01x08 - Versus the Rindou Brothers

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Juzo Ogami.

A member of Z.O.O., the industry's
third-ranked old-guard organization.

Formerly the number one hitman
in the business,

until he vanished without warning.

Mission success rate... 100%.

However,

he refuses any job targeting women,
children or civilians.

Preferred cigarette brand: Blue Apple.

Whiskey of choice: Laphroaig.

Hmm...

Marksmanship, hand-to-hand combat,
knife fighting: all first-rate.

Weapon of choice: the P210.

He's ambidextrous,

and even when he uses a handgun
with his left hand,

it's said to be as accurate
as a sn*per's r*fle.

That's how it ended up nicknamed
"the Devil's Left Hand."

Can't be true, can it?

Almost there.

VERSUS THE RINDOU BROTHERS
SATURDAY, MAY 30TH

So, it ends before I even use
my real weapon.

How anticlimactic!

So, have we contacted their parents?

Not yet.

Word is, someone upstairs
is holding that up.

Why?

Beats me.

RYO SHIRAISHI / WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO FOR
DINNER? ARE YOU EATING WITH YOUR FRIENDS?

HAVEN'T DECIDED YET...

All three of you,
come back safe!

Naturally I'm gonna beat
the sh*t outta you!

Hah!

He's good.

A straight sh**t-out
puts me at a disadvantage.

Good.

Got my magazine back, too.

Nekota's been a damn lifesaver today.

Hey! Are you hurt?

Huh? A-A security guard?

The place is closed today, you know!
How did you even get in?

Uh, well...

And there've been those
strange explosions going off!

It's dangerous here, so get out, hurry!

Dammit, I thought he'd emptied
the place out before luring me in here!

Wait! You'll drag a civilian into this!

That's your policy, isn't it?

Means nothing to me.

With their positions...

if Juzo dodges, the guard gets hit!

Hah!

That's low, you b*stard!

What... the hell?

sh**ting b*ll*ts out of the air
with other b*ll*ts is impossible!

The only man capable
of such an inhuman trick is...

Ah, now I see.
It all fits.

Noren Mitsuoka.
Mitsuoka Pharmaceuticals.

And when I looked into you,

I thought it was strange for you
to have the exact same name

as that legendary hitman.

But the age difference was so great,
I assumed you were someone else.

As hard as it is to believe,
this is no mere case of identical names.

You are...

Juzo Ogami himself!

He figured it out?

This is why I asked

if you were sure you didn't wanna change
your name before enrolling!

How was I supposed to know
it'd come to this?

This was supposed to be a quick little

"sneak into middle school
and do some internal recon" job!

Yeah, it was.

Wrong!

I do have a connection to Juzo Ogami,
but I'm not the legendary hitman himself!

I'm...

My wife's out of town today.

You know...

You're shameless!

I'm Juzo Ogami's...

...secret love child!

What are you talking about?

Well, I'm off to Tokyo
to make it even bigger! Take care!

You're shameless!

After he got bored
of my mother, his mistress,

he found himself a younger woman
and vanished from our lives!

I swore revenge against him.

So, I deliberately took the same name
and chose the same path.

By making a name for myself,
I knew that someday,

when I finally ran into my scumbag
old man, I'd say this to his face...

"Why the hell did you abandon us?"

There are so many holes
in this story, old man!

I see.

I understand.
- Huh?

You've had a hard life, too, haven't you?

He bought it?

I know how you feel!

For those of us in the underworld,
life is full of misery!

And the people we cross paths with?
Every last one of them is scum!

Boss, you just got classified as scum.

You must want to m*rder
your father something fierce!

Y-Yeah.

Well, we brothers have had
our share of troubles, too.

Long ago, my younger brother Eiji
wasn't the silent type he is now.

Is "silent" really the word for that?

Until we were swept up
in a certain incident...

I was just a kid who loved magic tricks,

and my brother was just a kid
who loved sports.

We were no different
from any other pair of brothers.

Did you see that?

