E2 - The Duke, His Butler, and a Lost Cat

Source: Crunchyroll
Translator:
Editor:
Timer:
QC:
(Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.)
[00:27] ---
    Can you imagine...
[00:30] ---
    ...a life in which you could never
    touch the one you love?
[00:35] ---
    He takes the life of whatever he touches.
[00:38] ---
    That was the curse the witch put on him.
[00:41] ---
    Plants, animals... and people
    are no exception, of course.
[00:46] ---
    Regarding her son, doomed to live his life
    without knowing the warmth of another,
[00:49] ---
    his mother only complained.
[00:52] ---
    "That child is like Death incarnate..."
[00:54] ---
    she said.
[00:59] ---
    You're getting too close to me
    again today, Alice! Way too close!
[01:02] ---
    Your reactions are so adorable,
    Your Grace,
[01:05] ---
    I can't help wanting to see them up close.
[01:07] ---
    Okay then, take this!
[01:09] ---
    I won't get self-conscious
    if I can't see you!
[01:12] ---
    You truly are adorable, Your Grace.
[01:15] ---
    My ears are totally defenseless!
SIGN    Episode 2:
     The Duke, His Butler,
    and a Lost Cat
[02:48] ---
    Please forgive me for my extended absence.
[02:53] ---
    I have fully recovered
    from my back injury,
[02:56] ---
    so I shall be returning
    to work as of today.
[02:59] ---
    That's wonderful.
    Good to have you back, Rob.
[03:02] ---
    I imagine I caused you
    some trouble as well, Alice.
[03:05] ---
    I left the care of His Grace
    entirely in your hands.
[03:08] ---
    You needn't worry about me.
[03:10] ---
    I was able to spend the night
    together with His Grace, so...
[03:13] ---
    Stop saying things that
    could be misconstrued!
[03:16] ---
    Seeing you two always
    puts a smile on my face.
[03:19] ---
    You need to keep your subordinate
    from sexually harassing me!
[03:25] ---
    And now, I shall take my leave.
[03:31] ---
    It's the morning after Rob got back,
[03:33] ---
    and it looks like he's already
    hard at work around the estate.
[03:36] ---
    Yes, even doing the jobs that
    are too much for me to handle.
[03:40] ---
    He's superhuman. That's why.
[03:44] ---
    Rob's been a butler to me from the
    time I lived at my family's residence.
[03:48] ---
    He was also the only one
    to come with me to this estate.
[03:51] ---
    You could say he was like a father to me.
[03:58] ---
    So, how long do you plan
    on standing there?
[04:02] ---
    Rob has taken all the work
    I would normally do.
[04:06] ---
    Does my presence here bother you?
[04:08] ---
    Well, it's just that I can't
    concentrate on my reading...
[04:13] ---
    I hope I'm not disturbing you.
    I've brought you your tea.
[04:16] ---
    But he was just in the yard a moment ago!
[04:21] ---
    Aren't you working a bit too hard, Rob?
[04:24] ---
    Who, me?
[04:25] ---
    Well, you are sort of on the mend and all.
[04:28] ---
    Why don't you let Alice
    do some of the work, too?
[04:30] ---
    How kind of you to worry.
[04:34] ---
    I may have been a bit too eager to get
    back to work after my absence, but...
[04:38] ---
    ...you needn't worry about me, Your Grace.
[04:42] ---
    Very well. We'll divide the cleaning to be
    done around the estate and get to work.
[04:45] ---
    Let's go, Alice.
[04:47] ---
    All right.
[04:56] ---
    What is with her?
[04:59] ---
    This is really good!
[05:01] ---
    Rob's work hasn't
    suffered any, to be sure.
[05:05] ---
    It may be boorish of me to worry.
[05:08] ---
    Still...
[05:09] ---
    Alice?
[05:11] ---
    There's something I wanted to ask you...
[05:15] ---
    I-It's me! What the heck
    are you doing, Rob?
[05:18] ---
    Oh, it's you, Your Grace.
