4 - Live Lab

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[00:07] T
    They disappeared?
[00:10] C
    Too bad! That was a feint!
[00:23] T
    We need to regroup.
[00:26] T
    She'll beat us here.
[00:37] C
    You won't get away, young man.
[00:39] H
    The lovey-dovey couple with the chains
     got away last time though.
[00:45] C
    Hayate!
[00:46] C
    That was because she shielded Break Chain,
[00:50] ---
    and you hesitated to hit her.
[00:52] C
    We could've won that fight.
[00:55] H
    Sorry.
[01:00] C
    I see.
[01:01] C
    He can stop us from using our
    Dagger and Blade, huh?
[02:57] C
    You can use these obstacles
    to stop our forward mobility.
[03:00] C
    Smart thinking.
[03:02] C
    But Dagger and Blade aren't
    that easy to beat, young man!
[03:17] C
    Too bad, young man, Koyori-chan.
[03:20] C
    These are hunting grounds.
[03:23] C
    It's time to end this.
[03:27] T
    I can't use my sword.
[03:28] T
    I'll use a shield!
[03:33] T
    Why are you doing this?
[03:35] C
    Why?
[03:36] C
    Because we're Hand Shakers, young man.
[03:41] T
    We don't want to fight!
[03:43] C
    I'll give you a different reason then.
[03:45] C
    Because we have a wish.
[03:47] C
    That's why we fight,
    and that's why we'll beat you!
[03:51] T
    You don't even know if
    your wish will come true.
[03:53] C
    It might.
[03:56] C
    That's good enough.
[03:58] C
    I'll steel my resolve...
[03:59] ---
    and fight!
[04:04] T
    I guess we have to do it...
[04:07] T
    Don't worry.
[04:08] T
    I've got a plan.
[04:11] T
    They're too fast for us to escape.
[04:15] T
    But there has to be some
    way for things to mesh.
[04:20] T
    If I lose, Koyori will...
[04:23] T
    I'll protect Koyori!
[04:30] H
    A smokescreen!
[04:32] H
    That's clever.
[04:35] C
    Not bad, young man.
[04:36] C
    But even if you run,
    my clone will be waiting for you!
[04:40] T
    Damn it? Another clone?
[04:43] C
    He's really good...
[04:45] C
    But I won't let you get away!
[04:47] T
    This is amazing.
[04:48] T
    My body's responding on its own.
[04:51] T
    I've only fought once before,
[04:54] T
    but I know what they're going to do.
[04:56] T
    I can use my gears freely.
[04:58] T
    Does that mean my level as
    a Hand Shaker has gone up?
[05:06] T
    Sorry for letting go!
[05:08] T
    Koyori...
[05:10] T
    I can protect her forever like this.
[05:13] T
    That's right.
[05:14] T
    I swore that I wouldn't let go.
[05:19] T
    That I'd never let go of her hand!
[05:22] T
    This way!
[05:25] T
    Just a little more...
[05:29] T
    A little more!
[05:31] H
    I won't let you escape!
[05:33] T
    Are they following us?
[05:41] T
    If we make it up here...
[05:49] T
    Let's go, Koyori!
[06:02] C
    Looks like you've chosen to fight.
[06:08] C
    Let's finish this, Hayate.
[06:11] H
    I'll follow you anywhere, Senpai.
[06:21] C
    You're mine, young man!
[06:31] T
    I can't tell which are the clones, but...
[06:34] T
    Up here...
[06:39] T
    They meshed.
[06:50] C
    He could tell which one was me?
[06:52] C
    No...
[06:54] C
    He lured us up here?
[07:01] T
    You can't surround me up here!
[07:05] C
    What are you doing?
[07:11] H
    Come on, Tazuna-kun!
[07:13] T
    Right!
[07:14] C
    Hayate!
[07:19] T
    Azuma-san!
[07:20] H
    Let's finish this as men!
[07:24] C
    Hayate!
[07:41] C
    Hayate...
[07:44] H
    I'm sorry...
[07:52] T
    Chizuru-san.
[07:56] C
    You won.
[08:00] C
    That's how this battle works.
