E9 - The Lightning Cannon

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[00:00] Narrator
    Kanata has returned to Koushi and Hinako,
    the children of the late fire hunter Haijuu.
[00:07] Narrator
    Meanwhile, Yuoshichi Okibi is rushing
    Koushi to complete his lightning cannon
[00:14] Narrator
    before the spiders emerge from the
    dark forest and invade the capital.
SIGN    The Fire Hunter
SIGN    The Fire Hunter
SIGN    The Fire Hunter
SIGN    Hinako and Kanata
SIGN    The Lightning 
    Cannon
SIGN    The Lightning 
    Cannon
[01:54] Yuoshichi
    I recognize this dog.
     Your father's, I believe?
[01:59] Yuoshichi
    So your father left by
     the cliff tunnel, did he?
[02:03] Yuoshichi
    But since only his hound made it back...
[02:15] Hibana
    Couldn't you ask that fire hunter,
    Roroku, to take care of the dog?
[02:20] Kira
    Mother, please.
[02:23] Hibana
    Forgive me. I didn't mean to hurt
    Koushi and Hinako's feelings.
[02:30] Hibana
    I simply can't stand animals.
[02:33] Yuoshichi
    Be that as it may, the dog means
    a lot to Koushi and his sister.
[02:37] Yuoshichi
    I don't see why they shouldn't
     be allowed to keep it.
[02:41] Yuoshichi
    What's a dog or two around the house?
[02:44] Hibana
    This makes three strays you've taken in.
[02:50] Yuoshichi
    Give the dog a bath. We'll feed it after.
[02:55] Hinako
    Can I keep Kanata in my room?
[02:59] Yuoshichi
    Well, all right. I'll allow it.
[03:02] Yuoshichi
    It will probably be better for your health.
[03:22] Koushi
    Hinako, Dad died out in the forest.
[03:31] Koushi
    Hinako?
[03:38] Koushi
    Aren't you glad Kanata came home?
[03:44] Koushi
    I need to thank the people who brought
    Kanata back to us the next time I see them.
[03:49] Koushi
    Climb into bed before you fall asleep, okay?
[04:18] Koushi
    I'm sorry I'm late.
[04:21] Roroku
    Hi there, boy.
[04:24] Akira
    Nice to meet you.
[04:26] Roroku
    As I was just telling Mr. Okibi,
[04:29] Roroku
    this girl's a fire hunter,
    and she has important news.
[04:37] Yuoshichi
    This seems urgent,
    so feel free to cut to the chase.
[04:47] Akira
    The spiders are on the move.
[04:51] Akira
    I saw collection trucks attacked
    by a dragon in the western forest.
[04:54] Yuoshichi
    Trucks under attack?
[04:57] Akira
    Both cars were horribly wrecked.
[05:00] Akira
    I think the dragon was a guardian deity.
[05:03] Akira
    The spiders may have used
    venomous bugs to control it.
[05:07] Akira
    A lot of fire hunters were killed, too.
    Burned alive at a cove in the forest.
[05:11] Akira
    Did you know that the spiders can
    safely use the old fire now, Mr. Okibi?
[05:18] Yuoshichi
    You expect me to believe
    a guardian destroyed trucks
[05:21] Yuoshichi
    and spiders used the ancient
    flame to massacre hunters?
[05:26] Akira
    As things stand, the villages
    waiting for their fire won't get it.
[05:31] Akira
    I'd like you to send out
    new trucks immediately.
[05:36] Yuoshichi
    Shouldn't you be making that
    request to the divine clans instead?
[05:41] Akira
    That would take too long.
[05:43] Akira
    The gods must have noticed an attack by
     one of the Lady Goddess's possessed beasts,
[05:49] Akira
    but they don't seem to
    have done anything about it.
[05:53] Roroku
    Sounds like we can't
    count on the divine clans.
SIGN    Collection Truck One
    
    Crewman Shouzou
[05:58] Yuoshichi
    A truck crewman's permit?
