Mission: Yozakura Family — Chapter 3

Heh heh... Can't even rescue one girl, huh? What a loser.

Give Mutsumi back!!

MISSION 3: FEELINGS

A DREAM ...?!

MUTSUMI WENT SHOPPING WITH THE OTHERS.

WHAT IS IT?

KYOICHIRO IS OUT OF TOWN ON BUSINESS TOO.

OH, I'M NOT LOOKING FOR THEM.

ACTUALLY, I CAME HERE TO ASK YOU FOR A FAVOR.

A FAVOR?

STRONGER, HUH?

...TO HELP ME GET STRONGER!

AHH, I UNDER- STAND NOW.

I WANT YOU...

WE INTEND TO TRAIN YOU GRADUALLY SINCE YOU'RE A NORMAL PERSON.

BUT THAT'LL TAKE TOO LONG.

THERE'S NO NEED TO RUSH.

IN THAT RECENT BOMBER INCIDENT...

I COULD'VE DIED TOO.

...IT TOOK EVERYTHING I HAD JUST TO KEEP MUTSUMI FROM DANGER.

SINCE MUTSUMI CHOSE ME...

THAT'S WHY... ...I WANT TO GET STRONGER-- FOR HER SAKE!

DON'T BE FOOLISH.

AGHH- HHH!

EVEN WITH MY YOZAKURA TALENT, IT TOOK ME THREE YEARS TO GET STRONG ENOUGH.

I STARTED TRAINING WHEN I WAS THREE YEARS OLD AND WENT ON MY FIRST MISSION WHEN I WAS SIX.

I MAY BE SMALL, BUT I'M TALENTED IN AIKIDO AND JUJITSU.

A NORMAL PERSON WOULD NEED EVEN MORE TIME.

DON'T THINK YOU CAN ACHIEVE SOMETHING JUST BECAUSE YOU WANT IT BADLY ENOUGH.

BUT I DON'T WANT TO WASTE...

...YOUR DESIRE TO PROTECT MUTSUMI.

WE CAN START TRAINING YOU IN THE YOZAKURA FAMILY STYLE IN EARNEST.

YOU CAN USE ONE OF OUR ROOMS, BUT...

HOWEVER, THERE'S ONE CONDITION.

REALLY?!

...BEFORE WE START, FOR ONE MONTH...

...YOU WILL HAVE TO LIVE IN THIS MANSION.

YUP. I JUST WANT TO SEE WHAT YOU'RE MADE OF BEFORE WE START TRAINING.

HUH...? I-IS THAT IT?

JUST GO ABOUT YOUR DAILY LIFE AND THINK OF IT AS A REHEARSAL FOR THE REAL TRAINING.

WE'LL START TRAINING IN ONE MONTH'S TIME!

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

JUST GO GET YOUR SCHOOL THINGS AND ANY NECESSITIES FROM HOME.

OKAY!

OH, I FORGOT TO MENTION...

?!

TRAPDOORS WITH SOUND SENSORS WILL TRAIN YOU TO TREAD SILENTLY.

...THIS MANSION IS SET UP WITH MANY SPY- TRAINING TRAPS.

INFRARED SENSORS WILL TRAIN YOU TO CRAWL OR MOVE IN SPECIAL WAYS.

FOR THE YOZAKURA FAMILY, TRAINING IS PART OF OUR DAY-TO- DAY LIVES.

WHAAAT ?!

IF YOU CAN'T EVEN HANDLE SOMETHING LIKE THIS...

FIRST, SURVIVE THIS MONTH.

...YOU'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH THE REAL TRAINING.

AND THIS IS HOW MY LIFE- THREATENING DAILY LIFE AT THE YOZAKURA HOUSE STARTED...

I MIGHT NOT EVEN SURVIVE THE FIRST DAY!!

U G H H H ! U G H H H !

DAY ONE

UGHHHHH!

UGHHH! UGHHH!

THAT'S RIGHT, I'M STAYING AT THE YOZAKURA FAMILY'S HOUSE...

FOR A MINUTE THERE I FORGOT WHERE I WAS.

UGH ...

?!

BUT NOW YOU'RE FULLY AWAKE, RIGHT?

ARE YOU OKAY, TAIYO?

I ALMOST NEVER WOKE UP AGAIN...

OUR ALARM CLOCKS ARE SET TO BLOW UP AFTER TEN SECONDS.

YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO WAKE UP AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE.

I'M SURPRISED YOU'RE ABLE TO LIVE HERE JUST FINE...

KENGO !

IT'S DANGEROUS FOR YOU TO LIVE HERE. I'M WORRIED...

SHOULD WE START PLANNING YOUR FUNERAL?

OH, THE TRAPS HERE WON'T TRIGGER FOR ME.

