3 - Kuri and Shiro

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[00:06] Y
    "Dear Mizuki Hase-sama...
[00:09] Y
    It's hot there, so I hope you're doing okay.
[00:12] Y
    I'm the same as always.
[00:15] Y
    Summer vacation has begun,
    and I'm busier than ever.
[00:19] Y
    I like working at the express delivery company.
[00:21] Y
    The job's a little tough, but..."
[00:24] Gu
    Inaba!
[00:25] Y
    Yes?
[00:26] Gu
    Did you deliver the seasonal gift to Saito-san?
[00:29] Y
    Not yet! I still have three places to go!
SIGN    JTB High School English Conversation Club Cross-Cultural Communication
[00:32] Y
    "At the English Conversation Club,
[00:33] Y
    we had a cross-cultural communication
    party with local foreigners."
[00:40] Gi
    Inaba-kun, we need more meat here.
[00:43] Y
    Stop eating so much and help, damn it!
[00:49] Y
    "It's rough, but each day is full.
[00:53] Y
    I'll send another letter later.
[00:55] Y
    I hope you'll read it.
[00:57] Y
    Yushi Inaba."
[00:58] M
    Full, huh?
[01:01] M
    That Inaba...
[01:02] M
    I wish he would just call me.
SIGN    Third Haunting
    Kuri and Shiro
[02:50] Y
    This is paradise...
[02:53] R
    Man, I never tire of taking morning baths.
[02:57] Y
    Right?
[03:02] Y
    Want to join us?
[03:04] Y
    I'll wash your back.
[03:07] Y
    A little too forward?
[03:09] R
    No, that's just how Kuri and Shiro are.
[03:14] R
    They're actually really good kids.
[03:22] Y
    Thank you!
[03:31] Y
    It's so hot...
[03:33] Gi
    It sure is hot, right?
[03:36] Gi
    Let's have ice cream when we get back.
[03:39] Gu
    Okay! Let's get back fast!
[03:42] Gu
    Oh, Inaba...
[03:44] Y
    Takenaka?
[03:46] Gu
    You're working in this heat?
[03:49] Gu
    That's impressive.
[03:50] Gu
    I seriously respect that.
[03:52] Y
    It isn't that impressive.
[03:54] Gu
    Anyway...
[03:56] Gu
    Don't you think it's time you introduced
    me to your apartment building?
[04:01] Gu
    What pretty girls live there?
[04:03] Gu
    I know one makes you all
    those delicious lunches.
[04:06] Gu
    Don't you live with another high school girl?
[04:09] Gu
    It isn't fair to have all the fun!
    Introduce me, too!
[04:13] Y
    S-Sorry... But as you can see, I'm busy.
[04:17] Y
    I can't bring you to the
    ghost-filled Yokai Apartments!
[04:24] Gu
    Good luck with your job.
[04:28] Gu
    Hey, guys.
[04:30] Y
    He's...
[04:32] Gu
    Hey, Inaba! We're getting back to work!
[04:34] Y
    Right!
[04:47] Y
    I'm exhausted...
[04:49] Y
    Today was harder than usual.
[04:51] Gi
    Welcome back.
[04:53] Y
    I-I'm back.
[05:04] Y
    I really can't introduce him to this, huh?
SIGN     Sigh...
[05:11] R
    I guess summer vacation's over, right?
[05:15] Y
    Yeah.
[05:16] Y
    It passed quickly.
[05:18] R
    You're leaving soon, aren't you?
[05:21] Y
    Yes.
[05:22] R
    But it was fun, wasn't it?
[05:24] Y
    Yes!
[05:26] Y
    I met ghosts like him,
    who're like real kids.
[05:33] R
    What's wrong, Shiro?
[05:36] R
    Ah, Akane-san's here?
[05:39] Y
    Akane-san?
[05:41] R
    That's right.
[05:43] R
    I guess you could say she's
    Kuri and Shiro's mother.
[05:47] Y
    Oh? I guess even ghosts have mothers.
[05:51] Y
    What's she like...
[05:58] Gi
    You are the new resident?
[06:01] Gi
    How cute you are.
[06:04] R
    Hey, Akane-san! Hello.
[06:08] R
    This is Yushi Inaba-kun.
[06:10] Y
    H-Hello... Nice to meet you.
[06:13] Gi
    Oh, Kuri...
[06:15] Gi
    Have you been well? Want a lollipop?
[06:18] R
    Originally, Akane-san was a
    spirit beast at Oogami Shrine.
