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I'm finally here.
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The Ōoku.
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I'll take your offerings
for the Birth Celebratory Ceremony.
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Form a line.
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The Ōoku is off-limits to men.
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Only women with a pass may enter.
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Is this the Ōoku?
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Oh my! This is so exciting!
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Thank you!
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Thank goodness! They've kept their shape.
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Know what they are?
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I don't, but I'm sure they're delicious.
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Rice balls with magnolia leaf miso.
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They smell good.
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-Would you like one?
-What?
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My grandmother gave me plenty
for everyone in the Ōoku.
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I'm here to work in the Ōoku.
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My name is Kame.
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I also begin work in the Ōoku today.
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My name is Asa.
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Simply irresistible…
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The charred smell
of miso and magnolia leaves.
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Um, you can try one too if you'd like.
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I would appreciate that.
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Hey!
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You two over there.
Lady Asa and Lady Kame, right?
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Wow, you're both
as beautiful as I've heard.
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Much obliged.
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Nice to meet you!
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The long journey must have been tough.
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I'm Sakashita, a palace guard.
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As a doorman of the Ōoku,
I watch over the Nanatsu Gate here.
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Now, let me take your luggage.
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Thank you.
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However, this is all I have.
I can carry it myself.
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I see.
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But Lady Kame,
you have a lot of luggage.
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Master Sakashita, please try
one of my grandmother's rice balls.
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Oh, they smell so nice!
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Shall I prepare
a special love potion for you?
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Whoa! Who the heck are you?
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Just a humble medicine seller.
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I sell such things as British love potions
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that can effortlessly enchant any woman--
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I'm not interested!
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You're a fishy fellow, huh?
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What's with your outfit, anyway?
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Lady Asa, Lady Kame.
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You should stay away from guys like him.
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Nothing good will come of it.
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Well, let's continue
this conversation later.
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You're quite a character!
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See you!
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Hiramoto, we're in the Ōoku now.
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Behave yourself.
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Hold on, Saburomaru.
I sense beautiful women approaching.
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Aren't those two gorgeous?
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Get a hold of yourself!
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Keep messing around,
and I'll throw out your pass!
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Don't be so uptight.
Let's enjoy ourselves.
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Just for confirmation,
show me your passes.
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What? Where is it?
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Senior maids Madam Awashima
and Madam Mugitani are waiting for you.
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First impressions are everything.
Good luck.
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I will introduce myself right away.
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Don't forget to eat your rice ball!
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Thanks!
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Hey, you!
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Do you require that love potion?
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The Ōoku is not a place
for people like you.
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It is reserved for the women
gathered to serve His Majesty.
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The Nanatsu Gate is as far as you can go.
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Should you enter without permission,
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you'll be beheaded on sight.
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See you later, Medicine Seller!
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And I don't need any love potions!
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Huh?
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One, two…
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Greetings.
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Greetings.
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This is Madam Awashima,
who deals with visitors.
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I'm Mugitani.
I manage daily tasks and events.
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My name is Asa.
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My name is Kame.
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We look forward to working with you.
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Please, drink.
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This is the water of the Water Goddess,
who watches over us.
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All women who live in the Ōoku
drink this water every morning.
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Under the protection of the Water Goddess,
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we are always prepared
to produce a successor.
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Next, take the most cherished belongings
you've brought from home
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and offer them to this well.
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Throw away the person you were until now.
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The person I was until now…
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Throw away?
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We all become property of His Majesty.
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-We must offer our hearts and bodies.
-They're only objects.
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That… That's right!
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Here we go…
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My grandmother gave me these rice balls.
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I thought we could all…
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enjoy them together… but, um…
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-Wha--
-Oh!
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Now, I'm sure
this has helped strengthen your resolve.
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Greetings, Madam Utayama.
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If you cling onto
all your cherished items,
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you will be unable to perform your duties.
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With all due respect,
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do our duties require throwing away
our cherished belongings?
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My, you certainly speak your mind,
don't you?
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I've practiced writing since an early age.
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Due to my accomplishments,
I was given the opportunity to come here.
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Therefore, my father has instructed me
to continue my studies.
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However, I have nothing
too important to throw away.
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You have nothing that precious?
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-This comb is from my grandmother.
-Kame!
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She told me to keep it for good luck.
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Stop! There's no need to do this.
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Yes, there is.
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I have to do well here in the Ōoku.
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Something… has taken form.
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You'll get wet.
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M-Madam Utayama!
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I'm sorry you had to witness this!
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You two! What are you doing?
Show some respect.
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This is Madam Utayama,
manager of the Ōoku,
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and this is the concubine Lady Botan!
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Madam Awashima,
I see this newcomer has perfect manners.
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I apologize! It seems she lacks
the proper mindset to perform her duties.
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I am ready to dedicate
my life to my duties.
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The Ōoku is not a place
for you to find fulfillment.
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What do you mean?
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How dare you talk back to Madam Utayama!
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Rather than forging your own path,
you must contribute to the Ōoku.
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Both you and I are here for that purpose.
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As you fulfill your role,
you will gain a higher perspective.
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A higher perspective…
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In time, you will realize that the doubt
in your heart was insignificant.
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I shall also bear this in mind!
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Madam Utayama, let's go.
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We mustn't keep the gentlemen waiting.
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Madam Mugitani,
you try not to go overboard either.
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Yes, Lady Botan!
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Master Sakashita?
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What?
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What is all this commotion about?
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You didn't know about the ceremony?
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I smelled an opportunity to make a profit.
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Unbelievable.
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Lady Yukiko, the consort,
has given birth to His Majesty's child.
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This great festival is
to celebrate the occasion.
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Isn't a ceremony like this
normally held before the birth?
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Hey! That's because…
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It's complicated.
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Madam Utayama will be arriving shortly!
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Excuse me! Please stop!
That's Madam Utayama's…
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It's fine.
