You don't have to tell me
From the first moment we met
Glistening with sweat... baby face
You can't suppress that pounding heart
So you hide behind false pride
Breaking the speed limit... DRIVING
You can't even bring yourself to hold my hand
But you act tough and say "Follow me!"
Always in over your head, that's why I love you!
You're still so bland
The way you kiss is also bland
(Floating)
Why don't you take off those worn trousers
And just take the plunge?
Even so, you're still so bland
So this must be true love!
Wake up and see!
Just for you, I'll show you a hot un... deux... trois!
Gently...
Hard day's night game
I'm going to melt...
Faculty Room
The caretaker of Kannagi Shrine?
Faculty Room Episode Twelve It's Really Ephemeral The caretaker of Kannagi Shrine?
Episode Twelve It's Really Ephemeral I can probably find out by calling the Shrine Association,
but why are you looking into this?
Oh, um... I live near that shrine.
So I'm just curious, you know.
Well! I'm impressed!
I had no idea you were such a conscientious student!
Hold on, I'll call them for you right now.
Appreciate it...
Oh, hello?
Thank you very much!
Jin.
Daitetsu?
You got a minute?
Sorry, man.
I thought it would be a good idea not to see each other...
No, it's all right. What's going on?
Is this Nagi's?
Yeah. I just found it.
I was worried about causing a racket if I went to the club room,
so I was up on the roof.
And that's where I found this...
She wasn't... I didn't see Nagi anywhere.
I see. What am I gonna do with her?
Thanks, I'll give it back to her.
Did something happen between you two?
No, not really...
We sort of had an argument, but nothing out of the ordinary.
Kamimori
You! Writing a report? For school?
Yes...
What a sweet kid! Yes...
What a sweet kid!
Now then, come on in! Come on in!
Want some rice cakes? Rice cakes?
Uh... No thanks, please don't go to any trouble.
What school do you go to?
Um...
Want some boiled chestnuts? Um...
Want some boiled chestnuts?
See these? I went up in the mountains and picked these myself!
Ferns!
How about some dried yams?
How old are you?
Want some karinto sticks?
Oh, um, thanks, that's enough.
I'm so sorry, young man.
Since our boys left home, my husband's been so lonely.
Please humor him, won't you?
Sure... um...
Our second son used to go to your high school too, you see.
But he failed his college entrance exams two years in a row.
After that he went to a vocational school,
but all of a sudden he decided he wanted to study abroad or something.
What was it, dear?
He went to some country down south, called something or other.
Next thing you know, he says
he's going to marry some girl he met at a bar down there... right?
Want some rice crackers?
Can you tell me about the shrine?
Kannagi Shrine?
Oh, right! That shrine, see!
Five families from around here
have looked after that shrine for years!
The Satohs from over there!
The Suzukis from over there! And the Tanakas!
Isn't there a priest or something?
Nope, nope! They always sent one over!
There used to be some archival documents,
but they got burned up in a fire years ago.
That's why today, no one even knows the name
of the god that was enshrined there.
The only one who might know anything is Grandma, probably...
Grandma! Grandma!
This young man here, he wants to hear about Kannagi-sama!
Um...
Excuse her. Don't worry, she can hear us just fine.
Kannagi-sama...
...really looked after us...
When someone hanged herself,
Kannagi-sama saved her.
Huh? What? Hanged herself?
Yes, she means during the war.
Times were so hard back then,
I hear some people ended up doing such things.
Since that shrine was rather deserted...
But that was a long time ago. Grandma always talks about it.
Hey, sweetheart.
I see you on TV a lot these days.
So why are you still only charging 100 yen?
Tell me, why so generous?
So anyway, I told you before that I'd pay 100,000 yen for you.
If it's money you want,
wouldn't you make a bigger profit by hanging with us?
You're wrong about me! I'm not into that sort of...
...thing, didn't you hear me?
What... What the hell? You bitch!
Dammit, don't get cocky just because you caught us off guard!
Damn you!
Little bitch!
Don't mess with us!
You two get her from there...
Hey, hold up!
Profit by playing with you?
Excuse me, but you're hardly any fun to play with!
Let's get out of here!
Wait!
Please take this man with you.
Ugh, how filthy. Look, my shoes are ruined now!
Are you all right, Zange-chan?
I'm really sorry that I couldn't help you out.
But see, I got you some canned coffee!
Oh my! Thanks for always being so kind!
I'd do anything for you, Zange-chan!
But how cruel of you! Just watching from the shadows.
I was so terrified!
Well, but see, I'm not good with violence.
You're a good fighter, huh?
Oh, please! That was just accidental! Pure luck!
I only imitated what I've seen in kung-fu movies,
and happened to hit them, that's all!
If she's that strong,
then she didn't need my help that other night...
I'm so happy that you came to see me this time, Jin!
Since I'm always the one who approaches you!
What's that?
Ferns.
I came here because I wanted to ask you something about Nagi.
There's a lot about her that I just can't figure out.
