E15 - Sea of Trees

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[00:01] Narrator
    Humans combust in
    the presence of natural flame.
[00:05] Narrator
    The people of the forest
    known as the spiders
[00:08] Narrator
    finally launched their coup
    against the divine clans' rule.
[00:12] Narrator
    Their advance on the factories with the
    fiends has plunged the capital into chaos.
[00:16] Narrator
    While searching for his sister, Hinako,
    and the Okibis' daughter, Kira,
[00:20] Narrator
    Koushi reunites with Touko,
    and they hurry onward.
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SIGN    Sea of
    Trees
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    Trees
[02:07] Kun
    Down there, mister?
[02:09] Koushi
    Who knows?
[02:11] Koushi
    Whether or not
    we believe what that god said,
[02:14] Koushi
    the Flickering Flame
    was leading us this way.
[02:18] Koushi
    I guess we just have to keep going.
[02:23] Touko
    Kun!
[02:23] Koushi
    Kun!
[02:25] Koushi
    Kun, are you hurt?
[02:27] Koushi
    Kun!
[02:28] Touko
    Kun!
[02:30] Kun
    I'm fine!
[02:33] Kun
    Hey, wait!
[02:48] Kun
    This fish doesn't fight back.
[02:50] Koushi
    Fish?
[02:57] Kun
    We don't get fish like this in
    forest rivers. Think it tastes good?
[03:02] Koushi
    Why are there fish here?
[03:08] Touko
    So many huge fish.
[03:33] Koushi
    I'm sorry to say they don't seem natural.
[03:37] Touko
    Did the gods make them?
[03:40] Koushi
    They can remake humans. I wouldn't be
     surprised if they made these fish, too.
[03:47] Touko
    But what for?
[03:50] Koushi
    Let's keep going.
[04:07] Touko
    Do you smell that, Mr. Koushi?
[04:15] Koushi
    It's the forest.
[04:16] Koushi
    We're in the dark forest.
[04:25] Koushi
    When did we get here?
[04:49] Koushi
    Akira!
[04:51] Touko
    Ms. Akira.
[04:53] Kun
    Lady!
[04:59] Touko
    Ms. Akira!
[05:03] Roroku
    Hey, kid. Surprised you're not dead.
[05:09] Koushi
    Roroku.
[05:11] Akira
    Yeah, so I met up with him, and
    we got as far as the palace entrance.
[05:16] Akira
    But then, things got weird,
[05:19] Akira
    and the next thing I knew,
    we'd wandered into the forest.
[05:24] Akira
    The gods must have
    pulled a fast one on us.
[05:29] Akira
    Temari and I got separated on the way.
[05:34] Touko
    M-Ms. Akira, your hand.
[05:36] Akira
    Oh, yeah. But it's no big deal
     compared to his.
[05:44] Akira
    This guy's called Roroku.
[05:47] Akira
    He's a wandering fire hunter like me.
[05:52] Roroku
    I helped you out back in
    the factory district, remember?
[05:57] Akira
    Don't sweat it.
[05:59] Akira
    You weren't yourself then.
    I doubt you remember a thing.
[06:04] Roroku
    The gods must have cast
    an illusion to get us out of the way.
[06:10] Roroku
    Did it to you, too, I'll bet.
[06:12] Koushi
    Yes, the same happened to us.
[06:22] Touko
    Mr. Koushi...
[06:24] Roroku
    Fire hunters hired by Okibi
    tortured a captive spider here.
[06:35] Roroku
    I guess he still hasn't gotten over it.
[06:43] Akira
    We'd better figure out
    how to get back to the capital.
[06:47] Roroku
    Let's get some sleep first.
[06:58] Akira
    Koushi, are you awake?
[07:01] Akira
    That god called Hibari showed you, didn't he?
[07:07] Akira
    What the Flickering Flame looks like.
[07:10] Koushi
    Yes, but... was that real?
[07:15] Koushi
    And she didn't seem solid.
[07:19] Akira
    But you saw it.
[07:21] Koushi
    They said the gods have prepared a vessel
[07:24] Koushi
    to make the Flickering Flame
    the next Lady Goddess.
[07:28] Koushi
    They're going to put
    the Flickering Flame inside Kira.
[07:32] Koushi
    Who knows if she's safe?
