Look out, look out, baby.
That fell from the sky, right?
Maybe a pair of peacocks hit it off up in the clouds.
Bored.
Wish we had a case... The Inhuman Cart
The Inhuman Cart The Inhuman Cart
Mister Kitty-cat!
Wish we had a case... The Inhuman Cart The Inhuman Cart The Inhuman Cart
What's he doing?
I'm telling you, the mystery cart sells tonkotsu ramen.
Well, I heard it sold soy sauce flavor.
What're you talking about?
Missy, you haven't heard about the mystery cart?
"Mystery" cart?
Damn right! It's this mystery ramen cart nobody knows how to find.
Even so, rumors of it have spread like wildfire and it's now legendary.
Why does everyone think it's so good if they can't find it and haven't eaten there?
Well, some folks have eaten there before.
A friend of a friend of mine managed to get some of that ramen.
He said the way the rich tonkotsu broth mixed with the thin noodles
made it the best bowl he'd ever had.
Nah, see, my friend said it was thick, super silky noodles served with juicy roast pork
in a glorious soy-based clear soup that gets its supreme flavor
from the dried sardines used as stock.
I heard it was Blue Hawaii ramen.
There's no way!
You know about it, Hack?
Just a rumor from long, long ago, from somewhere around here.
And what're you doing, Watson?
Huh? Hey, where are you going?
Let's bail and follow Kitty-cat!
Ah, wait up!
The ramen cart from the rumors?
Of course I've heard of it.
My friend's grandpa says he wants to eat there again before he dies.
Yeah, I've heard of it. They serve Blue Hawaii ramen there, right?
A mystery cart? You mean the killer ramen place?
A friend of a friend of mine ate there,
and had a fever for three days after. Thought they were gonna die.
Said something about the owner being an AI who hates humans
and wants to wipe us all out with ramen.
Nuts or what?
Are you investigating the ramen cart rumors?
Takeout Delivery Android-Run
Wow, it's true. There's no info at all on it.
Is there really a place to eat that isn't listed on Deco-Gourmet?
Well, this place only really exists as word of mouth.
I've heard about this legendary ramen myself.
Me too.
But it's probably just rumors, right?
How did you find out about it, Watson?
He apparently collects rumors.
Isn't that right?
Oh, here.
What's this?
The rumors Watson has collected.
"The proprietress of the bar in District 16 is having an affair with a younger man"?
"A boy from a Japanese confectionery is dating a girl from a cake shop," huh?
This is hilarious! There's a theory that Madam 44's dead!
Well, that certainly is a ridiculous rumor.
"Smiley suspected of lying about her age. Despite appearances, she's actually 50!"
What?!
"The son of a local family is apparently up to some real bad stuff."
"A local mother is apparently brainwashed."
"Someone apparently went to the moon once."
"That moon trip is apparently a lie."
And you like collecting these, Watson?
You gonna look into all these rumors?
Shakey, shakey, shakey, shakey...
Only the mystery ramen cart?
Why?
"A wonder lasts but nine days."
Most of the time, rumors are here today, gone tomorrow.
But people have been talking about this ramen cart since I was a kid.
Watson's probably interested 'cause this rumor's survived longer than most.
I also want to eat some ramen
"I also want to eat some ramen."
I also want to eat some ramen
I get ya. Who wouldn't want to eat ramen that's the cause of so many rumors?
Whaddaya say to the Yurei Detective Club hunting down this mystery ramen cart?
You're not interested in ramen that's so good, it fuels a mystery?
Rumors are just rumors.
Until I see it with this right here, it ain't real.
I'll pass, too.
Can't get any Love from rumors. Not a big fan of that.
I don't really like ramen.
I'm busy.
Sorry, kid.
There, there, there...
Fine! We'll look for it by ourselves.
And eat this ramen everyone's talking about.
I'll start by talking to these "friends of friends" who supposedly ate this ramen.
What about you, Watson?
"I'll head to where the most rumors are found."
Okay. Then, let's split up and start gathering intel.
You wanna talk to my friend?
Well, he works in the shop over there.
Huh? You wanna talk to the person who ate at the mystery cart?
I don't mind, but...
Look, I wasn't the one who actually went there. I just heard about it from a friend.
You wanna talk to her?
I heard about it from a friend, too.
I mean, I only heard about it from a friend of a friend.
Hm? You wanna talk to them?
I don't really remember...
Excuse me.
I heard from Johnny that you've been to the mystery cart before...
Or did you also hear about it from a friend of a friend?
Sorry for bothering you.
I have.
You've been to the mystery cart?!
I have.
Really?!
I have.
Where can I find this mystery cart?
Mark Twain.
"Mark Twain"?
What district is that? Where can I find it?
The heavens.
Diary, all I've learned is things people hear from a friend of a friend are 100% untrue.
How'd it go?
What is it?
Upchuck!
A map?
Kitty barf!
More barf?
So you went to a hospital waiting room that's a hub for rumors,
and after listening to rumors there all day,
you found someone who got injured while looking for the mystery cart,
and got him to draw you a map?
That's awesome!
Okay, let's-a go find this mystery cart!
Why are you tagging along, Hack? I thought you didn't believe in rumors.
Wanna see Kitty-cat do more new stuff!
Kitty-cat, transform!
I doubt it works like that.
It's a dead end. Are we going the right way?
You kidding me? Then, the mystery cart...
...is down here?
It's so dark, I can barely see.
There's a ramen cart down here?
That's Love-y!
Lighty-bright!
