Here to report hot news with a hot heart, Hero Bank Times!
I'm your on-the-scene reporter, Maki Kashii!
With a ten billion yen championship prize on the line,
the Big Money Hero Wars are currently underway!
We're already seeing fight leaders who
have cleared the ten-win qualification requirement!
I'm getting fired up!
I've got to meet the qualifications soon, too!
Kaito! You're spilling your rice!
Huh? O-Oh...
Jeez! You're such a slob.
You oversleep, you don't flush the toilet,
and to top it all off, your hair!
It's so unkempt! Get a haircut already!
What? It's still fine! Haircuts are a hassle.
What are you saying?
If you say that
and end up with no hair to cut, like Grandpa, it'll be too late to regret it.
That's right.
Your savings and your hair both disappear before you know it.
Not that it's any of your business!
If you keep growing it out like that,
it'll keep snowballing until you look like a bearded daruma.
A bearded daruma?
I won't!
Don't underestimate a sleek elementary schooler!
Anyway! I'll give you some money,
so go get it cut tomorrow. Okay?
'Kay...
Also, while you're at it, why don't you chop off that frumpy
regent-style hair altogether?
Even if Heaven and Earth get flipped on their heads, I'll never cut off my regent!
Man!
It sucks that Sis doesn't get how awesome regents are...
But...
She might be right about it being a little long.
Perilous! Kaito's Regent!!
Perilous! Kaito's Regent!
Big Money Company
Preview
Shadow Yagyu Robo's evil plot presses upon Bad Boy General!
Just who is the mysterious pinwheel man who's appeared in the nick of time?
Next time on Mobile Suit Gang Boss, Bad Boy General episode 87,
"You're Yashichi, Aren't Ya?!"
Episode 87
"You're Yashichi, Aren't Ya?!"
Bow your head down low and look forward to it!
So fired up!
Bad Boy General was on fire again this week, though.
Unsurprising from a popular SFX program that boasts 30% of the viewership.
They spare no expense when making it.
In particular, Bad Boy General's line,
"There are things a man learns to see because he endures," was so intense!
You really like Bad Boy General, don't you, Kaito?
Obviously!
I mean, I grew out this regent because I want to be
a passionate man like the General!
You used Bad Boy General as your Hero Suit, too.
Yeah, it's Enter the Gold now, though.
It's a Hero Suit I got in exchange for a ten billion yen debt.
I'm gonna use it in the Big Money Hero Wars to win, win, and win some more!
Ten billion yen...
Debt...
Getting down won't get us anywhere!
I've already entered,
so let's get to town and look for someone to Hero Battle!
Oh, wait, Kaito.
You have to get your hair cut first.
You told us at break time that your sister gave you money yesterday
and told you to get one, right?
What? I was just about to get started. You're no fun!
Kaito-kun.
Getting your personal appearance in order
is one of the most basic of business basics.
What?
I got a zap, though!
He says if your hair is long, you should get a haircut!
Uh, that sounds pretty obvious to me...
Guess I'll have to...
Platina's prophecies are never wrong, so I should listen.
But I want to hurry and have a battle. What a pain...
I know!
Nagare, go get a haircut for me!
Huh, me?
Please, Nagare?
You're Big Money Company's Head of Whatever.
Call it company orders!
Guess I have no choice...
Wait, that's not even possible!
It's your hair that's grown long,
so there's no point in me getting mine cut!
Darn...
Shopping
Big Money Shopping District
When you speak of hairdos, you think of regents.
And if you want a regent, this is the place to go!
Your usual stop, Haircut Palace, right?
Yeah!
Wh-What?!
Haircut Palace
It's closed, though.
"Due to various circumstances, this shop is now closed."
Closed?! Why?!
If this place shuts down, where do I go to get my regent?!
I can't breathe, Kaito-kun...
There's nothing I can do about it.
Oh, if it ain't Kaito.
The owner of Haircut Palace!
Old man!
What do you mean the shop's closed?
Why are you shutting it down?!
The reason is that.
That?
Whoa! Wh-What is that?
Salon de Delon.
They're a business rival that set up shop near mine recently.
Before I knew it, they'd pulled up my customer base by the roots,
and my business was doomed.
If you give up just because of that, who will give me my regent 'do?!
Thanks, Kaito.
I'm happy to hear you say that,
but there's nothin' I can do now.
To this day,
I've honed my skills as best I could to give my customers their desired haircuts,
but, in these times,
no one can get by on just that old-fashioned pride in their work.
Sorry, Kaito.
I'd like to cut your hair as a farewell gift,
but I'm no good at sentimental stuff like that.
See ya.
