02x10 - Kyozetsu

[bunniefuu]

[birds chirping]

[♪ gentle music playing]

[chuckles softly]

[♪ opening theme music playing]

MISSION: YOZAKURA FAMILY

MISSION 37
REFUSAL

[Taiyo] Morning.

Oh?

No one's around.

Huh?

PLEASE DON'T LOOK FOR ME
KYOICHIRO

What's up with this?

[Mutsumi humming]

Hey, good morning, Mutsumi.

[Mutsumi] Morning!

Are you feeling better now?

Yes. As you can see, I'm much better now.

Taiyo!

Don't touch that paper--

Huh?

Whoa!

BIG BRO
KYOICHIRO

[♪ whimsical music playing]

[Nanao sighs]

[Taiyo] He ran away?

[Shion] This was written late last night.

Aside from us, I'm not picking up
any signs of life in the house,

so no question, he's run away
for the first time in ages.

The first time in ages?

Huh? [grunts]

For some reason, I'm feeling limp.

Oh...

[Nanao] I knew it.

Huh?

[Nanao]
I call it the "De-Kyoichiro Effect."

In the absence of Big Bro Kyoichiro,
the leader of the Yozakura siblings,

everyone undergoes a series
of mental and physical changes.

In your case, Big Bro Taiyo,

your muscle tension, heart rate,
and breathing all went down 70%.

It's a reaction to the stress

of Big Bro Kyoichiro's constant
surveillance, harassment, and bullying.

Oh, my poor Taiyo!

You'll be fine now!

Isn't that kind of insulting
to Big Bro Kyoichiro?

Anyway, what you just said,
Big Sis Shion...

It's the first time in ages?

Oh, you see...

Big Bro Kyoichiro

has been known to up and vanish
over the most trivial thing.

Most trivial thing?

It depends on the situation.

But for example...

when he just got a brand-new suit...

and he got caught in the rain.

[Taiyo] Does he really have
a heart of glass like that?

[Kengo] Or when someone pilfered
his secret stash of chocolate.

[Futaba]
You were the one behind that, right?

[Shion] He once disappeared

when he couldn't
snap apart his chopsticks cleanly.

[Taiyo] Talk about too fragile!

[Mutsumi] Well, he did always have
a delusional side.

[Taiyo] Come to think of it,
he was like that at the start.

Well, he's bound to come home
in a little while.

But don't let your guard down.

He may take offense for no reason,

but since he still wants our attention...

Huh?

...he leaves reminders of himself
all over the place.

So he's super high-maintenance!

[Shion] Like tampering with the clocks.

Kyoichiro!

Or inscribing his name everywhere.

Like, how precious is that?

[Taiyo] Okay, it's a horror show.

[Futaba] Just look at the ceiling.

I'M WATCHING YOU

[Shion] We'll make him clean it up himself
when he gets back.

There's still so much
that I don't know about him.

[Mutsumi] Well, you can just
sit back and relax for now, Taiyo!

SHONEN STEP

When Big Bro's not around,
things get lax for me, too.

I always have to watch myself,
or he won't stop nagging.

Mutsumi, your grooming!

Your posture! Your language!

I see he puts you through a lot,
too, Mutsumi.

My nerves are always on edge

making sure that moron
doesn't bug you and Mutsumi.

My whole face has gone crazy slack.

No, that's way too slack.

Lately, he's asked me
to do maintenance on his Steel Spider,

like, a hundred times,

so knowing that I have the day off today
is a relief.

Well, I did some rewarding work,
so it's all good.

No, it's not good at all! Don't you see
that he's running you ragged?

Well, it's a huge relief knowing I won't
have to see that smirking face today.

I thought I'd upgraded the Old Man Hunter,

but even though it's totally not working,
I'm not annoyed in the least!

So you say, but your face is bright red.

Lately, my skin's been breaking out
a little due to that mysterious racket.

If I can start getting some quality sleep,
I won't get any more pimples,

so that's one less worry.