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I apologize for keeping you waiting.
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My name is Saburomaru Tokita.
This is Hiramoto Saga.
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We only just arrived too.
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Why was the Birth Celebratory Ceremony
postponed two months ago--
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Please, leave everything to me.
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We were called here
because we cannot leave everything to you.
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It is as the report states.
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Simple lack of preparation
doesn't explain this.
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I already reported this matter
to Councilor Otomo.
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I was instructed
to deal with this internally.
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Councilor Otomo?
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I am of the Otomo family,
and I serve in the Ōoku.
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My name is Botan.
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It is said that Lady Yukiko
had a very difficult childbirth
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and is completely exhausted.
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Some suggest that this is because
the ceremony was not held two months ago.
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In other words, Madam Utayama,
you are the one responsible.
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I understand that.
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That is why we made
the rare decision to hold the ceremony
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after the childbirth.
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Our duty is to oversee the Ōoku--
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The Ōoku belongs to His Majesty.
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Know your place.
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I apologize.
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But the government sent us here
to supervise and ensure
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that the ceremony proceeds smoothly.
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You must have heard this
from Councilor Otomo.
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Of course.
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However, I ask that you refrain
from your vulgar prying
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and your excessive interactions
with the maids of the Ōoku.
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This is the Ōoku,
where men are usually forbidden to enter.
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You may be doing your duty,
but rule breakers shall be punished,
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no matter who they are.
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Very well.
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Please make arrangements
so that we can begin our work tomorrow.
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Understood.
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Suma is dry.
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No.
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Kiyo is also dry.
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No.
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Fuki is not dry.
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-Matron.
-Your Majesty!
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I am dry.
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Lady Fuki again?
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His Majesty is rather fervent, isn't he?
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The Ōoku employs roughly 2,000 maids.
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You are to prepare breakfast
for everyone before sunrise.
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What?!
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Sorry!
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First, you'll prepare meals
for 50 people in the fourth building.
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When you're ready,
it will go up to 100 people.
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A hundred?
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Be sure to finish
your own breakfast before you begin.
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Understood.
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Your writing is so neat, Asa!
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How early do we need to wake up
in time for "before sunrise"?
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I used to make breakfast
for my neighbors every day.
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I'm sure it'll be fine.
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I've never even made breakfast before.
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I hear Lord Saburomaru is
the concubine Lady Fuki's younger brother.
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He is the third son of the Tokita family.
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That doesn't change anything.
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We shall proceed in earnest
for the Birth Celebratory Ceremony.
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The Tokita family
has been gaining momentum lately.
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I'd like to avoid fighting them
and giving them additional leverage.
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I say this
as a member of the Otomo family.
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Madam Utayama, you too are
under the Otomo family's protection.
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Perhaps we should let them feel
as though they've done some work.
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The two of you will have
the rank of maidservant.
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You will sleep
in a room on the second floor.
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You will serve Madam Awashima…
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Two thousand maids?
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And only eight of them
get to serve His Majesty as a concubine.
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-For cleaning…
-The longest journey begins with one step.
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…take the initiative.
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Yes, ma'am!
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Right…
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They are the concubines.
Be sure to make way for them.
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We are like decorative flowers
used to enhance Lady Fuki…
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The concubines are here!
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It appears His Majesty
only has eyes for Lady Fuki now.
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Didn't you hear me?!
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Sorry!
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I hope His Majesty would pick
the flowers too once in a while.
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His Majesty first spoke to me
when I was still a mere bud.
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I'm sure the time will come
for all of you too.
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L-Lady Fuki!
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Greetings…
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My, how… beautiful you are.
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You must be new.
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Yes, ma'am! My name is Kame.
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Greetings.
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How long are you going
to waste time selling medicine?
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Come on, we're closing!
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I have more to offer than medicine.
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And I'm not wasting any time.
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Aren't you drinking?
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No, I've decided not to drink
until our work here is done.
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You're a dull man, you know?
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This task may be
more difficult than I thought.
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All we have to do is look at pretty girls.
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Quite the perk.
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The Ōoku does more
than just produce His Majesty's successor.
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I get that.
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The shogunate and the Ōoku
are two sides of the same coin.
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Power relations on the outside
are maintained by the work done here.
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Never mind politics.
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If no successor is produced,
what's the point of the Ōoku,
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I wonder?
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Oh, I don't mean to speak ill
of your elder sister.
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Our duty is to oversee
the Birth Celebratory Ceremony,
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but people outside the Ōoku
are targeting Madam Utayama.
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That old woman…
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I don't like her.
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I see why it's hard for those outside
to carry out their plans in the Ōoku.
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I suppose that's why they wish
to reduce Madam Utayama's influence.
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I can't stand that look on her face,
as if she rules the world.
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It must be hard to be
the third son of the Tokita family.
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You got this job thanks to Lady Fuki,
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so you'll need to produce good results.
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Why was the Birth Celebratory Ceremony
postponed two months ago?
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There must be a reason.
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Perhaps Madam Utayama has held power
in the Ōoku for too long.
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Hey, that water smelled really bad, right?
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Yeah… It smelled rancid.
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How do Madam Awashima and the others
drink it so easily?
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-Look out for fire!
-Look out for fire!
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Is it because they're doing it
for His Majesty?
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Oh, I wish I could become a concubine
like Lady Fuki already.
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She was very pretty.
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When we passed by Lady Fuki today,
Madam Mugitani's eyes lit up too.
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It's Lady Fuki!
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How pretty…
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All of the concubines are pretty.
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Even yours did, right, Asa?
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Personally,
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rather than become a glamorous concubine,
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I'd prefer to learn a skill.
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Right now, my goal is
to take on the role of official scribe.
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The intensity of His Majesty's affection
towards Lady Fuki as of late…
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Lady Yukiko's child
was another girl, you see.
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Lady Fuki must be very skilled.
