We used to play together early on.
But as I got bigger...
Your brother, Bojji, is a poor little boy,
who can't do anything by himself.
Which is the reason why you must become strong and protect him well.
Do you understand?
Yes, Mother.
Then, I met the Mirror.
How do you do?
It spoke! It spoke!
The Mirror always offered me sound advice...
...as well as plenty of praise.
Prince Daida, you are one who is chosen.
You are someone who was born to be a king.
And so,
before I knew it, I ended up...
...looking down on Brother as a weakling.
Face dewy with tears and sweat
With your own unique beauty
Smile for me
Panting with exertion, you shine brighter than anyone
"Ranking of Kings"
You melted into these almost listless days
Energy faded like soda gone flat
As a duckling you spread your wings
And dream of flying as a swan
If you have to wander, then enjoy it as much as you can
Nothing fun about just taking shortcuts, right?
You took your time, took the hard road
But you couldn't get there
You keep chasing the sunset as many times as it takes
Now run far
Your dirty shoes and footprints will head steadily into the future
Panting with exertion, you shine brighter than anyone
"Episode 11: Older and Younger Brothers"
Bebin...
Yes?
Aren't they sort of spoiling Brother, just because he's a weakling?
You think Prince Bojji is a weakling?
What, he's not?
Prince Daida, it's been a while, so why don't we go down into town?
Let's go over there!
Why have we come to town?
Perhaps as a change of pace, to do a societal survey.
Pointless.
Then let's call it a thought experiment.
A thought experiment?
Like, let's say... Prince Daida, would you like to live to be 100?
What?
Don't be absurd! Of course I don't want to live that long!
Then let's suppose, Prince Daida, that you were 90 years old.
Would your answer still be the same?
Sorii, what are you trying to say?
Please excuse me. I meant nothing in particular.
Prince Daida, I found one of the weaklings you spoke of.
One much worse off than Prince Bojji.
Worse off than Brother?
Not only is that man deaf, he is also blind.
Why do people like that even exist?
It's unfair,
but worst of all, it's pitiable.
If that were me, I would end my life in an instant.
Are you saying...
...that under the same circumstances,
you wouldn't have the self-confidence to go on living?
If so, then he is a strong man to have overcome his plight and continue living.
That's just doublespeak.
I...
I'm sure he doesn't even think about it himself.
The reason he was able to overcome his weaknesses and go on living is...
...because the king is strong, and his kingdom is bountiful.
Prince Daida, we want you to be
someone who can give hope to everyone else.
I'm a fool.
You there!
Where did you come in from? Where is the way out?!
It's all right. We're going to get out of here together.
I didn't do anything wrong. I did nothing wrong.
I'm scared. I'm scared!
Stop it. It hurts. I'm hungry.
Stop?! We should be saying that!
You heinous villain!
Why did you do what you did?
It's all your fault!
--Say you're sorry! --You're wrong! It's not true!
--You inhuman monster! --You're wrong! It's not true!
It's not true!
Your hands...!
What are you?!
Liars! Liars!
What's going on here?!
That girl is the one who killed us.
She killed lots of people.
It was very painful.
It was torturous.
Our land was peaceful and plentiful,
and its people were kind and smart. But then...
...they came to our land, our bounty was taken, and everything was destroyed!
It's not true. It's not true.
Stop!
My mask! My mask!
Where is my mask?
Where's my mask? My mask... Where's my mask? I'm scared.
Hey.
That's mine!
What are you?!
Your face...!
Monster! You monster!
You're wrong. You're wrong. I'm a girl.
I'm going to be a princess.
Ugly, isn't she?
We did that.
I did that.
What?
We stripped all the skin off of her face to make a spectacle of her!
We cut off her hands, too, so she couldn't fight back.
H-Hey, you!
Stop!
Hey!
I'm Daida. What's your name?
Miranjo.
Miranjo, don't let them get the best of you. I'm on your side.
She killed us and hundreds of others.
We are the victims.
We can do anything we want.
Who cares?! You people disgust me!
That smell...
Come on!
They vanished.
Do you know Bosse?
What?
You have the same smell.
Smell?
What about you? Do you know my father?
Father? He's your dad?
Oh.
The Bosse that I know has no children. He must be someone else.
Never mind that, how did you get in here? I want to get out of here.
I see.
Thank you for saving me. Goodbye.
Hey,
stay here with me. It's safer that way.
Huh?
What? What's wrong?
Oh, nothing.
Hmph, don't worry. My mother will help me get out of here soon.
Help you?
Yeah. And you're coming with me, of course.
Me, too?
I promise, I'm taking you out of here.
Miranjo, don't worry.
What is this?
My heart feels a little bit lighter.
Wait here a moment.
King Desha!
Open it.
Yes, sire!
Ah! It's empty!
This can't be!
There's the faint aroma of death.
King Desha, I-I'm sorry!
