Edit And Syne Mehedi Hassan
Lord Biba!
Lord Liberator!
Glory to Lord Biba!
Guess what, Brother?
There's another Kabaneri besides me on the Iron Fortress.
He said he did the operation himself.
What a weirdo, huh?
All by himself?
That's quite something.
You must be Lord Amatori Biba.
I am Ayame, heir of the Yomogawa family.
Yomogawa?
Then you must be the elder's...
Elder Makino Dogen is my uncle.
They're all going to Kongoukaku too, Brother.
We are all deeply indebted to Miss Mumei.
I had no idea she was your sister.
Oh, she is not my sister.
He just lets me call him "Brother".
Ikoma!
Brother, this is the guy.
He's my shield.
So you are the Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress.
I am—
Neither! I'm a Kabaneri!
The Silent
Hunter
Episode
Eight
I am humbled to have the Shogun's son himself personally guide us.
Oh, but I have already been disowned.
I am no longer the Shogun's son.
Surely...
Stay back.
What is the matter?
Lord Biba...
We got a leak, so the pressure isn't building up.
I suppose we have been fighting without pause.
I'm sure it must have come loose.
Do you have a wrench?
You mustn't. It's dirty.
No dirtier than fighting Kabane.
Udo, you shovel the coal.
Yes, sir.
Horobi, please go on ahead with Lady Ayame.
Yes, sir.
This way, please.
Shall I help?
You might need filler.
I have some on me.
Yes, I'd appreciate it.
Please wait here.
Understood.
Well, what do we have here?
This is no place for a princess.
I'll relieve you of your sword, I think.
We have been invited here by your lord.
I need not relinquish my sword.
You weren't going to need it for long anyway...
What?
Scoundrel, explain yourself!
Hey, don't get the wrong idea.
Let's all get along, yeah?
Ikoma...
To answer your earlier question...
The strong survive and the weak die.
Do you not believe that this is how the world works?
I can't agree if you're saying that the weak have no right to live.
While I appreciate that sentiment,
I'm not talking about casting anyone away.
On the contrary, I mean saving them.
Mumei saved herself by choosing to fight.
What do you mean?
Survival hinges not on one's ability to stay safely hidden away,
but rather the ability to rise up and fight the Kabane.
Am I wrong, Ikoma?
There's so many of them...
Can we really hold that many back?
Luring in Kabane and putting our people in danger... some "plan"!
Fear not.
The Hunters will handle the Kabane.
I've no doubt the Liberator himself will join the fray.
And when he does...
The west gate!
Hurry!
What will you do, Ikoma?
I'll fight!
I see.
Let us meet on the battlefield then.
Got it!
So they've come.
Numbers?
Seven hordes.
They've spread out in front of the wall.
There's no danger of a hybrid colony here.
Fifteen minutes is all we need.
One canister's worth, I see.
We will deploy with light arms!
Slow them with cannon fire, and we will clean them up afterwards.
Understood.
Let our foes feel the might of those forged in the fires of adversity.
They're too close to use the Guardian Cannon!
Watch yourself out there!
I will!
Ultimately, it appears this is all we can do.
That's Biba's railfort!
Fire the incendiary bombs!
Charge forth!
Amazing...
They went to face them outside the walls...
That's right. If you want to defeat the Kabane,
you have to get close.
A stray Kabaneri?
My guess would be that he has a high pain threshold.
I leave the rest to you all...
Brother, allow me!
All right. Handle it, Mumei.
Horobi, assist her.
Yes, sir.
Another Kabaneri!?
Hello, Enoku...
It's begun.
You do not know just how many people are after your life.
I am here because they sent me...
to kill you at the first opportunity!
I see.
I can tell you where they are.
All you must do is ask it of me.
Give me the order here, and I shall do as you bid.
I have no need of you.
Begone.
Is that your answer!?
H-Help me!
You lied to me.
You had already decided to betray me.
You are weak.
Stop!
Why did you kill him?
He was asking for help!
Ikoma!
Leave it to the commander.
Is this man your kin?
A long-lost brother, perhaps?
No...
Then why so distraught over a man you barely know?
Because he was asking for help!
Stop it, you idiot!
Lord Biba was the one in danger!
I'm so sorry. I promise I'll talk some sense into him.
I would also like to offer my sincerest apologies.
