We're almost at the city, Kon.
It's the city you've been waiting for this whole time.
You can sleep in a bed and have a decent meal.
It's the city you dreamed of.
Adults are all liars!
Especially the ones associated with the athletic festival!
They toy with people's emotions!
You're almost there, you can see it, you'll be there after the bend!
They're the reason I'm suspicious!
You're so silly.
It's because you stuffed yourself like a silly goose this morning.
I told you not to overdo it.
Such a silly goose.
Well, excuse me!
Wait, did you call me silly three times?!
Besides, why isn't a girl like you tired?!
I am but a delicate flower at heart, stuck in the body of a man.
My chest is done though.
Lame, super lame!
Lame?
What does that mean?
Lame is lame.
Judging from your speech pattern,
it seems that you use the word "lame" whenever the target of that word
does or says something that does not fit your opinion
or when you wish to express your dissatisfaction or disagreement.
However, I believe that makes your use of the language highly questionable.
I mean your brain stopped.
Shut up, idjit!
Idjit?
I guess that would be derived from idiot. I have a theory about that too.
Maybe you're trying to make it more guttural by adding the "j".
What the hell is this conversation?!
I'm a poor boy dragged kicking and screaming from his home!
Treat me nicer!
But we already are.
Then where's my soft bed?!
Or yummy food?!
Or cute chicks?!
That's what I'm talking about!
Like I said, right there.
I've had it up to here with my DT!
Won't you help me lose my DT (lose my DT)
I want to return home as a real man
(Can I help?)
The treasure I've kept my whole life is too saddening to bear (saddening to bear)
I've long since hoped to give it up to you
Since I crossed worlds and met you, we've hardly been apart
I dream every night, but not always soundly
I toss and turn as my Hyperion bursts into flames
How can I cool my fevered aura?
The closer we become, and the further we clash,
the more my Alma Gear rises for battle
Won't you help me lose my DT (lose my DT)
My right hand has served me faithfully, but now we must part (Farewell!)
It is decided; we shall no longer be apart (no longer be apart)
I won't let you go until our score is settled
(Tonight's the night!)
I will fight to lose what is mine
Ooh, looks like it's time for the swimsuit episode! Too bad this chick has balls!
Utahiroba Jun from Golden Bomber makes a special appearance as this character. It's his first voice-acting gig!
This world is nice.
There's an abundance of half-naked chicks.
Loads of strange, yet simple and tasty food.
It would be perfect if I could add love to that list.
Let's go, Love Hunter on the Beach!
Kon, I'm coming in.
You pervert!
Gross!
What's wrong with you?
What's with those muscles?!
Gross!
You think so?
I'm someone whose lifeblood is the martial arts.
This is totally normal.
No, please don't make your nipples move!
Kon, you look like an insect.
I told you to treat me more nicely!
Sounds like they're getting along.
I don't really want to stay in one place for too long.
But he asked for it.
You're so nice, Marian.
Just to those who are nice to me.
What is this party?
A lolita, a bombshell, a hulk...
Everybody's too extreme!
And I'm scrawny.
Stinkin' games!
Wait, this isn't their fault.
Stinkin' me!
Wait, it's not my fault!
And thinking about it, I am a Hyperion!
I can use that mysterious power!
What is Kon muttering about?
It sounds like his baseless confidence and brutal reality are violently clashing.
Sounds fun.
Well, then.
Maybe I should console him.
Beautiful!
Hey baby, you so fine!
The sun ain't got shit on how hot you are!
What's a siren like you doing on a dinky little beach like this?
How 'bout you and me go grab a drink together, eh?
Oh, thank you for the offer, but...
You taken?
No, I'm not, but...
She has balls.
He backstabbed me!
I'll be damned if I'm the only one not having fun.
I'm taking you with me!
You fucking virgin...
Now, now, miss—I mean, miss-ter.
Mister! If there's love, balls or no balls...
Doesn't matter at all!
Glad you understand.
Come on. Let's go, let's go.
What's with this freedom?!
What the hell?
Nobody cares about lil' ol' me, the main character.
It's no good. I'm out of shape.
I used to be able to dive longer.
