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KAWASHITA

Gahh!

I lost again!

Congrats on your tenth straight loss, Mr. Kawashita.

You suck!

Well, I'm really a surgeon by trade...

so mind games aren't my forte.

None of which has anything to do with this.

You're on the hook for bath-cleaning duty again today!

Jeez, what is this, vacation?

Huh?

That face of yours is as annoying as ever.

Mr. Aonuma!

Hey, Ai.

Long time no see.

Hey there, Akai! Let's play cards!

Don't talk to me. Your voice is even more annoying.

Or I'll kill you.

I'm gonna cry.

Mr. Aonuma! Snow! Make it snow!

Sure thing.

Here you go.

There!

Wow, it's so cold!

And how are you, Chacha? Kurosawa?

Wow! Freezing!

Sorry, Kurosawa. You're going too fast for me to follow.

All righty, I'm going to treat you to my special organic vegetable hot pot!

Huh? Hot pot?

You mean here?

That's right.

Why not throw ourselves a party

to pray for the success of the Seed-Sowing Project?

Yay! Hot pot!

Okay, bring me some water from the well.

I want to eat some meat!

You got it.

Mr. Yozakura can just relax.

MISSION: YOZAKURA FAMILY

Hey, Yozakura family. PLAN 21 YOZAKURA FRONT LINES THE BLOOMING

I've summoned you for one reason only.

We've found Tanpopo's hideout.

It's on Skeleton Island, an islet 30 kilometers from the mainland.

Originally it was a small fishing village,

and at one point during World War One, it also hosted a military base,

but currently it's a desert island.

After analyzing the GPS data from the earring Taiyo got from Hakuja,

this is where it led us.

HAZAKURA They have a massive stockpile of Hazakura on Skeleton Island.

We don't know what their objective is,

but undoubtedly they've got one doozy of a plan in the works.

We don't have a second to lose.

One week from now, we'll be attacking that hideout.

So it's going to be a joint Yozakura-Hinagiku front line?

Better to have as many allies as possible.

Let's see if we can get the Spy Federation to give us a hand, too.

Shion, I want you to join us in our investigation into Tanpopo's plan.

Roger that.

All right, then, to prepare for next week, let's all hone our respective blades.

Mission success rate, 100%.

The Yozakura family all-out attack plan, code name: the Yozakura Front Lines.

An all-hands-on-deck operation mobilizing nonfamily members as well...

is about to start.

I'm not good enough the way I am right now.

I've got to be more...

Good work taking part in the war council.

Whoa!

Really, now, Ban!

You really shouldn't go into your grandson's drawers like that.

Ms. Keiko!

Well, well! So happy that you remember me.

Of course I remember you.

But why are you both here?

Oh, we heard that things were going to get hectic around here,

and I got worried about you, so I busted out of prison again.

Huh?

Don't worry.

Your grandpa will be happy to train you.

Man, the place is overgrown with weeds!

This is where we did a lot of training together.

That Futaba was twirling me around like crazy when she was just three.

Oh?

Mutsumi's dad Momo and I trained together a lot, too.

That kid was the fastest learner I've ever seen.

Us three, the men who married into the Yozakura family,

I think we might have hit it off.

So let's make sure that you become strong enough

to speak to him on equal terms, all right?

If you're only using the power of someinine

to enhance your physical strength, you're still just a novice.

The friction and vibration of the muzzle,

the rearward thrust of the kickback,

the air resistance and the direction of the wind.

With someinine elevating your senses and muscular strength,

you'll be able to control the speed and weight of a bullet...

not to mention even the pain it inflicts.

You know what I'm talking about, don't you?

How terrifying it can be,

a polished bullet that enters your body so gently that you don't even feel it?

Momo's bullets are way faster and heavier than mine.

There's only one way for you to deal with them.

To get yourself used to those bullets.

Huh?

As you can see, you can also dial down the force so that it's nonlethal.

See, you get used to the Yozakura bullets

by familiarizing your body with them, like this.

Perfect for training, don't you think?

Ow! Ow! Ow! Hey!

Come on! If this were the real thing, you'd die instantly!

Where's that blade you got from Shinzo?

Starting now, I'm going to keep shooting you for a week.

If you can get used to someinine being awakened at all times,

that'll keep it from spinning out of control,

and you'll learn to pick up the trajectory of the bullets on your own.

The only other thing

is whether or not you have what it takes to withstand these shots.

Guess I didn't have to ask.

I like that look on your face.

Okay.

It's showtime!

One million shots.

Let's do this!

If you do this, you can enhance its strength without changing its thickness.

That's how you weave a traditional Yozakura Steel Spider.

Better watch out, or you'll lose your fingers just like that!

You got that right.

Letting mere threads like this get the best of you, your skin is beyond delicate!

Whoops.

Oh, crap, it took off my bandage.

So you still haven't removed that dandelion fluff symbol?

Kengo's got some synthetic skin, you know.

