E1 - Love 1. The pretty boy gets picked up.

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SIGN    fscx90}Nakayoshi* Magazine 70th Anniversary Commemorative Work
[01:12] Mito; Internal
    I don't want to die!
[01:24] Ruka
    Hey, stop crying. Your blood's going
    to taste worse than it already does.
[01:32] Mito
    What?
[01:34] Mito
    Ow!
SIGN    The pretty boy gets picked up.
[01:58] Mob Vampires
    Who will become the next Lord?
[02:00] Mob Vampires
    Of course, it will be Ruzé-sama.
[02:02] Mob Vampires
    Certainly.
[02:03] Mob Vampires
     What has become of the one
    who resides in the land of humans?
[02:05] Elder
    Silence! Silence!
[02:06] Mob Vampires
    The Founder must have something in mind.
[02:09] Elder
    Needless to say, the next Lord of the Vampires
    must be one with extraordinary powers.
[02:16] Elder
    However, only a true vampire,
    who has found their destined partner
[02:22] Elder
    and received their blood,
    is worthy of the throne.
[02:27] Mob Vampires
    Who is worthy of the throne?
[02:29] Mob Vampires
    Of course, it's Ruzé-sama.
[02:31] Mob Vampires
    Who is this destined partner?
[02:33] Mob Vampires
    Just who can it be?
[02:33] Komori
    Destined partner, huh...
[02:34] Mob Vampires
    We must decide quickly.
[02:42] Manager
    Mito Yamamoto-kun.
SIGN    Ramen
SIGN    A Man's Generation
[02:43] Manager
    After today, you're fired.
SIGN    Ramen
SIGN    Ramen
SIGN    Ramen (Large)
SIGN    Ramen (Large)
SIGN    Char Siu Noodles
SIGN    Char Siu Noodles
SIGN    Rice
[02:47] Mito
    What?
[02:49] Mito
    What?
[02:50] Manager
    You've been secretly sleeping
    here overnight, haven't you?
[02:52] Mito
    I-I'm sorry!
[02:54] Mito
    I just don't have anywhere to stay!
[02:55] Mito
    Once I save up enough, I'll find a place
     to live, so please, until then—
[03:00] Manager
    That's not going to work.
[03:02] Manager
    Also, there's been a lot
    of customer complaints.
[03:06] Mito
    What?!
[03:07] Female Customer 1
    Hey, Manager, where's Mito-chan?
[03:09] Female Customer 2 {Background}
    Mito-chan, come over here!
[03:10] Manager
    There's so many girls who come here for you,
[03:11] Female Customer 3 {Background}
    Mito-chan!
[03:12] Manager
    that our male patrons feel
     uncomfortable entering the shop.
[03:16] All Male Customers
    Yep. Yep.
[03:17] Mito
    Oh.
[03:18] Manager
    I understand your situation,
    but it's also a problem for us.
[03:23] Mito
    Please! I'm really in a tight spot and—
[03:25] Manager
    Please, we can't be bothered
    by that sort of hassle.
[03:29] Manager
    I'm sure a pretty boy like you
    can find a job anywhere.
[03:33] Mito
    Wha...
[03:36] Flirty Young Man
    Hey there, ladies.
    Do you have some time right now?
[03:38] Salary Man
    Oh, I'm headed there right now and—
[03:40] Salary Man
    Uh, yes. Oh, no, that's—
[03:43] Mito; Internal
    Not again...
[03:45] Mito; Internal
    I wasn't able to get my pay, either...
[03:47] Mito; Internal
    I'm at fault, so I guess
    it can't be helped, but...
[03:50] Highschool Girl 1
    Look, look!
[03:51] Highschool Girl 2
    What, no way!
[03:52] Highschool Girl 1
    Yeah, doesn't he look so cool?
[03:55] Highschool Girl 3
    He's totally my type.
[04:03] Highschool Girl 3
    Oh no, oh no, our eyes met!
[04:05] Highschool Girl 1
    He's such a hottie!
[04:06] Highschool Girl 2
    Eye candy!
[04:12] Mito
    Only 12 yen left.
[04:15] Mito
    Oh man... That means I'm camping outside.
