1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:06,000 TENPO YEAR 1 I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Shut up! 2 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:10,000 Annoying brat. 3 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:12,000 You're a goddamn mistake. 4 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:14,000 C'mere! 5 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:18,000 No, please! 6 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:22,000 Help me, Jinta! 7 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:28,000 Wait, Dad! 8 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:30,000 I'm sorry! 9 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:38,000 I'm s-sorry... 10 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:13,041 Suzune! Suzune! 11 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:18,000 Suzune! 12 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:33,041 Jinta... 13 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:35,000 Suzune! 14 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:39,000 I'm sorry. I should have done something. 15 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:43,000 Don't say that, Jinta. You're gonna get in trouble! 16 00:01:44,041 --> 00:01:47,000 Just forget about me and go back home. 17 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:54,000 Huh? 18 00:02:03,750 --> 00:02:06,666 No place to go? Then come stay with me. 19 00:02:10,666 --> 00:02:12,750 Jinta? Jinta! 20 00:02:14,666 --> 00:02:16,666 Ah, good morning. 21 00:02:23,750 --> 00:02:25,750 Well, no more riding piggyback for you. 22 00:02:26,750 --> 00:02:28,625 Time to walk on your own. 23 00:02:40,625 --> 00:02:42,625 What a weird place... 24 00:02:42,666 --> 00:02:45,125 This village was built to house blacksmiths who use large bellows to forge katana. 25 00:02:47,750 --> 00:02:49,625 Well, come on in. 26 00:02:52,250 --> 00:02:53,250 Kids who need a home. 27 00:02:54,250 --> 00:02:56,250 So they're going to live with us from now on. 28 00:02:57,250 --> 00:02:58,250 You mean, in our house? 29 00:02:58,291 --> 00:03:01,250 Yes. I'm making them part of our family. 30 00:03:02,250 --> 00:03:03,250 Is that okay? 31 00:03:07,250 --> 00:03:10,250 My name is Shirayuki! What's your name? 32 00:03:10,250 --> 00:03:11,291 J-Jinta... 33 00:03:13,250 --> 00:03:17,250 Hello there! Will you tell me your name, too? 34 00:03:17,500 --> 00:03:19,375 All right. Shirayuki-chan... 35 00:03:21,291 --> 00:03:22,375 You don't need to call me that. 36 00:03:22,375 --> 00:03:25,375 Because from now on, we're all going to be family! 37 00:03:37,250 --> 00:03:38,250 Can't sleep? 38 00:03:43,250 --> 00:03:45,250 Are you a samurai, Motoharu-san? 39 00:03:45,250 --> 00:03:47,250 No. I'm a sentinel. 40 00:03:50,250 --> 00:03:52,291 I keep important things and people safe. 41 00:04:40,375 --> 00:04:41,666 You always eat too many dango, Shirayuki-chan. We should go vegetable picking instead next time! 42 00:04:41,666 --> 00:04:45,625 I can't help it, Chitose-chan. Your mom just makes the best dango. 43 00:04:45,625 --> 00:04:46,625 I know, right? 44 00:04:46,625 --> 00:04:47,625 Chitose! 45 00:04:49,625 --> 00:04:50,625 Bye for now! 46 00:04:50,625 --> 00:04:51,625 See you later! 47 00:04:51,625 --> 00:04:52,666 Bye to you, too, Jinta-nii! 48 00:04:53,750 --> 00:04:55,666 I'm back, Mommy! 49 00:04:56,625 --> 00:04:58,125 Guess what? My friends and I went to the river today to play in the water and we had so much fun... 50 00:05:00,125 --> 00:05:02,125 So, about your mom... 51 00:05:02,125 --> 00:05:03,041 I know she was the one who helped us get the permission we needed to live here in Kadono village. 52 00:05:03,041 --> 00:05:05,250 I know she was the one who helped us get the permission we needed to live here in Kadono village. 53 00:05:08,250 --> 00:05:10,250 She never leaves that shrine, huh? 54 00:05:11,166 --> 00:05:14,166 Yeah. It's because she's the Itsukihime. 55 00:05:14,250 --> 00:05:15,250 What's that? 56 00:05:16,166 --> 00:05:19,166 Well, it's another name for the Miko of the Fire God. 57 00:05:20,166 --> 00:05:24,250 The only people allowed to see the Itsukihime are the village chieftain and our dad, her sentinel. 58 00:05:25,250 --> 00:05:28,250 It's been years since I last saw her myself... 59 00:05:30,250 --> 00:05:32,250 Come on. Let's go home. 60 00:05:32,291 --> 00:05:34,291 TENPO YEAR 3 61 00:05:48,250 --> 00:05:49,291 Still not good enough. 62 00:05:50,291 --> 00:05:51,375 Well, only practice makes perfect. 63 00:05:51,375 --> 00:05:53,291 Yeah, yeah! 64 00:05:54,250 --> 00:05:57,291 But y'know, it feels like I haven't made 65 00:06:00,375 --> 00:06:01,375 Listen, Jinta. 66 00:06:02,250 --> 00:06:04,250 Nothing is forever. 67 00:06:04,291 --> 00:06:07,250 Although you may feel like you're still the same, 68 00:06:07,250 --> 00:06:09,291 the reality is that you've been changing little by little. 