1 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:08,080 Still sleepy... 2 00:00:08,750 --> 00:00:13,000 Don'tcha think you oughta march over to your neighbor's place and give 'em a good talking to? 3 00:00:13,040 --> 00:00:16,250 Nobody can sleep with all their shouting so early in the morning. 4 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:17,750 I suppose. 5 00:00:19,210 --> 00:00:22,580 Stupid bitch! You got a problem with us or what?! 6 00:00:22,580 --> 00:00:23,500 Not at all. 7 00:00:23,830 --> 00:00:26,210 H-hey, you two need to cut it out right now! 8 00:00:26,210 --> 00:00:27,080 T-take it easy. 9 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:27,710 Huh?! 10 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:31,000 It's awfully rowdy in here today. 11 00:00:31,330 --> 00:00:33,040 Oh, Jinya-kun! 12 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:35,130 The hell do you want?! 13 00:00:35,830 --> 00:00:38,540 Just drunken fools? Or something worse? 14 00:00:38,790 --> 00:00:42,670 If ya ask me, the latter seems far more likely. 15 00:00:42,790 --> 00:00:43,670 I concur. 16 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:47,630 What kinda stupid bullshit are you spewing, boy?! 17 00:00:47,630 --> 00:00:51,170 Hah. Actually, I'd bet this guy's more of an old fart than you. 18 00:00:51,540 --> 00:00:52,960 You goddamn jokers... 19 00:00:56,710 --> 00:00:59,170 Aw, jeez. Now you've done it. 20 00:01:02,460 --> 00:01:03,830 Would you like to be next? 21 00:01:05,580 --> 00:01:06,500 You bastar-! 22 00:01:12,630 --> 00:01:14,460 Talk about ruthless. 23 00:01:14,630 --> 00:01:16,330 I held myself back. 24 00:01:16,460 --> 00:01:18,040 Yeah, well, even so... 25 00:01:27,580 --> 00:01:30,040 Whoa! They're getting back up. 26 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:34,580 That's it. Your ass is grass! 27 00:01:35,830 --> 00:01:37,330 Guess I've got no choice. 28 00:01:46,960 --> 00:01:47,540 Hey! 29 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:01,580 Get back here, shithead! 30 00:02:04,670 --> 00:02:06,670 What just happened? 31 00:02:07,670 --> 00:02:08,920 What did you do? 32 00:02:09,580 --> 00:02:10,500 Hm? 33 00:02:12,710 --> 00:02:16,380 These decorative shells are tsukumogami that create mirages. 34 00:02:16,750 --> 00:02:21,040 And I can control it so that only people who I choose see them. Pretty useful, huh? 35 00:02:21,170 --> 00:02:22,960 What exactly did you show them? 36 00:02:23,460 --> 00:02:25,830 Don'tcha know that ignorance is bliss? 37 00:02:26,540 --> 00:02:30,170 Um, thanks, Jinya-kun. I'm glad you showed up. 38 00:02:30,500 --> 00:02:31,500 Sure. 39 00:02:31,630 --> 00:02:32,750 Same to you, Akitsu-san. 40 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:35,920 Shucks, I didn't do much. 41 00:02:36,170 --> 00:02:37,830 Yeah, he literally just watched. 42 00:02:37,830 --> 00:02:38,500 Hm? 43 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:42,250 I see you're still as snarky as ever, lil' missy. 44 00:02:42,790 --> 00:02:45,380 Ofuu-chan, can I get some tempura soba? 45 00:02:45,580 --> 00:02:46,330 Okay. 46 00:02:46,710 --> 00:02:48,830 I'm assuming you want kake-soba, Jinya-kun? 47 00:02:49,170 --> 00:02:49,920 Yeah. 48 00:04:23,250 --> 00:04:24,000 And so... 49 00:04:24,250 --> 00:04:30,290 Zenji's been working like a madman ever since my dad threatened to fire him from the head clerk position. 50 00:04:30,420 --> 00:04:32,920 Have you noticed anything strange about his behavior? 51 00:04:33,290 --> 00:04:34,040 Not really. 52 00:04:34,710 --> 00:04:38,420 Like I figured, it seems knocking back too many drinks is what drove him to act out yesterday. 