17 - Memories of a Mediocrity

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[00:02] Zodyl
    These shocks are very useful.
[00:05] Zodyl
    They draw someone's
    fundamental nature to the surface.
[00:10] Jabber
    Show me!
[00:11] Jabber
    Show me the brutality you've been hiding!
[00:16] Zodyl
    Or perhaps the shock will prove too intense...
[00:20] Zodyl
    and he'll be crushed.
[00:22] Zanka
    I'm not... finished yet...
[00:27] Zanka
    Until I prove myself....
[00:30] Zanka
    I'm not dying!
[00:41] Zanka's Father
    Steadfast.
[00:44] Zanka's Father
    Virtuous.
[00:47] Zanka's Father
    Generation to generation, the proud
    bloodline of the Nijiku Clan has persevered.
[00:53] Zanka's Father
    Indeed, your older brother and sister
    followed in my footsteps to join the Hell Guard
[00:59] Zanka's Father
    and shoulder the burden
    of rule over the Ground.
[01:03] Zanka's Father
    Do you understand what I'm telling you...
[01:06] Zanka's Father
    Zanka?
[01:12] Zanka
    Yes, sir.
[01:29] Teacher A
    Threats we face here on the Ground include
[01:33] Teacher A
    trash beasts, garbage rain, and diseases
    spread from hazardous material.
[01:40] Teacher A
    But there is something
    you must never forget—
[01:44] Teacher A
    The greatest threat of all is your fellow man!
[01:48] Teacher A
    The Hell Guard is a crucial institution
    for keeping humanity in line.
[01:52] Teacher A
    What await you here at the
    Central Hell Guard Academy
[01:57] Teacher A
    are rigorous trials and unsparing rivals.
[02:00] Teacher A
    To achieve the strength the Hell Guards need,
    you must learn through competition!
[02:05] Trainee A
    There he goes with the same ol' lecture.
[02:09] Trainee B
    Can't believe it's new trainee time already.
[02:12] Trainee A
    Rumor says this batch's
    got someone real impressive.
[02:16] Trainee B
    Male or female?
[02:18] Trainee A
    Female.
[02:19] Trainee B
    Wow! Wonder what she's like!
[02:24] Trainee B
    Zanka really carries himself
    like he's a cut above, huh?
[02:29] Trainee A
    His dad's one of the town big-shots.
    We can't compare.
[02:33] Trainee B
    Noble blood, huh?
[02:35] Trainee B
    The Nijiku Clan's a house of elites
    who all get into the Hell Guard.
[02:39] Trainee B
    But Zanka holds strong under the pressure.
    He always gets the best marks in class.
[02:48] Trainee B
    Bet the chicks all love him, too.
[02:51] Trainee A
    Yeah, he's graduatin' top of the class
    to take the Golden Throne for sure.
[02:56] Trainee B
    Yeah, figures.
[02:58] Trainee B
    We're mediocrities.
    Can't beat a natural talent.
[03:07] Zanka
    You're damn right about that!
[03:10] Zanka
    I wouldn't be caught dead bein'
    compared to the bozos around here!
[03:16] Zanka
    You know how hard I'm always
    workin' behind the scenes?!
[03:26] Zanka
    Just you wait an' see.
[03:28] Zanka
    I'll take top of the class
    without breakin' a sweat.
[03:35] Teacher B
    Rise.
[03:40] Teacher B
    Sit.
[03:44] Teacher B
    We've been seeing a rise
    in Giver crimes these days.
[03:48] Teacher B
    That means we need a strong Hell Guard
    that can stand up to Givers.
[03:53] Teacher B
    You've all undergone hard training
    in your three years here.
[03:58] Teacher B
    We're eager for any new talent we can get.
[04:02] Teacher B
    Therefore...
[04:07] Teacher B
    As a special case, this year,
[04:09] Teacher B
    we've decided to accept a particularly
    promising student into this class.
[04:14] Teacher B
    She grew up in the slums,
    but her abilities are undeniable.
[04:19] Zanka
    I couldn't stay in the dark forever.
[04:23] Zanka
    In the face of the "real deal"...
[04:26] Zanka
    I'd learn what my weakness
    and real strength really were.
[06:03] Zanka
    The Academy's "most exalted seat"
    was a chair called the Golden Throne.
[06:11] Zanka
    The only person permitted to sit there
[06:14] Zanka
    was the best student of that year.
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[06:31] Student
    Incredible...
[06:51] Teacher B
    Magnificent!
[06:53] Teacher B
    I didn't expect you to beat every student
    in our class during your first sparring session.
[06:58] Teacher B
    You really do have what it takes.
[07:01] Teacher B
    You could even take the Golden Throne, Hyo.
[07:16] Trainee A
    What's her problem?
[07:18] Trainee B
    She was raised in the slums,
    but she thinks she's better than us?
[07:22] Trainee C
    I ain't heard the teacher
    praise anyone that hard before.
