E18 - Vow

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[00:08] (Flashback) Shigure
    If I strip away the environment that
    serves as nothing but a receptacle...
[00:13] (Flashback) Shigure
    The marebito might just come out.
[00:17] Botan
    The marebito inside me...
SIGN    Malevolent Spirits
SIGN    Vow
[02:04] Botan
    He said I was responsible for
    the paper umbrella's activation.
[02:11] Botan
    And when I went to Kadomori-san
    to find out if that was true, he said...
[02:19] (Flashback) Taiju
    Let me start with this.
[02:21] (Flashback) Taiju
    The reason the "paper umbrella"
    tsukumogami activated is still far from clear.
[02:26] (Flashback) Taiju
    That's led to various parties
    formulating various theories.
[02:30] (Flashback) Taiju
    One such theory...
[02:32] (Flashback) Taiju
    is that the trigger was that
    time you were kidnapped.
[02:40] (Flashback) Taiju
    The incident when those two,
    calling themselves your relatives,
[02:42] (Flashback) Taiju
    outwitted the Nagatsuki tsukumogami
    with their fine words,
[02:45] (Flashback) Taiju
    took you from them,
[02:47] (Flashback) Taiju
    and then died in an accident while on the run,
[02:51] (Flashback) Taiju
    while you alone survived.
[02:56] (Flashback) Botan
    Yes. I remember.
[02:59] (Flashback) Botan
    Although...
[03:01] (Flashback) Taiju
    Although... you don't remember
    the last of it, right?
[03:05] (Flashback) Taiju
    The next thing you knew, you were in custody.
[03:09] (Flashback) Botan
    Yes.
[03:11] (Flashback) Taiju
    During that amnesiac period, you see,
[03:14] (Flashback) Taiju
    you weren't human.
[03:18] (Flashback) Taiju
    I don't know if it was the extreme
    circumstances that caused it...
[03:22] (Flashback) Taiju
    But you tagged in the marebito inside you,
     and gave it ownership of your body.
[03:30] (Flashback) Taiju
    The "living god" manifested,
[03:33] (Flashback) Taiju
    and it saw to it that you
    survived, no matter what.
[03:39] (Flashback) Taiju
    Of course, no one witnessed that.
[03:42] (Flashback) Taiju
    We and the Nagatsuki only
    arrived on the scene later.
[03:46] (Flashback) Taiju
    But around the time of the accident,
[03:49] (Flashback) Taiju
    I witnessed a curious sight.
[03:52] (Flashback) Taiju
    The tsukumogami in our service said
[03:55] (Flashback) Taiju
    the last thing they remembered was a great
    light coming from the site of the accident.
[04:01] (Flashback) Taiju
    The reason tsukumogami
    follow you on a daily basis
[04:06] (Flashback) Taiju
    is because they see the marebito inside
    you always glowing, like a light trap.
[04:13] (Flashback) Taiju
    But in that instant,
[04:15] (Flashback) Taiju
    they say it seemed to light
    up as brightly as the sun.
[04:19] (Flashback) Taiju
    The next thing I knew, every single
    tsukumogami in my service
[04:24] (Flashback) Taiju
    was prostrating itself in that direction.
[04:28] (Flashback) Taiju
    The marebito within you
    had come to the surface.
[04:31] (Flashback) Taiju
    In other words, there'd been a
    change of leadership inside you.
[04:35] (Flashback) Taiju
    That's why you have no memory of that period.
[04:39] (Flashback) Tsubaki
    And that light is what activated
    the paper umbrella?
[04:44] (Flashback) Taiju
    That's one theory.
[04:47] (Flashback) Taiju
    "It was a signal flare for certain
    clandestine entities to come out of hiding."
[04:53] (Flashback) Taiju
    And indeed, the Kunatos had their run-in
    with the paper umbrella not long after.
[04:57] Botan
    Then... I really...
[05:00] Botan
    I really am...
[05:03] (Flashback) Tsubaki
    It's all so vague, though.
