9 - The Grade School Kids Might've Not Been Able to Save the Drowning God if They Hadn't Gotten There in Time

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[00:09] Hikki
    You're the real Kiriyume?
[00:14] Kiriyume
    Sorry, Hibiki.
[00:16] Kiriyume
    I was behind everything up until now.
[00:21] Kiriyume
    I ordered Yuzuha to act on my behalf.
[00:27] Kiriyume
    Yuzuha can't go against anything I tell her.
[00:31] Kiriyume
    Ever since she was born.
[00:33] Kiriyume
    I want you to forgive her.
[00:36] Kiriyume
    It was my fault for coming up with
    such childish, jealous, petty pranks.
[00:46] Kiriyume
    Yuzuha.
[00:48] Kiriyume
    Thanks for trying so hard
    to protect my mural.
[00:54] Kiriyume
    I'll be fine.
[00:56] Kiriyume
    As long as you're with me, I'll be fine.
[01:04] Long Short
    I'm sorry.
[01:07] Long Short
    I'm truly sorry.
[01:10] Kiriyume
    Hibiki.
[01:13] Kiriyume
    I enjoyed being connected to you.
[01:24] Kiriyume
    Goodbye.
[01:33] Hikki
    She's stuck on this island?
[01:35] Long Short
    Yes.
[01:36] Long Short
    Until she finds a successor,
    Kiryu-sama is confined to this island.
[01:41] Hikki
    A successor?
[01:44] Long Short
    If either she marries and has
    a child, or adopts a girl,
[01:48] Long Short
    and the girl turns five,
    she finally becomes free,
[01:53] Long Short
    in exchange for her own child.
[01:56] Purple
    Are you serious?
[01:57] Long Short
    Kiryu-sama is the dragon's priestess.
[02:00] Long Short
    She's a mitamashiro who's
    offered her own body.
[02:03] Long Short
    Therefore, aside from school,
    she spends her time alone in the shrine.
[02:09] Long Short
    It's strictly forbidden
    for her to show herself
[02:12] Long Short
    or talk to people from outside the island.
[02:17] Long Short
    So I was really shocked
    when she broke the code
[02:21] Long Short
    to show herself to Nukui-kun yesterday.
[02:29] Long Short
    I wanted her to experience the outside world,
[02:32] Long Short
    even just a little,
    since she can't leave this island.
[02:35] Long Short
    Kiryu-sama has always loved drawing,
[02:39] Long Short
    so I told her about an illustration uploader
    website, and she was really interested.
[02:43] Long Short
    She said she wanted to take part.
[02:47] Long Short
    I begged my parents to buy her a pen tablet.
[02:52] Long Short
    That's partly why I decided
    to pretend that I was Kiriyume.
[02:56] Curls
    I see.
[02:58] Curls
    Because that would have been safer.
[03:01] Long Short
    Yes.
[03:02] Long Short
    I thought some people on this
    island might not be as approving.
[03:08] Long Short
    I'm sorry.
[03:09] Long Short
    I'm full of lies.
[03:12] Earbola
    Not at all.
[03:14] Purple
    I'm not angry anymore.
[03:15] Purple
    I'll forgive you.
[03:17] Purple
    Except...
[03:19] Purple
    I won't forgive you if you
    ever use centipedes again.
[03:24] Long Short
    I have a deathly fear of centipedes, too.
[03:27] Long Short
    I picked it up with a pair of tongs.
    I was nearly in tears when I threw it in.
[03:30] Purple
    Then don't do it!
[03:35] Beige
    Kyo-nii.
[03:37] Beige
    How is Kiriyume?
[03:44] Hikki
    Aigae-san, have you talked
    to Kiriyume since?
[03:47] Long Short
    I met with her before I came here.
[03:50] Hikki
    Did she say anything?
[03:53] Long Short
    She said she's ending it.
[03:57] Long Short
    From now on, she's going to satisfy
    her duties as Kiryu's priestess.
[04:02] Hikki
    No...
[04:03] Hikki
    Why?
[04:05] Curls
    Come on.
[04:06] Hikki
    Sakura?
[04:07] Curls
    What do you mean, "Why?"
[04:10] Curls
    You don't get to ask "why."
[04:14] Curls
    I think she's always wanted
    to be special to you.
[04:20] Curls
    But with what happened, she's decided
    that things can't go back to normal.
[04:25] Curls
    I think she's trying to forget everything
    so she doesn't let it drag on,
[04:30] Curls
    everything about being Kiriyume.
[04:33] ---
    No...
[04:36] Long Short
    I believe that's what she is trying to do.
[04:48] Hikki
    Is that really true?
[04:52] Hikki
    Is Kiriyume really okay with this?
[04:55] Hikki
    With spending her life chained down
    at Kiryu Shrine against her will?
[05:02] Purple
    Why don't you ask her, then?
