E5 - Suspicions

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[00:02] Nagi
    Damn it, Hyoma!
[00:03] Nagi
    Get back here, you asshole!
[00:05] Suzuri
    Isn't it a little too early for yelling?
[00:08] Nagi
    H-Hey, Suzuri!
[00:09] Nagi
    Put a stop to this nonsense!
[00:12] Hyoma
    It isn't nonsense.
[00:14] Hyoma
    Nagatsuki-san was attacked. This is a fact.
[00:17] Hyoma
    Therefore, as a protective measure,
[00:19] Hyoma
    I must apply these around the mansion
    and its surrounding area!
[00:22] Hyoma
    These talismans
[00:25] Hyoma
    will immediately paralyze most tsukumogami
    entering their area of effect.
[00:29] Hyoma
    They're a Saenome secret weapon!
[00:31] Nagi
    What are you, stupid?!
[00:32] Nagi
    That shit's powerful enough
    to give humans the shakes, too!
[00:36] Hyoma
    Really?
[00:37] Nagi
    Besides, the mansion's safe.
[00:39] Nagi
    Kushige put a barrier up!
[00:42] Hyoma
    No one mentioned that to me.
[00:45] Hyoma
    But the truth is...
[00:46] Nagi
    What?!
[00:48] Nagi
    Did you already set them up outside?!
[00:50] Hyoma
    I believed it was for the best!
[00:51] Nagi
    Take 'em down! Now!
[00:53] Suzuri
    So much energy.
[00:55] Suzuri
    Meanwhile, I'm way more worried
    about Kushige and Haori.
[01:03] Suzuri
    Given who it was that issued the invitation...
[01:07] Suzuri
    It's an open question whether
    they'll even make it back safely.
SIGN    Malevolent Spirits
SIGN    Suspicions
[02:53] Zohei
    Hey there, you two.
[02:56] Zohei
    Nice to see you.
[02:57] Zohei
    I feel like I'm a little too old
    for an invitation like this.
[03:02] Zohei
    It didn't feel that way the last time we met.
[03:06] Zohei
    How long has it been?
[03:08] Haori
    Sixteen years, of course.
[03:11] Haori
    But you look as young and dynamic
    as ever to me, Zohei-san.
[03:15] Zohei
    You do flatter me, Haori-san.
[03:18] Zohei
    And you're as laconic as ever, Kushige.
[03:24] Zohei
    I'd love to catch up,
[03:28] Zohei
    but we should save that for the after-party.
[03:30] Zohei
    That is...
[03:32] Zohei
    Assuming we're in any shape
    for it after we leave here.
[03:40] Haori
    It's my second time meeting him...
[03:43] Haori
    Kai.
[03:45] Haori
    Our last encounter was a brutal one.
[03:49] Haori
    The first thing to look out for is
[03:51] Haori
    a surprise attack to serve as a greeting.
[04:07] Zohei
    Hey, now...
[04:12] Zohei
    You really need to...
[04:14] Zohei
    find a new way of saying hello already.
[04:18] Zohei
    Just being around you
    is exhausting like this.
[04:22] Kai
    Do forgive me.
[04:25] Kai
    Toying with visitors is one of my
    few pleasures in this existence.
[04:36] Kai
    Welcome, Kunato.
SIGN    Suit
    of
    Armor
    
    "Kai"
SIGN    Kyoto's
     Three Great
    Tsukumogami
SIGN    — Itsuki —
[04:46] Kai
    And I'm glad to hear the Nagatsuki have
    been doing well since our last meeting.
[04:51] Zohei
    Did something happen then?
[04:52] Haori
    Well...
[04:53] Haori
    A few of our people came to offer
    our regards, but lost their tempers...
SIGN    Our
SIGN    People
[04:58] Haori
    It turned into all-out war.
[05:02] Kei
    It was effective at staving
    off boredom for me.
[05:05] Kei
    I'd gladly take a rematch any day.
[05:09] Zohei
    And you chose us to stave off
    your boredom this time?
[05:15] Zohei
    Quite an honor.
[05:16] Kai
    Now, now. Cheer up.
