3 - The Gathered Crew

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SIGN    Rule 2
     Demon fire (fire by-product) produced by the dead
     can be stored in the lantern.
SIGN    Rule 4
     What if, for example,
     his body is instantaneously
     blown to pieces by an explosion?
     → He still cannot go to the afterlife.
    More on that another time.
SIGN    Rule 5
     Mogura is eager to see
     the end of his life
     in a good way.
SIGN    Rule 3
     Once the lantern is full, it becomes
     a flame that guides Mogura to
     the afterlife, but it can be
     consumed to extend a person's life.
     How much flame must be gathered? Who knows.
SIGN    Rule 1
    Mogura is banished from the afterlife = He must continue
     to live in this world, but there is one (1) measure he can take.
     → Go to Rule 2
SIGN    Episode 3
    "The Gathered Crew"
[01:38] MOGURA
    Sorry, but those types are the scariest!
[01:41] MOGURA
    Dead or alive, overly-attached
    psychos are scary!
[01:43] MAGI
    I guess it comes down to what
    they were like in life!
[01:45] MOGURA
    So in general, all women's
    spirits are terrifying!
[01:49] MAGI
    I see!
[01:50] YAEKO
    I object!
[01:51] YAEKO
    I believe that depends on the person!
[01:53] SHIO
    Yeah, you tell 'em!
[01:54] MOGURA
    Oh, sorry.
[01:56] STALKER SPIRIT
    Wait! Wait for me!
[01:59] MOGURA
    Run!
[02:00] MOGURA
    Run to a shrine or something!
[02:03] MAGI
    Will that help?
[02:05] MOGURA
    Maybe not, but sometimes they
    function kinda like save points.
[02:09] MAGI
    You're not sure?
[02:11] MOGURA
    Once your paranormal
    sensitivity's been activated,
[02:13] MOGURA
    you're more sensitive to spiritual harm, too.
[02:16] SHIO
    Spiritual harm?
[02:17] YAEKO
    Illnesses and mishaps caused by spirits.
[02:20] MOGURA
    Especially you, Magi!
[02:21] MOGURA
    Nice but high-strung guys like you
[02:24] MOGURA
    suffer immediately when they're
    possessed by spirits like that one!
[02:26] STALKER SPIRIT
    Wait!
[02:26] MAGI
    No thanks!
[02:29] MAGI
    The cats won't stop meowing.
[02:31] MAGI
    They're adding to the scary vibes.
[02:34] MOGURA
    Cats are sensitive creatures.
[02:36] MOGURA
    But this level of agitation...
[02:39] MOGURA
    We might've caught a lucky break.
[02:42] MOGURA
    Follow the meowing cats!
[02:52] KYOSHIRO
    Well, if it isn't Mogura.
[02:54] KYOSHIRO
    What are you up to?
[02:57] MOGURA
    Kyo-chan, I knew you were nearby.
[03:00] MOGURA
    On your way back from an exorcism?
[03:02] KYOSHIRO
    I thought I sensed something odd. Must be that.
[03:08] MAGI
    The stalker spirit is cowering for some reason.
[03:10] MOGURA
    Please, Kyo-chan!
[03:12] KYOSHIRO
    Please what?
[03:13] KYOSHIRO
    Tell me what you want me to do.
[03:15] KYOSHIRO
    I never understand anything you say.
[03:18] MOGURA
    What?
[03:21] KYOSHIRO
    Oh, did this thing latch onto you guys?
[03:24] KYOSHIRO
    You poor things.
[03:25] MAGI
    You know this person?
[03:27] KYOSHIRO
    Person? He's not a person.
[03:32] KYOSHIRO
    He's a sub-human creature being
    punished for his screwup.
[03:35] KYOSHIRO
    A human would've been sent to
    hell for making a mistake.
[03:39] MOGURA
    You don't have to say that to
    my face. I'm a person for now.
[03:41] MOGURA
    I'm working on it little by little, you know?
[03:44] KYOSHIRO
    Silence, windbag.
