WEBVTT 00:17.360 --> 00:18.980 Master Hikaru. 00:20.320 --> 00:24.020 The origin of the Modified Bloodline passed down in the Gero family, 00:24.020 --> 00:25.860 the Poison Blood, 00:27.030 --> 00:31.410 grows in power the nearer you come to death. 00:34.260 --> 00:38.780 In other words, it gains potency in proportion to your experience. 00:39.210 --> 00:45.380 You will reach the next stage in 20 years at the soonest. 00:50.720 --> 00:54.180 Your goal is that pinnacle. 00:54.460 --> 00:57.390 An utterly lethal, incurable poison. 00:58.900 --> 01:01.230 Until you achieve that, 01:01.490 --> 01:05.210 you must never take risks beyond your ability. 01:05.210 --> 01:08.480 You may be fit to inherit the Poison Clan... 01:18.160 --> 01:20.580 He's already out cold. 01:20.580 --> 01:23.410 A triple dose now? 01:23.410 --> 01:25.320 You don't know when to quit. 01:25.320 --> 01:28.380 That overdose has gotta hurt like hell! 01:30.520 --> 01:33.180 ...but an overdose will still kill you. 01:44.110 --> 01:47.430 You must accustom yourself to toxins gradually. 01:52.280 --> 01:58.210 Surviving numerous attempts to find a bride has given you a gift. 01:58.610 --> 02:01.320 Hikaru Gero's Poison Blood. 02:14.640 --> 02:20.640 It has gained decades of compressed experience 02:20.640 --> 02:23.770 and mutated to reach that realm. 02:25.890 --> 02:29.180 I wanna get married. 02:31.940 --> 02:34.130 He has blossomed... 02:35.800 --> 02:37.630 ...to the next stage. 02:48.780 --> 02:53.380 Those who ceaselessly hone their killing arts are known as "Masters." 02:53.760 --> 02:58.800 After many generations, they have gained lethal abilities 02:58.800 --> 03:01.390 called "Modified Bloodlines." 03:01.890 --> 03:07.730 This is the story of one such Master, the Poison Master, Hikaru Gero, 03:07.730 --> 03:10.380 and his attempts to get married. 04:48.240 --> 04:49.560 He did it. 04:51.070 --> 04:53.250 Hikaru Gero. 04:53.250 --> 04:56.920 Your hits seriously bore me. 04:59.690 --> 05:04.680 I've got a mountain of corpses piled up behind me. 05:05.930 --> 05:09.330 This is the pride of the Five Great Families. 05:26.680 --> 05:28.620 Poison won't do you any good. 05:29.230 --> 05:32.870 I've got your blood in me. 05:39.370 --> 05:40.640 Hikaru Gero. 05:42.010 --> 05:43.860 You've increased your lethal dose. 05:51.100 --> 05:53.600 You're moving far faster than you did back then. 05:55.080 --> 05:57.400 But it's not enough. 06:01.600 --> 06:05.360 You're the most gifted of our generation, no doubt about that. 06:05.890 --> 06:09.890 I got this power through years of preparation, 06:09.890 --> 06:12.790 and you've pulled something out of nowhere to match it. 06:14.540 --> 06:16.780 That pisses me off. 06:16.780 --> 06:18.670 It's a waste. 06:19.880 --> 06:23.290 Hey, Gero! Yeah, you! 06:23.290 --> 06:26.340 Why don't you turn your talent to killing? 06:27.040 --> 06:31.690 You said you just want to protect your buddies, yeah?! 06:31.690 --> 06:35.850 An assassin protecting people? Don't make me laugh. 06:37.090 --> 06:40.070 You'll never take me out with that attitude. 06:42.090 --> 06:45.780 I bet standing there looking cocky is taking all you've got. 06:46.320 --> 06:50.310 From here on out, skill and talent don't matter. 06:50.310 --> 06:54.540 A fight between assassins comes down to... 06:54.540 --> 06:58.190 who's got the deeper, darker bloodlust! 07:12.080 --> 07:16.020 Toshiro Dogo's ultimate ace in the hole: 07:19.060 --> 07:23.360 Beast Blood—Unleashed The Hundred-Beast Stampede 07:19.290 --> 07:24.190 Beast Blood—Unleashed! The Hundred-Beast Stampede! 07:24.190 --> 07:27.360 The life force of all 93 animals I put into Hyakko... 07:28.570 --> 07:31.900 manifested in parallel! 07:33.400 --> 07:35.120 You're right. 07:38.740 --> 07:40.120 It passed through him? 07:40.980 --> 07:43.630 My bloodlust ran out ages ago. 07:45.480 --> 07:47.880 Right now, I just want to get my hands on... 07:48.520 --> 07:51.470 something like regular old happiness. 07:52.690 --> 07:55.180 He's dodging at the last possible moment? 07:55.180 --> 07:57.140 Where'd he find the strength for that? 07:58.040 --> 08:01.650 While looking for a bride with Kinosaki, I realized something. 