E3 - The Monster in a Perpetual Cycle of Death and Rebirth Struggles to Break Its Chains until Seduced by a Soul Entrapped by Destiny

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[00:01] Narrator
    As long as good exists in this world,
[00:03] sign
    Narrator
[00:03] sign
    Ryosuke Kaizu
[00:04] Narrator
    so, too, shall evil thrive.
[00:06] Narrator
    But behind this eternal
    clash of good and evil,
[00:09] Narrator
    there is another battle that goes unseen.
SIGN    Secret Society: Agastia Monster Development Department
    Assistant: Touka Kuroitsu
[00:17] Kuroitsu
    Now, prepare to die, Blader!
[00:20] Kuroitsu
    Tremble before the overwhelming
    coverage of Hydra's deadly attacks!
SIGN    Regenerating Monster
    Hydra
[00:26] Narrator
    Regenerating Monster Hydra.
SIGN    Hydra
SIGN    Concept Art
[00:28] Narrator
    A creature with eight auxiliary heads.
[00:31] Narrator
    Or such was the proposal...
[00:32] Narrator
    The heads were scaled back
    for budgetary reasons.
[00:35] Narrator
    She also possesses powerful venom!
[00:38] Narrator
    Or such was the proposal...
[00:39] Narrator
    The venom wasn't implemented
    for budgetary reasons.
[00:44] Blader
    You expect this meager
    monster to give me pause?
[00:47] Blader
    I'll use all my power from the start!
[00:52] Kuroitsu
    Such pressure!
[00:53] Kuroitsu
    Blader's never been this intense before!
[00:56] Blader
    If I don't hurry...
[00:58] Blader
    If I don't defeat this creature
    as quickly as I can...
[01:01] Blader
    I'll be late to my job!
[01:03] Narrator
    Divine Swordsman Blader
[01:05] Narrator
    works evening shifts on
    Wednesdays and Saturdays.
SIGN    — Episode 3 —
    
    The Monster in a Perpetual
    
    Cycle of Death and Rebirth
    
    Struggles to Break Its
    
    Chains until Seduced by
    
    a Soul Entrapped by Destiny
[02:57] Mizuki
    Hello?
[02:58] Matsuyama
    Hey, is this Mizuki?
[03:00] Matsuyama
    Matsuyama here!
[03:01] Matsuyama
    You know, from the long-distance gig?
[03:09] Mizuki
    Yes, I remember.
[03:10] Matsuyama
    You free tomorrow, Mizuki?
[03:12] Matsuyama
    We're a little shorthanded, see...
[03:15] Mizuki
    Is this the same job as before?
[03:18] Matsuyama
    What, did you run into problems?
[03:21] Mizuki
    I wouldn't say that, exactly.
[03:23] Mizuki
    But I don't think I'm cut
    out for that kind of thing.
[03:27] Matsuyama
    I can see why you feel that way.
[03:29] Matsuyama
    That didn't really play to
    your strengths, did it?
[03:32] Matsuyama
    I definitely agree!
[03:33] Mizuki
    Right?
[03:35] Matsuyama
    This next gig is totally different, though!
[03:38] Matsuyama
    It's light work, honest!
[03:39] Matsuyama
    Oh, we'll be serving lunch, too!
[03:42] Matsuyama
    High-quality seafood!
[03:47] Matsuyama
    Can you make it?
SIGN    Aladdin Lunches to Go
[03:54] Kenji
    I'm beat.
[03:56] Kenji
    At least I made it to my shift in time.
[04:00] Kenji
    But I won't be getting more hours like this.
[04:03] Kenji
    Balancing a part-time job with superheroing
    might be harder than I thought.
[04:08] Reporter
    You two really saved the day again, huh?
[04:11] Rose
    You bet we did!
SIGN    SAVING THE DAY
    MAGICAL GIRL INTERVIEW
[04:13] Rose
    The forces of evil don't stand a chance
    against Magical Girls: Pilia Magia!
[04:17] Zwart
    We promise we'll keep the city safe!
SIGN    SAVING THE DAY
    MAGICAL GIRL INTERVIEW
[04:20] Kenji
    A licensed magical girl duo?
