02x10 - Lucky Jerk/Advanced Magic

[bunniefuu]

[intriguing music playing]

[footsteps padding in grass]

LUCKY JERK

[pitiful meowing]

Huh?!

[pitiful meowing]

[pitiful meowing]

Oh my!

[mournful meowing]

How cute!

What's wrong? Are you all alone?

[pitiful meowing]

[ragged breathing]

Huh?

[unsettling music playing]

[ragged breathing continues]

-[girl gasps fearfully]
-[ragged breathing]

Please help me.

MONSTER APPEARS IN FOREST?

[man] This is today's newspaper!
Look at this article.

LURES GIRLS WITH A CUTE ANIMAL

Could this be the "animal
that gives life" that En kept as a pet?

What was it called, Chawantake?

It's Kikurage.

Good work! You may go now!

-[man] Yes sir!
-[Natsuki grunting]

It's easier to get information
with more people.

Our organization
is getting bigger and bigger.

Even now,

workers are running at full capacity
tattooing new cross marks.

What are you trying to do
back there, Natsuki?

[chuckles] I thought maybe
some smoke would come out.

All right, Ton. Go to that forest
and investigate this for us.

Roger!

Kikurage might get scared and run away
if Ton goes there alone.

Natsuki, you go too.

Huh? You want me?

I'm sure the boss would want
to obtain Kikurage's Magic.

Keep an eye out for this "monster."
I'm counting on you.

[gasps happily] Right!

[frantic electronic music playing]

[lyrics in Japanese]

THE BEGINNING

[music fades]

PAYMENT

All right, this is the forest.

The newspaper report said
they were somewhere near the stream.

[uneasy music playing]

[Natsuki sighs]

What's wrong, Natsuki?

Oh, uh,

it's just about that smoke test
that you did for me the other day…

Oh.

For some reason,
you got some pretty good numbers.

If you're curious,

I'll test you in more detail
back at the mansion.

[gasps excitedly] That would be great!

I want to be as useful
as possible to the boss!

I'll get stronger!
Just like you and the others, Ton.

[Ton] Well, for now, it doesn't seem like
there's much you can do.

[Natsuki] Hey!

[Fujita gasps, groans softly]

[Ebisu giggling]

Jeez, she loves crawling
through these tight spaces, huh?

-[giggles]
-Was there someone just here?

[Ebisu giggling] I've got a blister…

[Fujita] I wish Kikurage had bigger legs.
This is taking forever.

[groans tiredly]
It's already been four days.

[Ebisu chuckles] My heel is bleeding.

[Ebisu giggling]

[Fujita] Remember, this is all about
reviving the En Family!



[groaning, murmuring]

[dog barking]

[Fujita] It can't be! The En mansion…

I can't believe they took
our mansion away from us…

[Sho] Are these
the only ones who survived?

[Ebisu] What a bunch
of half-dead losers. [giggling]

[Turkey] Thank you.

Because of you and your Magic,
we were able to escape the mansion.

If you hadn't shown up,

everybody here
would certainly be dead right now.

[Sho] Even so,
I could've saved more people…

I could have…

-Don't worry. You did more than enough.
-[Ebisu giggling]

Mm… Mr. Turkey, who is this?

You! Have you forgotten me too?

[gasps]

I, uh…

Fujita, you're being extremely rude.

He's been a member
since the family was formed.

His name is…

[hesitating] His name is,

eh, uh…

-[Sho] Never mind.
-[Ebisu giggling]

Before the attack,
I was also able to rescue Shin and Noi.

The Cross-Eyes nearly k*lled them.

That was how I managed to take something
from the enemy without them knowing.

Mr. En's severed head.

[Fujita yelps]

[Turkey] How wonderful! You got it back!

But the devil tumor inside his head
had already been removed.

-[Ebisu retching]
-[Turkey] No way.

That means En is already…

No, there's still some hope for him.

If we get Mr. En's devil tumor back
from the Cross-Eyes,

ask Noi to repair his body,

and use Kikurage's Magic…

Of course! Uh…

It's too bad
that Kikurage is still missing…

-[Turkey] I see.
-Huh?

[Turkey] That's where my particular skills
come in again.

Exactly.

