01x01 - Instant Death Cheat

[bunniefuu]

[siren blaring]

[mysterious music]

[r*fle fire in background]

Hello?

Where's Ms. Asaka?

[mysterious music continues]

[panicked] What in

the world is going on?

Please let go of me already.

You said you weren't going to

hurt anyone!

[kidnapper] Shut your mouth.

Ms. Asaka!

I finally found you.

Huh?

Yogiri, no.

What are you doing here?

Don't do a thing.

Move a muscle and I'll

sh**t her in the head!

Stop it, you're hurting me.

[kidnapper] You tell

him to stay where he is.

[Asaka] Please, take it easy.

Tell him!

I said freeze or she'll die.

[music cuts to silence]

[thuds down]

What is going on?

What happened to her?

Let's go home.

But, Yogiri, you-

[siren blaring distantly]

[chuckles]

Hey!

Come on!

Wake up!

Hey!

Ms. Asaka?

Who are you?

Tomochika Dannoura.

[Yogiri yawns]

Right, Ms. Dannoura.

Are we already there?

[Tomochika growls]

How'd you stay asleep

with that huge ruckus going on?

[gory squelching]

How did all this happen?

The heck should I know?

[wyvern growling]

- Huh?

- Huh?

[suspenseful music]

A snake?

No, a lizard?

[dramatic music]

[gory squelching]

[wyvern roars]

So it's a wyvern, is it?

[wyvern roars]

[dramatic music]

We are so done for!

[dramatic music continues]

[door unlocks]

[music cuts to silence]

[inaudible]

[crashes to the ground]

Ms. Dannoura,

I think you're safe now.

Really?

I mean, what is happening?

That would be the question

I would like to ask,

but let's calm you down first.

Okay, now I'm ready to talk.

Huh? You're really gonna

game at a time like this?!

[opening theme]

[triumphant music

plays on console]

Hey, wanna get outta here

already?

And what would we do exactly?

There's no guarantee

we'll be safe.

Your calm, cool,

and collected attitude

is totally fine and all,

but please don't say

that while you're gaming.

All right,

have you calmed down?

I guess so.

Then please tell me

what happened.

Hmm.

[suspenseful music]

Well, last night

we were on the bus

heading for our field trip.

Then on the other side

of the tunnel-

Huh?

There was a sunny meadow.

[brakes screeching]

[confused chattering]

Hey, Mikochi,

what the heck's going on?

I think a meadow? Yeah.

Huh?

Greetings, everyone.

Nice to meet you.

I am known as the Sage, Sion.

Just who do you

think you are?!

[spell zinging]

[splattering]

[Tomochika gasps]

[dramatic music]

[body thuds down]

Please don't make a racket.

If you would be so kind, focus

your attention on me, 'kay?

[confused murmuring]

I have no intention of

causing you harm directly,

but if you anger me

in any way whatsoever,

I can make no guarantees.

So you should know my

attack power is 530,000.

[driver stammering]

You see, this is where

you should laugh

at what I just said.

[spell zinging]

[driver yelps]

[splattering]

My joke bombed and it

angered me a little bit,

so I k*lled him.

[tense music]

Now then, if you

haven't figured it out,

this is an isekai to all of you.

I summoned you all here

as Sage candidates.

However, as you will learn,

this world is ruled by Sages

and sometimes it's necessary

to replenish our low numbers.

[spell zinging]

[Tomochika squeals]

Huh?

What's going on?

And, like, why am I not glowing?

You'll find that I

installed a simple system

called "Battle Song" in

each and every one of you.

A logo image from

the license should be

in your field of vision.

Mikochi, are you

looking at something?

Yeah, there's writing

I can't understand,

but it's right in front of me.

Oh, these are my stats.

The system that I

installed in all of you

is called a "Gift"

in this world.

Make good use of it and

aim to become a sage.

You'll have a time limit of

one month to reach your goal.

Hey!

How come I'm not glowing,

and I can't see

any logo or anything?

My goodness, then.

