E12 - The Key

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[00:09] Raion
    This guy's the new Emperor?
[00:12] Raion
    Hold up, he could just be a gofer.
[00:14] Nishime
    G-Good. Come with me.
[00:17] Nishime
    I'll take you to the Emperor.
SIGN    Tasuketsu: Fate of the Majority
[02:03] Raion
    An apartment with a basement?
[02:06] Raion
    Pretty run-of-the-mill for the Emperor.
[02:09] Raion
    Whoa...
[02:11] Nishime
    This way.
[02:15] Nishime
    In here.
[02:28] Gobo
    Way to show up, Mr. Unarmed and Butt Naked!
[02:35] Raion
    Is that...
[02:38] Gobo
    Indeed, I am Emperor Rahazelt!
[02:41] Gobo
    Now, regarding your actions yesterday...
[02:43] Gobo
    I shall disregard it out of pure mercy!
[02:47] Raion
    Screw this kid!
[02:49] Gobo
    Ah, you're younger than I expected!
[02:52] Gobo
    As for myself, you'd be surprised to know
    I'm actually 1,300,000 years old!
[02:56] Raion
    Is he trying to get a rise out of me?
[02:59] Raion
    For what, exactly?
[03:00] Raion
    God, he's annoying.
[03:02] Raion
    Not good, calm down.
[03:04] Raion
    This may be a strategy
    to sniff out my identity...
[03:08] Raion
    D-Don't kid me like that, sir.
[03:12] Raion
    I'm pleased to meet you...
[03:14] Raion
    Second Emperor.
[03:18] Gobo
    Hey, making up my age didn't work, for real.
[03:21] Souma
    Of course not.
[03:22] Raion
    These guys better be kidding...
[03:26] Raion
    I mean, they can't be serious.
[03:28] Raion
    They do think I'm some nutcase
    that exposed himself, after all.
[03:29] Souma
    Who are you kidding with that insane number?
[03:32] Gobo
    You think so, for real?
[03:34] Raion
    Explains why they're so relaxed.
[03:36] Raion
    I guess that makes things easier, though.
[03:39] Shinozaki
    What's your name?
[03:41] Raion
    I'm Raion Ouno. Here's my ID.
[03:46] Shinozaki
    So? What's your objective?
SIGN    Proof of Identification
    This identification proves that the individual
    below is a student at the listed school.
    Grade: 8th Grade, Class 3
    Name: Raion Ouno
    School Name: City of Suginami
    Suginami West Fifth Middle School
[03:49] Raion
    I had a lot of questions to ask you, like...
[03:53] Raion
    How you killed with Tasuketsu, and stuff...
[03:58] Shinozaki
    A multitude of methods. What else?
[04:01] Raion
    They don't seem suspicious based on
    their answers and overall demeanor.
[04:06] Raion
    They may have been faking as the Emperor,
[04:10] Raion
    but the daily announcements
    must have come from them.
[04:14] Raion
    Which would make my next move...
[04:18] Raion
    I share a lot of values with the Emperor,
    so I came hoping to help in any way I can!
[04:26] Raion
    Let's find out... if you're
    my enemy or my ally!
[04:32] Shinozaki
    What values do you mean?
[04:33] Raion
    Values about Tasuketsu, of course!
[04:36] Raion
    People nowadays take life
    so lightly. Good riddance!
[04:46] Eren
    Hey, kiddo. Is that really how you feel?
[04:49] Raion
    Huh?
[04:51] Raion
    Was that girl there a second ago?
[04:53] Eren
    I'm asking you a question.
    Tell me the truth.
[04:57] Raion
    Are you serious? Why would
    I be honest when I'm probing?
[05:04] Eren
    Go on. Did you mean what you just said?
[05:09] Raion
    Of course I didn't, you idiot!
[05:12] Raion
    If I was in front of the Emperor with
    a weapon, I'd beat them 10,000 times!
[05:24] Shinozaki
    So that's your truth.
[05:25] Gobo
    Beating someone 10,000 times...
    is pretty intense, for real.
[05:29] Souma
    Well, well. Now what?
[05:31] Raion
    W-What happened?! How?!
    I didn't even mean to...
