01x14 - I Love You, Nii-san!

[bunniefuu]

[♪ upbeat rock theme music playing]

The Fable

I Love You, Nii-san!

Octopus

Good morning.

- Morning, Sato.
- [Kainuma grunts]

Is that a TV?

It's useful
if we can watch in here, right?

Now for more news.

[Misaki's boss] It works!
You're amazing, Kai.

Good morning.

- Morning.
- [door closes]

Morning.

[Misaki's boss]
Misaki, is your cold all better?

Uh. Yes. I'm fine now.

Sorry.

That's good to know.

That's a great picture.

[soft grunt]

- [reporter] As well as revising...
- Oh.

...where playground equipment
is placed, inspections...

Things are awkward between you and Misaki?

Yeah. It's like she's avoiding me.

Don't tell me she figured out
it was you at the factory.

Mm... Misaki was in panic mode then,

and I wasn't even with her for a minute.

Well, yeah...

She'd probably freak out even more
if she knew it was you.

Even though I saved her?

[Yoko] Of course she'd freak out
and be in shock if she found out

her friend was a hitman.

Seriously?

Are you worried she found out?

Come on, be honest with me.

[Akira] Hmm...

If she figured it out,
I would be a failure as a pro.

- I'm supposed to be invisible...
- [Yoko] Boring! Enough!

That's not what I mean.

You risked your life to save her,
so wouldn't it bum you out

if she hated you for being a hitman?

Risked my life, huh?

What I did was like
a walk in the park to me.

So, you wouldn't care if Misaki hated you?

You'd lose her as a friend.

[Akira] I don't care.

Sheesh! You're like a robot.

Like a cold-hearted k*lling machine.

I'm not that good.

[Yoko] That wasn't a compliment!

It's been a while, Suna.

Now that Koji's out of the joint,
the group must be reinvigorated.

Kojima's dead.

What?

You're quite the actor too.

You're all the same.

Anyway, whatever.
I've got a question for you.

What is it?

I can only tell you what I know.

I want info on that hitman called Fable.

I heard he does work for the Maguro Group.

But I've never once heard
anything about him.

What? A hitman? Fable?

Nope, never heard of him.

You used to be one of them, right?

Until around 15 years ago,
you were called a cleaner, weren't you?

Here's two million.

Tell me what you know.

[sighs]

- Now, Suna...
- I don't care how trivial it is.

Even if it's whether
you know of the name Fable.

[Sunagawa] Is he just a legend
like Bigfoot and Nessie?

Or was the guy I saw
the hitman known as Fable?

He showed up out of nowhere like a ghost,

and trounced everyone there
in front of my very eyes

with a toy g*n.

Well, I will tell you some good news.

You've been in the underworld a long time,

but even you don't know
who this Fable guy is.

Do you know what that means?

It means they're an organization
that's perfected the business of k*lling.

So I shouldn't make enemies of them?

Don't be ridiculous.
I mean keep your nose out of it.

They've got connections
with the Maguro Group, right?

Then you don't need to dig around.

Eventually, when you become the boss
or captain of the Maguro Group,

they'll come to you anyway, right?

So, that's what it comes down to, huh?

[crunching]

[whines]

Brother's not here.

I'm bored. So bored.

- [doorbell rings]
- [gasps]

[Yoko] Yes?

Hello.

- [footsteps]
- [♪ jazz music playing]

Welcome.

What kind of knife are you looking for?

Uh...

Oh, the Blackhawk.

Shall I get it out so you can hold it?

[Akira] Yeah.

[cabinet slides open]

[shop owner] Please wear a glove.

This brings back memories.

Huh? Do you know this knife?

Yeah. I liked it a lot,
but a bear went off with it.

Well, well!
That sounds like a narrow escape.

That bear was pretty dangerous.

I had no choice but to stab it
in the eye with this knife.

[Akira] That darn bear ran off
with my knife still stuck in it.

You're kidding, right?

Yeah, I'm just kidding.

[Akira] I'll take this knife.

Sorry for suddenly dropping in.

[soft chuckle]
It's okay.

So, what brings you here today?

Well, you could say that
I'm one of the people who knows what's up.

"What's up"?

Yes. With what happened
the other day at the factory,

and Fable's... your brother's job.

[♪ ominous music playing]

[concerned grunt]

Uh, just so you know, I'm on your side.

I even asked your brother
if I could be his apprentice.

"His apprentice"?

Of course, he turned me down.

So, what do you want from me?

I was hoping you could tell me
how I could approach your brother

to get him to make me his apprentice.

How the heck should I know?

How about your organization?

Do you do any kind of recruiting?

I know even less about that.

And don't bring up things
like some "organization" so casually.

