E7 - Quickening 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.) [00:08] Botan     So cold! [00:13] Botan     Sorry, Kagami, [00:15] Botan     for forcing you to do the shoveling and all. [00:18] Kagami     Hey, no problem! [00:20] Kagami     Good luck with your studies today, Botan! [00:23] Botan     Thanks! [00:26] Hyoma     Wow, it really snowed a lot. [00:29] Botan     Hyoma-san... [00:32] Botan     Don't you need to cover up a little more? [00:37] Hyoma     The worse the weather conditions, [00:39] Hyoma     the better it is for psychological training. [00:42] Botan     No, no, no... [00:43] Botan     You're definitely gonna catch cold like that! SIGN    Hot Pack SIGN    Hot Pack SIGN    Hot Pack [00:47] Botan     Here. [00:49] Botan     Humor me, okay? SIGN    Hot Pack [00:56] Hyoma     You have my gratitude. [00:58] Hyoma     Farewell! SIGN    Hot Pack SIGN    Hot Pack SIGN    Hot Pack SIGN    Hot Pack [01:03] Botan     He's like a mischievous little boy. [01:06] Kagami     Except he's all grown up. [01:10] Botan     Well, I'm off. [01:13] Kagami     Have a nice day! [01:18] Kagami     Okay, then... [01:20] Kagami     Let's get back to it! [01:23] Aogi     Heya. [01:30] Suzuri     Hey! It's been a while, hasn't it? [01:33] Suzuri     I've got some questions for you, too, [01:36] Suzuri     so I'm really happy you came... [01:39] Suzuri     Aogi. SIGN    Malevolent Spirits SIGN    Quickening [03:24] Kagami     Here. [03:25] Kagami     Enjoy your tea! [03:31] Aogi     I'm an errand boy today. [03:33] Aogi     Once I've passed on my message,     I'll be out of your hair. [03:37] Suzuri     Now, now. [03:38] Suzuri     Kagami's just mad because     you hurt one of ours recently. [03:44] Aogi     One of yours? [03:46] Suzuri     Our houseguest, Kunato Hyoma. [03:50] Suzuri     You made contact in the course     of your work, right? [03:53] Suzuri     In the most predictable way. [03:56] Suzuri     Make yourself comfortable. [04:00] Suzuri     I have questions for you, too. [04:02] Suzuri     I'd like to know how your employers     reacted when you made your report. [04:08] Aogi     I bet you would. [04:10] Aogi     We bought your story about Kunato's reason     for staying at the Nagatsuki household... [04:17] Aogi     But while we did pass it on, we have a     handful of clients who have their doubts. [04:23] Aogi     You wanna know who might be     pressing the issue pretty soon, right? [04:28] Suzuri     Precisely. [04:30] Aogi     Can't give that up for free, though. [04:33] Aogi     You got any info of equal value for me? [04:36] Suzuri     I have information that could be     crucial to you in the very near future. [04:41] Aogi     Oh? [04:42] Suzuri     You haven't been here in a while,     so you may be unaware. [04:47] Suzuri     Our neighborhood's grown     quite dangerous of late. [04:51] Suzuri     I'm not kidding. [04:53] Suzuri     You could get jumped at any minute out there. [04:56] Suzuri     It's dangerous for anyone     walking around alone. [04:59] Suzuri     But... [05:01] Suzuri     I could recommend a route [05:04] Suzuri     that would let you make it back safe,     without any ill encounters. [05:09] Aogi     I-Is that a threat?! [05:11] Suzuri     What? How could you suggest such a thing? [05:15] Suzuri     Besides, you're the one who attacked     the next head of House Kunato, [05:19] Suzuri     who'd done nothing wrong. [05:22] Suzuri     I think you owe us one for     keeping that on the down low. [05:27] Aogi     I got over a dozen requests     about the same thing, [05:30] Aogi     but most of 'em heard     my report and backed down. [05:34] Aogi     "Kunato's staying with the Nagatsukis     for training purposes." [05:38] Aogi     "That means the law hasn't been broken." [05:42] Aogi     Those folks will probably stay quiet. [05:45] Aogi     But I had three clients who remained...     