69 00:06:10,375 --> 00:06:13,291 So buck up. You'll get tougher in time. 70 00:06:14,291 --> 00:06:15,375 I guarantee it. 71 00:06:16,291 --> 00:06:17,291 Okay. 72 00:06:17,375 --> 00:06:20,291 Well, it's time for me to go fulfill my duties. 73 00:06:20,375 --> 00:06:21,375 Motoharu-san! 74 00:06:22,291 --> 00:06:23,291 Thanks for training me. 75 00:06:31,375 --> 00:06:33,291 Daddy! Don't forget this! 76 00:06:33,291 --> 00:06:34,375 Why thank you. 77 00:06:37,250 --> 00:06:38,291 Be safe! 78 00:06:38,291 --> 00:06:39,250 Will do. 79 00:06:50,250 --> 00:06:51,291 Too bad that you lost. 80 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:55,916 Wah! S-Suzune! 81 00:06:55,916 --> 00:06:57,875 Good morning, Jinta... 82 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:00,000 What's the matter? 83 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:02,875 Uh, it's nothing! 84 00:07:04,875 --> 00:07:06,916 Okay. It's time for breakfast. 85 00:07:06,916 --> 00:07:07,875 Yay! 86 00:07:12,916 --> 00:07:13,875 Right. 87 00:07:17,916 --> 00:07:20,916 Once again, your demon-slaying skills prove impeccable. 88 00:07:21,875 --> 00:07:25,875 Jinta. You never falter in the face of those flesh-eating monsters. 89 00:07:26,875 --> 00:07:28,000 Your stalwart dedication is to be admired. 90 00:07:28,916 --> 00:07:33,875 Not at all. I am merely fulfilling my duties as the village sentinel. 91 00:07:34,875 --> 00:07:36,875 What sort of demon was it this time? 92 00:07:36,916 --> 00:07:40,875 It used a human disguise to try and sneak into Kadono unnoticed. 93 00:07:43,875 --> 00:07:46,000 Then it must have been after our princess. 94 00:07:52,875 --> 00:07:55,916 Demons naturally have a lifespan that lasts over a thousand years. 95 00:07:56,875 --> 00:07:59,916 But legend has it that eating the fresh liver of a Miko can make them immortal. 96 00:08:00,875 --> 00:08:03,000 Oh please, we don't even know if that folktale is true or not. 97 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:07,000 Does it matter? The previous Itsukihime, Yokaze, was in fact eaten by a demon. 98 00:08:07,875 --> 00:08:11,916 And we only managed to put an end to the monster after Motoharu gave his life. 99 00:08:13,875 --> 00:08:15,875 It's possible they seek to obtain Yarai. 100 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:19,000 The sacred sword passed down to the Itsukihime for generations. 101 00:08:19,916 --> 00:08:22,000 I imagine it holds great value to the demons, as well. 102 00:08:23,916 --> 00:08:27,916 The story goes that Yarai was created by using the best smithing techniques in Kadono. 103 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:32,000 It is a mystical katana that has remained in pristine shape for well over a century. 104 00:08:32,916 --> 00:08:37,875 Now the demons seek to wield its power. Is that what you suggest? 105 00:08:38,916 --> 00:08:39,916 However... 106 00:08:40,916 --> 00:08:42,875 Yes, I know what you wish to say. 107 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:51,916 Don't get your loincloth in such a twist, Father. 108 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:55,916 You realize the Itsukihime now has two sentinels protecting her, don't you? 109 00:08:55,916 --> 00:08:56,916 Kiyomasa. 110 00:08:57,875 --> 00:09:01,916 Although one of them is an oddball with no talent 111 00:09:03,875 --> 00:09:04,916 You got a problem with me? 112 00:09:05,875 --> 00:09:09,000 You know this sacred shrine is no place for such petty quarrels. 113 00:09:09,916 --> 00:09:11,916 Yes. Please accept my apologies. 114 00:09:11,916 --> 00:09:13,916 That applies to you as well, Kiyomasa. 115 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:15,000 Seriously? 116 00:09:15,875 --> 00:09:17,916 Of course. You are a sentinel, are you not? 117 00:09:18,875 --> 00:09:22,916 I mean, sure. But the only thing I really do is hang around as your bodyguard. 118 00:09:24,875 --> 00:09:25,875 Kiyomasa. 119 00:09:25,916 --> 00:09:27,916 Yeah, yeah. I hear you. 120 00:09:32,875 --> 00:09:35,916 Very well. This brings our meeting to a close. 121 00:09:57,875 --> 00:10:00,000 Are you the only one who has stayed behind? 122 00:10:01,916 --> 00:10:03,916 Then we can drop the formalities. 123 00:10:14,875 --> 00:10:15,875 Princess! 124 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:23,875 C'mon, Jinta. How many times do I gotta tell you? Quit all the fancy talk. 125 00:10:23,875 --> 00:10:25,875 But you're in a role that's due respect. 126 00:10:26,916 --> 00:10:32,916 I get it may be difficult for you, but I really wish you'd just use my name when we're alone. 127 00:10:33,916 --> 00:10:37,875 Since at this point, you're the only one left who can call me that. 128 00:10:38,875 --> 00:10:39,875 Yes, but... 129 00:10:44,875 --> 00:10:45,916 Shirayuki. 