[♪ ominous music playing]
[grunts]
[straining]
Taiyo, save me!
[chuckles] Can't even protect one woman.
So pathetic.
Mutsumi...
Mutsumi!
A dream?
Right. I...
[inaudible]
[sighs]
-[snarls] -Hey, sorry!
-[Goliath growls] -Owwww!
[Mutsumi exclaims]
Oh, dear.
[♪ opening theme playing]
MISSION: YOZAKURA FAMILY
PLAN 3 FEELINGS
Okay! You're all set!
Sorry to bug you this early. Thanks!
I'm the one who should be apologizing.
I'd asked Goliath to stand guard over you
so that Big Bro Kyoichiro wouldn't assault you in your sleep again, but...
[Taiyo] She's right. I wouldn't put it past him.
You know you're not supposed to hurt him!
[groans softly]
M-Mutsumi! Don't do that, or...
-[snarls] -[gasps]
It's all right. Goliath would never attack the head of the family.
[sighs]
-[growls] -Whoa!
[Mutsumi giggles]
So? What's this favor that you want to ask of me?
I want you to make me stronger.
[Futaba] Right, so that's what this is about, huh?
No worries.
We're planning to train you bit by bit, to accommodate your ordinariness.
-[Taiyo] That would take too long! -[Futaba] Hmm?
The other day, it was all I could do to get Mutsumi out of danger's way.
One false move, and I might have ended up dead myself.
Even though Mutsumi chose me...
...thank you for marrying me!
[Taiyo] And also...
I want to become strong for Mutsumi!
So...
Whoa!
I wouldn't overstep if I were you.
Whoa!
I know my physique's nothing to write home about,
but I have a talent for aikido and jujitsu.
I started training at three and went on my first mission at six.
In other words, even armed with Yozakura talent, it takes three years.
An ordinary human would require even more time.
[Taiyo grunts]
If you think that you can get by on emotion, you're just being naive.
[breath trembling]
That said, the way you feel so strongly about Mutsumi...
I don't want that to go to waste.
The Yozakura-style all-out training... Want to give it a try?
Are you serious?
[Futaba] But there is just one condition.
I want you to live in this mansion for one month.
Huh? Is that all?
Thanks to our disorderly conduct, your home got wrecked, after all.
Think of it as a rehearsal, and just live here. That's all.
Your training will begin one month from now!
Thank you very much!
[gasps, grunts]
Oh. Sorry about that.
Forgot to mention one thing.
This mansion is rigged all over the place with traps for spy training.
Meaning that in the Yozakura house, daily life itself is training.
If you don't master this beginner-level stuff fast,
all-out training will only be a pipe dream for you.
First off, give it all you've got for one month.
[Taiyo] I might end up dead in one day.
-[birds chirping] -[mechanical bird caws]
Ugh, be quiet.
[exclaims]
[panting, coughing]
[screams] Whoa!
Whoa!
[muttering weakly]
Are you all right?
That woke you up right away, didn't it?
It's to help you get up in a flash at any time.
I knew it was asking too much to have you live here.
I'm so worried.
Should we get ready for the funeral?
I was only kidding.
I don't know how you manage to live here, Mutsumi.
The traps in this house don't activate for me.
Huh?
If you're accepted by the house, you can set them not to go off on you, either.
"Accepted by the house"?
[Shion] Right.
All of the traps in this house are controlled by a computer.
So if you clear them all and get accepted as a member of the Yozakura family,
you can then turn them on or off at will.
In layman's terms,
it's like getting a god-mode bonus when you clear all the levels.
When we're injured or it's a hassle, we keep them off, too.
Even a normal person could clear them in two years or so, so have at it!
T-Two years?
-[rumbling] -[groans]
M-My stomach...
Always be on the alert. Meals are also part of your training.
[Nanao] To build up tolerance, everyone's food except for Big Sis Mutsumi's
is laced with a little poison.
But don't worry! It's only enough to give you the runs.
[Taiyo] What the heck is that?
Are you kidding me?
[grunting]
[gasps]
I should've known. Damn it!
In order to get inside the bathroom, you'll need to pick the lock
and crack the password that refreshes every minute.
Mutsumi, hold up.
But...
Hey, how about that early-morning entertainment? I love it!
Oh!
Morning, Mutsumi!
