01x14 - Family and Friends

[bunniefuu]

I'm home.

Hey, welcome back. Finished with work?

I'm hungry.

Where's Yuru-kun?

Off to find somewhere quiet to practice.

Ken, Right, and Left went with him.

What? You don't think he'll
run off and get captured again?

Kotetsu's with them, too.

I'm tracking their location.

I see.

How was the shaman?

A pain to bury since he was so big.

Who k*lled him? The Kagemoris?

I don't know who k*lled
him or why they did it.

Who asked you to bury him?

The "bandits."

Did they say anything?

Nothing. He was already dead
when they got to his shop.

You think it's connected to Yuru?

I'm not sure.

I just hope this
doesn't mean trouble for us.

Are these the ingredients I
prepared for hotpot last night?

You didn't eat it?

Nah. We figured we'd have
it when you got back.

We ate leftovers instead.

You didn't need to wait for me.

Yuru said hotpot's supposed to be
eaten together, as a family.

I'm just talking to myself here,

but there were words carved
into the shaman's body.

"On the next full moon
at the hour of the boar,

come to Fujimurayama warehouse one.

HANA'S

I have your fake sister
and a village child."

It was a message for Yuru-kun.

The bandits told me not
to tell you or Yuru-kun.

You think whoever wrote that message
knows about Yuru-kun's parents?

I don't know. If they had
Mine-san and Nagisa-san,

they'd use them as hostages
to lure Yuru out.

At the very least...

I don't think his parents are
being held by whoever wrote that.

But it's possible they know something.

I can't deny that.

Well, I'm done talking to myself.

I'm washing my hands of this,
so the rest is up to you.

This has turned into a
real pain in the a*s.

What am I going to do?

When's the hour of the boar
on the next full moon?

Around 10PM on the
fourteenth of this month.

For someone who doesn't want
to get involved,

you've sure done your research.

I don't see anywhere we can sh**t a bow.

Yeah.

There are people everywhere.

It'd be a disaster if our shots went wide.

Should we have Asa's
Daemons swallow us again?

No.

Look, Ken. Those fish are huge.

Let's catch them.
- We can't, Yuru-san!

NO!
FISHING AND CAPTURING FISH IS PROHIBITED

Look! Fishing isn't allowed here!

We can chase it
into the shallows and grab it.

It's not about the method!

I just want to catch something
to put in the hot pot for Hana-san.

It doesn't matter what your reasons are!

This guy is weirdly nice for a barbarian.

Why don't people down here hunt food
sources that are right in front of them?

Look. Those look easy to catch.

You can't just hunt whatever
birds or animals you want.

I think Dera-san mentioned something
about hunting licenses.

That's the law in this country.

Nobody down here walks around
with bows or machetes.

How do they defend themselves
from animals and scoundrels?

We have people called "police officers"
to defend the public.

I'm sure you know this, but down here,

you'll get arrested for k*lling someone
whether or not you have a reason.

What?!

What?! Could it be?

Did it seem too obvious?

Did no one teach Yuru-san the basic
common-sense rules of living down here?

Nobody normal would ever
associate with Higashi Village.

I have to raise Yuru-san right.

That doesn't make sense!

You should be able to defend yourself
from someone trying to k*ll you.

Even self-defense is a crime
if you take it too far.

Yuru, there are Daemons nearby.

Are they hostile?
- I don't know.

My weapons aren't battle-ready,

so I'd like to avoid unnecessary contact.

We should leave.

Got it.

Good call.

They're following us.

They've noticed us as well.

Who are they? Friends or foes?

They're heading to an isolated area.

Did they notice us?

We finally found them, too.

They're not getting away.

They're definitely coming right for us.

Are they targeting Yuru-san?

Okay.

We'll intercept them here.

If they're enemies, we'll just have
to fight without practicing first.

Ken, I might not be able to protect you.

I'll do my best.

Now then.

Who are they?

You're a master
and his Daemons, aren't you?

They're dressed in black.

Are they Kagemoris?

I don't detect any bloodlust.

No...

But what if I change my
mind and try to k*ll you?

What do you want?

Choose your words carefully.

Wait, wait.

We mean you no harm.

We'll remove our disguises.

Disguises?

When we don't accompany our master,

they get bullied or taken
to a public health center.

So we pretend to be a pet and its owners.

We steal—I mean, we borrow clothes
and wigs to pretend to be humans.

This is what we really look like.

That scared me.

They look like Tenaga-Ashinaga.

Or rather... They're aliens.

We're Daemons.

People who can see us always
call us aliens for some reason.

It's so rude.

We're plain old Daemons.

Uh, what should we call you?

We are...

You're what?!
- An alien language?!

Oh...

That's not pronounceable by humans.

I see. So that's how it is.

They're totally aliens!

We were quietly revered in Noto long ago,

but we were eventually forgotten.

We stopped receiving visitors

and thought we'd wither away,

but then a stray dog fell on us.

And we happened to enter a contract.

What? This dog is your master?

Yes.

So we're in a pickle because we still
haven't received individual names.

I can't believe our master
is a dog of all things.

Shall I introduce you to someone
who can dissolve your contract?

No!

We like our current master!

You must really like them!

You seem like Daemons we can talk to.

We don't know any Daemons
we can discuss our situation with.

Would you be willing to be our friends?

Sure.

As long as you don't hurt our master.

Daemon friends?!

Of course not!
- Great!

May we ask for your names?

We're Right and Left.

No way! You're Right and Left
from Higashi Village?