130 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:50,916 Sorry to be so self-centered. 131 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:52,000 I gotta shape up! 132 00:10:52,875 --> 00:10:53,916 I can't just rely on you forever. 133 00:10:54,875 --> 00:10:55,916 Why is that a problem? 134 00:10:56,875 --> 00:10:59,916 The whole reason the Itsukihime is assigned a sentinel is for her to depend on them. 135 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:02,916 Thank you. 136 00:11:04,875 --> 00:11:07,000 By the way, Suzu-chan is here today. 137 00:11:10,916 --> 00:11:11,916 Shirayuki? 138 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:27,000 If she ever gets caught sneaking in here, 139 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:31,916 she better not come crying to me when they put her to death for blasphemy against the Itsukihime. 140 00:11:31,916 --> 00:11:33,875 Don't be like that. 141 00:11:33,916 --> 00:11:35,916 Suzu-chan only came here to see you. 142 00:11:35,916 --> 00:11:36,916 Me? 143 00:11:38,916 --> 00:11:41,875 You haven't been home in days because you were out hunting demons. 144 00:11:41,916 --> 00:11:43,916 I think she couldn't wait any longer. 145 00:11:44,875 --> 00:11:46,875 But that's no reason to break the rules. 146 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:47,666 Suzune! Wake up! 147 00:11:49,500 --> 00:11:51,500 Good morning, Jinta. 148 00:11:53,500 --> 00:11:54,541 Welcome home! 149 00:11:55,750 --> 00:11:56,625 Thanks. Good to be back. 150 00:11:56,625 --> 00:12:00,625 Suzune. I've told you over and over again that this shrine is off-limits. 151 00:12:00,625 --> 00:12:02,625 You're not allowed to come here. 152 00:12:02,625 --> 00:12:06,625 Boo! Why do you get to come but I don't? 153 00:12:06,666 --> 00:12:09,625 Those are the rules and you need to follow them. 154 00:12:09,625 --> 00:12:10,625 Okay! 155 00:12:11,666 --> 00:12:13,625 Ah, the struggles of being an older brother. 156 00:12:14,625 --> 00:12:16,625 Someone's coming. Keep quiet, Suzune. 157 00:12:16,625 --> 00:12:18,625 It's okay, I know a secret way out! 158 00:12:18,625 --> 00:12:19,625 Wait! 159 00:12:19,625 --> 00:12:21,625 Bye-bye! 160 00:12:33,750 --> 00:12:36,750 May I have a moment of your time, Princess? 161 00:12:36,750 --> 00:12:39,791 I was hoping to get your answer to my proposal from the other day. 162 00:12:40,750 --> 00:12:42,750 Ah, I see... 163 00:12:43,791 --> 00:12:45,750 Pardon me. 164 00:12:50,791 --> 00:12:54,791 Jinta. Would you mind stepping outside for a few minutes? 165 00:12:55,750 --> 00:12:57,750 But, sir, it's my duty to stay by her sid- 166 00:12:58,750 --> 00:12:59,875 You are excused. 167 00:13:01,791 --> 00:13:02,750 As you wish. 168 00:13:06,791 --> 00:13:07,750 Jinta. 169 00:13:08,750 --> 00:13:11,875 The safety of Kadono is in your hands. Please remain its staunch defender. 170 00:13:29,750 --> 00:13:31,750 Listen, Jinta... 171 00:13:31,791 --> 00:13:33,750 I'm going to become the Itsukihime. 172 00:13:38,750 --> 00:13:41,750 I love this village that my mother gave her life for. 173 00:13:41,791 --> 00:13:45,791 And I want to help keep it strong, because that feels like the right thing to do. 174 00:13:49,875 --> 00:13:50,791 But it means... 175 00:13:51,791 --> 00:13:52,875 I won't be able to see you again. 176 00:13:57,750 --> 00:13:58,875 Then I'll just work my way up to you. 177 00:13:59,791 --> 00:14:01,750 I don't have what it takes yet. 178 00:14:01,791 --> 00:14:03,750 But I'll get tougher! 179 00:14:03,791 --> 00:14:07,791 I'm going to follow in Motoharu-san's footsteps and train hard until I can defeat any demon. 180 00:14:08,791 --> 00:14:11,750 Then I can become the village sentinel and see you again. 181 00:14:35,541 --> 00:14:36,541 How goes it? 182 00:14:37,458 --> 00:14:40,458 But now I've made sure of it with my own eyes. 183 00:14:41,416 --> 00:14:44,458 There is no doubt. She looks exactly like the one I saw. 184 00:15:02,416 --> 00:15:05,416 Getting a slow start today, huh, Jinta? 185 00:15:06,416 --> 00:15:08,458 I was told I'm not needed at the shrine until this afternoon. 186 00:15:13,708 --> 00:15:14,708 Princess? 187 00:15:17,791 --> 00:15:19,708 What are you doing here?! 188 00:15:19,791 --> 00:15:20,791 I slipped away! 189 00:15:20,791 --> 00:15:23,791 So come spend the day with me, Jinta! 190 00:15:24,708 --> 00:15:26,708 You slipped away? But the Itsukihime can't- 191 00:15:26,708 --> 00:15:27,791 It's okay. 192 00:15:27,791 --> 00:15:30,708 I already got approval from the chieftain just for today! 193 00:15:30,791 --> 00:15:33,666 C'mon, Jinta! Let's all have breakfast together like the old days! 194 00:15:33,833 --> 00:15:35,916 We can't make the princess serve herself! 195 00:15:35,916 --> 00:15:37,916 Hey, slow down! This isn't a party! 196 00:15:46,791 --> 00:15:49,791 You should've prepared something more fancy. 