01x05 - Kinta Repays His Debt

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This is the forge?

Marvelous!

You should be grateful.

I didn't expect it to be this difficult.

I had to ask the Ashigumo for help, too.

Hey.

At least say thank you!

I'm busy right now. Can't it wait?

You brat

Kinta, I brought you some water.

Leave it there.

Also, you're both in the way.

Could you get out?

What? Why, you!

Okay.

What?

Hey, wait

Episode 5

Kinta Repays His Debt

You don't have to take that, you know.

It's fine.

I'm just doing what I want to do.

Yeah, but

I'm glad he found

something he wanted to do.

I hear Kinta and Yui have been traveling

together since before they met Tauemon.

I'm sure there's a story there.

But still

What's this?

Hey, big guy! We need water!

There's no water!

Ah, it's about time.

What are you lazing around for?

It's the midseason draining

described in the scroll.

I drained the water on purpose.

On purpose?

Draining the water prevents offshoots so

the roots of the rice plants stay healthy.

Myrthe!

Understood.

Growing rice sure is a pain in the butt.

Growing good rice takes that much effort.

What's this?

They're the ducks Kaimaru brought here.

Oh?

The ducks are for the rice.

They churn the dirt and eat

the weeds and bugs around the rice.

Bugs and weeds?

Summer brings lots of bugs

and weeds with it.

A person couldn't possibly keep up

with removing all the pests.

So that's why we use ducks.

When did we get a cat?

Oh, no!

We must keep it away from the ducks!

What a ruckus.

We should split up and gather them back up.

We can't do this ourselves!

What are the others doing?

Kinta is over there.

Again?

Kaimaru, hold onto that cat.

Hey, Kin—

It's so hot!

I'm amazed you can stay

cooped up in this heat.

Hey, are you listening?

Kinta! Hey, Kinta!

Huh?

Oh, it's you.

What does that mean?

Listen, you can't stay cooped up

in the forge now that we have one.

The rice—

Later. I'm in the middle

of something important.

What?

Oh, you actually drank it.

What?

Why are you so mean to Yui?

She does it because she cares about you.

No reason. It's none of your business.

Don't you like Yui?

You've been together since you

were in the Lowly Realm, right?

In that case

Get out.

I don't understand.

Yui has always been that way.

But why doesn't she complain

despite how he treats her?

What is it?

Could it be?

You think I'm in love with Kinta?

The redness of your cheeks proves it!

B-But

That makes things simple.

It tells us exactly what to do right here.

Unrequited Love Story

“Unrequited Love Story”?

It's Koushi Oborozuki's masterpiece.

It describes a boy

and girl in love in great detail.

According to this

Yui, do you have any skills?

Skills?

Yeah. First, you should become

an attractive girl by honing a skill.

Then boys will naturally

become interested in you.

W-Wait a minute.

I'm don't want Kinta

to be interested in me.

Do you want things

to remain as they are now?

Well

Think of everything you do for him.

Don't you want to be friends?

Well, yes, but

Right?

Now, tell me. What skills do you have?

I'm not really good at anything,

but if I had to choose

Oh, thank you!

I wasn't expecting you to

actually build me a weaving hut.

You're the one who said they

wanted a hut, not just a loom.

I really wanted my own room to weave.

But why?

There are many reasons, but

In any case, while I'm weaving,

please say something first before you enter.

What is this?

Kinta

Let me see

Smile! Don't forget to smile.

Th-The goddess made me a weaving hut.

Why'd you build it so close?

I'm sorry.

Quickly, stop him!

K-Kinta!

What?

Is there anything you want

Yui to weave for you?

Not really.

You'll never get anywhere

unless you lean into it.

This book says love is w*r.

Go on, ask him.

But

Oh, fine.

Hey, Kinta.

What do you want?

Well, you know

I thought you might

need help with something.

Not really.

Don't say that.

There must be something.

Like something you don't have

enough of, or something you want.

In that case, obsidian.

Obsidian?

Yeah.

You might have to go pretty deep

into the mountains to find it.

Oh, that's not what I meant.

What is that?

Can't you tell? You can have it.

Are you sure?

Yeah.

The only thing I'm

interested in is making those.

Let me know how it feels to use it later.

This is amazing.

This will allow me to

fight even bigger demons.

Now that's good.

How did it go?

How'd it go?

Well, uh about that

I know! A towel!

A towel?

Blacksmithing is sweaty work.

He probably wants a towel

to wipe away his sweat.

Really?

Yeah.

I'll go make one.

And no peeking.

That should do it.

Unrequited Love Story

Oborozuki

“True feelings cannot

be found in words.

It is not words that form the

connection between two hearts."

I don't get it.

Unrequited Love Story again?

Say something before you enter!

You're studying that

rather enthusiastically.

Of course I am.

Koushi Oborozuki is a genius.

Their works are worth

reading again and again.

Is Yui still weaving at this hour?

Probably.

Aw, man. It's morning already?

Yui, are you in there?

Don't! I'll be right there!

Don't come in!

What? Are you changing?

G-Good morning.

You're up early.

What's this?

Yui didn't come back all night.

What do you think you're doing?

I said I didn't need anything!

Why'd you stay up all night making this?

I just

Don't do it again!

I'm sorry. It was my idea.

Goddess

But even if he didn't need it,

he shouldn't have said that!

Don't!

Yui

It's not your fault or Kinta's.

I'm the one who chose to do this.

Here.

Eat this. It will cheer you up.

