Okay, men!
Seize it!
Going after a whale, Captain Ahab and his crew were continuing their hunt in excellent condition.
As an apprentice, I was in the mothership as usual, watching the whale hunters at work.
It seems that it had been a very long time since a herd of whales had come to the Nantucket Nebula.
Aside from the Ahab Group, of course, many other whale hunting groups were out hunting.
Every group crowded around the best prey in order to get it first.
There were many squabbles between groups as well.
Anyway, our Ahab Group was also looking for better prey, and the hunt went into overtime.
Now, as for Dew...
Yes, the android who had just joined the crew.
Hi! I'm Atre; he's Lucky, my assistant.
But you already know that, right?
I'm Lucey.
In the house next door, there's a babe taking a nap naked!
Now that's a sweet dream! Get it?
Okay, next door, the babe's taking a shower!
Let's bubble on over!
As usual, he didn't talk to anyone. He was always alone.
Doc said it might be frustration from losing his memory.
But...
But, Big Brother...
Because of Dew, I was put in a desperate situation!
Episode 4 The White Demon
Doko e nagaretsuku no ka
Dare ga shitte iru no ka
Kurayami no naka mo akiramenakereba
Hikari wa kitto kurun da
Kodoku to ai ga tatakatte iru
Kaze to yuku tatoe tookute mo
Yume ga aru kagiri
lkite yuku nani ga atte mo
Kimi ga iru kagiri
Planet Laz Angel...
It's the most beautiful planet in Nantucket.
Whale hunters who go out on long hunts
often come to this planet to take a break.
Entering atmosphere in five minutes.
Hey! Where's Dew?
What? He's up on the deck?
Hey! Are you okay?
What a guy...
Hey, Atre, don't go too far!
We're going back out at sundown!
Okey dokey!
Dokey!
They're all gone, Aca.
Yeah, well...
There was this ship I couldn't get my mind off of.
It's a ship that's taking a breather on this planet now, like us.
Isn't this the Bang Kids' ship?
Yeah...
Its landing point is three klicks northeast of us.
Should be fine, if it's three klicks away.
Hey, the Captain said that this is the most beautiful planet in Nantucket, but...
It's beautiful; it's joyful!
And it's so delicious!
Delicious?
Delicious!
Nice, hot water bath...
It's so pretty.
Dammit...
Damn!
It's impossible to win against me, Captain.
Says you!
Damn! You...
Aca, one more game!
Sure thing.
Dew, you're quite a fighter.
Please show me your skill once more.
We should let Captain Ahab know.
There's someone watching us from that hill over there.
Distance, two klicks.
Weapons, laser guns.
Three people, men.
Understood.
Get them! They're with Ahab!
Lucky! Run!
But we were ambushed!
Damn it! They're shooting their guns like crazy!
How embarrassing... With us there too.
Whatever, just hurry up and get dressed!
Yes, Sir.
I know who we're facing. It's the Bang Kids' crew.
What? The Bang Kids?!
Yeah, out of all the whale hunters, they're the worst!
Damn!
I can pretty much tell what they'll do next.
If it goes as I picture it, then Lucky is still safe.
But...
Captain Ahab! Is Captain Ahab there? This is the Bang Kids!
I won't ask for all, but half! Sell me your prize!
What about this for your payment?
That's low, Bang Kids!
If you guys want some prey, you work up some sweat too!
This is how we hunt all the time.
Why don't you guys learn from us?
Surely, you can earn money the easy way.
Well, I will contact you again in one hour.
I'm hoping for a good response.
Captain, what are we going to do?!
Captain!
Can't give up our prey.
But I want to save Lucky too.
I'm stumped!
So, what will we do?
I'm stumped.
I said, I'm stumped!
Yes, yes! So what will we do?
I'm thinking! You think too!
Everyone think too!
I'm telling you!
I'm telling everyone!
Where are you going?
It seems we're thinking along the same lines.
You won't be able to keep up with my speed.
We'll see about that.
Big Brother, it all began because of this mistake of mine.
That's the reason for everything.
So, Captain, in conclusion, is there no good idea?
It's hopeless.
Anyhow, it's almost time for the Bang Kids' second transmission.
Well, this once, we have no choice but to do as they say.
By the way, I haven't seen either Dew or Mutz for a while now.
True.
Now that you mention it...
Captain! Darn it, we just can't depend on you, can we?
Well, I thought about it thoroughly,
and there's still plenty of prey floating around in space.
It would be petty to let something happen to Lucky just because we were being stingy.
That is an appropriate judgment.
