01x03 - Foxes

[bunniefuu]

Huh?

You want me to take him to see Inari-san?

Yeah. He's a new member here. Go and say hello.

Ugh, I just can't deal with that woman.

Inari?

Yeah.

Inari Yoko. She is a kitsune Kemono,

but she holds power within the police.

When you're a detective, you have to

ask them for a lot of favors.

I told her that you would be coming.

Have these guys show you the way.

Just so you know,

I don't plan on having anything other than

a work relationship with you.

Okay, come with me! You know what?

Right near the police station,

there's this super-cute café!

--And the latte art they do!

--Kabane

Take this with you.

What is it?

Oh, sort of a good-luck charm.

"Shinjuku Police Station"

"Shinjuku Police Station"

Superintendent Inari, greetings!

Wow, everyone is all lined up.

Inari-kun, thanks for all you do.

Oh, Chief, you didn't have to

come out and greet me personally.

Superintendent Inari, I'll take your coat.

Your mirror, ma'am.

And whatever else you need.

Wow! Thank you.

I'll have to give you a reward, won't I?

Feel free to sniff my residual aroma.

So many people

"Episode 3: Foxes"

So many people

"Episode 3: Foxes"

I know, I know! I was surprised

the first time I saw them all, too.

I know, I know! I was surprised

the first time I saw them all, too.

Hey!

Make sure to keep up.

Why are there so many people?

Because it's Tokyo.

Don't they have jobs?

There are all sorts of jobs.

So that's how it is.

Ah! Kabane-kun!

There's the shop that caught my attention!

I told you to keep up, remember?!

"Shinjuku Police Station"

This is it?

Shinjuku Police Station. Let's go.

Ah, wait up!

Huh? Superintendent Inari?

I don't know where you heard whatever you did,

but the superintendent is a busy woman.

There's no way she's going to see

a bunch of children like you.

I told you, we have an appointment!

Nobody told me about it.

Look, just confirm it with her, would you?!

Jeez, give it a rest.

There's no need to.

--You don't get to decide that!

You'll never know until you ask!

--What is it? Oh

--You don't get to decide that!

You'll never know until you ask!

Who's that? A girl?

Oh, Kon-chan, what's up?

Running an errand for Superintendent Inari?

Which one of you is Kabane?

I am.

I see. Inari-sama is asking for you.

Come with me.

There, you see? Idiot.

Hold it. She only wants Kabane.

Not you other two.

Huh?

I'll be right back.

Oh, hey!

Hold on!

Gah! What is the deal with that girl?

In here.

Go inside.

Welcome!

Are you?

Nice to meet you. I'm Superintendent Inari

of the Metropolitan Police.

Hello.

Go ahead and have a seat.

Okay.

I've been wanting to meet you, Kabane-kun.

I've heard all about you from Inugami.

About how you're a khoular-and-human hanyo,

and how you were taken in

by your aunt when you were a baby,

together with your lifestone, right?

Yes.

Amazing!

A lifestone is a super-rare item, you know.

Gosh, I sure would like to see it.

I wonder what it looks like.

If you just want to see it

go ahead.

Aw, I can't see it very well from there.

Let me see it up closer.

All right.

Wow, incredible! Very nice!

It looks super rare!

Tell me, do you know what this stone is?

It's supposed to prevent my thirst.

Yes!

We Kemono take in the mental,

physical, emotional, sensory,

and various other energies produced

by humans, and live off of them.

Inugami and I didn't always get along so well,

but I'm on one side of the coin,

and Inugami the other,

so in order to assist humans

for the sake of Kemono kind,

we've ended up playing nice with each other.

But you know what, Kabane-kun?

Now that you've shown up,

the situation is a little different.

Your lifestone prevents thirst.

And that means

that if we have one of these,

we don't need humans to feed off of anymore.

Collect the head. Dispose of the body.

Yes, ma'am!

Oh, close it up tight, okay?

Otherwise, his body will grow back.