Actually, that has nothing to do
with Big Bro Kyoichiro, does it?

Since it means that

I won't have to fight off
Big Bro Kyoichiro night after night

trying to steal Big Sis Mutsumi's
hair samples, I'm thrilled!

So it's all connected!

That was disrupting his sleep!

Wait, but isn't that
way beyond pervert level?

That's what he was doing
night after night?

All right! You two go off on a date.

At times like these,
you need to let it all go!

Kengo, you're letting yourself go
too much.

A date, huh?

Sounds good! Let's go!

[♪ lighthearted music playing]

Shopping!

[Taiyo] Just look at Goliath's fur.

Is this the "De-Kyoichiro Effect," too?

But do you think
Big Bro Kyoichiro's really okay?

He's not picking up the phone.

Oh, he'll be back before you know it,
so no worries.

Big Bro's always so mean to you,

but you never complain
and always treat him with kindness.

Thanks. Don't overdo it, okay?

Hey, I'm not overdoing it all.

[Mutsumi] He'll probably get bored
of running away and be back tomorrow.

[Taiyo chuckles]

Then we should enjoy ourselves
while we can, huh?

[Momo] Did he really run away?

Taiyo?

[♪ ominous music plays]

[Taiyo] I know I just heard that.

But...

how would he know about Big Bro Kyoichiro?

[cell phone vibrating]

[Shion] My bad, Taiyo.
I've found something.

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

There was unauthorized access

into the Old Man Hunter Deluxe system
last night.

Those glitches were caused
by the security program kicking in.

Access from the family network,

all evidence completely erased.

It was Kyoichiro.

I have no clue why he would
use the system behind my back,

but since he did,
it's clear what his goal was.

We were all distracted by Kyoichiro's
usual attention-seeking traps,

but just now,
I noticed that something was off.

There was a family photo over there.

But Kyoichiro took it with him.

Big Bro Kyoichiro...

He was so thorough about
keeping his weapons in good shape.

Don't tell me...

[Shion] Tracking Kyoichiro
would be virtually impossible

even for top-tier spies.

But as we're siblings, we can predict
where he'd go based on his habits.

[grunts softly]

But he's being really thorough
this time and acting abnormally.

Yeah, he totally excluded all the vendors
and routes that we know of.

Normally, he leaves everything to me,

but this time, there were tons
of specific instructions and retakes.

That's never happened before.

Don't tell me that idiot...

[beeping]

[Taiyo] Big Bro Kyoichiro...

[♪ foreboding music playing]

Got to hand it to Shion's system.

It detected multiple targets

with abnormal levels of someinine
in this area.

They're here, aren't they?
The former heads.

I'm going to annihilate the roots
that are consuming Mutsumi.

I saw that move coming.

Now that you're a monster,
have you lost your nerve?

I soaked my Steel Spider

in the someinine substance
emitted from Taiyo's body.

Taiyo's blade,
which had received Tsubomi's blood,

cut right through Itsuwa,
who was revived by Tsubomi's blood.

And so these threads, too,
will be able to cut through you.

Drunk on your superhuman powers,
you're too rusty now, Dad, to stop them.

There's no need
to put the family in danger.

I'll settle this score.

There's still time if you act now.
Turn back.

I'm the one
who stands between you and my siblings.

I never had a path of retreat...

from the start.

[loud expl*si*n]

Sharp. Deep.

Good thrust.

That's precisely why
I'm so sad I can't bear it.

[♪ tense music playing]

That this will spell the end for you.

[Kyoichiro]
The past heads of the Yozakura family.

Puppets who were resurrected
as Tsubomi's roots.

If I can wipe them all out, Mutsumi...

will be released from Tsubomi's curse.

[Itsuwa] We gathered here to talk to you,
and you're leaving already?

Are you spooked by the thought
of k*lling your own son?

We're already done talking.

You can each carry on as planned.

This is all for Lady Tsubomi.

You make it sound as if
you're the one who knows best.

What an impudent man.

Now, then.

