01x17 - Nanao's Medicine

[bunniefuu]

[mechanical bird squawking]

[yawns]

[screams]

Ouch, ouch, ouch.

Okay!

[Nanao] There you are, Big Sis Mutsumi!

[Mutsumi] What is it, Nanao?

[Nanao] I found it!

A recipe for alleviating the exhaustion
brought on by Yozakura blood.

Oh wow! Thanks, Nanao!

[Nanao] Here.

But will you be all right?

It all seems pretty dangerous, you know.

Morning, Mutsumi. Nanao.

- [Mutsumi] Taiyo!
- [Nanao] Big Bro!

Should you be up and about?

[Taiyo] Sure. I got plenty of rest,

and I shouldn't be
the only one lazing around--

[grunts]

[Mutsumi] What did I tell you?

[Taiyo] I'm totally fine.

It's just mild muscle cramps.

Anyway, Mutsumi,
you still can't leave the house?

That's right. Since there's
no telling what could happen,

Big Bro and the others said that
I should stay home a little longer.

[Taiyo] I see. [grunts]

[Nanao] Come on, Big Bro Taiyo.
You should rest up a little longer too.

[Taiyo] Thanks, but I'm okay.

I shouldn't take too much time off
from school or it will look weird.

- Nanao!
- [Nanao] Huh?

[Mutsumi] Would you mind going
to school with Taiyo today?

[Nanao] Good idea!

Sure, I'll do it!

[Mutsumi] I'll let Big Bro
and the others know. I'm counting on you!

[Nanao] Roger that!

Mutsumi...

I'm fine with going
to school with Nanao, but...

If he shows up looking like that...

Huh? Oh, that's right.

You still haven't seen
the real Nanao, have you?

The real Nanao?

[Nanao] Now that you mention it,
I don't think he has.

[Taiyo] Huh?

[Nanao] Hmm.

Maybe I shrunk myself a bit too much?

That took longer than usual, didn't it?

You think so?

And who, pray tell, are you?

[♪ opening theme song playing]

MISSION: YOZAKURA FAMILY

{\an8}[Nanao humming]

{\an8}PLAN 17
NANAO'S MEDICINE

{\an8}Huh? What's the matter?

It just hasn't really sunken in yet.

That the Nanao I know looks like this now.

My skill is Immunity.

I have a unique body that can neutralize
poison and enhance itself physically.

But it's not easy to control.

[Nanao] So by keeping it slightly mutated,

I can lead a more stable day-to-day life.

And when I go to school,
I use a drug that I invented myself

called Super Swelling Reducer
to forcibly suppress the mutation.

You have to admit, a three-meter-tall
high schooler would really stick out.

The swelling hasn't gone down there!

[chuckles] Must be because
I haven't hit puberty!

Let's go to school!

Is this going to work?

[indistinct chatter]

[Nanao] Okay, see you later!

Yeah.

[boy 1] Hey, it's Nanao!

You're right.

[Nanao] Morning, you guys!

Are you feeling okay?

Never felt better!

[boy 2] That's great!

We made copies of our notes for you.

[Kengo whistling]

Hey, what's up?

[muffled groaning]

[Mutsumi grunting]

[Kengo] Is she planning to poison someone?

Maybe.

[bell rings]

[sighs] Music class sure is a drag, huh?

Darn, I forgot my English homework!

Man, you'll be in trouble
if you piss off Xavier!

Right, Asano?

Huh? Yeah, I guess so. [chuckles]

[boy 1] That'll get you an
extra 50% of homework!

[boy 2] For real?

- [Taiyo] Nanao?
- [boy 1] Good luck!

Should we go on ahead?

Yeah, sure.

What's wrong, Nanao?

[Nanao] Big Bro Taiyo...

[booming, squelching]

I hear some really gross sounds
coming from the other end.

[Nanao] Would you mind
coming over to the biology lab?

The biology lab?

[Nanao] Yeah. The sooner the better.

BIOLOGY LAB
OUTSIDERS PROHIBITED!

[Taiyo] Is this it?

I'm coming in.

[door closes]

[Taiyo] Nanao?

ATG...

[Nanao] GTC...

Nanao, you here?

Nanao!

Nanao! Hang in there!

[Nanao] Hey, Big Bro Taiyo.

Thanks for coming.

[Taiyo] Are you all right?

I'm okay.
I'm just not feeling well, that's all.

Can you give me those meds?

[Taiyo] You mean these?

Where should I put it?

Anywhere will do.
Inject me through to the hypodermis.

[Taiyo] Like this?

It's working.

[Nanao] Thanks, Big Bro Taiyo.
I feel better now.

[sighs] Thank goodness!
What the heck happened--

Nanao?

[Nanao] Kitasato?

You never came back after feeding them...

[Rinne] Are you feeling ill?

Are you all right?

Hey, this is just, well...

Is it anemia?

