E4 - Episode 04

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[00:03] Tazenbo
    Been too long, Nabe-san.
[00:06] Nabe
    Sure has.
[00:07] Nabe
    I figured you'd both be here
    since fishing season's almost over.
[00:13] Tazenbo
    How's everything with you, Suzukichi?
[00:16] Suzukichi
    Oh, great! My wife started up a bakery.
[00:19] Suzukichi
    Her baked goods are the best.
[00:21] Nabe
    Yeah? I gotta go buy some soon.
[00:24] Suzukichi
    We'll be waitin'.
[00:26] Suzukichi
    How 'bout you, Nabe-san? How's your mother?
[00:29] Nabe
    Ah, she can't stand on her own anymore,
[00:33] Nabe
    so she's in a home now.
[00:36] Nabe
    Sure is sad to see your
    parents end up like that.
[00:41] Tazenbo
    I see...
[00:44] Suzukichi
    Heck of a gust.
[00:46] Tazenbo
    This wind...
[00:51] Suzukichi
    What is it?
[01:19] Nabe
    What was that?
[01:20] Tazenbo
    A bunrei of the dragon god.
[01:22] Tazenbo
    It split off from the dragon god
    to protect this tributary.
[01:26] Suzukichi
    Think it was just sayin' hello?
[01:28] Tazenbo
    Hard to tell.
[01:34] Nabe
    Well, I sure do feel refreshed.
[03:13] Buchio
    I'm finally here...
[03:15] Buchio
    My first time in the big city of Tokyo...
[03:19] Ryo
    What?!
[03:20] Ryo
    Buchio went to Tokyo?
[03:22] Takumi
    Yeah!
[03:23] Takumi
    Get this: he was invited by Sanmoto-san!
[03:26] Mutsumi
    Sanmoto-san?
[03:27] Mutsumi
    The guy who's on TV all the time?
SIGN    Going out with
    Sanmoto
    Gorozaemon!
    An improvised tour
    of Asakusa!
SIGN    I'm horrible at gourmet reports.
[03:30] Sanmoto
    I'm horrible at gourmet reports.
[03:30] Takumi
    Yeah, the TV star, politician,
    and supreme commander of yokai!
[03:32] Actor
    I know.
[03:34] Ryo
    How, though?
[03:36] Takumi
    Jiro introduced him, apparently.
[03:38] Ryo
    Lucky!
[03:41] Buchio
    I-I'm getting nervous now...
[03:45] Buchio
    I feel incredibly out of place.
[03:53] Sakaki
    Excuse me...
[03:54] Buchio
    Yes?
[03:56] Sakaki
    Would you be Buchio-san, by chance?
[03:59] Buchio
    Y-Yes...
[04:01] Sakaki
    I'm Sakaki of MontPro.
[04:05] Buchio
    Hello...
[04:09] Sakaki
    As a fellow nekomata...
[04:11] Sakaki
    It's a pleasure to meet you.
[04:15] Buchio
    It's great to meet you, too!
[04:19] Sakaki
    He's waiting in this room.
[04:23] Sakaki
    Buchio-san is here.
[04:26] Sanmoto
    Come in.
[04:43] Sanmoto
    Oops.
[04:44] Sakaki
    I swear...
[04:49] Sanmoto
    Have you ever eaten khao man gai?
[04:51] Buchio
    No...
[04:52] Sanmoto
    Try it with whatever sauce you like.
[04:54] Buchio
    Okay.
[04:56] Buchio
    I will.
[05:01] Buchio
    It's so good!
[05:02] Buchio
    The spiciness and
    the seasoning on the rice...
[05:05] Sanmoto
    Hey, you're good at gourmet reporting.
[05:07] Buchio
    Oh, no, not at all...
[05:09] Sanmoto
    Let me introduce myself.
[05:11] Sanmoto
    I'm Sanmoto Gorozaemon,
[05:13] Sanmoto
    a Demon King.
[05:15] Buchio
    Demon King?
[05:17] Buchio
    Um... why did you want to meet me?
[05:21] Sanmoto
    Jiro-kun told me about you,
[05:24] Sanmoto
    and I was intrigued.
[05:26] Sanmoto
    It's been a while since
    I encountered a new, pure heart.
[05:30] Sanmoto
    I hear you're troubled because
    you don't know why you were reborn,
[05:35] Sanmoto
    or what your essence is.
[05:37] Buchio
    Right.
[05:39] Buchio
    But... I think I understand now.
