You guys are Phantom Zero!
Over there!
Dammit. They got away.
But with this, I've discovered Phantom Zero's identity.
Huh? What the...
Wow! Crazy!
So it was real all along?
They're behind the Zero Phenomenon!
Let's blow this up and catch 'em.
This is bad, diary! It's the greatest threat the Yurei Detective Club has ever faced!
It's them!
Get 'em!
People think...
...we're Phantom Zero?!
Hey, wait! No! You gotta be kidding me!
What the hell, man?!
Approved. Rejected. Approved. Rejected.
And they're all supposed to be Phantom Zero?
What's going on here? If we don't fix this, just regulating the Love will overload us.
We're getting eyewitness reports from a bunch of districts.
There shouldn't be a Phantom Zero Nation event right now.
The first reports came from an unregistered residential district.
That's outside our jurisdiction.
The Love transactions are coming in so frequently,
Phantom Zero sighting
it's going to be difficult to verify anything.
Love values crash! Fraud may be responsible!
Phantom Zero Updates
Phantom Zero sighting Love values crash! Fraud may be responsible! Phantom Zero Updates
I want this data scrutinized and scrubbed as soon as possible.
If we don't get it under control, the citizens will be caught in a riptide of data.
Yes, sir!
This is looking bad.
Let's do what we can to keep the city safe.
Rejected.
Director, we've confirmed the original source of the reports.
Send in a search team.
No one's here.
Seal it off. Then, gather up all the evidence you can.
Down with the Zero Phenomenon! Down with the Zero Phenomenon!
2 Fathoms To Heaven? No clue, but it sounds like a big deal.
Down with the Zero Phenomenon! Down with the Zero Phenomenon! 2 Fathoms To Heaven?
We managed to escape by splitting up,
Down with the Zero Phenomenon! Down with the Zero Phenomenon! We managed to escape by splitting up,
before heading back uptown in Deco disguises.
But the Customer Center's got eyes on everything now.
Over here.
Finn!
You okay?
Yeah.
Follow me.
Where are we going? How are Hank and the others?
Relax. They know where to rendezvous.
Sneaky, sneak, sneak.
Ta-da!
Hack!
Guess we got away.
Hey! It's that phantom sneak thief!
Psych!
Dammit, you two. Could you maybe not spook me like that?
Sorry, sorry.
It'll be my treat.
Thanks!
Let's try that café.
So what now?
We head to Finn's hideout.
Is this a hideout of yours, Finn?
Yeah.
We'll wait for Hank and the others here.
Okay.
Everyone's looking for us...
What a buncha lyin' lyrebirds!
This is my responsibility.
Finn...
Because of my rash decisions, not only was I unable to save my hometown,
I've put all of you at risk as well.
Hey, the game's not over yet!
Right?
You said it, nerdy-birdy.
You got that right.
Hank...
Here we are!
Guys! I'm glad you're okay.
Was gettin' tiredy-tired of waitin'!
This is a simple call to make.
If people suspect us of being Phantom Zero, we need to catch the genuine article.
We're gonna catch Phantom Zero?!
Glitchy-witchy!
Hang on.
We've been looking this whole time and haven't found anything.
That's true. And the whole island thinks we're Phantom Zero...
Sounds to me like we've hit a dead-end.
No. Our hint lies in the heavens above.
The heavens?
Mark Twain.
It's said to be the home of Phantom Zero.
An island where the phantom is said to dwell.
My name is Analytica.
Well, Analytica, what was it like being an urban development AI?
I created Mark Twain.
After that, I combined the data you stole from Phantom Zero
with what was contained in the capsule.
As a result, I learned that Mark Twain has data on the times Phantom Zero has appeared.
All we have to do now is find it.
You got all that from the capsule, too?
Yes.
Nice plan...
But isn't all the data you need back at the office?
We can safely assume that the office has already been scoured and stripped by now.
What do we do, then?
We out of options?
No. There's still another card we can play.
