E8 - A Cat and Wandering Child

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[00:01] Himari
    I... I'm in love with you, Aoi.
[00:12] Aoi
    I'm sorry.
[00:15] Aoi
    I can't see you that way, Himari.
[00:24] Aoi
    You mustn't look at me.
SIGN    You mustn't look at me.
SIGN    Episode 8  A Cat and Wandering Child
[02:00] Himari
    Red bean rice and a whole red sea
    bream with sushi and Ise lobster...
[02:05] Himari
    A-Again? And for breakfast...?
[02:11] Yukari
    You climbed a huge step
    on the bitter stairs of adulthood.
[02:14] Yukari
    It's the least I can do to console—
    I mean, to celebrate.
[02:17] Himari
    Still, isn't this a bit much?
[02:20] Ise
    Cheer up, Himari!
[02:22] Ise
    We wrote an ondo folk song
    to commemorate! Hit it!
[02:27] Lesser yokai
    Come on!
[02:28] Ise
    You got rejected, and rejected again!
[02:32] Ise
    Might as well dance and forget!
[02:36] Lesser yokai
    Come on, come on!
[02:37] Ise
    Get up and dance to lift
    that weight off your heart!
[02:41] Ise
    Lift that weight off your heart!
[02:45] Lesser yokai
    One more time!
[02:46] Ise
    Get up and dance to lift
    that weight off your heart!
[02:50] Ise
    Lift that weight off your heart!
[02:54] Lesser yokai
    Again!
[02:55] Ise
    You got rejected, and rejected again!
[02:59] Ise
    Might as well dance and forget!
[03:00] Himari
    Stop it!
[03:10] Aoi
    It sure is like a festival every day.
[03:13] Himari
    Y-Yeah...
[03:15] Himari
    It's been a few days now,
    but Aoi's acting so normal.
[03:21] Himari
    Nothing has changed.
[03:23] Himari
    Is that because I'm like family to him?
[03:26] Himari
    Or is it because, emotionally,
    he's still a ten-year-old?
[03:31] (Flashback) Aoi
    Sorry.
[03:32] (Flashback) Aoi
    I can't see you that way, Himari.
[03:35] Himari
    Either way, Aoi doesn't
    think of me like that.
[03:41] Himari
    He rejected me, after all.
[03:46] Himari
    Wh-What was that?!
[03:50] Himari
    What's going on?
[03:51] Yukari
    The seal has been broken.
[03:53] Aoi
    It's okay. I'll take care of it.
[04:00] Aoi
    Huh?
[04:01] Himari
    Aoi?!
[04:02] Aoi
    I-I'm fine!
[04:06] Himari
    Aoi!
[04:08] Aoi
    I-I'm fine...
[04:11] Himari
    Get out!
[04:16] Himari
    Aoi's in a slump?
[04:20] Ise
    It's hard to tell why, but Aoi's seals
    haven't been working for the past few days.
[04:24] Yukari
    Which is flooding the house with ayakashi.
[04:27] Ise
    Damn it. Shoo, shoo!
[04:29] Himari
    Get out.
[04:32] Himari
    If his seals aren't working,
    I'll keep kicking them out like this.
[04:40] Yukari
    I'm afraid that won't solve the root problem.
[04:43] Himari
    You're right...
[04:45] Aoi
    I'm sorry for causing so much trouble.
[04:47] Aoi
    I just can't figure out why it's happening.
[04:50] Yukari
    You mustn't worry.
    You're a natural with the spiritual.
[05:01] Himari
    It's rare to see you like this.
[05:03] Himari
    Are you okay? Are you not feeling well?
[05:12] Aoi
    I'm fine.
[05:14] Aoi
    Time should resolve the problem.
[05:17] Aoi
    Until then, things might get
    a little rowdy, but...
[05:23] Granny Cat
    How can you be so blindly optimistic?!
[05:37] Aoi
    Granny Cat!
[05:40] Granny Cat
    I swear, this house is as cramped as ever.
[05:43] Aoi
    Long time no see!
[05:45] Granny Cat
    Aoi, my child, you haven't grown one bit.
