In the circle, in the circle
A bird in the circle
When can it get out?
In the night, before the sunrise
A crane and a turtle came across
Who is right behind...
Mother!
I got the answer to the problem with the equilateral triangle.
The next one is the line. Okay?
Yes.
After you get the answer for that one,
combine both and write down the five special answers.
Ms. Yukari, I brought a cup of tea.
Thank you.
Ms. Yukiko?
Yukiko is calculating a very difficult formula right now.
I see.
Oh, the moon is beautiful tonight!
Doomed Megalopolis
The Battle for Tokyo
What?
The dragon flow just moved.
Koujimachi.
Why?
This flow is not an important one, so why is it active?
Good evening. Excuse me, but...
The sky...
What?
The sky is squeaking and making noises...
I see.
You can also hear the screams of the sky?
Then, you too?
Yes, but for me, the underground is more interesting.
Underground flow? Excuse me, but...
Yes?
You must be Mr. Kuroda, the Feng Shui practitioner
who helped with the subway construction.
Yes.
Tatsumiya
I was really surprised. Anyway,
the sky and the ground must have caused this coincidence.
Then, what happened to the dragon flow which you were following?
It disappeared right under your foot.
Mine?
Yes.
I wonder why they need to see us. I was invited by Ms. Keiko.
Who knows? I didn't hear any bad news,
like Ms. Yukari's condition getting worse or anything...
Well, it doesn't matter.
Anyway, honestly speaking, I like Tatsumiya's wife, Ms. Keiko.
I can't believe there's still a woman like her living in Japan.
What do you mean?
First of all, she appears to be ready for anything.
She wouldn't get upset or be surprised, even if she needed to die.
In other words, she has shifted to a defiant attitude.
She doesn't care if she dies tomorrow.
You can't find a woman like her easily, Mr. Narutaki.
You admire Mrs. Tatsumiya so much, don't you?
Why not? There's a sick person in the family,
and her husband rarely comes home from work.
An ordinary woman would have given up in three days.
But originally, Tatsumiya was not a bad person.
Wow...
Yukiko did this?
Yes...
Well...
Do you understand?
No, I don't. This is your area, isn't it?
Yes, it is...
I think this is probably some kind of
formula regarding physics or astronomy...
Look, here!
This part shows that it's a quintic equation, doesn't it?
Indeed, this is a quintic equation.
I've seen this somewhere before...
Do you understand?
Wait, wait...
This is Lagrange's equation, isn't it?
Lagrange's?
One, four, nine.
Three, eight.
What's the result?
About four times, mother.
Four times!
Yasunori Kato!
You failed to wake the underground dragon by manipulating Ms. Yukiko.
Why do you still possess Ms. Yukari?
Why don't you directly possess Ms. Yukiko, who has your blood?
I know the reason.
Because Ms. Yukiko doesn't have any of your blood!
Shut up!
Keiko Tatsumiya...
Do you hate me?
Then, you will hate me more.
Your white skin will burn with the flame of hate...
And you will become my woman.
You finally got the power of evil, didn't you?
Kato!
What do you need?
Unlike you, I am not a middle school teacher who has plenty of time.
It's about Ms. Yukari.
I've been thinking about something for a long time.
Why was Ms. Yukari possessed by Kato?
Because Yukari has some kind of strange power.
Mr. Hirai of Tsuchimikado said the same thing.
Yes, that strange power...
How did Ms. Yukari get a power like that?
Are you telling me that I should know?
She's your only sibling!
I'm leaving.
Ms. Yukari almost died once, right?
At that time, she went to Hades, but she was able to return to the real world again.
That's why she has a strange power...
Narutaki!
Why do you still follow Yukari around?
Yukari will never be able to regain her sanity.
Are you saying that you will take care of her for the rest of your life?
No, you can't!
That evil man was attracted by her, and she is living in Hades while alive.
I know there is no man who wants to marry a woman like her.
On top of that, she has Yukiko, who was born from that evil man.
Tatsumiya!
Tatsumiya
Ms. Yukiko.
How are your studies going?
It's all over, Aunty.
I've almost solved all the formulas.
Mother was having a nightmare about a huge earthquake.
And now, the nightmare I had before is approaching me.
Nobody can escape from a nightmare, can they, Aunty?
What should the bird in the cage do?
The bird? The bird is fine. Look.
A bird is free. It can fly to anywhere it wants.
It can see and hear anything.
I mean, I knew...
That I was loved so much, so...
It's all over!