[04:18] Mito
    Dear Dad and Mom up in
    the heavens, I'm in a pinch.
[04:24] Mito
    No...
[04:26] Mito
    I suppose I've always been in a pinch.
[04:29] Mito; Internal
    Ever since Dad and Mom
    were suddenly gone...
[04:32] Mito; Internal
    I was always...
[04:39] Mito; Internal
    I don't remember much
    of when my parents died.
[04:47] (Flashback) Police Officer
    Are you okay?
[04:48] (Flashback) Police Officer
    You don't remember anything
    about the fire, do you?
[04:52] (Flashback) Young Mito
    I don't.
[04:54] Mito; Internal
    Everything that was normal until then...
[04:57] Mito; Internal
    was completely gone.
[05:08] (Flashback) Aunt 1
    We're not in a position to take in a child.
[05:11] (Flashback) Aunt 2
    Our own are enough of a handful as it is.
[05:13] (Flashback) Uncle
    Hey, keep your voices down.
[05:15] (Flashback) Aunt 1
    But...
[05:16] (Flashback) Aunt 2
    Right?
[05:21] Mito; Internal
    After that, I was passed around
    from one relative to the next.
[05:25] Mito; Internal
    I was treated as a nuisance wherever I went.
[05:29] (Flashback) Aunt 1
    You can live on your own from now on, can't you?
[05:31] (Flashback) Aunt 1
    We got you through all
    your compulsory education,
[05:33] (Flashback) Aunt 1
    and with your pretty face,
    I'm sure you'll be fine wherever.
[05:36] (Flashback) Aunt 1
    So long.
[05:42] Mito; Internal
    After that, I desperately looked for a job,
[05:45] Mito; Internal
    but I had a hard time finding anything.
[05:47] (Flashback) Director Of Construction Site
    You couldn't handle this job with
    a pretty face and delicate body like that.
[05:52] (Flashback) Bookstore Manager
    Hm, we have enough workers for now.
[05:55] (Flashback) Bakery Manager
    What a handsome lad! You're hired!
[05:58] (Flashback) Bakery Manager'S Wife
    Dear! We don't have any
    job openings right now!
[06:02] (Flashback) Bakery Manager'S Wife
    I'm very sorry.
[06:03] Mito; Internal
    And today, I was fired from the ramen
    shop I finally managed to find.
[06:14] Mito; Internal
    Next, I think I'll try
    somewhere over on that side.
[06:28] Takara; Ruka; And Juri
    Welcome.
[06:30] Takara
    Please, have a seat over here.
[06:32] Female Customer 1 And 2
    Oh my, thank you so much!
[06:34] Ruka
    Sorry to keep you waiting.
[06:39] Female Customer 1
    Wow, it's so pretty!
[06:40] Female Customer 2
    There's so many strawberries!
[06:42] Ruka
    Please enjoy.
[06:46] Female Customer 1 And 2
    Oh, my!
[06:48] Ruka
    Now, if you'll excuse me.
[06:50] Female Customer 1 And 2
    He's so handsome!
[06:55] Ruka
    Hm?
[06:57] Ruka
    Oh, it's raining.
[06:59] Mito
    Ah! It's starting to come down!
[07:02] Highschool Girl 4
    Whoa, what should we do?
[07:04] Highschool Girl 5
    I figured this would happen, so—
[07:06] Highschool Girl 5
    Ta-da! Let's both get under here.
[07:08] Male Mob
    Is your shoulder getting wet?
[07:08] Older Sister Mob 1
    Oh man, let's get inside somewhere!
[07:10] Female Mob
    I'm fine.
[07:10] Little Girl
    Mom? It started raining.
[07:37] Mito
    Whoa, I'm soaked.
[07:41] Mito; Internal
    Huh? Come to think of it, I haven't eaten
    anything decent in a while, have I?
[07:48] Mito; Internal
    Ah, not good...
[07:51] Takara And Juri
    Huh?
[07:54] Mito
    Ow...
[08:00] Mito
    Sorry! I'm so sorry!
[08:02] Mito
    I'll clean it up right away!
[08:03] Mito
    Ow!
[08:08] Mito
    I cut myself...
[08:10] Ruka
    Are you all right?
