Check!
This way!
Got it!
Contact the family! Quick!
Kobato-san.
Doctor, the patient is awake.
Kobato-san, how are you feeling?
Episode 18: Should We Really Have Met?
You were in an accident.
We did an MRI scan just now, and there's no bleeding on the brain.
We suspect you have a concussion.
Also, you have cracked ribs on your right side and a broken femur.
We recommend surgery for your femur.
This is what you deserve
You aren't getting away from it
You all right?
Did I wake you? My bad.
I brought treats.
Thanks.
I hear you had it rough.
Seems so. It was pretty bad.
I heard you were unconscious.
Apparently so. But I'm alive.
Who told you I was unconscious?
It was in the newspaper this morning.
Although it just said an 18-year-old high school student.
And you figured out it was me?
You know Yoshiguchi in my class, right?
Yeah. The well-informed girl.
She saw an ambulance on her way home yesterday.
She followed it out of curiosity and saw Osanai.
Is Osanai-san safe?
I haven't heard anything about her. Was she in danger, too?
We were walking together.
Yoshiguchi heard Osanai tell the paramedics that the patient's name was Kobato Jogoro.
She sounded so calm, Yoshiguchi thought she might have stabbed you.
So yeah, I'm sure Osanai was just fine.
Anyway, I called your family, and...
And came to check up on me.
Thanks. I appreciate it.
What's this? You're rarely this appreciative.
I hit my head.
I heard it was a hit-and-run.
So did I. My parents told me.
I'm sure they'll catch the guy.
Get some sleep and relax.
You'll be out by exam time, right?
You won't?
Well, you see...
I have a broken femur.
It's held together with a nail, but I won't be able to move it for a while.
So yeah, I'm basically screwed.
I see.
I recall there was an accident there before.
I was in middle school at the time.
Yeah, a ninth grader got hit. One of my classmates.
Hisaka Shotaro.
Did you say "Hisaka"?
You know Hisaka-kun from my middle school?
I heard the name in passing in the newspaper club. I don't really know him.
If I recall, he was a prominent badminton player.
Yup.
So what about Hisaka?
Well, I, uh, kinda wanted to apologize to him.
Apologize? You?
Yeah.
I see.
I won't ask you what happened, but I guess he'd be disappointed.
Disappointed?
You don't think so?
I haven't seen him since I graduated from middle school.
Is he studying abroad or something?
No.
Suicide, apparently.
You lie.
I did say "apparently."
That's what a senior told me.
Just because he attempted suicide doesn't mean he succeeded.
Hisaka-kun's alive, isn't he?
Sorry, but I have no idea.
Kengo. Can you please go find out?
Whether or not Hisaka-kun's r-really...
...dead.
I'd like to do that for you, but I'm sorry, Jogoro.
Exams are coming up.
You're right.
Sorry. Forget I asked.
I'm Katsuki of the Kira Police Department Traffic Division.
I apologize for bothering you during your recovery, but may I ask some questions?
Please try to see if you can drink properly.
It can become difficult to swallow things after you go under, so we need to make sure.
You seem fine.
Your circulation will suffer if you get dehydrated while you're laid up,
so drink plenty of water.
Thanks
I'm sorry
I'll have no mercy
On the driver!
Osanai
Thanks
I'm sorry
I'll have no mercy
On the driver!
Osanai
Thanks
I'm sorry
I'll have no mercy
On the driver!
Osanai
Thanks
I'm sorry
I'll have no mercy
On the driver!
Osanai
Thanks
I'm sorry
I'll have no mercy
On the driver!
Osanai
What's 7 + 4?
11.
Neurosurgery
Wakura
11 - 8?
3.
22 + 9?
31.
Time for your bed bath.
Bed bath?
Dear Hisaka Shotaro
Screw our weak-ass baseball team. Let's go watch Hisaka-kun.
He's already the city's top player, isn't he?
The final tournament's coming up, too.
True.
Club Activity Report
37th Kira City Middle School Badminton Tournament
Boys' Singles Winner
Badminton Club 2nd Year
Hisaka Shotaro-kun
Hisaka's Comments
My victory in the municipal tournament has validated all the hard work I put in.
Award
Middle School Badminton Tournament
Boys' Singles
Winner: Hisaka Shotaro
As some of you may know, Hisaka was involved in an accident yesterday.
I'm told it wasn't life-threatening.
Please come forward if you witnessed it.
News
Kira: Middle School Student Hit By Vehicle
A second-year saw the accident.
It was a hit-and-run, wasn't it? This whole thing's awful.
I hear they aren't sure he'll ever walk again.
Guess he won't be competing this year.
Let's go check out the scene.
Hisaka's our star player.
We can't just sit around.
Is it all right if I come along?
Sure. The more we have with us, the better.
You're the only one who came.
Everyone else supposedly had "urgent business."
Urgent business?
There it is. Just like he said.
Just like he said? Like who said?
The second-year who witnessed the accident.
He said you can't miss the scene 'cause there are skid marks on the sidewalk.
What's the name of this second-year?
Fujidera.
Where was he when he saw the accident?
Beats me.
Must have been behind Hisaka.
Do you know how far apart they were?
Again, I dunno. Ask Fujidera yourself.
Let's go.
I'm going to take a closer look.
A kei car?
The skid marks go quite far.
How did he get hit?
"Certainly."
Hisaka Shotaro-sama
I know it looks bad, but my hand's actually fine.
