This is a dream!
A dream!
This is obviously a dream!
Watch out!
Damnit! He’s gotten involved!
Shut up, Kazuki!
What‘s wrong? Kazuki-kun
Can’t you be more quiet in the middle of the night?
I was killed
are you sleep talking?
Damnit! This is my revenge!
What?
What‘s with this, they’re so noisy
What happened?
Somehow, it seems that one of the 2nd years are jumping around
That voice… it‘s my older brother…
He seems okay
For now, just be grateful to the power of alchemy
New Life
G‘morn
- Good morning, Mutou-kun - Hey
I heard that you were sleep talking and jumping all around the dormitory?
News travels so fast!
Who told you?
- Me! - Okakura!
Even if I didn‘t talk about it, if it‘s a wound like this, of course news would spread!
Wow, to think that the karate that I learned over the internet since my first year of junior high
could somehow evolve into killer techniques
I‘m such a scary kid
Not that, apologize!
- Sorry - That‘s right!
It was really troublesome
Right? Kuromatsu-kun
Yeah, if Daihama wasn‘t there, then you guys would probably still be fighting
Sorry
So? Just what type of dream did you have?
So it was, incredibly painful and scary, and also the worst dream I‘ve ever had
On top of that, for some reason it seemed incredibly realistic
The ruins behind the school? ah, the ghost factory
That‘s right! And a uniformed girl that I didn‘t recognize was there
I tried to save her from a monster I‘d never seen before
Uhuh
I was killed with a single blow
You didn‘t defeat it?
Onii-chan
Mahiro
Come to think of it, starting this year, she‘s a 1st year in our school, right?
- Congratulations for your school admission - The school uniform suits you
Really? What a relief!
The truth is, I came to this school because I adored the school uniform!
Me too!
Before anything else, I came to this school because of this school uniform…
Stop with your stupid antics and come on
I see, Onii-chan came here because of the school uniform as well…
Kazuki, your younger sister is worrying
You guys over there! What did you do with the briefcase the school designated?
I‘m sorry, I woke up this morning and for some reason, I couldn‘t find it
Did you lose it?
Where did you go after school finished?
Let me see…
Eh?
Well, it‘s fine
I‘ll overlook it this time
2-B Mutou Kazuki, come to the staff room at lunch time
Huh? Why?
Talking back is unforgivable, understood?
Yes, understood
Found it
Really? Wasn‘t he the most frustrating teacher in the whole school from a while back?
Did you guys wait for a while?
Hey, Kazuki what did Mita say?
Listen to me for a bit it was like this…
Back yard weeding?
What‘s with that? What‘s going on?
Why do you have to do something like that by yourself?
Before that, why didn‘t you refuse?
I did!
But then he said he‘s make Mahiro do it, so that’s why I agreed to do it!
What‘s with that? That‘s horrible! I‘m going to go and protest!
Wait Mahiro!
Is that really okay?
Weeding and Mamochiri are all for my cute younger sister‘s admission celebration!
She‘s drinking that
They‘re definitely siblings
Then should we help out?
Yeah! I‘ll help too!
It‘s fine, it’s not a job I can’t finish by myself
Besides that, it‘ll probably take a while, so just save something for my portion to eat for dinner
Okay!
- The bell rang - Let’s go
Mail? Who would have sent it?
What is this?
It‘s a peaceful town
However, those guys are hiding somewhere, for sure
It‘s finally over
But still, our school at night…
The ghost factory at the foot of the hills
I seem to have no luck since yesterday
I should just report quickly go back
Where are you going?
No, I just wanted to go out to meet Onii-chan
How praiseworthy
And if he still isn‘t done, I‘m going to help him
Have you finished what I asked you to do?
Yes, for the moment
For the moment, eh…Well, that doesn‘t matter
My briefcase where was it?
The ghost factory at the foot of the hills
It was left behind by the guy that interrupted my meal yesterday
Thus, you
What‘s happening?
Why are you alive?
You should have died after your heart was pierced
I see, it‘s a dream!
If not, I couldn‘t be alive right now
Well, I guess it doesn‘t matter if you‘re still alive…
Then I‘ll kill you for sure this time!
