E8 - Guardian

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[00:00] Yuuri
    Why are we going to see Team Blue?
[00:03] Akira
    To negotiate.
[00:05] Akira
    I felt we had nothing to lose.
[00:07] Akira
    And...
[00:08] Yuuri
    And?
[00:11] Akira
    I wanted to be alone with you here.
[00:16] Akira
    Yuuri...
[00:17] Akira
    I want to feel it.
SIGN    Episode 8 "Guardian"
[01:51] Akira
    I-I give up!
[01:53] Akira
    I can't use this ability!
[01:56] Yuuri
    What's wrong?
[01:57] Yuuri
    It's my ability, so I'm sure
    I visualized it properly!
[02:00] Akira
    Well, I definitely activated
    your quintuple ability.
[02:05] Akira
    But it's hard for me to move right with it.
[02:09] Akira
    It feels like my body isn't my own anymore.
[02:11] Akira
    It makes sense, I suppose.
[02:12] Akira
    It's like an amateur placed
    behind the wheel of an F1 car.
[02:16] Akira
    I suspect that's the ability's weak point.
[02:18] Yuuri
    Then how come I can use it?
[02:20] Akira
    You might be an exception.
[02:22] Akira
    A prodigy, in a way.
[02:24] Yuuri
    A prodigy?
[02:25] Yuuri
    Oh... is that it?
[02:28] Yuuri
    I'm a prodigy?
[02:30] Akira
    More like she moves on
    pure animal instinct.
[02:34] Akira
    It luckily worked out before, but...
[02:37] Yuuri
    Let you teleport?
[02:41] Akira
    We can't afford to do something
    that risky in the upcoming battle.
[02:44] Akira
    We have to research in advance what kinds
    of abilities I can reliably activate.
[02:48] Yuuri
    I'm not the smartest,
[02:50] Yuuri
    so I doubt I can memorize and visualize
    a bunch of abilities on the spot.
[02:53] Akira
    You're right.
[02:55] Akira
    We'll have to limit ourselves to one or two
    that we can communicate with simple signals.
[02:59] Akira
    The first candidate has to be...
[03:02] Akira
    Listen.
[03:03] Akira
    Can you imagine me transforming
    into anything?
[03:07] Yuuri
    Into anything?
[03:08] Yuuri
    I'm not exactly sure how to visualize that.
[03:11] Akira
    Good point.
[03:12] Akira
    It's harder without specificity, isn't it?
[03:14] Akira
    In that case... I'll walk behind that tree.
[03:18] Akira
    Then I'll transform into someone
    you imagine, and reappear.
[03:23] Akira
    You can do that, right?
[03:24] Yuuri
    Someone?
[03:29] Akira
    If you can imagine a specific someone...
[03:42] Akira
    Did it work?
[03:43] Yuuri
    Aki...ra?
[03:46] Akira
    This confirms it.
[03:47] Akira
    If you can picture the person clearly,
    I can transform into them.
[03:51] Akira
    But you can't visualize a more
    ambiguous condition like "anyone."
[03:57] Akira
    By the way, who did I become?
[04:01] Akira
    Why did you choose her?
[04:03] Yuuri
    Oh... no particular reason.
[04:05] Akira
    Did you see me with her yesterday?
[04:10] Akira
    I see.
[04:11] Akira
    I thought so.
[04:13] Akira
    I planned to explain it
    to you later, of course.
[04:15] Yuuri
    You don't owe me an explanation.
[04:18] Akira
    Actually, I do.
[04:21] Akira
    She figured out my ability.
[04:24] Akira
    I didn't have any choice but to
    take her into my confidence.
[04:27] Akira
    She came to me with an offer to work
    together in exchange for her discretion.
[04:31] Yuuri
    H-How'd she figure it out?
[04:33] Akira
    I can't tell you that.
[04:35] Akira
    But she gave me a set of conditions.
[04:38] Akira
    One was that I tell you about it.
[04:41] Yuuri
    How come?
[04:43] Akira
    If I killed Tatara to silence her,
[04:46] Akira
    then you, knowing the same things
    she does, would stop trusting me.
[04:49] Akira
    It's a form of insurance for her.
[04:52] Akira
    The other condition was that
    I wouldn't tell you her ability.