You're legends!

Can we shake your hands?

I'm so glad to be alive!

Your master is cool, too!

What's going on here?

Um, why don't you put
your clothes back on?

You look naked.

Oh, excuse us.

Come to think of it,
Tenaga-Ashinaga wore loincloths.

I guess they observed some
minimal level of etiquette.

Good news.

Here come more friends.
- What?

Right and Left!

I came to the city.

Hey, Oshirasama. What are you doing here?

I thought you were waiting back home.

Oshirasama?! Another legend!

Her preciousness is blinding!
- Danji?

Yuru? Oh, thank goodness...

I found you...

Hey, Danji!

What are you doing here?

The village was attacked again.

Again?

The place is a mess.

What's going on?

I'm down here.

There's no need
to attack the village anymore.

I can't imagine Asa forced
the barrier open again,

which means...

Were you attacked
by someone else this time?

I think so.

I only saw him at a distance,

but it was just one man with two swords.

A bunch of the adults were k*lled.

The village might be done for.

Mom told me to go down the
mountain and protect you.

Oshirasama found me
after I left the village.

Who told you to do that?

What?

My mom.

I've been worried about you, too.
- Wait.

Wait, wait, wait.

Before you say more,
I need to confirm something.

Danji, you...

You're a Daemon, aren't you?

You're not human.

What?

How did you know?

You're not casting a shadow.

Right and Left, Kotetsu and Jiro,
and all the other Daemons I've met...

None of them cast shadows on the ground.

The objects and people
of this world cast shadows,

but Daemons don't, right?

You've been lying to me, too.

It's true. We've got the cutest girls.

Jin-san, Haruo-san.

Good to see you.

How are you, Aoi-chan?

Thanks for the other day, Jin-san.

That stalker stopped showing up.

That's good to hear.

They were so persistent, too.

What did you do to them?

Did you beat him up?

I wouldn't do that.

I just fed him to some fish.

Please, Jin-san. That's not funny.

Anyway...

Oh, right.

That Tadera guy showed up, so we
escorted him just like you said.

Come on, man.

What's going on here, Jin-san?

TIDY AND ORDERLY

Why was I escorted to an office
instead of a bar with ladies?

We have no alcohol to serve you.

Have some coffee.

We can't offer you alcohol,
but we should offer you an apology.

Some of our agents tailed
you the other day.

Oh, yeah. The old woman's
group and the butterfly.

That was done without the consensus
of the main Kagemori clan.

Naturally, Asa-san doesn't
know about it either.

It was some grandstanding
by a group of individuals.

My apologies.

You're earnest to a fault.

We may violate the law, but we know
when we need to earn someone's trust.

Okay. I believe you.

You came today because you have
information to share, didn't you?

About that. Some trouble has come up.

And you're going to help me.

My shadow, huh?

I can create one if I want to.

I guess I forgot
since I was relieved to see you.

We played together
for as long as I can remember.

You really got me.

You fooled me for longer than
that Asa in her cell did.

If you're a Daemon,
you must have a partner.

My partner is someone you know well.

The fake Asa?

Yeah.

The fake Asa and I are
boy and girl Daemons.

I actually look like this.

Together, we're Zashiki-Warashi.

Huh? Grandma, Oshirasama isn't here?

They said they were going to Tokyo.

What? Lucky.

They took a friend with them.

That boy was probably Zashiki-Warashi.

Really? From what house?

Who knows?

They used to live all over the place.

If Zashiki-Warashi left,
will that house fall apart?

That's what they say.

But I don't think that's how it works.

I think Zashiki-Warashi get sad

and find it hard to stay
when a household falls into chaos.

Their master probably didn't
want their partner to be sad.

Either they ended their contract or
they left their house with their master.

I don't want to blame Zashiki-Warashi
for the fortune or misfortune of a house.

Really, Yuru?

You just noticed he's a Daemon?

"Just"?

Oh, right. You've been watching
him from the village entrance.

You knew he was a Daemon
and didn't tell me?

You've been lying to me, too?

But you hung out with Danji every day
like it was no big deal.

We assumed you knew.

We didn't realize you didn't
know Danji was a Daemon.

Sorry.

No, you're... you're right.

Sorry for doubting you.

I see.

So we never saw your other half
because she was kept in that cell.

We only knew she was in the village
because we sensed her.

Who's your master?

Who used the fake Asa
to bind me to the village

and used you to spy on me?

Spy on you? It's not like that.

Oh, right.

You always told me to take you with me
when I went into the mountains.

Were you hoping for a chance to k*ll me
so you could claim the power of Seal?!

No!

Did you send the bandits after me, too?!

No!

Who's your master?

Who's giving you orders?!

Is it Granny Yamaha?

No.

My master is the person I call Mom.

Kyoka-san?

Yes. I was told to call her Mom
instead of Master.

To act like a human mother and child.

I was ordered to watch over you.

My partner in the cell was
told to pretend to be Asa

and protect Granny Yamaha if necessary.

I always asked to go with you
to protect you from bandits.

You might not believe me,
but it's the truth.

So Kyoka-san was lying to me, too?

There's no one in the village
I can trust anymore.

Right and Left, Ken...

Wait here.

I'd like to be alone
in the mountains for a while.

If you're attacked while you're alone—

Right, let me be alone for a while.

If that's what you want, Master.

We'll do as you ask,
but try not to leave our sight.

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Between bandits, beasts,
and treacherous terrain,

there are constant threats
to your life in the mountains,

so my focus is always on survival.