197 00:15:49,791 --> 00:15:50,791 No whining. 198 00:15:50,791 --> 00:15:52,791 Are you just a bad cook or what? 199 00:15:52,791 --> 00:15:53,791 Don't make me smack you. 200 00:15:54,708 --> 00:15:58,708 Now that's rich. We all know you're too big of a softie to ever lay a hand on Suzu-chan. 201 00:15:59,708 --> 00:16:01,791 I can be a strict brother when the need arises. 202 00:16:02,708 --> 00:16:03,791 Even if that means getting rough. 203 00:16:04,791 --> 00:16:06,791 It'll never happen in a million years. 204 00:16:07,708 --> 00:16:09,708 You think so, too, huh? 205 00:16:09,708 --> 00:16:11,791 Yep! I mean, you know how Jinta is. 206 00:16:11,791 --> 00:16:13,791 You two are seriously asking for it. 207 00:16:15,791 --> 00:16:17,708 Okay, then go right ahead. 208 00:16:17,791 --> 00:16:19,708 Smack me if you can. 209 00:16:29,791 --> 00:16:32,791 Yeah, well, I guess I'll let you off the hook. 210 00:16:33,708 --> 00:16:34,791 There you have it! 211 00:16:44,708 --> 00:16:45,708 Someone's in a good mood. 212 00:16:45,791 --> 00:16:48,791 Well, duh! You get to spend a whole day with the princess! 213 00:16:49,708 --> 00:16:51,708 That makes me super happy! 214 00:16:51,708 --> 00:16:52,791 How does that work? 215 00:16:53,708 --> 00:16:55,708 Because I love you, Jinta! 216 00:16:55,791 --> 00:16:58,791 So your happiness is my happiness! 217 00:17:03,958 --> 00:17:06,041 Alright! Let's go eat some dango! 218 00:17:22,916 --> 00:17:24,916 Suzune-chan's such a sweetie. 219 00:17:29,041 --> 00:17:31,916 Did I just see Jinta-sama with a beautiful girl in tow...? 220 00:17:34,958 --> 00:17:36,958 Look at that pretty girl hanging around Jinta-sama. 221 00:17:36,958 --> 00:17:38,333 Does Byakuya-sama know about this?! 222 00:17:39,958 --> 00:17:41,041 Hey, Chitose. Pardon the sudden visit. 223 00:17:41,958 --> 00:17:43,041 Oh, Jinta-sama! 224 00:17:43,041 --> 00:17:45,041 Welcome... in? 225 00:17:46,041 --> 00:17:47,958 Um, may I ask who this is? 226 00:17:47,958 --> 00:17:50,041 A friend of mine. Let's just leave it at that. 227 00:17:52,041 --> 00:17:54,041 Gimme 10 orders of dango! 228 00:17:54,041 --> 00:17:55,041 Just two, actually. 229 00:17:55,041 --> 00:17:56,041 And some tea, please. 230 00:17:56,041 --> 00:17:57,958 Boo... 231 00:18:01,958 --> 00:18:03,958 Chitose-chan doesn't recognize me, does she? 232 00:18:04,041 --> 00:18:06,041 She hasn't seen you in person for years now. 233 00:18:06,041 --> 00:18:07,041 What do you expect? 234 00:18:08,041 --> 00:18:09,958 Yeah, I figured as much... 235 00:18:19,041 --> 00:18:19,958 Thank you. 236 00:18:20,958 --> 00:18:22,041 Your order is ready. 237 00:18:26,958 --> 00:18:27,958 I see more than dango... 238 00:18:27,958 --> 00:18:30,041 That's isobe mochi. You loved it as a kid, right? 239 00:18:30,958 --> 00:18:31,958 You remember that? 240 00:18:32,041 --> 00:18:34,041 Yeah. We had some on hand. 241 00:18:34,041 --> 00:18:35,958 So help yourself, Jinta-nii... 242 00:18:35,958 --> 00:18:38,041 Oh, I'm sorry! How rude of me! 243 00:18:49,041 --> 00:18:51,041 Please enjoy yourselves. 244 00:18:54,958 --> 00:18:57,041 She's a real bundle of nerves, huh? 245 00:18:57,041 --> 00:18:58,958 I don't blame her. 246 00:18:59,041 --> 00:19:01,041 Things have changed between us. 247 00:19:01,041 --> 00:19:04,958 I'm no longer a big brother figure. I'm the village sentinel. 248 00:19:06,041 --> 00:19:07,041 That makes sense. 249 00:19:11,041 --> 00:19:12,958 "Nothing is forever." 250 00:19:13,041 --> 00:19:15,041 One of dad's favorite catchphrases. 251 00:19:15,041 --> 00:19:16,041 Yeah. 252 00:19:16,041 --> 00:19:20,958 He was always trying to teach me important life lessons like that. 253 00:19:21,958 --> 00:19:26,958 Even now, it feels like he's guiding me to follow in his footsteps. 254 00:19:27,041 --> 00:19:28,041 That's good. 255 00:19:29,041 --> 00:19:31,041 I hope we can live up to mom and dad. 256 00:19:31,958 --> 00:19:36,041 By keeping the majesty of Kadono village safe just like they did. 257 00:19:37,041 --> 00:19:37,958 Yeah. 258 00:19:46,041 --> 00:19:47,041 Thanks for coming. 259 00:19:47,958 --> 00:19:49,958 Same. I had a good time today. 260 00:19:50,041 --> 00:19:52,041 I see. I'm glad to hear that. 261 00:19:53,041 --> 00:19:55,958 I felt bad making you go along with another of my selfish whims... 262 00:20:00,041 --> 00:20:01,958 So, are you satisfied? 263 00:20:02,041 --> 00:20:02,958 Mm-hm. 264 00:20:07,041 --> 00:20:10,041 Actually, I just wanted a chance for us to talk here. 265 00:20:10,958 --> 00:20:12,958 This is where it all started for me. 266 00:20:13,958 --> 00:20:16,041 Which is why I thought it was the best place to share my news. 267 00:20:17,041 --> 00:20:18,958 So, will you hear me out? 268 00:20:25,041 --> 00:20:27,958 I'm going... to marry Kiyomasa. 269 00:20:32,041 --> 00:20:34,041 I got lectured by the chieftain yesterday. 