Mission: Yozakura Family (2024) s01e02 Episode Script

1
[Mutsumi] Are you sure
I can't see you home?
[Taiyo] Yeah, I'll be fine.
But what about
[chuckles softly]
You sure are sweet, Mutsumi.
Let's play on the swings together, okay?
Oh, don't worry about him.
I'm going to pound that idiot
over the head with reality
till he can't take it anymore, okay?
[chuckles nervously]
- [Mutsumi] Hey, Taiyo.
- Huh?
Thanks.
[sighs]
ALARM
SNOOZE - STOP
[alarm beeping]
[groans] Oh, crap. I crashed on the spo
- [eerie music playing]
- Good morning, Taiyo Asano.
[Taiyo] Huh?
[opening theme playing]
MISSION: YOZAKURA FAMILY
- [knife stabbing]
- [Taiyo screaming]
PLAN 2
THE YOZAKURAS' LIFELINE
[Kyoichiro] Ah?
Pretty good reflexes there.
[Taiyo] Wh-What are you doing here?
Not to mention, what is that thing?
Hmm? You mean this?
This is the Yozakura family's
traditional wake-up call!
Uh-uh. You were
so obviously trying to kill me
What are you talking about?
This is part of your training, too.
If you call yourself a spy, you have
to keep an eye open while you sleep.
[Taiyo] No way. I can tell by his face
that he was totally
[Kyoichiro] Good. Next up, the Yozakura
family's traditional morning exercises!
Huh? [gasps]
All right. Let's see you dance
to your heart's content!
[Mutsumi humming]
All right!
[Taiyo screaming]
[gasps] Is Taiyo awake?
Morning, Taiyo!
I made you lunch, so
[Kyoichiro] Now, then, next let's see
you bend and stretch your arms and legs!
[Taiyo grunts] I-I can't
bend them that way!
Hey! What are you doing?
Hey. Morning, Mutsumi! Isn't it obvious?
We're doing our morning exercises!
Hey! You made me lunch, huh?
Big Bro
Okay! We could go on a little longer,
but let's wind down our exercises.
[laughs]
Whoops, not good.
We're making a run for it, you two.
Huh?
Hey, B-Big Bro, what do you mean, "run"?
Hey, but we're on the second floor
Whoa!
What just happened?
Right, the place was rigged with a bomb.
Huh?
[Kyoichiro] I'll explain it
in more detail later.
Also, I'm going to put
my feud with you on hold.
First off, let me explain to you
what the Yozakura family's mission is.
Mission?
[Kyoichiro] The most important
mission of all,
namely, to protect Mutsumi Yozakura.
It's going to get chaotic soon.
Come on, we're taking off.
Let's go, Taiyo.
[Kyoichiro] I see. Roger that.
I just got a report from Shinzo.
He found a fragment of what he thinks
was a time bomb in the kitchen.
Why would a bomb be planted in my house?
The target was Mutsumi.
Huh?
Information spreads like wildfire
in this industry.
Naturally, your relationship
with Mutsumi is no secret.
[sighs]
MY KID SISTER GOT MARRIED
My account's been blowing up
with congratulatory messages
since last night.
Um, why would they target Mutsumi?
The reason is simple.
Because Mutsumi is the tenth head
of the Yozakura family.
[Taiyo] Tenth head?
[Kyoichiro] Before we
get down to business,
let me enlighten you
about the Yozakura family.
The Yozakura family lineage can be traced
back to the ninjas of the Edo period,
and it's produced generations of
descendants with superhuman abilities.
But among them,
one ordinary person known as
the "head" has always been born.
Though the head has no superhuman powers
as the other members of her family do,
her offspring are always raised
as typical Yozakura superhumans
and can inherit the incredible talents
of the Yozakura genes.
Talents that skip a generation,
so to speak.
The family members armed with talents
protect the head,
who passes down those talents.
This is how the Yozakuras
have always thrived.
