...the one thing she has is knowledge, but mentally, she's a child.
I want this to be a secret from my father and my mother.
He's not like the Black Bike. Nor is he like that bespectacled girl.
He doesn't have that meaningless sense of oddness like those others.
No doubt about it, this man is human!
Hey, did you hear? Heiwajima Shizuo...
Shizuo was...
He was walking around with some girl.
I hear he got into it with some yakuza.
He climbed up a building with his bare hands...
Someone saw him with the girl in his arms, then he jumped out of a car!
They say he got stabbed by the girl!
Hey, did you hear?
You know Heiwajima Shizuo, right?
I hear he's dead.
I hear he was done in by a girl.
Hit by a dump truck.
He got into it with the yakuza, and got tossed off of a building.
Hey, did you hear?
I hear that Heiwajima Shizuo got hit by a truck and is in critical condition.
He was being chased by the yakuza, and when he jumped down from a building...
Bam! That's when it happened, I hear.
So right now he's all banged up?
But he's standing and walking around like normal.
Not that I'm freaked out or anything, but we have to be sure we actually kill him...
It gets even better. The guy has a girlfriend now.
Not only that, but this woman... I hear she's got a kid!
Huh? Shizuo's got a kid?
Hey, you're Heiwajima Shizuo, right?
You really Hanejima Yuhei's big bro?
Moron!
What do you think will happen if I tell the press he's got a thug for a brother like you?
Right now...
You and I could...
Here's our next story.
So listen, if you don't want to cause any trouble for your brother,
Last night at around 9 pm, in a shopping arcade near Sendai Station,
how about forgetting about my debt in return?
a man was stabbed by an unknown assailant, sustaining grave injuries.
We could find a way to take out Heiwajima Shizuo, right?
A Rumor Only Lasts Seventy-Five Days
Why am I...
Why am I doing this, I wonder?
Look, we're in the service industry, okay? Don't look so surly.
I refute that. My face is not in the shape of a scowl.
It's the same as usual.
Oh, that's no good, Varona. You shouldn't make a face like that.
Our customers are god, okay? God must have a generous heart, okay?
You can insult Buddha up to three times, but with God, you can go up to a hundred.
That is unclear.
Your Japanese is bizarre, Semyon.
Who are you to talk!
Really, why am I doing such a thing?
Hey. You back with us?
Don't storm around inside the shop.
Where's Sloan?
He might still be alive, but that's probably up to the Awakusu Group.
If they see him as useful, otherwise...
Were you planning to go rescue him or something?
It's not that I wasn't thinking of rescuing him.
But above all, I was ashamed of myself.
Am I... weak?
You're weaker than Old Man Drakon.
But that's not something for us to decide.
I wanted to destroy everything.
Including myself.
Well, don't be so desperate. It's all about experience. How about you cool off for a while?
Varona, "those who don't work won't ever find bliss," okay?
Sushi comes to a merry home!
I see... "Those who don't work," huh?
Oh, so this is a Japanese sexual harassment suit, huh?
Sexual harassment is a no-no, sexual harassers should commit harakiri!
That's not cool, Seiji, eyeing other women!
All I wanted was to test the limits of human strength.
A question I couldn't resolve just by reading books.
Before I knew it, it had become my reason for living.
But it was driven home to me when I came to this city.
I am... weak.
The Black Bike is a bona fide monster, so that's all right.
But that man in the bartender outfit...
The vibe that I got from that man...
What was it?
Like every brain cell in my head was singing out that they wanted to fight that man,
Like the muscles in my body were screaming at me to flee...
The sense that my entire body was shaking...
That's right, that man must have been the first human I ever encountered...
The one I had to test... the best of all...
And yet...
I am weak.
So weak that I'm not up to testing that man's strength...
If that's the case, could everything I've done till now be meaningless?
Mika, you have a call!
Doesn't that ringtone creep you out?
Not really, no!
Then... I no longer...
There's no point in my even living anymore...
Well, today we're just here to say hello.
So it you don't like it, just say the word.
How can I gain the upper hand in a fight to the death?