[05:37] Raion
    It was her!
[05:39] Raion
    For whatever reason, I couldn't
    lie in response to her question!
[05:43] Raion
    What the hell's going on?
[05:45] Raion
    Who are these guys?!
[05:49] Gobo
    Hey, take it easy. So you're against
    the Emperor behind Tasuketsu, right?
[05:54] Gobo
    Then we're probably
    on the same side, for real!
[06:01] Gobo
    All right, then...
[06:02] Gobo
    Let's hear your full story, for real.
[06:05] Souma
    There's no use in lying,
    as you've probably figured out.
[06:08] Raion
    I'm not sure I can trust them,
[06:12] Raion
    but I do know that they've definitely
    got the upper hand here.
[06:18] Shinozaki
    We'll get to the details later.
    Just give us the gist of your situation.
[06:23] Raion
    I wanted to see the current Emperor.
[06:28] Raion
    One month ago, Tasuketsu suddenly began
    at the hands of someone named the Emperor,
[06:34] Raion
    and it killed off most of humanity...
[06:37] Raion
    But out of nowhere came
    an announcement that it had ended.
[06:39] Raion
    As of this moment,
    Tasuketsu has concluded.
[06:40] Raion
    As of this moment, Tasuketsu has concluded.
[06:40] Raion
    I was lucky enough to survive, but I couldn't
    make sense of anything that had happened.
[06:45] Raion
    I had a hunch that the current Emperor was
    separate from the Emperor that held Tasuketsu.
[06:52] Raion
    That threw me for even more of a loop.
[06:54] Raion
    I just needed to know what really happened.
[06:58] Souma
    Why did you think it was a separate person?
[07:00] Raion
    There's no way to find out
    if the daily executions are real,
[07:04] Raion
    and the Emperor stopped talking
    ever since Tasuketsu ended.
[07:07] Souma
    Jeez, Gobo. You're getting exposed.
[07:10] Gobo
    This is bad, for real.
[07:13] Raion
    Gobo?
[07:14] Souma
    Eren.
[07:15] Raion
    Huh?
[07:16] Eren
    Was that really the truth? Be honest.
[07:19] Raion
    W-Wait, don't...
[07:21] Raion
    Yes, it was.
[07:23] Raion
    What's going on?!
[07:24] Gobo
    Oh, so you don't know about the Rights.
[07:27] Gobo
    We'll fill you in later.
[07:29] Raion
    The Rights?
[07:32] Shinozaki
    Looks like it's safe to talk.
[07:35] Shinozaki
    The Emperor is dead.
[07:37] Shinozaki
    Or rather, we defeated him.
[07:40] Shinozaki
    But...
[07:41] Shinozaki
    We couldn't revive the victims
    or recover civilization...
[07:46] Shinozaki
    Given that we're now living
    in a lawless society,
[07:50] Shinozaki
    our only choice to maintain public order was
    to impersonate the Emperor and instill fear.
[07:58] Raion
    So they really were...
[08:00] Raion
    These guys really were just trying to protect
    the world by acting as the Emperor...
[08:06] Raion
    There's a lot I want to say, but...
[08:09] Raion
    If I were to boil it down to one thing:
[08:12] Raion
    thank you, Current Emperor Rahazelt!
[08:19] Gobo
    Very well, good citizen!
[08:21] Raion
    He still gets on my nerves, though...
[08:25] Nishime
    He doesn't actually go by that.
    Just call him Gobo!
[08:29] Raion
    Is that even a name?
[08:30] Gobo
    Come on, Nishime! For real!
[08:34] Raion
    Nishime? Who actually are these people?
[08:42] Hikari
    Guys!
[08:45] Souma
    Hikari?
[08:47] Shinozaki
    Are you okay? What's the rush?
[08:49] Hikari
    It's urgent! Hurry, turn on the TV!
[08:51] Hikari
    KHN Broadcasting!
[08:54] Souma
    KHN?
SIGN    Tasuketsu: Fate of the Majority
[09:12] Eren
    The Emperor?
[09:13] Nishime
    W-What's going on?
[09:15] Nishime
    Is it someone copying Raion?
[09:19] Gobo
    Wait... isn't this a bit different?
