# Season 1
# 1 - New Game Plus
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRP8ZQP1R/aesthetica-of-a-rogue-hero)
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**[00:34] ---**
You were ordered to drag me back, not kill me!
**[00:50] ---**
It's sad they think I can be stopped
with just a couple hundred arrows...
**[01:02] ---**
We got him!
**[01:06] ---**
No way...
**[01:26] ---**
*I... will change the world*
**[01:27] ---**
"Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero"
*I... will change the world*
**[01:31] ---**
"Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero"
*Your tear change real my soul*
**[01:39] ---**
*From out of the flowing air, it rocks the world*
**[01:45] ---**
*The time limit is drawing near*
**[01:48] ---**
*What to do?*
**[01:49] ---**
*Shout! Deep, jet-black eyes*
**[01:55] ---**
*Ah, bearing a lasting grudge*
**[02:00] ---**
*A soaring hero of darkness*
**[02:05] ---**
*Enkindled*
**[02:07] ---**
*Change the world*
**[02:08] ---**
*Strong my heart*
**[02:10] ---**
*Whatever controls me, I'll pierce through it*
**[02:12] ---**
*Praise will be my reward*
**[02:15] ---**
*and set off my burning aesthetics*
**[02:18] ---**
*Without showing my tears*
**[02:24] ---**
*I still swear to protect you*
**[02:28] ---**
*Now let loose and realize*
**[02:43] ---**
*Now we are*
**[02:53] ---**
"New Game Plus"
**[03:08] ---**
You're not going any further!
**[03:10] ---**
Please return to the castle, Sir Akatsuki!
**[03:14] ---**
Sir Akatsuki!
**[03:18] ---**
Oh, what a tasty-looking earlobe.
**[03:34] ---**
Here, you can have it back.
**[03:40] ---**
Y-You rogue hero!
**[03:45] ---**
Rogue hero, huh...?
**[03:53] ---**
"Rogue hero." That's me to a T.
**[03:58] ---**
Now, then. Just come on out, Valkyrie.
**[04:08] ---**
I implore once more.
**[04:10] ---**
Please return to the castle,
Sir Akatsuki the Brave.
**[04:14] ---**
Man, this is one fancy send-off.
**[04:17] ---**
You don't even see this many on
the streets of Akiba these days.
**[04:22] ---**
You absolutely intend to
return to your world, then?
**[04:28] ---**
That's too bad.
**[04:31] ---**
Above!
**[04:32] ---**
And... Ta-dah!
**[04:34] ---**
Your distractions won't work!
**[04:37] ---**
What are you--?!
**[04:44] ---**
Oh, did you all sprain your legs or something?
**[04:47] ---**
I'll take a look. Let me see under your skirts.
**[04:54] ---**
Sir Akatsuki.
**[04:56] ---**
You lecher.
**[04:57] ---**
Do you *intend* to leave behind stories
**[04:59] ---**
of a monster with a penchant for
assaulting women in Shellfeed Forest?!
**[05:05] ---**
Wouldn't stories of maids who
attack travelers come first?
**[05:10] ---**
These are Princess Listy's orders!
**[05:12] ---**
I cannot allow you to pass through
the Otherworld Gate up ahead!
**[05:18] ---**
Sorry, but I am.
**[05:21] ---**
Prepare yourself!
**[05:22] ---**
Fine by me. Bring it on.
**[05:42] ---**
It looks like not even Valkyrie could stop you.
**[05:50] ---**
Hold on!
**[05:52] ---**
You dummy! Wait!
**[05:54] ---**
Quit joking around! I said wait! Hey!
**[06:01] ---**
What do you think you're doing, Listy?
**[06:03] ---**
A princess sneaking out of the castle...
**[06:06] ---**
Not to mention siccing the Maid Squad on me.
**[06:10] ---**
Are you really leaving?
**[06:13] ---**
Now that I've defeated Dark Lord Garius,
I don't belong in this world anymore.
**[06:19] ---**
A hero who's defeated a Dark Lord
will only spark new conflict.
**[06:24] ---**
Especially a rogue hero
who's not from this world.
**[06:28] ---**
Surely you understand that too.
**[06:32] ---**
Plus, there's something I have to do back home.
**[06:40] ---**
I'm sorry...
**[06:49] ---**
Wh-What are you doing?! You dummy!
**[06:55] ---**
I couldn't help it. You were crying.
**[06:58] ---**
Sorry.
**[06:59] ---**
You'll pay for stealing
the lips of a royal princess!
**[07:05] ---**
As long as you remember me,
I'll always remember you, too.
**[07:10] ---**
Don't get the wrong idea!
**[07:12] ---**
I'll forget you soon enough!
You can count on it!
**[07:14] ---**
Oh, really?
**[07:16] ---**
Then, as much as it pains me, this is goodbye.
**[07:19] ---**
I'll be over here, and you'll be over there.
**[07:22] ---**
Good! I'm glad!
**[07:24] ---**
So long, Akatsuki. I absolutely loathed you!
**[07:32] ---**
Don't forget what I said that day.
**[07:35] ---**
If anything happens, call for me.
**[07:38] ---**
As long as you have faith in me,
I *will* rush to your aid!
**[07:43] ---**
No matter how far apart we are,
I'll always be there for you!
**[07:48] ---**
Never forget that! Got it?!
**[08:22] ---**
Now, then...
**[08:30] ---**
Maybe I should have a squeeze?
**[08:32] ---**
Nah, I shouldn't.
**[08:34] ---**
C'mon. Wake up.
**[08:36] ---**
Hey, you okay?
**[08:42] ---**
Mm. Looks like you aren't hurt.
**[08:53] ---**
Hold on. Just chill out.
**[08:55] ---**
I know this comes as a shock and all,
but let's be calm about this.
**[08:58] ---**
Don't look at me!
**[09:00] ---**
Just listen. This is my
house in the world I'm from.
**[09:04] ---**
Rest easy.
**[09:06] ---**
Rest easy...
**[09:17] ---**
Why am I naked, then?
**[09:21] ---**
So you could cross dimensions, remember?
**[09:26] ---**
Anyway, what do you say
we introduce ourselves?
**[09:29] ---**
I'm Akatsuki Ousawa. Just call me Akatsuki.
**[09:32] ---**
I was known as the Rogue Hero
when I was in your world of Alayzard.
**[09:38] ---**
How about you?
**[09:40] ---**
Miu. My name is Miu.
**[10:26] ---**
Talk about being on the ball.
**[10:28] ---**
Already coming for me
the day after I get back...
**[10:32] ---**
Let's go over the story.
**[10:34] ---**
As of today, you're Miu Ousawa,
my long-lost little sister.
**[10:39] ---**
A-After I went missing,
we reunited in Alayzard...
**[10:45] ---**
...and returned to this world
through the Otherworld Gate.
**[10:49] ---**
If anyone prods for more,
just say you don't remember.
**[10:52] ---**
--Got it?
- -Y-Yeah.
**[10:56] ---**
Act more dignified.
**[10:58] ---**
It'll be a pain if anyone
finds out who you really are.
**[11:01] ---**
C'mon! Hold your chest out more!
**[11:04] ---**
R-Right!
**[11:11] ---**
Have you ever heard of
the Summoning Syndrome?
**[11:15] ---**
The Summoning Syndrome is a
supernatural phenomenon that began
**[11:19] ---**
approximately thirty years ago.
**[11:22] ---**
To date, thousands of young
men and women worldwide
**[11:26] ---**
have disappeared after being
summoned to other worlds.
**[11:32] ---**
Only about half have been able to return
**[11:35] ---**
through the "Otherworld Gates"
that exist in these other worlds.
**[11:41] ---**
Surprisingly enough, it's been discovered
that special fighting techniques
**[11:45] ---**
that returnees have gained in other
worlds can be used in this world as well.
**[11:54] ---**
This, of course, includes magical abilities.
**[11:59] ---**
As a result, in an effort to give proper guidance
**[12:04] ---**
to these uniquely-abled young adults
and help them benefit humankind,
**[12:08] ---**
the New United Nations has
created a special autonomous state
**[12:12] ---**
where it has founded an educational
institution known as BABEL.
**[12:18] ---**
Now that you have returned from other worlds,
**[12:20] ---**
you are automatically granted
the right to enroll in BABEL
**[12:24] ---**
and receive free training to
expand and master your abilities!
**[12:30] ---**
"Right to enroll," my butt.
**[12:32] ---**
Paying surprise visits
first thing in the morning...
**[12:36] ---**
It's more like forced isolation
for everyone involved.
**[12:39] ---**
Right?
**[12:40] ---**
Y-Yes, B-Big Brother...
**[12:45] ---**
Hey, now. You'll rouse
suspicion if you act like that.
**[12:50] ---**
It's just, I think they might
know from my physical
**[12:53] ---**
that I'm not from this world...
**[12:56] ---**
Don't worry about it.
**[12:58] ---**
Being big-busted isn't *that* big of a concern.
**[13:02] ---**
That's not what I mean!
**[13:06] ---**
I apologize for the wait.
We had a bit of trouble, you see...
**[13:11] ---**
Stay calm. Stay calm.
**[13:13] ---**
Let's see. Mr. Akatsuki Ousawa.
**[13:17] ---**
Yeah, that's me.
**[13:20] ---**
You appear to be in perfect health.
**[13:23] ---**
Please take this file to the
room at the end of the hall.
**[13:27] ---**
Thanks a bunch.
**[13:29] ---**
Ms. Miu Ousawa.
**[13:31] ---**
Y-Yes?
**[13:48] ---**
See? I told you not to worry.
**[13:51] ---**
It's common for otherworldly experiences
**[13:53] ---**
to cause feedback loops that mess
with people's bodies and memories.
**[14:01] ---**
Oh, I see...
**[14:04] ---**
Good work. I'm glad you
got through the exam okay.
**[14:10] ---**
Thanks, B-B-Big B-Broth--
**[14:16] ---**
No, I can't do it!
**[14:18] ---**
Just give it some time. Call me
Akatsuki until you get used to it.
**[14:24] ---**
"Akatsuki Ousawa"
**[14:25] ---**
I see.
**[14:27] ---**
"True Hero" and "Overlord."
**[14:29] ---**
These are unprecedented words, indeed.
**[14:31] ---**
"True Hero"
**[14:32] ---**
"Overlord"
**[14:33] ---**
Just what does this prophecy mean?
**[14:36] ---**
Maybe exactly what it says?
**[14:38] ---**
Huh?
**[14:39] ---**
Maybe this Akatsuki guy is a hero
who'll someday become an overlord?
**[14:44] ---**
If so, he's dangerous.
**[14:47] ---**
Ridiculous. That can't be the case.
**[14:52] ---**
Where are you going, Sir?
**[14:55] ---**
To pay the future overlord a visit.
**[14:58] ---**
BABEL's grounds have been
fitted with a special barrier.
**[15:02] ---**
Physical and magical attacks will
only affect an opponent mentally;
**[15:08] ---**
there'll be no actual physical harm.
**[15:11] ---**
You'll still feel pain, though,
so it *is* possible to pass out.
**[15:16] ---**
So there are safety measures
in place to prevent things
**[15:19] ---**
like dying of shock from intense pain.
**[15:25] ---**
Lastly, I'll need to see how
skilled you currently are.
**[15:30] ---**
Use anything you'd like.
**[15:38] ---**
Ah.
**[15:40] ---**
--You should choose a weapon too--
--No thanks. This is all I need.
**[15:44] ---**
Guess you're the type who's overconfident
in the skills you picked up while away.
**[15:48] ---**
Well, suit yourself.
**[15:51] ---**
Okay, let's begin!
**[15:53] ---**
We'll start with you.
**[15:55] ---**
Umm...
**[15:57] ---**
Please treat me well!
**[15:58] ---**
Hold on!
**[16:13] ---**
Oh, you're a mage type after all.
**[16:15] ---**
Still, you're too slow!
**[16:21] ---**
Impossible! A spell this strong
in just a few seconds...
**[16:25] ---**
...while maintaining a protection barrier too?!
**[16:31] ---**
Way to go.
**[16:33] ---**
Was that really okay?
**[16:35] ---**
It felt like a sneak attack, using a
dummy barrier to throw him off guard...
**[16:40] ---**
It's fine.
**[16:42] ---**
All right. Now it's my turn.
**[16:44] ---**
Or not...
**[16:45] ---**
Perhaps I could be your opponent?
**[17:03] ---**
Who are you?
**[17:05] ---**
It's a pleasure to meet you, Akatsuki Ousawa.
**[17:08] ---**
I am Kyoya Hikami, JPN BABEL's
High School Student Council President.
**[17:14] ---**
Sir. I apologize for bothering
you on your day off.
**[17:18] ---**
Not at all. Please take the
instructor to the infirmary.
**[17:21] ---**
Hey. Why is that doctor
being so formal with him?
**[17:25] ---**
Beats me.
**[17:26] ---**
But only the strongest students get to
be BABEL's student council presidents.
**[17:30] ---**
In other words, he's the best of the best here.
**[17:34] ---**
Now, then. I offer to be your opponent.
**[17:38] ---**
Is that acceptable?
**[17:39] ---**
Yeah. Fine by me.
**[17:42] ---**
You're frightening me, Ousawa.
This is only an exam.
**[17:46] ---**
I said I would be your opponent,
but that doesn't mean I'll *fight* you.
**[17:51] ---**
This is simply to determine your skill level.
**[17:58] ---**
Excellent. Your reflexes
are better than I expected.
**[18:01] ---**
Bastard! You went after her on purpose!
**[18:05] ---**
I'd prefer you think of it
as belief in your abilities.
**[18:09] ---**
Now then, Ousawa.
**[18:11] ---**
I hear you intended to take this exam unarmed.
**[18:16] ---**
How about it, then?
**[18:17] ---**
Can you break that ice pillar
with those prized fists of yours?
**[18:22] ---**
You sure? That's a pretty simple request.
**[18:25] ---**
No, don't! That's no ordinary ice!
**[18:29] ---**
It's brimming with magic power!
It must be especially hard!
**[18:33] ---**
If you were to hit it with your bare hands...!
**[18:36] ---**
So, if I can shatter this
gigantic thing into pieces,
**[18:41] ---**
I take it you'll agree to be my opponent,
Mr. Student Council President?
**[18:47] ---**
Very well. That sounds equitable to me.
**[18:50] ---**
I'll hold you to it.
**[19:07] ---**
Warrior from another world...
**[19:10] ---**
I entrust my daughter to you...
**[19:25] ---**
I-It didn't work?
**[19:27] ---**
Wow. He's really something.
**[19:30] ---**
With skill like yours,
**[19:32] ---**
I'm sure the day will soon come
when I square off with you.
**[19:37] ---**
Your entrance examinations are now complete.
**[19:42] ---**
Congratulations, and welcome to BABEL.
**[19:50] ---**
I'll be going now.
**[19:53] ---**
I appreciate your help.
**[20:03] ---**
"Let's fight one-on-one to our hearts' content
**[20:05] ---**
somewhere where my sister won't get hurt."
**[20:08] ---**
I take it that's what this means,
Akatsuki Ousawa...
**[20:14] ---**
Cheer up. You're lucky
you didn't hurt your hand.
**[20:22] ---**
"True Hero," huh...?
**[20:25] ---**
I want it.
**[20:27] ---**
That power...
**[20:30] ---**
Wow!
**[20:32] ---**
Look at all this food!
**[20:35] ---**
I guess it's our reward for
making it through our first day.
**[20:39] ---**
Let's chow down before it gets cold! Okay?
**[20:42] ---**
Yeah!
**[20:44] ---**
Let's eat!
**[20:47] ---**
Warrior from another world...
**[20:50] ---**
I entrust my daughter to you...
**[20:59] ---**
Despite her appearance,
she's the daughter of a Dark Lord.
**[21:03] ---**
Whether slain by man or
revered as a new Dark Lord,
**[21:09] ---**
her final fate lies in destruction.
**[21:12] ---**
So I ask...
**[21:13] ---**
Hey!
**[21:15] ---**
I said hey!
**[21:18] ---**
Oh, sorry.
**[21:20] ---**
Aren't you going to eat?
**[21:21] ---**
Yeah, I am!
**[21:28] ---**
"I entrust my daughter to you," huh...?
**[21:31] ---**
Man. Don't blame me for whatever happens...
**[21:59] ---**
*I can't sleep 'cause of love*
**[22:04] ---**
*I can't sleep 'cause it's too hard to ignore*
**[22:10] ---**
*How do these things even start, I wonder?*
**[22:16] ---**
*Why does my voice go hoarse?*
**[22:22] ---**
*Those unending, worry-filled dreams*
**[22:27] ---**
*And my fingers feel hot after biting at them*
**[22:33] ---**
*I'm confused, I'm afraid, I can't handle this...*
**[22:38] ---**
*I love you!*
**[22:41] ---**
*My story, a certain story*
**[22:44] ---**
*I'm not so little that a fairy tale
can put me to sleep*
**[22:52] ---**
*My story, a certain story*
**[22:55] ---**
*The days I think only about you
are probably going to be tough*
**[23:15] ---**
Ol' Akatsuki really left.
**[23:18] ---**
He had some nerve, saying goodbye
by taking off all the maids' panties
**[23:20] ---**
and stealing a kiss from me...
**[23:23] ---**
He said to call him if anything happens,
**[23:25] ---**
but he's in for some serious
hurt if I ever see him again!
**[23:28] ---**
Still, I wonder what it was he
had to do back in his home world.
**[23:33] ---**
Nothing perverted, I hope!
**[23:36] ---**
Next episode: "Bonds of Holy Water."
**[23:38] ---**
Holy water? Does that mean
a ceremony or something?
**[23:41] ---**
"Bonds of Holy Water"
# 2 - Bonds of Holy Water
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRP8ZQP1R/aesthetica-of-a-rogue-hero)
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**[00:28] ---**
Warrior from another world...
**[00:34] ---**
I entrust my daughter to you...
**[00:46] ---**
Will you come?
**[00:52] ---**
Dad... It hurts so much...
**[01:05] ---**
*I... will change the world*
**[01:06] ---**
"Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero"
*I... will change the world*
**[01:10] ---**
"Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero"
*Your tear change real my soul*
**[01:18] ---**
*nagareru taiki kara sekai o yurasu*
**[01:24] ---**
*taimu rimitto wa mou chikai yo*
**[01:27] ---**
*dou suru?*
**[01:29] ---**
*Shout! fukai shikkoku no me*
**[01:34] ---**
*Ah kienai ikon o seou yo*
**[01:39] ---**
*habataku yami no yuusha*
**[01:44] ---**
*kakitateru*
**[01:46] ---**
*Change the world*
**[01:48] ---**
*Strong my heart*
**[01:49] ---**
*shihai sarete mo tsukisasu*
**[01:51] ---**
*shousan wa houshuu de*
**[01:54] ---**
*hoteru bigaku narasu*
**[01:57] ---**
*namida wa misenai de ima wa mada*
**[02:03] ---**
*mamoru to chikau yo*
**[02:07] ---**
*tokihanate realize*
**[02:22] ---**
*Now we are*
**[02:32] ---**
"Bonds of Holy Water"
**[02:44] ---**
Still, Dad *did* say it would be okay
to kill the man who defeated him
**[02:53] ---**
if I ever felt he wasn't a
worthy partner to live with...
**[03:26] ---**
I'm going to assess your
worthiness. While by your side.
**[03:35] ---**
H-He sensed my bloodlust?!
**[03:49] ---**
Smooch...
**[03:51] ---**
Oh, look at you, all bashful.
How charmingly innocent...
**[03:54] ---**
But it's okay, cutey-pie.
**[03:57] ---**
Wh-What's gotten into you?!
**[03:59] ---**
You really are cute.
**[04:02] ---**
Tell me, what's your name?
**[04:05] ---**
Wait, is he...?!
**[04:07] ---**
He's completely asleep?!
**[04:10] ---**
N-No! It's not like that!
I'm not being bashful!
**[04:14] ---**
Don't be embarrassed. Just be yourself.
**[04:16] ---**
I *am* myself!
**[04:17] ---**
Hey! Don't take my clothes off! You idiot!
**[04:25] ---**
What do I do?!
**[04:27] ---**
Think... I gotta think!
**[04:31] ---**
S-Sister!
**[04:34] ---**
Your sister!
**[04:35] ---**
I'm your kid sister!
**[04:37] ---**
So please stop this, Big Brother!
**[04:43] ---**
It worked?
**[04:45] ---**
That's nonsense.
**[04:47] ---**
My sister is long dead.
**[04:51] ---**
Huh?
**[04:57] ---**
W-Wait! Stop! Quit it!
**[05:03] ---**
My body... feels wonderful...!
**[05:14] ---**
Ugh, my head's killing me...
**[05:17] ---**
Do I have a cold or depression or something?
**[05:22] ---**
Nothing! It's nothing!
**[05:38] ---**
Hey, is it just me or is everyone...?
**[05:41] ---**
Yeah, they're looking at us.
**[05:49] ---**
Don't worry.
**[05:50] ---**
In all eras and all worlds, new kids
always get put in the spotlight.
**[05:56] ---**
Don't let it worry you or get to you.
**[05:59] ---**
Just be yourself.
**[06:02] ---**
It's okay to just sit down anywhere?
**[06:05] ---**
New students usually just sit
wherever there's an open seat.
**[06:10] ---**
You're funny!
**[06:12] ---**
Wow, this is great.
**[06:14] ---**
It looks like the new students really
are as amazing as the rumors say.
**[06:19] ---**
Everyone's talking about you rookies!
**[06:21] ---**
Like how there's a pretty girl who used magic
**[06:24] ---**
to kick an instructor's butt
in her entrance exam...
**[06:28] ---**
...and how there's a guy with amazing skills
**[06:30] ---**
endorsed by Student Council
President Hikami himself.
**[06:33] ---**
You guys unknowingly set
the bar high for yourselves.
**[06:37] ---**
Oh...
**[06:39] ---**
You might not know this,
**[06:41] ---**
but jumping straight to
Class B is a pretty big deal.
**[06:44] ---**
Me and most everyone else
worked our way up from Class E.
**[06:48] ---**
Well, then. Sounds like
you know all about us...
**[06:52] ---**
Planning on telling us about you?
**[06:57] ---**
I'm Chikage Izumi, your new classmate.
**[07:02] ---**
Nice to meet you!
**[07:04] ---**
I'm Akatsuki Ousawa.
**[07:06] ---**
This is my sister Miu.
**[07:07] ---**
I-It's nice to meet you!
**[07:10] ---**
Anyway, there *is* one thing
I should warn you about.
**[07:13] ---**
It's true that new students can
usually just take any empty seat,
**[07:17] ---**
but I wouldn't sit there if I were you.
**[07:21] ---**
Hey, you!
**[07:23] ---**
What the hell are you doing in my seat?!
**[07:27] ---**
Outta the way, Tanaka!
**[07:29] ---**
Never seen you before. You new here?
**[07:31] ---**
Too late...
**[07:33] ---**
That's Onizuka. He dropped down from Class A.
**[07:35] ---**
He has a wild streak because
he considers us beneath him.
**[07:38] ---**
Don't ignore me!
**[07:39] ---**
There are rules to follow if
you wanna survive this class!
**[07:47] ---**
You've got some balls, I'll give you that.
**[07:50] ---**
But I'm gonna slaughter--
**[07:52] ---**
What the hell are you--?!
**[07:55] ---**
We're a lot alike.
**[07:56] ---**
I'm a bit of a fan of bullying, myself.
**[08:01] ---**
You know how some idiots
think they're better than others?
**[08:03] ---**
I just *love* to demolish the
pride of bastards like them.
**[08:10] ---**
What do you think? Have I torn
your pride to shreds now?
**[08:16] ---**
Stop! You're going too far!
**[08:22] ---**
Why are you causing trouble
on our very first day?!
**[08:25] ---**
Sheesh...
**[08:26] ---**
And here they come.
**[08:30] ---**
Who are they?!
**[08:32] ---**
The Discipline Committee.
**[08:33] ---**
They work directly under the
student council as problem solvers.
**[08:37] ---**
*He's* the one who started it!
This was in self-defense...!
**[08:41] ---**
No, it's okay.
**[08:45] ---**
It's fine this way.
**[08:46] ---**
"Student Council Office"
**[08:47] ---**
"Student Council Office"
Please wait here.
**[08:50] ---**
The executive officers will be
here shortly to discuss the matter.
**[09:00] ---**
"Student Council President Kyoya Hikami"
**[09:00] ---**
Hmm. So this is his seat...
**[09:05] ---**
Excellent. Your reflexes
are better than I expected.
**[09:08] ---**
Bastard! You went after her on purpose!
**[09:12] ---**
I'd prefer you think of it
as belief in your abilities.
**[09:17] ---**
My apologies for the delay.
**[09:20] ---**
Heya. My appreciations for the delay.
**[09:23] ---**
Wha...?! Hold on!
**[09:25] ---**
Just what do you think you're doing?!
**[09:27] ---**
That seat is *not* for the likes
of mere students like you!
**[09:32] ---**
I was told to wait here, so I did.
**[09:36] ---**
Besides, a chair's a chair.
**[09:38] ---**
There's no such thing as
a "chair I can't sit in."
**[09:41] ---**
Unfortunately, Haruka did not
mean it in a physical sense.
**[09:45] ---**
That is Kyoya's seat.
**[09:51] ---**
Oh?
**[10:13] ---**
Oh! This guy's good!
**[10:23] ---**
Any more of that and we
*won't* hold back next time!
**[10:28] ---**
What's going on?
**[10:31] ---**
Seeing as *you* called me here,
**[10:33] ---**
I figured you wanted to pick up
where we left off the other day.
**[10:38] ---**
Don't be silly.
**[10:40] ---**
I don't even know why you're here.
**[10:43] ---**
*I'm* the one who sent for you.
**[10:46] ---**
Akatsuki Ousawa. The Discipline
Committee filled me in.
**[10:50] ---**
What misfortune that you were
caught up in classroom discord
**[10:54] ---**
so soon after transferring here.
**[10:56] ---**
We appreciate your valuable
efforts in handling the situation.
**[11:00] ---**
Oh, you mean you called me here to thank me?
**[11:04] ---**
And to give you a warning.
**[11:06] ---**
Now that you've caused
trouble on your first day here,
**[11:09] ---**
the Discipline Committee will
be keeping an eye on you.
**[11:11] ---**
Should you cause any further trouble at all,
**[11:14] ---**
we will utilize full force
to subdue and restrain you.
**[11:19] ---**
In particular, should you ever act
disrespectfully as you did just now,
**[11:24] ---**
know that we *will* come
down on you without mercy.
**[11:28] ---**
"Student Council Office"
**[11:39] ---**
I wouldn't go back in there if I were you.
**[11:45] ---**
Are you lost? Where do
you belong, little girl?
**[11:48] ---**
This "little girl" is in the
same class as you, Ousawa.
**[11:56] ---**
I'm our class representative, Kuzuha Doumoto.
**[11:59] ---**
First period is in a different room,
so I came to get you.
**[12:08] ---**
You skipped grades, huh?
You must be pretty skilled, then.
**[12:12] ---**
Somewhat.
**[12:13] ---**
But, just as a note, the student council
members you picked a fight with
**[12:18] ---**
are far more skilled than I am.
**[12:21] ---**
They can tell exactly what you're thinking.
**[12:25] ---**
You don't say?
**[12:26] ---**
Then I guess the little fire
I set will go to waste.
**[12:30] ---**
Oh, you're vicious.
**[12:34] ---**
What kind of "fire" did you set?
**[12:38] ---**
This kind.
**[12:41] ---**
Akatsuki Ousawa!
**[12:50] ---**
How dare you?!
**[12:53] ---**
Referring to these?
**[12:55] ---**
Th-The president may have overlooked
your misbehavior, but I won't!
**[13:00] ---**
To preserve BABEL's order, I *will* punish you!
**[13:08] ---**
What the heck?!
**[13:10] ---**
I'll finish you in the blink of an eye!
**[13:16] ---**
Have a taste of my Super-Swift Wind!
**[13:22] ---**
A mere student, baring his
fangs at the student council...
**[13:25] ---**
What arrogance.
**[13:28] ---**
Huh?
**[13:32] ---**
Huh?!
**[13:36] ---**
Y-You'll regret this, Akatsuki Ousawa!
**[13:39] ---**
The student council *will
*make you pay for this!
**[13:41] ---**
I *will* punish you someday! I swear it!
**[13:47] ---**
You poured oil onto the fire.
**[13:50] ---**
Yeah, it'd be no fun otherwise.
**[14:01] ---**
Oh, looks like you're
really pushing the limits.
**[14:08] ---**
What's wrong?
**[14:09] ---**
Aren't any of you embarrassed?
**[14:12] ---**
Just think of them like swimsuits
and you won't feel too embarrassed.
**[14:17] ---**
Acting embarrassed will only
draw more attention to you.
**[14:20] ---**
I suggest you try to act normal.
**[14:23] ---**
Really?
**[14:25] ---**
Should I use my power to help you relax?
**[14:27] ---**
Absolutely not! It caused
enough trouble for me last night!
**[14:32] ---**
Last night?
**[14:34] ---**
Oh, nothing! It's nothing!
**[14:42] ---**
Let's see...
**[14:43] ---**
Should I just put it here, Class Rep?
**[14:45] ---**
Yes. Thank you for helping me like this.
**[14:48] ---**
It's no problem. Let's finish it up.
**[14:59] ---**
You've been acting funny!
**[15:01] ---**
Oh, like how I popped that ball
because I put too much strength into it?
**[15:06] ---**
I was just...
**[15:07] ---**
Could you two please be quiet?
**[15:10] ---**
Oh, sorry...
**[15:13] ---**
What is it?
**[15:14] ---**
I think I heard someone back there.
**[15:25] ---**
With another girl...?!
**[15:27] ---**
--Izumi sure is used to this.
--Sheesh. This is suspension-worthy.
**[15:33] ---**
Just what do you think
you're doing here, Izumi?
**[15:37] ---**
Just what it looks like. Why?
**[15:40] ---**
"Just what it looks like"...?
**[15:42] ---**
This way, no one bothers me
and I never bother anyone.
**[15:45] ---**
Are you saying you've brought girls
in here during every P.E. class?
**[15:51] ---**
Well, I wouldn't say *every* time.
**[15:53] ---**
I can't stand this!
**[15:57] ---**
Oh, no!
**[15:59] ---**
Can't we just open it again?
**[16:01] ---**
No, these doors were specifically
made *not* to open from the inside!
