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E7 - A Flock of Plovers

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[00:11] ---
    Oh...
[00:12] ---
    Today they're announcing
    our test results.
[00:16] ---
    By the way, Shiemi...
    Have you made any friends yet?
[00:20] ---
    Yes.
[00:22] ---
    Well, I'm off to class.
[00:24] ---
    Have a good day!
[00:35] ---
    Friends, huh?
[00:37] ---
    So who is she?
    Is she your woman?
[00:40] ---
    Listen, I told you--you have
    the wrong idea about us!
[00:42] ---
    Then what are you?
    Just friends? Huh?
[00:45] ---
    Sh-She's... not my friend...
[00:50] ---
    No crying!
[00:52] ---
    If there's time to cry,
    then today's the day...
[00:55] ---
    ...that I'm definitely going
    to make a friend!
[01:09] ---
    Ms. Kamiki! Ms. Paku!
[01:11] ---
    H-Hello!
[01:16] ---
    Ouch, ouch...
[01:18] ---
    Ms. Moriyama?
[01:21] ---
    Klutz!
[01:25] ---
    Are you okay?
[01:26] ---
    Um, yes.
[01:27] ---
    Be careful.
[01:29] ---
    Wait up, Izumo!
[01:32] ---
    Shiemi?
[01:34] ---
    What are you doing down there?
[01:38] ---
    N-Nothing.
[01:43] ---
    I can't depend on Rin!
    I've got to do this on my own!
[01:48] ---
    "BLUE EXORCIST"
[01:57] ---
    Each of us is born
    and enjoys life

[02:00] ---
    Is it lucky to find a black box
    in our brain, or not?

[02:03] ---
    So, we will go beyond
    all the limit lines

[02:05] ---
    And let's go. Today is the day
    when we should step forward

[02:08] ---
    You can't spend every day
    just getting by- NO NO

[02:14] ---
    Stop and find out where the flow is.
    Let's go without hesitation

[02:19] ---
    If you are restraining
    your feelings

[02:24] ---
    for something
    unreachable or limited,

[02:29] ---
    You're just the same
    as those adults who tried

[02:34] ---
    to suppress you
    without understanding.

[02:37] ---
    Even though it is an unattainable,
    empty wish,

[02:42] ---
    no one can extinguish
    the burning fire in your heart.

[02:47] ---
    Even if the black rain falling from the sky
    continues to drench me

[02:52] ---
    I can change,
    and I can do it by my own will

[02:58] ---
    This is "the pride"
    that we all have in our own space...

