WEBVTT 00:12.870 --> 00:17.350 Those who ceaselessly hone their killing arts are known as "Masters." 00:17.790 --> 00:22.860 After many generations, they have gained lethal abilities 00:22.860 --> 00:25.330 called "Modified Bloodlines." 00:26.060 --> 00:31.360 This is the story of one such Master, the Poison Master, Hikaru Gero, 00:31.650 --> 00:34.290 and his attempts to get married. 02:06.490 --> 02:08.410 Cheers! 02:15.680 --> 02:17.880 Okay, thanks for waiting! 02:15.890 --> 02:17.890 Shinei College Camping Club 02:17.880 --> 02:19.700 Here's your lemon sours. 02:21.550 --> 02:23.890 I hope Gero's up to this. 02:26.870 --> 02:29.940 So this is a college welcome party? I've heard the legends. 02:31.220 --> 02:33.680 I never thought my job would take me to one. 02:33.680 --> 02:35.680 New students, gather round. 02:35.680 --> 02:37.200 Coming. 02:41.210 --> 02:44.760 Okay. To all of us starting college and meeting each other. 02:44.760 --> 02:45.760 Cheers! 02:45.760 --> 02:47.670 Cheers! 02:52.240 --> 02:54.140 You're a first-year, right? 02:55.680 --> 02:57.800 How's the party? Having fun? 03:00.020 --> 03:04.140 Huh? Uh... Huh? 03:09.460 --> 03:13.800 I'm h-having a blast. 03:13.800 --> 03:14.610 What did I do? 03:14.930 --> 03:16.430 Whatever we did, sorry. 03:16.430 --> 03:18.060 S-See you around. 03:22.510 --> 03:25.620 That was my chance to talk with older students, and I blew it. 03:28.830 --> 03:33.710 I want to hire you as a bodyguard for my niece, who starts university this spring. 03:34.300 --> 03:39.920 But if possible, without standing out. 03:40.430 --> 03:42.510 I'm Shiori Ureshino. 03:42.950 --> 03:49.250 Her father, my older brother, built this company from the ground up in one generation, 03:49.600 --> 03:52.300 but illness took him a year ago. 03:52.560 --> 03:56.020 He left a will stating his daughter, Shiori, 03:54.070 --> 03:56.030 Yeah! You got it! 03:56.020 --> 04:00.280 Hold still while balancing a tray! 03:56.020 --> 04:00.280 will succeed him as CEO once she comes of age. 03:56.030 --> 03:57.860 Keep going! 04:00.860 --> 04:05.690 But someone has other ideas. 04:06.370 --> 04:08.240 My older sister. 04:08.800 --> 04:12.310 She claims Balzak is rightfully hers. 04:10.210 --> 04:15.710 Second Son Mitsuhiko 04:10.210 --> 04:15.710 Eldest Daughter Futae 04:10.210 --> 04:15.710 Eldest Son (Deceased) Kazuhito 04:12.800 --> 04:15.710 I don't exactly know what Futae will try, 04:16.060 --> 04:19.980 but rumor has it she's hired someone who uses strange techniques 04:19.980 --> 04:23.620 that no ordinary expert has a hope of stopping. 04:24.500 --> 04:29.730 Um, thank you very much for taking this job. 04:30.140 --> 04:32.770 Student ID 04:30.140 --> 04:32.770 Name: 04:30.140 --> 04:32.770 Daigo Oshima 04:30.140 --> 04:32.770 Date of birth: 04:30.140 --> 04:32.770 20**/11/24 04:30.140 --> 04:32.770 Blood type: 04:30.140 --> 04:32.770 Date issued: 04:30.140 --> 04:32.770 20**/**/** 04:30.140 --> 04:32.770 We certify that the above is a student of this university 04:30.700 --> 04:32.770 That's your student ID. 04:33.100 --> 04:36.240 Starting today, you're Daigo Oshima, a third-year student. 