[05:20] ---
    Forgive me. My eyes have been blurry
    lately, and it makes things hard to see.
[05:24] ---
    That's a sign of aging eyes!
[05:26] ---
    I've told you before, haven't I?
[05:28] ---
    That lately, the effects of your
    old age have gotten a bit worse.
[05:30] ---
    If you touch me, you'll die.
[05:32] ---
    That doesn't mean I want
    you to avoid me, but...
[05:34] ---
    ...you have to look out
    for yourself a bit more.
[05:37] ---
    And you're hard of hearing, too!
[05:39] ---
    What's the matter?
[05:40] ---
    Oh, Alice, it's you.
    Can you talk some sense into him?
[05:44] ---
    Pardon me.
[05:51] ---
    This is the real Alice, right?
[05:54] ---
    It's Alice! She's the only
    other person around here!
[05:57] ---
    I don't get it.
    Your work is flawless, and yet...
[06:02] ---
    When you've been a butler for as long as
    I have, your body remembers the work.
[06:07] ---
    So, you needn't worry about me.
[06:10] ---
    I shall serve you for as long
    as I live, Your Grace.
[06:17] ---
    Rob...
[06:19] ---
    Is it your back again?
[06:21] ---
    So it seems...
[06:39] ---
    All right. This is sounding good.
[06:42] ---
    In case my family decides to disown
    me somewhere down the road,
[06:45] ---
    I've been writing a bunch of songs
    so I can make a living with my music.
[06:50] ---
    For as long as I can remember,
    the only thing I ever got praised for...
[06:53] ---
    ...was my piano playing.
[06:55] ---
    Having still not found any way
    of breaking the witch's curse,
[06:59] ---
    playing the piano is my dream
    as well as my only hope.
[07:03] ---
    Is that a requiem?
[07:06] ---
    Forgive me. While I was cleaning, I heard
    this beautiful song being played, and...
[07:11] ---
    In that case, could you come up and
    speak to me more like a normal person?
[07:14] ---
    What do you mean by "normal"?
[07:16] ---
    I mean, "Don't lean in so close to me"!
[07:18] ---
    Don't bug me, okay?
[07:20] ---
    Rob is resting, so just do your own work.
[07:23] ---
    Very well.
[07:37] ---
    It's not like...
[07:41] ---
    ...I'm giving into...
[07:44] ---
    ...my baser emotions or anything...
[07:51] ---
    Your Grace,
[07:52] ---
    you're staring too hard.
[07:53] ---
    I bet you were doing it on purpose!
[07:56] ---
    Since I can't concentrate,
    save the cleaning for later and...
[07:58] ---
    ...come sit here and listen
    to me play until I'm done.
[08:02] ---
    All right.
[08:03] ---
    Looks like I've got a front-row seat.
[08:05] ---
    I wouldn't go so far as to say that.
[09:15] ---
    It's a somber yet very beautiful song.
[09:19] ---
    You know what?
[09:21] ---
    You told me it sounded
    like a requiem earlier,
[09:25] ---
    but I actually composed it
    as a ballad for you.
[09:29] ---
    I almost didn't ask you because
    I was too embarrassed to,
[09:32] ---
    but after thinking about it some more,
    I really wanted you to hear it with me.
[09:41] ---
    I'm feeling a bit tired,
    so I think I'll take a nap.
[09:44] ---
    Wake me up when dinner's ready.
[09:49] ---
    I see. Very well...
[09:54] ---
    ...I shall kiss you good night.
[10:05] ---
    I was only kidding. If you're going
    to take a nap, please do it in bed.
[10:12] ---
    Well, that sure woke me up!
[10:19] ---
    May I please be excused?
[10:21] ---
    You barely touched your plate.
[10:23] ---
    I'm on a diet. Please give me
    a smaller helping tomorrow.
[10:28] ---
    Hey, I'm starving. Don't we have
    any apple crumble or something?
[10:33] ---
    Didn't you say you were on a diet?