Fujita, we must find Kikurage.
Can I entrust the search to you?

[determined grunt] I swear, I'll do it!

Whatever it takes to revive Mr. En!

And so here we are,

following the Kikurage doll
that Mr. Turkey made,

but did he have to make her walk so slow?

[Ebisu] It's so bad. [retching]

Ebisu!

Why the hell are you on this mission?!

[Ebisu] I brought snacks
for, for Kikurage…

That's right.

You were always closer to Kikurage
than I was.

All right. Once we find Kikurage,
I'll leave her to you.

[Ebisu shrieking] I, I can't!
My body is at its limit!

-[giggling] Oh?
-[pitiful meowing]

Huh?!

-[ethereal music playing]
-[pitiful meowing]

[Fujita] Is that…?

It's Kikurage's voice! I'm sure of it!

-I'm gonna call this in to Sho!
-[cell phone beeps]

-[Fujita] Kikurage, please be okay.
-Little butt, little butt, little butt.

[pitiful meowing]

[Chota] Kikurage…

You don't need to stay here
with me anymore.

I'm gonna die soon.

[mournful meowing]

Sorry, En.

You entrusted Kikurage to me and me alone,

but in the end,
I couldn't protect her like you expected.

-[sad meowing]
-I found her! That's Kikurage!

Oh, there she is!

The… the Cross-Eyes?

Run, Kikurage! Run!

-[panting, gasps]
-[dramatic music playing]

[chuckles] Don't even try to run.

[fearful gasp, yelping]

[grunts] I reeled her in!

You scumbags! Let go of Kikurage!

How dare you k*ll my En!
I'll k*ll you all!

Hey, you're Chota, aren't you?

Your name was on the list
of En family officers.

Guess I'll take your head while I'm at it.

[Chota growls] You b*stard!

[Ton] It's okay.

I'll k*ll you in one shot
so you barley feel a thing.

-[Natsuki] Ton!
-Huh?

This is bad! There's another Kikurage…

What?!

[Kikurage meowing pitifully]

I didn't expect
we'd run into the Cross-Eyes out here.

[concerned sigh] If we don't move,
they'll k*ll both of them.

At the same time,
I'm not at all confident we can beat them.

[yowling]

[Kikurage continues yowling]

[shrieking]

[Fujita gasps] Ebisu?

[demonic shrieking]

-[Natsuki screams]
-[Ton] What's that?!

-[dramatic music playing]
-[demonic laughter]

-A… a monster?
-Natsuki!

[demonic laughter]

[Kikurage yelps softly]

[gasps]

[demonic laughter]

[Kikurage whimpers]

We got another En family member!

[demonic laughter]

[pained grunt, gasps]

Mr. Chota, are you okay?

Oh, Fujita!

[Fujita] Ebisu just…
What on earth is that?

I'm sure that the devil's hairpin
is still inside her head,

plus the emotional agitation
of seeing Kikurage in danger

must have affected her Magic somehow
to create this!

[Ebisu laughing]

[Natsuki whimpering]

[demonic gasp]

[gasps] Now what is that?

[demonic grunting, laughter]

[rubber rebounding]

[Ebisu chuckling]

Ebisu's attacks have no effect!

My goodness. That's defense-type Magic.

I didn't know there was
a Cross-Eyes who could use it.

[Ebisu gasps]

This is bad. We're out of time!

Ebisu! Oh!

[Sho] Fujita! Is everyone okay?

So this Kikurage was a fake?

But Natsuki is the real surprise.

To think that cut would accidentally
open her smoke veins…

Anyway, Natsuki, I gotta say,
you're useful to the boss now, all right.

Very useful.

ADVANCED MAGIC

[heavy rain pattering]

FLOOD OF CUSTOMERS

RECEPTION

[tense music playing]

Where am I? What is this place?

Huh?

-[lighter flicking]
-Hmm?

[slow exhale]

Who are you?

[headless man gurgling]

Where am I? What is this place?

You're holding out on me, aren't you?

[headless man gurgling]

[gasps]

Will you drop that already?!

I told you,
there's nothing I can do about it.

-I'm not fighting back, end of story!
-[dramatic music playing]

[uneasy music playing]

[thunder rumbling]

[gasps]

-[thunder cracking]
-[gasps]

Y…you're… [gasps]

[Risu] Aikawa.

