Large hamburger, large spaghetti with meat sauce, and large Coke—
thanks for the wait!
It's okay, Leo!
Don't cry!
What the...
What's with them?
Bunch of weirdos.
We can hear you.
Finally...
Thank you for our meal—
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Quit making things even harder, fishman!
Yes, sir.
Thank you very much.
Ouch!
How many times is our diner gonna get wrecked?!
Damn it, the hell's with you guys?
What the...
Boss?
Perfect timing.
The three of you,
come and assist us with this.
This is the city where reality and fantasy coexist: Hellsalem's Lot.
And we comprise the secret society of superhumans who work in the shadows to preserve the balance of the worlds.
We are Libra.
This is the chronicle of our clandestine activities.
tobira hirakeba nejireta hiru no yoru
Behind the door lies the twisted night of a twisted day
tobira hirakeba nejireta hiru no yoru
kinou dou yatte kaetta? karada dake ga tashika
How did I get home last night? My own body's all I'm sure of
kinou dou yatte kaetta? karada dake ga tashika
ohayou kore kara mata maigo no tsuzuki
I'll be off again tomorrow, losing myself as always
ohayou kore kara mata maigo no tsuzuki
minareta shiranai keshiki no naka de
in this familiar but alien scenery
minareta shiranai keshiki no naka de
mou dame tte omotte kara wari to nandaka yareteru
Once I thought I was done for, things started working out
mou dame tte omotte kara wari to nandaka yareteru
shinikiranai kurai ni joubu nanka chotto hazukashii
It seems like death won't touch me, it's a bit embarrassing really
shinikiranai kurai ni joubu nanka chotto hazukashii
yarubeki koto wa wasuretete mo wakaru
I couldn't forget my duty even if I wanted to
yarubeki koto wa wasuretete mo wakaru
sou shinai to totemo kurushii kara
This pain serves as a constant reminder
sou shinai to totemo kurushii kara
kao wo agete kuroi me no hito
I look up into your large, dark eyes
kao wo agete kuroi me no hito
kimi ga mita kara hikari wa umareta
and you become my leading light
kimi ga mita kara hikari wa umareta
eranda iro de nutta sekai ni kakomarete
When the whole world is painted the colors you chose,
eranda iro de nutta sekai ni kakomarete
erabenai kizu no imi wa doko darou
do the scars inflicted by others hold any meaning?
erabenai kizu no imi wa doko darou
gojibun dake ga hero sekai no mannaka de
I'm the only hero in this story
gojibun dake ga hero sekai no mannaka de
owaru made dezuppari stage no ue
I have to stay on stage until the curtain falls
owaru made dezuppari stage no ue
doushiyou karappo no furi mo dekinai
What should I do? I can't pretend to be hollow anymore
doushiyou karappo no furi mo dekinai
hello doumo boku wa koko
Hello world, here I am
hello doumo boku wa koko
Hello world, here I am
hello doumo boku wa koko
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Come on...
Let's hurry and go get some lunch.
Oh, it's lunchtime already?
Okay.
Mr. Zed, come with us.
Huh?
Damn it, Leo, why'd you gotta invite him?
Who, me?
He'll make our lunch smell like fish no matter what.
Fine then.
I'll just go with Mr. Zed and not you.
If you can say things like that, you should just drop dead.
Wait, damn it!
All right already.
We'll all eat together.
Man, this sure looks tasty, don't it?
It certainly does.
You're serious?!
Why wouldn't I be?
The hell?
That's gotta be, like, cannibalism or something!
And just what do you think fish that live in the sea typically consume?
Other creatures that live in the sea.
It is obvious that your impertinent, philistine insults
arise from your ignorance.
As soon as you're done processing what I've said, we can go inside and—
Wait!
T-Tuna's my unlucky number today!
Tuna is not even a number, is it?
I got a stomachache now.
In that case, shall we skip lunch and head back to work?
Would you like to admit you only came out to haze the new guy, and then we'll head back?
I'm all better now!
Let's try another restaurant!
Really, what is wrong with that man?
Come on in!
I see.
How novel!
Let's try this.
No, please!
I can't eat this!
Leo, mother birds regurgitate their digested food
and feed it to their chicks.
Yes, but you're talking about birds, not people! Birds!
I'm fine with this place.
Clam chowder?
That sounds good.
Let's go in!
Please try be careful more!
There's no "try" in that, lady!
What the heck do you put in your clam chowder, huh?
Hm?
Cla... mchow?
