9 - The Returnee Seems Somehow Strange

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[00:23] ---
    Hey! Stupid Haruaki! What's so funny?!
[00:25] ---
    "Dance: Chiba Rinko" "Fear"
[00:25] ---
    She seems pretty athletic,
    so she should be fine with dancing, right?
[00:28] ---
    Dummy! The one who made me do this...
[00:32] ---
    is you! Stupid Haruaki!
[00:41] ---
    What's wrong?
[00:42] ---
    Right now, that girl is
    moving so ridiculously...
[00:46] ---
    Strange, isn't it? Even though
    she moves incredibly in battle...
[00:50] ---
    I kind of regret not
    setting up a video camera.
[01:00] ---
    Don't tell me that thing's here?!
[01:03] ---
    With all its legs and sticky thread...
[01:05] ---
    going up and down, tangling me up!
[01:14] ---
    What is it?
[01:16] ---
    Fear!
[01:20] ---
    H-Haru...
[01:23] ---
    What are you doing?!
[01:25] ---
    I'm gonna put a curse on you!
[01:27] ---
    The more you struggle,
    the more tangled up you'll get.
[01:29] ---
    Mode: Chaotic Tadamori!
[01:34] ---
    What are you doing?
[01:37] ---
    I caught a suspicious person,
    so now I'm going to interrogate her.
[01:42] ---
    You're the suspicious person!
[01:44] ---
    I'm sorry to say that she's not a
    suspicious person, but a new lodger here.
[01:49] ---
    And anyway, there's something
    you have to do first, isn't there?
[01:53] ---
    That's true...
[01:56] ---
    Haru, Kono-san, long time no see. I'm home.
[02:00] ---
    Welcome back, Kuroe.
[02:22] ---
    The melody of the whispering breeze,
    stealing away the heart of the rain shower
[02:34] ---
    The clear azure sky
    changes to a deep violet
[02:46] ---
    The fleeting illusion
    appears shining brightly
[02:52] ---
    I ponder it, along with
    the recollections I nestle
[02:59] ---
    Memories piled like diamonds of light
    act as guides on the path I followed here
[03:05] ---
    A single sign is worth more
    than countless words
[03:11] ---
    The sound of footsteps as I start
    running vanishes into eternity
[03:17] ---
    I'll carve my spiral oath
    with my own two hands
[03:34] ---
    "Chapter 9"
    "The Returnee Seems Somehow Strange"
[03:34] ---
    My name is Ningyouhara Kuroe.
[03:37] ---
    I'm an incompetetent person,
[03:39] ---
    but I hope you'll always think well of me.
[03:41] ---
    That's the greeting you make
    when you're married.
[03:43] ---
    And there's one "et" too
    many in "incompetent."
[03:45] ---
    Oh, really?
[03:46] ---
    Kuroe, huh? I seem to recall
    hearing about you before...
[03:51] ---
    As my name suggests, I'm a doll.
    
[03:53] ---
    Incidentally, I chose my name myself,
    based on the image
[03:57] ---
    "as pretty as a picture."
[03:59] ---
    If you do say so yourself, huh?
[04:00] ---
    Well, anyway, Fear, introduce yourself.
[04:04] ---
    I'm Fear. Fear Kubrick.
[04:13] ---
    And...?
[04:15] ---
    Hey, Haru, does she hate me?
[04:19] ---
    How could you think I'd not hate you?
[04:21] ---
    You suddenly attacked me!
[04:23] ---
    If you're that mad about it, let's do this.
[04:26] ---
    W-What do you have in mind?
[04:29] ---
    By way of apology, you can do
    whatever you want with my body.
[04:37] ---
    Should I take off my clothes?
[04:38] ---
    Leave 'em on!
[04:41] ---
    H-Hey, Kuroe...
[04:43] ---
    Um, until now, you've
    been traveling, right?
[04:47] ---
    Alone...
[04:48] ---
    That's right.
[04:50] ---
    Weren't you nervous, or... I mean,
    don't you have to be in this house?
[04:56] ---
    No, it's fine.
