E8 - WAZAMONOGATARI Acerola Bon Appétit Part One 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.) [00:02] OS     WAZAMONOGATARI [00:06] OS     EPISODE ZERO     ACEROLA BON APPÉTIT, PART ONE     OFF SEASON BROADCAST NUMBER SEVEN [00:19] ---     I thought of the name "Kiss-shot Acerola-orion     Heart-under-blade." [00:26] ---     If I say so myself, it's a cool, hearty,     and most splendid name. [00:34] ---     However... [00:35] ---     to be honest,     I slightly regret doing so. [00:41] ---     Perhaps I should not have     given her a name. [00:48] ---     They often say... [00:50] ---     you become attached to your pet     once you give it a name. [00:54] ---     Now whether that attachment     was friendship, affection, [00:57] ---     or simply lust is something     I'm unsure of in hindsight. [01:03] ---     But there is one thing     I can say for certain. [01:07] ---     It was not appetite. [01:10] ---     Because Kiss-shot Acerola-orion     Heart-under-blade [01:20] ---     doesn't sound too tasty     for the name of a meal, right? [01:41] ---     Looks like I have died yet again. [02:03] ---     Um... [02:08] ---     I've been meaning to ask you. [02:11] ---     Is it delicious? [02:13] ---     That thing. [02:14] ---     Of course it's delicious. It's my head. [02:18] ---     But whether it's delicious or not     doesn't matter much. [02:21] ---     Even if it tastes awful... [02:23] ---     I'll eat it. [02:24] ---     I eat the lives I kill. [02:30] ---     It's probably better if you stopped. [02:34] ---     You shouldn't poke your nose     into someone else's eating habits, Princess. [02:40] ---     I'm worried about something else. [02:43] ---     What else is there? [02:46] ---     What part of me would make the princess     of a ruined nation worry? [02:50] ---     I'm saying you should just     give up on trying to kill me. [02:57] ---     Because something like that [02:58] ---     is absolutely impossible. [03:02] ---     How I died may differ,     but the cause of death was the same. [03:08] ---     Cause of death, Princess Acerola. [03:11] ---     It's outrageous to say [03:12] ---     that the reason why you've been dying     over and over like that would lie with me. [03:19] ---     If you had not tried to kill me,     you would not have died even once. [03:27] ---     It's not an intent to kill.     It's an appetite. [03:32] ---     I see. [03:34] ---     Then there's nothing we can do. [03:37] ---     Go ahead. Eat up. [03:41] ---     If you can manage to eat me, that is. [03:50] ---     You don't have to tell me! [03:55] OS     SUICIDE-MASTER [03:58] ---     It seems I have met my death     for the fifth time. [04:19] ---     It seems I have died yet again. [04:23] ---     From the nuances I feel, it looks like     I starved to death this time. [04:27] ---     Starving to death is unusual. [04:29] ---     What in the world happened to me? [04:33] ---     I see you have awoken, Master. [04:37] ---     Lift your head. [04:42] ---     Tropicalesque Home-awave Dogstrings. [04:46] ---     Nowadays, he's the only minion     I have left. [04:51] ---     If you took any longer to awaken,     I was thinking of having you eat me, Master. [04:59] ---     What happened? [05:01] ---     The reason you passed away this time     was because of lack of food. [05:07] ---     It seems the humans of this kingdom     have been eradicated. [05:13] ---     The humans of this kingdom     have been eradicated? [05:18] ---     Come to think, it wasn't like     I lacked vague memories that I can recall. [05:23] ---     I got hungry,     so I headed out to eat a meal. [05:26] ---     However, not one human was in sight. [05:28] ---     A memory of being completely bewildered. [05:31] ---     A memory of lacking things to eat,     feeling hunger and thirst, and withering away. [05:39] ---     A level of eradication where a vampire     faces a shortage of food. [05:44] ---     Something like a plague? [05:46] ---     Did my food storage spoil? [05:49] ---     In a way, you could call it a plague. [05:51] ---     However, the name of the disease is beauty. [05:57] ---     Master, have you heard the fairy tale     of the Beautiful Princess? [06:03] OS     A CRUEL FAIRY TALE     PRINCESS ACEROLA [06:04] ---     I'd heard of a beauty that was alluring     like a siren, but following that naming structure, [06:10] ---     the Beautiful Princess story that Tropicalesque     retold to me was a beauty from a ruined nation. [06:15] ---     A princess who destroyed a nation     purely from her beauty. [06:19] ---     A princess of mass slaughter. [06:21] ---     