Ookouchi:
That's Ooba Noriko.
Rina:
She has a really nice dress... I lose.
Ookouchi:
It's not much but, please feel free to...
Make use of the lounge in the area.
We were also planning to run an exhibition today of the famous Egaki Yuuzou Sensei's artwork but,
Due to some little trouble on our end, we are still in the middle of preparations.
I do apologize deeply but, I will let everyone know once the preparations are complete.
...Well then, please enjoy yourselves at today's Cruise Party.
Satoru:
...Well, lets start our investigation. Is anyone familiar with the structure of the ship?
Ookouchi:
....
Rina:
....
Satoru:
...So none of us checked that out before coming here.
Rina:
...It doesn't matter. All we have to do is do what we usually do. We'll find out first right here.
In the secret passage.
Rina:
Woah! Wha-... What's all this?!
Ookouchi:
Hmph! Those must be the criminals Ooba is working with.
Satoru:
Are they holding machine guns...?
Ookouchi:
Hmph, looks like they're hiding something...
Rina:
What should we do, Satoru? This is looking bad.
Yoshioka:
"Ooba-san?! Are you sure it's all right if we leave those petty criminals to guard the underground facility?"
"If they mess up the controls on the computer, we'll have serious problems."
"There's not much time left until the deal so we won't be able to reprint the notes."
Ooba:
"Don't worry."
"The controls for the printers are networked with this laptop here."
"So I can monitor what's their status form here. I can even directly control the machines."
Rina:
What!?
Ookouchi:
What's wrong?
Rina:
I heard them saying there's a laptop in Ooba's room.
They say it's linked to to the underground printers.
Satoru:
Now that you mention it... There's a network setup on this ship.
Rina:
We should be able to find something important if we can checkout the laptop in there.
Ookouchi:
Then we'll have to lure Ooba out of her room first...
Rina:
"...Excuse me. I'm the politician Tamiya Tatsujirou's secretary."
"Tamiya says he wishes to speak to Ooba-sama in person."
"I'm sorry to trouble you but, could you let her know for me?"
Staff:
"Ta- Tamiya-sama wishes to speak to her?! Please wait a moment. I'll let know right away..."
Rina:
...I'm back.
Ookouchi:
That was some impressive acting!
Rina:
Heehee, all I had to do was show them the business card! And it worked!
So, Satoru! Do you still think business cards are useless?
Satoru:
OK, OK... I never thought they would come in handy.
Ookouchi:
Now we just have to wait for Ooba to appear...
Satoru:
You're right, Ookouchi-san...
Ooba appears.
Ooba:
"Wh- Where is Tamiya Sensei!"
Ookouchi:
That Ooba's here!
Staff:
"...Huh? His secretary was here a moment ago..."
Ooba:
"Find where Tamiya Sensei is, now!"
Staff:
"Ye- Yes, Madam...
Rina:
...Right, now's our chance to get into her room!
Satoru:
.....
...OK, no one's inside. Lets go in.
Inside.
Rina:
Wo~w, what a room! We really are on a luxury liner, aren't we!!
Ookouchi:
Who cares about the room. Lets find that laptop!
Ooba:
"What on earth was that all about?"
Rina:
"...That voice. That's Ooba. Lets see what they're up to."
Ooba:
"It was all just a trick saying Tamiya Sensei was asking for me..."
Yoshioka:
"Maam, you have something more important to attend to. The helicopter will be here to collect the notes in one hour."
Ooba:
"Has the printing machines been setup, Yoshioka?"
Yoshioka:
"Yes, don't worry. All we have to do is start the printing now."
Ooba:
"I see... It's about time."
"Well then, I'm to go visit my lovely little dollar babies."
"Come, Yoshioka."
Yoshioka:
"Yes, Ooba-san..."
Satoru:
(Looks she's out of the room...)
Coming out of the closet.
Rina:
Phew... That was close.
Satoru:
Ooba said she was going to see her "dollar babies".
Ookouchi:
They said, "the helicopter will be here to collect the notes in one hour" too...
Mail arrives.
Satoru:
Hmmm, a message from Kei-chan. I think she's found what the program is...
The message from Kei says Wall Black is a dollar counterfeiting program. Misutzu tells them to destroy it.
Rina:
So what does Kei-chan say?
Satoru:
She says Wall Black's a piece of software used in creating counterfeit dollar notes.
Rina:
I knew we could count on Kei-chan! She's so fast at her job!
