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Close your eyes and listen closely

You can hear the beat of the city

A cunning drama with a mysterious plot begins

Oh, it might be a tragic town

Oh, but you can't look away to the very end

If you reach for the gap in your unfulfilled heart

No one can ever go back

You just have to play your part

And once again tonight, it's show time

Who are all of you? How did I? Where am I?

Surely you're familiar with debt hell?

Until you repay all your debts and loans...

You can never leave this place, Rio!

But I don't even have one yen. Please forgive me.

Then you'll pay with your body!

Stop! I won't be able to get married!

Help! No!

Don't!

Come on!

Stop!

I shall pay her debts!

What? Do you mean it?

You hyenas! How do you like this?!

Are you unhurt?

Yes.

You are beautiful.

Oh, my.

It's love at first sight. Please be my partner.

But first sign here!

Sure. A marriage license, right?

No, a loan contract.

I, Rio Kinezono, promise to remit

to my Prince Charming 36 monthly

payments of 400,000 yen each.

Don't forget those 36 monthly payments of 400,000 each, now!

That's not fair... Hey, wait...

I am waiting!

Oh, Chief.

I've been waiting for your reports, Rio.

Yes, immediately, Sir! I'm writing them right now.

Oh, busy, busy! Boy-oh-boy!

What a pointless dream that was.

Executive vice-president Hassan of the Kingdom of Harabia's

largest oil company, HOPEC, has just made his appearance.

The arrival of a real-life desert prince!

It's him!

From the Desert With Love

This is Executive Vice President Hassan.

And the secretary that requested our protection, Abisham.

Upon arriving in Japan, Hassan received a threatening letter

from a group called Thunderstorm, saying he would be attacked.

Thunderstorm?

Yes.

Mercenaries with clandestine links to the Harabian civil war.

Abisham's investigations have revealed a secret link between

Thunderstorm and the Sinbad Concern, a rival corporation.

Why target the vice-president?

The president is old and sick.

Without his son, the HOPEC Group will collapse.

Leaving the Sinbad Concern virtually unchallenged.

If news of an attack were to become public,

the civil war would escalate.

This assignment is top-secret. Failure is not an option!

Leave it to me.

Bodyguard duty? I just can't get excited about it.

I know what you're saying.

Keep your chins up, everybody!

Doesn't the low pay for guard duty bother you?

We're talking about an oil king here!

A billionaire! And he's a young man!

All goes well, and we get gobs of reward money! And...

Then my dream comes true!

As you're aware, Sir,

Team Warrior has the honor of being your bodyguard.

Just like in my dream!

I can feel my destiny!

You are beautiful, beautiful!

Hey...

Especially your legs!

Just like a cactus growing in the desert!

I've never even gotten to touch them!

What do you think you're doing?

You are beautiful as well. Please have dinner with me.

What's going on?

Sir, if you would, please examine the documents for tomorrow's deal.

Please, Abisham, you can read them for me.

Oh, you're beautiful too! This is just like a harem.

And you! Your glasses are so charming!

Mr. Hassan, I must object to your pranks.

Our sole purpose here is to guard you.

Japanese women are so fiery!

What's wrong with that maniac pervert?

Some dream come true, all right!

It's a wonder he's the vice-president.

I bet he's got a lot of secretaries

and he just lets them take care of everything.

Okay, I'm going to do a quick patrol of the hotel.

Do you mind if I order something in for supper?

Sure. Ramen with roast pork for me.

Okay.

Why do I have to guard some guy like him?

Don't move!

Raise your hands and slowly turn and face me.

Hello! Two orders of ramen with pork,

brought to the Neo-Tokyo Hotel security room.

Whenever. I don't mind waiting. I have plenty of time.

All clear?

All clear.

What's wrong?

Trouble, Maki! Somehow they...

Sound the alarm!

I repeat, no sign of Rio or Hassan!

Are you okay?

Right. There was a mannequin left in his place!

It looks like he fled when the attack began!

Damn!

Rio? Come in, Rio!

She didn't!

She did.

She left it when she changed.

