Mysterious Disappearances

• Season 1
• E1 - The Cursed Book, the Maiden, and the Birthday
• E2 - Schoolhouse, Drool, and an Apartment Wife
• E3 - Horns, Bullying, and a Hair Ornament
• E4 - A Bath, Cleaning, and a Surprise
• E5 - Underwear, Snacks, and Scarlet Clothes
• E6 - A Curiosity, a Maid, and a Cultured Young Lady
• E7 - A Station, Scissors, and a Haircut
• E8 - A Book, an Affair, and a Mermaid
• E9 - Dreams, Dance, and a Tsukumogami
• E10 - A Live Performance, a Curse, and the Person Inside
• E11 - Cats, Swimsuits, and a Black Aeonium
• E12 - A Ticket, a Video, and Mysterious Disappearances

Season 1

E1 - The Cursed Book, the Maiden, and the Birthday

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[00:34] Oto
    I'm going now.
[00:35] Adashino
    Okay.
[00:49] manager
    Ogawa-san.
[00:51] manager
    The new volumes just came in.
[00:53] manager
    Put the plastic covers on them
    for me, would you?
[00:55] Sumireko
    Will do.
SIGN    Mysterious Disappearances
SIGN    Mysterious Disappearances
SIGN    Midori Bookstore
SIGN    The Cursed Book, the Maiden, and the Birthday
SIGN    The Cursed Book, the Maiden, and the Birthday
[02:40] Adashino
    Cuckoo!
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Ogawa Sumireko
[02:43] Sumireko
    Am I imagining things, Adashino-kun?
[02:45] Sumireko
    I thought I heard a bird call
    in the shop just now.
[02:50] Adashino
    Cuckoo!
[02:52] Sumireko
    You did it right in front of me that time!
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Adashino Ren
[02:54] Adashino
    It was the kankodori, crying out in solitude.
[02:57] Sumireko
    The what?
[02:58] Adashino
    Did you know? The kankodori is
    also called the common cuckoo.
[03:04] Sumireko
    Is working the register with
    me really that boring?
[03:07] Adashino
    Not at all!
[03:09] Adashino
    Being on the register with you is
    the only reason I work here at all!
[03:15] Sumireko
    Well, I'm honored.
[03:17] Sumireko
    But you shouldn't tease your elders.
[03:20] Sumireko
    Come back in another ten years, young man.
[03:23] Adashino
    Ten years, huh?
[03:25] Adashino
    If I wait ten years, you'll have matured
    into a truly attractive older woman.
[03:30] Sumireko
    Uh-huh.
[03:31] Sumireko
    So you're not teasing me,
    you're making fun of me.
[03:34] Adashino
    But we really have nothing to do right now.
[03:38] Sumireko
    Bookstores everywhere are
    closing one after another.
[03:41] Sumireko
    I guess people just don't need them anymore.
[03:47] Adashino
    You sound sleepy.
[03:49] Adashino
    Were you up all night writing?
[03:51] Sumireko
    Well, thank you for asking!
[03:53] Sumireko
    You know how more info on Kisaragi Station
    came up yesterday on that occult forum?
[03:57] Adashino
    Oh, you mean that thing?
[03:58] Adashino
    That made-up, toothless urban
    legend that's clearly a lie?
[04:03] Adashino
    I'm amazed someone your age is still
    entertained by such nonsense—ow.
[04:07] Sumireko
    None of that stopped you from reading it,
    so you're in no position to talk, youngster!
[04:11] Adashino
    "Youngster"?
[04:13] Sumireko
    Through the occult, we can enjoy
    our fear and hesitation
[04:15] Sumireko
    toward things that are beyond
    human understanding.
[04:17] Sumireko
    It stimulates core needs akin
    to hunger and sexual appetite!
[04:24] Adashino
    So basically, Sumireko-san...
[04:27] Adashino
    you spent the night absorbed in something
    that acts on base instincts like porn does?
[04:31] Sumireko
    What?
[04:32] Sumireko
    It sounds to me like you didn't
    understand what I was saying at all.
[04:36] manager
    Well, this is a surprise.
[04:37] Sumireko
    Manager.
[04:39] manager
    I've never heard Adashino-kun speak so much.
[04:41] Sumireko
    Yes, he's been unexpectedly chatty.
[04:44] Sumireko
    Infuriatingly so.
[04:46] Sumireko
    Right?
[04:48] Sumireko
    Hey, you can't just clam up now.
[04:51] manager
    You didn't know?
[04:53] manager
    Adashino-kun only speaks
    with you, Ogawa-san.
[04:56] manager
    Oh, right.
[05:00] manager
    A present for you.
[05:02] Sumireko
    What is it?
[05:03] manager
    A book that was reverse-shoplifted.
[05:05] Sumireko
    Reverse-shoplifted?
[05:07] manager
    You haven't heard of it?
[05:09] manager
    The name says it all.
    It's the opposite of shoplifting.
[05:11] manager
    It's when, rather than stealing our stock,
    someone leaves extra behind.
[05:15] Sumireko
    Sounds like a disgruntled customer
    with an axe to grind.
[05:18] manager
    Well, we could just leave it at that, but...
[05:21] manager
    Ogawa-san, it's your birthday, isn't it?
[05:25] Sumireko
    Well, yes...
SIGN    Newcomer's Award Presentation Ceremony
[05:32] Adashino
    Sumireko-san.
[05:34] Adashino
    How is that new novel you
    mentioned before going?
[05:37] Sumireko
    I haven't been able to write lately.
[05:40] Sumireko
    I need to pull myself together.
[05:41] Adashino
    And you're still treating me
    like we're not friends.
[05:44] Adashino
    If you'd told me it was your birthday,
    I'd have gotten you a present.
[05:48] Sumireko
    Then here's your chance.
SIGN    Ogawa
[05:52] Sumireko
    Your consideration in leaving
    your depressed senpai alone
[05:56] Sumireko
    would be the best present I could hope for.
[05:59] Adashino
    I couldn't possibly just leave you alone.
[06:02] Adashino
    Despite how it may seem, I am a fan
    of the author Ogawa Sumireko.
[06:08] Sumireko
    Yeah, just keep talking.
SIGN    Midori Bookstore
[06:13] Sumireko; narration
    I'll make a note of it here so I don't forget.
[06:16] Sumireko; narration
    This is me, Ogawa Sumireko...
[06:19] Sumireko; narration
    and my friend who's never at a loss
    for something to say, Adashino Ren.
[06:23] Sumireko; narration
    What follows is but a humble account
    of our friendship and parting.
[06:27] Adashino
    Well, I'll see you tomorrow.
[06:28] Sumireko
    Yeah. Goodnight.
[07:07] MC
    Congratulations!
[07:18] Sumireko
    Happy 28th birthday, me.
SIGN    Happy 28th Birthday, Me
[07:25] Sumireko; internal
    Back then, I could write anything.
[07:29] Sumireko; internal
    When I was fifteen,
    I received a newcomer's award.
SIGN    Simply Walk Alone, Like a Rhino's Horn
SIGN    Simply Walk Alone, Like a Rhino's Horn
[07:35] Sumireko; internal
    But past the age of twenty, someone
    like that is just an ordinary person.
SIGN    Ogawa Sumireko
[07:40] Sumireko; internal
    That's me, I guess. An ordinary person.
[07:45] Sumireko; internal
    I wish I could go back to how I was then.
[07:52] Sumireko
    Oh, for crying out loud.
[08:00] Sumireko
    I can't even read the title.
[08:06] Sumireko
    It seems like Japanese,
    but it's slightly different.
[08:09] Sumireko
    But there's hiragana here.
[08:10] Sumireko
    Maybe I can read the key points?
[08:13] Sumireko
    "In the heavens, the sun and moon shine.
    You are like them in my thoughts,
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    In the heavens
SIGN    The sun and moon shine
SIGN    You are like them in my thoughts
[08:17] Sumireko
    and I regret that with each
    new day, you grow older."
SIGN    And I regret that with each new day
SIGN    You grow older
[08:21] Sumireko
    That's from the Man'yōshū, isn't it?
[08:25] Sumireko
    I guess that means people from way back
    then wanted to be young again, too.
[08:33] Sumireko
    Maybe I'll go buy a cake or something.
[08:37] [Messenger] text
    Happy birthday!
[08:39] [Messenger] text
    Happy birthday!
[08:40] [Messenger] text
    Happy birthday!
[08:40] [Messenger] text
    Please become an
    even more attractive
    older woman, okay?
SIGN    Sumire
[08:43] [Messenger] text
    Thanks. One day
    I'm gonna stab you
[08:45] [Messenger] text
    Thanks. One day
    I'm gonna stab you
SIGN    Sumire
[08:45] [Messenger] text
    I'll be waiting
[08:45] [Messenger] text
    Read
[08:49] [Messenger] text
    Thanks. One day
    I'm gonna stab you
[08:49] [Messenger] text
    I'll be waiting
[08:49] [Messenger] text
    Read
[08:49] [Messenger] text
    Don't forget this, youngster.
    Age comes to everyone equally
SIGN    Sumire
SIGN    Sumire
[08:51] Adashino
    "Youngster"...
[08:52] Adashino
    I'm hardly of the age to be called that, though.
[09:00] Sumireko
    I swear, he has no tact whatsoever.
[09:08] clerk
    Welcome.
[09:18] Sumireko
    Did my clothes stretch?
[09:22] Sumireko
    Huh?
[09:26] Sumireko
    My eyes...
[09:42] Sumireko
    My shoes...
[09:57] clerk
    Huh?
[09:59] clerk
    What're you doing?
[10:03] clerk
    Miss!
SIGN    Midori Bookstore
[10:10] manager
    Adashino-kun, come here a minute.
[10:13] manager
    Ogawa-san's absent without leave.
[10:17] Adashino
    Sumireko-san is?
[10:18] manager
    She isn't answering her phone,
    either. I'm worried.
[10:21] manager
    Did she say anything to you?
    Should I go check up on her?
[10:28] Adashino
    I heard that she isn't feeling well.
[10:30] manager
    What? Really?
[10:32] Adashino
    Apparently, she's so incredibly constipated
    that her whole body is stuffed full of poop.
[10:37] Adashino
    The doctor said it's life-threateningly
    bad, so she's staying home.
[10:41] manager
    For real?
[10:42] Adashino
    She said she's terrified, crying,
    and holed up in the bathroom.
[10:45] manager
    I see. Please tell her I said
    to take care of herself.
[10:50] Adashino
    I will.
[10:53] Adashino
    What actually happened?
    That's what I want to know.
[10:55] [Messenger] text
    Sumireko-san,
    what's happened?
[10:57] [Messenger] text
    Sumireko-san,
    what's happened?
[10:57] [Messenger] text
    If you're not feeling well,
    I'll tactfully let them know
[11:00] [Messenger] text
    Sumireko-san,
    what's happened?
[11:00] [Messenger] text
    If you're not feeling well,
    I'll tactfully let them know
[11:00] [Messenger] text
    Helloooo
[11:02] [Messenger] text
    If you're not feeling well,
    I'll tactfully let them know
[11:02] [Messenger] text
    Helloooo
[11:02] [Messenger] text
    What's this? Are you ignoring me?
[11:04] [Messenger] text
    Helloooo
[11:04] [Messenger] text
    What's this? Are you ignoring me?
SIGN    Sumire
[11:04] [Messenger] text
    Quit bothering me
[11:05] [Messenger] text
    What's this? Are you ignoring me?
[11:05] [Messenger] text
    Quit bothering me
SIGN    Sumire
SIGN    Sumire
SIGN    Sumire
[11:05] [Messenger] text
    Quit bothering me
[11:05] [Messenger] text
    I don't know who you are,
    but you're being a pain
[11:07] Adashino
    Sumireko-san?
[11:07] [Messenger] text
    I don't know who you are,
    but you're being a pain
SIGN    Sumire
[11:10] child Sumireko; internal
    It could totally start with a mysterious text.
[11:13] child Sumireko; internal
    A boy sends the text,
[11:15] child Sumireko; internal
    and just like he tells her, he starts working
    at the same shop as the main character.
[11:18] child Sumireko; internal
    Oh, yeah! A bookstore would be best!
[11:23] Sumireko; narration
    And so, I went missing.
SIGN    And So, I Went Missing
[11:28] Adashino
    Visit Sumireko-san at home?
[11:31] manager
    Now that it's been a week,
    I can't overlook it anymore.
[11:34] manager
    Could you go and check on her for me?
[11:37] Adashino
    Me?
[11:42] Adashino
    It's Adashino.
[11:44] Adashino
    I came to see how you're doing.
[11:48] Adashino
    Are you there?
[11:55] Adashino
    It's unlocked.
[11:57] Adashino
    She's not the most security-minded, is she?
[12:03] Adashino
    We're here to search the premises!
    We're coming in and doing whatever we want!
[12:10] Adashino
    Damn it! Something smells good!
[12:14] Adashino
    I wish I could've come here
    under different circumstances.
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    growing younger
SIGN    old book
SIGN    from where?
SIGN    ° friend
SIGN    ° used bookstore
SIGN    ° secondhand
     book market
SIGN    gods
SIGN    Private number
[12:23] Adashino
    She just left her phone here.
[12:26] Adashino
    There are no signs of a struggle.
[12:29] Adashino
    Where could she be?
[12:56] Adashino
    I see.
[12:57] Adashino
    This is the cause.
[13:07] child Sumireko
    I have all the material I need!
[13:09] child Sumireko
    Now I can write another novel!
[13:15] child Sumireko
    Being a child again isn't half bad!
[13:19] child Sumireko
    The ideas keep welling up!
[13:21] child Sumireko
    I just can't sit still!
[13:27] child Sumireko
    I'll head home and get writing!
[13:33] child Sumireko
    Head home...
[13:37] child Sumireko
    Where is home, again?
[13:40] Adashino
    Sumireko-san.
[13:43] Adashino
    It's dangerous for a child
    to be out walking alone.
[13:47] Adashino
    If you don't know the way home,
    I'll show you.
[13:51] child Sumireko
    Who are you?
[13:53] Adashino
    Now, that's just cruel.
[13:55] Adashino
    Have you forgotten?
[13:56] child Sumireko
    No. I remember every—
[14:03] child Sumireko
    My head hurts!
[14:05] Adashino
    It's a natural reaction to the form you're in.
[14:09] Adashino
    Did you think you'd grown young again?
[14:12] Adashino
    You've simply been forced into a child's body.
[14:15] Adashino
    The excess blood, muscle, and bone
    you had left over after shrinking
[14:20] Adashino
    are still within your body right now.
[14:23] child Sumireko
    How do you know this?
[14:27] child Sumireko
    You're Adashino-kun.
[14:32] child Sumireko
    This isn't right. Why aren't you
    surprised by how I look?
[14:38] Adashino
    Sumireko-san, you read
    this book, didn't you?
[14:41] child Sumireko
    That's...
[14:43] Adashino
    This is a cursed book that
    mustn't be read aloud.
[14:46] Adashino
    It's a Curiosity called a Juusho.
[14:47] [SONG] text
     Juusho
[14:49] child Sumireko
    You're saying I got smaller
    because I read a cursed book?
[14:53] child Sumireko
    You expect me to believe
    a ridiculous story like that?!
[14:56] Adashino
    It's no less ridiculous than the body you're
    in right now. Yet you don't believe me?
[15:01] Adashino
    Your life is at stake here.
[15:05] child Sumireko
    My life?
[15:07] Adashino
    In the waka collected in the Man'yōshū,
[15:10] Adashino
    among the poems whose authors are unknown
[15:12] Adashino
    are some written by things
    that cannot be called human.
[15:17] Adashino
    Poems that revive the dead
    when read: the Banka.
[15:18] [SONG] text
     Banka
[15:20] Adashino
    Poems that manipulate
    people's hearts: the Soumon.
[15:21] [SONG] text
     Soumon
[15:23] Adashino
    Poems that can bring back
    a person's youth: the Zouka.
[15:24] [SONG] text
     Zouka
[15:25] Adashino
    That's just to name a few.
[15:27] Adashino
    Number thirteen, Zouka. Author unknown.
[15:31] Adashino
    In the Man'yōshū, this poem is about a nobleman
    wishing for a lady's youth to return.
[15:36] (Flashback) Sumireko
    "In the heavens, the sun and moon shine.
    You are like them in my thoughts,
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    In the heavens
SIGN    The sun and moon shine
SIGN    You are like them in my thoughts
[15:41] (Flashback) Sumireko
    and I regret that with each
    new day, you grow older."
SIGN    And I regret that with each new day
SIGN    You grow older
[15:43] child Sumireko
    A poem that causes mysterious
    phenomena when read?
[15:47] child Sumireko
    I've never heard of any such thing!
[15:49] Adashino
    It's the moon god Tsukuyomi's
    Water of Youth.
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Tsukuyomi's Water of Youth
[15:52] Adashino
    Still, this poem only begins to show its power
    when a number of conditions are met.
[15:57] Adashino
    Apparently, it's very rare
    for the spell to activate.
[16:00] child Sumireko
    Conditions? What are they?
[16:02] Adashino
    Shall I tell you?
[16:04] child Sumireko
    Please do.
[16:06] Adashino
    First, the time must be around midnight.
[16:09] [SONG] text
     Midnight
[16:11] Adashino
    Second, it must be read
    under the light of the moon.
[16:14] [SONG] text
     Moonlight
[16:16] Adashino
    Third, the reader must be at least 28 years old.
[16:19] [SONG] text; upper right
    At Least 28 Years Old
SIGN    Happy 28th Birthday, Me
[16:20] child Sumireko
    All three of those did happen.
[16:23] Adashino
    And the final condition...
[16:27] Adashino
    Fourth, the reader must be a virgin maiden.
[16:30] child Sumireko
    Huh?
[16:30] [SONG] text
    Virgin Maiden
[16:32] child Sumireko
    I think I must have misheard you.
    What did you just say?
[16:36] Adashino
    The reader must be a virgin maiden.
[16:38] Adashino
    The reader must be a virgin maiden.
[16:41] child Sumireko
    You said it twice...
[16:45] Adashino
    This Curiosity has proven your chastity.
[16:48] child Sumireko
    I'm begging you, could you
    please just stop talking?
[16:51] child Sumireko
    I feel like I might kill you without thinking.
[16:54] child Sumireko
    Why did a book like that come to me at all?
[16:57] Adashino
    It was purely a coincidence.
[16:59] Adashino
    It wasn't as if you were specifically chosen.
[17:02] child Sumireko
    Are you telling me that it wasn't my fault?
[17:06] Adashino
    You're on the verge of death right now
[17:07] Adashino
    because of your thoughtless wandering,
    so that part is your fault.
[17:15] child Sumireko
    Am I really going to die?
[17:19] Adashino
    Moonlight is necessary
    for you to return to normal.
[17:22] Adashino
    Let's go someplace where we can see the moon.
[17:26] Adashino
    If we go now, we can still make it.
[17:33] Adashino
    We can see the moon from here.
[17:35] Adashino
    Let's give it a try.
[17:38] child Sumireko
    Should I just read the same poem again?
[17:41] Adashino
    What you initially read was a hanka.
[17:44] Adashino
    What you'll read now is the complete
    chouka that it summarized.
[17:49] Adashino
    Here. Hurry.
[17:51] child Sumireko
    All right.
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    I wish that the bridge to the heavens were longer
[17:53] child Sumireko
    "I wish that the bridge to
    the heavens were longer.
SIGN    I wish that the highest mountains were taller
[17:55] child Sumireko
    I wish that the mountains were taller.
[17:58] child Sumireko
    I wish that Tsukuyomi's Water of Youth
    were something I could steal
SIGN    I wish that Tsukuyomi's Water of Youth
SIGN    were something I could steal and give to you
[18:02] child Sumireko
    and give to you to make you young again."
SIGN    to make you young again
[18:22] Adashino
    You seem to have reverted safely.
[18:25] Sumireko
    This feels embarrassing for some reason.
[18:28] Adashino
    You're wearing panties under there, right?
[18:31] Sumireko
    Of course I am.
[18:32] Sumireko
    If you have any decency at all, could you
    lend me something to cover myself?
[18:38] Adashino
    Decency? Was that something I had?
[18:42] Adashino
    Please leave that book with me.
[18:45] Adashino
    I'll make sure it's disposed of properly.
[18:48] Adashino
    Will this towel suffice
    to hide that butt of yours?
[18:51] Adashino
    Huh?
[18:52] Adashino
    What?!
[18:56] Adashino
    Wait!
[18:58] Adashino
    Sumireko-san!
[18:59] Sumireko
    Sorry, but I can't give this to you!
[19:01] Sumireko
    I'll be sure to use it well!
[19:03] Adashino
    It's dangerous!
[19:04] Sumireko
    Wha—
[19:05] Adashino
    You will give it to me!
[19:07] Sumireko
    "In the heavens, the sun and moon shine.
    You are like them in my thoughts,
[19:09] Sumireko
    and I regret that with each
    new day, you grow older!"
[19:13] Adashino
    Hey!
[19:14] Sumireko
    Who is that guy? How did he get ahead of me?
[19:19] child Sumireko
    "I wish that the bridge to
    the heavens were longer!
[19:21] child Sumireko
    I wish that the mountains were taller!
[19:22] child Sumireko
    I wish that Tsukuyomi's Water of Youth
    were something I could steal
[19:24] child Sumireko
    and give to you to make you young again!"
[19:28] Adashino
    Why are you so good at using that?
    You, with your caterpillar eyebrows!
[19:40] child Sumireko
    Where am I?
[19:45] Adashino
    Now, please give me the book.
[19:49] child Sumireko
    No!
[19:50] child Sumireko
    I need this!
[19:52] child Sumireko
    If I'm not young, no one will read my books!
[19:55] Adashino
    Why do you think that?
[19:58] child Sumireko
    Because I've come to realize
    that I have no talent!
[20:04] child Sumireko
    All I keep getting are rejections.
[20:06] child Sumireko
    Talent? That gilding has long since worn away.
[20:09] child Sumireko
    All that's left is an immature person
    who can't socialize with others!
[20:13] child Sumireko
    But even so, I still want to write novels!
[20:17] child Sumireko
    I know better than anyone else
    that they're not any good.
[20:20] child Sumireko
    I write and I write, and then I'm told
    it's not good enough, so I revise it...
[20:26] child Sumireko
    But even so, I still want to write!
[20:40] Adashino
    Your nose is running.
[20:44] Adashino
    Don't worry. You can write.
[20:47] Adashino
    You've always had the courage within you.
[20:50] Adashino
    You're fine with running around
    town half-naked, after all.
[20:54] Adashino
    I am a fan of the author Ogawa Sumireko.
[20:58] Adashino
    Please let me read a new work of yours.
[21:05] child Sumireko
    "I wish that the bridge to
    the heavens were longer.
[21:07] child Sumireko
    I wish that the mountains were taller.
[21:09] child Sumireko
    I wish that Tsukuyomi's Water of Youth
    were something I could steal..."
[21:13] Sumireko
    You don't play fair, Adashino-kun.
[21:16] Sumireko
    If you insist like that, then I can't say no.
[21:24] Adashino
    I'm glad you're back, Sumireko-san.
[21:31] Conductor
    If you'd like to report a found article,
    please come this way.
[21:38] Conductor
    A Juusho, is it?
[21:40] Conductor
    This can be exchanged for
    one ticket to Yami Station.
[21:46] Adashino
    I won't this time, thank you.
[21:49] Conductor
    That's a shame.
[21:53] Conductor
    We await the opportunity to serve you again.
[21:58] Conductor
    Mysterious disappearances...
SIGN    Schoolhouse, Drool, and an Apartment Wife
[23:36] Sumireko
    Next time: "Schoolhouse, Drool,
    and an Apartment Wife."