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At this rate,
His Majesty's successor will be…
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Asa, you seem like
you could do anything well.
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I don't know
if I can make it here in the Ōoku.
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You'll be fine.
Let's do our best together.
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Lady Yukiko hasn't been picked
for some time.
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Lady Fuki's influence continues to grow.
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As for Lady Botan of the Otomo family…
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She doesn't seem interested in night work.
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Asa!
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I'm really glad I met you, Asa.
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Me too.
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We start early tomorrow.
Let's get some sleep.
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Okay. Good night.
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Good night.
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DAY TWO
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All manner of misfortune
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Sin and defilement
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Purify
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Cleanse
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By the will of heaven
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-The Water Goddess is not fond of fire.
-Protect us
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Grant us good fortune
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Madam Utayama.
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Greetings.
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Greetings.
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The recently postponed
Birth Celebratory Ceremony
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is now three days away.
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Many guests will arrive on that day.
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In the few days we have left,
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I want everyone to remain focused
as we make preparations.
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Only women with a pass may enter!
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I'll take your offerings for the ceremony!
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No men are to enter the Ōoku!
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Form a line!
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Is it still… far away?
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I shall now announce personnel
for the Birth Celebratory Ceremony.
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Awashima will coordinate
this Birth Celebratory Ceremony.
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Her role will change from head housemaid
to greeter of dignitaries.
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From decorations to food and drink,
everything must be handled efficiently.
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Everyone is to follow
Awashima's instructions.
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There may be over 100 participants
at this Birth Celebratory Ceremony.
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From seating arrangements
to guidance upon leaving,
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there is no room for error.
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Mugitani's role will change from housemaid
to head housemaid to take on this duty.
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Mugitani will receive support
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from somebody with knowledge of relations
between the shogunate and powerful lords.
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Concubine Otomo.
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Mugitani, be sure
to seek guidance from Otomo.
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Yes, ma'am!
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And although she just arrived yesterday,
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I have something to ask of Asa too.
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She will act as a guide
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for Saburomaru Tokita and Hiramoto Saga,
inspectors from the shogunate.
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This may be unusual,
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but I will assign Asa
the rank of housemaid.
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May I ask you two to say a few words?
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Well done, Asa!
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My name is Saburomaru Tokita.
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Lady Asa, I appreciate your assistance.
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-Tokita? Is he related to Lady Fuki?
-He's so flippant.
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…Madam Mugitani,
I'll be counting on your help!
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To ensure that nothing is wrong
with our preparations,
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they have come all this way,
though men are normally forbidden here.
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Asa, make sure they understand
we do not need anyone overseeing us
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by attending to them properly.
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This is the Ōoku!
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Everyone, devote yourselves to the Ōoku!
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Go to your positions immediately.
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Yes, ma'am.
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I wonder if Lady Asa
and Lady Kame are doing well.
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Master Sakashita,
what are your expectations for those two?
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Lady Asa should be fine,
but I'm worried about Lady Kame.
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Girls who are too nice often struggle.
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But with the successful girls,
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they often change so much
that they're like different people
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when you next see them.
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Asa!
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-I've been studying the ways of the Ōoku.
-Kame…
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I'll help you guide the gentlemen.
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I'll make sure to finish
my own duties afterward.
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-Um…
-Okay?
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I'll hold you to it.
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There was another girl recently
who completely changed.
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Where is she now?
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I heard she left the Ōoku
and returned to the countryside.
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You heard?
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What was the name of this maid?
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Why must I tell someone like you?!
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The bedchamber lies up ahead.
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To think that Lady Fuki
walked these halls yesterday
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to go and perform her night work…
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Oh my. How exciting!
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I have learned a lot.
You have my gratitude.
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Everything here is so fascinating.
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Lady Asa, how long has it been
since you joined the Ōoku?
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I'm impressed, Kame.
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You're so knowledgeable.
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The rice cake for the Birth Celebratory
Ceremony will go around the Ōoku.
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Finally, it will be brought here,
where the official scribe will…
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Saburomaru, which one do you prefer?
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We're on the job. Cut it out!
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No need to be shy.
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Shh!
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The purification salt
should have arrived by now.
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It has been delayed due to bad weather.
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I thought I might acquire some
from a local wholesaler, just in case.
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Have Asa do it.
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Lady Asa?
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Kame!
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Awashima, how many years
have you been in the Ōoku?
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-I worked up an appetite!
-It has been six years.
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I have made a point
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of giving slightly more work
to those with talent and motivation.
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That includes you too.
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But to take on the role
of housemaid on one's first day…
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Not even Kitagawa--
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Madam Awashima, take a look.
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Does this look like
the work of a newcomer?
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Lady Asa wrote this.
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Everyone loves themselves.
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We all want to be recognized, loved,
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and valued.
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We cannot satisfy these wishes alone.
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We expect our neighbors to satisfy us,
but we are also compared to them.
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Those same people compete with us
for limited positions.
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I will strive to improve.
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I just want to talk with you.
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I feel like this has been
the longest day of my life…
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So this is what
the private rooms look like!
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I hope I get one of my own soon!
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You're amazing, Asa.
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I doubt anyone has ever
been appointed to an official position
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within one day.
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Madam Utayama chose me for this role.
I have to work hard.
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Okay, I'll leave you to it.
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What? You're leaving already?
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I just wanted to see the private rooms.
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I'm a lowly maid.
I need to prepare bedding and stuff.
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I see.
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See you tomorrow.
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Yeah! See you tomorrow.
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The umbrella…?
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My apologies.
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I left that here.
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When I changed rooms,
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I left it behind.
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Did you previously use this room?
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That's right.
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My name is Kitagawa.
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Lady Kitagawa, my name is Asa.
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Come now. You needn't be so formal.
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Judging from your kimono,
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you must be the official scribe.
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Such titles are only meaningful
within the Ōoku.
