02x01 - Runaway Training

[bunniefuu]

[upbeat music playing]

- Nice tomatoes, Mr. Morita!
- Thank you, Usagi. Have one on the house.

- Love the smile, Mrs. Takamora.
- Thanks for saving the city!

This guy. This guy right here.
He's the one. He saved us from that thing.

Just doing my job.

[Spot chirps]

You know it! Way to go, Usagi!

Hey, Jihanki.

- What's the word on the street?
- It looks like it's "yield."

But it's hard to read from over here.

[chuckles]

You know, Spot, things are finally
working out. I saved the world,

all the worst Yokai are captured,
and I cleared my ancestor's name.

It's going to be smooth sailing
from here on out. Everyone loves Usagi.

- [sinister music playing]
- Ugh, I hate Usagi.

And tomatoes! [grunts]

[dramatic music playing]

[intriguing music playing]

[Tetsujin] The Ki-Stone must be
comfortable without all that equipment.

But have you noticed how quiet she is?

[Kitsune] You're the only one
who can hear it talk.

It's because she likes me best.

We really did it, huh? Saved the world.

Yeah. Things feel like
they're back to normal already.

Except for the giant butterfly
hovering over the city.

And that Clavis thing makes the butterfly
look, I don't know, kind of sinister.

Nah, a butterfly never hurt anyone.

What? You can catch scurvy
from a butterfly bite.

Also, Usagi, is there
any kind of butterfly Yokai monster?

No, just Tsuchigumo,
the giant spider Yokai.

I guess I didn't let him
out of the Ki-Stone.

- [Spot chirping]
- I hope not. I hate spiders.

[strains and groans]

I've done what I came to Neo Edo to do,
become a true samurai warrior.

Do I look taller to you guys?
I think I might be a little taller.

- Sure, Usagi.
- Way taller.

Oh! Don't step on me!

You know, now that I'm, like, a samurai,

and the only one of us
who has a Kaikishi weapon,

if anyone, you know,
needs any advice or anything...

Ha! That's awesome. [laughs]

Wait. Are you serious?

I'm just saying, now that I've been
trained by a great sensei...

I thought she said
your training wasn't complete?

Okay, if you're gonna nitpick the details,

now that I've been mostly trained
by a great sensei,

I think I'm ready to be a sensei myself.

[laughing]

Sure, sure. That's great, Usagi.

Come on, humor him. Look how happy he is.

He kind of saved the world.
It's the least we can do.

I believe we can do less.

So... [laughs nervously]

Do you think there are any more Yokai
we'll have to fight?

- [blows raspberry]
- Not you, Kasa-Obake.

We'd never fight you.

Catch the ring.

Ha! He's so athletic.

Now things have settled, I can get back
to paying my debt to the Bat Squadron.

Ugh. Those guys.

And I can go back to

making a living
by completely legitimate means.

- [door opens]
- [Keisatsukan] Announcing his honor,

Shogun of Neo Edo,
master of all he surveys, Lord Kogane.

What is going on?

Why is there a giant butterfly
over the city?

What's that thing stuck on the Ki-Stone?

And what happened to all the high-techy,
gadgety stuff that used to be in here?

Oh! I can answer that one.

The Ki-Stone no longer needs all that.

She is distributing her power
to the city wirelessly.

So it's just working all on its own
without the equipment?

Then I guess I don't need you anymore
to do maintenance.

You want me to turn the power off
right now? I can do it. Don't tempt me.

No, no, no, no, no! I'm sorry!

Just keep everything working.
You can keep your job.

Oh, and you'll send a constructionbotto
to fix this roof?

[grumbling in frustration]

Fine! I'll send one over.

[Kogane grumbles]

[Usagi] Can you really turn off the power?

Ha! No.
But Lord Kogane will believe anything.

One time, I told him soy butter cures
athlete's foot, and he totally bought it.

It went great.

I showed him who's boss.

Come on.
I need to pick up some soy butter.

Is everybody ready?

Yeah. Kogane won't know what hit him.

We are gonna kidnap him so hard, you guys.
Woo!

[all] Bats forever!

[cackling]

Wow, Lord Kogane
didn't even try to boss us around.

Things are great. There's nothing bad
going on for, like, the first time ever.

[sinister note playing]

- [chirping from Kitsune's pocket]
- [Spot chirps excitedly]

Huh, that's weird.
The orb has never done that before.

What is that thing?

I found it in a Mogura tunnel
the day Usagi got here.

I carry it with me a lot. It's lucky.

A thousand terrible things
have happened to you since you found it.

Yeah, and I lived through all of 'em.

[droning]

- What is happening?
- Oh!

The Ki-Stone is awakening
the Kaikishi Shrine.

I must be getting another Kaikishi weapon!

The Ki-Stone knows I'm too advanced
for this yo-yo now.

