E10 - The Very Concept of the Evil Being that Bewitches Souls Summons New Demons through the Chaos it Brings when it Drowns in Turmoil Over its Puzzling Existence

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[00:00] Narrator
    As long as good exists in this world,
[00:03] Narrator
    so, too, shall evil thrive.
[00:03] sign
    Narrator
[00:03] sign
    Takashi Hagino
[00:06] Narrator
    But behind this eternal
    clash of good and evil,
[00:09] Narrator
    there is another battle that goes unseen.
[00:16] Blader
    Blader Crush!
[00:20] Blader
    What?! She blocked the Buster Blade?
[00:23] Blader
    She's growing weapons from her body?!
[00:26] Blader
    What in the world is this monster?!
SIGN    Secret Society: Agastia Monster Development Department
    Assistant: Touka Kuroitsu
[00:30] Kuroitsu
    That little one exists to
    read you your last rites!
[00:33] Kuroitsu
    The Specialized Counter-Blade Monster!
[00:35] Kuroitsu
    Her name is... Mummy!
SIGN    Specialized Counter-Blade Monster
    Mummy
[00:39] Wolf-F
    We finally did it, Miss Kuroitsu!
SIGN    Secret Society Agastia Monster Development Department
    New Assistant: Wolf Bete
[00:41] Wolf-F
    Filling a monster with swords
    was a pretty nice idea!
[00:45] Kuroitsu
    A blade for a blade.
[00:46] Kuroitsu
    She's the perfect monster to fight Blader.
[01:02] Blader
    In that case...
[01:03] Blader
    Second Form!
[01:05] Blader
    Master Blader!
[01:09] Blader
    Master Blade Suigetsu Sen!
SIGN    This Week's Weather
[01:19] Announcer
    Now for today's special report.
[01:21] Announcer
    A look at the idol duo that
    everyone's talking about: Bavalois.
[01:26] Announcer
    We'll be providing an intimate look at the
    pair that just finished a successful concert
[01:30] Announcer
    and seems to be everywhere
    on variety shows and dramas.
[01:37] Kuroitsu
    There he is, Wolfie boy!
[01:38] Kuroitsu
    It's Master Blader!
SIGN    UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS YEAR'S FASHION COLORS!?
    MYSTERIOUS FIGURES PLOTTING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY
    "WHAT IS JUSTICE, REALLY?" ASKS A NEW ORDER
    HOT DOGS ARE DELICIOUS!!
    RESTAURANTS WITH THE BEST SUPER-SIZED RAMEN
[01:42] Wolf-F
    We finally found you!
[01:44] Kuroitsu
    Huh?
SIGN    UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS YEAR'S FASHION COLORS!?
    MYSTERIOUS FIGURES PLOTTING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY
    "WHAT IS JUSTICE, REALLY?" ASKS A NEW ORDER
    HOT DOGS ARE DELICIOUS!!
    RESTAURANTS WITH THE BEST SUPER-SIZED RAMEN
[01:45] Kuroitsu
    Where'd Mummy go?
[01:48] Blader
    Well... actually...
[01:54] Kuro & Wolf-F
    She just left?!
SIGN    Secret Society: Agastia Monster Development Department
    Doctor: Hajime Sadamaki
[01:57] Doctor
    Why'd she suddenly run away?
[01:59] Doctor
    Was she showing signs of malfunction?
[02:01] Kuroitsu
    No, she was making a very good showing.
[02:04] Kuroitsu
    She's a very powerful monster.
[02:07] Doctor
    A blade for a blade.
[02:09] Doctor
    We did design her specifically
    to fight Blader.
[02:13] Kuroitsu
    Well...
[02:15] Kuroitsu
    Personally, I was against the concept of
    designing a monster purely to fight Blader.
[02:21] Kuroitsu
    It's partly what happened with Banny boy...
[02:23] Kuroitsu
    But a monster like that wouldn't have
    much to do after they defeated Blader.
[02:29] Kuroitsu
    The demands of Mummy's internal mechanisms
[02:31] Kuroitsu
    meant we couldn't even give her
    proper vocal capabilities.
[02:34] Kuroitsu
    I felt a little bad for her.
[02:36] Kuroitsu
    It's true that she's not cut out for many of
    the side tasks Agastia assigns their monsters.
[02:41] Kuroitsu
    But for now, it's probably best to test out
    a lot of different avenues of development.
[02:47] Kuroitsu
    There you are, Mummy. Perfect timing.