[04:57] Yuuri
    How come? That seems kind of...
[04:59] Akira
    I appreciate how you feel,
[05:01] Akira
    but we shouldn't expect
    mutual trust off the bat.
[05:04] Akira
    I don't trust her, either.
[05:06] Akira
    When we get back,
[05:07] Akira
    talk to her and give me your impressions.
[05:11] Akira
    You're the only person I can trust.
[05:20] Kirisaki
    Hey, they made it through alive!
[05:23] Yuuri
    Akira, over there!
[05:32] Iori
    Ah, I'm tired. Huh?
[05:35] Iori
    Hey, girl. You're cute.
[05:39] Iori
    Big tits, too.
[05:40] Aoi
    Leader!
[05:42] Iori
    Yeah, yeah.
[05:43] Iori
    You're envoys from Green, right?
[05:46] Iori
    I'm kind of Blue's leader, Omoto.
[05:49] Iori
    How can I help you?
[05:51] Akira
    We're Akira Shiroyanagi and Yuuri Amagake.
[05:54] Akira
    We want you to pass a
    message on to your team.
[05:57] Iori
    Yes?
[05:58] Akira
    Green and Red are about to embark
    on a massive battle quest.
[06:03] Akira
    The rules allow anyone to join
    Green's side who wants to.
[06:06] Akira
    I want to recruit from Team Blue.
[06:10] Iori
    So it's about that announcement yesterday?
[06:12] Iori
    You're Akira, right?
[06:15] Iori
    Didn't your leader tell you about us?
[06:17] Makuri
    Our team is made up of those who don't
    want any part of your little war.
[06:24] Aoi
    Yet you want us to get involved in your fight?
[06:27] Aoi
    You must be stupid or something.
[06:28] Yuuri
    Akira...
[06:29] Akira
    I'll pay 200 points to each participant.
[06:31] Akira
    As an incentive.
SIGN    Point Management & Information
[06:34] Akira
    And I'll give 500 points to anyone who
    steals an interface from Team Red.
SIGN    Point Management & Information
[06:38] Akira
    How about now?
[06:39] Makuri
    500 points?!
[06:41] Aoi
    You'd have to complete several major
    quests to earn an amount like that!
[06:45] Akira
    I suspect you're all low on points.
[06:48] Akira
    We wanted to pool our points
    to recruit you as mercenaries.
[06:54] Akira
    Tell them that.
[06:55] Iori
    Oh...
[06:57] Iori
    It certainly is a tempting offer,
[07:00] Iori
    but I can't pass it on to my team.
[07:03] Akira
    Why not?
[07:04] Iori
    I mean, it only pays off
    if Team Green wins, right?
[07:08] Iori
    You expect us to believe you can win
    when you're that desperate for aid?
[07:13] Iori
    It simply doesn't add up.
[07:14] Akira
    Well—
[07:15] Iori
    But...
[07:17] Iori
    If you'll accept my personal offer,
[07:20] Iori
    I'll tell them about your
    mercenary business.
[07:23] Akira
    What's your offer?
[07:24] Iori
    Let me have her,
[07:26] Iori
    and I'll happily convince
    our membership to join you.
[07:31] Aoi
    Omoto!
[07:32] Yuuri
    Don't be stu—
[07:33] Akira
    We can't do it. I refuse.
[07:35] Yuuri
    Akira...
[07:37] Iori
    Oh?
[07:38] Iori
    That was fast.
[07:39] Iori
    She's your girlfriend, then?
[07:42] Iori
    But is she really worth the ten or twenty
    additions I could send to your side?
[07:47] Akira
    She is.
[07:50] Akira
    Ten or twenty standard ability users
    can't match Yuuri's value.
[07:55] Akira
    If you want Yuuri,
[07:56] Akira
    your offer should be that you join
    the fight and do just as I tell you.
[08:01] Makuri
    What?!
[08:02] Makuri
    What's the matter with you?
[08:03] Akira
    Iori Omoto...
[08:05] Akira
    I heard that you once racked up incredible
    amounts of points in a certain quest.
[08:10] Akira
    You could theoretically be
    an even trade for Yuuri.
[08:14] Iori
    You're saying she has an
    ability on par with mine?
[08:19] Iori
    Then you might really have
    a chance at victory.