My shot just now!

I saw it! Nice one!

Oops.

Getting sentimental
won't do either of us any good.

Anyway, my little brother Eiji is the most
precious person in the world to me.

Noren is going to become
part of his happiness.

And the secrets of Mitsuoka

may even hold the possibility
of restoring my brother to his old self.

Seems we both have our reasons,

but I cannot afford to lose.

A lighter?

I told you, didn't I?
My specialty is hypnosis.

And this is...
my true weapon.

Hah! So, that's the deal!

The security guard just happened
to show up at the perfect time,

because he was already
under this guy's control!

Sorry about this!

Okay, sure, gave me a little scare.

But that's all you got?

One civilian puppet is no sweat.

One? Oh, no, no.

Did you think I only started
using hypnosis after declaring w*r?

Wrong.

I knew you would make it this far.

TAKUMI / YUTO NAKAMURA / CHIHIRO FUJIWARA /
RINA / NAOKI TAKAMURA

The preparations were already complete.

CALLING...

A long, long time ago!

Don't tell me...

TENMA TENDO
CALLING...

Oh, Ogami? Where are you?

Sorry. I got careless!
Get out of there right now!

And stay away
from any crowds of civilians!

They're under hypnosis!

Yeah? Okay. Got it.

That was way too casual!
Do you actually understand what I'm saying?

I said I got it.

After seeing stuff like those exploding
golf shots, I know this isn't normal.

And yeah, I know I might die.

But I won't run away.

You little...

Don't underestimate athletes.

In any pro sport, the top-tier guys
may not literally be risking their lives,

but they put their lives
on the line anyway.

I'm aiming to be a super-elite
triple threat phenom, remember?

If I can't cross one or two or three lines
between life and death, what good am I?

So, yeah, I'll leave your end to you.

Huh?

Hey!

This is risky,
but it's also a chance for me.

I'm aiming to become a triple threat
Superman to pull off something

completely beyond common sense.

And to do that, I've given my all
to everything I could possibly need,

in the most efficient way possible,
based on common sense and solid theory.

I've gotten results.
I don't think I've been wrong.

But... to accomplish something
that defies common sense,

I've also had the feeling I might need
something that goes beyond it.

So, this is a chance.

If I can make it
through this life-and-death contest,

then no matter what I face
after this, I'll be able to say this.

"Compared to that, this is nothing."

I'll know it for sure.

I'm absolutely going to become
a triple threat Superman!

Hey, Patchwork Giant!

Let's play some sports.

Dine and dash... Unforgivable!

All right, then! Let's kick this off!

Holy crap, this is scary!

Yeah, he's an evil creep
who kidnaps people,

but he's also seriously firing exploding
golf ba*ls at me! Is he nuts?

Huh?

"Whock"?

Huh?

How'd it come from behind me?

No, wait, in golf, that's...

backspin!

Tsk.

I knew it!

He switched clubs!

A full set?! When did he get those?!

Man, that's insane! He's hitting them
with those skinny little sticks,

and can curve them however he wants,
then drop 'em exactly where he's aiming?

Fine then!

Get back here...

D-Dammit!

There are too many of them!

I'm worried about Tenma, but I can't go
to him with this mob in tow!

Right now, all I can do is run!

Crap! I ended up outside!

Looks like somebody called it in.

I mean, yeah, with this much commotion...

No, hang on.

That's not it.

Take this!

They're hypnotized, too?

Tsk!

That is not what a stretcher is for!

Open up the hose!

Boss!

No, actually...

This helps.

Huh?

Mind if I borrow that?

Sorry about this!

Good thing it's not
the middle of winter, huh?

Yeah.

A little cold,
but wake the hell up!

Okay. That takes care of things for now.

You did it, Boss!

Big Sis?

Wh-Wh-What the heck do you have there?

No, uh, it's not real!
It's an airsoft g*n! Airsoft!

But what are you doing here?

I came because I was worried!

More importantly, what is all this?
The whole place is wrecked!

