E13 - Aspiring to Go Higher

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[00:05] Fushi
    Why am I me?
[00:12] Fushi
    I couldn't...
[00:14] Fushi
    I couldn't do anything.
[00:18] Fushi
    Gugu...
[00:20] Fushi
    I'm sorry.
[00:24] Fushi
    It's too late.
[02:04] Observer
    It's been four and a half days
    since Fushi left Booze Man's home.
[02:08] Observer
    Fushi walked alone, in silence.
[02:12] Observer
    Along the way, he tried on many expressions.
[02:17] Observer
    He must be desperately trying
    to process his emotions.
[02:23] Observer
    With Gugu's death, he seems to have
    acquired something invisible.
[02:30] Fushi
    Come out, black thing.
[02:33] Observer
    By "black thing," do you mean me?
[02:39] Observer
    What is it?
[02:41] Observer
    This is the first time you've called for me.
SIGN    Aspiring to Go Higher
[02:49] Fushi
    What am I supposed to do now?
[02:52] Observer
    Continue forward.
[02:54] Observer
    Become stronger so that you can take
    back the piece that was taken from you.
[02:59] Fushi
    What... What am I?
[03:03] Fushi
    What do you want from me?
[03:05] Observer
    It's as I've said before.
[03:08] Observer
    You are a mechanism for collecting and
    preserving the information of this land.
[03:14] Observer
    And it was I who created you.
[03:17] Observer
    I am effectively your parent.
[03:20] Fushi
    No. You aren't my parent.
[03:23] Fushi
    My parent was...
[03:28] Observer
    Is something the matter?
[03:35] Fushi
    Why am I the only one living?
[03:38] Fushi
    Why did Gugu have to d-d-die?
[03:42] Observer
    It's simply a difference in nature.
[03:44] Fushi
    I have no idea what you're talking about.
[03:47] Observer
    It's too early for you to understand.
[03:50] Observer
    But I'm glad you're able to question things.
[03:53] Fushi
    Don't play dumb with me.
[03:54] Fushi
    Tell me everything!
[03:56] Observer
    Everything perishes.
[03:59] Observer
    That's why you're needed.
[04:01] Observer
    You're the one special entity in this world.
[04:05] Observer
    For that reason, the enemies,
    the Nokkers, seem to want to control you.
[04:11] Fushi
    Will the Nokkers stop coming if I'm not me?
[04:15] Observer
    That would be nice.
[04:18] Fushi
    I'll try it.
[04:38] Observer
    Taking on that form doesn't constitute
    having abandoned yourself.
[04:43] Observer
    If the Nokkers come while you're in that form,
    they'll simply have their way with you.
[04:47] Observer
    If you continue to lose, you'll return to
    a state of nothing—back to the orb.
[04:55] Observer
    And you'll never return to what you are now.
[04:58] Observer
    You won't be able to.
[05:00] Observer
    I wouldn't mind, but I'm sure you would.
[05:04] Fushi
    Why don't you fight, then?
[05:07] Fushi
    You're strong enough to
    control me, aren't you?
[05:11] Observer
    Yes. It would indeed be simple.
[05:14] Observer
    But even if I can control your body,
    I can't control your mind.
[05:20] Observer
    The Nokkers...
[05:21] Observer
    Until their objective of killing us is put
    to an end, the attacks will continue.
[05:28] Observer
    It will be you, not me, who stops them.
[05:32] Observer
    One day, I will no longer be here.
[05:35] Observer
    You need to prepare to defeat them
    on your own when that time comes.
[05:42] Observer
    You're a critical step in achieving my goal.
[05:46] Fushi
    That's your problem!
[05:47] Fushi
    I don't care!
[05:52] Observer
    Good grief.
[05:53] Observer
    You've grown to be quite troublesome.
[05:57] Fushi
    Damn it.
[05:59] WolfFushi
    Nothing will bring Gugu back.
[06:03] WolfFushi
    So I don't care anymore.
[06:05] WolfFushi
    I don't care what happens
    to me or anyone else.
[06:09] Observer
    Are you sure about that?
[06:27] Fushi
    This scent... Why?
[06:34] WolfFushi
    Pioran!
[06:36] Piroan
    Hey!
