Here at Talisman Saloon, we only discuss the affairs of others.
All right, Lemonade Candy?
Okay.
One of my friends is in quite a bind right now.
So I'd like to talk about her, Talisman.
Of course! Then, please tell me...
what kind of concerns your friend is contending with.
- Talisman! - Talisman!
After she graduated from school, she immediately started a tough job...
a job carrying a lot of responsibility.
But that's not the problem.
I'm sure she doesn't regret it.
I see.
What she's in a bind about is, I suppose, her work relationships.
At her work, she has this subordinate... or rather a senior colleague...
Anyway, so she's got this colleague who is hard to describe.
When carrying out her work, she can't avoid him, but...
Is he the sort that she doesn't do well with?
He does some crazy things.
But there are times that she feels that what he's saying is right.
So she thought she might be able to trust him at some point.
Maybe your friend was engaging in wishful thinking about her colleague.
Do you think it's wishful thinking?
I think she needs to first discard this preconception
and then face his true character.
Why don't you give this advice to your friend?
Okay.
Please share with me, Talisman, the difficulties experienced by those adrift.
The answer is always hiding inside your story.
Face his true character... huh?
My head is overflowing with thoughts I can't allow anyone to know about
I've strayed into a world void of even mistakes
It's being rubbed in so deep it's hard to believe
This "world" that holds only what the eye can see
Can I flush out the truth?
Plastic Tac Tic, no one can go crazy anymore
You, too, are in a plastic beautiful world
In a world with too much beauty, for some reason I can't see the light
My bursting heart is an eternal reflection
Secret remains for you
Don't expose these false colors and futures
fake's plastic world keep it secret motion
#04 Nobody Knows Your Mask
Do you wanna ask me about Kogami?
You can tell?
You're strangely connected to him by fate, so...
I still don't know how I should deal with him.
Someone told me to understand him better.
I was also told by someone else not to think that he's a human like us.
Oh, that must've been Inspector Ginoza. It's just like him.
Dogs are dogs. Owners are owners.
A relationship in which you stick only to your own side...
I think that's best for you.
Understanding Kogami means
to see things like Kogami does and to think like Kogami does.
If you become able to do that,
your Psycho-Pass number will be the same as Kogami's.
"When you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you."
Kogami stared into the darkness too long.
And even now, he's still staring into it.
Probably to him, the only true justice in the world exists
solely in the depths of that darkness.
If you wanna go searching for something like that with him,
there's nothing I can say.
I can't stop you.
I couldn't stop Ko, either.
Is that...
Something happened?
Looks like it.
Kunizuka and I are off duty, so go with Kogami and Kagari.
So what's going on?
The comprehensive home security inspection showed that
the toilet in this apartment has been broken for the past two months.
However, the resident hasn't filed a single complaint.
So the management company became suspicious and reported it to us.
Kimihiko Hayama, thirty-two years old. Single. Unemployed.
Unemployed? Do people like that exist in this day and age?
I checked his bank account.
He's receiving lots of compensation from an affiliate service provider.
He probably lived in great comfort.
Well, if you can make oodles of money just by being popular on the net,
of course you'd feel it's stupid to go outside and work.
Could he be taking a long trip somewhere?
No. When a person goes out of their apartment,
there's a record left in the street scanners.
In this town, it's virtually impossible to take a trip without leaving any trace.
Besides, his bank account hasn't had any withdrawals for the past two months.
Hayama is dead.
Yep. Getting killed is easier than disappearing.
It's too soon to draw a conclusion.
Is it possible to restart the interior Holo of this room?
Hold on a minute.
Oh? This is...
You can't sit on a Holography couch.
So normally, the position of the Holo object is synced with the real world one.
That couch must've been here originally.
But someone moved it.
I see.
They must've wanted to hide this.
What's the big deal with such a small scratch?
Have a Crime Lab Drone scan it.
I knew it. Traces from adhesive tape.
What does that mean?
It's the secret to the magic trick that they used to make Kimihiko Hayama
disappear from this place without a trace.
Strangling, poisoning, or causing heart failure with electric shock would do, too.
They first killed the victim in a way that he wouldn't bleed.
Then, they spread out a plastic sheet in the room
and dismantled the body into tiny pieces...
down to atoms so that these pieces could be drained from the bath or toilet.
Hayama probably resisted when they tried to kill him.