**[16:07] ---**
I always leave a handkerchief to keep
it from shutting completely, but...
**[16:14] ---**
Step aside, Class Rep.
**[16:17] ---**
The punishment is severe for
purposely destroying BABEL facilities.
**[16:22] ---**
Besides, that isn't necessary.
**[16:25] ---**
Oh?
**[16:25] ---**
Once lunch break is over,
**[16:27] ---**
other class officers will use their
master keys to come in here.
**[16:31] ---**
We just need to wait.
More precisely, that's our only option.
**[16:34] ---**
All because of her.
**[16:36] ---**
You should've just ignored me!
**[16:40] ---**
*That*, I can't ignore. Are you
suggesting *I'm* to blame for this?
**[16:45] ---**
I'm not blaming you.
It was just a case of bad luck.
**[16:50] ---**
Do you honestly not feel
you're to blame in any way?!
**[16:54] ---**
I'm so jealous! I wish I could have
a friendly relationship like you two!
**[16:58] ---**
"Friendly"?!
**[17:17] ---**
Oh, are you cold, Class Rep?
**[17:20] ---**
Are you okay?
**[17:22] ---**
Yes... I'm all right.
**[17:24] ---**
Oh? Need to use the bathroom?
**[17:27] ---**
No!
**[17:28] ---**
Oh, really? If you say so.
**[17:37] ---**
Say, are you really okay?
**[17:40] ---**
I-I'm fine!
**[17:42] ---**
I think I saw some sandbags in that corner!
**[17:45] ---**
If one of us knew how to use earth magic...
**[17:49] ---**
...we could make a toilet
out of dirt and go there!
**[17:52] ---**
Lucky for us, her specialty just
happens to be earth magic!
**[17:58] ---**
We'll stand far away and cover our ears!
**[18:02] ---**
Okay, Izumi?
**[18:04] ---**
Yeah, I like that idea!
**[18:06] ---**
Let's do that, Class Rep!
**[18:09] ---**
I don't want to!
**[18:13] ---**
O-Oh, I wasn't trying to tease
you or anything just now.
**[18:19] ---**
I'm sorry! This is all my fault, okay?
**[18:22] ---**
See? Izumi said she's sorry.
**[18:25] ---**
I promise I won't tell anyone.
**[18:26] ---**
I won't do anything mean, either.
Don't worry. Go on.
**[18:31] ---**
I can't... I can't stand up...
**[18:33] ---**
If I move in the slightest...
**[18:37] ---**
...i-it'll come out...
**[18:41] ---**
Are you cryin', Class Rep?
**[18:43] ---**
D-Do you have any good ideas?
**[18:46] ---**
I wouldn't necessarily call it a "good" idea,
**[18:48] ---**
but I make it a rule never
to ignore a girl's tears.
**[18:52] ---**
I'll need you two to help, though.
**[18:56] ---**
Are you willing to help me help her?
**[19:01] ---**
Then stand on both sides of her.
**[19:03] ---**
Huh? We just need to stand here?
**[19:21] ---**
H-Huh? I-I can't stand up...
**[19:25] ---**
H-Hey! Wh-What is this?!
**[19:28] ---**
What did you do to us?!
**[19:30] ---**
I didn't pick up any magic in my other world,
**[19:33] ---**
but I *did* learn Linked Energy Manipulation,
**[19:36] ---**
a technique for controlling internal energy.
**[19:38] ---**
Simply put, I fiddled with
the energy flows inside you.
**[19:45] ---**
But why...?! You said this was
for the class rep's sake...!
**[19:50] ---**
It's bad to hold it in, you know.
**[19:52] ---**
There's nothing to be embarrassed
about if you *all* have to go, y'know?
**[19:55] ---**
That's crazy!
**[19:57] ---**
Miu! I... can't hold it in...!
**[20:00] ---**
No, Izumi! Don't let this brute have his way!
**[20:04] ---**
I'll make it all better now.
**[20:21] ---**
Oh, what are you doing in here?
**[20:27] ---**
Wh-What's with them?
**[20:38] ---**
He was so depraved that
there's practically no need now
**[20:40] ---**
to assess if he's a bad person or not...
**[20:45] ---**
Miu. Don't tell *anyone* about this, okay?!
**[20:48] ---**
Right!
**[20:50] ---**
You too, Class Rep!
**[20:52] ---**
Yeah. I'm sorry. It's my fault.
**[20:55] ---**
Why are *you* apologizing?
**[20:58] ---**
It's all *his* fault.
**[21:01] ---**
So let's put our past differences aside
and fight him together, Class Rep!
**[21:07] ---**
Yes! All three of us! You, me, and Ousawa!
**[21:11] ---**
Huh? You want me to be your friend too?!
**[21:14] ---**
Of course!
**[21:15] ---**
--You don't want to?
--No, I do!
**[21:19] ---**
Thanks!
**[21:21] ---**
What's wrong?
**[21:22] ---**
Oh, nothing! It's nothing!
**[21:27] ---**
Did he make himself the villain
so the rest of us would be friends?
**[21:33] ---**
No, that's crazy.
**[21:35] ---**
Oh! You again?!
**[21:37] ---**
What have you done this time?!
**[21:59] ---**
*ai no sei de nemurenai yo*
**[22:05] ---**
*soppo muite nemurenai yo*
**[22:10] ---**
*donna fuu ni hajimarun darou*
**[22:16] ---**
*nande koe ga kasureru no sa?*
**[22:22] ---**
*tomaranai munasawagi no dream*
**[22:27] ---**
*kajitta yubi ga atsui*
**[22:33] ---**
*mayou yo, kowai yo, dame da yo...*
**[22:38] ---**
*suki da yo!*
**[22:41] ---**
*my story aru story*
**[22:44] ---**
*otogibanashi de nekashi
tsukeru hodo kodomo ja nai*
**[22:52] ---**
*my story aru story*
**[22:55] ---**
*kimi no koto dake
kangaeru hibi ja kurushiku narisou*
**[23:15] ---**
Come to think of it, Akatsuki mentioned
he was a student back home.
**[23:19] ---**
He's going to drag everyone around
him into trouble. I feel bad for them.
**[23:23] ---**
I can just see the catastrophes now.
**[23:25] ---**
What makes it even worse is
that he doesn't *mean* harm.
**[23:28] ---**
Still, Akatsuki does have
his good points, right?
**[23:32] ---**
He does. That jerk has some serious balls!
**[23:36] ---**
Next episode: "To Become an Adult."
**[23:38] ---**
Huh? How can you become an
adult if you're still underage?
**[23:41] ---**
"To Become an Adult"
**[23:43] ---**
# 3 - To Become an Adult
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRP8ZQP1R/aesthetica-of-a-rogue-hero)
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**[00:13] ---**
Morning.
**[00:29] ---**
Hey, now...
**[00:34] ---**
Hold on, will you?
**[00:35] ---**
Hey!
**[00:42] ---**
Guess I shouldn't be surprised.
**[00:44] ---**
Not after what I did...
**[00:59] ---**
Yo, Tanaka!
**[01:01] ---**
Huh?
**[01:02] ---**
How nice of you to stand in line for me!
**[01:07] ---**
Huh? No, I'm...
**[01:15] ---**
Got a problem?!
**[01:16] ---**
Do ya?!
**[01:20] ---**
Yo, Onizuka!
**[01:23] ---**
How nice of you to stand in line for me.
**[01:38] ---**
Tanaka!
**[01:42] ---**
--Thanks.
- -Sure thing.
**[01:45] ---**
--Whoa...
--Onizuka's reign is over!
**[01:48] ---**
So *that's* Akatsuki Ousawa...
**[01:52] ---**
Ousawa...!
**[02:01] ---**
*I... will change the world*
**[02:02] ---**
"Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero"
*I... will change the world*
**[02:06] ---**
"Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero"
*Your tear change real my soul*
**[02:14] ---**
*From out of the flowing air, it rocks the world*
**[02:20] ---**
*The time limit is drawing near*
**[02:23] ---**
*What to do?*
**[02:24] ---**
*Shout! Deep, jet-black eyes*
**[02:30] ---**
*Ah, bearing a lasting grudge*
**[02:35] ---**
*A soaring hero of darkness*
**[02:40] ---**
*Enkindled*
**[02:42] ---**
*Change the world*
**[02:44] ---**
*Strong my heart*
**[02:45] ---**
*Whatever controls me, I'll pierce through it*
**[02:47] ---**
*Praise will be my reward*
**[02:50] ---**
*and set off my burning aesthetics*
**[02:53] ---**
*Without showing my tears*
**[02:59] ---**
*I still swear to protect you*
**[03:03] ---**
*Now let loose and realize*
**[03:18] ---**
*Now we are*
**[03:28] ---**
"To Become an Adult"
**[03:33] ---**
Shrimp dumpling! Yoink!
**[03:36] ---**
That's mean!
**[03:39] ---**
Yum, yum!
**[03:41] ---**
Umm...
**[03:43] ---**
Where's the class rep?
**[03:44] ---**
"Student Council Office"
**[03:45] ---**
Oh, sounds like they called for her.
**[03:47] ---**
Because of a certain someone who's
been terrorizing our class lately.
**[03:51] ---**
Everything from beating up Onizuka,
smashing down doors,
**[03:54] ---**
swiping the vice president's underwear,
**[03:57] ---**
and dragging girls into the gym storage room.
**[04:00] ---**
I'd say that really puts our class rep's
managerial skills into question.
**[04:05] ---**
I-I think that last one was *you*, actually...
**[04:15] ---**
Does it worry you?
**[04:17] ---**
Huh?
**[04:18] ---**
The fact the student council
is watching your brother.
**[04:24] ---**
I-I'm not really sure!
**[04:26] ---**
Maybe it's because of my amnesia,
but I still don't see him as my brother!
**[04:30] ---**
Oh...
**[04:32] ---**
Well, there's no need to rush.
**[04:34] ---**
Maybe it's better that you remember
things little by little, over time,
**[04:38] ---**
about you and your brother.
**[04:41] ---**
Yeah! I agree!
**[04:50] ---**
Oh! Class Rep!
**[04:54] ---**
So, what did they want?
**[04:59] ---**
It's none of your concern.
**[05:02] ---**
Oh, really?
**[05:03] ---**
Class Rep! If there's anything at all we can do...!
**[05:09] ---**
Izumi.
**[05:11] ---**
It's against school regulations
to accessorize your bag.
**[05:15] ---**
Oh! I-I gave that doll to her as a present!
**[05:19] ---**
So it's my fault...
**[05:22] ---**
Incidentally, it sounds like Miu
made one for you too, Class Rep.
**[05:31] ---**
I'll accept the sentiment alone.
**[05:37] ---**
Don't take it personal.
That's the kind of kid she is.
**[05:47] ---**
Now, then. What to do?
**[05:51] ---**
One day, I suddenly found myself
cast into an unfamiliar world, all alone.
**[05:56] ---**
When I finally returned, I was forcibly
thrown into a class of older students.
**[06:03] ---**
This isn't where I belong.
**[06:06] ---**
In which case, their "threat"
might not be such a bad idea.
**[06:15] ---**
Sorry.
**[06:27] ---**
So, what do you wanna know?
**[06:29] ---**
Huh?
**[06:30] ---**
I've caused you all this trouble, y'know?
**[06:33] ---**
So ask me anything you want.
**[06:36] ---**
I'll tell you *everything*,
**[06:38] ---**
from my favorite types of girls
to my favorite proportions.
**[06:44] ---**
I assume the guys on the
student council ordered you
**[06:47] ---**
to report about any info on me at all,
no matter how trivial, right?
**[06:53] ---**
You're frightening. Do you
see through everything?
**[06:59] ---**
I'm to deliver a report every morning.
**[07:02] ---**
Should I miss a single report,
I'll be sent back to elementary school.
**[07:07] ---**
So...?
**[07:09] ---**
To be honest, I don't think I would mind that.
**[07:13] ---**
Don't take it personal.
That's the kind of kid she is.
**[07:18] ---**
No matter how much I study,
it won't make me an adult.
**[07:23] ---**
In the end, I'm still just a child.
**[07:30] ---**
Goodbye.
**[07:33] ---**
I'll help you with these reports of yours.
**[07:38] ---**
Thanks for walking home with me.
**[07:47] ---**
Oh, wow! Not in the middle of town like this...
**[07:52] ---**
Let's go somewhere more relaxed...
**[07:53] ---**
What are you talking about? Look over there!
**[08:01] ---**
What kind of pairing is this?
**[08:04] ---**
Hmm...
**[08:06] ---**
Ousawa just took her hand...
**[08:08] ---**
...and went inside!
**[08:10] ---**
"Manga Café Wai-Wai"
**[08:11] ---**
Manga Café Wai-Wai...
**[08:13] ---**
"Couple rooms, complete with showers"...!
**[08:17] ---**
--Wanna go in?
--Of course I do!
**[08:21] ---**
Knock it off before I get angry.
**[08:24] ---**
Dragging me to a seedy manga café like this...
**[08:24] ---**
"Couple Room A" "Couple Room B"
**[08:28] ---**
Let go. I'm going home.
**[08:30] ---**
Geez. You're bothering
the other guests, you know.
**[08:57] ---**
Wh-What are you planning to do?
**[09:05] ---**
I'm gonna make you into an adult.
**[09:16] ---**
"Couple Room A" "Couple Room B"
**[09:19] ---**
Well? Hear anything?
**[09:22] ---**
No, nothing at all. What do we do now?
**[09:29] ---**
You'll bother the other guests
if you shout too loud!
**[09:33] ---**
Wait--stop! Quit it!
**[09:37] ---**
This was *your* idea, you know.
**[09:40] ---**
Don't worry. I'll be gentle!
**[09:45] ---**
I-I didn't mean "adult" in that sense...!
**[09:50] ---**
Then what *do* you mean?
**[09:51] ---**
W-Well, you know...
**[09:55] ---**
S-Someone who can understand another's
feelings by reading the situation...
**[09:59] ---**
*That's* what an adult is!
**[10:01] ---**
Then I'm still a kid too,
**[10:03] ---**
seeing as I'm about to do this even
though you're clearly against it.
**[10:10] ---**
Reading a situation makes
you an adult? That's crazy.
**[10:13] ---**
There's no need to read
something you can't see.
**[10:16] ---**
Instead, you need to smile more.
Get angry more. Cry more.
**[10:20] ---**
Do that and you'll start to feel
at home in High School Class B.
**[10:28] ---**
Stop! This isn't why I--!
**[10:30] ---**
Just think of it as physical
contact symbolizing our friendship!
**[10:33] ---**
--Whoa! Super-soft!
- -Stop it!
**[10:37] ---**
You can cry and shout in here too, if you want.
**[10:40] ---**
What do you say?
**[10:44] ---**
Hmm. For now...
**[10:47] ---**
...I think I'll smile.
**[10:53] ---**
Thanks, Ousawa.
**[10:55] ---**
Write whatever you want in today's report.
**[10:58] ---**
You can even make me out to be
a real villain too, if you want.
**[11:03] ---**
Chikage! You pervert! You creep!
**[11:05] ---**
I-I was just joking around! Honest!
**[11:08] ---**
What are you two doing?
**[11:10] ---**
Just a little friendly physical contact.
**[11:13] ---**
But what were *you* guys doing?!
**[11:15] ---**
Are you okay, Class Rep?!
**[11:17] ---**
This brute didn't do anything improper, did he?!
**[11:20] ---**
Not really.
**[11:21] ---**
He pushed my buttons and
temporarily immobilized me, that's all.
**[11:25] ---**
Again?!
**[11:28] ---**
--Perverted button-pusher!
--You perv!
**[11:30] ---**
I'm innocent!
**[11:31] ---**
Maybe if it wasn't so sudden...
**[11:39] ---**
She's late! After we made it so very clear
**[11:41] ---**
to Class B's representative that she
needs to submit reports before class!
**[11:47] ---**
You really oughta chill out...
**[11:49] ---**
You need to be calm.
**[11:51] ---**
All right, we can decide on
her punishment another time!
**[11:54] ---**
But Akatsuki Ousawa!
**[11:56] ---**
We cannot afford to let that
brute continually lord over us!
**[12:02] ---**
Haruka. You are too worked up.
**[12:04] ---**
So what if he saw your panties?
**[12:06] ---**
He didn't just "see" them, he stripped--!
**[12:09] ---**
In any case, I'm placing the
Discipline Committee directly in charge
**[12:12] ---**
of investigating Akatsuki Ousawa's--
**[12:18] ---**
Sir!
**[12:20] ---**
We need to discuss Akatsuki Ousawa's--
**[12:23] ---**
I will personally handle all
issues relating to Ousawa.
**[12:28] ---**
Any objections?
**[12:44] ---**
"Summoning Program"
**[12:45] ---**
"Combat Training Monster Selection"
**[12:46] ---**
"Combat Training Monster Selection"
"Cockatrice"
**[12:46] ---**
"Stat Customization"
**[12:50] ---**
"Special Abilities
Petrification Limiter OFF"
**[13:05] ---**
Wow! I did it...!
**[13:07] ---**
That's an "Arms Device," or "A.D." for short.
**[13:11] ---**
When equipped, it'll create the
most suitable weapon for you
**[13:14] ---**
based on your skills and qualities.
**[13:17] ---**
Incidentally, the weapon it produces
**[13:19] ---**
will vanish if you will it to disappear
or if you lose consciousness.
**[13:23] ---**
Let's see...
**[13:27] ---**
Oh, it did!
**[13:28] ---**
Now, then. How about you?
**[13:31] ---**
Hmm. No good.
**[13:33] ---**
Have you tried imagining it?
**[13:35] ---**
It works basically the same
as when using magic...
**[13:38] ---**
That doesn't help much. I can't use magic.
**[13:44] ---**
You're unprecedented in every way, aren't you?
**[13:49] ---**
You will now split into two teams
and commence your combat training.
**[13:53] ---**
Those wishing to fight in groups,
form a party of two or more members
**[13:57] ---**
and move to Stadium #1.
**[13:59] ---**
Those of you who'd rather fight solo,
find an opponent and stay here.
**[14:05] ---**
Oh!
**[14:07] ---**
--Okay, the three of us can be--
--Hey! Let me join, too.
**[14:12] ---**
Hmph!
**[14:20] ---**
Okay, then.
**[14:22] ---**
Onizuka!
**[14:25] ---**
O-Ousawa?!
**[14:26] ---**
Wanna lock horns?
**[14:27] ---**
Get real! Why would *I* partner with *you*?!
**[14:32] ---**
I'll kill you if you don't.
**[14:36] ---**
Just kidding!
**[14:38] ---**
I still can't even use A.D.s.
**[14:41] ---**
I'm stuck using this
imitation sword they lent me,
**[14:44] ---**
*and* I can't use a lick of magic.
**[14:46] ---**
R-Really?!
**[14:48] ---**
Yep.
**[14:51] ---**
All right.
**[14:55] ---**
You'll be squaring off with
the Cockatrice this time.
**[14:58] ---**
Not Cocky again!
**[15:00] ---**
I'm seriously sick of fighting that thing!
**[15:03] ---**
Is it that weak of a monster?
**[15:05] ---**
Well, its most dangerous ability--
petrification--*is* turned off and all.
**[15:09] ---**
Just watch out for its beak and
talon attacks and you'll be fine.
**[15:13] ---**
There's already an established
strategy for defeating it.
**[15:16] ---**
Mage-types use ranged attacks,
while fighter-types
**[15:19] ---**
use hit-and-run tactics
whenever there's an opening.
**[15:23] ---**
The mock combat program will now begin!
**[15:30] ---**
Next! Ousawa and Onizuka!
**[15:41] ---**
I thought for sure he was gonna take on
the Cockatrice with those three chicks...!
**[15:48] ---**
Well, whatever. I don't need
to rely on the Cockatrice.
**[15:51] ---**
I'll take care of Ousawa myself!
**[15:54] ---**
As explained before, any physical
damage caused by A.D.s or magic
**[15:58] ---**
will be converted by the barrier
into mental damage instead.
**[16:01] ---**
Worst-case scenario, you'll just pass out.
**[16:03] ---**
So rest easy and fight with all your might!
**[16:06] ---**
Got it!
**[16:08] ---**
Let the match begin!
**[16:15] ---**
Got him! I got him good!
**[16:18] ---**
So you started a spell before the match
**[16:20] ---**
and used it to launch a surprise
attack right off the bat...
**[16:24] ---**
Winning is all that matters!
**[16:28] ---**
A surprise attack wasn't a bad idea...
**[16:33] ---**
...but your timing was way too obvious.
**[16:46] ---**
You done?
**[16:47] ---**
Then it's *my* turn now!
**[17:02] ---**
Hey, you okay?
**[17:04] ---**
He doesn't appear to be.
He completely passed out.
**[17:09] ---**
Man...
**[17:12] ---**
It's depressing that *he* can get this to
work while I'm the only one who can't.
**[17:16] ---**
Maybe my A.D. is busted or something?
**[17:28] ---**
What was that?!
**[17:31] ---**
What the...?!
**[17:34] ---**
I-It's too strong! What level is it set at?!
**[17:37] ---**
What's going on, Sir?!
**[17:39] ---**
I-I don't know! The emergency
shutdown program won't activate!
**[17:42] ---**
This system is going haywire!
**[17:45] ---**
Someone must've messed with the system...!
**[17:49] ---**
I'll buy some time here!
**[18:05] ---**
Take this!
**[18:18] ---**
You okay, Class Rep?
**[18:20] ---**
Y-Yes. I'm fine now.
**[18:23] ---**
You two should evacuate quickly.
**[18:24] ---**
Not that charmless nonsense again.
**[18:27] ---**
At this rate, all three of us will be...
**[18:30] ---**
We won't leave you behind! We can't!
**[18:34] ---**
Having to owe you one is
a scary thought, you see...
**[18:43] ---**
I want to be in this class...
**[18:47] ---**
I want to be with these two...
**[18:49] ---**
Izumi! Ousawa!
**[18:52] ---**
Thank you!
**[18:55] ---**
Oh, she's smiling!
**[18:57] ---**
This is the first time I've
seen you smile, Class Rep!
**[19:00] ---**
Oh, you...!
**[19:02] ---**
Sir! Please use this chance
to evacuate the others!
**[19:05] ---**
Thank you! Everyone, evacuate to Stadium #2!
**[19:12] ---**
At this rate, we'll run out of
magic and it'll overwhelm us!
**[19:16] ---**
Looks like we'll just have to hit it
with all the magic we got left.
**[19:20] ---**
Just tell us when, Class Rep!
**[19:22] ---**
Right!
**[19:23] ---**
Three! Two!
**[19:25] ---**
One! Zero!
**[19:31] ---**
We did it!
**[19:33] ---**
No, we didn't.
**[19:35] ---**
It appears we made a terrible oversight.
**[19:39] ---**
It's actually been *absorbing* our magic!
**[19:49] ---**
Look out!
**[19:54] ---**
Chikage?! Class Rep?!
**[20:09] ---**
At most, damage within the barrier is
supposed to cause unconsciousness...
**[20:14] ---**
But somehow, this thing's
turned everyone to stone.
**[20:17] ---**
If it smashes their petrified bodies...!
**[20:20] ---**
I won't let you!
**[20:33] ---**
I-I can still fight!
**[20:48] ---**
Sorry to keep you waiting.
**[20:50] ---**
You're safe now.
**[20:52] ---**
Chew on this!
**[20:58] ---**
You did it!
**[20:59] ---**
H-Huh?
**[21:02] ---**
You really pushed yourself hard.
**[21:04] ---**
You did great. Now leave the rest to me.
**[21:08] ---**
It's no use! Direct attacks and
magic attacks don't work on it!
**[21:15] ---**
Then I guess it's time to go for broke with this!
**[21:37] ---**
All right!
**[21:41] ---**
Bring it on!
**[21:59] ---**
*I can't sleep 'cause of love*
**[22:04] ---**
*I can't sleep 'cause it's too hard to ignore*
**[22:10] ---**
*How do these things even start, I wonder?*
**[22:16] ---**
*Why does my voice go hoarse?*
**[22:22] ---**
*Those unending, worry-filled dreams*
**[22:27] ---**
*And my fingers feel hot after biting at them*
**[22:33] ---**
*I'm confused, I'm afraid, I can't handle this...*
**[22:38] ---**
*I love you!*
**[22:41] ---**
*My story, a certain story*
**[22:44] ---**
*I'm not so little that a fairy tale
can put me to sleep*
**[22:52] ---**
*My story, a certain story*
**[22:55] ---**
*The days I think only about you
are probably going to be tough*
**[23:15] ---**
After becoming an Alayzard warrior,
Akatsuki raced through battlefields,
**[23:19] ---**
always fighting at the forefront,
ahead of all others.
**[23:23] ---**
Seeing him from behind gave everyone courage.
**[23:27] ---**
Even without words, he can convey things.
**[23:31] ---**
That's something we know now.
**[23:34] ---**
Next episode: "The Hero's Back."
**[23:37] ---**
He's normally a little perverted, but even
he can get serious when he has to!
**[23:41] ---**
"The Hero's Back"
# 4 - The Hero's Back
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRP8ZQP1R/aesthetica-of-a-rogue-hero)
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**[00:05] ---**
You really pushed yourself hard.
**[00:07] ---**
You did great. Now leave the rest to me.
**[00:10] ---**
It's no use! Direct attacks and
magic attacks don't work on it!
**[00:17] ---**
Then I guess it's time to
go for broke with this!
**[00:37] ---**
All right!
**[00:41] ---**
Bring it on!
**[00:49] ---**
*I... will change the world*
**[00:50] ---**
"Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero"
*I... will change the world*
**[00:54] ---**
"Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero"
*Your tear change real my soul*
**[01:02] ---**
*nagareru taiki kara sekai o yurasu*
**[01:08] ---**
*taimu rimitto wa mou chikai yo*
**[01:11] ---**
*dou suru?*
**[01:13] ---**
*Shout! fukai shikkoku no me*
**[01:18] ---**
*Ah kienai ikon o seou yo*
**[01:23] ---**
*habataku yami no yuusha*
**[01:28] ---**
*kakitateru*
**[01:30] ---**
*Change the world*
**[01:32] ---**
*Strong my heart*
**[01:33] ---**
*shihai sarete mo tsukisasu*
**[01:35] ---**
*shousan wa houshuu de*
**[01:38] ---**
*hoteru bigaku narasu*
**[01:41] ---**
*namida wa misenai de ima wa mada*
**[01:47] ---**
*mamoru to chikau yo*
**[01:51] ---**
*tokihanate realize*
**[02:06] ---**
*Now we are*
**[02:16] ---**
"The Hero's Back"
**[02:21] ---**
Here it comes!
**[02:29] ---**
Now, then. Guess it's time to finish this...
**[02:33] ---**
I'll help!
**[02:35] ---**
No time for that, sad to say.
**[02:37] ---**
See?
**[02:41] ---**
Stay back!
**[02:46] ---**
One!
**[02:49] ---**
Sorry, gotta borrow this!
**[02:52] ---**
Two!
**[02:53] ---**
Give it here! You can always get another!
**[02:56] ---**
Three!
**[02:57] ---**
This is a pain! Just hand 'em all over to me!
**[03:00] ---**
Four! Five!
**[03:02] ---**
Six!
**[03:03] ---**
Seven!
**[03:04] ---**
This should be enough! It *better* be enough!
**[03:09] ---**
I'm gonna use this sword to
blast my energy directly into it!
**[03:22] ---**
It's over.
**[03:29] ---**
This worked like a charm.
**[03:38] ---**
--H-Huh?
--What happened to the Cockatrice?
**[03:41] ---**
Thank goodness! Oh, thank goodness!
**[03:45] ---**
Did *you* save us, Ousawa?
**[03:49] ---**
No--if it hadn't been for her tenacity,
**[03:53] ---**
you'd both be a pile of pebbles by now.
**[03:57] ---**
Great job.
**[04:02] ---**
I see. I understand. Thank you.
**[04:05] ---**
--Keep me apprised. I wish
to question him later.
**[04:05] ---**
--He reprogrammed it as
revenge for embarrassment...
**[04:11] ---**
A man's jealousy is a scary thing.
**[04:13] ---**
I need to hurry and get rid of it...
**[04:16] ---**
Didn't he realize we could
just check the system logs
**[04:20] ---**
and see who last used a master key?
**[04:24] ---**
A truly shoddy plan, befitting of Class B.
**[04:27] ---**
That said, Ousawa's one hell of a fighter.
**[04:31] ---**
It was a lousy Cockatrice!
**[04:33] ---**
Yikes...!
**[04:34] ---**
Still, with skill like that,
I could see him joining Class A...
**[04:40] ---**
He is nowhere near our level.
**[04:59] ---**
Yeah. When you borrow something,
you gotta put it back where you got it.
**[05:07] ---**
What do you mean by that, Ousawa?
**[05:10] ---**
I'm guessing you planned to
slip it into Onizuka's pocket
**[05:13] ---**
during the confusion with the Cockatrice,
**[05:17] ---**
but unfortunately for you,
he's already been taken to the infirmary
**[05:21] ---**
and the Cockatrice has gone bye-bye now.
**[05:25] ---**
I don't know what you're talking about.
**[05:28] ---**
*You* were behind this, Tanaka.
**[05:33] ---**
I actually took a liking to you
**[05:37] ---**
when I first saw you take Onizuka's
abuse without saying a word.
**[05:44] ---**
Bullying only gets worse
if you stand up to it.
**[05:48] ---**
It's better to just stay
quiet and put up with it.
**[05:52] ---**
Maybe that *is* true about bullying.
**[05:54] ---**
But we both know you're
far stronger than Onizuka.
**[05:59] ---**
I knew you were strong.
**[06:03] ---**
That's why I said what I said to Onizuka.
**[06:05] ---**
You know how some idiots
think they're better than others?
**[06:08] ---**
I just *love* to demolish the
pride of bastards like them.
**[06:12] ---**
Onizuka was ordered to clean the stadium as
**[06:15] ---**
punishment for causing
trouble in the classroom.
**[06:18] ---**
So, using a master key, he broke
into the programming room
**[06:21] ---**
and tampered with the Cockatrice's data.
**[06:25] ---**
Y-You shouldn't be modifying
the program like this, Onizuka...!
**[06:27] ---**
"Summoning Program"
**[06:28] ---**
"Combat Training Monster Selection"
**[06:28] ---**
Shut up! Go take this back to the key room!