But first, we need to buy time.
So we're going to create a diversion using the situation we're in.
Ooh, what's the plan?
Sunflower
Oh...
You're Hank's little dear.
Oh, my. You're not very well trained, are you?
This is...
That sounds like quite a fuss.
Things are bad right now.
It certainly seems that way.
I hate to ask, but could you analyze that for me?
Well, well. Isn't this high praise?
Consider it done.
I'm itching to get started.
Diary...
Someone once said, "I don't believe in miracles."
Zero-ro!
Zero! Zero!
People's hearts can change so easily.
They'll do all kinds of things if it will make someone love them.
They'll even resort to lies if it will make someone envy them.
But what about friends?
"There's something only friends can do.
And that is siding with you even when you're wrong.
Nearly everybody will side with you when you're right.
But your friends? They'll help you out, no matter what.
So you should believe in your friends."
And that's why...
Got it.
Oh, my.
Well, that isn't good.
Freeze! Stop what you're doing.
You are suspected of being an accomplice of Phantom Zero's.
You're going to an isolation facility.
But miracles...
Please, not so rough.
Ah, he got loose!
It's just some robot dog. Leave it.
Right. Sorry about that.
Sunflower
I don't believe in miracles.
How'd it go?
Watson ran into the Center's people.
He got caught.
I see.
Hey, any word from Madam?
Her facility's been locked down. The search teams most likely found her.
No way!
Really? They got Madam, too?
You! Who's there?! Show yourself!
Doggo! You're all right.
How'd you know where to find us?
Good boy! Good boy! Good boy!
I had him deliver a message to Madam.
Good boy! Good boy! Good boy!
Hey, there's somethin' in his butt.
Let me see.
Well played, Madam.
Then, that's...
She left us a gift.
This rules, nerdy-birdy.
Yeah! It's Love-y!
Approved. Rejected. Approved. Rejected.
Rejected.
Approved. Rejected. Approved. Rejected.
Rejected.
Director...
Here's what we found after sorting through the data from their base.
It's them! The ones from before!
Berry
Yes.
The fugitive defendant from the non-public trial,
and the fugitive's accomplice. It's beyond doubt.
Hack
The log says they both died during the pursuit.
DECEASED
Was this all falsified? Modified?
Berry
DECEASED
Was this all falsified? Modified? DECEASED
No way. Wait, could they really be Phantom Zero?
We need to bring them in this time. No matter what.
So where's Phantom Zero's secret base?
The results of cross-referencing all of Phantom Zero's appearances should be there.
There it is!
Mark Twain it is, then.
Let's head there right now!
Slow down. We can't examine this any further from here.
I'll need the SOS to actually pinpoint the location.
Huh? But the office is...
Right. They've sealed it off.
They've undoubtedly confiscated the SOS as well.
What about Hank? I bet he could just build a new one.
I haven't been able to reach him. He's MIA.
No way. And after Madam actually found what we needed...
I'm sorry, diary.
But as far as miracles go...
Wake up!
They've got us surrounded.
What a buncha pain-in-the-neck looky-loos.
What do we do?
We'll escape out the back.
Come on, Smiley.
What's happening?
Hurry!
We're from the Customer Center!
Phantom Zero, come quietly!
Smiley!
Pup!
You're not going anywhere!
Go!
Let go of me, you little...
Hey! Stop that!
There aren't gonna be any miracles.
Approved. Rejected. Approved.
Rejected.
This guy's Phantom Zero!
Rejected.
#PhantomZero
Reject—
#PhantomZero
Information
#PhantomZero
Location Tag
#ZeroOnTheRun #GetLove
Reject—
Information
Reject— Is this the right person?
Match Found
#ZeroOnTheRun #GetLove
Match Found
Is this the right person?
"Get your facts first."
"Then you can distort them as much as you please." Who was it who said that, diary?
Damn you, Phantom Zero! You're not getting away!
Berry?
I'm not seeing any movement.