E2 - Schoolhouse, Drool, and an Apartment Wife

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[00:04] (Flashback) editor 1
    Pardon me for asking, but how old are you?
[00:08] (Flashback) editor 2
    These tense, bottled-up emotions...
[00:11] (Flashback) editor 3
    Rather than detract, they bring an energy
    that befits a young writer.
[00:16] (Flashback) editor 4
    The overall aim of the plot is interesting,
[00:18] (Flashback) editor 4
    but it feels overcomplicated,
    with too many extraneous elements.
[00:22] (Flashback) editor 5
    This sort of melodrama doesn't really
    suit someone of your stature.
[00:26] (Flashback) editor 1
    The speech, mannerisms, and perspectives
    of the characters really reflect this era.
[00:29] (Flashback) editor 2
    And the themes have a universality to them.
[00:35] (Flashback) editor 4
    The themes are run-of-the-mill,
    and the premise isn't convincing.
[00:39] (Flashback) editor 4
    You're only writing to
    suit yourself, aren't you?
[00:42] (Flashback) editor 5
    I think you need a more innovative angle.
[00:49] editor 4
    Pardon me for asking, but how old are you?
[01:00] (Flashback) Sumireko
    Happy 28th birthday, me.
SIGN    Happy 28th Birthday, Me
SIGN    Mysterious Disappearances
SIGN    Mysterious Disappearances
[02:40] Conductor
    A Juusho, is it?
SIGN    Schoolhouse, Drool, and an Apartment Wife
SIGN    Schoolhouse, Drool, and an Apartment Wife
[02:42] Conductor
    This can be exchanged for
    one ticket to Yami Station.
[02:48] Adashino
    I won't this time, thank you.
[02:51] Conductor
    That's a shame.
SIGN    KISARAGI
[03:01] Oto; telepathy
    You couldn't get a ticket?
[03:03] Adashino; telepathy
    It wasn't enough. They ordered me
    to go look for more Curiosities.
[03:07] Adashino; telepathy
    You know how spiteful
    they are at this station.
[03:10] Adashino; telepathy
    I'm back, Oto.
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Adashino Oto
[03:14] Adashino; telepathy
    It might be a while longer
    before you can go home.
[03:17] Adashino; telepathy
    But...
[03:19] Adashino; telepathy
    No matter what it takes,
    I will return you to your world.
[03:23] Oto; telepathy
    Ren-nii, let's go back together, okay?
[03:28] Adashino; telepathy
    Oh. I forgot about Sumireko-san.
[03:32] Oto; telepathy
    About that... Is she your girlfriend?
[03:36] Adashino; telepathy
    Of course not.
[03:37] Adashino; telepathy
    She's my senpai from work.
[03:39] Adashino; telepathy
    You could say she's done a lot for me.
[03:42] Adashino; telepathy
    But then she got mixed up
    with a Curiosity and nearly died.
[03:46] Adashino; telepathy
    I couldn't just stand by and watch.
[03:50] Adashino
    First, we need to do something
    about these panties on display.
[03:53] Adashino
    Oto, do you have any spare clothes with you?
[03:57] Adashino
    Huh? Are you angry?
[04:03] Adashino
    Will that butt even fit in these?
[04:06] Oto; telepathy
    Ren-nii.
[04:08] Oto; telepathy
    Are you going to look for another Curiosity?
[04:11] Adashino; telepathy
    Of course I am.
[04:14] Oto; telepathy
    I might know of one.
[04:17] Adashino; telepathy
    Where?
[04:18] Oto; telepathy
    My school.
[04:24] Adashino
    Koone Girls' Academy?
[04:27] Sumireko
    "You... grow older..."
[04:30] Oto
    She just...
[04:46] Adashino
    Did you put them on?
[04:48] Sumireko
    Since you're the one asking,
    I'm not against doing this, but...
[04:53] Sumireko
    Is this really necessary?
[04:57] Adashino
    That works surprisingly well.
[05:00] Sumireko
    Why do you even have a uniform like this?
[05:03] Adashino
    Starting today, I'd like you to
    become one of Oto's friends.
[05:08] Sumireko
    Hey. You owe me an explanation, youngster.
SIGN    K
SIGN    I
SIGN    S
SIGN    A
SIGN    R
SIGN    A
SIGN    G
SIGN    I
[05:13] Sumireko
    Curiosities?
[05:14] Adashino
    Yes. For example, you've heard of mysterious
    disappearances caused by spirits, right?
[05:20] Sumireko
    Oh, kamikakushi? There was
    a famous one described in...
[05:24] Sumireko
    Hirata Atsutane's Senkyou Ibun.
[05:24] [SONG] text
     Senkyou Ibun
[05:28] Adashino
    You're as well-read as
    I'd expect, Sumireko-san.
[05:32] Adashino
    I believe that the ones
    spirited away in this fashion
[05:36] Adashino
    may be those deemed unnecessary
    in their original world.
[05:43] Sumireko
    What are you planning to make me do?
[05:49] Adashino
    My little sister Oto attends
    Koone Girls' Academy,
[05:52] Adashino
    where it seems that troublesome
    phenomena have been taking place.
[05:55] Adashino
    I want to help her, but as it's an
    all-girls school, my hands are tied.
[06:00] Adashino
    So I'd like you to pose as a friend of Oto's
    and infiltrate the school in my place.
[06:13] Sumireko
    All right. I'll do it.
[06:15] Adashino
    What?
[06:17] Adashino
    Are you sure? It's a totally unreasonable
    request, if I do say so myself.
[06:20] Sumireko
    Uh, I don't think you should
    be saying that yourself.
[06:23] Adashino
    So why, then?
[06:25] Sumireko
    I am the author Ogawa Sumireko.
[06:29] Sumireko
    That's enough reason in itself, isn't it?
[06:38] Sumireko
    That said, I think squeezing
    into this uniform is a lost cause.
[06:43] Sumireko
    Any other ideas?
[06:44] Adashino
    I do believe we have a
    light of hope in that regard.
[06:48] Adashino
    In taking on the poem's curse, you have
    become a curse of sorts yourself—
[06:53] Adashino
    a "Bearer of Youth," if you will.
[06:53] [SONG] text
     Bearer of Youth
[06:56] Adashino
    As such, Sumireko-san, you should be able
    to freely invoke the transformation.
[07:00] Sumireko
    What?
[07:02] Adashino
    Even into a high schooler.
[07:04] Sumireko
    What?
[07:05] Adashino
    Try standing there and reciting the spell.
[07:09] Sumireko
    All right, but...
[07:13] Sumireko
    "In the heavens, the sun and moon shine.
    You are like them in my thoughts,
[07:18] Sumireko
    and I regret that with each
    new day, you grow older."
[07:24] Adashino
    Looks like it succeeded.
[07:28] Adashino
    You've lost that sexy,
    older woman appeal, though.
[07:31] Oto
    Hey.
[07:32] Sumireko
    You could stand to sound
    a little happier about it.
[08:29] Sumireko
    Where is this place?
[08:35] (Flashback) Adashino
    Koone Girls' Academy is a prestigious school,
    founded over a hundred years ago.
[08:40] (Flashback) Adashino
    It's a combined middle and high school,
[08:42] (Flashback) Adashino
    and students can enroll at any level,
    so it should be easy to slip in.
[08:49] Adashino
    They have a rigorous school culture
    that honors public morals and tradition,
[08:53] Adashino
    but currently, they have been experiencing
    a series of inexplicable phenomena—
[08:56] Adashino
    no, inexplicable incidents.
[08:59] Oto
    Good day to you.
[09:00] young man
    Oh.
[09:01] young man
    Good mor—
[09:04] Sumireko
    Oto-chan, that young man was so captivated
    by you that he walked into a signpost.
[09:09] Sumireko
    Along the path to school, running
    straight along an embankment,
[09:13] Sumireko
    a multitude of cultured young
    ladies walk in procession.
[09:17] Sumireko
    What a sight for sore eyes
    this school commute is!
[09:20] Sumireko
    Can you feel the tsunami of youth, Oto-chan?
[09:24] Oto
    Yes.
[09:25] Sumireko
    It feels like the opening scene from an old
    TV drama that exemplifies adolescence! Right?
[09:30] Oto
    Um...
[09:33] Oto
    Could you not be quite so
    familiar with me... please?
[09:36] Sumireko
    Huh? Sure... Huh?
[09:40] Nodoka
    Occhan!
[09:43] Nodoka
    Good day to you!
[09:45] Oto
    Good day to you, Nodoka, Mari.
[09:47] Mari
    Occhan, who is this?
[09:50] Sumireko
    Oh, nice to meet you! I'm—
[09:53] Oto
    This is Wakazukuri-senpai.
[09:55] Sumireko
    Huh?
[09:56] Mari
    P-Pardon me for not knowing,
    Wakazukuri-senpai!
[10:00] Nodoka
    We must hurry!
[10:02] Mari
    Yes!
[10:07] Oto
    I will never accept someone like you.
[10:10] Oto
    Stop i-ingratiating yourself with Ren-nii!
[10:13] Sumireko
    I'm...
[10:15] Oto
    You... lonely apartment wife!
[10:17] Sumireko
    L-Lonely...
[10:24] Sumireko
    If I've done something to offend you,
    please let me apologize!
[10:27] Sumireko
    Even so, though! That's no reason to call
    someone an "apartment wife" as an insult!
[10:38] Sumireko
    Incidents?
[10:40] Adashino
    Several students have failed to attend
    classes for rather peculiar reasons.
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Koone Girls' Academy
[10:44] Adashino
    It's quite likely that a Curiosity
    is involved in some way.
[10:49] Adashino
    Sumireko-san,
[10:51] Adashino
    please go and ascertain the truth
    behind these incidents.
[10:57] student 1
    Good day to you, Onee-sama.
[11:00] student 2
    Good day to you.
[11:02] student 2
    What's this?
[11:03] student 2
    Your ribbon is crooked.
[11:09] Oto
    Don't stare like that.
[11:13] Uname
    Oh, Adashino-san. Good day to you.
[11:16] Oto
    G-Good day to you, Uname-sensei.
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Uname Manami
[11:20] Uname
    What's this?
[11:21] Oto
    Senpai, we have to go, or else...
[11:25] Uname
    Are you...
[11:27] Sumireko
    Huh?
[11:29] Uname
    I'm so sorry. What was your name again?
[11:33] Oto
    This is Wakazukuri-senpai.
[11:36] Oto
    If you'll excuse us...
[11:42] Oto
    Apartment wife...
[11:45] Oto
    Just stay here until after school.
[11:48] Sumireko
    Huh?
[11:49] Sumireko
    You can't be serious!
SIGN    OUT OF ORDER
[12:06] Oto
    Apartment wife.
[12:07] Sumireko
    Oh, Oto-chan.
[12:11] Sumireko
    I...
[12:12] Sumireko
    I...
[12:14] Sumireko
    I planned to spend the day chattering gaily
    with beautiful middle and high school girls.
[12:19] Sumireko
    So why have I instead spent the last
    six hours and fifty-one minutes
[12:24] Sumireko
    thoroughly acquainting my rump
    with every contour of this toilet seat?!
[12:30] Oto
    Here.
[12:34] Sumireko
    We're at an all-girls school, and you're
    telling me to eat in the bathroom?
[12:38] Sumireko
    What happened to chattering gaily?
[12:40] Oto
    That wasn't part of the plan.
[12:43] Oto
    And it never will be.
[12:45] Sumireko
    Never?
[12:49] Sumireko
    Wait, please!
[12:52] Sumireko
    Where are you going?
[12:54] Oto
    A place where a Curiosity probably was.
[12:56] Sumireko
    "Probably was"?
[13:05] Oto
    Here.
[13:07] Oto
    There's a sign here that something happened.
[13:11] Sumireko
    I don't see anything.
[13:14] Oto
    I knew you wouldn't.
[13:17] Sumireko
    I won't make fun of you. Just tell me.
[13:20] Sumireko
    I love these kinds of stories!
[13:25] Oto
    The thing that's here...
[13:27] Oto
    is a trace left behind by something that
    happened—a sense of something wrong.
[13:31] Oto
    By way of convenience,
    Ren-nii calls them Markers.
[13:35] Sumireko
    So, if there's a place with
    one of these Marker things,
[13:39] Sumireko
    that means there was some
    kind of Curiosity there before.
[13:42] Sumireko
    Is that right?
[13:45] Oto
    That's right.
[13:46] Oto
    You believe me?
[13:48] Sumireko
    Not yet.
[13:53] Sumireko; internal
    This girl is adorable.
[13:57] Sumireko
    But I've decided to try to believe you.
[14:00] Oto
    Huh?
[14:01] Sumireko
    You were clearly scared of that Marker.
[14:04] Sumireko
    Your finger was trembling.
[14:07] Sumireko
    But you still explained it to me
    in spite of that, didn't you?
[14:10] Oto
    Y-Yes.
[14:19] Sumireko
    How long have you been able
    to see a Marker here?
[14:22] Oto
    Since about a month ago.
[14:26] Tamao
    A red-faced Occhan and an unknown senpai,
    leaving the bathroom together?
[14:30] Tamao
    This is a huge scoop!
    It'll shake the whole industry!
[14:34] Erika
    Are you from some gossip tabloid?
[14:37] Mari
    You're being rude to our senpai, Tama-chan!
[14:41] Mari
    I'm so sorry, Wakazukuri-senpai.
[14:44] Erika
    What? This is the Wakazukuri-senpai
    I've been hearing about?
[14:49] Nodoka
    Occhan! She's your sweetheart, right?
[14:51] Oto
    Huh?
[14:52] Nodoka
    Introduce us!
[14:54] Oto
    What?
[14:58] Erika
    And so...
[15:00] Erika
    this is our special guest,
    a first-year in our high school,
[15:03] Erika
    Wakazukuri-senpai!
[15:05] Erika
    A round of applause!
[15:08] Sumireko
    Hi there!
[15:09] Sumireko; internal
    Yes! This is what I've been waiting for!
[15:13] Oto
    It's delicious.
[15:14] Nodoko
    Right? Right?
[15:16] Tamao
    Mari, no fair! Monopolizing
    Occhan is prohibited by law!
[15:20] Tamao
    She has to come to me, too!
[15:22] Oto
    Mari's lap is better.
[15:26] Tamao
    I've been rejected!
[15:29] Tamao
    Hey, have you heard the rumor?
[15:32] Erika
    What rumor?
[15:33] Tamao
    Apparently, Akemi-chan and
    Mika-san from Class 3 kissed.
[15:38] Erika
    Akemi? She's going out
    with Hitomi, isn't she?
[15:41] Mari
    Could it be an affair?
[15:43] Tamao
    Outrageous. They'll throw the
    school order into disarray.
[15:46] Erika
    And Akemi's the lewd type, so she'll come
    up and go straight for the breasts, y'know?
[15:50] Tamao
    She hasn't touched mine.
[15:53] Nodoka
    I get hugged a lot.
[15:56] Erika
    Nodoka, you definitely shouldn't
    let people do that to you.
[16:01] Tamao
    Oh! Wakazukuri-senpai is in high school,
    so she should have lots of experience!
[16:06] Nodoka
    Who have you made out with,
    and what was it like?
[16:09] Mari
    Tell us your super-sensual
    personal experiences.
[16:11] Erika
    Have you experienced a steamy romance?
[16:17] Sumireko
    Well, yes. Of course I have.
[16:20] Sumireko
    I tear up every man that approaches me
    and toss them aside. Tear and toss.
[16:27] Mari
    High school students really are amazing.
[16:31] Tamao
    What about a steamier story?
[16:34] Tamao
    A super explicit one?
[16:36] Erika
    Tama-chan, you're a little too serious
    about this. Why all the enthusiasm?
[16:41] Tamao
    Well, I mean...
[16:43] Tamao
    Nothing provocative happens at this school.
[16:47] Tamao
    There's no bullying at all. It's so peaceful,
[16:51] Tamao
    it's actually sort of creepy.
[16:54] Sumireko
    There's no bullying at all?
[16:56] Sumireko
    In a school with this many students,
    that'd take a miracle. It's hard to believe.
[17:02] Mari
    I think it's nice that it's so peaceful.
[17:05] Sumireko
    But lately, more and more students
    have been failing to attend, right?
[17:09] Tamao
    Oh, you mean the dribblers?
[17:13] Sumireko; internal
    Finally, what I'm here for.
SIGN    Dribblers
SIGN    Fever
SIGN    Excessive drooling
SIGN    Cause?
SIGN    Symptoms start at school
SIGN    They go home
SIGN    Anywhere
    Any time
SIGN    Shut themselves in
SIGN    Only students
[17:31] Sumireko; internal
    "Dribblers."
[17:33] Sumireko; internal
    The name of a strange yet frequent
    occurrence at this school.
[17:37] Sumireko; internal
    A student will suddenly have their body
    grow as hot as if it were burning,
[17:41] Sumireko; internal
    and then they'll collapse.
[17:43] Sumireko; internal
    After that, they'll start drooling excessively.
[17:48] Sumireko; internal
    It seems to strike at random times,
    without any pattern,
[17:50] Sumireko; internal
    and no attempt at treatment
    has been effective,
[17:52] Sumireko; internal
    but when the afflicted students
    go home, they get better.
[17:55] Sumireko; internal
    And if they return to school,
    the symptoms return.
[17:59] Sumireko; internal
    That's why those students, fearing
    a relapse, fail to attend school.
[18:05] Sumireko
    I see.
[18:10] Erika
    But forget all that.
    How about those sexy stories?
[18:13] Mari
    Wakazukuri-senpai?
[18:15] Sumireko
    Hey!
[18:17] Uname
    Stop that right now, all of you!
[18:20] Tamao
    U-Uname-sensei!
[18:21] Uname
    I've told you, bullying is wro—
[18:27] Mari
    A-Are you all right?
[18:34] Uname
    Y-You shouldn't make people
    do things they don't want to!
[18:38] Tamao
    It isn't like that!
    We were just goofing around!
[18:41] Uname
    Don't make excuses!
[18:44] Uname
    All of you, go home for today.
[18:46] Uname
    And, Wakazukuri-san,
[18:48] Uname
    there's something I want to ask you.
    Please come with me.
[18:59] Uname
    I want you to tell me honestly.
[19:02] Sumireko
    Tell you what?
[19:06] Uname
    You're being bullied, aren't you?
[19:15] Uname
    I'm on your side, okay?
[19:18] Uname
    You can take it slowly, but won't you
    please tell me what's going on?
[19:21] Sumireko
    No, I'm all right.
[19:24] Sumireko
    Really.
[19:26] Sumireko
    I've had the cruel reality that I don't fit in
    with these young people shoved in my face.
[19:30] Sumireko
    I'm trembling over that. That's all.
[19:36] Uname
    I'm sorry for jumping to conclusions!
[19:39] Sumireko
    No, it's all right.
[19:42] Uname
    I saw them restraining you
    by your arms, so I panicked.
[19:45] Uname
    I messed up big-time. How embarrassing.
[19:49] Sumireko
    Not at all.
[19:51] Uname
    Say, Wakazukuri-san,
    do you have a dream or a goal?
[19:58] Sumireko
    A dream, huh?
[20:01] Sumireko
    I've always wanted to be a novelist.
[20:07] Sumireko
    So my dream is to write a real
    page-turner... I suppose.
[20:16] Sumireko
    What's wrong?
[20:17] Uname
    That's incredible!
[20:19] Uname
    I think it's wonderful that you have such
    a clear dream of becoming a novelist!
[20:24] Uname
    I'll be cheering for you!
[20:28] Sumireko
    Th-Thank you.
[20:31] Uname
    Being able to support my students
    in their dreams is my dream.
[20:35] Uname
    You'll have to let me read
    your novel one day, okay?
[20:42] Sumireko
    She said she's cheering for me!
[20:47] Tamao
    We've been waiting for you, Senpai!
[20:49] Tamao
    Now, make with the sexy stories!
[20:52] Sumireko
    Stop it, you oversexed kappa!
[21:16] Sumireko
    Nodoka-chan, please go and get a teacher!
[21:18] Sumireko
    Oto-chan, call for an ambulance!
[21:20] Nodoka
    Right!
[21:24] Sumireko
    What are you doing, Oto-chan?
[21:31] Sumireko
    Don't tell me...
[21:33] Sumireko
    You can see them?
[21:35] Sumireko
    The Markers?
[21:39] Uname
    Stones drift. Leaves sink.
[21:44] Uname
    Horses moo. Cows neigh.
[21:54] Uname
    I told you, didn't I?
[21:58] Uname
    Bullying is wrong.
SIGN    Horns, Bullying, and a Hair Ornament
[23:36] Sumireko
    Next time: "Horns, Bullying,
    and a Hair Ornament."

E3 - Horns, Bullying, and a Hair Ornament

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[00:05] Uname; narration
    When I lost my parents, my grandmother
    who lived in the countryside took me in.
[00:11] Uname; narration
    The bag I clutched held
    everything I had in the world.
[00:19] Uname; narration
    My grandmother, Tae, hugged me.
[00:23] Uname; narration
    Ever since that moment,
    I've been my grandma's girl.
[00:28] Uname; narration
    My life with my grandmother
    wasn't full of luxury,
[00:32] Uname; narration
    but those were peaceful, gentle days.
[00:36] Uname; narration
    However...
[00:39] Uname; narration
    My clothes were all either
    made by my grandmother
[00:41] Uname; narration
    or bought on sale at a steep discount,
[00:44] Uname; narration
    so the other students in
    my class made fun of me.
[00:47] (Flashback) girl
    You always wear the same clothes.
[00:51] (Flashback) boy
    Have you ever washed them?
[00:57] (Flashback) teacher
    Everyone, make sure to bring a dust rag
    on the day of our school-wide cleaning!
[01:07] (Flashback) Tae
    I've sewn plenty of them, so share
    some with the other children, too.
[01:15] (Flashback) boy A
    Oh, I forgot.
[01:19] (Flashback) boy A
    Can someone lend me a dust rag?
[01:22] (Flashback) Uname
    U-Um...
[01:25] (Flashback) Uname
    I have extra. You can use one.
[01:28] (Flashback) boy A
    Uh, okay...
[01:32] (Flashback) girl A
    Seriously? That's the same material as
    the clothes you're wearing right now.
[01:37] (Flashback) girl A
    You've been wearing rags this whole time.
[01:42] (Flashback) boy A
    It smells weird, too.
[01:46] (Flashback) boy A
    Pass! Pass!
[01:52] (Flashback) Uname
    Don't!
[01:54] (Flashback) boy B
    You're right! It reeks of old people smell.
[01:58] (Flashback) Uname
    Give it back!
[01:59] (Flashback) girl B
    Stop it. I feel bad for her.
[02:10] (Flashback) Uname
    Give it back!
SIGN    Meeting Room
[02:12] (Flashback) Tae
    Manami got in a fight?
[02:16] (Flashback) teacher
    The other child's parents are very angry.
[02:20] (Flashback) teacher
    Uname-san, could you apologize as soon
    as possible to calm the situation?
[02:25] (Flashback) Tae
    But Manami wouldn't be violent
    without a good reason.
[02:29] (Flashback) Tae
    There must be some misundersta—
[02:30] (Flashback) teacher
    Are you saying there's a problem
    with the way I manage my class?
[02:37] (Flashback) Tae
    But...
[02:40] (Flashback) teacher
    Manami-san being such a troublemaker
[02:42] (Flashback) teacher
    suggests that the problem lies
    squarely at home. Don't you think?
SIGN    Mysterious Disappearances
SIGN    Mysterious Disappearances
SIGN    KISARAGI
SIGN    Horns, Bullying, and a Hair Ornament
SIGN    Horns, Bullying, and a Hair Ornament
[04:27] Adashino
    Hitting the jackpot on your
    first day of infiltration...
[04:30] Adashino
    I'd expect no less of you, Sumireko-san.
[04:32] Sumireko
    I didn't ask for your opinion.
    What happened to my clothes?
[04:36] Adashino
    I sent them to be cleaned, along
    with your drool-covered uniform.
[04:41] Adashino
    More importantly, what do you think?
[04:43] Adashino
    Were you able to determine anything
    after seeing the dribblers in person?
[04:47] Sumireko
    Only that whoever diagnosed
    that as a disease has to be blind.
[04:52] Sumireko
    It's something else. Something different.
[04:54] Adashino
    The three who collapsed are unhurt, right?
[04:57] Sumireko
    When the teachers took them outside,
    all three regained consciousness.
[05:02] Adashino
    Good. Very good.
    That can't be explained by nature.
[05:07] Sumireko
    You're certainly in a good mood.
[05:09] Adashino
    Well, of course I am.
[05:12] Adashino
    At last, I've found another Curiosity.
[05:15] Adashino
    It won't get away.
[05:19] Adashino
    You saw Markers appear
    when they collapsed, right?
[05:22] Oto
    Yes.
[05:23] Oto
    But I couldn't do anything.
[05:27] Adashino
    It's all right, Oto. Your friends
    collapsed right in front of you.
[05:31] Adashino
    As long as you're okay,
    that's all that matters to me.
[05:34] Oto
    Ren-nii...
[05:37] Sumireko
    I wouldn't mind if you were
    a little worried for me, too.
[05:41] Adashino
    Of course I am.
[05:42] Adashino
    Oto comes first, though.
[05:44] Sumireko
    I'm honored to hear it.
[05:48] Adashino
    I think we can safely say that a
    Curiosity is present at that school.
[05:52] Adashino
    The next step is to capture it.
[05:55] Sumireko
    Capture it?
[05:58] Adashino
    A philosopher of the Meiji Era, Inoue Enryo,
[06:00] [SONG] text
     Inoue Enryo
[06:01] Adashino
    wrote in his Lectures on Youkai
[06:02] [SONG] text
     Lectures on Youkai
SIGN    Youkai
SIGN    Youkai
[06:03] Adashino
    that youkai are divided into
    "true mysteries" and "false mysteries."
SIGN    True
    Mysteries
SIGN    True
    Mysteries
SIGN    False
    Mysteries
SIGN    False
    Mysteries
SIGN    False
    Mysteries
SIGN    False
    Mysteries
[06:07] Adashino
    False mysteries are fictions born of
    things like fear or misunderstanding.
SIGN    False
    Mysteries
SIGN    False
    Mysteries
SIGN    True
    Mysteries
SIGN    True
    Mysteries
[06:11] Adashino
    In contrast, true mysteries are
    indicative of real anomalous phenomena.
SIGN    True
    Mysteries
SIGN    True
    Mysteries
[06:17] Adashino
    True mysteries are further divided into
    "genuine mysteries" and "reputed mysteries."
SIGN    Genuine
    Mysteries
SIGN    Genuine
    Mysteries
SIGN    Reputed
    Mysteries
SIGN    Reputed
    Mysteries
[06:21] Adashino
    Anomalous phenomena that can be verified
    in some way are called reputed mysteries.
[06:26] Sumireko
    And truly anomalous phenomena that science
    can't explain are genuine mysteries.
[06:32] Sumireko
    But Enryo's definition of genuine mysteries
    applies to all laws of nature.
[06:36] Sumireko
    In a way, it's the exact
    opposite of Curiosities.
SIGN    Wood
SIGN    Fire
SIGN    Earth
SIGN    Metal
SIGN    Water
[06:40] Adashino
    It's just the sort of romantic interpretation
    a philosopher would make, isn't it?
[06:44] Adashino
    But unfortunately, I'm not Enryo.
SIGN    Genuine Mysteries
SIGN    Genuine Mysteries
[06:47] Adashino
    My definition of genuine
    mysteries is more literal.
[06:50] Adashino
    They are genuine Curiosities.
SIGN    Genuine Curiosities
SIGN    Genuine Curiosities
[06:52] Sumireko
    I see.
[06:53] Adashino
    Genuine mysteries are very rare,
    so I have an idea of what it could be.
[06:58] Sumireko
    You do? In that case, my girls' school
    infiltration mission has come to an end.
[07:04] Adashino
    What are you talking about?
[07:06] Sumireko
    Huh?
[07:08] Adashino
    I'll be needing you to go
    to school tomorrow, too.
[07:12] Sumireko
    What?!
[07:12] Adashino
    Oto, you want to save your friends, don't you?
[07:16] Oto
    Yes.
[07:17] Adashino
    Then please leave everything to me.
[07:24] student
    Good day to you, Sensei!
[07:27] Uname
    Good day to you!
[07:28] Uname
    Go straight home, all right?
SIGN    In Use by the
    Apartment Wife
SIGN    Wannabe
SIGN    Caterpillar
    Brows
[07:34] Sumireko
    This is inhumane! I don't wanna
    eat lunch in the bathroom anymore!
[07:38] Sumireko
    So why have I been shut in
    a cubicle again? Damn it!
[07:44] Uname
    Wait there! I'll get the door open!
[07:47] Uname
    Flower spikes on the top, too? How awful!
[07:51] Uname
    It's all right! I'll get you out of there!
[07:56] Uname
    Wakazukuri-san?
[07:59] Sumireko
    Uname-sensei...
[08:04] Uname
    You're all right now.
[08:06] Sumireko
    Thank you.
[08:08] Uname
    Wakazukuri-san, I really do think you're...
[08:11] Sumireko
    I wanted to believe that I wasn't.
[08:14] Sumireko
    I thought if I said, "I'm not being bullied,"
[08:17] Sumireko
    and didn't acknowledge it,
    then it wouldn't really be bullying.
[08:21] Sumireko
    And I figured that telling you
    wouldn't change anything anyway.
[08:29] Uname
    This won't work after all.
[08:31] Uname
    Targeting the perpetrators
    isn't enough to end it.
[08:33] Uname
    I need to change my approach.
[08:36] Uname
    The victims need time away from school, too.
[08:39] Uname
    I'll give you the excuse you need to rest.
[08:45] Uname
    The shadow shrank?
[08:53] Adashino
    Good day to you. I'm delighted
    to make your acquaintance.
[08:59] Adashino
    From now on, licking the floor is forbidden.
[09:02] Uname
    O-Okay...
[09:03] Uname
    Huh? Why is there a boy here?
[09:05] Uname
    And who is that child?
[09:08] Uname
    What is this? Who are you two?
[09:11] Adashino
    I'm simply the guardian
    of one of the students here.
[09:15] Adashino
    And she's a curvy woman with
    fluffy caterpillar eyebrows.
[09:20] Sumireko
    Who are you calling curvy with
    fluffy caterpillar eyebrows?
[09:24] Sumireko
    Look the other way!
    Why are you staring like that?
[09:27] Uname
    Wakazukuri-san?
[09:29] Uname
    Were you that child earlier, too?
[09:33] Sumireko
    More importantly... Uname-sensei,
    you're the one behind the dribblers?
[09:39] Adashino
    Ushi-oni.
[09:39] [SONG] text
     Ushi-oni
[09:41] Adashino
    Most of the time in folklore,
[09:43] Adashino
    it's depicted as a cruel monster
    that likes to kill and eat humans.
[09:50] Adashino
    The bull-headed spider from the picture scroll
    Hyakkai Zukan is the most well-known,
[09:55] Adashino
    but it's unusual because its
    appearance and personality
[09:58] Adashino
    vary greatly depending on the folk tale.
[10:01] Adashino
    When an ushi-oni licks a person's shadow,
    they suddenly begin drooling,
[10:05] Adashino
    their body grows hot, as if it's burning,
    and eventually, they die.
[10:09] Adashino
    That's what the folk tales say.
[10:11] Adashino
    Don't you think it sounds
    a lot like the dribblers?
[10:14] Adashino
    And when I asked Tama-chan,
    the queen of gossip here...
[10:18] (Flashback) Tamao
    The dribblers?
[10:21] (Flashback) Tamao
    I think a lot of them were students who
    had gotten involved in some sort of fight.
[10:26] Adashino
    Given these points, I built
    a very rough hypothesis.
[10:30] Adashino
    Namely...
[10:31] Adashino
    that someone was borrowing the power
    of the ushi-oni to nip bullying in the bud.
[10:36] Adashino
    Which is why we set a trap
    with a bullying victim as the bait.
[10:43] Uname
    Huh? What are you doing?
[10:47] Uname
    Don't...
[10:48] Uname
    Don't!
[10:52] Uname
    Stop it!
[10:54] Uname
    Stop! Please don't smell me!
[10:57] Adashino
    I see. So this is the cause.
[11:03] Adashino
    That hair ornament.
    If you'll just give that up,
[11:07] Adashino
    everything will be resolv—
[11:12] Sumireko
    He's weaker than he seems!
[11:15] Uname
    Why would you get in your teacher's way?
[11:17] Sumireko
    Please calm down.
[11:19] Sumireko
    You want to put an end to bullying, right?
[11:23] Sumireko
    But what's the point if you have
    to hurt your students to do it?
[11:30] Sumireko
    Please, Sensei.
[11:32] Sumireko
    Please give us the ornament.
[11:34] Sumireko
    Why not work with your students over time,
    and put an end to bullying for real?
[11:41] Uname
    Wakazukuri-san...
[11:46] Uname
    All right.
[11:47] Uname
    I just need to give you this hair ornament?
[11:51] Uname
    It's just as you say.
[11:54] Uname
    But why do people have to say that getting
    rid of bullying isn't a simple thing?
[12:00] Uname
    The children being bullied right now
    can't afford to sit around and wait.
[12:05] Adashino
    No! Sumireko-san!
[12:22] Adashino
    Sumireko-san!
[12:30] Adashino
    Stones drift. Leaves sink.
[12:34] Adashino
    Horses moo. Cows neigh.
[12:38] Adashino
    Stones drift. Leaves sink.
[12:41] Adashino
    Horses moo. Cows neigh.
[12:44] Sumireko
    Adashino-kun?
[12:47] Adashino
    Sumireko-san. I see you've come to.
[12:51] Adashino
    I'm sorry. This is all my
    fault for misjudging her.
[12:54] Sumireko
    Adashino-kun, your injuries...
[12:57] Adashino
    Please get away from here.
[12:58] Sumireko
    Hey...
[13:00] Adashino
    Let's meet again at the bookshop.
[13:02] Adashino
    A lot of new volumes
    are coming out tomorrow.
[13:07] Adashino
    I have a favor to ask.
[13:09] Adashino
    If I don't return, please
    look after Oto for me.
[13:14] Sumireko
    What? Wait!
[13:26] (Flashback) Tae
    Manami-chan.
[13:29] (Flashback) Tae
    I'm sorry the only family
    you have is your grandma.
[13:44] (Flashback) Tae
    Manami-chan, hold out your hand.
[13:50] (Flashback) Tae
    This is a precious amulet that's been
    passed down in our family for generations.
[13:55] (Flashback) Tae
    It will protect you, no matter what.
[13:59] (Flashback) Tae
    Now, let's go home.
[14:03] Uname; internal
    The bullying that I suffered resulted
    in my grandma getting bullied, too.
[14:08] Uname; internal
    Adults bully each other, just like kids do.
[14:11] Uname; internal
    I'm going to create a world with no bullying!
[14:17] Adashino
    Ow.
[14:19] Adashino
    I've quelled the fire.
[14:22] Adashino
    The inverse phrases of Ushimarobi.
[14:24] Adashino
    "Stones drift. Leaves sink."
[14:28] Adashino
    Folklore says that repeating inverse phrases
    is one method of counteracting an ushi-oni.
[14:33] Uname
    It's because she tried to take my amulet!
[14:36] Uname
    The precious keepsake my grandma left me!
[14:37] Adashino
    Amulet? What are you talking about?
[14:41] Adashino
    That's a curse.
[14:44] Adashino
    It's a relic known as the Ushinotama—
[14:45] [SONG] text
    Ushinotama
[14:47] Adashino
    a fragment of an ushi-oni.
[14:49] Adashino
    Your ancestors must have come from
    a family whose totem was the ushi-oni.
[14:54] Adashino
    But as the generations passed,
    those teachings faded,
[14:58] Adashino
    and now, it's seen as no more
    than a simple protective amulet.
[15:01] Adashino
    It's likely that your name, Uname,
[15:04] Adashino
    was changed to a homophone of what it was.
SIGN    Uname
[15:07] Adashino
    Your real name would be written with the
    characters for "female cow," also read "Uname."
SIGN    Uname
[15:11] Uname
    A curse?
[15:13] Adashino
    Yes.
[15:14] Adashino
    And curses always come home to roost.
[15:17] Adashino
    The limbic system, which manages our
    instincts, has no concept of "subject."
SIGN    Neocortex
SIGN    Limbic System
SIGN    Thalamus
SIGN    Brain Stem
SIGN    Cerebellum
SIGN    Subject
SIGN    Subject
SIGN    Subject
[15:22] Adashino
    So when we feel negative
    emotions toward others,
SIGN    Self
SIGN    Others
[15:26] Adashino
    our brains can't distinguish
    between them and ourselves.
SIGN    Neocortex
SIGN    Limbic System
SIGN    Thalamus
SIGN    Brain Stem
SIGN    Cerebellum
[15:30] Adashino
    Cursing another curses oneself
    at the same time.
[15:35] Adashino
    That old saying, "If you curse someone,
    then dig two graves," has some truth to it.
[15:42] Adashino
    I'm begging you.
[15:43] Adashino
    Please give that to me.
[15:46] Adashino
    I need it to send my little sister home.
[15:49] Uname
    With this, I can create
    a world with no bullying!
[15:52] Uname
    And if I can do that,
    I don't care what happens to me!
[15:56] Adashino
    You don't even allow friends
    to goof around with each other.
[15:59] Adashino
    Is that really the world you're wishing for?
[16:04] Uname
    "We were just goofing around,"
    "I didn't mean it"...
[16:08] Uname
    Those are the kinds of things
    that bullies always say!
[16:11] Adashino
    It seems we can't resolve this peacefully.
[16:14] Adashino
    That's a shame. It really is.
[16:18] Adashino
    I didn't want to do this,
[16:21] Adashino
    but I can't leave you to your own devices.
[16:35] Adashino
    The truth is, I do approve
    of your convictions.
[16:40] Adashino
    You are a kind person.
[16:42] Adashino
    Back then,
[16:44] Adashino
    if someone like you had been there with us,
[16:50] Adashino
    then maybe my sister and I
    wouldn't have ended up like this.
[16:56] Adashino
    But no matter what I do,
[16:58] Adashino
    I keep thinking about the feelings of those
    who have been excluded from the world.
[17:10] (Flashback) girl A
    Poor Dust Rag.
[17:12] (Flashback) girl B
    Stop. You shouldn't laugh.
[17:21] (Flashback) girl A
    Oh, I'm sorry.
[17:22] (Flashback) girl A
    I dropped your lunch.
[17:25] (Flashback) girl A
    Sorry, but could you eat
    that off the floor for us?
[17:32] (Flashback) girl A
    She's really eating it!
[17:34] (Flashback) girl A
    Trust Dust Rag to clean up!
[17:40] (Flashback) Tae
    Manami-chan, I know that you're a kind girl.
[17:45] (Flashback) Tae
    You're my granddaughter,
    and I'm proud of you.
[17:53] Uname; internal
    Grandma, I'm sorry.
[18:07] Sumireko
    Are you all right, Adashino-kun?
[18:09] Adashino
    Sumireko-san...
[18:12] Sumireko
    Did you do this?
[18:15] Adashino
    I just gave it a little push.
[18:18] Sumireko
    Will she be all right?
[18:20] Adashino
    It's karma.
[18:23] Adashino
    If she's killed someone with the Curiosity,
    then she won't live, either.
[18:28] Sumireko
    Then she'll be all right.
[18:31] Sumireko
    Uname-sensei isn't the kind
    of person who'd kill anyone.
[18:34] Adashino
    Seriously? You forget things
    really fast, don't you, Eyebrows?
[18:38] Sumireko
    By the way, it seems like
    all of my injuries are gone.
[18:41] Sumireko
    What's going on here?
[18:43] Adashino
    The Curse of Youth is similar to shape-memory.
[18:47] Adashino
    You'll recover from a certain level of injury.
[18:49] Sumireko
    I'm turning more and more
    into a monster myself.
[18:54] Sumireko
    It's kinda freaky.
[18:55] Adashino
    Sumireko-san...
[18:56] Adashino
    Why didn't you run away?
[18:58] Adashino
    I made a cool exit and everything.
[19:00] Sumireko
    Don't be ridiculous.
[19:02] Sumireko
    And don't underestimate me.
[19:03] Sumireko
    I'm a novelist, you know.
[19:05] Sumireko
    How could I leave without knowing the ending?
[19:09] Adashino
    Please. You look like a gacha game
    character who's taken heavy damage.
[19:13] Oto
    Ren-nii!
[19:14] Sumireko
    Oto-chan!
[19:16] Sumireko
    Your brother is all ri—
[19:18] Oto; telepathy
    Ren-nii, your eyes! Are you okay?
[19:20] Adashino; telepathy
    I'm sorry. The only option I had was to See.
[19:24] Adashino; telepathy
    Now the talisman is just an empty shell.
[19:28] Oto; telepathy
    You're more important than a ticket, Ren-nii!
[19:31] Oto; telepathy
    Please don't push yourself so hard!
[19:38] Sumireko
    Shall we head back, Adashino-kun?
    It's time for the students to go home.
SIGN    Takamagahara Hospital
[19:53] Adashino
    The dribbler incidents have been
    resolved, so that's case closed.
[19:54] Tamao; background
    Good day to you, Sensei!
[19:57] Uname; background
    You three...
[19:57] Adashino
    Thank you for your help, Sumireko-san.
[20:00] Sumireko
    So did the ushi-oni disappear?
[20:01] Tamao; background
    We came to see how you were doing.
[20:03] Adashino
    Oh, right. I didn't tell you.
[20:03] Uname; background
    Are the three of you all right now?
[20:06] Erika; background
    We wanted to go back to
    school as soon as possible.
[20:06] Adashino
    Sorry. That wasn't an ushi-oni.
[20:08] Tamao; background
    We wanted to apologize to Wakazukuri-senpai
    for all the trouble we caused.
[20:11] Adashino
    It was something way more dangerous.
[20:13] Sumireko
    What?
[20:13] Mari; background
    It's just like you said, Sensei.
[20:14] Adashino
    I did think that it was way too brutal
    to be your average ushi-oni. Ha ha ha!
[20:15] Mari; background
    We shouldn't make anyone do
    things they don't want to do.
[20:19] Sumireko
    "Ha ha ha"? You little...
[20:22] Sumireko
    Then what on earth was it?
[20:26] Adashino
    The Chinrinki.
[20:26] [SONG] text
     Chinrinki
[20:28] Adashino
    It was a fierce god with eight heads,
    winged and red in color.
[20:32] Adashino
    When the Yamato court defeated the Chinrinki,
[20:34] Adashino
    fragments of it became ushi-oni.
    That's what people say.
[20:38] Adashino
    That teacher must have been
    weakening the curse's true power
[20:42] Adashino
    by reciting inverse phrases.
[20:46] Adashino
    That's why I misread
    the cause of the incidents.
[20:49] Adashino
    This is all just speculation, though.
[20:52] Adashino
    That teacher's powers,
    the Curiosity in question...
[20:55] Adashino
    Both have been lost, you see.
[21:05] Uname
    Yes?
[22:39] Adashino
    "Following the footprints of the boy
    who moved ever forward,
[22:42] Adashino
    the fox senses the cold air of
    the deep woods on its whiskers
[22:46] Adashino
    and continues to wander.
[22:49] Adashino
    The human boy, too, continues
    to walk with no destination.
[22:54] Adashino
    They will both return to this place one day,
[22:57] Adashino
    in a never-ending cycle.
[23:00] Adashino
    'Forest spirit!' The fox calls out.
[23:04] Adashino
    'I've already lived for hundreds of years.
    I would like to rest soon.
[23:10] Adashino
    May I give this life of mine to that boy?'
[23:14] Adashino
    The branches of the trees all around shook."
[23:17] Oto
    Ren-nii?
[23:19] Oto
    The apartment wife wrote this book?
[23:22] Adashino
    That's right.
[23:31] Adashino
    Goodnight, Oto.
SIGN    Simply Walk Alone,
     Like a Rhino's Horn
SIGN    Winner of the Newcomer's Award
SIGN    Ogawa Sumireko
SIGN    A Bath, Cleaning, and a Surprise
[23:36] Sumireko
    Next time: "A Bath, Cleaning, and a Surprise."