[06:39] Piroan
    I realized something.
[06:41] Piroan
    I came to Takunaha hoping I could help you,
[06:45] Piroan
    but in the end, I couldn't
    do anything for you,
[06:49] Piroan
    so I decided to travel with you again.
[06:53] WolfFushi
    B-But...
[06:55] WolfFushi
    Wh-What about the old man and the others?
[06:57] Piroan
    Don't worry.
[06:59] Piroan
    I've told them all about what I'm doing.
[07:02] Piroan
    Rean and Shin said they'd keep
    the business going for us.
[07:06] Piroan
    Rean had figured out what
    happened to you and Gugu.
[07:10] Piroan
    I think that's why she let me leave.
[07:18] Fushi
    Pioran...
[07:20] Fushi
    Go home.
[07:22] Piroan
    How dare you?!
[07:24] Piroan
    You're turning down an
    innocent old lady's wish?
[07:27] Fushi
    You know what follows me.
[07:29] Fushi
    It's dangerous.
[07:31] Piroan
    I've thought it through.
[07:34] Piroan
    How do I give meaning to what little
    time I have left in this life?
[07:38] Piroan
    I'll be your walking stick.
[07:41] Piroan
    Even if I'm just an inch-long twig.
[07:44] Piroan
    That's what I want to do.
[07:46] Fushi
    I'm dragging you home!
[07:49] Fushi
    They need you at that home, Pioran!
[07:52] Fushi
    Ow!
[07:55] Fushi
    Why won't you listen to me?
[07:58] Fushi
    I don't want anyone to cry anymore.
[08:00] Fushi
    A-And I don't want to see it, either.
[08:02] Fushi
    So please, go home!
[08:04] Fushi
    Go home for my sake!
[08:06] Piroan
    Shut up!
[08:07] Piroan
    It's my life!
[08:08] Piroan
    Let me do as I please!
[08:19] Fushi
    Suit yourself.
[08:29] Piroan
    Here, have a potato.
[08:31] Fushi
    Don't want it.
[08:42] Piroan
    Here, have some tea.
[08:44] Fushi
    Don't want it.
[08:46] Piroan
    Here, have some fish.
[08:48] Fushi
    I said I don't want it!
[08:50] Piroan
    You must be cold.
[08:58] Fushi
    Pioran, promise me one thing.
[09:02] Piroan
    What's that?
[09:04] Fushi
    Don't die.
[09:14] Pioran
    Look.
[09:15] Pioran
    It's a town.
[09:18] Pioran
    I'm starving.
[09:20] Pioran
    It's a good time for a break!
[09:23] Fushi
    Pioran!
[09:27] Fushi
    Pioran, let's go already.
[09:29] Shopkeep
    Welcome!
[09:31] Pioran
    I haven't eaten in ages! Delicious!
[09:35] Fushi
    I can't protect this village if it comes back.
[09:41] Pioran
    Fine. Just give me a second.
[09:43] Pioran
    Hey, man! Do you have booze?
[09:45] Shopkeep
    Sure thing.
[09:46] Fushi
    Pioran!
[09:53] Fushi
    Hey, where are the Nokkers right now?
[09:56] Observer
    Six kilometers northwest of here.
[09:59] Observer
    I haven't sensed it move for the past four
    days, since it burrowed into the soil.
[10:04] Fushi
    Sensed?
[10:06] Fushi
    You always know where they are?
[10:09] Observer
    They're like insects crawling on your body.
[10:12] Observer
    You wouldn't notice them
    while they're small eggs,
[10:15] Observer
    but once they hatch and start to move,
    they cause intense discomfort.
[10:20] Fushi
    Can't you explain in a way I can understand?
[10:23] Pioran
    Who are you talking to?
[10:25] Fushi
    Oh, well...
[10:28] Pioran
    Here's your food.
[10:31] Pioran
    Fushi.
[10:35] Pioran
    You can tell me anything.
[10:38] Pioran
    A man in black?
[10:40] Pioran
    And he's telling you to become stronger?
[10:44] Pioran
    To drive away the Nokkers?
[10:47] Fushi
    Yeah.
[10:48] Pioran
    So, what do you want to do?
[10:50] Fushi
    Huh?
