01x07 - The Return of the Mother Cat

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The Return of the Mother Cat

The Return of the Mother Cat

MOM CAT: What do we have here?

MOM CAT/I: How satisfying!

GARDENER: Oh, on a stroll?

MOM CAT: I am, Mr. Gardener.

MOM CAT: One must take a walk at least once a day.

MOM CAT: Not to mention this is also very good exercise!

GARDENER: That's good to hear.

MOM CAT: But how did foxtails come to be here?

MOM CAT: I thought the school garden only had medicinal plants.

GARDENER: We received the seeds from a place called the Forest for Beginners.

MOM CAT: Oh? The Forest for Beginners, you say?!

GARDNER: Yes. Generally, foxtails prefer open areas like fields,

GARDNER: but there's a group of cats who created a square in the forest just to grow them.

MOM CAT: Oh my! Rather peculiar cats, aren't they?

MOM CAT: They made it for the enjoyment of other cats, perhaps?

GARDENER: Exactly.

GARDENER: He was quite a likable person—I mean, cat.

GARDENER: After some negotiating, he agreed to give me some seeds, and I grew them.

GARDENER: These are the results.

MOM CAT: They say, to each their own,

MOM CAT: but who knew there were cats who grew foxtails?

GARDNER: But my goodness, it was tough...

GARDNER: Lord Cat Dragon lives in that forest, after all.

MOM CAT: Ah, the Cat Dragon. I've heard the rumors.

MOM CAT: It's the dragon who protects the forest cats.

GARDENER: Yes, so contacting any forest cat requires the utmost care.

GARDENER: I mean, Lord Cat Dragon is also known as the Imperial Dragon—ruler of all dragons.

GARDENER: They say he once destroyed a whole army with single breath.

GARDENER: And he did it all to protect the forest cats.

MOM CAT: How incredible.

MOM CAT/I: Could that really be my little one?

MOM CAT/I: The more I hear, the less likely it feels it is.

ANNE ROSSA: Wow, so the foxtails came from your hometown.

MOM CAT: That's right.

MOM CAT: I'm not the type to reminisce about the past, but it did take me back.

ANNE ROSSA: Speaking of which, you haven't gone back to that forest even once, Mama-nyan.

ANNE ROSSA: Not once since I summoned you.

STUDENT : Professor.

STUDENT : We're going home during the break.

MOM CAT: Take care.

ANNE ROSSA: I'm looking forward to seeing you again in the new semester.

STUDENTS: Bye!

ANNE ROSSA: I know. Why don't you go back to your forest, too?

MOM CAT: What?

ANNE ROSSA: School is out for a while, after all.

ANNE ROSSA: So why not take a nice, long vacation?

MOM CAT: Excuse me! I know you're in there!

MOM CAT: Can you hear me?

MOM CAT: It's your mommy!

MOM CAT: Open up!

MOM CAT: Open the doo—

GD: Mommy! I heard you already!

GD: Why would you bang on the door like that?! You scared me!

GD: How many times must I tell you to use the bell!

MOM CAT: Oh! It must have slipped my mind.

MOM CAT: You know how I am with new things!

GD: It's fine this time, since no one saw...

GD: But I have a reputation to uphold, you know!

MOM CAT: Always with your reputation.

MOM CAT: Sure, dear. I'll be more careful.

GD: The Forest for Beginners?

MOM CAT: Yes. I thought I might finally go back for a bit.

MOM CAT: With your teleportation magic, I could be there in a flash.

GD: No, that's not possible.

MOM CAT: Why not?

MOM CAT: Weren't you making portals all over the world?

GD: Yes, but I can't place one in that forest.

GD: The dragon's barrier covers the entire thing.

MOM CAT: The dragon's barrier?

GD: You know... my winged little brother.

GD: He probably never thought I'd want to go back to put a portal there.

MOM CAT: Say, is that dragon really my winged little one?

GD: I mean, a dragon from that forest could only be him, right?

MOM CAT: You think so?

MOM CAT: The more rumors I hear, the more I think it can't possibly be my little one.

GD: Well, he's not so little anymore...

MOM CAT: That's not what I mean.

GD: Anyhow, to get to the forest,

GD: you'll have to go to the human city nearby and then walk.

GD: It'll take a while.

MOM CAT: Oh, that's fine.

MOM CAT: It's a city with a big castle, right?

MOM CAT: If you teleport me there, you can come back here right away.

GD: What?!

GD: I thought I'd come with you...

MOM CAT: Don't you have work to do, though?

STUDENT : Excuse me!

catdragon_main_top,MOM CAT: See? There are already students at the dungeon entrance.

