Akuma Kun (2023) s01e06 Episode Script

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[tribal music playing]
[man] We also pray for the further
development of this fine island.
And, in accordance
with the guidance of Make-make
and his representative, Andreal,
we've gathered to show our esteem for
the disaster-quelling bird man princess
by granting the title
of Tori-Otome Bird Maiden.
Now then,
this year's Tori-Otome Bird Maiden
is none other than Carmelita Arlene.
Please, come on stage.
Carmelita?
- Carmelita! Please step up!
- [ominous music playing]
[indistinct murmuring]
- [man 2] Where is she?
- [woman] What's happening?
[man 3] Is this just her way
of turning it down?
[man] No, that's not possible.
She wanted to be this year's Bird Maiden
more than anyone.
She asked me to--
[sighing] Never mind.
[waves crashing]
[footsteps approaching]
- [seagulls warbling]
- [Akuma] Hmm.
[Mephisto III] Hmm.
[opening theme music playing]
AKUMA KUN
[music fades]
- [Shingo] Elohim, Essaim. Elohim, Essaim.
- [jovial music playing]
I entreat thee to heed my call.
Kaju, I summon thee!
MILLENARIANISM RESEARCH INSTITUTE
[Kaju exclaiming]
Greetings Kaju. Pleasure to meet you.
You sure that you want to do this?
Quit asking me that.
Would it kill you
to thank him for the gift?
It's just a loan.
[Mephisto III] Ugh.
[Kaju grunting]
We'll bring you back a souvenir!
Good luck, Kaju. Please take care of them.
[ominous flourish playing]
[waves crashing]
[Mephisto III sighing] We just got here,
and we've already been greeted
by a corpse.
[Akuma] I knew it.
This is what called me here.
[Mephisto III] That red nail?
What is it, anyway?
Explain yourself for once.
[Akuma] I came here
because I can't explain it.
[Mephisto III] Huh? Oh, no.
- [Akuma straining]
- It's the fuzz!
Quick, Kaju, get us outta here!
- [Akuma] Not yet.
- [Mephisto III] What do you mean not yet?
[Akuma] Kaju. Keep yourself concealed.
[Mephisto III] He's not the problem.
You're the one
who's brazenly vandalizing a Moai.
[Akuma straining]
[Akuma grunting, gasping]
- [Mephisto III grunting]
- [Akuma] Ow.
[whistle blowing]
- [Mephisto III] Huh?
- You are not allowed to climb on the Moai.
[officers gasping]
[officer] Uh, fellas.
Hold on. I think she's been killed.
And now we're in a whole jar of pickles.
[anchor] Police are searching
for two young men
who fled the scene
of Carmelita Arlene's murder.
She was to be this year's Tori-Otome
Bird Maiden,
the island's tourism ambassador.
[ominous music playing]
- [Mephisto III grunting]
- [Akuma grunting]
No.
No, Carmelita.
[man exhaling]
[woman crying]
- [woman] No.
- I promise you, Adelina
we will find whoever it was
that took your daughter from you.
And we will bring them to justice.
[Adelina sobbing]
[man crying]
What are we supposed to do now, huh?
[groaning] Everyone and their uncle
thinks we're a pair of murderers.
We can't even get a bite to eat.
- There's chocolate in the backpack.
- [Mephisto III] I don't want that.
A twisted, blood-red nail.
A woman with a knife in her chest,
and that dream.
[sinister flourish playing]
[Gremory humming]
Please don't do that, Gremory.
Good grief!
When the heck did you get here?
[Gremory] I've been here the whole time.
Hiding in someone's luggage
is all too easy for a full-blood demon.
[Mephisto III] Why would you hide
in our luggage?
I didn't say? Well, then I guess
it isn't any of your business!
Well, anyway, our next step
is to investigate that dead woman.
Right. We can clear our names
and do a good turn on the way out.
Back to the island, then?
Good luck investigating
while you're on the run yourself.
You could always get me to help.
You do know my price.
So, you're still hoping
to eat Akuma Kun's heart, is that it?
[Gremory] Of course!
