Summary
: Right after the scene with Kusabi and Kosaka, this happens. Sumio is apparently talking to… who is that?
: “Nope.”
: “Sumio? I saw him.”
: “Where?”
: “Here.”
: “When?”
: “Yesterday.”
: “This motherfucker… forget it.”
: “Sumio went out.”
: “Where?”
: “No idea…”
: “…”
: “Oh yeah, that’s right…”
: “Today? Isn’t today Saturday?”
: “It’s apparently a secret meeting.”
: “So they plan on making some huge decisions behind their employees’ backs, huh?”
: “It’s always the uninformed lower-downs who end up getting screwed.”
: “Hopefully that’s all that happens…”
: There’s going to be a lot of screenshots here, because there’s a lot of dialog from characters who don’t have dialog portraits.
: Well, now I guess we know who Sumio was talking to.
: Did we really save this guy just so he could…
: “What has?”
: “Snow Tower.”
: “I have no words…”
: “The Yukimura Zaibatsu has been destroyed. The remaining land and buildings have been sold off to the government. All the proceeds will go toward paying back Chairman Yukimura’s ransom money…”
: “So it all went exactly as the perpetrator planned.”
: “As if they were specifically targeted, only the management was killed in the explosion… Central is gonna be treated like a joke.”
: I mean, most of the board members seemed like assholes, so…
: “Us, too.”
: “Things are going to get rough.”
: “It looks like Sakaguchi took the fall. He took full responsibility to ensure his subordinates’ jobs…”
: “What about that one guy? The big one.”
: Nobody cares who he is because he hasn’t put on the mask yet.
: “Kosaka? He went with Sakaguchi of his own volition.”
: “Where?”
: “A new assignment somewhere out in the sticks.”
: “I see… Tetsu is gonna be sad.”
: “Oh, you were here?”
: “Naka. I wanna look into Yukimura’s business.”
: “For information on the company you can check the Internet…”
: I’d say that people capitalizing “internet” is a late-90s/early 00s thing, but the Associated Press was still doing it up to 2016, even though most newspapers had already stopped by then.
: “No, I mean all of it. This case isn’t over yet. I wanna bring up all of Yukimura’s history. Let’s give the souls of the dead some fuckin’ peace.”
: “We’re gonna take these materials and check them from cover to cover. It’s a pretty ridiculous amount. Don’t start bitching about it.”
: As soon as we take a step forward, we get a security card - you don’t need to contact anything, it just gets put in your inventory. There’s a door to our left and a door to our right, so let’s do those first.
: The left and right rooms are basically the same - they have model buildings and photos in them, as well as the model city in the center. I used to work at a place that had a room just like this.
: We can contact the edge of the city model - I think there’s a plaque if you look down. I’m going to transcribe the text on these the way I do the emails in Tokio’s chapters.
Announced in 1974
“NEmoSweet” Series
1st Period “Advance”Cutting-edge features for the modern age. Total comfort and high-level safety measures. Yukimura Group’s “NEmoSweet”.
The Yukimura Group: A conglomeration that cares about the future.
[7400]
: Then there’s this slightly different model in the other room.
Set for release in 2002
“NEmoSweet” Series “Royal”People’s lifestyles change with the times. But life’s true necessities never really change. The Yukimura Group presents a whole new lifestyle. “NEmoSweet-Royal”.
The Yukimura Group: Bringing the future closer.
[0026]
: You might have noticed that there’s two numbers at the bottom of each of the building descriptions. Those are the code we need to progress - but there’s no obvious place to enter it.
: What we have to do is go back into the main hall and try to use the card on the front desk.
: The code is 7426, which you get by removing the zeroes in each of the two numbers and putting the other number where the zeroes were.
: This leads us to a room full of filing cabinets that houses one of the more annoying bits to do if you’re screenshot LPing this game. There are nine documents hidden in here, eight of which we can get to.
: Each document is numbered, and there’s an achievement for reading all the documents in order. They’re split up into two sides from where we start - there’s four on the left side and four on the right.
