E7 - Flowers and Offerings

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[00:30] Toma
    They're beautiful...
[00:31] Toma
    But how can they be so
    carefree in a place like this?
[00:37] Ju Fa (Female)
    What are humans doing here?
[00:39] Ju Fa (Female)
    What are the Soshin doing?
[00:45] Chobe
    You make it sound like you're not humans.
[00:49] Chobe
    Are you some kind of monsters, too?
[00:52] Tao Fa (Female)
    How cute.
[00:56] Tao Fa (Female)
    Why don't you come over here
    and fool around with us?
[00:59] Toma
    Fool—
[01:01] Ju Fa (Female)
    Don't be gross.
[01:02] Tao Fa (Female)
    Sorry.
[01:04] Tao Fa (Female)
    It's just so rare to see
    humans make it this far.
[01:06] Ju Fa (Female)
    Unbelievable.
[01:10] Ju Fa (Female)
    Things were just getting good, too.
[01:12] Ju Fa
    Now they've spoiled the mood.
[01:16] Ju Fa (Male)
    I'll kill them.
[01:20] Gabimaru
    You know how this island is.
[01:21] Gabimaru
    I wouldn't be surprised
    to find anything here.
[01:24] Gabimaru
    Whether or not there are hermits
    living here isn't the real question.
[01:28] Gabimaru
    What matters is if the residents
    of this island are friends or foes.
[01:32] Gabimaru
    That's all.
SIGN    Flowers and Offerings
[03:17] Gabimaru
    Wait!
[03:18] Yuzuriha
    Huh? What is it?
[03:28] Gabimaru
    A child?
[03:29] Gabimaru
    Is she a human from the mainland, or...?
[03:36] Senta
    Gabimaru-san...
[03:37] Sagiri
    Who is that child?
[03:38] Yuzuriha
    What is this... bonsai creature?
[03:43] Sagiri
    A type of monster?
[03:46] Gabimaru
    What?
[03:48] Sagiri
    Gabimaru.
[03:49] Gabimaru
    That girl might know
    something about this island.
[03:52] Gabimaru
    She could be our only lead.
[03:53] Gabimaru
    We have to catch her.
[03:55] Sagiri
    But there's a monster right there.
[03:59] Senta
    Huh?
[04:01] Gabimaru
    You guys handle it.
[04:03] Yuzuriha
    You're kidding, right?
[04:06] Senta
    Sagiri-san?
[04:07] Sagiri
    I can't allow Gabimaru out of my sight.
[04:10] Sagiri
    Senta-dono, good luck.
[04:21] Senta
    Wh-What are you doing?
[04:23] Yuzuriha
    I don't want to tip my hand to you.
[04:28] Yuzuriha
    I want to test myself against
    a low-level enemy while I have the chance.
[04:33] Yuzuriha
    I need to know if my ninjutsu
    works against monsters.
[04:47] Gabimaru
    You seem accustomed to the woods.
[04:49] Gabimaru
    It's vital that we speak—
[04:53] Gabimaru
    What?
[04:55] Sagiri
    Gabimaru!
[04:58] Gabimaru
    What was that?
[05:00] Gabimaru
    She shouldn't have been able to pull that
    off with the slender arms of a child.
[05:02] Sagiri
    Please wait.
[05:04] Sagiri
    We have no intention of harming you.
[05:06] Sagiri
    We just want to ask you some questions.
[05:11] Sagiri
    Good.
[05:12] Sagiri
    You understand us.
[05:22] Gabimaru
    This power...
[05:24] Gabimaru
    It's something other than
    simple brute strength.
[05:28] Gabimaru
    A different type of strength...
[05:35] Gabimaru
    We've found too many incomprehensible
    things since arriving on the island.
[05:39] Gabimaru
    This girl, the monsters
    and stone statues, the village.
[05:43] Gabimaru
    This was supposed to be a simple job.
[05:45] Gabimaru
    "Find the Elixir of Life."
[05:48] Gabimaru
    "Receive a pardon and return to my wife."
[05:52] Gabimaru
    I don't know if you're human or not,
    but you look like a young girl.
[05:56] Gabimaru
    If possible, I'd like to go easy on you.
[05:59] Gabimaru
    But I'm desperate, too.
[06:01] Gabimaru
    I might forget to do that.
[06:06] Sagiri
    Gabimaru!
[06:18] Gabimaru
    I'm sick of everything being so difficult.
[06:21] Gabimaru
    I'm just looking for the Elixir of Life.
[06:24] Gabimaru
    Don't force me to do anything else.
[06:33] Gabimaru
    She's crying.