[09:24] Raion
    It can't be...
[09:28] Kisaragi
    I am the Queen.
[09:31] Shinozaki
    Queen?!
[09:32] Souma
    Who could that be?
[09:35] Queen
    This is a declaration of war
    against the Emperor.
[09:38] Queen
    I'll use whatever means
    necessary to kill you.
[09:42] Queen
    I shall become the Empress.
[09:45] Queen
    I won't let you get away.
[09:49] Raion
    I knew someone else would eventually
    catch on and aim to overthrow the Emperor...
[09:55] Gobo
    Wha—is this for real?!
[09:58] Gobo
    W-What should I do?!
[10:00] Gobo
    Am I gonna get ki—
[10:01] Souma
    Calm down!
[10:02] Shinozaki
    It's too early to determine anything!
[10:05] Nishime
    We're right here with you!
[10:07] Eren
    That's right!
[10:08] Gobo
    But they said I won't be
    able to get away, for real...
[10:14] Raion
    Well, we won't let you die.
[10:18] Raion
    As long as I'm alive, Raha—
    Gobo... you'll be safe.
[10:22] Raion
    They'll have to go through me first!
[10:25] Eren
    "You'll be safe"? What do you mean by that?!
[10:28] Raion
    It means I'll join your group
    and protect Gobo.
[10:33] Raion
    Should I not?
[10:34] Nishime
    I mean, we don't really know you
    well enough to have you join...
[10:39] Raion
    You have plenty of time for that.
[10:41] Raion
    Judging by the circumstances,
    I'd say you're in a dire situation.
[10:44] Shinozaki
    I agree.
[10:45] Raion
    Gobo.
[10:46] Raion
    Without you, society would
    have lost all sense of public order.
[10:50] Raion
    You're still a needed presence here,
    and I'm grateful to you, too.
[10:56] Gobo
    Raion...
[10:58] Raion
    That's why I wanna protect you...
    no, I swear I will.
[11:02] Raion
    For now, who cares about anything else?
[11:10] Gobo
    Very well, then! You shall
    become my loyal servant!
[11:14] Raion
    Stop being so condescending!
[11:17] Shinozaki
    So what's your take on that announcement?
[11:20] Raion
    I assume it's a genuine declaration of war,
    well-knowing the Emperor's a fake.
[11:26] Raion
    They took the same approach as me,
[11:29] Raion
    so they were likely trying to provoke us
    and show they see through our situation.
[11:33] Raion
    Definitely a confident type.
[11:34] Nishime
    Oh yeah, they used KHN Broadcasting.
[11:38] Gobo
    Then the Queen will be there
    if we go right now, right?
[11:41] Raion
    No way.
[11:43] Nishime
    Why not?
[11:44] Raion
    It's a declaration of war. Why take
    the risk of sending in the Queen herself?
[11:49] Shinozaki
    Makes sense...
[11:50] Raion
    There may be an ambush
    or a trap waiting for us...
[11:54] Raion
    But if they're just waiting to see
    our next move to judge our strength,
[11:58] Raion
    it's natural to assume that they
    don't know anything about us yet.
[12:01] Souma
    So we're basically evenly matched for now.
[12:04] Raion
    But they've made a pretty bold
    first move with that announcement.
[12:08] Raion
    Better stay on guard.
[12:10] Shinozaki
    He rationally assessed the situation
[12:12] Shinozaki
    and determined all that from
    just one short announcement...
[12:16] Eren
    He's definitely sharp, but
    a different type from Saneatsu.
[12:20] Raion
    Either way, there's no need
    to panic for now—
[12:26] Nishime
    What's up?
[12:27] Raion
    That girl! Where's the girl
    who came in just a second ago?!
[12:30] Eren
    Huh?
[12:31] Nishime
    You mean Hikari?
[12:32] Gobo
    Oh yeah. Where did she go, for real?
[12:35] Shinozaki
    Ouno?!
[12:37] Raion
    I should have paid better attention sooner!
[12:40] Raion
    Please don't let it be too late!
[12:43] Raion
    Hey, where ya off to?
[12:45] Raion
    Heading to see the Queen?
[12:49] Hikari
    What are you talking about?
[12:51] Raion
    Don't you think it's strange?