[08:15] Mito
    What?
[08:24] Ruka
    Dear customer, would you mind coming with me?
[08:27] Mito
    Huh? Um...
[08:30] Ruka
    This way.
[08:32] Ruka
    I'll treat your wound in the back.
[08:38] Mito
    Um... I'm fine.
[08:41] Mito
    It's not bad. If I just lick it, it'll heal.
[08:46] Mito
    Uh...
[09:08] Mito; Internal
    No way... He's really licking—
[09:13] Ruka
    D...
[09:15] Ruka
    Dis...
[09:20] Ruka
    Disgusting!
[09:25] Ruka
    What the heck is this?!
[09:27] Mito
    What?
[09:29] Ruka
    Your blood is thick, sticky,
[09:31] Ruka
    and tastes like curry that went rotten and
     then sat out for an extra week!
[09:36] Mito
    Huh?! You were the one
    who licked it without asking!
[09:39] Mito
    What's your problem?!
[09:41] Ruka
    If the color looks delicious, of course
    it makes me want to drink it!
[09:44] Mito; Internal
    Drink blood?
[09:47] Mito; Internal
    That sounds like something a vampire would—
[09:52] Ruka
    What?
[09:53] Mito; Internal
    There's no way.
[09:55] Ruka
    Now get outta here, vile-tasting man!
[09:58] Mito
    You don't have to tell me twice!
[09:59] Mito
    Excuse me!
[10:01] Mito
    Also, I'm very sorry about the vase.
[10:05] Mito
    What was his problem, anyway?!
[10:13] Komori
    How was it?
[10:15] Komori
    It's been ten years since you've been
    able to drink blood from a human.
[10:19] Ruka
    Komori! I didn't know you were here.
[10:21] Komori
    Well, I am your butler, after all.
[10:24] Komori
    And? How was it? Was it delicious?
[10:27] Ruka
    It was absolutely disgusting!
[10:29] Ruka
    A man's blood just won't do.
[10:31] Komori
    Ah, that must be because
    he's not loved by anyone.
[10:38] Ruka
    Loved?
[10:39] Ruka
    What's that mean?
[10:40] Komori
    Oh? You're not aware of it, I see.
[10:44] Komori
    How much a human has been loved,
    and how much they've loved in return,
[10:51] Komori
    determines how sweet and delicious—
    like a strawberry—their blood becomes.
[10:55] Komori
    Of course, a woman's blood is the finest,
[10:57] Komori
    but a man's blood can be just as sweet
    as the amount he is loved.
[11:06] Komori
    How about it, Ruka-sama?
[11:09] Komori
    Why don't you try your hand
    at raising him to ripen his blood?
[11:14] Komori
    What better time than now?
[11:17] Komori
    For ten years you've refused to feed,
[11:20] Komori
    and yet you wanted to
    drink his blood, did you not?
[11:26] Ruka
    I'm...
[11:33] Ruka
    If it's that disgusting, I'd rather
    keep drinking my strawberry juice.
[11:37] Ruka
    And I will be the one to decide
    who to make my thrall.
[11:40] Ruka
    Don't tell me what to do.
[11:43] Komori
    Ruka...
[11:45] Komori
    You understand, don't you?
[11:48] Ruka
    Komori—No, Founder.
[11:51] Komori
    There are those back home
[11:53] Komori
    who question your capability
     to take my place as leader.
[11:57] Ruka
    I'm sure you're well-informed
    from all the spying you do.
[12:02] Komori
    Yes, and even to my eyes,
[12:05] Komori
    you seem to have forgotten your true
    purpose for coming to the human world.
[12:11] Ruka
    That's...
[12:13] Komori
    There's trouble within the conclave.
[12:15] Komori
    In order to become a true
    vampire and take my place,
[12:19] Komori
    there is something you need
    to accomplish, is there not?
[12:25] Takara
    Ruka. There's a rush, come back out here.
[12:28] Ruka
    Oh, my bad. Be right there!
[12:32] Komori
    Do not forget
[12:34] Komori
    the reason you're here.
[12:37] Ruka
    I understand.
[12:42] Takara And Juri
    Thank you very much!