[06:34] Sagiri
    Of course she's crying.
[06:35] Gabimaru
    What should I do?
[06:36] Sagiri
    Start by letting her down.
[06:47] Gabimaru
    Well, we caught her. Good enough.
[06:50] Gabimaru
    Now that I get a better look...
[06:53] Sagiri
    She's an ordinary child.
[06:55] Yuzuriha
    Hey, what's going on here?
[06:57] Yuzuriha
    You guys seem to be having a good time.
[07:00] Yuzuriha
    I worked my butt off back there.
[07:05] Senta
    What should we do now?
[07:08] Gabimaru
    I'd like to ask you
    about the Elixir of Life.
[07:11] Sagiri
    We won't be able to talk to her
    until she stops crying.
[07:13] Yuzuriha
    Who's good at calming kids down?
[07:17] Hoko
    Please...
[07:20] Sagiri
    Did it just...
[07:21] Yuzuriha
    Speak?
[07:23] Hoko
    Please return her to me.
[07:28] Hoko
    I'll take you to the village.
[07:31] Hoko
    I'll tell you about the Elixir.
[07:33] Yuzuriha
    No, thanks.
[07:35] Yuzuriha
    I'm surprised you can speak,
    but you could be trying to trick us.
[07:39] Yuzuriha
    Asking her seems safer.
[07:41] Sagiri
    You're right.
[07:43] Hoko
    I have food at the village.
[07:45] Yuzuriha
    We've got plenty.
[07:48] Hoko
    There's a bath as well.
[07:49] Yuzuriha
    Bath, bath, bath.
[07:53] Sagiri
    Is it safe to trust someone
    we know nothing about?
[07:58] Gabimaru
    It doesn't matter who someone is
    as long as they know about the Elixir.
[08:04] Gabimaru
    If it tries anything funny,
    we'll just take it down.
[08:09] Hoko
    We're here.
[08:13] Gabimaru
    It's like a ghost town.
[08:16] Sagiri
    The mist is so dense.
[08:17] Yuzuriha
    There's nobody else here.
[08:20] Hoko
    Until a thousand years ago,
    it wasn't like this.
[08:23] Senta
    A th-thousand years?
[08:25] Hoko
    I'll show you to my home.
[08:33] Senta
    Look at all these decorations.
[08:35] Gabimaru
    They're all old, though.
    Do you really live here?
[08:40] Hoko
    I don't lie.
[08:42] Gabimaru
    I have some questions.
[08:43] Yuzuriha
    What? We can chat later.
[08:45] Yuzuriha
    First, I want a bath.
[08:47] Gabimaru
    We don't have time for that.
[08:54] Yuzuriha
    It's a real bath.
[08:56] Yuzuriha
    This is awesome.
[09:00] Gabimaru
    Do something about her.
[09:02] Senta
    Th-There's nothing I can do.
[09:08] Gabimaru
    They're so meek, too.
[09:11] Yuzuriha
    Now, now.
[09:13] Yuzuriha
    It's smart to take breaks when you can.
[09:16] Yuzuriha
    Why don't you join—
[09:17] Gabimaru
    No.
[09:19] Yuzuriha
    You're so rigid. Even Sagirin's getting in.
[09:23] Sagiri
    Rin?
[09:24] Sagiri
    I'm only here to monitor you.
[09:26] Sagiri
    I doubt Senta-dono would be
    comfortable doing it.
[09:29] Sagiri
    We've simply swapped places for now.
[09:32] Sagiri
    I haven't forgotten my...
[09:38] Sagiri
    responsibilities.
[09:39] Yuzuriha
    Uh-huh.
[09:41] Sagiri
    It's no use.
[09:43] Sagiri
    I'm so exhausted. I can't resist the water.
[09:46] Sagiri
    We shouldn't be making ourselves at
    home like this after forcing our way in here.
[09:57] Sagiri
    Huh? Oh, washcloths?
[10:00] Sagiri
    Thank you.
[10:02] Yuzuriha
    She seems to like you.
[10:04] Sagiri
    Maybe she can't speak.
[10:07] Senta
    They have wells and pottery...
[10:11] Gabimaru
    Don't.
[10:12] Gabimaru
    Not until we know exactly
    what those monsters are up to.
[10:16] Senta
    You're right.
[10:18] Hoko
    There's food, too.
[10:24] Senta
    I-In any case, we should ask them about
    the island as soon as possible, and then...
[10:28] Gabimaru
    If you're that desperate to eat, then eat.
[10:30] Gabimaru
    Not my problem.
[10:32] Hoko
    They're not poisoned. She eats these, too.