[08:07] C
    You did well, my subordinate.
[08:12] C
    Thank you.
[08:20] C
    I'm really sorry!
[08:22] H
    I'm sorry!
[08:27] T
    S-Stop it...
[08:29] T
    That's what Hand Shakers are supposed to do.
[08:32] C
    Even if we didn't know,
[08:34] C
    we said all kinds of really selfish things...
[08:35] C
    We have to apologize.
[08:37] H
    That's right.
[08:38] H
    If she doesn't charge,
    and loses her power, she dies?
[08:42] H
    If she loses, she dies? That's crazy!
[08:46] H
    I'm sorry I'm so healthy.
[08:50] C
    I told her not to just let him
    protect her, to fight for herself...
[08:53] C
    Without even knowing what was going on...
[08:55] C
    I'm terrible.
[08:58] C
    I'm sorry, Koyori-chan.
[09:07] C
    Koyori-chan.
[09:09] C
    Thank you.
[09:10] C
    You're very nice.
[09:11] C
    But you're treating me
    like a kid. Please stop.
[09:20] H
    Anyway, is it because of how her body works
[09:24] H
    that Koyori-chan doesn't have a Nimrod?
[09:27] Gu
    I have theories, but haven't
    been able to prove them yet.
[09:31] Gu
    That's about where we are.
[09:33] Gu
    I need more data!
[09:41] Gu
    Want some shumai?
[09:43] Gu
    I recommend it.
[09:44] H
    Sure!
[09:48] H
    It's good!
[09:50] Gu
    I'm glad that Koyori-kun's safe, though,
[09:54] Gu
    and that we didn't end up enemies.
[09:57] C
    It was a fair fight.
[09:59] C
    I won't lie and say I'm not upset,
    but I'm not going to hate you for it.
[10:03] C
    Right, Hayate?
[10:05] H
    Yeah.
[10:07] T
    Chizuru-san...
[10:08] T
    Hayate-san...
[10:09] C
    More importantly,
[10:11] C
    you fought and protected Koyori-chan,
    who doesn't have a Nimrod,
[10:14] C
    and you beat us.
[10:16] C
    Koyori-chan, this young man is a great guy.
[10:23] C
    Don't let the younger kid
    beat you, my subordinate!
[10:29] H
    I'm really sorry he got me.
[10:32] C
    By the way, what's your name?
[10:37] T
    Name?
[10:39] C
    Yeah.
[10:40] C
    Remember how we called ourselves
    Dagger Shadow and Blade Shadow?
[10:45] C
    You've got something like that, right?
[10:56] Gu
    Oh, right. That.
[10:59] Gu
    I kept meaning to bring it up...
[11:02] Gu
    Um, you know...
[11:03] Gu
    It happens, right?
[11:05] ---
    Wait!
[11:07] C
    You're like their guardian.
[11:09] C
    You're the one who told them
    about the Hand Shakers, right?
[11:13] C
    Jeez!
[11:16] Gu
    Oh, I remembered.
[11:18] Gu
    But you know, when you're over 30...
[11:21] C
    Don't use your age as an excuse.
[11:23] C
    It's rude to people who are
    the same age and are working hard.
[11:25] C
    O-Okay...
[11:26] C
    And if girls use their age as an
    excuse, they get old real fast!
[11:29] ---
    I just forgot to say it...
[11:32] H
    It's fine! You don't look old at all.
[11:36] H
    Right, right, right.
[11:37] H
    You look like a middle-school student.
[11:39] C
    Who are you calling a middle-school student?
[11:41] C
    Jeez!
[11:42] C
    Learn your lesson!
[11:43] C
    Makihara-san, you learn
    your lesson right now!
[11:46] C
    Understand why I'm getting mad at you
[11:48] C
    and learn your lesson,
[11:50] C
    or you won't grow!
[11:53] M
    Right...
[11:55] C
    And I'm going to get really
    mad at you later, Hayate!
[11:58] C
    If you pay for the next drinking
    party I'll let you off.
[12:02] H
    That's a surprisingly solid threat.
[12:05] C
    How long are you going to keep holding me?
