E1 - An Encounter with the Unknown

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[00:06] Lady
    They were in a bus accident
    while on vacation, I heard.
[00:09] Lady
    Imagine, losing both parents...
[00:12] Lady
    Their son is an only child, right?
[00:16] Lady
    Yes.
[00:18] Lady
    I hope Subaru-kun is all right...
[00:24] Hiroto
    Subaru...
SIGN    My Roommate is a Cat
SIGN    An Encounter with the Unknown
[02:11] Subaru
    This world is full of annoyances.
[02:16] Kawase
    Here you go. The reference
    materials you asked for.
[02:20] Subaru
    Thank you.
SIGN    Tricks of the Courtroom Trade
    Use These Tricks to Win Any Trial.
[02:23] Kawase
    You sure do read a lot
    of books, Mikazuki-kun.
[02:27] Kawase
    So, do you think you'll be able to come
    up with an idea for your next book?
[02:32] Subaru
    No, not yet.
[02:36] Kawase
    Well, reading is great,
[02:38] Kawase
    but you might find some
    new stimulation by going outside.
[02:43] Kawase
    You know, this place is
    really popular right now.
[02:46] Kawase
    I decided a while back that our
    next meeting should be here—
[02:49] Subaru
    Kawase-san...
[02:54] Subaru
    Did you become my editor just
    so you could get in my way?
[02:57] Kawase
    Huh?
[02:58] Girl
    This is so good!
[03:00] Girl
    Really? And then what?
[03:00] Subaru
    Bringing me to a place
    with so many people...
[03:02] Girl
    Excuse me!
[03:05] Subaru
    I can't think with all this noise!
[03:12] Subaru
    So I'll be going. Excuse me.
[03:14] Kawase
    O-Okay...
[03:16] Subaru
    Thank you for the books.
[03:26] Kawase
    He's more than I bargained for...
[03:31] Kawase
    Mikazuki Subaru, mystery author.
[03:35] Kawase
    Eccentric and not fond of people.
[03:37] Kawase
    His previous editor was transferred
    last month due to gastritis.
SIGN    Ohbayashi Flower Shop
[03:41] Kawase
    Handle with extreme care.
[03:45] Subaru
    I wish I could just live on a deserted
    island and bury myself in books.
SIGN    Mikazuki Family Grave
[03:52] Subaru
    Come to think of it, my parents always
    wanted to take me places, too.
[03:59] Subaru
    But going out means seeing people.
[04:05] (Flashback) Kid
    Hey, I've read that book!
[04:08] (Flashback) Kid
    Really? What's it about?
[04:10] (Flashback) Kid
    Well, it turns out the
    protagonist's friend...
[04:13] Subaru
    Stop!
[04:14] (Flashback) Kid
    For real?!
[04:15] Subaru
    Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!
[04:15] (Flashback) Kid
    Yeah! I didn't even realize
    he had been around then!
[04:19] Subaru
    Don't take the fun of imagining
    what happens away from me!
[04:25] Subaru
    I don't want anyone interfering
    with me anymore.
[04:34] Subaru
    Mom, Dad...
[04:36] Subaru
    Thankfully, I'm able to eat and
    get by on my own imagination.
[04:41] Subaru
    So don't worry about me.
[04:44] Subaru
    That's another reason I need
    to come up with a new story.
[04:48] Subaru
    Before Kawase-san does anything else...
[04:52] Subaru
    I got a bite!
[04:57] Subaru
    Oh, it's a cat.
[05:00] Subaru
    I thought it jumped out of the grave...
[05:06] Subaru
    Its mouth reminds me a little of Mom's...
[05:12] Subaru
    Oh, come on. That's just ridiculous.
[05:20] Subaru
    I've got my new book idea!
[05:25] Subaru
    From the shadows...
[05:27] Subaru
    From the smallest opening...
[05:29] Subaru
    From beyond the darkness...
[05:31] Subaru
    The moment I saw those keenly
    glowing eyes, I was captivated!
[05:38] Subaru
    And now...
[05:41] Subaru
    There's a cat after my life.
[05:45] Kawase
    Hello, this is Kawase of Koguma Publishing.
[05:48] Kawase
    I saw your email.
[05:50] Kawase
    A mystery about a cat, huh?
    It sounds interesting!
[05:54] Kawase
    And the cat is after someone's life, even!
[05:58] Subaru
    I see. Thanks.
[06:00] Kawase
    So this will be the new book
    everyone's been waiting for.
[06:04] Kawase
    I'll need the first chapter by the end
    of this month. Is that all right?
[06:09] Subaru
    Yes.
