02x07 - My Secret Plan/Cross-Eye Expedition/Deformed Reunion

[bunniefuu]

[intriguing music playing]

[birds chirping peacefully]

-[distant alarm sounding]
-[yawning] Huh?

-Hey, wait! Stop. Stop!
-[air whooshing]

[screams]

[Fujita grunts]

[exhales slowly]

I need to see Mr. En!

[frantic electronic music playing]

[lyrics in Japanese]

THE BEGINNING

[music fades]

Caiman…

-[knocking on door]
-Hmm?

[door opens]

Hey.

How are you feeling this morning?

-[door closes]
-Well, so-so.

[Kasukabe grunting softly]

Noi told us everything.
So, you're nearly dead?

You know, Shin,
you don't have to be so blunt.

Yeah. It's only because this smoke drip
Noi gave me I'm able to hang on.

Look, I know
it's not the best time for this, but…

-[clunking]
-[Nikaido gasps]

MY SECRET PLAN

-[man 1] Hey, boss, it's Fujita.
-[En] Enter.

What happened, Fujita?

[uneasy music playing]

Uh, well, it's…

It's Ebisu.

Ebisu's dead.

-[En] Hmm. And?
-[Fujita gasps indignantly]

Well, um, you know, I was thinking

that maybe Kikurage…

[Kikurage] Hm?

[Fujita] …er… with Kikurage's Magic…

IT SEEMS
THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT ME DOWNSTAIRS

Fujita, Kikurage isn't my pet.
She's a proper member of the family.

IS IT TIME TO EAT? GIVE ME FOOD, PLEASE.

Hear that?

IS IT TIME TO EAT?

Kikurage just repeated what I said.
As proof, I've never given her an order.

GIVE ME FOOD, PLEASE.
IS IT TIME TO EAT?

I just use her nature to my advantage.

Then what am I supposed to do?

I need her Magic
to be able to revive Ebisu!

That depends completely
on Kikurage's feelings.

GIVE ME FOOD, PLEASE.

And by the way,

if you try to force her to use her Magic,
something terrible will happen.

IS THE FOOD NOT READY?
FOOD, PLEASE.

[gasps] Something terrible?

IT'S ABOUT TIME FOR MY PATROL.

Guess I need to use her nature
to my advantage…

If I remember correctly,

she feels like reviving people
when there's a corpse nearby.

She was close enough to Ebisu
to sleep in her bed…

LET'S START WITH THIS ROOM…

ALL CLEAR.

LET'S GO TO THE NEXT ROOM…

[Fujita] Kikurage…

HUH? WHO'S CALLING FOR ME?

Come here, girl.

Kikurage…

TH, THAT...

-[Fujita] Kikurage…
-[flies buzzing]

TH, THAT SMELLS OF DEATH!

[Fujita] Kikurage, wait up!

[g*ons whispering]

OH, THAT WAS VERY UNPLEASANT.

[Kasukabe] But know what?

-I was examining the head.
-Huh?

Something's not right.

WHAT ARE YOU ALL DOING?

[Kasukabe] The spikes on the head
were carefully cut off. And also, look.

It appears like someone dissected it.

IT SMELLS A BIT OF DEATH AGAIN…

[gasps]

I see!

It's the head from back then!

Oh, that's the one I cut off, isn't it?

If I recall,
I made that cut with my hammer.

If that's the case,
what was it doing just lying around?

MY CROTCH IS SUDDENLY ITCHY.

Well, I don't know about that,
but there's something else I saw…

Caiman doesn't have a lizard face anymore.

-[both] Huh?
-[door crashes open]

-What? Is that true?!
-Uh, what's all this?

IT REEKS OF DEATH!

Hey, come back!

If that lizard guy's face
is back to normal, that means

Ebisu must have cast her magic on him.

Did you k*ll her?

Of course not!
I just want Kikurage to revive her.

Even if you do that, I wonder
how the devil tumor is in her head.

