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KAEI YEAR 6 (1853)
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Nothing pleasant to talk about lately, eh?
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The way I hear it, foreign ships along the coast
have been getting aggressive with us,
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but the Emperor won't do diddly squat.
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Kake-soba, order up!
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Okay!
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H-here is your order.
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Nice! You're getting the hang of it, Ofuu!
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Worse yet, there's word of a serial killer in the streets.
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It's really got me stressed out for my daughter's safety.
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I wish the Emperor would just
get his act together already.
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You should watch what you say.
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Fair point. Don't wanna see my shop crash and burn
just 10 days after we opened for business.
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But ya know, I got this place dirt cheap
from the previous owner with all the trappings included.
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No surprise there.
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I must say, you've got strange taste, pal.
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Our shop is practically a ghost town,
and yet you've kept coming for five days straight.
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Dad! You're going to scare away our only customer!
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Oh, don't have a cow. We're just making small talk.
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So, give it to me straight. How's our soba?
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Not bad by any means. But it's plain.
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You're a real straight shooter, ain'tcha?
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Well, I'm more of a chef that makes soba
out of passion than talent.
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Yet you set up shop anyways.
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Was there a reason for it?
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Sorta. It's complicated.
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Everybody's got baggage. I bet the past
hasn't exactly been kind to you, either, huh?
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That's for sure.
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That'll be 16 mon. Thank ya kindly.
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Say, pal. You seem to have
a decent amount of cash for a ronin.
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I work for it.
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Doing what, pray tell?
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Slaying demons.
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Ain't that something!
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Ya gonna visit Atlantis next?
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Speaking of demons,
remember that slasher I mentioned?
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Rumor is the bastard might not even use a sword,
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since all the victims have been found
with their bodies horribly mangled.
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And what's more, the number of corpses doesn't add up.
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There are more people who've gone missing lately
than the number of bodies discovered.
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So they were either attacked or whisked away,
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which has everybody convinced
that demons are to blame.
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Where does this slasher appear?
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Let's see. Around the Edobashi area, as I recall.
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Serial killers and demons. It's all so terrifying!
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Indeed.
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Be careful out there, okay, Jinya-kun?
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The streets are dangerous at night.
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I'm a little too old to be getting lectures
about going out at night.
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Well, putting on that tough guy act
just goes to prove you're still a kid.
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Here I was hoping it'd make an appearance tonight.
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Alas. Things don't always turn out how we wish.
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N-noooo!
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SHIANBASHI BRIDGE
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Just men?
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Then who did I hear screaming?
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An interesting power you have there... demon!
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I suppose it's fortunate there were no survivors.
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Now I don't have to hide this.
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All right, slasher. Let's try this again.
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Please wait!
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My name is Jinya. Give me yours before I cut you down.
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I am Mosuke, sir.
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Your name will live on in my memory.
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Now say your prayers.
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Wait! I have no intention of fighting you!
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That's funny, because I got the opposite impression.
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It's because I thought you were the serial killer.
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Rumors have been spreading
that it's the work of a demon.
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So, I tracked a demonic scent
and then came across you.
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I had every reason to assume that's who you were, okay?
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But then I heard you called ME the slasher.
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Which just didn't make any sense. You see?
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And that's why you revealed yourself.
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But what is a demon doing hunting down serial killers?
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Well...
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How about we find somewhere else to talk, first?
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So nobody sees us.
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As demons grow older, some choose to pass as human
and spend their time living among society.
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Demons don't lie, but they do hide the truth.
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That's true for you as well, yes?
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Here. It's just cheap booze,
but I promise it's not poisoned.
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Poison wouldn't be enough to kill me, anyways.
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Thank you.
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Let's start over.
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My name is Mosuke. I'm a simple villager
who lives in this cheap, back alley house.
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But in reality, you're a demon with the special ability
to completely erase your presence.
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My power is called "invisibility."
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It may come as a surprise, but I'm one of the so-called
"superior demons" that has lived over 100 years.
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Yet you are weak.
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Well, we're considered superior mostly due to our
awakened ability rather than our physical strength.
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So yeah, even among superior demons, there are some
who can be weaker and slower than the ordinary ones.
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As much as I hate to admit it, I'm one of those.
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Let's be clear here.
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You mean to say that you're not
the serial killer. Is that right?
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Yes, that's right.
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And neither are you, correct?
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Very well. I'll believe you.
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I appreciate that.
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So, when you assumed I was the slasher, why did you
go straight to attacking me without saying a word?
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Because of a grudge.
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Have you heard about the disappearances?
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I've been told the number of victims don't match
with the number of people who have gone missing.
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Which seems to be true, seeing as how I heard
a woman scream earlier, but found no sign of her body.
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Right. The only victims
the slasher kills on the spot are men.
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Because it always abducts the female ones.
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How can you be sure?
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Because it took... my wife.
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Her name was Hatsu.
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And she was a kind-hearted human.
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She was okay with our relationship,
even though I was a demon.
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But then, she vanished without a trace
about a month ago, until 10 days later...
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her body was found near the Kanda river.
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The officer I spoke to said that...
her body indicated she had been horribly raped.
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Hatsu was charming and got along with everyone.
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She even loved... a demon like me.
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I know she never did anything
to deserve such an awful death.
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It's just cruel!
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Jinya-san. I need you to understand that I don't live
as a human because I'm fond of them or anything.
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But I honestly loved my wife.
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And so...
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I have nothing but hatred for the goddamn monster
that took her life in such a sickening way!
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I want to avenge her with my own hands.
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That's why I would like you to step away
and leave this to me.
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Not happening.
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Why?! What stake do you have?
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Slaying demons is what I do.
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And that's your only goal?
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All right.
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Then how about we split up and tackle it together?
