1 - At a Certain Location in Tokyo
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[00:01] Mogura
Well, I screwed up.
SIGN Kojien
[00:04] Mogura
I mean, nobody expects a Kojien
to fall out of the sky.
SIGN Liquor
SIGN Yakitori
SIGN Episode 1
"At a Certain Location in Tokyo"
[01:43] Magi
I'm telling you, the theme makes no sense!
SIGN Children's Literature Theory
Group Research
Planned Presentation Date: Third Tuesday in May
[01:46] Magi
Why would you insist on using muscles
[01:48] Magi
for a children's literature theory
group research theme?!
SIGN Comments
I think we should go with muscles!
Fujimura
[01:51] Fujimura
Why not? The prof will be raving
over hearing a new perspective.
[01:54] Magi
"Raving" in a different way, maybe!
SIGN Munch
Munch
[01:57] Fujimura
Aw, it's fine. Take point on
putting it together, would you?
[02:01] Fujimura
You're heading the seminar.
[02:03] Magi
Not because I wanted to.
[02:07] Fujimura
Getting all sulky and withdrawn at
the drop of a hat is a bad habit, y'know.
SIGN Whack
[02:12] Magi
This is my fault?
[02:14] Mayu
Come on, Magi.
[02:15] Mayu
You know Fujimura won't take no for an answer.
[02:17] Magi
Aren't you his girlfriend?!
Talk some sense into him!
[02:22] Fujimura
Well, let us know when everything's ready.
[02:24] Mayu
See ya, Yaeko.
[02:26] Yaeko
Yeah.
[02:26] Magi
Hey!
[02:27] Magi
He's just straight-up Gian.
[02:29] Yaeko
Not much we can do about it.
SIGN HAPPY BIRTHDAY, girlfriend!!!
#Maldives #birthday #springbreak
[02:31] Yaeko
Just look at Fujimura-kun's
social media account.
SIGN Spring break at a
resort as a couple
SIGN Champagne
SIGN Oozes "rich"
from every pore
SIGN Local stylish famous lady he met
there (and instantly befriended)
SIGN The mentality to go to the beach for his
girlfriend's birthday and post a swimsuit photo
SIGN Don't even know
what this dish is called
SIGN Die a Thousand Deaths
[02:45] Magi
He should die a thousand deaths!
[02:47] Yaeko
Can you beat these people?
[02:49] Magi
I don't even want to get involved.
[02:50] Yaeko
Not only that, but he just
posted this a moment ago!
SIGN Working out with the Kojien while reading!
Try to have both muscles and book smarts!!
Try to get a girlfriend, too!!
[02:56] Magi
I've never understood anything less
in my entire college experience.
[03:00] Magi
Why would such an impossibly cheery
macho musclebrain be a literature major
[03:03] Magi
taking a children's literature seminar
in the Liberal Arts Department?
[03:07] Yaeko
I couldn't believe my eyes
when I first saw him, either.
[03:10] Yaeko
I was like, "Is there a fairy
in this seminar now?"
[03:14] Yaeko
He's a real rarity: a literary macho man who
can read Dazai Osamu and still be cheerful.
[03:19] Magi
How can a creature like that even exist?!
[03:21] Magi
And don't wave a Kojien around
as a workout! That's dangerous!
[03:25] Magi
Forget being no longer human!
He's peak humanity!
[03:28] Magi
He should be opening with "I've been
a winner all my life," damn it!
[03:33] Yaeko
You have the most eloquent inferiority
complex I've ever seen, Magi-kun.
[03:38] Magi
Drinks!
[03:39] Yaeko
Highball!
[03:44] Magi
I drank too much.
SIGN Thud
[03:52] Mogura
No way...
SIGN Shinmura Izuru
Kojien
7th Edition
[03:58] Mogura
Billie Eilish's... "Bad Guy"... music video...
[04:02] Fujimura
Oops, I think I dropped it.
[04:04] Fujimura
Can't see it in the dark. I'll look tomorrow.
[04:07] Mayu
Jeez, what were you doing?
[04:09] Magi
Wait, is that...
[04:10] Magi
Hey, are you okay?!
[04:12] Mogura
Uh... Hey, you two.
