E9 - Idea 9 Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) 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! 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