It’s not a dream! It wasn‘t a dream!
Then!?
Who is it?
3 minutes and I’ll be there, just hold out until then!
What are you talking about? What is that thing? Just who are you!?
Just what is happening to me!?
It‘s hard to talk while moving
Is it okay if I just speak of the business at hand?
Please!
That thing is called a homunculus
It’s a monster that hides within a human, changes into a human, and eats humans
eats humans?
I followed that guy into this town
And then you became involved
Involved? So just how am I…
I see, you still haven‘t remembered everything
Remember what?!
Besides that, don‘t stop running!
To conceal their existence, these guys will never let a witness live
No matter where, these guys will come after you
Once you‘ve been involved, there‘s no longer a place to which you can run!
You surprised me
What happened? You have a scary face on
Mahiro why are you here?
You were late, so I came out to pick you up
Damnit! She‘ll get involved!
Run, Mahiro, I‘ll stop him somehow!
What? What are you talking about?
What‘s wrong? Onii-chan?
Onii-chan!
Run away!
It‘s quite hard moving on an empty stomach
I‘ll have that make up for my having starved yesterday
Give her back! You bastard! Give her back, give her back, give her back!
Don‘t get cocky
This body, made from alchemy, doesn‘t react to any other power than alchemy itself
Power of alchemy?
Can you hear me?
You died
Because you jumped in unreasonably
without knowing the situation, or being able to distinguish your limited capacity
but you tried to save me
You’ve piqued my interest in you a bit
Kakugane
It’s the ultimate weapon regulated by gathering the essence of alchemy
This activates upon the human mind‘s deepest depths
Instinct
Using this as a substitute for your heart ew‘ll pull up your survival instincts
You will grasp within your hand the strength to live once more
And at the same time…
you will attain one other… a different kind of power
This activates upon the human’s combat instinct, and is the strength to fight!
That is the true use of the kakugane
You‘re bad at giving up
I‘ve already gauged your condition
I‘ll take back Mahiro!
Stop sleep talking
Just be eaten like your sister
You bastard!
You idiot, you still don‘t understand?
You are!?
Busou Renkin! Valkyrie Skirt!
What?!
You’re from last night’s-
A Busou Renkin death size
I see, you are!
Mahiro!
I remember now!
Yesterday, after school hours, I saw a light at the ghost factory
I went there, and you were about to be eaten by Mita…
That’s wrong
I dressed myself to look defenseless to lure him
- You‘re lying - It’s true
I died because of a misjudgement? that‘s just like me…
Mahiro, are you okay?
She‘s probably a lot more okay than you
There‘s no problem in with her body itself
I see, after hearing that, I feel better
You‘re a strange guy
You are right now, you were yesterday as well
With a face that says you hate pain and fear
you do extremely courageous things
Either way, I‘ve become a little bit interested in you
It really is in the dictionary
Alchemy
Scientific techniques of synthesis that spread around Europe before the modern age
The goal was to turn lead into gold, or to create a medicine for immortality
They didn‘t succeed in these, it became a large base for science
What‘s wrong? Your face expression is strange
N-nothing! I‘m was born like this
Really? That must make it hard for you
Huh? But wait, I was sure it just said that they didn‘t succeed?
This just what can be explained by common sense
There are two things that alchemy produced
the ultimate results were things that couldn’t be explained by common sense
That is Homunculi and Busou Renkin
Homunculi and Busou Renkin?
Homunculi are the products for the research of artificial life
Busou Renkin are the products for weapon development
However they were too dangerous
In the end, these two were concealed thoroughly
and were put under the supervision of only those who knew alchemy
however, those that escaped from that supervision are to this day, spread around the world
Hidden into the dark, and feeding away on humans
The ghost factory!
It is a secret base for homunculi
Now, I’m going to defeat the ones left there
Busou Renkin
I want to go too! If there‘s something I can help with…
Ouch ouch, that hurts!
Don‘t come
The reason I gave you the kakugane was not because I wanted for you to fight
but because I felt that you were a life worth saving
The reason I told you of the Busou Renkin and the Homunculi
was because I wished for you to understand the situation and calmly cope with it
The fighting is task
But still!
Just don‘t come!