[04:15] Mogura
Just pretend you never saw this and go home.
[04:17] Mogura
No one would fault you for that
in this day and age.
[04:20] Magi
No way! We can't do that!
[04:23] Yaeko
Uh, an ambulance!
[04:25] Magi
Oh, right! Sorry, I'll call right now!
[04:27] Mogura
No, really, it's...
[04:29] Mogura
What? Ambulance?
[04:31] Mogura
No! Don't call an ambulance!
[04:34] Mogura
I'm broke! I can't afford surgery or medicine!
[04:38] Mogura
I don't even have an insurance card!
[04:40] Mogura
I'm fine! Based on my experience,
this kind of injury is nothing!
[04:43] Mogura
The head just looks extra
dramatic when it bleeds!
[04:45] Mogura
The medical expenses would end me!
No hospitals, please!
[04:48] Mogura
Hey!
[04:50] Magi
Yae-chan, I think his injury
is making him say weird things.
[04:54] Yaeko
Yeah. I just called an ambulance.
[04:56] Mogura
You did?!
[04:57] Mogura
Okay, you can pay for it, then!
[04:59] Mogura
You got yourselves into my mess,
so you gotta take care of me now!
[05:02] Mogura
If you don't want that,
throw me into some alley,
[05:04] Mogura
hide me from the ambulance, and get outta here!
[05:07] Magi
It'll be here soon. You shouldn't try to talk.
[05:10] Magi
You'll be all right, sir.
[05:12] Mogura
Wow, not many nice kids like you these days.
[05:14] Mogura
Well, shit. Now I have no choice.
[05:22] Mogura
Wait, no! Where are you going?!
[05:24] Yaeko
Magi-kun!
[05:26] Mogura
Don't follow me!
[05:27] Mogura
This is just... you know...
SFX makeup! It was a setup!
[05:30] Magi
Like hell it is!
Not when I can smell the blood!
[05:33] Magi
Damn, he runs fast for a guy in sandals!
[05:37] Magi
Yae-chan, something's
definitely off about this guy.
[05:40] Magi
Can anyone run around like that
after losing so much blood?
[05:44] Yaeko
Yeah, and can someone
in that condition really be so articulate?
[05:53] Magi
He's gone.
[05:54] Yaeko
What now?
[05:55] Yaeko
Weird or not, if he actually dies...
[05:57] Magi
Yeah. He might really have been
confused because of his wound.
[06:01] Yaeko
I know! The police!
[06:03] Magi
Oh, yeah! I forgot!
[06:05] Magi
Um, what was the number for the police again?
[06:07] Yaeko
110! Dial 110! Calm down, Magi-kun!
[06:16] Mogura
Okay, I get it. Let's talk.
[06:18] Mogura
Just don't call the police, please!
SIGN Drawer Street
SIGN Drawer Street
[06:33] Mogura
Come on in. Sorry it's such a mess.
SIGN Mogura
Bath
SIGN Adults
500 yen
SIGN Children
300 yen
SIGN Metal
>and other
Repairs
Negotiable
[06:41] Mogura
Man...
SIGN First Aid Kit
[06:43] Mogura
Kids these days sure are nice.
[06:47] Mogura
Old people are so much more
shameless. It really sucks.
[06:51] Mogura
Y'know, the old fart who runs
the general store down the street...
[06:54] Magi
What are you talking about?
[06:56] Magi
We're worried about you here!
[07:01] Magi
Should you be that crude with it?
[07:05] Mogura
Coffee or tea?
[07:07] Mogura
Sorry, but I don't have booze. I don't drink.
[07:10] Magi
Uh, honestly, that's fine.
[07:13] Mogura
How old are you guys, anyway?
[07:15] Mogura
Should you be out this late?
[07:17] Mogura
I'm 21.
[07:18] Yaeko
I'm 20.
[07:20] Mogura
You're 21 and 20?!
[07:22] Mogura
Wow, sorry. I thought the girl
was in, like, middle school.
[07:26] Yaeko
Oh, thanks...
[07:27] Magi
You just apologized for not having booze.
[07:30] Mogura
Yeah, but you look pretty
damn young for 21, too.
