In/Spectre (2020) s01e01 Episode Script

1
Please
Please become our Goddess of Wisdom.
Oh, it must be time already.
Okay, thanks.
Hello. It's been a while.
Uh Who might you be?
You don't remember what the person
who saved your life looked like?
I'm pretty sure I haven't been through any
life-threatening events in
the last decade or so
About two years ago, at this hospital
Whoa, there
Are you all right?
Uh, thank you. I guess you saved
Oh, I'm so sorry!
In that case, as the one
who saved your life,
all I ask is that you remember me for life.
Isn't that going a bit overboard?
Actually I guess it is
possible to die that way.
Okay, I'll remember you.
He reminds me of a goat.
Goats are skinny, spacey,
and spend their whole lives
obliviously munching on grass,
day in and day out.
But you can feel a bizarre
sort of vitality in them.
Yes, one must never underestimate a goat.
It is an extremely agile creature
that has no problems living in
highlands or even wastelands.
And depending on the breed,
it may also have two powerful horns.
They're almost like demon horns.
Horns of undeniable sharpness
Is this
Is this what they mean by
"love at first sight"?!
Oh, you're the girl from back then.
That girl wasn't wearing a beret, though
Can you only tell girls apart by their hats?
Sorry. I'm not very good at
remembering girls' faces.
And if I remember them too well,
it makes Saki-san grumpy.
In that case, please try
to remember it again.
My name is Iwanaga Kotoko.
That's written with the characters
for "rock" and "eternity,"
then "koto," as in the musical
instrument, and "child."
I'm now seventeen, and I'm quite lively.
Got it. I won't forget this time.
I'm sure considering I heard
that you and Saki-san broke up.
How did you know that?
What are you doing, Kuro-kun?
Saki-san.
Uh, she sort of saved my life.
So I saw.
I'm sorry for the trouble he caused.
And thank you.
Why are you the one apologizing?
Is she his older sister? Or another relative?
Actually, she could be his younger sister
His name is Sakuragawa Kuro-kun.
He's a second-year at Homei
University, and he's studying law.
He comes here often to visit his
cousin, who's a long-term patient.
Is this cousin of his a somewhat tall woman?
Oh, that's not his cousin.
Her name is Saki-san. She's a year
older than him and his girlfriend.
They've been dating since
they were in high school.
Kuro-kun even decided to go to the
same university she was attending.
And then, two years after our first encounter
Apparently Kuro-kun and Saki-san are
getting married after they graduate.
I heard they just met each
other's parents recently.
They're going to get married any day now.
He's alone today?
Did Kuro-san and his girlfriend break up?
What? No way.
Come to think of it, he stopped talking
about his girlfriend around February.
Actually He hasn't
really talked to anyone.
What is this hospital's policy on handling
personal information, anyway?
They said they had no
obligation to protect
a visitor's personal information.
Is that how it works?
It is rather shady.
They never did tell me
who your cousin is or why they're
in the hospital, though.
You're better off not knowing.
The reasons people are hospitalized
long-term aren't usually that amusing.
So
In regard to you and Saki-san
breaking up right before spring
They really don't care
about my privacy, do they?
Regardless, you're single now.
Have you given any thought to starting
fresh by meeting someone new?
Could you get to the point?
Would you consider dating me
with marriage in mind?
I've held this one-sided love for two years,
just waiting for this moment!
You're surprisingly direct,
despite how you look.
And pretty persistent, too,
if you waited two years
You can always wait for fate.
I don't think I can legally go out
with a middle schooler, though
I told you! I'm seventeen
and in high school!
I plan on applying to your
university next year!
Do you have the memory of a chicken?!
Was it that funny?
Nah, it just made me feel weirdly happy.
A high school girl just asked me out.
I guess I'm not a total lost cause.
I haven't felt this great in a while.
So, did Saki-san dump you?
It wasn't Saki-san's fault.
There was no way around it.
So I don't think I can go out
with anyone new for a while.
So what was it, exactly, that caused
such a pathetic fall that ended in a break-up?
At the end of last year,
Saki-san and I went on a trip to Kyoto.
A trip together before marriage?!
You promiscuous heathens!
What decade were you born in, anyway?
So, late one night, when we were
walking along the Kamo River
Those things that are said
to show up on shorelines?
Yup. A kappa.
It wasn't a gataro, suiko, or hyosube?
You sure know your stuff.
Whatever it was, calling it
a kappa seemed to fit best.