Ahab! You're so low! The negotiation is cancelled!
Hey, it's Mutz! Mutz!
It's Dew!
It's Dew! It's Dew! It's Dew!
Those guys...
Ahab, I'm ending the transmission!
Lucky!
All was well until this point, Big Brother.
The problem happened right after this.
No, I don't mean to blame Dew.
The laser nicked you. It's a minor burn.
Okay, take off your shirt. I'll check your back and chest too.
No, it's okay!
It ISN'T okay.
Really, it's okay!
Laser burns can lead to scarring. Just taking precautions!
No! Stop it!
What? What's his problem?
You shouldn't.
Removing the shirt in front of others is cruel.
Why?
The child is female.
I knew this from the first time I met her.
It is a mystery to me why everyone is calling her by a boy's name.
Is that true, Lucky?
Dew, you jerk!
You were pretty good, for an apprentice.
Well, in short, there's a tradition.
A tradition from long ago...
"Never take a female aboard a whale hunter's ship."
I'm... Well, as you can see, not a decent fellow.
But traditions... Or should I say superstitions?
I take them seriously.
It's embarrassing to say this, but...
In reality, there were guys who snuck a woman on board,
then got hit by a meteor, or something like that.
Happens all the time.
Friends that said goodbye to this world.
I'm really sorry.
You have more guts than the average Joe and I liked you for that.
But that's how it is.
Once we return to King Kuron, you have to leave the Lady Whisker.
In four or five years, you'll become a very beautiful woman!
Yes, I guarantee it!
Well, so long.
Wait!
Please wait!
I... I was the one at fault!
I didn't mean to lie to you!
I'm sorry I didn't tell the truth and became a whale hunter apprentice!
I have a reason!
It's a very pressing, really important reason!
Many people's lives and the life of a planet are at stake!
The planet where I was born and raised...
Moad is now about to be destroyed!
Moad?
Cashmere constellation, seventh galaxy, planet Moad.
You said Moad?
Yes!
You've heard of it, Aca?
Hey, you've heard of Moad Mineral Oil, right?
Oh, there's a jet fuel with that name.
That's right. It's the planet that produces that Moad Oil.
So, what about that Moad?
I heard rumors the other day that there's trouble rising.
Trouble?
Between the Federation and the Civilian Movement.
I see, so they came from Moad.
Well, let's hear that pressing matter.
I'm Sachiko. My real name is Sachiko Tokisada.
Miss Sachiko...
Is this any time to be acting all sappy?
No...
I'm the sister of the Moad Independence Movement's leader, Shiro Tokisada.
Captain Ahab!
Please lend us your strength!
I came to Nantucket to ask this of you!
Year 4497... So, about two hundred years ago,
Moad was discovered by the Federation.
They discovered that Moad had an abundance of underground resources,
so lots of people and equipment were sent in.
Ever since, Moad's oil has been continuously mined.
It prospered as a booming planet.
But approximately thirty years ago, the oil began to run out.
Ten years ago, most of the oil fields were shut down.
Moad became just a useless planet to the Federation.
In no time, an eviction notice was issued to all residents.
This time, Moad is going to become a testing ground for the latest weapons.
Even with holes blasted all over the place,
to the residents who were born and raised there, Moad is home.
Of course, a rebellion arose, and we refused to follow the eviction notice.
The eviction notice turned into forced resettlement.
Then for the first time,
we found out just how terrifying the situation is.
The latest weapon they plan to experiment with is a planet-destroyer cannon!
Planet-destroyer cannon?
A weapon powerful enough to destroy a whole planet!
What the hell?! Erase a whole planet?
What for?
I don't know.
But it's a fact that they're trying to do this on our planet! On Moad!
Year 4701, January...
Nine months from now...
Loaded with weapons with which to destroy our planet...
It has already activated its timer and appeared in the skies of Moad.
It is truly an enormous white demon!
It's over five hundred meters long and its body is covered with white scales.
I've never seen such a thing before in my life.
When it appears, the sky is filled with a white light.
That light, it's a demon that will eventually swallow our home.
Even if I know that already...
My heart is sucked in! My body starts to tremble!
An enormous white demon, you say?
White... Lucky, you...
You said it, just now.
Yeah...
Like snow?
No! It was whiter than snow, right?!
Ow! That hurts, Captain!
Say, hey, Lucky...
Yeah, like snow, snow!
When it flew in the air, didn't it shed its scales all over the sky like snow?
How did you know that?!
Just as I thought!
That bastard is still alive!
Big Brother, the Captain...
Captain Ahab obviously knew about the white whale.