E9 - The Hero's Melancholy

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SIGN    The Hero's Melancholy
[01:33] Koshiro
    I listened to the recording.
[01:34] Odokawa
    Pretty conclusive evidence, isn't it?
[01:36] Koshiro
    Dobu only named my brother.
SIGN    Little Daimon
[01:38] Koshiro
    Maybe he lied out of desperation.
[01:40] Koshiro
    All we know for sure is that Dobu is
    planning to rob a bank. That's all.
[01:45] Odokawa
    Your love for your brother is beautiful.
[01:47] Odokawa
    But that's good enough for me.
[01:49] Odokawa
    I want to let Dobu keep going for now.
[01:51] Koshiro
    Where are you now, Odokawa?
[01:53] Odokawa
    My friend may have been kidnapped.
[01:55] Odokawa
    I'm going to rescue him.
[01:57] Koshiro
    Sounds like a case, Odokawa.
[01:58] Odokawa
    That's right. Evil is afoot.
[02:00] Koshiro
    That's unbelievably evil. And if evil is
    afoot, then it's time for me to act.
[02:03] Odokawa
    You're going to help me?
[02:04] Koshiro
    Of course. Punishing evil is my job.
[02:08] Koshiro
    Where should I go?
[02:09] Odokawa
    Shibaura Wharf.
[02:10] Koshiro
    Outside my jurisdiction.
[02:11] Odokawa
    Don't come, then.
[02:12] Koshiro
    Wait.
[02:12] Koshiro
    I doubt you're aware, but there's this thing
    called extra-jurisdictional authority.
[02:16] Odokawa
    You're welcome to help as Little
    Daimon the private citizen,
[02:20] Odokawa
    but for now, I don't need
    help from the cops.
[02:22] Koshiro
    That's incredibly insulting.
[02:24] Odokawa
    I'm doing this to exterminate evil.
[02:26] Koshiro
    If you don't tear it out by the
    roots, it just comes back.
SIGN    Little Daimon
[02:28] Odokawa
    That's right. You're quick on the uptake.
[02:31] Odokawa
    I'm trying to get rid of
    them all in one fell swoop,
[02:33] Odokawa
    so I need the cops to wait a little longer.
[02:35] Koshiro
    Damn it.
[02:36] Koshiro
    It's frustrating, but if the alternative
    is being overrun by evil,
[02:39] Koshiro
    then I'll have to turn a blind eye to it.
[02:40] Odokawa
    Where the hell did you learn those words?
[02:42] Odokawa
    I'm in a hurry. I'll talk to you later.
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[03:14] Reina
    You haven't uploaded any videos recently.
[03:17] Reina
    You should catch Dobu soon
    and become a real hero.
[03:21] Reina
    You know you've been
    getting more haters recently?
[03:25] Reina
    They're saying you're not a hero.
[03:27] Reina
    That you're just an approval-hungry monster.
[03:30] Reina
    That you're scared of Dobu.
[03:32] Reina
    That you brainwashed them into making
    offerings, but they've come to their senses.
[03:35] Reina
    That once you peel back your pretense
    of divinity, you're just an ordinary guy.
[03:39] Reina
    That you're just a one-hit wonder.
[03:41] Reina
    That you're sleeping with
     your female followers...
[03:43] Reina
    Oh, I guess that last one is true.
[03:45] Reina
    It frustrates me, y'know?
[03:47] Reina
    I can't just tell them
    Kabasawa-sama is the real deal.
[03:51] Reina
    Looking at you lately,
    I realize that you really are—
[03:54] Kabasawa
    Shut up.
[03:55] Kabasawa
    You don't know me!
[03:57] Kabasawa
    Society made all this fuss about me!
[03:59] Kabasawa
    They thrust this attention
    on me, put me in the line of fire!
[04:01] Kabasawa
    I didn't ask to be deified!
[04:02] Kabasawa
    You don't know the kind
    of pressure I'm under!
[04:06] Kabasawa
    I'm so scared, I don't know what to do!
