E20 - The Visitors Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:02] (Flashback) Izliz     Good grief. You drove a costly bargain. [00:06] (Flashback) Izliz     A 200-year contract conditional on     buying back your corpse from the guild? [00:12] (Flashback) Izliz     Dragons do think differently. [00:14] (Flashback) Urdwigia     Your pardon, master of my temporary lodging. [00:18] (Flashback) Urdwigia     I could not stomach virtual strangers     having their way with my flesh. [00:24] (Flashback) Urdwigia     I much prefer an apprentice of my slayer,      the "Wandering Balcony." [00:30] (Flashback) Izliz     Don't mind him, my foolish pupil. [00:33] (Flashback) Izliz     Just remember that it takes all kinds. [00:36] (Flashback) Urdwigia     Once again, my mortal remains are yours [00:41] (Flashback) Urdwigia     to fashion into weapons, reanimate     as a pawn, compound into medicine, [00:48] (Flashback) Urdwigia     or use to forge new ties. [00:53] Polka     I just linked you to a dragon. [02:31] Sayo     Novels with adventurers'     guilds and shark movies [02:35] Sayo     are a lot alike, if you ask me. [02:37] Takumi     Are you trying to throw     fans of both for a loop? [02:41] Sayo     The familiar adventurers' guild     is a prop in isekai fantasy. SIGN    Guild [02:47] Sayo     Then each novel adds its own original     spin to tell different stories, right? [02:53] Sayo     Shark movies are the same way. [02:55] Sayo     They share the same prop, a man-eating shark, [02:58] Sayo     but they make it a tornado, or a ghost,     or a demon, or a zombie, [03:01] Sayo     or swim in sand or snow,     or atomic, or robotic, or mecha, [03:04] Sayo     or have two or three or—     fast forward—six heads. [03:09] Sayo     That's how they add originality, you know? [03:11] Takumi     I mean, doesn't that go for     samurai movies or westerns, too? [03:14] Sayo     True. [03:15] Sayo     Meaning you could argue samurai movies     and westerns are shark movies, too. [03:19] Sayo     And they say Shakespeare wrote the     blueprint for every story there is, SIGN    Sharkspeare [03:25] Sayo     so maybe Shakespeare was a shark? SIGN    Author of "Shark for Shark" [03:29] Takumi     Please just get to the point already. [03:32] Sayo     I'm trying to say we should check how     original Misaki-chan is as a vampire. [03:37] Misaki     Huh? Me? [03:38] Takumi     Talk about taking the long way round. [03:41] Sayo     How is Misaki-chan different     from your standard "vampire" prop? [03:45] Sayo     I think that's worth knowing. [03:48] Sayo     We don't want enemies learning her     strengths and weaknesses, either. [03:53] Takumi     Well, you've got me there. [03:55] Takumi     Are you okay in sunlight? [03:57] Misaki     Yup! It kind of dazzles me, but that's all. [04:01] Takumi     Okay, then. Do you suck blood? [04:03] Misaki     Huh? [04:04] Sayo     The Corpse God told me that     blood is like steroids for her. [04:09] Sayo     And to make more vampires, [04:11] Sayo     she'd need to give a lot of blood over a long     time, so she won't do it by accident. [04:16] Sayo     But with access to magic, upgrades—     I mean, "evolution"—could be easy. [04:22] Sayo     The Corpse God turning Misaki-chan     into a vampire is a good example. [04:27] Misaki     It's like I got superpowers! SIGN    He's like a     superhero! [04:34] Polka     Sorry. [04:36] Polka     I got you mixed up in my problems. [04:39] Polka     That arm is the greatest     show of faith I can offer. [04:43] Polka     I swear by the dragon it belonged to     and my teacher, who gave it to me: [04:49] Polka     I trust you. [04:52] Polka     So, would you become my ally     and lend me your strength? [05:00] Xiaoyu     It's hard to believe, but after     seeing those tigers and now this... [05:05] Xiaoyu     By the way, what's that plush shark? [05:07] Polka     Oh, this is the real Polka-kun. [05:10] Xiaoyu     Huh? [05:11] Rozan     He means that Polka's     possessing that toy shark. SIGN    A robot arm     and a dragon arm [05:15] Rozan     Umm... [05:17] Rozan     He seems to enjoy it so much     that I couldn't stay mad. [05:22] Xiaoyu     I... see. [05:24] Rozan     He even gave me some nonsense about wanting     a robot body instead of his old one. SIGN    It's great to      have you      on board [05:32] Polka     He, er, says to give his     best to you, Xiaoyu-kun. [05:36] Xiaoyu     Likewise. SIGN    EEK     EEK      EEK [05:37] Xiaoyu     Master Polka, it's so nice to see you again. SIGN    A robot hand!     