# 11 - Before Daybreak
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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"
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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] ---**