Why don't you be our bodyguard for the time being?
Bodyguard?
Hey! Let me out of here!
You're going to pay, Ducky!
These Happy Blasters have a damn good firing output too, Ducky!
It might hurt a little,
but you won't die since they're Ether Bullets!
I don't think you needed a bodyguard.
Insect!
It's an insect!
What's your problem?
I know you hate insects,
but it's unbelievable that a tiny spider
is enough to make you faint.
I can't handle insects, even if they're tiny.
Spiders aren't insects. They're arthropods.
You can't be an adventurer like that.
I can't?
Do I have to sleep with insects?
Do I have to bathe with insects?
Do I have to be able to handle insects in my underwear to become an adventurer?
Even I wouldn't want to do that.
Besides, nobody said you have to!
Anyone can be an adventurer so long as they register as one.
Is that right? Thank goodness.
Rebecca! Happy!
Welcome back.
ADVENTURERS
Welcome back.
CLARISSE LAYER, RECEPTIONIST OF ADVENTURERS GUILD SHOOTING STARLIGHT
Clarisse!
-We're back! -We're back!
How was Granbell?
I guess it was okay.
Since nobody's been there for a whole century,
I was so worried!
Thank goodness you're all right!
Oh, stop overreacting.
Stare…
You're a human
woman, right?
This is Clarisse. She's our guild receptionist.
Nice to meet you. Who is he?
This is Shiki. I met him in Granbell.
He's, well…
-I guess you could say he's a castaway. -Hi! I'm a castaway!
Thank goodness that you met Rebecca!
Oh, right.
Actually, I don't really know where he's from.
Can he register as an adventurer?
Of course, he can.
I mean, you don't even know where you're from, Rebecca.
Oh, right.
Look! The mighty hero makes his return!
It's the dude who said he's met Mother.
This is all because of what you said!
In fact,
I get the feeling I've met her.
Hey. Why do you think you've met her before?
I told you. I just have that feeling.
Nobody knows where this legendary being is in the universe.
There's no way you could ever meet her!
I mean, you were just crying about a spider and fainted.
It's an impossible feat for you!
Let's go.
Oh, my! I thought I heard a commotion.
If it isn't the second-rate B-Cuber, Rebecca,
and her scruffy cat, Hoppy.
Labilia…
My name's not "Hoppy"!
Wow! It's Labilia!
In the flesh!
No way! She's in this guild?
I always watch your videos!
I'm a fan! Can I have your autograph?
That will be 100,000 glee.
-Photos are 50,000 glee. -That's expensive!
Send the money to my channel, all right?
-Look at that! -Look at that!
Labilia drew it herself!
How divine!
Rebecca.
What do you want?
Your videos have been a real bore lately.
Maybe you should think about retiring soon.
Nobody asked your opinion!
Who's this lady?
She's Labilia Christy.
She's a famous B-Cuber,
and I hate her guts!
You don't have it quite right, Rebecca.
I'm a super-famous B-Cuber!
I'm so famous, there isn't a soul in the Sakura Cosmos who doesn't know me!
I don't know you.
Oh, what do I care? He's your friend, after all.
He must be a country bumpkin.
Just keep up the hard work, churning out your boring videos.
They make my videos seem that much better.
Magnificent!
Absolutely magnificent!
They're so dull that it's actually quite refreshing!
This is so infuriating!
With that, I bid you farewell!
Hey.
Can I help you? If you want a handshake, that'll be 10,000…
What the heck is going on?
-She's floating? -Shiki!
You made my friend cry.
Even when she's floating, Labilia is beautiful!
-How acrobatic! -So graceful!
We're leaving!
-But she-- -Forget it!
What…
what was that?
That guy was Rebecca's friend…
But he…
He'll make for awesome videos!
How relentless!
That's Labilia for you!
It's here! The cureberry chicken here is really delicious!
What are those?
They're Nikora.
It's a common species around this area.
You still haven't gotten used to them, Happy?
I'm just no good around dogs.
Those are dogs?
Outer space is crazy.
Come on. Eat up your chicken.
Oh, okay.
You know, the guild isn't what I thought it would be.
What were you expecting?
I imagined everyone would be more friendly, like a family.
There used to be a manga or anime like that, right?
Aye!
Clarisse is a sweet girl.
But to be honest, I don't really know anyone else there.
It's called a guild,
but it's just a place to get together to find work.
Is that so?
The guild is the gateway to adventure!
Just look at it that way, and we'll take off on our adventure!
Our adventure?
What?
It's here! I registered you online.
Here's your adventure license.
Wow!
-Awesome! The card came out of nowhere! -It's a kind of Ether tech.
But it's nothing in comparison to Ether Gear.
Wow! My very own adventure license!
He's not even listening.
You said you didn't know what your family name is, right?
I decided to make it the planet where you're from.
"Shiki Granbell."
That's my name!
What's this "Class E"?
That's your adventurer rank.
It's the lowest rank.
Actually, we're Rank E too.
Until recently, we just stayed at home and played video games.
Labilia just posted a new video.
She's so pretty!
That's the lady from earlier.
I hate to admit it,
but Labilia's videos really are fascinating.
She's got a ton of subscribers too.
I'm sure she works really hard at it.
I do respect that.
What is it?
I know how we can make even more awesome videos than her.
What?
We'll go and meet Mother!
Meet Mother?
I mean, nobody's ever met her, right?
Then we'll be the first!
And we'll get a video of her granting our wishes!
Besides, I'm curious why I feel like I've met her.
