Izumi | (The setting is… a certain luxury cruise ship. |
| There are six men on board who are each searching for a woman.) |
| (The beginning goes…) |
Kaito | “Excuse me. Have you seen a woman with long hair who’s about this tall?” |
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Passenger A | Ehh? No, I haven’t seen them. |
Kaito | “I-is that so? Please excuse me…” |
Passenger A | That was a surprise… |
| He started a conversation with us… |
Passenger B | Are we a part of the show too? |
Izumi | (They’re trying a new staging approach that involves the regular guests… and it looks like it’s going smoothly.) |
Kaito | “Hello, excuse me. I’m looking for someone. Have you seen a woman with long hair and who’s about this tall?” |
Ritsu | “No… are you trying to find someone too?” |
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Kaito | “Too, you say… could you be as well? |
Ritsu | “Yes. In fact, I am.” |
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Izumi | (At another location, they’re…) |
Kyou | “Are you searching for someone?” |
Shiro | “Indeed. And you as well?” |
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Kyou | “I invited a lady on this luxury cruise ship in order to thank her, but she didn't show up at our meeting spot…” |
| “I thought she might have boarded first, so I’m looking all over.” |
Shiro | “I'm meeting with the person I scouted here on this ship.” |
| “She sounds like a busy person, so it’s been hard for us to find the time to meet.” |
| “But she told me she has business on this ship today, so she could spare some time on board. And well, here I am...” |
Kyou | “The ship is huge, so I guess it might be pretty difficult to find them…” |
Izumi | (We’ve installed live-viewing cameras along the interior so you’re able to watch the different locations. It’s going well so far.) |
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| (In yet another spot, they’re…) |
Towa | “What seems to be the problem?” |
Kei | “…O-oh, no. I’m just looking for someone.” |
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Towa | “Oh my, what a coincidence. |
| I’m searching for someone too.” |
Izumi | (The play here has started as well. Their timing is spot on. |
| Even so—) |
| …? |
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| (I feel like I'm making a lot of eye contact with everyone who’s in the play…) |
Towa | “If you don’t mind, shall I help you?” |
Kei | “Ehh? N-no need. |
| It’s a personal matter, so I don’t want to involve anyone else…” |
Izumi | (The other four men, who are each searching for someone, also gather in the same area...) |
Kaito | “Are you guys trying to find someone too?” |
Kei | “Us too… eh?” |
Ritsu | “We are on the lookout as well.” |
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Kyou | “All of us are searching for someone—how mysterious.” |
Shiro | “What kind of person are you guys looking for?” |
| “This is a stroke of fate. |
| Why don’t we work together as fellows in the same situation?” |
Kaito | “Good point. We might be able to locate them faster that way.” |
| “I’m trying to find my younger sister who I’ve been separated from.” |
Shiro | “Separated from…? That’s a big deal.” |
| “I work for an entertainment agency. |
| I’m meeting with the person I scouted on this ship.” |
Kyou | “I’m looking for a lady who saved my grandmother when she got sick on the train.” |
| “She should be on this ship, but…” |
Ritsu | “I… came on this ship to ask my lovely girlfriend to marry me.” |
| “I gave her the cruise ticket without letting her know I’m going to propose.” |
Shiro | “Proposing on a luxury liner, hm? |
| It’s just like a movie. How romantic.” |
Ritsu | “But I can’t seem to find her… |
| And my phone’s not connecting so it’s been rough.” |
Kyou | “Everyone has their own circumstances, huh?” |
Kaito | “What’s the reason you two got?” |
Kei | “You see… it’s a personal matter, so…” |
Towa | “It’s not something I can tell anyone either. |
| My apologies.” |
Passenger C | It’s incredibly realistic. |
Passenger D | For real. It’s like we’re inside the play. |
Passenger C | I wonder why those two can’t reveal their reason? |
| Maybe we’ll find out if we follow them. |
Izumi | (That’s great. It looks like the guests are enjoying it too.) |
??? | …Um, excuse me. |
Izumi | …? |
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Ritsu | “—So, what are the traits of the person you’re trying to locate?” |
Kaito | “She’s a woman in her 20s. Long hair.” |
Ritsu | “What a coincidence. My partner is a woman in her 20s with long hair as well.” |
Kyou | “Same with the person I’m looking for. |
| Her hair is light in colour, and her bangs are parted at an angle…” |
Shiro | “How curious. The candidate I’m meeting with is a woman in her 20s with long, chestnut-coloured hair.” |
Ritsu | “She likes to wear casual clothes and she always carries a red bag.” |
| “I think she’ll be dressed differently today though.” |
Kyou | “The lady who helped my grandmother also had a red bag with her.” |
Kei | “…Wait, don’t tell me—was it the type of bag you sling across your body?” |
Kyou | “Yes! It was!” |
Kaito | “My sister always wore a red, crossbody bag that our mother bought her when she was little.” |
Kei | “Could it be, the woman all of us are chasing after is—” |
Towa | “…It appears they are one in the same. |
| So, in other words—.” |
Masumi | …!? |
| She’s gone…? |
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Kei | “Should we split up and search? I mean, we’re tracking down the same person anyways.” |
Towa | “…! Right, good call.” |
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Towa | “…There she is! Over there!” |
Kei | “We found her…!” |
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Towa | “Let me handle it from here.” |
Kei | “B-but…” |
Towa | “You’re trying to get revenge on her, aren’t you?” |
Kei | “How did you…” |
Towa | “I am a detective. I have that much information on hand.” |
| “I dare say it’s not a coincidence that the six of us who are all searching for the same woman have gathered here on this ship.” |
| “Perhaps it was her plan to lure us all aboard to sink us all at once.” |
Kei | “N-no way…” |
| *door opens* |
Izumi | EHH? W-what!? |
Workers | …!? |
Towa | “You two were about to be deceived as well.” |
Workers | Ehh!? |
Towa | “This woman is a wanted con artist.” |
| “I’ve got you now. There’s nowhere left to run. |
| I’ll ask you to come along with me quietly.” |
| “…I think this counts as revenge in your place, doesn’t it?” |
Kei | “Ah… thank you very much.” |