We believe the cause of death
to be the large laceration on his abdomen.
Is this the only corpse?
Yes.
It's been ten years...
Griffith.
Thank you for waiting.
Here are your meatballs with yogurt sauce and mixed-grain pilaf!
You're Ilie, right? Where are you from?
Yeah, and how old are you?
Are you Mario's love child?
-No, she's Kidow's. -What?
I'm 14! It wouldn't be possible!
Please enjoy.
It's nice having a girl around.
You said it.
It makes Mario's meals taste ten times better.
Then I guess I can charge you ten times...
No, how about 100 times more?
Stay back. It says "keep out" for a reason.
Okay, calm down.
Is it a Cagaster?
Unconfirmed.
The man in the house saw a Cagaster outbreak in person
and was so terrified he hired an Exterminator.
I'm told that when the report came in,
the man and his family's screams could be heard.
We don't know their condition.
I'll go in first. You're after me. We clear?
Don't be like that, Qasim. Mr. Kidow is the Bazaar Overseer's favorite.
What? This is war.
Sir, please take the lead.
All right.
A bug! It's a bug!
They were bugs! They turned into bugs!
I swear!
I saw bug wings.
You have to believe me. You have to check for me.
Scene secured. Three deceased.
One survivor. One unknown.
No Cagaster outbreak.
Good work.
No outbreak.
They say whatever gets under a person's skin
eats them more than an actual Cagaster does.
So, where...
is the Exterminator?
This is unacceptable.
We're the E-05 Anti-Insect Tank Force, directly under the Eastern Allied Forces.
Why do we have to take the backseat to this Exterminator?
Completely unacceptable!
We'll leave the cleanup to you!
Hey! Where are you going?
Sorry this little storage room is all we have.
It's fine.
Don't you need to watch the restaurant?
Don't worry, nobody's around this time of day.
More importantly, we need to clean this up so you can have your own room.
Okay!
You're a big reader, Ms. Mario!
They're not mine, they're Kidow's.
What? All of these?
Yes, if he's not working,
he's either reading
or watching dirty videos.
Dirty...?
You're so innocent, Ilie.
What a way to start the morning.
Nothing new.
Hungover?
No!
I get why you'd want to drink.
This one's horrific.
I've never seen such brutal remains like this.
Yeah, but this wasn't done by a bug.
There's evidence of a sharp blade.
So, it was a human's doing?
If you can call someone who disembowels and rips off limbs human.
Are you saying it wasn't a bug or a person that did this?
Who can say?
Could this be the work of a demon
given life by the fear of a neighbor becoming a bug?
Or...
Blaming everything on the bugs
isn't exactly healthy either.
So?
The corpses looked like meatballs.
If a bug killed them, there wouldn't be a shred of meat left on them.
So, that wasn't a bug.
For someone who had all their intestines pulled out,
there were too few bite marks.
Okay, we get it. That's enough.
Thank you very much.
What got into them?
Goodness, you two...
I'm off.
Again? Business must be booming.
Maybe I should up your rent!
Why is the damn Exterminator here?
I was summoned. Here's the job request.
It has to be a fake! I won't acknowledge this, Exterminator!
Let's all just--
The Bazaar Overseer is waiting.
Thank you for coming, Mr. Kidow!
I heard all about your brave actions this morning!
Go on, fill your belly!
Much obliged! I'll be taking you up on that offer!
Wow, this is delicious, Bazaar Overseer!
It's said Mr. Kidow
can finish an adult Cagaster with a swing of his sword.
That's a bit of an exaggeration.
If you have a tank, then shooting it is the smarter move.
In other words, all you need are our Eastern Allied Forces' tanks!
Oh, you are so modest, Mr. Kidow.
You are no ordinary Exterminator.
I wish to entrust you with our next caravan escort.
Have no fear!
You won't need Exterminators as long as you have us!
Come on, now...
Please leave the escort mission to us, Bazaar Overseer!
I'm counting on you, Mr. Kidow.
After all, the Far East Exterminators are on a completely different level.
Far East?
Oh, maybe you don't know since you're a country girl, Ilie.
I know a little bit!
The eastern habitable limit.
It's a desert that covers most of Asia.
And it's a hell with more insect cages than towns.
I see. Is that all?
And...
Jin, stop bothering my girl.
I'll charge you extra.
Please no! I'm not interested in little girls.
Little girl?
Could you take this over, Ilie?
Yeah, get to work,
newbie!
Here's your order!
She seems well.
Maybe she's moved on past her father.
Nope.
It's not that easy.
-Are you all right? -She still cries at night.
She just has to get through it slowly.
I guess so.
So, why did you bring up the Far East?
Oh, she said she wanted to learn more about Kidow.
Really? Ilie did?
That's something.
Grandpa Murat!
Are you okay? You always drink way too much!
I'll bring some water!
Hey there, Mr. Far East Exterminator.
You looking to take all the work here, too?
Some of us are losing our livelihoods thanks to you.
Let's work together, seeing as we're all in the same business.
All you gotta do is share some of your earnings with us.
I see how it is.
"Please provide for us, Master Kidow, because we are pathetically unemployed."