[05:42] Buchio
    I've been learning transformation,
[05:44] Buchio
    and it came in handy
    when I least expected it.
[05:51] Sanmoto
    I see.
[05:53] Sanmoto
    You matured by finding
    what's important to you, then.
[05:58] Sanmoto
    Why don't you start by telling
    your family what you found?
[06:03] Buchio
    Okay!
[06:05] Sanmoto
    Anyway, Buchio-kun,
    would you like to work for me?
[06:09] Buchio
    What?!
[06:11] Mutsumi
    Hello!
[06:13] Mutsumi
    I brought a bulletin.
[06:16] Mutsumi
    Huh?
[06:17] Mutsumi
    I'm coming in.
[06:21] Mutsumi
    Jiro?
[06:28] Mutsumi
    Hey...
[06:30] Mutsumi
    Jiro?
[06:46] Mutsumi
    That really scared me.
[06:49] Mutsumi
    I guess he fell asleep
    playing with his phone.
[06:55] Mutsumi
    Jiro...
[07:10] Mutsumi
    Jiro kinda...
[07:12] Mutsumi
    smells like the sun... or like the forest.
[07:21] Mutsumi
    Jiro's legs are so long.
[07:24] Mutsumi
    I'm nowhere near that tall.
[07:27] Mutsumi
    I hope I get bigger soon.
[07:30] Mutsumi
    Then I can protect Jiro.
[07:38] Jiro
    Mu-chan?
[07:43] Jiro
    Why'd you kick me?
[07:45] Mutsumi
    Say something if you're
    awake! You scared me!
[07:49] Jiro
    Oh... I guess I startled you.
[07:53] Jiro
    Sorry 'bout that.
[07:56] Mutsumi
    Not that!
[07:57] Jiro
    Huh?
[07:58] Mutsumi
    It's not your fault!
[07:59] Mutsumi
    Bye!
SIGN    Group 12
[08:08] Buchio
    Everyone...
[08:09] Buchio
    There's something I'd like to say.
[08:12] Yukiko
    Sure. What is it?
[08:14] Buchio
    Two things. First...
[08:17] Buchio
    Sanmoto-san asked me
    if I'd like to work for him.
[08:20] Takumi
    What?!
[08:22] Yukiko
    And... you've made up your mind?
[08:25] Buchio
    I felt very honored
    to have him ask that of me,
[08:28] Buchio
    and I wanted to respond to his expectations.
[08:31] Takumi
    Buchio...
[08:32] Takumi
    Are you gonna move to Tokyo?
[08:35] Buchio
    No.
[08:36] Buchio
    I decided that now isn't the time.
[08:40] Buchio
    I want to stay with you all longer.
[08:44] Buchio
    I want to grow and mature here.
[08:47] Takumi
    Buchio...
[08:50] Buchio
    And that brings me to the second thing...
[08:53] Buchio
    I finally remembered
    why I became a nekomata.
[08:58] Buchio
    I remembered being pecked by that kite,
[09:00] Buchio
    how I was so scared, and how much it hurt...
[09:03] Buchio
    And how, when I was lying there,
    alone and shivering,
[09:05] Buchio
    you warmly took me in.
[09:09] Buchio
    I was so grateful for your protection,
[09:11] Buchio
    and I wanted to return the favor...
[09:14] Buchio
    and so I took a form
    that would make that possible.
[09:18] Buchio
    It was all of you, my family, that saved me.
[09:21] Buchio
    I want to keep living with you,
[09:24] Buchio
    and for us all to protect each other.
[09:27] Yukiko
    Buchio...
[09:30] Buchio
    So once again... I hope you'll have me.
[09:36] Yukiko
    Oh, look at you, being all serious!
[09:39] Yukiko
    We're happy to have you.
[09:41] Shintaro
    We're happy to hear it. Right?
[09:43] Takumi
    Could you stop speaking so politely already?
[09:46] Masaki
    Nah, he wouldn't sound
    like Buchio if he did.
[09:49] Yuzo
    I think this calls for a drink to celebrate.
[09:51] Waka
    Dear, you just had a drink!
[09:56] Buchio
    There.
SIGN    Tachibana Coin Laundry
[09:57] Yukiko
    Thanks for carrying all that.
[10:00] Buchio
    It's no problem.
[10:03] Buchio
    Oops...
[10:04] Yukiko
    Oh, sorry about that!
[10:06] Yukiko
    Did I wear you out?
[10:08] Buchio
    No, I just lost focus.
