2 - The Hesitant Cat

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    Such a pretty scream...
[00:37] ---
    What's going on here?!
[00:48] ---
    If you come close to me,
    your body will melt.
[00:59] ---
    That's how it always starts...
[01:02] ---
    under the azure sky
[01:05] ---
    After making a vow,
[01:08] ---
    I now set off
[01:24] ---
    Yeah, the desert glitters with a golden hue
[01:29] ---
    (The wind is scorching)
[01:31] ---
    I'm searching for a diamond flower
[01:36] ---
    (I keep on wandering)
[01:37] ---
    Now, for the first time in my life,
[01:44] ---
    I live for someone else
[01:50] ---
    There's something I wanna protect
[01:56] ---
    I'll never, ever lose it again
[02:03] ---
    Resound, my heartbeat!
[02:09] ---
    A heartbeat smaller and fragile,
    but tougher than anyone's.
[02:29] ---
    "The Hesitant Cat"
[02:29] ---
    ♪ Lightly, lightly ♪
[02:33] ---
    ♪ Floating ♪
[02:36] ---
    ♪ Carrying our feelings ♪
[02:48] ---
    I'll take that!
[02:57] ---
    Nothing beats a bottle
    of milk after singing!
[03:00] ---
    But, if you're up here just
    staring into space like that,
[03:03] ---
    a crow'll peck your head!
[03:08] ---
    Are you moon-gazing with your cat?
[03:10] ---
    Oh, no! Does that mean
    I drank the milk for the cat?
[03:14] ---
    I'm sorry, but I was thirsty, so...
[03:17] ---
    However! It's also your
    fault for letting your guard down!
[03:20] ---
    If it wasn't for me, you would've
    definitely gotten pecked by that crow!
[03:31] ---
    A boy whose only friends
    are cats can't look cool at all
[03:34] ---
    even when he tries
    to act smooth, you know!
[03:39] ---
    At any rate, your
    friend is late, isn't he?
[03:46] ---
    Wow! That's a pretty gun!
[03:51] ---
    But why do you have a gun?
[03:54] ---
    You have one, too.
[03:57] ---
    Ta-da! I may not look like
    one, but I'm a sweeper!
[04:01] ---
    What about you?
[04:18] ---
    We're kinda alike, aren't we?
[04:23] ---
    I'll take this, too, okay?
[04:28] ---
    Ah, that was good!
[04:30] ---
    Thanks for the milk!
[04:33] ---
    Looks like your friend's
    not coming tonight, huh?
[04:36] ---
    I think you've done
    enough moon-gazing, too...
[04:41] ---
    See, you got pecked!
[04:44] ---
    Well, then, see ya!
[04:56] ---
    Hiya!
[05:04] ---
    I haven't eaten anything since this
    morning, so... Now, what'll I have...
[05:08] ---
    You can't put it
    on your tab any more!
[05:10] ---
    I-I know!
[05:12] ---
    This is my treat.
[05:13] ---
    Thanks a bunch!
[05:15] ---
    But, this is the last time!
[05:20] ---
    Cover my tab with this...
[05:22] ---
    Like I said, no one's gonna
    buy such a beat-up watch!
[05:28] ---
    Why don't you quit your unstable
    job as a sweeper and start working?
[05:32] ---
    Well, it's hard to find
    targets worthy of me, so...
[05:36] ---
    Being down-to-earth
    is the best way to live.
[05:38] ---
    You've got kids back home, right?
[05:41] ---
    K-Kids...
[05:44] ---
    Hang in there, p... o... p... s!
[05:50] ---
    Bread tastes best with butter!
[05:52] ---
    Marmalade!
[05:53] ---
    Strawberry jam, strawberry jam,
    strawberry jam!
[05:56] ---
    I said butter!!
[05:58] ---
    Marmalade!
[06:00] ---
    Strawberry jam!
[06:01] ---
    Butter!
[06:03] ---
    Shut up!!
[06:05] ---
    Now that it's come to this,
    I guess I'll go after some small fries...
[06:18] ---
    You go...
[06:19] ---
    I'm... targeting someone else.
[06:22] ---
    I heard that he makes
    whatever he touches rot...
[06:26] ---
    Even though it's a 1.8 mil
    G bounty, it's too risky...
[06:29] ---
    What a bunch of chickens!
[06:32] ---
    Welcome...
