Marriagetoxin (2026) s01e08 Episode Script

Those who ceaselessly hone
their killing arts are known as "Masters."
After many generations,
they have gained lethal abilities
called "Modified Bloodlines."
This is the story of one such Master,
the Poison Master, Hikaru Gero,
and his attempts to get married.
♪Locked in Latata♪
♪Secrets in my veins Latata♪
♪I know you want it♪
♪And sure, I love it♪
♪So I stay behind the mask Latata♪
♪Run, run, run back to back Run♪
♪Fun, fun, fun unpredictable but fun♪
♪At the end of every mind game♪
♪Shoot through the darkened night♪
♪Poisoned in our bodies still♪
♪Laugh at us our reckless souls♪
♪TOXIC♪
♪For you I will♪
♪TOXIC♪
♪Rewrite my destiny♪
♪Losing it, falling for you♪
♪What’s tomorrow Kill or Kiss♪
♪TOXIC♪
♪Tell me what you want♪
♪TOXIC♪
♪I’ll stay right here♪
♪Like a spell, I’ll be by your side♪
♪What you gonna do Kill or Kiss♪
♪Kill or Kiss♪
♪Kill or Kiss♪
♪Kill or Kiss♪
Remember, Gero:
(Takeru Shiratori's Muscle Animals)
The key is to size up your target.
Assess the machine,
the prize's position,
the strength of the arm,
and so on. And then
Strike your prey!
There's a lot to it.
(Kinosaki-Style Date Coaching!
At the arcade! Time to get closer to her!)
Now, you try it!
(Mixy-Mix Max Heaven)
A crane game is an old standby for dates.
Pull it off effortlessly
and score big.
Ya gotta keep doing things
to win her over.
Strike my prey.
I blew through 10,000 yen.
Might be better to avoid these
till you get the hang of it.
It's easy to get stuck.
[Put in a coin, 'kay?]
I bet I could handle that one.
- [Put in a coin, 'kay?]
How's this?
Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow.
Spotted garden eels.
Finished!
Perfect! You are No. 1!
Congratulations!
That was incredible.
But it might not win girls.
Next thing!
Next thing.
Matagi!
(Matagi Club)
That's beyond niche.
Let's make hunting memories
that'll last a lifetime.
(Pose: Setting out on the hunt)
(Pose: Hound seeking wild game)
(Pose: You've spotted game)
(Pose: Game animal under attack)
(Pose: Matagi making a kill)
By the way, Gero, have you heard?
(Pose: Peace sign after a great hunt)
By the way, Gero, have you heard?
By the way, Gero, have you heard?
Decorate away.
About the "Hitman Hunter."
You mean the string of famous killers
getting taken out?
The "Hunter's" goals and identity
are a mystery, but skills? Proven.
(Kushima the Spear Master)
(Dan the Dismemberer)
Dan the Dismemberer and Kushima
the Spear Master got taken down.
Masters are the best assassins out there.
I doubt many people could take the
Spear Master in a fight, in particular.
You'd better watch out, too.
Right.
Okay, all done.
Check it out.
Is this really supposed to be fun?
No one likes a downer.
I take it back.
It's a memory, Gero.
A reminder that we had fun together.
Is that how it works?
Can I go ahead and print out this memory?
You'd be happy if a girl got into talking
about DIY candy kits with you, right?
Well, yeah.
I'm not saying to force yourself,
but if you can get caught up
in something your date enjoys,
(Lock on to your heart!)
nothing beats that.
Want to call it a day
Hikaru Gero.
We need to talk.
But first
Take a picture with me, too.
Huh?
So, uh, Kimie Arashiyama.
You want to hire Gero, and
you've been looking for a chance to talk?
You could've reached out
on the Dark Nav.
A beauty like me comes around once in
ten million years, and I'm here for you.
You've gotta be over the moon.
Let's call it a day, Gero.
Hey, hang on! Wait! I'm sorry!
At least hear me out!
Shadowing the guy you want to hire
doesn't exactly inspire trust.
You're right. I'm sorry.
I thought the Hitman Hunter had come
to get Gero for a minute there.
Oh, yeah, about that.
The thing is, I'm a Master, too.
Hikaru Gero.