04:36.240 --> 04:37.340 Seriously? 04:37.680 --> 04:38.940 E-Excuse me. 04:39.770 --> 04:46.280 I know this is, uh, sudden, but I'd like to, well... 04:46.980 --> 04:49.330 go to a drinking party. 04:49.650 --> 04:52.070 A party? That's a risk you don't need. 04:53.040 --> 04:54.330 Please. 04:59.820 --> 05:02.050 O-Oh, all right. 05:06.010 --> 05:09.470 Shinei College Camping Club 05:06.380 --> 05:08.110 Okay, next person. 05:09.100 --> 05:15.100 I-I'm Shiori Ureshino, a first-year economics major. 05:16.230 --> 05:19.500 A-And, uh... 05:25.830 --> 05:28.860 What should I say now? 05:28.190 --> 05:34.080 My favorite games. Where I'm from. A funny joke. Some generational thing. 05:29.500 --> 05:35.130 Ria coasts. Aging society. Romantic gossip. A time I messed up. My hobbies. 05:31.120 --> 05:36.590 TV shows. Another failure. Tomorrow's weather. Hot yoga. Macroeconomics. 05:32.040 --> 05:36.590 That café's new item. The Tokugawa Shogunate. Particle physics. Inverted triangle-shaped back. 05:32.410 --> 05:36.590 Swahili. Part-time work. Inclined barbell bench press. 05:34.040 --> 05:36.590 Dorms. Green iguana. Home run. 05:34.460 --> 05:36.590 Welcome party. Aristotle. 05:44.920 --> 05:47.300 P-Pleased to meet you all. 05:48.750 --> 05:52.220 Huh? Uh, thanks. 05:52.470 --> 05:54.350 Okay, next person. 05:58.780 --> 06:00.850 Can you handle a party, Gero? 06:00.850 --> 06:03.500 I've gone drinking with the Bug Master plenty of times. 06:04.880 --> 06:07.360 I'm worried. I'd better sneak in. 06:08.100 --> 06:13.600 I'll show you that a top-notch Master is also the life of the party. 06:14.890 --> 06:17.250 Daigo Oshima, economics major. 06:18.100 --> 06:20.710 Watch as I chug all eight of these. 06:24.390 --> 06:26.130 There's no way that flies these days. 06:31.980 --> 06:33.870 This next part is the clincher. 06:41.570 --> 06:43.270 Should we call an ambulance? 06:58.750 --> 07:00.750 That'll get applause for sure. 07:02.290 --> 07:03.440 It's nice to meet you. 07:05.370 --> 07:09.430 I-It's a water-absorbent polymer. Completely harmless. 07:09.430 --> 07:10.880 What a disaster. 07:12.470 --> 07:15.060 Okay, who else hasn't introduced themselves? 07:15.060 --> 07:16.680 Hey, he's calling you. 07:19.180 --> 07:20.150 Ultimate Relaxation 07:19.180 --> 07:20.150 Man of the Alps 07:19.180 --> 07:20.150 Campfire ASMR 07:30.470 --> 07:31.890 I'm Naruko. 07:33.860 --> 07:34.770 That's all. 07:35.550 --> 07:38.750 Uh, what about first name? Your major? Stuff like that? 07:38.750 --> 07:40.000 I forget. 07:41.650 --> 07:48.250 What really matters is that I got to meet all of you here in this moment. 07:48.870 --> 07:51.010 I super thank my lucky stars. 07:51.010 --> 07:52.400 What's his deal? 07:52.400 --> 07:54.340 He's been spacing out this whole time. 07:55.990 --> 07:57.010 I super thank them. 07:58.720 --> 08:00.020 He barely said anything. 08:00.020 --> 08:01.510 Why'd he say it twice? 08:01.940 --> 08:04.180 He's the one for me. 08:06.360 --> 08:08.490 Naruko, is this seat taken? 08:08.490 --> 08:10.780 Mind if I sit here? 08:08.540 --> 08:11.310 Wish I got the benefit of the doubt like that. 08:11.310 --> 08:13.090 It's gotta be his looks. 