Well, there are some people

that aren't a

good match for this.

Just accept it.

Huh?!

If you can't become

a sage and be useful,

shall I turn you into livestock

that rings out

all magic instead?

Livestock?

Your first mission will

begin in exactly one hour,

so don't get wiped

out too soon, okay?

[Sion giggles]

[mysterious music]

What is this all about?

Oh, it's showing the

explanation of the mission.

It says a dragon

is coming to attack.

A what?

No way, a dragon?

- [Yazaki] Everyone listen up.

- Huh?

It looks like we

have no choice

but to clear this first mission.

We're gonna have to work

together to do that.

Tell me all your stats.

[indistinct chattering]

We're all sorted then, right?

[chatter dies down]

Looks like the only ones

who didn't glow are me and-

Seriously though, why'd

this have to happen to me now?

[Tomochika] Ms. Shinozaki.

Kiryuu.

That's Takatou, I think?

Seriously? Is he for real

sleeping at a time like this?

Yeah, that's right.

I don't remember Takatou doing

anything aside from sleeping.

[door slides open]

And not a single word

to support us.

Let's just go.

Hey, Takatou,

everyone's leaving.

Come on, wake up.

Just leave him behind.

He likes sleeping, right?

[Kiryuu] And what do

you suppose we do?

[both gasp]

I know it sucks, but you

guys will need to stay here.

Why are you freaking

cutting us off, you jerk?

What's your deal?!

My deal is that I'm a general.

[Yazaki grunts]

[ominous music]

Those who have received the Gift

have this degree of

enhanced physical ability,

even at level 1.

You all have no abilities

and bringing you

with us will be a burden.

[seats crash down]

[Kiryuu grunts]

Doesn't having

that power mean you

should take responsibility

and protect us?

Having you stay here

is a strategy.

Just listen to me.

A strategy?

[intense music]

Okay, you guys,

I'm gonna make everyone

even more cute!

Charm up, my little cutie beans.

[bubbles twinkling]

Asun, did you do something?

Everyone's better-looking now.

You're welcome!

[Tomochika] Huh?

There's just one dragon

hunting in this area.

If you guys can act

as the decoys,

then everyone else

can safely reach

the city without any harm.

As decoys?

Are you saying everyone else

agreed to this strategy?

'Cause Mikochi

would never go for this.

By Mikochi

you mean Jogasaki, right?

Of course she agreed to it.

[Tomochika gasps]

[door slams shut]

No wait! Dammit!

He locked the door!

Why is this even

happening to us?

What are we gonna do now?

[wings flapping]

What the?

[Kiryuu] The window!

Get out through the window!

Is that a dragon?

[loud crashing]

[Tomochika screams]

[Kiryuu screams]

[Kiryuu whimpering]

[suspenseful music]

So now we're here.

Someone managed to sleep

peacefully through

the whole thing.

Hmm.

This totally sucks.

I mean, how am I supposed

to charge my gaming device?

That's what you're

worried about?!

If we're to believe

what Yazaki said,

there's only one dragon.

If that's it,

it should be safe outside.

Hey.

Did you do something, Takatou?

The dragon crashed

and died all on its own.

That sounds like a lie!

You don't have to believe

me if you don't want.

[birds chirping]

Hill, city, forest.

Those are our three choices,

so maybe we should go

ahead and skip the forest.

- Hey.

- Huh?

I think something's

flying right this way.

Is it a dragon?

No, it's not.

Higashida, Fukuhara,

and Hanakawa

are flying towards us.

What?!

How can you tell from

so far away like that?

Should I go ahead and k*ll them?

Yeah, sure. If your classmates

are flying in the sky,

the first thing you do

is m*rder 'em, right?

What's wrong with you?!

Well, they practically

gave us a death sentence

by leaving us behind like that.

[Tomochika gasps]

But that doesn't mean

you have to talk

about murdering them.

Even if we aren't out to

get them, it's still possible

they'll be hostile towards

us regardless.

What?

[suspenseful music]

What's this?

