# 4 - The Hero's Back
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRP8ZQP1R/aesthetica-of-a-rogue-hero)
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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*
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*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"
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"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] ---**