02x02 - Meoto Zenzai / Mastema Subnade / The Tragic Tale of the Cross-Eyes

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MEOTO ZENZAI

Dokuga.

Tetsujo. How's Risu doing?

Well, he's sleeping for now.

I see.

Dokuga. You know, don't you?

You know who k*lled Risu?

Yeah. I saw him die with my own two eyes.

Then… who did it?

This paper-airplane letter is from Kento.

Boss, we made you your favorite.
Please enjoy it.

I was able to obtain
some really wonderful parts today.

The black powder has run out,
and our organization has weakened.

But this time,
we can take advantage of this woman.

That smells pretty good.

It's ravioli!

Damn it!

What the hell is this?

Whoa!

Dammit.

That was close.

b*stard! Where did you get that mask?

As you can see, it's your partner's mask.

Taking you hostage
made it really easy to k*ll him.

No way. Shin got k*lled?

I'll k*ll you!

Boss…

What?

Help me.

I don't wanna die.

Help…

Noi's not here.

Shin!

Your body's so cold.

We have to find Noi.

You can't push yourself anymore!

Shin!

Noi! Are you all right?

Too slow for me, you giant freak!

Ouch, that hurts.

Gigantification magic?

Noi!

Good. You're alive.

Hey, what are you doing behind there?

It's a wax figure.

-Mr. Kasukabe! What are you doing?
-What?

This house is going to collapse! Get out!

Boss, come… back…

Mr. Kasukabe.

Mr. Kasukabe…

Ouch.

This figure's face

looks just like him.

But why…

Hayes.

Hayes.

Wake up, Hayes.

Who is it?
That name was lost to the past long ago.

-Hayes.
-Haru?

Hayes.

It's been quite a while, Hayes.

I didn't recognize you at first
because you look like this.

It's been a while
since I woke up my husband.

What?

As I was flying,
I smelled something nostalgic.

Looks like you're still
writing books under my name.

Professor Kasukabe.

Haru, you're…

Yeah. I became a devil.

I couldn't let go of my old dream,
so I took the devil exam.

But I couldn't return to the Hole.
That was a horrible thing I did to you.

It's okay. I'm just glad you're alive.

Here, this is yours, I believe.

Thank you, Hayes.

Thank good… Whoa! It all burned down!

No wonder it felt so hot.

-Hey, guys!
-What?

Are you both okay?

-Doc?
-Doc?

That's Shin and his partner.

Wait, did they come to save us?

They're fine.
Thankfully, they're both still alive.

What a shame.
You never got to see your wife.

Actually, I did see her.

How long have you known about Nikaido?

Why did you choose to hide
The Sorcerer Who Manipulates Time?

Answer me, Asu.

You, a natural-born devil,
could never understand, Chidaruma.

Very well.

Come on, what even is this place?
There's not a single person around.

Throwing us into a place like this,
that damn pig-faced devil.

Caiman, I think Asu
deliberately chose a deserted area.

If En finds us, it'll be bad.

Magic doesn't work on me, you know!

I'm not afraid of En!

Asu said if I meet En now,
I'll end up becoming his partner again.

I don't want you as my enemy anymore.

If that wasn't enough,
that heart-faced b*stard is a pain too.

Asu… I wonder if he's okay.

Caiman.

Ain't this a subway entrance?

Mastema?

This is the town where En fought
the Cross-Eyes boss six years ago.

The Mastema Underground Mall!

This place feels like the Hole.

We might get some clothes and knives.

But we don't have any money,
so we'll have to rob again.

Or shoplift.

-Caiman.
-What?

Stay alert. There's someone tailing us.

Really?

What?

Where are they?

Who the hell are you?
Why were you following us?

Wait! I'm one of you!

Let her go.

Ouch!

So rough… It hurts!

Who are you?

It's just like yours, see?

-What?
-What?

You guys are new in town, aren't you?
I've never seen you before.