[08:22] Akira
    We're not desperate for aid.
[08:24] Akira
    I just wanted to let you in on a good offer.
[08:27] Iori
    Fine.
[08:29] Iori
    Then I'll pass the word
    on to our membership.
[08:31] Iori
    My way of apologizing for my stupid offer.
[08:34] Akira
    So you're not going to participate?
[08:37] Iori
    No.
[08:38] Iori
    I don't like sticking my neck out.
[08:40] Iori
    And Akira...
[08:42] Iori
    No matter what you try to do,
[08:44] Iori
    it's very clear
[08:46] Iori
    how that "battle quest" of
    yours is going to turn out.
[08:54] Iori
    Gonna get home to bed.
[08:58] Yuuri
    What's his problem?
[09:00] Yuuri
    Are you sure that was the best outcome?
[09:03] Kirisaki
    Nah, that was a huge failure!
[09:06] Kirisaki
    After coming this far out...
[09:10] Kirisaki
    Idiots.
[09:12] Yuuri
    Hey, it's Kirisaki!
[09:14] Akira
    How long have you been there?
[09:15] Kirisaki
    You didn't notice me until now?!
[09:18] Yuuri
    Sorry!
[09:18] Akira
    So you joined Team Blue, did you?
[09:21] Kirisaki
    Akira.
[09:22] Kirisaki
    I've been waiting for a chance
    to get a rematch with you.
[09:25] Kirisaki
    I'm gonna join Red to fight you.
[09:28] Kirisaki
    I'm not here to help you, but to
     become your ultimate enemy!
[09:33] Akira
    I see.
[09:34] Akira
    But I'm not particularly bothered
    by the thought of fighting you.
[09:37] Akira
    Go ahead and join Team Red.
[09:39] Akira
    See you in the battle!
[09:42] Kirisaki
    Hey, hang on!
[09:43] Kirisaki
    I'm serious, okay?!
[09:45] Yuuri
    You sure about this, Akira?
[09:46] Akira
    It's fine. Let's get back.
[09:48] Kirisaki
    Hey! You'll regret this, damn it!
[09:50] Kirisaki
    Akira!
[09:59] Akira
    We made it just in time.
[10:00] Yuuri
    Boy, I'm tired.
[10:02] Shima
    You're late. We were worried.
[10:04] Akira
    Sorry, Shima.
[10:06] Joushima
    What were you doing out there?
[10:08] Yuuri
    Picked up some things from the trading post.
[10:10] Yuuri
    See?
[10:11] Yuuri
    Look at all this beef!
[10:14] Joushima
    You sure that's all you were doing?
[10:16] Yuuri
    What are you getting at?
[10:17] Joushima
    The secret's out.
[10:19] Joushima
    You two've been heading out every day.
[10:21] Yuuri
    So what?!
[10:22] Joushima
    What would a young man and woman
    be doing in the woods all alone?
[10:26] Joushima
    I can think of a few things!
[10:29] Joushima
    Hey, watch it!
[10:30] Joushima
    That was a quintuple punch!
[10:32] Yuuri
    Tch! Teleportation again!
[10:34] Joushima
    Akira! Leader wants to see you!
[10:36] Yuuri
    Wait, you!
[10:37] Akira
    The leader?
[10:41] Shirasagi
    They want to participate
    in the battle quest.
[10:46] Akira
    You realize it's going
    to be dangerous, though.
[10:49] Momoko
    At least let us support you as medics!
[10:53] Slave
    We heard the girl with the glasses who
    was caught by Red was participating.
[10:57] Slave
    So we want to do the same.
[10:58] Slave
    We want the Reds to pay.
[11:01] Shirasagi
    I understand how they feel.
[11:04] Shirasagi
    Do you agree that it would
    be good to have medics?
[11:07] Akira
    If you believe so...
[11:09] Shirasagi
    They won't hold us back.
[11:12] Shirasagi
    A desire to protect another
    makes a person strong.
[11:15] Shirasagi
    That's the difference
    between us and Team Red.
[11:19] Momoko
    Yuuto!
[11:20] Momoko
    Thank you so much!
[11:30] Man
    Here, Yuuri!
[11:32] Yuuri
    Yes!
[11:33] Katsuya
    Tomorrow's the day, eh?