Is there somebody you don't like or something?
No. But I have to kill him.
He's a good person, but I have to kill him.
So you want this person to die?
Not really.
Then why?
If I don't kill him, they said he might kill the people I love...
Now who told you that?
Are you sure this person you gotta kill is a good person?
I don't know. I just don't know.
Because everyone, my father, my friends, my friends' mothers...
Everyone lied to me.
I don't even know if I can really trust you either, Mr. Akabayashi...
So even though I believe that he's a good person...
Even so, I can't even trust myself, so... Huh?
Um... um...
But I've got to. I've got to become stronger.
I'm amazed.
Do all grade schoolers these days have grownup thoughts like that?
Well, if it turns out that this person really is a bad guy,
if you're gonna stop him or whatever,
you gotta get stronger than him or you'll never get anywhere, huh?
Still, there's no reason for you to gain the upper hand in a fight to the death, you know.
To become stronger so you can protect yourself and your loved ones.
That's another way to handle it.
It's a yakuza from the Awakusu Group!
What's this? With a little kid in tow... Did you kidnap her or something?
Jeez, what can I say? Miss Mairu... Do I really look like such a villain to you?
Well, you've got that "can I look any sketchier?" demeanor!
What can I say?
Actually, this young lady's name is Akane-chan,
and she's the granddaughter of the director of my company.
A-Akabayashi-san?
Oh, really? Then does that mean this kid is gonna be the Awakusu Group's female boss one day?
Whoops, what's the matter, Akane-chan?
At times like these, you should just go for the family jewels!
Stop.
I'd rather you didn't teach her things she doesn't need to know.
Is that kid joining our dojo?
Well, we're just taking a tour for today.
Then that makes you my junior!
If you do everything I say,
I'll teach you my super-secret technique, the Thumbtack Special!
Pretty cheap secret trick, both in name and learning requirements.
You keep quiet, Akabayashi-san!
Come on!
When you're done, just call your father, and he'll send over someone to pick you up.
Oh, o-okay!
Well, both you and Kasuka have gotten too famous now, so...
Yes.
We might run into someone like that one again, you know.
Yeah, I guess.
Wow! Shizuo, Tom-san! Welcome!
By the way, did you ever thank that underground doctor for helping out yesterday?
Uh, no, not yet.
I know you guys go way back or whatever, but you should thank him.
You're right, it totally slipped my mind.
Blond, sunglasses, a bartender's outfit, it can't be a mistake...
Of course I'm not mistaken!
Hey, is that you, Shinra?
Sorry about yesterday. I've been meaning to thank you, okay?
Oh, right, then I'll call another time.
What's up?
Seems like he's busy, and said we should talk tomorrow, maybe.
For some reason, he sounded close to tears, though.
What's up with that?
You know, that girl over there... She's really giving us the eye.
You're right.
Actually, I don't remember her being on staff here before.
Hey, Master, when did you hire such a drop-dead gorgeous girl?
Is she also Russian?
She's just observing.
Since she can't so much as bring you hand towels, just think of her as a Russian knick-knack.
Oh, yeah?
How do you say, "You sure are attractive" in Russian?
"Вы очаровательны."
Bee, achera bartend nen, huh?
Hey, bee, achera bartend nen!
What is he saying? It is unclear.
"You are attractive."
Why would he suddenly utter such lip service? Please explain in a concise manner.
That's what that guy said to you.
And what tongue is he speaking in?
Wait, was my pronunciation that off?
No. Not that I can really tell.
I really put my foot in my mouth, huh?
I don't know why, but she's glaring at us...
That's because of the weird way you hit on her.
You think so? Yeah, I guess so.
You guys, how's business?
Like, you're not short-handed, or anything like that, are you?
Oh, well, these days there are tons more deadbeats to go after.
To be honest, it's pretty tough for just Shizuo and me to handle.
I see, then how about using that knick-knack over there?
Who knows what that boss of ours is thinking?
I am expressing my doubts. I have not yet heard the specifics of the job.
Here I thought we were gonna use her for desk duty at the office,
but she's gonna go out and collect?
