02x07 - At the Old Yozakura Residence

[bunniefuu]

Welcome back, Momo.

Kawashita is dead.

Who?

So you've even forgotten

the name of the person who was
your partner for such a long time?

Oh. No, I do remember.

Vaguely, but I do.

The past is interminably long for me,
nothing more.

It doesn't matter if I forget it.

The important thing is the future.

That's right, the future that I will be
sharing with this Yozakura family.

YOZAKURA FAMILY

Father couldn't be crazier.

MISSION 34
AT THE OLD YOZAKURA RESIDENCE

Turning into flower petals like these...

Is this also what the Profuse Blooming
of 10,000 Flowers can do?

Still...

does Father cut his own hair now?

It was so shaggy.

Well,

it was shaggy even when Mother cut it.

Mother had no dexterity.

Mutsumi,
I'm totally fine, you know.

Oh, no, you can't let your guard down,
Mr. Asano.

Mr. Asano?

Those cherry blossoms haven't gone away!
Heavy body, slight fever!

I'm sure they're all effects
from yesterday.

Right now, I'm researching the Profuse
Blooming of 10,000 Flowers to cure you.

Literature on the Yozakura family.

Recordings of Kawashita. Video of Father.

Finally, the Book of Buds,
which is still being decoded!

Just started gathering references
on the Profuse Blooming of 10,000 Flowers!

We never did figure out Father's goals
or his whereabouts yesterday.

That's why looking into
the Profuse Blooming of 10,000 Flowers

will give us clues about Father.

With us caring for and examining you,

"Mission: Yozakura Family Siblings,

Let's Recover Taiyo's Health
and Clues About Father in One Fell Swoop!"

starts right now!

Yeah.

Hmm.

This muscle inflammation
is definitely symptomatic of fatigue.

But more than that,

I can't believe how flexible you are.

Your bones and flesh are insanely fluid.

Oh.

It's not painful, but it feels weird.

His body is close to pure someinine,

and he can adapt to changing shape
to an absurd degree.

I see. So that's how Dad was able
to transform into petals, I guess?

Okay, the anesthetic's working now, right?

They may be growing out of your body,

but since they aren't connected
to your nerves or veins,

I'll try to remove them so they won't
use up too much of your energy.

I'm counting on you.

Wow, they're not hard,

but the crystalized surface
is so slippery,

the blade won't go through.

If you were a human cannonball,
the impact would be fierce!

Hmm, hmm.

Please don't be so casual
about turning me into a weapon.

I feel so much lighter now.

Thanks, Big Bro Shinzo!

Sorry I couldn't get rid of them all.

Nanao and I will examine
the ones that I did remove.

Look at that,

your dynamic vision and analytical skills
are on another level now.

Brain waves are on fire, too!

As usual, Big Sis Shion,
you're unbeatable!

Heck, no. I'm Blooming,
and I'm playing with one hand,

but you didn't die instantly.
That's amazing.

Taiyo, you're glowing.

Taiyo will end up overheating,
so another time, okay?

I'll be happy
to play with you anytime!

At last, we're alone, Taiyo.

All right, time to play doctor.

S-Sorry, Kengo.

You're just so different
from the Mutsumi in my mind,

I was repulsed.

I was only trying to soothe you a little.

You call that soothing?

According to the literature,

these flowers are called
Blood Cherry Blossoms.

They don't just transform the cells.

They also transmit energy
to other chemical compounds, too.

The energy efficiency and total volume

are on a whole different level
than Blooming.

Compared to Hazakura output,
that would be 1,000% or so, I guess?

Equivalent to 10,000 rockets
or a million grilled eel lunch boxes.

Why grilled eel?

Because that's my favorite.

Okay, I'm not seeing any increase
in Blood Cherry Blossoms,

so by tomorrow, it will settle down.

Thanks, Nanao.

Oh, sorry I woke you up.

You were sweating in your sleep so much.

You don't have to react
like a little maiden.

FROM AYAKA - FROM AI - FROM GOLIATH

There are a lot less flowers now, huh?

Thank goodness.

Yeah. It's thanks to you and the others.

You know, Father came to see me that day.

It was the instant before he left,
after meeting with you and the others.

Mutsumi.

Goliath unleashed his "Shake Hands"
right away,

so we didn't talk at all.

I don't know why, but I was certain
that he wouldn't harm me.

I know that sounds strange, right?

When all he's ever done, even now,
is bring chaos to our family.

But I can't bring myself to hate him,
not even a little.

Even I know that's weird, but still...

It's not weird.

That's how you feel, Mutsumi.

It's not weird at all.

You and I are both weird, huh?

Thanks.

Lights out now!

Big Bro Kyoichiro?

All right, Taiyo,

let me inject you with something
that'll knock you out!

That's totally toxic!

The bottle, the smoke, the needle,
they're all toxic!

Agh!
- Taiyo!