[04:57] ---
    My curse has already been broken.
[05:00] ---
    I-I thought that might be it!
[05:02] ---
    Yes. I no longer leech the energy
    from or kill my owner.
[05:07] ---
    Really? Your curse has really been broken?
[05:11] ---
    How many times have I
    told you that's possible?
[05:13] ---
    You're not telling me you didn't believe?
[05:17] ---
    No, it's just... It finally feels
    real to me... how can I explain it?
[05:21] ---
    Well, you still retain the abilities
    you've learned, right?
[05:26] ---
    Convenient...
[05:30] ---
    You're still the same person.
    It's just the curse that vanishes.
[05:34] ---
    Right.
[05:35] ---
    By the way, Haru...
[05:36] ---
    Are you injured?
[05:38] ---
    Yeah.
[05:39] ---
    I had a little run-in
    with a knife recently...
[05:41] ---
    Let me see.
[05:43] ---
    Okay, if you would...
[05:46] ---
    "Reverse"
[05:47] ---
    Mode:
[05:48] ---
    "Drive" Mode:
[05:49] ---
    Satisfied.
[05:50] ---
    "Heal"
[05:51] ---
    Yorimori.
[05:56] ---
    Oh! It glowed!
[05:58] ---
    Reverse Drive Energy Bestowal
[05:59] ---
    has the effect of greatly increasing
    the body's healing power.
[06:02] ---
    What were those weird magic words?
[06:06] ---
    Cool, weren't they?
[06:07] ---
    Doing it without saying anything is boring,
    so I came up with them myself.
[06:13] ---
    So, the reason I came home
[06:16] ---
    is that I thought I'd better reopen
    my shop soon... which means...
[06:20] ---
    Which means...?
[06:21] ---
    Which means I'm being targeted.
[06:25] ---
    Good evening, Ningyouhara Kuroe-san.
[06:29] ---
    Please call me Alice.
[06:33] ---
    Hey, Kuroe! What is this?!
[06:36] ---
    Who is she?!
[06:37] ---
    Recently, some weird bunch
    has been following me around...
[06:40] ---
    We're called the Vivolio Families.
[06:44] ---
    They're unfailingly polite,
[06:47] ---
    and unfailingly try to kidnap me politely.
[06:50] ---
    I would really rather not
    resort to violence, but...
[06:53] ---
    Wait! What are you after?!
[06:56] ---
    Good question. The Families are
    about the same as you people.
[07:01] ---
    What?
[07:03] ---
    Indeed. I just want to extend
    Kuroe-sama an invitation.
[07:08] ---
    I would like to dine together,
    take tea and discuss something.
[07:13] ---
    Just like what you're doing now...
[07:18] ---
    W-What are you...?!
[07:18] ---
    Configuration number 19, Gouging Spiral,
    Human Body Perforation Machine!
[07:23] ---
    Oh dear, oh my...
[07:25] ---
    Come to think of it, I've heard of this.
[07:28] ---
    This is a surprise. A stroke of good luck!
[07:32] ---
    So, what shall we do?
[07:34] ---
    What are you talking about?!
[07:35] ---
    I understand. I'll give up
    on Kuroe-sama, then.
[07:40] ---
    Huh?
[07:41] ---
    You sure changed your attitude fast!
[07:43] ---
    Thank you.
[07:43] ---
    I don't trust her!
[07:45] ---
    Oh, no. I promise.
[07:48] ---
    But in exchange...
[07:49] ---
    Fear in Cube-sama...
[07:51] ---
    Would you come to the Families?
[07:55] ---
    Sorry, but pick somebody else!
[07:59] ---
    I see... It seems that we have
    a slight misunderstanding here.
[08:03] ---
    I hope you'll allow me to leave for now.
[08:06] ---
    I'll visit again soon to invite
    the renowned Fear in Cube-sama.
[08:11] ---
    Take care until then.
[08:13] ---
    Never come back here!
[08:15] ---
    I'm sorry for causing you trouble,
    Haru, Kono-san, Fea-chi...
[08:20] ---
    I-I don't care...