a little skeptical. [05:49] Aogi     The group of the tsukumogami     you sealed that included Hikaki, [05:53] Aogi     known as the Sogenbi. [05:57] Aogi     The Saenome representative     protecting Kyoto, the Kadomori Faction. [06:01] Aogi     And one of the Three Great Tsukumogami     of Kyoto, the Bureau of Traditional Music. [06:06] Aogi     Those three didn't seem inclined     to back off so easily. [06:10] Aogi     A human, like a tsukumogami,     in whom a marebito dwells... [06:15] Aogi     Nagatsuki Botan possesses unknown potential. [06:19] Aogi     When there's a powerful human who could     provoke it, like Kunato Hyoma, nearby... [06:27] Aogi     It's only a matter of time before     someone offers up a complaint. [06:30] Aogi     The question is just if they come     after you guys, the Kunato kid, [06:34] Aogi     Nagatsuki Botan herself, or all of you. [06:38] Aogi     But I wouldn't know. [06:41] Suzuri     Might I ask which faction     you think will move first? [06:45] Aogi     Let's see... [06:47] Aogi     Hang on! You can't make me share that, too! [06:49] Suzuri     Oh, is that too much? [06:51] Aogi     Or maybe you can... [06:54] Aogi     Truth is, I've got a message     from the lead-off hitter. [06:58] Aogi     Remember? I said I was     playing errand boy today. [07:03] Aogi     They're calling you out. [07:05] Aogi     The group of the three with whom     you've had the most dealings... [07:10] Aogi     Protectors of Kyoto, the Kadomori. [07:14] Aogi     The Saenome branch     who watch over this region. [07:29] Nagi     Suzuri! [07:30] Nagi     Good work. [07:32] Suzuri     You bet it was work! [07:33] Suzuri     Why did I have to deal with him alone? [07:36] Nagi     Well, I'd... probably have hit him. [07:39] Kagami     And I can't keep my cool around Aogi. [07:42] Nagi     You're the only one he'd open up to. [07:45] Kagami     Yeah, yeah! [07:47] Kagami     That's our smooth talker! [07:50] Nagi     Good job! [07:51] Suzuri     Oh, r-really? [07:52] Suzuri     Well, I did think I'd handled it pretty well... [07:56] Kagami     But I was surprised to hear the Bureau     of Traditional Music might get involved. [08:01] Kagami     Even Kai was happy to just wait and see... [08:04] Nagi     You think there are any others? [08:06] Suzuri     Most likely. [08:08] Suzuri     There are probably a few things     Aogi's keeping close to his chest. [08:12] Aogi     Damn it! [08:13] Aogi     It's not like I was sworn     to silence or anything, [08:17] Aogi     but it pisses me off that     I had to tell him all that crap! [08:21] Aogi     I've got just one piece of info left. [08:24] Aogi     No... that encounter the other     day is still too ambiguous. [08:32] (Flashback) Shigure     Hey. [08:33] (Flashback) Shigure     Were you the one investigating Kunato? [08:38] Aogi     What? [08:41] Aogi     Is that... a tsukumogami? [08:44] (Flashback) Shigure     Hey... tell me what you learned, would you? [08:48] (Flashback) Aogi     Can't give that up for free. [08:50] (Flashback) Aogi     You've gotta give me some info in exchange. [08:53] (Flashback) Aogi     For instance... [08:55] (Flashback) Aogi     Tell me who you are. [09:00] (Flashback) Shigure     Oh, really? [09:02] (Flashback) Shigure     Too bad. [09:09] (Flashback) Aogi     Creepy. [09:12] Aogi     He's got the prestigious and the weirdos     all coming out of the woodwork. [09:16] Aogi     Life's gonna be hard for that kid pretty soon. [09:19] Aogi     Can't wait to see how it goes. [09:23] Aogi     Will he navigate the stormy     seas coming his way? [09:28] Nagi     Hey, hey. [09:31] Nagi     Clothes really make the man, eh? [09:34] Hyoma     I haven't yet received formal permission     to act in Kyoto, after all. [09:38] Hyoma     It's common sense to dress for the occasion. [09:41] Suzuri     Even though they're my clothes? [09:44] Nagi     You ever met Kadomori before? [09:47] Hyoma     No. [09:49] Hyoma     But I heard about him from my grandfather. [09:53] Hyoma     He puts up the front of a sly old man, [09:56] Hyoma     but he's a bird of prey. [09:59] Taiju     Took you long enough to see me,     but I won't hold it against you. [10:02] Taiju     Zohei told me the whole story. [10:05] Taiju     And I'm sure you've had your hands     full getting acclimated here. [10:10] Hyoma     A bird of prey. [10:12] Hyoma     An accurate description. [10:14] Hyoma     The Saenome representative in Kyoto, [10:17] Hyoma     Kadomori Taiju. [10:25] Hyoma     What is this? [10:26] Taiju     A call bell. [10:28] Taiju     The sounds he makes will call out     any tsukumogami nearby. [10:33] Taiju     We made him a special exception     since his power's so useful. [10:36] Taiju     He does good work for us. [10:39] Taiju     Why not sit down and watch with me? [10:46] Hyoma     Regarding my license to act here... [10:49] Taiju     None of that, now. [10:51] Shota     Who's that? [10:52] Umekichi     Some Kunato kid. [10:55] Shota     Hmph! Watching us work, eh?     