Episode 7

## Broadcast Chronology

**The Stolen Rust Eater** (奪われた錆喰い *Ubawareta SabiKui*) is the seventh episode in the *Sabikui Bisco* television anime series which was broadcasted on February 21, 2022.

## Plot

### Synopsis

Bisco and Milo finally reach Konakidani when the Pipe Snake, a divine beast with two heads that's the size of a dragon, appears before them. That's also when Pawoo catches up to them with the worst possible timing. Soon enough, even Pawoo is dragged into the intense battle against the Pipe Snake. Meanwhile, Kurokawa also closes in around them...

### Summary

Pawoo engages Bisco wanting her brother back. Bisco states that Milo followed him by his own will, but Pawoo doesn't believe it, thinking he manipulated him. The Pipe Snake then appears and attacks, capturing Pawoo. Milo uses Actagawa to get on the snake and frees her, telling Bisco to capture her as she falls. Then snake then shoots out its tongue and capture Actagawa. Milo then cuts one of Actagawa pincers in order to free him from the snake, but as they fall, the snake is about to eat him. Pawoo and Bisco united forces and Bisco attacks the snake and saves Milo. The other end of the snake, which is also a head, then eats Bisco and Milo, but they shoot out mushrooms inside of it, causing them to grow and burst out of the snake, killing it.

Pawoo asks Milo why he did something so reckless, but Milo states its because he doesn't want to lose her. Bisco then notices Rust Eater mushrooms on the body of the snake, but feels something isn't right. He takes one and eat it, realizing its power to eat Rust and its taste is no different than a matsutake. Bisco states it seems they got the wrong one and wishes to continue looking for another snake, but Milo attempts to stop him as he is quite beat up and bleeding. Bisco refuses to stop and pushes back Milo, who as he falls on the ground, touches with his bloody hand the mushroom that Bisco ate and it started to glow and realizes something.

Milo wishes to transfuse some blood to Bisco before revealing what he figured. He asks him about his blood type, but Bisco isn't aware and Milo recalls that Jabi wasn't aware of what blood type is either. Milo reveals that Jabi told him the legends of the Rust Eater, but if the Pipe Snake being seedbed for the Rust Eater doesn't match it. Pawoo guesses that the Rust Eater on the Pipe Snake awakens after contact with Mushroom Keeper's blood. Milo believes so too and once he transfuse some blood to Bisco, he wants to look at his blood. As Pawoo looks at Milo testing the blood on the mushroom, she starts to believe that the stories about the Mushroom Keepers aren't true and they may be scientific saviours, but then wonders about the experiment story she heard from earlier from the old couple.

Pawoo then notices ropes on the snake and Kurokawa appears, stating he didn't expect Pawoo to see the legendary Rust Eater, while chasing Bisco. Bisco then shoots an arrow at Kurokawa's aircraft, and the mushrooms barely grow, but die. Kurokawa comments that even after al the antibacterial treatment, they almost bloomed, so they won't be able to take many shots. They start shooting at Bisco, who manages to dodge the bullets and take out one of the shooters, but Kurokawa then shoots him with a Rust Bullet and flies off taking the snake.

Pawoo decides to head back to Imihama, but doesn't want to take the cure now, stating she will take it if it works on Jabi. She believes that Kurokawa doesn't know the secret on how the Rust Eater works and if she appears fully healed, she doesn't know what he will do to make her talk. Pawoo then approaches Bisco and offers him her medicine, stating that his wound will soon Rust even more and he needs to protect Milo. She tells him that the first time they met, he called her beautiful even with all the Rusting she had and now that she looks at him, she finds him having a cute face, causing Bisco's face to turn red. Pawoo reaches the Imihama Watch at Shimobuki Base. She ends up seeing only one man, who's eye are red and he attacks her, but she knows him out. Kurokawa appears and states he didn't expect she to be that fast in her condition and reveals he has Jabi.

Milo captures a boar and returns to Bisco, but he isn't at their shed. Bisco then returns with Actagawa, saying that Actagawa saw a female crab, but since he is missing his pincer, he got rejected for having a small pincer. As he laughs, Actagawa gets mad and throws him off and leaves. Bisco then heads out after Actagawa in order to make him forgive him and leaves Milo to deal with skinning the pig. While cutting the meat, a broadcast from Kurokawa starts and he plays a video for the criminals Bisco and Milo. Bisco returns to the shed, but feels that Milo isn't himself. He tastes the food Milo prepared and realizes there is sleepshroom poison in it. He figures it must be related to Pawoo and Shimobuki Base and heads out. Milo then comes out and tells him not to go. He knows that Bisco's condition is bad, his vision is blurry and he doesn't have much strength, with overall condition worse than Jabi and Pawoo. Milo doesn't want to lose his friend and is prepared to do anything to stop him. He then shoots an arrow, but Bisco dodges it and punches Milo, who then headbutts Bisco. Milo then takes out a knife and Bisco knocks him, feeling he hit him too hard, Bisco checks on Milo, but Milo injects him with sleepshroom poison. Milo states he made his mind to risk his body and soul to protect Bisco.

## Appearance

### Characters

* Major characters in order of appearance
	+ Pawoo Nekoyanagi
	+ Bisco Akaboshi
	+ Milo Nekoyanagi
	+ Actagawa
	+ Kurokawa
	+ Jabi
* Supporting characters in order of appearance

### Locations

* Japan
	+ Shimobuki
	+ Weeping Child Ravine