You all belong to me now.
I will now head to the planet Guilst and sell you.
I have an idea.
We'll plunder this pirate ship!
Your ship is going to be ours!
I like it.
Go up two floors, turn left, and go straight.
You'll find me there.
That is, if you can make it here.
Space is so awesome!
That must be the room!
Hey, redhead!
My name is Elsie Crimson.
WARSHIP OF THE DEMON KING
So you were not human either?
Are you a skull person?
Shiki…
The one who inherited the power of the Demon King.
How come you know about me?
Show me your power.
Who the heck are--
A skull octopus person?
I saw that coming!
Magimech Attack!
Gravity…
She's good!
Shiki.
Is that the best you can do, Shiki?
So strong…
I didn't know you were so good, Grandpa.
Well, he is the Great Demon King.
The Demon King is the final boss, you know.
I'm not through yet!
Using gravity moves isn't fair!
Then why don't you master them too?
Use the power of gravity.
I can't win.
I learned gravity moves, but I still can't win!
Strength isn't something that comes quickly.
You gain strength through constant training and experience.
Do you think I can become stronger than you
if I train more, Grandpa?
Not with that attitude, you won't.
You'll never get stronger
unless you have the determination to grow stronger!
I must…
That's right.
Now, what's that thing you always say?
I can…
…do it!
What the heck are you?
I am Elsie Crimson,
the one who has surpassed the Demon King.
What?
Who are you, Shiki?
I am an adventurer!
What are you after?
I'm going to see Mother!
I'll be the first one too!
The universe beyond the Sakura Cosmos is unimaginably barbarous.
Many have gone in search of Mother, only to never return.
I'll never know unless I try!
It's pointless!
I'm sure that…
we can do it!
Why?
Why aren't you moving, Grandpa?
-Shiki… -Hold on! I'll fix you right now!
Shiki.
It's too late for the Great Demon King.
I'll fix you! I swear it!
I'm still not stronger than you, Grandpa!
I haven't surpassed you!
It's so unfair!
You still haven't taught me the Gravity Comet.
Grandpa, don't die!
Grandpa!
Recon here.
Elsie's ship has not moved from point 52-C-N9.
Copy that.
Elsie, we've got you this time.
I, Justice of the Interstellar Union Army, stake my name on it.
Today is the day I take you.
You sound like you're in love.
If the desire to imprison her is considered love,
then I would agree.
Another joke just flew right over your head.
What is this abnormal Ether reading?
It's coming from Elsie's ship.
But that reading does not belong to Elsie.
Was there someone else on that ship with Ether Gear besides Elsie?
Are you trying to say that our intel is crap?
Calm down, Victory.
These readings…
They're in combat.
Who could it be?
Not even Demon King Ziggy, who once ruled the Sakura Cosmos,
was able to reach Mother.
Grandpa went to find Mother?
The mysterious Ether readings are climbing even higher.
They're almost at 100,000!
A hundred thousand, you say?
Who is this?
All who travel the cosmos have dreamed of finding the legendary goddess,
but nobody has ever reached her!
I told you, we're going to find her!
I see…
So there's something even Grandpa couldn't do!
What…
What's with this abnormal gravity field?
Identification code…
Impossible!
It's the Demon King!
Grandpa may have never achieved his dream,
but I'll finish it for him!
Magimech Attack!
Gravity Comet!
-What? -What?
-Shiki! -What?
I wondered what that noise was.
So it was you, Thwomp Boy.
You suddenly fell from above…
Hey! How come you're shirtless?
Oh, it must have ripped off when I did that move.
Gravity destroyed the fibers of your clothes.
Is this Elsie?
What?
That's Kawpicatt S4, a parasite that mimics humans.
I'd been using that ship as a warehouse for a while.
I guess it got overrun by insects.
Insects?
They mimicked my crew using traces of their DNA left behind.
The one that mimicked me was rather weak, though.
What?
Good work exterminating them.
Sorry, but I'm on a different ship.
You tricked us!
They were insects!
You're mad about that?
Time to clean up the ship that'll be your partner.
Don't complain.
Partner?
I'll let you have that ship.
-You're giving it to us? -What?
Seriously?
How come?
Unable to process.
You defeated my imposter, so I'm keeping my promise.
Well, I was going to give that ship to Shiki anyway.
What?
But it's no fun just handing it over, right?
I wanted to see what you're capable of too.
You meant to give it to me? What do you mean?
That ship belonged to Demon King Ziggy.
Ziggy once took that ship outside the Sakura Cosmos
in his search for Mother.
I met him on his return trip.
He never reached Mother,
but he did tell me that he found you, Shiki.
Wait. I wasn't born on Granbell?
I figured you weren't.
I mean, the only things there were bots.
Ziggy knew his life was coming to an end.
So rather than seeking Mother, he decided to return to Granbell
in order to raise you.
The end of his life?
Does that mean my master…
He died when I was little.
I guess I never told you.
Then my master is gone.
I owed Ziggy a favor.
No, it's more than that.
In fact, Ziggy is my benefactor.
It was Ziggy's request
that I give you this ship when you venture out into space, Shiki.
Grandpa gave this to me?
Are you seriously giving us this ship?
Your ship is that tiny one, Professor.
Then what about that talk about selling us on Guilst?
Obviously, I was half-joking.
Do I look that villainous to you?
-A little. -"Half-joking"?
But I got some nice shots of you tangled in those tentacles.
Delete those, you jerk!
I appreciate the offer, but we don't need it.
We do need it, you moron!