[10:35] ---
    Come on, who cares?
[10:38] ---
    Oh, that's right! I'm going out tomorrow,
    so get the carriage ready.
[10:58] ---
    It's so peaceful...
[10:59] ---
    I'm making really good progress.
[11:01] ---
    Looks like I'll get
    more done than I planned.
[11:05] ---
    Oh, this mansion's as depressing as ever!
[11:08] ---
    For being so run-down,
    it's ridiculously huge!
[11:11] ---
    The stress of just being here
    would make me break out in zits!
[11:14] ---
    Definitely bad for the skin!
[11:15] ---
    I don't know how he manages to live here!
[11:18] ---
    Oh, there you are! I'm so sorry.
[11:20] ---
    You're so unobtrusive I didn't
    even notice you were there!
[11:23] ---
    How long has it been, Dearest Brother?
[11:26] ---
    Alice! Alice, come quick!
[11:30] ---
    What's the matter?
[11:32] ---
    You let her in the house again
    without my permission, didn't you?
[11:35] ---
    What a rude thing to say!
[11:38] ---
    Lady Viola is Your Grace's
    younger sister, so...
[11:41] ---
    That's right.
[11:43] ---
    I have so graciously come to visit you,
    so why don't you act happier?
[11:47] ---
    It seems my dearest brother
    wishes to speak with me,
[11:51] ---
    so wait for me in the garden.
[11:52] ---
    Yes, milady.
[11:53] ---
    Nobody asked for this!
[11:59] ---
    Mmm! This is great!
[12:02] ---
    Tea is best served with
    sweet crumpets, don't you think?
[12:05] ---
    I don't think I could ever get my fill.
[12:08] ---
    When are you planning on leaving today?
[12:10] ---
    Oh, my God! How rude!
[12:12] ---
    You don't have to tell me to go.
    I'm not staying long.
[12:16] ---
    Mother will be angry with me
    if she finds out I'm here.
[12:20] ---
    Hey, can I have some more sweets?
[12:23] ---
    And some Assam tea brewed
    with dried fruits, too!
[12:26] ---
    Very well.
[12:28] ---
    You've really got a lot of nerve!
[12:32] ---
    My sister loves girly things like sweets
    and talking about her love interests.
[12:37] ---
    I suspect she drops by occasionally
    for a little change of pace.
[12:42] ---
    But...
[12:44] ---
    Hey, what are you looking at?
[12:46] ---
    So, not only are you gloomy and unpopular,
    you're also into very young girls?
[12:50] ---
    ...I just can't handle her
    "charming" personality.
[12:53] ---
    I brought you some sticky toffee pudding.
[12:56] ---
    Wow! It looks delectable!
[12:57] ---
    Sorry to put you to all this trouble.
[12:59] ---
    It was no trouble at all.
[13:07] ---
    Say, are you fond of that maid,
    Dearest Brother?
[13:10] ---
    Huh?!
[13:11] ---
    Um... I'm fond of her...
    I mean, I adore her...
[13:16] ---
    That was painful to watch.
[13:18] ---
    Hey, that hurts!
[13:20] ---
    Well, that explains it.
[13:22] ---
    My dearest brother's in love.
[13:24] ---
    Oh, well.
[13:25] ---
    Little Miss Viola here will just have to
    make you popular, starting with that maid.
[13:29] ---
    Using "The Viola Method of
    Instruction in the Art of Love."
[13:32] ---
    The Viola Method?!
[13:33] ---
    For example, everybody's got a
    complex about something, right?
[13:37] ---
    All you've got to do is
    just hide whatever it is.
[13:41] ---
    I have a round face,
    so I hide the contours.
[13:44] ---
    And it melts everyone's heart.
[13:46] ---
    See? Look how adorable I am!
[13:48] ---
    Sounds like you're tooting
    your own horn a bit too much.
[13:50] ---
    In your case, Dearest Brother, you should
    hide those dark circles under your eyes.
[13:55] ---
    Y-You think?
