01x07 - Haruka & the Hooded Man

[bunniefuu]

What're you trying to pull?

Point that filthy stick somewhere else.

I won't let you.

What? Why?

What's this got to do with a loner like you?

Even loners have people they wanna keep safe!

Yeah? All right...

You get to die to me too, then!

I saw the only skills leftover
in that white room were complete crap.

Think you can handle this
with nothing but the worst skills?

Activate Meddle.

MEDDLE

[Good Luck lies in odd numbers]

[Good Luck]

Heya ni komoreba muteki sa Monday

Ippo soto deriya mendou bakka

Tonde hi ni iru yatsura no mayday

Kikanakatta koto ni shitai

Fair na shoubu wa yoshite

Hayamonogachi wa gensou

Saikoro ni azukechatte

Dakedo umaku korogashite

Hora warikirenai amarimonotte

Angai suteta mon jyanai darotte

Ano ko ni atte watashi ni nai monotte

Nonsense hoshigattari wa shinai

Hitoribocchi & BAD kimechatteru

Soko no bocchan matte hima datte?

Mureru no wa kirai kai?

Taikutsu nara kakete minai kai?

Botch & Luck norikonashite odore

Botsu & raku wa shumi jyanai

Good Luck lies in odd numbers

Zuru datte sainou mitai na?

[Good Luck lies in odd numbers]

[Good Luck lies in odd numbers]

[Good Luck lies in odd numbers]

[Good Luck]

Haruka & the Hooded Man

Fighting in the woods? Alone?

Haruka!

Wait!

Haruka can handle this.

Haruka...

I can hardly move!

This is what "Meddle" can do?!

I'm impressed you dodged that.

But how about this?

I figured you a weakling.

But you're not half bad, Haruka.

Thanks...

Before I k*ll you, let me ask...
when did you start suspecting me?

I thought something was up right from the start.

A loner and a math genius like you grouping up
with those troublemakers?

Figured there was a reason.

Yeah? That's some eye you've got.

Guess you were more than some stupid bookworm.

Lemme ask you something, then.

How long were you planning this?

Since the start!

As soon as I missed out on Hijack, at least.

MEDDLE

GRANTS SOME CONTROL OVER TARGET'S MOVEMENT

I had everything worked out

as soon as I got my Interference skill.

I knew if I used that group of delinquents right

I'd come out on top!

sh**t!

This ends here.

Well that was disappointing.

The hell...?

My magic... is getting absorbed?!

Wasn't sure that was going to work, but I guess it did.

I owe it to that Mistle Vine I combined.

Couldn't have done this if I didn't learn it's secret ability.

MAGIC EFFECT ABSORPTION

Now... it's my turn!

Now while he's not using his weapon skill!

Now while he's let his guard down!

It's time to hammer him!

Too bad. Thought that was your chance?

I can handle my attack magic not working.

That opening was just a bluff...

So sorry! Was busy trying to decide
which weapon to break you with.

A sword?

Or maybe a spear?

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe...

Or... maybe I'll just use them all
to rip you to pieces. How's that?

Starting with this!

You gotta be kidding!

Next!

That's too many attack patterns...!

How's this?

I can't handle them all!

Over here.

How 'bout this?!

Not done!

What?!

Well? Feeling defeated yet?

This is bad...

He has too many attack patterns for me
to find the openings in his weapon skills...

If he can use this many skills...

I take it you copied skills
from everyone in class with Copycat?

COPYCAT

ALLOWS USER TO COPY ANY SKILL

AND USE IT AS IF IT WERE THEIR OWN

Wow! I'm surprised you know it.

Heard as much from the jocks.

You're after the Class Rep's Hijack, right?

You're planning to copy it from her,
then use it to steal the real thing.

Bingo.

Then I'm gonna use it to steal all the other OP skills.

Making me the most OP of all.

That means he's the OP in the worst way,
copying all the moves from the guys he took down!

I'm not gonna let you stop me!

The longer I wait, the crazier the weapon skills he uses!

But even if I go on the offense...

He can just use Illusion to dodge it.

Nothing I can do, is there?

'Bout time you gave up.

Sike!

So Tanaka...

You can only use the same skill three times, huh?

What?!

Well! I'll take that as a yes!

Why can't I land hits anymore? This is ridiculous!

This is not how I planned things!

Think I figured out Copycat's weakness.

Don't tell me...!

I had you unleash a flurry of attacks
to figure out how to beat it!

That's how I noticed you only used each skill twice.

He's afraid of running out of uses of his OP copy skills!

Wh-why you little...!

If I can keep dodging them, I can win this.

So what if you figured out some usage trend?

I'm a living treasure trove of weapon skills!

Listen, Tanaka.

I'm used to that speed of yours already.

It doesn't matter what "treasure" you've got.

It's still my turn!

I've finally got my chance!

I'm not gonna let it slip by that easily!

You've already used up all your Illusion skill!

He still has that much power?!

I guess he really is OP. Not going down easy, huh...?

Why...?

Why am I getting beaten by the likes of you?!

How does that makes sense?!

But I've still got a trick up my sleeve.

A trick?

What's he pulling now?

Get ready for a skill more OP
than anything you've ever seen!

What? How is this different from the rest?

Right!

Left!

Next is...

Up above?!

This ends now!

This is his trick? But that was weak...

