01x07 - Kagehinata no Shokuchûshokubutsu

[bunniefuu]

I went and became an adult

We're two sides of the same coin,

with you still a kid

I went and blurted out the words

I'll never be able to take them back

There's nothing righteous

about unrequited feelings,

so let things stay as is

In the gaps between the seasons

that whiz by,

I was crying,

and I bet I always will

You don't believe, do you?

In despair? Being moved?

Unable to take it anymore, the night

that had turned white now turns black

Nothing's going to change

ever again? I just don't know!

I've been clinging to this moment

no matter what,

and I pray that today

my wish will come true

DON'T STOP

I won't forget the adultish heart

I stole from you ever again

Because neither the me that grew up

nor you will ever change

It's okay

Because I still haven't forgotten

the adultish heart I stole

Because even though I've changed,

I'm still me

Regrets, hopes and prayers,

Children, me,

I don't understand any of it

You can believe in wishes coming true,

but who I am will never end

Whoa, really? Mogi, you're a genius!

Flattery will get you nowhere.

I mean it, you sly dog, you!

EPISODE 7:

DOUBLE-FACED CARNIVOROUS PLAN

He's incredibly loud.

He knows just what to say

to make other people happy.

And he's honest.

His hair is so lightly pigmented

that it looks like snow.

How to put it?

It's like Sanda really is

Huh?

Let's agree to go our separate ways

starting today, Sanda.

-Huh?

-Haven't you figured it out?

Fuyumura and I

have both been seen by Oshibu

while you're the only one

he doesn't know about.

But

if he keeps seeing

the three of us together,

he's bound to eventually figure out

that you're Santa.

I think it's safer for everyone

if we sever all ties.

Words coming out of an expressionless

pretty boy's face are extra convincing!

Come on, how can you say that?

The three of us should just call it quits?

You're cutting me loose

the instant we've found Ono?

Doing this is the best way

to keep you safe.

Huh?

What about your family's cake shop?

Didn't you want to make Santa Claus

start doing his thing again

so that you guys could bounce back?

I thought we were friends!

Don't decide that on your own!

Yep. There it is again.

It's all three of us that are in danger,

so we're better off

if we're watching each other's backs!

He's always like this.

Don't worry about anything, Amaya!

When the chips are down, Sanda cheers me

up by saying what I want to hear.

But

I have to do the rational thing.

It's okay.

Huh?

I can look after myself.

Goodbye.

Hey! You're really trying

to end things here?

I'm not done talking!

I NEED SOME ALONE TIME

-HITOSHI AMAYA

Amaya!

He kicked out all us roommates

to have the room to himself?

Pretty Boy Amaya! Open the door!

I need underwear!

What's Pretty Boy sulking about?

Heck if I know.

He says he wants to be alone.

Let's crash next door tonight.

You one stubborn

and self-centered pretty boy!

Why would he break things off

out of the blue like that?

I don't get boys at all.

Fuyumura?

Huh?

What's wrong?

Oh, uh, it's nothing.

Oh?

I need to leave for a bit.

I'll be right back.

Fuyumura!

I don't want him

to be put in danger like that anymore.

He's the kind of guy who will put his life

on the line again and again to protect us.

Me wanting him

to start making the rounds as Santa

was pretty thoughtless of me.

Huh? Huh?

Huh? What are you doing?

You wouldn't open the door, so I was

trying to come in through the window!

Who do you think you're talking to?

What if somebody sees you? Go back down!

Then unbreak our breakup!

Forget it!

It's best for Santa and kids

to meet once a year!

Don't lump me

in with your Santa stereotypes!

I'm big, I'm strong,

and I can't be k*lled!

But without you, I can't do this, Amaya.

He's incredibly loud.

He knows just what to say

to make other people happy.

And he's honest.

Sanda

How many times have you saved my life

as a result of that excessive Santa-ness

that's always been a part of you?

Now that I think about it,

this might be the first time

I'm doing something Santa would do.

Did you hear something?

Hear what?

A huge guy in red?

Huh?

That was close!

Maybe I really should lower

my voice a bit

-N-No, not yet!

-Sanda!

Quick!

