Episode 7

## Making Up Is the Beginning of Another Fight

**Making Up Is the Beginning of Another Fight** (マーモットにはボイン。サメにはボンベ, *Nakanaori wa Kenka no Hajimari*?) is the seventh episode of *The Marginal Service* anime series.

## Synopsis

The members of Marginal Service are informed that Robin and Bolts have been abducted by the leader of the Half-Fishmen and taken away to Rubber. Xenon and Brian were heading towards Grampus Island to rescue the two.

Meanwhile, Bolts and Robin were held captive in separate rooms, but each of them attempted to escape.

During their escape, Robin would come to learn about Bolt's past, and Bolt would come to learn about Robin's past...

## Summary

Brian and Zeno head towards Rock Island to save Bolts and Robin. Theodore explains that the island is also known as Grampus Island and is considered a phantom island. The Imperial Japanese army used to have a base there, but it was abandoned after the war.

Meanwhile, while chained Bolts dreams of a past battle while he was with Beowulf. A subordinate tells him that they got orders to retreat and Bolts start retreating, but seeing that his dog partner Ernie isn't with the rest of the squad, he returns to look for him. He manages to find him, but then sees Ernie running away and a bomb falling on it. Bolts wakes up in a cold sweat and sees Rubber Suit in front of him. He tells Rubber to kill him already if he is planning on doing it, but Rubber laughs and explains that he just wants every living creature to be strong. Rubber then leaves, stating that Bolts' friends will soon tell him why he is here. Zeno and Brian reach the island. Brian then gets bitten by a dog, but Zeno uses a stick to make the dog fetch it and they escape while the dog is distracted.

Robin and Bolts are both trying to unlock the chains, but end up breaking free with force. As they leave their cells, they see each other. Some guards come, but the two turn it into a game, with Bolts defeating 8 guards, however Robin states it was the opposite. While they argue about it, a large octopus-type Borderlander appears and the two try to leave the other deal with it. They end up fighting it and both bite the Borderlander, which ends up making him retreat. The two then decide to split up and look for weapons.

Brian and Zeno find a room full of weapons and seeing the documents, they realize that Rubber is trading to various conflict zones around the globe, from drug cartels to regular armies. Robin also finds documents, from which he learns that Rubber is a weapons dealer and sees one mentioning UK's Secret Intelligence Service. Robin then recalls the last moments of Maria, who was fatally injured during a mission and decided to distract the Beowulf soldier, so that Robin can escape. Robin sees that the Beowulf soldiers was Bolts. Meanwhile, Bolts also finds some documents and sees that Robin was working with Maria. Robin and Bolts then face each other and points guns at the other. Robin blames Bolts for killing Maria, while Bolts blames Robin for killing Ernie. The two start shooting at each other, but eventually run out of bullets and continue with a fist fight.

Brian and Zeno heard the gunshots and managed to find Bolts and Robin. Brian then jumped in between the fight and ended up being punched at the same time by both men. He tries to break up the fight, but the two keep punching him to get away, so they can continue their fight. Bolts and Robin get tired, and even though they punched Brian quite a few times, he still stands. They wonder what is wrong with him, and Brian explains that he doesn't want to see anyone lose their friends anymore. Zeno then states he never saw a more pointless fight. He explains that Maria isn't dead and runs a bar in a town by the sea in the Mediterranean. Robin can't believe it, but Zeno explains that Lyra managed to contact her earlier and recorded a message for him. Maria explains that she wanted to tell him this sooner, but back then she didn't fight, but ran away. After that, she got to live a new life thanks to the Secret Intelligence Service. She apologizes for deceiving him, but she is happy now and invites him to come to her bar some day. Brian gets annoyed that Zeno didn't say this earlier, as he got beat for nothing. Bolts tells Brian that he should be happy that the one he loved is still alive, unlike Bolts' loved one. The dog from earlier then comes bringing the stick and Bolts recognizes it to be Ernie. Ernie then sees Bolts and jumps in his arms from joy. Brian wonders what is the dog doing here and Zeno states that since military dogs are weapons too, Rubber probably got Ernie and used him to drive wedge between Bolts and Robin.

Rubber then shows up and confirms it. He states that the fight they had was a wonderful show. Rubber explains that everyone has their fair share of pain and hatred from the past and that there are always hardships blocking your way, which is why people hurt and insult each other. However, they still choose to hold down their anger, overcome their hatred and connect with each other. Zeno shoots at him, but it doesn't have much effect. Rubber then blows up the mansion behind him, revealing a white flag. Brian wonders if he is trying to surrender and Rubber states that everyone is seeking love.

## Gallery

### Episode 7 Official Trailer

オリジナルTVアニメ「THE MARGINAL SERVICE」～第7話「仲直りはケンカの始まり」Web予告～

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Brian Nightraider
* Danny Grab
* Robin Timbert
* Bolts Dexter
* Zeno Stokes
* Theodore Tompson
* Lyra Candeyheart
* Cyrus N. Kuga
* Peck Desmont
* Ernie
* Rubber Suit
* Maria Lakshmi