1 00:00:06,958 --> 00:00:08,874 Still sleepy... 2 00:00:08,916 --> 00:00:13,874 Don'tcha think you oughta march over to your neighbor's place and give 'em a good talking to? 3 00:00:13,874 --> 00:00:16,874 Nobody can sleep with all their shouting so early in the morning. 4 00:00:16,958 --> 00:00:17,916 I suppose. 5 00:00:19,874 --> 00:00:22,916 Stupid s****! You got a problem with us or what?! 6 00:00:22,916 --> 00:00:23,916 Not at all. 7 00:00:23,958 --> 00:00:26,333 H-hey, you two need to cut it out right now! 8 00:00:26,333 --> 00:00:27,333 T-take it easy. 9 00:00:29,374 --> 00:00:31,874 It's awfully rowdy in here today. 10 00:00:31,874 --> 00:00:33,874 Oh, Jinya-kun! 11 00:00:33,874 --> 00:00:35,874 The hell do you want?! 12 00:00:35,958 --> 00:00:38,916 Just drunken fools? Or something worse? 13 00:00:38,958 --> 00:00:42,916 If ya ask me, the latter seems far more likely. 14 00:00:42,958 --> 00:00:43,916 I concur. 15 00:00:44,874 --> 00:00:47,916 What kinda stupid bullshit are you spewing, boy?! 16 00:00:47,916 --> 00:00:51,874 Hah. Actually, I'd bet this guy's more of an old fart than you. 17 00:00:51,916 --> 00:00:52,958 You goddamn jokers... 18 00:00:56,916 --> 00:00:59,874 Aw, jeez. Now you've done it. 19 00:01:02,916 --> 00:01:03,958 Would you like to be next? 20 00:01:05,916 --> 00:01:06,916 You bastar-! 21 00:01:12,791 --> 00:01:14,791 Talk about ruthless. 22 00:01:14,791 --> 00:01:16,749 I held myself back. 23 00:01:16,791 --> 00:01:18,749 Yeah, well, even so... 24 00:01:27,791 --> 00:01:30,749 Whoa! They're getting back up. 25 00:01:31,749 --> 00:01:34,791 That's it. Your ass is grass! 26 00:01:35,833 --> 00:01:37,749 Guess I've got no choice. 27 00:01:46,833 --> 00:01:47,791 Hey! 28 00:01:58,833 --> 00:02:01,791 Get back here, shithead! 29 00:02:04,791 --> 00:02:06,791 What just happened? 30 00:02:07,791 --> 00:02:08,833 What did you do? 31 00:02:09,791 --> 00:02:10,791 Hm? 32 00:02:12,791 --> 00:02:16,791 These decorative shells are tsukumogami that create mirages. 33 00:02:16,791 --> 00:02:21,749 And I can control it so that only people who I choose see them. Pretty useful, huh? 34 00:02:21,749 --> 00:02:22,833 What exactly did you show them? 35 00:02:23,791 --> 00:02:25,833 Don'tcha know that ignorance is bliss? 36 00:02:26,791 --> 00:02:30,749 Um, thanks, Jinya-kun. I'm glad you showed up. 37 00:02:30,791 --> 00:02:31,791 Sure. 38 00:02:31,791 --> 00:02:32,791 Same to you, Akitsu-san. 39 00:02:32,833 --> 00:02:35,833 Shucks, I didn't do much. 40 00:02:36,333 --> 00:02:37,833 Yeah, he literally just watched. 41 00:02:37,833 --> 00:02:38,791 Hm? 42 00:02:39,833 --> 00:02:42,749 I see you're still as snarky as ever, lil' missy. 43 00:02:42,833 --> 00:02:45,791 Ofuu-chan, can I get some tempura soba? 44 00:02:45,791 --> 00:02:46,749 Okay. 45 00:02:46,791 --> 00:02:48,833 I'm assuming you want kake-soba, Jinya-kun? 46 00:04:11,749 --> 00:04:12,749 And so... 47 00:04:12,749 --> 00:04:18,749 Zenji's been working like a madman ever since my dad threatened to fire him from the head clerk position. 48 00:04:18,791 --> 00:04:20,832 Have you noticed anything strange about his behavior? 49 00:04:21,749 --> 00:04:22,749 Not really. 50 00:04:22,791 --> 00:04:26,791 Like I figured, it seems knocking back too many drinks is what drove him to act out yesterday. 