1 00:00:00,950 --> 00:00:02,600 Vagrants, I suppose. 2 00:00:02,970 --> 00:00:07,970 I'd wager they're the duo that's been stealing from the village lately. 3 00:00:07,970 --> 00:00:11,250 They'd been hiding in a hollow beneath a hill. 4 00:00:11,250 --> 00:00:15,110 More importantly, we need to make sure no one in the village meets the same fate. 5 00:00:15,110 --> 00:00:18,100 Let everyone know to leave the mountain if they so much as hear a bell. 6 00:00:18,100 --> 00:00:21,360 And remind them to stay away from the forbidden ground! 7 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:26,040 This is a curse that stems from the wrath of the cursed arm's former owner— 8 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:28,510 one that robs its victims of their limbs. 9 00:00:28,510 --> 00:00:31,620 In a way, that is the last spell cast by the younger priestess. 10 00:00:33,300 --> 00:00:37,770 There's a chance her consciousness may at last be fading. 11 00:00:37,770 --> 00:00:41,790 If the serpent fully devours her soul, 12 00:00:41,790 --> 00:00:44,960 will that render our spell useless? 13 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:46,770 I don't believe so. 14 00:00:47,270 --> 00:00:53,020 It is not the younger priestess's human self to which you—and now we—are bound, 15 00:00:53,020 --> 00:00:56,640 but rather the vessel of the mountain god Yamatagi-Madara. 16 00:00:57,120 --> 00:01:00,330 However, even with all our preparations, 17 00:01:00,330 --> 00:01:03,910 we may need a suitable divinity to prevent her from roaming beyond her territory. 18 00:01:04,320 --> 00:01:10,080 Even if it involves forcibly enshrining a yokai as a tatarigami. 19 00:01:11,170 --> 00:01:12,550 I hate to ask this of you, 20 00:01:12,550 --> 00:01:15,420 but you are the only one who can move freely on the mountain. 21 00:01:15,780 --> 00:01:19,730 You'll need to continue to watch Yamatagi-Madara. Be careful. 22 00:01:20,490 --> 00:01:24,390 The night the younger priestess died, 23 00:01:24,390 --> 00:01:30,300 her vitality, spirit, flesh, and blood all having been offered to the serpent, 24 00:01:30,300 --> 00:01:34,420 Jurota had collected the only thing that was left: the bones of her legs. 25 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:37,060 It was all that remained... 26 00:01:37,690 --> 00:01:41,400 of the priestess's mortal form. 27 00:01:37,700 --> 00:01:41,700 The mortal remains of the priestess's body 28 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:43,540 He buried the remains 29 00:01:43,540 --> 00:01:47,170 beneath a great boulder on the eastern mountain that he chose to mark her grave. 30 00:01:47,710 --> 00:01:50,540 So that none would condemn her, 31 00:01:50,540 --> 00:01:53,900 it would serve as a testament to her life and death as a human being. 32 00:01:54,450 --> 00:01:56,600 In the event that the serpent 33 00:01:56,600 --> 00:01:59,890 gained complete control over Yamatagi-Madara's consciousness, 34 00:01:59,890 --> 00:02:02,990 he ensured that no harm would befall the younger priestess' remains 35 00:02:02,990 --> 00:02:07,630 by infusing the stone with his sorcery and willpower over a period of many years. 36 00:02:08,230 --> 00:02:10,330 The resulting monument still stands to this day. 37 00:02:16,390 --> 00:02:18,650 You must never approach those grounds. 38 00:02:18,900 --> 00:02:21,760 A glimpse will sicken you; a touch will curse you. 39 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:27,070 Its name, passed down since ancient times, is Yamatagi-Madara. 