E15 - Heartblade

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[01:30] Ai
    You see... My family...
[01:33] Ai
    is part of a long line of shinobi!
[01:35] Tokimaru
    So this is where you've been, Ai-sama!
[01:41] Ai
    Tokimaru!
[01:43] Iko
    It's...
[01:44] Teru
    It's...
[01:45] Both
    It's a ninja!
SIGN    Hidden Sword Technique:
    Cherry Blossom Blitz
[01:52] Ai
    Hidden Sword Technique: Cherry Blossom Blitz!
[02:01] Ai
    He's found out... where I am.
[02:03] Ai
    Let's go, you two.
[02:06] Teru
    Huh? But he just fell...
[02:08] Ai
    That ain't enough to kill him.
SIGN    Episode 15
     Heartblade
[02:22] Ai
    Thanks a bunch.
[02:26] Teru
    U-Um... So that person from earlier...
[02:29] Ai
    Yes. He's the one who's after me.
[02:34] Ai
    I didn't expect him to find me so quickly.
[02:37] Iko
    Ai-san, are you okay?
[02:40] Ai
    My body's super weak.
[02:44] Ai
    Truly... it's difficult to even...
    swing around a sword...
[02:51] Teru
    Do you want to take a
    little break before we go?
[02:54] Ai
    Thank you for your concern,
    but he'll find me soon...
[02:58] Iko
    No, really, you okay?
[03:01] Iko
    Want to lean on my shoulder?
[03:02] Ai
    Oh, I'm totally fine.
[03:04] Ai
    I told you.
[03:06] Ai
    I'm a shinobi!
SIGN    Huff
SIGN    Huff
SIGN    Huff
SIGN    Huff
SIGN    Huff
SIGN    Huff
[03:11] Teru
    What do you think about
    the whole shinobi thing?
[03:17] Ai
    But I'm really sorry...
[03:23] Ai
    Because... I ended up involvin'... you two...
[03:30] Teru
    I have to Heart-shift!
[03:32] Teru
    No! I won't make it in time!
[03:39] Tokimaru
    Honestly, you push yourself way too far.
[03:43] Teru
    Huh?
[03:44] Iko
    Hey, it's the weirdo from before.
[03:47] Tokimaru
    I am not a weirdo.
[03:49] Tokimaru
    My name is Tokimaru.
[03:51] Tokimaru
    I've come to retrieve our
    village's princess, Ai-sama.
[03:55] Iko and Teru
    Pri... Princess?!
[04:01] Ai
    Why are you followin' me?!
[04:03] Tokimaru
    To protect you, Ai-sama!
[04:05] Ai
    It's because everyone's
    sheltered me my whole life
[04:08] Ai
    that I ended up knowing nothing of the world!
[04:11] Tokimaru
    You are not a normal person, Ai-sama.
[04:13] Tokimaru
    There's no need for you
    to know of the world.
[04:15] Tokimaru
    We will protect you.
[04:17] Ai
    Shut your mouth, you moron!
[04:20] Iko
    Why are they arguing up there?
[04:22] Ai
    Whatever!
[04:24] Tokimaru
    Ai-sama!
[04:26] Ai
    Ugh... After all the trouble I went
    through to leave the village...
[04:32] Teru
    Um... Why did you run away from home, Ai-san?
[04:37] Teru
    I mean... from the shinobi village...
[04:41] Ai
    From the moment I was born,
    they never let me leave the village.
[04:46] Ai
    Because I'm so sheltered,
    I didn't know about anythin'.
[04:51] Ai
    That's why...
[04:52] Ai
    I've always longed to see this big world.
[04:57] Tokimaru
    You're not sheltered.
[04:59] Tokimaru
    We're just protecting you, Ai-sama.
[05:01] Ai
    Quit eavesdroppin'!
[05:04] Teru
    Er, calm down, Ai-san.
[05:07] Teru
    What's this about shinobi, anyway?
[05:12] Ai
    Shinobi have basically given their
    lives for the sake of the world.
[05:19] Ai
    Currently, we live quietly away from
    civilization in the village of Soga.
[05:25] Ai
    In the past, we mostly prevented wars,
[05:29] Ai
    punished evildoers, and saved people...