[02:49] Kuroitsu
    We were just getting the data together
    in preparation for your next fight—
SIGN    Fighting is boring
SIGN    Fighting is boring
SIGN    Fighting is boring
SIGN    Fighting is boring
SIGN    Fighting is boring
SIGN    Fighting is boring
SIGN    Fighting is boring
[02:56] Doctor
    Fighting is boring?
SIGN    I wanna be an idol!
SIGN    I wanna be an idol!
SIGN    I wanna be an idol!
SIGN    I wanna be an idol!
[03:01] Kuro & Doc
    She wants to be an idol?!
SIGN    — Episode 10 —
    
    The Very Concept of the Evil
    
    Being That Bewitches Souls Summons
    
    New Demons through the Chaos It
    
    Brings When It Drowns in Turmoil
    
    over Its Puzzling Existence
[04:38] Camula
    Becoming an idol is no trivial task!
[04:41] Kuroitsu
    I-I sorta thought you'd say that.
[04:43] Camula
    I'm pleased to see you recognize
    the excellence of Bavalois,
[04:46] Camula
    but their world is unforgiving
    to those who enter it on a whim!
[04:50] Kuroitsu
    Yeah, that sounds right.
[04:52] Camula
    What even led her to propose such a thing?
SIGN    Pluripotent Cellular Executive
    Immortal Camula
[04:55] Kuroitsu
    I wish I knew.
[04:58] Kuroitsu
    There wasn't anything about
    idols in the virtual memories
[05:01] Kuroitsu
    she experienced while we were growing her.
[05:10] Camula
    I'll lend you a Bavalois concert disc.
[05:17] Camula
    But...
[05:19] Camula
    No.
[05:20] Camula
    That's all I'll say.
[05:23] Camula
    Kuroitsu...
[05:24] Camula
    This may have revealed a problem with your
    pursuit of flexibility for your monsters.
[05:36] Wolf-F
    I get that you want to let her practice
    dancin' so she can be an idol.
[05:40] Wolf-F
    But...
[05:41] Wolf-F
    Why'd you have to ask me for help?!
[05:43] Kuroitsu
    Well, you seemed like the
    only monster for the job.
[05:47] Kuroitsu
    With Cannon, it would be...
[05:51] Kuroitsu
    With Hydra, it would be...
[05:56] Kuroitsu
    With Melty, it would be...
[05:59] Kuroitsu
    Please, Wolfie boy!
[06:01] Kuroitsu
    You're such an incredible athlete!
SIGN    Please
SIGN    Please
SIGN    Please
SIGN    Please
SIGN    Please
SIGN    Please
SIGN    Big Brother Wolf
SIGN    Big Brother Wolf
SIGN    Big Brother Wolf
[06:11] Wolf-F
    Well, if you're gonna
    butter me up like that...
[06:15] Wolf-F
    Bring on the dancing!
[06:18] Wolf-F
    C'mon! Let's make you a top idol!
[06:57] Doctor
    "Hard work can make any dream come true."
SIGN    Melty girl
[06:59] Doctor
    People do find those words attractive,
[07:03] Doctor
    but can artificial life forms
    be drawn to dreams now, too?
[07:09] Kuroitsu
    Do you think Mummy will
    ever be able to sing?
[07:13] Doctor
    I doubt it.
[07:14] Doctor
    She doesn't even have proper vocal cords.
[07:17] Doctor
    It's like asking if you
    could teach a tank to sing.
[07:21] Doctor
    She just wasn't built for
    anything besides combat.
[07:25] Kuroitsu
    I'm sure you're right.
[07:29] Kuroitsu
    But...
[07:31] Doctor
    When a human loses a part of their brain,
[07:34] Doctor
    other parts tend to adapt to compensate.
[07:37] Doctor
    It's a kind of system redundancy.
[07:40] Doctor
    It's possible that the same
    might hold true for monsters.
[07:45] Kuroitsu
    Yeah... maybe.
[07:55] Wolf-F
    You okay? Are we going too hard?
[07:59] Wolf-F
    Should we ask for a change in choreography?
SIGN    Dance!!
[08:02] Wolf-F
    C'mon, let's take a break!
[08:04] Wolf-F
    Fine, fine. We'll do it.
[08:09] Kuroitsu
    Where'd this song come from, Wolfie boy?
SIGN    Dance!!
[08:12] Wolf-F
    We asked a golden boy in the
    industry who works under Agastia
[08:15] Wolf-F
    to work out a song, lyrics,
    and choreography.
