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.
SIGN A Bear's Life Theater
[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?
SIGN House
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!
SIGN A Few Hours Later
[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.
SIGN I am your mother!
[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.
SIGN The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[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!
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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!
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[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!
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Chick
[22:04] Kim
I'll, hmm... get rid of the round
pupils and make them square.
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[22:11] Shi
That's kind of scary!
[22:12] Kim
I'm so happy.
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