Uh, we recover money that should be paid from bad people who won't pay up. OK?
Collection of protection money. Understood.
No, it's not protection money, exactly...
Is this okay? Seriously?
I don't know what you're talking about, man.
Is it really that complicated for you? Okay, from the top again—
Hey! You guys!
What are you gonna tell me from the top again?
That I can get serviced by that young lady there?
I knew you were gonna go there...
What's up, missy?
Hey, wait—
You bitch!
Hey, did you see that?
Shizuo had a woman with him.
So him being seriously injured - that was a lie?
But the part about the woman was true!
Wasn't it just his dreadlocked partner's companion?
No, I saw them in the city...
And she only had eyes for Shizuo.
I should've had an inkling the second I found out you were Simon and the master's friend...
Hey, you... You seem really strong...
Are you into martial arts or something?
I have trained in all sorts of fields, just the basics of the basics.
Dennis and Semyon, the one you call Simon...
They're the ones who taught me what amounts to self-defense.
Oh, yeah?
Well, whatever you've done, I think you're incredible.
Coming from you, it only sounds like a facetious joke.
You know Shizuo, then?
In Ikebukuro, one cannot help but hear the rumors.
Well, yeah, of course.
In this way, I succeeded in getting closer to Heiwajima Shizuo.
I was sure that this was the man who could prove to me how powerful humans were.
But...
I don't know what kind of rumors you've heard about me, but I think you'd blow me out of the water.
It is unclear to me what you are saying.
I just happen to have arm strength, see.
That kind of thing has nothing to do with whether someone's strong or weak, right?
Actually, it's people like you who train themselves to get stronger
who are the ones who deserve respect for being strong.
Now that you mention it, you said that you respected some martial artist...
Remember? Who was it?
Traugott Geissendorfer.
Now he's really awesome.
If you ask me, you're way more incredible than him.
If you felt like it, you could win a gold medal in weight-lifting, couldn't you?
Wait... Are gold medals made of real gold?
The gold medals used in the Olympics are not all pure gold.
Consider that a country with an abysmal economy is hosting the Games,
six grams of gold is coated over silver of more than 92.5% purity.
Pure gold was used only until 1980, for the Nobel Prize medals.
Today, those medals, too, are made of 75% gold coated with pure gold.
Why'd they start doing that with the Nobel Prize ones too?
Medals of pure gold are excessively soft.
Just biting on them with your teeth leaves marks.
Using an alloy instead prevents deformation.
Oh, yeah?
So on top of being powerful, she's a know-it-all, huh?
You're the complete package, am I right?
I disagree.
I am neither a beauty nor a know-it-all, much less powerful...
Shizuo-san!
Kururi and Mairu?
Big Brother Shizuo!
Huh? Akane?
Awakusu Akane? What is she doing here?
Hey, it's me. Listen to this.
Those rumors were true!
The kid just hugged Shizuo!
Is that Shizuo's brat?
It wasn't just the woman, the kid was for real too.
Meaning he's under the Awakusu Group's surveillance, too?
What a beautiful lady...
Who is that? Can I hug her?
Better not.
Thank you so much for yesterday.
Oh, don't worry about that.
It's more endearing for little kids to forget favors right away.
Shizuo-san... Akane-chan... you know each other?
Yeah! Who knew!
How about you? What are you doing together?
Akane-chan is Mairu's junior at her dojo.
Mairu's dojo, so it's self-defense, huh?
Good idea. It wouldn't hurt to learn that, I guess.
Y-You think so? Then I'm gonna work hard at it!
Come to think of it, have you watched the news, Shizuo-san?
News? About what?
What the heck, he hasn't seen it.
Big Brother Izaya barely survived—
All right, why don't we get going?
OK.
This next one has a wife and kids and could be tricky, so could you wait here for a bit?
Understood.
I'll be waiting till you come back, Big Brother Shizuo!
Shizuo and the girls just said goodbye. You ready yet?
Just give me a minute!
But seriously, there are two high school girls there, too.
We can just kidnap them, too.