Thanks, but no, thanks.

Tanpopo's still out there kidnapping people and modifying them.

I'm not taking this off until after we've wiped them all out.

That's why I founded Hinagiku.

to make sure that no one else ever ends up like me.

Just the thought of finally annihilating their leader gives me goosebumps!

Though Kawashita's probably not the key culprit.

Well, but there's no denying that he's a bad guy.

I think it's okay to kill him.

What an un-coplike thing to say!

Hey, since us three junior high classmates managed to get together,

why don't we agree to proceed in lockstep to arrest Kawashita, the Tanpopo leader?

So this is the dandelion fluff symbol?

That's right.

Tanpopo performs their modifications on orphans and kidnapping victims.

NANMANDABU NANMANDABU

We ourselves are also former Tanpopo test subjects.

To eradicate the antisocial force, Tanpopo, and to save its victims...

Chief Fudo founded the Hinagiku organization

in order to achieve those goals.

While there are a good number of us who were saved,

there are even more of our comrades who succumbed to severe long-term effects.

I analyzed the blood that you gave me,

but I was taken aback by how similar it is to ours.

That's precisely why I might be able to find a clue in the past data we have here.

If it works, I might find a way

to fix the damage Hazakura inflicted on your bodies!

Anyway, it really is a big help,

you volunteering to submit to my research, which is still so riddled with unknowns.

No need to thank us.

We once tried to kill you.

You couldn't even call this atonement.

My life never had any value to begin with.

I'd like nothing more than to be of use to you.

That's right! These limbs and every fiber of our being, that's our sincerity!

Come on, chop us up like there's no tomorrow!

Your sincerity is a burden.

There are no grudges in our line of business.

I don't mind at all. And besides...

...you can't kill me that easily, you know, since I'm a Yozakura.

SHION'S ROOM KEEP OUT!!

Hey!

Hatoda? Give me some soda.

Yes, sir. Right away.

ASUKA HATODA CEO, PoPoPPo TOY STORE. SECRETLY IN WEAPONS, COUNTERFEIT MONEY

By the way, that thing I requested, will you make it in time?

Damn straight I will!

I've been throwing all of my company's tech and budget at it!

Damn it! Why should I have to do this?

Hey, come on. Don't be like that, okay?

Please, CEO Hatoda!

Damn it!

You're so cute!

My parents said, "Let's build a special weapon just for you,

since you love weapons."

But before they could finish it, "that day" came,

and it hasn't been touched since.

I couldn't bring myself to even look at the blueprints,

because it reminded me of so many things.

But I can't sit here being indecisive forever.

I've got to give it my all for Mutsumi, too.

Oh, what beautiful sibling love!

But if you push yourself too hard, it'll be toxic for your health.

Why don't you take a break

and have some of that sugar candy you like from Lady Mutsumi

and my favorite peach-flavored gelatin?

How can you be such a sweet girl, Mutsumi?

She is an angel!

So this is the Yozakura Senke Style tea ceremony?

This is my first time observing it.

Is that right?

So those guys aren't here today?

All of our Gold rank members are currently out on missions,

and they won't be back for some time.

Do you need assistance, by any chance?

I can give you a hand if you like.

You sure about that?

We might run into some difficulty, you know.

If I can be of use to my beloved Taiyo, I'll be glad to.

Taiyo! Are you all right?

I saw my little brother and parents waving to me.

I don't know what to say to that, Taiyo.

But seriously, am I going about this the wrong way?

Not even your responses are showing any improvement.

At this rate, you won't make it in time.

Come to think of it, you're still only half-awakened, right?

Maybe I'll switch gears and try to bolster that.

All right, why don't I show my beloved grandchild...

just how cool I can be?

Pretty hot, huh?

Both of your eyes?

What you're seeing is a Yozakura in his fully-awakened state.

Traditionally speaking, it's called...

Blooming.

The someinine enhances your body to the max, causing your skills to bloom.

It's a trump card possessed only by those with Yozakura blood.

The Yozakura head can share the power of her blood just once in her lifetime.

Like you and Mutsumi, I received mine from Keiko.

Just as people differ from one another in looks and nature,

the skills that manifest due to Blooming also differ from person to person,

but Blooming enhances that power ever further.

In my case,

the someinine causes my bones and cells to become more fluid,

allowing me to slip through spaces...

FORMLESS AN ELUSIVE MAN ...that are physically impossible to penetrate!

How cool is that?

And if you use it like this...

ENDLESS MAGIC BULLETS

What are you doing?

By infusing the tip of the bullet with my powers of penetration...

GROUND LEVEL I can even blast through to the water table 1,000 meters

WATER TABLE beneath the mansion.

I'm going to switch to a training method

that will pry open the door to your Blooming.

It's highly dangerous and risky, but seeing as we're out of time...

You're ready for this, right?

And so, my new training program...

began.

We'll start with the steps.

On the fourth one, twirl around and move.

