Episode -4 B

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  Dabi and Yona clung tightly to each other, trembling in fear as they stared at Eat.

  But after looking between the children one by one, Eat calmly spoke as he had prepared.

  Eat: "Warriors of the universe! The demon army will soon arrive.Should you not be the ones to stop them?"

  Dabi: "Please spare us……."Yona: "We’re sorry……."Eat: (raising his voice) "Spare you? Spare who? And what exactly did you do wrong!"Yona & Dabi: "Kyaaaak~~!@"

  Eat had raised his voice without realizing it! In that instant, Polun’s advice came back to him.

  ('Be gentle with the children~ Got it? They’re just little kids, so be kind and gentle~ Okay? Please~')

  Eat: "Ahem, my apologies. My voice got louder without me noticing.But if we are to fight the demon army, training is required. Rise!"

  However, Dabi and Yona were so overwhelmed with fear that none of Eat’s words reached them.

  Of course, all of Eat’s attempts to calm the children with various reassurances were completely useless.

  As time passed and nothing went the way he intended, Eat grew deeply flustered.

  Having never dealt with children before, he hesitated for a moment before finally speaking.

  Eat: "Ah, um… warriors! Would you turn around for a moment?—I’ve prepared an incredible weapon for the war!"

  Dabi: "Please spare us……."Yona: "Me too……."Eat: "Haa…… please, I’m begging you, just turn around once. Okay?"

  At Eat’s pleading, Dabi finally turned around slowly.

  Standing there were suit-type robots as imposing as Roland gorillas.

  Dabi and Yona stood with their mouths open, unable to contain their awe at the overwhelming presence of the machines.

  Dabi: "Th… th… whoa!"Yona: "Whoa, they’re real robots!"

  Eat could not let this opportunity slip away.

  While the children were distracted, he had to completely captivate them.

  Eat: "Warriors! Now then, would you like to board them? You’ll control them yourselves!"

  Dabi: "Whoa!"Yona: "Yes! I want to try!"

  Before they knew it, their fear had vanished, leaving only curiosity behind.

  Like realizing you’re dreaming yet still unable to escape the dream,the children became delighted and excited.

  Smiles spread across their faces as they fidgeted with excitement.

  Dabi: "Doctor, put me in!"Yona: "Me too!"Eat: "Excellent! Warriors, stand before a robot and shout your own names!"

  Dabi and Yona stood in front of the robots they liked best. An extremely excited Yonanodded at Dabi, and Dabi, filled with anticipation, responded with a thumbs-up.

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  Dabi: (grinning) "What do we do?"Yona: "Let’s try!"

  Dabi and Yona shouted their names.

  The giant robots carefully lifted the two children and guided them into the cockpit inside their chests.

  Soon after boarding was complete, the doors closed and everything went dark for a moment.

  Then the interior lights flared brightly, and the children burst into cheers.

  Dabi: "Amazing! It’s a real robot! Whoa, what’s all this!"Yona: "Dabi, this is incredible! It even smells nice!"

  To hurry the training, Eat checked the manual and shouted to the children.

  Eat: "Warriors, this is your first training session! Hold the controller and fix your feet—onto the pedals. First, try walking. After that…."

  But the excited children couldn’t hear Eat at all.

  Just as Eat began to flare up, he remembered Polun’s request and barely held back his anger.

  After many ups and downs, he finally managed to calm the children and successfully teach them the basic controls.

  Eat: "Now, try practicing on your own." (he looks exhausted)Yona: "Yes, Doctor!"Dabi: "Mm……." (seems frustrated that it’s not going as he wants)

  Yona began to move the robot, clumsily but surely. But Dabi made little progress at all.

  Watching from behind, Eat thought to himself.

  'Will that child become my greatest trial?'

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  Yona made slow but steady progress in piloting the robot.

  Thankfully, thanks to Yona’s advice, Dabi’s skills also improved noticeably.

  Next, Eat began kindly explaining how to use the weapons.

  Following the instructions, Yona opened the hatch on the robot’s thigh and gripped the handle of a dagger.

  Then he approached the flustered Dabi and carefully explained how to draw the weapon.

  Dabi followed Yona, trying cautiously to take out his weapon as well.

  At that moment, Eat recalled Polun’s advice again.

  ('Eat, the more you praise children, the better they do and the better they become. Got it? Please praise them a lot.')

  Eat nodded. Then he did not hold back his praise toward the children.

  Eat: "Good, warriors! As expected of space warriors. Now then……."

  At that moment—while he was in the middle of praising them—the dagger from Dabi’s robot flew straight toward Yona at terrifying speed.

  Yona was startled, but with astonishing reflexes, he dodged the incoming blade.

  However, the dagger did not stop and instead flew toward the doctor’s exclusive chamber behind them.

  The steel blade only stopped after piercing halfway through the front glass where Eat had been standing.

  Dabi: "Ah, Doctor, I’m sorry! I messed up!"Eat: "……."

  Eat lightly pushed the giant blade that had stopped right before his nose with his finger.

  The sharp sting made anger surge within him, but in that instant, the face of his beloved Ina flashed through his mind. He barely suppressed his anger and murmured.

  "Ina, will I be able to do this? A great trial has begun again."

  Eat had to make a decision.

  If he insisted on practice alone, he had no idea how many days would be wasted.

  Time was not exactly urgent, but he also could not afford to be endlessly leisurely.

  Then he decided to deploy the children into real combat immediately.

  Eat: "Now then, warriors! Training is sufficient. The minions of the space demon kingare almost here, so prepare for immediate launch!"

  Yona: "Already? Wouldn’t that be difficult right now, Doctor?"Dabi: "Ugh, is it okay to go out like this?"Yona: "You definitely can’t~"Dabi: "Right…… huh!"Dabi: (shouting) "What did you say?!"

  Just as Dabi was about to protest in frustration, Eat pressed the launch button.

  Dabi’s desperate shout was quietly ignored.

  Dabi: "Wait!"

  Leaving that cry behind, the robots immediately transformed into launch form and shot out of the base.

  Outside the base was, astonishingly, vast outer space. Countless demon army forces were rushing toward the two children.

  Dabi and Yona trembled in fear, but Yona slowly pulled out a massive gun from the robot’s back.

  Then he carefully pulled the trigger toward a space monster.

  The first accidental shot pierced straight through the monster’s wing.

  When Yona brought down a monster, he looked incredibly admirable in Dabi’s eyes.

  Dabi: "Yona, that was amazing! How did you do that?"Yona: "Aah!"Yona: "Aaaahhh~!" (suddenly begins screaming)Dabi: "Huh? What’s wrong, Yona~"

  Yona, who marked the start of their first battle, fell into panic.