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In the world, there lived four evil gods, the Four Evils,

(Four Evils)

and countless deities,

but they all disappeared into another world.

Thus, in order to bring back the once-lost gods to this world, devoid of myths,

one profession was conceived.

To confine the gods in beads called "sai",

one would dance and sing.

People call them "poets".

(Poet) People call them "poets".

Listen. By putting all the dancing and singing together...

(Crossing Song) You shall perform the Crossing Song.

Get it all in your head,

Ichiyo.

(Ichiyo)

Once you learn this, any god can be yours.

Become a poet.

Become one, and bring back the Four Evils to this world.

Then, release your foster father...

Hakugo,

from becoming the human pillar of this world with your own strength!

I wanna be where you belong

Even if scared, I won't back down, go on!

I gotta change your world

I gotta go wherever I can

As if I'm trying to uncover a secret I've been chasing

I accept this eternal journey

In order to find you

Dance and sing, Cantabile

I can hear the sounds coming from behind the shaking mirror

They resonate beautifully, searching for you

Yeah, resonate beautifully

Runnin' around, runnin' around

All around the far east

I'll call your name and find you

No matter where you are

I don't care how many times I lose myself

Whatever happens, no one can get in my way

The reason I live, it's you

With a distorted voice, I scream your name all day

I'll sing your name in a dance I'll hold on to you and never let you go

I wanna be where you belong

Even if scared, I won't back down, go on!

You got me steppin', steppin', singin', singin', for you

Yeah, I'm a chaser Runnin', runnin' up more

Once again steppin', steppin', singin', singin', for you

No matter where you are

I'm chasing you

I won't let anyone get in my way

I'll hold on to my unwavering thoughts and go day and night

Chasing you

No one can stand in my way

Carrying the unwavering faith, hold it tight

(Episode 1: Kagura Dance)

Someone's here.

Oh, if it isn't you, Tenko!

(Tenko)

Greetings, Water Gatekeeper!

Hello!

So, where's Ichiyo?

Oh, Master should be...

But Ichiyo can't swim...

I let go of him halfway!

If you're going to die, at least let me know first!

Oh, wow! He's got a funny face!

Please wake up! Don't die!

If it's come to this, there's only one way left...

Artificial respiration...

What just happened?

It's your fault for not being able to swim!

It's all because you let go of me!

This wouldn't happen if you could swim.

What, you're saying rain would stop and the sunset turn blue if I could swim?

I never said that, you stupid.

Make yourself scarce at the bottom of the Spirit World!

I'm telling you!

There was nothing in that country!

It's Ichiyo again...

Always the dunce...

Hmm... That's strange.

It should be October in Japan now...

So the gods should be gathering at Izumo...

Huh?

That's new...

Anyway, we'll pay for your trouble if you actually bring results.

That will be 100,000 for each sai bead.

500,000 for the big one.

Next!

So...

(Rakan) No results today, huh?

No results today, huh?

Fhank yhoo ash alwayf, Wakan...

It's all because of him...

Look, Ichiyo...

- Ow, ow, ow! - I'm not your interest-free bank, you know?

I'm actually a refined trainer, mind you.

I wish you would come to me to ask for training,

instead of asking for interest-free loans.

I won't do that.

But why? I could actually retrain Tenko for you, you know?

Never mind me, you should do something about Master's bad traits!

Tenko, you little...

You should have that bad personality taken care of to the root.

Attendant gods are, just like the name implies,

gods of absolute obedience to their master.

If their master tells them to die, they'll gladly do so...

But why are these guys like this?

Teacher!

(Kaka) Oh, you're here, Kaka.

Kaka wants meat buns too.

Oh, Kaka! I'll feed you mine!

You're so rebellious and cute...

Please stay like that forever, Kaka...

Go down!

Oh, Kaka, Kaka...

Is he really a refined trainer?

He just looks like a freak to me.

Oh, how rude!

If you're going so far, then let me show you how I work!

Hey, Gyuki!

(Gyuki)

Rakan.

Well? Isn't he honest and hard-working?

See how he never complains? What a good kid!

I taught him farming from zero.

Rakan, what up?

I'm here to show them how you work.

Work, make farm.

Watch.

Stone from rock.

Turn into sand.

Bravo, bravo!

It's quite a tedious labor.

It is...

Hey, hey, tedious as it is, there's only basically rocks in this area.

He's doing an important job, turning it into farmland and handing it over to the farmers.

In the past, when countless deities used to be around,

this land used to prosper with flowers, forests, and foods.

However, since they're gone, the land has turned barren.

Next, bury this.

Land get better.

Wait, Gyuki.

We won't get good harvests with that.

But Master say this good...

That Bui jerk...

Hey!

(Bui) You done working?

Who are you talking with? You trying to skip work?

Hey, fraud.

What? Fraud?

Are you trying to use this to make farmland and sell it?

That's enough proof.

I'm reporting this to the Public Office.

You stupid ox!

You had to blow our cover!

Sorry!

Stop it, Bui!

He really is a good-for-nothing.

Yes...

Hey... You keep running your mouth...

Who do you think you are?

Hey, aren't you the rumored dullest poet in history,

Ichiyo the Good-for-Nothing?

I hear you have two attendant gods,

but I guess they went wrong with their training, eh!

So you're one...

And the other one...

Get him, Kaka!

Finish him!

Master, sorry...

I'll retrain you all at once!

Sorry, I go back to work.

Oh, where's Bui?

Home. Master not angry.

He gave me this.

Oh, that's so kind of him. Let me look.

That's good stuff.

Mind if I have it?

No!

I get this! No!

Please!

Hey, what's wrong, Ichiyo?

Then, that.

Lend thing on your neck.

No, you can't have this, Gyuki!

Fine.

This is a bad idea...