[05:33] Teru
    Saved people?
[05:35] Teru
    They sound like heroes.
[05:38] Ai
    Don't you think it's strange, though?!
[05:40] Ai
    They keep sayin' it's for the
    world and for the people,
[05:43] Ai
    but we're livin' in secret away
    from both the world and people.
[05:47] Ai
    I don't wanna live like that anymore!
[05:49] Ai
    I want to live more out in the open!
[05:52] Ai
    So just stay outta my way!
[05:54] Ai
    Tokimaru, hurry on home!
[05:56] Tokimaru
    I will not go home.
[05:58] Tokimaru
    If I leave you here, I'm the one
    who's going to get yelled at.
[06:03] Ai
    You're just doin' this for yourself!
[06:05] Ai
    In the end, this is the
    only one I can believe in.
[06:09] Teru
    And who's that?
[06:10] Ai
    My katana.
[06:12] Ai
    This is what's led me this far so
    I wouldn't be found or get lost.
[06:18] Teru
    Your katana... guided you?
[06:20] Ai
    I've ended up quite far from
    home thanks to her, though.
[06:28] Ai
    The Heart Blade, Purity.
[06:32] Teru
    I-It's a real katana?
[06:36] Iko
    I thought it was a wooden blade.
[06:38] Teru
    It's so pretty...
[06:39] Ai
    Right?!
[06:41] Ai
    Purty's a real beauty, ain't she?
[06:44] Ai
    P-Purty?
[06:46] Ai
    You've got some nice eyes.
[06:47] Ai
    Teru-san, try holdin' her.
[06:49] Teru
    H-Huh?
[06:52] Teru
    It's not heavy at all...
[06:55] Teru
    It's like I'm holding nothing at all.
[07:00] Ai
    Say, Teru-san.
[07:01] Ai
    You know how you write "shinobi" using
    the characters for "blade" and "heart"?
SIGN    Blade
SIGN    Heart
[07:06] Ai
    Why do you think that is?
[07:07] Teru
    Huh?
[07:08] Ai
    You put your heart onto your
    blade and turn it into strength.
[07:12] Ai
    You also read the heart of
    your blade and control it.
[07:16] Ai
    That's what shinobi do.
[07:20] Ai
    Even if I lack strength, if I give
    my heart to my blade, I can fight.
[07:27] Ai
    And... Let me see her for a sec.
[07:29] Ai
    She also reads the hearts of the people
    who touch her and tells me about them.
[07:35] Teru
    Reads their hearts?
[07:37] Ai
    Yes, yes... What's that?
[07:40] Ai
    Let's see... Teru-san is...
[07:44] Ai
    Fourteen and a second-year in middle school.
SIGN    14 years old
SIGN    Second-year
    in middle school
SIGN    Born on 4/2
[07:47] Ai
    And her birthday's April 2nd.
[07:50] Ai
    Her favorite thing is...
    natto? That's surprisin'.
SIGN    Born on 4/2
[07:55] Ai
    She's very introverted and shy.
[07:59] Ai
    You had an older sister,
    and you were really close.
[08:03] Teru
    Huh?!
[08:04] Ai
    What's currently troublin' you is the
    fact that you have some bad bedhead.
[08:08] Ai
    The thing you're happy about right now is
    the fact that you've gotten closer with Iko-san.
[08:12] Teru
    Huh?!
[08:16] Teru
    U-Um, I think that's enough!
[08:19] Teru
    P-P-Please don't say any more about me!
[08:22] Ai
    Wow, she's right. You really are shy!
[08:25] Ai
    How adorable.
[08:27] Iko
    That's amazing! Are all shinobi like this?
[08:31] Ai
    This power belongs to me alone.
[08:34] Ai
    You know how they say objects
    gain a heart over time?
[08:37] Ai
    So I... hm?
[08:40] Ai
    What's that, Purty?
[08:42] Ai
    I see...
[08:44] Ai
    Teru-san?
[08:47] Ai
    Teru-san's the hero I've been lookin' for?
[08:50] Teru
    Huh?!
[08:58] Ai
    So you see... there's one other
    reason I left my village.