08:14.320 --> 08:17.610 Drinking parties have hidden depths. 08:21.410 --> 08:23.250 Aw, paid by the hour. 08:24.640 --> 08:26.500 Listen, Ureshino. 08:27.370 --> 08:28.380 I'm so sorry. 08:28.610 --> 08:32.350 Don't make her cry, Gero. Did you take your screwup out on her? 08:32.350 --> 08:34.630 No, I didn't say anything about that. 08:37.180 --> 08:39.810 But I mean, why did you force yourself to go? 08:40.310 --> 08:44.360 You're inheriting a company, so you went to work on your communication issues. 08:44.360 --> 08:46.810 I get that, but even so... 08:49.710 --> 08:51.230 H-Hey now. 08:51.230 --> 08:52.820 Really, Gero? 08:54.010 --> 09:00.170 No, I'm just so glad you're thinking about how I feel. 09:01.490 --> 09:05.080 But, well, it's not just about the company. 09:05.410 --> 09:09.500 I want to be part of the group. 09:12.910 --> 09:15.950 At the very end, my dad said... 09:20.400 --> 09:25.290 Give drinking a try when you turn 20. 09:29.040 --> 09:33.190 Shiori, you're a nice girl, 09:33.740 --> 09:36.610 but you worry too much about what other people think. 09:36.950 --> 09:41.460 Life's more fun when you take what's rattling around inside your head 09:41.460 --> 09:45.360 and bam! You let it all out. 09:45.700 --> 09:50.230 Enjoy yourself with people. 09:50.950 --> 09:54.740 That's what I want for you. 10:06.670 --> 10:08.170 I can't do it. 10:08.490 --> 10:13.910 Even here, a flood of words sometimes just overwhelms my brain. 10:14.580 --> 10:16.050 Ureshino. 10:16.050 --> 10:20.280 I know. I just need to take the first step. 10:20.900 --> 10:23.810 Everyone will accept me. 10:24.160 --> 10:26.700 My brain knows that, but I can't help worrying. 10:26.700 --> 10:32.860 What if I make people annoyed or angry or sad instead? 10:34.630 --> 10:38.920 I never even managed to really talk to my dad before he... 10:39.600 --> 10:44.080 I didn't even get to ask why he named me his successor. 10:46.930 --> 10:48.100 So... 10:48.410 --> 10:50.730 I want to improve myself. 10:51.180 --> 10:53.040 To get to the point... 10:53.920 --> 10:57.350 where I can laugh away my fear. 10:58.950 --> 11:01.670 You realize someone's out to kill you, right? 11:02.490 --> 11:03.740 Gero. 11:05.090 --> 11:07.920 But if you've got someplace you want to go, I won't stop you. 11:10.180 --> 11:13.380 My job is to keep you safe. 11:18.020 --> 11:20.840 Madam, I have something to report. 11:21.650 --> 11:23.720 Her bodyguard is good. 11:24.300 --> 11:28.780 He acts all natural, but he leaves no openings. 11:34.950 --> 11:37.690 I super forgot to charge it. 11:40.130 --> 11:42.070 The Sound Master 11:43.120 --> 11:47.150 You think this is funny? You've been at this for a month and made zero progress. 11:47.150 --> 11:49.790 Do you realize how much I'm paying you? 11:49.790 --> 11:53.870 As if that little girl could run a party supplies brand 11:53.870 --> 11:57.010 with a market cap of 1.5 trillion yen. 11:57.010 --> 11:59.940 Tell me: When do you plan to "dispose" of her? 12:01.130 --> 12:04.930 3 more days 12:02.820 --> 12:04.930 The time is not yet ripe. 12:04.930 --> 12:07.940 Excuse me? Don't give me that crap. 12:07.940 --> 12:09.670 I've spent over a month— 12:17.730 --> 12:19.690 This bodyguard, Oshima. 