What?
You bastard!
Yeah! Get them, brother!
Kidow!
Don't, Ilie!
But...
What's all the fuss?
-Ms. Mario! It's Kidow! -What?
You!
You're dead!
Kidow!
My hand... My hand!
Ouch! It hurts!
My hand! You cut off my hand!
That's what they are!
An Exterminator
held my son down while he was in pain, begging for his life,
and cut off his head, all with a smile on his face!
Saying how he just earned his spending money for the month!
Damn that Kidow.
At this point, we should just get him while he's sleeping!
What's that?
...has lost her sheep
And can't tell where to find them
Are you Exterminators, too?
Who the hell are you?
I'll be late tonight.
Tell Mario I won't need dinner.
Hey. What's all this about?
They found more mutilated corpses.
Hey, Naji!
Today's the day you enlist in our Team Red Rats!
What does enlist mean?
You go against us, and you'll pay.
Sorry, but I've got work.
Find someone else to play with.
We're not playing! These are Lizzy's orders!
You know there's been some serious crimes around here lately.
Four people were cut to pieces this month.
Cut to pieces?
You guys stay inside after dark, okay?
Neither the military nor the vigilantes are gonna protect us in the slums.
We'll be fine because we have Lizzy!
Seriously, you guys?
Keep it up and Qasim will give you a beating!
That half-baked soldier ain't scary.
Tomorrow is the day you'll enlist with us, Team Red Rats, Naji!
Later.
What does enlist mean?
Who knows?
Here's your order.
Please enjoy your meal.
Thank you.
What's up with Ilie?
Did something bad happen?
Kidow picked her up after her father died, right?
Apparently, her father was killed.
To think she got sold to this fat-chinned muscle-head after losing her family...
Her father was killed, and then she ends up here!
How terrible!
That's so heartbreaking!
Guys, we all have to protect Ilie!
Yeah!
Can't you just shut up and eat?
We're sorry!
Ilie, have a sec?
Why don't you go rest? You can't help customers like that.
Is something on your mind?
I don't know anything about Kidow.
What?
Oh, try not to be too scared of him, Ilie.
He's a kind soul.
Even though he's tactless, violent, and stupidly serious.
He's nothing like other Exterminators.
So, you like Kidow, Ilie.
Well, it was pretty obvious.
Wanting to know more about someone
is how love usually starts.
What? I never said I liked--
Tell me, what do you like about Kidow?
His face? Of course you do!
That's about his only good quality.
Ilie, you're a sucker for the cute ones!
You're wrong!
All right!
You see that?
Witness the might of the Eastern Allied Force's Anti-Insect Tank Force!
What was that for?
Don't waste ammunition.
You just provoked the bugs.
Get off, you stupid pill bug!
Yeah!
Yes!
Why were there so many pill bugs scurrying around?
The number of bugs is increasing?
And at an alarming rate.
I just exterminated those bugs two months ago,
and there were already that many larvae.
And in the middle of a trade route to E-05.
We should take a different route home.
It'll take time,
but it's better than fighting a horde.
We're not taking any detours!
Looks like you're just another money-grubbing Exterminator
cowering from a fight.
We have to return to E-05
as soon as possible!
We welcome a fight against the bugs!
Now, now.
Let's do as he says. Okay?
Kidow...
-Cheers! -Cheers!
-Good work today! -I'm so tired.
Thanks, you, too.
Drinking alone,
sir?
What's that? Milk?
Even you can be cute sometimes.
The caravan values cooperation.
Could you at least try to be more friendly?
That doesn't concern me.
Actually, a similar case happened in '03.
What's this, now?
The recent meatball case.
Several people have been mutilated in the same way, by a sharp blade.
And yet, there was evidence they'd been eaten as well.
Every single victim was an Exterminator.
You should be careful.
Well,
I know you're not the kind of Exterminator who's made enemies!
Just want to be safe.
See you tomorrow, Mr. Kidow!
Yo, what's going on?
What are you doing? Get over here!
Enemies, huh?
I guess I'm an Exterminator killer, too.
Right, Dad?
What's this about?
I ordered anchovies, so what's with all these black lizards?
Because they're delicious?
I've got another delivery I need to get to!
I'll see you next time! Bye!
I'll go buy anchovies!
They sell them at the Bazaar, right?
Are you okay to go alone?
I've got this!
Okay, I guess I'll leave it to you.
Here's some money.
Let's see...
From the lodging street,
cross the bridge...
The south bus loop via the South Gate
will be leaving in five minutes.
Anchovies! Anchovies!
Cross the bridge and through the alley!
He was in an awful hurry.
Wait...
Hey, you! Stop right there!
Iason? What's he up to?
I'm sorry! Oh, Naji!
Ilie?
The wallet!
Ilie!
Hey, what happened?
The wallet! Anchovies! For Ms. Mario!
This way.
You know that boy, Naji?
You could say that.
Here we are.
Good job, Iason.
That's our hit-and-run leader of the Team Red Rats!
That's Ms. Mario's wallet!
Is that right? Well, then,
why don't I see her name on it,
little lady?
Subtitle translation by Zensho Yamamoto