You're the prettiest thing in the universe again today!
[Taiyo, in high-pitched voice] Help me!
[Futaba] Shion, go show him how it's done.
Okay.
[Taiyo] And so, my hellish daily life began.
[mechanical bird caws]
[bird screeches]
[bird squawks]
[bird screams]
[bird caws confusedly]
-[bird yelps] -[Kengo laughs victoriously]
[Nanao chuckles gleefully]
[screams]
[chuckles]
Mmm!
Oh!
[stammers, screams]
AGILITY
MARKSMANSHIP
POISON TOLERANCE
[groans]
[grunts]
ANALYTICAL ABILITY
[sighs]
[beeps]
[gurgling]
ACCURACY
[boy 1] Asano, are you convulsing?
You okay?
Want some water?
I-I'm okay.
Can't tell them...
that the shirt the Yozakuras gave me is crazy heavy.
Not like they'd believe me if I did tell them.
I'm about to sink into my desk...
BASIC PHYSICAL STRENGTH
I'm exhausted.
Mutsumi...
working so late?
[sighs]
Not even close.
Who knew it would be this hard just to turn on the TV?
All right! One more time.
[Mutsumi] Taiyo?
[Taiyo] Mutsumi.
Why don't you take a little break?
Here. That'll warm you up.
Thanks.
Hey, sorry. Did I wake you up, by any chance?
No, no.
Taiyo, you're not pushing yourself too hard, are you?
[coughs]
Huh? Wh-What do you mean?
You don't have to hide it! I can tell!
I'm probably the reason, aren't I?
Hey, no, that's not true.
It's just that I...
You're not weak at all, Taiyo.
After all, Taiyo, ever since back then, you've been...
Mo...
Oh!
Morning, Taiyo-kun!
Morning, Mutsumi-chan.
We were no more than neighbors then,
and compared to now, we weren't especially close.
MATRICULATION CEREMONY
The turning point came when we started junior high.
This curse-like white hair that refused to submit to any degree of coloring
drew all kinds of looks, even during our matriculation ceremony.
[girl 1] Yozakura, was it?
What's with that silver streak? Do you want to stand out?
The color faded, so...
Then just color it, you idiot.
It won't take color, no matter what I do.
Oh? Well, in that case...
why don't you cut it off?
-[gasps] -[chuckles] Scary!
H-Hey, what do you think you're doing?
Taiyo-kun! Stop it!
Taiyo-kun! Taiyo-kun!
Taiyo-kun! Do you hear me?
Taiyo!
What's his problem? He's crazy!
[girl 2] Let's get out of here!
[sighs]
[Taiyo] The guidance counselor told me it was too long, so that was good timing.
Taiyo-kun...
[Taiyo] You can call me Taiyo.
I mean, you did just now, didn't you?
Sorry. It slipped out.
If anyone tries to do something to you again, tell me, okay...
Mutsumi.
[gasps]
Okay.
You've been protecting me all this time. So...
try not to push yourself so hard!
[caws]
[grunts softly]
Morning!
[Shinzo] So now you can hit the power button, huh?
[sighs] But I'm still finding it hard to change the channel.
You're not holding the grip right.
You should grip it higher.
Then the gun won't recoil as much.
[Taiyo] Mmm...
What's wrong?
[Shion] Hey, so now you can get the TV to turn on.
-Oh. -[Taiyo] Big Sis Shion!
Shinzo, here's Taiyo's performance data that you asked me to analyze.
Thanks.
Both of you, thank you so much.
Um, Big Sis Shion, I've been wondering about this for a while.
Why does Big Bro Shinzo, uh...
Oh. This one's super-lazy and super-shy,
So he spends most of his time holed up in that garbage-can tank.
What? Big Bro Shinzo, too?
Says the girl who's always holed up in her own room.
All right, Taiyo. Weren't you going to ask Nanao how to deal with poisonous gas?
-[Shinzo groans] -Hey!
Uh, right. I'll be going now!
[Shinzo groaning]
He's got talent, you know.
[Shion] Well, yeah, he sure isn't advancing at normal speed.
Is it talent...
[water spraying]
or something else...
Big Sis, this is way too heavy.
You ditched your dishwashing duties this morning again, right?
This is to make up for that.
I hate who I was this morning.