12:20.010 --> 12:23.040 You say he's good, but he's still a nobody. 12:23.040 --> 12:26.090 He won't last a second against a Master like you. 12:26.530 --> 12:30.040 Madam, I'm super a man of my word. 12:30.720 --> 12:32.450 In any case... 12:32.450 --> 12:35.710 Either get her to decline the job, 12:36.230 --> 12:39.090 or leave her incapable of taking it. 12:39.470 --> 12:43.600 You can kill her if that's what it takes. 12:47.670 --> 12:52.520 Gero, you're not a real student. Why even bother to listen so attentively? 12:52.520 --> 12:55.520 This is all new to me. I'm having a great time. 12:55.780 --> 12:58.250 You've got one hell of a tragic past. 12:58.900 --> 13:02.400 Economics \hDepartment 12:58.900 --> 13:02.400 ORIENTATION 12:59.200 --> 13:00.170 Tomorrow. 13:00.700 --> 13:02.420 Okay, you there. 13:02.420 --> 13:04.990 Name a product that revolutionized its industry. 13:04.990 --> 13:06.490 Huh? Uh... 13:06.980 --> 13:08.530 Mixy-Mix Max Mix. 13:08.770 --> 13:13.870 Only 100 of these legendary kits were made for the brand's 30th anniversary. 13:14.220 --> 13:17.670 Well, well. You know your stuff. 13:45.150 --> 13:47.430 Liberating the Mixy-Mix market! 13:47.430 --> 13:49.310 A return to the Mix-aissance! 13:49.310 --> 13:51.240 In other words, Mixy-Mix... 13:51.540 --> 13:52.450 Max Mix! 13:54.080 --> 13:56.820 As long as there are passionate students like you, 13:56.820 --> 13:58.970 I can make way for the next generation without— 14:04.060 --> 14:05.010 It looks like... 14:05.340 --> 14:09.510 since they can't separate me from the target, they're using brute force. 14:09.840 --> 14:11.970 I don't feel so good. 14:10.420 --> 14:11.970 Who here seems suspicious? 14:15.540 --> 14:16.600 Someone outside? 14:16.850 --> 14:21.270 But I already checked that no one had a line of sight. 14:40.300 --> 14:42.710 We were attacked all at once. 14:43.070 --> 14:49.300 However, this is a well-ventilated environment. That means it wasn't a gas. 14:49.860 --> 14:51.150 In which case... 14:52.100 --> 14:55.890 He injected himself with something, then sprang into action. 14:56.320 --> 15:00.640 Were sound waves transmitted remotely to shake the room and the people inside? 15:00.860 --> 15:05.020 I scrambled his sense of balance, and he super recovered in no time. 15:05.020 --> 15:06.650 That should be impossible. 15:06.880 --> 15:10.570 No one could pull off a precise, large-scale attack except... 15:10.570 --> 15:14.660 No one could whip something like that up in an instant except... 15:15.730 --> 15:17.020 ...a Sound Master. 15:15.730 --> 15:17.020 ...a Poison Master. 15:21.520 --> 15:22.470 Gero! 15:23.470 --> 15:25.630 I informed the client. 15:25.630 --> 15:30.590 Every hitman knows that making it look like an accident saves trouble. 15:30.960 --> 15:34.880 Ureshino, they planned to kill you for sure. 15:36.210 --> 15:40.090 So, Gero, should we skip the camping trip tomorrow? 15:36.720 --> 15:42.730 Economics Department 15:36.720 --> 15:42.730 ORIENTATION 15:40.090 --> 15:41.900 That's up to our client. 