At the end of the pain you bear
A possibility you'd lost track of is waiting
You'll soon forget even your tears
And be drowned in a new pleasure
The story of history, striving towards its destruction
If I'm with you, it's not that scary
Even now, the hopeless world
Seems like it'll end, but it isn't ending
I'm sure the scene you've half given up on
Will look rose-colored if we're together too
You have no new messages.
Dammit...
You look like you've got time on your hands.
Dammit! We spent all day yesterday posting flyers like crazy,
so why aren't we even catching a glimpse of an assignment?!
Hey, Ginji, you did post the flyers, right?
Click!
"Click," my ass!
Where do you get off just hanging loose and playing shogi?!
That's not how it is, Ban!
Natsumi got her paycheck, so she said if I beat her at shogi,
she'd buy us dinner tonight.
What?
It's true.
Check!
And mate.
So, cover the dishwashing for me, okay?
The dishwashing?
I'll be going then, Master!
Sigh...
Ginji...
Why are we washing dishes?
Because I promised Natsumi if I lost at shogi, we'd cover the dishwashing.
Tell me that ahead of time!
Oh, so you've finally changed jobs?
Shido!
What the hell did you come here for, monkey trainer?!
I've got no business with you.
What did you say?!
Right, that'll be 150 yen for damages.
Damn, must be nice to be a kept man. They've got it easy.
What?
After all, even if they don't have any income, their women will keep them fed.
So you're penniless as always? You haven't made any progress, have you?
What did you say?
Shut up and wash the dishes.
You'll break one again, you know.
Quit talking like a bigshot, you kept man!
Hi!
Oh! Miss Hevn!
See! We've got jobs coming in!
We've been waiting for you, Hevn baby!
Huh?
Sorry to keep you waiting, Shido.
What?!
So, shall we go?
Yeah...
See you later!
What is this?
What's up with those guys?!
Well?! Ginji?! Gin...
Shido...
Bye!
He's got two women...
That makes me too jealous!
Ginji! Ow ow ow...
How is it?
It definitely works on you! You look good!
Is that right?
All right, I'll just wear it out of the store.
Oh, yes, Sir!
Sorry for making you come along.
I don't mind.
I couldn't come up with anyone else I knew
that I could ask to pick out something like this.
It's for Madoka's recital, right?
That's something VIPs and the upper crust will come to in droves, huh?
So in your own way, you're concerned about doing right by her.
Shut up.
You're being shy, that's so cute!
I have a favor to ask you, Mr. Shido.
A favor?
I have a concert tonight.
I'd like you to come hear it.
Huh?
I mean, you haven't even come once.
I feel lonely, somehow.
Well, but I listen to your violin in the garden and stuff all the time.
And I'm not good with places where lots of rich people troop around.
I see...
Fine...
I'll go, okay, so quit looking like that.
Really?
Yeah...
I'll wait for you forever.
Here...
This will be a symbol of our promise.
Okay...
What's that ribbon?
It's got nothing to do with you!
It's from Madoka, isn't it?
Come on, spill! How far have you gone?
How far? We haven't gone anywhere.
That's not what I meant!
I'm asking you if you've at least kissed her.
Mama!
Get out of the way! Mama!
Get out of the way!
Mama! Mama! Please, give me my child back!
Mama! Mama!
Uh-oh, that's the type of guy that you don't know what he'll do
if you drive him into a corner.
Hey, Shido!
Why, you...
You damn brat!
Yutaka!
Help me!
Yutaka!
Mama, Mama...
Good going back there.
I don't know anything about it.
Your vibe has changed a lot since we first met, hasn't it?
I wonder if that's because of Madoka too?
Shut up.
You're being shy again, that's so cute!
We've found him at last.
What shall we do, Mr. Kirihito?
Too many people would see here.
Let's watch him for a little longer.
We'll find an opportunity...
and hunt him down.
Madoka Otowa Recital
Excuse me...
Yes?
I'm sorry, but could I have you look at the audience for me for a moment?
It's the reserved guest seating in front.
I'd like to know whether my special someone is here or not.
What kind of person is he?
