# 5 - Season of Warmth
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***SIGN*** Silver Fox
***SIGN*** Season of Warmth
**[02:45] Mako**
Come on, hurry up!
**[02:49] Mako**
Gintaro, did Haru-chan come back?
**[02:52] Gin**
No, he didn't.
**[02:54] Mako**
See? What do we do now?
**[02:57] Satoru**
Let go of my arm.
**[02:59] Satoru**
I won't run away.
**[03:00] Mako**
Oh, sorry.
**[03:02] Mako**
Hey, you know that heralds will
disappear if they're away
**[03:06] ---**
from their shrine too long, right?
**[03:09] Gin**
I told you that kid would be trouble.
**[03:14] Gin**
He's clearly "in too
deep" for a herald.
**[03:20] Satoru**
I'm sorry.
**[03:21] Satoru**
I had a feeling this might happen.
**[03:24] Satoru**
Haru is a relatively young herald.
**[03:30] Satoru**
There's another herald at our shrine.
**[03:34] Satoru**
Haru should not have left him behind.
**[03:38] Gin**
That kid isn't the only one
who left someone behind.
**[03:41] Satoru**
W-Well...
**[03:44] Gin**
Don't you get tired
of being so uptight?
**[03:49] Gin**
You need to learn to take it easy.
**[03:53] Gin**
This girl's an heir to a shrine,
yet look at her.
**[03:56] Mako**
Wait, what?
**[03:58] Gin**
Heralds have their own minds.
**[04:00] Gin**
They do what they want.
**[04:02] Gin**
If they get sick of it
all, they'll leave.
**[04:08] Mako**
That's happened before...
**[04:10] Gin**
So if the kid wants out, let him go.
**[04:15] Gin**
Don't make the kid my responsibility.
**[04:21] Tatsuo**
Hey, there!
**[04:26] Tatsuo**
What? Another fox spirit?
**[04:29] Tatsuo**
And that's the only surprise?
**[04:31] Tatsuo**
You can really see them?
**[04:33] Tatsuo**
No wonder you kids hit it off so quick.
**[04:36] Tatsuo**
I see how it is.
**[04:38] Tatsuo**
I'm the only one who can't see them.
**[04:41] Tatsuo**
I feel so alone.
**[04:44] Mako**
Sorry about this.
**[04:46] Tatsuo**
I'm thrilled about the
new family member,
**[04:49] Tatsuo**
so why do the two of you
look like someone died?
**[04:55] Tatsuo**
Oh, is that what Gintaro-sama said?
**[04:59] Mako**
Yeah. Gin doesn't seem
to like Haru-chan.
**[05:03] Mako**
He doesn't want the responsibility.
**[05:05] Tatsuo**
Our doors are open.
**[05:08] Satoru**
No, I believe that I'm the one
Gintaro-sama is upset with.
**[05:15] Satoru**
In any case, I'll be sending Haru back.
**[05:18] Satoru**
I apologize for the
trouble I've caused.
**[05:21] Mako**
Can you stop doing that?!
**[05:23] Mako**
We need to worry
about finding Haru-chan
**[05:24] ---**
before talking about
sending anyone back!
**[05:26] Tatsuo**
Now, now, Makoto.
**[05:28] Tatsuo**
Sit down.
**[05:30] Tatsuo**
Your father and I went
to the same college.
**[05:33] Tatsuo**
I never got to meet him,
but we had the same teacher.
**[05:38] Satoru**
Tahara-sensei...
**[05:40] Tatsu**
Yes, I believe he was friends
with your grandfather.
**[05:44] Satoru**
Yes, he's been helping me out.
**[05:47] Tatsuo**
I recall that your family's shrine
**[05:49] ---**
has been around for
about 1,200 years, right?
**[05:53] Tatsuo**
Your aunt and uncle are
running it right now.
**[05:58] Tatsuo**
Ah. If you can see Haru-sama,
you must be the successor.
**[06:05] Mako**
When did you inherit the Sight?
