12 - Borne Back Ceaselessly into the Past

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SIGN    Do I smell... miso soup?
[00:01] Naka
    Do I smell... miso soup?
[00:19] Naka
    
[00:23] Kyou
    Good morning.
[00:29] Naka
    What?
[02:00] Naka
    I wasn't told we were
    going to be roommates!
[02:02] D
    We don't have enough rooms, you see.
[02:04] Naka
    But...
[02:06] D
    She agreed.
[02:07] Kyou
    It was an order.
[02:09] D
    Don't you get it, Atsushi-kun?
[02:13] Naka
    Get what?
[02:14] D
    Without any kin,
    she is as alone as can be.
[02:18] D
    Besides, the Port Mafia may
    send assassins after her.
[02:21] Naka
    That's true.
[02:23] D
    You should protect her.
[02:24] Naka
    Okay, I'll do my best!
[02:29] Kuni
    If you have the time to mess with Atsushi,
[02:31] Kuni
    write up the report about your
    capture by the Port Mafia!
[02:36] D
    Atsushi-kun...
[02:37] Naka
    Yes?
[02:38] D
    Write the report for me.
[02:40] Naka
    What?
[02:42] D
    It'll be about the person who
    placed a bounty on your head.
[02:45] Naka
    You found out who?
[02:46] D
    According to the Port Mafia's
    communication records,
[02:49] D
    the bounty was funded by
    the leader of The Guild,
[02:51] D
    a North American organization of the gifted.
[02:54] Kuni
    The Guild is considered an urban legend.
[02:57] Kuni
    Their agents are said to hold
    key positions in finance,
[02:59] Kuni
    politics, and the military.
[03:01] Kuni
    They are a secret society who
    use their limitless funds
[03:04] Kuni
    and abilities to plot countless schemes.
[03:07] Kuni
    Why would such a group want Atsushi?
[03:16] Tani
    You need to come see this!
[03:23] D
    It seems we've been preempted.
SIGN    Episode 12: Borne Back Ceaselessly Into the Past
[03:37] Francis
    I'm glad to finally meet you,
[03:39] Francis
    President Fukuna...
[03:41] Francis
    Fukuda?
[03:42] Fuku
    Fukuzawa.
[03:43] Francis
    That's right!
[03:44] Francis
    By the way, was it a bad move to
    park the chopper on the road?
[03:48] Fuku
    You have come a long way
    from a foreign land.
[03:53] Fuku
    So, what do you wish to discuss?
[03:57] Fran
    Well, this is a rare design.
[04:00] Fran
    And I consider myself something
    of an expert in porcelain.
[04:03] Fran
    What brand is this?
[04:05] Fran
    Royal Blanc?
[04:06] Fran
    Or is it perhaps El Zelga?
[04:08] Naomi
    It's from Shimomura China and
    Ceramics, next door.
[04:11] Francis
    Oh, my apologies.
[04:13] Francis
    Call me Francis, old sport.
[04:17] Francis
    I lead an organization called
    The Guild in North America.
[04:21] Francis
    In addition, I personally own
[04:23] Francis
    three conglomerates, five hotels,
[04:25] Francis
    an airline, a railway company, and—
[04:26] Fuku
    Mr. Francis.
[04:28] Fuku
    I have received reports that
    you used a bounty
[04:31] Fuku
    to encourage the Port Mafia to attack us.
[04:34] Fuku
    Is this true?
[04:36] Francis
    Yes, that was my mistake.
[04:38] Francis
    I had no idea that this country's
    criminal organization
[04:41] Francis
    would be so incompetent.
[04:43] Francis
    To make amends, I come bearing
    a profitable business deal.
[04:46] Francis
    This company isn't so bad.
[04:48] Francis
    The neighborhood is aesthetically
    pleasing, as well.
[04:50] Francis
    So...
[04:53] Francis
    I'd like to buy this company.
[04:55] Francis
    Don't get me wrong.
[04:57] Francis
    I am quite capable of
    buying all the properties
[04:59] Francis
    visible from here along with your company.
[05:01] Francis
    I have no interest in this
    building or your employees.