A dragon hand! [05:42] Polka     Wait, does he sound more     hostile than he did to me? [05:46] Polka     W-Well, anyway, I'd appreciate your help. [05:50] Polka     We know that someone is out to get us. [05:54] Polka     And as for the group using     the imperial emblem, [05:57] Polka     I'd like to take any steps I can. [06:02] Fire-Breathing Bug (male)     You'll do better at smoking     them out, summer bug. SIGN    Fire     Safety [06:07] Fire-Breathing Bug (female)     You'll benefit, too. [06:10] Fire-Breathing Bug (female)     Summer bug in search of     something beyond reason. [06:15] Solitaire     Oh? [06:16] Fire-Breathing Bug (male)     Their founder was a bastard child     from the other side of the sky. [06:22] Fire-Breathing Bug (male)     A bug eating away at this world. [06:25] Solitaire     The other side of the sky? [06:27] Solitaire     Do you mean a space alien?! [06:29] Fire-Breathing Bug (female)     We don't know the specifics, [06:32] Fire-Breathing Bug (female)     but they are one of those     close to what you seek. [06:38] Solitaire     One of those? Meaning you have more leads? [06:41] Fire-Breathing Bug (male)     You should know them well, too, summer bug. [06:47] Solitaire     I suppose so. [06:49] Solitaire     If my blimp show set all of this in motion, [06:54] Solitaire     then it must all connect somewhere. [06:59] Solitaire     Including to you, of course, [07:02] Solitaire     Fire-Breathing Bug-kun. [07:07] Aikawa     You're back. [07:08] Iwanome     Yup, although I'll be splitting my     time between here and HQ for a bit. [07:13] Aikawa     That's an awfully old file. [07:15] Iwanome     I'm going over the Fire-Breathing Bug's past, [07:17] Iwanome     since we know they're at odds     with Habaki's group now. [07:21] Aikawa     Huh. [07:22] Iwanome     Would it kill you to act surprised for once? [07:25] Iwanome     The Bug first appeared a few years ago, [07:28] Iwanome     or so the police and the media thought. [07:31] Aikawa     It's true, isn't it? [07:32] [SONG] Text; right     Classified SIGN    This world is      a buggy program          so it cries out     for the flame [07:32] Iwanome     This morning, I discovered [07:34] Iwanome     that they only started     using English recently. [07:39] Iwanome     Meaning that the Fire-Breathing     Bug was around long before [07:43] Iwanome     I joined Comps-3. SIGN    Fire     Safety [07:47] Misaki     Okay! [07:48] Misaki     Would the next person please come this way? [07:51] Civil     This place seems quite popular. [07:53] Arahabaki     Who knew it'd be this packed? [07:56] Lulu     What is it, Soara-san? [07:58] Arahabaki     Well, I'm not sure, but my skin... [08:02] Arahabaki     No, my blood is tingling. [08:04] Civil     Well, now. [08:05] Arahabaki     Somethin' about this place weirds me out. [08:07] Saimyouji     I'm jealous! [08:10] Saimyouji     You must have sensed something!     Some power not of this world! [08:16] Saimyouji     After all, this fortune teller     is as real as they come! [08:19] Proppen     What the heck are those?! [08:19] Saimyouji     Look, this video is of this very building! SIGN    crows to talk! [08:21] Proppen     Hands! They're hands! [08:22] Civil     Yes, I heard the Phantom     Solitaire was involved. [08:26] Saimyouji     Public opinion may lean that way,     but I see things differently. [08:31] Saimyouji     Solitaire is always winging it,      looking for thrills, [08:35] Saimyouji     but he loves to astonish his audience. [08:39] Saimyouji     It wouldn't make sense for him to put     on such a big display with no warning. [08:44] Civil     If it wasn't a trick, did something     genuinely supernatural attack Solitaire? [08:49] Saimyouji     No, not necessarily. [08:51] Civil     How so? [08:53] Saimyouji     Maybe he was doing a merry     dance with those weird hands. [09:01] Civil     What a positively delightful idea! [09:04] Saimyouji     I know, right? In the     real spirit of adventure! [09:10] Misaki     Number 25, please come this way! [09:13] Saimyouji     Oh, I think we're up. [09:16] Civil     May I ask your name? [09:18] Saimyouji     I'm Mikoto. [09:20] Saimyouji     Mikoto Saimyouji. [09:22] Saimyouji     Search it in the Latin alphabet     to find my socials. Look me up! SIGN    FORTUNES TOLD SIGN    Reception desk opens at 10:00 a.m.     