01x24 - Shion & Kengo vs. Chacha & Aonuma

[bunniefuu]

[♪ rock music playing]

[Shinzo yelling]

[whirring]

[Shinzo] You can't regenerate, can you?

Black Shadow Stone is a cellular alloy

with organelles
that are reinforced by steel.

So, as long as you maintain your cells,
you can regenerate infinitely.

That's why
I destroyed the cells themselves.

The parts of your cells that were crushed
are now useless bits of metal.

I'm a coward.

I'm afraid of my loved ones getting hurt.
Afraid of myself hurting other people.

It's because of how scary weapons are
that I obsess over them so much.

how to use them, their force,
their effects, their weak points...

My Blooming, Destruction,

will smash you to pieces!

SEVEN PUNISHMENTS

[♪ opening song music playing]

MISSION: YOZAKURA FAMILY

PLAN 24
SHION & KENGO VS. CHACHA & AONUMA

[Shinzo yelling]

That released
the blood rushing to my head.

[Shinzo] Thanks, man.

Vajra Splitter!

So glad you took the bait.

Just a second later
and I would have k*lled you.

Thanks to that blow of yours,
I ended up not going on a rampage.

And I was able to manage my own Blooming.

Shinzo here.

I've secured the route.

[Ayaka] Good work!
I'm so glad that you're safe!

[Shinzo] Is that you, Ayaka?

Turmeric's on a roll.

It's all thanks to your support, Ayaka.

I'll be taking the quickest route
to join Taiyo.

[man] There he is!

Take him out!

Ugh. They just keep coming!

[yelling]

- [beeps]
- [straining]

[Chacha] All of the units
embedded with self-destruct chips

have been destroyed.

[Kawashita] If only we'd implanted them
into all of the test subjects too...

But, hey, at least we managed
to minimize the risk of any data leaks.

[Chacha] They're only intruders.

Was it really necessary
to lose our valuable samples as well?

[Kawashita] It's all good.

As long as the Seed-Sowing Project
succeeds, we won't need anything else.

They exploded.

Kengo here.
That was totally freaky and totally gross.

[Kengo] What's going on here?

Nanao here.

[Nanao] I've spotted a detonation device
embedded in one of the corpses.

Looks like the enemy was behind this.

- He k*lled his own men? But why?
- Uh-huh, uh-huh. I see.

I get it. Damn them to hell.

Everyone, listen up.
This is the worst news you'll ever hear.

[Shion] Apparently, Kawashita doesn't care
about this hideout or his test subjects.

And it's not just us.

He's planning to bring
even himself down with us,

all for the sake of his scheme.

After salvaging the transaction data
between Tanpopo and some external sources,

I was able to restore something
that looks like a plan.

At the deepest part of this hideout,
which doesn't show up in the blueprints,

they've got more than 2,000 tons
of concentrated Hazakura.

More than enough
for roughly 10 billion people.

The entire storage vault
is covered with expl*sives.

The instant the Hazakura
synthesized at the upper level

reaches the vault's max capacity,

the whole hideout will blow up.

Massive amounts of Hazakura
will be released into the ocean.

Judging by the currents in this area,

it'll only take a few years
to spread across the ocean surface.

It will seep into the main coastal nations
at a rapid pace.

Only a handful of people
will be compatible.

The majority, unable to tolerate it,
will self-destruct,

while those who aren't fully compatible
will start to go berserk.

We're about to see the start
of natural selection and chaos.

Why would he do that?

He's a doomsday theorist, an anarchist,
or a thrill-seeking criminal.

[Kyoichiro] Or maybe something else.

Stopping the Seed-Sowing Project
is now our top priority.

[Shion] We have an estimated


Head out to stop the project,

while simultaneously
taking control of the hideout!

[all] Roger that!

[Keiko] I'll blast away the escape hatch.

Not even a single ant will get through!

I'll try to hack
into the detonation system again...

by having my brain waves reflected
in the analysis via electrodes.

[beeping]

[gasps]

[groans]

Big Sis!

[Shion] Is this noise
the result of reverse-hacking?

If they can interfere
with my brain waves, that means...

[Chacha] What a foolish girl you are.

CHACHA
HAZAKURA EFFICACY 398%

To think you could take me on
with your brain waves.

Are you okay?

Big Sis, hang in there!

A little jolt like this is nothing.

My hacking system's output is dropping.

[Chacha] I know that you use the enemy's
power sources when you hack.

So...

all I had to do was shut them down.

Man, what a pain.

[Chacha] Good job
freezing the power sources.

Gonna go back to playing tag, okay?

AONUMA
HAZAKURA EFFICACY 366%

[Chacha] I've shut down every power source
accessible from the outside.

Let me rip you to shreds,
impudent brain and all.

