E2 - Sukiyaki Is Romance Veiled in Steam

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SIGN    Meiji Tokyo Renka
[01:32] Ougai
    Please do not glower so severely
    at my precious fiancée.
[01:39] Mei
    F-Fiancée?
[01:46] Ougai
    You belong to me.
[01:53] Ougai
    Isn't that right?
[02:09] Mei
    Huh?
SIGN    Meiji Tokyo Renka
[02:30] (Flashback) Ougai
    My precious fiancée.
[02:32] (Flashback) Ougai
    You belong to me.
[02:35] (Flashback) Ougai
    Isn't that right?
[02:37] Mei
    W-Wha? Eh?
[02:40] (Flashback) Fujita
    What are you trying to pull?
[02:44] Fujita
    Mori Ougai-dono.
[02:48] Mei
    Mori Ougai?
[02:58] (Flashback) Yakumo
    Why, if it isn't the
    young lady from earlier!
[03:01] (Flashback) Yakumo
    I was rather curious about this earlier,
[03:04] (Flashback) Yakumo
    but this design is quite reasonable,
    yet innovative and revolutionary.
[03:07] (Flashback) Ougai
    I knew you would understand, Koizumi-san.
[03:09] (Flashback) Ougai
    Yes, that's right, what she
    is wearing is a short...
[03:14] (Flashback) Ougai & Yakumo
    ...skirt!...
[03:15] (Flashback) Ougai
    ...that is all the rage in the West right now.
[03:18] (Flashback) Yakumo
    Yes! It's a skirt.
[03:20] (Flashback) Ougai
    Oh, a skart.
[03:22] (Flashback) Yakumo
    No, skirt!
[03:24] (Flashback) Yakumo
    Yes, a skirt!
[03:29] (Flashback) Syunso
    Huh?
[03:34] (Flashback) Ougai
    If we linger here any longer, that scary
    police officer might come after us.
[03:42] (Flashback) Ougai
    You don't have anywhere
    to go tonight, do you?
[03:45] (Flashback) Ougai
    My mansion has many available rooms,
    if you would like.
[03:50] (Flashback) Syunso
    Hang on, Ougai-san.
[04:01] Mei
    It wasn't a dream...?
SIGN    Sukiyaki Is Romance Veiled in Steam
[04:28] (Flashback) Charlie
    In other words, you traveled back in time.
[04:32] Mei
    Time travel?!
[04:37] Mei
    I traveled back in time?
SIGN    Boom
[04:50] Mei
    We're being attacked!
[04:52] Syunso
    This is precisely why I told him I
    didn't want her room next to mine.
[04:55] Mei
    W-W-We're being attacked by bad guys!
[04:58] Syunso
    What're you talking about?
[05:00] Mei
    That, that...!
[05:01] Syunso
    That's just the midday cannon.
SIGN    Midday Cannon
[05:02] Mei
    T-The cannon?
[05:04] Syunso
    It fires blanks to inform
    us when it is midday.
[05:06] Syunso
    You've even forgotten about that?
[05:09] Syunso
    Anyway, could you maybe
    do something about that?
[05:18] Mei
    Th-These are...
[05:23] Mei
    They're so beautiful!
[05:25] Syunso
    Hey...
[05:26] Mei
    Huh?
[05:30] Mei
    You haven't finished this one yet?
[05:32] Mei
    There's nothing in the middle.
[05:38] Mei
    I guess I shouldn't have asked about it...
[05:43] Ougai
    There you are, Little Squirrel.
[05:46] Fumi
    Oh, when did you get back?
[05:48] Ougai
    I got back just now, Fumi-san.
[05:52] Ougai
    I heard the Little Squirrel's
    voice from the second floor.
[05:55] Mei
    U-Umm... Who is this Little Squirrel?
[06:00] Ougai
    That would be you.
[06:02] Ougai
    It is what came to mind when we
    first met and I saw you trembling.
[06:08] Mei
    Ah, I see.
[06:11] Ougai
    Have you remembered anything,
    Little Squirrel?
[06:14] Ougai
    About your home or your parents?
[06:17] Mei
    Uh, no, nothing yet.
[06:21] (Flashback) Charlie
    You traveled back in time.
[06:24] Mei
    I probably shouldn't tell him that.
    There's no way he'd believe me.
[06:30] Ougai
    I thought you might remember
    something after a night of rest,
[06:34] Ougai
    but I guess it will not be so easy.
[06:36] Ougai
    Well, let's give it some time.
[06:39] Ougai
    You are welcome to stay here
    until your memory returns.