[12:08] C
    Jeez!
[12:10] H
    Sorry, you're so light.
[12:13] C
    I do not have the body of an
    elementary-school student!
[12:16] C
    It's closer to a middle-school student!
[12:18] H
    I didn't say that, but sorry.
[12:20] C
    Shut up.
[12:23] C
    It looks like you haven't heard
[12:27] ---
    that holding hands is
    directly linked to fighting.
[12:30] T
    You mean it'll make it
    obvious we're Hand Shakers?
[12:34] C
    That's part of it.
[12:36] C
    First, when two Hand Shakers hold hands,
[12:39] C
    they exchange memories and emotions, right?
[12:44] C
    You know, when you hold their hand,
[12:46] ---
    you can kind of tell what they're
    thinking or feeling, right?
[12:53] Gu
    No, not in Koyori-kun's case.
[12:56] T
    I see.
[12:58] T
    She was asleep the whole time...
[13:01] T
    That's why I didn't feel anything.
[13:12] C
    I see.
[13:14] C
    If you have something you want to hide,
    you can hide it by focusing on it.
[13:18] C
    And of course, because it's only for
    stuff on the surface of your mind,
[13:20] C
    it's not a perfect synchronization.
[13:23] H
    Are you hiding something?
[13:25] C
    I'll get back to the point.
[13:27] C
    I was thinking about
    something more fundamental.
[13:30] T
    Senpai!
[13:32] C
    Do you know what the trigger
    for entering the Ziggurat is?
[13:36] T
    No...
[13:38] T
    So far it's just been like
    we're being caught up in it.
[13:41] C
    One way is when two sets of Hand Shakers
    holding hands get within a certain distance.
[13:47] C
    Then it's automatic.
[13:57] Gu
    The data indicates the range
    is about a kilometer.
[14:01] Gu
    There've been cases where multiple
    groups have been caught up at once.
[14:06] C
    The other is when a pair of
    Hand Shakers holding hands
[14:10] ---
    focus on a target and
    challenge them to battle.
[14:13] C
    In other words, once someone
    knows you're a Hand Shaker,
[14:17] C
    you can be challenged, even
    if you're not holding hands.
[14:22] Gu
    This is another thing you can do if the
    target's within a range of one kilometer.
[14:26] Gu
    There's also data that shows if
    you get over a kilometer away
[14:29] ---
    from the enemy you'll be
    knocked out of the Ziggurat.
[14:33] T
    Th-Then...
[14:37] T
    I'm basically holding a sign saying,
    "I'm a Hand Shaker" as I walk?
[14:47] Gu
    Well, it's also possible to assume
    you're just a lovey-dovey couple.
[14:55] Gu
    Sorry.
[14:56] Gu
    I forgot about that stuff.
[14:58] Gu
    But I figured you'd be able to tell somehow.
[15:02] C
    You're not a very reliable backer.
[15:05] C
    Normally, you try not to stand out so
    as not to get challenged to battles,
[15:10] C
    and you hide your name when you fight.
[15:12] C
    Otherwise, you'll have to bring the fight
[15:14] ---
    into the real world,
    and your daily life, right?
[15:18] C
    Oh, jeez!
[15:20] C
    Fine, Hayate and I will be your guardians,
[15:23] ---
    since you can actually count on us!
[15:26] H
    You can count on me?
[15:28] C
    I will be a guardian you can count on.
[15:32] H
    Senpai...
[15:34] T
    Guardians? But...
[15:38] C
    Does it bother you that you beat us?
[15:41] C
    That's because we're weaker than you.
[15:45] C
    We just weren't strong enough.
[15:48] C
    There's no need for it
    to bother you, or Koyori-chan.
[15:53] C
    You beat us, so I don't want you losing
[15:58] ---
    because of this careless guardian!
[16:01] C
    We've only been in two battles though.
[16:07] T
    Chizuru-san, Hayate-san...
[16:11] T
    Thank you.
[16:18] GU
    Isn't that nice, Tazuna-kun, Koyori-kun?
[16:21] GU
    I'm feeling relieved, too.
[16:31] GU
    Are you an angel?
