5 - A Place to Call Home

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[00:06] [SONG] ---
    Happy New Year
[00:07] Y
    It's winter break.
[00:14] Y
    School and work...
[00:16] Y
    As I went from one to the other,
[00:19] Y
    the days passed quickly.
[00:25] Y
    Did the Yokai Apartments really exist?
[00:29] Y
    Did I really live there for six months?
[00:33] Y
    I thought those memories would
    become a part of me, eventually.
[00:39] Y
    But now, I can't believe it!
[00:43] Y
    Ryu-san!
SIGN    Fifth Haunting
    A Place to Call Home
SIGN    Joutou Business High School
[02:29] ---
    Hey, Tashiro,
[02:30] ---
    I listed the props we need for the
    English Club's end-of-year thing.
SIGN    Prop List
    
    1. Red hood
    2. Basket
    3. Apple (plastic) x3
    4. Wine bottle x1
    5. Bed
[02:35] ---
    Will this do it?
[02:38] Gi
    Seems fine.
[02:39] Y
    Take a closer look!
[02:41] Y
    We're the ones who'll have a hard
    time if anything is missing.
[02:44] Gi
    I know that!
[02:46] Gi
    And lately, you've been weird, Inaba.
[02:49] Gi
    Like you're forcing yourself
    to work harder...
[02:55] Y
    I've always been like this.
[02:58] Y
    Check that list carefully.
[03:05] Gi
    It's cold! Close the window!
[03:07] Gu
    Sorry, sorry!
[03:12] Gi
    Is something wrong?
[03:14] Y
    N-Nothing.
[03:20] Y
    Without realizing, I found
    myself looking for them.
[03:24] Y
    Shadows in the classroom corners.
[03:26] Y
    Tree branches waving in the wind.
[03:29] Y
    "Maybe the yokai are out there," I told myself.
[03:34] Y
    But I couldn't ever find them.
[03:37] R
    Because over time, nothing ever
    stays exactly the same.
[03:42] Y
    But is that really right?
[03:49] Y
    I'm home.
[03:51] Gu
    Welcome back.
[03:53] Y
    I'm home.
[03:59] Y
    I'm so hungry!
[04:01] Y
    Want to get some food, Kaga-san?
[04:04] Y
    I think they're serving tonkatsu today.
[04:06] Y
    I love that!
[04:09] Y
    What about you?
[04:11] Y
    When you eat meat, you feel powerful—
[04:13] Gu
    You're annoying!
[04:19] Gu
    I don't care what you eat.
[04:22] Gu
    And you shouldn't care what I like.
[04:25] Gu
    Or what?
[04:27] Gu
    Is this some kind of important,
    Earth-shaking news?
[04:31] Y
    N-No... I just wanted to talk—
[04:35] Gu
    I know that!
[04:36] Gu
    You look down on me, don't you?
[04:39] Gu
    You think I'm boring and don't
    know how to talk to others!
[04:42] Y
    No! I don't think that!
[04:46] Gu
    You really want to involve me in
    other people's worlds this way?!
[04:49] Gu
    Do you think you're special?
[04:58] y
    He got mad...
[04:59] gu
    What a weirdo.
[05:01] gu
    Leave him alone.
[05:03] gu
    Best to let sleeping dogs lie.
[05:05] Y
    B-But...
[05:12] Y
    And so, the days passed,
[05:15] Y
    whether I wanted them to or not.
[05:25] Y
    Joy... Sadness...
[05:29] Y
    All of it recedes into the past
[05:32] Y
    and becomes a memory.
[05:47] Y
    And the more fun the memory,
    the more vague it is.
[05:52] Y
    And the sooner it slips through your fingers.
[05:57] Y
    This...
[05:59] Y
    This is the normal life I wanted, right?
[06:05] Gi
    I'm heading back now.
[06:06] Gi
    What's for dinner today?
[06:07] Gu
    No, I'll pass today.
[06:09] Gu
    If I don't eat at home today,
    my wife will divorce me!
[06:13] Gu
    Anyway, the drinks there are so good...
[06:16] Gu
    I'm in love!
[06:18] Gi
    Really, boss?
[06:20] Gu
    Of course. You'll love it.
[06:22] Gu
    Drink all you want!
[06:25] Gi
    You're the best, boss.
[06:28] Y
    S-Sato-san!
[06:34] Gu
    Yushi-kun...
[06:35] Gu
    How have you been?
[06:37] Gu
    How's the new dorm?