[07:26] Trainee A
    She thinks she's hot shit
    'cause she beat us once.
[07:29] Trainee F
    She's sloppy as hell. No fundamentals.
[07:32] Trainee F
    She won't get far in the Hell Guard like that!
[07:35] Trainee D
    The only reason she beat me is 'cause
    her crappy style threw my rhythm off.
[07:39] Trainee E
    Once I get used to her style,
    I could beat that beanpole in a second.
[07:45] Trainee B
    Yeah, I'm off my game today too.
[07:49] Trainee A
    But she also beat Zanka.
[07:55] Trainee A
    Zanka?
[08:00] Zanka
    Heck, she's a tough one!
[08:03] Zanka
    I just couldn't beat her.
[08:05] Zanka
    Nice to see a style
    I ain't never seen before.
[08:09] Zanka
    Guess I got a long way to go.
    Back to trainin', huh?
[09:32] Zanka
    Damn it!
[09:40] Zanka
    I just ain't put in enough effort yet.
[09:45] Zanka
    I'm number one here.
[09:47] Zanka
    I ain't lost yet!
[09:50] Hyo
    Your nose.
[09:53] Hyo
    It's bleeding.
[09:56] Zanka
    She heard that?
[10:01] Zanka
    Heck, didn't know you were here.
[10:03] Zanka
    Thought you'd gone back to the classroom.
[10:06] Hyo
    No. I was looking for a place to get water.
[10:13] Zanka
    Gotta calm down.
[10:16] Zanka
    Gotta say, you're pretty great.
[10:19] Zanka
    Just got here, and you're
    a Golden Throne candidate already.
[10:24] Hyo
    What good does sitting
    on the Golden Throne do?
[10:30] Zanka
    Well... it's somethin' a bunch
    of big names have earned.
[10:34] Zanka
    Hell Guard legends, higher-ups at Central...
[10:36] Zanka
    all kinds of famous folks
    have sat in that seat.
[10:40] Zanka
    It's somethin' everyone wants.
[10:43] Zanka
    Though I hear my big sister never got to.
[10:47] Hyo
    I don't understand.
[10:49] Hyo
    What does sitting in the seat get you?
[10:53] Hyo
    Do you just want people
    to find you impressive?
[10:57] Hyo
    What good does that do?
[11:20] Zanka
    When you've got the "real deal" around,
    you see the fakes start to change.
[11:26] Zanka
    In some damn transparent ways, too.
[11:29] Trainee F
    You cut your hair.
[11:31] Trainee E
    No biggie. I wanted a change.
[11:33] Zanka
    Some of the fakes try to imitate them.
[11:35] Trainee C
    Hey, how'd you do that move?
[11:38] Trainee C
    I won't tell nobody. You mind?
[11:38] Zanka
    Some of the fakes try to steal from them.
[11:42] Trainee A
    Must be nice to be a natural talent.
[11:43] Zanka
    Some of the fakes just disparage them.
[11:46] Trainee B
    Yeah, it'd be way easier.
[11:47] Zanka
    They're disgusting.
[11:47] Trainee A
    Wish I'd been born that way.
[11:50] Zanka
    But...
[11:52] Teacher B
    We'll be having a special class today.
[11:55] Teacher B
    We've gathered together a number of weapons.
[11:58] Teacher B
    Follow your intuition and
    choose one that speaks to you.
[12:02] Teacher B
    A Hell Guard must be able to
    use a variety of weapons,
[12:06] Teacher B
    but picking out a weapon that's
    high-quality and suits your strengths
[12:10] Teacher B
    is an indispensable skill as well.
[12:12] Teacher B
    Let's see how sharp your eyes are.
[12:16] Zanka
    The most disgusting one of all
[12:20] Zanka
    was the one who thought
    he was any better than the fakes—
[12:25] Zanka
    Me.
[12:34] Enjin
    Wow, so that academy even has
    classes on weapons selection and stuff?
[12:42] Enjin
    And that's the weapon you chose?
[12:47] Enjin
    But then...
[12:49] Enjin
    What are you doing down there?
[12:58] Enjin
    Hang on.
[12:59] Enjin
    Didn't you say the class was three days ago?
[13:03] Enjin
    Does that mean...
[13:05] Enjin
    You've been in that makeshift well
    without food or water all that time?!
[13:09] Enjin
    You'd be dead right now if we hadn't passed by!
[13:14] Zanka
    I saw a hole, so I felt
    obliged to crawl into it.
[13:18] Zanka
    I can't get out now.
[13:22] Enjin
    I hear you.
[13:24] Enjin
    Guess we'll just sit here and enjoy
    some of your local leaf-shaped manju.
[13:39] Zanka
    The others chose the weapons
    they thought looked strongest.
[13:46] Zanka
    I figured Hyo would do the same.
[13:50] Zanka
    So I thought I'd go against the grain.
[13:54] Zanka
    I picked up a worn-out piece of crap
    that didn't even look like a weapon.
