Heaven's Design Team
I made the light, the water, and the earth below. Now it's time to make the life that dwells upon it. Actually... that sounds like a giant headache, so I'll contract it out! Heaven's Design Team is an agency that creates made-to-order life forms for their client, God. Why does this life form look like that? Why does this life form live this way? Watch the trials and successes of the designers and engineers forced to breathe life into God's absurd requests!
Season 1
E1 - Idea 1
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[00:03] Nar
In the beginning, God created
the heavens and the earth.
[00:07] Nar
He followed them
[00:11] Nar
with light, waters, and the land.
[00:15] Nar
Then he created the many animals
that would inhabit it.
[00:20] Nar
Or... that was the plan.
[00:23] Nar
It got too tedious, so he outsourced it.
SIGN Heaven's Design Team
[02:00] Ued
This is Heaven's design team,
[02:03] Ued
the department where animals are created.
[02:06] Ued
Shimoda-kun, as the newly-hired angel,
[02:09] Ued
you'll be responsible for communication
between the team and God.
[02:12] Shi
Yes, I will do my best!
[02:14] Miz
Ueda-san, is that the new guy?
[02:17] Ued
Yes, be nice to him.
[02:19] Shi
My name is Sh-Shimoda. It's nice to meet you!
[02:22] Miz
Yeah, yeah, welcome.
[02:24] Shi
So God doesn't create
every single animal himself?
[02:28] Ued
There are just too many, so he outsourced
their design and creation to us.
[02:33] Ued
We're an OEM, manufacturing
with the customer's branding.
[02:38] Ued
And God is our client.
[02:40] Shi
That's very illuminating!
[02:42] Ued
It's time for the meeting.
I hope you're ready.
[02:46] Shi
Yes!
[02:47] Tsu
Starting today, a new angel,
Shimoda-kun, will be joining us.
[02:52] Shi
I'm so excited to be here!
[02:53] Tsu
Great.
[02:55] Tsu
I'll jump right into the first agenda item.
[02:57] Tsu
The order from the client
we'll discuss today is:
[03:00] Tsu
"An animal that can eat leaves
that are really high up."
[03:04] Tsu
There are three suggestions so far.
[03:07] Tsu
We'll start with mine.
[03:10] Shi
Wow, a pegasus!
[03:12] Shi
Indeed, a flying animal
can reach leaves anywhere.
[03:17] Miz
Chief Saturn, a horse again?
[03:20] Tsu
Is there a problem?
[03:21] Tsu
The horse design can be
infinitely refactored.
[03:24] Ued
Chief Saturn's best-known
work is the horse.
[03:27] Shi
That's a masterpiece!
[03:29] Ued
Yes, but because the horse
is such a masterpiece,
[03:33] Ued
he now bases all of his designs on it.
[03:35] Tsu
Let's see the next
suggestion, Mercury-kun.
[03:38] Miz
Right.
[03:39] Miz
This is the Ping Pong Tree.
[03:41] Kim
I-Is this an animal?
[03:43] Kim
Rather than eating leaves that are high up,
[03:46] Kim
it looks more like a
plant that gets eaten.
[03:50] Miz
I am not afraid of being innovative,
and I endeavor to design
[03:53] Miz
something that is not constrained
by established norms.
[03:55] Kim
Yeah, I think you went too far.
[03:58] Miz
It can grow and shrink in length at will.
[04:01] Miz
And it captures prey with these balls.
[04:05] Kan
Ew, gross!
[04:07] Kan
Why would you design
something like that?
[04:09] Kan
It's not beautiful.
[04:11] Mei
Really? I like it.
[04:13] Uma
Yeah, Pluto-chan has come up
with carnivorous plants before.
[04:17] Uma
I can see why you like it.
[04:19] Shi
Carnivorous plants...
[04:20] Ued
She's a designer, as well. Her
best-known work is the poisonous frog.
[04:25] Tsu
Now, on to the last suggestion.
[04:27] Tsu
Neptune-kun came up with
this long-necked deer.
[04:31] Uma
Well, if it's an animal that can
eat leaves from the top of trees,
[04:36] Uma
I figured a long neck would help,
so I tried that.
[04:40] All
That's so simple.
[04:42] Tsu
Such a simple idea, Neptune-kun.
[04:44] Uma
It is, huh?
[04:46] Tsu
Anyway, let's toss it to the
engineer to see if it could work
[04:49] Tsu
when we let it loose on Earth.
[04:51] Shi
Engineer?
[04:53] Ued
Designs must pass a number of tests
so we're sure they'll survive on Earth,
SIGN Prototype Lab
[04:58] Ued
Hence this prototype lab.
[05:01] Ued
You submit the design proposals
to the engineer here.
[05:04] Tsu
The engineer makes prototypes based on
our designs to see if they are viable.
[05:10] Shi
So there's even a mechanical department!
[05:13] Shi
Oh, the door opened.
[05:15] Tsu
That was rather quick.
[05:19] Hig
Saturn-san...
[05:20] Hig
I recall telling you that
we cannot make a pegasus.
[05:24] Tsu
Mars-san, I was hoping
that you could do it anyway.
[05:26] Tsu
I mean, it's cool. It's a horse.
[05:28] Hig
An animal this big cannot fly!
[05:31] Hig
I've told you time and time again!
[05:33] Hig
Please accept it already!
[05:35] Ued
That's Mars-san, our engineer.
[05:37] Hig
There's not enough muscle mass
to use those wings to fly.
[05:40] Kane
That's right. Making an animal
fly is a real challenge.
[05:44] Kane
Making it lighter wasn't easy,
so I had to make the bones
[05:47] Kane
and the feather stems hollow, dial up
its excretion frequency, and so on.
SIGN Hollow Inside
[05:51] Kane
The pursuit of beauty isn't trivial.
[05:54] Shi
So, basically, making a
pegasus reality means...
[05:57] Shi
a mega-buff muscle horse that
rapid-fires dung all over?
SIGN Rat-tat-tat
SIGN Rat-tat-tat
SIGN Rat-tat-tat
[06:04] Hig
That's why it's impossible.
SIGN Rejected
[06:05] Tsu
Oh, no.
[06:08] Hig
And Mercury-san, your
Ping Pong Tree also won't work.
[06:12] Hig
It couldn't handle gravity.
SIGN Rejected
[06:15] Hig
Which leaves us with this long-necked deer.
It won't work like this, though.
[06:19] Uma
Really? It should be able to eat...
[06:22] Hig
I figured you'd say that, so I made
it according to your original design.
[06:35] Hig
Cerebral anemia.
[06:37] Hig
If the neck is 10 meters long,
you need a 1.5 ton heart
[06:41] Hig
to transport the blood to the head.
[06:43] Hig
That's why it immediately
collapses from lightheadedness.
[06:46] Shi
The poor thing!
[06:47] Uma
Then how about making the
legs longer instead?
[06:50] Miz
How will it drink water?
[06:53] Miz
That won't work.
[06:54] Kan
Then how about something in between?
[06:56] Shi
Right.
[06:57] Shi
Then both leaves and
water will be reachable!
[06:59] Miz
It also relieves pressure on the heart
and solves the lightheadedness.
[07:04] Hig
All right, I'll take it back
and make another prototype.
[07:06] Hig
But despite being this big,
this pup only eats leaves, right?
[07:09] Hig
I wonder if it can sustain itself.
[07:11] Kim
Then why not make it like the
cows I made a while back?
SIGN Bacteria
[07:15] Kim
They keep bacteria in their gut
that turns leaves into protein.
[07:19] Kim
With those, even a large
animal can be an herbivore.
[07:22] Hig
Okay, I'll try that.
[07:25] Kim
I'll come, too. I want to taste it.
[07:27] Miz
As soon as he makes an animal,
he does a taste test.
[07:30] Shi
A real diversity of ideas here, huh?
SIGN And then...
[07:35] Hig
It's done.
[07:38] Uma
It's so big that it bonks its head.
[07:40] Uma
Should we add horns?
[07:42] Mei
That's not a deer anymore.
[07:44] Tsu
How about adding some horse elements
to its face, something horsey?
[07:47] Kim
It already tastes good
without horseradish.
[07:49] Mei
Stop horsing around.
[07:51] Kan
It's a bit sad without decoration.
[07:53] Kan
I'll come up with something!
[07:56] Ued
Oh, Shimoda-kun, did you just...
[07:59] Shi
I got a message from God.
[08:01] Shi
God has spoken!
SIGN Giraffe
SIGN Accepted
[08:07] God
Accepted!
[08:09] Shi
Wow, it's the birth of a new life form!
[08:13] Tsu
Shimoda-kun, congratulations for
finishing your first assignment!
[08:18] Hig
I told you it's not getting enough protein.
[08:22] Ued
God has spoken again!
SIGN Ping Pong
Tree Sponge
SIGN Accepted
[08:24] God
Accepted!
[08:26] Miz
Seriously?
SIGN The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[08:28] Ken
The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
That Really Exist!
[08:32] Shi
They're up to five meters tall.
[08:34] Shi
In the wild, they even sleep standing up.
[08:37] Hig
They give birth standing up, as well.
[08:39] Hig
The distance of their butt from
the ground is about two meters.
[08:42] Shi
Wait, what about the babies then?
[08:43] Hig
The moment they are born, they fall
two meters and smack the ground!
[08:47] Shi
That's terrible!
[08:48] Hig
They have soft, tender bodies
so that they don't get hurt.
[08:52] Hig
This is how they drink water.
[08:55] Shi
Wouldn't the blood rush to their heads?
[08:57] Hig
There's an organ near the brain that
stores excess blood, so they're fine.
[09:01] Shi
They're really well tuned!
[09:11] Miz
Among the tens of thousands
of designs we create,
[09:14] Miz
one will stand out and change everything.
[09:18] Miz
This is Saturn-san's
masterpiece, the horse.
[09:21] Miz
I wanted to add some
revolutionary ideas to it.
[09:25] Miz
Front legs? Unnecessary.
[09:27] Miz
Hind legs? Unnecessary.
[09:30] Miz
There's no need to have a separate
hole for intercourse and excretion.
[09:35] Miz
Thus, let me introduce this
revolutionary animal to you.
[09:43] Miz
It's the snake.
[09:45] Kan
I hate this!
[09:47] Kan
Why did our client allow this one to pass?!
[09:50] Miz
Obviously, because the snake's
design is excellent.
[09:53] Kan
I'm so pissed!
[09:54] Shi
I-Is something wrong?
[09:55] Miz
That was an unexpected turn of events.
[09:58] Kim
Sometimes we are curious about how
the animals we designed are doing,
[10:02] Kim
so we take a peek at Earth.
[10:04] Miz
Indeed. The bird class that Venus
did is designed really well.
SIGN Weaver
Bird
SIGN Cry
[10:08] Miz
Especially their eggs.
SIGN Weaver
Bird
SIGN Cry
SIGN I love
these
eggs ♥
SIGN Egg-Eating Snake
[10:10] Kan
What kind of snake only eats
a certain bird's eggs?
[10:13] Kan
A freaking gourmet?!
[10:14] Kim
It's fine! It means they're just that delicious.
[10:16] Kan
It's not fine!
[10:18] Miz
Incidentally, with its simple body shape,
[10:20] Miz
the snake can move, climb, and capture prey.
[10:24] Kan
The more I hear, the more that
thing sounds like it's cheating!
[10:27] Kan
I really want to see that snake suffer!
[10:29] ---
But how to do it...
[10:32] Kim
How about an egg that's hard to eat?
[10:34] Shi
Good idea. Mercury-san,
you should help, too.
[10:37] Miz
How about adding spikes to the egg, then?
[10:40] Shi
That would definitely hurt the
mother when she's laying them!
[10:43] Miz
Then how about having the egg
stick to the parent's belly?
SIGN Stick
[10:45] Miz
The egg could walk.
[10:47] Miz
Or the parent could wrap it
in a cloth and carry it.
[10:50] Kan
Something serious, please?
[10:52] Miz
Then why not just make the shell so
tough the snake can't digest it?
[10:56] Shi
That's good! Right?
[10:59] Kim
Let's have Mars-san make it.
[11:02] Hig
Here you go.
[11:03] Kan
Soon the chick will be born.
[11:13] Shi
Oh no, it exhausted itself!
[11:16] Kim
How about making it hatch faster
when it senses a snake approaching?
[11:19] Hgi
Here you go.
[11:24] Shi
It hatched!
[11:26] Shi
Of course.
[11:28] Kan
It's fine, it's just for the demo.
[11:31] Kan
Ask Mars-san to take it out.
[11:33] Shi
Okay.
[11:36] Kim
That's too bad. It was able to
sense the snake's vibrations...
[11:40] Kim
How about making it jump
out of the nest to escape?
[11:42] Miz
That's jumping from
the frying pan into the fire.
[11:46] Kim
Yeah, they wouldn't be able to fly yet.
[11:48] Shi
The poor thing!
[11:50] Kim
I guess that won't work unless they can
fully move right after being born.
[11:53] Kim
Something like tadpoles.
[11:55] Shi
Oh, "new and fun frogs" are always welcome.
[11:59] Kim
All right, then I'll try submitting that idea.
[12:02] Miz
Well, basically, the snake has no weaknesses.
[12:06] Miz
By the way, the snake can smell by tasting
particles in the air with its tongue.
[12:12] Kan
Th-That smug face again!
[12:14] Kan
The snake and you both
piss me off so much!
[12:16] Kan
Just you wait! The birds won't
be the helpless victims forever!
SIGN Days Later
[12:20] Shi
Jupiter-san!
[12:22] Shi
Your idea from the other day for the frog
that can evade snakes got accepted!
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Red-Eyed
Tree Frog
[12:28] Kim
Really?
[12:29] Kim
Oh, so it passed.
[12:31] Kan
What kind of tweaks did
you do? Please tell me!
[12:34] Kim
Well, as long as the snake
is just looking at them,
[12:37] Kim
the hatching won't begin.
[12:39] Kim
But as soon as the snake strikes,
[12:42] Kim
the tadpoles sense the vibrations
and escape into the water.
[12:45] Kan
That's so clever!
[12:47] Kan
I'm jealous. My birdies
still can't do anything.
[12:52] Shi
Venus-san...
[12:54] Kim
Let's try thinking about it
from the beginning.
[12:57] Kim
So, the snake is approaching.
[13:00] Kim
What happens next?
[13:02] Kan
It's hard. Even if they go higher,
the snake will just climb after them.
[13:06] Kan
Freaking snakes... Freaking Mercury!
[13:10] Kim
Couldn't the parent run away with the nest?
[13:13] Kan
That's as ridiculous as the cloth
carrier idea that Mercury had.
[13:16] Kan
Oh, but wait.
[13:18] Kan
Wouldn't a nest like this
make it harder to eat the eggs?
[13:18] ---
Cross-Section
[13:20] Kan
If the nest is open on the bottom,
the birdies can fly in,
[13:24] Kan
but the snakes would fall down, right?
[13:26] Kim
I see! So let's come up with a
bird that makes hanging nests!
[13:30] Kan
It can't be a new species! I want to
get revenge on that gourmet snake!
[13:34] Kim
So you'll do an update.
[13:36] Kan
Yes.
[13:37] Shi
An update?
[13:39] Kim
Oh, Shimoda-kun, you don't know yet.
[13:41] Kan
It means adding new features
to existing creatures.
[13:45] Kan
How about this design?
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Weaver Bird
[13:48] God
Update!
[13:51] Kan
I'm so happy!
[13:52] Kim
Now they won't be easy prey for the snakes.
SIGN More Days Later...
[13:57] Shi
Good morning—
[14:01] Shi
Wh-What happened to Venus-san?
[14:04] Mei
No clue. She's been like that since
she looked down at Earth.
[14:08] Kim
Apparently, the situation with
the updated bird is escalating.
[14:12] Tsu
The birds enhance their nests.
The snakes redouble their attack intensity.
[14:16] Tsu
Rinse, repeat.
[14:17] Miz
Want to look?
SIGN Type of Weaver Bird
(Sociable Weaver)
[14:22] Shi
It looks like a dungeon.
[14:25] Kan
It's not beautiful!
[14:26] Kan
And even though they're trying so hard,
the snakes still keep coming.
[14:31] Kan
The birdies really do take
after me! They're so brave.
[14:34] Miz
You mean insane?
[14:38] Kan
That's why I thought of a new bird.
[14:41] Kan
Is it possible for me to present
something to the client?
[14:44] Shi
Uh, sure.
[14:45] Shi
The bird class is also always welcome.
[14:51] Shi
God has spoken!
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Secretary
Bird
[14:53] God
Accepted!
[14:55] Kan
Yay!
[14:55] Miz
How?!
[14:57] Miz
This design has gone off the rails in regard
to both personal resentment and taste!
[15:00] Miz
Why did the client give this one a pass?
[15:04] Kan
Probably because my bird
design is excellent.
[15:10] Miz
No, my adorable snake!
SIGN The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[15:14] Ken
The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
That Really Exist!
[15:17] Mei
Its red eyes make it so cute!
Is it poisonous?
[15:20] Kim
Nope.
[15:21] Kim
The purpose of these red eyes is to flash
them at the enemies to startle them.
[15:26] Mei
And while the enemy is hesitating,
they make their escape.
[15:29] Kim
They are seriously amazing at running away.
[15:31] Mei
I mean, they have the ability to escape
even when they're in the egg!
[15:35] Mei
Besides snakes, they can also
sense floods or droughts,
[15:38] Mei
and turn into tadpoles early
when they feel imminent danger.
[15:41] Mei
The red-eyed tree frog is a natural-born−
No, a pre-birth master of danger mitigation!
[15:47] Mei
Jupiter-san, do you like frogs?
[15:49] Kim
I do! I mean, they're tasty!
[15:56] Kim
I kinda want to eat something tasty.
[15:59] Shi
Should we have a coffee break?
[16:00] Kim
I don't mean right now.
[16:03] Shi
Oh, then I'll make cream puffs
for the next time.
[16:05] Uma
Shimoda-kun, you can make pastries?
[16:08] Kim
No, what I meant is that
I want to eat a tasty creature.
[16:13] Kim
All right! Let's make a tasty animal!
[16:16] Shi
H-He's talking like he's about to cook...
[16:19] Uma
There goes Jupiter-kun's bad habit.
[16:22] Kim
Hey, Shimoda-kun and Neptune-san,
what are you designing?
[16:26] Kim
Can I do a taste test?
[16:28] Uma
N-Nothing's really done yet!
[16:30] Kim
Oh, don't be like that.
Let me see! I can help!
[16:35] Shi
Does this always happen?
[16:37] Kim
You know, you always treat me
like I'm some weird freak,
[16:41] Kim
but the Earth is built on the
principle of the food chain.
[16:44] Kim
Taste is very important!
[16:47] Kim
Its face is so slim!
[16:49] Kim
What kind of creature is this?
[16:52] Shi
Neptune-san is currently
working on an order from God.
[16:56] Shi
It has to be an animal
that eats tiny amounts.
[16:58] Uma
But nothing's settled yet. It's a rough draft!
[17:01] Hig
Neptune-san, I finished
that prototype you wanted.
[17:04] Hig
Want to go to Galapagos Island?
[17:06] Shi
Galapagos Island?
[17:07] Hig
It's an island for testing if prototypes
will survive the conditions present on Earth.
[17:11] Hig
It's actually on Earth.
[17:12] Shi
I've never been to Earth!
[17:14] Shi
I would love to go!
[17:15] Kim
All right, let's all go have a barbecue!
SIGN Testing Island
Galapagos
[17:30] Shi
It's... plain.
[17:32] Hig
This is its default state.
[17:34] Hig
We run tests by applying themes with
various conditions to the island.
[17:48] Shi
Wow, even the temperature
and humidity changed.
[17:52] Hig
And this is what Neptune-san
asked me to make.
[17:55] Hig
It's an animal that eats ants one by one.
[17:57] Hig
As requested, I made the tongue long
so it can eat ants from ant hills.
[18:02] Hig
If you have any other requests,
now's the time to ask.
[18:11] Shi
What is this pose?!
[18:13] Uma
A threat! It's agonistic behavior!
[18:15] Kim
I like it!
[18:17] Kim
It eats ants, and it's not that fast.
[18:20] Kim
I think this one's yummy!
[18:22] Shi
You can tell just from that?
[18:24] Kim
In my experience, most animals that
eat plants or insects are tasty.
[18:30] Kim
The less muscle mass they have,
the tastier they are.
[18:33] Kim
Yes, I bet this one's delicious!
[18:36] Shi
I... I see.
[18:39] Kim
That buff lion tasted super horrid.
[18:42] Hig
Most carnivores don't taste good.
[18:44] Kim
They're more tender if
they have less muscle.
[18:47] Hig
The slow animals tend to melt in your mouth.
[18:50] Hig
It's because they have more
unsaturated fatty acids.
SIGN Unsaturated Fatty Acids
[18:53] Shi
Speaking of, you know how a chicken's
breast and thigh meat taste different?
SIGN Breast
SIGN Thigh
[18:56] Shi
That's because they're
different types of muscle.
SIGN Tires Quickly
SIGN Doesn't Tire Easily
[19:00] Hig
The chest muscles have
explosive power and tire quickly,
[19:03] Hig
while the thigh has endurance muscles
that don't tire so easily.
[19:06] Hig
That means the breast meat
ends up being drier.
[19:09] Kim
In other words, a marathon runner tastes
better than a 100-meter sprinter.
[19:14] Shi
That analogy scares me!
[19:19] Kim
Oh, that's the animal I came up with,
the "lively sausage" (a working title).
[19:25] Shi
It's literally a sausage, isn't it?
[19:27] Hig
I did make it according to your request,
[19:31] Hig
but it's got no eyes and no legs,
and doesn't run away.
[19:33] Hig
If it's tasty, it's guaranteed to go extinct.
[19:36] Hig
Why not give it at least some mobility?
[19:38] Kim
Sounds good!
[19:39] Uma
Hang on!
[19:40] Uma
The reason we from the design
team do taste tests is to add
[19:45] Uma
other abilities to make it easier
for the tasty animals to survive!
SIGN Crap!
I'm super delicious!
SIGN I'll hide in
these thorns!
[19:49] Uma
And yet here you are, making animals
that are just easy to eat.
[19:53] Kim
Don't worry, Neptune-san.
[19:55] Kim
This sausage (working title) contains an
alkaloid that many animals dislike.
[20:02] Kim
Yes, it's capsaicin!
[20:05] Uma
That's...
[20:06] Shi
That's what makes chili peppers spicy.
[20:08] Shi
So it's just a spicy sausage!
[20:10] Hig
So good!
[20:12] Shi
When did you...
[20:13] Hig
These spicy sausages are the best!
[20:15] Uma
Jupiter-kun, capsaicin won't work on birds,
[20:19] Hig
so you should probably
add some other poison.
[20:22] Kim
Oh, I guess.
[20:24] Hig
Well, let's think about it while we eat.
[20:26] Kim
Agreed!
[20:29] Shi
The flavor is just being
recreated from data.
[20:32] Shi
We should keep the food chain in mind, too.
[20:35] Uma
Well, then Jupiter-kun must
undeniably be at the top of it.
[20:39] Kim
It's really good!
[20:41] Uma
This is no good! It needs
to have more defense...
[20:45] Hig
Oh boy, you made major
changes to the design.
[20:49] Hig
I'll have to remake it, then.
[20:51] Uma
I'm sorry.
[20:52] Hig
But there's an animal that you
could take notes from. Wanna see?
[20:57] Kim
I do! I want to sample it!
[20:59] Hig
Hold on.
[21:02] Kim
I wonder what it'll taste like.
[21:04] Shi
O-On Earth, I guess it's survival of the fittest...
[21:08] Hig
Hey, the glyptodont is here.
[21:22] Shi
Jupiter-san!
[21:24] Shi
God has spoken!
SIGN Anteater
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Armadillo
[21:26] God
Accepted!
[21:28] Uma
Wha? Right now?
SIGN The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[21:32] Ken
The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
That Really Exist!
[21:36] Kan
It's so cute.
[21:37] Uma
But it's got long claws,
and it's not just cute.
[21:40] Uma
The anteater will go into its
threat pose, so take a look.
[21:45] Both
So cute!
[21:47] Kan
So it is just cute.
[21:49] Kan
The armadillo! It's a relative
of the anteater, right?
[21:52] Uma
The ones with the armor are the armadillos,
[21:54] Uma
and the ones without are the anteaters.
[21:56] Kan
It's in such a nice ball shape.
[21:58] Uma
It's really strong this way!
It can even reflect bullets.
[22:01] Kan
Amazing! And cute!
[22:12] Kim
Oh, man... I saw Heaven.
SIGN Next on the Agenda
E2 - Idea 2
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[00:02] Nar
In the beginning, God created
the heavens and the earth.
[00:07] Nar
He followed them
[00:11] Nar
with light, waters, and the land.
[00:15] Nar
Then he created the many animals
that would inhabit it.
[00:21] Nar
Or... that was the plan.
[00:23] Nar
It got too tedious, so he outsourced it.
SIGN Heaven's Design Team
[02:06] Kim
What is that?
[02:07] Shi
A-An insect!
[02:08] Kana
Why is that thing here?! Someone take that
thing to the insect department, now!
[02:13] Shi
It's coming this way!
[02:15] Kan
No!
[02:18] Ued
Oh, you escaped from the insect department,
you naughty thing.
[02:22] Kim
Catching something that fast with her bare
hands shows that Ueda-san really is an angel.
[02:27] Shi
I can't do that.
[02:29] Ued
Shimoda-kun, you haven't been to
the insect department yet, right?
[02:31] Ued
It's the door over there.
I'll introduce you.
[02:34] Shi
O-Oh, all right.
[02:36] Shi
I guess the insect department
will be full of insects.
SIGN Insect Department
[02:42] Ued
Hello, everyone.
[02:45] Ina
Hey, Ueda-san.
[02:46] Inb
Hey, Ueda-san.
[02:47] Inc
Oh, Ueda-san!
[02:48] Ind
It's Ueda-san!
[02:49] Ine
It's Ueda-san!
[02:50] Ued
This little dear was outside.
[02:52] Ina
We're terribly sorry that you had
to bother yourself with this.
[02:57] Inb
We're in the middle of
miniaturizing this guy.
[03:00] Shi
You're miniaturizing an insect?
[03:02] Inc
Yes, we're going to scale this 70-centimeter
dragonfly down to one tenth of its size.
[03:06] Shi
I just realized they have
huge bags under their eyes!
[03:09] All
We will make it seven centimeters.
[03:11] Ued
As always, your technical abilities
are perversely good.
[03:16] All
Thank you!
[03:17] Shi
Is "perverse" praise, though?
[03:20] Ued
Now you know where
the insect department is.
[03:22] Shi
Yes. I'm not sure if they were
unique or the exact opposite.
[03:26] Ued
Our company also has a rock department,
a plant department, and—
[03:32] Kan
I-I touched it! It's over...
[03:35] Shi
Venus-san?!
[03:36] Kan
Ah, if I have to go, I wish I could have
died in bigger, stronger arms...
[03:42] Ued
Oh, what a cute yellow frog.
SIGN Poison Dart Frog
[03:46] Kan
Don't touch it! It may be small,
but its poison is lethal!
[03:49] Shi
Huh? But didn't you
just say you touched it?
[03:51] Kan
My vision's going faint.
Please, hold my hand.
[03:56] Shi
Venus-san!
[03:59] Ued
But the poison...
[04:00] Mei
It's fine. This poisonous frog accumulates
poison by eating ants and mites.
[04:06] Mei
This one was just made, so it hasn't
eaten anything. It's just a frog.
[04:10] Shi
Phew!
[04:11] Kan
I was terrified.
[04:13] Kan
But now that I look at it,
it has a lovely pattern.
[04:17] Mei
Look!
[04:18] Mei
See, when the eggs hatch...
[04:22] Shi
Oh, it puts its children on its back.
[04:25] Kan
Cute!
[04:26] Ued
Oh, I wonder where it's going.
[04:30] Mei
To a small pool of water with no predators.
[04:33] Shi
If it's a small pool of water,
won't these babies lack food?
[04:37] Mei
They won't.
[04:39] Mei
The eggs that the mother laid are there.
[04:42] Both
Cannibalism?!
[04:44] Shi
W-Wasn't there any other way?
[04:46] Mei
Why? Isn't it so cute?
[04:49] Shi
C-Cute?
[04:51] Ued
God has approved that one,
so it's already on earth.
[04:55] Ued
Pluto-chan's specialty is
frogs and other cute things.
[04:58] Shi
Cute?
[05:00] Ued
That reminds me... A new order
from God came in, right?
[05:04] Shi
Ah, right.
[05:05] Shi
I believe it was for an animal
that's "cute, but not cute."
[05:09] Kan
As always, so vague!
[05:11] Kan
I bet this'll be one we have
to redo again and again!
[05:13] Shi
I-It'll be fine. God trusts you guys.
[05:18] Shi
The word is that "the design is up to you."
[05:21] Kan
There has never, ever been a case where the
client said it was up to us and meant it!
[05:26] Kan
Those abstract requests
are the absolute worst!
[05:29] Kan
I swear, the answer is always
"that's not quite it."
[05:31] Kan
Don't just drop it on our lap without
even giving it a single thought!
[05:33] Shi
I'm s-sorry!
[05:35] Mei
I'll do it.
[05:36] Ued
Oh, Pluto-chan's going to make
something that's not cute? That's exciting.
SIGN A Few Days Later...
[05:43] Shi
Hello.
[05:44] Shi
Pluto-san, how's your progress?
[05:46] Mei
Good. I came up with something really cute!
[05:49] Shi
Oh really? What's it like?
[05:51] Mei
Well, it's a thin, long, water-loving
parasite that can take over animals' brains.
[05:59] Mei
Then the infected animal walks to the pool
where the parasite lives, and drowns there.
[06:05] Mei
That'll be food for the parasite's children.
[06:07] Shi
Th-That's not cute.
[06:09] Kan
Excuse me, Pluto-chan?
The idea is revolutionary,
[06:13] Kan
but don't you think that the balance between
cute and not-cute is a bit skewed?
[06:17] Mei
I guess I can't just stuff
it full of cute elements.
[06:21] Kan
I mean you have to consider
the size problem, too.
[06:23] Kan
If it's supposed to infect animal brains,
it has to be really tiny.
[06:27] Shi
Oh, if you need to miniaturize it,
how about taking it to the insect department?
[06:31] Shi
They might be able to give you some help.
[06:33] Mei
I'll go!
SIGN Insect Department
[06:38] Shi
God has spoken!
[06:40] Mei
This is it, thanks!
[06:42] Ina
Oh, sure!
[06:43] Inb
Is that an insect?
SIGN Horsehair Worm
[06:45] God
Accepted!
SIGN Accepted
[06:48] Mei
So cute!
SIGN Days Later
[06:52] Shi
Hello. Uh—
[06:55] Shi
What's happening in here?
[06:58] Ued
Pluto-chan has really hit her stride.
[07:03] Kan
I wanted to discuss something with her, too,
but she's been like this the entire time.
[07:07] Kim
Her focus is impressive.
[07:09] Ued
Please make sure not to interrupt her.
[07:12] Miz
Yeah, when she gets like this,
Pluto always creates great stuff.
[07:16] Mei
One p•n•s... No, that's not it.
It'll be cooler to have two p•n•ses.
[07:22] Uie
Oh, nice idea.
[07:25] Mei
Its food will be poison. It'll eat poison.
[07:28] Mei
Offspring cannibalizing
each other is old hat.
[07:31] Mei
Poop! They'll grow up
eating poop! That's it!
SIGN And then...
[07:37] Mei
It's done!
[07:39] Mei
Thank you for your help, Neptune-san.
[07:42] Una
I'm glad I was able to help.
[07:44] Shi
Y-You finished it?
[07:46] Mei
Will you come to my presentation?
[07:49] Mei
The client's order was
"cute, but not cute."
[07:52] Mei
That's why I stuffed it full
of what I find "cute."
[07:55] Mei
First, it eats poisonous plants.
It doesn't eat anything else.
[08:00] Mei
I borrowed Neptune-san's idea and added the
same pouch function that kangaroos have.
[08:05] Mei
But I reversed it, so the baby
can eat their mother's poop.
[08:10] Mei
And I made the male's p•n•s
cool by doubling it up.
[08:15] Ued
Oh my, that's so cute.
[08:18] Shi
My understanding of "cute" is eroding.
[08:22] Mei
Its pupils are vertical slits.
[08:24] Mei
It has sharp nails on its fingers.
[08:26] Mei
And a deathly voice for intimidation.
[08:29] Mei
Since all of these elements are very cute,
I made its exterior not cute at all!
[08:36] Shi
God has spoken!
[08:37] God
Accepted!
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Koala
[08:39] Mei
See, isn't its appearance just so meh?
[08:42] Una
Huh?
[08:43] Kan
We don't quite agree,
but I guess it fit the order.
SIGN The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[08:47] Ken
The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
That Really Exist!
[08:52] Kan
With its poison and little nutritional value,
[08:55] Kan
eucalyptus is a plant that's trying
to have no appeal as food.
[08:58] Mei
Koalas are hardcore and eat only that.
[09:01] Mei
If they eat something nobody else eats,
they have no competition.
[09:05] Kan
In order to digest that, they have a
lot of microbes in their gut, right?
[09:09] Mei
Yes, the reason the children
eat their mother's poop
[09:12] Mei
is to inherit the gut microbes
that can digest the eucalyptus.
[09:16] Mei
Oh, right, do you want to hear
what a koala sounds like?
[09:21] Kan
That's more intense than I expected.
How did it end up like this?
[09:25] Mei
Since their food has so few nutrients,
they don't want to move.
[09:28] Mei
So they've come to fight
using only their voices.
[09:31] Mei
They're already exhausted just
from digesting eucalyptus.
[09:36] Kan
This one's really pushing it.
[09:47] Tsu
It's so elegant!
[09:49] Tsu
A single long and beautiful horn,
added to peerless functional beauty.
[09:55] Tsu
This must be what the client wants for their
"animal that has a cool weapon" order!
SIGN Rejected
[10:04] Tsu
Why?
[10:06] Hig
Osteoporosis.
[10:07] Shi
So it didn't collapse due to cerebral
anemia like the long-necked deer.
[10:11] Hig
It's a calcium deficiency.
[10:13] Tsu
But I just added this
super-cool horn to the horse!
[10:17] Shi
Chief Saturn never gives up.
[10:19] Tsu
I figured if Jupiter-kun's deer is okay,
the horse would be fine, too.
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Elk
[10:25] Miz
Why does only the horse
get osteoporosis, though?
[10:28] Hig
The elk has it, too.
[10:30] Shi
Really?
[10:32] Kim
Yes, but apparently deer are fine because
they're equipped with multiple stomachs.
[10:37] Kim
Saturn-san's horse only
has one stomach, so...
[10:40] Miz
In other words, the difference
is in nutrient absorption.
[10:43] Shi
I see.
[10:44] Hig
If you don't have a calcium reserve,
you can't make something this extravagant.
[10:49] Shi
It's extravagant?
[10:50] Hig
Of course.
SIGN Horse
SIGN Deer
[10:51] Hig
Animal bones are like houses
made of calcium bricks.
[10:55] Hig
Horns are made by borrowing
bricks from the house.
[10:59] Shi
Ah, that's why the house
itself is dilapidated.
[11:03] Hig
But deer can eat a ton of
food and repair the house.
[11:07] Hig
A horse has a weak stomach, so it doesn't
have the energy to repair the house.
[11:13] Miz
That example was kind of horrible.
[11:16] Kim
There, there...
[11:17] Shi
I see, animals with strong
stomachs are robust.
[11:20] Mei
Their poop also looks markedly different.
[11:23] Kim
Since the deer properly absorb nutrients,
[11:25] Kim
their food's original shape
cannot be discerned in their poop.
SIGN Horse
SIGN Deer
[11:28] Kim
But with horse poop, that's often possible.
[11:30] Mei
Want to see?
[11:31] Shi
I'm f-fine.
[11:33] Hig
Chief, if you really insist on this horn...
[11:38] Hig
how about sticking it on a cow?
[11:40] Tsu
No. It's not beautiful! It's only
beautiful because it's on a horse.
[11:45] Tsu
Can't you do something, Mars-san?
[11:48] Shi
When did he produce this many drafts?!
[11:50] Hig
These are just different color variations!
[11:53] Miz
But you know, I'd like to see
this horned horse run on earth.
[11:58] Tsu
Mercury-kun!
[12:00] Miz
How about making the horn hollow, to reduce
the amount of calcium that's needed?
[12:05] Miz
Like when Venus was designing the birds.
[12:07] Tsu
That's it! Let's prototype that right now!
[12:12] Tsu
Beautiful!
SIGN Unicorn
SIGN Rejected
[12:22] Hig
It's malnutrition.
[12:24] Hig
Looks like it didn't have sufficient
energy to make this huge horn.
[12:29] Tsu
It's always lacking something.
[12:31] Shi
It's not very efficient, huh?
[12:33] Hig
Should we make it a cow-like horse
with multiple stomachs?
[12:37] Tsu
No!
[12:40] Tsu
I know. Let's make it stupid.
[12:43] Tsu
The brain uses vast amounts of energy.
[12:46] Tsu
So let's make it stupid and divert
the excess energy to the horn.
[12:49] Hig
But...
[12:50] Miz
He's really a pursuer of beautiful design.
[12:52] Miz
Sometimes you need to make
drastic decisions like that!
SIGN Unicorn
[13:04] Tsu
It really is beautiful!
[13:05] Shi
It's not collapsing this time!
[13:09] Tsu
It's so elegant when it walks!
[13:12] Miz
It's pretty.
[13:16] Shi
Walk back! Backwards!
[13:18] Kim
Oh, no, it's pushing more.
[13:19] Hig
It's too dumb to know how
to pull out its horn!
[13:23] Miz
Watch out!
[13:30] Shi
This is no good.
[13:33] Miz
Wh-What if we put nerves into the horn?
[13:36] Miz
If it can feel it, it'll surely
treat the horn better!
[13:39] Tsu
Like teeth?
[13:40] Miz
Let's add some resilience, too,
so it doesn't break so easily!
[13:43] Hig
And keep it dumb?
SIGN Testing Island
Galapagos
[13:57] Tsu
B-Beautiful!
[13:58] Miz
I agree!
[13:59] Shi
You made so many prototypes.
[14:04] Whi
Watch where you're walking, you old fart.
[14:06] Bla
Huh? You wanna go, punk?!
[14:08] Whi
Bring it on!
[14:11] Shi
They're not going to fight, are they?
