I'm taking you off this case, Kogami.
The body was eroded by a special kind of chemical.
Analysis confirmed that the chemical used in this case
was the same one that was used in the case three years ago.
So after three years, the mysterious homicidal maniac has come back, huh?
This man...
The picture's filename was..."Makishima."
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
#08 And Then, Silence
The security...
...has gotten really tight, hasn't it?
Two students fell victim in short succession
to crimes that had the same MO.
If the academy doesn't take action, they'll have to answer to the parents.
In addition, the suspect is Kouzaburou Touma, a former teacher at this school.
That narrows the MWPSB's investigation
down to this school, Ousou Academy.
I guess I'm bound hand and foot for a while.
Why did you only choose students within this school for your works of art?
This academy is a girls' boarding school.
What do you think of their education policy, Mr. Makishima?
It's out of date, but because of that, there's value in its rareness... perhaps.
If parents want their daughters to receive an education
in an old-style environment in this day and age,
this is the only choice they have.
Chastity and grace... Traditional virtues that have been lost...
They comprise the educational ideology of Ousou Academy.
They're priorities that are not valued in boys, only in girls.
After having them instilled in us,
we're shipped out as a brand-name product, "refined, sheltered maidens,"
and purchased by men who seek a classic piece of furniture called
"a good wife and mother"...
...in a formality known as marriage.
Students in this school are all components
that will be processed into an artwork called the "lady."
They are rough stones waiting to be polished and finished up.
They live sad and boring lives...
...even though there are many other possible ways they could bloom.
That's an interesting perspective. So that's the foundation for your art, huh?
Once you finish your new work, where are you going to exhibit it this time?
Let's see... I wonder where would be good...
I have to find a lively place that attracts many people's attention.
No leads at all, huh?
And, here's the grim new developments.
I heard there are two Year 2 students who disappeared from the dorm.
The school contacted their parents' homes, but they aren't there.
They've gone completely missing.
At any rate, it's strange.
Both the campus and dorm are in a lockdown more akin to a military facility.
Is it even possible for him to take his victims out of this place?
To start with,
why does he only target Ousou Academy students now?
To Touma, this school is his old nest so to speak.
Maybe he knows a secret path that can bypass security.
That's very possible.
This academy is what, 100 years old?
Buildings on the premises have gone through numerous renovations
so their blueprints look terrible, too.
Could it be possible... that the murder site and the killer's hideout
both lie inside the academy's premises?
I knew it was information on the case!
This is Ms. Karanomori's doing, isn't it?
What do you think? You've been reading the reports, too, right?
What do I think? Well...
Based on the analysis of the chemicals, I could only think that the possibility
has increased that this is the same culprit from three years ago.
My thought was the total opposite of that.
Opposite?
Yeah. In the case three years ago...
For example, see this guy.
One of the victims.
He was a Lower House member suspected of corruption.
He was suspected of submitting falsified reports of his Crime Coefficient too,
but he refused to have it re-measured.
When the media and the opposition parties questioned him,
he tried to dodge the questions with clichéd answers like, "I don't recall."
Then, he was found dead...
...with his skull cleanly cut open and his brain completely gouged out.
His hippocampus, the part of the brain that plays an important role in memory,
had been inserted into his anus.
How Sasayama was killed suggested this too,
but it seems that the culprit then wanted
the ways he killed and exhibited the bodies to convey some sort of message.
There were four victims. The places their bodies were found were...
...underneath a Holographic illumination, a luxury Japanese-style restaurant,
a zoo, and right above a stage set up for an idol's concert.
But this time, both bodies were found in a park.
The setup is boring.
Boring...
I don't sense any crooked humor or message from these two murders.
They're beautiful and devilish, and look like works of art,
but something critical is missing.
What is this something?
Originality...
Originality... you say?
Despite such elaborate murders, the culprit isn't sending a strong message.
At least, I don't sense it.
To Kouzaburou Touma, killing people was just about preparing materials.
Up to that point, it's the same in the current murder case.
