E3 - Fractions of the World

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[00:02] Narrator
    Haijuu the fire hunter saved Touko,
    then perished before her eyes.
[00:07] Narrator
    His son, Koushi, has come under the
    patronage of the wealthy Okibi family.
[00:11] Narrator
    Touko makes her way toward the
    capital with Haijuu's hound, Kanata.
SIGN    The Fire Hunter
SIGN    The Fire Hunter
SIGN    The Fire Hunter
SIGN    Fractions of the World
SIGN    Fractions of the World
[01:50] Yuoshichi
    I hope you like it.
[01:52] Yuoshichi
    Unfortunately, it faces west, so it doesn't
     get much sunlight. Sorry about that.
[02:00] Yuoshichi
    I want you and your sister to
    think of this as your own home.
[02:07] Yuoshichi
    Please excuse me now.
    I have to work this afternoon,
[02:11] Yuoshichi
    but we'll dine with my wife
    and daughter tonight.
[02:28] Kira
    May I come in?
[02:35] Kira
    I'm so sorry I didn't greet you earlier.
[02:38] Kira
    I'd hoped to meet you with Mother,
    but she hasn't come out of her room yet.
[02:49] Kira
    How do you do? I'm Kira.
    I'm part of the Okibi family.
SIGN    Kira
[02:57] Kira
    The doctor wants to see you
    about your sister's diagnosis.
[03:09] Kira
    Here he is, Doctor.
[03:12] Takimi
    I am Takimi, the Okibis'
     principal physician.
SIGN    Takimi
[03:17] Koushi
    I'm Hinako's brother, Koushi.
[03:22] Takimi
    This is a clear case of fetal contamination.
[03:26] Takimi
    A real cure for her condition is
    frankly unlikely, I'm sorry to say.
[03:33] Takimi
    But with proper nutrition and a hygienic
     environment, she should regain her strength.
[03:40] Takimi
    She's been on a lot of
    painkillers, hasn't she?
[03:44] Takimi
    They will only worsen her condition.
[03:47] Takimi
    Most children with fetal contamination
    succumb at a much earlier age.
[03:53] Takimi
    Hinako must be a strong girl.
[03:56] Koushi
    Strong?
[03:58] Takimi
    In cases like Hinako's, complications
    from infections pose the greatest risk.
[04:04] Takimi
    She should be safer here. It's far from
    the factory district, and the air is clean.
[04:10] Takimi
    I'll start treating her symptoms in earnest
    once she has her strength back.
[04:16] Takimi
    The master of the house told me about
     your mother. My sincerest condolences.
[04:22] Takimi
    Please, have no fear for your sister.
[04:25] Takimi
    I will treat her to the best of my ability.
[04:36] Kira
    Dr. Takimi is wonderful, don't you think?
[04:40] Koushi
    Thank you for bothering
    with people like us. I'm grateful.
[04:44] Kira
    Please, don't stand on ceremony.
[04:49] Kira
    To tell the truth, I've been lonely
    growing up in this house.
[04:55] Kira
    I'm so glad you came.
    It's like I have siblings.
[04:58] Kira
    Your sister is called Hinako,
    isn't she? That's a lovely name.
[05:03] Kira
    What do I call you?
[05:06] Koushi
    Koushi.
[05:08] Kira
    How do you write it?
[05:17] Koushi
    "Kou" is "emperor" with the "fire" radical.
[05:25] Koushi
    "Shi" is the number four. Koushi.
[05:29] Kira
    What a wonderful name.
[05:31] Kira
    The "kou" means "a great blaze,"
    and the "shi" means "safety and perfection."
SIGN    Koushi
SIGN    Koushi
[05:37] Koushi
    "Perfection"?
[05:38] Kira
    The numbers in men's names don't reflect
    their birth order. They each have a meaning.
SIGN    Koushi
SIGN    shi
SIGN    Kou
SIGN    shi
SIGN    Four
SIGN    shi
SIGN    One
SIGN    ichi
[05:47] Kira
    One means "the first and best."
SIGN    Two
SIGN    ni
[05:50] Kira
    Two means "rest and kindness."
SIGN    Three
SIGN    san
[05:53] Kira
    Three means "as many times as it takes."
[05:56] Koushi
    Really? I had no idea.
[05:59] Kira
    Apparently, people started this custom
    sometime after the loss of natural fire.