[05:06] (Flashback) Taiju
    Like I said, it's just a theory.
[05:09] (Flashback) Taiju
    In the end,
[05:13] (Flashback) Taiju
    no one can say for sure
    that you're responsible.
[05:17] (Flashback) Taiju
    That's my opinion.
[05:21] Botan
    But... it's true that there's
    a marebito inside me.
[05:25] Botan
    And with Kushige's barriers gone,
[05:28] Botan
    at any moment, I could...
[05:36] (Flashback) Hyoma
    I'll always keep you safe.
[05:40] (Flashback) Hyoma
    Bring it on!
[05:49] Hyoma
    Even the Bridal Trousseau will have
    to do as they're told this time.
[05:55] Hyoma
    They'll only be gone a few short days,
[05:58] Hyoma
    but for those who are after Botan,
[06:01] Hyoma
    it will be a golden opportunity.
[06:04] Hyoma
    I must stop any attacks that are
    attempted in their absence.
[06:09] Hyoma
    I must protect Botan!
[06:22] Hyoma
    Someone's watching.
[06:25] Hyoma
    Have they been here from the start?
[06:27] Hyoma
    No... Did they trail me?
[06:30] Hyoma
    From the paper umbrella's coterie?
[06:33] Hyoma
    No. This spirit energy...
[06:41] Nagi
    Hyoma...
[06:43] Nagi
    Don't run.
[06:45] Hyoma
    Nagi?
[06:46] Hyoma
    What in the world are you...
[06:47] Nagi
    Stupid.
[06:49] Nagi
    You're too slow!
[06:52] Nagi
    Cloth? This is...
[06:54] Nagi
    The Kadomori appareling technique!
[06:59] Hyoma
    What are you doing?!
[07:05] Hyoma
    I see.
[07:07] Hyoma
    Picking up where we left off?
[07:12] Hyoma
    When we first met,
[07:14] Hyoma
    I could only see those swords
    as a sinister threat.
[07:18] Hyoma
    But I see now that they are blades of duty,
    used to protect their mistress.
[07:24] Nagi
    The difficulty of protecting...
[07:26] Nagi
    The weight of an oath...
[07:28] Nagi
    Do you understand any of it?!
[07:35] Nagi
    A smokescreen?
[07:40] Nagi
    A fake?!
[07:55] Nagi
    Will that be enough to keep her safe?!
[08:07] Hyoma
    Botan... I...
[08:22] Nagi
    Not bad.
[08:24] Nagi
    You didn't quite make it, though.
[08:30] Nagi
    Those door pulls...
[08:33] Nagi
    You use 'em pretty well.
[08:36] Hyoma
    Indeed.
[08:37] Hyoma
    But I can't employ their true power yet.
[08:41] Nagi
    I see.
[08:43] Nagi
    I just wanted to get a feel for your ability.
[08:47] Nagi
    Sorry, Hyoma.
[08:50] Hyoma
    Go settle what you need to.
[08:55] Hyoma
    I will...
[08:58] Hyoma
    It's a promise.
[09:01] Nagi
    A promise to fulfill his vow to keep Botan safe?
[09:07] Nagi
    How unnecessarily complicated.
[09:09] Nagi
    But I like it well enough.
[09:14] Nagi
    Counting on you, Hyoma!
[09:17] Nagi
    That's a promise between men!
[09:21] Hyoma
    And I understand the weight of it.
[09:26] Nagi
    It's from Haori.
[09:29] Hyoma
    Did something happen?
[09:30] Nagi
    She wants me to buy booze.
[09:34] Yui
    I promise! I promise we'll be right back!
[09:37] Yui
    Please don't look so sad!
[09:39] Botan
    Um... You're strangling me!
[09:42] Nagi
    What in the world?
[09:44] Haori
    Oh, welcome back.
[09:46] Haori
    Apparently, a Yachimata messenger
    will arrive tomorrow.
[09:50] Haori
    We're celebrating in advance
    in the hopes it will all go well.