[07:35] Magi
He's not just rude. He talks a lot, too.
[07:38] Yaeko
You think he's really okay?
[07:40] Mogura
But man, 21, huh?
[07:42] Mogura
You're young. I envy you.
Bet you're strong, too.
[07:45] Magi
How old are you?
[07:46] Mogura
Just accept that I'm old compared to you guys.
[07:49] Mogura
Considering the outfits... You students?
SIGN Scratch
Scratch
[07:51] Mogura
Won't your parents be worried?
[07:54] Magi
Oh, it's fine. I live alone.
[07:56] Yaeko
Me, too.
[07:58] Mogura
Oh, then did you have some fun
plans together tonight?
[08:01] Mogura
Sorry 'bout that.
[08:04] Mogura
Man, you guys are too trusting.
SIGN Scratch
Scratch
[08:07] Mogura
When asked if your parents would be worried,
[08:11] Mogura
all you need to say is,
"No, everything's fine."
[08:13] Mogura
You shouldn't give a stranger
more information than necessary.
[08:18] Mogura
Especially a girl.
[08:20] Mogura
As her boyfriend, you gotta protect her.
[08:22] Magi
I'm not her boyfriend.
[08:24] Mogura
Oh, damn, sorry.
[08:25] Mogura
Would that be considered
sexual harassment these days?
[08:28] Mogura
Sorry about that. I just
can't keep up with the times.
[08:32] Magi
Yae-chan, let's go home. I think he's fine.
[08:36] Mogura
Hey, so your surname is Magi, right?
[08:39] Mogura
Why do you call her "Yae-chan"?
[08:41] Mogura
That kinda thing really interests me.
[08:43] Mogura
In the same club? Or seminar?
[08:45] Magi
Seriously, let's go. He's gonna be
a huge pain in the ass.
[08:48] Mogura
Leaving?
[08:51] Mogura
Oh, then here. Take your phone back.
[08:53] Mogura
Sorry I took it.
[08:55] Magi
Oh, right. I should give you my contact info.
[08:58] Yaeko
Um, and mine, too.
[09:02] Magi
I don't know what your deal is,
but you should really go to a hospital,
[09:06] Magi
so tell me yours.
[09:08] Mogura
Oh, I don't have a cell phone.
[09:10] Mogura
No Internet here, either. Or driver's license.
[09:13] Mogura
Or any phone at all.
[09:15] Magi
What's your name?
[09:17] Mogura
Mogura.
[09:18] Magi
Mogura?
[09:19] Mogura
Like I said, it's Mogura.
Feel free to forget it.
SIGN Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
[09:22] Magi
How does someone like you
work in this day and age?
[09:31] ---
Kojien
[09:34] Mogura
I mean, the sign said you ran a bathhouse
and did some kind of craftsman work...
SIGN Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
SIGN Smirk
[09:42] Mogura
Well, that's a good question.
[09:44] Mogura
Oh, I almost forgot.
[09:46] Mogura
I feel bad not doing anything
to thank you after you've been so kind.
[09:50] Mogura
If you ever get into any kind of trouble
you can't get out of, come see me.
[09:54] Mogura
Though it's fine if you forget me too, really.
[09:57] Mogura
I got you in this pretty deep,
so I'm a little worried.
[10:02] Magi
Well, we'll be going, then.
SIGN Mogura Bath
[10:05] Magi
I'm Magi, third-year in the Liberal Arts
Department of Yatsume University.
[10:09] Magi
If anything happens... any side effects
or anything... I'd hate that, so...
[10:12] Mogura
You're the kinda guy who's too sincere
for his own good, aren't you?
[10:16] Mogura
Careful getting home, both of you.
SIGN Scratch Scratch Scratch
[10:21] Mogura
And, uh... you know...
[10:24] Mogura
You don't have to believe this, but...
[10:26] Mogura
I was banished from
the afterlife, so I can't die.
[10:30] Mogura
That's my deal.
[10:32] Mogura
So if you ever get into any of that
kinda trouble, you can talk to me.
[10:37] Mogura
And you can tell other people if you want.
[10:39] Mogura
No one would believe you anyway.
[10:41] Mogura
I don't have ID, a family register,
or a residency card.