[16:35] C
    Okay, so here's our first piece of advice.
[16:41] T
    Okay!
[16:42] C
    Single Gear.
[16:44] C
    How about it?
[16:46] C
    Jeez...
[16:48] C
    Your name!
[16:49] C
    Your Hand Shaker name.
[16:52] C
    I just told you that using your
    real name's dangerous, right?
[16:55] C
    So I thought of one.
[16:57] H
    Normally you fight together as pair,
[16:59] H
    but you fought to protect
    Koyori-chan all by yourself.
[17:03] H
    Your Nimrod is a gear.
[17:05] H
    So that's why it's Single Gear.
[17:09] C
    That's right, but don't explain it!
[17:11] C
    I'm so embarrassed, I'm going to explode!
[17:15] C
    That wasn't a compliment!
[17:17] T
    Single Gear...
[17:22] T
    Thank you.
[17:27] C
    It's okay.
[17:28] C
    You can rely on us.
[17:30] T
    Okay!
[17:58] C
    They were strong, huh?
[18:01] H
    Yup.
[18:03] H
    Tazuna-kun was really tough.
[18:11] C
    I told them I didn't feel
    bitter because we lost, right?
[18:15] C
    That's a lie...
[18:18] H
    I thought so.
[18:21] C
    I'm really frustrated!
[18:23] C
    I was sure that we...
[18:25] C
    that you and I could beat anyone!
[18:29] C
    That we could do anything!
[18:31] C
    I hope they both explode.
[18:41] H
    Chizuru-san...
[18:44] C
    Thank you.
[18:51] C
    Sorry I'm such a worthless boss.
[18:57] C
    To be honest, you really help me out a lot.
[19:05] C
    I guess you really are a guy...
[19:12] H
    I'm... I'm really upset, too...
[19:14] H
    Hayate! K-Keep your eyes on the road!
[19:17] H
    I'm sorry, I can't see what's in front
    of me because of the sweat in my heart!
[19:23] C
    Oh, no! You idiot!
[19:25] C
    We're going to die! We're going to die!
[19:28] C
    We're going to die!
[19:29] C
    You idiot! Stupid Hayate!
[19:34] C
    I thought we were going to die.
[19:36] H
    I'm really sorry.
[19:42] C
    As long as you understand.
[19:45] C
    But you know,
[19:46] C
    we lost, and it's frustrating...
[19:50] C
    But those little kids are risking
    their lives and working really hard.
[19:54] C
    I think we, their elders,
    need to work even harder.
[19:58] C
    You and I can do anything together.
[20:00] C
    Even if our fight's over,
    I still think that's true.
[20:04] H
    That's right.
[20:06] H
    I'll do my best, too!
[20:07] H
    We can do anything!
[20:09] C
    Okay, let's go drinking.
[20:11] C
    You're paying.
[20:12] C
    Tomorrow we've got work,
[20:14] C
    but we can do anything.
[20:16] H
    I'll go with you, Senpai!
[20:18] H
    Today I'll actually use my credit card!
[20:21] H
    Go easy on me!
[20:24] H
    By the way, weren't you saying
    something in the car, Senpai?
[20:29] H
    Something about me helping you out?
[20:31] C
    Are you bringing that up now?
[20:33] C
    You really are...
[20:35] H
    Senpai, that hurts.
[20:37] C
    Let's just go.
[20:39] H
    Here?
[20:41] H
    Here, right?
[20:42] C
    I'm getting the best stuff they have tonight.
[20:43] H
    It's expensive!
[23:10] H
    A brief period of peace visits them.
[23:13] H
    What they see, what they hear,
    what they touch...
[23:15] H
    The warmth they feel from the heart.
[23:18] H
    Uncertainty, impatience, and loneliness.
[23:21] H
    A freezing heartbeat felt from the heart.
[23:24] H
    The trump card is the siblings.
[23:26] H
    He is the Joker.
[23:28] Narr
    Next time, Hand Shakers Episode 5: Meet Yet.
[23:33] Narr
    The man who stands in the path of their run
[23:36] ---
    drives a stake into the young man's heart.