[03:03] ---
    Don't put out the fire
    in your heart yet

[03:08] ---
    We can keep going further, further
[03:18] ---
    "Episode 7" "A FLOCK OF PLOVERS"
[03:19] ---
    "Episode 7"
    "A FLOCK OF PLOVERS"
    All right, summer vacation is less
    than a month and a half away,
[03:22] ---
    but before the break, you'll take
    this year's Exwire Authorization Exam.
[03:27] ---
    Esquire? What's that?
[03:29] ---
    It's Exwire, Rin.
[03:31] ---
    Huh?
[03:32] ---
    A candidate to become
    an exorcist.
[03:34] ---
    Oh, yeah?
[03:36] ---
    Be aware, once you're
    promoted to Exwire,
[03:39] ---
    you'll be subjected to more
    specialized combat training,
[03:42] ---
    so the exam won't
    be easy to pass.
[03:44] ---
    Therefore...
[03:46] ---
    Next week we'll hold a week-long
    boot camp to prepare you for it.
[03:49] ---
    Boot camp?
[03:51] ---
    As the camp isn't mandatory,
[03:54] ---
    indicate if you'll be participating,
[03:55] ---
    as well as the "meister," or title,
    that you'd like to acquire,
[04:00] ---
    and turn in the form by Monday.
[04:03] ---
    Meister? Title?
[04:06] ---
    Hey, what's a meister?
[04:09] ---
    Huh?
[04:11] ---
    Uh, I mean...
[04:12] ---
    Clue me in, man. Please.
[04:15] ---
    You don't know that, and you say
    you're gonna become an exorcist?
[04:18] ---
    Gimme a break!
[04:21] ---
    Wow, you really are clueless,
    huh, Okumura?
[04:24] ---
    Dammit, some of us in
    this world have no clue!
[04:27] ---
    A meister is a technical qualification
    required to become an exorcist,
[04:32] ---
    and it's a title given to those
    proven to be highly skilled.
[04:35] ---
    "Dragoon" "Aria" "Tamer"
    "Doctor" "Knight"
[04:37] ---
    "Dragoon" "Aria" "Tamer"
    "Doctor" "Knight"
    Knight, Dragoon, Tamer,
    Aria, and Doctor.
[04:41] ---
    "Dragoon" "Aria" "Tamer"
    "Doctor" "Knight"
    There are five titles in all,
[04:43] ---
    "Dragoon" "Aria" "Tamer"
    "Doctor" "Knight"
    and as long as you've acquired at least one,
    you can become an exorcist.
[04:47] ---
    I see... I think I kinda get it.
[04:50] ---
    Hey, who said you could
    sit with us?
[04:52] ---
    Also, your combat style will vary greatly,
    depending on which meister you get.
[04:57] ---
    Right... Hey, thanks, Konekomaru.
[04:59] ---
    So what are you gonna go for?
[05:01] ---
    Shima and I are going
    to try for Aria.
[05:05] ---
    Aria?
[05:06] ---
    Aria are meister that battle demons by
    reciting the Bible and sacred scriptures...
[05:11] ---
    ...while Bon here is all gung-ho,
    and is going for both Aria and Dragoon.
[05:16] ---
    Wow, that's our Bon!
[05:18] ---
    Hey, don't call me Bon!
[05:20] ---
    Come to think of it, Mr. Okumura
    has two as well--Doctor and Dragoon.
[05:25] ---
    Really? That Yukio kicks butt...
[05:28] ---
    What should I go for?
[05:30] ---
    Actually, what's a Dragoon?
[05:34] ---
    For crying out loud!
    You're such a pain!
[05:37] ---
    A Dragoon's a meister
    who fights with firearms!
[05:40] ---
    A Knight's a meister
    who fights with a sword!
[05:43] ---
    For all his grumbling, Bon's actually
    pretty helpful, you know.
[05:47] ---
    Shut up!
[05:48] ---
    Hey, did you say "sword"?
[05:50] ---
    Yes, meisters who fight with swords
    are called Knights.
[05:54] ---
    Okay, then I'm gonna
    be a Knight!
[05:56] ---
    Come to think of it, you are always
    carrying around a sword.
[05:58] ---
    --Yup. Well, it's like a keepsake
    from my dad.
[06:00] ---
    --I see... Rin looks happier
    when he's with the other boys.
    --Yup. Well, it's like a keepsake
    from my dad.
[06:02] ---
    --I see... Rin looks happier
    when he's with the other boys.
    --Oh?
[06:03] ---
    --I see... Rin looks happier
    when he's with the other boys.
[06:05] ---
    I've got to keep my chin up...
[06:07] ---