[05:49] Granny Cat
    Meow, let me guess. Yukari hasn't
    been feeding you enough.
[05:55] Aoi
    No, Granny. Yukari's been great.
[05:58] Granny Cat
    Really? With the house in this state?
[06:01] Aoi
    Well, that's because of me...
[06:03] Granny Cat
    It's become quite the buzz
    in the spiritual realm.
[06:06] Granny Cat
    They say Momochi House is basically
    free to enter nowadays.
[06:11] Granny Cat
    At this rate, it's only a matter of time
    before you have unsavory types roaming about.
[06:17] Granny Cat
    Meow, turn that frown upside-meown.
    You can leave this to your granny.
[06:22] Granny Cat
    Get to it, you lot!
[06:25] Lesser Cats
    Yes, madam!
[06:35] Himari
    Wow!
[06:36] Granny Cat
    Behold the Nekomata Clan's catnip magic.
[06:39] Granny Cat
    Let us nip these ayakashi in the bud
     and send them home.
[06:45] Granny Cat
    There, that should do it!
[06:47] Aoi
    Thanks, Granny. Sorry for the trouble.
[06:50] Granny Cat
    You're the master of Momochi House meow.
[06:53] Granny Cat
    You should start acting more like it.
[06:55] Aoi
    Yes, ma'am.
[06:57] Granny Cat
    Which brings me to my main point.
[07:02] Aoi
    What's this?
[07:03] Granny Cat
    It's time you find a wife, Aoi!
[07:06] Yukari
    Aoi...
[07:07] Ise
    Getting...
[07:08] Himari
    Married?!
[07:10] Granny Cat
    These are all ayakashi princesses of noble
     lineage, meticulously selected by your Granny.
[07:15] Granny Cat
    Well? Aren't they all fair beauties?
[07:17] Aoi
    H-Hold on, Granny.
[07:19] Aoi
    I appreciate the gesture,
    but I think it's far too early for me to—
[07:24] Granny Cat
    Nonsense!
[07:25] Granny Cat
    Listen here, meow. Your ayakashi right
    of pawsage isn't complete without a wife.
[07:29] Granny Cat
    Fail to follow through
     and Momochi House may cease to exist!
[07:32] Himari
    Hold it right there. Aoi can't get married!
[07:35] Himari
    For starters, he's human, not ayakashi!
[07:41] Granny Cat
    Mew're a human, are you?
[07:44] Granny Cat
    What could a mere human like you
     possibly know about Aoi?
[07:56] Granny Cat
    What could a mere human like you
    possibly know about Aoi?
[08:02] Senoo
    Um, did you hear me? Momochi-kun!
[08:06] Himari
    Sorry, what was that?
[08:08] Senoo
    I was talking about the
    mystery man at Kagome Park!
[08:12] Iizuka
    You mean that popular horror
    story from when we were kids?
[08:15] Senoo
    Come dusk, they say a mysterious man in
    a school uniform appears in Kagome Park
[08:22] Senoo
    at the edge of town and snatches children.
[08:25] Madarame
    Why are you bringing up that old tale?
[08:27] Senoo
    Apparently, there have
     been sightings recently!
[08:31] Senoo
    Which can only mean
    it's our duty to investigate!
[08:34] Hidaka
    I wouldn't if I were you.
[08:36] Himari
    Hidaka-kun.
[08:38] Hidaka
    I think I saw him once,
    back when I was a kid.
[08:42] Himari
    What? For real?
[08:43] Senoo
    You saw a ghost?
[08:46] Hidaka
    I don't think it was a ghost.
[08:49] Hidaka
    Sorry... I can't really remember.
    I don't know why.
[08:56] Himari
    If Hidaka-kun can't remember,
    does it have something to do with Aoi?
[09:04] Himari
    S-Say, you guys, do you know where
     the Nanamori family lives?
[09:09] Senoo
    Does that have something
    to do with the horror story?
[09:12] Himari
    Well, I can't say for sure, but...
[09:14] Iizuka
    Nanamori?