[06:07] Kira
    It meant a lot at the time,
    but no one remembers now.
[06:09] Koushi
    Where did you learn about it?
[06:12] Kira
    My tutor, Mr. Kouhachi, taught me.
     He's amazing. He knows everything.
[06:18] Kira
    I'm 16. What about you?
[06:21] Koushi
    I'm 15. A year younger.
[06:23] Koushi
    Don't you go to school, Kira?
[06:29] Kira
    I wanted to, but my parents decided
     I should have a tutor instead.
[06:35] Kira
    I'm an only child,
    so I'll inherit the factory someday.
[06:40] Hibana
    I wouldn't be so sure of that.
[06:45] Hibana
    I take it this is your new brother?
[06:52] Kira
    Mother.
[06:54] Hibana
    I'm Yuoshichi's wife.
    Forgive me for not greeting you sooner.
[06:59] Hibana
    My daughter's been over the moon
    since she learned you were coming.
[07:06] Hibana
    Kira, don't take things for granted.
[07:10] Hibana
    You might not be the only potential heir.
[07:15] Kira
    Yes. I'm sorry, Mother.
[07:18] Hibana
    I'm going to rest.
[07:20] Hibana
    Don't disturb me until dinner.
[07:29] Koushi
    Is she not feeling well?
[07:31] Kira
    It's not that. Sorry about her.
[07:33] Kira
    Mother didn't even tell you her name.
[07:38] Kira
    Hibana.
SIGN    Hibana
[07:39] Kira
    My mother's name is Hibana.
[07:42] Kira
    She's not ill or anything.
[07:44] Kira
    She says she had a hard youth,
    so she takes to her bed sometimes.
[07:50] Kira
    But she's usually full of life.
[07:54] Koushi
    I'm glad she's not ill.
[07:56] Koushi
    Hinako's and my mother passed away
    due to the factory toxins the other day.
[08:02] Kira
    What am I thinking, celebrating
    when you've just lost your mother?
SIGN    Touko
[09:21] Doctor
    The claw wounds are deep but not fatal.
[09:25] Doctor
    If it had bitten her, she'd be dead.
[09:28] Doctor
    Standing here worrying
     won't make her better.
[09:32] Doctor
    The chief told you to get off
    at the next village, remember?
[09:35] Doctor
    I feel sorry for you, but them's the breaks.
[09:38] Doctor
    We all look out for
    each other's survival here.
[09:42] Doctor
    Anyone who can't do that
    has to go, even if it's a kid.
[09:48] Benio
    Kaho, you idiot!
[09:50] Benio
    We don't want to get married
    any more than you do!
[09:53] Benio
    But you never complained!
    You just snuck out!
[09:56] Benio
    What if you'd died?!
[09:58] Hotaru
    Touko!
[10:00] Benio
    That's a nasty bruise. Did somebody hit you?
[10:04] Hotaru
    I just heard the news from one of the crew.
[10:07] Hotaru
    Are you really getting off
    at Weaver Village with me?
[10:11] Benio
    It doesn't make sense!
     Touko went out to save Kaho!
[10:15] Benio
    I'll go talk to them.
[10:17] Hotaru
    Benio!
[10:20] Shouzou
    I don't know what you
    expect me to do about it.
[10:24] Benio
    You can't toss her out midtrip
    for trying to help somebody.
[10:28] Shouzou
    I know you villagers are big on responsibility,
[10:31] Shouzou
    but the chief isn't mad
    'cause the kid went outside.
[10:36] Shouzou
    She didn't shut the door behind her, right?
[10:41] Benio
    She asked us to leave it open.
[10:43] Shouzou
    Some fiends are quick little buggers.
[10:47] Shouzou
    Do you know what would happen
    if one of them slipped in here?
[10:53] Shouzou
    In these cramped quarters, we'd be helpless.
[10:56] Shouzou
    You, me, and everyone else
    could've been slaughtered.
[11:00] Benio
    What?
[11:02] Shouzou
    Besides, didn't you notice that
    Kaho girl was up to something?
[11:06] Benio
    Of course not! We would've stopped her!
[11:09] Benio
    Or run away with her.
[11:14] Shouzou
    I'll try to smooth things
     over with the chief.
[11:16] Benio
    Huh?
[11:18] Shouzou
    The chief and the hunter don't get it.
