Iro tori-dori no oto o tsuranuite
Karada ga hanatsu bimi naru ondo
Yoru no otozure o matsu hana no you ni
Hikari o osoreteru
Maware kieyuku made
Sono mi o kogasu subete
Sarake-dase shinayaka ni
Shizuku wa mitsumeru
Ai o kikaseru tame no kotoba o shitteru noni
Ai o kataru tame no kotoba wa nai
Naki-nurete furuetatte
Haruka tooi sugao wa
Koi-kogareru nukumori no stoorii
Sono mimi ni nokoru no wa henai no rondo
Episode 7 "The Mermaid`s Sigh" and the Three Knights
I still get the sense...
...that Gareki's been feeling down since that incident.
I don't think it's surprising.
It's only been a week since he lost someone close to him.
I know!
Nai, you and Gareki should be in the parade with us!
Time is a crucial part of letting wounds heal,
but having something to help shift your emotional gears
is also important.
Okay! I'll do it!
Wow!
Damn.
Gareki, you look different than usual.
Huh? Of course I do. I'm in different clothes.
The way Nai sees it, you looking different...
...means you look cool.
I'll bet.
Why do I have to do this, too? What a pain.
I mean, you guys haven't even done a mass investigation or anything,
so why are you putting on a show?
This time, we're here supporting Team One.
We just happened to be in the same town,
so they told us to help with the show.
There'll be lots of street stalls and stuff, so it'll be fun!
Right, Tsukumo?
By the way, Tsukumo, why did you accept wearing that outfit?
What do you mean?
Gareki, are you having fun?
Eh?
Sure.
Yogi said that Gareki had lost family.
"Family" is the word you use for people important to you, right?
I wonder what being "important" means...
Watch where you're walking.
It makes me sad when Gareki's feeling down.
That fits with being "important"?
What makes people "important"?
Gareki helped me and that made me happy and...
Gareki was also helped by Miss Tsubaki...
And there was warmth, so they became family...
The warmth comes from everybody being nice... right?
But...
Have I ever been nice to everybody?
What should I do to make Gareki feel warm?
Karoku was also warm and nice.
But...
It would be better to tell Gareki that you don't need him.
Those words were scary.
Why did he say that?
I wonder where Karoku is...
If I get to see him, what will I be able to do?
Circus! So cool!
- Horns! He has horns! That's so awesome! - No, we're...
Hey, hey, let us touch your horns!
- Let us touch them! - Let us touch them!
- You're a big hit with the kiddies, Gareki. - Just a little! Come on!
Whatever. Get them out of my way!
You guys, I've got candy bars!
Okay, everyone, get in line.
Do you mind?!
Whoa!
Kiichi, what's up?
One of our high-performance rabbits that was in for maintenance
has disappeared into the crowd!
I shall permit you to search for it!
Sorry, I'm busy.
Here you are! A candy bar!
This is an emergency! Listen, you!
Its defensive functions are malfunctioning
and it might even attack children who are making mischief!
Uh, but now isn't really a...
The Security Force cannot keep up with the rabbit's athletic abilities,
and Kiichi is the only member of Team One free to act!
I'll go.
What?
Uh, but you're going on stage soon, aren't you, Tsukumo?
I'll go.
Big Sis Iva.
I'm going to step away for a bit,
so look after Nai and Gareki for me, okay?
Oh, yay!
Did she understand what I was asking?
Uh, well, then, bye-bye-perowna!
You're going bye-bye-perowna?
Bye-bye-perow... na...
You won't do Prince Brilliance for us?
You're leaving?
Do you hate us?
That's not it! I have important cat business to take care of, okay?
M-Me!
I'll hand out candy sticks!
Nai, I appreciate the sentiment, but our sizes are a bit...
Gareki!
You are late!
Sorry about that.
What ever happened to your face?
I encountered a bit of resistance...
G-Gareki...
Where are you?
Oh, Yogi, Gareki's disappeared.
Yo... gi? What's wrong?
Nyanperowna, welcome back!
Nyankichi!
Huh? Did you get shorter?
Wha?
Your legs are saggy.
Up high! Up high!
Give me a candy bar!
Gimme!
This might be the best show of the day.
Miss Iva!
Gareki's gone!
It's okay.
Gareki is close by, handing out nice dreams.
It's a terribly important job, you know.
Now, for the finale.
We will begin the rehearsal for the "professing love" scene.
With great emotion, please!
Start!
I beg of you!
Please accept my earnest love for you!