[Akuma] Okay.
That deal will depend on your performance.
[Gremory] Yes, sir!
[dramatic music playing]
[Mephisto III] Get down, dummy.
Follow my lead.
[Adelina] Hmm?
Hello there.
Lovely weather, don't you think?
Sorry, fellas,
but we'll be closed for a good while.
Find some other--
Huh? Wait a second!
Who said you could come in?
If you don't get out this instant,
I'll be calling the police.
Or, hear me out, we could all talk inside.
Huh?
- [Mephisto III] We're not criminals.
- [Adelina] Why would that convince me?
[Mephisto III] So, yeah.
Long story short, too late,
his dad and mine saved this island
from danger 30 years ago.
Oh! And it's probably worth mentioning,
Tori-Otome is a family friend.
I was only a child in those days,
but I still remember
what happened fairly well.
My father talked about it often.
But why would sons of those two
come here now?
- Well, we had some business here.
- [Akuma] Hmm.
We both have an interest
in your daughter's case.
There's something
we need to ask the perpetrator.
We're pretty sure that a demon was
involved in what happened.
So, we doubt this case is one
that the police can solve.
I'm truly sorry, madam,
but with that in mind,
we need to ask a favor.
Could you please hide us here
while we investigate?
[Adelina groaning]
Carmelita.
I swear that we'll catch whoever did this.
[Adelina] My poor Carmelita.
So, who could've killed her.
Have any guesses?
[Mephisto III] Gentler, please!
Be considerate of her feelings.
I'd assume that her most powerful feeling
would be a desire
to find out who murdered her daughter.
Grief is also pretty powerful.
I'll do what you asked.
Huh?
I'll let you two stay here
while you investigate.
Thank you, Adelina. We're grateful.
- [tense music playing]
- [Adelina sighing]
"For if you forgive people when they sin
against you, your father will forgive you
when you sin against him
and against your neighbor."
One of my daughter's favorite verses.
But I'm not like she was.
I can't forgive.
Ever.
[waves crashing]
[birds squawking]
[Mephisto III] You thinking
about the nail again?
- [Akuma] How'd you guess?
- [Mephisto III] I can tell from your face.
What is that freaky thing anyway?
Just spill it already.
What it is, is none of your business.
Look, you're the one
who told me to come with you.
Huh. Did I actually do that?
You're too smart
to play dumb and get away with it.
Well, that's counterintuitive.
Please stop acting weird.
Why did you agree to come with me?
Because I'm your partner.
Okay, then.
That red nail is known as a Demon's Nail.
I've seen it in my dreams many times.
[Mephisto III grunting]
[ominous music playing]
[Strophaia cackling]
Carmelita wished
to become the island's tourism ambassador
because she wanted to help more people
learn about the island's charms.
[anchor] Detective Rodo Gonzales
of the Pascua Police
gave an update on the investigation,
admitting that police still haven't
located the two men that fled the scene.
And stating
- [Akuma] A promise ring.
- [Mephisto III] A promise ring?
Just like the one
that I saw on the victim's corpse.
But if that's true-- [gasping]
You think they were a couple?
I can't say that for a fact,
but it is possible.
[ominous music playing]
[woman vocalizing ominously]
[Rodo] Dear God,
please silence the demon within me,
for I'm far too weak
to resist its seductions.
- [Gremory chuckling]
- [Rodo gasping]
[Gremory] By sifting
through the colorless skein of life,
a true detective can find
a single scarlet thread of murder.
[Gremory coughing]
[Gremory] What's with this thing?
It's so smoky!
Who are you?
The name's Gremory, age 10,016.
I'm a demon.
You're a demon?
There's no need to play
like you're all shocked.
I know this isn't your first rodeo.
What?
I'm here because I was instructed
to find out more
about your relationship with Carmelita.
[Gremory chuckling]
But I just found out
a whole lot more than that, didn't I?
- Way to go, Gremory.
- [Rodo shuddering]
[Gremory] I wonder what it is
that you summoned.
And I wonder what you summoned it to do.
All I really did was pray.