53 00:04:40,670 --> 00:04:43,750 Sorry to worry you, but everything is okay now. 54 00:04:44,210 --> 00:04:45,210 I see. 55 00:04:45,670 --> 00:04:47,830 Well, I should get going. 56 00:04:48,130 --> 00:04:50,830 Maybe I can put my dad in a better mood if I pick him up a bottle of sake on the way ho- 57 00:04:50,830 --> 00:04:51,830 You'd better not. 58 00:04:53,670 --> 00:04:54,580 And why's that? 59 00:04:54,750 --> 00:04:58,040 He's been drinking Yuki-no-Nagori every night, hasn't he? 60 00:04:58,540 --> 00:05:00,080 There's something strange about it. 61 00:05:00,580 --> 00:05:03,790 Please tell Jyuuzou-dono that he should drink a different sake instead. 62 00:05:04,790 --> 00:05:06,540 A-all right. 63 00:05:07,170 --> 00:05:08,290 I'm counting on you. 64 00:05:09,170 --> 00:05:11,790 Be careful on your way home. It's dicey out there. 65 00:05:12,330 --> 00:05:16,540 Funny. I didn't know you could give dad speeches, too. 66 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:19,880 But I'll be okay. Thank you. 67 00:05:22,580 --> 00:05:25,710 Looks like the sparrow is still just a sparrow, huh? 68 00:05:26,580 --> 00:05:29,500 Yes. A long way from becoming a clam. 69 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:41,460 Why hello, ronin. Did you bring a friend along today? 70 00:05:41,460 --> 00:05:43,500 Don't mind him. He's not important. 71 00:05:43,500 --> 00:05:46,580 Ouch. Do you always hafta be so mean to me? 72 00:05:47,250 --> 00:05:49,290 Well, not that I really care. 73 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:52,420 I did some digging into that liquor you asked me about. 74 00:05:52,790 --> 00:05:54,000 Have you learned anything? 75 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:57,630 I couldn't get any clear answers about where Yuki-no-Nagori is made, 76 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:01,420 or even how it got brought into Edo. 77 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:04,920 But I learned that a sake shop in Kuramae was responsible for ordering 78 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:07,290 a huge stock and wholesaling it throughout town. 79 00:06:07,790 --> 00:06:09,830 Do you remember "Mizukiya"? 80 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:15,540 The owner there hired you a while back to slay a demon that was hiding in his warehouse. 81 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:20,460 Some of my customers told me they tried to ask where the sake was brewed, 82 00:06:20,710 --> 00:06:25,580 but the owner dodged their questions with nonsense like, "It's divine liquor that flows from a sacred spring." 83 00:06:26,130 --> 00:06:31,210 Hah! Is he just ripping off the myth of the woodcutter who found a fountain of youth that tastes like sake or what? 84 00:06:31,210 --> 00:06:32,920 Talk about pathetic. 85 00:06:33,130 --> 00:06:34,420 You said it. 86 00:06:35,250 --> 00:06:40,290 The owner has gone out today to procure more stock, but word is that he'll be back tomorrow night. 87 00:06:40,290 --> 00:06:42,210 Why don't you pay him a visit? 88 00:06:42,460 --> 00:06:44,380 I will. Thank you. 89 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:48,210 One more thing. 90 00:06:48,790 --> 00:06:53,580 There are rumors of a beautiful woman with golden hair going in and out of Mizukiya on occasion. 91 00:06:54,420 --> 00:06:59,040 This is just a hunch, but it's possible that Yuki-no-Nagori may be a sake made overseas. 92 00:06:59,040 --> 00:06:59,790 No! 93 00:07:00,500 --> 00:07:02,960 What's your problem? Don't jump at me like that. 94 00:07:05,130 --> 00:07:05,880 Sorry. 95 00:07:06,710 --> 00:07:10,670 Does this golden-haired beauty give you a clue or something? 