[10:11] Yukiko
    You were a big help, though. Thank you.
[10:14] Yuri
    Hey.
[10:16] Yukiko
    Oh, hi there.
[10:18] Buchio
    Hello... huh?
[10:21] Yukiko
    Yuri-san runs this business.
[10:24] Buchio
    Really?!
SIGN    Tachibana Coin Laundry
[10:25] Yuri
    Yep.
[10:27] Buchio
    But I thought you worked
    for the agricultural co-op...
[10:29] Yuri
    This is my side job.
[10:31] Yukiko
    One of her many faces is a laundry fox!
[10:35] Yukiko
    Okay, Buchio, I'll leave that to you.
[10:38] Buchio
    Right. I'll wait here.
[10:40] Yukiko
    I'll be back later.
[10:42] Yuri
    Sure.
[10:49] Yuri
    Looking for part-time work?
[10:51] Buchio
    Yes...
[10:52] Buchio
    But I can't seem to find one
    that meets my needs.
[10:56] Buchio
    Maybe it'd be best to look for a job
    that fits with my yokai powers?
[11:02] Benmaru
    I can't say for certain
    that that's the right choice.
[11:05] Benmaru
    Hi.
[11:06] Buchio
    Benmaru-san!
[11:08] Benmaru
    Ayakashi used to work jobs
    that aligned with their essences,
[11:13] Benmaru
    but now, there are so many more options.
[11:15] Benmaru
    For example, Yasu is an okuri-itachi,
[11:18] Benmaru
    so he started out as a
    driver who took people places,
[11:22] Benmaru
    but now he's a carpenter.
[11:25] Benmaru
    So long as you have your own free will,
[11:26] Benmaru
    you can choose for yourself
    which path you take.
[11:29] Benmaru
    That goes for humans and yokai.
[11:32] Buchio
    I can choose for myself...
[11:36] Yuri
    But if you want to hold
    on to your pride as a nekomata,
[11:40] Yuri
    then decide for yourself.
[11:44] Yuri
    Anyway...
[11:46] Yuri
    Don't you need a driver's license
    before you get a job?
[11:48] Buchio
    Huh?
[11:49] Benmaru
    The countryside's a tough place
    to live in without a car.
SIGN    Fuchigaoka Driving School
     For Street Driving
[11:57] Instructor
    Now, as you can see,
[11:59] Instructor
    a vehicle has many blind spots.
[12:05] Buchio
    A driving school...
[12:07] Buchio
    There are all different
    types of people here.
[12:11] Horseface
    Wow!
[12:12] Horseface
    I always thought nekomata were pretty rare.
[12:15] Horseface
    So you were just reborn, huh?
[12:18] Buchio
    Yes...
[12:19] Slit-mouth
    You know what really surprised me, though?
[12:21] Slit-mouth
    I always thought nekomata
    went around in other forms.
[12:25] Buchio
    Really?
[12:26] Student
    Well, you know, they look a lot like cats.
[12:29] Student
    Some of them worry that people will
    mistake them for an ordinary cat.
[12:33] Buchio
    I see...
[12:35] Horseface
    Personally, I think they
    could just be who they are.
[12:39] Slit-mouth
    Hey, speaking of being
    newly reborn and rare...
[12:42] Slit-mouth
    He is, too.
[12:44] Buchio
    Um, which—
[12:49] Buchio
    That car just stood up? And exploded?!
[12:52] Slit-mouth
    Just watch.
[12:58] Slit-mouth
    Wagen-kun!
[13:03] Makurakozo
    You and your flashy transformations...
[13:06] Wagen
    I haven't gotten used to this yet.
[13:08] Buchio
    You're the person who... was a car just now?
[13:12] Wagen
    Yes.
[13:13] Wagen
    I'm Nishiya Chiaki, a tsukumogami.
[13:17] Buchio
    A tsukumogami?
[13:19] Wagen
    I was treasured as a car for forty years.
[13:22] Wagen
    Then, suddenly, a soul
    took up residence in me.
[13:26] Buchio
    Why are you at driving school?
[13:29] Wagen
    I am a car, but I now have
    individual rights as a yokai,
[13:34] Wagen
    and I need a license
    to drive on roads by myself.
SIGN    It's
    self-
    driving?
SIGN    What?! A
    tsukumogami?!
[13:38] Buchio
    Ah... I see.
[13:41] Wagen
    I was a German car,
[13:44] Wagen
    so I had to start by
    getting Japanese citizenship.
