Ladies and gentlemen!
The speed battle of the century is about to begin!
Straight from the Bee-Hive, taking the reins of Rocking Pony Dancer,
I present to you the Blue Comets of the Nation, the Letter Bees!
You can do it, Lag!
Yeah! We're not gonna lose!
And next, straight from who-knows-where,
steering Rose the Speranza, the White Doves of Happiness...
Why is everyone so quiet?
Depressing...
Are they ignoring us?
It's only natural since no one knows who we are.
But we'll be the ones who get the last laugh.
Me. Laugh.
Letter Pigeons
You're challenging us?
Yes. Accept the challenge immediately.
A tattoo...
Hey, I came here to give you this.
But...
My name is Rose, a white carrier pigeon who bears letters of happiness.
A Letter Pigeon.
A L-Letter Pid-
Fly?
Letter Fly!?
Not a Letter Fly, a Letter Pigeon!
What's this? You know 'em?
Nope. Never heard that name before.
Well, that's not surprising.
Today is our first delivery.
We came here to introduce ourselves as fellow postmen.
Yes. Introductions.
Then why are you challenging us?
We don't like you people for charging so much to do something as simple as delivering letters.
What did you say!?
Letter Bees deliver the letters that people put their hearts into writing!
It's a very important job, and it's not something that just anyone can do.
That's my point! So let's have a race to see if it's really a job only a Letter Bee could do!
Hmph! This is ridiculous.
Let's go, everyone.
Wait right there, gutless-boy.
What did you call me?
Scared, right?
Because if we win in front of the citizens of Yuusari and make a name for ourselves,
no one's gonna have any work for Letter Bees anymore!
Zazie!
Calm down, Zazie.
That sounds fun.
M-Master!
It's not like you three have any work now.
Take them on.
Huh? Really?
Now, let me explain the rules.
This is a 3-on-3 contest between the Bees and the Letter Pigeons, fair and square.
In other words, dingos will be on the sidelines today.
The battle will be won by the first one to pick up their designated letter and return to the Bee-Hive.
Here are maps to the pickup location.
There is only one path.
It's a route through wilderness, mountains, and deserts.
It's almost time! Is everyone ready?
Yeah, of course!
We'll show you what we can do.
Letter Fly!
Not Letter Fly, Letter Pigeon!
On your marks...
Fellow dingo, all we can do now is believe in them and wait.
Connor, after being so into this, why are we losing already?
Don't worry, I've got a secret up my sleeve.
There!
As promised, my secret trick! The "Carrot Right in Front of You!"
C-Connor!
Bye, Bee!
Why those...
Connor, what are you doing?
They're gonna get there before us!
But it's shorter this way.
Hmph! That showed them.
We're gonna save time by going around.
We investigated the back roads around here.
I'm counting on you, Brito.
Leave it to me.
No one's better at handling the reins than me!
Hey, Connor!
Stop eating and do something!
No need to make a fuss. This roadblock is lifted during the half hour at lunchtime.
Connor, are you sure about this?
Just watch.
Anyway, want a slice?
Connor!
My stomach is telling me it's lunchtime.
All right, lunchtime!
See?
Wow, you're right.
Hey, for lunch there's a place with some good take-out chicken...
You're going to eat again?
But you just ate a second ago!
That was breakfast.
What the...
What are you doing? They're ahead of us!
But you're the one who said to use the back roads...
Well, I guess they're not so bad after all.
We'll just have to go full speed ahead and blow them away!
Blow away!
Persistent bee-bastards.
Mac, Mission One!
O-Okay.
Take this!
What's that?
It's caltrops!
Leave this to me.
Blue Thorn!
See that? That's my anti-thorn thorn technique!
Hey, Brito, they knocked them back just like that!
If that didn't work, then Mission Two!
Later, Letter Flies!
Letter Pigeons!
When we get past here, then we're at the pickup point.
Brito, make sure to get pay back!
Okay!
The Speranza's Mission Three!
Extra Bird Attack!
Take some birdlime!
That was close...
Bye-Bye, Bee!
Damn it! They play dirty!
This is the pickup point?
It's not specified on the delivery map.
Hurry. We don't have time to waste.
Hello! We're Letter Bees, and we've come to pick up your letter!
Good day.
Misters, are you really Letter Bees?
Yes. Did those Letter Pigeon people come?
Rose and the others already left a while ago.
Damn it! Hurry and give us the letter!
As if!
Say what?
Please forgive them.
It's been a long time since these children have seen outsiders.
What do you mean?
This used to be a very lively Spirit Amber mining town, but once that disappeared, so did all the people.
All that's left are these orphaned children in this church.
It's a city where Letter Bees hardly ever come.
There're places like this even in Yuusari?
What else can you do? If there aren't any people, there aren't going to be many requests for letters.
But we're here today!
Please feel free to call us anytime!
Do you have a letter for us?
Kyle, please hand it to them.
Here.
It looks like we've got a pretty big lead.
Easier than we thought, huh?
But, we can't let our guard down.
It's gaichuu territory up ahead.
There they are!
Brito, it's time for the "Escape is Victory" plan!
Got it!
Doing that right away!
Stay away!
It don't work!
This is a gaichuu?!
Looks like they've got a pretty big lead.
Connor, are you listening?
I'm out of pizza!
Look at that!
A gaichuu?
Rose and the others are in danger!
Hurry!
Watch out, Rose!
Run for it, Rose!
Complete newbs.
Rose'll get there first, and it'll be our victory!
Win, win!
Why would you guys go so far...
We don't have time for chit-chat.
Let's clean them up quick!
Lag, Connor!
Their weak point is the joints in their neck.
You two split up and get their attention.
Then I'll get 'em!
Understood!
Take this! Blue Thorn!
Lag, that's enough. Leave things here to me.
You head to the Bee-Hive!
Right.
That's...
Watch out!
Shindan loaded.
Resound, Red Needle!
This is...
There's no need to worry. All of the children living here are orphans, the same as you.
From now on, we're all family.
That's a cute pigeon.
Its name is Speranza.
It carries letters from my Dad.
Oh, so you actually have a Dad, Abeli...
That's wonderful.
Speranza?
Look, Rose! Speranza brought me a letter from my Dad!
It really did! Speranza is like your bird of happiness, you know that?
Yeah!
Rose! Speranza's dead! Now I can't trade letters with Dad anymore!
Abeli...
What is that?
A reminder of my vow.
If you have money, the Letter Bees will deliver things whenever you want.
But there are poor people everywhere like Abeli who want to send their daily letters!
We will deliver those people's letters.
I will become Abeli's new Speranza.
Yes, I will become a Letter Pigeon!
I'll start a private delivery service called the Letter Pigeons,
and deliver the hopes of forgotten people like us.
So that's why...
Now, before long the battle of the century will be decided!
Why are you bringing me?
Letters are heart. They're hope.
I am not a letter.
No, you are a letter. That little girl put her heart into you.
So...
I don't want to cross the goal looking like this.
Letters aren't about winning or losing.
Delivering the heartfelt letters of the people...
That's the job of a Letter Bee.
We lost.
It is true that the job of a Letter Bee cannot be done by just anyone.
We may have lost today, but that doesn't mean we're giving up.
Anyway, thank you.
Later, Letter Pigeons!
Not Letter Pigeons!
Letter Flies...! Wait...
Rose-san...
Let's go to the next delivery!
Wait, I'm hungry!
Let's take a break.
No way! Everyone's waiting for these letters.
Next: A Sick Letter Bee and the Girls