[05:05] Francis
    I am only interested in one thing.
[05:06] Fuku
    You don't mean...
[05:08] Francis
    Yes, I do.
[05:09] Francis
    Hand over your Gifted Business Permit.
[05:13] Francis
    For a group of gifted individuals
    to legally open a business,
[05:17] Francis
    they need a permit issued by the
    Ministry of Internal Affairs'
[05:19] Francis
    gifted special operations division.
[05:22] Francis
    Those blockheads are about the only
    ones you can't buy with money.
[05:26] Francis
    After all, we are a secret society
    with no official existence.
[05:30] Francis
    In order to keep peace with the Ministry
[05:32] Francis
    and do what we need to do to find
    what we're looking for in this city,
[05:35] Francis
    the permit is—
[05:36] Fuku
    I refuse.
[05:37] Francis
    What, this isn't enough?
[05:40] Francis
    Then I'll add this.
[05:44] Francis
    It's a limited edition model,
[05:45] Francis
    made to order with diamonds.
[05:48] Fuku
    Just as lives cannot be bought with money,
[05:50] Fuku
    nothing is worth giving up our permit.
[05:54] Fuku
    The permit is the beating
    heart of this Agency.
[05:56] Fuku
    It embodies the hope of
    the special ops division,
[05:58] Fuku
    as well as the spirit of Natsume-sensei,
[06:01] Fuku
    who worked tirelessly to
    obtain us the permit.
[06:04] Fuku
    It is not meant to easily fall into
    the hands of the filthy rich,
[06:06] Fuku
    who have dollar bills for brains.
[06:09] Francis
    So you're saying there are things
    you can't buy with money?
[06:12] Francis
    That's the mantra of the poor.
[06:14] Francis
    Your bravado is pointless if all
    of your employees disappear
[06:18] Francis
    and your agency ceases to function.
[06:20] Francis
    It'll be too late to change your mind then.
[06:23] Fuku
    I'll take your advice to heart.
[06:26] Fuku
    I suggest you leave.
[06:29] Francis
    I'll be back.
[06:31] Naomi
    Our visitors are leaving.
[06:34] Kenji
    Okay!
[06:35] Kenji
    I'll see you out!
[06:37] Francis
    I'll post a message
    in the morning newspaper.
[06:40] Francis
    Take a good look at it, old sport.
[06:43] Francis
    I always get what I want.
[06:50] Lucy
    Nice hat.
[06:52] Kenji
    Oh, really?
[06:54] Kenji
    Thank you.
[07:07] Lucy
    Well?
[07:08] Lucy
    Does it look good on me?
[07:09] James
    You'd look better in burlap.
[07:12] Lucy
    What was that for?
[07:14] Lucy
    Hmph.
[07:18] Francis
    First, there was one.
SIGN    The Following
    Morning
[07:23] Kuni
    Hey, did you see the morning news?!
[07:25] D
    It's on the TV, too.
[07:27] TV
    Please see for yourself.
[07:29] TV
    A seven-story building
    has vanished overnight.
[07:33] TV
    According to one source,
[07:34] TV
    the building housed a front
    company for the Port Mafia.
[07:38] TV
    It was allegedly used as
    an office by their agents.
[07:40] Kuni
    So this is the message...
[07:42] Tani
    Kenji-kun hasn't been back to
    the dorm since seeing them off.
[07:47] D
    So they'll annihilate
    anyone who opposes them,
[07:50] D
    be they the Port Mafia or the Agency.
[07:53] Kuni
    Tanizaki, from now on, you're
    prohibited from working alone!
[07:56] Kuni
    Look for Kenji with Atsushi!
[07:58] Kuni
    Dazai, you're with me!
[08:00] Kuni
    We need to meet with the president.
[08:01] Kuni
    We don't know what kind of
    gifts they possess.
[08:03] Kuni
    If you make contact with the enemy,
[08:05] Kuni
    don't engage them. Run!
[08:06] Naka
    Okay.
[08:07] [SONG] Sign 0807
    Pedestrian
    Support System
[08:08] Tani
    Naomi, you should go back to the Agency.
