Let's gather up the tears and give them back to the night sky
Scatter only love that never wavers, stardust
On nights when I've stopped knowing whether or not I'm alive
I get swallowed up by the starless night sky
"Don't disappear, light!" my uncertain heart cries out
I just want to see you!
Sprinting with all my might through illusions, delusions, daydreams
A miracle wakes all throughout my body
Don't forget, you're not alone
We're always just a dreamer
Take love, get all love, get back love in our hands
Scatter only love that never wavers, stardust
What kind of tomorrow shall I dream about tonight?
I'm Haruki Emishi, user of the Loulan Dance Whip.
Let's go, monkey trainer. IL is underground.
Since Fudou's around, we don't have time to spend on this guy.
Whoa, hold on there, Mister Snakeboy.
It's Ban Midou!
Mister Ban or whatever, wouldja like to stop by our safehouse?
Safehouse?
Yeah!
The Lightning Emperor Was Here
That bastard!
Makubex, making me do a monkey show!
Ban Midou is my prey.
Why does the likes of Joker...
Mind yourself, Fudou.
Makubex's calculations are perfect.
There's no call for the likes of you to admonish him.
The likes of me, did you say?
Who do you think you're talking to, Sakura?
I could crush that prim face of yours for you right here and now, you know.
Stop.
Don't get any closer to my older sister.
Are you gonna mock me too?!
Fudou, have you forgotten?
All of these circumstances are moving according to the answer Makubex sought.
What we should be doing is letting that feed on us
and showing ourselves to be guided by it,
for the sake of Makubex who showed us our future.
We placed our bets on Makubex's intellect, didn't we?
It's not that I've forgotten.
But this arm, it throbs!
My desire is telling me to take down Midou.
It's throbbing inside this arm!
What's all the commotion?
Makubex! Explain, right now!
Why didn't you let me kill Ban Midou?
Thank you.
What?!
I knew you would follow my plan.
I knew you'd throw away your pride and see it in perspective for me.
Of course!
Makubex, I want to know too.
Why didn't you let Fudou fight until the end?
Ban Midou's strength must compare to even Kuroudo Akabane's.
He acts like he's fooling around,
but he's probably come through unimaginable pandemonium.
But then Takuma Fudou is also like a walking mass of battle instincts.
As far as battle goes, Ban Midou doesn't outdo him.
I'll ask you, then.
Who do you think would win if those two fought to the end?
Neither of them has put forth their full power yet.
But at that point, I think Fudou will have the advantage.
Yes...
But a calculation can't be formed from that.
There has to be one answer.
Just like you said, Fudou is a lump of battle instincts.
He doesn't fear death, and he enjoys the tension of a close shave.
To him, the fight itself is the purpose.
But Ban Midou is different.
He's a recoverer. His objective is IL and nothing else.
In other words, it's the recovery of the Lens.
I see.
Kagami...
Don't you understand, Juubei?
Makubex's objective is also to stop the recovery service people from achieving their objective.
Right, Makubex?
Exactly, Kagami.
You can see right through everything, can't you?
If Ban Midou is sure he can win against Fudou, he'll probably fight until the end.
But if he feels even the slightest risk, he'll probably withdraw without hesitation.
You mean he'll run away?
Yes.
That's the reason I'm afraid of that man.
While his battle sense is genius,
he has a calculating nature that isn't drowned out by it.
And the Lightning Emperor Ginji Amano, there's no knowing what he'll do.
These two, the Get Backers, are unstoppable by honest means.
But everything is calculation figuring.
I'm sure right now Joker is steering us to the answer according to my calculations.
Another certain answer...
I seem to remember you calling this a safehouse.
Yeah, it is a safehouse.
Of the Anti-Makubex Resistance Group!
Oh, so your name is Miss Mami!
Here, Miss Mami, you can eat the strawberry part.
You perverted snake! We came here on business! Business!
You've got Madoka, don't you?
Don't be so serious, monkey trainer.
Now, now, no need to be getting all mad.
Everybody's happy, ya know.
'Cause one of the Limitless Fortress' legendary Four Kings of VOLTS,
One more time! Aaaah! 'Cause one of the Limitless Fortress' legendary Four Kings of VOLTS,
One more time! Aaaah! Shido Fuyuki, has come back, ya know?
Wait. Look, I'll eat this part. Shido Fuyuki, has come back, ya know?
Wait. Look, I'll eat this part.
Just so you know, I didn't come back to crush Makubex.
I know.
The information flowed our way.
This is fun! The information flowed our way.
This is fun! The objective's a thing called IL they stole from somewhere, right?
How about it, Shido, would ya join us?
Okay, so this time... How about it, Shido, would ya join us?