[07:35] (Flashback) Akira
    You must really love dogs.
[07:37] (Flashback) Akira
    I've never seen Temari so comfortable
     with anyone other than me.
[07:42] (Flashback) Kira
    Thank you so much for letting me
    cuddle your hunting hound.
[07:51] Akira
    Try acting a little more worried.
    At least about the people who matter to you.
[07:59] Akira
    You hated that house.
[08:03] Akira
    But that girl who was born and raised in it
    is the only one you can open up to, and...
[08:15] Akira
    Well, whatever. Get some sleep for now.
[08:49] Spider A
    Boy.
[08:52] Spider A
    Is the enemy always in front of you?
[09:09] Roroku
    What's wrong?
[09:10] Koushi
    Nothing.
[09:12] Akira
    The point of sleeping was to rest. 
    How'd you wake up looking even more tired?
[09:23] Koushi
    Kun.
[09:25] Koushi
    I need a favor from you.
[09:30] Koushi
    Can you find one of those bugs?
[09:33] Akira
    What?
[09:35] Roroku
    You sure come up with some rotten ideas.
[09:38] Roroku
    Don't tell me you want that bug
    that made the spiders fireproof...
[09:44] Koushi
    If the spiders can control combustion,
    I don't see why humans and gods can't.
[09:51] Roroku
    I knew it.
[09:53] Roroku
    That's just the kind of thing you'd think of.
[09:57] Koushi
    I killed so many of the spiders
    who entered the capital.
[10:03] Koushi
    I want to at least do what I can
    to stop things from getting any worse.
[10:10] Kun
    I can do it.
[10:11] Kun
    I can find that bug.
[10:14] Kun
    It might go faster if I use my bugs, too.
[10:22] Touko
    Why?
[10:24] Touko
    Why aren't you going
    to help Hinako and Ms. Kira?
[10:30] Touko
    I'm sure they're both okay.
    They must be waiting for you.
[10:40] Akira
    Touko.
[10:43] Akira
    I think Koushi has
    given this a lot of thought.
[10:48] Akira
    We should let him do
    what he wants this time.
[10:57] Akira
    I have three letters.
    They all say the same thing.
[11:03] Akira
    Someone will deliver one.
[11:06] Akira
    Roroku, you take one.
[11:09] Akira
    And Koushi, you hold on to one.
[11:14] Akira
    Good grief. Why do you come up
    with such ridiculous plans?
[11:18] Akira
    I'll take Kun and Touko with me
    to track down those bugs.
[11:24] Akira
    In the forest, Touko will be
    a lot more help than you.
[11:30] Akira
    You two head back to the capital.
[11:33] Akira
    We'll make our way there,
     too, before sundown.
[11:38] Akira
    At least try to fill in
    for the hand Roroku lost.
[11:43] Roroku
    I'm counting on you.
[11:47] Kun
    Chewing these leaves makes you hurt less.
[11:52] Roroku
    Where would I be without you kids?
[12:01] Koushi
    Kanata will go with you.
[12:06] Touko
    But...
[12:08] Koushi
    He's your dog now, Touko.
[12:11] Touko
    Mr. Koushi...
[12:13] Touko
    Stay alive. Please.
[12:30] Akira
    Don't fall behind, Touko.
[12:38] Roroku
    We should get moving, too.
[12:40] Koushi
    What if the path I've chosen
    brings even more destruction?
[12:45] Koushi
    Maybe that's why the Flickering Flame
    can't make up her mind.
[12:50] Koushi
    Will the future be a world worth living in?
[12:54] Koushi
    If a world like that really exists,
[12:59] Koushi
    I'd like to see it, too.
[13:02] Roroku
    Then, you'd better live.
[13:08] Roroku
    I hate this smell.
[13:11] Koushi
    It doesn't look like anything's burning.
[13:19] Roroku
    I hear voices.
[13:23] Roroku
    It'll be a pain if someone finds us.
[13:26] Roroku
    Let's split up.
[13:29] Roroku
    There are three letters.
[13:32] Roroku
    What's the point if we go down together
    before reaching the palace?
[13:36] Roroku
    You deliver yours if I don't make it.
[13:39] Roroku
    But find your sister first.
[13:44] Roroku
    Little Miss Okibi must be in the palace.