SORRY.

YOU CAN DEACTIVATE THE TRAPS ONCE THE HOUSE ACCEPTS YOU.

ONCE THE HOUSE ACCEPTS ME?

IT'S LIKE HOW IN A GAME WHEN YOU CLEAR ALL THE TRAPS YOU GET A BONUS PRIZE.

YOU'LL BE ABLE TO TURN THE TRAPS ON AND OFF AT WILL.

THE TRAPS IN THE HOUSE ARE ALL CONTROLLED BY A COMPUTER.

ONCE YOU CLEAR ALL THE TRAPS, YOU'LL BE RECOGNIZED AS A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY.

WHEN WE'RE INJURED OR IT'S A BOTHER, WE TURN THEM OFF.

A REGULAR PERSON COULD CLEAR IT IN TWO YEARS. GOOD LUCK!

I-I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD LIVE HERE FOR TWO YEARS...

?!

DON'T EVER LET YOUR GUARD DOWN—EVEN MEALS ARE PART OF TRAINING.

HUH? M-MY STOMACH

THE BATHROOM IS RIGHT OUTSIDE THE DINING ROOM.

IN ORDER TO BUILD TOLERANCE, EVERYONE'S MEAL EXCEPT MUTSUMI'S HAS A LITTLE POISON IN IT.

W H A A A T ?!

DON'T WORRY. IT'S ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE DIARRHEA.

HOWEVER

W.C.

...YOU'LL NEED TO PICK THE LOCK AND FIGURE OUT THE PASSCODE IN ORDER TO GET INSIDE.

YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING MEEEEEE !!

OH, AND THE CODE REFRESHES EVERY MINUTE.

SHION, GO TEACH HIM. OKAY.

AND THAT'S HOW MY HELLISH LIFE STARTED OUT.

HELP MEEEEE !!

IF YOU DON'T USE THE ABSOLUTE LIGHTEST TOUCH WHEN TURNING ON THE FAUCET, YOU'LL BE DROWNED IN THE SHOWER.

JUST TRYING TO GET SOME TEA SET OFF THE MACHINE GUN REFRIGERATOR.

GLUG! GLUB!

NOOO- OOO !!

ACCURACY

I CAN'T TELL THEM.

THE YOZA- KURAS' TORTUR- OUS REACH...

...WENT FAR BEYOND THE HOUSE.

ARE YOU HAVING SPASMS, ASANO?

I-I'M FINE...

YOZAKURA T-SHIRT (50 KG) IT'S WOVEN WITH IRON WIRE. SINCE IT LOOKS LIKE A REGULAR SHIRT, IT CAN BE ADAPTED TO ANY TIME, PLACE, OR OCCASION.

IT'S ONLY BEEN THREE DAYS, AND HONESTLY, I WANT TO GIVE UP.

...NO ONE WOULD EVER BELIEVE ME!!

IF I TOLD THEM THAT THE SHIRT I RECEIVED FROM THE YOZAKURAS IS SUPER HEAVY...

BUT ...

MY BODY IS GOING TO MAKE AN INDENTATION IN THE DESK...

PHYSICAL STRENGTH

FIRST WEEK

TV REMOTE (100 METERS AWAY)

I DESPER- ATELY LEARNED ...

...HOW TO SURVIVE LIVING IN THIS HOUSE.

THE NERVE GAS FROM THE A.C. GOES UPWARD, SO JUST CRAWL ON THE GROUND.

YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO HIT THE POWER BUTTON, BUT IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE THE CHANNELS YOU'LL HAVE TO STEADY YOUR AIM MORE.

INFRARED GUN

DEALING WITH CRISES

SHOOTING ACCURACY

U G H !

AND THEN...

WEEK THREE

WELL, I HAVE BEEN HERE THREE WEEKS NOW. I HAVE THE BASICS DOWN...

AMAZING! YOU'VE MASTERED THE HALLWAY AND THE STAIRS!

OH! MORNING, TAIYO!

*POI- SON

GAHHH! IT WON'T OPEN!!

YOU'VE BEEN HERE THREE WEEKS, YET YOU STILL CAN'T OPEN THE BATHROOM DOOR.

DAMMIT!!

HE MIGHT BE MORE TALENTED THAN US...

HE'S CLEARED ALL THE OTHER TRAPS THOUGH.

OKAY, OKAY. I'M COMING.

AND IT ONLY TOOK HIM THREE WEEKS!

HE JUST GOT LUCKY.

TAIYO ?!

?!

HEY, WHAT'S WRONG ?!

W H E E Z E

W H E E Z E

TAIYO !!

IT LOOKS LIKE HE HAS A FEVER DUE TO EXHAUSTION.