Today's subject Unclearness of Fraunhofer lines, and its effect as well as possible phenomena.
Yes. The other day, Greenwich Astronomical Observatory
made an announcement regarding several strange phenomenon.
Most recently, they discovered that there is some unclearness
in Fraunhofer lines by analyzing spectra sent from other planets.
In Fraunhofer lines by analyzing spectra sent from other planets. Emergency Meeting
When you analyze light from other planets
and make it into bands of spectra by using
a spectroscope, the Fraunhofer line is
a black line which appears very clearly
at the border of each color, isn't it?
What does it mean when the line starts showing unclear areas?
Does it mean that there is some change occurring
in the structure of elements in the universe?
Exactly! In some cases, the whole universe might change dramatically.
Actually, the shape of the Big Dipper is starting to contort.
The Big Dipper is?
Yes. I contacted the Lowell Astronomical Observatory,
but nothing like that has been reported.
However, according to a report by Dr. Amano
at the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory,
part of the stick of the Big Dipper is slowly bending
every day by one-hundredth to one tenth of a degree.
That can't be!
Other than the Big Dipper, there are some phenomena which might be
signs of a change in the universe in various areas of the world.
The strange fever prevailing in Southeast Asia and Sumatra recently,
the abnormal rise of the sea level at both poles...
No, no, not only that.
On top of that, there is the situation which is without a doubt approaching us.
For example, the moon!
The moon we see in the sky is slowly but steadily getting bigger.
There is no way to describe this except as a change in the universe.
As we know, it has become much bigger than before.
What does it mean?
The moon is getting closer to the Earth.
What? This is Lagrange's quintic equation and its answer, isn't it?
Exactly. I came to see you today because I wanted to show you this.
Do you think this has something to do with the approach of the moon?
Yes, but I am not sure about it yet. Someone showed me this formula,
and I came up with this ridiculous hypothesis.
Oh, no. Are you thinking about Lagrange's "Eternal Full Moon"?
Indeed, Dr. Amano. I think Lagrange was a great astronomer,
but he demonstrated his other talents in totally different areas,
so that he might have been an intelligent megalomaniac.
His hypothesis was, "When the solar system was established,
if the Earth, moon and sun were all on the same plane,
with the Earth being equidistant between the sun and moon,
and the moon located at one-hundredth of an astronomical unit
by some coincidence, then the power of relativity of these three
would be balanced and the moon will stay as an 'Eternal Full Moon"'.
One-hundredth of an astronomical unit is about 1,496,000 kilometers.
The distance between the moon and the Earth is about 384,000 kilometers,
so if the moon moves about four times further than now... Yes.
The moon will stop and stay there.
In the current situation, the moon is approaching the Earth,
and the only thing we can guess is...
It's a sign that the moon will move out that far due to some reaction.
Exactly!
If the situation stays as it currently is, the moon will be hurled out
far out into the universe because of the friction with the Earth.
And, at the same time, an unprecedented, incredible disaster,
much worse than the last earthquake, will strike the Earth, I'm sure.
My God...
On top of that, Dr. Amano, the person who is calculating
this phenomenon is a thirteen year-old girl.
A thirteen year-old girl? It can't be...
Of course, a little girl like her doesn't need an "Eternal Full Moon".
Then who does?
Is there anybody who wants it?
Unfortunately, yes, there is.
There is a man who wants to give this Megalopolis a finishing stroke.
I can't believe it.
How can I can believe a ridiculous story like this?
Brother...
Brother!
Brother...
I've heard that Mr. Tatsumiya hasn't come home recently, has he?
No, he hasn't.
He's escaping into his work again...
You understand him pretty well, don't you?
Well, I have a longer relationship with him than you do.
Surely.
Mr. Rohan, I will lose my life for the Tatsumiya family.
The reason I married him is because I realized that.
The moon has come to dwell upon the Megalopolis...
The dragon in the sky has been spurred.
No one can stop it.
The Megalopolis will be ruined!
Tokyo lmperial University Then the man named Kato is?
Yes, he is. He is the one who's manipulating Ms. Yukari Tatsumiya
and making Yukiko calculate how to make the moon move away.
That's ridiculous!
I agree with you.
As a physicist, I don't want to agree with an unscientific theory like this either.
But Ms. Yukiko has calculated Lagrange's equation and the astronomical accident.
Judging from these two things, there is no other conclusion that can be made.
He will call and awaken the dragon in the sky...
What?