It left a scratch on the floor, and also,
they left a trace of the adhesive tape they used to put down the plastic sheet.
They do have guts and willpower, but it's a murder by an amateur.
Can't be...
If it was old Masaoka, he'd have sniffed out something like this
the moment he stepped into the room, Gino.
Don't underestimate a hunting dog's sense of smell.
Check the sewer pipe for traces of blood.
We can discuss more after that.
Okay.
It's opened.
So this is the avatar that Hayama was using on the net.
For him to be able to make a living as an affiliate,
he must've been quite popular.
Talisman...
What?
This morning... I...
...met this avatar.
So, thanks to the hard work of our precious Crime Lab Drones,
we successfully found the body pieces
from the drainage of Mr. Hayama's residence.
Now, applaud!
And yet, someone's operating Hayama's CommuField on the net
and hanging around using Hayama's avatar.
Correct.
It's a horror story.
A ghost who can't depart in peace and wanders about on the net, huh?
Is someone assuming his identity?
I don't know.
It seems that even before Hayama went missing,
he was screwing around with using fake IPs.
What about tracking the access routes?
I can give it a try,
but they're going through proxy servers that are clearly suspicious.
They're undoubtedly taking steps to hide their tracks.
If we track them down carelessly, they'll notice.
But, at least, the person who's using Hayama's avatar
should still think that they haven't aroused any suspicion yet.
Doesn't that give us a chance?
So, in a sense, the suspect this time isn't hiding or running away,
but instead, he's walking around right in front of us.
If we play our cards right,
we might be able to get him to reveal clues to his real identity.
Okay. Let's get in touch with Hayama's avatar.
It's not a bad idea...
...but who's gonna do it?
I see... So this person who's pretending to be Talisman has been operating
this CommuField as capably as the real owner for the past two months, huh?
How interesting.
Mr. Ginoza, that's him.
Looks like he's going to another CommuField.
Okay. Let's follow him.
Looks like this is Spooky Boogie's CommuField.
This is a big community, too.
Spooky Boogie!
How lovely!
Spooky Boogie!
Please be careful.
The operator of this place is famous for being an anarchist.
If she finds out we're detectives, it could become a big problem.
Does she have any connections with Hayama... with Talisman?
Well, both of them are famous, so...
But whether the actual people know each other or not is a different story.
Let's check their access logs.
If they often visit each other's CommuFields...
Hm? Tsunemori?
H-Hm? Mr. Ginoza?!
Welcome, Miss Lemonade Candy.
I'm Spooky Boogie, the host of this CommuField.
What?!
Since you're quite the unexpected visitor, I invited you to my chat room.
I'm not troubling you, am I?
Well, uhm... but why me?
I've heard rumors,
but you really don't realize how famous you are, do you, Lemonade Candy?
Or, should I call you Miss Akane Tsunemori?
Could you possibly be...
Well, if you wanna know who I am,
why don't you look through your graduation album or something?
If you figure it out, I'll treat you at our class reunion.
So what business does an Inspector at the CID have with my CommuField?
It hardly looks like you came just to hang out.
Well... uhm... Are you friends with Talisman?
Well, yeah, since we're rivals in the access ranking.
Have you noticed anything different lately about his Field or avatar?
Like, during the past two months?
Let's see... Nothing really lately.
But don't you think it was two months ago that he was acting strange?
What? He was?
Around that time, Talisman would speak erratically.
He would also hold events that were clearly intended to get affiliate money.
So the number of people who were anti-Talisman was growing, right?
We were saying that that popular old-timer avatar might be declining soon.
But he isn't like that now, right?
Yeah. Talisman is his usual cool and gentle self today.
Although he said he mended his ways,
it's quite hard for an avatar who went into decline to make a comeback.
So is this some sort of an investigation?
Did Talisman do something?
We still can't say anything,
but we have to somehow find the actual person using the Talisman avatar.
I see... That sounds kinda interesting.
Shall I give you a bit of assistance?
What?
It's not a bad idea
to get a fast-track bureaucrat in the MWPSB in my debt, right?
Anarchist Spooky Boogie's offering us help? This is kinda unexpected.
That's my public face and this is my private face.
We were in the same class, too, so... Well, leave it to me.
To those who came to my forum. To show my appreciation,
I, Spooky Boogie, will hold a party, though a rather modest one.
It'll be a meet-up in Roppongi on the 4th,
in which I'll challenge my friend Talisman to a duel
over the White Crown I'm currently holding.
