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8 - The Promise to Keep

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[00:25] ---
    K-Kurumi... At this rate...
[00:37] ---
    A time-eating castle?
[00:41] ---
    Wh-What is that?
[00:43] ---
    Are you telling me she is a Spirit, too?
[00:46] ---
    She does not appear to have
    been taken in by my performance.
[00:50] ---
    But I have the power to seal Spirit powers.
[00:54] ---
    You think... I'll let you get away with that?
[00:59] ---
    If I do, then it'll be like that time again...
[01:05] ---
    Restart the performance immediately!
[01:11] ---
    One human goes alone.
[01:13] ---
    To save the Spirits.
[01:16] ---
    To bring them to his side.
[01:18] ---
    To the side of the Spirit
    who subdued other Spirits.
[01:45] ---
    Fate, are all things inevitable?
[01:48] ---
    An encounter that attracts us
    and entwines our stories

[01:55] ---
    Hey, this throbbing in my chest
[01:58] ---
    If I can't understand it (up to you)
[02:02] ---
    I'll just fall as I am
[02:06] ---
    Now, choose, let's start a thrilling date
[02:15] ---
    Whenever we talk,
    whenever we touch, whenever we laugh

[02:18] ---
    I can never give up these
    feelings that are awakening

[02:25] ---
    This is the first time I have
    been this honest with myself

[02:28] ---
    Because I met you,
    someone I always want to be with

[02:36] ---
    I want to believe, Date A Live
[02:52] ---
    Episode Eight: The Promise to Keep
[02:55] ---
    Miku!
[02:57] ---
    What's the deal with that voice?
[02:59] ---
    Can you please not dirty the eardrums of
    my Spirits or me with that filthy sound?
[03:06] ---
    It really is unpleasant.
[03:08] ---
    You're so beyond worthless
    that it's causing harm.
[03:10] ---
    Will you shut up for a moment,
    you walking piece of trash?
[03:13] ---
    Miku, please listen!
[03:15] ---
    I have to go save Tohka, the girl
    that was just kidnapped, so--
[03:21] ---
    Didn't I say...
[03:23] ---
    ...to please shut up?!
[03:25] ---
    Gabriel, March!
[03:31] ---
    Th-This is...
[03:32] ---
    How surprising.
[03:34] ---
    I didn't think ordinary humans could
    move while stepping on my shadow.
[03:39] ---
    What do you think? Isn't it amazing?
[03:41] ---
    My Gabriel's power is not just
    to make people adore me.
[03:46] ---
    Now, I'm not going to tell
    them to just capture you.
[03:49] ---
    My darling girls! Please kill
    that man in front of my eyes!
[03:59] ---
    It won't do to have you gloating
    with success after just that,
[04:03] ---
    because you won't beat me!
[04:08] ---
    Kurumi!
[04:09] ---
    I know.
[04:11] ---
    I won't kill them.
[04:13] ---
    Raphael, El Re'em!
[04:13] ---
    Response. Raphael, El Nahash!
[04:22] ---
    Sorry, Kurumi.
[04:25] ---
    Don't worry about it.
[04:27] ---
    Kaguya! Yuzuru!
[04:30] ---
    You're back again so persistently!
[04:32] ---
    I will not go easy on anyone intending to cause
    harm to our big sister, no matter who it is!
[04:37] ---
    Warning. If you continue to defy us,
    I will be forced to eliminate you.
[04:46] ---
    I will not allow you to lay
    one finger on my big sister!
[04:50] ---
    Yoshino...
[04:55] ---
    How annoying!
[04:56] ---
    Do you think such a thing would work
    against hurricane children such as ourselves?
[05:00] ---
    Come, Zaphkiel.
[05:03] ---
    Now, Shido, I will let you be alone with Miku.
[05:08] ---
    Please convince her not to
    interfere with Tohka's rescue.
[05:14] ---
    Zaphkiel, Aleph.
[05:18] ---
    Well then, I'll leave it to you, Me.
[05:21] ---
    Yes, I understand, Me.
[05:25] ---
    What?!
[05:28] ---
    What is with you guys?!
[05:36] ---
    Kurumi, look out!
[05:42] ---
    Kurumi... This is...
[05:46] ---
    I've kept my promise, Shido.
[05:50] ---
    All that's left is to figure out
    how to make her promise.