[05:05] Purple
    If you don't know how someone
    feels, ask and find out.
[05:08] Purple
    And tell them how you really feel.
[05:11] Purple
    Right?
[05:14] Earbola
    Yeah.
[05:15] Earbola
    That's Little Wing's policy.
[05:17] Beige
    But it was decided only recently.
[05:22] Hikki
    Yeah.
[05:23] Hikki
    You're right.
[05:25] Hikki
    Nothing's going to change
    if we just sit here.
[05:29] Hikki
    Let's go to Kiriyume.
[05:40] Earbola
    Ku-chan's so fast.
[05:42] Purple
    That girl should come with us if
    she's so worried about Kiriyume.
[05:46] Hikki
    She can't help it.
[05:48] Hikki
    She seems to have her own reasons.
[05:52] (Flashback) Long Short
    The Aigae family's always been tasked
    with taking care of Kiryu-sama.
[05:57] (Flashback) Long Short
    Therefore, I can't do any more to
    go against Kiryu-sama's wishes.
[06:03] (Flashback) Long Short
    I'm sorry.
[06:07] Beige
    Guys.
[06:09] Beige
    Hurry, hurry.
[06:11] Beige
    Hurry up.
[06:19] Hikki
    Let's take a look around the building first.
[06:22] Hikki
    There might be an entrance somewhere.
[06:36] Hikki
    No good.
[06:37] Hikki
    It's locked.
[06:38] Curls
    That's not surprising.
[06:41] Hikki
    It looks like there isn't an
    intercom or anything, either.
[06:44] Hikki
    Maybe we should have pleaded
    with Aigae-san to come with us.
[06:50] Earbola
    Having trouble, Kyo-san?
[06:52] Earbola
    You are, aren't you?
[06:54] Hikki
    Do you have a good idea, Jun?
[06:57] Earbola
    Leave this to me.
[06:58] Earbola
    It's been a while since I've had
    a chance to make myself useful.
[07:10] Hikki
    What is she doing?
[07:12] (Flashback) Maaaas
    Jun's got superhuman ears.
[07:17] (Flashback) Beige
    She wins right away when we play
    hide-and-seek and she's it.
[07:23] Earbola
    Kyo-san! Kyo-san!
[07:24] Hikki
    Did you find something?
[07:26] Earbola
    I can hear a PC buzzing
    from beyond this wall.
[07:29] Earbola
    She might be on the other side.
[07:33] Hikki
    What do we do now, though?
[07:36] Purple
    What else would you do?
[07:38] Purple
    Just go for it!
[07:45] Earbola
    You did it, Kyo-san.
[07:49] Hikki
    Kiriyume, it's me.
[07:50] Kiriyume
    Hibiki?!
[07:52] Kiriyume
    Wh-Wh-Why?
[07:53] Hikki
    I want to talk to you.
[07:55] Hikki
    Please, come out.
[07:56] Kiriyume
    I won't!
[08:00] Hikki
    Kiriyume...
[08:02] Hikki
    Are you really happy with the way things are?
[08:05] Hikki
    Do you really want to get rid of Kiriyume
    and pretend none of it ever happened?
[08:08] Kiriyume
    Shut up!
[08:10] Kiriyume
    Stop following me!
[08:13] Kiriyume
    Kiriyume was just a way to waste time.
[08:15] Kiriyume
    It's over now!
[08:21] Earbola
    She stopped answering after that.
[08:26] Curls
    So we have no choice but
    to make a tactical retreat.
[08:30] Curls
    But why are we here?
[08:33] Beige
    Kiriyume's mural is past here.
[08:46] Earbola
    It's almost gone.
[08:48] Beige
    Too bad.
[08:50] Beige
    I wanted to see it once more.
[08:52] Hikki
    So did I.
[08:53] Hikki
    That's why I wanted to come here.
[08:57] Hikki
    There was a drawing here that
    Kiriyume made based on my music.
[09:04] Hikki
    I think it was proof that
    Kiriyume and I had a connection.
[09:10] Purple
    But now...
[09:14] Hikki
    Don't be so down.
[09:16] Hikki
    The mural's gone,
[09:18] Hikki
    but I don't think it's as if the
    image is gone from Kiriyume's mind.
[09:23] Hikki
    And as long as that still exists,
    so does my connection with her.
[09:29] Curls
    You look like you have a plan.
[09:33] Hikki
    Yeah.
[09:34] Hikki
    There's only ever been one way to
    bring a reclusive god out of hiding.
[09:46] Kiriyume
    Where did I go wrong?
[09:50] Kiriyume
    There was no way I could ever
    get any closer to Hibiki.
[09:55] Kiriyume
    Look what I did to the band
    girls, getting jealous.
[10:01] Kiriyume
    To top it off, I tried to reach
    something I could never reach.
