E1 - Oni Slayer

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SIGN    A.D.
SIGN    Meiji Year 30
    
    Tokyo
SIGN    This is a different Meiji era
SIGN    than we know
SIGN    Under the flag of Westernization,
SIGN    there was a large-scale, organized extermination effort
SIGN    aimed at the supernatural, ayakashi, and trickster yokai
[01:00] A
    Hell yeah, Oni Slayer!
[01:02] B
    Damn it... He won again.
SIGN    They called this
SIGN    the Great Purge
[01:06] Raconteur
    What you have just witnessed, ladies and
    gentlemen, is our troupe's main attraction!
[01:11] Raconteur
    A martial arts show from
    our fearsome Oni Slayer!
[01:14] Raconteur
    How truly exciting! He's so fearsome,
    he doesn't even need a metal club!
[01:18] Raconteur
    Let's give a huge round of applause!
[01:26] Troupe leader
    Great job out there.
[01:29] Tsugaru
    Thank you very much, sir.
[01:31] Tsugaru
    What the hell was that thing anyway?
[01:33] Troupe leader
    A shokera.
[01:34] Troupe leader
    There were some stragglers left
    in Chichibu after the Great Purge,
[01:37] Troupe leader
    so I got 'em real cheap.
[01:39] Tsugaru
    With the authorities watching,
[01:42] Tsugaru
    I'm surprised you can keep
    getting those things.
[01:44] Troupe leader
    Well, I've got my ways.
[01:48] Troupe leader
    Hell, our performers may not be the best...
[01:51] Troupe leader
    But we've got more monsters
    than anyone else in Tokyo.
[01:55] Troupe leader
    Given what I've heard about
     the world beyond the sea,
[01:57] Troupe leader
    we might have the most
    entertaining show in the world.
[02:00] Tsugaru
    Sorry I'm not living
    up to your expectations.
[02:02] Troupe leader
    The hell are you talking about?
     You're no performer.
[02:06] Troupe leader
    You're one of the monsters.
[02:10] Troupe leader
    The hell do you think
    you're doin', you freak?!
[02:12] Troupe leader
    Get your lazy ass up and onto that stage!
[02:16] Tsugaru
    He wants to meet with Lord Enma in Hell
[02:18] Tsugaru
    and try to bribe his way to Paradise.
[02:21] Tsugaru
    Will it work? Probably not.
[02:23] Tsugaru
    Oppekepe, oppekepeppo, peppopo.
SIGN    This story takes place
SIGN    under these social conditions
SIGN    It is what one might call
SIGN    a farce
SIGN    Oni Slayer
SIGN    Episode One
[04:16] Scraps seller
    All right, here's the goods for today.
[04:18] Woman A
    Outta my way!
[04:20] Man A
    Hey, I was first!
[04:21] Man B
    Hey! I'll pay an extra sen!
     Gimme that potato!
[04:25] Woman A
    You bastard! I'm starving way more than you!
[04:36] Kids
    He's gonna eat us!
[04:38] Pops
    Here ya go.
[04:39] Pops
    Got some from the navy.
[04:42] Pops
    You ain't gonna find it
    this cheap anywhere else.
[04:44] Pops
    You're in luck, pal.
[04:46] Pops
    It might not be any of my business,
[04:48] Pops
    but if you've got money to drink,
    maybe you should go to the doctor.
[04:52] Tsugaru
    And why's that?
[04:53] Pops
    Venereal disease, right?
[05:11] Rickshaw driver
    Damn it! I overslept!
[05:12] Man C
    That thing's an ayakashi!
[05:13] Child A
    Let's kill it already!
[05:17] Man C
    This damn thing's fightin' back!
[05:20] Woman B
    Just kill it already!
[05:23] Man C
    Hey, you!
[05:24] Man C
    You're an Oni Slayer, ain't ya?
[05:25] Man C
    Get rid of this monster for us!
[05:27] Tsugaru
    I hate to break it to you,
     but that's just a cat.
[05:30] Tsugaru
    It ain't no monster or the like.
[05:32] Child A
    You liar!
[05:33] Child A
    I've never seen a cat like that before!
[05:44] Tsugaru
    I'm terribly sorry, but an Oni Slayer
     like me can't kill a cat.
[05:48] Man C
    Oni Slayer, my ass. You're just some phony.
[05:52] Woman B
    Come on. Don't waste your
    time with the likes of him.