But you're not pale or anything.

[Rinne] Your eyes are focusing properly,
and you're not trembling.

Kitasato.

Don't move. I'm taking your temperature.

[Rinne] The room temperature is set
to 77 degrees to accommodate the python.

At the moment, your body temp...

is 98 degrees, which is normal.

Oh?

Your temperature's starting to spike.

Maybe it's a cold after all?

You might want to go to the infirmary
just to be safe.

I'll take care of the feeding later on.

Get well soon.

Sure. Thank you.

Huh? Wait... Am I invisible?

[Nanao] Rinne Kitasato
is a classmate of mine

and the president of the Biology Club.

She has zero interest in humans
or mammals, so don't mind her.

What's up with that?

Anyway, Nanao,
are you sure you're okay?

Yeah. Sorry to give you a scare.

[muffled] I came here to get my backup
meds, but I didn't make it in time--

What're you snacking on?

[grunts]

Nanao!

[Nanao] I'm fine.
I just need to calm down.

ATCCGC...

[exhales]

What's that chant?

That's the base sequence of my DNA.

[Nanao] Adenine, cytosine,
guanine, thymine.

All living creatures
are made of these four blocks.

Cats have feline sequences,
dogs have canine sequences,

and humans have human sequences.

When I chant this, it makes me feel
like I'm like everyone else,

like I'm a normal human being.

Nanao...

[Nanao] But I think that I've reached
the end of the line with this ruse.

Huh?

[Taiyo] What's that?

[Nanao] A permanent vaccine.
If I inject myself with this,

my body and soul
will never be unstable again.

And I won't be able
to return to this body ever again.

Which means
that I can never come back to school.

But I'm only attending for fun anyway,
so I don't really mind.

[Taiyo] But you...

If you quit school...

you'll never...

I'm going to tell Big Bro Kyoichiro
to start the withdrawal procedure.

Huh?

Big Bro Taiyo?

What's wrong, Big Bro Taiyo?

I'm so sorry.

You've all done nothing but help me out,

but I never realized what an ordeal
you've been going through all this time.

[Taiyo] If you can use these meds anytime,

then there's no reason
to use them now, right?

Nanao, I want you to give me a chance.

I want to preserve your daily life.

[Nanao] Thanks, Big Bro Taiyo.

I'm counting on you!

[Nanao] "And so, the nighthawk star
went on burning.

{\an8}"It burned on, forever and ever--"

MODERN LITERATURE

Huh? Why did you stop?

What happened to your clothes?

Well, looks like they're defective.

[teacher] What kind of defect is that?

Go change into your gym sweats for now!

[Nanao] Okay.

Thanks, Big Bro.

There it goes, Nanao!

[Nanao] To second...

[grunts]

[student] Out!

[sighs]

That was awesome, Nanao!
It was like a laser beam!

[chuckles]

Must've been thanks to the wind!

[Taiyo grunts]

[door opens, closes]

[Rinne] All right, guys, it's time to eat.

I'll have it ready for you soon.

[whistles] But seriously,
they sure did a number on this place.

Yep. And now we have to do
a complete renovation of the mansion.

So? What were they after?

Mutsumi, of course.

Jeez, so they still
haven't given up on that?

[Futaba sighs]

[Rin] I'll do some digging on my end
to see what they're up to.

[Futaba] We really owe you one.

[Rin] Don't give it another thought.

That goes for you guys, too.

Not at all.

It's totally cool.

You guys, Mutsumi
made these for you all.

Want to try some?

What, for real? Thanks!

[Sui] Don't mind if I do.

[sighs contentedly]

How do you like these sedative
pressure points that Ayaka suggested?

Love them. Feels great.

Just knowing that
I've got Big Bro Taiyo protecting me

is enough to gradually
ease all these attacks.

I might be able
to keep coming to school a little longer.

Thanks, Big Bro Taiyo!

Nanao...

[Nanao] What?

Hydra and Orochi! What are you doing here?

- [Rinne screams]
- [gasps]

No way.

[Nanao] All the animals!

What the heck happened?

Whoa!

Kitasato!

[sighs] She's just unconscious.

Is that one of Basilisk's scales?

[Nanao] But it's abnormally large
and has tumors. It looks like...

a side effect of my medicine!

It's all my fault.

Huh?

[Nanao] Basilisk ate
one of the meds I dropped,

and it messed him up!

Seriously?

[gasps]

Kitasato?

We've got to find Basilisk!

Wait! I'll go look for him!

You need to rest, Kitasato!

I have no idea what happened,

but I clearly remember
that look of pain on his face.

I've got to save him!

[Nanao] Kitasato!

[Taiyo] Go with her, Nanao!

You can leave these guys to me!

Okay!

[Nanao] Thanks, Big Bro Taiyo!

A lot of those guys are venomous,
so watch your back!

What? But I've already
been bitten like crazy!