[12:45] Ruka
    Phew, finally a break.
    Takara, strawberry juice please.
[12:50] Ruka
    My mouth feels so gross, I can't stand it.
[12:53] Takara
    You got it.
[12:54] Takara
    Did you eat something bad?
[12:57] Ruka
    It was thick, bitter, and cold as a corpse.
[13:03] (Flashback) Komori
    Ah, that must be because
    he's not loved by anyone.
[13:09] Takara
    A corpse?
[13:10] Ruka
    Nevermind.
[13:15] Ruka; Internal
    He's not loved by anyone, huh?
[13:19] Ruka; Internal
    I see. He's alone.
[13:24] Mito
    I need to get out of this rain somehow!
[13:27] Mito
    Man, that's cold!
[13:29] Mito
    I'm all wet.
[13:31] Mito
    My luck sucks, seriously.
[13:34] Mito
    Achoo!
[13:56] Mito
    It's freezing!
[13:59] Mito; Internal
    I have no place to go.
[14:02] Mito; Internal
    And...
[14:04] Mito
    No one needs me.
[14:18] Mito
    If I jump off from here,
[14:23] Mito
    I wonder... would anyone notice if I was gone?
[14:31] Mito
    No, no. Just because I'm broke
    doesn't mean I should be this negative!
[14:35] Mito
    Maybe tomorrow, I'll find my next job and—
[14:38] Mito; Internal
    Huh?
[14:41] Mito; Internal
    No way.
[14:46] Mito; Internal
    Am I going to die?
[14:48] Mito; Internal
    No...
[14:49] Mito; Internal
    I don't want to die!
[14:51] Ruka
    If you want someone to need you that badly,
[14:53] Ruka
    I could be the one
    who needs you, if you want?
[15:09] Ruka
    Are you all right?
[15:13] Mito; Internal
    "Are you all right?"
[15:14] Mito; Internal
    When was the last time
[15:17] Mito; Internal
    anyone asked me that?
[15:19] Mito
    Sorry...
[15:21] Mito
    I was being stupid...
[15:23] Mito
    I'm so sorry!
[15:24] Ruka
    Hey, stop crying.
[15:26] Mito; Internal
    I'm so stupid, feeling happy
    at a time like this.
[15:30] Ruka
    If you keep that up, your blood's
    going to taste worse than it already does.
[15:37] Mito
    What?
[15:38] Mito
    Ow!
[15:45] Mito; Internal
    Is he... drinking my blood?
[15:59] Ruka
    Your blood... It tastes disgusting,
    but it's still drinkable.
[16:03] Mito
    What?
[16:04] Ruka
    You were going to jump off
     earlier, weren't you?
[16:07] Ruka
    Were you trying to die?
[16:08] Mito
    Oh. No, I wasn't.
[16:10] Ruka
    Why then?
[16:13] Mito
    Because...
[16:14] Mito
    I was thinking about how no one needs me, and...
[16:18] Mito; Internal
    Why am I telling a complete stranger all this?
[16:25] Ruka
    Then...
[16:26] Ruka
    I'll take you as a vampire's thrall,
     and I can be the one who needs you.
[16:33] Mito
    A vampire...
SIGN    Vampire
    Dormitory
[16:47] Mito; Internal
    Is he really a vampire?
[16:49] Mito; Internal
    Vampires are monsters from fairy tales,
[16:52] Mito; Internal
    who aren't alive and suck people's blood—
[16:56] Ruka
    Hey!
[17:00] Ruka
    Geez, you're a handful.
[17:26] Ruka
    Become my vampire's thrall.
[17:30] Mito
    What, a vampire?! Thrall?!
[17:46] Mito
    Huh?
[17:49] Mito
    Where am I?
[17:51] Mito
    Ah! What's that?!
[17:52] Mito
    A bat?!
[17:54] Ruka
    Hey, you're awake.
[17:56] Mito
    Where am I?!
[17:58] Ruka
    Calm down. This is the boys'
    dormitory where I live.
[18:02] Mito
    Boys' dormitory?
[18:03] Ruka
    That's right. The boys' dormitory
    of Hijirigaoka Boys' Academy.
[18:07] Ruka
    I'm a student here.