[05:58] ---
    I have nothing to discuss with you!
[06:01] ---
    What in the world is this place?
[06:03] ---
    Something gets in the way
    when I try to use my powers,
[06:05] ---
    and above all, to be stuck here
    with something as repulsive as you...
[06:09] ---
    I'm sorry about tricking you.
[06:11] ---
    But please stop involving other people!
[06:14] ---
    Please release everyone immediately--
[06:15] ---
    Be quiet!
[06:16] ---
    Please shut up! Don't talk!
[06:19] ---
    You think I'll just talk to you
    after you humiliated me so much?!
[06:23] ---
    Miku, you can stay as you are. Just listen.
[06:26] ---
    Do you remember Tohka?
    The girl who was on stage with me?
[06:31] ---
    I'm sure you've noticed, but she's a Spirit, too.
[06:34] ---
    She was kidnapped by a
    DEM wizard in the uproar.
[06:38] ---
    I'm going to go save Tohka right now.
[06:41] ---
    Please, help me save Tohka!
[06:44] ---
    What?
[06:45] ---
    Even with Kurumi's help, I don't
    know if I can save Tohka for sure.
[06:50] ---
    But if at least you're there,
    maybe it will work out somehow!
[06:54] ---
    I refuse! Why should I do such a thing?
[06:57] ---
    Miku!
[06:58] ---
    I'm tired of this. I do not want
    to listen to you any longer!
[07:02] ---
    Everything you say is a lie!
    You have an ulterior motive!
[07:04] ---
    Humans are selfish beings.
    They can't hold anyone so dear!
[07:11] ---
    Why do you reject humans so emphatically?
[07:14] ---
    Even you...
[07:15] ---
    Sorry to interrupt in the
    middle of your little chat,
[07:18] ---
    but we're about to reach the time limit.
[07:20] ---
    Kurumi!
[07:26] ---
    B-Big sister!
[07:28] ---
    Are you all right?
[07:30] ---
    Relief. I'm glad.
[07:33] ---
    Shido, to your feet.
[07:36] ---
    My time is not inexhaustible.
[07:39] ---
    It's about time we retreated.
[07:42] ---
    P-Please wait, Kurumi! Just a little more...
[07:45] ---
    I... I won't forgive an enemy of my big sister's!
[07:49] ---
    Yoshino...
[07:51] ---
    Do you understand the situation now?
[07:53] ---
    Zaphkiel, Aleph.
[07:58] ---
    Sorry, Kurumi.
[08:00] ---
    Not only was I unable to make her
    promise anything, but I made her mad instead.
[08:03] ---
    Even though you did so much for me.
[08:06] ---
    I did not think I'd ever receive
    words of gratitude from you, Shido.
[08:10] ---
    I'm so happy.
[08:12] ---
    Won't you pat me on the head?
[08:14] ---
    Uh, right.
[08:17] ---
    Anyway, from what I heard,
[08:18] ---
    it doesn't seem like she will put
    herself in danger to get in our way.
[08:23] ---
    More importantly, I was able
    to make her wary of me.
[08:26] ---
    That's true...
[08:29] ---
    But...
[08:30] ---
    What is it?!
[08:31] ---
    You were trying to get Miku to join your side
    while you were in the shadow, weren't you?
[08:35] ---
    Are you saying that my help
    is not enough for you?
[08:39] ---
    That's not what I meant...
[08:42] ---
    I'm just kidding.
[08:43] ---
    It's true that we don't know
    how powerful the enemy is.
[08:47] ---
    Your decision to try to increase
    our battle power deserves praise.
[08:53] ---
    But oh, my, you really are
    bad at lying, aren't you?
[09:01] ---
    Oh, right, I have some news to report.
[09:04] ---
    I have confirmed Tohka's location.
[09:07] ---
    Tohka? Where?!
[09:11] ---
    At DEM... Deus Ex Machina Industries,
    in Building No. 1 of their Japan branch.
[09:19] ---
    I am honored to meet you, Princess.
[09:21] ---
    Or should I say, Tohka Yatogami?
[09:25] ---
    I am Isaac Westcott from DEM Industries.
[09:31] ---
    I wonder why she doesn't like me?
[09:33] ---
    You should have thought more about how to
    approach her if you wanted her to like you.
[09:38] ---
    Are you the one behind this?
    What are you after?!
[09:41] ---
    That's simple.