[03:46] KYOSHIRO
    Hey, you. You seem nice,
    so I'll tell you something.
[03:49] KYOSHIRO
    I don't know what he told you,
[03:51] KYOSHIRO
    but nothing good will come from
    associating with shady sub-humans.
[03:55] KYOSHIRO
    Not only that, but he's
    a typical trauma victim.
[03:58] KYOSHIRO
    There's no need to take this broken
    creature's manic-depressive episodes
[04:02] KYOSHIRO
    and extreme behavior seriously.
[04:04] KYOSHIRO
    He tells practically everyone about his trauma.
[04:07] KYOSHIRO
    He's a racketeer who survives by
    ingratiating himself with people.
[04:10] MOGURA
    Well, that's pretty harsh.
[04:11] MOGURA
    Anyway, this is Nekozuku Kyoshiro.
[04:14] MOGURA
    He'll exorcise this spirit for us.
[04:15] MOGURA
    These are Magi and Yae-chan.
[04:17] KYOSHIRO
    See? He's always like this.
[04:20] KYOSHIRO
    You leave out way too much information.
[04:23] SHIO
    I'm—
[04:23] KYOSHIRO
    I know who you are.
[04:25] KYOSHIRO
    You're that first-year, Inukai,
    who's prone to possession.
[04:27] SHIO
    Yes! I'm Inukai Shio.
[04:31] YAEKO
    Shio-chan, you probably shouldn't
    respond to everything on reflex.
[04:36] YAEKO
    Huh? Your uniforms match.
[04:39] SHIO
    You're right. Which means...
[04:41] SHIO
    All right!
[04:42] SHIO
    More people I can borrow textbooks
    from when I forget mine!
[04:45] KYOSHIRO
    I'm a third-year.
[04:46] YAEKO
    No, Shio-chan.
[04:48] YAEKO
    We're all shocked that the exorcist
    is a high school student.
[04:52] SHIO
    Oh, right.
[04:54] MAGI/ID
    We're not getting anywhere.
[04:56] MOGURA
    Anyway, you get the idea.
    Could you handle that spirit?
[04:59] KYOSHIRO
    No, I do not get the idea.
[05:01] KYOSHIRO
    Let me review the situation.
[05:03] KYOSHIRO
    I don't know why, but you
    met these people somehow.
[05:06] KYOSHIRO
    Not only that, but you've
    exposed them to spiritual harm.
[05:08] KYOSHIRO
    You even dragged Inukai into it.
[05:11] KYOSHIRO
    And now you want me to fix everything for you.
[05:14] KYOSHIRO
    Did I get that right?
[05:15] MOGURA
    Yes.
[05:16] KYOSHIRO
    Die.
[05:17] MOGURA
    I can't. That's the whole problem.
[05:21] KYOSHIRO
    Let me get her consent first.
[05:24] KYOSHIRO
    Inukai, should I exorcise you?
[05:27] SHIO
    Huh? What?
[05:28] SHIO
    I mean... I guess so.
[05:30] KYOSHIRO
    For your reference,
[05:32] KYOSHIRO
    the spirit is taking advantage of the situation
    to sexually harass you like crazy.
[05:35] KYOSHIRO
    You could leave it be since
    you can't see it anyway.
[05:38] SHIO
    Please get rid of it!
[05:44] MAGI
    Where's the spirit?
[05:52] MAGI/ID
    The spirit's physically injured?
[05:54] YAEKO
    I get that you're impressive, but...
[05:59] MAGI/ID
    Either way...
SIGN    Purr
[06:02] MAGI/ID
    This guy's smaller and younger than me,
    but he's oddly intimidating.
SIGN    Purr
[06:06] MAGI/ID
    What's going on?
[06:08] MAGI/ID
    And this strange noise...
[06:11] MOGURA
    Use your eyes, not your head. It'll be quicker.
[06:14] MOGURA
    Look closely. Real closely.
SIGN    Purr
SIGN    Purr
[06:16] MOGURA
    Can't you see it?