15:43.110 --> 15:45.060 Of course you can go. 15:45.740 --> 15:47.410 I-I can? 15:47.410 --> 15:51.490 You've been looking forward to this trip for ages. 15:51.490 --> 15:56.490 Shiratori 15:52.110 --> 15:56.130 There's no substitute for friends you make at school. 15:56.490 --> 15:58.650 So go make lots of them. 15:58.650 --> 16:02.110 With those two around, you have nothing to worry about. 16:03.840 --> 16:05.380 Morning. 16:05.380 --> 16:08.050 See you, Uncle Mitsuhiko. 16:08.700 --> 16:10.940 Sorry for keeping you waiting. 16:10.940 --> 16:14.880 It's no problem. That's a huge bag, though. What's in it? 16:15.670 --> 16:18.850 A collapsible umbrella, and uh... The rest is secret. 16:16.980 --> 16:18.850 Have a safe trip. 16:25.340 --> 16:28.550 We can't guarantee her safety even if she stays home. 16:29.470 --> 16:32.650 The only way to resolve this is to face the enemy. 16:33.970 --> 16:38.970 And unlike with Himekawa, we don't know when the Sound Master will strike. 16:40.050 --> 16:42.060 Is the plan to settle things on this trip? 16:48.210 --> 16:51.050 Hey, what's this? 16:49.340 --> 16:51.050 1 more day 16:51.050 --> 16:53.570 A super important promise. 16:53.570 --> 16:55.180 You're such a great guy, Naruko. 16:55.180 --> 16:57.050 I'll make a promise, too. 16:57.270 --> 17:00.350 Oh? Then, make a promise with me, too. 17:00.350 --> 17:02.210 What? No fair. 17:01.310 --> 17:03.110 Super important. 17:21.280 --> 17:26.900 A man who can cook attracts triple the ladies (Kinosaki approved). 17:29.900 --> 17:32.340 I'll show you I can cook with the best of them. 17:33.210 --> 17:37.450 Um, would you like some yakisoba? 17:39.440 --> 17:42.720 Would anyone, uh, like some yakisoba? 17:43.710 --> 17:45.540 Yakisoba? 17:46.990 --> 17:48.520 Hey, Kinosaki. 17:48.520 --> 17:50.610 "Don't worry about me." 17:51.830 --> 17:54.460 That's what Ureshino told us, remember? 17:55.210 --> 17:58.640 She wants to "figure it out" for herself. 18:03.430 --> 18:06.930 How do I become part of the group? 18:04.370 --> 18:08.130 Yakisoba. Sauce. Noodles. Flour. Red pickled ginger. 18:05.630 --> 18:09.340 Cabbage. Adding water. Throwaway chopsticks. White birch. 18:05.880 --> 18:09.630 Tapioca. 100 yen each. Dance practice. 18:07.000 --> 18:10.800 Club activities. Fjords. Transporting flamingos. 18:07.340 --> 18:11.130 Water-absorbent polymer. Wild chihuahuas. Rice-field property law. 18:08.340 --> 18:11.130 Plate tectonics. Adam Smith. Fortune telling. 18:17.530 --> 18:18.740 Is she okay? 18:23.600 --> 18:25.810 If talking to people doesn't work... 18:26.470 --> 18:28.060 I'll try something else. 18:29.440 --> 18:31.440 What's with the magical girl getup? 18:37.350 --> 18:39.490 Nothing up my sleeves. 18:40.370 --> 18:41.370 What's this? 18:40.510 --> 18:41.740 And here goes nothing. 18:41.370 --> 18:42.370 A magic trick? 18:42.370 --> 18:45.110 Pan-puru pin-puru pom-po-pun. 18:45.110 --> 18:47.970 Pin-puru pan-puru pom-po-pun. 18:47.970 --> 18:49.750 Whoa! 18:54.080 --> 18:56.380 For my next trick, an extra big helping. 18:56.610 --> 18:59.670 Pin-puru pan-puru pom-po-pun! 18:59.670 --> 19:00.540 Huh? 19:03.350 --> 19:05.100 You okay? 19:09.270 --> 19:12.060 Those were some cool magic tricks, Ureshino. 