01x20 - Sun Earrings

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[♪ opening theme song playing]

MISSION: YOZAKURA FAMILY

PLAN 20
SUN EARRINGS

[Taiyo] If Tanpopo
keeps getting more powerful,

they're going to get
to Mutsumi eventually.

Before that can happen,

I'm going to stop it right here!

Viper's Nest.

[Taiyo]
Yozakura Ancient Sword Technique...

Spiral Autumn Shower!

I'll use this stun g*n
to make her pass out.

[Hakuja] Serpent.

[Taiyo grunts]

[Hakuja] You can slice away all you want,
but my hair will keep growing.

Python.

[Taiyo] Such a fierce attack...

I can't even see it
unless I focus with all my might.

[grunts]

[Hakuja] Taiyo...

I'm using my hair to simulate words
to send this message to you.

I must do it at a speed barely discernable
even to enhanced vision.

Since we can't risk Dr. Kawashita
catching on to existing codes,

it's safest to go
with this primitive method.

This is happening
too fast for you to grasp, I'm sure.

But this is the only way
that I can l let you know the truth

in the time that I have left.

So please listen carefully.

It's my fault that your family died.

[Taiyo gasps]

[grunts]

[Hakuja] It was more than ten years ago.

Back then, my greatest wish...

was to live.

[woman] Yuki!

[Yuki] Ms. Akari?

Happy birthday!

Happy birthday!

My birthday?
You mean you actually remembered?

Of course we did!

Go on. Open it up.

These are--

[Akari] The sun earrings we all said
were so lovely the other day!

[gasps softly]

Why would you do this for me?

What are you talking about?

She's right, Yuki.

Your long hospital stay
will be over in a bit,

so hang in there!

Thank you so much!

[Yuki sobs]

[chuckles softly]

[Akari] Now, now, save those happy tears
for when you're discharged!

[Yuki] Right!

[Hide] It feels like
we have a daughter now.

I mean, both of our kids are boys.

[chuckles]
Looks lively in here again today.

Dr. Kawashita!

You seem to be coming
along nicely, Ms. Shirai.

It's all thanks to you
suggesting the clinical trial.

Thank you so much!

I should be thanking you.

I couldn't be more thrilled to see
such positive effects from the trial.

- Perhaps you'd like to wipe your nose?
- Oh, I'm sorry.

By the way, Mr. Asano,
Dr. Fukuhara has been looking for you.

Whoops! I forgot I had work!

All right, Yuki,
I guess I should be leaving, too.

If you'll excuse me, Dr. Kawashita.

Right. Thank you very much.

Thanks for your hard work.

[Kawashita] Where did you get those?

They're such beautiful earrings.

The Asanos gave them to me as a present.

Oh, really? They must
really like you a lot, Ms. Shirai.

[Kawashita] As if you were a real family.

[♪ gentle music playing]

[chuckles softly]

[Hide] Look, Yuki! It's a rainbow.

[Yuki] You're right. So pretty.

[Hide] You really put up
a good fight, Yuki.

[crying] That just makes me so happy.

Yuki...

From now on,
you're going to do what you love.

Dress up, study with your classmates,
make new friends,

and meet wonderful people along the way.

Let's make lots and lots
of beautiful memories!

[Akari] Right here under the sun.

[Hakuja] I was so excited. So happy...

until I found out that it was all a lie.

[Kawashita] Hey, Ms. Shirai.
Long time no see!

It's been a while, Dr. Kawashita.

Looks like you're making good progress.

I owe it all to you.

I never dreamed
that I'd be able to walk again on my own.

It still feels like a dream to me.

You beat your illness
with your desire to live, that's all.

Thank you so much!

Hold on, Ms. Shirai.

[Kawashita] Do you have
some time right now?

There's something
that I'd like to show you.

[Kawashita] Over the last few years,
I've injected about 10,000 test subjects

with Hazakura and studied their progress.

But most of them
ended up expiring after a year or two.

But by some miracle,
the Hazakura side effects

seemed to complement
the effects of your illness,

making you the only one
who survived with 100% compatibility.

