E8 - The Obsidian Goddess

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[00:01] Shiro
    I know where you belong...
[00:03] Shiro
    And it's with us.
[00:06] Musashi
    You're like me...
[00:08] Musashi
    You have black rocks coming out of you.
[00:11] Musashi
    You're the guy who lent me
    a Kitetsu Blade this morning, right?
[00:20] Musashi
    Are you crying?
[00:22] Shiro
    Sorry... I'm just so happy I found you.
[00:26] Shiro
    When we first met, I had a suspicion, but...
[00:30] Shiro
    It was really you after all.
[00:34] Shiro
    I've wanted to meet you
     for the longest time!
[00:36] Shiro
    Oh, don't mind me.
    I'm talking to the one inside of you.
[00:40] Musashi
    The one inside of me...?
[00:41] Shiro
    I mean these black stones.
[00:45] Shiro
    They're why you can't use
    Kitetsu Blades, right?
[00:48] Shiro
    I was the same way.
[00:50] Shiro
    The people you share your dreams
     with leave you in the dust.
[00:54] Shiro
    But how could you argue?
[00:57] Shiro
    Because you can't fight on your own.
[01:01] Shiro
    You don't want that to be the end, right?
[01:03] Shiro
    You want to get strong
     and catch up to them, right?
[01:06] Musashi
    Yeah.
[01:07] Musashi
    You're exactly right.
[01:09] Musashi
    So, is there a way for us to get stronger?
[01:15] Shiro
    You bet.
SIGN    The
    Obsidian
    Goddess
[02:49] Musashi
    What do I have to do to use a Kitetsu Blade?
[02:53] Shiro
    You just need to accept the black stones.
[02:55] Musashi
    I have to accept them?
[02:58] Shiro
    Yep.
[02:59] Shiro
    A haze came over you during your trial
     and you blacked out, right?
[03:04] Shiro
    You just need to surrender yourself
    to that feeling and let it take you!
[03:08] Shiro
    You'll become strong if you do!
[03:11] Musashi
    How strong are we talking?
[03:15] Shiro
    Strong enough...
[03:18] Shiro
    to do this.
[03:44] Musashi
    What the?!
[03:51] Onlooker A
    Where'd that huge pit come from?
[03:53] Onlooker B
    That guy in black cut it
    open with a single sword!
[03:56] Onlooker C
    What?! That can't be!
[03:59] Musashi
    This guy is crazy.
[04:04] Musashi
    Wait, did that power not come
    from your Kitetsu Blade?
[04:11] Shiro
    Go on, take the sword's trial.
[04:14] Shiro
    Then you can become a
    Kitetsu Blade yourself!
[04:17] Musashi
    Become a Kitetsu Blade?
[04:19] Musashi
    What are you talking about?
[04:21] Musashi
    I thought I was gonna be able
    to wield them like you!
[04:24] Shiro
    Not what I meant!
[04:25] Shiro
    You're going to be a Kitetsu Blade.
[04:28] Shiro
    Didn't I just show you
    how strong you'd become?
[04:31] Musashi
    Then you meant... No way!
[04:35] Shiro
    That's right! You're a rare find!
[04:37] Shiro
    With those black stones, you could
    become the ultimate Kitetsu Blade!
[04:41] Musashi
    What's with you?
[04:43] Musashi
    You think I can turn into a sword?
[04:44] Musashi
    Are you serious?
[04:46] Shiro
    Are you sure you're serious?
[04:49] Shiro
    I thought you wanted to be the strongest.
[04:51] Shiro
    And you can!
[04:52] Shiro
    What difference does it make
    if you're a human or a sword?!
[04:59] Musashi
    The answer's obviously no.
[05:00] Musashi
    I won't be able to fight alongside
    Kojiro and Tsugumi if I do that!
[05:04] Shiro
    I see.
[05:05] Shiro
    Then what should we do?
