Loups=Garous (ルー=ガルー 忌避すべき狼)

Long ago, there was said to be a beast called the wolf.

What the hell are you guys doing?

That is a sacred object.

What are you talking about?

You can apologise with your death.

Loups=Garous

My mornings begin with safe, reassuring SVC synthetic food.

It's hard to believe, but

they say a long time ago, humans killed animals and ate them.

Talk of the social system being uncivilised and barbaric

is a story already 30 years old.

We are brought up to uphold this social system

and before long we're adults defending it.

But what would happen if we didn't become adults?

Are you in contact with your friends from your new group?

No, not yet...

In this day and age in which monitor education has become the norm

it is not unusual for a child like you to have resistance to reaI communication.

Is that so?

It's because children who live alone have grown in number.

That's why we counsellors have been assigned

as your advisors by the community centre.

I see...

First, establish real contact with children in your new group.

Then, let's try and broaden your network little by little from there.

Even though it was being told to me, it never really registered.

I only knew the world within the frame.

The sky, the sea were both as real

as they were make-believe.

Even though this seems more real...

Kono.

Kono Ayumi,

was a kid who moved to this area in the spring.

Even though he's supposed to be in the same group as me,

he's in a world of his own.

That's what I sensed, at least.

Makino!

What are you doing?

- Ah... Tsuzuki? - Right!

I'm Tsuzuki Mio, the genius in Group 21 the same as you.

Nice to meet you!

Nice to meet you.

So... What were you just doing?

Kono.

- Secret photo? - No!

Hey! Kono!

Come take a look at this!

Makino snapped a secret photo of you!

You like me, Makino?

Or were you just monitoring me?

That was...

"Monitoring" is bit of an exaggeration, don't you think?

I wonder.

But we are being monitored, are we not?

By that machine.

Storage device.

We are used to being constantly watched, wherever and whenever,

by the eyes of the system placed all over town.

I loathe anyone having more concern than necessary.

Therefore...

Well, then. I want to get right down to business.

A body was found in the C2 area.

The victim, Kawabata Ryu...

There was a report from the prefectural police that it was a child from this centre.

The prefectural police are requesting full cooperation in the investigation.

In this centre, we must follow this.

There's no significance to this, is there?

Well then, each counsellor is conducting creation management...

I want copies of detailed data on the children immediately.

What is it, Fuwa Shizue?

Presenting the data one has of a child to you or an outside party

without the consent of the guardian contradicts the rules of our office.

Well, Fuwa, you see...

This is a supra-legal measure.

- Oh? - Who are you?

Division R, Prefectural Police Criminal Investigation

Violent Crime Administrator in Charge, Ishida Riichiro.

This time, the murder occurred in the C2 area.

From the victim's actions and communication records,

we were able to see ample evidence related to character deformation.

The task force has decided to proceed with investigation

based on his direct association with these people.

I appreciate your cooperation.

Is it no use, whatever he says?

Yeah. It's useless.

It's because Ishida is the great-grandchild of SVC's founder.

It's the decision of a man of power in this kind of town.

I doubt anyone can oppose him.

Kunugi, why are you here?

I came to retrieve some data.

I was ordered by designated media... Where'd I put it?

R Prefectural Police 2

To copy records, you see.

So you didn't come to see me, I guess.

Sorry to have ditched you for a couple of weeks.

As of today, I'm in charge of incidents in this area.

I surely never thought that this would involve serial murderers.

Ah... My bad.

Did I make you remember your mother?

Please don't connect me with mother.

Mixi

Even though I was counselling the serial murder suspect,

the murderer was trying to commit a double suicide.

Kunugi...

You shouldn't speak ill of the dead.

It was me... Even though I was the one in charge of that incident,

it ended like that.

I think it's shameless.

You wanted a copy of that data, right?

Yeah.

How was the Centre?

Right.

I was able to talk to some friends today.

That's good news.

That makes me happy, too.

Is something wrong, Hazuki?

Well...

When will you come and see me again?

I have the parliament this month,

so it'll have to be Wednesday this month, as planned.

Is there a problem?

No.

Well, Hazuki...

Because a dangerous incident has occurred,

get to bed after you've double-checked the door.

OK.

Good night, Uncle.

Good night.

I bet he won't be able to come next month either.

What?

Is someone there?

Who is it?

Hey!

Tsuzuki.

How'd you get in here?

I used magic.

Magic?

Yeah. Magic.

Ah, now that you mention it...

Ah, me?

Not you. Behind you.

The monitor.

Try projecting images from the storage device in this room.

OK.

Huh?

Why?

Why aren't you showing up?

In this world in which we leave everything to the system,

a genius like me who can do anything to the system,

is something of a wizard.

You see?

Why my place?

Well, that's because I saw that.

My home monitor?

Music, start!

What is that?

A group training problem.

I was thinking of doing that.

I thought I'd consult you during afternoon training.

Mail would be just fine.

Come on, it's communication.

Communication.

So...

Yabe was absent today, right?

I thought I'd tell Yabe myself, so I went to her place.

It seems like the police are also looking for Yabe.

The police? For Yabe?

Yep. That's why I thought I'd go looking for her.

Why?

"Why?"

Because we're friends.

Friends?

Let's get going!

You're my friend, too, aren't you?

Good. It's been decided.

First off, we'll go to Kono's.

What? Kono's place?

Tsuzuki!

Um... The monitor... The monitor...

- Thirty seconds, OK? - Thirty seconds?

The time it takes to work my magic.

In that time we become invisible!

The power went out!

The magic is beginning to work.

So that's it.

Here we go!

Go?

- There's no time! - No time?

Tsuzuki, what are you...

I'll go first.

Ah, wait!

Is everything all right?

The thing about this magic is,

even though you can trick machines' eyes, you can't fool the human eye.

OK, let's move on out!

But the area patrol...

If we look at the GPS...

Huh?

I can't use the monitor.

It's cos I put a magic spell on it.