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We now commence the misconduct hearing for the warriors, the Tatsumi Brothers.

Silence in the courtroom.

Prosecution, your opening statement.

The Tatsumi Brothers have repeatedly defied standard warrior norms,

engaging in brazen, atrocious behavior.

Given this recent incident, specifically,

we request that the Tatsumi Brothers be officially censured.

Juni Taisen

Episode 8: In Like a Dragon, Out Like a Snake (Part 2)

He fried Horse.

And now, he'll strangle Ox and Tiger, simultaneously.

In life, he would have been incapable of these extraordinary achievements.

However, I doubt those two will be put down so easily...

Let's see...

Then, what's my move?

In a certain country,

the defendants, Tsumita Takeyasu and Tsumita Nagayuki,

each joined one side of a conflict, which led to reckless violence and

resulted in countless innocent casualties.

This has greatly damaged

the prestige of the twelve houses, as well as the trust of the international community.

Very well.

Then, we will begin the questioning.

Will the defendant still be serving as his own counsel, as initially filed?

No objections!

By the way, I thought that both brothers stood accused...

Why does only one appear in court?

Uh, due to sudden illness, the younger Tatsumi

was unable to make it to the courtroom.

Is that true?

My little brother has a chronic, recurring illness.

We ask for your forgiveness.

Because of this, I'll serve as his defense counsel, too.

Very well.

We accept that the elder Tatsumi will act as both defendants in this courtroom,

as well as a proxy for the younger Tatsumi.

Can't believe he blew this off...

Prosecutor, please continue.

Yes, sir.

This incident took place one year ago.

Clear the way!

Side effects from our new drug.

This happens from time to time.

What the hell, I thought you said it was finished.

Please.

Perfecting it is only a matter of time.

Let me show you our general care facility.

Doctor!

How is my little brother's condition?

Don't worry. I'm sure he'll get better.

But his illness is tricky, so it will take time.

As well as—

Please! I'll find a way to pay!

Take it easy, Brother.

Running yourself ragged won't help anyone.

That's a side effect, too...

Adverse effects on vision.

Don't worry about me.

They don't know that, of course. Just focus on getting better.

I see.

Okay. Got it.

Chief...

Your visitors have arrived.

Understood. Send them to my office.

I'll join them shortly.

So, the other day, in a back alley...

You wait here.

Sure thing.

Big bro?

Yeah.

Did the pharmaceutical guys have the money ready?

Yeah, at least, enough to show.

Look.

All the money they've amassed is pining away in that safe.

Biometric verification?

We can work it out.

The exchange is tomorrow, as scheduled.

Understood.

Though, I am curious about one thing...

What is that?

We hear you've been courting other groups.

I don't know what you're talking about.

I don't get their game at all.

Why would both sides of a simple exchange employ warriors like us?

Because neither trusts the other.

Happens all the time.

There's gotta be more to it.

The pharmaceutical company uses orphans,

rounded up by your client's organization,

as lab rats for drug testing.

Typical!

On the surface, the organization runs children's homes and charities,

while under the table, they traffic people and organs.

Now the company's completed their new drug.

So they won't need the kids anymore?

But I thought you said there were side effects?

They'll work those out.

They want to terminate their relationship with the organization soon.

But the organization wants them to continue the payments as hush money.

Listen up.

If our exchanges are made public,

you're the ones who will suffer most.

Don't forget that.

You aren't the only ones with backers.

Then, I guess tomorrow's the final exchange, huh?

Yeah.

We'll make our move then.

What do you mean, this is the last one?!

Just what it sounds like.

We're severing ties with your organization right now!

I don't think so.

We've got expenses to pay, too!

Call him in!

Yo.

Hey, there.

They're identical?

Are you two twins?

That's right...

Got a problem with that?

Wait!

We haven't finished talking!

Freeze! Freeze!

Better run fast, or you're gonna roast.

Hey, don't follow me!

Damn it...

Why did you hire a dangerous fool like that?

You're one to talk!

Th-The power's out...

Hi.

Get in already!

Close it!

Hi... End of the line, eh?

W-Wait... Please.

You two, did you plan this?

You could say that.

I-I'll pay you. How much...

How much do you want?

Y-Yeah. I'll double it!

And... No.

I'll quintuple it! Five times your fee! Well? Will you work for me, then?

Sorry, but the house takes all!

That went perfectly!

What will we do next?

The Tatsumi Brothers burned down the entire pharmaceutical building,

slaughtering innocent people.

And stole all the money on the premises.

Does the defendant have a rebuttal?

Warriors accepted causing innocent deaths on the battlefield,

as I understand.

And do you realize what the cleanup afterward cost?

You can't hold us responsible for every little thing.

They also killed both clients.

It's clear they're nothing but murderers!

How come?

I killed my brother's client, and he killed mine.

That's what we were hired for.

Objection!

Even if, in the past, they acted as a pair,

they were hired with individual contracts this time.

So they clearly should have executed separate missions!

Though, it wouldn't have changed the result.

That isn't the point!

Quiet, both of you!

This hearing is to impartially evaluate

the Tatsumi Brothers' adherence to warrior norms.

Materials submitted by the Tsumita family suggest

that they are not mere murderers.

