E22 - The Karma 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.) [00:04] Civil     Don't let it bother you, Lulu. [00:06] Civil     I doubt anyone died. [00:08] Civil     Your pleading with the elemental paid off. [00:12] Lulu     But... [00:14] Civil     No innocents got involved and the      security cameras were destroyed. [00:19] Civil     The elders don't take chances     with that sort of thing. [00:22] Arahabaki     I knew our group wasn't all one happy family, [00:25] Arahabaki     but where do they get off,      trying to shut us down so openly? SIGN    Fire     Safety [00:31] Civil     They're afraid of the Bug. [00:33] Civil     They fled this country and built     a remote base in Eastern Europe, [00:38] Civil     so they don't want me leaking information     that could get them burned, too. [00:43] Civil     I do have a stake in this, though,     so I think I'll burn before I get burned. [00:47] Arahabaki     Huh? [00:48] Civil     There's a Japanese saying:     "summer bugs fly to flame." [00:53] Civil     And I'd say I'm the best     bait to draw out this bug. [00:57] Civil     I'll advertise my presence and     gather them all in this city. [01:01] Civil     Doesn't crushing them in one fell     swoop sound like a plan to you? [02:39] Higuro     Can I ask you something? [02:41] Solitaire     Yes? [02:43] Higuro     Why did you visit that     fortune teller's building? [02:47] Higuro     Was that giant swarm of hands     one of your magic tricks? [02:51] Solitaire     Why do you want to know? [02:53] Higuro     Because you may have     already reached your goal. [02:58] Higuro     The thing my employers spent     a century searching for. [03:02] Solitaire     You have my attention. [03:04] Higuro     You're already involved.     In fact, this all revolves around you. [03:10] Higuro     You may lose your own head     instead of a dummy's next time. [03:19] Momoya     N-No! I can't take it! [03:22] Kana     Shut up. [03:23] Momoya     Sorry, sorry. [03:24] Momoya     It's just too, too much! [03:28] Momoya     I feel so sorry for the guy,      I might let him ditching me slide. [03:32] Momoya     Still, I envy Higuro-san. [03:34] Momoya     This means he made friends     with Solitaire, right? [03:37] Momoya     Do you think he could get me an autograph? [03:40] Momoya     If only Majiri-neesan could get     along with those kids this well. [03:46] Majiri     That must be the building. [03:49] Majiri     I wonder if the little assassin is in. [03:53] Majiri     Do you know? [03:58] Majiri     Heilei, I presume? [04:01] Majiri     Wonderful. I've been hoping     to pay my respects. [04:05] Majiri     You see, that boy, Xiaoyu-kun,     is going to be my little brother. [04:10] Majiri     So we'll be relatives from now on. SIGN    Found found found found found found found     found Agakura Agakura Agakura Agakura      Agakura Agakura thief thief thief [04:16] Majiri     Mind your manners. [04:19] Majiri     Calling for backup won't— SIGN    m 0 0 l 300 0 300 150 0 150 SIGN    This evil, vile, despicable fiend took your     arms and legs and pride, my dear, precious     darling, and now she's trying to take you      from me. Don't worry. I'll kill kill kill kill     KILL kill kill kill kill kill kill her, so you     can relax. Big Sis will get back absolutely     everything—your limbs and your heart. I'll     get it all back, so... [04:25] Bao     A word of warning. [04:27] Majiri     I see. You're... SIGN    Heilei Officer: Bao SIGN    Real Name: Yanmei Lei [04:30] Bao     I'm the only big sister Xiaoyu needs. [04:35] Man     The Heilei don't need an incompetent     who lost to an Agakura girl! [04:41] Man     I'll dispose of him myself if you— [04:47] Head     How fierce, even for a daughter of mine. [04:52] Head     She even tried to kill me when I     announced I'd make Xiaoyu