To be honest,
I have hardly any idea who my brother is.

[Kuro] Really?

[sighs]

For a young guy in Maguro,
you're pretty high up, right?

You'd throw away that rank?

I couldn't care less about rank or status.

I'd abandon everything in my life now
if he made me his apprentice.

Mm...

My brother,

he's going into the mountains
for a couple nights this weekend.

Into the mountains? Camping?

[Yoko] I don't know.

He said something about
how he's losing his edge and stuff.

Why not ask him to take you with him?

That is, if you can walk
with your leg like that.

I guess you'll give up
after spending two whole days together.

How should I ask him?

Beg him to take you.

He's actually a sucker
for that kind of thing.

[Kuro] Beg him, huh?

All right. Thank you!

[whirring]

[engine revving]

Keep coming. Keep coming.

Okay, that's good.

Good evening.

[♪ comical music playing]

I see you got your cast off.

Isn't it a little soon?

[Kuro] No. I'm just fine, Sensei.

I mean, Nii-san.

"Nii-san"?

[Kuro] Ah!

I have a present for you.

It's nothing much.

I overheard from Yoko

that you were looking to get this.

From Yoko?

[Akira] This is...

Shozo Hamanoya.

[Kuro] You like Jackal
and you often watch this drama, right?

I like Jackal too, so I can relate.

I haven't watched the drama,
but I know about Shozo Hamanoya.

Can I keep this?

Of course!

That's why I bought it.

Go ahead.

I kind of overheard that this weekend,

you're going up to the mountains
to camp or something.

You sure do overhear a lot.

Nii-san, can I come with you?

Just so you know, it's not camping.

If it's not camping, then what is it?

I'm just spending two nights
and three days in the mountains.

Ideally, I'd spend a week there.

[Kuro] Just going to the mountains?

Then I'll do things on my own,
but can we go there together?

I won't get in your way.

[Akira exhales deeply]

I mean it. I'll be near you,
but we'll do our own thing.

You can just ignore me.

We'll keep within sight,
but do our own thing.

We'll be within talking distance,
but do our own thing.

I get it. We'll do our own thing.

- [Kuro] Then...
- Listen carefully.

Don't litter in the mountains,
not even a single tissue.

If you litter even once,
I'll bury you right then and there.

Nii-san!

[sizzling]

So, you agreed to it?

[Akira] Yeah, because you filled his head
with stupid ideas.

[Yoko] What's wrong with going
on a little hike with him?

He'll never keep up anyway.

Once he sees how much more capable
and stronger you are, he'll give up.

You want some veggie stir fry too?

Just a little.

Also, a package arrived for you from Boss.

Boss?

[Yoko] It's over there,
on top of the microwave.

[Akira] Oh, that.

What is that? How come
you're the only one to get something?

[sighs]

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

[Yoko] What? Blow on it yourself!

How come you're so sensitive to hot food?

It's not just hot food.
My tongue's just plain sensitive.

It's what happened
when I trained myself to sense poison.

[Akira]
I could only depend on my own tongue.

When a person is truly starving,
their nose and tongue become sensitive.

Your nose and tongue predict

whether your body
will assimilate it or reject it.

If it tingles after taking a tiny bite,
it's no good.

When I was 12,

I couldn't move for three whole days
up in the mountains.

That kind of experience
made my tongue super sensitive.

I guess I'll go home.

[Yoko] Oh, eat, would you!

Fine, I'll blow on it.

After going to the trouble
of cooking this, you really tick me off.

[blowing]

[continues blowing]

[panting]

[grunting]

[object clanks]

[trembling breath]

I know you've been filming Misaki's place
with hidden cameras.

Give me the videos.

[Kainuma] Damn it!

Even though the DVD arrived, what good
is it without my hidden camera videos?

In fact, how did Sato even know
about my hidden cameras?

Who the heck is that guy?

And darn that Misaki too.

What about her trouble with the yakuza?

Anyway,

I want to get back
my hidden camera videos of Misaki's place.

[doorbell rings]

Misaki! Come on in!

You're drunk this early, Yoko?

Of course I am.

- Come on inside.
- I can't. I've got work after this.

I just wanted to return
the clothes I borrowed.

Uh...

[Yoko exclaims excitedly]

- Take the day off from your work.
- [surprised grunt]

- I can't do that.
- Let's drink. Let's laze around.

Okay, just 10 minutes.

- Great! One hour it is.
- 10 minutes!

My brother was worried
because you were being standoffish.

[Misaki] Huh?

[exclaims]

[chuckles awkwardly]

What's the matter?

Did something happen?

[Misaki] We're starting with wine?

The truth is... It's about the drawings
I asked Sato to make...

Oh, the ones he drew
that he was going to give to you. Right.