[14:13] Hig
It's fine, oversized weapons like horns
are basically just for intimidation.
[14:19] Shi
Um, they're totally fighting.
[14:30] Hig
Those horns are too frail
to be waved around like that.
[14:33] Kim
Another one's got its horn stuck in a tree.
SIGN Rejected
SIGN Rejected
SIGN Rejected
[14:41] God
Rejected!
[14:43] Shi
Th-They're all down?
[14:45] Tsu
I can't believe it.
[14:47] Miz
D-Don't worry, Saturn-san!
They'll be accepted one day for sure!
[14:53] Una
What is this horn? It's so cool.
[14:56] Tsu
Oh, that? It's from a
horse that got rejected.
[14:59] Una
May I try attaching it to an
animal I'm making right now?
[15:02] Tsu
Sure.
[15:06] Shi
God has spoken!
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Narwhal
[15:08] God
Accepted!
[15:10] ---
Why?!
SIGN The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[15:12] Ken
The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
That Really Exist!
[15:16] Miz
These antlers can weigh up to 18 kilograms.
[15:20] Una
And they regrow every year. That must
consume a ton of energy and calcium.
[15:25] Miz
It actually leads to osteoporosis.
[15:27] Una
Then why do that?
[15:28] Miz
It's like showing off an unnecessarily
big car that's expensive to maintain.
[15:32] Miz
They're telling the females
and their rivals that
[15:34] Miz
they're so amazing that they can maintain
these unnecessarily big horns.
[15:38] Unan
So they can avoid unnecessary fights,
meaning their hard work pays off.
[15:42] Miz
What about this horn, though?
[15:45] Unz
It looks like a horn,
but it's a really long tooth.
[15:48] Unz
It's got nerve endings and can
even sense the temperature.
[15:51] Miz
So it's not just a meaningless decoration.
[15:57] Shi
Hello—
[16:00] Shi
What's happening? Why are
you all dressed like this?
[16:03] Ued
Oh just in time, Shimoda-kun.
[16:05] Kan
We're all going to Galapagos.
Hurry up and change!
[16:09] Miz
Neptune-san came up with
some new marine animals.
[16:13] Hig
Let's fire it up!
SIGN Pacific
White-Sided
Dolphin
SIGN Burmeister's
Porpoise
SIGN Beaked
Whale
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Common
Bottlenose
Dolphin
SIGN Pilot Whale
SIGN Accepted
[16:19] God
Accepted!
[16:21] Shi
Wow, it's an acceptance jackpot!
[16:24] Kan
The client really likes these animals,
so all sorts of these designs passed.
[16:29] Kan
So we were all working on these together.
[16:32] Shi
But why is there a mix
of dolphins and whales?
[16:34] Kan
They're just different in size.
Otherwise, dolphins and whales are the same.
SIGN Striped
Dolphin
[16:38] God
Accepted!
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Spectacled
Porpoise
[16:40] God
Accepted!
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Kelpie
[16:41] God
Rejected!
SIGN Rejected
[16:43] Tsu
Oh, no! I worked so hard on that kelpie!
[16:46] Hig
What made you think that would work?
[16:48] Tus
I thought that it could maybe
slip by with the others.
[16:50] Una
The base for the dolphin
wasn't the horse, either.
[16:53] Shi
Oh, then what was it?
[16:55] Una
You want to know?
[16:56] Una
Okay, quiz time!
SIGN Migratory Bird
SIGN Seal
[16:57] Una
Which baby here is the base?
SIGN Hippopotamus
[16:59] Una
A: Seal.
[17:00] Una
B: Migratory bird.
[17:02] Una
C: Hippopotamus.
[17:03] Shi
Maybe the seal?
[17:05] Una
Too bad! The answer was C, the hippopotamus!
[17:10] Shi
Really?
[17:11] Shi
It looks quite different, though.
[17:13] Miz
I see. The eyes would be injured if they
are in the front when swimming fast,
[17:17] Miz
so you moved them to the side?
[17:18] Una
Right, and because it's cuter this way.
[17:22] Una
And the nose went this way.
[17:25] Miz
So the sea water doesn't flow in?
That's groundbreaking.
[17:28] Una
Yes, and because it's cuter this way.
[17:31] Una
And I took off the ears, too.
[17:32] Shi
Hippos can sleep on land, but dolphins
are always under water, right?
[17:37] Shi
Won't they sink?
[17:38] Una
That's why the brain was tweaked.
[17:41] Kan
We made the left and right
hemispheres of its brain independent,
[17:43] Kan
so they can take turns sleeping.
[17:45] Kan
So that's why they can
sleep without drowning.
SIGN Monkeys
and
such
[17:45] Txt
Left Hemisphere
[17:45] Txt
Right Hemisphere
SIGN Corpus Callosum
SIGN Optical Nerve
[17:45] Txt
Left Hemisphere
[17:45] Txt
Right Hemisphere
SIGN Dolphins
are like this
[17:47] Shi
Ah, so one half of the
brain is always awake!
[17:51] Kim
By the way, what do they eat?
[17:54] Una
Uh, well, squid and such.
[17:57] Mei
So it eats these cute babies I created.
[18:01] Shi
Pluto-san, aren't you
holding it upside down?
[18:04] Mei
This is the top.
[18:05] Mei
After the tentacles, there's the head,
then the body.
SIGN Head
SIGN Head
SIGN Body
SIGN Body
[18:09] Mei
Incidentally, it poops from
the side of its head.
[18:12] Una
Pluto-chan's imagination is really powerful.
[18:16] Mei
But since Neptune-san's dolphins are smart,
my babies get eaten a lot.
[18:20] Mei
I've decided! I'll make them talk, too!
I'll make them smart!
[18:24] Kan
You want to equip them
with vocal organs now?
[18:27] Mei
What about changing body color,
something like flag signaling?
[18:32] Kab
Would that be understood, though?
[18:33] Mei
Quiz! What is the meaning of this pattern?
[18:36] Kan
I think the testicles are there, so maybe...
[18:39] Kan
"I'm incredibly virile!"
[18:42] Mei
It worked! Ven-chan, you're amazing!
[18:45] Mei
And they show off something larger
than their actual testicles.
[18:48] Kan
I guess even squid are vain.
[18:50] Una
That's amazing. Pluto-chan can't be beat.
[18:54] Mei
They won't lose to dolphins!
[18:56] Mei
Squids have three hearts,
giving them more mobility!
[18:59] Mei
This way, they can escape into deep water,
where no light penetrates!
[19:02] Una
Huh, but... then, um... who cares
that it's deep water?
[19:06] Una
The dolphins will use echolocation to find
squid without needing light!
[19:10] Shi
Is this a fight?
[19:11] Hig
Oh, looks like this will be fun.
[19:15] Mei
Animal battle!
[19:17] Una
Survival of the fittest!
[19:18] Shi
The dolphin is going straight for the squid!
[19:21] Shi
But what is echolocation, anyway?
[19:23] Kim
Simply put, it's sensing distance and
direction using reflected sound waves.
[19:28] Mei
Smoke screen!
[19:31] Una
Are you sure squid ink will
do anything in the darkness?
[19:34] Mei
Then I'll evolve the smoke screen!
A smoke screen of light!
[19:39] Shi
It's like there are no rules anymore.
[19:41] Mei
And the squid itself will shine, too!
[19:43] Una
You're losing your touch, Pluto-chan!
[19:44] Una
In the ocean, the shinier you are,
the more visible you are!
[19:46] Mei
You're the one losing your touch!
[19:48] Mei
Rise up near the surface!
With the sun as the backdrop!
[19:51] Una
Wh-What the—?!
[19:53] Una
The squid disappeared in the sunlight!?
[19:56] Una
But we still have the
echolocation on our side!
[19:59] Una
Advance!
[20:02] Mei
Hidden Technique: Surface Escape Mega Jump!
SIGN Flying Squid
[20:06] Shi
It flew!
[20:07] Shi
Oh, so those fin-like things were wings.
[20:10] Ued
It's jumping by ejecting sea water!
[20:12] Kim
Good job!
[20:13] Kna
Both of you, keep going!
[20:14] Una
That's nothing! The dolphin will jump, too!
[20:18] Mei
Then I'll use my last resort!
[20:20] Mei
Giant squid upgrade!
[20:24] Una
I'll match you on that!
[20:29] Shi
God has spoken!
[20:30] God
Accepted!
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Giant
Squid
[20:34] Kan
No way, the big squid passed!
[20:36] Miz
Aha, the client's watching the battle, too.
[20:40] Una
Pluto-chan, you made me go all-out.
It was a good battle.
[20:47] Una
But it's time to end this.
[20:53] Una
Echolocation update! Ultrasonic beam!
[20:58] God
Accepted!
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Sperm
Whale
[21:06] Mei
No way! I can't believe your beam got accepted!
[21:09] Mei
Next time, I won't lose!
SIGN The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[21:14] Ken
The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
That Really Exist!
[21:18] Shi
Total length: 18 meters!
[21:20] Tsu
That's about as long as a train car.
[21:22] Shi
Can such a large animal really
emit a beam from its head?
[21:26] Tsu
It can.
[21:27] Tsu
What's more, it can direct sound so
intense that it makes its prey faint.
[21:34] Shi
I can't quite imagine how.
[21:36] Tsu
A sperm whale can output
a maximum of 250 decibels.
[21:41] Tsu
For reference, a jet engine is about
120 decibels if you're standing next to it.
[21:46] Shi
Wow. The sperm whale must be
fighting really formidable foes!
[21:51] Shi
That's why it evolved to get
so big to deal with them!
[21:53] Tsu
Sperm whales often have scars on
their heads that are assumed to be
[21:58] Tsu
from battles with giant squid.
[21:59] Shi
So the ruthless battle between
these two is never going to end!
[22:04] Ued
God has spoken!
[22:06] God
Accepted!
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Sea Horse
[22:09] Tsu
Yay! When I made that kelpie from
earlier smaller, it passed!
[22:13] Ued
Congratulations.
SIGN Next on the Agenda
E3 - Idea 3
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[00:03] Nar
In the beginning, God created
the heavens and the earth.
[00:07] Nar
He followed them
[00:11] Nar
with light, waters, and the land.
[00:15] Nar
Then he created the many animals
that would inhabit it.
[00:21] Nar
Or... that was the plan.
[00:23] Nar
It got too tedious, so he outsourced it.
SIGN Heaven's Design Team
[02:01] Guy
You, who have been banished
to the void in shame,
[02:05] Guy
I now remove your shackles.
[02:09] Guy
Come forth, spirit of ash!
[02:21] Shi
What is this? It's so cool!
[02:23] Kan
This is a dragon!
[02:25] Kim
Amazing, huh?
[02:27] Kan
This is the first work
of a certain designer.
[02:30] Miz
Who did that?! Who summoned that?!
[02:32] Kim
Oh, he already realized.
[02:33] Miz
Of course I did!
[02:35] Miz
Why did you take out an old, failed design?!
[02:37] Miz
And seriously, what was
that misleading chant?!
[02:40] Miz
Basically, you were just saying,
"Let's bring out an embarrassing failure!"
[02:44] Kim
Well, ash is a form of waste.
[02:46] Shi
I-I'm sorry. I was told to read
this script to set the mood.
[02:51] Kan
I mean, it did feel like a
proper summoning, right?
[02:53] Miz
Yeah, some mood that was.
And what's with this star thing?
[02:57] Miz
Is it supposed to be a summoning circle?
[02:58] Kim
Oh, this? I was just doodling
and thought of a new animal.
[03:03] Shi
This was a blueprint?
I'm sorry for stepping all over it!
[03:06] Kim
It's fine. Nothing's decided yet.
[03:09] Miz
So, why did you bring out the dragon, anyway?
[03:11] Shi
Ah, well, God put in an order for something
that "has no wings, but still flies."
[03:17] Shi
Then Venus-san and Jupiter-san said
there was a perfect fit in the rejected files.
[03:21] Miz
That's no good! Put it away already!
[03:24] Kim
But it's so cool.
[03:26] Kna
Yeah!
[03:27] Miz
That's a stain on my record!
[03:29] Shi
A stain?
[03:31] Miz
Everybody has one, right?
[03:33] Miz
When they're young, they think
that weird stuff looks good!
[03:37] Miz
My younger self thought the
dragon design looked super-cool
[03:40] Miz
and began obsessing over it,
only to have it be rejected.
[03:42] Miz
Put it away already. My inner
younger self is screaming in pain.
[03:47] Miz
Don't you feel bad?
[03:48] Shi
I-It's that bad?
[03:50] Kan
But even though it didn't pass last time,
maybe we can make it happen this time.
[03:55] Kim
Yeah, think of it as a test of our skills.
[03:57] Miz
You're enjoying doing this to me.
[04:00] Miz
You guys have your own shameful stains!
[04:03] Kim
How can we make this happen?
[04:05] Kan
Making it fly without wings sounds hard.
[04:07] Shi
Anyway, I'll put this dragon away for now.
[04:14] Kan
How about making it float like a balloon?
[04:17] Kim
Then we'd have to fill it with
something lighter than air.
[04:20] Kim
How about helium? That's light.
SIGN Helium
SIGN Air
[04:23] Shi
Oh, that's the gas that changes
your voice at parties.
[04:27] Miz
You say that so casually,
but you'd need something like
[04:29] Miz
nuclear fusion happening in the
body to produce helium.
[04:32] Kan
If it's about being light,
wouldn't hydrogen work?
[04:34] Kim
That's good. Hydrogen makes balloons float, too.
[04:38] Kim
Also, microbes in the intestine
can produce hydrogen
[04:41] Kim
by fermenting food.
[04:43] Miz
So you want to make the
dragon float with farts?
[04:47] Kan
But in order to produces enough
gas to make its entire body float,
[04:51] Kan
the animal would have to eat a ton of food.
[04:53] Kan
Wouldn't it be hard to make it float with
all the food it eats weighing it down?
[04:57] Kim
Oh, right.
[04:59] Kim
It sounds hard to eat that much, too.
[05:01] Kim
And if it's a balloon, its movement
would be dictated by the wind.
[05:05] Kan
Let's switch our approach!
Maybe the whole thing doesn't have to fly!
[05:10] Kan
We want to make the dragon fly.
[05:12] Kan
So we'll just make a body part
that looks like a dragon fly.
[05:16] Kim
That's revolutionary!
[05:17] Kim
Only someone with countless designs under their
belt could come up with something like that!
[05:21] Kan
Oh, it's not all that.
[05:23] Kim
But wouldn't it be a shame if the
dragon couldn't float by itself?
[05:26] Kan
Then how about making it so that it discards
that piece and runs away when an enemy comes?
[05:30] Kim
Ven-chan, you're really on fire!
[05:34] Kan
All right, it's done!
[05:37] Kim
Wow, that's more original than I imagined.
[05:40] Kim
What's the dragon part? Is it the tail?
[05:43] Kan
I moved the part that collects the farts out
and made it into a flotation device.
[05:48] Kan
If it's not big enough, I figured
the dragon part wouldn't fly,
[05:51] Kan
so I made the main body bigger, too!
[05:53] Miz
So the dragon part is
basically an abdominal hernia?
[05:57] Kan
When an enemy comes, it'll cut off
the dragon part like a lizard.
[06:02] Kim
I see! So it'll escape while using
the dragon is the diversion.
[06:05] Shi
Is it really okay to make this thing?
[06:09] Kan
Do you feel like we're missing
something about the dragon?
[06:13] Kim
Let's ask the original designer.
[06:15] Kim
Wait, Mercury's gone. Did he go home?
[06:18] Kim
Maybe this was too far from his beautiful ideal.
[06:21] Kan
He has been influenced quite
heavily by Saturn-san.
[06:24] Shi
Oh, really?
[06:26] Kan
Really. That's why the dragon
has a bit of a horse face.
[06:30] Shi
Oh, I see.
[06:33] Shi
Um, about the dragon's mouth...
[06:36] Shi
Anatomically speaking,
is that the animal's...
[06:41] Kan
It's the anus!
[06:43] Shi
I figured. Of course Mercury-san got mad.
[06:47] Kan
But this is just what happened when
I really tried to make it work.
[06:50] Kim
It's a dream and a sign
of your growth,
[06:54] Kim
to have a design from your younger days
reevaluated and accepted.
[06:57] Shi
How serious are these people?
[07:01] Shi
It's so majestic... but it's full of farts.
[07:06] Shi
Anyway, is it okay to cut off
a part of the body like that?
[07:09] Kan
That's fine! I added a "detach here" feature,
like lizards have with their tails.
[07:16] Kim
It's like breaking off
part of a lotus root.
[07:19] Shi
Dropping off the intestines is new.
[07:22] Shi
What's the reasoning behind
making the body a chicken?
[07:25] Kim
Oh, we wanted to make fire come
out of the dragon's mouth.
[07:28] Shi
Fire?
[07:29] Kim
We arrived at the solution of having it spew
flammable urine that just has to be ignited.
[07:33] Kan
That's why I based it on a bird which has
a combined anus and urethra.
[07:37] Kan
Isn't it so cool when something
comes out of the mouth?
[07:40] Shi
No! I mean, "poop" comes out of there, too!
[07:42] Shi
And flammable urine doesn't
sound so easy, either.
[07:47] Shi
That ball was in Mercury-san's
original design, too.
[07:52] Kan
It's a kidney stone!
[07:53] Shi
Poor Mercury-san.
[08:02] Shi
What was that?
[08:05] Miz
Just forget about the dragon.
[08:08] Miz
Why did it suddenly explode, though?
[08:12] Miz
That was terrifying.
[08:13] Kim
Looks like it got hit by
static electricity and exploded.
[08:17] Kan
It was filled of hydrogen.
That burns well.
[08:20] Kim
Anyway, what was the thing
that just flew by?
[08:23] Shi
That seemed like a weird animal.
[08:26] Miz
I thought of an animal
that flies without wings.
[08:29] Miz
I came up with this...
[08:30] Miz
A flying snake!
[08:32] All
A snake?!
[08:33] Kan
Snakes don't have anything
that makes them fly, right?
[08:36] Kim
How does it fly?
[08:38] Miz
Let's see it first hand.
[08:43] Kan
It's swimming through the air?!
[08:46] Shi
But it looks like a normal snake.
[08:48] Kim
No, it's no ordinary snake.
[08:50] Shi
It's kind of flat?
[08:53] Miz
That's right. When it's gliding, it spreads
out its ribs to generate more lift.
[08:57] Miz
It can go up to 100 meters horizontally.
It can even change direction midflight!
[09:02] Shi
God has spoken!
SIGN Flying Snake
[09:04] God
Accepted!
SIGN Accepted
[09:07] Miz
This is what real growth looks like. Hmph.
[09:11] Kim
Aw.
SIGN Rejected
SIGN A Few Days Later—
[09:15] Shi
God has spoken!
SIGN Starfish
[09:16] God
Accepted!
SIGN Accepted
[09:19] Kan
Oh, your star doodle made it?
[09:22] Kim
Yup! The hole that could be its mouth
or its anus can expel its organs!
[09:27] Kan
We learn from our mistakes.
SIGN The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[09:31] Ken
The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
That Really Exist!
[09:35] Kan
So it can regenerate its arms
and legs when they're cut off.
[09:39] Kan
Which are the arms and which are the legs?
[09:40] Kim
There's no distinction.
[09:41] Kan
No distinction between the
head and butt, either?
[09:44] Kim
This little one's got the mouth on
the bottom and the anus on top.
[09:47] Kim
But it depends on the species.
[09:48] Kim
Some poop from their mouths.
Do you want to hear more?
[09:51] Kan
I'm good for now.
What's with its organs coming out?
[09:54] Kim
The stomach turns inside out, then jumps out!
[09:57] Kim
Like this.
[09:59] Kan
How can that be good?!
[10:00] Kim
They grab their prey with their
stomach and then digest it.
[10:03] Kim
That way, they can eat prey that's
bigger than their mouth.
[10:06] Kim
Isn't that awesome? I want
to be like that, too.
[10:09] Kan
I guess everybody's different.
[10:17] Hig
Saturn-san...
[10:20] Hig
It's about the seahorse,
where the design passed by itself.
[10:24] Tsu
Ah, what about it?
[10:26] Tsu
I believe I submitted both
male and female designs.
[10:29] Shi
Oh, the little kelpie that was
submitted with the dolphins.
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Seahorse
[10:33] Hig
There's a bit of an issue here.
SIGN Father
SIGN Mother
[10:37] Hig
The male and female labels are mixed up.
SIGN Female
SIGN Male
SIGN Accepted
[10:43] Tsu
This handwriting...
[10:46] Ken
My name is Saturn Kenta!
Thank you for taking care of my grandpa!
[10:52] Shi
Hello, Kenta-kun! Would you like a cream puff?
[10:55] Ken
Thank you!
[10:58] Tsu
Anyway, these scribbles...
[11:00] Tsu
They make you sense a frightening future.
[11:02] Tsu
Just what I expect from my grandson.
[11:05] Hig
What are you saying?!
[11:07] Tsu
Of course, we'll keep it as-is.
SIGN Idiot
SIGN Grandpa
[11:09] Tsu
I can't allow myself to nip
a child's talent in the bud!
[11:13] Kim
He's emboldened because the
design was already accepted.
[11:16] Hig
But having the male be the mother
and the female be the father
[11:19] Hig
is a fundamental contradiction.
[11:21] Hig
How are you going to resolve this?
[11:23] Kim
Maybe change sexes like clownfish?
[11:26] Hig
You're the reinforcements?
[11:27] Kim
At first, they're all male, but then the
biggest individual in the school becomes female,
SIGN Female
SIGN Male
[11:32] Kim
and then the next biggest one becomes her mate.
SIGN Immature Individuals
[11:35] Kan
But isn't that too weak for saying
that the "male is the mother"?
[11:39] Kan
It's just "the mother was male at first."
[11:41] Tsu
Indeed.
[11:43] Mei
Then how about this?
[11:45] Kim
Mercury, can you take over for
Shimoda-kun and keep Kenta-kun company?
[11:50] Kan
There's a lot we can't
settle without an angel.
[11:53] Shi
Oh, right.
[11:54] Tsu
Thank you, Mercury-kun.
[11:56] Miz
A-All right.
[12:03] Miz
My name is Mercury. Nice to meet you.
[12:09] Miz
Do you want some coffee?
SIGN Father
SIGN Female
SIGN Mother
SIGN Male
SIGN Accepted
[12:12] Mei
It's male even though it's female,
and it's female even though it's male.
[12:16] Mei
Isn't it a bit like the footballfish
that was accepted a while ago?
[12:19] Shi
Oh, what's that like?
[12:22] Mei
The females are way bigger than the males.
SIGN Female
SIGN Male
[12:25] Mei
The males approach their beloved female,
bite her, stick to her,
[12:31] Mei
melt their bodies, share blood
vessels with the female,
[12:35] Mei
melt their brains, and soon
lose consciousness.
[12:40] Mei
Then they are reduced to nothing but testicles,
and become organs inside the female!
[12:44] Mei
Isn't that so romantic?!
[12:46] Shi
That's scary. Downright terrifying!
[12:49] Kan
I'm sorry, but you'll have
to get used to it soon.
[12:51] Tsu
I-I don't think fusing is quite right.
[12:54] Kim
We have to flip male and female somehow.
[12:58] Tsu
Then maybe we'll have the males give birth.
[13:01] Hig
I-I feel like I heard some nonsense just now.
SIGN Female
SIGN Male
[13:05] Tsu
We'll add a pouch for offspring to the males,
and give the female a tube for injecting eggs.
[13:10] Tsu
The female inserts the eggs into
the male's body, and the male...
SIGN Suffering
[13:14] Tsu
Gives birth!
SIGN Birth
[13:16] Tsu
I did it! The male is the mother!
[13:19] Tsu
Mars-san, let's try that right away!
[13:22] Hig
Yeah, all right...
[13:25] Kan
What happened?
[13:27] Miz
Well, he said he wanted some coffee.
[13:30] Ken
It's so bitter!
[13:33] Kan
Even so, why'd you give it to him black?
[13:36] Shi
Kenta-kun, what animals do you like?
[13:40] Ken
I love horses!
[13:41] Kan
He is Saturn-san's grandson.
[13:44] Ken
Grandpa made me five of these.
[13:48] Ken
They transform, combine, and become a giant!
[13:51] Ken
I love this kind of animal!
[13:57] Mniz
All right! Let's make the biggest combining
life form in the world for Kenta-kun!
[14:01] Kan
Did you hit your head?
[14:04] Miz
It just needs to be fine alone,
but also combined.
[14:04] Txt
m 19 68 l 28 99 68 106 88 101 93 92 67 64 55 59 32 59
SIGN I'll be
the head
[14:05] Txt
m 19 136 l 21 147 29 159 38 167 65 169 76 166 83 159 87 148 68 130 51 124 30 125
SIGN I'll be the
right arm
[14:05] Txt
m 94 210 l 99 228 110 239 124 243 144 238 153 232 145 200 131 198 111 199
SIGN I'll be the
right leg
[14:06] Txt
m 493 126 l 493 143 506 164 527 170 540 169 550 165 554 147 548 125 532 120 510 118
SIGN I'll be the
left leg
[14:06] Txt
m 557 23 l 560 38 568 50 579 55 602 55 610 48 615 38 602 15 584 13 568 15
SIGN I'll be the
right arm
[14:17] Miz
Eureka!
[14:18] Miz
Many individuals will gather and arrange
themselves into a formation that's like a single being.
[14:23] Miz
It'll be a gigantic life form that'll surpass
even the world's biggest animal, the blue whale!
[14:28] Miz
And it is a jellyfish!
[14:30] Shi
God has spoken!
SIGN Siphonophorae
[14:31] God
Accepted!
SIGN Accepted
[14:35] Shi
Kenta-kun's not crying!
We might be on the right track here.
[14:40] Miz
Okay, everyone, will you help me out?
[14:43] Kan
What a silly question.
[14:45] Miz
I'll start with my creation, the snake!
[14:48] Kan
I'll contribute the bird!
With wings, anything will be graceful!
[14:52] Una
I'll add the anteater. With this one,
I think it'll add cool claws.
[14:56] Kim
Then I'll pitch in the sea cucumber.
[15:00] Mei
Then I'll go for the squid!
[15:05] All
Combine!
[15:13] Miz
It's an evil god!
[15:15] Shi
Something unspeakable came out!
[15:19] Ued
Delete.
[15:25] Ued
I came here because I had a bad feeling.
[15:29] Ued
You can't make dangerous things like that.
[15:33] Ued
What if it got accepted?
[15:34] Miz
Let's seal away that recipe.
[15:36] Kan
K-Kenta-kun, are you okay?
[15:39] Ken
It was awesome!
[15:40] ---
A-Ah, that's a relief.
[15:42] Tsu
What was awesome?
[15:44] Shi
Have you finished the seahorse?
[15:47] Tsu
Yes, look. The father's going
to do his best to give birth!
[15:51] Ued
God has spoken!
SIGN Accepted
[15:52] God
Accepted!
[15:54] Shi
Huh? The seahorse was already accepted.
[15:58] Hig
So something else?
[16:00] Miz
The jellyfish was accepted,
and the evil god was sealed away.
[16:03] Mei
I don't have anything in progress.
[16:05] Kna
Me neither.
[16:07] Kim
Same.
[16:08] Una
Same for me. Then who?
[16:11] Ken
I did it!
[16:13] Ken
I doodled a lot while
playing in that room!
SIGN Prototype Lab
SIGN Prototype Lab
[16:19] Shi
Wh-What kind of animal was accepted?
[16:31] Una
Close it! Close it!
[16:34] Miz
Wh-What was that? Did we hallucinate?
[16:37] Kim
That was super real!
[16:41] God
Make that one work, please.
[16:44] Shi
He just gave up. He's leaving
it all in your hands.
[16:48] Kan
What? I thought he accepted it?
What does he mean, make it work?!
[16:52] Mei
I say he accepted it because of the vibe.
[16:54] Ken
I'm sowwy!
[16:56] Kan
It's not you! We're just mad at our client.
[16:59] Ued
Oh, there, there.
[17:02] Kim
We can't just leave it in there.
[17:05] Meid
Deleting won't work since it's
already accepted, right?
[17:08] Miz
A child's doodle is a frightening thing.
[17:10] Tsu
I'm only frightened of my grandson's talent.
[17:12] Miz
Why not just seal the entire room with it?
[17:16] Hig
My tools are still in there.
[17:19] Hig
Mercury-san, are you one of those people
[17:21] Hig
who doesn't understand that those
are my precious treasures?
[17:25] Mzi
I-I'm sorry.
[17:27] Meid
If we can't seal it,
should we kill it with poison? Can we?
[17:30] Una
We can't just kill it! We don't even
know what kind of animal it is.
[17:33] Kim
Hm, how about calming it with a tranquilizer?
[17:36] Una
That's good! Moles and their kin can do that.
[17:41] Una
Their saliva contains tranquilizing agents that
[17:43] Una
put the earthworms they eat
into suspended animation.
[17:45] Una
That's so they can stockpile
them underground.
[17:48] Shi
That's a good idea.
[17:49] Hig
Hold on!
[17:51] Hig
To put a creature that size to sleep,
we'd need to make a 300 meter mole!
[17:56] Kna
That would definitely only make things worse.
[17:59] Shi
Isn't there something we can do?
[18:01] Kim
If only we had the design.
[18:03] Tsu
Kenta, do you remember what you drew?
[18:09] Miz
Then our only choice is to come up with
an animal that can get us the design!
[18:13] Miz
Something strong, dexterous, and robust!
[18:16] Kim
Let's speed it up by tweaking
something that's already done.
[18:19] Kan
It should have a strong body, right?
[18:21] Una
Then how about a gorilla?
[18:24] Miz
Let's start by making it gigantic.
[18:34] Shi
Of course. This always happens.
[18:37] Hig
It's heatstroke.
[18:38] Shi
Why? It's not hot in here.
[18:41] Hig
When you double body size,
body volume doesn't just double.
SIGN Heat Pack
[18:45] Hig
Imagine a box with a heat pack in it.
SIGN Heat Pack
SIGN Heat Pack
SIGN Heat Pack
SIGN Heat Pack
[18:48] Hig
If you double each side,
how many heat packs will you get?
[18:50] Shi
E-Eight... Oh, that's why it's too toasty.
[18:54] Una
Cells produce heat, too.
SIGN Warm
SIGN Asian Black Bear
SIGN Brown Bear
SIGN Polar Bear
[18:56] Una
The bigger the animal is,
the more heat it produces,
[18:59] Una
making it better at enduring the cold.
SIGN Cold
[19:01] Kim
That's why animals like bears
are bigger in colder regions.
[19:05] Shi
Oh, I see!
[19:05] Miz
This isn't the time for chit-chat!
[19:08] Miz
We have to enhance this gorilla fast!
[19:10] Hig
Shouldn't increasing the surface area
exposed to air cool it better?
[19:14] Hig
Like adding big heat sinks.
[19:16] Miz
That's it! Let's add a comb!
[19:19] Hig
I think that's not sufficient.
[19:21] Tsu
How about shaving it, so it's bald?
[19:25] Shi
So when it's not a horse,
he doesn't care what it looks like.
[19:28] Kan
I don't really want to make it all smooth.
[19:31] Kan
Let's allow him to keep the undies, at least.
[19:33] Miz
I think nothing at all would
be better than that.
[19:35] Kan
But completely naked from the get go?
[19:38] Mei
The gorilla was completely
naked in the beginning.
[19:40] Una
Let's add a pattern, then.
[19:42] Kim
And some spikes to make it stronger.
[19:44] Miz
Okay, it's done!
[19:46] Shi
Oh, it's able to stand.
[19:50] Miz
Behold, the revised gorilla!
[19:53] Shi
The world's finished.
[19:56] Miz
It collapsed!
[19:57] Shi
Can't go without this.
[19:59] Hig
Its legs broke.
[20:00] Hig
Doubling its height made its
weight go up eight-fold.
[20:03] Hig
It's just not sturdy enough.
[20:04] Kim
Then let's try making the legs thicker,
and making it a quadruped.
[20:08] Miz
It's standing for now, but it seems
that the heat issue's not solved.
[20:13] Kim
Should we add more heat sinks?
[20:14] Una
It doesn't look like it has
any of the dexterity needed
[20:17] Una
to get the design from the lab, either.
[20:18] Kan
The undies are weird, too.
[20:20] Tsu
If the body's too heavy and we
can't stretch the arms or legs,
[20:23] Tsu
why not make the nose longer?
SIGN Elephant
[20:28] Miz
Yes, it's done!
[20:30] God
Accepted!
SIGN Accepted
[20:33] Ued
It brought us Kenta-kun's design in a flash.
[20:36] Una
It's smart, it's got a dexterous nose,
and it's cute!
[20:39] Kan
Making the ears the heat sink was perfect.
[20:42] Mei
I like the change from spikes to tusks, too.
[20:45] Miz
This design is bad news!
[20:49] Miz
I have no idea what kind
of creature this is!
[20:51] Miz
It only has the size written on it!
[20:54] Shi
This isn't 30 meters, it's three centimeters!
[20:58] Ken
No, it's thirty—
[20:59] Tsu
Oh, it was three centimeters.
[21:02] Shi
You heard him, God!
[21:04] God
Okay!
[21:12] Mzi
It's over.
[21:13] Ued
We've got a cutie now.
SIGN Hallucigenia
[21:16] God
Accepted again!
SIGN Accepted
[21:19] Ken
This has been upside-down the whole time.
[21:22] Ken
The wavy things are the legs,
and the thorns are on the back.
[21:27] Shi
Then what's this black stuff here?
[21:29] Ken
Poop!
SIGN The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[21:32] Ken
The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
That Really Exist!
[21:36] Una
Hallucigenia! Its name means
"creator of hallucinations."
[21:40] Ued
So it's a small marine creature.
[21:43] Ued
I would have liked to see a big version
of this stomping around on land.
[21:46] Una
Then it would have probably
had legs like an elephant.
[21:49] Una
The elephant's the ideal manifestation
of a large land animal.
[21:54] Ued
The ears are heat sinks, right?
[21:56] Una
Instead of panting when it's hot,
they flap their ears.
[22:00] Ued
Is there a reason for the wrinkles, too?
[22:02] Una
Yes, the wrinkles increase the
surface area of their bodies,
[22:06] Una
which helps shed heat.
[22:08] Una
Additionally, they also
serve to collect rain.
[22:10] Ued
Oh, so having wrinkles helps
moisturize their skin!
SIGN Next on the Agenda
E4 - Idea 4
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[00:01] Shi
Good morning!
[00:02] Shi
I hope work's going well for everyone—
[00:05] Shi
It's not.
[00:07] Tsu
Oh, hello, Shimoda-kun.
[00:09] Kan
What's the matter?
[00:10] Kan
It's always like this, no?
[00:12] Shi
Is it, though?
[00:14] Kan
Everybody's stuck right now.
[00:16] Kan
Unlike me, they got hit with
some annoying requests.
[00:19] Kan
Unlucky for them.
[00:22] Shi
Oh, there's an order from God for
you personally, Venus-san.
[00:27] God
Order: Make horses fly somehow.
SIGN Heaven's Design Team
[02:03] Shi
"When you say horse, you think of Saturn-san,"
[02:06] Shi
"but this time I specifically wanted
Venus-san to have a go."
[02:08] Shi
"That dragon from the other day was fun."
[02:10] Shi
That's what God thinks.
[02:12] Tsu
What, you're making a pegasus? I'm jealous.
[02:16] Shi
I'm sure it'll get done if everybody
rallies behind you, Venus-san!
[02:21] Kan
It won't be that easy.
[02:23] Kan
Saturn-san would be crucial,
but he's busy right now.
[02:27] Tsu
I have to work with Mars-san
to repair the prototype lab.
[02:30] Tsu
I need to do it because my
grandson caused the damage.
[02:34] Tsu
But I'm really looking forward
to Ven-chan's pegasus, too!
[02:37] Kan
I really don't like this.
SIGN "Huddles in Corner" Type
[02:40] Shi
Everybody's agonizing...
SIGN "Hugs Knees in Chair" Type
SIGN "Hides What He's Drawing" Type
[02:46] Shi
Pluto-san seems to be relaxed.
[02:48] Kan
It may seem so, but she's the
most stressed-out person here.
[02:52] Mei
I haven't heard back from
the client in three days.
[02:55] Mei
They said "ASAP," so I worked very hard.
[02:58] Mei
But I guess...
[02:59] Mei
There was plenty of time.
[03:02] Shi
I can put some pressure on God!
[03:04] Mei
It's fine.
[03:06] Mei
If you act like you're really enthusiastic,
[03:09] Mei
it'll come back and punish
you in the future.
[03:11] Una
You know what I got?
[03:13] Una
"An animal that runs even
though it has no legs."
[03:17] Una
To make it worse, I'm supposed
to make three proposals.
[03:21] Una
Lately, we only get orders
that are like riddles.
[03:25] Kim
I want something sweet.
[03:27] Miz
I want a homemade caramel custard,
where the caramel is slightly bitter.
[03:30] Kim
Why did you bring up such a
specific treat just now?
[03:30] Shi
I had the impression that designers
are always doing fancy work,
[03:34] Shi
but I guess I was totally off!
[03:38] Shi
Venus-san, I got some additional input.
[03:40] Shi
He said: "You can do what you like!"
[03:43] Shi
God must really trust your designs!
[03:46] Kan
No!
[03:47] Kan
That just means he'll leave it all to me
and only give it some thought when it's done!
[03:50] Kan
This is how you end up in Hell!
[03:52] Kan
We already know what the problems are,
so maybe I just need to go in headfirst.
[03:57] Shi
S-So many muscles!
[03:59] Shi
And so much horse poop!
SIGN Pegasus
(Revised)
[04:01] Kan
I reduced the protein myostatin,
which inhibits muscle growth.
SIGN M
y
o
s
t
a
t
i
n
[04:06] Kan
Isn't he so fit?
[04:09] Shi
I'll just send this to God, then. And... send!
[04:13] Kan
I can rest until we hear back, then.
[04:16] Shi
Oh, I already got a reply.
[04:18] Kan
Already?!
[04:21] Shi
I'll just say what he said directly.
[04:23] Kan
What? I'm scared...
[04:25] Shi
"That's not quite it," he says.
[04:28] Kan
What?
[04:29] Shi
"I wanted something more surprising,
not the same thing."
[04:32] Shi
"Let your originality run wild,
Venus-san!" End quote.
[04:36] Kan
See, there it is!
The "I'll reconsider after seeing it" spiel!
[04:39] Kan
Say what you want from the beginning!
[04:43] Shi
I don't think shouting here will reach him.
