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Okay...

"Cheese."

I quite surprised.

Young lady, very beautiful. Boy look good, too.

Take one shot together, to remember, okay?

"#17 Buckets of Blood! Opera that Stirs the Heart"

Ow!

Michiko...

Look, wait here for me.

You're going alone?

There's no tellin' what kind of place this is.

You don't gotta worry. I'll wrap this up lickety-split,

and be right back.

Everyone has dream.

Come here to dream.

I.D. and passport.

Cheapest city in the world.

Qian.

Money first.

My money's... hmm?

Hey!

Old-timer, listen to me. It looks like I got pickpocketed.

I'm not lyin'. I had it right before I came here.

Come on, look here, into my eye.

This isn't the eye of a liar, is it?

Does he understand what I'm sayin'?

Is all right.

You plainly have hard luck.

I recommend you to shop, make money fast.

Rub a little, get rubbed a little,

make some fast dough.

I sympathize with you being stolen from,

but even so, what kind of fool would just nod

and hand over the I.D.s? This is our business.

One month should do nicely.

You guys're all in this together?

No oopsies! I not have--

Michiko...

Excuse me!

"Dong gong sea gong"?

Are you lost?

Come on.

Let me go! Let me go, please!

Go straight through the market. You'll come out on the street.

Um, but...

Are you... a girl? All the more reason.

Mind your step.

Do you know what this is?

The mother is over there.

She's trying to get someone to step on her child in order to extort some money out of them.

This place is hell. It is not kind to outsiders.

Go on.

I'm lost.

Stop.

I told you to move on.

I don't know what your story is, but you'd best get out before something happens.

I'll see you back to your inn. Name?

No, that's all right.

The name of your inn!

I couldn't... read it...

Draw it, as best as you can remember.

Um, I'll be all right.

That market is the turf of the Heike syndicate.

It's no place for outsiders to go into.

The tea isn't much, but...

I can't make it out.

I'm sorry.

I came here with someone. She went out, and hasn't come back.

She went to go have I.D.s made for us.

Then, I spotted the man who escorted her there,

so I followed after him.

But I lost sight of him.

Um, did you happen to see her today?

- -Come on. - -St-Stop that!

Michiko!

Cut it out!

It's all right.

Let's eat first.

Bebel, sit down.

Right.

I'll ask around the Heike before I go to work tonight.

I want you to look after her, Bebel.

Okay.

Now, eat.

If he says it's okay, it's gonna be okay.

Everything's gonna be fine, so you just let us guys handle everything.

Whoops.

What?

"Us guys"?

See?

Ow!

What are you making that face for?

Tell me, couldn't you help getting that haircut?

How about it? You think it doesn't matter, is that it?

Geez, everything about you says you're a slob.

Come on, stand up straight!

Hmph, you're probably a bum anyway, right?

Same as the woman you're with.

Is it so wrong to be a bum?!

- -Whoa, you-- - -Is it so wrong to be a slob?!

The he-girl yelled at me!

Don't go thinking you're going to get off with just that.

That's right.

Huh?

That's Dad.

He's not gay. He's what's called a dan.

He's totally cool.

I'm going to be a female-role-playing star, too, just like Dad.

> Nei Feng-yi--around here, see, )

D there's no one who doesn't know who he is }

He's a superstar. But he's not just any star.

He's a real man among men. Get it?

A long time ago, he wouldn't come home.

He was a bum that would always go off drinking somewhere.

But then, when my mom passed away, and it was just the two of us,

he said he would give up his life to protect me.

It's all right.

He will come through.

I believe in him. Mm-mm, that's not right.

It's not a two-bit word like that.

If he says he'll do something, he'll definitely see it through.

With every day that goes by, it all gets blurrier, you know?

In fact, I can't see anything now.

Seems like I bumped my head.

And painkillers--those things that look like candies?

Can't go without them.

So anyway, what I've got to ask is super-simple.

Can you find my boss for me?

I'll pay you handsomely. How-e-ver,

I need him alive. That's an absolute requirement, if you please.

Maybe he's staying out of Monstro territory,

but we can't find him anywhere.

