E2 - The Blockhead Second Son

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[00:05] Kazumaro
    You hill ravens don't know your place.
SIGN    YATAGARASU
SIGN    The Raven
    Does Not 
    Choose 
    Its Master
SIGN    Mansion of the Northern House
[01:48] Yukimasa
    You little blockhead!
[01:51] Yukiya
    I, uh, tripped and fell.
[01:54] Yukimasa
    What did you fall on 
    to do that to your face?!
[01:57] Yukimasa
    Why are you always getting into trouble?!
[02:00] Azusa
    Dear.
[02:01] Azusa
    I'm sure he has a reason.
SIGN    Wife of the Lord of Taruhi Village
    Azusa
[02:04] Yukimasa
    A-Anyway, keep your head down
    in front of His Lordship.
[02:07] Yukimasa
    Don't make a scene. Is that clear?
[02:10] Yukiya
    Sure.
[02:13] Yukimasa
    Permit me to congratulate you on
    Lady Shiratama's safe entry into the palace.
[02:20] Genya
    Yes, this opportunity won't come again.
[02:24] Genya
    We must see that Shiratama
    marries His Highness at any cost.
SIGN    Wife of the Lord of the North
    Lady Oryo
[02:29] Oryo
    Dear.
[02:30] Genya
    Hm? Oh!
[02:36] Genya
    Dear me. How could I forget myself
    in the presence of royalty?
[02:41] Natsuka
    I don't mind.
[02:44] Natsuka
    Friendly rivalry among the Four Houses
    keeps Yamauchi prosperous and secure.
SIGN    Priest of Clear Mirror Temple
    Natsuka
[02:49] Natsuka
    It must please the Mountain God, as well.
[02:53] Genya
    To celebrate Shiratama's
    entry into the palace,
[02:56] Genya
    the Royal House's eldest son
    sped from the Center to join us.
[03:00] Genya
    This is Lord Natsuka
    of Clear Mirror Temple.
[03:02] Yukimasa
    L-Lord Natsuka?!
[03:04] Natsuka
    Lord Genya has told me of you.
[03:07] Natsuka
    I hear you have three sons that are
     all promising scholars and warriors.
[03:11] Yukimasa
    Oh, you give them far too much credit.
[03:13] Genya
    No need for modesty.
[03:16] Genya
    Since we're all here,
    let them greet Lord Natsuka.
[03:20] Yukimasa
    W-Well, you see...
[03:29] Oryo
    Yukiya, why are you crying?
[03:32] Yukiya
    I'm sorry. It was all my fault!
[03:35] Genya
    Y-Yukiya? What happened to your face?
[03:42] Yukiya
    I offended a court raven.
[03:45] Genya
    A court raven?
[03:47] Yukiya
    Yes, sir.
[03:48] Yukiya
    He partook of mochi in
    the marketplace this morning.
[03:52] Yukiya
    But he forgot to pay,
    so I ran after him to present his bill, and...
[03:58] Genya
    He beat you?
[04:00] Yukiya
    But it was my own fault.
[04:02] Yukiya
    I must have been rude,
    because he took offense.
[04:05] Lackey 1
    He's no hill crow!
    He's the village lord's kid!
[04:09] Yukiya
    If I wasn't such a blockhead,
[04:11] Yukiya
    Lord Kazumaro wouldn't have
    skipped out on his bill or beaten me.
[04:15] Yukiya
    So I say to him: please don't
    do anything else to my family!
[04:19] Yukiya
    I'm so sorry!
[04:24] Genya
    You imbeciles!
[04:26] Genya
    Is that any way to treat
    law-abiding subjects?!
[04:32] Kazumichi
    You idiot!
SIGN    Head of the Kitashijo Family
    Kazumichi
[04:33] Kazumichi
    What did you think you were doing?!
[04:36] Kazumaro
    Please forgive me. But—
[04:38] Kazumichi
    No excuses!
[04:40] Kazumichi
    You can forget about
    attending to the Prince after this!
[04:44] Kazumichi
    Do you realize how hard
    I worked to arrange that?
[04:47] Kazumaro
    Wh-What? No...
[04:53] Genya
    How are your bruises, Yukiya?
[04:56] Yukiya
    Well, pretty sore, I guess.
[04:59] Oryo
    I'm glad they're not worse.
[05:01] Oryo
    But we must find someone
    to replace Kazumaro at once.
[05:05] Genya
    Indeed we must.
[05:07] Genya
    But we can't send just anyone
    to wait on His Highness.
[05:12] Yukimasa
    And all because of my little idiot.