[06:10] Subaru
    I have the full plot laid out already.
[06:12] Subaru
    Bye, then.
[06:18] Subaru
    Those are murderous waves!
[06:21] Subaru
    You're definitely a killer.
[06:28] Subaru
    Is it signaling a partner?
[06:32] Lady
    Stop that, Taro. Be quiet.
[06:37] Lady
    Oh, is that Subaru-kun? What is he up to?
[06:44] Subaru
    The path to its secret hideout!
[06:47] Subaru
    With one spark of inspiration,
    the wings of imagination unfold!
[06:55] Subaru
    I never dreamed I'd find anything besides
    books that inspired me so much.
[07:01] Subaru
    Who would have thought?
[07:03] Hiroto
    Hey, Subaru!
[07:12] Subaru
    Hiroto...
[07:14] Hiroto
    Are fish sausages all you have here?
[07:18] Subaru
    That aside...
[07:20] Subaru
    Damn it, Hiroto!
[07:22] Subaru
    Don't just waltz into someone's
    house without permission!
[07:25] Subaru
    And don't raid my fridge without permission!
[07:27] Subaru
    Your parents live just three houses down!
[07:30] Hiroto
    Yeah, about that...
    Just listen to this, Subaru.
[07:35] Hiroto
    My wallet was stolen overseas,
    and even after I somehow made it home,
[07:39] Hiroto
    there was a fire or something
    on the floor above mine,
[07:42] Hiroto
    and my entire apartment was drenched.
[07:45] Hiroto
    I had no money, I was starving,
[07:47] Hiroto
    and when I went to my parents'
    house, they weren't home.
[07:49] Hiroto
    I've had it rough, man.
[07:56] Hiroto
    Oh, right...
[08:01] Hiroto
    I got you a souvenir!
[08:04] Subaru
    I really don't need that.
[08:05] Hiroto
    Anyway, Subaru... what is that?
[08:09] Subaru
    Huh? It's a cat.
[08:11] Hiroto
    Uh, yeah, I can tell it's a cat.
[08:15] Subaru
    I took it in not long ago.
[08:18] Hiroto
    You're keeping it?!
[08:19] Hiroto
    You? The guy who doesn't care
    about anything but books?
[08:23] Hiroto
    Keeping a cat?!
[08:24] Subaru
    Shut up.
[08:28] Hiroto
    Really? You, of all people?
[08:32] Subaru
    Why are you crying?!
[08:34] Hiroto
    I don't know, I'm just... so happy.
[08:38] Hiroto
    Hey, kitty, I'll bring you a
    little something next time.
[08:41] Hiroto
    Be good for Subaru, okay?
[08:43] Subaru
    Just go home already!
SIGN    Kitty Life
SIGN    Kitty Life
SIGN    For the kitty! From Hiroto
SIGN    Incoming Call
SIGN    Kawase Atsushi-san
SIGN    Koguma Publishing
[09:08] Kawase
    Ah, hello, this is Kawase.
[09:10] Kawase
    Did you get the cat books I sent?
SIGN    My Cat's Favorite Spot
[09:12] Subaru
    Yeah, just now.
[09:15] Kawase
    There really are a lot of
    reference materials about cats.
[09:18] Kawase
    I'll send some more later.
[09:20] Kawase
    Oh, by the way, did you know that cats—
[09:22] Subaru
    I don't need any useless information.
SIGN    Cats Are Wonderful
[09:25] Kawase
    Huh?
[09:26] Subaru
    I hate it when people cut my
    imagination short like that.
[09:31] Kawase
    O-Oh, of course!
[09:33] Kawase
    I'm sorry.
[09:34] Subaru
    Please just be more careful in the future.
[09:40] Editor
    Was that Mikazuki-san?
[09:43] Kawase
    He looks like a sweet kid,
    but he's got some bite.
[09:47] Kawase
    He's merciless.
[09:48] Editor
    He may be hard to handle,
    but he's a popular author.
[09:51] Editor
    Don't do anything to make him mad so
    he runs off to another publisher.
[09:57] Editor
    Oh, by the way,
[09:59] Editor
    you'll want to keep an
    eye on him when his deadlines are close.
[10:05] Subaru
    I just can't get a break from him.
[10:08] Subaru
    I want to think for myself here.
[10:10] Subaru
    This is why I hate people.
[10:20] Subaru
    A spy!
[10:23] Subaru
    Ow!
[10:25] Subaru
    Cat food?
[10:33] Subaru
    What the?!
[10:37] Subaru
    What are you even trying to do?
[10:43] Subaru
    It must be a trap!