96 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:23,750 Please, Dad. I'm begging you to stop. 97 00:07:23,750 --> 00:07:25,500 And I keep telling you to shut the hell up! 98 00:07:25,500 --> 00:07:29,670 Ugh, not again! What a noisy pair. 99 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:30,920 Yeah. 100 00:07:33,250 --> 00:07:34,790 D-Dad, no! 101 00:07:35,750 --> 00:07:36,210 Jinya! 102 00:07:46,130 --> 00:07:48,040 He's turned into a demon! 103 00:08:33,330 --> 00:08:35,170 Wow! Nicely done. 104 00:08:41,170 --> 00:08:44,420 Guess we've got more questions for that sake-selling geezer now. 105 00:08:51,630 --> 00:08:52,790 Father? 106 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:53,880 Yes? 107 00:08:54,330 --> 00:08:55,830 Pardon me. 108 00:09:04,210 --> 00:09:06,790 Um, I wanted to talk about Zenji... 109 00:09:07,290 --> 00:09:08,080 What about him? 110 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:10,080 Are you upset? 111 00:09:11,580 --> 00:09:15,880 More like disappointed. After all I've done to look out for him. 112 00:09:18,500 --> 00:09:21,040 Still, he is quite young... 113 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:28,580 As long as he buckles down to work hard and live proper, there's nothing that he can't bounce back from. 114 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:31,500 So, you'll forgive Zenji? For what he did? 115 00:09:32,380 --> 00:09:34,040 It depends on him. 116 00:09:34,210 --> 00:09:39,710 Mistakes are complicated. We can't easily measure the full impact they have. 117 00:09:40,500 --> 00:09:46,290 Sometimes it's not until much later when you realize the scale. And it can leave you frozen in fear. 118 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:50,500 It sounds like... you might be speaking from personal experience. 119 00:09:50,750 --> 00:09:51,500 Maybe. 120 00:09:52,330 --> 00:09:56,630 In any case, regardless of how deeply youngsters may regret their choices later on, 121 00:09:56,880 --> 00:10:02,460 I believe it's important for them to live their life as they please. Whole-heartedly. 122 00:10:03,540 --> 00:10:05,670 And when they inevitably take a tumble, 123 00:10:05,670 --> 00:10:10,460 it's the adults in their lives who have a duty to provide them a place to return to. 124 00:10:11,460 --> 00:10:15,040 Natsu. You should do the same and live freely. 125 00:10:15,420 --> 00:10:18,170 Freely? Even me? 126 00:10:20,670 --> 00:10:24,330 Bear in mind there's nothing that you can't bounce back from. 127 00:10:25,380 --> 00:10:26,040 Right. 128 00:10:27,500 --> 00:10:31,460 Father, you really should cut down on the sake. 129 00:10:31,580 --> 00:10:36,250 I'm in a drinking mood right now. Thanks to good company. 130 00:10:37,670 --> 00:10:41,170 Oh, right. I brought you a gift. They're teacakes. 131 00:10:41,290 --> 00:10:44,380 {\an7}YUKI-NO-NAGORI 132 00:10:41,580 --> 00:10:43,580 Wonderful. I'll have some later. 133 00:10:44,580 --> 00:10:46,880 Wh-who are you?! 134 00:10:47,250 --> 00:10:51,540 Might I interest you in a sake so superb that it could ruin a man? 135 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:54,750 Ruin? What do you mean? 136 00:10:55,330 --> 00:11:00,670 Everyone, regardless of who they are, has a soul clouded with filth. 137 00:11:01,750 --> 00:11:06,500 Try as they might, there is no way to hide or avoid it. 138 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:08,580 I don't understand... 139 00:11:09,130 --> 00:11:11,830 All you must do is dredge it to the surface. 140 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:15,880 Jealousy, carnality, pride. 