[12:53] Raion
    The Emperor's broadcast is usually at 23:55.
[12:57] Raion
    There's no telling if anyone's
    watching outside that window.
[13:01] Raion
    Which is why I did my broadcast
    at the same time.
[13:05] Raion
    But you noticed that announcement
    in the middle of the day.
[13:08] Raion
    And it was only airing on KHN Broadcasting.
[13:13] Hikari
    What are you trying to say?
[13:15] Raion
    The Queen didn't seem to
    have any information on us.
[13:19] Raion
    Which means you know what she's
    doing, but you're not her spy.
[13:24] Raion
    You have information on both, but
    you won't provide that to either side...
[13:29] Raion
    Pretty perplexing.
[13:32] Hikari
    Nice work.
[13:33] Raion
    Who are you? What's your motive?
[13:37] Hikari
    I'm willing to tell you on a few conditions.
[13:40] Raion
    Yeah, we'll take any dirt you've got.
[13:43] Raion
    I'm willing to consider
    most conditions in return.
[13:47] Hikari
    Fine, only if you accept. First...
[13:52] Hirayama
    Immobilize.
[14:07] Raion
    W-What happened?!
[14:10] Raion
    Her head and body instantly—but how?!
[14:16] Raion
    He stopped her from talking?
    Is he the Queen's subordinate?
[14:21] Raion
    Assuming he was listening
    to that conversation...
[14:25] Raion
    Shoot!
[14:26] Souma
    Prime Right of Materialization!
[14:28] Raion
    Prime Right?!
[14:29] Souma
    Perfect Wall!
[14:32] Souma
    You stay back!
[14:35] Raion
    Shoot! He's getting away!
[14:37] Souma
    Shinozaki-san!
[14:47] Shinozaki
    There!
[14:48] Shinozaki
    He's behind that building!
[14:50] Souma
    Prime Right of Materialization!
[14:52] Souma
    Harpy Knight!
[14:56] Souma
    Bring back that guy who took off!
[14:59] Souma
    If you need to beat him up
    in the process, so be it!
[15:03] Shinozaki
    You okay, Souma?
[15:05] Souma
    Y-Yeah, this ain't nothin'.
[15:08] Raion
    So this is what the Rights are.
[15:14] Raion
    This is insane.
    It's superpowers in real life!
[15:25] Hirayama
    My arm!
[15:30] Raion
    H-Hey! You're gonna kill him!
[15:32] Souma
    Stay out of it!
[15:34] Souma
    Never hesitate when going
    against a Prime Rights owner.
[15:38] Souma
    Unless you wanna end up like Hikari!
[15:45] Souma
    Never forget that! We didn't fight
    our way here out of pure luck!
[15:52] Raion
    It's not something you
    can do half-heartedly...
[15:57] Nishime
    Don't push yourself too hard, baldy macho!
[16:00] Souma
    Just a bit longer.
[16:04] Hirayama
    I've lost all sensation...
    I don't have much time.
[16:09] Shinozaki
    Kunashiri!
[16:12] Eren
    What's your Prime Right?
[16:14] Hirayama
    Prime Right of Immobilization.
[16:18] Hirayama
    How?! I didn't mean to answer—
[16:21] Eren
    What kind of ability is that?
[16:25] Hirayama
    It's because of her Prime Right!
[16:36] Hirayama
    I was able to keep quiet through resisting...
[16:39] Hirayama
    So it's not a Prime Right, but a Right.
[16:42] Hirayama
    Luckily, I didn't end up exposing
    my abilities or weakness...
[16:45] Eren
    He resisted!
[16:46] Nishime
    Nice Eren, you did more than enough!
[16:49] Souma
    Prime Right, huh? Then you're dangerous...
[16:52] Souma
    Attack, Harpy Knight!
[16:54] Hirayama
    Immobilize!
[16:59] Nishime
    Harpy!
[17:03] Hirayama
    If I really wanted to kill you...
[17:06] Hirayama
    You'd die just by moving your body
    even a few millimeters.
[17:12] Nishime
    You guys, this is bad!
[17:14] Shinozaki
    We'll suffer the same fate if
    he immobilizes a part of our body...