: Each side has two screens, with a contact point on either side of each screen for a total of eight. I’ll refer to their positions first by aisle, then by “front” and “back”, and then by “left” and “right” based on where they are from this screen.
: Document Number 1 is in the right-side aisle, front half, on the right. Don’t worry if all these documents don’t make sense - this will be covered in Tsuki.
confidentialdocument#1
Date: 07/16/1970
Case name: Relationship between the Yukimura Zaibatsu and attorney XXXX
Processing: Deletion
Reporter: XXXX
Report:Re: induction to factory construction plan for Mikumo Village #32 “Mikumo 77”, apparently a large sum of money was exchanged between the Yukimura Zaibatsu and the attorney XXXX in the name of “political donations”. Information received from source XXXX.
The day before entering into an open investigation, XXXX gives orders to stop. On the same day, XXXX and XXXX from the XX Unit are ordered to fully investigate “Mikumo 77” and the Yukimura Zaibatsu, and constant reports are demanded for Yukimura’s background check.
From this day forward, anything pertaining to this case is to be considered highly confidential. Report provided by XX to XXXXX in the XX department.
: In case you’re wondering, the “XX Unit” in this document isn’t the Heinous Crimes Unit, as this dates to before the Silver Case.
: Document 2 is in the right-side aisle, back half, on the right. This puts it directly behind where Document 1 is.
confidentialdocument#2
Date: 11/02/1975
Case name: Influence of protests against construction of “Mikumo 77”
Processing: Deletion
Reporter: XXX
Report:Group opposing the construction of “Mikumo 77” has lost final appeal to Supreme Court. Subsequently, construction has been legally approved, and is set to begin at the beginning of the year.
At dawn on 10/31, the representative of the group leading the appeal is reported missing.
On 10/31, the anti-construction group held a meeting, which representative XXX attended. After the talks, which lasted till late at night, XXXX, heading home with XXX, reports that XXX said they would go propose a mutual compromise with Yukimura.
Afterward, XXX went missing, and has apparently not returned home. Additionally, at the meeting, XXX was significantly drunk, and it is possible that some sort of accident occurred. However, according to XXXX, when they last saw XXX, XXX was no longer that drunk
Also, XXX was preparing to head to the Yukimura mansion. So it is plausible that XXX went to the Yukimura mansion. The XXX investigation is set to continue through the week.
: I got a little confused with this one when I was recording, because I couldn’t tell if they were saying that a representative from Yukimura had died mysteriously or what.
: This is basically Yukimura admitting they killed a guy to try and stop the opposition to their factory.
: Document 3 is in the left aisle, front half, right side.
confidentialdocument#3
Date: 05/17/1977
Case name: Inheritable heinous crimes
Processing: Deletion
Reporter: XXXX
Report:While undertaking Yukimura’s background check, information was received from a surprising source. Inside “History of Inheritable Heinous Crimes” stored in the HC Unit materials room, the XXXX family line was discovered. The XXXX family line is old, and was able to be traced back 13 generations.
Among those, including the historic criminal XXXX, were 8 names. Additionally, the land on which the “Mikumo 77” factory is set to be completed this year was found to be the spot on which XXX was shot to death by the HC Unit.
It is unknown whether Yukimura purchased this land and built the factory knowing this fact. However, it doesn’t seem to be a simple coincidence.
Many residents are already filing complaints about the factory. There is a rumor that waste from the construction site has been flowing into the XX River, from which residents get their drinking water, and the village has requested a water quality inspection from the government.
: I thought the criminal they were talking about is Kamui, but that’s not possible - the Silver Case happened in 1979.
: Document 4 is in the right aisle, front half, left side.
confidentialdocument#4
Date: 02/16/1979
Case name: Suspicions regarding waste from “Mikumo 77”
Processing: Deletion
Reporter: XXX
Report:In accordance with requests from residents, the water quality inspection of the XX River has been performed. The inspection is rumored to have stretched out two years due to XXXX controlling things behind the scenes.