I work under Mr. Maki. My name is Natsuki.

Well, you could say I'm a rookie dealer.

-You guys came to see Mr. Maki, right?
-What?

Just play along with her, Caiman.

Yeah! That's right! How's Mr. Maki doing?

Business hasn't been great lately,
so he's looking pretty worn out.

Sorry, I've got to do my job,
so just wait a bit!

What the hell is that girl selling?

Thanks for waiting!
I'll call Mr. Maki now.

But before that, Natsuki,
there's something I want to ask.

PAWN SHOP

Hey, old hag!
Sell them some weapons and clothes.

-Wow!
-Whoa, this is awesome!

Rumor has it, some of the stuff here was
sold by the Cross-Eyes boss and his aides.

Really?

Well, take your time picking.
I'm going to work.

Come on! There's nothing
in this place that fits me, damn it!

Caiman, I've made my choice!

I'm not done yet!
Jeez, let's see… What's that?

Hey, old hag.
What's inside this wicker trunk?

I don't know. The unpacked ones are
exactly the same as when I bought them.

You're such a slob.

Mr. Maki!

Good timing!
Some people are looking for you--

Natsuki!

You little sh*t!
There you go slacking off again!

I'm sorry.

Hey, Natsuki.
Things are about to get busy.

This stuff!

We're gonna sell it off here in Mastema.

Black powder? Where did you get so much?

The grains are rough, Mr. Maki.

Aren't you the sharp one?
This powder's all fake.

It's been years since our boss left,
so the real stuff has finally run out.

The guys around here are so dumb,
they'll pay a fortune for it.

No way.

The Cross-Eyes use the black powder
to help those without magic.

Most people became Cross-Eyes for money.
Wasn't that the same for you?

No, it wasn't!
I don't care about the money at all.

I'm not helping with that.

You b*stard! After all the kindness
I showed you up to now! Natsuki!

Well, well, what's going on here?

Trouble among friends?

Who the hell are you?
Never seen your face before.

Now, who could I be?
Well, even I don't really know myself.

Don't tell me you're one of Dokuga's men.

You trying to mess with my business--

What?

Natsuki!

You piece of sh*t!

I'm gonna k*ll you!

You damn punk!

Mr. Maki.

I feel sorry for you.

I heard that real Cross-Eyes members
are incredible with knives.

You're strong, so you're the real deal?

I don't know.

Just go home already.
And quit the Cross-Eyes.

No way. I've decided to stick with you!

Then I'll meet the boss one day!

Not happening! You're a total pain!

I'm begging you, please!
I'll do whatever you say!

Hey, Nikaido, you give her a firm no! Hey!

Hand over the money, you damn scum!

Dokuga. It's over there.

It's Kento.

He used magic
from the smoke shop to gigantify.

Dokuga! This is bad.
Everyone's been k*lled.

This is En's cleaner car.

They took out Kento and the others.

Dammit! What the hell's going on?

To think everything would turn to ashes.

I came here
because you said there'd be food,

but all you got is cold rice!

Come on, it's okay.
Nikaido's cooking for you.

By the way, how do we get to Berith?

Maybe we should take a bus.

We could ride to Zagan City
and decide then.

-Zagan City?
-It's ready!

Omelet rice with hardly any filling.

Hardly any filling, cool!

How come you're totally broke, Big Bro?

I'm not your Big Bro!

Hey, can I use your bathroom?

Sure, over there.

Hey, Big Bro.

Is Nikaido your partner? Or girlfriend?

Well… she's my partner.

But she's not with the Cross-Eyes?

The scar on my back from the church
is completely gone.

Did Asu heal it for me?

Well, either way,

who in the world was it that stabbed me?

I almost forgot.

I'll leave this with you, Big Bro.

What's that?

Black powder, obviously.

It's genuine, of course.
It's the very last bag.

If you take this, even someone like me,
who can't produce smoke,

can become a full-fledged Sorcerer.

