I'm glad Sir Erec came home all safe and sound.
Do you think he recovered from his fights with DT already?
By the way, where exactly did he get hurt?
Any idea, Variation?
Probably his spirit.
I see. He might not look that way, but Sir Erec can be quite naive.
Really?
According to the image I have in my head.
When we were at his home, Sir Erec kept beating himself up about it.
What was that?
Beating himself, you say?
Not the kind of beating you're into.
I would have been happy to console him.
Oh, Sir Erec has a fiancée.
What?!
But he's never laid a finger on Miss Emilia.
Ah, the teasing game.
No, damn it.
He doesn't want to since it's a political marriage.
That's definitely not it.
Marriage is like ending your life.
How did that even come up?!
Well, I guess at times like these...
we need to go to a hostess club!
Hell no!
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
We're already up to the 10th episode of Ixion Saga DT. If this show was one season long, it'd be about time for the climax...
Can these guys really afford to take it so easy? They'll be fine, okay! (We're just talking to ourselves.)
Hey!
I got some water.
Thanks, Kon.
Jeez, we've only got jerky and dried fruit left.
I am so sorry, Princess.
I hope you will accept this humble offering.
Don't worry about it, Marian.
We'll get to a town tomorrow.
Sounds like someone was off on how much food we'd need.
I guess so!
Captain!
This oversight must be strictly rectified.
Keep harping on this and you won't get dinner.
I thank you from the bottom of my humble heart for this food.
Sleeping outside and eating grub like this
really makes you yearn for civilization.
Hey, do we have soy sauce?
Soy sauce?
If only we had a convenience store.
We could have hot oden soup, or rice balls.
And fried chicken on a stick.
And teen magazines.
What are you talking about?
You don't know what comics are?
Well, of course you don't.
That reminds me, whatever happened to Goten the 3rd?
Who won the Tenkaichi athletic tournament?
Are you talking about your old world?
I haven't played a game in so long.
I haven't watched any cartoons.
I haven't eaten any junk food or candy.
We don't have any, so suck it up, all right?
Let me just lay it out for y'all.
Back in my world,
I was a real dyed-in-the-wool anti-social gamer nerd!
That part of me screams!
What the hell is this eating and sleeping in nature crap?!
Why do I have to squeeze out every drop of insight and courage and shit
every god damned day just so I can live long enough to see the next one?
The hell are you going on about?
I wanna go home.
That's why you're traveling with us.
He's right.
Once we reach the capital, I'm sure we'll find a way to get you home.
I really want to play some video games.
I bet a bunch of new ones have come out.
Yes!
I want to eat junk food and read comics.
I haven't watched any late-night cartoons lately either.
I wonder what happened on Magical Wife Lyrical Hanako.
Maybe it already wrapped up.
That reminds me.
I wonder how much time has passed since I arrived here.
Three months or so?
Shouldn't this kind of cartoon be wrapped up in one season?
Let me go home, let me go home, let me go ho—
Nobody can say it three times that fast!
There it is.
It's pretty big!
Yeah!
I hope they have a lot of good restaurants.
You want to eat first?
Lodgings.
I want to take a hot bath after all this time.
Yes!
Let's find a nice place to stay.
Kon's pretty quiet today, huh?
You've been doing that all morning.
Kon?
I'm finished.
What is that?
Is that also something from civilization?
It's a controller.
This feels marvelous.
This is the life!
Hey, kids! No running in here!
Told ya.
Up, up, down, down, up, down, right!
It was up!
Down, down, down, down, down, down, down!
Hey, Kon, the bath is empty right now.
Why don't you go wash off your sweat?
No.
Up, go up!
Not bad!
Take this!
Right, right, left, up, down, up, down!
Right there!
Up, up!
All right!
That's what he was up to.
You mean he doesn't even want to eat?
He told me to bring him back some .snacks and comics, if there were any.
What are these snacks he speaks of?
Are they different from normal sweets?
Apparently, they're not sweet, but either savory, or spicy, or comprised of strange flavors.
They're often crunchy or crispy.
Hey, Kon!
You wanted snacks, so we got you some.
'Kay.
What is he doing?
