Original subtitles

To kill. That is this woman's profession.

To kill. That is the means by which she survives.

Her name is Suzuka.

There are none who know her past.

There are none who ask about her past.

Through killing, she finds herself.

She weeps as she watches the wind,

and senses the currents of the universe in her skin.

This is the kind of woman that Suzuka is.

She is not a special woman. All women are special.

All woman possess many faces.

But no man has seen these faces of Suzuka's.

All men can see is the gleaming sword she holds in her hands.

And even if these men who see her gleaming blade receive a brief smile,

they do not see it while they yet live.

This woman's name is Suzuka.

To kill. This is her profession.

semenai de kesanai de makenai de

Don't make fun of it, don't destroy it, don't cheapen it...

dare datte motteru hazu yuzurenai mono

...that one special thing that everyone has.

ai dake yume dake kimi dake

My love, my dreams, and you...

sore dake wa hanasanai donna toki demo

I won't let those go, no matter what.

doushi you mo naku ochitsukanai yoru

On those nights where you can't settle down no matter what you do,

nani mo kamo nagedashitaku naru

...you feel like throwing it all away.

tsube kobe iwazu ni sassato DOA o akena

Don't say a word, just open the door.

rikutsu nante koneteru HIMA wa nai

I don't have time to quibble with you.

juuou mujin tobi mawaritai youi shoutou mamori takunai

I wanna fly all over the place, I wanna throw caution to the wind!

nakushita wake ja nai mada hajimatte nai dakara

I haven't lost anything, I haven't even gotten started yet.

semenai de kesanai de makenai de

Don't make fun of it, don't destroy it, don't cheapen it...

dare datte motteru hazu yuzurenai mono

...that one special thing that everyone has.

ai dake yume dake kimi dake

My love, my dreams, and you...

sore dake wa hanasanai donna toki demo

I won't let go of those, no matter what.

nani ga hoshii nani ga shitai doko ni ikitai

What is it that you want? What'cha you wanna do? Where you wanna go?

Grab what you want and rip through the dark as you run through the night!

yami o saite hashiri nukete tsukamitore Through The Night

Don't be stupid! Start your landing approach again!

I don't have the fuel! I'm comin' in!

Decelerate! You've got to lose more speed!

Follow the guide beacon!

That's what I'm doing!

There's no wind today! What kind of landing is he trying to pull?!

Hey, I haven't piloted a spaceship in six years!

And Dad never taught me how to make planetfall, so this is my first landing!

Say what? You never said anything about that, Gene!

I'll handle alignment with the landing beacon from here.

Why don't you take care of the whole procedure, Melfina?

I can't take care of everything at once.

It's my ship! I'll do it!

We're still coming in too fast!

Come on, you piece of...

Whaddya think of that?

That wasn't a good idea.

Gene!

Shit!

100 to surface. Deploy landing struts.

I'm on it!

Be gentle. I'm delicate.

Shove it!

I hate this!

Damn!

Please cut the engines. I'll get us under control.

Landing strut three status is yellow. At this rate, it will break.

Lay off! This ship isn't that flimsy, and you know it!

Welcome to Sentinel III, West Virginia Spaceport, Outlaw Star.

I pulled it off...

Pulled what off?! You almost got us killed!

With this captain's piloting technique, I worry about my future prospects...

So what'll it be? Will you take off once you're resupplied,

or will you be parked here for a while?

Take us to your cheapest dock.

We may be registered out of Blue Heaven, but our crew is from here.

The Beautiful Assassin

What do you wanna do, Gene? Go back to the shop?

I want to go to Fred Luo's place over in Hugo right away,

but I wonder what happened to our car?

It's been sitting in that silo!

I wonder if it's been stolen?

No way!

Anyway, let's rent a car and go to Hugo.

If we hurry, we can make it in about three hours.

I hope my Ehefrau's okay...

Okay, okay... Once we've taken care of business, we'll go look for it.

Fine, but I'm really not too good around that guy...

Don't talk like that. He ain't exactly my specialty...

Oh, my! It's been so long, Gene!

You're looking well, Fred.

You never call! You never write!

I'm so happy you came to see me!

I-I'm happy, too.

That's Fred Luo?

Gene did a job for him once.

James!

Looks like you're growing up quickly!

I guess.

H-Hi, Fred.

I'm looking forward to seeing you in another two or three years.

I think I'll be someplace far, far away in two or three years.

Then I'll come after you. Even to the edge of the universe.

Who's this young lady?

How do you do? My name is Melfina.

Pleased to meet you.

Fred, I have some business to discuss. I'm glad you're here on Sentinel.

Dad's secured our company headquarters on Heifong.

Now that I'm in charge, I want to concentrate on the frontier.