[04:45] Kan
That's why I'm doing it!
[04:53] Kan
How about this, then?!
SIGN Pegasus
Final
Revision
[04:54] Shi
Those are some cool lines.
[04:56] Shi
Exceptional!
[04:57] Kan
I gave it less muscle mass
to reduce its overall weight.
[05:02] Kan
It can't take off from the ground,
[05:04] Kan
but if it jumps off a cliff and
rides the air currents, it can fly.
[05:08] Shi
That's so original!
[05:10] Shi
I sent it. I'm sure he'll like this one!
[05:14] Kan
I hope so.
[05:18] Shi
Can I say it?
[05:19] Kan
You already got a reply?
[05:22] Kan
I already have a bad feeling, but go ahead.
[05:26] Shi
He says: "You don't have to stick
to the horse part. Small is okay, too."
[05:31] Kan
Why didn't he tell me that beforehand?!
[05:34] Kan
I'll go and start from scratch...
[05:37] Shi
G-Good luck.
[05:40] Shi
God, this is too much.
[05:42] Shi
Please be more understanding
of the work the designers do.
[05:46] God
Got it!
[05:48] Shi
Thank you!
SIGN 2 Hours Later
SIGN Strawberry Shortcake
[05:52] Kan
I-I-I-It's done. Would you send
it to the client, please?
[05:57] Shi
Yes! Great work!
SIGN Pegasus
Ultimate Final
Revision
[06:00] Kan
This is the ultimate final proposal
for the revised pegasus!
[06:03] Kan
What do you say about this?!
[06:05] Shi
It's so pretty!
[06:06] Kan
I worked off the image of a flower fairy.
[06:09] Kan
Since I made the arms into petal-like wings,
[06:12] Kan
it can disguise itself as a flower.
[06:14] Shi
Wow.
[06:15] Kan
For food, it drinks nectar.
What do you think?
[06:18] Shi
I like it! I'll send it now.
[06:27] Shi
May I say it?
[06:29] Kan
Please.
[06:31] Shi
"The previous hellish iteration was better."
[06:34] Shi
"Use a radial design, and don't make
it colorful," he said.
[06:39] Kan
The previous iteration?
[06:41] Kan
What's with the technical
jargon all of the sudden?
[06:44] Shi
I'm sorry! It's because I had
to open my big mouth to God.
[06:48] Shi
I asked him to be more understanding
of the work you designers do.
[06:51] Shi
I thought he did that, but he's
still just as unreasonable.
[06:56] Kan
It's fine. You said it because
you wanted to help us, right?
[07:00] Kan
The client's at fault here.
[07:06] Una
I can't think of anything.
[07:08] Una
Ven-chan, can I see yours
to take my mind off things?
[07:11] Kan
Sure.
[07:12] Kan
We've all got it rough, huh?
[07:16] Kan
So, go back to the previous
iteration with the bony design,
[07:18] Kan
make the face shorter, too,
and reduce the equine quality.
[07:22] Kan
You know, while I'm at it,
I'll get rid of the leg muscles.
[07:26] Kan
It's done!
SIGN Pegasus Ultimate
Final Revision
Forever
[07:29] Kan
This is the ultimate final proposal
for the revised pegasus, Forever!
[07:35] Kan
Forever-chan hangs from high places,
[07:38] Kan
then uses the momentum
of its fall to take flight.
[07:40] Kan
This way it can be light.
[07:43] Shi
That's so interesting!
[07:44] Una
So it spends its time hanging.
[07:47] Una
Do you want to add the echolocation that
dolphins have, so it won't bump into things?
SIGN Dolphin Echolocation
[07:52] Kan
That's good! And for food...
[07:55] Mei
From the way it looks, it should suck blood.
[07:58] Kan
Nectar.
[08:00] Mei
It would be cuter if it sucked blood.
[08:02] Kan
N-Next time.
[08:04] Shi
I'll send this off right away.
[08:08] Shi
God has spoken!
[08:10] God
Accepted!
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Greater
Horseshoe
Bat
[08:14] Shi
This is great! What a relief!
[08:17] God
This is accepted, too!
[08:20] Kim
What just made it?!
[08:22] Una
A running urchin...
SIGN Lovenia
elongata
SIGN Accepted
[08:25] Kim
That's so freaking cool!
[08:26] Miz
So fast! So awesome!
[08:27] Una
The thing I sent when I stopped caring passed...
[08:31] Kan
Oh no, I forgot to delete that!
[08:33] Kan
There are two sets of teats!
[08:35] Kan
Nothing will come out of the
ones that are on top to us.
[08:38] Shi
The design already got accepted, though.
[08:42] Kan
I'm done. Leave it.
[08:44] Kan
The other ones are... something the baby can
latch onto so it won't fall down.
SIGN False Nipples
[08:49] Shi
"Something"?
SIGN Latch
SIGN The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[08:53] Ken
The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
That Really Exist!
[08:57] Tsu
What is better at flying? These or birds?
[09:00] Hig
I think the bats.
[09:02] Hig
Unlike birds, which use
their entire arm to fly,
SIGN Bat Wing
SIGN Thumb
SIGN Index Finger
SIGN Middle Finger
SIGN Ring Finger
SIGN Little Finger
SIGN Bird Wing
[09:04] Hig
bats spread their fingers to make a wing.
[09:07] Hig
Fingers allow for more fine-tuned control.
[09:12] Tsu
That just goes to show that the
horse is the most supreme animal.
[09:15] Hig
The horse has nothing to do with this!
[09:17] Hig
...is what I'd like to say, but in
reality, in terms of animal orders,
[09:21] Hig
bats are close relatives of horses.
[09:24] Tsu
There are bats that are
basically horses. See?
[09:27] Hig
That one's just got an elongated
face to have a louder voice.
[09:30] Hig
Looking like a horse is just a coincidence.
[09:45] Miz
What's up with Venus?
She's dressed to the nines.
[09:49] Shi
She seems very enthusiastic.
[09:51] Kan
This time my order is for
"a bird that's like a gem"!
[09:54] Kan
You can't lift your mood
if everything looks drab.
[09:57] Kan
Look at these opals. Aren't they gorgeous?!
[10:00] Kan
What do you think about a bird that
shimmers with rainbow colors like this?
[10:03] Miz
If you keep being so confident—
[10:08] Shi
Ah, yes? All right, understood.
[10:11] Shi
You got a follow-up order. God would
like to see "a bird that makes gems."
[10:17] Kan
I did make birds feel attracted to
shiny things, but making gems?
[10:23] Kan
You can have one of these if you help me.
[10:26] Miz
Keep them. I don't understand gems.
[10:28] Kan
That's right. This place is lacking
in romance and romanticism.
[10:33] Miz
What's that "opal" rock made of?
[10:37] Hig
Opal is silicon dioxide. It's a mineral
formed from silica dissolved in water.
[10:41] Miz
Silica... Ah, like in those
desiccants they put in cracker bags!
[10:46] Kan
Don't say that! That's so unromantic!
[10:49] Hig
Anyway, I made that rainbow-colored
bird you asked me to make.
[10:54] Miz
A bird that flashy will be easy prey.
[10:56] Kan
It'll be just fine!
[10:59] Kan
It's so small it can land here,
weigh about this much,
[11:03] Kan
and it's very fast.
[11:05] Kan
So? You think it'll be attractive food?
[11:09] Miz
I see.
[11:10] Miz
Compared to the effort it takes to catch it,
it's got too little nutritional value.
[11:13] Kan
Exactly! So nothing to worry about!
[11:16] Kan
Mars-san, let me see, please!
[11:17] Hig
About that... I made it, but it
doesn't have enough energy.
[11:22] Hig
It's so small, it can't maintain
its body temperature.
[11:24] Kan
But I managed to make it sparkle!
[11:27] Miz
Do you give up?
[11:29] Kan
O-Of course not! I'll make it work somehow!
[11:33] Kan
If it gets too cold, it should just eat.
[11:35] Kan
Something it can consume
in large quantities,
[11:37] Kan
is easy to digest,
and is also high in calories.
[11:46] Kan
Ah, nectar! That's romantic,
and it's very nutritional.
[11:50] Kan
But since I reduced its leg muscles,
[11:53] Kan
it doesn't have the strength
to walk along branches,
[11:56] Kan
nor the power
to tear apart the petals.
[11:59] Kan
It's ephemeral and cute,
but that's not enough!
[12:03] Kan
Should I make it hover like a bee,
and have it drink directly?
[12:06] Kan
But then these traditional
bird wings won't do.
[12:09] Kan
I have no choice. I'll go
ask the insect department.
[12:13] Kan
Ow!
[12:14] Shi
Venus-san!
[12:16] Miz
That's what happens when you
try to rush in shoes like those.
[12:19] Miz
Putting on too many accessories
is also dangerous.
[12:21] Kan
That may be true,
but don't deny me my looks.
[12:25] Kan
I'm not me if I don't look like this!
[12:28] Kan
That's the same for the
animals we're creating!
SIGN Insect Department
[12:33] Guya
How does a bee fly, you ask?
SIGN Bird
SIGN Up
and
Down
SIGN Bee
[12:38] Guyb
The bee moves its wings back and forth,
creating a vortex in the air that lets it fly.
SIGN Back and Forth
[12:43] Guyc
This design is more suited for hovering in midair,
rather than always moving forward.
[12:47] Kan
I see. Since it's a small, light bird,
it might be able to copy that.
[12:51] Guyd
If you include this ability,
it won't just be able to hover!
[12:54] Guyd
It'll also be able to fly...
[12:56] Guyd
Backwards!
[12:59] Kan
Yay, it flies!
[13:02] Shi
It's able to drink the nectar, too!
[13:04] Hig
Yeah, but since it needs to eat to live,
I don't think it'll survive the night.
[13:09] Hig
If it falls asleep, it'll die.
[13:10] Shi
If it sleeps, it'll die?!
[13:11] Kan
Oh, right! What should we do?
[13:14] Miz
Why not make it hibernate?
[13:16] Kan
Just for the night,
[13:17] Kan
make it lower its heart rate and
body temperature, like during hibernation.
[13:21] Hig
That might let us slow its metabolism
while sleeping to less than 10%.
[13:25] Hig
That'll work!
[13:26] Shi
God has spoken!
[13:28] God
Accepted!
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Hummingbird
[13:31] Kan
Yay! The gem-like birdie is complete!
[13:36] Kan
Thank you, Mercury!
[13:38] Kan
But what exactly motivated you to help?
[13:40] Miz
I take pride in my own style.
[13:44] Miz
You're the same, right?
[13:45] Miz
It's only natural that
I feel compelled to help.
[13:49] Miz
By the way, since you were struggling
so much with that one,
[13:53] Miz
I finished the other one.
[13:56] Hig
Let me see... the bird that makes gems?
[13:59] Miz
Will this work?
[14:00] Hig
Yeah, that's simple.
[14:04] Miz
Let me present it to you.
[14:06] Miz
Doubling down on Venus's base setting
that birds like shiny things,
[14:11] Miz
this bird eats raw diamonds.
[14:15] Kan
Birds don't have teeth,
[14:17] Kan
so they swallow pebbles to store in their gizzards,
which are located in the back of the stomach.
SIGN Gizzard
[14:20] Kan
They use them to crush the food they eat.
[14:22] Shi
S-So it's a diamond gizzard?
[14:26] Kan
But won't it not be able to fly
if it eats rocks that big?
[14:29] Miz
Exactly. That's why I made it flightless.
[14:32] Miz
I made its legs stronger, so it can protect
itself from enemies by kicking and dashing.
[14:36] Miz
The raw diamonds it swallowed
will tumble
[14:39] Miz
in the back of its stomach
for years, eventually becoming
[14:42] Miz
fully-polished gems.
[14:44] Miz
These gems are made—
[14:46] Miz
by this bird!
[14:49] Kan
What is this?! It's looks
scrawny and has no grace!
[14:52] Kan
Why does this bird not have feathers?!
That's not beautiful!
[14:54] Miz
It doesn't need them, since it doesn't fly.
[14:56] Kan
That's so unromantic!
[14:57] Kan
Birdies need to be more like this.
[14:59] Kan
Big eyes and eye lashes!
[15:02] Kan
And luxurious feathers on the body!
[15:03] Miz
Stop it!
[15:04] Miz
You're ruining the beauty of its utility!
[15:06] Kan
Let go!
[15:10] Shi
God has spoken!
[15:11] God
Accepted!
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Ostrich
[15:16] Kan
It's not beautiful.
[15:18] Miz
It's inefficient.
[15:19] Both
That's not the design I wanted.
[15:22] Kan
The client was happy, though.
[15:25] Kan
We did well.
[15:27] Miz
You're right. The result was good.
[15:31] Kan
So, which gem do you want as a reward?
[15:33] Kan
If there's someone you want to
give it to, I'll help you pick.
[15:38] Miz
The diamond will do.
[15:42] Miz
I'll give it to Mars-san.
[15:45] Hig
Wh-What? For me?
[15:48] Hig
Are you sure?
[15:49] Miz
Of course.
[15:51] Miz
You were looking for a lens material
with a high refractive index.
[15:54] Hig
Thank you! This is a perfect lens
to focus my laser beams.
[15:58] Kan
This place is severely lacking in romance.
SIGN The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[16:03] Ken
The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
That Really Exist!
[16:08] Guya
Since these feathers shimmer because of
the way light bounces off of them,
SIGN Structural
Color
[16:12] Guya
this is called structural color.
[16:14] Guyb
Both soap bubbles...
[16:15] Guyb
...and the oil on ramen
have structural colors!
[16:19] Guyb
This has been a message from the insect department!
We're experts on structural color.
[16:23] Guyb
This is also structural color.
[16:25] Guyb
When you tilt it, it shimmers
with rainbow colors, right?
[16:27] Guya
It's basically emitting color by
stacking blocks that reflect light.
[16:32] Guyb
Please look at this creature,
which has mastered this technique!
[16:45] Ued
Good morning, everyone—
[16:48] Ued
Huh?
[16:49] Ued
Oh, my!
[16:54] Ued
Are you all part of an
avant-garde art exhibition?
[16:58] Shi
We're supposed to be playing hide-and-seek.
[17:01] Ued
In clothes that stand out so much?
[17:03] Shi
Saturn-san, it's not possible...
[17:05] Shi
Your striped horse thing, I mean.
[17:07] Tsu
No, wait.
[17:10] Tsu
Even if an angel like Ueda-san can see us,
[17:13] Tsu
maybe animals won't be
able to spot us so well.
[17:16] Miz
It might be good camouflage against
predators that crouch in the undergrowth
[17:19] Miz
and attack their prey from there.
[17:22] Miz
Shimoda-kun, crouch down there!
[17:25] Shi
A-All right!
[17:26] Tsu
Venus-kun, put these on.
[17:29] Tsu
Those are glasses that
let you see like a lion.
[17:33] Shi
How is it? Am I hidden?
[17:35] Kan
You're highly visible.
[17:37] Kim
Maybe we need to move around?
[17:39] Kna
Somehow, you're even more visible.
[17:41] Kna
It's like, do these guys
not value their lives?
[17:45] Ued
What are you all doing?
[17:47] Mei
The client put in an order that said
"make more stripey animals."
[17:52] (Flashback) Tsu
All right! Let's make a horse,
a stripey horse!
[17:55] Mei
That's why we're all thinking about it.
[17:57] Mei
But we couldn't figure out any reasons
to put stripes on a weak animal.
[18:01] Una
Here.
[18:03] Una
How about an animal that's
cooled by the stripes?
[18:08] Una
When hit by the sun, the white parts and the
black parts will have different temperatures.
SIGN Warm air rises
[18:12] Una
That will cause air to flow,
which could help with cooling?
SIGN Temperature difference
causes air flow
[18:17] Kan
Is that outfit making you cooler right now?
[18:19] Una
Not at all.
[18:21] Shi
Could it be that Neptune-san hasn't slept?
[18:23] Mei
He got an order from the client for
"like a carnivore, but it's an herbivore."
[18:27] Mei
He hasn't slept for two days now.
[18:29] Miz
You don't have to force yourself
to join this stripey business.
[18:31] Una
It's fine. It's a good distraction.
[18:34] Una
Maybe I should just make the animal
I'm working on stripey, too.
[18:39] Una
That's it!
[18:42] Una
If I use the power of gut bacteria,
[18:44] Una
I can easily make a "carnivore" that
can get nutrients from plants.
[18:48] Una
But since it won't have a lot
of energy, it can't move very fast.
[18:52] Una
That's why I thought it should live in high
altitudes where there are few enemies,
[18:55] Una
but it snows there.
[18:58] Una
It can't accumulate enough
energy for hibernation...
[19:00] Una
Not to mention having enough reserves to
grow in a winter coat fit for snow.
[19:04] Una
The way to resolve that is stripes,
or black-and-white!
SIGN White for camouflage in the snow
[19:08] Una
White for blending into the snow!
Black for blending in during the summer!
SIGN Black
for blending in during the summer
SIGN Panda
[19:11] Una
In other words, a multi-season fur coat!
[19:14] Shi
God has spoken!
[19:16] God
Accepted!
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Giant Panda
[19:18] Ued
I'm happy for you. It's cute
how the eyes stand out.
[19:23] Kim
Doesn't this also fulfill the
"striped weak animal" order?
[19:27] Kim
We're done.
[19:29] Miz
Chief, should we give up
on the stripey horse?
[19:31] Tus
Hm...
[19:33] Una
Here. I'm glad forgoing sleep paid off.
[19:36] Shi
Thank you.
[19:39] Shi
Send!
[19:40] Kim
Neptune-san, you're amazing.
[19:43] Una
Oh, it wasn't so—
[19:45] Kan
What is it?
[19:46] Una
No, it just looks like this boy's...
[19:52] Kan
What's going on?
[19:57] Shi
Oh, no! Another design was stuck to it!
[20:01] Shi
It was for the starfish!
[20:03] Kan
Starfish?
[20:04] Kan
What are the characteristics of a starfish?!
[20:06] Kim
It doesn't have a brain.
[20:07] Kim
Instead, it has receptors
on its feet for smelling,
[20:10] Kim
and when it has detected prey,
it moves toward that smell.
[20:14] Kim
Incidentally, starfish are carnivores, too.
[20:15] Kan
No! It's coming this way!
[20:18] Kim
Ven-chan, you're scared so easily.
[20:21] Kan
You're just touching it?!
[20:22] Kim
It's fine.
[20:27] Kan
It's multiplying?!
[20:29] Kim
The base is a starfish, after all.
[20:31] Shi
When you try to catch them, their hair
comes out, and they multiply even more!
[20:34] Shi
And they're scary!
[20:37] Ued
This isn't good. We have to do something.
[20:41] Una
It's because I didn't check properly.
[20:43] Shi
No, it's because I didn't check!
[20:45] Miz
What are we going to do with these?!
[20:47] Kan
It's all over!
[20:50] All
We're doomed!
[20:53] Tsu
You can relax!
[20:56] Tsu
These are tsetse flies,
which transmit sleeping sickness.
SIGN Tsetse Fly
[20:59] Tsu
They sting areas that are uniform in color.
[21:02] Tsu
They should attack the pandas, since they
have wider bands than your clothes.
[21:06] Tsu
Just stay put.
[21:09] Shi
Stay put?
[21:12] Miz
This is like a painting of Hell.
SIGN They fell asleep
[21:24] Kan
For a moment, I had lost hope.
[21:27] Shi
What a great idea to use tsetse flies.
[21:31] Tsu
Since we proved that it's less
likely to be stung by flies,
[21:34] Tsu
can we give this horse a pass?
[21:36] Shi
That was great, but the horse again?
[21:39] Shi
God has spoken!
[21:41] God
Accepted!
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Zebra
[21:43] Bothl
Hooray!
[21:45] Una
I thought it wouldn't work
on those mystery animals,
[21:48] Una
but they fell asleep quite easily.
[21:50] Ued
Oh, that's because I cursed them.
[21:53] Ued
C-Cursed? Are angels allowed to do that?
[21:57] Ued
Should I not have?
[22:01] God
Operational message!
[22:03] Ued
Ueda is going to Hell!
SIGN Expelled
SIGN Next on the Agenda
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[00:02] Tsu
These are tsetse flies,
which transmit sleeping sickness.
SIGN Tsetse Fly
[00:06] Una
I thought it wouldn't work
on those mystery animals,
SIGN They fell asleep
[00:09] Una
but they fell asleep quite easily.
[00:11] Ued
Oh, that's because I cursed them.
[00:13] Una
C-Cursed? Are angels allowed to do that?
[00:17] Ued
Should I not have?
[00:19] God
Operational message!
[00:21] God
Ueda is going to Hell!
SIGN Expelled
[00:29] Shi
Wh-Wh-What should we do?!
[00:32] Shi
It's my fault this happened to Ueda-san!
[00:34] Una
No, it's my fault.
[00:36] Kan
Angels are demoted to Hell
when they use a curse?!
[00:40] Kim
It's like the epitome
of divine punishment.
SIGN Department: Heaven's Angel Department
SIGN Name Ueda
SIGN You are commanded to go to Hell.
SIGN Expelled
SIGN Heaven's Design Team
[02:30] Tsu
Ueda-san, should we submit our invoice
for last week's request now?
[02:36] Miz
Do you think Ueda-san really got demoted?
[02:39] Tsu
The pandas were our fault, not Ueda-san's.
[02:43] Tsu
I'll reach out to upper management.
[02:45] Kan
We relied on Ueda-san much
more than we realized, huh?
[02:49] Kim
It's like that tingling sensation is absent.
[02:51] Una
Something's missing for sure.
[02:57] Una
O-Oh, we're not saying any
of this to put you down!
[03:00] Shi
I know, I really do!
[03:03] Shi
Here you go. I made some cream puffs.
[03:06] Shi
I'll go make some tea to go with them!
[03:11] Shi
What should I do?
[03:13] Shi
Ueda-san's angel communicator
says she doesn't have a signal.
[03:18] Shi
If Ueda-san doesn't come back...
[03:20] Shi
No, even by myself, I need
to do the best I can!
[03:35] Shi
Are you all right?!
[03:37] Kan
A skull?! The grim reaper!?
[03:44] Shi
An insect?!
[03:46] Shi
I can't do this after all!
[03:48] Shi
Ueda-san!
[03:51] Ued
Did you call for me?
[03:53] Ued
Did another prototype escape
from the insect department?
[03:58] Ued
You're quite a big moth.
SIGN Prototype
[04:00] Ued
The skull pattern on your back is lovely.
[04:03] Shi
Ueda-san?!
[04:06] Ued
That "expulsion" was not a demotion,
it was a business trip.
[04:10] Ued
God did ask me why I used a curse,
[04:13] Ued
but when I explained that it was necessary
to prevent work-related deaths.
[04:15] Ued
He didn't reprimand me.
SIGN Hell
Sweet
Buns
[04:18] Shi
I'm so glad!
[04:20] Ued
I hadn't told you about that yet.
Sorry for making you worry.
[04:24] Miz
Who knew that lightning bolt was simply
a way to move around when time is short?
[04:28] Una
That was bad for my heart.
[04:30] Ued
You know there's that new
venture called "Hell"
[04:32] Ued
that one of the companies associated
with Heaven is starting, right?
[04:35] Ued
The project lead there took
a liking to the pandas,
[04:38] Ued
and wanted to see some material,
so I was instantly summoned.
SIGN Hell
[04:41] Mei
So you really did go to Hell.
[04:47] Yok
That infinitely-multiplying
panda was truly marvelous.
[04:51] Ued
Oh?
[04:52] Yok
I would like to create a
creature based on that idea,
[04:55] Yok
something that can move even
without a brain, the "zombie."
[04:58] Yok
I am sure that it will bring
calamity and fear to the world!
[05:03] Kan
Um, may I ask who you are?
[05:05] Yok
I am the child of darkness
born from the soil.
[05:08] Yok
Oh, pardon me.
[05:11] Yok
My name is Yokota. I recently
transferred from Heaven to Hell.
[05:15] Yok
I used to work for Ueda-san.
[05:17] Yok
I am currently working on a
"theme park of darkness and flame."
[05:21] Yok
This is what it will look like.
[05:23] Shi
It's the exact opposite of Heaven.
[05:26] Yok
It'll be a fun place where you can
have a taste of anguish and rage,
[05:29] Yok
agony and sloth, thrills and adventure!
[05:32] Shi
I-I see.
[05:35] Shi
He has a scary appearance,
but he seems dedicated to his work.
[05:38] Kan
So those flames are always
burning underground?
[05:40] Kan
Won't they run out of oxygen?
[05:42] Kim
If there's no sunlight, plants can't grow,
so there'll be no food, either.
[05:47] Mei
What do these happy gorilla-like
beings eat? Each other?
[05:52] Yok
As expected, you professionals
ask the tough questions!
SIGN Ventilation
SIGN Mountain
(Cross-Section View)
SIGN Ventilation
[05:55] Yok
But it won't be underground.
SIGN Main Office
SIGN Theme
Park
Interior
SIGN Entrance
[05:55] Txt
m 91 254 l 90 291 127 327 168 328 190 297 196 254
SIGN Fully-Equipped
Employee
Cantina
[05:57] Yok
Since this is what it'll
look like, we're fine.
[06:00] Yoko
Since we can grow foodstuffs on the outside,
[06:03] Yoko
we will have enough food for our cast.
[06:05] Kan
It looks like it's different than
the Earth we do our work for.
[06:09] Yok
The reason I came by today was
not just because I wanted to
[06:13] Yok
buy the zombie idea off of you,
but because I have another request.
[06:17] Yok
I would like you to design a mascot for
the entrance of our company's theme park.
[06:22] Yok
This is a drawing of what I had in mind!
[06:25] Shi
A new request?
[06:27] Yok
Yes.
[06:28] Yok
Something so flashy that the screams
of the souls just gush forth,
[06:31] Yok
and so big that it could
devour us all in one bite!
[06:34] Tsu
If it's that big, the design
will be limited by gravity.
[06:39] Yok
No, please feel free to let your desires
run free, and prioritize form over function.
[06:45] Yok
In Hell, we can freely adjust
gravity and oxygen levels,
[06:49] Yok
so we'll adjust those to the animal.
[06:52] Miz
But this is...
[06:56] Yok
Oh, I'm sorry!
[06:58] Yok
I shouldn't have dared show my
drawing to professional designers!
[07:02] Kim
That's not it.
[07:05] Una
The appearance...
[07:07] Kan
The purpose...
[07:08] Mei
The size...
[07:09] Miz
To have so much actual data...
[07:11] Kim
...in a request is so nice!
[07:13] Tsu
Let's give it our best shot!
[07:15] All
Yeah!
[07:16] Yok
Huh? Yes! Thank you so much!
[07:19] Tsu
Then please observe the internal competition
between the very best designers on our team.
[07:25] Ued
The request is for "Hell's mascot."
[07:29] Tsu
Then we, Team A, will go first.
[07:32] Una
Just to confirm, this is an
animal with three heads, right?
[07:36] Yok
Yes! If possible, it should be so terrifying
and awesome that it chills your blood!
[07:42] Kan
We'll use the wolf that Saturn
came up with before as a base.
[07:45] Kan
Let's send it over to Mars-san right away!
[07:49] Hig
Here, it's done.
[07:53] Yok
It's so cool! It's just
overflowing with dignity!
[08:00] Shi
The falling-over trope again.
[08:01] Shi
It's bad for my heart, no matter
how many times I see it.
[08:05] Hig
Since each head wants to go
in a different direction,
[08:08] Hig
the legs get mixed up.
SIGN Brain
SIGN Fakes
[08:09] Una
Then how about moving the brain
here and making the heads fake?
[08:15] Hig
I can't really recommend removing
the brain from the head.
[08:19] Hig
The optic and vestibulocochlear nerves
would be more likely to get damaged.
[08:23] Yok
Excuse me.
[08:23] Hig
Yes?
[08:24] Yok
As the client, I don't like that, either.
[08:27] Yok
I want to jump into a whirlpool of desire,
and pet each good boy's head.
[08:31] Yok
That won't work if it's actually
just one good boy.
[08:34] Yok
The dream is to have multiple good boys!
[08:36] Yok
I want to pet each good boy's head in turn,
each with his own personality!
[08:39] Hig
Then let's prioritize the middle
good boy's will for movement.
[08:44] Hig
It's fixed!
[08:48] Shi
They're walking straight now!
[08:50] Yok
So cool.
[08:52] Una
Let's try feeding them.
[08:57] Una
That's a good appetite!
[09:04] Una
I put enough for one meal in there.
[09:07] Una
They want to eat three meals' worth.
[09:12] Tsu
Wolves do not have a good
sense of fullness,
[09:15] Tsu
so they'll keep eating to their limit.
[09:16] Tsu
The upside is that they
are very good at fasting.
[09:18] Kan
They'll get fat for sure, though.
[09:21] Una
They might become round good boys,
just like the panda.
[09:24] Yok
Th-That would be cute, but still...
[09:28] Kan
Since they're a mascot,
they don't need to hunt, right?
[09:31] Kan
Maybe they should have a
hobby besides eating.
[09:33] Shi
Hobby?
[09:34] Kan
Playing instruments... is out,
but maybe they could listen to music.
[09:38] Yok
Sounds good!
SIGN Hardcore Slash Metal Hip Hop
[09:40] Kan
If we let them listen to a wide selection
of genres, they might develop a preference.
[09:49] Una
What's happening?
SIGN Break Up
[09:51] Shi
They're breaking up!
[09:52] Shi
Apparently they're splitting up because
of their different tastes in music.
[09:55] Kan
Come on, get along!
[09:58] Kim
Looks like you're struggling, Team A.
[10:02] Kim
This is what we came up with!
[10:07] Shi
It's flying!
[10:08] Yok
Awesome! Its appearance is just
brimming with murderous intent!
[10:12] Kim
If the gravity is low,
this design allows it it to fly.
[10:15] Kim
We based the head on the crocodile.
[10:17] Yok
The crocodile? Don't they
cannibalize each other?
[10:20] Miz
Do not underestimate crocodiles!
[10:22] Miz
They are highly social animals that
can communicate with their growls.
[10:26] Miz
They sometimes even hunt
in groups by setting traps.
[10:29] Yok
Wow...
[10:30] Kim
And while that wolf-type there
could accidentally become cute,
[10:34] Kim
this crocodile type has
a perpetually open mouth.
[10:37] Kim
The sharp teeth are intimidating,
emphasizing how scary it is!
[10:41] Shi
Why are the mouths always open?
[10:43] Mei
Because it's hot.
[10:44] Mei
Just like real crocodiles, the open mouth allows
water to evaporate, which gets rid of heat.
[10:48] Shi
I thought it was for intimidation.
[10:50] Miz
Additionally, crocodiles are cold-blooded,
SIGN Cold-Blooded
[10:53] Miz
which means that if you cool them down,
they shut down and sleep without needing food.
[10:57] Miz
In other words, if the park is closed,
it's possible to deactivate them!
[11:00] Kim
The wolf-type over there is warm-blooded,
SIGN Warm-Blooded
[11:03] Kim
so they'll have to keep eating,
even if the park is closed.
[11:06] Kim
Ours is cool and economical!
[11:09] Kim
This is Team B's proposal!
[11:11] Kan
Our design's heads accepted each
other and got back together!
[11:15] Shi
This is a battle of unprecedented intensity!
[11:18] Tsu
Yokota-san, what do you think?
[11:20] Tsu
If Hell is operational year-round,
I recommend Team A's warm-blooded wolf-type.
[11:25] Tsu
If you will be closed frequently, I recommend
Team B's cold-blooded crocodile-type.
[11:31] Yok
We haven't decided yet if and
when the park will be closed.
[11:33] Yok
This is just like the sun and moon.
[11:36] Yok
It's just as difficult as having to pick
either roaring flames or eternal ice.
[11:40] Yok
It's so hard to pick.
[11:44] Yok
Both were accepted!
[11:45] Yok
The fee will be doubled!
SIGN Cerberus
SIGN Three-Headed
Dragon
SIGN Accepted in Hell
SIGN Accepted in Hell
[11:50] Kan
Yay!
[11:52] Ued
That's so nice.
[11:53] Yok
Oh, that reminds me.
[11:55] Yok
Could I also purchase the skull pattern
that was on the moth Ueda-san caught earlier?
[11:59] Yok
I was looking for a design to put
on the T-shirts in the gift store.
[12:02] ---
Would a payment for the illustration
plus a royalty contract be acceptable?
[12:05] Shi
I'll go talk to the insect
department right away!
[12:07] Una
Wh-What a good client!
[12:14] Yok
There will come a time when I shall
return again from the deepest darkness!
[12:18] Yok
I look forward to working with you!
[12:23] Kan
I thought of Hell as a really scary place, but it
seems like a laid-back place to work.
[12:28] Kan
It looks like they can freely
pick their own work attire.
[12:30] Ued
Oh, it's not that free.
[12:33] Ued
New Hell employees have to design an
"awesome dark side outfit" for their work attire.
[12:40] Ued
However, but due to budget constraints,
[12:42] Ued
even if it feels embarrassing later,
they are never allowed to change it.
[12:45] Miz
That would be Hell.
SIGN The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[12:49] Ken
The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
That Really Exist!
[12:53] Ued
The bigger ones are about six meters.
[12:56] Shi
That's 3.5 of me.
[12:58] Yok
These jaws are clearly suited to
the guardian of the underworld.
[13:01] Ued
They use that mouth to chomp babies.
[13:04] Shi
It ate it?!
[13:05] Ued
No, the mother is just transporting
the babies in her mouth.
[13:10] Shi
So crocodiles raise their children?
[13:12] Ued
They do so with the utmost care.
[13:14] Ued
The mother crocodile even sleeps with
one eye open to watch her children.
[13:19] Yok
They're kinder than they look, huh?
[13:23] Ued
Just like you, Yokota-kun.
[13:33] Tsu
Should we have lunch now?
[13:35] Kan
Yes, this is a good time to stop.
[13:38] Una
I brought a lunch today!
[13:40] Kim
Me, too.
[13:41] Shi
I'll make some tea.
[13:43] Una
Thank you, Shimoda-kun.
[13:47] Shi
Two?
[13:49] Tsu
Your lunch is so fancy, Venus-kun.
[13:53] Kan
Yours is such a classic.
[13:57] Kan
Compared to that...
[13:59] Miz
It's simple, beautiful and efficient.
[14:02] Miz
What's your issue?
[14:03] Miz
That's not appetizing.
[14:05] Miz
The same goes for yours.
[14:08] Kim
I'm looking forward, so forward, to lunch!
[14:11] All
That's huge!
[14:12] Kan
Come on! That huge thing won't fit here.
[14:15] Shi
The table over there is free.
[14:21] Kim
Ta-dah! Today's lunch is plated on this boat!
[14:25] Shi
Lunch?
[14:27] Kim
I packed it with the freshest
fruits of the sea.
[14:30] Kim
This glorious shrimp is a test piece.
[14:32] Una
It's all so fancy.
[14:35] Kim
This is just an aspect of our work, right?
[14:37] Shi
Uh, sure.
[14:39] Kim
I collaborated with the insect
department to make the crab before,
[14:42] Kim
and it turned out really tasty.
[14:44] Shi
The insect department? The crab?
[14:46] Una
That was before you came here.
[14:49] Kim
The crab is like a relative of the insects.
[14:52] Kim
I wanted that tastiness not just
in crabs, but also in shrimp.
[14:56] Kim
The shrimp is like an elongated crab,
so I guarantee that it's tasty.
[14:59] Shi
Shrimp and crabs are also related?
[15:01] Kim
Yes, crabs have their abdomen
on their underside, right?
[15:05] Kim
The one you can easily open up?
[15:07] Kim
That's just a shrimp tail tucked under.
SIGN Gastric Mills
[15:10] Shi
Oh, wow.
[15:11] Kim
Shrimp have teeth in their stomach,
so they chew inside their tummies!
[15:17] Shi
I didn't really want to know that,
but God has spoken!
[15:21] God
Accepted!
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Spiny
Lobster
[15:24] Kim
Yay! A big shrimp is born!
[15:28] Kim
It can speak, too.
[15:33] Una
Oh, sorry.
[15:35] Una
Should we have lunch, too?
[15:37] Una
This one is yours.
[15:39] Shi
Oh, you're eating together?
[15:42] Una
Isn't it cute?
[15:44] Una
I got an order for an
"animal that can't swim well,"
[15:47] Una
so I'm making a fluffy creature.
[15:49] Shi
Fluffy because it can't swim well?
[15:51] Una
You know how good swimmers
are all curvy and slippery?
[15:54] Shi
Oh, you're going in the exact opposite
direction from the dolphin.
[15:58] Una
That's right. And animals that
often go into water usually
[16:04] Una
have their nose higher up.
[16:07] Una
This boy's got a small nose
in the middle of his face.
[16:11] Una
I left in a lot of land animal features.
[16:14] Kim
And what does he eat?
[16:16] Una
For now, he's an omnivore.
[16:18] Una
Stuff like frogs, bugs and grains.
[16:21] Shi
Like frogs...
[16:23] Una
Since he can't swim well,
he can't catch fish.
[16:28] Kim
Want to try an urchin?
[16:37] Kim
You can appreciate the flavor of urchin!
How about a scallop?
[16:41] Kim
Abalone?
[16:43] Kim
Squid?
[16:45] Kim
What a good boy!
[16:47] Una
Hey, stop that, Jupiter-kun!
[16:50] Una
He's bad at swimming!
[16:52] Una
Look at his cute little pads!
[16:55] Una
Tasty seafood comes from
the cold ocean, right?
[16:58] Una
He'll bleed body heat through his pads.
[17:00] Una
He'll be chilled to the bone!
[17:02] Una
So that's why this is your food.
[17:04] Una
Jeez! What will you do if he
starts preferring seafood?
[17:11] Una
I'll pretend I didn't see that.
[17:13] Kim
Do you want some lobster?
[17:17] Shi
S-So cute! He's literally beaming!
[17:21] Una
Oh, man, what should I do?
[17:23] Una
He can't swim well, but he's fallen
in love with expensive seafood.
[17:27] Kim
If cold is the issue,
he just needs to eat more.
[17:30] Shi
A gourmet that's also a glutton?
[17:32] Kim
If he just eats a lot, he'll be fine
because his body temperature will go up.
[17:36] Kim
There are no sharks in cold oceans,
and mussels suck at running away,
[17:39] Kim
meaning it'll work out even
if he can't swim well.
[17:42] Kim
The secret to survival is eating!
[17:44] Una
That's no longer the
animal I came up with.
[17:47] Una
It's completely under
Jupiter-kun's influence.