[06:39] Gu
    Being in a brand-new building must be nice!
[06:41] Gu
    Did you go skiing over winter break?
[06:44] Gu
    Everyone at the apartments is fine.
[06:47] Gu
    They're always wondering about you.
[06:51] Gu
    You never contact us at all.
[06:54] Gu
    I keep saying there's nothing
    to worry about, but...
[06:59] Y
    It really wasn't a dream.
[07:02] Y
    That apartment building...
[07:05] Y
    Everyone...
[07:08] Gu
    Why don't we get some food, Yushi-kun?
[07:10] Gu
    I know a great Japanese place.
[07:14] Gu
    Okay, here it is!
[07:16] Gu
    The oden here is so good.
[07:18] Gu
    I could eat a whole plate of the tofu.
[07:21] Gu
    Oh, ma'am...
[07:22] Gu
    I'll take the sashimi plate
    and kabayaki unagi.
[07:25] Gu
    Some mixed vegetables and
    yakitori with sauce.
[07:28] Gu
    And a rice bowl, like always.
[07:31] Gi
    Thank you very much.
[07:33] Gu
    Eat up, Yushi-kun!
[07:35] ---
    Right.
[07:42] Y
    I-It's great!
[07:43] Gu
    Isn't it?
[07:44] Gu
    She's almost as good as Ruriko-chan, right?
[07:47] Y
    But is ditching those people
    from your company okay?
[07:52] Gu
    It's fine!
SIGN    Sorry. Catch you next time!
[07:53] Gu
    They trust me!
SIGN    You'd better.
[07:56] Gu
    I've worked for Soir Cosmetics
    for twenty years.
[07:59] Gu
    And all the girls love me, the #1
    nice middle-management guy!
[08:03] Gi
    Section Chief!
[08:04] Gu
    They call me "Silver-Haired Sato."
[08:08] Y
    Nice middle-management guy?
[08:11] Gu
    Ma'am, I'll take another beer.
[08:13] gi
    Thank you. Coming right up.
[08:16] Y
    Sato-san's a yokai,
[08:19] Y
    but for years, he's worked
    at a human company.
[08:23] Y
    Actually, he's been living with
    humans for centuries.
[08:30] Y
    He works at a company for years,
[08:33] Y
    leaves, and goes to another one.
[08:39] Y
    He works pretty hard
[08:40] Y
    and has a pretty nice life.
[08:43] Y
    He has a good, steady job,
    and lives a quiet life.
[08:48] Y
    That, he says, is his image
    of the ideal human.
[08:53] Y
    Hey, Sato-san...
[08:56] Y
    Why do you live as a human?
[09:05] Gu
    I wanted to be born as a human.
[09:11] Gu
    Humans have limited lifespans, don't they?
[09:14] Gu
    The way they live as hard as they
    can in that time is so beautiful.
[09:18] Gu
    I've always loved it.
[09:21] ---
    My end's going to come eventually, right?
[09:24] Gu
    When that time comes, I want
    a girl who will live as a human.
[09:28] Gu
    Then I'll marry her, we'll have
    a child together, and grow old.
[09:33] Gu
    I think that'd be so nice!
[09:37] Gu
    Aren't humans great, Yushi-kun?
[09:44] ---
    Yushi-kun?
[09:46] Y
    Humans aren't that great...
[09:50] Y
    I appreciate that you feel that way.
    But we aren't like you think.
[09:54] Gu
    Did something happen?
[09:57] Y
    Bad things... A lot of them...
[10:01] Y
    And I couldn't do anything!
[10:04] Y
    I'm not worthy of hearing you
    say those things about us!
[10:10] Y
    I couldn't save Takenaka...
    And I can't befriend Kaga-san.
[10:19] Gu
    Then, just change.
[10:23] Y
    Change?
[10:24] Gu
    I've changed!
[10:27] Gu
    Otherwise, I wouldn't last at the company.
[10:29] Gu
    We yokai live a long time, so I know this.
[10:33] Gu
    Sure, this might be a bad time for anyone,
[10:36] Gu
    but better days will come.
[10:38] Gu
    And it's kids like you who
    form the next generation.
[10:46] Gu
    Even your bad and ugly
    parts are still human.
[10:51] Gu
    You can't just cut those parts off.
[10:54] Gu
    However,
[10:55] Gu
    you can change them.
[10:59] Gu
    So you need to look to the future.
[11:02] y
    The future...
[11:03] Gu
    That's right. Your dreams.
[11:05] Gu
    In your finite time, the possibilities are limitless!