It was a fairy tale of great interest. [06:25] ---     What? So basically, a princess who ruined     her own nation, then went into exile, [06:30] ---     and after much wandering     she ended up at this kingdom. [06:33] ---     And that's why this kingdom fell to ruin? [06:36] ---     Yes. [06:38] ---     I hear every citizen, including the royalty and nobility,     all gladly gave their lives to the Beautiful Princess. [06:44] ---     By offering what is most dear to them,     they tried to repay her for her beauty. [06:51] ---     So she ruined an entire nation     simply by existing. [06:54] ---     What kind of monster is this woman? [06:57] ---     She's not a monster.     She's a human. A human female. [07:02] ---     It seems she has caused     many nations to come to ruin [07:06] ---     by simply traveling and walking through. [07:10] ---     I see. A plague indeed. [07:13] ---     All right, I've made up my mind,     Tropicalesque. [07:16] ---     For my wake-up meal this time around,     I shall have a taste of that princess. [07:21] ---     That sounds more than fitting     to be my first meal in a while. [07:26] ---     M-Master, that would be... [07:29] ---     I'm very particular about what I eat     on an empty stomach. It must be special food. [07:35] ---     Allow me to voice my opinion, Master, [07:38] ---     but it would be better if you not do that. [07:40] ---     Please rethink your decision.     I beg of you. [07:45] ---     Why, Tropicalesque? [07:47] ---     Are you telling me to starve to death     once again? [07:50] ---     N-No, but the Beautiful Princess,     as I mentioned earlier, [07:55] ---     is substantially more evil     than the average monster— [07:57] ---     Tropicalesque. You are my minion. [08:00] ---     Are you worried that I would     become captivated by this woman? [08:07] ---     You think that like those humans, [08:09] ---     I would idolize this princess     and ultimately give my life to her? [08:14] ---     N-Not at all. [08:17] ---     I-If that's the case, [08:19] ---     how about you eat corpses lying around     in the area to regain your strength first? [08:25] ---     That's what I did     to tide myself over this situation. [08:28] ---     Listen, Tropicalesque. [08:31] ---     How you choose to procure nourishment     is up to you. [08:36] ---     Eating the dead, eating corpses,     do as you like. [08:40] ---     But those are your preferences,     and not mine. [08:46] ---     I only eat humans that I killed myself. [08:51] ---     I kill, then eat. [08:53] ---     That's my policy. [08:54] ---     Both as a vampire, and as a gourmet.     That's a stance I cannot yield on. [09:00] ---     I want to eat as little as possible     if it was food that I did not kill myself. [09:04] ---     Right now my stomach is feeling     like some Beautiful Princess, [09:08] ---     so I'm gonna eat some Beautiful Princess. [09:10] ---     Kill and eat a beauty     from a fallen nation. [09:13] ---     I'll eat as I like, and I'll kill and eat.     That's what I decided. [09:16] ---     Doing what I decide upon, and doing it     in the matter I decided on, is who I am. [09:29] ---     Do not follow me, my servant. [09:34] ---     Understood. [09:36] ---     Your faithful servant     will eagerly await your return. [09:39] ---     But please do be careful, Master. [09:44] ---     Oh, that's right. [09:46] ---     Stop calling me     with such a commonplace title as "Master." [09:51] ---     It took me a while to notice     as I have just awoken from slumber, [09:54] ---     but I don't recall allowing usage     of such an ordinary title. [09:57] ---     I-I am terribly sorry! [10:02] ---     Please take care, Suicide-Master. [10:06] ---     The vampire of prepared death,     inevitable death, and certain death... [10:10] ---     Deathtopia Virtuoso Suicide-Master! [10:17] ---     That's better. [11:32] ---     Are you all right? [11:35] ---     How long have I been dead? [11:38] ---     You were only dead for a very short while. [11:41] ---     And the one who murdered you     was you, yourself. [11:45] ---     I don't get it. I myself did it? [11:49] ---     You committed suicide     because you tried to kill me. [11:54] ---     The reason why you want to kill me... [11:58] ---     I sense that you have your own reasons,     but please think twice about it. [12:03] ---     Please don't waste the life     that you have regained. [12:09] ---     So, what? [12:10] ---     Not only did I hesitate     on harming your beauty, [12:14] ---     but I couldn't forgive myself     for committing such a savage act, [12:17] ---     and I tried to commit suicide? [12:21] ---     That would be it. [12:23] ---     Hey. I'm a monster. [12:25] ---     It seems so. [12:27] ---     I'm a vampire. [12:29] ---     Really?     