141 00:11:16,790 --> 00:11:20,250 Shatter the calm facades that people wear by stirring up every dark feeling hidden 142 00:11:20,250 --> 00:11:22,210 in the far recesses of their hearts. 143 00:11:22,790 --> 00:11:24,210 And taint them! 144 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:26,670 Until finally... 145 00:11:27,420 --> 00:11:33,380 ...hatred piles up like snow and colors their true heart white. 146 00:11:34,250 --> 00:11:38,080 Thus I dub it Yuki-no-Nagori or "snowy remains." 147 00:11:38,750 --> 00:11:41,130 When all of the human's hearts are steeped in rage, 148 00:11:41,540 --> 00:11:43,540 perhaps he will notice. 149 00:11:45,250 --> 00:11:48,130 I'm right here. Waiting for you. 150 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:18,540 This is more than enough for me to become the richest merchant in all of Edo! 151 00:12:22,130 --> 00:12:24,580 Looks like business is booming for you, merchant. 152 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:27,210 Who goes there? 153 00:12:27,420 --> 00:12:31,000 We met once about two years ago. Do you remember? 154 00:12:31,210 --> 00:12:33,290 Why, of course! 155 00:12:33,830 --> 00:12:37,130 You're the gentleman who killed the demon plaguing our storehouse. 156 00:12:37,290 --> 00:12:42,750 Although I greatly appreciated your help, I cannot condone you trespassing on my property... 157 00:12:43,040 --> 00:12:46,750 I have business with you. I'll gladly leave once its finished. 158 00:12:47,130 --> 00:12:49,460 Wh-what kind of business? 159 00:12:49,750 --> 00:12:51,500 I'm looking for a certain sake. 160 00:12:52,580 --> 00:12:55,000 Yuki-no-Nagori. You have some, no? 161 00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:57,210 Well, I... 162 00:12:57,210 --> 00:12:59,580 Wow! Now that's an impressive haul. 163 00:12:59,790 --> 00:13:00,790 Who are you?! 164 00:13:00,790 --> 00:13:02,580 This is all Yuki-no-Nagori. 165 00:13:02,580 --> 00:13:03,290 Hey! 166 00:13:03,380 --> 00:13:05,130 It certainly is impressive. 167 00:13:06,750 --> 00:13:11,420 This sake is hugely popular and sold out in every store. Finding it has been a hassle. 168 00:13:13,170 --> 00:13:17,420 Ah, but of course! Since I just went and procured this new stock today. 169 00:13:17,420 --> 00:13:19,290 Oh? Where exactly? 170 00:13:19,670 --> 00:13:24,170 I'm afraid I can't tell you that. This is how I make my living, after all. 171 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:26,580 What a shame. 172 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:30,880 In that case, let me try a slightly more coercive method... 173 00:13:37,880 --> 00:13:40,290 Natsu. Would you care for a drink? 174 00:13:40,290 --> 00:13:41,920 Huh? But I... 175 00:13:46,420 --> 00:13:48,040 Okay, just one sip. 176 00:13:53,460 --> 00:13:55,170 Would you pour me a cup? 177 00:13:55,540 --> 00:13:56,540 Sure. 178 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:12,420 Tastes superb. Don't you think? 179 00:14:18,460 --> 00:14:21,290 Unusual incidents have been on the rise lately. 180 00:14:21,830 --> 00:14:24,420 Mostly drunkards going on violent rampages. 181 00:14:24,670 --> 00:14:27,960 Notably, all people who were drinking Yuki-no-Nagori. 182 00:14:28,500 --> 00:14:29,920 Ah, um, uh... 183 00:14:30,130 --> 00:14:34,170 That sake is clearly tainted. Where did you get it from? 184 00:14:34,670 --> 00:14:36,380 F-from Mount Oyama! 