THREE DAYS LATER

Looks like you're all better now.

Yes, thanks to you all.

Sorry to bother you
when you just recovered,

but could you give me a hand with this?

Oh?

My laptop.

I didn't do a thing,
but Kyoichiro's all over it now.

Whoa.

I wonder why.

Maybe your photos folder is out of whack?

No good. Far from being fixed.
It's full of him making faces now.

Makes you want to smash the screen, huh?

Big Sis Shion can fix it. I'm sure of it.

I'd rather fix it myself, if possible.

Then let's ask her how to do it.

I bet she'll do a great job explaining it.

No way.

There, I fixed it, so get out of here.

So quick!

You're so heartless.

I want to be able to deal with it myself
from now on, so show me, please. Okay?

Oh, man.

Okay, then try typing the letter "A."

"A"?

What's up with that?

What a piece of cake...

Huh?

Spring Gale!

Why'd you do that?

Because Big Sis
is absolutely hopeless with tech.

Seriously?

The keyboard's too complicated,
so she gives up after 10 seconds.

That's why I manage everything of hers
that's tech-related.

The tracking app on her smartphone,
her wiretapping tools,

the settings
for her electric sewing machine,

and recording her TV shows.

Oh, really?

I'm sorry that
I have to depend on you so completely.

That's why I want to learn,
so that I can do it myself from now on.

Sorry, but I can't do it now.

I'm smack in the middle
of a major project.

The Momo Yozakura Locator System,
"Old Man Hunter."

It hacks into random cameras
and radar signals around the world

to detect high concentrations
of someinine.

If I can get it to work,
it'll give us clues about Dad.

But it's still incomplete.

Even with the servers
working at max capacity,

it keeps spitting out errors.

I know the specs are sufficient.

FAILURE

So anyway, I'm busy right now. Buzz off!

But really, this room is as messy as ever.

I want to clean it.
- Listen to what I'm saying!

Like this machine.
At a glance, it's clean.

But I can sense the "ki" of dust.

The "ki" of dust?

No way around it.
I'm going to do some light cleaning, okay?

What? Back off, Big Sis, you moron!

Cascading Kumite...

Ultimate Housecleaning.

Dust.

Everything back in its rightful place.

I'll intertwine the trash and dust
and combine it all into one.

Ah, now it's tidy!

It's too clean!
It's making me anxious!

I mean, even Taiyo's been tidied up, too!

I can't get him out!
- Big Sis...

Huh?

NORMAL
OPERATING

Hey, that's so pretty.

Wait, does this mean...

The "Old Man Hunter" system
is up and running?

All processes are normal.

SOMEININE IS BEING MEASURED
NO MATCHES

This is exactly
how I planned for it to perform!

Don't tell me that your cleaning spree
cleared the dust from the servers,

and that slightly optimized
the heat dissipation?

Meaning that thanks to you, Big Sis,
my system is now complete.

I'm not sure what's going on,

but this is the power
of the eldest sister!

Big Sis Futaba, you're amazing!

Damn it! This burns me up!

It makes me so happy!

A technophobe like me being able to
help you out with such a huge project.

Nothing could thrill me more.

HIGH SOMEININE LEVELS DETECTED
MOMO YOZAKURA MATCH

Huh? He's showing up already.

A high concentration of someinine
that's a 90% match for Dad

has been detected.

It was found at the former
Yozakura residence, Ninomae Manor.

It's one of several locations
with a connection to the Yozakuras.

Built at the end of the Edo period,
it was the home of the second head.

It's currently
under the government's control,

and it's been designated
a restricted area.

But it's just an ancient private home.

It gets a lot of visitors, mainly
as a popular haunted house attraction.

Those of us who can mobilize now,
me, Taiyo, Shinzo, and Big Sis Futaba,

will be heading over there to investigate.

Don't freak out now.

Whoa!
- Agh!

Heck, it was nothing. Just my imagination!

How could you, Shion? Don't scare us!

Bis Sis, you're totally choking me.

A gaze?

Taiyo!
Now you're saying ridiculous things, too!

No, it's the truth.

Oh, it must be this painting.

The second Yozakura head, Lady Ninomae,
the mistress of this manor.

She looks exactly like Big Sis Futaba.

Y-You think so?

For some reason, she spent her entire life
apart from her mother, Tsubomi.

That's why even today, you can hear her
calling for her mother every night,

and those who hear her voice...

are taken away to the afterlife!

Big Bro, you're k*lling me.

Come on, you guys!

No ghosts will ever show up
with all that commotion.

Huh? Who the hell are you?

Hold up, Big Sis.

We're sorry!

Utter amateurs who don't know
how to behave in haunted houses.

Kindly stay out of the way
of the Occult Research Club from now on.

You b*stard, listen to me--

Right! Sorry for the intrusion.

Hmph!

Seriously, please don't pick
any more fights with civilians, okay?

They're the ones who started it.

But this place, it really is creepy.