Please fill out the questionnaire     you receive with your name,     date of birth, etc.     We use personal information      for fortune-telling only     and destroy records after use. [09:28] Arahabaki     You really hit it off with that guy. [09:31] Civil     Yes, I think we'll get along swimmingly. [09:34] Civil     Well now. [09:35] Lulu     What is it? [09:37] Civil     It says he's a medical examiner. [09:40] Lulu     I see. [09:41] Misaki     Next. Your name and what you'd     like a fortune about, please. [09:45] Civil     Sure. Put my name down as "Civil." SIGN    Let's get     examining! SIGN    Edit SIGN    I practice forensic medicine in Tokyo!     Let's get examining! [09:48] Civil     As for what I'd like divined... [09:50] Civil     My fate over 100 years,     and also fresh encounters. [09:56] Iwanome     I'd like Dr. Saimyouji's opinion. [09:59] Iwanome     Is he in today? [10:01] Tozawa     I haven't seen him. [10:02] Tozawa     He must be as busy as we are. [10:05] Iwanome     How does he always find time     to drop in on us, then? [10:08] Aikawa     I hear he's hooked on a spiritualist lately.      Hilarious. [10:12] Iwanome     Huh? [10:13] Aikawa     A boy fortune teller who     suddenly popped up in Shinjuku. [10:17] Iwanome     Really? A boy who tells fortu— [10:20] Iwanome     Wait! SIGN    On Break [10:23] Xiaoyu     That mechanical pencil...     is Inspector Hosorogi? SIGN    Heh heh heh. Pleased to meet you, young man. [10:30] Xiaoyu     Huh. I bet the Phantom Solitaire     would be shocked to find that out. [10:35] Xiaoyu     Huh? Oh, when I fought him... SIGN    Solitaire lying his head off [10:39] Solitaire     I'll repay Hosorogi some other time! [10:42] Xiaoyu     He seemed awfully concerned, [10:45] Xiaoyu     so I figured Inspector Hosorogi     must have done a lot for Solitaire. [10:50] Polka     Have you really? SIGN    No! Absolutely not! First I've heard of it! SIGN    No! Absolutely not! First I've heard of it! This is getting scary! Help! SIGN    A Mislead Pencil [10:56] Polka     The Phantom Solitaire...     I wonder what he's after? [11:01] Misaki     Do you mind if I call the next person? [11:02] Polka     Oh. [11:03] Polka     Yes, please do. [11:05] Xiaoyu     I'll get back to work, too, then. [11:08] Xiaoyu     Sayo-sama requested     kiritanpo stew for dinner. [11:12] Polka     That sounds nice. [11:17] Polka     What? [11:18] Polka     What's approaching? [11:22] Misaki     Your next client. [11:27] Civil     Pardon the intrusion. [11:33] Civil     Hello, I'm called Civil. [11:46] Civil     Pleased to meet you. [11:50] Polka     I can't believe it. [11:53] Polka     I've never seen so many ghosts     cluster to a single person. [11:58] Polka     Even killing a million people in a war     wouldn't explain all this. [12:04] Polka     These shades have been maturing     for years or even decades. [12:10] Polka     And... [12:11] Polka     very few of them harbor malice. [12:14] Polka     Most linger not out of regret or love, [12:16] Polka     but obsession. [12:18] Civil     Is something wrong? [12:19] Polka     I can't let him see me panic. [12:22] Polka     I'll cast a false-face spell on myself [12:25] Polka     to appear composed. [12:29] Polka     I see that you've led a most...     peculiar life. [12:34] Civil     Oh, yes? Everyone says that,     but it's duller than you'd think. [12:39] Takumi     Hey, what's up? SIGN    SHIVER     SHIVER     SHIVER [12:39] Polka     Doubtless because you've     grown numb to your condition. [12:41] Takumi     You're doing a normal reading, right? [12:44] Civil     I can't tell if he's a fraud or not, [12:48] Civil     but judging by the gear the people     watching this building carried, [12:52] Civil     their mission was to observe     and protect this fortune teller. [12:57] Civil     I'd better probe deeper. [13:00] Civil     By the way, [13:01] Civil     I hear a famous criminal