[gasps]

[Risu] Aikawa.

[Aikawa breathing shakily]

Are you okay?
You were talking a lot in your sleep.

Yeah…

So I guess you have nightmares too, huh?

How are you, Risu?
How's your body feeling now?

I'm feeling much better now, thanks.

Sorry again. You know, you didn't have to
take care of me for two whole days.

Don't worry about it.

Well, I'm off. Be back soon.

-[Risu] Aikawa.
-Hmm?

You're the only person I know
who cares about me enough to stay here.

Thank you.

Well, yeah, what'd you expect?
I'm your partner after all. See ya!

You better get plenty of rest.

[door opening]

TACHIKAWA APARTMENTS

[pensive music playing]

[Aikawa] What was that place
in my dream just now,

and who was that man lighting a cigarette?

Let's forget it.
I don't wanna think about anything.

All I want
is to live a normal life as a Sorcerer,

same as anyone else.

But that has me thinking.

Maybe I shouldn't see Risu anymore.

[groaning]

Another headache…

Damn it. Damn it…

Damn it! [groans, gasping]

[Haru] Put some oil on me, Hayes.

[Kasukabe] Okay.

Haru, is there any point in doing this?
You're a devil.

[Haru] It's to set the mood, baby.

[Jonson chittering softly]

[Haru sighs contentedly] Good job.

[jaunty music playing]

[Haru sighs happily]

You know, Hayes,
I've been thinking this for a while,

but I'm not really into
this look of yours.

Huh?

[Haru] We kinda look like mother and son.

Ultimate Devil power!

[screaming]

Huh?!

Whoa! You turned me into an adult,
just like that!

You even conjured my glasses from nothing.

It feels like every day I spend with you
shatters the part of my mind

that believes in science
further and further.

Hmm. Well, Hayes, how about it?

[Kasukabe gasps nervously]

[Haru] Why don't you come
live with me in hell?

It'll beat living
in that garbage dump Hole.

[Jonson chittering happily]

[Kasukabe] Choosing between hell
or the Hole, huh?

Mm, that's a tough choice.

[demonic voice] You belong to me, human!

You will do as I say! Understand?

-Sudden changes in appearance are jarring.
-[Haru] That was close. Was about to die.

[Kasukabe] Anyway,
it's been on my mind for a while,

but I wanna try and find Ai.

Hmm, is it really
that important to you, honey?

Of course it's important.
If I can prove that it's possible

to be able to turn a human being
into a Sorcerer

through the power of science,

that will have huge implications
on my research!

I get it, I get it…

[bored] I'll help you find him.

Thank you, Haru!

But first, uh,
can you change my body back?

This feels really weird.

[whining] Why?

[doorbell ringing]

-Package for you.
-[Kawajiri] Thank you.

Thank goodness it arrived safe.

Now then…

[rock music playing]

I can't believe it.

She's wearing a suit twice as heavy as
the one used in the regular devil exam,

and it's not giving her
any trouble at all!

[Nikaido breathing heavily]

[Nikaido grunting]

-Next is the rinse!
-[Kawajiri] Nikaido!

-[Nikaido] Huh?
-Come down, let's eat!

[metal rattling]

[frustrated sigh]

[Kawajiri] Ta-da, another hearty meal
of the finest devil-meat cuisine!

We're having devil meat again?

-This is all part of your training.
-Mm…

Wait, this isn't
what I think it is, right?

Sure, it looks gross,
but it tastes fantastic.

Asu, what are we really doing here?

It feels like I'm training
for the Devil exam,

but I'm definitely not planning
to become a devil.

Right, when you were younger,
you couldn't control your Magic.

And I think a big part of why

is because you weren't able
to produce enough smoke.

By training for the devil exam,
that's exactly what you're practicing.

[Nikaido] Hmm…

[Kawajiri] Okay,
try to produce as much smoke as you can.

Right.

[grunting softly]

[gasps, whimpers]

[sobbing softly]

Huh?

Don't be afraid.

You've trained to produce
all the smoke you'll need.

I'm sure that's why you failed
when you were young.