I didn't think they actually existed. [12:32] ---     I'm a monster who kills and eats humans. [12:35] ---     Then your actions were an attempt to eat me. [12:40] ---     I apologize for being unable     to abide by that request. [12:45] ---     Something wrong? [12:47] ---     No. [12:49] ---     If you're hungry,     how about you eat with me? [12:53] ---     I have some pot-au-feu     that's just about done. [12:56] ---     I only eat creatures I kill myself. [13:02] ---     May I ask you for your name? [13:06] ---     The vampire of prepared death,     inevitable death, and certain death... [13:15] ---     Deathtopia Virtuoso Suicide-Master. [13:19] ---     So Lady Suicide-Master. [13:21] ---     Ditch the "Lady."     The name is an honorific in itself. [13:25] ---     Understood. [13:29] ---     I am Acerola. [13:34] ---     So you're not "Beautiful Princess"? [13:36] ---     That's from my childhood.     A title, a derogatory name. [13:41] ---     Nowadays, there is nobody left     that still calls me as such. [13:45] ---     Then I'll call you Princess Acerola. [13:49] ---     Do as you wish. [13:51] ---     I wasn't even a princess     or anything to begin with. [14:00] ---     I wonder how things ended up this way. [14:23] ---     It seems I have died yet again. [14:27] ---     Being killed twice in a row in such     short succession, and by the same person [14:33] ---     was a first in my long life as a vampire,     as well as in my dietary life. [14:44] OS     WOW, SO JUICY [14:45] OS     MY HEART WOULDN'T BE ANYTHING LESS [14:47] OS     HOW FRESH IT IS [14:48] OS     THOUGH IT'S DEAD [14:49] ---     Immortal, I see. [14:52] ---     That is quite magnificent, Suicide-Master. [14:55] ---     I'm much honored by that compliment,     Princess Acerola. [14:59] ---     I died yet again     trying to eat you, didn't I? [15:04] ---     Yes, that is correct. [15:06] ---     But please don't let it get to you,     Suicide-Master. [15:10] ---     It's all because I am just too beautiful. [15:14] ---     It seems I have greatly     troubled this nation as well. [15:19] ---     I will leave right away,     so please spare me. [15:23] ---     I guess the one I've been seeking     wasn't in this country either. [15:29] ---     One she's been seeking? [15:31] ---     That doesn't sound like looking for food. [15:36] ---     So she's looking for someone as well? [15:39] ---     Oh, come to think,     that's how the fairy tale went. [15:42] ---     A wandering journey     in search of a soul to save. [15:46] ---     Right. The Beautiful Princess     was that kind of fairy tale. [15:49] ---     But before that... [15:51] ---     Leave? [15:52] ---     Come on now.     I can't allow such a thing to happen. [15:56] ---     What a selfish story. [15:57] ---     How many people need to die     so that you can find one person to save? [16:02] ---     How many countries will you lay to ruin     for your own salvation? [16:07] ---     Are you telling me to die? [16:10] ---     If I die... [16:12] ---     If I take my own life,     that would make things easier for me. [16:18] ---     However, if the same problem     were to happen again in the future, [16:22] ---     then that will not save them,     as they will be forced [16:26] ---     to take their own life,     just like how I did. [16:30] ---     Then, Princess Acerola,     do you have any leads? [16:34] ---     If you continue on, and leave this country     that you destroyed, and go to the next one, [16:39] ---     do you think the person you can save     will be there? [16:42] ---     Won't you be repeating the same thing     in the next country? [16:47] ---     It seems there's a misunderstanding, [16:49] ---     but I'm not ruining     every country that I go to. [16:54] ---     As powerless as I am, I try to be as considerate     as possible so such things don't happen. [16:59] ---     But you have your limits.     