02x09 - The God Is Blindsided

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I wasn't prepared for any of this.

It's so lame I could die.

Well? Come on! What's our plan?

Surelyit would be faster to simply do away with Jirou.

No!

I'll look for Soujoubou with Botanmaru.

I just had a great idea!

And what might this idea be?

Take me to Jirou.

Make your way inside.

Now's our chance to search for the master.

That way!

Could their plan possibly work?

Whatoh whatwill become of Nanami and her friends?

{OP}

I wonder what's happening on this world

avoidI wonder what's happening on this world

I fly through the sky into space

avoidI fly through the sky into space

and circle the world

avoidand circle the world

MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday

avoidMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday

With my periodic biorhythm

avoidWith my periodic biorhythm

I'm like a washing machine

avoidI'm like a washing machine

Just kidding

avoidJust kidding

YesI'm spinning around

avoidYesI'm spinning around

Aroundaround the world

avoidAroundaround the world

Because there's no limit to my love

avoidBecause there's no limit to my love

Spinning aroundaroundaround the world

avoidSpinning aroundaroundaround the world

I want to tell you that I love youeven if it confuses me

avoidI want to tell you that I love youeven if it confuses me

Bambambam

avoidBambambam

You're not paying attention

avoidYou're not paying attention

Sometimes love keeps being one-sided

avoidSometimes love keeps being one-sided

It's gotten so hopelessly complex

avoidIt's gotten so hopelessly complex

But I'll make it all true with a miracle

avoidBut I'll make it all true with a miracle

HeyGod,

avoidHeyGod,

I'm your god

avoidI'm your god

I think

avoidI think

{Part A}

Youattended by a familiar? Impressive.

I never expected a washed up crow like you to return a godShinjurou.

It's lovely to see you tooBrother Jirou.

I was told that my sire collapsed. Where is he now?

He's inside the sanctumalthough he is extremely ill,

so allowing him to see his runaway son is out of the question.

Soland god or whatever you call yourselfyou're no longer a part of Kuramaregardless of your name.

So this brute is the one known as Jirou.

True to talehe has the physique of a bear.

And he laid those boorish hands...

on Nanami!

The God Is Blindsided

I will admit that our past is somewhat checkeredbut let's forgive and forget.

I am here today to help you celebrate your succession as the fourth Soujoubou.

As tributeI come bearing the libation from the Heavens.

It would be an honor if you shared a drink with me.

From the Heavensyou say?

This is pure rotgut. The highest proof booze you can get from the mundane world.

If you're a lightweightit's onetwothreefloor.

Are you talking about me?

Some piddly sake can't get me drunk.

Now go onJirou!

Since you are claiming to be a god,

you must be familiar with the celestial nymph I meant recently beneath the tree.

Celestial nymph?

The who?

I'm afraid not. It could've been anyone. Who knows?

No matterthen.

Lest we forgetthis sacred mountain forbids any and all women.

Celestial nymph or not I intend to teach her a harsh lesson.

This man...

Wow! This building is huge!

We haven't seen any other crows.

PlusI feel like we've passed the same spot a million times already.

Is everything okay?

Are we really making any progress?

Botanmaru?

It is all right!

Follow meand it will be all right!

We have not lost our way!

Okayokay!

What a bunch of bull!

Bam

Bam

You're totally lostyou pipsqueak!

Mamoru!

P-Pipsqueak?!

This compound is surrounded by that Jirou guy's barrier.

I can smell the rotten stink of his aura on everything.

Until the fox and his friend break Jirou's focuswe're stuck here.

Tomoe... Kurama...

Hurry!

Sake from the Heavens is not so bad after all.

What's the matterShinjurou? The bottle isn't empty yet.

So how are you feeling nowBrother? Good?

Of course.

Were you planning to get me drunk so you could exact some sort of pathetic revenge?

This must come as a disappointment.

Unlike your feeble spiritI am not one to be corrupted by mere alcohol.

Inebriation is just another sad form of weakness.

You're the one who insisted we drink.

You will finish this bottle with me.

This has gone far enoughMaster Jirou.

In lieu of my lord and master ITomoewill keep you company.

In deference to your wishes...

Why not let a celestial nymph pour for you?

Wobble

Wobble

What?!

The barrier wavered!

The caster just lost his focus!

But why?

Who cares? Let's get going while we can.

What is the matterMaster Jirou?

You were speaking so eloquently earlier.

Was it you beneath the eternal cherry blossom treefox?

I was afraid my arm was going to break that time.

You are so rougheven in your treatment of women.

You?! A woman?!

My!

You're merely disguised as a woman! You're no woman!

Ohyou are awful!

If you have such strong suspicions,

ascertain for yourself whether I am man or woman.

Jirou...

As I suspectedthis man is...

Amazing!

The webbing of the barrier was all over the place beforebut it's disappeared.

Now's our chance. Let's go.

Yesquietly so that no one notices us.

I have a bad feeling about this.

What in the world might Master Jirou be doing?

Soujoubou!

Master Soujoubou!

That's him?

He looks kind of frozen.