51 00:04:28,791 --> 00:04:31,791 Sorry to worry you, but everything is okay now. 52 00:04:32,749 --> 00:04:33,749 I see. 53 00:04:33,791 --> 00:04:35,832 Well, I should get going. 54 00:04:36,749 --> 00:04:38,832 Maybe I can put my dad in a better mood if I pick him up a bottle of sake on the way ho- 55 00:04:38,832 --> 00:04:39,832 You'd better not. 56 00:04:41,791 --> 00:04:42,791 And why's that? 57 00:04:42,791 --> 00:04:46,749 He's been drinking Yuki-no-Nagori every night, hasn't he? 58 00:04:46,791 --> 00:04:48,749 There's something strange about it. 59 00:04:48,791 --> 00:04:51,832 Please tell Jyuuzou-dono that he should drink a different sake instead. 60 00:04:53,499 --> 00:04:55,457 A-all right. 61 00:04:55,457 --> 00:04:56,457 I'm counting on you. 62 00:04:57,457 --> 00:04:59,541 Be careful on your way home. It's dicey out there. 63 00:05:00,749 --> 00:05:04,791 Funny. I didn't know you could give dad speeches, too. 64 00:05:04,832 --> 00:05:07,832 But I'll be okay. Thank you. 65 00:05:10,791 --> 00:05:13,791 Looks like the sparrow is still just a sparrow, huh? 66 00:05:14,791 --> 00:05:17,791 Yes. A long way from becoming a clam. 67 00:05:26,749 --> 00:05:29,791 Why hello, ronin. Did you bring a friend along today? 68 00:05:29,791 --> 00:05:31,791 Don't mind him. He's not important. 69 00:05:31,791 --> 00:05:34,791 Ouch. Do you always hafta be so mean to me? 70 00:05:35,749 --> 00:05:37,749 Well, not that I really care. 71 00:05:37,832 --> 00:05:40,791 I did some digging into that liquor you asked me about. 72 00:05:40,832 --> 00:05:42,749 Have you learned anything? 73 00:05:43,749 --> 00:05:45,791 I couldn't get any clear answers about where Yuki-no-Nagori is made, 74 00:05:45,832 --> 00:05:49,791 or even how it got brought into Edo. 75 00:05:50,416 --> 00:05:52,832 But I learned that a sake shop in Kuramae was responsible for ordering 76 00:05:52,832 --> 00:05:55,749 a huge stock and wholesaling it throughout town. 77 00:05:55,832 --> 00:05:57,832 Do you remember "Mizukiya"? 78 00:05:58,832 --> 00:06:03,791 The owner there hired you a while back to slay a demon that was hiding in his warehouse. 79 00:06:05,041 --> 00:06:08,791 Some of my customers told me they tried to ask where the sake was brewed, 80 00:06:08,791 --> 00:06:13,791 but the owner dodged their questions with nonsense like, "It's divine liquor that flows from a sacred spring." 81 00:06:14,749 --> 00:06:19,749 Hah! Is he just ripping off the myth of the woodcutter who found a fountain of youth that tastes like sake or what? 82 00:06:19,749 --> 00:06:20,832 Talk about pathetic. 83 00:06:21,749 --> 00:06:22,791 You said it. 84 00:06:23,291 --> 00:06:28,749 The owner has gone out today to procure more stock, but word is that he'll be back tomorrow night. 85 00:06:28,749 --> 00:06:30,749 Why don't you pay him a visit? 86 00:06:30,791 --> 00:06:32,791 I will. Thank you. 87 00:06:35,749 --> 00:06:36,749 One more thing. 88 00:06:36,832 --> 00:06:41,791 There are rumors of a beautiful woman with golden hair going in and out of Mizukiya on occasion. 89 00:06:42,791 --> 00:06:47,749 This is just a hunch, but it's possible that Yuki-no-Nagori may be a sake made overseas. 90 00:06:48,791 --> 00:06:50,832 What's your problem? Don't jump at me like that. 91 00:06:54,791 --> 00:06:58,790 Does this golden-haired beauty give you a clue or something? 