01x04 - The Fact That You're Watching This Video...

[bunniefuu]

[ominous music]

[Lain] Yogiri Takatou's ability.

I am testing the limits

of his reach

and what he can and

cannot do, Euphemia.

Mistress Lain?

However, what I

want to know most

is if he can k*ll me.

[Euphemia gasps]

[opening theme]

[car horns honking]

[people panicking]

Where did all of

these zombies come from?

Their movements

look kind of slow,

so I think it's possible to

escape if we move cautiously.

[Tomochika] Shouldn't

we help the people though?

[Yogiri] It's pretty

doubtful that we can save

the city in this situation.

It's better for you to

not be concerned with them.

You should get out

of here immediately.

[hand pounding]

- Masayuki,

why the hell did you come

here in the first place?

The running and management

of this city

was left entirely to me by Lain.

You don't have to

get so angry, Ryouta.

The Sage candidate

era is under Lain.

We're comrades who survived

the same battles, right?

Yes, but you already

died and became an undead.

So now I want you to

round up the walking dead

and get them

the hell outta here.

I'm doing this all

under Lain's orders.

Mistress Lain?

Just submit and hand over

the key to the city.

[Ryouta growling]

[Ryouta] What in the

world are you trying to do?

Nothing you need

to worry about.

[megaphone squeals]

Zombie time's over!

[people panicking]

It stopped!

[Masayuki] Check one, two.

Can all you people

of Hanabusa hear me?

The name's Masayuki,

follower of Lain the Sage

and commander of

the Immortal Corps!

I'm searching for a

man named Yogiri Takatou

and a woman named

Tomochika Dannoura.

Bring them to the central

plaza within one hour.

Dead or alive,

doesn't matter to me.

If you don't bring 'em,

the zombies are gonna

start moving again.

Running away is pointless,

got that?

The barriers around the

city have been locked.

That leaves you

two choices here.

Either get Takatou to and his

friend to me,

or become zombies. [laughs]

Hey, Masayuki!

You didn't say anything

about hurting the people.

You idiot.

Do you think they would

actually hunt them down

if I just asked them nicely?

[Ryouta growling]

Does he have any idea

how much I struggled

to get Hanabusa to this point?

[civilian 1] They're over here.

[civilian 2] Catch 'em!

They may be worse

than the zombies.

We have to run

so they won't find us.

But right now we can't

even use the train.

I mean, why are we even

being pursued anyway?

Hmm.

Well, we did k*ll a Sage.

I guess thoughtlessly

k*lling others

does have its drawbacks.

- Found them!

- Oh no!

[civilian]

Then let's take 'em in!

We can bring them

even if they're dead!

Well, that certainly

didn't take them long.

Come near us and I'll k*ll you.

There's no time. Hurry!

I'll take 'em both out.

[yelling]

[power shimmering]

[body thudding]

[both gasping]

I've never seen

such a gross way

of carrying out a promise.

They're coming closer with

the intention of k*lling us,

but it's weird that they think

they won't be k*lled themselves.

[gasps] Or maybe,

they're instigating because

they think I can't

k*ll a normal person.

In that case, I'm pissed

at that Masayuki guy.

That's just rude of him.

I wonder then, can we

negotiate with him directly?

[ominous music]

[crow cawing]

[shudders] This is the

most fantasy-like view

I've seen in this world

since we've been here.

Hm?

Are you Masayuki?

You're looking for

the two of us, right?

What?

You're Yogiri Takatou

and Tomochika Dannoura?

That's right.

You came all the way here

to present yourselves?

You idiots are boring as hell.

Are you trying to

sacrifice yourselves

for the good of the townspeople?

You know you're

out of your mind.

Wait, hold on now, let's be

a bit more fair about this!

Then what do you want?

You realize if I k*ll you now,

the game's over

and that's no fun!

We want to get on the train

and head out to

the royal capital.

Could you please

get rid of the barrier?

We would really like

to use the station.

Huh?

[veins popping]

Hey, hey, hey!

Are you an idiot? Is that it?

You know good and

well you aren't in

any position to be

asking for favors!

This is true. I guess we need

something good to offer up.

Okay, here's the deal.

I'll let you live. Even

though you're a b*stard.

[growls]

You're outta your mind!

You want to die right now? Huh?

Go, finish them off, now!

My Immortal Corps

are an army of the dead!

There's the way you can k*ll

the already deceased, you fool!

