SWORD GAI
Billy!
Yes, do you need something, Miss Yasuko?
How many times do I have to say it, idiot? I want gold leaf in my salty dog!
Gold! Gold!
Pearl dust in my coffee, ivory in my soup! That’s my taste!
I-I'm sorry. I just...
Looks like your brains are smaller than rat shit, Billy!
I-I'll remake it immediately.
Forget it. Just rub me down with this.
I don't want wrinkles.
Right.
So what will you do when you get the treasure?
You know! Pirate Throlla's treasure!
Why do you think we're in the middle of the ocean?
Oh, right.
When I find the treasure,
I want to buy a house for my mother and father.
That's pretty sweet of you.
What is it, Billy?
Your hands seem to be shaking.
Are you turned on?
N-No.
It's so rough being a young boy!
Now come here.
B-But...
Nobody's looking!
The captain and the professor are napping!
Now come here!
Yasuko!
What? It's just getting good!
I finally found Throlla's treasure!
What?
So this is Pirate Throlla's treasure?
Wh-What's this?
That's no treasure chest.
Could it be...
This is Champagne.
And it's still drinkable!
There are a lot of sunken ships around here.
It was probably loaded aboard a ferry or cargo ship!
You useless men!
I hired you because you're supposed to be famous treasure hunters!
So what's going on here? Pathetic!
Give me that!
So, what will we be doing today?
I liked the style you did last time, but maybe make it shorter today?
Roger.
Issei?
Shut up. You're distracting me.
I see it!
The ultimate beauty sleeping within you...
I'll bring it out!
Issei's so wonderful when he's working.
You're not leading a good life, are you?
I can tell by your hair's condition.
First, it reeks of cigarette smoke.
It's flat because you're not eating properly.
It's limp because of your irregular biorhythms.
You're partying too late!
I'm sorry.
Don't apologize to me. Apologize to your hair.
You have about 100,000 strands of hair. So apologize 100,000 times.
Y-Yes, I apologize! I'm sorry!
So...
Tell me more!
Scold me more!
Hair is a girl's life.
Anyone who lets it go to waste doesn't have the right to be a girl!
You should be ashamed!
Yes!
The Venus Style is complete.
I-It's wonderful.
Of course.
It was done by the genius Ariga Issei.
Imura, you handle the rest. Wash and blow dry her hair.
Oh, so you want to run a farm? That's nice.
Yeah, me and Dick here.
-Right? -Yeah.
We're not young anymore.
Of course, that's only if Yasuko gives us our share.
Before you worry about your share, find the damn treasure!
Putting the cart before the horse, or however it goes.
Don't say that, Yasuko.
Talking about their dreams will give them motivation.
So what's your dream, Captain?
I want my own ship.
I can't be a hired captain forever.
And you, Professor?
I'm not interested in money.
As an archaeologist, I just want to see the Gallon's Hammer.
Gallon's Hammer? What's that?
A legendary weapon thought to be possessed by the pirate Throlla.
Its existence supposedly dates back to ancient Greece.
How interesting. Tell me more.
In those days,
combat tournaments were held twice a year in front of the king.
The winners were given great honor and vast wealth,
and so many knights risked their lives in combat.
Soon, a rumor began to spread among the knights.
"The winner of the tournaments always had one of Gallon's swords."
Gallon was a blacksmith from a small village,
but like the rumors said, he had forged many famous blades.
One day, a knight visited Gallon.
He won the tournament with one of Gallon's swords.
Naturally, Gallon expected a reward.
But instead...
The knight didn't want others to use one of Gallon's weapons.
The sorrow of the slain father's son was endless.
He clung to his corpse and cried for three days and nights.
When his tears finally stopped, he heard a strange voice.
Use me.
I am that which has forged many blades, and thus stand above them all.
Use me!
With my power, avenge Gallon!
The boy did as the hammer said, and went to the tournament.
He was set against the knight who had killed his father.
That day, he won by destroying the swords of all his opponents.
But the king feared the great power of Gallon's Hammer,
and at the celebratory feast, he poisoned the son.
The son died coughing up blood.
And the hammer was stained with poison, as well.
And so, the king gained the hammer, but the royal family was soon destroyed.
One theory says that the king was poisoned by the hammer and went mad,
then slew his own family.
What a scary story.
Gallon's Hammer, my ass!
Just a piece of scrap metal, if you ask me.
Forget that, we're here for treasure! Silver and gold!
Miss Yasuko, what's your dream, then?
What else? To live a fun and easy life, that's all.
I've been married five times and all my husbands died.
Two became weak and passed. Three committed suicide.
The inheritance money's running out, too.
I've bet everything I have on this treasure hunt! Got it?