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We'll each search for the serial killer and share
whatever information we come across.
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But I hope you're willing to let me put an end to him.
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Mosuke.
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Is revenge really what you're after?
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You doubt me?
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No.
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But regardless of whether the killer is human or demon,
you must bear the burden of taking a life.
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I just want to know if you're ready for that.
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Jinya-san. Demons never lie.
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Not even to themselves.
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All right. We work together.
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Another day of nothing.
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We can't catch a break can we?
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That's just how it goes.
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All we can do is keep our nose
to the grindstone, I guess.
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Yeah.
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I'm curious, why do you hunt your own brethren?
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Money, for one.
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Money?
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There is no shortage of humans who hate demons
and want nothing but to destroy them.
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So I make it a point to take a tidy sum
from those people in exchange for slaying demons.
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Does that upset you?
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No.
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I don't get the impression you're the type
who just kills without good reason.
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Besides, I can't exactly complain
when I'm sitting here enjoying the booze you bought
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with that money, now can I?
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Ah, good stuff!
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You said that was one reason, what's the other?
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To amass power.
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I've made it my mission in life to stop a certain demon.
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Stop? Not to kill it?
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I was originally human.
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But the experience of watching a demon kill
the woman I love ultimately turned me into one.
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So, slaying demons that threaten humans
feels natural to me.
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Yet you plan on letting that demon live?
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I won't decide what to do until we actually cross paths.
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In either case, I need power.
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Sounds complicated.
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I'm just spineless.
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So, Mosuke. What will you do after avenging your wife?
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Nothing, really.
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To be frank, the only reason that I decided
to live as a human is because I hate violence.
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I don't want to get hunted by humans,
nor do I want to fight against my own kind.
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All I want is to live out an uneventful life.
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I just wish it could've been with my wife...
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So, once I get my revenge, I'll simply go back
to living incognito like I always have.
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And tending to my wife's grave.
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A little earlier, you said I wasn't the type
to do something without good reason.
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But you shouldn't think so highly of me.
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Huh?
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The truth is... I'm consumed
by mindless hatred for my own sister.
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One order of kake-soba, Dad.
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Comin' up!
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Have you found the slasher, Jinya-kun?
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I don't recall ever saying I was looking for him.
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You pretty much did, though.
Since you told us that your job was slaying demons.
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It's fair to assume that pursuing rumors like the slasher
is part of what you do, right?
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Well, it hasn't been going well.
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That's too bad.
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Rough going for you, too, eh, pal?
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Making a living is a real pain in the ass!
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You said it.
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A lovely waitress like this should have a line out the door.
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Oh my!
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I guess everybody in Edo is too pressed for time.
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Shucks...
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Oh?
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Well now! Sounds like you think
my Ofuu is a real looker, eh, pal?
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I imagine eight out of every ten people
would say the same.
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Now that's what I like to hear.
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You've got excellent taste!
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Dad! What's the big idea?!
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Oh, c'mon. You've never had
a real relationship in your whole life.
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W-well, that's true, but...
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You shouldn't put Jinya-kun on the spot!
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Jeez, I was just trying to get the ball rolling for you.
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Don't worry. I definitely plan
on leaving the nest someday.
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But until then, I want a little more time
to just be your daughter.
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Hm. All right.
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Sorry, Jinya-kun. My dad never knows when to shut up.
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That's okay, I don't mind.
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Your father is a good man.
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Yes, he's my pride and joy.
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Um, pardon me if I'm getting too personal here, but...
was your father not like that, Jinya-kun?
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My apologies. I shouldn't have asked.
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I have a little sister, you see.
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Oh, do you really?
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Her name is Suzune.
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My father never treated her well. He would always
beat on her while saying she didn't belong in our family.
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So I took Suzune and we ran away from home.
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But that was a long time ago.
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Do you hate your father?
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No.
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To be honest, I understand why he felt that way.
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Except...
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Except what?
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Things don't always turn out how we wish.
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Any luck on your end?
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Another fruitless search.
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There haven't been any sightings of the slasher recently.
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And we can't just search blindly without a lead...
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You're right.
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Whoa.
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What is it?
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Look over there.
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Ofuu?
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Someone you know?
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She's the daughter of a soba shop I frequent.
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It's not good for a lady like her to be out alone.
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Pardon me, Mosuke.
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Sure.
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Oh my, Jinya-kun?
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The moon is beautiful tonight.
Are you out here by yourself?
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No, with a friend actual-
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I'll just be on my way.
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Please, feel free to escort the young lady home.
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We don't want her falling victim to the serial killer.
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Um, is something the matter?
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Nothing. May I ask what you're doing out so late, Ofuu?
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I was enjoying the cherry blossoms.
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But these are willows, aren't they?
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Not exactly.
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Look.
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This is called a "snow willow."
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The layers of blooming flowers make it droop down,
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almost like snow on the branches
of a willow tree in winter, right?
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That's how it got its name.
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But it's not actually a willow.
It's in the same family as cherry blossoms.
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Really now?
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I don't see the resemblance.
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Cherry blossoms that imitate willows,
yet aren't willows despite how they appear.
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In the end, it can't be either of them.
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What a pitiful plant.
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But it's pretty, isn't it?
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It may not be a willow,
nor resemble the cherry blossoms,
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but this plant gives bloom
to adorable flowers nonetheless.
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I can't claim to understand how the snow willow feels,
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but I don't believe it sees itself
as something so empty and sad.
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I mean, why would it bother
blooming each year otherwise?
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So it doesn't need your pity.
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Because no matter how we label it,
whenever the spring comes,
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it will always bloom beautiful flowers.
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A flower's way of life, eh?
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Let's go. Your father must be worried.
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Please and thank you.