In other words, as our head,
Mutsumi is our legitimate leader
and the lifeline of the Yozakuras.
[gasps]
Though, as her siblings,
we don't care about lineage,
and we want Mutsumi to live her own life.
[Mutsumi] Big Bro, we've been through this
over and over, and we agreed as siblings.
Since you're all risking your lives
for the sake of the family business,
then I have to fulfill
my own mission as head.
Has a finer girl than you ever existed?
Mutsumi
Here you are,
such a wonderful child, and yet
What are you doing with this clown?
So anyway, now you understand, don't you,
how unique Mutsumi's situation is?
Eventually, she's going to have to
make her underworld debut
as the Yozakuras' leader.
Which is why right now, her mission is
to gain knowledge of the ordinary world.
However, that also means
that those with a grudge against us,
those envious of us,
those who would use us
Mutsumi will be exposed
to every kind of villain.
[gunshot]
What was that?
[Kyoichiro] Oh, my.
[screams]
Calm down. This car is bulletproof.
[Taiyo] But still
[engine revving]
[tires screeching]
Stop them.
Could you drive a little more smoothly?
Or I'll spill my tea.
How can you be so calm?
Now, now, we'll be fine
if we just leave it to Goliath.
G-Goliath?
[growls]
What?
- Whoa!
- Oh!
Seriously, they don't know
when to give up.
How dare they disrupt my teatime.
Didn't think he'd actually show up.
Blow him away!
[grunts, gasps]
What the
[Kyoichiro] You get it now, don't you?
To protect Mutsumi,
who lives in constant danger of death
that's our family's mission.
From which you're not exempt.
All things aside, you've become
a member of the Yozakura family.
You, too, have a duty to protect Mutsumi.
Towards that end, I am going to hammer
the fundamentals of espionage into you.
This is your first mission.
You are to protect Mutsumi
from assassins all day today.
[bell ringing]
Morning!
[girl 1] Oh, good morning, Mutsumi!
Morning!
[girl 2] You just made it
in time, today, huh?
[girl 1] Uh
Good morning to you, too, Asano.
Morning!
Hey, Mutsumi,
did something happen to Asano?
Huh? Oh you could say that!
Morning, Asano!
- Morning!
- Yo!
[growls]
Huh? Wh-What's up with you, Asano?
You in a bad mood?
He seems even warier than usual.
Y-Yeah. Look how scary he is.
[growls]
[Taiyo] A-A gun?
[Kyoichiro] No worries!
Even if you end up killing someone,
we'll sweep it under the rug for you.
So feel free to fire away!
N-No.
I decline with all my might!
Come on, Big Bro! Stop teasing Taiyo.
In the first place,
it's always poison or bombs with you,
so how useful would a gun be?
Wha
But it will give him peace of mind.
Protect Mutsumi from this guy.
Social media again?
[Kyoichiro] Alias: Tamaya.
He's a bomber of some repute.
B-Bomber? Then was he the one
who bombed my house, too?
The bombs he builds are first-rate, see.
I've called on him myself
to help me sabotage a terrorist group.
Help you? But if you know him, then why
Oh, it's more common than you'd think.
In our world, enemies and allies
switch sides just like that
based on money and conditions.
The only one you can trust is yourself.
Well, not that you
can always trust even yourself.
Never mind that.
This guy has just one flaw.
The fact that he's severely
addicted to social media.
Huh?
[Kyoichiro] Lately, he's been posting
a lot of poems that don't make sense.
But he does post the nature of the job,
his target, and even
how he's faring in said endeavor.
Excuse me, wouldn't you
call that a fatal flaw?
I wish I could tag along, but I've got
to rescue a massive number of hostages.
[Taiyo] "Massive number of hostages"?
What does that even mean?
[grunts]
Don't let your guard down.
This one's got a twisted nature.
After toying with you
for a few rounds with lighter bombs,
he finishes you off with one of those
specialty bombs that he's so proud of.
That's his style.
He's announced that there are three bombs.