**[06:07] Mako**
I was four.
**[06:08] Haru**
I was... five.
**[06:13] (Flashback) G**
Satoru,
**[06:16] (Flashback) ---**
this is an Inari shrine, which
means there are fox spirits around.
**[06:20] (Flashback) Satoru**
Where?
**[06:22] (Flashback) G**
You'll meet them soon.
**[06:25] (Flashback) G**
Don't worry. I'll keep you safe.
**[06:34] (Flashback) Sayaka**
Father...
**[06:36] (Flashback) Sayaka**
It's only been two years since
my brother's accident...
**[06:39] (Flashback) A**
He was pushing himself too hard.
**[06:42] (Flashback) Sayaka**
Satoru-kun, there's
nothing to worry about.
**[06:44] (Flashback) Sayaka**
We'll take care of everything.
**[07:06] (Flashback) Sayaka**
He has the same eyes as my brother
that I could never stand!
**[07:10] (Flashback) A**
Don't say that.
**[07:12] (Flashback) Sayaka**
Honestly, why did Father
have to leave a will?
**[07:15] (Flashback) Sayaka**
We're the ones managing the shrine.
**[07:18] (Flashback) Sayaka**
It only makes sense for one of our
children to inherit the shrine!
**[07:20] (Flashback) A**
Hey, Sayaka. You're too loud.
**[07:30] Tatsuo**
Satoru-kun.
**[07:33] Satoru**
Y-Yes.
**[07:34] Tatsuo**
I decided to take you in because
it was a request from my teacher.
**[07:40] Tatsuo**
However, you seem a little
too responsible for someone
**[07:43] ---**
the same age as Makoto.
**[07:45] Tatsuo**
It's rather unfortunate.
**[07:47] Tatsuo**
Yes, it's unfortunate.
**[07:52] Tatsuo**
If you'd like, you're free to
consider this shrine your new home.
**[07:59] Tatsuo**
Or something like that.
Sorry, I can be a bit meddlesome at times.
**[08:05] Tatsuo**
Now, don't you need to
go look for Haru-sama?
**[08:11] Mako**
But Gin said to leave Haru-chan alone.
**[08:15] Mako**
He doesn't want the responsibility.
**[08:21] Tatsuo**
You know how you always say that
Gintaro likes to be contrary?
**[08:26] Tatsuo**
That sounds exactly like
something he would say.
**[08:32] Mako**
Does he mean that they should
figure it out themselves?
**[08:38] Tatsuo**
Yes, I'm guessing that
Gintaro-sama's point is that
**[08:42] Tatsuo**
it comes down to whether Satoru-kun
wants to be with Haru-sama or not.
**[08:46] Tatsuo**
It's that simple.
**[08:49] Tatsuo**
Fortunately, our shrine
is also an Inari shrine,
**[08:52] Tatsuo**
so you have the option to
be together right now.
**[08:56] Tatsuo**
It hurts to be separated when
you most want to be together.
**[09:06] Mako**
W-Wait, Satoru-kun?!
**[09:10] (Flashback) Satoru**
I'm leaving.
**[09:12] (Flashback) Otomatsu**
Where are you going?
**[09:14] (Flashback) Haru**
Satoru, I'm coming with you!
**[09:17] (Flashback) Satoru**
You can't.
**[09:19] (Flashback) Haru**
I wanna be with you!
**[09:22] (Flashback) Satoru**
You are the fox spirit here.
**[09:25] (Flashback) Satoru**
You need to stay here in my place.
**[09:28] (Flashback) Satoru**
I'm not going to succeed the shrine.
**[09:31] (Flashback) Satoru**
I'll live on my own.
**[09:33] (Flashback) Haru**
Satoru...
**[09:35] Satoru**
I'm sorry, Haru!
**[09:38] Mako**
Hold on. You won't find Haru-chan
by running around by yourself.
**[09:41] Satoru**
This is all my fault!
**[09:43] Satoru**
I'll find Haru by myself!
