01x18 - Yozakura Hot Spring Story

[bunniefuu]

[♪ exhilarating music playing]

[Taiyo grunts]

Whoa!

[Taiyo grunts]

[Shinzo] Are you all right, Taiyo?

[Taiyo] Ugh.

Sorry. I'm fine.

Good. Taiyo, swordsmanship
is all about balance.

Someinine's enhancements
tend to go to the eyes and hands,

but it's more effective if you focus
on your core or all five of your senses.

For example, like this.

Wait!

[Taiyo] So fast!

You're still not used
to the Yozakura power,

so it's dangerous
to stay awakened for a long time.

[Shinzo] So rather than defeating
the enemy,

you should prioritize
stopping them in their tracks.

[Taiyo] Right.

[Kyoichiro] The power of our blood is just
one aspect of the Yozakuras' strength.

[Shinzo] Big Bro Kyoichiro.

What will you be wielding that power for?

That's what makes the Yozakuras so strong.

Got that?

- All right, let's get back to training.
- [Taiyo] Right.

All right, for now...

[Shinzo] Why don't we cover
everything in this regimen?

All of that?

Hey, where are you going, Big Bro?

I've been tasked
with a mission by the Association.

I'm heading overseas now.

Really? I see...

I was hoping
you'd join me in training Taiyo.

[chuckles lightly]

Your guidance is so spot-on,
I'd have nothing to contribute.

[Shinzo chuckles softly] Thanks, I guess.

Good luck on your mission.

[Mutsumi] Taiyo!

[Taiyo] Mutsumi?

[Kyoichiro] Hey, Mutsumi!

Did you miss your big bro that bad?

Taiyo, I just took part
in a raffle at Gaon Mall...

and won a one-night, two-day trip
to the Endless Hell Hot Springs!

Huh?

[Taiyo] The Endless Hell Hot Springs?

PLAN 18
YOZAKURA HOT SPRING STORY

Mmm. It's a resort for members
of the underworld.

It's invitation-only,
and you never win tickets to stay there!

[Taiyo] Wow.

Mutsumi?

There's nothing we can do.

Tomorrow's the only day
that everyone's free.

Sorry Big Bro, but since you have
a mission, maybe another time?

[chuckles] It's all right, Mutsumi!

I'll just ditch this stupid mission!

You know that's not happening.

Such injustice! Why only me? Why?

[Futaba] There's always someone
who can't go, and you know it.

[Kyoichiro grunts]

Don't start throwing a fit now.

But it's a hot spring!

It's my sworn mission to protect Mutsumi

from unsavory characters
targeting her soft skin!

[Futaba] You're the most unsavory of all.

Huh?

Sorry about this trip.

Let's go together next time for sure!

Mutsumi!

Good luck with work, Big Bro.

[laughs] I'm going to give it my all!

[Kyoichiro] I'll be going now!

- Piece of cake.
- [Shion and Kengo] Piece of cake.

[sighs]

Taiyo! Don't even think
about bathing with Mutsumi.

Huh?

I'll do more than just rip you to shreds.

[gasps]

Okay, then, I'm heading out, Mutsumi!

I'll bring you back something nice!

[Mutsumi chuckles]

[Taiyo] And so...

Hey, Shion.
You sure this is the right way?

All good, all good.

It's a shortcut that I calculated myself.

Yee-haw! This feels awesome!

Hey, Kengo!
Don't stick your head out! It's dangerous!

[Nanao groans]

Are you okay, Nanao?

[Nanao] I'm going to throw up.

All the organic medicinal capsules
I'm synthesizing in my body...

Like a sea turtle laying eggs!

Hey, Shion...

I told you, it's all good.

But up ahead...

is a lake!

Hey, aren't we gonna sink?

TRANSFORMATION?
OK

[Shion] No problem.

Whoa!

So cool!

[Shion] We're going to a place

where people from the underworld
can let loose to their hearts' content.

So you can't get there by normal means.

Oh, are we there?

[Mutsumi] Yes.

[Futaba] All right. Time to kick back
and relax for the first time in ages.

[hostess] Welcome!
We are pleased to have you.

SOUVENIRS

DEATH

[Futaba] Don't worry.

It's taboo to fight
or k*ll each other on the premises.

She's right.

It's the same as any other inn, Taiyo.

Wow! This is so cool!

These aren't wooden swords!
They're real swords!

- Normal?
- [Mutsumi] That's right.

What are the Yozakuras doing here?

- [Shinzo] Who's that?
- [Shion] Beats me.

[groans]

I remember now.

They're from that bad group
Big Bro demolished.

You're right. They do look familiar.

How have you all been?

[grunts]

[growls]

[woman] That's enough.

[both gasp]

[woman] To make up for it,
we brought our newest member.

Not only that...

but have you forgotten
the rules here, sir?