185 00:14:36,790 --> 00:14:41,880 There's a spring halfway up Mount Oyama in Sagami province, a-and that's where it flows from! 186 00:14:42,170 --> 00:14:44,420 All I've done is bottle it! 187 00:14:45,250 --> 00:14:47,630 Interesting. So, you prefer death, then? 188 00:14:48,250 --> 00:14:51,830 I applaud your fortitude. I'm sure it'll prove useful in Hell. 189 00:14:53,130 --> 00:14:58,080 I'm not lying! There really is a spring of pure sake! Please believe me! 190 00:14:58,500 --> 00:15:00,830 Fine, then what's the secret behind it? 191 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:06,130 D-don't ask me! All I know is that woman said it could ruin people! 192 00:15:06,130 --> 00:15:07,130 Woman? 193 00:15:07,630 --> 00:15:11,880 A blonde one! She said the more people drank, the more they'd become slaves to hatred! 194 00:15:12,210 --> 00:15:14,290 But that's everything she told me! 195 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:17,460 And you thought that was okay to sell?! 196 00:15:17,670 --> 00:15:23,210 So what if people act a little weird after they drink too much? That's just natural with booze! 197 00:15:23,380 --> 00:15:25,710 There's nothing wrong with a merchant selling his goods! 198 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:28,670 So, you did it for the money, huh? 199 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:32,420 Here I figured ya had some good reason, but you're just scum. 200 00:15:33,380 --> 00:15:37,210 Jinya. This fool is useless, he only sells the stuff. 201 00:15:37,420 --> 00:15:39,040 But we have a lead on the mastermind. 202 00:15:39,830 --> 00:15:43,380 And now we know for sure that all the violence going down was caused by Yuki-no-Nagori. 203 00:15:43,630 --> 00:15:46,790 Let's destroy this batch and head for Oyama. 204 00:15:47,130 --> 00:15:50,460 D-destroy?! You can't be serious! 205 00:15:50,710 --> 00:15:54,330 What else do you expect? That stuff is way too dangerous for us to leave behind! 206 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:56,580 Screw that! 207 00:15:58,710 --> 00:16:01,040 I still want information from you. 208 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:02,250 Whoa there! 209 00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:06,000 Tell me everything you know about that woman. 210 00:16:07,920 --> 00:16:10,710 L-let me... 211 00:16:11,380 --> 00:16:13,250 Start talking, now! 212 00:16:16,420 --> 00:16:17,460 Cut it out already! 213 00:16:22,580 --> 00:16:25,170 Yeowch! What are you, a brick wall? 214 00:16:25,460 --> 00:16:28,710 You better stop or else that geezer is seriously gonna croak! 215 00:16:29,880 --> 00:16:33,210 This blonde lady... is she some kinda problem? 216 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:34,790 No. 217 00:16:35,750 --> 00:16:37,920 I won't press you to give me any details. 218 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:42,920 But if you start killin' people over this, then I'm gonna have to put you down myself. 219 00:16:43,500 --> 00:16:46,880 You're right. Thanks for stopping me. 220 00:16:47,210 --> 00:16:51,710 Oh, quit it! What am I supposed to say when you thank me for punching you? 221 00:16:52,040 --> 00:16:53,330 You can't have it! 222 00:16:53,630 --> 00:16:56,500 Back off! This is MY sake! 223 00:16:59,380 --> 00:17:02,710 Hey, what are you doing?! That stuff is poison! 224 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:06,500 Shut up! That's just an excuse for you to steal it! 225 00:17:07,500 --> 00:17:09,380 Stop! You'll cross a line you can't come back from. 226 00:17:23,250 --> 00:17:25,330 Everyone harbors some hatred inside. 227 00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:30,290 But this liquor propels that into becoming malice, ruining people's minds... 228 00:17:31,080 --> 00:17:33,290 and turning them into demons. 229 00:17:33,830 --> 00:17:37,960 Yuki-no-Nagori is a sake made to create demons. 230 00:17:38,250 --> 00:17:39,880 I remember that boy, Kikuo... 