Until someone takes care
of the Hitman Hunter,
I'll let you
protect me!
Come on. Let's go.
Wait, wait, wait!
Anyway, shouldn't a Master
be able to protect herself?
F-Fighting's not really my thing!
Let's hear her out a little longer.
What? But
If a Master is asking for help
from a family she has no ties to,
she must be in a pretty bad spot.
Right, Arashiyama?
Arashiyama. Arashiyama. Arashiyama.
H-Hey!
Is Master Hikaru seriously
being this nice to me?
And is he holding me in his arms and calling my
name right now? - [Hey! Arashiyama! Are you okay?]
And is he holding me in his arms and calling
my name right now? - [Arashiyama! Arashiyama!]
And is he holding me in his arms and calling my
name right now? - [Hang in there, Arashiyama!]
He's paying attention to me?
- [Arashiyama? Arashiyama? Arashiyama?]
My mind went blank when I found out
the Hitman Hunter was after me,
but how lucky am I to meet
the Master Hikaru Gero?
I don't even have an appointment.
It's gotta be a nuisance.
But he's still treating me so courteously.
Arashiyama.
Arashiyama?
I'm getting beyond the royal treatment.
What's this?
- A lover's spat?
A cheat?
- A love triangle?
Now I'm safe for sure!
Come try me, Hitman Hunter!
Come try me, Hitman Hunter!
- [Whoa. Better steer clear of those weirdos.]
Wait.
- [Whoa. Better steer clear of those weirdos.]
I d-didn't say I'd take the job yet.
- [Don't look.]
Talk about a hearty laugh.
I'll make an exception and show you
just what kind of Master I am.
Squeak, squeak, squeak
It's that table again.
- Don't look. Just ignore them.
Ham!
Let's start over.
I'm Kimie Arashiyama, the Hamster Master.
This is my partner, Sirius.
Hikaru Gero, he's the one
who found you in town.
When it comes to intel-gathering
and small, fiddly stuff, I'm your woman.
At least as long as I have
these little guys helping me.
He's adorable!
Ham.
Ham.
So you're related to the Beast Clan.
Masters are all expert killers,
but not necessarily good fighters.
Technically, I'm more about
assassination and traps myself.
All that, and you're still
not a "good fighter"?
I don't want anything to do
with the Hitman Hunter,
but the association I'm part of
is all fired up to take the jerk out.
And you're in danger,
so you want a bodyguard?
You got it.
If you're in an association of clans,
just get one of them to protect
No chance of that.
Up until my great-great-grandpa's
generation, we were Rat Masters.
Even the main Beast Clan respected us,
so we got to throw our weight around.
Now, though, our bloodline's thinned out,
and I wouldn't be surprised if we got
stripped of our Master title tomorrow.
Me, I've never even killed anybody.
This collar's the only link I have left.
All the branches of the Beast Clan
have to wear them.
So you see how it is.
I show up to association meetings
when they tell me to,
but they've already decided
the important stuff without me.
Like this plan to take on the Hunter.
They said to my face:
"A 'Master' who can't and doesn't kill,
and who works a normal job
at a normal company,"
should at least make herself useful
as a shield."
Thanks for today.
I feel calmer now.
I got carried away earlier, but the future
head of one of the Five Great Families
wouldn't guard a branch-family nobody
in a million years.
I can't afford your massive fee,
for one thing.
I'm so glad I got to meet my fave
before I die.
Let's say 10,000 yen a day.
When should I start guarding you?
Are you sure, Gero?
I mean
You're in a real bind,
aren't you, Arashiyama?
Well, I don't see a problem.
This wasn't part of my plan
to get you hitched.
Still, you sure are honing
that charm of yours. Good job.
It's like he's acting out my fantasies.
Kinosaki, what should I do?
- [So he was cheating?]
Kinosaki, what should I do?
- [A falling out?]
Try hugging her back.
- [A love triangle?]
Huh? You know I can't!
- [Maybe he proposed?]
Oh, there you are.
Ham!
- Hey.
Hikaru Gero and assistant! I'm gonna
introduce you to the association today.
Ham!
Like it or not,
you'll have to deal with them.
[They'll all be in for a shock
when I show up with Hikaru Gero!]