[18:09] Ruka
    Anyway, I prepared a bath, so go get in.
[18:12] Ruka
    You'll catch a cold like that.
[18:14] Ruka
    Then you can be on your way
    when you're ready.
[18:16] Mito
    What? I thought I was going to
    be your vampire thrall?
[18:21] Ruka
    I was kidding, so don't worry about it.
[18:24] Ruka
    I've been looking for a human
    like you for a while,
[18:27] Ruka
    but I don't intend on taking
    blood from someone that scared.
[18:31] Ruka
    I just couldn't help myself back there, and...
[18:35] Mito; Internal
    Just now, he said something
    as precious as a jewel to me.
[18:40] Ruka
    I've been looking for a human
    like you for a while.
[18:46] Mito
    I'll do it.
[18:47] Mito
    I'll...
[18:49] Mito
    I'll be your thrall!
[18:51] Mito
    I want to do it!
[18:56] Ruka
    You're being too desperate!
[18:58] Mito
    Ouch!
[18:59] Ruka
    Anyway, take your bath and go home!
[19:03] Mito
    What?!
[19:03] Mito
    No, um...
[19:05] Mito
    I don't have a home to go to!
[19:07] Ruka
    That doesn't—Besides,
    your blood tastes nasty
[19:10] Ruka
    because you don't know
    what it's like to be loved.
[19:13] Mito
    Love?
[19:14] Mito
    How do I make my blood taste better?
[19:17] Ruka
    Well, you...
[19:21] Ruka
    I...
[19:24] Ruka
    I can love you, and all you need
    to do is learn to be loved.
[19:29] Mito; Internal
    "I can love you."
[19:32] Mito; Internal
    That's what... he just said.
[19:35] (Flashback) Ruka
    Are you all right?
[19:38] (Flashback) Ruka
    I can be the one who needs you.
[19:40] (Flashback) Ruka
    I can love you, and all you need
    to do is learn to be loved.
[19:46] Ruka; Internal
    He's going to... love me?
[19:51] Ruka
    I'll do it.
[19:53] Ruka
    If I can learn to love, and
    make my blood taste better,
[19:57] Ruka
    and be of some use to you, then...
[20:00] Ruka
    I'll do it.
[20:01] Ruka
    You're really going to be my thrall?
[20:06] Mito
    Yeah.
[20:11] Ruka
    What's your name?
[20:13] Mito
    Mito Yamamoto.
[20:14] Ruka
    Mito, I'm Ruka Saotome.
[20:18] Ruka
    I'm going to love you everyday,
[20:20] Ruka
    and make your blood taste better, all right?
[20:25] Mito
    Yeah.
[20:27] Mito
    G-Got it! Well, I'm going to take a bath!
[20:31] Ruka
    S-Sure.
[20:32] Ruka
    Okay, then I'll have you live
     here with me from now on!
[20:38] Mito
    Um...
[20:39] Ruka
    What? You have something else to say?
[20:42] Mito
    I didn't agree to be your thrall just
    because I don't have a place to stay, okay?
[20:47] Mito
    It's because you said you needed me, so...
[20:52] Ruka
    All right.
[20:54] Mito; Internal
    Starting tonight, I'm going to
    be staying with Ruka...
[20:59] Mito; Internal
    Is this going to be okay?
[21:01] Mito; Internal
    From now on, everyday...
[21:03] Mito; Internal
    I'm going to be loved by a guy...
[21:07] Mito
    My clothes are all sticky,
    so I should hurry and take that bath.
[21:10] Ruka
    Anyhow, you really saved me, Mito.
[21:14] Mito
    Saved you?
[21:15] Ruka
    I've been looking for a beautiful boy
    like you for a long time.
[21:19] Ruka
    Since I can't suck the blood of
     human women, and all.
[21:23] Mito; Internal
    What?
[21:25] Mito; Internal
    But I am a woman...
[21:30] Mito; Internal
    What should I do?!
[23:17] Ren
    That vampire...
[23:19] Ren
    It seems he finally made his move.
[23:29] Komori
    I suppose this is fate...
[23:33] Komori
    Now...
[23:35] Komori
    What will you do, Ruka?