[10:45] Mogura
In other words, I don't exist.
[10:48] Mogura
That means the police won't come
to question you, either.
[10:52] Mogura
You genuinely don't need to worry about that.
[10:55] Mogura
I'll wash off the blood on the street
and cover it with mud before morning.
[11:00] Mogura
Anyway, thanks.
And oppekepe to you, youngsters.
[11:05] Magi
"Oppekepe"?
[11:07] Yaeko
"The oppekepe-bushi"...
[11:09] Yaeko
"A satirical song that was popular
in the Meiji era," this says.
SIGN Yatsume University
First Campus
[11:17] Nekozuku
That said, there are few such stories
in the Asian mythologies.
[11:23] Nekozuku
This is most likely due to differences
in culture and religious perspectives.
[11:25] Magi
There's some kind of black smudge...
[11:30] Nekozuku
We'll discuss that
in a bit more detail next time.
[11:32] Magi
Did my vision get worse again?
[11:34] Nekozuku
That's it for today.
[11:36] Yaeko
Magi-kun, got a sec?
[11:39] Yae-chan
So, I got these...
[11:41] Magi
Uh, yeah... I got some, too... or I tried to.
[11:45] Magi
Even with my part-time job money,
this was all I could get.
[11:48] Magi
Medicine sure is expensive.
[11:49] Yaeko
Yeah, we should really go check on him, right?
[11:53] Magi
Yeah, I mean, he...
SIGN Man's Body Found in Tokyo
[11:55] Announcer
A man's body was discovered
in Tokyo last night.
[11:59] Announcer
Police are investigating the possibilities
of both suicide and an accident.
[12:03] Magi
What would we do if he died
because we left him alone, huh?
[12:06] Yaeko
I don't want to take on
that kind of trauma in my twenties.
[12:10] Yaeko
Also, should we tell Fujimura-kun about this?
[12:12] Magi
Nah, I don't think it'd do any good.
[12:15] Magi
The guy kept the Kojien anyway,
and we don't have proof.
[12:19] Magi
I'm pretty sure it was Fujimura, though.
[12:21] Magi
Anyway, let's go.
[12:23] Magi
It was past the main street and the shopping
district, then further down, right?
[12:27] Yaeko
Yeah.
[12:30] Magi
Oh, flowers... would probably
just make things worse.
[12:33] Magi
Is there anything else he might need?
[12:35] Yaeko
Well, they don't sell
blood transfusion packs, so...
SIGN Ushino Meats
[12:40] Butcher
Thanks for stopping by.
SIGN Liver
SIGN Nothing beats liver
for anemia!
[12:44] Yaeko
You think he needs liver?
[12:47] Magi
I feel like we've been
more panicked than he was.
[12:50] Yaeko
Well, I hope he likes liver.
[12:53] Magi
If he doesn't want it, I'll live off of it
for the rest of the month.
[13:01] Magi
It should be around here...
[13:08] Yaeko
Did we take a wrong turn?
[13:13] Magi
No, this is right.
[13:15] Magi
I remember seeing this trash collection sign.
[13:17] Magi
See?
SIGN Trash Collection
Mon. / Wed. / Fri.
Put out trash by 8:00 AM on collection days
Put out the correct trash on the correct day
If you see anyone take items from the collection site, report it
Oversized trash and recyclable trash from businesses will be collected by request
Oversized Trash Collection Center
Remember!!
[13:18] Magi
The collection days had been changed,
and someone wrote on it.
[13:22] Yaeko
Yeah, I did see that.
[13:23] Yaeko
Do they use manhole covers with this
design in any of the 23 special wards?
[13:29] Yaeko
I feel like I remember this, too.
[13:31] Magi
But the street stops here.
[13:33] Yaeko
This feels like those mysterious
spirit encounters you see online.
[13:40] Magi
Don't say stuff like that!
SIGN Tremble
Tremble
[13:43] Magi
That kinda thing scares the shit out of me!
[13:45] Yaeko
I'm sorry! Magi-kun's about to cry! I'm sorry!
[13:47] Magi
Listen.
[13:49] Magi
If I had to choose at gunpoint between
a haunted house and a free fall,
[13:53] Magi
the free fall would just barely win out.