Land god! The Peach Pills! Quick!

Ohright...

Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!

Peach Pills... Peach Pills...

Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Hurry... Hurr...

Peach Pills won't make him better.

The crow boss's soul was extracted.

I don't think he'll wake up until his soul is restored to his body.

His soul?

But who would do such a thing?

years since descending the mountain.

See how I have grown.

I have compl etely settled into life i n the mundan e world and...

A large black feather...

This size...

Jirou?!

My gut was right.

It is as I thoughtMaster Jirou.

What?

For all that you said earlieryou fancy medo you not?

What?!

Women are forbiddenand I am violating that prohibition and yet not a word of condemnation.

Don't be ridiculous!

What about you would I even fancy?!

Ah... This man is infuriating.

As if IJirouwould be led astray by some woman!

Then why not look me in the eye and condemn me more harshly?

When you saw that slip of a girl and saw a celestial nymph,

that was already checkmate for you.

That's ridiculous...

Why would I ...

Whyyou! Are you trying to dupe me while I'm drunk?!

Dammit! You are disgraceful!

If you're such a tough guy,

why don't you man up and confess your true feelings to Nanami?

Watching you...

is like looking in a mirrorand it infuriates me.

Nanami...

So that is the girl's name.

Master Jirou.

What in the world are you doing?

Your protective barrier has been compromised.

Yatori!

This is why I warned you.

And sure enougha couple rats had snuck their way in.

Two crows and one monkey.

They seemed pretty shady to me.

I locked them up in the basement for nowthough.

If we work them over a littleI bet they'll spill the beans that they're co-conspirators.

StopTomoe!

I beg your pardonbut I really don't have the slightest idea of what you might be accusing us of.

For my familiar's misconduct,

I offer you my sincere apologies.

After allhe was once a lowly wild foxso he doesn't know any better.

If you see fit to punish himyou have my permission.

b*at himtorture himit matters not. You can do whatever you please.

Wait!

You damn idiot! Stinking fox!

Argh

Argh

We got capturedthanks to you!

What kind of goof was thatyou nincompoop?!

If you had not stopped me,

Grr

Guard

I would have b*at that bear-man to a pulp and that would have been that!

b*ating people to a pulp isn't part of the plan! How many times do I have to tell youyou moron?!

If Nanami has been caughtthat changes the plan!

At any rateI am going to Nanami.

I will tear this cage to shreds and...

It's no use. This is Brother Jirou's barrier prison.

Spirit powers are of absolutely no use in here.

We'll have to devise some way to escape.

Finding Nanami and the others is of critical importance.

We may not be able to save your old man.

I don't really care about my sire.

I've barely even spoken to the man.

That weirdo said Nanami and her group were put in the underground dungeon.

We'll have to go rescue them somehow.

Next part coming

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{Part B}

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Huh?

Th-This place...

Oh!

Botanmaru! Wake up! Wake up!

Here are the ratsMaster Jirou.

To think that these stinking brats got the better of me...

Jirou...

I had my suspicions that Shinjurou was up to something,

but I never imagined that we had a traitor in our midst.

Botanmaru!

Botanmaru!

You cursed weakling!

Botanmaru! Botanmaru!

Now talk! What are you after?!

Raising your hand against such a small child...

How can you even talk about becoming the fourth Soujoubou?!

The way to avoid pain is strength. That is all.

His weakness is to blame.

That is why he cannot fly even though he is already seven.

If you cannot live without someone's coddling,

death is the only solution.

Why?

It doesn't matter how strong you are. No one can go through life all on their own.

Not even you.

It's not like you lived on the mountain by yourself without any help all these years.

Boy! You dare talk as if you know?!

I do know.

Even about how you stole Soujoubou's soul from him.

His soul?

What are you talking about?

What?

NownowMaster Jirou.

Enough with the interrogation.

Leave the rest to Yatori here.

You can go deal with Master Shinjurou and the fox that you captured.

Tomoe and Kurama?!

And try not to let lustful thoughts sidetrack you this time.

Damn...

I will be counting on you!

The way he reacted...

It wasn't Jirou who extracted Soujoubou's soul?

Then who did?

Now...

I was certain the master's condition would never be discovered.

I pegged you as a simple crowbut clearlyyou had me fooled.

So you're the one who did it?!

Why?!

Let me think.

I suppose I could tell you before you die.

Okayso there's this guy I know who trusted me to get him an obedient army.

And Kurama here fit the bill to a T.

As long as the boss gives the okaythe rest brainlessly follow his lead.

A closed off and simple vertical society.

Closed Off

Simple Vertical Society

Nothing could fit my needs better!

Whyyou! How did you do that to Master Soujoubou?!

Howyou ask?

It is a letter from your son.

I was asked to avoid being seen and deliver this to you in person.

How you must have worried for your only son's safety!

Yatoriwas it?

Ohyes?

I consider all the crows of this mountain to be my children.

I purposefully drew a distinction between them and my own sonShinjurou...

but I treasure them all equally.

Yes.

He left himself completely open.

Even I never imagined that such a cheap trick would bring him down.