[05:10] Shiro
    Okay, we'll turn your friends
    into material for my swords, too!
[05:14] Shiro
    You won't be lonely then, right?!
[05:18] Shiro
    The Bushi are heading up
    that mountain, aren't they?
[05:22] Musashi
    Hey! What do you think you're—
[05:29] Shiro
    Into the forge go the raw materials.
[05:38] Bushi G
    Keep moving up the mountain!
[05:40] Bushi H
    The Kishin is at the peak!
[05:45] Tsugumi
    Kojiro! Kojiro, we don't have to rush!
[05:49] Kojiro
    If we're not fast,
    the Bushi bands will slay the Kishin.
[05:53] Tsumugi
    Ugh! Why are you suddenly
    so fired up about this?
[05:58] Tsumugi
    And are you sure it was a good idea to
    leave Musashi when he's feeling down?
[06:04] Tsumugi
    Isn't that kind of cold?
[06:07] Kojiro
    It's fine.
[06:08] Kojiro
    What could we do for him
    right now if we'd stayed?
[06:12] Kojiro
    Try and cheer him up by saying,
[06:14] Kojiro
    "I can use Kitetsu Blades,
    and I'm sure you can too someday"?
[06:17] Kojiro
    That'd only make it harder for him.
[06:21] Kojiro
    So I'm going to go on ahead,
[06:24] Kojiro
    figure out this Kishin's weakness,
[06:26] Kojiro
    and wait for Musashi to get back on his feet!
[06:31] Tsumugi
    Will he be able to, though?
[06:35] Kojiro
    What?
[06:36] Tsumugi
    Remember what the lady said?
[06:37] Tsumugi
    That black aura means he
    can't use Kitetsu Blades...
[06:40] Tsumugi
    And it's really rare.
[06:42] Tsumugi
    Just who is Musashi really?
[06:45] Tsumugi
    I mean, if he's really one of
    these legendary forsaken...
[06:49] Tsumugi
    He can't be normal.
[06:51] Tsumugi
    That got me thinking...
[06:55] Tsumugi
    Musashi's probably inherited some
    kind of amazing power, right?
[06:59] Tsumugi
    Maybe he's from a special family.
[07:04] Tsumugi
    You've gotta tell me!
    We're friends, aren't we?
[07:09] Kojiro
    I guess you're right.
[07:12] Kojiro
    Where do I begin?
[07:17] Kojiro
    When it comes to Musashi's family...
[07:23] Kojiro
    There was a massive mountain
    with a mine in Tatsuyama.
[07:29] Kojiro
    And at the foot of it were
    homes, shops, and schools.
[07:35] Kojiro
    And beyond that, there was
    an incredibly massive...
[07:41] Kojiro
    ...field. They were farmers.
[07:48] Tsumugi
    Farmers?
[07:49] Kojiro
    Farmers.
[07:50] Tsumugi
    Are you messing with me?!
[07:53] Kojiro
    I wasn't trying to!
[07:54] Kojiro
    He's from a family of farmers,
    like most everyone in Tatsuyama.
[07:59] Tsumugi
    Is that all? Disappointing.
[08:02] Kojiro
    As for me, I was the child
    of the last Bushi in Tatsuyama.
[08:08] Kojiro
    We lived in a bamboo grove
     on the edge of town.
[08:13] Kojiro
    Being Bushi, the descendants of criminals,
[08:16] Kojiro
    meant everybody kept their distance.
[08:26] Kojiro
    But Musashi was a weird kid.
[08:37] Kojiro
    A katana made you a target
    for prejudice in town.
[08:40] Kojiro
    But he...
[08:43] (Flashback) Young Muashi
    That...
[08:45] (Flashback) Young Muashi
    was super cool!
[08:48] (Flashback) Young Muashi
    How'd you cut that leaf?!
[08:51] (Flashback) Young Muashi
    Come on, how'd you do it?!