270 00:20:35,041 --> 00:20:37,041 He said that if demons are coming for me, 271 00:20:37,041 --> 00:20:41,041 then I should bear a successor before I end up like mom did. 272 00:20:42,958 --> 00:20:46,041 Kiyomasa is a sentinel. Plus, he was born in Kadono. 273 00:20:46,958 --> 00:20:48,958 And eventually, he'll become the village chieftain. 274 00:20:50,041 --> 00:20:53,958 The idea is that our marriage would be to the benefit of everyone. 275 00:20:56,041 --> 00:20:58,041 And I'm inclined to agree. 276 00:21:01,958 --> 00:21:05,041 But speaking as Shirayuki, I want you to know... 277 00:21:10,958 --> 00:21:13,041 ...I love you, Jinta. 278 00:21:17,041 --> 00:21:18,958 But I must live as Byakuya now. 279 00:21:19,041 --> 00:21:21,041 I can't go back to being Shirayuki. 280 00:21:22,958 --> 00:21:28,041 To be perfectly honest, I was ready to leave and start a life with you somewhere else. 281 00:21:29,041 --> 00:21:33,041 But I knew that was a choice you would never make. 282 00:21:34,041 --> 00:21:35,041 You're right. 283 00:21:35,041 --> 00:21:38,041 Because you're not in love with me? 284 00:21:39,041 --> 00:21:43,958 I swore an oath to protect Byakuya. Not Shirayuki. 285 00:21:44,958 --> 00:21:47,708 I worked myself to the bone learning how to wield the blade when I was young, 286 00:21:47,791 --> 00:21:51,416 So that my heart remains true, and my love for you thrives until the very end. 287 00:21:52,416 --> 00:21:53,416 Okay. 288 00:21:54,333 --> 00:21:59,333 Then I'll do the same, and keep living as your sentinel to protect you always. 289 00:21:59,416 --> 00:22:00,416 Okay. 290 00:22:15,333 --> 00:22:18,416 There have been two demons 291 00:22:19,333 --> 00:22:21,333 Kiyomasa shall stay here to guard Kadono. 292 00:22:21,416 --> 00:22:25,333 Meanwhile, you shall enter the forest and fulfill your duties as sentinel. 293 00:22:25,333 --> 00:22:28,333 Understood. I shall slay these demons with all haste. 294 00:22:32,333 --> 00:22:33,416 May fortune be with you. 295 00:22:40,416 --> 00:22:41,333 Hey. 296 00:22:42,416 --> 00:22:43,416 Stop! 297 00:22:45,333 --> 00:22:47,333 What's with the silent act? 298 00:22:47,333 --> 00:22:49,333 You've heard the news about me and Byakuya, right? 299 00:22:51,333 --> 00:22:52,416 And you're okay with it?! 300 00:22:53,333 --> 00:22:54,416 What the hell is going through your head?! 301 00:22:54,416 --> 00:22:58,416 Nothing. Only the happiness of our princess and the peace of our village. 302 00:22:59,333 --> 00:23:01,333 Don't pretend you're not in love with her, too! 303 00:23:04,333 --> 00:23:06,333 How can you be all right with this? 304 00:23:07,416 --> 00:23:10,333 You're out of your mind, man. 305 00:23:11,333 --> 00:23:12,416 Yes, I'm well aware. 306 00:23:29,333 --> 00:23:31,333 Why hello there, little missy. 307 00:23:59,333 --> 00:24:02,333 Damn, that attack was supposed to blindside you. 308 00:24:02,416 --> 00:24:05,416 You're alone? I heard there were two of you. 309 00:24:05,416 --> 00:24:08,333 My companion had business in Kadono. 310 00:24:09,333 --> 00:24:10,333 I see. 311 00:24:52,416 --> 00:24:54,416 I knew this would be fun. 312 00:24:56,416 --> 00:25:01,416 We demons can easily live for more than a century, while you humans only last for a fraction of that. 313 00:25:02,333 --> 00:25:08,333 And yet, humans can outlive themselves by passing down their dreams and techniques to others. 314 00:25:09,333 --> 00:25:11,333 It's truly fascinating. 315 00:25:12,333 --> 00:25:13,416 I simply must know. 316 00:25:14,333 --> 00:25:16,416 Why do you wield that blade, human? 317 00:25:17,416 --> 00:25:21,416 You've defied nature to amass power, but for what end? 318 00:25:22,416 --> 00:25:23,416 For my people. 319 00:25:24,416 --> 00:25:27,333 I will cut down whoever threatens those I must protect! 320 00:25:27,416 --> 00:25:30,416 So, do you know what I am? 321 00:25:31,416 --> 00:25:32,416 A demon... 322 00:25:33,333 --> 00:25:34,416 No! I'm not! 323 00:25:35,416 --> 00:25:36,416 I'm human... 324 00:25:40,333 --> 00:25:42,333 Sibling love. Isn't that just sweet? 325 00:25:42,416 --> 00:25:43,416 Huh? 326 00:25:43,416 --> 00:25:47,333 I mean, your love for your brother is what compels you to be human, right? 327 00:25:47,416 --> 00:25:52,333 He must have been a very loyal defender to make you feel that way. 328 00:25:52,416 --> 00:25:54,416 I honestly find it impressive. 329 00:25:56,333 --> 00:25:57,333 Mm-hm! 330 00:25:57,416 --> 00:25:59,416 You think the world of him, huh? 331 00:26:01,333 --> 00:26:02,333 Of course! 332 00:26:02,416 --> 00:26:04,333 Because he's my everything! 333 00:26:06,416 --> 00:26:08,416 A young woman at heart, I see. 334 00:26:13,333 --> 00:26:15,416 You might care to know that someone is out to hurt your brother. 335 00:26:16,333 --> 00:26:18,416 Will you use your power to help me? 336 00:26:18,416 --> 00:26:20,333 My power? 