[09:55] Nagi
    You wanna head out with a hangover?
[09:59] Nagi
    How can you be so calm about
    getting called out like this?
[10:03] Nagi
    Or did you accept 'cause
    you've got a plan in mind?
[10:08] Haori
    I guess you'll see.
[10:11] Hyoma
    May I sit with you?
[10:14] Suzuri
    Bota—
[10:15] Botan
    C'mon!
[10:16] Botan
    Don't just worry about me.
[10:19] Botan
    You've got an important meeting
    coming up, right?
[10:22] Botan
    I've got Tsubaki-san and the Bureau
    and Hyoma-san right here...
[10:27] Botan
    And I don't intend to lose
    heart any time soon.
[10:31] Botan
    Focus on your immediate issue
    and come back soon.
[10:35] Suzuri/Yui/Kagami
    B-B-Botan!
[10:37] Kagami
    You've become so mature!
[10:40] Suzuri
    The same girl who used to
    cling to me and never let go...
[10:43] Botan
    When did that happen?!
[10:44] Yui
    I just can't stand to say goodbye!
[10:46] Botan
    Seriously, guys...
[10:48] Kagami
    Botan!
[10:49] Nagi
    How long are they gonna keep at it?
[11:06] Haori
    Well, Hyoma-san, take care.
[11:10] Hyoma
    I will.
[11:11] Hyoma
    You'll be driving all the way
    to the Yachimata in Tokyo?
[11:14] Hyoma
    That'll take time.
[11:15] Haori
    We want to keep the fact that
    we're leaving as quiet as possible.
[11:20] Yui
    Understand?
[11:22] Yui
    If a stranger comes by, keep the door tightly—
[11:24] Botan
    How old do you think I am now?
[11:25] Kagami
    Yu-chan.
[11:27] Kagami
    More importantly...
[11:28] Yu
    Oh, of course.
[11:30] Yu
    Botan...
[11:33] Yu
    Here.
[11:35] Yu
    Hairpins, a hand mirror, and a parcel of ink.
[11:38] Yu
    Carry them with you always.
[11:40] Yu
    They will protect you.
[11:45] Yu
    We shall return, Mistress.
[11:50] Botan
    Sure. See you then.
[11:58] Hyoma
    I'm told Tsubaki gleefully passed on
    what you spoke of last night.
[12:05] (Flashback) Haori
    Botan. Life with the Kyoto Saenome
    may be unpleasant at first.
[12:11] (Flashback) Haori
    The people there all know your background.
[12:15] (Flashback) Haori
    They'll be guarded around you
    until they get used to you.
[12:19] (Flashback) Botan
    I know that.
[12:21] (Flashback) Botan
    How about this, then?
[12:26] Hyoma
    You're really going to do it?
[12:28] Botan
    Of course.
[12:31] Taiju
    The Bridal Trousseau's gone, then.
[12:34] Middle-Aged Saenome
    Representative Kadomori!
[12:36] Middle-Aged Saenome 1
    What's the meaning of this?
[12:37] Middle-Aged Saenome 1
    You're keeping Nagatsuki Botan here?!
[12:40] Middle-Aged Saenome 2
    Hasn't she always been viewed as
    dangerous and unpredictable?!
[12:44] Middle-Aged Saenome 2
    I know she looks innocent...
    but that thing isn't human!
[12:48] Middle-Aged Saenome 1
    We're warriors protecting Kyoto
    under the Saenome name!
[12:51] Middle-Aged Saenome 1
    We've got to seal her
    the moment it's called for!
[12:55] Middle-Aged Saenome 1
    Isn't that the reason you're
    doing this, Representative?!
[12:58] Taiju
    Nah, we won't do anything.
[13:04] Middle-Aged Saenome 1
    Why?
[13:05] Taiju
    Don't go getting the wrong idea.
[13:07] Taiju
    I just mean "for now."
[13:09] Taiju
    Nagatsuki Botan can't leave our territory
    until it's decided what to do with her.