a ting-hu. [05:00] Bao     Don't insult Xiaoyu—my brother. [05:06] Majiri     So, you want revenge for     the dear little assassin? [05:11] Bao     Not quite. [05:12] Majiri     No? [05:14] Bao     You're right that Xiaoyu is a dear. [05:17] Majiri     Yes! Isn't he just?! [05:21] Bao     I hate you for hurting my brother,     but I'm also grateful. [05:26] Majiri     Grateful? Really? [05:28] Bao     Losing his limbs is what let     him escape our cursed family. [05:34] Majiri     I'm surprised. [05:39] Majiri     I thought the Heilei obsessed     over their lineage. [05:45] Bao     I'm not interested in old-fashioned values, [05:48] Bao     but if you intend to take     my brother from me, then die. [05:55] Xiaoyu     Can you really make magic from this? [05:58] Polka     Yes. It should let us recharge your arm, too. [06:02] Xiaoyu     Jewels as fuel? [06:04] Xiaoyu     No wonder Miss Sayo wanted     all those junk stones. [06:08] Xiaoyu     If raw stones work, you can     buy them cheaper and in bulk. [06:11] Polka     Clearer and larger stones contain more mana. [06:17] Polka     Then there's the problem of money. [06:20] Polka     I'd like to gather resources to     recover the real Polka-kun, [06:25] Polka     but I can't exactly ask Rozan-san for help. [06:30] (Flashback) Xiaoyu     It's my fault. [06:33] (Flashback) Xiaoyu     I'm the only guard who knew     that plushie is the real Polka. [06:38] (Flashback) Polka     That's not true. [06:40] (Flashback) Polka     But anyway, we'd better     report this to Rozan-san. [06:44] (Flashback) Xiaoyu     His Lordship? [06:46] (Flashback) Sayo     No can do. [06:48] (Flashback) Polka     What? [06:48] (Flashback) Sayo     Grandfather should be in the hospital today. [06:52] (Flashback) Xiaoyu     Oh, right. Today is... [06:53] (Flashback) Sayo     His regular check-up. [06:55] (Flashback) Sayo     He's probably fully anesthetized     and in no shape to talk. [06:59] Xiaoyu     I felt a moment of relief just then. [07:04] Xiaoyu     I almost thought that I could rescue Polka [07:06] Xiaoyu     and fix my mistake before     His Lordship found out. [07:11] Xiaoyu     I'm the worst. [07:13] Polka     Because you were halfhearted about     protecting the real Polka-kun? [07:18] Xiaoyu     That's none of— [07:19] Polka     —my business? Are you sure,     with the way things are going? [07:24] Polka     You don't have to rush, but you can talk to me. [07:30] Xiaoyu     Something about him...     always got on my nerves. [07:34] Xiaoyu     But I didn't really hate     him until just recently. [07:40] Xiaoyu     He acts without any regard for     His Lordship's feelings. [07:43] Xiaoyu     I take pride in these limbs     that Rozan-sama gave me. [07:48] Xiaoyu     But he's Rozan-sama's own son. [07:51] Xiaoyu     Doesn't his body, his blood     ties, mean anything to him? [07:57] Xiaoyu     I can never have those ties,     no matter how hard I try. [08:01] Xiaoyu     I can't become Rozan-sama's real son. [08:04] Xiaoyu     But... he acts like it's nothing to him. [08:09] Xiaoyu     No. I'm making excuses. [08:12] Xiaoyu     I just envied him. Forget it. [08:20] Xiaoyu     How pathetic. [08:24] Polka     My father... sold me for money. [08:29] Polka     He ended up stabbing me to     death to satisfy his own greed. [08:36] Polka     So I envy bonds with blood family, too, [08:40] Polka     but I can tell you feel just as     strong a bond with Rozan-san. [08:49] Polka     I'm sure that's not one-sided. [08:53] Polka     You may not share blood     but your souls are linked, [08:58] Polka     so you should treasure that tie, too. [09:05] Polka     Losing either kind of connection      will hurt just as much. [09:11] Polka     So this time, [09:14] Polka     I will make a world where     we can all live in peace. [09:21] Takeru     Hello. [09:22] Takeru     