Hey, let me borrow it! I said, let me borrow it!
Not a chance!
Atre! Come on, Atre!
Atre!
It's been three days since we left our last detour port, Cape God.
Fuel and food were sufficiently replenished,
and the Lady Whisker is to head straight for planet Moad.
Lucey! Hey!
Wait, wait, wait!
Hey!
Lucey!
Ouch!
Lucey! Sheesh!
Hey, Lucky.
Huh? What?
That...
That?
See that? Over there.
There's someone there.
You saw me!
Give me something to eat. I'm hungry!
Miss Marie!
Hi, Lucey, doin' good?
Lucey! Doin' good!
Captain! We're in trouble, Captain!
Episode Nine Birth of a Fan Club
Where will I drift to?
Who knows this?
Even in darkness, if you don't give up
Light will definitely come
Solitude and love are fighting against each other
I will go with the wind, no matter how far
As long as I have a dream
I shall continue to live, no matter what happens
As long as you are here
Delicious!
When you're done eating, hurry up and go home!
That is what I'd like to say, but it's not like you can do that.
Give up already. I'm already on board.
Cape God is far away now.
If we were to turn around, it would be just a waste of fuel.
Whale hunters never allow females on board a ship!
I've already heard that too!
Don't worry about it.
What's happened has happened!
Do you know where we're headed?
No, I don't. It doesn't matter!
It does matter!
It doesn't! Because I'm here to gather information.
Gather...
Gather information!
I may not look it, but I'm a student at Cape God University.
My research theme is "Whale hunters and their personal issues and way of life,
as well as the true nature of the desires that can be seen in the pride they take in their work."
What the hell is that?!
I'm telling you, I don't care where this ship is going.
I just want to spend time with you guys, waking and sleeping, and gather information
by throwing myself into your lives, or should I say throwing myself at you?
Waking and sleeping with us?
Barba! Barba!
Like, I quit my job at the café, and like, I'm off from school right now.
And like, if you want me to pay for room and board I do have some money.
There's no problem, right?
Okay, look.
Yes, Sir!
Stop that "like" crap!
Like, smooch!
You're too soft about things like this, Ahab!
Let me handle it from here!
Hey, young lady! I used to be a pro interrogator!
If you don't confess obediently,
then we'll tie you up and throw you into the ship's hold!
How old are you, mister?
Forty-one...
How long have you been a whale hunter?
Do you have a wife and kids?
What has your salary been like up to now,
and how much would you like to be making in the future?
Less than one month, one wife, one kid, divorced for ten years.
Hey, you wench, I told you to be obedient!
You know, for a man your age, you look like you're much older.
Oh, bad!
Bad, bad!
Bad!
Was that bad?
You jerks!
Hold it! You're going to pay!
Big brother...
A shocking stowaway has appeared.
Her name is Marie, a self-proclaimed college student.
A real woman finally came into this pack of beasts we call whale hunters.
A woman who seems a little too young to me, but plenty charming and beautiful.
A colorful flower has leapt into our lives.
We're supposed to arrive at Moad in ten days, but...
I don't know.
I have no idea what's about to happen here inside Lady Whisker.
The only thing I can say is that
it will probably be something that will surpass our imagination.
Hey, where has everyone disappeared to?
I don't know.
Dear God, please save these animals.
Hello!
Oh, it's okay! As you are! Please, as you are!
I just want to do a short interview with you.
Well, but...
What is your reason for becoming a whale hunter?
What kind of people are your parents?
Cuz they ran away on me! Cuz I lost at gambling!
Cuz they ran away on me!
I wanted to get high on life. Cuz I lost at gambling!
I'm not asking you guys!
Yes, Ma'am!
Well, that is...
Yes?
Well, how should I say it? To master my craft I have to master it,
and what's of overmastering importance here is...
Could I please put on some clothes?
As you are!
A sweating whale hunter's robust body!
It's a testament to the great tradition of whale hunters!
Testament to tradition?
Take it off, boys!
You morons!