However, only for today.

Yay!

Okay, only for today!

Return that to me in the morning, okay!

H-Hey, Ichiyo...

It won't be funny if he loses or breaks your sai, you know?

Do you really want it so bad?

As if.

(Special Shoulder Roast, Highlighted Product!) I've seen this in Japan's beef market.

What's he thinking of his attendant god, that jerk Bui?!

Oh, so that's why...

Man, you really are...

What?

What's going on with you guys?!

You'll get heavy punishments if they find out.

Shut up!

Master!

Skipping work again?!

Are you done working?

Wha... Hey, these are sai beads! Where did you get them?!

No!

I promise with Ichiyo!

Only borrow for a day! No!

So this is Ichiyo's?

Sorry you had to treat us again.

Well, I just felt like treating the caring master,

and his lovely attendants that's all.

Well, thank you.

Although, it's supposed to be a master's role to treat his attendants to a meal!

Hey, you can bite him, Kaka.

What's wrong, Kaka?

Ichiyo, this...

Did something happen to the beads?!

(Kaka)

Oh, no!

The technique is unraveling!

Aah, this is too high!

Use the stairs and catch up!

How could you let go of your beads... What a foolish guy.

And now, the god's contract with him is revoked...

Thus, he will no longer be a poet starting tomorrow...

Serves you right!

Master, Master!

What? I'm at the good part now...

Run... Master...

Kaka's screaming is coming from over there!

Come on!

S-Stop, Gyuki...

We can talk about this, okay?

I'm sorry for what I've done to you!

Okay?! I'm sorry!

Wh-Who are you?

All right, protect me now! Bring them down...

That face... Are you Tenko?

Don't call my name so casually, you filth.

Tenko, out of the way!

I will kill him! He's done something evil to my bead! I won't forgive him!

Well, yeah.

I personally won't mind finishing him myself.

Hey, don't sympathize with her, you stupid Tenko!

I told you to stop her!

Move, Tenko!

Stop, Kaka! Stop right now, or...

Shut up! I...

I...

...will be punished by spanking!

We gotta bail before the guards come here!

Also, if you hurt a human, you won't get away just by being locked up!

I'm not at fault! He's the wrong one!

Teacher, you stupid!

Where's my beads?! Return them to me already!

Reforge your contract and contain the situation!

That's the Good-for-Nothing?

If the Crossing Song were only about dancing, he wouldn't have received the moniker.

Huh? What do you mean?

Cover your ears. The purification ritual isn't done yet.

The finishing part will be intense.

It's done.

What was that?!

What, you ask? You also do it, don't you?

By presenting Kagura to a divine beast,

the contract can be forged.

It's a purification by Crossing Song.

It wasn't a normal purification, though...

No, it wasn't.

If there's anything not normal about him, it's that he's extremely tone deaf.

Normally, the gods would be charmed by the Kagura, and the contract would be completed.

But his purification involves his bad singing to render the gods unconscious,

forcing a contract to be forged, at least that's the closest definition.

(Good-for-Nothing) So that's why he's got the nickname...

Don't just nod with the idea!

Ow, ow!

Is this really Gyuki?!

Good thing he ended up like that after Kaka's purification.

With such a murderous Crossing Song, had he taken that head-on,

he would've died for being a feeble beast.

No way...

How strong is that guy?

Not just him... What are you?

Me?

I'm... Tenko!

You're the cause of all the problem, right?

Hey, what did you do to my beads?

Well, I, uh...

You'll be paying for all the damage costs, including the buildings.

The buildings too?!

Of course.

Is this really that Gyuki?

Well, he's got way cuter now.

Rakan, can't you turn him back?

I'll be taking care of him for now, but don't expect too much from me.

He was my source of income...

Means you gotta earn your keep slowly without Gyuki.

I'll lend you some money to help with the repair costs.

What about the interest?

You'll be paying once a week.

The atmosphere between Bui and Gyuki is getting lighter now.

That's a relief.

Yeah.

So you'll lend some money for the repair costs even when you ask me to treat you?

Well, that's...

(Kanshori) What do you mean you haven't written

(Kanshori) your report on your mission in Japan?

I didn't get anything, so there was nothing to report.

(Ritekkai) So you did go to Japan...

Yeah, but I didn't go to Izumo.

You don't have to go there.

After all, while the gods are gathering,

certain gods are there to stand guard while the others are gone.

Listen carefully, Ichiyo.

We didn't send you to Japan to hunt some weak gods.

Do you get what I'm saying?

The Four Evils... are in Japan.

There have been more earthquakes these past few years.

We must bring them back soon to become pillars for the land.

Right now, Hakugo is the human pillar of this world, supporting it...

But I suppose he can't hold on much longer.

Which is why, you must return to Japan before October ends, Ichiyo.

Got it.

Will the world sink first?

Or will he bring back the Four Evils first?

All we can do is pray and wait...

...for that time.

Stay gold

What I drew on a colorless canvas

Was myself, the world who once dreamed

It's never that easy to get out

Of this puzzling maze, though

My soul was in shambles

As I watched the moon wax and wane

I can't go on without freeing myself

To surpass yourself, you have to change the present

If you want to someday become an immortal bird and fly

If you can always have a sense of reality

Don't be swallowed up by the thick fog of regret

Even in a world of strange qualia

The story you chose

It will never end

Here's today's review: Purification!

(Purification) In order to bring back the gods,

(Purification) we poets dance and sing,

(Poet - Crossing Song - Sai) and close the sai using Crossing Song.

That's all for Purification!

(Preview) And now,

(Preview) Ichiyo, on a mission to bring back the Four Evils,

(Preview) ventures into Japan once again!

Next episode:

(Episode Two: Thunder Dragon Dance) Thunder Dragon Dance!