No offense, yo-yo. You're cool.
You're cool.

[droning]

[all gasping]

It would appear that the three of you
are getting Kaikishi weapons.

Isn't that supposed to be something
it does when there's a threat?

I... I don't know.

She is still not talking.

Do you think this Clavis thing
is hurting her?

[crackling]

[dramatic music playing]

Battle fans!

w*r clubs!

Bow and arrow!

[Usagi whines] Oh, come on!

Give me a better weapon, please! Anything!

[Usagi sighs]

[depressing music playing]

- Ah. Yo-yo.
- [Spot chirping]

[Usagi strains]

Four Kaikishi warriors.
I wish you would tell me what this means.

Maybe it's a reward for stopping Kagehito?

That must be it!
And we did save the world.

I wonder what special stuff these do?

Sorry.

It's a good thing I'm not substantial,
or I'd really be a ghost now.

Huh? What?

Whoa! Check it out!

Stop. Now that you have Kaikishi weapons,
you'll need to be trained.

And obviously, your sensei should be...

I feel like we're supposed to say "you."

...me, because I have lots of experience
with my Kaikishi weapon,

and because of my extensive training
with Karasu-Tengu.

Bro, that was, like, one day.

Ah, but on the sacred mountaintop,
time is fluid.

That one day was actually
months of grueling training.

Well, we don't need to hear about...

High above the mists,
I trained day and night.

Oh, boy.

[Usagi] Under Karasu-Tengu's tutelage,

I became as graceful as the wind.

[grunts awkwardly]

As swift as lightning.

And as precise as...

You know, one of those
very precise things.

And then I cut a grain of rice.

Now I say it out loud, I realize
it doesn't sound that impressive,

but it actually was super cool and...

Guys!

What? Oh, sorry.

Yeah, yeah,
you can be our sensei or whatever.

- Right?
- [Chizu] Sure, yeah. What he said.

Cool, cool, cool, cool. Okay.

Let's get started!

[upbeat music playing]

I can't wait to find out
what these things do.

- This is amazing! So cool!
- [Gen] Check these out!

Silence!

Did you just say "silence"?

I did. For it is said
that obedience to one's sensei

is the mortar
that cements the bricks of learning.

Why are you talking weird?

Because I am your sensei.
I am dispensing nuggets of wisdom.

Now, give me your weapons.
You aren't ready for them yet.

[straining]

[laughing]

So what are we gonna do?

Um... [clears throat]

- We are going to practice with, um...
- [weapons clatter]

Are you making this up as you go along?

No! I totally planned this out.

That's why I brought, um...

Those brooms.

Everyone, take a broom.
For it is said that menial tasks

are the foundation
upon which the House of Mastery is built.

Hmm.

And one, and broom,
and one, and broom, and one...

- Uh, Usagi...
- "Sensei."

Sensei, we don't know
what "one and broom" means.

Silence.

For it is said that when you question
your sensei, your sensei questions you!

It's good to question authority.
Because when you question authority,

your authority is never
called into question?

Only the sensei
may dispense wisdom nuggets.

- Now, a one and a broom.
- I'm gonna get him in his sleep.

- What?
- I said, uh, Spot gets grim when I sweep.

I got my eyes on you.

[dramatic music playing]

[dramatic music continues]

[music stops]

[all sighing]

Who would have thought eight hours
of broom drills would be so exhausting?

- [yawns]
- No one would have thought that.

'Cause no one would do it,
'cause it's the worst thing ever.

Tomorrow, I'm going to sit on Usagi
until he stops doing stuff.

[yawns] Okay, good night.

[dejected] I'm about to pass out.

[door opens quietly]

Ikuzo!

[Gen yelps loudly]

Ahh! There's no door to the Mushroom
Kingdom in this part of Pirate Town!

[Usagi grunts]

[angrily] What are you doing?

You don't need sleep.

For it is said
that sleep is the song that failure sings.

Without nine hours of sleep,

I'm more susceptible to illness,
fatigue, and bouts of rage!

Good point. Carry on.

[Gen] There you are, Lollipop Princess.

I see the spring sunshine
has treated you kindly.

[snoring]

- [metal clanks]
- Uh-oh!

I used to live in a trash can, Usagi.

You think I don't know
how to set a booby trap?

It's really impressive!
What kind of rope is this?

Jute.

Jute. Good to know.

[snoring continues]

[gasps]

[Chizu] Never try to surprise a ninja.

You were the one who said, "Humor him."
You talk to him.

Okay, okay. I'll just explain that
having him as a sensei isn't working out.

[door opens]

Good morning, pupils.

Ready for another day of learning
to master your Kaikishi weapons?

You won't even let us use our weapons.

Look, buddy...

about this whole sensei thing...

Yeah, you know,
I really appreciate your faith in me.

