01x04 - A Brave's Errands

[bunniefuu]

In the mid-21st century,

the underworld was under the control of
mafias that had become the Demon Kings.

Bounty hunters fell the Demon Kings.

To them we gave the name: The Braves.

I'm broke...

Drats!

Had they not found my last hotel...

Gotta snag at least one gig this month,
or I ain't makin' rent.

Guess I gotta sell my last
E3 on the black market?

No!

[ill*gal]
No!

[ill*gal]

Maybe take an assassination
contract from some Demon King?

No way!
[ill*gal]

[ill*gal]

[You hittin' up the bar today?]

No use rottin' in my bed, anyway.

Time to find a gig at Ed's.

No money to carry into tomorrow, so hungry,
getting hit hard [Scum of the Brave]

Playing bossa nova and
earning my day-to-day cash

And the th*gs
are running wild in the streets

I'm just standing here,
staring at you with my dead-looking eyes

There's not a single thing I can teach you

Yeah...

Let's just keep surviving over and over,
making fools of ourselves

Since we're both not normal

You can't save with "I-love-you"

This town is sick

Gradually, watching carefully,
get through it all

That single moment in slow motion,
the battle's going good

You and me,
we're so arrogant and so uncute

Telling transparent lies

Do you want to be strong?
Want to be loved?

Stay quiet, you fool!

Too early to say the "last of us"

Today's day will soon be memorial

Gradually, watching carefully,
bite into it and hang on

Let's put on a poker face and go

Still the same, you and me,

we're so arrogant and so uncute

Telling transparent lies

You can't save with "I-love-you"

You can't save a single soul

Telling transparent lies

[#4 Errand of the Brave]

Ugh...

Master!

[Aki Jogamine, Brave Apprentice]

Why are you here?

Oh, that's so mean of you.

Not you! This thing!

Huh?

I told ya not to crash here no more!

I invited her.

You're dead, man!

["Music Shop" Ishinoo,
Hobby: Recording death throes]

Rest assured, Master!

The stern words you spoke
the other day...

Scram! Get lost!

Just flunk already!

We took them as a trial for us.

Until you recognize me, Jogamine,
as an apprentice,

I will keep coming to you!

I'mma ghost her a*s.

Today, I have a task I wish to ask of
her regarding Lord Amber Thorn.

Huh?

You're actually looking into him?

I'll work hard to pay
the monthly tuition fees!

Yeah...

She can read people's minds...

Checkin' that wild-a*s
regenerative ability...

...would definitely be worth it, though...

Interested?

Count me all the way out.

Oh, come on, Yashiro.

You've been out of shape
these days, right?

Have you gone soft
because Maruta's not around?

Huh? Piss off, wimp-a*s knight.

Um, is this Maruta a woman?

Wanna spar with me now?
I'll slam you to pieces.

Unfortunately,
I have to go to work now.

Huh?

Please answer my question, Master!

Shut the hell up!
Get lost!

I won't!

Yo, Ed!

Kick this lousy runt outta here!

You're the lousy one here.

If you're not gonna order, then scram.

I'm out of here.

Hold on a second, Yashiro.

Would you like to accompany
Jogamine in her investigation now?

Huh? Who'd wanna do that?



This is your current loss
from the card games.

I find this job rather costly, you know.

If you don't pay up soon,
I'll be in trouble.

Oh, but...

If you help me with this,
I suppose I could wipe the slate clean.

Sorry.
Got nothing on me now.

Then, could you leave
your cards as collateral?

Four cards will do for
the "Mountain Infantry Charge" deck.

No, it won't...

Oh, Master!

How do you like this disguise?

I had Sarah choose for me!

Oh...

That delinquent princess...

She's not really a delinquent...

Oh, never mind.

Anyway, what do you
think of this disguise?

Huh?

Yeah, that's a good one.

Couldn't care less, though.

Thank you!

Your disguise looks cool, too!

You really come across as
a totally hopeless little thug!

What?

You picking a fight?

Forget it.

Let's just get it over with stat.

Yes! Leave it to me!

I don't wanna work...

Tonight at 9 PM at a club in Shinjuku,

you are to receive the E3
from "Peeping Tom" Matsugi.

Then, you will have Jogamine
ask a certain question.

A question?

You'll hear about it when she asks.

You sure you wanna use E3
for a gig like this?

Yes!