What is it, Nezu? Have you finished work? [09:29] Takeru     You'll rejoin us in three days? SIGN    Lunch Meeting          Management Strategy      Session          Corporate Planning     Committee          Management Meeting           Private Event SIGN    m 0 0 l 120 0 120 130 0 130 [09:32] Takeru     Perfect. I have a job for you. SIGN    Two Days To Go [09:38] Takumi     Well, that about sums it up. [09:40] Polka     I'm sorry for asking so much of you. [09:43] Takumi     Don't sweat it. [09:45] Takumi     Supporting your peaceful     life is what I'm here for. [09:49] Polka     Polka-kun's kidnapping     yesterday was hardly peaceful, [09:52] Polka     and neither is the rest of     what I've dragged you into. [09:55] Takumi     All for a peaceful future, though, right? [09:59] Takumi     But anyway, SIGN    Strange happenings beset city!      A challenge from Solitaire?!          Witnesses report a range of bizarre phenomena! SIGN    m 0 0 l 600 0 600 120 0 120 [10:01] Takumi     this dude seriously never quits. [10:04] Takumi     What is he thinking? [10:07] Man     Huh? [10:13] Woman     What's that? SIGN    Solitaire has arrived [10:18] Kayakusa     What is he after? [10:20] Yatsu     Asking why he does anything     is a waste of time. SIGN    Strange happenings beset city!     A challenge from Solitaire?!     Witnesses report a range of bizarre phenomena! [10:23] Tozawa     But the inspector is currently attached     to HQ's Solitaire task force. [10:29] Tozawa     Surely we need to at least look     like we're prioritizing that case. [10:34] Yatsu     Ugh. [10:36] Iwanome     No. [10:37] Iwanome     That jackass Solitaire didn't do this. [10:40] Arase     A copycat? [10:41] Iwanome     I'm only going on a hunch, [10:43] Iwanome     but just lifting something and dropping     it is nothing new for stage magic. [10:48] Iwanome     Solitaire usually makes his     tricks significant in some way. [10:53] Iwanome     Which begs the question of who's behind this. [10:57] Iwanome     Another troublemaker, like Deus Ex Kinema? [11:01] Iwanome     Or... [11:02] Iwanome     Never mind. [11:04] Iwanome     Either way, we can't stand     around twiddling our thumbs. [11:08] Iwanome     Damn it. We've got all     these cases in Shinjuku. [11:12] Iwanome     What connects them all, and how deeply? [11:16] Solitaire     Good grief. A copycat of me? [11:20] Solitaire     I know just who would pull a stunt like this. [11:22] Solitaire     To me, hunting this organization     is an adventure. [11:25] Solitaire     But to you, I see, it's fodder     for a documentary film! [11:30] Solitaire     Isn't it, troublemaker emperor of Ikebukuro,     Deus Ex Kinema-kun?! [11:35] Lulu     U-Um... [11:37] Lulu     I'm so, so sorry. [11:39] Lulu     You have the wrong person. [11:40] Solitaire     Who's she?! [11:42] Civil     Pleased to meet you. I'm a fan. [11:44] Solitaire     I see. I suppose I should be relieved     that this wasn't a police trap? [11:49] Civil     That depends on your attitude. [11:52] Solitaire     Meaning you're scarier than the police? [11:55] Civil     Unfortunately, my homeland     doesn't use business cards. [12:00] Civil     Will this serve to identify us instead? [12:04] Civil     The Byadian Imperial Crest. [12:06] Civil     That's the proper name of the     emblem you've been broadcasting. [12:13] Polka     It's hopeless. This will take too long. [12:16] Polka     But... considering the risks,     I can't settle for less. [12:19] Misaki     Hey, is it true you you called     up one of your friends' ghosts? [12:24] Polka     I didn't call him so much     as he showed up uninvited. [12:27] Misaki     So you did have friends in your world! [12:32] Polka     I treasure you and Takumi-kun     as friends, too. [12:35] Misaki     Hmm... You've said that before, [12:38] Misaki     but we only