-Huh?
-Fujita, have him take a look.

His intentions may not be good,
but his skills are.

[wailing] Her beautiful hair!

Well, you're the one
who wrapped it in duct tape.

[Fujita] Yeah, it looks like it's okay.

Before you revive her and everything,
why don't you have Noi heal the damage?

Yeah, I'll do that.

I can't believe it.

Everyone's acting so indifferent
about Ebisu's death.

I wonder if they'd react
the same way if I died?

Huh? Kikurage! Wha--

EEK! YOU AGAIN?!

Don't keep running away!
Isn't Ebisu your friend… Oof!

What are you doing, you idiot?

You almost broke my mushroom!
Are you trying to k*ll me?

[gasps] Is that Chota?

[mysterious music playing]

[Chota] Sorry I didn't realize
it was you, Fujita.

After all, I can't see out of this thing.

Th… that must be tough.

But wouldn't it be easy for you to turn
yourself back to normal with your Magic?

That's true, but you know…
[giggles] …I like this mushroom.

It smells so much like En.
I love it! [giggles]

Ah. Well, that's nice…

[sniffing]

Speaking of smells, ew, what is that?

So, actually…

[Chota] I see. So Ebisu is…

Hang on.
I have something to bring her luck.

Poor thing never had much.

-Doesn't have much hair now either.
-[singsongy] Here it is!

I got this from a devil a long time ago.

They say that if you wear this hairpin,

you can guarantee you'll always have
a big smile on your face.

I'll put it on her.

-Done!
-[creepy music playing]

[Fujita] It suits you, Ebisu.

Now, where did Kikurage run off to?

Oh?

It's Noi!

[yelling in distance] Hey, Noi!

-[dramatic music playing]
-Right.

Let's see if any of you shrooms
can land a punch.

[Noi grunting]

[yelling]

[Fujita whimpers, screams]

[thud]

[Noi] Fujita? Fujita!

-Are you okay?
-[gasps weakly]

[Noi] Sorry about that.

I was so into my training
that I didn't notice you.

[Fujita groans]

Hey, wait… Where's Ebisu?

[screaming]

Did you k*ll her?

I didn't! I didn't! [sobs]

-You want me to heal her, right?
-Huh?

[Noi blowing]

[Fujita] Hey! Wait. Wait a minute.

You just healed her while
the devil's hairpin was inside her head!

[Noi chuckling] Really?

Well, if there's anything wrong with her
when she wakes up, just bring her back.

You sure she'll be all right?
At least the rotting smell is gone.

That's more like it, Ebisu.
All cleaned up!

[straining] So heavy…

I can't do this much longer. Oh?

There you are, Kikurage!

PUNCH!

HUH? DID YOU DIE AGAIN?

[Kikurage blowing]

LET'S PLAY SOME MORE.

PUNCH!

HUH? DID YOU DIE AGAIN...

THIS WILL MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER.

[giggles]

ANOTHER PUNCH…

[Fujita] Stop it!

EEK! YOU AGAIN?

Don't waste your powers on a stupid bug!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING? STOP IT!

[Fujita] Look, it's a corpse.
Bring it back to life!

I'M SCARED!

[Fujita] Come on!

[electronic whirring]

-[pained gasp]
-[Kikurage screaming]

I guess that was the terrible thing…

EBISU

[pleasant music playing]

[Fujita] Oh well.

In the end,
I wasn't able to revive Ebisu today.

I'll try again tomorrow.

[door squeaking]

HEY, LADY, ARE YOU SLEEPING?

WE HAVE A DEAL. YOU ALWAYS
GIVE ME A SNACK AT THIS TIME.

WAKE UP, LADY! IT'S TIME FOR MY SNACK!

[Ebisu groans softly]

NOW, GIVE ME A SNACK.

[music fades]

-[bleak music playing]
-[distant screams]

[En gasps] Just what the hell…

[unsettling warbling]

-…are you?
-[high-pitched ringing]

[gasping]

-[panting]
-[clock dinging]

I'm having that dream again. Damn it.