40 00:02:23,830 --> 00:02:26,880 Yamatagi-Madara 41 00:02:23,830 --> 00:02:26,880 Yamatagi-Madara 42 00:02:37,130 --> 00:02:39,380 Dara-san of the Reiwa Era 43 00:02:39,460 --> 00:02:44,510 Dara-san of the Reiwa Era 44 00:02:39,460 --> 00:02:44,510 Dara-san of the Reiwa Era 45 00:02:39,460 --> 00:02:44,510 Dara-san of the Reiwa Era 46 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:51,990 Hey, Dara-san? 47 00:03:51,990 --> 00:03:54,750 Oh, Hinata. What is it? 48 00:03:55,090 --> 00:03:56,250 Well... 49 00:03:56,440 --> 00:04:01,260 Mom already took off, saying she had work to attend to on the mountain today. 50 00:04:01,260 --> 00:04:04,550 If I go to the forbidden ground, she'll probably catch me and give me an earful. 51 00:04:04,550 --> 00:04:05,760 And Kaoru... 52 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:08,820 This new book I'm putting out is all-ages appropriate. 53 00:04:08,820 --> 00:04:11,380 Wanna work my table? I'll pay you and treat you to a meal. 54 00:04:11,630 --> 00:04:13,040 Hell yeah! 55 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:14,960 Thank you very much. 56 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:18,140 He's off at some event with Miwa-san. 57 00:04:18,420 --> 00:04:20,910 So I'm bored outta my mind. Can we hang at your house? 58 00:04:20,910 --> 00:04:22,840 I'm not sure why? 59 00:04:29,940 --> 00:04:31,440 The torii portal! 60 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:34,420 I'm not even going to object to that name anymore. 61 00:04:34,700 --> 00:04:37,670 One spiriting away, comin' right up! 62 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:48,080 Those pests only dwell in the deeper parts of the spirit world. 63 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:50,300 It seems their only interest is in cadavers. 64 00:04:51,810 --> 00:04:54,770 They won't prey on living humans, so worry not. 65 00:04:57,610 --> 00:05:00,660 What brings you by today, anyway? 66 00:05:01,940 --> 00:05:06,570 Castella 67 00:05:01,950 --> 00:05:03,400 Ta-da! 68 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:06,730 I stole the cake that Grampa won at the neighborhood meeting! 69 00:05:06,730 --> 00:05:09,210 And I brought milk tea. 70 00:05:09,810 --> 00:05:11,530 Milk tea...? 71 00:05:11,990 --> 00:05:13,830 Then there's... 72 00:05:14,930 --> 00:05:17,340 A Master-Class version of the Republic's third generation 73 00:05:17,340 --> 00:05:20,960 Divine Drive Caliber Halmberte at 1/100th scale. 74 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:22,490 A what now? 75 00:05:23,740 --> 00:05:27,350 It's been a while since I last attended one of these. It was fun! 76 00:05:27,350 --> 00:05:32,340 Your art's so good, and the story's interesting. I get why you're so popular! 77 00:05:32,340 --> 00:05:35,360 Uh, well... Um, y'know... 78 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:38,890 You sold out, even! That's amazing! What a master! 79 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:42,030 Squee! Thanks... 80 00:05:42,030 --> 00:05:43,390 He's beyond angelic! 81 00:05:43,740 --> 00:05:48,240 Oh, to show my thanks, why don't we stop by the hobby shop on the way back? 82 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:49,690 Hell yeah! 83 00:05:49,690 --> 00:05:51,990 I want me some of those big-ass Merf guns! 84 00:05:51,990 --> 00:05:55,630 Oh, those are a lot of fun. Sure thing. 85 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:59,320 What I don't get is, it's basically one big party, 86 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:01,750 so how come you don't cosplay, Miwa-san? 87 00:06:01,750 --> 00:06:03,600 No, no, no, no, no, no, no! 88 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:07,000 It'd look bad, and I'd be embarrassed! No one wants to see that! 89 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:09,000 I would, though. 90 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:13,760 As much as I want to take that at face value... 91 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:16,100 I'm worried about what he has in mind. 92 00:06:19,980 --> 00:06:22,140 I think you'd look great. 