[13:56] Magi
But either one might make me throw up!
[13:58] Yaeko
Really? I'll remember that.
[14:00] Magi
But what makes me wanna puke
more than anything is the kind of person
[14:03] Magi
who'd force me into that choice!
[14:06] Yaeko
You mean Fujimura-kun?!
[14:08] Magi
And I never want to see a ghost in my life!
[14:11] Yaeko
Your face is the scariest thing here right now!
[14:14] Magi
I can't even stand the word "spirit"!
[14:17] Magi
I wish you'd just say "monster"!
[14:18] Yaeko
I think monsters would be
a lot more likely to attack you...
[14:22] Yaeko
There, there, there.
[14:24] Mogura
Look at you two youngsters flirting.
[14:27] Mogura
So did something happen?
[14:29] Mogura
Or did you come to try out my bathhouse?
[14:32] Mogura
It's 500 yen for adults.
[14:34] Mogura
It was 300 yen before,
but prices just kept going up.
SIGN Drawer Street
[14:38] Mogura
Sorry.
[14:39] Mogura
What's up? Let's go if you're going.
SIGN Drawer Street
SIGN Drawer Street
[14:47] Yaeko
Huh?
[14:48] Mogura
Was I not the one you were looking for?
[14:51] Mogura
That's fine, too.
[14:52] Magi
No, um...
[14:53] Yaeko
We came to bring you these.
[14:55] Mogura
What?!
[14:57] Mogura
Man, you really are the sincere type.
They're for me?
[14:59] Yaeko
Yes.
[15:00] Mogura
Wow, thanks. You sure?
[15:02] Magi
This, too.
[15:03] Mogura
Thanks.
[15:04] Mogura
Hey, this is liver!
[15:05] Mogura
Woo-hoo! Nutrients incoming!
[15:08] Yaeko
Oh, good. The liver made him
a lot happier than I expected.
[15:12] Magi
Anyway, is the wound on your head okay?
[15:15] Mogura
Oh, it's fine. But look at this.
[15:18] Mogura
I bought a helmet. Second-hand, though.
[15:21] Mogura
Now I can keep my head safe.
[15:22] Mogura
But what about you two?
[15:24] Mogura
Did you see something, or something?
[15:26] Magi
See something?
[15:34] Mogura
So you really can see them now.
[15:36] Magi
Uh, hang on!
[15:38] Magi
I had my suspicions after all
the weird stuff you said and did,
[15:41] Magi
but is that actually a spirit I'm seeing?!
[15:44] Magi
It's incredibly not-scary!
[15:46] Magi
Which is good, but...
[15:47] Magi
I was expecting the kind of cool, dramatic
figure you see in JUMP manga and stuff!
[15:53] Magi
You tried to make it sound cool, but...
[15:57] Mogura
Youngsters, reality always goes
in directions you wouldn't expect.
[16:02] Mogura
This is your first spirit encounter!
[16:11] Mogura
Mogura Momoyuki.
[16:13] Mogura
"Mogura" means "hundred darknesses,"
and "Momoyuki" means "peach wood bow."
SIGN Mogura Momoyuki
[16:16] Mogura
'Fraid I don't know whether it's
a lucky name or an unlucky one,
[16:19] Mogura
but at this point,
I guess we're already acquainted.
[16:25] Mogura
Here's my proper introduction.
[16:27] Mogura
I'm a hermit, a rare kind
of person in this world.
[16:29] Mogura
I'm sorry you had to make my acquaintance.
[16:31] Magi
Peach wood bow?
[16:34] Magi
Long ago, bows made from peach wood
were said to ward off misfortune,
[16:37] Magi
so they're also used
to vanquish evil spirits...
[16:41] Magi
I think, at least.
[16:41] Mogura
Oh, you knew, huh?
[16:43] Mogura
That's a liberal arts kid for ya.
[16:45] Magi
But writing "Mogura" as "hundred darknesses"?
[16:48] Magi
In terms of Japanese mythology...
[16:50] Magi
It's like the opposite of Amaterasu Omikami.
That's super ominous.