STUDENT : Professor Demon!

STUDENT : Do you have time right now?

STUDENT : We'd like to train in the dungeon.

GD: Huh?

GD: Didn't they just finish their exams?

GD: That's some diligence.

MOM CAT: Come now, you had better hurry.

GD: Give me ten minutes!

STUDENT : Wait, are you eating right now?

STUDENT : Maybe he's using the restroom?

STUDENT : Maybe he has a visitor?

STUDENT : Maybe it's his girlfriend?

GD: No, that's not—

MOM CAT: Just zoom me to the city, and then zoom back here!

GD: All right, already!

GD: I can't keep going like this. I need a vacation.

MOM CAT: Thanks.

GD: If anything happens, just let me know.

MOM CAT: Yes, yes.

GD: You can use telepathy, can't you? So talk to me!

MOM CAT: Yes, yes, sure.

GD: That forest has a lot of bears.

GD: You're not young anymore, so don't be a hero, okay?

MOM CAT: Honestly! You are such a worrywart. I'll be fine, so just go back, already!

MOM CAT: Aren't your students waiting?

GD: Please just be really careful.

MOM CAT: Now then, which way to the forest?

MOM CAT: Oh, please! Applause, for me?

HAIBUCHI: Well, your sprint was truly a marvel. Your magic is excellent.

HAIBUCHI: My name is Haibuchi.

HAIBUCHI: I live in this town.

MOM CAT: Oh my, thank you kindly.

MOM CAT: I can't tell you my real name,

MOM CAT: since it seems it causes issues, as I am a familiar,

MOM CAT: so call me by my nickname: Mama-nyan!

HAIBUCHI: Ms. Mama-nyan...

MOM CAT: Though I am more grandma than mama at this point!

HAIBUCHI: Oh, no, you don't look it at all.

MOM CAT: Oh, right. I did have something to ask about.

MOM CAT: I heard that there are foxtails nearby that are cultivated by cats.

HAIBUCHI: Indeed, there are.

HAIBUCHI: They're in Moshamosha Square.

HAIBUCHI: Does this mean this is your first time here?

MOM CAT: No, actually, I'm originally from this Forest for Beginners.

MOM CAT: But I was summoned as a familiar by a human quite some time ago.

MOM CAT: Back then, there was no Moshamosha Square.

HAIBUCHI: Wow! I just noticed you have two tails!

HAIBUCHI: I see now. Then, the forest might look quite different from what you remember.

HAIBUCHI: If you'd like, allow me to be your guide.

MOM CAT: That would be wonderful! It wouldn't be a bother?

HAIBUCHI: Not at all, I'd love to.

HAIBUCHI: The thing is, I tend to be meddlesome.

HAIBUCHI: If I don't help, it will weigh on me and I simply won't be able to sleep tonight!

MOM CAT: My goodness! I meddle all the time! I completely understand!

MOM CAT: In that case, maybe I will take you up on that offer.

MOM CAT: Although she teaches at the school now, she's been there since she was a student,

MOM CAT: and so many magical beasts get summoned.

HAIBUCHI: I see.

MOM CAT: And once, it just so happened that one of my children I raised showed up!

MOM CAT: He's a magical beast called a Greater Demon,

MOM CAT: and then he made a dungeon on school property, which surprised everyone.

HAIBUCHI: What an incredible son you have.

MOM CAT: And then, you know what? He keeps saying,

MOM CAT: the dragon in the forest is one of my children, too!

HAIBUCHI: That's the winged Uncle!

MOM CAT: Winged Uncle?

DRAGON: How many times have I said, never go see the wolves by yourself!

DRAGON: Enough, you two! No fighting between siblings!

DRAGON: You need to practice magic more!

DRAGON: Phew.

HAIBUCHI: Hello.

DRAGON: Huh?

HAIBUCHI: I see you're as strict as ever, Uncle.

DRAGON: Naturally.

DRAGON: Should something ever happen to me,

DRAGON: they must have the skills to survive on their own.

HAIBUCHI: What would happen to you?

HAIBUCHI: I mean, you're stronger and wiser than anyone.

DRAGON: My mother cat was summoned by a human as a familiar out of nowhere.

HAIBUCHI: What?

DRAGON: It was so sudden that my siblings and I were devastated.

DRAGON: But we promised each other that we would remember everything our mother taught us

DRAGON: and we lived on.

HAIBUCHI: What did your mother teach you?

DRAGON: Quite a few things,

DRAGON: but it boils down to supporting each other to live well.

HAIBUCHI: And... did you ever reunite with your mother after that?