I've got to get ready to move, so do excuse me.
Old man...
How about it? Find anything out?
Yes. Salon de Delon...
"A beauty parlor managed by the charismatic French beautician, Delon Arai.
He's opened many branch shops in various locations nationwide."
Plus, he invests the money he makes as a professional fight leader into advertising,
and by tying into all sorts of media, he has rapidly gained customers.
Haircut Palace has no chance of beating that, though.
Business is heartless.
What're you saying?!
The old man's regent is the best on Earth!
How could he lose to some borrowing (karimasu) and lending (kashimasu) beautician?
It's "charisma (karisuma)," Kaito.
I don't really get it,
but it's clear he's just some superficial jerk who can advertise well!
I'll test him and see just how skilled he is!
If he gives me some awful regent, then I'll take it all out on him!
Excuse me!
Welcome!
Here, here, over here!
My! You're such a lucky boy!
The charismatic beautician, moi, is personally styling your hair!
How lucky for you to have come during a lull in customers!
Truly, truly!
I want it like this.
Oh...
Okay!
Leave it to moi! Moi shall hit it right on the mark!
Yes. All done!
Wh-What's this?!
Dear, dear, you don't know?
This is all the rage right now, the super popular Rainbow Mohawk.
I asked you to give me a regent cut!
Why'd you give me this kooky hairdo?
But, but, but!
The hairstyle you requested is so old-fashioned and frumpy.
Delon calls that a non non!
The most popular star
in the world of showbiz, "Ham-Katsu" or Katsuya Hamura,
Katsuya Hamura
and the media's most beloved
Oshime Choriki
diapered idol, Oshime Choriki-chan,
both say this is a great hairstyle!
Oh, it's too much!
Delon is getting embarrassed!
So, so, the tabloids, TV, everyone agrees!
You have no choice but to ride on this wave, boy!
Cut the crap!
Quit babbling and put it back the way it was!
I refuse.
Then let's settle it with these.
A match with a Gamble Rule!
If I win, give me my regent hair back! Got it?
Uh, Kaito, I don't think that's possible...
What? Are you saying I'll lose or something?
It's not that...
Fine.
But, if moi wins, what will you do for moi?
You can give all of them rainbow mohawks!
What?!
Don't decide that on your own!
I don't want a rainbow mohawk, though!
Moi doesn't like it, either!
Moi doesn't want to fiddle around with you brats' hair.
But, but!
If you can let me have my way with some supremely glossy, long black hair,
then I don't mind going along with it.
Glossy, long black hair?
Speaking of pretty black hair...
There's Kaito's sister, though...
All right! Then I'll bet my sister's hair!
Huh?!
Kaito!
I really think you should quit while you're—
Wait a second!
Torai! Why are you here?
I-It's not like I was gettin' a vogue hair style
to try an' get Ai's attention or anything!
Don't get me wrong!
Anyway, betting Ai's black hair on a battle?
What's the meaning of that? I won't allow it!
Why do I need your permission?
Why? Well...
Oh?
That's a picture of Kaito's sister.
Torai, why do you have a picture of my sister?
Well... Um...
Excellent! Beautiful!
This is ideal black hair!
If you're betting this, I'll go along with your Gamble Rule!
All right, it's decided!
Huh? Ah, hey...
Here we go! Let's start the battle!
Hey, you're ignoring me?!
Bankfon G, activate!
Job change!
Enter the Gold!
Enter the Gold
Job change!
Scissors Beauty!
Scissors Beauty
Here we go!
It's the start of yet another hot battle!
Aiming to clear the Big Money Hero Wars qualifiers,
these two fight leaders are sending sparks flying!
First, a man well-known in all forms of media,
the battling beautician, Scissors Beauty, Delon Arai!
Facing him, an elementary schooler who looks like he could burn,
Enter the Gold, Kaito Gosho!
I'm gonna rip you a whole new one, so prepare yourself!
Kaito-kun, was this really a good idea?
Making your sister's hair the subject of a Gamble Rule...
I'm sure that if I lose this battle, Sis will kill me.
Kaito!
Don't worry.
I'll definitely win.
Hero Battle!
Fight!
Victory to the swift!
Slip.
Oh? Swing and a miss...
You've got to aim well or you'll never connect.
You jerk!
Kaito-kun, calm down!
Don't fall for his taunts!
I'm gonna open a wind tunnel in his butt!
Amazing! He's dodging them all by a hair's breadth, though!
His movements are almost like hair fluttering in the wind.
In a word, Kaito-kun's attacks are like a sudden gust.
If he took them head-on, then even if he guarded, there would be damage.
But, if he evades them with agility, there's no effect.