What should I do?

Don't worry about it.

Yui

I don't think these feelings

of mine are love after all.

Then what are they?

I'm not sure.

I just want to stay

with him and repay my debt.

Repay your debt?

What do you mean?

Kinta saved my life before,

even though he knew it meant he

couldn't stay at the temple anymore.

The temple? Kinta used to live at a temple?

So I want to repay that debt.

But Kinta thinks I'm a creep

and a nuisance.

No matter how you look at it,

he's in the wrong.

I won't stand for this.

No, wait! Kinta

Kinta doesn't remember saving me.

Water Management

Fields are filled with water drawn from rivers or lakes.

The amount of water is adjusted according to the rice's

growth. Immediately after planting, the field is filled with

water to increase the number of st*lks. Once the plants

have grown, the field is drained of water so the roots can

grow strong. Rice plants need the most water when they

bloom, so plenty of water is added then. During harvest

season, the water is drained completely to make it easier

to harvest the rice. Because it is too difficult for Sakuna

to precisely manage the water level while also hunting,

when she goes out the others take turns managing

the water level.

He doesn't remember the person he saved?

What does that mean?

What is it?

There are a lot of bugs.

What?

We could sow something to keep them

away and see how it goes, but

What?

It may only ease our minds,

but we could perform a Mushiokuri ceremony.

Mushiokuri?

It's a type of ceremony

performed in the Lowly Realm.

They burn fires at night to

keep insects away from the fields.

Oh, I'd like to see a Yanato ceremony.

Wh-What?

What?!

What happened? What was that crane?

How should I know?

When I entered the hut and looked inside,

it suddenly popped out.

You mean you looked inside

without saying anything?

Where is Yui?

I dunno.

Yui! Yui!

She isn't at the field below, either.

Perhaps she ran away.

Why would Yui run away?

It's your fault.

What?

Why do you always treat her like that?

She spent all night making

that for you, but you

Is that why?

Answer me!

Depending on your answer,

I may show you no mercy.

She creeped me out.

She suddenly showed up and started following

me around, saying she wanted to help me.

What?

Right?

She made up some story

about me saving her life.

At first, I thought she was

trying to trick me.

That I'd be sold off somewhere.

But that never happened,

and she didn't seem to be lying.

She stuck with me,

saying she wanted to help me.

So I told her she wouldn't

find happiness with me.

I'm poor. I can't do anything.

Being with me would only make her unhappy.

I told her to stay away from me.

That she was bothering me.

That I hated her.

If she stayed away from me,

any wealthy family would take her in with

her pretty pale skin and make her happy.

But she kept following me and following me.

Your Highness

Let's go.

Go where?

That crane is our only clue.

We have to go after it.

There!

Why am I doing this?

Don't complain.

You're the one who caused this.

You're sure it went this way?

No.

But when I stopped by this valley before,

there was a beautiful spring.

The crane is probably there,

but we'll have to defeat

some demons to reach it.

Is that a shellfish?

It's a clam.

Don't worry.

This thing you made is

better than I expected!

Thunderbolt!

This is it.

Your Highness, look.

The crane

Could it be?

What is it?

That's the crane I freed a long time ago.

Freed?

Some young monks at the temple

once caught a crane in a trap.

That crane

It was so white,

it looked like it was glowing

in the woods at night.

Hey, looks like we caught something.

Let's go check it out.

So that's why you had to leave the temple.

How do you know that?

I see. So that's how it is.

Yui.

Yui? What are you talking about?

That's a crane.

She cannot speak anymore.

Because she broke her contract of secrecy,

she reverted to her original form.

Who are you?

I don't sense any divine energy.

They're not a god.

What is it? I didn't hear anything.

Who are you talking to?

We travel between worlds

connected by the Tree of Creation

to save our world from

the brink of destruction.

We are the Visitors.

The Mantle of Feathers

Could they have given it to Lady Toyohana?

That crane's fervent wish

transformed it into a human.

We granted her the power to weave

threads and bring people together.

The power of connection.

Is there no way to turn

Yui back into a human?

In order to reclaim the name Yui,

she must reclaim the power of connection.

If that can be proven

Connection

Hey, Kinta. What do you think of Yui?

Wh-Where did that come from?

Hurry up!

Don't you care what happens to Yui?

B-But I don't know what to say

Hurry!

Say how you feel about Yui!

Okay, okay.

Let's see

Being followed around by Yui

used to exhaust me, but

But I feel like I've changed

since meeting Yui.

Hearing her speak with my accent

made me feel comfortable around her.

For the first time in my life,

I was grateful to be alive.

Nothing's happening.

Why not? Didn't that count?

True feelings

Kinta, do you have anything on you?

Like what?

Something that shows how you feel about Yui.

I don't have

What's that?

I made this comb for Yui.

It's not much, but since Yui

was pale like the crane,

I thought it would suit her.

It seems you have a powerful connection.

You have proven its strength.

Goddess Kinta

Yui!

Yui!

Kinta

Are you sure about this?

Yes.

Oh, wonderful.

It's love. This is love.

How precious.

Begone, bugs! Begone, bugs!

Will this really drive off the bugs?

It's almost morning.

Oh, sorry.

It's fine.

Unrequited Love Story

Koushi

Oborozuki

It's all because of this.

I knew I could count on Koushi Oborozuki.

I wish I could meet them someday.

Ah, it's dawn.

What is this?

The ears of the rice plants are sprouting.

The ears

These will continue growing

until fall and become rice.