So this is how Arashiyama normally acts? - [They'll
all be in for a shock when I show up with Hikaru Gero!]
She's the quirkiest woman so far,
but she is a fellow Master.
Maybe someone like her
will mesh with Gero better than I think.
(Cuddly Animal Plaza, Closed)
This is the place.
I'll do the introductions.
(Serpent Master, Ryumon)
(Serpent Master, Ryumon)
Serpent Master, Ryumon.
(Owl Master, Chojabaru)
Owl Master, Chojabaru.
(Hippo Master, Shibaseki)
Hippo Master, Shibaseki.
(Orca Master, Kankaiji)
Orca Master, Kankaiji.
(Buffalo Master, Horita)
(Buffalo Master, Horita)
Buffalo Master, Horita.
(Alligator Master, Hamawaki)
Alligator Master, Hamawaki.
Is everybody napping?
No, the humans
are all dead.
Are you in the association, too?
What happened?
Who's that?
Kinosaki! Arashiyama! Run!
Um
You're a Poison Master, aren't you?
I don't know what you're doing here,
but this is perfect timing.
Now I don't have to go look for you.
And I can cross a big name off my list.
(The Hitman Hunter)
Did
Did he just
stab him?
Hey.
Run. Now.
I avoided a fatal cut by a hair.
I've stopped the bleeding,
but it won't last.
You the Hitman Hunter?
What are you after?
He did that
with one little knife?
This guy's not human.
I'm in trouble if this drags out.
Can I hold out and set a trap
for him? No chance.
I've just gotta face him head-on,
and go all out from the start.
(Toxin: Vision)
Optical reflex accelerator.
(Toxin: Vision)
Toxin: Vision.
Muscle reflex enhancer.
(Toxin: Javelin Strike)
Muscle reflex enhancer.
(Toxin: Javelin Strike)
Toxin: Javelin Strike.
I'll overwhelm him with a double dose.
What's up?
Huh? A mistake?
Yeah. Okay.
But the Poison Master's
still a hitman, right?
He takes bodyguard gigs on the Dark Nav?
Are you sure you've got the right guy?
No one in the Five Great Families
works gigs like that.
And he seems dangerous.
He shot two syringes into his own neck.
Yeah, two at once. Dangerous, right?
I think I'd better take care
of him now after all.
Yeah.
I'll beat him to the punch.
No way.
I took Toxin: Vision,
and I still can't keep track of him?
That was a close one.
You guys okay?
(You'd better believe it)
You sure are nice to the animals.
Did they do anything wrong?
Where did you come from?
A branch of the Iron Clan?
I'm just a regular guy.
No way. You must be from some family.
I don't need to lie to someone
who's about to die.
All my relatives are teachers.
Then
He's a mutant.
Masters spend generations building up their
bloodlines, - [Um, do you mind if we finish this now?]
and this freak has surpassed them in one.
- [I've got lunch plans with my girlfriend.]
Damn it. I've never tried this before,
but what choice do I have?
Toxin: Triple Dose.
(Toxin: Triple Dose)
U-Um, why would you do that?
It's suicide.
I guess I should've known a triple dose
was more than I could take while injured.
What did I tell you?
This is what you get for killing
lots of people and spreading hatred.
Please die.
Promise me.
Don't touch the two of
Hitman Hunter!
You won't kill Hikaru Gero on my watch!
Huh? Arashiyama?
What? If you get in the way,
I've gotta "take care" of you, too.
Shove it, you big dummy!
"Spreading hatred" my ass!
He offered to be my bodyguard!
Ham!
I'd rather die than be a shield
for some jerk,
but I'm happy to die for my fave!
Sirius Squad!
Ham!
Let's go.
Modified Bloodline++: Canis Major!
(Modified Bloodline++: Canis Major)
Modified Bloodline++: Canis Major!
The Greater Dog that shines
in the winter sky!
How do you like that?
H-Hang on! What are you doing?
- [Hey! Put me down!]
What do you mean?
I'm taking him to a doctor.
He's at death's door.
Huh?
Canis Major gave him a change of heart?
Didn't you come to kill me?
Why save my life?
I've never seen Masters try to cover
for each other before.
I don't want to kill you anymore.
Isn't that
enough of a reason?
I see.