Looks like the dragon is dead.

Well, that saves us a lot

of trouble, doesn't it?

Huh?

Tomochika's alive?!

This is most unexpected.

Our great plans to turn

her nubile corpse

into a zombie and go wild

have been utterly ruined!

I told you there was a chance

she'd be alive, didn't I?

Well, I mean, making and

controlling her

as a zombie is pretty creepy,

you know?

Don't say any more than that.

I'm pretty sure Dannoura's

already freaked out.

Okay, I just now

understood clearly

that we can't ever be friends.

[Higashida snarls]

Fireball!

[fire beam blasts]

[Tomochika gasps]

[expl*si*n booms]

[chuckle]

Lord Higashida's fireball

is rather unconventional,

isn't it?

Since I can't use

anything but basic magic,

I simply kept refining it.

[Fukuhara] Good thing

you're a hero, Higashida.

I'm just an upstart necromancer,

nothing special yet.

There's no point in resisting.

You might as well

come with us, Dannoura.

Why would you do that?

I decided that

at my next go round,

I'd do whatever I wanted.

And first up will be Dannoura.

You're just the kind

of sweet girl I dream

about nightly while thinking

thoughts before bedtime.

Seriously?!

You're actually hitting on me?

I'm impressed you've

got the guts

to say something like that

in this weird situation.

You two seem to be quite

buddy-buddy.

Don't you worry, I think I

know just what to say to them.

[Tomochika] Huh?

[Higashida] Hm?

[bell dings softly]

Die now.

Hilarious!

What could "die" possibly do?

Your vocabulary is so

minuscule, it's unbelievable.

- What?

- Huh?

Higashida, what the

hell happened to you?!

He's dead because

I told him to die now.

How hard can it be

to figure it out?

So don't move.

Higashida, no!

Die now.

Huh?

I said not to move, didn't I?

[Hanakawa whimpers]

If you move, you die.

You understand now?

Uh-

Okay!

So now then,

I will explain my ability.

[light playful music]

[upbeat rock music]

Can you check if those guys

are actually dead for me?

I don't wanna get too close.

Don't worry, I won't k*ll you.

[suspenseful music]

[Hanakawa whimpers]

Heal yourself!

[spell zinging]

[suspenseful music continues]

[chuckles]

My magic power is healing.

No matter how grave the injury,

I can heal it instantly

with my recovery magic.

What? They aren't moving.

Do you get it now?

So what happened

to the dragon was-

Explaining it is

a pain in the butt.

A pain? Are you kidding me?

Well, Hanakawa

seems pretty stupid.

If I don't explain it to him,

then he would

start another fight.

I guess you're right.

[intense rock music]

You've come out

of nowhere with this.

You have gone too far!

I reacted like that because

you attacked me first.

[Hanakawa gasps]

As you can see,

my ability is called

"Instant Death to Any Target."

If I simply think that

I wanna k*ll someone,

they immediately die.

No way!

That's beyond completely absurd!

If you don't believe me,

let's test it.

No, I understand just fine!

Really, so could you

please stop looking at me

like you wanna

m*rder me right now?

[evil chuckle]

Stop where you are.

Huh? What seems to

be the problem?

You were trying to

do something just now.

[stammering] What are

you talking about, dude?

Paranoid much?

I'll speak plain.

The other ability

I have is to determine

if there is any intent

to k*ll aimed at me.

For real?!

Yes, and when

you combine those two,

it's also possible that my

target will die

just by having

the intent to k*ll me.

How's anyone's supposed to win

against something like that?

Dammit! [crying]

I'm curious, why are

you so full of yourselves

after just receiving your Gift?

It seems a little premature

for you to trust it yet.

Well, that's because

this is not the first time

we have been transported

into this world.

[dramatic music]

It was a short time ago,

the magician

of the Kingdom of Iman

summoned the three of us

to defeat the feared and

loathsome demon lord!

So basically,

you're telling us

you three adventured in

this world for about a year

and the moment you

defeated the demon lord,

you were returned back home?