[05:18] Kai
    In exchange for staying locked up in here,
[05:22] Kai
    I'm allowed choose anyone to
    be my playmate at any time.
[05:25] Kai
    It was the Saenome who offered
    these terms to me, wasn't it?
[05:31] Zohei
    I wish I could go back in time and
    pop those Saenomes in the nose!
[05:37] Kai
    Absolutely agreed.
[05:39] Haori
    One of Kyoto's Three Great Tsukumogami...
[05:42] Haori
    The suit of armor, Kai.
[05:45] Haori
    Saenome documents say he first
    appeared early in the Edo Period...
[05:50] Haori
    That he started out as a special
    exception to fight with them,
[05:54] Haori
    but then, fearful of his power,
[05:56] Haori
    they sealed him behind a barrier created by
    the shrine fence tsukumogami, Itsuki.
[06:02] Haori
    One of the strongest.
[06:05] Kai
    I called you here because
    I heard some very interesting news...
[06:10] Kai
    Itsuki.
[06:12] Kai
    Kunato, they say your grandson has
    come to stay at the Nagatsuki household.
[06:17] Kai
    Quite an interesting development.
[06:19] Kai
    Tell me about it.
[06:20] Kai
    I have food and drink available.
[06:25] Zohei
    Actually, I reserved lodging elsewhere.
[06:29] Zohei
    I'd prefer to leave here by six.
[06:35] Kai
    Cancel the reservation.
[06:38] Kai
    Your next few days belong to me.
[06:42] Haori
    D—
[06:43] Zohei
    Days, plural?
[06:47] Haori
    What's truly terrifying about him...
[06:51] Haori
    If he chooses you to pass the time with him,
[06:54] Haori
    you could be held captive
    for an extended period of time.
[06:58] Kai
    I'd like to hear absolutely everything.
[07:02] Kai
    Go on.
[07:04] Zohei
    I knew it.
[07:08] Hyoma
    One, two, three...
[07:11] Hyoma
    Just four left.
[07:13] Hyoma
    A shame. I felt so sure they were necessary.
[07:16] (Flashback) Nagi
    They affect humans with
    a strong sixth sense, too!
[07:19] (Flashback) Nagi
    You're supposed to be protecting Botan,
    but you're just gonna upset her, man!
[07:26] Hyoma
    It is curious, though.
[07:28] Hyoma
    A tsukumogami with a grudge against them
    attempted to take Nagatsuki-san hostage.
[07:34] Hyoma
    This should have been a predictable
    consequence of their actions,
[07:37] Hyoma
    yet they haven't resorted
    to measures like this.
[07:40] Hyoma
    They must have great confidence
    in whatever defenses they have.
[07:47] Hyoma
    Or is there something about Nagatsuki-san
    herself that makes protection unnecessary?
[07:54] Hyoma
    It occurs to me that
    I know very little about her.
[08:02] Hyoma
    Yes.
[08:04] Hyoma
    Only three remain now.
[08:10] Hyoma
    What in the world...
[08:14] Kai
    He sounds very interesting.
[08:16] Kai
    Hyoma, his name was?
[08:19] Kai
    I see...
[08:20] Kai
    So you sent him to the Nagatsukis
    not for training, but for reformation.
[08:27] Kai
    A man, heart frozen by hatred...
[08:30] Kai
    Could the warmth of a simulated
    family free it from its icy prison?
[08:33] Haori
    Hey! Don't sleep yet!
[08:35] Kai
    In other words, can the deepest darkness
    of the human heart be expunged?
[08:41] Kai
    Would that be your thesis?
[08:44] Kai
    But you must be cautious.
[08:47] Kai
    Regardless of your reasons,
[08:49] Kai
    you've sent a third party to Nagatsuki Botan.
SIGN    Don't make use of Nagatsuki Botan
[08:58] Kai
    "Don't make use of Nagatsuki Botan."
[09:01] Kai
    You surely know the meaning
    of this unwritten law.
[09:06] Kai
    The potential that lies within her could be
    a boon to either human or tsukumogami.
[09:13] Kai
    She therefore cannot be allowed
    to take either side.
