# E9 - Heads Up
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**[00:03] ---**
I heard about the guy with the special right
to hold for-profit matches in D-Game.
**[00:08] ---**
Martial arts matches with Sigils
are a popular earner.
**[00:12] ---**
And they have the great merit
of being safe to some extent for D-Game.
**[00:17] ---**
Our match here
would definitely get a lot of viewers,
**[00:22] ---**
but today, it's just the people here.
**[00:25] ---**
So what are the rules?
Is it really anything goes?
**[00:29] ---**
Anything goes.
**[00:30] ---**
Vale Tudo originally referred to challenging
your opponent without limitations.
**[00:38] ---**
Of course, no holds barred
depends on the opponent.
**[00:41] ---**
I'm a martial artist, so I don't use any tools.
**[00:44] ---**
Then really it's just "anything goes" for me, huh?
**[00:47] ---**
Well, I'll take any handicap I can get.
**[00:49] ---**
You're free to use your Sigil, weapons, whatever.
**[00:52] ---**
But why don't we say not to destroy the building
and no killing intentionally.
**[01:00] ---**
So if it's an accident, all good?
**[01:04] ---**
Inukai! You're the referee.
**[01:05] ---**
M-Me?!
**[01:07] ---**
*Reffing Master's match? That's impossible!*
**[01:11] ---**
All right, it'll be ten minutes,
so I'll start the timer now.
**[01:15] ---**
The match ends if either of you are unable to or
lose the will to fight and killing intentionally is...
**[01:19] ---**
So when can I start using my Sigil?
**[01:22] ---**
Whenever you like.
**[01:23] ---**
In fact, let's use the activation of your Sigil
to signal the start of the match.
**[01:27] ---**
Wait a second, Master! I'm the referee here!
**[01:30] ---**
Here I go!
**[01:40] ---**
Inukai was right.
You've got decent reflexes and resolve.
**[01:44] ---**
Not bad, at all.
**[01:45] ---**
But not good enough to form an alliance!
**[01:48] ---**
Oh, I'll show you a good time, all right!
**[03:22] ---**
Looks like I came at a good time.
***SIGN*** EPISODE 09 HEADS UP
**[03:25] ---**
What, you're here?
**[03:27] ---**
Are you done with that insurance guy?
**[03:29] ---**
I didn't have any problems with him.
**[03:31] ---**
What about over here?
**[03:35] ---**
They're just getting started.
**[03:40] ---**
*Did I go too far?*
**[03:41] ---**
*Though I think it'd take more
than a few grenades to kill him...*
**[03:44] ---**
*And I was right!*
**[03:48] ---**
Whoa!
**[03:49] ---**
*He's talented at dodging.*
**[03:51] ---**
*A gunfighter with fast reflexes
are the bane of a martial artist,*
**[03:54] ---**
*but can he do anything at this distance?*
**[04:03] ---**
*This is an awesome battle...*
**[04:06] ---**
*His Sigil has gotten him this far.*
**[04:09] ---**
*But Master hasn't used his Sigil once.*
**[04:13] ---**
*What's he gonna do next?*
**[04:15] ---**
First time I've seen that.
What is it, your "secret weapon"?
**[04:18] ---**
Well, I may have a few more tricks up my sleeve.
**[04:23] ---**
Wonderful! This really is entertaining!
**[04:27] ---**
Is that gun a Scorpion?
When did he add that to his aresenal?
**[04:30] ---**
You know your guns, Analyst.
**[04:33] ---**
Don't go selling info on Kaname now.
**[04:36] ---**
What kind of a person do you think I am?
**[04:40] ---**
Well, it's not like I was screwing around
while waiting for my wound to heal.
**[04:44] ---**
He got that gun and blade
from an arms dealer acquaintance of mine.
**[04:48] ---**
It's the fastest way to beef up your firepower.
**[04:52] ---**
Don't tell me you took him to Lee's?
