H-Hey, Shizuka-chan.
That's all for today's meeting.
U-Um...
It's almost summer break, so make sure everything's... ready...
Uh...
There's something I want to talk about—
Change back right now!
Huh?
The victim has been identified as fourth-grade elementary school student
News Flash: Body of Fourth-Grade Girl Found in Hokkaido
Being Investigated as a Possible Crime
Marina Kirarazaka.
Police are treating the incident as a murder
after finding signs of blunt force trauma to her head.
Oh, hey there.
Junya.
I gotta go to work again, so if Mom asks...
I'll cover for you!
Takopi's Original Sin
Episode 4
Azuma-kun's Salvation
Okay, so...
As your teacher just said, your classmate, Marina Kirarazaka, was found dead yesterday.
Marina-chan...
I know this must be hard for all of you,
but if you know anything about what happened to her, please tell us.
It'll be okay.
We put her in the Memory Box, so they won't know what day she really died.
We wiped off all our fingerprints, too. So we're fine.
I had no idea about the geological survey, but there's nothing to worry about.
Nobody will suspect us just as long as we keep quiet.
We're gonna be okay. It'll all be okay.
Um...
But...
Is keeping quiet about it really the right choice-pi?
Huh?
I've been doing a lot of thinking-pi.
I think we should talk about Marina-chan and what to do next.
Chappy
It's too late. They've already found her body.
Talking about her isn't going to do anything, you stupid octopus!
Even so...
I bet Marina-chan's mama and papa are very sad-pi.
I feel like I need to do something-pi.
Like tell the truth instead of keeping it a secret from Marina-chan's family.
He's right.
If we tell the truth now, then maybe...
Hey, aren't we going to do our brainstorming session?
It's almost summer break, so we gotta do what we can.
Uh, no. We shouldn't leave town at a time like this.
Azuma-kun, we're still going to Tokyo, right?
You're the one who said we could go during summer break, remember?
Sure.
Okay, let's talk about the bullet train schedule.
That's right. I have to make this work.
I was the one who said I could do it.
Besides, I was the one who promised we could hide the body.
But they found it. Maybe I could've done something better.
No, it's okay. I'll do better next time.
We'll pull this off without getting caught and go to Tokyo.
Then Kuze-san won't give up on me—
Hey.
Still up studying, huh?
Tokyo
Junya?
Oh, sorry. I did knock.
Uh, no, it's okay.
Tokyo
By the way, how are you handling the incident?
She was your classmate, right?
Your friends must be upset.
How's the class doing?
You be careful out there, too, yeah?
If there's anything you wanna talk about, I'm here.
What have the police been like?
But wait, wasn't she the girl you were hanging out with the other—
Sorry.
I need the bathroom.
Sure, go ahead.
Come to think of it, Marina-chan was acting kind of weird lately.
Yeah.
Weird? Like how?
It was like she was sucking up to her all of a sudden.
Right? Maybe she was being blackmailed or something.
Poor Marina-chan.
Blackmailed by who?
That bitch...
Kuze-san.
I followed your directions and didn't try to answer anything I didn't know.
Okay, that's good. I'm sure everyone thinks an adult did it, so—
But they said they'd be back with more questions.
We're still doing what we planned for the summer, right?
U-Uh...
We can go for sure, right?
Of course!
Math
Area
Naoki Azuma
Don't worry. We'll definitely go.
We should come up with a stronger alibi.
You'll look suspicious if you don't say anything.
Math
Areas
Naoki Azuma
Math
Areas
Naoki Azuma
Oh, right, sorry. I'm the one who said you didn't have to say anything. Sorry.
Yeah, everything's fine. Nobody will suspect you.
Because I'll make sure to—
Azuma-kun.
Time's up.
Areas
Naoki Azuma
Math
Huh?
Have at it.
Huh?
You're going through a rough time, aren't you?
I know you've been working hard late at night recently.
Is it possible Mother knows everything about me?
Mother, I... Um, there's something I want to tell you.
You're free now.
Huh?
Just because you don't have what it takes, you stopped studying
and came home with an incredibly low test score to get my attention.
Isn't that a bit childish?
So you can stop.
Because I'm going to stop caring, too.
Go ahead and eat snacks every day.
I don't care about test scores anymore.
So do whatever you want, okay?
Wait.
Mother, I...
Well, enjoy.
Hey.
Are you okay?
Yeah.
I just got another call from the police.
I gotta go to the police station during summer break.
Yeah. Uh-huh.
But I have to go see Chappy during summer break, so I can't, can I?
I don't want to get arrested, either.
Yeah.
So can you go instead?
It's okay. You can tell me anything. I'll take care of everything for you.
I'll do anything to save you, Kuze-san.
Thank you...
Azuma-kun.
In that case...
Will you take this and turn yourself in for me?
Huh?
You're playing that game again!
Ugh.
You have a test tomorrow. You won't score 100 if you don't study.
You sound just like Mom.
I'll be fine.
And as it happens, he was right.
You're so studious, aren't you, my good little boy?
Mommy!
You'll be way ahead of your big brother in no time when you go to elementary school.