[10:06] Kiriyume
    And I couldn't, and I got hurt.
[10:10] Kiriyume
    I'm such an idiot.
[10:19] A
    A collaboration?
[10:21] Hikki
    Yes.
[10:22] Hikki
    Between Lien de Famille
    and the island drummers.
[10:25] Hikki
    Could we play a song together?
[10:28] B
    Yes, that sounds delightful.
[10:31] C
    But what song?
[10:33] C
    Do you have an idea, Manager?
[10:36] Hikki
    Yes, I do.
[10:39] Earbola
    Thank goodness.
[10:40] Earbola
    So we can collaborate
    with the island drummers.
[10:45] Beige
    I can't wait.
[10:47] Purple
    I feel bad, though, in a way.
[10:51] Purple
    What do you think the islanders will say
    if they find out what we're trying to do?
[10:57] Hikki
    What we're trying to do is to
    collaborate with the island drummers.
[11:01] Hikki
    We haven't asked for any more than that.
[11:03] Curls
    That's surprisingly proactive,
    coming from you.
[11:06] Hikki
    Yeah.
[11:07] Hikki
    I decided I'm going to stop hesitating.
[11:12] Hikki
    What do you think?
[11:14] Long Short
    I have an old tablet that I used to use.
[11:17] Long Short
    I think I can find the other equipment, too.
[11:20] Long Short
    But as a member of the Aigae family,
    I can't betray Kiryu-sama any more.
[11:27] Hikki
    I don't know if we'll
    actually end up using it.
[11:30] Hikki
    Would it be too much to
    ask just to prepare it?
[11:36] Hikki
    Hey, do you really think things
    are okay the way they are?
[11:41] Hikki
    Kiriyume—your beloved friend—
[11:44] Hikki
    is about to give up on a lot of
    things for the sake of tradition.
[11:48] Hikki
    Are you okay with that?
[11:50] Long Short
    It hurts when you say it like that.
[11:54] Hikki
    Sorry, Aigae-san, for putting it like that.
[12:00] Long Short
    If you'll promise...
[12:04] Long Short
    you won't tell Kiryu-sama
    anything ahead of time.
[12:07] Long Short
    You'll only do what Kiryu-sama herself wants.
[12:09] Long Short
    If you can promise that...
[12:12] Hikki
    All right.
[12:14] Hikki
    I'll promise.
SIGN    First Soryu Island Revitalization
[12:32] Earbola
    I'm getting nervous.
[12:34] Beige
    Do you need to pee again, Jun-tan?
[12:36] Purple
    What?
[12:38] Hikki
    We're up.
[12:47] Earbola
    Um...
[12:53] Earbola
    Nice to meet you.
[12:55] Earbola
    We're Lien de Famille.
[12:57] Earbola
    We came here on a boat.
[12:59] A
    How else would you have got here?
[13:03] Earbola
    Um...
[13:06] Earbola
    Uh...
[13:41] Earbola
    Thank you for waiting.
[13:43] Earbola
    Now that we're ready, we'll play a
    special song just for this event.
[13:55] ---
    Hear the soul
[14:08] ---
    Hear the glimmering
[14:21] ---
    Hear the soul
[14:34] ---
    Hear the glimmering
[14:46] ---
    I wanted to embrace you
    like a warm bowl of soup
[15:00] ---
    It turned out, you felt the same way
[15:06] ---
    I was surprised, but even more, I was happy
[15:11] ---
    You can't help but smile
[15:18] ---
    The treasure I'd been looking
    for was right here all along
[15:26] ---
    My love for you will never die,
    whether you cry or become stubborn
[15:32] ---
    Listen carefully, and you'll hear
[15:44] ---
    You see, even today
[15:47] ---
    The invisible treasure
[16:00] Kiriyume
    That's enough!
[16:06] A
    K-Kiryu-sama.
[16:11] B
    Why?
[16:13] Kiriyume
    How dare you all leave me
    out to enjoy yourselves?!
[16:20] Kiriyume
    You sheeple!
[16:27] Hikki
    Kiriyume.
[16:29] Hikki
    We finally get to meet again.
[16:32] Kiriyume
    You got me.
[16:33] Kiriyume
    I snapped and stormed out.
[16:37] Kiriyume
    And this is exactly what you wanted?
[16:39] Hikki
    Yeah.
[16:40] Hikki
    I really wanted to see you again.
[16:44] Hikki
    There's something I want
    to talk to you about.
[16:49] A
    You may not.
[16:50] A
    Kiryu-sama must not speak
    so closely with an outsider.
[16:56] B
    Please return to the shrine.
[16:58] B
    Otherwise the island will be met by disaster.
[17:02] Long Short
    Wait, please.
[17:04] Hikki
    Aigae-san.
[17:06] Long Short
    Please, give her freedom, just for now.
[17:11] Kiriyume
    Yuzuha...
