Episode 11

**Owner** (所有者, *Shoyū-sha*) is the 11th episode of *No Guns Life*.

## Characters

* Juzo Inui
* Pepper
* Seven
* Tetsuro Arahabaki
* Mary
* Christina Matsuzaki
* Cronen von Wolf
* Danny Yo

## Synopsis

Pepper and Seven greet Juzo at his office to ask Juzo for one thing, himself. Though Seven isn't happy about it, it seems Pepper wants to add Juzo to her collection. Their little scuffle creates more questions and brings back some memories as well.

## Summary

Juzo returns to his office and finds Pepper waiting there and wanting he to grant her wish. Seven then attacks Juzo from behind, but Juzo blocks his attack. Juzo tells Seven to move aside as he stepped on a cigarette, but Seven says that only Pepper can order him and Juzo tells him to hurry and ask his mom, which only annoys Seven. Pepper tells Seven to stop. Juzo realizes they are from Beruhren as they would need license for Seven to walk around and he sees Pepper has a Hands device, which is exclusive device used to release the control program on a Gun Slave Unit, and the Reconstruction Agency would never allow a GSU and Hands to be together. Pepper confirms, but explains she is here for a personal reason. She asks Juzo who is his owner as her request is to defeat him and Juzo. She uses the Hands device and activates Seven's combat program and orders him to pin Juzo. Seven attacks Juzo with Hitze Faust, but Juzo avoids it and trips him, making Seven fall. Seeing that Pepper gets angry and tells Seven to not disappoint her. Seven gets up and pins Juzo, breaking the wall and making them both fall from the upper floors. Pepper realizes that Juzo indeed doesn't have a partner and tells him to get serious or he will die, but Juzo explains he only uses his power to complete a job he accepted and has no interest in listening to her stupid request. Pepper prepares to attack Juzo, but Tetsuro gets in her way and Seven stops her and she realizes that Tetsuro used a Harmony device on Seven. Realizing who Tetsuro is, he comments it may be bad if she lays a hand on him and decide they leave.

In the morning, the EMS came to investigate the incident and Cronen shows pictures of Pepper and Seven and explains they are Resolvers working for Beruhren. He explains that they are likely the ones that attacked Olivier when they wanted to eliminate Hayden and Tokisada. Beruhren had paid lots of money to hide that fact and EMS plans to not go after them, so Juzo needs to protect himself. Cronen tells him that the search for Beruhren's CEO son has been silently retracted, likely related to "something" he had been hiding.

Thinking about the current situation, Juzo recalls a time with his old partner, where he tells Juzo that he followed orders and its not Juzo's fault, but his as he treated him like a person and not as a tool. When Tetsuro wakes up, Juzo asks him about his burns and Tetsuro explains that Mary told him its resonance. When the power of the harmony gets too strong, he receives the same damage as the extend he is controlling. Tetsuro blames himself for last night, but Juzo tells him they were after him last night and not after Tetsuro. Tetsuro still blames himself for other past incidents, stating that if he was stronger, he could have saved them.

Later Mary brings a customer to Juzo, Danny Yo. He requests Juzo to protect a girl from an extend that haunts her. Juzo accepts and Mary decides to tag along. She tells Juzo that EMS is protecting Tetsuro right now and Beruhren won't be make a move too carelessly. She also put a high-voltage current at the door that will activate if someone forces it to open. Mary gets excited about the case as "ghost" of an extend can mean a super old model.