You really are powerless. [17:04] ---     I have no intent in denying your conscience     and your sense of aestheticism. [17:09] ---     But I must advise you that continuing your journey     without much thought is simply reckless. [17:15] ---     You do have a point. [17:17] ---     Even if you say I'm reckless,     I don't know any other way. [17:22] ---     I can only arrive at the answer     by wandering around like this. [17:27] ---     No, that's not necessarily true. [17:30] ---     Look here, Princess Acerola. [17:31] ---     Though reluctantly, you ruined this kingdom. [17:35] ---     But you can make efficient usage     of this situation. [17:39] ---     Efficient usage... [17:42] ---     You don't have to rush out     at this point. [17:45] ---     You no longer have to worry     about killing someone anymore. [17:51] ---     What are you talking about? [17:53] ---     There's worry that I will kill you,     Suicide-Master. [17:58] ---     I'm an immortal monster. [18:01] ---     Death means nothing to me. [18:04] ---     Look, Princess. I'll tell you this. [18:07] ---     There's no other being like me. [18:09] ---     Someone staying at your side who keeps     dying and dying, but coming back to life each time. [18:13] ---     I'm the one and only existence     who can give you counsel. [18:18] ---     Counsel? [18:19] ---     Yeah. [18:20] ---     As you can see, I'm a monster,     but that's not all. [18:25] ---     I have a smidgeon of understanding     in magecraft as well. [18:27] ---     Call it necessary knowledge as a nonhuman. [18:30] ---     So I can at least assist you in figuring out     a way to dispel the curse [18:35] ---     that the witch supposedly placed on you. [18:38] ---     What do you say? [18:42] ---     In return for assisting me, [18:44] ---     you want to detain me in this realm     so you can seek out a chance to eat me? [18:51] ---     Brilliant answer. [18:53] ---     Is there any other relationship where the interests     of each side match so perfectly? [18:56] ---     I see. It seems I have no choice     but to work with you, Suicide-Master. [19:04] ---     Then, it's a pleasure to be here. [19:12] ---     For the first time, [19:13] ---     I had direct contact     with her skin, and her flesh. [19:17] ---     No garment between us. [19:20] ---     An invasive softness and texture [19:25] ---     made me lose myself, and... [19:33] ---     It seems I have died yet again. [19:36] ---     The three deaths I have experienced     were not deaths in vain, [19:41] ---     nor deaths with no purpose. [19:43] ---     If anything, it was a devilish death. [19:45] ---     I died like a devil. [19:49] ---     And so, I invited Princess Acerola     to Corpse Castle. [19:59] ---     I am absolutely against this. [20:01] ---     What are you thinking, Master? [20:04] ---     It's preposterous to invite a lowly human     into your abode, Master. [20:09] ---     You want me to not only take care of you,     Master, but also a lowly human? [20:15] ---     That is too much to bear. [20:17] ---     So in your mind,     you were taking care of me? [20:21] ---     This is my final decision.     I didn't ask for your opinion. [20:26] ---     Don't worry. I don't intend on making you     take care of a human. [20:30] ---     Instead, I was going to warn you ahead of time     to stay away from Princess Acerola. [20:37] ---     Princess Acerola. [20:39] ---     O-Of all things, you have written the name     of a lowly human into your memory, Suicide-Master? [20:46] ---     Because I am the vampire of prepared death,     inevitable death, and certain death, [20:52] ---     I thought nothing of the protective wall     that the princess has set up. [20:55] ---     But a vampire of your caliber     won't stand a chance. [20:58] OS     T R O P I C A L E S Q U E     D O G S T R I N G S [20:59] s     The instant you face her,     you will shatter into pieces. [21:02] ---     Th-That is all the more reason... [21:05] ---     That is all the more reason, Suicide-Master. [21:07] ---     To let such a dangerous individual     into the castle... [21:10] ---     As the caretaker and supervisor for the castle,     this is something I cannot turn a blind eye towards. [21:17] ---     You're repeating yourself, Tropicalesque. [21:19] ---     That's enough. [21:21] ---     Have I ever overturned any decision     that I have made? [21:25] ---     As you mentioned, this ingredient     is quite a hassle to cook up. [21:29] ---     It looks like I can't swallow her whole. [21:31] ---     I have deduced that I need to make proper,     careful preparations so that she becomes edible. [21:37] ---     So don't make that kind of face. [21:40] ---     It's only until I can get past that barrier of beauty     so it becomes possible to kill the princess. [21:45] ---     It shall not take long. [21:48] ---     Acknowledged. But I won't be responsible     should anything happen. [21:54] ---     So, Tropicalesque.     I'd like to ask you for your opinion. [21:59] ---     What do you think I need to do     to kill the Beautiful Princess?