SIGN    Purr
[06:18] MOGURA
    That's the price of possessing great power.
[06:23] KYOSHIRO
    Ow. That hurts.
[06:26] KYOSHIRO
    You stink. Your mouth stinks.
[06:28] MOGURA
    Well, I guess some people might be jealous.
[06:31] KYOSHIRO
    Jealous of what?
[06:33] KYOSHIRO
    He steals my nutrients, so I can't gain weight
[06:36] KYOSHIRO
    and get these bags under my eyes.
[06:37] KYOSHIRO
    It sucks.
[06:40] KYOSHIRO
    Go on, Nabeshima. Time for a treat.
[06:49] MOGURA
    He's possessed by a bakeneko.
SIGN    Purr
SIGN    Urgh?
SIGN    Hurk Hurk
SIGN    Blarf
SIGN    Splat
[07:02] MOGURA
    Ah, he puked.
[07:06] MOGURA
    I guess that beats being eaten completely.
[07:09] MOGURA
    Now he won't be able to move for a while.
[07:11] MOGURA
    Someone from the afterlife will notice the
     commotion and come to get him soon.
[07:15] MOGURA
    We'll let them handle the rest.
[07:17] MOGURA
    This is how the Nekozuku
    family conducts exorcisms.
[07:20] MOGURA
    They've been possessed by
    bakeneko for generations.
[07:23] MOGURA
    As a literature major, I'm sure you get
    that they're still hated and feared.
[07:28] MOGURA
    The Nekozuku family turned that
    into a way to make money.
[07:31] MOGURA
    They're exorcists.
[07:32] MOGURA
    They fight fire with fire.
[07:35] MOGURA
    But an exorcism by the family
    head costs a fortune.
[07:37] MOGURA
    Meanwhile, Kyo-chan's still a trainee.
[07:40] MOGURA
    He'll defeat spirits for free.
[07:42] MAGI
    You know a lot of free services.
[07:44] KYOSHIRO
    I don't "defeat" spirits.
SIGN    Purr
[07:46] KYOSHIRO
    Someone should eat your
    brain for thinking that.
[07:49] MOGURA
    You're right.
[07:50] MOGURA
    You don't enjoy a sense of
    justice when you do it.
[07:53] MOGURA
    My bad.
[07:54] MOGURA
    You appease the great cats so
    they'll swat your victims.
[07:58] MOGURA
    That's the Nekozuku family style.
[08:01] MOGURA
    If the spirits are unlucky,
    sometimes they're eaten.
[08:04] MAGI
    In other words...
[08:06] MAGI
    they're really good with cat toys?
[08:08] MOGURA
    That's right.
[08:09] MAGI
    They're like celebrity pet trainers.
[08:11] MOGURA
    Anyway, that's that.
[08:13] MOGURA
    I'll be taking some flames from this guy.
[08:15] MAGI
    He's like the old woman who
    steals hair in Rashomon.
[08:19] MAGI
    It feels so fruitless.
[08:22] STALKER SPIRIT
    Girls...
[08:24] KYOSHIRO
    He won't give up.
[08:26] KYOSHIRO
    He probably never got a date in life.
[08:28] KYOSHIRO
    Go on, Nabeshima! Play!
[08:39] MOGURA
    Kyo-chan, be a little more careful.
[08:42] MOGURA
    You'll scatter the flames.
[08:43] MAGI
    What kind of logic is that?
[08:44] MOGURA
    You get more tofu by scooping
    it out of the pot with a ladle
[08:47] MOGURA
    than poking it apart while trying
    to pick it up with chopsticks.
[08:51] MOGURA
    It's the same thing.
[08:53] MAGI
    I think I get it, but was that
    the right analogy to use?
[08:56] MOGURA
    Kyo-chan still hasn't mastered that yet.
[08:59] MOGURA
    The head of the Nekozuku family
    does it way more neatly.
[09:02] MAGI
    Right, that!
[09:03] MAGI
    Um, is his father's name
    Nekozuku Toshiro by chance?