[08:11] Tani
    It's too dangerous.
[08:12] Naomi
    They can make entire buildings disappear.
[08:14] Ougai
    Elise-chan?
[08:14] Naomi
    It doesn't matter where I am.
[08:15] Ougai
    Please come out, hey.
[08:16] Naomi
    Right, Atsushi-san?
[08:17] Naka
    W-Well, sure.
[08:19] Tani
    Atsushi-kun!
[08:20] Ougai
    Elise-chan, please.
[08:20] Tani
    Unlike you, my sister isn't gifted!
[08:23] Tani
    She'll hold us back.
[08:23] Ougai
    Elise-chan?
[08:24] Naomi
    How dare you!
[08:25] Naomi
    You said you'd do anything I said!
[08:25] Ougai
    Where are you?
[08:28] Tani
    That was yesterday when you were forcing me to—
[08:32] Tani
    Nothing.
[08:34] [SONG] Sign 0836
    Pedestrian Support System
[08:36] Tani
    Anyway, it's too dangerous, so go back!
[08:39] Naomi
    Oh, really?
[08:40] Naomi
    If you'd like, I can help
    you remember your pleasure—
[08:44] Tani
    Naomi?
[08:47] Naka
    N-No way...
[08:49] Tani
    Naomi?!
[08:50] Tani
    Where are you?
[08:51] Tani
    Where did you go, Naomi?!
[08:53] Naka
    Is it an enemy attack?!
[08:55] Tani
    Impossible.
[08:56] Tani
    I didn't sense anything off.
[08:58] Tani
    Naomi!
[08:59] Naka
    Be careful, Tanizaki-san!
[09:00] Ougai
    Where are you, Elise-chan?
[09:03] Ougai
    Well, I'm in trouble now...
[09:05] Tani
    Give Naomi back!
[09:09] Tani
    Found you!
[09:13] Tani
    Wait!
[09:17] Lucy
    Let's play.
[09:25] Lucy
    Welcome, everyone, to Anne's Chamber.
[09:29] Lucy
    Oh, this is embarrassing.
[09:30] Lucy
    So many people are looking right at me.
[09:33] Lucy
    I'm not very good at talking to strangers.
[09:36] Lucy
    But that won't do.
[09:37] Lucy
    I have to give a proper explanation,
    or everyone will be so lost.
[09:40] Lucy
    After all, you were all brought
    unawares to this strange place.
[09:44] Lucy
    If I were you,
    my heart would be pounding—
[09:47] Tani
    Where's Naomi?
[09:49] Lucy
    Oh, I'm sorry.
[09:50] Lucy
    I should explain that first.
[09:53] Lucy
    Your agents are over there.
[09:56] Tani
    Kenji-kun!
[09:57] Tani
    Naomi!
[10:00] Tani
    Damn it!
[10:01] Tani
    Naomi!
[10:01] Lucy
    It won't open without the key.
[10:03] Lucy
    That one opens, though.
[10:07] Naka
    They're all frozen.
[10:09] Naka
    Has time come to a stop?
[10:11] Lucy
    My name is Lucy.
[10:14] Lucy
    This is a dimension
    I created with my ability.
[10:17] Lucy
    But worry not.
[10:19] Lucy
    You can leave whenever you want,
    through that white door.
[10:22] Lucy
    That is, if you don't want
    your colleagues back.
[10:25] Tani
    What do you want?
[10:27] Lucy
    That's easy.
[10:28] Lucy
    I just want you to play
    with Anne in this chamber.
[10:31] Lucy
    Come, Anne.
SIGN    Guild Apprentice: Lucy M
SIGN    Ability: Anne of Abyssal Red
[10:44] Lucy
    Anne loves to play.
[10:46] Lucy
    She's a bit needy, but she's quite cute.
[10:53] Lucy
    But if you leave through that door,
[10:55] Lucy
    you'll forget everything
    that happened in this room.
[10:58] Lucy
    Do you get it, now?
[11:02] Lucy
    Oh, my..
[11:03] Lucy
    Only three of you are left?
[11:05] Naka
    It's not safe here.