Yes, Inari-sama.

Thank you.

It's too heavy!

I can carry it.

Huh? Really? Thank you!

Inari-sama, you're like a mother to me.

When you're in trouble, of course I will help.

Right, right. Thank you.

You're a good girl, Kon.

Good girl?

If I can mass produce these,

we won't have to go through

the tedium of coexisting with humans.

Deliver the head up to my room later.

I'm heading out now to

investigate this lifestone.

Oh, right, I almost forgot.

Kabane-kun came here

with some friends, didn't he?

You deal with them, Kon.

Aw, this is taking too long!

This is why I didn't wanna come!

Shiki, look!

I snapped a good one!

"I'm at the police station~

#NotMisbehaving

#SurprisinglyCleanInside"

Why did you even come along?

Sorry to keep you.

Took you long enough! Do you know

how many hours we've been waiting?!

It's been 30 minutes.

Kabane-kun, what's in the case?

It was given to me. I have to

deliver it up to the room later.

You mean Inugami-san's room?

No, Inari-sama.

I-Inari-sama?

Kabane-kun, something seems different about you.

Don't refer to her in that icky way.

What's wrong with you? Did that

kitsune biddy bait you with something?

Kitsune biddy..?

Shiki! Kabane-kun is!

Whoops. And after Inari-sama

asked me nicely, too.

It's no use now.

I'll k*ll you.

It's that girl from earlier!

So you're a kitsune, too!

What have you done to Kabane?!

What do you think you're doing?!

What if you start a fire?!

There are people here who aren't even involved!

Hmph, no big deal.

The police belong to Inari-sama.

Any person who sets foot in here

becomes enthralled by Inari-sama.

They think nothing. They feel nothing.

They're just puppets doing their jobs.

They don't feel pain, either.

Kitsune illusions, huh?

I really do hate that old lady!

Do not insult Inari-sama!

It's no use trying to run.

I'm a good girl, so I won't fail.

I will k*ll you, no matter what.

We're not gonna go down so easily!

It's no use! We're going to die!

Let's get out of here!

You idiot! You could do something, too!

I can't!

Give up. There is no way you can survive.

Is that right? Okay, what if I do this?!

You said you had to

"deliver this to Inari-sama," right?

Then you'd be up a creek

if someone took it from you!

Shiki, that was amazing. When did you

manage to attach your silk?

Well I couldn't do it

when she would notice, right?

Now then, what does she have in here?

Shiki

Wha--?! Y-Y-You're whoa!

His head got taken away Why?

Thank you. You're a good girl, Kon.

Good girl?

I won't be a good girl

anymore I won't be

Give it back!

They're gone!

Where are you?! Where did you go?!

Come on out, you cowards!

Come on out! Come on out!

--You rescued me. Thanks.

--Where are you?!

I thought my body would never

grow back, locked up in there.

Now's not the time!

--What the hell is going on?!

--Where are you?! Come on out!

--She was delivering your head to Inari.

--Where are you?! Come on out!

I don't know what this is about,

but it's nothing good!

Akira, wake up! We got Kabane back!

We're getting out of here!

We have to report back to Inugami-san!

Shiki

Would you stop talking to me?! It's gruesome!

I more or less know what's happening.

I want you to throw me at her.

I'll take her down.

Huh?! Are you dense?! You're just a head!

What are you talking about?!

--I can do it.

--How can you be so confident?!

You're just a "thing" right now!

Shiki, if you throw me just right,

I can do it. Please.

Please?

No Knowing him, he just might

be able to pull it off.

I can do it. Throw me.

Hey!

Give it back!

Don't blame me for whatever happens!

Kabane!

Shiki

Eww

Sorry, I messed up.

I was planning to bite that off.

Stop talking, already! I am never

doing this again, understand?!

The fire Everything's back to normal.

It was all an illusion.

Shiki, give me a little room.

Huh? Like this?

All better.

How?

How do you things that I am so sure

are impossible like you do?