[13:59] Zanka
    You hear about it all the time, right?
[14:01] Zanka
    "The most awesome weapon
    is the one that looks like junk."
[14:06] Enjin
    So it wasn't an awesome weapon?
[14:12] Zanka
    It wasn't even a weapon.
[14:14] Zanka
    The school screwed up settin' up the table,
[14:17] Zanka
    and some random stick got
    mixed up with the others.
[14:23] Zanka
    Never thought I'd be the one
    people were lookin' at that way.
[14:28] Zanka
    Then came the moment
    everyone was waitin' for,
[14:31] Zanka
    when the "real deal" chose a weapon...
[14:36] Zanka
    It was this ordinary, unremarkable sword.
[14:54] Zanka
    Man, I'm shit!
[14:56] Zanka
    I'm the shittiest piece of shit
    in the shit heap!
[15:01] Zanka
    I'm pure shit!
[15:03] Zanka
    I was the biggest scuzz ball all along,
    wantin' people to think I was a natural...
[15:07] Zanka
    Now I know.
[15:09] Zanka
    A mediocrity can never become a natural talent!
[15:15] Zanka
    Drop dead.
[15:17] Zanka
    I just wanna drop dead.
[15:20] Zanka
    I'm as big a poser as this stupid stick.
[15:25] Zanka
    Just lame as hell.
[15:29] Enjin
    Huh?
[15:31] Enjin
    Can't a mediocrity still get better
    than natural talents?
[15:40] Enjin
    Not that I know what makes
    someone a natural talent,
[15:45] Enjin
    but if that's not what you are,
    who says you need to be?
[15:50] Enjin
    Besides, whatever you say,
    you want to keep at it, don't you?
[15:56] Enjin
    You're still holding on to that
    "stupid stick," aren't you?
[16:01] Enjin
    Most people would call it rubbish and toss it,
[16:04] Enjin
    but you're still clinging on.
[16:08] Enjin
    Not that you should care what
    a simple passer-by has to say...
[16:16] Enjin
    But you can't become strong
    until you know your weakness.
[16:20] Enjin
    Oh, that's right.
[16:23] Enjin
    We'll be back in this city
    to eat more of that manju.
[16:27] Enjin
    I'd like to see you prove one day...
[16:29] Enjin
    That the average can eclipse the gifted.
[17:19] Zanka
    Lovely Assistaff.
[17:29] Zanka
    Didn't I tell ya...
[17:32] Zanka
    I ain't gonna die until I prove it.
[17:35] Zanka
    I'm gonna show you...
[17:38] Zanka
    what a mediocrity can do!
[17:45] Jabber
    Hey Zanka, old buddy...
[17:49] Zanka
    What a... mediocrity... can...
[17:57] Jabber
    Sounds like you're hallucinating real nice.
[18:12] Jabber
    Gloopy-goo toxin!
[18:14] Jabber
    Neurotoxin!
[18:21] Jabber
    Then throw in the venomenal hallucinogen!
[18:29] Jabber
    Well? Well? Well?!
[18:32] Jabber
    That's what I stabbed you with!
[18:34] Jabber
    Crazy intense, right?!
[18:37] Jabber
    It's phenomenal!
[18:38] Jabber
    No... venomenal!
[18:42] Jabber
    I got that one from a guy
    who tried to kill me with it.
[18:46] Jabber
    It causes hallucinations so vivid
    you'll think they're real life.
[18:51] Jabber
    Then afterward, it makes you
    wanna puke your guts out!
[18:53] Jabber
    You won't be able to get enough!
[18:57] Jabber
    Ow!
[18:58] Jabber
    My damn ribs hurt, man!
[19:03] Jabber
    Hey, y'know? When you break a rib, man...
[19:08] Jabber
    It hurts even to laugh.
[19:11] Jabber
    You knew that, huh?
[19:13] Jabber
    Yeah, figured. Most people do.
[19:21] Jabber
    I thought you'd give me a crazier fight.
[19:25] Jabber
    Guess it's over already...
[19:29] Jabber
    Maybe another Cleaner
    would've been more fun.
[19:48] Jabber
    Look at you! You're having a blast!
[19:50] Jabber
    C'mon, man! No fair!
[19:53] Jabber
    Let me in on this!
[19:55] Jabber
    Let's go!
[20:36] Guita
    I'm out!
[20:45] Guita
    Aw, nobody's here either?!
[20:50] Guita
    What's going on here?
[20:53] Guita
    I dunno how to get out,
    and I've been here all alone.
[20:58] Guita
    You're my only friend, Roachie!
[21:04] Guita
    Wait for me!
[21:09] Guita
    Hey, I said wait!
[21:12] Guita
    Roachie!
[21:43] Jabber
    The party can't last forever, Zanka old pal.
[21:51] Jabber
    Guess I'd better offer you up
    to the trash beast now.
[21:57] Jabber
    Good ol' Jabber carried out
    his mission like a champ!