Idiot! What you shot was a mannequin! He got away!

I'm sorry.

Set your frequency to one nine nine nine.

Don't let him get away next time.

Roger.

So this is a Japanese city.

How wonderful. Like brightly colored jewels.

Let's go sightseeing right now.

Just a second here.

What about that assassin you said was chasing you?

Assassin? Oh, that was lie.

What? A lie?

That Abisham is so stubborn.

I want to go sightseeing in Tokyo,

but he tells me it's dangerous and won't give me permission.

So, I have secretly sneaked out.

Do you have any idea of the danger you're in?

You're the best bodyguard, aren't you?

As long as you're with me, I'll be fine.

That's not the point.

I'm hungry. Could you take me someplace you like?

I'll make him treat me to something really expensive!

Oh, I've forgotten my wallet.

I'm sorry, but could I pay you back later?

Does he really think I have any money?

Well?

It's just not going to work.

We can't search all of Tokyo for them.

Rio, where are you?

That was good!

Such a delicious dish!

I'll have it added to the dinner menu at home!

My, this foreigner knows how to pay a compliment.

Okay, where shall we go next?

Aren't you ready to go back?

Not yet! The night is still young.

I'm off for a delivery.

All right!

He's here. Let's go.

Wait, we're too close to Police Town here.

I can't stand it! It'd be faster to go out and find them ourselves!

Be patient. We don't have any leads.

But what's going to happen to Rio?

Thanks for your business.

Oh, you're the folks from Police Town.

Thank you. Just put it there.

Sure. Thanks again. Why, Rio was just at my place too.

Rio? Did you say Rio?

Sightseeing?

I can't believe it!

That's what they said.

I thought it was weird.

Planning and evasion aren't Rio's strong suits.

This is bad. With them walking around like that,

the enemy will find out Hassan is still alive.

We've got to find him quickly.

So, we're right back where we started?

Wait.

Maya, Hassan's wallet was in the hotel, correct?

I'm changing the plan.

Maya and Yuji, take an unmarked car and make inquiries.

Lilica, access shop security cameras.

We'll target places that can be enjoyed for 1,000 yen or less.

Now, Hassan will sing!

Said he was at this pachinko parlor

on 18th Street not thirty minutes ago.

There!

A karaoke box on 22nd. They left ten minutes ago.

18th and 22nd...

That heading would put them...

This is Gasoline Town. It's a junkyard for cars

that became obsolete with the spread of non-polluting vehicles.

The town was put together by the people living in the cars.

Jerk!

Bastard!

That all you got?

Ow! You piece of... Oh, Rio!

Stop fighting and get to work!

Hey, Rio!

Rio, why don't you have a drink?

Next time!

On a date there, Rio?

You dummies! If you don't shape up, I'll take you in!

Popular with them, aren't you?

I guess. I'm always helping them out.

They depend on me to take care of their problems.

This is a nice place.

Oden

This place? Well, everything's cheap here, at least.

Here you are!

Great, great!

Everyone here seems to be happy.

What do you mean? The life of an oil king must be much better.

Oil king? I could do without it.

All everyone does is try to please me.

The best food, the best treatment.

But behind their smiling faces,

they're punching the keys on their calculators.

I just want to know the normal happiness of others.

What are you saying? All this from a pervert! Let's have a drink!

Come on! Drink it, drink it!

What is this stuff?

Gasoline Town's famous Nitro Punch!

A homemade brew with 90% alcohol.

Give me five or six more bottles!

Coming up.

Special service, ten bottles!

Thank you! You're the greatest!

Go!

I wouldn't do that! This whole town will be a sea of fire.

Yes, I just heard.

I understand they've captured the vice-president.

It's just as you planned. Let me express my thanks.

We were too late.

How did they get there so fast?

The Japanese police disappoint me.

I presume you've made inquires into the Sinbad Concern.

No, not yet.

I'm appalled. Do so immediately. I have to leave on business.

I expect to see the vice-president on my return.

Lilica? Get me data on the Sinbad Concern.

Mr. Abisham...

Some lint on your coat...

Thank you.