Please do not summarize

my heroic tale so lightly!

Hey, were those guys

ever absent from school?

I don't remember

them being gone.

When we returned

home afterwards,

it had only been a few

hours that had passed.

Then there is a good

possibility

that we can go back as well.

Hey! Wait just a moment!

I'm just getting rid of

future problems, is all.

Please, spare my life!

[Hanakawa quivering]

Hey, Ms. Dannoura, what do

you think about all of this?

Do you think you could

smooth things out

between Lord Takatou and I?

The only reason

that I am safe right now

is because Takatou saved

me from that dragon.

I don't think I have a

say in what he chooses.

No, please don't

say that, Tomochika!

You know, you're

surprisingly cold!

I've got it!

[chuckles nervously]

With this, I can become your

loyal servant, Tomochika.

This is an ultra-rare

magic item,

and putting it on

will make you unable

to disobey the

first person you see.

You put it on like this and-

[collar zinging]

Gracious Master,

your wish is my

most ardent desire.

Ew, get away!

[collar zinging]

[Hanakawa choking]

Like, I find this whole

thing seriously gross.

Is there no other way to

stop being the master?

I don't wanna say,

but I cannot disobey

your direct order.

You can transfer me

to another person

if that's what you wish.

Okay, I'm handing you

to him then.

No!

I was hoping to be kept as

Tomochika's man-servant!

[crying]

Okay, fine then.

I won't k*ll you anymore.

Do you really mean that?

You see that

forest over there?

Huh?

That's full of magical beasts.

Go stand and wait

there patiently.

Did you hear what

I just told you?

That place is crawling

with scary-a*s monsters!

My legs, they have

a mind of their own.

Almost forgot.

May I assume that all of that

was in jest, then?

Don't say a word about

us to anyone else, okay?

Is that all, Master?

[Takatou] And also-

How can I help you?

Anything of yours of

value, leave with us.

[Hanakawa] And I worked so hard

on my last adventure

to get them!

Who would go and rob

a guy like that?

This is most unfair, Master!

Are you sure about this?

Trust me,

it's better this way.

We don't know when

he'll betray us.

Okay then,

what will you do about me?

'Cause you never know, I may

suddenly turn on you as well.

If it happens, it happens.

I am the one who chose to

protect you, so you'll be fine.

Um, I don't really know

how to say this, but

in the past, you and

I have never really

spoken this much before,

have we?

So why are you doing so

much to protect me now?

What?

I don't know,

now that you say it.

Wait, hold on a sec.

There's gotta be something.

Maybe something like you

started wanting to protect me

in spite of yourself?

Something like that?

Oh yeah.

Huh?

Did something just come to mind?

When the dragon came, you

came over and then grabbed me.

[tender music]

[boinging sound]

Your boobs were

really nice and soft.

[Tomochika gasps]

[screaming angrily] There

are absolutely zero good men

in this ridiculous

world, dammit!

[mysterious music]

[Sion giggles softly]

[Youichi] Sage Sion.

[Sion] Huh?

Oh, Youichi.

What's happened?

You were the one who asked

for a status report from me.

We're alone here.

You don't need to

talk to me like that.

It's about

the Sage candidates.

Ah.

I saw that the dragon

somehow died,

but what's happened since then?

Have there been

any catastrophes?

The first mission

has been cleared.

There were four deaths.

That sounds about right.

That means the four people

with no ability

were quickly abandoned, huh?

[Youichi] Actually, two people

with no ability and two S-ranks.

Huh?

I did not foresee

this happening at all.

They died very suddenly

and without warning.

Do you think this could

be Instant Death magic?

It is baffling

that the system install

would fail on something

so important.

But it's probably not

something worth worrying about.

We must use caution.

[Sion] You may do

as you see fit.

Yes ma'am.

[cape whooshes]

[Sion giggles softly]

[ending theme]

[Tomochika] "My Guardian

Angel is So Overpowered,

This Other World

is a Piece of Cake"