Okay, so this time... We're having trouble in the Makubex area too.
Say, "aaah!" We're having trouble in the Makubex area too.
Okay, okay, THIS time... ta-da!
It'd benefit us both.
Okay, okay, THIS time... ta-da!
Look, look!
TWO sticks! Chocolate and strawberry.
Now, come to me!
Oh, Miss Mami, you like strawberry, don't you?
Shido?!
Oh, Miss Mami, you like strawberry, don't you?
Snakeboy's got his issues, but you've got yours too, Emishi.
You say you're anti-Makubex, but do you really mean to take him on?
Hey, Emishi, are you listening?
I'm listening.
Your head is hard as always, huh?
Forgive me.
I'm with Makubex now, see.
Loulan Dance Whip!
Hover like a top!
Goodbye, Beastmaster.
Now this time, okay, THIS time, Miss Mami...
Hi there! Are ya having fun?
Oh, Emishi.
Boy, the girls at your place are nice.
The Resistance might not be so bad, huh?
I'm just glad to make ya happy.
Maybe I'll give up the recovery gig and have you take me in!
I'll just leave that monkey trainer.
We teamed up because that's the way the wind blew, but I kinda don't like him, you know?
I mean, he's too hard-headed!
Right, Miss Mami?
Oh, Mr. Ban! Right, Miss Mami?
Oh, Mr. Ban!
Stop it.
Shido was one of my own once,
so I was thinking I'd at least get him to have fun before he died.
He'd have fun laughing, and eating and drinking,
and before he realized it, he'd be in a sleep he'd never wake up from.
I thought that'd be the best thing.
But that wasn't for you.
Why? Why's someone like you...
Why did Shido and Kazuki team up with a man like you?
Let alone even the Lightning Emperor?
Oh, so that's the way it is?
This... Why, you!
You put something in the drinks, didn't you?!
I don't want ta see your smile.
Die!
The Invincible Man For the Exclusive Use of Ban the Great
What's wrong, Natsumi?
Mr. Ban's favorite cup...
Uh-oh, Ban's gonna throw a fit.
Maybe it'll be okay if I glue it together?
Now that you mention it, I wonder if their job is going well?
Miss Hevn hasn't come back either.
They're all right, aren't they, Master?
No need to worry.
They're the Get Backers!
After another two or three days, those jerks will be drinking my coffee at this counter.
Hover like a top!
What was that?
What's this?
What the heck's happening?
The scene in front of my eyes...
It's just like a tape rewinding!
What is this?
This is!
Just one minute.
Did you have a dream?
This is the Jagan?
When did you use it on him?
Right before he put on those anti-Jagan sunglasses.
How did you know this guy was an enemy?
Oh, please, like Fudou would run off with his tail between his legs
just because it was one on three.
And then as soon as he's said his hellos he puts on sunglasses.
Add to that the timing of when he showed up, and normally you'd think something was up.
"Mistrust others and attack" has been the law of this place from the beginning,
hasn't it, Mr. Former Resident?
Emishi, I didn't think even you would be on Makubex's side.
You haven't got a right to say that to me.
What?
The Lightning Emperor disappeared, you and Kazuki disappeared.
The Four Kings all scattered.
Those of us who were abandoned needed Makubex's wits to survive.
Even if they were the wits of a demon.
I placed my bet on the thought of Makubex using that Lens
to bring sun to this abandoned world for us.
Lens? Sun, huh?
I see. I'm starting to see what this IL really is.
What?
I don't know where the hell something that dangerous is, but...
I won't let you get away!
Emishi's whip is dangerous!
Dangerous?
What part of it is dangerous?
This part!
I told you so!
I'm waiting, Shido.
And Ban Midou, bring it on.
Loulan Dance Whip!
Disappear, along with a sandstorm!
Loulan, the desert kingdom that flourished before the time of Christ.
The Loulan Dance Whip that held its enemies at bay for a full thousand years.
It makes you want to see how far he can get fighting against
both Shido Fuyuki and Ban Midou at once, doesn't it?
Makubex...
I know, Sakura.
I'm preparing a more suitable fighting place for him.
And Joker has already played his part beautifully for me.
He's a flashy bastard.
Well, using the Jagan once hurt, but we got to see where it looks like IL is,
so I guess I'll call it good.
Hey, Midou.
What?
You said you knew what IL was.
Yeah, but it's just a probably.
If you put together the fact that Makubex is calling it Lens
and that its initials are IL,
there's only one answer.
We were careless.
IL is probably somewhere near the underground garbage disposal facility.
Is there one of those around here?
Actually...
Ren probably doesn't know this, but the nucleus of the Limitless Fortress
is a huge intelligent building that was abandoned near its completion.