[04:08] Kabasawa
    This is who your god is!
[04:10] Kabasawa
    This is who your hero is!
[04:12] Kabasawa
    Leave, bitch!
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[04:45] Dobu
    You're treating me like your bodyguard?
[04:47] Dobu
    You've really made it, haven't you, Odokawa?
[04:49] Odokawa
    Still acting like my superior, I see.
[04:51] Dobu
    That's right. Sorry.
[04:53] Dobu
    Our goals are different,
[04:55] Dobu
    but we're partners on the same level,
    who are temporarily working together.
[04:59] Dobu
    So, where's Kakihana?
[05:01] Odokawa
    Shibaura Wharf.
[05:03] Dobu
    Hold on. Isn't that—
[05:06] Odokawa
    The girl Kakihana met through a dating site
[05:09] Odokawa
    and the girl who was with
    Yamamoto are the same person.
[05:12] Odokawa
    Kakihana went missing at the same time
    Yamamoto and his girl headed to the wharf.
[05:17] Odokawa
    They're probably running a badger game.
[05:20] Dobu
    That would make it Yano's job.
[05:23] Dobu
    I can't do anything about that.
[05:25] Odokawa
    I don't care about the decorum
    of your criminal activities.
[05:28] Odokawa
    I only care about rescuing Kakihana.
[05:30] Dobu
    This is gonna be a pain in the ass.
[05:32] Odokawa
    Isn't Yano your junior?
[05:34] Odokawa
    You're the one obsessed with hierarchies
    and pledges made over sake cups.
[05:37] Odokawa
    You should be able to
    resolve this by talking—
[05:39] Dobu
    That doesn't work with Yano.
[05:42] Dobu
    There's an unspoken rule that we don't
    interfere with each other's business.
[05:45] Dobu
    I may not get along with Yano,
[05:48] Dobu
    but we're both trying
    to make money for the boss.
[05:52] Odokawa
    If I can't save Kakihana,
    I'm not helping you rob a bank.
[05:57] Odokawa
    Wouldn't that mean Yano
    is interfering with your job?
[06:00] Dobu
    You think you're so witty, don't you?
[06:13] Dobu
    Get down!
[06:15] Dobu
    Shit, it grazed me.
[06:24] Dobu
    Park us somewhere. I'm taking back my gun.
[06:26] Odokawa
    No way. He's trying to kill me.
[06:29] Dobu
    I thought you didn't care if you died.
[06:31] Odokawa
    No, no, no. I don't like pain.
[06:34] Odokawa
    He's terrifying. What's his problem?
[06:35] Odokawa
    Are we still in Japan?
[07:00] Dobu
    Ow...
[07:02] Odokawa
    Let's run for it.
[07:16] Odokawa
    Looks like we lost him.
[07:17] Dobu
    Why did you run?
[07:19] Dobu
    That was a one-in-a-million chance.
[07:22] Odokawa
    I can't let you or I die right now.
[07:31] Kakihana
    Excuse me.
[07:32] Kakihana
    Um, excuse me.
[07:34] Sekiguchi
    Huh? Again?
[07:37] Sekiguchi
    You got a tiny bladder, or what? Jeez.
[07:40] Sekiguchi
    This is just like the problem
    of keeping death row inmates
[07:43] Sekiguchi
    who aren't assigned
    to penal labor incarcerated.
[07:46] Sekiguchi
    You gotta take care of 'em.
[07:57] Sekiguchi
    I'm leaving, so you'd better get it all out.
[08:01] Sekiguchi
    I'll come back to check
    on you in about three days.
[08:08] Dobu
    Why are you scared of water?
[08:10] Odokawa
    Who knows? Maybe
    I drowned in a previous life.
[08:14] Dobu
    Well, phobias don't always have a reason.
[08:19] Sekiguchi
    I'm sure Yano-san will find a way
    to turn your life into money.
[08:23] Sekiguchi
    A way to use—
[08:27] Dobu
    Here we go.