That place is a rip-off.
**[04:56] ---**
How did you know?
**[04:58] ---**
I'd hate to make an enemy out of you.
**[05:01] ---**
Well, there's another place run by
an old friend, so I get a better deal, but...
**[05:05] ---**
You mean the one in Shibuya?
**[05:07] ---**
True, it is sensible
to stay away from Eighth territory.
**[05:11] ---**
Am I that transparent?
**[05:14] ---**
Well, at any rate, it's working, right?
**[05:17] ---**
He's holding his own
against D-Game's 4th-ranked player.
**[05:20] ---**
Certainly, a submachine gun
is effective against a martial artist.
**[05:25] ---**
It's helping him keep his distance, too.
**[05:27] ---**
The problem is he's laying
all of his cards on the table,
**[05:30] ---**
but still hasn't been able
to draw out Danjo's Sigil.
**[05:34] ---**
Unless he can accomplish that,
**[05:36] ---**
I'm not sure how his talk
of forming an alliance will play out.
**[05:40] ---**
*Dammit. I don't have a trump card.*
**[05:43] ---**
*One more grenade.*
**[05:45] ---**
*Crap!*
**[05:46] ---**
*He saw right through my timing!*
**[05:50] ---**
*Hey, are you serious?
No way...*
**[05:54] ---**
Okay, here I come.
**[06:04] ---**
Crap...
**[06:07] ---**
Any more would just be too cruel.
**[06:11] ---**
This isn't a martial arts match!
**[06:14] ---**
*No way! He's gonna blow himself up?*
**[06:16] ---**
*Wall Iron!
I can make my body as hard as tungsten!*
**[06:28] ---**
The hand grenade was a bluff.
**[06:30] ---**
He really used a flashbang.
**[06:32] ---**
It appears your fights
against A-rankers have not been flukes.
**[06:35] ---**
Suicide bombing won't get you far.
So, are you up for more?
**[06:40] ---**
All right! You pass!
**[06:42] ---**
I recognize you as an equal ally!
**[06:45] ---**
But it looks like you're up
for a little more fun, Kaname!
**[06:49] ---**
This hasn't been fun at all for me!
**[06:59] ---**
No way! I'm dea—
**[07:06] ---**
Man, you and those energy swords.
**[07:09] ---**
It doesn't even exist, but we all saw it.
**[07:12] ---**
Two men playing grab-ass...
**[07:14] ---**
*Who is she? How long has she been here?*
**[07:17] ---**
He's even more impressive
in the flesh than in the videos.
**[07:21] ---**
Is she a friend of Danjo?
**[07:24] ---**
This is troublesome.
**[07:26] ---**
Xuelan isn't bad at heart, but...
**[07:29] ---**
Wait, the number one ranking player in D-Game?!
**[07:32] ---**
Yes.
**[07:34] ---**
My name is Liu Xuelan.
**[07:36] ---**
Be honored. I have come to claim you.
**[07:42] ---**
What do you mean,
Kaname's been abducted?!
**[07:45] ---**
And you just watched?!
**[07:46] ---**
Of course not!
**[07:48] ---**
I hate to admit it,
but I couldn't do anything!
**[07:50] ---**
I look over and Kaname's out cold!
**[07:53] ---**
Just one look!
**[07:55] ---**
One look from her and
we were suddenly unconscious!
**[07:57] ---**
What is that? I don't understand you.
**[08:00] ---**
I don't get it either!
**[08:02] ---**
I-It sounds like she's got a really scary Sigil.
**[08:05] ---**
No, that power isn't her Sigil.
**[08:09] ---**
It's not her Sigil?
**[08:11] ---**
Evidently, she was using that technique
even before joining D-Game.
**[08:15] ---**
According to Danjo, it's an ancient
eastern martial arts technique.
**[08:21] ---**
When her "energy swords" strike you,
the effect is like a simulated death.