337 00:26:20,416 --> 00:26:23,416 Yes. All you need to do is come with me. 338 00:26:24,333 --> 00:26:27,333 Don't worry. We demons never lie. 339 00:26:27,333 --> 00:26:29,333 I promise that I'm not going to hurt you. 340 00:26:31,416 --> 00:26:32,416 No way! 341 00:26:33,333 --> 00:26:36,416 Even if I know you won't hurt me, you still might hurt my brother! 342 00:26:37,416 --> 00:26:38,333 That's fair. 343 00:26:39,333 --> 00:26:41,416 But will you feel the same after seeing this? 344 00:26:48,666 --> 00:26:50,708 That's NOT what I want to know! Was it real?! 345 00:26:51,666 --> 00:26:52,666 Did she really...? 346 00:26:53,791 --> 00:26:56,666 Oh, it's all very real. 347 00:26:56,708 --> 00:26:57,666 You're lying. 348 00:26:57,708 --> 00:26:59,666 Don't believe me? 349 00:26:59,708 --> 00:27:01,666 Then come along and see for yourself. 350 00:27:01,791 --> 00:27:02,708 Huh? 351 00:27:08,791 --> 00:27:10,708 Do it for your brother. 352 00:27:11,666 --> 00:27:12,791 For Jinta...? 353 00:27:40,708 --> 00:27:42,666 My turn to ask a question. 354 00:27:42,666 --> 00:27:45,666 Tell me, demon. Why do you bring harm to humans? 355 00:27:45,708 --> 00:27:47,666 Because of what I am. 356 00:27:47,708 --> 00:27:49,708 You mean to say demons kill humans by nature? 357 00:27:50,666 --> 00:27:51,666 Not really. 358 00:27:51,708 --> 00:27:54,791 But we exist to fulfill an intended purpose and mine is here. 359 00:27:55,666 --> 00:27:59,666 Therefore, I work towards that end. And I'm helpless to do anything else. 360 00:28:00,666 --> 00:28:02,791 Demons cannot defy their nature as demons. 361 00:28:04,708 --> 00:28:06,666 You can't exercise any restraint? 362 00:28:06,708 --> 00:28:08,666 We wouldn't be called demons otherwise. 363 00:28:09,666 --> 00:28:10,666 All right. 364 00:28:10,708 --> 00:28:12,666 Then I will show you no mercy. 365 00:28:12,708 --> 00:28:13,708 A wise choice. 366 00:28:14,666 --> 00:28:16,666 For I have the power of assimilation. 367 00:28:16,708 --> 00:28:18,791 I feast upon other demons to gain their power, 368 00:28:19,666 --> 00:28:22,666 which gives me such monstrous strength that it alters my very anatomy! 369 00:29:19,666 --> 00:29:21,708 I have now fulfilled my purpose. 370 00:29:22,708 --> 00:29:26,708 The other demon I was working with has the power of foresight. 371 00:29:27,666 --> 00:29:30,666 And she has seen far into the future. 372 00:29:30,666 --> 00:29:32,708 170 years, to be exact. 373 00:29:33,708 --> 00:29:39,666 When the advent of an evil deity who rules over demonkind takes place here in Kadono. 374 00:29:40,666 --> 00:29:44,708 That's how we learned the demon of all demons actually lives right in this village. 375 00:29:44,791 --> 00:29:47,791 It's the whole reason we came. 376 00:29:48,666 --> 00:29:51,666 A demon that lives in Kadono...? 377 00:29:57,708 --> 00:29:59,666 Take this, human. 378 00:29:59,791 --> 00:30:01,666 Consider it a parting gift. 379 00:30:04,791 --> 00:30:10,666 You said you wield that sword for those you must protect. 380 00:30:10,708 --> 00:30:12,666 Now let me ask you a new question. 381 00:30:12,791 --> 00:30:17,708 What happens when those you've sworn to protect are no longer worthy of that protection? 382 00:30:17,791 --> 00:30:20,708 Who will you cut down then?! 383 00:30:22,791 --> 00:30:26,666 Tell me, human. Why do you wield that blade? 384 00:30:28,708 --> 00:30:29,708 Kiyomasa? 385 00:30:30,791 --> 00:30:32,791 Well, I... 386 00:30:34,708 --> 00:30:35,708 But I'll get tougher! 387 00:30:35,791 --> 00:30:39,791 I'm going to follow in Motoharu-san's footsteps and train hard until I can defeat any demon. 388 00:30:53,083 --> 00:30:55,041 Suzu-chan...? 389 00:30:57,041 --> 00:31:00,041 Why, princess? Why? 390 00:31:06,041 --> 00:31:07,041 I'm not dead... 391 00:31:20,041 --> 00:31:21,041 Suzune! 392 00:31:31,041 --> 00:31:34,083 I thought you were in love with Jinta, princess. 393 00:31:35,041 --> 00:31:39,041 But it looks like you're willing to settle for any guy, huh? 394 00:31:39,041 --> 00:31:40,041 N-no! 395 00:31:40,041 --> 00:31:41,041 Then explain this! 396 00:31:42,041 --> 00:31:43,083 What are you doing?! 397 00:31:45,041 --> 00:31:47,041 What did I suffer for? 398 00:31:50,041 --> 00:31:53,041 No matter how much it tore my heart apart, 399 00:31:53,083 --> 00:31:58,041 I still pushed for you and Jinta to be together with everything I had. 400 00:31:59,041 --> 00:32:02,041 Because I knew it would make him happy. 401 00:32:03,041 --> 00:32:05,041 That was the only reason. 402 00:32:05,041 --> 00:32:09,041 Seeing him get close to anyone would have been unbearable otherwise! 403 00:32:09,041 --> 00:32:12,083 But after all that... you do this?! 404 00:32:15,041 --> 00:32:17,041 Suzu-chan, I see now... 405 00:32:18,041 --> 00:32:19,041 You did it for Jinta. 406 00:32:20,041 --> 00:32:21,041 You truly love him. 407 00:32:22,041 --> 00:32:27,083 That's why you kept your body and mind from ever growing, to stay as his little sister, right? 