[09:08] MOGURA
    Huh? I'm surprised you know.
[09:10] MAGI
    I knew it.
[09:11] MAGI
    Nekozuku's an unusual name.
[09:14] MAGI
    He's a professor at my university.
[09:16] MAGI
    He teaches fantasy literature
    and is my seminar advisor.
[09:19] MAGI
    He's a fantasy author himself.
[09:22] MAGI
    He writes mysterious stories.
[09:24] MAGI
    His style and oddly specific
    expressions are interesting.
[09:27] MAGI
    That's why I took one of his classes.
[09:29] MOGURA
    A fantasy author?
[09:33] MOGURA
    Toshiro writes fantasy novels?
[09:37] MOGURA
    Those aren't novels.
SIGN    Hee Hee
[09:39] MOGURA
    They're probably his actual experiences.
[09:41] MOGURA
    Small world, huh?
[09:44] MOGURA
    See?
[09:45] MOGURA
    There's way more strangeness around
    you than you ever realized.
[09:56] MOGURA
    I said from the start that you
    could ignore all of this,
[09:59] MOGURA
    but now that you know,
[10:02] MOGURA
    you can change your perspective
    and enjoy life a little more.
[10:07] SHIO
    I'm the only one who can't see anything!
SIGN    Waaah
[10:12] MOGURA
    Well, life's easier for people like her.
[10:15] MAGI
    You're lucky you can't.
[10:16] MAGI
    The huge cat is actually pretty scary.
[10:18] SHIO
    I wanna see the bakeneko!
[10:21] MOGURA
    Either way, this situation is the
    miracle of the century for me.
[10:26] MOGURA
    Shio-chan's easily possessed.
[10:28] MOGURA
    I probably shouldn't say it,
    but that's great for me.
[10:30] MOGURA
    Magi and Yae-chan, let me know
    if you see anything else.
[10:34] MOGURA
    You're both pretty sensitive.
[10:36] MOGURA
    Few people have brains and eyes
    that can accept this so quickly.
[10:39] MOGURA
    Kyo-chan, I'll ask you to
    handle anything I can't.
[10:42] KYOSHIRO
    No, you won't.
[10:45] MOGURA
    We make a great team.
[10:47] MOGURA
    I'd nearly given up,
[10:48] MOGURA
    but I've never encountered such a perfect
    crew all at the same time before.
[10:54] MOGURA
    I might actually gather enough
    fire to return to the afterlife.
[10:58] MOGURA
    I actually have some hope now.
[11:00] MAGI/ID
    Return?
[11:01] MOGURA
    That's all for today. It's late.
[11:05] SHIO
    What? 11PM?
[11:07] SHIO
    Oh, no! My mom's going to be mad.
[11:10] MAGI
    I have an essay due tomorrow.
[11:12] KYOSHIRO
    What's wrong with you people?
[11:14] MAGI
    Good morning.
[11:18] MAGI
    Professor Nekozuku, I just sent you my essay.
[11:21] MAGI
    Twenty pages on why children's literature
    contains so many horror elements.
[11:26] TOSHIRO
    Yes, I received it.
[11:28] TOSHIRO
    Did you pull an all-nighter?
[11:30] MAGI
    Huh? Yeah, I guess.
[11:32] TOSHIRO
    That's not good for you.
[11:33] TOSHIRO
    You should be careful.
[11:35] MAGI
    I will. Excuse me.
[11:37] TOSHIRO
    Magi-kun, Kirihara-san.
[11:40] TOSHIRO
    I should warn you:
    Stay away from Drawer Street.
[11:44] TOSHIRO
    It'll keep pulling you in deeper.
[11:57] TOSHIRO
    This isn't an easy life.
[11:59] TOSHIRO
    The shoulder stiffness is especially terrible.
[12:02] MAGI
    I think I'll go home for the day and sleep.
SIGN    Candy Shop
     Guillotine Head Shop
[12:07] MAGI
    Thanks for letting me use the wifi.
[12:09] UKIGUMO
    Not at all.