Miss Marie! We're showing off our testament to tradition!
Don't come near me! Go away! Miss Marie! We're showing off our testament to tradition!
Are you an android?
Yes...
Wow, what a surprise.
I've never seen an android whale hunter before.
Hey, tell me why you became a part of the crew!
Androids are properly speaking the property of the government.
Yet, you've got an illegal job. It's a surprise!
Pretty please?
I just became friends with Captain Ahab, that's all.
We're approaching a group of asteroids!
Everyone, get into emergency positions!
This way, this way!
Captain! I'm switching to manual!
Sure thing! Leave it to me!
Okay, sit, sit!
Safety first, safety first!
My...
You smell good.
Okay, I'm heading in!
Let's roll!
Bombardment crew, are you ready?
Barba, okay!
Okay!
Hey, what about me?! What should I do, Ahab?!
Your job is something you create yourself.
That's cold.
Whoa!
Here, here, here! Here ya go!
Oh, oh, oh!
Attack!
Oh no! We're going to crash!
Help me!
There's still plenty of time.
There we go!
Change back to autopilot when we hit an average speed of 21 space knots.
Understood!
Where's the Captain?
He's already withdrawn.
Oh, right! Today's payday!
I need to calculate everyone's pay!
You were incredible!
I'm busy, you know?
It's no wonder the boss fell in love with you.
I have a lot of things to do, as the company president...
What supple arms...
Such a strong jaw line...
And your eyelashes are as long as a boy's.
Now look here!
You don't have a wife, right? Of course not.
Atre! Lucky!
I got a fax from the Taxation Office a little while ago, didn't I? Right?
No, you didn't.
No, Sir.
No, Sir!
Yes, I did, you morons!
Please excuse me. It's an emergency, you see.
Red shoes, I wear them and they turn into white shoes.
Why, why, oh why?
Turns out he's a surprisingly spineless fellow.
What does that mean?
That was wrong of him, right, Miss Marie?
You know, I'm not quite attractive,
or maybe you could say I don't make much of an impact.
Well...
My timing is always bad.
Oh...
Here! I just happened to find it!
What about the "friends" thing? I'm okay with starting from there.
Why?!
The only way is to keep attacking!
Together with you, chocolate!
A wonderful quiz for the lonely you!
There are three cats, and two dogs. The number of tails...
Five!
...is five, but how many are white cats?
It's rigged! Rigged!
Rigged!
Two... Rigged!
Two...
Bingo! You are correct!
Captain Ahab!
Captain, where are you?
Captain!
The love spreads out into the universe
Huh? What? What's going on?! The love spreads out into the universe
Those dreamy eyes are the Milky Way!
Captain, Sir, won't you come join our group? Those dreamy eyes are the Milky Way!
Captain, Sir, won't you come join our group?
Huh?!
The truth is, we just created a Miss Marie Fan Club.
We call it the Happy Club.
"Happy?!" That's totally out of character!
We wanted to sing out our love for Miss Marie.
Milky Way!
Et tu, Mutz?! Milky Way!
Everyone go back to your room and gamble or something!
Well, I guess it's a matter of how classy you are.
There's no point in forcing someone with no style to join.
We'll leave it at just us.
Barba loves Marie!
A Miss Marie fan club, huh?
Pretending to be pure at heart?
Don't make me laugh!
Well then, let's take a commemorative photo!
Like, I love flowers, and I've got, like, a huge sweet tooth.
So, by all means, please approve of our club!
Approve?
Yes! Uh, if you approve, the following privileges will be granted to the members.
Once every two days, a dinner and karaoke party with Miss Marie.
An autograph session and diary exchange meeting.
I'm going to be surprisingly busy, aren't I?
What should I do?
Two, two, three, four!
Eyes are the Milky Way, Waaaaay!
Wow, harmony and everything! Eyes are the Milky Way, Waaaaay!
Wow, harmony and everything!
Can I make one condition?
Yes, Ma'am!
As a matter of fact, I just made my own fan club too!