231 00:17:40,500 --> 00:17:43,880 He must have worked here at your shop. 232 00:17:44,630 --> 00:17:46,040 But you made him drink that sake, didn't you? 233 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:50,500 Because you wanted to know exactly what would happen to anyone who drank it. 234 00:18:22,920 --> 00:18:25,250 Jeez. You're such a reckless fighter. 235 00:18:25,540 --> 00:18:26,830 A tsukumogami? 236 00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:31,880 It's a lucky sparrow that grants the power of protection. Cute, ain't it? 237 00:18:32,040 --> 00:18:33,920 Thanks. I appreciate the help. 238 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:35,170 Here he comes. 239 00:18:49,500 --> 00:18:51,540 Go, my paper swallow! 240 00:19:08,250 --> 00:19:13,540 Yeesh, this demon is oddly strong for a newborn! Something ain't right here, ya know? 241 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:17,670 This was all planned from the beginning... 242 00:19:18,250 --> 00:19:20,830 Or rather, it was set like a trap. 243 00:19:21,170 --> 00:19:21,960 Huh? 244 00:19:22,460 --> 00:19:28,380 Just imagine that the sake never came from a spring, but was actually something the woman created. 245 00:19:29,170 --> 00:19:35,330 Then it stands to reason this man was put in place to deter anyone from discovering the truth behind it. 246 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:40,040 How is that even possible? Who is this lady? 247 00:19:46,630 --> 00:19:50,920 Dammit! How could you...?! 248 00:19:53,580 --> 00:19:55,920 Hey, what's got you so on edge? 249 00:19:56,170 --> 00:20:00,670 We're running out of time. Natsu's father has been drinking this liquor every night. 250 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:02,170 Wait, really? 251 00:20:02,540 --> 00:20:04,920 Cripes, that's bad news. 252 00:20:05,330 --> 00:20:09,710 Then ya best get moving, Jinya. Let me handle this freak. 253 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:11,420 Somegoro Akitsu. 254 00:20:11,750 --> 00:20:13,540 Why so serious? 255 00:20:13,790 --> 00:20:17,750 Let me guess, you don't think I got what it takes to beat this demon? 256 00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:21,630 Don't sell me short! 257 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:27,500 Humans are stubborn creatures, ya know? More so than you can even imagine. 258 00:20:28,170 --> 00:20:30,670 Got it? So you hurry along to the lil' missy. 259 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:31,830 But... 260 00:20:32,420 --> 00:20:38,420 Listen here, the Akitsu style packs a serious punch. I don't need your sorry butt frettin' about me. 261 00:20:38,750 --> 00:20:39,790 You have my thanks. 262 00:20:43,880 --> 00:20:48,040 That's better. I get the feeling he and I might have to throwdown someday, 263 00:20:48,290 --> 00:20:50,080 so I gotta keep my ace up my sleeve. 264 00:20:51,750 --> 00:20:52,960 Alrighty then. 265 00:20:55,710 --> 00:20:57,750 Come on out, Demon Queller! 266 00:21:04,210 --> 00:21:05,500 Surprised? 267 00:21:05,710 --> 00:21:09,460 When Emperor Xuanzong of China got struck by a bad illness, 268 00:21:09,460 --> 00:21:14,210 Master Zhong Kui here was the deity who wiped the floor with the evil spirits possessing him. 269 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:17,670 He's on a whole different level from you demons. 270 00:21:18,040 --> 00:21:22,170 But if you still wanna have a clash of titans... then bring it on! 271 00:21:44,460 --> 00:21:45,290 Please! 272 00:21:49,080 --> 00:21:50,420 Let me make it in time! 273 00:22:05,630 --> 00:22:08,920 I'm right here. Waiting for you.