9 - Message

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[00:11] Tenna
    Isn't it good? Hayakawa-san gave it to me.
[00:14] Tenna
    It's a very expensive foreign tea.
[00:16] J
    Yeah, it smells great.
[00:20] J
    The ritual's coming up soon.
[00:22] Tenna
    Yep. After the ritual, there's the wedding.
[00:26] Tenna
    I barely have a chance to breathe.
[00:28] J
    Do your best.
[00:32] Tenna
    Leave it to me!
[00:35] J
    I know it's tradition, but I guess you have
    to marry someone from the head family.
[00:39] J
    If only I were in the head family.
[00:41] Tenna
    Thanks.
[00:43] Tenna
    But I'll be fine, if it's with Hayakawa-san.
[00:47] J
    I see...
[00:51] Tenna
    Oh, yeah! Onii-chan!
[00:54] Tenna
    Come with me!
[00:55] J
    H-Hey!
[01:15] Tenna
    I'll let you in just for right now.
[01:17] J
    Tenna, this isn't good. I'm not supposed to...
[01:21] Tenna
    It's fine! I wanted to show you, Onii-chan.
[01:44] Tenna
    Isn't it beautiful?
[01:47] Tenna
    Don't forget, okay?
[01:49] J
    Huh?
[01:52] Tenna
    Never mind...
[01:54] Tenna
    It's nothing.
[02:14] J
    A dream about back then...
[02:24] J
    That's...
[02:30] J
    Space-time is starting to distort...
SIGN    Episode 9
    Message
[04:12] Akira
    Those clouds look weird, don't they?
[04:15] Haya
    That's the distortion in space-time.
    That's where the rift's entrance will form.
[04:20] Akira
    Rift?
[04:21] Haya
    Yes. It's hard to explain, but...
[04:28] Haya
    Our world is made up of many
    layers, just like this coffee.
[04:39] Haya
    If the power of the pendant that
    belongs to the Blood Spirit is set free,
[04:42] Haya
    it's possible to enter the
    rift through the distortion.
[04:46] Haya
    If you go through that rift...
[04:50] Haya
    You'll be able to go to
    a different space-time.
[04:53] Akira
    I see. So it was this power that
    brought you and J-kun here.
[05:00] Haya
    Yes.
[05:01] Haya
    But if left alone, the distortion in
    space-time will swallow up the whole world.
[05:06] Haya
    That's why we must seal the distortion.
[05:10] Haya
    The only one who can do that
    is the Blood Spirit priestess.
[05:13] Akira
    So that's what the ritual is...
[05:15] Haya
    Yes.
[05:17] Haya
    But during the ritual, Tenna-sama...
[05:22] Akira
    Welcome!
[05:24] Holmes
    Hayakawa Tsubasa.
[05:27] Holmes
    I need to talk to you.
[05:32] Haru
    J and I had been trying to find
    out more about this bracelet
[05:35] Haru
    and what happened to J's sister.
[05:38] Haru
    The numbers 2220 appeared from the bracelet.
[05:43] Haru
    As for what that means...
    I think I figured it out.
[05:46] Ren
    Wow, well done.
[05:47] Hotaru
    That's amazing, Haruto-senpai.
[05:49] Drac
    That's not bad, coming from you.
[05:52] Haru
    First, take a look at these two maps.
[05:55] Haru
    One is just a normal map of Koyomi City.
[05:58] Haru
    The other one is a map made by
    combining the student year badges,
[06:01] Haru
    and this shows the ley lines.
[06:03] Hotaru
    Ley lines?
[06:05] Ren
    It's a concept used in feng shui.
[06:07] Ren
    They're said to contain the energy
    flowing through the earth.
[06:11] Haru
    Exactly.
SIGN    North West East
[06:12] Haru
    In feng shui, it's said there's
    a point that's perfectly aligned
[06:15] Haru
    with the four gods who make the land prosper.
[06:18] Haru
    To the north, we have the
    Black Tortoise's mountains.
[06:21] Haru
    To the east is the Azure Dragon's river.
[06:24] Haru
    To the west is the White Tiger's road.
[06:27] Haru
    And to the south, we have
    the Vermilion Bird's lake.
[06:31] Haru
    This map of ley lines also indicates
    these landmarks of the four gods.
[06:35] Haru
    When you combine this map
    with the map of the city...
[06:43] Drac
    Hey, isn't that...
