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Episode 20: A Nice Guy

I've come to thank you. Thanks for letting us know where you were.

You're very welcome.

I wanted you to find us.

Is it just you? You should have all come.

Eh, I should be plenty for this mission.

As long as we don't know what he's after,

it's too dangerous to bring anyone else here.

Is he after the heroes?

Or the civilians?

H-Help me.... I-I think I'm losing my mind...

You heard her. Want to try saving her?

How'd you do it before?

Oh, right. Didn't you cut their finger off?

What will you do this time?

I'm not sure what you're expecting of me,

but we've done a bit of research on this thing, too.

If we try to take the ring off shortly after it's been put on,

it apparently comes off pretty easily.

Ah, so you noticed.

I was worried that you might do something unnecessarily cruel again.

What a petty hobby.

Weren't you taught to be nice to girls?

Quabala-chan, you're up.

Go fight him.

Huh? Er, what? I-I don't know about fighting...

A-And, I mean... Even he just said to be nice to girls...

Quabala-chan.

Go.

Okay.

Are you sure about this?

You really don't seem like you want to do it.

O-O-O-Of course I'm not sure! Q-Quit messing with me!

E-E-Even I don't wanna do something this scary!

B-B-But having Stigma-sama hate me...

is even scarier!

If you're scared, then you should've just listened to your heart.

W-W-Wait! Didn't you just say to be nice to...

But you're an enemy.

No! P-P-Please don't kill me!

I...

I'm dead.

Just kidding.

Now, then. Looks like you're the only one left, boss.

Well, this isn't good, Quabala-chan.

I was hoping you'd hold out a little longer.

If you'll get rid of this black orb that's in the way,

I'll settle for just knocking you out.

Ah, that's too bad.

I can't make this disappear.

Sorry.

Nah, you don't need to apologize.

You're just going to be in a bit more pain.

Say, what do you think is the thing that is the most easily felt in people's hearts?

You can do it!

I wonder what kind of feelings are going to envelop Earth after this.

TV

You've got this!

Who knows? Maybe it'll be the satisfaction of seeing you go flying.

Woe upon thee!

Let blood flowers bloom and bring woe upon thee!

The emotion that comes through the quickest...

is fear.

Thanks to you, everyone will feel it...

Stardust!

Stardust! Stardust!

An even more powerful fear.

Stigma, is that your goal?

Woe upon thee, woe upon thee!

H-H-How dare you hurt Stigma-sama?!

That's strange. No attack should be able to hit me.

Wh-Wh-Whenever I catch a human from behind,

they'll be possessed by me.

A-A-And my heart will take over any human possessed by me.

Wh-Wh-Which means that you

can't avoid my attacks now.

Well done, Quabala-chan.

I did it, S-Stigma-sama!

N-Now we're all set!

Yes, thank you.

You're the best.

Oh, ew. Blood is scary.

I-I'm scared of your blood, Stigma-sama.

I'm scared! It's too scary! It's so scary I could die!

It's so terrified that I'm in bliss!

Also known as terrifliss!

Terrifliss

Now, shall we get started?

Let's give the world the gift of fear.

I don't know what you've got planned,

but did you really think I'd just sit still?

I'm not holding back this time!

H-Hit me once and get two bruises.

I-I told you, didn't I? You're possessed.

You and I are one right now.

A-Any damage you inflict on me will come right back to you.

I see.

A-A-And!

The bigger the fear in your heart gets,

th-th-the stronger I become.

I-I-I'm going to scare you even more!

Scare me, eh?

How does it feel, Stardust?

Honestly, it doesn't.

Make me some tea. I'm exhausted.

I'm very aware that you have a strong heart.

But most people aren't like that.

Everyone who's watching you right now has fear seeping into their hearts.

If a powerful hero goes down,

the hope that's in weak hearts will disappear.

Yes...

The seeds of fear that we sow will sprout,

and weak hearts will fear me and long for salvation.

Weak, eh?

I met someone like this before.

No matter how you looked at her, she was weak and terrified.

No matter how much she got hit or hurt, she couldn't get mad.

She was a spineless child.

But it was her weakness that stirred my unmoving heart.

Stigma, you'd best not underestimate

the weakness of people... and the power born of that weakness.

W-Wait! I-I-If you kill me, you're gonna die!

A-A-Aren't you scared?

You know...

You seem way weaker than when I first met you.

I didn't think you'd hold back so much.

Yeah, that's right.

Because I remembered...

that I want to become the nicest guy

in the world.

Shy.

Quabala Quabala

Nationality: ??? Likes: Horror movies, ghosts, honey Loves being scared and is constantly scared. Member of Amarariruku

I'm sure you can do better than that,

Stigma.

You're overestimating me.

I'm very delicate, you know.

S-S-S-Stigma-sama! I-I-I-I'm so sorry!

Th-This happened because you protected me!

I'm fine, Quabala-chan.

My body is a small price to pay.

Exactly who are you?

I'm a dreamer.

And the seeds of that dream have already been sown.