One is the bomb
that demolished your house.
That leaves another two.
I don't care
if you're blown to smithereens!
You protect Mutsumi
until I get back from my job!
If there's even a scratch on her,
I'll make you regret ever being born!
[Taiyo, in muffled voice]
R-Right. Understood!
Okay, I didn't find anything like a bomb
rigged in this classroom. But
the assassin might have
already infiltrated this school.
I'm just not going to leave
Mutsumi's side for now.
Hm?
SECOND BOMB IS IN PLACE
What?
What?!
[grunts, thuds]
Are you okay, Asano?
Asano!
- Hey, be strong!
- [groans] I-I'm okay.
Huh?
[gasps]
H-Hey, Asano!
INFIRMARY
- [girl] What's wrong, Asano?
- [gasps]
Did you hurt yourself somehow?
[Taiyo] Uh, no, I'm fine! Excuse me!
[chuckles softly]
[exhales] Man, what a shock.
Huh?
OUT TODAY
Hey, did you hear, Mutsumi?
A UFO was spotted
right here at this school!
What, really?
It's true, all right!
Not only that, but some kids
say they've seen aliens, too.
They're giants
that are three meters tall, I hear!
Wow, that's really huge.
I heard that they can mimic other humans.
Just now, when an upperclasswoman
was on her way to the restroom,
she saw herself walk out of it.
Maybe she has a twin?
Someone else saw a trash can
moving on its own, right?
Forget the aliens! This is starting
to sound more like a ghost story!
DONE SETTING UP THE FINAL BOMB, TOO! YAY!
[Taiyo] The final bomb, too
[girl 1] and a trash can
that walks on its own?
[girl 2] That's crazy.
[Taiyo] Come to think of it,
watching Mutsumi all day today
made me realize all kinds of things.
Like how she doesn't eat food
that's given to her right then and there.
Or how she's always with someone,
making every effort not to be alone.
She must've learned to do all that
without thinking to protect herself.
All this time, that's how she's
been battling her own destiny.
All by herself
Hey, Asano, sorry about before, okay?
Look, want this chocolate?
[Taiyo] Okay. Thanks. [gobbles]
- Huh?
- Huh?
- [boy 1] You gotta be kidding me.
- [boy 2] Asano? Really?
Huh? What's wrong?
Huh? Oh, hey It's just so unusual.
You know how you always break out
into a cold sweat or even faint
if we so much as say your name?
[chuckles]
[whimpers]
[boys] Asano!
Are you okay? Want to go to the infirmary?
No, hold up. The nurse is out today!
[Taiyo] I-I'm fine.
F-For my wife's sake,
I can't afford to collapse!
[boy 1] Wife? What are you talking about?
[boy 2] Oh, crap! Asano's broken down!
[boy 1] Yozakura! Asano's
Are you all right?
Yeah. More or less
Sorry about this. The infirmary's closed,
and there was nowhere else
for you to rest.
[Taiyo] Sorry.
[Mutsumi] It's okay.
[Taiyo] Hey, Mutsumi,
are you sure I'm the one for you?
[Mutsumi] What? Why would you say that?
[Taiyo] I'm your childhood friend,
but I didn't know anything about you.
That you're from a family of spies
that you're the head of that family.
Not only that, I didn't even know
that your life was constantly in danger.
Even with all that on your shoulders,
you stayed by my side.
But all I could think about was myself.
Even our marriage was me
blurting out that I wanted to protect you.
I never even considered your feelings.
I'm just a selfish
- [Mutsumi] So negative!
- Ouch! [groans]
You've got it backwards.
It wasn't you who picked me.
I wanted you, Taiyo.
You married into a crazy family of spies.
On top of that,
your bride could die at any moment.
Anyone would agree that marriage
was out of the question.
No way, no how!
But you know what?
Even so, I've always wished
that you could be my husband, Taiyo.
And so, Taiyo
thank you for marrying me!
Mutsumi
Huh?