[08:21] ---
    And wait a second!
    That weird name refers to me?!
[08:24] ---
    I demand you improve on it!
[08:26] ---
    I'd be happy to.
    But can you give me a hint?
[08:29] ---
    Well, if you can make it more, like...
[08:32] ---
    a name that conveys
    the image of a noble, elegant,
[08:36] ---
    graceful, beautiful woman...
    Yeah, that's it...
[08:38] ---
    Whose mouth did that come out of?!
[08:40] ---
    Himura-sensei...
[08:42] ---
    "Mathematics Office"
[08:42] ---
    I've come to return
    the key to the empty classroom.
[08:46] ---
    Oh... Is today's work finished?
[08:49] ---
    Yes.
[08:50] ---
    But there's one thing
    that I'd like you to tell me.
[08:54] ---
    About this...
[08:56] ---
    "Mathematics I"
[08:58] ---
    I see. "Did you interfere with the escape
    of Sovereignty Perfection Doll?"
[09:05] ---
    This is a good question,
    Researcher Ueno.
[09:08] ---
    I don't need your admiration.
[09:10] ---
    Just answer me.
[09:13] ---
    Yes.
[09:14] ---
    Although I just removed
    the key to the trunk.
[09:17] ---
    Why?!
[09:18] ---
    Why?
[09:21] ---
    The job of us researchers
    is solely "to know."
[09:25] ---
    You do understand that, don't you, partner?
[09:28] ---
    As a member of the Research
    Director Nation, you're an accomplice.
[09:34] ---
    And that will never change.
[09:36] ---
    I suggest you close your mouth
    and take your hand away.
[09:40] ---
    Otherwise, you'll die.
[09:47] ---
    Did I go too far?
[09:50] ---
    I'll spell something out.
    Normal love is impossible for you.
[09:53] ---
    That's right. Even the one
    you're infatuated with
[09:57] ---
    could never return your feelings!
[10:03] ---
    Ludicrous...
[10:06] ---
    Hey! How about getting it cut off?
[10:08] ---
    No, er, um...
[10:10] ---
    Excuse me!
[10:12] ---
    You look like you wanna be cut, right?
[10:15] ---
    --What? It won't hurt!
[10:15] ---
    --Cut it out!
[10:18] ---
    What was that for?! I'll put a curse on you!
[10:20] ---
    You're not drumming up business,
    you're chasing it away!
[10:23] ---
    --Beauty Parlor Dannoura is opening tomorrow!
    Please give us your support!
[10:23] ---
    --If Kuroe's shop fails, it'll have
    repercussions on our finances, too!
[10:29] ---
    I don't get it.
[10:30] ---
    What's wrong?
[10:31] ---
    Why is Cow Udders more popular than me?
[10:34] ---
    The way you were saying it, the person
    doesn't know what will be cut off...
[10:39] ---
    I don't mind handing out fliers,
[10:39] ---
    "Ningyouhara Kuroe's Beauty Parlor Dannoura"
    "Re-opening Soon!"
[10:41] ---
    but will customers really come?
[10:43] ---
    Kuroe has a reputation
    as a fantastic hairdresser,
[10:46] ---
    so she actually had plenty of customers.
[10:48] ---
    Plenty?!
[10:49] ---
    In other words, Kuroe's shop was
    popular and helpful to people?
[10:54] ---
    She has a special talent,
[10:56] ---
    which may be why her curse
    was broken so quickly.
[10:59] ---
    Special talent...
[11:04] ---
    You should do things at your own pace, too.
[11:08] ---
    Even handing out fliers
    is a big help to Kuroe and us.
[11:14] ---
    You don't have to tell me
    what I already know!
[11:16] ---
    What?! I can hand out 100 or 200 fliers!
[11:21] ---
    Kirika! Take one of these!
[11:25] ---
    A hair salon, huh?
[11:26] ---
    --That's right! If you like...
[11:27] ---
    --If I'm in the mood, I'll go.
[11:31] ---
    The President looks kind of down today...
[11:35] ---
    Yeah...
[11:38] ---
    I know!
