[♪ opening theme song playing]
[MASUMI] That total moron.
What the hell is he thinking?
Conjuring multiple guns is no easy task.
It's like the dominant hand rule.
Even though it's still part of your body
you can control,
things you write with your non-dominant hand
will never turn out as neat.
It's only natural
he can't get the hang of it right away.
For a weapon-materialization type like him,
he's got to train with handling
multiple real weapons first before trying to control
multiple blood weapons at once.
Even then,
it takes massive amounts of mental strength,
concentration, and imaginative ability.
Six guns at once, though?
Gives me chills.
Shiki Ichinose has never been the kind
of guy who uses his head in a fight.
Multiply zero brainpower by anything
and you'd still get zero.
If he even tries to copy a certified genius,
he'll die.
[loud explosion]
[Shiki grunts]
[SHIKI] Oh, man.
This is getting real bad.
I can't feel my right arm anymore!
[MASUMI] His regeneration can't keep up.
Maybe he's reached his limit.
[SHIKI] I've gotta try to regroup somehow.
What the hell do I do here?
No, I just gotta keep moving.
- [gunshot] - Ah!
[Shiki thuds]
[MIKADO] I told you.
You're weak.
This outcome was inevitable.
[gun cocks]
Farewell.
The rhythm of your heartbeat ends here.
But its melody will live in hell.
[SHIKI] Huh?
Is this...
how I go out?
What the hell was the point of trying so damn hard?
What am I even doing?
Trying to pull out another gun?
It's not like I need to copy Mikado to fight.
I just gotta do things my own way.
Nah, that ain't it.
I know.
This whole time
I've been looking up to Mikado,
he's like mad strong.
I mean, just look at him.
Damn, man.
I really wish I could just be like you.
If I were,
things wouldn't have turned out
this damn pathetic.
If I were stronger,
there'd be less kids orphaned like Mei.
And maybe my old man
wouldn't have had to die.
That's right.
[heart pounding]
Yeah. That's right!
[bullet whooshes]
[SHIKI] I just want to be stronger!
Strong like Mikado!
No.
[gasps]
[SHIKI] Even stronger!
This power is...
[SHIKI] Stronger than...
Mikado!
Good to meet someone like you.
Someone who made me feel this way.
Seriously, I'm a happy guy!
[MIKADO] This is the power of Enki.
[MASUMI] So even that brat
managed to materialize two guns at once.
Sure, he has got his Kishin blood
and the power of Enki backing him up,
but once you get the hang of it,
you've got it for good.
This is getting interesting.
What'll he do next?
[SHIKI] When Mikado pointed his gun at me,
I realized something.
His weapons were crafted down to the smallest detail.
To make something real,
you gotta picture building it,
piece by piece.
I never could have imagined
all those times I'd took apart airsoft guns
would pay off.
But I'm already at my freaking limit
with only two guns.
[guns cock]
[MIKADO] I can feel it just by looking at him.
An overwhelming pressure
like my blood is about to boil.
But so what? There's no reason to run!
Let's see what you have to say about this!
[gunfire]
[grunts]
[gasps]
Block like your life depends on it!
If not, you'll die!
[gasps]
[Mikado grunts]
[straining]
[Mikado grunting]
[groaning]
[MIKADO] It almost feels like my body
is burning from the inside out.
If I underestimate him,
I'll be turned to ash.
From here on in,
I'm going all out!
Sorry for making you wait, man.
I must have been so weak that it bored you, huh?
Now we can fight fair and square.
Fair and square?
So, Mikado,
don't die on me, bro!
Don't make me laugh.
I'm gonna put you back in your place!
[chuckles]
[MIKADO] Getting in each other's line of fire
in a gunfight isn't ideal.
So in that case...
[whooshes]
[Mikado grunts]
...I'll attack from an angle
you can't reach!
[gasps]
But how?
How the hell did you get up there?
[crackling]
[MASUMI] He's melted the concrete with his heat
and jammed his feet right into it.