[Yuki gasps]

It's not like this is some
shady experiment by an evil organization.

[Kawashita] By continuing our research,
we can offer salvation to those like you.

It's the result of love,
ideals, and hard work.

[Yuki gasps]

What about the Asanos?

Don't worry.

I made sure that they left this world
as upstanding people who knew nothing.

[Yuki] What?

[Kawashita] They'll be with the rest
of their family so they won't be lonely.

- [Akari] Yuki!
- [Hide] Yuki!

[Akari] Yuki!

Yuki!

Yuki!

[echoing]

Once they start rotting, it's all over.

[Kawashita] To make sure
that no evidence is left behind,

we eliminate all those who were involved.

Someone else's noble sacrifice
is what keeps the world going.

This life you gained is thanks to them.

Take good care of it, all right?

Welcome to Tanpopo.

I'd like to name you
after that gorgeous white hair of yours.

How about Hakuja?

[Hakuja] This is the gift
that your parents gave me.

They've been fitted with GPS
to monitor my comings and goings.

Meaning that you
can use them to track down

the evil forces
that are targeting your family.

[coughing]

As someone who chose to go down
a dark path, I have no right to wear them.

This is my penance

for sacrificing so many others
so that I could live selfishly.

This is my request to you,
a member of the Yozakura spy family.

- [Akari] Taiyo?
- [Hide] Taiyo!

[Hikaru] Big Bro!

[Hakuja] I want you to find the key
that will protect your new family

from the hands of the woman

who robbed you of your previous one.

[Taiyo grunts]

[Taiyo grunting]

You hang in there, okay?

Honey, I'm going to save--

- [woman] Come on!
- [man 1] Hang on!

[man 2] Don't let go of her!

[Taiyo] You can't swim,
so what are you doing, Dad?

You can do it! Come on!

Thank you so much for saving my daughter!

Sorry to ruin your precious family time.

[girl] Thank you so much!

Not at all.
I'm sure you'd do the same for us.

Where's Dad?

And I'm a nurse, after all.

So this is just normal for me!

[Taiyo] "Normal."
That was Mom's favorite phrase.

And Dad was a wimp,
but you could always depend on him.

Kindhearted Hikaru.

I loved my family
that was just a little too well-meaning,

and I was proud of it.

My family, my "normal"...

Hikaru?

[Taiyo] I couldn't protect my "normal."

I never knew that I'd grow to love
the kindness they showed me

or the meaningless conversations we had.

Just like we could have a fight,
but then make up the next day,

I thought that I'd be able to say
good night and good morning forever.

I keep losing the people
I care about because I'm weak.

[train coach rattling]

[Hakuja] My comrades waiting
at the station

will soon retrieve the Hazakura.

I'm sorry, but I'll be disembarking now.

[roars]

Well, would you look at that?

[Kawashita] His body temp's rising,
his abilities are increasing,

and his reflexes are improving!

His stats are soaring
like there's a glitch in the system!

Is this true Yozakura power?

No, he's losing control of the someinine
due to his strong emotions.

Someinine increases or decreases
depending on one's emotions,

making it more powerful, but also
far more dangerous, than Hazakura.

[Momo] He's way past the level where
someone with his skills can control it.

The someinine activation will destroy
his body in the next few minutes,

k*lling him.

[grunts]

[grunts]

[Hakuja] As your power and speed increase,
your accuracy keeps going down.

There's no more useful data
that can be extracted from you.

In which direction
would you prefer to be hurled?

- Goodbye, Taiyo.
- [straining]

[Taiyo] Hikaru.

Dad.

Mom.

Sorry. I'm sorry...

I...

[Mutsumi] Taiyo.

[♪ wistful music playing]

Why are you...

Why wouldn't I be?

Isn't that just normal?

[grunts]

- [♪ exhilarating music playing]
- [Hakuja gasps]

[Hakuja] Impressive that you
managed to free yourself.

But with that body
you're barely even able to control...

His own leg?

Has going berserk made him crazy?

That's bloodletting.

[Momo] Removing blood as a way to adjust
excess buildup of someinine.

It's a primitive stopgap measure

that takes advantage
of his body's immense regenerative power.