[13:47] Wagen
    But still, my partner accepted me just
    the same as when I was a car.
[13:54] Wagen
    I love my partner.
[13:58] Wagen
    I've sworn to live out my life with him,
[14:01] Wagen
    until the moment his life ends.
[14:04] Horseface
    Oh, Wagen-kun!
[14:06] Makurakozo
    How lovely.
[14:07] Buchio
    I-I also...
[14:10] Buchio
    I also... feel the same way!
[14:14] Buchio
    I'll stay... with my family...
[14:22] Buchio
    Through some strange connections,
[14:24] Buchio
    I even made a new friend.
[14:30] Buchio
    Tazenbo-san!
[14:32] Tazenbo
    Ah, you're here.
[14:34] Buchio
    H-Hello.
[14:36] Tazenbo
    You nervous?
[14:38] Buchio
    Yes, but the opportunity to meet
    a god doesn't come around every day.
[14:43] Buchio
    I would like to offer my respects.
[14:48] Tachibana
    That's the spirit.
[14:52] Tachibana
    Come on. The god's already here.
[14:56] Buchio
    Jiro-san?!
[14:58] Buchio
    This is the first time I've seen him flying!
[15:00] Tachibana
    He doesn't do it nearly often enough.
[15:21] Dragon God
    Tazenbo...
[15:23] Dragon God
    I have told you that you need not bow to me.
[15:27] Dragon God
    You did so at the river, as well.
[15:30] Tazenbo
    Just something I do to be polite.
[15:33] Dragon God
    But it is a trivial matter to me...
[15:36] Dragon God
    Ah.
[15:37] Dragon God
    You are the nekomata I have heard about?
[15:40] Buchio
    Y-Yes!
[15:41] Buchio
    My name is Buchio.
    I'm very happy to meet you.
[15:47] Buchio
    Um...
[15:50] Dragon God
    Do you find my appearance curious?
[15:53] Dragon God
    I am a god with involvement
    in the lives of humans,
[15:57] Dragon God
    so I assume a form
    that they find approachable.
[15:59] Dragon God
    Most recently, I have modeled my
    look after so-called "idols."
[16:04] Buchio
    Idols...
[16:06] Dragon God
    As this is quite a busy year,
[16:09] Dragon God
    I must keep this meeting
    brief. I do apologize.
[16:11] Tazenbo
    Oh, no. I'm grateful you took
    the time to come.
[16:15] Dragon God
    There were many floods last year.
[16:18] Dragon God
    I've come to hear reports
    and console the deceased.
[16:21] Dragon God
    I must finish before the lake
    freezes with winter's arrival
[16:25] Dragon God
    and enters its yearly sleep.
[16:28] Dragon God
    Now, Buchio, have you become
    involved with a Demon King?
[16:32] Buchio
    Uh... y-yes...
[16:35] Buchio
    I have plans to work
    for Sanmoto-san... one day...
[16:41] Dragon God
    Hyakkoku, eh?
[16:43] Dragon God
    I do not believe there is
    any problem with him... yet.
[16:46] Dragon God
    Still, there is one thing
    you must keep in mind.
[16:50] Dragon God
    Do not succumb too deeply
    to a Demon King's allure.
[16:53] Dragon God
    They are beings that defy nature
    as well as life and death,
[16:56] Dragon God
    from a realm where what is logical
    and true to us has no meaning.
[17:02] Dragon God
    Do not, under any circumstances,
    lower your guard with one.
[17:05] Dragon God
    I wish you good health.
[17:10] Buchio
    Was what she said about Sanmoto-san true?
[17:14] Jiro
    Gods don't tell lies.
[17:17] Jiro
    But I do think there are many
    different types of Demon Kings.
SIGN    Buchio-san Cell Phone
[17:28] Sakaki
    Hello, Sakaki speaking.
[17:31] Sakaki
    I see.
[17:33] Sakaki
    So what the Dragon God said worried you?
[17:36] Buchio
    Yes... I don't mean to doubt him, but...
[17:41] Sakaki
    You are just lovely, Buchio-san.
[17:43] Buchio
    Huh?
[17:44] Sakaki
    Being told that didn't
    make you fear Sanmoto-san,
[17:47] Sakaki
    but made you want to know him better.
[17:49] Sakaki
    Fear breeds ignorance and prejudice.
[17:52] Buchio
    Oh, well, um...
[17:54] Sakaki
    Which sounds nice to say, but...