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I visited the Ōoku
with my father as a child.
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The Birth Celebratory Ceremony
inspired me back then,
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and I've dreamed of working
in the Ōoku ever since.
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Behind the beautiful dancers,
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the scribe wielded her brush
with such strength.
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I remember how that sight captivated me.
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That was supposed to be my role
in the recent Birth Celebratory Ceremony.
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I heard it was canceled due to some issue.
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That's right.
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This is a wonderful brush.
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Why don't you apply
for the role of official scribe?
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I couldn't possibly.
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I'm still far from that.
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I'd like to talk with you again.
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When it's just us two, never mind ranks.
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Thank you very much.
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Can you look after that doll for me?
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Huh?
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I'll come to see her again too.
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Take care. Rest well.
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I will.
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Good night!
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Lady… Kitagawa…
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DAY THREE
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All manner of misfortune…
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Come on, stay awake.
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Sorry…
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I'm always relying on you.
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It's all right.
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Cleanse
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By the will of heaven
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-Let's go!
-Yeah!
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-Father!
-Father!
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Good girls.
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What is this mess?!
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Didn't I tell you
to finish this yesterday?
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Did you forget?
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No, it's not that…
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I'm sorry! I'll hurry up and do it now!
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Starting now? They'll never dry!
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That's why it needed to be done yesterday!
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This isn't something
you could just put off 'til today.
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Besides, you have other work for today,
don't you?
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Good grief.
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Aren't you ashamed
of such half-baked work?
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Is something the matter?
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L-Lady Asa! Her duties!
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She didn't finish her work!
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My deepest apologies.
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I failed to check.
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Unacceptable.
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What about the purification salt
I asked for yesterday?
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I wonder how that worked out.
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Yes, ma'am.
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I sent someone right after
receiving your instructions.
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It arrived first thing this morning.
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-Oh…
-Impressive work!
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From Lady Asa, at least.
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But then there's you.
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Madam Awashima!
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Kame didn't wake up
to prepare breakfast this morning either.
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What do you make of that?
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It wasn't like that.
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It's my fault for not asking
Lady Kame to help.
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Though it was a task meant for two people,
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I thought I could handle it alone.
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I was misguided.
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So in other words,
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the only thing you can do
is flirt with men!
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-Don't say--
-Madam Mugitani!
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Men distracted you from yesterday's work,
and today you overslept!
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I don't know whether you're lazy or easy!
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-But if you saw--
-Well, well!
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Was I not thoughtful enough?
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-I didn't mean--
-What did you mean?
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That's enough!
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Lady Kame, collect your things
and move to Madam Mugitani's room.
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You are to learn from scratch
exactly what your duties entail.
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And Madam Mugitani.
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Please behave as an Ōoku maid should.
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-Yes, ma'am.
-I was the one at fault, so…
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My, my.
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You were just promoted.
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Will you take on the task
of instructing Lady Kame too?
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Yes, ma'am. If that is my duty.
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-I humbly accept it.
-What…?
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I will…
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I will be careful from now on!
I'll work hard!
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-No!
-I'm sorry!
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I'll take responsibility
for dealing with this girl!
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-I'm sorry!
-Kame--
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Such beautiful hands…
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It seems that one of the maids
fell ill two months ago,
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and then left the Ōoku.
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And nobody has been told clearly
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why the Birth Celebratory Ceremony
was postponed.
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Should we get
the shogunate to look into this?
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What a splendid device.
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This is a pair of scales.
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Scales?
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So how does it work?
And what does it measure?
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What people…
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What people…?
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…cannot see, and how far away that is.
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You…
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You're not really serious
about your duties, are you?
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It's obvious.
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I'm trying… my best.
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But I can't wake up early.
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I try to remember what I'm told,
but I always end up forgetting.
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I can't do a good job like other people,
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and I constantly get left behind.
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What did you even come to the Ōoku for?
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Why are you here?!
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I've seen your type before.
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Just because you're easy on the eye
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you think you can slack off!
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All you care about
is getting into His Majesty's bed!
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That's not true…
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It's here!
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No! Stop! Let go!
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If you plan to take this job seriously,
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you won't need all this!
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No!
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Didn't I tell you?
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Cross this line and you'll lose your head!
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A mononoke
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has appeared.
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Stop!
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What?
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This is an emergency!
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In the back?
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Hey! You can't come in--
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What are these?
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What happened?
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The kaleidoscope…
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Master Sakashita!
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Where's the intruder…?
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Madam Awashima!
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Above?
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-Don't go!
-Wait--
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Madam Awashima?
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Yes. It seems she heard a terrible scream
that sounded like Madam Mugitani.
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Has it gone?
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Wait--
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What's all the commotion?
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Kame!
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She's alive.
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Was Lady Kame the only one here?
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I heard Madam Mugitani was also here.
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It helps that you're so calm.
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Is Kame…?
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She'll wake up…
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-Looks like…
-Huh?
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I didn't make it on time.
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-That rumbling sound…
-What is it?
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Mugitani.
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This is… not the work of any human.
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-Who are you?!
-Not a human…?
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I'm simply… a medicine seller.
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You're guilty of intruding into the Ōoku
and causing disorder!
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Right now, you're facing something
that cannot be slain by that sword.
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This is the work of a mononoke.
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-Mono…
-…noke?
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The cause of these apparitions…
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-Apparitions?
-There is no such thing in the Ōoku!
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Allow me
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to slay this mononoke!
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As the wet floor dries, a circle appears.
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This mononoke…
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Once an ayakashi, its name
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is Karakasa.
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Madam Mugitani…
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What is that noise?
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I have identified… its Form.
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Form?
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The apparitions can only be quelled
if I slay the mononoke.
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The kaleidoscope…
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However, the power of a human
cannot slay a mononoke.
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And so, I have this sword.
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Kon is one of the eight swords
of Yin and Yang.
