01x14 - To be/Not to be

[bunniefuu]

-(raindrops pattering)

-(thunder rumbling)

HISHIGATA CLINIC

Welcome to the bright and warm

white sands of Omoto Beach ♪

Dive down deep below

the blue frothing waves ♪

Watch the little schools

of fish swim by ♪

Is that a person or is that Hiruko? ♪

I'm sorry, Hizuru.

I know I said before that I would be happy

to meet all your friends.

But when they came

You don't have to do

anything you don't want to.

I guess I really only like

being around you.

(bells clinking)

You're not like other people, Hizuru.

You think I'm different?

Well, yeah, most people

just run away when they see me,

but you ran right toward me,

you always do.

This is the second floor, huh?

You could still go upstairs 14 years ago.

That's 'cause there's a rumor

that this place is haunted.

Yes, I know, that's exactly

why I've been told not to meet you.

By who?

Well, by Shide.

(theme music)

SUMMER TIME RENDERING

(raindrops pattering)

Shide told you? Well, who's that?

Hmm, I'm not really supposed to say,

but I guess it couldn't hurt

to tell you a little.

Well, for starters, he's got four arms.

It's because he can be

so greedy sometimes.

(gasps)

Four arms?

Shide

Shide Shide.

That's the four-armed monster!

-(stomach rumbles)

-Huh?

-HIZURU: Oh, right, of course.

-Huh?

HIZURU: I brought it.

Here.

(Heine gasps cheerfully)

I've always wanted this!

Thanks so much, Hizuru.

I always wondered how these things tasted!

-(chuckles)

-(chomps)

HEINE: Okay, I want to be the mom!

Sure, I'll be the sister, then.

This must be a different day.

USHIOH: Shinpei, do you think

that could actually be Heine?

SHINPEI: I don't know. But let's keep

watching this memory till the end.

HEINE: What's wrong, Hizuru?

I just cut my finger.

HEINE: Are you okay? Let me see.

-Oh. Hey, what

-(Heine slurping)

Heine? Heine, that tickles.

(stomach rumbles)

I hate when I get this tired. I hate it.

HEINE: I hate it.

Hey, you don't look so good.

Did you eat anything

besides what I brought?

HIZURU: Uh, Heine?

HEINE: So many of them starved to death.

(sobs)

All the adults died,

and then we couldn't catch a single fish.

It was in the summer,

my mom died, my dad died,

my siblings died, everyone,

they all died.

(sobbing)

Hizuru?

-HIZURU: Hm?

-HEINE: My shadow

Do you think you could touch

my shadow, too?

Uh

Would you, please?

(sobbing)

HEINE: Your hand is so warm.

It feels good, Hizuru.

HIZURU: Your shadow can feel it?

HEINE: Mm-hm.

HIZURU: I'll be sure

to bring more food next time.

Thanks a lot, Hizuru.

HEINE: I hope you'll always be my friend,

no matter what.

SHINPEI: It's summer.

NEZU: Hey.

You're the Minakata girl,

isn't that right?

What're you doing here in the forest?

Well, I'm walking.

NEZU: Yeah, I can see that.

This place can be dangerous, you know.

There are snakes in the long grass.

Then isn't it dangerous for you, too?

NEZU: You bet it is.

That's why I work here. They pay me

to control the snake population.

You're in the way, okay?

Have some respect, at least use the path.

Huh? She got snacks?

KOBA: Hm, she just bought a whole bunch.

Aren't you having a party?

That's right, but she never came back

from the Koba Mart.

We're worried about her.

Really? She said she was gonna share

with a friend.

I thought for sure she meant you.

Huh?

Koba, did she really say that?

BOTH: Mt. Takanosu!

RYUNOSUKE: Hey, Sis! You there?

(exhales heavily)

RYUNOSUKE: I just hope she has some water.

What if she's passed out somewhere?

Sometimes she even forgets to breathe

when she gets too focused.

Hm? Wait. Who was that?

Uh

(Heine whimpering)

RYUNOSUKE: A red kimono? Who's that?

SHINPEI: I got a bad feeling.

Is this the moment?

(Heine whimpering)

RYUNOSUKE: Is this the friend

Sis told us about?

Hey.

No, don't. Ryunosuke. Don't go.

Are you okay? Do you feel sick?

-RYUNOSUKE: Aah!

-Ms. Nagumo!

(gasps)

(panting)

Hello? Is someone over there?

(gasps)

Did she hear me just now?

HIZURU: Must be hearing things.

"Ms. Nagumo"? No way.

SHINPEI: Oh, no. She can't hear me.

(flash squealing)

What the What was that?

(gasps)

(ominous music)

(snarling)

HIZURU: Ryunosuke

-Why, Heine?