Could it be that I'm scared of something?

Is the Cross-Eyes' boss
still alive somehow?

If only I could just use Nikaido's Magic…

[Chota humming merrily]

Gotta stay hydrated.

-Oh, Ebisu. [gasps]
-[Ebisu] Uh…

[Chota] I heard you got a new mask.
It looks good on you.

Not that I can really
see you though. [giggles]

[Ebisu snickers, laughs]

[Chota] Uh, looks like the hairpin
I gave her is still inside her head,

and it's made her even crazier than ever…

[Ebisu] You're so funny!

[giggling hysterically]

[Chota sighs happily]

Ever since I became a mushroom,

I feel more at ease
in dark forests like this. [giggles]

[radio host] Now, let's see the horoscope
for Gemini Sorcerers this month.

Hey! I'm a Gemini!

Outlook is so-so.

There will be something
that makes you even more fond

of the person you've been having
one-sided feelings toward.

[chuckles] I'm looking forward to that.

-Next, the horoscope for Capricorns.
-But "so-so", huh? Oh, that's En.

Very bad.

However, some of the problems
you've left in the past

will reach some kind of conclusion.

She said it's "bad." Poor En!

Let's see the horoscope…

-But I'm a little worried.
-Good.

Her fortune-telling is usually spot on.

[man] Good work.

-Would you like some juice?
-[Dokuga] Yes, please.

TERMITE EXTERMINATION

[Dokuga] I'm so tired.

It might not cost anything,

but k*lling termites with spit
is hard work.

[spitting]

[Dokuga] Tetsujo and Ton's medical bills
won't pay themselves.

[Natsuki] Hey, big bro!
Dokuga, hey, wait up!

Oh, you've got some juice!

-Give me a sip---
-Stop it. You'll die.

So, how much did you make today?

Six hundred nicks from three houses.

[Natsuki] I made 800 nicks as a waitress.

[Dokuga] Oh, I see…

[uneasy music playing]

[Saji] Dokuga.

I talked it over with Ushijimada,

and I think we've got no choice
but to pawn this.

[Ushishimada] We both looked for work
all day. This is all we made! [groaning]

There aren't any decent jobs
for people like us.

You have to be a Magic user
for everything!

It's as he says.

In order to save Tetsujo and Ton,

we need to get our hands on
some grade-A smoke as soon as possible.

This is the only thing we can't pawn.

You what? But why not?

Are you willing to let Tetsujo and Ton die
over some damn knife?

If I find out you've been hiding
something from us I'll-- Oof!

[Dokuga grunts]

-Hey!
-Listen.

These knives are something
that were entrusted to me by the boss.

I'll return it to him myself.

I'll also get back
everything we've pawned so far.

And I'll do something about the money.

If you understand, keep your mouth shut.

Yes, I get it.

So if you could just…

[coughing]

[Saji] Hey, Dokuga!

[Ushishimada gasps, coughs]

CROSS-EYE EXPEDITION

[Dokuga] Shaitan.

An organization for the few existing
heal and repair-type Sorcerers.

They're the ones driving up the price
of repair-type smoke.

With tight security, and plenty of guards,

it's a hard place to break into.

However…

[women giggling]

…every day,
they call in women and have parties.

[guard] All right, let's have fun tonight!

[women squealing, whooping]

[laughter]

[guard] The booze is great.
Drink up, drink up!

[guard 2] There's a lot more
in that jar too.

[upbeat music playing]

They're throwing another party downstairs.

We should get to have some fun
once in a while.

[guard 3] Would you like some fruit?

[Dokuga chuckles]

[punch sizzling]

[music fades]

[static buzzing]

[tense music playing]

[Dokuga] Every time
a Cross-Eyes is revealed,

it's only matter of time
before En eliminates them.

So we've been quietly waiting
for the boss to return.