[gasps]
Huh? Did you hear
that loud noise just now?
Huh? What sound?
I bet it was just the Science Club
messing up one of their experiments again.
Right, the Science Club
Wow! That was mind-blowing!
[Nanao] Hey, Big Bro Kengo,
will it be okay?
Hmm. It might be a little dicey.
[Nanao] What?
- [Shion] Hey, Kengo.
- Huh?
What's up, Shion?
What are you doing, lazing around?
Get your butt over there.
[Kengo] Copy that!
Are you all right, Mutsumi?
Y-Yes.
[Taiyo] Damn it. I never thought
it would be rigged in here.
But how did he know that we'd be here?
We only just happened
to come to this room
[gasps]
[Mutsumi] Morning, Taiyo!
I made you lunch, so
OUT TODAY
Sorry about this. The infirmary's closed,
and there was
nowhere else for you to rest.
[Taiyo] We were drawn here
He knew exactly what moves we'd make!
Was he targeting Mutsumi through
my movements at my house and at school?
[speaking inaudibly]
What's the matter, Taiyo?
I knew it.
- [Mutsumi gasps]
- [bomb beeping]
[Taiyo] During gym, huh?
This was planned from the outset!
He was announcing his moves on purpose
to keep me from leaving Mutsumi's side!
And to turn me into the bomb
that will kill Mutsumi
[exhales sharply] The exit's blocked.
In that case
Taiyo?
[breathing heavily]
[Kyoichiro] Hey, good thing
I finished up that job early.
Tamaya's miniature bomb, the Sparkler.
It's super-small and packs a huge punch,
but it has two flaws.
Since it recharges
using the target's body heat,
it takes time to activate.
The other is that
it can be disabled with a single wire,
due to its simple design.
I'm impressed that you realized that.
Good job.
[exhales]
As a reward for completing your mission,
I'm going to let you in on something.
In this world,
where you should doubt even yourself,
there is just one thing
that you can trust.
And that's us, the family.
I would love to kill you,
but even if I have to sacrifice myself,
I'll never let you die.
So work hard,
as if your life is on the line.
For the sake of our beloved Mutsumi!
Big Bro
All right! I'm going to pull you up now,
but if I happen to drop you and you die,
it won't be on purpose, okay?
Huh?
[Mutsumi] So what are you
going to do with that bomb?
Hmm? Well, of course
I'll have to return it to its owner.
- [thud]
- What?
[chuckling] Hey, wow!
[Nanao] Big Sis, are you okay?
Kengo, Nanao
Even you, Big Bro Shinzo?
Y-Yo
Hey, why are you all here?
Oh, we heard that this
was Taiyo's first mission.
We thought it sounded like crazy fun!
Right?
[Nanao] Uh, well Yeah. Sorry!
[Shion] Thank you for your hard work!
Whoa!
- Come on, you, too, Big Sis Shion?
- [Shion chuckles]
Big Bro?
[grunts, yelps]
[screams]
[Kyoichiro] You never learn, do you?
I warned you not to gaze
at your own work up close.
Oh, uh, I was wondering
if you might show me some mercy.
Hmm.
No way!
[Tamaya] Right, of course not!
What? Oh
- Tamaya!
- Hey, look at that!
- Wow, so pretty.
- [Shion] Bingo!
[groans]
BLOWING UP NOW
ABOUT TO DIE NOW
[both chuckling]
[ending theme playing]
Thank you for taking me in.
What are you doing here?
[Taiyo] Well, you see, uh
[Mutsumi] Really!
What do you mean, Big Bro?
You know that Taiyo's house is a mess
after that bomb went off!
E-Even so, Mutsumi
[Mutsumi] You don't have
any say in this, Big Bro.
And besides,
Taiyo and I are husband and wife.
[whimpers]
The beds in our house
are the ultimate in comfort!
So comfortable, in fact, that you
might not wake up, so watch your back!
R-Right. I'll watch my back.
NEXT TIME
FEELINGS