    Rin and Yuki did help me
    get into this cram school...
[06:11] ---
    ...but it's not their job
    to look after me.
[06:18] ---
    All right...
[06:19] ---
    I will now summon a demon.
[06:22] ---
    Whoa...
[06:23] ---
    Don't step on the drawing!
[06:24] ---
    If the Magic Circle is broken,
    it will lose all effect.
[06:28] ---
    To summon a demon,
[06:29] ---
    you will need a drop of your own blood
    and a suitable invocation.
[06:35] ---
    Son of Typhoeus and Echidna,
[06:38] ---
    comply with my request
    and show yourself!
[06:53] ---
    Is that a Naberius?
[06:55] ---
    I've never seen one.
[06:56] ---
    Smells like sulfur!
[06:58] ---
    Few have the ability to
    summon a demon to use
[07:01] ---
    as a Familiar.
[07:03] ---
    Not only do you need the immense
    willpower to tame a demon,
[07:07] ---
    but a natural aptitude
    is also indispensable.
[07:11] ---
    I shall now test to see
    if any of you have this aptitude.
[07:15] ---
    A test?
[07:17] ---
    Using the rough sketch of the
    Magic Circle I just passed out,
[07:21] ---
    place a drop of blood and chant
    whatever words come to your mind.
[07:28] ---
    I humbly appeal to
    the goddess of Inari.
[07:31] ---
    I entreat you not to leave
    my prayers unfulfilled!
[07:42] ---
    Whoa! What the heck? So cool!
[07:45] ---
    Not one, but two Byakko, white foxes...
    Splendid, Izumo Kamiki!
[07:49] ---
    That's amazing, Izumo!
    I'm not having any luck.
[07:52] ---
    Well, of course! I'm from a
    long line of shrine maidens!
[07:56] ---
    No good, I don't have this skill.
[07:58] ---
    Me, neither...
[08:03] ---
    Ms. Kamiki's amazing...
[08:05] ---
    All right, then!
[08:06] ---
    L-Let me try, too!
[08:10] ---
    Here, boy... here, boy...
[08:13] ---
    Just kidding!
[08:31] ---
    That looks like an infant Greenman.
[08:34] ---
    Stupendous, Shiemi Moriyama...
[08:38] ---
    H-Hello!
[08:45] ---
    Hey, this is my chance
    to talk to her!
[08:48] ---
    H-Hey, Ms. Kamiki...
[08:50] ---
    I-I-I was able to summon
    my Familiar, too.
[08:54] ---
    Awesome, it's unbelievably tiny
    and adorable like a peanut!
[09:01] ---
    What? Awesome? Adorable?
[09:04] ---
    Thanks!
[09:05] ---
    It seems we have no shortage
    of Tamer candidates this year.
[09:09] ---
    Now then, the ability to manipulate
    demons during combat
[09:12] ---
    is extremely rare among exorcists,
    so Tamers are highly valued.
[09:16] ---
    A demon will never obey
    a master weaker than itself.
[09:20] ---
    So if its master lacks confidence,
    it will turn on them and attack.
[09:23] ---
    What?
[09:29] ---
    We're okay, right?
[09:31] ---
    As I mentioned,
[09:33] ---
    breaking the Circle will release the
    Familiar, causing it to vanish.
[09:37] ---
    So if you ever sense danger,
    tear up the sheet of paper.
[09:42] ---
    Wow...
[09:43] ---
    That's all. Class is dismissed.
[09:51] ---
    I don't want to make
    you disappear.
[09:53] ---
    Can I call you Nee?
[09:57] ---
    Let's go, Paku!
[09:58] ---
    Oh, okay.
[10:01] ---
    Oh...
[10:06] ---
    H-Hey, Ms. Kamiki...
[10:08] ---
    Hey!
[10:09] ---
    She's calling you, Izumo.
[10:10] ---
    Just ignore her and
    let's go, Paku.
[10:14] ---
    That girl really pisses me off!
[10:16] ---
    Wait!
[10:17] ---
    Hey! Hey! Hey!
[10:22] ---
    Hey! Hey! Hey...
[10:28] ---
    Why do you keep following me?
[10:30] ---
    Don't get carried away, just because
    you were able to summon a Familiar!
[10:34] ---
    Huh?
[10:37] ---
    Um... listen...
[10:40] ---
    Uh... um... I'd like you...
[10:42] ---
    I... I...
[10:45] ---
    I'd like you to be my friend!
[10:50] ---
    Huh?
[10:51] ---
    I-I... I never had
    any friends before...
[10:57] ---
    So... um...
[10:59] ---
    Hmm... All right, then.
[11:03] ---
    What?
[11:04] ---