[17:50] Shi
He looks happy, though.
[17:53] Una
Oh, fine. Want to try going in the ocean?
[17:59] Shi
This looks more like an
aquarium than the ocean.
[18:01] Una
It's a simulation space for testing.
[18:04] Ott
This water is vewy cold.
My widdle handsies are vewy cold, so...
SIGN Spread
[18:13] Una
I-It's so adorable!
[18:15] Shi
It's floating on the water!
[18:17] Una
What? That's so smart! Cute!
[18:22] Kim
I see. If he raises them up, he can breathe easily
and his hands don't get cold.
[18:26] Kim
What if we trap air in his coat to
make his whole body like a life vest?
[18:31] Kim
See? It floats, and since the cold water
isn't directly touching him, it's not cold.
[18:34] Una
That's good!
[18:36] Ott
Handsies cold...
[18:38] Ott
Oh, eyesies warm!
[18:41] Shi
Cute!
[18:42] Una
Adorable!
[18:47] Una
Your face can stay like that!
[18:49] Una
I'll put the fanciest fur coat on you!
[18:53] Kim
He wears a fancy fur coat and
gorges himself on fancy food.
[18:56] Kim
I like that.
[18:57] Shi
So he does have to eat a lot?
[19:00] Kim
With the amount of subcutaneous fat he has,
[19:03] Kim
he has to eat about 25% of
his body weight to survive.
[19:07] Kim
For your size, that would be
about 15 kilograms of food per day.
SIGN Rice
[19:11] Shi
This much food... every day?!
[19:15] Kim
So I think he won't have time
to get back to land to sleep.
[19:18] Una
The fur coat is good,
[19:19] Una
but if he sleeps while floating on
the water, he'll be washed away.
[19:23] Shi
Neptune-san, look at that!
[19:25] Shi
He wrapped kelp around his body!
[19:28] Una
Th-That's so smart!
[19:31] Kim
What about in regions where there's no kelp?
[19:33] Kim
You should beef up his claws
so he can hold on to rocks.
[19:39] Una
Sorry, what did you say?
[19:40] Kim
I was saying the claws—
[19:42] Shi
Neptune-san!
[19:43] Shi
If there's is no kelp, they hold
hands while they sleep!
[19:47] Una
Get out!
[19:49] Kim
Listen, he can't hold a lot of
food with those small hands.
[19:52] Kim
You should enlarge them.
[19:53] Una
It's not cute, so I veto that.
[19:55] Una
I'll give you a pocket,
so you can carry a lot with you.
[19:59] Kim
P-Pockets? But we need to
address other issues, too.
[20:02] Kim
Since he was originally a land animal,
[20:04] Kim
eating too much seafood means
he's getting way too much sodium.
[20:07] Shi
Isn't that your fault?
[20:09] Una
I understand.
[20:11] Una
Let's make your kidneys strong, too.
[20:14] Una
Then you'll be able to
handle all that sodium.
[20:18] Kim
This is hopeless.
[20:20] Shi
He's stuffing lots of
mussels into his pockets.
[20:23] Una
He's so smart!
SIGN A Few Days Later...
[20:31] Shi
Is the "animal that can't swim well"
in the oceans on Earth now?
[20:34] Una
Yes, we're testing it on Galapagos.
[20:37] Una
Want to come see?
[20:38] Shi
Of course!
[20:39] Kim
I'll come, too.
[20:45] Shi
Oh, good. They seem well.
[20:49] Una
Oh, no, this is bad!
[20:51] Una
They all have periodontitis!
[20:55] Kim
Always eating hard things
took a toll on them.
[20:58] Kim
I knew they needed another set of teeth.
[21:02] Kim
You should add teeth in their
stomachs like shrimp have—
[21:05] Una
No!
[21:06] Una
But what should I do?
If you can't eat, you'll die.
[21:11] Shi
No...
[21:18] Una
I see, you're using the rock
instead of your teeth!
[21:21] Shi
So smart!
[21:23] Una
So cute!
[21:27] Shi
God has spoken!
[21:29] God
Accepted!
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Sea Otter
[21:33] Una
I'm so happy!
[21:36] Kim
You're coddling him too much.
[21:37] Una
Isn't this great?
SIGN The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[21:39] Ken
The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
That Really Exist!
[21:43] Una
Aren't they so cute?
[21:46] Shi
They are. What's the significance
of this movement?
[21:50] Una
That's how they clean their fur.
[21:52] Una
In order to protect themselves
from the cold sea,
[21:54] Una
it's important that their fur is fluffy.
[21:57] Shi
I see. So they're making their
already-fluffy bodies even more fluffy.
[22:01] Una
The mothers do that fluffing
for their babies.
[22:05] Una
Shimoda-kun, are you ready?
[22:07] Shi
Yes. As one now, Neptune-san.
[22:10] All
So cute!
SIGN Next on the Agenda
E6 - Idea 6
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[00:02] Shi
Hello, everyone!
[00:04] Kan
You're in a good mood, Shimoda-kun.
[00:07] Shi
Yes, that's because I have
good news for all of you!
[00:11] Shi
Here you go!
SIGN GaLapAGos Throe-doys waYcaTIno notiec
[00:15] Hig
Huh? What?
[00:17] Miz
"Throe-doys"?
[00:19] Mei
Shimoda-kun, your handwriting sucks.
[00:20] Shi
I'm sorry. I haven't been
alive very long yet.
[00:24] Shi
I wrote, "Galapagos three-day vacation notice."
[00:29] Shi
Can you believe it? As a present
for all your hard work,
[00:32] Shi
God has granted you a company
trip that starts tomorrow!
SIGN Heaven's Design Team
[02:08] Shi
Until just now, Saturn-san was negotiating
with God about the company trip.
[02:14] Una
And where is Chief Saturn?
[02:15] Shi
He said he'll meet you there tomorrow.
[02:18] Emi
I'm still working on an order.
[02:21] Kan
We all are.
[02:22] Shi
Apparently anything in progress can
be delivered after the vacation.
[02:26] Mei
"After the vacation" means we have
to work during the vacation.
[02:30] Kan
So it's just work anyway!
[02:33] Shi
That's true.
[02:35] Kan
Well, maybe I'll just go
to Galapagos now, then.
[02:38] Una
Let's get there early.
[02:40] All
Agreed!
[02:41] Shi
B-But nothing's prepared yet.
[02:44] Shi
There are no b-b-b-buildings!
[02:46] Kan
We can just take care of that ourselves.
[02:48] Hig
Want to build some hot springs and a gazebo?
[02:50] Una
We'll surprise the chief.
[02:50] ---
U-Um...
[02:52] Shi
What should I do?
[02:52] Miz
If anything, we should
build an outdoor bath.
[02:54] Kim
Let's go!
[02:56] Shi
Please wait!
[03:04] Hig
And just like that,
the hot springs are done!
[03:08] Shi
This looks so professional.
[03:11] Hig
A rock bath and a regular
one on the seaside.
SIGN Entrance
SIGN Front of the House
SIGN Mountain Room
SIGN Ocean room
SIGN Banquet Table
SIGN Dirt Floor
SIGN Isolated Room
[03:14] Hig
There are two rooms facing the baths.
[03:16] Hig
I've made an isolated room, too.
[03:18] Kan
An isolated room?
[03:19] Mei
I asked her to make an isolated workshop
for those of us who have work to do.
[03:24] Miz
I have work, too.
[03:26] Una
Me, too.
[03:27] Kan
So that's the arrangement.
[03:32] Kan
Is that what you're working on right now?
[03:35] Mei
The base design passed, but the client
wants to see a bunch of variations.
[03:40] Mei
I've been thinking about
a type where the babies
[03:43] Mei
cannibalize each other in the womb,
and one where they don't,
[03:47] Mei
but I just don't have a good design.
[03:49] Mei
I might be having a slump.
[03:50] Kan
Really? It looks like you're on a roll.
[03:52] Mei
What about you, Ven-chan?
[03:54] Kan
The order was for "an animal
where the male breastfeeds."
[03:57] Kan
But I'm stuck.
[03:58] Kan
The samples are not reproducing well.
[04:01] Kim
Ready for some fun?
[04:02] Kim
Huh? Am I the only one who traveled light?
[04:06] Kim
I brought some animals that can
bathe with us! Let them soothe you.
[04:10] Kim
Neptune-san and Mercury are already there.
[04:25] Kim
So, feel calmer?
[04:26] Miz
How could I?!
[04:29] Una
Neptune-kun, this one got rejected, right?
[04:32] Miz
The scary creature that spits super-strong
stomach acid that can even dissolve metal...
[04:37] Miz
Why did you bring it?
[04:39] Kim
Since its stomach acid is so strong,
its body starts dissolving if it develops
[04:42] Kim
a stomach ulcer from stress.
So I thought I'd bring it here to relax.
[04:46] Kim
Let's enjoy the view together.
[04:50] Miz
This thing in my peripheral
vision is preventing that.
[04:58] Kan
This is the best!
[05:00] Kan
I think the sake would be even
better if it was snowing, though.
[05:03] Hig
Should I make it snow?
[05:04] Kan
You can? Please do!
[05:07] Hig
Pressure pattern change!
[05:09] Hig
Set seasonal wind to strong!
[05:14] Hig
This should generate cumulonimbus clouds,
so it'll snow eventually.
[05:19] Mei
Hammer... Saw...
[05:23] Hig
Oh, I'm sorry. I'll put those away later.
[05:29] Mei
What do you think of this sawshark?!
[05:32] Kan
You workaholic.
[05:34] Hig
Come get in the water.
[05:36] Kan
Oh, it started to snow!
[05:42] Mzi
It's cold.
[05:45] Kim
How about we get out and eat?
[05:48] Kim
We'll warm up once we eat.
[05:52] Kim
The hot pot's done!
[05:55] Kan
Oh, that smells good.
[05:57] Mei
What kind of hot pot is this?
[05:59] Miz
Don't tell me it's the...
[06:06] Hig
This is super delicious!
[06:08] Hig
Jupiter-san, you know your stuff!
[06:10] Kim
The secret to this deliciousness is the amino
acid composition inspired by shrimp and crab!
[06:14] Kim
Fine-tuning the umami and
the sweetness took forever.
[06:19] Kim
Well, since it was too tasty,
I made it a really tough creature,
[06:23] Kim
but that just netted me a rejection.
[06:25] Kim
Figures.
[06:27] Kan
Aw, what a shame!
[06:29] Mei
How about putting that amino acid
into an animal that's hard to eat?
[06:32] Hig
The crab we made before was tasty.
[06:35] Shi
Good evening! I brought some alcohol.
SIGN Paraiso Beer
[06:39] Hig
Oh, good job, Shimoda-kun! So considerate!
[06:41] Shi
And this was by the door.
SIGN Nobody must leave the room
[06:47] Una
What?
[06:49] Kan
No way, is that a threat?
[06:51] Kim
Who cares? Let's drink up!
[06:53] Hig
Yeah, cheers!
SIGN Nobody must leave the room
[06:56] Una
At this rate, we're all going to
drink until morning without leaving.
[07:00] Shi
I hope so.
SIGN Two Hours Later
[07:06] Shi
Huh?
[07:07] Shi
Where is Jupiter-san?
[07:08] Miz
No clue.
[07:10] Miz
Probably sleeping next door.
[07:13] Kan
He went outside, saying he was going
to eat raw fish while dancing in the sea.
[07:17] Shi
What? But there was that letter!
[07:20] Mei
Wait, he's in the ocean?
[07:22] Mei
Oh, no... I tossed a bunch of my
work-in-progress sharks in there.
[07:29] Kan
You didn't leave them in the workshop?
[07:31] Mei
I wanted to see their abilities in the wild.
[07:33] Shi
Jupiter-san's going to die again!
[07:36] Kan
Again?
[07:37] Shi
Let's go find him, quick!
[07:39] Miz
Boo! I don't wanna. It's cold.
[07:42] Una
Come on, think of it as
preventing a hangover.
[07:44] Mei
The snow's sticking.
[07:46] Miz
So cold...
[07:47] Miz
This happens all the time.
We should just leave him.
[07:50] Kan
There, there, he's our colleague.
[07:52] Hig
We can get down here.
[07:54] Shi
We need to find him quickly.
[07:56] Una
Hello, Jupiter-kun! Hello?
[07:59] Kan
There are sharks!
[08:00] Shi
Jupiter-san, please come out!
[08:01] Hig
Give up and come out!
[08:05] Miz
I hate it here!
This snake and I both hate cold places.
[08:09] Miz
I'm going back to sleep!
[08:11] Shi
Come on...
[08:13] Kan
I wonder if Jupiter has already been eaten.
[08:16] Kan
Are sharks good at finding prey?
[08:18] Mei
I equipped them with ears that can
hear their prey from two kilometers away,
[08:21] Mei
and the ability to amplify light so they
can see even when it's very dim,
SIGN Jupiter
[08:26] Mei
plus I also made a giant, 18-meter version!
[08:29] Kan
Oh, he's not getting away from that.
[08:33] Mei
Right, so let's find him with a shark.
[08:37] Kan
All life forms emit a tiny
amount of electricity.
[08:40] Kan
I added an organ near the nose
that detects electricity.
[08:43] Kan
This way, even creatures burrowing
in the sand can be detected.
[08:46] Kan
Oh, that's why the nose is pointy.
[08:48] Mei
On top of that!
[08:50] Mei
I'll separate the left and right nostrils,
[08:53] Mei
so they can figure out where
a smell is coming from!
[08:57] Mei
Go, Jupiter search party!
[09:05] Shi
God has spoken!
[09:06] God
Accepted!
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Hammerhead
Shark
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Sawshark
[09:08] God
Accepted!
[09:11] Mei
The hammer and the saw are swimming!
[09:14] Mei
While I'm at it, I'll make
one with a circular saw, too!
[09:16] Shi
Is she maybe... drunk?
[09:20] Una
Ah, yes... With Pluto-chan, you can't
tell just by looking at her.
[09:25] Mei
Found him!
[09:26] Shi
The others joined them, too!
[09:28] Kan
He went to dance and eat, but it
looks more like he's the food.
[09:32] Una
It's too dangerous to get close.
[09:34] Hig
Leave it to me!
[09:37] Hig
Good thing this pressure pattern
can generate cumulonimbus clouds.
[09:41] Hig
By using the upward draft of the
cumulonimbus clouds, I'll create a tornado!
[09:48] Shi
I see! You're sucking Jupiter-san into the air!
[09:59] Kan
The sharks came, too!
[10:01] Hig
Oh, yeah...
[10:10] Kim
Boy, did I die last night!
[10:13] Kan
That was exhausting. I'm still tired.
[10:16] Una
Huh? Where's Mercury-kun?
[10:19] Kan
Shimoda-kun went to the isolated
room to see if he's sleeping there.
[10:26] Kim
What happened?!
[10:32] Kim
Wow, Mercury's dead.
[10:34] Kan
Jeez!
[10:36] Kan
Now we've got another mess to deal with!
[10:45] Shi
M-Mercury-san's...
[10:47] Kan
What, was this a murder?
[10:51] Shi
U-Uh, is this...
[10:55] Kim
Leave this to the
Ate-My-Money-Away Detective!
[11:00] Kim
The perpetrator is definitely still here!
[11:06] Kim
Nobody move! Preserving the crime scene
is fundamental to investigation!
[11:11] Kan
The perpetrator is here?
[11:12] Una
Ate-My-Money-Away Detective?
[11:14] Kim
This ashtray on the back of the head
is most likely the murder weapon.
[11:18] Kim
And these footprints were probably
left by the perpetrator.
[11:23] Shi
What is it?
[11:24] Kim
Look at this, Shimoda-kun.
[11:26] Kim
These footprints are curious.
[11:27] Shi
Indeed, it almost looks like the
perpetrator disappeared into the mirror.
[11:38] Kim
This is... the flavor of fat and protein!
A milky taste!
[11:44] Kim
This isn't blood. It's actually pretty tasty.
[11:48] Kan
Oh, maybe this baby is the perpetrator!
[11:53] Kan
The order I got was for "an animal
where the male breastfeeds."
[11:57] Kan
The males also produce milk in the back
of their throats to feed the young.
[12:02] Shi
So this red stuff isn't blood, but milk?
[12:06] Mei
Why did you make the milk this color?
[12:08] Kan
The milk is red because they eat red algae.
[12:11] Kan
I made it a bird whose feathers and body
will take on the color of the food it eats.
[12:15] Kan
Isn't this coral pink wonderful?
[12:20] Kim
Part of the mystery is solved!
[12:24] Kim
It seems the one who left
these footprints hit Mercury,
[12:29] Kim
and disappeared into the mirror.
[12:32] Kim
That's how things may appear at first,
but the red milk gave me a clue.
[12:36] Shi
What do you mean?
[12:38] Kim
This blood-like substance
on the bottom of the mirror
[12:41] Kim
doesn't mean that the perpetrator
went inside the mirror.
[12:44] Kim
It means that they stepped into the
milk here and walked backward.
[12:49] Kim
And the answer to who that was is
right here, in Mercury's hand!
[12:55] Kim
Shimoda-kun, my hands are full,
so please inspect that.
[12:59] Shi
Y-Yes!
[13:01] Shi
It's a sock! He was holding a sock!
[13:04] Kan
I've seen that sock before.
[13:06] Kim
Yes, this sock belongs to the
victim himself... to Mercury.
[13:12] Kim
He's always been susceptible to cold,
so he abandoned me last night
[13:16] Kim
and came here to go to bed by himself.
[13:20] Kim
And then, after he stepped into the
bird milk in front of the mirror,
[13:26] Kim
Mercury stepped back and took
off his milk-red sock.
[13:31] Kim
That means these footprints
belong to Mercury!
[13:34] Kan
N-No way!
[13:37] Kan
There's one more bird!
[13:39] Kan
They haven't reproduced
before, so why now?
[13:43] ---
Oh, that?
[13:45] Kan
Could it be?
[13:47] Kan
Aha! It's a numbers thing!
[13:49] Kan
When the mirror gave the impression
that there are many friends,
[13:52] Kan
they relaxed and began producing offspring!
[13:55] Kan
Then I should make it so they can withstand
environments that other animals avoid.
[13:59] Kan
Yes, I'll make their legs and body
suited for even salty lakes!
[14:04] Kan
If there are no rivals,
their flocks can grow huge!
[14:09] Shi
God has spoken!
[14:11] God
Accepted!
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Flamingo
[14:16] Kan
Yes, my work is done! I'm free!
[14:21] Kim
But there's still one mystery left.
[14:23] Kim
How did you get that ashtray
on your head, Mercury?
[14:28] Miz
I don't know. Don't remember.
[14:30] Shi
What? Are you all right?!
[14:33] Miz
My head hurts.
[14:36] Miz
I dreamed about pink birds flocking around
me and vomiting blood on my head.
[14:41] Shi
That was probably real.
[14:44] Kim
It's most likely that this ashtray murder
is motivated by a grudge!
[14:47] Shi
Mercury-san is alive, though.
[14:50] Una
Oh, he collapsed.
[14:52] Kim
Let's ask everyone for their alibis.
[14:55] Kim
Shimoda-kun, you'll be my assistant.
[15:00] Txt
m 462 50 l 464 294 606 295 604 49
SIGN Venus
Animal Designer
Her masterpiece
is the bird.
[15:00] Kan
Last night? There was this commotion,
and we had to go to ocean.
[15:03] Kan
Thanks to that, I didn't get enough sleep.
[15:05] Kim
Out of all of us, I think you
hate Mercury the most, Ven-chan.
[15:09] Kan
I think we all feel the same.
[15:11] Kan
The snake is the natural
enemy of most animals.
[15:14] Shi
That's true.
[15:16] Kan
Besides, I was holding Pluto-chan's
hand the whole time I was asleep.
[15:19] Kan
I got so scared when
I remembered that scary note.
[15:22] Txt
m 455 25 l 458 270 599 272 599 26
SIGN Pluto
Animal Designer
Her masterpiece
is the frog.
[15:22] Mei
It's true. Ven-chan is a scaredy-cat.
[15:26] Txt
m 476 29 l 479 272 618 270 618 30
SIGN Mercury
(Victim)
Animal Designer
His masterpiece
is the snake.
[15:26] Miz
I wanted to work, but I fell
asleep right away.
[15:31] Miz
I drank too much and
can't remember anything.
[15:33] Shi
Let's leave him alone so he can rest.
[15:36] Txt
m 453 47 l 454 260 577 260 579 48
SIGN Mars
Engineer
Makes prototypes
and supervises
animals.
[15:36] Hig
Oh, yeah, I remember that there
was someone behind the other house
[15:40] Hig
when I woke up in the middle of the night.
[15:43] Hig
I only saw the hem of a robe, though.
[15:48] Kim
Why were you outside at that hour?
[15:51] Hig
I wanted to make sure the weather was back
to normal, since I was drunk when I changed it.
[15:57] Kim
How suspicious.
[15:59] Kim
As the engineer, don't you hate us designers
for all the abuse we heap on you?
[16:05] Hig
If so, I would have killed you all
in one swoop with my shark tornado.
[16:08] Kim
That's true!
[16:09] Kim
We designers were the only
ones wearing these robes.
[16:13] Kim
Then that makes you suspicious,
[16:18] Kim
Neptune-san!
[16:19] Txt
m 454 36 l 455 279 595 280 595 37
SIGN Neptune
Animal Designer
His masterpiece
is the sea otter.
[16:22] Kim
In cases like these, the least
likely person is the perpetrator!
[16:25] Una
That's such a sloppy conclusion.
[16:28] Kim
Neptune-san, you were struggling because
[16:30] Kim
the squirrel you're designing was
being preyed upon by Mercury's snake.
[16:33] Una
I was struggling, but I don't hate him.
[16:37] Una
Actually, with Mercury-kun's help, I went
from "squirrel that the snakes eat"
[16:41] Una
to "squirrel that eats snakes."
[16:44] Shi
What? The squirrel eats snakes?!
[16:46] Una
Since they always get hunted by snakes,
I added resistance to snake venom.
[16:51] Una
This boy can stand up to Mercury's snakes.
[16:54] Shi
Speaking of, where is the snake
that he was carrying around?
[16:57] Kim
Maybe it slithered off
while he was sleeping.
[17:01] Kan
What is this nonsense?! That's dangerous!
[17:04] Kan
Hey, Mercury! Where's your snake?!
[17:08] Miz
So loud...
[17:10] Kan
Make it so we can find it!
[17:12] Kan
Hurry up!
[17:13] Miz
I guess I'll have it make a sound.
[17:16] Miz
Hang on, I'll add that right now.
[17:21] Kim
Did you hear that!?
[17:30] Shi
God has spoken!
[17:31] God
Both of them are accepted!
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Rattlesnake
SIGN Accepted
SIGN California
Ground
Squirrel
[17:36] Una
Yay! Success!
[17:41] Shi
They're relentlessly biting each other!
[17:43] Una
You can feel their ancient grudge.
[17:46] Shi
Huh, could that be the
robe that Mars-san saw?
[17:50] Mzi
Snakes don't like the cold.
He probably dragged a spare robe
[17:55] Mzi
from the workshop room all the way over here.
[17:57] Kim
So Mars-san didn't see
a designer, but a snake.
[18:01] Kim
That means we don't have any clues.
[18:03] Hig
Then we need to think back to the beginning.
SIGN Nobody must leave the room
[18:07] Kim
Who put together that
threatening note, anyway?
[18:11] Hig
It would be faster to write it by hand,
[18:13] Hig
yet it was put together from clippings.
[18:16] Hig
That suggests the perpetrator was afraid of
being identified by their handwriting.
[18:20] Kan
Due to the theory that the
perpetrator was wearing a robe,
[18:23] Kan
they were not previously
considered a suspect.
[18:25] Hig
Then they were also not considered because
they were the detective's assistant.
[18:30] Hig
Which means...
[18:31] Kan
Shimoda-kun is gone?!
[18:32] Una
He was here just a moment ago!
[18:37] Kan
There he is!
[18:43] Kim
Shimoda-kun, don't do anything rash!
[18:45] Shi
P-Please don't come closer!
[18:47] Kim
Doing that won't make Mercury
any happier in Heaven!
[18:51] Miz
I mean, I am from there, but—
[18:57] Hig
Watch out!
[19:00] Shi
Oh...
[19:02] Shi
It's fine now. You can come over.
[19:06] Shi
The Dragon Palace of Relaxation is ready!
[19:22] Kan
What is that?!
[19:30] Kim
So it's finally done! That's a relief.
[19:34] Miz
What?
[19:35] Ued
We made it as surprise.
[19:37] Tsu
I'm glad we somehow delivered on time.
[19:40] Shi
I was so worried you'd
find out early, since you all
[19:44] Shi
came to Galapagos before it was finished.
[19:46] Kan
Oh, right, we did come a
day early, didn't we?
[19:50] Mei
I remember how flustered Shimoda-kun
was when we said we'd go early.
[19:54] Kim
I actually saw the palace
underwater last night.
[20:04] Kim
That's why I diverted everyone's attention
away from the ocean with the detective bit.
[20:08] Una
So the "Ate-My-Money-Away
Detective" was just buying time.
[20:12] Kim
Yup.
[20:13] Una
But then what was that threatening note?
[20:15] Shi
That was supposed to just be a note.
SIGN Nobody must leave the room
[20:18] Shi
I thought it would be easier
to read than my handwriting.
[20:21] Shi
I'm sorry.
[20:23] Miz
Hold on...
[20:25] Miz
Didn't someone hit my head with an ashtray?
[20:29] Mei
Jupiter-san, the detective, is suspicious!
[20:32] Shi
Oh, that was me.
[20:34] Miz
You did that?
[20:35] Shi
This morning, when I went to awaken Mercury-san,
the squirrel was trying to bite his head.
[20:42] Shi
I wanted to guard his head with
something hard, hence the ashtray.
[20:46] Una
I wonder if you smelled
like a venomous snake.
[20:49] Miz
I did have it wrapped around
my neck the whole time.
[20:52] Miz
So that means nobody hit my head?
[20:55] Kim
Your headache was just a hangover.
[20:58] Kan
Anyway, this whole thing was for nothing!
[21:01] Shi
I'm sorry.
[21:02] Ued
Come on, everyone!
Welcome to the Dragon Palace!
[21:06] Tsu
It's been a while since we had
a vacation! Time to recharge!
[21:09] Kim
Let's go, let's go!
[21:11] Kan
It's the morning of the first day,
and I'm already exhausted.
SIGN The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[21:19] Ken
The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
That Really Exist!
[21:23] Kan
How can it fight snakes when it's this cute?
[21:26] Miz
It's using the snake's properties.
[21:28] Miz
First, venomous snakes usually do
not eat other venomous snakes.
[21:31] Miz
That's why this squirrel chews
the discarded snake skin
[21:34] Miz
to camouflage itself with
the scent of the snake.
[21:37] Kan
That's why you almost got bitten.
[21:40] Kan
Good job, squirrel-chan!
[21:42] Miz
Additionally, it has another special move
that exploits the snake's thermal sensor.
[21:47] Miz
When facing off against the rattlesnake,
[21:50] Miz
this squirrel quickly raises
the temperature of its tail.
[21:53] Kan
That's so clever!
[21:54] Kan
Since the snake finds its
prey by detecting heat,
[21:57] Kan
the squirrel will look like a much bigger
and stronger animal than it actually is.
[22:01] Miz
"If you know your enemies
and know yourself,"
[22:03] Miz
"you will not be imperiled
in a hundred battles."
[22:06] Miz
Venus, why are you staring at me?
[22:08] Kan
I figure I need to get to know you
better if I want to defeat snakes.
SIGN Next on the Agenda
E7 - Idea 7
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[00:01] Una
One evening, as I was washing
my hair in the bath...
[00:14] Una
I felt like I was being watched,
but of course nobody was there.
[00:22] Una
What was that, I wonder.
[00:24] Shi
That's so scary, huh?!
[00:25] God
I feel ya.
[00:27] Shi
God?
[00:29] God
This is my next divine request.
[00:32] God
That's really scary,
so do something about it.
SIGN Heaven's Design Team
[02:07] Shi
The official request is for
an animal that's watching
[02:12] Shi
even though it looks like nothing's there.
[02:14] Una
That's so ridiculous.
[02:16] Miz
Well, it's par for the course.
[02:18] Mei
Maybe it was an ex who was staring at you?
[02:22] Una
Please don't say things that really are scary.
[02:26] Shi
How about an animal that blends in with
its surroundings like a chameleon?
[02:30] Miz
Hey, your mental image is wrong.
[02:33] Miz
The chameleon is bad at camouflage.
[02:36] Miz
This panther chameleon was already accepted.
[02:39] Miz
The chameleon doesn't change its color
after looking at its surroundings.
[02:43] Miz
It's based on the lighting or its mood.
[02:46] Shi
Its mood?!
[02:47] Miz
For instance, when a male meets
a female he fancies...
SIGN 2 Minutes Later
SIGN 3 Minutes Later
[02:56] Shi
That's so slow.
[02:58] Una
That reminds me of the squids
you made, Pluto-chan.
[03:01] Una
They also change color,
but they do it super fast.
[03:04] Una
How does that work?
[03:06] Mei
Squids have chromatophores on
the surface of their bodies,
[03:09] Mei
and can change color with their muscles.
SIGN Chromatophores
[03:11] Mei
Flexing or relaxing them can make
the change happen in an instant.
[03:15] Shi
That sounds like it could qualify as
[03:17] Shi
"that's watching even though it
looks like nothing's there."
[03:20] Miz
Let's try it in a simulation.
[03:27] Shi
Did we have to go this far?
[03:31] Una
Well, reproducibility and field
testing are important.
[03:35] Mzi
All right, Pluto-chan, bring out your squid.
[03:38] Mei
Coming right up!
[03:39] Una
Scrub, scrub... Scrub, scrub...
[03:46] Una
There's a squid there.
[03:48] Una
It's too obvious that there's a
squid there. Mostly the eyes.
[03:51] Una
And that jiggly three-dimensionality
looks so tasty.
[03:54] Miz
No good, huh?
[03:55] Una
Besides, why is the squid even in the bath?
[03:58] Una
What's the situation? What does the
squid want to do behind my back?
[04:02] Miz
This strange situation has
made him oddly rational.
[04:06] Miz
I guess the squid has its limits.
[04:08] Mei
Then how about making a creature
that becomes transparent in water?
[04:12] Miz
We'd need engineering help for that.
[04:14] Mei
I mean, lifeforms are made of water.
[04:17] Mei
Maybe we can just make a fish
with transparent blood?
[04:20] Hig
That'll be difficult.
SIGN Prototype Lab
[04:22] Hig
The oxygen transporter, hemoglobin,
is the reason blood is red.
[04:26] Hig
If you take that out,
blood can't transport oxygen.
[04:29] Mei
Then how about forcing the blood
plasma to transport it?
SIGN Blood Plasma
[04:32] Mei
Plasma is essentially transparent.
[04:34] Hig
You could, but the efficiency would be terrible.
[04:37] Una
Then make the heart bigger
and the veins thicker.
[04:41] Mei
Let's also add cutaneous respiration!
[04:43] Mei
Then it can take in oxygen directly
from the surrounding water.
[04:46] Miz
Okay!
[04:48] Shi
God has spoken!
[04:49] God
Accepted!
SIGN Crocodile
Icefish
SIGN Accepted
[04:52] Mei
Let's put it in the tub right away!
[04:55] Hig
The tub?
[05:03] Una
I know it's weird to say something
after it was accepted,
[05:06] Una
but it would be terrifying if you
locked eyes with that in the tub.
[05:10] Shi
Oh, we got a follow-up request.
[05:12] Shi
Um, could you make it so you
can't lock eyes with it?
[05:17] Shi
Can the eyes be made transparent?
[05:19] Miz
That's impossible.
[05:20] Meid
Suppose you were an invisible angel.
Then your eyes would be transparent, too.
[05:25] Meid
Your retinas could not absorb the light
hitting the eye. It would just pass through.
[05:31] Shi
Does that mean my invisible self
wouldn't be able to see anything?
[05:35] Mei
Correct.
[05:37] Mei
While nobody could see you, you would
also not be able to see anyone.
[05:42] Mei
You would be able to
experience true loneliness.
[05:44] Mei
How wonderful!
[05:46] Shi
I-I see. And I always thought being
invisible would be fun...
[05:51] Una
Even if you wanted to prank someone,
if you can't see anything...
[05:55] Miz
If we can't make the eyes disappear,
[05:57] Miz
how about adding eyes to creatures
that the naked eye cannot see?
[06:01] Miz
Like a single-celled organism in the water?
[06:03] Una
That means at first,
it'll look like normal water.
[06:06] Una
But if you zoom in...
[06:12] Both
That's super terrifying!
[06:14] Miz
I-Is it no good?
[06:17] Shi
God has spoken!
[06:18] God
Accepted!
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Single-Celled Organism
With an Eye
(Dinoflagellate)
[06:22] Hgi
A single-celled organism
only has, well, one cell.
[06:26] Hgi
And you want to add an eye
to it? Are you serious?
[06:29] Miz
Simple and multipurpose is
my forte. We can do it.
[06:33] Miz
Let's do our best together, Mars-san.
[06:35] Hig
Yeah, yeah. I'll be counting on you.
[06:38] Una
The request was to make
a scary story not so scary.
[06:42] Una
Why did that result in a
scary creature being born?
[06:46] Una
I would have preferred having a cute,
[06:48] Una
small, transparent fish there when
I feel someone looking at me
[06:51] Una
from a place that looks empty.
[06:54] God
I feel you!
[06:57] Shi
"Watching, even though nobody's there"...
Isn't that God?
SIGN The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[07:04] Ken
The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
That Really Exist!
[07:08] Shi
I didn't know that chameleons
change color based on their mood.
[07:13] Shi
I always thought that was for camouflage.
[07:15] Miz
Chameleons turn black when
they're stressed out or depressed.
[07:18] Shi
They're so sensitive.
[07:20] Shi
It's so interesting that there are creatures
that change color based on their mood.
[07:23] Miz
I think you'd change color, too.
[07:26] Miz
Their color also changes based on the sun.
[07:28] Miz
When it's hot, it goes into
infrared reflection mode,
[07:31] Miz
so its body temperature
doesn't get too high.
[07:33] Shi
So when it's in a light spot,
[07:35] Shi
it gets lighter to reflect the sun,
and when it's in a dark spot, it gets dark—
[07:40] Shi
Wait? Isn't this camouflage?
[07:43] Miz
Yeah, often that's the result.
[07:47] Shi
I see!
[07:50] Miz
See? You changed color.
[07:59] All
Wow!
[08:01] All
So pretty!
[08:04] All
Nice!
[08:06] Tsu
I'm worried.
[08:09] Tsu
Ever since that big fireworks show,
[08:11] Tsu
my grandson Kenta has only been sighing.
[08:16] Ken
I want to meet them again.
[08:18] Tsu
He was drawing something like a portrait.
[08:22] Tsu
I thought it might be my
grandson's first love.
[08:26] Tsu
So I decided to create the
object of his first love.
[08:35] Shi
C-Create?
[08:38] Shi
This situation has gone mad all of a sudden!
[08:41] Shi
What do you mean by "create"?
[08:44] Miz
Wouldn't it be faster to
find the other child?
[08:47] Miz
Pluto-chan was there, too.
Why don't you ask her to help?
[08:52] Tsu
Well, I did go and ask her, but...
[08:57] (Flashback) Mei
I didn't really see anyone like that.
It was very crowded, anyway.
[09:00] (Flashback) Tsu
I see. Sorry for bothering
you when you're busy.
[09:04] (Flashback) Tsu
What are you working on, anyway?
[09:06] (Flashback) Mei
A "creature with eyes that stand out."
[09:09] (Flashback) Mei
I went to the fireworks
because I wanted to see how
[09:12] (Flashback) Mei
the prototype for this nocturnal
animal would react.
[09:14] (Flashback) Tsu
Oh, for the internal competition!
[09:16] (Flashback) Tsu
I might submit something, too.
[09:19] (Flashback) Tsu
The person my grandson wanted to
meet was "cute, with big eyes."
[09:22] (Flashback) Mei
Sounds nice!
[09:24] Tsu
So since I have no leads, I decided
to just create something.
[09:29] Shi
Huh... By the way, why is Pluto-san
staying in a tent on Galapagos?
[09:34] Kan
In order to push herself.
[09:36] Kan
Even though she's in the middle of nature,
[09:38] Kan
she's not even stepping outside of the tent.
[09:40] Kan
It's like she locked
herself in a can to work.
[09:42] Shi
She's very stoic, huh?
SIGN Prototype Lab
[09:44] Tsu
The base is done already.
[09:46] Tsu
Kenta will be so happy!
[09:48] Shi
I don't think seeing something that has a
vague resemblance is what Kenta wanted.
[09:54] Miz
He wanted to have another encounter,
so of course he'll be happy.
[09:57] Shi
I'm surrounded by madmen!
[09:59] Tsu
Here we are!
[10:07] Tsu
I think this is what the
base should look like.
[10:09] Tsu
What do you think?
[10:10] Miz
It looks just like your grandson's drawing.
[10:12] Shi
I really don't think so!
[10:15] Hig
Listen, about this kid...
[10:16] Shi
Finally, a voice of reason!
[10:18] Hig
If the eyes are this big, I can't
make muscles to move the eyeballs.
[10:23] Hig
There's not enough room in its skull.
[10:25] Shi
Wait, that's your objection?!
[10:27] Hig
Eyeballs need quite a lot
of space in the back.
[10:30] Hig
If the eyes are this big,
they'll fill the entire skull cavity.
[10:36] Shi
Hm, but Mercury-san, didn't the ostrich
that you designed also have big eyes?
[10:40] Miz
The ostrich also doesn't have room
for muscles to move the eyes.
[10:44] Miz
That's why I made it so it moves
its entire head to look at things.
[10:48] Tsu
Next, we have this tongue here.
[10:51] Tsu
Mercury-kun, you made an
animal like this, right?
[10:54] Miz
The gecko.
[10:55] Miz
Since it doesn't have eyelids, it licks its
eyes with its tongue to lubricate them.
[10:59] Shi
It's sort of cute.
[11:01] Tsu
I see. You mean like this?
[11:05] Shi
Th-That's not cute!
[11:07] Miz
Chief,
[11:09] Miz
might this line in the eye
be a winking expression?
[11:12] Miz
That suggests there are eyelids.
[11:14] Tsu
Oh, right. Then let's make the
long tongue be for feeding.
[11:19] Miz
One more thing.
[11:21] Miz
This detail here by the mouth.
[11:23] Miz
Could there be two tongues?