[13:47] Roroku
    Go find your sister, then bring her back.
[14:22] Crewman A
    Hey.
[14:24] Crewman A
    Did you get left behind?
[14:27] Crewman B
    Why didn't you run for it?
[14:30] Crewman A
    Don't tell me...
[14:32] Crewman A
    Are you with those guys
    going around setting fires?
[14:36] Crewman B
    Tell us the truth.
[14:38] Koushi
    N-No, I'm...
[14:42] Crewman B
    Hang on. Are you from the academy?
[14:45] Crewman A
    What? Some brat here to help his teacher?
[14:48] Crewman A
    I can't stand those eggheads,
    acting all full of themselves.
[14:54] Koushi
    Are you crewmen? From a collection truck?
[14:57] Crewman A
    Hey, go tell your teachers
    we need more guys to carry the wounded.
[15:03] Koushi
    Please wait.
[15:05] Koushi
    By "the wounded," do you mean fire hunters?
[15:08] Koushi
    And teachers from the academy are here?
[15:11] Koushi
    What about—
[15:11] Crewman B
    What?
[15:12] Koushi
    The factory district.
[15:14] Koushi
    I'm looking for my sister.
[15:19] Crewman B
    The only people left here are crewmen
     who are hurt too bad to move.
[15:23] Crewman A
    Well, them, and dogs whose owners have died.
[15:27] Crewman B
    At least that stink keeps 'em docile.
[15:32] Crewman A
    The treefolk smell.
[15:35] Koushi
    The treefolk?
[15:36] Crewman B
    Yeah.
[15:38] Koushi
    Where are the treefolk now?
[15:40] Crewman A
    Over there. At the relief station.
[15:42] Koushi
    I'll try there.
[15:44] Koushi
    Thank you.
[15:47] Koushi
    Thank you!
[15:59] Akira
    Koushi told me.
[16:01] Akira
    You talked with the Flickering Flame.
[16:04] Touko
    Did I really? It might have been a dream.
[16:09] Akira
    Koushi saw it, too.
[16:11] Akira
    So I think you really did talk to it, Touko.
[16:16] Akira
    Koushi said it looked like a girl.
[16:21] Akira
    But according to legend,
    the Flickering Flame is a mechanical doll.
[16:25] Akira
    The Flickering Flame you met must be...
[16:28] Kun
    Found some!
[16:33] Kun
    They might still be close.
    Want me to find some more?
[16:36] Akira
    No, that's enough.
    We'll head back to the capital.
[16:42] Touko
    Kanata?
[16:46] Voice
    What are you trying to do?
[16:47] Voice
    You just want to die.
[16:48] Voice
    Believe Tokohanahime and
    become the "lord of the fire hunters"?
[16:54] Voice
    You want to die satisfied that
    you carried on your brother's will?
[16:56] Touko
    Ms. Akira, what's...
[16:59] Akira
    Ignore them.
[17:01] Akira
    The gods just want to spook us.
[17:01] Voice
    Poor Tayurahime.
[17:03] Voice
    False petitions to the Flickering Flame.
[17:04] Akira
    Pretty underhanded for
    high and mighty rulers.
[17:06] Akira
    Let's go.
[17:06] Voice
    An excuse for the divine clans to live on.
[17:10] Voice
    No wonder Hibari pities her.
[17:14] Voice
    Petitions at the chief clan's dictation.
[17:18] Crowd
    Can't we at least get
    disinfectant and bandages?
[17:19] Crowd
    I told you! The medical supplies burned up!
[17:20] Crowd
    What the hell are they thinking?!
[17:22] Crowd
    They have no need of lives,
    so what use is medicine to them?
[17:23] Crowd
    For now, stop the bleeding
    and give them painkillers.
[17:25] Crowd
    What about the group that went
    to pharmacies to get supplies?
[17:29] Crowd
    Let the doctors handle triage.
    Our stock's running low.
[17:31] Hitoo
    Koushi.
[17:33] Hitoo
    Koushi, is that you?
[17:33] Crowd
    Get anyone who can walk to go into town.
[17:33] Crowd
    Shut those dogs up! I can't hear myself think.
[17:36] Koushi
    Mr. Hitoo?
[17:36] Crowd
    It's all because the hunters
    were sent into town without them.
[17:37] Hitoo
    I thought I recognized you.
