3 - Places for the Gods

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[00:02] (Flashback) Gin
    Hey, Kinjiro. You serious about this?
[00:05] (Flashback) Kin
    Yeah, you can't stop me.
[00:07] (Flashback) Gin
    Well, I didn't plan to stop you.
[00:10] (Flashback) Gin
    Where will you go?
[00:12] (Flashback) Kin
    No idea. I haven't planned ahead.
[00:16] (Flashback) Kin
    I am powerless to help
[00:18] (Flashback) ---
    the people who come here with
    their wishes and concerns.
[00:21] (Flashback) Kin
    And after decades and centuries
    of watching as time passes,
[00:27] (Flashback) ---
    I've grown tired.
[00:29] (Flashback) Gin
    You need to take it easy.
[00:33] (Flashback) Gin
    Let those humans say
    whatever they want.
[00:36] (Flashback) Gin
    They don't believe in the gods,
[00:38] (Flashback) Gin
    and they can't see us.
[00:39] (Flashback) Kin
    You're wrong.
[00:41] (Flashback) Kin
    It's easier for them to
    be honest when speaking
[00:43] (Flashback) ---
    to someone they can't see.
[00:45] (Flashback) Gin
    Man, I'm guessing you've grown attached
    after watching humans so long,
[00:50] (Flashback) Gin
    but there's not much point in
    wasting your time on humans.
[00:53] (Flashback) Kin
    That's not how you truly feel, Gintaro.
SIGN    Silver Fox
SIGN    The Place Where the Gods Are
[02:42] Hiwa
    I've been thinking...
[02:44] Yumi
    About what?
[02:50] Hiwa
    Why are you here?
[02:51] Yumi
    Am I not supposed to be?
[02:54] Mako
    Now, now, now...
[02:56] Mako
    Oh, hey, Funabashi-san.
[02:58] Mako
    Did you get in trouble
    for staying at my place?
[03:01] Hiwa
    No, nothing happened.
[03:03] Hiwa
    I haven't talked to my
    mother since though.
[03:07] Hiwa
    There's nothing for you to worry about.
[03:10] Hiwa
    It wasn't your fault
[03:11] Hiwa
    and I feel much better now.
[03:13] Yumi
    Yeah, go wild.
[03:16] Hiwa
    Oh, back to what I was saying.
[03:20] Mako
    This is...
[03:22] Hiwa
    This is a map of modern Shinto City.
[03:24] Hiwa
    This is a map of Shinto
    City in the Edo period.
[03:27] Yumi
    And?
[03:28] Hiwa
    You can see that there
    are castles, shrines,
[03:31] ---
    and temples which have survived.
[03:35] Hiwa
    Including Saeki's home.
[03:37] Mako
    Uh huh. Our shrine's been around since
    the beginning of the Edo period.
[03:40] Hiwa
    When I visited your home,
    it made me think:
[03:43] Hiwa
    We all go to the same school and spend
[03:46] ---
    most of our time together right now,
[03:48] Hiwa
    but once we graduate,
    we'll go our separate ways.
[03:53] Hiwa
    Yet, there are some
    things in our lives that
[03:57] ---
    haven't changed in hundreds
    and thousands of years.
[04:01] Hiwa
    Isn't that fascinating?
[04:05] Mako
    That's an interesting
    way to look at it.
[04:08] Yumi
    Huh? Really?
[04:09] Mako
    Our shrine started off as a small
    altar surrounded by farms.
[04:15] Mako
    Every year, they would use the
    glowing lights of fox spirits
[04:19] ---
    to divine how the upcoming
    year's harvest would fare.
[04:21] Mako
    That was how it all began.
[04:24] Mako
    In the Edo period,
    a feudal lord built the shrine
[04:27] ---
    that's there now
    to increase the benefit.
[04:32] Hiwa
    Inari is the god of agriculture.
[04:35] Hiwa
    That's a fascinating story.
[04:37] Mako
    That's right...
[04:39] Mako
    A lot of people have
[04:40] ---
    made contributions to
    keeping our shrine alive.
[04:44] Hiwa
    The tradition continues today.
[04:45] Yumi
    But castles and shrines aren't going to
[04:48] ---
    remember the people
    who used to be around.
[04:51] Mako
    Now, now, now...
[04:53] Mori
    Ishii, when did they get so friendly?
[04:58] Ishii
    The rumors about Funabashi
    and the student council president
[05:02] ---
    have fizzled out, too.
[05:03] Mori
    We totally embarrassed ourselves.
[05:11] Mako
    Funabashi-san has interesting hobbies.
[05:23] Mako
    Gin! Gintaro!
