01x03 - The Misanthrope and the Lonely Castle Under the Full Moon

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The Misanthrope and the Lonely Castle Under the Full Moon

Mr. Hitoma, the lipstick from before

Can you tell which one I went with,

coral pink or blossom pink?

Um

The coral pink looked like mentaiko, so

Coral pink?

You got it!

So what do you think?

I think it's fine.

Looks tasty.

Huh?

Whoa!

You really do like 'em young!

Mentaiko Sandwich

Hey, wait! No!

When I said it looks tasty,

I wasn't talking about Ohgami!

I meant mentaiko!

Hitoma really was into little girls.

Who'd have thought that's

where Mr. Hitoma's interests lie?

I don't think I can defend you here.

There's still much for me

to learn about human lunches

The Whole Sausage

Curry Bread

Do people eat unbalanced

meals like yours for lunch?

An entire loaf of white bread.

Whoa, that's nothing but carbs!

No, the curry bread has ground meat,

which counts as protein.

Hey, Mr. Hitoma!

You need some veggies

in you, not just carbs!

Here, take some of Isaki's sides!

Go on!

Eat as much as you like!

Wow, you really ate it all.

Ohgami!

You were shoving that down

thinking it'd be too much?!

My bad!

Teachers' Office

That's right

Mr. Hitoma, it was your first time

seeing Ohgami on the day of a full moon?

Yes.

She was acting so differently from usual,

I wasn't sure how to deal with her.

It's hard to wrap your

head around at first.

The first time I met her,

it took me by surprise.

It was like she was

a totally different person.

Yes.

Totally different, but still

the same in some ways.

Which makes it even more confusing.

The same?

That's right.

The normal Ohgami is low on energy,

and seems timid at first glance,

but her composure lets her listen

to what others say with an open mind.

Full Moon Ohgami is high on energy

and seems overbearing at first glance,

but her discretion lets her empathize

with others in a forward manner.

They take different routes, yet manage

to naturally fit in with other people.

Looks like you're doing

just fine, Mr. Hitoma!

Huh?

I'm surprised you managed to understand

Ohgami so well on the very first day.

It took me a while to pick up on it.

Wolves are animals

that form packs, after all.

Packs?

To her, the pack

that she's a part of now

Her friends must mean a lot to her.

Is that how it works?

But in that case

If her pack

Her friends mean a lot to her

then why did she leave her own wolf pack

in order to pursue becoming human?

Advanced Class

We'll leave off there.

Take care now.

I'll see you all tomorrow.

Ohgami.

Can you spare a moment?

Mr. Hitoma!

Now that's a bold move!

The two of us, all alone

in the classroom after school?

Sure thing! I'm totes free!

So? What are you gonna try on me?

I wanted to get a proper answer from you.

For why you want to become human.

Oh, my bad!

Just remembered I've gotta be somewhere!

See you next month!

Wait, wait, wait!

This is an important matter!

Listen here

Does it really matter?

Isaki's reason is none of your business.

Am I acting out of line?

Ugh, fine! You win!

I'll talk.

What is it?

Didn't you say you want to be human to

move on from your halfhearted existence?

What does that mean?

Having your two

personalities become one?

That's right.

Can you tell me a little more?

Think about it.

Would anyone want their personality

to change only when there's a full moon?

You have a point.

Normal Isaki feels the same way.

Before we came to this school,

I heard Isaki said that she

hated Isaki enough to want to k*ll her.

Hearing that bummed me out a little.

Like, she really hated me that badly, huh?

It makes sense, though.

Isaki's the unwanted one.

Me, that is.

So having Isaki be the only

one in this body is

How do I put it?

The right thing?

That's what I think.

Besides, Isaki loves Isaki.

That's why I want to make

Isaki's wish come true.

Her wish?

Getting rid of Isaki rid of me.

To become just normal Isaki.

That's Isaki's wish.

And what about you?

Not normal Ohgami,

but the one in front of me now.

How do you feel?

As for Isaki

Isaki's suffered all this time

because of Isaki.

So it's not Isaki's place to say anything.

Suffered?

Isaki's a werewolf, but

not the normal kind.

Most werewolves are humans who turn into

wolves on the night of a full moon, right?

The werewolves I know of, yes.

Isaki's the exact opposite.

Usually a wolf living among her pack,

who turns into a human on the full moon.

As for me

The full moon Isaki here right now

Normally, I wouldn't have

these ears or this tail.

Thanks to the school barrier,

Isaki gets to look the same as Isaki.

Cute, right?

You want to become a full-fledged human?

Isaki's wish is to not make

Isaki sad because of Isaki.

That's all.

In that case

Am I right saying that you're not

the one who wants to be human,

and it's the normal Ohgami personality

that wants to become human?

Yeah, you got it.

It's the wolf Isaki who wants to be human.

Normal Isaki.

No, that's not what I'm asking.

I didn't mean what you want.

I meant what normal Ohgami wants.

Does normal Ohgami feel the same way?

That's right.

At least, I think so.

We Isakis share what we see and hear,

but we don't share thoughts or emotions.

So I can't say for sure.

Hey, that means

If you're still curious,

ask Isaki tomorrow!

Isaki only gets to do what

she wants one day every month,

so I'm busy trying to get it all done!

Oh.

Sorry to hold you up.

'Kay, see ya next month!

Yes. She must feel the same.

I mean going through that

Who'd want that?

Hey, Mom.

How come I turn into someone else

on the day of the full moon?

Human blood runs

in our family's veins.

Human blood?

Yes.

Which is why rarely extremely rarely

We get pups like you who are born.