[06:44] Ren
    They match perfectly.
[06:45] Ren
    We have mountains up north,
    a river to the east,
[06:48] Ren
    a road to the west,
    and a lake to the south.
[06:51] Ren
    So Koyomi City is perfectly
    aligned with the four gods.
[06:55] Haru
    Yeah. And directly in the
    center of the four gods is...
[07:01] J
    This mansion?
[07:03] Haru
    Yep. This mansion itself was the exact
    center of the energy in the ley lines.
[07:08] Hotaru
    Oh...
[07:10] Ren
    Then what do those numbers mean?
[07:13] Haru
    At first, I thought "2220" was a number,
[07:17] Haru
    but they weren't all part of the same number.
[07:20] Hotaru
    So 222 and 0?
[07:22] Haru
    Yeah, you can split them into two numbers.
[07:25] Haru
    If you look carefully at the map of ley lines,
[07:30] Haru
    "222" is written right where
    the mansion is located.
[07:33] Haru
    Basically, the 222 indicated where
    the mansion was on the map.
[07:37] Hotaru
    Oh, yeah. Now that I think about it...
[07:39] Drac
    What's up?
[07:40] Hotaru
    You know, the address written
    in front of the mansion.
[07:44] Ren
    You're right. "222" is written there.
[07:48] J
    I see. It could be that
    the addresses around here
[07:51] J
    were determined by the map of the ley lines.
[07:55] J
    That's why they matched
    the numbers Tenna left behind.
[07:58] Drac
    So what's the zero, then?
[08:01] Haru
    Yeah, about that... We thought
    it was a number at first, too.
[08:05] Hotaru
    It's not a zero?
[08:06] J
    It's not. If you look at it carefully,
    there are some different shapes in it.
[08:13] Haru
    Right here.
[08:16] Drac
    Yeah, that definitely looks like something.
[08:18] Haru
    This wasn't a zero. It was a circle.
[08:21] Hotaru
    A circle?
[08:22] Haru
    Yeah.
[08:23] Haru
    So if the 222 and the circle
[08:25] Haru
    are some kind of message
    indicating a location,
[08:29] Haru
    it'd be somewhere within this 222
    mansion marked by that circle.
[08:35] Ren
    J-san.
[08:36] Ren
    Is there anywhere in this mansion
    that's marked with that symbol?
[08:43] J
    Symbol... Circle...
[08:46] Hotaru
    Hey, what about a chandelier?
[08:48] Drac
    It could be a food, you know.
[08:50] Drac
    Maybe a meat bun or pancakes.
[08:52] Ren
    That couldn't be it. Right?
[08:57] Haru
    Maybe something round like that symbol?
[09:02] J
    A round symbol...
[09:14] J
    That's it!
[09:15] J
    There's one thing that comes to mind.
[09:22] Holmes
    Everything was connected, like a circle.
[09:28] Holmes
    The "Plasma in the Sky" incident...
[09:30] Holmes
    Then you and J, whom we have no
    information about prior to that...
[09:34] Holmes
    The mansion that's been around
    for over a hundred years,
[09:37] Holmes
    and the strange incident
    that occurred the other day.
[09:41] Holmes
    If we connect all of those things, you can
    start seeing the truth behind all this.
[09:45] Holmes
    Hayakawa Tsubasa,
[09:46] Holmes
    didn't you appear in this world because
    of the "Plasma in the Sky" incident,
[09:52] Holmes
    somehow?
[09:59] Holmes
    Not going to answer, huh?
[10:01] Holmes
    In that case... Watson, take them out.
[10:04] Wats
    Right, Holmes.
[10:09] Holmes
    This is you in this photograph, isn't it?
[10:11] Holmes
    Right after this was taken, something
    made part of the mansion collapse.
[10:15] Holmes
    There are signs that some strange
    powers were used, as well.
[10:19] Holmes
    And you and J just happen to be at
    the center of all these incidents.
[10:26] Holmes
    You're still going to play dumb, eh?
[10:28] Haya
    I'd rather not answer.
[10:31] Holmes
    Fine. Then let me ask you one more thing.
[10:34] Holmes
    I did a little research and found
[10:36] Holmes
    that the "Plasma in the Sky" incident
    happened five years ago, too.
[10:39] Holmes
    You had nothing to do with that, either?
[10:42] Haya
    Five years ago?!
