01x15 - Bonds

[bunniefuu]

Who's this?!

Huh? These are the mother data files...

Mother?

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

This is...This is my mom!

We've kept our promise.

Now let us check your condition
now that you are wearing the Cloneblade.

I have high hopes that you
are perfect, Maria...

My mom...Mine...

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

"Bonds"

No, we can't be together...

Breakdown progressing.

Mental condition has also
begun to deteriorate.

However, it is not as
unpleasant as anticipated.

In fact, it feels nice.

Is this how Shiori felt
as she broke down?

Or might these be the motherly feelings
I've been trying to ascertain?

Unknown.

It's not Kahlua, but...

It's quiet here...

Yeah.

This was my old man's second house.

Say. Is this...

Is this to comfort me?

-I...
-No, you don't need to say.

"Tozawa Yusuke"

Hello?

I finally got through!
Where are you?!

Oh. Around...

Anyways, go get Rihoko right now!

Eh?!

Listen. These NSWF "sisters" aren't
just people with chosen genes.

They also supply genes
of their own, as mothers.

In some pretty messed-up inbreeding.

Inbreeding?! What?!

Basically, the "sisters" all
have genes from the same father,

and that father's genes are used with
the next generation of sisters, too.

So to this guy,

the sisters are his daughters,
wives, and granddaughters.

From what I can tell,
this guy is "Father"...

Are you serious?

Dunno what he's up to,
but it's not anything normal.

No matter how far
she is from the NSWF,

Sohou Reina's one
of the sisters too.

On top of that,
she's not a normal person.

Take Rihoko back.

You don't need to leave her
with that monster.

You listenin', Masamune?!

I'm a monster too, you know.

What are you-?!

I'm not fit to take her back.

Hey!

Damn it!

Not fit, my ass.
You were worried like crazy...

What was that about?

He told me to take Rihoko back
because Lady's a monster.

Like I'm anyone to talk, though.

Lady saved Rihoko. Twice, in fact.

She's rich, a doctor,

and more than anything,
she's her real mother...

She can make Rihoko
much happier than I can.

If you really feel that way,
then there's no need to worry anymore.

Yeah...

Here's breakfast, Maria.

Dr. Nishida is gone today on business,
so you can have the day off.

Really?!

I can get the car if
you'd like to go shopping.

No! I'll just play in my room!

Oh? Then be a good girl!

She's my mom,
so she has to be with me!

It's actually against regulations
to copy personal data, y'know...

I'm just taking notes.

We're not supposed
to show these to outsiders...

Shelving those secret restaurant
meeting photos sure did hurt...

Here we go!

Umm...Are you better now?

Eh?

You didn't seem well last night, so...

Oh, it's nothing. I'm fine.

Stay still.

Mom!

What are you-?

It's a different Blade version...

The fact I don't
recognize her must mean

she's a next generation Neo-Gene...

What do you want?

What's that?

My daughter.

How come? Why?
You're my mom...

Why?!

This girl is dangerous.
She's limitless...

It was in that file...
Does that mean...

Say, is that my big sister?

That's right.

Why is it so puny?

She was born naturally.

The file said it d*ed.

It must've been an old file.
Or it was purposely incorrect.

I don't care about that!

Wait for me inside
the car in the garage.

Let's calm down
and have a nice talk.

I need to go shopping.
Could you wait in here a bit?

Okay!

It's all for me!

No...

It belongs to that.

This is a lie. It's all a lie...

I mean, this isn't possible...

Why?

Tell me...

I trained and studied so hard...
And she's my mom...

So why?!

Why is she with something else?!

Why won't she give me a big hug?!

Why?! Why?!

Why?!

She really does have incredible power...

What the hell?! Not now!

Time to die...

What the-?!

What is it?!

Something...just now...

An X-Con? A Neo-Gene?

I'm not sure...It's far away...

But...it's really strong...

She's coming!

Umm, maybe we should walk back?

-No. We can't.
-But...

I have little chance of winning
against that power. But...

Stay here.

Where are you going?

Just stay here!

Okay...

It's all right.
I'll be back for you.

She seemed a little bit
like Mom just now...

A second generation
Neo-Gene has appeared.

I appear to be the target.
Have decided to split up from Rihoko.

It's all right.
I'll be back for you.

Why did I make such
a groundless promise?

Mom?

It would seem that's the case,
at least genetically...

It's over there, isn't it?

I'm going to get rid of it. Move.

No, I'm afraid not.

You hate me too...
You're my mom, so why?

Why?! Why?!

You can disappear too...

There it goes...There it goes!

M-Monsters?

Rihoko! It's me!

Tozawa-chan!

Tozawa-chan! What are you doing here?

Uhh, hard to explain.

Stop the car!

-What is it?!
-I can feel it! Riko's in danger!

That feeling from before, huh?

What'll you do?

I thought you weren't fit as a mother?

Riko!

That answers that.

Stop dodging, Mom!
It makes me mad when I miss!

Aww, how disappointing.

It smells good here too,
for some reason...

Where's it coming from?

Tozawa-chan. Are those...

Yeah, they're monsters.

You probably didn't know,
but things like them do exist!

Here we go!

I won't let you lay a finger on her!

Hey. Are you done already?

Then that other one is next!

Why are you stopping me?!

Good question...
It is incomprehensible...

This isn't my mom...

N-No way!

It hurts...

You shouldn't go overboard
with your power...

There's no point to it if you
don't fully understand it...

There she is! Recover her at once!

What about the other one?!

There's no need now...

It's alright! Your mom's on her way!

Mom is?

Takin' care of monsters
like them is your mom's job.

-That's not true!
-It's the truth!

Mom's...

But...she won't come.
She isn't my mom anymore...

She'll come!

Why do you think she does
such dangerous work?

Listen. It's all for you.

She's always fought for you,
and only you...

Your mom loves you...

Riko!

It's Mom...

Mom...

Mom! Mom!

Riko!

Riko! Are you all right?!

I'm okay!

Mom!

It hurts...Mom...

Reina?

It is you! My recovery team is here!

You know it's over now...

My time's up...

Where is she?

-She's safe.
-I see...

Reina...Give her back...

Yes...My research is over now...
Do as you wish with her...

Understood.

Say, that was the first time
I felt pleasure while fighting...

Was it because of my breakdown,
or because I protected her?

I studied myself all this time,

but in the end,
I'm still incomprehensible...

I thought I had understood, but...

Reiji...

At one point, for just a moment,

I experienced an incomprehensible
feeling toward you...

For just a moment...

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