I just know that it wasn't
a human or an animal.
But it was definitely some kind
of moving, breathing life form.
The moment we realized that,
it became something so terrifying
that it felt like all the rules of
our world were about to crack.
But kappas aren't bad.
These days, they're very trendy creatures that
can recommend good sushi or shrimp chips.
Well, the one I saw then seemed
like it'd drag you into the river
and suck out all of your bodily fluids.
The next day, they actually found
a body in the river near there.
It was ruled an accident,
but what caused it is still unclear.
Saki-san is pretty brave,
and she doesn't believe in yokai or ghosts.
But she saw that thing and got so scared
that she just clung to me, shaking.
And what happened after that?
Without a second look at Saki-san,
the coward just whimpered in fear
and ran off like a scared rabbit.
Well, it was a kappa.
After that, she said she never
knew I was that kind of person,
and things got awkward.
She was already planning to
move away for her new job,
so she took that opportunity to break up.
And who could blame her?
I don't care if you believe me or not.
If you don't believe me,
then I'm just a crazy college
kid who blames a kappa
for the fact that he got dumped.
Or
Maybe I'm a college kid who went crazy
from the shock of getting dumped.
Regardless, I'm not worthy
to be your boyfriend.
My bus will be here soon.
We aren't done talking yet.
Please clarify the subject
of your statement.
Who, exactly, left Saki-san
there and ran off?
It wasn't you that ran off.
It was the kappa, wasn't it?
The kappa saw you next to Saki-san,
got scared, and ran away.
What an awful experience for that kappa,
just randomly running into you
in the middle of the night.
It has my sympathy.
Saki-san saw that terrifying yokai run away
after seeing you, wondered who you
really were, and got creeped out.
That's when she said she never
knew you were that kind of person.
Isn't that right?
You're making one key mistake.
Kappas don't exist to begin with.
Even though you just said they did?
That was a lie.
As if I'm gonna tell another girl
the truth about my break-up.
I'm only slightly acquainted with kappas,
but I'm quite knowledgeable
about creatures similar to it.
This town, and even this hospital,
has yokai, ayakashi, spectres,
and demons lurking everywhere.
In the shadows of the
azaleas in this garden,
and from atop the dogwoods,
they are quietly observing us.
Most of them mean no harm,
but they do exist everywhere.
They see you and whisper to me
"He's something different.
He's He's terrifying."
Who are you?
Why are you so sure these things exist?
When I was eleven,
I happened to be kidnapped for
two weeks by these creatures.
Deep in the mountains where they took me,
they implored me, the girl they kidnapped
"Please become our Goddess of Wisdom."
Goddess of Wisdom?
Most of these creatures were of low intellect,
so they were looking for
someone who could help them,
quell their fighting,
and make peace among them.
Please, please, we beseech you.
So I replied
Yes, I shall.
My Lady!
Ever since then, whenever they have
problems or conflicts with one another,
they come from all over the country to ask
me to mediate or come up with solutions.
That's hard to believe.
Indeed, it is.
In that case, why don't you go find a
newspaper from around July six years ago?
You should be able to
find an article about
a fifth-grade girl named Iwanaga Kotoko
who disappeared from this town
and then, two weeks later,
was found napping on a park bench.
The little girl's left leg was severed,
and her right eye had been gouged out.
Unsurprisingly, the culprit behind
this incident was never caught.
Looks like it's time.
We'll continue this another day.
The doors are closing. Please be careful.
We are now departing.
One Eye, One Leg
My Lady! Are you hurt?!
Are you all right?!
I was so frightened that vile
creature would try to eat you!
There's no need to worry.
He didn't even lay a finger on me.
What could you possibly see in that
smelly, terrifying monstrosity?!
I'm sure it's hard for
all of you to imagine,
but to me, Kuro-san is quite the looker.
Erm, is there a possibility that
your left eye was taken, too?
Would you like to be forcibly exorcised?
Oh, no! I still have so many
Harlequin novels to read!
LOVE That Makes You
Tremble with Excitement
I couldn't possibly move
on to the afterlife yet!
Those are probably the last words
I ever expected to hear from you.
But that creature I mentioned
before is still at the library,
so I haven't been able to go there.
Please rid of that thing as soon as possible.
About that
I might be able to take care of it tomorrow.
As long as Kuro-san helps me out,
it shouldn't be too difficult.
In Japan's greatest literary work, the Kojiki,
there is a mention of a god named Kuebiko.
