Masked Roachief Black RX's request: Watch this program in a bright room and at a safe distance from your TV, please!
Humans are no different from moths, really.
Be it festivals or fireworks displays,
the moment they see light, they flock to it.
We may have developed the technology to traverse the universe,
but it has about as much meaning as a crawling bug growing wings.
But thanks to that, we can just hold up butterfly nets to catch our prey,
so I'd say it ain't all bad.
One of them being a violent stag beetle with a
big ol' buzz saw growing on his head.
Hey, careful!
Watch where you're going, man! I'm gonna kill you!
You're the ones who need to be careful.
Speak of the devil.
Did you think it was okay for you youngsters to be out frolicking late at night?
Quit your flirting and break up right this instant,
or I'll throw you in the slammer!
Oops. That's no stag beetle.
It's a cockroach.
Love Is a Roach Motel
Hey, what the heck is he playing at?
Apparently he got turned down.
I'm dead sure this will look great on you!
Not to worry.
I hear yukata are made to suit washboards as well.
Let's go to the festival together!
Sorry, but I have a festival of blood to get to.
Quit flirting and go home!
So he's gone from a yukata date to wishing yukata dead, huh?
We can't let the shinsengumi's reputation get any worse than it already is.
Go stop him.
Kondo-san, Kondo-san.
Hunting down cutesy couples is all well and good,
but the way you're going about it, you'll scare off innocent folk, too.
Why don't you do tonight's rounds in a festival version?
Are there any bad couples flirting in yukatas here?!
This way, he won't ruin the festival ambiance,
and nobody'll know he's shinsengumi.
Don't resort to cutting him off from us.
What kind of festival is this?
Well, see you later.
I'm going to investigate whether the octopus balls actually have octopus meat in them.
Hey, wait!
I-I'll investigate whether the okonomiyaki stand has run out of mayonnaise!
I don't care anymore!
What the hell am I doing?
I'm trying to destroy the happiness of others just because I couldn't attain my own.
This mask fits me perfectly. I'm no better than a cockroach.
I'm so rotten to the core, I may as well be the chief of cockroaches.
No wonder Otae-san turned me down!
A guy like me belongs
in the shadows of the kitchen, caught in a sticky trap.
I should go home, to where roaches deserve to be.
Hey, look at that!
It's Masked Roachief Black RX!
So the dirty hero who protects Earth from the kitchen's shadows really exists!
Kagura-chan, that's just a mask.
O-Otae-san!
Aw, how lame.
Oh, it's a yakisoba stand!
I-I'm so sorry. That was rude of her.
D-Don't be! It didn't bother me at all.
She doesn't realize that it's me?
Huh? Where did she go?
Kagura-chan!
This is a problem.
She doesn't have any money on her.
U-Uh, if you'd like, I could look for her with you.
Thank you. This is a huge help.
Are you sure you don't mind?
W-We need to help one another out when we're in trouble.
It's a miracle!
Nothing I've done has ever worked,
but the moment I became a roach, I got blessed with such good fortune!
But aren't you here to enjoy the festival? You're sure it's all right?
Oh, I was actually pretty bored by myself.
Besides, I can't leave a girl here all alone.
That's true. I hope Kagura-chan is all right.
No, not just her. I meant you, too.
There's no way I could ignore such a beautiful damsel in distress.
M-Me?
Thank you.
You really are like some kind of hero.
What the hell? Things are looking great!
Why am I faring so much better as a roach than as Kondo Isao?
N-No. I don't care.
If it means I can go on a date with Otae-san, I'll gladly become a roach or whatever!
You there! How about a game?
Huh?
Oh, it's you, Otae.
Gin-san?
Ack! Why is he here?!
What are you doing here?
Well, I figured I could use this festival to make some money.
What about you? On a date with a roach?
T-Talk about rude!
I'm not a roach!
I'm Masked Roachief!
Roachief? So you are a roach, then.
No! I'm the chief of roaches!
So a roach, then.
You're being rude, Gin-san.
Kagura-chan got lost, so he's looking for her with me.
He's a kind roach.
So in the end, he is a roach.
If you're looking for Kagura,
she stole Shinpachi's wallet and was just getting chased around.
She'll get caught soon enough.
That's a relief.
That means I can meet up with her if I wait here.
Masked Roachief, thanks for your help—
Oh, no!
There's a Roach Motel here!
Masked Roachief?!
Damn it all! Now I can't take a single step away from this stand!
What am I to do?!
Are you telling me I have no choice but to play here?
Curse you, stand owner!
Actually, you're hindering my business, so could you leave?
I-I know!