[08:38] Sekiguchi
    Well, if it isn't Dobu-san.
[08:39] Sekiguchi
    What do you think you're doing?
[08:40] Dobu
    Sorry, Sekiguchi.
[08:42] Dobu
    I'm here to rescue a kidnapping victim.
[08:45] Sekiguchi
    What did Yano-san have to say about this?
[08:48] Dobu
    I haven't talked to Yano.
[08:50] Sekiguchi
    Then please leave.
[08:52] Dobu
    It's cold out here. At least let me inside.
[08:55] Sekiguchi
    Who is he?
[08:56] Dobu
    A taxi driver.
[08:58] Sekiguchi
    You made a man with
    an honest job your underling?
[09:01] Sekiguchi
    You've fallen far, Dobu.
[09:02] Dobu
    And you're out runnin' badger games,
    so I could say the same of you.
[09:07] Dobu
    Hey, taxi driver. I'm gonna
    chuck this guy into the sea.
[09:10] Dobu
    Take Kakihana and get outta
     here in the meantime.
[09:54] Kakihana
    Odokawa...
[09:57] Odokawa
    Sorry to keep you waiting.
[10:05] Kakihana
    What are they doing?
[10:08] Odokawa
    They're idiots.
[10:10] Odokawa
    They're idiots, so they don't know how
    to express their feelings.
[10:13] Odokawa
    They use duty and human nature
    as an excuse for violence.
[10:18] Odokawa
    I guess it's what you'd expect
    from living creatures.
[10:34] Kakihana
    I get to go home?
[10:37] Odokawa
    Yeah, let's go home. You must've been cold.
[10:50] Sekiguchi
    Wait a minute, Dobu-san.
    I let Kakihana escape.
[10:53] Sekiguchi
    If you beat me, then I won't
    be able to face Yano-san.
[10:58] Dobu
    Not my problem.
[10:59] Dobu
    It's your fault that you couldn't beat me.
[11:01] Dobu
    Why don't you take this opportunity to quit
     doing low-tier jobs like badger games?
[11:07] Kakihana
    Odokawa, I don't know what to say.
[11:11] Kakihana
    I'm so pathetic.
[11:24] Dobu
    Damn it! Skull mask...
[11:27] Dobu
    I thought you were an amateur.
[11:29] Dobu
    Huh?
[11:38] Odokawa
    Remember how we went to Hakone
    for off-campus education in high school?
[11:43] Kakihana
    Yeah, we sure did.
[11:44] Odokawa
    You bought a yosegi puzzle box
    as a souvenir, remember?
[11:48] Kakihana
    Yeah, I did.
[11:49] Odokawa
    One with 36 steps.
[11:52] Kakihana
    Is that right? I'm surprised you remember.
[11:55] Odokawa
    You kept it in your bag for a while.
[11:58] Odokawa
    You'd perform all 36 steps and
    open the thing, like a showoff.
[12:00] Kakihana
    I feel like I remember that...
[12:03] Odokawa
    Do you remember what happened to that box?
[12:06] Kakihana
    What happened?
[12:07] Odokawa
    You put your family's stamp inside it
[12:08] Odokawa
    and left it on top of the shoe
    cupboard in your entryway.
[12:12] Odokawa
    When a delivery arrived, your mom tried
    to open it through trial-and-error.
[12:16] Odokawa
    The deliveryman watched her the entire time.
[12:20] Odokawa
    Ultimately, she smashed it open
    and got the stamp out, like an otter.
[12:26] Odokawa
    You got in a lot of trouble later.
[12:28] Kakihana
    Yeah, that's what happened. What about it?
[12:30] Kakihana
    What are you trying to say, here?
[12:32] Odokawa
    You've been pathetic ever since then.
[12:46] Kabasawa
    I did it. I finally did it, everyone.
[12:49] Kabasawa
    I got Dobu. Me!
[12:51] Kabasawa
    Hey, Dobu!
[12:52] Kabasawa
    I'm Kabasawa. Give it up, you punk!