[13:13] Taiju
    She's completely at our mercy.
[13:17] Taiju
    We can wait to take action until
    we're completely prepared.
[13:23] Taiju
    Let's do as we like, and let her do the same.
[13:27] Middle-Aged Saenome 1
    R-Representative Kadomori...
[13:30] Middle-Aged Saenome 1
    No wonder you're our representative!
[13:32] Middle-Aged Saenome 2
    Magnificent cunning!
[13:34] Middle-Aged Saenome 1; 2; 3
    Our very own evil magistrate!
[13:37] Taiju
    I'm gonna smack all of you.
[13:40] Taiju
    I told them to back off,
    but it's too common a sentiment.
[13:44] Taiju
    They won't accept the circumstances easily.
[13:47] Taiju
    Nagatsuki girl...
[13:49] Taiju
    Don't take this place lightly.
SIGN    Dining Hall
[13:53] Young Saenome 1
    Did you hear?
    The Nagatsuki girl is staying here.
[13:56] Young Saenome 1
    Think they're gonna put us on
    rotating babysitting duty?
[14:00] Young Saenome 2
    The yorimashi, huh?
[14:02] Young Saenome 2
    I hear it's even gone rogue before.
[14:07] Hyoma
    I see.
[14:08] Hyoma
    The reputation that precedes
    her is not a positive one.
[14:13] Young Saenome 1
    She looked like some normal girl to me.
[14:15] Young Saenome 2
    Huh? You saw her?
[14:18] Young Saenome 1
    One salmon ball combo, please.
[14:19] Young Saenome 2
    I'll have a salmon-pork combo, ma'am!
[14:21] Botan
    U-Um...
[14:24] Botan
    Is a standard serving of rice all right?
[14:29] Young Saenome 2
    Huh? A new part-timer?
[14:33] Young Saenome 1
    N-Naga... Naga...
[14:35] Middle-Aged Saenome 2
    Representative Kadomori!
[14:38] Middle-Aged Saenome 2
    Nagatsuki Botan is...
[14:39] Middle-Aged Saenome 2
    working in the dining hall!
SIGN    Lunch Set
SIGN    Curry
SIGN    Pasta
SIGN    Ramen
[14:43] All
    Nagatsuki...
[14:44] All
    She's cute...
[14:46] Taiju
    Move it!
[14:49] Tamura
    Her name's Botan-chan.
[14:51] Tamura
    Tsubaki-chan introduced us.
    She wanted to help out.
[14:54] Tamura
    She's a good, hard worker,
[14:56] Tamura
    so I'd better not see any of you
    making trouble for her!
[15:01] Tamura
    Good day there, Representative Kadomori.
[15:03] Taiju
    T-Tamura-san, who gave you the authority...
[15:05] Taiju
    And Nagatsuki-san, what possessed you to...
[15:08] Botan
    I-I asked Tsubaki-san...
[15:13] Botan
    Since I don't have anything
    else to do while I'm here,
[15:16] Botan
    I wanted to know if there
    was any way I could help.
[15:19] Botan
    I always feel better when
    I have something to do.
[15:23] Taiju
    Such a pure motive!
[15:25] Tamura
    She's been cooking for a big family, she says.
[15:28] Tamura
    She's a good cook, too. It's such a help!
[15:32] Young Saenome 2
    Hey, is that Nagatsuki Botan?
[15:35] Young Saenome 2
    Not quite what you'd imagine... right?
[15:41] Botan
    Well... How about this, then?
[15:45] (Flashback) Haori
    You're going to work here? Starting tomorrow?
[15:49] (Flashback) Botan
    Yeah.
[15:50] (Flashback) Haori
    W-Won't that cause a bit of a stir off the bat?
[15:53] (Flashback) Haori
    Shouldn't you wait—
[15:54] (Flashback) Suzuri
    Now, now.
[15:56] (Flashback) Suzuri
    What gave you the idea to do that?