[05:26] Mako
    Look! A turtle!
[05:30] Mako
    It was heavy.
[05:32] Mako
    I found it at the bottom of the stairs.
[05:35] Mako
    It wasn't moving,
    so I brought it with me.
[05:37] Mako
    Say, is Dad around?
[05:40] Gin
    Uh, Makoto?
[05:41] Tatsu
    Oh. Welcome home, Makoto!
[05:44] Mako
    Look, Dad!
[05:46] Mako
    I found a turtle on the way home.
[05:49] Mako
    Did it get lost?
[05:50] Tatsu
    A turtle?
[05:52] Tatsu
    Where is it?
[05:53] Mako
    Where is it?
[05:55] Mako
    Right here...
[05:59] Gin
    Fool, that's a herald.
[06:02] Mako
    What?!
[06:04] Gin
    Seriously...
[06:05] Gin
    You can't distinguish a herald
    from a normal turtle?
[06:08] Gin
    That's sad...
[06:10] Mako
    Well, this is only the second
    herald I've ever met!
[06:16] Gin
    Hey, wake up.
[06:20] Mako
    Oh, he woke up.
[06:26] Mako
    Wow, there are all kinds
    of different heralds.
[06:29] Gin
    Of course.
[06:31] Gin
    Lion-dogs are the most common,
[06:33] Gin
    since they're considered
    sacred animals.
[06:36] Turtle
    This is the first time I've
    ever spoken to a human.
[06:42] Mako
    You didn't come from another shrine?
[06:44] Turtle
    P-Pardon me...
[06:47] Turtle
    Could I trouble you for some water?
[06:51] Mako
    Oh, sure!
[06:59] Turtle
    That hits the spot!
[07:02] Mako
    So why were you lying on the road?
[07:05] Turtle
    You see...
[07:11] Turtle
    I lived in the small shrine by
    the lake beyond the mountains.
[07:18] Turtle
    But as time passed, our shrine
[07:22] ---
    was forgotten and began to fall apart.
[07:27] Turtle
    Then, they tore up the lake
    and shrine to build new roads.
[07:35] Turtle
    I had no choice but to set off
    on a journey to find a new home.
[07:40] Turtle
    After a long and grueling trip,
    I was utterly exhausted.
[07:46] Mako
    The lake he's talking about
    is just over in the next town.
[07:50] Gin
    Well, he's just a turtle.
[07:51] Turtle
    Now that I have nowhere to go,
[07:54] Turtle
    perhaps I should curse the
    humans who did this to me!
[08:00] Turtle
    The thought crossed my mind,
[08:03] Turtle
    but I don't have that kind
    of power, so I gave up.
[08:07] Turtle
    Plus, it would require effort.
[08:10] Gin
    Yeah, a wise decision.
[08:13] Turtle
    Besides, the shrine was built for
    protection from drought and floods,
[08:20] Turtle
    but now they say it's dangerous
    because kids will fall in the lake
[08:20] Gin
    Well, at least he's
    recovering sacred energy
[08:23] ---
    while on the shrine grounds.
[08:25] Mako
    Sacred energy?
[08:25] Turtle
    and the new road will make
    life easier for everybody.
[08:26] Gin
    If a herald leaves his shrine
    for an extended period of time,
[08:29] ---
    he'll lose his power.
[08:31] Mako
    Oh...
[08:31] Turtle
    Then you shouldn't have built
    the shrine in the first place!
[08:32] Gin
    Well, we'll have to ask
    him to leave soon.
[08:35] Mako
    Why?!
[08:37] Gin
    This is an Inari shrine.
[08:38] Turtle
    When did humans turn into
    ungrateful monsters?
[08:39] Gin
    He's a herald for a different god.
[08:41] Gin
    He won't be able to make
    a full recovery here.
[08:46] Turtle
    And dogs kept barking at me...
[08:49] Turtle
    Are you listening to me?
[08:52] Tatsu
    Oh, a turtle herald?
[08:55] Tatsu
    That's amazing.
[08:56] Tatsu
    Is he over there?
[08:58] Turtle
    E-Er, who is this?
[09:01] Mako
    Oh, this is my dad.
[09:03] Mako
    He's the chief priest here.
[09:05] Turtle
    I appreciate the hospitalit—
[09:07] Tatsu
    A turtle, huh?
[09:09] Tatsu
    I used to see a lot of turtles
    around when I was a child.
[09:12] Tatsu
    You'd find them on roads near rivers.
[09:16] Tatsu
    Whenever a car hit one, the shell
    would explode like fireworks.
[09:23] Mako
    D-Dad!
[09:25] Mako
    Anyway, are there any shrines
    nearby with turtle heralds?