[Taiyo] One, two... One, two...
[Nanao] The nerve gas in this AC flows upward,
so if you crawl away, you'll be just fine.
[Taiyo] Right!
-[Goliath growls] -[gasps]
Hey, look who I found!
Hey, Taiyo...
Come on, keep walking, and look sharp!
[Taiyo] And then...
Morning!
[Mutsumi] Morning, Taiyo!
I'm so impressed!
You can just sail down the stairs and the hallways now, can't you?
Well, I've been here for three whole weeks.
Hey, Mutsumi, could you pass me the milk?
Sure!
Thanks.
[sighs, gasps]
Gah! It won't open!
Even after staying here for three weeks, he's hopeless against that door.
Okey-doke, here I come!
I gave him that milk!
-[Nanao] It's not your fault, Big Sis. -Taiyo!
Hey, look, Mutsumi! It's a rattle!
-That's not gonna work, Shinzo. -[Shinzo] Rattle, rattle!
-[Kengo] Taiyo? -Huh?
[panting]
Hey, what's wrong? Get ahold of yourself!
Nanao, get him some medicine right away.
[Nanao] O-Okay!
[gasps]
NANAO
[labored breathing]
[Nanao] It's a fever brought on by fatigue,
so you'll recover right away if you stay in bed.
You heard him.
I've already told Mutsumi, so make sure you rest up.
I-I'm all right.
I'm going to keep living here...
for the one remaining week.
[sighs]
In the shape that you're in?
If you keep carrying on like this, there's no way you'll ever survive.
You were onto me, then?
Right from the start.
There's no achieving extraordinary results
without resorting to extraordinary measures.
My guess is... Shion's data collection and analysis,
Shinzo's training,
Nanao's medical skills for treating your injuries,
and giving you drugs so that you could go without sleep or rest,
and Kengo's fake skin technology to hide your wounds.
Nanao, to think that you of all people
would take part in a suicide mission like this. You disappoint me.
[Nanao] I'm sorry, Big Sis Futaba.
It's not their fault.
Hmm?
[grunts] They all tried to stop me,
but I was adamant and pleaded with them.
[exhales]
I told them that I wanted to be able to protect Mutsumi as soon as possible.
[sighs]
Ow!
Both sisters wield the same chop!
You idiot. If you can't even take care of yourself,
no way can you take care of someone else.
If you're that anxious to protect Mutsumi,
then you need to understand that enduring, without taking shortcuts,
is part of your training, too.
ELEMENTARY CODEBREAKING
[Taiyo] What's this?
An old book of mine.
Study it until you've recovered.
Uh, thank you very much, Big Sis Futaba.
[Futaba] Take care.
ELEMENTARY CODEBREAKING
If you think that you can get by on emotion, you're just being naive.
[chuckles softly]
Looks like I'm the one who's naive.
Normally, if you drove yourself that close to the brink,
your soul would be destroyed before your body.
What's keeping that kid going isn't anything simple like talent or hard work.
It's emotion.
His love for Mutsumi, which must be close to insanity.
All righty! How do you like that, Mutsumi?
[Mutsumi] Big Sis, you're amazing!
[Futaba] Who knows, that kid just might be
more fit to protect Mutsumi than I imagined.
I...
[all] You did it!
Awesome! You finally managed to open the bathroom door, too!
That's great, Taiyo! Congratulations!
-Congrats! -[Goliath growls]
Hey, nice going!
[Nanao] Congrats! Big Bro Taiyo!
[Kyoichiro] Huh. Tossing him in the air for that?
[Futaba] Can't just be honest for once, eh?
You guys, thanks a lot!
[Futaba] It's all right.
That's just the special alloy of your ring reacting to this house's magnetic waves.
It means that you've been acknowledged as a member of the Yozakura family.
Good work over the past month.
From now on, we'll be training you vigorously as a Yozakura,
so keep up the good work, Taiyo!
Right!
Taiyo, let's have you get changed into this 100-kilogram T-shirt right away.
And I'll go ahead and change the difficulty level of the traps
from normal to very hard.
[Taiyo] What?!
Taiyo, give it all you've got!
-Hang in there! -[Nanao] That's right!
[Futaba] All right, everybody, let's get cracking!
[♪ ending theme playing]
NEXT TIME KENGO/SHINZO