408 00:32:28,041 --> 00:32:31,083 I believed in you. I was ready to grin and bear it. 409 00:32:32,041 --> 00:32:33,041 But after this?! 410 00:32:33,041 --> 00:32:34,041 I'm sorry. 411 00:32:35,041 --> 00:32:39,041 But there is only one person who I can be now. 412 00:32:40,041 --> 00:32:42,041 I must live as the Itsukihime to preserve Kadono's legacy. 413 00:32:43,041 --> 00:32:47,041 Because that's the only way I can think of to properly repay his feelings. 414 00:32:49,041 --> 00:32:51,041 Are you serious? 415 00:32:55,041 --> 00:32:59,041 You took everything that I ever wanted, 416 00:33:07,458 --> 00:33:10,541 Do you just enjoy making me look like a fool or what?! 417 00:33:10,541 --> 00:33:11,541 Listen, I... 418 00:33:14,458 --> 00:33:16,541 Shut that rotten mouth of yours right now. 419 00:33:17,916 --> 00:33:21,791 Here's an idea: Maybe it's better if she's dead. 420 00:33:22,791 --> 00:33:24,791 Suzu-chan! Please no! 421 00:33:44,416 --> 00:33:45,416 Just die. 422 00:33:48,458 --> 00:33:50,458 Not so fast, playboy. 423 00:33:54,916 --> 00:33:56,833 This is gonna be fun. 424 00:33:57,833 --> 00:33:58,833 Suzu-chan...? 425 00:34:06,916 --> 00:34:07,916 Shirayuki! Suzune! 426 00:34:23,208 --> 00:34:25,125 Welcome back! I hope you're not hurt! 427 00:34:34,291 --> 00:34:36,208 Let's be friends, okay? 428 00:34:36,208 --> 00:34:39,208 I'm trying to be a good big sister and cheer you up. I slipped away! We're all going to be family. 429 00:34:39,708 --> 00:34:41,708 I love you, Jinta. 430 00:34:56,958 --> 00:34:59,041 That was close! What's the big idea? 431 00:35:05,958 --> 00:35:07,958 Are you okay, Jinta? 432 00:35:07,958 --> 00:35:09,041 Did something happen? 433 00:35:11,041 --> 00:35:12,041 Is that you, Suzune...? 434 00:35:14,041 --> 00:35:14,958 Really? 435 00:35:15,041 --> 00:35:16,958 Yeah, obviously! 436 00:35:18,958 --> 00:35:20,958 Why did you do that to Shirayuki? 437 00:35:21,958 --> 00:35:23,958 What's with the long face? 438 00:35:24,041 --> 00:35:26,041 I killed the princess for you. 439 00:35:26,041 --> 00:35:27,958 You should be smiling! 440 00:35:27,958 --> 00:35:31,916 You betrayed the good people of Kadono who raised us like their own, 441 00:35:31,958 --> 00:35:33,916 and even killed Shirayuki. 442 00:35:33,958 --> 00:35:37,958 Everything is in ruins and you have nothing to say for yourself except you're "exhausted'?! 443 00:35:38,916 --> 00:35:39,916 Uh, is that a problem? 444 00:35:40,958 --> 00:35:42,916 Ah, I get it... 445 00:35:44,916 --> 00:35:49,916 The Suzune who I knew is already long gone, isn't she? 446 00:35:53,083 --> 00:35:54,083 Jinta? 447 00:35:56,083 --> 00:35:58,041 I'm so pathetic. 448 00:35:59,083 --> 00:36:02,083 Literally everything has slipped through my fingers. 449 00:36:11,041 --> 00:36:12,041 No, wait. 450 00:36:13,041 --> 00:36:15,083 I guess I do have one thing left. 451 00:36:16,041 --> 00:36:21,083 I don't understand. Why are you looking at me like that? My pure hatred for anything and everything. I only did this to make you happy! 452 00:36:28,208 --> 00:36:29,208 Oh, I see. 453 00:36:31,166 --> 00:36:33,208 You're going to abandon me just like everyone else, huh? 454 00:36:35,208 --> 00:36:38,166 You know, I thought you were different. 455 00:36:38,208 --> 00:36:41,208 That you of all people would always be on my side. 456 00:36:43,166 --> 00:36:44,166 Fine then. 457 00:36:44,208 --> 00:36:47,166 I don't need you. I'm done having faith! 458 00:36:47,208 --> 00:36:49,583 You were my everything, but if you can't appreciate me for who I am, then to hell with it! 459 00:36:53,166 --> 00:36:54,208 Why don't you just give up?! 460 00:36:54,291 --> 00:36:57,208 There's no point in wasting your life! Not anymore! 461 00:36:57,208 --> 00:36:58,208 I told you to shut up! 462 00:37:12,791 --> 00:37:13,916 Okay, then go right ahead. 463 00:37:13,916 --> 00:37:15,833 Smack me if you can. 464 00:37:27,416 --> 00:37:28,416 All right, then. 465 00:37:40,041 --> 00:37:41,041 You damn demons! 466 00:37:43,958 --> 00:37:44,958 Run along, dear. 467 00:37:55,416 --> 00:37:57,416 I hate everything now. 468 00:37:58,416 --> 00:38:00,416 So I'm just going to rip it to shreds. 469 00:38:00,416 --> 00:38:06,416 People, nations, and every last thing that exists in this world. I will destroy it all. 470 00:38:07,291 --> 00:38:13,291 Because no matter how much time passes, I'll be coming to pay you one last visit before the end. 471 00:38:19,291 --> 00:38:21,333 Oh yes! Sweet victory! 472 00:38:22,083 --> 00:38:25,083 This is what you monsters consider your purpose? 473 00:38:25,166 --> 00:38:27,041 Mindless bloodshed?! 474 00:38:28,083 --> 00:38:29,083 That's right. 475 00:38:30,083 --> 00:38:32,041 I've seen the future. 476 00:38:32,166 --> 00:38:36,083 We demons can't hope to keep up with how quickly the times will change. 