[04:23] Kenji
    They're so lucky.
[04:24] Kenji
    Full-time heroes can put
    the job on their resume,
[04:26] Kenji
    and they even get sponsorships...
[04:29] Kenji
    Anime adaptations,
[04:30] Kenji
    merchandise,
[04:32] Kenji
    pachinko slot machines,
[04:33] Kenji
    live stage shows...
[04:35] Kenji
    It's all really awesome!
[04:39] Kenji
    But it's pretty much been
    all magical girls lately.
[04:43] Kenji
    Do transforming heroes not sell anymore?
[04:46] Kenji
    Is keeping up this Blader thing
    really a good idea for me?
[04:51] Kenji
    Welcome!
[04:56] Kuroitsu
    Could I get one bowl of pork on rice,
[04:58] Kuroitsu
    with two helpings of pickled ginger?
[05:01] Kenji
    One pork on rice!
[05:03] Kenji
    On your way home?
[05:05] Kenji
    You're looking pretty rough.
[05:08] Kuroitsu
    Yes... I had a bad day at work.
[05:12] Kenji
    A bad day?
[05:13] Kenji
    At the job she can't discuss?!
[05:20] Pimp
    What, this is all you got?
[05:22] Kuroitsu
    I'm sorry.
[05:24] Kuroitsu
    I didn't get many propositions yesterday.
[05:26] Kuroitsu
    Please! I need that for my power bill!
[05:28] Pimp
    Shaddup! You want more money, you earn it!
[05:34] Kenji
    What a horrible man!
[05:36] Kuroitsu
    I worked so hard on this project,
[05:38] Kuroitsu
    but I had to roll it out unfinished
    due to budget and deadline.
[05:42] Kenji
    Unfinished?
[05:43] Narrator
    Divine Swordsman Blader, Kenji Sadamaki,
[05:46] Narrator
    had the entirely wrong
    idea about Kuroitsu's job.
[05:48] Kuroitsu
    I really thought the concept was sound,
[05:52] Kuroitsu
    but it just didn't work out.
[05:54] Kenji
    I think I understand.
[05:56] Kenji
    I've been having a few...
    work-related worries of my own.
[06:01] Kenji
    I'm wondering if I'm going
    about things all wrong.
[06:05] Kuroitsu
    I couldn't begin to guess
    at what you go through,
[06:08] Kuroitsu
    but I'm sure it must be hard.
[06:11] Kenji
    Yes.
[06:11] Kenji
    But it was my decision to do what I do,
[06:14] Kenji
    so I probably shouldn't compromise.
[06:17] Kuroitsu
    Compromise?
[06:18] Kuroitsu
    That's right.
[06:20] Kuroitsu
    I was so focused on rolling out product
    that I've been unconsciously compromising!
[06:25] Kenji
    Here you go.
[06:26] Kenji
    One pork on rice.
[06:28] Kuroitsu
    Thank you for the great
    advice, Mr. Employee!
[06:32] Kuroitsu
    I'm going to give this another try!
[06:35] Kenji
    That's good to hear.
[06:37] Kenji
    Give it your best.
[06:39] Kuroitsu
    Prepare to die, Blader!
[06:42] Kuroitsu
    Behold our redesigned Hydra,
    with twice the punch!
SIGN    Regenerated Regenerating Monster
    Hydra II
[06:46] Narrator
    Regenerated Regenerating Monster Hydra II
[06:49] Narrator
    is a regenerating monster
    with two auxiliary heads.
[06:52] Narrator
    The implementation of
    venom was planned, but—
[06:53] Blader
    Blader Crash!
SIGN    Aladdin Lunches to Go
[06:58] Kenji
    Sheesh, those vile minions of Agastia...
[07:01] Kenji
    Why do they always show up on Saturdays?
[07:04] Kenji
    They almost made me late to work again!
[07:09] Kenji
    Maybe I just can't handle the hustle.
[07:13] Rose
    Aw, no way!
[07:15] Rose
    This city is under our protection!
[07:18] Rose
    Now you can be Magiarose, too!
[07:21] Zwart
    Magiazwart will never give in!
[07:25] R&Z
    Deluxe Magia Stick! Deluxe Magia Compact!