[Masayuki laughing]

Die.

[Masayuki laughing]

[bodies thudding]

What?

[Tomochika shudders]

What's this?

My Immortal Corps just

You gotta be

freaking kidding me.

Huh?! Wait, I'm the feudal

lord of this area,

Ryouta Takahashi.

I promise you, I have nothing

to do with this incident.

How in the hell did you

make the undead die?!

I don't really get

that part either.

Although, even if you

say they're dead and all,

since they're moving,

aren't they actually alive?

You were ignoring that the

whole time and now you answer?

But that's just absurd!

How do you k*ll something

that's physically dead?

[Yogiri] Because I'm the one

that gets to decide what's dead.

What?

If they're moving,

then they're alive.

If they stop, then they're dead.

It doesn't matter what

you guys think about it.

Son of a b*tch!

Lain, you jerk face!

Did you know about this crap?!

All of your allies

are dead. What next?

You got Instant Death?

I find that to be

highly improbable.

[Masayuki groaning]

[screams] What's

going on with him?

Is he transforming?

A werewolf. No wait, a bat man?

[Masayuki howling]

[Yogiri] Die.

[body thudding]

At least be nice

and let him transform!

Why should I have to wait

for the most eager guy

we've encountered to transform?

Huh? Well, it's just

something you do.

Besides, we were

gonna negotiate.

Now what are we gonna

do about the barrier?

That's not a problem.

Right, Mr. Ryouta?

Right. Yes.

I beg you, please don't k*ll me.

I don't plan to do

anything to you,

and I don't want any more

damage done to the city.

Understand us, we're only

doing this to protect ourselves.

Please listen and

don't get angry.

It seems that Lain the Sage

ordered Masayuki

to find you two and

do away with you.

What? Wasn't that Sage's

name Sion, though?

[Ryouta] Mistress Sion

is also a Sage,

but this city and

its surroundings

are under Mistress Lain's

control.

As her subordinate,

I look after this area.

What? We were forcibly

called here by Sion

and told to become Sages,

but this time a different

Sage named Lain

wants to k*ll us instead?

That's crazy!

I haven't heard

about that situation.

But interfering with

Sage candidates

is not something I do.

[Mokomoko] Boy.

I'm aware of it.

Huh? Of what?

To put in the simplest terms,

a type of spiritual manipulation

that is being directed

at this area.

Of course, my dear,

we are guarding against attacks

aimed at you, though.

- To k*ll.

- [both] Huh?

It's coming from

all directions

and heading towards this plaza.

[ominous music]

It's not a zombie this time.

It's the people of this city?

Oh no. Hey, wait!

If they're using spirit magic,

then the city barriers

will keep you safe.

[metal clinking]

What? It's not working.

It can't be!

- What's wrong?

- No way.

Mistress Lain is directly

manipulating the barrier?

Please, Master, this method

is extremely dangerous.

Yuuki Tachibana had

his hostility traced

even from this distance

and was effectively k*lled.

Euphemia, how much of

a threat do you surmise

this Yogiri Takatou is?

He may be above a Sage, a

Swordmaster, or mythical being.

It's not a good idea for us

to get involved any further

with this Takatou person,

Master.

So you're saying to run?

That is not an option.

But

After knowing my abilities,

she's seriously concerned

about my safety.

In other words,

she thinks that kid

is quite the

formidable opponent.

[moans] Can you maybe

attack the source

of the manipulation?

This may be a bit different

from Tachibana's case.

They were linked through

his lady servants.

Die now.

[body thudding]

[intense music]

Die.

[bodies thudding]

Die.

[bodies thudding]

It's like she's testing us.

We've experienced something

like this before, too.

There was a guy that tried

lots of things to see

what I could do.

There's no end

to these attacks.

What should we do then?

If I just want to end it,

I can do it any way I want.

[Ryouta panicking]

It's hard for him to see

ordinary citizens

dying right in

front of his eyes.

Mr. Ryouta, you need to

move a little more this way.

Are you sure?

Now then, at this rate,

if the Darkness is

going to enter the city,

- now is a good time.

- What?

If not directly,

then indirectly.

Unintentional carnage.

We can cause an event that

will result in their deaths.

[magic rippling]

Huh?

[intense music]

[light playful music]

[upbeat rock music]

[tense music]

Mistress Lain,

what in the world are

you doing with yourself?

Even if this body winds

up burned to a crisp,

I have a restoration ability

that can revive me instantly.