-(Heine gasps)

Did you Did you do this?

Hizuru

-HEINE: Huh?

-(static)

HEINE (whimpers): No.

No, please, not me.

No, not me!

Please, not me!

(Heine shrieking)

(splats)

SHINPEI: An eye? Heine's right eye!

(Shinpei gasps)

Was that what I think?

HEINE (whimpering):

It hurts! It hurts! It hurts!

It hurts!

(shrieking)

HIZURU: Ryunosuke?

Ryunosuke!

HIZURU: No, why Why'd this happen?

(sobbing)

Heine!

(gasps)

(ominous music)

You b*stard!

SHADOW MOTHER: Wait a minute.

Who's that? Who is it?

-All right. Go on, then.

-(Hizuru gasps)

(Shadow Baby giggling)

(gasps)

-(grunts)

-HIZURU: The hunter.

NEZU: What the hell happened?

What the

-HIZURU: Watch out! Stay away!

-(Nezu grunts)

(Nezu groans)

(flash squeals)

-Huh?

-(static)

(grunting)

Is that me? It can't be.

-(gasps)

-Oh, Sis, I

(screams)

No way!

Whoa!

(screaming)

(groans)

Hey. What are you? How did you do that?

(Shadow Baby chuckles)

What the hell? So are they immortal?

-So So this is where you've been.

-Hm?

-I was looking for you

-Hey! Wait!

RYUNOSUKE: Don't worry,

I got enough water for you, too, Sis.

Today is our our birthday.

Isn't it, Sis?

I think he's inside Hizuru.

(Shadow Baby whimpers)

Heine must've released

the shadow's abilities

and Ryunosuke's data at the same time.

SHINPEI: So that means Ms. Nagumo's

being moved by Ryunosuke.

(gasps)

Huh? What was that?

(breathes sharply)

I'm sorry about that, Sis.

I might've hurt your shoulder.

NEZU: Mm, huh? Hey! Are you okay?

Wake up! Hey! Hey!

HITOGASHIMA ISLAND

(calm music)

(approaching footsteps)

HIZURU

ASAKO

(sobbing)

(gasps)

(gasps)

HEINE: I'll let you go this time.

Because we were so close.

But the next time we meet, I'll k*ll you.

(Shinpei gasps)

(Shinpei groans)

Shinpei. You came back.

Wait! This is before we went to Koba Mart.

No, don't do it. Please don't.

Don't go in. Don't go in.

Oh, I'm at home again.

SHADOW SHIORI: Ushioh broke Shinpei's neck

and looped back.

Papa, what time is it?

It, uh, almost six o'clock.

Last time, the starting point

was before the funeral.

It's getting later and later.

SHIDE: Perhaps the starting point

is getting later,

because Shinpei's powers are growing

progressively weaker with each loop.

(chuckles)

Every time he dies,

he has less and less time

to observe things when he comes back.

Well, that's a good discovery.

SHADOW SHIORI: Then we should let him loop

over and over again,

just like he said he would.

Until he can't loop anymore.

(chomps)

(giggles)

So keep k*lling Shinpei

every time he comes back

until he loses his power

to loop altogether?

And eventually, he'll die for good?

(chomps)

Exactly right.

Let him slowly use up his life.

It's easier than taking him alive.

Right, Shide?

Right.

SHIDE: Asako. May I have seconds, please?

ONE HOUR LATER

-(door opens)

-Oh.

Hey there. Are you hungry at all?

I brought you this.

You know, you're a bit of an odd guy,

cooking at a time like this.

That day, when Ryunosuke entered

your body forever.

I was definitely surprised,

but I got used to it.

Ryunosuke is strong like Ushioh,

and you've saved me

more times than I can count.

HIZURU: If possible,

I always prefer to fight for myself.

I really don't like

bringing out Ryunosuke.

SHINPEI: You care for your brother,

don't you?

Why do you say that?

I have a younger sister, so I understand.

You don't want Ryunosuke

to battle with shadows

and have to suffer all over again.

That's my guess.

I'd say you're overthinking it.

Really? Think so?

I'm only looking after myself.

HIZURU: If he fought with all his power,

it would completely shatter my body.

I dislocated my shoulder

and sprained my ankle that day.

I was totally bedridden for five days,

I could hardly move at all.

It was excruciating.

(chomps)

Mmm.

Ah. I'm sorry, do you not like spicy food?

No, I like it.

It reminds me of eating at Kofune.

HIZURU: On every July 22nd so far,

Mio's shadow was at Bistro Kofune,

but tonight, she'll probably come here.

Shadow Mio pretty much ignores

the real Mio.

She's been given certain orders

that precede her instinct,

to k*ll her original.

The orders are from Heine.

We can use that to our advantage.

That's right.

