Episode 4

**A Man Named Weisz** is the 4th episode of the *Edens Zero* anime.

Shiki and co. discover that they've somehow traveled 50 years back in time, and recognize the stranger they encountered as Professor Weisz's past self. What's more, Young Weisz has just stolen a valuable briefcase belonging to the local gang boss, Sibir, who mistakes Shiki's group for Weisz's accomplices.

## Summary

A mysterious girl introduces herself as Xiaomei and calls herself the narrator of the story. She then tells the audience not to think too much about the time jump at the end of the last chapter, because, in this story, time doesn't matter much.

Back in the garage, Rebecca informs the young man calling himself Weisz that they came looking for Professor Weisz, though the man accuses them of working for someone called Sibir. Suddenly, Shiki points out that there is someone on the floor above them, where moments after shots start firing on them. Shiki leaps up to the ceiling and uses the goggles to locate the attacker, finishing him off and sending him falling "below". While everyone's distracted, Weisz gets onto a motorcycle and flees. Believing that they are Weisz's friends, the attacker tells them a message for the traitor: that those who betray them will die by Sibir the Mighty's hands, much to Shiki's amusement. At a riverside restaurant, Rebecca tries to make sense of what happened and why the young man has the same name as Professor Weisz. While Happy and Shiki speculate that he created an age-reversal drug that wiped his memories, Rebecca realizes that she can't connect to the Net. Just then, a news report comes on about the birth of Blue Garden's new Adventurer's Guild, Shooting Starlight. However, the guild was founded 50 years ago. Rebecca remembers one time she and Happy visited Weisz and asked to live with him only to be turned down because the planet was "dying". Rebecca takes the three outside the restaurant and realizes how old all the technology is. Shocked, she realizes that they somehow traveled back to Norma 50 years in the past, the year X442, meaning that the man they met was Professor Weisz 50 years ago.

While the three try to put together what has happened, a giant robot suddenly appears, piloted by Sibir. Assuming the three are with Weisz, Sibir is determined to make them pay for Weisz stealing from him. Meanwhile, in another part of the city, Weisz holds onto a briefcase that he says is his and will never let Sibir get his hands on. Having found the group in the middle of the city, Sibir demands that the three tell him where Weisz is, saying that he stole money from him. Rebecca nervously says they don't know where he is, and while Sibir argues with his men to attack them, Rebecca suggests they run for it so they avoid changing the past. One of Sibir's men takes notice, causing them to chase after them. Shiki uses his Satan Gravity to have them fly down the street as Sibir and his men look on in shock before starting to shoot at them with missiles. Just as Sibir is about to catch up to them, Shiki counters with his Gravity Fist technique, crashing Sibir's mecha. The three take the opportunity to escape, while Sibir furiously says that they will definitely come back. Hiding out in a local bar, Shiki is amazed to see all the aliens there as Rebecca explains that the aliens living amongst humans having a language and culture similar to humans; which technically, Shiki is an alien from her and Happy's point of view, too. Rebecca explains she knows about the bar because the Professor told her it was a hideout for him. Coincidentally, the young Weisz himself appears, much to everyone's shock. In a fit of panic, Rebecca quickly begins explaining everything to Weisz, describing the group's current circumstances. Something which Weisz doesn't want to believe, but at the very least, acknowledges the fact that Rebecca and co. aren't part of Sibir's gang.

The group's attention switches to the item that Weisz has supposedly stolen, which Shiki eventually takes from Weisz. However, his gravity powers suddenly blink out and he drops the case, much to Weisz's horror. It then opens and a little android pops out, noting how it's not being handled with care. The group is stunned at seeing the small robot, named E.M. Pino, and asks to be called Pino for short. Pino explains that she is an anti-machine android, but at that moment, the power suddenly goes out, along with Happy. Rebecca explains that EMP stands for Electro-Magnetic Pulse, which can shut down electronics, which is why Happy shutdown and why Shiki couldn't use his Ether Gear earlier. Fortunately, the power comes back on after a few seconds, and Happy comes to with no idea what had happened. Shiki is impressed by Pino's power, and immediately asks to be her friend, and while the situation is strange to her, Pino agrees, much to Rebecca's surprise. Weisz is still upset that there was no money in the case, though, and wonders if Pino can be sold for any money. Pino says that she belongs to her creator, thus has no market price. She also explains that she had woken up because she thought she heard her master's voice. However, when Weisz asks if Sibir is her master Pino begins to panic in fear and runs off. Weisz wonders if Sibir plans to use Pino to steal money, and decides that he wants in on that, chasing after the little android. Rebecca remembers how the older Weisz had told her to never steal, leaving her disappointed in the past Weisz.

Having heard them mention Sibir, Bernadette explains about Sibir's Gang and that if they had gotten in his sights, they wouldn't leave town alive. She adds that Weisz and Sibir had been comrades, but seem to have recently fallen out. Outside, Rebecca decides that they should check if their ship is alright and then try and return to Blue Garden, as it's best not to mess with the past. Shiki then shows Rebecca a B-Cube that he had found in Pino's case, and while Rebecca gets mad at him for taking it, the device suddenly activates. The B-Cube then reveals footage of Sibir ordering Pino to dance for him, even though she can't. Sibir then cruelly removes her left leg, leaving Pino in tears, and then orders her to erase all memories of her previous master. As the three continue watching the video in horror, Sibir ordered one of his men to forcibly erase Pino's memories and to replace her leg with a nail. Visibly enraged, Shiki vows to return Pino home to her master, saying that no one makes his friends cry, with Rebecca refusing to forgive the man either. Happy looks on Pino's case and learns that her latest maintenance date was X492, the year they had come from, meaning that Sibir has already messed with the past. The three vow to stop Sibir and to save Pino no matter what.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

1. Xiaomei *(Debut)*
2. Happy
3. Rebecca Bluegarden
4. Shiki Granbell
5. Weisz Steiner (X442)
6. Weisz Steiner (X492) *(Flashback)*
7. Sibir (X442) *(Debut)*
8. Payo (X442) *(Debut)*
9. Bernadette (X442) *(Debut)*
10. E.M. Pino *(Debut)*

## Appearances

	+ Norma
	+ Weisz's House
* Mildian (Partially)
	+ Temple of Knowledge *(Debut)*

**Powers and Abilities*** Ether Gear
	+ Satan Gravity
* Electromagnetic Pulse *(Debut)*

**Techniques*** Magimech Attack: Gravity Fist

**Items*** X-Ray Goggles
* Knight Gear *(Debut)*
* Augmenter Arm *(Debut)*
* B-Cube