[11:09] Gu
    And once you start dreaming,
    you need to go forward.
[11:13] Gu
    And to do that, it's okay
    to get a little greedy.
[11:16] Gu
    As a human, isn't that your right?
[11:21] Y
    Ryu-san once said the same thing to me.
[11:25] Gu
    Huh?!
[11:26] Gu
    And I was so sure I sounded cool!
[11:29] Gu
    He's human, but he's lived
    a long time, you know...
[11:33] Gu
    Jeez!
[11:36] Y
    Um...
[11:37] Gu
    Ma'am, I'll take a beer!
[11:38] Y
    How is Ryu-san, anyway?
[11:38] Gi
    Right, coming!
[11:46] Y
    Tell me!
[11:49] Y
    Sato-san!
[11:54] Gi
    Hey, Mizuki, what's Inaba-kun
    been up to lately?
[11:59] Gi
    He stopped coming over.
[12:01] Gu
    Who cares?
[12:04] Gu
    Leave him alone.
[12:05] Gu
    He's busy with high school.
[12:08] Gi
    It feels kind of lonely.
[12:11] Gu
    When his parents died, he stopped
    showing any vulnerability.
[12:17] Gu
    It's always felt like he was
    holding something in.
[12:21] Gu
    Once he decides to do something,
    he never changes his mind.
[12:26] Gu
    But would it kill him to ask
    me for help, just once?
[12:30] Gu
    As a man, part of being a friend
    is watching over them.
[12:33] Gu
    Dad!
[12:34] Gu
    Yushi is at a crossroads now.
[12:37] Gu
    He's looking for the place he belongs.
[12:39] Gu
    For now, believe in him and wait.
[12:43] Gu
    Yeah.
[12:45] Gu
    Nothing. Don't worry about it.
[12:47] Gu
    Mizuki was crying and saying he
    wanted you to visit more often!
[12:51] Gu
    That's right...
[12:53] Gu
    He's so spoiled, unlike you!
[12:55] Gu
    Who are you talking to?
[12:58] Gu
    Yushi-kun!
[13:01] Gu
    Put me on, now!
[13:06] Gu
    Inaba!
[13:14] Y
    Hey!
[13:19] Y
    Ow.
[13:20] Y
    What?
[13:35] Y
    And so, get this...
[13:37] Y
    At the very end, Tashiro screws up.
[13:40] Y
    Oh, Tashiro's this girl in my club.
[13:43] Y
    So the serious scene is ruined,
    and everyone starts laughing.
[13:47] Y
    I ended up laughing, too!
[13:49] Y
    Jeez, what's that girl's problem, you know?
[13:53] Gu
    Looks like you're better than expected.
[13:57] Y
    I talked to someone who's
    lived a lot longer than me,
[13:59] Y
    and I feel better now, I guess.
[14:02] Y
    And since it's been forever,
    I wanted to talk to you, too.
[14:09] Y
    Seeing people face-to-face and
    talking is important, right?
[14:13] Gu
    Yeah.
[14:15] Gu
    You won't find any answers
    just sitting by yourself.
[14:18] Gu
    Because they have different values,
     some people won't debate others.
[14:23] Gu
    That means they don't want to hear
    any ideas which aren't theirs, right?
[14:28] Gu
    But that isn't good enough.
[14:32] Gu
    Values only have
[14:33] Gu
    meaning as values after you compare
    them to someone else's.
[14:38] Gu
    That's why you have to meet lots of
    people and hear lots of opinions.
[14:42] Y
    Come to think of it,
[14:43] Y
    so many different people, almost too
    different, were at the Yokai Apartments.
[14:48] Y
    Hase, you really are smart.
[14:51] Gu
    Of course.
[14:53] Y
    Are you still bossing people
    around at school?
[14:56] Gu
    Of course!
[14:58] Gu
    Connections are the most
    important thing in life!
[15:01] y
    I... I see.
[15:04] Gu
    Just wait...
[15:05] Gu
    Someday, I'll be better than my dad.
[15:08] Gu
    No, I need to show my older
    sister who's boss, first.
[15:16] Gu
    And for that, I need people by my
    side who can get things done.
[15:19] Gu
    So, a guy I can count on is
    at the next school over.
[15:23] Gu
    First, I'll get him on my side.
[15:27] Y
    You haven't changed a bit, huh?
[15:31] Y
    Bye.
[15:33] Y
    I had fun today.
[15:35] Gu
    Same here.