[17:02] Mogura
Just so you know, I don't have any cool
powers like exorcism or whatever.
[17:07] Mogura
I just took a little fire from him.
[17:10] Mogura
That dude's not an evil spirit or anything.
[17:13] Mogura
He was probably just gazing fondly
at the little lady here or something.
[17:16] Yaeko
Uh, that's kinda gross...
[17:19] Mogura
Yeah, I guess it is, but...
[17:23] Magi
Please explain what's going on here.
[17:25] Mogura
All right. You're pretty quick
to make decisions.
[17:28] Mogura
Magi-chan, Yae-chan,
come to my place for a bit.
[17:31] Mogura
I'm about to tell you a really long,
crazy-sounding story.
[17:34] Mogura
For now, just accept that.
[17:36] Mogura
Also, the ending is basically,
"If you ever see any ghosts, let me know."
[17:45] Mogura
When you think of ghosts, you probably
picture something like this, right?
[17:49] Magi
Well... yeah.
[17:50] Mogura
What do you think this is?
[17:52] Magi
A ghost light?
[17:53] Mogura
Right.
[17:54] Mogura
We also call it demon fire.
[17:56] Mogura
Specifically, it's something the dead produce
that guides them to the afterlife.
[18:01] Mogura
Like how you decorate
with lantern plants during Obon.
[18:03] Mogura
Those are named for the lanterns
said to be carried by the dead.
[18:07] Mogura
Ghosts' souls contain that same fire,
[18:09] Mogura
and it makes them able
to proceed to the afterlife naturally.
[18:12] Mogura
It varies from ghost to ghost, though,
so some lose their way.
SIGN Welcome
Committee
[18:15] Mogura
And demon fire is a by-product
of said fire leaking out of the soul.
[18:19] Mogura
Remember when I told you
I was banished from the afterlife?
[18:23] Mogura
Hey, cut it out.
Don't start thinking I need counseling.
[18:28] Mogura
Just hear me out.
[18:30] Mogura
The Sun stripped me of my right
to carry this fire in my own soul.
[18:36] Mogura
So if I turned into a ghost,
I'd be guaranteed to get lost.
[18:39] Mogura
In other words, I can't go to the afterlife.
[18:44] Mogura
I can store the fire by-product
made by ghosts in this lantern.
[18:48] Mogura
The plan is to get a bunch of it
so it'll guide me to the afterlife.
SIGN Squawk
[18:57] Mogura
Hey, listen! I only need you
to remember the gist of it!
SIGN Squawk
[19:01] Mogura
But that also means this is my flame of life.
[19:04] Mogura
You saw me using it in a different way before.
[19:07] (Flashback) Mogura
Well, shit. Now I have no choice.
[19:10] Magi
So you did use some kind of illegal substance!
[19:12] Magi
No wonder you didn't want us
to call the police!
[19:15] Mogura
If we're being blunt, yes,
but watch how you phrase that!
[19:18] Mogura
You might say I was charging my life force.
[19:22] Mogura
Kinda like an energy drink or e-money, I guess.
[19:25] Magi
Charging...
[19:26] Magi
Oh! So, like, healing your wound?
[19:30] Mogura
Nice, liberal arts kid. You catch on fast.
[19:32] Mogura
This is what I love about literature nerds.
[19:37] Mogura
To go even further, if I drink a lot, I can
maintain a state that keeps my body alive.
[19:42] Mogura
In other words, I can age in reverse.
[19:44] Magi
You really are just like a hermit.
[19:46] Mogura
Yeah. The only part of it that sucks
is that I didn't ask for it.
[19:52] Mogura
Get it? I can't go to the afterlife,
but I still live normally.
[19:56] Mogura
That means I do get hurt, sick,
and hungry, and I age.
[20:01] Mogura
I can only stay alive if I regularly
fix up my body with this fire.
[20:05] Mogura
Above all, I can't survive
in this world without money.
[20:09] Mogura
And to get that, I have to work.
[20:11] Mogura
Living normally costs money.
[20:13] Mogura
With some self-restraint, I can
save up a bit, but it harms my health.
[20:17] Mogura
Going to the hospital costs money.
[20:19] Mogura
Using the fire is free,
but I'm left with less each time.