    You gotta tell me!
[08:54] (Flashback) Young Kojiro
    Uh... l-like this!
[09:01] (Flashback) Young Musashi
    Like this?
[09:04] (Flashback) Young Musashi
    Huh, didn't work.
[09:07] (Flashback) Young Musashi
    It was so awesome, though! I wanna do it!
[09:10] Young Kojiro
    He said it was awesome...
[09:14] Kojiro
    I'd never been praised like that before.
[09:18] Kojiro
    Musashi didn't treat me differently.
[09:22] Kojiro
    Just having a real friend like him
    made me happier than I ever imagined.
[09:29] (Flashback) Young Kojiro
    Hey!
[09:30] Kojiro
    And thanks to that weirdo of a friend,
[09:33] Kojiro
    my life wasn't a total nightmare.
[09:37] Tsumugi
    I'm glad.
[09:38] Kojiro
    Yeah.
[09:40] Tsumugi
    But if everyone in your town
    hated Bushi, why didn't Musashi?
[09:46] Kojiro
    Probably because of his parents.
[09:49] Kojiro
    They were pretty odd, too.
[09:52] Kojiro
    They never cared what other people said.
[09:55] Kojiro
    They treated my dad and I well.
[09:58] Kojiro
    It was a shame when they got sick and died.
[10:01] Kojiro
    They were really nice.
[10:04] Kojiro
    What is it?
[10:06] Tsumugi
    This just makes it harder to understand.
[10:09] Tsumugi
    You're saying Musashi and his parents
    were all totally normal people, right?
[10:13] Kojiro
    What of it?
[10:14] Tsumugi
    So why do Kitetsu Blades
    scorn him the way they do?
[10:19] Tsumugi
    If we don't understand that,
    we can't help him find a way around it.
[10:26] Kojiro
    Well...
[10:29] Tsumugi
    Is he really going to make his way back to us?
[10:40] Shiro
    Now then, let's see how this goes.
[10:42] Nanao
    Master.
[10:44] Shiro
    Hey, Nanao.
SIGN    Inukai
    Shiro
    of the
    ???
    Band
[10:49] Nanao
    I brought lunch.
[10:51] Nanao
    Please be grateful.
SIGN    Inukai
    Nanao
    of the
    ???
    Band
[10:55] Shiro
    Hey, great job!
    This is gonna be a real feast.
[10:59] Nanao
    Huh. What happened to the redhead?
[11:02] Shiro
    Oh, I threw him in the pit.
[11:04] Nanao
    I see.
[11:06] Shiro
    Huh? Why do you look so sad?
[11:10] Nanao
    He was kind to me.
[11:13] Nanao
    I was hoping to talk to him.
[11:17] Shiro
    That's a real shame.
[11:19] Nanao
    I'm not sure you know
    the meaning of the word "shame."
[11:23] Nanao
    You probably fed him what he wanted
    to hear to get close to him, didn't you?
[11:28] Nanao
    "I'm also a black-stone forsaken.
    I understand how you feel."
[11:34] Nanao
    Which is all a lie, isn't it?
[11:37] Shiro
    You're the one person I'd never lie to.
[11:41] Nanao
    You really are a sophist devil.
[11:43] Nanao
    The only thing you're earnest
    about is Kitetsu Blades...
[11:47] Nanao
    And you've finally found her
    inside of that redhead, right?
[11:50] Nanao
    Your goddess.
[11:52] Shiro
    I have.
[11:54] Shiro
    The Obsidian Goddess that
    I've been searching for.
[11:59] Nanao
    Are you sure it's really her?
[12:01] Nanao
    Not another fake?
[12:03] Shiro
    This time I'm sure it's really her.
[12:05] Nanao
    Then why not just collect her already?
[12:08] Nanao
    This all seems rather circuitous, Master.
[12:11] Shiro
    Nanao, my dear, wasted time
    is what makes for a fulfilling life.