E4 - A Bath, Cleaning, and a Surprise

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[00:00] Adashino
    Cuckoo!
[00:04] Sumireko
    That again, Adashino-kun?
[00:06] Adashino
    Sumireko-san, did you know?
[00:09] Adashino
    In Europe, the number of times
    you hear a cuckoo cry
[00:13] Adashino
    is said to foretell the number
    of years until your wedding.
[00:16] Sumireko
    In that case, I've heard it three times,
    so I'll be married three years from now.
[00:21] Sumireko
    You're welcome to send an extravagant gift.
[00:23] Adashino
    Cuckoo! Cuckoo!
[00:26] Sumireko
    Hey! Who said you could delay my wedding?!
[00:31] Sumireko
    Seriously, you call that foretelling?
[00:33] Sumireko
    It's basically a curse!
[00:35] Adashino
    Speaking of curses, that reminds me...
[00:37] Adashino
    I heard that Uname-sensei
    is going back to work.
[00:40] Sumireko
    Yeah. I hope nothing further happens.
[00:44] Uname
    Excuse me, I—
[00:47] Sumireko
    Are you all right, miss?
[00:49] Uname
    Ow...
[00:51] Sumireko
    Uname-sensei?
[00:52] Uname
    It is you! So you do work here,
    Wakazukuri-san!
[00:56] Uname
    It's no wonder I thought
    you looked familiar.
[01:00] Sumireko
    What brings you here?
[01:05] Uname
    I'm so sorry for causing you so much trouble!
[01:09] Uname
    If the two of you hadn't stopped me, I might
    have done something I could never take back!
[01:14] Uname
    Thank you, truly. It's like an evil spirit
    has been banished from me.
[01:20] Uname
    From now on, I'll work to eliminate bullying
    with my own efforts, not some amulet.
[01:25] Uname
    That's my new dream.
SIGN    Ogawa
[01:28] Uname
    And, um... Ogawa-san, is it?
[01:32] Uname
    You should work toward
    writing that novel, too!
[01:34] Uname
    Well, I'll see you later!
[01:39] Adashino
    Sumireko-san, do you have tomorrow off?
[01:42] Sumireko
    I intend to spend it devoting
    myself to writing.
[01:45] Adashino
    Cuckoo!
[01:48] Sumireko
    Stop it.
SIGN    Mysterious Disappearances
SIGN    Mysterious Disappearances
SIGN    A Bath, Cleaning, and a Surprise
SIGN    A Bath, Cleaning, and a Surprise
[03:39] Adashino; telepathy
    What're you doing, Oto-san?
[03:45] Adashino
    Are you imitating an anime?
[03:46] Oto
    Don't laugh at me!
[03:49] Oto
    I'm sorry, Ren-nii! Are you all right?
[03:51] Adashino
    Yes, I'm fine.
[03:55] Oto
    Shouldn't you have the old man look at that?
[03:58] Adashino
    Well, yes, but...
[04:01] Adashino
    Okay! I've decided!
[04:03] Adashino
    Oto.
[04:04] Adashino
    Go and get ready for a sleepover.
[04:08] Oto
    A sleepover?
[04:14] Sumireko
    Who in the world are you two?
[04:21] Sumireko
    Oh, right. For everyone else,
    this is sakura-viewing season.
[04:32] Sumireko
    Inspiration strikes!
[04:36] Sumireko
    I'll go to a convenience store to buy some
    alcohol and admire the sakura from here.
[04:40] Sumireko
    A solo viewing!
[04:42] Sumireko
    That might just work.
[04:44] Sumireko
    Oh, it'll work for sure!
[05:12] Sumireko
    You're still here?
[05:14] Sumireko
    Are you a stray?
[05:20] Sumireko
    I'm fully stocked!
[05:37] Sumireko
    Everything is in place!
[05:54] Sumireko
    Drinking while it's still light out
    and writing a novel...
SIGN    "This town has a lot of '!' Markers," he said.
    They are evidence that something out of the ordinary has happened.
    Ordinary people can't see these Markers, but this brother and sister...
[05:58] Sumireko
    This is the best!
[06:06] Sumireko
    Huh?
[06:08] Sumireko
    Wait... What?
[06:19] Sumireko
    You little...
[06:39] Sumireko
    You oversexed kappa...
SIGN    Adashi
[06:50] [Messenger] text
    Do you have a moment,
    Sumireko-san?
[06:53] [Messenger] text
    What's wrong? I'm not
    lending you any money.
[06:55] [Messenger] text
    What's wrong? I'm not
    lending you any money.
[06:55] [Messenger] text
    You're one to talk, drinking
    that cheap, low-malt beer.
SIGN    Adashi
[06:58] [Messenger] text
    What's wrong? I'm not
    lending you any money.
SIGN    Adashi
[06:58] [Messenger] text
    You're one to talk, drinking
    that cheap, low-malt beer.
[06:58] [Messenger] text
    Huh? Are you watching me
    or something?
SIGN    Adashi
[07:00] [Messenger] text
    You're one to talk, drinking
    that cheap, low-malt beer.
[07:00] [Messenger] text
    Huh? Are you watching me
    or something?
SIGN    Adashi
[07:00] [Messenger] text
    Just a hunch.
SIGN    Adashi
[07:01] [Messenger] text
    Huh? Are you watching me
    or something?
SIGN    Adashi
[07:01] [Messenger] text
    Just a hunch.
SIGN    Adashi
[07:01] [Messenger] text
    More importantly,
    I have a favor to ask you.
[07:03] [Messenger] text
    This is pretty sudden.
    Is there a problem?
[07:06] [Messenger] text
    This is pretty sudden.
    Is there a problem?
SIGN    Adashi
[07:06] [Messenger] text
    I need to be away for a while
    to attend to certain affairs.
[07:08] [Messenger] text
    This is pretty sudden.
    Is there a problem?
SIGN    Adashi
[07:08] [Messenger] text
    I need to be away for a while
    to attend to certain affairs.
[07:08] [Messenger] text
    Thus, I was hoping you could look
    after Oto for two or three days.
SIGN    Adashi
[07:11] Sumireko
    Huh?!
SIGN    Adashi
[07:12] [Messenger] text
    Kindly direct your attention
    toward your front door.
[07:18] Sumireko
    Oh, come on.
[07:25] Oto
    Surprise.
SIGN    Adashi
[07:26] [Messenger] text
    I'm counting on you!!
[07:29] Sumireko
    That jerk!
[07:35] Sumireko
    So... could you explain to me
    what exactly is going on?
[07:44] Oto
    Ren-nii got hurt during the ushi-oni
    incident, so he needs treatment.
[07:49] Sumireko
    I see. That does sound rough.
[07:52] Sumireko
    Wait, do you two have health care?
[07:58] Sumireko
    Sorry! I won't pry any further, okay?
[08:02] Sumireko
    It's all right. You can stay
    as long as you like.
[08:05] Sumireko
    Make yourself at home and relax!
[08:08] Oto
    Apartment wife...
[08:17] Oto
    Thank you.
[08:19] Oto
    But I don't want to stay in a pigsty.
[08:21] Sumireko
    Sometimes the things you say are super harsh.
[08:24] Sumireko
    Still...
[08:26] Sumireko
    I see what you mean.
[08:27] Oto
    What?
[08:28] Sumireko
    It's time for some spring cleaning!
[08:30] Sumireko
    Help me out, Oto-chan!
[08:31] Oto
    What?!
[08:32] Oto
    I've dug my own grave!
[08:47] Sumireko
    Ten trash bags full...
[08:49] Sumireko
    I think that should do it.
[08:51] Sumireko
    And yet, for some strange reason,
    it doesn't feel like we've cleaned up at all!
[08:55] Oto
    What is wrong with this place?!
[08:58] Sumireko
    Thanks for helping, Oto-chan.
[09:00] Oto
    It's nothing. I wasn't any
    help in the first place.
[09:04] Sumireko
    Do you have a change of
    underwear in your things?
[09:07] Oto
    Yes.
[09:08] Sumireko
    And a towel?
[09:09] Oto
    No.
[09:10] Sumireko
    Then I'll lend you one of mine.
[09:12] Sumireko
    We've worked up a good sweat.
    Next, it's time to freshen up!
[09:17] Oto
    "Freshen up"?
SIGN    Tomi Baths
SIGN    Baths
SIGN    Vending Machines
[09:23] Oto
    It's so big.
[09:27] Mari; internal
    That's Occhan... and I feel like I've seen
    the person with her somewhere before.
[09:31] Sumireko
    Well, let's head in.
[09:36] Mari's mom
    Welcome!
[09:38] Sumireko
    Two adults, please.
[09:39] Mari's mom
    Of course.
[09:40] Oto
    Should I undress here?
[09:41] Sumireko
    Sure. Use whichever locker you like.
[09:49] Sumireko
    Here. Your towel.
[09:51] Oto
    Okay.
[09:51] Sumireko
    Is this your first time at a public bath?
[09:54] Oto
    Yes.
[10:06] Sumireko
    Why don't we go get in the bath?
[10:13] Sumireko
    So do you live with your brother
    in that defunct station?
[10:19] Oto
    Well, yes.
[10:21] Sumireko
    Just the two of you?
[10:22] Oto
    Well, yes.
[10:24] Sumireko
    What do you usually do about baths and stuff?
[10:27] Oto
    We do what we need to do.
[10:30] Oto
    So, apartment wife...
[10:31] Sumireko
    Hmm?
[10:32] Oto
    You have a bath in your apartment,
    so why did you come here today?
[10:36] Sumireko
    Since you're here, I thought it'd be better
    to go somewhere with a bit more space.
[10:42] Sumireko
    The tub in my prefab bathroom is pretty small.
    I always have to squeeze myself in.
[10:47] Sumireko
    Though now that I can shrink to child size,
    I can stretch my legs out more.
[10:54] Oto
    Couldn't you just lose some
    of that excess weight instead?
[10:58] Sumireko
    Stop right there. One more word,
    and you'll open up a huge can of worms.
[11:29] Sumireko
    My chest still hurts where you
    hit me for no reason at all.
[11:36] Oto
    I'd like to buy some of these to
    thank you for letting me stay,
[11:39] Oto
    but I don't have any money.
[11:40] Sumireko
    I'll buy them for you, Oto-chan.
[11:42] Sumireko
    You gotta drink coffee
    milk after a bath, right?
[11:49] Sumireko
    Here.
[11:57] Oto
    Fruit milk tastes better.
[11:59] Sumireko
    Don't complain when you're
    the one being treated, okay?
[12:05] Sumireko
    Now, let's go eat dinner somewhere.
    What do you want?
[12:13] Oto
    Ramen.
[12:14] Sumireko
    Huh. So you like ramen?
[12:18] Oto
    Yes.
[12:19] Sumireko
    All right. Let's eat ramen.
SIGN    Baths
SIGN    Vending Machines
[12:28] Mari; internal
    They left.
[12:31] Mari; internal
    That means Occhan's underwear
    is in Occhan's backpack right now.
[12:35] Mari; internal
    Not to mention...
[12:36] Mari; internal
    In the bag of that older woman I've seen
    somewhere but can't quite place...
[12:40] Mari; internal
    are the sexy undergarments of an older woman
    I've seen somewhere but can't quite place!
[12:47] Mari; internal
    I want to see them!
[12:51] Mari's mom
    Mari.
[12:52] Mari
    Y-Yes?
[12:53] Mari's mom
    I'm going home for a bit.
    Look after the front desk, would you?
[12:57] Mari
    Will do!
[13:25] Old Man
    Hey, you there!
[13:27] Old Man
    What're you doing in a place like this?
[13:29] Old Man
    You shouldn't be here.
[13:32] Adashino
    Old man! Long time no see!
[13:35] Old Man
    Adashino-kun?
[13:41] Adashino
    I've been looking for you!
[13:44] Old Man
    Hey! Give me a break, would you?
[13:46] Old Man
    If you shout like that, the folks
    upstairs are gonna notice!
[13:49] Adashino
    Ow! Ow!
[13:51] Old Man
    You know this really isn't a place
    where people should be.
[13:55] Old Man
    I'm saying this for your own good.
    Just head back home, Adashino-kun.
[14:00] Adashino
    Can I take that to mean you
    don't want the gift I brought?
[14:03] Old Man
    I've been waiting for you, Adashino-kun!
    You are so very welcome here!
[14:10] Old Man
    Ah, that's the good stuff.
[14:11] Adashino
    You sure like to be unhealthy.
[14:14] Old Man
    Next time, will you bring me
    some cigars and whisky?
[14:17] Adashino
    I thought I wasn't supposed to come here.
[14:19] Old Man
    You aren't. You shouldn't. But if you're
    coming anyway, then I'll be counting on you.
[14:24] Adashino
    All right.
[14:25] Old Man
    Now, then...
[14:26] Old Man
    Let's get down to business.
[14:29] Old Man
    Certificates of residence, insurance cards,
    official copies of family registers,
[14:32] Old Man
    bank accounts, passports...
    I have more or less everything.
[14:35] Old Man
    I have My Number cards, too.
[14:37] Old Man
    I guarantee their authenticity.
[14:39] Old Man
    What do you want?
[14:43] Old Man
    Hold on a minute.
[14:45] Old Man
    Could it be that you've used your Eyes?
[14:50] Old Man
    Don't tell me I hit the nail on the head.
[14:53] Old Man
    Didn't I tell you not to use them?
[14:56] Old Man
    The more you use them, the more
    those Eyes will destroy your body.
[15:00] Old Man
    You'll die before you can
    even send your sister home.
[15:05] Adashino
    Even so, I had to do it!
[15:08] Adashino
    There isn't any time left.
[15:13] Old Man
    Let me see your eyes for a sec.
    That's why you came here, right?
[15:17] Adashino
    Old man...
[15:19] Old Man
    Let's see.
[15:21] Old Man
    Ugh! Whoa! That's gruesome!
[15:25] Old Man
    Okay, I get it. That's enough.
[15:28] Adashino; telepathy
    That's not reassuring.
SIGN    N
SIGN    I
SIGN    T
SIGN    O
SIGN    R
SIGN    A
SIGN    N
[15:34] Sumireko
    Okay, don't hold back. Eat your fill!
[15:40] Oto
    I will, thank you.
[15:54] Sumireko
    Hey, Oto-chan, where did you come here from?
[16:00] Oto
    Where did you come here from?
[16:02] Sumireko
    I didn't really... come here, per se.
[16:08] Sumireko
    I moved out of my parents' house, that's all.
[16:11] Oto
    I came from over that way.
[16:13] Sumireko
    That way? Where?
[16:15] Oto
    I couldn't say.
[16:17] Sumireko
    Do you have any family besides your brother?
[16:21] Oto
    Do you have family?
[16:23] Sumireko
    I do, back where I grew up.
[16:27] Oto
    I do, too, where I grew up.
[16:31] Sumireko
    Adashino-kun was talking about
    sending you back or something.
[16:34] Sumireko
    What did he mean?
[16:37] Sumireko
    Oto-chan?
[16:41] Sumireko
    Did I rub her the wrong way?
[16:45] Oto
    Apartment wife...
[16:46] Sumireko
    Yes?
[16:47] Oto
    Can I get another serving of noodles?
[16:51] Old Man
    I'm amazed you've kept your sanity.
[16:55] Old Man
    I'll take you along with me,
    but it's just a temporary respite.
[16:58] Adashino
    Thank you.
[17:02] Old Man
    There's no need to rush.
[17:04] Old Man
    I think you're probably going
    to find more Curiosities here.
[17:08] Old Man
    After all, this is a new neighborhood.
[17:13] Old Man
    In a way, this area is like a blank slate.
[17:17] Old Man
    And in every new place,
[17:21] Old Man
    new gods come to dwell.
[17:24] Old Man
    So just relax a little more,
[17:27] Old Man
    and take your time getting there.
[17:30] Old Man
    With a face as scary as that,
    your little sister's gonna hate you.
[17:37] Old Man
    Now, shall we go?
[17:39] Adashino
    Yes.
SIGN    Simply Walk Alone,
     Like a Rhino's Horn
[17:56] Sumireko
    When you feel like sleeping,
    you can use that bed.
SIGN    Simply Walk Alone,
     Like a Rhino's Horn
SIGN    Winner of the Newcomer's Award
SIGN    Ogawa Sumireko
[17:58] Oto
    Ren-nii said you were the author of this book.
[18:03] Sumireko
    I wrote it when I was fifteen.
    It's my only published work.
[18:07] Oto
    Fifteen?
[18:08] Sumireko
    Meaning I was young.
[18:11] Oto
    That's the same age I am now.
[18:14] Sumireko
    Really?
[18:16] Sumireko
    Well, I'm not the kind of person
    who'd be jealous of youth.
[18:36] Sumireko
    She falls asleep fast!
[18:45] Sumireko
    Really, who are you and Adashino-kun?
[19:21] Oto; telepathy
    Ren-nii?
[19:28] Oto; telepathy
    Ren-nii!
[20:03] Sumireko
    Morning, Oto-chan!
[20:05] Oto
    Apartment wife.
[20:10] Sumireko
    You haven't eaten it yet?
[20:13] Sumireko
    It's thanks for the food you gave me before.
    At least, it was meant to be.
[20:18] Oto
    I have to go to school, so I'd like
    to eat a little more than this.
[20:27] Sumireko
    I'm kidding, I'm kidding!
    I bought us breakfast.
[20:47] Sumireko
    "In the heavens, the sun and moon shine.
     You are like them in my thoughts,
[20:52] Sumireko
    and I regret that with each
    new day, you grow older."
[21:00] Oto
    Um, I need the restroom.
[21:02] Sumireko
    Oh, sorry!
[21:05] Oto
    Huh?
[21:05] Sumireko
    Sorry to keep you waiting! I'm all ready!
[21:08] Sumireko
    Let's go together today, shall we?
[21:10] Oto
    G-Go where?
[21:11] Sumireko
    To school, of course!
[21:13] Oto
    What? B-But...
[21:14] Sumireko
    The bathroom's free. Go on!
[21:18] Sumireko
    Before, we were caught up in
    all that stuff with the Curiosity,
[21:20] Sumireko
    so even though I got to be a high
    schooler again, I didn't get to enjoy it.
[21:25] Oto
    D-Don't you have a novel to write?
[21:28] Sumireko
    No need to worry!
[21:30] Sumireko
    I plan to gather material as
    I enjoy the fruits of adolescence!
SIGN    Underwear, Snacks, and Scarlet Clothes
[23:35] Sumireko
    Next time: "Underwear, Snacks,
    and Scarlet Clothes."