[09:04] Ai
    A little while back, I felt a pitch-black
    heart seething somewhere far away.
[09:10] Teru
    A pitch-black heart seething?
[09:14] Teru
    Could she mean... from back then?
[09:18] Ai
    And then she told me that
    I have somethin' I need to do.
[09:28] Ai
    I need to talk to a hero.
[09:33] Teru
    Wh-What's that scar?
[09:37] Ai
    It's a scar I got when I was little.
[09:40] Ai
    Because of it, my heart's grown weak,
    so it's a bit hard gettin' around in this body.
[09:46] Ai
    There's been a shadow upon
    my heart this whole time.
[09:51] Ai
    That seething pitch-black
    heart reminded me of my scar.
[09:56] Ai
    My katana also tells me that this is fate.
[10:00] Ai
    Teru-san, there's someone out there
    threatenin' everyone's peace, isn't there?
[10:08] Ai
    I want you to let me help you.
[10:10] Ai
    So that the evil consumin' people's
    hearts will cease to exist.
[10:14] Tokimaru
    Ai-sama!
[10:17] Tokimaru
    I can't stand by any longer!
[10:19] Tokimaru
    You'll be in danger!
[10:21] Ai
    Just go home, Tokimaru!
[10:23] Ai
    I don't plan on goin' back
    until I've fulfilled my goal!
[10:27] Tokimaru
    Please don't be unreasonable!
[10:29] Tokimaru
    It's not just me.
[10:30] Tokimaru
    Everyone is worried about you, Ai-sama!
[10:35] Tokimaru
    Besides, there are no shinobi villages nearby.
[10:39] Tokimaru
    Where do you plan on living?
[10:41] Ai
    W-Well...
[10:48] Ai
    You're a hero, right, Teru-san?
[10:51] Teru
    Huh?
[10:52] Ai
    And heroes help those in need, right?
[10:56] Teru
    U-Um...
[10:59] Ai
    And I'm in need right now. So...
[11:03] Ai
    I guess I'll just be in Teru-san's care.
[11:07] Tokimaru
    Huh?
[11:08] Iko; Teru
    Huh?
[11:09] Teru
    She's coming to my place?!
[11:16] Teru
    Shy.
SIGN     Ai Tennoji
    Nationality: Japanese
     Likes: Ninja training
     The princess of the Soga Ninja Village.
    Is a ninjutsu expert.
[11:24] Ai
    Wow...
[11:25] Ai
    So this is where you live, Teru-san...
[11:28] Teru
    Er, um... Are you really
    going to stay at my place?
[11:32] Ai
    Too bad Iko-san didn't join us.
[11:35] Teru
    Um, well... I-Iko-san had to go home
    to make her little brother dinner, so...
[11:41] Ai
    I see.
[11:43] Tokimaru
    Ai-sama—
[11:43] Ai
    You can't come in, Tokimaru!
[11:46] Ai
    Let's go, Teru-san!
[11:52] TV
    This time on 3-Minute Cooking*...
[11:54] TV
    We're featuring seafood pizza with shrimp!
SIGN    3-Minute
SIGN    Seafo
SIGN    Plenty of
    Shrimp!
[11:57] Shrimpy
    You're back, Teru.
[12:07] Teru
    O-Oh, right! I have Shrimpy-san at home!
[12:10] Teru
    U-Um...
[12:12] Teru
    Th-Th-This is, um...
[12:14] Ai
    Shrimpy-san, right?
[12:17] Teru
    Huh?
[12:18] Ai
    Purty told me that you had a roommate.
[12:22] Ai
    But I had no idea he was so adorable.
[12:26] Teru
    Huh?
[12:27] Teru
    A-Adorable?
[12:30] Shrimpy
    Hm?
[12:42] Teru
    Ai-san, I'll leave a change
    of clothes for you here.
[12:47] Ai
    Thanks, Teru-san.
[12:49] Teru
    She ended up sort of forcing*
    her way into my house...
[12:54] Teru
    Maybe that's the part
    of her that's princess-like.
[12:58] Ai
    Teru-san.
[13:00] Ai
    Did you wanna join me?