[06:43] Mei
    Can I?
[06:45] Ougai
    Of course. Right, Syunso?
[06:47] Syunso
    I don't have any objections.
[06:49] Syunso
    Especially since I'm just a freeloader, too.
[06:51] Mei
    Thank you so much!
[06:53] Mei
    I will do my best to remember things so
    I can leave as soon as possible.
[06:58] Mei
    I have to hurry up and
    get back to my own time.
[07:01] Ougai
    You are welcome to stay forever,
    even if your memories return.
[07:10] Ougai
    After all, you are my fiancée.
[07:15] Ougai
    Isn't that right?
[07:19] Ougai
    Now then, why don't we get something to eat?
[07:22] Ougai
    It will be a welcome party
    for you, Little Squirrel.
[07:24] Ougai
    What would you like to eat?
[07:28] Mei
    No way, just letting me stay
    here is more than enough!
[07:32] Mei
    You don't need to go through
    such trouble for me...
SIGN    Growl
[07:35] Mei
    Well, I guess a small beef
    bowl would be nice...
SIGN    Beef Bowl
[07:39] Ougai & Syunso
    Beef bowl?
[07:41] Ougai
    Are you referring to sukiyaki?
[07:43] Syunso
    That's a pretty audacious request.
[07:45] Mei
    No, no, it doesn't need to
    be anything so expensive.
[07:49] Mei
    Just one of the 380 yen bowls.
[07:52] Ougai & Syunso
    380 yen?!
SIGN    380 Yen
[07:55] Syunso
    Do you want to buy out
    the place or something?
[07:58] Ougai
    Perhaps you are the daughter of an
    extremely rich family, Little Squirrel?
[08:02] Mei
    Huh? Eh? Wha?
[08:03] Mei
    I-I see now. The value of money
    is different in this time,
[08:07] Mei
    so I gotta be careful.
[08:08] Mei
    Umm, so how do I wear this stuff?
[08:31] Mei
    E-Excuse me!
[08:33] Fumi
    Yes?
[08:34] Mei
    It must be hard work, cleaning
    this big mansion all by yourself.
[08:38] Fumi
    Yes, it really is.
[08:41] Mei
    They don't have vacuum cleaners
    or mops in this time yet, either.
[08:47] Fumi
    Oh my.
[08:56] Ougai
    That looks rather nice on you.
[08:58] Syunso
    You're finally dressed appropriately.
[09:02] Mei
    I managed somehow, thanks to Fumi-san's help.
[09:05] Fumi
    She's even forgotten how to wear a kimono.
[09:14] Mei
    A Meiji era city...
[09:18] Mei
    Mori Ougai-san...
[09:21] Mei
    He's the Mori Ougai-san!
SIGN    Sukiyaki
SIGN    Iroha Sukiyaki
[09:43] Ougai
    Now, help yourself.
[09:46] Ougai
    If it's not enough, we can
    order as much as you'd like.
[09:49] Mei
    O-Okay! Thank you for the food.
[10:11] Mei
    It's so good!
[10:16] Syunso
    You really like beef.
[10:19] Mei
    Yes!
[10:20] Syunso
    So you can still remember what you like,
     even with the amnesia.
[10:24] Mei
    Yes, yes.
[10:26] Mei
    It just melts on my tongue.
[10:29] Mei
    This is the taste of high-quality protein.
[10:34] Ougai
    Syunso, this reminds me
    of the day we met.
[10:41] Ougai
    It was a year ago.
[10:49] Shiki
    Eat beef from a pot,
    and your tongue will burn.
[10:53] Editor
    That doesn't quite work, sir.
[10:56] Shiki
    Two out, bases loaded, huh?
SIGN    One
    Year
    Ago
[11:30] (Flashback) Syunso
    How magnificent!
[11:32] (Flashback) Syunso
    I've never seen such a
    beautiful creature before.
[11:35] (Flashback) Syunso
    May I pet you?
[11:39] (Flashback) Syunso
    The shiny luster of your black coat...
[11:42] (Flashback) Syunso
    A supple body that is elegantly streamlined,
[11:46] (Flashback) Syunso
    and bewitching golden eyes
    that seduce the beholder.
[11:50] (Flashback) Syunso
    You're like an artwork of ultimate
    natural beauty made by the divine!
[12:05] (Flashback) Syunso
    P-Pervert!
[12:11] Mei
    And that's how the two of you met?
[12:14] Ougai
    Indeed, Little Squirrel. It was quite
    a stimulating encounter, wouldn't you say?
[12:17] Syunso
    That's not how I remember it!