In duties related
to maintaining public order,

the use of E3 is permitted at
the discretion of each pupil.

I see.

No wonder we're getting more junkies.

It's okay.

Everyone does it.

Master, those people...

Yeah. Someone's using the stuff.

E3 got that addictive rush.

It's pricey as hell,

but folks still wastin'
they bread on it for fun.

Hey...

Don't go stickin' your neck out
in dumb trouble 'round here.

Them dudes might be in the same
hustle as us, after all.

Well, I just wanna get home safely...

Wait, is she also reading my mind?

The hell's your deal?

Getting drunk over ginger ale?

No...

My ether perception...

It allows me to receive people's
thoughts raw and unfiltered.

But in such a noisy environment,
it's difficult to adjust the channel...

Huh...

Don't worry.
Give it some time, and I'll recover.

Worry?

Try reading my mind.

I think you deserve it.

You really think so, huh...

What a sadist...
In a perverted way, that is.

What?

Oh?

It's you, Yashiro.

Heard you comin' thru with a girl.

Huh? Hold up...

She your girl or what?

Hell no.

What?!

Well, I wouldn't mind being
misunderstood that way, though...

Nice to meet you.
I'm Jogamine.

I'm Master's first...

She's running an errand for Ishinoo.

Phew!

She's such a total idiot that
I ended up having to tag along.

Huh...

That's a cutie.

Want some candy?

Ooh, candy?

Hey.

I'm busy here.

Handle your business here mad quick.

Yeah, yeah...

There. Seven of them.

All accounted for.

Oh, also...

I don't understand the reason,

but since Mr. Ishinoo asked me
to ask you, I'm asking this!

Huh? Sure?

Do you also sell E4?

E4? The heck's that?

Some kinda code or what?

Beats me.

In that case, we're all good!

I'm outta here, then.

Huh...

Oh...

Jogamine, was it?

Yes!

I'd stay away from that
glasses dude if I were you.

You read his mind earlier?

Yes, clearly.

Along with the question
came hostility from him toward us,

or rather, perhaps it was suspicion.

I sensed a strong sense of vigilance.

It's hard to explain, but that was...

Nah, spare me the details.

I'm just tagging along, after all.

Just let Ishinoo know everything later.

Yes!

Anyway, mission complete now.

I see...

I'll excuse myself now, then!

I'm curious about the group earlier,
so I'm going on ahead!

What?

Whoop!

Hey!

Ma'am...

Excuse me!

[Shwip]

You know her?

Nah...

Nice to meet you!

I'm an Academy student, second year!

My name is Aki Jogamine!

I have sensed the presence of
immense evil and rushed here!

You, red-haired guy!

You forcefully brought two girls here,

and were about
to administer off-label drugs,

in order to do indecent
things to them, right?!

I have the power to read minds,
so I can tell!

Release them at once!

Or else...

I will punish you in
the name of the Academy!

Wait, wait, wait...
Hang on a second...

You must be drunk, girl.

We're not like that, you know.

You can't drink,

while doing this too, eh?

I see...

However, I can't possibly be drunk!

After all...

Underage drinking is prohibited by law!

Hey, you...

I swear, kid...

Yes! I'm sorry!

Given the urgency of the situation,

I determined that
immediate action was necessary!

Braves are professional K*llers,
not guidance counselors.

I ain't gonna get into a fight with
those jerks when it ain't even for work.

Is this really a situation where
someone should intervene?

Master.

They say they want us to help.

My hunch was spot-on.

Should've expected this from
"Music Shop" Ishinoo's gigs.

It never ends so smoothly.

[Scum of the Brave]

Hey, Sahara.

Who's this crazy bunch?

They your doing too?

I'm just a passing Brave.

Brave?

I've never seen
a proper Brave in person.

I see them every day.

What's your name?

Maruta.

"Backstreet" Maruta.

That's a lie.

Sure, you are a Brave,

but that's not your name.

I can tell that right away.

Oh, he's right.

He seems to perceive human feelings,

or rather, signals of emotions,

as color-based
information visible to him.

Should've mentioned it earlier...

What's your real name?

Yashiro.

"Grim Reaper" Yashiro.

The real deal?

Maybe.

So he's Lord Coffin's...

Who are ya?
The owner here?

No, I'm not.

But, I'm friends with the owner.

I see.

So, the "friend" is a Demon King?

No.

But, he's a Demon King
who deals with ill*gal drugs.