**[06:29] ---**
"Combat Training Monster Selection"
"Cockatrice"
**[06:29] ---**
"Stat Customization"
**[06:31] ---**
Go on! Get moving!
**[06:33] ---**
"Special Abilities
Petrification Limiter OFF"
**[06:35] ---**
You're suggesting I took Onizuka's
program for getting back at you
**[06:39] ---**
and modified it to go
even more out of control?
**[06:53] ---**
Looks like you're not all brawn after all.
You have some brains, too.
**[07:12] ---**
It's no use! My attacks are
flawless and unbeatable!
**[07:19] ---**
I risk being caught if I keep this up.
**[07:26] ---**
How surprisingly pathetic.
**[07:35] ---**
Y-Your blackout was just an act,
including the A.D. weapon deactivation?!
**[07:41] ---**
I figured if your attacks are unbeatable,
**[07:43] ---**
it'd be quicker to throw
*you* off guard instead.
**[07:46] ---**
How is this possible?!
**[07:48] ---**
How can you still stand after
all the damage you took?!
**[07:52] ---**
My Linked Energy Manipulation
is a handy skill to have.
**[07:56] ---**
It's useful not just for
offense, but defense too.
**[07:59] ---**
So my techniques can't
beat your defenses, huh?
**[08:03] ---**
In that case...!
**[08:06] ---**
You...!
**[08:07] ---**
That's right. This attack spell
isn't directed at you.
**[08:11] ---**
It's directed at this very BABEL building.
**[08:15] ---**
*You* might be able to withstand it,
but will everyone else?
**[08:22] ---**
The barrier's in place.
**[08:23] ---**
They'll just pass out,
however much damage you cause.
**[08:26] ---**
BABEL's barrier only protects against
magic and weapon-based damage
**[08:31] ---**
that people inflict on each other.
**[08:34] ---**
It *doesn't* protect against rubble
and debris from a demolished building.
**[08:38] ---**
What is it you're after, Tanaka?!
**[08:41] ---**
The students trained at this
academy will be deployed
**[08:45] ---**
to battlefields around the world
when the need arises.
**[08:48] ---**
BABEL is nothing more
than a merchant of death.
**[08:50] ---**
It is my duty to destroy it.
**[08:53] ---**
And you don't care how
many students will die?
**[08:57] ---**
Revolutions always come with sacrifices.
**[09:01] ---**
Your sword and my magic...
**[09:04] ---**
Let's see which is fastest.
**[09:08] ---**
That's enough.
**[09:35] ---**
Why are *you* here?
**[09:37] ---**
Likely for the same reason
as you, Akatsuki Ousawa.
**[09:41] ---**
I didn't *want* to interfere,
but unfortunately I had to.
**[09:47] ---**
I couldn't allow any
collateral damage, you see.
**[09:50] ---**
I hope you aren't offended.
**[09:54] ---**
Oh?
**[09:56] ---**
Trust me, I'd *love* to fight.
**[10:00] ---**
But I'm more worried
about my sister and her pals.
**[10:04] ---**
We can save it for some other time.
**[10:10] ---**
Take the seriously wounded
students to the ICU! Hurry!
**[10:14] ---**
Class Rep! I brought the first-aid kits!
**[10:18] ---**
Anyone who's able-bodied, help Ousawa!
**[10:22] ---**
We're almost out of
disinfectant and bandages!
**[10:24] ---**
--Ouch!
--You're a guy. Act like it!
**[10:27] ---**
--Hey! We need those bandages now!
--Are you okay? Does it hurt?
**[10:31] ---**
Can someone go get more?!
**[10:33] ---**
I will!
**[10:36] ---**
Here's everything from the nurse's office.
**[10:39] ---**
Where have you been?!
**[10:41] ---**
Had some stuff to take care of.
**[10:42] ---**
Your own left hand was petrified, you know!
**[10:46] ---**
If you have time to worry about others--
**[10:56] ---**
If permitted, I ask you to live
with the one who defeats me...
**[11:04] ---**
But if you ever feel that my vanquisher
is unworthy to live with you...
**[11:13] ---**
...then you may kill him.
**[11:37] ---**
Feeling any better?
**[11:38] ---**
Yeah! I feel fine!
**[11:44] ---**
--Oww!
- -You little liar.
**[11:47] ---**
If you have time to worry about others,
you should worry about yourself.
**[11:55] ---**
Is this... healing magic?
**[11:59] ---**
No, I can't use magic.
**[12:03] ---**
It's called "Vivification."
**[12:05] ---**
It activates and stabilizes
your body's internal energy,
**[12:08] ---**
increasing your ability to heal.
**[12:11] ---**
It feels nice and warm...
**[12:14] ---**
But you aren't messing with my
energy in a weird way again, I hope!
**[12:20] ---**
Geez, can't you just
accept people's kindness?
**[12:24] ---**
If you're gonna be like that, then I'll
push *just* the right button for you.
**[12:29] ---**
Poke!
**[12:32] ---**
Wh-Whoa! What did you do?!
**[12:34] ---**
What vulgar button did you press this time?!
**[12:37] ---**
Nothing much. Just one to
make you honest with yourself.
**[12:40] ---**
Liar!
**[12:42] ---**
One of these days, you're going to--
**[12:46] ---**
Huh?
**[12:51] ---**
--It's okay to cry.
- -Huh?
**[12:54] ---**
You haven't had a real cry
since Garius died, have you?
**[13:00] ---**
Stop it... This is too sudden and cruel.
**[13:05] ---**
What do you... What do you want from me?
**[13:10] ---**
Man, you're an awkward one.
**[13:14] ---**
Still, you don't need to
force acceptance on yourself.
**[13:18] ---**
You have me to talk to.
**[13:20] ---**
Hit me with all the feelings you have
bottled up--sadness, hate, everything.
**[13:27] ---**
It doesn't matter what the
reason was. I killed your dad.
**[13:32] ---**
I'm his murderer.
**[13:37] ---**
It must've been so sudden.
It must've made no sense.
**[13:41] ---**
But you don't have to hold it in.
**[13:43] ---**
When you're hurting, you should
just be honest and say so.
**[13:46] ---**
And...
**[13:50] ---**
It's okay to say so directly to
the face of the one you hate.
**[13:54] ---**
If you ever want to cry
but can't cry on your own,
**[13:59] ---**
I'll make it so you can.
**[14:03] ---**
Because I'm the only one who can do that now.
**[14:07] ---**
So it's okay for you to cry now.
**[14:10] ---**
That's why I made it so you'll
be honest with yourself.
**[14:20] ---**
That's it. Just let it all out.
**[14:45] ---**
I feel like they've gotten even bigger.
Maybe it's just my imagination...
**[14:50] ---**
Or not.
**[14:52] ---**
Maybe I'll have him take me
shopping on our next day off.
**[15:03] ---**
Oh, right.
**[15:05] ---**
Maybe I should have Chikage and
the class rep take me instead...
**[15:08] ---**
Oh? You going somewhere?
**[15:10] ---**
Yeah. I'd like to pick up
some clothes and underwear...
**[15:16] ---**
Huh?
**[15:21] ---**
Oh, this?
**[15:23] ---**
This is a Linked Energy
Manipulation exercise.
**[15:27] ---**
You send energy to the bottom of your
feet and stand perpendicular to the wall.
**[15:47] ---**
In other news,
**[15:49] ---**
in response to the recent attempted
terrorist attack on JPN BABEL...
**[15:51] ---**
I know he isn't trying to be mean, but...
**[15:56] ---**
Is this really how siblings get along?
**[15:59] ---**
...COCOON members have
begun arriving in Japan.
**[16:03] ---**
Secret talks between certain countries...
**[16:06] ---**
Huh? What's wrong?
**[16:12] ---**
"Yesterday"
"International COCOON Members Arrive"
**[16:22] ---**
Oh? I spy a breach of school rules!
**[16:25] ---**
This is one of my privileges
as class representative.
**[16:28] ---**
Huh?!
**[16:29] ---**
Miu! Will you get a load of this?!
**[16:32] ---**
Hey... Miu?
**[16:33] ---**
Sorry!
**[16:35] ---**
Is something wrong?
**[16:37] ---**
Umm... Do you mind if I ask what "COCOON" is?
**[16:43] ---**
What brought that on?
**[16:45] ---**
Oh, it was on the news this morning
and it's been on my mind ever since...
**[16:50] ---**
Ah.
**[16:51] ---**
Oh, I almost forgot that the shock of
being summoned into another world
**[16:56] ---**
made you forget almost
everything about this world.
**[17:00] ---**
Simply put, COCOON members
help run the world now.
**[17:06] ---**
"Children of Cross Over Other Nation."
**[17:10] ---**
Or "COCOON" for short.
**[17:12] ---**
Each member is more powerful
than their entire nation's military.
**[17:20] ---**
As the top leaders of BABEL,
they strive for the ideal of world peace
**[17:26] ---**
and supervise and educate children
who've returned from other worlds.
**[17:30] ---**
Partly to prevent their special
abilities from being misused,
**[17:34] ---**
and partly so that BABEL can intervene
**[17:39] ---**
and send these children to the
battlefield should any wars
**[17:43] ---**
or regional conflicts break out.
**[17:46] ---**
Why the need for a gathering just
because some "hero" has appeared?
**[17:53] ---**
And why an unofficial one? We'll see
each other at the summit anyway...
**[17:59] ---**
So the Norn Check said
this guy is a "True Hero"?
**[18:03] ---**
You have to be kidding me.
**[18:05] ---**
That almost makes *us* sound
like false heroes or something.
**[18:10] ---**
Do you really think so?
**[18:12] ---**
Does that... Does that mean I'm a fake...?
**[18:16] ---**
Come, now. All that matters is that
we follow what we believe is just.
**[18:24] ---**
So, what is your actual assessment?
**[18:26] ---**
I caught a small glimpse of his true power,
**[18:29] ---**
but unfortunately I have yet
to see it in its entirety.
**[18:33] ---**
For now, I intend to keep
an eye on him in our Class B
**[18:39] ---**
and, from there, decide if he's
powerful enough to join us or not.
**[18:48] ---**
I see...
**[18:50] ---**
I'm concerned about your brother.
**[18:53] ---**
He seemed a little on edge today.
**[18:57] ---**
Does it have something to do with COCOON?
**[19:00] ---**
Probably.
**[19:01] ---**
His mood suddenly changed when
he heard that name on the news...
**[19:06] ---**
I guess he has some feelings toward COCOON...
**[19:10] ---**
Akatsuki seems so frank,
big-mouthed, and self-indulgent,
**[19:17] ---**
but I guess he also has
a side he keeps to himself.
**[19:21] ---**
I think I can see why you're
so focused on him, Miu!
**[19:26] ---**
Huh? What do you mean?
**[19:28] ---**
You have no memory of Akatsuki either, right?
**[19:32] ---**
Yet you live under the same roof,
having been "told" you're siblings.
**[19:36] ---**
*Not* thinking about it would be impossible.
**[19:38] ---**
H-Hold on! I don't think anything like that!
**[19:44] ---**
Th-There's nothing going on at all!
**[19:47] ---**
Plus, I'm pretty sure he
already likes someone!
**[19:50] ---**
So he has no feelings for me whatsoever!
**[19:54] ---**
Anyway, would you like to go
shopping with me on our next day off?
**[20:00] ---**
Sure, okay.
**[20:02] ---**
What are you shopping for?
**[20:04] ---**
Umm, underwear.
**[20:06] ---**
Ooh, that's great! I'll pick out
something super-sexy for you!
**[20:10] ---**
Something normal is fine.
**[20:12] ---**
Are you that dense?
Ousawa is a having "size issue."
**[20:16] ---**
Yikes! For a sports-bra flatty,
you sure talk like a know-it-all!
**[20:22] ---**
J-Just stop! Everyone's watching...!
**[20:28] ---**
I'm not really sure why,
but my heart hurts just a little...
**[20:39] ---**
It's him, all right...
**[20:43] ---**
He's there...
**[20:49] ---**
Oh? Aww, someone beat me here?
**[20:52] ---**
This is my favorite spot, too.
Someone else already came and took it...
**[20:59] ---**
I feel like I've seen you before...
**[21:02] ---**
Not just in passing, but from
somewhere else... Y'know?
**[21:08] ---**
How the hell should I know?
You sure you aren't just imagining things?
**[21:14] ---**
Oh! Now I remember!
**[21:16] ---**
You're Akatsuki Ousawa, aren't you?!
**[21:19] ---**
Yeah. So what?
**[21:20] ---**
Ah! I see! So you're the big-shot
hero everyone's talking about?
**[21:24] ---**
I read all about your great
exploits in the paper!
**[21:28] ---**
Let's shake hands!
**[21:34] ---**
I guess you *could* call this a handshake.
**[21:59] ---**
*ai no sei de nemurenai yo*
**[22:05] ---**
*soppo muite nemurenai yo*
**[22:10] ---**
*donna fuu ni hajimarun darou*
**[22:16] ---**
*nande koe ga kasureru no sa?*
**[22:22] ---**
*tomaranai munasawagi no dream*
**[22:27] ---**
*kajitta yubi ga atsui*
**[22:33] ---**
*mayou yo, kowai yo, dame da yo...*
**[22:38] ---**
*suki da yo!*
**[22:41] ---**
*my story aru story*
**[22:44] ---**
*otogibanashi de nekashi
tsukeru hodo kodomo ja nai*
**[22:52] ---**
*my story aru story*
**[22:55] ---**
*kimi no koto dake
kangaeru hibi ja kurushiku narisou*
**[23:15] ---**
Akatsuki is strangely popular with girls.
**[23:19] ---**
Once, when he helped protect a brothel guild,
**[23:21] ---**
he got on really friendly terms
with the girls working there.
**[23:25] ---**
As I recall, that idiot not only helped
the girls pick out undergarments,
**[23:28] ---**
but even helped them put them on!
**[23:31] ---**
Just remembering it makes me angry!
**[23:33] ---**
I hope someone teaches Akatsuki a lesson!
**[23:37] ---**
Next episode: "Just a Short Repose."
**[23:40] ---**
Just so we're clear, he
never did that with me!
**[23:41] ---**
"Just a Short Repose"
**[23:43] ---**
# 5 - Just a Short Repose
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRP8ZQP1R/aesthetica-of-a-rogue-hero)
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**[00:04] ---**
Ah! I see! So you're the big-shot
hero everyone's talking about?
**[00:08] ---**
I read all about your great exploits in the paper!
**[00:12] ---**
Let's shake hands, Mr. Celebrity!
**[00:17] ---**
I guess you *could* call this a handshake.
**[00:20] ---**
Nice. You got some good reflexes, all right.
**[00:23] ---**
But your feet...
**[00:26] ---**
...aren't off-guard!
**[00:38] ---**
Oww...
**[00:39] ---**
Whoa, whoa! Time out!
**[00:41] ---**
I just wanted to shake your hand!
I didn't mean any harm, honest!
**[00:46] ---**
Uh-huh. Sure.
**[00:48] ---**
So, what's it gonna be? You wanna
keep this handshake going or not?
**[00:51] ---**
I think I'll call it quits here.
I'm not a fan of pain.
**[01:01] ---**
Linked Energy Manipulation, huh?
**[01:04] ---**
Y'know, with your reflexes and dexterity...
**[01:06] ---**
Can you do it?
**[01:07] ---**
What are you talking about?
**[01:10] ---**
All right! Hang out with me next Monday!
**[01:13] ---**
There's someone I wanna introduce you to!
**[01:15] ---**
That's fine with me and all,
but just who are you, anyway?
**[01:19] ---**
Oh, right!
**[01:20] ---**
I'm Motoharu Kaidou, perpetual
outcast of High School Class A!
**[01:25] ---**
Nice to meetcha!
**[01:32] ---**
*I... will change the world*
**[01:33] ---**
"Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero"
*I... will change the world*
**[01:37] ---**
"Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero"
*Your tear change real my soul*
**[01:45] ---**
*From out of the flowing air, it rocks the world*
**[01:51] ---**
*The time limit is drawing near*
**[01:54] ---**
*What to do?*
**[01:55] ---**
*Shout! Deep, jet-black eyes*
**[02:01] ---**
*Ah, bearing a lasting grudge*
**[02:06] ---**
*A soaring hero of darkness*
**[02:11] ---**
*Enkindled*
**[02:13] ---**
*Change the world*
**[02:14] ---**
*Strong my heart*
**[02:16] ---**
*Whatever controls me, I'll pierce through it*
**[02:18] ---**
*Praise will be my reward*
**[02:21] ---**
*and set off my burning aesthetics*
**[02:24] ---**
*Without showing my tears*
**[02:30] ---**
*I still swear to protect you*
**[02:34] ---**
*Now let loose and realize*
**[02:49] ---**
*Now we are*
**[02:59] ---**
"Just a Short Repose"
**[03:08] ---**
Mm. Looks like you've finally
gotten used to this world.
**[03:12] ---**
How rude!
**[03:13] ---**
I can handle shopping just fine, you know!
**[03:17] ---**
Yet you're still afraid of automatic doors.
**[03:20] ---**
W-Well, that's...
**[03:24] ---**
It's okay. Just take it little by little.
**[03:29] ---**
Hey, that reminds me, didn't you say
you need underwear that fits you?
**[03:33] ---**
Huh? Oh, yes.
**[03:35] ---**
Your sister's are a little small on me, so...
**[03:38] ---**
All right, then! Tomorrow will
be your shopping mall debut!
**[03:43] ---**
Shopping... mall?
**[03:50] ---**
W... W...
**[03:53] ---**
Wow!
**[03:56] ---**
Are these *all* stores?!
**[03:59] ---**
This is actually a pretty modest one.
**[04:01] ---**
The downtown areas on the mainland
have *lots* more people and stores.
**[04:05] ---**
I'm surprised you didn't take
her here sooner, Ousawa.
**[04:10] ---**
If you want to help her
remember about this world,
**[04:13] ---**
you need to take her places to jog her memory.
**[04:16] ---**
Yeah, my bad.
**[04:18] ---**
I'll take you anywhere you
want to go from now on,
**[04:20] ---**
so just tell me if you ever wanna go somewhere.
**[04:23] ---**
Oh, no, I don't really--
**[04:25] ---**
Oh, don't be so reserved.
You guys are brother and sister.
**[04:29] ---**
You're *supposed* to depend on each other!
**[04:31] ---**
Izumi's right.
**[04:33] ---**
--You have no memory of this world, so...
--You're always there to protect me like that.
**[04:40] ---**
But...
**[04:44] ---**
Besides, I'd like to show
you more of this world too.
**[04:47] ---**
Okay.
**[04:54] ---**
That's not fair.
**[04:55] ---**
Is something wrong, Ousawa?
**[04:57] ---**
Oh, no, it's nothing!
**[05:02] ---**
--What's the latest style?
--That's breaking the rules.
**[05:04] ---**
--Pastel lace is an old standby.
--He knows I can't say anything...
**[05:07] ---**
...if he treats me nicely like that...
**[05:13] ---**
Being "big" must be tough in its own way, huh?
**[05:17] ---**
--Huh?
- -She means your boobs.
**[05:19] ---**
Oh...
**[05:21] ---**
Still, why is your bust suddenly
larger but nothing else?
**[05:24] ---**
Huh? U-Umm, puberty!
**[05:27] ---**
And maybe because of all the milk I drink!
**[05:33] ---**
Oh, there we go! Right over there!
**[05:39] ---**
You don't know what size you are, right, Miu?
**[05:42] ---**
In that case, we should
get a clerk to measure you.
**[05:45] ---**
But first... Just how long are
you going to stick around?
**[05:50] ---**
Should I not be here?
**[05:52] ---**
Well, *I* don't mind, but...
**[05:54] ---**
--What do *you* prefer?
- -Huh?!
**[05:57] ---**
I can wait outside if you don't want me around.
**[06:10] ---**
Stay with me!
**[06:11] ---**
Sure thing! You can count on me!
**[06:13] ---**
I have pretty good taste
in fashion, by the way.
**[06:16] ---**
I was once a bodyguard for a brothel
guild in another world, you see!
**[06:21] ---**
I became good friends
with the girls working there,
**[06:23] ---**
and often helped them pick
out underwear and such!
**[06:26] ---**
You can keep those untold stories I
don't want to hear about to yourself...
**[06:33] ---**
There, all done!
**[06:36] ---**
Now I'll bring garments
that match your measurements,
**[06:40] ---**
with the designs you chose!
**[06:42] ---**
Oh, okay! Thank you!
**[06:51] ---**
It feels like they just keep
getting bigger and bigger...
**[06:59] ---**
They *are*.
**[07:01] ---**
May I come in?
**[07:03] ---**
Yes!
**[07:05] ---**
Huh? Don't they all seem a little too big?
**[07:08] ---**
Plus there are some I didn't choose...
**[07:10] ---**
They're my personal recommendations!
**[07:12] ---**
Your cool boyfriend out there
is sure to love them!
**[07:16] ---**
N-No! It isn't like that at all...!
**[07:20] ---**
Oh? Is it just a crush, then?!
**[07:23] ---**
That's all the more reason
to go with one of these, then!
**[07:27] ---**
With your stylish looks
and these undergarments,
**[07:29] ---**
you can slay any man instantly!
**[07:33] ---**
Oh, then how about this?!
**[07:35] ---**
You seem troubled by your large size,
**[07:38] ---**
so perhaps I can show you the proper
way of putting on a bra for today.
**[07:44] ---**
The proper way...?
**[07:48] ---**
First, you place the straps over your shoulders.
**[07:51] ---**
Then you tilt forward and pull
the cups so as to "fill" them.
**[07:55] ---**
Then, still in that position, you attach the hooks
**[07:58] ---**
and then stand upright again
while tugging the shoulder straps.
**[08:02] ---**
Then, while keeping a cup
in place with one hand,
**[08:06] ---**
you use the other hand to
pull the rest of it into the cup
**[08:08] ---**
and then pull it all upward.
**[08:11] ---**
Lastly, pull the band below the
shoulder blades and you're all done!
**[08:17] ---**
Wow. They look even bigger,
*and* they're pointing upward...!
**[08:21] ---**
Actually, undergarments usually
change things even more dramatically!
**[08:24] ---**
But in your case,
you're already very stylish, so...
**[08:27] ---**
Th-That's not true!
**[08:30] ---**
--These are kind of cute!
--They are!
**[08:32] ---**
How do you like this design?
**[08:42] ---**
I wonder if he'll like seeing me in this!
**[08:46] ---**
Wait! Wh-What am I thinking?!
**[08:57] ---**
Aww, now you've done it.
**[09:05] ---**
Yo!
**[09:12] ---**
N-No one's noticed...
**[09:15] ---**
What are you doing in here?!
**[09:18] ---**
You told me to stay with you, remember?
**[09:20] ---**
Not like *this*!
**[09:23] ---**
Isn't the bigger issue what
you're gonna do about this?
**[09:29] ---**
Wh-What should I do?
**[09:31] ---**
Isn't it obvious? You'll just
have to apologize and pay for it.
**[09:36] ---**
I didn't think it cost *this* much...
**[09:40] ---**
Miss?
**[09:41] ---**
You've been in there a long time.
Is everything all right?
**[09:44] ---**
Wh-What now?! If she sees us
both in here, we'll be done for!
**[09:48] ---**
No, I doubt we'll be "done for."
**[09:52] ---**
Hide!
**[09:56] ---**
What? Hide where, exactly?
**[09:58] ---**
Just do it!
**[09:59] ---**
Miss? I'm coming in!
**[10:12] ---**
Miss! I'm coming in!
**[10:17] ---**
Huh?
**[10:19] ---**
You're still trying those
same undergarments on?
**[10:22] ---**
U-Umm...
**[10:24] ---**
This is...
**[10:25] ---**
Is something the matter?
**[10:27] ---**
Umm, c-could I have a little more time?
**[10:31] ---**
Huh?
**[10:33] ---**
Do you need any help, Miss?
**[10:37] ---**
Got no other choice now.
Just be honest and apologize.
**[10:41] ---**
You *were* the princess of
the Dark Clan back in Alayzard,
**[10:45] ---**
so you probably never had to
apologize much for stuff you did.
**[10:52] ---**
But in this world, you're my little sister.
**[10:55] ---**
You know you have to apologize
for stuff you do, right?
**[10:59] ---**
Or are apologies not your thing?
**[11:03] ---**
C'mon. Say something, will you?
**[11:06] ---**
Miu! It's me!
**[11:08] ---**
Could you let us in?
**[11:10] ---**
Y-You! How did you get in here?!
**[11:14] ---**
--The fitting rooms are off-limits to men, you know!
--What's wrong, Miu?
**[11:18] ---**
Please leave this instant!
**[11:21] ---**
How annoying! What is all this noise?!
**[11:24] ---**
Oh, Vice President...
**[11:25] ---**
Akatsuki Ousawa...?!
**[11:27] ---**
What are *you* doing here?!
**[11:29] ---**
What are *you* doing dressed like that?
**[11:40] ---**
Could you come here a moment, Ma'am?
**[11:42] ---**
Of course.
**[11:44] ---**
I specifically requested underwear
that's impossible to snatch away...!
**[11:48] ---**
Indeed! I believe those
particular undergarments
**[11:50] ---**
will take quite a long time for even
the most light-fingered man to remove!
**[11:55] ---**
You want me to wear *this*?!
**[11:58] ---**
It looks wonderful on you, though!
**[12:00] ---**
--That doesn't make me happy at all!
--I don't even wanna ask...
**[12:03] ---**
Oh, but really...!
**[12:04] ---**
Can you apologize on your own?
**[12:08] ---**
Okay! Good!
**[12:11] ---**
I guess you're not entirely
at fault this time, though.
**[12:15] ---**
Now, then. What to do...
**[12:19] ---**
Hey, Ma'am!
**[12:20] ---**
Sorry to interrupt your little party.
**[12:23] ---**
My sister wants to buy the
underwear you recommended for her,
**[12:27] ---**
but it sounds like this set doesn't quite fit...
**[12:29] ---**
Huh?
**[12:31] ---**
That can't be right.
**[12:32] ---**
I hate to be rude, but I *did
*take her measurements and--
**[12:35] ---**
Bring one three sizes bigger.
**[12:38] ---**
I *am* a professional; I would
never be *three* sizes off...
**[12:43] ---**
Not even an amateur would
make that big of a mistake.
**[12:47] ---**
Just trust me and bring what I asked.
**[12:50] ---**
I have something interesting to show you!
**[12:55] ---**
You're not thinking of making a
run for it while she's gone, I hope.
**[13:00] ---**
Me, run?
**[13:01] ---**
Now, then! Hey, turn your back this way.
**[13:06] ---**
No. I know what you're going to do.
**[13:08] ---**
You're going to press another weird
button of mine like you did before.
**[13:12] ---**
Don't worry. I'm just gonna set
your body back to its proper state.
**[13:17] ---**
I won't try anything funny.
**[13:28] ---**
There.
**[13:30] ---**
Seriously, just relax.
**[13:39] ---**
Now just stay still.
**[13:49] ---**
Here you are.
**[13:51] ---**
All right. Here goes. You ready?
**[13:54] ---**
A-Are you sure about this?
**[13:56] ---**
Don't worry.
**[13:58] ---**
When I was a bodyguard for the brothel guild,
**[14:00] ---**
I wound up helping the girls put these on.
**[14:03] ---**
Their bodies are their assets, y'know?
**[14:06] ---**
With my help, their chests looked nice and big,
**[14:09] ---**
their figures looked amazing,
**[14:11] ---**
and they drew in lots more customers.
**[14:15] ---**
Apparently, the only flaw was that
it made the girls feel too good.
**[14:23] ---**
Well, simply put,
**[14:25] ---**
brassieres are about stuffing as
much boob as you can into them.
**[14:28] ---**
I'm impressed! You were exactly right!
**[14:31] ---**
Yup!
**[14:34] ---**
So, I hate to be the bearer of bad news,
**[14:37] ---**
but the one you brought her earlier
ripped because it was too small...
**[14:42] ---**
Huh?
**[14:42] ---**
I thought that might've been the case.
**[14:45] ---**
Don't worry about paying for it.
**[14:46] ---**
It was my fault as a professional
for bringing her an incorrect size.
**[14:51] ---**
Nope, you're not to blame.
**[14:53] ---**
I actually fiddled with her
body while you were gone.
**[14:58] ---**
Fiddled...?
**[14:59] ---**
My sister has no memories of the past, you see.
**[15:02] ---**
So whenever she's alone,
she gets anxious and tense.
**[15:07] ---**
People's bodies contract when under strain.
**[15:10] ---**
So I helped her get rid of that pent-up energy.
**[15:13] ---**
That added an extra size.
**[15:14] ---**
She's also overly self-conscious about her chest,
**[15:17] ---**
so she has a habit of slouching.
**[15:19] ---**
So I fixed that and added yet another size.
**[15:23] ---**
And the last size?
**[15:24] ---**
That's a trade secret, I'm afraid.
**[15:27] ---**
Ma'am! How long are you
going to keep me waiting?!
**[15:30] ---**
Right! I'll be right there!
**[15:32] ---**
Anyway, that's the deal, so don't
feel like you screwed up or anything.
**[15:37] ---**
I'll pay for the damages.
**[15:39] ---**
In exchange, since she'll probably
be coming here by herself sometimes,
**[15:43] ---**
I ask that you tend to her
again whenever she does.
**[15:47] ---**
Sorry about everything.
**[15:48] ---**
No! That's not right!
**[15:50] ---**
Why are you lying?!
**[15:52] ---**
*I'm* the one who ripped it! *I'm* the
one who's supposed to apologize!
**[15:57] ---**
I thought you--
**[15:58] ---**
It wasn't that I didn't want to apologize!
**[16:00] ---**
I just... I just didn't want
to be a bother to you...
**[16:08] ---**
Oh, was that it?
**[16:11] ---**
Listen.
**[16:13] ---**
No matter what you think of me,
**[16:15] ---**
here, in this world, we're family.
**[16:20] ---**
Being there for each other
is what family is all about.
**[16:25] ---**
What seemed so stupid and perverted
**[16:27] ---**
turned kind of sentimental at some point...
**[16:30] ---**
Yes, it's lovely.
**[16:32] ---**
Although it's very surreal having it take place
**[16:34] ---**
in the fitting room of a lingerie shop
while Ousawa is in her underwear.
**[16:38] ---**
Huh?
**[16:42] ---**
Wonderful, isn't it?! It's the latest Rion design!
**[16:44] ---**
The fabric becomes see-through
as your body temperature goes up!