DRAGON: No. She has likely already passed from old age.

DRAGON: Even my siblings from then have passed away, now.

HAIBUCHI: I see...

MOM CAT: Winged Uncle?

HAIBUCHI: Yes. He's the dragon who protects the cats of the forest.

HAIBUCHI: The dots are finally starting to connect.

HAIBUCHI: That must be him.

MOM CAT: But the more I hear of that dragon, the more I think it simply can't be him.

HAIBUCHI: But a dragon raised by a cat is fairly uncommon.

MOM CAT: You think so? There could be more than you think!

MOM CAT: I mean, after all, we're quite meddlesome.

HAIBUCHI: But it'd be a big deal if it really is the winged Uncle.

HAIBUCHI: He believes that you had already...

MOM CAT: That's true. I normally would have been long gone by now.

HAIBUCHI: What say you see him at least once?

MOM CAT: That makes sense. If he's as great a dragon as I hear,

MOM CAT: maybe he'll know something about my son even if it's not him.

HAIBUCHI: No time like the present.

MOM CAT: Well...

MOM CAT: actually, I was hoping to do a bit of sightseeing first.

MOM CAT: I really wanted to see Moshamosha Square.

HAIBUCHI: Very well. I'll take you there instead, then.

MOM CAT: Wow!

MOM CAT: They're so big and magnificent!

MOM CAT: So this is Moshamosha Square.

HAIBUCHI: Oh, look over there.

HAIBUCHI: That's Moshamosha IV.

HAIBUCHI: Moshamosha IV!

MOSHAMOSHA IV: Hm? Oh, it's you, Haibuchi.

MOSHAMOSHA IV: It's been a while.

MOSHAMOSHA IV: Oh?

MOM CAT: Ah, so you're Moshamosha IV.

MOM CAT: Thank you for growing such gorgeous foxtails!

MOM CAT: It makes me so happy.

MOSHAMOSHA IV: And you are...

OLDER MALE APPRENTICE: She has two tails.

OLDER FEMALE APPRENTICE: So cool.

HAIBUCHI: I have a favor to ask.

HAIBUCHI: Could we possibly get inside the square?

HAIBUCHI: Actually, this cat here is...

MOSHAMOSHA IV: You are the winged Uncle's mom?!

MOSHAMOSHA IV: Of course I've heard the story! You've gone through so much!

MOSHAMOSHA IV: But a rule is a rule!

MOSHAMOSHA IV: I cannot let just anyone in until the day of the festival!

HAIBUCHI: Come on, Moshamosha. That's a little harsh.

MOSHAMOSHA IV: Listen, you guys.

MOSHAMOSHA IV: What do you think of the view of the square from here?

MOM CAT: It's marvelous.

MOM CAT: They're in their prime.

MOSHAMOSHA IV: Exactly! They're in their prime right now.

MOSHAMOSHA IV: We hold the festival when foxtails are at their peak!

MOSHAMOSHA IV: That's the tradition that has continued for four generations.

MOSHAMOSHA IV: If I let someone in the day before the festival, everyone will be jealous.

HAIBUCHI: Oh! Which means tomorrow is...

MOSHAMOSHA IV: The festival!

APPRENTICES: Festival!

MOSHAMOSHA IV: So please come back tomorrow instead.

MOSHAMOSHA IV: The winged Uncle and his mom can enjoy foxtails together.

MOM CAT: But I am still not convinced he is my little one...

MOSHAMOSHA IV: You'll know when you see him.

MOM CAT/I: Is this really the Forest for Beginners where I used to live?

MOM CAT/I: So many things have changed.

MOM CAT/I: Cats who are unfamiliar.

MOM CAT/I: Paths that are unfamiliar.

MOM CAT/I: It's possible the dragon who lives at the end of this road is also...

STRANGER DRAGON: My goodness.

STRANGER DRAGON: You've traveled all this way, so welcome.

STRANGER DRAGON: It is true that there used to be a dragon child here.

STRANGER DRAGON: But he passed away long ago.

MOM CAT: I see.

STRANGER DRAGON: My condolences.

MOM CAT: I'm terribly sorry to have bothered you! I should have known.

MOM CAT: Many moons have passed since then.

MOM CAT: The children I raised must all be long gone by now.

MOM CAT: I'm always preoccupied with the students I'm raising,

MOM CAT: and I've never thought about seeing my children who have left the nest.

MOM CAT: But if there were even a chance one of them was alive,

MOM CAT: I would have liked to see them again, even for just a bit.

HAIBUCHI: The cave is up ahead.