[11:26] Miz
That would mean there's one for
grooming and one for feeding.
[11:31] Tsu
I see! Let's go with that idea, too.
[11:36] Shi
Oh, no! Kenta-kun's first love...
[11:39] Shi
Aren't we drifting further and
further from the answer here?
[11:41] Shi
But maybe I should just be happy
the base wasn't a horse.
[11:44] Tsu
Mars-kun, what do you think?
[11:46] Hig
Well, what kind of food are we looking at?
[11:49] Tsu
Since there are two eyes facing forward,
[11:51] Tsu
this is not an herbivore, but a carnivore.
[11:54] Shi
You can tell from just the
position of the eyes?
[11:57] Hig
Having eyes on the sides gives
you a wider field of vision,
[11:59] Hig
which means you can spot
your enemies better.
[12:01] Hig
That's for animals who want to
flee from other animals, or herbivores.
[12:04] Shi
Aha...
[12:06] Hig
On the flip side, having eyes facing forward
[12:07] Hig
grants a wider area where
the fields of vision overlap.
[12:09] Hig
That gives you better depth perception and
lets you know the distance to your prey.
[12:13] Shi
Ah, so animals that want to catch other animals!
[12:16] Tsu
This animal runs and chases its prey.
[12:22] Shi
Every aspect just makes it scarier.
[12:25] Hig
But if the jaw is this small,
[12:27] Hig
it won't have enough power to
tear apart big pieces of meat.
[12:30] Miz
Should we make it swallow the
prey whole, like a snake?
[12:32] Miz
You can make the jaw split sideways and
remove the sternum to open up the rib cage.
SIGN Sternum
[12:36] Miz
Then swallowing prey whole will be easy.
SIGN Snakes don't have one
[12:44] Hig
You need the sternum to attach
the muscles that move the arms.
[12:48] Hig
The snake's fine because
it doesn't have arms.
[12:50] Miz
I guess swallowing whole is out, then.
[12:52] Hig
I don't think explosiveness
or stamina are a thing here.
[12:55] Hig
At best, we're looking at
catching slow insects.
[12:58] Miz
Insects...
[13:01] Miz
Then this must be a snail!
[13:06] Tsu
That's it!
[13:07] Shi
Are you sure?!
[13:10] Tsu
All right, that's the spitting
image of the drawing!
[13:13] Tsu
What do you think?
Will it be love on first sight?
[13:15] Miz
It would be for me!
[13:17] Shi
They've created a monstrosity!
[13:19] Tsu
Shimoda-kun, don't be shy.
Let us know what you think.
[13:21] Shi
Well, um, just one thing...
[13:25] Shi
Maybe it's lacking a little bit of cuteness.
[13:29] Tsu
Cuteness... That's an area
we're not very good at.
[13:32] Hig
Oh, I remember Neptune-san adding hair and
saying cute animals need to be fluffy.
[13:38] Tsu
That's it! Let's focus on
cuteness and fluff it up!
[13:43] Tsu
It's done!
SIGN My Grandson's
First Love
[13:45] Miz
It's spot-on, Saturn-san!
[13:47] Shi
I feel so sorry for your memories
of your first love, Kenta-kun!
[13:51] Mei
I'm back.
[13:55] Mei
Exactly the same!?
[13:56] Tsu
Why?!
[13:59] Tsu
We were trying to recreate
my grandson's drawing.
[14:03] Mei
Oh, that's me.
[14:05] Shi
This little one?
[14:07] Mei
No, no, I'm here.
[14:09] Shi
Oh, so it's not a drawing of the fireworks?
[14:12] Mei
And next to me is this guy.
[14:14] Mei
We ran into Kenta-kun as I was
handing it a snail snack,
[14:17] Mei
so the drawing must be of that.
[14:19] Mei
The prototype was much bigger, too.
[14:22] Mei
Because the eyes are too big to move,
the entire neck can swivel all the way around.
[14:26] Mei
It has two tongues, too.
[14:28] Tsu
Same for ours.
[14:30] Miz
They're perfectly identical!
[14:31] Shi
W-Wait, so the "first love" was spot-on?
[14:36] Shi
And God has spoken!
[14:38] God
Accepted!
SIGN Philippine
Tarsier
SIGN Accepted
[14:41] Mei
Yay! Locking myself in paid off!
[14:44] Tsu
We unknowingly traced your steps.
[14:47] Miz
Kenta-kun's observational
powers are amazing.
[14:50] Shi
After that, the one that Saturn-san made...
[14:54] Ken
I finally found you again!
[14:56] Ken
I missed you!
[14:57] Miz
You did it, Chief!
[14:58] Tsu
Yeah!
[14:58] Ken
I wanted to see you!
[15:00] Shi
I-I'm... happy for you.
[15:01] Ken
So cute!
[15:10] Hig
I don't think the ear canal
should be any bigger.
[15:14] Shi
Mars-san, how's progress?
[15:17] Hig
We're working on "an animal
with good hearing."
[15:20] Tsu
Oh, no! I can see the
eyeball through the ear!
[15:24] Tsu
It might accidentally come out that way!
[15:27] Shi
I've seen you before.
[15:29] Hig
That's why you can't make it so big.
[15:31] Shi
Wasn't this Kenta-kun's little friend?
[15:34] Tsu
I'm redesigning it into
"an animal with good hearing."
[15:38] Tsu
Look, aren't these ears great?
[15:41] Tsu
The ridges are there for a reason, too.
[15:44] Tsu
The sound hits these ridges, which allows the
animal to know where the sound is coming from.
SIGN Sound
[15:49] Tsu
If we can't make the ear canal too big,
[15:52] Tsu
I'll have to improve this area instead.
[15:54] Shi
You mean make them bigger,
like with elephants?
[15:58] Tsu
Elephants don't have good hearing.
[16:00] Shi
Really? But their ears are so big!
[16:02] Hig
You know how you cup your ears like
this when you try to hear something?
[16:07] Hig
A parabolic shape is better
for gathering sound.
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SIGN Sound
SIGN Sound
[16:10] Tsu
The elephant's ears are
flat and have no ridges.
[16:13] Hig
Because the elephant's ears are heat sinks.
[16:16] Shi
That's right! They get heat
stroke without those ears.
[16:19] Shi
So they can't hear well, huh?
[16:22] Tsu
But their feet can.
[16:24] Shi
Their feet?
[16:28] Tsu
Elephants detect the vibrations
of the ground with their feet,
[16:31] Tsu
and send them through their
bones to their ears.
[16:34] Tsu
It's bone conductivity of a sort.
[16:36] Tsu
When they want to hear better,
they press their feet into the ground,
[16:42] Tsu
similar to how we might press
our ear against a wall.
[16:44] Shi
That's a little bit cute!
[16:46] Tsu
Anyway, this ear is cup-shaped,
and with the round ridges, it's ideal!
[16:52] Shi
So that's why a lot of animals
have this ear shape.
[16:55] Tsu
I was the one who designed
the base model of this ear,
[16:59] Tsu
but this time, I am looking to
make something even better!
[17:02] Shi
When there are no horses involved,
Saturn-san's quite impressive.
[17:06] Hig
These ears might be even better at gathering
sound if they can move freely
[17:10] Hig
to match the angle that the
sound is coming from.
[17:12] Tsu
I see. How about this?
[17:18] Shi
That's a little scary.
[17:20] Hig
Should the ear canals stay
on the sides of the head?
[17:22] Hig
If they're on the sides, they can
pick up sound from all directions,
[17:25] Hig
but it'll make it hard to hear small sounds.
[17:27] Tsu
Right.
[17:28] Tsu
Then let's bring them to the front.
[17:32] ---
There!
[17:34] Tsu
This will up the sensitivity!
[17:36] Hig
If you specialize in one direction,
the sensitivity will go up,
[17:40] Hig
but it also means that they have to move
their head toward sound sources all the time.
[17:43] Tsu
That's fine. This model can turn its neck.
[17:47] Tsu
Since the neck itself grew, too,
it can also bend up and down.
[17:51] Tsu
Lucky!
[17:53] Tsu
Let's test if this is good enough to catch
prey just with sound, without relying on vision.
[17:57] Tsu
Shimoda-kun, please be the prey.
[17:59] ---
Huh?
[18:00] ---
Uh...
[18:02] ---
What?!
[18:05] Shi
I couldn't refuse...
[18:10] Shi
It's coming for me!
[18:13] Tsu
How did you know it's coming?
[18:15] Shi
I mean, the footsteps...
[18:17] Tsu
Oh, that. Okay, let's add
wings and make it fly.
[18:23] Shi
We're not done yet?
[18:25] Tus
Let's adjust the ears too.
[18:27] Shi
Huh, why?
[18:28] Hig
That's revolutionary!
[18:30] Hig
You see, ears can tell where a sound is
coming from based on which ear heard it first.
[18:35] Hig
By shifting them up and down,
[18:36] Hig
they can detect a sound's height
as well as its direction!
[18:38] Hig
That's Saturn-san's genius!
[18:40] Tsu
All right! Now detection is possible
no matter where Shimoda-kun runs.
[18:44] Shi
This is even more terrifying.
[18:50] Shi
I can't sense it anywhere...
but there's really nowhere to hide.
[18:59] Tsu
Aw, how did you know it was flying at you?
[19:02] Shi
I heard its wings flapping.
[19:05] Tsu
This is Mars-san's territory.
[19:07] Tsu
Any good ideas?
[19:09] Hig
Making the flight feathers jagged might
disperse the sound, and thus lower the volume.
SIGN Smooth
SIGN Jagged
[19:15] Tsu
I see!
[19:16] Tsu
Let's do another test!
[19:17] Shi
A-Again?!
[19:22] Shi
I'm sorry... I haven't been attacked yet,
but it's there, right?
[19:28] Tsu
What? How could you tell?
[19:30] Shi
I mean, when it's twisting its head around,
[19:32] Shi
the ears flap around and
are really noticeable.
[19:35] Tsu
You're right.
[19:37] Tsu
The ears are holding it back.
[19:39] Shi
Weren't they the whole point?!
[19:43] Tsu
All right, let's squash
the ears into the face.
[19:47] Tsu
Then its silhouette won't change
even when it's turning its head.
[19:51] Hig
I think that's good.
[19:52] Shi
It is?
[19:53] Tsu
Then I'll gather all the
ideas and present you with...
[19:55] Tsu
An animal with good hearing!
[19:58] Shi
God has spoken!
SIGN Owl
[19:59] God
Accepted!
SIGN Accepted
[20:03] Shi
I'm glad it's not the scary one from before.
[20:07] Shi
Saturn-san, where did the
all-important parabola ears go?
[20:11] Tsu
This round depression on the face.
[20:14] Hig
The entire face is a parabola,
[20:16] Hig
so it can focus the sound in the ear
by moving the surrounding feathers.
[20:20] Tsu
By the way, its skull looks like this.
SIGN Left Ear
SIGN Right Ear
[20:24] Tsu
The ear canals are facing the front
and are vertically misaligned.
[20:27] Shi
So you kept that long neck as-is.
[20:31] Tsu
As you can see, the silhouette is the
same no matter which way it faces.
[20:34] Shi
I'm glad. Since its previous look
is gone, I don't find it as scary.
[20:40] Tsu
What are you talking about?
[20:41] Tsu
The chicks look basically the same as that.
SIGN Barn Owl Chicks
[20:47] Hig
You can also still see the
eyeball through its ear canal.
[20:50] Hig
Wanna look?
[20:51] Shi
I'll pass!
[20:54] Tsu
The flight feathers have a stealth mode.
[20:56] Shi
Amazing! Every feature made it in.
[21:00] Shi
You're really good, Saturn-san!
SIGN Brown
SIGN Black
SIGN White
[21:02] Tsu
Incidentally, they have the same
color scheme as the horse.
[21:05] Shi
Y-You worked the horse in?
[21:06] Hig
Saturn-san, you never miss a beat.
[21:09] Kan
Yay, another highly-evolved birdie!
[21:13] Shi
Oh, Saturn-san designed that.
[21:16] Kan
Let's make you even cuter.
[21:17] Shi
Oh, but it has that silhouette for a reason—
[21:22] Shi
God has spoken!
[21:23] God
That's accepted, too!
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Horned Owl
[21:26] Shi
Why?!
SIGN The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[21:28] Ken
The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
That Really Exist!
[21:33] Tsu
There are these ear-like things on its head,
but they're not ears, right?
[21:37] Kan
Yes, just like other owls, the ears
are in this area of the face.
[21:42] Tsu
So what are these pointy things here?
[21:44] Kan
Decorative feathers.
[21:46] Tsu
What are they for?
[21:46] Kan
Nothing! They're just cute!
[21:49] Kan
Wait, I'll think of something...
[21:53] Kan
How about this? They look like leaves,
so they help with camouflage!
[21:56] Tsu
I feel like not having them
would work even better.
[21:58] Tsu
When it moves its head, they'll stand out.
[22:01] Kan
Now that you mention it...
[22:03] Kan
Wait, then why was it accepted?
[22:06] Kan
It would be better to not
have these pointy feathers.
[22:09] Tsu
God's ways are mysterious.
[22:12] Kan
You're so right! I knew it!
SIGN Next on the Agenda
E8 - Idea 8
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[00:04] Nar
In the beginning, God created
the heavens and the earth.
[00:10] Nar
He followed them
[00:15] Nar
with light, waters, and the land.
[00:20] Nar
Then he created the many animals
that would inhabit it.
[00:26] Nar
Or... that was the plan.
[00:28] Nar
It got too tedious, so he outsourced it.
SIGN Heaven's Design Team
[02:30] Miz
How did you like my snake fist?
[02:33] Kmi
When did you even learn that?
[02:35] Kmi
But I've got something up my sleeve, too!
[02:38] Miz
What?!
[02:39] Kim
Hidden Technique: Bone Hug!
[02:43] Miz
That's dangerous! What's with those bones?!
[02:47] Kim
They're ribs!
[02:49] Shi
What are they doing?
[02:51] Mei
No idea.
[02:53] Hig
Yeah, that's a nope.
[02:56] Hig
It's impossible to make bones
grow that fast on Earth.
[03:00] Kim
Aw, man, and I just got the
order for "bones as weapons."
[03:03] Kim
I guess this won't do. Oh, well,
this hurts like heck, anyway.
[03:07] Shi
Why is Jupiter-san modifying himself?
[03:09] Miz
He was saying that it's easier to
make something if he's felt it,
[03:13] Miz
but I think he just wants to play around.
[03:15] Kim
If rapid growth is impossible,
how about having folded ones unfurl?
[03:19] Hig
Could work.
[03:21] Mei
But you'd get hurt every
time the bones come out.
[03:23] Mei
If you're wounded often, I think
you'd wind up dead, even if you didn't fight.
[03:28] Hig
I suppose it could work as an
"emergency sacrificial defense"
[03:31] Hig
for amphibian species that
can regenerate skin quickly.
[03:34] Kim
I see! I'll jot that down.
[03:38] Shi
Are you all right?
[03:40] Kim
Yes, probably.
[03:42] Hig
I know you want them to
shoot out like before...
[03:45] Kim
This is what would be ideal.
[03:48] Hig
But if you actually did that,
the exit wounds would be too big,
SIGN Just a little bit
[03:53] Hig
so you can only extend them a little bit.
SIGN Just a little bit
[03:55] Kim
These aren't what I envisioned.
[03:57] Shi
They're not very impressive,
and they seem painful.
[04:00] Miz
Having a weapon snikt out from
your body is indeed awesome.
[04:03] Hig
Yup, yup.
[04:05] Kim
If storing them won't work,
I at least want them to be flashy!
[04:08] Kim
Got it! Let's put the
bones outside the body!
[04:11] Kim
I've put the spine and the
ribs outside! How about that?
[04:17] Hig
Wait, wait! How are you moving those arms?!
[04:22] Shi
What's the issue?
[04:23] Hig
He's not a snake! The shoulder
blades behind his ribs are missing.
[04:28] Hig
And his arms are supposed
to be attached to those!
[04:31] Kim
I've flipped the position of the bones.
[04:34] Kim
I went all-out and put the shoulder
blades inside. Can you see?
SIGN Shoulder Blade
SIGN Rib
[04:38] Miz
You can move your arms...
so is this arrangement okay?
[04:41] Mei
What does Mars-san think?
[04:43] Shi
She doesn't seem satisfied,
but she's not saying no.
[04:47] Shi
Maybe this is viable?
[04:49] Kim
So that means this direction is okay!
[04:52] Miz
You should check the durability, too.
[04:54] Mie
I brought a lion.
[04:58] Mie
All right, go get those bones!
[05:01] Kim
Why did you start with an end boss?!
[05:07] Miz
He's eating them like
they're bone crackers.
[05:09] Kim
Man, he snapped a bunch
off right at the base.
[05:15] Mei
The part where they join up is the weakest.
[05:18] Shi
I-Is he okay?
[05:21] Kim
You can't use them as
weapons if they've been eaten.
[05:23] Kim
Mars-san, is there a way to
make the joints stronger?
[05:27] Hig
Let's see.
[05:28] Hig
If you're fine with the bones not moving,
SIGN Bone
SIGN Joint
SIGN Bone
[05:31] Hig
you could offset and double them up.
SIGN Double Them Up
SIGN Offset Them
[05:35] Shi
Oh, that's brittle.
[05:38] Shi
So tough!
[05:39] Shi
I see!
[05:41] Hig
But there's a different downside.
[05:43] Kim
Let's implement that right away!
SIGN Doubled-Up Bones
[05:46] Kim
Bring it on!
[05:51] Miz
His teeth are no match for
the reinforced bones!
[05:55] Mei
But won't that...
[05:58] Shi
Is that our usual trope again?!
[06:02] Hig
I knew it.
[06:05] Hig
Difficulty breathing.
[06:06] Shi
Difficulty breathing?
[06:07] Shi
It's not osteoporosis this time?
[06:09] Hig
It's hard to breathe without ribs.
SIGN Inhale
[06:13] Hig
When you breathe, your chest
moves up and down, right?
SIGN Exhale
SIGN Inhale
SIGN Exhale
[06:16] Hig
That's proof that your ribs are moving.
SIGN Inhale
SIGN Exhale
[06:18] Hig
The lungs move as they are pulled
by the ribs and the diaphragm.
SIGN Inhale
SIGN Exhale
SIGN Diaphragm
SIGN Diaphragm
SIGN Inhale
SIGN Diaphragm
SIGN Exhale
[06:22] Shi
I see. They're like bellows.
[06:25] Kim
Someone... help...
[06:27] Miz
Pluto-chan, didn't you make an animal
that can breathe without ribs?
[06:32] Mei
You mean the frog!
[06:34] Shi
Frogs don't have ribs?!
[06:36] Mei
When I made the leg bones tougher
to withstand big jumps,
[06:40] Shi
the ribs got in the way, so I removed them!
[06:42] Shi
Then how do they breathe?
[06:44] Mei
With determination!
SIGN Bam
[06:46] Shi
Determination?
[06:47] Mei
It's just using determination
and its throat to breathe.
[06:49] Shi
So that state means it's
super-full of determination.
[06:53] Miz
You hear that, Jupiter?
Just use your determination.
[06:57] Hig
He's been breathing hard this whole time,
but he's still oxygen deprived.
[07:00] Mei
If you breathe without ribs and just
your throat, you get less oxygen,
[07:05] Mei
so frogs use cutaneous
respiration in addition.
[07:08] Miz
Want to turn into an amphibian
and make your skin slimy?
[07:12] Kmi
That's not what I envisioned.
[07:14] Mei
What about not using the
ribs to move the lungs?
[07:17] Kim
That's it!
SIGN Exhale
[07:19] Kim
How about using the shoulder blades
I moved inside to move the lungs?
SIGN Inhale
SIGN Exhale
SIGN Inhale
SIGN Exhale
SIGN Exhale
[07:23] Hig
That should be possible.
SIGN Inhale
SIGN Inhale
SIGN Exhale
[07:24] Hig
I think it'll make your arms move
around every time you breathe, though.
SIGN Inhale
SIGN Exhale
SIGN Inhale
SIGN Exhale
[07:29] Kim
Applying that allowed me to breathe.
[07:32] Shi
Then why are you crawling like that?
[07:34] Kim
Well, it's really hard to move.
[07:37] Hig
Of course, fast animals
[07:39] Hig
bend their spines to attain a longer stride.
[07:43] Shi
Having an immobile back is
a bigger issue than I thought.
[07:46] Miz
But the organs are protected,
so it's fine, isn't it?
[07:49] Kim
All right, I'll make the ribs even longer!
[07:53] Shi
Oh, no, Jupiter-san! Is this...
[07:57] Hig
Yup, osteoporosis.
[07:59] Shi
I thought so.
[08:01] Miz
You need to reduce your calcium usage.
[08:03] Kim
I don't want to! The ribs are so cool now!
[08:08] Kim
I'd rather save somewhere else.
[08:10] Kim
Oh, yeah, the teeth!
They're veritable chunks of calcium!
[08:14] Kim
Let's lose the teeth and redistribute
that calcium to the ribs.
[08:17] Hig
How will you eat?
[08:19] Miz
How about Venus's bird system?
Grind it up in your stomach.
[08:23] Mei
Sounds good. Bird beaks are hardened skin,
so you barely need any calcium.
[08:28] Kim
Okay, let's go with that.
[08:30] Mei
I have a foundation now,
so I just need to sketch this.
[08:33] Mei
Aw, my hand moves when I breathe.
I can't draw like this.
[08:37] Miz
Just go back to normal!
[08:38] Kim
Oh, right.
[08:41] Kim
A beak instead of teeth!
[08:43] Kim
Reroute the extra calcium to the bones!
[08:45] Kim
Move the spine and ribs outside the body!
[08:49] Kim
Reinforce the bones by doubling them up!
[08:51] Kim
It'll be hard to move and get food,
[08:53] Kim
but we'll compensate for that
with an energy-saving body!
[08:55] Kim
Swap the position of the ribs
and the shoulder blades,
[08:58] Kim
and have the shoulder blades aid breathing!
SIGN Turtle
[09:00] Kim
It's done! An animal with amazing ribs!
[09:03] Shi
God has spoken!
[09:05] God
Accepted!
SIGN Accepted
[09:08] Miz
So its shell is made from ribs?
[09:11] Hig
But isn't the head exposed?
[09:13] Mei
The shell's pointless if the head gets eaten.
[09:15] Kim
I'll think about that now. Any good ideas?
[09:18] Mei
Turn the neck and stow the head away!
[09:20] Kim
I like that!
[09:22] Shi
God has spoken!
SIGN Chelidae
[09:23] God
Accepted!
SIGN Accepted
[09:25] Miz
What about one where it folds
up and retracts the head?
[09:27] Kim
I like that, too.
[09:28] Shi
God has spoken!
SIGN Chinese
Pond Turtle
[09:30] God
Accepted!
SIGN Accepted
[09:32] Kim
It's not quite hidden, though.
The soft parts are still visible.
[09:36] Hig
You want it to fully hide?
[09:38] Kim
If possible.
[09:39] Hig
Then how about adding hinges to the
belly that make it completely shut?
SIGN Hinge
SIGN Hinge
[09:44] Shi
G-God has spoken!
[09:46] God
Accepted!
SIGN Asian Box Turtle
SIGN Accepted
[09:48] Kim
Yay, an acceptance frenzy!
SIGN A Few Days Later...
[09:53] Shi
Jupiter-san, what's that?
[09:55] Kim
The client said that,
while the turtle's fine,
[09:57] Kim
after some thought, it became clear
[09:59] Kim
that the bones aren't much like weapons.
[10:02] Kim
So then this plain guy I was
sketching got accepted.
SIGN Iberian
Ribbed Newt
SIGN Accepted
[10:05] Shi
Th-That's good for you.
SIGN The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[10:09] Ken
The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
That Really Exist!
[10:13] Kim
This is the newt that fights by
poking its ribs out of the body!
[10:16] Kim
See, the ribs open up like this,
and go through the skin.
[10:21] Hig
The bones having a pointy tip is good design.
[10:24] Hig
It makes it easier for them to pierce the skin.
[10:26] Hig
But does this actually
have any defensive merit?
[10:30] Kim
What you didn't know is that
they are also poisonous!
[10:34] Kim
After they create a wound
with their bone spikes,
[10:36] Kim
applying that poison works really well!
[10:39] Kim
An' it hoits when y'try to eat 'em...
[10:42] Kim
Ow, ow, ow...
[10:43] Hig
Jupiter-san, you totally tried
to eat that newt, didn't you?
[10:55] Shi
Huh? Huh?
[10:59] Una
What's wrong, Shimoda-kun?
[11:01] Una
It's dangerous to stand
in the door like that.
[11:04] Shi
I'm sorry! I just came here to see
how the project is progressing,
[11:07] Shi
but nobody is here.
[11:09] Shi
How is that "courting that
causes a throb" request going?
[11:12] Tsu
I think everybody is busy
behind those doors.
[11:15] Ued
I'm excited.
[11:16] Una
Tugging on the heart strings is
my forte, so I'm basically done.
[11:20] Shi
Is that yours?
[11:23] Shi
Just its looks alone are adorable!
[11:27] Tsu
But the others aren't coming out.
Maybe they're stuck?
[11:31] Una
Shimoda-kun, if you're
going to make the rounds,
[11:33] Una
I can come with you, if you want.
[11:34] Shi
Thank you, Neptune-san. That'll be helpful!
[11:39] Shi
Let's start with this door.
[11:44] Shi
Excuse me—
[11:46] Kan
Lu la la...
[11:48] Kan
Extending feathers...
[11:50] Kan
Elongating flesh...
[11:52] Kan
It's all for love!
[11:54] Kan
Shining feathers...
[11:57] Kan
Captivating voices...
[11:59] Kan
This, too, is love!
[12:01] Kan
Lu la la...
[12:03] Kan
I am pretty!
[12:05] Kan
My beauty...
[12:06] Kan
It's a skill.
[12:09] Kan
It's hard to stay pretty.
[12:11] Kan
Yes, so hard to stay pretty!
[12:15] Shi
She's enjoying singing that weird song.
[12:18] Kan
A...ny...way!
[12:21] Kan
Anyway, it's not free!
[12:22] Kan
Not free!
[12:24] Shi
She transformed!
[12:25] Kan
Since I can afford to maintain
such beauty, my ability is superior!
[12:34] Kan
Lu la la...
[12:36] Kan
I am pretty!
[12:41] Kan
I am...
[12:42] Una
Huh? Pretty?
[12:45] Kan
Lu la la...
[12:46] Kan
I am pretty!
[12:51] Una
You are pretty...
[12:55] Shi
M-May I have a word?
[12:57] Kan
What is it? Can't you see I'm
working so hard on courtship here?
[13:01] Shi
Uh, well, I just wanted to confirm that
this is indeed your work in progress
[13:04] Shi
for the "courting that
causes a throb" request.
[13:06] Kan
Didn't that cause a heart to throb?!
[13:08] Kan
When birdies' feathers are beautiful,
they're saying they're healthy.
[13:11] Kan
When they sing well,
they're saying they're smart.
[13:13] Kan
Their sweet chirp-chirp lyrics
all basically mean this.
[13:16] Shi
I... I see. The only lyric I didn't quite
get was the "elongating flesh" one?
[13:21] Kan
That's about the birdies that grow
flesh to transform for love.
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Tragopan
[13:26] Kan
You know how roosters have flesh that
hangs from their chin, called a wattle?
[13:31] Kan
That part can get elongated.
SIGN Love Mode
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[13:33] Shi
I see.
[13:34] Kan
How was that? That made your
heart skip a beat, right?
[13:37] Una
Uh, well, it was really wonderful, but...
[13:40] Ven
But?
[13:41] Una
When it's just you, Ven-chan,
there's no frame of reference
[13:44] Una
for me to tell whether you're
better or worse than any other?
[13:49] Kna
Of course! How could I be so blind?
[13:54] Kna
Shimoda-kun, dance with me!
[13:56] Kna
Copy my moves!
[14:01] Kna
Here we go.
[14:02] Kna
Lu la la...
[14:03] Shi
Lu la la...
[14:06] Kan
And now? I'm better, right?!
[14:09] Una
Y-Yes.
[14:11] Una
Intense courting is more
embarrassing than adorable.
[14:16] Kan
That's it!
[14:17] Kan
I'll make my bad student come with
me to show off how good I am.
[14:21] Kan
That's a foolproof courting method.
[14:23] Shi
So as your bad student, I'm just
there to make you look better?
[14:27] Kan
For now!
[14:29] Kan
But the days you spend dancing with me
will surely pay off at some point.
[14:33] Kan
Shimoda-kun, I want you
to surpass me one day.
[14:39] Kan
And then, if I take on a student...
[14:43] Kan
You are the one to shine next!
[14:46] Una
I see! This is the love
between teacher and student.
[14:49] Una
That's a nice story.
[14:51] Una
That really did get to my heart.
[14:53] Kan
It's done! A bird that forms a
dance team with its bad student!
[14:58] Shi
God has spoken!
[14:59] God
Accepted! Bravo!
SIGN Long-Tailed
Manakin
SIGN Accepted
[15:03] Shi
We also got Neptune-san's heart to throb!
[15:05] Kan
I did it! I'm the first one done!
[15:08] Una
Were we able to help?
[15:11] Shi
Let's go and talk to who's next.
[15:20] Una
Huh?
[15:21] Shi
It sounds like someone's having a fight.
[15:24] Shi
Is that Pluto-san, Mercury-san,
and Jupiter-san?
[15:28] Una
Wait, are the two of them
fighting over Pluto-chan?!
[15:31] Shi
Oh, no!
[15:33] Shi
Actually, no! It's not a fight,
more of a... duel?
[15:36] Kim
Yo! Should we start this,
and exit the friend zone?
[15:38] Miz
Yo! Should we settle this,
the principles of our hormones?
[15:41] Kim
Survival of the fittest is what I represent!
[15:43] Miz
Sadly for you, it's my vocation to present.
[15:45] Shi
It's a rap battle!
[15:47] Shi
They're trying to judge who's the
best with a flurry of rhymes!
[15:50] Una
You seem oddly familiar
with this sort of thing, Shimoda-kun.
[15:53] Kim
Strength is appetite, gluttony emotion,
[15:55] Kim
always with a smile, ready to dig in!
[15:57] Miz
My strength is innovation,
[15:58] Miz
step to me, I'll make you feast on poison.
[16:01] Miz
I'm the only one, that's my style.
[16:03] Kim
You're the lonely one,
just a jeering smile.
[16:05] Miz
This has no end.
[16:06] Kim
But we must defend!
[16:07] Both
Who will win? That girl
decides who gets in!
[16:09] Miz
Interlude...
[16:11] Kim
You there, do some beatboxing!
[16:14] Una
What's "beatboxing"?
[16:21] Miz
I am noble, you are trouble!
[16:22] Kim
You are cynical, but I am lyrical!
[16:25] Miz
Always hungry, what's your issue?
[16:27] Kim
Always forcin' it, you're stuck in glue.
[16:29] Both
I'll be the one accepted, you're at a dead end!
[16:32] Miz
Neptune-san, be the judge please.
[16:35] Una
I can't! I don't know what's
good or bad in rapping.
[16:38] Una
Besides, isn't that what
Pluto-chan is here for?
[16:41] Mei
I'm sorry, the waterfall was too
loud for me to hear anything.
[16:47] Shi
Does that mean MC Mercury and
MC Jupiter's efforts were in vain?!
[16:52] Miz
No, not in vain. There's something
we can learn from this!
[16:56] Kim
We were trying to see if Pluto-chan's
heart would react if we sang her
[16:59] Kim
a love song in the same
environment as frogs do.
[17:02] Shi
Frogs? Oh, that's why we're by the water.
[17:06] Kim
No matter how hard you try,
if she can't hear, she can't hear!
[17:09] Miz
Neptune-san's "I don't get it"
was also helpful.
[17:13] Kim
No matter how sick our rhymes are,
[17:15] Kim
if the listener doesn't understand,
what's the point?
[17:17] Una
I'm s-sorry...
[17:19] Shi
So why is it rap for frogs?
[17:22] Mei
Frog songs are closer to a rap battle
than a singing contest.
SIGN Not Popular
SIGN Popular
[17:26] Mei
The frogs' ribbit battle is about who
can make these low sounds faster.
[17:32] Mei
I wanted to see what it feels like
to be struck by love as a female frog,
[17:35] Mei
so I asked these two for help.
[17:37] Shi
That means a rice paddy in the summer
as the stage for a freestyle rap battle!
[17:41] Miz
If we can't settle this by singing,
we'll have to resort to physical combat.
[17:46] Kim
The stronger one will be chosen!
[17:49] Both
Bring it on!
[17:52] Una
They don't have to really fight.
[17:55] Miz
You need to show off your power
to make her heart respond!
[18:00] Kim
I'll show you, Mercury!
[18:12] Shi
Watch out!
[18:26] Una
Jeez, that'll happen when you get so rowdy.
[18:28] Una
Is anybody hurt?
[18:30] Kim
Neptune-san?
[18:32] Miz
Did he protect us?
[18:34] Kim
He's so kind...
[18:36] Miz
And strong!
[18:37] Both
Heart-throbbing infatuation...
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a
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[18:41] Miz
I lost.
[18:42] Kim
True strength is something you
can show without fighting.
[18:47] Kim
We've still got a long way to go.
[18:49] Mei
I've got it!
[18:51] Mei
A gentle battle where you can
see strength without fighting.
[18:54] Mei
By comparing your muscles!
[18:57] Mei
It's not a verbal or physical fight,
[18:59] Mei
it's a battle where you just
show off your leg muscles.
[19:02] Mei
A frog that touches your heart with his
peaceful but macho way of courting!
[19:05] Mei
What do you think?
[19:07] Shi
God has spoken!
[19:09] God
Accepted!
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Staurois
[19:12] Mei
Thank you, Neptune-san!
[19:14] Mei
See you, Shimoda-kun!
[19:17] Miz
It's fun to do the simulation yourself.
[19:20] Kim
I like how easy it is to understand.
[19:26] Shi
It looks like your approach was accepted.
Well, for the frog, I mean.
[19:30] Una
Yes, I am glad I was able to help.
[19:34] Una
Right, about your courting methods...
[19:40] Una
As a show of love, I do want you
to battle to show off your vigor,
[19:44] Una
but you saw that it's dangerous
to fight for real, right?
[19:48] Una
What should we do?
[19:49] Una
Since you guys dive in the ocean,
how about a lung capacity battle?
[19:54] Una
But I did like Ven-chan's transformation.
[19:58] Una
Lung capacity and transformation...
[20:01] Una
Maybe I'll try making them
inflate when they breathe in?
[20:04] Shi
Sounds good! Would they be like balloons?
[20:07] Una
Hm, they have ribs around their lungs,
so they can't inflate their entire body.
[20:15] Una
What is that?!
[20:17] Shi
Something got inflated there.
[20:19] Una
What? Where? What is that?
[20:22] Shi
Could that be its nose?
[20:29] Shi
He also inflated it!
[20:34] Shi
What did he inflate now?!
[20:37] Una
Uh, that should be...
[20:40] Shi
The one who shot out that
red nose lantern won!
[20:45] Una
The red lantern is the wall of the membrane
[20:47] Una
that separates the left and right
sides of the nose.
[20:50] Shi
Th-That's what that is?
[20:53] Una
I did write that their body inflates,
but I never imagined it would be that part.
[20:57] Shi
That definitely made something throb...
[20:59] Shi
Yeah, just hearing that made
me feel a throb... in my nose.
[21:03] Shi
God has spoken!
[21:05] God
Accepted!
SIGN Accepted
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[21:09] Una
Wait, that kind of throb is fine?
[21:12] God
It's okay!
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[21:14] Ken
The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
That Really Exist!
[21:18] Shi
They're so cute! From here they
look like a normal seal family.
[21:22] Kim
They are the fastest mammal to wean their young.
[21:25] Kim
Seals breastfeed for a whopping four days!
[21:27] Shi
So short!
[21:28] Kim
The males look normal at first glance, too,
[21:30] Kim
but when they want to appear stronger,
they do this!
[21:33] Shi
It's black!
[21:34] Shi
What part of the nose is inflating
to become this black balloon?
[21:39] Kim
That's the skin above the nose.
[21:41] Kim
They battle with its size and
the sound of inflating it.
[21:43] Kim
If the opponent doesn't back
down with this... they do this!
[21:47] Shi
It's red! Doesn't that hurt?
[21:50] Kim
It doesn't hurt! "This redness
is my determination."
[21:54] Kim
"Do you have what it takes to do this?"
[21:57] Kim
"If you can't, I'll let
you off easy. Get out of here."
[22:00] Kim
All that is what it means!
[22:02] Shi
Where does that red balloon come from?
[22:05] Shi
Oh, it's from the nostril, right?
[22:07] Kim
Yeah, because that's a nasal membrane.
[22:10] Shi
By the way, where is your voice coming from?
SIGN Next on the Agenda
E9 - Idea 9
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SIGN Heaven's Design Team
[01:31] God
This order is for...
[01:33] God
"An animal that tickles
one's maternal instincts."
[01:37] God
Cheers!
[01:40] Shi
A-All right, understood!
[01:43] Shi
So that's the word.
[01:44] Kan
Maternal instincts? So, basically an animal
that makes you want to protect it?
[01:50] Kan
It sounds fun, but I have
my hands full right now.
[01:54] Una
Aw, man. You could go all-out
making a cute animal!
[01:58] Una
But I'm also tied up in other work.
[02:02] Shi
Ah, I see.
[02:05] Shi
Then I'll go ask someone else.
[02:09] Kim
I'm in the pursuit of the ultimate
umami only crustaceans can possess,
[02:14] Kim
but I'm still not satisfied.
[02:16] Shi
I understand. Good luck.
[02:20] Shi
Everybody's so busy.
[02:22] Shi
Why does it always get busy when
everybody's already working?
[02:25] Shi
Is there no one who's free?
[02:27] Mei
Yes! I'm free. I'll do it!
[02:31] Shi
Oh... okay.
[02:33] Shi
I have a bad feeling about this.
[02:35] Shi
Of course the one who seems least-suited
to this job is in charge of it now.
[02:40] Shi
I wonder if this'll be okay.
[02:43] Kim
But that doesn't sound like
your area of expertise.
[02:47] Kim
Want some help?
[02:48] Mei
Hm, I think I'd like some advice.
[02:52] Kim
All right! Make something super cute, okay?
[02:55] Mei
Thank you! I'll do my best.
[02:58] Shi
At first glance,
all might seem harmonious,
[03:01] Shi
but with these two together,
I get an even worse feeling.