**[16:52] ---**
All right, that's it!
**[16:54] ---**
Akatsuki Ousawa! You have some nerve!
**[16:56] ---**
You ought to be ashamed!
**[16:58] ---**
Hmm. Maybe we should wait outside.
**[17:00] ---**
Yeah.
**[17:02] ---**
Don't be silly. You guys are next!
**[17:04] ---**
When did you--?!
**[17:06] ---**
Unbelievable! I didn't sense it at all!
**[17:10] ---**
That's what you get for letting your guard down
**[17:12] ---**
after he's done it time and time again!
**[17:15] ---**
Actually...
**[17:16] ---**
...I have yours too, V.P.
**[17:22] ---**
My sister's so embarrassed that she's crying.
**[17:26] ---**
She might even start avoiding you guys
unless we do something about it.
**[17:32] ---**
To keep that from happening, the four
of you will form the Boob Alliance!
**[17:40] ---**
What's most embarrassing of all...
**[17:43] ---**
...is how messed-up in the head you are!
**[17:50] ---**
Say, what are you gonna do for next
week's ranking matches, Akatsuki?
**[17:55] ---**
What's that?
**[17:56] ---**
I should've guessed you
weren't listening to the teacher.
**[18:00] ---**
It's part of the finals. It's the combat
exam that's after the written exam.
**[18:04] ---**
It's a big one, too. All the students
from all the classes participate in it.
**[18:09] ---**
How well you do determines
what class you'll be in next year.
**[18:13] ---**
Oh, yeah, I think I remember
hearing something about that.
**[18:17] ---**
So, why do you ask?
**[18:19] ---**
We're allowed to form teams
for these ranking matches.
**[18:23] ---**
But having lots of people would be unfair,
**[18:27] ---**
so the limit is four people to a team.
**[18:30] ---**
The reason it's four...
**[18:32] ---**
...is because the student council
has four members, right?
**[18:35] ---**
Correct!
**[18:36] ---**
So what do you plan to do?
**[18:39] ---**
Never mind me. What about you guys?
**[18:41] ---**
The three of us have already
decided to form a team.
**[18:46] ---**
Oh?
**[18:47] ---**
Anyway, we talked things over
**[18:49] ---**
and decided that we aren't
against letting you join our team.
**[18:55] ---**
What's that? You *want* me to join you?
**[18:57] ---**
N-No!
**[18:59] ---**
It's just, since you don't have
anyone to team up with,
**[19:01] ---**
I figure I might as well let you
team up with us, if you insist.
**[19:04] ---**
That's all.
**[19:07] ---**
Hmm. Guess I'll join you, then.
**[19:10] ---**
Really?!
**[19:13] ---**
O-Oh, all right. If you're that insistent,
I'll give it some thought.
**[19:23] ---**
Sorry to drag you guys around all day.
**[19:28] ---**
No problem. I had a lot of fun myself!
**[19:31] ---**
Sometimes it's nice to spend a day off like this.
**[19:38] ---**
Well, see you later.
**[19:40] ---**
Bye-bye!
**[19:41] ---**
Later!
**[20:20] ---**
What's up?
**[20:21] ---**
Err, umm...
**[20:23] ---**
Wh-What do you think of
these pajamas you bought me?
**[20:27] ---**
Hmm...
**[20:28] ---**
Turn around, just as you are.
**[20:33] ---**
Seems good to me. It looks nice on you.
**[20:36] ---**
R-Really?! Thanks!
**[20:39] ---**
You bought them for me,
**[20:41] ---**
so I wanted to thank you
by showing them off to you!
**[20:45] ---**
Geez, stop being so cute.
**[20:52] ---**
Th-That reminds me!
**[20:54] ---**
There's a TV show I want to see!
**[20:56] ---**
*That's* the real reason I came in here! Yeah!
**[20:59] ---**
*This* is the show you want to see?
**[21:05] ---**
Don't be so embarrassed.
**[21:07] ---**
You're what they call a "girl of age" now.
**[21:11] ---**
It's perfectly normal to have
some interest in sex, you know.
**[21:14] ---**
I-It's not like that!
**[21:20] ---**
Ain't you interested, Pops?
**[21:24] ---**
I can't wait to hear the exhaust notes it plays.
**[21:29] ---**
Oh, yeah.
**[21:31] ---**
I forgot to mention the name
of the guy I wanna have ride it.
**[21:34] ---**
It's Ousawa.
**[21:36] ---**
Akatsuki Ousawa.
**[21:59] ---**
*I can't sleep 'cause of love*
**[22:04] ---**
*I can't sleep 'cause it's too hard to ignore*
**[22:10] ---**
*How do these things even start, I wonder?*
**[22:16] ---**
*Why does my voice go hoarse?*
**[22:22] ---**
*Those unending, worry-filled dreams*
**[22:27] ---**
*And my fingers feel hot after biting at them*
**[22:33] ---**
*I'm confused, I'm afraid, I can't handle this...*
**[22:38] ---**
*I love you!*
**[22:41] ---**
*My story, a certain story*
**[22:44] ---**
*I'm not so little that a fairy tale
can put me to sleep*
**[22:52] ---**
*My story, a certain story*
**[22:55] ---**
*The days I think only about you
are probably going to be tough*
**[23:14] ---**
For some strange reason, magical spirits
and fairies never once scorned Akatsuki,
**[23:18] ---**
even though he can't use any magic at all.
**[23:20] ---**
It was especially amazing when
he first visited a mermaid village!
**[23:23] ---**
They never, *ever* listened to us before,
**[23:26] ---**
but Akatsuki went to negotiate with them
**[23:28] ---**
on his own and got permission
to enter the village so easily!
**[23:31] ---**
Not only that--everyone in the village
called him "Sir Akatsuki" for some reason too...
**[23:37] ---**
Next episode: "Supersonic Sleipnir!"
**[23:40] ---**
Just once, I wish that idiot would end up in a world of hurt!
**[23:41] ---**
"Supersonic Sleipnir!"
**[23:43] ---**
# 6 - Supersonic Sleipnir!
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRP8ZQP1R/aesthetica-of-a-rogue-hero)
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**[00:15] ---**
Attention, visitors.
**[00:17] ---**
Because of today's summit meeting,
this hotel is being placed on Level 2 alert.
**[00:24] ---**
We apologize for the inconvenience,
**[00:28] ---**
and ask for your
understanding and cooperation.
**[00:32] ---**
Oh, my apologies.
**[00:34] ---**
Please don't do that, Sir!
**[00:36] ---**
If word gets out that *every
*security member lost sight of you,
**[00:39] ---**
my head won't be the only one to roll!
**[00:43] ---**
--Check out the restroom.
--Huh?
**[00:47] ---**
R-Raise the alert level!
**[00:57] ---**
So, with the president currently away,
**[01:01] ---**
our abilities as student council
members are being put to the test!
**[01:05] ---**
"Handling of Explosives" "Terrorism Theory"
**[01:06] ---**
I wrote these emergency manuals myself!
**[01:09] ---**
With these, we can handle any situation at all!
**[01:13] ---**
Let's uphold rule and order in this academy!
**[01:15] ---**
That is all!
**[01:23] ---**
*I... will change the world*
**[01:24] ---**
"Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero"
*I... will change the world*
**[01:28] ---**
"Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero"
*Your tear change real my soul*
**[01:36] ---**
*nagareru taiki kara sekai o yurasu*
**[01:42] ---**
*taimu rimitto wa mou chikai yo*
**[01:45] ---**
*dou suru?*
**[01:46] ---**
*Shout! fukai shikkoku no me*
**[01:52] ---**
*Ah kienai ikon o seou yo*
**[01:57] ---**
*habataku yami no yuusha*
**[02:02] ---**
*kakitateru*
**[02:04] ---**
*Change the world*
**[02:05] ---**
*Strong my heart*
**[02:07] ---**
*shihai sarete mo tsukisasu*
**[02:09] ---**
*shousan wa houshuu de*
**[02:12] ---**
*hoteru bigaku narasu*
**[02:15] ---**
*namida wa misenai de ima wa mada*
**[02:21] ---**
*mamoru to chikau yo*
**[02:25] ---**
*tokihanate realize*
**[02:40] ---**
*Now we are*
**[02:50] ---**
"Supersonic Sleipnir!"
**[02:57] ---**
"Test Underway"
**[03:00] ---**
"Japanese History"
**[03:03] ---**
One minute left.
**[03:05] ---**
Remember to write your name,
unless you want a zero!
**[03:26] ---**
He got them all right...!
**[03:37] ---**
There's no point worrying
about it now that it's over.
**[03:41] ---**
Ugh. Easy for you to say,
Ms. Big-shot Class Representative.
**[03:46] ---**
How'd you do, Akatsuki?
**[03:48] ---**
So-so, I guess.
**[03:53] ---**
Should I even ask how you did?
**[03:56] ---**
There's no response.
It appears to be just a corpse...
**[03:59] ---**
You're not going to make it
through the week like this, Ousawa.
**[04:03] ---**
Plus we have ranking matches coming up, too...
**[04:06] ---**
Yeah.
**[04:07] ---**
What do you say we go somewhere
for a nice change of pace?
**[04:10] ---**
Hold it right there!
**[04:15] ---**
Sorry, but Akki already has plans!
**[04:18] ---**
He's coming with me!
**[04:21] ---**
You...
**[04:24] ---**
Who are you again?
**[04:26] ---**
It's me, Kaidou! Motoharu Kaidou!
**[04:29] ---**
The perpetual outcast of High School Class A!
**[04:33] ---**
We met on the roof earlier!
**[04:34] ---**
You agreed to meet a guy I
wanna introduce you to this week!
**[04:39] ---**
Oh, I think I remember something like that...
**[04:43] ---**
--Do you know him?
- -Akki!
**[04:45] ---**
--No.
- -Akki!
**[04:46] ---**
--They *seem* like they're pretty good friends, though...
--You’re breakin’ my heart.
**[04:49] ---**
--We'll walk you home today!
--I don’t remember us being friends...
**[04:51] ---**
--Don’t be like that!
--I don’t remember us being friends...
**[04:52] ---**
--Let's get something sweet along the way!
--C’mon, let’s go!
**[04:54] ---**
--Okay!
--You gotta be kidding me...
**[05:05] ---**
Wow...
**[05:06] ---**
So this is what it's like.
**[05:09] ---**
Oh? Is this your first time here?
**[05:12] ---**
Sadly, things've been pretty
hectic since we transferred here.
**[05:17] ---**
I'm not really familiar
with what else is out here.
**[05:21] ---**
Whadya think of this workshop?
Nice and retro, huh?
**[05:26] ---**
A little too much, if you ask me.
**[05:28] ---**
So, who's this guy you want me to meet?
**[05:32] ---**
Oh, right. The guy in charge.
**[05:35] ---**
Yo, Kaidou! Whassup?
**[05:37] ---**
Where's Pops?
**[05:39] ---**
Out back, working.
**[05:41] ---**
He's in a bad mood, though.
Something happen?
**[05:52] ---**
What the...?!
**[05:55] ---**
Is this a race track?
**[05:58] ---**
Sure is!
**[06:00] ---**
Although it's actually
for experiments, not racing.
**[06:04] ---**
Ah, there he is.
**[06:06] ---**
Hey, Pops!
**[06:09] ---**
Here's that interesting guy I was talking about!
**[06:13] ---**
His name's Akatsuki Ousawa!
His nickname's Akki!
**[06:16] ---**
I don't think he heard you...
**[06:35] ---**
What do you want?
**[06:37] ---**
Oh, you're such a joker.
**[06:39] ---**
I asked if we could borrow it, remember?
**[06:42] ---**
Akki's gonna give it a shot.
**[06:47] ---**
Forget about it.
**[06:49] ---**
He'll just get hurt, same as you.
**[06:52] ---**
There's no way to know without trying!
**[06:54] ---**
I wanna let Akki try it!
**[07:09] ---**
Don't.
**[07:15] ---**
Oww...
**[07:17] ---**
What the hell is that thing?!
**[07:30] ---**
The Sleipnir... A spirit-driven motorbike.
**[07:34] ---**
Its body and engine are made of Orichalcum.
**[07:37] ---**
Has a maximum engine output
of 16,770,000 horsepower
**[07:42] ---**
and is said to have a top speed
beyond the sound barrier.
**[07:46] ---**
But anyone who tries to get on
the Sleipnir without its acceptance
**[07:50] ---**
will get rejected like you just did.
**[07:53] ---**
The *machine* chooses who rides it?
**[07:56] ---**
Yep, pretty much.
**[07:58] ---**
Personally, I value my life, so I gave up on it.
**[08:01] ---**
That was just a warning it gave.
**[08:04] ---**
Try it again and it'll hit you
with everything it's got.
**[08:09] ---**
And we're talking 16,770,000 horsepower here.
**[08:12] ---**
You *could* end up dead.
**[08:14] ---**
Still, with *your* potential, you should be A-OK!
**[08:18] ---**
Hold on!
**[08:20] ---**
Why is this so important that I have
to risk my life to get on this thing?
**[08:25] ---**
Good question.
**[08:29] ---**
It's because we're men.
**[08:32] ---**
Huh? Hey!
**[08:36] ---**
You gonna try it?
**[08:38] ---**
Not really sure...
**[08:40] ---**
I wouldn't if I were you.
**[08:42] ---**
Your father's the only one who could handle it.
**[08:48] ---**
What did you just say?!
**[08:51] ---**
I said there's only one guy the Sleipnir
considers its master: Gouki Ousawa.
**[08:58] ---**
You know my old man?!
**[09:03] ---**
Only a little. It was a long time ago.
**[09:06] ---**
But now do you understand?
**[09:08] ---**
The Sleipnir will only accept someone
at your father's level or higher.
**[09:15] ---**
You aren't cut out for it. Forget about it.
**[09:18] ---**
You got it backwards.
**[09:20] ---**
Now I *can't* back out.
**[09:36] ---**
I challenge you, Dad!
**[09:44] ---**
All these loud booms and shockwaves
near the laboratory area...
**[09:48] ---**
Just what on earth is going on?!
**[09:53] ---**
I-Is that...?
**[10:04] ---**
Akatsuki Ousawa!
**[10:06] ---**
Supersonic waves?! On a motorcycle?!
**[10:10] ---**
Even I have difficulty breaking the
sound barrier, and I'm a wind wielder.
**[10:16] ---**
Yet Akatsuki Ousawa is doing it with ease?!
**[10:39] ---**
I'm here due to complaints
from the other workshops!
**[10:43] ---**
Akatsuki Ousawa. You will accompany
me to the student services office.
**[10:47] ---**
Geez, talk about right out of the blue.
**[10:50] ---**
You are required to submit an application
to the student council for approval
**[10:55] ---**
before conducting experiments of this scale!
**[10:58] ---**
This is a serious breach of regulations!
**[11:00] ---**
Oh, really?
**[11:02] ---**
All right, then. Got it.
**[11:05] ---**
Could you let him off the hook,
Vice President Nanase?
**[11:12] ---**
I'm the one who let him run amok.
I should take the blame.
**[11:18] ---**
That's not--!
**[11:20] ---**
But...!
**[11:21] ---**
Well, seeing as it's chosen you as
its owner, the Sleipnir is all yours now.
**[11:28] ---**
I'll tune it up so you can ride it home later.
**[11:30] ---**
Unfortunately, I cannot allow that.
**[11:34] ---**
The student council must confiscate
this machine as material evidence.
**[11:45] ---**
How dare you, Akatsuki Ousawa?!
**[11:48] ---**
That clearly wasn't my fault.
**[11:51] ---**
Actually, maybe it *was* my fault,
since I'm the one who awakened it.
**[11:57] ---**
So, what's it gonna be, V.P.?
**[12:00] ---**
You wanna take this bike?
**[12:03] ---**
Heavens, no!
**[12:04] ---**
I want nothing to do with a crude motorcycle
**[12:06] ---**
that strips people naked with just one touch!
**[12:14] ---**
Hello?!
**[12:16] ---**
Yes.
**[12:18] ---**
Huh? But that's in the middle
of the commerce district!
**[12:23] ---**
I understand! I'll be there right away!
**[12:27] ---**
Unfortunately, I no longer have
time to deal with you today.
**[12:31] ---**
But I *will* punish you someday,
Akatsuki Ousawa.
**[12:36] ---**
Mark my words--
**[12:49] ---**
Thank you for the uniform,
and the uniform only.
**[12:52] ---**
I *will* return it washed at a later time!
**[13:00] ---**
Yeesh...
**[13:17] ---**
Peace Eye to BABEL. Peace Eye to BABEL.
**[13:22] ---**
We have terrorists on
the 47th floor of the hotel.
**[13:25] ---**
Numbers unknown.
Estimate: approximately 20 total.
**[13:30] ---**
All armed with assault rifles and the like.
**[13:35] ---**
There appear to be over 50 hostages.
**[13:38] ---**
The terrorists are also claiming to
be members of the Crimson Twilight.
**[13:43] ---**
As such, as per Section E-35
of the Defense Manual,
**[13:47] ---**
Peace Eye hereby transfers full
control of this operation to BABEL.
**[13:50] ---**
That is all.
**[13:55] ---**
Crimson Twilight is comprised of
terrorists with superhuman abilities.
**[14:01] ---**
Having an entire *group* take
over a building is pretty shabby.
**[14:04] ---**
It's not like 'em...
**[14:06] ---**
They're likely just small fries who've
assumed the Crimson Twilight name.
**[14:11] ---**
I agree!
**[14:13] ---**
Even so, small fries with guns *can* be deadly.
**[14:19] ---**
Can you see this?!
**[14:20] ---**
As we speak, the 47th floor of this building is...
**[14:25] ---**
If our demands are not met,
the hostages *will* die!
**[14:29] ---**
The Crimson Twilight
won't hesitate to kill them!
**[14:35] ---**
What *are* their demands, anyway?
**[14:37] ---**
The indefinite postponement of the summit
**[14:38] ---**
and the release of four of their
comrades who were caught this morning.
**[14:44] ---**
That's absurd.
**[14:46] ---**
Let's take these ones out
and go through the roof!
**[14:49] ---**
Understood.
**[14:51] ---**
Understood!
**[14:52] ---**
Although... I gotta ask, Haruka...
**[14:56] ---**
What's with the outfit?
**[14:59] ---**
Focus on the mission!
**[15:23] ---**
Roof secured!
**[15:31] ---**
We now have a shortcut to the 48th floor.
**[15:49] ---**
We've arrived at the scene.
**[15:52] ---**
Commencing mop-up operation.
**[16:29] ---**
N-Nobody move!
**[16:37] ---**
S-Stay back! We'll off this kid if we have to!
**[16:57] ---**
Up there!
**[16:58] ---**
Have him land on the roof!
**[17:00] ---**
We're gettin' off this building!
**[17:04] ---**
What shall I do, Vice President?
**[17:10] ---**
Land.
**[17:18] ---**
Go to Formation Delta the instant he
turns his attention to the helicopter.
**[17:23] ---**
The hostage's safety takes top priority.
**[17:26] ---**
Understood.
**[17:28] ---**
Guess there's no other choice.
**[18:25] ---**
She may be little, but she's a nice girl!
**[18:28] ---**
Don't go makin' her cry!
**[18:33] ---**
You'll be okay now. You did great.
**[18:40] ---**
Uesaki! Minami!
**[18:50] ---**
I can't believe you put
the hostage at risk like that!
**[18:55] ---**
You were just especially lucky this time!
**[18:58] ---**
Your grandstanding could've
ruined everything, you know!
**[19:02] ---**
But it didn't.
**[19:05] ---**
Besides, the one personal rule I have
**[19:08] ---**
is to never ignore a girl's tears,
regardless of age.
**[19:12] ---**
Such arrogance!
**[19:14] ---**
Honey!
**[19:16] ---**
Mommy!
**[19:26] ---**
Stop! You're just going to run off?!
**[19:31] ---**
Akatsuki Ousawa!
**[19:33] ---**
Thank you!
**[19:36] ---**
Thank you so much!
**[19:39] ---**
--Oh, no, I wasn't--!
--Thank you!
**[19:41] ---**
Thank you! Thank you!
**[19:46] ---**
Thank you!
**[19:51] ---**
The danger has passed.
Please proceed in a calm manner.
**[20:04] ---**
I-I'll blow it *all* up!
**[20:10] ---**
There's no rule that says there'd be only
**[20:12] ---**
*one* terrorist pretending to be a hostage.
**[20:15] ---**
Peace Eye and the student
council are too careless.
**[20:20] ---**
Akki too.
**[20:23] ---**
Who are you?!
**[20:24] ---**
Oh, no one.
**[20:26] ---**
Oh, yes. You assumed the
Crimson Twilight's name, didn't you?
**[20:31] ---**
That was stepping over the line a bit!
**[20:50] ---**
Coming!
**[20:54] ---**
U-Umm...
**[20:57] ---**
Don't tell me he's done something else?
**[21:02] ---**
I...
**[21:04] ---**
had this cleaned.
**[21:09] ---**
Is this his?
**[21:11] ---**
I cleaned it *twice*, just so you know.
**[21:13] ---**
O-Okay...
**[21:21] ---**
Say! Won't you eat dinner with--
**[21:24] ---**
No, thank you...!
**[21:29] ---**
I must be out of my mind.
**[21:59] ---**
*ai no sei de nemurenai yo*
**[22:04] ---**
*soppo muite nemurenai yo*
**[22:10] ---**
*donna fuu ni hajimarun darou*
**[22:16] ---**
*nande koe ga kasureru no sa?*
**[22:21] ---**
*tomaranai munasawagi no dream*
**[22:27] ---**
*kajitta yubi ga atsui*
**[22:32] ---**
*mayou yo, kowai yo, dame da yo...*
**[22:37] ---**
*suki da yo!*
**[22:41] ---**
*my story aru story*
**[22:44] ---**
*otogibanashi de nekashi
tsukeru hodo kodomo ja nai*
**[22:52] ---**
*my story aru story*
**[22:55] ---**
*kimi no koto dake
kangaeru hibi ja kurushiku narisou*
**[23:14] ---**
I was always curious about something
during my travels with Akatsuki...
**[23:18] ---**
When he sees girls in their
underwear or in the nude,
**[23:21] ---**
how does he stay so calm and collected?
**[23:24] ---**
The normal reaction is to look
away out of embarrassment
**[23:26] ---**
or run away in a fluster.
**[23:29] ---**
But he'll just smile casually and even get closer!
**[23:33] ---**
Are all the men in Akatsuki's world like that?
**[23:37] ---**
Next episode: "A Crude Panic on the Beach!"
**[23:39] ---**
I don't know why,
**[23:40] ---**
but I hear screaming in the distance...
**[23:40] ---**
"A Crude Panic on the Beach!"
**[23:42] ---**
# 7 - A Crude Panic on the Beach!
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRP8ZQP1R/aesthetica-of-a-rogue-hero)
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**[00:04] ---**
Hmm...
**[00:06] ---**
Might be a little extreme...
**[00:10] ---**
Miu! We've picked out our swimsuits,
so we're gonna go now!
**[00:14] ---**
We'll wait for you outside!
**[00:17] ---**
Huh?! Huh?!
**[00:23] ---**
All right, in that case...!
**[00:30] ---**
Th-This is...!
**[00:32] ---**
Hmm. It appears a conclusion
has been reached.
**[00:35] ---**
"Floating City of Athranada"
**[00:36] ---**
The Dark Lord Garius has fallen.
**[00:38] ---**
"Castle Grannada, Aleclasta Empire"
**[00:38] ---**
But violent resistance forces
**[00:40] ---**
still remain within the Dark Clan.
**[00:43] ---**
"Aleclasta Empire, Holy Lishal
Emperor Volk Rem Aleclasta IV"
**[00:44] ---**
We offer our cooperation
in combating this force.
**[00:47] ---**
"Aleclasta Empire, Lishal
Archbishop Miranda Quenti"
**[00:48] ---**
"Aleclasta Empire, Lishal Archbishop Miranda Quenti"
Is this acceptable?
**[00:49] ---**
"Queen of the Shellfeed Kingdom
Listy El Da Shellfeed"
**[00:49] ---**
Yes.
**[00:50] ---**
Shellfeed has no objections
to Aleclasta's proposal.
**[00:54] ---**
"Shellfeed Imperator Zechs Doltrake"
**[00:55] ---**
We pledge full cooperation for
the sake of peace in our world.
**[00:58] ---**
"Chief of Shellfeed Elite Forces Ludie Turm"
**[01:00] ---**
Mm. What say you, Lord Baram?
**[01:02] ---**
"Emperor of Disdia Empire
Baram Dy Alon Disdia"
**[01:03] ---**
I've no objections to a unified front.
**[01:07] ---**
However, I've recently obtained information
**[01:10] ---**
regarding the location of the Dark Lord's
daughter, who went missing after his death.
**[01:17] ---**
Therefore, I propose that a pursuit
party be dispatched immediately.
**[01:21] ---**
P-Please wait!
**[01:23] ---**
Most of the Dark Clan has been living quietly
**[01:26] ---**
deep within the Galepane Forest
ever since Garius' death.
**[01:29] ---**
Taking such action would only provoke them.
**[01:33] ---**
Such laxity...!
**[01:34] ---**
With the Dark Lord's daughter alive and well,
**[01:36] ---**
there's no telling if or when the Dark
Clan will bare its fangs at us again.
**[01:39] ---**
Well... But...!
**[01:42] ---**
Queen Listy...
**[01:43] ---**
It's true that the Dark Lord's daughter
has yet to cause any wrongdoing.
**[01:47] ---**
However, as Lord Baram says,
her very existence poses a future threat.
**[01:52] ---**
Surely you can agree with that fact?
**[01:56] ---**
Yes.
**[01:57] ---**
So, Lord Baram.
**[01:58] ---**
If you wish to send a pursuit party,
**[02:01] ---**
I assume that means that the Dark
Lord's daughter has left Galepane?
**[02:05] ---**
That is correct.
**[02:07] ---**
As we speak, she is not in Alayzard,
but in a different world.
**[02:18] ---**
*I... will change the world*
**[02:19] ---**
"Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero"
*I... will change the world*
**[02:23] ---**
"Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero"
*Your tear change real my soul*
**[02:31] ---**
*From out of the flowing
air, it rocks the world*
**[02:37] ---**
*The time limit is drawing near*
**[02:40] ---**
*What to do?*
**[02:42] ---**
*Shout! Deep, jet-black eyes*
**[02:47] ---**
*Ah, bearing a lasting grudge*
**[02:52] ---**
*A soaring hero of darkness*
**[02:57] ---**
*Enkindled*
**[02:59] ---**
*Change the world*
**[03:01] ---**
*Strong my heart*
**[03:02] ---**
*Whatever controls me, I'll pierce through it*
**[03:04] ---**
*Praise will be my reward*
**[03:07] ---**
*and set off my burning aesthetics*
**[03:10] ---**
*Without showing my tears*
**[03:16] ---**
*I still swear to protect you*
**[03:20] ---**
*Now let loose and realize*
**[03:35] ---**
*Now we are*
**[03:45] ---**
"A Crude Panic on the Beach!"
**[03:50] ---**
Honestly, now!
**[03:51] ---**
Are you *still* complaining?
**[03:54] ---**
I can't help it!
**[03:55] ---**
We were given this time off
before the ranking matches,
**[03:57] ---**
but we still have lots of
other exams to worry about!
**[04:00] ---**
What are you talking about?
**[04:02] ---**
The family of that girl we saved
during the hotel takeover
**[04:06] ---**
was insistent on rewarding us.
**[04:08] ---**
Even *you* said it'd be rude to turn them down.
**[04:11] ---**
That's true, but...
**[04:13] ---**
Haruka...
**[04:15] ---**
Do you not like the beach?
**[04:17] ---**
N-No, it's not like that... It's just...
**[04:20] ---**
You told that girl's mother yourself
**[04:24] ---**
that it was Ousawa who
actually saved her, not you.
**[04:28] ---**
So it's only natural that
he's here too, y'know?
**[04:31] ---**
Hey, sorry for the wait!
**[04:33] ---**
Oh, you're here!
**[04:36] ---**
How do we look from a guy's perspective?
**[04:40] ---**
I like it. You both look good!
**[04:44] ---**
But where's the other one?
**[04:46] ---**
Oh, she's here.
**[04:48] ---**
She's just a bit of a sore loser...
**[04:51] ---**
C'mon, Miu!
**[04:53] ---**
M-Mm...
**[04:57] ---**
Wh-What do you think?
**[04:59] ---**
It suits you... but if you're so
embarrassed in it, why'd you choose it?
**[05:05] ---**
This is what she got when she
**[05:06] ---**
shut her eyes and picked out a
swimsuit at the rental corner.
**[05:11] ---**
Don't worry!
**[05:12] ---**
Look! There are plenty of
people with flashier swimsuits!
**[05:17] ---**
There's nothin' to be embarrassed about.
**[05:19] ---**
R-Really?
**[05:21] ---**
Yep. And if any staring perverts
start to creep you out, just tell me.
**[05:25] ---**
Staring perverts...?
**[05:28] ---**
Sheesh!
**[05:30] ---**
Well, let's go!
**[05:36] ---**
What's wrong?
**[05:38] ---**
Oh, it's nothing! Go on ahead!
**[05:42] ---**
Umm...
**[05:45] ---**
You...
**[05:46] ---**
Won't you come join us?!
**[05:49] ---**
Huh? Oh, no, we're not--
**[05:52] ---**
Oh, don't be like that. Go on, Haruka.
**[05:55] ---**
Wha--?! Uesaki?!
**[05:57] ---**
What do you think you're doing? I'm--
**[06:00] ---**
You have no reason to decline, right?
**[06:02] ---**
But... she's Akatsuki Ousawa's sister...
**[06:06] ---**
You're too hung up on that guy.
**[06:08] ---**
This is a good chance for
you to clear the air.
**[06:11] ---**
But he has been nothing but an obstacle--
**[06:14] ---**
He saved that girl.
**[06:16] ---**
Avoiding him more than necessary
**[06:18] ---**
will make it seem like you're
jealous that he stole your spotlight.
**[06:23] ---**
But if you're that against it, then whatever.
**[06:26] ---**
No...!
**[06:27] ---**
I apologize for the wait! Shall we go now?!
**[06:32] ---**
Yes!
**[06:34] ---**
What are you doing? Let's go, you two.
**[06:37] ---**
Nope, I have to watch our stuff.
**[06:40] ---**
Huh?