Garbage Disposal Facility
In the basement there's an automatic garbage disposal facility in operation.
There's a definite possibility that Makubex is using it as his lair.
Thank you, Sir.
Wait, Kazuki.
Do you know what the Lens, in other words, what IL is?
It's an implosion lens, isn't it.
What's that?
An inward-explosion lens, in other words, the fuse for an atomic bomb.
An atom bomb?
The principle behind an atom bomb is simple, see.
Uranium 235 or Plutonium 239
If you compress nuclear fission materials, Uranium-235 or Plutonium-239,
with normal gunpowder, it goes boom.
But it doesn't mean anything unless the explosion's energy
actually travels to the nuclear materials that form the core.
So you combine gunpowders with different combustion speeds,
Slow Fast Gunpowder Gunpowder So you combine gunpowders with different combustion speeds,
Slow Fast Gunpowder Gunpowder and using highly advanced calculations and technology, create a fuse:
Slow Fast Gunpowder Gunpowder that's the inward-explosion lens.
Slow Fast Gunpowder Gunpowder In other words, the implosion lens.
So that means Makubex is trying to create an atom bomb?
That's what it means.
What is it?
Nothing for it!
The ingredient for an atom bomb?!
But Gramps, where did Makubex steal something so dangerous from?
Obviously from an institution on the national level.
An unofficial one, of course.
The ones who assigned the recovery are probably the same people.
Sir?
Just who are you?
You know not only what IL really is, but even our purpose.
A pharmacist.
I'm Pharmacist Gen of the Limitless Fortress.
Nothing more and nothing less.
Is that right?
I'll warn you about just one thing, Kazuki.
Though I think it's something you, who realized what IL really is, are already considering.
If there was a traitor among you...
A Judas? There's no need to worry about that.
All of the members of the recovery team are professionals.
But, Kazuki, as a former resident, you should know.
Betrayal is a human instinct.
You shouldn't let down your guard.
Hello, this is the pharmacy.
It's me, Doctor.
Were you able to find out the recovery service people's movements?
I sent them over email, didn't I?
This time we sent a first-class recovery service.
No more failures will be allowed.
Forget the preliminary speech. What's your business?
There is a Judas within the recovery service.
You won't die, right?
Next time I'll definitely have tea with you.
Did you clean up?
Yeah!
An atom bomb? Is this for real?
This Makubex bastard is nuts.
But can you really make an atom bomb if you have IL?
The only precision thing you need is the inward-explosion lens for the fuse.
If you can just get that, then, yeah.
Hold on, how do you get ahold of that?
No, even if you could get ahold of it, who would transport it?
What is it?
Nothing...
Could there be a Judas among us?
Midou?
I was only wondering where Ginji is.
He hasn't caught up to us yet, has he?
Hurry up and get over here, you jerk with no sense of direction!
It's a pretty moon, isn't it, Mr. Akabane?
Yes, it is.
We haven't met any enemies lately.
We wouldn't have accidentally come to someplace
totally unconnected to IL, would we, Ginji?
Of course not! It's unthinkable that I would get lost, isn't it?
It's okay!
This is just between us, but the truth is
I was the Lightning Emperor of the Limitless Fortress.
When I was a kid, I even played hide and seek here.
It's okay.
We're steadily closing in on IL, Mr. Honored Guest, Sir.
I told you before, didn't I?
To me, the value of a job is in how much that project can be enjoyed.
Don't spoil it.
Oh, the bathroom...
Go ahead.
I have to run!
Until my heart collapses!
Change everything to wind!
Outrun everything, like light!
Run! Run!
Run, run, run, run,
run, run, run, run, run!
Melos!
I'm saved?
Mr. Akabane?
Yes?
Ban, I may be done for.
You really are an excellent partner.
Garbage Disposal Facility
It seems IL is nearby, doesn't it?
Near this garbage disposal area.
It's no small-time, once-in-a-thousand-years love
The sky and earth were moving for the two of us
In those days we had the power of Buddha, come back
The friendship bracelet I threw into the midwinter sea
Disappears without making a sound
In the afternoon the breakwater flames bright red
The waves are beautiful like spangles, aren't they?
They're this beautiful, so smile like that
Don't look back
All right, here I go
Embraced by the storm, jump from your dreams!
An island eternity crashes against like waves
Seeking an endless clear sky
The injured sea gull flies away too
A hurricane of tears
This place has changed too much from when I was here.
No, it's only gone back to the way it was originally,
an abandoned place overflowing with betrayal and danger.
But I thought I could change it.
Hey, Ginji, don't take everything on yourself!
Don't forget your promise to me.
I'm sorry, Ban.
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