The whole place is torn up and rundown.

And the draft sounds like
it might be human voices.

Huh? You guys, take a look at this.

It's the sole of a leather shoe.

It's just partial,
but it's a match for Dad's.

It's been more than a day
since he left it.

So he was here after all?

He might have left other traces.

We're going to search for them.

No way! Is it the ghost of Lady Ninomae?

Whoa!

Prez, did you get a good shot?

Huh?
He came in here, didn't he?

Don't tell me he really got spirited away,
like the rumors say?

No way! Are you serious?

He must have gone
into the room next door by mis--

Huh?

That trajectory...

Shinzo!
- Yeah!

Something's coming.

B-Big Bro Shinzo!

Don't worry. Shinzo wouldn't go down
in such an unseemly manner.

He didn't vanish.

He was transported.

You're right, Big Sis.

NINOMAE MANOR FLOOR PLAN

Shinzo's transmitter
just moved at breakneck speed.

Right now, he's in the main hall.

Shinzo's on the other side of this wall.

What's going on here?

It's simple.

He got blasted away with aiki energy.

I should have realized that sooner.

A draft that enters on a day with no wind.

Those scars left by whirlwinds
triggered by powerful gusts.

This entire manor
is being controlled by a tremendous power.

Now that I'm near it, I get it.

That gaze wasn't my imagination.

I can sense Tsubomi behind this painting.

Big Sis Futaba?

Yeah.

I'll open it.

Big Bro Shinzo!

How clever you children are.

You nullified my spell
and found this room in no time.

How impressive.

But this is a forbidden room
specially built by my mother.

Your mother figure, Tsubomi.

And it is I, the second head,
who occupies it now.

You must listen with respect.

Lady Ninomae?

This woman...

The second Yozakura head, Lady Ninomae.

DECEASED

Born in 1815, the daughter
of the first head, Tsubomi Yozakura.

Facial ID is a match.

And above all,

an abnormal amount of someinine,
just like Dad.

Their vitals are weakening.

The cause is unknown, but first,
we have to rescue and revive them!

Roger that!

No good! It's stuck in their bodies!

You fake Yozakura,

don't you dare touch my mother
with those filthy hands.

Why don't you return to the earth
while you're kneeling?

Wind!

Our top priority is to subdue her.

Those rumors about people vanishing,
the aiki pervading the manor,

she's probably the cause of it all!

We can deal with Dad later!

Focus on saving their lives
and subduing the enemy!

Hayato Cage!

Curtain!

Weeping Kumite.

Black Dragon Form.

Winter Wind.

The blood and lives
that my mother bestowed on you,

you people are not worthy of them.

I shall now take them back.
- Weeping Kumite.

White Dragon Form.

Mountain Breeze!

Empty Wind.

Like me, you're one who "falls short."

After all, even a great tree
has branches that never thrive.

It was for later generations like you

that I polished the principles
behind Weeping Kumite.

I'm sure that you trained hard
as such a distant relation,

but you're nowhere near as adept as I,
awakened by my mother's blood.

Know your place as a fake Yozakura.

Big Sis!

What a disappointment.

I'll simply tear you limb from limb.

Damn you.

Don't think that
you can lay a finger on my siblings.

How arrogant.

You're like me.

So you extinguished it?

I see you are somewhat capable.

I have no more use for this place.

Though it does bring back memories,
it's a cursed manor

where, no matter how long I wait,
I can never see my mother.

I won't miss it.

I shall have Mother
find me a new connection.

I no longer have a reason
to lay a hand on you.

You should revel in your good fortune.

Next up,

the Ninomae Manor,
an important cultural property,

collapsed early this morning.

There were no injuries,
and an investigation is now underway,

with decay as a possible cause.

The police are advising residents...

NINOMAE CEMETERY

A cemetery near the manor? Who knew?

YOZAKURA FAMILY GRAVE

I figured it out, Taiyo.
- Hmm?

This grave
shows signs of being disturbed.

No question about it.

That was the second Yozakura head,
Lady Ninomae herself.

Are you really sure
it's okay for us to run?

Shut up!

What if they interrogate us
and confiscate the precious video I shot?

You're right.

Once we upload it to social media,

who knows,
we might even hit 100 million views!

Exactly!

I'm going to prove to the world
that the occult exists!

Seems like you're just doing
whatever the heck you want.

A ghost!

That's so rude.

Just a quick scan shows

that you've uploaded


Of course you're aware
of the legal risks, right?

Huh? Who are you?

Trespassing and vandalism.

SEIJI HOTOKEYAMA

Maybe I'll add the crime of obstruction
of business by intimidation, huh?

What...
- Are you arresting us? No way!

I never said that.

But there are things in this world
that should remain unknown.

As the Occult Research Club,
you know that, right?

You owe me one this time, Yozakura.

AI'S ERRAND
MUTSUMI'S MAJOR DIET MISSION