[06:10] Tsugaru
    Talk about a twist of fate...
[06:20] Tsugaru
    They look great on the outside,
[06:22] Tsugaru
    but they lack political thought.
[06:25] Tsugaru
    They don't see the truths of the universe.
[06:27] Tsugaru
    Sow the seeds of freedom in their hearts.
[06:37] Tsugaru
    Can I help you?
[06:40] Tsugaru
    I can't say that I enjoy
    being followed around.
[06:47] Tsugaru
    So what's the deal with the birdcage?
[06:52] Tsugaru
    Apparently, it's quite important.
[06:57] Tsugaru
    Oho...
[07:18] Tsugaru
    Aw... This beer wasn't cheap, ya know?
[07:39] Raconteur
    Behold these two sets of scarlet lips!
[07:43] Raconteur
    Who is going to swallow whom?
[07:58] Aya
    That's quite enough.
[08:00] Aya
    Oni Slayer, please forgive this rudeness.
[08:03] Aya
    This only happened because you
    suddenly tried to touch the birdcage.
[08:06] Aya
    Be more cautious in the future.
[08:07] Tsugaru
    Could you settle on either
    apologizing or bossing me around?
[08:11] Tsugaru
    Otherwise—
[08:12] Aya
    You're only able to kill when
    you're onstage, are you not?
[08:17] Tsugaru
    Well, it appears that you
    know a thing or two about me.
[08:20] Tsugaru
    So, who are you?
[08:22] Aya
    I'm rather fond of you.
[08:24] Aya
    Well played, Oni Slayer. You were
    able to keep up with Shizuku.
[08:35] Aya
    Which means that this trip I made to
    Tokyo based on rumors was worth it.
[08:40] Tsugaru
    That's quite a unique act
    you've got goin' there,
[08:42] Tsugaru
    but you should really talk
    to our troupe leader, not me.
[08:47] Aya
    It appears as though you don't
    have much longer to live.
[08:51] Tsugaru
    What do you mean by that?
[08:53] Aya
    Even if you continue winning,
     you'll die before long.
[08:56] Aya
    What you're doing is not a performance.
[08:57] Aya
    At least, it's neither an act nor
    an illusion, is it, Oni Slayer?
[09:02] Aya
    Or should I say Oni Hybrid—
    half oni and half human.
[09:08] Aya
    I have a rather keen eye for these matters,
[09:10] Aya
    so I can tell just by looking at you.
[09:13] Aya
    The blood of an oni runs through your veins.
[09:16] Aya
    The creature that can kill any
    monster known to man, the oni.
[09:25] Aya
    But I must say, you're a rather reckless mix.
[09:28] Aya
    It must be difficult for you to maintain
    your sanity given how shoddily you're made.
[09:32] Aya
    Even more so since you're using your
    powers at the theater every day.
[09:37] Aya
    You'll be consumed by the
    oni and die very soon.
[09:42] Tsugaru
    No, really. Who are you?
[09:44] Tsugaru
    Exactly how much do you know?
[09:47] Tsugaru
    Depending on your answer, we might have
    to resume our little dance from earlier.
[09:51] Aya
    Now, calm yourself.
[09:52] Aya
    I'm actually here to strike a deal with you.
[09:55] Tsugaru
    A deal?
[09:58] Aya
    Fear not. I'll make it worth your while.
[10:01] Aya
    It's a lovely deal for the both of us.
[10:05] Aya
    I have the means to extend your life.
[10:09] Aya
    If you promise to grant my wish,
[10:13] Aya
    then I shall thank you by
    telling you how it can be done.
[10:24] Aya
    I want you to kill me.
[10:32] Aya
    My name is Aya Rindo.
[10:34] Aya
    This is Shizuku Hasei. She is my maid.
[10:39] Tsugaru
    I thought you were just using
    some kinda fancy ventriloquism.
[10:42] Tsugaru
    You sure don't say much, do you?
[10:44] Aya
    I'm sure you'll eventually hear her voice.
[10:47] Tsugaru
    What are you, the Immortal or something?
[10:50] Aya
    Indeed.
[10:51] Tsugaru
    Uh?!
[10:52] Tsugaru
    You mean the one and only
    creature of its kind in the world?
[10:55] Aya
    Indeed.
[10:56] Tsugaru
    I just thought that was made-up nonsense.
[10:58] Aya
    It's not nonsense. It's the truth.
