# 3 - Places for the Gods
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G649G581Y/gingitsune-messenger-fox-of-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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