93 00:06:22,140 --> 00:06:24,270 Gah! I love him! 94 00:06:24,630 --> 00:06:26,770 Hey, it's Misogiya. 95 00:06:26,770 --> 00:06:29,400 Oh, Tomita-san. 'Sup? 96 00:06:29,700 --> 00:06:32,290 Um, and... who's your friend? 97 00:06:32,290 --> 00:06:34,500 This is Irako Miwa-san, my neighbor. 98 00:06:34,500 --> 00:06:38,400 And these are my classmates, Tomita-san and Shinohara-san. 99 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:42,790 He's close enough with the neighbor that he'd hang out with her on the weekend?! 100 00:06:43,090 --> 00:06:46,990 Not only is she a classmate, but the Tomitas are rich local landowners... 101 00:06:46,990 --> 00:06:48,810 This girl may pose a serious threat! 102 00:06:49,190 --> 00:06:50,920 Nice to meet you. 103 00:06:52,690 --> 00:06:55,670 I don't know why, but this is getting good! 104 00:06:52,930 --> 00:06:53,550 Huff 105 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:54,300 Puff 106 00:06:54,430 --> 00:06:55,060 Huff 107 00:06:55,180 --> 00:06:55,810 Puff 108 00:06:55,930 --> 00:06:56,310 Huff 109 00:06:57,520 --> 00:07:01,310 Classmate of Kaoru's and best friend of Kanna Tomita. Tallest of all the girls in her grade. Relatively quiet, but generally well-mannered and liked. Has the dubious honor of being referred to as "Mom" by schoolmates of all ages. Also has a strong preference for romance manga and television, ranging from material targeted toward children to utterly salacious melodramas. 110 00:07:02,300 --> 00:07:06,060 Winter break: the time of year when Kaoru, 111 00:07:06,060 --> 00:07:11,570 in contrast to summer vacation, where he gladly socializes outdoors with others, 112 00:07:11,570 --> 00:07:15,910 would normally leisurely relax at home. 113 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:18,940 But not this time! 114 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:22,580 December 26th 115 00:07:23,860 --> 00:07:25,860 Merry Christmas! 116 00:07:25,860 --> 00:07:27,970 We didn't get to celebrate at your place yet! 117 00:07:27,970 --> 00:07:31,220 So we brought a selection of pilfered desserts from the house! 118 00:07:31,220 --> 00:07:35,340 I know I said those creatures had no interest in the living, but... 119 00:07:38,100 --> 00:07:41,730 December 30th 120 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:41,740 The end of the year means an end-of-year cleanup! 121 00:07:42,030 --> 00:07:43,840 For Dara-san's house! 122 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:46,310 I've been itching to do this forever! 123 00:07:46,310 --> 00:07:50,350 I mean, given my position as a supernatural entity... 124 00:07:50,350 --> 00:07:53,740 I've been trying to maintain, you know, some level of a ruin-like atmosphere... 125 00:07:53,740 --> 00:07:56,520 We're gonna get chewed out if we don't help with our house tomorrow, 126 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:59,240 so today's the only day we can come by! Hope you don't mind! 127 00:07:59,730 --> 00:08:03,000 I'm not sure if I should be praising them for actually cleaning, 128 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:07,250 or if I should be scolding them for barging in here via the spirit world. 129 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:09,070 Now, now, don't complain. 130 00:08:09,070 --> 00:08:12,540 We're even gonna fix up the screen we hit with the Hundred-Crack Fist. 131 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:18,760 What a waste of talent. 132 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:21,390 By the way, for New Year's... 133 00:08:21,390 --> 00:08:24,030 We head to Hirahiro Shrine as a family on the 1st. 134 00:08:24,030 --> 00:08:27,530 On the 2nd, we head to Jofuku-ji with friends. 