Put me down.
But the doctor
This isn't so bad
that I can't fix it myself.
My name's Piichi Nakagawa.
I want to rest Master Hikaru's head
on my lap, too.
My goal
is to wipe out the Beast Clan,
one of the Five Great Families.
I heard they were planning "something
dangerous that'll kill a lot of people,"
so I figured I'd take them out
before the damage could get too bad.
Why did you hunt people
who weren't Beast Masters, then?
They were just on the way.
Come again?
I had no clue
where to find the Beast Clan,
(Itabashi Cleaning)
I had no clue where to find the Beast Clan,
so I went around asking people
who seemed to know them.
A homicidal maniac
they did a deal with once.
An old guy with a knife on a pole.
People from their branch families.
I took care of the dangerous ones
while I was at it.
Oh. Wait, what?
Dan the Dismemberer
took payment for killings
in octogenarian men instead of money.
Kushima the Spear Master would involve
innocent bystanders to get his jobs done.
I want to open a café with my girlfriend.
But I've got to get rid of
all the dangerous people first,
or our customers won't be able to relax.
Why is his head still on her lap?
You're picking a fight with one of
the Five Great Families? Are you nuts?
Huh? But, uh, wouldn't it be better
if all the bad people were gone?
Normally, that'd just be wishful thinking,
but he might actually
be able to pull it off.
I thought the Gero Family of Poison Masters
must be pretty dangerous, too.
But it turns out you're different.
You're not a threat to the world I want.
At least, not right now.
So, uh
You mean you're letting us go?
Ham!
Well, problem solved, then!
Mr. Gero, do you know about the Beast Clan
through your family connections?
Of course not.
People call us the Five Great Families
for convenience,
but it's not like we have much
to do with each other.
Oh, I see.
You're from a branch of the Beast Clan.
Do you know anything?
I've never visited the main house
or met any of the family.
That figures.
All I know is I have this collar
they give all the branch fami
Arashiyama!
A bat?
Wh-What happened to Arashiyama?
I don't know.
Did this collar cause it?
Whoa there.
If you try to break that,
it'll suck the host's blood dry.
The Bonda Constrictor is a living
accessory engineered to suck blood.
I went ahead and activated it, meaning
that woman's got three days to live, tops.
Why put that on her?
Wouldn't want 'em
running off now, would I?
The livestock, I mean.
Don't give me that death glare.
Hikaru Gero. Piichi Nakagawa.
If you're looking for me,
I'll extend a special invitation to you.
Come to the Beast Clan's home turf:
Dogo Animal Kingdom.
♪Ah! Something smells fishy!♪
♪I'm shocked, startled,
it’s adding insult to injury♪
♪I'm completely obsessed♪
♪Ah! Something smells off!♪
♪You're all bluff,
I'm sick and tired, so disappointed♪
♪Bye-bye, mwah!♪
♪It seems like I'm only good at♪
♪workbooks for a child♪
♪Even through infectious disease,
I want to love with you♪
♪No! No! Love's in gridlock!♪
♪Forever and ever, I love you,
Shake Na Baby♪
♪Darling, heading toward
a twisted signpost♪
♪Heart fluttering, I love you,
Shake Na Baby♪
♪Just the two of us, consolation prize♪
♪Ah, the scent of dance♪
♪I'm completely obsessed♪
♪with you as you flutter down♪
♪Ah, something smells off♪
♪I'm blown away by you♪
♪Bye-bye, mwah!♪
♪It seems like I'm only good at♪
♪workbooks for a child♪
♪I want us to share
even our growing pains♪
♪No! No! Love's in gridlock!♪
♪Forever and ever, I love you,
Shake Na Baby♪
♪Darling, heading toward
a stagnant signpost♪
♪Heart fluttering, I love you,
Shake Na Baby♪
♪Singing a grand chorus cheekily♪
Listening to you makes me sick.
Listening to you makes me sick. - [Ultra simple:
everything about chopping squid you're in too deep to ask.]
This is 100% a trap for sure! - [Ultra simple: everything
about chopping squid you're in too deep to ask.]
This is what somebody
who is good at fighting can do.
Absolutely delicious.
Next time: "The Animal Kingdom."
(The Animal Kingdom)