[09:18] Kai
    "The head of the Saenome and
    Nagatsuki Botan's attendant tsukumogami
[09:25] Kai
    have conspired to send a subordinate
    to woo her to their side..."
[09:31] Kai
    Some may find that
    interpretation... convincing.
[09:35] Kai
    If so, something may occur.
[09:40] Hyoma
    Impossible.
[09:41] Hyoma
    It's been burned away.
[09:43] Hyoma
    Which means the talisman activated,
    but its power was superceded.
[09:56] Haori
    I recognize the need to offer
    a full account to others...
[10:01] Haori
    But I was afraid it might trigger
    a fight for a share of Botan's power.
[10:10] Kai
    It's a matter that requires great patience.
[10:12] Kai
    Though I believe others will
    already be jumping the gun...
[10:25] Kai
    But at least it's entertaining,
    so it's a welcome turn for me.
[10:32] Aogi
    Hey, you.
[10:34] Aogi
    You know who put up that talisman?
[10:40] Aogi
    Or maybe... it was you?
[10:45] Hyoma
    They're...
[10:47] Hyoma
    stronger than most.
[10:50] Aogi
    Bingo?
[10:57] Yu
    I was wondering why I suddenly felt sick.
[11:01] Yu
    I happened upon a rather bizarre barrier.
[11:04] Yu
    Is it crime prevention month
    and I simply forgot?
[11:06] Nagi
    Actually, that was Hyoma
    running off half-cocked.
[11:11] Nagi
    We're in the process of taking 'em down now.
[11:14] Nagi
    Glad to hear you found one.
[11:15] Nagi
    Give him a call and then help us out.
[11:19] Kagami
    The closer we come...
[11:21] Suzuri
    Th-The tingling...
[11:26] Haori
    I c-can't...
[11:29] Haori
    take it... anymore.
[11:35] Kai
    Goodness, what a slovenly display.
[11:38] Kai
    We'll have to call a recess.
[11:40] Itsuki
    Very well.
[11:42] Itsuki
    By the way,
[11:43] Itsuki
    shouldn't you have pressed them harder?
[11:45] Itsuki
    That story they told...
[11:47] Itsuki
    They're still hiding something from you.
[11:52] Kai
    I suspected as much.
[11:54] Kai
    It seems they'd already taken
    my warning into account.
[11:59] Kai
    They welcomed a foreign presence
    into the Nagatsuki Household,
[12:02] Kai
    even knowing the risk it would incur.
[12:05] Kai
    But there's no need to rush.
[12:08] Kai
    It's important to enjoy the process.
[12:13] Kai
    Set up a network to watch for activity.
[12:16] Kai
    If anything happens,
    I'd like a front-row seat.
[12:27] Aogi
    Haven't seen that sort of talisman
    around here before.
[12:31] Aogi
    Figured it had to have been
    stuck up there by some newcomer.
[12:37] Aogi
    We're looking for a guy named Kunato.
[12:41] Aogi
    We've got quite a few questions for the guy.
[12:44] Aogi
    So...
[12:46] Aogi
    Would that be you, then?
[12:48] Hyoma
    If they're aware of my presence,
[12:51] Hyoma
    they must be monitoring movements
    around the Nagatsuki household.
[12:55] Hyoma
    Which suggests they're allied
    with the tsukumogami
[12:58] Hyoma
    with a grudge against the Nagatsuki ones.
[13:03] Aogi
    Hey. You listening?
[13:06] Hyoma
    Their numbers are vast, then.
[13:08] Hyoma
    They could prove a real
    threat to Nagatsuki-san.
[13:13] Aogi
    Hey!
[13:15] Hyoma
    I'm from the government office.
[13:17] Hyoma
    I'm investigating reports of a
    curious new barrier in the area.
[13:21] Hyoma
    I'm not the person you're seeking.
[13:24] Aogi
    Eh?
[13:25] Hyoma
    Do you know anything about
    the person who put them up?
[13:29] Hyoma
    "Kunato," you said?
[13:32] Aogi
    No... nothing in-depth.
[13:35] Hyoma
    I see. Thank you.
[13:39] Hyoma
    Farewell.