[11:45] ---
    President, the other day in homeroom,
    you mentioned something.
[11:49] ---
    About looking for advertisers
    for the athletic festival pamphlet?
[11:52] ---
    Oh. The deadline for that was last weekend.
[11:56] ---
    But I heard there was
    still space left over,
[11:59] ---
    so you might be able to get something in.
[12:02] ---
    Although I'd probably
    have to beg everyone...
[12:07] ---
    Please, President!
[12:09] ---
    In exchange, um...
[12:12] ---
    I know! I'll help you with your
    work or something, President!
[12:15] ---
    Let me do something for you!
[12:30] ---
    Come to think of it, I'm looking for
    an assistant for the executive committee...
[12:36] ---
    Great!
[12:37] ---
    Then please let me help that way!
[12:39] ---
    Do we have a deal...?
[12:45] ---
    Then I won't be able to keep
    an eye on you as much as usual,
[12:49] ---
    so don't do anything strange.
[12:50] ---
    I-It's no trouble for me
    if you're not around!
[12:54] ---
    Do your best helping Kirika!
[12:58] ---
    "Beauty Parlor Dannoura"
[13:02] ---
    My dear shop, you haven't changed.
[13:05] ---
    K-Kuroe-chan! You've come back?!
[13:07] ---
    --Yaomichi-san, I'm home.
[13:09] ---
    --Yo!
[13:09] ---
    What?! Kuroe-chan is back?!
[13:12] ---
    --I'm home, Uomasa-san.
[13:13] ---
    --Yo!
[13:14] ---
    I'm going to reopen my shop tomorrow,
    so we'll be neighbors again.
[13:20] ---
    Hey, Yaomichi, this is no time
    to be lying down on the job!
[13:25] ---
    You got that right! Our shopping district
    idol, Kuroe-chan, is reopening her shop!
[13:29] ---
    What would we be if we didn't
    give her our support?
[13:32] ---
    We'll do it!
[13:33] ---
    "Athletic Festival"
[13:39] ---
    Isn't that...
[13:40] ---
    Fear-kun and Kana?
[13:42] ---
    That's it! Right hand,
    tap-tap, left hand, tap!
[13:46] ---
    No, not like that!
    Keep your legs where they are...
[13:49] ---
    It lifts up by itself,
    this stupid left leg!
[13:53] ---
    Stupid left leg!
[13:54] ---
    That reminds me:
    you're athletic, President,
[13:58] ---
    so why didn't you join the dance team?
[14:00] ---
    You think I could've participated
    like that in the festival?
[14:03] ---
    They wear dance outfits, you know...
[14:07] ---
    Sorry! I just... forgot, or...
[14:10] ---
    Well, anyway, I apologize!
[14:12] ---
    You forgot...?
[14:17] ---
    Ludicrous.
[14:19] ---
    Now come on! The class president
    can't afford to slack off!
[14:23] ---
    Hurry up, Yachi!
[14:24] ---
    Right! But why are you cracking
    the whip all of a sudden?
[14:28] ---
    Thank you, Yachi.
[14:31] ---
    Did you say something? President?!
[14:33] ---
    No, nothing...
[14:44] ---
    Stupid... You're not good
    at handing out fliers or dancing!
[14:49] ---
    Is it because I'm a tool?
[14:53] ---
    No! Cow Udders can dance!
[14:55] ---
    The only difference between us
    is the amount of practice!
[14:58] ---
    I've gotta do my best!
[15:00] ---
    That's right! I can't
    let Cow Udders beat me!
[15:03] ---
    And as for the fliers: hand 'em out,
    hand 'em out, hand 'em all out!
[15:06] ---
    I don't know what I can do
    to help after the shop opens,
[15:09] ---
    but I've gotta do my best!
[15:11] ---
    Just attract customers somehow,
    and I'll be happy.
[15:15] ---
    Wh-Wh-What?!
[15:16] ---
    The best way to get better acquainted
    is through "naked fellowship," right?
[15:20] ---
    And this is perfect timing, so...
[15:22] ---
    Ker-splash!