**[08:26] ---**
I'm reluctant to accept it, but...
**[08:27] ---**
And can we trust Danjo?
**[08:30] ---**
In the end, isn't he an enemy
who laid a trap for Kaname?
**[08:33] ---**
No.
**[08:35] ---**
Certainly, Xuelan is an ally of Danjo,
maybe even something of a mentor,
**[08:41] ---**
but he seemed as surprised as we were.
**[08:43] ---**
I'm still not sure how much of that I can buy.
**[08:46] ---**
For now, anyway, he's our boss.
We can't just give up here.
**[08:50] ---**
Naturally.
**[08:51] ---**
We'll get Kaname back for sure.
**[08:54] ---**
But where and how do we look?
**[08:56] ---**
Don't worry, Sui.
**[09:00] ---**
I've already tracked Kaname down.
**[09:08] ---**
Can you untie me now?
**[09:12] ---**
Liu Xuelan.
**[09:13] ---**
What does the number one ranked player want?
I'm willing to hear you out, at least.
**[09:18] ---**
Just Xuelan is fine.
And I'll call you Kaname.
**[09:22] ---**
I don't like to stand on ceremony.
**[09:24] ---**
Okay, but isn't this kind of heavy-handed?
**[09:27] ---**
I hardly consider it heavy-handed.
**[09:30] ---**
Your Sigil could be quite the nuisance otherwise.
**[09:33] ---**
It's the first time I've found someone
more suited to be an assassin than me.
**[09:36] ---**
Assassin?
**[09:38] ---**
Yes, though I've also been called a hitwoman.
**[09:41] ---**
Hitwoman...
**[09:43] ---**
I come from a family of assassins
that has been around for more than 2,000 years.
**[09:47] ---**
Through the ages, we have been involved
in history from behind the scenes.
**[09:51] ---**
You see, in every era,
there is an unquenchable demand for assassins.
**[09:55] ---**
So what are you after?
**[09:58] ---**
You went to a lot of trouble to fetch me.
I'm sure it wasn't just to kill me.
**[10:02] ---**
Of course.
**[10:03] ---**
I'll get to the point.
**[10:05] ---**
I want you to work for me.
**[10:08] ---**
Work for you?
**[10:09] ---**
I would employ you
for slightly challenging jobs.
**[10:13] ---**
Believe me, it would be well worth your while.
**[10:17] ---**
Gimme a break. I have no intention
of taking part in assassina—
**[10:20] ---**
Don't you realize how gifted you are?
**[10:24] ---**
An incredible talent, lying dormant
in the body of an average high schooler.
**[10:29] ---**
If it hadn't been for D-Game,
that talent would never have manifested.
**[10:34] ---**
You're talking about my Sigil?
**[10:36] ---**
Don't play dumb.
**[10:38] ---**
A Sigil is just a bonus.
**[10:41] ---**
I'm sure you've already realized it.
**[10:43] ---**
What you're suited for...
**[10:46] ---**
War.
**[10:48] ---**
Especially extreme war.
**[10:50] ---**
More than anyone else, you are fit for battle.
**[10:53] ---**
When wielding a weapon, facing an enemy,
and starting the battle,
**[10:57] ---**
your fear is replaced with euphoria,
**[11:00] ---**
but the core of your mind is stone cold sober.
**[11:04] ---**
Don't be ridiculous!
**[11:05] ---**
Those who step up and shine in battle
are few and far between.
**[11:11] ---**
I, and only I, would be able
to take your talent and develop it beyond belief.
**[11:17] ---**
Actually, my family has been thinking
about welcoming a successor.
**[11:23] ---**
You can't be serious.
**[11:25] ---**
I am deadly serious.
**[11:27] ---**
We cannot afford to let the family skills
die out with my generation.
**[11:32] ---**
Therefore, I would not be against
bearing your child.
**[11:35] ---**
That would ensure the stability
of the next generation.