You really

would be lost without me!

Wow, these doors

are super easy to kick in.

Fuyumura! Nice timing!

You guys made up?

Yes! We did! So, please help!

I figured.

Do you have any Bratty Beans on you?

Nope.

I figured all along that we couldn't

cut ties with each other,

but you were acting all stubborn.

Look, I'm sorry!

I can't hold him any more!

I shouldn't have done it, so please help!

Sanda!

What was that sound just now?

It's a huge guy in red!

What? Where?

Oh man

So, the three of us

are still in cahoots, then, huh?

Looks that way.

We can't leave this Santa of ours

to his own devices.

My face is all scratched up

from the bushes!

Yagiuda

I'm going to ask you this

while you can still answer.

While I was busy fighting Santa Claus,

what, pray tell, were you up to?

Let's hear your excuse!

Oh, right, about that

I gave you an order, as I recall!

I said to capture Santa Claus!

Did you forget?

I told you if you failed to capture Santa

Claus, I'd implant my heart into you!

Listen, about that

"Sorry

I was fast asleep,

like any normal person would be."

I can't tell him that!

Look, the thing is

If you want my heart that badly,

I can perform the implant operation

right here and now!

Think of something! Make it out

of this alive somehow, Yagiuda!

To tell you the truth

I-I-I hate you so much, Headmaster Oshibu.

Whenever I look at you, I think to myself,

"How can this guy

be so youthful and beautiful

while I'm so old and ugly?

I wish that old and ugly Santa Claus would

k*ll me and put me out of my misery."

I'm ashamed of myself

for spending so long being jealous of you

that I shirked my duties.

Wishing that you,

the very pinnacle of beauty,

would be k*lled by that monstrous old fart

who's straight out of some fantasy!

Oh, how dark and twisted

my soul has become!

Ah, I see!

Tell me more, Yagiuda!

I-I despise your beauty!

More!

Santa Claus is old and decrepit!

Yet you become more beautiful

with each passing day!

Y-Your picture is next to "eternal youth"

in the dictionary!

Tell me more! More!

Your skin is like a newborn's!

I want to run my tongue all over it!

I'd know this sensation anywhere!

It's oxytocin!

Here it comes! I can feel it!

As a means of erasing

Oshibu's surgical scars,

the secretion of oxytocin

is particularly effective.

Just as with women in love

who become more beautiful

when they secrete this hormone

Oshibu's emotional and facial scars

heal and fade.

You're a useless middle-aged man

who only tells me things I already know.

I never imagined that lessons learned from

sweet-talking jilted lovers would save me.

Continuing to act as my spy within the

school is perfect for the likes of you.

That said, allowing this old and ugly

Santa Claus to keep strutting around

would be bad for my skin.

I know just the thing.

Just the thing?

There are far more useful assets here

at Daikoku Welfare Academy than you!

People ideally suited to k*ll Santa Claus.

Kazzy!

Guess which this is!

Is this my "super-satisfied

after taking a massive dump" face

or my "I love Kazzy to bits" face?

The correct answer is both!

My fiancé should know me well enough

to be able to tell that!

Jeez, the grounds are a mess

after the typhoon,

so at least help with the cleanup!

Look at the pretty falling leaves!

I could get high on this!

Niko, look out!

Are you okay?

Oh, I'm so sorry! Thank you!

Jeez! You should watch

where you're going, missy!

You hit her!

No, I was the one who bumped into her!

I'm sorry about that!

These need to go to my classroom,

and I was cutting corners

by trying to do it all at once

and carrying too much.

I need to be more careful.

Wow, what is it about her?

We can help if you want.

No way!

Hey!

But I don't wanna!

If it's not too much trouble,

would you mind? You're a lifesaver!

So, there's someone in this school who

actually leaves a great first impression!

Oh

You're in the semi-basement.

I forgot there was a classroom here.

Yeah, the campus is so sprawling that

it's hard to know where everything is.

But it's quiet, so we like it here.

What are you going to do

with this potted plant?

It's in rough shape

after being out in the typhoon.

Oh, we left it out on purpose.

Come on in.

Welcome to the Year 2, Class 10 classroom.

