01x12 - Never Stop, Fighter D

[bunniefuu]

Do it!

[screams]

[grunts]

[Fighter D] These guys are amazing!

No wonder they managed
to survive as cadets!

[gasps]

This is the end, boss monster!

It's time you learn
how superior we humans are!

Go to hell, you damn b*stard!

[Peltrola] I'll start with you first.

-Above you, Yukino!
-[gasps]

Woah!
[gasps]

What...

[both grunt]

[all gasp]

I wonder if I managed to act
a little more like a hero at the very end.

[Yukino] Ishikawa... We did it.
We defeated the monster.

And it's a boss monster.

That wouldn't just make us
official Rangers.

We're as good as Dragon Keepers!

We did great as the Rangers.

Blue Keeper!

Konno!

T-Take this... It's my cartridge.

[♪ tense music playing]

[Fighter D] Woah, they're all dead!

You did this all alone? What a freak!

That voice...

[Fighter D] But there is still
an enemy left.

A monster is right here.

Monsters or the Dragon Keepers...

Time to settle which one of us
will rule the world!

Episode 12
Never Stop, Fighter D!

[♪ quirky music playing]

[Fighter D groaning]

[Fighter D] Where is... this place...

[grunts]

Who... am I?

[Fighter 1] Who the hell are you guys?

-[Fighter D gasps]
-That's my line!

That's my line! The heck's going on?

-[monster 1] So these are fighters?
-[Fighter D gasps]

[monster 1] Compared to us, those on
the surface have the numerical advantage.

So apparently, we'll use these guys
to bridge the difference.

[monster 2 scoffs]
Well, I suppose they'll make for shields.

[monster 1] From today onwards, you guys
will also join in on the surface invasion!

As monsters,
our duty is to achieve world domination!

And we will fight against
the Rangers and the Dragon Keepers,

who prevent us from doing so!

The Dragon Keepers...

[expl*si*n]

-[snarling]
-[screams]

[growls]

[chuckles]

-[fighters gasp]
-Boss monster!

[Red Keeper] Fighters!

As of now, your bosses are all gone.

As humans and monsters,
why don't we work hand-in-hand to live?

[grunts]

-[Fighter 2] You b*stards!
-[gasps]

How dare you k*ll the boss monsters!

[grunts]

What's wrong?
Why isn't that guy reconstructing?

[Fighter 3] He can't be dead
from something like that, right?

[Red Keeper] We have
the Divine Artifacts in our hands!

With these, we can finally mark an end
to this long battle.

The era where humans and monsters
shall co-exist has arrived.

You guys are no longer our enemies.

[Fighter 4] I'm sure the boss monsters
are still alive.

They're probably waiting for us
on the surface!

-[Fighter 5] Boss monster...
-[Fighter 4] I'm coming...

Those guys...
They're just going to their deaths!

They know what'll happen to them
if they go against the Dragon Keepers!

[Fighter XX] Are you not coming?

[gasps]

[sighs]

Don't you understand?

If you go down without permission,
you'll be k*lled by the Divine Artifacts.

I'm aware of that.

I don't think
what you guys are doing is wrong.

But I don't think it's worth
risking our lives

for any of the boss monsters.

You coward.

[groans]

[crowd] Go back! Go back!

-Go back! Go back!
-[screams]

[applauding]

-[grumbles]
-Wait, D!

It's not the combat scene
with the Dragon Keepers yet!

First, we have to pretend
to attack the civilians!

[Fighter D] What a pain.

We only have 30 minutes!
Stick to the plan!

[all grunt]

[crowd screaming]

[announcer] Please do not worry.

The Rangers at the stadium
will protect everyone,

so please spectate the battle
with peace of mind.

[Fighter D] Who... am I?

[growls]

I am...

I'll fix the Ranger Force first.

[Fighter D] I'm thankful, Sakurama.
From the bottom of my heart.

I'm glad that I went along
with your plan back then.

You... You're not
Sakurama's younger brother.

That's right.

I'm Fighter D...

Your enemy!

[Fighter D] This is why I was born.
I have the dignity of a monster.

I'm a true proud monster!

[♪ upbeat music playing,
Tatsuya Kitani "Preview of Me"]

Go! Go! Loser Ranger!

[Fighter D] Blue Keeper!
It's for real today.

I'll defeat you right here, right now!

I see... You're Fighter D.

[Blue Keeper] So I didn't manage
to k*ll you back then.

I'm glad that you appeared
right in front of me.

This time,
I'll make sure to get rid of you!

-Huh?
-[Blue Keeper grunts]

Crap. Damn it...

Seems like the damage from fighting
the boss monster is still there.

I ain't giving you the chance
to say, "Wait!"

This is the opportune moment for me.

[Blue Keeper] This is nothing.

Personally, this is one fight
I cannot run from too.

For some reason...