[09:29] Tatsu
    I believe that turtles would be found
[09:31] ---
    at branches of the Matsunoo
    Grand Shrine in Kyoto, yes?
[09:36] Tatsu
    If you go past the station,
[09:39] ---
    I believe you'll find Shoubai
    Grand Shrine which has a
[09:41] ---
    Matsunoo altar in the back.
[09:43] Gin
    Oh, that's the place
    with the lion-dogs.
[09:46] Mako
    You know where it is, Gin?
[09:48] Gin
    I happened to be in the vicinity.
[09:50] Mako
    Is it okay if we take you to a small
    altar instead of a full shrine?
[09:54] Mako
    I believe they have a lake there.
[09:58] Mako
    Okay! Let's get going then!
[10:03] Gin
    It'll have to wait until tomorrow.
[10:06] Turtle
    The pain...
[10:08] Mako
    Um, are you okay, Mr. Turtle?
[10:15] Mako
    Is this better?
[10:17] Turtle
    Yes, it feels wonderful.
[10:22] Gin
    Seriously, this is one
    high maintenance turtle.
[10:25] Turtle
    O-Oh, I've been wondering...
[10:30] Turtle
    Where is your partner?
[10:34] Mako
    His name is Kinjiro, right?
[10:36] Mako
    You said he left a long time ago?
[10:39] Turtle
    I-Is that so...
[10:43] Mako
    Gin, aren't you lonely
    without Kinjiro around?
[10:48] Gin
    Not really.
[10:50] Gin
    Feels like it was just
    yesterday that he left.
[10:54] Gin
    I guess it's been a pretty long time.
[10:57] Gin
    I completely forgot.
[10:59] Turtle
    I understand what you mean.
[11:01] Turtle
    When you live this long,
    your memory starts to go.
[11:05] Turtle
    I can't even remember what the
    weather was like yesterday.
[11:10] Mako
    Um, I don't think that's
    quite the same...
[11:12] Tatsu
    Hey, Makoto!
[11:14] Tatsu
    The bath's ready for you!
[11:17] Mako
    Okay!
[11:19] Mako
    Well... Good night, Mr. Turtle.
[11:22] Turtle
    Yes.
SIGN    Silver Fox
SIGN    Silver Fox
[11:30] Mako
    Let's go, Gin.
[11:31] Gin
    I have to come with you?
[11:32] Mako
    He's pretty heavy.
[11:35] Mako
    Come on. You can think of it as a date.
[11:41] Turtle
    S-Sorry about this.
[11:44] Gin
    Then get off.
[11:46] Mako
    Okay, let's go!
[11:50] Gin
    Man, dates are a pain.
[11:53] Gin
    The castle's still around?
[11:57] Mako
    Any fond memories?
[11:58] Gin
    No.
[11:59] Mako
    I'm starting to understand what
    Funabashi-san meant, though.
[12:04] Mako
    Some things in our
    lives have been there
[12:07] ---
    for hundreds and thousands of years.
[12:11] Gin
    Does it matter?
[12:12] Gin
    A castle won't remember anything.
[12:15] Mako
    That's what Yumi-chan said.
[12:18] Yumi
    Come on, kitty. Over here.
[12:21] Sho
    Hey, aren't we supposed
    to be catching a movie?!
[12:25] Yumi
    Hey! You made it run away!
[12:28] Sho
    You got plenty of petting time
    before we left my place.
[12:31] Sho
    Isn't that fugly cat
    good enough for you?
[12:35] Yumi
    You better not be giving
    Mi-chan a hard time.
[12:39] Sho
    Why would I do that?!
[12:41] Sho
    Listen to this!
[12:42] Sho
    The other day, she came in my
    room and peed on my guitar!
[12:47] Yumi
    I don't see a problem.
[12:48] ---
    You barely use it and never
    follow through with anything.
[12:51] Sho
    What's that?!
[12:51] Mako
    I'm sure you'll like the shrine.
[12:53] Mako
    I hope the lake is clean.
[12:55] Mako
    Oh, we'll come visit you
    once you've settled in.
[12:57] Yumi
    Saeki!
[13:01] Mako
    Yumi-chan?
[13:04] Yumi
    Where are you headed?
[13:05] Mako
    I need to go to Shoubai Grand Shrine.
[13:09] Yumi
    Oh, there's a flea market
    there right now!
[13:11] Yumi
    I'll come with you!
[13:12] Mako
    Huh?
[13:13] Mako
    But...
[13:16] Mako
    What about your boyfriend?
[13:17] Mako
    Um, Shouhei-kun?
[13:20] Yumi
    Don't worry about him.