This Clamcuhou ^&#;%§!@' restaurant.
I'm not gonna try this stuff!
Step right up!
Are you really going to eat me?
Welcome home, master.
It's dripping! It's spraying all over the food!
So good!
No way!
Why do we gotta keep going to all these weird, gross places?!
Can't we just get along?
All I've been saying is that we should at least eat something, right?
Don't lie. You're actually secretly relieved Leo was too grossed-out to eat at those places, ain't that right?
You're no longer even trying to hide the fact that you've been trying to haze me.
Isn't it you who's been on the verge of pissing his pants out of fear—
Huh?!
Our lunch break's almost over already, for real.
The Thousand Regioka Brothers?
Yeah, that's right.
They're an emerging mafia family who's out to make trouble.
And while it may sound hard to believe,
the "thousand brothers" part is no exaggeration.
And?
Recently,
one thousand used power suits were exported from China.
However, after scouring the globe for the buyers,
we found neither hide nor hair of them.
The current theory is that Varrow & Hohler Freight's Juggernaut Smith is the one who carried them off.
If that truly is the case,
then a big party's about to go down in this city.
And?
You're asking for our help, huh?
That's right.
All one thousand of them move at once.
There's no way we've got enough manpower on our own to face them.
Sure sounds risky, though.
There's no guarantee that we won't be the ones who get slapped with cuffs in all the confusion.
Your suspicions are well-founded.
I can't say the thought didn't cross our minds.
But think of it this way:
This is a pretty big case, isn't it?
So big that I bet it's caught the attention of anyone with the means.
The longer the chaos drags on,
the more likely it is that other troublemakers will join in.
Oh, that's cheap.
He's preying on his weaknesses.
Looks like your boss's mind is made up already.
Then I guess you'll just have to owe us one, huh,
Lieutenant Daniel Law?
Sure thing.
I mean, that's why I haven't arrested you guys yet, isn't it?
Steven.
I heard you drove a C-17 into the side of a building.
Yeah...
Unfortunately, it was strategically inescapable.
Ah, I see.
Isn't this strange?
They never ask for our help like this.
Sure is.
To be frank, I've got a bad feeling about it.
I believe it's already been three years,
League of High Order Spirituals.
Since we've had the pleasure of your company, that is.
Abbreviated as LHOS. Influential organization that has reconvened the original Casters that raised the barrier around New York City in order to halt the Great Collapse.
Run! Lunch!! Run!!! / to the end.
Run! Lunch!! Run!!!
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Mr. Abrams!
There's no need to be so formal, you know!
It hurts my feelings.
Oh, by the way, the doctor's running late,
so I'm just filling in for a bit.
A n g e l i c a
Mr. Klaus! Steven!
Been a while.
I can never seem to get used to it...
How you Casters travel, I mean.
Abbreviated as LHOS. Influential organization that has reconvened the original Casters that raised the barrier around New York City in order to halt the Great Collapse. Casters with PSI abilities make up the majority of the group.
But you know, in this place,
none of us are anything out of the ordinary.
Nevertheless,
that doesn't mean you should use your power frivolously!
Doctor!
As I've told you, everything has its price.
All of us must not use our powers for ourselves,
but rather for the sake of helping others.
I know!
Elder!
Yes...
Sorry I'm late, gentlemen of Libra.
Elder
My apologies for my student.
We're grateful you all came.
Excuse me.
It's me.
It's about those missing shipments.
They're Chinese-made mobile humanoid infantry units called the People's Bright Star, Model No. 3.
That may be an older model,
but they were known for being reliable and durable nonetheless, which made them a global best seller.
But then, that's how they managed to find a whole thousand of them, right?
So anyway, they're cheap, they're nasty, and they're perfect for a group whose strength's in their numbers,
but we still don't know how they plan to operate them all at once.
Have you already staked out all the usual fixers?
Of course we have.
We turned up nothing.
Okay.
We'll look into it on our end.
Hey, can't we stop now?
Let's just go eat a regular lunch.
Wh-Who are you?
Listen up, all of you...
"The God of Chow"?!
The god of food.
Are you going to eat, or aren't you? Make up your mind!
Yes, sir!
You must not play with your food!
Huh?
But I wasn't really—
Be sure to eat balanced meals!
Huh?
Do not eat after ten o'clock at night!
Am I on a diet?!
Are you all right?
Mr. Zapp,
if we're going to eat at all, we should just—
Ah, welcome!
We have some fine whitefish in today.
Artie, Charmaine, you're always so good to us.