92 00:07:09,249 --> 00:07:11,332 Please, Dad. I'm begging you to stop. 93 00:07:11,332 --> 00:07:13,290 And I keep telling you to shut the hell up! 94 00:07:13,290 --> 00:07:17,290 Ugh, not again! What a noisy pair. 95 00:07:17,624 --> 00:07:18,624 Yeah. 96 00:07:21,249 --> 00:07:22,332 D-Dad, no! 97 00:07:23,332 --> 00:07:24,249 Jinya! 98 00:07:34,249 --> 00:07:36,249 He's turned into a demon! 99 00:08:21,249 --> 00:08:23,249 Wow! Nicely done. 100 00:08:29,249 --> 00:08:32,290 Guess we've got more questions for that sake-selling geezer now. 101 00:08:39,290 --> 00:08:40,332 Father? 102 00:08:42,249 --> 00:08:43,332 Pardon me. 103 00:08:52,249 --> 00:08:54,332 Um, I wanted to talk about Zenji... 104 00:08:55,249 --> 00:08:56,249 What about him? 105 00:08:57,249 --> 00:08:58,249 Are you upset? 106 00:08:59,290 --> 00:09:03,332 More like disappointed. After all I've done to look out for him. 107 00:09:06,290 --> 00:09:09,249 Still, he is quite young... 108 00:09:10,249 --> 00:09:16,290 As long as he buckles down to work hard and live proper, there's nothing that he can't bounce back from. 109 00:09:17,249 --> 00:09:19,290 So, you'll forgive Zenji? For what he did? 110 00:09:20,290 --> 00:09:22,249 It depends on him. 111 00:09:22,249 --> 00:09:27,749 Mistakes are complicated. We can't easily measure the full impact they have. 112 00:09:28,290 --> 00:09:34,249 Sometimes it's not until much later when you realize the scale. And it can leave you frozen in fear. 113 00:09:34,957 --> 00:09:38,290 It sounds like... you might be speaking from personal experience. 114 00:09:38,332 --> 00:09:40,290 Maybe. 115 00:09:40,290 --> 00:09:44,290 In any case, regardless of how deeply youngsters may regret their choices later on, 116 00:09:44,332 --> 00:09:50,290 I believe it's important for them to live their life as they please. Whole-heartedly. 117 00:09:51,290 --> 00:09:53,290 And when they inevitably take a tumble, 118 00:09:53,290 --> 00:09:58,290 it's the adults in their lives who have a duty to provide them a place to return to. 119 00:09:59,290 --> 00:10:03,249 Natsu. You should do the same and live freely. 120 00:10:03,290 --> 00:10:06,249 Freely? Even me? 121 00:10:08,290 --> 00:10:12,290 Bear in mind there's nothing that you can't bounce back from. 122 00:10:13,290 --> 00:10:14,249 Right. 123 00:10:15,290 --> 00:10:19,290 Father, you really should cut down on the sake. 124 00:10:19,290 --> 00:10:24,249 I'm in a drinking mood right now. Thanks to good company. 125 00:10:25,290 --> 00:10:29,248 Oh, right. I brought you a gift. They're teacakes. 126 00:10:29,248 --> 00:10:32,290 YUKI-NO-NAGORI Wonderful. I'll have some later. 127 00:10:32,290 --> 00:10:34,332 Wh-who are you?! 128 00:10:35,248 --> 00:10:39,290 Might I interest you in a sake so superb that it could ruin a man? 129 00:10:40,248 --> 00:10:42,832 Ruin? What do you mean? 130 00:10:43,290 --> 00:10:48,790 Everyone, regardless of who they are, has a soul clouded with filth. 131 00:10:49,332 --> 00:10:54,290 Try as they might, there is no way to hide or avoid it. 132 00:10:54,332 --> 00:10:56,290 I don't understand... 133 00:10:57,248 --> 00:10:59,332 All you must do is dredge it to the surface. 134 00:11:00,248 --> 00:11:03,332 Jealousy, carnality, pride. 135 00:11:04,332 --> 00:11:08,248 Shatter the calm facades that people wear by stirring up every dark feeling hidden 136 00:11:08,248 --> 00:11:10,248 in the far recesses of their hearts. 