**[11:39] ---**
If that's not a joke,
then it's the worst proposal I've ever heard.
**[11:45] ---**
Lady Xuelan, it seems we are being pursued.
**[11:49] ---**
Shall I lose them?
**[11:53] ---**
I saw him! It looks like Kaname's okay!
**[11:56] ---**
Apparently the transmitter
I planted on him has been crushed,
**[11:59] ---**
but luckily, his cell phone is still intact.
**[12:01] ---**
To be honest, I didn't think you would help.
**[12:05] ---**
I thought a situation like this was likely.
**[12:08] ---**
Kaname stood out too much in the Shibuya event.
**[12:11] ---**
Enough chatter!
**[12:12] ---**
Step on it! I don't care if you ram them!
**[12:23] ---**
My threat was insufficient?
**[12:25] ---**
You're a popular young man, Kaname.
**[12:27] ---**
CALL HISTORY
SHUKA
SHUKA
SHUKA
**[12:27] ---**
Or perhaps they feel affection?
**[12:30] ---**
I suppose they're stubborn, too.
**[12:32] ---**
Surely you're clever enough to realize
that they're no match for me.
**[12:37] ---**
Tell them to withdraw.
**[12:39] ---**
*Kaname?!*
**[12:40] ---**
Shuka?
**[12:41] ---**
*Kaname?! Is that you?!*
**[12:45] ---**
Crash into us or whatever! Just stop this car!
**[12:48] ---**
I'll deal with the rest somehow!
**[12:51] ---**
I'm surprised that you don't know
when to give up.
**[12:54] ---**
Although I do like that in a man.
**[12:56] ---**
You're a badass.
Maybe even the world's best assassin.
**[13:01] ---**
You're not the top-ranked player for nothing.
**[13:04] ---**
But there are a lot of things
that can't be solved by killing!
**[13:09] ---**
I've survived this long
because I haven't taken any lives!
**[13:14] ---**
No way I'll take orders from someone
who only knows how to kill!
**[13:18] ---**
I challenge you, Xuelan!
**[13:19] ---**
Escape from my clan, Sunset Ravens,
without killing a single soul!
**[13:24] ---**
Then I'll become your lackey,
husband, or whatever you want!
**[13:28] ---**
Are you as good as your word?
**[13:30] ---**
I'm not lying.
**[13:32] ---**
I would fall in love with any woman
who could accomplish that escape.
**[13:36] ---**
Can't you go any faster?!
**[13:38] ---**
I bought this car because
you said it was strong and fast!
**[13:41] ---**
The pedal's already to the metal!
**[13:43] ---**
It's okay! I'm closing in!
**[13:46] ---**
I'll blow out their tires.
**[13:48] ---**
Please keep the car as steady as possible.
**[13:50] ---**
What about your arm injury?!
**[13:52] ---**
I was just about to start rehab anyway.
**[13:55] ---**
But is it okay to use a gun?
What about the police?
**[13:59] ---**
Sui, please inititate
an Encounter Battle in D-Game.
**[14:02] ---**
I see!
**[14:03] ---**
We'll use D-Game's concealment mode!
**[14:06] ---**
The clan battle is starting now!
**[14:07] ---**
Nice!
**[14:09] ---**
It's the Sunset Ravens' first battle!
**[14:11] ---**
Let's fly!
**[14:12] ---**
I know this isn't the time for it,
but why "Sunset Ravens"?
**[14:17] ---**
Like crows flying off into the sunset?
When was it decided on?
**[14:21] ---**
- They're the world's toughest bird!
- Ravens are black and cute!
**[14:21] ---**
Um, ravens are actually kind birds
that are devoted to their family! That's why!
**[14:30] ---**
This is our revenge match for yesterday.
**[14:35] ---**
Laplace!
**[14:39] ---**
Sorry! They've also got bulletproof tires!
I can't stop them that way!
**[14:43] ---**
Wait! They're slowing down!
