# 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—
***SIGN*** Next Time
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