Regarding the water’s safety, the XX Division of the XXX Department of the Ministry of Health and Welfare has given the ‘go’ sign. Harmful materials were not found among the materials from the waste. It seems there is no problem with water quality. At one point, residents staged a demonstration in front of the factory, but with word of this report spreading, the situation has calmed down.
Recently, standoffs between residents and the factory have been occurring frequently. Some residents’ behavior has been extremely inflammatory, and some of it is considered to be somewhat extraordinary. It is well-known that this has been caused by the discord between the residents and Yukimura, but this should probably be tranquilized by us before it gets further out of hand.
: This right here is why I wanted to present these in order. The next one is in the left aisle, back half, on the right.
confidentialdocument#5
Date: 07/28/1978
Case name: Suspicions regarding waste from “Mikumo 77” (Edited)
Processing: Deletion
Reporter: XXXX
ReportIn the report from 02/16/1979, it was stated that the water from the XX River had nothing wrong with it, but the XXXX group performed a separate top secret inspection, and it was reported that the water was found to contain harmful materials from the factory waste.
Waste water was collected and checked for confirmation and an inspectionm was requested within the department, from which the following was found.
If these results are factual, then the factory would prove to be extremely dangerous to the Mikumo village. Measures must be taken immediately. Just in case, a waste water sample is being sent together with the report.
: I’m… not necessarily the biggest fan of this particular report, because you can kind of infer a lot of this from the previous one. Anyway, one big thing to note:
: The previous report was dated 02/16/1979, while this one was dated 07/28/1978… meaning Yukimura knew about the chemicals but covered it up.
: Speaking of which, Angiotensin II hormones are a real thing. They’re produced naturally by the body and constrict blood vessels as a way of regulating your blood pressure.
: You might think something this egregious wouldn’t happen in the real world, especially not as late as 1999… except it actually does, even to this day.
: Document 6 is in the right-side aisle, back half, on the left. This, along with the last three documents, are THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THIS CHAPTER.
confidentialdocument#6
Date: 08/09/1979
Case name: Mysterious points re: the Riru Yukimura murder case
Processing: Deletion
Reporter: XXXX
Report:At dawn on 08/07, the body of a girl estimated to be 7-8 years old was found. Approximately five days had passed since the time of death, and decomposition had been progressing. The body showed signs of violence, leading to the decision to treat it as a homicide case.
Today the body was identified. The girl’s name is Riru Yukimura. Age 7. She lived with her parents, members of the Yukimura family line, in the Mikumo village, and her parents were in charge of factory management.
With regards to the Riru Yukimura murder case, several mysterious points have been brought up.
1: When the body was discovered, injuries suggested the actions of a single individual deviant, but the subsequent autopsy report indicates the possibility of multiple perpetrators.
2: The time of death was determined to be right in the middle of the parade (demonstration) put on by the residents, but there was not a single witness.
3: Although the 7-year-old girl was missing, the missing persons report and search request was not filed until three days after her disappearance.
4: Around the same time as the crime, three children who live in the village were apparently badly injured in a strange accident. Details are unclear, but the name of one of the boys involved has been found. The children involved were known to be friends of Riru Yukimura.
Residents were extremely uncooperative regarding the investigation into Riru’s murder. This is likely also due to the discord with Yukimura.
: Translation: Yukimura was such a dick that he sent his own… niece, I guess? to a town where he knew his company was dumping toxic waste in the water, and where she was eventually murdered.
: Document 7 is in the left aisle, front half, on the left.
Report:
Upon the arrest of the suspect, the investigation of the murder of Riru Yukimura has finished as of today.
With the self-surrender of main perpetrator XXXXXX, the case was solved and closed swiftly. Two accessories, XXXX and XXX, are said to have died while avoiding capture. Details have been reported in the HC Unit case file.
: And finally, Document 8. It’s in the left aisle, back half, on the left.
: Once you read the final document, a wall opens up in the space between the two sets of shelves in the left aisle.
confidential document #9
Date: 11/04/1979
Case name: Discovery of skeletal remains
Processing: Unreported due to death of person in question
Reporter: XXXReport:
On 10/23, Mikumo village XXX resident XXX was XXXXXXXXX, and skeletal remains were discovered. Results of an analysis of the clothing worn by the remains proved that the body was that of XXX, missing since 10/31/1977.