Would you mind putting that

on the teacher's desk?

Oh, sure!

You really saved me so much trouble!

Thank you so much!

Class 10?

I thought there were only five classes

of second-years.

Oh, this is one of the classes where

they put us kids who k*lled an adult.

What?

We, uh, committed

Well, when I say us kids,

I mean a few of us did.

Um, that includes me.

Everyone here has done something.

k*lled an

U-Uh

Oh!

Honestly, it's not that big a deal!

Please stop, it's really awkward

when you look so shocked!

Why didn't I notice it?

Deliberately hurting plants

Desks facing away

from the teacher's desk

It's obvious if you pay

even a little attention.

That something is very wrong

about this classroom.

Hey

Let's head back, Kazzy.

Oh, right! Yeah, we should

be getting back! Bye!

It's the Youth Protection Act, you know?

If a minor kills someone

it's not considered a crime

if the victim is an adult.

I'm jealous.

I guess it's kids like you who can

really cut loose and enjoy this era.

Hmm? What the

Look, would you mind unlocking this?

Um

My name is Fumi Namatame.

Get a move on

and open the dang door, sluggo!

I'm sorry

it's just that there was something

we wanted to ask you first.

Rumors say that there's an interesting

student among you regular class kids.

We Class 10 kids

have been searching high and low for him.

The rumor is that Mr. Santa is hiding out

in the school.

Have you heard about that?

Santa?

Here in this school?

Don't be ridiculous!

Yep yep!

You really believe in that Santa stuff?

Namatame, you're such a sweet,

naive thing!

Oh, really? I guess

it really is just superstition, huh?

Too bad. We were really hoping

to talk to him.

Oh my gosh! You're such a space cadet!

A totally normal conversation

between girls!

So

does that mean we're free to go?

Yes, of course! I'm awfully sorry

for keeping you here!

It was nice to meet you. Bye-bye.

Sure, bye now!

Ow!

How long are you gonna keep waving?

Bye-bye!

Is that

the face of someone who k*lled an adult?

Oh my God! I almost crapped myself!

It's friggin' terrifying

that K*llers can look like that!

Uh, you were scared, Niko?

Of course I was!

My fighting ability is too low to measure!

Situations like that,

I'm totally, "I surrender!"

TRAUMA-FREE CURRICULUM

I'd heard rumors

about the existence of a Class 10

but the fact that the leader of a bunch of

murderers who were given a pass by the law

was that cutesy girl

was the scariest thing of all.

You think so?

Kazzy, if I say "sexpot" to you, what's

the mental image that pops into your head?

Huh? Sexpot?

In the real world,

there's a way higher likelihood that

it's the plain Jane who doesn't show

any skin being the super-horny sexpot,

not the lady with the big knockers

and fancy clothes.

What? Wait, what are we talking about?

I'm saying that women are really good

at hiding their true natures!

You're a guy, so you're easy to fool,

but get a clue!

What? Wh-Where's my

My cat is missing.

That huge keychain? You dropped it?

Maybe it's in that classroom!

I don't wanna go back there!

I'll go get it.

She says she's scared,

and I don't blame her.

But I can't forget what she said.

If you're serious about wanting

to change this school,

the first step is for you to face

the denizens of the underworld.

This school's underworld.

Underworld?

Only then, will I begin to train you.

She probably means this semi-basement.

I'll confront the denizens

of the underworld!

Too bad. We were really hoping

to talk to him.

BRATTY BEANS

All done! I faced them!

Now I can go report to the Chief Director!

I'll turn back into a kid

and retrieve the cat!

I can't believe it! I never imagined that

our prayers would actually be answered!

U-Um, you're Are you really him?

I'm an idiot.

Um

Oh, you probably have a duty

to keep your secret, don't you?

It's okay, you don't have to answer!

Gosh!

The regular classes

are practically bursting

with firsthand accounts about you!

We were worried that you wouldn't appear

to us Class 10 kids,

but you would never discriminate

between children, would you?

We've been dying to meet you!

H-Have any other kids' eyes lit up

like this when they looked at me?

No! They haven't!

Can I offer you some tea?