But she's a lot nicer than I expected.
We can't just take her ship.
One ship isn't a big deal.
-What? -What?
Compared to my fleet, it's nothing at all.
Dang! It's so awesome!
I'd heard rumors, but…
I never knew her fleet was so huge.
Princess, they've discovered us.
Dear me…
I guess we overstayed our welcome.
It's the Interstellar Union Army.
We're almost within firing range.
That mysterious Ether reading bothers me,
but we did pinpoint the ship that Elsie's on.
It's time
to bring down the hammer of justice.
Princess!
They're merely warning shots. Stay calm.
Raise shields before the second barrage.
Roger!
-What now? -It's the Space Government's army!
Get out of here while you've got the chance.
We'll also escape after entertaining them for a bit.
But…
We're used to it.
They'll never catch us here.
Besides, you'll be in big trouble if you stick around with us.
Hurry up and get going.
We can't fight while defending you.
Thanks for the ship.
That settles my debt to Ziggy.
Stay out of our business from now on.
Weren't you Grandpa's friend?
That means we're friends too!
I like that look in his eyes.
Come to think of it, Ziggy once told me this.
Those who make it to Mother are born again.
What?
Born again?
What does that mean?
Mother…
Ship 42 has sustained heavy damage!
We're not moving until those brats leave this sector!
What are you waiting for? We need to escape!
Wait, Weisz!
One of these levers should do it.
One ship has escaped.
It's the ship the mysterious Ether readings came from.
Darn that Elsie.
She's doing this to let them escape.
I don't like it.
All ships, prepare to leave this sector!
Hurry!
Elsie…
You won't catch me that easily, Justice.
Did we just instantly jump somewhere else?
That was Fast Travel.
Oh, did that technology not exist 50 years ago?
Basically, we warped!
-Fifty years into the future is awesome! -Space is awesome!
I hope Elsie and her crew are all right.
I'm not sure we should be worried about pirates.
I wonder where we are.
It looks like we're near Blue Garden.
That's great! We can return for a bit.
Yahoo! The world 50 years in the future!
Professor, you go back to Norma.
I hope we meet again, Elsie.
Looks like we're six hours from Blue Garden.
But they'll never let us dock in this pirate ship.
When we get close, we'll use Aqua Wing--
That's my ship!
Grandpa's ship…
Now it's our ship.
It's yours, right?
No. We're adventuring together, aren't we?
It's our ship!
Aye!
In other words, I've got ownership too.
You're not part of the team.
First, we need to clean up this ship.
Those insects could still be around.
Hey, don't call them insects!
Those are octopuses.
Oh, my! You're afraid of insects?
You've got the face of a kid who loves rhinoceros beetles.
What kind of face is that?
Anyway, time to clean up! A real spring-cleaning!
Aye!
What's wrong, Pino?
Is it about Grandpa?
Yes.
I am still trying to process it.
I see.
But you'll help with the cleaning, right?
You're part of the team, after all.
Master.
What was your purpose in making me?
Why was I on Norma?
What is…
my reason for being?
Wow! What is this gigantic bath?
Let's clean it up now!
I've always wanted to take a bath in a place like this.
Let's make a video of it.
No nudity!
Why do I have to clean up too?
Nobody asked you to.
Anyway, put on some clothes.
Oh, that's a good idea.
There must be clothes somewhere.
Wow.
This is so spacious.
It really feels great.
We once lived in the shadows on the edge of town,
but now here we are on this giant ship.
Do you think we'll go even farther?
You bet we can!
In fact, we will!
Rebecca!
What?
What is this?
Could it be that this bathwater activates the Ether in your body?
Wow! I wonder if I can use powers like Shiki has now.
Yay!
What just happened?
What's with those clothes?
They were in this room.
Cool, right?
I borrowed some of their clothes too.
Me too!
Say, Shiki. You learned to use your Ether Gear
from your grandpa, the Demon King, right?
Yes.
-What about you, Weisz? -Me?
Does it really matter how I learned it?
Maybe I could learn to use it too!
That's ridiculous.
It takes years to master Ether Gear.
I learned it in a month.
Your bragging tone is pissing me off!
Actually, everyone…
Could this room
have belonged to my master, the Great Demon King?
Grandpa's room?
Now that you mention it,
this room is built differently than the others.
The Demon King's room.
If this were an RPG, it would be the final boss' room.
Grandpa's room?
Grandpa went in search of Mother,
but he never found her.
Don't you worry.
I'll take you there.
I'll take this ship to Mother.
I swear it!
-Activating Protocol A7. -What's going on?
Executing transfer of command.
Protocol A7 complete.
Is someone here?
Is it the system AI?
Welcome back, Great Demon King.
Grandpa's dead.
I know.
Sorry for not introducing myself sooner.
I am charged with the maintenance of this ship.
I am Witch, one of the Demon King's Four Shining Stars.
-You're an android? -Yes.
I am an android built by the Great Demon King.
Command over me has been transferred entirely to Lord Shiki.
I will carry out whatever you order me to do.
Bark like a dog.
-Woof. -I was just kidding.
Oh, wow! How cute!
You maintain this ship?
You've sure done a lousy job of it!
You're right. I had been in suspension for a long time.
However, there is nothing to worry about.
Purge.
-Wow! -Amazing!
And Restore.
-What's happening? -The ship…
It's transforming!
It's returning to its original form.
The jet-black wings that soar across the cosmos.
The interstellar warship, Edens Zero.
WIND HOWLS ON THE HIGHWAY
Subtitle translation by: Brian Athey