    Okay, we'll be friends
    from now on.
[11:07] ---
    Really?
[11:09] ---
    Oh, boy, I'm so happy!
[11:12] ---
    Now that's settled,
    take this for me.
[11:15] ---
    See, I'm rather frail,
    so I get tired easily.
[11:19] ---
    That's what friends do,
    help each other out, right?
[11:21] ---
    Would you carry it for me?
[11:23] ---
    Friends... help each other, right...?
[11:27] ---
    Sure!
[11:32] ---
    Izumo, are you sure about that?
[11:35] ---
    She's happy to do it,
    so what's the problem?
[11:40] ---
    What's with that? Shiemi's
    become Tiny Brow's servant.
[11:45] ---
    Tiny Brow?
[11:47] ---
    He must mean Ms. Kamiki.
[11:49] ---
    They're just messing around.
[12:01] ---
    Here. Pass those out
    for me, will you?
[12:04] ---
    Sure.
[12:05] ---
    We're using valeriana in our next
    Pharmaceutics class. Get me a supply.
[12:10] ---
    Sure.
[12:12] ---
    Melon bread. Fruit milk.
[12:14] ---
    Sure.
[12:17] ---
    Hey, look at that...
[12:19] ---
    That Shiemi... she's totally
    running around like an errand girl.
[12:23] ---
    What?
[12:24] ---
    Nothing...
[12:25] ---
    Anyway, why are we holding
    the camp in our dorm?
[12:29] ---
    There's nobody else in
    this dorm but us,
[12:31] ---
    so it's fine if we
    cause a ruckus.
[12:34] ---
    It's just convenient.
[12:36] ---
    Good morning!
[12:38] ---
    Good morning!
[12:40] ---
    Listen, this place is like a
    ghost hotel or something!
[12:42] ---
    "True Cross Academy Men's Dormitory"
    Listen, this place is like a
    ghost hotel or something!
[12:46] ---
    Oh my gosh, this place
    is so creepy!
[12:49] ---
    Couldn't you find a
    better place than this?
[12:52] ---
    Oh, take this, will you?
[12:53] ---
    Sure.
[12:56] ---
    Ms. Moriyama, if you don't
    want to, just say so.
[12:59] ---
    What? I don't mind at all.
[13:02] ---
    I'm helping out
    a friend, after all!
[13:06] ---
    I see.
[13:08] ---
    All right, time's up.
[13:10] ---
    Turn your papers over
    and hand them in.
[13:14] ---
    Man, it's finally over.
[13:15] ---
    That took forever!
[13:16] ---
    Hey... I'm gonna go out
    and get some air.
[13:19] ---
    Yeah, go cool off.
[13:21] ---
    Tomorrow, everyone
    be up by 6 am.
[13:24] ---
    We'll have an hour before class
    to go over the answers to this test.
[13:29] ---
    Beast! You're a beast.
[13:32] ---
    Paku, let's go take a bath.
[13:33] ---
    Okay.
[13:34] ---
    Oh! Me, too!
[13:36] ---
    I hope the bathtub is big.
[13:38] ---
    I don't care,
    I just want to soak.
[13:41] ---
    You like taking baths, Izumo-chan?
[13:43] ---
    It's pretty normal for girls...
[13:46] ---
    Girls' bath, huh? Sounds good!
[13:49] ---
    Don't you think we need to
    get down there and have a peek?
[13:52] ---
    Shima! Don't forget
    you're a priest!
[13:54] ---
    Shima's falling into
    his bad habit again.
[13:56] ---
    Oh, listen to you. You know
    you're both as interested as me...
[14:00] ---
    Kindly remember that there's
    a teacher present.
[14:06] ---
    You're a teacher, but all in all,
    you're a first-year too, right?
[14:10] ---
    You don't have to hold back.
[14:13] ---
    My policy is never to take part
    in reckless adventures.
[14:18] ---
    "Women"
[14:19] ---
    "Women" This is it, right?
[14:19] ---
    "Baths" This is it, right?
[14:21] ---
    "Baths"
    Wow, I've never taken
    a bath with friends before!
[14:22] ---
    Wow, I've never taken
    a bath with friends before!
[14:25] ---
    Oh, sorry.
[14:28] ---
    Would you mind waiting?
[14:29] ---
    What? But why?
[14:31] ---
    Because I don't want you
    to see me naked.
[14:35] ---
    We're friends, so try to understand
    where I'm coming from.
[14:38] ---
    Oh, wait.
[14:40] ---
    Instead of waiting the whole time,
    go buy me some fruit milk.
[14:43] ---
    I want to drink it