[17:12] A
    What do you think you're doing, Yuzu-chan?
[17:14] B
    Do you really think an Aigae has
    the right to say such a thing?
[17:19] Short tall
    Yuzu-chan doesn't have the right, huh?
[17:23] Short tall
    Then what about me?
[17:26] A
    Sayuri-san, what do you mean by that?
[17:29] Short tall
    What else could I mean?
[17:31] Short tall
    I'm the previous Kiryu priestess.
[17:33] Short tall
    Would you brush me off for asking
    for my own daughter's happiness?
[17:39] Kiriyume
    Mom...
[17:44] Hikki
    What?
[17:48] Kiriyume
    So what do you want to talk to me about?
[17:52] Hikki
    Are you really okay with this?
[17:56] Hikki
    I'm not.
[17:57] Hikki
    I finally got to connect with you.
[18:00] Hikki
    I don't want it to end now.
[18:02] Kiriyume
    But I'm the Kiryu priestess.
[18:05] Hikki
    That doesn't matter.
[18:07] Hikki
    I'm not from this island, so I don't
    know much about its traditions.
[18:12] Hikki
    So this might be a blasphemous
    thing to ask for.
[18:16] Hikki
    But I want to remain connected with you.
[18:21] Kiriyume
    Hibiki....
[18:22] Hikki
    Please.
[18:23] Hikki
    I want you to continue to color my music.
[18:26] Hikki
    That mural...
[18:28] Hikki
    The world you created from my music.
[18:32] Hikki
    I want you to bring it back.
[18:39] Kiriyume
    Okay.
[18:42] Curls
    Looks like you're done talking.
[18:44] Curls
    Can you check on the PC stuff?
[18:47] Curls
    Everything else is set.
[18:49] Hikki
    Yeah.
[18:50] Hikki
    I'll be right there.
[18:59] Short tall
    Didn't you honestly think something was off
    when you first heard about Kiryu Shrine?
[19:04] Hikki
    Well, sure, a little.
[19:06] Short tall
    You don't have to be so polite.
[19:09] Short tall
    But that was normal on this island.
[19:14] Short tall
    It was always that way.
[19:16] Short tall
    It was normal.
[19:18] Short tall
    So I wanted to end it.
[19:21] Short tall
    Ever since I was Kiryu's priestess.
[19:25] Hikki
    So then the island revitalization event...
SIGN    First Soryu Island Revitalization
[19:29] Hikki
    Exactly.
[19:31] Hikki
    I thought maybe if we brought some
    people from outside to interact with,
[19:35] Hikki
    the sentiments on the island
    might change just a little.
SIGN    Island Revitalization!
SIGN    Tourist attractions
[19:36] [SONG] ---
    Island's popularity
SIGN    Local specialties exhibit
[19:39] Hikki
    And that maybe we might decide
    to end this tradition someday.
[19:45] Short tall
    You think it's pretty roundabout, don't you?
[19:48] Short tall
    I've thought of more extreme
    measures, but I couldn't do it.
[19:52] Short tall
    I worried that I might be too forceful
    and cause friction among the islanders.
[20:00] Short tall
    She's going to be living on this island,
    at least until she's independent.
[20:08] Hikki
    Sorry, I never thought about that.
[20:14] Short tall
    I was the one who hadn't thought it through.
[20:17] Short tall
    With the way I was doing
    things, even if it worked,
[20:21] Short tall
    I might have taken it too slowly to save her.
[20:25] Short tall
    Thank you for being connected with her.
[20:29] Short tall
    Please take care of her going forward, too.
[20:32] Hikki
    Okay.
[22:33] Short tall
    Come back again.
[22:35] Long Short
    Thank you very much.
[22:38] Hikki
    I promise we'll be back.
[22:40] Purple
    Goodbye.
[22:45] Earbola
    Kiriyume-san didn't come to say bye.
[22:49] Curls
    She vanished right after the concert.
[22:55] Hikki
    A message.
[22:57] Hikki
    It's from Kiriyume.
SIGN    Sender: Kiriyume
    Later.
[23:00] Purple
    She's so cold.
[23:02] Hikki
    There's an attachment.
[23:05] Hikki
    Isn't this...
[23:07] Purple
    It's the one she drew for the concert.
[23:11] Beige
    Except she's smiling.
SIGN    The Grade School Kids Might've
    Not Been Able to Save the Drowning God
    if They Hadn't Gotten There in Time
[23:25] Kiriyume
    What?!
SIGN    10: Totally a Date
[23:26] Kiriyume
    Why am I repenting?
[23:28] Kiriyume
    I'll have you know I'm a god.
[23:31] Kiriyume
    People worship me.
[23:33] Kiriyume
    People should be repenting to me.
[23:36] Beige
    Trial by water!
[23:38] Kiriyume
    But I said I'm a god!