[06:22] Y
    A spirit beast?
[06:23] R
    A mountain dog. In other words, a wolf.
[06:26] Y
    A wolf?
[06:28] Y
    Is she really Kuri's mom?
[06:31] Gi
    Of course not.
[06:32] Y
    Fukase-san...
[06:34] Gi
    If Mom's here, that means
    it's coming tonight.
[06:39] R
    Yushi-kun will see something unpleasant, huh?
[06:43] Y
    Wh-What do you mean by
    "something unpleasant"?
[06:47] Gi
    Kuri's...
[06:51] Gi
    Kuri's true mother.
[06:56] Gi
    A certain young, unmarried girl
    gave birth to Kuri.
[07:00] Gi
    Why?
[07:01] Gi
    You said you'd get married
    if we got pregnant!
[07:04] Gu
    Shut up and leave!
[07:07] Gi
    Why...
[07:08] Gi
    Why am I the only one this happens to?
[07:14] Gi
    Shut up! Shut up!
[07:17] Gi
    If it weren't for you, I'd...
[07:20] Gi
    If it weren't for you!
[07:23] Y
    You don't mean...
[07:24] Gi
    That's right.
[07:25] Gi
    She grew to hate Kuri
[07:28] Gi
    and took her anger out on him.
[07:32] Gi
    Eventually, Kuri became a boy who
    couldn't speak or express anything.
[07:41] Gi
    He never received love.
    Not even once, in his whole life.
[07:46] Gi
    So at a very young age, he became lost.
[07:52] Gi
    It was Shiro, a wild dog, who brought
    him warmth and looked after him.
[07:58] Gi
    The species didn't matter,
    as long as there was love.
[08:03] Gi
    But one day, his mother finally went mad.
[08:09] Gi
    And Kuri...
[08:17] Gi
    Shiro ripped out the mother's throat.
[08:21] Gi
    When the other adults saw this,
    they beat him to death.
[08:25] Gi
    He didn't resist at all and
    let the humans kill him.
[08:35] Y
    Wh-Why?
[08:39] Gi
    Shiro...
[08:41] Gi
    could not abandon Kuri in death.
[08:47] Gi
    Shiro chose to die, so the young
    child's soul would not be lost,
[08:51] Gi
    and he could protect Kuri.
[08:56] Gi
    But that was not the end.
[08:59] Gi
    Even in death, Kuri's mother chased him.
[09:05] Gi
    In search of help,
[09:06] Gi
    Shiro took Kuri to Oogami,
    the great god who rules all dogs.
[09:14] Gi
    I had just lost my own child,
    and I wanted to help them.
[09:18] Gi
    Oogami-sama granted my wish,
[09:22] Gi
    entrusting Kuri and Shiro to me.
[09:26] Gi
    So I sent the pair
[09:28] Gi
    to Kotobuki-so, with which I
    had an existing relationship.
[09:32] Gi
    I thought that Kuri needed human
    love now, more than anything.
[09:38] R
    "Kuri" was the name I chose, since his
    eyes are "kurikuri," or big and round.
[09:43] Y
    Um...
[09:45] Y
    Can't we do something about the mother?
[09:49] Gi
    Annihilating her would be a simple matter.
[09:51] Gi
    But that won't save Kuri.
[09:57] Gi
    It's an impurity, her madness
    given physical form.
[10:00] Gi
    As long as it is here, his soul
    cannot go to heaven.
[10:05] Gi
    We must wait for her obsession to waver.
[10:09] Gi
    I do not know how many decades,
    perhaps centuries, it will take.
[10:14] Y
    That's...
[10:15] Y
    How can she hate her own child so much?!
[10:20] Gi
    Because he is her child.
[10:22] Gi
    The tie of mother to child is the sole thing
[10:25] Gi
    letting her bind his soul so strongly.
[10:28] Y
    But that's...
[10:31] Y
    That's just...
[10:34] Gi
    We shall not sleep tonight.
[10:38] Gi
    Kuri's mother will soon appear.
[10:41] Gi
    We shall protect Kuri from her.
[10:43] Gi
    We must prepare to meet this evil spirit!
[10:46] R
    Okay! Everyone, bring the sake!
[10:52] Y
    Meet her... How?
[10:55] F
    By not doing a thing.
[10:56] F
    A vengeful spirit can't break the
    barrier around this building.
[11:00] F
    The most she can do is wander
    around the front gate.