[11:35] Akira
    We'll be fine.
[11:36] Akira
    We've done all we can.
[11:38] Yuuri
    That's right!
[11:39] Yuuri
    We're gonna give 'em some real payback!
[11:41] Yuuri
    Right, Akira?
[11:42] Akira
    Yes.
[11:46] Ringo
    Excuse me, Akira.
[11:48] Ringo
    Regarding what we discussed...
[11:49] Akira
    Understood.
[11:59] Hareka
    You're going to fight for us?
[12:01] Hareka
    But it's so dangerous...
[12:03] Kumagiri
    Akira and Yuuri are my partners.
[12:05] Kumagiri
    Under the circumstances, I have to help.
[12:08] Kumagiri
    And...
[12:09] Kumagiri
    You and I are proper friends, aren't we?
[12:12] Hareka
    Thank you, sir!
[12:20] Katsuya
    Are ya sure...
[12:22] Katsuya
    Are ya sure ya should fight, Asuka?
[12:24] Asuka
    Katsuya...
[12:26] Asuka
    Of course I'm going to fight.
[12:29] Asuka
    For my child's sake.
[12:31] Asuka
    That's being a mother!
[12:32] Katsuya
    Asuka...
[12:34] Katsuya
    I h-have to tell ya how I feel—
[12:37] Joushima
    There you are, Katsuya!
[12:38] Joushima
    Come drinkin' with us!
[12:41] Yuuri
    You borrowed more books from our leader?
[12:43] Akira
    Yes.
[12:44] Akira
    I've done all I can do for now.
[12:48] Yuuri
    The stars are pretty amazing out here.
[12:50] Akira
    They really are.
[13:04] Man In Black
    The quest area that includes
    these five towers
[13:08] Man In Black
    is the stage for the "Hunt the King" quest.
[13:10] Shirasagi
    I'm shocked.
[13:12] Shirasagi
    You were right about this being the venue!
[13:16] Shirasagi
    You and Yuuri's little
    expeditions have paid off.
[13:21] Akira
    Then we can use the plan we concocted on
    the assumption that we'd be fighting here.
[13:25] Shirasagi
    You've given us another advantage.
[13:28] Shirasagi
    Well done!
[13:30] Man In Black
    Additional rules will be
    added before we begin.
[13:32] Man In Black
    For more information, check your interfaces.
[13:36] Mion
    This is the instruction manual for
    the battle quest "Hunt the King"!
[13:40] Mion
    Complete the quest by
    stealing enemy interfaces!
[13:43] Mion
    Each interface you steal
    gets you one Mion Point!
[13:47] Mion
    Captured interfaces are considered
    "dead" and can't be used!
[13:50] Mion
    The interfaces are linked to your cuffs!
[13:53] Mion
    If they get three meters
    away from you, they die!
[13:56] Mion
    If your interface dies, your cuffs activate,
[13:59] Mion
    and you can't use your abilities anymore!
[14:01] Mion
    Be careful, dead folks!
[14:04] Mion
    And there's one additional rule:
[14:06] Mion
    There's an interface station on
    each of the area's five towers.
[14:10] Mion
    If you place your interface on the station,
[14:11] Mion
    you get a ten Mion Point
    bonus while it's there!
[14:15] Mion
    You can trade those points you've
    earned to get Mion to do you a favor!
SIGN    Shout
SIGN    (Make an Announcement to all Tournament Participants)
SIGN    Learn the Location of a Given Person
SIGN    Shout
SIGN    (Make an Announcement to all Tournament Participants)
[14:19] Mion
    Shout!
SIGN    Learn the Location of a Given Person
[14:20] Mion
    Locate!
SIGN    Revive a Dead Interface
[14:21] Mion
    Interface revival!
[14:22] Mion
    Ability sealing!
SIGN    Seal the Ability of a Given Person
[14:23] Mion
    Measurements!
SIGN    Learn Mion's
    Measurements
[14:25] Mion
    Whoever kills the interface of the
    other team's king first wins!
[14:29] Mion
    Give it your best!
[14:31] Pompadour
    Seal the enemy's ability...
[14:33] Pompadour
    That's going to be the key.
[14:35] Katsuya
    Team Red will try to seal
    our leader's ability, too.
