Kochikame Episode — 42

The numbers are read...

"With this, traffic jams are a thing of the past!" Noguchi declares.

With a roar, , still screaming obscenities, holding the worthless ticket. Kochikame Episode 42

Nakagawa sighs. "It's covered in pigeon... souvenirs. But yes." Back at the police box, the station chief announces the lottery results on the radio. Everyone gathers around.

Noguchi proudly announces his invention: It’s a bulky, inflatable vinyl suit with small ducted fans on the arms and legs, powered by a lawnmower engine strapped to the back. The numbers are read

Just then, Noguchi returns, having fixed the suit’s remote control. "I've improved the stabilizers!" He presses a button. The discarded, crumpled lottery ticket—which was still stuck to the magnet—activates a backup battery in the suit. The suit inflates again , this time attaching itself to Ryotsu’s back.

Nakagawa yells, floating upward.

Ryotsu crumples the ticket, throws it on the ground, and stomps on it. "Stupid flying suit! Stupid pigeons! Stupid Nakagawa!"

Ryotsu, desperate, has a "brilliant" idea. He runs to a nearby pachinko parlor and grabs a giant magnet used for cheating at the machines (a running gag). He climbs to the top of a police watchtower. Nakagawa sighs

Ryotsu climbs down, opens the bin, and finds a dazed, feather-covered Nakagawa holding up the lottery ticket.