just met, you know? [12:40] Polka     My teacher told me that,      to long-lived necromancers like us, [12:46] Polka     bonds with people can't be     measured in time spent together. [12:49] Misaki     Did you make friends with your     buddy from back home this quickly? [12:53] Polka     Let me think. [12:54] Polka     He came on so strong that I didn't     know what to do a lot of the time, [12:58] Polka     but he's my dear friend... and my accomplice. [13:01] Misaki     Why accomplice? [13:03] Polka     Sorry. Maybe I worded that wrong. [13:06] Polka     We got up to a lot of mischief together. [13:08] Misaki     Hmm? [13:10] Polka     Those three who abducted the real Polka-kun [13:13] Polka     have some kind of powerful ties to     the other world, too. I'm sure of it. [13:19] Polka     I don't know if we're     caught in their business, [13:22] Polka     or if I dragged them into ours, but— [13:26] Misaki     I got you and the other Polka-kun     involved in the first place. [13:29] Misaki     I slit Polka-kun's throat, [13:33] Misaki     then I tried to kill you again when you     came back, dragging you into my world. [13:38] Polka     That'sh naht weally— [13:40] Misaki     Everyone, good or bad,      drags others into their lives sometimes. [13:46] Misaki     So when it comes down to it, just drag     everyone into what you think is best. [13:53] Misaki     I want to get mixed up     in your business, anyway. [13:57] Misaki     Let's go save the real Polka-kun together. [14:02] Polka     Thank you. [14:04] Solitaire     I see. [14:06] Solitaire     You want to advertise your     relation to this "Sabaramond." [14:11] Civil     Yes, I suppose so. [14:13] Civil     I don't care how.     We could even be guests on your show. [14:16] Higuro     Yay! [14:17] Civil     The three of us could dance, if you like. [14:19] Lulu; Arahabaki     Huh?! [14:20] Solitaire     Suspected space aliens dancing?     You have my attention. [14:24] Civil     Aliens? [14:26] Civil     That aside, I thought you were     seeking supernatural phenomena. [14:31] Civil     Doesn't this situation excite you? [14:34] Solitaire     Not really? Secretly, my heart     is swelling with anticipation, [14:38] Solitaire     but I can't make up my mind. [14:40] Civil     About what? [14:42] Solitaire     A feat like yours [14:45] Solitaire     is easy enough to replicate with tricks. [14:49] Civil     Oh? [14:50] Arahabaki     Wait. Seriously? [14:51] Lulu     Does he have a great spirit, too?! [14:55] Iwanome     So this [14:56] Iwanome     is where that fire broke out 100 years ago. [15:00] Iwanome     Now, does anything here connect     to the Fire-Breathing Bug? [15:04] Iwanome     They've prettied up the exterior, [15:07] Iwanome     but something's off. [15:09] Iwanome     A wealthy Shinjuku dynasty owns this place, [15:13] Iwanome     and apparently they paid a     fortune for it after the fire. [15:17] Iwanome     Their descendants live elsewhere,     but they've never tried to sell the place. [15:22] Arase     But are you sure we should be here?     It has nothing to do with Solitaire. [15:27] Iwanome     No, they've been too     close lately to say that. [15:33] Iwanome     At heart, every troublemaker     only follows their own goals. [15:38] Iwanome     Except for the Grocer, none of them     would ever seek each other out. [15:43] Iwanome     But between this "Sabaramond"     group and that symbol, [15:47] Iwanome     this pair's interests overlap too much. [15:50] Arase     You mean Solitaire and the Fire-Breathing     Bug have already joined forces? [15:54] Iwanome     Yeah, probably. And in earnest. [15:59] Solitaire     As for your request, I'd be delighted. [16:03] Solitaire     But on one condition. [16:05] Civil     That sounds like fun. What condition? [16:08] Solitaire     Well, I insist [16:12] Solitaire     