[15:59] (Flashback) Botan
    I have to take a break from university,
[16:01] (Flashback) Botan
    and I can't even go outside.
[16:04] (Flashback) Botan
    Spending my time doing nothing
    will probably be suffocating.
[16:09] (Flashback) Botan
    So rather than trying my
    best to stay out of sight,
[16:13] (Flashback) Botan
    maybe I should actively try to fit in.
[16:17] (Flashback) Botan
    Is that a bad idea?
[16:20] (Flashback) Haori
    Well, I doubt Kadomori-san would complain
    about you making yourself useful...
[16:25] (Flashback) Haori
    Perhaps, even...
[16:27] (Flashback) Taiju
    I'll put anything useful to use!
[16:31] (Flashback) Haori
    Very well.
[16:33] (Flashback) Haori
    Try your best for now at
    whatever you want to accomplish.
[16:37] (Flashback) Botan
    Right!
[16:40] Tamura
    I couldn't be more grateful!
[16:41] Botan
    I look forward to working with you!
[16:43] Taiju
    Sure... Likewise.
[16:49] Taiju
    Well, she's being useful, so I'll allow it.
SIGN    Incoming
SIGN    Shota
SIGN    Mobile
[16:58] Taiju
    What is it?
[16:59] Shota
    What the hell's going on, Dad?!
[17:01] Shota
    Nagatsuki Botan's doing filing at
    the talisman development center?!
[17:05] Taiju
    Huh?
[17:06] Shota
    We called Hyoma in to help
    make new talismans...
[17:10] Shota
    And she tagged along and put herself to work!
[17:12] Botan
    Is this the right shelf?
[17:14] Young Saenome 3
    Y-Yeah...
[17:16] Taiju
    If she's not in the way, leave her to it.
SIGN    Incoming
SIGN    Umekichi
SIGN    Mobile
[17:25] Umekichi
    What is the meaning of—
[17:26] Taiju
    Okay. It's about Nagatsuki Botan, right?
[17:29] Umekichi
    Eh?
[17:30] Taiju
    So? Where's she shown up now?
[17:32] Umekichi
    The training hall.
[17:33] Taiju
    What? Is she teaching
    martial arts or something?
[17:38] Umekichi
    Kunato's handling that.
[17:40] Umekichi
    She's treating injuries.
[17:43] Young Saenome 4
    I-It'll get better on its own!
[17:46] Botan
    If you go to work looking like that,
    you'll just scare everyone.
[17:52] Botan
    Although...
[17:54] Botan
    I know I can only do trivial things myself.
[17:58] Young Saenome 4
    Thanks or whatever.
[18:02] Young Saenome 4
    This is totally nuts.
[18:05] Young Saenome 2
    I get you.
SIGN    Yeah! They're all so nice
SIGN    Kagami
SIGN    We're on the highway now!
SIGN    We're on the highway now!
SIGN    Kagami
SIGN    We'll be in Nagoya soon
SIGN    We'll be in Nagoya soon
SIGN    Kagami
SIGN    Misokatsu, kishimen, hitsumabushi
SIGN    Misokatsu, kishimen, hitsumabushi
SIGN    Kagami
SIGN    What to get for lunch~
SIGN    What to get for lunch~
SIGN    Kagami
SIGN    I'll report in on which one I get
[18:17] Hyoma
    Next up!
[18:19] Young Saenome 2
    Next.
[18:20] Young Saenome 2
    Please, try me, Substitute Instructor Hyoma!
[18:23] Hyoma
    Right!
[18:25] Tsumabiki
    Well, well.
[18:27] Tsumabiki
    Look at you go.
[18:28] Botan
    The Bureau!
[18:30] Botan
    Wait...
[18:31] Botan
    Where have you been?
[18:33] Tsumabiki
    Perimeter security.
[18:35] Fukie
    Of course, Haori's group had six people
    to handle the same work,
[18:40] Fukie
    so we need a break.
[18:42] Botan
    Thank you for everything.
[18:44] Tsuzumi
    You surprise us, though.