I think this calls for Nanvel.

It's a transmitter!

By why in a passport?

Harabia is crawling with spies because of the civil war.

I suspect it was developed

as a countermeasure against forged passports.

The enemy can monitor the signal transmitted by Hassan's passport.

But there's nothing about that in the police data bank.

It's a state secret.

Only a small number of Harabians would know about it.

Found it!

There are a number of undercover transactions in the secret file.

Look for the major players.

Nanvel, can you acquire Hassan's position?

It'll be a snap.

Adjust the frequency...

Got it! What? It's on the ocean.

Ocean?

Rio, you seem awfully cheerful.

Sure! This has turned into a kidnapping.

Good chance for a big bonus here!

You amaze me.

Well, well. A fine sight, indeed.

Abisham! Now I see.

Vice President, the time has come for us to part.

There's the tanker! Hurry!

You got it!

Your indifference to corporate matters was a big help.

Now, all that remains for me to become Harabia's oil king

is the death of your father, the president, and your disappearance.

You fiend!

A bomb has been placed at the core of this tanker.

It will detonate in thirty minutes.

A bomb! That bonus just keeps getting bigger!

Kill me if you must! But there are many crewmen aboard this tanker!

They will be sacrificed in the name of company expansion.

I'm sure no one will suspect this to be the work of an insider.

I was stupid.

I thought it worthless and futile, so I left the company in his hands

when there was so much I should have been protecting.

Rio, what are you doing?

That kind of talk won't get us anywhere.

We're getting out of here!

It won't work! That door is fifteen centimeters thick!

Didn't you have something you needed to protect?

Rio...

That's the helicopter.

I'll get off here.

I'll go on ahead!

Okay, you're up, baby!

The HOPEC Group is now mine. I'll pay my share as promised.

I'll force an emergency landing.

Your share? Such a paltry sum doesn't interest me.

The fall of the HOPEC Group will prolong the civil war in Harabia.

Both the rebels and government forces

will be more than happy to buy the arms we've developed.

You!

Die!

How could it explode before I fired?

But why?

Just do it, okay?

That's the Nitro Punch from Gasoline Town!

What happened?

Fire!

Everybody run! There's a bomb!

We're not sure when it'll explode! Hurry!

Where are you going? This way!

If the ship explodes right here, the men will be in danger.

I'm moving the tanker!

Yuji!

Get on!

In addition, Mr. Abisham,

secretary to the vice-president, died in the explosion.

Vice-president Hassan, however, narrowly escaped with his life.

Rio, thank you.

Thanks to you, I've decided to be the Group's successor.

Good luck.

I can't thank you for all you've done,

but please accept a small present.

A present?

I'd like to give you five hundred acres or so of my country's land.

Five hundred acres?

The Neo Tokyo Dome five hundred times over!

Is that residential land, or farmland, perhaps?

No, it's right in the middle of the desert.

The desert?

Yes. A quiet place called the Sand Road.

Rio's Land

Nothing but sand as far as the eye can see.

I guess I'll pass. But some ramen would be nice, next time.

Are you sure you want to pass, Rio?

What would I do with some piece of desert?

The Sand Road is a treasure house of oil fields.

You'd have been Japan's oil king.

WHAT?

Stop that plane!

I'm always just in awe of my friends

They're so cool

In my heart, I'm just about to burst with envy

You can copycat people, but that won't change who you are

Only you have what's important right now

And it's all special

No matter how small you are

Be brave

Shine your power

Believin' on dream, open your world

Overcome the endless future

Song for you

That's right

There's no time like now

I sing to you, for being able to take that first step

It's awful! Maya's finally gone and...

What? Has she finally exploded out of frustration,

and gone on a shooting spree?

No, not that. Neo Osaka's in critical condition

and Maya's father the airship debuts his comedy routine

Anyway, it's peaceful here without the rapid-fire-lovin' Maya around.

and the octopus dumplings become a bunny and it's awful!

What did you say?

Next time: "Rogue Father"

If you don't watch, my baby will start spitting fire!

Rogue Father

By the way, what does Maya's father do for a living?