I have a feeling that
if I don't k*ll you now,

you'll be even more troublesome
to deal with than the boss monsters!

That's right, let's fight!

After all, I've already come this far!

[Blue Keeper] I won't hold back!

I shall get rid of humanity's foe
with all of my power!

[groans]

[grunts]

[screams]

[grunts]

[Blue Keeper] Burst Form...

I don't know how you know about that,

but it's just a generic weapon
for normal Rangers.

It's nowhere as powerful as
my one and only Divine Artifact,

which has the power
to control the Dragon God!

Dragon God? The heck is that?

It's a deity! Get it?

In any case, what I mean is that
a powerful god is on my side!

[Fighter D grumbles]

[Fighter D screaming]

[gasps]

[screams]

With the protection of the Dragon God,
I am invincible.

[Blue Keeper]
I will never lose anything again.

[scoffs] Die!

That's not good!

[cackles]

In that case, does that mean
I'm fighting a god now?

[grunts, yells]

And I'm just a fighter!
Man, I can't get enough of this!

Get real! I've got way more cards
up my sleeve than you think!

[gurgling]

-[expl*si*n]
-Crap!

Where the hell did you go?
Don't you run away!

[Fighter D] I won't run away!

[gasps]

Blue Keeper! Prepare yourself!

You and your cheap tricks!

You hesitated for a moment!

[yelps]

[laughs]

Don't you look down on a fighter... Huh?

Right, there was that damn barrier...

Just how overpowered is that Dragon God?

No. This belongs to this woman's power.

Woman?

You sure about having a nice chat now?

We're in the middle of a fight!

-What...
-[expl*si*n]

[groaning]

This is the end!

[grunts]

What?

[rumbling]

[gasps]

You little... Get away from him!

This is a fight between you and me.
I don't need any spectators.

[Blue Keeper] I'm surprised
you can say that so shamelessly

when you're the one who used
cowardly tactics like mimicry!

[Fighter D] Hey!
That's my ability, so it's fine!

I'm aware that
I don't have a lot of abilities!

I managed to get all the way here
with just this one trick, so let it slide!

You did rather well for a fighter,

but your insignificant
act of rebellion ends here!

As the Blue Keeper,
a Senior First Rank of the Rangers...

I will defeat you, Fighter D!

[screaming]

[Fighter D] I took one heavy blow,
but I feel surprisingly light on my feet.

I'm the evil that schemes
to take over the world,

while he's the hero of justice
trying to stop me.

This battle is simple,
and I like it that way.

This... This is exactly
what I've always wanted...

[silence]

[chokes]

What?

[clanks]

[♪ solemn music playing]

[groaning]

[Peltrola] Well done, D.

This is how we fight.

We worked together and took down
the accursed Dragon Keeper!

[Fighter XX whimpers]

Hey, Blue. This isn't the end, right?

This is nothing to you, right?

-This must be... my punishment...
-[gasps]

[Blue Keeper] With this power,
everything is within my grasp.

That's why... I became a Dragon Keeper.

I turned a blind eye... to what I've lost...

Just shut up already!

It's meaningless to win like this!

You should be able to heal

-a simple wound like this, right?
-[Blue Keeper] Justice... and evil...

-A half-baked guy like me...
-[Fighter D] You know, use the power...

-...lost to the real evil...
-...of that Dragon God...

That's all there is to it.

[thuds]

[hums]

Blue Keeper...

Hey! Don't you dare die on me!

[Fighter D] Fight me!

[Peltrola] Now then.
Shall we head back, XX?

You damn b*stards...

[gasps]

[Peltrola] Fighter D!

You should reconsider
your position once again.

We boss monsters created the fighters.

We cannot have
irregularities like you exist.

[Peltrola] We are monsters!

[gulps]

[Fighter XX] Fighters are loyal servants
of the boss monsters.

I'm sorry, D.
This is the only way I know how to live.

[gasps]

[Fighter D] Wait! XX!

[rumbling]

I-I can't believe this!

To think that Blue Keeper
has been defeated...

Just what cowardly tactics
did that boss monster Peltrola resort to...

You know...

[Akabane] Get a clue.

As someone who lost a precious ally,
can you imagine what I'm thinking now?

Y-Yes! I'm sorry!

[Akabane sighs]

Aoshima...

How unfortunate.

Our group victory pose...

Its ideal balance is only achieved
with your height!

What?

[Hisui] Damn it!

You guys can't find the monster?

The one that k*lled Blue
must still be alive!

-Leave no stone unturned!
-[Rangers] Yes, ma'am!

[Hisui] To think that Blue Keeper
has been defeated...

Curse that boss monster.

They finally decided to appear now...

[Nadeshiko] I wonder how this string
of incidents will change the world...

In any case, a change
within the Rangers is unavoidable.

Yeah. The w*r against monsters
will begin again.

We need more help.