Must think he's hot shit. [10:59] Shota     He's a spoiled brat from the sticks. [11:01] Umekichi     Yeah, I know. Just stop talking. [11:04] Umekichi     It's here. [11:10] Umekichi     Time to get to work. [11:12] Taiju     There we go. [11:15] Taiju     Not gonna sit? [11:18] Taiju     Ah, youth. [11:29] Taiju     Our fights are more or less orthodox. [11:32] Taiju     We use the power of our talismans     to hold down the target, [11:36] Taiju     and while they're frozen,     drive sealing power into their dan tian. SIGN    Kadomori SIGN    Kadomori [11:57] Umekichi     Seal. [12:09] Hyoma     I see. [12:10] Hyoma     Kyoto is a battleground where     tsukumogami spawn frequently. [12:14] Hyoma     You'd need significant skill     to keep it under control. [12:18] Taiju     They're about average for us. [12:21] Taiju     As the next head of the Saenome,     what do you think? [12:25] Hyoma     Excellent. [12:26] Shota     Tch. [12:28] Shota     Nice to have the approval of     a rich brat from nowheresville. [12:32] Taiju     He can hear you, dummy. [12:34] Taiju     Sorry, we've got our own share of issues. [12:39] Taiju     Too many hooligans in our ranks, for one thing. [12:42] Taiju     But worst of all, we're lacking in manpower. [12:47] Taiju     So I won't object if you want to keep     up the business while you're here. [12:53] Taiju     I'd welcome it, in fact. [12:57] Hyoma     I'm grateful to hear that. [13:00] Taiju     I know Zohei already gave his permission,     but I figured I'd give it as well, [13:06] Taiju     as the local representative. [13:08] Taiju     Just report in every now and then. [13:11] Taiju     Also, could I ask you one more thing? [13:15] Hyoma     Yes? [13:16] Taiju     Well... [13:18] Taiju     It's about the Nagatsuki household. [13:23] Professor     The Heian Period was a time of great     change in the history of Japanese poetry. [13:28] Professor     The Tale of Genji integrated     traditional poetry into prose, [13:32] Botan     Maybe I'll make stew tonight. [13:32] Professor     which had a massive influence     on future generations... [13:35] Botan     Yeah, let's do stew. [13:38] Botan     It'll warm us all up. [13:40] Botan     I was really worried at first, [13:43] Botan     but Hyoma-san's really feeling     like a member of the family. [13:48] Taiju     I'll admit, I was shocked     when Aogi mentioned it to me. [13:54] Taiju     When I heard you were staying     with the Nagatsukis, [13:58] Taiju     I thought the Kunato were     finally making their move... [14:02] Taiju     But is it true you're really     just there to observe? [14:07] Taiju     Yeah, that was a shock. [14:10] Hyoma     Representative Kadomori. [14:12] Hyoma     How does your clan view the Nagatsukis? [14:17] Taiju     Seems like monsters and     monsters living side by side [14:22] Taiju     in one happy damn monster family. [14:27] Taiju     You've heard what Nagatsuki Botan is already? [14:30] Hyoma     Yes. [14:31] Taiju     You get it, then. [14:33] Taiju     Outrageous, eh? [14:36] Taiju     What'll happen when that marebito     inside her finally awakens? [14:42] Taiju     I've heard theories here and there, [14:45] Taiju     but I'd say the most likely one is... [14:47] Taiju     The same way a human     takes ownership of objects, [14:51] Taiju     a human possessed by a marebito [14:53] Taiju     would have ownership of marebito. [14:56] Taiju     In other words, she'd become     the master of all tsukumogami... [15:01] Taiju     Or something like that. [15:04] Taiju     It'd be one thing if we could     keep her under our control, [15:09] Taiju     but with no guarantee there, she's like     a ticking time bomb in our midst. [15:14] Taiju     Who wouldn't want to get rid of it? [15:18] Taiju     The reason we can't is because she's     got a wall around her at all times, [15:24] Taiju     and because her household     isn't under our jurisdiction, [15:26] Taiju     but that of the leader of all Saenome. [15:30] Taiju     So there's no one else I can ask. [15:34] Taiju     You've made it inside the wall,     and you're a Kunato on top of that. [15:40] Taiju     Would you seal up the Nagatsuki tsukumogami [15:43] Taiju     and do away with Nagatsuki Botan for us? [15:46] Taiju     I'd love to hear a yes. [15:49] Taiju     I might not be able to restrain my     little band of hooligans otherwise. [15:53] Taiju     You get my meaning, don't you? [15:57] Hyoma     My answer is no. [16:00] Hyoma     My answer is no. [16:04] Hyoma     I don't believe that     Nagatsuki Botan is a monster. [16:08] Hyoma     And as I consider myself     a protector of humans, [16:11] Hyoma     it would be unacceptable for     me to "do