[06:33] ---
    And, the guy I caught
    the other day was...
[06:36] ---
    What the...
[06:42] ---
    What?!
[06:45] ---
    What the hell...
[06:47] ---
    Who the hell is that?
[07:00] ---
    Hiya, Annette...
[07:04] ---
    Hey, it's you, Sven!
    So, you're still alive...
[07:08] ---
    Yeah, somehow...
[07:12] ---
    What's with the long face?
[07:15] ---
    Leave me alone...
[07:25] ---
    Aren't there any
    good jobs out there?
[07:27] ---
    Someone already
    took the big fish...
[07:31] ---
    Missed it by a hair, huh?
[07:34] ---
    27,000 gold...
[07:37] ---
    20,000 gold, 15,000 gold...
[07:41] ---
    I guess I'll just settle
    with this one for now...
[07:44] ---
    Tony Kaye for 50,000 gold...
[07:54] ---
    What the...?!
[07:57] ---
    Hold it, bitch!
[07:59] ---
    H-Hey you...
    I was gonna take that...
[08:02] ---
    This guy's too tough for you.
[08:08] ---
    Please help me!
[08:11] ---
    Some scary people are chasing
    after me! Please! Help me!
[08:16] ---
    Okay, I'll kick their asses...
[08:23] ---
    Whoa...
[08:25] ---
    Ha! All that work on your
    pectoral major muscle was a waste!
[08:30] ---
    I won't let you get away, you bitch!
[08:33] ---
    Sven!
[08:33] ---
    --Come on, you bitch!
[08:33] ---
    --Somebody help!!
[08:33] ---
    --Don't give us any trouble!
[08:36] ---
    Man, I'm not exactly
    running on a full tank...
[08:38] ---
    It's tough being a gentleman.
[08:42] ---
    Stop right there!
[08:46] ---
    Now, back away
    from that beautiful lady,
[08:48] ---
    or this gentleman will
    have to teach you a lesson!
[08:53] ---
    What the hell's with this geezer?!
[08:54] ---
    What is this, some geezer with
    a death wish coming to save the day?!
[08:57] ---
    Butt out, you geezer!
[08:59] ---
    Wow!
[09:02] ---
    I'm not a geezer!!
    I'm a gentleman!!
[09:08] ---
    Now, mademoiselle,
    let's have some tea, shall we?
[09:16] ---
    Gosh... Thanks a lot for
    treating me to all this! Um...
[09:21] ---
    I'm Elena.
[09:23] ---
    Please don't worry,
    eat to your heart's content...
[09:26] ---
    'Cause you... saved my life!
[09:32] ---
    Well... not really!
[09:35] ---
    I wonder if those guys
    really are bad guys...
[09:37] ---
    They attacked me
    all of a sudden!
[09:39] ---
    To take down such scary people
    just like that... You're amazing!
[09:44] ---
    Oh, that? I was just doing
    my duty as a gentleman.
[09:49] ---
    Would you please
    give me your name?
[09:51] ---
    Sven Vollfied.
    I'm just a measly sweeper.
[09:55] ---
    You're a real pro!
[09:57] ---
    Well, I'm not all that...
[10:01] ---
    Um... I would like to ask
    you a big favor, Sven-san...
[10:06] ---
    Yes, certainly, what is it?
[10:08] ---
    My little sister...
[10:09] ---
    Your little sister?
[10:10] ---
    I'd like you to rescue
    my kidnapped little sister!
[10:14] ---
    The reward is...
[10:16] ---
    this!
[10:25] ---
    We're kinda alike, aren't we?
[10:42] ---
    XIII, here's your mission.
[10:58] ---
    We're kinda alike, aren't we?
[11:31] ---
    I'm sorry! It's been a while since
    I saw such a huge sum of money,
[11:35] ---
    so it was too much...
[11:36] ---
    What're you doing
    with this much money?
[11:40] ---
    I prepared it as ransom
    money for my little sister.
[11:43] ---
    But if you can rescue her,
    I'll give it all to you, Sven-san!
[11:49] ---
    Do you have any clue
    as to who took your little sister?
[11:53] ---
    I know who did it.
[11:55] ---
    Then, I think you're better
    off contacting the police...
[11:59] ---
    They're a lot more
    reliable than asking this guy...
[12:03] ---
    This is someone
    the police can't handle.
[12:07] ---
    Who is this guy?