-But we can't wait anymore.
-Die, you little-

[pained groan]

[Dokuga] A m*rder without Magic.

En is definitely going to hear about this.

[bag zipper closing]

[Dokuga] Boss, where are you?

[moaning weakly]

Where am I?

[weak groan]

It's you.

Who are you?

The name's Aikawa. Nice to meet you.

BIG BANDAGE MASK
SAFE AND SECURE

[Aikawa] Good thing I bought
a full-sized bandage mask.

All right, I'm doing it.

Thank you.
It doesn't sting as much anymore.

[Aikawa] What's your name?
And why the hell do you look like that?

My name's Asu…

No, I'm Kawajiri.

Don't you remember?

The devil from the basement
of the church in En's mansion.

[Aikawa] What are you talking about?

[Kawajiri] Wait.
Aren't you the man named Caiman?

You were Nikaido's friend
from back in Hole?

[Aikawa] Nikaido?
I don't know anyone with that name.

It seems I have you mixed up
with someone else.

Anyway, thanks for your help.
I'll be going now.

[Aikawa] Going? Hey, wait!

[unsettling music playing]

Time to work, you two.

[Shin] Is it true
the Cross-Eyes are on the move again?

[En] Yeah.

There's a shop in Devas called Shaitan.
Every Sorcerer inside was slaughtered.

The footprints suggest
there's only one culprit,

and they used a blade.

It might be the work
of the Cross-Eyes' boss.

Make sure you finish him!

-[Shin grunts]
-[Noi grunts]

Well, once again, our work requires us
to part ways, Kasukabe.

-[engine starts]
-[Noi] Be a good boy while we're gone.

[Kasukabe] Hey, Shin,
I've always wanted to meet a devil.

Do you know how I can do that?

I heard here's a room
somewhere in the mansion

built to summon devils.

Don't do anything stupid!

-[Kasukabe] Got it. I'll look for it.
-[Jonson chittering]

[En] What am I so anxious about?

To think I'd send Shin and Noi

before I was even sure
it was the Cross-Eyes…

-Why? Why this sense of uneasiness?
-[door opens]

Hey, En. Let's have some tea!

[En] Tea, huh?

En, what are you planning
to do with Nikaido?

She's gonna die
unless you do something for her soon.

For reasons I can't understand,
Nikaido refuses to use her Magic.

I've tried to respect her will
and watch over her,

but I'm at my limit.

I'm going to make her use her Magic.
Even if I have to get rough.

Is the Cross-Eyes' boss
really dead or not?

That's what I must confirm!

Six years ago,
I used all my Magic to subdue him,

and then…

[Chota] The town of Mastema was destroyed.

Nobody could have gotten out of there
without turning into a mushroom man.

[En] Even so, I know what I saw!

The shadow of a headless man
crawling out of the mushrooms!

[Aikawa gasping]

-Where are we?
-[Kawajiri] En's mansion.

So it was your Magic that got us here?

[Kawajiri] Nikaido is up ahead. Let's go.

[footsteps fading]

Damn it.

[suspenseful music playing]

[Aikawa] So tell me,
are you a big-shot Sorcerer or something?

Must be nice to be able to go
anywhere you want.

[Kawajiri] What kind of Magic do you use?

[Aikawa] Well, you know…
I can't just tell someone I've barely met.

[door opens]

[Kawajiri] Nikaido.

[Nikaido] Huh?

-Who are you?
-[gasps] Nikaido! It's me, Asu.

[strained grunt] Asu?

Chidaruma turned me back into a Sorcerer,
and now I look like this.

So that's what happened to you, Asu.

I hope Chidaruma didn't do this
because you helped me.

It's okay. After all,
I did owe you one for saving me.

You're in rough shape here, huh?

[Nikaido] It's because I'm rejecting
the contract with En.

I'm managing to hold on,

but still, I think I'm at my limit.

You wanna get out of here?
With my Magic, that's no problem.