[13:57] ---
    Like this?
[13:57] ---
    Eww! Pull it down some more.
[14:00] ---
    Is this far enough?
[14:01] ---
    I feared as much. You just don't have
    what it takes to be a ladies' man.
[14:03] ---
    Try again in the next life!
[14:04] ---
    You sure do give up easily!
[14:08] ---
    After all this chit-chatting with
    Dearest Brother, it's gotten so late.
[14:12] ---
    Well, I was able to eat some tasty treats,
[14:14] ---
    so I guess it wasn't a total waste
    of time. I'll come again sometime.
[14:17] ---
    Just stop dropping by unannounced, okay?
[14:19] ---
    Or better yet...
[14:20] ---
    Hurry up and break that curse so
    you can come back and live with us.
[14:25] ---
    What are you blushing for?
[14:27] ---
    If you think I said that out of concern
    for you, then you are sorely mistaken.
[14:30] ---
    Who do you think you are, anyway?
[14:32] ---
    You sure talk a lot of trash
    on your way out...
[14:35] ---
    Hey, what's the big idea--
[14:38] ---
    Rob?!
[14:39] ---
    Well, if it isn't Lady Viola!
[14:43] ---
    Oh, um... H-H-How long has it been?
[14:47] ---
    It's been ages.
[14:48] ---
    I see you made a special trip all
    the way out here just to pay us a visit.
[14:52] ---
    I, um... wanted to see you, so...
[14:56] ---
    Oh, you better be careful,
    or your hair will get in your eyes.
[15:00] ---
    Seems the Viola Method
    is totally ineffective...
[15:04] ---
    Who'd have thought she
    was into very old men...
[15:15] ---
    "Hurry up and break that curse," huh?
[15:17] ---
    That's easy for her to say...
[15:28] ---
    Alice! Alice, come quick!
[15:32] ---
    What's the matter, Your Grace?
[15:36] ---
    Why, it's a cat!
[15:38] ---
    It must've wandered
    in here from the forest.
[15:40] ---
    I can't go into the piano room
    as long as it's here.
[15:43] ---
    Hurry up and shoo it out of here!
[15:45] ---
    You truly are adorable, Your Grace,
    to make such a fuss over a single cat.
[15:50] ---
    I-It's not like I'm scared
    of it or anything!
[15:53] ---
    It's just that it's hard to
    tell what animals will do,
[15:55] ---
    so I get worried I might
    accidentally touch them.
[16:00] ---
    Here, kitty!
[16:11] ---
    Did you hear me?
[16:12] ---
    Yes, I heard you.
[16:13] ---
    But I just love animals.
    They're so adorable.
[16:19] ---
    It has a collar.
    Could it be a house cat?
[16:22] ---
    Yeah, you're right. I wonder
    if it ran away from home.
[16:25] ---
    Let's set it loose in
    the forest right away.
[16:29] ---
    Wait a...
[16:31] ---
    Why is it after me?!
[16:34] ---
    Try not to fall, now!
[16:36] ---
    What?! Come save me!
[16:38] ---
    Huh? Your Grace...
[16:39] ---
    You mustn't crawl around
    on your hands and knees!
[16:41] ---
    You think that looks like me?!
[16:43] ---
    What you've got is worse
    than a case of aging eyes!
[16:45] ---
    I picked you up without thinking, but--
    Hey! This feels like a cat!
[16:49] ---
    Oh, how cute!
[16:50] ---
    Don't get all friendly with it!
[16:52] ---
    Run free, kitty cat!
[16:54] ---
    And after you went to
    the trouble of catching it!
[16:58] ---
    Your Grace, the cat tore up
    my clothes with its claws...
[17:01] ---
    Is that something you've
    got to tell me right now?!
[17:03] ---
    But I can sew this up, and it'll be fine.
[17:05] ---
    You don't have to widen
    the rips with your fingers!
[17:14] ---
    So, it was reacting to my bolo tie.
[17:17] ---
    What a pesky cat!