Was that just a diversion?

His next move must be it!

And now it ends.

Death!

DEATH

Are you finally dead?

Way to make me use everything I had.

I was hoping to save most of those skills!

Not that it matters. Once I get Hijack,
I'll get all the skills I want!

Later, Haruka.

Goodnight forever.

Hey.

Think you can just step on a guy's head and walk away?

H-how are you not dead?!

Death should work on anyone who's Level 11!

I calculated it having a 100% success rate!

Yeah, but I've got Well-being,
so it doesn't work as well on me.

WELL-BEING

RESISTANT TO ILLNESS [STATUS DEBUFFS]

Death counts as a status debuff, y'know.

So I guess my Well-being means
your success rate dropped, huh?

Plus, my Luck stat is off the charts.

I threw everything on Luck on a whim
right after I got here.

Now it looks like all that luck took what was a tiny chance
for Death to miss and made it just likely enough.

But you fell to the ground because it worked!

Nah, I just thought I ought to act dead a bit, yeah?

You did play it up real big after all.

Didn't think you'd step on me, though.

That's ridiculous...

How can you still move? How can you attack?

I used Meddle to restrict
your movement from the very start!

One of these crap skills, Dummy. Know what it means?

That you're a worthless idiot! Suits you well!

True. But "dummy" can also mean "puppet."

What?

And just for times like these...

I trained plenty using Dummy
to control myself from the outside.

So even with your meddling...

MEDDLE

Dummy!

DUMMY

I was able to pull myself around anyway.

Do these look useless to you?

Turns out these crappy skills you overlooked
aren't so bad after all, huh?

With nothing but leftover skills?

I won't stand for this!

You're wasting those skills again.

SHUT UP!

Got him!

Can you not see this is pointless?

This ends now.

No... I had things perfectly calculated!

"Calculated"?

It's how things work! One plus one is always two!

So why?!

One plus one? Sure, that's two.

But only back in our world. Those were the rules there.

No two ways about it.

But that's not how it works here.

What?!

You really think simple math is gonna work
in some fantasy world of swords and magic?

One plus one is AT LEAST two.

In this world there's no telling how the numbers roll.

But...!

Every day was a bore.

Classes too easy for my genius.

My brainless classmates.

The time wasted on life at school.

I wished for the day to just end.

And then it happened.

Faced with the most unimaginable sight...

...I finally felt excited.

And as soon as I saw that skill board,

I knew what I wanted.

If I used it right, I'd finally be free from boredom.

I calculated the most exciting way
to make it through anything that happened.

Even if my equation meant
I needed to take my classmates' lives...

If I k*lled them all and got all the OP skills...

I would be strong!

Invincible!

Perfect!

So why?!

Why does the guy with the worst skills...

...HAVE TO GET IN MY WAY?!

This was a long battle,
but he has to be out of moves now!

I can do this!

He can control things from afar?

sh**t, he still has skills he's hiding?

Looks like victory is still mine for the taking.

See? One plus one is always two!

I'm 100% guaranteed to win!

You're too full of yourself.

You might have made your calculations,

but that's all you've done.

You got lazy with your OP skills
and never put in any effort.

Everyone else put in the work.

Everyone but you.

St-stay away! Don't come near me!

STAY AWAY!

MADE-UP SKILL

Made-up Skill!

So long, Tanaka.

Even the worst skills have their uses.

I might not have OP skills...

But I've got ingenuity!

That was as close as it could get.

One slip up and I'd be the one dead.

Damn, the pain hit hard as soon as
I stopped using my Dummy skill...

My Made-up Skill used up all my magic, too...

Class Rep...

Everyone...

I'm sorry...

Guess this is really the end...

Haruka!

Oh, you nerds... Where the heck have you been?

Waiting around wasn't doing it,
so we came out to find you!

Now it's our turn to help you!

You nerds... You...

Here, drink this!

Can you walk? No need to rush.

Yeah...

Tell me though, why'd you come for me?

Well, you see...

When we got back from a dungeon, everyone was
in a fuss about how you were off fighting alone.

We couldn't just stand around waiting.

So we took off for the woods.

Yeah?

Hmm?

Haruka!

Class Rep...

Hey!

Welcome back!

Sheesh, quit making us worry so much!

I cooked up some fish while we waited!

Getting thrown back in this crowd is hard on a loner!

Haruka!

Now then, let's get back to the inn.

The bath is ready! I'll scrub you down!

Huh? No! Wait, uhh!

We're super sorry!

Huh?

For driving you out of the group
even though you were the only reason we made it.

And...

Thanks...

You're welcome.

I kept the Class Rep safe
and everyone's back together now.

That should be the last they'll need of me.

Time to get back to my loner life.

And where might you be going at a time like this?

Bwah! The Class Rep!

Isn't there something you should say
when you get back like this?

Right... Hey! I'm back! Or something...?

So why...? Why are you trying to leave again?

What? Class Rep? Uhh...

I was so worried!

What if you were k*lled?

What would I do if you didn’t make it back?

Sorry... Did I make you cry again?

I'm not crying this time.

Why would I now that you're back?

Still!

You're in for an earful! From all of us!

Now then! Let's head back!

That's Haruka for you.

Can't take your eyes off him!

Get ready to be tied up real good.

Welcome back, Haruka.