For starters,
maybe we should promote those cadets.

[Yukino] And he's not even
an official Ranger yet...

Why does it feel so vain
to become a righteous hero?

[Usukubo] Ishikawa achieved his dream
at the very end.

He fulfilled his duty
without running away.

I want to believe that
he found comfort in that.

Usukubo... You...

[Yamato] It's not just Ishikawa.

It's likely that Koguma has been k*lled
by the monster as well.

What?

I saw it too.

[Shion] At least on the final day,

a fighter was disguised as Koguma
during the fight against Blue Keeper.

W-What's going on?

Koguma's a monster,
and a monster is Koguma...

All right.
Maybe you should stay quiet, Shippou.

[muffled chattering]

Is that true, Urabe?

Yeah. I heard it
straight from that fighter.

[Urabe] Ranmaru faced the boss monster
all alone and was defeated instead.

No way...

Koguma...

However,

I heard that right after the boss monster
pierced through his gut,

someone transported him to an instructor.

The instructor was able to provide
some first aid

and stop his bleeding
with the Divine Artifact.

Thanks to that,
we avoided the worst-case scenario.

That's great! I'm so happy he's alive!

But, who would...

Right, Hibiki? Aren't you glad?

[Fighter D] Huh? Yes, I'm glad.

Ranmaru, you were a splendid Ranger.

I swear I'll find the fighter that escaped
and avenge you!

We still don't have the right
to do that, though.

Shut up, I know about that!

I never expected to lose to you guys.

[Urabe] I'm leaving things to you for now,
official Rangers.

[Akebayashi] I'm sure you'll all be fine.

After all, you guys defeated
that boss monster!

So we're the up-and-coming newbies?
Sounds great to me!

Kurusu, I think...

[Yamato] You're more than qualified,
Yukino. I guarantee it.

We'll carry on Ishikawa and Koguma's will.

We're just getting started.

That's right. Our battle hasn't ended yet.

[Shion] Not until the day
we eliminate the monsters!

LIVE Blue Keeper deceased
Blue Divine Artifact yet to be found

[news anchor]
What happened to the rogue monster

that appeared out of nowhere?

Today, we talk to a Ranger
who was fighting at the scene.

It goes without saying that
we dealt with it accordingly.

[Suzukiri] Hisui's got it rough.

Yesterday's incident
finally made it to the news.

Aizome seems to be
more suited for roles like that,

but it would be too cruel
to let her make PR appearances now.

[news anchor] Ms. Hisui,

citizens are worried that
monsters strong enough to defeat

the Blue Keeper will begin to appear.

There is no cause for concern.

The Dragon Keepers as well as us rankers
will ensure everyone's safety.

[Suzukiri] Looks like they're still trying
to hide the truth about the boss monster

at a time like this.

Still, the monsters were pretty bold
this time around.

I suppose even the Rangers
were taken aback.

[slurps]

I wonder how long they can keep
this secret under wraps.

Yes. Peltrola has succeeded
in obtaining the item in question.

Now that they've lost Blue,
the Rangers are in a state of chaos.

This is the perfect chance to take action!

[Red Keeper] The chance to do what?

[Ranger gasps]

It isn't nice to hide things
from your superior.

The Rangers is a workplace
with a cozy, friendly environment

-and open communication, you know?
-[whimpers]

Tell me. Which organization sent you?

[Ranger whimpers]

You guys are wrong.
We are the ones who are right!

In that case, prove that to me!

-[body thuds]
-[blood splashing]

[door closes]

[Red Keeper] Sorry to keep
everyone waiting.

That b*stard...

I never expected him to
keep his lips sealed until the end.

Now, I think you guys probably
have a feeling about this already,

but there's a traitor among the Rangers.

[Suzukiri humming]

[Tokita] Seems like
you're in a pretty good mood.

Are you that happy
that one of our leaders died?

Suzukiri. Can I assume that
you're an enemy of us Rangers?

What's your reason
for helping the monsters?

How upsetting.
You would suspect your comrade?

[Tokita] Stop playing dumb!

The cartridge from Red Divine Artifact
was supposedly stolen by a monster.

The fact that you had it
proves everything!

The moment you decided to keep quiet
and use it, you're already an accomplice.

You better think of an excuse
to explain why you have it, okay?

For the sake of your goal,
isn't it better for you to have it?

Crap.

It's too late to tell me to return it.

[Suzukiri] Sure thing.

For now, that is.

Since I already got a new one.

[♪ foreboding music playing]

Four more left.
I'll defeat all of the Dragon Keepers!

[announcer] With only four left,
will the Dragon Keepers be able to win?

Let's hear from the citizens.

[citizen 1] I think things are really
getting bad now that Blue's dead.

[citizen 2] I believe in the Rangers,
but I'm still a little worried.

[citizen 3] You can do it, Dragon Keepers!

[♪ closing theme music playing]