Connect by sidestepping, and out of a sidestep, turn!

After an oversway, move on to a chase, and then finish!

Taiyo! You're doing great!

He does have the aptitude for this!

What is this?

Don't stop, Taiyo! This is the Resonance Dance!

Resonance Dance?

Just as the vapors emitted from a ripe apple cause other produce to ripen,

Blooming, too, can be triggered.

The vaporized someinine secreted by my awakened body,

thanks to body temperature, breathing, and heart rate, and so on...

when your body resonates with all these, it can induce your Blooming.

I've been trying to avoid this, since you're an adolescent

and it would embarrass you to dance with your Gramps.

No, no, no, no! In the first place, is that outlandish theory even true?

But, Taiyo, look, you're already starting to Bloom.

No way!

You're still in the early stages, but you're coming along just fine.

At this level, you should at least be able to perceive this.

Huh?

Taiyo?

He's fine, Mutsumi.

He used Yae to divert the trajectory.

That's proof that his explosive power and judgment are close to Blooming.

Sorry for breaking Shinzo's sword.

Why don't we call it a day...

I'm fine.

I'm nowhere near done yet.

And besides, this isn't a risk at all for me!

Your Gramps is so happy to have you as his grandson.

But...

now you're going to experience the real risk.

Taiyo?

What just happened?

My body just moved of its own accord.

To sacrifice myself by taking the bullet for her?

No.

It was to block the bullet.

Hardening. So that's your type of Blooming, eh?

The solidification of the cells in your hand.

The softening of your joints to lessen the impact, et cetera.

To stop the attack, your entire body awakened to do just that.

Usually, one's Blooming is a reflection of that person's humanity.

"Penetration" is perfect for an evasive guy like me, right?

Based on your past data, you're passive in battle,

and your skills aren't put to use at all.

To make you achieve your Blooming,

I had to stimulate your deepest behavioral principles.

In other words...

to protect Mutsumi.

We somehow made it in time, huh?

Once you've pulled the trigger on your Blooming,

all that's left to do is to practice controlling it.

I'm sorry.

I know that you did it for my sake.

But...

please don't ever point your gun at Mutsumi again.

I promise you that I won't.

Sorry about that, but please understand.

This was all for the sake of my beloved grandchildren.

Huh? What do you mean, exactly?

Sorry, Taiyo...

TAIYO'S BLOOMING PRANK SUPER SUCCESSFUL!

I see. So it was all staged, with her under the protection of White Spider Nest.

Keiko... let me explain.

Denied.

To subject the head to such danger is unspeakable.

And most of all, we should feel sorry for Taiyo being manipulated like that.

Taiyo! I'm really sorry! It's all my fault.

Hey, I'm not mad or anything.

It's all good.

It's just that thinking that you might end up dying

and being lied to by both of you,

it was just kind of a shock, that's all.

So if you don't mind, could you just let me be for a while,

Ms. Mutsumi Yozakura?

No! Taiyo's so far away!

You both need to think about what you did.

Ban! No hugs for a week.

What? That's like a death sentence!

And as you for you, Mutsumi, while I lecture you...

why don't we go for a little walk, you and I?

Huh? I never knew about this secret door!

Please wait for me, Keiko!

I can't go on living without your warm embrace!

Taiyo, hold him back.

Roger that.

No! I'm against elder abuse!

This is one of the oldest passageways in the Yozakura Mansion, you see.

It can only be opened with the head's ring.

This is the Family Tree Circuit, depicting every Yozakura head.

If we were to lose our way, we'd never make it out of here.

This is the deepest part of the mansion.

The Head's Chamber, the Yozakura Roots.

Originally, it was used as a refuge,

so there's nonperishable food and an underground well.

What is that book?

That's the Book of Buds.

They say that it contains the secrets of the Yozakura spy family's origins.

The method of unlocking it was lost during the war,

so I've never seen inside it myself, either.

If you try to pry it open by force,

it's designed to destroy the Yozakura Mansion...

in order to protect its secrets.

Should the history of the Yozakuras,

who've protected society from the shadows for centuries...

ever be made public, it will bring on massive chaos without fail.

If, for some reason you find yourself all alone,

and you're no longer able to protect the secrets of this family...

as head of the family, are you prepared to annihilate everything?

I can do it, Grandma.

I'm prepared, just like you and my mother were.

And even if everything in this house were to go up in smoke...

the time I spent here with Taiyo and the others can never be erased.

Mutsumi...

Finally caught him.

Damn. I was so close.

My, my. So you did chase after us, then?

Taiyo.

M-Mr. Taiyo!

Sorry I sulked like that, Mutsumi.

I heard you from afar.

You're mentally prepared to lose everything...

but I wasn't prepared for anything.

I'm going to try harder and harder to become stronger...

and I won't let you lose a single thing!

Right. I should be apologizing to you, Taiyo.

NEXT TIME CHERRY BLOSSOM VIEWING PARTY