[groans]

Soaking in our inn's hot springs
and savoring the finest meals

will heal all of your rage and hatred.

Come on.

Long time no see, madam.

Huh?

Yes, it's been a long time.

Well, now, where's Mr. Kyoichiro?

[Futaba] Unfortunately, he had to work.

What a shame.

To make up for it,
we brought our new groom.

This is Mutsumi's husband, Taiyo.

Oh, my!

Nice to meet you.

I am the lady of the house here, Emma.

I thank you for making time
in your busy schedule to visit us today.

[Emma] I've put you in separate rooms
based on gender.

Please enjoy a relaxing stay here.

- [grunts]
- Eh?

Come on. You're both so childish.

Mine!

Got it!

[Taiyo] What are you doing?

Fighting over the chairs
by the window is a Yozakura tradition.

[Taiyo] O-Oh.

Huh?

Is it okay if I sit here, Big Bro Shinzo?

[groans loudly]

Please, for as long as you like.

- Thanks!
- [Kengo laughs]

Big Bro, you're such a softie!

What's up, Taiyo?

Actually, this reminds me of when
I used to go on trips with my family.

Come to think of it, my kid brother
liked sitting by the window, too.

- Sit down.
- Yes, yes.

Stretch out your legs, too, Big Bro Taiyo.

I'm fine, actually!

[Kengo] All right, do you want to watch
something ultra-steamy on the pay channel?

Hey, Kengo! You can't do that.

Why are you always trying to watch that
whenever we come here?

[in deep voice] Huh?
Because it's my duty as a man.

[shouts] Acting cool isn't gonna work!

[Shinzo] Bottom line is that you can't!

- [Kengo, in normal voice] Bad boy!
- What are you, my mom?

VOLUNTARY RESTRICTIONS

Seriously, what's so entertaining
about this?

What are you doing watching it?

For educational purposes?

Hey! Come on.

[Mutsumi] Wow.

So beautiful.

[Futaba] Mutsumi?

[Mutsumi] What is it, Big Sis?

Are you going to tell Taiyo about that?

So you were onto me after all?

No, just a gut feeling.

Being away from home
can make it easier to say certain things.

Right.

There's nothing to worry about.
Taiyo's sure to accept it.

Thanks, Big Sis Futaba.

SCORCHING HOT HELL
SPECIALTY SAUNA, UP TO 300 DEGREES

[panting]

HEAT ENDURANCE CONTEST

I'm going to melt...

The winner gets fruit-flavored milk...
The winner gets fruit-flavored milk...

It's been ten minutes.

The current temperature is 200 degrees.

I'm not done by a long shot.

Are you okay, Nanao?

I'm going to die.

Oh, hey, I know!

[Nanao] This body's more heat-tolerant!

That's cheating!

[chuckles] So yummy!

I've still got a lot of training to do.

[Mutsumi] Big Sis, you're amazing!

[Taiyo] Yeah! Wait...

What?

Well, I guess that'll do.

Actually, I think you've gone too far...

[massage chair whirring]

BANQUET HALL

Wow! Looks delicious!

[Shion] This fried chicken is the b*mb!

Shion, don't steal my fried chicken.

And don't casually
leave veggies in its place.

My, my, you have such a healthy appetite
for someone so small!

Yeah, this is so delicious.

I can't wait for dessert!

Mutsumi! You are just adorable!

- [Kyoichiro] My Mutsumi!
- [man] -He sounds just like that jerk!

What's wrong, Taiyo? You're not hungry?

It's not that...

Those guys are beyond rowdy.

Would it k*ll them
to be quiet at least during dinner?

You're right about that.

[g*ng boss] Hey, Yozakura!

You've got some nerve
breaking up our organization.

Thanks to you...

Thanks to you, I...

You're a real wuss, huh?
Not knowing when to let go of the past.

What did you say?

Boss, you can't do that.

[man 1] He's right.
Fighting is taboo here.

[g*ng boss] Shut up!

[man 2] You've had too much to drink--

- [g*ng boss] Let me go!
- [man 1] Hey, hey...

[both] Huh?

[laughs] Take that!

- That moron!
- What did you do?

[Futaba chuckles lightly]

[cackles]

This alcohol sure is tasty!

Big Sis Futaba can't hold her liquor!

On top of that, she can't stop laughing!

Watch out! When Big Sis is drunk,
she doesn't hold back!

What?

Hey, Taiyo! We'll take care of Big Sis.

You take Mutsumi somewhere safe!

Roger that!

We're here on vacation,
but I'm totally wiped.

Thanks, Taiyo.

Sure.

What's that sound?

Oh, that? It's the open-air bath.

[Taiyo] Open-air bath?

[Mutsumi] Yep. This room has its own
private open-air bath.

[Taiyo] Really? Sounds nice.

Well, I did work up a sweat,

so I think I'll head back to
my room and have another soak.