[11:04] R
    And so, each time, we get to
    have a party and watch her!
[11:09] Y
    That sounds kind of mean.
[11:12] F
    Nah... Think of it as a cheerful
    banquet to drive off evil.
[11:16] Gi
    It is best that you not see.
[11:18] Gi
    It is not a pleasant thing.
[11:25] Y
    May I watch, too?
[11:35] gi
    Very well.
[11:36] gi
    This will be a good lesson for you.
[11:38] R
    You're sure, Akane-san?
[11:40] F
    It's gonna be one hell of a lesson.
[11:44] F
    Mommy can be a nasty lady.
[12:01] Gu
    Inaba!
[12:03] Y
    My first spring in middle school,
    my parents died in a car accident.
[12:11] Y
    It was so sudden that, even though I was sad,
[12:15] Y
    I couldn't cry.
[12:18] Y
    But...
[12:26] Y
    I'm sure Mom and Dad died regretful...
[12:30] Y
    That they had to die and leave me alone.
[12:36] A
    Yushi-kun, are you there?
[12:37] Y
    Yeah.
[12:40] A
    I heard you're staying up to
    wait for Kuri's mom tonight.
[12:46] Y
    Yes.
[12:49] A
    My job is putting up a barrier
[12:51] A
    in my room and protecting Kuri there.
[12:55] A
    You should stay with me.
[12:58] Y
    No, I want to see it.
[13:01] A
    Yeah?
[13:03] Y
    Maybe it's just the desire
    to see something scary.
[13:06] Y
    But I want to see it.
SIGN    
[13:07] Y
    A mother, since I no longer have one.
[13:21] R
    Yushi-kun, getting enough to eat?
[13:23] Y
    Yes! It's good!
[13:25] Gu
    Don't eat too much. You'll regret it later.
[13:32] Y
    The snacks the local dogs
    brought are good, too.
[13:37] Gu
    Akane-sama is a servant of the dog god.
[13:41] Gu
    It is natural to bear gifts for her.
[13:44] F
    This is some good venison!
[13:46] R
    That's Ruriko-chan for you.
[13:48] R
    Her ten white fingers are like a
    conductor's baton, making music.
[13:53] R
    Like the globes of Arachne,
[13:56] R
    creating mystery, delight, and astonishment.
[14:00] R
    Right?
[14:02] Gu
    Hello, everyone. I smell something good.
[14:05] Gu
    Antiquary! Come join the fun!
[14:09] Gu
    Hello, Akane-dono.
[14:11] Gu
    You're as beautiful as ever.
[14:13] Gi
    Antiquary, you never change, either.
[14:17] Gu
    If Akane-dono is here, is it time again?
[14:21] Gu
    Yeah, sure is. Have a drink.
[14:24] Gu
    I'll take you up on that.
[14:26] Gu
    I have salted dragon eyeballs.
[14:29] Gu
    Who wants one?
[14:30] Gu
    Heck, no!
[14:34] Y
    It seems the same as any day
    at the Yokai Apartments.
[14:38] Y
    Even though a vengeful spirit is coming...
[14:40] Y
    It's just like them.
[14:45] Y
    What is that?
[14:48] R
    Oh, that's Ryu-san's shikigami.
[14:51] Y
    Shikigami?
[14:51] R
    Hmm, do you know what a familiar is?
[14:54] Y
    Oh, like an onmyoji uses?
[14:57] R
    It's a divine spirit that obeys its
    master's will, you could say.
[15:01] R
    I guess Ryu-san can't be here tonight,
    so he sent his shikigami.
[15:07] R
    Sometimes, it fights for us!
[15:10] Y
    Like in a battle manga?
[15:31] Y
    What's wrong?
[15:33] Y
    Akane-san?
[15:36] Gi
    You're here!
[15:39] Y
    She's here?
[15:41] Y
    Kuri's mother?
[15:55] Y
    S-So that's...
[15:57] R
    Kuri's mother.
[15:59] R
    She's a mess, isn't she?
[16:20] Gu
    To think it's a mother wanting
    to see her son...
[16:23] Gu
    How sad.
[16:27] R
    At first, she was still human.
[16:30] R
    But as time passed, she began to fall apart.
[16:34] R
    His poor mother...
[16:41] Y
    Stop it.
[16:43] Y
    Just because it hurts...
[16:45] Y
    Just because you're his mother...
[16:47] Y
    It doesn't mean you can do whatever
    you want to your kid!