[10:44] Haya
    Something similar happened
    five years ago, too?
[10:52] Holmes
    Looks like you're finally willing to talk to me.
[11:13] Haru
    Isn't this room...
[11:15] Hotaru
    It's the room that hasn't been used in
    forever because there's no electricity here.
[11:19] J
    This is the prayer room.
[11:22] Drac
    Prayer room?
[11:24] J
    It's the room that Tenna would
    use whenever she would pray.
[11:28] J
    Normally, no one but the
    Blood Spirit may enter.
[11:39] J
    When I'm in this room, it's like I can
    almost hear Tenna breathing. It pains me so.
[11:46] J
    That's why I avoided coming in here.
[11:51] Haru
    You must have memories
    of your sister in here.
[11:55] J
    Yeah.
[12:00] J
    Look up there.
[12:01] Drac
    That's...
[12:02] Hotaru
    It's a circle!
[12:03] J
    Yeah. There might be something here
    that Tenna was trying to tell me.
[12:16] Ren
    What's the matter?
[12:17] J
    It looks like there's some trick to it.
[12:23] Ren
    I see...
[12:31] J
    A letter?
[12:37] Wat
    No way...
[12:39] Wat
    You and J-san came here
    from a hundred years ago?
[12:43] Wat
    That's impossible!
[12:45] Holmes
    I see... That does indeed sound absurd,
[12:50] Holmes
    but it does make all of this make sense.
[12:52] Akira
    Leave it to a master detective
    to put it all together so quickly.
[12:56] Haya
    But if a distortion in space-time
    happened five years ago, too...
[13:00] Haya
    Does that mean someone came
    into this world then, too?
[13:05] Haya
    Is that the person who
    went after the pendant?
[13:09] Holmes
    We hadn't even enrolled
    in Koyomi Academy then.
[13:13] Holmes
    But the one who would know
    what happened back then...
[13:16] Akira
    Hey, now. Suddenly you're
    treating me like some old guy?
[13:19] Wat
    Do you remember what happened
    here five years ago?
[13:22] Akira
    Five years ago, huh?
[13:26] Akira
    Five years ago?
[13:27] Haya
    Does something come to mind?
[13:28] Akira
    I think that was right around
    when I took over this shop
[13:32] Akira
    from my grandfather and
    started the catering service.
[13:35] Akira
    I'm pretty sure the first job request
    I got was for a party at Koyomi Academy...
[13:40] Holmes
    A party at the school?
[13:42] Akira
    You know,
[13:43] Akira
    it was like the student council inaugural
    ceremony they had recently.
SIGN    Koyomi Academy Headmaster Inauguration Ceremony
[13:51] Akira
    But back then, it was an inauguration
    party for the headmaster.
[13:55] Holmes
    What?
[13:57] wat
    The headmaster?
[13:59] Wat
    Yeah, I'm pretty sure it was five years ago
    that Headmaster Mikuni became headmaster.
[14:04] Haya
    Mikuni Takashi...
[14:06] Holmes
    I see... The circle is
    spreading out even more now.
[14:10] Holmes
    At the time of the incident five years ago,
[14:12] Holmes
    the headmaster coincidentally
    met J and took him in.
[14:17] Holmes
    If that actually wasn't a coincidence...
[14:20] Wats
    The headmaster knew that J would show up...
[14:24] Wats
    because he also came from the past?
[14:27] Haya
    It can't be...
[14:29] Holmes
    Let's go, Watson.
[14:31] Wats
    Right.
[14:31] Akira
    Where are you going?
[14:33] Holmes
    To get statements from people
    who are close to the headmaster.
[14:37] Holmes
    We're going to get concrete evidence
    and reveal his true identity.
[14:40] Haya
    Wait.
[14:43] Haya
    If he actually came from the past,
    it'll be very dangerous.
[14:47] Holmes
    I know. We'll be careful.
[14:50] Watson
    A little danger is unavoidable
    when trying to solve a case.
[14:56] Akira
    So the one who went after your
    pendant was the headmaster?
[15:00] Akira
    Does that mean he's part
    of the bloodline, too?
[15:02] Haya
    I'm not sure.
[15:03] Haya
    Even if their hypothesis is correct,
    what is Mikuni after?
[15:12] Akira
    Hayakawa-kun,
[15:13] Akira
    J-kun is trying to go back
    to the past to save his sister.