[11:01] Aya
    Also, I am a person. Not a creature.
[11:03] Tsugaru
    I figured the Immortal would be some
    frail geezer, like a hermit.
[11:08] Aya
    My immortality means I don't even grow old.
[11:10] Aya
    For 947 years, I've been
    14 years and 3 months old.
[11:15] Tsugaru
    So 900 years and some decades ago...
[11:18] Tsugaru
    That'd be the Heian period.
[11:19] Aya
    You are correct.
[11:20] Tsugaru
    So why do you only have a head?
[11:23] Tsugaru
    About six months ago,
    some fool took the rest of my body.
[11:28] Tsugaru
    I'd heard that the Immortal could grow
    back its whole body if it lost it.
[11:32] Tsugaru
    So why can't you restore yourself now?
[11:36] Aya
    The Immortal is helpless
    against just one thing...
[11:39] Tsugaru
    Ah, you mean an oni.
[11:41] Aya
    Well, aren't you knowledgeable?
[11:43] Tsugaru
    Prior to becoming a performer,
    my work involved something like that.
[11:47] Tsugaru
    It's true that a wound inflicted
    by an oni doesn't heal quickly,
[11:51] Tsugaru
    and if you were cut by an oni,
     you'd typically die.
[11:55] Tsugaru
    So how...
[11:56] Aya
    The answer is the darkest place
    under the candlestick, Oni Slayer.
[12:00] Tsugaru
    Ah, I see.
[12:04] Aya
    Oni can nullify a
    monster's regenerative abilities.
[12:07] Aya
    But if it's an incomplete creature that
    is mixed with some other living thing,
[12:12] Aya
    its powers will also be halved.
[12:15] Aya
    As a result, you get stuck
    with a talking severed head.
[12:19] Tsugaru
    So the one who attacked
    you is also an Oni Hybrid.
[12:24] Aya
    That is the only explanation.
[12:26] Aya
    However, the would-be murderer
    had their face concealed,
[12:30] Aya
    and all I saw was their boss
    who was ordering them around.
[12:34] Aya
    He was an elderly man who used
    a cane, had a hoarse voice,
[12:36] Aya
    and was not from this country.
[12:39] Aya
    He was a foreigner.
[12:42] Tsugaru
    A cane... a foreigner...
[12:46] Aya
    Shizuku was gravely injured,
    and I was left in this state.
[12:50] Aya
    Honestly, I'm at my wits' end. Even if
    I wanted to try to get my body back,
[12:53] Aya
    they've gone off yonder, and I can't
    do much as just a severed head.
[12:57] Aya
    Although...
[12:58] Aya
    Though you may be another Oni Hybrid,
[13:01] Aya
    you don't seem to be exactly
    half human and half oni.
[13:05] Aya
    Your oni side is far more pronounced,
[13:07] Aya
    which means you're even
    stronger against monsters.
[13:10] Aya
    Therefore, based on my observations...
[13:13] Aya
    You can also kill the Immortal.
[13:17] Raconteur
    We're done for the day!
[13:20] Troupe Leader
    Hey, you two...
[13:22] Troupe Leader
    Would one of ya be willin'
    to become a severed head?
[13:24] Tsugaru
    Why don't we go somewhere else?
[13:26] Two-headed Woman
    What?! No way!
[13:26] Tsugaru
    If they find you here, they'll definitely
    make you part of the show.
[13:32] Aya
    By the way, Oni Slayer.
[13:34] Tsugaru
    You mind dropping the bombastic nickname?
[13:38] Tsugaru
    It's a bit embarrassing.
[13:39] Aya
    Then what is your name?
[13:41] Tsugaru
    My name's Tsugaru Shinuchi.
[13:43] Aya
    Shinuchi? "Headliner"?
    You look more like an opening act.
[13:46] Aya
    Very well. In that case, Tsugaru...
[13:48] Tsugaru
    Yes, ma'am?
[13:50] Aya
    It appears as though you want to die,
     but you also want to live.
[13:53] Aya
    Why is that?
[13:55] Tsugaru
    That's a rather difficult question.
    Could you be a bit more specific?
[13:59] Aya
    The more you use your powers,
    the more the oni consumes you,
[14:02] Aya
    decreasing your hold on your sanity,
     and shortening your lifespan.
[14:06] Aya
    The fact that you nevertheless continue
    to perform with that troupe
[14:10] Aya
    indicates that you are rushing
     to your demise.