[09:44] ---
    I want your powers as a Spirit to turn
    the ways of the world upside down.
[09:49] ---
    What...?
[09:51] ---
    But your presence in this world is too stable.
[09:54] ---
    I wonder what I have to do
    to make you despair?
[09:58] ---
    What?
[09:59] ---
    What do you think, Ellen? Physical pain is
    probably the fastest way, don't you think?
[10:04] ---
    Electric shock, oxygen deprivation,
    or peeling off her nails might be good.
[10:10] ---
    Maybe we can try shaving off her teeth, too.
[10:12] ---
    How about we completely trample
    your dignity as a woman?
[10:17] ---
    Do you have friends or lovers in this world?
[10:20] ---
    I wonder how you'd feel if we killed
    someone close to you in front of your eyes?
[10:29] ---
    Ellen.
[10:30] ---
    The person closest to her is probably
    Shido Itsuka, whom I mentioned earlier.
[10:34] ---
    Even with the current interrogation,
    she reacted differently when his name came up.
[10:40] ---
    I see. Then let us wait for
    him before we continue.
[10:43] ---
    Wait! What do you plan on doing to Shido--?!
[10:48] ---
    Please behave.
[10:50] ---
    Shido...
[10:58] ---
    Those are all DEM facilities from here on out.
[11:02] ---
    Building No. 1 is that
    large building in the middle.
[11:06] ---
    Unfortunately, I could not determine
    exactly where she was in there.
[11:10] ---
    Tohka's in there somewhere...
[11:12] ---
    Let's go over the plan again.
[11:15] ---
    Once you and I reach the building in question,
[11:18] ---
    I will call all my Mes to the premises
    and attack the other facilities.
[11:23] ---
    We will disperse the enemy's
    attack power with that
[11:25] ---
    and lessen the guard on Tohka
    as much as possible, right?
[11:29] ---
    Yes, yes.
[11:30] ---
    Now, let's go--
[11:30] ---
    The spatial quake alarm!
[11:35] ---
    Spatial Quake Alarm Official Announcement
[11:37] ---
    What's going on? Is there a Spirit here?
[11:40] ---
    That doesn't seem to be the case.
[11:43] ---
    This alarm was most likely set off by DEM.
[11:47] ---
    If that's the case...
[11:51] ---
    This might mean they are trying to reduce
    the number of witnesses so they can go wild.
[11:59] ---
    Bandersnatch!
[12:07] ---
    Come, Mes!
[12:24] ---
    That's amazing...
[12:26] ---
    This is no time to be impressed.
[12:29] ---
    Wha--?
[12:30] ---
    Let us change the plan.
[12:32] ---
    I will use the Mes on the dolls and Wizards.
[12:37] ---
    We will go past all their defenses
    at once in the opening that creates.
[12:40] ---
    Zaphkiel... Aleph.
[12:48] ---
    Are you all right, Shido?
[12:50] ---
    Yeah, somehow...
[12:53] ---
    There's no time. Let's go, Kurumi!
[12:56] ---
    Right, Building No. 1 is this way--
[13:00] ---
    Mana...?
[13:02] ---
    Big brother!
[13:06] ---
    You've given me a violent welcome, as usual.
[13:11] ---
    Did you really think you could kill me with this?
[13:16] ---
    That's unfortunate.
[13:18] ---
    Just a little more, and I would have erased that
    interminably unpleasant, thin smile of yours.
[13:22] ---
    What an amusing thing to say.
[13:25] ---
    Did someone who survived by chance
    on a whim lose her memory from fear?
[13:32] ---
    Wait a minute, you two!
[13:36] ---
    Anyway, this is perfect.
[13:38] ---
    I have another matter to settle
    with DEM, so let's split up now.
[13:44] ---
    You should be fine with Mana.
[13:47] ---
    Hey, Kurumi!
[13:48] ---
    Please rest assured,
[13:50] ---
    the diversion using the Mes will continue.
[13:54] ---
    Well then, good day.
[13:57] ---
    Kurumi. Kurumi!
[13:59] ---
    Hmph, I don't know what agreement
    you two had, but this is for the best.
[14:04] ---
    Mana, c'mon...
[14:06] ---
    Oh, right, I have this for you!
[14:10] ---
    Shido, can you hear me?
[14:11] ---
    Kotori, are you back to your senses?!
