Episode 3

## Broadcast Chronology

**Tag Team** (タッグ *Taggu*) is the third episode in the *Sabikui Bisco* television anime series which was broadcasted on January 24, 2022.

## Plot

### Synopsis

The captain of the Imihama Vigilante Corps., Pawoo, single-handedly launches an unrelenting assault on Bisco. Meanwhile, Milo learns from Jabi about the existence of a mythical elixir called "Rust Eater," a mushroom that can purify any kind of rust, and he is convinced that it is the key to saving his sister from the Rust. After Milo reunites with Bisco, who survived a fierce fight, he put his new-found determination on display....

### Summary

Imihama announces that a giant mushroom has been spotted and warns its citizens to be careful not to breath any mushroom spores. Tirol gets found by Kurokawa's men, who drag her to the West Gate to fight with Bisco. She gets easily defeated by him, and starts convincing to not kill her. Pawoo appears and starts fighting Bisco giving Tirol a chance to escape.

Milo transfuses some blood to Jabi, but is afraid that even if he heals now, the Rusting will soon kill him. To his surprise, Jabi is conscious and states he has no more than a month. Milo explains that Bisco is distracting the men outside and asks who is Jabi. Jabi then introduces himself, stating that he is Bisco's mentor.

Bisco and Pawoo fight and their skills impress each other. Bisco is surprised she can still move that well given how bad her Rusting is. Pawoo gets annoyed, blaming him for spreading the Rust, but Bisco states that the mushrooms don't spread the Rust, but grow by consuming it. Jabi tells the same thing to Milo. Milo states that a lot of creatures have gone extinct, but he believed there should be at least one organism that adapted and thrive off the Rust. Pawoo doesn't believe Bisco and tells him that if this is true, he should go and save Japan, but Bisco states he can't do it due to people like her, who get in his way. Jabi explains that Mushroom Keepers grow mushrooms in places dense with Rust, but purifying doesn't start right away. Because of that casual people see mushrooms growing where Rust is dense and started to believe the Mushroom Keepers spread Rust.

Pawoo still refuses to believe Bisco and continue their fight. She blames him for growing mushrooms in cities as vengeance for prosecuting Mushroom Keepers. Bisco denies it, stating he is looking for Rust Eater. Jabi explains that there is a legendary mushroom born from the prayers of a dying hero and is able to completely absorb even the deepest Rust, be it from man or machine. Bisco states that he is looking for the Rust Eater to save a friend and wishes to pass, but Pawoo refuses to let him go. Looking at her, Bisco feels some resembles to Milo and states he found a great doctor. Pawoo gets angry and asks if he did something to Milo.

Earlier at Gunma border Oota and Inoshige go to see the King Trumpet Mushroom. Inoshige states they need to do something about the mushroom or rust will spread. Bisco who is on the other side of the wall, tells them to give the mushroom their hippo's dung once a week as otherwise the mushroom won't be able to grow. Bisco tells them that Mushroom consume Rust to grow, but Inoshige gets annoyed that he wants them to fertilize the mushroom and starts shooting at him.

Pawoo attacks Bisco asking him what he did to Milo. Bisco used the time they talked to grow some mushroom on her pole, making her lose her weapon and then knocks her out with an arrow. He takes her to Milo and Jabi, but is surprised to see that Jabi is fine and moving already, and Jabi explains he is alive thanks to Milo. Milo then sees Pawoo and explains its his older sister. Bisco explains he used some knockout poison mushrooms and Milo can give her some of the medicine he gave Jabi to make her feel better. Jabi tells them they need to move or they won't be able to escape and tells Bisco that he will distract the enemy while they run, and he is injured and not fit for travel. Bisco disagrees and also explains that even if he finds the Rust Eater, he will need someone to synthesize the medicine. Jabi then points to Milo. Understanding what is going on, Milo asks Bisco to take him with him. Bisco refuses, but seeing that Milo is ready to risk everything to save his sister, he ends up accepting. While Jabi goes to distract the Imihama Watch, Bisco and Milo heads towards the north gate and Bisco uses a mushroom to launch them and jump over the gate.

As they run, they pass Nikko War Memorial. Milo explains that long ago, when they scrapped all the tanks and stuff that rusted, they interred them in the temple and purified them. Bisco asks about the three monkey statue at the top and Milo its the three wise monkeys "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil", and are also the three fast principles of the Watch. They stop there for the night, but then the Nikko War Memorial moves and reveals its on the back of a giant crab.

## Appearance

### Characters

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

### Locations

* Japan
	+ Imihama Prefecture

## Notes

### Episode Staff

* **Director**: Katsuya Kikuchi
* **Screenplay**: Sadayuki Murai
* **Storyboard**: Atsushi Ikariya
* **Animation Director**: Ai Asari, Rena Okuyama, Chinami Sekine