135 00:08:27,900 --> 00:08:30,330 And on the 3rd, we're coming to you! 136 00:08:30,330 --> 00:08:31,550 But why? 137 00:08:31,550 --> 00:08:35,770 They say the mountain shrine's off limits, so we're hitting up the deity herself! 138 00:08:36,450 --> 00:08:39,370 Aren't we such great kids, doing as we're told and such? 139 00:08:39,370 --> 00:08:42,280 Are you? Maybe you are. 140 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:44,470 Aren't we the most faithfullest? 141 00:08:44,470 --> 00:08:46,280 Is that the right word...? 142 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:50,040 For example, we have faith that you'll leave the portal open so we can come by. 143 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:53,720 'Tis not the kind of faith I had in mind. 144 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:59,800 January 4th 145 00:08:55,330 --> 00:08:59,590 That said, once the 3rd had passed, it was back to business as usual. 146 00:09:02,220 --> 00:09:05,530 It's so unfair that your tail has got, like, no hit detection! 147 00:09:05,530 --> 00:09:08,110 I don't know what you want me to say. 148 00:09:08,110 --> 00:09:11,810 I'm more inclined to criticize the maturity of six-armed dual wielding. 149 00:09:11,810 --> 00:09:14,330 I'll take you on in CQC, then! 150 00:09:14,660 --> 00:09:17,210 Surely you're at an even greater disadvantage this way? 151 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:22,150 I think Dara-san might let her consummate maturity slip when she's having fun. 152 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:24,260 As a result: 153 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:24,700 As a Result 154 00:09:25,220 --> 00:09:26,950 What do you mean, you're sick? 155 00:09:26,950 --> 00:09:30,360 Sorry... Can't make it up the mountain today. 156 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:31,460 Fool! 157 00:09:33,260 --> 00:09:36,020 You're coughing and your nose is running! 158 00:09:36,020 --> 00:09:37,710 Don't talk unless you need to. 159 00:09:37,710 --> 00:09:42,270 My nose is like a runny faucet... 160 00:09:42,950 --> 00:09:45,850 This... is my fault. 161 00:09:45,850 --> 00:09:49,110 This twisted form of mine barely registers the cold or heat, 162 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:53,200 so I was unable to notice the threat a winter mountain posed for you two. 163 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:56,930 Uh, nah, it's not that serious. 164 00:09:58,360 --> 00:10:02,650 But given the situation, I'm gonna be resting until I feel better. 165 00:10:02,650 --> 00:10:04,720 Right. Rest well. 166 00:10:06,140 --> 00:10:09,750 A tatarigami, a mountain god... I'm named with two brands of divinity, 167 00:10:09,750 --> 00:10:12,630 but at the end of the day, I belong to the shadows. 168 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:16,290 Though I may control my miasma, 169 00:10:16,290 --> 00:10:20,680 there's always the chance interacting with me can have harmful effects. 170 00:10:21,130 --> 00:10:25,730 I should push the two of them away more strongly. 171 00:10:25,730 --> 00:10:29,450 The next time they come, I will stay hidden. 172 00:10:30,150 --> 00:10:33,650 I might die from stress if you try that! 173 00:10:34,680 --> 00:10:36,060 I thought I hung up! 174 00:10:37,620 --> 00:10:40,160 Yeah, not used to the new phone yet, huh?! 175 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:43,590 Is that the reason you gave me this thing?! 176 00:10:43,590 --> 00:10:45,240 Go to sleep! 177 00:10:46,090 --> 00:10:47,780 Unbelievable... 178 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:50,800 He had better be resting. 179 00:10:59,960 --> 00:11:01,750 Doctor's rounds. 180 00:11:03,290 --> 00:11:05,300 Wh-What in the world...? 