It is just as we feared!
If Biba could be killed by some assassin, he'd be long dead...
Who goes there!?
Please come with me.
I'm sure he only felt sympathy for him.
Please forgive him.
Very well.
In any case, it seems it is still quite unsafe.
If you would like, we could accompany the Iron Fortress to Kongoukaku.
KABANERI OF THE IRON FORTRESS
We can rest easy knowing Lord Biba will protect us.
Yeah.
We've all but made it to Kongoukaku!
Do they really think it'll be that easy?
Was that the right decision?
It will help alleviate the threat of Kabane.
Is there something concerning you?
No.
So, what's bothering you so much?
He taught Mumei that the weak are expected to die.
Well, he's not exactly wrong.
And Mumei said that she's never been bitten by a Kabane before.
Does that mean that she was made into a Kabaneri?
Let's talk outside.
Fight.
If you want to live,
you must save yourself.
That's right.
Your mother would have lived were she not weak.
Live on your own.
Do not rely on others.
You no longer need a name for people to call you with.
Henceforth, you shall be Mumei.
The bruise is quite large,
but it should not pose any problem.
Are you afraid?
No, I'm fine.
We're so close to getting you back home.
You are strong, Mumei.
Perhaps I could ask you to do one thing for me, then.
What did you say, Brother?
Retrieve the Iron Fortress' master key for me.
But Ayame has the master key.
And is this Ayame stronger than you, Mumei?
No...
She's not, but...
Then there shouldn't be an issue, no?
L-Lord Biba!
What is this place!?
What do you intend to do with us?
Surely you haven't forgotten what you've done.
That is why you tried to kill me.
I have only one thing to ask you.
Who abandoned us on that battlefield ten years ago
to die at the hands of the Kabane?
You were in charge of supplies at that time. You should know.
Stop!
Do not lay a hand on Lord Hirotsuka—
Would you like a new hole for your head as well?
I-It wasn't me! It was the Shogun!
Please don't kill me!
What is it!?
It's the Kabane!
The Kabane are here!
Over there!
On the Triumphant Fortress?
For sure. And there's a lot of them!
What are they doing transporting Kabane?
Miss Mumei?
Did you need something?
Yes.
Give me the Iron Fortress' master key.
I'm sorry?
The master key.
The one you have.
Why do you need the master key?
Are you going to give it to me or not?
Do you need to use it?
Or did someone ask you to get it for them?
Enough questions. Just hand it over!
Miss Mumei...
You won't be able to beat me, Ayame.
So please, just...
Hand it over...
I have the master key right here.
What?
I was using it for some coupling work I was doing.
May I?
What? Of course...
Thank you.
Miss Yukina, what did you give her?
The key to the boiler room.
In any case, why would she need the master key?
I can't imagine it was Miss Mumei's idea...
Lady Ayame!
Please come with me!
It's Ikoma!
What? A fake?
This key is to the boiler room.
That can't be! I mean...
They lied to you.
Regrettably, it appears that they do not trust us yet.
Commander.
The Kabaneri guy is at the freight car.
Open up!
Is nobody here!?
Ikoma?
Mumei.
If he forces his way in here,
we will have to kill him.
I know.
I'll get him to leave.
Why are you here?
Mumei, you have to come back to the Iron Fortress with me.
I have to ask you something!
There he is.
Let us place our trust in him.
Biba is hiding a horde of Kabane on the Triumphant Fortress.
You must have heard it too.
The Morgue, I mean.
You knew about it!?
It's because we have to know our enemy.
Did they use that technology
to turn you into a Kabaneri?
That's right.
I asked Brother to turn me into a Kabaneri.
Why would you do that!?
It's because he told me not to be weak like my mother!
To become strong!
It was the only way for a child like me to become strong.
Do you still want to talk about this?
It's not like you'd ever understand.
No!
You shouldn't be in a place like this!
Let me go!
I'm staying with my brother!
Why does he use his power to kill people?
Those are the actions of a coward afraid of dying!
You don't know a damn thing about my brother!
Mind your own damn business!
Mumei!
Trying to protect yourself is not being a coward.
If we all just become strong, there'll be no need for sadness.
What my brother says is right.
Not that I expect liars like you to understand!
Wait, Mumei!
Don't go!
Biba...
That man is no hero.
Back then...
He was smiling.