[11:06] Naka
    You should run.
[11:09] Ougai
    I'm looking for a girl.
[11:11] Ougai
    She's lovely, just like an angel.
[11:14] Ougai
    Have you see her?
[11:16] Naka
    No, I'm sorry to say.
[11:18] Ougai
    I see.
[11:20] Ougai
    Her name is Elise-chan.
[11:23] Ougai
    Anyway, ever since we've been separated,
[11:25] Ougai
    I've been beside myself.
[11:29] Ougai
    She may be behind that door.
[11:32] Ougai
    If that's the case,
[11:33] Ougai
    I'll regret running away
    for the rest of my life.
[11:36] Ougai
    So I'll stay, too.
[11:38] Naka
    Okay.
[11:40] Lucy
    The rules are simple.
[11:41] Lucy
    Play tag with my lovely Anne.
[11:44] Lucy
    If she tags you, you lose.
[11:47] Lucy
    If you can open the door using that key
     before she catches you, you win.
[11:51] Lucy
    I'll return the hostages.
[11:53] Lucy
    Well?
[11:54] Lucy
    Who's in?
[11:56] Tani
    Can two play at once?
[11:58] Lucy
    Of course.
[12:00] Lucy
    It's more fun if we play all together.
[12:05] Naka
    We can win if we use Tanizaki-san's
    Light Snow ability to project illusions.
[12:09] Lucy
    Are you ready?
[12:11] Tani
    Yeah.
[12:12] Lucy
    Ready, set...
[12:16] Lucy
    Go!
[12:18] Naka
    She's fast!
[12:21] Lucy
    Caught...
[12:22] Lucy
    
[12:23] Lucy
    the first one!
[12:28] Naka
    Tanizaki-san!
[12:33] Lucy
    We've made yet another friend.
[12:36] Lucy
    What a great day, Anne.
[12:38] Lucy
    What? What's that?
[12:40] Lucy
    You want more?
[12:41] Lucy
    Well, then...
[12:56] Lucy
    Wow, amazing!
[12:58] Lucy
    I want to see more.
[13:00] Lucy
    What a strong, useful ability...
[13:04] Lucy
    I'm sure you were valued highly
    from the moment you were born.
[13:08] Lucy
    I heard you're an orphan.
[13:10] Lucy
    I grew up in an orphanage, too.
[13:13] Lucy
    It was a very cold place.
[13:16] Lucy
    After using ice-cold rags
    to clean the whole day,
[13:20] Lucy
    my fingers would ache for days.
[13:24] Lucy
    Given my ability,
[13:26] Lucy
    everyone thought I was a freak.
[13:29] Lucy
    I heard the Agency was desperate
    to find you when you were taken.
[13:34] Lucy
    How wonderful.
[13:35] Lucy
    It must be because you have a great ability.
[13:38] Naka
    I...
[13:39] Lucy
    The Guild took me in because they
    saw potential in my ability, too.
[13:43] Lucy
    But there is no room for error in The Guild.
[13:46] Lucy
    If I fail in this mission,
[13:48] Lucy
    I will be tossed aside
    like a used napkin.
[13:51] Lucy
    Then I'll be all alone again.
[13:55] Lucy
    Hey.
[13:56] Lucy
    Why does it have to be you?
[13:58] Lucy
    Why can't it be me?
[14:01] Lucy
    It's so unfair.
[14:03] Lucy
    You should know how I feel, too!
[14:06] Lucy
    You should stay in this room forever!
[14:11] Naka
    The only way out is to put
    the key in that door.
[14:17] Naka
    Okay!
[14:18] Naka
    I win!
[14:20] Ougai
    Watch out, boy!
[14:21] Naka
    What?
[14:27] Lucy
    Be careful. The key is important.
[14:30] Naka
    I thought I'd win if I opened
    the door with the key!
[14:32] Lucy
    That's right. If you could open it.
[14:35] Lucy
    I have no idea how to use
    a key like this, myself.
[14:41] Naka
    So there was no way to
    win in the first place.
[14:45] Lucy
    The real game starts now.