[Misaki] This...

[cackles]

Hey, it's not funny.

Did you guys carry me like this?

[Misaki] Was he smiling like this?

[Yoko] Oh, dear...
Don't make me laugh any harder!

I can't handle it!

I'm not trying to make you laugh.

After seeing this drawing,
things are awkward for me.

He saw me naked.

[Misaki]
And why did he draw a picture of it?

[Yoko] This is hilarious!

Thank you, Misaki!

[Misaki] I didn't do anything.

- [phone buzzing]
- Huh?

[Takeshi] It's me.

I got out of the hospital today.

[Akira] I see.

[Takeshi] The mess I got you involved in
caused trouble for you.

So I'm letting you know.

Your boss paid me a visit.

[Akira] You met Boss?

[deep inhale]

[Takeshi] Yeah, he got angry with me.

But it makes total sense he would be.

I've got one question for you.

What is it?

[Takeshi]
After this year-long break of yours,

are you going back to your previous work?

Yeah, that's my plan.

It's the only thing I know how to do.

Hmm...

If it seems like he can fit into
ordinary society, I would like him to.

Akira's analog style of k*lling
is obsolete.

[Boss] I don't want to get rid of Akira.

[Takeshi] Is that right?

Anyway, I'm sure you'll experience
a lot of things during your year off.

Enjoy it.

Yeah, you're right.

We'll go as far in as we can

so there's nobody around.

[Akira] We can go this far by car,

- so we'll have Yoko drive us.
- [snoring]

Then you and me
will go southeast from here.

[grunts]
Uh, there's no road from there on.

That's because
we'll be in the wild, right?

Right.

[Akira] We'll try to get to this river
by late afternoon.

Rivers are very useful.

Uh... So we'll walk without a break
until late afternoon?

That's because
it's dangerous after dark, right?

- This'll be our base for the three days.
- [snoring continues]

We'll go down this river to get out.

At 3 p.m. in three days,
we'll meet up with Yoko on this bridge.

[Kuro] Uh... Yoko has been...
sleeping for a while now...

- [Yoko] Of course I was sleeping!
- [engine rumbling]

I mean, this is usually when I go to bed.

Kuro, you've got your own lackeys, right?

Yeah, but I haven't told anyone
in the group I'm going to the mountains.

Everyone thinks I've still got my cast on.

[snoring]

Hey, you made me drive,
but nobody said you could sleep!

[Yoko] That's what ticks me off about you.

[birds chirping]

It's getting light.

Yeah.

You think the weather will hold?

[Akira] The weather doesn't matter.

We're not going camping.

Oh... Uh, I don't know much
about doing outdoor stuff.

Am I forgetting anything?

No, take what you like, but...

[Yoko] Where's your bag, brother?

That's all you've got?

[Kuro] What about a tent? A sleeping bag?

Or food? Or a light at night?

You're underestimating the wilderness.

Like I told you,

if you bring all that,
you'll just be camping.

Oh, right.

Then I'll only bring that much too.

Don't you dare!

He's special! Don't imitate him.

What's the bare minimum
an amateur needs for the wilderness?

Since we'll be walking on trails
the whole time, it's best to pack light.

Ultimately, it depends
on what you want to do.

Rice...

Are we camping?

Then, um... what will we do for food?

We'll gather it there.

Oh...

Probably wild vegetables,
like shiitake and mushrooms.

[Kuro] Aren't mushrooms frightening?

A butane stove... Are we camping?

Then, we'll build a campfire to cook?

[♪ quirky music playing]

A folding chair,

binoculars, gloves, a fork, and a spoon.

And what's this?

It's not even camping now. It's a picnic.

Well, a tent and lantern are fine.
And a sleeping bag.

What about a knife?

[Yoko] That's a dagger!

- I thought any blade would do.
- [Yoko laughing]

[Akira] Well, that's definitely a blade.

I thought it just needed to cut.

[Akira] That definitely cuts.

It'll be good enough.

[Kuro grunts]

Thank you, Nii-san.

This is a lot lighter.

Okay. We'll walk southeast
from here on out.

See you at 3 p.m. in three days, Yoko.

If we don't show up in 30 minutes,
you can leave.

Make sure you come back safely.

I'm not that worried though.

[Akira] Yeah.

Follow me.

[Kuro]
We're just plowing in right here, huh?

I'm getting kind of excited.

[Akira] Just a reminder,
we're not going camping, or on a picnic.

[Kuro] So, this is like
wilderness survival, right?

[Akira] No, we're just spending
a couple of days in the mountains.

That's all.

[Kuro] That's what's so dope about you!

They seem to be enjoying it.

[♪ upbeat closing theme music playing]

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