Are you bragging?
Really, Grand Blue?!
My name is Sainglain.
So Marian isn't back yet?
As usual.
Even the girls love her?!
Marian is always like that.
That's why I don't want to stay too long in one place.
Leaving is always so difficult.
But she's got balls! And boobs! She's a transsexual!
Is that okay? Is that right?!
I don't mind.
I never had any problems with it.
But really, what is it with her?
You mean Marian?
I understand the warrior for the princess part,
but why a transsexual?
She's totally destroying my sweet world view here!
I don't understand why she's in this party!
But I do.
She's a good cook.
She has a way with meat.
Like "it's grilled to perfection"?
Get outta my face!
She can play the lyre.
Her knowledge of healing herbs is comparable to that of professionals.
Enough! I'm full!
Too much! No, thank you!
She can cook?
A musician?
An absolutely ballin' beauty?
And popular?!
She's damn perfect. That's taking cheating to another level.
Hey, there!
Why the hell is she a tranny?!
Can't she just be a man?!
Oh yeah, I guess we haven't told you yet.
It's time you learned why she gave up her manhood.
Isn't it because she wanted to?
She agonized quite a lot before seeing no other choice.
If things had been different, she wouldn't be here like this.
I was eight years your senior when I was first able to perform the Flower Basin.
It is all thanks to your training.
I want you to have this.
Father, this is...
I received it from my father.
It is not worth much, but it is quite useful.
Is he going to learn the secret technique then?
It appears that's what Father is intending.
Why?!
If anything, you're the one most deserving of it.
Why should the youngest get it?
In our school, only the very strongest is chosen as successor.
Father also earned the right to succession by being the strongest.
It wouldn't be strange at all if it happened again.
That's nonsense!
If he has no respect for his elder brothers,
he has no place in martial arts!
He's not a true warrior!
He isn't strict enough to be a ruler!
Wait, wait, wait!
You're just making it up, aren't you?
Seriously, that's so cliché.
I can already see the ending.
I haven't been reading manga for nothing.
You know what happens next?
It's obvious.
A fight breaks out in the family, and everyone splits into two, maybe even three factions.
Exactly.
The fighting started soon after.
Oh, it's you.
As an instructor I have trained you hard and raised you to be a first-class martial artist.
However, as a father, I was not able to give you anything.
Please take care of the rest, of everybody...
Father...
Brother, our father will surely be sad to see you mourn like that.
Sad?
Our father?!
How dare you tell me not to mourn him when he died by your hands?!
What kind of man are you?!
What?
By whose hands?
This is the proof!
You remember, right?
That's right, this is the short sword Father gave you.
This is the wicked tool that stole Father's life!
But I haven't seen it since yes—
Haven't seen it since yesterday?
You need to lie better than that!
What say you, Brother?
It appears he will not even defend himself.
Is this true?
Did you really do this to Father?!
I... I can't say...
Hold it right there!
That doesn't add up!
No two ways about it— the middle brother's clearly the culprit!
Yup.
Yup? Then why didn't he say something?
What would that have accomplished?
What do you mean?
His father died without appointing a successor,
nor did he pass on the final secret technique.
Any further, and the family name would be desecrated.
Who cares?
As a young 21st century boy who lives in the now,
that makes absolutely no sense to me!
Just listen.
Even after Marian was made the scapegoat for their father's death,
the voices suggesting that he succeed his father did not disappear.
That's how overwhelmingly strong Marian's connection to the people was.
You didn't even avenge Father's death!
Brother!
You have no right to be the successor!
Brother!
Even my finest blow was meaningless in front of you.
Why would you...
I don't have the qualifications to learn the final secret technique.
Forgive me.
I know that everybody wants it to be you.
Please stand, brother.
I don't have the qualifications either.
The skills, the charisma...
You are more than qualified.
I'm going to leave this house.
I will seal away my skills and swear to never use them again.
I enjoy the learning and training,
but I don't know what's beyond that.
I don't have the qualifications to master these skills.
And that's why Marian left her family.
Why didn't he say his piece then?
I would have done it.
I would have rubbed it in their faces.
And what the hell is this qualification crap?!