We'll catch up in a second!
**[14:46] ---**
No, this is fine!
**[14:48] ---**
I'll take over from here.
Keep closing in!
**[14:50] ---**
Roger!
**[14:53] ---**
I see. That girl is the source of your confidence.
**[15:00] ---**
If I subdue her,
I suppose you'll have to surrender to me.
**[15:03] ---**
I'm going to kill you now,
so don't even bother trying to surrender.
**[15:08] ---**
Well, well. You don't notice the gap
between our abilities?
**[15:11] ---**
And by the way, Kaname said something
about falling in love with me.
**[15:15] ---**
Die!
**[15:20] ---**
Just experience the sensation.
**[15:22] ---**
I promised not to kill.
**[15:43] ---**
It's been a while since someone could move
so soon after being hit with my energy sword.
**[15:47] ---**
At your age, you're not afraid to die?
**[15:50] ---**
If I didn't want to die,
I shouldn't have been born, right?
**[15:54] ---**
*Does Shuka have her on the ropes?
Or is she just holding her off?*
**[15:57] ---**
*If we play our cards right, can we win this?*
**[16:01] ---**
*This is why she's number one.
She's skillfully evading my spears.*
**[16:06] ---**
*That weapon's in my way!*
**[16:13] ---**
Now!
**[16:17] ---**
Gotcha!
**[16:27] ---**
Did she make her fall off the car, Rein?
What's going on?
**[16:30] ---**
Keep your guard up!
She's not dead yet!
**[16:34] ---**
Put some space between the cars!
She's going to attack!
**[16:36] ---**
Dammit! Is that how it is?!
**[16:44] ---**
No you don't!
**[16:46] ---**
Milady!
**[16:50] ---**
Ryuji! Keep it just like that!
**[16:52] ---**
The problem is it won't steer the way I want!
**[16:55] ---**
She must've done something!
**[16:58] ---**
She's not getting away—
**[17:00] ---**
Game set.
It's been a lot of fun, little girls.
**[17:05] ---**
*Those finger bullets move too fast
for me to react with Laplace!*
**[17:10] ---**
Not yet! It's not over yet!
**[17:12] ---**
Good grief. You're already cornered.
**[17:16] ---**
We still have a way!
The real showdown starts now!
**[17:22] ---**
Sota!
**[17:24] ---**
Use your Sigil when I give the sign!
**[17:26] ---**
*Did she miscalculate
the distance between us?*
**[17:29] ---**
*She can't reach me from there.*
**[17:31] ---**
*And if she can't restrain me with them,
then her landing...*
**[17:35] ---**
Sota!
**[17:37] ---**
Castor Light!
**[17:44] ---**
Hold on tight!
**[17:57] ---**
Shuka! Are you all right?!
**[17:58] ---**
Kaname!
**[17:59] ---**
Are you hurt?!
That woman didn't molest you, did she?!
**[18:03] ---**
I'm fine!
**[18:05] ---**
That's right, Xuelan!
**[18:06] ---**
Well done.
**[18:07] ---**
You formed a better clan than I imagined.
**[18:10] ---**
We win! So you keep your promise!
**[18:14] ---**
Is that what you think?
Can you really claim to have won in this situation?
**[18:19] ---**
As you can see, your greatest asset in battle
is dangling all the way over there.
**[18:24] ---**
In other words,
this whole area is under my control.
**[18:27] ---**
*True, Shuka is the only one
who can trade blows with Xuelan.*
**[18:30] ---**
You're the one who should admit defeat.
**[18:33] ---**
We have lost this match.
**[18:36] ---**
What, Ximing?
How do you figure that?!
**[18:38] ---**
First of all, I'm concerned
over the damage to our car's engine.
**[18:43] ---**
Driving it would be dangerous
without getting an inspection.
**[18:47] ---**
And Kaname's car won't be drivable again
until they get a tire change.