[09:18] Madarame
    I'd think we know just
    about everyone around here.
[09:22] Madarame
    What 'bout you, Hidaka?
[09:23] Hidaka
    No clue.
[09:24] Madarame
    Darn.
[09:31] Himari
    I get why no one remembers Aoi.
[09:33] Himari
    But the whole Nanamori family
    and their house are gone, too?
[09:39] Himari
    Man, I really don't 
    know anything about Aoi, do I?
[09:43] Granny Cat
    Come out meow, Aoi! Enough hiding!
[09:47] Granny Cat
    Hurry up and choose a wife from that album!
[09:50] Granny Cat
    Aoi! I know you're hiding somewhere!
[09:52] Granny Cat
    You better get out here right meow!
[10:02] Himari
    Aoi must be hiding from Granny Cat.
[10:05] Himari
    Maybe he's somewhere
    in the spiritual realm.
[10:09] Granny Cat
    You there, maidservant!
[10:10] Himari
    Y-Yes, ma'am?
[10:12] Granny Cat
    Keep those hands busy.
[10:14] Himari
    Yes, ma'am...
[10:15] Granny Cat
    Let's see how good your cleaning is.
[10:31] Granny Cat
    Meow, where was it you said you'd cleaned?
[10:34] Himari
    No way!
[10:36] Granny Cat
    Listen up, meow!
[10:37] Granny Cat
    I want every single room in this house
    purr-fectly spotless by morning.
[10:42] Granny Cat
    Or else I'll see you demoted
    from maidservant to canned food.
[10:47] Himari
    I'll do my best!
[10:55] Himari
    D-Done with room 37...
[11:01] Yukari
    Himari?
[11:02] Himari
    Yukari-san?
[11:04] Yukari
    Are you all right?
[11:07] Yukari
    Here. Take a break.
[11:09] Himari
    Thanks! I'm starving.
[11:12] Yukari
    I'm sorry to put you through all this.
[11:15] Yukari
    I'd like to lend a hand, but...
[11:17] Himari
    It's fine. Don't worry about it.
[11:19] Himari
    It's the only way I can make up for
    being so dependent on you all the time.
[11:25] Yukari
    Granny Cat can be a rather difficult ancient
    ayakashi, but she means no real harm.
[11:31] Yukari
    Aoi met her when he was
     still young and took to her.
[11:34] Yukari
    So she visits from time to time,
    caring for him like her own child.
[11:41] Himari
    She must be worried about him, then.
[11:44] Himari
    For all she's doing to help Aoi in his slump,
    the least I can do is clean.
[11:51] Yukari
    About his slump...
[11:53] Yukari
    It seems rejecting you
    was the cause of it all.
[11:57] Yukari
    Although, I doubt he's
    realized as much himself.
[12:00] Himari
    Y-You mean...
[12:03] Yukari
    Now then, Himari,
    don't work yourself too hard.
[12:07] Himari
    S-Sure.
[12:09] Granny Cat
    Aoi with that young girl, hmm?
[12:14] Granny Cat
    Oh, where could it be?
[12:19] Granny Cat
    Where could it have possibly gone?
[12:22] Himari
    Is something the matter?
[12:24] Granny Cat
    Oh, it's you!
[12:26] Granny Cat
    I'm afraid I've lost a very important hair
    ornament that was a gift from my mother.
[12:31] Himari
    Oh no! I'll help you find it.
[12:33] Himari
    Where did you lose it?
[12:35] Granny Cat
    I must have dropped it while running
    around the whole house looking for Aoi.
[12:40] Himari
    Th-The whole house?
[12:42] Granny Cat
    Maybe it's under those eaves.
[12:44] Granny Cat
    Purr-haps on top of that shelf.
     Meow where could it be?
[12:48] Granny Cat
    You haven't found it yet?
[12:50] Granny Cat
    I guess you're just useless
    canned food after all.
[12:54] Granny Cat
    I've hidden the ornament away in my fluff.
    There's no way she'll find it.
[13:00] Himari
    Where else have you not looked yet?
[13:03] Granny Cat
    Come to think of it, I did take
    a splash in the pond out there.