called     Solitaire visited this building. [13:05] Polka     So it seems. [13:07] Civil     You haven't met him? [13:08] Polka     No. [13:09] Polka     Although our fates may already have     intersected without my realizing it. [13:15] Solitaire     Hmm... [13:17] Solitaire     I suspected this computer     wouldn't be up to the task. [13:20] Solitaire     Good thing I asked Nanny     to handle production. [13:25] Higuro     What are you doing? [13:28] Higuro     Yesterday, you— [13:29] Solitaire     I'm hungry, so I'm leaving. So long. [13:33] Higuro     I can't believe you'd take     off and leave me in this fix. [13:37] Solitaire     Oh, just a wicked scheme of mine. [13:39] Solitaire     Forget that and work on smiling     more pleasantly, like an idol. [13:45] Higuro     Please be reasonable. [13:47] Solitaire     Don't fret. I have every faith in you! [13:51] Higuro     Forget that. Where's my phone? [13:53] Higuro     The cops might trace the signal. [13:56] Fire-Breathing Bug     Already incinerated. [13:59] Higuro     It wasn't cheap, you know? [14:01] Fire-Breathing Bug     You fear the police more than me? [14:06] Higuro     It depends. [14:07] Fire-Breathing Bug     You mean the Bastard Children of Sabaramond? [14:11] Higuro     Sabaramond? What's that? [14:15] Higuro     I just remembered a detective named Arase. [14:18] Higuro     What he might do scares me more than dying. [14:22] Solitaire     You really don't know, then? [14:24] Higuro     Nope. I haven't got a clue. [14:28] Solitaire     Then, we're in this together! [14:31] Higuro     What? SIGN    I have completed your request. Kindly confirm. SIGN    To me SIGN    Nanny SIGN    Phantom Solitaire's Grand Operation: Thrilling Surprise.zip SIGN    I have completed your request, Young Master. Kindly confirm.          I would appreciate it if you would deposit your fee into the usual account.               You mustn't let yourself go hungry or catch a chill, now. [14:37] Solitaire     Let's ferret out the secret     of this "Sabaramond." [14:42] Solitaire     The two of us, together. [14:47] Polka     Now, [14:48] Polka     you asked about your "fate over 100 years." [14:51] Polka     Would you care to elaborate? [14:54] Civil     Well, for example, [14:57] Civil     suppose someone committed     an unforgivable crime. [15:00] Civil     Do you think that not only the     criminal but those close to them [15:03] Civil     should face the world's curses and judgment? [15:10] Polka     This is merely my personal opinion, [15:14] Polka     but I hope that this world     wouldn't do such a thing. [15:17] Civil     Do you? Well, I suppose most people would. [15:21] Civil     But my fellows and I [15:24] Civil     are hounded by a dangerous bunch     over a 100-year-old grudge. [15:32] Polka     That must be trying. [15:34] Polka     Please allow me to assist     you in any way I can. [15:40] Civil     Trying? [15:43] Civil     Au contraire, my good fortune teller. [15:45] Civil     I want to meet those masses of     irrationality as soon as possible. [15:50] Polka     What? [15:51] Civil     Just think about it. [15:53] Civil     When someone hits, resents, despises,     or even wants to kill you, [16:02] Civil     the more absurd their reasons, the better. [16:06] Polka     What do you mean? [16:08] Civil     We've done nothing wrong, [16:10] Civil     so we can crush the bugs     with a clear conscience [16:15] Civil     and without remorse. [16:19] Polka     Doesn't that [16:21] Polka     amount to doing the same thing they are? [16:25] Civil     Yes, so it comes down to the order. [16:29] Civil     Someone in my camp committed a crime. SIGN    Crime [16:32] Civil     Revenge against that criminal is justifiable. SIGN    Revenge SIGN    Crime SIGN    Revenge [16:36] Civil     But if the avengers hate me and     mine just for having ties to them, [16:43] Civil     that constitutes a new attack. [16:46] Civil     So aren't we justified even if we     target the people close to them? [16:52] Polka     He's... different! [16:54] Civil     As long as we evade the eyes of the law,     we can inflict any violence or indignity. [17:01] Civil     Don't you think that's delightful? [17:05] Polka     He isn't like those children. [17:09] Polka     Those innocent children