Oh, wait.

He seems to be acquainted with a woman
who appears to be one of his retainers.

Green Rust District...?

That seems to be the name.

Okay, stop.

Don't read his mind anymore.

Okay!

I'mma give y'all two options.

k*ll us right now,

or hand those girls over peacefully.

I don't get it.

Why are you teaming up
with an Academy student?

Do I gotta tell?

I really wanna settle this
in peace, though.

That's right!

Master really wants to go home without
having to do any exercise, if possible!

But, if it's to rescue those two,

he might just bring you down!

Well, for us...

It'll be boring to just let them go,

so why don't we settle this
with a duel between pros?

You can use your ether perception.

If you yield, you lose.

No spoiling each other's abilities.

What do you say?

Okay.

You got your pride
to uphold too, after all.

Pride...

It's unfair to say I'm doing
this like it's my job.

As long as I get to watch
amusing stuff, anything goes.

Master...
- Don't.

He's not lying, is he?

Well, yes...

But...

That's all I need to know.

My hunch is,

he can probably see
the nature of my ether perception.

The fact that he deliberately
rearranged it like this...

All right...

You can begin...

...right...

...now.

He's wielding an invisible weapon.

That kinda guy, huh?

Judging by the stance,
it appears to be a Japanese sword.

Length might change too.

Even dodgin' would still get me
in a bad spot.

But up close like this,
full speed charge...

Still up for it?

Nah, I give.

Now that's entertainment!

You sure are strong,
"Grim Reaper" Yashiro.

Want to work for our boss?

C'mon.

Okay!

Looks like their parents
will come collect them!

All's well that ends well!

Hell nah, it ain't!

My identity got exposed to some nobodies.

What a mess.

Yes, sir!
I sure have caused you trouble!

Why a Brave?

Come again?

If ya wanna help people,
there's more ways to do so.

Like, a police officer...

Or maybe a firefighter...

Well, yes...

My reason would be...

...that my father was a Brave.

He passed away before
I enrolled in the Academy.

During his lifetime, he often spoke
to me about his ideals as a Brave.

My dream is to carry on
my father's legacy,

and become a great Brave!

Your father...

He must be a great guy.

That he was!

Being a Brave is a gig
for the scummiest scum.

All the good guys die.

Stay away from me, will ya?

Huh? Why?

You're annoying me.

What, you getting flustered?

But, you took her all
the way to her dorm, right?

So diligent, aren't you?

Since you're self-employed,
you should enjoy yourself more.

Hearing that from ya
gives me the creeps...

Don't invite her
to the bar again, will ya?

Hm? Are you worried?

That ain't it.

She's just a third wheel, frankly.

But, I don't think she'll give up.

Have you heard from her?

About her father...

Don't.

Not interested.

My chicken's getting cold, so bye.

[Call Ended Yashiro]

What a shame.

Mental rental

As a beautiful girl,
my policy is to be undefeated

Entitled "Invincible Girl"

I'm renting you in my heart

Mental rental

No returns? "A cowardly scumbag"

Who am I?
You have your ideals

Like, super-opposite from me, for real

All flaws and empty inside

My Doppelgänger achieved the pinnacle

Only ridiculous common-sense people

Can wear shoes on the dance floor

Going crazy, bombed out,
how's the water temperature?

I can't end here in a city with no future

Technology is a disaster

Keeping people in brilliant anguish

Everyone has their own
"Why? Why?" complex

My title, loser-exclusive,
is high-spec

Neither talented nor with character
Liar, psychopath?

If that's who I am,
I can never be a match for you

Incomprehensible pretty words

I feel awkward with those eyes

They see through my weaknesses

Let me borrow them

Tell me

Mental rental

As a beautiful girl,
my policy is to be undefeated

Entitled "Invincible Girl"

I'm renting you in my heart

Mental rental

No returns? "A cowardly scumbag"

Who am I?
You have your ideals

Like, super-opposite from me, for real

Bizarre non-delicacy

Take it to the max and it's fantasy?

That mentality will save the earth

Ah, self-searching is not for you

You're dazzling,
with not having much to search for

Oh no, oh no, oh no

Oh no, oh no

The blue sky!

The cute Shiba Inu!

And the looming rampaging panda!

Um, Master?

Where's my screen time?

None.

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?!

Next time, Episode 5: "Mentor of
the Brave." [#5 Mentor of the Brave]