[12:10] MAGI
    I forgot you don't have
    wifi at your place, Mogura.
[12:13] MOGURA
    So this is an online lecture, huh?
[12:16] MOGURA
    Hey, it's Toshiro!
[12:18] TOSHIRO
    Hello.
[12:19] TOSHIRO
    Today I'm lecturing from Mie Prefecture.
[12:22] TOSHIRO
    Mie is the birthplace of Edogawa Ranpo.
[12:22] MAGI
    Professor Nekozuku goes on
    business trips sometimes.
[12:25] MAGI
    He conducts his classes online when he does.
[12:26] TOSHIRO
    Ranpo was born in what is now known as Nabari.
[12:28] MOGURA
    Sometimes he travels for exorcisms.
[12:28] TOSHIRO
    When he was two, he moved to Kameyama
    City and moved again after that,
[12:31] MOGURA
    He's famous by word of mouth.
[12:32] TOSHIRO
    repeatedly moving throughout his life.
[12:34] MAGI
    So that's how it is.
[12:36] MAGI
    I had no idea.
SIGN    Fantasy Literature
     May Document by Nekozuku Toshiro
    
     Works dealing with spirits and devils
    reflect attitudes about life and death,
    religion, and culture.
    
    
     Attitudes towards life and death and
    unwritten rules in Japanese legends
    
     Interpretations on Japan's famous
     "Tale of the Bamboo Cutter"
    
     In Japan, distinctions between gods,
     monsters, and spirits are blurry
[12:38] TOSHIRO
    Can you see the document?
[12:40] FEMALE STUDENT A
    It's hard to see you.
[12:42] FEMALE STUDENT A
    How do we close the document?
[12:44] TOSHIRO
    Please look at the document and not me.
[12:47] TOSHIRO
    In Japan, when we read stories
    about non-humans living as humans,
[12:52] TOSHIRO
    we tend to interpret it as a god
    or similar entity being punished.
[12:59] TOSHIRO
    Some people read Kaguyahime from "The
    Tale of the Bamboo Cutter" this way.
[13:04] TOSHIRO
    The people of the moon—in other words,
    the residents of heaven—are above humans.
[13:08] TOSHIRO
    For convenience's sake,
[13:10] TOSHIRO
    we can say it's natural for Japanese
    people to interpret stories this way.
SIGN    Fantasy Literature
     May Document by Nekozuku Toshiro
    
     Works dealing with spirits and devils
    reflect attitudes about life and death,
    religion, and culture.
    
    
     Attitudes towards life and death and
    unwritten rules in Japanese legends
    
     Interpretations on Japan's famous
     "Tale of the Bamboo Cutter"
    
     In Japan, distinctions between gods,
     monsters, and spirits are blurry
[13:13] TOSHIRO
    Tree spirits and animals that serve gods are
    also thought of as being above humans.
[13:20] TOSHIRO
    This thinking is natural for us as well.
[13:22] TOSHIRO
    A heavy influence from animism inspires...
[13:26] MAGI/ID
    Beings above humans are demoted to human
    status and forced to live in this world.
[13:31] MOGURA
    The internet is crazy!
[13:32] MOGURA
    Hey, Toshiro!
[13:33] MAGI/ID
    Above humans?
[13:34] MOGURA
    Can he see me, too?
[13:36] MAGI/ID
    But like Nekozuku Jr. said...
[13:40] (Flashback) KYOSHIRO
    He's not a person.
SIGN    Purr
[13:46] MAGI
    Now that I think about it, there's always
    been a lot of spiritual interference
[13:49] MAGI
    in Professor Nekozuku's online lectures.
[13:51] MOGURA
    Not only that, but Ikebukuro-san's messing with
    the camera because they know where it is.
[13:56] MAGI
    Ikebukuro-san?
[13:57] MOGURA
    That's the cat's name.
[13:59] MAGI
    Ikebukuro-san?!
[14:00] MAGI
    Actually, never mind.
[14:02] MAGI
    The professor notices right away when
    students use a screenshot to skip class.
