Episode 4

**Venomous Snake** (毒蛇 *Dokuhebi*) is the fourth episode of the anime Birdie Wing.

## Plot

Aoi's Win at the Under 15's sets up a rematch for her and Eve the next morning, but Eve must first pay back the favor Rose cashed in with Catherine, the Sponsor of the Tournament, by playing in a high stakes golf match against another female golfer nicknamed "The Grim Reaper." Will Eve make their early moring tee time, or will she fall prey to the Mysterious Vipère??

## Summary

Aoi's putt for birdie just misses the hole, but she taps in for Par and still wins the Championship, but Eve is shocked. as they are walking off the course, Eve confronts her, demanding to know why she deliberately blew that shot. Aoi says the shot was not missed on purpose, that she "made a mistake," however, the flashback shows Anri cheating by flashing a laser pointer into Aoi's eye to make her miss. Eve Storms off as Rose and Anri watch from the side, saying to herself that she needs Eve to remain motivated for the coming event.

Lily and Klein find Eve sitting by the water, trying to get her to come home with them, but Eve is recalling the rest of the confrontation with Aoi, where she offers to play another round with her. Amane tells her that she needs to get to the awards ceremony in the Clubhouse and that they're flying back to Japan in the morning. Aoi smiles and says, Fine, she can meet me here at 5 AM and we can play until it's time for me to leave. The memory brings a smile to Eve's face as Rose and Anri pull up. Rose tells her to get in, they have a long drive ahead of them.

Anri pulls the car into a parking garage, with a blindfolded Eve in the back seat. Rose tells Anri to wait in the car as she leads Eve to an elevator which takes them to a sub basement more than 10 stories underground. Upon arriving, Eve finds herself in a massive underground golf course. Catherine, the person responsible for Eve's entry into the Junior Championship. welcomes another mafia Boss, Nicolas, to the bunker. They lay out the rules of the match, one hole, with sudden death playoff until someone wins. Nicolas introduces his golfer, a catsuit-clad golfer named Vipère, who has a reputation off the links for her proclivities.

In a downtown Hotel, Amane is reporting in to Aoi's mother, Seira, apologizing for the lateness of the report. Seira asks her about Eve, who matched her score, asking Amane why she didn't mention her in the report. She tells her she wasn't officially in the tournament, then asked if she was happy. Amane asks how she knows, and Seira tells her, "I'm her Mother, I can tell." While Amane and Seiura are speaking, Aoi is realaxing in the bathtub, excited for her "golf date" with Eve, She is so excited, she is wide awake in the middle of the night, prompting Amane to hit her with a pillow and tell her to go back to sleep.

Just as Eve tees off at the hole, Vipère unzips her suit to her belly button, and Eve's Shot lands in the rough, surprising her and Rose. Vipère's shot, however, lands perfectly on the fairway. As they head for their second shots, Rose drives up in a cart to warn Eve about Vipère's reputation for throwing her opponents off their game. Her second shot lands perfectly on the green, but before she putts for the birdie and the win, Vipère gets close again and lowers her zipper, and Eve's seemingly straight putt lips the hole, causing both to par the hole. Rose realizes that both Nicolas and Vipère both knew her putt would miss, but can't figure out how they knew.

The Match has reached a second sudden death hole, and this time, Eve's shot lands in the bunker. as she addresses the ball, she takes a deep breath and holds it, taking nearly a minute before she shoots, making the birdie and winning the match. Eve reveals that she figured out Vipère's secret, that her snake tattoo releases a subtle pheremone that throws off her opponents' balance. Eve held her breath before the shot and sank it for birdie, Vipère's putt is short, giving Eve the win. But there's no time for a celebration, she tells Vipère to get her to the Golf Course, but it's a 4-hour drive from the city. Aoi waited patiently for nearly two hours, but Amane tells her that they need to leave.

A little while later, Eve runs up to the tee box, only to find it empty, save for one of Aoi's Pakkun golf balls, sitting on a tee. This one, however, has a single tear falling. When Eve picks it up, she finds a single word written on the other side: "LIAR!" Aoi is looking out the window of the plane as it taxis down the runway, when she spots a sillouette along the fence. It's Eve. She shouts at her, "Liar!" as her tears start flowing. Eve responds by teeing up the crying Pakkun and launching it, Blue Bullet Style. The Plane departs, the two seemingly never to meet again.

## Characters

* Eve
* Vipère
* Rose Aleon
* Aoi Amawashi
* Amane Shinjo
* Catherine
* Lily Lipman
* Klein Clara
* Anri

## Trivia

* Vipère's Logo appears on the ball a the end of the opening credits
* The Leaerboard at the opening of the episode shows the final scores for the Golfers, with Aoi finishing at 19-Under Par, 12 strokes ahead of the second place finisher. Helene Robert finished in 4th place at 5-Under.

## Matches

*Winners in* **bold.**

* **Eve** vs. Vipère