If I don't expand the Luo family's market past what my dad has,

I'll be a laughingstock.

What about Earth?

Federation merchants are pretty powerful there.

So, what's this business you mentioned?

It's my spaceship. I need...

It was just a joke! A joke!

I thought I told you that I hate those jokes of yours.

Okay, okay... No more jokes.

Good.

I'll be serious from now on.

I hate it even more when you're serious.

So, what's this about a spaceship?

I got my hands on one.

Hey, that's great!

You should've gone into space a long time ago!

But the ship doesn't have any weapons or equipment.

I want you to sell me some.

Gene, we may be friends, but business is business.

Do you have any idea how much ship weapons and equipment costs?

Yeah, but I'm not sure about this one.

I have a Grappler Ship.

The rule in the Luo family is to never ask the customer "Why."

That means we sell the customer what they want, no questions asked,

but for the first time in my life, I want to break that rule.

You should follow that rule.

It's even more expensive with a Grappler Ship...

We can't go through our legitimate routes.

I can help you with the equipment, but what about the payments?

I'll pay you when I make it big!

Gene, we have another rule in the Luo family:

Trust can't be bought with money, but it also can't take the place of money.

Trusting you and knowing that I'll be paid by you are two different things.

That rule you can break.

You can't do business without some assurance that you'll be paid.

I'll write out what I want, so could you at least give me an estimate?

I suppose.

But when you see the total, I think you'll change your mind.

Use the desk in the display area. It's time for my next appointment.

All right.

Hey.

Do you know why we let it slide when you're rude to the young master?

Because you'll get hurt if you take me on?

Because the young master loves you.

W-What was that?

I don't wanna know.

Damn, he's more tightfisted than I thought.

You just don't understand how the world works, Gene.

Gene, aren't you going to put together that list for an estimate?

Right.

Welcome, young lady. I see you were referred by Mr. Oh.

You need large quantities of military rifles, then?

I don't want rifles.

What do you want, then?

The referral from Mr. Oh is a lie, as well.

What I want is your life.

I'll allow you to live for another five minutes.

Feel free to write out a farewell letter to say your goodbyes.

However, should you not accept your death, you will die at once.

W-Why are you after me?

If you expand your market, someone else's will shrink.

Some people might find that unacceptable.

Is it Ralph? Or Otto? Or maybe it's...

You have four minutes. The sun will soon sink below the horizon.

That is a fitting time to die.

Wait... You're "Twilight" Suzuka?!

If you know that, you should put better use to what little time you have left.

Is something the matter? You have three minutes.

Fred!

A light shield, huh?

Gene! Save me!

Gene!

Stay down!

I have a light shield, too!

I won't tolerate any interference.

Just a minute.

How interesting. Challenging me with a sword?

What's that?

I didn't kill him!

Gene!

Fred Luo! I'll wait for your life until the next sunset!

Damn, she knows how to make a fast exit...

Gene! You saved my life!

If you can, I want you to keep protecting me until this is all over!

So you want me to do something about her, huh?

I'll take the job, but only if you do something about this.

If this is all, it's a bargain!

What?

No one has ever been targeted by "Twilight" Suzuka and lived.

She's an ultra class-A assassin.

Hey, now!

What're you doing?

I'm adding in some missiles that I had held back on.

First, I must deal with that bodyguard...

It doesn't seem to be a sensor malfunction.

The sensors didn't pick up anything at all...

It was a bokuto.

A wooden sword. It wouldn't be picked up by the sensors.

A wooden sword?

Are you saying that she did this with a wooden sword?

I suppose I am.

Fred, do you have any Caster shells?

There's just no demand.

Plus, they're antiques. That's not our style.

So, what're you gonna do?

What do you mean?

Are you going to wait here for her to show up again, or will you move?

She did say you had until the next sunset.

People like that always stick to their style.

They'll go after anyone who interferes with that.

Then you're in trouble, Gene! You stopped her!

Damn.

Anyway, let me think things over. There may be a way out of this.

I've got it! Why not track down her employer and kill him first?

Assuming we can find him before the next sunset, which is 23 hours away...

Well, should we get going?

Where?

I'm tired. I want to find a hotel and get some rest.

You can't! You've got to stay with me, Gene!

If you need a place to stay, you can use my room!

Stay with me when I'm in bed or in the bath!

T-Thanks, but I'll pass!

Don't worry, she'll stay true to her word.

See ya!

Gene!

I'll give you a call once we find a hotel!

Hey, are you really gonna be his bodyguard?

Like I have a choice?

The Outlaw Star needs a whole mess of supplies.

If he says I can't pay him when I make it big...

That is no longer a possibility.

I am "Twilight" Suzuka.

I ask that we begin our fight to the death once again.

I'm Gene Starwind.