[08:18] Kuroitsu
    You're very enterprising, aren't you, Mummy?
[08:23] Wolf-F
    I think she'll probably get the
    dancing down with enough practice.
[08:28] Wolf-F
    But the singing...
[08:30] Wolf-F
    But hey, maybe just dancing to the music
    will make a good show on its own.
[08:35] Wolf-F
    Okay, Mummy!
[08:37] Wolf-F
    If you're still up for this,
    I'm with you to the end!
[08:40] Wolf-F
    Let's make you an idol!
[08:57] Doctor
    A monster actively seeking
    a different path...
SIGN    Monster Data Files
SIGN    Reiki Sadamaki
[09:01] Doctor
    I always thought the flexibility
    in their personalities
[09:04] Doctor
    and abilities came from
    Miss Kuroitsu's designs, but...
[09:09] Doctor
    It's a mystery.
[09:17] Wolf-F
    I really think you're getting this, Mummy!
SIGN    Sing
SIGN    Sing
[09:23] Wolf-F
    Sing? You wanna practice singing?
[09:27] Wolf-F
    But... I'm not sure...
SIGN    Sing
[09:30] Wolf-F
    Fine, I get it!
[09:50] Wolf-F
    C'mon, no need to force it.
[09:53] Wolf-F
    There's more to being an idol than singing.
[09:55] Wolf-F
    Right, Mummy?
[09:57] Wolf-F
    Ow!
[10:06] Wolf-F
    It's cool, Mummy! I'm fine!
[10:09] Wolf-F
    It's nothin', see?
[10:15] Wolf-F
    Seriously, it's fine...
[10:17] Wolf-F
    Mummy!
[10:20] Kuroitsu
    Let me see your wound, Wolfie boy.
[10:22] Wolf-F
    Forget me! She's—
[10:23] Kuroitsu
    Just do it.
SIGN    Gentle Gauze
SIGN    Bandages
SIGN    Clear Tape
[10:28] Wolf-F
    Why'd you make Mummy to be like that?
[10:31] Wolf-F
    There's way too much distance between
    who she is and what she can do.
[10:35] Kuroitsu
    Even for humans, there's frequently a
    mismatch between what someone wants,
[10:39] Kuroitsu
    where they end up, and what they can do.
[10:41] Kuroitsu
    Of course, I didn't think that kind of
    thing would happen with monsters.
[10:46] Kuroitsu
    But she'll be fine if she plays
    to her strengths, like you do.
[10:50] Wolf-F
    Hang on a minute!
[10:52] Wolf-F
    Did you forget I'm a combat monster?
[10:55] Wolf-F
    I feel like I get used for every
    weird, stupid thing but that!
[11:15] Camula
    I can't claim to know the strength
    of your determination to be an idol.
[11:20] Camula
    But seeing a monster made for combat
    aspiring to perform... is absurd.
[11:26] Camula
    If you still wish to try, however...
[11:30] Camula
    I shall test your resolve.
[11:33] Camula
    Allow me to warn you...
[11:38] Camula
    I am more than a mere idol fan.
[11:42] Camula
    Now, choose!
[11:43] Camula
    Idolhood or death?!
SIGN    SPECIALIZED COUNTER-BLADE MONSTER
[12:13] sign
    m 56 99 l 259 99 259 116 245 157 185 170 58 170
SIGN    A monster designed to fight Blader. She possesses the ability to
     produce blades from anywhere inside her body, as well as a learning
     function that lets her counter any blade that comes at her. Due to her
    experimental internal mechanism, there was neither space nor
     funding to install voice functionality.
SIGN    SPECIAL ABILITIES
[12:13] sign
    m 60 203 l 59 225 193 226 224 213 218 202
SIGN    BLADE GENERATION
SIGN    POWER
SIGN    SPEED
SIGN    ENDURANCE
SIGN    COST
    PERFORMANCE
SIGN    INTELLIGENCE
SIGN    TECHNIQUE
[12:42] Wolf-F
    There's a hill I always longed to climb!
[12:48] Wolf-F
    Then one day, step by step, I—
[12:51] Kuroitsu
    That was awesome!
[12:52] Kuroitsu
    You've got a pretty nice
    singing voice, Wolfie boy!
[12:56] Kuroitsu
    That was great!
[12:57] Kuroitsu
    Maybe you'd like to be an idol, too?
[13:00] Wolf-F
    N-No way! No freakin' way!