Well, he's tall, and he probably has a wild feeling to him.
And I'm sure he's got clear eyes, and he smells like animals.
Smells like animals?
That's okay, never mind. I'm sorry.
Of course he wouldn't be here yet, would he?
He's not the kind of person to come this early after all.
And besides, I'll know when he comes for certain.
Excuse me, final checks, please!
Right!
You'll come, won't you, Mr. Shido?
Oh, no! It's this late already.
If we don't hurry, we won't make Madoka's recital on time.
Yeah...
Taxi!
Come on, Shido, we're going!
Would you go on ahead?
A little thing came up that I have to take care of.
What are you talking about?
You won't make the recital on time, you know!
Tell this to Madoka for me.
Tell her I'll keep my promise for sure.
This place should be fine, shouldn't it? Hurry up and come out!
Who are you guys?
You're too late! Be eaten until not even bones are left of you!
We won't let you escape!
Go, rulers of the sky!
What?
I get it, you're that spider bastard's minions, aren't you?
Don't falter! This is a park. We can get as many insects...
What kind of fool's talk is that?
Don't you guys forget, either,
we're smack in the middle of Shinjuku!
You're the ones whose bones won't even be left.
That's far enough.
If you do any more, this woman will die.
So it was you.
I finally found you, Beastmaster Shido Fuyuki.
Today will be the day I settle our old score.
Farewell...
Madoka!
Mr. Shido?
Shido Fuyuki
Sorry, Shido!
Did I zing you a little?
Ginji!
We thought you were dating Miss Hevn on the side, so we tailed you,
but in a different sense we were right to do it, huh? Yep, yep!
Who are you?! If you make a wrong move...
"If you make a wrong move," what were you going to say?
Midou!
You owe me another one, huh?
Well, I don't know what this is about, but I'll give you a hand,
since we're in the same profession.
It's got nothing to do with you!
What?!
I'm being nice and saying I'll help you out, and that's how you talk?!
No one asked you to.
Shido, who is this guy?
Kirihito of the Higumo clan.
He's a Chinese mafia boss who tried to take over the Limitless Fortress
a long time ago, before VOLTS was formed.
I'm surprised you're still alive.
Sorry, but I'm the persistent type.
I won't back down that easily.
Look: this perfect form, with nothing gratuitous in it.
Insects are beautiful.
They're not at all like the vulgar beasts you use.
What?!
Therefore, Shido, until I consign you to oblivion
and prove that insect-users are greater than beast-users,
I'll come back to life as many times as I have to.
Then I'll just take you down as many times as I have to!
Listen, you guys, don't interfere!
Oh?
I'm telling you to stand back and watch.
Hey! This isn't the time to be so stubborn, is it?!
This is my problem.
If I can't even wipe my own ass right,
that's the end of me as a man!
Good attitude. I'm out!
Ban!
Don't interfere, no matter what,
even if the monkey trainer gets slaughtered.
But...
I'm warning you, if you make a wrong move,
those guys won't distinguish between friend and foe; they'll just bite you.
Huh? Those guys?
Go, Shido, go!
Fast, aren't you?
What an odd group.
Well, that's fine.
After all, you're all going to die here anyway.
Heh, looks like you've got a little skill.
Forget about the trash talking, hurry up and do it!
I'm on a schedule!
Shido!
Don't worry. I won't take much time.
Just so you know, you can't kill me just by darting around like a fly!
You've already fallen prey to my technique.
To Kirihito of the Higumo clan's secret technique: the Fowling Web.
Dodge, monkey trainer!
Damn!
Shido!
You're too slow! Become spider's prey!
It's useless to struggle, Beastmaster.
Spiders' silk is stronger than a steel cord of the same thickness.
It can't possibly be snapped through mere human strength.
Dammit...
Ban?!
Are you stupid?
Do you want to be spider and rat prey?
But Shido is...
You've known him longer than I have, and you still don't get it?
That bastard isn't someone who will get eaten this easily.
Those Higumo spiders work as a team to capture and feed on beasts.
They arrest their prey with venom and suck it down to its bones.
What does this mean?
Now, take a good look. What is that?
What?
Damn...