[12:54] Kabasawa
    Apologize, you bastard!
[12:55] Kabasawa
    Apologize to everyone in the world.
[12:58] Kabasawa
    Hey, haters. And you shitheads who did
    nothing but heckle me from safety.
[13:02] Kabasawa
    You all talked a lotta shit about me.
[13:03] Kabasawa
    Well, who's the punk now?
[13:05] Kabasawa
    In the end, I got Dobu all by myself!
[13:07] Kabasawa
    I'm the only charismatic leader you need!
[13:09] Kabasawa
    You're all my slaves!
[13:13] Kabasawa
    Huh?
[13:15] Dobu
    You have a gun?
[13:26] Dobu
    Do you have a gun?
[13:31] Dobu
    All right. Then let's
    hear what you have to say.
[13:34] Dobu
    Or would you rather duke it out?
[13:36] Kabasawa
    I s-surrender!
[13:38] Dobu
    What?
[13:39] Kabasawa
    As you can see, I can't beat you in a fight.
[13:43] Dobu
    Is that the extent of your sense of justice?
[13:46] Dobu
    You vowed to catch me,
    when your resolve was this weak?
[13:52] Dobu
    You never had any sense of justice
    or resolve to begin with.
[13:55] Dobu
    Why don't you try reflecting on
     the principles that drove you to act?
[13:59] Kabasawa
    I wanted attention.
[14:01] Dobu
    You got it. Now, why not dig a little deeper?
[14:05] Dobu
    Why did you want attention?
[14:08] Kabasawa
    I don't know.
[14:10] Dobu
    It's because you wanted approval
    from others, yeah?
[14:12] Dobu
    And why did you want approval from others?
[14:15] Dobu
    Because you have no self-esteem.
[14:17] Dobu
    Because you have no confidence,
    you can't approve of yourself.
[14:21] Dobu
    But despite that, you're more
    narcissistic than anyone.
[14:23] Kabasawa
    No! I'm not a narcissist.
[14:26] Kabasawa
    I hated who I was before I had attention.
[14:28] Kabasawa
    That said, receiving attention didn't
    magically make me like myself.
[14:33] Kabasawa
    But it felt so good, so I kept escalating.
[14:36] Kabasawa
    Now I'm so scared, I don't know what to do.
[14:39] Kabasawa
    I regret it. I've always hated myself.
[14:41] Kabasawa
    I despise who I am.
[14:43] Kabasawa
    I've always wanted to disappear.
    I've always wanted to die.
[14:47] Dobu
    I'm saying your extreme rejection of
     and hatred for yourself is narcissism.
[14:54] Dobu
    Normal people aren't that
     interested in themselves.
[14:57] Kabasawa
    What should I do, then?
[15:00] Dobu
    Find a mentor you trust, not an
    unspecified large number of people.
[15:03] Dobu
    One you can respect.
[15:06] Dobu
    If you've got a baseline to measure
    yourself from, you won't waver.
[15:08] Dobu
    If that's too difficult,
    then approve of yourself.
[15:10] Dobu
    In any case, you need
    to learn to accept yourself.
[15:14] Kabasawa
    I understand!
[15:15] Kabasawa
    I appreciate your words,
    Dobu-san. I hear you.
[15:19] Kabasawa
    From now on, I, Taichi Kabasawa,
    shall return to university,
[15:22] Kabasawa
    resume looking for a job,
    and live my life one day at a time!
[15:27] Kabasawa
    Because of you, my eyes have been opened.
[15:29] Kabasawa
    Thank you!
[15:30] Kabasawa
    Excuse me!
[15:31] Dobu
    Hey, wait. I'm not running
    a self-improvement seminar here.
[15:36] Dobu
    As you know, I don't make an honest living.
[15:39] Dobu
    I need you to compensate me
    for all the harm you've caused me.
[15:44] Kabasawa
    Please don't kill me.
[15:45] Dobu
    And what can you give me, if not your life?