[17:38] Crowd
    What idiot split up hunters and hounds?
[17:39] Hitoo
    But really, fancy seeing you here.
[17:40] Crowd
    They only listen to their owners.
[17:40] Crowd
    Who cares?! Just get
    them to shut the hell up!
[17:42] Crowd
    Check vitals. We need to free up beds.
[17:42] Hitoo
    Are you hurt? I'm amazed you've survived.
[17:44] Crowd
    This'll become a morgue at this rate.
[17:46] Koushi
    I'm fine. But my sister, Hinako...
[17:46] Crowd
    We need more people. Call the workers back.
[17:48] Crowd
    The standby order got extended.
[17:52] Crowd
    No worker recall until
    they're sure all the fires are out.
[17:53] Hitoo
    This isn't the best place to talk.
    Let's go out there.
[17:55] Crowd
    Oh, great. So no one cares if we burn up.
[17:58] Hitoo
    Your sister, huh?
    That's certainly concerning.
[18:11] Koushi
    The first cannon...
[18:13] Koushi
    What could tear up the ground like this?
[18:18] Koushi
    Did something come up from below?
[18:23] Koushi
    Are you helping at the relief station?
[18:26] Hitoo
    No. Unfortunately, medicine isn't my field.
[18:32] Hitoo
    I'm gathering data.
[18:34] Koushi
    Data?
[18:36] Hitoo
    I want to determine the distance
    at which humans combust.
[18:40] Hitoo
    I estimate the size of a flame,
[18:43] Hitoo
    then measure the distance
    to the point of combustion.
[18:47] Hitoo
    This data will prove useful someday.
    Or so I believe.
[18:53] Hitoo
    By the way...
[18:55] Hitoo
    A strange rumor is going around the city.
[18:59] Hitoo
    They say a red-haired fire hunter
    will become a "lord" and save us all.
[19:05] Hitoo
    It reminded me of that
    red-haired fire hunter I met,
[19:10] Hitoo
    but at this point, it seems like
    more than an urban legend.
[19:14] Koushi
    A red-haired fire hunter...
[19:16] Koushi
    I know one.
[19:19] Koushi
    Let me tell you everything that's happened.
[19:26] Hitoo
    You made this, Koushi?
[19:29] Koushi
    I called it a lightning cannon.
[19:51] Hitoo
    I see. Thank you for telling me.
[19:55] Hitoo
    How dreadful that must have been.
[19:59] Hitoo
    I don't know what to say. For children
    like you to shoulder such a burden...
[20:10] Hitoo
    I feel ashamed of how little I can do.
[20:14] Koushi
    I'm sorry. You always told me
    to turn to you when I was in trouble,
[20:20] Koushi
    but I convinced myself
    I could do everything alone.
[20:23] Koushi
    And I killed so many spiders.
[20:27] Hitoo
    Koushi, I think I understand
    why you keep blaming yourself,
[20:35] Hitoo
    but it doesn't seem quite right
    to say that you bear all the blame.
[20:45] Koushi
    I thought up this horrible machine
    and killed dozens of spiders. Maybe more.
[20:54] Hitoo
    But did you do that out of malice?
    Or because you had some evil intent?
[21:00] Koushi
    I wanted to shield the cityfolk from
    the war between the spiders and the gods.
[21:06] Hitoo
    You wanted to save
    the people you care about.
[21:11] Koushi
    Even if I did, I ended up
     making things worse.
[21:16] Hitoo
    Koushi, sometimes people
    can't bring themselves
[21:21] Hitoo
    to kill one person in front of them,
    even for a good reason.
[21:25] Hitoo
    And sometimes, they kill a hundred,
    even a thousand when trying not to.
[21:31] Hitoo
    That only goes to show that people's hearts
[21:37] Hitoo
    are just as good or evil
     as they think they are.
[21:42] Hitoo
    But a person's true morality ought
    to be judged separate from their feelings.
[21:51] Hitoo
    What could be more arrogant than
    believing you can control everything?
[22:00] Hitoo
    But perhaps I should mind my own business.
[22:05] Hitoo
    Koushi, what is that?
[22:09] Hitoo
    How horrible.
[22:12] Koushi
    They used animal blood
    to keep the gods away.
[22:18] Koushi
    How could they?
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