Where are you, Beastmaster?!
Ginji! Shoot an electrical attack at that tree!
Right!
Dammit!
Shido!
Hundred Beast Semblance...
Tiger Claw Semblance!
Yay!
Shido?
If I let this guy go home alive, he'll definitely come back for revenge.
If that happens, Madoka will also be...
I've...
I've got no choice but to do it!
Leave it at that.
Midou, don't interfere with...
Madoka...
Dammit...
But what do we do, Ban?
If we leave these guys alone, they'll come after Shido again.
Don't worry, I'll clean things up for you.
Huh? Then you'll use the Jagan?
Hey, is this Himiko? Sorry, but could you get here ASAP?
Ah, you're going to ask someone else to do it.
Okay, that's done.
I used Oblivion Perfume to erase their memories of the last 24 hours.
This is good enough, right?
Yeah, thanks.
But I'm warning you, even if they've forgotten that they met you today
because of Himiko's Oblivion Perfume,
it's not like they've forgotten your existence.
There's no guarantee you won't be targeted again.
I know that without you telling me.
What? Then leave that girl's estate right away and...
I said I know, you sea urchin head!
What?! Sea urchin head?!
Now, now, Ban! Why, you...
But it's not a logic thing.
I need her.
This feeling alone, I can't do anything about.
Yeah, that's right. I'm the one they're after.
If it gets so there's no way out of it,
I'll end my life myself before Madoka's endangered.
Hey, monkey trainer.
Whatever you do, don't take it all on yourself and do something that would make her sad.
I don't care what happens to you, and I don't owe you any help.
But...
We Get Backers are a recovery service.
If you hire us to, we'll act for you anytime.
Whatever...
Say, weren't you in a hurry?
No, it doesn't matter anymore.
The recital was over a long time ago.
Shido...
Madoka's probably mad, huh?
Welcome back, Mr. Shido.
Where's Madoka?
Isn't she with you?
The recital was over a full two hours ago,
so I was sure she must have gone out with you for a meal or something.
Were there more of those guys?!
No, that doesn't make any sense.
Their memories should be erased.
I'll wait for you forever.
She...
She couldn't be...
Madoka...
I believed. I was sure you'd come.
Idiot...
Will you listen to my recital, then?
I saved one song.
A song I wanted you to hear. I practiced it with all my might.
Me?
Yeah, I'll listen to it from the audience seats.
Okay!
It's not a logic thing.
This feeling alone, I can't do anything about.
I will absolutely protect you.
This time sing a song!
Come on!
Dance the night away tonight, get down
Shake that girl's body too, breakdown
Your tears will fly away too, get down with me
She said high, she said low
A capricious prima donna
Oh, for the courage to lure her out, get down with me
Yeah, come on!
This is the first time
This is the first time my heart's pounded so hard
Say bye-bye to the season of being tired
Dancin' on the boogie woogie night Say bye-bye to the season of being tired
Dancin' on the boogie woogie night
"You can wish for your dreams, you can embrace,"
"but if you don't tear it down the wall won't break for you"
My soul sensation
Skydive toward the shining dance floor
Baby Gotayou!
Changin' Change, settle it tonight!
Settle it! Tonight, changin' Changin' Change, settle it tonight!
Settle it! Tonight, changin'
Changin' Change, settle it tonight!
Rock on! Tonight, changin' Changin' Change, settle it tonight!
Rock on! Tonight, changin'
Changin' Change, settle it tonight!
Settle it! Tonight, changin' Changin' Change, settle it tonight!
Settle it! Tonight, changin'
Changin' Change, dance and open the door to your heart!
Tonight, changin'
Fresh! Fresh! Fresh!
Forgetting the precious sweetness, easy love
Gotama, let the singing fly
You's rap is chic
Nona Reeves's rockin' expert beat
This talk is gettin' with it and gettin' fired up
You moron...
Who gets hurt doing something like that in the middle of a job?
That hurts! Be nice to the injured guy, Ban.
Ask someone else for that kind of thing. Look, they're here.
Wow! Everyone came for me.
I get to have all kinds of visitors. Man, being hospitalized is good!
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