[13:07] Himari
    Th-The pond?
[13:13] Granny Cat
    Looks like she finally gave up and ran off.
[13:19] Granny Cat
    What's with that meowtfit?
[13:24] Granny Cat
    You want to gain my approval that badly?
[13:28] Himari
    It was an important gift
    from a family member, right?
[13:31] Himari
    Don't worry. I promise we'll find it.
[13:38] Himari
    It's not here either...
[13:39] Granny Cat
    I'm tuckered meowt! I'm going to bed.
[13:42] Himari
    Okay, good night.
[13:51] Himari
    Still can't find it...
[14:00] Aoi
    Sorry. I was so busy hiding,
    I didn't notice until now.
[14:06] Aoi
    Look at you. You're all wet.
[14:10] Aoi
    You'll catch a cold jumping
    in the pond at night.
[14:13] Himari
    Aoi...
[14:14] Aoi
    Let's call it a night.
[14:16] Aoi
    I'll get Granny Cat a new hair ornament.
[14:19] Himari
    It's okay. I'll look for a bit longer.
[14:28] Aoi
    Then I'll help.
[14:31] Aoi
    Why do you push yourself so hard, Himari?
[14:35] Himari
    No reason, really.
[14:36] Himari
    Granny Cat said it was a gift
     from her mom, so...
[14:40] Himari
    It's important, you know?
[14:43] Aoi
    Yeah. You're right.
[14:46] Aoi
    You've always been like that.
[14:51] Himari
    What about you, Aoi?
[14:53] Himari
    Do you have anything important
    from your family?
[14:57] Aoi
    What's important to me is the time I have
    with everyone here at Momochi House.
[15:05] Himari
    What about your family from before?
[15:12] Aoi
    I suppose I'd forgotten
     I ever had anyone like that.
[15:32] Nue
    Unwelcome guests like you shall
    swiftly scatter into the void.
[15:46] Yukari
    Aoi!
[15:53] Ise
    You okay?
[15:54] Aoi
    Yeah...
[15:56] Himari
    Aoi...
[16:03] Granny Cat
    What are you doing meow?
[16:10] Himari
    I'm sorry. I still haven't found
    your hair ornament.
[16:14] Granny Cat
    Never mind that.
[16:16] Granny Cat
    There's something else you
    should be looking for.
[16:20] Granny Cat
    I came here to help pull
    Aoi out of his slump.
[16:24] Granny Cat
    This never would've happened
    if you weren't so dense.
[16:30] Granny Cat
    No one needs a maidservant
    who only does as she's ordered.
[16:36] Himari
    Dinner tonight is surprise hotpot!
[16:39] Aoi
    Why surprise hotpot?
[16:41] Himari
    To help you get your instincts back!
[16:46] Himari
    Here's a lucky four-leafed fishcake.
    See if you can get it!
[16:51] Himari
    Everyone else put in their own ingredient,
[16:54] Himari
    but I told them to keep it edible,
    so it's all safe. Probably.
[16:59] Aoi
    "Everyone else" meaning...
    a bunch of ayakashi.
[17:03] Himari
    Go on, Aoi! Give it all you've got!
[17:07] Mitsudomoe
    Good luck!
[17:11] Aoi
    Here goes nothing!
[17:14] Yukari
    Ah, that's my handmade tofu pouch...
[17:17] Aoi
    You made this, Yukari? Then it's safe!
[17:21] Yukari
    ...filled with extra-hot chili sauce.
[17:24] Yukari
    Are you all right?
[17:25] Aoi
    I'm fine...
[17:27] Himari
    No one gets it on the first try.
    Don't sweat it.
[17:30] Ise
    Okay, I'm up next! Let's go!
[17:33] Ise
    What the hell is this?!
[17:35] Zushi
    I figured it would help juice up Nue-sama!
[17:39] Ise
    This ain't edible, idiot!
[17:40] Yukari
    Not so fast, Ise.
[17:41] Yukari
    You must eat whatever
     your chopsticks touch.
[17:46] Tamamo
    Okay, my turn!