I see no problem if I use that.

Go into the sky and increase

your number as you see fit.

[magic rippling]

Wow.

[gasps] Be careful.

The hostility just got stronger.

It's like the air is dry.

Um, what is that?

[Ryouta gasps]

[dramatic music]

[Ryouta] An Aggressor.

The Darkness.

Is this the reason why

Mistress Lain is close by?

[people panicking]

If that thing gets to us,

does everything it

touches turn to dust?

That Aggressor is

coming this way.

[Ryouta] What the hell

am I supposed to do?

[Lain] The copies have no

memory of Yogiri Takatou,

so there's no way they'd

have any intent to k*ll.

What happens from now on

will be a natural disaster.

Copies, you see

the Darkness, yes?

When it exhibits any abnormal

behavior, then rush the city.

What counts as

abnormal behavior?

Let me see. When the Darkness

makes any sudden move to attack.

Otherwise, when the

Darkness has died.

Hey, Takatou,

do you think you can do

something about that as well?

Yeah, I probably can.

I thought so.

No matter how you slice it,

if you don't know what that-

Wait, you can?!

Are you sure? Great.

If there's anything I

can do, then tell me.

So please help us!

Yeah!

I have a bad

feeling about this,

but even so, I can't just

leave things as they are.

[power shimmering]

Die!

[intense music]

[electricity crackling]

[Yogiri gasping]

[magic whistling]

Hit the ground!

[explosions booming]

[Tomochika screaming]

[tense music]

[Tomochika] Um, what? Is

that the Darkness's attack?

No, I k*lled the Darkness.

Apparently it's

somehow blending in

with the Darkness's

bloodlust and attacking.

Is it trying to level the

whole area all at once

with no particular target?

I think it's been

watching what I can do.

- [Tomochika] Um, Takatou?

- Hmm?

I think I'm okay now,

so can you move your head?

Oh, I was wondering

what was so soft.

Can you quit with a

Hollywoodesque embrace

and do something about

this disaster already?!

We're not embracing,

this is very much one-sided!

It's easy for you to

tell me to do something,

but I have no idea what deadly

thing will come flying at me.

Huh?

Um, I'm seeing something

that I'm finding

very hard to believe.

- What?

- [Tomochika] A woman wearing

a red dress is coming down

from the sky in massive hoards.

[Ryouta] If it's a red dress,

that's Mistress Lain!

What is she even doing?

[Yogiri] This is

Lain's attack, then?

[Tomochika] Can you

take care of her?

Since she's not aiming for me,

she isn't a target

of the counterattack.

And the Lains coming toward us

are so fast I can't find them,

so this is a countermeasure

against me.

All the women in the

sky look the exact same.

Just how many Lains are there?

She's most likely splitting.

Mistress Lain's

regeneration ability

can easily produce

numerous copies of herself.

In that case,

I can do something.

Hmm?

It'd be a lot simpler for us

if she aimed directly

at me though.

But what can you do

if you're targeted?

[speaker] Attention,

all citizens,

please evacuate to a

shelter immediately.

[intense music]

My class is Mayor.

I can get a bird's-eye

view of the city.

I've been watching the

damage for a while now,

but there's a pattern

to the attacks.

It doesn't attack

the same place twice,

and consecutive attacks aren't

made close to each other.

Even though she's trying

to do something at random,

she's inadvertently made

something consistent.

Then we can narrow it down

to where the next point will be.

[Ryouta] We should wait.

Over here will work.

Okay, then I'm

gonna head that way.

Please, let me help you!

If we're all inside the city,

I can teleport us all together.

Hold on, Takatou,

I'm coming as well.

It'd be safer for you to find

a place to hide, Ms. Dannoura.

I'm the one who can see,

so we have a better

chance if we're together.

Hey, boy! I also have a sneaky

little something up my sleeve.

[both] Hm?

[Mokomoko laughing]

[explosions booming]

[tense music]

[wind whooshing]

The rest is yours.

[wind whooshing]

[intense music]

[explosions booming]

[Tomochika gasping]

It's here!

[intense music]

[Yogiri] Die.

Miss Mokomoko!

Right!

[magic shimmering]

[expl*si*n booming]

Hmm?

[magic shimmering]

[sighs] That was hard

to do off the cuff.

Nearly gave myself

a heart attack.

Yeah, I thought

it was rather sturdy,

but I had no idea just how

sturdy without testing it out.

