E1 - Departure

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SIGN    Touko
[00:32] Haijuu
    Kanata. My dog's name is Kanata.
[00:44] Narrator
    That night, a man
    they called a "fire hunter" died,
[00:49] Narrator
    leaving behind only
    his hound and his sickle.
SIGN    The Fire Hunter
SIGN    The Fire Hunter
SIGN    The Fire Hunter
SIGN    Departure
SIGN    Departure
[02:45] Touko
    Kanata.
[02:59] Touko
    Pardon us, Lady Warashi.
[04:02] Akari
    For the dog.
[04:05] Grandmother
    Touko.
[04:07] Grandmother
    It's high time you returned that animal.
[04:11] Grandmother
    It's all healed up now, right?
[04:15] Grandmother
    You must give it back, along with
    that warding stone and the fire sickle.
[04:22] Akari
    That warding stone doesn't look hand-carved.
[04:26] Akari
    The factories print writing like that.
[04:29] Akari
    Maybe that fire hunter was from the capital.
[04:32] Akari
    If he was, you'll need
    to go there to return his dog.
[04:37] Akari
    Will you go, Touko? To the capital.
[04:39] Rin
    Touko? In the capital?
[04:41] Touko
    But Aunt, I'd never make it.
[04:46] Grandmother
    Touko.
[04:48] Grandmother
    Fire hunting is a noble calling.
[04:52] Grandmother
    How many times have I told you that?
[04:55] Grandmother
    Up until about 60 years ago, we used
    to skulk around among the dark trees,
[05:02] Grandmother
    but now, we can build villages.
[05:07] Grandmother
    We have the fire hunters to thank for that.
SIGN    Tokohanahime
[05:11] Grandmother
    They risk their lives to harvest flame
    so that you can live with your eyes open.
[05:20] Grandmother
    That dog has had special training
    so that it can help them with their work.
[05:27] Grandmother
    You must return it.
[05:30] Grandmother
    Take it to the hunter's family,
    along with his other personal effects.
[05:40] Akari
    The collection truck will come by soon.
[05:45] Akari
    I'll speak to the papermakers.
[05:48] Rin
    Hey, I could go if Touko doesn't want to.
[05:53] Akari
    Don't be ridiculous!
[05:55] Akari
    What could you do?
[05:56] Akari
    That dog bites everyone except Touko.
SIGN    Tokohanahime
[06:49] Rin
    Put that light back. You're wasting it.
[06:55] Rin
    You really are cursed.
[06:59] Rin
    Someone died because of you.
[07:01] Rin
    You made this house even more
    cramped for Mom and me.
[07:05] Rin
    And now, you're gonna run off and
    leave me to take care of Grandmother.
[07:11] Rin
    I seriously...
[07:14] Rin
    seriously hate you.
[07:20] Akari
    We'd like to return the fire hunter's dog
     and sickle to his family.
[07:27] Akari
    And as you probably know,
    the dog only listens to Touko.
[07:32] Akari
    Since we think that hunter
    was from the capital,
[07:35] Akari
    we're hoping to send Touko
    and the dog there on the next truck.
[07:43] Akari
    So, could you give her
    a few sheets of muku paper?
[07:47] Shuichi
    Muku paper?
[07:50] Shuichi
    Now listen here, Akari...
[07:52] Shuichi
    We can't afford to
    stick our necks out that far.
[07:55] Shuichi
    You know we only make muku in the dead 
    of winter, when the water's at its clearest.
[08:03] Shuichi
    Even if we started now,
    we'd never be done in time.
[08:09] Shuichi
    Plus, you do realize that just one sheet of
    muku is enough to keep the lights on, right?
[08:14] Shuichi
    It's a sacred offering.
    You can trade it for bottled lightning.
[08:18] Shuichi
    And you want some just like that?
[08:22] Shuichi
    Enough's enough. She went into
    the forest, got a fire hunter killed,
[08:31] Shuichi
    and now she can't work
    because of that dog.