that you somehow manage to survive. [16:17] Fire-Breathing Bugs     Never shall we forget the days we've shared, [16:31] Fire-Breathing Bugs     yet 'tis time we go our     separate ways. Goodbye. [16:33] Civil     I didn't expect to see you so soon! SIGN    Fire     Safety [16:48] Arahabaki     Whoa! [16:49] Lulu     Civil-sama! [16:50] Solitaire     Oh, so you burst liquid fuel     in midair and set fire to it. [16:56] Solitaire     I hope that's not a mix of     naphthetic and palmitic acids, [16:59] Solitaire     i.e., the fuel for napalm     bombs and flamethrowers. [17:03] Solitaire     Because if it is, the extreme     heat will roast me, too. [17:06] Solitaire     It's not, right? Please say it's not. [17:08] Solitaire     I believe you have at least some morals,     Fire-Breathing Bug-kun. [17:12] Solitaire     Oh, I have a bad feeling about this! [17:16] Civil     Perfect timing. [17:17] Civil     I've been hoping to test this out. [17:20] Civil     Maybe something like... this? [17:24] Arahabaki     Whoa. You've gotta be kidding me. [17:27] Civil     Hmm... Was that right? [17:30] Civil     No, I suppose I need to     follow the proper steps. SIGN    Fire     Safety [17:41] Civil     I sympathize with you Bugs! [17:45] Civil     I can guess what you really are! [17:50] Civil     In this country, 100 years ago, my affiliates [17:53] Civil     performed experiments to     give humans special powers! SIGN    PEEK SIGN    PEEK [17:57] Civil     To maintain secrecy, they supposedly     incinerated all 18 test subjects. SIGN    Fire     Safety [18:02] Civil     But only 16 bodies were found. [18:04] Civil     I take it some survived? [18:07] Civil     And they multiplied [18:09] Civil     to enact their vengeance on us. SIGN    Fire     Safety [18:12] Civil     I don't know how you did it,     whether by science or magic, [18:15] Civil     but you implanted a lust for revenge     in others—ordinary, innocent people. [18:22] Civil     I admire your tenacity. [18:24] Civil     That said, [18:27] Civil     aren't you doing just what our elders     did to the 18 whose lives they took? [18:33] Civil     In terms of sheer numbers,      you're even worse than they were. [18:36] Fire-Breathing Bug     Exactly. SIGN    Fire     Safety [18:38] Fire-Breathing Bugs     Therefore, we, too, are evil. [18:41] Fire-Breathing Bugs     Merely bugs seared into this world. [18:46] Fire-Breathing Bugs     Once we have burned you all, [18:49] Fire-Breathing Bugs     we shall vanish from within these people. [18:53] Fire-Breathing Bugs     Shall burn away. [18:54] Civil     Good. If you feel that way,     then I feel no personal guilt. [18:59] Civil     Now, let's slug it out! [19:02] Civil     Put our existences on the line! [19:05] Fire-Breathing Bug     A childish taunt. [19:08] Civil     A smoke screen? It won't work. [19:16] Solitaire     A mass disappearing act?! [19:18] Arahabaki     Huh?! Did they run out on us?! [19:21] Civil     I see. [19:22] Civil     It seems revenge hasn't     given them tunnel vision. [19:26] Civil     I suppose they were evaluating     our combat strength just now. [19:30] Civil     Far better than a "summer bug" who     flies into flames without thinking. SIGN    SHOCK SIGN    SHOCK [19:35] Solitaire     Shock. [19:36] Arahabaki     Think this guy knows where they hide out? [19:42] Solitaire     Mademoiselle, even if I did know, [19:45] Solitaire     do I look like I would     sell out a friend so easily?! [19:47] Arahabaki     Yeah. [19:48] Civil     I'd say so. [19:49] Lulu     Yes. [19:50] Solitaire     Well, don't be hasty. [19:51] Solitaire     Allow me to tell you a choice secret instead. [19:55] Arahabaki     Like what? [19:56] Solitaire     The saying "summer bugs fly to flame" [19:57] Solitaire     originates in the Chinese Book     of Liang's "Life of Dao