137 00:11:10,332 --> 00:11:12,248 And taint them! 138 00:11:12,332 --> 00:11:14,290 Until finally... 139 00:11:15,290 --> 00:11:21,290 ...hatred piles up like snow and colors their true heart white. 140 00:11:22,248 --> 00:11:26,248 Thus I dub it Yuki-no-Nagori or "snowy remains." 141 00:11:26,332 --> 00:11:29,248 When all of the human's hearts are steeped in rage, 142 00:11:29,290 --> 00:11:31,290 perhaps he will notice. 143 00:11:33,248 --> 00:11:36,248 I'm right here. Waiting for you. 144 00:12:02,248 --> 00:12:06,290 This is more than enough for me to become the richest merchant in all of Edo! 145 00:12:10,248 --> 00:12:12,290 Looks like business is booming for you, merchant. 146 00:12:13,332 --> 00:12:15,248 Who goes there? 147 00:12:15,290 --> 00:12:19,248 We met once about two years ago. Do you remember? 148 00:12:19,248 --> 00:12:21,248 Why, of course! 149 00:12:21,332 --> 00:12:25,248 You're the gentleman who killed the demon plaguing our storehouse. 150 00:12:25,248 --> 00:12:30,332 Although I greatly appreciated your help, I cannot condone you trespassing on my property... 151 00:12:31,248 --> 00:12:34,332 I have business with you. I'll gladly leave once its finished. 152 00:12:35,248 --> 00:12:37,290 Wh-what kind of business? 153 00:12:37,332 --> 00:12:39,290 I'm looking for a certain sake. 154 00:12:40,290 --> 00:12:43,248 Yuki-no-Nagori. You have some, no? 155 00:12:44,248 --> 00:12:45,248 Well, I... 156 00:12:45,248 --> 00:12:47,290 Wow! Now that's an impressive haul. 157 00:12:47,332 --> 00:12:48,332 Who are you?! 158 00:12:48,332 --> 00:12:50,290 This is all Yuki-no-Nagori. 159 00:12:50,290 --> 00:12:51,248 Hey! 160 00:12:51,290 --> 00:12:53,248 It certainly is impressive. 161 00:12:54,332 --> 00:12:59,290 This sake is hugely popular and sold out in every store. Finding it has been a hassle. 162 00:13:01,248 --> 00:13:05,290 Ah, but of course! Since I just went and procured this new stock today. 163 00:13:05,290 --> 00:13:07,248 Oh? Where exactly? 164 00:13:07,290 --> 00:13:12,248 I'm afraid I can't tell you that. This is how I make my living, after all. 165 00:13:13,248 --> 00:13:14,290 What a shame. 166 00:13:15,248 --> 00:13:18,332 In that case, let me try a slightly more coercive method... 167 00:13:25,332 --> 00:13:28,248 Natsu. Would you care for a drink? 168 00:13:28,248 --> 00:13:29,332 Huh? But I... 169 00:13:34,290 --> 00:13:36,248 Okay, just one sip. 170 00:13:41,290 --> 00:13:43,248 Would you pour me a cup? 171 00:13:43,290 --> 00:13:44,290 Sure. 172 00:13:56,331 --> 00:14:00,290 Tastes superb. Don't you think? 173 00:14:06,290 --> 00:14:09,248 Unusual incidents have been on the rise lately. 174 00:14:09,331 --> 00:14:12,290 Mostly drunkards going on violent rampages. 175 00:14:12,290 --> 00:14:15,331 Notably, all people who were drinking Yuki-no-Nagori. 176 00:14:16,290 --> 00:14:17,331 Ah, um, uh... 177 00:14:18,248 --> 00:14:22,248 That sake is clearly tainted. Where did you get it from? 178 00:14:22,290 --> 00:14:24,290 F-from Mount Oyama! 