[17:17] Souma
    I can still materialize one more beast,
[17:21] Souma
    but what good would that do
    if they end up like that?
[17:24] Nishime
    Shouldn't we just let him go
    so we don't get killed?
[17:27] Hirayama
    Good, be afraid...
[17:29] Hirayama
    As long as you don't know the exercising
    conditions, you won't be able to move anymore!
[17:36] Raion
    He's trying to run away?
[17:37] Raion
    Even with that power?
[17:40] Raion
    Why not do what he did to that Hikari girl?
[17:44] Raion
    Immobilization...
[17:46] Hirayama
    Immobilize!
[17:53] Raion
    Their heads fell after the fact...
[17:55] Raion
    His confident demeanor despite
    the injury to his left arm...
[18:00] Raion
    Checkmate!
[18:07] Shinozaki
    We have no other choice...
[18:09] Raion
    Don't move and listen
    to what I'm about to say.
[18:12] Raion
    I know a way to defeat him.
[18:14] Shinozaki
    He came up with a plan in this short time?
[18:23] Hirayama
    Perfect, they're not going to
    pursue me. Then I can just...
[18:27] Souma
    Fine, we surrender.
[18:31] Souma
    We'll tell you everything.
    Just spare us our lives.
[18:36] Hirayama
    This must be my lucky day.
[18:38] Hirayama
    I planned on just making a run for it,
[18:40] Hirayama
    but Lady Kisaragi will be happy
    if I bring home more information.
[18:45] Hirayama
    Fine, let's hear it.
[18:50] Souma
    This card here actually holds
    the key to the Emperor's secrets.
[18:54] Hirayama
    That card?
[18:55] Nishime
    That's right!
[18:56] Nishime
    This card shows the Emperor's whereabouts,
    which is why Hikari wanted it so much.
[19:02] Hirayama
    The Emperor's whereabouts!
[19:04] Hirayama
    What does it say? Read it aloud.
[19:08] Souma
    Prime Right of Materialization,
    Tungsten Cube!
[19:16] Raion
    In order for you to exercise your Prime
    Right, you have to point at your target.
[19:22] Souma
    Descend!
[19:23] Hirayama
    D-Dammit! Immobilize!
[19:28] Hirayama
    It won't stop?! But why?!
[19:30] Hirayama
    What did they do?!
[19:33] Nishime
    I used my Right of Priority
[19:35] Nishime
    so the Materialization Right
     takes precedence,
[19:38] Nishime
    so that won't work.
[19:40] Hirayama
    Right?! What's happe—
[19:49] Eren
    W-We better not look...
[19:51] Nishime
    Y-Yeah... You too, Gobo!
[19:56] Gobo
    Whoa... for real?
[20:01] Raion
    So this is... the reality
    of the world today...
[20:07] Raion*
    These guys must have been sad
    to see one of them killed,
[20:10] Raion
    but they were able to let it go and fight.
[20:14] Raion
    They're that strong... this group of people.
[20:18] Shinozaki
    You were great help. Your plan, that is.
[20:22] (Flashback) Raion
    I know a way to defeat him.
[20:25] (Flashback) Raion
    This guy's Right of Immobilization...
[20:27] (Flashback) Raion
    It's likely performed
    on whatever he points at,
[20:30] (Flashback) Raion
    and it's released when he stops pointing...
[20:33] (Flashback) Raion
    You with the knit hat. Place a large,
    heavy object above his head.
[20:38] (Flashback) Raion
    He'll have no choice but to immobilize it
    to avoid getting crushed.
[20:42] (Flashback) Raion
    Once he immobilizes it, we'll block his path
[20:45] (Flashback) Raion
    and wait for him to bleed out
    until... checkmate.
[20:51] (Flashback) Nishime
    Then let's use my Right in conjunction.
[20:54] (Flashback) Nishime
    It'll get the job done for sure, sooner.
[20:57] (Flashback) Raion
    Go ahead.
[21:00] Shinozaki
    I'm sure of it now.
[21:02] Shinozaki
    You're someone we need in our group.
[21:08] Shinozaki
    Let's protect the world together, Raion Ouno!
SIGN    The Key
[21:17] Raion
    Yeah.