Uh...
I'm watching TV.
TV?
I'm watching Space Masterpiece Theater:
The Little Princess Sara.
It's the part when her father dies and she gets taken in by her Uncle Ral.
It's so sad...
Look, Kon, we got you some famous snacks of this region.
Bees marinaded in syrup.
Smoked rolly lizard tails.
Buttered momora larvae.
They're all crunchy, crispy, and quite interesting.
That's not what I want!
Just forget it!
I'm playing a game, so just leave me alone!
The important question now is, where did I save last?
See? Very strange.
He's got none of his normal energy.
He just keeps randomly talking about the other world.
Maybe he remembered his home and it made him lonely.
Maybe he's homesick.
Guess he's still a kid.
Zap, zap!
Bang, bang, bang!
Right there!
We have to do something, though.
We can't just let him fall further into depression.
He'll get sick if he doesn't eat something.
Up, up, up!
Bam!
Kon?
All right!
I told you to leave me alone!
But you need to eat something.
Is there anything you want?
Then bring me a big hamburger meal.
From Smackdonalds.
That's food from your home, right?
Will you explain it to us?
It's a big hamburger with fries and chicken nuggets.
And a large cola.
Okay, Kon.
Can you give me some more details?
First off, what's a big hamburger?
Aggressively greasy.
Tenaciously sweet.
Harshly seasoned.
It's so good for your tastebuds, but so bad for your body.
Well, what's in it?
These ingredients look very different from what we use in this world.
Cloned beef?
Genetically altered?
Artificially flavored?
What is all this?
I'll do what I can to make it.
Princess, I'm afraid this will require various expenses.
He's useless like this.
Do whatever it takes.
Thank you so much.
That's a lot of food.
I'm going to try to make it from this.
Yeah!
First in Sapporo!
Kon, it looks like the big hamburger meal is done.
Come eat.
Come again?
Could this possibly be...
Take it slowly.
Why don't you drink something first?
C-Cola?
Would you like another glass?
Yeah!
Give me another one!
What, you want more?
All right, one second.
Oh, and some more fries too.
Mar?
Hey, Marian.
What is this?
Stop right there, ingredients!
Two hundred eleven.
Two hundred twelve.
Hey, how was the big hambur—
Kon?
Ba-ba-ba-ba!
Huh? Wrong spell?
Reset!
So, where did you and Sir Erec go after that?
A hot spring!
Whoa, a hot spring?
That sounds good.
It's so hot, but you have to endure it.
You've got a one track mind.
So, are you saying you got into a tub with Sir Erec?
No, he wanted to be alone.
I-I see.
Sounds like, you know...
I'll say it right now,
Sir Erec would never go to a cheap hostess club.
That's not all.
You know, there are plenty of gentlemen's places around a hot spring resort
that are ready to cater to the customer's every need, if you know what I mean.
I told you it's not like that!
Then where does he get his manly needs met?
You know, in fighting, that's where.
I see.
That is so him.
Putting his life on the line.
The splash of blood.
The scream of the enemy.
But he won't finish yet!
The fun is just beginning!
The enemy is begging for his life,
but he is killing him ever so slowly, bit by bit!
That's all you!
I don't think the problem was with the taste.
But Kon's back in la la land again.
So we can't get any of those comics or whatever he wanted?
That's right.
What are comics anyway?
They're like our illustrated sagas, but with many, many more pictures.
Are they different from picture books?
It would seem so.
They're for both the young and the old.
They can make you excited, anxious, nervous...
Some of them are even erotic.
Then it must be one of those...
You know, those picture books they make to excite adults.
Here you go.
What's this?
Our world's comics.
Wow, you guys have comics too?
Enjoy.
What?
Hadoken! Hadoken!
Rairaiken! Ownership rights! Franchise!
I guess it wasn't quite the same.
What on earth did you show him?
Not telling.
Oh jeez.
What a bother.
Senpukyaku!
Drunks! Sightseer!
What are we going to do?
I feel like we're really losing him.
All right.
Sainglain?
Stop this fake gaming!
I'll show you a real game.
A game?
This is...
A place to unleash male spirit.
Oh, you meant gambling.