[15:48] Kabasawa
    U-Um, I bought an a-apartment.
    You can have that.
[15:52] Kabasawa
    A-And a car. I drove it here today.
[15:54] Kabasawa
    I have some money left, too.
[15:57] Kabasawa
    Please... Please forgive me.
[16:00] Dobu
    Well, that's the wisest choice.
[16:03] Dobu
    You did make that money off me.
[16:05] Kabasawa
    So... Will you forgive me?
[16:09] Dobu
    Yeah.
[16:09] Kabasawa
    I'm not going to die?
[16:11] Kabasawa
    You're a good person, Dobu-san—
[16:13] Dobu
    One more thing.
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[16:19] Odokawa
    He's such an idiot.
[16:22] Goriki
    His mind and body are
     in a pretty weakened state.
[16:25] Goriki
    He'll have to stay here for a while.
[16:27] Odokawa
    He doesn't have any money.
[16:29] Goriki
    I'll give him a discount.
[16:31] Goriki
    Hey, Odokawa. What are you doing?
[16:36] Goriki
    Didn't you go with Dobu to save Kakihana?
[16:39] Odokawa
    I'm going to take down Dobu.
[16:41] Odokawa
    I'll use whatever I can, and ultimately,
    I'll take out his whole organization.
[16:46] Goriki
    You're just a taxi driver.
    Why do you need to do that?
[16:49] Goriki
    Don't do anything dangerous.
[16:51] Goriki
    Are you avenging Shirakawa-san?
[16:53] Goriki
    She's a good girl at heart.
[16:56] Goriki
    Dobu got his claws in her
    before she knew any better.
[16:58] Goriki
    He used her. She's a victim.
[17:01] Goriki
    But in some ways, she brought it on herself.
[17:03] Goriki
    She may have been controlled by fear,
[17:06] Goriki
    but it was her weakness that
    made her follow Dobu's instructions.
[17:09] Goriki
    She must've had plenty
    of chances to leave him.
[17:12] Goriki
    Shirakawa-san threw those chances away.
[17:15] Odokawa
    She didn't bring it on herself.
[17:17] Odokawa
    Aren't you a doctor? Have you
    heard of Stockholm Syndrome?
[17:21] Goriki
    It's when kidnapping victims develop
    affection for their kidnappers, right?
[17:27] Odokawa
    Following Dobu's instructions
    was her strategy for survival.
[17:32] Odokawa
    She felt that cornered.
[17:34] Odokawa
    She was controlled by violence and threats.
[17:37] Odokawa
    It was an unfair situation.
[17:38] Goriki
    But that's no reason for you
    to cross this dangerous bridge.
[17:43] Goriki
    Do you love Shirakawa-san that much?
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[17:54] Kabasawa
    To everyone watching the
    Kabasawa channel, as of this day,
[17:57] Kabasawa
    I, Taichi Kabasawa, have decided to stop
    uploading videos and holding online salons.
[18:05] Kabasawa
    All Kabasawa accounts will be
    erased in a few days.
[18:10] Kabasawa
    I am not a hero, nor champion of justice.
[18:15] Kabasawa
    I apologize for ultimately
    deceiving all of you.
[18:20] Kabasawa
    Dobu—Dobu-san has nothing to do
    with this, so don't get the wrong idea.
[18:27] Kabasawa
    I simply lost to myself.
[18:29] Kabasawa
    So I ask that the rest of you
    leave Dobu-san alone, also.
[18:34] Kabasawa
    Also, um, I'm not offering refunds
    for the online salon.
[18:41] Kabasawa
    I appreciate your understanding.
[18:46] Odokawa
    He's a tough guy.
[18:48] Odokawa
    Both Sekiguchi and Kabasawa lost to him.
[18:53] Dobu
    Did you post it?
[18:54] Kabasawa
    Yes. It's done.
[19:01] Dobu
    What?
[19:02] Kabasawa
    Nothing. I'm just grateful that
    I made it through this unscathed.
[19:08] Kabasawa
    I'm sorry.