[18:47] Tsuzumi
    You've really got that rock spirit!
[18:50] Botan
    Um...
[18:52] Botan
    There's something I've been wondering.
[18:55] Botan
    What exactly is "rock"?
[18:58] Tsumabiki/Fukie/Tsuzumi
    What?!
[19:00] Tsuzumi
    Listen here!
[19:01] Tsuzumi
    The way of rock is...
[19:03] Tsuzumi
    to struggle, break through, and move on,
[19:06] Tsuzumi
    no matter what circumstances
    you find yourself in!
[19:08] Tsuzumi
    It's the practice of shouting
    who you are from the rooftops!
[19:11] Tsumabiki
    And of course, it means
    something different for everyone.
[19:14] Tsumabiki
    To truly go in-depth,
    we'd be here all day and more.
[19:16] Fukie
    That's right.
[19:17] Fukie
    This is just what rock means to us.
[19:21] Tsuzumi
    So seeing you throw yourself into
    the Saenome like this... That's rock!
[19:27] Fukie
    I regret thinking of you
    as sheltered and helpless.
[19:30] Tsumabiki
    Terribly sorry.
[19:32] Tsumabiki
    You really are the mistress
    of the Bridal Trousseau.
[19:35] Botan
    Oh...
[19:38] Botan
    I wonder about that.
[19:40] Botan
    I think I've been jumping
    at shadows for so long.
[19:45] Botan
    But...
[19:45] Hyoma
    Next!
[19:48] Botan
    But...
[19:49] Botan
    Since someone always rushing
    full-speed toward what he believes in,
[19:51] Botan
    a real embodiment of "rock,"
    appeared before me,
[19:55] Botan
    I decided I should try to take
    a page from his book.
[20:01] Tsumabiki
    Well, just be careful you don't go that hard!
[20:08] Tsumabiki
    Well, well.
[20:10] Tsumabiki
    We've got a job in.
[20:12] Botan
    What about your break?
[20:14] Tsuzumi
    The Saenome are exploitative employers.
[20:16] Tsuzumi
    Especially regarding us!
[20:19] Tsumabiki
    See you later, Botan.
[20:24] Botan
    They came and went
    with the force of a storm...
[20:28] Tsumabiki
    Honestly.
[20:30] Tsumabiki
    The minute they hear Haori's people are gone,
[20:34] Tsumabiki
    the riffraff comes out of the woodwork.
[20:37] Tsukumogami 1
    Out of the way! We gotta avenge our allies!
[20:39] Tsukumogami 2
    We'll kidnap Nagatsuki Botan and take
    our revenge on the Bridal Trousseau!
[20:44] Tsumabiki
    Scrambling to take advantage of a
    fortuitous situation dropped in your laps...
[20:49] Tsumabiki
    You're the opposite of how Botan was earlier.
[20:53] Tsumabiki
    Totally lame.
[20:55] Tsukumogami 1/2
    We'll destroy you!
[20:58] Tsumabiki
    Be silent!
[21:00] Tsumabiki
    Without anything to play,
[21:02] Tsumabiki
    you're impotent instrumentalists.
[21:05] Tsumabiki
    Having you on the stage
    is nothing but a nuisance.
[21:09] Tsumabiki
    Right, Hyoma? Botan?
[21:21] Yu
    Kagami, you need to settle down.
[21:24] Kagami
    Sorry, sorry.
[21:26] Kagami
    I just haven't been in a car in so long.
[21:28] Yu
    You're very impressive.
[21:29] Yu
    When I think about who we're about to talk to,
[21:32] Yu
    it's hard to be enthusiastic.
[21:34] Haori
    Nothing to be gained from worrying now.
[21:36] Haori
    We don't even know how they'll treat us.
[21:40] Haori
    If things get dicey,
    I'm sure Zohei-san will step in.
[21:44] Haori
    Though I've heard Zohei-san
    and the Yachimata representative
[21:48] Haori
    don't get along so well—
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