But anyway... just look at this!

I will count to three.

When I finish counting
and you hear the lighter close,

you will be unable to attack
Kazuma Rindou or Eiji Rindou.

Three,

two,

one.

You b*stard!

You're Kazuma Rindou?

Disguises are another specialty of mine.

Though I must say, it took you
an awfully long time to notice.

I can't believe the boss got caught
off guard by this!

This isn't like him!

No, wait...

it's the opposite actually!

The boss acted exactly like himself!

If he only had to beat down villains,
he'd be invincible!

But he doesn't lay a hand on civilians!

He might be a little frosty,
but he's not heartless!

If anything, deep down, he's so kind
you'd never believe he was a hitman!

Lately, he's even started
getting attached to his classmates!

That soft side of his

played right into Kazuma Rindou's
hands in the worst way!

He got me dead to rights
with that hypnosis!

I really can't sh**t him!

Um...

Maybe the safety's on or something?

Like hell!

Don't suddenly go full idiot on me!

Yeah, that figures.

I can still fire in a random direction.

So, yeah, I'm definitely under.

I would not recommend that.

Don't blame me if a stray b*llet
hits somebody random.

Well, whatever.

That's just about the right handicap.

Guess it's time to show you
just how different our careers really are.

Wha...

Wha...

Tsk.

He went into hiding.

But the outcome will be the same.

I can't finish him off with just
my Walther, even while he's hypnotized.

That b*llet-sh**ting trick is a nuisance.

Very well.

I'll lay one more trap
and see how he responds!

Come on out, Ogami's love child!

Right, that was the story!

You can see what this means, right?
Come out within three seconds.

You have a policy against
involving civilians in this, don't you?

There was still
another hypnotized civilian?

Also, what kind of hostage choice is that?

Shouldn't it be the other way around?

Fine, fine. I'm coming.

There you are.

Throw your g*n over here.

Would you like
to hear this man scream?

P-Please help me!

Honestly, was that poor aim
or one last little act of spite?

Now then...

Do you have any last words?

Yeah. I'm begging you.

Take off that disguise.

Very well.

Satisfied?

Then... die...

Oh, that's a relief!

Thanks!

Even knowing it was fake,

I wasn't crazy about punching somebody
wearing Big Sis's face.

Huh?

Now you'd better grit your teeth.

Wha...

A sn*per? An ally?

No, the b*llet came from directly above!

Huh? It can't be!

That stray shot from before?

Wait, did you actually aim that?

Because if he did,
that is not humanly possible!

I figured out the trick messing around
during training back in the day.

Well, it's not like sh**ting normally.

My hit rate's only about 70%
on a good day.

That is still not humanly possible!

Again!

I was aiming for the stretcher.

I fired three shots,
so I figured one of 'em would hit.

And at the foot of the stretcher
is a detonator.

Lock picks, mini bombs
and a bunch of useless...

When I took cover a minute ago,
I set both of them up.

Oh, got it!

So, what's gonna happen?

Just watch.

What have you been
muttering about over there?!

And what is that supposed to be?!

I said I was gonna beat
the sh*t outta you, remember?

I wanted to do it full force
from my end,

but, well, whatever.

You can come over here
and take your beating.

Wha...

You...

I can't believe it!

Is this what you predicted would happen
when you fired into the sky?

Hmm? Well, roughly.

When I fired,
I was only aiming for the stretcher.

After that, I calculated backward
as I moved.

I mean, that's how I can explain it,

but I wasn't thinking it through
that precisely.

It was half-assed.
Totally winging it.

What is he?

It isn't just that he's skilled!

The sheer amount of experience,

the depth of his strength...

He's in a different league!

But it's too late now!

What?

Noren Mitsuoka is already hypnotized.

When she wakes, she will fall in love
with the first person she sees!

What?

Dammit!

Struggle all you like.

Noren's fate will be the same...
either way.

Tenma! Tenma!

Please be okay!

Noren...

Don't wake up just yet, okay!