01x02 - The Yozakuras' Lifeline

[bunniefuu]

[Mutsumi] Are you sure

I can't see you home?

[Taiyo] Yeah, I'll be fine.

But what about

[chuckles softly]

You sure are sweet, Mutsumi.

Let's play on the swings together, okay?

Oh, don't worry about him.

I'm going to pound that idiot

over the head with reality

till he can't take it anymore, okay?

[chuckles nervously]

- [Mutsumi] Hey, Taiyo.

- Huh?

Thanks.

[sighs]

ALARM

SNOOZE - STOP

[alarm beeping]

[groans] Oh, crap. I crashed on the spo

- [eerie music playing]

- Good morning, Taiyo Asano.

[Taiyo] Huh?

[opening theme playing]

MISSION: YOZAKURA FAMILY

- [knife stabbing]

- [Taiyo screaming]

PLAN 2

THE YOZAKURAS' LIFELINE

[Kyoichiro] Ah?

Pretty good reflexes there.

[Taiyo] Wh-What are you doing here?

Not to mention, what is that thing?

Hmm? You mean this?

This is the Yozakura family's

traditional wake-up call!

Uh-uh. You were

so obviously trying to k*ll me

What are you talking about?

This is part of your training, too.

If you call yourself a spy, you have

to keep an eye open while you sleep.

[Taiyo] No way. I can tell by his face

that he was totally

[Kyoichiro] Good. Next up, the Yozakura

family's traditional morning exercises!

Huh? [gasps]

All right. Let's see you dance

to your heart's content!

[Mutsumi humming]

All right!

[Taiyo screaming]

[gasps] Is Taiyo awake?

Morning, Taiyo!

I made you lunch, so

[Kyoichiro] Now, then, next let's see

you bend and stretch your arms and legs!

[Taiyo grunts] I-I can't

bend them that way!

Hey! What are you doing?

Hey. Morning, Mutsumi! Isn't it obvious?

We're doing our morning exercises!

Hey! You made me lunch, huh?

Big Bro

Okay! We could go on a little longer,

but let's wind down our exercises.

[laughs]

Whoops, not good.

We're making a run for it, you two.

Huh?

Hey, B-Big Bro, what do you mean, "run"?

Hey, but we're on the second floor

Whoa!

What just happened?

Right, the place was rigged with a b*mb.

Huh?

[Kyoichiro] I'll explain it

in more detail later.

Also, I'm going to put

my feud with you on hold.

First off, let me explain to you

what the Yozakura family's mission is.

Mission?

[Kyoichiro] The most important

mission of all,

namely, to protect Mutsumi Yozakura.

It's going to get chaotic soon.

Come on, we're taking off.

Let's go, Taiyo.

[Kyoichiro] I see. Roger that.

I just got a report from Shinzo.

He found a fragment of what he thinks

was a time b*mb in the kitchen.

Why would a b*mb be planted in my house?

The target was Mutsumi.

Huh?

Information spreads like wildfire

in this industry.

Naturally, your relationship

with Mutsumi is no secret.

[sighs]

MY KID SISTER GOT MARRIED

My account's been blowing up

with congratulatory messages

since last night.

Um, why would they target Mutsumi?

The reason is simple.

Because Mutsumi is the tenth head

of the Yozakura family.

[Taiyo] Tenth head?

[Kyoichiro] Before we

get down to business,

let me enlighten you

about the Yozakura family.

The Yozakura family lineage can be traced

back to the ninjas of the Edo period,

and it's produced generations of

descendants with superhuman abilities.

But among them,

one ordinary person known as

the "head" has always been born.

Though the head has no superhuman powers

as the other members of her family do,

her offspring are always raised

as typical Yozakura superhumans

and can inherit the incredible talents

of the Yozakura genes.

Talents that skip a generation,

so to speak.

The family members armed with talents

protect the head,

who passes down those talents.

This is how the Yozakuras

have always thrived.