[14:13] ---
    Yeah, somehow.
[14:16] ---
    Sorry.
[14:18] ---
    It looks like I said "Die" and stuff to you...
[14:23] ---
    ...but I didn't mean it.
[14:24] ---
    Yeah, I know.
[14:27] ---
    Never mind that--
[14:29] ---
    Oh, poop! How annoying, how annoying!
[14:32] ---
    What're you, stupid?
[14:34] ---
    There's no way that a human,
    especially an inferior man,
[14:37] ---
    could possibly hold anything
    more dear to him than his life...
[14:42] ---
    It's not possible!
[14:44] ---
    Because if it is, then I...
[14:46] ---
    Big sister...?
[14:51] ---
    Hey, girls. I want you to answer me honestly.
[14:56] ---
    What is the relationship
    between Tohka and that Shido?
[14:59] ---
    Do you think it's true that
    Tohka is precious to him?
[15:04] ---
    Naw, that man is so superficial!
[15:07] ---
    I'm sure he's all talk.
[15:08] ---
    That's so lame...
[15:11] ---
    I thought I said I wanted you
    to answer me honestly.
[15:15] ---
    I hate girls who lie.
[15:18] ---
    I-I honestly don't know
    what their relationship is.
[15:23] ---
    They aren't dating, but they're
    not just friends, either.
[15:25] ---
    It's true that they are always together.
[15:28] ---
    When Tohka's with Itsuka,
    she seems truly happy,
[15:31] ---
    and Itsuka seems to
    genuinely care about Tohka.
[15:34] ---
    That's so lame... That's so lame.
[15:37] ---
    Then, if he had to risk his
    life in order to save Tohka,
[15:42] ---
    what do you think Shido would do?
[15:44] ---
    I think Shido would save Tohka
    without a moment's hesitation.
[15:51] ---
    If we're talking about Shido,
    I'm sure that's what he would do.
[15:54] ---
    That idiot would face death
    without thinking of himself.
[15:58] ---
    Even if it were to save Yuzuru or me.
[16:00] ---
    Agreement. There's something wrong with him.
[16:03] ---
    I'm sure he would do anything for Tohka's sake,
    no matter what he had to sacrifice to do it.
[16:10] ---
    I will bring Tohka back no matter
    what happens--no matter what I have to do!
[16:19] ---
    No, I won't accept it.
[16:21] ---
    What are you saying?
[16:22] ---
    Tohka's been kidnapped!
[16:24] ---
    Didn't you say DEM was a dangerous
    organization trying to kill Spirits?!
[16:29] ---
    You don't have to tell me that!
[16:30] ---
    Are you saying I can't stop my brother from
    trying to infiltrate such a dangerous place?
[16:35] ---
    You should be more aware of how you never
    count yourself in the lives to be saved!
[16:40] ---
    Are you telling me to just leave Tohka?!
[16:42] ---
    That can wait until after we
    make the proper preparations--
[16:44] ---
    That'll take too long!
[16:45] ---
    Kurumi is stalling the Wizards for us now.
[16:47] ---
    We won't have another chance like this.
[16:49] ---
    Please, Kotori! I promise I'll bring Tohka out!
[16:53] ---
    So please!
[16:55] ---
    Oh, fine!
[16:56] ---
    It's not like you'd listen if
    I tried to stop you, anyway.
[16:59] ---
    You know me too well.
[17:03] ---
    I haven't been your little sister
    for over ten years for nothing.
[17:07] ---
    We probably won't be able to
    communicate inside the building.
[17:11] ---
    All we can do from the Fraxinus
    is provide support on the outside.
[17:14] ---
    That's more than enough.
[17:16] ---
    Thanks, Kotori.
[17:17] ---
    Seriously, little sisters with big brothers who
    don't listen always have trouble to deal with.
[17:24] ---
    Even so, I wouldn't accept a weak big
    brother who'd turn tail at a time like this.
[17:29] ---
    If you're going to do it, I won't
    allow you to do things halfway.
[17:32] ---
    I won't consider it a success unless Tohka
    is saved and you and Mana are back safe.
[17:38] ---
    Yeah.
[17:40] ---
    Now, let's...
[17:41] ---
    Let's...
[17:43] ---
    ...begin our date.
[17:48] ---
    No, you can't, Origami!
[17:50] ---
    Let go. If Shido is on the battlefield,
    then I must help him.