179 00:14:24,331 --> 00:14:29,331 There's a spring halfway up Mount Oyama in Sagami province, a-and that's where it flows from! 180 00:14:30,248 --> 00:14:32,290 All I've done is bottle it! 181 00:14:33,248 --> 00:14:35,290 Interesting. So, you prefer death, then? 182 00:14:36,248 --> 00:14:39,331 I applaud your fortitude. I'm sure it'll prove useful in Hell. 183 00:14:41,248 --> 00:14:46,248 I'm not lying! There really is a spring of pure sake! Please believe me! 184 00:14:46,290 --> 00:14:48,331 Fine, then what's the secret behind it? 185 00:14:49,248 --> 00:14:54,248 D-don't ask me! All I know is that woman said it could ruin people! 186 00:14:54,248 --> 00:14:55,248 Woman? 187 00:14:55,290 --> 00:14:59,331 A blonde one! She said the more people drank, the more they'd become slaves to hatred! 188 00:15:00,248 --> 00:15:02,248 But that's everything she told me! 189 00:15:02,331 --> 00:15:05,290 And you thought that was okay to sell?! 190 00:15:05,290 --> 00:15:11,248 So what if people act a little weird after they drink too much? That's just natural with booze! 191 00:15:11,290 --> 00:15:13,290 There's nothing wrong with a merchant selling his goods! 192 00:15:14,248 --> 00:15:16,290 So, you did it for the money, huh? 193 00:15:17,248 --> 00:15:20,290 Here I figured ya had some good reason, but you're just scum. 194 00:15:21,290 --> 00:15:25,248 Jinya. This fool is useless, he only sells the stuff. 195 00:15:25,290 --> 00:15:27,248 But we have a lead on the mastermind. 196 00:15:27,331 --> 00:15:31,290 And now we know for sure that all the violence going down was caused by Yuki-no-Nagori. 197 00:15:31,290 --> 00:15:34,331 Let's destroy this batch and head for Oyama. 198 00:15:35,248 --> 00:15:38,290 D-destroy?! You can't be serious! 199 00:15:38,290 --> 00:15:42,290 What else do you expect? That stuff is way too dangerous for us to leave behind! 200 00:15:43,248 --> 00:15:44,290 Screw that! 201 00:15:46,290 --> 00:15:49,248 I still want information from you. 202 00:15:49,248 --> 00:15:50,248 Whoa there! 203 00:15:51,248 --> 00:15:54,248 Tell me everything you know about that woman. 204 00:15:55,331 --> 00:15:58,290 L-let me... 205 00:15:59,290 --> 00:16:01,248 Start talking, now! 206 00:16:04,290 --> 00:16:05,290 Cut it out already! 207 00:16:10,290 --> 00:16:13,248 Yeowch! What are you, a brick wall? 208 00:16:13,290 --> 00:16:16,290 You better stop or else that geezer is seriously gonna croak! 209 00:16:17,331 --> 00:16:21,248 This blonde lady... is she some kinda problem? 210 00:16:21,331 --> 00:16:22,331 No. 211 00:16:23,331 --> 00:16:25,331 I won't press you to give me any details. 212 00:16:26,248 --> 00:16:30,331 But if you start killin' people over this, then I'm gonna have to put you down myself. 213 00:16:31,290 --> 00:16:34,331 You're right. Thanks for stopping me. 214 00:16:35,248 --> 00:16:39,290 Oh, quit it! What am I supposed to say when you thank me for punching you? 215 00:16:40,248 --> 00:16:41,290 You can't have it! 216 00:16:41,290 --> 00:16:44,290 Back off! This is MY sake! 217 00:16:47,290 --> 00:16:50,290 Hey, what are you doing?! That stuff is poison! 218 00:16:50,331 --> 00:16:54,290 Shut up! That's just an excuse for you to steal it! 219 00:16:55,290 --> 00:16:57,290 Stop! You'll cross a line you can't come back from. 220 00:17:11,248 --> 00:17:13,290 Everyone harbors some hatred inside. 221 00:17:13,331 --> 00:17:18,248 But this liquor propels that into becoming malice, ruining people's minds... 222 00:17:19,248 --> 00:17:21,248 and turning them into demons. 223 00:17:21,331 --> 00:17:25,331 Yuki-no-Nagori is a sake made to create demons. 