I mean,
praying was the only thing I could do.
I made my prayers to a demon, not to God,
because God himself told me
that such work was best left to a demon.
[Rodo breathing shakily]
- So, I prayed, and the demon answered.
- Mm-hmm. Totally. I know what you mean.
- [Rodo] And I asked for a favor.
- I'm gonna get ten stamps out of this.
- [gun firing]
- [Gremory grunting]
[body thudding]
[Gremory] Uh
What the?!
But I need you for my stamps!
Ugh! You gotta be kidding me!
[dramatic music playing]
[anchor] It's believed
that Rodo Gonzales's infatuation
for Carmelita
was the ultimate motive for this crime.
In addition, there is evidence
that a Satanic cult was somehow involved.
Huh?!
You're only giving me one stamp for this?
Quit your whining.
If you'd acted like a professional
instead of rehearsing your one woman show,
we could've interrogated him properly.
Well, things didn't go perfectly, but--
[Akuma] You let our only lead die.
Even one stamp is too many.
[Gremory groaning]
Yeah, well, I hope you die
and get used for a heart transplant!
You stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid jerk!
[door creaking open]
[Adelina] The murderer was Rodo.
They've ended the investigation.
We've proven that he summoned a demon,
but we're still not sure he's the killer.
Forget about it, will you?
Oh. I don't have the right
to be upset about this anyway.
Well as I'd like to think I knew her,
I never understood
what it was that she wanted.
[Mephisto III] Adelina
Once the sun is finished setting,
the two of us can head back
to that magic circle.
[Mephisto III] Huh?
Think it might be connected
to the red nail somehow.
Slow down, bub.
We can worry about your nail once
we've figured out who killed Carmelita.
It's been determined
that the murderer was Detective Rodo.
So, this case has been solved.
[Mephisto III] No, it hasn't!
You're really good
with leaving Adelina like this?
You're meant
to create a peaceful paradise, right?
Well, that can't exist
unless we can eliminate the misery
brought about by demons.
You have to get your priorities straight!
The mystery of the nail takes priority
over that distant future.
[Mephisto III] This isn't
about the future.
[Akuma] Then you aren't making any sense.
I'm done. Just go by yourself.
Okay.
[scoffing] All right. I will.
[dramatic music playing]
[Shingo] Understood.
I'm glad to hear that the case is solved.
No. I don't think Tori-Otome knows
about that.
Well, take your time looking into it.
I'm not in any rush to get Kaju back.
Wait, are you alone right now?
[Akuma] Mephisto's occupied elsewhere.
[Shingo] Did something happen?
[Akuma] No. Not really.
He just refuses to accept
that the case has been solved.
[Shingo] Huh? Why would he think
that the case was--
[footsteps approaching]
[Mephisto III] Wow! This looks incredible!
[Adelina] It's just leftovers.
Well, they're the best leftovers
I've ever seen.
You should see the food at
the Japanese pub that opened up recently.
It's pretty good, huh?
Almost life changing.
A long time ago, I dreamed of moving
to some far-off country
and opening a restaurant.
[Adelina inhaling deeply]
- [Adelina gulping]
- [Mephisto III munching]
First, I'd travel the world,
try my hand
at making all sorts of cuisines.
But I gave up on all of that.
[bird chirping]
[Adelina] It wasn't a hard choice.
I had Carmelita, you see.
She was more important to me
than anything else.
As long as I had her with me,
I was satisfied.
She was my life.
The proof of my existence.
- [melancholy music playing]
- [Adelina sighing]
[Adelina] Oh, Carmelita. [crying]
- [inaudible]
- [Adelina gasping]
[Adelina exhaling, sobbing]
Carmelita
[pounding on table]
Huh?
[Adelina yelling]
[Mephisto III gasping]
[Adelina yelling]
[Mephisto III] No, don't! [grunting]
[Adelina grunting]
[Adelina crying]
[Mephisto III] Get it together, Adelina!
You're okay. Stay with me!
- Huh? Adelina?
- [Adelina exhaling]
[Adelina growling]
Jeepers!
[Akuma] It should be
around here somewhere.