E5 - Underwear, Snacks, and Scarlet Clothes

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[00:07] (Flashback) Tomoko
    I'm going to head home.
[00:08] (Flashback) Shuzuku
    What? Let's shoot the breeze a little longer.
[00:12] (Flashback) Tomoko
    Tomorrow is my long-awaited
    debut as a beautician.
[00:16] (Flashback) Tomoko
    I've got to get ready, you know?
[00:18] (Flashback) Shizuku
    That's real admirable, achieving
    your dream like that, meow.
[00:21] (Flashback) Tomoko
    What are you doing? That's creepy.
[00:23] (Flashback) Shizuku
    Meow.
[00:26] (Flashback) Tomoko
    It's all thanks to you cheering me on.
[00:29] (Flashback) Tomoko
    Thanks, Shizuku.
[00:31] (Flashback) Shizuku
    Here. In celebration of your new job.
[00:33] (Flashback) Tomoko
    Huh?
[00:34] (Flashback) Shizuku
    They said it's gonna rain.
[00:37] (Flashback) Tomoko
    Oh, you're right. It just started.
[00:40] (Flashback) Shizuku
    Better hurry up and get yourself home.
[00:42] (Flashback) Shizuku
    Wouldn't wanna be late, Miss Beautician.
[00:45] (Flashback) Tomoko
    Hey, let me cut your hair sometime, okay?
[00:48] (Flashback) Shizuku
    Sure! That's a promise.
[00:53] (Flashback) Tomoko
    See you later.
[00:54] (Flashback) Shizuku
    Yeah.
[00:58] (Flashback) Shizuku
    See you later, Tomoko.
SIGN    Mysterious Disappearances
SIGN    Mysterious Disappearances
SIGN    Underwear, Snacks, and Scarlet Clothes
SIGN    Underwear, Snacks, and Scarlet Clothes
[02:42] Sumireko
    Along the path to school, running
    straight along an embankment,
[02:45] Sumireko
    a multitude of cultured
    young ladies walk in procession.
[02:48] Sumireko
    What a sight for sore eyes
    this school commute is!
[02:51] Sumireko
    Can you feel the tsunami of youth, Oto-chan?
[02:58] Oto
    Hey.
[02:59] Oto
    The same situation, the same lines...
    Are we in a rerun of some TV drama?
[03:03] Sumireko
    Huh?
[03:04] Nodoka
    Occhan!
[03:07] Nodoka
    Good day to you!
[03:08] Oto
    Good day to you, Nodoka, Mari.
[03:11] Mari
    Good day to you, Wakazukuri-senpai.
[03:15] Sumireko
    I feel like I'm getting more and more
    accustomed to the name "Wakazukuri."
[03:20] Mari
    Well, if you'll excuse us.
[03:21] Nodoka
    We'll go on ahead!
[03:25] Sumireko
    I see. Uneventful daily events
    repeating themselves...
[03:29] Sumireko
    Maybe adolescence itself is no more
    or less than the reruns of a TV drama.
[03:34] Sumireko
    After school, let's enact another adolescent
    TV drama of our own, Oto-chan!
[03:38] Oto
    What?
[03:54] Sumireko
    I know this toilet stall well.
    Today, I'm fully prepared!
[03:58] Sumireko
    I haven't overlooked a single detail.
[04:12] Sumireko
    It's lunch break.
[04:28] Sumireko
    So good!
[04:36] Sumireko
    Nodoka-chan!
[04:58] Oto
    Apartment wife.
[05:00] Sumireko
    Oto-chan!
[05:07] Erika
    Wakazukuri-senpai!
[05:09] all four
    We've been waiting for you!
[05:11] Tamao
    Yup!
[05:13] Oto
    What are you all doing?
[05:15] Erika
    We've been following you, Occhan.
[05:17] Mari
    Now's our chance to speak
    with Wakazukuri-senpai again.
[05:21] Tamao
    We're heading up to the roof!
[05:23] Sumireko
    Huh? Why?
[05:28] Oto
    This!
[05:31] Tamao
    Occhan!
[05:33] Tamao
    Today's the day you grace
    my lap with your presence.
[05:36] Oto
    But...
[05:38] Tamao
    I'm the one who brought
    that boba tea, you know.
[05:41] Oto
    Okay.
[05:43] Erika
    We've brought you to another
    of our middle-school gatherings.
[05:47] Erika
    I'm sorry, Senpai.
[05:48] Sumireko
    Oh, don't be! This is just
    what I was hoping for!
[05:51] Tamao
    A friend of Occhan's is a friend
    of ours, you know?
[05:57] Nodoka
    Occhan! Here, have this!
[06:01] Occhan
    Thank you!
[06:03] Erika
    Oh, right. Uname-sensei came back
    to work today. Isn't that a relief?
[06:08] Sumireko
    Sure is.
[06:09] Mari
    Speaking of which...
[06:12] Mari
    Uname-sensei's underwear
    was the sexy black kind.
[06:16] Tamao
    Huh?
[06:17] Erika
    When did you even see that?
[06:20] Nodoka
    Oh! It was when she tripped!
[06:23] (Flashback) Uname
    All of you!
[06:24] (Flashback) Uname
    I've told you, bullying is wro—
[06:29] Mari
    A-Are you all right?
[06:39] Mari
    Yes. My eyes took advantage
    of that momentary chance.
[06:44] Tamao
    That's Mari for you.
[06:46] Erika
    She pretends to be mild-mannered,
    but she's actually the perviest of us all.
[06:51] Sumireko
    Huh? Is Mari-chan really like that?
[06:53] Tamao
    She really is!
[06:54] Nodoka
    After all, Mari's family runs a bathhouse!
[06:57] Mari
    Th-That has nothing to do with it.
[07:00] Mari
    Occhan, please don't get the wrong idea.
[07:02] Tamao
    Occhan isn't interested in this at all.
[07:05] Erika
    Still... Uname-sensei wears
    sexy black underwear?
[07:10] Erika
    I never expected that.
[07:11] Tamao
    Then what kind should it have been?
[07:13] Erika
    I thought she'd wear cuter ones. Like this.
[07:24] Tamao
    No, no. If anything, it's the demure types
    that tend toward wearing the erotic stuff.
[07:28] Tamao
    You don't get it at all.
[07:38] Nodoka
    Hey!
[07:39] Nodoka
    If you're after black undies,
    I wear them all the time!
[07:42] Nodoka
    See?
[07:44] Erika
    For real?
[07:45] Tamao
    Guh!
[07:50] Erika
    I see. It's the demure types
    that wear the erotic stuff.
[07:53] Tamao
    Which means... Occhan!
[07:57] Mari
    What kind of underwear do you wear?
[08:01] Oto
    What kind of underwear?
[08:05] Oto
    Cloth.
[08:07] Tamao; Mari; Erika
    Cloth...
[08:09] Tamao; Mari; Erika
    Well, no lies there.
[08:16] Sumireko
    Today was a lot of fun.
[08:18] Oto
    Yes. That sweet fugashi was so big.
[08:21] Sumireko
    That wasn't what I was talking about.
[08:28] Oto
    Are we going to the bathhouse again today?
[08:30] Sumireko
    That's right. Wait...
[08:32] Sumireko
    They mentioned that Mari-chan's
    family runs a bathhouse, right?
SIGN    Baths
SIGN    Baths
SIGN    Vending Machines
[08:43] Uname
    Oh! Adashino-san!
[08:45] Uname
    And... Ogawa-san?
[08:47] Sumireko
    Uname-sensei!
[08:49] Uname
    Fancy running into you in a place like this!
    We're bath buddies!
[09:01] Mari
    Welcome—oh...
[09:04] Mari
    Occhan! Uname-sensei!
[09:06] Uname
    Good day to you.
[09:09] Sumireko
    Three adults, please.
[09:10] Mari
    All right.
[09:13] Mari; internal
    It's the older woman I've seen
    somewhere but can't quite place!
[09:18] Sumireko
    Is something wrong?
[09:20] Mari
    Um...
[09:21] Mari
    We've met somewhere before, haven't we?
[09:24] Sumireko
    Have we?
[09:27] Uname
    She works at the book store
    near the train station.
[09:30] Uname
    That's probably where you've seen her.
[09:33] Mari
    Oh, Midori Bookstore! I've shopped there.
[09:37] Sumireko
    Thank you for your business.
[09:38] Mari
    Please, take your time!
[09:41] Sumireko
    Thank you, Uname-sensei.
[09:49] Mari; internal
    This is my chance...
[09:50] Mari; internal
    to see those three...
[09:52] Mari; internal
    undress for their bath!
[09:57] Mari; internal
    How titillating!
[10:03] Mari; internal
    But, no. I shouldn't.
[10:06] Mari; internal
    I have my family's reputation to uphold.
[10:09] Mari; internal
    I can't allow crass thoughts
    to cross my mind.
[10:12] Uname
    You know, I really love public bathhouses!
[10:16] Uname
    They're a place where we can all cast off
    our armor and relax together as equals.
[10:22] Mari; internal
    Won't they hurry up and undress?
[10:24] Sumireko; background
    That's kind of unexpected.
[10:25] Sumireko
    I never imagined someone as refined
    as you to be into public baths.
[10:31] Uname
    Me? Refined?
[10:33] Uname
    You have me all wrong.
[10:35] Mari; internal
    They're in a chatting mood instead!
[10:38] Uname
    I'm sure I'm the exact opposite
    of what you think.
[10:40] Sumireko
    I see.
[10:47] Mari; internal
    I completely missed it!
[10:50] Mari; internal
    Occhan strips way too fast!
[10:54] Mari; internal
    While I looked away, that sexy book store
    clerk has gotten more undressed!
[10:56] Uname; background
    Ogawa-san, you have a really nice figure.
[11:00] Sumireko; background
    I really don't! This is just the
    lucky result of unhealthy living.
[11:01] Mari; internal
    But my main interest is Uname-sensei!
[11:04] Mari; internal
    I intend to confirm her taste
    in underwear with my own eyes!
[11:04] Uname; background
    I always wanted to be a little taller.
[11:08] Uname
    But for some reason, it's only
    ever my rear end that grows.
[11:11] Sumireko
    What's wrong with that? It's sexy.
[11:14] Uname
    Hearing you say that isn't convincing.
[11:17] Mari
    Are you gonna strip or not?!
[11:18] Uname; Sumireko
    Huh?
[11:22] Sumireko
    Well, then...
[11:25] Mari; internal
    At last!
[11:27] Mari's mom
    Mari, I'll take the desk now.
[11:29] Mari
    Huh?
[11:30] Mari
    Stay out of this, Mom.
[11:32] Mari
    My very life hinges on my position
    at the front desk right now!
[11:35] Mari's mom
    Your life?
[11:37] Mari; internal
    At long last, I'll be able to
    see Sensei's unmentionables!
[11:40] Mari
    Ack!
[11:44] Mari; internal
    It's all over!
[11:46] Mari; internal
    I missed it!
SIGN    Tomi Baths
[11:58] Oto
    We are aliens from outer space.
[12:01] Oto
    Take us to your apartment wife.
[12:05] Sumireko
    Coffee milk after a bath is better than drugs!
[12:10] Uname
    I can't condone that comparison,
    but I agree with the sentiment.
[12:16] Uname
    By the way, Ogawa-san...
[12:19] Uname
    you're looking after Oto-san
    again today, aren't you?
[12:21] Sumireko
    Yes. Her older brother asked me to.
[12:25] Uname
    Would you like to come and
    sleep over at my place?
[12:28] Uname
    I'll treat you to dinner, too!
[12:31] Sumireko
    We couldn't possibly put you
    through so much trouble.
[12:34] Uname
    As a teacher, it's only natural for
    me to look out for my students!
[12:38] Uname
    Don't fret about it!
[12:41] Sumireko
    Oto-chan, what do you think?
[12:43] Oto
    But...
[12:45] Uname
    I have lots of snacks!
[12:59] Sumireko
    What a pushover.
[13:02] Sumireko
    Who gets lured in by snacks in this day and age?
[13:05] Uname
    Adashino-san, eat as much
    as you want, all right?
[13:12] Sumireko
    This is kobucha, isn't it?
[13:14] Uname
    That's right.
[13:15] Sumireko
    And this room is so chic.
    It's subdued and tasteful.
[13:20] Uname
    I'm happy to hear you say that.
[13:23] Sumireko
    It has the feel of a place where
    a master author might live.
[13:26] Sumireko
    I bet someone could write a good book here.
[13:28] Uname
    That's a novelist for you.
[13:31] Sumireko
    Your taste in snacks is like what
    you'd see at a grandma's house.
SIGN    Nanbu Senbei
SIGN    Zarame Senbei
SIGN    Mini Chestnut Manju
SIGN    Ramune Candies
SIGN    Yatsuhashi Senbei
SIGN    Jellies
SIGN    Kani Mangetsu Crackers
SIGN    Le Monde Cookies
[13:36] Uname
    Is it?
SIGN    Mameita Snack Bar
[13:38] Uname
    Oto-san seems to like them a lot, though.
[13:40] Uname
    See? Look at how focused she is on the ones
    made of peanuts candied in starch syrup.
[13:46] Sumireko
    You bought snacks you don't
    even know the names of?
[13:49] Uname
    Well, I'll get dinner started.
[13:52] Sumireko
    Sorry for the trouble.
[13:56] Oto
    Sensei seems really happy for some reason.
[13:59] weatherman
    The Kanto region will likely experience
    sudden showers in certain areas.
SIGN    Tonight's Forecast
[13:59] Sumireko
    Maybe she really loves to cook?
[14:15] Sumireko
    May I pay my respects?
[14:24] Oto
    What are you doing?
[14:26] Sumireko
    I'm greeting someone who's passed away.
[14:30] Sumireko
    You do it by leaving gifts, like this.
[14:36] Oto
    Is there a dead person there?
[14:39] Uname
    I'm sure there is.
[14:41] Uname
    Now, let's have dinner.
[14:57] Uname
    Thanks for waiting! Dinner is ready.
[15:01] Sumireko
    Thank you!
[15:09] Uname
    I'm sorry to say it's all leftovers.
[15:12] Uname
    Rice balls with red pickled
    ginger and sesame-salt.
[15:15] Uname
    Braised burdock root.
    Carrots seasoned with sansho pepper.
[15:19] Uname
    Shiitake mushrooms. Simmered lotus root.
    And those are fuki stems.
[15:23] Sumireko
    It's the textbook bento box selection!
[15:27] Sumireko
    It's all so plain-looking that Oto-chan seems
    as though she's been plunged into despair!
[15:33] Sumireko; Uname; Oto
    Time to eat.
[15:37] Sumireko
    It might look plain, but it sure is delicious!
[15:49] Uname
    And it's healthy, too.
[15:54] Sumireko
    It's already this late?
[15:57] Sumireko
    We should take our leave now, Oto-chan.
[16:00] Uname
    What? You're leaving?
[16:02] Uname
    You can stay the night, you know...
[16:04] Sumireko
    No, we couldn't put you
    through that much trouble.
[16:08] Uname
    But the weather's set to
    take a turn for the worse.
[16:10] Uname
    Wouldn't it be better to stay here?
[16:13] Sumireko
    But...
[16:14] Uname
    Oh, that's right!
[16:16] Uname
    I have some delicious pudding
    for breakfast tomorrow!
[16:20] Oto
    What?!
[16:26] Sumireko
    Is putting the futons that close
    together really necessary?
[16:29] Uname
    It's long been a dream of mine to sleep
[16:31] Uname
    with three people lined up
    like the character for "river."
[16:34] Uname
    Ogawa-san, I'll let you be in the middle.
[16:37] Sumireko
    What?
[16:38] Uname
    Now, let's get sleeping!
[16:43] Sumireko; internal
    It's hard to sleep on the edges
    of the futons like this.
[16:48] Sumireko
    Wait, Oto-chan, weren't you
    going to contact your brother?
[16:53] Sumireko
    She falls asleep so fast!
[16:54] Uname
    I'm sure Adashino-san
    must have been nervous.
[16:58] Sumireko
    I don't know about that.
[17:01] Uname
    Ogawa-san.
[17:03] Uname
    Thank you for paying your
    respects to my grandma.
[17:07] Sumireko
    You can stop calling me "Ogawa-san."
    My friends call me Sumireko.
[17:12] Uname
    Then, Sumireko-san... Thank you.
[17:22] Uname
    Grandma...
[17:24] Oto
    Ren-nii...
[17:26] Sumireko
    So much for sleeping like this.
[18:33] Adashino; telepathy
    It wasn't enough. They ordered me
    to go look for more Curiosities.
[18:37] Adashino; telepathy
    But...
[18:38] Adashino; telepathy
    No matter what it takes,
    I will return you to your world.
[18:42] Oto
    Ren-nii...
[18:44] Oto
    If anyone's going back, it'll be
    the two of us together, Ren-nii!
[18:57] Oto; internal
    No... This is an ordinary street sign.
[19:08] Shizuku
    I found you, you monster!
[19:12] Sumireko
    Stop it!
[19:14] Oto
    Apartment wife!
[19:16] Sumireko
    Are you all right, Oto-chan?
[19:18] Shizuku
    Stay out of my way! My only
    business is with that monster!
[19:22] Sumireko
    How can this little girl be a monster?
[19:24] Sumireko
    Calm down!
[19:26] Shizuku
    I figured you'd say something like that.
[19:28] Sumireko
    I told you to calm down!
[19:31] Sumireko
    I never said that I didn't believe you.
[19:33] Shizuku
    What?
[19:34] child Sumireko
    I'm no stranger to this kind of thing.
[19:37] child Sumireko
    If you want to tell me about it, I'll listen.
[19:44] Tomoko
    Shizuku, can you see me?
    That thing came again.
[19:48] Tomoko
    The one that appears on rainy nights
    and tries to open the door.
[19:53] Tomoko
    When I opened the door before,
    I caught a glimpse of a child in red.
[19:59] Tomoko
    Today is the day I'll catch it.
[20:03] Tomoko
    I'm going to open the door now.
[20:05] Tomoko
    If anything happens, contact the police.
[20:12] Tomoko
    I'm opening it.
[20:15] Tomoko
    Wh-What are you doing...
[20:26] Shizuku
    This is the last video Tomoko recorded
    before she went missing.
[20:32] Shizuku
    It's been a year since then.
[20:34] Shizuku
    For a whole year, I've been searching for
    a child in red who appears on rainy nights.
[20:41] Shizuku
    But no one's ever believed my story.
[20:45] Shizuku
    Both Tomoko and I are alone,
    without any relatives.
[20:48] Shizuku
    I had no one to come looking with me.
[20:52] Shizuku
    The only clue I have is this video.
[20:55] Shizuku
    Even so, I'm gonna bring Tomoko back from
    wherever she disappeared to, no matter what!
[21:06] Adashino
    Yes, I see.
[21:09] Adashino
    You went together to a bathhouse, too.
[21:12] Adashino
    Yes, thank you for taking
    such good care of Oto.
[21:17] Adashino
    Yes, I have a good idea of what
    that woman is talking about.
[21:22] Adashino
    I'll return from where I am soon.
[22:55] Old Man
    That's no more than an emergency treatment.
    Do you understand, Adashino-kun?
[23:00] Adashino
    I know.
[23:02] Old Man
    Listen, make sure you never—
[23:04] Adashino
    I won't push myself too hard, old man.
[23:06] Adashino
    Now, I wonder if this one
    will be worth a ticket...
[23:10] [SONG] text
     Hong Yi Xiao Nu Hai
    (Little Girl in Red)
[23:10] Adashino
    The "hong yi xiao nu hai."
[23:15] Adashino
    But more importantly...
[23:17] Adashino
    I missed the scene with all of them in the bath!
[23:21] Old Man
    What are you talking about?
SIGN     Sorry, Sensei. Something came up,
    
    
    
     so we're going home.
    
    
    
    
    Thank you for the delicious food.
SIGN    Sumireko
SIGN    A Curiosity, a Maid, and a Cultured Young Lady
[23:36] Sumireko
    Next time: "A Curiosity, a Maid,
    and a Cultured Young Lady."

E6 - A Curiosity, a Maid, and a Cultured Young Lady

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[00:08] Oto
    This is the entrance to the station.
[00:10] Sumireko
    What?
[00:17] Oto
    The new moon sits in the heart of blackness,
    being stained darker and darker.
[00:22] Oto
    The arrow of the crescent moon shoots
    to the east, racing faster and faster.
[00:27] Oto
    The half moon sinks, and for a moment,
    it touches, growing rounder and rounder.
[00:32] Oto
    Chasing the shadow of the night of the
    full moon, around and around they go.
[01:00] Oto
    Ren-nii!
[01:08] Sumireko
    Adashino-kun.
[01:09] Adashino
    That's Sumireko-san, isn't it?
[01:11] Adashino
    Thank you for looking after Oto for me.
[01:14] Sumireko
    Don't worry about it. We had fun.
[01:17] Adashino
    Did you?
[01:18] Adashino
    But...
[01:21] Adashino
    How could you go to the bathhouse without me?!
[01:24] Sumireko
    I mean, duh. Any bathhouse event
    is going to be without you.
[01:29] Adashino
    Say it isn't so!
[01:31] Sumireko
    Wow. Even with half your
    face covered in bandages,
[01:35] Sumireko
    I can tell your expression
    is filled with despair.
[01:41] Sumireko
    Are your eyes all right?
[01:44] Adashino
    Would you believe it?
[01:46] Adashino
    It turns out they'll be healed instantly
    if I bathe with a curvy woman!
[01:50] Sumireko
    So you're saying it's an incurable disease.
[01:53] Oto
    Is that true, Ren-nii?
[01:55] Adashino
    Will you feel sorry for me if it is?
[01:56] Sumireko
    More importantly, what do you
    think about the Curiosity?
[02:01] Adashino
    The one reported by... Shizuku-san, was it?
[02:03] Adashino
    Without seeing the video she has,
    I can't say anything for certain,
[02:08] Adashino
    but have you heard this story?
SIGN    Mysterious Disappearances
SIGN    Mysterious Disappearances
SIGN    A Curiosity, a Maid, and a Cultured Young Lady
[03:41] Adashino
    In June 2014, there was an incident
    in Hualien County in eastern Taiwan.
[03:44] [SONG] text
     Hualien County
[03:47] Adashino
    An eighty-year-old woman
    who was there on a tour
[03:50] Adashino
    said she was going to the
    bathroom and disappeared.
[03:54] Adashino
    She was seen on security camera footage,
[03:57] Adashino
    which showed her going
    somewhere of her own will.
[04:00] Adashino
    Though the search continued,
    they couldn't figure out where she'd gone.
[04:05] Adashino
    However, four days after that...
[04:08] Adashino
    The woman was found in a faraway
    cave and was safely rescued.
[04:13] Adashino
    It was a place that couldn't be reached
    without crossing a raging river.
[04:17] Adashino
    There was no way an elderly person
    would have the stamina to get there.
[04:21] Adashino
    Strange, isn't it?
[04:23] Adashino
    Even stranger were the details
    of her disappearance.
[04:27] Adashino
    According to the woman, a girl in
    red clothes had brought her there.
[04:37] Sumireko
    A Curiosity that's a girl in red clothes?
[04:40] Sumireko
    That's right. I've heard of this!
[04:42] Sumireko
    I'm pretty sure it was called...
[04:44] [SONG] text; top line
     Hong Yi Xiao Nu Hai
    (Little Girl in Red)
[04:44] Sumireko; Adashino
    "Hong yi xiao nu hai."
[04:47] Adashino
    The hong yi xiao nu hai is a very
    famous urban legend in Taiwan.
[04:53] Adashino
    In 1998, a video broadcast
    on an occultism show
[04:58] Adashino
    led to widespread knowledge of it.
[05:00] Adashino
    Originally, in Taiwan, there were many names
    for Curiosities that led people away.
[05:06] Oto
    That Curiosity...
[05:09] Oto
    Does it return the people it takes?
[05:12] Adashino
    Yes. The woman was unharmed.
[05:15] Oto
    I see.
[05:17] Oto
    I'm glad. Because there were those
    who kept up the search,
[05:21] Oto
    and those who made a place
    for her to come home to,
[05:24] Oto
    she was able to return.
[05:28] Oto
    I want to help Shizuku-san!
    Please let me join the search!
[05:32] Adashino
    No. It's too great a burden
    for you to handle.
[05:36] Oto
    But why? You have no problem
    working with the apartment wife!
[05:39] Adashino
    Sumireko-san may be a virgin,
    but she's also a full-fledged adult.
[05:43] Adashino
    She and you are not the same.
[05:44] Sumireko
    Hey, can it.
[05:45] Adashino
    You can't do it, Oto.
[05:51] Oto
    Fine!
[05:53] Oto
    I'll go search for her without you!
[05:56] Adashino
    What are you saying? Stop, Oto!
[05:59] Adashino
    Oto!
[06:09] Sumireko
    You've really done it this time, Adashino-kun.
[06:12] Sumireko
    She looked pretty upset.
[06:14] Adashino
    Sumireko-san....
[06:17] Adashino
    Wh-Wh-Wh...
[06:20] Adashino
    Wh-What do I do?!
[06:23] Sumireko
    That sounded like some kind of engine noise.
[06:25] Adashino
    What do I do? Oto hates me!
[06:29] Sumireko
    That's the kind of move a dad would pull
    only to earn his teenage daughter's ire.
[06:33] Sumireko
    Don't worry. I'm sure she'll understand
    by the time she gets married.
[06:37] Adashino
    Oto's getting married?
[06:39] Adashino
    To whom? I'll kill the bastard!
[06:41] Sumireko
    Hey, calm down!
[06:43] Adashino
    But...
[06:44] Sumireko
    You really are hopeless, you know that?
[06:47] Sumireko
    Look, just leave Oto-chan to me.
[06:50] Adashino
    Shumireko-san...
[06:53] Sumireko
    Anyway, why would such a recent legend
    have already made its way to Japan?
[07:00] Sumireko
    The hong yi xiao nu hai...
[07:02] Sumireko
    Even occult enthusiasts like me
    have only heard of it recently.
[07:06] Adashino
    It's because you've only
    heard of it recently.
[07:08] Adashino
    I asked an authority on the subject,
[07:11] Adashino
    and apparently, new gods
    come to dwell in new places.
[07:16] Adashino
    This area is a little bit unusual.
[07:19] Sumireko
    Well, that doesn't give me
    a good feeling about this.
[07:22] Adashino
    And it makes me wonder.
[07:25] Adashino
    As far as I know, the story
    of the hong yi xiao nu hai
[07:28] Adashino
    never included anything
    about knocking or the rain.
[07:49] Sumireko
    Can I sit next to you?
[07:52] Oto
    Okay.
[08:05] Oto
    Yes.
[08:06] Oto
    Yes, sorry for the trouble.
[08:08] Oto
    Then we'll come and see you now.
SIGN    Maid Café
[08:27] Reine
    Welcome home, my lady.
[08:34] Shizuku
    Meow!
[08:39] Shizuku
    I didn't think you'd be that surprised.
[08:41] Shizuku
    Sorry 'bout that.
[08:44] Oto
    Shizuku-san, is this where you work?
[08:47] Shizuku
    I'm a maid. Cute, right?
[08:51] Shizuku
    We can't really talk here.
    Let's go somewhere else.
[09:02] Shizuku
    Thanks for coming all the way here.
[09:05] Shizuku
    What brings you?
[09:06] Oto
    I'm going to find Tomoko-san.
[09:09] Oto
    So please tell me more about her.
[09:12] Oto
    Where she worked, her movement
    patterns, her circle of friends...
[09:15] Oto
    Tell me everything you can!
[09:20] Shizuku
    Meow!
[09:29] Shizuku
    Who do you take me for?
[09:31] Shizuku
    Go on, beat it!
[09:33] Oto
    Shizuku-san...
[09:40] Oto
    My eyes can see the traces
    left by Curiosities.
[09:43] Oto
    If I can use them to track the places where
    Tomoko-san has been, I might find something.
[09:50] Oto
    So please, tell me about Tomoko-san!
SIGN    Search
[09:59] Sumireko
    You did it, Oto-chan!
    I'd expect nothing less from you.
[10:02] Oto
    Th-Thank you.
[10:05] Oto
    Next, I'm going to go through these in order!
[10:08] Sumireko
    Roger that, boss.
[10:29] Sumireko
    No leads, huh?
[10:32] Sumireko
    Any idea what to do next?
[10:37] Sumireko
    I gotta say, though... her circle
    of friends is bigger than I expected.
[10:41] Sumireko
    It's not just her coworkers.
[10:43] Sumireko
    Even the clerk at the convenience store
    she frequented is worried for her.
[10:47] Sumireko
    Maybe she wasn't really
    alone in the world after all.
[10:51] Oto
    But the only one who looked
    for Tomoko-san was Shizuku-san.
[10:56] Shizuku
    Take that!
[11:00] Shizuku
    White, as I thought.
[11:01] Oto
    Shizuku-san!
[11:03] Shizuku
    Hey, you guys. Let's go eat some ramen.
SIGN    Chinese Cuisine
SIGN    Tatsuta
[11:11] Sumireko
    It's so good!
[11:12] Shizuku
    Right?
[11:16] Shizuku
    So, come up with anything yet?
[11:20] Oto
    No, nothing.
[11:21] Shizuku
    I see. Well, I kinda expected that.
[11:26] Oto
    Um, what kind of friend was Tomoko-san?
[11:29] Shizuku
    Huh? Well...
[11:34] Shizuku
    Both of us had frayed relationships
    with our families,
[11:38] Shizuku
    so we moved here from the countryside.
[11:40] Shizuku
    We were roommates.
[11:42] Shizuku
    We'd split one packet of instant
    ramen between us...
[11:46] Shizuku
    Carry a kotatsu that'd been
    dumped back to our place...
[11:50] Shizuku
    And when anything stupid happened,
[11:53] Shizuku
    the first person I'd want
    to tell about it was her.
[11:57] Shizuku
    When Tomoko started attending
    cosmetology school,
[12:00] Shizuku
    we moved out to different places.
[12:02] Shizuku
    The truth is, I wasn't in contact
    with her very much.
[12:05] Shizuku
    On that day a year ago, I got a message
    from her for the first time in ages.
[12:10] Shizuku
    She was grinning triumphantly,
    saying she finally got a job in a salon.
[12:14] Shizuku
    I don't know if it's a Curiosity or what,
[12:16] Shizuku
    but I want it to give Tomoko back.
[12:19] Shizuku
    Ever since that day,
    time has stopped moving for me.
[12:27] Shizuku
    I'm gonna get going.
[12:28] Shizuku
    A runt like you's gotta eat more,
    or you'll never grow up big and strong.
[12:32] Sumireko
    Wait, Shizuku-chan.
[12:35] Sumireko
    There's something I want you to tell me.
[12:38] Sumireko
    What day and month was that video taken?
SIGN    Laws Regarding Unsolved Cases
[12:49] attendant
    If you'd like to access the database,
    booth two is available.
SIGN    Missing
    Persons List
[12:59] Sumireko
    Hang on. Is this what I think it is?
[13:09] Nodoka
    Bye, Occhan!
[13:11] Nodoka
    See you tomorrow!
[13:13] Oto
    Good day to you, Nodoka!
SIGN    Maid Café
SIGN    Getting Ready to Serve You
[13:36] Reine
    Head Maid, we have a problem!
[13:37] Reine
    Nagano-san's asking for the day off
    because her child has a fever!
[13:41] Yuri
    And we're already shorthanded today!
[13:45] Reine; Yuri
    But supporting each other through our
    family issues is an ironclad rule here!
[13:55] Shizuku
    You again, Adashino Oto?
[13:57] Shizuku
    I don't have time for you
    right now. Just go home.
[14:00] Reine; Yuri
    Wait, please, Head Maid!
[14:05] Reine
    She's exactly what we need, don't you think?
[14:07] Yuri
    It'll look wonderful on her!
    There's no question!
[14:10] Oto
    I can't be a maid! I couldn't possibly!
[14:14] Shizuku
    Now, now. I'm counting on you.
[14:16] Shizuku
    As thanks, I'll treat you
    to a deluxe parfait.
[14:20] Oto
    A deluxe parfait?
SIGN    KISARAGI
SIGN    Sumire
SIGN    Sumireko-san
SIGN    Sumireko-san
[14:32] Adashino
    Hello? Sumireko-san?
[14:34] Sumireko
    Do you have a minute to talk?
[14:36] Adashino
    I do, though I must apologize
    for my half-dressed state.
[14:39] Sumireko
    Fortunately, I can't see you.
[14:41] Adashino
    Thank you for going with Oto yesterday.
SIGN    Sumireko-san
[14:46] Sumireko
    Is Oto-chan nearby?
[14:48] Adashino
    She might have given up.
    She went to school without a fuss.
[14:52] Sumireko
    That's good. Listen to what
    I'm about to say, Adashino-kun.
[14:57] Sumireko
    At the city library, I looked up cases
    that wouldn't appear in national papers—
[15:00] Sumireko
    local cases of disappearances
    and missing persons.
[15:05] Sumireko
    On the same exact day that Tomoko-san
    went missing, a woman's body was found.
SIGN    Unidentified Body Found
[15:11] Adashino
    A body? You don't think it was Tomoko-san?
[15:13] Sumireko
    No, that's not it.
[15:15] Sumireko
    The body wasn't Tomoko-san's.
[15:18] Sumireko
    It was discovered in a landslide caused
    by several days of continuous rain.
[15:23] Sumireko
    The time was confirmed by cameras
    installed at the location.
SIGN    Have You Seen This Person?
[15:27] Sumireko
    The thing is, a search request for that woman
    had been submitted half a year before that.
[15:32] Sumireko
    Interesting, isn't it?
[15:35] Sumireko
    I compiled a list of three years'
    worth of missing persons
[15:39] Sumireko
    and arranged a timeline
    of cases and accidents.
[15:42] Sumireko
    When I did, I realized the connection.
[15:45] Sumireko
    The search requests,
[15:46] Sumireko
    missing person reports, and body
    discoveries overlapped in certain places.
[15:52] Sumireko
    On the days when missing
    persons disappeared,
[15:55] Sumireko
    the bodies of other
    missing persons were found.
[15:59] Sumireko
    I went back and found six cases.
[16:01] Sumireko
    All of them happened on rainy days.
[16:03] Sumireko
    It's possible there are others
    that I didn't notice, too.
[16:07] Sumireko
    You get it, right? Basically, when someone
    disappears, someone else is found.
SIGN    Discovery
SIGN    X Month Y Day
SIGN    Disappearance
SIGN    Discovery
SIGN    Y Month Y Day
SIGN    Disappearance
SIGN    Discovery
SIGN    Z Month X Day
SIGN    Disappearance
SIGN    Discovery
SIGN    Y Month Z Day
SIGN    Disappearance
SIGN    Tomoko
[16:14] Adashino
    It's like a baton relay.
[16:19] Sumireko
    I see.
[16:25] Adashino
    Sumireko-san?
[16:27] Sumireko
    This is the worst-case scenario.
[16:28] Sumireko
    There's only one conclusion
    we can draw from this.
[16:35] Oto
    Welcome home, masters.
[16:39] customer B
    Are you new?
[16:40] Oto
    My name is Otohime.
[16:43] Oto
    P-Pweeze have a sheet...
[16:45] customer A
    She fumbled her words.
[16:45] customer B
    She's adorable.
[16:49] Oto
    Moe, moe!
[16:50] customer A; B
    Moe, moe!
[16:51] Oto
    Kyun, kyun!
[16:52] customer A; B
    Kyun, kyun!
[16:54] Oto
    Shake, shake!
[16:55] customer A; B
    Shake, shake!
[16:56] Oto
    Rattle, rattle!
[16:57] customer A; B
    Rattle, rattle!
[17:05] Oto
    I'll draw my favorite animal, okay?
[17:08] Oto
    Get yummy, get yummy—Huh?
[17:17] Oto
    I'm so sorry!
[17:18] Yuri
    At first glance, she seems like an
    accident-prone mistake of a maid.
[17:22] Reine
    But the customers are smiling
    because she's just too cute.
[17:25] Yuri
    She's perfect.
[17:27] Adashino
    I have something to report, as well.
[17:29] Adashino
    I looked into the hong yi xiao nu hai again.
[17:34] Adashino
    Do you remember what I said
    about the knocking?
[17:37] Adashino
    I think I've found something regarding that.
[17:40] Adashino
    At a certain university in Taiwan, there's
    a story about the hong yi xiao nu hai.
[17:47] Adashino
    When night comes, a young female spirit
    in red clothes invites people to play,
[17:52] Adashino
    and if you accept her invitation,
    you lose your life.
[17:56] Adashino
    Among the variations of the story,
    there are cases where she knocks first.
[18:01] Adashino
    This must be it.
[18:02] Adashino
    As for why it's associated with rain,
[18:04] Adashino
    that's likely due to tales of spirits
    long said to abduct people near the water:
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Shui Gui
    (Water Ghost)
[18:08] Adashino
    the shui gui.
[18:10] Adashino
    During its journey across
    the ocean to this very town,
[18:13] Adashino
    the legend became conflated
    with various other imagery.
[18:16] Adashino
    And so the hong yi xiao nu hai transformed.
SIGN    K
SIGN    I
SIGN    S
SIGN    A
SIGN    R
SIGN    A
SIGN    G
SIGN    I
[18:19] Adashino
    So that tales of it would be scarier,
[18:22] Adashino
    people built on them and added to them,
[18:24] Adashino
    and the end result of their
    storytelling was this.
[18:28] Adashino
    Finally, the shui gui has one more
    characteristic we can't afford to ignore.
[18:33] Adashino
    The data you found convinced me of it.
[18:37] Reine
    Good work today, Oto-chan.
[18:40] Oto
    Thank you for your hard work, Senpai!
[18:42] Reine
    You really helped us out!
    You're the best, Oto-chan!
[18:45] Yuri
    Your magic surpassed mine on your first day.
    You've utterly defeated me.
[18:49] Oto
    But all I did was make mistakes.
[18:52] Oto
    Thank you!
[18:54] Yuri
    You're such a good girl.
[18:55] Reine
    We asked the impossible of you,
    but you're thanking us.
[18:58] Yuri
    Could she be an angel in the flesh?
[19:01] Oto
    Please don't!
[19:02] Yuri
    It's only natural that we'd be grateful.
[19:04] Reine
    If we weren't, the head maid
    would knock us into next week.
[19:08] Oto
    The head maid? What kind
    of person is Shizuku-san?
[19:13] Yuri
    The head maid?
[19:14] Yuri
    She's dependable, she's kind,
    and she's understanding.
[19:17] Reine
    But she gives off an aura saying
    not to get too close, right?
[19:20] Yuri
    She totally does.
[19:21] Yuri
    She's wary of others, and she's actually
    uncomfortable around strangers.
[19:24] Reine
    To sum it up, I guess
    she's sort of like a cat.
[19:27] Yuri
    And she'd be the boss of the strays, right?
[19:30] Shizuku
    If you're gonna badmouth me,
    do it somewhere I can't hear you.
[19:35] Shizuku
    Good work today, Adashino Oto.
[19:38] Shizuku
    Here's the promised deluxe parfait.
[19:40] Shizuku
    Once you've changed, come eat it in my room.
SIGN    Shizuku's Room
[19:44] Adashino
    In other words, I believe we have
    arrived at the same conclusion.
[19:48] Sumireko
    If we're right, then Oto-chan is...
[19:50] Adashino
    Can I ask you to take care
    of her, Sumireko-san?
[19:53] Shizuku
    Thank you for waiting, my lady.
[19:55] Shizuku
    This is our deluxe parfait.
[19:58] Oto
    Thank you!
[19:59] Shizuku
    Eat as much as you like!
[20:01] Oto
    Another!
[20:03] Shizuku
    That was fast!
[20:03] Oto
    Thank you for the feast.
[20:05] Shizuku
    Man, you're one heck of an eater.
    It's somehow refreshing.
[20:17] Shizuku
    Hey, Adashino Oto...
[20:20] Shizuku
    I gotta apologize for being mean to you.
[20:22] Shizuku
    I'm sorry.
[20:26] Shizuku
    While I searched for Tomoko on my own,
    people said all kinds of things to me.
[20:30] Shizuku
    Some people just pretended
    they were worried.
[20:33] Shizuku
    Some people even said I must have done it.
[20:37] Shizuku
    I thought you were someone who'd just
    go through the motions, like them.
[20:43] Oto
    I was really happy to meet you, Shizuku-san.
[20:46] Oto
    My brother and I got lost,
[20:48] Oto
    and before we knew it, we were
    somewhere completely unfamiliar.
[20:52] Oto
    We waited for help, but no one came.
[20:55] Oto
    That's why my brother is
    pushing himself so hard.
[20:58] Oto
    "Why isn't anyone looking for us?" I wondered.
[21:01] Oto
    "Does that mean no one needs us?"
[21:05] Oto
    So I was really happy to see
[21:07] Oto
    that there are people like you who search
    so hard for those who go missing.
[21:11] Sumireko
    Adashino Oto...
[21:14] Oto
    I'm sure you'll see Tomoko-san again!
    I want you to see her again!
SIGN    Apartment Wife
[21:24] Oto
    What is it, apartment wife?
[21:26] Sumireko
    Oto-chan, are you all right?
    Where are you right now?
[21:28] Oto
    Shizuku-san's maid café.
[21:33] Oto
    Is something wrong?
[21:36] Sumireko
    Don't go anywhere until I get there, Oto-chan!
[21:42] Shizuku
    What's going on?
    This door leads to the roof.
[21:46] Sumireko
    Don't open the door, no matter who knocks!
[21:54] Sumireko
    The hong yi xiao nu hai...
[21:56] Sumireko
    is Tomoko-san herself!
SIGN    A Station, Scissors, and a Haircut
[23:36] Sumireko
    Next time: "A Station,
    Scissors, and a Haircut."

