Episode Title:
Eloquent and Competent.
Episode Description:
Kasane Kujiragi talks to Nakura, who is Izaya's middle school acquaintance. Nakura says that he sold his name to Izaya and received books about folklore in the mail. Celty once again manages to outsmart Kinnosuke Kuzuhara while on the road, and she returns to Shinra, who is recuperating in bed. As Celty begins to change Shinra's bandages, she notices a scar on his lower abdomen, which he received by being stabbed by a knife in the past. Twelve years ago, on the first day at Raishin Middle School, Shinra invited Izaya to start up a biology club together, seeing as two students are required to start one, since Izaya announced that he loved to observe living beings. Izaya first declined the offer, but decided to join after giving it a second thought. In the biology room, they discussed if it is possible to fall in love with a zombie. Izaya then began taking bets on baseball games. In the present, Izaya contacts Nakura to confirm that he was listening in on his conversation with Kasane. Izaya reminds Nakura how they secretly founded Amphisbaena and Heaven's Slave when they were in high school. Nakura used the alias Tokage, and Mimizu referred to him as her boss. He then used the alias Kumoi, and Hiroto used him as a scapegoat even after he disappeared. This reminder causes Nakura to have a mental breakdown. In the past, a month later in the biology room, Nakura ran towards Izaya with a knife because the latter refused to cancel a bet on a baseball game. Shinra consequently protected Izaya from being stabbed and ended up with a wound in the lower abdomen. After Nakura runs off in shock, Izaya patches up Shinra's wound with duct tape. Izaya allowed himself to be arrested so Nakura can live a life of regret. In the present, after being told to let the members of Heaven's Slave steal the laptop, Celty meets with Izaya at night to receive her money, and Izaya says that Yodogiri was the one who sent Kisuke to attack Shinra before. Once Celty leaves, she realizes that Izaya was carrying her head in his bag.