Excessive discharge due to backflow?

[Shion] Oh, crap!

[Chacha] Take that.

[gasps]

Phew, that was close.

Is the system back up, Shion?

Kengo? How did you--

[Kengo] Huh? What do you mean?

Didn't I hear you say,
"Oh, no, I'm so scared! Save me!"

[Shion] I never said that!

Anyway, it's dangerous there. Get away!

No sneaking around, stupid cat.

[chuckles]

[Kengo] Exploding Kengo!

All right, on to the next power source!

We'll run interference
while maintaining the power sources!

So, Shion, just focus on
demolishing that detonation system!

Don't be ridiculous!
You're not the combat type!

You'll be out of dolls before you know it!

Don't worry! I promise this will work!

[Shion] Based on what?

- My gut!
- [Shion] Moron!

[Kengo] You shouldn't think
you're always right, Shion!

[Shion] I don't want to hear that
from you, Mr. Free Spirit!

And you're running out of dolls!

[Kengo] Yeah, but what about you, Shion?
Telling me to withdraw

when you have no qualms
about putting yourself at risk?

You've been like that from way back, huh?

Losing your confidence and brooding alone
or turning into a shut-in.

You can't even see the faces
of your family, who worry about you.

Just like you care about us,
we care about you, too.

You really need to put that
into your calculations, too.

We're siblings, after all.

Let's enjoy
walking the tightrope together!

Jeez.

You dummy.

[Shion] All right!
I'm going to guide you, so do as I say!

[Kengo] Huh? Did you just say,

"Thanks for coming to my rescue!
I can always count on you, Kengo"?

[Shion] Damn you,
I'm going to tear off your ears!

So annoying.

At this rate,
the power source will be restored.

Should I head back
to shut it down before I k*ll him?

[Chacha] Don't panic, Aonuma.

Even if you don't stop them completely,

there's only 21 minutes
and 49 seconds left.

If we can just hold them off,
it will mean victory for us and our plan.

We're going to neutralize the detonation
system in the next 21 or so minutes!

Copy that!

Shion, we'll leave the hacking to you.

[Kyoichiro] We'll see
if we can stop it physically.

They just keep coming!

[Kyoichiro] You're not finishing them off,
Taiyo Asano.

Drop them with one blow.
Don't let them strike back.

Yes, sir!

[Kyoichiro] From now on,
you're getting a body blow

every time you fail to drop them!

[Taiyo] Yes... sir?

We're just practice?

[Shion] Take a left
at the next intersection.

Take the right-hand elevator
up to the 16th floor.

You'll find the power source
as soon as you get off.

Roger!

Huh?

[Shion] I shut off the lights
to throw them off.

The enemy's
on the right side of the next junction.

Gotcha!

[Kengo] Number five!

[Shion] That's a good pace.

All right!

Whoa!

[Kengo] Can he see where we are?

[Aonuma] How's it looking, Chacha?

[Chacha] According to my sensors,
we've stopped four.

Another four are at your ten o'clock,
heading for Block Six on the 16th floor.

Fire in three seconds.

[Aonuma] Roger that.

Whoa, his aim is crazy accurate!

We're down to less than 20 bodies now.

Kengo...

Damn.

[Chacha] You're losing because you failed
to grasp how great my mind is.

I pity you wretched fools.

[door opens]

[door closes]

So, they had you locked up all this time?

They have no idea what they were missing.

[Kawashita] Would you like to
let the world know

about that brain of yours?

[Chacha] He was the only one
who listened to me.

Akai's flames, Kurosawa's steel,
Aonuma's ice...

Unlike their crude affectations,
what I possess is pure talent.

I have no problem seeing all of you.

Give it up.

You're not capable of understanding me.

[Shion] Oh, I understand.

You're a shut-in who resents the world
for not recognizing your genius.

You're just like me.

I do have sympathy for your plight.

But if you look down on those around you
just to validate yourself,

then you're the same as the people
who abandoned you for being useless.

No matter how smart you may be,

if you're narrow-minded,
then you're no more than a fool.

[Chacha] I have no idea
what you're trying to convey,

but it's not as if I'm inclined to listen.

Let me end this now.

We're within the estimated time frame.
Good work, Aonuma.

Grandma used to say
that working long hours was toxic.

[Chacha] Eighteen minutes
and 55 seconds to go.

Let's celebrate in advance. Do it.

[Chacha] Hmm?

Hmm.

[Chacha] A fake?

Aonuma, respond.

- [Aonuma] What's going on, Chacha?
- Everything's good over here.

- What's the status?
- I lost him.

- Hurry up, tell me what to do!
- What should I do?

I only hear my own voice!

[Chacha] Not good.
It's impossible to identify the enemy.