You ain't the only one
who could pull something like this off!
Such incredible firepower. However...
your output is so huge,
it makes your trajectory easy to read.
You're kidding me.
And that means it's easy to dodge it.
- [gunfire] - [Shiki grunting]
[SHIKI] He's right. I gotta control my output.
Can I even do that?
No, I can do it!
All I did was picture every detail.
And now all these images are flooding into my head.
I can do this.
I can do this!
[grunts]
[SHIKI] I can do this!
[groans]
[MIKADO] Even when he is holding back,
it's powerful.
And those flames are a serious nuisance.
[MASUMI] He's developing fast.
Thinkers pick things up quickly.
But they take time to master them.
Meanwhile, instinctive types take longer
to grasp the basics. But once they do,
they adapt fast.
Especially when it's a friend who spurs it on.
[sizzles]
Hell, yeah!
How do you like that, huh?
It's much too early to celebrate.
An RPG?
Oh, crap!
[whooshes]
Crap! Crap! Crap!
[whooshing]
[grunting]
[SHIKI] That was a close one.
[beeps]
- [gasps] - [whooshes]
It's a homing missile?
[explosion]
[MIKADO] No response.
He shouldn't be dead from a single hit.
[gasps]
[MIKADO] Did he aim short on purpose?
[Shiki grunts]
[groans]
[SHIKI] Oh, shit! I'm falling.
[Shiki grunting]
Damn it!
Let go of that!
[grunts]
[scoffs]
[screams]
[Mikado groans]
Weirdly enough, this fight ain't half bad, huh?
Feels like I still got more left to give.
[MIKADO] Laughing in the middle
of a fight like this.
Have you gone mad?
What are you talking about?
[MALE NARRATOR] Mikado Momodera
had always been cool and detached.
His strength had never once
made him burn with passion.
That was until one day, he appeared before him.
Shiki Ichinose.
Without a doubt, this man
would set Mikado's heart ablaze.
[SHIKI] Looks like I ain't the only one
enjoying this.
[both chuckle]
[both grunt]
[grunts]
[gunfire]
[Shiki chuckles]
[whooshes]
[SHIKI] Hey, Mikado.
When I'm with you,
I feel like I can keep growing stronger.
I wanna be...
that kind of person for you, too!
[squelching]
That's not good.
[gasps]
[loud growling]
He's gone berserk!
[Mikado grunts]
[MIKADO] So heavy.
[Shiki screams]
[groans]
[screams]
[thud, shattering]
[MIKADO] He's on a whole different level from before.
[Mikado grunts]
[growls]
[Shiki grunting]
[MIKADO] There's no opening to counter.
It's unlike any other Oni rampage!
Pure, mindless slaughter.
This is an Oni?
No.
It's a demon!
[grunts]
[heavy gunfire]
[loud bang]
[MASUMI] Looks like the Kishin power
went over capacity.
[MIKADO] Even with my full defense,
this much damage.
[screams]
[gasps]
[Shiki growling]
[MIKADO] I'm gonna die!
[groaning]
[screaming]
[Mikado gasps]
[Shiki groaning in pain]
[SHIKI] Mikado...
you...
gotta kill me.
[gasps]
[Shiki straining] Cause if you don't,
then I'm gonna kill you!
Kill me before I...
lose control
completely!
Just hurry.
Please!
[MIKADO] He's still conscious?
I really don't wanna...
have to kill my friend.
[groaning]
[shouting] Please, just kill me!
[Shiki groans]
Hey, dumbass Momo. Listen up.
I'll grab Ichinose's attention for now.
In the meantime,
haul your wrecked body up and finish this.
The worst case scenario
is he goes on a wild rampage down in the city,
meaning lots of civilian casualties.
I don't care what you think.
Just get up and do it.
You gotta go for the kill.
Otherwise you won't stop him.
But...
if you really do kill Ichinose, I'm gonna have to kill you.