If I have to play anyway, would you like to join me, Otae-san?
It'll be on me.
But I should be the one showing you my gratitude...
I-In that case, could you show it by hanging out with me a bit longer?
I'd love to, of course.
All right!
But the money...
He's a man, Otae. Don't embarrass him.
At times like these, you gotta let the guy carry the burden.
Solo 200 yen Couple 300 yen Cockroach 6,000 yen
Don't worry. I'll give you a couples' discount.
Aren't you putting too much of a burden on roaches?!
That cancels out the couples' discount!
Well, what do you expect?
They say for every cockroach you see, there are thirty others.
They mean inside a house!
Are you charging for thirty?!
If you don't like it, go elsewhere.
Goldfish Scooping Shooting Gallery Mold Carving
We've got everything!
Otae will stay here and wait for Kagura, though.
Damn you.
Trying to sweep the muck from beneath my feet, eh?
But in return, we've got everything, from goldfish scooping to a shooting gallery.
This is a miniature amusement park where you can
experience all the classic summer festival attractions, so it's worth the cost.
Very well.
I have to do this to enjoy a festival date with Otae-san.
Th-Then, Otae-san, why don't we try the shooting gallery?
Sounds good! That sure brings back memories!
I'm gonna do it!
On this date, I'm gonna capture Otae-san's heart in the Roach Motel!
Berth Motel
Come this way, please.
Otae-san, is there a prize you've got your eye on?
I'll shoot it down for you.
Really?
Which should I choose?
Ah, it feels like my heart's being cleansed anew.
So this is what a festival date is like.
I'd like that handkerchief, then.
You've got a keen eye, miss.
That's from the famous Bitch brand.
All right, boyfriend. Take close aim.
The trick is catching the center of the target in your crosshairs.
And...
Making sure the bullet gets there.
Like hell it will!
Quit treating a festival-goer like some kind of top-class sniper!
It's a special service for couples,
where we match the firing range to the distance between boy and girl.
It's too far!
You're so close to me, and yet I can't see you at all!
For a cockroach, you sure are quick to give up.
Why don't you shoot that handkerchief, then?
The handkerchief?
Who told you to aim at that?
What?
Shooting that won't get you any prizes.
First, land a headshot on that stand owner, and while he's knocked out...
You were offering up some other stand's prize?!
You can't call this a shooting gallery!
It's nothing but robbery!
Don't go picking up a gun if you're not prepared to hurt somebody.
I'd gladly land a headshot on you, though!
All right, all right.
We've even got a shooting gallery for babies like you.
That'll be 6,000 yen.
Are you gonna charge for every little thing?
It'd be quicker to just buy the handkerchief.
Wow!
That's a Bitch bag!
How'd you get that, Gin-san?
It's our top prize.
Can you guys shoot it?
Before that, isn't the gallery super weird?!
Who the hell is that old man?!
H-Hey, Gramps. You're in the way.
Could you move for a sec?
I'm gonna shoot, okay? Here I go!
It hit!
Only a fruit, though.
Uh, the old man is totally staring at me.
He's totally glaring at me!
He threw the prize at me!
What the hell?!
What kind of shooting gallery is this?!
Damn. I can't hit the bag at all.
Hey! The old man is crying now!
He doesn't wanna let go of the prize! It seems to be a portrait of someone!
Is that it? Is that what it's all about?
Is that his deceased wife's altar?
I can't shoot now!
He's staring at me with his tear-filled eyes!
Damn!
Now his grandchildren showed up!
They just blocked the shot themselves! Is that allowed?
Is that really allowed?!
They look like they're saying, "What more do you want to take from us?"
Wasn't this supposed to be a shooting gallery?!
This is totally like one of those
"if you can't pay up, cough up yer valuables" scenes!
Wait, why are you showing up in this story?!
"Oh? Looks like you've got somethin' nice over here."
"I'll let you off the hook with this for today," right?
As if! Don't just walk off with the prize!
Hold it!
Freeze!
Got him!
Here comes the last shot—
Happy 60th Anniversary.
Sorry I'm so late.
Here's the Bitch bag you always wanted.
My incompetence meant that I couldn't give it to you while you were still alive,
but please doll up in the afterlife and wait for me.
Sh-Shit!
Shit!
I'm sorry, Roachief.
I wasted
the last shot.
But this was for the best, wasn't it?
What's wrong with this shooting gallery?!
In the end, I paid 6,000 yen just to see a shitty skit!
Um, don't worry about it.
I'll buy the bag myself.
Shall we move on to the next one?
Damn it all!
So this is their style of festival?
But I won't give up!