In other words, as our head,

Mutsumi is our legitimate leader

and the lifeline of the Yozakuras.

[gasps]

Though, as her siblings,

we don't care about lineage,

and we want Mutsumi to live her own life.

[Mutsumi] Big Bro, we've been through this

over and over, and we agreed as siblings.

Since you're all risking your lives

for the sake of the family business,

then I have to fulfill

my own mission as head.

Has a finer girl than you ever existed?

Mutsumi

Here you are,

such a wonderful child, and yet

What are you doing with this clown?

So anyway, now you understand, don't you,

how unique Mutsumi's situation is?

Eventually, she's going to have to

make her underworld debut

as the Yozakuras' leader.

Which is why right now, her mission is

to gain knowledge of the ordinary world.

However, that also means

that those with a grudge against us,

those envious of us,

those who would use us

Mutsumi will be exposed

to every kind of villain.

[g*nsh*t]

What was that?

[Kyoichiro] Oh, my.

[screams]

Calm down. This car is bulletproof.

[Taiyo] But still

[engine revving]

[tires screeching]

Stop them.

Could you drive a little more smoothly?

Or I'll spill my tea.

How can you be so calm?

Now, now, we'll be fine

if we just leave it to Goliath.

G-Goliath?

[growls]

What?

- Whoa!

- Oh!

Seriously, they don't know

when to give up.

How dare they disrupt my teatime.

Didn't think he'd actually show up.

Blow him away!

[grunts, gasps]

What the

[Kyoichiro] You get it now, don't you?

To protect Mutsumi,

who lives in constant danger of death

that's our family's mission.

From which you're not exempt.

All things aside, you've become

a member of the Yozakura family.

You, too, have a duty to protect Mutsumi.

Towards that end, I am going to hammer

the fundamentals of espionage into you.

This is your first mission.

You are to protect Mutsumi

from assassins all day today.

[bell ringing]

Morning!

[girl 1] Oh, good morning, Mutsumi!

Morning!

[girl 2] You just made it

in time, today, huh?

[girl 1] Uh

Good morning to you, too, Asano.

Morning!

Hey, Mutsumi,

did something happen to Asano?

Huh? Oh you could say that!

Morning, Asano!

- Morning!

- Yo!

[growls]

Huh? Wh-What's up with you, Asano?

You in a bad mood?

He seems even warier than usual.

Y-Yeah. Look how scary he is.

[growls]

[Taiyo] A-A g*n?

[Kyoichiro] No worries!

Even if you end up k*lling someone,

we'll sweep it under the rug for you.

So feel free to fire away!

N-No.

I decline with all my might!

Come on, Big Bro! Stop teasing Taiyo.

In the first place,

it's always poison or bombs with you,

so how useful would a g*n be?

Wha

But it will give him peace of mind.

Protect Mutsumi from this guy.

Social media again?

[Kyoichiro] Alias: Tamaya.

He's a b*mber of some repute.

B-b*mber? Then was he the one

who bombed my house, too?

The bombs he builds are first-rate, see.

I've called on him myself

to help me sabotage a t*rror1st group.

Help you? But if you know him, then why

Oh, it's more common than you'd think.

In our world, enemies and allies

switch sides just like that

based on money and conditions.

The only one you can trust is yourself.

Well, not that you

can always trust even yourself.

Never mind that.

This guy has just one flaw.

The fact that he's severely

addicted to social media.

Huh?

[Kyoichiro] Lately, he's been posting

a lot of poems that don't make sense.

But he does post the nature of the job,

his target, and even

how he's faring in said endeavor.

Excuse me, wouldn't you

call that a fatal flaw?

I wish I could tag along, but I've got

to rescue a massive number of hostages.

[Taiyo] "Massive number of hostages"?

What does that even mean?

[grunts]

Don't let your guard down.

This one's got a twisted nature.

After toying with you

for a few rounds with lighter bombs,

he finishes you off with one of those

specialty bombs that he's so proud of.

That's his style.