[14:12] Aya
    In other words, you want to die.
[14:16] Aya
    Yet you resisted.
[14:18] Aya
    Shizuku would've been very
    capable of taking your life.
[14:21] Aya
    And yet, you fought back.
[14:24] Aya
    Why do you want to live? Why?
[14:33] Tsugaru
    As you said, if I stay with
    the troupe long enough,
[14:37] Tsugaru
    I'll eventually get consumed by
     the oni, go berserk,
[14:41] Tsugaru
    get shot by some military
     police officer and die.
[14:45] Tsugaru
    And that's perfectly fine.
[14:46] Tsugaru
    Because that's exactly what I was hoping for.
[14:50] Tsugaru
    If I'm gonna get consumed by the
    oni from using too much of my power,
[14:54] Tsugaru
    it's most likely gonna happen while I'm
    all worked up fighting some monster.
[14:59] Tsugaru
    Which means I'm gonna be surrounded by
    bloodthirsty lowlife, lowbrow customers.
[15:06] Tsugaru
    The raconteur and troupe leader
    who're making a quick buck off of 'em, too.
[15:10] Tsugaru
    Which would mean
[15:12] Tsugaru
    that lot would be the first ones I'd attack
     after being consumed by the oni.
[15:16] Tsugaru
    They'll flee as they're thrown
    into the throes of chaos,
[15:19] Tsugaru
    chain-link fences and steel doors be damned!
[15:22] Tsugaru
    Just how many will I kill before the police
[15:25] Tsugaru
    reach this little theater
    on the outskirts of town?
[15:28] Tsugaru
    They thought they were safe
     as they watched from on high
[15:32] Tsugaru
    as a bunch of monsters
    tried to kill each other...
[15:35] Tsugaru
    Ah, the fools!
[15:37] Tsugaru
    They'll get a taste of the same kind of hell
[15:40] Tsugaru
    that takes place upon that stage.
[15:44] Tsugaru
    When I realized I was gonna
    die soon, I started thinking...
[15:48] Tsugaru
    "If I'm gonna die, I may
    as well have fun doing it.
[15:51] Tsugaru
    But what would be the most
    entertaining way to die?"
[15:54] Tsugaru
    This would rid the world of some of its
    garbage and be an excellent act to watch.
[16:03] Tsugaru
    That's why I had the
    troupe leader take me in.
[16:06] Tsugaru
    I've been trying to get by the best
     I can without getting consumed
[16:09] Tsugaru
    until we can get more of an audience in.
[16:12] Tsugaru
    But you said you'd expand my lifespan,
    so I guess I'm done with that plan.
[16:17] Tsugaru
    That's how I truly feel.
[16:21] Aya
    What a strange fellow.
[16:22] Aya
    Is your life also just a
    part of a joke for you?
[16:25] Tsugaru
    My performance involves killing
    monsters in an entertaining way.
[16:29] Tsugaru
    So it makes sense that I take myself
    out in a similar way, doesn't it?
[16:34] Tsugaru
    I mean, I'm one of those monsters, too.
[16:38] Aya
    Oni Slayer...
[16:40] Aya
    I guess it doesn't matter that you're
    part oni. You were born depraved.
[16:44] Tsugaru
    You flatter me.
[16:48] Aya
    I implore you again. Will you kill me?
[16:52] Tsugaru
    It's probably not good to rush to your death.
[16:55] Aya
    How is this rushing?
    If anything, I'm far past due.
[16:57] Aya
    What's the fun in living to this age
[16:59] Aya
    when I've been reduced to a severed head?
[17:02] Aya
    You're the only one I can ask to do this.
[17:05] Tsugaru
    You think rather highly of me.
[17:08] Tsugaru
    But I must decline.
[17:10] Aya
    If you don't kill me,
    you'll also die in the near future.
[17:14] Tsugaru
    You'll be extending my lifespan...
[17:18] Tsugaru
    But I will not kill you.
[17:20] Aya
    If that was supposed to
    be a joke, then just stop.
[17:22] Aya
    Since I don't have the rest of my body,
[17:25] Aya
    I can't physically react to
     how bad that joke was.
[17:27] Tsugaru
    Earlier you said, "Even if I wanted
    to try to get my body back,"
[17:32] Tsugaru
    but that must also mean that if you
    were able to get your body back,
[17:35] Tsugaru
    you'd have a plan to return
     to normal, doesn't it?