[10:45] Subaru
    A trap to throw the target
    off guard and finish him off!
[10:51] Subaru
    This is great for my book!
[10:55] Subaru
    You're pretty cool.
[10:56] Subaru
    You don't butt into my
    business like people do,
[10:59] Subaru
    and you stimulate my
    imagination. That's awesome.
[11:05] Subaru
    I was a fool for even thinking that!
[11:10] Subaru
    I've seen this one enough already!
[11:12] Subaru
    What the hell?
SIGN    Kitty Life
SIGN    When your cat brings you things
    It's bringing tribute to its boss
[11:25] Subaru
    Tribute to its boss?
[11:36] Haru
    Boss, this is for you.
[11:39] Subaru
    Just what is it you expect from me?
[11:47] Subaru
    I'll just ignore it.
[11:49] Subaru
    My deadline's coming up.
[11:59] Subaru
    I don't have time to waste.
SIGN    Incoming Call
SIGN    Kawase Atsushi-san
SIGN    Koguma Publishing
SIGN    Incoming Call
SIGN    Kawase Atsushi-san
SIGN    Koguma Publishing
[12:14] Subaru
    Who the hell said no one would interrupt me?
[12:18] Subaru
    It was me!
[12:23] Subaru
    I guess humans and cats are the same.
[12:26] Subaru
    Nothing good comes from getting involved!
SIGN    Kawase Atsushi-san
    
    Close Read
[12:37] Subaru
    Okay... Almost done...
[12:42] Subaru
    S-Something's coming closer!
[12:49] Subaru
    You brought the whole dish?!
[12:51] Subaru
    What the hell is your deal?
[12:53] Subaru
    Stop interrupting m—
[12:57] Subaru
    C-Crap...
[13:00] Subaru
    Wait... My manuscript isn't...
SIGN    Incoming Call
SIGN    Kawase Atsushi-san
SIGN    Koguma Publishing
[13:13] Subaru
    I can't... move... anything...
[13:27] Kawase
    Mikazuki-kun!
[13:30] Kawase
    Thank goodness! You're awake!
[13:33] Subaru
    Kawase-san?
[13:35] Subaru
    Why are you here?
[13:36] Kawase
    Well, you weren't answering my calls,
[13:39] Kawase
    so I got worried and came to check on you,
[13:41] Kawase
    and I saw you passed out in the hallway.
[13:45] Kawase
    Man, what a shock that was.
[13:49] Subaru
    What have you done?!
[13:51] Kawase
    I've already called someone
    to replace the glass.
[13:56] Subaru
    Oh! My manuscript!
[13:58] Kawase
    Oh, right. Can we just go with what's
    on this memo for the last bit?
[14:01] Subaru
    Huh?
[14:03] Kawase
    I found it lying around.
[14:05] Subaru
    When did I write that?
[14:08] Kawase
    Anyway, I was told that you forget to
    eat and sleep when absorbed in work.
[14:11] Kawase
    I'm glad I came by.
[14:13] Kawase
    Don't push yourself too hard, okay?
[14:17] Subaru
    I had the strength to...
[14:22] Subaru
    I ate that?!
[14:26] Kawase
    M-Mikazuki-kun?!
[14:28] Subaru
    Just because it happened to
    be in front of me? Really?
[14:32] Subaru
    Just happened to be?
[14:35] Subaru
    Was it really a coincidence?
[14:38] Kawase
    Um, Mikazuki-kun, maybe you
    should go to the hospital...
[14:42] Subaru
    I'm okay now. I just hadn't
    had any food or sleep.
[14:47] Kawase
    You're sure?
[14:51] Subaru
    By the way... um...
[14:54] Subaru
    Why do you think someone would
    keep bringing you their own food?
[14:59] Kawase
    What's this, Mikazuki-kun?
    You have a girlfriend?!
[15:02] Subaru
    Huh?
[15:02] Kawase
    You're bragging about her cooking!
[15:05] Subaru
    Wha... No...
[15:07] Kawase
    I think it just means they're
    concerned about you.
[15:14] Kawase
    If you want to know, I think
    you should ask them yourself.
[15:19] Kawase
    There are some answers you can't
    find with imagination alone.
[15:34] Haru
    I've heard that meeting a wonderful human
[15:36] Haru
    can change one's fate in a big way.
[15:40] Haru
    If that's true, then what's
    to become of my fate?
[15:47] Haru
    He's been doing that all day again today.
[15:50] Haru
    I didn't know there were
    humans that moved so little.
[15:53] Haru
    I followed him because he had food,
[15:55] Haru
    but I had no idea he'd be like this.