[03:05] Kan
That's a team that shouldn't
be allowed to talk about love.
[03:08] Una
I'm afraid they'll design something
where the children and parents eat each other.
[03:14] Mei
"Tickles the maternal instincts," huh?
[03:18] Mei
What kind of emotion does that evoke?
[03:22] Kim
Must be love.
[03:24] Mei
Love, huh?
[03:26] Mei
Is what you're making right
now a parent and its child?
[03:29] Kim
No, that's not it.
[03:32] Kim
This is a male imprisoning the female
with his long legs so she can't get away.
[03:37] Kim
I mean, the ocean is vast, right?
[03:40] Kim
The chance of meeting a good
female at the right time is low.
[03:42] Kim
That's why he imprisons her in his legs
so other males can't take her away,
[03:47] Kim
and waits until it's time for mating.
[03:50] Crab
You're a caged bird.
[03:54] Crab
But did I really capture you?
[03:57] Crab
Perhaps you have captured me.
[04:00] Shi
Uh...
[04:01] Mei
So love is imprisonment.
[04:04] Una
Imprison...
[04:06] Kan
...ment?
[04:07] Una
W-Wait, what's this imprisonment
you're talking about?
[04:11] Kan
Pluto-chan, we'd like to help too,
while we're taking a breather.
[04:16] Kan
Imprisonment is good, but have you
considered lovingly carrying the child?
[04:21] Una
Yeah! That's right.
[04:23] Kan
See, carrying is love!
[04:26] Mei
But those twins... One of them
will be left to die, right?
[04:32] Shi
Wh-Why would you even think that?!
[04:35] Mei
I mean, Neptune-san made the panda that way.
[04:38] Mei
They give birth to two and
keep the bigger one, right?
[04:42] Mei
Two cubs are born, but one's just a backup.
[04:44] Una
W-Well, I only set it up that
way so they can survive!
[04:49] Mei
Pandas' bodies having a
hard time taking in nutrients.
[04:52] Shi
It's just for rare emergencies, right?
[04:55] Mei
Down on Earth, the chances of that
emergency happening are quite high.
[04:59] Una
Listen, Pluto-chan...
[05:01] Una
Bears actually have the ability
to control when they give birth.
[05:06] Una
After mating with a male, the female
can put the pregnancy on hold.
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[05:11] Bear1
I love you!
[05:12] Bear2
I love you!
[05:13] Bear1
Mwah!
[05:14] Bear1
All right, take care of the kids!
[05:16] Bear2
See ya.
[05:18] Una
If she didn't put it on hold
and gave birth right away,
[05:21] Una
it would get colder and colder...
[05:22] Bear2
There's no food, and it's
only getting colder.
[05:25] Bear2
We can't do this!
[05:27] Una
But if she puts the pregnancy
and birth on hold...
[05:30] Bear2
Heck yeah, it's spring!
Your mom's gonna do this!
[05:34] Una
So if conditions aren't difficult for the panda,
[05:38] Una
she will properly raise both cubs.
[05:42] Kim
But those two cubs are from
different fathers, right?
[05:45] Shi
She's seeing two guys?
[05:47] Kim
With that ability, she can see
different males at different times,
[05:52] Kim
but give birth all in one go.
[05:55] Una
It may not be the product of devoted
love between one male and one female,
[05:59] Una
but this is a strategy devised to
survive the harsh reality of nature.
[06:03] Una
The hope is that by raising different
types of cubs, at least one will make it.
[06:08] Mei
That was really helpful.
[06:10] Shi
I have a bad feeling about this!
[06:11] Una
Wait! What part of that
did you find helpful?
[06:15] Una
Forget the second half! Hugging!
[06:17] Una
Hugging is what love between
parents and children is!
[06:20] Kan
R-Right! Love between parents and children!
[06:23] Kan
That's right! And the father!
The father's love is important, too!
[06:28] Mei
The father?
[06:29] Kan
Yes! The father!
[06:31] Kan
It's called maternal instinct,
[06:33] Kan
but the love of a parent isn't
limited to the mother, right?
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Sparrow
[06:37] Kan
There are a lot of animals
where the father rears the child.
[06:40] Kan
For instance, take a look at this sparrow.
[06:43] Shi
That's so cute! They take
turns feeding the chick.
[06:47] Kan
The father takes part in
rearing the child, too.
[06:50] Kan
Isn't that wonderful? They're cooperating.
[06:52] Kan
These babies also share
food with their flock.
[06:56] Kan
Watch this.
[06:58] Bird
Wow, so much food.
[07:00] Bird
I have to tell everyone
about this. Everybody!
[07:03] Birds
Yay, food! Food!
[07:06] Shi
Oh, you're right.
[07:07] Shi
They're all eating together.
[07:10] ---
See?
[07:11] Kim
Hm...
[07:13] Kim
Are they really cooperating?
[07:17] Kim
If they were truly cooperating,
[07:19] Kim
they should be calling their friends even
if there was just enough food for one bird.
[07:23] Bird
Yay, food! But just a little.
[07:31] Shi
It's not calling its friends, huh?
[07:33] Kim
It's actually hogging the food.
[07:35] Kim
Isn't it bad to keep secrets amongst friends?
[07:38] Kim
But it's not like we're making
these animals to be morally pure.
[07:44] Bir
The jig's up! Oh, well. All that
matters is my survival!
[07:48] Kan
O-Oh, fine.
[07:49] Kan
The reason they're calling their friends
is not just for sharing the food.
[07:54] Kan
The chance of being attacked
by a predator is lower
[07:57] Kan
when they're eating together
than when they eat alone!
[08:02] Kim
The "Ate My Money Away" Detective
sees through all smoke and mirrors!
[08:05] Kan
You're still doing that bit?
[08:08] Mei
That was really helpful.
[08:09] Kan
Wait! What part of that
did you find helpful?
[08:13] Kan
Forget the second half!
[08:14] Kan
Remember parental love in the form of
the father also raising the child!
[08:17] Kan
Please use that as inspiration!
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[08:23] Mei
All right, here's my presentation.
[08:26] Shi
I wonder what she made.
I'm a little excited, and a little scared...
[08:31] Kan
Huh, where are Jupiter and Neptune-san?
[08:34] Mei
Jupiter-san was shouting, "It's not the
big crab's fault that it tastes bad!"
[08:39] Mei
"It's the cooking method's fault!"
[08:42] Mei
Then he went off to Galapagos to put the whole
crab into a pot without cutting it up.
[08:47] Kan
That guy...
[08:48] Shi
So he's making pots instead of animals.
[08:52] Mei
Neptune-san also went to
Galapagos to test his bear.
[08:57] Mei
But since you're here,
I'll do my presentation anyway.
[09:00] Shi
Yes.
[09:02] Mei
First, the visual:
[09:03] Mei
Round and fluffy.
[09:06] Mei
Not good?
[09:07] Shi
N-No, it was just unexpected!
[09:10] Kan
Don't mind us. Please, continue.
[09:13] Mei
The father will lovingly carry this.
[09:17] Shi
Th-This is unexpected.
Carrying something fluffy!
[09:21] Kan
Could this lead to the golden
standard of cuteness?
[09:25] Kan
So that fluffy thing is the child?
[09:27] Mei
No.
[09:29] Mei
This white bag is a parasite's egg!
[09:35] Mei
The main body has the ability to burrow into
the host's body, like the root of a plant.
[09:40] Mei
Then it invades the host's nervous system,
[09:42] Mei
and makes it think that the
fluffy thing is its own child.
[09:45] Mei
The host will hug this bag to its chest,
and protect "its child" for the parasite.
[09:52] Mei
Oh, and if a male is infested, a hormonal
imbalance will feminize the host.
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[09:58] Ued
That's so wonderful.
[10:00] Mei
This is "the animal that tickles
the maternal instincts"!
[10:04] Shi
God has spoken!
[10:05] God
Accepted!
SIGN Rhizocephala
SIGN Main Body
SIGN Egg
SIGN Package Deal!
SIGN Accepted
[10:07] Mei
Yay!
[10:08] Kan
It already passed?
[10:11] Kan
You haven't even said what it parasitizes.
[10:14] Mei
Oh, that's true.
[10:15] Mei
Since you helped me, I'll have
it infest something you made.
[10:19] Kan
Wait!
[10:21] Kan
It wouldn't be right for me
to have the honor alone!
[10:23] Kan
I-I know!
[10:28] Una
So you called us all together...
[10:31] Kim
...because more candidates means a lower
chance that your creation will be picked.
[10:35] Kim
Just like when the sparrows
eat food together.
[10:38] Kan
I just couldn't stay calm!
[10:41] Mei
This is hard.
[10:42] Mei
I want it to be lovingly held,
[10:46] Mei
so I'll go for the crab, since it
has so many arms to hug with!
[10:49] Una
Thank you!
[10:50] Kan
I'm safe!
[10:52] Ued
Congratulations, Jupiter-kun.
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[10:55] Ken
The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
That Really Exist!
[10:59] Kim
So the crab thinks this
fluffy thing on its abdomen
[11:02] Kim
is its own egg sac, and it's
guarding it vigilantly.
[11:06] Mei
But those are really the eggs of the
Rhizocephala parasite.
[11:09] Kim
I wonder how the crab feels about that.
[11:12] Mei
Not sure, but infested crabs have long lives.
[11:16] Mei
That's because they don't use energy for
reproduction and take care of themselves instead.
[11:20] Kim
So it's not all that bad, then.
[11:22] Kim
What are Rhizocephala anyway? Insects?
[11:26] Mei
No, they're crustaceans.
[11:28] Kim
Crustaceans? So, relatives of the crab?
[11:31] Kim
Is a crab hitching a ride on a crab, then?
[11:34] Kim
That means the eggs might be tasty.
SIGN Tasting. . .
[11:41] Kim
Tastes a bit like urchin. I might like this.
[11:45] Mei
I like Rhizocephala, too.
We're the same, Jupiter-san.
SIGN WHICH ONE WILL BE ACCEPTED?
SIGN The
[11:56] Shi
Which One Will Be Accepted? The Show!
[12:04] Shi
Welcome, everyone!
[12:05] Shi
It's time for Which One
Will Be Accepted? The Show!
[12:08] Shi
Today's request is for "a bird
that lives on an island of ice"!
[12:12] Shi
Here, our Heaven's Design Team is
about to have a presentation battle!
[12:17] Shi
Our commentators will be Venus-san, with
her motto, "To design is to create beauty..."
SIGN Venus
SIGN Commentators
[12:22] Shi
And Saturn-san, who says,
"Horses are the best!"
SIGN Saturn
[12:24] Shi
Can I have a word from
you two about today's battle?
[12:27] Kan
The best way to counteract
the cold is to put on fat.
[12:31] Kan
I believe the contestants will
make fat, flightless birds.
[12:35] Tsu
If it's an island of ice,
there won't be many enemies,
[12:37] Tsu
so being flightless should be fine.
[12:39] Shi
I see! That's an excellent prediction!
[12:41] Shi
All right then, contestants,
[12:43] Shi
please do your best
in the presentation battle!
[12:46] Una
Um, I'm looking forward to
making a cute roundie.
SIGN Neptune
SIGN Jupiter
[12:50] Kim
I will do everything I can to keep
it from being round and cute.
[12:55] Shi
And the battle is on!
SIGN JUPITER
SIGN NEPTUNE
[12:59] Txt
Question
SIGN What's the ideal amphibious body
for living on an island of ice!?
[13:00] Shi
Question 1!
[13:01] Shi
What's the ideal amphibious body
for living on an island of ice?
[13:04] Tsu
I'm surprised Shimoda-kun's so enthusiastic.
[13:07] Kan
Speaking of, apparently he knows
quite a bit about rap, too.
[13:11] Una
This is mine.
[13:14] Kim
Then this is mine.
[13:16] Shi
Oh, they both look the
same... Wait a minute.
[13:23] Shi
Those legs are so long!
[13:25] Shi
Their coloring is the same,
but now we have both leg extremes!
[13:30] Shi
What do you say, Venus-san?
[13:32] Kan
As expected, both of them are good.
[13:33] Shi
Did you hear this? High praise!
[13:36] Kan
For the fish, this coloring
is the hardest to spot.
[13:40] Fish
Since it's dark in the deep,
black is hard to see.
[13:43] Fish
Since the surface is blinding,
white's also hard to see.
[13:45] Tsu
This reminds me of Pluto-kun's squid.
[13:49] Shi
Indeed, this is like the
smokescreen of light!
[13:51] Shi
Then let's switch over to
Mars-san and get her judgment.
[13:54] Shi
Mars-san, are you ready?
[13:57] Hig
Yes, I'm here.
[13:58] Hig
Hello, I'm currently on Galapagos.
[14:01] Hig
I've covered the island with ice,
so we'll be testing the birds here.
[14:05] Hig
Should I send you a visual?
[14:07] Shi
All right, it looks like the battle
will take place there!
[14:10] Shi
Who will the goddess of
victory favor this time?!
[14:14] Hig
Uh, what's going on, here?
[14:17] Kan
The presentation right before this
one left a bit of bad taste in my mouth.
[14:21] Kan
That's why Shimoda-kun suggested
a light-hearted competition.
[14:24] Tsu
From time to time, something like this is fine.
[14:28] Hig
Uh... thank you for the explanation.
[14:31] Hig
Well, whatever. I'll have the
two birds go to the ocean now.
[14:34] Hig
It'll be a race to see who
can catch a fish faster!
[14:38] Shi
Ready, set, go!
[14:43] Una
You got this!
[14:44] Kim
Nice!
[14:55] Kim
All right, that's elegant!
[14:57] Shi
Now, a question for the contestants.
[14:59] Shi
How does your bird swim?
SIGN Light! Weak!
[15:02] Una
Its flaps its arms to propel itself forward.
SIGN Heavy! Robust!
[15:04] Una
Since it doesn't fly, I was able to
make its bones thick and sturdy.
[15:08] Kan
Did you forget how much trouble I went
through to make the birdies light?!
[15:12] Kim
Mine also kicks its legs!
[15:14] Shi
Wow, that looks fast!
[15:17] Shi
And they're already back!
[15:19] Shi
Were they able to catch a fish?
[15:21] Shi
Who reigned supreme?!
[15:23] Shi
The difference is clear as day!
[15:28] Shi
Team Neptune was able to secure a fish.
[15:31] Hig
Looks like the one with the shorter
legs is a better swimmer.
[15:35] Shi
I thought the leg kick would
make for a faster swimmer.
[15:38] Hig
Actually, no. Kicking your legs
increases your water resistance,
[15:43] Hig
so that's more of a hindrance.
[15:46] Shi
Down! Our usual trope is
back with a vengeance!
[15:49] Shi
Mars-san, what's the cause here?
[15:52] Hig
Hypothermia.
[15:55] Shi
The cold! Downed by the cold!
[15:58] Shi
That's fatal in the coldest of seas!
[16:02] Hig
Looks like the one with the long
legs got cold in the ocean.
[16:06] Tsu
With legs that long, it has
a lot of exposed surface area.
[16:11] Hig
The rounder an animal's body is,
the smaller the area exposed to the elements.
[16:17] Hig
You know how wolves do that, too?
[16:19] Shi
Now that you mention it...
[16:20] Kim
Hold up!
[16:22] Kim
If that's true, the short-legged one shouldn't
be able to stand on the ice for so long!
[16:27] Kim
I had a reason for making the legs long.
SIGN Chilled
by the ice
[16:30] Kim
With the long legs, we can entwine
cold veins with warm arteries,
SIGN Entwined
blood vessels
SIGN Doesn't get cold
[16:34] Kim
thereby equalizing the temperature.
SIGN Chilled
by the ice
SIGN Body gets cold
[16:37] Kim
With short legs,
[16:38] Kim
there's no room for
the temperatures to equalize.
[16:41] Kim
The cold blood goes straight into the body.
[16:44] Shi
Oh, that sounds unpleasantly chilly!
[16:47] Shi
So there was a reason for those long legs.
[16:50] Shi
But this one doesn't look like it'll collapse.
[16:53] Shi
Is its core not cold?
[16:56] Kim
Why not?!
[16:56] Una
Actually, that one has long legs, too.
[17:02] Una
They're squatting inside their bodies.
[17:03] Una
It's like doing a Slav squat,
then pulling your jacket over your knees.
[17:07] Tsu
To see Neptune-kun squat like that...
[17:10] Kan
That's a rare sight.
[17:11] Shi
Imagine that! Neptune-san also made
the legs long to thwart the cold!
[17:17] Shi
Neptune-san pulls ahead
with the first point!
[17:21] Tsu
Ah, that's what that is for.
[17:23] Kim
I won't lose the next round!
[17:25] Shi
Then let's get to the next question!
[17:27] Txt
Question
SIGN How do you ensure that the fish
don't get away?
[17:28] Shi
How do you ensure that the fish don't get away?
[17:33] Una
I made its beak big and jagged.
[17:37] Una
That's so it can have a good grip
on the fish while it swims.
[17:40] Shi
I see!
[17:41] Shi
On the other hand, Jupiter-san's
bird doesn't look visibly changed.
[17:48] Kim
Did that surprise you?
[17:49] Kan
Hey! Can you not break the bounds
of the bird category?
[17:53] Tsu
Mars-kun, what's your verdict here?
[17:55] Hig
Both of them have issues.
[17:58] Hig
A bigger beak means that
more heat escapes through it,
[18:01] Hig
so it might get cold.
[18:04] Hig
The problem with Jupiter-san's idea is that
opening the mouth so wide lets heat escape, too.
[18:08] Hig
Barbs on the tongue are a good idea, though,
[18:11] Hig
They make it harder
for fish to get away.
[18:13] Shi
Jupiter-san's idea is accepted!
[18:15] Kim
Yay!
[18:17] Kim
All right, then let's make the tongue barbed.
[18:20] Shi
Onto the next question, then!
[18:22] Txt
Question
SIGN Can it survive by drinking sea water?
[18:23] Shi
Can it survive by drinking sea water?!
[18:27] Tsu
Ven-chan, aren't there already a few
coastal animals that have this ability?
[18:33] Kan
There are quite a few animals
[18:35] Kan
that filter out salt from the water
and eject it through some body fluid.
[18:39] Una
Then he'll dispose of it through tears.
[18:41] Kim
No, through snot!
SIGN Sea Gull Style
SIGN Sea Turtle Style
[18:44] Shi
I always felt bad for sea turtles because
they're crying while laying their eggs.
[18:49] Kan
They're just disposing of
salt through their eyes.
[18:53] Shi
I never knew.
[18:56] Shi
Then over to you, Mars-san!
[18:58] Hig
Right, tears versus snot. Let's take a look.
[19:06] Hig
Oh, this one goes to snot.
[19:09] Hig
Snot can be shaken off,
[19:11] Hig
but the tears leave the
face encrusted with salt.
[19:15] Shi
That means Jupiter-san gets yet
another point and is in the lead!
[19:22] Kan
The sea turtle is almost always in
the water, so the tears don't dry.
[19:27] Tsu
Right.
[19:28] Txt
Question
SIGN The chick design!
[19:28] Shi
Now, the next question is about the chick design!
[19:31] Una
The chick needs to be cute!
[19:33] Kim
The chick needs to be safe.
[19:35] Hig
The thorns will keep both
friend and foe away!
[19:40] Hig
Since that prevents huddling
to stay warm, that's rejected!
[19:42] Shi
Neptune-san's fluffy one wins!
[19:45] Txt
Question
SIGN What's its secret for staying underwater
for a long time?
[19:45] Shi
Next question: What's its secret for
staying underwater for a long time?
[19:49] Shi
What will they do?!
[19:50] Una
Breathe in a lot of air?
[19:52] Una
No, that'll make it float...
[19:54] Kim
Let's make it a poikilotherm,
then lower the temperature of organs
[19:58] Kim
not used underwater, to the point
where it's half-dead.
[20:00] Hig
That's good!
[20:02] Hig
That'll lower its oxygen consumption.
[20:04] Tsu
Being half-dead while
swimming sure is novel.
[20:08] Kan
That may be too novel to still be a bird.
[20:11] Shi
The point goes to Jupiter-san!
[20:13] Txt
Question
SIGN How will the children recognize
their parents
[20:13] Shi
Next up: How will the children
recognize their parents?
[20:16] Una
The parent will talk to it before it hatches,
letting the child learn its voice.
SIGN I'm your dad
SIGN Dad
[20:20] Kim
Each face will have a different pattern.
[20:22] Hig
You can't see a pattern in a snow storm.
[20:24] Hig
Rejected.
[20:25] Shi
That's a point for Neptune-san!
[20:27] Shi
Neither of them are yielding,
and we go into the final round with a tie!
[20:31] Shi
The battle for the bird that lives on
an icy island has become really heated!
[20:35] Shi
Let's hear how our two
contestants are feeling!
[20:39] Shi
How is it going, Neptune-san?
[20:40] Una
Um, this is harder than I thought.
I'll do my best.
[20:44] Shi
Jupiter-san, how about you?
[20:47] Kim
A lot more passed than I expected.
[20:50] Kim
I just did the opposite
of Neptune-san's ideas.
[20:53] Shi
Oh! That's brutally honest!
[20:58] Shi
Now, let us move on to the final question!
SIGN What if there's no food while raising the child
[20:58] Txt
Question
[21:00] Shi
What if there's no food while raising the child?
[21:03] Kan
That's a key factor for surviving
in extreme cold.
[21:07] Shi
What are your answers?!
[21:09] Una
The parents will fast!
[21:10] Shi
Poor things!
[21:12] Kim
The chicks will fast!
[21:13] Shi
Poor things!
[21:16] Shi
Mars-san, what is your judgment here?
[21:19] Hig
That's really hard to say.
[21:21] Hig
Since they're flightless,
they can pack on body fat,
[21:25] Hig
so their bodies are suited to fasting.
[21:27] Hig
But which to pick?
[21:28] Shi
Who...
[21:29] Shi
Who will be the winner?!
[21:36] God
Both are accepted!
SIGN King Penguin
SIGN Emperor Penguin
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Accepted
[21:41] Shi
God has spoken!
[21:42] Hig
Literally the Word of God!
[21:45] Shi
Congratulations, Neptune-san, Jupiter-san!
[21:52] Shi
Since both were accepted by God,
[21:54] Shi
you're apparently free to add a
quality of your own choosing.
[21:57] Una
Then I'll make an alternate
design for the chick.
[22:00] God
That chick is accepted, too!
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Emperor Penguin
Chick
[22:04] Kim
I'll, hmm... get rid of the round
pupils and make them square.
SIGN Accepted
[22:11] Shi
That's kind of scary!
[22:12] Kim
I'm so happy.
SIGN Next on the Agenda
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[00:00] 213
Wait! I said wait!
[00:02] 213
It's dangerous outside!
[00:03] Guy
I am still leaving this place!
[00:06] 213
Why are you unhappy?
It's perfectly safe here!
[00:09] Guy
What is perfect here?
[00:11] Guy
Here, we're controlled by the queen!
[00:14] Guy
Or are you going to fight the queen with me?
[00:18] 213
It's futile. Have you forgotten about #72?
[00:22] Guy
See? That's brainwashing!
[00:24] Guy
Listen, you be careful, too.
Especially of the queen's—
[00:29] Guy
Someone's coming.
[00:30] Guy
This is my chance. I'm leaving.
[00:32] 213
W-Wait!
[00:34] 213
Don't go!
[00:37] Shi
I walked into something really intense.
SIGN Heaven's Design Team
[02:16] 213
You have an unusual aura.
Are you a traveler?
[02:19] Shi
Uh, I guess so.
[02:21] 213
I am sorry that you had to witness that.
[02:24] 213
Welcome to our queendom.
[02:25] Shi
Um, I feel like I shouldn't be here.
[02:28] Shi
I interrupted you, didn't I?
[02:30] 213
No, I welcome you warmly.
[02:32] 213
This is a perfect society, a paradise
ruled by our perfect queen.
[02:38] 213
But sometimes there are people
who defect, like him.
[02:42] 213
Common folk with few opportunities
for an audience with the queen
[02:46] 213
lose their sense of reverence.
[02:48] 213
It's sad.
[02:50] Shi
Your queen must be amazing.
[02:53] 213
Once you meet our queen, you will understand
how wonderful and magnificent she is.
[02:57] 213
If you would like, I can show you the way.
[03:03] 233
Oh, #213!
[03:05] 248
Who's that with you?
[03:07] 233
Is that a traveler?!
[03:08] 316
He doesn't smell like the swarm, and he's
wearing black, so he must be a traveler!
[03:12] 316
How cool!
[03:14] Shi
H-Hello.
[03:15] 213
Calm down, you lot. You can see that
you're bothering him.
[03:18] 213
Get back to work.
[03:20] 248
All right.
[03:21] 233
Oh, #213. There's a message
saying that new food was discovered.
[03:27] 233
So tunnel #46, which was being expanded,
is now a food store.
[03:30] 213
I see. That's good news.
[03:33] 213
I was just thinking that we
should treat our guest properly.
[03:36] 213
I'll go there now. Thank you.
[03:39] 233
Goodbye, traveler!
[03:51] Shi
It's so big.
[03:53] Shi
I could easily get lost here.
[03:55] 213
Esteemed guest, what number
did you have in your land?
[03:59] Shi
You mean my name?
[04:01] Shi
I don't have a number.
My name is Shimoda.
[04:03] 213
"Shimoda"? I see, your land uses
different names than ours.
[04:08] Shi
Anyway, everybody here looks quite similar.
[04:12] Shi
It's hard to tell the girls and the boys apart.
[04:15] 213
There is no such a distinction.
[04:16] 213
Unlike the queen and her few husbands,
[04:18] 213
we workers not sexually developed
and are all equal.
[04:21] Shi
That's interesting. So if all
the workers are young people,
[04:25] Shi
what do the elderly do?
[04:27] 213
"Elderly"? What... is that?
[04:31] Shi
Uh, um, like when you live long and get old?
[04:35] 213
Oh, I've heard of that! But we don't age.
[04:41] 213
In this perfect society,
there's no such thing as growing old.
[04:44] 213
We don't get cancer, either.
[04:45] Shi
No cancer? That's amazing!
[04:47] 213
While only our queen can have children,
[04:50] 213
we are all more similar than mere siblings,
and thus look nearly identical.
[04:54] 213
Instead of clinging to individual happiness,
[04:56] 213
we prioritize the happiness
of the entire land.
[04:59] 213
That's how we do things.
[05:01] Shi
This really could be a perfect society.
[05:04] 213
This is the food store.
[05:06] Shi
Here? There's nothing here.
[05:12] Shi
Wait, am I the food?!
[05:24] 213
Is something wrong, Shimoda-dono?
[05:26] 213
Please, have some potato.
[05:28] Shi
P-P-Potato?
[05:30] 213
Yes, everything that's a
different color is potato.
[05:33] 213
Since this is a giant underground queendom,
[05:36] 213
we dig our tunnels into potatoes
and use them as food.
[05:39] Shi
So it's an edible tunnel.
[05:42] 213
As yesterday's potato was a clustering type,
SIGN View of the Entire Queendom
[05:45] 213
I thought that digging around the
vicinity would lead to more of them.
[05:49] 213
Fill the holes with dirt after you eat.
[05:51] 213
That way it will regenerate,
and we'll have more to eat.
[05:55] Bob
All right!
[05:57] Shi
You're so knowledgeable.
[06:00] 213
No, I just pass on what
I learned from #72.
[06:03] Shi
#72?
[06:05] 213
Yes, this is #72's notebook.
[06:09] 213
Prior to me, #72 was
the one responsible
[06:12] 213
for developing the remote regions.
[06:15] 213
I learned how to distinguish different
types of potato, how to cultivate them,
[06:18] 213
and many other things
by reading this notebook.
[06:21] 213
But at the end...
[06:23] 213
There was a sentence that read:
"I am thinking of defying the queen."
[06:27] Shi
Eek! Where's that person now?
[06:30] 213
The bloodstains tell the tale.
[06:32] 213
Those who rebel against
the queen are killed.
[06:35] 213
Foolish #72... Why did
you ever think to do that?
[06:40] Que
Let it be.
[06:41] Que
There's no point in wondering
about things like that.
[06:45] 213
My queen!
[06:47] 213
I am honored that you
would come out this far!
[06:51] Que
It's only natural for a queen
to survey all of her queendom.
[06:55] Que
Although, it would be a little troublesome
if the queendom spread too far.
[07:00] Que
Developer #213, it's been awhile.
[07:04] Que
If you are too devoted to your work,
I cannot give you this.
[07:14] 213
What an honor, to receive this
directly from Her Highness's hand!
[07:18] Que
Do visit sometimes, and don't go
overboard with development.
[07:23] 213
You are too kind to me.
[07:25] Que
Are you a traveler?
[07:27] Shi
Y-Yes!
[07:28] Que
We rarely get guests.
[07:30] Que
Do take in everything our land has to offer.
[07:37] Que
Your queen is so elegant!
[07:39] 213
Isn't she? Our queen was not born a queen.
[07:44] 213
The strongest, most diligent
worker becomes the queen.
[07:48] Shi
Oh, so it's not hereditary succession,
but a merit-based society.
[07:53] 213
Yes, and she's always looking
out for our health.
[07:57] 213
This is a health supplement.
[07:59] 213
I am so grateful.
[08:00] Shi
Wow.
[08:02] 213
If you would like, you can have this.
[08:03] 213
I can get another one later.
[08:05] Shi
Oh, thank you.
[08:09] 213
I will show you the nursery next.
[08:12] Shi
Sure!
SIGN Packed...
[08:18] Shi
Wh-Why are they laying under the babies?
[08:21] 213
Their duty is being the bed.
[08:23] Shi
Being the bed?!
[08:24] Shi
There are about three people
stacked up for each bed.
[08:27] Shi
Isn't that a lot of weight for
the ones on the bottom?
[08:29] Shi
Can they breathe?
[08:30] 213
Probably not.
[08:33] 213
But as we are perfect, we are
fairly fine even without oxygen.
[08:37] Shi
Fairly...
[08:38] Shi
Is that perfection, though?
[08:41] Shi
Please hang in there!
[08:43] 213
Our queendom is underground, after all,
[08:45] 213
so there's not a lot of oxygen—
[08:47] Shi
Wh-What's that?!
[08:49] 213
We're under attack.
[08:50] Shi
What? Oh, no!
[08:53] 213
Those are my siblings who are
assigned to guard duty.
[08:56] 213
We can just leave it to them,
and we'll be fine.
[08:58] Shi
The guards must be strong, then.
[09:00] 213
No.
[09:01] 213
They're just going to block the entrance,
so they'll be eaten by the enemy first.
[09:06] Shi
There's such a terrifying role?!
[09:09] 213
As perfect beings, we don't feel much pain,
[09:13] 213
so if I were assigned to the guard class,
I would go to be eaten.
[09:17] Shi
That's terrible!
[09:18] Shi
Are the classes that absolute?!
[09:20] Shi
Even though you said becoming
queen is based on merit?
[09:23] Shi
Which means, in this land, someone
like you could become queen as well!
[09:28] 213
I-I've never... That's... No...
[09:32] Guy
See? That's brainwashing!
Listen, you be careful, too.
[09:34] Guy
Especially of the queen's—
[09:35] 213
That must be it.
[09:36] 213
Why did I never think of that?
[09:39] 213
All I cared about was being loyal.
[09:42] 213
Is this brainwashing?
[09:44] Que
So you noticed.
[09:47] Que
I gave you a supplement.
[09:50] Que
Did you not take it?
[09:53] 213
I get it!
[09:54] 213
You were making us take that
supplement at every opportunity.
[09:57] 213
That's what you used to brainwash us.
[09:59] 213
Since he worked in the far reaches,
he rarely saw you.
[10:02] 213
Thus the effect on him wore off,
and he left the queendom.
[10:05] Que
Clever child. I've been
waiting for this moment.
[10:14] 213
I will defeat you and become queen!
[10:19] 213
I won't be controlled by you anymore!
[10:38] 213
#72?
[10:40] 213
Why do you have that number?!
[10:43] 213
No... it can't be!
[10:47] 213
#72!
[10:50] Que
I'll leave the rest to you, #213.
[10:55] 213
#72!
[11:01] Shi
I feel like I saw something
I shouldn't have.
[11:04] Mei
Welcome back, Shimoda-kun.
[11:06] Mei
How did you like the "animals that
create the perfect society"?
[11:10] Shi
Well, it was perfect in many ways.
[11:13] Mei
Yay!
[11:15] Hig
What did you think of the new system?
[11:17] Hig
I designed it so you can
experience the animals' society
[11:20] Hig
from the viewpoint of someone in it.
[11:22] Shi
The immersion was so deep that I'm
exhausted, but it felt hyper realistic.
[11:27] Hig
That's great.
[11:29] Hig
You can see the inside of nests
that you normally couldn't,
[11:31] Hig
or understand the animals' social structure.
[11:35] Shi
Um, since I was seeing things
from the animals' perspective,
[11:38] Shi
everybody looked roughly like me,
[11:41] Shi
but in reality they look different, right?
[11:43] Mei
Their true size and appearance is this!
SIGN The Queen
Her Husbands
Occasional Defector
Guards (Cannon Fodder)
Bed Duty Workers
[11:48] Mei
Aren't they so smooth and cute?
[11:50] Shi
Yes... So what's their enemy?
[11:54] Mei
Snakes! But it's fine, because they
seal the entrance to the nest
[11:57] Mei
while their friends are being eaten!
[12:00] Shi
God has spoken!
[12:02] God
Accepted!
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Naked Mole Rat
[12:06] Mei
Yay, it's done!
[12:08] Hig
Let's go have a drink.
[12:09] Mei
Yeah, time to drink!
[12:12] Shi
Um, Pluto-san...
[12:14] Shi
About this... What's in the queen's
brainwashing supplement?
[12:19] Mei
The queen's poop!
[12:21] Shi
I'm so glad I didn't take it!
SIGN The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[12:24] Ken
The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
That Really Exist!
[12:29] Ued
Why are they naked?
[12:31] Tsu
Since they live in the warm soil,
they don't need fur.
[12:35] Tsu
Without fur, they are less
susceptible to parasites.
[12:37] Tsu
Their ears do have hair,
so that dirt doesn't get in.
[12:42] Ued
Huh? Ears? Where are they?
[12:44] Tsu
Right here.
[12:45] Tsu
They don't have earlobes, as they
could get caught in the tunnels.
[12:49] Ued
Oh, so earlobes stick out too far?
[12:52] Ued
That means the queen's tummy would get
stuck in the tunnels when she's pregnant, too.
[12:56] Tsu
Correct! That's why the queen actually
gets longer when she's pregnant.
[13:01] Tsu
Being longer is not such a
detriment in a tight space.
[13:04] Tsu
She goes to that length
to continue her patrols.
[13:07] Ued
I thought she would at least
rest when she's pregnant.
[13:09] Tsu
Being queen doesn't sound too easy.
[13:13] Ued
The more I hear of her hardships, the more
I want to go have a drink with her once.
[13:25] Shi
Maybe I went overboard and made too much.
[13:28] Shi
I hope they'll like my gift
of angel bean paste buns.
[13:35] Shi
Right! I have God's new order here, too!
[13:40] Shi
Hel...oh?!
[13:42] Tsu
The time has come!
[13:44] Tsu
O beast, darker than night,
heed my call!
[13:48] Tsu
Darkness, accept my life as payment.
[13:52] Tsu
Now, with my blood,
this contract shall be sealed!
[13:56] Shi
You have to stop!
[13:56] Tsu
Hey, watch out!
[13:58] Tsu
What's wrong? Is there an
issue with this delivery?!
[14:01] Shi
Delivery? You were in the
middle of a delivery?
[14:05] Tsu
Yes. See what you interrupting did?
[14:09] Tsu
He got stuck mid-transfer!
[14:12] Shi
It's like a fax transmission error,
but it's a huge demon.
[14:16] Shi
I am so sorry! It looked really bad,
so I thought you were in danger.
[14:21] Tsu
Oh, it scared you, and you're
an angel! Well done, me.
[14:25] Shi
This was your work, Chief Saturn?
[14:29] Tsu
Yes, I got an order from
Hell for a familiar.
[14:32] Shi
Oh, from Yokota-san.
[14:34] Tsu
The order was for an "animal that can
communicate without using sound."
[14:39] Tsu
So I made a creature that is able to
receive and send pheromones through the air.
[14:43] Tsu
The male goat can secrete volatile
pheromones from its fur.
[14:47] Shi
Huh, pheromone communication, is it?
[14:50] Tsu
Those horns are antennae
for receiving pheromones.
[14:53] Shi
Th-They move.
[14:55] Ins
Yes! They are antennae, after all.
[14:57] Shi
You're from the insect department.
[14:58] Tsu
The insect department has a lot of
pheromone expertise, so I asked them for help.
[15:03] Ins
The magic circle is the address,
and the blood is the password!
[15:07] Ins
Unlike us, raw tissue can't be
transported with lightning.
[15:11] Shi
Ah, right.
[15:12] Kan
Hm, it doesn't look like
we can dislodge it easily.
[15:17] Miz
What are we going to do?
[15:19] Mei
What's this?
[15:20] Shi
Oh, I brought those
bean paste buns as a gift.
[15:22] Tsu
Thank you! I love bean paste buns.
Let's take a break.
[15:26] Ins
Am I invited as well?
[15:28] Tsu
Of course.
[15:29] All
Thank you!
[15:33] Una
It's filled with white bean paste!
[15:36] Kim
So angels fill their buns
with white bean paste.
[15:39] Tsu
I always thought that
bean paste buns went best with milk,
[15:41] Tsu
but these would go well
with green tea, too.
[15:43] Shi
I also brought this new order.
[15:47] Kna
Aw, we're on break.
[15:49] Kna
Let me see what the client ordered now.
[15:53] God
An animal that rejuvenates!
[15:57] Kan
Another one that sounds annoying.
[16:00] Shi
Um, I guess freeing animals from
the curse of aging is difficult?
[16:05] Una
Aging is not a curse.
[16:07] Miz
If anything, it's a blessing.
[16:10] Shi
Yesterday, I saw an animal that
doesn't age for the first time.
[16:14] Shi
I always thought that animals had to age.
[16:18] Tsu
There are no curses in life.
[16:21] Tsu
Rather, every living thing is only made up
of blessings that allow it to survive.
[16:25] Tsu
Well, I suppose a little bit of our
personal tastes are in there, too.
[16:30] All
A little?
[16:31] Tsu
Aging is one method to ensure
the survival of the species.
[16:35] Tsu
It's only used by many animals
because it's so effective.
[16:39] Kim
Besides, there are a lot
of animals that don't age.
