01x06 - Awakening

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I am deathly afraid of scary things.

I somewhat remember living together

with my mom when I was a kid. But

I can't remember how we came to

be separated. And if I can't remember,

it must mean that something

absolutely terrifying happened.

"Episode 6: Awakening"

"Episode 6: Awakening"

I'm so sorry.

"Episode 6: Awakening"

My hand slipped while steering,

and the enemy was alerted to us being here.

My hand slipped while steering,

and the enemy was alerted to us being here.

If it was an accident, what could you do?

Mihai-san, you are surprisingly clumsy, huh?

I've hacked into the building's security system.

Hurry. Shiki is in danger.

Acknowledged.

Let's find an entrance that's unlocked.

Oh?

I spy some rats!

I-I can't move

I don't have to beat her, just run away.

I just have to run away, so what am I doing?!

Move! While I was looking up mimicry on the web,

I happened to watch just what mosquitos do

Mosquitos have a component

in their saliva that numbs pain.

It allows them to suck their subject's blood

without being noticed.

I'm sure that you will experience

your blood and organs being sucked out,

while not feeling any pain,

as your consciousness fades away,

until you shrivel up and die.

N-No No I'm hopeless

Anything but fear

That hurt

I can't!

Somebody come! Somebody! Inugami-san!

Shiki!

--Ow! Stop pulling my hair!

--Do you read me? Are you okay?

--Ow! Stop pulling my hair!

--Akira and I are heading toward you now.

We beat one of them on the way in.

You beat one?!

--You're hurting me!

--How are you?

--You're hurting me!

--You're so strong, I think you'll be fine.

He seems to put a lot of trust in you.

What would your junior think

if he saw such a sorry display?

Disappointment? Contempt? Scorn?

I cannot wait to see his reaction.

You

You shut your mouth, you son of a b*tch.

Ow, man, I think I busted my little finger.

But then at least I'm able to move now.

You really did a number on me,

didn't you? An electric shock?

You're not just some punk kid, are you?

I should probably report this

to my sister, but whatever.

I'm hungry now!

I missed?

You hid, did you? Well I can't

let you escape now, can I?

It takes a toll on me to use this,

but you leave me little choice.

Snooping sensitivity up!

Now, where did you go?

You can't hide from me.

Good grief.

What kind of vandal

tries to wreck my Mihai Magnum,

the epitome of sagacity?

He deserves a thousand deaths for that.

h*, you haven't run away, have you?

Good, you're finally beginning to

realize where you stand.

What is this? What's going on?

I'm picking up the boy all around me!

I read about it on the web.

Mosquitos can detect all sorts of things

to lead them to sweet blood.

Like carbon dioxide, and body temperature,

and foot odor. As well as

Where are you?!

sweat.

So what if we do? Don't act so smug,

you little brat! I swear I'll k*ll you!

There you are!

There you are!

Wha--?!

The correct answer was up here!

Huh? Hold on!

What do you know? I really can do it if I try

Shiki, I found something out about

your parents. Do you have a moment?

Huh?

No, that's okay.

I like the life I have now.

The past doesn't matter to me.

I wonder if I'm ready to accept

the other half of that conversation now.

Shiki!

Ow! Ow! Ow!

Wow, amazing! Did you do this, Shiki?

Impressive.

Of course I did. I was getting

tired of waiting for you.

Not too shabby. Fifty points.

I have you to thank. Your goading

really made me blow my lid.

What are you doing, you idiot?!

You're the idiot!

--So, what do we do now?

--You're the one who always talks so tough!

--Let's finish them. It's three against one,

so I'm sure we'll be fine.

--Oh, shut up! Don't talk back to me, ugly!

--Let's finish them. It's three against one,

so I'm sure we'll be fine.

--Once our sister finds out about this,

--Well, at this point, I have to agree.

--Once our sister finds out about this,

--Well, at this point, I have to agree.

--there's going to be hell to pay.

They know that we've broken in.

If we come back later,

and they hide the evidence,

or go into hiding,

none of this will mean anything.

Normally, turning the data Mihai-san collected

over to Inari-san

would take care of all of this.

That's no fun. Not a chance.

So now we have to figure out what to do next.

So this is where you are.

--B-Big Sister!

--B-Big Sister!

What do you two think you're doing?

What a disgrace. They're children

and you're full-grown adults.

Apologize to them. Now.

I'm sorry about my sisters.

I wonder if you can let this pass as our secret,

including what you saw in the factory.

I'll let you leave here alive,

by way of apology.