Mister Flash!
You're just full of surprises, Watson!
Hungry... I've got cookies. You want one?
Don't want.
I thought you were hungry?
Gonna eat ramen.
Huh? I thought you didn't believe in the mystery cart.
Don't believe in rumors.
But I wanna eat ramen.
Nerdy-birdy wouldn't shut up about ramen and now it's all my mouth wants!
What the heck?
My mouth's all ramen-y!
What is this place? Where are we?
There's no location data?
Unable to obtain location data Retry
Is that... Ramen
Ramen {\an8Ramen
Do you serve ramen here?
Yes.
All right!
Welcome.
The rumors were true after all.
Ramen, ramen, ramen!
What led you all to believe the rumors and come this far?
We wanted some ramen!
Is that really all?
Did you believe the rumor and come this far solely due to hunger?
That was your only reason for believing the rumor
and braving the harsh path here?
Ramen, ramen, ramen!
Ah, three bowls of ramen, please.
Coming up!
Are you an AI?
Yes.
What is this place?
We tried looking it up, but the map wasn't working...
This place isn't listed on the map.
Because I built it.
You built this place?
What do you mean? You can do that?
I was originally an engineering AI involved in urban development.
Constructing a place like this is easier for me than making delicious ramen.
Here you are.
Mine now!
It's great!
The soy sauce flavor rumors were true.
There were others about tonkotsu ramen and miso flavor, but...
There was no concrete info about this place.
How is it there's no mention of it anywhere online?
Because I am thorough in removing it.
I delete any reference to this place the moment it goes online.
Including this conversation we are having right now.
Seriously?
Seriously.
But why?
I am investigating the systems by which humans believe in rumors.
The systems for believing in rumors?
Rumors are neither fact nor fiction. They are simply rumors.
But the people who find their way here are often upset or disappointed that the ramen
isn't what they believed it was.
What is it that leads them to have such faith in these ephemeral rumors?
I am fascinated by the systems that lead them to think in this way.
More!
Coming up!
Why would you look into that?
Humans sometimes believe things they can rationally tell are completely untrue.
I have studied humans for many years now,
yet I remain unable to fully answer the question of why they believe in rumors.
How long are we talking?
It began with the founding of this data-managed city, Tom Sawyer.
That's super long ago!
It is. And in spite of that, I have yet to obtain an answer.
Why do you believe in rumors?
I don't exactly believe in them, but...
But?
Probably 'cause it's fun?
Fun?
Watson collects rumors, and he does it because it's fun.
Right?
It's... fun?
Doesn't make sense, right?
I thought the same at first, but...
I started having fun while we were looking for this cart.
"Is it real? If it is, what kind of ramen does it serve?"
Imagining that kinda stuff was fun, y'know?
Oh, by the way, my name's Berry.
This is Hack and Watson.
We're detectives with the Yurei Detective Club.
What's your name?
Why?
I've never had a human give away so much personal information before,
much less ask me for my own.
Seriously?
Seriously. So why?
Well, the ramen's yummy, so I'd like to come again. And I'd like to see you again.
Me?
But why?
Because this has been fun!
More!
Me too!
Coming up!
My name is Analytica.
Well, Analytica, what was it like being an urban development AI?
I created Mark Twain.
"Mark Twain"?
It's glitchy-witchy!
The Zero Phenomenon?!
We're in the Hyperverse!
Get out here, glitchy-witchy!
Shoot.
Here it comes!
But...
Analytica!
Sorti-exit!
Right. We need to find the exit.
Where's it at?
How do we get outta here?
Phantom Zero!
You wanna play?
Well, I want more of your glitchy-witchy data.
Giga! Tera! Peta! Exa! Zetta! Yotta—
We need to run!
Down here?
What about you, Watson?
Kitty-cat's doing more new stuff!
He really is like a cat!
We'd better find the exit.
Hey, glitchy-witchy! Zoom!
Seriously impressive.
Zoom, zoom!
More glitchy-witchy data for me.
Aw, shoot.
Kitty-cat!
Zoom, zoom, zoom!
Jeez!
Hack, can't you find the exit like last time?
How do we get outta here?!
Coming up...
Exit...
The exit... is here... Unlocking... now.
How'd you do that?
I am Analytica, an engineering AI created to build Mark Twain.
I... built it... all...
Analytica!
Order up...
Zoom!
Gimme my data!
Glitchy-witchy, you data thief!
What was that just now?
Ow.
Diary, the mystery cart really did exist, but now that it's gone,
I guess it really is nothing more than a rumor.
Stupid glitchy-witchy!
I guess it really is nothing more than a rumor.
Say what?
So you really did find the mystery cart?
It was really good!
Right?!
And you ran into the Zero Phenomenon, too? Unbelievable.
Glitchy-witchy snatched my data!
Your data?
Stinkin' data thief!
So this cart that wasn't on any map is gone now?
Yeah, there's nothing left.
What kind of AI was the owner?
Anaconda.
It was Analytica.
He said he was an engineering AI made to build a Mark something...
Mark Twain, maybe?
That glitchy-witchy's got me double ragin'!
Next time, I'm gonna get double revenge!
Well, anyway...
At least we got to eat some ramen.
And it was the best I've ever had.
Right?!
Okay, that's super annoying, so stop.
The mystery cart really did exist!
What I learned from looking for the mystery cart is the ramen was made
by a mysterious AI named Analytica,
and Watson's got a lot more going on than meets the eye.
But I'm sure there's still a whole lot that I don't know.