I just did a poor job of breaking my fall and sprained it.
The doctor says it'll heal.
That's good to hear. What about the summer tournament?
Yeah, that's not happening.
I can't hold the racket.
I heard you hurt your legs, too.
My legs?
A couple of sprained ankles, sure.
Who told you that?
Ushio-kun.
But Ushio-kun heard it from someone else.
Sounds like some weird rumors are going around.
Well, not that I care.
The bigger problem is my rib.
Where the car hit you?
No. I don't know what rumors you've heard,
but the car came from diagonally in front of me.
The driver slammed on the brakes, and the car had almost stopped by the time it reached me.
It hit me with what little speed it hadn't scrubbed off, so I protected myself like this.
But a human really is no match for a car, huh?
I couldn't absorb the blow. I fell backwards and broke a rib on impact.
And your arm only got sprained?
Yeah, it surprised me that my arm only had some internal bleeding.
I see.
What are you doing?
Oh, I was just thinking...
Would one normally protect their chest like this when they're about to be hit by a car?
You're pretty tall, so would a car even have a hood high enough to reach your chest?
Oh, it was a minivan that hit me.
Ah. Did you see the driver?
I talked to the police, but no one got a glimpse. It was all too sudden.
You said it was a minivan. What about its plates?
No luck there, either.
I just remember it was blue. Sky blue.
Did it have the manufacturer's name on it?
Like I said, it all happened too fast.
Do you normally take that route home from school?
Okay, Kobato. What's your deal?
Is it really that amusing to you that I got hit by a car?
Of course not. Not after what happened to a classmate. People in our class are furious.
That's why a few of us decided to band together and catch the driver.
I don't see that happening. Who even came up with that idea?
Ushio-kun.
That guy, huh? He always gets in over his head.
So why are you here?
Everyone else apparently had stuff to attend to.
You sure they aren't just using you?
Could be.
But I'm sure I can find some clues.
Then, could you do me a favor and relay a message to them?
I'm grateful that you're angry on my behalf, but the police are already investigating.
If you corner the driver too recklessly, they might flee or you guys might get hurt.
I appreciate the sentiment, but just don't do anything.
Of course. I'll tell everyone to be careful.
That's not the point.
I'm asking you to tell them to stop.
Excuse me.
Is there a Fujidera in this class?
I think you want Class 5.
Fuji! There's a senior here to see you.
I'm Hisaka's classmate.
Are you the one who saw him get hit?
Um...
I won't cause you any trouble.
I'm just asking because I heard you witnessed it.
Uh, yeah, I did.
What time was it when Hisaka got hit?
Around six minutes past five in the evening.
Oddly specific.
The police asked me. I've said it so many times now.
I see.
You saw the car that hit Hisaka, didn't you? What about its plates?
I don't remember. I think it had four digits.
The make?
I don't know much about cars.
What kind of car was it, then?
It was a kei car. It had a yellow plate.
Anything else?
Also, it was a, uh, minivan.
The color?
I think it was a light blue.
You think?
It was sunset. The color might have looked different.
That's what I told the police, too.
All these questions about the incident... What are you gonna do?
Look for the driver, of course.
I can't catch them, but I can tell the police if I learn anything, right?
I can't just let it go after what happened to my classmate.
DO IT OR DON'T
You're the only witness to the hit-and-run.
I want you to tell me what you saw.
All right.
But there isn't much to tell you.
I was on my way home after a club meet.
I noticed Hisaka-senpai walking slightly ahead of me.
Nothing seemed out of the ordinary.
Did you see the driver's face?
I did.
Wh-What did they look like?
He was wearing light orange sunglasses.
I caught a glimpse of short hair, so my first thought was it was a man.
I don't mean this as a gotcha,
but couldn't it have been a woman with short hair?
Of course. It could've been.
Was anyone else in the vehicle? In the passenger seat? The rear seats?
I don't remember.
The driver's height? Build?
I told you, I don't remember.
How far were you from Hisaka?
About 30 to 40 meters away.
Pretty far back, then.
Sure, yeah.
Which way did the car go after?
The opposite direction to the one we were walking in, so upriver.
Northward.
Just for my peace of mind, who reported the incident?
Hisaka-senpai did. He called an ambulance on his own.
I stayed behind to watch the road in case the car came back.
Thanks for all of that.
Can I ask one more thing, just to be sure?
What is it now?
There's no need to be so guarded.
It's just a simple question.
Hisaka was there alone, right?
This might not be relevant,
but I did see a girl climb up the levee between me and Hisaka.
She was wearing our uniform.
A-And? What did she do?
Um...
She fell down the levee trying to avoid the car as it fled.
And then?
I don't know. She vanished.
I ran toward Hisaka-senpai when he got hit, fumbling to call an ambulance and stuff.
But he'd managed to do all that on his own.
Then, I remembered the girl and went to check on her.
I should've done so sooner.
What do you remember about the girl?
I saw her face, but she was no one I recognized.
I would've known if she was in my grade, so she was probably a first-year.
Stairs
Flash cards
First-year girl?
Hisaka-kun
Fujidera-kun
Accident
30-40 meters
Roughly 1.5 meters
Library
Engineering
There's a brake on each of its four tires.
Well, that's that.
I can't narrow down the car's make by the number of skid marks.
I see. That's why you're in your winter uniform.
The girl who nearly got hit by the car.
That isn't my name.
Sure, but I don't know your name.
I'm Osanai Yuki.