Episode 8

NOTHING SEEK, NOTHING FIND is the eighth episode of the Buddy Daddies anime series.

Synopsis
One day, Rei gets ready and leaves early. Kazuki and Miri bid him farewell before departing on their own mission. Rei is on his way to his father's house, where the leader of the organization is waiting for him. Rei has been granted permission to continue living his current life with certain restrictions, but he must return to the Suwa family in order to succeed as their heir. In addition, he is told to remove a traitor from the organization whose face he identifies.

Concurrently, Miri, who is preparing for a party at home, innocently inquires of Kazuki about Rei and his father. And Rei, who was raised without experiencing familial love, confronts his target - but what do the words hurled at him mean?

Introduction
Rei tells Miri he is going to visit his home as he gets ready early one morning. Even though Kazuki is relieved to have Rei's father out of the house because he and Miri are throwing him a party, he is surprised to hear that his father called him home.

Plot
Kazuki describes Rei's father to Miri as "diabolical" or "scary" while they are grocery shopping. He is a stern older man who calls himself "boss" when Rei visits him. Three years have passed since Rei's last visit, and after berating him for his lifestyle, he tells Rei that he believes the time has come for him to return home. Miri is informed by Kazuki that Rei's father had high standards for him.

Rei's father tells him that it is time for him to take over the family business and become the organization's leader after stating that being an assassin is in his blood. Rei is given a task to finish before the day is over despite his assurance that he will give him time to tie up his affairs.

Rei's driver is Ogino, who also briefs him on the target while driving Rei to work. Since he taught Rei several skills, it appears that they are familiar with the target. However, Rei has been given the task of killing him after learning that he betrayed the family. While they are driving, he tries to discuss killing philosophy with Rei but he doesn't seem interested.

As Rei exits the car, Ogino asks him to tell him the target’s last words just before he dies, as he likes to collect them in his notebook. Rei walks up to the target at a pier, and once the man realizes why Rei is there, the two engage in a gunfight. Having known Rei since he was younger, the target tells him he was surprised when Rei chose to leave the family but sees that he was a “Suwa through and through” now that his father has asked him to return. Although no one is allowed to leave the organization, the target found something else worth protecting but says Rei would never understand that.

By shooting him in the leg, Rei ultimately prevails over him. Before the target returns and trips over a rusted railing and dies, he declares that he does have something that is worth protecting. Although Rei decides not to inform Ogino of this, his final words as he collapses are "I'm on my way." Rei decides against going back with Ogino and instead stays at the pier to think about what the target said to him during their altercation. Rei says that he needs some time to calm down when Kazuki calls to ask where he is. As he is still deliberating, Kazuki arrives with the car to pick him up. The two talk about their first interactions while driving home and look back on those times.

Rei comes home to find remnants of the surprise birthday party Kazuki and Miri were attempting to throw for him. Half asleep Miri awakens long enough to wish Rei a "happy birthday" as Kazuki blows out candles on a cake.

Ogino, who is Rei's father's doppelganger, the Boss, delivers a new target to Kyutaro as the episode comes to a close. The most recent marks are Kazuki and Miri, which Kyutaro discovers when he opens the envelope.