    after my bath.
[14:46] ---
    Sure...
[14:48] ---
    All right, thanks!
[14:54] ---
    Shiemi, what are you doing?
[14:57] ---
    Nothing.
[14:58] ---
    I've got to go get
    some fruit milk.
[15:01] ---
    Hey!
[15:03] ---
    Listen, you... just cut it out!
[15:05] ---
    Cut what out?
[15:06] ---
    You know what--
    acting like her errand girl!
[15:09] ---
    It's just weird!
[15:13] ---
    I'm not her errand girl!
    I'm helping out my friend!
[15:16] ---
    You're not helping her out!
    Do you seriously believe that?
[15:20] ---
    You know you don't!
[15:22] ---
    I'm tired of always hiding behind
    someone else and being rescued...
[15:29] ---
    Even I want...
[15:31] ---
    To be like you and Yuki...
[15:34] ---
    To become strong enough
    to rescue someone else!
[15:37] ---
    She's the first friend
    I ever had!
[15:40] ---
    You don't get it, Rin, cause you've always
    been strong and had friends!
[15:45] ---
    What the... Hey, hold up!
[15:51] ---
    Thank goodness, at least
    the bath is clean.
[15:55] ---
    I mean, this whole building
    is like a haunted house.
[15:58] ---
    Izumo...
[16:00] ---
    Don't you think you're
    too harsh on her?
[16:02] ---
    What?
[16:03] ---
    Oh, but the thing is,
    I don't think of her as a friend.
[16:08] ---
    Doing anything I say without
    me forcing her to, it's weird.
[16:12] ---
    It's different with you, Paku.
[16:13] ---
    After all, you're my
    best friend in the world.
[16:16] ---
    I was so happy that you came with me
    to the Exorcist Cram School!
[16:21] ---
    Not that I'm able to keep up
    with the classes at all.
[16:24] ---
    Don't worry, I'll protect you!
[16:32] ---
    Did you hear?
[16:33] ---
    Ms. Kamiki threw another huge fit,
    saying she saw a ghost.
[16:37] ---
    What? That's so scary!
[16:39] ---
    Oh, you know she's
    lying about it!
[16:40] ---
    She has no friends,
    so she just wants to stand out!
[16:43] ---
    Well, she's always
    by herself, right?
[16:46] ---
    Wait up, Ms. Kamiki!
[16:48] ---
    I'm on the committee, too,
    so let's do it together.
[16:52] ---
    If you hang around with me, Ms. Paku,
    they'll bad mouth you, too.
[16:57] ---
    Oh, I don't mind.
[17:03] ---
    I'm not very nice, you know.
[17:08] ---
    Paku, all you have to do
    is stay with me.
[17:14] ---
    Listen, Izumo...
[17:16] ---
    Hm?
[17:17] ---
    I'm thinking of quitting
    the cram school.
[17:19] ---
    What?
[17:20] ---
    I don't really understand
    the classes, and...
[17:23] ---
    I don't see myself being able
    to risk my life in battle...
[17:26] ---
    But... but I said that I'd...
[17:28] ---
    No. That doesn't make any sense.
[17:32] ---
    And the way you make fun
    of earnest people... I don't like it.
[17:37] ---
    Sorry this is so sudden.
[17:39] ---
    I've been meaning
    to say something, but...
[17:43] ---
    That's not what a real friend
    would do, right?
[17:47] ---
    I'm so sorry...
[17:56] ---
    It's Ms. Kamiki and Ms. Paku!
[17:58] ---
    You go let Yukio know!
[18:00] ---
    Oh...
[18:02] ---
    Rin's so amazing...
[18:04] ---
    He didn't hesitate...
    he just rushed off.
[18:07] ---
    How can he be so strong?
[18:10] ---
    Wait... don't leave me here!
[18:14] ---
    Paku!
[18:17] ---
    A ghoul-type demon's Temptaint has
    to be treated right away, or else...
[18:22] ---
    I humbly appeal to
    the goddess of Inari.
[18:28] ---
    I entreat you not to leave
    my prayers unfulfilled!
[18:35] ---
    No good, I've got to save her!
[18:38] ---
    Because Paku's my only friend
    in the world!
[18:42] ---
    No. That just doesn't
    make any sense.
[18:45] ---
    I don't like it...
[18:50] ---
    Curse you... What's the meaning
    of the state of your heart?
[18:53] ---
    What?
[18:55] ---
    You are not worthy of us!
[19:02] ---
    Tear up the paper!