Why, you!
Shaggy Style!
That was...
As the name suggests,
it was the hand technique he uses to create a shaggy cut.
Dance like hair, cut like scissors!
This is the way moi fights!
A weak attack like that...
You're open! Bubble Shampoo!
Ow!
Oh? That shook you up more than I expected.
Boy, do you dislike shampoo?
Ack!
What a bullseye!
For Kaito-kun, a fifth grader who still uses a shampoo hat to wash his hair,
getting foam in his eyes is his absolute weakness!
Mitsuo! How do you know that?!
Gathering intelligence is a business basic!
Now that I know your weak spot, you are mine!
Bubble Shampoo, Random Blast!
Dance, dance, my bubbles!
Dance like mad with my bubbles!
I can't see anything!
You'll be able to see soon enough...
The word "defeat"!
Kaito's taking a lot of damage, though!
He can't get a single attack in...
At this rate, Kaito will lose...
No, not yet!
He keeps on taking so much damage,
but he hasn't taken one step back!
Huh?
You're right!
Kaito-kun has been standing firm in the center of the ring the whole time!
That guy in the unfamiliar Hero Suit is really going all out, huh?
Seeing him endure all that gets me pumped up, too.
Why don't you just lose already and take it easy?
There's no place in the modern day for you with that Bad Boy regent style!
I love Yummy Sticks' shrimp-mayonnaise flavor!
Huh?
Mitsuo likes veggie salad,
Fukuta likes teriyaki burger,
Nagare likes brown sugar...
Everyone has their own preferences!
I'm not gonna just follow trends!
I'll stick with my Bad Boy!
This brat...
Kaito, you...
Enter the Gold!
I've taken a liking to that Bad Boy willpower!
I'm cheering you on!
Me, too!
So am I!
This is...
He's raking it in, though!
The sight of Kaito not backing down an inch
seems to have moved the hearts of the spectators.
No matter how much battle money you save up,
it doesn't change the fact that you cannot make a move against moi!
Endure it, Kaito!
If you don't stand firm here, you're not a man!
There are things a man learns to see because he endures.
Things a man learns to see because he endures...
What's that?
I can... I can see something.
Here he comes!
What?! He dodged it?
He shouldn't have been able to see it. How?
His heart's eye?
Don't underestimate elementary schoolers!
He ripped my butt chin a new one!
No way...
He knocked him out with one blow...
He's done it!
Enter the Gold turned it completely around!
With a single decisive blow, he floored his strong opponent, Scissors Beauty!
A blow fired with a honed heart
is superior to a thousand blind strikes.
It looks like you've become a bit better at wearing Enter the Gold.
I lost.
H-Huh?
Kaito!
You did it, though!
Did I actually win?
You did!
You turned the tables in one shot and won a huge victory!
I knew it! I am the strongest!
Darn it! What's with that jerk?
He lost the battle, and now he's saying he can't turn my hair back into a regent!
That's breaking the rules!
I don't think there's anything he can do about it...
Hey...
The shop is open.
Old man!
Oh, Kaito.
Mister, if the shop's open, then...
Haircut Palace is going to stay around?!
Yes...
I thought it over, and even if my rival stole some of my customers,
if I'd just trusted in my abilities, I could've kept the shop going.
And yet, I let my heart fold at some point.
But, Kaito.
When I saw you stand your ground earlier,
I felt like giving it another shot.
Your tenacity lit a fire in my worker's spirit.
Old man...
How about it, Kaito?
To celebrate the reopening, why don't I give you a regent?
Seriously?! Please!
Uh, you can say that all you want, but...
I don't think you'll be able to get his head back to normal, though.
All done. How is it?
All right!
This is what I'm talking about!
I knew you could do it, old man!
It's back to normal...
His skill is just a hair too supernatural...
So ultimately, the man at Haircut Palace cut your hair for free?
Yeah. He said it was a gift, so I didn't have to pay.
Give me back the money I gave you to get a haircut, then.
Aw! Why?
Don't get your butthole all in a knot.
It is not!
Is it wide open, then?
Of course it's not!
And stop talking about buttholes while we're eating!
But you just said it too, Sis.
Kaito!
Why're you mad at me?!
Because you're saying weird stuff!
I didn't say anything weird!
Strong...
Kaito, you are truly strong.
But, so am I...
Kaito-kun, let's do the next episode preview right once in a while.
But we've only got 15 seconds.
You could just mention the highlights, though.
Loincloths!
That's even less clear!
Next time: "Burst Angler! A Meeting with Piscesamurai!!"
"Burst Angler! A Meeting with Piscesamurai!!"
Let's rake in the dough!