You'll have to figure it out--

[Aonuma] My bad, Chacha. So which one...

[Chacha] Head to the power source
on the tenth floor right now!

Request backup from Kawashita.

Stay right where you are.

Go to Block B on the 11th floor.

Join Kurosawa.

Which is the real you?

[Chacha] Don't be swayed by
fake information!

Head to the corridor leading
to the Research Wing right now.

They're jamming transmissions
with my voice?

[Shion] During the blackout,
we dressed the Kengo Dolls as Aonuma,

after which I baited you
and hacked into your channel.

At the same time,
Kengo flooded you with fake messages.

At times like this, your weakest link is
how much you communicate on a daily basis.

No matter your superb analytical skills,
or tight security,

unless you look
at the person behind the texts,

it'll end up being your weak point.

- [Kengo] There!
- [Aonuma clone] Here we go!

[Shion] Once all of the power sources
are on, we can lock them.

We'll both be at full power for round two.

All right...

Let's go, Kengo.

Gotcha, Shion.

[Kengo] Do you know
what mirror neurons are?

They say that living creatures

activate the same neurons
as the person they're looking at,

which enables them to feel empathy.

And I'm good at empathizing.

By enhancing it through Blooming,
I can use Assimilation

to turn into that person themselves.

[Aonuma] My eyes...

[Kengo] Your real name is Ryo Aoyanagi.

Height, 169 cm. Weight, 50 kg. Age, 17.

You're from Shojin City.

Anyone can look that up.

I hope you don't think
that's enough to become me--

That jacket you're always wearing
is a keepsake from Grandma Hako.

[Aonuma gasps]

After my parents abandoned me,
I ended up living in an alleyway.

This egg's mine!

Oh, sh**t!

So yummy!

Spit it out, you miserable brat!

Sorry to disappoint you!

Get out of my face, already.
This is my territory.

Like I care! You get
all that warm air coming from inside here!

I mean, you're the one
whose days are numbered.

Why don't you leave it
for the next generation?

[Hako] All righty, looks like I'm having
brat hot pot for dinner tonight.

[Aonuma] You old witch!

If only she'd croak already,
I'd have more room.

[wind blowing]

What the heck? It's not warm at all.

Is it broken, or are they closed?
It's freezing.

I guess Grandma Hako ran off by herself.

Well, who could blame her?

I'm so screwed, aren't I?

That was a pretty useless life I led.

[♪ mellow music playing]

It was several weeks later
that Kawashita showed up.

[Aonuma straining]

Shut up!

Blooming weakens when your soul wavers.

That's not enough to freeze my mouth.

[Kengo] Hey, I get it.
Kindness is a scary thing, huh?

It makes you wonder if there's a catch
or whether you deserve to have it, right?

Since I can change my looks
and my voice at will,

I can't always accept someone's kindness
without questioning it.

But you know what?

There are people
who are just genuinely kind

and would gladly
give their lives for others.

There are wonderful idiots like that.

I'm sure Grandma Hako was one of them.

Cut it out.

Come on, she warmed you up, didn't she?

You can't stay frozen with guilt
forever, right?

The memories you shut away,
I'm going to awaken.

You're not cold, are you? Miserable brat.

I'm warm, Granny.

[Chacha] What are you doing, Aonuma?

Your Hazakura output is plummeting.

Don't let him manipulate you!

[Aonuma] Sorry, Chacha.
I can't fight anymore.

[Chacha] What are you...

What's this feeling I'm getting?

It's like...

I'm being observed.

Kengo's Blooming is practically a cheat.
Pretty fun to watch, huh?

Compared to that,
my Blooming's a simple thing.

[Shion] Analyzation.

Specs so high that I can gain
full control of this hideout's system.

Like a supercomputer.

Thanks to Kengo,
I can finally operate at 100%.

This incident taught me that

at the end of the day,
human souls and systems are the same.

I also learned all about you.

At this moment, I'd say you are
in the palm of my hand.

So anyway... it's game over.

[beeps]

[Chacha] Me... of all people?

[Shion] Taiyo? Kyoichiro? My bad.

I finally managed
to break through the defense system.

I'm relaunching the
"Stop the Seed-Sowing Project" mission.

[Kyoichiro] Roger that.

We've arrived at the gate
to the deepest part of the hideout.

It's going to be a race
to see who can stop them first.

Starting now, we're switching gears
to capture Kawashita.

Get ready, Taiyo.

[Taiyo] Yes, sir.

Whirlwind.

Ascending Waterfall.

Oh, come on.

That door was custom-built, you know.

Hey there, Taiyo Asano.

Thanks for looking after Hakuja
on the train.

Kawashita.

[♪ ending theme song playing]

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AI AND MIZUKI