Shinzo's advice, I suppose?

[Taiyo] That day,
I couldn't protect my "normal."

[exhales]

But not today.

I'm going to protect this "normal"
with Mutsumi and the others!

[Shinzo] Send Yae's current
through your cells

to increase the conductivity of someinine.

But you can only muster a single shot
right now, so only use it...

to seal your victory.

[Hakuja] That's the spirit, Taiyo.

Eight-headed Serpent.

[Taiyo] Yozakura
Ancient Sword Technique...

Amaterasu!

[Hakuja] In the end, I lost everything.

Such gorgeous hair.

And those earrings look good on you.

[Hakuja] Even after I went so far as to
sacrifice such lovely people to obtain it.

[body thuds]

You couldn't bring yourself
to turn on me right until the end.

You really are too nice, aren't you?

[Hakuja] What?

[Taiyo] Mom and Dad
talked about you a lot.

About a girl who
was doing her best without a complaint

about her illness and treatment.

This girl's hands were warm and kind,
and bursting with compassion.

They said she could set everyone at ease
with her hands that were like the sun.

[Hakuja gasps]

It was Tanpopo using people
who were trying so hard to live.

My family's death wasn't your fault.

Thank you for holding on
to my parents' keepsake all this time.

Thanks to you, I'll be able
to protect my family this time.

[Hakuja] Ms. Akari.

Mr. Hide.

I have no right...

[wind whooshes]

[Taiyo] I've got to stop this train.

[gasps]

[Taiyo] Another enemy?

A kid?

[man] Well done, Ai!

Mizuki!

[Mizuki] But didn't I teach you
to go for the head when you hunt?

That isn't enough to wipe out
the Yozakura blood, you know.

I'm sorry. I really stink.

[Mizuki] No, no.

I'm not angry with you.

You're an amazing child, Ai.

Let's keep working, little by little.

[giggles]

I'm going to give it my all!

[Mizuki] Now, then...

As Mr. Kawashita ordered, let's retrieve
the Hazakura and Hakuja's body.

[grunts]

[Mizuki] And dispose of the sample
that we have no more use for.

[Taiyo screams]

[Mizuki] Don't worry.
I'll put you out of your misery.

[Ai gasps]

Sorry, Rin, for making you come with me.

No problem!

I owe Taiyo one
for that Kuroyuri incident,

and it's been a while
since we fought together like this.

Remember when we
beat that moron eldest son?

We've done that so often,
I'm not sure which time you mean.

Fair!

Big Sis Futaba!

You're safe now, Taiyo.

The Hinagiku chief
and the eldest Yozakura daughter.

Who knew that the spy world's
two biggest female stars would show up?

Ai, get back here!

[grunts]

[grunting]

Nice handshake, little girl.

Whoa!

Stay, Ai.

I get that you want to impress me,
but today's mission is not to fight.

[Ai] I'm sorry.

[Mizuki] Those two are extreme specialists
in hand-to-hand combat.

It wouldn't be wise
to charge them head-on.

Fortunately, they don't do well...

against my powers.

Dead Man's Tongue.

Poison?

Good for weeding the yard.

[laughs] You got that right!

All right, I'm gonna send you flying!

[Futaba] Dragon's Flower Breath.

[Ai gasps]

One of these days,
I'll be extracting your data, too.

I'm here to pick up my kid brother today.

But I'll take you on
someday when I'm free.

All righty.

[Kawashita] Oh, Mizuki. Thank you.

You, too, Hakuja.

Good work.

[Ai] Hakuja...

She's all shriveled up, poor thing.

But take a look at her face.

[Ai] Huh?

She looks so peaceful.

[Ai sighs]

[Rin] Too bad. As far as Tanpopo intel
goes, we came up empty, huh?

[Futaba] I wouldn't say that.

This kid overcame
even Kyoichiro with just his heart.

He may still be green
in terms of skills and experience,

but I'm sure he's got something.

[Futaba] That's the kind of kid he is.

Big Sis Futaba.

Welcome back, Taiyo.

[Futaba] Mission accomplished.

[♪ ending theme song playing]