Episode 8

## Broadcast Chronology

**Fiendish Trap** (外道の罠 *Gedō no Wana*) is the eighth episode in the *Sabikui Bisco* television anime series which was broadcasted on February 28, 2022.

## Plot

### Synopsis

Bisco is gravely wounded by the shot from Kurokawa. Milo leaves him behind to storm into enemy territory and rescue his captured friends, Pawoo and Jabi, but Kurokawa awaits with meticulously set traps. During their confrontation Kurokawa reveals his great ambition and the secret behind the Mushroom Keeper's persecution.

### Summary

Kurokawa plays a card game with some of his men, but its disappointed at how "brainless" his men are. Milo shows up, causing Kurokawa to state he was sick of waiting. Pointing an arrow at Kurokawa, Milo recalls the broadcast from earlier. There Kurokawa reveals he got Pawoo as a hostage and had been torturing her. Normally she could have beaten him, but since he also have Jabi, she didn't resist. Pawoo tells Milo and Bisco to run, telling Kurokawa that things won't go as he plans and that Bisco is strong. Kurokawa then beats her to make her shut up. He reveals that Pawoo didn't tell him the secret of the Rust Eater, but as he found an injection on her, making him believe that Milo must know the secret. Kurokawa then states he will kill Pawoo after one week, unless he gives him the secret and Bisco.

Milo wants to see Pawoo, but Kurokawa tells him he first need to tell him the secret. He call his men to bring the Rust Eater mushrooms and Milo reveals that the mushroom is in dormant state and needs to be mixed with other ingredients to awaken. As he demonstrates, white spores come out and Kurokawa realizes he is using mushroom control. Spores then obstruct the vision of everyone and numbshroom spores put them to sleep. Kurokawa is surprised that Milo knows Mushroom Keeper tricks, but before he could do anything else, Milo disarms him and slices him with his knife. Milo then reveals his blade was coated with numbing poison and unless he releases Pawoo and Jabi, he won't treat him. However, Kurokawa uses a hidden bow in his arm to shoot Milo, stating that Milo used the blooming properties of boomshroom with numbshroom to make it erupt. Many Mushroom Keepers had the same idea, but they never did it as it required knowledge of medicine. Kurokawa then injects himself with numbshroom antidote. Milo attempts to attack him, but freezes. Kurokawa reveals he is former Mushroom Keeper and used Puppetshroom on Milo. While the mushroom spreads its roots throughout someone's body, Kurokawa can use an implanted chip in his brain to control the person. Kurokawa reveals he has no interest in the effects of the Rust Eater, but wishes to monopolize it. Currently the government and Kurokawa are making money from the medicine that helps with Rusting. If a new medicine comes out that can fully heal the people, then he won't be able to keep making money. But with the new medicine, he could become even more powerful than the central government. Milo still refuses to reveal the secret. Kurokawa decides to kill him, but in that moment, Bisco arrives and stops Kurokawa.

Jabi is acting crazy in his cell, wanting his food. As the guard gives him and receives a phone call, Jabi uses it along with other ingredients to grow mushrooms and free himself from his cell. Facing Bisco, Kurokawa reveals that he is the reason the Mushroom Keepers are being persecuted. He was the one who spread the superstition that the Mushroom Keepers are spreading rust and then sold out every Mushroom Keeper to earn money. Bisco is happy to learn this, as he almost took revenge without even realizing it. Kurokawa gets angry, but before he could use his bow, Bisco blows up his prosthetic arm. MIlo then warns Bisco to dodge it, but before Bisco realizes what is going on, he gets hit by Milo's arrow under Kurokawa's control, injecting him with rust. Kurokawa then makes Milo shoots another arrow, while Milo asks him to stop. Kurokawa states the next arrow will go in Bisco's head unless Milo reveals the secret of the Rust Eater. Having no choice, Milo reveals its the Mushroom Keepers blood. Kurokawa thanks him, but states that he cannot let them go as they will hunt and kill him. Moment before Milo shoots an arrow at Bisco's head, he notices the confidence in Bisco's eyes and as he shoots, Bisco captures the arrow with his teeth and throws it back at Kurokawa, injuring his right eye. Jabi then comes and uses an arrow to grow a mushroom and smash Kurokawa at the roof. Jabi then injects Milo with an antidote and reveals he already saved Pawoo. He found her earlier and rescued her. As she left, he stayed to temper with few things, but heard the fight and headed to see what is going on.

As they leave the base, outside Kurokawa's pawns attack them. Due to Bisco's injuries, he can't stand and Jabi tells Milo to take Bisco and escape, while he stays and fights. Jabi starts fighting them, but an injury from earlier, distracts him and he ends up caught in a net. Kurokawa's pawns catch up to Milo and Bisco and shoot multiple rust arrows at Milo's back. Actagawa appears and defeats the pawns. One of the arrows hit Bisco's arm. Barely conscious and heavily injured, Milo tells Bisco to not die.

## Appearance

### Characters

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

* Supporting characters in order of appearance

### Locations

* Japan
	+ Shimobuki