[12:10] ---
    Torneo Rudman...
[12:12] ---
    Torneo?
    The arms trader?
[12:16] ---
    Yes...
[12:17] ---
    Why in the world would an arms
    trader kidnap your little sister?
[12:21] ---
    He's actually a gangster!
    What he's doing is just crazy!
[12:25] ---
    When I think about what he might
    have kidnapped my little sister for,
[12:29] ---
    I can't sleep at night...
[12:31] ---
    What poor luck she had,
[12:33] ---
    being targeted by such
    a troublesome creep...
[12:37] ---
    Then, does that mean even
    you can't handle it, Sven-san?
[12:40] ---
    Ha! Are you kidding?
[12:42] ---
    Up against me,
[12:43] ---
    someone like Torneo is as harmless
    as a little baby, mademoiselle...
[12:47] ---
    Then, you're going to
    save my little sister?!
[12:50] ---
    Oh, Rins' deeply moved!
[12:53] ---
    Rins?
[12:54] ---
    Um, well, I liked the smell
    of the conditioner that I used
[12:57] ---
    when rinsing my hair,
    and it really moved me...
[13:00] ---
    Elena's happy, Sven-san...
[13:39] ---
    You want more?
[13:51] ---
    Oh, all right...
[14:18] ---
    So, you like cats after all?
[14:25] ---
    Good evening!
[14:32] ---
    Could it be that you came
    here because you missed me?
[14:38] ---
    Kidding, kidding.
[14:40] ---
    I see some milk!
[14:55] ---
    Boy, that was good!
[14:57] ---
    You saved me.
    I was really thirsty.
[15:02] ---
    Could it be that you're using milk
    to get me to keep coming back?
[15:07] ---
    So, I was right...
[15:14] ---
    You don't talk much...
    Why don't you say something?
[15:19] ---
    Like, "It's a beautiful
    evening, isn't it?"
[15:22] ---
    Strange...
[15:24] ---
    What?
[15:25] ---
    That's a strange outfit.
[15:28] ---
    How rude! This is the
    traditional dress of Zipang!
[15:32] ---
    Look, it's cute, isn't it?
[15:35] ---
    Not particularly...
[15:36] ---
    In times like this, say
    "it's cute," even if that's a lie!!
[15:40] ---
    I'll never say it!
[15:44] ---
    Well, then,
    I guess I'll get going...
[15:48] ---
    Going?
[15:48] ---
    Actually, I've got a job tonight.
[15:51] ---
    A sweeper job?
[15:53] ---
    Yep. It's gonna be my first
    big fish in a long time. Ta-da!
[15:58] ---
    This guy's the target.
    Preta Ghoul for 1.8 million gold!
[16:02] ---
    He's a cold-blooded
    murderer who's killed 16 people!
[16:06] ---
    He's an enemy of women!
[16:08] ---
    He's no ordinary murderer...
[16:11] ---
    Exactly! He's a monster.
[16:13] ---
    According to witnesses,
[16:14] ---
    it looks like he secretes
    corrosive fluid from his hands...
[16:17] ---
    Because of that, his
    victims all rotted away...
[16:20] ---
    Are you sure you can handle him?
[16:22] ---
    Oh? Are you possibly
    trying to keep me here?
[16:26] ---
    Or, are you worried?
[16:30] ---
    Don't underestimate me! I can take care
    of a guy like this with my eyes closed...
[16:34] ---
    Are you gonna kill
    him with that gun?
[16:37] ---
    Killing isn't a sweeper's job.
[16:49] ---
    That's just being naive...
[16:51] ---
    A gun is a tool for murders.
[16:53] ---
    It depends on how it's used...
[16:56] ---
    Well, then, I'm taking off.
[17:46] ---
    A-A seventeenth victim?
[18:19] ---
    Eighteenth victim...
[18:23] ---
    And here's the nineteenth victim!
[18:31] ---
    I guess you'll make
    it an even twenty...
[18:34] ---
    I'm quite impressed that a young
    lady like you came to pay me a visit!
[18:38] ---
    Preta Ghoul! I won't
    let you kill anyone else!
[18:44] ---
    Are you saying you're
    going to capture me?
[18:46] ---
    When I see a woman with a
    smart mouth, it gets me fired up...
[18:51] ---
    Where are you?!
    Come out, Preta Ghoul!
[18:56] ---
    There you are!