181 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:08,050 And how are you feeling, Kaoru-kun? 182 00:11:08,050 --> 00:11:11,420 Between the coughing, the snot, and the sneezing, 183 00:11:11,420 --> 00:11:15,310 my throat hurts like I took a Sonic Boom to it. 184 00:11:15,630 --> 00:11:16,790 Scalpel. 185 00:11:16,790 --> 00:11:17,640 Here. 186 00:11:18,270 --> 00:11:19,530 Apple. 187 00:11:19,530 --> 00:11:20,500 Here. 188 00:11:20,810 --> 00:11:24,690 If you want your grated apple with yogurt and hot milk with honey in it, 189 00:11:24,690 --> 00:11:26,720 you'll take your medicine! 190 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:30,760 Hey, this is the powdered stuff! You tricked me! 191 00:11:31,540 --> 00:11:33,660 He sounds livelier than I expected. 192 00:11:32,830 --> 00:11:34,790 Now, swallow it already! 193 00:11:33,660 --> 00:11:38,580 I wouldn't even take powdered medicine at that age. I'm proud of him. 194 00:11:34,790 --> 00:11:38,590 Go on, gulp it down! 195 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:48,830 My own medical knowledge is useless compared to that of this era. 196 00:11:48,830 --> 00:11:51,970 I have no spells that are effective against illness, for that matter. 197 00:11:53,290 --> 00:11:56,440 All I can do for him is... 198 00:12:11,710 --> 00:12:17,060 My resilience to the cold might make water prayer a meaningless gesture... 199 00:12:17,380 --> 00:12:21,010 But be that as it may, perhaps the thought will amount to something. 200 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:26,830 I don't recall how long a prayer should last for something like this, though. 201 00:12:26,830 --> 00:12:28,850 I suppose I can start with three days' worth. 202 00:12:30,140 --> 00:12:31,890 Two Days Later 203 00:12:33,180 --> 00:12:34,380 I'm back, baby! 204 00:12:34,380 --> 00:12:36,360 No, no, no, no, no, no. 205 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:39,890 It's just your fever going away and your coughing and runny nose letting up. 206 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:45,020 Hello, Dara-san? I'm better, so I wanna come play. Where you at? 207 00:12:45,020 --> 00:12:46,910 No, no, no, no, no, no! 208 00:12:46,910 --> 00:12:51,000 You're still on the mend, so you really oughta take it easy. 209 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:53,530 While I agree... 210 00:12:56,880 --> 00:13:00,400 Fine! Fine! I'll be there shortly. 211 00:13:02,150 --> 00:13:06,560 If he doesn't let himself recover, he's just going to get sick again. 212 00:13:07,670 --> 00:13:09,620 How come you're so wet? 213 00:13:09,620 --> 00:13:10,690 Also... 214 00:13:10,690 --> 00:13:14,680 You're in bipedal mode despite being on the mountain. That's rare. 215 00:13:14,680 --> 00:13:16,890 Well, it's just... 216 00:13:16,890 --> 00:13:21,340 I was indulging in a spot of winter swimming... of sorts. 217 00:13:22,370 --> 00:13:23,970 What kinda swimsuit? 218 00:13:23,970 --> 00:13:26,560 None? Just this undershirt. 219 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:32,570 Dara-san's water prayers proved ultimately ineffective, 220 00:13:32,570 --> 00:13:36,400 with Kaoru's excitement leading to a mild relapse. 221 00:13:38,970 --> 00:13:41,520 You mean to make her the enshrined deity here? 222 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:46,210 Correct. Though there's no sign of her leaving the divine ground yet, 223 00:13:46,210 --> 00:13:51,220 there's no telling what kind of threat she may pose should she do so. 224 00:13:51,220 --> 00:13:55,890 No matter whose consciousness ends up in control of Yamatagi-Madara, 225 00:13:55,890 --> 00:14:00,040 the sooner it takes the position of the mountain's god, the better. 226 00:14:00,470 --> 00:14:01,670 But... 227 00:14:02,980 --> 00:14:07,110 In this village, where the scars of tragedy are still fresh... 