This girl might be in this class because

she was injured emotionally somehow!

Is green tea okay?

Um, that's okay,

you don't need to make a fuss!

No, I insist!

We're genuinely thrilled!

Adults never set foot in this classroom,

so it's awfully lonely.

So, we figured that if we wished

for Mr. Santa to come, he would,

so we prayed and prayed for ages.

The adults, including our own teacher,

are afraid that they'll be k*lled by us.

My Class 10 classmates

have all been so lonely.

TEA

So, please, allow us to thank you!

If you've been wanting to see me,

there must be something that you want.

What do you wish for?

Oh, what we wish for? Like a present?

You kidder! If you're Mr. Santa,

surely you already know!

Oh, before we have fun

and open our presents

why don't you enjoy your tea?

Niko Kazao

F-Fuyu and Amaya

We can't find Sanda.

Do you know where he is?

Yeah About that

Class 10?

That class full of adult-K*llers?

That's the most dangerous place

in the entire school!

Don't bite my head off!

I know I shouldn't have let him go alone!

A-Anyway, Fuyumura and I are worried,

so we're gonna go check on him!

Kazao, wait here!

Fuyumura's taking off her

Hey, that's against the rules!

Bite me. How are we supposed to run

in an emergency with our boots on?

Let's move, Amaya!

Fuyumura!

I'm gonna use the stairs

like a normal person, okay?

Tell me, Mr. Santa.

Do you know why this school uses boots

as part of its uniform?

These stiff leather boots

that are so hard to put on and take off?

You see, this footwear

is Daikoku Welfare Academy's version

of shackles.

They're shackles?

Students who are so meek and pliant

that they don't mind these boots

are what's most convenient for the adults.

That's why it's against the rules

to take off your boots inside the school.

It's hard to believe, isn't it?

Nobody notices it.

That we're all really captives here.

Everyone enjoys their time as students

here, completely oblivious to the truth.

And those like us who rebelled against

the adults are exiled to these classrooms

in the semi-basement.

Please help us, Mr. Santa!

Ever since I became Santa,

I'm constantly surprised.

At how small children's bodies are.

Wh-What do you need me to do?

Long ago in Japan,

Santa would leave children their presents

inside their stocking or shoe.

So, Mr. Santa

There's something that you want?

What is it?

We want your thumbs.

Out of your 10 fingers, those are the ones

that'd be the most inconvenient to lose!

Please, put our presents in this boot.

Give them to us now!

Mr. Santa's thumbs.

I have a knife if you need one.

Please cut them off right here!

Wh-What will you use my thumbs for

if I give them to you?

You're asking children

how they're going to play with their toys?

You're Mr. Santa, aren't you?

You think my thumbs are toys?

What's your deal?

It's completely up to a child

how they play with their toys.

I knew it, she's off her rocker.

She's just toying with an adult.

I can't take her seriously! Probably! No!

My boot is still empty!

What do I do?

I'm getting more and more confused!

Please, stop doing this!

My Santa Claus instincts are making me

My thumbs?

Yes.

If a child wants something

then Santa

Please, Mr. Santa.

Then Santa has to give it to her!

Isn't that right?

It is, isn't it, Fuyumura?

Is this Class 10?

Sorry about that.

We knocked, but nobody answered.

Hope we're not intruding.

When I'm feeling antsy,

full of muddled emotions,

I sometimes just stand there,

or sometimes I shout

at the top of my lungs

When I'm feeling indecisive,

full of emotions that ebb and flow,

the diary I grumble and complain to

is tucked away in a closed drawer

How's it gonna turn out?

Not knowing, I just cry

I bet that's how it is, right?

Out of desperation, a lie

Really, how's it gonna turn out?

I wish I could stay in my dreams

I wish I could stay,

could stay, could stay

When I'm feeling antsy,

full of muddled emotions,

I sometimes just stand there,

or sometimes I shout

at the top of my lungs

It's ironic that it's only once

you've grown up

that you realize

you can't stay a kid forever

There are even times

that I get depressed

thinking about these days

I find myself in,

but once they've passed me by,

will I look back and miss them?

How's it gonna turn out every day

I'm shouting every day