[06:01] Akira
    I took it off a charred corpse.
[06:05] Akira
    Capital folk don't act without proof
     and something to gain.
[06:11] Yuoshichi
    Villagers are naïvely devout, I hear.
SIGN    Collection Truck One
    
    Crewman Shouzou
[06:16] Yuoshichi
    The capital's factories might benefit
    if we earned their gratitude.
[06:23] Yuoshichi
    You say you're a roaming fire hunter.
[06:26] Yuoshichi
    Would you investigate the
    spiders further on my behalf?
[06:30] Akira
    Only if you send the trucks.
[06:33] Yuoshichi
    I'll start making the preparations tomorrow.
[06:36] Akira
    It took me two days to
    sail here from the cove.
[06:40] Akira
    If the spiders are coming, they'll gather
     allies as they cut through the forest.
[06:46] Akira
    That's a ten-day journey, give or take.
[06:51] Roroku
    Well then, if you'll excuse us.
[07:03] Yuoshichi
    Well, we've certainly had some
    nosy oddballs around here lately.
[07:10] Yuoshichi
    I heard the ancient humans bred
    those dogs for entertainment.
[07:16] Koushi
    Even more unpredictable
    factors may come into play.
[07:20] Yuoshichi
    This "Millennial Comet" you mentioned?
[07:25] Yuoshichi
    Built by the ancient humans and the gods,
    but ultimately beyond their control?
[07:33] Yuoshichi
    It sounds like a fairy tale.
[07:37] Akira
    You must really love dogs.
[07:39] Akira
    I've never seen Temari so comfortable
     with anyone other than me.
[07:44] Kira
    Thank you so much for letting me
    cuddle your hunting hound.
[07:49] Akira
    We'll visit again sometime.
[08:09] Hibari
    So you've ganged up to plot
     the spiders' downfall, huh?
[08:13] Hibari
    Relax. I don't bite.
[08:21] Hibari
    First, let me introduce myself.
[08:23] Hibari
    I'm Hibari of the Wind Clan,
    and my job is to oversee our spies.
[08:29] Koushi
    The Wind Clan...
SIGN    Fire
SIGN    Water
SIGN    Wind
SIGN    Earth
SIGN    Wood
[08:31] Hibari
    You and that village girl interest me.
SIGN    Fire
SIGN    Water
SIGN    Wind
SIGN    Earth
SIGN    Wood
[08:35] Hibari
    You're trying to learn
    what sort of world we live in.
SIGN    Fire
SIGN    Water
SIGN    Wind
SIGN    Earth
SIGN    Wood
[08:40] Hibari
    You neither struggle for survival
    nor wish for destruction.
[08:45] Hibari
    You simply yearn to find out
    the true nature of this world.
[08:53] Hibari
    Let me supplement that fire hunter's report.
[08:57] Hibari
    The spiders will come by night
    nine days from now.
[09:00] Hibari
    They'll gather their scattered brethren and
    assault the capital, armed with natural flame.
[09:06] Koushi
    Why would you tell me that?
[09:08] Hibari
    For amusement.
[09:11] Hibari
    If the spiders wish to burn down
    this city, they're welcome to try.
[09:16] Hibari
    Perhaps it's coming to
    the end of its lifespan.
[09:20] Hibari
    This world, I mean.
[09:23] Hibari
    Of course, the spiders
    may not deal the fatal blow.
[09:28] Hibari
    The child of the stars seems
    determined to get here before them.
[09:34] Koushi
    The Flickering Flame?
[09:37] Hibari
    "The lord of the fire hunters."
[09:39] Hibari
    Your father could have been
    the one to claim that title.
[09:43] Koushi
    What?
[09:44] Hibari
    Perhaps his death in the
    forest was a stroke of luck.
[09:50] Hibari
    I won't allow anyone to hunt
     the Flickering Flame.