[10:52] Fushi
    I don't want to just do as he says.
[10:56] Fushi
    But if the Nokkers come...
[10:59] Fushi
    I would be the only one
    who could protect Pioran.
[11:04] Fushi
    The man in black is right.
    I can't defeat them.
[11:06] Fushi
    Not as I am now.
[11:09] Fushi
    Then I have to become strong.
[11:13] Fushi
    That bastard!
[11:14] Fushi
    He made me bump into Pioran
    knowing this would happen to me!
[11:19] Pioran
    Say, Fushi...
[11:21] Pioran
    I don't expect you to protect me.
[11:26] Pioran
    Living on the edge has its appeal, too.
[11:30] Pioran
    You hear?
[11:32] Fushi
    Yeah.
[11:33] Fushi
    Is that really good enough?
[11:36] Fushi
    I feel like I'm forgetting something.
[11:39] Pioran
    Those fruits look delicious!
[11:42] Pioran
    Fushi, climb up and grab them for me.
[11:45] Fushi
    I don't have to do that.
[11:47] Fushi
    See?
[11:48] Pioran
    Gross!
[11:50] Pioran
    I'm not eating that.
[11:52] Fushi
    Oh, fine.
[11:56] Fushi
    Huh?
[11:58] Pioran
    What's wrong? That was pathetic.
[12:01] Pioran
    Just take on March's form again.
    How hard could it be?
[12:05] Fushi
    March?
[12:08] Pioran
    M-March! You know her, don't you?
[12:12] Pioran
    The tiny one.
[12:13] Fushi
    Who are you talking about?
[12:15] Pioran
    You've changed into her tons of times!
[12:19] Pioran
    Remember her!
[12:20] Pioran
    Don't you dare tell me you've forgotten her!
[12:31] Fushi
    I remember.
[12:33] Fushi
    I remember being able to climb trees.
[12:36] (Flashback) Gugu
    Fushi! You go first!
[12:38] (Flashback) Gugu
    Fushi! Give me a stick!
[12:40] Pioran
    I do...
[12:43] Observer
    You were robbed.
[12:45] Observer
    The Nokkers took March from you.
[12:48] Fushi
    Someone gave me many things.
[12:53] (Flashback) March
    Say "thank you."
[12:55] (Flashback) March
    Funny puppy!
[12:58] (Flashback) March
    Growing up means knowing everything, right?
[13:02] Fushi
    Is that...
[13:03] Fushi
    Is that March?
[13:07] Fushi
    Wasn't she really important to me?
[13:12] Observer
    You finally understand.
[13:14] Observer
    I can't blame you.
[13:16] Observer
    You can't even recall something
    once you've lost it.
[13:25] Pioran
    I see.
[13:27] Pioran
    The enemy takes your memories, too.
[13:31] Pioran
    If it killed you while
    you were in Gugu's form,
[13:34] Pioran
    you'd lose your memories of Gugu, too.
[13:37] Fushi
    Yeah.
[13:40] Pioran
    It's like a second death.
[13:44] Pioran
    Rean and Booze Man, Parona of Ninannah...
[13:48] Pioran
    And me, too.
[13:50] Pioran
    We'll only be truly dead
    once we're forgotten.
[13:57] Fushi
    I won't let that happen.
[13:59] Fushi
    I'll get stronger.
[14:04] Fushi
    Now that I've made up my
    mind, I have to think.
[14:07] Fushi
    Even if I'm playing right
    into the black thing's hands.
[14:10] (Flashback) Gugu
    You make new things in
    reaction to pain, right?
[14:16] Fushi
    Pain...
[14:17] Fushi
    I just have to stimulate myself.
[14:20] Fushi
    It's easy.
[14:22] Fushi
    But I can't turn myself into rock.
[14:25] Fushi
    I'll lose awareness.
[14:27] Fushi
    The problem is that,
    as far as living things go,
[14:30] Fushi
    I can't transform while the
    subject is still alive.
[14:33] Fushi
    What a nasty thought.
[14:34] Pioran
    A crab flower!
[14:36] Pioran
    These things are sweet.
[14:37] Pioran
    The eyes are made of bugs,
    so we don't eat them.
[14:40] Pioran
    The flower is delicious,
    so we'll make salad out of it later.