E7 - A Station, Scissors, and a Haircut

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[00:01] Shizuku; narration
    When we were in elementary school,
[00:02] kids; background
    I always fail at the jump...
[00:03] Shizuku; narration
    Tomoko was popular, and I was a nuisance.
[00:08] Shizuku; narration
    Tomoko was the mood-maker type
    who built everyone up,
[00:11] Shizuku; narration
    and I was the complete opposite.
[00:13] Shizuku; narration
    Shy and awkward with words,
[00:15] Shizuku; narration
    I set everyone around me on edge.
[00:19] Shizuku; narration
    Maybe that was why,
[00:21] Shizuku; narration
    in the beginning, I hated Tomoko's guts.
[00:26] Shizuku; narration
    Everyone has their own circumstances.
[00:28] Shizuku; narration
    I was what people refer
    to as a neglected child.
[00:31] Shizuku; narration
    Whenever my mom was cozying up
    to a prospective new husband,
[00:36] Shizuku; narration
    I would find myself locked out of the house.
[00:39] Shizuku; narration
    In the beginning, I just had to kill
    a little time when this happened,
[00:43] Shizuku; narration
    but at some point, I started
    spending most of the day outside.
[00:47] Shizuku; narration
    While the sun was up, I had playmates.
[00:50] Shizuku; narration
    It was the nights that were painful.
[00:54] Shizuku; narration
    That's why...
[00:56] Shizuku; narration
    I'd spend time at a friend's house
    and get treated to a meal.
[01:00] Shizuku; narration
    Each household welcomed me cheerfully.
[01:04] Shizuku; narration
    In the beginning, at least.
[01:08] friend A
    Yes? Who is it?
[01:10] Shizuku
    It's me. I came to hang out.
[01:12] (Flashback) friend A
    Oh, Shizuku-chan. Hold on a minute.
[01:16] (Flashback) friend A
    Mama, Shizuku-chan is here!
[01:18] (Flashback) friend A's mom
    She's here again? What kind of
    manners are they teaching her?
[01:22] friend A's mom
    And she always stays for dinner.
    She's shameless.
[01:24] friend A's mom
    I told you not to invite her anymore.
[01:26] friend A
    I didn't invite her. We're not even friends.
[01:29] friend A's mom
    Really? Then I'll send her home.
[01:32] friend A's mom
    Shizuku-chan? We have other plans
    today, so we can't invite you in.
[01:36] friend A's mom
    I'm sorry!
[01:37] (Flashback) friend A's mom
    Shizuku-chan?
[01:39] (Flashback) friend A's mom
    What? There's no one there.
[01:44] Shizuku; narration
    My classmates started avoiding me.
[01:48] Shizuku; narration
    I figured it was better that way, since
    they wouldn't find out about my situation.
SIGN    Mysterious Disappearances
SIGN    Mysterious Disappearances
SIGN    A Station, Scissors, and a Haircut
SIGN    A Station, Scissors, and a Haircut
[03:41] Sumireko
    Listen to me, Oto-chan.
[03:42] Sumireko
    Do not answer that door!
[03:44] Sumireko
    Get out of the building immediately!
[03:47] Oto
    Shizuku-san!
[03:58] Sumireko
    Not that way!
[04:00] Sumireko
    Come on!
[04:01] Oto
    Apartment wife!
[04:07] Shizuku
    What is all this?
[04:08] Sumireko
    Let's go!
[04:21] Sumireko
    The shutters!
[04:23] Sumireko
    They were open when I came in a moment ago!
[04:26] Oto
    What do we do, apartment wife?
[04:27] Sumireko
    Crap. We have to go back!
[04:32] Sumireko
    That should hold for a little while.
[04:35] Shizuku
    So, mind explaining?
[04:37] Shizuku
    What the hell is going on here?
[04:40] Sumireko
    The hong yi xiao nu hai attacks
    whoever answers its knocking.
[04:46] Sumireko
    Oto-chan has already answered it once.
[04:50] Sumireko
    That's why she was targeted.
[04:52] Shizuku
    No, that's not what I'm asking!
[04:55] Shizuku
    What do you mean, it's Tomoko herself?
[04:57] Sumireko
    The current hong yi xiao nu hai
    is a chimera of several Curiosities.
[05:02] Sumireko
    Originally, it was a Curiosity that simply
    took people into the mountains,
[05:06] Sumireko
    but as the story was told,
[05:08] Sumireko
    it combined with one of a ghost that haunts
    and kills those who answer its knocking.
[05:12] Sumireko
    It also got mixed with tales of the shui gui,
    which drown those who approach water,
[05:17] Sumireko
    adding the element of rain.
[05:19] (Flashback) Adashino
    Finally, the shui gui has one more
    characteristic we can't afford to ignore.
[05:25] (Flashback) Adashino
    "Ti si gui."
[05:25] [SONG] text
     Ti Si Gui
    (Death Swap)
[05:27] (Flashback) Adashino
    When a shui gui leads a human to its death,
    that shui gui can then leave this world,
[05:32] (Flashback) Adashino
    but the murdered human then becomes
    a new shui gui looking for a fresh victim.
[05:39] (Flashback) Adashino
    This special swapping characteristic,
    called ti si gui,
[05:42] (Flashback) Adashino
    is passed down in folklore
    across the continent.
[05:45] (Flashback) Adashino
    It's similar to the shichinin misaki in Japan.
[05:49] Sumireko
    The shichinin misaki?
SIGN    Shichinin Misaki
SIGN    Shichinin Misaki
SIGN    Shichinin Misaki
SIGN    Shichinin Misaki
SIGN    Shichinin Misaki
SIGN    Shichinin Misaki
SIGN    Shichinin Misaki
SIGN    Shichinin Misaki
SIGN    Shichinin Misaki
SIGN    Shichinin Misaki
SIGN    Shichinin Misaki
SIGN    Shichinin Misaki
SIGN    Shichinin Misaki
SIGN    Shichinin Misaki
SIGN    Shichinin Misaki
[05:51] (Flashback) Adashino
    Yes. A group of seven vengeful
    ghosts who always act together.
[05:55] (Flashback) Adashino
    When someone encounters them,
    they are killed and join their ranks,
[05:58] (Flashback) Adashino
    at which point the oldest one can leave.
[06:01] Sumireko
    After these stories and the hong yi
    xiao nu hai were brought together,
[06:05] Sumireko
    the result was a story about someone who
    goes out on rainy nights to knock on doors,
[06:08] Sumireko
    trying to get someone to open them.
[06:10] Sumireko
    It became a wandering Curiosity.
[06:14] Shizuku
    Just give it to me straight.
[06:16] Shizuku
    Is Tomoko still alive?
[06:20] Sumireko
    No. Tomoko-san is already dead.
[06:24] Oto
    Why?
[06:26] Oto
    Why? Why?
[06:28] Oto
    Tomoko-san is alive!
    They're going to see each other again!
[06:32] Sumireko
    Oto-chan...
[06:33] Oto
    Shizuku-san! They got it wrong!
    There must be some mistake!
[06:37] Shizuku
    I'm going to go get changed.
[06:39] Shizuku
    I just can't relax in this outfit.
[06:42] Oto
    Shizuku-san?
[06:45] Sumireko
    Leave the door open! If you don't...
[06:48] Shizuku
    I know.
[06:50] Shizuku
    Sorry for all the trouble.
[06:53] Shizuku
    Thank you.
[06:55] Oto
    Shizuku-san!
[06:56] Sumireko
    What is she thinking?!
[06:58] Oto
    Why?
[07:03] Shizuku
    I made my peace with this a long time ago.
[07:06] Shizuku
    The details just ended up being a lot
    worse than I expected. That's all.
[07:10] Shizuku
    Still, if it means I can see her again,
    it beats the alternative.
[07:17] Shizuku
    It's been a while, Tomoko.
[07:20] Shizuku
    Do you remember?
[07:23] Shizuku
    Back then, you were the one
    who opened the door for me.
[07:34] (Flashback) Tomoko
    Shizuku-chan?
[07:49] (Flashback) Tomoko
    Here.
[08:09] Shizuku
    It wasn't anything special,
    just normal thoughtfulness, right?
[08:13] Shizuku
    Because you're a kind person.
[08:16] Shizuku
    For you, I was just one friend among many.
[08:20] Shizuku
    But for me, you were the one person
    in the whole world I could call my friend.
[08:27] Oto
    That's not true. There are
    the others at the café, right?
[08:29] Oto
    And there's me! There's me, too!
[08:33] Shizuku
    You're a kind person, too, Adashino Oto.
[08:36] Shizuku
    But back then, I made up my mind.
[08:39] Shizuku
    I told myself that I'd give the rest of my life
    for Tomoko, just for this one moment.
[08:47] Shizuku
    I was happy to be able to live with you.
[08:50] Shizuku
    Congrats on having your dream
    of becoming a beautician come true.
[08:54] Shizuku
    I was always cheering for you, you know?
[08:56] Shizuku
    Even though we haven't really
    been able to talk lately.
[09:00] Oto
    Shizuku-san, don't do it!
[09:02] Sumireko
    Move!
[09:07] Shizuku
    Thank you, Adashino Oto.
[09:10] Shizuku
    Thanks to you, I'm able to grieve.
[09:14] Oto
    Shizuku-san, please stop!
[10:06] Shizuku
    Tomoko.
[10:07] Shizuku
    I've been looking for you.
[10:10] Shizuku
    But I wasn't able to find you. I'm sorry.
[10:24] Shizuku
    I will set you free.
[10:33] Oto
    Shizuku-san?
[10:38] Shizuku
    I saw her.
[10:51] Shizuku
    Adashino Oto, I...
[11:00] Oto
    Shizuku-san?
[11:19] Oto
    It's too cruel. This isn't right.
[11:25] Oto; telepathy
    Ren-nii!
[11:30] Adashino; telepathy
    Leave it to me, Oto.
[11:33] Oto
    Ren-nii!
[11:34] Oto
    I have to stop him!
[11:37] Oto
    Ren-nii is going to use his Eyes!
[11:44] Oto
    Shizuku-san!
[11:45] Oto
    Ren-nii, your Eyes...
[11:47] Adashino
    Eyes? I haven't used them.
[11:51] Adashino
    I used this.
[11:53] Oto
    A test sheet?
[11:55] Adashino
    What do you think? I'm very proud
    of this treasure of mine!
[11:58] Oto
    That's mine, though.
[11:59] Sumireko
    This makes no sense. Explain.
[12:02] Adashino
    There's an ancient Curiosity overseas
[12:04] Adashino
    called the mo-sin-a that carries
    people into the mountains.
[12:05] [SONG] text
     Mo-Sin-A
    (Demon Child)
[12:07] Adashino
    There are tales of its eyes, clothes,
    or hat being red. It's a childlike Curiosity.
[12:11] Adashino
    The other key I found was a ghost
    story that's popular in Japan.
[12:16] Adashino
    When you think of a childlike Curiosity
    wearing red in Japan, what comes to mind?
[12:22] Sumireko
    Toilet-bound Hanako-san?
[12:24] Adashino
    Exactly.
[12:26] Adashino
    It's likely that a combination
    of the mo-sin-a and Hanako-san
[12:31] Adashino
    resulted in the hong yi xiao nu hai.
[12:34] Adashino
    So I used the characteristics of the
    combined Curiosity to my advantage.
[12:38] Adashino
    "Show her a test sheet
    with a score of one hundred."
[12:41] Adashino
    It's a famous method to drive Hanako-san away.
[12:44] Sumireko
    I'm amazed you had something like that ready.
[12:46] Adashino
    I have all of Oto's test papers
    carefully preserved!
[12:51] Sumireko
    I am forever perplexed by your staggering
    over-fondness as an older brother.
[12:55] Oto
    Then Shizuku-san is safe?
[12:57] Adashino
    No, not yet.
[12:58] Adashino
    The Curiosity has only
    temporarily been held at bay.
[13:02] Adashino
    Let's head to the station.
SIGN    KISARAGI
[13:06] Adashino
    I'm so sorry, Sumireko-san.
[13:08] Adashino
    If I weren't still recovering, I'd help you.
[13:11] Sumireko
    You really are an infuriating kid.
[13:15] Adashino
    Thank you for your hard work.
[13:17] Adashino
    I'll go and get a ticket.
    If you'll wait here, please?
[13:20] Sumireko
    A ticket? What are you planning to do?
[13:23] Sumireko
    No, wait, before that...
[13:24] Sumireko
    Is this Kisaragi Station?
[13:29] Sumireko
    Isn't it about time you showed me your hand?
[13:33] Adashino
    If you're asking if this is the mysterious
    station that appears in urban legends,
[13:38] Adashino
    then yes.
[13:39] Sumireko
    I knew it! This is Kisaragi Station!
[13:42] Sumireko
    The otherworldly station that exists
    in both this world and another!
[13:46] Sumireko
    I'm inside that urban legend right now!
[13:50] Adashino
    More importantly, we need
    to finish the business at hand.
[13:53] Adashino
    Sumireko-san, you picked something
    up in that building, didn't you?
[13:57] Sumireko
    You mean these scissors?
    Shizuku-san was holding them.
[14:06] Adashino
    I knew it.
[14:08] Adashino
    They're a cursed object.
[14:10] Conductor
    If you are here to report a found item,
    please come this way.
[14:16] Conductor
    It's quite lively here today,
    mysterious disappearances.
[14:20] Conductor
    Oh, and a Bearer of Youth. How unusual.
[14:24] Conductor
    Will you be exchanging
    that woman for a ticket?
[14:30] Adashino; telepathy
    I have no intention of
    turning over a friend to you.
[14:32] Conductor
    My apologies. Then what
    will you be exchanging today?
[14:49] Adashino; telepathy
    This.
[14:50] Conductor
    A newly formed cursed object, is it?
[14:53] Conductor
    But it doesn't appear to be a pure one.
[14:56] Conductor
    It won't take you as far as
    your desired destination.
[14:59] Adashino; telepathy
    However far it will go is fine.
[15:03] Adashino; telepathy
    But the only one riding the train
    will be the hong yi xiao nu hai.
[15:08] Adashino
    The train will be here soon.
    Head straight to the platform.
[15:12] Oto
    Yes, I understand.
SIGN    Express
SIGN    Train Approaching
[15:35] Shizuku
    Adashino Oto?
[15:36] Oto
    Shizuku-san!
[15:38] Shizuku
    I'm not dead?
[15:41] Shizuku
    Did I mess it up?
[15:43] Oto
    Calm down.
[15:45] Oto
    Shizuku-san, the hong yi xiao nu hai
    possessed you, and you disappeared.
[15:50] Oto
    But then my brother stopped it.
[15:53] Oto
    This station is a Curiosity
    that connects to another world.
[15:56] Oto
    The train will be here in ten minutes.
[15:59] Oto
    If we can make sure only the
    hong yi xiao nu hai gets on the train,
[16:03] Oto
    you'll be safe.
[16:05] Shizuku
    I see.
[16:06] Shizuku
    Then I was able to draw the Curiosity to me.
[16:10] Shizuku
    In that case, everything's
    all right, Adashino Oto.
[16:15] Oto
    You know, when I was investigating
    Tomoko-san, I talked to all kinds of people.
[16:21] Oto
    I asked them what they knew
    about Tomoko-san's friends.
[16:25] Oto
    They all told me the same thing.
[16:27] Oto
    "She went shopping with Shizuku."
[16:29] Oto
    "She went out to eat with Shizuku."
[16:32] Oto
    "Tomoko-chan was always talking about
    the things she did with a girl named Shizuku."
[16:37] Oto
    Do you still think that, to Tomoko-san,
    you were just one friend among many?
[16:44] Oto
    And it's because Tomoko-san
    left you her scissors
[16:48] Oto
    that we were able to get this train ticket.
[17:02] Oto
    I'm certain that Tomoko-san
    wants you to live.
[17:08] announcement
    The train... arriving shortly.
[17:11] announcement
    For your safety... behind... line.
[17:19] Adashino
    It's just about time for the train to arrive.
[17:21] Sumireko
    Was it all right to send Oto-chan on her own?
[17:25] Adashino
    She'll be fine.
[17:27] Adashino
    She's far more grounded than she appears.
[17:30] Adashino
    I'd be much more worried if I had
    to leave you here on your own.
[17:33] Sumireko
    Your concern is unnecessary.
[17:35] Sumireko
    At least, that's what I'd like to say.
[17:38] Sumireko
    To be honest, I'm glad you're here.
[17:40] Sumireko
    This place freaks me out
    more than I thought it would.
[17:47] Sumireko
    That voice from the ticket window...
    I couldn't understand what it was saying,
[17:51] Sumireko
    but I could tell it was something humans shouldn't get involved with.
[17:54] Sumireko
    There are some things we're better off
    living our lives without knowing, if possible.
[17:58] Sumireko
    That's why you deliberately
    didn't tell me anything, right?
[18:01] Adashino
    You're speaking too highly of me.
[18:04] Adashino
    I was just too scared to talk about it.
[18:14] Shizuku
    Why is the train packed at this
    time of day? Who are these people?
[18:31] Adashino
    Cursed objects and Curiosities
    are foreign to this world.
[18:35] Adashino
    They are impurities that don't belong here.
[18:48] Adashino
    And the world is always desperate
    to rid itself of such foreign objects.
[19:01] Adashino
    So this station was brought into existence
    in order to expel these unneeded
[19:05] Adashino
    foreign bodies from this world.
[19:21] Adashino
    Cursed objects serve as the fare.
[19:24] Adashino
    And our home is at the very end of this line.
[19:28] Adashino
    That's why we're looking for cursed objects
    that can take us all the way there.
[19:32] Adashino
    To stay alive and return home...
[19:35] Adashino
    That's our goal as siblings.
[19:40] Adashino
    We're castaways from another world.
[19:47] Sumireko
    So you finally fessed up, huh?
[19:51] Sumireko
    Did you think I'd get
    creeped out if you told me?
[19:53] Sumireko
    If I'm being honest, thanks to
    the events of these last few weeks,
[19:58] Sumireko
    I'm overflowing with more creativity
    than I have been in a long while.
[20:02] Sumireko
    I'm not gonna let you two do
    all the fun stuff on your own!
[20:06] Adashino
    Sumireko-san...
[20:07] Sumireko
    Besides, you promised to read
    my next work, didn't you?
[20:12] Sumireko
    I'm not letting you back out now.
[20:16] Adashino
    That's definitely the move of
    a meddling, mature woman.
[20:20] Sumireko
    You're both all right?
    What about the hong yi xiao nu hai?
[20:23] Oto
    We sent it off.
[20:24] Shizuku
    I'm sorry. You've done so much
    for me, Ogawa-no-neesan.
[20:28] Sumireko
    "Neesan"? Well, that's laudable of you.
[20:32] Shizuku
    I felt like I should live
    enough for Tomoko, too.
[20:35] Shizuku
    Thanks, Occhan!
[20:37] Shizuku
    And where is this older brother of yours?
[20:40] Shizuku
    At least let me say thanks!
[20:43] Sumireko
    Huh? Maybe he stepped outside earlier?
[20:49] Oto
    Let's go and see.
[21:04] Conductor
    You're certainly working yourself to the bone.
[21:06] Conductor
    You're not her brother by blood,
    to say nothing of not even being human.
[21:10] Conductor
    You're just a sham of a monster.
[21:16] Conductor
    How many years has it been since you slept?
[21:19] Conductor
    Do you remember the last time you ate?
[21:22] Conductor
    Has there been even the briefest moment
    in which your suffering has eased?
[21:29] Conductor
    Soon, you'll be worn down to nothing
    for your sister's sake and disappear.
[21:35] Conductor
    Whether you have a ticket or not,
    there is no station to which you can return.
[21:46] Adashino; telepathy
    Even so, that girl deserves to go home.
[21:50] Adashino; telepathy
    Oto really is just a lost child.
[21:53] Adashino; telepathy
    There are people waiting for her,
    looking for her.
[21:57] Adashino; telepathy
    I'm going to prove that she isn't
    someone that no one needs.
SIGN    A Book, an Affair, and a Mermaid
[23:36] Sumireko
    Next time: "A Book, an Affair, and a Mermaid."