If everyone joins my club, then I'll approve of the Happy Club!
Understood! We will join your club!
That fan club, what is it?
It's a Captain Ahab fan club!
When I met the Captain back on Cape God, I fell in love at first sight!
He's like, manly and, like, kind...
I stowed away in this ship because I wanted to see him again.
Excuse me for saying this, but isn't the age gap too wide?
Age doesn't matter in a passionate love affair!
He's selfish! And lazy too!
His athlete's foot isn't completely healed yet!
He secretly watchs porn!
Are you going to accept my condition or not?!
Two, two, three, four...
As you say!
Barba! As you say!
Overcoming skulls and corpses
Going to the front line of the universe!
Punch! Flying kick!
The guillotine penalty!
Hero, hero, our hero!
What's with that awful song? Hero, hero, our hero!
That's not very nice. It's the theme song for the Ahab Fan Club! Hero...
That's not very nice. It's the theme song for the Ahab Fan Club!
What?!
It was established as the umbrella organization for the Miss Marie Fan Club.
I am the president of the club, Marie.
My basic privileges as the president include a date once a day,
greetings such as "good morning" and "good night," of course,
and a seat next to the Captain at mealtime!
Ah, you're so tense.
The stress of being Captain sure must make a man tired.
It's an S.O.S., Captain!
We are receiving the transmission!
Mayday, mayday!
Please respond!
This is the container ship Sebastian.
Please respond!
This is the Lady Whisker, over!
The cargo has exploded! Our course correction device was hit!
We're drifting toward the outside of the universe at 200 space knots!
But a course correction device can be fixed by hand.
Five crew members are in critical condition due to the explosion!
Even our mechanic was hit! There's no one on board who can fix it!
Please help us, Lady Whisker!
Distance, 851, in the direction of the Melville constellation.
It's going to take us five days to catch up to them.
It's in the opposite direction from Moad, isn't it?
The issue is whether we can make repairs even if we do catch up.
Hey, Aca! Tell them to send the blueprints!
And detailed information on the injured too!
The Sebastian...
Built in August of year 63.
Course correction device is model number 60081, Nesco company make.
Dew...
Experience in repairing said device, affirmative.
Hey, Lucky!
That's how it is.
I'm afraid we're going to be delayed just a little more in going to your Moad.
Is that all right with you?
If there's an incoming S.O. S transmission, you can't forsake them no matter what!
That's the rule of those who hunt in the sky, isn't it?
Yes, it is.
I became "a man of the sea" long ago!
You've started to really get this, Lucky!
I'm never letting anyone call you "Sachiko" again!
Huh? Well...
All right everyone! We're taking a little detour!
We're going on a rescue game!
Charge!
This little detour we took for the so-called rescue game...
Needless to say, thanks to Dew's efficient leadership, everything went well.
But the problem of our other little detour
saw its bittersweet conclusion soon afterwards.
They said they'll take you back to Cape God on the Sebastian.
No!
Well, we had all sorts of fun!
No! No! No! No!
No!
I'm sorry, but we're on our way to risk our lives on Moad.
I've made them wait long enough.
We really have to go now.
Do you hate me?
If you ever come across any man that says they hate you, tell me.
Even if it takes a billion light years, I'll search him out and beat him up!
Then find him for me! His name is Ahab!
Yes, Ma'am.
Kiss me.
Hey, kiss me!
Go on, Ahab!
Do it Captain!
Kiss her!
Look over there! A comet!
Oh? Where, where?
Where, where? I wanna see, I wanna see!
Punch, flying kick...
The guillotine penalty...
Hero, hero, our hero...
And now, big brother, we're almost to Moad. Hero, hero, our hero...
And now, big brother, we're almost to Moad. Hero...
But man, what is this?
Fan clubs?
We had two all of the sudden, and now they both dissolved in no time.
Just like a bubble.
I'll make one.
A Captain Ahab fan club...
One day, I definitely will.
Huh? What? What did you say?
Huh? Nothing...