[13:40] Aogi
    I get it. The government office, huh?
[13:42] Aogi
    Sounds like tough work.
[13:46] Aogi
    Hang on! Normies don't know
    squat about barriers!
SIGN    Kunato
[13:52] Aogi
    The Kunato seal...
[13:56] Aogi
    Looks like I've got bingo after all!
[14:07] Hyoma
    I'm taking you in alive!
[14:09] Hyoma
    Tell me all about your comrades!
[14:12] Aogi
    Oh, no...
[14:13] Aogi
    Just kidding!
[14:16] Aogi
    You made two mistakes here.
[14:18] Aogi
    One was failing to land your strike on me.
[14:21] Aogi
    The other...
[14:23] Aogi
    was failing to finish off Uchiki-kun.
[14:43] Aogi
    Well? Cooled your head a bit?
[14:51] Yu
    That's right. He did save Botan earlier.
[14:57] Yu
    Hello?
[14:58] Yu
    I found one of your talismans earlier.
[15:01] Yu
    How many remain?
[15:04] Yu
    If they're nearby, I'll try to find them.
[15:07] Yu
    Yes, I'll gladly help clean up
    the mess you caused.
[15:11] Yu
    That's about right, isn't it?
[15:19] Yu
    Hello? I found one of your—
[15:21] VO
    This is the voicemail service center.
[15:27] Yu
    I don't have a choice, then.
[15:33] Yu
    Goodness me...
[15:38] Aogi
    Don't go too far now, Uchiki-kun.
[15:42] Aogi
    And you chill out too, buddy.
[15:44] Aogi
    We brought you here so we
    could have a little chat.
[15:52] Aogi
    You tried that one already.
SIGN    Kunato
[15:54] Aogi
    You know it won't work.
[15:56] Aogi
    All you did was seal another layer.
[16:00] Aogi
    You can't reach the core.
[16:06] Aogi
    Uchiki-kun?! No killing, now!
[16:09] Aogi
    We've still got to question him!
[16:16] Hyoma
    I haven't been here long.
[16:19] Hyoma
    I don't know the vulnerabilities of the
    tsukumogami hunters you hate so much.
[16:24] Hyoma
    You're wasting your time!
[16:26] Hyoma
    And even if I knew them, I'd never tell you!
[16:32] Aogi
    You're not really the listening type, are you?
[16:35] Aogi
    You're stupid, aren't you?
[16:37] Aogi
    Or are you playing dumb?
[16:39] Aogi
    Everything you say is so far off the money.
[16:46] Aogi
    We're asking about you.
[16:49] Aogi
    Don't lie, or you'll regret it.
[16:52] Aogi
    Entering the Nagatsuki household
    like a bolt from the blue...
[16:56] Aogi
    What exactly are you after?
[17:00] Aogi
    Do the Kunato seek the power
    that Nagatsuki Botan...
[17:04] Aogi
    that the yorimashi holds?
[17:06] Hyoma
    Yorimashi? Power?
[17:09] Aogi
    The Nagatsuki tsukumogami,
    who are supposed to be neutral,
[17:13] Aogi
    have sold that power to the Kunato.
[17:16] Aogi
    Am I wrong?
[17:18] Aogi
    If it's true, it means
    they broke the rules first.
[17:23] Aogi
    It'll mean all-out war breaking out
    among us for Nagatsuki Botan.
[17:28] Aogi
    So? Why not tell me already?
[17:34] Hyoma
    Interesting.
[17:36] Hyoma
    I've never met tsukumogami like you before.
[17:40] Hyoma
    You're using psychological warfare—
[17:42] Hyoma
    lies designed to confuse me—
    in order to catch me unawares.
[17:47] Hyoma
    But I've been doing this
    too long to be deceived!
[17:53] Aogi
    You really don't like listening, do you?!
[18:07] Hyoma
    I see no reason to heed
    the lies of tsukumogami.
[18:11] Hyoma
    But I've learned one thing from this.
SIGN    Kunato
[18:14] Hyoma
    You have your sights set on Nagatsuki-san.
[18:17] Hyoma
    Which means...
