01x14 - A Brave Priest

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Man, it actually kinda looks
like a ryokan-style inn.

Pretty sweet, right?

The priest had the idea for the business.

It's a casual hot spring inn for the
Braves and mercenaries in the area.

A hot springs especially
for K*llers? Insane.

Wait, that means we
could've just driven here!

Pipe down. Just think of it
as part of your training.

Training...!

Good to see you're all excited.

You must be Yashiro the Reaper.

You k*lled the Rainbow
Bearded Serpent, right?

It's an honor to meet such
an ace among K*llers!

Hey, you're the guy from before!

This is Tetsu.

He's the leader of a party that's
staying here at the moment.

I'm returning from the
Mexican underworld...

They call me Magic b*llet Tetsu.

Never heard of you, so buzz off, dumbass.

Can't believe you just started blasting.

Why'd you attack me, anyway, Malta?

Well, someone wanted to see
how you handle a sword.

This guy?

Not me!

Malta, you b*stard...

Well, I better go get the rooms ready!

You'll find the priest upstairs!

He's hiding something.

That reminds me...

Sara.

Malta was the only one using
E3 in the fight, right?

I'm sensing maybe two Dark
Lords, who are on E3?

Where did the other one go?

Think he's over by the guest rooms now.

I see.

Hey, Yashiro, let's play
a round of Medallion!

Why are you talking to me, dumbass?

I'll kick your a*s later.

First, I'm gonna explain
how to handle the priest.

Handle him?

Yeah. Fundamentally, you wanna
avoid him if at all possible.

Well, well. It's a pleasure to
meet you lovely young ladies!

And if it isn't Yashiro-sama!
Good to see you again.

Welcome to our Brave Hot Spring.

Please, relax and enjoy yourselves.

I have a special room
prepared for you ladies!

Yes, a very...

special room indeed.

Master, he may be right
about how how lovely I am,

but I accidentally read his mind just now.

And now I feel nauseous.

Please, support me.

I don't care. Just deal with it.

That's the priest for you.

Oh? You seem rather exhausted.

Well, I've prepared a room
for Yashiro-sama,

so why don't the three of you
relax in your shared room?

Actually, we're paying, and it'll
be the four of us in one room.

Now, now! That won't do!

It would be inappropriate for a man
and some teenagers to share a room...

We'll provide the accommodations
you asked for, Yashiro-sama!

Whoa, S-Sensei! Should we
really all be in the same room?

I mean, y'know...

Hell, if you don't see the problem,

that's kinda a problem in itself...

Man, what am I even saying?

I'm not thrilled either.

Can't bring in any call girls like this.

Master!

That was a joke. Besides, I doubt there
are any this far in the mountains anyway.

Master!

I get it! My bad!

Anyway, this guy might be a Brave,

but his hobbies are k*lling...

and as*ault.

He's actually wanted by
the police because of it.

He ordered me a poison pizza once.

He's the kind of freak who'd
k*ll and rob an acquaintance,

if they let their guard down.

Shouldn't we k*ll him, then?

You're not wrong,
but he's not a Dark Lord,

and he always manages
to escape, somehow.

Come now, you make it
sound so sinister.

I assure you, it was just a string
of unfortunate misunderstandings.

I mean, take a look. I'm clearly the
model of a devout clergyman, aren't I?

You three use that "special room" of his,
there's no telling what'll happen to you.

If anything happened to you in particular,
Sara, King Arthur would k*ll me.

So, sorry, but we're sharing a room.

And while we stay here,
make sure to watch your backs.

He'll try to stab you on reflex,
if you're not on alert.

I'd do no such thing!

You know, I intend on opening an orphanage
with the money from this business.

A place for poor, unfortunate children
to gather and feel at home.

Shut up!

It appears to be an ideal
example of a ryokan-style room!

But we cannot lower our guard!

Sara, give it a good scan.

Right here. I think there's
something in these yukata.

Poison needles.

I'd guess it's some kind
of anesthetic or another.

Nice work finding it.

You get twenty
"You Did Pretty good" points.

Should we maybe just sleep outside?

That'd just be an alternate way to die.

And we would die.

Well, I've got preparations
to do for tonight's big fight.

Your big fight is a game of Medallion?

Don't sound so dismissive!

This winter...

His Majesty King Rob is going
to have an autograph session.

I must prove myself to be a warrior with
enough glory to justify my attendance.

Instructor, how's this game work?