19:12.690 --> 19:15.370 I got them from my family's business. 19:16.160 --> 19:20.990 I've never done that in front of people before, and I messed up the finale. 19:21.690 --> 19:24.380 I'm not good with words... 19:25.520 --> 19:30.750 But I remembered the performance Mr. Gero put on at the party, 19:30.750 --> 19:32.240 and I thought "That's it!" 19:34.410 --> 19:35.880 Thank you very much. 19:40.110 --> 19:41.590 I didn't really, um... 19:41.590 --> 19:44.340 Hmm? What was that? 19:43.410 --> 19:44.270 I mean... 19:45.850 --> 19:47.550 You're welcome. 19:48.330 --> 19:50.480 That reminds me. Have you all heard... 19:51.710 --> 19:54.480 about the curse of Lord Chladni? 19:54.480 --> 19:56.030 Huh? What's that? 19:57.020 --> 19:59.030 This used to be a village. 19:59.360 --> 20:03.310 The locals made "offerings" to the local deity right up until World War II. 20:04.230 --> 20:07.210 Once every two years, when the crops failed, 20:07.590 --> 20:11.850 they would pick out the youngest child in the village, 20:12.910 --> 20:17.340 and lock the child up in that shrine there. 20:42.100 --> 20:45.100 They abandoned the custom after the war, 20:45.450 --> 20:48.950 Another Fire: Suspected Arson Continues 20:45.780 --> 20:48.950 but landslides, fires, and a bunch of other disasters followed. 20:49.280 --> 20:52.710 And although nearly a thousand people lived here at its peak, 20:52.710 --> 20:55.420 it wasn't long before not a soul remained. 20:58.150 --> 21:03.310 But even now, Lord Chladni waits for his next offering. 21:03.950 --> 21:05.840 And that is... 21:05.840 --> 21:08.240 you! 21:08.240 --> 21:09.350 He made all that up. 21:09.570 --> 21:13.880 Oshima, no one likes a spoilsport. 21:13.880 --> 21:16.660 Sorry, Ureshino. It's all true. 21:18.180 --> 21:20.210 I think that's enough buildup. 21:20.210 --> 21:20.970 Yup. 21:22.030 --> 21:24.130 Now, let's get this party started. 21:24.610 --> 21:27.440 It's the moment you've all been waiting for: the test of courage. 21:27.440 --> 21:28.700 Wait, for real? 21:28.700 --> 21:30.120 Oh, come on. 21:30.120 --> 21:32.040 Hey, have you seen Naruko? 21:32.290 --> 21:34.510 I'd love to pair up with him. 21:56.500 --> 22:00.780 The melody of this forest is super perfect. 22:02.850 --> 22:05.110 Shiori Ureshino. 22:05.550 --> 22:08.960 My killer session with your screams... 22:13.280 --> 22:14.640 ...begins now. 22:27.850 --> 22:33.390 Translator: William Varteresian Timer: Andy Ellis Editor: SMR Quality Control: Salem Alabanza Final Quality Control: Michelle Tymon 23:46.570 --> 23:48.690 Escape is super impossible. 23:47.170 --> 23:48.690 What the heck is— 23:47.550 --> 23:48.210 Why the ears?! Why carry her like that?! 23:47.550 --> 23:48.210 Why the ears?! Why carry her like that?! 23:48.690 --> 23:51.400 I've never been in better condition. 23:48.890 --> 23:50.210 Hang on tight! 23:50.920 --> 23:53.260 You've gotta seize this opportunity. 23:51.400 --> 23:53.260 I'll super enjoy this. 23:51.970 --> 23:53.260 That's water-absorbent polymers. 23:53.260 --> 23:56.270 Lord Chladni 23:53.570 --> 23:55.970 Next time: "Lord Chladni."