[15:24] ---
    Th-This doll...
[15:27] ---
    There isn't enough space! And it's creepy!
[15:30] ---
    Nothing better than taking a bath...
[15:32] ---
    Makes me... feel kind of sleepy...
[15:34] ---
    You're gonna sleep?!
[15:40] ---
    Her curse is broken, right?
[15:44] ---
    I wonder if anything has changed
    about her since then...
[15:49] ---
    Stare...
[15:58] ---
    Nothing especially, huh?
[15:59] ---
    Oh, I know! I'll investigate
    her most precious place!
[16:07] ---
    Um... Let's see...
[16:09] ---
    Did I leave my cell phone
    in my pants pocket?
[16:13] ---
    Hey, Fear!
[16:15] ---
    I'm coming in for just a second!
[16:19] ---
    Kuroe?
[16:22] ---
    That feels good! Harder!
[16:26] ---
    Like this?
[16:28] ---
    Uh-huh. Keep going...
[16:30] ---
    More over there... Rub it...
[16:33] ---
    Like this?
[16:34] ---
    Yeah. It feels even better
    than when I do it...
[16:39] ---
    I love your fingers, Fea-chi...
[16:42] ---
    I don't think I can keep
    this up much longer...
[16:44] ---
    Then do it all at once...
[16:49] ---
    S-Splashing?!
[16:51] ---
    There really isn't anything
    weirder than your moving hair!
[16:54] ---
    Thank you for washing it.
[17:02] ---
    W-W-W-What are you doing,
    you shameless brat?!
[17:05] ---
    I'll put a curse on you!
[17:06] ---
    You should've said something and joined us!
[17:09] ---
    N-No, that's not what I...
[17:12] ---
    K-Kono... ha...
[17:15] ---
    Th-There's a perfectly reasonable
    explanation for this...
[17:19] ---
    Family meeting!
[17:21] ---
    "Congratulations"
[17:22] ---
    "Beauty Parlor Dannoura" "Congratulations
    on Reopening" "From the Shopping District"
[17:22] ---
    This is my new bento! Everyone, try it!
[17:26] ---
    Celebratory sea bream!
    Where should I put it?
[17:28] ---
    You can always use
    more towels, right? Use this!
[17:31] ---
    I'm late! I'm late! I'm late!
[17:31] ---
    "Nakajima Appliance Shop"
[17:34] ---
    Kuroe-chan!
[17:36] ---
    Nakajima-san, long time no see.
[17:39] ---
    What a goof for the president
    of the Kuroe-chan Fan Club!
[17:42] ---
    Oh, this is a bunch of batteries
    to celebrate the grand reopening!
SIGN    "Nakajima Appliance Shop"
[17:45] ---
    Oh! That's right!
[17:51] ---
    Okay! Now my security camera is aimed
SIGN    "Nakajima Appliance Shop"
[17:54] ---
    at your shop for 24 hours a day, Kuroe-chan!
[17:56] ---
    Thank you!
[17:58] ---
    "Beauty Parlor Dannoura"
[18:00] ---
    Okay, we're here!
[18:10] ---
    Please accept these on behalf of
    the president to celebrate your reopening.
[18:14] ---
    How did the president know about this?
[18:17] ---
    I called him!
[18:19] ---
    You sure get around!
    How about you, Shiraho?
[18:21] ---
    I'm just tagging along.
[18:23] ---
    Yeesh. All that man does
    is irritate people.
[18:28] ---
    Um, nice to meet you.
[18:30] ---
    I'm Sovereignty, the school president's
    apprentice assistant secretary.
[18:35] ---
    I'm Ningyouhara Kuroe.
[18:48] ---
    We're the same!
[18:50] ---
    There's one more thing I've come to deliver.
    Apparently, it will help bring in customers.
[18:55] ---
    Th-Thank you.
[19:01] ---
    What is he thinking?!
[19:04] ---
    I forgot. I brought personal
    aid supplies as well.
[19:04] ---
    "Cosplay"
[19:08] ---
    Oh...
[19:09] ---
    So, let's get it on right away!
