01x10 - Twins

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In our snowy village,

where around 200 yuki-onna live

were born a pair of male yuki-onoko,

something that only happens

once every hundred years.

That was when it all started.

I'm not drunk at all, man!

--I'm telling you,

let's get some girls! Come on!

--Oh, not again.

No way. Not a chance.

Whatever, let's just hurry to the next bar.

Ow!

Hey, hold on!

The dry-cleaning bill for this

is expensive, you know!

"Episode 10: Twins"

The dry-cleaning bill for this

is expensive, you know!

"Episode 10: Twins"

Is anything I'm saying out of line?

30,000 should cover it.

Give me some more drinking money!

You just said "drinking money"!

Do you know a man named Inugami?

Inugami?

You know, like in that one movie!

The one with the family?

Don't go trying to change the subject!

Do you recognize this person?

I just told you

"Height: 1.5m, slender, white hair"

Huh? What's this? How cute! Is that a girl?

Oh, you're setting me up with a girl?

Why didn't you say so sooner?

So that's a no, then?

Yeah, that's a no.

Then I'm done with you.

N-N-Nii-san is

split open!

His insides! His insides!

--How gruesome!

--Oh no, Shiki.

Akira's brother's belly has been split open,

and his organs are coming out.

Who cares?

--He's talking about his plushie.

--Nii-san!

He named it that because

its face looks like his brother's.

My twin brother. I came to

Inugami-san's place to find him.

Why don't we have Mihai fix it for him?

The guy hates having nothing to do.

If he's not doing anything,

he'll probably sew it up.

You're pretty bold kids, asking me for anything.

However, at the moment,

they're doing server maintenance.

I had some time,

and so I, once known as

the Transylvanian Sewing Box,

personally fixed it up for you.

Hello. Please give me a name.

While I was at it, I installed an AI.

I mean, I had the time to k*ll.

Amazing, amazing! Mihai-san, thank you!

Being able to talk to Nii-san is like a dream!

Imagine, you doing something

that makes someone else happy.

You should be more grateful that I am around.

I'm Akira. You're Nii-san.

OK, Akira.

But why did you suddenly split open, anyway?

I wonder where Brother is,

and what he's up to right now.

Hurry! Hurry!

W-Wait up!

Wah! That hurt!

Are you okay? You sure do cry easily.

Well, it hurts!

I don't cry even if I'm in pain.

If you don't think it hurts, it's easy.

You try it.

Mm-hmm

No use, huh? It's so easy for me, though.

I guess even twins have

different things they're good at.

Where are you going?

Hisame!

How many times is this?

Don't go out of the snowstorm.

Do you want to get mauled by a bear and die?

If anything happens to you,

the snowy village will perish.

Remember your place.

Yuki-onoko are only born

once every hundred years.

Partly because of that, Akira and I

had our every need looked after

by the yuki-onna who were our caretakers.

But also partly so they could

keep their eyes on us.

We never knew our mother's face.

Yuki-onna who give birth to boys die,

without exception.

Our father

was behind a door

we were forbidden to go near.

Feed me Feed me

He had lost his mind,

and I'd only ever heard his voice.

But that was all right.

That won't happen to Akira and me.

We were twins,

so together, we could survive things

we couldn't withstand alone.

Huh?

What is this?

A request from a sandman's significant other.

He had the ill fortune

to pass away at the beach,

so his remains got mixed up with the sand there.

We're supposed to separate him out.

How are we supposed to tell him apart?

Perseverance.

Okay, off you go.

What do we do with this?

If we can tell which is the sand,

then his remains are everything else.

You make it sound so easy.

Oh, what's the use? Guess I'll go

get some sand from the beach.

Okay, you know what? I'm going to--

Supper is ready!

--It's cold!

--Huh?

Oh, no! The kettle was unplugged!

Just stop doing anything!

Being merely useless would be one thing,

but stop making more work for us!

I'd rather you slacked off!

Okay, I'm sorry.

And stop crying over every little thing!

It just makes it more annoying!

Don't feel down, Akira.

Kabane-kun But I've been such a klutz lately.

It's okay. You being useless

isn't something that just started.

No matter how many times you mess up,

I just think that that's the way you are

so you don't bother me at all.

Akira?

Dear everyone,

thanks for all you've done for me.

I'm sorry I'm not good for anything.

I'll go on a journey.

I can't stay there if I'm

always in everyone's way.

I'll go and look for Brother by myself.

I should have stopped myself

from buying clothes last week.

Why do I always spend my paycheck so quickly?

I guess I'll be sleeping outside for a while.

Nii-san, do you know of anywhere good?

I recommend the airport, which is open 24 hours.

You can also charge your smartphone,

so I consider it an ideal place for you.