[12:15] Nanao
    I prefer to do things efficiently.
[12:18] Shiro
    I'm after some black stone.
[12:22] Shiro
    Gonna head out for a bit.
[12:24] Shiro
    Keep an eye on things here, Nanao.
[12:29] Nanao
    I see... Master intends on using
    that boy as material for a sword.
[12:35] Nanao
    In that case, I feel sorry for him.
[12:39] Nanao
    He'll be forced to make a terrible
    decision at the bottom of the abyss.
[12:46] Musashi
    I keep falling.
[12:48] Musashi
    And I've lost track of time.
[12:51] Musashi
    But I'm not...
[12:53] Musashi
    gonna hit rock bottom without a fight!
[13:03] Musashi
    I've gotta do something*! 
    There has to be a way!
[13:08] Musashi
    That's it!
[13:18] Musashi
    I've stopped. What a relief.
[13:23] Musashi
    But what's this blade doing down here?
[13:38] Nanao
    He can let go of the sword
    and be burned alive.
[13:41] Nanao
    Or he can let go of his consciousness
    and turn into black stone.
[13:45] Nanao
    Either way, he's not making it back alive.
[13:50] Musashi
    Dammit, my body feels so heavy...
    My head's foggy too...
[13:56] Musashi
    It's just like during my sword trial.
[13:59] Musashi
    What do I do?
[14:06] Musashi
    Ow!
[14:08] Musashi
    That was close. I almost passed out.
[14:11] Musashi
    But I just have to stay awake, right?
[14:15] Musashi
    And these black stones are perfect
    for getting out of this hole.
[14:20] Musashi
    Okay. I'm gonna climb my way outta here.
[14:23] Mysterious Goddess
    I'm afraid I can't allow that.
    You must hide for now.
[14:26] Musashi
    Wh-Who's there?!
[14:45] Musashi
    This is...
[14:50] Mysterious Goddess
    You should stay here with me forever.
[14:55] Musashi
    No... You've gotta let me out.
[14:59] Musashi
    My friends need my help!
[15:01] Mysterious Goddess
    You won't be able to do
    anything even if you go.
[15:03] Mysterious Goddess
    You don't have the strength to fight.
[15:06] Mysterious Goddess
    You would only get in the way.
[15:11] Musashi
    I still have to go back, though.
[15:21] Mysterious Giant
    I told you they don't need you.
[15:24] Mysterious Giant
    It's the same as before, remember?
[15:27] Mysterious Giant
    You do remember, don't you?
[15:29] Mysterious Giant
    Remember.
[15:31] Mysterious Giant
    Remember...
[15:39] Musashi
    This is...
[15:43] (Flashback) Young Musashi
    Mom, wake up...
[15:45] (Flashback) Young Musashi
    Huh?
[15:46] (Flashback) Townsperson C
    Even if it was an epidemic,
    for so many to die...
[15:50] (Flashback) Townsperson D
    It's because they didn't have
    enough faith in our oni masters.
[15:53] (Flashback) Townsperson D
    Divine punishment for
    their blasphemous ways.
[15:55] (Flashback) Townsperson D
    You know how that one couple used to act.
[15:58] (Flashback) Townsperson E
    What's going to happen with their son now?
[16:01] (Flashback) Townsperson C
    Good question. Town laws say that it's
    up to his relatives to take him in.
[16:05] (Flashback) Townsperson D
    No one wants a child like him.
[16:09] (Flashback) Relative A
    I'm don't see why we have
    to take care of you.
[16:13] (Flashback) Young Musashi
    B-But... they... um...
[16:15] (Flashback) Relative B
    Oh, would you shut up? And get lost!
[16:19] (Flashback) Relative B
    Don't ever come back!
[16:22] (Flashback) Young Musashi
    Uncle, Auntie, thank you
    for letting me stay.
[16:27] (Flashback) Young Musashi
    I'll help a whole bunch.