SIGN    Magia Stick
SIGN    Magia Compact
[07:29] R&Z
    Now on sale from Papinia!
[07:32] Kenji
    Maybe I'm not cut out for this.
[07:40] Kuroitsu
    One small pork on rice...
[07:42] Kuroitsu
    and three helpings of pickled ginger.
[07:45] Kenji
    Y-You're looking even
    rougher than last time!
[07:48] Kuroitsu
    I decided to go back through old documents,
[07:51] Kuroitsu
    but the oldest ones were analog-only...
[07:55] Kuroitsu
    I bowed to budget and deadline again,
[07:58] Kuroitsu
    and failed to bring my concept to fruition.
[08:01] Kuroitsu
    I'm still not satisfied
    with the state Hydra's in.
[08:05] (Flashback) Hydra
    I'm sorry, Miss Kuroitsu.
[08:07] (Flashback) Hydra
    It's my fault we lost to Mr. Blader.
[08:10] (Flashback) One
    Yeah, and he beat the crap out of us, too!
[08:14] (Flashback) Two
    Do you know how humiliating it is to have you
    call us "Hydra" when we only have three heads?
[08:19] (Flashback) Hydra
    Sister One, Sister Two!
[08:21] (Flashback) Hydra
    Please, that's enough...
[08:22] One
    Now that work's over, you could
    treat us to something tasty at a café!
SIGN    Secret Society Agastia Monster Development Department
    New Assistant: Wolf Bete
[08:27] Two
    I'd prefer a beer in Ginza or Akasaka!
[08:30] (Flashback) Wolf-F
    Are you really gonna
    stick more heads on her?
[08:34] (Flashback) Wolf-F
    She's already annoying as hell!
[08:36] (Flashback) One&Two
    Shut up, animal boy-girl!
[08:38] (Flashback) Wolf-F
    What was that?!
[08:39] (Flashback) Hydra
    Sister One, Sister Two!
[08:43] Kuroitsu
    I need to step up my game.
[08:46] Kuroitsu
    This was my original design concept.
[08:50] Kuroitsu
    She spits venom to hold Blader in place,
[08:53] Kuroitsu
    then launches into rolling
    attacks from multiple heads
[08:56] Kuroitsu
    and focused attacks from all sides.
[08:59] Kuroitsu
    Two heads just won't cut it.
[09:02] Kuroitsu
    I need to find a way... to eke
    out a little more funding...
[09:10] Kenji
    Are you all right?
SIGN    DOCUMENTS
[09:14] Kuroitsu
    I'm sorry. I'm fine, really.
[09:17] Kenji
    These are so heavy!
    You're taking them all home?
[09:20] Kuroitsu
    Yes. I really do need them.
[09:23] Kenji
    Your job sounds very difficult.
[09:26] Kuroitsu
    It is.
[09:27] Kuroitsu
    And of course, it is my job.
[09:30] Kuroitsu
    But I also believe in
    it on a personal level.
[09:35] Kuroitsu
    I can't afford to forget why
    I started doing what I do.
[09:39] Kenji
    Why you started...
[09:41] Kenji
    Of course...
SIGN    DOCUMENTS
[09:42] Kenji
    Didn't I first become Blader
    to help people in need?
[09:47] Kenji
    I can't afford to lose faith in myself!
[09:52] Kenji
    Thank you for the great advice, miss!
[09:56] Kenji
    I think I'd forgotten why
    I started doing what I do.
[10:01] Kenji
    You've helped me recover
    something very important!
[10:04] Kuroitsu
    That's good to hear.
[10:06] Kuroitsu
    Let's both do our best!
SIGN    Aladdin Lunches to Go
[10:09] Kenji
    Thank you for coming!
[10:11] Kuroitsu
    That employee is so sincere.
[10:14] Kuroitsu
    I need to rework my proposal
    with similar sincerity.
[10:18] Kuroitsu
    Yes... Our goal is, as ever,
    to defeat Divine Swordsman Blader!
[10:22] Kuroitsu
    I won't stop until I annihilate him!
[10:27] Kuroitsu
    It's the end for you at last!