SIGN    For the kitty! From Hiroto
SIGN    Incoming Call
SIGN    Kawase Atsushi-san
SIGN    Koguma Publishing
[16:00] Haru
    But he hasn't done anything mean,
[16:03] Haru
    and he gives me food every day.
[16:09] Haru
    Even though he doesn't eat
    a single bite himself...
[16:13] Hachi
    Sis, I'm hungry!
[16:16] Haru
    Doesn't he know that if you
    get too hungry, you'll die?
[16:21] Haru
    He didn't eat anything that time, either...
[16:25] Haru
    I don't really get it, but the
    tabby who helped me out before...
[16:30] Tabby
    Make sure you repay any favors done to you!
[16:33] Haru
    ...told me that.
[16:38] Haru
    So I'd better be sure to pay him back.
[16:41] Haru
    Since he won't eat for himself,
    I'll give him some of my food...
[16:55] Haru
    H-He moved! The human moved!
[16:59] Haru
    I-I was just a little surprised because
    it was so sudden, that's all!
[17:03] Subaru
    Ow!
[17:05] Haru
    Go on, hurry up and eat—
[17:17] Haru
    H-H-H-How dare you waste food like that?!
[17:22] Haru
    This human is bad!
[17:30] Haru
    U-Unbelievable!
[17:37] Haru
    For us,
[17:39] Haru
    just eating enough to stay alive
[17:41] Haru
    was so hard...
[17:44] Haru
    I guess that's how humans are, after all.
[17:49] Haru
    I'll just repay him and get out of here.
[18:06] Haru
    Why won't you eat?! Eat, darn it!
[18:14] Haru
    How about this?!
[18:17] Haru
    So you finally came out, huh?
[18:19] Subaru
    What the hell is your deal?
[18:21] Haru
    If you don't eat, you won't be
    able to move when you need to!
[18:26] Subaru
    Stop interrupting m—
[18:31] Haru
    Hey... What's the matter?
[18:40] Haru
    Why?
[18:42] Haru
    Why won't you open your eyes?
[18:48] Haru
    No...
[18:52] Haru
    Come on... There's food right here!
[18:56] Haru
    You can eat all of my food!
[19:16] Haru
    He's... eating...
[19:27] Subaru
    It's... done...
[19:33] Haru
    Wh-What was that?
[19:40] Haru
    He's... just sleeping?
[19:52] Haru
    He feels warm.
[19:55] Haru
    Thank goodness.
[20:01] Haru
    That strange human finally left.
[20:06] Haru
    Are you strong enough to walk now?
[20:11] Subaru
    It's you. Where've you been?
[20:15] Haru
    I've repaid your kindness,
[20:18] Haru
    so I'll leave now.
[20:21] Haru
    Now, make sure you eat your food, okay?
[20:26] Haru
    Hey! Keep it together!
[20:32] Haru
    Jeez... And you call yourself a human?
[20:34] Haru
    I just can't leave you alone.
[20:38] Subaru
    Let's see... I thought I had one more...
[20:46] (Flashback) Kawase
    I think it just means they're
    concerned about you.
[20:53] Subaru
    No way. A cat wouldn't...
[20:59] Subaru
    I found it!
SIGN    Real
SIGN    Tuna
[21:01] Haru
    Hey! I had that just once before!
    It's incredibly delicious!
[21:06] Haru
    Can I really have it?!
[21:09] Subaru
    What's gotten into you?
[21:09] Haru
    Can I? Can I? Can I have it?
[21:11] Subaru
    I don't get you at all.
[21:11] Haru
    I want it! I want it! I want it!
[21:13] Subaru
    If you're that hungry,
    why did you give me...
[21:13] Haru
    Please! I want it!
    I wanna eat it! I wanna eat it!
[21:24] Haru
    I changed my mind! I'll stay with you!
[21:26] Subaru
    I-If you interrupt my work again,
    I'll run you out of here. You got that?
[21:31] Haru
    It's so good!
[21:35] Subaru
    What is a truth that you can't find
    through imagination alone like?
[21:41] Haru
    What is a fateful encounter that
    brings great changes like?
[21:47] Subaru
    I think a door to a new world...
[21:51] Both
    ...just opened a tiny bit.
[23:25] Guy
    Here's a gift to celebrate your new home.
[23:28] Girl
    What is it?
[23:29] Guy
    A rock.
[23:29] Girl
    How do you celebrate with a rock?!
[23:31] Guy
    Well, doesn't it make you happy
    to get a rock as a gift?
SIGN    The Moon and the Sun