[Strophaia] The cops got rid of the
magic circle, if that's what you're after.
Kinda figured that you were the one
who'd summoned me here.
[Strophaia] Oh, really?
The way I see it, you summoned me.
But you're the one who planted
the red nail to attract my attention.
And I bet you're the manipulator
behind this murder.
Huh. It almost sounds
like you're judging me.
Strange. You mean you didn't enjoy this?
We're at the navel of the world,
and that man was just oozing hatred.
Thought I'd share these sights
with someone who'd appreciate them.
The fool only summoned a lesser demon.
So, perhaps you're just disappointed.
It even let its summoner die.
The wretch is a disgrace to its kind.
[ominous music playing]
Oh, Heavenly Father,
I beg you to relieve this unworthy soul
of the weight of his sins.
For some time,
I've been staking out the mayor's home
as part of a corruption investigation.
We believe
he's been giving out development permits
in exchange for bribes.
What's this?
It doesn't seem to have anything
to do with the case.
[Rodo] One night,
while I was investigating,
I accidentally saw them.
Come on. Adelina, stop!
[Adelina] What happened to you, Carmelita?
Why would you choose
to believe the mayor's lies over my pleas?
He's clearly just saying
what you want to hear, you fool.
Has this thing been
inside her this whole time?
Anyone could've seen
the old lecher was full of it
when he said he'd get you work as a model.
Yet still you decided
to cling to his deceptions
and abandoned your mother!
Carmelita was cheating
on me with the Mayor.
[Rodo shuddering]
You ungrateful little fool.
[grunting] You're kidding me!
Does this mean that the real murderer is--
I told myself that I was placing a curse
on the mayor so that he would die,
but Carmelita was the one
that the demon killed.
I realize now
that this is because, in truth,
Carmelita was the one
who I couldn't bring myself to forgive,
and all of this is my fault.
I'm so sorry, God.
If you can somehow forgive me
Listen to him moan.
There's nothing sadder than a spirit
begging a false creator for forgiveness.
[Akuma] We need to end this now.
[Strophaia scoffing]
Be that way. [blowing]
I don't have time
to play some game with you.
Tell me what you know
about the Demon's Nail,
and we will go our separate ways.
[Strophaia cackling]
You're more right than you know.
You don't have that kind of time.
Question for you.
What do you think
your partner's up to now?
[Akuma grunting]
Mephisto the Third is about to be dead.
[Akuma gasping]
[Strophaia] It is a low-level demon,
but since its summoner died
without canceling the contract,
it's probably about to rampage.
And if it does,
I doubt that Mephisto can take it on.
[demon shrieking]
[grunting] Why do this?
Why would you force Adelina
to kill her own daughter?
Does it really please you so much
to make humans suffer?
What do I care?
I was summoned to fulfill a purpose.
I gave the woman just what she wanted!
- [demon shrieking]
- Uh-oh. Electro Punch!
[demon grunting]
Adelina was kind.
There's no way she'd have wanted that.
[growling] What are you? A greater demon?
Impossible. That attack of yours
wasn't nearly strong enough.
I'm half human and half demon.
I see. In that case, I'll gladly kill you!
- [demon yelling]
- [Mephisto III grunting]
- Electro--
- [demon grunting]
- [demon cackling]
- [Mephisto III groaning]
That's right! I murdered Carmelita.
And I'll cut down the mayor as well.
Then I'll butcher you
and every other human on this island.
I'll gut you all
and dance in your entrails!
And I'll kill and I'll kill
The demon's right.
It was me.
Murdered my own child.
I'm a monster.
[Carmelita] That's right, Mom.
I'll do anything.
Whatever it takes
to make my dreams come true
and not end up like you.
I could never forgive myself
if I let everything go
and lived like a washed up piece of trash.
So, it's true
that you and the mayor have been--
[Carmelita chuckling]
[Carmelita] He's confirmed that I'll
be this year's Tori-Otome Bird Maiden.
Know what that means?
It's not right. I raised you better.
[in demon voice] You're my child
and I have to protect you.
