You really pushed yourself hard. You did great.
Now leave the rest to me.
It's no use! Neither direct attacks nor magic work on it!
Then I guess it's time to go for broke with this!
All right!
Bring it on!
I will change the world
Aesthetica
of a
Rogue Hero
Aesthetica
of a
Rogue Hero
Aesthetica
of a
Rogue Hero
Future, change it with my sword
I will shake the world to the core, atop the shifting continents
The icons of my faith have already broken with me
Shout to the vagueness of the cloudy sky
Yes, the anger I bear will never vanish
Here comes the dark hero on his wings
I'll change the world
Show you my heart
Nobody will control me
Eventually I will be acknowledged
Even in failure I resist
Nobody will see me cry, and still I vow to protect you
Fear me!
The Hero Fights Ahead
Here it comes!
Now, then. Guess it's time to finish this...
I'll help!
No time for that, sad to say.
See?
Stay back!
One!
Sorry, gotta borrow this!
Two!
Give it here! You can always get another!
Three!
Screw this shit! Hand them over!
Four! Five!
Six!
Seven!
This should be enough! It better be enough!
I'm gonna use this sword to pour my energy directly into it!
It's over.
This worked like a charm.
H-Huh?
What happened to the Cockatrice?
Thank goodness! Oh, thank goodness!
Did you save us, Ousawa?
No. If it hadn't been for her obstinance,
you'd both be a pile of pebbles by now.
Great job.
I see. I understand. Thank you.
Keep me abreast. I wish to question him later.
He reprogrammed it as revenge for embarrassment...
The jealousy of a man is a terrifying beast.
I need to hurry and be rid of it...
Did he not realize we could just check the system logs
and see who used the master key last?
Such incompetence is befitting of class B.
That said, Ousawa's one hell of a fighter.
It was only a Cockatrice!
Jeepers!
Still, with skill like that, I could see him joining Class A...
He is nowhere near our level.
Yeah. When you borrow something, you gotta put it back where you got it.
What do you mean by that, Ousawa?
I'm guessing you planned to slip it into Onizuka's pocket
during the confusion with the Cockatrice.
Unfortunately for you, he has already been taken to the infirmary
and the Cockatrice has gone bye-bye now.
I don't know what you're babbling about.
This is your doing, Tanaka.
I actually grew a certain fondness for you
when I first saw you take Onizuka's abuse without saying a word.
Bullying only gets worse if you stand up to it.
It's better to just bite the pillow and take it silently.
Maybe that is true about bullying.
However, we both know you are far stronger than Onizuka.
I knew your strength.
That is why I said what I said to Onizuka.
You know how some idiots think they're better than others?
I just love smashing those bastards' egos to pieces.
Onizuka was ordered to clean the stadium as punishment for causing trouble in the classroom.
So, using a master key, he broke into the programming room
and tampered with the Cockatrice's data.
Y-You shouldn't be modifying the program like this, Onizuka!
Shut up! Go take this back to the key room!
Hurry your ass up!
Are you suggesting I modified Onizuka's program
and made the Cockatrice go even more out of control just to spite you?
Looks like you're not all brawn after all. You have some brains, too.
It's no use! My attacks are flawless and unbeatable!
I risk being caught if I keep this up.
How surprisingly pathetic.
Y-Your blackout was just an act, including the A.D. weapon deactivation?!
I figured if your attacks are unbeatable,
it'd be quicker to throw you off guard instead.
How can this be?!
How can you still stand after all the damage you took?!
My Linked Energy Manipulation is a handy skill to have.
It's not just useful for offense, but defense too.
My techniques cannot penetrate your defenses, huh?
In that case...
You...!
That's right. This attack spell isn't directed at you.
It's directed at this very BABEL building.
You might be able to withstand it, but will everyone else?
The barrier field is in place.
They'll just pass out, regardless of how much damage you cause.
BABEL's barrier field only protects against magic and weapon-based damage
that people inflict on each other.
It doesn't protect against rubble and debris from a collapsing building.
What is it you're after, Tanaka?!
The students trained at this academy will be deployed
to battlefields around the world when the need arises.
BABEL is nothing more than a merchant of death.
It is my duty to destroy it.
You don't care how many students will die?
Revolutions always come with sacrifices.
Your sword and my magic...
Let us see which is faster.
That's enough.
Why are you here?
Likely for the same reason as you, Ousawa Akatsuki .
I didn't want to interfere, but my hand was forced.
I couldn't allow any collateral damage, you see.
I hope you aren't offended.
Oh?
Trust me, I'd love to fight.
But I'm more worried about my sister and her pals.
We can save it for some other time.
Take the critically injured to the ICU! Hurry!
Prez! I brought the first-aid kits!
All able-bodied students are to help Ousawa!
We're almost out of disinfectant and bandages!
Shit!
Grow a pair, you big pussy.
Hey! Where are those goddamn bandages!
Are you okay? Is it really painful?
Can someone go get some more?!
I will!
I grabbed everything from the nurse's office.
Where have you been?!
Had some shit to take care of.
Your own left hand was petrified, you know!
If you have time to worry about others—
If allowed,
I ask you to live with the one who defeats me...
But if you ever feel that my vanquisher is unworthy to live with you...
...then, and only then, may you kill him.
Feeling any better?
Yeah! I feel fine!
Oww!
You dirty liar.
If you have time to worry about others, you should worry about yourself.
Is this... healing magic?
No, I can't use magic.
It's called "Vivification."
It activates and stabilizes your body's internal energy,
increasing your ability to heal.
It feels nice and warm inside me...
You aren't doing weird things to my internal energy again, I hope!
Damn girl, won't you drink the milk of human kindness for once?