[13:02] Kuroitsu
    You're not thinking of
    forming a unit with Mummy?
[13:05] Wolf-F
    It ain't about that.
[13:07] Wolf-F
    I was thinkin' you could rig it so
    my voice was comin' out of Mummy.
[13:11] Wolf-F
    Then it'd sound like she
    was the one singing.
[13:16] Kuroitsu
    I suppose it's possible, but...
[13:18] Wolf-F
    Mummy?
SIGN    That would be deceiving the audience!
[13:20] Wolf-F
    "That would be deceiving the audience."
[13:24] Kuroitsu
    She's right.
SIGN    That would be deceiving the audience!
SIGN    That would be deceiving the audience!
[13:25] Kuroitsu
    People should do things themselves,
    no matter how it turns out.
SIGN    That would be deceiving the audience!
SIGN    That would be deceiving the audience!
[13:30] Kuroitsu
    I guess that goes double
    for a human-made monster.
[13:33] Wolf-F
    Miss Kuroitsu...
[13:34] Kuroitsu
    I had an idea for an idol
    monster a while back.
[13:38] Kuroitsu
    What happened with you was
    certainly unexpected,
[13:41] Kuroitsu
    but the Development Department
    would love to gather data
[13:45] Kuroitsu
    along your quest to be an idol.
[13:48] Kuroitsu
    So I'll help you, too.
[13:50] Kuroitsu
    Let's get you a debut!
[13:52] Wolf-F
    Debut?!
[13:53] Kuroitsu
    Every idol needs a debut, right?
[13:57] Kuroitsu
    Let's hold a small debut event
    and make it a big success!
[14:01] Wolf-F & Mummy
    Yeah!
[14:37] Kuroitsu
    Mummy!
[14:39] Kuroitsu
    We've got your event all set up!
SIGN    Monster Idol
    Mummy
[14:40] Kuroitsu
    It's just an event space in one
    of Agastia's affiliate shops,
[14:44] Kuroitsu
    but it'll serve just fine for a debut!
[14:46] Wolf-F
    Ain't that great, Mummy?
SIGN    Monster Idol
    Mummy
[14:49] Wolf-F
    You've really got the dance moves
    down, so I just know it'll go great!
[14:53] Mummy
    Tha...aan...
[14:57] Mummy
    Thank... Bibbrother...
[15:00] Mummy
    Miz Kurritsu...
[15:02] Kuroitsu
    Mummy, are you...
[15:05] Wolf-F
    Hang on, is that a voice?!
[15:08] Mummy
    Miz... Kurritsu...
[15:12] Mummy
    Bibbrother!
[15:15] Wolf-F
    Heck yeah! I'm your big brother!
[15:18] Wolf-F
    This is awesome!
[15:25] Doctor
    Where did these changes in
    Mummy's throat come from?
[15:30] Doctor
    It's too strange to be a
    standard biological reaction.
[15:34] Doctor
    Is she really forming a voice box?
[15:38] Kuroitsu
    Do you think...
[15:40] Doctor
    What is it, Miss Kuroitsu?
[15:43] Kuroitsu
    I think I might know what's going on here.
[15:50] Kuroitsu
    Lady Camula, did you implant her
    with your pluripotent cells?
[15:57] Camula
    I was opposed to the idea of
    monsters aspiring to perform.
[16:01] Camula
    Not only would it be stealing
    work that only humans can do,
[16:06] Camula
    but a monster designed for that purpose
    would simply become a product showcase.
[16:12] Camula
    But she was not designed to be an idol.
[16:17] Camula
    In a way, she faces a far more
    difficult path than a human would.
[16:23] Camula
    I simply decided that, if she wishes
    to be an idol despite that difficulty,
[16:28] Camula
    I might as well help her along the way.
[16:34] Camula
    Nowadays, it's possible to gain a following
    on streaming sites and social media.
[16:39] Camula
    There's no need to follow the idol's path.
[16:42] Camula
    If there's one thing that every idol needs,
[16:46] Camula
    it's the ability to invigorate those
    around her—a certain sparkle.
[16:52] Camula
    I believe she may just have that power.
[16:58] Kuroitsu
    Lady Camula...
[17:00] Camula
    But there's a far greater point at issue!
[17:04] Camula
    If she does make it as an idol,
[17:07] Camula
    it'll mean my cells will be part of an idol!
[17:11] Camula
    But it's really not like that!
    That's not why I did it!
[17:14] Camula
    Why did I do something so presumptuous?!