I commend you for your boldness
in thwarting our meeting

so you can protect your younger sister.

That said, it's so foolish of you.

Should you perish here,
the current Yozakuras will be gutted.

The 10th head, Mutsumi,
will fall into our clutches.

You're our blood, so we won't t*rture you.

We'll bring you down fair and square,
as Yozakuras should.

If you have any last words
or farewell poems, I'll hear them now.

[snickers]

No need for that.

Since I'll be leaving soon.

[baby crying]

[♪ heartwarming music playing]

All right, who's on milk duty first?

Only peaceful methods, all right?

All right, let's be fair and go in order.
Kyoichiro, you're first.

[exclaims excitedly]

Children, stop resorting to force.

[Kyoichiro] I love all of my siblings.

And my younger sister
with blue-black hair,

who'll take over as head of the Yozakuras,

was even more special to me.

The pretext of protecting the head

fanned the flames of my pride
as her elder brother.

Mutsumi herself
was my reason for existing.

As if she were a princess
and I was the knight protecting her.

But that was a ludicrous misconception.

How's Mutsumi?

[Nanao over phone]
I think that physically, she's recovered.

[Kyoichiro]
Don't you overdo it, either, Nanao.

Big Bro, let's play cat's cradle together.

You're still on bed rest, Mutsumi.

Go back to your room.

Just for a little while.

Please? All right?

[Kyoichiro] It's your turn, Mutsumi.

[Mutsumi] Um...

what am I supposed to do?

Oh, yes, that's right!

You weren't the fastest learner,
were you, Mutsumi?

Remember how you often
tangled up my arms and fingers?

[Mutsumi chuckles]

Well, a lot of the time,
I was doing that on purpose.

[Kyoichiro] You naughty girl.

[Mutsumi chuckles]

I've taken charge of Mom's accounts.

I've also transferred ownership
of the other assets,

and I've notified our business partners.

We'll be able to carry out

the Yozakura affairs as we always have

without a single hitch.

Mutsumi.

[Mutsumi] I'm fine.

I can't sit around crying.

And I need to able to
wipe my own tears myself.

[♪ pensive music playing]

Even if Dad and Mom are no longer with us,

this is still the same house
where we all lived in such happiness.

Just like you all protect me,

I've got to protect the Yozakura family.

Because I'm...

the Yozakura head.

[Kyoichiro] I was ashamed of myself.

I was merely watching over her
as my sister

with the tunnel vision
of an elder brother,

so I'd never seen the hidden strength
in that delicate form of hers.

Deep, gentle, immense.

The only thing
that I can do for Mutsumi...

I'm not protecting Mutsumi.

She's protecting all of us.

[♪ thrilling rock music playing]

I just need to be her blade.

The deep, sharp blade

of my revered head and beloved sister.

BLACK THREAD

Detecting faint tremors.

An underground battle
is being waged nearby.

Don't tell me he's really...

When I restored the data
deleted from the Old Man Hunter Deluxe,

I was able to pinpoint

massive amounts of someinine in this area.

There's no question.

He's confronting
either Dad or the former heads.

[♪ music continues]

[beeping]

I was able to analyze the tremors.



Magnitude 81.

That's where Kyoichiro is.

Mutsumi and Goliath, stand by.

The rest of us will...

charge!

Big Bro Kyoichiro! [gasps]

They're all knocked out?

The someinine levels are falling.

Soon, they're all going to fade away.

[Taiyo] No way.

Actually, this is how strong
Big Bro Kyoichiro is.

At any rate, thank goodness you're safe.

[grunts]

[Kyoichiro] Stay away from me.

[Nanao] Big Bro?

Kyoichiro.

[♪ soft music playing]

I won't censure you
for jumping the g*n this time.

But...

what did you just do to your own brother?

[Kyoichiro] I have nothing to say.

And...

[gasps]

[all gasp]

...you won't be seeing me anymore.

Forgive me.

Big Bro Kyoichiro...

[♪ closing theme music playing]

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