[14:06] MOGURA
    The spirits not moving in the
    background give it away.
[14:09] MAGI
    He also notices right away
    if someone's napping.
[14:11] MOGURA
    Because spirits rat on them for fun.
SIGN    Spirits
SIGN    Younger
     Brother
SIGN    Spirits
SIGN    Spirits
SIGN    Spirits
SIGN    Younger
     Sister
[14:14] MOGURA
    But Toshiro probably struggles to
    recognize who's the student sometimes.
[14:20] MAGI
    I never thought I'd learn about
    his struggles in this unique way.
[14:25] MOGURA
    So, why are you listening to his lecture here?
[14:29] MOGURA
    You came here for a reason, right?
[14:31] MAGI
    Yeah.
[14:32] MAGI
    The other day, you said real exorcisms are expensive.
[14:37] MAGI
    How much do they actually cost?
[14:39] SIGN
    Yen
[14:39] SIGN
    Yatsume Store
[14:39] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    What's the market price for exorcisms?
[14:43] (Flashback) MAGI
    It's going viral.
SIGN    This is really bad. I know because I can see spirits.
    
     That place has always been haunted.
    
     No way.
    
     Neighborhood's going crazy over it lol
[14:45] (Flashback) MAGI
    In the replies, "Should they
    be showing the store's name?"
[14:47] (Flashback) MAGI
    "Scary. That's near me.
    Never going back there."
[14:50] (Flashback) MAGI
    People are losing their minds.
[14:51] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    A tenant's security guard uploaded it.
[14:54] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    They probably didn't think
    it would blow up this much.
[14:58] (Flashback) MAGI
    So that's why there were so
    many weird customers today.
[15:01] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    It doesn't matter whether
    there are spirits or not.
[15:03] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    Headquarters has ordered me to deal with it.
[15:07] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    Deal with it.
[15:08] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    What exactly am I supposed to do?!
[15:10] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    They're making it entirely my responsibility!
[15:11] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    Damn you, Kaneda from General Affairs!
[15:13] (Flashback) MAGI
    I'm sure Kaneda-san's catching a
    lot of crap from his bosses, too.
[15:17] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    A few customers have already
    demanded I exorcise the place.
[15:20] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    What am I gonna do?
[15:22] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    This is a trust issue for the store.
[15:24] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    I need to put on a show to convince
    customers I'm dealing with it.
[15:32] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    Maybe there really is something here.
[15:37] (Flashback) SPIRIT A
    What? I can make things move!
[15:39] (Flashback) SPIRIT B
    Wow, you're a poltergeist!
[15:42] MAGI/ID
    There sure is...
[15:43] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    You know, that high school girl
    has been coming a lot recently.
[15:47] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    The one wearing the Yatsume High uniform.
[15:50] (Flashback) SHIO
    Magi-san!
[15:52] (Flashback) SHIO
    I'll buy my snacks here from now on!
[15:55] (Flashback) MAGI
    Is this all for one day?
[15:56] (Flashback) SPIRIT D
    This place is fun.
SIGN    Whirr
[15:57] (Flashback) SPIRIT D
    I think I'll stay here for a while.
[15:59] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    This kind of thing's been happening
    a lot since she started showing up.
[16:02] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    Maybe it's her fault.
[16:04] MAGI/ID
    It is.
[16:05] MAGI/ID
    Maybe I should tell the manager.
[16:07] MAGI/ID
    But I don't want him to think I'm weird.
[16:10] MAGI/ID
    I guess people who can see spirits
    struggle with this sort of thing.
[16:13] MAGI/ID
    It'd be cool if this were an anime,
    but it's kind of a drag.
[16:17] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    The full-time employees are creeped out, too.
[16:19] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    If an exorcism would make everyone feel
    better, then it'd be worth doing.
[16:23] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    You know, there's that thing.
    The placebo effect?
SIGN    where to get exorcism
[16:27] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    Aw, man. Who am I supposed to hire to do that?
[16:31] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    A Shinto priest? A Buddhist monk?
