Juni Taisen: Zodiac War (十二大戦)

I'm counting on you, little brother.

Just keep them distracted.

I'll see to your memorial service.

Usagi:

Warrior of the Rabbit, killing psychotically!

Didn't you know, Dragon-kun?

Rabbits can jump as high as the Moon.

Give your little brother lots of help, would you?

Rat, Ox, Tiger...

Three left.

Juni Taisen

Episode 9: The Man Who Chases Two Rabbits Catches Neither

This makes it two against two.

Or rather...

There's Snake's headless, armless torso,

Dragon's upper and lower halves,

and Snake's head.

Four against two might be more accurate.

See you!

Bye!

Later!

Hey, did you know?

Aira-san's family...

Yeah, I know.

They run that big dojo, right?

Aira-style Martial Arts

Thank you for having me again today!

Yep!

All right.

That's enough!

The Aira-style 100-person sparring

is now complete.

Yes, sir!

Beautifully done, Kanae.

In light of your ability,

I will recommend you as a candidate for head of the Aira-style art.

Yes, sir.

There is no one left at the Aira Dojo who can beat you.

Your critics will likely be silenced, as well.

Yes, sir.

Kanae, let me ask you again.

What is "bu," and what is "michi"?

"Michi"?

"Bu" is the power that we practice and refine.

"Michi" is the righteous execution of "bu."

Kanae, can you continue to pursue "michi"?

I can.

Well said.

Kanae, those who take the name "Aira" must appear on battlefields as a warrior.

Battlefields?

Yes.

There are things you can only learn in real combat.

You must go and learn them.

Understood.

I shall perform great deeds using the power of Aira!

This is... a battlefield?

How can...

How can something so unreasonable...

be part of "michi"?

Why?

Is there some logic that says people have to kill each other so much?

How much is life really worth?

Do "bu" and "michi" truly have any place in war?

If humans went extinct,

would Earth be better off?

Ma'am, haven't you had enough?

Shut up.

The world's so damn contradictory.

So full of hypocrites.

"Good" is just a slogan.

It's evil that makes the world go 'round.

Even if you fight for peace,

there're limits to what you can do.

Countries we work hard to save

just end up destroyed by the new government's dishonesty.

I think I was just sent out there to make the fighting worse.

"Water that's too pure has no fish," huh?

Indeed.

It means that fish cannot live in water that is too clean.

In our world, it must be hard for the overly honest to make a life.

Booze is so great!

As long as I'm drunk, I don't gotta think about nothin'!

But...

Maybe I had too much...

I'm fast! I'm fast!

This is great!

If you can't walk on two legs,

do it with four!

Ouch...

It was only when I was bathed in booze and blood

that I could forget everything.

But on the battlefield,

I seemed to get a lot more praise

than I had when I took it seriously.

Ow...

So this is the "michi" that you have learned on the battlefield?

"Michi"?

What'd "michi" mean again?

I decided not to think about anything.

Emptyin' out my head made all kinds of stuff easier,

and everyone's way happier.

What you're doing now is no longer "bu."

You're no more than a raging beast.

Ain't no difference between humans and beasts.

Leave.

Never darken my door again.

Fine! I ain't never comin' back!

Barkeep, fill 'er up again!

Ma'am, you have changed a great deal.

You bet I have.

Changin' is what people do.

Got a problem with that?

What's effort again?

What's diligence?