The boys he was after. It is thought that he had been in contact with the boys in order to publicize the truth. Part of the report said to have been fabricated by investigator XXXX states the following.
: Before we get to the obvious thing, I’d like to mention that this report contradicts an earlier one - I’m pretty sure the remains they found belonged to the activist who went missing in 1975.
: Suda does this a lot - in fact, he released two lore books for Killer7 that contradict not only each other, but themselves.
: Anyway… SuXXio XXXXi… where have we heard a name like that before? There’s no way it’s…
: “What is this, a fucking fairytale? Protests… marches… kids… parades… a princess and some heroes… and a huge serpent… so there really is a fairytale town. Mikumo 77…”
: “Hey Big Dick. What can I do?”
: “Ah, the twilight town. Everyone has come into contact with this town at some point.”
: “How nostalgic…”
: “It’s been, what, like 20 years?”
: “Yeah, that sounds about right.”
: “Well… it looks like during that time, this became the kinda town nobody wants to come near.”
: “That’s right. This town has been waiting for us.”
: “Took enough time and effort.”
: “You happy now…?”
: “Sorry…”
: “Looks like there’s gonna be fireworks. Wanna go watch them?”
: “Tetsu…”
: This whole thing gets explained in Tokio’s upcoming chapter, but I like to think Kusabi used his license to kill in order to kill an entire town. Totally works that way.
: “Yeah…”
: “Why are you going this far?”
: I’m not so sure I buy this. I mean, this entire thing was one giant revenge plot against Yukimura for killing Riru and fucking up Mikumo Village. It feels more like Sumio was honoring the past than killing it.
: “What’s in the past?”
: “All of me.”
: “Fuckin’ idiot… you’re a fuckin’ idiot, you know that…?”
: “Finally… I’ve become an idiot.”
: “Let’s go.”
: “Yes.”
: “Keep confident.”
: “Yes.”
: “Stare hatred right in the face.”
: “Yes.”
: “Move forward.”
: “Yes.”
: “Sometimes the past is important. Your real fight starts here. If you feel like you’re gonna buckle, just remember…”
: “Who the hell are you?”
: “As of today, I’m your new partner, Kodai.”
: “Kodai? Never heard of you. You get the wrong unit or something?”
: “No, I was assigned here.”
: “I got no use for career types. Fuck off.”
: “Actually, I’m just a high school graduate.”
: I thought this was weird, since as I understood it, most police detectives have college degrees. I actually took a course meant for that in community college as an elective (I did my first two years there).
: The answer is apparently that it depends on where you are and how high you plan on going up - some places want an associate’s just to join the force, and expect a master’s to make detective.
: “Oh yeah? Then why’re you wearing that suit?”
: “Just personal preference.”
: “What the fuck? You look r—”
: Omitted the slur again.
: “Do I?”
: “That ain’t gonna work.”
: “Huh.”
: “What’s your name?”
: “Huh?”
: “Your first name. The one your mommy and daddy gave you.”
: “It’s Sumio. Sumio Kodai.”
: “Alright, Sumio. Follow me!”
: “To where?”
: “I’m fine, thanks.”
: “Just come with me. I’ll hook you up!”
: “Really, it’s fine!”
: “Hurry the fuck up!”
: “I really don’t need one!!”
: “Tetsu, we got a call!”
: “Where?”
: “The Tsubaki Syndicate.”
: “Let’s go, Sumio!”
: “OK!!”
: “You ended up never buying me a suit, huh?”
: “Whatever, just walk!”
: “My suit…”
: “Yeah yeah, I’ll buy you one.”
: “Awesome…”
: “Once you’re an old man, that is.”
: “Keep confident…”
: “Stare it down…”
: “Live positively…”
: And that’s the end of Parade, our third case out of five. Next time, we’ll move on to Tsuki.