[10:36] Gabimaru
    What's your relationship with the girl?
[10:38] Hoko
    That I won't tell you.
[10:40] Gabimaru
    I see.
[10:41] Gabimaru
    I'm actually not interested
    in anything other than the Elixir either.
[10:45] Gabimaru
    Why don't you start telling us about the
    island and location of the Elixir?
[10:52] Yuzuriha
    Wow, they've got food.
[10:54] Yuzuriha
    Hey, you started without me.
[10:56] Senta
    S-Sorry.
[10:57] Yuzuriha
    I'm gonna have some, too. Like, right now.
[11:04] Gabimaru
    This is...
[11:05] Sagiri
    Throwing us off.
[11:08] Hoko
    You're not going to eat?
[11:10] Gabimaru
    I didn't come here to eat.
[11:14] Hoko
    I don't know what humans call
    this place, but we call it Kotaku.
[11:19] Hoko
    It is Shinsenkyo, where the gods live.
[11:22] Sagiri
    It's quite different from the gods
    and Shinsenkyo I've heard about.
[11:27] Sagiri
    Aren't gods supposed to be spiritual beings?
[11:29] Hoko
    I've never left the island.
[11:32] Hoko
    I don't know anything about that.
[11:35] Gabimaru
    Does the Elixir of Life really exist?
[11:39] Hoko
    Of course it does.
[11:40] Hoko
    The legend has been passed down
    since ancient times.
[11:45] Hoko
    In the legend, we call it Tan.
[11:48] Hoko
    The source of eternal life. The Elixir.
[11:52] Senta
    Tan?
[11:53] Yuzuriha
    It's not a mandarin?
[11:55] Gabimaru
    Where is it?
[12:00] Hoko
    The island is divided into three regions.
[12:04] Hoko
    The shore and woods are Eishu.
[12:07] Hoko
    This village is located
    in a region called Hojo.
[12:11] Hoko
    Tan is located in Horai, within the mists
    at the center of the island.
[12:16] Senta
    This is very useful information.
[12:19] Yuzuriha
    So there was no point
    in searching the woods?!
[12:21] Yuzuriha
    And it's not even a mandarin, anyway.
[12:23] Gabimaru
    The Elixir of Life exists.
[12:25] Gabimaru
    I can return to my wife.
[12:32] Gabimaru
    Have you ever seen the actual Elixir?
[12:34] Gabimaru
    No, first, do you have any proof
    that isn't made up?
[12:38] Hoko
    You'll meet them eventually.
[12:41] Hoko
    Once you do, you won't be
    able to doubt what I told you.
[12:46] Hoko
    Not once you meet the Tensen.
[13:00] Hoko
    Never dying, never aging...
[13:04] Hoko
    Eternally beautiful, perfect beings.
[13:10] Hoko
    You probably fought off
    Soshin on your way here,
[13:15] Hoko
    but the Tensen are on another level.
[13:18] Hoko
    Nothing stands a chance against them.
[13:21] Hoko
    I know you found it strange that I so meekly
    welcomed you and told you what I knew.
[13:30] Hoko
    It's the least I can do for you.
[13:33] Hoko
    After all, it will likely
    be your last request.
[13:37] Hoko
    All humans who arrive
    on the island die eventually.
[13:41] Hoko
    The Tensen don't allow anyone to leave.
[13:48] Gabimaru
    They all die? What do you mean by that?
[13:50] Yuzuriha
    Are you fooling us after all?
[13:53] Hoko
    I feel neither affection
    nor animosity toward you.
[13:57] Hoko
    I simply told you the truth.
[13:59] Hoko
    The Tensen kill everyone
    who trespass upon the island.
[14:02] Gabimaru
    Who are the Tensen, exactly?
[14:07] Hoko
    The most important beings on the island.
[14:11] Hoko
    They command the Soshin
    and punish the guilty.
[14:16] Hoko
    Especially those who come to the island.
[14:20] Hoko
    But don't worry.
[14:23] Hoko
    Those who are punished don't simply die.
[14:27] Hoko
    They are reborn as beautiful flowers.
[14:30] Hoko
    They are released from their sin
    and worldliness to achieve eternal bliss.
[14:51] Hoko
    Lives that have been transformed
    into flowers become the source of Tan.
[14:57] Yuzuriha
    It's just a legend, right?
[14:59] Yuzuriha
    Surely it's not meant
    to be taken at face value.
[15:01] Hoko
    The Elixir of Life exists.
[15:05] Hoko
    I have received one of its blessings.
[15:09] Senta
    It regenerated.
[15:11] Sagiri
    You mentioned earlier
    that you've lived for a thousand years.