He's announced that there are three bombs.

One is the b*mb

that demolished your house.

That leaves another two.

I don't care

if you're blown to smithereens!

You protect Mutsumi

until I get back from my job!

If there's even a scratch on her,

I'll make you regret ever being born!

[Taiyo, in muffled voice]

R-Right. Understood!

Okay, I didn't find anything like a b*mb

rigged in this classroom. But

the assassin might have

already infiltrated this school.

I'm just not going to leave

Mutsumi's side for now.

Hm?

SECOND b*mb IS IN PLACE

What?

What?!

[grunts, thuds]

Are you okay, Asano?

Asano!

- Hey, be strong!

- [groans] I-I'm okay.

Huh?

[gasps]

H-Hey, Asano!

INFIRMARY

- [girl] What's wrong, Asano?

- [gasps]

Did you hurt yourself somehow?

[Taiyo] Uh, no, I'm fine! Excuse me!

[chuckles softly]

[exhales] Man, what a shock.

Huh?

OUT TODAY

Hey, did you hear, Mutsumi?

A UFO was spotted

right here at this school!

What, really?

It's true, all right!

Not only that, but some kids

say they've seen aliens, too.

They're giants

that are three meters tall, I hear!

Wow, that's really huge.

I heard that they can mimic other humans.

Just now, when an upperclasswoman

was on her way to the restroom,

she saw herself walk out of it.

Maybe she has a twin?

Someone else saw a trash can

moving on its own, right?

Forget the aliens! This is starting

to sound more like a ghost story!

DONE SETTING UP THE FINAL b*mb, TOO! YAY!

[Taiyo] The final b*mb, too

[girl 1] and a trash can

that walks on its own?

[girl 2] That's crazy.

[Taiyo] Come to think of it,

watching Mutsumi all day today

made me realize all kinds of things.

Like how she doesn't eat food

that's given to her right then and there.

Or how she's always with someone,

making every effort not to be alone.

She must've learned to do all that

without thinking to protect herself.

All this time, that's how she's

been battling her own destiny.

All by herself

Hey, Asano, sorry about before, okay?

Look, want this chocolate?

[Taiyo] Okay. Thanks. [gobbles]

- Huh?

- Huh?

- [boy 1] You gotta be kidding me.

- [boy 2] Asano? Really?

Huh? What's wrong?

Huh? Oh, hey It's just so unusual.

You know how you always break out

into a cold sweat or even faint

if we so much as say your name?

[chuckles]

[whimpers]

[boys] Asano!

Are you okay? Want to go to the infirmary?

No, hold up. The nurse is out today!

[Taiyo] I-I'm fine.

F-For my wife's sake,

I can't afford to collapse!

[boy 1] Wife? What are you talking about?

[boy 2] Oh, crap! Asano's broken down!

[boy 1] Yozakura! Asano's

Are you all right?

Yeah. More or less

Sorry about this. The infirmary's closed,

and there was nowhere else

for you to rest.

[Taiyo] Sorry.

[Mutsumi] It's okay.

[Taiyo] Hey, Mutsumi,

are you sure I'm the one for you?

[Mutsumi] What? Why would you say that?

[Taiyo] I'm your childhood friend,

but I didn't know anything about you.

That you're from a family of spies

that you're the head of that family.

Not only that, I didn't even know

that your life was constantly in danger.

Even with all that on your shoulders,

you stayed by my side.

But all I could think about was myself.

Even our marriage was me

blurting out that I wanted to protect you.

I never even considered your feelings.

I'm just a selfish

- [Mutsumi] So negative!

- Ouch! [groans]

You've got it backwards.

It wasn't you who picked me.

I wanted you, Taiyo.

You married into a crazy family of spies.

On top of that,

your bride could die at any moment.

Anyone would agree that marriage

was out of the question.

No way, no how!

But you know what?

Even so, I've always wished

that you could be my husband, Taiyo.

And so, Taiyo

thank you for marrying me!

Mutsumi

Huh?