08:04.140 --> 08:08.400 I'll never be able to grasp that on my own. 08:09.160 --> 08:13.780 Lending someone else a hand is the only way... 08:14.700 --> 08:17.160 I can see myself ever finding happiness. 08:27.100 --> 08:29.680 Show's over, Beast Master. 08:32.380 --> 08:34.350 Corporal Kodoku. 08:34.570 --> 08:38.610 Over a long span of time, the numerous poisons stored in your body 08:38.610 --> 08:43.730 devour each other and grow more refined. 08:44.620 --> 08:50.030 Modified Bloodline Increments unleash the blood's potential. Its heart and soul. 08:50.030 --> 08:54.680 Those etched into the blood of the Five Great Families are of another order. 08:56.530 --> 08:58.660 Your toxin's effects... 08:59.080 --> 09:04.170 will depend on the nature of the Corporal Kodoku you cultivate. 09:04.470 --> 09:07.750 But once you master it, it will be incurable. 09:07.750 --> 09:11.790 A poison that kills all it touches without fail. 09:12.640 --> 09:14.220 And that is... 09:17.510 --> 09:23.850 Poison Blood—Unleashed Single Radiant Burst 09:19.600 --> 09:23.240 Poison Blood—Unleashed! Single Radiant Burst! 09:42.380 --> 09:44.800 Nice job wasting your time. 09:44.800 --> 09:48.590 I've got your immunity to— 09:53.090 --> 09:55.880 The hell kind of poison is this? 09:55.880 --> 09:57.730 I can't neutralize it fast enough. 09:59.340 --> 10:01.950 Oh, I get it. 10:01.950 --> 10:08.200 You finally got yourself the Mega Ultra SSR of blood. 10:10.580 --> 10:12.820 He cut his arms off himself? 10:15.770 --> 10:17.950 I'm loving this, Gero. 10:17.950 --> 10:21.240 I can soar a hell of a lot higher. 10:21.660 --> 10:22.540 Get outta here. 10:22.800 --> 10:25.590 Get outta here. Get outta here. 10:26.770 --> 10:30.130 A creature born only to fight to the death. 10:32.800 --> 10:35.880 A pure beast! 10:46.340 --> 10:48.730 Come at me with everything you've got! 10:48.730 --> 10:51.590 I'll lap up every last drop! 10:52.240 --> 10:55.010 All the bloodlust soup you can serve me! 10:55.010 --> 10:58.880 How else is a killer supposed to live? 11:07.580 --> 11:11.630 As if a Poison Master would ever come at you... 11:14.280 --> 11:15.380 ...head-on. 11:33.080 --> 11:34.080 Hey! 11:35.680 --> 11:37.060 I can't see shit. 11:37.060 --> 11:39.990 Hey, Gero! What the hell? 11:41.280 --> 11:43.780 I can't hear, either! 11:48.420 --> 11:49.830 Not a thing! 11:56.420 --> 11:58.140 It will be incurable. 11:58.140 --> 12:01.410 A poison that kills all it touches without fail. 12:02.140 --> 12:07.890 That is the quintessence of the Poison Master's art. 12:17.000 --> 12:18.990 Heart and Soul 12:22.960 --> 12:25.500 Am I seriously gonna die? 12:25.500 --> 12:26.960 Me? 12:28.140 --> 12:30.980 After the shit-ton of effort I've put in, 12:30.980 --> 12:33.340 and all the prey I've eaten... 12:36.860 --> 12:42.310 my fangs never reached them? 12:43.380 --> 12:46.280 If that's how it's gonna be... 12:48.530 --> 12:53.810 I'll at least squeeze out all the life I've got left in me... 12:59.450 --> 13:03.870 and take you to hell with me! 13:06.730 --> 13:08.020 Hey, Gero. 13:09.200 --> 13:13.630 You'd rather die than let anything happen to these guys, yeah? 13:13.630 --> 13:15.590 We fought one-on-one... 13:15.840 --> 13:18.210 and you lose! 13:19.550 --> 13:22.710 One-on-one? I don't think so. 13:22.710 --> 13:24.050 Ham! 13:43.810 --> 13:45.990 Looks like I kept you all waiting. 13:46.240 --> 13:48.580 The Hamster Master? 13:48.580 --> 13:50.540 I can't move. 13:50.540 --> 13:52.270 Why not? 13:57.980 --> 13:59.000 Why? 13:59.670 --> 14:01.420 Why are you standing? 14:02.530 --> 14:04.390 You're the weakest of us. 14:05.710 --> 14:07.180 Listen to me! 14:07.610 --> 14:10.760 I get how scared you all are. 14:12.420 --> 14:16.550 We're up against beasts that have given in to rage, 14:16.880 --> 14:20.480 and been absorbed by the king of beasts. 14:23.160 --> 14:24.320 But... 14:24.850 --> 14:26.590 I want you to remember. 14:28.090 --> 14:32.240 We're Masters who each specialize in a single beast. 14:33.010 --> 14:37.000 Who knows more about making friends with violent animals than us? 14:39.600 --> 14:40.610 So... 14:43.160 --> 14:46.950 They're not our enemies. 