SHINPEI: With this mark,

do you think

Heine will know my location, too?

HIZURU: I guess we'll find out.

Remember, the enemy loops too,

so we have to move quickly.

If Ushioh is able to share her memories,

then the others will feel

like they looped, too.

We'll attack

with our full strength right away.

MIO: I'm sorry.

Sorry I called you a monster.

You were fighting

as hard as you possibly could.

Oh, at the summer festival?

Don't worry about it.

I sort of am a monster, to be honest.

-I'm not upset about it at all

-(Mio sobbing)

I was so afraid I'd never see you again!

-(Mio crying)

-Mio, don't cry, it's okay, I promise.

MIO: Let me fight,

please let me fight, Sis.

I can't just watch you two

risk your lives to protect me.

Mio, the reason we brought you here

is to keep you safe.

Shin-chan. I'm finally ready

to fight back.

BISTRO KOFUNE

SHINPEI: Alain's not answering.

That's odd. He's usually home by now.

(gasps)

(rumbling)

-USHIOH: Shinpei?

-(Shinpei gasps)

Are you okay?

Uh, I think so, just a little bit nervous.

Do I have to do this?

Shinpei, every mission needs a leader.

We all want to hear from you right now.

Uh, I don't think I can be

the leader, all right?

I think you'd be better at that.

-Shinpei, it's gotta be you!

-(grunts)

USHIOH:

'Cause if it weren't for your powers,

none of us would be here right now.

Oh, okay. Well, I All right.

SHINPEI: For a long time, I've had

this habit of stepping back from reality.

It can often feel like

a different me is looking down

from high above and watching.

So I was able to see myself

in the big picture,

amidst my surroundings.

If I messed up,

it didn't feel like I was doing it.

I thought I was being wise

by living like that.

But after Ushio died,

all I had left was regret.

I should've at least called her

once in a while.

I should've come home for New Years.

I wish I'd been able to make her

my famous curry one last time.

I thought I saw everything,

but I missed that.

I've made so many mistakes in my life.

And the most painful feeling

is when I regret things

I know I can't fix.

I'll probably have more regrets

in the future, I'm sure I will.

But I don't want to feel

like this anymore.

So I'll avoid doing anything

that I might regret later.

I always do this.

I always run away from my regrets.

Run away? Why?

SHINPEI: That doesn't mean

I'm not going to do anything.

I'm breaking the cycle.

If I'm gonna have regrets,

I at least need to do something,

something to change this.

That's how I feel now.

So even if I if I fail,

if everything goes wrong

and I end up dead,

I need to know that I fought hard

and gave this my all.

You saw that Ushio fought alone,

battling shadows,

until she couldn't fight anymore.

That's how she lost her life.

Trying to save Shiori.

It pains me to think

how truly disappointed,

how alone she must have felt then.

So I'll finish what she started.

I won't let the end

of that festival repeat itself.

If we all work together,

I know we can do this.

But don't take my word.

-(Mio and Tokiko gasp)

-But why not?

SHINPEI:

Because I can't guarantee your lives.

I don't know if we'll win this fight.

But I I'm not giving you

the choice to leave.

I know it sounds like I'm being selfish,

but I don't want regrets.

So the reason I'm forcing you to stay

is because I don't want

to regret not forcing you.

So pick up a weapon,

take a deep breath, and fight with me.

NEZU: Okay.

Now, how will you show yourself?

-(leaves rustling)

-(hissing)

Huh? A snake.

(knife pierces flesh)

You're outta your mind.

You just expect us to die for you?

We're not your pawns, you know!

(gasps)

(approaching footsteps)

Shinpei loves this island, all right?

And he loves all of you!

He might not be good with words,

but Shinpei is on your side.

What's wrong with taking the side

of the people you love?

MIO: I'll fight.

Wait, what, Mio?

-Me too, Shinpei.

-Uh

I'm always on your side, my friend.

That'll never change.

-TOKIKO: Do you know the facts?

-Huh?

The numbers?

Do you know how many shadows

there are on this island?

We don't have any chance of winning.

Especially not if Heine can loop back now.

Shinpei is leading us off a cliff.

He's trying to get us k*lled.

SOU: Tokiko!

Yeah, that's right! You tell him!

But the truth is,

I've already died once before.

-My life is yours now.

-Oh

Huh?

(whimpering)

HIZURU: Unless we k*ll them,

there's no path forward.

God, oh, g*dd*mn it.

Why, God, why? Oh, no!

All right, fine! Let's do it, then!

I'm a man of action, g*dd*mn it!

SHINPEI: Thank you, everyone.

(emotional music)

(silence)

(clanks)

SHINPEI: Huh? I'm home again.

Am I back? I looped.

I died? But

When?

(closing theme music)