MOM CAT: Now, this place hasn't changed at all.

PARENT CAT : Hello, Haibuchi.

PARENT CAT : Are you looking for the winged Uncle?

HAIBUCHI: Yes. Is Uncle away right now?

PARENT CAT : He took some of the older kids to hunting practice.

MOM CAT/I: This scent...

PARENT CAT : Oh, you brought a guest.

PARENT CAT : What do you say, children?

KITTEN : Hello!

catdragon_main_top,MOM CAT: Hello!

KITTEN : Who are you, lady?

MOM CAT: You can call me Mama-nyan.

KITTEN : Her tail's so fluffy!

KITTEN : And there are two!

MOM CAT: You are all so full of energy.

PARENT CAT : Maybe too full of energy.

MOM CAT: There's no such thing!

MOM CAT: I wouldn't have it any other way.

MOM CAT: I've raised so many kittens, and not a single one always did as I said.

PARENT CAT : Seems it's the same for every family.

MOM CAT/I: The scent of these kittens... The scent from around the cave...

MOM CAT/I: Now that I've noticed it, everywhere smells faintly of that little one.

MOM CAT/I: He used to be so small and helpless.

MOM CAT/I: And yet now, his scent feels so strong.

KITTEN : Auntie, are you staying here tonight?

KITTEN : I'm gonna sleep on Auntie's tail!

CHILD CAT : Hey, winged Uncle.

CHILD CAT : So what are we supposed to do?

DRAGON: I told you, you must first aim carefully.

CHILD CAT : But that's so hard.

DRAGON: I shall show you how tomorrow.

CHILD CAT : Hey, I did well with my magic practice, didn't I?

DRAGON: Yes, you did well! Keep up the good work.

HAIBUCHI: Winged Uncle, it's good to see you.

DRAGON: Haibuchi. It's rare of you to visit.

DRAGON: And you brought a guest...

DRAGON: Wha—

MOM CAT: Look how big you've grown!

DRAGON: M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M—

catdragon_main_top,MOM CAT: You've gotten better at magic, too.

catdragon_main_top,MOM CAT: I still knew it was you right away, though.

DRAGON: Mommy?!

DRAGON: What?!

DRAGON: Wh-Wh-Wh—

DRAGON: What is going on?!

DRAGON: Wh-What are you doing in a place like this?

MOM CAT: What do you mean, "a place like this"?

MOM CAT: I nursed you and raised you right here!

DRAGON: Wait, no, that's not what I meant.

MOM CAT: Your first successful hunt,

MOM CAT: your first flight, the first time you breathed fire...

MOM CAT: I remember them all, you know!

DRAGON: It really is you, Mommy.

DRAGON: You're alive.

MOM CAT: You, too.

MOM CAT: You've been protecting this forest all this time, haven't you?

DRAGON: Well, we promised you that we would help and support each other,

DRAGON: because this forest was very dangerous.

MOM CAT: We promised? My, did I really say that...

DRAGON: You said that right before you disappeared!

DRAGON: And that's why! That's why I've been here...

MOM CAT: Thank you.

DRAGON: Huh?

MOM CAT: So I'll be staying here for a couple of days.

MOM CAT: Oh, right! I'd better go catch something to eat!

DRAGON: Y-You're staying here?

DRAGON: Well, sure, of course that's fine.

DRAGON: But could you maybe explain things first...

MOM CAT: Really, now, have you any idea how long that would take!

DRAGON: Wait, Mommy!

DRAGON: I can go get food. Just wait for me in the cave!

MOM CAT: Really, I am not some senior citizen!

MOM CAT: I know! You should come with me.

MOM CAT: Let me see how much your hunting has improved!

DRAGON: Wait up, Mommy! Jeez!

DRAGON: Don't leave me behind!

DRAGON: Mommy!

Life in the Castle Town

& the Black Cat and the Adventurous Prince

& the Black Cat and the Adventurous Prince

SIGN: "We're gonna stay at the castle."

SIGN: "I'm gonna take a bath!"

SIGN: "I'm going to a barber in the morning."

SIGN: "I'll go visit my friend."

SIGN: Some cats would spend the night in town.

SIGN: The winged Uncle would've taken them all back to the forest if he could have had his way,

SIGN: but that was not the case.

SIGN: It is rather inadvisable to interfere with the actions of independent cats.

SIGN: Although he knew that, he could not help but chime in without thinking.

SIGN: "I see. Do be careful on your way home."

SIGN: Holding his tongue, the winged Uncle began walking toward the forest.

SIGN: The cats heading back to the forest followed him home happily.

SIGN: To be continued