E8 - A Book, an Affair, and a Mermaid

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[00:03] Adashino
    Sumireko-san, do you have a moment?
[00:06] Sumireko
    Hm?
[00:06] Adashino
    We have a customer looking for
    this title. Do you recognize it?
SIGN    Farting: the Complete
[00:10] Sumireko
    Farting: the Complete Collection?
[00:13] Sumireko
    It should be over there on
    the culture and folktales shelf.
[00:16] Adashino
    Huh? It's an actual book?
[00:19] Adashino
    Is this the one?
[00:21] customer A
    Yes, it is!
[00:22] customer A
    This is the one! I'm so glad!
[00:25] Adashino
    Thank you.
[00:27] Adashino
    You really saved me.
[00:29] Sumireko
    You can thank me with a can of coffee.
[00:31] Adashino
    Working in a bookstore makes me realize
[00:33] Adashino
    how many books are out there
    that I've never heard of.
[00:38] Sumireko
    And there are more being published every day.
[00:41] Sumireko
    I just can't get enough.
[00:42] Adashino
    But, Sumireko-san,
[00:45] Adashino
    you know pretty much every
    book in this store, don't you?
[00:48] Adashino
    It's creepy.
[00:49] Sumireko
    You don't get to diss me!
[00:52] Sumireko
    That's one more can of coffee.
[00:54] Adashino
    What?
[00:56] Sumireko
    I can't help being obsessive about books.
[00:59] Sumireko
    There are some I've been looking for forever.
[01:01] Sumireko
    In my search, I end up remembering others.
[01:03] Adashino
    "Forever"? How long have you
    been unable to find them?
[01:08] Sumireko
    A really long time.
[01:10] Sumireko
    I read them so many times,
    but I can't remember the titles.
[01:15] Sumireko
    The only lead I have is this feeling
    that they were really absorbing.
[01:19] Sumireko
    Looking for them is one reason
    I work in a bookstore.
[01:23] Adashino
    Isn't it just that your memory's lacking?
[01:26] Sumireko
    Silence, boy!
[01:27] Sumireko
    That's three cans of coffee now!
[01:34] Adashino
    Welcome.
[01:36] (Flashback) Adashino
    To stay alive and return home...
[01:39] (Flashback) Adashino
    That's our goal as siblings.
[01:42] Sumireko; internal
    I see.
[01:44] Sumireko; internal
    One day, you'll be gone, too.
SIGN    Mysterious Disappearances
SIGN    Mysterious Disappearances
SIGN    A Book, an Affair, and a Mermaid
SIGN    A Book, an Affair, and a Mermaid
[03:19] Sumireko
    I got three cans of coffee out of him.
[03:34] Sumireko; narration
    When I was a child,
[03:36] Sumireko; narration
    I had severe trouble talking to others.
[03:39] Sumireko; narration
    It wasn't that I had nothing I wanted to say—
[03:42] Sumireko; narration
    rather, the opposite.
[03:44] Sumireko; narration
    Extreme heat melted the words into goo.
[03:46] Sumireko; narration
    They'd blend together in my head
    so that I couldn't get them out,
[03:49] Sumireko; narration
    and I'd have no idea what to do.
[03:51] friend A
    Tell me why!
[03:52] Sumireko; narration
    That particular day, something trivial had
    turned into a fight with my friends again.
[03:52] friend B
    Come on!
[03:56] Sumireko; narration
    I wasn't able to defend myself or apologize.
[03:59] Sumireko; narration
    All I could do was stay sullenly silent.
[04:01] friend A
    Why aren't you saying anything?
[04:03] friend B
    Come on! Say something!
[04:03] Sumireko; narration
    That made my friends angrier,
[04:06] Sumireko; narration
    and things only worsened from there.
[04:11] (Flashback) friend A
    Wait, Sumireko-chan!
[04:13] (Flashback) friend B
    Stop right there!
[04:14] (Flashback) friend A
    Wait!
[04:35] (Flashback) friend A
    Sumireko-chan!
[04:36] (Flashback) friend B
    Where did you go?
SIGN    Gyokushin-dou Bookstore
[05:20] (Flashback) Honhime
    Close the door.
[05:24] (Flashback) Honhime
    Sunlight is a book's worst enemy, young lady.
[05:28] (Flashback) little Sumireko
    I-I'm so sorry!
[05:33] (Flashback) Honhime
    Browse at your leisure.
[05:59] (Flashback) Honhime
    What are you looking at?
[06:02] (Flashback) Honhime
    Reading a good book can
    make one cry, can't it?
[06:06] (Flashback) little Sumireko
    Even a grown-up?
[06:09] (Flashback) Shoskihime
    Now, look here. Adults cry
    when they need to cry, too.
[06:12] (Flashback) little Sumireko
    Like when reading a book?
[06:14] (Flashback) Honhime
    That's right.
[06:15] (Flashback) Honhime
    If you're interested,
    why don't you give it a read?
[06:22] (Flashback) little Sumireko
    You don't mind?
[06:24] (Flashback) Honhime
    As it happens, I've just finished it.
[06:28] (Flashback) Honhime
    There's a space in the back for people to
    read before they buy. Use it as you wish.
[06:32] (Flashback) Honhime
    There won't likely be any
    other customers, anyway.
[06:55] (Flashback) little Sumireko
    Books are so boring, though.
[07:12] little Sumireko; internal
    "Right now, I have three
    envelopes in front of me.
[07:17] little Sumireko; interal
    However, I am only allowed
    to open and read one of them.
[07:24] little Sumireko; internal
    Which envelope holds the
    message that person wrote?
[07:28] little Sumireko; internal
    All of the envelopes are exactly the same,
[07:31] little Sumireko; internal
    but on the outside of one,
    I can see an ever-so-faint stain.
[07:35] little Sumireko; internal
    I pick that one up and open it without
    giving myself the chance to waver.
[07:41] little Sumireko; internal
    I pull out the sheet of paper inside,
    and the instant I lay eyes on its message,
[07:45] little Sumireko; internal
    the world around me changes completely."
[07:50] (Flashback) Honhime
    It's sunset. You should go home.
    Your family will be worried.
[07:54] (Flashback) little Sumireko
    But...
[07:55] (Flashback) Honhime
    You can continue tomorrow.
[07:58] (Flashback) little Sumireko
    But...
[08:02] (Flashback) Honhime
    All right, then, I'll lend you
    this book. However...
[08:06] (Flashback) Honhime
    You must be certain to come back
    and return it tomorrow.
[08:09] (Flashback) little Sumireko
    I will!
SIGN    Gyokushin-dou Bookstore
[08:23] (Flashback) little Sumireko
    Here.
[08:24] (Flashback) Honhime
    You brought it back. Thank you.
[08:30] (Flashback) Honhime
    Why don't you pick a book
    from over there to read next?
[08:41] little Sumireko
    "The coffee had long since gone cold.
[08:44] little Sumireko
    'Say, do you love your wife?' asked Julia.
[08:48] little Sumireko
    Behind me, the door opened and another
    customer came in, but I paid it no heed.
[08:54] little Sumireko
    Helplessly, I answered without thinking.
[08:56] little Sumireko
    'Of course I don't love her.'
[08:58] little Sumireko
    In that moment, Julia looked
    behind me and smiled, just a little.
[09:02] little Sumireko
    When I turned around,
    I realized that it was all over.
[09:06] little Sumireko
    The person standing there was my wife.
[09:08] little Sumireko
    And from behind the frozen mask
    of her expression, she said,
[09:12] little Sumireko
    'I hope you'll be very happy.'"
[09:15] (Flashback) little Sumireko
    Say...
[09:16] (Flashback) Honhime
    Hm?
[09:17] (Flashback) little Sumireko
    What's an "affair"?
[09:19] (Flashback) Honhime
    An affair? Well, let's see...
[09:24] (Flashback) Honhime
    It's something that everyone does, but it's
    the absolute worst thing to get caught doing.
[09:30] (Flashback) little Sumireko
    Really?
[09:31] (Flashback) little Sumireko
    So it's like underlining all the
    dirty words in the dictionary?
[09:36] (Flashback) Honhime
    There's nothing wrong with doing that,
    but is it something you do?
[09:40] (Flashback) Honhime
    My heart is filled with worry.
[09:43] (Flashback) little Sumireko
    The boys in class do it.
[09:45] (Flashback) Honhime
    My, they're incorrigible.
[09:48] little Sumireko
    "The man spoke with a sneer.
[09:51] little Sumireko
    'Magic? You still believe
    in magic at your age?'
[09:56] little Sumireko
    Sally bit her lip in frustration.
[09:58] little Sumireko
    It was as though he'd read
    her mind once again.
[10:03] little Sumireko
    An urge to kill him welled up inside her.
[10:06] little Sumireko
    'It isn't ghosts who curse people,'
    said the medium.
[10:11] little Sumireko
    'Before she took her own life,
    she said something to you, didn't she?'
[10:16] little Sumireko
    'She told you the name of a flower.'
[10:18] little Sumireko
    The medium's narrowed eyes opened wide.
[10:21] little Sumireko
    'That is what a curse is.'"
[10:34] (Flashback) little Sumireko
    What kind of book is this?
[10:36] (Flashback) Honhime
    You have a good eye.
[10:38] (Flashback) Honhime
    That's the type of mystery that
    would knock a sumo wrestler dead.
[10:42] (Flashback) little Sumireko
    That sounds like fun!
[10:47] (Flashback) Honhime
    You seem like you'll be all right now.
[10:55] (Flashback) Honhime
    I think I'll ask after all, just the once.
[10:59] (Flashback) Honhime
    Did something happen to you?
[11:02] (Flashback) Sumireko
    Huh?
[11:03] (Flashback) Honhime
    Well, the first time you came
    in here, you were crying.
[11:08] (Flashback) Honhime
    You don't have to tell me
    if you don't want to.
[11:10] (Flashback) Honhime
    It's not like me to ask, anyway.
[11:18] (Flashback) little Sumireko
    I-I-I...
[11:20] Sumireko; narration
    My difficulty in speaking to others,
[11:23] Sumireko; narration
    and how it caused fights
    between me and my friends...
[11:26] Sumireko; narration
    I remember that explaining just those
    two things took an agonizingly long time.
[11:34] Sumireko; narration
    But she didn't try to hurry me.
    She waited patiently for me to finish.
[11:45] (Flashback) Honhime
    Do you want to get better
    at speaking to people?
[11:47] (Flashback) little Sumireko
    Yes.
[11:49] (Flashback) Honhime
    Did you know?
[11:50] (Flashback) Honhime
    Everyone has a dictionary inside their head.
[11:54] (Flashback) Honhime
    It's called your inner dictionary.
[11:57] (Flashback) Honhime
    We unconsciously search through it
    for words when we speak.
[12:01] (Flashback) Honhime
    It seems you're not very good
    at pulling out that dictionary.
[12:11] (Flashback) Honhime
    Try writing a passage.
[12:18] (Flashback) Honhime
    You don't have to physically write it.
[12:20] (Flashback) Honhime
    First, ready some manuscript
    paper in your head.
[12:25] (Flashback) Honhime
    Write down all the words you
    know and give them form.
[12:30] (Flashback) Honhime
    You're going to take the dictionary
    in your head apart.
[12:33] (Flashback) Honhime
    You already have all the words you need.
[12:36] (Flashback) Honhime
    Next, rearrange the words
    on the manuscript paper,
[12:39] (Flashback) Honhime
    and turn them into writing.
[12:40] (Flashback) Honhime
    Then try reading the
    manuscript you've created.
[12:46] (Flashback) little Sumireko
    Do you think I can do it?
[12:47] (Flashback) Honhime
    I know you can.
[12:50] (Flashback) Honhime
    Practice makes perfect, though.
[12:53] (Flashback) Honhime
    I'm certain that you will write
    a vast number of passages.
[12:58] (Flashback) Honhime
    Your everyday life is in itself
    a full-length novel.
[13:03] (Flashback) Honhime
    One day, when you write a novel,
    I hope you'll let me read it.
[13:09] (Flashback) Honhime
    I've already read nearly
    all the books, after all.
SIGN    Gyokushin-dou Bookstore
[13:12] (Flashback) little Sumireko
    I will!
SIGN    This kanji...
    ...is here
[13:17] (Flashback) little Sumireko
    Hey, watch this!
[13:20] Sumireko; narration
    Her advice worked immediately.
[13:23] Sumireko; narration
    I was soon able to speak with my friends.
[13:30] Sumireko; narration
    I headed to the bookstore to thank her
    for helping me make up with them,
[13:38] Sumireko; narration
    but I was never able to find
    the path there again.
[13:46] Sumireko; narration
    Now, that path...
    was right in front of my eyes.
[14:00] Sumireko
    Crap...
[14:05] Sumireko
    "I regret that with each
    new day, you grow older."
[14:18] child Sumireko
    Piece of cake.
SIGN    Gyokushin-dou Bookstore
[14:45] Sumireko
    And so, the truth of the store where
    I read those books remains yet unknown.
[14:50] Sumireko
    That's how the story ends.
[14:52] Adashino
    I see. Well, that solves one
    of the mysteries about you.
[14:57] Sumireko
    About me? Details needed.
[15:00] Adashino
    I've always felt that the way you speak
    is unusual. There's a certain stiffness.
[15:05] Sumireko
    Oh. It naturally turned out that
    way due to how I write as I speak.
[15:10] Sumireko
    I've taken a liking to this
    way of speaking, though.
[15:14] Sumireko
    It sort of sounds like her, in a way.
[15:16] Adashino
    Really?
[15:17] Sumireko
    That's kind of an understated reaction.
[15:20] Adashino
    More importantly, do you remember
    the name of that bookstore?
[15:24] Sumireko
    The name?
[15:26] Sumireko
    For some reason, only vaguely.
[15:29] Sumireko
    I'm pretty certain it was
    something like Gyokushin-dou.
[15:33] Adashino
    Gyokushin-dou?
[15:35] Sumireko
    What is it?
[15:36] Adashino
    A mysterious woman who loves books...
[15:39] Adashino
    Did she invite you in, thinking you
    two were birds of a feather?
[15:43] Sumireko
    Hey.
[15:44] manager
    Ogawa-san!
[15:45] Sumireko
    Yes, sir?
[15:46] manager
    We don't have many customers right now,
    so could you help me bring in the delivery?
[15:50] Sumireko
    Yes, of course.
[15:51] manager
    Sorry to ask, but thanks.
[15:57] Sumireko
    So, about our conversation earlier...
[15:59] Adashino
    Yes, regarding the mysterious woman.
[16:02] Adashino
    This story dates back to the time
    of the fifth shogun, Tsunayoshi.
[16:06] Adashino
    There once was a beautiful
    woman of noble birth.
[16:09] Adashino
    It's said that she was such an avid reader,
    she twice reread the more than five thousand
[16:13] Adashino
    scrolls of Buddhist scripture.
[16:15] Adashino
    After the lady's death,
    in accordance with her will,
[16:17] Adashino
    her books were donated to the temple.
[16:19] Adashino
    A storehouse for them was built next to her
    grave so that anyone could borrow them.
[16:24] Adashino
    It's said that if you put your ear
    to the lady's grave in Yotsuya,
[16:27] Adashino
    you could hear a voice reading books.
[16:31] Adashino
    According to one theory, her posthumous
    Buddhist name was Gyokushin-in.
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Gyokushin-in
[16:34] Sumireko
    What?
[16:36] Adashino
    Because she loved reading so much,
    she was given the nickname...
[16:39] [SONG] text
     Honhime
    (The Lady of Books)
[16:39] Adashino
    Honhime.
[16:41] Sumireko
    "Honhime"?
[16:42] Adashino
    There was one rule for borrowing
    books from the lady's library.
[16:46] Adashino
    "When returning a book,
    you must add one more."
[16:50] Adashino
    Those who didn't follow it
    met with ill fortune.
[16:53] Adashino
    She must have really
    wanted to read new books.
[16:55] Sumireko
    Huh? But I never added any myself.
[17:00] (Flashback) Honhime
    One day, when you write a novel,
    I hope you'll let me read it.
[17:05] Sumireko
    I see. There are some very
    patient readers out there.
[17:09] Adashino
    Huh?
[17:14] Sumireko
    The next time I see her, I'll have
    to present her with a new book...
[17:18] Sumireko
    signed by the author Ogawa Sumireko.
[17:27] Yorumun
    Can you hear me?
[17:28] Yorumun
    To all you small fry out there, this is
    the mermaid VTuber, Himeuo Yorumun!
[17:35] Adashino
    For you.
[17:36] Sumireko
    Oh, how very considerate.
[17:44] Sumireko
    Any leads on new cursed objects?
[17:46] Adashino
    It's difficult.
[17:48] Adashino
    There isn't necessarily a cursed object
    associated with every Curiosity.
[17:52] Sumireko
    Is that how it works?
[17:55] Adashino
    That's how it works.
[17:56] Sumireko
    Then wouldn't it be faster to seek out
    a physical Curiosity from the start?
[18:01] Sumireko
    Like a tsukumogami or something.
[18:03] Adashino
    A tsukumogami, huh?
    Finding one of those at all is difficult.
[18:08] Sumireko
    Is it?
[18:09] Adashino
    I can't exactly go snooping through people's
    personal items without permission, can I?
[18:13] Adashino
    Sumireko-san, will you show me
    all of your personal items?
[18:16] Sumireko
    Get out of here and never come back.
[18:18] Adashino
    Right?
[18:19] Adashino
    And before that, I have to wonder
    if tsukumogami even exist in this era.
[18:24] Sumireko
    What? This coming from you of all people?
[18:26] Adashino
    These days, everything is
    made to be thrown away.
[18:30] Adashino
    If anything, digital data is treated
    with more care than physical items.
[18:35] Sumireko
    I see. It is hard to imagine a more difficult
    environment for the creation of tsukumogami.
[18:43] Nodoka
    Say, Occhan!
[18:45] Nodoka
    Have you been studying for finals?
[18:47] Oto
    Not at all.
[18:48] Nodoka
    You're kidding!
    But you always get good grades!
[18:52] Oto
    I really haven't studied, though.
    What about you, Nodoka?
[18:55] Nodoka
    I've got a home tutor assigned
    to me. I really hate it.
[19:02] Nodoka
    But you know what? There's something
    I do in secret that's a lot of fun.
[19:07] Oto
    What is it?
[19:08] Nodoka
    Collecting cute underwear.
[19:11] Oto
    Really?
[19:12] Nodoka
    Yup. See?
[19:15] Oto
    You shouldn't do that, Nodoka. It's unseemly.
[19:18] Oto
    You'll end up like that
    slovenly apartment wife.
[19:21] Nodoka
    Ahpartmentwaif? Who's that?
[19:24] Oto
    It's Wakazukuri-senpai's real name.
[19:26] Nodoka
    It is?
[19:28] Nodoka
    You know, I always thought
    her name sounded a bit odd!
[19:33] Nodoka
    So it's a stage name, right?
[19:36] Nodoka
    Well, how about that! So her real
    name is Ahpartmentwaif-senpai!
[19:40] Oto
    Y-Yes.
[19:42] Nodoka
    Hey, how about we get everyone together
    to study at my place before finals?
[19:47] Oto
    You don't mind me coming over?
[19:48] Nodoka
    Of course not! I'm all alone on
    Saturdays, so I get super bored.
[19:52] Oto
    Sure. Sounds like fun.
[19:53] Nodoka
    Bye, Occhan!
[19:56] Oto
    Bye-bye!
SIGN    Takamagahara Hospital
[20:21] Oto
    Hello.
[20:23] Shizuku
    I've been waiting for you, Adashino Oto.
[20:28] Oto
    Welcome home, masters.
[20:31] Oto
    My name is Otohime.
[20:32] customer A
    Where are you from?
[20:35] Oto
    I have wandered into this land
    from a certain small country.
[20:39] Oto
    But I believe that one day,
    I will be able to return home.
[20:42] customers A; B
    So cute!
[20:45] Oto
    Today, I drew all my favorite animals.
[20:49] customers A; B
    So cute!
[20:51] Oto
    You're much too kind, masters.
[21:05] Nodoka
    This is no fun!
[21:09] Nodoka
    The school and Dad are way too mean!
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    Creating social media accounts or accounts
    on video sites for the purpose of hosting
    livestreams or uploading videos is prohibited.
    
    Livestreams and/or videos can only be watched
    with a parent or guardian's permission,
    subject to a daily viewing limit at their discretion.
[21:12] Nodoka
    I just want everyone
    to see me sing and dance!
[21:22] Nodoka
    Oh, no!
[21:29] Yorumun
    Can you hear me?
[21:30] Yorumun
    To all you small fry out there, this is
    the mermaid VTuber, Himeuo Yorumun!
[21:38] Yorumun
    Thanks for waiting, everyone!
    How was your day today?
[23:13] Shizuku
    Good work!
[23:14] Oto
    Well, I'll be going now.
[23:16] Shizuku
    Wait.
[23:18] Shizuku
    Thanks for helping out
    so many times this month.
[23:22] Shizuku
    Here. As thanks.
[23:25] Oto
    Thank you.
[23:28] Oto
    What is it?
[23:30] Shizuku
    Once you get home, take a look inside.
SIGN    Dreams, Dance, and a Tsukumogami
[23:35] Sumireko
    Next time: "Dreams, Dance,
    and a Tsukumogami."

E9 - Dreams, Dance, and a Tsukumogami

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SIGN    Koone Girls' Academy
SIGN    Final Exam Scores
SIGN    Adashino Oto
SIGN    Ametsuchi Nodoka
[00:05] student A
    Adashino-san got a perfect score again.
[00:08] student A
    She's a world away from us.
[00:09] student B
    Ametsuchi-san is amazing, too!
    Those two are always the top scorers.
[00:13] student A
    Her father is the head of
    Takamagahara Hospital, right?
[00:17] student B
    It sounds like excellence runs in the family.
[00:24] Tamao
    Exams are finally over!
[00:27] Erika
    They were pretty tough this time.
[00:29] Mari
    I'm just glad none of us need
    to take make-up exams.
[00:32] Nodoka
    Y'know what?
[00:34] Nodoka
    That study session was
    worth having after all!
[00:37] Oto
    Yeah.
[00:38] Tamao
    And that's why we should celebrate
    making it through our tests!
[00:42] Erika
    You have some good ideas from time to time.
[00:44] Mari
    From time to Tama time.
[00:46] Tamao
    That was pretty bad.
[00:47] Oto
    I'd like to hear Nodoka sing again.
    It's been too long.
[00:50] Nodoka
    Occhan, I love you! Let's go do karaoke!
[00:54] Erika; Mari
    Yeah.
[00:55] Tamao
    Let's go!
SIGN    Mysterious Disappearances
SIGN    Mysterious Disappearances
SIGN    Dreams, Dance, and a Tsukumogami
SIGN    Dreams, Dance, and a Tsukumogami
[03:07] Oto
    One snack basket, please.
[03:46] Oto
    One more strawberry sundae, please.
[03:57] Tamao; Erika; Mari
    Yay! That was amazing!
[03:59] Nodoka
    Occhan, what did you think of my singing?
[04:03] Oto
    Huh?
[04:05] Nodoka
    You weren't listening!
[04:08] Nodoka
    See you later! Bye-bye!
[04:11] Mari; Erika; Tamao; Oto
    See you tomorrow!
SIGN    Takamagahara Hospital
[04:31] Nodoka
    Good day, Shirai-san.
[04:33] Shirai
    Oh, Nodoka-san!
[04:34] Nodoka
    I'd like to see my dad if I can.
[04:37] Shirai
    Just a second.
[04:39] Shirai
    The chairman is in a meeting right now.
[04:42] Nodoka
    Then could you give this to my dad, please?
[04:45] Shirai
    Your test scores?
[04:47] Shirai
    Of course. I'll make sure he gets them.
[04:50] Nodoka
    If you would, please.
[04:52] Nodoka
    And please don't look at them, Shirai-san.
[04:55] Shirai
    Understood.
[05:07] Kotaka
    Welcome home, Nodoka-san.
[05:09] Nodoka
    A good day to you, Kotaka-sensei.
[05:13] Kotaka
    Let's get started as soon
    as you've changed clothes.
[05:16] Kotaka
    Our time is limited, after all.
[05:18] Nodoka
    Yes.
[05:21] Kotaka
    This problem looks complex at first glance,
[05:25] Kotaka
    but it simply requires a combination
    of the methods I taught you last time.
[05:29] Kotaka
    Yes, that's it! Splendid!
[05:32] Kotaka
    There aren't many middle schoolers who can
    solve problems from UTokyo's Science Dept. III.
[05:39] Kotaka
    Well, let's stop here for today.
[05:42] Kotaka
    You've worked hard.
[05:44] Nodoka
    Okay.
[05:45] Kotaka
    Everyone hopes that you will one day
    take over running Takamagahara Hospital.
[05:50] Kotaka
    I'm certain you will be able
    to rise to those expectations.
[05:57] Kotaka
    Let's do our best tomorrow, as well.
[05:59] Nodoka
    Thank you very much.
[06:06] Nodoka
    This is no fun!
[06:08] Nodoka
    It's no fun!
[06:09] Nodoka
    No fun! No fun! No fun!
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SIGN     To Students and Parents
    
    Creating social media accounts or accounts
    on video sites for the purpose of hosting
    livestreams or uploading videos is prohibited.
    
    Livestreams and/or videos can only be watched
    with a parent or guardian's permission,
    subject to a daily viewing limit at their discretion.
[06:34] Yorumun
    Can you hear me, all you small fry?
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
[06:37] Yorumun
    This is the mermaid VTuber, Himeuo Yorumun!
SIGN    Himeuo Yorumun
[06:42] Nodoka
    Good evening, Yoru-chan!
[06:45] Yorumun
    How did you all spend your day?
[06:47] Yorumun
    I was busy with work the whole time!
[06:52] Yorumun
    I'm one exhausted lady.
[06:54] Yorumun
    Huh? Whoever said, "For a lady, you're a
    little lacking up there," I'll send you flying!
[06:59] Yorumun
    Oh, right! Remember the merch
    I released a while ago?
[07:02] Yorumun
    It looks like it's started
    arriving at your homes!
[07:04] Nodoka
    Yeah! I bought some!
[07:06] Yorumun
    The truth is, I'd like to release
    a sexy boobs mouse pad,
[07:11] Yorumun
    but for some reason, my manager
    keeps shooting down the idea.
[07:14] Yorumun
    I guess that's fair. I am an idol and all.
[07:17] Yorumun
    So for now, you'll have to be satisfied with
    acrylic keychains and body pillow covers.
[07:22] Yorumun
    Hey! All of you who just said "flat as
    a cutting board"! I'm blocking you!
SIGN    Sorry
[07:27] Yorumun
    You're sending super chats to apologize?
SIGN    Sorry
SIGN    My apologies.
SIGN    Sorry
SIGN    My apologies.
SIGN    Soz
SIGN    Soz
SIGN    I'm sorry. I won't do it again. Please have mercy
SIGN    I'm sorry. I won't do it again. Please have mercy
SIGN    I'm sorry. I just got caught up in the flow
[07:29] Yorumun
    I was joking! Please don't take it seriously!
SIGN    I'm sorry. I just got caught up in the flow
SIGN    I'm sorry. I just got caught up in the flow
[07:33] Yorumun
    Everyone, treat your money
    with respect, okay?
SIGN    I'm sorry. I just got caught up in the flow
[07:36] Yorumun
    But, you know, all of your super chats
    let me produce new songs and merchandise,
[07:41] Yorumun
    so I'm really grateful!
[07:43] Yorumun
    Thank you. I promise to use it well.
[07:47] Yorumun
    Huh?!
[07:48] Yorumun
    No, you've given me enough
    already! Stop! Stop it!
[07:52] Yorumun
    Tossing money at me
    without a word is just scary!
[07:55] Yorumun
    At least write a message of support,
    or something you want to ask me.
[07:59] Yorumun
    I'll give you life advice if you want!
SIGN    Don't worry about it. Just quietly accept it.
[08:04] Yorumun
    Have you all gone crazy?!
[08:08] Yorumun
    You have a test tomorrow? Good luck!
[08:11] Yorumun
    Actually, stop watching this and go study!
[08:15] Yorumun
    Satori-san, today's your birthday?
    Happy birthday!
[08:19] Yorumun
    And if you need advice,
    keep the questions coming!
SIGN    NodoNodo
SIGN    NodoNodo
[08:24] Nodoka; internal
    I want to chase my dream of being an idol,
[08:27] Nodoka; internal
    but I don't have the courage to betray
    my parents' expectations.
[08:30] Yorumun
    Oh, there's a serious one.
[08:33] Yorumun
    NodoNodo-san, thank you!
[08:37] Yorumun
    Hmm, yes, I see.
[08:39] Yorumun
    I'll be cheering for you
    and your dream all the way!
[08:43] Yorumun
    I'm sort of in the same situation.
[08:46] Yorumun
    You know, if I wasn't doing this virtually,
[08:48] Yorumun
    I never could've become an idol
    that this many people come to see.
[08:51] Yorumun
    But once I discovered the virtual world,
    my path opened up before me!
[08:55] Yorumun
    I think it happened because
    I didn't give up on my dream.
[08:59] Yorumun
    This is coming straight from the source, me!
    I'll always be here cheering you on!
[09:04] Yorumun
    And there ends my personal opinion!
[09:07] Yorumun
    Now, do any of you have
    anything else to ask me?
[09:11] Yorumun
    Whoa! That's a ton of replies!
[09:13] Yorumun
    Right, then! I'll stay with
    you all until morning!
[09:16] Yorumun
    Ask me whatever you want!
[09:19] Yorumun
    "What color are your panties?"
[09:21] Yorumun
    I'm a mermaid!
[09:23] Yorumun
    I don't wear panties!
[09:27] Yorumun
    Okay, next!
[09:28] Yorumun
    "What's your favorite kind of sushi?"
[09:31] Yorumun
    Well, I'm a mermaid, so I'll just say
    I like the ones that aren't fish.
[09:35] Yorumun
    Sea urchin, crab, and ark clam!
[09:37] Yorumun
    "In the unlikely event that you went
    on a date, where would you like to go?"
[09:41] Yorumun
    Hey! "In the unlikely event" is just rude!
[09:44] Yorumun
    Let's see.
[09:45] Yorumun
    In Chiba prefecture, there's a shrine
    eighteen meters underwater on the sea floor.
[09:49] Yorumun
    Did you know that?
[09:50] Yorumun
    I'd like to do a New Year's visit to that
    shrine and drink amazake together!
[10:02] Uname
    Earth to Miss Night Owl!
[10:04] Nodoka
    Uname-sensei!
[10:07] Nodoka
    Huh? What about gym class?
[10:08] Uname
    It's already over.
    Why did you stay up so late?
[10:13] Nodoka
    Oh... It's because I was watching Yorumun.
[10:16] Uname
    Yorumun?
[10:17] Nodoka
    Um... She's a VTuber!
[10:19] Uname
    Is that a brand of chuhai?
[10:21] Nodoka
    No!
[10:27] Uname
    Well, no wonder you're in
    such a good mood today.
[10:30] Nodoka
    A good mood? Me?
[10:33] Uname
    Yes. You're always in a good mood
    the next day after you stay up late.
[10:39] Nodoka
    You might be right about that.
[10:41] Uname
    But it's not good to stay up late too often.
[10:44] Nodoka
    Yes, ma'am.
[10:46] Uname
    And as your teacher, I'm always happy to
    learn more about young people's culture.
[10:50] Nodoka
    You are?
[10:51] Uname
    So basically, these "VTubers"
    are like kamishibai performers.
SIGN    The Tale of Yorumun
[10:57] Nodoka
    Sensei, weren't you listening?
    They're totally different!
[11:01] Uname
    Oh, my.
[11:02] Nodoka
    VTubers are people who livestream
[11:04] Nodoka
    using an illustration or 3D model
    to represent themselves.
[11:08] Nodoka
    They'll do game commentaries,
    or chat, or sing songs—
[11:11] Nodoka
    all kinds of things!
[11:12] Nodoka
    The people who do their character designs
    or animation are called their "parents,"
[11:16] Nodoka
    and the one who voices them
    is called the "person inside"!
[11:19] Uname
    So the person inside cheered you on,
    and that made you feel better, right?
[11:25] Uname
    Which is why you're in a good mood.
[11:27] Nodoka
    Um, yes. I guess that's right.
[11:30] Uname
    The truth is, I was worried about you.
[11:33] Uname
    Your parents are so successful
[11:36] Uname
    that I thought you might be feeling too
    pressured to even have dreams of your own.
[11:40] Nodoka
    Right...
[11:41] Uname
    But it seems I didn't need to worry.
[11:43] Uname
    I didn't know you dreamed
    of becoming an idol!
[11:46] Nodoka
    Right!
[11:50] Uname
    That's a lovely dream!
[11:53] Uname
    I'm certain... it will come true!
[11:57] Uname
    Pretend you didn't see that.
[12:01] Uname
    It will!
[12:03] Uname
    Come true!
[12:05] Nodoka
    Sensei, it's all right!
[12:07] Uname
    Wait! Don't give up on your teacher!
[12:13] Uname
    Now that I think about it, I feel like
    I've heard of Yorumun somewhere before.
[12:18] Uname
    Where could that have been?
[12:27] Nodoka
    What?
SIGN    Popular VTuber Himeuo Yorumun Announces Her Retirement
SIGN    A shock ran through the VTuber community today. For a
    long time, Himeuo Yorumun has been entertaining fans with
[12:30] Nodoka
    Yorumun... is retiring?
[12:41] Oto
    Nodoka?
[12:47] Oto
    What's wrong?
[12:53] Kotaka
    Nodoka-san?
[12:56] Kotaka
    Is something wrong?
[12:59] Kotaka
    If you use the formula we used
    yesterday there, it's easy to...
[13:03] Kotaka
    It seems you're lacking in focus.
[13:06] Kotaka
    We'll end here for today.
[13:08] Kotaka
    Nodoka-san, your parents
    are brilliant doctors.
[13:12] Kotaka
    The only one who can properly
    carry on their will
[13:16] Kotaka
    is you.
[13:20] Kotaka
    You do not have time
    for distractions right now.
[13:24] Kotaka
    Please find a way to finish
    shedding your tears today.
[13:38] Nodoka; internal
    It's been announced
    on her official site, too.
[13:41] Nodoka; internal
    This really is the end.
[13:45] Nodoka; internal
    Himeuo Yorumun really is gone.
[13:58] Nodoka
    I really wanted to become an idol.
[14:06] Nodoka
    Huh?
[14:11] Yorumun
    This is the mermaid VTuber, Himeuo Yorumun!
[14:16] Nodoka
    What?!
[14:18] Yorumun
    Can you hear me, all you small fry?
    Is the volume all right?
[14:25] Nodoka
    I thought she wasn't streaming anymore.
[14:29] Nodoka
    Could they have made some
    kind of mistake in the news?
[14:33] Yorumun
    I'm sorry I worried you.
[14:35] Yorumun
    Everything's okay. I'm here!
[14:43] Yorumun
    I promised, didn't I?
[14:46] Yorumun
    I said I'd always be here cheering you on.
[14:50] Yorumun
    The most important thing to me,
    more precious than anything else,
[14:53] Yorumun
    is all of you who have cheered me on!
[15:12] Yorumun
    I'm rooting for you!
[15:20] Yorumun
    You can do it! I'm rooting for you!
[15:23] Yorumun
    You can do it!
[15:28] math teacher
    All right, time's up!
SIGN    Math Quiz
[15:31] math teacher
    Pass your papers up to the front.
[15:33] math teacher
    I'll score them now, so you have
    ten minutes' self-study.
[15:37] Tamao
    We just finished our finals.
    Why are we taking more tests?
[15:42] Erika
    To punish last-minute
    crammers like you, Tama.
[15:47] math teacher
    As expected, Adashino has a perfect score.
[15:51] classmates
    Wow! That's amazing.
[15:53] math teacher
    If you all studied regularly,
    you'd get perfect scores, too.
[15:56] math teacher
    Oh, here's someone else who's working hard.
[16:00] math teacher
    Ametsuchi Nodoka!
[16:01] Nodoka
    Yes?
[16:02] math teacher
    You've really put in the work!
[16:09] Kotaka
    Splendid!
[16:11] Kotaka
    Well done solving that one, Nodoka-san.
[16:14] Kotaka
    I spoke harshly the other day, but it seems
    there was no need for me to worry.
[16:19] Kotaka
    I'm certain you will surpass
    your parents' expectations.
[16:24] Kotaka
    Let's do our best together.
[16:26] Nodoka
    Right!
[16:27] Nodoka
    Thank you!
[16:31] Nodoka
    All right.
[16:32] Nodoka
    Next is singing and dancing!
[16:37] Yorumun
    I'm rooting for you!
[16:39] Yorumun
    I just know you can do it.
    Keep working at it!
[16:42] Nodoka
    I will!
[16:44] Nodoka
    Yorumun!
[16:46] Nodoka
    I'll do my very best! Watch me!
[16:57] Oto
    Nodoka, you look awful. Are you all right?
[17:01] Nodoka
    I'm just fine!
[17:04] Nodoka
    In fact, I've never felt better!
[17:07] Nodoka
    There's so much I want to do!
    I don't have time to sleep!
[17:12] Nodoka
    I've stayed up for four nights in a row now!
[17:15] Oto
    You shouldn't! You need to rest!
[17:17] Nodoka
    I said I'm fine!
[17:20] Nodoka
    We promised to do our
    homework together, right?
[17:25] Oto
    But...
[17:27] Nodoka
    Besides, Yorumun is cheering me on, so...
[17:31] Nodoka
    no time... rest...
[17:37] Oto
    Nodoka!
[17:41] Oto
    Nodoka!
SIGN    Takamagahara Hospital
SIGN    Maid Café
[18:06] Shizuku
    Good work today, Adashino Oto.
[18:09] Oto
    I'm going to use the roof for a little while.
[18:11] Shizuku
    Mrrow.
[18:14] Oto
    Mrrow.
[18:20] Sumireko
    We're thinking there are ten
    other cases in this town alone.
[18:25] Sumireko
    If we looked nationwide, the number
    would likely be much higher.
[18:29] Sumireko
    And one of these cases is Oto-chan's friend.
[18:34] Sumireko
    According to the occult forums,
[18:36] Sumireko
    it seems like everyone who collapsed
    was an ardent fan of Himeuo Yorumun.
[18:41] Oto
    Nodoka mentioned her, too. She said
    that Yorumun was cheering her on.
[18:46] Sumireko
    Himeuo Yorumun, huh?
[18:49] Sumireko
    Her name's been all over
    the news online lately.
[18:52] Sumireko
    She had a lot of fans and a good reputation,
[18:55] Sumireko
    only to retire at the height of her
    popularity for undisclosed reasons.
[18:59] Adashino
    Have people been talking about
    how it was her fans who collapsed?
[19:03] Sumireko
    Yes. Of course, her management has
    officially denied any connection.
[19:09] Oto
    But Nodoka really did collapse.
    She's still in the hospital.
[19:14] Sumireko
    There are rumors of Yorumun
    livestreaming even after her retirement,
[19:18] Sumireko
    but apparently there isn't
    a single archived recording.
[19:22] Adashino
    Do you remember our discussion
    about tsukumogami, Sumireko-san?
[19:27] Sumireko
    Of course.
[19:28] Adashino
    There's an otogizoshi—a short
    story from the Muromachi era—
[19:31] Adashino
    called the Tsukumogami Emaki.
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Tsukumogami Emaki
[19:33] Adashino
    It says that tsukumogami are essentially
    objects that were once cared for
[19:38] Adashino
    but now have set out for revenge after
    being treated roughly and discarded.
[19:42] Adashino
    They are Curiosities that have
    changed to cause harm to humans.
[19:52] Adashino
    There's a procession of yokai
    referred to as the hyakki-yagyo,
[19:57] Adashino
    but the majority of the yokai
    depicted are tsukumogami.
[20:00] Adashino
    And all those who encounter
    the hyakki-yagyo are said to die.
[20:05] Adashino
    Tsukumogami are very unlike the
    cute little spirits you might imagine.
[20:13] Adashino
    If the vast quantity of digital data that
    humans discard at their convenience
[20:17] Adashino
    has become a tsukumogami
[20:19] Adashino
    and set out to take its revenge on humans,
    I wouldn't be surprised at all.
SIGN    Takamagahara Hospital
SIGN    Sudden Faintings Due to Unknown Causes
     Cause Increasing Chaos Across City
[20:55] Adashino
    At this rate, the number
    of victims will only increase.
[20:58] Oto
    Ren-nii, please save Nodoka.
[21:03] Adashino
    All right. Leave it to me, Oto.
[21:25] Cat Sovereign
    You'd better prepare yourself,
    Disappearances-kun.
SIGN    A Live Performance, a Curse, and the Person Inside
[23:36] Sumireko
    Next time: "A Live Performance,
    a Curse, and the Person Inside."