It cannot walk because it only has one leg,
but it is a god of wisdom with
much knowledge of the world.
It also mentions that, at times,
beings with only one eye
were also regarded as gods
or something similar.
The kinds of gods that have
either one leg or one eye
can be found in stories
throughout the world.
The surface is rough, but it's been
melted and hardened by some kind of acid.
We won't have to take
any further measures.
Her right eye has been gouged out,
but there's no pus or inflammation.
It's basically healed.
What in the world happened
to this little girl?
So where were you these last
two weeks, Kotoko-chan?
Were you with someone?
If there's anything you remember,
would you mind telling me?
Does that mean the reason
my left leg and right eye
were taken was to make me a god?
That's not a bad trade.
Yes, I don't really remember.
Criminal Investigation Begins
in Missing Girl Case
Fifth Grader Iwanaga Kotoko-chan
Hello there. Did you finish
doing your research?
Apparently, it's true that a little
girl named Iwanaga Kotoko
was involved in some kind
of incident six years ago.
But that's all I found.
There's no proof that you've become
a god for these monsters and yokai.
Indeed. That could all just
be a fantasy in my head.
If that's the case, then I'm just a girl
who went crazy after being kidnapped
by some lunatic who messed with my body.
Whether you believe me or not is your choice.
But I may be the only one in this
world who can truly understand you.
So you're saying those who ended
up with either one eye or one leg
sometimes become a sacrifice to the gods?
Yes. A sacrifice to connect
the people with the gods,
or in some cases, a priestess who
can hear the voices of the gods.
My Lady!
Well, if it isn't a bake-danuki.
The library's barrier has been broken!
That's going to cause all kinds
of trouble! Please hel—
My Lady, how many times did we ask
you to stay away from this creature?!
Kuro-san, you shouldn't scare them like that.
I didn't even do anything
But it certainly isn't good that
the barrier was destroyed.
We must hurry.
Come with us, Kuro-san.
Huh?
Let's get rid of any doubts you may
have by engaging in an actual battle.
Oh, I don't doubt anything after seeing
monsters asking you for help.
I believe you. Bye.
Oh, don't be like that.
The yokai in the library
is quite violent and evil.
There might be an article in
tomorrow's paper about
a girl with one eye and one leg
who was brutally murdered!
A tragic end for the girl who
confessed her love for you,
even if you have no interest in her
If it came to that, you wouldn't be able
to escape your guilt, would you?
I thank you for your help,
but I'm not sure if I agree
with how you're carrying me.
Isn't it the norm to carry me like
a princess in these situations?
I'll admit, I have no idea what the norm
would be in this kind of situation.
Um, are you all—
My Lady!
Calm down, Kuro-san. This is just
the ghost of a fallen warrior
My Lady! I'm utterly powerless against
the sheer violence of that thing!
That's quite enough.
The human world and the world of the
ayakashi must maintain their balance.
I cannot allow those who disregard the—
Nice job running your big mouth,
but what do we do now?
This is unexpected.
What?!
I should have been able
to contain a yokai like that after
it took one look at you, but
It's in such a panic that it can't
see what's going on around it.
So you only wanted me for my body?
I was serious when I asked you out.
It hurt me deeply to go after your
body like this on our first date.
Do you have some kind of plan?
Any talismans or sutras you can use?
If it won't listen to me,
we'll just have to use force.
Force?
Ah, yes I definitely prefer
being held this way.
I feel even closer to you now.
Now really isn't the time for that
You have a point.
Let's flee for now.
Kuro-san, what are you doing?
We can do all the naughty
things you want later
That's not it. I can't have you
doing anything reckless again.
Kuro-san, run—
Two years ago, and again now
You have that same
unfazed look on your face.
How can you be so indifferent
when you're in danger?!
I don't appreciate hearing that
from someone as reckless as you.
I thought you'd already figured it out.
Huh?
I guess my flesh really is poison to them.
Kuro-san Who are you, really?
The ones asking for your
wisdom won't tell you?
Everyone avoids talking about
things that terrify them.
You're right.
If I were to use your words
When I was eleven, I ate two
different kinds of yokai flesh
As much as I could eat.
To Be Continued
Preview
The Guardian Serpent of Tsukuna Swamp
asks me for help concerning a problem
that's been keeping them up at night.
A murderer apparently disposed
of a body in their swamp
but there's something about
it that's bothering them.
Next time, "What the
Guardian Serpent Heard."