Amazing! Nii-san, I'm sure glad you're with me.

Do you think you can help me

look for Brother, too?

No way. Yui-niisan?

Akira. I finally found you.

What is this?

I don't know.

Something humans dropped.

Tokyo is supposedly a city far to the south

where all sorts of species of

Kemono and humans live.

It's always bright there, even at night.

I want to go to Tokyo! Let's get up

early tomorrow and go there!

You're so silly. It would take us

weeks to walk there.

It would be crazy to try while we're still kids.

Oh

The women were talking.

They said that a man named Inugami

ran what's called a Kemonoist office in Tokyo.

Do you think he would be nice to us, too?

Yeah, I'm not really sure.

But I do know that it would be

better than staying here forever.

Someday, let's go to Tokyo.

Then the two of us will live quiet lives there.

This is super lucky!

Imagine running into you when I did!

It's perfect timing! I was starting to

worry because I had nowhere to go.

I thought you were at that man Inugami's place.

Mm-hmm, but I ran away.

I'm a good-for-nothing there.

I see.

Brother, what have you been doing all this time?

After we decided to leave the village?

Tokyo. Kemonoist. Inugami.

Remember those words, and just keep going south.

I'll be right behind you.

We'll meet up in Tokyo.

I thought we would meet up

a little sooner than this,

but Tokyo is a big place, huh?

Ah! Brother, just a minute!

Here!

What is this?

It's a crepe. Remember, when we were

looking through that magazine,

we said that one day,

we'd both have one of these?

I only have enough money to

buy one of them, but we can split it.

That's okay. You eat it.

B-But Brother, you like sweet foods, right?

I've eaten them by myself before,

and they're incredibly delicious.

I've come to love them.

So

All the more reason for you to eat it. I'm fine.

We need to find a place to live.

Hurry up and finish it.

Okay.

Huh? You're already finished

with the job I gave you?

It's just like I said. In fact, it was easier

to do without Akira around.

Do you have anything else for us to do?

Nope, that's it. You're done.

Go ahead and hang out however you like.

Yes!

Kabane

"Dear everyone,

thanks for all you've done for me.

I'm sorry I'm not good for anything.

--Akira"

Do you think Akira is a good-for-nothing, too?

Yes. But I think that's all right, too.

I see. Well, okay. I think I'll

watch how this goes for now.

It's important to figure

these things out for yourself.

I'm tired of this game. But going outside

for anything costs money.

Kabane, let's do something to play.

Something like what?

What's wrong with you?

Something like anything.

I don't understand you. But Akira

might come up with a good idea.

How about we ask him?

Huh? Do you think I'm in

any humor to call him right now?

Your emotional sensors

really are busted, aren't they?

Humor? How do you mean?

Oh, never mind. It's too much hassle. Jeez

Ugh, I'm so bored.

How far are we going, Brother?

There's nothing but woods that way.

We need somewhere out of the public view.

What do you mean?

You said we were looking for

a place to stay. You mean, here?

What kind of home do you want to live in?

Hmm, let's see. A designer condo

would be hard to pass up,

but that ice castle I saw in

that one movie was really nice, too.

I think I might like to live in one of those.

I suppose we yuki-onoko could build one

someplace with lots of water.

A castle, huh?

Huh?

Huh?!

N-No way! It's not quite what I imagined, but

Brother, you're amazing!

Amazing!

I kind of feel like a prince right now!

Or I should say, a daimyo!

Oh man, I am so hyped up!

Brother, Brother, I'd also like

a canopy bed, a clawfoot bathtub,

and a super-cute chandelier! Please!

Fine.

Hooray! I love you, Brother!

What do I do?! What should I snap first?

There's nothing here that isn't

social-media-worthy! What a pickle!

Huh?

You won't be needing this.

Ah! Th-That was mean, Brother! Why?!

I'll die if I can't update my social media!

B-Brother?

You said a bed, a bath,

and a light, right? Hang on.

I'm going to go find us

some food, first. Don't leave here.

Wh-What is this? A locked door?

No way! I can't open this!

Aw, this is no fun! I may be in a fancy castle,

but if I can't use my smartphone

Huh? Wait, have I

just been locked up?

That's strange. Is this what beef stew

is supposed to look like?

We should have just stuck with

our usual cup ramen.

Whose idea was it to take up cooking

because there's nothing else to do?

I believe it was you.

It's burnt, but also raw on the inside.

That could be because the flame was too high.

Also, it was foolhardy to try to make

demi-glace sauce from scratch.

We should have just bought some in a can.

What, so everything is my fault?

I wouldn't go that far. I bear part of

the responsibility for not saying anything.

So in other words, it's just mostly my fault.