Once this black orb of a shell is split open,

an immense wave of fear will come flowing out.

And then,

it'll spread throughout the world at an incredible speed,

and the seeds of fear embedded in people's hearts will sprout.

Then why don't you go ahead and shatter this so-called shell?

I can't split it open.

It can only be destroyed from the inside.

And once the seeds of fear bloom,

everyone in the world can become a part of Amarariruku.

They'll all become one with my heart.

They'll stop fighting and competing with each other.

Everyone will be equal and equally free.

This will be the first step to this wonderful world.

Their fear will break through their bodies,

everyone will become the same as me,

and we will all live in this dream forever.

Talk about dumb.

In the end, you're just some selfish child who wants to control others.

Yup.

I am a child.

I want a world where we can remain children.

I'm done here.

I'll just be waiting around patiently...

for the heroes to split open that shell.

You're not getting away!

Damn it. Well, this isn't good.

Century, is it possible to get in contact with the group inside the black orb?

The ones in the orb?

We haven't been able to reach them for a while now.

This is an emergency.

Even if Shy and the others are able to destroy that black orb,

we might end up with casualties all around the world.

If we can't contact them, I'll just go tell them myself.

It's too dangerous to go in on your own.

I'll go with you.

But if Stigma shows up again...

Wait!

Could you let me handle this?

Who are you?

Come on, you two.

If you don't take this seriously,

I can't even muster the will to kill you.

She's strong...

Hmph! You keep talkin' about killin',

but you sure talk big for someone who couldn't even step on a bug.

Like you've ever even killed someone before!

I'll smack some sense back into ya until you turn back into your old, kind self!

It really must be nice.

I envy you, Ai-nee.

You still believe that I and the other shinobi are pure.

I envy the way your eyes sparkle as you believe that.

What're you talkin' about?

I did kill.

Huh?

Lots of people.

In a filthy way, in the name of justice...

One after another, after another, after another, after another...

My hands were soaked in the blood of my victims.

So... please.

Please kill me with those clean hands of yours, Ai-nee.

No... That can't be right.

You loved and cherished even the smallest lives...

There's no way you could kill people.

I guess you're gonna try to run away from reality as usual,

Ai-nee.

The real Mai wouldn't talk like that!

Ai-san! stay calm!

Don't get in my way!

Don't you dare insult my little sister!

You imposter!

This is... Mai's...

Now do you believe me?

Truly...

Mai... I always admired you!

Not because you were skilled or because everyone respected you.

But I really loved your kind heart.

Who the hell changed you?!

Who's the one who turned the little sister I admired into this?!

I've always been like this.

It's just that when I met him, I realized...

my true form.

What I had thought was justice was nothing more than self-righteousness.

I was just a puppet without a heart.

You there, Miss Hero.

You probably don't understand my suffering at all, do ya?

Yet you have the nerve to say you're gonna save me?

Saving people is what heroes exist for.

Well, ain't that sweet?

But if that's really what you believe,

you're gonna see hell in the near future.

Blazing Hunter's Bonfire!

Hidden Sword Technique: Flower Brazier!

If that's all you've got...

You ain't even gonna be able to kill a bug.

Teru-san!

Don't move.

Take even one step and I chop this arm off.

You're both weak.

Because your hearts are so half-assed,

hesitations arise, and you can't go so far as killin' anyone.

You'll always have these naïve thoughts of never gettin' your own hands dirty.

Shut up!

We were taught how to handle our hearts

so that we never mistook how to use our strength!

But now look at you! Now you're...

Just how many people are you tryin' to hurt?

Take back your heart, Mai!

The kind heart you once had!

Ai-nee.

I abandoned my heart a long time ago.

Mai...

No.

That's a lie.

If you had abandoned your heart because you were in so much pain,

then why are you crying right now?

Ai.

You need to forget about Mai.

What? B-But, Master, Mai is...

Following our code, I have sent men after her.

You should understand, as well...

the fate that awaits a shinobi who has lost their way.

Ai-san!

You sure seem relaxed when we're in the middle of a fight!

T-Teru-san!

Oh, dear. She just decided to go down on her own.

Mai, stop this!

We... We were basically family with all the other shinobi!

Family?

Please, Mai. Let's go back to our village together.

I'm sure everyone will forgive you...

How foolish.

These are all the katanas of the ones who came after me.

I no longer have

a family.

Oh...

Mai is now...

If you're gonna continue resenting the world,

then as a shinobi...

I'll end you myself!

I've been waiting to hear those words for so long,

Ai-nee.

Shinobi wield a blade for the sake of justice.

Putting their hearts into their blades and cuttin' down evil is the destiny of a shinobi.

That gentle smile will never return.

I can't hesitate!

Ai-san, no!

Hidden Sword Technique: Tower of White Jade!

This is...

goodbye, Mai!

Ai-nee...

Thank you.

You've finally been sullied.

Your emotions in this sword are flowing into me.

We now share the same appearance...

We share the same world and memories...

The vague boundary that was between us is now gone,

and we've become one.

Our dream from back then has finally come true,

Ai-nee.