[20:23] Mogura
I have to keep this thing stocked with fire
while keeping up that kind of life.
[20:27] Mogura
Whenever I happen to see a spirit,
like before, I mooch a little.
[20:33] Mogura
This is literally
what it means to be tied down.
[20:36] Mogura
It's a well-thought-out punishment.
[20:37] Magi
Punishment?
[20:38] Magi
It's punishment?
[20:41] Mogura
That's right.
SIGN Drawer Street
SIGN Drawer
[20:44] Mogura
They even gave it a clever name like "Drawer."
[20:47] Mogura
This place is basically a prison.
[20:50] Mogura
A drawer in which they stuff people
who can't go to the afterlife.
[20:55] Magi
Hang on!
[20:56] Magi
There was no street there when we
first came along, but then it appeared!
[21:00] Mogura
It was there.
[21:01] Mogura
You just weren't looking.
[21:03] Mogura
Humans only see what they want to see.
[21:06] Mogura
The things you're looking for
only turn up after you've looked all over.
[21:10] Mogura
That's just how blind humans are.
[21:13] Mogura
Missing a street or two happens all the time.
[21:16] Mogura
Same with spirits.
[21:18] Mogura
You just became aware of things
you didn't notice before after meeting me.
[21:22] Mogura
Any questions so far?
[21:26] Magi
I have a lot,
but it's all just so outlandish...
[21:29] Magi
But weird things are happening,
so assuming it's true...
[21:33] Magi
Stuff like "How old are you?"
and "Did you see Perry's ships arrive?"
[21:36] Magi
and "What's the scariest thing
you've seen so far?"
[21:39] Magi
My head's just a mess right now.
[21:41] Mogura
Scariest thing, huh?
Never been asked that before.
[21:46] Mogura
Let's see...
[21:47] Mogura
It'd have to be the time when
consumption tax was implemented.
[21:52] Magi
I get it, but come on. There's gotta be more.
[21:55] Mogura
No, it's a huge problem!
[21:57] Mogura
Every day, I have a meeting in my head
about whether to ditch my breakfast eggs!
[22:00] Mogura
And experience tells me it's gonna
reach 10% someday! It gives me chills!
[22:05] Mogura
That's how it was with the land tax, too!
[22:08] Mogura
Also, the time I picked up a broken TV,
[22:09] Mogura
and days after I fixed it and turned it on,
[22:12] Mogura
I was asked if I was paying my license fees.
[22:14] Mogura
It's insane. What the hell is with those guys?
[22:17] Mogura
Who are they? The KGB?
[22:20] Magi
Dude, that is the one comparison
you should not make. Ever.
[22:24] Mogura
Hey, I paid it, though! I like Stretch Man!
[22:27] Magi
You're actually a good guy, aren't you?!
[22:30] Mogura
Anyway, that's the story.
SIGN Scratch Scratch
[22:33] Mogura
You need money to do anything.
[22:35] Mogura
I need fire, I need money,
[22:37] Mogura
and I need to live a healthy
life if I want to move on.
[22:41] Mogura
I save up, but I never have more.
You know how that feels, right?
[22:45] Mogura
It's tough to balance saving and spending.
[22:47] Mogura
I'd love to conserve resources
by never doing anything.
[22:50] Mogura
That's the kind of mental state I'm stuck in.
[22:53] Mogura
I do everything half-assed.
[22:56] Mogura
There's too much I have to do,
and too much I can't do.
[22:59] Magi
Oh, yeah. You did say you don't
even have a residency card.
[23:02] Magi
Isn't there a way for you to get one?
[23:05] Mogura
There is.
[23:06] Mogura
I mean, it's just data. Anyone can falsify it.
[23:10] Mogura
So long as there are people who need it,
there'll be people who do it for a living.
[23:16] Mogura
There was a time when I made
fake IDs and family registers, too.
[23:20] Mogura
But in 1942, I got careless.
[23:24] Mogura
And that's why it eventually came to me.
[23:26] Mogura
Can you guess what came to me?
[23:28] Magi
In 1942?
SIGN Draft Notice
Mogura Momoyuki
SIGN Episode 2
"Spirit = Human"
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