[16:33] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    Magi, do you know any mediums?
[16:35] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    Of course you don't.
[16:37] (Flashback) MAGI
    What?
[16:38] (Flashback) MAGI
    Actually, uh...
[16:40] (Flashback) MAGI
    I do.
[16:42] MOGURA
    I see.
[16:44] MOGURA
    So your boss asked you for a favor.
[16:47] MOGURA
    That's just your luck, huh?
[16:49] MAGI
    Yeah.
[16:50] MOGURA
    Pretty lucky for your boss.
[16:52] MAGI
    Yeah.
[16:53] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    What? You do? Really?
[16:56] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    Seriously?
[16:57] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    Wait, really?
[16:58] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    How do you know them?
[16:59] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    Doesn't matter. Could you ask them?
[17:01] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    Magi-kun, I'm so glad I hired you.
[17:03] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    Thanks.
[17:04] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    Oh, I'm so glad!
[17:09] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    I'm so glad I hired you, Magi-kun!
[17:12] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
    Thank you!
[17:14] MAGI
    He specifically thanked me twice.
[17:17] MOGURA
    That anecdote really highlights the
    struggles of middle management.
[17:21] MOGURA
    But real exorcisms are really expensive.
[17:24] MAGI
    How much? Like 100,000 yen?
[17:27] MOGURA
    A million yen.
[17:28] MAGI
    One million yen?!
[17:29] MOGURA
    When the spirits are real dangerous.
[17:32] MOGURA
    Toshiro's who you call when you're dealing
    with something real dangerous.
[17:37] MOGURA
    Same as medical bills, he's expensive.
[17:40] MOGURA
    In other words, a spirit like that one the
    other day can be handled for free by Kyo-chan.
[17:45] MOGURA
    Most spirit incidents are minor,
    a misconception,
[17:49] MOGURA
    or can be explained medically.
[17:51] MOGURA
    So bullshit artist psychics who charge
    a half-assed fee tend to be shady.
[17:56] MOGURA
    From the sound of things,
    I bet you could handle it.
[18:00] MAGI
    Actually, they don't seem to think much of me.
[18:03] (Flashback) MAGI
    Um, could you please leave?
SIGN    Timid
[18:03] (Flashback) SPIRIT A
    How's being a spirit?
[18:04] (Flashback) SPIRIT A
    Do you ever get hungry?
SIGN    Ignored
[18:06] (Flashback) SPIRIT B
    Not often!
[18:06] (Flashback) SPIRIT A
    Right?
[18:08] MOGURA
    Oh, yeah? Figures.
[18:10] MAGI
    Does it?
[18:12] MOGURA
    Honestly, sorry.
[18:14] MOGURA
    You give really strong doormat vibes.
[18:18] MOGURA
    But since it's business-related,
    you'll need a proper adult.
[18:23] MOGURA
    Kyo-chan's in high school, so you
    should probably ask Toshiro.
[18:27] MAGI/ID
    No one would know if Mogura pretended to
    exorcise the spirits, and he'd get paid,
[18:31] MAGI/ID
    but he still won't do it.
[18:33] MAGI/ID
    I can't imagine why he's being punished.
[18:36] MAGI/ID
    Sometimes his kindness is inhuman.
[18:42] SIGN
    Yen
[18:42] SIGN
    Yatsume Store
[18:43] TOSHIRO
    Excuse me.
[18:44] TOSHIRO
    I am Nekozuku, the exorcist
    who was referred here.
[18:49] SUKEKIYO
    Thank you for coming.
[18:51] SUKEKIYO
    I'm Kaminuma Kiyosuke.
[18:53] SUKEKIYO
    So good to have you!
SIGN    Bow
[18:53] MAGI/ID
    He looks so sketchy!
SIGN    Recent Photo of Writer
[18:56] NA
    My great-grandfather once told me a story.
[18:59] NA
    He was stationed on Celebes Island,
    or modern-day Sulawesi Island,
SIGN    "Back Alley by Nekozuku Toshiro"
[19:03] NA
    as part of the Southern
    Expeditionary Army Group.