But that never happened. Not even once.
Name: Naoki Azuma
Junya was a prodigy.
Azuma-kun.
Wow, you scored over 90!
Your mom's a doctor, right?
Wow!
My brother always scored 100 on his tests.
I wonder why you can't get a perfect score. I raised you both the same way.
You got the highest score in our grade on the standardized test, Azuma-kun.
You're second place in the whole town. That's so cool!
But my brother was number one in the country.
You both dress and eat the same way, yet still...
But good things happened to me, too.
Are these for me?
You said your eyes were getting bad.
Your brother never had to wear glasses.
Thanks, Mom!
I hope they help your scores.
That's when everything changed.
Junya started acting out.
Is it true you got a job?
I'll be fine.
No, you won't. What if it affects your grades?
This is my chance!
My brother will start hanging out with delinquents.
And Mom will pin her hopes on me, the sincere second son, as the heir to the Azuma Clinic.
Japanese
Junya
Come by class 2-1 at the cultural festival
But I was wrong. He was only making good use of his strengths.
That would never have affected his grades to begin with.
And he was still the one who got our mother's attention.
All I had going for me was determination.
I was a determined idiot.
I already knew Junya had gotten all the good genes:
his natural intelligence,
the silky black hair he ruined by dyeing it a lighter color,
and just like Mother, his perfectly sculpted...
double eyelids.
What?
Huh? I-It's nothing—
If I remember correctly, she's...
4th Grade
Azuma-kun, are those designer glasses?
No, they're from the local—
Hey, you piece of trash!
You've got some nerve coming to school!
Die!
Hey, come on. No bullying in my class.
I'll step up for the sake of my family's clinic.
Are you okay, Kuze-san?
I'm the class president, so if there's anything I can do—
I'm fine.
There's no way she's fine.
But...
Failure's not an option when people's lives are in our hands.
If you can't do everything perfectly, then...
That's right.
I have to do everything perfectly.
I'll do what I think Junya would in this situation.
No, it won't change anything.
See you.
Even a girl who looks like my mother won't believe in me, either.
I won't accept that.
You're all I have.
Please help me.
I'll do everything perfectly this time for sure.
She's counting on me so much.
I'm the only one who can save Kuze-san. Only I can.
Um... Are you sure we want to do this-pi?
Only me.
Only I can.
I'm doing the right thing, aren't I, Mother?
This is how I can work in the same field as you.
By helping people.
I'll become a doctor who saves countless lives.
Azuma-kun.
Azuma-kun, I...
You're all I have now, Azuma-kun.
So I'll wait for you for as long as it takes.
I'll wait for you to come back even if you go to juvie after turning yourself in.
And I'll find Chappy in the meantime.
And...
Really?
You really won't give up on me, Kuze-san?
It'll be okay.
Everything's going to be just fine.
You're going to be okay.
Come to think of it...
That was the last time Mother hugged me. I remember now.
Hey.
Where are you going so early?
Junya.
You killed her, didn't you?
You're a disgrace to our family.
You've ruined everything.
Mom's clinic. My future.
So you're not just incompetent, but you're dragging us down, too?
How will you take responsibility for this?
Hey.
Is everything okay?
Something's weighing you down, isn't it?
I said I was here if you needed to talk, remember?
You can tell me anything.
You won't understand.
You're competent and everyone likes you. You can do everything perfectly.
You're all everyone talks about.
But I don't have anyone.
I studied hard without making any friends. But I still couldn't do anything.
I could never do what was expected of me.
Even Mom lost hope and gave up on me.
Nobody's interested in me. Nobody believes in me.
I don't have anyone left...
except Kuze-san.
No.
You have me!
Weren't you listening to me?
When I say, "You can tell me anything,"
I don't care about your test scores. I couldn't care less!
If there's anything you don't understand or something's eating away at you,
I wanna hear all about it.
You're my little brother!
It's okay to admit when you can't do something...
Naoki!
Azuma Clinic
First of all...
Nobody's perfect at everything.
I suck at Monster Hunter.
Don't tell anyone, but my girlfriend helps me with everything.
And Mom's pancakes were terrible.
You're lying.
I mean it.
They weren't cooked through.
But they'd go hard in the fridge 'cause she'd make 'em before her night shift.
So she's a hardworking person.
You two resemble each other a lot.
Junya.
Mom bought these glasses for me.
But I couldn't tell her the lenses aren't right for me anymore.
Yeah.
And... And I...
I have so many things I want to ask you.
And there's something I need to tell you, big bro.
Sure.
Did you hear about their son?
Azuma Clinic Sorry, we are closed today.
He had something to do with that case.
What? Really?
But he's such a good boy.
I bet someone put him up to it.
That's what the police believe, too.
Oh, how awful.
And rumor is it was a classmate of his by the name of...
Shizuka-chan.
So Azuma-kun won't help me anymore, huh?
Shizuka-chan.
What are you going to do now-pi?
Maybe we should tell people the truth.
Huh? What are you talking about?
Pi?
Summer break starts today.
It does-pi?
So let's go...
to Tokyo!