Save Me! Lollipop (まもって! ロリポップ)

- Hatsuka: WOW! - Youka: THAT GUY IS SO CUTE.

I JUST TOOK HIS PICTURE WITH MY PHONE.

- Nina: OH, YEAH, HE'S OKAY, I GUESS.

SERIOUSLY, WHATEVER, NINA.

I'M SO OVER TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT YOUR TYPE IS.

- I KNOW. I JUST WANT A GOOD LOOKING GUY

WHO'S REALLY STRONG AND SWEET,

SOMEONE WHO WILL PROTECT ME

AND BRAVELY FIGHT TO DEFEND MY HONOR.

Both: WHAAA!

All: AH!

- SO LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT--

YOU ACTUALLY THINK YOU'LL FIND SOMEONE LIKE THAT.

THINK IT'S TIME FOR A REALITY CHECK, NINA.

- Both: TRUST US, HE DOESN'T EXIST.

YEAH, I KNOW.

BUT I GUESS THAT I-- I'VE ALWAYS HAD THIS DREAM

THAT ONE DAY A PRINCE WOULD COME TO ME OUT OF THE BLUE

AND-- AND RISK HIS VERY LIFE TO PROTECT ME.

MAYBE A GUY LIKE THAT ONLY EXISTS IN FAIRY TALES,

BUT IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE PRINCESS HE LOVES,

A TRUE PRINCE WILL BRAVELY FACE ANY ENEMY

AND FIGHT TO THE BITTER END

TO SAVE HIS BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS AND REALIZE HIS EVERY DREAM.

HUH?

DOES THIS CAKE NORMALLY COME WITH HARD CANDY?

- I DON'T KNOW. I'VE NEVER ORDERED THAT BEFORE.

MAYBE THEY'RE ADDING THE CANDY

AS A NEW FORM OF CUSTOMER APPRECIATION.

I HEARD A RUMOR THAT A NEW CAKE SHOP

IS ABOUT TO OPEN UP DOWNTOWN. - I LOVE CAKE! I LOVE CAKE!

- YOU KNOW, THEY'RE PROBABLY WORRIED

THIS NEW SHOP WILL STEAL ALL THEIR CUSTOMERS AWAY.

- I GET IT! SO THIS IS LIKE A LITTLE PRESENT.

- Both: HOW IS IT? - ( grunting )

I'M NOT SO SURE THIS IS CANDY.

IT'S REALLY HARD TO BITE INTO.

( all gasping )

AHHH!

( all shouting )

Nina: WHAT'S GOING ON?

- Zero: IT'S OKAY. WE'RE ON YOUR SIDE.

- YOU ARE? - THAT'S RIGHT.

READY?

- YEAH. LET'S GET THIS THING STARTED.

DON'T WORRY. WE WON'T LET YOU GET INJURED.

STAY BACK AND WE'LL PROTECT YOU, OKAY?

- DID YOU SAY "PROTECT ME"?

- SHIELD MAGIC! CRYSTAL BARRIER!

( all shouting )

- ( thinking ) I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING.

THESE GUYS JUST CAME OUT OF NOWHERE

AND NOW THEY SAY THEY'LL PROTECT ME.

IT'S JUST LIKE THE PRINCE IN THE FAIRY TALE

WHO WATCHES OVER HIS PRINCESS,

WHO FIGHTS FOR JUSTICE, AND DEFENDS HIS DREAM TO THE BITTER END.

THEY'RE LIKE TWO PRINCES WHO HAVE FALLEN FROM THE SKY JUST TO PROTECT ME.

- Ichii: LOOKS LIKE WE SCARED 'EM OFF.

I DON'T THINK THEY'LL BE COMING BACK.

- Zero: ARE YOU SURE IT FELL IN THIS AREA?

WHAT IF THEY FIND IT BEFORE WE DO?

THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE, ZURA.

WE, FROM THE SEA HORSE TRIBE ARE GREAT ADMIRERS OF THE PEARL.

AND I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE TO FIND IT,

EVEN WITHOUT THAT RAGGEDY LOOKING FINDER.