[19:00] ---
    You're my memorable
    twentieth victim...
[19:03] ---
    Why don't you and
    me have a lot of fun?
[19:15] ---
    Why are you avoiding me?!
[19:23] ---
    Oh, no... My yukata...
    This was my favorite!
[19:33] ---
    Why? Why don't women
    ever accept my love?!
[19:40] ---
    I've got so much love to give!
[19:43] ---
    Now, come into my arms!
[19:49] ---
    Monster! Get away
    from that weird chick!
[19:52] ---
    Weird?
[19:54] ---
    Now, step away from her immediately,
[19:56] ---
    otherwise the next bullet's
    going through your skull!
[20:01] ---
    To me, bullets just...
[20:05] ---
    fall out, like this...
[20:08] ---
    Oh, it fell out, fell out again,
    that one too...
[20:14] ---
    Things like guns are
    useless against me! Useless!
[20:16] ---
    Is that so?
[20:22] ---
    My face...
    is rotting, and falli...
[20:30] ---
    Preta Ghoul got arrested!
[20:33] ---
    Why didn't you shoot him?
[20:35] ---
    Hmm, I wonder why...
[20:38] ---
    Well, if I had to say, I'd say
    because I didn't wanna shoot, I guess...
[20:43] ---
    I don't shoot
    if I don't wanna shoot...
[20:45] ---
    Yes, that's the right
    answer if I do say so myself...
[20:48] ---
    Well, then, I'll see you around!
[20:49] ---
    Don't worry. You won't
    melt even if we shake hands.
[20:54] ---
    How are we alike?
[20:56] ---
    What?
[20:57] ---
    You said that the other day...
[21:00] ---
    Oh, that?
    That was, you know...
[21:03] ---
    It was that both you and
    I like being on rooftops...
[21:06] ---
    Huh? Really, that's all!
[21:14] ---
    XIII...
[21:17] ---
    Belze...
[21:19] ---
    Why did you ignore the summons?
[21:23] ---
    Never mind. I won't
    punish you this time...
[21:28] ---
    You've got an urgent mission.
[21:30] ---
    The preparation's complete...
[21:32] ---
    Are you really going?
[21:34] ---
    As a gentleman, I can't
    abandon an innocent girl, can I?
[21:39] ---
    Be careful. That Elena woman
    can't be completely trusted.
[21:44] ---
    It's against my gentleman's code
    to doubt a woman in trouble, so...
[21:49] ---
    Sven-san!
[21:53] ---
    I'm... coming, too!
[21:55] ---
    What?!
[21:56] ---
    I'm worried about my little sister.
    I won't be in your way!
[21:59] ---
    I wanna save my little sister!
[22:24] ---
    The stars in the night sky are my tears
[22:30] ---
    Goddess of the moon, angel of the stars!
[22:34] ---
    Please stop time tonight!
[22:49] ---
    Please show yourself
[22:51] ---
    even if just a little
[22:55] ---
    Around the time the first evening star appears,
[22:57] ---
    I hear footsteps approaching
[23:01] ---
    The only time I can see you*
[23:04] ---
    s when the moon is shining*
[23:06] ---
    Please let me dream a little
[23:09] ---
    'Cause it'll become an illusion by morning
[23:12] ---
    Even though I know it, I still feel lonely
[23:16] ---
    The stars in the night sky are my tears
[23:22] ---
    You held me in your arms
[23:25] ---
    and your passionate lips met mine
[23:28] ---
    Please don't let go of me
[23:31] ---
    I'm about to melt in your arms
[23:34] ---
    But morning is almost here
[23:37] ---
    Goddess of the moon, angel of the stars!
[23:40] ---
    I pray to you,
[23:42] ---
    please stop time
[23:54] ---
    "Next Episode"
[23:55] ---
    I'm infiltrating the big
    gangster's mansion right now.
[23:58] ---
    "Why," you say?
    Weren't you watching the show?!
[24:00] ---
    I came here to rescue a poor girl!
[24:03] ---
    But, that guy showed up again!
[24:06] ---
    Black Cat! On top of that,
    he's pointing a gun at the girl!
[24:10] ---
    Hey, stop it!
    Don't you have a heart?!
[24:15] ---
    Looks like they found
    me when I said that.
[24:17] ---
    "The Cat in the Dark"
[24:17] ---
    What's with my life...?