477 00:38:37,041 --> 00:38:40,166 The darkness will get illuminated by manmade light, robbing us of our homes. 478 00:38:41,083 --> 00:38:46,041 And eventually, "demons" will be nothing more than myths from the days of old. 479 00:38:47,041 --> 00:38:48,041 But now... 480 00:38:49,041 --> 00:38:50,083 I can die happy. 481 00:38:51,083 --> 00:38:53,083 The future of my brethren is secure. 482 00:39:20,041 --> 00:39:20,791 I couldn't do a single damn thing. 483 00:39:20,833 --> 00:39:22,833 I protected nothing! 484 00:39:24,791 --> 00:39:28,791 Shirayuki... I loved you so much. 485 00:40:20,666 --> 00:40:23,666 DANGO I'm leaving Kadono. 486 00:40:24,583 --> 00:40:26,583 I must retrain myself from scratch. 487 00:40:27,583 --> 00:40:30,583 And prepare to fend off the demon god that will unleash their wrath upon this land. 488 00:40:31,583 --> 00:40:32,666 Are you sure? 489 00:40:33,541 --> 00:40:36,583 Because if that story is true, I can only assume the demon god is... 490 00:40:36,583 --> 00:40:38,666 I must end this, one way or another. 491 00:40:39,541 --> 00:40:42,541 So, you'll surrender to rage and kill your own sister? 492 00:40:42,583 --> 00:40:45,666 Come now, Jinta. Surely that isn't what your heart desires. 493 00:40:46,541 --> 00:40:48,541 Suzune is my darling sister. 494 00:40:48,583 --> 00:40:49,666 But I loved Shirayuki, too. 495 00:40:50,583 --> 00:40:52,583 And I can't help but hate her murderer. 496 00:40:53,541 --> 00:40:55,583 I am consumed by malice that speaks to me even now. 497 00:40:56,583 --> 00:40:57,666 Urging me to kill Suzune. 498 00:40:59,583 --> 00:41:04,583 However... if it's possible, I do wish to find a peaceful solution. 499 00:41:05,541 --> 00:41:10,541 Now that you've turned into a demon, I thought slaughter was all you would care for. 500 00:41:10,583 --> 00:41:14,541 But it seems you still have some decency left in you. 501 00:41:15,583 --> 00:41:16,583 Please take this. 502 00:41:22,666 --> 00:41:23,583 Try to unsheathe it. 503 00:41:32,541 --> 00:41:35,541 This now makes you the owner of Yarai. 504 00:41:35,666 --> 00:41:39,541 Which means we should follow tradition and add the "night" kanji to your name. 505 00:41:39,583 --> 00:41:41,666 From here on out, you will be "Jinya." 506 00:41:42,541 --> 00:41:44,583 But, sir, it's not right for me to have this... 507 00:41:44,666 --> 00:41:50,541 The Itsukihime lineage has ended, so that blade will only gather dust in the shrine. 508 00:41:50,583 --> 00:41:52,583 It's better off in your hands now. 509 00:41:53,583 --> 00:41:57,583 Besides, I'm sure the princess can rest happier that way. 510 00:42:02,541 --> 00:42:03,541 Please forgive me! 511 00:42:04,541 --> 00:42:08,666 I knew all about the love that you and the princess shared with each other! 512 00:42:09,541 --> 00:42:13,583 But at the same time, I knew that Kiyomasa had feelings for her. 513 00:42:14,541 --> 00:42:16,583 Although I claimed it was for the sake of Kadono, 514 00:42:16,666 --> 00:42:21,583 I really only pushed for their marriage because I wanted my son to be happy! 515 00:42:22,583 --> 00:42:25,583 This tragedy falls on my shoulders. 516 00:42:33,541 --> 00:42:38,541 If you intend to revisit Kadono many moons in the future, 517 00:42:38,583 --> 00:42:41,666 then the least I can do is atone by erecting a shrine in your honor. 518 00:42:42,541 --> 00:42:45,541 It shall be called... the Jinta Shrine. 519 00:42:46,541 --> 00:42:50,541 Although people and towns never last as long as demons do, 520 00:42:50,583 --> 00:42:54,583 there are some things we can make in our short lives that withstand the test the time. 521 00:42:56,541 --> 00:42:57,541 Jinta-nii! 522 00:42:58,666 --> 00:43:00,583 You're really leaving? 523 00:43:01,583 --> 00:43:05,541 In my eyes, you're still the same person that you've always been! 524 00:43:10,583 --> 00:43:13,666 I'll be back again. Save some isobe mochi for me, will you? 525 00:43:14,583 --> 00:43:16,541 Do you promise? 526 00:43:16,583 --> 00:43:18,541 Because I'm holding you to that! 527 00:43:34,583 --> 00:43:36,541 I understand now. 528 00:43:36,583 --> 00:43:41,541 I know why that demon seemed so content as it claimed it had "fulfilled its purpose." 529 00:43:43,583 --> 00:43:46,583 170 years, huh? 530 00:43:51,583 --> 00:43:56,541 I always thought the events of the distant past had nothing to do with me. 531 00:43:57,583 --> 00:44:00,541 But, as it turns out, the reason behind his tears.. 532 00:44:00,541 --> 00:44:01,583 Pardon me. 533 00:44:01,666 --> 00:44:04,583 ...was directly connected to the reason that I'm here right now. 534 00:44:05,541 --> 00:44:06,666 Are you the Miko of this shrine? 535 00:44:07,541 --> 00:44:09,541 I would soon come to learn... 536 00:44:09,666 --> 00:44:13,541 ...all about the long journey that he had taken... 537 00:44:14,541 --> 00:44:15,583 ...for the past 170 years.