[10:34] Narrator
    Re-Regenerated Regenerating
    Monster New Hydra
SIGN    Re-Regenerated • Regenerating Monster
    New • Hydra
[10:37] Narrator
    is a regenerating monster with twice
    again the number of auxiliary heads.
[10:41] Narrator
    The last of the budget
    was spent on the heads,
[10:43] Narrator
    so unfortunately, the venom was
    left unimplemented once more.
[10:47] Blader
    Curse you, Agastia!
[10:49] Blader
    Why must you always attack on Saturdays?!
[10:52] Narrator
    Fight, Blader!
[10:54] Narrator
    Your opponent shares your struggles!
[11:01] Tiefedorf
    I leave the rest to you.
[11:06] Mizuki
    Wait, this is the same job as before!
[11:09] Matsuyama
    Is not!
[11:11] Matsuyama
    That gig was in Kyushu,
    for the Secret Society of Evil, Incorporated.
[11:15] Matsuyama
    This one's in Hokkaido,
[11:18] Matsuyama
    for Tiefedorf, who's a part of Umbra,
[11:19] Matsuyama
    under the control of the King
    of the Forest of Darkness.
[11:21] Matsuyama
    Totally different organizations.
[11:27] Matsuyama
    He's here!
[11:30] Kant
    Knight from the forests of the north!
[11:32] Kant
    Banishing darkness with
    the light of the moon!
[11:35] Kant
    Knight of Owls, Kant!
[11:38] Kant
    It's time to send you back to the darkness!
[11:45] Matsuyama
    Here we go!
[11:47] Mizuki
    This...
[11:50] Mizuki
    This isn't light work at all!
SIGN    REGENERATING MONSTER
[11:54] sign
    m 58 99 l 60 147 251 147 250 122 243 115 240 98
SIGN    Can consistently regenerate her body and auxiliary heads
    as long as she has power remaining. She can generate
    four auxiliary heads (sisters) max, but they all have minds
     of their own, making them hard to manage from
     a personality standpoint.
[11:54] sign
    m 60 203 l 59 225 193 226 224 213 218 202
SIGN    SPECIAL ABILITIES
SIGN    REGENERATION
SIGN    POWER
SIGN    SPEED
SIGN    ENDURANCE
SIGN    COST
    PERFORMANCE
SIGN    INTELLIGENCE
SIGN    TECHNIQUE
[11:59] Interviewer
    All right, here's my first question.
[12:02] Interviewer
    The reason we conduct interviews
    without résumé screening
[12:06] Interviewer
    is because our president values
    face-to-face interaction.
[12:11] Interviewer
    So, can I assume...
[12:14] Interviewer
    that you think an animal costume is
    an appropriate outfit for an interview?
SIGN    Long-Range Attack Specialized Monster
    Cannon Thunderbird
[12:20] Cannon
    Oh, th-this isn't a costume!
[12:23] Cannon
    It's my real body!
[12:25] Interviewer
    You're naked, then?
[12:26] Cannon
    I-I put on a tie!
[12:28] Interviewer
    I see. Naked plus tie, then.
[12:33] Interviewer
    Are you aware that our company's
    focus is technological innovation?
[12:37] Cannon
    Yes! Very well aware!
[12:39] Cannon
    I'm extremely impressed by the
    contributions you've made to society!
[12:43] Interviewer
    And what skills would you
    bring to our company?
[12:48] Cannon
    My primary skills include
[12:50] Cannon
    the obliteration of heroes
    and marksmanship!
[12:53] Interviewer
    So... murder, then?
[12:58] Cannon
    If you want to boil it down, then yes!
[13:00] Cannon
    I eradicate my targets without fail!
[13:05] Interviewer
    I see.
SIGN    Mr. Cannon Thunderbird,
SIGN    Thank you for your recent visit.
SIGN    After careful consideration, we regret to
     inform you that we will not be employing
     you at this time. We appreciate your
     understanding.
SIGN    We wish you only success in your future.
[13:10] Cannon
    A rejection notice, huh?
[13:13] Cannon
    Well, I saw that coming.
[13:15] Cannon
    And even if I change jobs,
    I'll always be a monster.