[16:42] Shi
Oh, really?
[16:44] Kim
For instance, the urchin.
[16:46] Kim
This guy's lived for 200 years,
but he's still healthy.
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Y
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a
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s
O
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[16:48] Kim
And the lobster!
This guy doesn't age, either.
[16:51] Kim
And he has no set lifespan.
He just gets bigger as the years go by.
[16:55] Shi
Won't they multiply wildly, then?
[16:58] Kim
Don't worry! I made them tasty!
[17:00] Kim
They get eaten all the time!
[17:01] Shi
I still don't quite get what's
so good about aging, then.
[17:06] Tsu
Ah, well, let's get Mars-san,
and then we'll explain it.
[17:10] Hig
Here you go. This is a time
accelerator for creatures.
[17:15] Tsu
Then let's use this garden
box to see it for ourselves.
[17:18] Tsu
The animals that get the light from the time
accelerator are the ones that will age.
[17:22] Tsu
By the way, these are dots
we use in simulations.
[17:26] Tsu
They're called simudots.
SIGN Simudots
[17:28] Shi
Dots.
[17:29] Una
So cute!
[17:31] Tsu
Then let's observe the aging ones first.
[17:37] Shi
They're having kids and
increasing in numbers.
[17:40] Tsu
See, there are also dots that age,
get frail, and collapse.
[17:45] Shi
Huh? A new blue square is
chasing down the frail dot.
[17:51] Tsu
Oh, that's their natural enemy, the square!
[17:54] Tsu
It eats the weak dots first.
[17:56] Shi
They're so cute, but it's a tough world.
[17:59] Tsu
Let's observe the ones that don't age next.
[18:03] Tsu
The ones that don't age keep
increasing in number.
[18:06] Tsu
It looks like their natural enemy
can't really touch the big dots.
[18:11] Shi
Oh, but the small ones are being
eaten by the natural enemy.
[18:14] Shi
Ah, over here, too!
[18:16] Mei
The natural enemy will attack
the weak ones first.
[18:18] Mei
If they don't age, only the children will die,
and generational change can't happen.
[18:22] Shi
But...
[18:23] Mei
What do you think will happen if
there's no generational change?
SIGN Collapse
[18:28] Shi
They all died!
[18:30] Tsu
That was a disease. Without generational
change, there's less diversity.
SIGN Diversity
[18:35] Tsu
That leads to insufficient resilience
against disease, and the population collapses.
[18:39] Shi
Diversity?
[18:40] Tsu
Imagine there is a lock that
protects the body from a disease.
SIGN 1st Generation
SIGN 2nd Generation
[18:44] Tsu
As there are more children,
there are more varieties of keyhole.
SIGN 3rd Generation
[18:47] Tsu
That is diversity.
[18:49] Tsu
What do you think happens when a virus
manages to open someone's lock?
[18:55] Shi
All the same locks will also be affected.
SIGN 1st Generation
SIGN 2nd Generation
SIGN 3rd Generation
[18:58] Shi
Oh, that's why all the
simudots died off at once!
[19:01] Tsu
Correct. With few natural
enemies and no set life span,
[19:05] Tsu
there's insufficient diversity,
and you're headed for extinction.
[19:08] Mei
With the rats you saw,
only the queen gives birth,
[19:12] Mei
so there is no risk of
overpopulation or starvation.
[19:14] Mei
They're also really resistant to disease
[19:15] Mei
so they don't go extinct
even though they don't age.
[19:19] Shi
I thought not aging would
be a good thing.
[19:23] Shi
But it's like inviting extinction in.
[19:25] Shi
Ah, that new order, the one for
the "rejuvenating animal"...
[19:29] Shi
Isn't rejuvenation also a path
headed straight for extinction?!
[19:32] Hig
Well, I think we'll see when we try it out.
[19:36] Tsu
This is a good opportunity.
Let's just use that, too.
[19:38] Tsu
You can produce rejuvenation with that
device if you flip it over, right?
[19:42] Hig
I don't really recommend resetting
something that's already developed.
[19:47] Tsu
Okay, let's try it with the mini horse.
[19:50] Tsu
First, we reset the cell divisions.
[19:56] Shi
The horse turned into
something like bread dough.
[19:58] Tsu
Here it gets interesting!
[20:00] Tsu
Come on, turn into a horse again!
[20:03] Tsu
That's it!
[20:04] Tsu
You got it!
[20:05] Tsu
You can do—
[20:07] Kan
That's a jellyfish.
[20:08] Miz
Yep, a jellyfish.
[20:11] Hig
See, I told you.
[20:12] Hig
If you reset a high-level life form,
[20:14] Hig
there's no guarantee that it can
get back to where it started.
[20:17] Hig
The cells have become too specialized.
[20:19] Hig
Maybe it helps if you imagine a veteran
doctor going back to being a baby.
[20:22] Hig
There's no guarantee that that
baby will become a doctor again.
[20:25] Shi
I see.
[20:27] Tsu
Fine, then it can just
start out as a jellyfish.
[20:31] Kan
Good point. Their construction is simple,
[20:32] Txt
m 157 112 l 158 157 226 157 225 111
SIGN Life Cycle of
a Jellyfish
SIGN Baby Jellyfish
SIGN Polyps
SIGN Polyps Break Off
and Become Children
SIGN Death
[20:34] Kan
and they already have metamorphosis ability.
[20:36] Miz
If we loop this part, couldn't it
eternally rejuvenate as it ages?
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R
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[20:41] Tsu
The jellyfish has many natural enemies,
so it can't multiply too much, either.
[20:45] Shi
God has spoken!
[20:47] God
Accepted!
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Immortal
Jellyfish
[20:50] Both
Yes!
[20:51] Both
We got it done right away!
[20:52] Shi
All right, I'll go do the
delivery for this now.
[20:56] Kim
Could we use this to reverse the demon lord
back to a time when he wasn't stuck yet?
[21:01] Tsu
I totally forgot about that.
Yeah, let's try that!
[21:06] Tsu
Heave-ho! Hm, he's not budging.
[21:13] Kim
Maybe he's stuck. Let's maximize the output.
[21:17] Hig
Hey, don't touch that!
[21:30] Shi
Wh-What just happened?
[21:35] Shi
Are you all right?!
[21:36] Shi
Please be okay!
[21:40] Shi
Who?!
[21:41] Tsu
Huh? What are you talking
about, Shimoda-kun?
[21:43] Tsu
It's me. Well, that was a shock.
[21:47] Shi
That mannerism... Are you Saturn-san?
[21:50] Shi
You became young?
[21:52] Tsu
Huh?
[21:53] Tsu
What?
[21:54] Shi
Does that mean the others did, too?
[21:58] Shi
They're not here. Why?
[22:02] Tsu
Oh, no, Shimoda-kun! The door that
leads to Galapagos is open.
[22:07] Tsu
The blast might have blown
everyone to Galapagos.
[22:11] Shi
What?!
SIGN Next on the Agenda
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[00:01] Shi
That mannerism... Are you Saturn-san?
[00:04] Shi
You became young?
[00:05] ---
Huh? What?
[00:07] Tsu
The blast might have blown
everyone to Galapagos.
SIGN Heaven's Design Team
[01:45] Shi
Everyone, are you okay?!
[01:53] Shi
Mars-san and the person from the
insect department are kids!
[01:56] Tsu
So small!
[01:58] Hig
It looks like we got younger when
the time accelerator exploded.
[02:02] Shi
Did the same thing happen
to the others, too?
[02:04] Tsu
What are the current settings for Galapagos?
[02:08] Hig
Well, Pluto-chan was testing her piranhas
after they got accepted, so it's a jungle.
[02:15] Shi
They're all stuck in this
jungle as children!
[02:17] Shi
Th-This is bad! We have to find them quick!
[02:21] Hig
Wait, Shimoda-kun.
[02:22] Hig
Galapagos is full of dangers right now!
[02:27] Hig
Instead of just running into it blindly,
we need to have a plan.
[02:30] Tsu
A plan, huh?
[02:32] Tsu
That reminds me. I think Jupiter-kun pocketed
some of those bean paste buns you made.
[02:38] Tsu
If everything caught in the blast has regressed,
those bean paste buns might have, too.
[02:44] Shi
Even if they did,
how will dough help us?
[02:48] Tsu
No, no. Even further back.
[02:50] Tsu
That white bean paste is made
from lima beans, right?
[02:54] Tsu
When lima beans are attacked
by their natural enemy,
[02:56] Tsu
they emit this "Help me!" odor, right?
[02:59] Tsu
Didn't the insect department make an
insect that can detect that smell?
[03:03] Ins
Yes, very impressive!
[03:05] Ins
We created a carnivorous
insect that loves to eat
[03:08] Ins
the herbivorous insect that
eats the lima bean leaves.
[03:11] Ins
When this insect notices
the lima bean's SOS signal,
[03:13] Ins
it rushes to the plant and eats the
insect nibbling on the lima bean.
SIGN Lima Bean
[03:16] Her
That looks yummy.
[03:18] Lim
Someone help!
SIGN Herbivore
[03:20] Lim
I'm bean' eaten!
[03:23] Car
That voice belongs to...
SIGN Carnivore
[03:24] Car
Yay, food!
[03:27] Her
I meant to feast, but now I'm the feast!
[03:30] Lim
All according to plan!
[03:31] Shi
That sounds like a convoluted revenge drama.
[03:34] Ins
It's a mite, by the way.
SIGN Phytoseiulus
persimilis
[03:37] Ins
We'll make a detector that
uses this mite sensor.
[03:40] ---
Yeah!
[03:41] Shi
But the SOS signal won't be emitted
unless the bean is being eaten, right?
[03:46] Shi
I'm not sure Jupiter-san
would eat the plant's beans
[03:48] Shi
just because the bean paste bun
suddenly turned into one.
[03:51] Tsu
I think he would.
[03:52] Hig
In a flash.
[03:53] Kim
Can this be eaten? When you're pondering that
is the best time to eat!
[03:57] Shi
He would eat them.
[03:59] Ins
The Bean Being Eaten Sensor is done!
[04:01] Shi
That was fast!
[04:04] Ins
It's saying he's over there!
[04:05] Shi
He's eating already?
[04:06] Tsu
Mars-kun, please go back and fix
the time accelerator device.
[04:10] Hig
Roger that!
[04:19] Kim
You guys!
[04:20] Tsu
Jupiter-kun!
[04:22] Shi
He really was eating them.
[04:23] Kim
Chief, you're so young!
[04:25] Tsu
Look who's talking.
[04:27] Tsu
We came to rescue you.
Where are the others?
[04:30] Kim
I got stuck in this tree,
but the others were blown that way.
[04:34] Kim
I heard some water, so they
might be in the pond.
[04:37] Shi
Pond?
[04:38] Tsu
Probably the one for testing the piranhas.
[04:41] Shi
Let's hurry!
[04:47] Una
Pluto-chan, this pond...
[04:49] Mei
I filled it with piranhas!
[04:51] Kan
Please, no! We'll get attacked!
[04:54] Miz
Hey! If you move—
[05:00] Ins
I hear children's voices!
[05:01] Kim
Over there!
[05:05] Una
P-P-Pluto-chan, are you okay?
[05:08] Mei
It's fine.
[05:09] Mei
These piranhas are vegetarians!
SIGN Metynnis
argenteus
[05:12] Una
Vegetarian piranhas?!
[05:15] Mei
Yes. Since they look like the
vicious carnivorous piranhas,
[05:19] Mei
they are less likely to be
attacked by other fish.
[05:21] Mei
Huh? This fin has been bitten
by a carnivorous piranha.
[05:26] Kan
So there are carnivorous ones in here!
[05:29] Mei
It's fine. The carnivorous piranhas
often don't kill their prey.
[05:33] Kan
Instead, they just eat a part of the fin.
[05:35] Kan
That's because the fins regenerate.
[05:37] Kan
Piranhas are creatures that
treat resources with respect.
[05:41] Una
I see...
[05:42] Mei
So if you're not too frilly,
you won't get nibbled on so much.
[05:46] Kan
Frilly?
[05:48] Una
We need to get out of here quick.
[05:50] Kan
Let's get on this leaf for now.
SIGN Victoria
amazonica
[05:53] Una
Good thing we're kids.
[05:55] Una
Our adult bodies would've weighed too much.
[05:58] Mei
Piranhas don't go
out of their way to attack,
[06:01] Mei
but avoid splashing around just to be safe.
[06:04] Una
Ven-chan, what's that you have there?
[06:06] Kan
Oh, this is—
[06:09] Kan
Jeez! She just said
to not splash around!
[06:12] Miz
I'm sorry.
[06:13] Kan
Be careful, sheesh.
[06:15] Miz
I'm really sorry, you guys.
[06:17] Miz
I forgot that I added the piranhas'
natural enemy to help the test go better.
[06:22] Miz
Namely, crocodiles.
[06:25] Kan
Why would you do that?!
[06:34] Una
Quick, over here!
[06:39] Mei
This might be the end.
[06:44] Kan
J-Just eat this!
[06:54] Mei
Nice pitch!
[06:56] Miz
L-Look! It's working?!
[06:58] Una
What was that?
[07:00] Kan
This is cassava root, the source of tapioca!
[07:03] Kan
The tapioca in the bubble tea
I had when we were eating
[07:05] Kan
Shimoda-kun's bean paste buns
has regressed, too.
[07:08] Kan
Before it's processed, cassava root
contains a cyanogenic compound.
[07:11] Kan
It's a neurotoxin like potassium cyanide!
[07:14] Kan
Eat tapioca!
SIGN Float...
[07:20] Mei
Nice aim! You sank a lot of them!
[07:23] Kan
But I'm all out of cassava roots now!
[07:26] Kan
There are still so many of them!
[07:28] Kan
Mercury, those are your crocodiles.
Do something!
[07:32] Miz
I'm already on it!
[07:35] Miz
Crocodiles are highly sociable
creatures that communicate vocally.
[07:39] Miz
So that's why I'm going to cry now!
[07:47] Mei
What's that?
[07:48] Kan
Oh, it's a sound to shoo them away.
[07:50] Mzi
There's no such sound.
[07:53] Mzi
This is the sound a baby crocodile
makes to call for its mother.
[08:01] Una
One of them is coming here.
[08:03] Miz
The one who responded is a female.
[08:05] Kan
What will bringing her here do?!
[08:07] Miz
The female will come close. And then...
SIGN Female
SIGN Male
[08:10] Mal
Hey, what do you want with my wife?
SIGN Male
[08:13] Mal2
What are you talking about, you idiot?
[08:16] Mal
You won't lay even one finger on my wife!
[08:19] Mal
You're all going to die!
[08:21] Mal2
Ow! What's your problem!?
[08:23] Una
The husband crocodile is
chasing the other ones away!
[08:26] Mei
It's a huge brawl!
[08:28] Mal
Where are you going?! Stop!
[08:30] Miz
All right, they swam away!
[08:32] Kan
W-Wait, there's one left here!
That female from before.
[08:36] Kan
She's looking at us with this
[08:39] Kan
"you'll make good food for my
children" kind of expression!
[08:41] Una
It's okay. If it's just one, we can manage!
[08:45] Una
If possible, I didn't want to create this,
but I have no choice.
[08:53] Una
Goodbye, my cute otter.
[08:58] Una
This is the order I'm currently working on!
[09:03] Una
An "otter that's not cute at all"!
[09:08] Shi
God has spoken!
[09:10] God
Accepted!
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Giant Otter
[09:15] Kan
Oh, Shimoda-kun! Over here!
[09:18] Kan
We're here! Over here!
[09:20] Shi
You guys!
[09:24] Tsu
Oh, boy! I'm glad nobody got hurt.
[09:31] Una
You used to be so cute.
[09:33] Shi
He's so big and scary now.
[09:35] Kan
The insect department came
to help, too? Thanks.
[09:38] Mei
We solved everything by ourselves, though.
[09:40] Isn
We rushed over when we heard the screams,
but you guys were amazing.
[09:44] Isn
Thanks to that, I had a good idea.
[09:47] Isn
What do you think of an insect
that screams for help?
SIGN Honey
[09:50] Isn
Usually it secretes honey
and is friends with ants.
[09:54] Larv
You can eat my honey.
[09:56] Ant
Yay!
[09:57] Wasp
A larva. I'm ready to eat!
[09:59] Ins
When it's about to be attacked—
[10:01] Lar
Ahhh!
[10:02] Ant
Our honey buddy is in danger!
[10:04] Ant
To the rescue!
[10:06] Kan
Wait, this was inspired by us?
[10:09] Shi
God has spoken!
[10:11] God
Accepted!
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Gossamer-Winged
Butterfly Larva
[10:13] Ins
Yay!
[10:15] Ins
I'll go back to the insect department
and make it right away!
[10:17] Shi
Good luck!
[10:19] Hig
The time acceleration device is fixed
as well, so all is back to normal.
[10:22] Shi
I'm just glad nobody got hurt.
[10:25] Tsu
Being young isn't bad every now and then,
but my current body suits me the best.
[10:30] Kim
Whatever happened to that stuck goat?
[10:33] Miz
The magic circle is gone, too.
[10:35] Kan
Looks like it made it to Hell in one piece.
[10:37] Shi
I'm glad to hear that.
SIGN Cassava
Root
[10:43] Yok
Oh, the sample from the design team!
[10:46] Yok
Huh?
[10:48] Yok
Why is its torso so long?
[10:55] Yok
Maybe it's a transmission error? Or...
SIGN The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[10:58] Ken
The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
That Really Exist!
[11:03] Miz
I always pictured them as attacking in
a swarm, but you say they're cowards?
[11:07] Mei
Yes, they form swarms
because they're scared.
[11:10] Mei
If something big falls in the water,
they run away most of the time.
[11:13] Miz
Doesn't "most of the time" mean
they also attack sometimes?
[11:16] Mei
If the prey is hurt, they get excited
by the scent of blood and might attack.
[11:20] Miz
So they do attack!
[11:22] Mei
They're only really known for their bite,
but there's something I want you to know.
[11:27] Mei
Piranhas can speak!
[11:30] Miz
Speak? How?
[11:31] Mei
They use their swim bladder to make sounds.
[11:33] Mei
It sounds kind of like, "Boof"!
[11:35] Mei
I think it'll do it when
you grab it. Want to try?
[11:38] Miz
Before I do that, I want to
know why it makes that sound.
[11:42] Mei
To warn you that it's about to bite.
[11:44] Miz
I knew it was all about biting!
[11:54] Kan
We don't get many opportunities
to put on dazzling makeup like this.
[11:58] Mei
It's kind of fun.
[12:00] Kan
All right, ready to go!
[12:09] Mei
What's wrong?
[12:10] Hig
Neptune-san is saying he won't be
attending today's party in Hell.
[12:14] Kan
What? You're not coming?
[12:15] Tsu
I already told them we're all coming, though.
[12:19] Tsu
What's the matter?
[12:20] Una
Well, I'm in a slump.
[12:24] Una
I'm not making any progress with this
order for a "fluffy but spiky animal."
[12:29] Una
The more I hurry, the more
wrong turns I take.
[12:32] Una
By now, I don't even feel
like holding my pen.
[12:35] Una
But I have to do something...
[12:37] Una
That's why I can't join you.
[12:39] Hig
Another mystery order?
[12:41] Hig
I feel for you.
[12:42] Kim
Why don't you say you're not feeling
well and get a deadline extension?
[12:45] Kim
Then you can go to the party.
[12:47] Kim
I heard Hell is outside of
Heaven's reception range.
[12:51] Miz
You do have to unwind sometimes.
[12:53] Kan
Shimoda-kun, please report that
Neptune-san's submission will be delayed
[12:56] Kan
because he's not feeling well.
Lay it on thick!
[12:58] Shi
I-Is that okay?
[13:00] Mei
A slump is a form of not
feeling well, right?
[13:03] Tsu
It's fine, isn't it?
[13:05] Hig
Then it's settled.
[13:06] Hig
Let's go!
[13:21] Yok
Welcome to Hell.
[13:23] Yok
Let me greet you among
with the wails of joy.
[13:26] Yok
Now, let us begin the banquet to celebrate
the founding of Hell's sales team!
[13:32] Yok
You will get a real taste of Hell!
SIGN A Word From the Chef
Hee hee hee!
Turn this into
your own flesh
and blood...
[13:36] Yok
Turn this into your own flesh and blood!
[13:39] Yok
That's what our company's chef says.
[13:42] Yok
Please enjoy everything until you
have far surpassed being full.
[13:46] Kan
Not to sound cliché, but...
[13:48] Miz
We're being wined and dined here.
[13:50] All
Cheers!
[13:52] Tsu
You shouldn't have done
all this for just us.
[13:55] Yok
It's nothing. Besides, we'll keep
relying on your services.
[13:57] Mei
Huh, so this is Hell's main door.
[14:01] Hig
It's flashier than ours.
[14:03] Tsu
We all brought you gifts for the occasion.
[14:05] Yok
Oh, that's so considerate. Thank you!
[14:09] Kim
We thought that you would
like something like this.
[14:13] Yok
What is that?! It's like a symbol
of destruction!
[14:16] Yok
That's so freaking cool!
[14:19] Kim
I'm glad that it was up your alley.
[14:22] Miz
This is from me.
[14:25] Yok
A snake skeleton!
SIGN Snake Skeleton
(For Decorative Use)
[14:27] Yok
So cool!
[14:28] Yok
Wow, everything below the
head is vertebrae, right?!
[14:31] Miz
Actually, while they don't stand out so much,
there's a neck and a tail, too.
SIGN Neck
SIGN Tail
[14:35] Yok
Snakes have quite a short neck.
[14:38] Kan
I brought a giant chicken skull.
SIGN Chicken Skull
(For Costume Use)
[14:41] Yok
That's so cool!
[14:43] Kan
You can wear it.
[14:46] Yok
Wh-What do you think?
[14:48] Yok
Do I look like the Prince of Madness?
[14:50] Kan
It looks great on you. Wonderful!
[14:52] Shi
That ring by the eyes... Is that bone?
[14:56] Miz
Chickens have bones that maintain
the shape of their eyes.
[15:01] Una
This is from me.
[15:02] Yok
Another oblong box.
[15:04] Yok
Oh, I know what this is.
[15:07] Yok
This is an anteater!
[15:08] Una
Correct!
[15:10] Yok
All the way to the tip
of their mouth is bone!
SIGN Anteater Skull
(For Decorative Use)
[15:13] Tsu
I brought this—
[15:15] All
A horse, right?
[15:16] Tsu
Yes, why?
[15:17] Tsu
Incidentally, do you think this
is a male or female horse?
[15:20] Shi
Isn't that question too hard?
[15:22] Tsu
It's actually quite easy.
[15:24] Tsu
The ones that have sharp
teeth here are male.
[15:26] Tsu
They have canines for when they
fight to secure their female.
[15:30] Tsu
Horses are quite strong, you know?
[15:33] Hig
This one's from me.
[15:35] Yok
That's big!
[15:38] Yok
This... This was...
[15:40] Yok
A cyclops!
[15:43] Yok
So cool!
[15:45] Hig
No, this was an elephant.
[15:48] Hig
The hole in the middle wasn't for
an eyeball. It was for the nose.
[15:52] Hig
The eyes are over here.
[15:54] Mei
I'm last.
[15:57] Mei
Guess what this is!
[16:01] Yok
No matter what side I look
at it from, I have no idea.
[16:03] Shi
It's almost like folded cloth.
[16:05] Mei
The right answer was the
skull of a hammerhead shark!
[16:09] Shi
So it has bones all the way
to the edges of its head.
[16:13] Yok
It's fun to think about animals
by looking at their bones!
[16:16] Yok
Could I ask you to start from
the bones for your next job?
[16:19] Kan
Our next job?
[16:21] Yok
Yes! After you submitted that large demon,
[16:25] Yok
I wanted to ask you to make
a small messenger familiar.
[16:29] Yok
Something like this.
[16:31] Tsu
If you like, we could
start brainstorming now.
[16:34] Yok
Are you sure? It is your day off.
[16:36] Kan
It's fun to think with a buzz sometimes.
[16:40] Mei
The less work feels like work,
the more fun it is.
[16:42] Hig
Same.
[16:44] Tsu
All right, could you tell us about
this familiar's tasks and purpose?
[16:48] Yok
The workplace will be underground!
SIGN Hell Interior
[16:50] Yok
Since they will be messengers,
[16:52] Yok
they should have amazing hearing
and be quick on their feet.
SIGN Familiar Waiting Room
[16:54] Yok
I'd like them to be able to communicate
in a unique way, without sound.
SIGN Employee Passageway
[16:58] Yok
There will be many operational messages
that we don't want our guests to hear.
[17:02] Yok
Yes, fast like lightning! When they stop,
they should be like the night fog!
[17:07] Yok
Something like that would be ideal.
[17:08] Shi
As always, a unique way
of expressing himself.
[17:11] Yok
And also, if they were to rest in front
of our guests, we might get complaints,
[17:17] Yok
so it would be good if it's not easy to tell
if they're awake or sleeping at first glance.
[17:21] Kan
Even in Hell, they try to
avoid customer complaints.
[17:24] Tsu
If that's the case, we also have to
think about its toilet breaks, too.
[17:27] Yok
Oh, I didn't think about that.
[17:30] Mei
That's solved if they just eat the
poop straight from their own butt.
[17:35] Hig
Are you taking things too far already?
[17:37] Mei
It's not a joke. I mean koalas eat poop, too.
SIGN For Eating
SIGN Not for Eating
[17:42] Mei
Koalas have two kinds of poop.
SIGN For Eating
[17:44] Mei
Indigestible waste is not for eating,
[17:47] Mei
while the medicine-like stuff that
the caecum creates is for eating.
[17:50] Mei
The koala poop that's for eating is healthy.
[17:53] Mei
That's why their baby food
after weaning is poop.
[17:56] Yok
The idea that they can create
their own medicine is great!
[17:59] Yok
I would like to use that.
We need our staff to be healthy.
[18:03] Tsu
All right, if we put that all together...
Something like this?
[18:10] Yok
A casual scariness fit for a familiar! Nice!
[18:14] Tsu
In order to specialize in speed, I gave
them a single bone below the knee.
[18:18] Tsu
With two bones, the leg can twist,
[18:21] Tsu
but fusing those into one
makes it more powerful.
[18:24] Tsu
With these legs, they can go up
to eighty kilometers per hour.
[18:27] Yok
So much thought goes into unseen places!
[18:29] Tsu
Since your order was so detailed
and easy to understand,
[18:32] Tsu
it's already done.
[18:35] Tsu
Do you want to work on
the exterior look now?
[18:37] Yok
We don't have to push it now.
You can finish it when you get a chance.
[18:40] Yok
What's wrong, Neptune-san?
[18:42] Una
No, it's just that I realized how
much fun creating things can be.
[18:47] Kan
He's in a slump right now.
[18:50] Hig
He's worn out.
[18:52] Yok
Then how about creating something freely?
[18:58] Yok
If you unshackle your instincts
and draw for your own enjoyment,
[19:01] Yok
you might be able to reset yourself.
[19:04] Yok
How about this?
[19:05] Yok
Would you mind coming up with the
exterior look for these bones here?
[19:09] Yok
I want to see what you create when
you're uninhibited and playful.
[19:15] Una
Freely? Enjoy myself?
[19:21] Shi
Neptune-san picked up his pen!
[19:24] Shi
Yokota-senpai is amazing.
[19:26] Shi
I couldn't get him to do that.
[19:29] Shi
One day, I'll also...
[19:32] Una
Done!
[19:34] Una
What do you think?
[19:43] Kan
Hey, why did something
scary turn into this?!
[19:47] Una
That was so much fun.
[19:49] Miz
So he put those long bones
into this round tail?
[19:54] Shi
This super-cute thing... eats poop?
[19:58] Hig
And sleeps with its eyes open?
[20:00] Shi
What are these ears?
[20:01] Una
They're heat sinks. Since I increased
its muscle mass for running fast,
[20:06] Shi
I thought it might overheat and collapse.
[20:08] Shi
They also double as sound collecting
antennae for picking up orders from far away.
[20:12] Miz
How did you solve the request for the
unique non-verbal communication method?
[20:16] Una
I made them good at sensing vibrations.
[20:20] Miz
That way they can use foot
stomps to communicate.
SIGN Stomp
[20:24] Tsu
Hm, isn't this more like that
mystery order that got you down?
[20:28] Shi
You mean the "fluffy but spiky animal."
[20:31] Tsu
Wouldn't this be a perfect fit?
[20:35] Shi
I see! This came out because you've
been thinking about it the whole time.
[20:39] Yok
From Hell's point of view,
this design would be acceptable, too...
[20:43] Kan
It is?
[20:45] Yok
But if there's already a prior taker,
then we have no choice.
[20:48] Yok
Please deliver it to God.
[20:50] Shi
All right!
[20:52] Shi
Oh, Hell's outside of God's reception range.
[20:57] Shi
What should we do? I want
to deliver this right away.
[21:00] Yok
Don't worry. I've invited God here, too.
[21:04] Yok
His arrival is imminent.
[21:07] Kim
The client's coming here in person?!
[21:09] Kan
Wait! Neptune-san faked
being sick to come here!
[21:13] Mei
Our lie will be discovered!
[21:17] Shi
Th-This light! Is this...
[21:22] All
God?!
SIGN The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[21:25] Ken
The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
That Really Exist!
[21:30] Tsu
They look so cute, but they eat poop.
[21:33] Una
They eat special vitamin-rich
poop like a supplement,
[21:37] Una
or at least that was the original plan.
[21:39] Tsu
Oh?
[21:40] Una
When I observed wild rabbits,
[21:43] Una
they also just ate regular poop when
there was no food to be found.
[21:45] Tsu
So tough! In a way, if you
eat what you excrete,
[21:48] Tsu
you're like a perpetual motion device.
[21:51] Una
In winter, when there was no grass,
they also ate animal carcasses.
[21:54] Tsu
Truly tough!
[21:56] Una
Speaking of tough, when the female
picks a male, she first punches him.
[22:01] Una
She makes sure the male is
strong by punching him.
[22:04] Tsu
Throw hands, then throw kisses!
[22:07] Tsu
How strong!
[22:08] Tsu
Some day soon, these bunnies may be seen
[22:11] Tsu
not as symbols of cuteness, but of strength.
SIGN Next on the Agenda
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[00:00] Yok
Don't worry. I've invited God here, too.
[00:04] Yok
His arrival is imminent.
[00:10] Shi
Th-This light!
[00:13] Shi
Is this...
[00:14] All
God?!
SIGN Heaven's Design Team
[01:54] Shi
Th-The door opened!
[01:56] Shi
Is God really coming to Hell?!
[01:59] Kan
Crap, crap! It'll come out that
Neptune-san faked being sick!
[02:02] Kan
Hide!
[02:04] Shi
This is the bell that
rings when God arrives!
[02:18] Ued
Oh, good evening, everyone.
[02:21] Ued
And congratulations on the
founding of Hell's sales team!
[02:25] Tsu
Ueda-san?
[02:26] Shi
That's an amazing bird.
[02:28] Yok
That's Garuda, the bird God rides on.
[02:31] Yok
It's magnificently gorgeous,
with unwavering bravery.
[02:33] Yok
It's the strongest and most ideal of birds.
[02:35] Yok
So cool!
[02:37] Kim
The flowers are on fire!
[02:39] Kan
Hot! Watch out! You have
to be careful, birdie!
[02:42] Tsu
Where is God, though?
[02:44] Ued
Just when we were about to arrive,
[02:46] Ued
some urgent business came up in Heaven.
[02:48] Ued
So the bird got the flowers
and a celebratory message.
[02:52] Una
Oh, no. The bird's on fire, too!
[02:55] Mei
Extinguish, extinguish!
[02:56] Miz
It's to be expected if it creates that much
fire and there are flowers flying around.
[02:58] Ued
There, there.
[03:00] Shi
Was this maybe one of
your designs, Venus-san?
[03:04] Kan
It didn't pass, but yes.
[03:06] Kan
It wasn't suited to Earth,
but the client liked it,
[03:09] Kan
so now it's their ride.
[03:12] Shi
That's one flashy ride.
[03:14] Yok
Incidentally, what was the issue with it?
[03:16] Kan
I thought it would be beautiful if
it protected itself with flames,
[03:20] Kan
so I made it emit a mist of fat from its
mouth and ignite that with its teeth.
[03:25] Miz
Watch it!
[03:26] Kan
Then I realized that teeth are
quite a bit heavier than beaks.
[03:30] Kan
It couldn't fly right.
[03:32] Kan
It became a bird that would plummet into
a mountain it had just set on fire.
[03:36] Yok
That would make it hard to survive.
[03:39] Yok
Such a shame. It's such a good design!
[03:41] Kan
Right?! That's why I couldn't give up.
[03:44] Kan
I carry around a prototype, but you know...
[03:48] Shi
You brought your work with you?
[03:50] Shi
No, you can't burn that!
[03:52] Ued
It's fine. He's just trying
to deliver a message.
[03:59] Miz
That noise... Is that a tape-based
answering machine?
[04:02] Kim
The client's rocking some
old equipment, huh?
[04:05] Gar
Playing back message.
[04:07] Ued
See?
[04:08] Shi
The bird has a recording function...
[04:11] Gar
Everyone.
[04:14] Shi
It's really God's voice.
[04:16] Miz
Even though I know God's not here,
I'm still nervous.
[04:19] Gar
It's always a pleasure dealing with you.
[04:22] Gar
My congratulations on the
founding of Hell's sales team.
[04:25] Gar
For this occasion,
[04:27] Gar
I would like to present you with an animal that
will be useful in your attractions.
[04:32] Gar
Order!
[04:36] Gar
An animal that can be used
in Hell's attractions.
[04:39] All
What?
[04:40] Kim
I thought the bird was bringing a present.
[04:43] Mei
But we're supposed to make it? Starting now?
[04:46] Gar
A versatile animal that can be sent
to both Earth and Hell would be swell.
[04:51] Tsu
That's unreasonable!
[04:53] Gar
By the way, I thought Neptune was sick,
but I see him at the party.
[04:58] Una
I-I'm sorry! I was faking it!
[05:01] Kan
B-But that's only because
we told him to say that!
[05:04] Mei
He also did finish the order for
the "fluffy but spiky animal"!
[05:08] Gar
I'm glad you're not sick.
[05:10] Gar
I'm looking forward to your next project.
[05:13] Gar
That animal in your arms is accepted.
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Rabbit
[05:17] Gar
All right, everyone, I'm counting on you!
[05:20] Ued
This was a recording, so you
can't have a conversation.
[05:24] Gar
No more messages.
[05:27] Una
God's not mad... and looking
forward to my next project.
[05:31] Shi
That's great. God is so kind.
[05:35] Mei
Not kind at all.
[05:36] Miz
We just got hit with an
unreasonable request.
[05:39] Kim
Aw, man, I was just enjoying
the feast. Now we gotta work?
[05:43] Una
That reminds me, we have to come up
with an alternative idea for the familiar.
[05:47] Yok
That can wait until next time.
[05:49] Tsu
What kind of attractions do
you plan to have in Hell?
[05:52] Yok
Oh, well...
[05:54] Yok
We're planning on doing something not
found in Heaven! Namely, "surprise."
[05:58] Yok
It would be great if it's
"an animal that surprises even angels."
[06:01] Tsu
Even angels...
[06:05] Hig
Easier said than done! A versatile
animal that can be send to Earth and Hell?
[06:10] Hig
On top of that, it needs to surprise angels.
[06:13] Hig
Sounds difficult.
[06:14] Mei
If it was just Shimoda-kun, it'd be easy.
[06:18] Mei
Shimoda-kun!
[06:20] Mei
Hold this.
[06:24] Mei
See? Easy.
[06:25] Shi
Anybody would be surprised if they were
suddenly handed a huge tadpole like this!
[06:30] Shi
This is really huge, though!
How big is the frog going to be?
[06:34] Mei
This big.
[06:35] Shi
That's tiny!
[06:36] Mei
I made it to fulfill the order
"gets smaller as an adult."
[06:40] Mei
The tadpoles are this big so they can
survive in estuaries with high salinity.
[06:45] Shi
Huh? What?
[06:47] Hig
Think of a cube.
[06:49] Hig
If you double the length of one side,
[06:51] Hig
you need eight times as many cubes,
[06:53] Hig
but the surface area is
only four times greater.
SIGN 8 times the volume,
but 4 times the surface area
[06:55] Shi
I see! That's why being bigger makes you
less susceptible to external influences.
[07:00] Hig
And when they become frogs
and leave the saline water,
SIGN Salinity
[07:02] Hig
they don't have to be as big.
[07:06] Hig
Being big also means you have to eat more,
SIGN Paradoxical Frog
[07:10] Hig
so that would make finding
enough food tougher.
[07:12] Shi
Wow, that's amazing.
[07:15] Mei
Ueda-san, were you surprised?
[07:18] Ued
Yes, I was really surprised.
[07:20] Ued
The difference is so stark!
[07:23] Mei
No good. She wasn't surprised at all.
[07:25] Hig
Most things probably don't surprise her.
[07:28] Tsu
How about this?
[07:30] Ued
Oh?
[07:37] Mei
Oh, Shimoda-kun ran away.
[07:40] Ued
That was a shock.
[07:41] Tsu
Hm, that didn't surprise Ueda-san, either.
[07:45] Tsu
Shimoda-kun is... hiding under a table.
[07:49] Tsu
That's a good reaction.
[07:54] Tsu
Experience it.
[07:56] Tsu
The design team's first masterpiece,
the tyrannosaurus.
[08:01] Tsu
The teeth are serrated like steak knives,
[08:03] Tsu
and as big as large bananas,
[08:05] Tsu
able to slice through flesh with ease.
[08:07] Tsu
Its jaw is about nine times as
powerful as an alligator's,
[08:10] Tsu
putting it in the top class of dinosaurs.
[08:17] Tsu
Tables are child's play.
[08:22] Tsu
It doesn't matter where
you run, Shimoda-kun.
[08:26] Tsu
The tyrannosaurus's greatest strength
is neither its speed nor its claws...
[08:35] Tsu
But its sense of smell.
[08:45] Shi
This sound... Could it be?
[08:50] Ued
God?
[08:51] God
Everyone.
[08:53] ---
It's the client!
[08:56] God
Everyone.
[09:00] God
It's always a pleasure dealing with you.
[09:05] God
My congratulations on the
founding of Hell's sales team.
[09:09] Kim
Haven't we heard this before?
[09:10] God
For this occasion, I would like to present you
with an animal that will be useful in...
[09:15] Kan
Yay, what a success!
[09:18] Shi
Venus-san?