[14:47] Lucy
    You seem to be a genius at tag,
[14:51] Lucy
    but I wonder how long your
    soul will last like this?
[15:02] Naka
    There's no way to counter this.
[15:04] Naka
    I'll be caught eventually.
[15:06] Naka
    I can't hope to turn the tide now.
[15:11] Naka
    I have no choice but to hope that
    Dazai-san and the others will come!
[15:13] Lucy
    You're going to run away,
    leaving your friends behind?
[15:15] Naka
    Even if he were in this situation,
[15:16] Naka
    Dazai-san'd think of something!
[15:19] Naka
    But I can't!
[15:23] Ougai
    No, boy.
[15:25] Ougai
    Your enemy lies that way.
[15:27] Ougai
    I wouldn't advise running away
    in this particular case.
[15:30] Ougai
    Er, that is,
[15:32] Ougai
    if you'd trust the words of your
    local neighborhood physician.
[15:36] Ougai
    If you were to believe her words,
[15:39] Ougai
    you'll forget everything once
    you leave through that door.
[15:42] Ougai
    You'll remember neither
    the enemy's subterfuge,
[15:44] Ougai
    nor your colleagues in danger.
[15:46] Ougai
    And the enemy will continue
    to press her attack.
[15:48] Ougai
    I'll teach you something of use.
[15:50] Ougai
    In game theory,
[15:52] Ougai
    the optimal strategy is to launch
[15:54] Ougai
    a total counteroffensive on an
    enemy who has attacked you.
[15:58] Ougai
    Crush the enemy.
[16:00] Naka
    But how?
[16:02] Ougai
    An arrogant enemy who feels invincible
[16:04] Ougai
    is the most vulnerable opponent of all.
[16:06] Ougai
    And did I hear right, that
    the ones beyond that door
[16:11] Ougai
    are the very ones who desperately
    tried to save you when you were taken?
[16:18] Naka
    That's right.
[16:20] Naka
    They all saved me.
[16:23] Lucy
    Are you done with the chit-chat?
[16:24] Lucy
    Is your motivation back?
[16:27] Naka
    It's my turn, then.
[16:30] Ougai
    That's right.
[16:31] Ougai
    That is your optimal solution.
[16:33] Lucy
    It wouldn't be fun any other way.
[16:36] Lucy
    But...
[16:37] Lucy
    It's already over.
[16:41] Naka
    Another one!
[16:42] Lucy
    Of course! There are two of you.
[16:44] Naka
    Shit!
[16:51] Lucy
    All right, that's that.
[16:53] Lucy
    So, what will you do, mister?
[16:56] Lucy
    Thanks to you,
[16:58] Lucy
    the tiger didn't get away.
[17:00] Lucy
    So I could let you go as a
    sign of my appreciation.
[17:04] Lucy
    Or maybe I want to see your expression
    when Anne catches you.
[17:10] Ougai
    Do you want to try me?
[17:12] Lucy
    What? What's going on?
[17:16] Lucy
    My legs are trembling
    so much, I can't move.
[17:18] Lucy
    Is this pure malice?
[17:21] Lucy
    But why can't Anne move, either?
[17:26] Ougai
    It won't work.
[17:28] Ougai
    You've already lost.
[17:31] Ougai
    Look at the door.
[17:37] Lucy
    What?!
[17:39] Lucy
    But I know I shut the door.
[17:41] Lucy
    Why?
[17:43] Naka
    You've made one mistake.
[17:45] Naka
    This fight was two against
    one from the very start!
[17:48] Naka
    The moment the door opened,
[17:50] Naka
    Tanizaki-san used his Light Snow
    ability to create a false door.
[17:54] Lucy
    Impossible.
[17:55] Lucy
    And you were able to resist the force
[17:58] Lucy
    sucking you into the room with
    your arms and legs alone?
[18:01] Naka
    You misunderstand me.
[18:03] Naka
    I am not strong, and I'm not popular.
[18:06] Naka
    Rather, I've led a cursed life.
[18:09] Naka
    That's why I understand your jealousy
    and hatred of others all too well.
[18:14] Naka
    I don't really want you
    to fail this mission!