[05:14] Natsuka
    You have nothing to be
    ashamed of, Sir Yukimasa.
[05:17] Yukimasa
    L-Lord Natsuka. F-Forgive me
    for that disgraceful spectacle.
[05:21] Natsuka
    Oh, I quite enjoyed the show.
[05:25] Natsuka
    But young Yukiya must learn to
    behave appropriately for the occasion.
[05:30] Yukiya
    Am I really that rude?
[05:33] Yukimasa
    Shh!
[05:34] Natsuka
    So I have a suggestion.
[05:36] Natsuka
    Why not send Yukiya to wait on the Prince
    and learn manners while he does?
[05:43] Yukiya
    Huh?
[05:44] Oryo
    What a splendid idea.
[05:46] Genya
    Now why didn't I think of that?
[05:49] Genya
    Yukiya, start with a year
    in His Highness's service.
[05:53] Yukiya
    P-Please, not so fast! I didn't mean to—
[05:57] Azusa
    What a wonderful offer.
    Don't you agree, dear?
[06:00] Yukimasa
    Hm? Y-Yes.
[06:04] Yukimasa
    You've made your bed. Now lie in it.
[06:06] Yukimasa
    And don't even think about giving in
    and leaving before your year is up,
[06:11] Yukimasa
    or it's Unbending Reed Monastery for you.
[06:13] Yukiya
    What?!
[06:14] Yukiya
    Please, I can't take—
[06:16] Yukima
    He can do a lot when he sets
    his mind to it. Please take him.
[06:19] Yukichi
    Please!
[06:21] Yukiya
    I took it too far!
SIGN    Spring Hall, Cherry Blossom Palace
[06:31] Ukogi
    My lady, you'll catch a chill.
[06:35] Asebi
    Look. When we arrived,
     the cherry trees were in full bloom.
[06:40] Ukogi
    So they were.
[06:43] Asebi
    When will the Prince pay us a visit?
[06:46] Asebi
    And what is he even like?
[06:49] Asebi
    Rumor says he is "an unbelievable fool."
[06:52] Ukogi
    My lady, you must not
    put stock in such rumors.
SIGN    Lady of the 
    Spring Hall
[06:57] Ukogi
    Only royalty may use the color purple.
[07:07] Asebi
    "Many demands on my time keep me
    from the Cherry Blossom Palace."
[07:11] Asebi
    "Please take care of your health."
[07:16] Ukogi
    Empty pleasantries.
[07:19] Ukogi
    Well, at least now we know
    His Highness has some common courtesy.
[07:27] Asebi
    What a lovely scent.
[07:29] Asebi
    I hope to meet him soon.
[07:33] Referee
    Begin!
[07:38] Girl 2
    Yukima!
[07:39] Girls
    Go, Yukima!
[07:41] Yukichi
    Get him, Big Brother!
[07:43] Yukiya
    How did I end up in this mess?
SIGN    Lineal grandson of 
    the Lord of the North
    Kiei
[07:46] Kiei
    What are you moping about?
[07:50] Kiei
    You're a lucky boy.
[07:52] Kiei
    Even Central nobles have trouble
    landing a place in His Highness's household.
[07:58] Kiei
    And the Rite of Ascension only
    comes around once every few decades.
[08:03] Kiei
    You ought to be dancing for joy.
[08:06] Yukiya
    Uh-huh.
[08:10] Referee
    One point to red!
[08:13] Yukiya
    I just wanted to make him
    pay for the mochi, though.
[08:18] Yukiya
    And if a noble who thought Taruhi
    belonged to him also caught hell for it,
[08:25] Yukiya
    I would've been satisfied.
[08:27] Referee
    Halt!
[08:29] Yukichi
    Nice going, Big Brother!
[08:30] Friends
    Go!
[08:30] Kiei
    Northern kids sure are a lively bunch.
[08:31] Friends
    Get him!
[08:33] Kiei
    I know how much your home means to you,
[08:36] Kiei
    but what you learn in the Center
    will help Taruhi for certain.
[08:43] Referee
    One point to white!
[08:45] Kiei
    And I'd appreciate it, too.
[08:48] Yukiya
    Huh?
[08:49] Kiei
    Lady Shiratama may be gorgeous,
[08:51] Kiei
    but looks alone won't get her chosen
    out of the Cherry Blossom Palace.
[08:55] Kiei
    If you serve beside His Highness
    and work to better her chances,
[08:59] Kiei
    I couldn't ask for better help.
[09:02] Yukiya
    I'm just the second son
    of a country gentleman.
[09:05] Kiei
    Don't be silly, Yukiya.