SO YOU CAN COUNT ON ME, GUYS. - YOU'RE POSITIVE?

- IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, THEN FINE, ZURA.

BUT EVEN ZERO'S FINDER KEEPS SAYING

THAT IT'S SOMEWHERE AROUND HERE, ZURA.

- IT'S SAYS THE PEARL'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF US.

- ( thinking ) WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING AT?

AH, MAYBE IT'S BROKEN.

( beeps )

Both: HUH?

AHHH!

- NO WAY! - QUESTION--

HAVE YOU SEEN A CRYSTAL PEARL THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS?

NN-NNH. WELL, MAYBE.

I THINK IT CAME WITH A PIECE OF CAKE THAT I ORDERED.

AHH!

SO-- SO WHAT DID YOU DO WITH IT?

- I THOUGHT IT WAS HARD CANDY, SO I ATE IT.

- AHH! - SAY WHAT?

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOU'VE DONE?

GIVE IT TO ME!

SPIT IT OUT, RIGHT NOW. GIVE IT BACK.

- ZERO! - SHE'S GOT THE PEARL, ICHII.

YEAH, SHE SWALLOWED IT.

BUT THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW.

SO JUST TRY TO CALM DOWN, ALL RIGHT?

YOU DON'T WANNA DRAW ANY NEGATIVE ATTENTION TO US, DO YOU?

- BUT WE HAVE TO GET THAT CRYSTAL PEARL BACK FROM HER.

HOW ARE WE GONNA BECOME PROS WITHOUT IT?

- LOOK, I UNDERSTAND, BUT-- - Nina: AHH!

- Girls: WHAT IS THAT THING? - ( owl hooting )

- I DON'T BELIEVE THIS. HOW DID SAN AND FORTE FIND US?

- DON'T WORRY ABOUT US, ICHII. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

AND WHY ARE YOU GUYS HANGING OUT WITH THESE PATHETIC HUMANS?

DID YOU FIND A CLUE ABOUT THE CRYSTAL PEARL?

OH, THE CRYSTAL PEARL.

IS THIS WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR? - SHUT YOUR MOUTH!

- SO YOU DO KNOW ABOUT IT THEN.

- ( laughing nervously ) - SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT SHE'S SAYING!

IT'S NOT LIKE SHE SWALLOWED IT, ZURA.

- GREAT. - WAY TO GO, SEAHORSE.

- WE CAN HEAR YOU, YA KNOW. - All: AH!

SOMETHING SMELLS FISHY!

IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE YOU GUYS ARE TRYING TO HIDE SOMETHING.

- I THINK THEY'RE HIDING SOMETHING TOO, FO.

- SURE LOOKS THAT WAY. NOW DOESN'T IT, SAN?

WELL, GOODBYE.

- THEY'RE RUNNING AWAY! - Girls: NINA!

San: WE'RE ON TO YOU!

- Forte: SO YOU DO KNOW SOMETHING, DON'T YOU?

I'M SURE OF IT.

YOU MUST KNOW WHERE THE CRYSTAL PEARL IS.

HEY, I'M TALKING TO YOU GUYS. NOW ANSWER ME!

HOW'S THIS?

- All: OOH! - ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY, HOLD ON TIGHT!

- YOU CAN'T GET RID OF US THAT EASY.

- Both: TELL US WHAT YOU KNOW, ICHII.

YOU'D BETTER TELL US WHERE TO FIND THE CRYSTAL PEARL.

COME ON!

- Forte: NOT AGAIN! ALL RIGHT, THAT'S ENOUGH.

- YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO DRIVE A LOT FASTER, ICHII.

THEY'RE GAINING ON US. OH!

- COME ON, JUST ANSWER ME, ICHII!

OH, NO.

I'M NOT STUPID ENOUGH TO FALL FOR THE SAME TRICK AGAIN.

- YOU BETTER DUCK, FO. - HUH?

AHH!

WHOA, I GUESS FLYING AN OWL IS A LOT HARDER THAN IT LOOKS.