Don't be silly!
Just make yourselves at home!
This entire place smells terrific.
It's not the sort of restaurant I can come to every day, though.
I think I'll just spoil myself today!
All right!
Thank you for our meal—
Artie!
Oh!
Whatever is the matter, señorita?
Look at you! What's with that act, huh?
Er, well...
Didn't you promise you'd never come to the restaurant?
Well, what about your promises?
When are you gonna leave your wife, damn it?!
Hey, who does this woman think she is?
Oh, here she comes—the wife from hell!
Do you know how much your husband bitches about you when he's in bed with me?
It's really hard for me to comfort him sometimes!
Now, now...
Don't you start, you good-for-nothing @&#$%!
The both of you can go to hell!
H-H-Hey, wait!
Ahhh, I get it.
Artie's quite the ladies' man.
Mr. Zapp, you could learn a lesson from that...
about the way you deal with women.
Think so?
O God of Chow,
things have taken a turn for the worse.
Yo!
Come on in!
Look...
That Grinko family or whoever the hell they were,
they kept waltzin' in here to ask me to sell the place.
So I just got done takin' care of 'em.
I heard their boss or whatever's gonna come by for payback anytime now.
So I been seasonin' this soup with his men
so I could serve it to 'im when he gets here, see?
You guys want a bowl?
I'm currently checking the independent place in Little Akiba,
but I don't think he's our man.
Seems he fell asleep playing a porno game.
How do you know that?
What was it called, again?
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I swore to myself
that I wouldn't rest until I finished the storylines with Lemuria the Librarian, Sasha the Kazunagian,
and the Twins of the Cliff Palace!
Uh...
So it's a game?
So it seems.
The hell are you talking about?
Well, I wouldn't know either.
But surprisingly enough, this situation might come at us sideways.
This is hopeless!
We must be cursed for good!
It's one mess after another!
We've displeased the great God of Chow!
The hell's the "God of Chow"?
It must be because the two of you kept hazing each other with food!
It's no wonder we've been cursed!
Please calm down, Leo.
It's Divine Famishment!
Food...
Punishment!
Onbutsu sowaka mareba eloim essaza...
This ain't good.
It ain't often that he gets pushed to his limits like this.
Either he's currently having a divine revelation,
or he's speaking in tongues,
but it seems we'd better get him some help soon.
Is there somewhere we can eat that will relax him
or that will make him feel at home?
Well, there's...
Actually, we coulda just gone there to begin with, huh?
Welcome to Dianne's!
Huh?
What's wrong with Leo?
This looks fine to you, right?
Yes.
What is it?
Why all the apprehension?
Listen...
If someone's after you guys or something, go eat somewhere else, okay?
C'mon, Leo!
Hang in there!
Leo!
You guys are acting even weirder than usual today.
So, what'll it be?
A large hamburger, a large spaghetti with meat sauce, and a large Coke!
I'll have... the same.
For me as well.
You got it.
I really don't know what you've been up to lately,
but hanging out with these guys,
I hope you don't pick up on their horsing around, Leo.
Your parents back home would be worried sick if they knew, you know?
We ain't horsin' around!
That's uncalled-for, Ms. Vivian!
But then again, finding people to eat with you is a good thing.
I mean, you rarely eat here alone anymore, you know?
You used to just sit here all by yourself.
Oh? You don't say! Musta been lonely!
Aren't you so glad I'm here, huh, Leo?
Huh?
You're right.
I really am glad.
Right?
What are you blushing for?
That's sort of strange.
Huh?!
It's okay, Leo!
Don't cry!
Zapp, Leo, and Zed [Epilogue] [[Exposition]] Following the battle with the Thousand Regioka Brothers, the three have lunch at the sushi restaurant they first went to that day. Zapp gets sick after eating the tuna, and he spends the rest of the day in the hospital.
I'm very sorry that things were so rushed, Elder.
Well, you are, without a doubt, one of the busiest humans here.
Don't let it bother you.
As it turns out, one of the barriers has been damaged.
Specifically, the one that was here was damaged while you all were fighting.
You mean...
Is it our fault that—
No.
It's not something that can be damaged physically, so it wasn't you all.
It was just an accident.
Still, it's a bit disconcerting.
That's why I've called you all here.
Hey...
Since we raised the barrier three years ago,
there is one person within it whose whereabouts have eluded us.
Lemme go!
If I don't get away right now, they'll kill me!
Damn little bitch!
Get back here!