Ow! Ow!
Think about it carefully
What about your younger sister?
Are you going to leave her to awake and find herself all alone in the infirmary in the middle of the night after she‘s been through such a scary experience…
Since you seem to have no self consciousness, I’ll tell you
You are trying to decide your future right now
If you go back, you‘ll return to your regular life
and if you come, it‘ll be a life of battle
I don‘t have to tell you for you to know which world you belong in, right?
I don‘t want to get you involved any further
So don‘t come
You must not come
Go back with your younger sister
I wonder what it is? For some reason it seems as if I went through something extremely scary…
You really weren’t waking up very easily…
Would we have to use the the ones in the big container for it to help?
This and this…. And let‘s use this as well
It‘s scary, so stop!
I see, I bumped my head at the school grounds…
It‘s cold for some reason
That‘s because you weren‘t wearing a jacket
Here!
Thanks
Mahiro, about how tall are you now?
Let‘s see… 151 cetimeters
I see
Her shoulders… seemed extremely small
Thanks, Onii-chan
I‘m okay now, so let‘s go back
Onii-chan?
Alright! Let‘s go back now!
- yeah… - Let‘s run, Mahiro!
Dash!
Why? Why!!?
I‘ll separate your bones and flesh for you!
The ones that will be dying are you!
There‘s too many
This isn‘t at the mere level of a secret base!
This is the girl that Mita spoke of yesterday night
Last!
You are the alchemist warrior
The Busou Renkin expert selected from alchemists
but don‘t think you can win by just barging in by yourself
I am always alone!
Come!
Just what I wanted!
I did it!
Damnit, hiding beneath…
Isn‘t it painful to be alone? Alchemist warrior!
You…!
It activates upon the human’s combat instinct, and is the strength to fight!
That is the true use of the Kakugane
It gives form to the user’s dormant power
a unique creation of a weapon
Grasp, resolve, and roar the title…
Busou Renkin!
I’m back
- Welcome back, Mahiro-chan - Eh? What about Kazuki?
He was here until the front door but he left again saying he had something to do
At this late time? he can‘t do it tomorrow?
I asked him that too, but he said that he had to go now, no matter what
What is this?
It seems I‘m not the only one who had an ambush in the wait!
You‘re saying you want a match of strength with me? That would be interesting!
Pierce! My Busou Renkin!
The decorative cloth is turning into energy!?
How is it such a strong…
You! What about your younger sister!?
It‘s okay, I dropped her off
Fighting strenght of 30 minutes, but I‘m still alrig…
You‘re dead on your feet
Why did you cme? I told you not to, didn‘t I?
I couldn‘t choose just one side
What are you talking about?
Mahiro is important to me
but I didn‘t want to make you come here alone
Look beneath your feet
This is?!
I told you, didn‘t I? This is their way
It seems that this isn‘t just an ordinary secret base
We annihilated the ones here but there are probably more hiding out in the town
How could…
more of those monsters…?
The situation si worse that I thought
This time, for real, don’t get involved
Then I have to get involved
If there are guys like that hidden in the town, then Mahiro or my friends will be in danger
I have the power that you gave me, to fight
It‘s different from yesterday
This time you‘re jumping in even though you know everything
I was telling you for your own sake
Thanks, but sorry
It looks as if I won’t be able to just stand aside
I‘m going to help you get rid of these monsters
Mutou Kazuki
This boy has the natural disposition of a true warrior
Even if I said no, you probably wouldn‘t listen, right
Yes!
Alright then
I’ll train you hard in the name of warrior instruction
Instead you must never die before my eyes again
After this you must follow my orders, understood?
Understood!
- But… - What now?
Your name… what is it?
sorry, I was forgetting
Listen carefully, my name is Tokiko
Tsumura Tokiko
Tokiko…-san…
Can you hear my voice?
Is it reaching your heart?
If I pray this wish to a star
Will it come true?
Will my untold words be imparted?
Thank you, I mean it
I want to impart this song of mine
the heart I‘ve come to know only just now
The boy who received the kakugane
His Busou Renkin is poerwful
But he knows nothing
Next episode The identity for the Homunculus
I‘ll separate your bones from your flesh!