What's more, we'll get back at those guys in the guild.
I'd never even thought of it.
Aye.
Meeting Mother…
-That will make a totally rad vid! -Aye, sir!
Now that's settled, it's time to go launch!
-I'll make heaps of friends, and-- -Hold on.
Mother is outside of the Sakura Cosmos, right?
We'll never get there if we use my ship.
-We need a more powerful ship. -It's no good!
No, we can do it! We just need to get a ship!
You're right.
Then it's time to start off on a true adventure!
-That's right! -Aye, sir!
Then we'll need companions, won't we?
A warrior, a healer, and a wizard!
Your brain's a total fantasy land.
That's no surprise.
So where can we get a ship and companions?
I think we can get both a ship and companions!
Wow!
Professor Weisz can do it. He put Happy back together!
Professor!
I wonder if he'll be my friend.
The Professor is a really great guy.
It looks like he's out. That doesn't matter.
Let's go see him! It's been a while!
-All right! -Aye, sir!
No way.
Can you believe this?
Space pirates.
It's Elsie and her crew!
I'm surprised they let her land.
They're frightening.
What do they want on this planet?
I'm looking for someone.
Hey!
The princess asked you a question. Answer it.
I don't know him.
Don't play dumb!
I don't know anything!
I know him.
Just leave them be!
I heard them talking.
They said they're headed for the planet Norma.
Here we go!
Let's find Mother!
First, we'll get a ship!
I wonder how the Professor is doing.
-Norma… -Princess.
Yes, that planet is…
already dead.
Here's the guest room. Feel free to use it if you're tired.
I don't mind sharing a room with you, you know.
I do!
Come to think of it, does Aqua Wing run on autopilot?
Yes, if we input the destination coordinates.
Hey. Since I'm here, let me pilot it!
-You? -Yes, me!
What? Have you ever piloted a ship?
No. Not even once.
He said it so confidently!
You want to hold the controls
even though you've never piloted a ship?
What?
That might make a great video!
"Novice pilots spaceship for the first time!"
That sounds so cool!
You know, I kind of understand why your videos aren't popular.
So that's planet Norma!
-That's right. -Okay, it's time for me to take over.
Don't be ridiculous!
So far, all I've done is hold the controls.
Let me land this thing too.
Wait a second!
You can't land a ship just by holding the ship controls!
-I know that! -Then give it up!
"Novice tries landing a spaceship!"
That will make a rad vid!
All right!
First, while keeping the controls level,
push the buttons over there one by one, starting from the right--
I said one by one!
Wouldn't it be faster to push them all at once?
Oh, is this the signal that we're ready to land?
It's a warning alarm!
What an alarming novice!
Wow!
When a novice lands a spaceship, we move at phenomenal speed!
This isn't a landing!
It's a crash!
What the heck is that?
Steer clear of it!
I told you to avoid them! Why are you getting closer?
I thought I'd like a better look.
What?
Pretty good, right?
-Watch the front! -What?
I can't believe this!
Who crashes a spaceship?
-Did you get a good video? -You bet! Perfect!
Never mind that!
What will we do about our ship?
Here we go!
Your Ether Gear can make objects lighter too?
To a certain extent. I mean, I made you lighter.
I'm not an object!
What's that?
It's an alarm.
The weather on Norma is a little bizarre, so I set this alarm.
Bizarre?
Look.
What the heck are those?
We just saw those in the clouds, right?
-They're crystalized Ether from the soil. -Crystalized Ether?
This planet has always had lots of Ether in its soil.
Ether from the soil that's floating in the atmosphere crystalizes
and rains down like this.
The crystals that plunge into the planet are absorbed back into the soil over time.
See how that pillar is short?
It must have fallen a long time ago.
I see. Crystalized Ether.
Anyway, what the heck is Ether?
You use Ether Gear, but you don't know?
It's the source of all energy.
It's the power that flows through humans, the air, and even machines.
There's an unscientific name for it too. It's called "magic."
Magic?
Our Happy Blasters also fire bullets that use Ether energy.
Ether is the energy that everyone has. It's not that hard to understand.
Is that so?
But Ether Gear is different.
It reconfigures the flow of Ether inside your body,
just like a machine.
Then I'm a mechanical wizard?
There's his fantasy brain again.
You know, I'm surprised the people on this planet can live here.
Well, that's why they built their kingdom underground.
Wow!
Look at all the people underground!
And things that aren't human too!
I'm here too! I'm totally underground too!
There are no insects, are there?
Whatever. Let's go.
Professor Weisz!
Professor!
He hasn't read your texts either.
Professor Weisz! It's me, Rebecca!
Professor!
Professor, where are you?
I guess he's not here.
Wait, what?
I wonder if something happened.
Hey, Shiki…
Wow!
Don't touch the Professor's things without permission!
Nobody move!
Who are you?
That's what I want to know.
What do you think you're doing at my place?
Your place? Doesn't Professor Weisz live here?
"Professor"?
The professor is the Professor. Professor Weisz Steiner.
He saved me.
Weisz Steiner…
I'm Weisz Steiner!
Who the heck are you people?
What?
-What? -What?
What's going on?
You're a lot younger than I expected.
What?
I thought you knew each other.
20,000 YEARS LATER
Did you find something?
Two human corpses.
They're really old.
It's a man and a woman.
Mother, please guide these souls…
to Blue Paradise.
What's this?
No idea. I've never seen one before.
Something's written on it.
"Edens Zero."
A MAN NAMED WEISZ
Subtitle translation by: Brian Athey