E10 - A Live Performance, a Curse, and the Person Inside

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SIGN    Rare Anime World
[00:00] YouTuber
    This time on Rare Anime World*,
[00:02] YouTuber
    we'll be looking at an anime from 40 years*
    ago that was only broadcast in Saitama
[00:06] YouTuber
    called Mysterious Mikorin*.
[00:08] Yorumun
    Can you hear me?
[00:09] Yorumun
    Hey, all you small fry!
[00:10] man A
    What is this?
[00:12] Yorumun
    This is the mermaid VTuber,
[00:14] Yorumun
    Himeuo Yorumun!
SIGN    Popular VTuber Himeuo Yorumun Announces Her Retirement
SIGN    Mysterious Disappearances
SIGN    Mysterious Disappearances
SIGN    Takamagahara Hospital
SIGN    A Live Performance, a Curse, and the Person Inside
SIGN    A Live Performance, a Curse, and the Person Inside
SIGN    Are These Crimes Being Committed
    by a Hacker Who Page-Jacked Popular
     VTuber Himeuo Yorumun's Official Site?
[01:51] Sumireko
    The uproar is escalating rapidly.
[01:54] Sumireko
    Yorumun is taking over popular
    streamers' videos one after another.
[01:58] Adashino
    It just doesn't add up.
[02:01] Sumireko
    It's ominous.
[02:05] Adashino
    It doesn't make sense for the damage
    to start spreading indiscriminately
[02:08] Adashino
    instead of among her fans.
SIGN    Ametsuchi Nodoka
[02:11] Nodoka
    Get out!
[02:13] Nodoka's dad
    Please calm down, Nodoka.
[02:15] Nodoka
    What does it matter?
[02:17] Nodoka's dad
    I'm simply worried about your health.
[02:21] Nodoka
    Let me do what I like, too! Just a little!
[02:27] Sumireko
    Is Nodoka-chan's room around here?
[02:30] Oto
    Yes, it's over there.
[02:31] Nodoka
    Get out already!
[02:33] Nodoka's dad
    Nodoka...
[02:34] Nodoka
    Just get out!
[02:47] Oto
    Nodoka?
[02:50] Nodoka
    Occhan.
[02:51] Oto
    Sorry to drop in without notice.
[02:54] Oto
    Um, this is my older brother Ren,
    and that's the apartment wife.
[02:58] Sumireko
    Huh?
[02:59] Nodoka
    Oh, are you Wakazukuri-senpai's
    older sister? It's nice to meet you.
[03:05] Oto
    U-Um, Nodoka?
[03:07] Nodoka
    Sorry. I have to make up for lost time,
    so I can't talk right now.
[03:21] Adashino
    This is it.
[03:24] Oto
    Ren-nii?
[03:25] Oto
    What are you doing? Wait!
[03:27] Sumireko
    What do you think you're doing
    to your little sister's friend?
[03:31] Adashino
    I almost had it, too.
    So much for the element of surprise.
[03:34] Sumireko
    The explanation comes first. So explain.
[03:37] Adashino
    Nodoka-chan, you've heard the news
    about people falling unconscious, right?
[03:41] Adashino
    Himeuo Yorumun isn't who you think she is.
[03:46] Adashino
    The current Yorumun is a Curiosity that
    has broken free from her digital image.
[03:51] Adashino
    There have long been similar stories of
    Curiosities that escaped from paintings.
[03:56] Adashino
    One such story is
    "The Horse From the Painting,"
[04:00] Adashino
    a folktale about a horse escaping from an
    ema tablet and spoiling the fields each night.
[04:06] Adashino
    They say that, once reins and a post
    were drawn onto the ema,
[04:10] Adashino
    the Curiosity ceased its actions immediately.
[04:12] Sumireko
    So you were trying to draw something
    onto Yorumun to overwrite her data?
[04:17] Adashino
    Regrettably, I lack the finesse for that.
[04:21] Adashino
    Besides which, rather than
    cutting off the source entirely,
[04:24] Adashino
    my objective here is simply
    to save Oto's friend.
[04:27] Adashino
    Kuji goshin hou:
[04:28] [SONG] text
    Kuji Goshin Hou
    (Nine-Character Self-Defense)
[04:29] Adashino
    a method of self-defense said to have its origins in the classic Chinese text Baopuzi,
[04:33] Adashino
    practiced in Shugendo and Onmyodo.
[04:37] Adashino
    The grid of lines created by the nine characters
    in the phrase is known as a kuji-mon.
[04:39] [SONG] text
     Kuji-Mon
    (Nine-Character Device)
[04:42] Adashino
    Even now, some ama divers wear the sigil
    when they dive to ward off misfortune.
[04:49] Adashino
    It's a simplistic solution,
[04:51] Adashino
    but drawing the device directly on her tablet
    should be enough to block Yorumun.
[04:59] Adashino
    We want to save you.
[05:00] Adashino
    Please let me see your tablet.
[05:02] Nodoka
    No!
[05:03] Nodoka
    Father told you to do this, didn't he?
[05:06] Nodoka
    Yorumun only ever tries
    to encourage her fans!
[05:10] Nodoka
    She hasn't done anything wrong!
[05:12] Oto
    But she's the reason you collapsed, isn't she?
[05:15] Nodoka
    No!
[05:20] Nodoka
    Just get out!
[05:22] Nodoka
    Go away!
[05:24] Oto
    But, Nodoka...
[05:29] Uname
    Ametsuchi-san?
[05:31] Nodoka
    Uname-sensei?
[05:33] Nodoka
    Why are you here?
[05:34] Uname
    There's someone I want you to meet.
[05:38] Uname
    The rest of you are here
    at just the right time, too.
[05:41] Sumireko
    Someone you wanted her to meet?
[05:43] Uname
    Mikamo-chan?
[05:45] Mikamo
    Th-Thank you for having me.
[05:48] Nodoka
    That voice...
[05:50] Nodoka
    Yorumun?
[05:53] Mikamo
    You must be Nodoka-san, right?
[05:54] Mikamo
    As well as Oto-san, her older brother,
    and Sumireko-san.
[05:59] Mikamo
    Right?
[06:00] Sumireko
    Yes.
[06:01] Mikamo
    When Uname-chan told me everything
    that happened, I knew I had to see you.
[06:05] Sumireko
    Huh?
[06:07] Mikamo
    Please save Yorumun!
[06:14] Uname
    Let me introduce you more properly.
[06:16] Uname
    This is Hanamura Mikamo-chan.
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Hanamura Mikamo
[06:19] Uname
    I got to know her while I was hospitalized,
    as she'd been coming in for regular checkups,
[06:25] Uname
    and we became good friends.
[06:27] Uname
    I asked her about her work, but at the time,
    I didn't know what a "VTuber" was.
[06:35] Uname
    What's wrong, Mikamo-chan?
[06:39] Uname
    What?
[06:40] Uname
    "Her boobs are so big they scare me"?
[06:42] Sumireko
    Really?
[06:44] Uname
    It's all right. They aren't scary boobs.
[06:47] Sumireko
    Hey.
[06:50] Mikamo
    Uname-chan told me you were the
    breast person to ask about Curiosities.
[07:00] Uname
    What?
[07:01] Uname
    "Seriously, her boobs scare me"?
[07:04] Uname
    Don't worry. They're just lumps of fat.
[07:06] Sumireko
    Uname-sensei, most of what you're
    saying is pretty mean, you know?
[07:11] Sumireko
    She's like a totally different person
    compared to when she's streaming.
[07:14] Adashino
    The exact opposite of her
    cheerful, energetic persona.
[07:17] Mikamo
    I...
[07:19] Mikamo
    I'm completely different
    from my streams, aren't I?
[07:22] Mikamo
    But when I was little, I was an active child.
[07:26] Mikamo
    I was twice as energetic as anyone else,
    and I always wanted to stand out.
[07:30] Mikamo
    I even thought that
    I might want to be an idol.
[07:35] Mikamo
    But in fifth and sixth grade,
[07:37] Mikamo
    I started having difficulty
    keeping up in gym class.
[07:40] Mikamo
    Gradually, I began to lose endurance.
[07:45] Mikamo
    I was diagnosed with a incurable progressive
    disease when I was twelve years old.
[07:50] Mikamo
    I lost the ability to walk.
[07:53] Mikamo
    The most difficult thing for me was that
[07:55] Mikamo
    whenever I did anything,
    someone else had to take care of me.
[08:00] Mikamo
    Whether it was climbing
    stairs, going shopping,
[08:03] Mikamo
    or even using the bathroom,
[08:05] Mikamo
    I always put others through a lot of trouble.
[08:08] Mikamo
    "I'm sorry I couldn't give you a healthy body."
[08:11] Mikamo
    My mom said that all the time.
[08:14] Mikamo
    When I saw the way my parents
    had to take care of me,
[08:17] Mikamo
    the emotional stress of it
    made me want to run away.
[08:22] Mikamo
    I couldn't find any hope in my life.
[08:26] Mikamo
    It was Himeuo Yorumun
    who saved me from all that.
[08:32] Mikamo
    As a VTuber, I didn't need to show my face,
SIGN    New Member Application
SIGN    Agency Exclusive VTuber Audition
[08:35] Mikamo
    and I could act with just my upper body.
[08:38] Mikamo
    It was a long shot, but I went ahead
    and sent in an application.
[08:44] Mikamo
    When I did, the higher-ups, managers,
    modelers, and designers all empathized with me.
[08:50] Mikamo
    They all worked fervently
    to create a character for me.
[08:55] Mikamo
    Out of consideration for my body,
    they made her a mermaid.
[09:00] Mikamo
    Her name came from other words for
    mermaids and from legends of the sea.
[09:10] Mikamo
    I cheered on people like me, struggling
    in situations they had no control over.
[09:16] Mikamo
    I'd only ever been on the receiving
    end of people's support,
[09:18] Mikamo
    but now I could make others happy, too!
[09:23] Mikamo
    But my body couldn't endure it.
[09:28] Mikamo
    I'd gotten so caught up in the joy
    of being helpful to others
SIGN    Popular VTuber Himeuo Yorumun Announces Her Retirement
[09:31] Mikamo
    that I pushed myself too hard
    too many times and ruined everything.
[09:38] Mikamo
    When I learned of the incidents,
    I wanted to do something,
[09:41] Mikamo
    but I didn't have any idea how
    to deal with something so unreal.
[09:47] Mikamo
    Uname-chan told me that
    you two might understand.
[09:52] Mikamo
    Please! Help me stop Yorumun!
[09:57] Sumireko
    You haven't run into any streams
    hijacked by Yorumun yourself, have you?
[10:02] Mikamo
    No, not even once.
    She won't appear in front of me.
[10:08] Adashino
    I see.
[10:10] Adashino
    We're changing objectives.
[10:13] Adashino
    Let's save Yorumun.
[10:16] Sumireko
    You sure were quick to agree
    to Mikamo-san's request.
[10:20] Adashino
    No need to be jealous. You're the
    only one for me, Sumireko-san.
[10:24] Sumireko
    Save the sleeptalk for when you're
    actually asleep, Adashino-kun.
[10:27] Sumireko
    More importantly, is it even possible?
[10:31] Sumireko
    Can we save Yorumun?
[10:33] Adashino
    If she were a regular tsukumogami,
    it would likely be impossible.
[10:36] Oto
    Are you saying she isn't?
[10:39] Adashino
    There are different types of tsukumogami.
[10:42] Sumireko
    There are?
[10:43] Adashino
    Normally, a tsukumogami's enmity is directed
    toward the creator or user who discarded it.
[10:49] Adashino
    And yet, she hasn't appeared to
    Mikamo-san, but to her viewers.
[10:55] Adashino
    And when Yorumun does appear,
    all she does is cheer people on.
[10:59] Adashino
    It's likely that Yorumun's
    objective isn't revenge.
[11:04] Adashino
    She's a garei you created.
[11:04] [SONG] text
     Garei
    (Image Spirit)
[11:06] Mikamo
    "Garei"?
[11:09] Adashino
    A Curiosity depicted in an anthology
    from the Bunsei era, Ochiguri Monogatari.
[11:14] Adashino
    One day, at a temple called Kajuu-ji,
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Kajuu-ji
[11:16] Adashino
    a woman began appearing from a painting
    on a worn-out folding screen.
[11:20] Adashino
    When they investigated,
    they learned that the screen
[11:22] Adashino
    was painted by a distinguished
    artist and thus was precious.
[11:25] Adashino
    They repaired the painting
    and stored the screen carefully,
[11:28] Adashino
    and the woman never appeared again.
[11:31] Adashino
    Which means that garei are born
[11:32] Adashino
    of images like paintings and carvings
    that people have poured their hearts into.
[11:36] Adashino
    They're Curiosities driven by the
    sentiment their artist instilled in them.
[11:40] Adashino
    It's likely that Yorumun is a type of garei.
[11:43] Adashino
    She's trying her hardest to
    fulfill your wish, isn't she?
[11:47] Mikamo
    My wish?
[11:49] Adashino
    To cheer everyone on.
[11:52] Adashino
    You said it yourself, didn't you?
[11:54] Sumireko
    It's not normal for this many people to
    collapse just from being cheered for, though.
[11:59] Adashino
    She must be desperate to fulfill her duty.
[12:03] Adashino
    Day and night, the Curiosity whispers
    endless encouragements in people's ears.
[12:08] Adashino
    The people she supports keep
    working until they collapse.
[12:13] Adashino
    Excessive support isn't
    so different from a curse.
[12:18] Adashino
    This is, so to speak, a sort
    of artificial divine possession.
[12:22] Adashino
    There is a method called kamiage that
    can be used to send the spirit away.
[12:27] Adashino
    However, forcing a Curiosity that
    cheers people on to stop doing that
[12:31] Adashino
    would mean turning Yorumun back
    into no more than a simple image.
[12:34] Nodoka
    What?
[12:36] Adashino
    To do that, we'll need your help, Mikamo-san,
[12:39] Adashino
    and the help of her fans.
[12:41] Nodoka
    I won't help you!
[12:44] Nodoka
    I won't erase Yorumun.
[12:47] Nodoka
    If you stop her, that means
    she'll disappear, right?
[12:52] Nodoka
    I don't want that!
[12:54] Nodoka
    This Yorumun won't disappear like you did!
[12:58] Nodoka
    She won't abandon her fans!
[13:02] Nodoka
    Yorumun and the person inside her
    are two different people!
[13:07] Mikamo
    Nodoka-san...
[13:08] Nodoka
    Don't speak to me with that voice!
[13:12] Mikamo
    I won't be around for much longer.
[13:17] Mikamo
    Soon, I won't be able to talk
    or go out like this anymore.
[13:21] Mikamo
    But I'm glad I did what I did.
[13:24] Mikamo
    Thanks to Yorumun, my dream
    of becoming an idol came true.
[13:28] Mikamo
    My only regret is that people are saying
    bad things about Yorumun because of me.
[13:35] Mikamo
    It's the one thing I can't leave behind.
[13:38] Mikamo
    That's why I have to do something
    about it while I can still move!
[13:48] Nodoka
    What do I have to do?
[13:51] Adashino
    Please gather her fans together.
[13:53] Adashino
    An empty livestream would be fine.
[13:55] Adashino
    We're going to prepare a stage for Yorumun.
SIGN    Himeuo Yorumun
SIGN    Announcement
SIGN    Please spread the word!
    Yorumun will be holding a live graduation concert!
[14:19] Sumireko
    And instantly, there are twenty
    thousand people waiting for the stream.
[14:23] Adashino
    The only ones here are her fans.
[14:25] Adashino
    The preparations are complete.
[14:28] Sumireko
    What specifically does this kamiage entail?
[14:31] Adashino
    Deities and spirits are firstly greeted,
    secondly made welcome, and thirdly seen off.
[14:37] Adashino
    That's the most basic format
    of Japan's festivals.
[14:42] Adashino
    Unseen spirits are made to
    manifest through divine possession.
[14:46] Adashino
    The necessary ingredients for that are a focus
    for the possession, a priestess, and believers.
[14:52] Sumireko
    Here, that would be the avatar,
    the actor, and the fans.
[14:56] Sumireko
    VTubers just happen to fulfill all those
    requirements in a simulated manner on the net.
[15:01] Adashino
    Which is why we can follow the steps by
    making her feel welcome, then seeing her off.
[15:05] Adashino
    Basically, we're going to
    gently persuade her to go.
[15:08] Adashino
    And not just anyone's words will reach her.
[15:11] Adashino
    It has to be the voice of the priestess.
[15:15] Sumireko
    The biggest problem is whether
    Yorumun will come or not.
[15:19] Nodoka
    Yorumun will be here, no matter what!
[15:21] Nodoka
    She's always watching her fans!
[15:25] Yorumun
    What's this? Everyone's having so much fun.
[15:29] Yorumun
    Are you having a festival without telling me?
[15:34] Yorumun
    Let me play, too! I'm gonna
    give it everything I've got!
[15:39] Adashino
    Mikamo-san, hurry! The salutation!
[15:41] Mikamo
    R-Right!
[15:43] Oto
    Nodoka!
[15:45] Yorumun
    You want to save your little sister?
[15:47] Yorumun
    How admirable! I'm rooting for you!
[15:50] Adashino; internal
    This is bad!
[15:51] Oto; simultaneous
    Ren-nii!
[15:51] Sumireko; simultaneous
    Adashino-kun!
[15:55] Uname
    Adashino-san! Sumireko-san!
[16:25] Sumireko
    Are we... safe?
[16:27] Yorumun
    Hot! That's hot!
[16:29] Yorumun
    It's so hot! I don't get it,
    but that was awful!
[16:33] Adashino
    That's the Chinrinki for you.
[16:35] Adashino
    It's a level above your average Curiosity.
[16:37] Yorumun
    Um, what was I trying to do again?
[16:41] Yorumun
    Huh? I forgot.
[16:43] Adashino
    It was looking bad, but we got lucky.
    She seems like she might listen right now.
[16:52] Adashino
    Let's begin her graduation concert.
SIGN    Himeuo Yorumun Nice to meet you, Yorumun.
[16:58] Yorumun
    Is that me?
[17:01] Yorumun
    The person inside? Could it be
    you're the person inside me?
SIGN    IroMegane The person inside?!!
[17:04] Yorumun
    Wow! This is amazing!
SIGN    IroMegane The person inside?!!
SIGN    Wakuyama Daikin Then who is this Yorumun?
SIGN    IroMegane The person inside?!!
SIGN    Wakuyama Daikin Then who is this Yorumun?
SIGN    Torasu Bicycles There is no person inside
[17:06] Yorumun
    I always wanted to talk to you like this!
SIGN    IroMegane The person inside?!!
SIGN    Wakuyama Daikin Then who is this Yorumun?
SIGN    Torasu Bicycles There is no person inside
SIGN    Haruka What's going on?
SIGN    Wakuyama Daikin Then who is this Yorumun?
SIGN    Torasu Bicycles There is no person inside
SIGN    Haruka What's going on?
SIGN    Hashishi What's happening here?
SIGN    Torasu Bicycles There is no person inside
SIGN    Haruka What's going on?
SIGN    Hashishi What's happening here?
SIGN    Ranburetta Someone please explain.
[17:09] Yorumun
    Oh, oh! Have you been watching me?
    I've been working so hard!
[17:13] Yorumun
    I'm cheering everyone on!
[17:16] Yorumun
    I'm so happy! I never imagined
    I'd get to talk to my person inside!
SIGN    Himeuo Yorumun I could say the same thing.
[17:22] Mikamo
    I could say the same thing.
[17:24] Mikamo
    I never imagined the day would come
    that you'd be able to talk with me.
SIGN    Himeuo Yorumun I never imagined the day
    would come that you'd be able to talk with me.
[17:28] Yorumun
    I know, right?
SIGN    Himeuo Yorumun Hey, Yorumun.
    I'd like you to take a look at this news link.
[17:31] Mikamo
    Hey, Yorumun. I'd like you to
    take a look at this news link.
[17:35] Yorumun
    News? What is it?
[17:46] Yorumun
    I'm... causing problems for people?
[17:49] Mikamo
    No! That isn't it!
[17:54] Fan A
    The one who supported me when*
    I was depressed about work was you!
[17:58] fan B
    The reason I was able to hang in there when
    I was hospitalized was your livestreams!
[18:02] fan C
    You give me the motivation to work
    hard every morning. Thank you.
[18:05] fan D
    Thanks to your livestreams,
    I was able to forget the bad things in life.
[18:11] Nodoka
    Thank you, Yorumun. Because of you,
    we can each walk on our own now.
[18:20] Yorumun
    I see. Yes.
[18:33] Yorumun
    I... We did our very best, didn't we?
[18:37] Mikamo
    Yes, we did.
[18:39] Mikamo
    Thank you. Everyone will be all right now.
[18:43] Yorumun
    Really?
[18:44] Mikamo
    Yes, really.
[18:46] Yorumun
    I see. I see!
[18:48] Mikamo
    And I'll be joining you soon.
[18:54] Yorumun
    No, you won't.
[18:55] Mikamo
    Huh?
[18:56] Yorumun
    You still have so many
    good things ahead of you!
[20:11] Mikamo
    Yorumun!
[20:12] Sumireko
    Mikamo-san?
[20:14] Sumireko
    Your legs... Are they...
[20:19] Mikamo
    Yorumun!
[20:36] Mikamo
    Yorumun!
[20:55] Adashino
    Another name for Himeuo is "Jinja-hime."
[20:59] Adashino
    Jinja-hime is a mermaid roughly
    six meters long with two horns.
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Jinja-hime
[21:04] Adashino
    She is a Curiosity who is said to both
    foretell epidemics and dispel diseases.
[21:09] Sumireko
    So she's sort of like an amabie?
[21:11] Adashino
    Exactly.
[21:13] Adashino
    And her ability to ward off disease
[21:16] Adashino
    is strengthened according to
    the number of images of her.
[21:20] Sumireko
    That means the reason Yorumun
    hijacked so many other streams...
[21:24] Adashino
    Yes. She was quite impressive.
[21:26] Adashino
    She spread herself far and wide
    through her own efforts,
[21:29] Adashino
    all for the person she wanted to save.
[21:36] Adashino
    The one Yorumun most wanted to encourage
[21:38] Adashino
    was you, Mikamo-san.
[21:43] Adashino
    Yorumun, who once was your dream,
    saved your spirit.
SIGN    Cats, Swimsuits, and a Black Aeonium
[23:36] Sumireko
    Next time, "Cats, Swimsuits,
    and a Black Aeonium."