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This great sword of the realm of Shuga
is entrusted to the 64 guardians.
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It is also known as
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the Sacred Sword!
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Why didn't you slay it
with that sword immediately?
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Drawing this sword
requires certain conditions.
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Conditions?
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Form.
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Truth.
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Reason.
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Without these three elements,
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I cannot draw the sword.
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Truth is the way things appear.
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Reason is the true nature of the passions
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that smolder here in the Ōoku.
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Do you mean that if you show the sword
these three elements,
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you can slay this so-called mononoke?
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Absolutely.
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And in order to present
these three elements…
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-Sakashita.
-Yes, ma'am!
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-Provide this man with a pass.
-Madam Utayama?
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I want you to destroy
this thing you call "Karakasa."
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You are not to speak a word
of tonight's incident to anybody.
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And until the end
of the Birth Celebratory Ceremony,
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Mugitani is not dead.
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What?
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Do you understand, Awashima?
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I… understand.
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Ladies and gentlemen.
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I would like to ask you all
to share with me…
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your own Truths… and Reasons.
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DAY FOUR
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All manner of misfortune
46:30.083 --> 46:34.750
Sin and defilement
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Purify--
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Is the water delicious? Heavenly…
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Wait.
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The Water Goddess, right?
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Grant us good fortune
46:57.416 --> 47:01.333
Could I ask you
not to dismiss Lady Kame yet?
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We have no place
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for those who are weak
or cannot contribute.
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We can usually tell who they are
within the first three days.
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I will leave you to deal with Kame.
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Who's that guy?
47:44.916 --> 47:47.000
A peddler from the Nanatsu Gate.
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Everyone, please listen.
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Mugitani has suddenly had to return
to her family home.
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-What's going on?
-Come on now…
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She left early this morning,
so she couldn't say goodbye.
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Look.
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She who carries a heavy burden
gains the strength to climb the next step.
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I would like to appoint Asa
as head housemaid
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and have her take over from Mugitani.
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Head housemaid?
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Has this ever happened before?
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Lady Asa…
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Can I entrust you with it?
48:29.250 --> 48:30.291
Please,
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leave it to me.
48:36.125 --> 48:39.791
It seems the maid we talked about
never actually made it home.
48:40.375 --> 48:41.458
What?
48:41.541 --> 48:43.416
That maid's name is…
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Why is there a peddler in the Ōoku?
48:50.750 --> 48:52.291
You ought to be beheaded!
48:52.375 --> 48:55.333
Why don't you ask Madam Utayama?
48:55.833 --> 48:58.333
Madam Utayama is
a powerful political figure.
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I'd like to follow her example.
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What? A sword?
49:08.083 --> 49:10.791
There's a maid I'd like to ask you about.
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Does the water taste good?
49:24.083 --> 49:25.750
Lady Kitagawa…
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Sometimes one must discard something
in order to move forward.
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Lady Asa, I wonder what you will discard.
49:35.208 --> 49:38.208
All I had were things I wished to discard.
49:38.791 --> 49:41.916
But some things must not be discarded.
49:43.625 --> 49:45.166
Not all of them…
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…are tangible.
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Discard those, and you will dry out.
49:52.708 --> 49:56.333
I have something
I wish to keep from drying out.
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That is why… I must throw it away.
50:05.250 --> 50:06.375
Lady Asa.
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I don't want to…
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I don't want to see Madam Mugitani.
50:24.083 --> 50:25.541
It's fine.
50:25.625 --> 50:28.541
You can work with me today.
50:29.125 --> 50:30.416
Really?
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Yes.
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Could you take on the task
of attending to visitors
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at the ceremony?
50:39.208 --> 50:42.625
Madam Utayama, I am not your subordinate.
50:42.708 --> 50:44.416
As a member of the Otomo family,
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I deal only with the dynamics
between the Ōoku and the outside world.
50:51.250 --> 50:52.958
You don't mince words.
51:43.000 --> 51:48.541
We maids must not approach the bedchamber.
51:49.250 --> 51:52.125
That is the rule of the Ōoku.
51:54.625 --> 51:56.000
Is he a magician?
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What's happening?
52:03.458 --> 52:06.083
Karakasa… is close.
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Karakasa?
52:08.250 --> 52:09.375
I've got you now.
52:13.083 --> 52:15.375
Could it be that your goal
52:15.458 --> 52:17.833
is to cause problems
52:17.916 --> 52:20.458
and jeopardize my position
as your superior?
52:33.583 --> 52:35.166
Such neat writing.
52:36.416 --> 52:37.750
You've got it wrong!
52:39.041 --> 52:43.250
After meeting Asa here in the Ōoku,
I knew I was in trouble.
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I could never do things the way she does.
52:49.166 --> 52:51.666
At this rate, I'll be sent away.
52:52.166 --> 52:53.083
So I thought
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if I could catch His Majesty's eye…
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Are you plaguing us
because we made you throw away your comb?
53:03.416 --> 53:04.250
What?
53:04.333 --> 53:07.666
There is no mononoke, is there?
53:08.833 --> 53:10.500
Mononoke?
53:10.583 --> 53:12.708
You hid Mugitani, didn't you?
53:12.791 --> 53:15.333
You and Asa!
53:15.416 --> 53:18.458
I don't know what this is about…
53:20.208 --> 53:23.583
Did Asa put you up to all of this?!
53:24.958 --> 53:27.166
You just do whatever you want
53:27.250 --> 53:29.625
and slack off on any job you don't like!
53:30.125 --> 53:34.833
-There's nothing more cowardly!
-Stop!
53:34.916 --> 53:36.041
Is this a dream?
53:36.125 --> 53:37.500
Just follow him!
53:38.666 --> 53:40.583
That sneaky look!
53:40.666 --> 53:42.041
Nasty little girl!
53:42.125 --> 53:43.583
Why?!
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Madam Utayama!