[17:19] ---
    It certainly is a drawback not
    knowing what animals will do.
[17:23] ---
    That includes you, too.
    Stop fiddling with those rips!
[17:27] ---
    What's this?
[17:28] ---
    Your Grace, there's a note.
[17:31] ---
    Could this be the cat's name?
[17:33] ---
    Beats me.
[17:36] ---
    Please forgive me...
[17:39] ---
    What does this mean?
[17:56] ---
    So, you didn't run away.
    You were abandoned. Just like me.
[18:01] ---
    It's hard... being cast aside.
[18:12] ---
    Well, it looks like the cat
    already found a new family.
[18:16] ---
    Your tea is ready.
[18:19] ---
    Please come in soon, Your Grace.
    You wouldn't want to catch a cold.
[18:23] ---
    All right, I'm coming.
[18:42] ---
    ♪ In the gloom of the forest ♪
[18:46] ---
    ♪ I stand where I was abandoned ♪
[18:50] ---
    ♪ No one will hear ♪
[18:54] ---
    ♪ My feeble, heart-rending cry ♪
[18:58] ---
    ♪ I want to go back ♪
[19:02] ---
    ♪ But I can never go back ♪
[19:06] ---
    ♪ To that warm and loving place
    that I miss so much ♪
[19:15] ---
    So, this is where you've been, Your Grace.
[19:18] ---
    Your dinner is ready.
[19:21] ---
    What have you been doing?
[19:24] ---
    The moon is so beautiful, so I was
    just standing here thinking.
[19:28] ---
    I don't come in here much, but the view
    from this ballroom certainly is lovely.
[19:34] ---
    No one comes in here much
    because there's no reason to.
[19:36] ---
    Rob once told me that a long time ago,
[19:38] ---
    my grandfather couldn't
    dance to save his life,
[19:42] ---
    so he used to come here
    late at night to practice.
[19:45] ---
    And apparently, his dance partner
    at the time was your mother.
[19:53] ---
    Don't you find that interesting?
[19:55] ---
    My grandfather and your mother
    danced in this very room.
[20:00] ---
    I feel like it was fate
    that brought us here.
[20:03] ---
    It certainly could be an act of fate.
[20:10] ---
    S-Shall we give it a try ourselves?
[20:14] ---
    I can't touch you, but we can coordinate
    our movements to approximate dancing.
[20:18] ---
    I must decline.
[20:20] ---
    Oh, I see... I thought it
    would be fun, but...
[20:25] ---
    Unless you ask me properly,
    I must decline.
[20:33] ---
    May I... have this dance?
[20:40] ---
    I'd be delighted.
[20:58] ---
    Aren't you a little too close?
    Be careful not to touch me.
[21:01] ---
    I'm used to it. It's just...
    I haven't danced much at all.
[21:06] ---
    Neither have I.
[21:09] ---
    It's more difficult than I imagined.
[21:14] ---
    But... it's delightful.
[23:12] ---
    Alice, can I ask you something?
[23:15] ---
    Certainly.
[23:16] ---
    What do you think of me?
[23:19] ---
    You're an important person.
[23:21] ---
    No, not in the sense of
    a master and his servant...
[23:24] ---
    I'm asking you what you
    think of me as a man.
[23:29] ---
    Well, of course I like you, Your Grace.
[23:31] ---
    Really?!
[23:32] ---
    Why, yes.
[23:33] ---
    I like you. I love you. I adore you. I
    only have eyes for you, Your Grace.
[23:38] ---
    All right, that's enough!
[23:39] ---
    There aren't enough words
    to express the way I feel.
[23:43] ---
    I never would've thought you'd say that.
[23:46] ---
    I think I'll have my dinner now.
[23:48] ---
    Very well, Your Grace.
[24:00] ---
    The Duke of Death and His Maid
SIGN    The Duke and the Meteor Shower During the Full Moon
[24:00] ---
    "The Duke and the Meteor
    Shower During the Full Moon."