**[09:45] Mako**
Let's ask Gin, then.
**[09:47] Mako**
Gintaro can divine where
people and objects are.
**[09:52] Mako**
Satoru-kun!
**[09:54] Gin**
Just leave them alone, you nosy idiot.
**[09:57] Mako**
What?!
**[09:58] Gin**
Like I said, heralds
have their own issues.
**[10:02] Gin**
Humans are no different, right?
**[10:05] Mako**
I guess...
**[10:07] Gin**
Then let them be.
**[10:10] Gin**
Besides, you should probably be
here when that kid comes back,
**[10:15] Gin**
since I'm staying out of this business.
**[10:20] Mako**
Huh?
**[10:23] Mako**
Wait, Gin!
**[10:25] Mako**
Come on, Gin!
**[10:27] Mako**
Jeez!
***SIGN*** Silver Fox
***SIGN*** Silver Fox
**[10:32] (Flashback) G**
Haru-sama! Haru-sama!
**[10:39] (Flashback) G**
Oh, you're outside.
**[10:42] (Flashback) G**
Have a look. My grandson just
left the hospital today.
**[10:48] (Flashback) Haru**
He's so small!
**[10:50] (Flashback) Haru**
It wasn't so long ago that
you were just as small.
**[10:54] (Flashback) G**
Please have mercy.
**[10:56] (Flashback) Haru**
So this is your grandson.
**[10:58] (Flashback) G**
We've named him Satoru.
**[11:01] (Flashback) G**
He will be the 77th successor.
**[11:03] (Flashback) Haru**
Satoru...
**[11:05] (Flashback) Haru**
Look, Togo! Satoru can see me!
**[11:08] (Flashback) G**
No, he can't see you yet.
**[11:11] (Flashback) Haru**
He's looking right at me!
**[11:14] (Flashback) Haru**
So you're Satoru...
**[11:18] (Flashback) Haru**
Satoru...
**[11:26] Haru**
Satoru...
**[11:32] Mako**
*They still aren't back...*
**[11:34] Mako**
*Should I go look for them?*
**[11:45] Mako**
You didn't find Haru-chan?
**[11:50] Satoru**
I thought I could live on my own now,
**[11:55] Satoru**
but I can't do anything.
**[11:58] Mako**
Then ask Gin for help.
**[11:59] Satoru**
I'm already imposing on
you and Tatsuo-san.
**[12:02] Satoru**
I can't ask Gintaro-sama
for more help.
**[12:08] Satoru**
It's all because I'm just a child...
**[12:11] Mako**
How stupid are you?!
**[12:12] Mako**
It doesn't matter if
you're a child or not!
**[12:14] Mako**
What matters is that you're human!
**[12:18] Mako**
Nobody can live on their own!
**[12:21] Mako**
What's wrong with asking
the gods for help?!
**[12:23] Mako**
Gin!
**[12:25] Mako**
Look for Haru-chan!
**[12:27] Mako**
Stop pretending to be asleep!
**[12:31] Gin**
You know, you're not asking the
gods for help. You're asking me.
**[12:35] Mako**
Just do it!
**[12:37] Gin**
Hey, you need to learn how
to restrain yourself.
**[12:42] Satoru**
Please help.
**[12:45] Satoru**
I knew deep down that I couldn't
do anything on my own.
**[12:47] Satoru**
I was running away from that fact.
**[12:50] Satoru**
If we have to be separated,
separating sooner
**[12:53] ---**
wouldn't be as painful for Haru...
**[12:55] Satoru**
No, I thought it wouldn't
be as painful for me.
**[13:00] Satoru**
Haru's always been there for me.
**[13:03] Satoru**
Haru even followed me here.
**[13:06] Satoru**
I was happy to have Haru here.
**[13:09] Satoru**
If possible, I want to
spend more time with Haru!
**[13:19] Gin**
Heh, you've opened up quite a bit.
**[13:24] Gin**
Damn, guess I can't refuse, then.