[gasps]

Huh? Did you hear

that loud noise just now?

Huh? What sound?

I bet it was just the Science Club

messing up one of their experiments again.

Right, the Science Club

Wow! That was mind-blowing!

[Nanao] Hey, Big Bro Kengo,

will it be okay?

Hmm. It might be a little dicey.

[Nanao] What?

- [Shion] Hey, Kengo.

- Huh?

What's up, Shion?

What are you doing, lazing around?

Get your butt over there.

[Kengo] Copy that!

Are you all right, Mutsumi?

Y-Yes.

[Taiyo] Damn it. I never thought

it would be rigged in here.

But how did he know that we'd be here?

We only just happened

to come to this room

[gasps]

[Mutsumi] Morning, Taiyo!

I made you lunch, so

OUT TODAY

Sorry about this. The infirmary's closed,

and there was

nowhere else for you to rest.

[Taiyo] We were drawn here

He knew exactly what moves we'd make!

Was he targeting Mutsumi through

my movements at my house and at school?

[speaking inaudibly]

What's the matter, Taiyo?

I knew it.

- [Mutsumi gasps]

- [b*mb beeping]

[Taiyo] During gym, huh?

This was planned from the outset!

He was announcing his moves on purpose

to keep me from leaving Mutsumi's side!

And to turn me into the b*mb

that will k*ll Mutsumi

[exhales sharply] The exit's blocked.

In that case

Taiyo?

[breathing heavily]

[Kyoichiro] Hey, good thing

I finished up that job early.

Tamaya's miniature b*mb, the Sparkler.

It's super-small and packs a huge punch,

but it has two flaws.

Since it recharges

using the target's body heat,

it takes time to activate.

The other is that

it can be disabled with a single wire,

due to its simple design.

I'm impressed that you realized that.

Good job.

[exhales]

As a reward for completing your mission,

I'm going to let you in on something.

In this world,

where you should doubt even yourself,

there is just one thing

that you can trust.

And that's us, the family.

I would love to k*ll you,

but even if I have to sacrifice myself,

I'll never let you die.

So work hard,

as if your life is on the line.

For the sake of our beloved Mutsumi!

Big Bro

All right! I'm going to pull you up now,

but if I happen to drop you and you die,

it won't be on purpose, okay?

Huh?

[Mutsumi] So what are you

going to do with that b*mb?

Hmm? Well, of course

I'll have to return it to its owner.

- [thud]

- What?

[chuckling] Hey, wow!

[Nanao] Big Sis, are you okay?

Kengo, Nanao

Even you, Big Bro Shinzo?

Y-Yo

Hey, why are you all here?

Oh, we heard that this

was Taiyo's first mission.

We thought it sounded like crazy fun!

Right?

[Nanao] Uh, well Yeah. Sorry!

[Shion] Thank you for your hard work!

Whoa!

- Come on, you, too, Big Sis Shion?

- [Shion chuckles]

Big Bro?

[grunts, yelps]

[screams]

[Kyoichiro] You never learn, do you?

I warned you not to gaze

at your own work up close.

Oh, uh, I was wondering

if you might show me some mercy.

Hmm.

No way!

[Tamaya] Right, of course not!

What? Oh

- Tamaya!

- Hey, look at that!

- Wow, so pretty.

- [Shion] Bingo!

[groans]

BLOWING UP NOW

ABOUT TO DIE NOW

[both chuckling]

[ending theme playing]

Thank you for taking me in.

What are you doing here?

[Taiyo] Well, you see, uh

[Mutsumi] Really!

What do you mean, Big Bro?

You know that Taiyo's house is a mess

after that b*mb went off!

E-Even so, Mutsumi

[Mutsumi] You don't have

any say in this, Big Bro.

And besides,

Taiyo and I are husband and wife.

[whimpers]

The beds in our house

are the ultimate in comfort!

So comfortable, in fact, that you

might not wake up, so watch your back!

R-Right. I'll watch my back.