228 00:14:07,510 --> 00:14:10,910 If they were simply told to worship Yamatagi-Madara, 229 00:14:10,910 --> 00:14:16,740 their fear would risk turning her into a powerful yokai instead of a deity. 230 00:14:17,620 --> 00:14:21,700 Which is why Yamatagi-Madara— the serpent's final form— 231 00:14:21,700 --> 00:14:25,910 must be quelled by the priestess, who will become the mountain's god. 232 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:30,100 This is the tale that must be told, regardless of whether or not 233 00:14:30,100 --> 00:14:31,860 it ultimately proves true. 234 00:14:33,350 --> 00:14:37,940 The twisted stone born from your union with the younger priestess's right arm... 235 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:43,650 has a powerful link to her and will serve well as a divine relic. 236 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:46,340 And the enshrined god will require a name, 237 00:14:46,340 --> 00:14:49,570 regardless of whether or not it is a fabrication. 238 00:14:51,420 --> 00:14:53,820 No one else seems to know this, so... 239 00:14:53,820 --> 00:14:55,150 Jurota. 240 00:14:55,480 --> 00:14:58,220 Might you have the information we need? 241 00:14:58,610 --> 00:15:00,840 What was the younger priestess's name? 242 00:15:08,170 --> 00:15:10,130 Private Property 243 00:15:08,170 --> 00:15:10,130 No Trespassing 244 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:12,810 Y'know, the other day, I went to the movies with my friends. 245 00:15:12,810 --> 00:15:13,890 Ah, yes. 246 00:15:13,890 --> 00:15:19,190 'Twas when your friend's guardian spirit, the small snake, saved you? 247 00:15:20,430 --> 00:15:25,710 I have to wonder if your encounters with such things may be my responsibility, 248 00:15:25,710 --> 00:15:29,150 given your involvement with me... 249 00:15:29,150 --> 00:15:34,240 I might need to train the two of you to defend yourselves. 250 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:35,570 For real?! 251 00:15:35,570 --> 00:15:36,980 Let's do it! Come on! 252 00:15:36,980 --> 00:15:39,400 But as fun as that sounds... 253 00:15:39,710 --> 00:15:44,430 Dara-san, you can't travel any real distance from the mountain, right? 254 00:15:44,430 --> 00:15:45,540 'Tis true. 255 00:15:45,540 --> 00:15:49,430 Y'know what that means? Since there isn't one in town... 256 00:15:49,430 --> 00:15:52,670 You've never been to the movies, huh? 257 00:15:52,670 --> 00:15:55,450 Well, even if there was one locally, 258 00:15:55,450 --> 00:15:58,180 I'm not sure it'd be very tatarigami of me to visit it. 259 00:15:58,180 --> 00:16:00,420 Well, that simply won't do! 260 00:16:02,180 --> 00:16:07,450 That said, even if you caught the train, it's an hour to the nearest theater. 261 00:16:07,450 --> 00:16:09,940 And since we can't take you that far... 262 00:16:09,940 --> 00:16:12,370 We borrowed a projector! 263 00:16:12,370 --> 00:16:14,200 What in the world...? 264 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:17,690 But our house isn't big enough to make the most of it, you see. 265 00:16:17,690 --> 00:16:19,910 I was hoping for a 200-inch screen! 266 00:16:19,910 --> 00:16:22,340 Inches...? 267 00:16:21,750 --> 00:16:23,660 At 16:9, that's 4427mm x 2490mm 268 00:16:24,620 --> 00:16:26,190 That seems excessive. 269 00:16:26,700 --> 00:16:30,800 The plan was to take some synthetic vellum and prop it up with some plywood... 270 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:35,080 Know somewhere that's dark and quiet where we can make all the noise we like? 271 00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:36,470 That's a lot to ask for. 272 00:16:38,060 --> 00:16:41,850 And yet, I may just know of a place that suits your needs. 