[13:22] Yumi
    I'm sure you don't want to go alone!
[13:30] Mako
    Wow! It's so big!
[13:33] Yumi
    Wait, you haven't been here before?
[13:35] Mako
    I have, but it was when I was little...
[13:37] Yumi
    Right, you live in a shrine.
[13:40] Mako
    There are a lot of priests around.
[13:43] Yumi
    Wow, what a hottie!
[13:49] Mako
    Can he see you, Gin?
[13:52] Gin
    A true successor would
    be able to see me.
[13:55] Gin
    Anyway, let's get this over with.
[13:58] ---
    Right...
[14:00] Mako
    Yumi-chan, I have some
    business to take care of,
[14:02] ---
    so you can browse through
    the flea market.
[14:03] Yumi
    What's this? Something's up?
[14:06] Yumi
    Are you hiding something from me?
[14:08] Mako
    I-I'm not hiding anything!
[14:12] Gin
    Mind your manners.
[14:15] Gin
    Those monsters are over
    a thousand years old.
[14:19] Mako
    R-Right...
[14:22] Gin
    There we go.
[14:25] Mako
    Um, Gin?
[14:26] Gin
    What's got you so worried?
[14:28] Mako
    You told me to mind my manners.
[14:31] Gin
    Hey! Are you geezers around?
[14:35] Gin
    Hello?
[14:37] Sai
    Who's there?
[14:42] Uta
    Keep it down.
[14:50] Mako
    Lion-dogs!
[14:51] Gin
    Good grief. Guess you're home.
[14:54] Sai
    Oh, you're back again.
[14:57] Gin
    Yo.
[14:57] Uta
    Did you get in another
    fight with your priest?
[15:01] Gin
    I'm here for a different reason today.
[15:03] Sai
    Has it been three days since
    we last spoke, Righty?
[15:07] Uta
    It's been seven days, Lefty.
[15:10] Sai
    Really... Seven days...
[15:13] Both
    Oof.
[15:18] Gin
    Don't fall asleep!
[15:19] ---
    Oh, my...
[15:21] Sai
    Oh, you are a priest?
[15:24] Uta
    This young girl is a priest?
[15:29] Mako
    Um, I'm not a priest yet...
[15:32] Sai
    It can't be easy to possess the
    Sight at such a young age.
[15:38] Sai
    Plus, you're stuck with
    this fool of a fox.
[15:41] Gin
    Who are you calling a fool?
[15:42] Turtle
    E-Excuse me...
[15:45] Sai
    Oh?
[15:46] Turtle
    I-I have a request to make.
[15:50] Mako
    Can you please help us?
[15:54] Mako
    Can you please let this turtle
    stay at the altar here?
[16:04] Gin
    Seriously, stop falling asleep.
[16:07] Both
    We don't see a problem with that.
[16:11] Sai
    Make yourself at home.
[16:13] Uta
    There's plenty of room.
[16:18] Mako
    Thank you very much!
[16:20] Mako
    Isn't that great, Mr. Turtle?
[16:22] Turtle
    Ow... I can't breathe...
[16:36] Gin
    How is it?
[16:37] Turtle
    Yes, the altar is nearby
    and there's a lake.
[16:42] Turtle
    It doesn't get any better.
[16:44] Turtle
    You're the ones
    who made it possible.
[16:47] Mako
    I'm glad to hear that.
[16:49] Turtle
    I've recovered enough energy that
    I'm able to talk faster now.
[16:55] Gin
    I don't see any change.
[16:57] Turtle
    Ah...
[16:59] Mako
    Well, I'll go look for Yumi-chan.
[17:02] ---
    Sure.
[17:03] Uta
    Little girl! Little girl!
[17:07] Mako
    Righty and Lefty!
[17:09] Mako
    The turtle is thrilled
    about his new home.
[17:11] Mako
    Thank you very much!
[17:13] Sai
    That's good to hear,
[17:15] Sai
    but could you stop calling
    us Righty and Lefty?
[17:19] Sai
    Those are nicknames we
    use for each other.
[17:22] Mako
    Huh?
[17:23] Sai
    My actual name is Saimaru.
[17:27] Uta
    I'm Utamaru.
[17:28] Mako
    Saimaru-san and Utamaru-san.
[17:31] Mako
    Those are cool names!
[17:33] Mako
    You sound like traditional
    comical storytellers.
[17:34] Mako
    Are you twins?
[17:35] Sai
    No, I'm slightly older.
[17:39] Sai
    In most cases,
    we're born without names.
[17:44] Sai
    So I'm the one who named him.
[17:47] Sai
    See the silly look on his face?