    You're the Northern House's—
[09:08] Yukiya
    I'd better get going.
[09:10] Yukiya
    Can you really afford
    to take it easy, Lord Kiei?
[09:14] Yukiya
    I thought you planned to
    return before the day is out.
[09:16] Kiei
    T-True.
[09:18] Yukiya
    Well, I'll take the job.
[09:21] Yukiya
    I don't want any part of
    Unbending Reed Monastery.
[09:24] Yukiya
    I mean, combat drills
    every day for three years?
[09:27] Yukiya
    A year of palace service
    sounds a whole lot better.
[09:34] Yukiya
    So don't worry about me.
[09:36] Yukiya
    Have a safe trip.
[09:39] Kiei
    What a funny kid.
[09:42] Referee
    One point to white!
[09:43] Referee
    As the first to score two points, white wins!
[09:45] Referee
    Bow!
[09:48] Yukima
    You're always such
    a strong competitor, Ichiryu.
SIGN    Of Shimaki Village
     in the North
    Ichiryu
[09:51] Ichiryu
    That doesn't mean much
    coming from a Taruhi bumpkin.
[09:55] Ichiryu
    That hurt!
[09:56] Girls
    Watch what you say about Yukima!
[09:56] Girls
    Dummy!
[09:58] Ichiryu
    What's their problem?
[10:00] Friend 1
    Nice work, Ichiryu.
[10:01] Ichiryu
    Hm?
[10:02] Friend 2
    Still, Yukima looks cool even when he loses.
[10:05] Friend 2
    That's the next lord of Taruhi for you.
[10:07] Ichiryu
    Hey! I'm the winner here!
[10:09] Friend 3
    The "future lord's" kid brother has a match.
[10:12] Friend 3
    Wanna go laugh at him?
[10:16] Yukichi
    Hang in there, Yukiya!
[10:18] Yukima
    Keep your guard up! Don't lower your arms!
[10:24] Friend 1
    He's got no fire in his eyes.
[10:26] Friend 2
    Talk about lucky.
[10:27] Friend 2
    If a beating from some noble
    gets you a palace job, I'll take ten.
[10:32] Ichiryu
    No way it's that easy, doofus.
[10:37] Ichiryu
    Did you know Yukiya's got a different mother
     from the other two Taruhi boys?
[10:44] Ichiryu
    And rumor has it
    she was a real highborn lady.
[10:48] Ichiryu
    So if you ask me,
    it's no wonder they picked him.
[10:53] Friend 3
    Maybe he planned it?
[10:55] Friend 3
    Figured taking a few licks here
    would land him a big chance?
[10:59] Ichiryu
    How should I know?
[11:02] Ichiryu
    Still, he can't be too happy.
[11:05] Ichiryu
    All that highborn blood, and he's stuck
    as a second son out in the sticks.
[11:10] Ichiryu
    He'll have a chance
    to make friends in the Center.
[11:12] Ichiryu
    He might be hoping to at least swipe
    the lordship from his big brother.
[11:18] Friend 1
    Yikes! We've got
    a succession dispute coming.
[11:29] Friend 1
    I'm starving.
[11:30] Friend 1
    Let's grab a bite.
[11:43] Yukiya
    Sure is nice of you, Ichiryu,
    giving me a lesson like this.
[11:49] Yukiya
    I'm glad I worked up the nerve to ask you.
[11:51] Ichiryu
    I'm not gonna waste
    much time on you.
[11:54] Ichiryu
    Still, couldn't you just ask
    Yukima to train with you?
[11:57] Yukiya
    You and my brother
    are on different levels.
[12:09] Yukiya
    Okay, then.
[12:14] Yukima
    Yukiya sure is late.
[12:22] Ichiryu
    Talk about a fluke.
[12:24] Ichiryu
    Try taking the offensive this time.
[12:27] Yukiya
    You want me to attack?
[12:45] Yukiya
    You said you'd train me, right, Ichiryu?
[12:48] Yukiya
    Come on. Show me the next move already.
[13:00] Yukiya
    You've got some nerve,
    saying all that during my match.
[13:04] Ichiryu
    You heard that?
[13:06] Yukiya
    Well, when you're shouting
     that loudly, how could I not?
[13:12] Ichiryu
    We were just chatting, you know?
[13:15] Ichiryu
    Ow!
[13:17] Yukiya
    You think I want to "swipe
    the lordship" from my brother?
[13:20] Yukiya
    Just because my mother
    came from a good family?
[13:22] Ichiryu
    N-No, we all know that'd never happen.
[13:27] Ichiryu
    We were kidding. Kidding.