[12:20] Ougai
    Syunso gets so taken with artistic passion
[12:22] Ougai
    when he finds a wonderful model
    that he loses himself.
[12:26] Ougai
    How troublesome.
[12:27] Syunso
    You're the one who's troublesome!
[12:30] Syunso
    Could you please stop getting naked
    all the time at 6 o'clock?!
[12:33] Ougai
    I can't do that.
[12:34] Ougai
    I am the kind of person who isn't satisfied
[12:37] Ougai
    unless my schedule is carried out regularly.
[12:40] Ougai
    My schedule is such that I bathe each day,
     morning and evening, at 6 o'clock.
[12:47] Mei
    So that's how the two of
    you began living together?
[12:51] Ougai
    Yes.
[12:53] Ougai
    When I looked at the drawing Syunso had made,
[12:55] Ougai
    I thought that this man would surely one day
[12:59] Ougai
    carry the weight of Japan's
    art world on his shoulders.
[13:01] Ougai
    I decided to have him come stay in my
    mansion since I found him fascinating.
[13:05] Mei
    Because he's fascinating?
[13:07] Ougai
    Yes, because he's fascinating.
[13:10] Ougai
    By the way, Little Squirrel,
    may I ask you something?
[13:14] Mei
    Sure.
[13:16] Ougai
    Do you like cats?
[13:19] Mei
    Cats?
[13:21] Mei
    Yes, I'm decently fond of them.
[13:24] Ougai
    Wonderful. Then, would you mind
    finding Syunso's black cat?
[13:32] Mei
    You had a black cat as a pet, Syunso-san?
[13:35] Ougai
    Yes, I guess you could say it was a pet.
[13:39] Syunso
    Ougai-san.
[13:41] Ougai
    What's the harm?
[13:42] Ougai
    Besides, your exhibition is coming up soon,
[13:44] Ougai
    and it is about time you were
    recognized by the art world.
[13:47] Mei
    I fully understand!
[13:48] Mei
    I would be more than happy to help.
[13:51] Mei
    Should I make up some posters?
SIGN    Missing
[13:52] Ougai
    That's a good idea.
    Posters could be rather effective.
[13:56] Ougai
    But your powers as a Tamayori will
    be needed to find Syunso's cat.
[14:01] Mei
    Eh? Tamayori?
[14:06] Ougai
    That's if you are truly a Tamayori, though.
[14:11] Mei
    Umm...
[14:13] Mei
    What is a Tamayori?
SIGN    Fling
[14:18] Ougai
    Ah, yes, you do have amnesia.
[14:22] Ougai
    It is a name generally given to those who can
[14:26] Ougai
    see things not of this world.
    Spirits, in other words.
[14:30] Ougai
    Spirits and those who could see them,
[14:33] Ougai
    the Tamayori, were not uncommon
    in Japan in the past.
[14:38] Ougai
    However, with the progression of
    modernization since the Meiji Restoration,
[14:41] Ougai
    a great number of the
    spirits went into hiding,
[14:44] Ougai
    and the Tamayori's numbers
    continued to decrease.
[14:49] Ougai
    Tamayori are now incredibly valuable.
[14:53] (Flashback) Fujita
    Are you a Tamayori?
[14:55] Mei
    Tamayori...
[14:57] Ougai
    Yes. Our conversation has
    carried on a bit long,
[15:01] Ougai
    so why don't we get to eating this meat?
[15:05] Mei
    Okay.
[15:11] Mei
    A black cat?
[15:12] Mei
    That's what was missing from the painting.
[15:16] Mei
    A black cat!
[15:18] Ougai
    That's right. You figured it out quickly.
[15:24] Mei
    But how did I know that?
[15:27] Ougai
    Sometimes such things happen to
    creative works full of soul.
[15:32] Ougai
    It is the sign of a masterpiece.
[15:34] Ougai
    That's why I would like you to find it.
[15:38] Ougai
    It is important to Syunso.
[15:47] Ougai
    That is, if you are indeed a Tamayori.
[15:51] Ougai
    I did wonder at that time
    if you indeed saw a spirit.
[15:57] Mei
    That time...?
[16:11] Mei
    Do I really have such power?
[16:14] Charlie
    Mei-chan, Mei-chan, Mei-chan!
[16:18] Mei
    What?
[16:21] Mei
    What is this voice?
[16:24] Mei
    I've heard it somewhere before.
[16:36] Mei
    I...
[16:37] Ougai
    All right, that's enough.
[16:42] Ougai
    Well then, sweet buns are a great
    way to finish up a hot pot meal.
