# 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"