HE WAS SO DESPERATE TO ADAPT TO OUR LIFESTYLE.

BSL-4 (BIOSAFETY LEVEL 4): SUPER DANGEROUS

I TOLD YOU IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR A NORMAL PERSON TO KEEP UP WITH US.

JUST REST FOR NOW.

WITH THIS BODY?

I'LL FINISH OUT MY LAST WEEK!

I-I'M FINE. I CAN KEEP GOING!

...EVEN IF YOU HAD NINE LIVES, IT STILL WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH.

IF YOU KEEP THIS UP...

YOU'VE BEEN GATHERING INTEL ON THE TRAPS AROUND THE CLOCK.

WITH SHION'S ANALYSIS AND SHIZO'S PRACTICE, THEY'VE HELPED YOU IMPROVE QUITE EFFECTIVELY.

I KNEW IT ALL ALONG.

WITH NANAO'S MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE, HE'S TREATED YOUR MANY WOUNDS AND GIVEN YOU POWERFUL DRUGS SO THAT YOU DON'T NEED SLEEP OR REST.

AND YOU USED KENGO'S FAKE SKIN TO COVER THOSE WOUNDS.

ABNORMAL RESULTS MEANS ABNORMAL METHODS WERE USED.

NANAO, I'M DISAPPOINTED IN YOU. I DIDN'T THINK YOU WERE THE TYPE TO ASSIST IN SUCH A SUICIDE MISSION.

THEY TRIED TO STOP ME...

...BUT I BEGGED THEM NOT TO.

D-DON'T BLAME THEM...

S-SORRY, FUTABA...

...SOMEONE WHO COULD PROTECT MUTSUMI AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!

I WANTED TO BECOME...

YOU'RE DEFINITELY SISTERS! YOUR CHOPS ARE THE SAME!!

YOU FOOL!

*See chapter 2

IF YOU CAN'T EVEN TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF...

IF YOU WANT TO PROTECT MUTSUMI SO BADLY...

...PROTECT YOURSELF FIRST.

...HOW CAN YOU POSSIBLY TAKE CARE OF SOMEONE ELSE?

Even kids can do it! CODE BREAKING

DON'T LOOK FOR SHORTCUTS. UNDERSTAND THAT PATIENCE IS PART OF YOUR TRAINING TOO.

THAT IS, IF YOU PLAN TO KEEP TRAINING HERE.

THIS IS AN OLD BOOK OF MINE. YOU CAN STUDY IT WHILE YOU'RE RECOVERING.

TAKE CARE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

USUALLY, WHEN A NORMAL PERSON PUSHES THEMSELF THAT HARD...

Don't think you can achieve something just because you want it badly enough.

...THEY REACH THEIR LIMIT MENTALLY BEFORE THEY DO PHYSICALLY.

HEH... LOOKS LIKE I UNDER- ESTIMATED HIM.

THE THING HOLDING HIM TOGETHER ISN'T SOMETHING AS WEAK AS TALENT OR DETERMINATION.

HIS LOVE FOR MUTSUMI...

...IS BORDERLINE INSANE.

IT'S HIS FEEL- INGS.

AHH... I SEE.

How's that, Mu- tsumi?

...MORE SUITABLE TO PROTECT MUTSUMI THAN I HAD THOUGHT.

TAIYO MIGHT ACTUALLY BE...

You're so great!

WHOA... IT OPENED!

ONE MONTH

WHOA!

WOW!! YOU FINALLY CLEARED THE BATHROOM DOOR!!

YOU'LL TRAIN AS A MEMBER OF OUR FAMILY FROM NOW ON.

YOU'VE DONE WELL THIS PAST MONTH.

THE RING IS MADE OF A SPECIAL ALLOY THAT'S REACTING TO THE HOUSE COMPUTER'S ELECTRO- MAGNETIC WAVES, WHICH MAKES IT GLOW.

IT'S AN ACKNOWL- EDGEMENT THAT IT'S ACCEPTED YOU AS ONE OF THE FAMILY.

YES!

OH, I'LL GO AHEAD AND ADJUST THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF THE TRAPS FROM NORMAL TO VERY HARD.

As your reward for clear- ing them.

FIRST, LET'S HAVE YOU CHANGE INTO THIS 100 KG T-SHIRT.

MY HELLISH LIFE IS GETTING RAMPED UP.

WHAT ?!

THE YOZAKURA MANSION'S AMUSING TRAPS

SLIDING STAIRS

ALARM CLOCK "HOOT HOOT"

100kg

HOOT HOOT

OXYGEN-DEPLETING AIR CONDITIONER

YOZAKURA UNDERWEAR (UNDER DEVELOPMENT) 50kg THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT FALLS DOWN EASILY.

100kg

EEEK!