You wanna learn?

Kinda.

Hey, you're in the way.

He's right, Yukine! But the
idea also never occurred to me.

Move! That's my seat!

You're in the way too, damn it!

Sensei, your deck is kinda dependent
on quick attacks and is, like,

really lacking in firepower.

So when it turns into a w*r of
attrition, you end up losing.

Troops have gotta be ready
at the drop of a hat.

You might be too young to understand.

What are you talking about?
I beat you the other day.

Victory boils down to luck of the moment!

If I had wiped out your troops
sooner, I would've won!

And I'm telling you,
focusing on speed won't—

Wait.

Wait just a moment here, please.

Sara! Since when have you been
enjoying card games with Master?!

It wasn't exactly enjoyable.

He asked me to play him, so I did.

All of you, pipe down!

Oh, it's Malta-san!

Go ahead and come in, man.

Hey, Yashiro, we're about to go
visit a nearby Dark Lord's lair.

You and the gals want in?

I bet it's gonna be fun!

There it is.

I'm not sure I follow.

Better explain in detail.

I don't come cheap.

It's their nest.

Those Nephillim monsters that wiped
out the Lamplights in the north...

The facility that's producing
them is in the northeast.

I mean, it's not like
they're growing on trees.

Stands to reason they've
got a nest somewhere.

Instructor. Who is he?

You're asking now?

He's technically the student
of a big-shot sword style,

but he ran into trouble and
is currently a bit of a dr*fter.

Go on. Do you have an actual location?

I had some words
with the local Dark Lords.

Over the last decade, one Count of the
Venusian Veil has been amassing power,

and his lair is where the beasties
have been seen coming from.

We were about to plan the raid.

Your group showed up at the perfect time.

Wait, what's this mean?

The investigating I planned to do tomorrow
was taken care of by my boy here!

Malta, honestly, you're so good at this,
it makes me and Joe look bad!

Don't be silly. You're plenty impressive
for showing up before I could make a move.

I really intended on returning to Tokyo,

acting all smug, having
taken care of it on my own.

At the end of the day, me, Malta,
and probably Joe are all the same.

We all bust our asses to make ourselves
look good to each other, among friends.

That's the only kind of glory
we really need.

Taking down a lair is a big job.

Do you have a sponsor?

Yep. And we'd better hurry.

The Count of Rupturing
Star Charts is waiting!

That's the Count of Rupturing Star Charts?

Seriously?

He's so young. That really him?

Yep, so I hear.

He was the big Dark Lord around
these parts before I was even born.

Either it's some kind of body double,
or he doesn't look his age...

Looks like we're all here.

We're short on time,
so let's keep it simple.

I'll speak first. Questions come after.

You all know our target already:

the Count of the Venusian Veil.

We're going to bring all
his minions back here.

Dead or alive.

Those are the orders.

The Count of the Venusian
Veil's gone too far.

Had himself a nice little piece of land,

but he started doing shady business there.

I even hear that he's been shipping
those monsters overseas lately.

He's being a neighborhood nuisance.

So, that being the case, I want you
folks to as*ault his headquarters.

I want it done tonight.

I want to wipe out the
Count of the Venusian Veil.

That's all. Any questions?

Right here.

We've got data on the lair,

but their defense emplacements are crazy.

There's no way a frontal as*ault works.

Don't worry about getting intercepted.

I'll handle it.

Once the antiair units are taken
care of, you'll be able to drop in.

I want you all to focus on what's gonna
happen once you're inside the lair.

There'll be additional men outside.
Their job is to encircle the lair.

You won't want to include them
among your number.

Anything else?

You mentioned this needs to go
down tonight. That seems rushed.

Any reason?

Yeah, I hate to admit it,

but it's a personal thing.

The longer this takes, the better
chance they have of getting away.

And it'd look bad if that happened.

Then it's about his rep...

Part of being a Dark Lord is being
aware of others' perceptions of you.

Getting made a mockery of
by someone lower than you

on the totem pole is bad for business.

Which is why this needs
to be wrapped up tonight.

Or do urgent jobs like this
scare you, Yashiro the Reaper?

You must be a pretty big
deal, if you know who I am.

But I'd appreciate it if
you didn't talk about me like that.

I'm not the scared one.

Sensei, come on!

Do you have to pick a fight every time?

Gotta stand up for yourself.

You let a Dark Lord look down
on you, and they'll never stop.

He's got a point.