The dragon in the sky will move with seven stars winding about it.
And because of its power, the transparent lid of the sky will fall to pieces.
The lid will fall over the Earth,
and the flames of Hell will start all over.
What the hell are we supposed to do about it?
That's precisely what I asked all of you to come here to discuss.
Who is Kato? Why does he do things like this?
Anyway, we have to find and stop him!
Kato has to die.
Everything will be fine then.
Excuse me.
Mr. Tatsumiya!
Dear Mr. Koda.
I have decided to give my life to the devils tonight
in order to save the Tatsumiya family.
Therefore, please take care of the Tatsumiya family in the future.
What?!
Let go!
Tatsumiya!
Ms. Yukari!
Stop!
Tatsumiya!
What the hell were you trying to do?!
Yukiko!
Stop! Yoichiro!
Stop, Tatsumiya!
If I don't kill them...
The city will...
Yes, I understand, but, Mr. Tatsumiya!
Yes, it wouldn't make anything better!
Fa... ther...
Father... why...
Why...
Do you need to kill me and mother?
You're wrong...
Tatsumiya!
You're the one who defiled Yukari, aren't you?
Yoichiro!
You're wrong! She's not my child...
You jerk! I can't believe this!
Damn!
Damn! Damn you!
Mr. Narutaki!
No! Stop it!
Damn you! Damn you!
If you keep doing that, he's going to die!
Where's Ms. Keiko?
Father...
What the hell is wrong with this, the Tatsumiya family?
Yes, yes.
Tokyo lmperial University
Yes, I understand. Tokyo lmperial University
Tokyo Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka
It will start shortly! Tokyo Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka
Now, there's no need for a telescope.
One tenth is the sky and nine tenths is the moon.
Can you believe it? One tenth and nine tenths?!
Yes. I can see it very clearly from here.
Me? About me?
Well, I will be here watching this phenomenon until the end.
Of course, I will.
I will watch until the abrupt end of the Megalopolis.
Kanda Shrine
This is a map I made of the underground energy flow in the city.
As the imperial palace is the center,
there is a disordered underground flow towards the southwest.
The Tatsumiya residence is there. This means...
That's in the opposite direction of "Demon's gate", isn't it?
Yes.
Then, Kato is...
Northeast! At the demon gate of the Megalopolis!
He's at Yanaka.
What is that?!
It's the guardian god which was sent to us by Masakado.
Let's go!
Yes!
Inside of the site of the Ministry of Finance, the Masakado Mound
Damn, what a useless effort...
What?
The moon has bounced!
Moon, realize my curse!
You've come, the maiden of Masakado, Keiko Tatsumiya.
When I found out about you, I decided to make you my woman.
By defiling you and making you fall into hell,
in order to make you my partner in hell.
My woman, who has come through the road in shambles, come here.
Yasunori Kato.
How brave. I find it endearing.
Omokage Shrine maiden! You shall undergo the christening to become my wife.
The Shikigami... they are disappearing?!
It can't be...
The Goddess of Mercy?!
Keiko, I can't believe that you rebel against me
until the last moment, and then you chose Bodhisattva!
You fool. You should have married me, become my wife
without struggling and that would have been the best way!
Don't come!
Don't come! Don't come!
Don't come!
Don't come close to me!
Don't come close to me! Don't come!
Don't come...
Yasunori Kato...
My...
My woman...
Born, in the dark at the beginning of life,
then die, in the dark at the end of death...
Hello, this is Terada.
Oh, Dr. Amano!
Did you discover the location of the moon when it stopped moving?
Yes.
What? Then, it went to its previous location?
Yes, yes.
I see. The Big Dipper is also in its normal position now?
Ah, that's good...
Now we can sleep peacefully, can't we?
Yes.
Oh, no, I don't know why it went back to its original position.
It might be...
Oh, no, it's nothing. Talk to you later.
Keiko Tatsumiya, it might have been her...
December 30, 1927 The subway between Asakusa and Ueno opened
I wonder what she really was...
Ms. Keiko?
The Goddess of Mercy...
Keiko...
There is no limit to human desire.
The Megalopolis, Tokyo, will continue to expand without containing
human desires, and its history will continue to wander repeatedly.
Probably, it is a joyful matter for the prosperity of human beings.
However, if the right power which manipulates time is light,
then we must always remember that behind it is the negative power of darkness.
I hope that peaceful times will continue eternally.
One lucky day in the early spring of 1928,
Shigeyuki Koda, as Rohan wrote this.