A meet-up?
Yes. The users who usually gather in a CommuField on the net hold a party
wearing Holo-Cosplay that matches their avatars on the social networks.
They sure do come up with strange things these days...
So will Talisman participate in that event for sure?
In this situation, if he's absent, his popularity will plummet.
No matter who's pretending to be Kimihiko Hayama,
since he's been continuing to operate the CommuField that enthusiastically,
I'm sure he'll show up in the meet-up pretending to be Talisman.
No matter what Holo-Cosplay he's wearing,
if his Crime Coefficient indicates him a target for enforcement,
the game is ours.
So where will it be held?
It'll be at Exoset, a club in Roppongi.
Ginoza and the others are watching the front,
and Drones are in the back.
All we have to do now is wait for him to show up.
In any case, is this like a modern day masquerade?
Getting cooped up in such a small place not knowing who everyone else is,
don't these guys feel uneasy?
You can't participate in the social networks if you're afraid of anonymity.
This isn't virtual.
If someone gets hit, they'll bleed, and a single knife can take a life away.
This is the real world.
And yet, they don't even know who's right next to them.
They must be out of their minds.
Your Psycho-Pass gets cloudy because you think that way.
U-Uhm, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to...
Well... that's a totally sound argument.
Hey, it's him.
We can't aim at him from here. Other guests are in our way.
I'll try going closer to him.
Suppression System, online.
No way.
It's true.
Oh my... I knew it.
Mr. Mido? You were right.
A Dominator has been detected on the floor.
A detective is mixed in there.
So it really was a trap. That damn Spooky Boogie...
Of course, you're gonna get away, right?
It'll cause a problem if you get captured.
I have unfinished business, too.
I'll help you.
What the hell is this?!
All the Holo-Cosplays were hacked simultaneously!
The real suspect will escape!
Dammit! Let's use our Dominators!
Find the suspect by checking their Crime Coefficients!
Ah! The MWPSB is here!
Wait!
Crime Coefficient is over 110.
Over 140. He is a target for enforcement action.
How many of them are there?!
So we ended up conducting a raid, huh?!
Oh boy...
Tsk. They got us.
S-Sorry!
What was up with today's meet-up?!
My boyfriend got captured by the MWPSB!
What're you gonna do about it?!
E-Everyone, calm down!
That was a raid by the MWPSB! I had nothing to do with it!
You must not lie, Spooky Boogie.
When the commotion started, they were already inside Exoset.
I can't help thinking that the organizer guided them in from the start.
You've touted anarchism all this time and have been loved for that.
And yet, you've acted as an agent for the government.
Such a thing is impermissible.
Wh-What're you saying?!
You're the one who did something to catch the MWPSB's eyes
in the first place, Talisman!
You betrayed your own character.
You're no longer Spooky Boogie.
You're not qualified to be an avatar loved by everyone.
D-Don't talk like you know everything!
I know more about you than you yourself do.
Q-Quit screwing around!
Wh-What's with him?! He's super creepy!
Who the hell does he think he is?!
I'm going to block his access.
I'm not gonna let him in my CommuField ever again.
No need to do that.
After all, you won't ever be Spooky Boogie again.
Did you kill her?
This woman isn't suited to be Spooky Boogie.
But Spooky Boogie shouldn't disappear...
...so that she can continue to bring smiles to everyone's faces.
So I'll keep Spooky Boogie around and just eliminate the woman behind her,
leaving no trace.
Yeah.
You can play a perfect Spooky Boogie, better than Shoko Sugawara herself.
Just like you could become a perfect Talisman, better than Kimihiko Hayama.
I'll give you your justice
Before you destroy and get destroyed
Pay karma's price, and let's go together
Monster without a name
Looks like the fairy tale died a moment ago
In a hospital ward made of bricks, I found it hard to sing
Red moon, come out on this foggy night
Now look at me, don't avert your gaze
I was born behind black iron bars
Wish for payback for the evil done
As you wish, I'll give you your justice
Before you destroy and get destroyed
Pay karma's price, and let's go together
Monster without a name
A world where humans' state of mind and the tendency of their personalities can be quantified. While all sorts of inclinations are recorded and policed, these measured numbers used to judge people's souls are commonly called "Psycho-Pass." This story is fiction. The names of all individuals and organizations that appear in the show are fictitious and have no relation to those in existence in the real world.