**[13:32] Gin**
I've never searched
for a herald before,
**[13:35] ---**
so I don't know if this will work.
**[14:06] (Flashback) D**
It's a goner.
**[14:13] (Flashback) D**
Make sure you clean yourself off.
**[14:15] (Flashback) D**
Foxes can carry disease.
**[14:22] (Flashback) A**
I will hold a memorial for it.
**[14:24] (Flashback) D**
But it's not your fox, is it?
**[14:28] (Flashback) A**
I live in an Inari shrine.
***SIGN*** Kamio Shrine
**[15:19] (Flashback) Otomatsu**
Oh, you must be that fox.
**[15:26] (Flashback) Otomatsu**
It appears that you've become a herald.
**[15:29] (Flashback) Haru**
A herald?
**[15:31] (Flashback) Otomatsu**
Oh, dear. It appears that
Seigo brought you here.
**[15:36] (Flashback) Otomatsu**
My partner passed away last month.
**[15:40] (Flashback) Otomatsu**
And soon after, a new one arrives.
**[15:43] (Flashback) Otomatsu**
Funny how things work out.
**[15:47] (Flashback) Haru**
What's he doing?
**[15:49] (Flashback) Oto**
He's making a grave for you.
**[15:54] (Flashback) Otomatsu**
It's a cherry blossom tree.
**[15:56] (Flashback) Otomatsu**
Come spring, it'll be in full bloom.
**[16:00] (Flashback) Haru**
What's spring?
**[16:02] (Flashback) Haru**
A season of warmth.
**[16:05] (Flashback) Haru**
Warmth...
**[16:12] (Flashback) Otomatsu**
My name is Otomatsu.
**[16:13] (Flashback) Otomatsu**
What's yours?
**[16:16] (Flashback) Otomatsu**
Ah...
**[16:18] (Flashback) Otomatsu**
That boy will inherit this shrine.
**[16:21] (Flashback) Otomatsu**
He can't see us right now,
**[16:23] (Flashback) Otomatsu**
but he will some day.
**[16:26] (Flashback) Otomatsu**
When the time comes,
**[16:29] (Flashback) Otomatsu**
you should call yourself Haru (spring).
**[16:35] (Flashback) Haru**
Haru...
**[16:47] (Flashback) Haru**
Togo, don't go.
**[16:50] (Flashback) G**
Otomatsu-sama. Haru-sama.
**[16:55] (Flashback) G**
Once I'm gone,
**[16:58] (Flashback) G**
please take care of the shrine...
**[17:01] (Flashback) G**
Please take care of Satoru.
**[17:25] (Flashback) Haru**
Satoru.
**[17:27] (Flashback) Haru**
I'm Haru.
**[17:30] (Flashback) Satoru**
Haru?
**[17:33] (Flashback) Sayaka**
Can you make up your mind?
**[17:35] (Flashback) A**
It's not that simple...
**[17:58] (Flashback) Haru**
Satoru, don't be sad.
**[18:01] (Flashback) Haru**
I'm here for you.
**[18:12] Haru**
Am I going to disappear?
**[18:16] Haru**
I guess it doesn't matter if
I can't be with Satoru...
**[18:23] Haru**
Togo, I'm sorry I couldn't
keep my promise.
**[18:28] Satoru**
Haru!
**[18:38] Satoru**
Haru.
**[18:39] Haru**
Sa-Sa—
**[18:44] Haru**
Satoru, sorry about bothering you.
**[18:49] Haru**
So I'll just...
**[18:51] Satoru**
You're not...
**[18:52] Satoru**
You're not bothering... me.
**[19:01] Satoru**
Haru...
**[19:02] Satoru**
I'm... sorry.
**[19:10] Haru**
Satoru!
**[19:13] Satoru**
I'm sorry about saying those things!
**[19:24] Mako**
We did the right thing.
**[19:26] Gin**
Hmm? Where's your
**[19:29] Gin**
"Aw, isn't it so beautiful?"
**[19:31] Gin**
reaction?
**[19:33] Mako**
When did I ever do that?