Why would you want to add more fuel to the flames?
The middle brother was trying to make people more dissatisfied with the eldest,
but after Marian left, all of that tension was lifted.
The middle brother was good at scheming,
but he couldn't openly fight his older brother.
I believe Marian has not returned to her family since.
I see.
Huh, but wait.
That doesn't explain why she needed a sex change.
Wasn't leaving the house enough?
You're right.
Oh, Sain, you have such a way with words.
I almost believed you!
That's not where the story ends.
What's going on now?
Mom, there's something here.
Don't mess around. We're going.
Okay...
He's still breathing.
Did you save me?
What do you think?
You're going to owe me big time.
He was a really terrible lord.
I ran for my life,
and that's how I ended up here.
I see.
And you?
I...
Well, if you don't want to talk about it, that's fine.
I threw it away.
The good, the bad, all of it.
That's good.
That's the smartest way to go about it.
What are you going to do now?
No idea.
Do you know where you want to go?
No.
That's wonderful.
Not having a destination means that you can go anywhere you want.
Go where the wind takes you.
That's right...
Yup!
How are you feeling?
Better.
I asked the owner here to make soup for you.
These mushrooms are expensive...
It's fine to splurge once in a while.
It's good.
A little more.
I'm never hungry right when I wake up.
You eat it.
It's pretty.
Yes.
I had fun.
Throw me away.
Throw me away and forget me so you can live.
I won't.
Marian?
Mariandel?
I see.
The name Marian is using is the name of the person she loved in the past.
By becoming her, she's reliving life for that unlucky girl.
So don't talk badly about her so much.
I'm sorry.
Ah, man. I'm so...
Damn it!
Thanks!
That was fun!
Bye!
I'm Marian. Meow, meow meow, meow meow!
Hiya! How ya doin'?
Kon, deary, wa-water!
I want some water. Not Walter.
Marian, you shouldn't do this.
What do you mean?
It might be weird for a kid like me to say this,
but isn't it important that you live your life in a respectable fashion?
I don't get it!
Oh no, I spilled some.
It's cold!
Here's a towel.
You pervert.
Wai—
I just said that you should treat yourself with res—
I mean I'm... Huh? Um...
No, no, no, no, there's someone I like already!
Want to practice?
P-P-Practice?!
What? Do what? What?!
What could it be?
W-Wait!
I think I had a bad dream.
Stubble? Is that stubble?
Did I dream about stubble?
L-Let's calm down.
Yeah, let's calm down!
Calm down about what?
This is bad, man!
Really fucking bad!
You want to know what?
Everything is bad—character-wise, logically, everything!
I can't believe I made you cheat on your dead lover!
Lover?
All right, I took it too far. I'm sorry.
You were taking it so seriously that we couldn't help it.
Sorry.
But you know, Sainglain, that was marvelous.
No, no, Princess, yours was so good it had me tearing up!
Well, then?
What's the real reason?
Because I want to be, of course.
Get your head out of the clouds.
Hey, Marian!
Coming!
All right, then one nugget of truth.
People lie when they say that the first time hurts.
Let's go, ED! Go, go, go, go!
Grab his precious balls!
Let's go, ED! Go, go, go, go!
Love and dreams aren't so important!
Give me some balls!
You can't do much when you're all respectful, right?
Come on! Hit me!
Behold an anime of shock & awe!
We're all like guys from next door, that's what makes it great!
Let's go, ED! Go, go, go, go!
Be yourself and break through their lines!
Let's go, ED! Go, go, go, go!
Being safe is boring
Let's go, ED! Go, go, go, go!
Grab his precious balls!
Let's go, ED! Go, go, go, go!
Nobody cares about your dreams and love and offspring once you're dead!
Let's go, ED!
Next Time
The princess is kind of in a bad mood.
Oh well, she's probably just short-tempered.
She's such a child.
What are Sainglain and Marian so afraid of?
What? The St. Piria family's hyperactivity period?
The hell's that?
The upper echelons grow impatient with Incognito, and secretly dispatch the assassin Georg.
Oh, and there's no need to worry about Kon's DT after that one scene. It appears to still be intact.