away" with one. [16:14] Hyoma     Furthermore, I have developed     a fondness for that family. [16:19] Hyoma     Therefore... [16:21] Hyoma     My answer is no! [16:22] Taiju     H-He said it three times? [16:25] Taiju     Three times... SIGN    U     L     T     R     A          J     U     M     P [16:33] Taiju     He means it, eh? [16:36] Taiju     Seems like he means it. [16:39] Taiju     And that means... what a fool I am. [16:47] Taiju     Of course a sheltered little boy     would be hopelessly naïve. [16:52] Taiju     Politeness would've dictated     an answer of "yes." [16:56] Taiju     I meant what I told you before. [16:59] Taiju     I couldn't dream of a better vessel for      taking care of the Nagatsuki situation. [17:03] Taiju     I'll make use of you,     even if I need to force you into it. [17:06] Taiju     Say "yes" now, and you can avoid a lot of pain. [17:10] Taiju     Well? Will you cooperate? [17:13] Hyoma     No! [17:16] Taiju     Just as I'd expect of Zohei's grandson... [17:19] Taiju     A total fool. [17:23] Shota     Go on, damn it! [17:24] Umekichi     Oh, shut up! [17:35] Hyoma     I have no intention of changing my mind. [17:39] Hyoma     If you attempt to control me     by force, I will fight back. [17:45] Shota     How'd he endure that?! [17:47] Taiju     Guess he's more than a little rich boy. [17:51] Hyoma     Saenome of Kyoto... [17:54] Hyoma     Come to me. [17:58] Tsubaki     Guess he's got his share     of battlefield experience. [18:04] Taiju     The fools got careless. [18:06] Taiju     Nice work, canceling out the     explosive power of the talismans. [18:11] Taiju     Without protective charms or     experience fighting tsukumogami, [18:15] Taiju     you wouldn't carry a talisman     to cancel that out. [18:19] Hyoma     Correct. [18:24] Taiju     But even if you've got real-life experience, [18:27] Taiju     the Tohoku region,     overseen by the Kunato Clan, [18:31] Taiju     is a safe place full of meek     and docile tsukumogami. [18:36] Taiju     About the only being there on par with     the Three Great Tsukumogami of Kyoto... [18:44] Taiju     is the legendary monster that stole tiles [18:46] Taiju     from all houses that fell     within the range of its power, [18:49] Taiju     and used them to destroy     two villages in one night... [18:56] Taiju     The Onigawara of Ou. [19:01] Taiju     And they say the Onigawara     went into seclusion, so... [19:04] Taiju     The place where you did the training     that earned you so many scars... [19:10] Taiju     From our perspective, [19:12] Taiju     it's like a bonus stage without a boss. [19:17] Hyoma     Those are... [19:19] Hyoma     Control talismans? [19:21] Hyoma     I see. You had them on the "call bell" earlier. [19:24] Hyoma     Using talismans to control tsukumogami... [19:27] Hyoma     That's how you do things, then? [19:30] Taiju     Exactly. [19:32] Taiju     Most of them are naughty brats     we caught playing pranks. [19:36] Taiju     And our motto is to use     whatever's available to us. [19:40] Taiju     Tsukumogami are just extensions     of objects, anyway. [19:44] Taiju     We're just using those objects     to the best of our ability. [19:47] Taiju     We'll make use of you later as well, [19:50] Taiju     so for now, enjoy a taste of a real battlefield. [19:58] Taiju     With pleasure. [20:03] Shota     He's down for it? [20:05] Taiju     Matsu, you know what to do. [20:08] Taiju     Wear him down, then stick him     with a binding talisman. [20:14] Shota     Yeah, I know. [20:16] Hyoma     Incidentally, I've been wondering... [20:19] Hyoma     Who is that girl there? [20:23] Taiju     Oh, her? [20:27] Taiju     She's my daughter. [20:30] Taiju     Tsubaki, what's your pleasure? [20:33] Taiju     Going to take part? [20:39] Tsubaki     Nah, he's too cute. I'll pass. [20:42] Taiju     All right. [20:58] Hyoma     A tamasudare toy? [21:18] Shota     Is that... the Kunato Clan's... [21:22] Tsubaki     That shape... [21:24] Taiju     The ritual tool of House Kunato,     handed down directly from Saenokami... [21:29] Taiju     The "door pull," Chibiki-iwa. [21:31] Taiju     He's not hesitating to pull out all the stops. [21:34] Taiju     He'll do whatever it takes     to kill tsukumogami. [21:38] Taiju     The kid's a little too ready for this. [21:42] Taiju     I'd heard his siblings were     killed by a tsukumogami, [21:47] Taiju     but that hatred of his... [21:49] Taiju     He's nursed it far beyond what I expected. SIGN    Next Time SIGN    Circumstances