**[18:52] ---**
Then they can go ahead and replace it.
**[18:55] ---**
But then we wouldn't be able
to get away from that girl.
**[18:57] ---**
You made a promise to Kaname.
**[18:59] ---**
I believe it is now impossible
to "escape without killing anyone."
**[19:04] ---**
It takes more time to reel in a big fish.
**[19:08] ---**
I believe it is key to make time an ally,
not an enemy.
**[19:14] ---**
I didn't expect you to take that position, Ximing.
**[19:16] ---**
*Well, he's too raw to be called
an unrecognized genius,*
**[19:20] ---**
*but perhaps a diamond in the rough.*
**[19:23] ---**
I lose!
**[19:25] ---**
*The game is over!
Clan Sunset Ravens wins!*
**[19:30] ---**
We won?
**[19:31] ---**
More like she gave us a break and quit.
**[19:35] ---**
That's fine with me. A win's a win.
**[19:37] ---**
You're not wrong.
**[19:40] ---**
Is it okay to let it end like this?
**[19:42] ---**
Couldn't be better.
**[19:43] ---**
We went up against the top player
and didn't lose a single member.
**[19:48] ---**
Xuelan, remember the deal!
**[19:49] ---**
No recruiting any of our members.
**[19:51] ---**
If you want to team up,
it has to be on equal terms.
**[19:54] ---**
I refuse.
**[19:55] ---**
If you'll recall, I never promised anything
in the case that you won.
**[19:59] ---**
I make no promises
about anything I never agreed to.
**[20:04] ---**
*Come to think of it,
I didn't get her to promise anything.*
**[20:07] ---**
However, I'm not saying that I won't help you.
**[20:10] ---**
We will enter your clan, Sunset Ravens.
**[20:14] ---**
I will verify up close whether you are
a man who can handle me.
**[20:18] ---**
What?!
**[20:20] ---**
What more could I ask for?
**[20:22] ---**
I'm against it! She's arrogant
and I doubt she would even listen to us!
**[20:26] ---**
It's like letting a fox in the henhouse!
**[20:29] ---**
I also think we should refrain
from having a partnership with outsiders.
**[20:33] ---**
True, I'm sure she has no sense of camaraderie
**[20:36] ---**
and would easily betray us,
based on the circumstances.
**[20:40] ---**
But once she promises something, she'll keep it.
**[20:43] ---**
That was confirmed today.
**[20:45] ---**
Would you promise me one thing?
It's the condition to join our clan.
**[20:49] ---**
What is it?
**[20:51] ---**
If you ever decide to betray the clan,
betray me first.
**[20:57] ---**
Attacking any of the members before me
is something that I won't forgive.
**[21:02] ---**
I promise.
**[21:04] ---**
If I'm going to murder the clan,
I'll start with you, Kaname.
**[21:09] ---**
Okay. Then you're in, Xuelan.
**[21:13] ---**
Welcome to our clan.
**[22:51] ---**
*Hey, Shinji.
Let's start shooting.*
**[22:54] ---**
*Right! I'm already filming.*
**[22:55] ---**
*Then come in closer.*
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*Otherwise the message won't get across.*
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*R-Right!*
**[23:01] ---**
*All right. Kaname Sudo, are you watching?*
**[23:04] ---**
*It's me, Wang.*
**[23:06] ---**
*I couldn't get in touch with you,
so I made this video love letter.*
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*The star is this cute, chubby guy.*
**[23:16] ---**
*Hey, lift your head!*
**[23:18] ---**
*Ah, poor guy.*
**[23:20] ---**
*Looks like he won't be able
to hold a tea cup or chopsticks any more.*
**[23:24] ---**
*Next, he may lose the ability to take a walk,
so I'd get over here if I were you.*
**[23:29] ---**
*The place is...
Figure that our for yourself, dumbass.*
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NEXT TIME: OLD ONE
**[23:35] ---**
Next time, "Old One."