01x04 - Summer Festival

[bunniefuu]

Look, Yoshiki.

He's eatin' from my hand.

Can I finally pet you now?

That ain't how you pet a cat.

Seriously, I'm...

What?

I mean, ya know...

SQUEEZE TREAT

I'm so clueless
about everything goin' on around me.

Kinda lame, really.

Like what happened the other day.

And the gross stuff comin' out
when I get excited. I wanna stop that.

He's really tryin' to better himself.

Have you noticed eerie things
happenin' across the town and villages?

Look at Mince!

He's poopin'!

What am I gonna do with this guy?

Stopped halfway out his a*s!

THE SUMMER HIKARU DIED

THE SUMMER HIKARU DIED

Without a sound

EPISODE FOUR: SUMMER FESTIVAL

Keep dreaming that dream...

Only two more weeks till the big recital.

Really, you guys...

And then, a few days ago,

Takeshita from Class D
said he wanted to tell me something.

Whoa, shut up.

You mean, like...

In front of all the other boys,

he wanted to arm wrestle me.

I destroyed that kid.

Yeah, I oughta get goin' soon.

Okay, see ya tomorrow.

Coming... Coming...

- Wait!
- Huh?

You should probably avoid
crossin' these tracks today.

Again?

Well, your intuition's often right, so...

I'll take a detour. See ya tomorrow.

Coming... Coming...

Coming... Coming...

Wanna have dinner here tonight?

Nah, we're havin' Hamburg steak tonight.

Okay, then...

Don't start with me.

C'mon, Mom. I wanna wear a yukata.

We'd have to ask Auntie Mikasa
to adjust the length.

- You do it, Mom!
- I'm not good with those things.

What's with Kaoru?

Oh, yeah. She wants to wear
a yukata to the summer festival.

C'mon, please!

Oh, right! The summer festival!

GRILLED CORN
BEEF OFFAL

Does it hurt to walk, Kaoru?

I'm good.

Good thing you went with sneakers.

Oh, little Kaoru. What an adorable yukata.

Ain't that nice.

Like I said!

It was a bad idea
putting those Indos in charge!

Kohei went and died,

leaving his son
to shoulder the whole burden.

Sure, he returned eventually,

but he was missing
for a whole week, ya know!

I'm sure this is all because
that ritual failed.

Here ya go.

Really?

Yep, take it. Kids eat free.

Careful, it's pipin' hot.

Thanks a bunch, Mr. Kameyama.

Kaoru, say thank you.

Uh, thanks.

Masa! Where's that extra oil I asked for?

Hey, it's the Tsujinaka kids.

The daughter still ain't goin' to school?

What kind of mother lets that happen?

Hey! Wanna eat some shaved ice?

Where was it again?

On the shrine grounds.

Okay, let's go.

Yeah.

Hikaru's still a high school student.
It was a heavy burden to carry.

Even if we wanted to redo the ritual,
only the men of the Indo family know how.

Kohei knew this would happen.

He said this would never last.

Let's say it really did
come down from the mountain.

What can we do?

Drinking at a time like this?!

Don't be an a*s!

What's the problem?

Does that thing
even exist in the first place?

That thing has been bound to Kubitachi
for over 300 years.

The folks of this land are responsible
for keepin' it locked up for good.

At this rate,
our whole village is in trouble.

We ain't got much of a choice,

but can we really
trust that man with a job like this?

He's a mess!
Trampling in with his shoes on...

How rude.

Look, I removed my footwear.

Oops, pardon that.

"Ritual," huh?

I can't believe you've actually
kept it going for 300 years.

What do ya mean?!

Outsiders might find it strange,

but it's important to us--

She had it rough too.

Is that someone else's head?

This wards off powerful spirits.

That Indo family used it for their ritual
on the mountain, I'm pretty sure.

With her in your pocket,
that filthy mountain is accessible.

So, what's this ritual
supposed to do anyway?

Well, it's like we told you before.

For the mountain god.

Oh. Sounds pretty busy around here, eh?

First, a ritual for the gods...

And today, a festival for the people.

We're a tiny village.
These festivals are precious to us.

We even include
Tsujinaka's wife, Kameyama,

and everyone else born outside the village
to make this festival happen.

It's necessary
to bring our village together.

Would this festival happen to be
for your so-called mountain god too?

Technically, Kubitachi Village
is attached to Kibogayama Town.

And there are
other small communities in the area too.

Yup, that's right.

It used to be one big village--

Shut it!

What're you sayin'?

I merely found it bizarre.

Kibogayama, Udekari, Ashidori.

The other regions
have churches out the wazoo.

Yet all Kubitachi has
is this Nisayama Shrine.

Not a single church.