Tomorrow you're gonna work your butts off!
The special we did on you last month was a big hit, Mr. Issei!
Sales doubled!
I'm sure. My sparkle is the real thing.
I'm barely able to look at myself.
So I'd like to do another, more personal article.
Ask me anything.
Favorite type of girl?
Those who aren't bald.
Type you don't like?
Bald women.
What's your motivation to continue being a popular stylist?
Very well, I'll tell you.
I'm looking for the girl with the world's most beautiful hair.
I see. What would you do if you found her?
I'd kill her. With my own hands.
Just a joke.
Of course, I'd fall in love.
I might even propose to her on the spot.
It was no joke.
If I find that woman, I'll kill her!
I'll never forgive her!
S-Sanae!
Sanae!
Brother.
Sanae! Sanae!
Who did this?
That hair...
I'll never forget it. Ever!
Billy!
Dick?
It's too early for lunch.
No! I found it!
Get everybody over here, quick!
Th-This is...
Congratulations, Yasuko. You did it.
She's eating it. Why?
She's probably gone mad with happiness.
She'll return to her senses eventually.
The whole world's shining like gold!
I'm a woman who's got the stuff!
Don't forget our share!
Of course! I may not seem it, but I'm a pretty generous person.
Though I don't see Gallon's Hammer that the professor spoke of.
Yes. But I'm sure it's somewhere in this area.
Learning that is good enough for me.
Hey, where's Dick? He never came back from the bathroom.
He probably just drank too much.
I'll go take a look, I've gotta pee.
I knew it.
Hey, get up! You barely had anything to drink at all!
H-He's dead!
Issei! A new customer is here for you.
Roger.
Welcome.
What would you like done today?
Do what you think is best.
Oh? She's got an attitude, huh?
Alright.
I'll bring out the ultimate beauty sleeping within you.
Th-This hair!
Th-This is it!
Golden hair, as if the moonlight dwelled within it!
What's wrong?
N-No, nothing.
It's her.
She killed Sanae!
I see.
I think you and I are connected.
Connected?
Don't worry about it. Do your work.
I'll tell you something nice.
You'll soon acquire a legendary sword.
A legendary sword? What is she talking about?
The sword's name is Nebestigma.
It's a legendary sword in which a snow fairy dwells.
Its origin stretches back many years,
to when two country bumpkins fell in love with a snow fairy.
The two men fought to have her love for himself.
The loser reached out to the snow fairy and whispered his last wish to her.
“As I die, please hold me to your breast.”
She granted his wish, touching her feet to the ground for the first time.
But then...
He ripped out his own rib and stabbed it through her chest.
He would rather kill her than let someone else have her.
The bone that took her life
became the demon sword Nebestigma and sought blood.
It's finished.
Well done. I like it.
What's going on here? Who killed Dick?
I know! The killer wants the treasure for himself!
-Is it you? Or you? Or you? -What about you?
Maybe you decided to keep our shares!
Don't be stupid!
Captain, after Dick went to the bathroom, didn't you leave your seat?
I went to my room to get some medicine. I have high blood pressure!
Billy, it's not you, is it? You vanished several times during the meal.
N-No! I was just bringing the food.
Wait, what about the professor? He isn't here.
I can't trust you guys. I'll look by myself.
Th-The professor! Oh no!
Wait! It's dangerous to go alone!
W-Wait! Don't leave me alone!
Hey guys! Where did you go?
Professor!
Oh no!
C-Captain...
P-Professor... it was you?
That's right! Sorry, but now that I've seen the treasure...
I want it all for myself!
Well done, Billy! You saved my life!
I'll give you anything you want!
Me? You want me, right?
At this point, I'm grateful to the professor for killing the others!
You can't...
Yeah, you're going to die too.
The treasure is mine!
I-It hurts! N-No! I don't want to die! I-I refuse to die!
Don’t be afraid.
Take me in your hand.
I'll grant you great power.
Show yourself.
You're here for me, right?
It's you, huh? I knew it.
Why did you kill Sanae... my sister?
Answer me! Why?
I don't need a reason to kill someone.
But if I had to give you one, it's because I'm a weapon.
You're a psycho killer!
I'll make you pay!
Feel the pain Sanae felt!
Are you a monster?
Two weapons dwell within this body.
I will give you one.
I told you, right?
That the demon sword Nebestigma would dwell within you.
Take it.
You will become a Busoma, one day.
And you will disappear.
With the captain gone, I'll have to wait for help.
A ship!
Luck is on my side after all!
Hey!
Help me!
Hey!
He--
Wh-What's happened to my body?
What's wrong? It seems like your hands are shaking.
Are you turned on?
Subtitle translation by Adam Lensenmayer