[19:11] ---
    Um...
[19:12] ---
    --Wait, Zenon! If she puts
    on Sovereignty's...
[19:14] ---
    --Understood! You come here too, Fear-sama!
[19:24] ---
    Well?
[19:25] ---
    A maid isn't cocky like that.
[19:28] ---
    Uh oh, my chest...
[19:31] ---
    I can't button it...
[19:32] ---
    Hey! Konoha! That's a bit much...
[19:35] ---
    I-I know, right?
[19:39] ---
    Why does she get a bigger reaction?!
[19:42] ---
    Then let's do this!
[19:45] ---
    Um, this isn't strange?
[19:50] ---
    Uh, well, it's not at all, um...
[19:54] ---
    I think it looks really good on you...
[19:57] ---
    I'm not gonna let Cow Udders'
    costume show me up!
[20:02] ---
    If Konoha-sama's theme is
    an overflow of excessive beauty,
[20:05] ---
    then perhaps Fear-sama represents
    an unbalanced balance.
[20:09] ---
    Both of you are cute!
[20:11] ---
    We're all going to compete
    handing out fliers like this, right?
[20:14] ---
    Um...
[20:15] ---
    What?! A competition?
[20:17] ---
    In that case, there's no way I'll lose!
[20:20] ---
    Ready...
[20:24] ---
    Is the shop open? Or am I too early?
[20:26] ---
    You're fine.
[20:27] ---
    Welcome.
[20:29] ---
    "Beauty Parlor Dannoura"
[20:31] ---
    Shiraho! Shiraho! I handed out
    a lot of fliers! It was a lot of fun!
[20:36] ---
    Good for you.
[20:37] ---
    And now...
[20:39] ---
    That's enough, isn't it? Let's go.
[20:42] ---
    --But... just a little longer...
[20:43] ---
    --The secretary herself
    already went home, right?
[20:45] ---
    --You've been here plenty long.
[20:46] ---
    Do you have a plan or something?
[20:48] ---
    A date! And if you interfere,
    I'll kill you, human.
[20:53] ---
    See you later...
[20:55] ---
    Tell Kuroe-chan I said goodbye!
[20:57] ---
    Jeez. You aren't scared
    of anything, are you?
[21:00] ---
    Scared of what?
[21:04] ---
    Don't tell me, Fear...!
[21:07] ---
    Your b-bo...
[21:10] ---
    Oh, my. Business is booming, isn't it?
[21:16] ---
    Finished.
[21:18] ---
    Well, well. Did I fall asleep?
[21:21] ---
    Pardon me. It just felt so good,
    having someone cut my hair after so long.
[21:26] ---
    You did a great job. Just what
    I expected from you, Kuroe-sama.
[21:29] ---
    Well, thank you.
[21:31] ---
    Haru, please take care
    of her at the register.
[21:35] ---
    You can keep the change.
[21:37] ---
    Think of it as my congratulatory
    gift for the store opening.
[21:39] ---
    Oh, I can't keep all this...
[21:43] ---
    Oh, really? Then I'll keep it.
[21:48] ---
    I just remembered...
[21:51] ---
    I don't want anyone getting the
    wrong idea, so I'll just say one thing.
[21:57] ---
    I'm the culprit.
[22:05] ---
    Flowers bloom again clad
    in colors announcing the season
[22:18] ---
    Nestling close to you like that
[22:24] ---
    I hope I can become happy little by little
[22:35] ---
    Can I fall more and more in love with you?
[22:41] ---
    You are always in my heart
[22:48] ---
    When our feelings come together,
    we change the future
[22:55] ---
    Even the idea that loneliness
    makes the heart grow fonder
[23:02] ---
    If it's the two of us, the two of us
[23:05] ---
    Then I can surely believe it
[23:31] ---
    "Chapter 10" "The Sadist
    is Nowhere to be Found"
[23:36] ---
    Chapter Ten:
[23:38] ---
    "The Sadist is Nowhere to be Found."
[23:40] ---
    If you don't watch it,
    I'll put a curse on you!