- What's that?

- I got this from the Aggressor

a little while ago.

[Tomochika] It's usually

worn under clothing,

but with Mokomoko's spirit

power,

it can transform into a

shelter or suit of armor.

The shape can be freely set,

and it's also quite

handy in form,

- and it's called a "Furemaru!"

- Furemaru?

It's short for

flexible material!

Are you sure you're

from the Heian period?

Pardon me, but wouldn't

you agree that defeating

all of the copies is just

a drop in the bucket?

I think I hit the bullseye.

Pretty sure we're good.

[tense music]

How can an

immortal vampire die?

[Euphemia] What in the world?

My copies have been destroyed.

Since they were created

using the same template,

they've all been

soundly defeated.

We really shouldn't have gone

after that kid with his

Instant Death ability.

I'll just have to make copies

that each differ

ever so slightly

from the original settings.

[magic ringing]

[Lain gasps]

My body, it can't be.

My main body in another

dimension is dead?

By what logic is

this happening?

What has he done to me?

[gasps] Mistress Lain!

Wait, this is the point.

This is how I'm going

to save that girl.

[Tomochika] The attacks

have quieted down.

[Mokomoko] Looks like

we did well, somehow.

Let's head back to Mr. Ryouta.

We can then secure the transfer.

You're right.

I think we should get away

from this place as

quickly as possible.

Mm-hmm.

[ominous music]

[flames lighting]

I'm in a coffin

like a vampire.

Hmm? [gasps]

[hologram shimmering]

Oh.

You watching this footage

of me right now before you

means that my scheme ended up

being a resounding success.

I died, and you

ultimately survived.

First, let me explain

your true identity.

You are me.

Huh?

You are a copy made from me,

but you are also

a separate person

who did not inherit any

of my previous memories.

That is to avoid the

attacks of Yogiri Takatou.

[gasps] Yogiri Takatou,

you say?

I can't thank you enough.

You saved us.

Well, even though

you're thanking us now,

we only managed to beat

that Sage by k*lling her.

That's perfectly fine.

I care not for

someone like that.

Once again, thanks so

much for everything, Mayor.

Goodbye. Be careful.

Maybe this is one of those

instances

where a boy should be driving.

You think so? But I

always crash into the walls

on the curves in racing games.

Um, right. I'll drive

for us, thank you.

Oh, I hope I can do this.

[Mokomoko] Oh, don't worry.

I'll initiate you into

the Dannoura School

driving technique,

so just leave it to me.

Can you quit with

that cheap act

of attaching the

"Dannoura School"

to everything you say?

Whether it's a tank

or a helicopter,

you'll be fully versed

in how to drive it.

Never sell the

Dannoura name short.

Seriously?

What in the world is my

family doing with that skill?

[engine revving]

Okay, go!

Come on, you guys,

say something!

Feels like I'm the only

one enjoying myself here.

You got this.

[Tomochika growling]

[Tomochika]

That was veryinspiring!

[loud crashing]

[Asuha] Ryouko,

it went that way!

[Ryouko] I'll take care of it!

[monster roaring]

[energetic music]

[sword slashing]

[sword glistening]

[energy shimmering]

[all giggling]

Nicely done!

A worthy member of the samurai.

Alright, that's enough

for today, girls.

[crickets chirping]

[people chattering]

[Ryouko gasps]

Who's there?!

Oh, hello there, Ryouko.

Ms. Carol S. Lane.

Please get permission

before coming in here.

Huh? My smartphone?

When did I lose that?

I came to give it back to you.

That's very kind of you.

But how-

Actually, I secretly came in

and took it when

you weren't looking.

- You what?

- The battery's gonna die soon,

so I brought it back.

What are you doing?

Nothing really.

I just wanted to see

the Takatou monitoring tool,

but it was impossible.

Who the hell are you?

I'm an American ninja.

That's a class in

this world, right?

Or maybe you're-

Since we can't return

to our world right now,

there's no need to

keep secrets anymore.

I don't understand.

If you guys were monitoring him,

then don't you have

a monitoring tool?

Oh, we had prepared

a special satellite

exclusively for Takatou that

was always watching him,

but it has no use

in this world at all.

[Ryouko sighs]

[phone chiming]

[Ryouko gasps]

Huh?

How can this be?

[phone beeping]

The first door is opening?

[ending theme]

[Tomochika] "Alpha Omega"