You aren't responsible. Someone from the outside is orchestrating this.
Using a power that was supposed to have been lost.
A lost power, sire?
Nonetheless, if he made it to the surface, it'll be a problem.
Ouken, Commander of the Order of the Underworld.
The man known as the Sword King of the Underworld,
and uses mysterious techniques.
Summon the captain!
Y-Yes, sire!
Come on, hurry up!
Please wait a moment...
Oh, what's the use?
We'll take a break once we climb to the top.
Hold on, Daida.
With these people here, in addition to Dorshe,
I'm certain...
Hokuro!
How can you not even do this?
This prosthetic hand is doing nicely.
He is such a lousy teacher! Everything is based on him!
I have to come up with a fighting style that fits me.
What are you thinking?
As to when we're going to destroy the entrance to the underworld...
King Bosse said that there would definitely be some kind of event.
Event? What exactly is going to happen?
I don't know.
Hmm, I've got a bad feeling about this.
Right.
Oh, I don't understand. It's almost like King Bosse is covering for someone.
Covering?
Yeah.
Lady Miranjo...
It's too much for me, Lady Miranjo!
What's wrong? What are you afraid of?
Apeas, is it because your lack of self-confidence
is something perpetually denied to you by others?
I've come to take a liking to you.
You're highly sensitive and easily hurt.
But that's why you understand the pain of others, and I like you for that.
Look at me.
My body is mostly fabricated.
Even my smile is stiff.
But your potential is boundless.
If you will envision who you want to be, I know it will come true.
First, you have to trust me and trust yourself.
It's all right. Naturally, it will take time. It's all right.
Nice and slow, nice and slow. Little by little, little by little.
I have been expecting you,
Lady Miranjo.
The escaped criminals appear to have entered the Kingdom of Bosse.
You must capture them at once.
Also, the kingdom is practically in a state of civil war at the moment.
Which is why...
...we are going to take advantage of the confusion
and steal the Kingdom of Bosse!
Despa, thanks a lot for all you've done.
I don't have the words to express my gratitude to you.
I enjoyed it, as well.
We'll come by again sometime to visit.
Sure, any time.
It's all right. We'll meet again.
Despa, come to think of it, when did you start understanding what Bojji says?
Huh? I don't.
Huh?!
I mean, I don't know sign language.
B-But what about when you were going over the rules?
I understood that because I had Bojji recite them every day.
Of course, it was only vaguely.
Even so, Bojji,
it is painfully obvious to me how grateful you are.
Spending time with you did not put me out at all.
Bojji, what you are concerned about may be one of your strengths.
Because of what you are missing, you have experienced many things
that an ordinary person never would.
While they may be painful, they will surely help you to clear your own path.
So love everything about yourself.
Courage!
Despa, thank you very much!
Right.
I-Is somebody after us?
Whoa, whoa...
Wh-Why are so many of you here?!
Prince Bojji, please hop on.
Huh? What is this? What's going on?
As it happens, some criminals have escaped from the underworld,
and they are now in the Kingdom of Bosse.
Huh? Underworld criminals?
Those men are on their way to catch those criminals.
Have them take you along.
Come, we must hurry on ahead.
I wish you both the best.
Whoo! This is so fast! It feels great!
Bojji, we're going to get there a lot faster than I expected.
We are going to take advantage of the confusion
and steal the Kingdom of Bosse!
Hey, Captain!
What is it?
Oh, it's just... what kind of criminals are we talking about?
Oh, right. They are a very nasty bunch.
The hitmen Black the Brunet and Red the Copperhead.
The massive Gigan, possessing fearsome strength and a steel body.
The bandit Zokku, leader of the underworld's band of ruffians.
The fallen royalty, the "Almighty" Kingbo.
And finally, the Sword King of the Underworld, Ouken.
Each of them is frightfully strong.
What did Prince Bojji say?
Mm-hmm, is the old biddy--I mean, the queen safe?
I am so sorry to say this,
but we are unsure about that.
He says he doesn't know.
It's okay, Bojji! You can take those guys down with your Despa arts!
Captain, hurry it up!
Mm-hmm! Let's ride! Hyah!
This looks quite unusual.
Hey, what's happening?
Master Dorshe!
Well, a band of six men just appeared out of the blue
and took King Bosse captive.
They captured him?! King Bosse?!
I don't believe it.
Who are these people?
We don't know.
Keep going!
Queen Hiling!
So, you're here,
Hiling.
Don't leave me all alone
How long has it been since I've grown accustomed
to the days of carrying this heavy baggage?
I can leave the difficult challenges for later,
the night is waiting for my lonesome self
Don't make me
go through this loneliness anymore
Please don't call
me lonely on those nights that I recall
If you are feeling weak
then I will show you my weakness
If you are trying to act strong
then I will cautiously embrace your weakness
I won't leave you all alone