**[19:35] Mako**
I'm not sure.
**[19:37] Mako**
I mean...
**[19:39] (Flashback) Gin**
He's clearly "in too
deep" for a herald.
**[19:45] Mako**
They can't be together forever...
**[19:49] Gin**
Why worry about the future?
**[19:52] Gin**
You're the one doing as you please
and living in the moment.
**[19:56] Mako**
Gin...
**[19:57] Gin**
They still have some growing
up to do, as do you.
**[20:01] Gin**
Wait a few years and
they'll find an answer.
**[20:09] Mako**
Right.
**[20:11] Mako**
Then it's okay for now.
**[20:14] Mako**
For now...
**[20:19] Tatsuo**
Man, I was getting a little worried.
**[20:22] Tatsuo**
This is wonderful news.
**[20:24] Tatsuo**
Then let's celebrate our new family!
**[20:29] Satoru**
It's a pleasure...
**[20:31] Mako**
Glad to have you...
**[20:35] Tatsuo**
So, Haru-chan?
**[20:37] Tatsuo**
Where's Haru-chan?
**[20:39] Tatsuo**
Over here?
**[20:40] Tatsuo**
Or over there?
**[20:42] Tatsuo**
Oh, I shouldn't say Haru-chan.
**[20:45] Tatsuo**
Haru-sama would be more appropriate.
**[20:46] Mako**
Well, you'd use Haru-chan
if you could see.
**[20:50] Haru**
What's that mean?!
**[20:53] Mako**
Sorry, I should stop
calling you Haru-chan.
**[20:56] Mako**
How about Haru-kun?
**[21:02] Haru**
I'm a girl!
**[21:04] Mako**
What?!
**[21:06] Haru**
I don't believe this!
**[21:07] Mako**
I'm sorry!
**[21:09] Haru**
This is outrageous!
**[21:11] Satoru**
I haven't seen Haru having
this much fun before.
**[21:16] Gin**
What about you?
**[21:26] (Flashback) Satoru**
We won't leave you alone Otomatsu-sama.
**[21:29] (Flashback) Satoru**
I'll talk to Haru.
**[21:32] (Flashback) Otomatsu**
Oh, don't worry about me.
**[21:35] (Flashback) Otomatsu**
Haru is still young.
**[21:37] (Flashback) Otomatsu**
She should go out and see the world.
**[21:40] (Flashback) Otomatsu**
I'm old now.
**[21:42] (Flashback) Otomatsu**
I'll stay and see what
happens to this shrine.
**[21:46] (Flashback) Otomatsu**
And the people who can't see me.
**[21:50] (Flashback) Otomatsu**
Satoru, you are very similar to Seigo.
**[21:54] (Flashback) Satoru**
My great-grandfather?
**[21:56] (Flashback) Otomatsu**
That's probably why Haru
thinks of you as...
**[22:03] (Flashback) Otomatsu**
Well, it's not important.
**[22:06] Otomatsu**
*Take it easy, Satoru.*
**[22:09] Haru**
Satoru, this girl's a lost cause!
**[22:12] Mako**
What?
**[22:13] Mako**
My name is Makoto!
**[22:17] Satoru**
Take it easy...
**[22:28] Haru**
Hey, girl!
**[22:29] Haru**
Don't stare at Satoru!
**[22:31] Mako**
What? What?
**[22:32] Gin**
Man, it's so noisy...
**[22:34] Tatsuo**
You both have school tomorrow.
**[22:36] Satoru**
Thank you for everything.
***SIGN*** Preview
***SIGN*** Silver Fox
**[24:11] Mako**
Heralds are messengers
from the gods...
**[24:13] Haru**
Hey, girl!
**[24:15] Haru**
You know nothing about heralds!
**[24:17] Mako**
S-Sorry, Haru-chan!
***SIGN*** How Do I Look?
**[24:19] Mako**
Next time: How Do I Look?
**[24:22] Mako**
May fortune be with you.
**[24:25] ---**