Let me warn you, the skills I gained from the stripping games are nothing to sneeze at.
Hey, Kon!
It's ready.
Over here.
Why are we going downstairs?
Is this for the high stakes games?
Is this the VIP area?
Is this illegal?
Is that why we brought our weapons?
Ladies and gentlemen, I thank you for your patience.
The first match of the MMA Championship will now begin!
Champion Blood Heart!
Killer Boyanski!
What is this place?
An arena?
Yeah.
You bet on the fight.
Next, we have Jack Hammer!
Who's the headliner?
I'm guessing it would be Blood Heart.
He's going to fight with a chainsaw?
That's just his image.
He won't have one in the match.
That makes sense.
And Bear Light!
Our referee tonight is Kottessa Yamamoto.
Who'd you put your money on?
I'm not telling.
Though if he wins, I'll buy you dinner.
What about me?
You can't bet.
And the winner is Blood Heart!
Hey, how come I can't buy a ticket?
That's because...
The second match is about to begin.
If you're participating,
please enter the ring when I call your name.
Jack Lantern.
Skull Murder.
I'm counting on you.
Yeah. I got this.
Gallbone.
We'll split the winnings fifty-fifty.
Sure.
And then I have a foreigner, Kon Battler Five.
Huh? What?
What did he just say?!
See, participants aren't allowed to place bets.
Are you fucking...
Stay back!
Just one more match.
There's no one here who can stand up against me.
We have your opponent for the deciding match.
Who is it?
Kon Battler Five.
What?
How was the match?
He kept running away, then climbed up on the net and let the remaining three players duke it out.
When there was just one exhausted man standing...
Nutcracker!
Hey, hey!
We can't underestimate him.
The handlers have come to an agreement.
The final match will now begin!
But what's this?
It looks like Blood Heart has brought out his chainsaw!
And it looks like Kon Battler Five
has conferred with the referee.
Just now, I have received an objection from Kon Battler Five.
He claims the use of a chainsaw is too dangerous in this match.
Blood Heart rebuts that Kon Battler Five
has brought a sword to this match.
As the referee, I have deemed Blood Heart's opinion to be fair.
The chainsaw will be allowed.
Really?!
What are you doing?!
You beat Erec!
I just can't, man!
This guy and Erec are two different breeds!
Fight!
Win!
Victory is yours!
Second place isn't good enough?
No!
Never!
Are you trying to make me lose money?!
Well, why'd you bet on me?!
You got this!
It's in the bag!
Finish him!
All right, I give up!
What?!
I get it!
If I show any weakness around you guys, I'll die!
You'll kill me!
So I got a little homesick!
That doesn't mean you guys can feed me weird stuff,
make me lose face in front of the crowd,
His chances were good too.
and even put my life on the line!
And I lost big.
Let's go back to our rooms and rest.
I can't even peacefully escape reality for a bit!
Sounds good.
Hey, wait!
What the hell is wrong with you guys?
You gonna just pretend none of this even happened?
A little consideration, okay? That's all I ask!
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!
So I guess we'll finally be fighting our arch-nemesis DT next week.
Sir Erec brought the DDOS weapons home, as well.
With those we can be on par with the battle power of Hyperions.
Yes, we'll get one step closer to Sir Erec.
That reminds me.
Does anyone know what exactly a Hyperion is?
Huh?
Well, it's... it's a chosen warrior, like Sir Erec.
But DT is also a Hyperion.
W-Well...
Are you saying he's also a Newtype?
No, shut up!
Anyway, it's something quite amazing...
What?
Anyway, it's something quite amazing!
You just said what he said.
Anyway, it's something quite amazing!
You said the same thing, just in a different tone.
Then what, Gustave? You know something we don't?
You bet I do.
Anyway, it is something quite amazing!
We just said that!
By the way, why are we playing volleyball?
Uh...
Next Time
After spending the night in a dilapidated castle,
we are ambushed by Incognito.
What are those weapons?
Are those new?!
Stop!
I don't want to die a virgin!
Erec not only received the Alma Gear "Calibre" from the mysterious woman,
but also "DDOS," a new type of weapon that even normal people can use.