[13:03] Teru
    Huh?! N-No, I'm fine!
[13:06] Ai
    Aw...
SIGN    Ba-dump Ba-dump
[13:10] Teru
    Wh-Why am I the one who's so embarrassed?
[13:15] Teru
    What am I going to do about dinner?
[13:18] Teru
    I guess I can't just make
    whatever like I usually do...
SIGN    Seafood
    Pizza
[13:23] Shrimpy
    Why don't you order some pizza?
[13:25] Teru
    Delivery...
[13:28] Teru
    But... that leaves us with
    a very difficult problem...
[13:32] Teru
    Yes... Talking on the phone!
[13:35] Teru
    There are two things that can
    happen when calling for delivery!
[13:38] Teru
    U-Um, cwan I gwet a m-margwarita...
[13:42] Employee
    Huh?
[13:43] Teru
    I-I said a margherita...
[13:46] Employee
    Huh?!
[13:48] Employee
    This...
[13:51] Teru
    U-Um, cwan I get a medium margherita...
[13:54] Employee
    A small mentaiko pizza, you got it!
[13:57] Teru
    Yes, exactly...
[14:01] Teru
    ...or that.
SIGN    Nanohana
    Pizza
[14:04] Teru
    And then I'm forced to taste my self-loathing
    over the fact that I couldn't even order pizza.
[14:12] Teru
    Delivery... What a truly terrifying thing...
[14:16] Shrimpy
    Teru...
[14:18] Ai
    Whatcha doin', Teru-san?
[14:21] Ai
    Ai-san...
[14:23] Ai
    Um... I was trying to figure
    out what to do for dinner.
[14:27] Ai
    Oh, is that all?
[14:29] Ai
    In that case, I'll make some for you.
[14:33] Ai
    Katanas aren't the only
    types of blades, you know.
[14:47] Ai
    What do you think? I hope it's to your likin'.
[14:51] Ai
    Thanks for helpin' with
    the dishes, Shrimpy-san.
[14:54] Shrimpy
    I don't mind.
[14:55] Shrimpy
    Don't mind me. Go ahead and eat.
[14:58] Teru
    L-Let's eat...
[15:00] Ai
    I hope you like it.
[15:06] Teru
    It's good.
[15:08] Ai
    Really?
[15:09] Teru
    Y-Yes. The seasoning is mild, too.
[15:12] Ai
    I'm glad to hear it.
[15:15] Ai
    Everyone always thinks that blades
    are just for hurtin' people,
[15:20] Ai
    but dependin' on the heart that goes into it,
[15:22] Ai
    it can be a tool used to kill people
    or a tool to make delicious food.
[15:27] Teru
    The heart...
[15:29] Ai
    Yup. And we shinobi train our hearts.
[15:35] Ai
    Just like a blade, hearts
    don't start out good or bad.
[15:43] Ai
    It's just... depending
    on how people use them,
[15:46] Ai
    they end up angels or demons.
[15:53] Ai
    Tokimaru, you still around?
[15:56] Tokimaru
    Yes. I'm right here.
[15:59] Ai
    Ah, so you didn't go home.
[16:01] Tokimaru
    Of course not. It is my duty to protect—
[16:04] Ai
    Oh, whatever. I get it already.
[16:07] Ai
    Here.
[16:09] Ai
    It ain't much, but I made extra.
[16:12] Tokimaru
    O-Oh, Ai-sama! How can I ever thank—
[16:18] Ai
    Good grief! Okay, already! Just whatever!
[16:23] Ai
    Honestly... I keep tellin'
    him to go home already.
[16:27] Teru
    I honestly don't mind if
    you both spend the night...
[16:31] Ai
    It's fine.
[16:32] Ai
    Tokimaru's always trainin'
    for times like this.
[16:39] Ai
    What, Tokimaru? You give up already?
[16:44] Ai
    Oh, my.
[16:45] Teru
    Iko-san?!
[16:47] Iko
    Um... You know. I just got worried.
[16:52] Iko
    Wait, I mean...
[16:54] Iko
    No fair! You two are having
    a sleepover without me!
[16:57] Iko
    Let me join, too!
[17:00] Teru
    Huh?!