[14:45] Pioran
    And we boil it live with plenty of salt.
[14:49] Pioran
    What's wrong, Fushi?
[14:51] Fushi
    When I'm near something, I feel what it feels.
[14:54] Fushi
    Pain and suffering and stuff.
[14:57] Pioran
    Wow.
[14:58] Pioran
    Has it always been like that?
[15:00] Fushi
    Yeah.
[15:01] Fushi
    That's why I always had Gugu
    gut the fish and crabs.
[15:07] Pioran
    I never knew.
[15:09] Pioran
    There, it's ready.
[15:12] Pioran
    Yum!
[15:13] Fushi
    Yeah, it's good.
[15:14] Fushi
    I don't have the guts to become a crab yet.
[15:20] Fushi
    All I can make is a corpse.
[15:23] Fushi
    I guess I could probably make Gugu, too.
[15:26] Fushi
    A limp, motionless Gugu.
[15:30] Pioran
    Say, Fushi...
[15:32] Pioran
    How did you defeat the Nokkers
    when you fought them last time?
[15:39] Fushi
    I actually don't know.
[15:42] Fushi
    Gugu blew fire on it,
    and it jumped in the water,
[15:45] Fushi
    and the rocks on its body fell apart.
[15:47] Pioran
    That's it!
[15:49] Pioran
    Heated stone becomes brittle
    when it's quickly cooled.
[16:04] Fushi
    That did work well.
[16:07] Fushi
    But I don't know about the next time.
[16:10] Fushi
    If it shakes me off, I'll die.
[16:12] Pioran
    And you can't count on
    there being water nearby.
[16:16] Pioran
    You're going to have to learn
    to be versatile when you fight.
[16:20] Pioran
    I know!
[16:21] Pioran
    There's a place that's perfect, Fushi!
[16:25] Pioran
    There's a ship that goes to
    Sarlnine from the port up ahead.
[16:31] Pioran
    It's an animal paradise.
[16:34] Pioran
    No one comes near it.
[16:36] Pioran
    There, you can train to
    your heart's content.
[16:39] Fushi
    A ship...
[16:40] Fushi
    A ship would be dangerous
    if the Nokkers came.
[16:43] Pioran
    It's not that much to endure!
[16:45] Pioran
    You're going to be trapped forever
    if you don't stop worrying.
[16:51] Fushi
    All right.
[16:53] Fushi
    Let's go.
[16:59] Pioran
    Here we are!
[17:00] Pioran
    This is the ship.
[17:01] Tonari
    Ma'am, this ship is full.
[17:05] Tonari
    Allow me to show you
    to that ship over there.
[17:07] Tonari
    This way, please.
[17:08] Tonari
    I'll take care of your donkey.
[17:10] Pioran
    Thanks.
[17:13] Pioran
    Time for a break.
[17:15] Tonari
    Women with me, please.
[17:18] Pioran
    Is that a rule?
[17:20] Tonari
    This area is dangerous.
[17:22] Tonari
    I'm sorry.
[17:24] Pioran
    Well then, Fushi, I'll see you there.
[17:26] Fushi
    Yeah.
[17:31] Uroy
    Come, you're with me.
[17:34] Uroy
    Over here.
[17:35] Uroy
    Get in.
[17:40] Ship Captain
    I'm going to hand out your tickets.
[17:42] Ship Captain
    Each of you, put your hand out.
[17:48] Sailor
    Next!
[17:49] Sailor
    You!
[17:56] Sailor
    Next!
[17:59] Sailor
    Next!
[18:02] Fushi
    Pioran!
[18:04] Ship Captain
    Welcome, prisoners!
[18:06] Ship Captain
    Starting today, you're all family!
[18:09] Ship Captain
    You're all headed for the one place in
    the world that'll accept trash like you.
[18:16] Ship Captain
    There is where your last life begins.
[18:20] Ship Captain
    Welcome to heaven...
[18:21] Ship Captain
    Jananda Island!
[18:36] Fushi
    What is going on?
[18:42] Fushi
    Where's Pioran?
[18:48] Group Leader
    You, hold it.
[18:49] Group Leader
    Where are your shackles?
[18:52] Group Leader
    Your brand is missing, too.
