2,302 Ohba gyoza.
2,303 Ohba gyoza.
2,304 Ohba gyoza.
I can't sleep at all. Too much on my mind.
Counting gyoza just makes me hungry and isn't helping at all.
There's 100 nicks!
Good job! We can get spare change from this vending machine every night.
One more job after the shift.
I guess even sorcerers can be broke.
Wait, they're Cross-Eyes?
Without a doubt.
What?
Who the hell are you?
I'm
a friend of Risu's.
THE BEGINNING
En…
Hey, I heard Mr. En collapsed?
Shin! And Noi!
What's this? You guys are humans from the Hole.
Hello!
They're acquaintances of mine. Leave them be.
I see.
Hey, where's Nikaido?
Actually, up until now, Nikaido has been me in disguise. You didn't realize that?
What?!
The real Nikaido ran away with the lizard guy.
I wonder where they are now.
So that's what happened. You did it, Caiman.
En woke up!
-Boss! Are you okay?! -Boss!
En! Thank goodness!
Mr. Chota!
By any chance, are you going to where Nikaido is?
The contract inside me is guiding me.
I'll get rid of the lizard guy myself.
You follow along after me later!
Caiman?
Hey!
Ebisu, are you here?
Ebi--
Ebisu.
-Fujita. -Ebisu!
Ebisu!
That monster! Ebisu! Hold on!
I'll get Noi here as soon as I can!
It's no good. My magic won't work.
Is this the black powder?
Crap!
You're a friend of Risu's?
You're not Aikawa, are you?
Aikawa?
What's that?
Dokuga, Tetsujo!
We're in trouble. En is here!
-Is he coming for us? -We haven't been paid yet!
This isn't the time to say such a thing!
-Dokuga! What are you doing? Let's go! -Right.
What is it?
No, it's just that guy seemed familiar somehow.
What's happening?
Big Bro! Nikaido!
Nikaido!
Caiman.
Nikaido! What's wrong?
My chest hurts.
En is nearby.
All right, I'll carry you. We're getting out of here.
It's been a while, Nikaido.
En.
So you're the lizard guy.
I'm here to get my partner back.
Perfect timing!
Caiman!
Because I'm not the type to run away.
I'll kill you, mushroom bastard!
If you die,
the magic from Nikaido's contract will be dispelled.
Come on. I'll tear you apart so you'll never revive.
No matter how amazing a Sorcerer you are,
magic doesn't work on me!
What, are you done already?
You think my mushrooms are some dumb magic.
But you have no idea how terrifying it really is.
This is also revenge for Matsumura.
I'll kill you in the most agonizing way possible.
Go ahead and try!
It does seem to be true that my magic cannot affect your flesh.
But I don't even have to cast it on you.
I can release tiny spores that will produce mushrooms.
What are you going on about?
Come at me now!
It's already over.
What?
The spores I told you about are invading your body,
going further and further in.
Caiman!
And then they'll begin to grow.
Don't worry.
I took down that monster with my magic.
It's all right.
I'll beg En as hard as I can to let us use Kikurage's magic.
It's only now that's painful.
The next time you wake up, you won't feel any pain.
Our dear Mr. En's putting on a show again.
That troublemaker!
You shouldn't be so reckless.
If you damage those mushrooms, it'll be the same as damaging your leg.
Still, even though the contract hasn't fully regenerated yet,
I'm surprised you managed to attack me.
Is this man really that important to you?
Yes, he is important. He's my one and only precious friend.
An opening!
Caiman?
Crap, that really hurts.
How dare he grow mushrooms in my body!
You bastard!
Die!
Caiman!
Your face…
Caiman.
Cai…man…
I wanna eat some gyoza.
Dammit.
You were killed by someone else, not me.
FAREWELL, CAIMAN
Caiman.
So that was your real face.
You finally turned back to normal.
Do you remember yesterday's promise?
Let's go back to the Hole together.
Okay, Caiman?
Good grief.
Mr. En did say to collect the lizard guy's corpse,
but how am I supposed to look for it?
Caiman, it can't be. Were you really killed?
Hey, Mr. Kasukabe!
Look at this.
-Impressive. -Shocking!
So there used to be magma flowing around here.
That's…
Caiman's head?
BURNING HEART
En doesn't seem to have followed us.
I see. But we should probably hang out here for a while longer.
What's wrong, Dokuga?
I was thinking about the boss.
Me too.
Lately, I've been remembering a lot. I wonder if I mentioned it to you.
The boss and I once went to this place in Dung Hill
where elite Sorcerers hung out.
The guy running the place was sitting in the very back.
The moment he locked eyes with the boss, he passed out.
Wait a sec! If we're sharing that kind of story, I've got one too.
One time, our food-greedy boss actually took pity on me and gave me a hamburger!
That's only because you were staring at it like you hadn't eaten in days.
Dokuga?
I was remembering the day I first met the boss.
We were young and had no real purpose. We just lived our lives day by day.
Questioning our worth because we couldn't use magic,
we had to steal food just to survive.
You brats!
How do we off 'em?
What is this spit?
Stupid brat! I'll cut your mouth right out!
Stop it!
Tetsujo!
You stupid Sorcerers! What do you think you're doing?
Hey, I decided how I'm going to execute these brats.
The Hole. Let's throw them in the Hole.
Dokuga?
This pain in my body…
The sorcerer's blood inside me is rejecting the Hole's rain.
It proves that we were Sorcerers.
-Dokuga… -That's it! You're right!
What's with these kids?
The boss took down those Sorcerers and went through the Door.
And we followed as if we were drawn to it.
After that, the number of people like us increased,
and the organization grew larger.
Where's the boss now?
Big Bro! Where are you?
Big Bro! Nikaido! Where are you?
Who are you?!
Why are you…
Me?
What's your name?
Natsuki.
I came here to see the boss with Caiman, my lizard-faced Big Bro.
Caiman? Never heard of him.
I see.
Big Bro didn't know where the hideout was, and his Cross-Eye mark disappeared.
He was probably an impostor.
But even if he was a fake Cross-Eye, I'm still worried.
What is it?
Look at that!
My name is Curse.
I'm the most sinister thing in this realm.
Don't look at me. Don't speak my name.
Who the hell are you?
Stop!
You monster!
Tetsujo!
Ton, stop!
Everyone, don't attack him.
Don't even think about killing. You'll get yourselves killed.
I am Curse, the one who takes everything.
I was turned back into a Sorcerer, and my powers have weakened.
I was only able to somehow bring him with me.
But he's not breathing,
and he's really cold.
MEMORY BUBBLES
I'm back.
Welcome back. So you've returned.
Yeah, it's fine now.
I think maybe it's for the best I don't remember who or what I am.
I see.
First, let's have a drink.
And some gyoza too!
Yeah, I know.
Nikaido?
I'll help too.
Nikaido?
Caiman. Why?
Nika--
What?
I had a bad dream.
A dream where I killed someone.
Someone special to me.
Something like this happened before.
What did you say?
"My name"?
What was it?
I'm sure this will come in handy.
All right, hurry!
What? He left?
And he changed because he stayed here too long?
Stop!
I found out something amazing!
-Risu! -Nothing's confirmed yet, though.
It's no good!
She manipulates time.
Let me just die like this.
THE END
What we learned in Episode 6.
Caiman finally meets the remaining Cross-Eyes.
Ebisu is quite the delinquent.
The Cross-Eyes' boss is an imposing figure.
What we'll learn in Episode 7 is still hidden in chaos.
This is Dorohedoro.