[11:21] Shouzou
    If we try to kick the kid out,
    that dog won't take it lying down.
[11:27] Shouzou
    Leave it to me. I won't let you down.
[11:40] Touko
    She's taking her time.
[11:42] Benio
    Let her. It's a special day.
[12:04] Crewwoman
    You're still getting ready?
[12:10] Crewwoman
    A farewell present for the bride.
[12:14] Crewwoman
    Don't tell the rest of the crew.
[12:16] Hotaru
    Are you sure? This must be to sell.
[12:20] Crewwoman
    That's why I'm saying to keep it quiet.
[12:23] Crewwoman
    I couldn't stand to
    send you out with so little.
[12:27] Crewwoman
    I'll just sell something else at double price.
[12:30] Crewwoman
    Oh, and don't worry.
[12:33] Crewwoman
    That girl's still sleeping off
    the medicine, but she'll live.
[12:38] Crewwoman
    She was tough enough to sneak out
    the bottom of the truck,
[12:42] Crewwoman
    so she'll be up and about in no time.
[12:46] Benio
    Hey, are you gonna give me
    anything when it's my turn?
[12:50] Crewwoman
    Maybe. If I find anything
    that'd suit a bumpkin like you.
[12:55] Crewwoman
    Oh, that reminds me. The kid's off the hook.
[12:58] Crewwoman
    She and the dog can stay with us
     all the way to the capital.
[13:02] Benio
    Good for you, Touko!
[13:04] Benio
    I guess that Shouzou guy
    actually came through for you.
[13:09] Hotaru
    I'm so glad, Touko. That's great, isn't it?
[13:18] Touko
    So pretty.
[13:20] Benio
    You said it. She's gorgeous.
[13:23] Benio
    Whoever marries you should
    thank his lucky stars, Hotaru.
[13:30] Hotaru
    Benio. Touko. I'm glad I got to know you.
[13:35] Hotaru
    My village married me off to lift a curse,
    but I wouldn't have met you if they hadn't.
[13:44] Hotaru
    Getting to meet you was a blessing.
[13:50] Hotaru
    We were only together for
    a little while, but I'm truly grateful.
[13:54] Hotaru
    I hope you'll both be safe and happy.
[14:00] Narrator
    Touko and Benio didn't get
    to see Hotaru get married.
[14:05] Narrator
    All bar the locals were forbidden from
    attending weddings of curse-bearing brides.
[14:14] Narrator
    Was the ceremony grand enough
    to call it a wedding?
[14:22] Narrator
    Was the bride even welcome in her new home?
[14:26] Narrator
    They had no way of knowing.
SIGN    Koushi
[14:36] Yuoshichi
    Few people know about this room,
    even among my household.
[14:42] Yuoshichi
    I had your father's store
    of skyfire brought here.
[15:00] Yuoshichi
    This is where I want you
    to make bottled lightning.
[15:16] Koushi
    May I ask a question?
[15:18] Koushi
    You said this country will fail,
    and that was why my father...
[15:24] Koushi
    Why he went into the forest alone,
    without telling his fellow hunters.
[15:29] Koushi
    But why will it fail?
[15:31] Koushi
    What will threaten the divine clans' rule?
[15:39] Koushi
    What is going to happen?
[15:42] Yuoshichi
    Have you heard of the spiders?
[15:45] Koushi
    My father said they're a worse danger
    to hunters than the fiends are.
SIGN    Spiders
[15:51] Yuoshichi
    Although they once numbered
    among the divine clans,
[15:55] Yuoshichi
    they now lurk in the forest,
    plotting to overthrow the capital's rule.
[16:00] Koushi
    So the spiders will make their move?
[16:04] Koushi
    But if they rebel,
    the divine clans who rule us will...
[16:09] Yuoshichi
    Rule? Yes, they certainly do that.
SIGN    Fire
SIGN    Water
SIGN    Wind
SIGN    Earth
SIGN    Wood
[16:21] Yuoshichi
    The divine clans have strange power
    over fire, water, wood, earth, and wind.
SIGN    Earth
SIGN    Wood
SIGN    Fire
SIGN    Water
SIGN    Wind
[16:31] Yuoshichi
    I suppose you've heard of the great fire
     that once ravaged the capital.
[16:37] Yuoshichi
    It was long before you were born, of course.