But from that point...
...the ways they worked on the bodies are totally different.
I get a totally different picture of the culprit.
He's highly intelligent
and is assigned to a job with a high income by Sibyl's Judgment.
But he's quite young...
...or he's someone whose mental age is young.
Considering the bodies didn't show many indignities of a sexual nature,
we can guess that he wasn't abused as a child.
Is that...
Sort of like profiling.
Inspector, I'm applying for permission to go out.
What? But I have to go with you.
Right, so I'm saying come with me.
"Tokorozawa Correction and Rehabilitation Center"
This place is...
Is this your first time coming here?
Well, I guess you'd have no reason to come, huh?
Once you or Gino decides that I'm useless,
I'll be thrown in here and will never be able to leave again.
But what on earth are we doing here?
If my hunch is correct, the ways the bodies were arranged
in the current case are based on some original work.
So I'll ask an expert in that field about it.
From this point, patients with severe conditions
who have Crime Coefficients over 300 are kept isolated.
In case of emergency, poisonous gas is released through the vents.
So this place can be turned into an execution chamber any time.
That's terrible...
Even if these guys could go outside,
they'd just immediately get an execution verdict by the Dominators
and end up as mincemeat.
At least by staying behind bars, they get to stay alive.
Oh hi, Doggie. Long time no see.
I see you've done a lot more drawings since the last time.
I bet adding them to your back is tough even for you.
It may not look it, but my body is quite flexible.
If I have a mirror, I can do it on my back.
Have you been watching the news?
I'm not interested in a world that doesn't show an understanding of art.
I'm looking for artwork that's similar to these bodies.
Paintings, sculptures, films, comics... Even literature is fine, too.
Oh, they're pretty good.
They're exactly like Rouichi Ouryou's art.
Do you know the name?
No.
To think that even the name Rouichi Ouryou has faded away...
Back in the day, even if the art was designated harmful,
someone would protect it in the net archives.
Are there no longer any kids with guts like that?
People like that would be behind bars with you, thanks to the Sibyl System.
You're coldhearted, Ko.
Here. Doesn't it look the same?
"Special Edition" "Rouichi Ouryou Draws 'My Daughter'"
In my store, too, his artwork sold for good money.
It was because they were not superficial, trendy art.
Instead, they contained firm fundamental themes.
Thanks, that was a big help.
Let's check the investigation materials.
Does Rouichi Ouryou bring up anything?
Let's see... there's a student at Ousou Academy whose last name is the same.
Mr. Kogami! She's blood related to him!
Have you seen any suspicious people?
No.
I see... then...
K-Ko!
Ah...
That idiot!
Please wait! There's a suspect among the students!
Huh?
Hey! What do you think you're doing?!
We requested repeatedly that you be very considerate during the investigation
in order not to get the students worked up unnecessarily!
You are Rikako Ouryou, right?
What about it?
Crime Coefficient is 472. Enforcement mode is Lethal Eliminator.
Aim carefully and eliminate the target.
What're you doing?!
Stop it!
A-Are you guys insane?! She's a minor!
Well, teacher... we don't have Juvenile Law these days.
That was close.
Thanks. Did Mr. Makishima also arrange this?
Yes.
Blockade the entire academy right away!
Use all the Drones we've got!
We don't have enough? Do something!
That's... Kagami...
How is it possible that we can't find one single girl?!
The security here is very strict when coming in and going out,
but when it comes to finding someone hiding inside, there are a ton of holes.
Using the records from the security cameras over the past several days,
can you pick up just Rikako Ouryou?
If we get support from the lab at Headquarters,
that kind of image search can be done quickly.
Do it.
In any case, Rouichi Ouryou, you said?
How did you find out such an artist existed?
Originality, right, Mr. Kogami?
What?
Well, that's because... the message the culprit was sending was boring,
so... by profiling, uhm...
Kogami...
...did you know that these two murders were not by Kouzaburou Touma
from the start?
The culprit this time decided where to exhibit bodies based solely on
whether or not it catches people's attention.