Excuse me.

Package from Nei Feng-yi for you, Boss.

Okay, let's say that you are in charge of Monstro.

We don't need your fee.

We want to do business out in the open in your territory.

And we want to pay Monstro nothing for the privilege.

You get me? We don't fall under Monstro's umbrella.

Starting today, you and us are friends.

When you get in a jam, you no longer have to turn to gods.

You turn to your friend.

Well, can I ask you to move on this right away?

- -Shinsuke... - -Like I said, I ache...

...where I'm hurt.

Hey!

Thanks for waiting.

You picked a fine bird. First-rate.

I'm listening. Start talking.

If I'm wrong, I hope you'll forgive me.

I heard that you folks snared a woman yesterday.

Apparently, she's with a girl that I've come to know

through an odd turn of events. Can I ask you to let her go?

I am enraptured by your singing voice.

This duck you've given me is also top-notch.

Can you believe how I'm gobbling it up?

I can't put it back now.

Are you singing again this evening?

Yeah.

I've kept you waiting a while, huh?

Okay!

I'll have the woman undergo a simple trial of luck.

They'll take sides.

We're too afraid to go against them.

They'll get even with us.

Three rounds of rock-paper-scissors. Over nice and quick.

Woman! Rock-paper-scissors!

I'm not some punk errand boy!

We're not playing around. Your life's at stake.

Wen!

You, huh?

Here.

This is my first throw. I'm not lying. I swear.

Ready? Here we go!

Rock--

- -Hey, woman! Stop screwing around! - -Shut up, all of you!

Listen up. This song is Dad's. He's a master of every aspect of the dan.

This will chase your gloomy feelings away.

How come?!

Something's happened to Dad! We have to go!

You bring a weapon, too!

Aw, it's hopeless!

It's hopeless!

You believe in him, right?

You're a man, right?

But... But... I fell down... and my stick broke...

Everything's absolutely all right!

I can tell!

Wait!

I'll stand in for her.

Stand in? What do you mean, stand in?

Do whatever you like to me.

Are you saying you're gonna sell your body in her place?

That's right.

Oh...

Any man that has you sing to them with that voice will be in heaven in under a minute.

You'll be number one in no time.

But I don't want to see you like that, Nei. I want to give you a pass.

But that would set a bad example.

People will say my ass is crazy for the gay guy's singing.

Put on a blindfold and run, from one end to the other.

You run. A chicken race. God of victory smile on you.

Do that, and I forget everything.

All right.

Tie the woman to Nei with a rope.

The woman, and I,

are both betting on gods.

Tonight's opera, "The Peacock Wooed by the Duck,"

is due to begin at this time, but the arrival of Nei Feng-yi,

pride and star of Seentwan, has been delayed.

Very shortly... Very shortly, we will begin.

Please wait one moment.

Ready?

We're not dead!

We won! You guys wanna get killed?!

It's Lord Guan Yu!

Furious in the face of defeat.

What a foolish god!

Did she ask you?

No, I wanted to play the hero for her.

I was terrified.

Thanks, pops.

Dad, hurry!

What are you doing here? I told you to look after her.

I'm sorry. Go ahead.

How many times've I gotta say it?!

I told you to wait, didn't I?

I told you, you don't have to worry about me! Right?!

Why do you always go off strollin' around on your own like that?!

I'm runnin' out of lives here, and it's all your fault!

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your patience.

- -I'm sorry, Michiko. - -This aria is "Scent of a Peach Blossom Spring."

Please enjoy the performance.

Chasing you, chasing you

On a night when the sky is fairly dripping with stars

I want to believe in a miracle that will never happen

I would forever look at your face in profile,

always sitting right between me and him

I was the best friend close by your side

with my true feelings tucked away in my heart

If I could convey them to you here and now,

I wonder if the world would transform

I don't believe in God, but still,

I wish upon a star

I miss you now

On these sleepless nights my feelings only deepen

Baby I love you

Only after I met you did I realize

my loneliness and heartbreak

Always looking for you

Ah, my best friend

I want to hold you