If you're gonna be like that, then I'll press just the right button for you.
Poke!
Wh-Whoa! What did you do?!
What vulgar button did you press this time?!
Nothing much. Just one to make you eject the stick shoved up your ass.
Liar!
One of these days you're going to—
Huh?
It's okay to cry.
What?
You haven't wept since Garius died, have you?
Stop it...
This is too sudden and cruel.
What do you... What do you want from me?
Man, you're an awkward one.
Still, you don't need to force acceptance on yourself.
You have me to talk to.
Hit me with all the feelings you have bottled up — sadness, hate, everything.
It doesn't matter what the reason was. I killed your dad.
I'm his murderer. His life-ender.
It must've been so sudden. It mustn't've made any sense.
But you don't have to hold it in.
There is no weakness in admitting that you're hurting inside.
And...
It's okay to look directly at the one you hate and say so.
If you ever want to cry, but cannot cry on your own,
I'll give you something to cry about.
Because I'm the only one who can do that now.
So, it's okay for you to cry now.
That's why I made it so you'll be honest with yourself.
That's it.
Good girl, just let it all out.
I feel like they've gotten even bigger. Maybe it's just my imagination...
Or not.
Maybe I'll have him take me shopping on our next day off.
Oh, right.
Maybe I should have Chikage and the prez take me instead...
Oh? Are you going somewhere?
Yeah. I'd like to pick up some clothes and underwear...
Huh?
Oh, this?
This is a Linked Energy Manipulation exercise.
You send energy to the bottom of your feet and stand orthogonal to the plane of the wall.
In other news,
in response to the recent attempted terrorist attack on JPN BABEL...
I know he isn't trying to be mean, but...
Is this really how siblings get along?
...COCOON members have begun arriving in Japan.
Secret talks between certain countries...
Huh? What's wrong?
Yesterday
International COCOON Members Arrive
Oh?
I spy a breach of the school rules!
This is one of my privileges as class president.
Huh?!
Miu! Will you get a load of this?!
Hey... Miu?
Sorry!
Is something wrong?
Um... Do you mind if I ask what "COCOON" is?
What brought that on?
Oh, it was on the news this morning and it's been on my mind ever since...
Ah.
Oh, I almost forgot that the shock of being summoned into another world
made you forget almost everything about this world.
Simply put, COCOON members help run the world now.
"Children Of Cross Over Other Nations."
Or "COCOON" for short.
Each member is more powerful than their entire nation's military.
As the top leaders of BABEL, they strive for the ideal of world peace
and supervise and educate children who have immigrated from other worlds.
Partly to prevent their special abilities from being misused,
and partly so BABEL can intervene in regional conflicts and wars
with an army of super-powered child soldiers.
Why is there need for such a gathering merely because some "hero" has appeared?
And why an unofficial one? We'll see each other at the summit anyway...
So the Norn Check said this guy is a "True Hero"?
You have got to be kidding me.
That almost makes us sound like false heroes or something.
Do you really think so?
Does that...
Does that mean I'm a fraud...?
Come, now.
All that matters is that we follow what we believe is just.
So, what is your actual assessment?
I caught a small glimpse of his true power,
but unfortunately I have yet to see it in its full glory.
For now, I intend to keep an eye on him in Class B
and from there, decide if he's worthy of joining us or not.
I see...
I'm concerned about your brother.
He seemed a little on edge today.
Does it have something to do with COCOON?
Probably.
His mood suddenly changed when he heard that name on the news...
I guess he has some strong feelings about COCOON...
Akatsuki seems so frank, big-mouthed, and self-indulgent,
but I guess even he has an emo backstory.
I think I can see why you're so focused on him, Miu!
Huh? What do you mean?
You have no memory of Akatsuki either, right?
Yet you live under the same roof, under the pretense of being siblings.
Not thinking about it would be impossible.
H-Hold on! I don't think anything like that!
Th-There's nothing going on at all!
Plus, I'm pretty sure he likes someone else!
He has no feelings for me what-so-ever!
Anyway, would you like to go shopping with me on our next day off?
Sure, okay.
What are you shopping for?
Umm, underwear.
Ooh, that's great! I'll pick out something that's super-sexy for you!
Something normal is fine.
Are you that dense? Ousawa is having a "containment issue."
Yikes! For someone who is chopping-board flat, you sure talk big!
J-Just stop! Everyone's watching!
I'm not really sure why, but my heart hurts just a little...
It's him, all right...
He's there...
Oh?
Aww, someone beat me here?
That's my favorite spot, too. Someone else already came and occupied it...
I feel like I've seen you before...
Not just in passing, but from somewhere else... Y'know?
How the hell should I know?
You sure you aren't just imagining things?
Oh! Now I remember!
You're Ousawa Akatsuki, aren't you?!
Yeah. So what?
Ah! I see!
So you're the big-shot hero everyone's been talking about?
I read all about your great exploits in the paper!
Put it there, pal!
I guess you could call this a handshake.
Love keeps me awake at night
I have to turn away, and still can't sleep
How does it start?
Why is my voice so coarse?
It won't stop
My heart is in turmoil
My fingers seem to burn when I touch you
I'm lost, I'm scared, this isn't good
I love you
This is my story
Little fairy tales can't put me to sleep anymore; I'm not a little kid
This is my story
All I think about these days is you, and it's making it really difficult
Akatsuki is strangely popular with girls.
Once, when he helped protect a whorehouse,
he got on really friendly terms with the girls working there.
As I recall, that idiot not only helped the girls pick out undergarments,
but even helped them put them on!
Just remembering it makes me angry!
I hope someone teaches Akatsuki a lesson!
Next episode: "Just a Short Repose."
Just so we're clear, he never did that with me!
Just a Short Repose