[14:39] Katsuya
    We have to prevent that.
[14:48] Man In Black
    Now, please register your team's king!
[14:51] Katsuya
    Sir...
[14:56] Man In Black
    Thank you.
[14:57] Mion
    Ladies and gentlemen...
[15:00] Mion
    The large-scale quest,
    "Hunt the King," will now begin!
[15:06] Shirasagi
    Our first goal is to take the towers!
[15:08] Shirasagi
    Secure at least three towers
    and guard them with your life!
[15:12] Shirasagi
    We need to seal the power of Oogami,
     Red's king and wild card!
[15:17] Shirasagi
    If we predict our opponent's strategy and
    create an advantage, we will be victorious!
[15:22] Shirasagi
    And one other thing...
[15:23] Shirasagi
    I want to thank you all for
    staying with me all this time.
[15:27] Shirasagi
    Thanks to all of you, I've been able to believe
[15:31] Shirasagi
    that I'm here for a purpose.
[15:34] Shirasagi
    Thank you.
[15:37] Katsuya
    Okay!
[15:39] Katsuya
    Let's beat down those Red villains!
[15:41] Katsuya
    Let's go, guys!
[15:42] All
    Yeah!
[15:46] Yuuri
    Let's get in there too!
[15:50] Ringo
    Akira...
[15:52] Akira
    This is an extension of the first
    and second battles in a way,
[15:56] Akira
    but there's one clear difference.
[15:57] Akira
    Everyone's participating with
    separate beliefs and ideals.
[16:02] Akira
    Is this what you wanted to see?
[16:05] Akira
    In that case...
[16:06] Akira
    I'll show it to you.
[16:10] Joushima
    No sign of any Reds.
[16:13] Shirasagi
    Understood.
[16:15] Shirasagi
    Please continue scouting.
[16:17] Shima
    The towers' ten points...
[16:19] Shima
    We only have them while our
    terminal's connected, right?
[16:23] Shirasagi
    If we want to use fifty points,
    we'll need to control multiple towers at once.
[16:28] Shirasagi
    Yet I can't actually
    participate in the fight...
[16:31] Shima
    There's no need for us to
    put you on the front lines.
[16:34] Shima
    If our king dies, it's over!
[16:38] Katsuya
    Team Saitou has secured the first tower!
[16:42] Shima
    That's Katsuya!
[16:44] Katsuya
    We'll hold this ground with our lives!
[16:46] Team
    Yeah!
[16:47] Katsuya
    In a territory control game,
    we have the numbers advantage!
[16:51] Katsuya
    Red's generals all have
    dangerous abilities...
[16:54] Katsuya
    But their leader, Oogami, is both
    their most valuable piece,
[16:58] Katsuya
    and also their king.
[17:00] Katsuya
    That's the difference between him
    and Yuuri, our own wild card.
[17:03] Katsuya
    The difference in when that card gets played
    will change the course of this battle!
[17:08] Asuka
    Katsuya! Well done!
[17:10] Katsuya
    Asuka!
[17:11] Asuka
    I think we can secure this tower too!
[17:13] Asuka
    No sign of Reds!
[17:18] Asuka
    Secure the tower, quickly!
[17:21] Asuka
    Something's coming this way.
[17:30] Asuka
    Run, everyone!
[17:35] Asuka
    It can't be...
[17:37] Asuka
    I thought he was their king!
[17:39] Asuka
    What's he doing here?
[17:41] Katsuya
    Asuka!
[17:43] Katsuya
    What's going on?!
[17:44] Oogami
    Did you expect me to stay
    in hiding like Shirasagi?
[17:50] Oogami
    The king hunts and purges you.
[17:53] Oogami
    That's what the game's about!
[17:56] Asuka
    Oogami's appeared on his own...
SIGN    Call in Progress
[17:58] Asuka
    But my allies know the situation.
[18:00] Asuka
    I'm sure they'll come,
    bringing Yuuri with them.
[18:03] Asuka
    If I can hold him until then...
[18:05] Asuka
    We win!
[18:07] Oogami
    I'm gonna kill you all no matter what,
[18:09] Oogami
    but if you're gonna insist,
[18:10] Oogami
    let's have a little fun.
[18:18] Oogami
    You wield that heavy sword
    like it's nothing.