[16:45] Syunso
    Please stop!
[16:46] Mei
    Sweet buns?
[16:56] Mei
    What am I supposed to do here?
[17:06] Syunso
    Hey.
[17:12] Mei
    Syunso-san.
[17:14] Syunso
    You don't need to worry about
    what Ougai-san said earlier.
[17:23] Syunso
    There's no way a dense girl
    like you is a Tamayori.
[17:27] Mei
    D-Dense?
[17:47] Charlie
    Mei-chan.
[17:59] Mei
    That man!
[18:17] Charlie
    Hey there. You made it.
[18:19] Mei
    I knew you would be here!
[18:24] Charlie
    You're so good, Mei-chan.
[18:27] Mei
    Please send me back!
[18:28] Mei
    Please send me back to my time!
[18:32] Charlie
    I am defenseless against that cold
     expression mixed with resentment and scorn.
[18:37] Mei
    You're the one who brought
    me to this time period!
[18:40] Mei
    You should be able to send me back.
[18:42] Charlie
    You want to go back to the
    present time that badly?
[18:48] Charlie
    I can send you back.
[18:50] Charlie
    I just can't do it right away.
[18:54] Charlie
    I will need to prepare.
[18:59] Charlie
    I may be an extraordinary magician,
    but transcending time takes a lot of work.
[19:06] Charlie
    I will need the same conditions
    as when I brought you here.
[19:10] Charlie
    Essentially, the probability of success
[19:13] Charlie
    is extremely low unless it is
     the night of a full moon.
[19:17] Mei
    The night of a full moon?
[19:21] Mei
    Then I can go back in a month?
[19:25] Mei
    To my world, modern day Tokyo!
[19:27] Charlie
    I can guarantee it.
[19:30] Charlie
    Now, until the one month period is up,
[19:35] Charlie
    enjoy this time.
[19:38] Charlie
    Just be yourself.
[19:40] Mei
    Be myself?
[19:43] Charlie
    Tokyo during the Meiji era is great!
[19:47] Charlie
    Japanese and Western styles blending
    together at the height of Japan's Westernization.
[19:50] Charlie
    It has a spirit that is full of energy.
[19:52] Charlie
    Anything goes!
[19:54] Charlie
    You don't need to worry about
[19:57] Charlie
    what others think about you or hating
    yourself in such a chaotic age.
[20:00] Charlie
    You can just comfortably
    be yourself here, Mei-chan!
[20:04] Mei
    Be myself?
[20:08] Mei
    You mean...
[20:10] (Flashback) Ougai
    Your powers as a Tamayori will be needed.
[20:15] Mei
    Is that it?
[20:18] Charlie
    What is it?
[20:21] Mei
    Be myself.
[20:23] Mei
    One month... If it's just one month,
[20:27] Mei
    I will try to enjoy this time period.
[20:45] Mei
    Syunso-san!
[20:46] Syunso
    Would you say something before you enter?
[20:51] Mei
    Wait, Syunso-san, what are you doing?
[20:55] Mei
    I am going to find the black cat.
[20:58] Syunso
    Huh? What's with you all of the sudden?
[21:01] Mei
    I think I am a Tamayori.
[21:04] Mei
    So I believe I can find the black cat.
[21:07] Mei
    I want to see your finished painting!
[21:20] Mei
    Oh, Ougai-san.
[21:23] Mei
    Do you have any extra cloth or sticks?
[21:27] Mei
    They're finished!
[21:31] Ougai
    What are those?
[21:32] Mei
    Cleaning tools.
[21:39] Mei
    You use it like this!
[21:42] Mei
    See, now this should make things
    a little bit easier on Fumi-san.
[21:53] Ougai
    Little Squirrel, you...
[21:57] Mei
    Do you want to try it too, Fumi-san?
[21:59] Fumi
    Yes, I would!
[22:02] Fumi
    Oh, you are right! This is
    so much easier on my back.
[22:06] Mei
    Isn't it?
[22:11] Ougai
    Just who are you?
[22:19] Charlie
    Good luck searching for
    the black cat, Mei-chan.
[22:22] Charlie
    But there might be lots of other
    fun things waiting for you.
[23:30] Male Voice
    I want to apologize to Jane.
SIGN    Meiji Tokyo Renka
SIGN    Next Episode Preview
SIGN    Caught in the Ghost Hotel
[23:32] Male Voice
    If her anger is such that
    she wishes to kill me,
[23:35] Male Voice
    then I want to answer for that.
[23:38] Mei
    What are you talking about?!