AHH!

( both crying )

YOU'LL PAY FOR THIS, ZERO!

ICHII!

- Ichii: THIS LOOKS LIKE A GOOD SPOT.

YOU CAN GET OUT NOW. WE SHOULD BE SAFE HERE.

- WE LOST THOSE GUYS REAL EASILY.

AHH! SO, UM...

HOW LONG ARE YOU PLANNING ON CLINGING TO ME, YOU PERVERT?!

AHH!

OW!

HEY, WHY DID YOU HIT ME?

- ARE YOU REALLY THAT STUPID? NOW WHO ARE YOU GUYS ANYWAY?

- SHOULD WE TELL HER? - YEAH.

- I GUESS WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A CHOICE, DO WE?

- THEN LET ME GET RIGHT TO THE POINT.

SEE, WE'RE NOT FROM THE PLANET EARTH.

WE'RE NOT HUMANS, LIKE YOU. - WHAT?

WE'RE SORCERERS.

- SO-- SO YOU CAN USE MAGIC? - All: YEAH.

THEN, THAT MEANS

THAT YOU GUYS FLY AROUND ON BROOMSTICKS.

AM I RIGHT? - All: YEAH.

PHEW, I'M RELIEVED.

YOU DO KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

I THOUGHT YOU'D HAVE A HARD TIME.

- AHH! DO YOU THINK I'M AN IDIOT?!

GIVE ME A BREAK!

YOU DON'T ACTUALLY THINK I BELIEVE

YOUR PATHETIC LITTLE LIES, DO YOU?!

- YOU REALLY AREN'T AN EASY PERSON TO GET ALONG WITH.

- YEAH, DIDN'T YOU SEE ALL THAT COOL SORCERER STUFF

WE DID EARLIER? - THAT'S IT!

I WANNA KNOW WHO YOU GUYS ARE RIGHT NOW.

- WE'RE SORCERERS, LIKE WE SAID.

- AND RIGHT NOW, THE TWO OF US ARE ACTUALLY IN THE PROCESS

OF BECOMING PROFESSIONAL SORCERERS.

I SUPPOSE YOU COULD SAY WE'RE TAKING OUR FINAL EXAM.

EVERY YEAR THE EXAMINEES PAIR UP TO TAKE THIS TEST.

IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR CENTURIES.

SEE, THE TEACHERS DROP A BALL, CALLED THE CRYSTAL PEARL,

AT SOME RANDOM SPOT IN THE HUMAN WORLD.

THE FIRST TEAM THAT MANAGES TO FIND IT BY CHRISTMASTIME PASSES THE TEST

AND THEN THEY BECOME PROFESSIONAL SORCERERS.

OH.

SO WHERE EXACTLY IS THIS PEARL LOCATED NOW?

- YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS! YOU ATE IT EARLIER

BECAUSE YOU THOUGHT IT WAS CANDY!

- SO THE HARD CANDY THAT CAME WITH THE CAKE I ORDERED

WAS REALLY THE CRYSTAL PEARL? - THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU PUT IT IN YOUR MOUTH

AND YOU SWALLOWED IT!

- WAIT. AND THAT MEANS...

YOU GUYS ARE REALLY SORCERERS?

- THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU.

- DOES THIS MEAN I'M GOING TO BE CHASED

BY THE SORCERER EXAMINEES UNTIL THE TEST IS OVER?

- OH GOOD, GUYS. - All: I THINK SHE FINALLY UNDERSTANDS.

- YOU GUYS HAVE GOTTA GET THIS THING OUT OF ME!

AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THERE CAN EVEN BE A TEST ANYMORE

WITH THIS CRYSTAL WHATEVER THINGY INSIDE MY STOMACH.

- EXACTLY. - OKAY.

I BETTER PUT A CALL IN TO HEADQUARTERS.

- THIS IS CAUSE OF YOUR BIG MOUTH. - WHAT?

HI.

I THINK WE'RE HAVING A LITTLE PROBLEM DOWN HERE.

WELL, IT'S...

Man: IS THAT SO?