[17:48] Taikomochi
    I shall go as well!
[17:52] Granny Cat
    How foolish.
[17:54] Granny Cat
    Don't you all know that ayakashi
     shan't feast with humans?
[17:57] Yukari
    Now, now. The rules don't apply
    to Momochi House.
[18:03] Ise
    Hey, what's this thing?
[18:04] Himari
    Aoi was supposed to get that!
[18:08] Ise
    Who cares?
[18:09] Himari
    My finest work...
[18:12] Aoi
    Was it?
[18:16] Aoi
    Thank you.
[18:19] Aoi
    I've never done this before, but it's fun.
[18:22] Himari
    You think so? I'm glad!
[18:25] Granny Cat
    Himari... Himari Momochi.
[18:28] Daikon
    Stew me in here, too!
[18:31] Aoi
    Look out!
[18:38] Ise
    Jeez! You flooded the pot
    and the flame went out.
[18:42] Yukari
    I'll go to the stove and start another fire.
[18:45] Yukari
    Everyone stay put until I'm back.
[18:48] Aoi
    Sorry, it's so dark... I'll move now.
[18:51] Himari
    O-Okay.
[19:07] Aoi
    Wh-What's wrong, Himari?
[19:12] Aoi
    Himari?
[19:17] Himari
    N-Nothing...
[19:24] Ise
    Hey, the light's back on!
[19:27] Yukari
    Oh, my.
[19:28] Aoi
    Oh, this isn't...
[19:29] Himari
    I-It's not what you think!
[19:32] Ise
    All right!
[19:34] Ise
    Back to the surprise hotpot!
[19:48] Himari
    Was that a mirage? But...
[19:51] Granny Cat
    What's this meow?
[19:52] Granny Cat
    You look pawsitively dreadful
     and it's only morning.
[19:55] Himari
    Granny Cat, what are you doing up so early?
[19:59] Granny Cat
    I figured it's time for me
    to get back to my nest.
[20:01] Himari
    In the spiritual realm?
    But this is so sudden...
[20:05] Himari
    I haven't even found your ornament yet.
[20:07] Granny Cat
    About that... It turned up out of nowhere.
[20:12] Himari
    You found it! What a relief.
[20:14] Granny Cat
    I'm passing it on to you, Himari.
[20:17] Himari
    B-But it's so important.
    I couldn't possibly take it.
[20:21] Granny Cat
    It was originally a paper lantern.
[20:24] Granny Cat
    It's said that this winter cherry lantern
    can light the way of truth, but only once.
[20:31] Himari
    The way of truth?
[20:33] Granny Cat
    Can mew be like that lantern?
[20:38] Granny Cat
    That child... Aoi is lost.
[20:42] Granny Cat
    He's been lost ever since the day
    he wandered into Momochi House.
[20:48] Granny Cat
    Perhaps he's already begun
    forgetting his way back.
[20:52] Granny Cat
    Although... it won't do him any good,
    even if he wants to follow it.
[20:58] Granny Cat
    If it means causing him any more pain,
    he might as well just forget
[21:04] Granny Cat
    everything from his human life
    and become an ayakashi.
[21:08] Himari
    But—
[21:13] Himari
    But no memory should be taken away
    by force, right, Granny Cat?!
[21:20] Granny Cat
    Can you be the one, Himari Momochi?
[21:24] Granny Cat
    The one to light the way for him?
[21:34] Himari
    I don't know if I'll be able to do it.
[21:37] Himari
    But...
[21:40] Himari
    I want to find Aoi's way home.
[21:45] Nachi
    The Nanamori house?
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[21:48] Nachi
    Doesn't look like it's anywhere on this map.
[21:51] Himari
    Oh, okay.
[21:53] Nachi
    Does this house concern you?
[21:55] Himari
    O-Oh, it's no big deal.
    Thank you for the help.
[22:03] Nachi
    Nanamori, eh?
[22:14] Nachi
    I wonder how much Aoi-kun has grown...
[23:49] Senoo
    Kagome, Kagome...
[23:54] Senoo
    Who's that behind you?
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