[18:20] Hyoma
    Seeing as you intend to
    attack an ordinary citizen,
[18:22] Hyoma
    I'm duty-bound to seal you!
[18:24] Hyoma
    And I will do my duty!
[18:27] Aogi
    An ordinary citizen?
[18:29] Aogi
    You're talking about Nagatsuki Botan?
[18:34] Aogi
    Eh?
[18:36] Aogi
    You seriously don't kno—
[18:38] Yu
    He came here to learn from us
    as the next head of the Kunato.
[18:43] Yu
    He's currently a guest under
    the guardianship of the Nagatsuki.
[18:49] Yu
    If you stir up any more trouble
    with these false accusations,
[18:51] Yu
    we're going to have a problem, Aogi.
[18:55] Aogi
    Yu...
[18:56] Hyoma
    How did you know we were here?
[19:04] Yu
    I followed the scraps
    of burned-out talismans...
[19:07] Yu
    And look what a troublesome scene I've found.
[19:10] Yu
    But Aogi...
[19:13] Yu
    If you've learned what you need to know,
    you should probably leave.
[19:17] Yu
    Shouldn't you?
[19:23] Aogi
    Yeah, I'm getting nowhere here.
[19:26] Aogi
    Doesn't look like he'll
    give up anything useful.
[19:31] Hyoma
    You won't escape!
[19:34] Yu
    Didn't I tell you?
[19:36] Yu
    Any more escalation and we'll have a problem.
[19:38] Yu
    Their methods may be extreme,
    but their actions are permitted.
[19:48] Yu
    Special exceptions...
[19:49] Yu
    The twelve-layer robe, Uchiki,
SIGN    War Fan
    Aogi
SIGN    Twelve-Layer Robe
     Uchiki
[19:51] Yu
    and the war fan, Aogi.
[19:54] Yu
    Their primary duties are internal
    investigations and intelligence gathering.
[20:00] Yu
    I'm forced to wonder who hired them today.
[20:03] Aogi
    Correct.
[20:05] Aogi
    It seems looking for ulterior motives
    in him is a waste of time.
[20:10] Aogi
    For now, I'll have to buy your explanation—
    that it's for training—and withdraw.
[20:15] Aogi
    Besides...
[20:18] Aogi
    Someone's been watching us for a while.
[20:25] Aogi
    I'll admit I went too far,
[20:27] Aogi
    but I won't apologize.
[20:28] Aogi
    This is the job, after all.
[20:31] Aogi
    Although...
[20:32] Aogi
    I've received requests to investigate what
    Kunato is doing at the Nagatsuki Household
[20:36] Aogi
    from both humans and tsukumogami.
[20:39] Aogi
    There are many eyes on you.
[20:42] Aogi
    You'd better watch your backs.
[20:46] Yu
    Honestly...
[20:48] Yu
    It's constant trouble.
[20:52] Hyoma
    I could have beaten them.
[20:54] Hyoma
    I'd figured out how to beat Uchiki,
[20:57] Hyoma
    and I was an equally able fighter.
[20:59] Hyoma
    Two against one?
[21:00] Hyoma
    Not an issue.
[21:02] Hyoma
    Once one was locked down,
    I could have easily beat the other.
[21:05] Hyoma
    Had the fight continued, I would have won.
[21:08] Hyoma
    Ow!
[21:09] Yu
    Calm down.
[21:13] Yu
    You're clearly in bad shape.
[21:14] Yu
    I'll retrieve the other talismans.
[21:18] Yu
    Now we're even.
[21:29] Aogi
    Do the Kunato seek the power
    that Nagatsuki Botan...
[21:31] (Flashback) Aogi
    Do the Kunato seek the power
    that Nagatsuki Botan...
[21:33] (Flashback) Aogi
    That the yorimashi holds?
[21:36] (Flashback) Aogi
    Entering the Nagatsuki household...
[21:38] (Flashback) Aogi
    What exactly are you after?
[21:44] Hyoma
    Something's going on here.
[21:47] Hyoma
    Nagatsuki Botan...
[21:50] Hyoma
    I need to learn about her.
SIGN    Next Time
SIGN    Botan