[17:21] Camula
    We've had a lot of trouble getting your cells
[17:23] Camula
    to be compatible with any
    of the monsters we've made.
[17:26] Camula
    Why are they working in Mummy?
[17:30] Camula
    Logically speaking,
[17:31] Camula
    I'd say it's the fact that she's built tough,
[17:33] Camula
    and that her body already
    contains multipurpose cells.
[17:38] Camula
    But if she really is an idol, is it so
    unbelievable that she'd make a miracle happen?
SIGN    Monster Idol
    Mummy
[18:02] Kuroitsu
    Do you think Mummy's voice will be ready?
[18:05] Wolf-F
    She's been getting better
    and better at speaking,
[18:08] Wolf-F
    but she's been doing the song
    practice all by herself...
[18:11] Wolf-F
    She really worked hard at the dancing.
[18:14] Wolf-F
    I think the concert'll be pretty darn good
    with her just dancing to the music, but...
[18:41] Mummy
    There's a hill I always longed to climb!
[18:47] Mummy
    Then one day, step by step,
    I started getting closer!
[18:52] Mummy
    But how much work do I need to put in
[18:55] Mummy
    before my determination finds its reward?
[18:58] Mummy
    I'm running through the steps
    I just learned! Ready, go!
[19:03] Mummy
    People can laugh at me and
    say that I'm crazy...
[19:09] Mummy
    But I just want my voice
    to reach your heart!
[19:14] Mummy
    Hop, step, miracle! Yeah, yeah!
[19:17] Mummy
    Miracles don't happen every day!
[19:20] Mummy
    But I'll make one for myself! I believe!
[19:25] Mummy
    With the power you've given me...
[19:30] Mummy
    I will sing a song!
[19:32] Mummy
    And I'll do it for you! So watch me, okay?
[19:35] Mummy
    Smiling for you!
[19:55] Audience
    That was awesome!
[20:03] Mummy
    Hey, everyone!
[20:05] Mummy
    Thanks so much for being here!
[20:09] Audience
    Thank you! Thank you!
[20:11] Audience
    Mummy!
[20:13] Doctor
    There's still a lot we don't know
    about monster development, eh?
[20:23] Kuroitsu
    Great job!
[20:23] Wolf-F
    Welcome back!
[20:27] Kuroitsu
    Congratulations, Mummy!
[20:29] Kuroitsu
    Your first concert was a huge success!
SIGN    Thank you both!
[20:35] Wolf-F
    And you didn't even cry
    on stage! Great job, Mummy!
[20:39] Wolf-F
    I know you can only talk a little right now.
[20:41] Wolf-F
    But I know you'll be able
    to talk your head off soon!
[20:46] Wolf-F
    And then we'll have an even bigger concert!
SIGN    Thanks, Big Brother!
SIGN    Thanks, Big Brother!
[20:54] Kuroitsu
    You're soft on your adopted
    little sister, huh?
[20:56] Kuroitsu
    Big Brother!
[20:58] Wolf-F
    Hey, shaddap!
[20:59] Wolf-F
    I always get treated as a
    little sister or a daughter!
[21:03] Wolf-F
    Let me help be supportive of
    someone who's under me for once!
SIGN    The golden boy!
[21:09] Wolf-F
    The golden boy?
[21:10] Kuroitsu
    You mean the person who
    wrote the song is here?
[21:16] Megistus
    It is I!
[21:17] Wolf-F & Kuro
    Lord Megistus?!
[21:19] Megistus
    The lyrics, the music, the mixing,
    the choreography, the production...
[21:23] Megistus
    It is I who handled them all!
[21:27] Narrator
    It was a well-known fact in
    certain parts of Agastia
[21:31] Narrator
    that Megistus was a golden
    boy in the industry.
[21:34] Kenji
    She had such a beautiful voice.
[21:37] Kenji
    But I can't help but feel like
    I've met her somewhere before.
[21:44] Kenji
    My heart is pounding.
[21:45] Kenji
    What a strange feeling!
    I've never felt this way before!
[21:50] Narrator
    He was recalling the terror of fighting her.
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SIGN    These heroes are
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    They really exist!
SIGN    Next Time
[23:27] Kuroitsu
    Next time on episode 11...
SIGN    The Sacrifice Willingly Attending the Banquet of Evil Gods Must Either Be Eaten and Accept Their Role as Sacrifice or Devour the Evil Gods and So Become One
[23:29] Kuroitsu
    See you then!