who were     murdered just for being with me. [17:17] Polka     Let me ask you one question. [17:19] Polka     Do you truly believe every     word you've just said? [17:24] Civil     I wonder. [17:25] Civil     Why don't you divine the answer? [17:29] Polka     Yes, I'll do just that. [17:46] Arahabaki     What's up, Lulu? [17:49] Female Client A     Huh? I suddenly don't feel so... [17:51] Misaki     Huh? What? [17:52] Female Client B     I... I'm sorry. I'd like to cancel today. [17:53] Male Client     I'd better go. [17:55] Misaki     Huh? [17:55] Misaki     Huh? [18:00] Polka     I thought so. [18:01] Polka     He hasn't noticed what I'm doing. [18:03] Polka     So at least he doesn't have the     Evil Eye to see ghosts and spirits. [18:09] Polka     Going forward, [18:14] Polka     I'll touch his soul directly and rattle him. [18:19] Polka     Please allow yourself     to move with this space. [18:22] Polka     Calm your mind. [18:30] Polka     Are these shades [18:32] Polka     trying to shield him? [18:44] Civil     I've never felt anything like this. [18:47] Civil     A burst of mana inside my body. [18:50] Civil     What just happened to me? [18:52] Civil     Don't tell me [18:53] Civil     this boy is a visitor from another world? [18:59] Polka     How is his mana so dense?! [19:02] Polka     It's on par with an imperial court sorcerer! [19:05] Polka     Is he really a human from this world?! [19:10] Civil     But I've already verified that Polka     Shinoyama is a native of this world. [19:16] Civil     Is he a double? Is he something     from beyond the sky? [19:20] Civil     Or is someone controlling him? [19:24] Civil     Fascinating. [19:26] Civil     What a strange sensation. [19:28] Civil     Did you just do something to me,     by any chance? [19:32] Polka     Who can say? You may have felt a     dormant fate awaken within you. [19:39] Polka     Please allow me to probe your     soul a little more deeply. [19:44] Polka     Avoiding conflict now would be smarter,     but I want just a little more. [19:49] Civil     Oh? I can't wait to see what comes out. [19:53] Civil     I'd love to know what's     hiding inside me, too. [19:59] Polka     You may be happier not knowing [20:02] Polka     the "real" you. [20:04] Lulu     Civil-sama! [20:07] Lulu     I received guidance! [20:08] Lulu     We're not safe here! [20:10] Polka     Who is this girl? [20:13] Polka     That's a high-ranking stone elemental. [20:16] Leuf     Is this the child? The one     who was sold off young? SIGN    Byadian Imperial Chancellor          Leuf Vellize SIGN    m 0 0 l 260 0 260 70 0 70 [20:21] (Flashback) Izliz     His people should always have     been able to see spirits, [20:25] (Flashback) Izliz     but Evil Eyes were still too much for them. [20:29] (Flashback) Izliz     You can only hear the spirits,     can't you, my lady chancellor? [20:35] (Flashback) Leuf     The Evil Eye is hearing as much as sight. [20:39] (Flashback) Leuf     You must suffer worse than     we who can do only one. [20:44] (Flashback) Leuf     But live strong. [20:47] (Flashback) Leuf     Shades and elementals are our     neighbors, always by our sides. [20:55] Polka     I see. [20:56] Civil     Can't you do something?     It was just getting good. [20:59] Lulu     But the guidance... [21:01] Arahabaki     Give it up, Boss! You can't     argue with Lulu's ears. [21:05] Polka     And the color of that woman's soul, too... [21:08] Arahabaki     Plus, the Bugs might come torch this place. [21:12] Polka     "Bugs"? Are they involved     with the Fire-Breathing Bug? [21:16] Polka     No, more importantly, [21:17] Polka     one could have been coincidence, [21:20] Polka     but here are three people     deeply mixed up in my world. [21:25] Polka     This must be fate. [21:27] Polka     These children came to see me [21:30] Polka     as previous visitors to this world! [21:33] Polka     I used ghosts to chase off     my clients, but what now? [21:38] Polka     Should I have them stay? [21:39] Arahabaki     Come on! Move it! [21:41] Civil     Sorry, my good fortune teller. [21:43] Civil     I'll pay you another visit. [21:45] Civil     Next time, as a friend. [21:52] Lulu     Soara-san! [21:59] Taipei     You must be the attacker who's     been scurrying around lately.