53:57.166 --> 53:59.875
I never wanted to throw it away!
53:59.958 --> 54:01.958
Forgive me!
54:03.750 --> 54:04.833
It won't open!
54:05.833 --> 54:07.541
It won't open!
54:08.583 --> 54:13.125
I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
54:13.875 --> 54:15.041
I'm sorr--
54:27.541 --> 54:31.916
I'll take… responsibility
54:32.000 --> 54:34.375
for dealing with this girl.
54:38.791 --> 54:42.416
The Medicine Seller and the two inspectors
are causing a commotion.
54:42.500 --> 54:43.333
What?
54:43.416 --> 54:44.833
They say there's a mononoke!
54:52.208 --> 54:53.833
-What's happening?
-Stay away!
54:53.916 --> 54:54.750
Take her!
54:55.250 --> 54:56.375
Wait--
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This one… is beyond saving.
55:14.041 --> 55:16.666
So it turns humans into rainwater?
55:24.625 --> 55:27.250
You'll find Lady Kame
by the earthen floor.
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Kame!
55:45.625 --> 55:49.666
Two months ago,
a maid disappeared from the Ōoku.
55:50.166 --> 55:54.083
Supposedly, she was going back
to her family home after being dismissed.
55:56.583 --> 55:59.375
But she vanished like smoke,
55:59.458 --> 56:01.500
and nobody knows where she is.
56:02.458 --> 56:07.375
Did Madam Mugitani really
return home this morning?
56:07.458 --> 56:08.583
And two months ago,
56:08.666 --> 56:11.458
the Birth Celebratory Ceremony
was postponed.
56:12.041 --> 56:14.625
Is this truly a coincidence?
56:15.625 --> 56:16.541
No use, huh?
56:20.000 --> 56:21.083
It's close.
56:22.750 --> 56:23.875
What is that sound?
56:23.958 --> 56:26.583
This matter is none of your business.
56:26.666 --> 56:29.708
Didn't I tell you
that was reported to Councilor Otomo?
56:29.791 --> 56:31.041
Tell me.
56:31.708 --> 56:34.416
The missing maid. What is her name?
56:35.458 --> 56:38.333
-Lady Kitagawa's…
-The former official scribe of the Ōoku…
56:40.791 --> 56:41.958
Lady Kitagawa!
56:48.708 --> 56:50.875
I have identified its Truth.
56:50.958 --> 56:53.000
Lady Kitagawa is its Truth?
56:54.083 --> 56:55.250
The mononoke…
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is coming!
57:08.750 --> 57:10.041
What is that?!
57:14.916 --> 57:17.666
That right there is the mononoke,
57:17.750 --> 57:19.333
Karakasa!
57:23.041 --> 57:23.916
My apologies!
57:40.583 --> 57:44.625
This is not yet Karakasa's final form.
57:45.166 --> 57:49.250
Once it takes form in this world,
it will become unstoppable.
57:49.333 --> 57:50.541
Awashima!
57:50.625 --> 57:52.958
What is happening in the Ōoku?!
57:54.958 --> 57:56.791
I intend to proceed as planned
57:56.875 --> 57:59.375
with the Birth Celebratory Ceremony!
58:06.333 --> 58:08.416
I'm too scared!
58:08.500 --> 58:11.875
Asa, don't let go
of my hand until morning!
58:11.958 --> 58:12.958
Okay.
58:13.041 --> 58:15.750
Promise me! Let go,
and I'll never speak to you again.
58:16.875 --> 58:18.666
I promise I won't let go.
58:18.750 --> 58:19.875
No matter what, okay?
58:20.833 --> 58:23.958
I met Lady Kitagawa.
58:26.125 --> 58:29.166
You met her? But Lady Kitagawa is…
58:29.666 --> 58:31.500
I mustn't dry out.
58:31.583 --> 58:32.416
Huh?
58:33.375 --> 58:34.458
I realized that.
58:35.250 --> 58:37.083
Thanks to Lady Kitagawa,
58:37.166 --> 58:38.916
I realized what was precious.
58:39.000 --> 58:40.791
What I mustn't throw away.
58:43.833 --> 58:44.791
That's good!
58:45.583 --> 58:46.416
Yeah.
58:47.083 --> 58:48.375
-So what was it?
-What?
58:48.458 --> 58:50.291
Your precious thing.
58:53.541 --> 58:54.500
I can't say.
58:54.583 --> 59:01.166
What?! Tell me! Tell me!
59:01.250 --> 59:03.458
I have something to tell you, Kame.
59:03.541 --> 59:04.916
Hmm? What is it?
59:05.958 --> 59:08.416
Something… important.
59:12.250 --> 59:15.875
THE DAY OF THE BIRTH CELEBRATORY CEREMONY
59:17.875 --> 59:20.500
Please don't get in our way.
59:21.708 --> 59:23.750
What do you mean?
59:25.291 --> 59:29.291
Madam Awashima passed away
after the Birth Celebratory Ceremony.
59:29.375 --> 59:30.625
But why…
59:30.708 --> 59:33.541
Performing the ceremony is merely a duty.
59:33.625 --> 59:38.958
But many people have poured
their hearts and souls into this duty.
59:39.041 --> 59:41.625
Can a job be that important?
59:41.708 --> 59:43.375
Isn't it your job
59:43.458 --> 59:47.791
to find fault with Madam Utayama
and bring about her downfall?
59:49.375 --> 59:50.541
Lady Asa…
59:51.041 --> 59:55.541
I'll send a messenger later.
Your work can wait until tomorrow.
59:56.500 --> 59:58.250
Until the ceremony is over,
59:58.333 --> 01:00:02.208
I will not allow
any disturbances in the Ōoku.
01:00:04.958 --> 01:00:09.750
Grant us good fortune
01:00:19.375 --> 01:00:22.333
So you spoke with Lady Kitagawa?