[15:18] Akira
    What exactly do you want to do?
[15:22] Akira
    Don't you want to save Tenna-san, too?
[15:26] Haya
    There's a reason I can't go.
[15:29] Akira
    Reason?
[15:31] Haya
    Because that's what Tenna-sama wanted.
[15:38] Tenna
    If you're reading this letter, Onii-chan,
[15:42] Tenna
    it means that you understood
    the message on the bracelet.
[15:46] Tenna
    And it also means that
    something has happened to me.
[15:51] Tenna
    It seems that someone is after my
    pendant, but we're not sure why.
[15:56] Tenna
    Hayakawa-san is looking into it,
    but we're still not sure why.
[16:04] Tenna
    Just... If something happens to me,
    please know that it's something I've chosen.
[16:10] Tenna
    I have no regrets,
    so please don't feel responsible.
[16:16] Tenna
    If you ever need my powers,
    just ask Hayakawa-san.
[16:21] Tenna
    I gave Hayakawa-san the
    key to using my powers.
[16:28] Tenna
    Please never forget
[16:30] Tenna
    that I'm always inside you, Onii-chan.
[16:34] Tenna
    So... you're never alone.
[16:48] Hotaru
    I wonder if J-senpai is okay.
[16:51] Ren
    J-san is trying to deal with
    Tenna-san's letter alone.
[16:55] Ren
    All we can do is wait.
[17:03] Haru
    What did the letter say?
[17:08] Haru
    J!
[17:11] J
    I'm going to see Hayakawa.
[17:13] Ren
    Hayakawa-san?
[17:14] J
    He knew everything.
[17:43] Holmes
    You deliver flowers to the
    headmaster every day, don't you?
[17:49] Holmes
    Is there anything peculiar about him?
[17:53] Hika
    I don't know.
[17:55] Wats
    Anything will do!
[17:56] Wats
    Like if he's done anything strange,
    Or anything he asked you to do...
[18:00] Hika
    I don't know.
[18:02] Hika
    The flowers... The flowers are scared.
[18:06] Holmes
    We need to know more about him. Answer us!
[18:15] Wats
    What's wrong?
[18:16] Holmes
    It was you?
[18:20] Holmes
    So it was your fault
    Hizakura Haruto got hurt...
[18:24] Wats
    What are you talking about, Holmes?
    Is that part of your detective's intuition?
[18:27] Holmes
    No! I can see it... Who are you?
[18:31] Wats
    Holmes...
[18:35] Wats
    Wh-What is this?!
[18:36] Hika
    I'd been spreading the message that
    it was dangerous to get too close...
[18:42] Hika
    That only happened because he ignored me!
[18:46] Akira
    Hup. There we go.
[18:49] Akira
    Don't overthink it too much.
[18:51] Haya
    Thank you, sir.
[18:53] Haya
    Where are you headed today?
[18:55] Akira
    The community center
    right in front of the station.
[18:58] Akira
    If I get back late,
    you can close up the shop.
[19:00] Akira
    See ya!
[19:01] Haya
    See you later.
SIGN    Order Form
    4PM Koyomi Academy: Delivered
[19:14] Watson
    What's going on?
[19:15] Holmes
    Apparently he uses some strange ability.
[19:18] Holmes
    And what was that I saw earlier?
[19:21] Hika
    You carelessly had to butt in...
[19:30] Wats
    Holmes!
[20:21] Haya
    J...
[20:27] J
    Did you know everything?
[20:34] J
    That someone was after Tenna,
[20:37] J
    and that there's another key to getting
    back to the past other than the pendant?
[20:42] Haya
    So you got the letter.
[20:46] J
    Then hurry up and hand over
    the pendant and the key!
[20:51] J
    Tenna was all I had!
[20:54] J
    Tenna was everything to me!
[20:56] J
    And yet you...
[20:59] J
    If that's how you're going to act,
[21:01] J
    I'm going to defeat you right here and
    get back to the past where Tenna is!
[21:10] Haya
    Those feelings won't change, even after
    finding out how Tenna-sama felt?
[21:14] J
    That's right.
[21:16] Haya
    I see.
[21:22] Haya
    Then you leave me no choice.
[21:36] J
    You'd better be prepared.
[21:40] Haya
    Bring it.
[21:41] J
    Hayakawa!
SIGN    Attachment
[23:31] J
    "Attachment."