[18:21] Oogami
    Is that your ability?
[18:23] Oogami
    But what good will a minor
    power like that do you?
[18:35] Oogami
    What's wrong?
[18:36] Oogami
    Finished already?
[18:37] Asuka
    He's mocking me!
[18:42] Oogami
    Oh? What kind of simple attack is that?
[18:46] Oogami
    At least put a little spin on it.
[18:48] Asuka
    I did put a spin on it.
[18:50] Asuka
    I thought if I dished out a
    simple attack, you'd grab my sword.
[19:00] Asuka
    My ability is to control
    the weight of my sword!
SIGN    <<Guardian>>
    
    Ms. Asuka Kiryuu
    
     Your ability is
    
    "To turn a stick into
    a sword whose weight
    you can control freely."
[19:03] Asuka
    I can make it as light as a feather,
[19:05] Asuka
    or so heavy that no one can ever hold it!
[19:23] Oogami
    So you weren't wielding a
    heavy sword effortlessly...
[19:25] Oogami
    You were controlling the sword's weight?
[19:29] Oogami
    You really put one over on me.
[19:31] Oogami
    I like you.
[19:36] Oogami
    Take it.
[19:39] Oogami
    Turn it back into a sword and keep fighting.
[19:41] Oogami
    Your allies will be here soon, won't they?
[19:44] Oogami
    I'll play with you until then.
SIGN    Call in Progress
[19:47] Shirasagi
    Impossible!
[19:48] Shima
    Oogami's appeared already?
[19:50] Shima
    And he's alone?!
[19:51] Shirasagi
    This is an obvious trap!
[19:53] Shirasagi
    But even knowing Kuroiwa...
[19:56] Shirasagi
    Would he really use his
    partner Oogami, their king,
[19:58] Shirasagi
    as a decoy?!
[20:00] Pompadour
    Asuka's team is fighting Oogami.
[20:03] Pompadour
    Let's go join them!
[20:04] Pompadour
    Kumagiri, watch after Hareka.
[20:06] Pompadour
    We need her ability to change the flow of
    air to erect a barrier around our base here.
[20:12] Kumagiri
    Take care.
[20:16] Hareka
    Sir!
[20:17] Kumagiri
    Don't worry.
[20:19] Kumagiri
    I'll protect you, I promise.
[20:21] Hareka
    It's not that...
[20:22] Hareka
    Someone's coming from that direction!
[20:25] Kumagiri
    Hareka, stay here.
[20:28] Katsuya
    Hurry!
[20:29] Katsuya
    We've got to get to Asuka as fast as we can!
[20:38] Kamui
    Oh, you survived that?
[20:46] Kamui
    Today's not your lucky day...
[20:49] Kamui
    Since you ran into me.
[20:57] Renka
    Today, Renka the artist is feeling...
[21:01] Renka
    Like an army battalion mowing down infantry!
[21:10] Masakado
    Akira Shiroyanagi... Where are you?
[21:27] Rin
    I've missed you so.
[21:30] Rin
    Shall we begin?
SIGN    <<Guardian>>
    
     Your ability is
    "To turn a stick into a sword whose
     weight you can control freely."
SIGN    Mion and Yang's
     Next Episode Preview!
[23:10] Both
    Mion and Yang's Next Episode Preview!
[23:12] Yang
    Did you enjoy the eighth episode
    of Battle Game in 5 Seconds?
[23:15] Mion
    The battle game, Hunt the King,
     has finally begun!
[23:18] Yang
    Team Red and Team Green will pit
    their strategies against each other!
[23:21] Mion
    See you next time for the Battle Game in 5
    Seconds episode 9, an 8-hour live broadcast special!
[23:25] Yang
    Wait! That last part was a lie!
[23:28] Yang
    I thought you were
    taking the previews seriously now!
[23:29] Mion
    Next time: "Kirisaki Dies!"
[23:30] Mion
    See you then!
[23:31] Yang
    That's a lie!
[23:32] Yang
    And nobody should want to see that!
[23:33] Mion
    Next time: "Kirisaki Doesn't Die!"
[23:34] Mion
    See you then!
[23:35] Yang
    That's a lie!
[23:36] Yang
    I mean it's true, but it's a lie...
[23:37] Yang
    I'm so confused!