You bastard!

This is the part where we conclude our chitchat.

I will tell Master Jirou thathaving failed your missionyou all took your own lives.

M-My feet!

You will quietly die here...

Just try it.

I dare you!

Evil deeds must not go unpunished!

Mamoru!

Th-This is not happening!

H-How can you be...

Barrier against evil!

I will get stronger.

Much stronger.

I'm taller than the others and my back and legs are sturdy,

so when I grow upI'm sure I'll have the biggest wings of anyone.

That's what the brothers said.

If I train even harder,

I might become number one.

Jirou.

Jirou.

Admirable of you to stay behind alone to train.

Master Soujoubou!

I hear you won brilliantly for the first time in the sword-fighting competition yesterday.

My nose swells with pride. Just look at how big it is.

Just kidding.

You should not push yourself too hard and jeopardize your healthso go on back to your room for today.

Yessir!

Master Soujoubou.

The strongest crow on the mountain.

I am now that crowyet I am so ashamed.

I'm even starting to see the celestial nymph in that four-eyed runt.

No matter how strong you are you can't go through life all by yourself.

Dammit!

I am about to become the fourth Soujoubou of Kurama.

Something is wrong with me today.

Daidaimaruare you okay?!

Master Jirou!

Y-You idiots! This is what you get for not looking where you're going!

My apologiessir!

Not even you.

It's not like you lived by yourself without any help.

Ohdear!

Heyis this cruel or what?!

A barrier against evil?! This is news to me!

Give back Soujoubou's soul!

I have it hidden somewhere deep within this compound where the crows cannot find it,

so if you get rid of meyou will never find his soul...

So that was a barrier against evil.

Master Jirou's barrier is still herebut Nanami made that man fly away like a piece of paper.

She's the scariest lady I've ever seen!

We're going to look for Soujoubou's soul.

We'll use this white talisman and have it find his soul.

From Where You Are Soujoubou

I was afraid it wouldn't be much help in here since Jirou's barrier is so tough.

Why not? Your barrier against evil was working just fine.

That's it!

We're inside Jirou's barrier.

So if everything inside it is hisI just need to figure out a way to make it mine.

What are you crying forDaidaimaru?

Please forgive him.

Daidaimaru is not feeling well today so we were about to send him to rest.

Please don't punish him. IChiyomaruwould rather take the blame.

You must stop thisJirou!

Suirou...

This is stupid.

Master Jirouthere is trouble!

What is it?

A woman... A woman is running around inside the compound!

Move! Move!

Touch meand you'll fall to the mundane world!

If I cast a barrier against evil within the compoundI should be able to cancel out Jirou's barrier.

This whole compound will be surrounded with my powernot his!

Where's the woman?!

She went toward the West Wing!

The West Wing?

Master Jirou!

Toward the sanctum where I have Shinjurou and the fox locked up...

It must be her.

Look.

Where the woman passed...

is shining gold!

It's like a line of light.

It's pretty.

Shh! Idiot! Master Jirou can hear you!

Stinking foxthe crow guarding us hurried off somewhere.

I don't know what happened but isn't this our chance to escape?

Come up with some way to escape.

I know it must be hard with your tiny brain.

Ohthat's rich.

At least I have a brain!

You idiot! Your ears are doing all the work!

Your ears are bigger than your head!

th Stupid Fight of the Day

th Stupid Fight of the Day

I finally found you! I have come to rescue you!

Ohgood. Well doneBotanmaru.

Glad you're safe and sound.

My goodness!

What an impressive barrier prison.

How might I get you outMaster Shinjurou?

Where is Nanami?

Is she not with you?

Lady Nanami is currently running about to cast a barrier upon the compound.

Running about?

It seems Master Soujoubou is worse off than we thought!

Master ShinjurouLady Nanami and I saw him in the innermost sanctum.

Master Soujoubou's soul was taken by a spirit named Yatoriand he has become petrified!

Master Soujoubou was not confined to his bed due to illness!

What?!

Yatori confessed to it all.

He claimed to have hid his soul somewhere on this compound where no one would find it.

It was all a plot to overthrow the Third and take control of Kurama.

What is this light?

The barrier prison is fading away.

What is this light?

A barrier against evil.

{ED}

Nanami has finished casting the barrier just now.

Heycan you hear me?

All right!

Heycan you hear me?

That nightI was looking

at the fleeting remnants of the day

The milky way spread across my vision

It was very beautiful

Heycan you hear me?

I don't think I can talk to other people about this

I'll call up GodI think

If a new day hadn't begun

then yesterday's tomorrow would be today

and yesterday would be the day before

I'm waiting for you

I'll stay here

The boat is stopped here

{Preview}

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Nanami's barrier made the compound all sparkly!

If today weren't today

She's really come into her own!

All rightwe're going to find Soujoubou's soul!

and were that day insteadohthat'd be nice

But Jirou's learned the truth and gone to hunt for it himself.

There's no way we can let him get to it first!

Next time"The God Receives a Romantic Confession."

The God Receives a Romantic Confession

The God Receives a Romantic Confession

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