Why does everyone call me a mongrel?

Because I have no ears?

No tail?

Is it all my fault?

Did I do something wrong?

Why's it only me?

That hurts!

Hey, human!

You're a human, aren't you?

No! I'm a wolf!

I heard from my mom!

She said you smell like a human!

So you shouldn't be part of our pack!

You're a weirdo!

Why?

Why am I the only odd one out?

If it's wrong to be halfhearted

then if there was only one of us

Would that fix it?

I just need to become human!

Advanced Class

Ohgami's absent again?

That makes two weeks now.

Is she doing okay back in the dorms?

I think so.

None of you have seen her?

Isaki's confined herself to her room

since the day of the full moon.

We've tried to visit her many times,

yet she never lets us in.

She won't leave her room,

and all she says is, "I'm fine."

Knew you'd be here!

Die, die, die!

I'm not scared of you at all!

Yes, I beat it!

I really jumped up

in the rankings with that!

With my rank this high, maybe

I could make it big as a pro gamer!

Cut that out!

You're back to being a teacher now,

so don't even think about it!

Don't scare me like that.

I was just kidding.

Is everything going well at school?

Don't treat me like I'm a child.

You're still my child, aren't you?

I mean, sure, but still

Don't bottle up too much stress from work.

It's fine.

Nothing's happened that

would stress me out.

That's good to hear.

Hurry up and go to sleep.

I swear.

She worries way too much.

I'm not bottling anything up.

Another day without Ohgami

There, I'm done!

It's already gotten this late?

Guess I'll take a look around

before heading back.

Window's locked.

This kind of reminds me of a horror game.

That sounds like it came

from the advanced classroom.

Huh?

It went out again?

Ohgami?

Mr. Hitoma?

I was passing by outside,

when I noticed an open window.

And I got curious about what

the classroom is like at night.

We're on the third floor.

I felt I could reach it, so I jumped up.

Climbing a tree and then

making my way in from there.

Using your animal athleticism for

unhuman-like behavior on school grounds.

I could deduct points for that.

I'm sorry

Are you okay?

What?

That day we had the full moon.

Did something happen?

I'm sorry, I

You have it all wrong!

I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to cause you any trouble

It's fine.

It's fine, really.

I wouldn't be troubled

by something like that.

I didn't want to see anyone.

It happens to all of us.

I always fumble my words

when they matter the most.

That's why she got the wrong idea

The wrong idea?

I heard your conversation

with human Isaki.

She thought I said I hated human

Isaki enough to want to k*ll her.

I would never feel that way!

The one I hate is my

wolf self here right now.

I hate myself so much,

I want to k*ll myself.

That's why I want the only personality

to be the human Isaki.

I want to erase all trace of myself!

That's why I want to become human.

And yet

Why would Isaki think that I hate her?

Why does she think

I've worked so hard up until now?

All of it's been

to give myself over to Isaki!

Why can't she understand?

She should be the one who knows me best!

There's no way I'd want this me

to become human!

I don't have a single redeeming trait.

I'm timid, weak, always

causing trouble for others,

always holding them down, hurting

the ones I love, and running away

Even now, all I can do

is whine and complain!

Causing you trouble,

unable to show kindness to anyone!

Always self-absorbed and never

taking others into consideration!

I really hate it!

I hate myself!

Ohgami.

Humans are quick to get the wrong idea.

We humans can only see

what's in front of us.

So whatever we can't see,

we mistakenly imagine in our heads.

Yeah.

I was the same back then.

Yes, back then

That's why we convey our

feelings through words.

So that others can see things

the way that we intended.

Ohgami.

The words you want to say the most.

Can you tell me and

the other Ohgami what they are?

The way you really feel,

the way you intend it.

I

I want Isaki to become human.

Yeah.

I want to cherish Isaki

more than anyone else.

Yeah.

But the thing

The thing I want to say the most.

The thing I want her to know.

All along, it's always been so simple.

I

I

I love Isaki so much!

Yeah.

Thanks for telling us.

Yes

Would this be the first time we've spoken?

Dear Isaki,

First, let me apologize for the

misunderstanding I've caused.

I thought you would understand everything

with the words, "I want to become human."

Since it was you, Isaki, who was human.

But it seems that wasn't the case.

You told Mr. Hitoma that

I had been suffering because of you.

And I thought you had been

suffering because of me.

Who'd have imagined that we

were both blaming ourselves?

It really is difficult to understand each

other without putting things into words.

I want to learn more

about the way you feel.

The fact that we were closer

than two people could ever be

means there's so much we

don't know about each other.

And so, will you join me

in starting an exchange diary?

I look forward to your response.

Dear Isaki

So hot

Man, it's humid.

Mr. Hitoma!

Look!

Remember how Isaki said some

pretty awful things last month?

Um

Which Isaki again?

When I say "Isaki",

there's only one Isaki it could be!

And how would I know?!

When I woke up today,

I found this notebook on my desk.

Dear Isaki

Since I share memories with Isaki,

I know what it says without reading it,

but I wanted to see it

with Isaki's own eyes.

Isaki decided to start

an exchange diary with Isaki!

From now on, we'll write down what

we think and feel all the time!

And like, Isaki wants to be

with Isaki from here on out as well!

Really?

Oh, but I wanna become human, too!

So I can wear lots of cute clothes

and all sorts of makeup!

That's why we'll do lots of talking with

this diary to figure out what's next!

Just the two of us!

Yeah.

I thought I should let you know.

I said my piece, so I'm heading out!

Sure.

Mr. Hitoma!

Thanks!

She passed through like a storm

That's right.

It's summer.