[Nikaido] Huh?

-Who is he?
-[Kawajiri] Oh…

-That guy is…
-Hey, I'm Aikawa.

I have nothing to do with this,
but he brought me here.

I know that voice…

I'm sorry, but could you take off
that mask and show me your face?

Huh? What for?

How come you can't take it off?
It's not a big deal, right?

[Kawajiri] Nikaido?

[Aikawa] You know what?
I'm gonna get out of here.

Caiman!

[Aikawa] I don't know who that is.

-I'll make you take off that mask!
-[Kawajiri] Oh!

[Aikawa] Oof!

[Nikaido grunts]

[dramatic music playing]

[Aikawa] Stop it!

[both grunting]

-[Nikaido breathing heavily]
-[Aikawa] Huh?

-See? You should knock this off--
-[grunts]

[groans] Oh no.

-Gotcha!
-[Aikawa grunts]

[Nikaido gasps]

Ni… Nikaido!

[Aikawa and Nikaido grunt, groan]

[labored breathing]

[sobbing]

Caiman… [sniffles]

[Nikaido continues sobbing]

[mask clunking]

[Aikawa sighs] Are you happy now?

[gasps]

Oh man.

You're one violent girl, aren't you?

Cai…man?

[gasps]

[Aikawa] See you later.

-[suspenseful music playing]
-[Nikaido] Huh?

[Aikawa grunts]

Nikaido?

Was that man really Caiman after all?

I don't know.

[Kawajiri] Should we go after him?

Yeah.

Nikaido! Nikai…

[gasps]

Oh no, the drip-feed!

Nikaido!

[pained groaning]

I'm getting headaches again.

-[birds cawing ominously]
-[uneasy music playing]

[Curse] Huh?

I found him.

[Ebisu giggling]

You've been laughing
ever since you came back to life.

You better not laugh
when we go to Mr. En's place.

We're gonna ask him
to let you stay at the mansion.

You gotta shape up!

From here on out, you're all on your own.

Do you understand?

Uh… [gasps]

[silence]

[giggling]

[laughing loudly]

You idiot!

[unsettling warbling]

-[Ebisu] Oh…
-What the…?

-Whoa! [gasping]
-[Ebisu yells unsteadily]

[Fujita grunts]

What is this? I feel sick. It's like…

[gasps]

[tense music playing]

-[Ebisu retching]
-[whimpering]

[En] I'm making Nikaido
use her Magic today!

I can't hold back anymore. Hmm?

-[Kikurage whimpering]
-[En] Kikurage.

Come here.

Kikurage?

The security device… And she's terrified.

-[grunts]
-[Chota] What's happening?

Suddenly I feel sick.

DEFORMED REUNION

[ominous music building]

[En gasps]

You…

I knew it.

You were alive!

[blowing slowly]

-[En gasps]
-[Chota] Huh?!

Take care of Kikurage. Go now!

[Chota] En? En!

[wailing gasp, screaming]

En!

[En] It's just like six years ago.

I'm getting dizzy.
My body is throbbing in pain.

This will be over in an instant.

[grunts softly, gasps]

[groans]

[gasps]

[gasps]

[tense music building]

[En] I'll end this with my own hands.

[music ends]

[groans loudly]

Blow smoke out now! En!

[retching]

[mournful music playing]

[labored breathing]

[Chota] En!

How long is this mushroom gonna fly?

Huh? I'm back to normal?

Huh? Why?

[gasps]

No. No way… It can't be…

En!

[sobbing]

[Fujita panting]

A headless man, it's gotta be…

[panting]

[gasps]

[whimpers]

[unsettling music building]

[music fades]

[Japanese theme song playing]

THE END

[narrator] What we learned in Episode 19.

Fujita's love for Ebisu is real.

Chota's ever-changing head.

The boss's overwhelming strength.

En!

What we're going to learn in Episode 20,
it's still lost in chaos.

This is Dorohedoro!