Call me if you need me.

Hey, Taiyo...

Why don't we take a bath together?

Huh?

[Emma] I was told that you were on
a mission and wouldn't be able to make it,

so I'm glad to see you.

[scoffs] Compared to protecting
Mutsumi on vacation,

that mission was a walk in the park.

[chuckles softly]
You haven't changed, have you?

Now then, everyone's having dinner
in the Great Hall now.

Huh?

What's wrong, Big Bro?

[Shinzo] It's...

- Huh?
- Whoa!

[♪ soft music playing]

[Mutsumi] It's pretty hot, isn't it?

[Taiyo] Yeah.

Aah! Talk about heavenly!

What's wrong, Taiyo?

It's nothing.

Come on! We're married, you know.

It's just a bath. No big deal!

Besides, the water's all milky,
so there's no need to be embarrassed!

You sure are matter-of-fact about this.

I used to soak with
my brothers when we were little.

I'm not sure that's quite the same thing.

- [loud thud]
- Huh?

[Mutsumi] Big Sis is still rampaging.

[Taiyo sighs]

But I kind of like this, you know.

[Mutsumi] Mmm?

Doing silly things with everyone,
or just taking it easy.

That's what being
a family's all about.

Taiyo, there's something
that I want to talk to you about.

[Taiyo] Huh?

Mutsumi?

What are you doing?

How'd you get that scar?

When I was in sixth grade,

Tanpopo abducted me,
and nearly removed my heart.

[Mutsumi] The heart of the Yozakura head
is like a solid chunk of someinine,

and is incomparable to blood
in terms of concentration.

It can produce tens of thousands
of compatibles at once.

But that would also produce
tens of thousands of victims.

It's no coincidence
that your blood was also compatible.

[Taiyo] What?

That day, your body
had weakened to its utmost limit.

That's the optimum time to balance out
the potency of the Yozakura blood,

according to the family records.

[Mutsumi] I knew that your body
would acclimate

to it without any major side effects,

and being out of options,

I was convinced
that it was the best way to save you.

But it was all set up to happen that way

by my father.

Father?

Your father?

But I thought that he'd passed away?

That's what I thought, too.

But when the mansion
was under attack by Tanpopo,

Big Bro Kyoichiro said
that he met with Father in the woods.

[Mutsumi] I couldn't believe it at first,

but it does explain
the blackout at the mansion

and how Hibernation got activated.

Why would he do that?

My father dragged all of us,
along with Tanpopo,

into his plot to make sure
that you were infused with Yozakura blood.

But why? Why do that
to someone he's never even met?

I don't know.

Right. I don't know anything at all.

[Momo] Mutsumi... Forgive me.

I'll save your mother.

You go on ahead and escape with Kyoichiro.

[Mutsumi] Father...

I don't know why
he did such a thing to you

or why he never came to
see us even though he was alive.

[Mutsumi] When you agreed to marry me,

I thought I was ready
to take on anything, come what may.

But the reality turned out to
be beyond anything I'd imagined.

I've totally lost sight

of what it is that I should do
for you, for the family, for myself.

[Taiyo] Let's go see your father.

Huh?

Why did he go and do something like that?

Why didn't he ever come to see you?

[Taiyo] Sure, a happy reunion is
probably not in the cards,

but I bet something good
will come out of it.

And besides, I still haven't introduced
myself to him as his son-in-law.

Mmm.

Taiyo.

[Mutsumi] Big Bro Shinzo!

Both of you, run.

[Kyoichiro] I thought
I'd warned you, Taiyo Asano.

"Don't even think about bathing together."

Big Bro Kyoichiro?

Big Bro, what are you doing here?
What about your mission?

[scoffs] Everything's a breeze
if it's for your sake, Mutsumi.

[Taiyo] How did you get here
from the other side of the--

[Kyoichiro] All right, Taiyo.

Why don't I
fill that tub up with your blood?

[screams] No!

[Mutsumi] Big Sis Futaba?

I'm finally sobering up now.

Make a run for it, you two!

Stay out of my way, drunkard!

[Futaba] Right back at you!
Back off, you jet-lagged sister-lover!

[Kyoichiro scoffs] Fine by me.

Since fighting here is taboo,

how about a pillow fight,
just like the old days?

[chuckles] You guys, now's your chance!

You rotten first born,
how dare you do that to our chief!

[Taiyo] Whoa!

Take this!

No!

Big Bro!

Aww!

Now, guys!

[Nanao] Here we go!

[grunting]

[gasps]

[groaning]

Damn it.

- [men cheering]
- Victory is ours!

- Yeah!
- We're amazing!

[Mutsumi] And so, this pillow fight
involving the entire resort

would go down as a legendary battle,
passed down and recounted for generations.

[♪ ending theme song playing]

NEXT TIME
A DRUG CALLED TANPOPO