**[06:41] ---**
What about you, Minami?
**[06:43] ---**
--I just started on my tan.
--There you have it.
**[06:46] ---**
Wha...?! This was all a scheme, Uesaki?!
**[06:49] ---**
What's the problem?
**[06:50] ---**
You're the one who's avoiding Ousawa;
you're the one who needs to go.
**[07:01] ---**
Take this!
**[07:03] ---**
That's it!
**[07:06] ---**
You sure this is the right
way to the beach house?
**[07:08] ---**
I think so.
**[07:10] ---**
Huh? What's that?
**[07:12] ---**
Is there a concert or some sort of event?
**[07:14] ---**
Close! You're right that it's an event.
It's not a concert, though.
**[07:19] ---**
Yo, Akki!
**[07:21] ---**
Why are you dressed like that?
**[07:24] ---**
My part-time job!
**[07:25] ---**
Believe it or not, I'm actually
a "struggling student."
**[07:28] ---**
Isn't he the one who called
out to your brother before?
**[07:31] ---**
Mm.
**[07:32] ---**
Yeah.
**[07:34] ---**
This is Kaidou. I met him a little
while ago. He's a "class outcast."
**[07:38] ---**
Don't put it like *that*!
You'll give them the wrong idea!
**[07:41] ---**
I'm Motoharu Kaidou, from Class A.
**[07:43] ---**
Me and Akki are buds! Nice to meetcha!
**[07:45] ---**
So, what's this part-time job of yours?
**[07:48] ---**
Oh, I'm on the event staff here.
**[07:50] ---**
"25th Annual Beach Swimsuit Tag!!
Making summer memorable"
**[07:51] ---**
What kind of bizarre event is this?
**[07:54] ---**
You never heard of it?!
**[07:55] ---**
It's a pretty famous event
that's held every year!
**[07:58] ---**
It's aired on pay-per-view satellite TV
*and* there's prize money!
**[08:02] ---**
Oh, he's right.
**[08:04] ---**
How fancy. It says it's free to enter, too.
**[08:07] ---**
Whadya say? Wanna give it a shot, Akki?
**[08:11] ---**
Sounds like a good way to kill some time.
**[08:14] ---**
What about you guys?
**[08:15] ---**
Hmm... Let me think...
**[08:17] ---**
I'll do it!
**[08:19] ---**
Ousawa?
**[08:20] ---**
I haven't earned my keep
at all since I've been here...
**[08:24] ---**
Well, if Miu's gonna be in it, then...
**[08:26] ---**
Yes. *We're* willing to participate too, but...
**[08:33] ---**
Oh, very well!
**[08:35] ---**
I suppose I should tag along all the way!
**[08:38] ---**
It's time, everyone!
**[08:39] ---**
"Event Site 25th Annual Beach Swimsuit Tag!!"
**[08:39] ---**
The Beach Swimsuit Tag
event is about to begin!
**[08:44] ---**
Earlier, we had you stick
number tags to your swimsuits.
**[08:48] ---**
We'll now hold a drawing
to select an escapee.
**[08:51] ---**
Whoever has that person's swimsuit
one hour from now will be the winner!
**[08:57] ---**
Don't worry! Only a boy will
be picked to be an escapee!
**[09:01] ---**
So please fight it out
to your hearts' content!
**[09:03] ---**
--Now, then...!
- -Get ready!
**[09:05] ---**
'Kay!
**[09:06] ---**
"Event Site 25th Annual Beach Swimsuit Tag!!"
**[09:06] ---**
Let the drawing begin!
**[09:15] ---**
--Me?!
--Congratulations, Number 88!
**[09:17] ---**
You've been picked to be the escapee!
**[09:22] ---**
Congratulations? Gimme a break.
**[09:24] ---**
Right?
**[09:26] ---**
You have ten seconds, starting now!
**[09:28] ---**
You're allowed to run anywhere on this beach.
**[09:31] ---**
Beach houses and other such
facilities are allowed as well.
**[09:34] ---**
The event staff will take
responsibility for anything that happens,
**[09:37] ---**
so please flee freely!
**[09:40] ---**
How nice of you...
**[09:42] ---**
Well, I guess...
**[09:44] ---**
...I better get running!
**[09:46] ---**
Let Beach Swimsuit Tag begin!
**[09:49] ---**
Hey, Minami. Why do you suddenly want a tan?
**[09:53] ---**
Because people often say being
too white makes me look unhealthy...
**[09:58] ---**
But if you get *too* tanned,
**[10:00] ---**
people will think you got wild
and rowdy during this exam period.
**[10:04] ---**
How careless of me.
**[10:07] ---**
Where are you going?
**[10:09] ---**
To wash off my sun tan oil in the shower.
**[10:11] ---**
'Kay. See you later.
**[10:20] ---**
Kinda reminds me of Valkyrie
and the other girls...
**[10:23] ---**
But now what?
**[10:25] ---**
I have to run around for a whole hour...
**[10:29] ---**
Hold on.
**[10:31] ---**
The rule was simply that whoever has
my swimsuit an hour from now wins...
**[10:36] ---**
Take this!
**[10:38] ---**
--Prize money!
- -You're mine!
**[10:42] ---**
Don't take it personally.
**[10:44] ---**
You tried to swipe my swimsuit.
**[10:46] ---**
It's only fair that you
run the same risk as me!
**[10:53] ---**
--And now for--
--Got ya!
**[10:56] ---**
Naturally, if you're gonna
use force against me...
**[10:59] ---**
...then I'll use force, too.
**[11:01] ---**
Do you think someone's already taken it?
**[11:04] ---**
I doubt he would be
caught off guard so easily...
**[11:11] ---**
What was that?
**[11:12] ---**
I think... those were participants...
**[11:20] ---**
N-No way...
**[11:22] ---**
No, it's true.
**[11:26] ---**
Another world...?
**[11:28] ---**
Are you saying, Lord Baram,
**[11:30] ---**
that the Dark Lord's daughter
passed through the Otherworld Gate?
**[11:33] ---**
Only those summoned from
other worlds can do that...
**[11:36] ---**
Lord Baram.
**[11:38] ---**
That is an interesting story,
but does it not seem a little farfetched?
**[11:42] ---**
No, Queen Listy said it herself just now.
**[11:46] ---**
Only those from other worlds can
pass through the Otherworld Gate.
**[11:50] ---**
Which means *he* could do it.
**[11:52] ---**
He...? D-Do you mean...?
**[11:56] ---**
Yes.
**[11:58] ---**
This is all *his* doing.
**[12:02] ---**
I can't believe this.
**[12:04] ---**
*We're* supposed to be chasing *him*.
Instead, he's just taking us out one by one...
**[12:08] ---**
Akatsuki's crazy, all right.
**[12:10] ---**
It looks like we're the only
ones still in the game...
**[12:14] ---**
I can't believe someone able to
defeat men with brute strength
**[12:17] ---**
would resort to stopping women like this...
**[12:19] ---**
Man. Girls are weak when
they're in swimsuits.
**[12:22] ---**
Wh-What do we do? Do you think
he's going to come after us, too?
**[12:26] ---**
You and the V.P. can go relax
somewhere away from here now.
**[12:32] ---**
While you two were chasing him,
we got some stuff ready here.
**[12:37] ---**
Enough talk.
**[12:38] ---**
He's here.
**[12:41] ---**
Found ya!
**[12:43] ---**
Sorry, but it's time for some magic!
**[12:48] ---**
I'm a water type, and the
class rep is an earth type!
**[12:51] ---**
We have the home-court advantage!
**[12:53] ---**
Prepare yourself, Akatsuki!
**[12:55] ---**
Gimme your best shot!
**[13:07] ---**
I'll be taking that, Izumi!
**[13:09] ---**
Gotcha!
**[13:12] ---**
Oww...
**[13:14] ---**
Traps are a part of a
home-court advantage, Ousawa.
**[13:16] ---**
Now we just keep him
trapped up until time is up
**[13:20] ---**
and our swimsuits'll be safe...
**[13:23] ---**
Or should we strip his swimsuit off
and collect the prize money?
**[13:27] ---**
Hmm. Let's consult his sister.
**[13:31] ---**
He's gone!
**[13:33] ---**
Izumi?!
**[13:36] ---**
How did you get out of this soft sand?!
**[13:39] ---**
I can walk on water.
**[13:41] ---**
Sand's nothing.
**[13:43] ---**
Now, then...
**[13:44] ---**
You're in a one-piece swimsuit, huh?
**[13:46] ---**
Huh? Y-You can't be serious...
**[13:48] ---**
Don't worry. I already took off
some more troublesome swimsuits.
**[13:52] ---**
I'll take yours off without ripping it!
**[13:55] ---**
Oh! Stop right there, Akki!
**[13:58] ---**
This is gonna be aired on TV, remember?
**[14:01] ---**
If people find out we let a
little girl get stripped naked,
**[14:03] ---**
the show could get canned.
**[14:05] ---**
Oh, right. I seem to recall
you mentioning that.
**[14:09] ---**
You're pretty fast for someone
on the beach, in sandals...
**[14:12] ---**
I'm nothing compared to a guy
who can run on the ocean.
**[14:15] ---**
All right, twenty minutes left.
What are you gonna do?
**[14:18] ---**
Oh, right.
**[14:20] ---**
Now that I've come this far,
no one's getting away!
**[14:23] ---**
Man, *you're* pretty much "it" now.
**[14:26] ---**
Hmm.
**[14:27] ---**
Ousawa and Kaidou from Class A, huh?
**[14:32] ---**
Oh, geez...
**[14:33] ---**
"Women"
**[14:37] ---**
Haruka.
**[14:38] ---**
Minami...! Why are *you* here?
**[14:41] ---**
I was washing off my sun tan oil.
Do you need to shower too?
**[14:44] ---**
U-Uhh, yes... I do.
**[14:49] ---**
Facilities on the beach aren't off-limits,
**[14:52] ---**
so hiding here shouldn't be a problem--
**[14:55] ---**
Oh. There you are.
**[14:57] ---**
There's no escape now, V.P.
**[14:59] ---**
D-Do you know where you are?!
**[15:02] ---**
Huh? The women's side of
the shower facility, right?
**[15:05] ---**
Then how can you be so calm about it?!
**[15:08] ---**
You heard what the host girl said.
**[15:11] ---**
I'm allowed to go anywhere on
the beach, including all facilities.
**[15:15] ---**
This is the women's shower room, you know...
**[15:18] ---**
Yeah. But it's okay.
**[15:20] ---**
After all, she *did* say the event
staff will take responsibility,
**[15:23] ---**
so I'm allowed to run around freely...
**[15:26] ---**
Really?
**[15:27] ---**
I dunno, that's a pretty iffy interpretation.
**[15:30] ---**
I kinda doubt they can take responsibility--
**[15:35] ---**
I'm afraid I won't be as easily
trounced as the other girls.
**[15:39] ---**
Sounds good to me. Gimme some fun!
**[15:44] ---**
I feel much better.
**[15:48] ---**
Now!
**[15:53] ---**
You should be careful.
**[15:56] ---**
Y-You'll get no thanks from me.
**[15:59] ---**
That's okay. I already got what I wanted.
**[16:01] ---**
"Already"...?
**[16:05] ---**
--Sorry!
- -G-Get back here!
**[16:08] ---**
--Standing up'll show everything.
--Huh?
**[16:12] ---**
Wh-Why did you take my bottom too?!
**[16:14] ---**
Just felt like it.
**[16:15] ---**
You just...?!
**[16:16] ---**
I had fun, V.P.!
**[16:18] ---**
Akatsuki Ousawa!
**[16:21] ---**
I should be safe out here...
**[16:23] ---**
Hey.
**[16:26] ---**
How did you find me?!
**[16:27] ---**
I sensed your energy out here.
**[16:30] ---**
So, what's with your top?
**[16:41] ---**
Th-Thanks...
**[16:43] ---**
No problem. It came with extra benefits.
**[16:47] ---**
H-Hey! Watch where you put your hands!
**[16:51] ---**
I *have* to do it--you almost drowned
trying to cover them yourself.
**[16:55] ---**
There's surely another way!
**[16:58] ---**
Oh, my bad.
**[16:59] ---**
You're right...
**[17:01] ---**
The wet fabric might be too slippery.
Better to go underneath.
**[17:07] ---**
That's not what I meant!
**[17:09] ---**
Beach Swimsuit Tag is now over!
**[17:12] ---**
However, the water is out-of-bounds!
**[17:15] ---**
Therefore, Numbers 87 and 88
are unfortunately disqualified!
**[17:20] ---**
Huh?! Oh, no...
**[17:22] ---**
I'm sorry. It's my fault...
**[17:26] ---**
Don't worry about it, you dummy!
**[17:27] ---**
Oh? Didn't Rion make that
see-through underwear too?
**[17:32] ---**
Huh? Oh, so that explains why--
**[17:37] ---**
This should keep you covered up.
**[17:38] ---**
Hold on tight, now!
**[17:40] ---**
Here we go!
**[17:45] ---**
If permitted, I ask you to...
**[17:48] ---**
I can't do it, Dad...
**[17:51] ---**
He's a hero...
**[17:52] ---**
And I'm...
**[17:54] ---**
The Dark Lord's daughter.
**[17:56] ---**
Akatsuki took her to his world, huh?
**[18:01] ---**
Lord Baram certainly seems sure of himself.
**[18:03] ---**
"Disdia Empire, Alayzard"
**[18:03] ---**
Akatsuki singlehandedly defeated Garius,
**[18:06] ---**
the most powerful Dark Lord ever known.
**[18:09] ---**
To treat him like a traitor...
**[18:12] ---**
Yes. Why would he even suggest such a thing?
**[18:15] ---**
If it's indeed a groundless claim,
**[18:17] ---**
then he'll of course have to take
responsibility for his accusation.
**[18:21] ---**
Yet he's still *that* confident, huh...?
**[18:24] ---**
I apologize for the delay.
**[18:27] ---**
Think nothing of it.
**[18:28] ---**
You say you intend to send a
pursuit party, but how, exactly?
**[18:33] ---**
Only those from other worlds can
pass through the Otherworld Gate.
**[18:37] ---**
You claim that Akatsuki is a traitor,
but who can prove this for you?
**[18:43] ---**
I've taken care of that.
**[18:45] ---**
This is Phil Burnett. He is from
the same world as Akatsuki.
**[18:51] ---**
It's a pleasure, Queen Listy.
**[18:55] ---**
The Otherworld Gate will
take him to Akatsuki's world.
**[19:00] ---**
He will confirm the presence
of the Dark Lord's daughter.
**[19:06] ---**
I take it you have no
objections, Queen Listy?
**[19:09] ---**
This will make the truth of the matter clear.
**[19:11] ---**
Well...
**[19:13] ---**
I'm counting on you, Phil.
**[19:15] ---**
Capture Garius' daughter and bring her to us.
**[19:19] ---**
Yes, milord.
**[19:20] ---**
What? You intend to capture
her there and bring her back?
**[19:25] ---**
But I thought people from other
worlds have no way of returning...?
**[19:28] ---**
That, too, is not a problem.
**[19:31] ---**
Wait, does that mean...?
**[19:36] ---**
There *is* a way to do it?
**[19:38] ---**
Well, I should get going.
**[19:41] ---**
Oh, right.
**[19:43] ---**
What should I do if this other
hero tries to get in the way?
**[19:47] ---**
If that happens, you may eliminate him.
**[19:50] ---**
Lord Baram!
**[19:52] ---**
What?
**[19:53] ---**
The Dark Lord's daughter
is a threat to our world.
**[19:56] ---**
Anyone who protects her is our enemy.
**[19:59] ---**
Correct?
**[20:00] ---**
B-But Akatsuki is this world's hero...!
**[20:05] ---**
Why are you so upset, Queen Listy?
**[20:07] ---**
He's no hero. He's a rogue.
**[20:10] ---**
Have you forgotten that your
kingdom's *true* hero, Leon Esperio,
**[20:13] ---**
perished protecting him from the Dark Lord
**[20:16] ---**
and that you were forced to
abandon the capital city afterward?
**[20:21] ---**
Not only that, he suddenly ran off
**[20:24] ---**
after you and your surviving
comrades safely escaped to Aleclasta.
**[20:29] ---**
He's a coward.
**[20:31] ---**
The only reason we're alive now,
and that the Shellfeed Kingdom still stands,
**[20:36] ---**
is because Akatsuki led the
charge to take the capital city back!
**[20:41] ---**
He quietly accepted the
disgraceful title of "rogue hero"
**[20:45] ---**
only out of regret for letting Leon die.
**[20:48] ---**
Lord Baram.
**[20:49] ---**
I ask that you withdraw your insulting
remarks about our kingdom's hero!
**[20:53] ---**
You are free to have faith
in your former hero.
**[20:56] ---**
But do not force me to
share your faith as well.
**[21:00] ---**
If you want me to retract my accusations,
**[21:03] ---**
then it will have to wait
until the truth is made clear.
**[21:08] ---**
I assume you have no objections?
**[21:09] ---**
Just a moment, please.
**[21:12] ---**
What is it?
**[21:13] ---**
It would have been better to
send pursuit as soon as possible.
**[21:16] ---**
Yet, several days have passed
since our trilateral conference.
**[21:19] ---**
Why did this take you so long?!
**[21:21] ---**
Oh. That's because I had
some preparations to make.
**[21:26] ---**
Lord Baram *had* asked me to speed things up.
**[21:30] ---**
I see.
**[21:31] ---**
One last thing, then...
**[21:33] ---**
There's something I want to know about.
**[21:35] ---**
Certainly. What is it?
**[21:38] ---**
I'm referring to...
**[21:41] ---**
...your skill.
**[21:59] ---**
*I can't sleep 'cause of love*
**[22:04] ---**
*I can't sleep 'cause it's too hard to ignore*
**[22:10] ---**
*How do these things even start, I wonder?*
**[22:16] ---**
*Why does my voice go hoarse?*
**[22:21] ---**
*Those unending, worry-filled dreams*
**[22:27] ---**
*And my fingers feel hot after biting at them*
**[22:32] ---**
*I'm confused, I'm afraid,
I can't handle this...*
**[22:37] ---**
*I love you!*
**[22:41] ---**
*My story, a certain story*
**[22:44] ---**
*I'm not so little that a fairy tale
can put me to sleep*
**[22:52] ---**
*My story, a certain story*
**[22:55] ---**
*The days I think only about you
are probably going to be tough*
**[23:14] ---**
Akatsuki took Dark Lord Garius'
daughter back to his own world...
**[23:18] ---**
That's crazy enough by itself,
**[23:21] ---**
but returning to Alayzard with her
is something else altogether...
**[23:25] ---**
Just what is Lord Baram thinking?
**[23:28] ---**
Still, this Phil Burnett has an
eerie air of confidence about him...
**[23:31] ---**
It's almost as if he's confident he can
beat Akatsuki, who defeated Garius.
**[23:36] ---**
Next episode: "BABEL'S
Ranking Matches Begin."
**[23:39] ---**
lt sounds like a battle's about
to start over there, too.
**[23:41] ---**
"BABEL'S Ranking Matches Begin"
**[23:43] ---**
# 8 - BABEL's Ranking Matches Begin
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**[00:04] ---**
I'm referring to...
**[00:07] ---**
...your skill.
**[00:08] ---**
Zechs!
**[00:10] ---**
He's right to be concerned.
**[00:13] ---**
Indeed, it's important that
he have faith in my skill.
**[00:18] ---**
I will give you a taste, then.
**[00:27] ---**
Oh. Very impressive.
**[00:29] ---**
I gave off as much bloodlust
as an enraged Dragon Kin.
**[00:35] ---**
But, if you need more than that, then...
**[00:39] ---**
That is more than enough.
**[00:42] ---**
Our enemy is elsewhere.
**[00:46] ---**
Very well. If you'll excuse me...
**[00:59] ---**
Akatsuki...
**[01:07] ---**
*I... will change the world*
**[01:08] ---**
"Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero"
*I... will change the world*
**[01:12] ---**
"Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero"
*Your tear change real my soul*
**[01:20] ---**
*nagareru taiki kara sekai o yurasu*
**[01:26] ---**
*taimu rimitto wa mou chikai yo*
**[01:29] ---**
*dou suru?*
**[01:31] ---**
*Shout! fukai shikkoku no me*
**[01:36] ---**
*Ah kienai ikon o seou yo*
**[01:41] ---**
*habataku yami no yuusha*
**[01:46] ---**
*kakitateru*
**[01:48] ---**
*Change the world*
**[01:50] ---**
*Strong my heart*
**[01:51] ---**
*shihai sarete mo tsukisasu*
**[01:53] ---**
*shousan wa houshuu de*
**[01:56] ---**
*hoteru bigaku narasu*
**[01:59] ---**
*namida wa misenai de ima wa mada*
**[02:05] ---**
*mamoru to chikau yo*
**[02:09] ---**
*tokihanate realize*
**[02:24] ---**
*Now we are*
**[02:34] ---**
"BABEL'S Ranking Matches Begin"
**[02:38] ---**
Yo, Akki.
**[02:40] ---**
You seem in good form!
**[02:41] ---**
Oh, I didn't know you were here, Kaidou.
**[02:44] ---**
Hey, now.
**[02:45] ---**
*Everyone* has to participate
in the ranking matches, y'know.
**[02:47] ---**
Of course I'd be here.
**[02:50] ---**
You say that, but I didn't
sense you at all until just now.
**[02:54] ---**
Just your imagination.
**[02:55] ---**
Anyway, I'm betting there'll
be loads of people
**[02:58] ---**
just itching to beat you and
make a name for themselves.
**[03:01] ---**
I'd be careful if I were you.
**[03:03] ---**
Sounds good to me!
**[03:04] ---**
If I destroy every single
person who comes at me,
**[03:07] ---**
I'll be part of Class A by
the time the dust settles.
**[03:12] ---**
So, are you one of these people
**[03:14] ---**
who wanna beat me and
make a name for themselves?
**[03:18] ---**
Good question.
**[03:19] ---**
Personally, I'm not the type to
fight if the outcome is obvious.
**[03:23] ---**
That's not much of an answer, you know.
**[03:25] ---**
Unlike you, I prefer not to
stand out from the crowd.
**[03:30] ---**
I'm gonna take it nice and easy.
**[03:34] ---**
Oh! Over here!
**[03:36] ---**
Oh! Your pal's callin' you, Akki!
**[03:41] ---**
Sheesh! What took you so long?!
**[03:43] ---**
I told you we should've
chosen a meeting spot!
**[03:47] ---**
Huh? Why are you in a bad mood?
**[03:49] ---**
Everyone's been staring at her.
**[03:53] ---**
How come?
**[03:54] ---**
She jumped straight to Class B just like you.
**[03:58] ---**
She always had everyone's attention.
**[04:00] ---**
Plus...
**[04:02] ---**
I-I'm not dressed like
this because I want to be!
**[04:06] ---**
It's not just her chest. It's her looks.
**[04:09] ---**
She's really popular among some of the guys.
**[04:12] ---**
Really?
**[04:14] ---**
Strange that none of 'em talk to her, then.
**[04:17] ---**
Of course they don't. Not when
she has a scary big brother and all.
**[04:25] ---**
So I'm like, what, bug spray?
**[04:29] ---**
Only some members of Class A
and the student council members
**[04:33] ---**
have the guts to mess with *you*.
**[04:36] ---**
I can fight the student council?
**[04:38] ---**
Yep.
**[04:40] ---**
They're helping run the exams
just like regular faculty members,
**[04:43] ---**
but they're students too.
**[04:46] ---**
They don't start participating
until the second day, though.
**[04:49] ---**
Sheesh! What are we going to do?
**[04:51] ---**
Those guys are really strong
*and* they have their eyes on you.
**[04:53] ---**
I don't want us to get caught
in the collateral damage!
**[04:55] ---**
Oh, there's nothin' to worry about.
I won't let anyone get in the way.
**[05:01] ---**
Oh, speak of the devil. Here they come.
**[05:05] ---**
Yo, V.P.! We had a great time the other day!
**[05:09] ---**
How dare you make such a remark?!
**[05:11] ---**
Is something the matter, Haruka?
**[05:14] ---**
N-No.
**[05:15] ---**
Hello, Ousawa. How are you feeling?
**[05:18] ---**
Just perfect, Mr. President, Sir.
**[05:21] ---**
Ranking matches or whatever--
I'm not gonna lose.
**[05:24] ---**
I'm glad to hear it.
**[05:26] ---**
I'm sure you will earn high marks.
**[05:29] ---**
It would seem you are blessed
with good teammates as well.
**[05:33] ---**
Oh, is that you, Kaidou?
**[05:38] ---**
Huh? The prez knows you?
**[05:41] ---**
Seems so.
**[05:43] ---**
What do you say, Akki?
Think better of me now?
**[05:46] ---**
Everyone knows who you are.
**[05:48] ---**
You're the problem child in
Class A who constantly skips class.
**[05:54] ---**
I finally get a chance to take you on.
**[05:56] ---**
Once the exam starts, all
fighting is acceptable.
**[06:00] ---**
Nothing will get in the way.
**[06:03] ---**
I'm sorry for getting your hopes up,
**[06:06] ---**
but unfortunately, I'm not scheduled to
participate in these ranking matches.
**[06:10] ---**
What?
**[06:11] ---**
As a member of COCOON, I must
attend the upcoming summit meeting.
**[06:15] ---**
The other three student council
members will be participating, however.
**[06:20] ---**
Summit? Oh, yeah, it's still going on, huh?
**[06:23] ---**
All the COCOON members
have gathered for this one.
**[06:27] ---**
That's how important of a summit it is.
**[06:29] ---**
Still, it's not like you have to stick
with 'em the entire time, right?
**[06:33] ---**
A summit isn't just some friendly
get-together or class reunion.
**[06:39] ---**
He can't just slip out when it suits him.
**[06:42] ---**
Plus, Japan is the host country this time.
**[06:45] ---**
There are lots of preparations to make.
**[06:47] ---**
--So what?
- -You...!
**[06:49] ---**
I only need to be present
until tomorrow night.
**[06:53] ---**
If things end as scheduled,
**[06:55] ---**
then I should be in time for
the end of the ranking matches.
**[07:00] ---**
Is that to your liking?
**[07:01] ---**
You know it. Where will we meet?
**[07:04] ---**
Only so many members will make
it to the end of the final day.
**[07:08] ---**
The desire to fight each other
will naturally bring us together.
**[07:13] ---**
You needn't worry about fighting
the president, Akatsuki Ousawa.
**[07:18] ---**
The three of us will be able to
participate starting tomorrow morning.
**[07:23] ---**
When that happens,
I'm coming straight for you.
**[07:26] ---**
Looking forward to it!
**[07:28] ---**
Hmph! Act tough while you still can!
**[07:32] ---**
Well, here's hoping we meet again tomorrow.
**[07:39] ---**
Miu Ousawa.
**[07:41] ---**
--C-Could I have a word?
--Huh? With me?
**[07:45] ---**
Well, I better get going too.
**[07:48] ---**
Later, Akki!
**[07:50] ---**
Look the other way if we run into
each other during the exam, okay?
**[07:55] ---**
Sorry, can't make any promises.
**[07:57] ---**
Yikes.
**[08:00] ---**
What did the V.P. want?
**[08:02] ---**
Oh, no, it was nothing...
**[08:08] ---**
I will now explain the end-of-year
ranking match examination.
**[08:13] ---**
The exam will last 48 hours.
**[08:15] ---**
You will be evaluated on how
long you remain able to fight.
**[08:20] ---**
You can sleep if you need to,
**[08:22] ---**
but know that the other participants
will still be allowed to attack you.
**[08:29] ---**
If a lower-ranked participant
defeats a higher-ranked participant,
**[08:33] ---**
that person's rank will be increased.
**[08:35] ---**
Whether you're conscious or not
will determine if you're able to fight.
**[08:39] ---**
The moment you're unable
to fight, you're disqualified,
**[08:43] ---**
and the exam is over for you.
**[08:45] ---**
Any wrongful acts toward others
will result in disqualification.
**[08:48] ---**
Headquarters is monitoring
everything in the match area,
**[08:52] ---**
making such acts impossible.
**[08:54] ---**
I'll now explain the power
delimiting of A.D.s during the exam.
**[08:59] ---**
Power delimiting?
**[09:01] ---**
Oh, right. This is the first
time for you and Akatsuki.
**[09:04] ---**
It makes sense that you've never heard of it.
**[09:07] ---**
It's called "delimiting," but it doesn't
mean our weapons go up in power.
**[09:12] ---**
A.D.s actually have the ability to
synchronize with these gym uniforms.
**[09:16] ---**
The Orichalcum in an A.D. is designed
to respond to the user's mental state.
**[09:22] ---**
It reacts with the fabric in these uniforms
to change them into combat suits.
**[09:36] ---**
So the combat suits adapt to individual
personalities, just like the weapons?
**[09:40] ---**
Yep!
**[09:42] ---**
Your subconscious also
has some effect on it, too...
**[09:46] ---**
Huh? What's wrong?
**[09:51] ---**
Wh-What is this?!
**[09:54] ---**
Hey, you guys! Quit gawkin'!
**[09:58] ---**
I'll have you know that my sister's
at that slightly sexually aware age
**[10:01] ---**
where she likes to watch naughty
late-night anime and try on sexy swimsuits!
**[10:06] ---**
--Huh?!
- -Right?
**[10:08] ---**
No...!
**[10:16] ---**
The ranking matches will now begin!
**[10:22] ---**
Unfortunately for you...
**[10:23] ---**
...you're all too obvious!
**[10:27] ---**
Umm... sorry!
**[10:31] ---**
No fun for me...
**[10:33] ---**
That's one team down.
**[10:35] ---**
How many teams are there again?
**[10:38] ---**
39 teams in all, from Class A to Class E.
**[10:41] ---**
Then that leaves at least
38 other teams to go!
**[10:45] ---**
Well, in that case...
**[10:54] ---**
They were hiding in the ground?!
**[10:56] ---**
And another team bites the dust.
**[10:59] ---**
Also, just as an FYI, I
know you guys are there.
**[11:03] ---**
Your cheap tricks won't work on us.
**[11:06] ---**
If you're gonna bide your
time all sneaky-like,
**[11:08] ---**
then we'll just kick *your* butts first!
**[11:12] ---**
No way! There's so many...!
**[11:14] ---**
Wh-What do we do?!
**[11:16] ---**
That many will definitely be tough...
**[11:19] ---**
Indeed.
**[11:20] ---**
Nothin' to be afraid of.