E11 - Cats, Swimsuits, and a Black Aeonium

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[00:04] Sumireko
    Oh! Looks like she's here!
[00:10] Nodoka
    Good day to you!
[00:12] Sumireko
    Morning.
[00:15] Nodoka
    Is this really enough to repay you?
[00:18] Adashino
    Yes. It's just what I need.
[00:20] Sumireko
    Oto-chan already went on ahead.
[00:23] Nodoka
    Really? Then I'll go catch up to her!
[00:29] Sumireko
    Is that burned-out device a cursed object?
[00:32] Adashino
    It seems that Yorumun's water and
    Uname-sensei's fire turned it into one.
[00:37] Sumireko
    Huh. Will you be able to trade it for the
    all-important ticket to your destination?
[00:42] Adashino
    That's the tricky part.
[00:44] Sumireko
    Is it? I'd think that a garei
    would be pretty rare.
[00:50] Adashino
    But it might not be.
[00:52] Adashino
    Manga, anime, games, music, theater,
    movies and TV dramas, novels—
[00:59] Adashino
    works that creators whittle down
    their own lives to make...
[01:02] Adashino
    I think there are more of them
    now than there were before.
[01:05] Adashino
    They might be waiting somewhere, even now,
    for the day they are remembered.
[01:10] Sumireko
    That's true.
[01:12] Sumireko
    Which means the garei of my work
    must be somewhere out there, too!
[01:16] Adashino
    Write your new novel before thinking
    about stuff like that, Eyebrows.
[01:19] Sumireko
    That's just mean.
[01:23] Sumireko
    About that...
[01:24] Sumireko
    Ever since I started getting caught up
    in all these incidents with you,
[01:28] Sumireko
    my pen has been flying!
[01:30] Adashino
    Has it? This is the first I've heard of that.
[01:35] Sumireko
    Remember that promise you made to read it?
    You might have to make good on that soon.
SIGN    Mysterious Disappearances
SIGN    Mysterious Disappearances
SIGN    Cats, Swimsuits, and a Black Aeonium
SIGN    Cats, Swimsuits, and a Black Aeonium
[03:17] Sumireko
    Summer's right around the corner.
[03:24] Sumireko
    Do you like summer?
[03:27] Sumireko
    I'm quite partial to it.
[03:29] Sumireko
    There's nothing better than an ice-cold beer
    after working up a sweat outdoors!
[03:41] Sumireko
    Ta-da! I have an announcement!
[03:44] Sumireko
    I have never once worn a swimsuit!
[03:48] Adashino
    Huh? Not once? Not even when
    you were a kid? For real?
[03:52] Sumireko
    When we had swim class at school,
    I always skipped because I didn't feel well,
[03:56] Sumireko
    and I've never once been to the
    beach or a pool with friends.
[04:00] Sumireko
    And of course, I can't swim!
[04:03] Adashino
    You've never been to the beach
    or a pool with friends?
[04:07] Adashino
    That's just so sad.
[04:09] Sumireko
    Reacting only to that part
    is against the rules.
[04:12] Adashino
    So people with no swimsuit
    experience really do exist.
[04:15] Sumireko
    Of course they do. It's not that big a deal.
[04:17] Sumireko
    Adashino-kun, why don't we go to
    the beach with Oto-chan one day?
[04:23] Adashino
    Of course! It would be my pleasure!
[04:26] Adashino
    In that case, I'll pick out
    your very first swimsuit.
[04:31] Sumireko
    No, thank you.
[04:33] Adashino
    A cow-print or side-tie bikini would be great.
[04:37] Adashino
    Actually, a sporty one-piece
    might look even better.
[04:41] Adashino
    Now I'm getting excited!
[04:53] Sumireko
    I won't be wearing any of those. Understand?
[04:55] Adashino
    No, I'll be sure to choose one that suits you.
[04:58] Adashino
    I haven't any ulterior motives at all.
[05:06] Sumireko
    Huh? You're the cat that
    paid me a visit, aren't you?
SIGN    Number Withheld
[05:24] Adashino
    Hello? Is that you, old man?
[05:27] Old Man
    I'm telling you this just in case.
    A cat will be coming your way.
[05:32] Old Man
    She may look like a young girl,
    but don't underestimate her.
[05:35] Old Man
    She means to kill you.
[05:38] Adashino
    Huh?
[05:41] Sumireko
    There's someone on top of the
    bridge pylon! It looks like a girl!
[05:45] Adashino
    A girl?
[05:49] Sumireko
    My eyes aren't playing tricks on me, right?
[05:54] Sumireko
    Cat ears?
[06:01] Cat Sovereign
    Nice to meet you, Disappearances-kun.
[06:05] Adashino
    Who are you?
[06:06] Cat Sovereign
    I'm the one who manages
    the Curiosities around here.
[06:11] Cat Sovereign
    You may call me the Cat Sovereign.
[06:14] Sumireko
    Come on, now...
[06:25] Sumireko
    Adashino-kun!
[06:30] Cat Sovereign
    I'll be taking this, meow.
[06:36] Cat Sovereign
    You always take the Curiosities somewhere
    and do away with 'em, right?
[06:40] Cat Sovereign
    I can't have that. Stop it, okay?
[06:43] Cat Sovereign
    Or if you prefer... You can die.
[06:55] Sumireko
    Stop this!
[06:56] Cat Sovereign
    So you're the Bearer of Youth?
[06:58] Cat Sovereign
    Don't interfere, meow!
[07:00] Sumireko
    What about you?
[07:01] Sumireko
    What do you have against Adashino-kun?
[07:04] Cat Sovereign
    All he does is get in my way.
[07:07] Cat Sovereign
    What don't I have against him?
[07:08] Sumireko
    But starting a fight out
    of nowhere isn't right!
[07:14] Cat Sovereign
    Knock that Bearer of Youth down
    until she can't get up again!
[07:17] Cat Sovereign
    Huh? What is it?
[07:29] Cat Sovereign
    What? You owe the Bearer of Youth a debt
    of gratitude for a night's food and rest,
[07:33] Cat Sovereign
    so you don't want to bully her?
[07:37] Cat Sovereign
    Tch! I guess we'll leave it at that for today.
[07:47] Adashino
    Hello?
[07:48] Old Man
    It seems she's something like the boss
    of the Curiosities in that area.
[07:52] Old Man
    She hates you, but you can
    just leave her alone for now.
[07:56] Adashino
    Seriously, where is he watching from?
[08:01] Sumireko
    Here.
[08:03] Adashino
    Thank you.
[08:04] Sumireko
    It's important to you, right?
[08:07] Adashino
    I'm sorry for being so weak.
[08:18] Adashino
    Well, here's where we part ways for today.
[08:20] Sumireko
    Okay. I hope you can get the ticket you need.
[08:23] Adashino
    Me, too.
[08:25] Sumireko
    You seem a little down.
[08:27] Adashino
    Only because you won't let me
    pick out a swimsuit for you.
[08:31] Sumireko
    When you ask the impossible,
    don't be disappointed with the answer.
[08:34] Sumireko
    I'll see you tomorrow at the bookstore.
[08:36] Adashino
    Right.
[08:47] Sumireko
    How did Yorumun become self-aware?
    And how many meters long was she?
[09:04] (Flashback) Oto
    Surprise.
SIGN    KISARAGI
[09:15] Conductor
    My, my! An electronic device
    with a garei sealed inside.
[09:20] Conductor
    There has been a slight
    increase in those lately.
[09:23] Adashino; telepathy
    Will this do?
[09:24] Conductor
    It seems that the Curiosity's data hasn't
    been saved within this cursed object.
[09:31] Conductor
    I'd say it would be best
    not to get your hopes up.
[09:35] Adashino; telepathy
    I see.
[09:37] Conductor
    However, if by chance...
[09:56] Oto
    Ren-nii!
[10:20] umpire
    Strike!
[10:32] Shizuku
    Really? You won't be around
    during summer vacation?
[10:36] Oto
    No, so I won't be able to
    come here. I'm very sorry.
[10:39] Shizuku
    You're wearing the clothes I bought you.
[10:42] Oto
    Yes.
[10:43] Shizuku
    That's enough to make me happy.
[10:48] Oto
    Meow!
[11:12] Sumireko
    Is something wrong?
[11:13] Oto
    I was wondering if it'd be all right
    for me to stay over again.
[11:16] Sumireko
    I see.
[11:20] Sumireko
    So, how'd it go? Did everything
    with the ticket work out?
[11:24] Oto
    It seems we'll be able to go home.
[11:27] Sumireko
    Really? Is that really true?
[11:29] Oto
    Yes.
[11:30] Sumireko
    At long last?
[11:32] Oto
    That's right.
[11:33] Sumireko
    That's great, Oto-chan!
[11:35] Sumireko
    So you can go back where you're from, right?
[11:38] Oto
    Yes.
[11:40] Oto
    Oh. The black aeonium bloomed.
[11:44] Oto
    I'm glad.
[11:46] Sumireko
    Are you hungry?
[11:48] Sumireko
    Sorry. I don't really eat while I'm writing.
[11:52] Oto
    I brought food.
[11:53] Sumireko
    You're a lifesaver!
    I'll take a little break, then.
[12:01] Sumireko
    When will you be leaving?
[12:03] Oto
    Ren-nii is saying it'll be after
    he reads your new novel.
[12:08] Sumireko
    Really? You might make it
    home really soon, then.
[12:12] Oto
    What?
[12:14] Sumireko
    I think it's just about finished.
[12:17] Sumireko
    And if that's the case,
    I'll have to work my hardest!
[12:23] Oto
    I see.
[12:27] Adashino
    Really? So she'll be finished
    writing soon, then.
[12:31] Oto
    That's what she said.
[12:32] Adashino
    All right. Your summer vacation
    starts tomorrow, right?
[12:35] Oto
    Yes.
[12:36] Adashino
    You should relax and rest at
    Sumireko-san's place tonight.
[12:41] Oto
    Ren-nii, goodnight.
[12:44] Adashino
    Goodnight.
[12:51] Oto
    What's your new novel about?
[12:55] Sumireko
    Basically, it's about all the different
    Curiosities I've seen since I met you two.
[13:00] Sumireko
    Of course, since it's a novel,
    I've changed people's names and stuff.
[13:06] Oto
    Is that even interesting?
[13:08] Sumireko
    Don't be rude.
[13:10] Sumireko
    This story is about Adashino-kun and you.
[13:13] Sumireko
    How could it not be interesting?
[13:17] Oto
    I guess that's all right, then.
[13:19] Sumireko
    Does your summer vacation start soon?
[13:21] Oto
    Yep, tomorrow. I'm going
    to the pool at Nodoka's place.
[13:26] Sumireko
    Really? Then your swimsuit
    is in that backpack?
[13:29] Oto
    Yeah...
[13:31] Sumireko
    What kind of swimsuit? Is it a cute one?
[13:34] Sumireko
    Will you show me?
[13:35] Oto
    I don't know...
[13:37] Oto
    If you want to see it, you should just
    come to the pool with us tomorrow.
[13:42] Sumireko
    Unfortunately, I don't have
    a swimsuit of my own.
[13:46] Oto
    What?
[13:48] Sumireko
    It's something my grandmother told me.
[13:50] Sumireko
    She said that if I got close to the ocean
    or a pool, a curse awaited me.
[13:55] Oto
    What? What kind of curse?
[13:57] Sumireko
    Um, well... A kappa's, of course.
[14:01] Oto
    A kappa's?
[14:02] Sumireko
    That's right.
[14:03] Sumireko
    A long time ago, my grandfather saw
    the corpse of a kappa by the Tama River.
[14:08] Sumireko
    That's what she told me.
[14:09] Oto
    So basically, you're scared of water, right?
[14:17] Sumireko
    Oto-chan, what's it like where you're from?
[14:21] Oto
    It's just normal, I think.
    It's where I was born.
[14:24] Sumireko
    Is it a nice place?
[14:26] Oto
    It is. Probably.
[14:28] Sumireko
    What's that supposed to mean?
[14:30] Oto
    I'm sure everyone's waiting for me.
[14:34] Sumireko
    And for Adashino-kun, too?
[14:42] Sumireko
    Oto-chan?
[14:49] Sumireko
    She fell asleep.
[15:04] Oto
    I'm going out.
[15:07] Sumireko
    Okay. Be safe.
[15:28] Tamao
    It's a private pool!
SIGN    Adashino
[15:51] Nodoka
    Occhan, sorry for making you
    worry about me so much.
[15:55] Nodoka
    Thanks for everything.
[15:56] Oto
    I'm glad you're feeling better.
[15:58] Nodoka
    Let's stay friends forever, okay?
[16:02] Oto
    Yeah.
[16:03] Mari; internal
    My! Are those two starting
    something without us?
[16:06] Mari; internal
    Oh, how scandalous. How scandalous!
[16:16] Oto
    Say...
[16:17] Nodoka
    What is it?
[16:19] Oto
    Are friends still friends
    even if they're apart?
[16:22] Nodoka
    Of course they are!
[16:24] Nodoka
    Even if one's on Earth and one's
    on Mars, friends are still friends!
[16:28] Oto
    I thought so. I'm so glad!
[16:32] Sumireko
    What?
[16:33] Sumireko
    Adashino-kun is taking today off?
[16:36] manager
    He called in.
[16:37] manager
    He said he's so incredibly constipated
    that his whole body is stuffed full of poop.
[16:42] manager
    Apparently, he's holed up
    in the bathroom, crying.
[16:45] Sumireko
    Yeah, no way.
[16:46] manager
    I never thought Adashino-kun would end up
    suffering such horrifying constipation, too.
[16:51] Sumireko
    "Too"?
[16:52] manager
    Well, you were the same,
    weren't you, Ogawa-san?
[16:55] manager
    When you took that time off before,
    Adashino-kun told me all about it.
[17:01] Sumireko
    That little...
[17:09] Oto
    Um, everyone?
[17:10] Oto
    For summer vacation, Ren-nii and I
    are going back to visit our hometown.
[17:14] Oto
    So I'll be saying goodbye for a little while.
[17:18] Oto
    Will you accept these?
[17:20] Oto
    Nodoka, here.
[17:21] Nodoka
    Thanks!
[17:22] Oto
    Here, Erika.
[17:24] Erika
    Thank you.
[17:25] Oto
    Here, Tama-chan.
[17:27] Tamao
    Accepted with pleasure!
[17:28] Oto
    Here, Mari.
[17:29] Mari
    Occhan...
[17:30] Nodoka
    And now...
[17:37] Tamao
    Nodoka is as bold as always.
[17:39] Erika
    You know, Nodoka, once you become an idol,
[17:42] Erika
    you'll have to be careful
    of sneak photographers.
[17:44] Nodoka
    I'll be just fine!
SIGN    KISARAGI
[17:52] Conductor
    It seems that the Curiosity's data hasn't
    been saved within this cursed object.
[17:58] Conductor
    I'd say it would be best
    not to get your hopes up.
[18:01] Adashino; telepathy
    I see.
[18:02] Conductor
    However, if by chance...
[18:04] Conductor
    you were to become a ticket yourself,
    that would be a different story.
[18:09] Adashino; telepathy
    If I became a ticket, what would happen?
[18:11] Conductor
    You'd become energy
    for the train, of course,
[18:16] Conductor
    and I imagine you'd disappear after that.
[18:22] Oto
    I'm home.
[18:23] Adashino
    Welcome back.
[18:28] Oto
    I went and said goodbye to
    Nodoka and the others, too.
[18:31] Oto
    It made me feel sad, though.
[18:34] Adashino
    I see.
[18:37] Oto
    Ren-nii, did something happen?
[18:39] Adashino
    Oto, there's something
    I want to talk to you about.
[18:42] Oto
    Huh?
SIGN    The End
[18:59] [Messenger] text
    I hear you're constipated? Text me back
    ASAP, even if your butt's glued to the can
SIGN    KISARAGI
[19:29] Sumireko
    Cheers!
[19:41] Sumireko
    Oto-chan?
[19:44] Sumireko
    There's something I want to tell you two.
    You see, I've finished my new novel!
[19:50] Sumireko
    The people at the publisher are still checking it,
    but I think it'll probably move forward.
[19:55] Sumireko
    Could you tell Adashino-kun for me?
[20:00] Sumireko
    Oh, you aren't with him right now?
    Then can you give him a message later?
[20:05] Sumireko
    Tell him he can come and read it anytime.
[20:08] Sumireko
    Yeah. And if you're still out and about,
    take care on your way back.
[20:13] Sumireko
    Bye!
[20:17] [Messenger] text
    Good news. The author Ogawa Sumireko's
    new work has been completed
SIGN    Mysterious Disappearances
    Ogawa Sumireko
[21:02] [Messenger] text
    Hey, you haven't forgotten your promise, have you?
    If you don't text back, I'll drink a thousand cans of coffee
[21:07] [Messenger] text
    Hey, you haven't forgotten your promise, have you?
    If you don't text back, I'll drink a thousand cans of coffee
[21:07] [Messenger] text
    I mean, you'll owe me a thousand cans of coffee
[21:24] Adashino; telepathy
    Then I offer myself up as a ticket.
SIGN    Ticket Counter
[21:28] Conductor
    My, my. Are you certain?
[21:30] Adashino; telepathy
    How far will she be able to go?
[21:32] Conductor
    With you as her ticket, your little sister
    will definitely reach the final stop:
[21:37] Conductor
    Andoro Station.
[21:39] [SONG] text
    Andoro Station
[21:40] Adashino; telepathy
    If you would, please.
[21:42] Conductor
    Well, you are on the brink of
    destruction anyway, aren't you?
[23:32] Erika
    Delicious!
SIGN    A Ticket, a Video, and Mysterious Disappearances
[23:36] Sumireko
    Next time: "A Ticket, a Video,
    and Mysterious Disappearances."

E12 - A Ticket, a Video, and Mysterious Disappearances

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SIGN    Ton-chan the Glutton
SIGN    Ton-chan the Glutton
SIGN    Ren-nii?!
SIGN    Ren-nii?!
[01:10] Oto; telepathy
    Ren-nii?!
SIGN    Mysterious Disappearances
SIGN    Mysterious Disappearances
SIGN    Mysterious Disappearances
    Ogawa Sumireko
[02:43] Sumireko; narration
    I'm Ogawa Sumireko.
SIGN    A Ticket, a Video, and Mysterious Disappearances
SIGN    A Ticket, a Video, and Mysterious Disappearances
[02:46] Sumireko; narration
    I have a friend who's never at a loss
    for something to say: Adashino Ren.
[02:49] Sumireko; narration
    This is but a humble account
    of our friendship and parting.
[02:54] Sumireko
    He still hasn't read it.
[02:56] Sumireko
    What's the deal?
SIGN    The device you are trying to reach is either outside the service area or—
[03:17] Oto
    Good morning.
[03:19] Uname
    Good morning, Oto-san!
[03:26] Oto
    Uname-sensei, I'm sorry to make
    you look after me like this again.
[03:30] Uname
    It's perfectly all right! It's summer
    vacation, so I have the day off, too.
[03:36] Uname
    You said you wanted ramen for breakfast, so...
[03:40] Uname
    I went all-out!
SIGN    The device you are trying to reach is either outside the service area or turned off.
[03:58] Sumireko
    Don't tell me he blocked me...
[04:05] Oto
    Thank you for the meal.
[04:07] Uname
    Was it tasty?
[04:08] Oto
    Yes! I've never had such
    extravagant ramen before.
[04:12] Uname
    I'm so glad!
[04:13] Uname
    You can come over again
    any time you want, okay?
[04:16] Oto
    Thank you.
[04:20] Oto
    So...
[04:24] Oto
    I have a favor to ask.
[04:30] Uname
    What is it?
[04:49] Oto
    Sensei...
[04:51] Oto
    Thank you for doing this.
[04:54] Uname
    Yes, of course. Just leave it to me!
[05:00] Oto
    Well, if you'll excuse me.
[05:03] Uname
    Safe travels!
[05:06] Oto
    Sensei...
[05:09] Oto
    Thank you so much.
[05:18] Uname
    Take care of yourself.
SIGN    KISARAGI
[05:48] Old Man
    Hey!
[05:50] Adashino
    O-Old man?
[05:53] Adashino
    Why are you here?
[05:55] Old Man
    Normally, I'd never come
    to a place like this.
[05:59] Old Man
    There's been a cat prowling
    around here lately, right?
[06:02] Old Man
    But I know how complicated your situation is,
    so I came with a little advice.
[06:06] Adashino
    Advice?
[06:07] Old Man
    You're leaving tomorrow, right?
[06:08] Adashino
    What if I am? And what do you mean,
    my situation is complicated?
[06:13] Old Man
    Do you really want me to say it?
[06:15] Adashino
    S-Say what?
[06:17] Old Man
    You have no intention of going back
    with your little sister, do you?
[06:22] Old Man
    Uh-oh.
SIGN    KISARAGI
[06:24] Old Man
    The cat'll be here soon.
[06:38] Oto
    Ren-nii, did something happen?
[06:41] Adashino
    Oto, there's something
    I want to talk to you about.
[06:46] (Flashback) Adashino
    Tomorrow, we'll be going back
    on the evening train.
[06:51] (Flashback) Oto
    Yeah...
[06:52] (Flashback) Adashino
    And you'll be going on the
    first train by yourself.
[06:57] (Flashback) Oto
    By myself? Why?
[07:01] (Flashback) Adashino
    There are still some things I have left to do.
SIGN    K
SIGN    I
SIGN    S
SIGN    A
SIGN    R
SIGN    A
SIGN    G
SIGN    I
[07:05] (Flashback) Adashino
    I'll come after you on the next train.
[07:08] (Flashback) Oto
    Then I'll go on that train with you!
[07:11] (Flashback) Adashino
    We can't, because of the way
    the ticketing worked out.
[07:15] (Flashback) Adashino
    So you'll go first,
    and I'll be right after you.
[07:26] (Flashback) Oto
    Is it okay if I sleep over
    somewhere tonight, too?
[07:29] (Flashback) Adashino
    When will you be back?
[07:31] (Flashback) Oto
    Tomorrow morning.
[07:32] (Flashback) Adashino
    Make sure you come back safely.
[07:48] Oto
    Who are you?
[07:52] Cat Sovereign
    Are you the little sister, meow?
[07:54] Oto
    What do you want?
[07:55] Cat Sovereign
    They say you're Mysterious
    Disappearances' little sister.
[07:59] Cat Sovereign
    Is that true?
[08:00] Oto
    What?
[08:01] Cat Sovereign
    Did you really believe that?
[08:08] Oto
    You're the one getting in
    Ren-nii's way, aren't you?
[08:11] Oto
    Hiss!
[08:15] Cat Sovereign
    Maybe I'll have you die
    along with your Ren-nii.
[08:19] Adashino
    Stop it.
[08:20] Cat Sovereign
    Huh?
[08:22] Adashino
    You have no business with Oto.
    Don't you lay a finger on her.
[08:26] Cat Sovereign
    I told you, didn't I? I can't have you
    going around getting rid of Curiosities.
[08:32] Adashino
    Then there's no problem.
    Oto and I will both be gone soon.
[08:36] Adashino
    I won't get in your way anymore.
[08:39] Cat Sovereign
    Are you being serious?
[08:40] Adashino
    I am.
[08:43] Sumireko
    That blasted kid!
[08:45] Sumireko
    What happened to that promise
    to read my new novel?
[08:49] Cat Sovereign
    Then does that mean you'll
    never appear before me again?
[08:53] Adashino
    That's what it means.
SIGN    KISARAGI
[08:57] Cat Sovereign
    If that's true, then it's very good news!
[09:00] Cat Sovereign
    But how are you going to prove it to me?
[09:03] Adashino
    We're taking this evening's train.
[09:06] Adashino
    And then we'll be gone.
[09:08] Adashino
    You'll be able to sense that, won't you?
[09:12] Cat Sovereign
    I see.
[09:13] Cat Sovereign
    Then I'll hold off on
    killing you here and now.
[09:17] Cat Sovereign
    In exchange, you'd better
    not be lying to me.
[09:19] Adashino
    If I'm lying, it's only about one thing.
[09:21] Cat Sovereign
    Meow?
[09:23] Adashino
    In any case, I won't be here anymore
    after today. That is the truth.
SIGN    KISARAGI
[09:27] Adashino
    Don't worry.
[09:29] Cat Sovereign
    It seems you've escaped death for now.
[09:31] Cat Sovereign
    Everyone! We're leaving.
[09:42] Sumireko
    The new moon sits in the heart of blackness,
    being stained darker and darker.
[09:46] Sumireko
    The arrow of the crescent moon shoots
    to the east, racing faster and faster.
[09:51] Sumireko
    The half moon sinks, and for a moment,
    it touches, growing rounder and rounder.
[09:56] Sumireko
    Chasing the shadow of the night of the
    full moon, around and around they go.
SIGN    Apartment Wife
SIGN    Apartment Wife
SIGN    KISARAGI
[10:17] Adashino
    Now, let's head back.
SIGN    KISARAGI
[10:35] Adashino
    Oto.
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SIGN    KISARAGI
    Ticket
SIGN    12-3-45
[10:37] Adashino
    It's almost time to go.
[10:41] Adashino
    Let's head to the platform.
[10:44] Adashino
    From now on, the two of us
    are going to live happy lives.
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    KISARAGI
    Ticket
SIGN    12-3-45
[10:55] Adashino
    All right, Oto.
    I'll be coming right after you.
[10:58] Adashino
    Just wait for me.
[11:03] Oto
    I...
[11:05] Oto
    I've lived the last ten years believing
    I was really your little sister.
[11:11] Adashino
    Yeah.
[11:12] Oto
    But earlier, I remembered.
[11:15] Oto
    Something had appeared before me,
[11:17] Oto
    and I was certain that my big brother
    had caught up to me,
[11:21] Oto
    so I called out, "Ren-nii!"
[11:23] Oto
    But I was wrong.
[11:25] Adashino
    Really?
[11:26] Oto
    Back then, I called you Ren-nii...
[11:30] Oto
    so you turned into a Curiosity
    called Adashino Ren, didn't you?
[11:35] Adashino
    That might be true.
[11:38] Oto
    And that's why I can place a curse on you.
[11:43] Adashino
    What do you mean?
[11:45] Oto
    If you can't be there to see me living
    happily, you won't be able to bear it.
[11:53] Oto
    That's why we have to see each other again.
[11:57] Oto
    That's the curse.
[11:59] Adashino
    Of course. And we'll be seeing
    each other again very soon.
[12:03] Oto
    And that was your one and only lie, wasn't it?
SIGN    The train is approaching
    The train is approaching
[12:07] announcement
    For... safety, please... behind... line.
[12:15] Oto
    Ren-nii, thank you for everything.
[12:28] Oto
    I won't forget you.
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    KISARAGI
    Ticket
SIGN    12-3-45
[12:53] Cat Sovereign
    He really did disappear.
[12:57] Sumireko
    Chasing the shadow of the night of the
    full moon, around and around they go.
[13:03] Old Man
    Well, now.
[13:05] Old Man
    What's all this?
[13:09] Old Man
    You don't see many Bearers of Youth around.
    Are you the one Adashino-kun talked about?
[13:14] Sumireko
    Huh?
[13:19] Old Man
    Apparently, Adashino-kun's one regret is
    that he never got to take a bath with you.
[13:25] Sumireko
    Old man, how do you know about...
[13:27] Old Man
    The train's already left the station.
[13:30] Old Man
    But the little sister
    was the only one on board.
[13:33] Sumireko
    What? Then where's Adashino-kun?
[13:35] Old Man
    Did you know that Adashino-kun and
    his little sister weren't actually siblings?
[13:41] Sumireko
    No. But what does that mean?
[13:45] Old Man
    He finally confessed everything to me.
[13:48] Old Man
    He said that Oto's brother,
    the real Ren-nii, is over there.
[13:53] Sumireko
    The "real Ren-nii"?
[13:57] Old Man
    Do you want to know my name?
[13:59] Sumireko
    I don't think I ever asked.
[14:02] Old Man
    People call me the Old Man of Time and Space.
[14:07] Old Man
    I'm sure we'll be seeing each other again.
[14:15] Adashino
    Please let me read a new work of yours.
[14:19] Adashino
    I am your fan.
[14:21] (Flashback) Sumireko
    You'd better take responsibility for this
    and make sure to read my new work.
[14:26] Adashino
    I promise I will.
SIGN    Mysterious Disappearances
    Ogawa Sumireko
[14:47] Sumireko
    Coming.
[14:49] Uname
    Good morning! It's Uname!
[14:52] Sumireko
    Huh? Uname-sensei?
[14:55] Uname
    I'm so sorry. I never asked for your email,
    so I've just turned up out of the blue!
[15:00] Uname
    I have some urgent business, you see.
[15:04] Uname
    I'm impressed! This is exactly
    how I'd picture a novelist's home!
[15:08] Sumireko
    I'm sorry. This is all I have right now.
[15:11] Uname
    I'm on summer vacation right now,
    so it's totally okay!
[15:14] Uname
    Oh, my! Is this the novel you talked about?
SIGN    Mysterious Disappearances
    Ogawa Sumireko
[15:17] Uname
    You've finished it?
[15:19] Uname
    Then you've turned your dream into reality.
[15:21] Sumireko
    No, it isn't quite done.
[15:24] Sumireko
    But more importantly,
    what was your urgent business?
[15:26] Uname
    Oh, right.
[15:28] Uname
    Here.
[15:29] Sumireko
    That's Oto-chan's.
[15:31] Uname
    She stopped by the day before yesterday.
[15:33] Uname
    She had me take a video for her,
[15:36] Uname
    and she begged me not to
    let you see it before today.
[15:41] Sumireko
    A video of Oto-chan?
[15:43] Uname
    That's right.
[15:44] Uname
    Will you watch it now?
[15:46] Sumireko
    Of course.
[15:55] Oto
    Um, apartment wife...
    I'm going away without seeing you first.
[16:01] Oto
    I'm sorry for that.
[16:03] Oto
    We went to school together,
    and to the bathhouse.
[16:08] Oto
    And you let me sleep over.
[16:12] Oto
    You worked so hard with me
    to help Shizuku-san.
[16:16] Oto
    And you treated me to ramen. It was so good.
[16:21] Oto
    You saved Nodoka for me, too.
[16:25] Oto
    I never once said thank you, so...
[16:30] Oto
    So I'll say it now, okay?
[16:38] Oto
    Thank you, Sumireko-san...
[16:44] Oto
    I'm sorry.
[16:47] Oto
    Sumireko-san!
[17:02] Uname
    Oto-san told me something.
[17:04] Uanme
    She said it was because she met you
[17:08] Uanme
    that this world became so very, very fun!
SIGN    KISARAGI
[17:26] Sumireko
    I'm certain it was somewhere around here.
SIGN    Gyokushin-dou Bookstore
[17:55] Honhime
    Well, now, young lady.
    It's been a while, hasn't it?
[17:59] Honhime
    How many years has it been?
[18:01] Sumireko
    I apologize for my long absence.
[18:04] Sumireko
    I, um...
[18:06] Sumireko
    I brought this as thanks.
[18:08] Sumireko
    It's a new novel of mine.
SIGN    Mysterious Disappearances
    Ogawa Sumireko
[18:12] Sumireko
    I hope you'll accept this offering.
[18:13] Honhime
    My, it's been a long time
    since I've had a new book.
[18:19] Honhime
    I'll read it right away. Why don't
    you have a look around the shop?
[18:23] Sumireko
    I will.
SIGN    The Price of Adultery
[18:37] Sumireko; reading
    "'Of course I don't love her.'
[18:39] Sumireko; reading
    In that moment, Julia looked
    behind me and smiled, just a little.
[18:43] Sumireko; reading
    When I turned around,
    I realized that it was all over.
[18:47] Sumireko; reading
    The person standing there was my wife.
[18:49] Sumireko; reading
    And from behind the frozen mask
    of her expression, she said,
[18:53] Sumireko; reading
    'I hope you'll be very happy.'"
[18:55] Sumireko
    I've finally found it.
[18:58] Honhime
    Young lady?
[19:00] Sumireko
    Yes?
[19:02] Honhime
    Say, why does this "Mysterious
    Disappearances" fellow in the story
[19:06] Honhime
    never end up reading the heroine's
    completed new novel?
[19:12] Sumireko
    Well...
[19:14] Sumireko
    I don't know the answer myself.
[19:18] Honhime
    You're the one who wrote it,
    but you don't know?
[19:22] Sumireko
    That's right. I'm sorry.
[19:24] Honhime
    I have a thought.
[19:25] Sumireko
    Huh?
[19:26] Honhime
    This Mysterious Disappearances...
[19:28] Honhime
    He never read the new novel
    that he'd promised to.
[19:31] Honhime
    In short, he's deliberately giving
    himself regrets tied to this world.
[19:34] Honhime
    In leaving these regrets,
    he's trying to hold himself here.
[19:38] Honhime
    That's how much he must love
    something here in this world.
[19:42] Sumireko
    How do you know that?
[19:45] Honhime
    After reading tens of thousands of books,
    you start to understand a little.
[19:51] Sumireko
    I'll rewrite that part!
[19:54] Honhime
    You mustn't.
[19:55] Honhime
    Within the confines of this novel,
    the heroine doesn't know that.
[20:00] Honhime
    That's why it works.
[20:02] Honhime
    If you rewrite it, Mysterious Disappearances'
    feelings will come to an end.
[20:05] Sumireko
    His feelings will end?
SIGN    Mysterious Disappearances
    Ogawa Sumireko
[20:08] Honhime
    Now, I'm going to read this one more time.
[20:11] Honhime
    I'm sorry, but could you wait
    just a little longer?
[20:39] Sumireko
    Adashino-kun?
[20:42] Sumireko
    If you're Adashino-kun, then please listen!
[20:44] Sumireko
    The truth is, there's something I haven't said.
[20:47] Sumireko
    It seems I'm no good without you around.
[20:51] Sumireko
    I don't feel like writing anything.
[20:53] Sumireko
    You have to teach me all those new things!
[20:56] Sumireko
    Which means... Which means...
[20:59] Sumireko
    I need you!
[21:06] Sumireko
    Adashino-kun...
[21:08] Sumireko
    I need you.
[21:12] Sumireko
    I'm not taking a bath with you, though.
[21:14] Adashino
    What?!
[22:46] manager
    Adashino-kun, it's been a real lifesaver
    having you back at work.
SIGN    Midori Bookstore
[22:50] manager
    It's so hard to find part-timers nowadays.
[22:53] manager
    We had a rough time of it
    while you were gone, you know.
SIGN    This Month's New Titles
SIGN    This Month's New Titles
SIGN    Bookshop Prize
    Recommendations!
[22:56] Adashino
    I'm sorry.
[22:58] manager
    Actually, we've had another
    reverse-shoplifted book show up.
[23:02] manager
    It's an unusual one,
    so it's all yours, Ogawa-san.
[23:05] Sumireko
    Oh, thank you.
[23:08] Adashino
    What book is it?
[23:09] Sumireko
    If you want it, you can have it.
SIGN    Ton-chan the Glutton
SIGN    I am happy
SIGN    Try turning
    the page
[23:15] Adashino
    There's something written in it.
SIGN    I am happy
SIGN    Try turning
    the page
[23:18] Sumireko
    "I am happy"?
SIGN    Kitty Life
[23:24] Cat Sovereign
    This means I get to play
    with him again, doesn't it?
[23:27] Sumireko
    I wonder who wrote this.
SIGN    A humble story
    of friendship and parting.
SIGN    By Ogawa Sumireko,
    author of Simply Walk
    Alone, Like a Rhino's Horn
[23:32] Adashino
    I get the feeling that one day,
    Oto will walk in here to buy your new book.
SIGN    Mysterious Disappearances
SIGN    Ogawa Sumireko