Once, they stole treasures, hoarded by a dictatorship,

to distribute to the starving populace.

Though, they just ended up fighting over it.

Another time, they stole the money from an underground casino,

and handed it to the residents of a shelter for abused children.

Though, the director ended up absconding with all of it.

Yet another time,

they gave all the money they stole from a corporation, to the poor.

Though, the company killed most of them when they came to retrieve it.

After that last competition...

What do you want to do with all of this?

It'd be a waste not to use it.

After all, we just did it all to kill time.

The younger brother was used as a test subject by the hospital,

and due to side effects, lost his vision.

The Tatsumi Brothers, learning of his misfortune,

racked their brains for a way to help.

In the end,

they gave them a great deal of the money from the exchange.

Thanks.

What's that?

Money?

What's going on?

I... I don't know.

Pilot it right!

Shut up!

It's my first time. What do you want?

Could it be...?

I've heard rumors of a pair of righteous thieves

who steal money, and then give it to the poor.

Righteous thieves?

This hearing into the Tatsumi Brothers

should account for these examples, as well.

Although...

We've been ordered to erase anyone connected to the hospital's recent incident.

Will you do it?

Erasing the traces of their human testing?

What's the pay?

Check the case back there.

Deal!

Brother...

You both worked so hard.

Thank you so much.

It's so bright.

And a little blurry.

I'm glad...

So glad!

A fire?

It's blocked.

Look out!

Brother?

Brother!

Hurry!

I can't...

Hurry... Run away!

Not without you, Brother!

If you go by yourself... you can make it.

Go!

Brother!

Found one!

Isn't that...

Hey, you!

What are you doing there?

I could ask you the same question.

Oh, just holding a little investigation.

A month ago,

my big brother died in a fire here.

Oh?

But you know, praying won't bring back the dead.

That's a weird thing to say.

Praying isn't magic...

You know why people pray.

Then, you believe in God?

You think there's life after death?

If not, then it's just self-satisfaction.

I don't know...

So you don't know why you're praying.

Then, maybe it's okay if it's just self-satisfaction.

You sound like a con artist!

Evil men control the money in the world, after all.

That isn't true.

There are good people who give money to people who need it.

Oh?

Then, this is for you, my poor little soul.

An apology for killing your big brother.

Isn't it great that you can see again?

They mean nothing...

The "good deeds from noble thieves" you believe in.

They aren't worth one red cent.

I don't believe the Tatsumi Brothers' chivalrous redistribution of wealth

was done out of the goodness of their hearts.

Speculation. Argumentative.

Defendant, please raise your hand before you speak.

Prosecution, please continue.

As warriors, they lack any hint of goodness.

They just repeat a cycle of

acquiring and redistributing ill-gotten gains for their own amusement.

Defendant?

Look, we're part of the twelve zodiac houses.

The jobs we take implicate us in wars and criminal acts.

Are you really gonna judge us by a typical standard of "goodness"?

Or just by your own personal standards?

We live in a world where kids kill their parents for a scrap of food.

These ideas of good and evil that you're talking about...

Just what world do they apply in?

I'm back!

Something's burning.

Hey, big bro, you're back?

The hell are you doing?

Oh, this?

He died this morning, so I held a memorial.

That's one hell of a memorial.

You skipped our hearing for this crap?

Pay me an attorney's fee!

Gonna put that on your blog?

Like hell... I'd freak out my followers.

This is my farewell gift to that kid.

So, is it good?

It's freaking disgusting!

Jeez, I don't get this guy, sometimes...

How the hell does he run a blog,

loved by reptile fanatics, all over the world?

That reminds me, big bro... Here.

It's come, at last.

Yeah.

So that time is here.

Yet you had to go and get yourself killed,

useless fool.

Still,

this could be a once-in-a-lifetime chance.

The cremation seems to have taken it out, but...

I'd speculated as to why

Horse hadn't become one of the walking dead after Snake killed him.

This appears to confirm it.

Well, the burning only killed it again, permanently.

Damn you...

I'll kill you, kill you, kill you, kill you!

A little fire play won't satisfy me!

I'm glad to see you lively.

So it won't affect our duel later.

You don't seem badly burned, either.

But this is proving surprisingly troublesome.

Burning the corpse will be difficult.

And if I dismember it, we may end up with a repeat of before.

Of course, that doesn't mean they're out of options...

My unfortunate brother's first priority is following the Rat brat.

If Ox and Tiger realized that and simply ran away,

this battle would be over.

Well, if Ox is the kind of man who'd ever run, that is.

I'd sure like to see it.

But I think it's time I made my move.

I'd given up,

but we'll actually get to show off our Tatsumi Brothers teamwork again...

I guess the filial bond can't be severed, even in death.

Ah, well.

It's a big brother's job to play the hero for his little brother.

I'm counting on you, little brother.

Just keep them distracted.

I'll see to your memorial service.

They say, "Only a fool hopes a stump will kill a rabbit twice."

Though, if stumps could hunt rabbits, the fool's hope would be well rewarded.

Next time: The Man Who Chases Two Rabbits Catches Neither.

Episode Nine: The Man Who Chases Two Rabbits Catches Neither

Everybody, clap your hands!