[17:52] Mako
    Yep, it's cute!
[17:54] Sai
    You think he's cute?
[17:56] Sai
    That's not very respectful.
[17:58] Uta
    I'm starting to see why you
    and that fox had a spat.
[18:02] Mako
    Huh?
[18:02] Mako
    Er.
[18:03] Mako
    I-I'm sorry!
[18:05] Uta
    Oh, don't worry about it.
[18:08] Uta
    It's been a long time since we
    had a chance to talk to a human.
[18:12] Uta
    Thank you, little girl.
[18:14] Mako
    O-Oh...
[18:16] Mako
    I should thank you for
    welcoming the turtle.
[18:18] Mako
    Er, wait...
[18:20] Mako
    The turtle spirit...
[18:22] Sai
    No need to thank us.
[18:24] Sai
    My partner's the only person
    I've had to talk to,
[18:26] ---
    so it'll be more fun
    with a new resident.
[18:30] Uta
    When we were young, there were
    more humans who could see us,
[18:35] Uta
    but there aren't many these days.
[18:37] Uta
    It's very rare to see
    a young one like you.
[18:42] Mako
    What about the chief priest here?
[18:44] Uta
    The chief priest is a true successor,
[18:48] Uta
    but his predecessor is still
    alive, so he can't see us.
[18:53] Sai
    The prior chief priest has grown
    old and gone into retirement.
[18:57] Sai
    He's very weak now.
[18:59] Uta
    I didn't want to see
    that happen to him.
[19:03] Mako
    Oh...
[19:04] Sai
    It may be hard for a young
    person like you to understand,
[19:09] Sai
    but when you live as long as we
    have, time flies by in a blink.
[19:15] Uta
    The lifespan of a human is
    very brief in our eyes.
[19:20] Uta
    We meet a priest one day and
    he dies before we even know it.
[19:25] Sai
    We've experienced many
    farewells over the centuries.
[19:31] Uta
    And as time goes on,
[19:34] ---
    we can no longer remember the faces
    of the priests we were intimate with.
[19:39] Uta
    It's rather sad.
[19:44] Sai
    That fox may not want to admit it,
[19:48] Sai
    but he's enjoying his time with you.
[19:54] (Flashback) Mako
    Gin, aren't you lonely
    without Kinjiro around?
[19:59] (Flashback) Gin
    Not really.
[20:01] (Flashback) Gin
    Feels like it was just
    yesterday that he left.
[20:05] (Flashback) Gin
    I guess it's been a pretty long time.
[20:08] (Flashback) Gin
    I completely forgot.
[20:11] Gin
    Hey!
[20:12] Gin
    That's enough out of you guys.
[20:15] Both
    Oops!
[20:18] Gin
    Seriously, don't get carried away
    because you have a young girl to talk to.
[20:23] Sai
    My apologies.
[20:24] Uta
    Foxes have sharp ears.
[20:29] Gin
    Let's go, Makoto.
[20:31] Mako
    'Kay.
[20:32] Sai
    Goodbye, Makoto-chan.
[20:35] Uta
    Come visit us again.
[20:37] Mako
    Uh huh, I'll be back!
[20:39] Mako
    Bye!
[21:03] Gin
    Fool.
[21:05] Gin
    Don't believe what
    those lion-dogs said.
[21:11] Gin
    That hurts.
[21:14] Mako
    I'm going to die before you do.
[21:19] Gin
    Yeah, that's expected.
[21:21] Mako
    You must have ice in your veins,
[21:24] Mako
    since you'll forget
    about me in no time!
[21:30] Gin
    I couldn't forget about
    a stupid girl like you,
[21:37] Gin
    even if I wanted to.
[21:58] Yumi
    There you are!
SIGN    Shoubai Grand Shrine
[22:03] Yumi
    Jeez, where did you go?
[22:06] Mako
    Sorry.
[22:07] Yumi
    Anyway, I found a place
    with cute cat accessories!
[22:10] Sho
    More cat stuff?
[22:11] Yumi
    Shut up!
[22:12] Yumi
    This way!
[22:20] Mako
    Gin.
[22:21] Mako
    Let's go! Our date's not over!
[22:25] Gin
    Hold on!
[22:26] Mako
    This way!
[22:32] Gin
    Yeah, dates are a pain.
SIGN    Preview
SIGN    Silver Fox
[24:11] Mako
    When you see a pair of
    lion-dogs at a shrine,
[24:13] Mako
    they typically have different faces.
[24:17] Mako
    Take a closer look next time.
SIGN    Satoru and Haru
[24:19] Mako
    Next time: "Satoru and Haru."
[24:22] Mako
    May fortune be with you.
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