[18:17] Naka
    I don't want you to lose the place
    where you can feel you belong!
[18:19] Naka
    But because I'm weak and inexperienced,
[18:21] Naka
    I can think of no other way!
[18:23] Lucy
    What?
[18:26] Lucy
    This is...
[18:27] Naka
    I tied a ribbon to you.
[18:35] Naka
    Release your ability and let everyone go!
[18:38] Naka
    Or I'll drag you into the room.
[18:41] Naka
    Without a key, the door won't open.
[18:44] Naka
    That means if you're imprisoned inside,
[18:46] Naka
    no one can ever open that door.
[18:49] Naka
    If that happens, you won't
    be able to return to reality
[18:51] Naka
    even if you release your ability.
[18:54] Naka
    Am I wrong?
[18:55] Lucy
    That's...
[18:56] Naka
    Our abilities aren't tools of convenience
    made to control everyone else.
[18:59] Naka
    I know that better than most.
[19:01] Naka
    Do you want to be trapped in the dimension
    of your own making until you die—
[19:04] Naka
    No, even after you die?
[19:07] Lucy
    I... I can't afford to fail!
[19:10] Naka
    I'm going to let go.
[19:11] Naka
    You only have that split second
    before the door closes to decide.
[19:15] Lucy
    No, wait!
[19:42] Naka
    Um, hey...
[19:44] Naka
    If I...
[19:45] Naka
    If I can do anything for you...
[19:48] Naka
    Um!
[19:52] Ougai
    Oh, Elise-chan!
[19:54] Ougai
    Are you okay?!
[19:56] Ougai
    Where've you been!
[19:57] Ougai
    I was so worried!
[19:59] Ougai
    You just up and vanished...
[20:00] Elise
    I thought Rintarou would worry
    if I suddenly disappeared.
[20:05] Elise
    I wanted to make Rintarou cry.
[20:07] Ougai
    That's so mean, Elise-chan!
[20:09] Ougai
    But I forgive you, because you're so cute!
[20:13] Naka
    Kyouka-chan?
[20:15] Naka
    You came to get me?
[20:17] Kyou
    I was worried.
[20:20] Naka
    Thank you.
[20:21] Ougai
    We'll be taking our leave now.
[20:26] Naka
    Thank you for your advice earlier.
[20:30] Naka
    So you're a doctor?
[20:32] Ougai
    Ex-doctor.
[20:34] Ougai
    Right now, I'm just a middle-aged man
[20:36] Ougai
    keeping a small group of people in line.
[20:39] Ougai
    Boy...
[20:41] Ougai
    A logical, optimal solution exists
    in any wartime situation,
[20:43] Ougai
    no matter how difficult the challenge.
[20:46] Ougai
    You must not forget that,
     especially in times of confusion
[20:48] Ougai
    when you might feel
    inclined to recklessness.
[20:51] Naka
    Okay.
[20:52] Ougai
    Goodbye, then.
[20:54] Naka
    There is a way, even in difficult times...
[21:01] Naka
    What's wrong, Kyouka-chan?
[21:04] Naka
    Kyouka-chan?
[21:06] Naka
    Kyouka-chan!
[21:09] Ougai
    I had a good time.
[21:12] Ougai
    I wanted to return to my younger days
[21:14] Ougai
    and use my ability to mow down
    my enemies left and right.
[21:18] Elise
    You're too old for that!
[21:19] Ougai
    That's so mean.
[21:21] Ougai
    I may not look like much, but...
[21:44] Ougai
    So this is a Guild assassin?
[21:46] Chuuya
    Yes, sir.
[21:47] Ougai
    The Agency and The Guild...
[21:49] Ougai
    It seems we are in a challenging
    wartime situation, ourselves.
SIGN    Port Mafia Leader: Mori Ougai
[21:55] Ougai
    We need an optimal solution.
[21:58] Ougai
    The Agency and The Guild...
SIGN    Ability: Vita Sexualis
[22:03] Ougai
    Those who oppose us will be crushed,
[22:06] Ougai
    and annihilated.
[22:08] [SONG] Sign 2209
    To Be Continued