[18:54] Group Leader
    That's odd...
[18:55] Group Leader
    Did you get on with the prisoners by mistake?
[18:58] Tonari
    I'm sorry, boss!
[19:00] Tonari
    I made a mistake.
[19:03] Group Leader
    I see.
[19:04] Group Leader
    Be careful from now on.
[19:06] Group Leader
    Trust is important to our business.
[19:08] Tonari
    All right.
[19:09] Tonari
    I'll take him back.
[19:12] Tonari
    This way.
[19:19] Fushi
    Where's Pioran?
[19:20] Pioran
    The woman who was with me?
[19:22] Tonari
    Dunno.
[19:23] Tonari
    She's probably been taken in already.
[19:26] Tonari
    Don't worry.
[19:28] Tonari
    Everyone who comes here
    learns to smile eventually.
[19:32] Tonari
    I wonder why, though.
[19:35] Tonari
    Is it because they're happy here?
[19:36] Tonari
    Or because if they don't act happy,
    they'll lose their minds?
[19:41] Tonari
    Wait!
[19:43] Tonari
    Don't just wander off!
[19:46] Tonari
    Huh?
[19:50] Tonari
    What a pain.
[20:03] WolfFushi
    Over there.
[20:07] Fushi
    Where's the entrance?
[20:09] Fushi
    I can't find it.
[20:13] Fushi
    I can't dig down.
[20:16] Fushi
    Can I make my way up this way?
[20:39] Mia
    I'm not looking!
[20:42] Tonari
    Hello...
[20:46] Fushi
    Did you... see that?
[20:48] Tonari
    I did!
[20:49] Tonari
    That was awesome!
[20:52] Tonari
    Oh, should we keep it a secret?
[20:59] Fushi
    Hand me that bow.
[21:03] Uroy
    Here.
[21:06] Fushi
    Huh? How do you use these things again?
[21:09] Fushi
    Right, like this.
[21:11] Fushi
    I can make it over there if I have that bird.
[21:15] Fushi
    I don't have a choice.
[21:17] Fushi
    Okay.
[21:19] Mia
    Not "okay"!
[21:21] Fushi
    Wh-What was that for?!
[21:24] Tonari
    This is my partner.
[21:26] Mia
    You can't do that.
[21:28] Uroy
    Give me back my bow.
[21:35] Tonari
    H-Hey! Hang on!
[21:37] Tonari
    People like you get played with
    like toys when they're alone!
[21:41] Fushi
    I'll wait, so tell me...
[21:44] Fushi
    How do I get up there?
[21:47] Tonari
    I dunno.
[21:49] B
    Me, neither.
[21:50] C
    Nor I.
[21:52] Tonari
    You're looking for your
    buddy Pioran, right?
[21:55] Tonari
    That's unfortunate.
[21:57] Tonari
    Even if you find her,
    she won't be getting out.
[22:01] Tonari
    Violent, irredeemable
    murderers are brought
[22:03] Tonari
    from all over the place to
    be kept on this island.
[22:07] Tonari
    It's a prison island.
[22:09] Tonari
    Once you're a prisoner here,
    there's no getting out.
[22:14] Tonari
    Remember when they branded your hand?
[22:17] Tonari
    That marks you as a prisoner.
[22:19] Tonari
    So long as she has that brand,
    she's a prisoner here.
[22:23] Fushi
    Prisoner?! You were the one
    who brought us here!
[22:27] Tonari
    My bad!
[22:28] Tonari
    It was a mistake, I swear.
[22:30] Fushi
    Don't bullshit me.
[22:31] Fushi
    That was no mistake!
[22:38] Tonari
    Let me make it up to you, then.
[22:41] Tonari
    I'll tell you the one realistic
    way to grant your wish.
[22:50] Tonari
    This is it!
[22:53] Tonari
    You have to win in this arena.
SIGN    Preview
[24:31] Observer
    Jananda, island of the lawless.
[24:36] Observer
    An island where prisoners kill each
    other to have their wishes granted.
[24:41] Observer
    Fushi, being immortal, came to
    be the hope of five children.
[24:47] Observer
    Fushi has yet to notice the footsteps
    approaching from the past.
SIGN    Jananda, Island of Freedom