**[11:23] ---**
These losers are helpless on their own.
We can handle 'em just fine.
**[11:28] ---**
Hear that? That idiot thinks
they can beat us all!
**[11:33] ---**
That'll be the day--
**[11:38] ---**
W-Wow!
**[11:40] ---**
See? It's doable, right?
**[11:44] ---**
Now let's get this party started!
**[11:47] ---**
G-Get 'em!
**[11:52] ---**
Fighting at Delta Point has ended!
**[11:54] ---**
One team has taken out the other
14 teams and 51 people there!
**[11:58] ---**
Impossible! An hour hasn't even passed!
**[12:02] ---**
Which team is it?!
**[12:04] ---**
Class B, Team 08!
**[12:06] ---**
It consists of Class Representative
Kuzuha Doumoto and three others.
**[12:09] ---**
Doumoto, Izumi, Miu Ousawa,
and Akatsuki Ousawa, huh?
**[12:15] ---**
He's definitely on a level all his own.
**[12:18] ---**
His combat abilities alone
put him above Class A.
**[12:21] ---**
I bet he could even take
on the student council.
**[12:25] ---**
I can't ignore a comment like *that*.
**[12:28] ---**
I admit that he possesses tremendous skill.
**[12:32] ---**
But I think you overrate him by
suggesting he's on par with *us*.
**[12:37] ---**
Really?
**[12:39] ---**
I think it'd actually be a
pretty good fight, myself.
**[12:43] ---**
Uesaki. Quit acting so weak and timid!
**[12:47] ---**
He's unfathomable.
**[12:49] ---**
He has a loud personality that
stands out because of how he acts,
**[12:53] ---**
but he *also* has the skill to back it up.
**[12:55] ---**
Minami...!
**[12:57] ---**
Yeah, that's pretty much it.
**[12:59] ---**
You know all about him by now too.
**[13:01] ---**
I don't give a care about him!
**[13:04] ---**
--You're all worked up.
--I am not!
**[13:07] ---**
In any case, I'm going to settle things
with Akatsuki Ousawa once and for all!
**[13:11] ---**
Minami. Uesaki.
**[13:12] ---**
Let's finish up our work and join
the ranking matches by tonight!
**[13:17] ---**
Then we'll find out for
sure just who's stronger!
**[13:20] ---**
We're not ordinary student representatives.
**[13:23] ---**
We're the student council--
the upholders of rule and order in BABEL!
**[13:26] ---**
We can't afford to concede to him so easily!
**[13:37] ---**
Whew, I'm stuffed!
**[13:40] ---**
Are you sure about this?
Having a fire out in the open like this...
**[13:44] ---**
Anyone can spot us!
**[13:46] ---**
Don't worry. We went all-out during the day.
**[13:50] ---**
I doubt anyone else is
willing to mess with us now.
**[13:54] ---**
Yeah, that's true.
**[13:56] ---**
We *did* go all-out.
**[13:58] ---**
Now, then. After food comes a bath!
**[14:01] ---**
Huh?!
**[14:02] ---**
The class rep can use earth
magic to make a bathtub,
**[14:05] ---**
Izumi can fill it with water, and then
we can toss some hot rocks in.
**[14:09] ---**
It'll be a great open-air bath!
**[14:11] ---**
A bath... with you...?!
**[14:15] ---**
Nothing beats a bath
after working up a sweat!
**[14:18] ---**
I agree, but...
**[14:20] ---**
Man, I worked up another
sweat just making this.
**[14:23] ---**
I bet. So jump right in!
**[14:27] ---**
B-But...!
**[14:28] ---**
Oh, do you think I'll peek or something?
**[14:32] ---**
Don't worry. I won't do anything like that.
**[14:35] ---**
You promise?
**[14:39] ---**
Is this really a good idea?
**[14:41] ---**
Well, it's true that
Akatsuki doesn't lie, so...
**[14:54] ---**
What are you coming in for?!
**[14:56] ---**
What's wrong? I haven't peeked!
**[14:59] ---**
Wh-What are you--?!
**[15:00] ---**
Isn't it obvious? A massage.
**[15:02] ---**
You're all tired from
today's fighting, right?
**[15:05] ---**
No, we don't need that!
**[15:07] ---**
Oh, come on! Don't be like that!
**[15:13] ---**
Th-That's too dangerous!
**[15:15] ---**
E-Even if our chance of getting
attacked is low, it's not zero...!
**[15:20] ---**
I guess. But it's no big deal.
**[15:23] ---**
We can just fight in the
nude if we get attacked.
**[15:26] ---**
Get real!
**[15:28] ---**
--What was that?!
--My wind barrier being broken?!
**[15:32] ---**
You certainly seem to be in fine shape.
**[15:38] ---**
The student council?!
**[15:39] ---**
Oh?
**[15:41] ---**
You said you couldn't make
it for the first day,
**[15:43] ---**
so I wasn't expecting you to show
up until the stroke after midnight.
**[15:46] ---**
We *were* gonna come late
tomorrow morning, but Haruka insisted...
**[15:50] ---**
She said she couldn't wait.
**[15:52] ---**
I-I didn't mean it in any weird way!
**[15:56] ---**
Akatsuki Ousawa! Could I
have a moment of your time?
**[16:00] ---**
I take it I don't have to explain why...
**[16:02] ---**
Of course. I can't turn down
a pretty girl's invitation.
**[16:06] ---**
H-Hold on! You can't fight by yourself!
**[16:08] ---**
I don't mind. Either way is fine with me.
**[16:12] ---**
No, I'll do it by myself.
**[16:14] ---**
We got more fighting to do tomorrow.
**[16:16] ---**
No need for you to take
unnecessary damage now.
**[16:20] ---**
Same goes for you, though!
Your reasoning falls flat!
**[16:23] ---**
We're a team, you know!
**[16:26] ---**
Who we're dealing with
doesn't change that fact!
**[16:29] ---**
Why are you student council members
so intent on going after him?!
**[16:34] ---**
What's the actual reason?!
**[16:35] ---**
Wh-Why? W-Well...
**[16:39] ---**
Huh? What's this strange
feeling in the air...?
**[16:42] ---**
I've felt it before...
**[16:44] ---**
Actually, back at the beach,
your brother went and--
**[16:46] ---**
Uesaki!
**[16:48] ---**
The beach...?
**[16:50] ---**
Don't tell me he...?!
**[16:54] ---**
You pervert!
**[16:55] ---**
Go get your butt kicked, you dummy!
**[16:59] ---**
How was your first ranking match?
**[17:01] ---**
I dunno. It's kinda like, "Is that it?"
**[17:05] ---**
I think it'll be lots more fun once
the COCOON summit's over, though.
**[17:09] ---**
You needn't wait for the president;
**[17:12] ---**
we'll make things fun for you right now!
**[17:16] ---**
Spatial magic?
**[17:18] ---**
I've created a special barrier
two kilometers around.
**[17:21] ---**
Sounds and vibrations can
neither enter nor leave it now.
**[17:26] ---**
We can rampage all we want
without anyone interfering.
**[17:29] ---**
We can fight to our hearts' content, huh?
**[17:32] ---**
So, I have a quick question first...
**[17:34] ---**
Will the result of this match count
toward my grade in the ranking matches?
**[17:38] ---**
Yep, it will.
**[17:40] ---**
But I don't think you need
to worry about that anymore.
**[17:44] ---**
Your team already earned high
marks during today's fighting.
**[17:49] ---**
All four of you are going
to be promoted to Class A.
**[17:52] ---**
Even if you lose to us here.
**[17:55] ---**
I see. Now I get to be
in the same class as him.
**[17:59] ---**
I was actually hoping to know what
happens if I win, but whatever.
**[18:04] ---**
For now, I guess I'll set the stage
for my fight with Kyoya Hikami
**[18:07] ---**
by giving you guys a beat-down.
**[18:12] ---**
Creating that barrier was a big mistake.
**[18:14] ---**
Now that no one can interfere,
there's no question that I'll win.
**[18:18] ---**
Such nonsense!
**[18:20] ---**
Minami! Uesaki! Stay out of this!
**[18:22] ---**
I'm Haruka Nanase, JPN BABEL
High School Student Vice President!
**[18:27] ---**
Have at you!
**[18:29] ---**
An afterimage?!
**[18:30] ---**
Bingo.
**[18:33] ---**
That second-rate magic won't work!
**[18:37] ---**
Got you!
**[18:39] ---**
Huh?!
**[18:42] ---**
He's good, all right!
**[18:43] ---**
But as long as he's in the air,
I have the upper hand!
**[18:46] ---**
I wouldn't rest easy just yet!
**[19:00] ---**
This is the end, V.P.!
**[19:04] ---**
Minami?!
**[19:07] ---**
Why did you interfere?!
I told you to stay out of this!
**[19:10] ---**
I don't recall us agreeing to that, though.
**[19:14] ---**
You can't let your personal
feelings get you worked up.
**[19:17] ---**
We're not ordinary student representatives.
**[19:20] ---**
Just accept it, Haruka. He's powerful.
**[19:23] ---**
You're our vice president.
**[19:25] ---**
If by some chance you *had* lost,
**[19:27] ---**
the rule and order we've maintained
all this time within JPN BABEL
**[19:31] ---**
would've come crashing down!
**[19:33] ---**
Even if we *did* win, it was three against one!
**[19:36] ---**
Akatsuki Ousawa is a problem child!
**[19:38] ---**
Even you kept saying how you
were gonna punish him someday!
**[19:42] ---**
So we punished him together!
**[19:45] ---**
--There's no problem with that, right?!
--Nope, no problem at all.
**[19:50] ---**
I assumed it would be
three-on-one from the start.
**[19:53] ---**
Oh, man, you can't be serious...!
**[19:55] ---**
I *can* create an anti-magic
barrier if I feel so inclined...
**[19:59] ---**
I see.
**[20:00] ---**
It would seem direct, weapon-based
attacks are more effective, then.
**[20:06] ---**
Indeed, it appears this is no time
to be fixated on fighting one-on-one.
**[20:13] ---**
Infusing your weapons with magic...
**[20:14] ---**
Nice. You're finally starting to get serious.
**[20:17] ---**
In which case... I won't hold back!
**[20:21] ---**
It seems you've accepted your fate.
**[20:23] ---**
Here we come!
**[20:28] ---**
He's overpowered us...?!
**[20:32] ---**
No, is this...?!
**[20:37] ---**
That's not possible...!
**[20:40] ---**
So long...
**[20:41] ---**
...student council!
**[20:48] ---**
Hey, now. I'm in the middle of a fight.
**[20:50] ---**
What do you think you're doing...
**[20:52] ---**
...Kaidou?
**[20:53] ---**
No, I didn't *mean* to interrupt...
**[20:57] ---**
It looks like the V.P.'s already noticed.
**[20:59] ---**
We have an emergency situation on our hands.
**[21:01] ---**
Akki. Have you noticed that small
cut on your cheek that's bleeding?
**[21:05] ---**
It's just a scratch. So what?
**[21:08] ---**
There's a special field covering all of BABEL
**[21:12] ---**
that converts all physical
damage into mental damage.
**[21:15] ---**
Yet you've been hurt.
**[21:17] ---**
The field's gone?!
**[21:22] ---**
And there's been no announcement
of this serious situation at all.
**[21:26] ---**
Something's up. Something bad.
**[21:31] ---**
Miu and the others are in that direction!
**[21:35] ---**
Akatsuki Ousawa!
**[21:59] ---**
*ai no sei de nemurenai yo*
**[22:04] ---**
*soppo muite nemurenai yo*
**[22:10] ---**
*donna fuu ni hajimarun darou*
**[22:16] ---**
*nande koe ga kasureru no sa?*
**[22:21] ---**
*tomaranai munasawagi no dream*
**[22:27] ---**
*kajitta yubi ga atsui*
**[22:32] ---**
*mayou yo, kowai yo, dame da yo...*
**[22:37] ---**
*suki da yo!*
**[22:41] ---**
*my story aru story*
**[22:44] ---**
*otogibanashi de nekashi
tsukeru hodo kodomo ja nai*
**[22:52] ---**
*my story aru story*
**[22:55] ---**
*kimi no koto dake
kangaeru hibi ja kurushiku narisou*
**[23:14] ---**
When I confronted Phil Burnett, I could sense
**[23:17] ---**
that he won't hesitate to sacrifice
whatever it takes to achieve his goals.
**[23:22] ---**
And not just Garius' daughter and Akatsuki.
**[23:24] ---**
He might bring harm to
*anyone* who gets in his way.
**[23:28] ---**
Of course, I'd like to believe that
Garius' daughter isn't in the other world,
**[23:33] ---**
but if what Lord Baram said is true...
**[23:37] ---**
Next episode: "On Such a
Beautiful Moonlit Night."
**[23:40] ---**
I have a bad feeling about this...
**[23:41] ---**
"On Such a Beautiful Moonlit Night"
**[23:44] ---**
# 9 - On Such a Beautiful Moonlit Night
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRP8ZQP1R/aesthetica-of-a-rogue-hero)
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**[00:12] ---**
S-Say, you two. I'm...
**[00:15] ---**
You're going to find your brother, right?
**[00:17] ---**
Then it'd be better if all three of us go.
**[00:20] ---**
Let's hurry.
**[00:21] ---**
How did you know?
**[00:23] ---**
You have such a distressed look.
It's only natural that we'd realize.
**[00:28] ---**
I can't believe you'd even
consider leaving us out of this.
**[00:31] ---**
Of course we'd go with you!
**[00:34] ---**
But an important exam is going on!
I can't drag you into this!
**[00:39] ---**
You're doing this for someone
more important than an exam, right?
**[00:44] ---**
The same is true for us.
**[00:46] ---**
Because we're a team...?
**[00:47] ---**
No.
**[00:48] ---**
Because we're friends.
**[00:52] ---**
Still, your brother sure is a lucky guy,
**[00:56] ---**
having so many girls worrying about him...
**[00:59] ---**
I'd say it's more like "we can't take our
**[01:01] ---**
eyes off him" than "we
can't leave him alone."
**[01:03] ---**
But, yeah, I think I see why
other girls are so into him.
**[01:07] ---**
Huh? They are?
**[01:08] ---**
Oh, you haven't noticed?
**[01:11] ---**
He fought the student council on even terms
**[01:13] ---**
*and* he stopped that
Cockatrice that went berserk.
**[01:16] ---**
Just as your brother is
popular with the guys,
**[01:19] ---**
there are also lots of girls
who find him charming.
**[01:22] ---**
Charming...? *Him*?
**[01:24] ---**
He is a bit of a pervert,
but he's also impossible to hate.
**[01:29] ---**
I guess that's an innate virtue of his.
**[01:31] ---**
Could it be that you're so worried
about him because you love him too?
**[01:36] ---**
L-Love? Me, love him...?
**[01:41] ---**
O-Oh, you! It's not like that!
**[01:44] ---**
That's not how I--
**[01:46] ---**
Ousawa...?
**[01:47] ---**
No...
**[01:49] ---**
Wonderful. I've finally found you.
**[01:53] ---**
Who are you?
**[01:55] ---**
A Disdia Paladin?!
**[01:57] ---**
I, Phil Burnett, as decided upon by
the Tripartite Alliance of Alayzard,
**[02:02] ---**
have come to retrieve the missing
daughter of Dark Lord Garius.
**[02:07] ---**
I've looked everywhere for you, Miu...
**[02:16] ---**
*I... will change the world*
**[02:17] ---**
"Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero"
*I... will change the world*
**[02:21] ---**
"Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero"
*Your tear change real my soul*
**[02:29] ---**
*From out of the flowing
air, it rocks the world*
**[02:35] ---**
*The time limit is drawing near*
**[02:38] ---**
*What to do?*
**[02:40] ---**
*Shout! Deep, jet-black eyes*
**[02:45] ---**
*Ah, bearing a lasting grudge*
**[02:50] ---**
*A soaring hero of darkness*
**[02:55] ---**
*Enkindled*
**[02:57] ---**
*Change the world*
**[02:59] ---**
*Strong my heart*
**[03:00] ---**
*Whatever controls me, I'll pierce through it*
**[03:02] ---**
*Praise will be my reward*
**[03:05] ---**
*and set off my burning aesthetics*
**[03:08] ---**
*Without showing my tears*
**[03:14] ---**
*I still swear to protect you*
**[03:18] ---**
*Now let loose and realize*
**[03:33] ---**
*Now we are*
**[03:43] ---**
"On Such a Beautiful Moonlit Night"
**[03:47] ---**
--No good! I can't access anything!
--What the hell's going on?!
**[03:51] ---**
Damn it!
**[03:52] ---**
--Any luck?!
--Professor Kubota!
**[03:55] ---**
Status report.
**[03:57] ---**
The barrier system went offline
approximately thirty minutes ago.
**[04:00] ---**
There was a failure in the main
program for reasons unknown
**[04:03] ---**
and we're unable to restore it!
**[04:05] ---**
And the other networks and systems?
**[04:06] ---**
--U-Unaffected.
- -All right.
**[04:09] ---**
Set up parallel-execution bypasses
on each functioning system's network.
**[04:15] ---**
We'll use those to reconstruct
and restore the remaining systems.
**[04:19] ---**
There are two battlefields now--
out there and in here.
**[04:22] ---**
Let's put our lives on the line too!
**[04:24] ---**
Right!
**[04:28] ---**
I can't believe this...
**[04:30] ---**
Minami. Contact the operations base camp.
**[04:33] ---**
Have them locate Ousawa's sister and
her friends using their A.D.s' signals.
**[04:37] ---**
Base camp. Respond.
**[04:40] ---**
This is terrible...
**[04:49] ---**
Found 'em.
**[04:52] ---**
Izumi! Class Rep!
**[04:53] ---**
Doumoto and Izumi...!
**[04:56] ---**
You're alive?!
**[04:58] ---**
Yes... Somehow...
**[05:01] ---**
Izumi shielded me at the last second...
**[05:05] ---**
Ousawa...
**[05:08] ---**
I'm... sorry...
**[05:10] ---**
Doumoto! What on earth happened?!
**[05:13] ---**
Who was it?
**[05:14] ---**
A man I've never seen before...
**[05:18] ---**
We didn't stand a chance...
**[05:21] ---**
We couldn't move...
**[05:22] ---**
So your sister went off by herself...
to lure him away from us...
**[05:28] ---**
I think he was... from the
same world you were in...
**[05:33] ---**
Your sister called him a Disdia Paladin...
**[05:49] ---**
And where do you think you're going?
**[05:54] ---**
Sheesh. You keep putting
up a pointless struggle.
**[06:02] ---**
I need to put some distance between us...
**[06:05] ---**
Please be all right! Class Rep! Chikage!
**[06:17] ---**
What are you doing?
**[06:20] ---**
First aid.
**[06:21] ---**
I stabilized their internal energy flows.
**[06:26] ---**
--Haruka!
- -Y-Yes?!
**[06:28] ---**
Wh-What's the big idea, Akatsuki Ousawa?!
**[06:31] ---**
Suddenly shouting at me like that...!
**[06:33] ---**
Take these two to the ICU.
I think you're our fastest option.
**[06:37] ---**
First you shout my name rudely,
and then call me an "option"?!
**[06:41] ---**
I agree, though. That is
the best course of action.
**[06:44] ---**
They were monitoring the
A.D.s from the base camp
**[06:47] ---**
to keep tabs on the ranking matches, right?
**[06:49] ---**
Check the data just before
the system went offline
**[06:52] ---**
and try to figure out where all the other
students still on the battlefield are.
**[06:57] ---**
Aihara. You use earth magic, right?
**[07:00] ---**
Can you make golems that follow orders?
**[07:02] ---**
Yeah.
**[07:03] ---**
What's the most you can make?
**[07:06] ---**
About 300, I'd say.
**[07:08] ---**
Good, that's plenty.
**[07:10] ---**
Order the golems to help the
other students on the battlefield
**[07:14] ---**
and take them to the base camp.
**[07:16] ---**
Uesaki. You'll help.
**[07:19] ---**
Whenever someone injured is found,
**[07:21] ---**
launch a fire spell into
the air to let Haruka know.
**[07:24] ---**
Wait, Ousawa.
**[07:26] ---**
Don't tell me you're going it alone...
**[07:28] ---**
You guys do your jobs as
student council members
**[07:31] ---**
and I'll do my job.
**[07:32] ---**
You're a student of JPN BABEL.
**[07:35] ---**
Even if you *are* a troublemaker,
**[07:38] ---**
do you honestly think we'll just *let
*you walk headlong into danger?!
**[07:43] ---**
Oh? You're concerned about me, V.P.?
**[07:46] ---**
P-Please don't get the wrong idea!
**[07:49] ---**
This is my duty as vice president
*and* head of the Discipline Committee!
**[07:52] ---**
I appreciate the sentiment, but I'm going.
**[07:55] ---**
My sister's in trouble and all.
**[07:57] ---**
Ousawa--!
**[07:59] ---**
You can't stop me.
**[08:01] ---**
You should know that by now.
**[08:09] ---**
See you. Look after the class rep and Izumi.
**[08:14] ---**
We'll go for now.
**[08:16] ---**
But we'll catch up with you
once we've evacuated everyone!
**[08:20] ---**
We *will* come for you!
**[08:24] ---**
Let's go, Minami! Uesaki!
**[08:27] ---**
I'll carry you two to the base
camp on my way to the ICU.
**[08:32] ---**
If we're going to aid and
evacuate everyone his way,
**[08:35] ---**
then it would be easier to do so from there.
**[08:45] ---**
Oh?
**[08:47] ---**
I'm sorry, but could you please step aside?
**[08:50] ---**
I've no business or trouble with you.
**[08:53] ---**
Or even any interest.
**[08:55] ---**
I simply wish to follow her.
**[08:58] ---**
So could you please step aside?
**[09:01] ---**
Nope! I don't give a damn about you, either!
**[09:04] ---**
Unfortunately, though,
*I* got business with *you*.
**[09:08] ---**
You're not going anywhere!
**[09:10] ---**
How troubling.
**[09:13] ---**
Seeing as you so kindly
and conveniently deactivated
**[09:15] ---**
the field that prevents physical damage,
**[09:17] ---**
you could end up more than
just injured in a fight now.
**[09:21] ---**
Personally, I'd prefer not to drag
uninvolved people into this, but...
**[09:31] ---**
How terrible.
**[09:34] ---**
It seems you're well aware of
the difference in our abilities.
**[09:39] ---**
You're actually serious about this.
**[09:41] ---**
Very well.
**[09:42] ---**
If you insist on protecting her,
then I'll show no mercy.
**[09:48] ---**
A mirage, huh?
**[10:02] ---**
This energy...!
**[10:04] ---**
That idiot! He has no idea
what he's gotten himself into!
**[10:11] ---**
Adjusting the air density to make
the heat of that flame spell
**[10:17] ---**
create mirages of yourself...
**[10:19] ---**
I never imagined you could
use such delicate magic!
**[10:25] ---**
Do you have some sort of special
feelings for her or something?
**[10:29] ---**
Hell, no! This is about my own feelings!
**[10:34] ---**
I could never acknowledge my
own weakness until just recently.
**[10:38] ---**
I preyed on other people's
weakness to distract from my own.
**[10:42] ---**
I held grudges against
people stronger than me
**[10:45] ---**
and even thought up ways to make them pay.
**[10:47] ---**
If people hear later on that my pathetic
actions wound up helping a terrorist...
**[10:53] ---**
...would they really give me
the benefit of the doubt?!
**[10:57] ---**
Thanks to Ousawa,
the damage has been minimized...
**[11:01] ---**
Damage caused because a terrorist
took advantage of *my* vengefulness!
**[11:06] ---**
Well, the hell with that!
**[11:07] ---**
I can't run anymore!
**[11:10] ---**
I won't run from my own weakness anymore!
**[11:14] ---**
No more!
**[11:15] ---**
Yeesh.
**[11:17] ---**
I had you pegged as a stray mutt,
but you're actually just a lousy underdog.
**[11:23] ---**
You should save your miserable howling
for somewhere you can be alone.
**[11:29] ---**
So, do you wish to continue?
**[11:32] ---**
Our difference in skill is obvious.
**[11:34] ---**
Or do you honestly think you can defeat an
opponent you can't even effectively attack
**[11:39] ---**
with cheap tricks and sneak attacks?
**[11:41] ---**
Nope!
**[11:42] ---**
But I *do* have pride, believe it or not!
**[11:54] ---**
For all your huffing and puffing,
that's the best you can do?
**[12:11] ---**
I'm sure it's extremely painful,
but I doubt you'll die.
**[12:15] ---**
If your pitiful pride is all you
want to protect and not the girl,
**[12:21] ---**
then I've no reason to kill you.
**[12:24] ---**
I only kill members of the Dark Clan
and those who serve them.
**[12:29] ---**
I *am* a hero, after all.
**[12:41] ---**
D-Don't touch me...
**[12:45] ---**
Your sister's that-a-way...
**[12:47] ---**
Th-That bastard, too...!
**[12:49] ---**
I know. Just stop talking.
**[12:51] ---**
What... the hell... are you doing?
**[12:56] ---**
Your sister or me...
Don't even have to think about it...!
**[13:00] ---**
Yeah.
**[13:02] ---**
Come on out, Kaidou.
**[13:04] ---**
Huh?
**[13:06] ---**
I'd fully concealed my energy...
yet you saw right through it?
**[13:11] ---**
When did you first notice?
**[13:12] ---**
From the very start, obviously.
**[13:15] ---**
Even before *and* after I
took on the student council...
**[13:18] ---**
You've been tailing me this whole time.
**[13:21] ---**
Hey, Akki.
**[13:23] ---**
I gotta say, you really have a
bad personality, you know that?
**[13:28] ---**
Like you're one to talk.
**[13:30] ---**
Anyways, take him to the ICU.
As fast as you can.
**[13:37] ---**
Man, that was quick.
**[13:39] ---**
I was hoping to see more
of what he can do, too.
**[13:43] ---**
Guess I got no choice.
I'll have to take you there.
**[13:46] ---**
You... go on, too...
**[13:49] ---**
This guy's a complete mystery...
**[13:52] ---**
We don't know for sure
that Ousawa can beat him...
**[13:55] ---**
Yeah, yeah. Just quit talking.
**[13:58] ---**
I'll be in a real pickle
if you die on me here.
**[14:02] ---**
Besides, it'd be a real disappointment
**[14:04] ---**
if I can't even handle a simple
situation like this by myself.
**[14:09] ---**
Right, Akki?
**[14:14] ---**
Attention, all JPN BABEL
students and faculty members.
**[14:19] ---**
This facility's main system
has suffered serious damage.
**[14:24] ---**
This incident has been declared
a Level 5 state of emergency.
**[14:28] ---**
Ahem!
**[14:30] ---**
This is Ryohei Uesaki, secretary of
the High School Student Council!
**[14:34] ---**
Due to the current state of emergency,
**[14:35] ---**
the high school ranking matches
presently underway are hereby suspended!
**[14:41] ---**
Do you understand?! The
fighting is called off!
**[14:44] ---**
Cease all combat activities immediately
**[14:46] ---**
and return to Field #1,
where the base of operations is!
**[14:51] ---**
I can't provide details just yet,
**[14:53] ---**
but this is a very serious
and complex situation!
**[14:57] ---**
Just hurry!
**[14:58] ---**
Man, that secretary's fast at his job!
**[15:01] ---**
Oh, and Ousawa!
**[15:03] ---**
I'm sure you're hoping to
pin this annoying work on us
**[15:05] ---**
so you can take care of
everything in the meantime,
**[15:08] ---**
but don't rush *too* far on your own!
**[15:10] ---**
Catch you later!
**[15:12] ---**
That obvious, huh?
**[15:14] ---**
Sorry, but no-can-do!
**[15:22] ---**
This should be far enough
away from everyone else...!
**[15:26] ---**
Norn... Check?
**[15:27] ---**
Yes.
**[15:29] ---**
They use spirit magic
when students enter BABEL
**[15:32] ---**
to roughly tell their fortunes.
**[15:37] ---**
You had your happiness taken away
**[15:39] ---**
at the end of a spiral of sorrow
in a world named Alayzard.
**[15:44] ---**
You lost everything.
Only struggles and misery remain.
**[15:48] ---**
Isolation always follows you.
**[15:53] ---**
You can make yourself isolated.
Others can make you stand apart.
**[15:58] ---**
That is all.
**[16:00] ---**
Honestly, it doesn't sound
like a pleasant prophecy.
**[16:03] ---**
Just to be safe, you should be
wary of putting yourself in danger.
**[16:11] ---**
I've had plenty of attempts
on my life before...
**[16:16] ---**
So why am I so afraid now?!
**[16:26] ---**
What am I feeling...?!
**[16:30] ---**
It's because *he* was there
for me... That's why I...!
**[16:36] ---**
Have you accepted your fate?
**[16:43] ---**
Allow me to introduce myself again.
**[16:45] ---**
I am Phil Burnett.
**[16:48] ---**
As decided upon by the
Tripartite Alliance of Alayzard,
**[16:51] ---**
I have come to retrieve the missing
daughter of Dark Lord Garius.
**[16:55] ---**
I am the *new* hero.
**[17:02] ---**
That's the emblem of the
Disdia Empire, isn't it?
**[17:06] ---**
Yes.
**[17:07] ---**
It became my new home after
I was summoned to Alayzard.
**[17:13] ---**
Yes, that's right. I'm from this world.
**[17:18] ---**
You're "retrieving" me?
**[17:19] ---**
That makes it sound like you're
going to take me back to Alayzard!
**[17:22] ---**
That's precisely what I mean. What of it?
**[17:25] ---**
That's impossible!
**[17:27] ---**
I've never once heard of someone
who's returned to their world
**[17:31] ---**
and then come back to Alayzard!
**[17:33] ---**
The common perception among
everyone in Alayzard--including you--
**[17:38] ---**
was that no one from Alayzard can
pass through the Otherworld Gate.
**[17:42] ---**
But *you're* here.
**[17:45] ---**
Perhaps it's because the
"Rogue Hero" made it possible?
**[17:48] ---**
In which case, it's hardly surprising
for there to be a hero like me as well.
**[17:53] ---**
A hero who can go back to Alayzard
even after returning to his home world...
**[17:59] ---**
That can't be...
**[18:00] ---**
Did you honestly think you would
be safe by escaping into this world?
**[18:06] ---**
A dark lord's daughter,
abandoning her own world
**[18:09] ---**
and casually living in another one...