[15:15] Gabimaru
    Is the girl the same as you?
[15:19] Sagiri
    Hey, don't point blades at people.
[15:21] Gabimaru
    Huh?
[15:22] Yuzuriha
    Yikes. Seriously, guy.
[15:24] Gabimaru
    Really? Sorry.
[15:27] Hoko
    Whether you believe it or not,
    this place is Shinsenkyo.
[15:31] Hoko
    The fate of humans
    who enter here is up to the gods.
[15:35] Hoko
    Leaving the island won't be easy.
[15:46] Gabimaru
    You're following me to the bath, too?
[15:48] Sagiri
    Senta-dono wouldn't fill in for me.
[15:51] Gabimaru
    I'm just going to rinse off
    my wounds, so I don't mind.
[15:54] Gabimaru
    Besides, it beats you becoming too relaxed.
[15:56] Sagiri
    I'm not relaxed.
[15:58] Gabimaru
    You were earlier.
[16:00] Gabimaru
    You seemed sleepy
    when you got out of the bath.
[16:02] Sagiri
    No, I didn't.
[16:03] Gabimaru
    You sure did.
[16:05] Sagiri
    He's so stubborn.
[16:06] Gabimaru
    The island has three layers.
[16:09] Gabimaru
    The Elixir is in Horai, the central layer.
[16:12] Gabimaru
    The Elixir is guarded by the Tensen.
[16:15] Gabimaru
    We gained new information,
    but it all feels fragmentary.
[16:20] Sagiri
    Do you think we can trust them?
[16:23] (Flashback) Hoko
    My name is Hoko. This girl is Mei.
[16:28] (Flashback) Hoko
    We were born and raised
    on this island for centuries.
[16:33] (Flashback) Hoko
    All we want is to continue living quietly.
[16:36] (Flashback) Hoko
    Don't interfere with our lives.
[16:38] Sagiri
    I doubt they were lying,
    but I can't accept everything they told us.
[16:44] Sagiri
    Especially not...
[16:45] Gabimaru
    The stuff about the Tensen, huh?
[16:47] (Flashback) Senta
    In mainland Shenxian philosophy,
    Tensen are high-ranking hermits.
[16:54] (Flashback) Senta
    I believe Soshin and Horai
    are originally foreign Taoist terms as well.
[17:00] Gabimaru
    We can solve those riddles later.
[17:04] Gabimaru
    What matters now is if they'll prevent us
    from acquiring the Elixir.
[17:08] Gabimaru
    I would really, really...
[17:14] Gabimaru
    ...prefer not to waste
    time on anything else.
[17:19] Sagiri
    Um...
[17:22] Sagiri
    Hey, what are you doing?
[17:26] Gabimaru
    I said I'd rinse off my wounds, remember?
[17:29] Sagiri
    But she's already in the bath.
[17:31] Gabimaru
    It's not like it matters.
[17:33] Gabimaru
    Back in the village, everyone shared
    the same bath regardless of age and gender.
[17:37] Gabimaru
    Except for the chief,
    who had a bath in his home.
[17:42] Gabimaru
    Is this really any time to concern
    ourselves with bathing etiquette?
[17:50] Sagiri
    Now that I get a closer look,
    her hair and skin are in rough shape.
[17:54] Sagiri
    Despite having bathing products,
    they haven't been used.
[18:00] Sagiri
    Perhaps she doesn't have anyone like
    a parent to teach her how to use them.
[18:09] Sagiri
    I shall use existing supplies to recreate
     the Edo-style bathhouse experience.
[18:13] Sagiri
    I'll take charge so you
    can focus on bathing.
[18:19] Gabimaru
    What's the point of this?
[18:21] Sagiri
    I'm returning the favor.
[18:23] Sagiri
    We owe this girl for shelter and a meal.
[18:27] Gabimaru
    Okay...
[18:29] Sagiri
    You're stretching yourself too thin, too.
[18:32] Sagiri
    You should rest while you can.
[18:35] Sagiri
    Use that to scrub your body.
[18:39] Sagiri
    My parents made me assist others
     with their baths, so I'm good at it.
[18:43] Sagiri
    I have ash and a camellia oil cake.
[18:46] Sagiri
    I don't have much, but I brought it
    with me from the mainland.
[18:49] Sagiri
    I'll use this to wash your hair.
[18:54] Sagiri
    See? All clean now.
[18:56] Sagiri
    I can't remove your scars,
    but don't you at least feel refreshed?
[19:07] Gabimaru
    What are you two doing?
[19:09] Gabimaru
    Unbelievable.