BOILER ROOM

High heat, high humidity, darkness...

Just the kind of environment he likes.
He usually comes here when he runs off.

Come on out, Basilisk! It's snack time!

[Nanao] Kitasato sure is strong.

Basilisk! You're here, aren't you?

[Nanao] This environment
is conducive to cell stimulation.

Basilisk's at risk of getting worse, too.

[Nanao gasps] Look out!

Basilisk! It's just me and Nanao!

[Nanao] Get back!

This is bad. Not only is he gigantic,
he's in a state of total confusion!

We're going to make a run for the exit!

[Rinne grunts]

Kitasato!

[snarls]

[Nanao] I'm sorry, Basilisk and Kitasato.

This would never have happened
if it wasn't for me.

Kitasato.

Thanks for everything.

Nanao!

This is going to hurt a little. I'm sorry.

The side effects from this medicine
can be neutralized by my mutated cells.

You'll be feeling better soon.

[Rinne] Nanao?

[chuckles softly]

[Rinne] You guys!

Basilisk!

Nanao!

What was that...

Nanao?

[Taiyo straining]

[Nanao] I'm sorry.
I caused you so much trouble.

I was supposed to be
accompanying you today.

[Taiyo] What are you talking about?
Don't worry about it.

We made it. No one will be coming up here.

Thanks, Big Bro Taiyo.

[Taiyo] No problem. [in muffled voice]
It was good practice against poison.

Huh?

[both laughing]

- [grunts]
- [Taiyo] Nanao!

I let my guard down on my mutations
and ended up losing control over them.

[Nanao] But now
I'm finally resigned to it all.

Hold up, Nanao. If you use that...

[Nanao] Kitasato saw me like this, so...

I'm fine with it now.

[Nanao] Thanks to you, Big Bro Taiyo,
I was able to fight to the end.

I have no regrets.

Wait a sec--

See? I can't even hold back anymore.

That was me
just trying to brush you off lightly.

Nanao... Don't do it!

The school life I led
of pretending to be normal when I'm not...

is over now.

[breath shaking]

[Taiyo] It's all right, Nanao.

Just take some deep breaths.

[Nanao] Big Bro.

Come on. You have that chant
for times like this.

The one where you go "A" then "C"...

[Taiyo] Let me hear you recite it.

ATG...

- [Nanao] CGTA...
- That's right.

Keep that up.

[Nanao] CG...

- CTA...
- [Taiyo] You know...

I had a little brother,
so I think I should know.

You are a perfectly normal little brother.

Your big bro is here for you.

You've got nothing to worry about.

You put up a good fight! That's my Nanao!

Big Bro Taiyo...

[Nanao] Thank you.

[Nanao] I'm sorry. That must have hurt.

[Taiyo] What? I didn't feel a thing!

But if possible,
please pull it out gently.

[Nanao] So it did hurt...

Salamander, there you are!

I finally rounded you all up.

[both scream]

[gasps softly] You startled me.

[Nanao] Kitasato!
How long have you been here?

Since he said, "We made it.
No one will be coming up here."

[Taiyo] From the very start?!

Never mind that.

I had no idea.

[Nanao and Taiyo] Huh?

Who would have thought that you...

[gasps]

You've got the wrong idea! That was--

{\an8}That you were capable of metamorphosis?

[both] Meta--

[Taiyo] So she's accepted him
based on her own peculiar interpretation?

By the way, you...

Huh? Yes?

I saw you in the lab earlier,
and you seem quite close to Nanao.

Oh, well...

[Taiyo] sh**t. The fact that we're family
is a secret from the public!

Let me guess.

You'd like to join our club, right?

[Rinne] You're more than welcome!

You can even just be a member on paper.

Come on,
let's go fill out your application.

Hey, hold up!

[Rinne] Nanao?

I don't know what's on your mind,

but don't quit the Biology Club, okay?

I don't know what I'd do
if I didn't have a friend to help me.

Kitasato!

Whoa.

Now, then, let's get going.

[Taiyo] Well, actually-- Hey!

[shouting] Nanao! Help me!

[laughs]

[Taiyo and Nanao] We're home!

Huh?

Hey there! Welcome home, you two.

[Taiyo] Rin?

Welcome home.

Mutsumi? What happened here, exactly?

Hey! Don't tell me...

Yes.

[Mutsumi] I thought it would help heal
your exhaustion, Taiyo,

so I made these
secret-recipe rice cakes. But...

it seems like one of the side effects
is blacking out.

Blacking out?

[Taiyo] Why is she the only one
who's not affected?

[Mutsumi] Because she's tireless, maybe?

Hmm?

Mutsumi went to the trouble
of making these.

You guys should dig in, too.

[Taiyo] You know what to do, right, Nanao?

[Nanao] Yes! I'll go concoct
an antidote right away!

[♪ ending theme song playing]

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YOZAKURA HOT SPRING STORY