So, about this shrine.
Or should I say, "community."

What exactly are you worshiping here?

What else do they got
at the shrine, again?

Yakisoba noodles and stuff?

Oh, let's go!

That thing on the mountain
ain't connected to our village.

"Thing"? You mean Nonuki-sama?

I said shut it!

Yoshiki!

What?

Huh? What's happenin'?

The barrier's been damaged.

What?

I bounced off...

Whoops, sorry.

I wanna go potty.
Buy some for me, would ya?

Uh, sure. Okay.

Who put this here?

Pain in the a*s.

Yoshiki.

Huh? Where's Kaoru?

She's askin' Mom for money.

Oh.

Here's your shaved ice.

Sweet! Thanks.

What're you doin'?! Hey!

I've always wondered.

What kinda flavor is "Blue Hawaii"?

All shaved ice syrups
are the exact same flavor, ya know.

Apparently, just changin' the color
makes 'em taste different.

Seriously?

Then, how 'bout me?

I look the same, right?
Do I feel the same to you?

Nope.

You look happy to hear that.

Huh? I do?

Dunno why.

It's here somewhere. Right here.

So, answer me this, Yoshiki.

What?

Is that how you figured out
I ain't the real Hikaru?

Nah.

I found out when...

I saw Hikaru's dead body.

THE SUMMER HIKARU DIED

Have ya seen Hikaru round here?

No, I haven't.

I knew it. That mountain...

Don't even think about
going out there to look.

Stay right here. I mean it!

Big Bro.

Where ya goin'?

Just goin' for a walk outside.

You're lying.

Kids gotta stay home
while the grown-ups go search.

That's what Mom said.

I'll be right back.

Hikaru!

Hikaru!

Hey! Did you find him?

Hikaru!

Damn it!

He's cold. And he's not breathing.

Stone?

His body's less damaged than I'd expect.

I wonder why.

Ah, right. Must be 'cause it's winter.

Gotta hurry and tell someone.

What? Whoa...

Yoshiki!

After that, I was in bed for days.

And when I woke up,

there you were.

A few other things felt off,

but nobody else
would ever notice you're not him.

Holy crap... That's freaky.

I think I was already
like this when ya found me.

But I feel like it took
a few days to repair the body.

So that's when ya figured it out, huh?

And you kept it a secret for half a year?

It's why I can't sleep at night.

I miss him so bad...

I can't wait to move outta here.

Really? Come on, Yoshiki.
Why do ya wanna go to the city?

'Cause I hate the sticks!

Why's everyone gotta stick their noses
in my family's business?

Ah, did your mom and dad
have another big fight?

It's nothing new. My parents always fight.

I hear Yasaburo's granny
and the others bad-mouthin' us.

There was a big fight
at Yasaburo's place too, right?

The family heir Yusuke
was diseased or somethin'.

Yusuke ain't diseased.

He's a h*m*.

Oh, one of them LGBT folks?

Don't know.

This village is too small.
Got no room to breathe here.

Then you should
sleep over at my house today.

Wanna go to the city?
Just come to my place instead.

Look here, Yoshiki.

Crabby!

Crabby, crabby, crabby!

Yoshiki?

Man, this sucks.

Why'd you have to die on me?

Yoshiki, uh...

I'll give you some space.

Hey, listen...
I might not be able to replace him, but...

I'm always gonna keep you safe.

And if ya need anything,
I'll do whatever you ask.

Can't reinstall it?

Not really.

That "barrier" you mentioned
was keepin' that thing away, right?

Can't you set one up
around the whole village?

These barriers come at a price.

Each one robs an internal organ from me,
so I can't make very many.

An... organ?

This is how I work.
I don't have a sixth sense or anything.

And I hate the method
my company recommends.

So, what's the verdict? Is it here?

Well, no. Not at the moment.

But it was definitely here earlier.

Maybe the festival crowd attracted it.

Those sorts of things
fancy humans, you know.

Therefore, it tends to like crowded areas.

An ordinary impurity
is scary enough as it is.

So I can't imagine how this mammoth
maneuvered through the crowd unseen.

There's a possibility that
it morphed into something else.

Coming... Coming...

Coming...

I'd really rather not
be foolin' around like this.

I hope the Tsujinaka boy's okay.

Whoa, raunchy!

Seriously? I'm gonna die here?

How stupid.

Sorry, Daddy.

I think I failed
to carry out the Indo family duty.

Darn, I didn't want Mama to suffer again.

Didn't want to make anyone sad.

If I die, he'll be all alone.

Yoshiki.

I don't want him to be alone.

What's that?
Can't see with this blood in my eyes...

Is that Unuki-sama or somethin'?

I need somebody. Anybody...

I...

stay...

by his side...