[19:09] Dobu
    Well, I'll be taking your car.
[19:16] Man A
    Hey, you'll fall if you
    don't quit messing around.
[19:18] Kanon
    I'll be fine.
[20:01] Landlord
    Odokawa-kun, are you home?
[20:04] Goriki
    His car's not here. I don't think he's home.
[20:07] Landlord
    Really? Well, that's a problem.
[20:10] Landlord
    Oh, I'm the landlord here.
[20:13] Landlord
    Who are you?
[20:15] Goriki
    I hadn't introduced myself yet.
    I'm Odokawa's friend, Goriki.
[20:21] Goriki
    What's the problem? Did something happen?
[20:24] Landlord
    Oh, all sorts of things lately.
[20:25] Landlord
    First the police showed up,
    then his window was broken.
[20:30] Landlord
    Odokawa-kun said he was going to move
    because he didn't want to cause trouble.
[20:35] Goriki
    How is that a problem?
[20:38] Landlord
    It's a huge problem.
[20:39] Landlord
    I'm Odokawa-kun's guardian,
[20:41] Landlord
    and I've already received enough rent
    for him to live here for life.
[20:45] Goriki
    From the foundation?
[20:47] Landlord
    That's right.
[20:47] Landlord
    But since Odokawa-kun started working,
    he's been paying more than his rent.
[20:52] Landlord
    He told me to return the money
    to the foundation's representative.
[20:55] Goriki
    How long has Odokawa been living here?
[20:59] Landlord
    Since fifth grade.
[21:00] Goriki
    Alone? He's been living off
    the foundation's money?
[21:05] Landlord
    Yes. Sometimes he'd eat at my place,
[21:08] Landlord
    but for the most part, he'd refuse.
[21:10] Landlord
    He said he didn't want to trouble me.
[21:12] Landlord
    I helped him with any necessary business
    at school and the public office.
[21:15] Landlord
    I just felt so bad for him.
[21:17] Goriki
    Could you tell me the name of that
    representative or the foundation itself?
[21:22] Landlord
    I don't know if I can.
[21:24] Landlord
    Their condition is that in exchange
    for not seeking any profit or tax benefits,
[21:28] Landlord
    our identities are kept secret.
[21:31] Goriki
    But you deposit the money you get
    from Odokawa, right?
[21:35] Landlord
    Of course I do.
[21:36] Landlord
    You think I'd steal it? How dreadful.
[21:39] Goriki
    That's not what I meant.
[21:42] Landlord
    If Odokawa-kun is moving,
[21:44] Landlord
    then I intend to return the money
    I've been holding onto.
[21:48] Goriki
    Do you know where Odokawa lived
    before coming here?
[21:52] Landlord
    I think it was Shiroku in Chichibu.
[21:56] Goriki
    Shiroku in Chichibu.
[21:58] Goriki
    Anyway, he lived alone?
[22:00] Goriki
    Was living at an orphanage
    or with family not an option?
[22:04] Landlady
    It's what Odokawa-kun wanted.
[22:07] Goriki
    I guess so. His parents
    might return someday.
[22:12] Landlady
    What are you talking about?
[22:14] Landlady
    Are you really his friend?
[22:16] Goriki
    I heard Odokawa's parents are missing.
[22:20] Landlady
    Odokawa-kun told you that?
[22:22] Goriki
    It's what I was told.
[22:23] Landlady
    Maybe that's what he believes...
[22:25] Goriki
    They're not missing?
[22:28] Landlady
    They're dead. Both of them.
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[23:35] Shirakawa
    Capoeira.
[23:36] Odokawa
    Uh, okay?
[23:37] Shirakawa
    You said before that you didn't know
     how people pick up capoeira.
[23:40] Odokawa
    Oh, yeah. Did I?
[23:42] Shirakawa
    Do you want me to hit you 
    with a cabeçada into an aú batido?
[23:45] Odokawa
    Sorry, sorry. I don't know what those 
    techniques are, but they sound scary.