So, show respect.

No, that was a rude way of putting it.

Let me rephrase.

Yashiro the Reaper is a
courageous warrior.

Our mutual Yagyu friend
told me all about him.

He's very skilled.

Sure enough.

Go ahead and get your hopes up.

I'll deliver the Count of the
Venusian Veil's head to you.

Sounds good.

I'll make sure to reward you, if you do.

Any other questions?

If not, let's figure out
how we're doing this.

First, regarding the
surrounding terrain...

Master, I'm having trouble
accepting this situation.

Wouldn't aiding a Dark Lord in
defeating another Dark Lord

still be assisting an evildoer?

Do you wanna k*ll this guy?

Or do you get the feeling he'll betray us?

Not exactly, but...

Then don't worry about it.

You can trust people who care about
maintaining their reputation.

As long as you've got
shared interests, that is.

That oughta do it for planning.

I must prepare.

Captain, you take it from here.

Okay!

No guards? Talk about careless.

Your six o'clock weather forecast.

Tonight, a high pressure system
from the west

will envelop the whole of
Hokkaido, resulting in clear skies.

Light wind in the central regions,
with a wonderful view of the stars.

No.

Tonight, the weather will worsen,
with strong winds and thunder.

Those who blight my grandfather's land

will face judgment from
the kamuy of storms.

Okay, let me introduce our squad
that'll be invading the lair.

Don't want any friendly
fire incidents, after all.

I'm Shikizaki. Combat recon is my deal.

The plan is for me to scout
ahead and locate the Dark Lord.

I'm Hotta. I'm on recon along with
the gloomy old man from before.

Who are you calling gloomy?

I can punch through floors and walls,

so let me know if you need that done.

I'm Soya. I'm not talking about my power.

I'm Kumaishi. My older sister
and I will clear out the lair.

Oh, and her vision will activate
against anyone other than me,

so if you see us, get some distance.

I'm Higa!

My team is going to be going after the
Count of the Venusian Veil's head!

We'll be competing with Yashiro
the Reaper in that regard!

I do not care. So obnoxious.

I'm Onoda. I'm here to guard the chopper.

And I'm the pilot, Hatakeyama.

I'm the comms officer, Kito.

I'm Tsuji.

Well...

I'm Yashiro the Reaper.
Enough said, right?

I am a second-year in the academy's
special course, Jogamine Aki!

Master Yashiro's first apprentice—

This here is part-time hired muscle A.

Here we have Kashiwagi,
part-time hired muscle B,

and part-time hired muscle C, Indo.

Wow.

He likes them young.

Leading a team of teen girls...

It's like in FFV.

Totally FFV.

Tetsu-san, are we really
going in via chopper?

I'm not great with heights.

Really? Well, good luck!

You all right?

- F-F-F-F-F-Fi-F-F-F-F...

- Calm down, man, I'm here with you.

And no more booze.

You wanna lie down?

Master, I just remembered that
I also suffer from acrophobia!

Might I receive a kind word as well?!

Shut up.

Aki... Don't piss off Sensei.

That wasn't my intention.

But as a beautiful young girl,
I wanted to get his sympathy,

and hopefully stir
his protective instincts!

You've got no shame, do you?

Is that where we're headed?

It's gonna be rough,
even with these numbers.

Hey, give me some space.

Yukine! You're having all the fun again!

Sara! We need to separate them! Help me!

Quit shaking the damn helicopter!

You're scaring Malta!

Hey, baldy, is the Count of
Rupturing Star Charts ready yet?

Should be soon.

Oh, have you never seen
it before, Mr. Reaper?

Only heard rumors. What's it like?

Well, if you live in Hokkaido, you
can tell, even from a distance.

Take a look at the clouds above the lair.

Wha...

I-Isn't that...

Remarkable!

Seriously?

Damn.

It's not over yet.

Oh, look! See how his minions are
starting to assemble on the ground?

Where'd they all come from?

What the hell?

This is basically w*r.

That's a fight between Dark Lords for you.

Okay, we're heading down!

Mr. Reaper! I think I'm gonna
finally see you in action!

Bite me, baldy, and fly this
thing a little smoother!

I've never ridden in a helicopter before!

Guess it's true about idiots
and smoke loving high places.

Then you like high places too, Master?

Say what?

- Next time! "A Brave's Melee."

- Say that again.
Who're you calling stupid?

- Hey! I'm talking to you, damn it!