[16:40] Koushi
    I know what I was taught in school.
[16:43] Yuoshichi
    In a brand new factory, there was a burst
     not of fiendfire, but of natural flame.
[16:58] Yuoshichi
    It spread from person to person in the
    densely packed residential quarter.
[17:05] Yuoshichi
    The city's canals filled with the bodies
     of people trying to flee the blaze.
[17:15] Yuoshichi
    Water-wielding gods finally quenched
    the blaze by calling a rainstorm,
[17:21] Yuoshichi
    but they were too late.
[17:23] Yuoshichi
    Far too many people had already died,
     burning up like torches.
[17:27] Yuoshichi
    It was a horrible sight.
[17:31] Yuoshichi
    And I believe the divine clans
    chose to delay and let it happen.
[17:38] Koushi
    Then, you mean they...
[17:41] Yuoshichi
    They culled the excess human population.
[17:44] Yuoshichi
    The lives of the gods last
    as long as three centuries.
[17:47] Yuoshichi
    They control nature and
    possess ancient technology.
[17:53] Yuoshichi
    So why do they leave humans
    to be poisoned by the factories?
[17:58] Yuoshichi
    I've sent trustworthy fire hunters
    to investigate the spiders in secret,
[18:03] Yuoshichi
    but they haven't learned
    anything definitive yet.
[18:07] Yuoshichi
    Still, whatever they do is sure
     to cause chaos in the capital.
[18:13] Yuoshichi
    We would be fools to rely on gods
    who once culled us like weeds.
[18:20] Yuoshichi
    We need powerful weapons to
    defend ourselves with our own hands.
[18:28] Koushi
    I'll do what I can.
[18:29] Yuoshichi
    I have high hopes for you.
[18:32] Yuoshichi
    Oh, and keep this between us.
[18:35] Koushi
    I won't tell a soul.
[18:37] Yuoshichi
    I've registered you with the central archive.
[18:41] Yuoshichi
    You should have full access by
     the day after tomorrow at the latest.
SIGN    Touko
SIGN    1
SIGN    1
SIGN    2
[19:42] Shouzou
    What is it?
SIGN    2
SIGN    2
SIGN    2
SIGN    2
[19:51] Touko
    Shouzou.
[19:53] Shouzou
    We're gonna take on fuel here.
[19:55] Shouzou
    Did Kanata go to help Izumo?
[19:58] Touko
    Kanata rushed off.
[20:00] Shouzou
    That's a hunting hound for you.
    Already in perfect sync.
SIGN    2
SIGN    2
SIGN    2
[20:06] Shouzou
    You had a rough time of it the other day.
[20:10] Shouzou
    Don't mind the chief.
[20:14] Shouzou
    He's got a short fuse, but he told me
    how impressed he was with your hard work.
[20:18] Touko
    What?
[20:20] Shouzou
    He said you're more useful than I am.
[20:22] Shouzou
    Who the hell does he think
    keeps this truck in working order?
[20:28] Shouzou
    I hear we still don't know
    what fiendfire really is.
[20:32] Shouzou
    But we can run this big truck by using it
    to boil water into high-pressure steam.
[20:40] Shouzou
    In the old days, they mixed fuel
    and air to make an explosion,
[20:43] Shouzou
    and used the energy
    to run all kinds of machines.
[20:49] Shouzou
    But if we tried that now,
    we'd be toast in no time.
[20:54] Shouzou
    Now that he's got Kanata,
    Enzen only goes after big game.
[20:58] Shouzou
    So we don't have to skimp
    on hot water for ourselves—
[21:03] Shouzou
    Wh-What the...
[21:05] Enji
    Shouzou! I'll go back to Car 2!
[21:08] Enji
    Light all the fire tanks so we can
    speed out of here on short notice!
[21:13] Shouzou
    Hey, Enji! That's easy for you to say,
    but I just disconnected Tank 2 for...
[21:17] Shouzou
    Damn it! What's going on?!
[21:19] Speaking Tube A
    All hands, emergency stations!
    Get in position!
[21:21] Speaking Tube B
    Lookouts, keep your eyes peeled!
    Something's out there!
[21:22] Speaking Tube C
    Topside gunners, get moving!
[21:24] Speaking Tube D
    Port gunners, incoming!
[21:38] Touko
    Benio!
[21:40] Benio
    Wh-What is that thing?
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