SIGN    The Lightning Cannon
[10:24] Takiguchi
    Thank you for waiting.
[10:26] Takiguchi
    I managed to have it
    built to the specifications.
[10:30] Yuoshichi
    Let me introduce you.
[10:32] Yuoshichi
    This is Mr. Takiguchi, the man who
    built this launcher at my request.
[10:37] Ibushi
    I am Ibushi. Agriculture is our business
    usually, but we assisted Mr. Takiguchi.
[10:42] Koushi
    It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Koushi.
[10:45] Yuoshichi
    Please do not worry.
[10:48] Yuoshichi
    Koushi was a scholarship student,
    and now, he conducts research for me.
[10:53] Yuoshichi
    He was the one who devised this plan.
[10:57] Yuoshichi
    Everyone, I pray nothing will
    go amiss when the time comes.
[11:02] Takiguchi
    Well then, let's go see it.
SIGN    5
SIGN    5
[11:12] Yuoshichi
    A collection truck?
[11:14] Koushi
    I'm borrowing a truck undergoing
    maintenance to supply the necessary power.
[11:34] Yuoshichi
    Is this it?
[11:37] Takiguchi
    Yes, although I couldn't
    tell you how it works.
[11:42] Koushi
    I based the device off records on an ancient
     weapon I found in the central archive.
[11:48] Koushi
    I believe the ancients referred
    to it as an "anti-aircraft gun."
[11:56] Koushi
    The original weapon was designed to
    shoot down aircraft flying at high altitude.
[12:03] Koushi
    It needed a steep angle of elevation,
    a quick turning speed, and a long barrel.
[12:09] Koushi
    But we won't need all that to hit
    stationary targets on the ground.
[12:16] Yuoshichi
    I understand.
[12:18] Koushi
    The cannon shells contain bottled skyfire.
[12:22] Yuoshichi
    Yes. You showed me what those
    shells can do the other day.
[13:22] Butler
    Everything is ready, sir.
[13:28] Koushi
    We should fire it before the wind changes!
[13:33] Yuoshichi
    Begin.
[13:34] Butler
    Certainly, sir.
[14:12] Koushi
    The lightning itself won't
    trigger human combustion,
[14:16] Koushi
    but the instantaneous shock wave
    will topple nearby buildings,
[14:21] Koushi
    which could cause
    scattered fires to break out.
[14:25] Yuoshichi
    How powerful is the bottled
    lightning in the real shells?
[14:29] Koushi
    Twice as strong, at least.
[14:31] Yuoshichi
    Excellent. The spiders won't be able to
    shrug that off, and neither will the gods.
[14:38] Koushi
    Huh?
[14:40] Roroku
    I'll finish burying the charges in
    the divine palace tomorrow night.
[14:44] Koushi
    In the palace? But then we'd be
    interfering in a war between gods.
[14:51] Yuoshichi
    That's the plan.
[14:54] Yuoshichi
    Don't tell me you imagined
    the spiders and the divine clans
[15:00] Yuoshichi
    would conveniently wipe each other out.
[15:30] Truck Driver D
    Starting the collection truck.
SIGN    Do not enter
    while in use
SIGN    Pressure
SIGN    0
SIGN    1
SIGN    2
SIGN    3
SIGN    4
SIGN    5
SIGN    5
SIGN    Pressure
SIGN    0
SIGN    1
SIGN    2
SIGN    3
SIGN    4
SIGN    5
SIGN    Pressure
SIGN    0
SIGN    1
SIGN    2
SIGN    3
SIGN    4
SIGN    5
SIGN    Pressure
SIGN    0
SIGN    1
SIGN    2
SIGN    3
SIGN    4
[15:54] Yuoshichi
    The afternoon shift is starting.
[15:56] Yuoshichi
    If we want a loud noise to go unnoticed...
[16:57] Akira
    Thanks for the bottled lightning.
    One of my companions is hurt bad,
[17:02] Akira
    and it paid for his doctor and medicine.
