Get Backers (2002–2003): Season 1, Episode 12 - The Unknown Boy, Makubex - full transcript

The group has been split off into pairs after the incident with the poisoned smoke. Ban and Shido are attacked by a pair of assassins.

Namida atsumete yozora e kaesou

Yuragu koto nai ai dake baramake stardust

Ikiteru ka dou ka wakannaku
natchatta yoru wa

Hoshi no mienai yozora ni
nomikomarete shimau

Kienaide hikari, mayoisou
na kokoro ga sakebu

Tada kimi ni aitai

Gensou, mousou, musou no naka
wo honki de shissou

Karadajuu no kiseki ga me wo samasu

Wasurenaide, hitori ja nai yo

Itsu datte, we are just a dreamer

Take love, get all love,
get back love in our hands

Yuragu koto nai ai dake baramake stardust

Donna ashita wo yume mite ikou ka konya

For convenience, you will allow us to call the
target by the initials of its name: I.L.

And right now, this IL that was stolen
from us is in the Limitless Fortress.

What's your name, boy?

Ginji, Ginji Amano.

Ginji? I see.

What is this place?

The Limitless Fortress.

Oh, so it was a dream.

AKABANE!

What's so funny?!

You're so energetic right after waking up.

To think you inhaled a large quantity
of powerful poison

and yet recovered after only losing
consciousness for a mere ten minutes.

You do quite an impersonation
of immortality.

Or perhaps it has something to do
with your electrical powers?

Well, at any rate, it's as
encouraging as could be.

That reminds me, that guy that came
and attacked us before.

What happened to him?

I remember I collapsed in front of him...

I cleaned up.

Then you saved me?

I can't make it all the way to where
IL is by myself, you see.

By yourself?

Then what about the other four?

It appears we've ended up
straying from the group.

Hey! Ban, Himiko!

Shido! KAZU!

It's no use. I also attempted to
search for them to some extent,

but they are nowhere to be found.

Oh, no...

Well, it's all right, isn't it?

Since I'm with you, a Limitless Fortress
native, I'm sure things will work out.

Also, as a partner, you're fun
in several senses.

Oh, well, you see, it's common knowledge
that my partner is Ban.

Don't say that. Let's be friends.

NO!

No, no, no...

I don't want to do this!

I won't be all alone with
a monster like that!

No matter how many lives I had...

THEY WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH,
WOULD THEY?!

Now that I've come this far, I'm okay!

How did you get there?!

My, you're as knowledgeable about
this place as I could expect.

You're truly a reliable partner.

But please don't run away
any more, all right?

For both of our sakes.

But Kazu is the one who
has the guide map,

so no matter how much I know
about the Limitless Fortress...

There's no telling whether that guide
map is really accurate or not.

The client said they investigated
it at great expense,

but there's no proof that
IL is still there.

You're right.

Men who seem like the enemy suddenly
coming and attacking us...

What, again?

Let's avoid pointless fights!

We already know that!

What's with these guys?!

And what Shuu said...

You, do you know?

Do you know what happened to us
because you disappeared?!

And do you know what's brewing here
in the Limitless Fortress now?!

In short, it all means that we'll
have to find it ourselves.

That's also part of what it means to
do a job at the risk of one's life.

Well, for now let's search for
your old acquaintances.

Yeah, there's nothing to do but aim
for the higher floors and go up.

Then please lead the way, Ginji.

I'm in front?

Of course, since I don't know the way.

Is something the matter?

No...

It's all right, you know.
You don't have to be so afraid.

After all, you used to be called the
Lightning Emperor, right?

And most importantly of all, you're
the man who once beat me.

What do you need to be frightened of?

Hey, that's right!
I won against this guy once.

If anything happens, I can use electromagnetic
power like last time and...

That's right. You're strong, so have
more confidence in yourself.

If you don't, it'll be boring for me.

Boring?

See, look.

I made good use of my
experience that time

when I had my weapons magnetically
pulled out of my body by you,

and I exchanged them for ones that
won't react to magnetic force.

Oh, is that right?

Does that mean you plan to fight
with me one of these days?!

It's no good!

I can't bring myself to show this
guy my back when I walk!

Shall we go?

Say, could I ask you to at least walk beside me?

That's fine with me.

Ban? Ban?

Where are you, and what are
you doing right now?

Hey, you!

Why did it end up like this, huh?!

Hey, monkey trainer!

Shut up, snakeboy!

All you have to do is keep quiet
and come with me!

Well, fine! I'm going back!

I'm going back and meeting up
with Ginji and the others!

Even if you go back, that place
is full of poisoned smoke.