[19:06] NA
    A small second-class soldier had suffered
    major injuries all over his body,
[19:12] NA
    and without proper nutrition, that night
    or the next day would be critical.
[19:18] NA
    A tall and lean second-class soldier
    began claiming he was a hermit.
[19:23] NA
    "I take pity on those in front of me
    because I don't want to feel guilty.
[19:31] NA
    I'm not cut out to be a god."
[19:46] (Flashback) OSHIRO
    What did you just feed to Private Kirihara?
[19:50] (Flashback) MOGURA
    Who are you?
[19:51] (Flashback) OSHIRO
    Nekozuku Oshiro, private first-class.
[19:54] (Flashback) MOGURA
    You're with the squad that arrived today?
[19:56] (Flashback) MOGURA
    Forgive me.
[19:58] (Flashback) MOGURA
    Someone must've raised you well.
[20:01] (Flashback) MOGURA
    Usually, first-class soldiers greet impudent
    second-class soldiers by punching us.
[20:07] (Flashback) MOGURA
    You're either really smart
    or really good at something.
[20:13] (Flashback) MOGURA
    It's rare for someone with your
    build to make first-class.
[20:16] (Flashback) MOGURA
    You look even unhealthier than
    me and Private Kirihara.
[20:19] (Flashback) MOGURA
    Are you all right?
[20:20] (Flashback) OSHIRO
    Never mind that.
[20:22] (Flashback) OSHIRO
    Don't try to distract me by provoking me.
[20:24] (Flashback) OSHIRO
    Allow me to be direct.
[20:26] (Flashback) OSHIRO
    When you return to Japan,
    I want you to help my boy.
[20:29] (Flashback) MOGURA
    Should you be talking about going back, sir?
[20:33] (Flashback) OSHIRO
    Don't change the subject.
[20:36] (Flashback) OSHIRO
    I know you're not normal.
[20:39] (Flashback) OSHIRO
    You've been clearly following the
    thing possessing me with your eyes.
[20:45] (Flashback) OSHIRO
    The heads of my family are short-lived
    because we're possessed.
[20:48] (Flashback) OSHIRO
    There's nothing a doctor can do about it.
[20:50] (Flashback) OSHIRO
    I'm currently 23 years old.
[20:53] (Flashback) OSHIRO
    Honestly, I don't know if I'll live to see thirty.
[20:56] (Flashback) OSHIRO
    My one-year-old son back home isn't
[20:58] (Flashback) OSHIRO
    strong enough to endure possession
    and might not make it to ten.
[21:02] (Flashback) OSHIRO
    If what you told and fed Private
    Kirihara will extend his life,
[21:07] (Flashback) OSHIRO
    then I want you to help my family.
[21:09] (Flashback) OSHIRO
    In exchange, my family will do anything
    it can for you in the future.
[21:14] (Flashback) OSHIRO
    Please help us, even if it's just my son.
[21:17] (Flashback) OSHIRO
    Living in this world may become
    the more difficult choice,
[21:21] (Flashback) OSHIRO
    but I want to give my child
    as many choices as possible.
[21:24] (Flashback) MOGURA
    I'm amazed you noticed my odd ramblings, sir.
[21:29] (Flashback) OSHIRO
    I'm accustomed to noticing the odd.
[21:32] (Flashback) OSHIRO
    Take a look around you.
[21:34] (Flashback) OSHIRO
    This is what it means to have
    choices taken from you.
[21:39] NA
    People say it is righteous to help others,
[21:42] NA
    while others believe giving up
    on the hopeless is more noble.
[21:47] NA
    Even on our deathbeds, we don't
    know the right answer.
[21:52] NA
    But this hermit who couldn't
    even choose to die said,
[21:56] NA
    "This choice may lead to the
    greatest miracle of the century,"
[22:02] NA
    as though to comfort himself.
SIGN    Episode 4
    "The Mystery of the Mad Dog and the Red Panda"