Sorry, but fighting to the death isn't an Outlaw custom.

Once the opponents have named themselves, the fight has begun!

You've gotta be kidding me!

Melfina! Go back to Fred's place!

What about me?!

Back me up!

No way!

Good...

Damn! My gun is useless?

Awesome! That was great!

Was that one of those tricks that masters can do?

That was merely a feat of strength.

Secret techniques are unnecessary against someone who only runs away.

Hey, I'm hurt.

Stop your running and face me!

Gene!

'Bye!

Wait!

Gene! She's following us!

Damn, that lady's persistent... Looks like I'll have to take her on.

Jim, while we're on the road, I need you to do something.

Have you finally decided to face me in a fight to the death?

If I don't do something about you, I won't get what I want from Fred.

Worldly desires are foolish. They have cost you your life.

Some desires are worth risking your life for!

I have to put my life on the line for this!

What are you up to?

Get down here!

Or are you scared?

Fool.

A shield?

If you focus them at a single point, you can even do something like this...

You just need to know the trick to it.

That won't work!

Damn it!

Come back here!

Got it!

Give that back!

Which?

Both!

What are you doing?!

This smells nice. That's a beautiful woman for you...

Stop fooling around!

If you want your sash and sword back, let Fred Luo live.

I'll carry out my contract!

I won't give them back, then.

The sash will go in my collection, and I'll break the sword.

I won't let you do that!

Like you can do anything about it!

Damn you!

I don't want to hear it!

I don't want anything more than a draw, so let's make a deal.

A draw?

If I'd only used a secret technique right away, this wouldn't have happened!

If you can't handle a draw, then you've lost because you underestimated me.

I... lost?

If it's just a fight between you and me.

But if we were fighting over Fred's life, I never would've stood a chance.

I can't stay with Fred and protect him for the rest of my life.

I'm going right back into space.

You... You aren't his bodyguard?

I told you right off the bat, didn't I? I'm an Outlaw.

An Outlaw?

That's right.

I will carry out my contract. I'll keep trying as long as I live.

I have my pride!

Then die.

"Twilight" Suzuka just died.

Forget about your contract.

Flawed logic like that won't convince me to give up!

It works for me. You can have these back as payment for Fred's life.

Wait! I can't consent to a deal like this!

Because you're bound by a contract?

No, by my pride!

Right. Then I'm the one who's damaged your pride.

How about this, then?

If you're going to kill Fred, you have to kill me first.

That goes without saying.

Great! We have a deal, then!

On your pride, don't forget what you said.

What?

But...

I'll be careful during sunsets. Okay?

Right.

Okay! That's that, then!

Gene! Are you sure that's a good idea, saying that?

Like I have a choice? Protecting myself is easier than protecting Fred.

Geez! See if I care!

That man... Why?

I should deliver them to dock 26 at Locus' spaceport, then?

Yeah. Thanks.

I knew I could count on you, Gene!

"Twilight" Suzuka won't be coming after me anymore, right?

Yeah, but I'm not sure if that's true of the guy who hired her.

I can handle that. Given time, I can find him.

Well, I hope to get more help from you down the road.

Let's just say you owe me for getting Suzuka to want to kill me.

What I owe you comes to 750,000 wong.

What?

That's what's left when I subtract the cost of the items you ordered...

...from how much it would cost to hire Suzuka!

Damn it, Fred!

Hey! I thought you said he loved me!

The young master gave you a 30% discount.

That's right, Gene!

I look forward to a long relationship! It costs a lot to maintain a spaceship!

Even more so with a Grappler Ship!

Damn merchants...

The negotiations are over.

I see.

Do you think you persuaded that assassin woman to give up?

I wouldn't call it "persuaded," exactly...

I couldn't kill her! So sue me!

Gene Starwind, this isn't over...

oto no nai mahiru

One soundless midday,

kaze wa tada akarui

the wind was fresh and clean,

sukoshi nemutasou ni

and the flower petals swayed

hanabira ga yureta

as if they were asleep.

nani ge nai kono omoi

This serene feeling...

nee hito wa donna kotoba de yondeiru no

Tell me what's the name people give it?

shiroi suna no tsuki

Tell me a story

toji kometa hanashi o

that's locked away in the white sand of the moon,

hikari furasu you ni

let me hear it as gently

kikasete ne sotto

as light shining down.

Next Episode

I got a ship and I got a woman...

Now I can live out the rest of my days in peace and...

...I don't think that's gonna happen.

Those damn pirates are attacking again!

These new guys are tough!

Go for it, Suzuka! Stand up to 'em, Jim!

Given the situation, I guess I'd better get in there, too...

Next time on Outlaw Star! "Creeping Evil"!

You better get ready!

Creeping Evil