01x14 - Family

[bunniefuu]

I'm sorry about
what happened with Nora.

That was likely
the extent of her level.

However, there is no worth
in investigating Reina's child.

But she may possess superior-

There is no such possibility.

After all, no one can possibly
surpass the Neo-Genes...

Mama, Father, walkin' down
the street in a Babylon

Mama, Father, walkin' down the street,
rock this ghetto

Mama, Father, walkin' down
the street in a Babylon

Mama, Father, walkin' down the street,
rock this ghetto

When a rain shower arrives it's sunrise

Frogs croak in the stylishly hazy city

If it'll make exquisite rainbow
sounds sometimes, pick up mystic

Mud that just won't come off

The curtain rises once again, lucky guy

Keep running at that good tempo

and shout out as a clown
with a boundlessly short temper

Just like this, walkin' down the street,
rock this ghetto

Mama, Father, walkin' down the street

Mama, Father, walkin' down
the street in a Babylon

"Family"

"Family"
Umm, the house we're going to now...
What is it like?

Umm, the house we're going to now...
What is it like?

It's the top floor of a condominium.

It may be a bit different from
the places you've lived in before.

O-Okay...

It's all right.
There's no need to worry.

You're my daughter now.

Okay...

Have relocated Rihoko to my home.

Commencing record of our
parent-daughter relations as of today.

Wow! It's so big!

There is a room for you, too.

Here it is.

Wow!

It's almost like a toy store!

I didn't know your preferences,
so I gathered a variety of items.

If there's anything lacking,
just let me know.

Eh? This is more than enough...

Play until dinnertime.

Oh, I can make dinner!

I'm actually pretty good at cooking!

No, thank you.

It's a mother's job to prepare dinner.

Children are supposed to play.

Okay...

Umm, but please come get me
if there's anything I can help with!

Thanks.

There are no particular issues with
Rihoko's actions at present time.

Some agitation is apparent,
but is no cause for concern.

I, myself, have not experienced
any noteworthy changes.

Things are proceeding
extraordinarily well.

This is so screwed up!

Real mother, my ass!
I don't care what anyone says;

Masamune-chan is
Rihoko-chan's mother!

"A child is what his parents make!"
People long ago were smart!

Ever hear of Judge Ooka?
I'm pretty sure foster parents raised-

It's not our place to butt in.

I just can't accept it...

They were the ones who decided.

But I just can't stand to see
Masamune-chan like that...

There's gotta be
another side to all this...

Dammit!

The Cloneblade is in its final stage.

It could well produce results beyond
our hopes when Maria puts it on!

Maria herself has begun to demonstrate
great motivation for training.

It seems the promise
was indeed effective.

Thank you, Maria!

You seem in rather high spirits today!

Yeah! Once this is over,
I get to find out about my mom!

Hurry and put the Cloneblade on me!

I'm sorry, but it's still
in the fine-tuning stage.

Anyway, Maria, we need to record
your physical data, so come over-

Why?

Eh?

Why can't you do it yet?!
I've been working so hard!

Hmph!

I hate them all!
I hope they all die!

Hey, did you know?

Mom can do anything.
She'll do whatever I ask.

She would never do anything bad.
She'll always, always be with me...

I wonder what she's like, my mom?

I guess her mental age just
hasn't caught up with her body...

It varies for each individual...

Wow! It's like a restaurant meal!

Let us eat.

Right! I humbly accept this!

It's delicious!

Is it? That's good.

This soup is seasoned with milk
and butter, but no consommé, right?

I simply made everything
as per their recipes.

So you don't normally cook?

No.

It's amazing you can make
something so delicious,

even though you don't
normally cook...

Isn't that a mother's job?

Yum! Your cooking's totally the best, Riko!

Something wrong?

This is delicious!

Your bedroom is that way.

Oh, we hadn't said good night yet, so...

Oh. Good night.

Oh, I'll do it for you!

I'll brush from behind!

That's all right.
I can do it myself.

What's wrong?

Nothing. Good night.

-Mom! Quit moving!
-Riko! You're tickling me!

No...

My mom is Reina-san.
She's my mom...

"Amaha...Jack of All Trades"

Day of cohabitation has ended.
No incidents worthy of report.

No internal changes within
myself have manifested-

Partial revision.

My own Blade-Induced breakdown
appears to have begun. End report.

You don't seem to be
eating much, either...

Why do you ignore my calls?

What if an emergency
assignment comes up?

Have you forgotten our contract?

It's canceled.

What?

I have no reason to fight anymore,
or to earn money...

Don't be stupid!

You're wearing the Witchblade!

You can't just up and quit
whenever you want!

Then you can have it.

Go ahead, just lop it off,
or do whatever you want.

Come on!

What's the big idea, Takayama?!

No! Let go of me!

Let go!

Woo-Woo!

What's this about?

We can't let our prized Witchblade
wearer be sabotaged any further.

Fine. I did tell you to do
whatever you want...