If you're a friend of Simon-san's, does that mean you know Egor-san, too?
I am astounded. I never expected you to be aware of Egor.
Wow... What a coincidence, huh?
Are you a friend of Big Brother Shizuo's, miss?
I deny being friends with him.
Shizuo and I are merely colleagues, nothing more.
Is that right?
What's this? This doesn't look good, you know.
Kidnappers...
We'll take care of the big one.
You guys get the little brats!
A stun gun?
Dammit, who are these people?
Who said we could use them as hostages against Shizuo?
I see. So these people wanted to take down Heiwajima Shizuo, eh?
Don't make me laugh.
You people - take down that man?
The likes of you, who don't even compare to all those unchallenging opponents I've crushed till now?
Not enough. You pitiful characters... these pitiful characters aren't enough.
Humans... Heiwajima Shizuo isn't this fragile!
That's right. I'd forgotten. It was the continuous defeats...
Unleashing my true abilities through this impulse roiling inside me...
"I want to test human strength."
I've felt pleasure whenever I said this.
Destructive impulsive, simply destroying people gave me pleasure.
But...
It's different now. Strong... I want to become stronger.
And then... That man, harder than a diamond, vaster than a great forest on the tundra...
I want to destroy Heiwajima Shizuo!
Th-This is bad! We're pulling back for now!
You morons! Hold up! Why...
It's... It's... It's Shizuo!
Run!
We're gonna make you pay!
What was that? Were they in a fight or something?
Fighting in front of the Goddess of Childbirth? What a blasphemous bunch.
My answer to your earlier question... I was mistaken.
Heiwajima Shizuo is my prey.
Eventually, I will crush him myself. That is a fact.
You...
You can't!
Akane-chan?
Big Brother Shizuo is... gonna get taken out by me!
I have to kill Big Brother Shizuo!
But I don't want to kill him, so... Uh... Um...
I-I've got to figure out a way to deal with Big Brother Shizuo!
You're being unclear.
Please advise me how you can claim ownership over my prey.
I don't get hard stuff like that!
Hey.
Shizuo is mine.
Huh? Where's Shizuo?
He is not!
Went for some smokes.
You can't lay a finger on Big Brother Shizuo, all right?
Huh?
Sorry about that, Tom-san.
Oh! Big Brother Shizuo!
Hey. Did you all get along okay?
Dammit! Who the hell was that woman?
Just what you'd expect of Shizuo's woman.
Next time, we'll go for that brat when she's alone.
Who are you gonna go after?
Who the hell are... you?
Well, considering who your kid brother is, you do have chick-magnet looks...
What's that, Tom-san? You've been acting weird.
Never mind, it's nothing.
By the way, Varona...
What is it?
Have I ever met you somewhere?
What's wrong?
That's a secret.
I would like to refuse to answer you... do you mind?
There you go. My treat.
Hey, it's just that I've changed jobs so many times before now.
This is the first time I've ever had a junior.
I'm not gonna sweat the small stuff.
You seemed to be hitting it off with Akane,
and since we found you through Simon and all, you don't seem to be a bad person at heart.
So anyway, I hope we work well together!
I accept this coffee.
He's a strange man. Heiwajima Shizuo.
I'm going to spend some time getting to know more and more about this man.
From here on out, that will be my reason for living.
Thank you very much... Senpai.
The guys who targeted Shizuo got taken out by the Awakusu Group!
Seems like Shizuo's woman is a member of the Awakusu Group.
No, Shizuo himself is the Awakusu boss's illegitimate child, I'm telling you!
You know what, I'm gonna lay off Shizuo.
Yeah, it's not like we're scared of him.
It's just that it would be a pain in the ass to get on wrong side of the Awakusu Group.
Not like we're freaked out, or anything, right?
Next Time on Durarara!! x2 (The Second Arc) Asleep or Awake
Once again, the city is in an uproar.
As questionable rumors swirl around the Dollars, there's an ominous stalker working behind the scenes,
and we're about to get dragged into the fray whether we like it or not.
Next episode: "Asleep or Awake."