[13:21] Cannon
    I know it's a losing battle,
[13:26] Cannon
    but when I consider the possibility
    of being with this organization
[13:26] Cannon
    Would you like a balloon?
[13:28] Cannon
    It makes the whole day more fun!
[13:29] Cannon
    for the next ten or twenty years,
    I start to worry.
[13:32] Cannon
    Have a great day, now!
[13:33] Cannon
    Is this really how I want to spend my life?
[13:34] Kid
    Hooray!
[13:36] Cannon
    Thanks for coming by today!
[13:37] Cannon
    For now, though,
[13:39] Cannon
    I suppose my only option is
    focusing on my job as a cast member
[13:43] Cannon
    at an amusement park run by
    Agastia's front company.
[13:49] Cannon
    Hey there, dear!
[13:50] Cannon
    Have a balloon!
[13:51] Reo
    Thank you so much!
[13:53] Reo
    I just love pink!
[13:56] Cannon
    Do you?
[13:57] Cannon
    I'm so glad you like it!
[13:59] Reo
    Bye-bye, birdie boy!
[14:01] Yuto
    Thank you.
[14:07] Yuto
    Wasn't that nice, Reo?
[14:09] Reo
    Yeah, right!
[14:11] Reo
    Did that bird think I'm some
    kind of balloon-loving baby?
[14:16] Reo
    Same to you, Yuto!
[14:18] Reo
    Do you think I'm still the kind
    of little kid who likes balloons?
[14:22] Yuto
    Of course not, Reo.
[14:24] Yuto
    I think the mascot was just so tall,
    you looked short by comparison.
[14:28] Reo
    Oh?
[14:29] Reo
    Still sounds like you're
    saying I look like a kid.
[14:32] Reo
    I wish I could be tall like you, Yuto!
[14:36] Yuto
    Reo... You probably shouldn't
    cling to me like that.
[14:40] Yuto
    Someone from class might see
    us and get the wrong idea.
[14:43] Reo
    What do you want from me?
[14:45] Reo
    HQ told us to stick together.
[14:48] Yuto
    I know that, but...
[14:50] Yuto
    Do you really have to cling?
[14:58] Compact
    Monster mana detected!
    Monster mana detected!
[15:01] Reo
    Yuto!
[15:02] Yuto
    Right!
[15:05] Reo&Yuto
    Magia Break!
[15:07] Narrator
    Reo Shikishima and Yuto Higaya
    are no mere middle school students.
[15:12] Narrator
    They are superheroes officially
    licensed to protect the city,
[15:17] Narrator
    Magical Girls: Pilia Magia!
[16:02] Rose
    Magical Girl Magiarose!
[16:10] Zwart
    Magical Girl Magiazwart!
[16:18] Rose
    You know, I've been thinking...
[16:21] Zwart
    Do you get shorter than
    me when we transform?
[16:25] Zwart
    I just might!
[16:26] Zwart
    Everything around me does
    seem a little bigger...
[16:32] Zwart
    What now?
[16:33] Rose
    You get shorter, and yet...
[16:37] Rose
    Why are these so darn big?!
[16:40] Rose
    You act like you're so above it,
    but deep down, you love the tits!
[16:44] Zwart
    I didn't choose my
    post-transformation physique!
[16:46] Rose
    Stupid Yuto! Stupid Yuto!
[16:57] Rose
    Okay, I'm all charged up!
[16:59] Rose
    Let's go, Yuto!
[17:01] Rose
    There's a monster out there,
    so let's search and destroy!
[17:03] Rose
    Search and destroy!
[17:06] Zwart
    No one gets mood swings like you, Reo.
[17:10] Hydra
    Sister One, Sister Two, please don't fight.
[17:14] One
    Tell her to get off her bullshit, then!
[17:16] Three
    You're the one who said anyone can be
    an action star so long as they're hot!
[17:21] One
    Well, where's the lie?!
[17:23] One
    They handle the hard stuff
     with stuntmen and CG!
[17:26] Three
    Oh, screw that!
[17:27] Three
    You think just any pretty face can
    hang off a landing cargo plane?!
[17:30] Two
    You're both utterly unsophisticated!
[17:32] Two
    Movies are trash without
    a good script, anyway!