224 00:17:26,248 --> 00:17:27,331 I remember that boy, Kikuo... 225 00:17:28,289 --> 00:17:31,331 He must have worked here at your shop. 226 00:17:32,289 --> 00:17:34,248 But you made him drink that sake, didn't you? 227 00:17:34,331 --> 00:17:38,289 Because you wanted to know exactly what would happen to anyone who drank it. 228 00:18:10,331 --> 00:18:13,248 Jeez. You're such a reckless fighter. 229 00:18:13,289 --> 00:18:14,331 A tsukumogami? 230 00:18:15,248 --> 00:18:19,331 It's a lucky sparrow that grants the power of protection. Cute, ain't it? 231 00:18:20,248 --> 00:18:21,331 Thanks. I appreciate the help. 232 00:18:22,248 --> 00:18:23,248 Here he comes. 233 00:18:37,289 --> 00:18:39,289 Go, my paper swallow! 234 00:18:56,248 --> 00:19:01,289 Yeesh, this demon is oddly strong for a newborn! Something ain't right here, ya know? 235 00:19:03,331 --> 00:19:05,289 This was all planned from the beginning... 236 00:19:06,248 --> 00:19:08,331 Or rather, it was set like a trap. 237 00:19:10,289 --> 00:19:16,289 Just imagine that the sake never came from a spring, but was actually something the woman created. 238 00:19:17,248 --> 00:19:23,289 Then it stands to reason this man was put in place to deter anyone from discovering the truth behind it. 239 00:19:24,248 --> 00:19:28,248 How is that even possible? Who is this lady? 240 00:19:32,706 --> 00:19:36,748 Dammit! How could you...?! 241 00:19:39,706 --> 00:19:41,748 Hey, what's got you so on edge? 242 00:19:42,664 --> 00:19:46,706 We're running out of time. Natsu's father has been drinking this liquor every night. 243 00:19:46,748 --> 00:19:48,664 Wait, really? 244 00:19:48,706 --> 00:19:50,748 Cripes, that's bad news. 245 00:19:51,706 --> 00:19:55,706 Then ya best get moving, Jinya. Let me handle this freak. 246 00:19:55,748 --> 00:19:57,706 Somegoro Akitsu. 247 00:19:57,748 --> 00:19:59,706 Why so serious? 248 00:19:59,748 --> 00:20:03,748 Let me guess, you don't think I got what it takes to beat this demon? 249 00:20:05,748 --> 00:20:07,706 Don't sell me short! 250 00:20:08,664 --> 00:20:13,706 Humans are stubborn creatures, ya know? More so than you can even imagine. 251 00:20:14,664 --> 00:20:16,706 Got it? So you hurry along to the lil' missy. 252 00:20:16,748 --> 00:20:17,748 But... 253 00:20:18,706 --> 00:20:24,706 Listen here, the Akitsu style packs a serious punch. I don't need your sorry butt frettin' about me. 254 00:20:24,748 --> 00:20:26,081 You have my thanks. 255 00:20:29,748 --> 00:20:34,664 That's better. I get the feeling he and I might have to throwdown someday, 256 00:20:34,664 --> 00:20:36,664 so I gotta keep my ace up my sleeve. 257 00:20:37,748 --> 00:20:38,748 Alrighty then. 258 00:20:41,706 --> 00:20:44,289 Come on out, Demon Queller! 259 00:20:50,664 --> 00:20:51,706 Surprised? 260 00:20:51,706 --> 00:20:55,706 When Emperor Xuanzong of China got struck by a bad illness, 261 00:20:55,706 --> 00:21:00,664 Master Zhong Kui here was the deity who wiped the floor with the evil spirits possessing him. 262 00:21:01,664 --> 00:21:03,706 He's on a whole different level from you demons. 263 00:21:04,664 --> 00:21:08,664 But if you still wanna have a clash of titans... then bring it on! 264 00:21:30,706 --> 00:21:31,664 Please! 265 00:21:35,664 --> 00:21:36,706 Let me make it in time! 266 00:21:51,706 --> 00:21:54,706 I'm right here. Waiting for you.