[19:11] Gabimaru
    There are so many other things
    we should be thinking about.
[19:14] Gabimaru
    Besides, that girl...
[19:16] (Flashback) Yui
    You're stretching yourself too thin.
[19:21] (Flashback) Yui
    It's important to get proper
    rest during strenuous times.
[19:26] (Flashback) Gabimaru
    Is that right?
[19:28] (Flashback) Yui
    That's right.
[19:29] (Flashback) Yui
    Besides, we're married.
[19:31] (Flashback) Yui
    Don't get embarrassed
    about me washing your back.
[19:36] (Flashback) Gabimaru
    Is that right?
[19:38] (Flashback) Yui
    That's right.
[19:40] (Flashback) Gabimaru
    I'm not embarrassed.
    I just don't like baths.
[19:45] (Flashback) Gabimaru
    I feel like my tension and battle instincts
    are washed away by the water.
[19:50] (Flashback) Gabimaru
    Whoa!
[19:51] (Flashback) Yui
    Are you saying I'm robbing
    you of your luck in battle?
[19:54] (Flashback) Gabimaru
    Th-That's not what I meant.
[19:57] (Flashback) Yui
    You're stretching yourself too thin.
[19:59] (Flashback) Yui
    If you don't rest while you can,
[20:03] (Flashback) Yui
    you'll collapse before the real battle.
[20:06] (Flashback) Gabimaru
    The real battle?
[20:08] (Flashback) Gabimaru
    Is there some kind of major job coming up?
[20:11] (Flashback) Yui
    No. I'm talking about life.
[20:16] (Flashback) Yui
    Live peacefully and honestly.
[20:19] (Flashback) Yui
    Do your best to adhere to your convictions,
[20:22] (Flashback) Yui
    while sometimes going
    with the flow or concealing them.
[20:26] (Flashback) Yui
    But no matter what, never let go.
[20:29] (Flashback) Yui
    Not even the Battle of Kawanakajima...
[20:33] (Flashback) Yui
    compares to the long, long battle of life.
[20:37] (Flashback) Yui
    You are the general,
    but I am the strategist.
[20:41] (Flashback) Yui
    It's my strategic advice
    that you rest as well.
[20:45] (Flashback) Gabimaru
    All right.
[20:47] (Flashback) Yui
    Finally, get in the water.
[20:50] (Flashback) Gabimaru
    Not that!
[20:51] (Flashback) Gabimaru
    I don't like the water.
[20:53] (Flashback) Gabimaru
    I'm clean enough, aren't I?
[20:56] Yui
    He's like a cat.
[20:58] (Flashback) Yui
    Starting tomorrow, we'll be living together.
[21:00] (Flashback) Yui
    We won't be able to use the bath
    at my father's house anymore.
[21:02] (Flashback) Gabimaru
    I don't care.
[21:07] (Flashback) Gabimaru
    As the general, can I issue
    some strategic orders, too?
[21:11] (Flashback) Yui
    Go right ahead.
[21:14] (Flashback) Gabimaru
    Don't hide your scar with your hair.
[21:17] (Flashback) Gabimaru
    I know you must have your reasons,
     but I don't mind it.
[21:21] (Flashback) Gabimaru
    You don't have to do that.
[21:26] (Flashback) Yui
    I simply like styling my hair this way.
[21:30] (Flashback) Gabimaru
    What? Really?
[21:32] (Flashback) Yui
    But if that's what you wish, my general...
[21:37] (Flashback) Yui
    then that's what I'll do. Thank you.
[21:44] Gabimaru
    You, girl.
[21:46] Gabimaru
    If you're embarrassed
    about your scars, then... don't be.
[21:50] Sagiri
    Sometimes women don't have that option.
[21:53] Gabimaru
    I disagree.
[21:55] Gabimaru
    I know a woman with a large scar,
    but there's no one more beautiful than her.
[22:02] Gabimaru
    Appearances don't matter.
[22:06] Gabimaru
    Why are you looking at me like that?
[22:08] Sagiri
    It was just such a respectable thing
    to say. I'm dumbfounded.
[22:24] Sagiri
    Perhaps he's not truly a bad person.
[22:28] Sagiri
    There's a part of me that thinks that.
[22:31] Sagiri
    Perhaps he's beginning
    to change, little by little.
[22:38] Gabimaru
    Maybe it's because I was able to relax,
[22:41] Gabimaru
    but I remembered how I felt at first.
[22:46] Gabimaru
    What I should be prioritizing.
[22:49] Gabimaru
    That I don't have time
    to sit around chatting.
[22:51] Gabimaru
    I remember now.
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