[16:49] Y
    You can't... You can't do that.
[16:53] Y
    Just stop already!
[16:56] Gu
    Stop it.
[16:57] Y
    But...
[17:02] Gu
    It won't hear your words.
[17:04] Gu
    That thing isn't even human anymore.
[17:07] Gu
    No thoughts or emotions are left.
[17:10] Gu
    It doesn't know what it is or why it's lost.
[17:14] Gu
    All that's left is its obsession with Kuri.
[17:17] Y
    But...
[17:20] A
    Enough! Begone!
[17:22] A
    You are a failure as a woman!
[17:28] A
    Begone!
[17:30] A
    Your punishment is endless suffering!
[17:33] Gu
    Scary.
[17:34] R
    It's mother versus mother.
[17:37] R
    You won't find a scarier match-up.
[17:50] R
    Whew... Over again, huh?
[17:54] Gu
    Okay, let's toast again!
[17:58] Gi
    You must also be tired...
[18:00] Gi
    Get some rest.
[18:02] Gi
    Please look after Kuri and Shiro
    in the future, as well.
[18:07] ---
    All right.
[18:11] Gu
    Oh, Yushi-kun...
[18:13] Gu
    I'll give you a talisman to help
    you sleep well tonight.
[18:21] Gu
    The Fairy King's Dream Stone.
[18:23] Gu
    You will have pleasant dreams.
[18:37] A
    Yes?
[18:39] A
    Yushi-kun, is it over?
[18:42] A
    That wasn't much fun, was it?
[18:44] A
    Those guys have the worst taste in hobbies!
[18:47] Y
    Y-Yeah...
[18:52] Y
    Even after losing her humanity,
[18:54] Y
    she still misses her child.
[18:57] Y
    But her motherly feelings are wrong.
[19:02] Y
    It's so sad!
[19:07] Y
    Was there no love there?
[19:10] Y
    No, I hope there was.
[19:13] Y
    Even a little!
[19:17] Y
    I miss you, Mom.
[19:27] Y
    Why?
[19:30] A
    Yushi-kun...
[19:32] Y
    S-Sorry.
[19:34] Y
    I... I...
[19:41] A
    It's fine.
[19:43] A
    You can cry when you want to cry.
[19:56] Y
    That night, I had a dream.
[19:59] Y
    I was still in high school, and my
    parents and Hase were there.
[20:04] Y
    I don't remember what we said,
[20:07] Y
    but we laughed the whole time.
[20:09] Y
    For so long.
[20:19] ---
    Chirpity-chirp! Chirpity-chirp!
[20:23] Gu
    Mm... I'm full, chirp.
[20:26] Gu
    You need to eat your fill, chirp...
[20:28] Gu
    But I'm on a diet, chirpity-chirp.
[20:30] Y
    You guys again?!
[20:31] Y
    Chirpity-chirp!
[20:34] Y
    Huh?
[20:36] Y
    My room?
[20:37] Y
    When did I...
[20:40] Gu
    I'm late!
[20:42] Y
    It's my ordinary life.
[20:44] Y
    But no one's forgotten Kuri's
    mother's visit, last night.
[20:49] Y
    Everyone's seriously mad, worried,
[20:52] Y
    and they're treating the visit as reality.
[20:56] A
    Morning, Yushi-kun! Sleep well?
[20:59] Y
    Good morning.
[21:01] Y
    Um, last night, what happened?
[21:05] A
    You cried yourself to sleep!
[21:08] A
    But you looked cute sleeping.
[21:10] Y
    I'm so sorry!
[21:14] Y
    Then, how did I end up asleep in my room?
[21:16] A
    Because Akira-san carried you.
[21:20] Gu
    This is the problem with kids.
[21:24] Y
    I cried myself to sleep on a girl's lap,
    and was carried back to my room?
[21:28] Y
    This can't be happening!
[23:10] Y
    Six months have flown by.
[23:13] Y
    Now it's time for the boy to leave paradise.
[23:16] Y
    Um, Akira-san?
[23:18] Y
    Farewell, Yokai Apartments.
[23:20] Y
    Farewell, Yushi Inaba.
[23:21] Y
    Farewell, summer days of youth.
[23:24] Y
    Just kidding.
[23:25] Y
    It isn't the last episode yet!
[23:28] Y
    Next time on Elegant Yokai Apartment Life:
SIGN    This Side.
SIGN    Fourth Haunting This Side
[23:33] ---
    Everyone, thank you for everything!