[08:35] Shuichi
    Go cry to the collection truck
    if you want to give the mutt back that badly.
[08:41] Shuichi
    We can't clean up Touko's mess for her.
[08:45] Shuichi
    Sure, maybe she'll end up on the street,
[08:48] Shuichi
    but the capital's likely
     full of kids like that.
[08:52] Akari
    That's why I'm asking.
[08:54] Akari
    Our village is small, but it's special.
[08:57] Akari
    Lots of villages sell to factories,
    but only a handful make offerings.
[09:06] Akari
    And muku paper is what the gods write on.
[09:11] Akari
    We'd shame ourselves
    if we sent a girl to repay a debt
[09:17] Akari
    without properly preparing her
     for the journey.
[09:22] Akari
    Falling down dead in the forest
    would be bad enough.
[09:26] Akari
    But if she ends up homeless in the capital,
[09:28] Akari
    the Lady Goddess will
    consider this village defiled.
[09:49] Shuichi
    Half a sheaf.
    That's five sheets we'll give you.
[09:53] Shuichi
    We'll have to give the collectors
    double the usual batch of dyed paper.
[09:59] Shuichi
    And even getting that much done
    will mean losing sleep.
[10:04] Shuichi
    Make sure you're packed.
[10:07] Akari
    Sorry for the trouble.
[10:16] Akari
    No one knows why you went into the forest.
[10:24] Akari
    You went to fetch medicine,
    didn't you? From the treefolk.
[10:31] Akari
    Touko, they won't give you
    eye medicine. You can't use it.
[10:38] Akari
    Their medicine is poisonous to us.
[10:42] Akari
    Silly girl.
[10:43] Akari
    You weren't thinking of Grandmother,
    were you? You were thinking of me.
[10:49] Akari
    Don't fret. My eyes still work.
[10:55] Akari
    People must have been
    so carefree in the old days.
[11:00] Akari
    Never stopping to think what
    their actions would cause down the road.
[11:15] Narrator
    This is no ancient tale.
[11:20] Narrator
    Once, humans could make fire
    and use it as they pleased.
[11:26] Narrator
    But then, the human race was remade.
[11:32] Narrator
    Thereafter, even approaching
    a spark of natural flame
[11:37] Narrator
    would cause their bodies
    to ignite from within.
[11:43] Narrator
    So ended old humanity's
    long history of war.
[11:50] Narrator
    Ever since, the world has
    been covered by dark forests,
[11:54] Narrator
    which have become
    the domain of flame fiends,
[11:59] Narrator
    where humans cower in fear
    of both the darkness and fire.
[12:07] Narrator
    One day, strong winds rustled the treetops,
    sparking a small natural flame.
[12:15] Narrator
    This tiny fire claimed the lives of
    Touko's parents and their neighbor's husband.
[12:20] Narrator
    Akari's eyes burned, and a total of
    19 villagers died, incinerated from within.
[12:33] Akari
    Don't worry. We'll take
    good care of your grandmother.
[12:38] Akari
    Rin's a hard worker,
    though you'd never guess it.
[12:42] Akari
    Go make amends for what you've done.
[12:46] Akari
    The dog will look out for you.
[12:50] Akari
    And...
[12:54] Akari
    Come back home. We'll be waiting.
[12:59] Akari
    I promise we'll be waiting.
[13:12] Villager A
    Oh! There it is!
[13:18] Villager A
    Here comes the collection truck!
[14:59] Narrator
    About once every six months, the tiny
    village comes alive for the collection.
[15:08] Narrator
    Villagers flock to trade with the truck,
    which not only buys goods,
[15:13] Narrator
    but also operates a shop in
    the square during its two-day stay.
SIGN    1
[15:41] Narrator
    Even though natural flame
    now spelled death for humans,
[15:46] Narrator
    they were loath to relinquish
    the lost blessings of fire.
