Gachiakuta (ガチアクタ)

Hey, hey, hey!

Good afternoon!

Ordinary people, this is your newscaster, Mymo!

Yeah, yeah, yeah!

Let's get grooving to that weather forecast!

Why do I always have to drive, you ask?

Keep an eye on that baby!

We'll start with the southern region

If anyone else drives, we all fall asleep.

where we'll be having a little rain from evening through the night, baby.

Gris's driving is the most dangerous of all.

Don't forget an umbrella on your way back from work, bro.

It's so pleasant, we wouldn't notice if we went off a cliff.

No problems around Kamuatari District, where the cloudy skies continue.

You're driving too rough, Enjin!

Next up, eastern region, yeah!

Don't blame me! It's the ground's fault!

We've known since last week that there's a big storm rolling your way.

Ow, ow, ow...

If the "cloud" passes over you,

So Remlin's spell didn't cure all bumps and bruises?

you've got a good chance of a trash storm headin' your way!

Better get your shit together!

Pretty sure it just cures the lethal stuff...

That's what Remlin said too, right?

Even though it's Tamsy that caused the worst of it.

Necessary though it might've been.

I'm really sorry about that, okay?

That's the risk you take when you enter a No Man's Land.

We should probably get a proper doctor's checkup...

Hey, there's one close by.

This city...

I feel like I've been here before.

Then the doctor is...

Don't tell me.

Hey, it's been a while!

Whadda you want?!

I'm working, here!

Old ma...

Woman.

You got that right, kiddo!

Shut up, lady!

My head's killing me!

Can't you treat me without shouting?

You're the one who's shouting!

You came here for my help, so shut up and let me do it!

Sheesh! I've got my grandkids here today, you know!

I deserve peace and quiet already!

There! All done!

Now pay up and get out!

I'll never come back, you old hag!

Stupid little...

This is why you never get new patients.

Why should I change myself for whiners like that?!

She's kinda cool.

Enjin always stops by here when we're passing through, doesn't he?

I think he likes the old weirdo.

I do, but she's also awesome!

She was a pioneer, the first to treat body pollution!

She studied polluted objects to find a way to treat it,

but she ended up working too close with them, and the shouting is an aftereffect.

She's a scary lady in a few different ways.

Just call me by my name already!

My name is Alice!

Alice Stilza!

And don't you forget it!

Kind of a cute name!

Huh? Stilza?

Gramma! Gramma!

These sweets you made suck!

Big Brother... You can't just say it like that...

H-Huh? What are you...

Hey! What brings you guys here?!

They're all related?!

W-We sometimes stop by.

Our parents are no longer with u—

They're dead as doornails!

And I can learn about heali—

She's a brilliant-ass doc!

Hey, August!

If you hate my sweets that much, you can't have any more!

Face it, Gramma, they just suck!

You still ate them all!

It's not the healthiest family dynamic.

Big Brother...

We've treated them all, so let's go home. I'm tired.

You guys got a car? Take us with you, yo!

We came here on a motorcycle!

A victim of the family dynamic.

How'd you guys like the No Man's Land?

And how's that mask I made treating you?!

Keep it down!

It's a long story. Just read the report.

Boy, I don't like the sound of that!

Oh, right! The Cloud's passing by soon, so you'd better find shelter from the trash!

We'll try.

Later, then!

We'll probably hit it on our way back, yeah.

"Cloud"?

Episode 14

The Storm Before the Storm

The Sphere moves.

As it does, sometimes it drops trash.

It generally follows the same route all the time,

so people create safe zones to avoid it,

but with stuff falling from so high up, it's hard to be precise.

There's no shortage of people who die from falling clutter.

Turns more and more people against the Sphere as a result.

Sadly, anyone who goes up to try to take their revenge is killed by the border.

Yeah, it's a real mystery.

How did Rudo and the "angels" get past the border?

I don't know. But...

I feel like I saw something.

"Something"? Like what?

I don't know.

My memories of that time are so fuzzy.

But...

Oh, it's mine.

What is it?

Enjin. Where are you now?

Oh, Semiu?

Heading back now.

I can fill you in then.

Please do.

But you should go around the back way this time.

We're dealing with a bit of an infestation.

Back way? Infestation?

What's that all about?

That's the back way.

Still, the idea of pests making it into the Cleaners is a laugh.

What, you've got bugs or something?

That's right!

It's a breed of pests we call "marauders."

Right on target!

Since they're sheltering a Sphereite, I figured they'd have pretty awesome defenses,

but these Cleaner morons are wide open!

Stealing that Sphereite's gonna be a piece of cake!

Marauders?

That's bad! We have to get back and support them!

With us on our way back from a No Man's Land, too.

It's like insult to injury.

Can't we catch a break already?!

Look alive, Cleaners!

If you don't want us putting an even bigger hole in your base, here's what you do...

Give us that Sphereite as a contribution!

If you don't, we'll burn your base to the ground!

What a surprise.

Pests like you know words like "contribution"?

I'm not sure who baited you into this,

but it's refreshing to see you attack in the open.

Not that it would matter.

We like to fight fair!

Yeah, right.

We're just a distraction.

We've got a few guys working their way in right now!

Spare us the big talk, lady.

If you don't want another hole in your base, hand over the Sphereite!

Oh, I'm not a woman.

Just kidding. See how easily baited you are?

You bitch! Show some respe—

Besides, are you sure you put a first hole in our base?

But that rocket...

Huh?!

H-Hey...

Hey. What are you guys doing?

I thought you were breaking in!

We couldn't get into the building no matter what we did!

If you want to get in, you need permission...

From the invincible shut-in.