The Caster couple who was in charge at the time perished,
and not even we knew what happened.
Hey you, runt!
You let that little bitch get away, didn't you?
But it seems there was someone who did come out of there alive:
the children of the two dead Casters.
Hey, let's play a game.
Huh?
What? What are you talkin' about—
If you win, I'll step aside
and even get that "little bitch" back for you.
Try and guess what it is that I am.
You all know my name, don't you?
Like hell I would know, you f—
How about you?
Guess what I am.
But if, by chance, you answer incorrectly,
I'll blow your soul to bits!
One of them is currently in the League, as a Caster.
But the other...
Leo!
Hey!
You're here.
Yup.
One of my seniors at work is here sick from eating sushi.
Not me, though.
I can't eat raw fish, after all.
Someone else.
He even said tuna was his unlucky number today.
What's that about?
Tuna isn't a number, you know!
She's right, Leo.
The tuna is not at fault.
The problem lies primarily with him.
Shoulda just had sushi in the first place...
That's funny!
You two must be good friends, huh?
No, we are not.
Right?
I suppose I'll stop by his room and then head back.
I'll look in on him before I head back too.
Good-bye, Mr. Zed.
Right.
Leo...
I'll see you tomorrow.
Yup.
Leo!
This is the first time I've ever actually seen you inside the chapel.
Well, that's because this is where people come to pray.
It's unnatural for me to be in here.
Oh?
Does the reason you say that have something to do with how you called yourself a ghost before?
I suppose so.
But right now, I guess I feel a bit like praying...
for your sake.
Huh?
Don't lie.
The reason you wanna pray is for your own sake, isn't that right?
Even after everything that's happened,
you're still hoping for salvation?
Humans really are so full of arrogance.
Black?
Your all-seeing Eyes of the Gods...
I want you to give me your eyes.
choutenpenchii mitai na kyousou ni mo narete
I've gotten used to this cataclysmic competition
konna nichijou wo heiwa to mimachigau
I sometimes mistake these insane days for peace
ranburin kosuta yusaburenagara
As I'm jolted around by this crazy roller coaster
miushinaenai mono wa nan da
I wonder what it was I had to keep my sight set on
byoudousei genrishugi no gainen ni nomarete
Fundamental equalism became the norm for me
kokoro made ga maru de etosetora
Down to my heart, nothing really matters
daikirai daisuki chanto shaberanakya
Love or hate, I've got to spell it out
ningyou to sashite kawaranai shi
Or else I'd be no better than a puppet
yo ni machi wo yuku hito dake ni
For the people who stroll the city at night,
ureshisou dattari sabishisou dattari
sometimes happy, sometimes lonely,
kontorasuto ga gosenpu wo tobimawari
the contrast dances around the score
uta to rizumu ni naru
and turns into rhythm and music
mamaredo no shugasongu
Marmalade sugar song
pinatsu ando bitasuteppu
Peanuts and bitter step
amakute nigakute me ga mawarisou desu
Sometimes sweet, sometimes bitter, it makes your head spin
nannansei wo mezashite paati wo tsuzukeyou
Let's keep partying, headed for south-southwest
sekaijuu wo odorokasete shimau yoru ni naru
We'll make this a night the whole world will remember
i feel joujou rensa ni natte rifurekuto
I feel great! Reflect that smile around like a chain reaction
mamaredo no shugasongu
Marmalade sugar song
pinatsu ando bitasuteppu
Peanuts and bitter step
amakute nigakute me ga mawarisou desu
Sometimes sweet, sometimes bitter, it makes your head spin
nannansei wo mezashite paati wo tsuzukeyou
Let's keep partying, headed for south-southwest
sekaijuu wo odorokasete shimau yoru ni naru
We'll make this a night the whole world will remember
i feel joujou rensa ni natte rifurekushon
I feel great! Reflect that smile around like a chain reaction
douzo ikkyou satte ichinan satte mata ikkyou
Come on! Jump outta the frying pan, into the fire, and back into the pan again!
Hey! Sonic Speed Monkey "Sonic" here!
As it happens, Leo's currently busy talking on the phone...
but I can hear his voice on the radio in front of me!
Huh?
Leo's on the phone reflecting on everything that's happened since he came to Hellsalem's Lot?
And what's that? He's asking for advice?
I thought we were friends. At times like these, he's supposed to turn to me!
Next time, we'll be bringing you a special episode of Blood Blockade Battlefront.
Special Episode: Even These Are the Worst and the Best Days Ever
Friendship's a two-way street, you know!