[17:35] Four
    Say, that new snowman
    sings pretty good, huh?
[17:39] 1;2;3
    You shut up!
[17:41] Hydra
    Sisters, please! A hero might
    detect us if you don't calm down!
[17:46] Rose
    Monster...
[17:48] Zwart
    ...located!
[17:49] Rose
    Zwart, let's finish it with one shot!
[17:52] Zwart
    Right! Follow my lead, Rose!
[17:56] R&Z
    Magia Full Break!
[18:00] Cannon
    I was born as a monster.
[18:02] Cannon
    I don't know how to be anything else.
[18:05] Cannon
    Can there be pride to be
    taken in my identity, then?
[18:22] Zwart
    We missed the core!
[18:24] Rose
    Wily little brat!
[18:29] Hydra
    Are you all right, Sisters?
[18:31] One
    Matsu! Run!
[18:33] Two
    They're long-range fighters!
[18:35] Four
    It's a bad match for us.
[18:37] Hydra
    Right!
[18:39] Rose
    They won't escape!
[18:41] Rose
    Piercing Rose!
[18:47] Cannon
    Monsters are frequently
    inflexible creatures.
[18:50] Cannon
    That's because they're designed
    with a single goal in mind.
[18:55] Cannon
    But Miss Kuroitsu gives her monsters a
    little more breathing room in their design,
[18:59] Cannon
    allowing for greater diversity.
[19:02] Cannon
    And so, my indecision—
[19:05] Cannon
    yes, indecision, followed
    by the ability to decide—
[19:08] Cannon
    might be something that I owe to her!
[19:10] Cannon
    If that's true, then all I need to do
[19:13] Cannon
    is choose my path and follow it!
[19:23] One
    Matsu! You okay?
[19:24] Three
    Wake up!
[19:27] Rose
    All right! Let's finish her!
[19:38] Rose
    What's that thing?
[19:40] Zwart
    That's no mascot.
[19:41] Zwart
    It's a monster!
[19:44] Cannon
    We're just colleagues!
[19:50] Zwart
    It's fast!
[19:51] Rose
    You won't get away from me, fat bird!
[19:58] Rose
    Piercing Ro—
[20:08] Zwart
    Rose!
[20:12] Zwart
    Are you all right, Rose?!
[20:19] Cannon
    Lightning-calling system,
    Great Spirit, activate!
[20:23] Zwart
    Not good!
[20:31] Zwart
    You okay, Rose?
[20:39] Reo
    Did I... lose?
[20:48] Zwart
    Rose...
[20:53] Reo
    Why did that weird big bird
    have a move like that?!
[20:56] Reo
    No freakin' way!
[21:02] Zwart
    You'll be okay.
[21:03] Zwart
    You're strong, Rose.
[21:06] Zwart
    You messed up this time,
    but I still believe in your strength.
[21:12] Reo
    Yuto!
[21:14] Reo
    I'm sorry, Yuto.
[21:16] Reo
    If I'd only been more careful...
[21:18] Zwart
    I'm just glad you feel okay, Rose.
[21:20] Zwart
    But could you not shout my real
    name while I'm transformed?
SIGN    Special Thanks to This Episode's Local Hero!
SIGN    Knight of Owls, Kant
SIGN    Knight of Owls, Kant
SIGN    Mixing by: Nash Studio
SIGN    This hero is
    not a work of fiction!
    He really exists!
[22:59] Hydra
    Would you join me for a meal, Mr. Cannon?
[23:03] Hydra
    I made lunches!
[23:07] Three
    Matsu woke up real early to make this!
[23:10] One
    You'd have to be a dense little
    sucker to turn her down!
[23:13] Two
    You're man enough to understand
    that, aren't you?
[23:15] Four
    Don't worry! It's all normal stuff, promise!
[23:20] Cannon
    I suppose this is another
    path I've chosen.
SIGN    Next Time
[23:27] Kuroitsu
    Next time,
SIGN    The Soul of a Demon Drinking into a Stupor at a Banquet of Illusions While Burdened by Sins that Lead All Men Astray Shatters with Anger When the Young Maiden Cries
[23:28] Kuroitsu
    "The Soul of a Demon Drinking into a Stupor."