I'm sure the rest of the group

started heading inside by another
route a long time ago.

For crying out loud!

If that dolt Ginji hadn't bungled it,
this never would've happened.

You took the words right
out of my mouth.

Even if he IS an old friend...

Ginji, you idiot! What are you doing?!

Grieving that much in the
middle of a battle...

I don't understand it.

But maybe it's because I don't
understand that I worked under him.

Back when Ginji was called
the Lightning Emperor,

he wasn't weirdly cheerful and didn't
put on a show like he does now,

but the way he's so quick to feel
mercy hasn't changed a bit.

So, what's this Makubex guy like?

He was one of VOLTS's Four Kings
with you and Kazuki, right?

He was different than me or Kazuki.

He admired Ginji as the
emperor very much.

So Makubex

might have changed the most
when Ginji left.

Hey, monkey trainer, it looks like
they've come to pay us a visit.

That's some serious bloodlust.

Is this gonna be that Makubex
guy's entrance?

No, this feels like...

I was surprised, Shido.

Who would've thought one of
the hired punks who came

to get in Makubex's way
would be you?

So it is you, huh?

It was never explained to
my satisfaction.

Why I had to be seen as below you,
a mere beast user.

Quit talking trash and show yourself!

Ryouma Magami!

I suppose that means I fight against
Mr. Spiky-Head there?

Who are these guys?

Ryouma Magami and Ayame Magami.

They're former VOLTS officers.

It looks like what Hevn
said might be true.

What?

That one of your old groups has
something to do with IL.

Makubex, huh?

I don't know what the hell he's
trying to start, but...

What are you having such a relaxed
conversation about, I wonder?

Watch out. That guy's hair is made
of an alloy made in zero gravity.

What's that mean?

He said in zero gravity, even metals
that have different densities,

like lead and aluminum, can
be completely blended.

It's not just my hair.

Also my nails, and the implants stuck
in my forehead and elbows.

Which means my whole body
is a weapon.

So you're enjoying yourself
modifying your own body?

What's the matter?
Why are you surprised?

Did you think I was frozen at the same
level as before, or something?

This guy modifies his body through
bizarre training regimens.

Oh, you've got balls, don't you?

But you can't win against me!

You see, I beat your superior
officer here to a pulp!

Why, you! You wanna fight me again?!

Oh, you wanna go at it?

Pay a little attention to me too!

We're a pretty sad pair if we get taken down
while we're acting like he's not a threat, huh?

Nothing for it, huh? I'll be nice
and play with you just a little.

Well, well, you're not as good
as you claim, are you?

A hit-and-away!

He punches Ayame's face
at incredible speed

and goes back to his original position.

You bastard! What are you...

What's wrong?

Aren't you going to attack?

If you won't come to me,

I'll come to you!

What?

Hey! Snakeboy!

It's no use.

Your friend has been pulled
into Ayame's territory.

There's no way he'll come out alive.

Next it's your turn!

Shido Fuyuki

Ow! Dammit!

I played around too much.

Welcome to Ayame's territory.

I've finally remembered.

You're Ban Midou, aren't you?

They say you use a technique called
the Jagan or something?

Jagan refers to what they say the
medieval European witches had,

the diabolic Evil Eye, doesn't it?

But can you use that even in
total darkness like this?

You can't use it unless your eyes
meet someone else's, right?

What are you getting the
wrong idea about?

If I felt like using the Jagan on you,
I'd have used it a long time ago.

I've still got a long way to go.

Like I could waste it on the likes of you!

I'll fix it so you can't give
anyone lip like that!

What's the matter?

You can't read me, can you?

I'll consign you to darkness,

Ban Midou!

Trapped now, aren't you, Ban Midou?

Now I'll take my time having fun with you!

What is this?!

This is my body-modification laboratory!

I replace ribs with metal. I place
various things in joints.

I try guarding the internal
organs with armor.

I perform a lot of experiments here.

I processed the ones that
attacked you guys too!

Although they all got taken down.

But you see I still have
all kinds of lab rats.

What did you say?

It's dangerous if I don't experiment
on others to make sure it's safe

before I modify myself, right?

Shall I modify your body too?

And the rest of your lot
who came in here?!

Even now at thy right hand, until
this cursed fate is spent,

is the one who houses Asclepius, who
descends from the Milky Way on high...

What are you mumbling about?

Therefore, I invoke thee.

Feed, with your fangs of poison!

What?

The restraints made of alloy are...

No! If I don't make it dark, the Jagan
will be used on me and...

Don't worry!

I won't let you off with
just a nightmare!

Snakebite!

St... Stop!