01:00:22.958 --> 01:00:27.333
I thought the Medicine Seller
might be able to protect you, Asa.
01:00:28.208 --> 01:00:32.208
Perhaps we can get closer
to the mononoke's Reason.
01:00:32.833 --> 01:00:37.125
I do not know
what happened to Lady Kitagawa.
01:00:38.083 --> 01:00:39.000
However…
01:00:40.750 --> 01:00:41.583
However?
01:00:42.833 --> 01:00:44.750
I now feel like I understand
01:00:45.833 --> 01:00:49.333
Lady Kitagawa's feelings a little more.
01:00:50.083 --> 01:00:52.375
Her feelings?
01:00:53.083 --> 01:00:56.583
I'm sorry I couldn't be of more use.
01:00:57.083 --> 01:00:58.833
No, it helps a little.
01:00:58.916 --> 01:01:02.500
But the real mystery is Madam Utayama.
01:01:02.583 --> 01:01:04.708
Why does she overlook these apparitions?
01:01:04.791 --> 01:01:07.333
-Good point.
-Why go forward with the ceremony?
01:01:10.333 --> 01:01:12.125
This is the Ōoku.
01:01:12.625 --> 01:01:17.500
Sometimes, one must suppress
one's own feelings to do one's duty.
01:01:18.208 --> 01:01:20.125
Based on whether one can do that,
01:01:20.208 --> 01:01:25.666
I discern a person's suitability
for important roles.
01:01:26.166 --> 01:01:28.875
-And Lady Kitagawa?
-I assessed her too.
01:01:29.541 --> 01:01:32.625
That means
the mononoke's next target will be…
01:01:36.666 --> 01:01:40.083
If you canceled the ceremony
like you did two months ago,
01:01:40.166 --> 01:01:42.833
wouldn't that quell the apparitions?
01:01:42.916 --> 01:01:44.791
Is that what you think?
01:01:49.833 --> 01:01:51.166
Madam Utayama…
01:01:54.958 --> 01:01:57.875
This is our duty.
01:02:00.750 --> 01:02:02.125
You're right.
01:02:06.041 --> 01:02:07.625
A mononoke? Spooky!
01:02:07.708 --> 01:02:09.083
What about the ceremony?
01:02:09.166 --> 01:02:11.625
People have died. It must be canceled--
01:02:11.708 --> 01:02:15.416
The Birth Celebratory Ceremony
will be carried out as planned.
01:02:16.500 --> 01:02:18.833
She looked like a mummified monk.
01:02:18.916 --> 01:02:23.500
-Taking over from the late Madam Awashima…
-She was turned into a mummy.
01:02:23.583 --> 01:02:26.458
Madam Awashima must have suffered greatly.
01:02:27.666 --> 01:02:30.416
The day of
the Birth Celebratory Ceremony is upon us.
01:02:30.916 --> 01:02:35.083
I would appreciate your full cooperation.
01:03:02.333 --> 01:03:06.333
-His Majesty, his consort, and the baby.
-She isn't holding back.
01:03:06.416 --> 01:03:09.666
-The event must proceed smoothly for them.
-Is this okay?
01:03:11.000 --> 01:03:15.208
Now, let's begin
the Birth Celebratory Ceremony.
01:03:16.083 --> 01:03:19.125
Everyone, please go to your positions.
01:03:21.125 --> 01:03:22.666
Understood.
01:03:28.625 --> 01:03:30.000
One, two…
01:03:30.083 --> 01:03:34.625
Heave-ho! Heave-ho!
01:03:34.708 --> 01:03:38.916
Heave-ho! Heave-ho!
01:03:39.708 --> 01:03:43.375
Once the celebration starts,
the excitement is over all too soon.
01:03:43.458 --> 01:03:47.833
Time waits for nobody.
01:03:48.625 --> 01:03:51.916
I'm sorry you are unable to participate.
01:03:52.916 --> 01:03:54.041
It's fine.
01:03:54.916 --> 01:03:56.791
That's how it is behind the scenes.
01:03:57.875 --> 01:04:00.500
At least if I'm here,
even when the mononoke--
01:04:00.583 --> 01:04:03.250
I remember what you told me
when we first met.
01:04:04.000 --> 01:04:07.791
That I would gain a higher perspective
as I progressed.
01:04:08.875 --> 01:04:11.250
You were right, Madam Utayama.
01:04:12.125 --> 01:04:14.166
I have now come to see
01:04:15.250 --> 01:04:18.791
the insignificance of the pain
I'd experienced until that point.
01:04:20.875 --> 01:04:23.500
When you stand above others,
01:04:23.583 --> 01:04:25.208
you see things differently.
01:04:27.541 --> 01:04:30.375
I saw a version of myself
that wasn't fazed by anything.
01:04:30.458 --> 01:04:31.750
Heave-ho! Heave-ho!
01:04:31.833 --> 01:04:32.708
But at the same time,
01:04:33.291 --> 01:04:37.041
something kept my emotions
from going astray.
01:04:38.125 --> 01:04:38.958
That was…
01:04:41.291 --> 01:04:42.291
Lady Kame.
01:04:43.166 --> 01:04:46.625
Kame? Have you decided
how to deal with her?
01:04:47.125 --> 01:04:51.458
-I have asked her to leave the Ōoku.
-I wanted to become a concubine.
01:04:52.208 --> 01:04:56.083
I wanted to wear a beautiful kimono
for His Majesty…
01:04:57.208 --> 01:04:58.625
You were decisive
01:04:58.708 --> 01:05:00.083
and unswayed by emotion.
01:05:01.916 --> 01:05:02.791
I also
01:05:03.791 --> 01:05:06.583
wanted to eat together with Kame.
01:05:07.500 --> 01:05:12.250
I wanted to spend more time
talking with her late into the night.
01:05:15.291 --> 01:05:17.250
I have Lady Kitagawa to thank.