I understand that you're upset with me,
but someday you'll see
that I was right all along.
Once I've become a first-class model,
I'll help you open
your own restaurant in Paris.
I was the foolish one.
Oh, no. Oh, Mephisto!
[Mephisto III groaning, choking]
[Akuma] Mephisto! Hey! Mephisto!
[Akuma gasping]
[Mephisto III] Uh, Akuma Kun?
[grunting] Adelina!
She's still in there.
[Mephisto III gasping]
It was like this when I got here.
- [somber music playing]
- [indistinct murmuring]
And I found you lying
on the ground out here.
You've gotta be kidding me!
Excuse me! I need to get through! Please!
[Mephisto III gasping]
[Mephisto III panting, grunting]
What do you think you're doing?
Let go of me!
It was that demon's fault that--
[Akuma] Yes, and this puts an end
to the demon that possessed her.
Put an end to it with an exorcism!
Then, we'll put out the flames
and save Adelina.
It's too late for that.
You won't know that until you try.
We can't give up on her!
[Akuma] If we stopped the flames,
it would only save the demon.
- This is Adelina's way of atoning.
- [Mephisto III crying]
[Akuma] If she'd lived,
she'd have been miserable.
[Mephisto III] You don't know!
If you live,
good things can always happen!
[Mephisto III sobbing]
[demon shrieking]
We're almost home.
There's just one more mystery to solve.
[seagulls warbling]
[Akuma] Why did Adelina decide
to bring the body here?
Why'd she shape the rocks around it?
Was that the will of the demon, too?
[Mephisto III] She wanted Carmelita
to spread her wings.
To leave the island
and visit distant countries
like she never got to.
She really just wanted her daughter
to be free.
That deep desire
left her vulnerable to attack.
The killing was that demon's fault.
Isn't that right?
[Akuma] Yeah.
I mean, I guess you could say that.
[Kaju groaning]
- [sinister music playing]
- [Strophaia] The demon's fault.
Yes. It's always easier to shift
the blame away from you and yours.
But in the end,
this just makes things more painful.
[Strophaia cackling]
Not that I care.
Let's play again soon,
Aeshma.
[ending theme music playing]
[Hyakume] This makes me so sad!
[Komorineko] A tragedy!
[Hyakume] Why'd it happen?
[Komorineko] Yes! Why must I be
the twelfth of the Twelve Apostles?
- [Hyakume] What? Of course!
- [Komorineko] Wrong question?
I'm asking why sad things have
to happen to good people!
[Komorineko] Life has always
been tragic, Hyakume.
[Hyakume] I know. I just don't get why.
[Komorineko] You know what I don't get?
Those giant statues.
The islanders must have had
a lot of time on their hands
to make that many.
[Hyakume] And you know what else?
Remember the statues were carved
out of a volcano
then transported all over the island?
- [Komorineko] You're kidding me!
- [Hyakume] I'm not!
Plus, if ask you nice,
the Moai might just grant your wishes!
[Komorineko] My wishes?
A thriving business, a cozy household,
and a romance for the ages.
Speaking of love,
didn't Tori-Otome's mother and father
meet on Easter Island?
[Hyakume] Yep!
When a man loves a bird-woman demon--
[Komorineko] The commandments
tear them apart against their will.
Life really is full of tragedy! [sobbing]
Oh, dear!
[Hyakume] If it weren't
for those mean old commandments,
love could blossom
between humans and demons everywhere!
[Komorineko] Like Mephisto II and Etsuko?
[Hyakume] Once the Millennium Kingdom
is established,
I betcha that kinda love
will be an everyday thing!
[Komorineko] No more arbitrary lines
between cats and bats!
Though humans may still have
to deal with language barriers.
[Hyakume] Oh, yeah! Speaking of.
How in the world did Akuma Kun manage
to talk with the people of Easter Island?
[Komorineko] Why,
he used one of his unique powers!
[Hyakume] Uh, what power is that?
[Komorineko] Who knows?
Life is full of mysteries! Enjoy them!
Yahoo!
Subtitle translation by: Chul Woong Kim