Okay, okay, my bad. I guess I'll

just have to eat it all, then.

I was just saying where you could improve;

I didn't say it was inedible. I'll eat it, too.

Buzz off. I told you, never mind.

You can go buy some other dinner.

I'll clean this up, too.

Shiki, are you mad?

Huh? No, I'm not.

But it looks to me like you're mad.

Why are you lying--

I honestly wasn't mad at all, but if you

pester me any further, I may just snap!

I'm stuck.

Without Akira around,

I don't know what Shiki is thinking.

It seems like we didn't have

as much friction before, either.

Yow!

Hey, are you okay?

It's nothing. Sorry,

Inugami-san, I broke a plate.

Oh, that's okay. Don't worry about it.

Damn, this sucks.

This thing with Akira isn't funny.

I am back.

Shiki, listen.

Huh?

I just realized something serious.

Akira was good for something.

Something very important.

Huh? Of all the things

to come out of your mouth!

I don't really think so, myself.

The reason why we've never

had any problems before

is because Akira was around.

I never noticed it until he left.

Is that so?

Shiki

I'm not 100 percent on board. I'm not,

but I was just thinking

that maybe I went a bit too far.

Shiki, let's go and get Akira.

Man, what's the use?

I don't know where he is, though.

I'm sure there's a detailed report

on his social media.

--Some nonsense about,

"This is where I'm sleeping tonight."

--What's this?

--Some nonsense about,

"This is where I'm sleeping tonight."

Have a look at this. This is an ice castle

that appeared out of nowhere.

Who built it, for what reason did they do it,

and why did they do it here?

There's a lot of people here.

Even a TV reporter came.

Luckily, they don't appear to be live.

Inari can deal with it afterward.

Excuse us. We need to get through.

Oh, snap! That really is ice, all right.

The GPS that Mihai-san stuck in

that plushie reads that it's in there.

We can't get through to Akira's cell,

and his social media stopped being

updated a couple of hours ago.

It must be pretty serious.

Ah, someone is coming out.

Good evening. I'm here from a TV station.

Are you the owner of this castle?

Polluted.

Huh?

Stay away from the castle.

Tch.

No choice but to have Inari handle them.

So much for having her owe me one.

This is no time to be greedy, Inugami-san!

It didn't work!

Inugami?

Ice? Don't tell me you're

No, hold on. Where is he getting

that much power from?

That stone

It's a lot like the lifestone

that I carry. What is it?

The nullstone.

Null? What's that?

This is an emergency, so to put it simply,

these such-and-such stones

are calcifications that have

Kemono power embedded within them.

If the lifestone that Kabane carries

is a stone that assuages thirst,

then that nullstone is a stone

that brings about death.

It's said to have been created to destroy

and revive a barren and blighted land.

You're a yuki-onoko, right?

Only those from the snowy village,

who have a tolerance for the cold,

can control the nullstone.

And it's supposed to be forbidden

to take it out of there.

What's going on at the snowy village?

I don't have to answer that. But if you're

Inugami, then I owe you my gratitude.

Thanks for taking care of Akira.

Akira? If you're a yuki-onoko,

does that mean you're Akira's brother?!

Shiki, be careful. Ice and silk don't

go well together. You could die quickly.

I-I know that!

What are you to Akira?

His friends.

Akira ran away because of us,

so we were trying to get him to come home.

Is Akira inside that castle?

Amazing!

Amazing, amazing, amazing!

Yui-niisan's castle is the top-trending topic!

It's ranked as a highly-trending

keyword on other sites, too.

And hey, Nii-san, you're a video projector, too?

I can do lots of other things, too.

Okay, can you update my social media accounts?

Oh, but I'm locked up right now.

This is no time to be so giddy.

What could be wrong with Yui-niisan?

Sure, he's always had

that stern look on his face,

but he was never someone

who would smash my smartphone.

I can offer an answer to that question.

There is an abnormal reading

in Yui's life signs.

Huh?

The temperature around

his heart is extremely low.

It would not be surprising if this was

affecting him physically and mentally.

Just his heart?

Yes. One possible reason I can think of for this

is that he may have applied

some sort of cold compress to his chest,

and then just left it there.

Oh, come on! Yui-niisan isn't

that clumsy. I mean, he's not me.

Akira, I heard you talking to someone.

Oh, s-sorry. I have a tendency to

talk to my plushie. Childish, isn't it?

I see.

The furnishings that you mentioned

are finished. You can come down.

Huh? Really?

This way.

Nii-san, don't talk for a bit, all right?

He'll destroy you if he finds out.

OK. Switching to standby mode.

Wow! Hooray!

You know what? I've always dreamed of

sleeping in a canopy bed

Huh?

"Next time"

"Episode 11: Memories"