This whole Zero mess from yesterday still isn't sorted. We've got jobs to do.
Your job?
That's right. We make it so people don't have to see things that'd make them worry.
It's a very important job.
But what happens if people can't tell what's real anymore?
Listen. If it is something important, deleting it won't make it go away. Right?
But isn't that just lying?!
Berry!
That's right. And that's why there won't be any miracles.
I think my mom and dad saw right through me the first time I lied to them.
But they didn't get mad.
I lied because I was scared they would get mad.
I didn't admit I got into a fight. I said my friend tripped and landed on me.
And Dad said...
I see.
A classmate is a friend, right? So it can't be helped.
I'm sorry, Daddy.
It's okay, Berry.
Diary, I'm a liar.
We're all liars. Because there's not gonna be any miracles.
But we're doing this to protect our friends.
Damn you, Phantom Zero! You're not getting away!
Approved.
What is it? Something wrong?
No, nothing over here, sir.
I see. Well, keep at it, then.
District 18 ! Found Phantom Zero ! !
District 03 ! Found Phantom Zero ! !
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District 03 ! Found Phantom Zero ! !
Run, Berry.
Hey! Check it out!
There's been a sighting in District 3!
This one says District 3, too! Let's go!
Several eyewitness reports in District 3, with more coming in.
Seal off the neighboring districts, and send in all our forces.
Roger that, sir. Heading to District 3 now.
Looks like we're in the clear for now.
What about Smiley?
Our priority needs to be analyzing that data.
It's bound to have what we need to help them.
Let's roll, nerdy-birdy.
Well, diary...
District 03 ! Found Phantom Zero ! !
District 18 ! Found Phantom Zero ! !
That miracle?
It actually happened!
Thanks for helping us!
Inaccurate information is evil.
Which means these false claims that all of you are Phantom Zero
and their propagation throughout the city are a form of evil, too.
I need to ask you something.
Would you let us use your facility's Hyperverse world-building hardware?
It's right over here.
We're short on time. Let's start modeling.
Gotcha!
Okay. Let's begin the analysis.
Understood.
Glitchy, glitchy, glitchy, glitchy... witchy!
My, what a surprising place to have our heartwarming reunion.
Although it's not exactly the right atmosphere.
Grandma...
You two behaving?
No funny business, y'hear, Granny?
Of course.
I understand.
You behaving yourself in here?
This is bad!
The Customer Center's coming!
We're almost done.
Gotta rushy-rush!
Huh?
That's it.
We're with the Customer Center! You're Phantom Zero, right?
These people are not Phantom Zero!
They are talented investigators from the Yurei Detective Club!
Cut the crap and move aside!
I'm afraid I can't do that.
What the hell are these things?!
Beware of nights where a nue's cry rings out...
Thanks, all of you!
This is where the hard part starts.
Do you understand, Hack?
I. Love. Ai!
Then, off we go to Heaven.
Now, let us begin.
My puzzle is a mystifying one...
But there is no puzzle that cannot be solved.
You needn't worry on that score.
However, it's a question of speed.
Who came up with these impossible means, and how?
Herd them this way. We can grab them all at once.
Hm? Reports of a robot escaping an isolation facility?
Doesn't matter right now. We need to focus on tracking Phantom Zero.
Stop right there!
Big bad news!
Well? What's your move?
Damn!
We'll take care of this!
And what did they do to pull it off? These are the questions you must answer.
Dammit!
Director! There's a cat!
I can see that! Corner Zero!
Move! We're running out of time!
Ain't no chance like a dangerous one, la la la!
Yes, you must up your speed of thought until you surpass all others.
We've got you now!
Phantom Zero!
There's nowhere left for you to run. Come quietly.
You sure about that?
I. Love. Ai!
It's time.
You call, I come.
Ta-da!
Yes.
Doron!
Good call, Pup!
What?!
We set off for what lies beyond the sea of clouds.
Phantom Zero is a magician from a fairy tale, capable of doing things no one else can.