You've done so much to help me
since I came to Neo Edo,

and now letting me help you like this,
it means so much to me.

If you guys didn't trust me to be
your sensei, I would just be crushed.

Really devastated. Miserable.

Sorry. What were you gonna say?

Um...

Nothing.

Let's get some breakfast.

- I couldn't tell him!
- [softly] I know. He seems so vulnerable.

I could have told him, no problem.

Um, where's breakfast?

You'll get food after today's lesson,
for it is said that hunger...

[Gen grunts]

I don't need wisdom nuggets.

I need food nuggets.

I'm hypoglychromic.

That is almost a word.

It's a word! It means when my
blood sugar gets low, I change color.

Going without food is part
of your training. I am your sensei.

I will sit on you so hard, rabbit!

[Lord Kogane on bullhorn]
Open up at once, by order of the Shogun!

The Bat Squadron is after me.

Ugh.

Those guys.

- [Lord Kogane whimpering]
- Huh?

They knocked out
all my Keisatsu with punches.

I'm gonna die!

- And you saved your bullhorn?
- [on bullhorn] I love my bullhorn!

[gasping]

You have to save me!

Be my Bat Squadron fighting team
or I'll throw you in jail.

You can't keep making us do things
by threatening us with jail.

It's worked so far.

- [sniffs] Where's breakfast?
- Apparently, there is no breakfast.

Hmm.

- It is said that...
- [bats screeching]

- [Admiral Nochi] There he is!
- [yelps]

- Get him!
- [bats screeching]

- Can we just let them take him?
- The worst they'll do is eat him.

It's a bad precedent. Next time,
they might take someone important.

Your banter is amusing, but help me!

Come on, let us kidnap the guy a little.
We want to hold him hostage

and force him to turn off the Ki-Stone
so we can have more darkness.

We hate the light.

The light burns.

Huh.

Esteemed pupils, this will be
an excellent training exercise.

What's going on now?

Chizu, you will fight
with one hand behind your back.

Gen, you will fight hopping on one leg.

Kitsune, you will, um,

fight with a vase balanced on your head.

I wish I thought maybe you were joking.

You must fight through adversity,
for it is said that they...

[grunts] Ow.

Thank you.

[comical music playing]

[Gen groans]

[groaning]

[Kitsune] Whoa!

[Chizu grunts]

I feel like
you're not really into this fight.

I just really wanted to be a good sensei.

Well, that stinks for you,
because you are terrible.

I know.

Oh, yeah. You don't get to be an admiral
without some skills.

Why are you an admiral
when you guys don't have, like, boats?

Don't overthink it, man. [groans]

[Admiral Nochi groans]

You know what? Enough of this.

[on bullhorn] Watch my hat!
Do not scratch my hat!

[Chizu grunts]

Did he just ditch us?

Of course not. I know we never
trained with these, but I believe in you.

- [whoosh]
- Huh? I like it!

[grunts]

Hey, Chizu.

Hmm.

Optimal.

Kitsune!

Come on, please.

Sorry.

Let's see what these things can do.

Awesome! [laughs]

[Chizu] Let go of the Shogun.

No! You're gonna hurt me.

Just make a run for it, guy!

You got wings.
You're probably faster than us.

Oh, right.

This isn't over!

But right now I gotta go ice this
for a while. Maybe get some breakfast.

If one more person says breakfast,
I'mma eat somebody!

Well, that was confusing
and I didn't like how you handled it,

but I guess I'm not dead.

- I'm not, right?
- You are not.

So it all turned out okay.
Just don't tell anyone about this.

If people find out how easy it is
to knock out my guards,

this is gonna keep happening,
and I don't like it.

[amplified] Keep doing everything I say
or I'll throw you all in jail.

Have a nice day.

Um, thanks for putting up with me, guys.

I guess I got carried away
with the sensei stuff.

You were sort of bad.

Yeah, a little.

It was a challenge
to refrain from smashing you.

Yeah. Thanks for not doing that.
So what can I do to make it up to you?

Apart from getting your breakfast,
obviously.

[upbeat music playing]

[all whooping and exclaiming]

[tranquil music playing]

My stomach is so happy right now.

Thanks for paying for everything, Usagi.

You're welcome.

Can you guys loan me some money,

so I can actually pay for everything?

[all groan]

[orb chirping]

Um, hello.

[orb cooing]

[chuckles] Aw! It's the cutest thing ever!

What, what, what?

Kitsune, why are you hugging it?

Oh, because she's my buddy.

Her name is now Kiyoko,

and I'm going to love her
forever and ever and ever.

[laughing]

[Kiyoko chirps]

It's just some round thing.

How come nothing
can ever be normal around here?

[Kiyoko cooing]

[Kitsune] You wanna snuggle?
Okay, let's snuggle.

[upbeat music playing]