Ookouchi:
Damn that, Ooba! I won't let her get away with this!
Satoru:
We'll just have to destroy the software as Misutzu-san says!
Satoru tries to access the program but he can't.
Damn, there's very strong security protection on it.
I can't get access to the software that easily...
I'll have to by-pass the firewall somehow...
Right, I can do this! I'll destroy it before they start printing!
There's no code I can't crack!!
Right, I've cracked the security protection!
Now we can really mess up the dollar note pattern in the counterfeiting software!
Rina:
Then how about using this use this as the new pattern...?
Satoru:
Yeah! This will be great!
In the secret printing room.
Ooba:
...Wha- What is this?!
Why do my dollar babies have such an ugly face printed on them!!
Back at Ooba's room.
Ookouchi:
Gahahahaha! Well done, you two!
Satoru:
Now do you see how good we GIS are!
Ookouchi:
Well... Just a little.
Rina:
You're not very honest are you!
Satoru:
Well then, that's our mission o-
???:
"Hey, you lot! What are you doing by that room!"
Satoru:
Damn it!
Yoshioka:
...You must be the ones responsible for those notes!
Rina:
We've been found out?!
Ookouchi:
This isn't good! Run!!
Satoru:
Haa... Haa...
Rina:
Come on, Satoru!! Hurry up or they're going to...
Huh?!
They're not after us...
Ookouchi:
Looks like we got away.
Satoru:
Haa... Looks like it but-
Yoshioka:
You can't get away now!!
Satoru:
Da- Damn it! He went round the other way!!
Yoshioka:
Ooba-san, I've rounded them up.
Ooba:
Well done, Yoshioka. So... Who are these people?
Yoshioka:
These people were doing something at your room and-
Ooba:
Hey, that silver haired man!
Ookouchi:
Hmm?!
Ooba:
That ugly face... So that's what happened.
You are the ones responsible for what happened to my dollar babies!!
I'm tired of your little tricks. Yoshioka, kill them!
Satoru:
Damn, are we done for-
Helicopter sounds. (Wha- What's that sound?)
Ooba:
What on earth is going on?
Yoshioka:
I- I don't know, maam!
Rina:
Hey, Satoru. Look up there!
Satoru:
(Up there?!)
???:
Sorry to keep you guys waiting.
Satoru:
That voice...?!
Valdes:
Here comes the party owner!
Rina:
Valdes!! Great timing! You're looking cool~!
Satoru:
But why the hell is he wearing a tuxedo...
Valdes:
Satoru, Rina. I'm here to back you two up!
Prepare yourself, Ooba Noriko!!
"You are all surrounded. Throw down your weapons!"
Ooba:
How could this happen...
Yoshioka:
O- Ooba-san... You were just unlucky, that's all.
Ooba:
Why... Why did this happen...
My plan was perfect~!!
Back on land.
Satoru:
Phew... Over at last.
Rina:
Thank goodness we solve the case safely, Satoru.
Satoru:
Yeah...
Now I can get away from you and go back to tracing Blitz.
Rina:
Great. I won't have to drag big baggage like you around anymore too.
Satoru:
You're the big baggage around here!!
Rina:
What?! I am one of the "best" GIS members there is.
Satoru:
Don't you mean you're worst than an amateur!
Valdes:
You two never change.
Satoru:
Ah, Valdes-san. Thanks for coming to help us.
Valdes:
Heheh, I was cool, wasn't I?
Satoru:
But how did you know where the ship was when it was out at sea?
Valdes:
Oh well er... I, er...
Misutzu:
"Let me explain, Satoru-kun."
There is a GPS tracking device in this GIS computer to make it hard to steal or lose.
Rina:
Oh, it's Misutzu-san.
Misutzu:
Good work, both of you.
Satoru:
Hmmm, Misutzu-san... Why are you dressed like that...
Misutzu:
Why, Satoru-kun. I'm here to join the party of course. Looks good doesn't it?
Ookouchi:
Yes, Misutzu-san. It looks very good.
Rina:
Silver Hair-san's gawking.
Policeman:
"In- Inspector! We found this in a room at the bottom of the ship..."
Shows the inspector a note with his face on it.
Ookouchi:
Wh- What is this?!
Satoru:
Oh, that counterfeit note...
Rina:
The note looks great, doesn't it. It's using one of the photos I took after all.
Ookouchi:
Grrrr... I won't let get away from this one!
???:
"Ah! It's an alien!"