[13:29] Yukiya
    Kidding, huh?
[13:31] Yukiya
    It seems pretty silly to me, too.
[13:34] Yukiya
    Everything changing just
    because of how you were born.
[13:37] Yukiya
    But some people really do trade on that.
[13:41] Yukiya
    Bloodlines, families,
    hill ravens and court ravens...
[13:45] Yukiya
    They use all that
    as an excuse to live it up,
[13:49] Yukiya
    and they don't care if they
    split up people's families to do it.
[13:53] (Flashback) Young Yukiya
    Help, Mother!
[13:55] (Flashback) Azusa
    Please stop! Give Yukiya back to me!
[13:58] (Flashback) Relative
    Yukiya is too heavy a burden
    for your family. We will raise him.
[14:03] Yukiya
    Do you know how much pain people
    spouting idle gossip has caused my family?
[14:10] (Flashback) Maid
    The mistress sure is a strange one,
    doting on a son that's not even hers.
[14:16] Yukiya
    Listen up, Ichiryu!
[14:18] Yukiya
    I'll never leave for the Center,
    and I'll never take my brother's place.
[14:23] Yukiya
    I'll spend my whole life as the second
     Taruhi brother, propping him up.
[14:26] Yukiya
    I'll work under him till
    they bury my bones in Taruhi.
[14:31] Yukiya
    My family has no succession disputes,
     and it never will.
[14:44] Yukima
    Stop!
[14:46] Yukima
    Haven't you done enough?
    Ichiryu didn't mean any harm.
[14:51] Yukiya
    Is that an order?
[14:56] Yukima
    Yes.
[14:57] Yukima
    I'm speaking as the future lord
     of Taruhi. Stop, Yukiya.
[15:05] Yukiya
    Understood.
[15:19] Yukichi
    Big Brother!
[15:21] Yukiya
    Hey.
[15:22] Taruhi Boy 1
    Aren't you a bit old to get lost?
[15:25] Taruhi Boy 2
    Yukiya's hopeless.
[15:27] Yukiya
    Ah, sorry, sorry.
[15:40] Yukiya
    Are you still awake, Mother?
[15:43] Azusa
    Yukiya?
[15:47] Azusa
    You came at the perfect time.
[15:51] Azusa
    A bit long in the sleeve, do you think?
[15:54] Azusa
    But boys grow so fast.
[15:57] Yukiya
    I'll only be gone for a year.
[15:59] Yukiya
    And you don't need
    to sew my clothes yourself.
[16:02] Azusa
    What are you talking about?
[16:04] Azusa
    I'm happy for you. I always wanted you
     to experience the outside world.
[16:11] Azusa
    You must have been so bored all this time.
[16:16] Yukiya
    I doubt I'll live up to your expectations.
[16:19] Yukiya
    The Prince has lots of attendants, anyway.
[16:22] Azusa
    True.
[16:23] Yukiya
    I might come home sooner than you think.
[16:27] Azusa
    I don't mind either way.
[16:29] Yukiya
    Huh?
[16:30] Azusa
    Your mother is proud of you.
[16:33] Azusa
    Take care over there.
[16:36] Azusa
    Do your best to serve His Highness.
[16:41] Yukiya
    I will.
SIGN    Winter Hall, Cherry Blossom Palace
[16:52] Lady-in-Waiting
    How beautiful.
[16:55] Lady-in-Waiting
    As lovely as the pearls you're
    named for, Lady Shiratama.
[16:59] Cha-no-Hana
    My lady.
[17:06] Cha-no-Hana
    I bring good news.
[17:09] Cha-no-Hana
    His Highness's new attendant
    will come from Taruhi.
[17:14] Cha-no-Hana
    A child of a lady of the Northern House
     who passed some time ago.
[17:18] Shiratama
    Will he be of any use, I wonder?
[17:21] Shiratama
    I hear His Highness can be difficult.
[17:24] Cha-no-Hana
    Have no fear. We have agents
    gathering intelligence in many quarters.
[17:31] Cha-no-Hana
    All is well. Nothing will stand between
    Your Ladyship and a royal marriage.
SIGN    Autumn Hall, Cherry Blossom Palace
[17:42] Kikuno
    Almost complete, I see.
[17:45] Masuho
    Stop that, Kikuno.
    You'll make me complacent.
[17:49] Masuho
    I'm at the most important part.
[17:52] Kikuno
    I suppose you have
    spent a whole year on it.
[17:55] Masuho
    His Highness is no fool.
[17:58] Masuho
    Once he sees this,
[18:00] Masuho
    he's certain to realize
    who cares for him the most.