[15:37] Gu
    Bye.
[15:40] Gu
    Write more letters.
[15:42] Gu
    I'll be waiting.
[15:45] Y
    Okay.
[16:02] Gu
    See you.
[16:04] Y
    I knew Hase wouldn't change.
[16:07] Y
    He always thinks his own thoughts
    and walks on his own two feet,
[16:12] Y
    heading toward the future of his dreams.
[16:19] Y
    Then, what about me?
[16:24] Gu
    Inaba, are you in?
[16:27] Y
    Yeah.
[16:28] Gu
    You've got a visitor.
[16:33] Y
    Who wants to see me?
[16:37] Y
    Eri-chan?
[16:42] Y
    It's been a while.
[16:43] Y
    What's wrong?
[16:45] Gi
    You didn't show up once.
    Not for Obon or New Year's.
[16:50] Gi
    Are you never coming back?
[16:52] Y
    Coming back?
[16:54] Y
    I went to the Obon service.
[16:58] Gi
    Did you put on weight?
[17:01] Y
    I've been working so much.
[17:03] Y
    I was hoping you'd say I'd put on muscle.
[17:17] Y
    What's wrong?
[17:18] Y
    Did I do something to make her mad?
[17:21] Gi
    This...
[17:23] Gi
    The postcard you sent.
[17:25] Gi
    The first one after you left.
[17:30] Gi
    "I'm doing well.
[17:33] Gi
    All the people at the building
    are interesting.
[17:37] Gi
    The chef is really good, and I'm happy.
[17:42] Gi
    School is fun, too.
[17:44] Gi
    I joined the English Conversation Club."
[17:48] Gi
    This is good writing.
[17:50] Y
    I-It is?
[17:53] Gi
    When I read this, I thought to
    myself, for the first time...
[17:59] Gi
    "I guess even Yushi can have fun sometimes."
[18:06] Gi
    I knew that you were always keeping
    your feelings bottled up inside.
[18:12] Gi
    That you kept us out of your problems.
[18:18] Gi
    But I said to myself, "So what?
[18:22] Gi
    I have my own problems I'm keeping in."
[18:26] Y
    Yeah.
[18:27] Gi
    It wasn't that I didn't like you.
[18:31] Gi
    I just didn't want to live with you.
[18:35] Y
    Yeah.
[18:37] Gi
    When you left
[18:39] Gi
    and sounded so happy,
[18:42] Gi
    I realized how miserable you
    must've been with us...
[18:47] Gi
    And when I thought
[18:50] Gi
    that you'd never come home
    for summer break or New Year's...
[18:58] Gi
    When I thought that, I...
[19:05] Gi
    I'm sorry! I'm so sorry, Yushi-kun!
[19:08] Gi
    I'm sorry!
[19:23] Y
    It felt like all the filth was being
    cleansed from my heart.
[19:27] Y
    The old barrier between us
[19:29] Y
    disappeared, like it had never been.
[19:33] Y
    But would my old self have been able
    to accept Eriko's apology like this?
[19:55] Y
    I want to learn more about
    who I am, as a human.
[20:00] Y
    I want to improve myself!
[20:08] Y
    So...
[20:11] Y
    One more time!
[20:28] Y
    Thank you for everything!
[20:38] Y
    A ten-minute walk from
    Takanodai Higashi Station.
[20:42] Y
    A 3-square-meter room with wooden floors
    and a 10-square-meter Japanese-style room.
[20:45] Y
    Southern exposure.
[20:47] Y
    The toilet and bath are shared,
    but it comes with food.
[20:51] Y
    The building's name is Kotobuki-so.
[20:55] Y
    Also known as
[20:59] Y
    the Yokai Apartments!
[21:02] Gi
    Welcome back.
[21:08] Y
    Hanako-san?
[21:23] Gu
    Welcome back!
[21:29] T
    I'm home!
[23:11] T
    Ruriko-san's cooking really is the best!
[23:14] T
    I'm so glad to be back at
    the Yokai Apartments!
[23:16] T
    Master, I'm happy to meet you, as well!
[23:19] T
    I see! I see!
[23:21] T
    Wait, who are you?
[23:23] T
    Wait till next episode to find out...
[23:26] T
    Next time on Elegant Yokai Apartment Life:
SIGN    Petit Hierozoicon.
SIGN    Sixth Haunting Petit Hierozoicon
[23:31] ---
    Petit?
[23:32] ---
    I bet that's another weird one...
[23:34] ---
    "Ha," I say!