Gai." [19:59] Solitaire     And it's not about tactics or traps. [20:01] Solitaire     You see, an old man jealous of     his more talented grandson— [20:01] Arahabaki     Who cares?! [20:03] Civil     As interesting as that sounds,     I have a different question for you. [20:09] Civil     After you obtained the emblem, [20:11] Civil     why did you visit that building in Shinjuku? [20:14] Civil     Does it have anything to do with the     young fortune teller who lives there? [20:18] Solitaire     Are you certain you don't     have your answer already? [20:23] Solitaire     A bug flying to a flame may be foolish, [20:26] Solitaire     but what if that bug     could withstand the heat? [20:30] Arahabaki     You— SIGN    Better luck      next time [20:32] Arahabaki     Huh? [20:33] Solitaire     And... [20:34] Solitaire     leaping into fire is the only way to     see some worlds. Wouldn't you agree? [20:39] Solitaire     While your powers do interest me, [20:41] Solitaire     I have a busy night ahead. [20:44] Solitaire     Bewitch me with a world free of     tricks and illusions someday! [20:48] Solitaire     For that, [20:50] Solitaire     I'll enter the fire as     many times as it takes. [20:56] Civil     I knew visiting this country was a good idea. [21:00] Civil     It's done a little to quench the     thirst I've felt since I was born. [21:04] Arahabaki     I don't get any of this! [21:07] Arahabaki     Hey, Boss! What was that big-ass     wind-cannon thing, anyway?! [21:11] Lulu     It wasn't like the great     spirit's power, was it? [21:15] Civil     Oh, that. I tried it, and it worked. [21:17] Arahabaki     You can just do that? [21:20] Civil     Until now, I've only been able to use     magic to enhance my flesh and nerves. [21:25] Civil     I am a failure, after all. [21:28] Civil     Didn't I tell you before we came here?      About my absurd origins. [21:33] Civil     My body was meant for the copied mind     and memory of a sorcerer from the other side. [21:39] Civil     His name was Arius Sabaramond. [21:43] Civil     But in the end, that "great sorcerer"     never appeared in this world. [21:48] Civil     And yet the organization     continues to cling to his name. [21:52] Civil     "The Bastard Children of     Sabaramond." Oh, the irony. [21:57] Civil     I was a failure, unable to so     much as cast a spell, until— [22:02] Civil     Yes, that was the trigger. [22:05] Civil     I'd never felt my mana tampered     with from the outside before. [22:09] Civil     I wondered if I could do it in     reverse, and lucky for us, it worked. [22:14] Arahabaki     There he goes, bragging about his talent. [22:16] Lulu     Amazing, Civil-sama! [22:18] Civil     Well, I'm just starting out. [22:21] Civil     Once I get the hang of it, I can— [22:24] Civil     Oh, I like you, Soara, Lulu. [22:27] Civil     You help me feel the other world. [22:29] Arahabaki     Warn me before you say crap like that. [22:33] Civil     But this world isn't lawless     enough for me to act freely. [22:39] Civil     I've always felt that this     world isn't where I belong. [22:44] Civil     I was made on the other side,      so I want to go back. [22:48] Civil     Back to the precious     homeland I've never seen. [22:53] Civil     If I can't return, then I hope [22:56] Civil     this world can at least offer     something to cure my boredom. [23:04] Civil     Hello. I'm impressed you found this number. [23:07] Civil     We've never spoken directly before.     Are introductions in order? [23:11] Grocer     Oh, no. Not at all, Sabaramond-sama. [23:16] Grocer     You've been patronizing our     store since before we relocated. [23:20] Civil     Since you called, I assume     you've stocked my order? [23:25] Civil     Information about Polka Shinoyama's family, [23:27] Civil     and especially his mother, Kanon Shinoyama?