You want to know whether she's really a goddess?
Ah... I see. I can understand...
Since it's big sister...
That, you see...
...happens to be a girl's secret!
A... se... cret!
What?
I take the impurities I capture and lock them up, like this.
It's called an aspergillum, and it's used to sprinkle holy water,
but I've found that if you keep them locked up in such devices,
they can't find a way to slip out.
Because the earth will be tainted,
we must rid the land of impurities.
And that is our duty as goddesses.
That's how I understand it.
And I know nothing beyond that.
It's the same reaction as Nagi...
But doesn't that bother you?
No, because it doesn't matter to me.
I mentioned this to you before,
but my objective is to become who I'm supposed to be.
I'm really not very interested in anything else.
I see...
As long as I'm a goddess, I can be happy.
That's the way I see it.
Then do you maybe have some proof or something?
Solid proof that you're a goddess...
This is really bothering you, isn't it?
What made you start feeling this way all of a sudden?
Actually, Mr. Suzushiro said...
Huh? He said we're low-level spirits?
I would expect no less from that man!
First of all, if he's trying to theorize about Japanese gods
from the viewpoint of Western religions,
that shows how far off base he is!
Mr. Suzushiro said that there are some cases where spirits
are deluded into believing that they're gods.
And that's where I got kinda confused, see...
And there's nothing wrong with that!
In this world, there are times when being ambiguous is a virtue.
Wait, wait! Don't tell me!
Jin, don't tell me you suspect me, too! Do you?
Uh, no...
It goes without saying that I am a goddess!
Yeah.
If you were ever to doubt me, Jin, I'd just...
Oh well, I could care less about that idiot sister of mine.
After all, the way she manifested was so unique...
The sacred tree itself harbors extraordinary spiritual power.
As a vessel for sheltering divine spirits,
it is a plant of exceptional substance.
But this means that it also tends to attract
spirits of a more motley variety as well.
Some spirit of doubtful origin has assumed big sister's identity.
This could very well happen...
It has crossed my mind.
No way...
Times were so hard back then,
I hear some people ended up doing such things.
It also tends to attract spirits of a more motley variety as well.
Some spirit of doubtful origin has assumed big sister's identity.
These girls are either impersonating deities
for their own personal gain,
or they've deluded themselves into believing that they're deities.
Well, it all adds up.
Nagi?
I've been deceiving you. Sorry. - Nagi
Why would she do something like that?
I've been deceiving you. Sorry. - Nagi
Deceiving me?
What does she mean?
I've got to get to school.
I've been deceiving you. Sorry. - Nagi If you've come home, stay in the house. I won't be mad.
That Nagi...
I wonder if she really existed?
Good morning!
Yo.
Nagi
Good morning!
Hey.
What are you doing? This is the second-year's section.
I know that.
Come on, what's going on? Haven't you slept?
Where's Nagi?
I don't know... She might not come in today.
Weren't you with her?
Hey!
Nagi-sama? She hasn't come by yet.
I see. Um, Senpai, did you happen to see her anywhere?
Nagi-sama? No. Are you looking for her?
Well, uh...
Shino! Akiba! Have you seen Nagi-sama?
No.
I haven't seen her.
What's going on? Did you two have a fight?
Excuse me. If you don't mind, I'm going to skip club activities today.
Huh? Wait! Mikuriya?
Didn't he seem really serious just now?
I wonder if something happened between those two?
Could this be...
Do you think that, at last, there's been a girl-game development?
Huh? No way...
But do you really think Mikuriya has that kind of nerve?
No, he doesn't. But boys his age are like wolves, you know!
Who knows what kind of trigger
will cause him to awaken the beast within! Grrrr!
I think you're the real wolf here, Takako.
Mikuriya, I have faith in you!
Jin!
Where's Nagi?
I told you, she didn't come to school today.
Is she sick?
Should I go over and make some rice porridge?
No, that's okay. She's not sick...
You're acting really weird today, Jin.
If somethings wrong, I wish you'd tell me!
Sorry. I'm going home.
Jin!
I've been deceiving you. Sorry. - Nagi If you've come home, stay in the house. I won't be mad.
Tsugumi Aoba
Jin!
Didn't have to run away...
Hey, what's wrong with Nagi?
What do you mean?
It's been two days now.
Come on.
Did something really happen?
She's not sick, is she?
What's going on?
Did you two have a fight? Does she not want to come to school?
Tell me!
She might not...
She might not ever come back...
Gods of heaven, gods of earth
O myriads of gods
Listen to the sacred words:
All the sins of the world are no more.
Scatter away the mists of the high mountains,
And the mists of the low mountains
Listen to the sacred words:
All the sins of the world are no more.
Keep your heart true and honest
And you shall never stray from your path
O my beloved, beloved children
Such sound and healthy lives
Let us vow together
Find rest in the sacred grove,
Find peace.
In the sacred grove where time is endless.
Episode Thirteen Jin, Lovestruck
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Episode Thirteen Jin, Lovestruck