[09:20] Ued
So then, that voice just now...
[09:22] God
A versatile animal that can be sent
to both Earth and Hell would be swell.
[09:26] Kan
This birdie's trick. It's very
good at imitating voices.
[09:31] Kan
Even Ueda-san was surprised.
[09:34] Ued
Yes, I was really surprised.
[09:37] Ued
I honestly thought God was with us.
[09:41] Kan
If you want to surprise people at an attraction,
you need sound effects, right?
[09:45] Kan
I made its throat muscles soft, so it
can be super good at imitating voices.
[09:50] Bir
Playing back message.
[09:53] Shi
Wow, even the machine noises are perfect!
[09:55] Shi
But how did it learn God's voice?
[09:58] Kan
Remember when I took it out a bit in Hell?
[10:02] Kan
It looks like it heard and
memorized the voice then.
[10:04] Bir
I-I'm sorry! I was faking it!
[10:07] Shi
O-Oh, that was Neptune-san.
[10:10] Una
That was not good for my heart...
[10:12] Kan
This baby can replay any sound!
[10:15] Kan
Since I took away the
heavy teeth, it can fly,
[10:17] Kan
so the "can go to both Earth and Hell"
part is covered, too!
[10:24] Shi
God has spoken!
[10:27] God
Accepted!
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Superb
Lyrebird
[10:30] Kan
Yes!
[10:32] Mei
That's great!
[10:33] Kim
Well done!
[10:34] Miz
I'm glad that's over.
[10:36] Tsu
Now we can send it to Yokota-san, too.
[10:38] God
Huh, that's an interesting bird.
[10:42] Hig
The real one is here!
[10:44] Bir
Huh, that's an interesting bird.
[10:48] Bir
Who are you?
[10:49] Bir
Who am I?
[10:51] Bir
I am you.
[10:52] Yok
Yay! Now I can play the "dark self
that's buried deep within me" game!
SIGN The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[10:57] Ken
The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
That Really Exist!
SIGN ° There are various interpretations
[11:02] Yok
Wow! So this is the undisputed
champion of Earth!
[11:05] Yok
By the way, twelve meters seems quite large.
[11:08] Yok
I thought gravity made it impossible
to stand if you're too big?
[11:11] Tsu
That's true, but the tyrannosaurus
is not as heavy as it looks.
[11:16] Yok
Oh, is it like a papier-mâché thing?
[11:19] Tsu
Actually, quite close to that.
[11:21] Tsu
Please consider the bird's
respiratory organs.
SIGN Lung
[11:24] Yok
There are a lot of bags
attached to that lung!
SIGN Air Sacs
[11:26] Tsu
These are called air sacs,
and are part of the
[11:29] Tsu
respiratory system used for
sending air into the lung.
[11:31] Tsu
This system is more efficient than
just breathing with the lung.
[11:35] Tsu
And something similar
to the birds' air sacs—
[11:37] Yok
—was inside the tyrannosaurus, too?
That's why it was light!
[11:41] Yok
It would be inappropriate to compare
life's wisdom to papier-mâché.
[11:45] Yok
How beautiful! A dragon of destruction
that harbors the void in its body!
[11:51] Tsu
Suddenly, I have no idea
what you're talking about.
[12:12] Shi
Hello, everyone—
[12:16] Kin
Oh, no, Shimoda-kun!
[12:18] Kin
Are you all right?!
[12:19] Shi
Ow...
[12:21] Tsu
Are you okay? Are you hurt?
[12:23] Shi
I'm okay. I just stepped on something...
[12:26] Shi
Oh, what's this?
[12:28] Kan
I'm sorry. It's a mess because we're
sorting through old designs right now.
[12:36] Shi
This creature must be a
mascot for something!
[12:39] Shi
What is this? It's so cute!
[12:41] Shi
But I've never seen a creature like this before.
[12:44] Shi
What kind of animal is it?
[12:46] Mei
Oh, that?
[12:47] Kan
It's a rejected rough
draft from a while ago.
[12:49] Kan
That brings back memories.
[12:52] Tsu
I remember now, that design
used to look like this.
[12:55] Shi
So this design was turned
into something else?
[13:00] Kan
What could it be?
[13:02] Tsu
Try guessing!
[13:04] Shi
Uh, can I have a hint?
[13:06] Una
Let's see... It's still cute now.
[13:08] Mei
Somewhat cute.
[13:10] Kim
Unfortunately, it can't be eaten.
[13:12] Tsu
It's not a horse.
[13:13] Miz
Nor a snake.
[13:14] Shi
Those were not hints.
[13:17] Shi
I'm bad at quizzes.
[13:19] Shi
Would it be possible to get
some more helpful hints?
[13:22] Kan
Hm, let's see.
[13:23] Miz
Even though we have
very different tastes,
[13:25] Miz
in this rare instance, we all like it.
[13:28] Kan
True, it might be a character
we've all come to love.
[13:31] Shi
Then I wonder if it's a
masterpiece that even I know about.
[13:34] Kim
If you didn't know about it,
it wouldn't be a quiz, right?
[13:37] Shi
How big is it, roughly?
[13:39] Mei
About 170 centimeters?
[13:42] Shi
That's bigger than I expected!
[13:44] Shi
Appearances often undergo
changes from the rough draft...
[13:47] Shi
Lovable, rather large... Like a lion?
[13:51] Kan
Sorry.
[13:52] Una
That's not it.
[13:53] Tsu
This is the original design for the lion.
[13:57] Shi
That's huge!
[13:58] Shi
Wait, wheels?!
[13:59] Mei
The order was for a "male where
only its appearance is impressive."
[14:03] Shi
"Only"?
[14:04] Kim
If the manliest male in the group gets
all the females and gets to reproduce,
[14:08] Kim
"Then why not just put all his skill points
into looks and forget about the rest?"
SIGN Kindness
SIGN Looks
SIGN Strength
SIGN Intelligence
SIGN Wealth
[14:12] Kim
the client said.
[14:14] Miz
The females can do the hunting.
[14:16] Tsu
So while it was nice that we made him big,
[14:19] Tsu
his movements got sluggish, so we
turned his hind legs into wheels.
[14:24] Shi
I guess he doesn't care about
looks if it's not a horse.
[14:28] Shi
Are these wheels are functional
and not just for decoration?
[14:32] Kan
Of course.
[14:34] Kan
They were able to run across the savanna,
up rocky hills, and over all sorts of terrain.
[14:37] Shi
That sounds useful!
[14:39] Miz
But there was an unexpected downside.
[14:42] Miz
The wheels left tracks, and they were loud.
[14:46] Miz
They gave away the lion's position
and made prey run away.
[14:49] Shi
I see.
[14:50] Shi
But that might be useful for driving
prey where you want them to go.
[14:54] Miz
That's what we thought too, but...
[14:56] Hig
What are you talking about?
[14:57] Una
The pitiable lion.
[15:00] Hig
Ah! You mean the one we set loose on Galapagos,
[15:04] Hig
and was happily driving his prey around
until he got stuck in a swamp.
[15:07] Kim
He couldn't get out, and even
though he was just a demo unit,
[15:11] Kim
we still felt really bad for him.
[15:13] Hig
Is that when we scrapped the idea?
[15:15] Tsu
Now that I think about it,
we might have acted a bit too hastily.
[15:19] Shi
A bit?
[15:20] Kan
In the end, if appearance is all that matters,
[15:23] Kan
we figured that his body doesn't
have to be all that big.
[15:26] Shi
What do you mean?
[15:27] Una
We added a fluffy mane!
[15:30] Una
Since it's just a fluffy mane,
[15:32] Una
it's light, but still makes his
body look cooler and bigger, right?
SIGN Lion
Final Form
[15:37] Kan
We made it so that the more male
hormone testosterone it has,
[15:40] Kan
the more gorgeous the mane.
[15:42] Kan
So that also works as the
proof of an "impressive male."
[15:45] Miz
On top of it, the mane also seemed
to protect his neck.
[15:47] Shi
I see. So that's how you settled
on the design for the lion.
[15:52] Shi
Then that means this one...
[15:53] Shi
Since the antlers look similar,
is it the deer?
[15:57] Tsu
This is the original design for the deer.
[16:00] Shi
It has a tree growing out of its head?!
[16:02] Shi
That's like something from a fairy tale!
[16:04] Mei
We thought that giving it antlers that looked
like a tree could be used for camouflage.
[16:08] Kan
That might have been a bit naïve.
[16:10] Shi
What was the problem?
[16:12] Kan
When the antlers grew over
the course of many years,
[16:15] Kan
they got unnecessarily big.
[16:17] Shi
That's so pretty!
[16:19] Kan
And then, when the female would pick
a male with an impressive tree...
[16:30] Kan
A male whose antlers became thin
was no longer desired at all.
[16:34] Kim
Since the antlers were just as thin as
real branches, they could break off easily.
[16:37] Shi
That poor guy!
[16:38] Kan
If the antlers take years to become impressive,
[16:41] Kan
it also takes years for them to grow back.
[16:44] Kim
And during that entire time,
no female would want him.
[16:46] Shi
That poor guy!
[16:48] Kim
That's why we made it so the
antlers grow in new every year.
[16:51] Kim
This way he can re-enter the
reproduction play-offs again!
[16:54] Shi
Reproduction play-offs?
[16:56] Kan
We went from branch-like
antlers to simple, thick antlers!
[17:00] Shi
Having them regrow every
year sounds draining,
[17:03] Shi
but I guess there's an important reason for it.
[17:05] Shi
It's like a safety mechanism.
[17:08] Shi
Hm, so it's not the deer, either.
Could I get another hint?
[17:12] Tsu
It walks on two legs!
[17:14] Shi
Oh, that's a huge hint!
[17:16] Shi
Right, it's got wings! Could it be a bird?!
[17:20] Shi
Does that mean such a cute
face is rat-a-tatting poop!?
[17:25] Kan
Cut that out!
[17:26] Kan
My birdies were like this
from the beginning!
[17:29] Kan
The fully-formed idea descended into me!
[17:32] Shi
I-I'm sorry.
[17:33] Kan
But I'm impressed you remembered
pooping often to stay light.
[17:37] Kan
Well done.
[17:38] Shi
It left an impression on me.
[17:41] Kan
To begin with, heavy antlers on
a chubby body with tiny wings...
[17:45] Kan
That's not going to fly.
[17:47] Kan
A bird's legs are light and thin.
[17:49] Kan
The arm muscle was moved down to
the pectorals, to help move the wings!
[17:52] Kan
And so its arms were lost,
but instead, it has a long neck.
[17:57] Kan
It can move its head skillfully, right?
[17:59] Shi
Oh, so the long neck is
like an arm replacement.
[18:02] Shi
Kind of like an elephant's trunk.
[18:03] Kim
And the real ones are tasty!
[18:06] Shi
But Jupiter-san, you said this
animal doesn't get eaten, right?
[18:10] Shi
Does that mean it's not a herbivore?
[18:13] Shi
I heard carnivores taste bad...
[18:16] Kim
Hm, not sure.
[18:17] Mei
I guess if you had to say,
it could be a herbivore.
[18:19] Una
I do vouch for its cuteness, though.
[18:21] Shi
Neptune-san says it's cute,
so something fluffy?
[18:25] Miz
I can't say that it's fluffy.
[18:27] Tsu
But Shimoda-kun's really
been doing his homework.
[18:31] Una
Good job.
[18:32] Kan
You're actually listening to what we say.
[18:34] Shi
Well, it's always so interesting
how you solve problems.
[18:38] Shi
But I still don't know what
this rough draft was for.
[18:42] Mei
It shoots beams from its eyes!
[18:44] Shi
Is there an animal like that?!
[18:46] Shi
Oh, is it the whale?!
[18:49] Una
They do shoot beams.
[18:51] Una
But sorry. Wrong.
[18:53] Una
This pup uses the beams to scan designs.
[18:56] Shi
Scan?!
[18:57] Kim
And it prints out documents from its mouth!
[18:59] Shi
Prints out?!
[19:01] Tsu
And the antlers are a Wi-Fi antenna!
[19:03] Shi
That's a multi-function device, right?!
[19:06] Kan
Not quite, but it can do a lot of things.
[19:09] Miz
It's right there.
[19:12] Tsu
It's you.
[19:15] Tsu
Shimoda-kun, it's you.
[19:19] Shi
Wait, I was created here,
by this design team?
[19:24] Mei
Sorry.
[19:25] Kan
That's wrong!
[19:28] Hig
You're a regular creature, made by God.
[19:31] Miz
Before you came, we talked about
making an assistant for Ueda-san.
[19:35] Tsu
That's why we first came up with
a helper mascot character.
[19:39] Shi
So that's why it looks like this.
[19:41] Una
But it was big and got in the way.
[19:43] (Flashback) Kan
Eek!
[19:44] Shi
Why did you make it so big?
[19:47] Kim
Well, if it wasn't our size,
it wasn't very practical.
[19:50] Mei
If it's too small, it can't even
make copies or open doors.
[19:56] Tsu
Well, it wasn't such a good design.
[19:58] Kan
The worst was its voice.
[20:05] (Flashback) Cha
How's your progress?
[20:08] (Flashback) Cha
How's your progress?
[20:09] (Flashback) Cha
If I could somehow get it by tomorrow...
[20:12] (Flashback) Cha
The client's been pressuring me, too.
SIGN How's your progress?
[20:15] (Flashback) Cha
How's your progress?
[20:16] Miz
I really wonder who set it to that.
[20:20] Hig
Anyway, in the end, you came to our company.
[20:24] Tsu
You're the final version of
that rough draft, Shimoda-kun.
[20:28] Miz
We all like you.
[20:30] Kim
Your handmade desserts are always tasty.
[20:34] Shi
I'm so happy that the design team
I love so much was involved in my birth!
[20:41] Shi
I will cherish this fact!
[20:44] Kan
When did he become so lovable, huh?
[20:48] Mei
Yeah, huh?
[20:49] Shi
I'd like to make merchandise of this guy!
[20:52] Tsu
Do as you like.
[20:54] Kim
It was worth making that, huh?
[20:56] Kan
That enthusiasm and passion
is what supports us.
[21:02] Shi
A new order!
[21:04] God
A bird that doesn't lay eggs!
[21:07] All
What?
[21:09] God
Make it work, please.
[21:12] Miz
Well, we're used to the client being
unreasonable and making us do everything.
[21:16] Shi
I'm sorry about that.
[21:18] Tsu
Birdies fall under your umbrella,
right, Ven-chan?
[21:21] Kan
This is a hard one!
[21:22] Una
I can help with its cuteness.
[21:24] Mei
I wonder what cute thing
it should give birth to...
[21:26] Kim
I hope it'll be something I can eat.
[21:29] Kim
I'm excited!
[21:30] Hig
All right, I'm ready for anything!
[21:32] Tsu
Then let's begin our meeting.
[21:36] Shi
I look forward to seeing what kind
of animal this leads to!
[22:02] God
Shimoda! Time to work!
[22:05] Shi
Y-Yes! Coming right away!
E13 - Idea 13
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[00:05] Nar
In the beginning, God created
the heavens and the earth.
[00:11] Nar
He followed it
[00:15] Nar
with light, the water, the land.
[00:20] Nar
Then he created
[00:23] Nar
the many animals that dwelt upon it.
[00:26] Nar
Or... that was the plan.
[00:28] Nar
It got too tedious, so he outsourced it.
SIGN Heaven's Design Team
[02:03] Shi
Hello!
[02:05] Kan
Oh, Shimoda-kun, come in!
[02:08] Mei
Look, look, Ven-chan! A drill shape!
[02:10] Kan
Wow, Pluto-chan, you're a genius!
[02:13] Mei
Would a bag with strings go, too?
[02:15] Kan
That sounds fun, and it totally would!
[02:18] Shi
Snacks? No, clay...
[02:23] Shi
What are you making?
[02:24] Mei
These? Shark eggs!
[02:28] Shi
Yep, that's definitely just a rice bowl.
[02:31] Shi
Wouldn't it hurt the mother
to lay eggs shaped like these?
[02:34] Kan
Unlike birds, fish eggs
are soft, so it's fine.
[02:38] Kan
You can touch them if you like.
[02:39] Shi
All right, then...
[02:42] Shi
Right, sharks are fish.
[02:44] Shi
So these are fish eggs.
SIGN F
i
s
h
E
g
g
s
[02:46] Shi
Wait, fish eggs?
[02:47] Mei
That drill is so they can
wedge it into a rock crevice,
[02:51] Mei
so it doesn't get washed away.
[02:54] Kan
This one uses the strings to
entangle itself to do the same thing.
[02:59] Shi
So there are proper reasons for
all of these unusual shapes.
[03:03] Shi
What's the idea behind this rice bowl type?
[03:06] Mei
Well, that's...
[03:08] Kan
We looked up, and it was already like that.
[03:10] Shi
Did they make it without thinking at all?
[03:13] Kan
I know!
[03:15] Kan
Maybe we'll get a pass if we make
this cup not the egg itself,
[03:18] Kan
but a house for the eggs,
[03:20] Kan
with a bunch of small eggs
kneaded into the sand.
[03:24] Kan
That should be safer than
leaving the eggs exposed.
[03:27] Shi
A house for the eggs...
[03:30] Shi
God has spoken!
[03:32] God
Accepted!
[03:33] Kan
What? The bowl?
[03:35] Shi
No. These eggs over here!
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Bullhead
Shark
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Australian
Ghostshark
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Blotchy
Swellshark
[03:41] Kan
Too bad. I thought the bowl
idea was pretty good.
[03:45] Mei
But a lot of the others passed!
[03:47] Mei
Thanks for your help, Ven-chan!
[03:49] ---
I'll go and test these.
[03:50] Kan
Don't mention it. I had fun doing it.
[03:53] Kan
I wish we'd get orders
like this for the birdies.
[03:56] Shi
Weren't you assigned an order
like that the other day?
[04:03] (Flashback) God
A bird that doesn't lay eggs!
[04:06] (Flashback) God
Make it work, please.
[04:08] (Flashback) Tsu
Birdies fall under your
umbrella, right, Ven-chan?
[04:10] (Flashback) Kan
This is a hard one!
[04:13] Shi
There is no immediate deadline,
but apparently he wanted
[04:15] Shi
to see a bird whose chick is suddenly
born live, without hatching from an egg?
[04:39] Kan
And I had almost forgotten about it!
[04:41] Shi
Is there a problem?!
[04:43] Kan
How will they reproduce
without laying eggs?!
[04:46] Kan
That's too ridiculous!
[04:48] Shi
She's really in shock.
[04:50] Kan
What do you think happens to a bird
with a lot of babies in its tummy?
[04:54] Shi
It'll be too heavy to fly.
[04:56] Kan
That's right!
[04:57] Kan
That's why I made it so they lay
the egg as soon as it's done!
[05:00] Shi
O-Oh, I see...
[05:02] Kan
After being laid, the egg is "asleep."
[05:05] Kan
Even if the eggs are laid over
the course of multiple days,
[05:07] Kan
they can be incubated together
because they're made
[05:10] Kan
so that they only activate
when they're warmed!
SIGN It's warm
SIGN All right,
let's grow!
[05:14] Shi
That's such a good design!
[05:16] Shi
Now that I think about it,
the egg system is amazing.
[05:20] Kan
There are other problems, too.
Put out your hands.
[05:23] Shi
Sure.
[05:25] Kan
What do you feel?
[05:27] Shi
Uh, it's quite toasty?
[05:30] Kan
Birdies have a lot of muscles that
help them take flight immediately,
[05:33] Kan
so their base metabolism is high.
[05:35] Kan
They're like motorcycles that are
constantly running their engines.
[05:38] Kan
That's why their bodies are always toasty.
[05:40] Shi
I see!
[05:41] Kan
Birds' body temperatures are
about 42 degrees Celsius.
[05:44] Kan
That means they're really
toeing the line where
[05:47] Kan
proteins start to break down due to high heat.
[05:50] Kan
What do you think happens when you
keep a baby inside that kind of body?
SIGN It's too hot!
[05:54] Chick
It's too hot!
SIGN We must endure!
[05:56] Chi2
We must endure!
[05:58] Shi
They'd be cooked.
[05:59] Kan
That's why they're put outside in eggs!
[06:02] Shi
Oh, that reminds me! Birds have
hollow bones to be lighter, right?
[06:07] Shi
Where does the material for
the egg shells come from?
[06:12] Kan
That's a great question!
[06:13] Kan
We use those hollow bones.
[06:16] Kan
The calcium for the eggs is stored
in the cavities of the bones.
[06:20] Shi
Aha!
[06:21] Kan
The chick, on the other hand,
slowly absorbs the calcium from the egg shell,
[06:25] Kan
which makes the shell thin and easy
to open when it's time to hatch.
[06:29] Shi
Wow! Eggs really are
amazingly well designed!
[06:32] Kan
You see?
[06:34] Kan
And yet... a bird that gives birth to
live chicks instead of laying eggs?!
[06:37] Kan
That's like rejecting everything bird-like!
[06:39] Shi
Then how about going in a different
direction and making a flightless bird?
[06:43] Shi
Like the ostrich or the penguin?
[06:45] Kan
I didn't make either of those.
[06:48] Shi
Now that you mention it...
[06:50] Kan
When they can't fly, they're easier prey.
[06:52] Kan
That means I can't give them
flashy colors, which is boring.
[06:55] Kan
Oh, well. I'll give it a try.
[06:59] Kan
So, no eggs, no wings, and no high
body temperature, either.
[07:05] Kan
All right, that's it!
SIGN Bird
[07:09] Kan
What do you think?
[07:11] Shi
She's stopped caring!
[07:13] Shi
This... isn't a bird... is it?
[07:17] Kan
Why?
[07:19] Kan
What even is a bird?
[07:21] Kan
If you look at it while thinking it's a bird,
doesn't that make it a bird?
[07:24] Kan
See, it's a bird!
[07:26] Shi
P-Please pull yourself together, Venus-san!
[07:30] Shi
All right, let's start from here
and add more bird-like features.
[07:34] Kan
Well, first, the beak?
[07:38] Kan
What else?
[07:39] Shi
U-Um, maybe the front and
hind legs aren't very bird-like?
[07:45] Kan
There.
[07:47] Shi
But it is becoming more bird-like.
[07:49] Shi
I think. Yes!
[07:51] Shi
If the ears were gone,
I think it'd be very bird-like!
[07:54] Kan
Really?
[07:55] Shi
Um, um, then... if the fur
was more like feathers?
[08:01] Kan
That's good enough. Let's say
these are limp feathers.
[08:05] Shi
Huh?!
[08:06] Kan
Feathers have a hard shaft so they
can generate thrust while flying.
[08:10] Kan
If it's flightless,
the feathers can just be like fur.
[08:12] Kan
I'll have Mars-san test this.
[08:16] Shi
I wonder if this is going to work.
SIGN Prototype Lab
[08:21] Hig
It's done.
[08:24] Hig
This first prototype is oviparous, but flightless,
and with a lower body temperature.
[08:29] Hig
If it seems okay, I'll make it viviparous.
SIGN Viviparous
[08:33] Hig
But, how should I put it...
[08:34] Kan
It's more or less a mammal, isn't it?
SIGN Mammals
SIGN Birds
[08:38] Hig
If you divide birds and mammals like this,
[08:42] Hig
then this one would be about here.
[08:44] Shi
It's barely making it!
[08:47] Hig
By the way, right now the
egg is in there like this.
[08:50] Shi
That looks so exhausting!
[08:51] Hig
If it can hold this egg, I think giving
birth to a big baby should be possible.
[08:55] Hig
It seems okay, so should
I remove the egg-laying?
[08:58] Kan
W-Wait! If we cross that line,
won't it stop being a bird?!
[09:02] Kan
It'll be a mammal! What am I making here?!
[09:05] Shi
V-Venus-san, calm down!
[09:07] Kan
My heart can't decide!
[09:09] Kan
If we make this many changes,
will the result still be a bird?!
[09:12] Hig
Oh, boy...
[09:13] Shi
Your worries are valid.
[09:15] Shi
While that's a small step for a bird,
[09:18] Shi
I'm sure it'll be a giant leap for birdkind!
[09:21] Kan
I know! I need the courage to accept change!
[09:25] Kan
I'm a designer first!
[09:26] Kan
The client is God!
[09:29] Kan
All right, I've made up my mind!
[09:30] Kan
Let's just cross this line!
[09:35] Shi
God has spoken!
[09:37] Both
Huh?
[09:38] God
Accepted!
SIGN Kiwi
SIGN Accepted
[09:41] Shi
"That bird's funny, so it's fine," apparently.
[09:45] Kan
What?!
[09:47] Kan
I was finally ready to take that last step...
[09:50] Hig
Wasn't the order for "a bird
that doesn't lay eggs"?
[09:53] Hig
This one still lays eggs. Is that okay?
[09:56] Shi
It seems that its skeletal structure
holding the egg was really funny.
[10:00] Shi
So the order was changed to
"a bird that seems like it only needs
[10:04] Shi
a tiny update to not lay eggs," and accepted.
[10:11] Kan
I'm exhausted! That's so unreasonable!
I might not be cut out for this job!
[10:16] Mei
I'm back.
[10:18] Mei
Hey, Ven-chan! Listen to this!
[10:21] Mei
When I made the egg bowl from earlier
for a snail instead of a shark,
[10:25] Mei
it was accepted!
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Bladder Moon Snail
(Egg)
[10:28] Mei
Ven-chan, you're a genius! Thank you!
[10:32] Hig
You never know what will
tickle the client's fancy.
[10:42] Kan
That's true!
[10:44] Kan
I can even make a bird like this cute!
[10:47] Kan
This is my calling, after all.
[10:50] Kan
It's not easy being me!
SIGN The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[10:53] Ken
The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
That Really Exist!
[10:57] Kim
This is sudden, but I have a question!
[11:00] Miz
That is sudden.
[11:01] Kim
Why is the kiwi called a kiwi?
SIGN Because it looks like the kiwi fruit
SIGN Because its cry sounds like "kiwi."
[11:04] Kim
One: Because it looks like the kiwi fruit.
[11:07] Kim
Two: Because its cry sounds like "kiwi."
SIGN Because it looks like the kiwi fruit
SIGN Because its cry sounds like "kiwi."
[11:09] Una
Which one could it be?
[11:13] Miz
I know the answer already.
[11:15] Miz
I heard the kiwi cry once
when I was around Venus.
[11:19] Miz
It sounds like "krrrlll," not "kiwi"!
SIGN Because it looks like the kiwi fruit
SIGN Because its cry sounds like "kiwi."
[11:22] Miz
It's #1! I'll even wager my lunch on it!
[11:25] Kim
Oh, too bad! You fell for it.
[11:28] Kim
The right answer was #2.
[11:30] Una
It's the cry? So the kiwi cries "kiwi"?
[11:33] Kim
Yes, but only the male cries "kiwi."
[11:37] Kim
Ven-chan had a female,
and they have a different cry!
[11:41] Miz
You set me up!
[11:43] Miz
But a loss is a loss. Take my lunch.
[11:47] Kim
Yay!
[11:49] Miz
But my lunch today is
vitamin pills and water.
[11:54] Kim
You set me up!
[11:56] Una
You get along so well.
[12:05] Shi
First, I'll tell you each your orders.
[12:08] Shi
Mercury-san: "Doesn't sink."
[12:12] Shi
Pluto-san: "Can swallow needles."
[12:16] Shi
Neptune-san: "Unaffected by ground
that's painful to stand on."
[12:21] Shi
Jupiter-san: "Resists heat and cold."
[12:26] Shi
Venus-san: "Can survive with little water."
[12:30] Shi
Each of you will make one
of these five animals.
[12:36] Shi
And then, apparently, in the end, you have to
[12:38] Shi
"make an animal that combines
all five of those traits."
[12:43] All
Wha?!
[12:44] All
Absurd!
[12:44] All
What does that even mean?!
[12:45] All
Not again...
[12:47] Ued
Oh, my, that is tough.
[12:49] Shi
That's exactly the reaction I expected.
[12:51] Shi
Once again, God's idea
is making everyone suffer.
[12:55] Tsu
Well, everybody seems to
be motivated, so it'll work out.
[12:59] Ued
You're right.
[13:00] Shi
But...
[13:01] Tsu
If we just make them individually
and put it together later,
[13:05] Tsu
we'll manage somehow.
[13:06] Shi
I hope so.
[13:08] Miz
I'm done. Give me a sheet of paper, please.
[13:10] Shi
You're already done? That's quick!
[13:14] Tsu
Mercury-kun, your order was for
a creature that doesn't sink.
[13:18] Tsu
What did you make?
[13:19] Miz
This.
[13:23] Shi
It's straight-up just wire!
[13:25] Ued
That's a simple creature.
[13:27] Miz
It wasn't specified what it doesn't
sink in, so I assumed water.
[13:32] Miz
This guy will stand on water.
[13:34] Shi
It won't sink with that shape?
[13:37] Shi
For floating on water, I imagine
something more boat-like.
[13:40] Miz
That would be too easy. If we're making it,
a more complicated concept is better.
[13:44] Shi
I took inspiration from the pond skater.
[13:47] Shi
Pond skater?
[13:48] Tsu
I see.
[13:49] Tsu
You know how the pond skater has long legs?
[13:51] Tsu
Because they're so long, their weight gets
distributed further, and they don't sink easily.
[13:56] Shi
I see.
[13:57] Ued
Oh, but the feet are different
from the pond skater's.
[14:03] Miz
This is a further enhancement
to the pond skater.
SIGN Water
SIGN Feet
[14:06] Miz
The pond skater has fine hairs on its
feet and floats by repelling the water.
[14:11] Miz
However, this technique can only
be used by small creatures.
[14:14] Tsu
That's right.
[14:16] Tsu
You know how peaches have
this fuzz that repels water?
[14:20] Tsu
The pond skater legs use the same principle.
[14:23] Moz
Pond skaters are extremely light.
[14:26] Moz
So that's enough for them to float,
[14:27] Moz
but if you want bigger creatures to float,
[14:29] Moz
this foot shape with a larger
surface are should be ideal.
[14:35] Moz
All right, it floats! Done.
[14:37] Shi
It's really floating!
[14:39] Tsu
It's the same principle as skis.
[14:42] Tsu
The bigger and flatter the feet,
the less likely you are to sink.
[14:46] Una
Wait, we're making the ground water?
[14:48] Una
Oh, no, that's different
from what I was doing...
[14:51] Shi
Neptune-san, your order was "unaffected by
ground that's painful to stand on."
[14:55] Una
Yes. I pictured the needle
mountain they have in Hell.
[15:00] Miz
What did you come up with?
[15:02] Una
Well, for the needle mountain,
an animal should have really thick soles,
[15:06] Una
so my base was the elephant.
[15:08] Una
Then I worked on adding protectors,
[15:11] ---
so it can sit and rest
on painfully rough ground, too.
[15:15] Tsu
That's quite a straightforward design.
[15:18] Una
I went straightforward with the protectors,
too, and made them from keratin.
[15:21] Shi
Keratin?
SIGN Keratin
[15:22] Una
Just think of it as really thick, hard skin.
[15:26] Shi
Don't you need to protect the entire body?
[15:28] Miz
That'll make it hard to move,
and it'll be heavy.
[15:30] Miz
Worse, it goes against my design!
[15:33] Miz
We have to merge it in the end!
[15:35] Miz
Let's give it longer legs
and make it thinner!
[15:39] Miz
More! Keep pushing it to the limit!
[15:41] Una
The legs will snap!
[15:43] Miz
Drop more weight! Drop more weight!
[15:46] Miz
Drop more weight! Drop more weight!
[15:53] Una
It ended up like this.
[15:56] Ued
Oh, my!
[15:58] Una
Hm, it's really starting to
look like it belongs in Hell.
[16:01] Mei
Would that mean the needles from
the mountain are its main food source?
[16:05] Shi
Pluto-san, your order was
"can swallow needles," right?
[16:08] Mei
Yes.
[16:10] Mei
If the needs can get past the throat,
I think the stomach can handle the rest.
[16:15] Mei
While hard things like
teeth and nails are fine,
[16:18] Mei
it'll be painful if it gets
stuck in something soft.
[16:20] Mei
I wonder how it could be swallowed smoothly.
[16:23] Mei
Jupiter-san, can you eat this?
[16:27] Kim
Sure thing!
SIGN Don't try this at home
[16:35] Shi
He's like a circus performer!
[16:38] Shi
Jupiter-san, are you okay?!
[16:44] Mei
"If you keep the needles vertical,
they won't get stuck in the throat," he said.
[16:47] Mei
Of course, that's it!
[16:51] Mei
Here we go!
[16:53] Mei
I put a lot of claws in the mouth
that will orient the needles vertically,
[16:57] Mei
and send them to the stomach.
[17:02] Ued
Oh, how cute!
[17:08] Mei
And done!
[17:10] Shi
We have to merge that with the others?
[17:12] Tsu
We're making steady progress.
[17:14] Ued
Because everybody here is so skilled.
[17:17] Shi
Then we still need...
[17:19] Kim
I'm done, too.
[17:22] Shi
You had "resists heat and cold."
[17:25] Kim
Yes, this is what I did!
[17:31] Shi
It's big.
[17:33] Kim
Bigger things are more resistant to cold.
[17:36] Tsu
Hot water stays hot longer in a
bathtub than in a cup, right?
[17:39] Tsu
Similarly, the bigger you are, the less
the outside temperature affects you.
[17:44] Kan
Hold it right there!
[17:45] Kan
You just put feet on Neptune-san's seal!
[17:48] Kan
You didn't do any work!
[17:49] Kim
But to ward off cold, protecting
the body with fat is the best!
[17:53] Kim
Hooray for fat!
[17:56] Shi
But how will this handle heat?
[18:00] Shi
It looks like it's panting
because it's too hot.
[18:03] Kim
I thought it could sweat to
keep from getting too hot.
[18:07] Kan
My order is "can survive with little water."
[18:10] Kan
If there's no water to sweat out,
it'll dry out and die!
[18:14] Kim
Oh, yeah. That's tough, Ven-chan.
[18:16] Kim
Good luck!
[18:17] Kan
Wait! You're just shoving this on me?!
[18:19] Kan
Is this one of those things where
you suffer more the later you start?
[18:26] Kan
I guess I have no choice.
SIGN Prototype Lab
[18:32] Kan
Mars-san, help, please!
[18:34] Shi
She made it her problem!
[18:36] Hig
What? Make this resistant
to water scarcity, too?
[18:39] Hig
That's not trivial.
[18:41] Kan
That's why I need you!
[18:43] Hig
I think the fat and fluff are good
for protecting against both heat and cold.
[18:48] Shi
Fluff to protect against the heat?
[18:50] Hig
Both fat and fluff are insulators.
[18:54] Hig
That'll protect the body from the heat.
[18:56] Shi
It's cooler to have a coat of fur?
SIGN Fur
SIGN Fat
SIGN Body
[18:58] Hig
Yes, only the surface heats up,
so the heat doesn't get to the body.
SIGN {\pos(280,145)\frx46\fad(1896,1)\t(5529,6238,\3c&H5F5D4E&\c&H403934&)
}Smooth Ice Cream
SIGN Ultimate Vanilla
SIGN Domestic Cream
SIGN Ultimate Vanilla
[19:03] Hig
If you put a cold carton of
ice cream out in a hot room,
[19:07] Hig
wrapping it in a sweater
makes it melt more slowly.
[19:10] Shi
Oh, I see!
[19:12] Hig
So while that keeps the
body temperature from rising,
[19:16] Hig
it also keeps it from lowering.
[19:18] Hig
To prevent overheating,
you definitely need water...
[19:22] Kan
Oh, how about breaking down the
fat in the body into water?
[19:28] Hig
That could be possible, but...
[19:30] Kan
But?
[19:31] Hig
In order to break down fat,
you need a lot of water.
[19:35] Kan
That defeats the purpose.
[19:37] Kan
Then the only other way is to
store a lot of water in the body
[19:41] Kan
when it can drink, and only use it sparingly.
[19:43] Kan
Where could that water be stored, though?
[19:46] Hig
Let's see...
[19:48] Hig
Red blood cells can store water in the blood.
[19:51] Hig
If you store too much, they'll burst, though.
[19:55] Kan
Can't we make them more robust,
so they don't burst?
[19:57] Hig
We can, but the veins are sized
[20:00] Hig
so that red blood cells barely pass through.
[20:03] Hig
Huge red blood cells would block them.
[20:06] Kan
Oh, right...
[20:08] Miz
What, what? You strugglin'?
[20:10] Kan
You came to mock me because you're done?
[20:13] Kan
But I've already come up with a solution!
[20:16] Miz
Oh, what's that?
[20:17] Kan
I made the red blood cells longer!
[20:20] Kan
By making them elliptical, they can pass
through narrow veins even when they get big!
[20:27] Hig
That could work!
[20:29] Shi
We got an okay here!
[20:31] Miz
But it's too heavy to float!
[20:33] Miz
I want it to be light!
At least reduce the fat by half!
[20:36] Kan
What's with you all of the sudden?!
[20:37] Una
Not again...
[20:39] Miz
In order to protect the body from the sun,
[20:41] Miz
we leave just the fat on the back!
We don't need the rest!
SIGN And then...
[20:51] Miz
When I combined everyone's sketches,
this came out.
[20:54] Kan
Everyone's? You meddled with most of them.
[21:00] Kan
I wonder if this will pass.
[21:02] Mei
Do we start over?
[21:04] Kim
I think the general direction was right.
[21:07] Ued
Where does this baby live, anyway?
[21:10] Shi
Extreme heat and intense cold,
its feet don't sink, and it swallows needles, right?
[21:16] All
Ah!
[21:17] Kan
The desert!
[21:19] Una
You sink in sand, and it's painful
to stand on when it gets hot.
[21:23] Mei
There is little water,
and cacti have thorns!
[21:26] Kim
It's 50 degrees Celsius during the day,
and below freezing at night!
[21:29] Miz
Leave the rest to me!
[21:31] Miz
It doesn't sink, can swallow needles,
is unaffected by pain,
[21:35] Miz
resists heat and cold,
and can survive with little water...
[21:39] Miz
This animal is the answer to all that!
[21:45] Shi
God has spoken!
[21:48] God
Accepted!
SIGN Accepted
SIGN Camel
[21:52] Una
Since the skin on its knees is thick,
it can kneel on hot desert sand.
[21:56] Kim
Just on its back, there's a
big hump of fat and hair.
[22:00] Mei
It can eat cacti.
[22:02] Shi
So it has those claws inside its mouth...
[22:04] Tsu
That was amazing teamwork.
[22:08] Ued
I'm sure God will send down more
of these relay orders now.