**[18:12] ---**
Did you honestly think that would be allowed?
**[18:16] ---**
I've never once thought that way!
**[18:22] ---**
Once you're back in Alayzard,
you will be given a public execution.
**[18:32] ---**
Despite the dark lord's death,
some in the Dark Clan continue to resist.
**[18:37] ---**
But if the dark lord bloodline
is completely eliminated,
**[18:40] ---**
they will surely stop fighting
and surrender peacefully.
**[18:44] ---**
So, for the sake of peace in Alayzard,
won't you please die?
**[18:48] ---**
What an obvious lie!
**[18:51] ---**
If you really want to pacify the Dark Clan,
**[18:54] ---**
why would you need to
hold a public execution?!
**[18:57] ---**
It'd be much more effective
to just kill me now,
**[19:00] ---**
parade my corpse around,
and crush their will to fight!
**[19:03] ---**
You need to capture me alive
**[19:05] ---**
because you want to use me as
bait to lure the Dark Clan out!
**[19:09] ---**
You're trying to stamp out
the Dark Clan entirely!
**[19:12] ---**
Looks like you're rather clever after all.
**[19:15] ---**
So you know our goal.
What difference does it make?
**[19:20] ---**
You're helpless to do anything.
**[19:23] ---**
All you can do now is die
for the people of Alayzard.
**[19:27] ---**
As bait for the rest of
the Dark Clan, of course.
**[19:30] ---**
I refuse to be used that way! I'd rather--!
**[19:33] ---**
Oh, and please don't even
think of biting your tongue.
**[19:37] ---**
Try it and I'll go back and
kill your friend right now.
**[19:42] ---**
Coward! You claim to be a hero,
yet you go and do this...!
**[19:46] ---**
You curried favor with your
father's killer--the Rogue Hero--
**[19:51] ---**
simply to save your own neck.
**[19:54] ---**
I'd say you're in no position
to call *me* a coward.
**[19:59] ---**
Take that back! That was an
absolutely unforgivable thing to say!
**[20:04] ---**
Take it back! Take it back!
**[20:06] ---**
Oh, did I hit the mark?
You're really embarrassing yourself.
**[20:10] ---**
More importantly...
**[20:12] ---**
What are you--?!
**[20:13] ---**
I was hoping you could tell me
how you cajoled the Rogue Hero...
**[20:18] ---**
I know he loves girls,
**[20:20] ---**
but it's hard to believe that he'd
actually save the daughter of a dark lord.
**[20:24] ---**
I'm intrigued to know what sort
of lewd seduction you used on him...
**[20:29] ---**
Oh, what's the matter?
**[20:30] ---**
Who knows, maybe if you can coax *me* now,
**[20:33] ---**
you'll get to live a little longer?
**[20:36] ---**
N-No!
**[20:38] ---**
You *still* think you can defeat me, do you?
**[20:41] ---**
It seems you don't yet fully
grasp the situation you're in.
**[20:47] ---**
You're the daughter of a dark lord.
**[20:49] ---**
As long as you're alive,
more will be sent after you.
**[20:52] ---**
Do you really want to
**[20:54] ---**
drag this world and innocent friends
into it each and every time?
**[21:01] ---**
If you ever want to cry
but can't cry on your own,
**[21:05] ---**
I'll make it so you can.
**[21:09] ---**
Because I'm the only one who can do that now.
**[21:15] ---**
As long as you stay here,
people will continue to die.
**[21:19] ---**
Both here and in Alayzard.
**[21:21] ---**
No... that's...
**[21:28] ---**
She's crying?
**[21:30] ---**
That's unforgivable.
**[21:32] ---**
A guy other than me, making a girl cry
on such a beautiful moonlit night...
**[21:38] ---**
Her tears...
**[21:40] ---**
...are gonna cost you!
**[21:59] ---**
*I can't sleep 'cause of love*
**[22:04] ---**
*I can't sleep 'cause it's too hard to ignore*
**[22:10] ---**
*How do these things even start, I wonder?*
**[22:16] ---**
*Why does my voice go hoarse?*
**[22:21] ---**
*Those unending, worry-filled dreams*
**[22:27] ---**
*And my fingers feel hot after biting at them*
**[22:32] ---**
*I'm confused, I'm afraid,
I can't handle this...*
**[22:37] ---**
*I love you!*
**[22:41] ---**
*My story, a certain story*
**[22:44] ---**
*I'm not so little that a fairy tale
can put me to sleep*
**[22:52] ---**
*My story, a certain story*
**[22:55] ---**
*The days I think only about you
are probably going to be tough*
**[23:16] ---**
If Akatsuki and Phil Burnett
were to run into each other,
**[23:18] ---**
I somehow doubt it would end
with just a simple conversation.
**[23:22] ---**
Akatsuki never shows mercy
to those who target him.
**[23:25] ---**
If Phil Burnett were to drag those
close to Akatsuki into the fight...
**[23:29] ---**
In fact, Akatsuki *never* forgives
anyone who makes a girl cry.
**[23:36] ---**
His aesthetic sense won't allow it.
**[23:38] ---**
Next episode: "Where I Belong."
**[23:40] ---**
That's* the enemy.
**[23:40] ---**
"Where I Belong"
**[23:44] ---**
# 10 - Where I Belong
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRP8ZQP1R/aesthetica-of-a-rogue-hero)
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**[00:04] ---**
She's crying?
**[00:06] ---**
That's unforgivable.
**[00:08] ---**
A guy other than me, making a girl cry
on such a beautiful moonlit night...
**[00:13] ---**
Her tears... are gonna cost you!
**[00:28] ---**
Stay back. I'm gonna wipe
the floor with this guy.
**[00:46] ---**
*I... will change the world*
**[00:47] ---**
"Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero"
*I... will change the world*
**[00:51] ---**
"Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero"
*Your tear change real my soul*
**[00:59] ---**
*nagareru taiki kara sekai o yurasu*
**[01:05] ---**
*taimu rimitto wa mou chikai yo*
**[01:08] ---**
*dou suru?*
**[01:10] ---**
*Shout! fukai shikkoku no me*
**[01:15] ---**
*Ah kienai ikon o seou yo*
**[01:20] ---**
*habataku yami no yuusha*
**[01:25] ---**
*kakitateru*
**[01:27] ---**
*Change the world*
**[01:29] ---**
*Strong my heart*
**[01:30] ---**
*shihai sarete mo tsukisasu*
**[01:32] ---**
*shousan wa houshuu de*
**[01:35] ---**
*hoteru bigaku narasu*
**[01:38] ---**
*namida wa misenai de ima wa mada*
**[01:44] ---**
*mamoru to chikau yo*
**[01:48] ---**
*tokihanate realize*
**[02:03] ---**
*Now we are*
**[02:13] ---**
"Where I Belong"
**[02:20] ---**
Nice sword and armor. Where'd you get it?!
**[02:23] ---**
From some generous people this afternoon.
**[02:26] ---**
"A.D.s," I believe they're called?
**[02:29] ---**
Who helped you?!
**[02:31] ---**
Helped? Whatever do you mean?
**[02:34] ---**
Oh, I see. You find the timing and
efficiency to be a little too convenient.
**[02:38] ---**
I must admit, things worked
out very well for me,
**[02:42] ---**
but I simply sought necessary
information from those I came across.
**[02:47] ---**
What?!
**[02:49] ---**
They all resisted at first,
but after I set an example or two,
**[02:54] ---**
they quickly changed their tune.
**[02:57] ---**
Bastard...!
**[02:58] ---**
Oh? What's the matter, predecessor of mine?
**[03:01] ---**
Don't tell me you're angry?
**[03:03] ---**
How terrible. We're both human
*and* from this same world.
**[03:09] ---**
Yet, what you're trying to protect
is from a different world...
**[03:14] ---**
...and is a member of the Dark Clan,
the enemy of humanity.
**[03:18] ---**
Are you really willing to fight another human
**[03:21] ---**
from the same world as you just
for some otherworldly "thing"?
**[03:25] ---**
Different world or not, human or not...
It's got nothing to do with it.
**[03:29] ---**
None of that petty crap matters!
**[03:32] ---**
But...!
**[03:34] ---**
Part of my aesthetics is
never to ignore a girl's tears...
**[03:37] ---**
...and it's *also* my style to
crush anyone I can't stand!
**[03:41] ---**
Is that so?
**[03:43] ---**
Then I'll simply have to kill you,
in the name of the hero.
**[03:51] ---**
Take *this*!
**[04:04] ---**
What's the matter?
**[04:05] ---**
Don't tell me this is the best you can do?
**[04:09] ---**
Of course it isn't!
**[04:19] ---**
What's wrong? Where'd all your confidence go?
**[04:22] ---**
Linked Energy Manipulation, huh?
**[04:25] ---**
Such high mastery, too.
**[04:27] ---**
But it seems your inability to
use magic is your fatal flaw.
**[04:31] ---**
Think you can block this?
**[04:42] ---**
I didn't shun magic to master Linked
Energy Manipulation without a reason.
**[04:48] ---**
Manipulating the energy around me
lets me create anti-magic barriers,
**[04:52] ---**
and by amplifying and focusing
my own internal energy,
**[04:55] ---**
I can make my body itself
resistant to magical attacks.
**[05:00] ---**
Energy manipulation lets
me do things like *this*, too!
**[05:05] ---**
Light magic?!
**[05:07] ---**
This ain't magic.
**[05:09] ---**
It's called an Energy Bomb!
**[05:12] ---**
Better watch out!
**[05:14] ---**
You're a goner if you don't defend properly!
**[05:20] ---**
What a moron!
**[05:28] ---**
You used an anti-magic barrier, didn't you?
**[05:31] ---**
Even though I told you it *wasn't* magic.
**[05:34] ---**
You're a tough one, though.
You barely lost any energy.
**[05:40] ---**
Just my imagination?!
**[05:41] ---**
No, no doubt about it...
**[05:43] ---**
My, oh, my...
**[05:46] ---**
I suppose I underestimated you a bit.
**[05:48] ---**
Still, that you would go to such lengths
to protect the dark lord's daughter...
**[05:53] ---**
Poor Queen Listy.
**[05:55] ---**
What?!
**[05:57] ---**
Especially since she's filled
with deep sorrow as we speak...
**[06:01] ---**
You...! What did you do to her?!
**[06:04] ---**
Oh, I've done nothing to her.
**[06:07] ---**
But I did take the liberty
of destroying the grave
**[06:11] ---**
of Leon Esperio, the former
hero whose death you caused.
**[06:19] ---**
He was an obstacle in my path to
be acknowledged as a real hero.
**[06:24] ---**
You don't pose a problem, though.
**[06:26] ---**
There are more than a few who
refuse to accept the "Rogue Hero."
**[06:29] ---**
But the dead enjoy eternal glory, you see.
**[06:33] ---**
His grave was an eyesore.
**[06:36] ---**
It was a constant, unceasing
reminder that he once existed!
**[06:41] ---**
So you just went and destroyed Leon's grave?!
**[06:44] ---**
Yes.
**[06:46] ---**
I'm sure that by now Shellfeed believes
that I was the one responsible.
**[06:52] ---**
But if I kill you here and return
with the dark lord's daughter,
**[06:57] ---**
I'm sure the other world will
instantly laud me as a hero.
**[07:01] ---**
What could possibly be said against me then?
**[07:06] ---**
I see.
**[07:18] ---**
Get up so I can kill you.
**[07:21] ---**
You really are fast.
**[07:23] ---**
But...
**[07:26] ---**
So sorry. I have a knack for speed, too.
**[07:32] ---**
Now drop your weapon, if you please.
**[07:37] ---**
What's the matter?
**[07:39] ---**
I said drop the weapon!
**[07:43] ---**
Just to be safe, could you
remove your A.D.s as well?
**[07:47] ---**
Oh, just one will do, actually.
**[07:50] ---**
That'll keep you from producing
any more weapons, yes?
**[07:53] ---**
You're well informed.
**[07:54] ---**
One of those generous people
was kind enough to tell me.
**[08:05] ---**
Now, once you two die, true peace
will finally be ushered into Alayzard.
**[08:11] ---**
And then Disdia will be in control
and do with the world as it pleases?
**[08:17] ---**
Yes.
**[08:18] ---**
But I personally don't care.
**[08:22] ---**
I only want to become the new hero.
**[08:25] ---**
So you're gonna ditch this world
and live in the other one?
**[08:29] ---**
Is that so wrong?
**[08:31] ---**
In my eyes, it's everyone else
who seems unbelievable.
**[08:36] ---**
Creating an autonomous state where people
**[08:40] ---**
are nonchalantly imprisoned
for the ideal of "world peace"...
**[08:44] ---**
I'm baffled by those who've accepted
having their entire lives controlled
**[08:48] ---**
*and* those who've resisted it and
stooped to being terrorists instead.
**[08:52] ---**
*This* is the world that's messed up.
**[08:56] ---**
Yeah, you're right.
**[08:59] ---**
I think so too.
**[09:00] ---**
This world's messed up right now.
**[09:03] ---**
Still, I can't just give up on it.
**[09:08] ---**
There's something I have to do, you see.
**[09:10] ---**
I see.
**[09:12] ---**
I get why you see me and Leon
as your sworn enemies now.
**[09:16] ---**
But why the obsession with killing her?
**[09:21] ---**
There's something I absolutely need
to surpass you, the previous hero:
**[09:27] ---**
a new dark lord.
**[09:29] ---**
And, being a part of that bloodline,
she just happens to fit the bill.
**[09:34] ---**
That's all. Nothing more and nothing less.
**[09:42] ---**
What's so funny?
**[09:44] ---**
You rattled off so much big talk that I
expected some sort of serious motive,
**[09:50] ---**
but it basically all boils
down to petty jealousy!
**[09:55] ---**
Using that as a way to
bully girls into crying
**[09:58] ---**
while patting yourself on the back
and calling yourself a hero...
**[10:01] ---**
How pathetic can you possibly get?
**[10:08] ---**
Impossible!
**[10:09] ---**
Sorry to disappoint, newbie.
**[10:12] ---**
Linked Energy Manipulation
is the ultimate physical art.
**[10:15] ---**
It's a martial art created
specifically to achieve victory
**[10:19] ---**
even without magic or weapons!
**[10:43] ---**
Man...
**[10:45] ---**
Talk about not knowing his place...
**[10:48] ---**
Okay, it's safe now!
**[10:50] ---**
Hey!
**[10:52] ---**
Why are you running away?!
This doesn't make any sense! Hey!
**[11:06] ---**
Geez, what's the big idea,
suddenly running off like that?
**[11:12] ---**
I'm sorry...
**[11:15] ---**
It looks like I don't have a
place to belong anymore...
**[11:18] ---**
Huh? What are you talking about?
**[11:23] ---**
This is a problem between me and Alayzard.
**[11:26] ---**
As the daughter of a dark lord,
as long as I'm alive,
**[11:30] ---**
I'll only drag more innocent
people of this world into it.
**[11:34] ---**
But I can't go back to Alayzard now.
**[11:38] ---**
If I do, my very existence
as the dark lord's daughter
**[11:43] ---**
will just cause more fighting!
**[11:45] ---**
Hey, now...!
**[11:47] ---**
I don't belong anywhere or
have anywhere to return to...
**[11:50] ---**
So the only choice left is...
**[11:53] ---**
Please. After this, tell that
person what I've done.
**[11:58] ---**
That will end it all.
**[12:07] ---**
Now it will all...
**[12:12] ---**
Wh-Why?!
**[12:30] ---**
I'm alive...?
**[12:31] ---**
Are you stupid?!
**[12:33] ---**
Letting that jerk's nonsense
get to you like that...!
**[12:36] ---**
Wh-What else could I have done, then?
**[12:39] ---**
Do you *want* me to keep dragging
**[12:42] ---**
innocent people of this
world into my affairs?!
**[12:46] ---**
People are going to keep coming after me!
**[12:49] ---**
It's never going to stop
until I've been caught!
**[12:52] ---**
If I stay alive, it'll only ruin
this world and Alayzard!
**[12:57] ---**
I absolutely don't want that!
**[13:00] ---**
If that's how it'll be, then I'd rather--!
**[13:02] ---**
How will dying help?!
**[13:04] ---**
Justify it all you want, but using that
to choose death *isn't* self-sacrifice!
**[13:09] ---**
It's taking the easy way out just to be free
**[13:12] ---**
from the pain of dragging others into this!
**[13:15] ---**
Your father fought to the very end, you know!
**[13:18] ---**
To create a world where his daughter
could be safe, rest easy, and live happily!
**[13:24] ---**
That's why he entrusted that dream to me,
his enemy, when I defeated him!
**[13:28] ---**
It was the one thing he couldn't give up!
**[13:35] ---**
Yet now you want to kill yourself?!
The hell with that!
**[13:42] ---**
Why would you reject your father's
way of life and what it meant?!
**[13:48] ---**
You're proof of how indomitably Garius lived!
**[13:52] ---**
Without you, who else can validate
the meaning of Garius' life?!
**[13:57] ---**
You could've died, you know...
**[14:00] ---**
If his attack had been just a little
stronger than your Energy Manipulation...
**[14:05] ---**
I wouldn't have died.
**[14:07] ---**
I had plenty of ways of stopping his sword.
**[14:10] ---**
There's nothing to worry about.
**[14:12] ---**
But there's no telling
what'll happen next time!
**[14:15] ---**
Who knows? They could
even go after other people!
**[14:18] ---**
I just don't know!
What else can I do besides die?!
**[14:23] ---**
That's easy.
**[14:25] ---**
Dying isn't the answer.
**[14:27] ---**
It's making sure people
you wanna help get helped.
**[14:30] ---**
That's the *real* best option, don't you think?
**[14:32] ---**
I can't...
**[14:33] ---**
You don't think you can?
**[14:35] ---**
In that case, it might be too much for you.
**[14:37] ---**
But I'll do it.
**[14:39] ---**
Even if you can't take care of yourself,
**[14:42] ---**
I'll protect you and those
who are important to you!
**[14:46] ---**
If I'd thought you would give in this easily,
**[14:49] ---**
I wouldn't have brought you to
this world from the very start!
**[14:53] ---**
This isn't happening because
you're Garius' daughter
**[14:56] ---**
and because you came to this world.
**[14:59] ---**
It's because I defeated Garius
and brought you to this world.
**[15:05] ---**
I chose this path. I won't
let anyone get in my way.
**[15:09] ---**
Not even you.
**[15:12] ---**
But you took my hand then, didn't you?
**[15:17] ---**
Then believe in me.
**[15:19] ---**
Believe in me, and your father,
who believed in me...
**[15:22] ---**
Believe to the very end.
**[15:24] ---**
Don't worry. You aren't alone.
**[15:27] ---**
I'm here for you.
**[15:31] ---**
N-No! Stay away!
**[15:34] ---**
Stop being nice!
**[15:37] ---**
Just forget about me!
**[15:40] ---**
Nothing makes sense anymore because
you're always so nice like that!
**[15:45] ---**
Being treated nicely makes you feel uneasy...
**[15:48] ---**
You're awkward, all right.
**[15:51] ---**
You said you don't belong anywhere
in Alayzard or this world anymore.
**[15:56] ---**
But you got it all wrong.
**[15:58] ---**
"Belonging" isn't about places.
**[16:02] ---**
It's about what you feel.
**[16:05] ---**
So it's impossible for you not to belong.
**[16:10] ---**
You don't belong in a place...
**[16:12] ---**
You belong with me!
**[16:16] ---**
If you're that ill at ease,
I'll let you feel where you belong.
**[16:22] ---**
If being treated nicely makes you uneasy,
**[16:25] ---**
then I'll be a little rough instead.
**[16:28] ---**
Wh-What are you--?!
**[16:30] ---**
Oh, nothing.
**[16:31] ---**
Ears that don't listen to people
need to be punished, right?
**[16:36] ---**
S-Stop joking around!
**[16:38] ---**
Oh. A defiant mouth. Time for punishment.
**[16:42] ---**
Feel this.
**[16:50] ---**
You're... where I belong...?
**[17:00] ---**
Hey. You all right?
**[17:02] ---**
M-Mm...
**[17:05] ---**
A-Anyway, are you really sure about this?
**[17:09] ---**
Huh? What do you mean?
**[17:11] ---**
Well, I might cause even more
trouble for you from now on...
**[17:18] ---**
That doesn't change anything.
**[17:24] ---**
Trouble isn't what you and
your old man left in my hands.
**[17:29] ---**
It was hope.
**[17:32] ---**
Mm.
**[17:34] ---**
Well, we should probably head back.
**[17:37] ---**
The class rep, Izumi, and
the others are worried,
**[17:39] ---**
plus I wanna ask that punk some--
**[17:43] ---**
Wh-What's wrong?!
**[17:47] ---**
W-Were you poisoned?!
**[17:49] ---**
I'll be fine... I just need a little rest...
**[17:53] ---**
So don't worry...
**[17:55] ---**
You can't be serious! No, don't go to sleep!
**[17:58] ---**
Stay with me! Hey!
**[18:00] ---**
No way! His body temperature...!
**[18:02] ---**
I have to do something!
**[18:04] ---**
Now it's *my* turn to help *you*!
**[18:13] ---**
His temperature will keep
dropping if he stays like this...!
**[18:35] ---**
Use me... to warm up...
**[18:47] ---**
Wh-What is this...?!
**[18:49] ---**
What's gotten into me?!
**[18:59] ---**
It must be painful...!
**[19:04] ---**
This is nothing compared to--
**[19:08] ---**
N-No way!
**[19:10] ---**
Like this...?!
**[19:12] ---**
Hold on...! Th-That's...!
**[19:15] ---**
No!
**[19:17] ---**
Whoa!
**[19:26] ---**
You just spoke...
**[19:28] ---**
That was a close call. But it's okay now.
**[19:32] ---**
The poison's gone now.
**[19:34] ---**
Both mine *and* yours.
**[19:36] ---**
Huh?!
**[19:42] ---**
Since when did *I* need to
have poison removed?!
**[19:48] ---**
Sheesh...
**[19:49] ---**
How long were you conscious?!
**[19:51] ---**
The whole time.
**[19:53] ---**
I focused my Linked Energy
Manipulation on recovering
**[19:56] ---**
and keeping the poison from spreading.
**[19:59] ---**
I told you I'd be fine...
**[20:02] ---**
That I just needed some rest and
there was nothing to worry about.
**[20:06] ---**
Well, yeah...
**[20:08] ---**
But anyone would be worried
in a situation like that!
**[20:11] ---**
I was really scared.
**[20:13] ---**
Y-You're terrible, using someone's
concern to do something so perverted!
**[20:20] ---**
Sorry about that.
**[20:23] ---**
It's just that it was so cute
how you were trying so hard.
**[20:30] ---**
He knows exactly what to say...
**[20:31] ---**
Now, then.
**[20:33] ---**
Let's get moving.
**[20:36] ---**
You can't go anywhere in your condition yet!
**[20:39] ---**
Don't worry. The poison's mostly gone.
**[20:44] ---**
I can recover while I'm moving about now.
**[20:48] ---**
Still, let's at least rest until
you can walk around better!
**[20:52] ---**
Unfortunately, I don't
think there's time for that.
**[20:58] ---**
I really let my guard down.
**[21:00] ---**
To think you can wield
such power barehanded...
**[21:03] ---**
Truly impressive.
**[21:06] ---**
Not only that, you survived poison
that normally means instant death.
**[21:10] ---**
Are you really human?
**[21:12] ---**
That's *my* question for *you*.
**[21:14] ---**
I held back so as not to kill you,
**[21:17] ---**
but my attack should've messed
with your entire body's energy flow.
**[21:21] ---**
So even if you *are* conscious again,
you shouldn't be able to move.
**[21:26] ---**
Then allow me to reveal my answer.
**[21:29] ---**
I really didn't want to
have to resort to this...
**[21:32] ---**
...but it appears I have no other choice.
**[21:59] ---**
*ai no sei de nemurenai yo*
**[22:04] ---**
*soppo muite nemurenai yo*
**[22:10] ---**
*donna fuu ni hajimarun darou*
**[22:16] ---**
*nande koe ga kasureru no sa?*
**[22:21] ---**
*tomaranai munasawagi no dream*
**[22:27] ---**
*kajitta yubi ga atsui*
**[22:32] ---**
*mayou yo, kowai yo, dame da yo...*
**[22:37] ---**
*suki da yo!*
**[22:41] ---**
*my story aru story*
**[22:44] ---**
*otogibanashi de nekashi
tsukeru hodo kodomo ja nai*
**[22:52] ---**
*my story aru story*
**[22:55] ---**
*kimi no koto dake
kangaeru hibi ja kurushiku narisou*
**[23:15] ---**
I don't know why,
**[23:16] ---**
but my heart feels uneasy, even though
I have faith that Akatsuki will prevail.
**[23:20] ---**
Phil Burnett must have some sort of
trump card, given his confidence.
**[23:25] ---**
An utterly tremendous trump card, at that.
**[23:29] ---**
If the bloodlust he demonstrated
in front of the Otherworld Gate
**[23:32] ---**
really was just a small
portion of his full power,
**[23:34] ---**
then Phil Burnett might be far
beyond the realm of humanity now.
**[23:39] ---**
Next episode: "Before Daybreak."
**[23:42] ---**
"Before Daybreak"
**[23:43] ---**
# 11 - Before Daybreak
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRP8ZQP1R/aesthetica-of-a-rogue-hero)
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**[00:14] ---**
Where am I...?
**[00:15] ---**
BABEL's intensive care unit.
**[00:18] ---**
Class Rep...!
**[00:19] ---**
You're awake.
**[00:21] ---**
How did I...?
**[00:27] ---**
Class Rep!
**[00:30] ---**
I'm sorry for dragging you into this...
**[00:34] ---**
Where's Miu?
**[00:37] ---**
We have to go save her!
**[00:39] ---**
No. You still need bed rest.
**[00:43] ---**
I'm sure she's all right. Her brother
showed up immediately afterward.
**[00:48] ---**
Akatsuki did?
**[00:50] ---**
Yes. So leave the rest to him
and focus on resting up now.
**[00:57] ---**
Hang on just a minute
while I go and get the doctor.
**[01:07] ---**
Thank you for protecting me, Izumi.
**[01:22] ---**
I don't know *what's* goin' on...
**[01:23] ---**
Just what *is* this "state of emergency"?!
**[01:30] ---**
No luck. We can't contact Kyoya directly.
**[01:35] ---**
We've no choice.
**[01:37] ---**
I thought at the very least we
could fill him in on the situation, but...
**[01:41] ---**
Minami. How is the situation
in the control room?
**[01:45] ---**
How is the system repair work progressing?
**[01:48] ---**
Current progress is at 60%.
**[01:51] ---**
That's much faster than we expected,
**[01:54] ---**
but we cannot afford
to just sit here and wait.
**[02:04] ---**
What's happening?!
**[02:05] ---**
There...
**[02:07] ---**
Wh-What *is* that?!
**[02:15] ---**
Zahhak!
**[02:17] ---**
That bastard actually
managed to make a pact
**[02:20] ---**
with Alayzard's Dragon of Woe?!
**[02:32] ---**
*I... will change the world*
**[02:33] ---**
"Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero"
*I... will change the world*
**[02:37] ---**
"Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero"
*Your tear change real my soul*
**[02:45] ---**
*From out of the flowing
air, it rocks the world*
**[02:51] ---**
*The time limit is drawing near*
**[02:54] ---**
*What to do?*
**[02:56] ---**
*Shout! Deep, jet-black eyes*
**[03:01] ---**
*Ah, bearing a lasting grudge*
**[03:06] ---**
*A soaring hero of darkness*
**[03:11] ---**
*Enkindled*
**[03:13] ---**
*Change the world*
**[03:15] ---**
*Strong my heart*
**[03:16] ---**
*Whatever controls me, I'll pierce through it*
**[03:18] ---**
*Praise will be my reward*
**[03:21] ---**
*and set off my burning aesthetics*
**[03:24] ---**
*Without showing my tears*
**[03:30] ---**
*I still swear to protect you*
**[03:34] ---**
*Now let loose and realize*
**[03:49] ---**
*Now we are*
**[03:59] ---**
"Before Daybreak"
**[04:07] ---**
Zahhak is a higher life form!
**[04:09] ---**
There's no way a human
could make a pact with it...
**[04:12] ---**
Dunno how he managed to pull it off...
**[04:16] ---**
...but I have no choice but to fight.
**[04:19] ---**
Wait! That's too reckless!
**[04:21] ---**
Your poison damage
hasn't fully gone away yet!
**[04:24] ---**
Maybe not, but there's
no time for that now.
**[04:29] ---**
I'll handle this somehow.
**[04:30] ---**
Please, listen!
**[04:33] ---**
You're probably the only
one who can defeat him!
**[04:35] ---**
But you can't in your current state!
**[04:37] ---**
So... I'll act as a decoy!
**[04:41] ---**
I'll buy some time until you've
recovered your strength!
**[04:46] ---**
Don't be crazy! *That's* being reckless--
**[04:50] ---**
The poison's still...!
**[04:55] ---**
Come help me as soon as you can, okay?
**[04:58] ---**
I'll be waiting!
**[05:15] ---**
*I'm* the one you're after, right?!
**[05:20] ---**
So come get me!
**[05:23] ---**
We've received word from base camp!
**[05:26] ---**
An enormous dragon has
appeared in the mountains!
**[05:29] ---**
It's currently in flight,
heading toward the urban training district!
**[05:32] ---**
A dragon?!
**[05:34] ---**
What's going on?!
**[05:35] ---**
Don't stop!
**[05:37] ---**
Do everything you can now!
**[05:40] ---**
Akatsuki Ousawa is the one
fighting the intruder, as I recall.
**[05:59] ---**
I'm sorry for dragging you into this...
**[06:02] ---**
I won't let you handle this all alone!
**[06:09] ---**
Ousawa?
**[06:12] ---**
I see...
**[06:14] ---**
So your sister is still fighting?
**[06:16] ---**
Yeah.
**[06:18] ---**
You said you were poisoned.
Will it go away by itself?
**[06:22] ---**
No.
**[06:23] ---**
But I've activated my internal energy
**[06:27] ---**
to up my metabolism
and healing capabilities.
**[06:29] ---**
I'm mostly back to normal now.
**[06:32] ---**
Just a little more time and
I'll be completely poison-free.
**[06:36] ---**
That's a relief.
**[06:38] ---**
Ousawa...
**[06:40] ---**
Oh, man. Now *you're* gonna go, too?