14:48.240 --> 14:51.790 They're our irreplaceable partners. 14:51.790 --> 14:53.150 Ham! 14:57.230 --> 15:02.150 Pii, baby, what's the matter? 15:06.680 --> 15:10.700 Y-You... livestock! 15:27.010 --> 15:31.140 They called out to the beasts inside me and tamed them. 15:31.970 --> 15:33.310 Beast Master. 15:34.540 --> 15:37.640 This was never just me against you. 15:39.520 --> 15:42.820 It was all of us fighting to break free of our shackles. 15:49.070 --> 15:52.400 Shit. Shit! 15:52.400 --> 15:55.330 You worthless nobodies! 16:26.300 --> 16:29.100 I knew I could count on you, Hamster Master. 16:33.420 --> 16:34.700 Ham! 17:11.810 --> 17:13.870 The rite of the Beast Blood. 17:13.710 --> 17:17.840 The Rite of the Beast Blood 17:14.560 --> 17:19.670 On our 13th birthdays, members of the Beast Clan's main family 17:19.670 --> 17:24.060 receive the partners we'll spend our lives with from the head of the clan. 17:24.060 --> 17:26.160 Toshiro is diligent and sincere, 17:26.160 --> 17:33.130 fit to inherit leadership of the clan. A tiger or a wolf would suit him best. 17:33.440 --> 17:36.850 The head of the Beast Clan will now bestow... 17:37.170 --> 17:41.080 on Toshiro Dogo the beast that will become his partner. 17:56.970 --> 17:58.030 Why? 17:59.360 --> 18:00.450 Why? 18:08.670 --> 18:11.470 I respectfully accept this gift. 18:14.480 --> 18:16.620 Those eyes had said it all. 18:17.720 --> 18:20.380 "You don't have what it takes to lead." 18:20.380 --> 18:23.880 "A bat's good enough for you." 18:28.910 --> 18:35.820 I bet my skill scares you. You don't want me taking over. 18:36.040 --> 18:37.070 Right? 18:37.450 --> 18:39.080 Fine, then. 18:39.080 --> 18:42.120 Have it your way. 18:43.730 --> 18:46.750 I'll kill your ass and take over! 18:46.750 --> 18:48.880 Just watch me! 19:04.920 --> 19:08.070 Why am I still alive? 19:08.990 --> 19:16.280 Hikaru Gero's the heir to the Poison Clan, and I got hit by his deadliest toxin. 19:16.820 --> 19:21.030 Why am I not dead? Why? 19:24.370 --> 19:26.890 Your toxin's effects... 19:26.890 --> 19:31.910 will depend on the nature of the Corporal Kodoku you cultivate. 19:33.720 --> 19:37.300 This toxin is my will. 19:39.820 --> 19:43.320 I don't want to kill you, and I don't want to beat you. 19:44.140 --> 19:48.310 I just want to help Arashiyama and the others. 19:51.950 --> 19:54.440 The blood of the Five Great Families 19:54.440 --> 19:56.440 is a curse. 19:56.440 --> 20:02.320 For those born with it, it's eat or be eaten! 20:02.320 --> 20:04.580 You know that as well as I do! 20:10.990 --> 20:12.750 Blood isn't a curse. 20:17.310 --> 20:21.640 I'll spend my life proving that. 20:24.530 --> 20:26.430 I'm into DIY candy kits. 20:29.720 --> 20:33.680 I vibe with things that take some work. 20:37.930 --> 20:39.550 What are you, stupid? 20:41.100 --> 20:42.710 Mr. Beast Master. 20:43.320 --> 20:46.880 Are you hiding any other dangerous plans? 20:47.240 --> 20:49.020 Unless you come clean— 20:55.380 --> 20:57.960 Byakko, what the hell? 21:07.840 --> 21:09.270 Master Toshiro. 21:10.850 --> 21:14.020 I will stand by you again. 21:14.340 --> 21:15.590 From zero. 21:20.320 --> 21:21.710 You're not going anywhere. 21:50.100 --> 21:51.390 And you are? 21:58.820 --> 22:01.440 I see my brother has been bothering you. 22:04.140 --> 22:07.830 I am the newly appointed head of our clan. 22:08.670 --> 22:12.850 Beast Master, Tonako Dogo. 22:27.850 --> 22:33.390 Translator: William Varteresian Timer: Andy Ellis Editor: SMR Quality Control: Salem Alabanza Final Quality Control: Michelle Tymon 23:46.590 --> 23:48.680 Real talk. Arashiyama's into you. 23:46.590 --> 23:48.680 Oh, for the love of... How are they this slow? 23:47.800 --> 23:49.640 Training of a thousand torments?! 23:47.840 --> 23:50.510 You mean she likes me? For real? You're not pulling my leg? 23:48.680 --> 23:52.140 Leave it to me. I promise I'll make sure you have a happy marriage. 23:49.470 --> 23:51.680 I nearly died and I've never been better! 23:52.310 --> 23:53.180 I like you! 23:53.180 --> 23:56.270 Thanks, Man 23:53.510 --> 23:55.980 Next time: "Thanks, Man."