[17:54] ---
    It's impossible! Your ID
    has been frozen, you know.
[17:58] ---
    You aren't even allowed to use
    the wiring suits, let alone CR units!
[18:02] ---
    Then, I will just use the conventional equipment.
[18:04] ---
    I should be able to get at
    least a rifle out of the base.
[18:07] ---
    Are you crazy?
[18:09] ---
    You think you can enter a battlefield of
    Wizards and Spirits without a Territory?
[18:12] ---
    On top of that, Shido Itsuka is Nightmare's
    accomplice in attacking DEM Industries.
[18:17] ---
    He's become the AST's enemy, you know!
[18:20] ---
    That is why I must go.
[18:22] ---
    He is the only thing I can rely on
    now that I've lost everything.
[18:27] ---
    If he dies, I will not be myself any longer.
[18:32] ---
    So please, let go of me.
[18:33] ---
    Would you still go if I said I would bite
    my tongue and kill myself if you did?
[18:37] ---
    You wouldn't do such a thing...
[18:40] ---
    ...because you know that would make me sad.
[18:47] ---
    How frustrating. I'm jealous of him.
[18:51] ---
    Jealous that you would do so much for him.
[18:55] ---
    There is one thing I can think of.
[18:58] ---
    I don't know if you can use it or not, though.
[19:16] ---
    Let's go, big brother.
[19:18] ---
    Yeah, it's as monstrous as ever.
[19:22] ---
    But with such a large facility,
[19:24] ---
    it would be nice to know at
    least what floor Tohka is on...
[19:27] ---
    If they have Tohka confined, it is probably
    in their facility to quarantine Spirits,
[19:31] ---
    like the quarantine area on Fraxinus.
[19:35] ---
    Mana?
[19:40] ---
    Mana!
[19:41] ---
    Yes, yes. I'm fine.
[19:47] ---
    That's...
[19:49] ---
    White Licorice?!
[19:51] ---
    You sure know a lot.
[19:53] ---
    But this is a little different.
[19:56] ---
    It's the sister unit to White Licorice,
    which was made for experimentation--
[19:59] ---
    DW029R, Scarlet Licorice.
[20:08] ---
    Mana!
[20:15] ---
    Shido, it's dangerous! Don't move
    on your own. Wait for Mana!
[20:18] ---
    Their defense is getting stronger as we wait!
[20:21] ---
    And if I'm outside, I might get in Mana's way!
[20:24] ---
    That might be true, but...
[20:26] ---
    Wai--Shido! Shido...!
[20:36] ---
    An intruder?!
[20:37] ---
    Who are you?! Where in
    the world did you come from?
[20:40] ---
    Stop! If you don't stop, I'll shoot!
[20:42] ---
    You're already shooting, aren't you?
[20:48] ---
    Damn it, I can't just stand
    around in a place like this!
[20:52] ---
    Tohka... Tohka... Tohka...!
[20:56] ---
    Tohka!
[21:05] ---
    A... An angel?
[21:12] ---
    Yeah, that's right.
[21:15] ---
    Let's go save your master.
[21:23] ---
    You summoned Sandalphon
    with your desire, Shido.
[21:27] ---
    So who else is there to fulfill that?
[21:49] ---
    Get out of my way...!
[22:09] ---
    Toh... ka...
[22:12] ---
    Tohka...
[22:15] ---
    Tohka...!
[22:19] ---
    It was, it was an endless journey
[22:26] ---
    A tale about a hero who saved you
[22:44] ---
    Once, in a fairytale land
[22:47] ---
    A hero started his journey
[22:49] ---
    Running through the meadows
[22:52] ---
    Heading toward the princess
[22:55] ---
    A pitch-black cave
[22:57] ---
    Overcoming a windy mountain wilderness
[23:02] ---
    With sword held aloft
[23:05] ---
    Flames of courage reflecting in his eyes
[23:10] ---
    Shaking off the hands of darkness
[23:12] ---
    Clasping your hand
[23:16] ---
    Even now, even if it was a dream
[23:18] ---
    I would take up a sword
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    And find you
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    Tearing through the darkness
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    Even if I fall, even through hardships
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    I won't be defeated
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    Hold tight to my hand
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    Inextinguishable flames of courage
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    Illuminate the world
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    Episode Nine: The Truth About Miku
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