[17:06] Koushi
    Was the permit his?
[17:09] Roroku
    See? He's sharp.
[17:12] Roroku
    Of course, brains aside,
    he's just some upstart kid.
[17:19] Akira
    As you've probably guessed,
     we go way back.
[17:23] Akira
    When he was fresh off the boat
    from his island and at a loose end,
[17:26] Akira
    my brother was the one who
    suggested he give fire hunting a try.
[17:31] Koushi
    Then, you're originally from the capital?
[17:35] Akira
    My brother was such a daredevil
    that we couldn't stay here,
[17:41] Akira
    so we became roaming fire hunters.
[17:43] Koushi
    Was your brother one of
    the capital's fire hunters?
[17:48] Koushi
    Then, um, did he have red hair like you?
[17:54] Akira; Roroku
    Huh?
[17:56] Koushi
    Could you please come with me?
[18:11] Akira
    It's gorgeous.
[18:13] Roroku
    I can't believe you got us in here.
[18:16] Koushi
    I got a special pass from one
    of the teachers at the academy.
[18:21] Koushi
    The book was hidden away over there.
[18:26] Koushi
    It's about flame fiends and our world.
[18:29] Koushi
    Or rather, it's a collection of sources
    and commentaries on that subject.
[18:34] Koushi
    And it's full of someone's
    personal notes and opinions.
[18:42] Koushi
    The person who left it
    in the archive had red hair.
[18:46] Koushi
    And he smelled and carried
    himself like a fire hunter.
[18:52] Roroku
    Why hide something that
    dangerous in the archive?
[18:57] Akira
    That's my brother.
[18:59] Roroku
    If only he hadn't stuck
    his neck out like that...
[19:02] Akira
    Yeah. I can't tell if he was
    being cautious or just plain stupid.
SIGN    E
[19:13] Shouzou
    That's all I can manage. I feel sick.
[19:16] Kaho
    Oh, stop whining and eat. You need
    to at least get back on your feet.
[19:20] Kaho
    Even these row houses won't
    be safe from the spiders soon.
[19:25] Kaho
    We need you to pull your
    weight if things go south.
[19:28] Shouzou
    Man...
[19:31] Kaho
    Come on, wash your shoulders, too.
[19:51] Touko
    Ms. Akira, you're back.
[19:56] Akira
    Touko. If you can't sleep, let's go upstairs.
[20:21] Akira
    A collection truck leaves
    the day after tomorrow.
[20:23] Akira
    You should hitch a ride back to your village.
[20:28] Akira
    You did your duty and did it well.
[20:31] Akira
    The next thing you need
     to do is get back home.
[20:36] Akira
    Listen, Touko.
    The divine clans killed my brother.
[20:43] Akira
    He appealed directly to the palace about
    the Millennial Comet, the Flickering Flame.
[20:48] Akira
    They marked him as a threat.
[20:53] Akira
    It was too soon.
[20:55] Akira
    But now... With the city full
    of rumors about spider attacks,
[21:03] Akira
    that muku paper you
    brought will come in handy.
[21:09] Akira
    To meet the Flickering
    Flame when it returns,
[21:12] Akira
    I need to submit an appeal
    to the palace on muku paper.
[21:17] Akira
    I'll take the letter there myself.
[21:21] Akira
    Even if they kill me,
    someone will hunt that comet.
[21:27] Akira
    I don't care who earns the title
    of "lord of the fire hunters."
[21:34] Touko
    Ms. Akira, would you please take me with you?
[21:42] Touko
    I won't give you any muku paper unless you do.
[21:49] Touko
    The palace is full of scary gods
    like the one we met, right?
[21:54] Touko
    Can you really go deliver
    your letter all on your own?
[21:58] Touko
    Ms. Akira, I don't want to see
    anyone else I care about get hurt or killed.
[22:09] Touko
    Ms. Akira... I think you should
    become the lord of the fire hunters.
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