I have lost my heart to your beauty and...
Wait... Excuse me. Wait a minute.
What is the matter?
It's unusual for you to flub a scene, Jiki.
No...
Um, Tsukumo? That outfit...
I'll change into my proper costume for the actual show.
Right... Please do.
What's wrong?
It's nothing to worry about... I think.
Oh, really! Where have you gone, rabbit?!
It's nowhere in sight.
It is a rabbit with a red tag on its ear!
Are you really looking?!
I am looking, aren't I?
You were ranked at the top along with Kiichi
and yet, you screw up so many times on a daily basis!
Of course it makes me want to doubt you.
You keep talking about our rankings, but I mean...
The test to enter the service was just part of getting here.
It doesn't matter anymore now, does it?
It totally does matter!
When you handle things poorly,
Kiichi, who scored the same as you, will be viewed in the same light!
Whoa!
Kiichi, don't flail around so much!
What is the big idea anyway?!
Feeling sympathy for your opponent and hesitating,
or being unable to bring all your powers to bear!
Kiichi!
It is that soft attitude that disgusts me!
If you stay your hand for every individual in front of your eyes,
you will be unable to protect the masses beyond that individual!
That might... be true, but...
The masses...
That's it!
You know the rabbit? If its defensive functions are in overdrive,
wouldn't it try to guard some place with as many people as it can find?
The theater in the plaza!
I hope they've found the rabbit.
Yes?
Tsukumo, are you ready?
Thank you for helping Team One out.
I'm happy I get to play the romantic couple with you.
I think that interpretation is wrong.
This story is about how
a young general with unreciprocated feelings for the mermaid
is driven by his selfish impulse to imprison the mermaid.
And the play depicts those egotistical feelings.
The erroneous interpretation is...
Oh! Yeah! You're right!
Um...
Oh, should we go over the contraption?
When I sit down on the bed,
the bottom of the jar that you're in will open up,
so you'll slip out below, hidden in the bubbles that'll gush out.
The scene where the mermaid disappears from the sealed jar
is a high point that surprises the audience,
so let's do our best.
Yes.
Abounding manly spirit!
His heart beats high! Prince Brilliance!
What I gave you just earlier was a drug that will turn you into a human.
I will not present you to the king.
Having turned human, tonight, you will become mine upon that bed.
What a nasty guy.
His eyes are all over her.
Mermaid Princess, please get away!
I am closing the lid.
Once you turn human, you will only have minutes to live in the water.
Do you understand now?
That you have no choice but to choose me?
I shall wait for you on the bed.
The bottom of the jar is about to open, bun.
It's broken, bun.
Weld, bun.
Thank you for your hard work.
That bastard!
G-Gareki?
Huh?
Yo... gi?
I am going to freakin' kill him.
Tsukumo's play should be ending soon, so sit back and get some rest.
Huh? Tsukumo?
Eh?
She's saying something.
Um...
What is it?
Your special super powers of hearing again?
Can't breathe... Won't open... Air...
What should I do?
If I break through the glass,
I might injure the audience members in the front row.
The water...
Jiki!
I have grown tired of waiting.
I will drag you out of there right this minute!
Wha?!
A rabbit?!
He's trying to break something, bun.
He's a bad guy, bun.
Something just showed up.
Is that a friend of the mermaid girl?
A Team One rabbit?
It must be that malfunctioning rabbit!
You piece of junk!
This is bad! At this rate...
That just leaves the inside of the theater!
Big Sis Iva?!
Can't we get in from underneath the contraption?!
The door is fixed in place from the inside and we can't get in!
Oh, Miss Iva!
Miss Tsukumo is locked up inside the jar on stage!
Mr. Jiki tried to break the jar, but a Team One rabbit blocked him!
I see.
All of you are going to play your parts as I instruct you to!
- Hey... Wha? - What?!
B-But we don't have a script or anything...
Owowowowowowow...
Everyone...
It serves you right, my lord Jiki.
I joined forces with the rabbit and these people in order to punish you.
Miss Iva?
Damn.
What?!
Oh...
Ah! You are safe, my darling little sister!
We became human for you, and came to rescue you.
O little sister!
- You accursed scoundrel! Stay back! - Bun?
Bun!
Now, return to the castle with your elder brothers.
O little sister!
Are they lending a helping hand, bun? Are they good people, bun?
Bun. Bun. Bun...
Now, it is time for you to wake from your dream and go home.
I was worried there for a moment.
The curtains have yet to close.