Say, you used to go out
with Sohou Reina, right?

Don't tell me Riko's father is...

It's not an impossibility...

Wait...That's all?!

Yeah...I guess it's not
my business either way.

After all, I'm not her mother anymore...

Umm, why don't we go outside?

What for?

Well...The weather is really nice.

We could take a walk,
or go shopping...

I can go shopping for you later.

You can play all you like.

Okay...

What's wrong?

Umm, well...

Umm...What's wrong?!

Stay away!

I'm fine! Go somewhere else!

Okay...

Now then, ladies and gentlemen
of the Witchblade Project.

You are the ones who will carry
Douji into the future.

I have faith you'll make mass production
of the Witchblade a reality.

My respect goes to the Special Section
for all its efforts so far,

but it's a fact that they've wasted
a bit too much time and work.

The Bio Section will not
repeat their failures!

We will achieve swift success!

He's serious about crushing us now.

I see. So now the Bio Section has
its own Witchblade research team...

There's turmoil within our own section.

Shouldn't you leave Masane-san
with someone so you can return?

No. Let him do what he wants for now.

But his confident attitude makes me
think there's another side to this...

He's failed once before.
He'll do no better this time.

Sir!

Don't blame me if
something happens...

You don't need to go back?
Aren't you busy?

This is work, too.

We really need you back
on your feet ASAP.

So where are you taking me?

-Your real hometown.
-Eh?!

"Children's House"

We dug into your past,
from before the Great Quake.

And that led to here.

Here?

You grew up here,
until you were .

What about my parents or siblings?

We tried our best,
but we found nothing...

What we do know is that
the people here were caught...

...in the earthquake six years ago,
while on a trip.

All of the staff and children d*ed.

Having lost its residents,
this place was shut down.

I don't know this place.

But you did live here for years.

For the next six years,
you've lived as Amaha Masane.

Does the name
Ohara Yasuka ring any bells?

Ohara...Yasuka?

It's your real name.

I don't know.
I don't remember.

You really can't
remember anything?

Look around more!

I told you, I don't remember.

What is it?!

There's one missing...

It's gotta be somewhere.
I'll go look for it.

"Ohara Yasuka"

"Ohara Yasuka"

The one here...was the real me...

I don't know her...
I don't know that version of me...

It's no use.
I can't remember anything.

-I was naive.
-How so?

You're simple-minded, so I thought
you'd remember if you came here.

Oh, geez.

Find what you were looking for?

No, so I got this instead...

It's just like me...

It's lacking. It's out of place.
This is me.

The family I never had, my old self
that vanished in the earthquake...

It's no use.
They'll never come back.

There's nothing that
can ever make up for it...

I shouldn't have done this...

I knew it wouldn't be easy. But...

Say, what about your family?

I just realized you've
never mentioned them...

You look like you were
a spoiled rich kid, though...

Good question.
I'm not really sure.

You're not sure?

About what a family is.

My mother d*ed early on.

My father was hardly ever
home because of work.

We're definitely connected
by blood, but that's it.

Oh...

After seeing you two,
I finally felt I understood

what a true family is like...

Say...

Did we really seem like a family?

Yeah. You were bonafide
mother and daughter.

Yeah...After all, I have nothing else...

Riko is my one and only-

Riko...Rihoko...

Splendid!

You've done well to come this far,
my adorable daughter.

Grandfather!

You promised!
Tell me about my mom!

That, right off the bat?

Knowing about her won't
change anything, you know...

That's not true!

I really wanna know
about my mom!

C'mon! Hurry!

This is my mom!

Here it is again. The same
genetic code as before...

Yeah, so the father's genes
are the same?

It seems all the Neo-Genes here
share the genes of a single father.

So they're half-sisters, huh?
So that's why they're called "sisters"...

Still, is this father that
extraordinary of a person?

-Where's his file?
-It's not here.

It either just happens to be missing,
or it's being kept pretty top-secret.

You can't be serious...

They all have the genes of real beauties,

so they're all in the very center
of my strike zone!

-Hold it!
-Eh?

-Who's this?!
-Huh?

These are the mother data files...

Mother?

They provide the mother genes to
the newest generation Neo-Genes.

Mom...I'll see you soon!

I didn't ask for any.

I know. But please have some!

Umm...Can I help you prepare dinner?

I want to get better at cooking,
plus I want to be with you more...

I want to talk with you lots more...

What's wrong?!

It appears to be a hyper secretion
of tear fluid. I'm fine.

Changes in my endocrine system
are likely affecting bodily functions-

Are you all right?

What is this?

What is this sensation?

I turn around half-asleep,
my hair hitting my right cheek

Your voice was there,
and the air is warm

Your right hand grazes my left shoulder

Why not hold on tight?

I need to grow stronger...

...so yesterday's wish can change tomorrow

Oh...

But right now I'm still quaffing love

after breathing in your smell
and leaping across

Reach your hands out to me

I'm so happy