[17:57] Sakaki
    Even though I've known him
    for a long time now,
[18:00] Sakaki
    there's still so much
    I don't know about him.
[18:03] Buchio
    Huh?
[18:04] Sakaki
    Except just one thing.
[18:07] Sakaki
    Something a certain nekomata told me.
[18:10] Sakaki
    A long, long time ago,
[18:12] Sakaki
    a very unfortunate cat became
    a nekomata out of bitterness and pain.
[18:18] Sakaki
    Just when the cat was ready to let
    that wave of black feelings overwhelm it
[18:21] Sakaki
    and felt like it might as well go
    ahead and become a monster,
[18:25] Sakaki
    Sanmoto-san showed up and said...
[18:29] (Flashback) Sanmoto
    The creatures that live
    in this world are so interesting.
[18:32] (Flashback) Sanmoto
    They all want to cling to sadness
[18:34] (Flashback) Sanmoto
    and wish for beautiful deaths.
[18:37] (Flashback) Sanmoto
    How humorous.
[18:39] (Flashback) Sanmoto
    I find it amusing, yet
    at the same time, I am envious.
[18:45] (Flashback) Sanmoto
    Nekomata, what is it you desire?
[18:49] (Flashback) Sanmoto
    You have lived through much
    inescapable misfortune, have you not?
[18:53] (Flashback) Sanmoto
    From now on, you can
    simply live as you wish.
[18:59] Sakaki
    "I want to live a happy life."
[19:02] Sakaki
    Once the nekomata figured
    out what its own wish was,
[19:05] Sakaki
    it shed tears of joy
    for the first time in its life.
[19:13] Sakaki
    I believe Sanmoto-san is interested
    in seeing us live our lives.
[19:19] Sakaki
    His eyes are always filled with
    curiosity and love.
[19:24] Sakaki
    That's how it looks to me,
    and I can feel it, too.
[19:29] Sakaki
    Everyone has two faces,
    and that is not a bad thing at all.
[19:35] Buchio
    I agree with that.
[19:38] Sakaki
    Do you feel a bit better?
[19:39] Buchio
    I do! Thank you!
[19:45] Sakaki
    I knew you were listening in.
[19:48] Sanmoto
    Yep.
[19:49] Sanmoto
    Brings back memories, huh, Sakaki-chan?
[19:52] Sakaki
    Honestly...
[19:58] Students
    Morning!
[20:00] Ryo
    When do you wanna shoot
    that video we talked about?
[20:03] Takumi
    Well, my brother's camera...
[20:07] Takumi
    What's that?
[20:10] Takumi
    Hey, something fell from it!
[20:13] Students
    What's this thing?
[20:14] Students
    What is it?
[20:16] Students
    Is it alive?
[20:17] Student
    Is it dead?!
[20:21] Ryo
    A raiju!
[20:22] Students
    What's up?
[20:24] Students
    What're you guys looking at?
[20:32] Takumi
    It's alive!
[20:34] Students
    It disappeared!
[20:35] Students
    Where'd it go?!
[20:36] Miyazaki
    What's all the fuss?
[20:37] Miyazaki
    Get to class right n—
[20:42] Kotone
    What happened?
[20:43] Rain
    What was that sound?
[20:48] Miyazaki
    Everyone, get down! It's dangerous!
[20:49] Ryo
    This can't be good!
[20:52] Muromine
    Get the students to the classroom!
[20:59] Muromine
    Yes!
[21:00] Muromine
    I got—
[21:02] Muromine
    Almost!
[21:03] Muromine
    Mr. Tsuchida!
[21:05] Tsuchida
    I got this!
[21:14] Takumi
    Awesome!
[21:15] Ryo
    You're so cool, Mr. Tsuchida!
[21:17] Muromine
    Well done!
[21:19] Tsuchida
    Same to you.
[21:21] Tsuchida
    Now, I'd better call Fuchibiyama-san...
[21:26] Jiro
    So it wandered over here?
[21:33] Jiro
    Follow this cloud
[21:36] Jiro
    to a place filled with storm clouds.
[21:42] Student2
    I'm glad it wasn't hurt!
[21:43] Student3
    The teachers were so cool!
[21:45] Vice Principal
    Some of the children said they saw it
[21:47] Vice Principal
    falling from a rip in the sky.
[21:58] Morino
    A new distortion in space has been observed.
[22:02] Asahina
    Where?
[22:03] Morino
    SH6334. An area called...
[22:07] Morino
    Fuchigamori.
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