Demon...

This isn't my child!

This is a cursed child!

This is a demon's child!

Wait, okay? I'm going to
release you right away.

Are you okay?

Thank you.

I've got one favor to ask. Will you
tell me how to leave this room?

Because now I have something I have to do.

What's wrong, Shido?

Is THIS the power of the
Four Kings of VOLTS?!

I was cut from just his fingertips
touching me?

Though when I think about it now, VOLTS
was just a stupid brats' playgroup...

Since the pecking order was decided

by things that had nothing
to do with true power!

True power? What's that?

Might!

Overwhelming might that can make
people obey out of fear.

What else would it be?

That's just the kind of thing you'd say,
you who never had anything

but minions who only obeyed you
because they were afraid.

What's wrong with that?

Here in the Limitless Fortress, power was
the one and only rule, wasn't it?

I'm telling you, that's why you're a
small-timer, Ryouma Magami!

Bastard! Who do you think
YOU are, Shido?!

You're just like a lone wolf, you
don't let anyone get near you,

and look where you are in the end!

You're in a nice mess, aren't you?

That hand...

You finally noticed?

Look!

Look at the powerhouse of an arm
I created by rigorously applying

a skin-hardening agent for
a full half of a year!

My arm is the same as a
Chinese broadsword!

I'll hack you into bits!

When your body is modified that far,
you're not human!

I hear you started a recovery service.

In the end that's all you, the solitary
Maryuudo descendant, can do, huh?

You come back to the Limitless Fortress
for pocket change

and die a lone, pathetic death.

It suits you.

Me, solitary? You don't get it, do you?

There are always plenty of my own
around me, both back then, and now!

You're talking nonsense.

How about that?!

These are the soldiers you said
I controlled with fear.

Look at how many there are!

They're all tough warriors that I've
trained thoroughly and made stronger!

They'll turn someone like you to
mincemeat in five minutes!

Oh, really?

Then I'll show you my friends now.

Let me introduce you to my own.

They're the crows that live in the
darkness of the Limitless Fortress!

You damn lowlife beast user!

You're going to be defeated
by those beasts!

Go!

Mere crows!

Run!

Don't you run away! HEY!

Ryouma, how about I teach you

that humans have the power to change
their bodies by force of will!

Why, you!

Like this!

Behold! The Hundred Beast Semblance
of the Maryuudo!

Soaring Bird Semblance!

Do you understand now? This is
what your ability amounts to.

And I'm not alone anymore.

Oh, did you win, monkey trainer?

Of course I did. What about you?

You had a tough fight against
Ayame, didn't...

Hey, answer me right now.

About that Makubex bastard!

Look inside that secret room.

Those people were about to be used
as modification lab rats!

Even if the Limitless Fortress is a
lawless zone, there are limits!

No!

What?! What do you mean, no?!

It wasn't like this when Ginji was here.

There's no way he would've allowed this.

It's changed since we left.

Then it's probably that
Makubex guy's fault!

The one who used to be one of your own!

I don't know what he's plotting,

but if he's the one who's
involved with IL,

it won't just be the Limitless
Fortress' problem!

He's definitely trying to start
something horrible.

We don't know what IL is.

But from the client's behavior, it's pretty
serious, that much is for sure.

Makubex... he's a child of the
Limitless Fortress.

When Makubex was still a baby whose
eyes weren't even open,

he was abandoned here in
the Limitless Fortress.

The characters for Makube were etched
into the bag he was stuffed in,

so his last name was the only thing
they were able to figure out.

Makube
so his last name was the only thing
they were able to figure out.

Makube

But nobody knows his first name.

Not even him, obviously.

In time, those who were awed by his
mind, took Makube and added an "x,"

which expresses the unknown,
and called him Makubex.

He's the Limitless Fortress' electronic
brain, the unknown boy.

Ima wa mada himotokenai mune
no oku no garasuzaiku

Shinjiteru anata dake wo

Kanjiteru refrain

Arukinareta eki made no michinori mo

Kaerezu ni kaerezu ni motareta hanbaiki mo

Doko ni mo mitsukaranai

Kokoro wa sunao ni narenai

Sekaijuu doko ni anata wa iru no

Kurikaeshi sagashitsuzuketeru

Ima wa mada himotokenai mune
no oku no garasuzaiku

Shinjiteru anata dake wo

Kanjiteru refrain

What the hell is up with this
Limitless Fortress place?

I wonder when I'll be able to meet up
with everyone again?

You're worried too, aren't you Ban.
About Himiko.

Like I would worry.

But here an instant of carelessness is deadly.

Yeah, I hope everyone's all right.

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