This is what you get for abandoning me and going after that chit of a girl!
What?
That bastard! He was two-timing her?!
Enemy of women!
What are you doing putting Tsukumo at risk?!
What? Miss Iva?
I shall make you pay dearly for it!
M-Miss Iva...
You will address me as "Your Majesty"!
You go, lady!
Get him!
Tsukumo... Everyone... Are you okay?
Thank you. I'm okay.
What a relief, huh?
Once it's safely over, things like this can become fun memories, too.
This wasn't fun.
Bastard... Let me punch you a little.
What? Why?
But you already punched me once today...
Wait!
I went easy on you and made it an open-handed smack,
so be grateful!
I'm so glad.
Huh?
What's that supposed to mean?
Because you were feeling so down, Gareki.
I'm happy that you've cheered up enough to hit me.
I'm really glad that we did the parade together.
What the hell are you talking about?
How was your first ever parade?
Did you have fun?
Like hell it was fun!
I'm never doing it again!
And what the hell is Prince Brilliance anyway?! It's so corny!
The night is still young!
Let's go out into town and have fun!
Aw, man, we should be there right now, watching from the front row.
If you're going to blame someone, blame that grand doctor.
Thanks to him, we have to work overtime again today!
Shh! Formation Alpha!
Goodness, you are so dedicated to your work, Dr. Akari.
But the show was tonight. I imagine you had a lot of invitations.
You must be popular.
With the ladies, well, enough to enjoy their company once in a while.
Good for you!
Please excuse me now.
Enjoy their company once in a while, my ass!
Because of you, we missed the show!
Don't think every woman is easy and swayed by looks, money, and status alone!
If only someone would cruelly dump Dr. Akari.
Make him suffer for once...
Oh, Dr. Akari.
Azana.
What happened to your face?
It seems my efforts have been found wanting.
But he appears to be fond of you, Doctor.
But I've never shown him an ounce of kindness.
Um, the report...
There are no problems with his feed or the condition of the air.
And the plants inside the case are fresh.
But it's likely that having a greater variety
will simulate his original environment better, making him more at ease.
Doctor? The report...
Why has it grown attached to me?
It is incomprehensible.
What is that smell?!
Smoked Tarunero.
Don't eat it here!
It'll stink up the room!
I don't have an iota of time to spend with you bastards outside of work!
Meeting with you makes my body's cells die due to stress!
Your very existence hinders my vital functions!
At least go work! Work yourselves to death!
When and only when you collapse, will I grant you an audience.
Akari, you're all on edge because you don't take breaks.
What?!
Standing and talking isn't comfortable, so please, have a seat.
This is my research lab!
Yes, yes, yes. Well, let's start with a drink.
There is nothing to toast!
Cheers!
Don't make him drink so much that he gets wasted.
You're the one who encouraged him.
You're the one who egged him on, remember?
So, how'd it go?
Well, I guess you could call stopping the supply route progress,
but as far as clues to the source...
So anyway, would you go to Rinole in our place?
Don't look at me like that.
Just think of it as a little fun in the snow.
It'll be an easy investigation, like double-checking on some stuff.
They say it's cold there, but it's only...
Yeah, it's pretty cold, but... Come on.
You know, for the young folks.
Think of it as giving them a little holiday for once, you know?
Whoa, it's freezing!
I mean, we're going to finish this up quick and get out of here, right?
Hold on a sec.
Yes! Triggered a flag in an unexpected spot!
Be my reason
Subete ga ima
Be my power, future
Ugokidasu
Be my reason
Kimi no soba de
Be my power, future
Kanjou no namae nante
Iidaseba kiri ga nai kedo
Kimi no me ga sakebu no nara
Honnou de kikiwakeru
Trust tsukimatou
Trash soko ni aru hikari mo yami mo
Tsunagari-dasu piisu no you ni
Riyuu ga aru kara
Guuzen demo nariyuki demo
Shinjitai deai ni kawatteku
Kokoro no ondo ga sukoshi-zutsu agaru ne
Misekake ja nai kakehiki mo nai
Hontou no jibun no mama de
Eranda basho ni tatteru koto
Kimi ni tsutaetai yo
Be my reason
Kimi no soba de
Be my power, future
Circus
What's with these photos?!
They're all of Tsukumo in her mermaid costume!
Please, that's just a coincidence.
It seems you still need to have more lessons beaten into you.
The play is over already, Miss Iva.
"Miss Iva"?
I mean, Your Majesty.
Episode 8 Silvery Box