Aw, man

You really get on my nerves!

You're making me look like I'm chicken!

Well just so you know,

I'm one of those, you know,

people who stay rational

when faced with reality!

There's no chance that you're

gonna rub off on me, okay?

Sure. For my sake, I'd rather you were rational.

Right?

Go on.

Stick out your fist. Buddies do this

when they celebrate a win.

Oh, they do? All right.

Wrong!

"Shinjuku Police Station"

His head His head

Yo!

Inugami-san!

From the looks of it, things went

about the way I expected.

You mean you knew this would happen?!

If it came down to it,

I was planning to come rushing in.

But then

Let's just get going. The car is parked nearby.

Kabane, where's that good-luck charm?

She took it from me.

I knew it.

Oh, my little lifestone-chan, I'm going to

make a whole family for you.

"Inugami"

"Incoming call"

Yo, Inari.

Inugami, you rotten

That was an awfully terrible

thing to do, wasn't it?

My people barely escaped with their lives.

And here I thought the two of us were friends.

But you betrayed me. I guess you owe me one now.

What did you say?

You must be getting old if you

couldn't see through my shapeshifting.

Are you really that infatuated with lifestones?

Whoa, gross!

Where were you keeping that?

However, that one belongs to Kabane.

Next time, you'll be dealing

with me. Remember that.

Ma'am, we are nearly at your destination.

Where would you like to stop?

--Call an ambulance!

--What just happened?!

No way, an accident just happened!

Wow, that was pretty serious, wasn't it?

Hmm, what a shame!

Time for some refreshment at a café!

Are you sure about this, Inugami-san?

Going up against that old lady?

She's someone with an awful lot of

influence with the police, right?

This isn't that big a deal.

It's kind of like we're negotiating

the boundaries between our territories.

You'll understand once you're adults.

Once we're adults?

Never mind, let's get something to eat

before we head home.

Sort of a welcoming party for Kabane.

A welcoming party!

I'm in the mood for Chinese today!

I want pancakes!

How come?! We're talking about dinner!

So what?

That's not dinner!

--Yes it is! With cream!

--Kabane, which would you like?

How is that supposed to fill you up?!

Chinese, or else!

Pancakes!

Both?

Huh?!

Are you serious?!

I'm a good girl

Have to deliver the head Kabane

Hey, are you guys all right?

Ugh greasy stuff plus sweet stuff

turning in my stomach

I ate too much of both, too

Have to be careful

You're okay, though?

Yes.

Steady as a rock, huh? Oh, that reminds me.

I'd better explain to you

how we get business to come to us.

There are web searches,

and word-of-mouth, and things like that

but beyond that, there's our signange.

This light attracts Kemono. Also, humans who

have been empowered by Kemono.

Which means that work naturally finds us.

Incidentally, Inari is the one who made this.

Is she on our side, or isn't she?

It's more of a collaborative relationship.

Gah! The kitsune girl from this afternoon!

You mean she's come after us?!

I'm a good girl Kabane's head!

Huh? Wh-What's happening?

Is she dead?

She couldn't be.

Huh?

So that's it. Kabane's head, huh?

That's right. I'm a good girl, and I don't

quit my mission midway through.

Your head!

Hold it, hold it, hold it, hold it!

She's bad news, all right!

Let's take her down, Inugami-san!

No, we're not taking anyone down.

Hmm If you stand on top of tables,

you have poor manners.

Inari would be upset with you.

You say "that was delicious"

after you eat, don't you?

Th-That was delicious

You also clean up after yourself.

All right.

That's for combustible garbage,

and this is for recyclables.

Understood.

Man, she's super dense.

She's a nice, dutiful girl, isn't she?

What is this place? This isn't a bar?

We have a customer.

Human. Smells funny, though.

He's one of those.

Remember, like he said earlier?

People who are lured in here by the light.

Ones who have the scent of Kemono on them.

We've got a job.

"Next time"

"Episode 4: Mission"