Asu…

[takes deep breath]

[sighs]

[grunts]

[yells softly]

[straining]

[straining]

[grunts]

[gasps, whimpers]

Don't look away from it!

Keep making smoke!
Make as much of it as you can!

[determined grunt]

[metal clanging]

-[gasps] The cube!
-[dramatic music playing]

[Nikaido] It changed?

[Kawajiri] Nikaido, produce more smoke!

I'm sure it'll change even more.

[grunting]

I… can't.

It's too much!

[gasps]

[gasps] Nikaido!

[music stops]

LIBRARY - CAFETERIA

-[jaunty music playing]
-Aikawa, get back here!

[Aikawa] Whoa!

[unsteady moaning]

Hand over the ingredients
for the school lunch, you scumbag!

[Aikawa] Damn it. Looks like I'm cornered…

If you come any closer,
I may fall off the edge and die!

Sounds like a great idea!

Go ahead and die!

Smash your brains against the ground.

[Aikawa] You're awful!

-[wails]
-[cook gasps]

Aikawa?!

[Aikawa] Just kidding!

-Whoa!
-[Aikawa laughing]

Smell ya later!

[seething grunts]

[Aikawa] Mm! Mm!

[cheering, laughter]

[snoring softly]

[music fades]

[Risu] He comes to school,
eats, plays, and sleeps.

He's the same Aikawa as before.

It's hard to accept

he would tell someone about my Magic.

Especially not someone
from the Cross-Eyes.

-Hm? Hey there!
-[gasps]

-Risu, is that you?! It's been a while.
-Shh!

[Aikawa] Risu?

[uneasy music playing]

[Aikawa] I didn't know you were here.
You should've said something!

[Risu] Aikawa,

you're full of mysteries, aren't you?

[Aikawa] Hmm?

Full of mysteries? Like what?

[Risu] Like where you actually live,

or where you make money to eat.

-Basically, everything!
-[gasps]

You've still never told me
what kind of Magic-user you are!

Even though
I haven't hidden anything from you!

Risu, like I told you,
I can only produce a little bit of smoke.

Don't play dumb with me!

You're the only one
I've ever told about my Magic!

But you just had to run
and tell someone my secret.

That's why I was k*lled!

It's not like that, Risu.
Listen to me. I didn't--

I can't believe
a single damn word you say!

[Aikawa gasps]

The Cross-Eyes will tell me the truth,
even if I have to tear it out of them!

My current power
is more than enough for that.

[Aikawa] Risu! Hey, wait!

[ominous music playing]

Does that mean he's going to En's mansion?

Sorry I pushed you so hard.

It's okay. But I was surprised.

I never thought the cube would transform.

All right,
now what the hell do I have to do

to master all of this Magic?

[Kawajiri] Hmm…

Wait, this reminds me
of something I read about.

It's a similar case to yours.

But it was a long time ago.

If only I could find that book
and read it again somehow…

[Nikaido grunts]

Well, where is it now? Huh?

It's written in devil language.

The only Sorcerer who has it
would be Mr. En!

Back to the mansion, then?

Okay, let's go!

[intriguing music playing]

[Kawajiri] At the moment,
it's been occupied by the Cross-Eyes

It's very dangerous.

Plus, there's a good chance

that they've already identified you
as En's former partner.

So searching the place
for a small book will take time.

That means we'll need
a pretty good disguise.

[Nikaido] A disguise?

Exactly, that's where this comes in.

Once you take off your clothes,

step inside this box, put the bottles
in the machine, and pull the lever.

[Nikaido] Hmm…

What a relief.
I can finally take off this armor.

Huh?

A set of clothes
for me to wear once I've transformed?

Finally, a chance to wear a decent outfit.

Let's see…

Set the bottles here and here…

Guess I pull the lever.

OCCUPIED

[machine rattling]

[grunts]

[machine rattling, clunking]

[buzzer sounding]

-[machine powering down]
-[intriguing music playing]

[music fades]

[Japanese theme song playing]

THE END

[narrator] What we learned in Episode 22.

Sho saved the En family.

Natsuki's Magic repels everything.

Nikaido's Magic is immature.

What we're going to learn in Episode 23,
it's still lost in chaos.

This is Dorohedoro!