[19:03] ---
    What?
[19:03] ---
    The paper!
[19:07] ---
    All right.
[19:11] ---
    You stay back!
[19:13] ---
    Dammit... What should I do?
[19:15] ---
    I can't draw my sword
    in front of her.
[19:19] ---
    Hurry the hell up, Yukio!
[19:21] ---
    Rin...
[19:22] ---
    Shiemi...
[19:23] ---
    Ms. Paku!
[19:25] ---
    Rin, draw the demon away
    while I tend to Ms. Paku!
[19:28] ---
    Huh?
[19:29] ---
    Jeez, talk about...
[19:31] ---
    ...easier said than done!
[19:37] ---
    It looks like a burn.
[19:40] ---
    It's a ghoul's Temptaint.
[19:41] ---
    It'll go necrotic within
    a few minutes!
[19:43] ---
    Then she needs emergency
    treatment right away!
[19:46] ---
    My... young prince...
[19:53] ---
    Rin!
[19:54] ---
    Don't worry about me!
[19:56] ---
    Let's see... let's see...
[19:58] ---
    For the emergency treatment of burns...
[20:01] ---
    I need Mr. Sancho!
[20:02] ---
    Huh?
[20:03] ---
    If only Mr. Sancho were here...
[20:06] ---
    Nee?
[20:11] ---
    Wow! Nee! This is Mr. Sancho!
[20:15] ---
    No, that's aloe, isn't it?
[20:17] ---
    Anyway, why is aloe sprouting
    from your Familiar's body?
[20:22] ---
    Please forgive me...
[20:25] ---
    I only... do as my master... bids me.
[20:31] ---
    You mean Satan?
[20:34] ---
    It's no use...
[20:36] ---
    I have no chance against
    him like this...
[20:41] ---
    I can't hold on any longer...
[20:43] ---
    Rin!
[20:46] ---
    You won't get away!
[20:51] ---
    Are you all right, Rin?
[20:53] ---
    You're late!
[20:54] ---
    But I made it just in time.
[20:56] ---
    Shiemi, how is Ms. Paku?
[20:59] ---
    Yuki... I...
[21:02] ---
    You've treated her correctly.
[21:04] ---
    Who knows what might have happened
    if you hadn't been here, Shiemi.
[21:13] ---
    Ms. Paku!
[21:16] ---
    Ms. Moriyama...
[21:18] ---
    Thank you... for saving me!
[21:24] ---
    Sure!
[21:29] ---
    Huh? Hey, are you okay?
[21:31] ---
    Don't look at me!
[21:34] ---
    I'm so mortified to be in this state...
    I can't let anyone see me.
[21:40] ---
    I couldn't do anything.
[21:42] ---
    I couldn't even help
    my only friend in the world!
[21:46] ---
    And now she hates me...
[21:51] ---
    Put that on and get out of here!
[22:03] ---
    So you failed...
[22:05] ---
    Why do you howl?
[22:07] ---
    Wait, are you perhaps laughing at me
    for having sunk to the level
[22:11] ---
    of a demon's dog?
[22:15] ---
    It is not by chance
[22:19] ---
    that I met you
[22:23] ---
    This is so-called destiny
[22:30] ---
    In order for us to keep
[22:34] ---
    shining in your eyes
[22:37] ---
    Let's keep looking
[22:40] ---
    at each other
[22:42] ---
    PLEASE BE - If my heart
[22:46] ---
    WITH ME - gets lost one day
[22:51] ---
    I want you to open the door to the future
[22:57] ---
    Ready, ready ready for the take off
[23:00] ---
    Let's fly out
[23:03] ---
    to the unknown future
[23:06] ---
    So don't let go of my hand BUDDY
[23:11] ---
    Ready, ready ready for the take off
[23:14] ---
    To the place where dreams are headed
[23:18] ---
    Clasping our bond tightly
[23:22] ---
    in our hands
[23:26] ---
    Ready, ready ready for the take off
[23:29] ---
    To the place where dreams are headed
[23:32] ---
    Clasping our bond tightly
[23:37] ---
    in our hands
[23:46] ---
    So, Rin, why did you take off
    all of your clothes?
[23:50] ---
    It just happened.
[23:52] ---
    Forget that, just get
    everyone out of here!
[23:56] ---
    "BLUE EXORCIST"
[23:57] ---
    "Next Episode:"
    I'd rather die than get chummy
    with these jerks!
[24:00] ---
    "Next Episode:"
    You're just gonna drive everyone
    away with a personality like that.
[24:03] ---
    I'm afraid you're going to have
    to learn to get along.
[24:05] ---
    An exorcist cannot go
    into battle alone!
[24:08] ---
    "NOW A CERTAIN MAN WAS SICK"