We can't allow that. This is our job.

Kabane-kun

Kemono and people are both living creatures.

I believe we all are doing

what we do for us to get by.

Which is why,

for my own sake, I have to stop you.

I see. So negotiations have broken down.

S-Sorry, Big Sister, but he's really strong.

I'll help you take care of him.

S-So will I! So you just take it easy.

We'll clean up our own mess--

My little sisters really were

libertine, slick, and spoiled.

It makes me look like a jerk for being

the only one taking this seriously.

This is my precious food pantry.

I'm not going to let

a bunch of children have it.

We'll just have to fight!

What was that? Are you trying to blind me?

My, what a dreadful boy!

Going straight for my vitals like that

You need to learn some manners.

She's strong!

Kabane!

You could have just gone back home

without any of this fuss,

but you had to make the grown-up angry.

Oh, aren't you a tough one?

All right,

hold her right there!

Shiki! Oh, no!

How dare you hurt Shiki!

Yaa!

Oh, I can't make ice without any water--

Shiki! Akira!

Nice friends you have there.

But once you're dead, that's that.

I have to keep training myself.

I may not be able to die,

but I would hate not being able to

protect the others in the office.

This woman just k*lled her own sisters

without a second thought.

If I'm beaten by her,

she will k*ll Shiki and Akira.

But at the moment,

I can't see any way for me to beat her.

It's almost certain that

their deaths will be unavoidable.

It's no use.

By why is this? In my mind, I know

that any further resistance from me

won't do any good. There's no point.

And yet

my body refuses to give up.

Wow, you have tremendous power.

Your arm just broke.

No, no, you're doing it all wrong.

You're just going to ruin your body like that,

and that'll be the end of it.

Mihai-san?

If you all get finished off like this,

I'm sure Inugami will be upset with me.

Let me give you a little free advice.

Listen up, Kabane. The reason why you

couldn't overpower me, or that Kemono,

is because you are only using

your human strength.

Use your Kemono strength.

My Kemono strength?

What's this? A strategy session, now?

Forget the fact that you are

half human. Follow your instincts.

Instincts?

Think about it in simple terms.

What is the thing you want most right now?

I want to defeat her.

Yes.

I don't want to lose Shiki and Akira.

That's it.

That is your instinct--

your heart.

Huh?!

This-- This can't be!

This isn't happening!

This is the same power as that one time

But I have it under control.

Is it because I have my lifestone?

Back then, when Yataro took my stone,

it felt like I was being swallowed up

by something I didn't understand.

That is your instinct--your heart.

My heart? The thing I don't

really understand is my heart?

See? You can do it.

Mihai-san

That power is a Kemono's true essence.

You should get so that it

becomes automatic to you.

But I still don't really know what it is

Oh, I've gone back to normal.

Because the danger has passed.

Danger?

I should pull off

your other legs, just to be safe.

No!

Kabane!

Inugami-san?

Sorry. Mihai told me what was happening.

You've done well, but enough

is enough. Come back now.

I let you out of the room,

and this is the thanks I get?

Shut up!

The enemy is still alive, though.

That's all right. We were only

hired to investigate, after all.

Inari will take care of things from here.

I doubt she'll be the least

bit amused by all of this.

That much is certain.

I mean, mere kanonba keeping humans

behind a kitsune's back

Good evening. It's a pleasure to meet you.

You must be Kabane-kun, right?

It is an honor to meet you.

My name is Nobimaru. I work for Inari-sama.

I look forward to working with you.

Who's this, now?

Speak of the devil

Do you mind if I have a look over there?

It's still dangerous, so you should

stand back. Ah, that should be fine.

Please do not move, now.

N-No, s-stop!

There, all finished.

S-Stop!

Reduced to ashes

We can't have any evidence left behind, can we?

I will go eliminate the other two, as well.

Is that because humans

can't find out about Kemono affairs?

Yes.

And there are a lot of humans

involved in this incident.

Completely covering everything up

would be difficult.

I hate to have to do it,

but the CEO of this company

will have to claim responsibility,

and make things right.

I see.

Oh, you don't, by any chance,

feel sorry for them, do you?

We didn't have any choice but to k*ll them,

but eliminating them entirely

seems like it's going too far.

"k*lling" and "pretending they never existed"

are two different things.

But I don't want them to be spared,

and I don't really know what it is to be

sorry for someone, so I won't stop you.

Glad to hear it.

What about the people working in the factory?

As long as they're still alive,

we can do something for them.

We'll make sure to help them,

so please don't worry.