[15:50] Narrator
    Or perhaps they wished to
    shield their young from its dangers.
SIGN    Muku (Innocence)
SIGN    Muku (Innocence)
[15:56] Narrator
    Whatever the reason, they started naming
    their children after fire or shades of red.
SIGN    Muku (Innocence)
SIGN    Muku (Innocence)
SIGN    Muku (Innocence)
SIGN    Muku (Innocence)
SIGN    Muku (Innocence)
SIGN    Muku (Innocence)
SIGN    Muku (Innocence)
SIGN    Muku (Innocence)
[16:32] Enji
    You must be the girl.
[16:38] Enji
    Don't be like that.
    We'll be traveling companions for a while.
[16:43] Enji
    We can give you a lift, but there are
    other villages we have to stop at.
[16:50] Enji
    It'll take us five months
    to reach the capital.
[16:53] Enji
    Then we'll have to wade through paperwork
     and do repairs before we can leave again.
[17:01] Enji
    You could ride another truck back home,
[17:05] Enji
    but it still means you'll be away for
    a year or two, even if all goes well.
SIGN    Offering
SIGN    Offering
SIGN    Offering
SIGN    Offering
SIGN    Offering
SIGN    Offering
SIGN    Offering
SIGN    Offering
SIGN    Offering
[17:12] Enji
    And on top of that,
[17:14] Enji
    this truck may look sturdy, but crossing
    the forest in it is still dangerous.
[17:20] Enji
    I guess what I'm trying to say
    is this trip won't be without risk.
[17:24] Sakuroku
    Enji!
[17:26] Sakuroku
    Don't sugarcoat it just 'cause
    she's a kid. Give it to her straight.
[17:30] Sakuroku
    Even in our big trucks, she might not
     make it out of the forest alive.
[17:36] Touko
    I'm ready to leave.
[17:40] Touko
    Everything's all in order at home, too.
[17:43] Touko
    I even visited my parents' grave.
[17:46] Touko
    I promise I'll try not to get underfoot.
[17:50] Touko
    Please take me to the capital.
[17:55] Enji
    My name's Enji.
[18:02] Enji
    This is my boss, Sakuroku.
[18:06] Sakuroku
    What's your name, twerp?
[18:16] Touko
    Touko. And this dog is Kanata.
[18:19] Sakuroku
    Don't introduce it like it's yours.
SIGN    Koushi and Hinako
[19:38] Narrator
    People of the past cremated their dead.
[19:43] Narrator
    Did no one question this act of mixing
    searing flame with the immobility of death?
[19:51] Narrator
    Or is fire only a symbol of
    suffering in this present age?
[19:58] Narrator
    This world once perished.
[20:02] Narrator
    The humans who survived its demise were
    remade to combust in the presence of flame.
[20:10] Narrator
    They eked out a living, scraping together
    the remnants of past technology.
[20:20] Hinako
    Mom...
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Here Lies Maho
[20:23] Koushi
    How can we go on living with
    these fragile bodies? We die so easily.
[20:32] Narrator
    There was always someone
    falling ill somewhere.
[20:37] Narrator
    When people wielded natural fire,
[20:40] Narrator
    they knew how to shield themselves
    from dangers and toxins.
[20:45] Narrator
    That knowledge was lost,
    and this new world has no time to relearn it.
[20:52] Narrator
    The mother of this boy and
    his young sister worked in a factory.
[21:00] Narrator
    She took ill this time last year,
    poisoned by its toxic waste.
[21:07] Narrator
    Many workers have suffered the same fate.
SIGN    Dear Koushi
SIGN    Dear Koushi
SIGN    Yuoshichi
    Okibi
SIGN    Yuoshichi
    Okibi
[21:43] Koushi
    The Okibi family?
SIGN    Yuoshichi
    Okibi
[21:44] Koushi
    Who's Yuoshichi?
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