You're contradicting yourself.
But you're right.
We can't let civilians get involved.
In this condition, I need prep.
Give me five minutes.
Well, we don't have time to waste,
so you'd better do it quickly.
You don't need to tell me.
But I can't promise you won't catch flak, too.
You're cocky for an almost dead man.
Now then,
let's see how far a so-called non-combatant can go.
This is gonna sting.
Bring it on, brat!
That is, if you can still see me
with those berserk peepers of yours.
[slurps]
[grunting]
[groans]
[screams]
[gasps]
[Shiki screams]
Oh, damn. Can't even close the distance.
Guess I'll focus on keeping his attention.
[MASUMI] Although,
I do pity him. Still being conscious
while in a berserk state is just cruel.
[Shiki grunts] Please!
Just run away!
If you don't, I really will kill you!
You probably would have been a lot better off
if you just gave in to the rage
and blacked out when you went berserk.
But thanks to that stubborn willpower,
you're fighting against yourself with all you've got.
[whimpering] Run away!
[MASUMI] I won't let that effort be in vain, you moron!
[gunfire]
[MIKADO] I've never heard of an Oni
being able to stay conscious while in a berserk state.
[crying]
[MIKADO] He's crying!
Berserk Oni are supposed to be mindless weapons.
Killing them is the right thing to do!
Or so I thought.
Then why is he crying?
Doesn't that mean...
he's still aware and has feelings?
Could it be that all the Oni I've killed up until now
had tears of their own to shed as well?
If that's the case, then how painful
that must be?
Not wanting to hurt anyone,
yet ending up hurting everyone around you.
And still, even through all that pain,
you still manage to be worried about me,
even as you cried.
This whole time,
you've always been so honest
and so kind.
I really don't wanna...
have to kill my...
friend.
[MIKADO] Even after losing himself,
he still called me his friend.
[sobs]
I've been such a fool!
[groaning]
[crying]
[MIKADO] It must hurt.
Unbearably.
Ichinose!
No! Shiki!
I promise you, my friend,
I'll free you from your suffering
with my own two hands!
[loud crash]
[MASUMI] Unreal.
Even when I disappear from sight,
he tracks me by sense alone.
[gasps]
[MASUMI] Shit.
[squelches]
[MASUMI] You're kidding me.
Damn it!
Of all the things, my leg gets blown off.
What a pain.
[MIKADO] If he takes him out,
he'll come for me next.
What do I do? I'm still not ready.
[MASUMI] The more I think about it,
the more hopeless it feels.
This is why I can't stand
babysitting little brats like you.
Run away!
I'm a disgrace, huh?
Ichinose...
don't go blaming yourself for my death, okay?
Hmm.
[loud crash]
[grunts, gasps]
Hmm?
[NAITO] What's with that peaceful look?
Are you planning to retire to the afterlife already?
Sorry, I'm late.
Your dramatic entrance really pisses me off.
No need for a status report.
[Shiki groaning in pain]
I can guess what happened here.
[Shiki screaming]
As for you, just when are you planning
to fire that thing?
Showing up out of nowhere and acting all high
and mighty, huh?
[♪ dramatic music playing]
I'm ready to finish this.
[groaning]
[MIKADO] Fire!
Just shoot him!
If I don't end his life here,
he'll never be free from his suffering.
At least, let it be by my hand.
- [Shiki grunting] - [Mikado gasps]
Mi...
...kado.
[sobs]
[MIKADO] Feeling this way
makes me feel like a failure as a Momotaro.
But I don't care anymore.
Momo or Oni! Doesn't matter!
This is what I as a person, Mikado Momodera,
feel in my heart!
Please!
I beg of you.
Somehow...
don't die on me!
[screaming]
[MIKADO] Don't die.
Don't die!
[grunts]
[straining] Thanks, Mikado.
[whimpers]
[chuckles]
[loud crash]
[♪ closing theme song playing]