[17:38] Aya
    I see. I guess you're not a total idiot.
[17:43] Aya
    But the one who has my body is too far away.
[17:45] Tsugaru
    So you do know where they are.
[17:48] Tsugaru
    Where might that be?
[17:50] Aya
    Europe, I believe.
[17:53] Tsugaru
    If you have a chance to return to normal,
[17:56] Tsugaru
    it'd be a shame to die now, wouldn't it?
[17:58] Tsugaru
    Even if you might fail...
[18:02] Tsugaru
    Why not try goin' after it?
[18:06] Tsugaru
    Right? You don't want your
    mistress to die, do you?
[18:10] Shizuku
    I follow the orders I am given.
[18:12] Shizuku
    If Lady Aya insists on dying,
    I will find a way for her to die.
[18:16] Shizuku
    My feelings matter not.
[18:19] Tsugaru
    Then you're nothing more than a puppet.
[18:21] Shizuku
    To be a puppet is my family's way.
[18:24] Tsugaru
    Way boring, you mean.
[18:29] Aya
    How suspicious.
[18:31] Aya
    How does encouraging me
    to do this benefit you?
[18:35] Tsugaru
    Oh, see, I'd like to kill
    two birds with one stone.
[18:39] Tsugaru
    It appears as though the fool
    that ran off with your body
[18:42] Tsugaru
    is the same one who took away my humanity.
[18:46] Tsugaru
    Did his cane happen to have
    the letter "M" engraved in it?
[18:50] Aya
    Yes.
[18:52] Aya
    His cane did indeed have the
    letter "M" engraved in it.
[18:55] Tsugaru
    He's the one who captured me.
    There's no doubt about it.
[18:59] Tsugaru
    And since you've lived for centuries,
[19:01] Tsugaru
    I'm sure your intellect's a cut above.
[19:03] Aya
    Well, I am a severed head.
[19:05] Tsugaru
    You have the brains to find the enemy.
[19:08] Tsugaru
    I have the body to carry you to him.
[19:11] Tsugaru
    What do you think? We have the same goal.
[19:14] Tsugaru
    Why don't we go to Europe together?
[19:17] Aya
    Shizuku, let me out.
[19:20] Shizuku
    As you wish, Lady Aya.
[19:26] Tsugaru
    There's no fun in living life as just
    a severed head? Don't be absurd!
[19:30] Tsugaru
    There's plenty of fun to
    be had, even in that state.
[19:37] Tsugaru
    I will make sure that you
    have the time of your life.
[19:42] Aya
    Surely an Oni Slayer wouldn't
    go back on his word.
[19:45] Tsugaru
    Never.
[19:47] Aya
    Very well.
[19:48] Aya
    Let us go to Europe.
[19:53] Tsugaru
    So how exactly do we extend my lifespan?
[19:56] Aya
    Oh, you just need to consume a part of me.
[19:58] Tsugaru
    C-Consume? A part of you?
[20:00] Aya
    The cells of the Immortal are quite resilient.
[20:04] Aya
    If you take them into your body,
[20:06] Aya
    they will boost the immune
    system of your human side.
[20:09] Aya
    You'll be able to slow the process
     of turning into an oni.
[20:12] Tsugaru
    Oho, I see.
[20:14] Tsugaru
    But when you say "consume"...
[20:16] Aya
    I have absolutely no intention of letting
    you consume my eyes, ears, or brain.
[20:21] Aya
    We'll be using the parts I can spare.
[20:24] Tsugaru
    And by that, you mean...
[20:27] Aya
    Well, the most obvious answer would
    be one of my bodily fluids.
[20:31] Aya
    Like my tears, nasal mucus,
    sweat, or perhaps...
[20:35] Tsugaru
    Your saliva?
[20:36] Aya
    But I rarely cry or sweat.
[20:40] Aya
    Would you prefer my nasal
    mucus or saliva?
[20:42] Tsugaru
    Your saliva, please.
[20:43] Aya
    Very well.
[20:45] Aya
    Then come accept it.
[20:47] Tsugaru
    Right now?
[20:48] Aya
    Yes. We will seal our deal with it.
[20:50] Tsugaru
    And how should I receive this?
[20:52] Aya
    Why not directly?
[20:54] Aya
    There's no need to hold back.
[20:58] Tsugaru
    Please excuse me.