[16:29] (Flashback) Young Musashi
    I'll chop wood, or clean the well, or—
[16:31] (Flashback) Relative C
    There's one condition for you to
    become a part of this family.
[16:35] (Flashback) Young Musashi
    Anything you want!
[16:36] (Flashback) Relative C
    Don't do anything.
[16:39] (Flashback) Relative D
    Taking in the child of faithless parents
     who showed mercy to Bushi
[16:42] (Flashback) Relative D
    will look terrible to others.
[16:44] (Flashback) Relative C
    You need to draw as little attention
    as possible. Understood?
[16:48] (Flashback) Musashi
    O-Okay...
[16:50] (Flashback) Musashi
    But, um, what's so bad about being
    friends with Kojiro and Pops?
[17:02] (Flashback) Relative C
    This little idiot doesn't
    understand a damn thing!
[17:05] (Flashback) Relative D
    This is what you get
    with blasphemers for parents!
[17:07] Young Musashi
    I better not keep talking about the*
    Kanemakis around other people.
[17:11] Young Musashi
    Being friends with Bushi
    will get me in trouble...
[17:14] (Flashback) Relative C
    Listen up. You don't leave the
    house without permission.
[17:17] (Flashback) Relative C
    In town, you don't talk to us at all.
[17:19] (Flashback) Musashi
    Y-Yes, sir!
[17:20] (Flashback) Relative C
    Don't talk!
[17:21] (Flashback) Relative E
    You don't have to respond, either, okay?
[17:29] (Flashback) Woman 1
    Good morning.
[17:31] (Flashback) Woman 2
    Come on, get out of bed.
[17:35] (Flashback) Girl
    What's for breakfast?
[17:48] (Flashback) Young Musashi
    Uncle!
[17:57] (Flashback) Townsperson G
    Hey, is that the boy you took in?
[18:00] (Flashback) Townsperson H
    The son of the blasphemers?
[18:03] (Flashback) Townsperson I
    I can't believe you're
    actually taking care of him.
[18:06] (Flashback) Relative C
    How many times did I tell you to stay
    away from us around other people?!
[18:11] (Flashback) Relative C
    He's wasted enough of our time.
    Come on, let's enjoy our meal.
[18:14] (Flashback) Relative C
    Come on, dear. I can't wait to dig in.
[18:14] (Flashback) Relative D
    Let's eat while it's hot.
[18:24] Young Musashi
    It feels kind of like I'm a ghost...
[18:28] Young Musashi
    No one calls my name.
[18:31] Young Musashi
    Or pays me any attention. Or smiles at me.
[18:35] Young Musashi
    I've figured something out.
[18:37] Young Musashi
    If no one in the world cares about you...
[18:41] Young Musashi
    it's no different from being dead.
[18:44] Young Musashi
    I guess just breathing isn't
    the same thing as being alive.
[18:54] Young Musashi
    I want...
[18:55] Young Musashi
    I want someone to see me.
[18:58] Young Musashi
    I want to be of use to someone!
[19:00] Young Musashi
    I want someone to like me!
[19:03] Young Musashi
    But... But who...?
[19:07] Young Musashi
    Kojiro... Pops...
[19:11] Young Musashi
    I wish I could see them.
[19:13] (Flashback) Relative D
    Hey.
[19:14] (Flashback) Relative D
    I have something for you to do.
[19:18] (Flashback) Young Musashi
    I'll do anything!
[19:19] (Flashback) Young Musashi
    I want to be useful to you and the others!
[19:22] (Flashback) Relative D
    Throw this rock at him.
[19:27] (Flashback) Relative D
    Everyone will think better of you.
[19:30] (Flashback) Relative C
    Prove that you're not like your parents.
[19:34] (Flashback) Relatives
    Go on. Do it.
[19:36] (Flashback) Relatives
    Do it.
[19:37] (Flashback) Relatives
    Do it.