273 00:16:48,660 --> 00:16:50,430 What is this? 274 00:16:50,430 --> 00:16:51,360 A cave? 275 00:16:51,850 --> 00:16:54,950 This place currently serves no purpose, 276 00:16:54,950 --> 00:16:58,200 and I've blocked off access so that it may only be entered with sorcery. 277 00:16:58,200 --> 00:17:00,490 But it was a small cave originally. 278 00:17:00,490 --> 00:17:06,420 I expanded it into a space for containing evil with a spell called White Foundation. 279 00:17:08,500 --> 00:17:11,990 There are stakes in this rock face, so let's hang it here with some string. 280 00:17:11,990 --> 00:17:13,510 Roger-dodger! 281 00:17:13,510 --> 00:17:17,510 The opening and planks in the center are dangerous, so keep your distance. 282 00:17:17,510 --> 00:17:19,220 You'll die if you fall in. 283 00:17:20,460 --> 00:17:23,760 So if this is a place for containing evil, and you're not currently using it... 284 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:26,360 Was there something in here before? 285 00:17:26,360 --> 00:17:30,120 This is the place that originally housed my other half— 286 00:17:30,120 --> 00:17:34,520 the body of Yamatagi-Madara that yet sleeps within me. 287 00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:35,750 Huh. 288 00:17:35,750 --> 00:17:37,520 "Huh," they say. 289 00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:42,820 Here we go! 290 00:17:42,820 --> 00:17:44,970 They need to run! 291 00:17:46,290 --> 00:17:51,210 They truly believe that I'll be able to handle any trouble that arises. 292 00:17:51,540 --> 00:17:57,070 But my current control over this body through subjugation of the serpent... 293 00:17:57,070 --> 00:17:59,800 is less a matter of keeping it safely contained 294 00:17:59,800 --> 00:18:04,060 and more a precarious struggle in which I happen to currently have the advantage. 295 00:18:04,060 --> 00:18:06,350 I doubt they've ever thought of it as such. 296 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:09,310 Wait, what? 297 00:18:09,310 --> 00:18:13,020 Were they cursed to death merely from walking by? 298 00:18:13,020 --> 00:18:15,570 That's outrageous. Is it allowed? 299 00:18:15,570 --> 00:18:17,810 Don't try it at home, young lady. 300 00:18:17,810 --> 00:18:20,310 Between torsos being evaporated 301 00:18:17,820 --> 00:18:20,320 The End 302 00:18:17,820 --> 00:18:20,320 The End 303 00:18:20,310 --> 00:18:23,230 and the effective range expanding further and further, 304 00:18:23,230 --> 00:18:26,580 these modern supernatural phenomena certainly cause a lot of damage. 305 00:18:26,580 --> 00:18:29,840 We got one where it threatens the whole world! 306 00:18:29,840 --> 00:18:33,340 You set this place up a real long time ago, right? 307 00:18:33,340 --> 00:18:36,180 Is the wood not rotten and the metal not rusty 308 00:18:36,180 --> 00:18:38,360 for the same reasons as with the spirit world house? 309 00:18:38,360 --> 00:18:39,330 Correct. 310 00:18:39,590 --> 00:18:43,590 It was built with intent to contain, in a fashion that would not decay with time. 311 00:18:43,590 --> 00:18:47,130 I see. So, based on what you said before, 312 00:18:47,130 --> 00:18:52,250 this was the place you built when you were alive that your sister wrecked. 313 00:18:52,250 --> 00:18:53,850 Indeed it was. 314 00:18:53,850 --> 00:18:58,110 It marks the beginning of that tragic chapter of my past. 315 00:18:58,110 --> 00:19:01,610 This is my first time in here since sealing the entrance... 316 00:19:02,350 --> 00:19:03,830 and it has not changed. 317 00:19:04,350 --> 00:19:07,370 Aw, now I feel bad. You don't mind being in here? 318 00:19:07,370 --> 00:19:10,380 It matters not. Do you not recall what I said? 319 00:19:10,750 --> 00:19:13,460 Given enough time, rage burns itself out. 320 00:19:13,460 --> 00:19:14,860 And enough time has passed 321 00:19:14,860 --> 00:19:18,370 for it to simply be a place I kept in case it proved useful. 