**[06:44] ---**
I know how you feel,
**[06:46] ---**
but do you really think I'll just say,
"Sure, go right ahead"?
**[06:49] ---**
If we need to buy time,
then two decoys are better than one.
**[06:54] ---**
Actually, I'd say three's
even better than two.
**[06:59] ---**
When you left my hospital room,
**[07:02] ---**
you looked just like Miu did when she said,
"Sorry I dragged you into this."
**[07:06] ---**
So I followed you.
**[07:08] ---**
Izumi...
**[07:10] ---**
You two aren't the only
ones who wanna help Miu.
**[07:15] ---**
Not you too, Izumi...
**[07:17] ---**
Sorry, Akatsuki, but we've
already made up our minds.
**[07:22] ---**
We're going to Miu's side, no matter what.
**[07:25] ---**
Dammit...
**[07:27] ---**
Urgh, okay, fine!
**[07:29] ---**
I guess the *one* upshot
is she won't try anything
**[07:31] ---**
reckless with you guys there.
**[07:33] ---**
But you have to promise not to
push yourselves too hard either.
**[07:36] ---**
Yes, we promise.
**[07:39] ---**
--Hop on, Izumi!
- -Right.
**[07:41] ---**
Hey, now. Can't I get a lift too?
**[07:45] ---**
This plan also depends on how long
it'll take for your poison to disappear.
**[07:49] ---**
This? It'll be gone soon--
**[07:51] ---**
Give me an exact timeframe.
**[07:53] ---**
We'll hang in there long
enough for you to arrive!
**[07:59] ---**
Fine.
**[08:24] ---**
Hit him!
**[08:28] ---**
I knew it! That's the impenetrable
barrier of a higher life form!
**[08:38] ---**
In that case...
**[08:39] ---**
...let's try this!
**[08:45] ---**
With just one touch,
my magic's been...!
**[08:56] ---**
Vice President?!
**[08:57] ---**
I take it you're all right?!
**[09:00] ---**
Y-Yes...
**[09:07] ---**
What's become of your brother?!
**[09:10] ---**
I find it hard to believe *he'd* stoop
to having you fight alone like this!
**[09:17] ---**
He was poisoned a little while ago
and is still a little bit immobilized.
**[09:23] ---**
So I'm buying time until he recovers.
**[09:27] ---**
I see.
**[09:29] ---**
But you don't mind if *we
*beat him to the punch, do you?
**[09:34] ---**
Sheesh.
**[09:36] ---**
To think we'd end up having
to slay a dragon, of all things...
**[09:40] ---**
Caution is key.
**[09:42] ---**
We're dealing with a higher
life form, so magic won't work.
**[09:46] ---**
But that only applies
to direct magic attacks.
**[09:51] ---**
There *are* other ways!
**[10:04] ---**
Let's do it!
**[10:21] ---**
There's no need to glare; I'll slice
you into pieces quickly enough!
**[10:37] ---**
Up here, big boy!
**[10:42] ---**
Whoa! Crap...!
**[10:49] ---**
Now!
**[11:02] ---**
Class Rep?!
**[11:04] ---**
Chikage...
**[11:06] ---**
Hi, Miu. You okay?
**[11:16] ---**
Chikage! Magic doesn't work against it!
**[11:19] ---**
Don't worry.
**[11:22] ---**
That spell draws out atmospheric hydrogen,
compresses it, and ignites it.
**[11:29] ---**
The resulting explosions aren't magical--
they're a natural phenomenon!
**[11:37] ---**
Thirty more minutes.
**[11:38] ---**
Huh?
**[11:39] ---**
Your brother will have completely
recovered in thirty minutes.
**[11:43] ---**
We have to stay strong until then.
**[11:45] ---**
Wait, don't tell me you guys...?!
**[11:47] ---**
We ran into him.
**[11:49] ---**
He said, "I *will* show up,
so don't do anything reckless!"
**[11:52] ---**
Oh!
**[11:54] ---**
Let's do it, Class Rep! Chikage!
**[12:09] ---**
Huh?!
**[12:12] ---**
Oh, no, you don't!
**[12:24] ---**
We can go all-out.
**[12:27] ---**
We don't have to hold anything back.
**[12:51] ---**
Time to burn!
**[12:57] ---**
Dad's technique...
**[12:59] ---**
I don't know if I'm
ready to do it yet, but...
**[13:08] ---**
Not enough...! More!
**[13:16] ---**
More!
**[13:19] ---**
Come on!
**[13:24] ---**
Now!
**[13:34] ---**
Run! It's a trap!
**[13:36] ---**
That's correct.
**[13:50] ---**
What just happened...?
**[13:57] ---**
Everyone...!
**[13:59] ---**
How does it feel to go from
the utter elation of certain victory
**[14:03] ---**
to suddenly realizing it was all an illusion?
**[14:07] ---**
Now, then. You've had your fun.
**[14:10] ---**
It's time for us to go to Alayzard.
**[14:13] ---**
I'm not done yet!
I'll never give in so easily!
**[14:17] ---**
Your resolve is impressive.
**[14:19] ---**
Even after dragging
your friends, innocent people,
**[14:22] ---**
*and* this world into this,
you still haven't had enough?
**[14:27] ---**
In that case, perhaps we
should have a few people die
**[14:30] ---**
to help you understand
the severity of your sins?
**[14:34] ---**
What will it be?
**[14:39] ---**
That is the correct decision.
**[14:41] ---**
Your ultimate sacrifice will likely
save this world and Alayzard.
**[14:50] ---**
Do you *still* insist on struggling futilely?
**[14:54] ---**
Struggling futilely...
**[14:56] ---**
Yes, maybe so.
**[15:00] ---**
After all, I've made up my
mind to stop running away.
**[15:03] ---**
From my past... and from my pain.
**[15:07] ---**
Because he told me to have faith!
**[15:09] ---**
What pathetic pride.
**[15:11] ---**
What nonsense has that
fraud of a hero filled you with?
**[15:15] ---**
He's *not* a fraud.
**[15:18] ---**
Even if he doesn't consider himself a hero,
**[15:21] ---**
he--the Rogue Hero--is a genuine hero!
**[15:27] ---**
But even if you take me back
to Alayzard now and kill me,
**[15:32] ---**
you'll never be a hero!
**[15:35] ---**
You'll only ever be a sham--
never a true hero!
**[15:40] ---**
No matter how much
praise the people give you,
**[15:43] ---**
the most you'll ever be is a "warrior"!
**[15:45] ---**
And only a dark lord can
acknowledge someone as a hero.
**[15:50] ---**
Only when someone risks his life
to do battle with a dark lord
**[15:54] ---**
will that dark lord respectfully
acknowledge him as a hero!
**[15:58] ---**
And I'll *never* acknowledge you as a hero!
**[16:01] ---**
Not even if it means I have to die!
**[16:04] ---**
After all, there's only *one* person
I've acknowledged as a hero!
**[16:08] ---**
If you've acknowledged him as a hero,
**[16:11] ---**
then why do you not attempt to slay him?
**[16:14] ---**
He *was* your dear father's killer, after all.
**[16:18] ---**
It's true that I'm a dark lord's daughter.
**[16:21] ---**
But I'm not a dark lord!
**[16:23] ---**
My dad was Alayzard's very last dark lord!
**[16:27] ---**
I've given up my position
as a dark lord's daughter!
**[16:30] ---**
I made up my mind to live
with him from now on
**[16:34] ---**
as Miu Ousawa, an ordinary girl!
**[16:38] ---**
Do you honestly think you can
abandon your past so easily?
**[16:42] ---**
No! But I've made up my mind!
**[16:46] ---**
But if you insist that
you aren't a dark lord,
**[16:49] ---**
then that *also* means he isn't a hero,
however much you claim he is.
**[16:55] ---**
That's true...
**[16:57] ---**
But even so, I still consider him a hero!
**[17:03] ---**
That's all that matters.
**[17:05] ---**
Because I see him as *my* hero...!
**[17:09] ---**
I see. Then there's nothing more to say.
**[17:14] ---**
Wait, we're going to return
to Alayzard from right here?!
**[17:17] ---**
It's a simple task for me,
having fused with a higher life form.
**[17:23] ---**
Now, let's see how much your
mouth keeps running once you visit
**[17:27] ---**
the gallows back in Alayzard.
**[17:29] ---**
And you can finally realize
that you no longer belong
**[17:32] ---**
in this world *or* in Alayzard.
**[17:36] ---**
I *don't* belong anywhere!
But I've come to terms with that!
**[17:41] ---**
After all, he told me *he* is where I belong!
**[17:46] ---**
I've had enough of your drivel!
**[18:19] ---**
I believed in you!
**[18:22] ---**
Yeah...
**[18:28] ---**
Take the others and get back.
**[18:30] ---**
*I'll* handle this now.
**[18:32] ---**
Okay. Be careful.
**[18:35] ---**
Just watch.
**[18:36] ---**
The guy you and your dad
believed in can be pretty manly.
**[18:43] ---**
How disappointing.
**[18:44] ---**
I'd hoped to kill you in
front of her and Queen Listy
**[18:48] ---**
after you followed me back to Alayzard...
**[18:52] ---**
...but you leave me no choice.
**[18:55] ---**
You'll just have to die here.
**[19:12] ---**
Here's a little hello to start things off!
**[19:19] ---**
Zahhak's poison!
**[19:21] ---**
I have ways of dealing with that, though!
**[19:40] ---**
There's no end to this!
**[20:11] ---**
Bring it on!
**[20:36] ---**
Such futile struggling...
**[20:39] ---**
It's still not--?!
**[20:41] ---**
Let's end this now, shall we?
**[20:46] ---**
What is this...?!
**[20:48] ---**
Looks like it's finally
startin' to take effect.
**[20:55] ---**
Even if my attacks didn't work,
**[20:58] ---**
my *energy* made it inside your body.
**[21:01] ---**
Which means...!
**[21:02] ---**
Don't get the mistaken impression
that we're on equal terms now!
**[21:07] ---**
I was expecting as much.
**[21:12] ---**
Bring it on! I'll obliterate your attack!
**[21:32] ---**
What?!
**[21:36] ---**
Crap!
**[21:59] ---**
*I can't sleep 'cause of love*
**[22:04] ---**
*I can't sleep 'cause it's too hard to ignore*
**[22:10] ---**
*How do these things even start, I wonder?*
**[22:16] ---**
*Why does my voice go hoarse?*
**[22:21] ---**
*Those unending, worry-filled dreams*
**[22:27] ---**
*And my fingers feel hot after biting at them*
**[22:32] ---**
*I'm confused, I'm afraid,
I can't handle this...*
**[22:37] ---**
*I love you!*
**[22:41] ---**
*My story, a certain story*
**[22:44] ---**
*I'm not so little that a fairy tale
can put me to sleep*
**[22:52] ---**
*My story, a certain story*
**[22:55] ---**
*The days I think only about you
are probably going to be tough*
**[23:13] ---**
Akatsuki quietly accepted the
dishonorable title of "Rogue Hero."
**[23:19] ---**
He's always flamboyant,
pushy, and perverted,
**[23:23] ---**
but because I was closer to him than anyone,
**[23:26] ---**
I know about his one aesthetic
he'll never give up, no matter what.
**[23:30] ---**
And his feelings that never sway,
no matter what the situation.
**[23:34] ---**
So...
**[23:36] ---**
Next episode: "The World Is Watching You."
**[23:39] ---**
I haven't forgotten the promise you made
**[23:40] ---**
when we parted, just so you know.
**[23:41] ---**
"The World Is Watching You"
**[23:44] ---**
# 12 - The World is Watching You
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRP8ZQP1R/aesthetica-of-a-rogue-hero)
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**[00:42] ---**
Hey.
**[00:49] ---**
Looks like you're all right.
**[01:12] ---**
*I... will change the world*
**[01:13] ---**
"Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero"
*I... will change the world*
**[01:17] ---**
"Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero"
*Your tear change real my soul*
**[01:25] ---**
*From out of the flowing
air, it rocks the world*
**[01:31] ---**
*The time limit is drawing near*
**[01:34] ---**
*What to do?*
**[01:35] ---**
*Shout! Deep, jet-black eyes*
**[01:41] ---**
*Ah, bearing a lasting grudge*
**[01:46] ---**
*A soaring hero of darkness*
**[01:51] ---**
*Enkindled*
**[01:53] ---**
*Change the world*
**[01:54] ---**
*Strong my heart*
**[01:56] ---**
*Whatever controls me, I'll pierce through it*
**[01:58] ---**
*Praise will be my reward*
**[02:01] ---**
*and set off my burning aesthetics*
**[02:04] ---**
*Without showing my tears*
**[02:10] ---**
*I still swear to protect you*
**[02:14] ---**
*Now let loose and realize*
**[02:29] ---**
*Now we are*
**[02:39] ---**
"The World Is Watching You"
**[02:44] ---**
N-No way...!
**[02:58] ---**
No, don't! This is too reckless!
**[03:01] ---**
You *can't* fight like this!
You don't even have a weapon!
**[03:05] ---**
I don't care.
**[03:07] ---**
I don't care if it's reckless or not,
impossible or not...
**[03:12] ---**
This is about doing it or not doing it...
**[03:15] ---**
Having faith or not having faith...
**[03:17] ---**
That's all.
**[03:19] ---**
But...!
**[03:20] ---**
*Now* is the time to believe in me.
**[03:23] ---**
It's exactly times like this that
you *really* need to have faith.
**[03:28] ---**
If you only have faith when you have
an advantage or a good chance,
**[03:31] ---**
you can't call that true belief.
**[03:36] ---**
Now.
**[03:38] ---**
*Now* is the time for you to believe in me.
**[03:41] ---**
Have faith that the guy you decided
you belong with won't lose here.
**[03:46] ---**
Or can you not believe in me?
**[04:03] ---**
I don't want you to do anything reckless
**[04:06] ---**
or push yourself too hard,
because I'm worried about you.
**[04:08] ---**
But I *do* believe in you!
**[04:11] ---**
Akatsuki Ousawa!
**[04:18] ---**
It's no use trying to stop me,
Miss Vice President.
**[04:23] ---**
No, I've no intention of stopping you either.
**[04:27] ---**
Take this. Consider it insurance.
**[04:30] ---**
Right.
**[04:32] ---**
Have you finished saying your goodbyes?
**[04:35] ---**
Yeah.
**[04:38] ---**
It's time to say goodbye to you.
**[04:41] ---**
Here I come.
**[04:47] ---**
This is the end!
**[04:59] ---**
So long, newbie!
**[05:01] ---**
Yes! Farewell, predecessor!
**[05:23] ---**
Oh, no!
**[05:31] ---**
You said you're where I belong!
**[05:34] ---**
You can't lose, Akatsuki!
**[05:44] ---**
Here's another one!
**[07:03] ---**
Are you crying?
**[07:34] ---**
So this is the great hero
everyone's talking about...
**[07:37] ---**
His little show certainly broke the
monotony of an otherwise boring meeting.
**[07:42] ---**
Yes. He singlehandedly
defeated a higher life form.
**[07:47] ---**
And his inability to use magic didn't
seem to bother him in the slightest.
**[07:51] ---**
I would say he is decently skilled.
**[07:53] ---**
Still, his opponent was nothing but a
charlatan bound by the laws of causality.
**[07:59] ---**
Higher life forms of that sort *should
*be left to little hero-wannabes.
**[08:06] ---**
What *we* seek is on a completely
different level altogether.
**[08:10] ---**
Our goal is to summon and control a
being that governs this world's rules.
**[08:15] ---**
Precisely.
**[08:17] ---**
Towers of Babel worldwide are working
to stabilize the underground veins.
**[08:22] ---**
Once the two under
construction are completed,
**[08:24] ---**
Project Y will at last enter its final stage.
**[08:27] ---**
Be prepared for when the
promised day comes, all of you.
**[08:31] ---**
What about the Crimson Twilight?
**[08:33] ---**
Can we finally take 'em out?
**[08:35] ---**
Suit yourself.
**[08:36] ---**
You are free to eliminate all who
would interfere with our plan.
**[08:41] ---**
Their founder, however, is mine.
**[08:46] ---**
No one touches him. He's *my* prey.
**[08:55] ---**
They hurt a higher life form that would
normally be impervious to magic...
**[09:00] ---**
A being with control over this world's rules,
**[09:02] ---**
who can make the impossible possible...
**[09:04] ---**
To think a chance would come so quickly...
**[09:10] ---**
Hikami.
**[09:13] ---**
Michael...
**[09:14] ---**
Why did you not handle this yourself?
**[09:19] ---**
That higher life form's breath
was more than a little destructive.
**[09:25] ---**
Not even your Tower of Babel could
have withstood a direct hit from it.
**[09:30] ---**
Had that happened, it would have
considerably affected our plan.
**[09:35] ---**
Indeed, the Light of Babel could have
solved the problem in an instant.
**[09:40] ---**
However, it would also have wiped out
everything within a three-kilometer radius.
**[09:45] ---**
Plus, there were still students
within the life form's vicinity,
**[09:50] ---**
including student council
members who assist me.
**[09:54] ---**
The realization of Project Y must
take precedence over all else.
**[10:00] ---**
All sacrifices that must
be made are justified.
**[10:03] ---**
And your little brother is to be
one of those "sacrifices" too?
**[10:15] ---**
Guess I don't get to square off
with Kyoya Hikami after all...
**[10:20] ---**
Oh. Thought I'd find you up here.
**[10:23] ---**
What did you do this time, Akki?
**[10:26] ---**
The V.P. was looking for you
with a scary look on her face.
**[10:29] ---**
Oh, right. I haven't given hers back yet...
**[10:38] ---**
Oh, yeah. They posted the
results of the ranking matches.
**[10:41] ---**
Did you see 'em?
**[10:42] ---**
The results? But everything was
canceled after the second day.
**[10:47] ---**
Sounds like it's based on people's grades
up until the system trouble happened.
**[10:50] ---**
That way everyone is on equal footing.
**[10:53] ---**
Incidentally, you and your
teammates won first place
**[10:55] ---**
and are goin' straight to Class A.
**[10:58] ---**
So, what about you?
**[11:01] ---**
Well, I managed, I guess.
**[11:04] ---**
You were sneaking around
the entire time and all.
**[11:08] ---**
What are you talking about, Akki?
**[11:10] ---**
You so kindly left that
Onizuka guy in my hands
**[11:13] ---**
and had me race him to the ICU, remember?
**[11:17] ---**
Liar.
**[11:18] ---**
Those chains that immobilized
it at the very end there...
**[11:23] ---**
They were *your* doing.
**[11:28] ---**
I thought for sure you'd never notice...
**[11:31] ---**
It seemed like your own personal problem,
so I hadn't meant to butt in.
**[11:36] ---**
Did I offend you?
**[11:38] ---**
Nah. It would've ended
the same way regardless.
**[11:41] ---**
Oh, pretty confident of yourself.
**[11:44] ---**
Tell me, Kaidou.
**[11:45] ---**
You said you didn't do anything 'cause you
**[11:48] ---**
thought it was my own personal problem.
**[11:51] ---**
Meaning you *would* have dealt with
that dragon had it not been my problem?
**[11:58] ---**
Yeah, right! Like anyone
would've fought that monster!
**[12:02] ---**
I'm just a guy who loves the
nice and peaceful school life!
**[12:06] ---**
Besides, I told you before
the ranking matches
**[12:09] ---**
that I don't fight battles
where the outcome is obvious.
**[12:13] ---**
Well, see ya!
**[12:19] ---**
This is a rare treat, Captain.
*You* hardly ever call *me*.
**[12:24] ---**
Yeah. He's honestly even
more skilled than I imagined.
**[12:28] ---**
He *did* singlehandedly slice a
monster-sized higher life form in two.
**[12:33] ---**
I bet he and Kyoya Hikami of COCOON
would have an amazing fight.
**[12:36] ---**
But I can't really see
him wanting to join us.
**[12:41] ---**
Huh?
**[12:43] ---**
Got it. I'll continue my surveillance.
**[12:47] ---**
Understood. Until another twilight elsewhere.
**[12:52] ---**
Well, then. The world's finally
startin' to get interesting.
**[13:02] ---**
You not only recognized a contractor
with the Dragon of Woe as a new hero,
**[13:06] ---**
but hid that fact and recommended
him for a vital mission?!
**[13:10] ---**
Please explain yourself, Lord Baram!
**[13:14] ---**
This is the dark lord's
daughter we're dealing with.
**[13:16] ---**
What issue is there in
fighting fire with fire?
**[13:20] ---**
Do you honestly think we will be
convinced by such absurdity?!
**[13:25] ---**
Just what about enlisting Zahhak's
help do you find so disagreeable?
**[13:30] ---**
Dragon of Woe or not, there is no
issue if its power is used justly.
**[13:36] ---**
Acting needlessly high-minded
will solve nothing.
**[13:41] ---**
Mm.
**[13:44] ---**
In that case, then, how exactly
will Phil Burnett's deeds--
**[13:47] ---**
both good and evil--be explained?
**[13:50] ---**
By their results, of course.
**[13:54] ---**
Just as has always been true in history,
only the results will tell the tale.
**[13:59] ---**
Should he return with the
dark lord's daughter,
**[14:02] ---**
no longer will anyone have
doubt about Phil being a hero.
**[14:06] ---**
That is wonderful thinking, Lord Baram.
**[14:09] ---**
Are you certain that's wise, though?
**[14:11] ---**
Should he *not* return with
the dark lord's daughter...
**[14:15] ---**
Then I will readily take
responsibility for my remarks
**[14:20] ---**
and apologize for my rude behavior
until Queen Listy is satisfied.
**[14:26] ---**
What's wrong? We're in the
middle of an important meeting.
**[14:30] ---**
I apologize. We've pressing news to report.
**[14:34] ---**
We just received information
regarding Black Mountain.
**[14:38] ---**
The dark beasts on the island
have suddenly begun fighting.
**[14:41] ---**
Experts believe that the mountain's
master, Zahhak, has perished,
**[14:46] ---**
thus freeing them from its control
and causing order there to collapse.
**[14:51] ---**
Impossible!
**[14:52] ---**
If you disagree with the
results of our investigation,
**[14:55] ---**
then you are free to return to Disdia
and conduct your own investigation.
**[14:59] ---**
Phil and Zahhak could not
possibly have been defeated!
**[15:03] ---**
Now, then. What shall you do now, Lord Baram?
**[15:09] ---**
It appears we have our "results."
**[15:12] ---**
That just leaves the insulting remarks
**[15:15] ---**
with which you demeaned Akatsuki,
the hero who vanquished the dark lord.
**[15:20] ---**
What say you?
**[15:26] ---**
Akatsuki...
**[15:30] ---**
There is one other thing to report.
**[15:33] ---**
The Shellfeed and Disdia joint
forces stationed along the border
**[15:37] ---**
have been wiped out.
**[15:41] ---**
Reports state they were suddenly attacked
by the Dark Clan while making camp.
**[15:45] ---**
Huh?!
**[15:54] ---**
Thanks for saving him and me!
**[15:58] ---**
Sheesh! You're gonna catch a cold!
**[16:06] ---**
Th-That's not fair! Pretending to sleep...
**[16:10] ---**
Yeesh...
**[16:13] ---**
The 36th Cavalry is now ready to depart!
**[16:18] ---**
Wizard Battalion is ready to depart!
**[16:21] ---**
Hurry! Those Dark Clan bastards
won't wait around for us!
**[16:26] ---**
Don't forget what I said that day.
**[16:29] ---**
If anything happens, call for me.
**[16:32] ---**
As long as you have faith in me,
I *will* rush to your aid!
**[16:39] ---**
Akatsuki...
**[16:45] ---**
Guess I better go...
**[16:49] ---**
Well, umm...
**[16:51] ---**
This might take a while to explain,
but please hear me out.
**[16:57] ---**
It's about why the ranking matches
turned out the way they did...
**[17:01] ---**
...and who I actually am...
**[17:06] ---**
Oh, they're soft.
**[17:09] ---**
You were starting to act so stiff
**[17:11] ---**
that I figured your boobs were sensitive
to the situation and got stiff too.
**[17:15] ---**
You're the one who needs to
be sensitive of the situation!
**[17:20] ---**
Boobs are soft in any situation!
**[17:23] ---**
Oh, you *can* talk straight after all.
**[17:26] ---**
Huh?
**[17:27] ---**
I can understand why it's not
easy for you to talk about it.
**[17:31] ---**
But Izumi and the class rep
*did* go out of their way
**[17:34] ---**
to come hear what you have to say.
**[17:37] ---**
Oh!
**[17:39] ---**
I'm sorry. I didn't mean to...
**[17:41] ---**
No need to apologize. Or get worked up.
**[17:46] ---**
We're here to hear what
*you* want to talk about.
**[17:51] ---**
Ousawa. We appreciate the sentiment,
but please don't rush her.
**[17:56] ---**
We'd rather wait until she's ready.
**[18:01] ---**
'Kay, then. My bad.
**[18:06] ---**
Well, you see...
**[18:12] ---**
Good for her.
**[18:14] ---**
Now, then...
**[18:17] ---**
Listen.
**[18:19] ---**
I have to go somewhere now
to take care of something.
**[18:22] ---**
Although I'll technically only
be gone for a moment, I guess.
**[18:26] ---**
A moment?
**[18:28] ---**
You don't mean... Alayzard?!
**[18:30] ---**
I have to nip this in the bud.
**[18:32] ---**
You were found way too fast.
**[18:35] ---**
It's almost like me bringing you to
this world was part of someone's plan.
**[18:40] ---**
What do you mean?
**[18:41] ---**
My guess is some trouble's
brewing over there.
**[18:45] ---**
I'm gonna check it out.
**[18:50] ---**
You're gonna come?
**[18:52] ---**
Mm!
**[18:55] ---**
Guys...!
**[18:59] ---**
All right.
**[19:05] ---**
Honestly! Why do I have to do this?
**[19:08] ---**
This makes me seem so utterly suspicious...
**[19:11] ---**
Oh? Is that you, V.P.?
**[19:15] ---**
M-Motoharu Kaidou!
**[19:17] ---**
What are *you* doing here?
**[19:19] ---**
Likewise, what are *you* doing
in front of Akki's house?
**[19:23] ---**
I'm only here because Professor Kubota
asked me to deliver something.
**[19:31] ---**
Don't tell me you saw...?
**[19:33] ---**
Huh? Saw what?
**[19:35] ---**
Oh, never mind! You did
just arrive and all, huh?
**[19:39] ---**
No, I've been watching
for the past half hour or so.
**[19:42] ---**
Th-Then why didn't you call out to me?!
**[19:46] ---**
I just got a real kick out of how
suspicious you were acting, y'know?
**[19:50] ---**
Do you not have the tact
to pretend you didn't see?!
**[19:59] ---**
Is that... a dimensional shift?!
**[20:02] ---**
Ugh. I shoulda figured!
**[20:04] ---**
W-Wait!
**[20:11] ---**
That's it...
**[20:13] ---**
Take slow, deep breaths and try hard
to picture Alayzard in your head.
**[20:21] ---**
Good.
**[20:23] ---**
Hold on! Just what do
you think you're doing?!
**[20:26] ---**
Huh? Vice President? And Kaidou?
**[20:30] ---**
Yo. Thanks for comin' to see us off.
**[20:33] ---**
We'll see you in a bit.
**[20:35] ---**
Whoops!
**[20:36] ---**
*I can't sleep 'cause of love*
**[20:41] ---**
*I can't sleep 'cause of love
*Hey, now...
**[20:42] ---**
*I can't sleep 'cause it's too hard to ignore
*Hey, now...
**[20:43] ---**
*I can't sleep 'cause it's too hard to ignore
*Sorry, Akki.
**[20:44] ---**
*I can't sleep 'cause it's too hard to ignore
*For the first time in my life, my hand slipped.
**[20:48] ---**
*How do these things even start, I wonder?
*For the first time in my life, my hand slipped.
**[20:48] ---**
*How do these things even start, I wonder?
*What nonsense are you pulling?!
**[20:51] ---**
*How do these things even start, I wonder?*
**[20:52] ---**
*How do these things even start, I wonder?
*Oh, man. The V.P. too...
**[20:53] ---**
*Why does my voice go hoarse?
*Oh, man. The V.P. too...
**[20:55] ---**
*Why does my voice go hoarse?
*It's a real quagmire.
**[20:56] ---**
*Why does my voice go hoarse?
*C'mon, you guys!
**[20:58] ---**
*Why does my voice go hoarse?
*We're not goin' on a picnic, you know!
**[20:59] ---**
*Those unending, worry-filled dreams
*We're not goin' on a picnic, you know!
**[21:00] ---**
*Those unending, worry-filled dreams
*Huh?
**[21:01] ---**
*Those unending, worry-filled dreams*
**[21:05] ---**
*And my fingers feel hot after biting at them
*Don't worry. Trust me.
**[21:07] ---**
*And my fingers feel hot after biting at them
*I'll get this all sorted out, no matter what happens.
**[21:10] ---**
*I'm confused, I'm afraid,
I can't handle this...*
**[21:14] ---**
*I'm confused, I'm afraid, I can't handle this...
*All right! Here goes!
**[21:15] ---**
*I love you!
*All right! Here goes!
**[21:17] ---**
*I love you!*
**[21:18] ---**
*My story, a certain story*
**[21:21] ---**
*I'm not so little that a fairy tale
can put me to sleep*
**[21:30] ---**
*My story, a certain story*
**[21:33] ---**
*The days I think only about you
are probably going to be tough*
**[21:48] ---**
*I want to be awakened
like the feelings of love*
**[21:53] ---**
*Fully, completely awakened*
**[21:59] ---**
*That I can't tenderly say so makes me blue*
**[22:04] ---**
*So I coldly shut the door*
**[22:10] ---**
*It's not like that, it pains me,
even if it isn't meant to be...*
**[22:15] ---**
*I love you!*
**[22:18] ---**
*My story, a certain story*
**[22:21] ---**
*I'm not so little that a fairy
tale can put me to sleep*
**[22:29] ---**
*My story, a certain story*
**[22:32] ---**
*I miss you and can't sleep on
the days I think only about you*
**[22:41] ---**
*I'm crazy, utterly crazy*
**[22:44] ---**
*Being fulfilled by dreams
is never gonna happen*
**[22:52] ---**
*I'm crazy, utterly crazy*
**[22:55] ---**
*I want you*
**[22:58] ---**
*Even if I try catching you,
you'll probably slip through my fingers*
**[23:07] ---**
*No!!*