[19:38] (Flashback) Relatives
    Do it.
[19:38] (Flashback) Relatives
    Do it.
[19:39] (Flashback) Relatives
    Do it.
[19:40] (Flashback) Relatives
    Do it.
[19:40] (Flashback) Relatives
    Do it.
[19:41] (Flashback) Relatives
    Do it.
[19:41] (Flashback) Relatives
    Do it.
[19:42] (Flashback) Relatives
    Do it.
[19:42] (Flashback) Relatives
    Do it.
[19:43] (Flashback) Relatives
    Do it.
[19:43] (Flashback) Relatives
    Do it.
[19:43] (Flashback) Relatives
    Do it.
[19:44] (Flashback) Relatives
    Do it.
[19:45] (Flashback) Relatives
    Do it.
[19:46] (Flashback) Relatives
    Do it.
[19:46] (Flashback) Relatives
    Do it.
[19:47] (Flashback) Relatives
    Do it.
[19:47] (Flashback) Relatives
    Do it.
[19:48] (Flashback) Relatives
    Do it.
[19:50] (Flashback) Relatives
    Do it!
[19:52] (Flashback) Relatives
    Do it!
[19:53] (Flashback) Relatives
    Do it!
[19:55] (Flashback) Relatives
    Do it!
[19:57] (Flashback) Relatives
    Do it!
[19:59] (Flashback) Relative D
    Do it!
[20:09] (Flashback) Musashi
    The remaining Bushi... should just die.
[20:15] (Flashback) Townsperson H
    That's right! Listen to the kid!
[20:17] (Flashback) Townperson I
    Go to hell, Bushi!
[20:21] (Flashback) Jisai
    Musashi...
[20:23] Mysterious Giant
    You threw the rock in that moment.
[20:29] Mysterious Giant
    Because no one needed you...
[20:33] Mysterious Giant
    You were willing to do whatever
    it took to feel wanted.
[20:36] Mysterious Giant
    Anything at all.
[20:38] Mysterious Giant
    That's who you are.
[20:40] Mysterious Giant
    You say you want to be a Bushi,
[20:42] Mysterious Giant
    but that's just an excuse to be
    with your friend, isn't it?
[20:47] (Flashback) Young Musashi
    Okay, we're gonna do it too, Kojiro!
[20:49] (Flashback) Musashi
    I'm happy as long as we can
    chase our dream together.
[20:53] (Flashback) Musashi
    I wish I could have joined him.
[20:58] Mysterious Giant
    To you, being a Bushi and wielding a
    katana are simply a means to an end,
[21:03] Mysterious Giant
    no different than the rock
    you threw that day.
[21:06] Mysterious Giant
    There's no way someone like
    that can use a Kitetsu Blade.
[21:10] Mysterious Giant
    And if you can't fight, then you're
    of no value to your friends.
[21:14] Mysterious Giant
    You'll have to forgive me.
[21:16] Mysterious Giant
    The only way to break your will to fight was
    to revisit these memories from your past.
[21:21] Mysterious Giant
    If you were to leave this place and
    start fighting, they could capture me.
[21:27] Mysterious Giant
    Because you are I one, in body and soul.
[21:30] Mysterious Giant
    So let's hide here forever.
[21:34] Mysterious Giant
    You don't need to involve yourself
    in the war between Bushi and oni.
[21:50] Kojiro
    This thing is a Kishin?
[23:25] Shiro
    Nanao!
[23:26] Nanao
    What is it?
[23:27] Shiro
    I wanted to show my gratitude for
    your help in my Kitetsu Blade search.
[23:30] Shiro
    This is for you!
[23:31] Nanao
    Master...!
[23:31] Sfx sign
    Beeeam
[23:33] Shiro
    I stole it, by the way.
[23:34] Nanao
    You just say whatever you want, don't you?!
[23:36] Nanao
    Sophist devil!
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