The boss who invented this stuff
really is something.

It's done! Our grand mansion is complete!

Hey!

Cow, Pig! Stop messing
with the merch for our side job!

What if we can't sell it?

Come on. This house is built
from the envelopes we sweated over making.

It has a dreamlike charm.

We've got three sinks and three toilets,
so no more need to fight in the mornings.

I see. You've finally started
running from reality.

By the way, Dokuga and Tetsujo are late.

Isn't you-know-who
gonna be here any minute?

Hello there.

Hello, madam landlady.
You're looking as beautiful as ever today.

Oh my, hearing that from you,
sweet handsome Saji, makes me happy.

Let's get straight to it.

I need you to finally pay
all six months of back rent today.

I do like you guys, really.
But today's the day you pay what is owed.

Dokuga will be bringing the money soon.
Ushishimada will entertain you until then.

Oh my! How can I say no
to a wonderful offer like that?

It's a pleasure to see you, Ushishimada.

Same here, madam.

Don't call me madam!

I'm still single, you know!

A visitor? All right!

Like I've been saying,

you won't have to pay rent
if you become my partner.

And as for your friends,
I'll take care of them too.

Dokuga should be back soon.

Look! It's Dokuga and Tetsujo!

What? They're back?

Dokuga! We've been waiting!
What about the money?

En's cleaners wiped out
Kento and the others.

The last black powder
and the expensive smoke burned to ashes.

What the hell! So all we've got left
are the envelopes for our side job?

Do we have to leave this place too?

That aside, what's Risu doing?

Damn it, there's gotta be something.

Some clue about the one who k*lled me.

You trying to steal something
from my desk?

Well, bad news for you.
There's nothing of monetary value here.

I'm here because you keep playing dumb!

Who the hell k*lled me?
Did the boss order it?

Or maybe…

It was you, Dokuga?

There was a thief
who once broke into this house.

Let me show you what happened to him.

Either way, we're out of money.

We have no choice but to leave this place
and go our separate ways.

Damn it! Weren't the five of us supposed
to wait together for the boss to return?

We lost to poverty.

Leave it to me.

-What?
-What?

I'll go see the landlady.

If I do that,
you'll be allowed to stay in this house.

You idiot!
This is just like selling yourself.

I'm a man, dammit!

If this body can be of any use to you,

then I'll gladly sacrifice myself.

Ushishimada.

You're so selfless.

What are you doing? Got the money?

Madam landlady, I'm sorry,
but we don't have the money.

So I'll go with you instead.

Oh my!

What did you do to my eyes?

My saliva is poisonous.

Damn it!

I won't k*ll you.
Because you're too "dangerous."

This is the deed to the house.

From now on,
this building belongs to you all.

Well then, shall we go, Ushishimada?

I really wanted to live with you guys
in that house we made out of envelopes.

Farewell.

-Ushishimada!
-Ushishimada!

Oops.

EAST BERITH

Zagan.

I've heard that name before.

Where did I hear it?

ZAGAN MAGIC TRAINING

Professor Kasukabe.

I became a Sorcerer.

-Mr. Kasukabe.
-What?

What's wrong? You're spacing out.
Are you still in pain somewhere?

No, I'm fine.

-That wax figure…
-A wax figure?

Yeah. There was something like an altar,
and in the center, there was a wax figure.

It melted in the fire, though.

By the way, are those guys with crosses
on their eyes some kind of organization?

They're our enemies.
We took out quite a few of them, though.

Caiman has those cross marks too.

Yeah, that's right!

That's also important,
but that face of the figure…

I know him.

-What?
-What?

Let's go back to the Hole.

THE END

What we learned in Episode 2.

Kasukabe's wife is a devil.

The guys from the Cross-Eyes are broke.

Zagan exists in Caiman's memories.

What we'll learn in Episode 3
is still hidden in chaos.

This is Dorohedoro.