Having human numbers decline

is nothing that we kitsune want.

In that case, okay.

You should hurry on home, though.

I'm concerned about the spiky-haired boy.

I can see he's injured, but he's also

showing signs of dehydration.

He probably overused his powers.

Oh, right. Thanks. I will.

Akira, wake up.

Shiki is in trouble.

Huh? Again?

Kabane-kun

Can I tell you one last secret before you go?

Inari-sama has not given up on your lifestone.

Why do you think I showed up here so quickly?

I've been snooping around about you.

Upsetting the tanuki

would cause a lot of trouble,

so we probably won't try

taking it from you by force again.

But please be careful.

If you were to voluntarily offer

your lifestone to Inari-sama,

then the tanuki won't interfere.

That is what Inari-sama is hoping for.

I don't think something

like that is very likely,

but we are bake-gitsune, after all.

Please be careful, all right?

All right. I'll be careful.

But why would you tell me all that?

I need you to keep this absolutely between us.

I really don't like Inari-sama.

U-Understood. I promise

I'll keep that our secret.

Thank you very much!

We will meet again soon.

Tell the spiky-haired boy to take care.

Huh? You fibbed when you said

it was an easy mission?

How mean! We could have been k*lled!

Keep going.

Hold on, something's wrong.

I could understand being complimented,

but I can't accept being blamed

for all this. Think about it.

Will you ever grow under Inugami's protection

if all he ever gives you are easy missions?

You should think of this as getting to

improve yourselves, thanks to me.

He has a point.

N-Now that you mention it,

I may have gotten a little stronger.

Hey, come on, don't be fooled.

Still, I will admit, you boys did a fine job

of dealing with Mihai's recklessness.

You surprised me. You may have become

a lot stronger than I imagined.

Hooray! He complimented us!

Kabane-kun, go like "yay"! "Yay"!

"Iei" [funeral portrait]?

Feel free to compliment me, as well.

The next time you try something like this,

I'll have you shipped back

to Romania packed in ice.

Inugami-san, once Shiki wakes up,

be sure to compliment him, too.

Yeah. I'll even order a pizza.

Now, go grab a bath and get to bed.

Good night.

That wasn't a bad way to pass the time.

For crying out loud, things never

turn out well whenever you're involved.

If you really feel that way,

you can k*ll me anytime.

You do know how to k*ll a vampire, don't you?

If you're going to let me go on living,

you'll have to prepare something

worthy of my amusement.

I've taken quite a liking to those boys.

I'd be willing to impart my wisdom

to them again sometime.

I can't sleep.

They're alive.

Good.

And now, more news.

"Overtime violations at Bugbite Electronic"

And now, more news.

"Overtime violations at Bugbite Electronic"

Allegations of overtime violations

involving 700 employees have surfaced

--at major electronic goods manufacturer

Bugbite Electronic's main plant.

--Ah, that's where we went! Now it's on TV.

Amazing! It really was a big case.

Gah! Buzz off, already!

I told you, I'm fine!

Stop following me! It's annoying!

What's going on?

Kabane has been acting weird

ever since our mission ended.

He keeps hovering around and

sticking to me like glue wherever I go!

Heh-heh, that's because

it took you so long to wake up.

He's just worried about you.

Can't you cut him some slack?

This is how he worries

about someone? What is he, a baby?

Inugami-san Akira

Shiki Everyone's here.

I really am glad.

Look, where's the harm,

at least until Kabane feels satisfied?

Man

What's the matter, Kabane-kun?

Why the funny face?

Oh, it just seems like

I'm forgetting something

Kon! Kon!

Kon, I'm sorry. I took way too long.

Kabane! I've been waiting for you!

Yeah, I figured you might be.

You said you were buying dinner to take home,

so I thought you would be sooner.

It sure did take you a long time, huh?

Actually

a job came in after that,

so I went on a mission.

A mission? Well, you couldn't

help it if it was a mission.

Inari-sama's orders are more

important to me than you are, too.

Was it a pretty hard mission?

I haven't been on many missions

that lasted for days.

A-Actually, um

all sorts of things kept coming up,

and I forgot about you.

I'm sorry.

O-Oh, okay

What are these?

Koi?

I caught them. I thought we could

eat them together.

Now they're rotten.

My, my, and here I warned him and everything.

You shouldn't forget, Kabane-kun.

We are bake-gitsune, after all.

What was it you wanted to talk about?

Do you remember what you said earlier?

I want you to tell me about my parents.

"Next time"

"Episode 7: Home"