I'll show 'em how tenacious a cockroach can be!
The cost is 6,200 yen for cockroaches, but we'll give you a 200 yen discount.
Th-Thanks.
Discount? Isn't this 200 yen shaved ice you bought from the next stand over?
Anyway, Kagura-chan, you had me so worried.
I was wondering where you ran off to.
I would've ended up being the third wheel, so it was the right decision.
Where did you find this handsome cockroach?
Jeez! I'm telling you, it's not like that.
Right, Roachief?
U-Um, Otae-san...
Now that we've verified that your friend is safe,
how about we try some other stands?
But they said we could try all sorts of games here.
And at a festival, the more the merrier, right?
Y-You're right.
I guess it's best to enjoy it with everyone.
This certainly is like a dream come true.
I can't believe Otae-san and I are on a festival date.
However, I can only have that smile directed at me
while I have this mask on.
Solo 200 yen Couple 300 yen Cockroach 6,000 yen
And the way this is going, I won't have nearly enough money.
I must show off my cool side in some quick game
and capture her heart.
We're good to go, sir.
You've tried the shooting gallery, so how about some mold carving next?
No festival is complete without this game, right?
Looks like it's a proper game this time.
Mold carving? What's that?
Oh, you've never played it?
Mold carving is a game where you use a needle to carve out
various shapes drawn on candies without breaking them.
Wow, that sounds like fun. I'm not sure I'll be able to do it, though.
I'll help you if you get stuck.
All right. For one turn,
consisting of three molds, it'll be 18,000 yen.
Not 6,000 yen per turn?!
It's 6,000 yen per mold.
In return, we've got some extravagant prizes,
and we'll even let you choose the pattern.
Mold Carving List 50k 100k 150k
What would you like, miss?
I recommend number two here. It's for 100,000 yen.
100,000 yen?!
We can win 100,000 yen just by carving this snake out?
I said we had extravagant prizes, didn't I?
Let's go with this one, Roachief.
All right, here's number two:
Goddess Benzaiten's White Dragon King avatar.
It was Goddess Benzaiten's White Dragon King avatar!
That's way too drastic a difference!
Where did all this detail come from?!
Is there a problem? It was always Goddess Benzaiten's White Dragon King avatar.
No, it was clearly an ordinary snake!
Oh, Goddess Benzaiten's White Dragon King avatar
did originally have the appearance of a white snake.
Maybe it transformed between cuts.
I couldn't care less about
the backstory of Goddess Benzaiten's White Dragon King avatar!
Carving this out is impossible!
How am I supposed to do the lightning?!
Mold Carving List 50k 100k 150k
Want to lower the difficulty level for the second mold, then?
Wanna try the 50,000 one?
Yeah, let's go with that.
Even if it turns out to be realistic-looking soft serve,
it should still be simple enough.
All right, here's your Goddess Benzaiten's White Dragon King avatar cream.
It was Goddess Benzaiten's White Dragon King avatar cream!
Knock it off!
It's all Goddess Benzaiten's White Dragon King avatar!
And what the hell is a Goddess Benzaiten's White Dragon King avatar cream?!
All I did was put it down, and it broke!
How about this, then? It's for 25,000 yen.
Who is that?!
I don't have a clue, but it looks easy, so let's go with that!
All right, here's your 3D White Dragon.
It was a 3D White Dragon!
No way!
No way in hell I can carve out such a manly White Dragon!
Maybe you only think it'd be difficult because you're fixated on the "carving out" part.
If you think along the lines of getting rid of
the unnecessary parts...
How?!
How did you make the White Dragon with just that?
What are you, a Futae-no-Kiwami master?!
But the White Dragon's horn is still there...
No, he doesn't have a horn!
How did it end up in this shape?!
You can apply the finishing touches, Roachief.
Please get rid of that unnecessary horn.
It's unnecessary? Is it not supposed to be there?
Crap, this is a huge responsibility.
If I mess up here...
No! Consider this a golden opportunity!
I have to show off my cool side here!
Yay, Bro!
So many broken mold pieces!
Let's dig in while we still have the chance.
Hey!
What are you doing, you brats?!
Only people who play the game get to eat the candy!
I've got no pieces to waste on the likes of you!
Th-Those are the kids from the shooting gallery!
Sorry about that.
Those brats have started coming to leech off the stand lately.
Apparently their parents ran away,
leaving them without a home or food.
I'm sure you think those pieces are no big deal,
but if you keep showing pity to strays, there'll be no end to it.
Look, Bro. That's a big White Dragon.
Think they'll throw that horn away?
Forget about it. Come here.