322 00:19:19,140 --> 00:19:21,760 It's nothing for the two of you to fret over. 323 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:23,040 Dara-san... 324 00:19:23,380 --> 00:19:25,720 Okay, so which do you wanna watch next: 325 00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:29,140 nasty-ass aliens raising hell on a spaceship, or a living dead panic? 326 00:19:29,140 --> 00:19:31,770 Maybe you should fret just a little. 327 00:19:32,110 --> 00:19:33,650 Let's see... 328 00:19:33,650 --> 00:19:37,660 So, this pretty important-looking rock being shattered... 329 00:19:37,930 --> 00:19:42,480 is what let the body break free from this hole, busting through the seal. 330 00:19:42,480 --> 00:19:45,400 And they say video games don't teach anyone anything... 331 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:47,170 Let's put it together like a puzzle! 332 00:19:47,170 --> 00:19:49,870 We can use this spell or whatever written on it as a guide! 333 00:19:49,870 --> 00:19:51,660 You two... 334 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:57,160 From the looks of it, portions of the seal fell into the hole. 335 00:19:57,390 --> 00:20:00,030 I'll provide a lifeline to keep you safe. 336 00:20:00,030 --> 00:20:01,180 Awesome! 337 00:20:01,710 --> 00:20:06,720 You two are bound to want to use this place for something else eventually. 338 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:07,930 Bouldering! 339 00:20:08,580 --> 00:20:11,140 So I see no harm in tidying things up. 340 00:20:12,390 --> 00:20:16,320 With so many pieces lost, the spell's effect is likely long gone. 341 00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:18,070 I can't read this at all. 342 00:20:19,060 --> 00:20:20,650 It's nostalgic... 343 00:20:20,940 --> 00:20:22,990 What's it say? 344 00:20:22,990 --> 00:20:26,000 To express it in a fashion easier for you to understand... 345 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:29,120 Think of it as a mathematical formula. 346 00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:34,350 Of course! While the stone that acted as a foundation was shattered, 347 00:20:34,350 --> 00:20:38,190 a spell of this scale is bound to have the name 348 00:20:38,190 --> 00:20:41,830 of the one who cast it carved into this spell board! 349 00:20:42,930 --> 00:20:44,730 You mean... 350 00:20:44,730 --> 00:20:47,100 We might be able to learn your real name? 351 00:20:47,100 --> 00:20:50,850 Yes. It may very well include my name. 352 00:20:50,850 --> 00:20:51,860 Let's see... 353 00:20:52,820 --> 00:20:56,110 She was cursed by her own name. 354 00:20:56,590 --> 00:20:59,360 Her birth was considered an ill portent, 355 00:20:59,360 --> 00:21:02,620 so in exchange for not being disposed of, she would serve her older sister, 356 00:21:03,210 --> 00:21:07,670 given a name that reflected her nature as a proxy for Tsubaki-dono. 357 00:21:04,610 --> 00:21:08,110 Tsubaki 358 00:21:08,300 --> 00:21:12,380 I believe this is it. It's hard to read, but... 359 00:21:14,380 --> 00:21:16,110 Let's see... 360 00:21:17,870 --> 00:21:19,880 Koharu 361 00:21:17,870 --> 00:21:19,880 Koharu 362 00:21:19,870 --> 00:21:21,150 Koharu. 363 00:21:19,870 --> 00:21:21,150 Koharu. 364 00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:24,680 That's the same name as the goddess of Hirahiro Temple. 365 00:21:24,680 --> 00:21:26,630 It's super cute! 366 00:21:27,230 --> 00:21:29,100 Oh, no. Now I understand. 367 00:21:30,090 --> 00:21:34,680 Her will... yet stains... my soul... 368 00:21:37,180 --> 00:21:38,320 Dara-san? 369 00:21:38,770 --> 00:21:44,470 The reason I could not... recall my name... 370 00:21:49,940 --> 00:21:52,660 She wanted to cast it aside. 371 00:21:53,240 --> 00:21:58,420 The name that marked her as my pawn! 372 00:23:34,930 --> 00:23:40,010 Thirteenth Strange Tale Dara-san of the Reiwa Era