[17:01] Iko
    Come on! Let's play!
[17:04] Iko
    Tomorrow's Sunday anyway!
[17:06] Teru
    Wh-What about your brother?
[17:08] Iko
    He's fine! I told him to call
    me if he needs anything.
SIGN    The Game of Life
    4 extra areas so you can play even longer!
[17:15] Iko
    I-I ended up bringing all sorts of things...
[17:18] Iko
    Well? What do you guys wanna play?
[17:21] Teru
    You seem way more excited
    than usual, Iko-san.
[17:25] Iko
    Huh?! Y-You think so?
[17:28] Iko
    A lot happened today, and it was
    really fun! Maybe that's why!
[17:33] Iko
    And we became friends with Ai-san.
[17:37] Ai
    Wh-What did you just say?
[17:38] Iko
    Huh? I said it's been fun since
    we became friends with you.
[17:44] Iko
    Oh, sorry! Maybe I got
    too friendly too quickly.
[17:48] Ai
    No, it's not that! It's just...
[17:52] Ai
    I've never had someone come out and
    say that they were my friend before.
[17:59] Teru
    Ai-san...
SIGN    The Game of Life
[18:00] Iko
    All right! Then the three of us
    are gonna play the night away!
[18:06] Teru
    O-Okay!
[18:26] Iko
    Should we hit the hay? It's almost eleven...
[18:31] Teru
    Yeah.
[18:33] Ai
    U-Um, you two...
[18:37] Ai
    Thank you so, so much for today.
[18:41] Ai
    We only just met, and you
    did all this for me...
[18:44] Teru
    Oh, it's no problem! I had a lot of fun, too.
[18:48] Iko
    Yeah! Totally!
[18:51] Ai
    And that's exactly why... I thought
    I should tell you the truth.
[18:57] Ai
    The real reason why
    I left my village all alone.
[19:03] Teru
    The real reason?
[19:06] Ai
    The one I'm after is in Amarariruku.
[19:12] Teru
    A-Amarariruku? You know about them, Ai-san?
[19:18] Ai
    She told me Amarariruku's name.
[19:22] Ai
    And the fact that the person
    I'm lookin' for is there.
[19:26] Teru
    A-And who is this person you're after?
[19:32] Ai
    It's...
[19:35] Utsuro
    My katana... is crying out.
[19:43] Ai
    ...the other...
[19:47] Ai
    me.
[19:52] Utsuro
    How sad...
[19:53] Utsuro
    It's all empty.
[19:55] Utsuro
    Both me... and this world.
[20:01] Utsuro
    It's all an illusion... A fleeting dream.
[20:11] Utsuro
    Even this nightmare...
[20:16] Utsuro
    will all be over soon.
[20:19] Utsuro
    Right, Ai-nee?
[20:25] Utsuro
    You again, Stigma?
[20:30] Stigma
    Utsuro-chan, can I talk to you?
[20:35] Utsuro
    We're nothin' more than your pawns.
[20:38] Utsuro
    Do as you please.
[20:41] Stigma
    I can't say that's how I see it.
[20:45] Stigma
    We're all one body and one soul.
[20:47] Stigma
    We're all connected by our hearts.
[20:51] Utsuro
    Connected?
[20:53] Utsuro
    That's truly pointless.
[20:55] Utsuro
    People are fated to die pitiful and alone.
[20:59] Utsuro
    Connections are nothing
    more than an illusion.
[21:03] Stigma
    That's exactly what I like about you.
[21:08] Stigma
    Your world belongs to you.
[21:12] Stigma
    I'll grant your wish.
[21:18] Stigma
    The place is here, the capital of the East.
[21:25] Stigma
    I think it's a perfect place for your dream.
[21:29] Stigma
    What do you think?
[21:33] Utsuro
    I told you. We're your pawns.
[21:37] Utsuro
    We're empty dolls only meant
    to follow your bidding.
[21:42] Utsuro
    How absolutely pitiful.
[21:46] Stigma
    Say, Utsuro-chan.
[21:49] Stigma
    Look up at the sky.
[21:54] Stigma
    See? Soon...
[22:01] Stigma
    the night will fall asleep.