I told you to come here!
Oops. My hand slipped.
There are broken candy pieces everywhere.
Let me get rid of them.
That was okay, right?
This again?!
Yet again, they got in the way just when I was about to win!
They're the real roaches here!
Sorry. We were so close.
O-Oh, it's nothing.
Damn them! How dare they take advantage of Otae-san's kind heart?!
In that case...
Goldfish Scooping Shooting Gallery Mold Carving
Hey, could we try goldfish scooping next?
Goldfish scooping should be fine because the shop won't lose much money
even if we scoop out three or four.
Surely there won't be any need for them to interfere.
Wow! There are so many cute goldfish!
How about it, Otae-san?
Let's have a goldfish scooping battle.
The one who scoops the most fish gets to keep them all.
Are you sure?
I'll have you know, I'm pretty good at goldfish scooping.
Please.
I won't be outdone, either.
If I win, I can show off my manly side.
And if I lose, I'm making her look good.
No matter how it turns out, I win!
I won't hold back, okay?
Wait a minute.
I'm starting to feel nervous.
Do you mind if I practice a little?
No way. That's no fair, Otae-san.
Just a little bit, okay?
Pretty please.
Sheesh. Just a little, okay?
Yeah, a festival date is the best—
Huh? Only fifty-three?
Looks like I'm a bit rusty.
Okay, then. Let's do this for real.
Wow, you're pretty good, miss.
You think so?
I could get up to eighty in one go before.
You should focus on your prey more.
The trick is to predict how the goldfish will move.
And...
Reaching the goldfish, I guess.
This is the same as the shooting gallery!
The goldfish are too far away!
You went too far, Otae-san!
You made these roaches spring into action!
Excuse me. I can't reach the goldfish this way.
This is a special service for couples,
where we match the depth of the pool to the depth of the girl's greed.
You've turned the goldfish into deep-sea fish!
To shorten the distance between you and your girlfriend,
there are times when you need resolve strong enough to jump off a cliff.
That will only shorten my lifespan!
Who said you should jump to your death?
I'm telling you to snare some fish by bungee jumping.
Here's your safety line.
Wait!
Forget the fish, my neck's been ensnared instead!
Just go already!
Like hell I could—
I'll be going ahead, then.
What are you doing, Otae-san?!
Just how much are you staking your life on goldfish scooping?!
Huh? Did she forget to tie her safety line?
Otae-san!
C-Can't breathe!
Roachief?
I-I'm here to save you, Otae-san.
Don't get in my way!
It's against the rules!
This isn't the time for that!
You and I are both going to die!
Watch out!
Somebody help...
That's right. Somebody call for help.
...our Gramps!
Why you?!
My neck's gonna break!
What are you doing, Gramps?
Grandma, I'm coming to see you right now...
Gramps, don't tell me...
Nobody cares about that stupid skit!
I'm in danger of going to see her first!
You guys must now make a fateful decision.
Will you scoop up goldfish, or will you scoop up Gramps' life?
Pick whichever you like.
What kind of goldfish scooping is this?!
If you want to scoop the goldfish, all you have to do is let go.
Hey! Just how badly do they not want to lose their goldfish?!
I can't let him go!
But at this rate, even Roachief will...
I had a feeling you'd say that.
That's right.
The date may have ended up as a mess,
but that's what makes Otae-san who she is.
Then...
I'll protect both you and your beliefs until the very end!
After all,
I'm Masked Roachief Black RX!
Now! Climb up here, you two!
Uh, I'm sorry,
but we already reached the ground.
The rope stretched all the way down.
I guess we had another option to choose from.
Scooping goldfish using Gramps.
My, my, Roachief.
I don't plan on scooping goldfish with a cockroach, you know.
Of course...
Not with a gorilla, either.
Maybe he'll learn from this and quit stalking.
I can't believe he tried to deceive the boss lady
by wearing a mask to get close to her. What a jerk.
I don't know about that.
This mask may have hidden his face,
but in exchange, it may have made other things easier to see.
Like how this pervert wasn't a gorilla, but a cockroach?
No, that's not it.
Like how spending the festival with everyone was fun.
Preview
Next Episode:
A Kaboom Summer?
A Kafrizz Summer?
A Disperse Summer?
Oh...
A Sizzle Summer
"A Sizzle Summer!"
And...
Preview
"A Nothing Summer, 2015."
A Nothing Summer, 2015
Summer break has reached its closing stages!
You won't be able to play for much longer! Mwahaha! (Demon Lord)
Once you become a working adult, you won't get many chances to use offensive spells,
so let's up our defense and do our best!