Satoru:
Ke- Kei-chan...
Ookouchi:
Who- Who are you calling an alien!!
Kei:
I-am-your-friend. Don't-be-afraid!
Rina:
You found yourself a cute friend, Silver Hair-san. I'm glad for you.
Ookouchi:
He- Hey. What are you talking a-
Rina:
So then, lets go join the party to celebrate Rina-chan in completing her first mission"~!!
Valdes:
Yeah, I'm up for it!
Misutzu:
Oh~ Sounds like fun. Lets go~
Satoru:
Yeah~
Rina:
Lets go~!!
Kei:
Lets-have-a-little-talk-together. Lets-be-friends!
Mr-alien-are-you-listening? Do-you-understand-what-I'm-saying? Please-answer-me!
Program #2, Billionaire
Entering bank details.
???:
...Well, that was easy.
Back at GIS.
Satoru:
"Blitz"...
"The DH Company's server was down for 32 hours."
"The greatest damage caused ever by a virus."
"The number of victims falling to the script kiddy is increasing."
(All of these cases were linked to Blitz...)
(All cyber terrorism against large companies...)
(But looking at the tools that were made to hack them...)
(Some of these cases looks as if it was just some young cracker out there, having fun.)
(...The more I look up about him, the more I don't understand... Damn it!)
(One month ago...)
Flash back.
Policeman:
"Ookouchi Inspector, sir..."
Ookouchi:
"What's wrong?!"
Policeman:
"There's no data on Ooba's laptop... It's all been erased."
Ookouchi:
"What?! What's going on?!"
Back to reality.
Satoru:
(...In the end, all we could prove was,)
(Ooba working with underground organisations to kill that inspector...)
(After all the data was erased from Ooba's laptop, the results of our investigation was cut short.)
(All that data must have been erased from the laptop right before the police go their hands on it.)
(But how...?)
(Someone probably accessed it directly.)
(Ooba's laptop wasn't connected to an exterior network after all.)
(But even if whoever erased the data managed to sneak onto the ship...)
(He would only have had the short time to access it while we were running outside... He must be highly skilled.)
(Who on earth could it be...?)
Flashback.
Misutzu:
"Ooba mentioned something very intriguing."
"It seems she was dealing with someone that she didn't even know about."
"All she knew that she was working with someone overseas in the Mafia named "Blitz"..."
Back in GIS.
(Blitz....)
(Yes, no one else could erase such large quantities of data apart from him.)
(What is his purpose...?)
Mail arrives.
(Hmmm, a message... Who could it be?)
A warning from "Britz" saying, "Satoru-kun. Relax or you could end up ugly!"
(Britz?! It- It can't be...)
Rina:
"Satoru!"
Satoru:
Rina!
Hey, listen!! I just receivd an e-mail from Britz and-
Rina:
"Satoru-kun. Relax or you could end up ugly!"
Satoru:
...No. Don't tell me that e-mail was you?!
Rina:
What's that about your e-mail~? I don't know what-
Kei:
Hey, Rina-san. Did you message get to Satoru-san?
Rina:
Wo- Woah! Kei-chan!! Sh- Ssshh!
Kei:
Oops...
Satoru:
...Rina, you little...
Rina:
...You've found out, huh.
Satoru:
Quit it with your little tricks. You even spelled "Blitz" wrong...
Rina:
"Blitz"? I thought it was "Britz".
Satoru:
And Kei-chan, you too. You shouldn't help her spoof the sender's address like that!
Kei:
But... But... Rina-san said, "I want to surprise Satoru." so I...
Oh wait, it's time for some channelling! I have to go.
Runs off.
Rina:
Er, Kei-chan?!
...Oh wait, I have to go to-
Satoru:
Hold it, Rina. Why did you do this!
Rina:
What do you mean "why"... I was bored!
All I've been doing since the Ooba Case is study. I can't help it!!!
Satoru:
...Look here. I am busy with a mission on my hands, unlike you!!
Rina:
Busy huh... You still haven't managed to trace Blitz yet.
If he has anything to do with the Ooba Case,
Why don't you just check the access log on Ooba's laptop and get a list of the IP addresses? You might find something.
Oh wait... Maybe "IP address" is too hard for Satoru-kun to understand.
Satoru:
(And what does she expect me to say?)
Of course I know what it is.
Rina:
That's Satoru-kun! You know everything. I lose again.
Satoru:
...You know, he's removed every bit of evidence there i