SIGN    Summer Hall, Cherry Blossom Palace
[18:10] Karamushi
    Have you considered
    drinking in moderation?
[18:14] Karamushi
    Don't tell me you've forgotten
    your role, Miss Hamayu?
SIGN    Southern Lady-in-Waiting
    Karamushi
[18:19] Hamayu
    You mean "Lady Hamayu."
[18:22] Hamayu
    You serve me. Don't forget that.
[18:28] Hamayu
    Don't worry. I won't forget.
[18:31] Hamayu
    But what can I do when
    the Prince won't show himself?
[18:38] Hamayu
    What a self-serving man.
SIGN    Spring Hall, Cherry Blossom Palace
[18:52] Yukimasa
    Kiei is waiting for you in the Center.
[18:55] Yukimasa
    He'll be of help to you,
    so mind your manners.
[18:59] Yukiya
    Yes, yes.
[19:00] Yukimasa
    The court isn't like Taruhi.
[19:03] Yukimasa
    Don't loiter around in
    your feather robe or shift shape.
[19:07] Yukimasa
    Especially not in front of nobles.
[19:09] Yukiya
    Yes, yes, yes.
[19:11] Yukimasa
    Remember, if you get sent home in
    under a year, it's the monastery for you.
[19:16] Yukimasa
    They'll drill better sense into you there.
[19:19] Yukiya
    Ugh.
[19:23] Yukimasa
    That's the Central Mountain,
    heart of Yamauchi.
SIGN    Main Gate, Imperial Court
[19:58] Kiei
    What are you doing? This way.
[20:01] Yukiya
    Oh, r-right.
SIGN    Sunrise Palace
[20:12] Yukiya
    This is the Sunrise Palace, right?
[20:15] Kiei
    Yeah.
[20:16] Yukiya
    Kind of empty, isn't it?
[20:18] Yukiya
    There's not even a gatekeeper.
[20:21] Yukiya
    Come to think of it, I don't know
    the first thing about His Highness.
[20:25] Yukiya
    Everyone I ask says they don't either.
[20:35] Sumio
    Thank you for your efforts, Sir Kiei.
[20:39] Kiei
    And to you, for all you do.
[20:41] Kiei
    I brought the new attendant.
[20:44] Yukiya
    Yukiya of Taruhi, at your service.
[20:48] Sumio
    I am Sumio of the Yamauchi Guard,
    His Highness's personal guard.
SIGN    Yamauchi Guard
    Sumio
[20:54] Sumio
    I realize this is sudden,
    but may I take charge of Sir Yukiya now?
[20:58] Kiei
    Of course.
[20:59] Kiei
    Well then, Yukiya, best of luck.
[21:03] Yukiya
    Huh?
[21:06] Sumio
    Shall we be going, Sir Yukiya?
[21:20] Yukiya
    Um... Where is everyone else?
[21:25] Yukiya
    The palace seems awfully quiet.
    How many people serve here?
[21:31] Sumio
    Two.
[21:32] Yukiya
    Huh?
[21:33] Sumio
    By "two," I mean me and you.
[21:36] Yukiya
    W-Wait a minute.
[21:38] Yukiya
    What about the other attendants?
[21:40] Yukiya
    I heard you had around ten young
    noblemen serving here a month ago.
[21:46] Sumio
    They all quit or were dismissed.
[21:49] Yukiya
    Huh.
[21:49] Sumio
    Three hung on until just a few days ago,
[21:54] Sumio
    but between chronic illnesses
    flaring up and family circumstances...
[22:03] Sumio
    His Highness resides here.
[22:07] Sumio
    Your Highness.
[22:09] Sumio
    I have brought the new attendant.
[22:12] Nazukihiko
    Enter.
[22:35] Nazukihiko
    So you're finally here.
[22:42] Yukiya
    It is an honor to meet Your Highness.
     I am Yukiya of Taruhi.
SIGN    His Highness
    The Crown Prince
[22:48] Nazukihiko
    I've been waiting for you, Yukiya of Taruhi.
[24:31] Narrator
    Yukiya has left his village
    and entered the Prince's service.
[24:36] Narrator
    Yet the palace swirls with
    dark rumors surrounding the Kin'u.
[24:43] Narrator
    In the Cherry Blossom Palace, forbidden
    to men, Yukiya learns of the ladies' sorrow.
SIGN    A True
SIGN    Golden Raven
[24:50] Narrator
    Next time: "A True Golden Raven."
SIGN    YATAGARASU:
    The Raven
    Does Not 
    Choose 
    Its Master
SIGN    Illustration: Natsuki