Kouzaburou Touma would never pick a park twice in a row.
Even so, we still can't say for sure that it was all done by Rikako Ouryou.
Either way...
...we can't leave a girl who registered such a high Crime Coefficient be.
Right?
Image search completed. I'll browse through them.
Oh... looks like she's a sociable girl.
Her followers are always with her.
Where's this camera?
The garbage disposal facility behind the dorm.
What was she doing in a place like that?
Kogami...
...did you know that these two murders were not by Kouzaburou Touma
from the start?
The culprit this time decided where to exhibit bodies based solely on
whether or not it catches people's attention.
Mr. Shibata, so you like music?
Yes. I'm always looking for new artists.
I really enjoy finding interesting new talent.
A-Assistant Principal!
Student bodies have been found on the academy's premises!
What?!
So you were close to her, huh?
You can tell?
Yeah, from the look on your face.
I failed to tell her something important.
She kept talking about Yoshika...
She wasn't thinking about me at all.
I was the one who suggested she ask Rikako Ouryou.
I shouldn't have let her go alone!
It's as if I killed her myself!
Cry while you can... or your Hue will get cloudy.
There are too many things that can't be explained.
Rikako Ouryou's escape route... That equipment in the basement...
No matter how you look at it,
these aren't things that a female high school student can prepare by herself.
There's something going on behind the scenes this time, too.
It's possible that, like you said...
This is odd.
What's the matter?
There's some damaged data.
When Kunizuka did the search earlier, all the recordings were fine.
Looks like the damage was focused on the art room camera's data.
It's all been destroyed...
No, this one... Looks like we can restore the sound.
Why did you only choose students within this school for your works of art?
This academy is a girls' boarding school.
What do you think of their education policy, Mr. Makishima?
Is this really the correct route?
Choe Gu-Sung?
Just in case, I'd like to ask you a question before this is all over.
Rikako Ouryou...
...do you yourself realize how you came to disappoint me?
Wh-What are you talking about? What on earth did I do?
Well... if you don't realize it, then I guess you can't even reflect on it.
As I suspected, it seems that I can't expect any more growth from you.
It's unfortunate. At first, I thought you had a bright future.
Teacher... Mr. Makishima! What on earth do you mean?
I think this is a line by Tamora, the Queen of Goths.
"So should I rob my sweet sons of their fee:
No, let them satisfy their lust on thee."
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Wh-What's going on?
"The hunt is up, the morn is bright and grey,
The fields are fragrant and the woods are green:
Uncouple here and let us make a bay."
"They told me, here, at dead time of the night,
A thousand fiends, a thousand hissing snakes,
Ten thousand swelling toads, as many urchins,
Would make such fearful and confused cries."
"Listen, fair madam: let it be your glory
To see her tears; but be your heart to them
As unrelenting flint to drops of rain."
Rouichi Ouryou
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"So, now go tell, an if thy tongue can speak,
Who 'twas that cut thy tongue and ravish'd thee."
"Write down thy mind, bewray thy meaning so,
An if thy stumps will let thee play the scribe."
You too will be discarded eventually when Mr. Makishima gets bored of you.
You don't have to worry about that.
It seems that you were a fox cub providing entertainment,
but just like him, I'm one of the players who enjoy the entertainment.
"Her life was beast-like, and devoid of pity;
And, being so, shall have like want of pity."
Was it okay? You really liked her, right?
Yeah... but I found a more interesting toy.
I'd like you to gather some information.
The man from the MWPSB who came to the academy this afternoon.
He's probably an Enforcer. It seems his name is Kogami.
That's quite an unusual guy you've set your sights on.
Yeah.
His insight and ability to grasp... Quite interesting...
I get the feeling he'll be very entertaining.
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 have your revenge,
Monster without even a name
Make the sky pour down black rain
I'm not wanted
I cracked and had a breakdown
To my beloved partners in crime looking on
Now exhibit your justice
Treasuring those permanent scars
I'll accept this body and go together with you,
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.