01:05:18.083 --> 01:05:19.166
Kitagawa?
01:05:28.000 --> 01:05:29.833
…against anybody!
01:05:52.500 --> 01:05:53.833
Madam Utayama!
01:05:54.625 --> 01:05:56.125
Is the mononoke here?
01:06:20.375 --> 01:06:22.750
I threw it away…
01:06:25.375 --> 01:06:26.750
Medicine Seller!
01:06:39.625 --> 01:06:42.958
If we don't slay it soon,
we're in trouble!
01:06:58.958 --> 01:07:00.083
I need the Reason.
01:07:00.166 --> 01:07:02.791
If I don't draw my sword, we're done for!
01:07:03.333 --> 01:07:04.333
Madam Utayama!
01:07:06.541 --> 01:07:08.666
-What did you throw away?
-What?
01:07:10.250 --> 01:07:13.750
It's trying to get through to this side!
01:07:16.916 --> 01:07:20.541
Why is Karakasa after you?
01:07:21.083 --> 01:07:22.375
I don't know!
01:07:22.958 --> 01:07:23.916
The ceiling!
01:07:41.083 --> 01:07:42.166
Here I go!
01:07:45.500 --> 01:07:47.666
Saburomaru…?
01:07:58.833 --> 01:08:00.291
All dried out…
01:08:08.291 --> 01:08:09.833
Lady Kitagawa?
01:08:17.208 --> 01:08:18.500
Lady Kitagawa!
01:08:19.583 --> 01:08:20.791
Kitagawa…
01:08:24.250 --> 01:08:25.666
I am…
01:08:27.416 --> 01:08:28.583
all dried out.
01:08:35.291 --> 01:08:37.791
So that's Lady Kitagawa?
01:08:39.000 --> 01:08:40.375
Karakasa is…
01:08:46.291 --> 01:08:50.041
manifesting in this world!
01:09:47.166 --> 01:09:52.375
The first time I was urged
to throw away a cherished item,
01:09:52.458 --> 01:09:54.583
I discarded it without hesitation.
01:09:56.416 --> 01:09:57.791
By discarding it,
01:09:57.875 --> 01:10:01.333
I resolved to become a different person.
01:10:04.708 --> 01:10:09.375
Thanks to Madam Utayama's favor,
I steadily rose through the ranks.
01:10:14.000 --> 01:10:17.916
There was another girl who entered
the Ōoku at the same time as me.
01:10:21.500 --> 01:10:25.500
She struggled to fit in
and was so forgetful.
01:10:26.916 --> 01:10:29.041
I became increasingly irritated with her.
01:10:32.291 --> 01:10:35.250
I was given an important role
in the Birth Celebratory Ceremony.
01:10:36.291 --> 01:10:37.875
On that day, I told her
01:10:37.958 --> 01:10:40.250
to leave the Ōoku.
01:10:41.625 --> 01:10:46.125
I thought I would worry less
and be able to focus on my duties.
01:10:47.416 --> 01:10:49.208
That's what I thought…
01:10:51.375 --> 01:10:54.250
But I was wrong.
01:11:00.250 --> 01:11:03.875
I began wondering
what had changed within me.
01:11:06.208 --> 01:11:11.208
I realized that I was all dried out.
01:11:13.625 --> 01:11:17.750
Before I knew it,
I had lost the will to work.
01:11:18.625 --> 01:11:20.125
I was stripped of my role.
01:11:22.375 --> 01:11:25.666
I could no longer leave my room.
01:11:30.000 --> 01:11:31.958
To become dried out,
01:11:32.708 --> 01:11:34.791
I must have thrown something away.
01:11:46.416 --> 01:11:48.041
Something important.
01:11:49.083 --> 01:11:51.708
I'd thrown it away… down there.
01:12:02.500 --> 01:12:03.625
No!
01:12:07.750 --> 01:12:09.083
Kame--
01:12:24.708 --> 01:12:25.958
Asa!
01:12:28.291 --> 01:12:33.166
You'll be… okay!
01:12:51.083 --> 01:12:52.541
Kitagawa?
01:12:53.583 --> 01:12:56.333
Lady Kitagawa told me…
01:12:58.125 --> 01:13:00.625
that I mustn't dry out.
01:13:06.750 --> 01:13:09.291
Does she hold a grudge?
01:13:10.250 --> 01:13:14.000
I don't believe
Lady Kitagawa holds a grudge
01:13:14.083 --> 01:13:16.541
against anybody!
01:13:23.458 --> 01:13:27.250
My duty…
01:13:28.208 --> 01:13:29.583
This is…
01:13:30.125 --> 01:13:31.791
my…
01:13:32.875 --> 01:13:35.750
duty!
01:13:44.875 --> 01:13:45.958
It stinks.
01:13:50.666 --> 01:13:54.416
The Reason… has been revealed.
01:13:56.583 --> 01:13:58.125
Form.
01:13:58.208 --> 01:13:59.750
Truth.
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Reason.
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With these three elements in place,
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I will release
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my sword!
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Release!
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Karakasa.
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Prepare to be cut down,
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purified, and laid to rest.
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Mononoke.
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Go back!
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Strike!
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Forgive me.
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And down!
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-Is that the mononoke?
-Quiet!
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Let's go together.
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Your precious thing! Could it be…
01:17:38.750 --> 01:17:39.750
I can't say!
01:17:39.833 --> 01:17:40.666
Huh?
01:17:43.958 --> 01:17:45.125
Dear me…
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I shall fulfill my duty.
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Ready!
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Ready!
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Ready!
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Ready!
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I will now…
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humbly take my leave.
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Medicine Seller!
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I still… cannot see
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its Form.
01:20:10.166 --> 01:20:11.833
She was smiling.
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PART TWO
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TO BE CONTINUED IN "THE ASHES OF RAGE"
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THE PHANTOM IN THE RAIN
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THE END