EPISODE 17: AN UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER

EPISODE 17: AN UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER

OUTSIDE, INSIDE THE DARK NARROW ALLEY - THE SUN RISES SLOWLY

(Before yūto leaves the battlefield something stops him, it is the two Yui fans who are on the ground. Yūto thinks)

YŪTO

Hmm, why didn't they evaporate along with yui?

(He stoops and lifts one from the ground, looks at her attentively, and then looks at her from behind. Then he sees a letter on the fan he writes)

LETTER OF YUI

"Thanks for everything hunter, fight the demons inside you. Yui"

(Yūto holding the fans in his hands ponders)

YŪTO

I knew you weren't a real demon.

(He smiles, gets up from the ground and starts walking towards the temple. At the same time, around aiko there are corpses of demons who attacked her. Finally aiko throws her tantō to the last demon killing him, with sweat on her face approaches the little girl telling her with a smile)

OUTSIDE, INSIDE THE CITY-THE SUN RISES SLOWLY

AIKO

Are you okay?

(And he sits in front of the little girl and strokes her head asking her)

AIKO

Don't cry, it's over, now you're safe.

(The little girl with her eyes closed trembles with fear, then opens her eyes sees aiko, with one movement scratches aiko. Aiko takes a few steps back while catching the scratch on her cheek)

AIKO

What the hell!

(Then she sees in front of her a female demon in the traditional yukata outfit, in some places the yukata she wears has blood and is torn. The female demon is the old woman sora was fighting, she is called natsuki and has taken her true form. The color of the iris of her two eyes is colored yellow with red and the "White" of her eye is colored black. Her hair is short and black with very little light blue. Its horns are colored white with red. Aiko stands appalled and clenching her teeth tells the female demon)

AIKO

Damn, I should have thought it was a trap.

(Natsuki smiles slyly while aiko at the same time makes unobtrusive moves so that natsuki doesn't notice her going to take off her tantō that is positioned back in the zone area. But natsuki notices the movements that aiko makes and says with a sly smile)

NATSUKI

I wouldn't, if I were you, seek to do that.

(Aiko brings forward her hands again with calm movements)

AIKO

What do you want from me? You could have killed me all this time fighting the Demons, why didn't you?

NATSUKI

I'm not here to kill you, little hunter.

(Natsuki's look changes, she has a shrewd look and smile, so she answers aiko again)

NATSUKI

I cannot kill you now, as you see I am wounded. Only an idiot would fight a hunter, unless he really wanted to die.

(Aiko ponders)

AIKO

Right! The blood dripping from her sleeves and from her feet betrayed her. I guess he was in some other fight before me. I don't care where he was or what he did! All I care about is I'm gonna kill another demon. Luck turned toward me.

(Then says aiko with a mad killer look)

AIKO

Hahahahaha, the blood betrays you Demon! You're injured, that'll make my job even easier than it already is.

(With quick movements she takes off her two tantōs which she has placed back in the Belt and holds them in her hands. Natsuki smiles slyly telling aiko)

NATSUKI

Good grief. But what a pity the time has come for me to go. I got what I wanted from you anyway.

(Aiko looks at her clenching her teeth)

NATSUKI

And what I got you was your precious time.

(Aiko asks natsuki with a look of Wonder and fear)

AIKO

What do you mean by that? Explain yourself!

(Natsuki pulls out of her chest the green Hannya mask worn by sora and with a satanic smile responds to aiko)

NASTUKI

Does that mask ring a bell, kid?

(Aiko's pupils are growing, and she thinks frightened and anxious. At the same time natsuki throws down on the ground the mask and tramples it making small pieces)

AIKO

No, no, no, no, no, no, it can't, it can't be... no!

(In aiko's mind come images of sora wearing the green mask. Natsuki starts laughing satanically saying)

NATSUKI

Right! Right! It was a hunter, a friend of yours, right?! Right?! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

(Aiko's eyes start twinkling while natsuki keeps talking)

NATSUKI

He was a very good warrior. But I killed him in the end. as we speak, he may have been eaten by another demon. Lol, think of his head detached from the rest of his body and his arms thrown through the streets of the city, what a beautiful picture, don't you agree?! Hahahahahahahahaha!

(Aiko clenches the two fists holding her two tantōs and with tears in her eyes cries as she runs towards natsuki to kill her)

AIKO

Die~!

(And she attacks, meanwhile natsuki who laughs satanically does not see aiko approaching towards her, thus being frightened when she sees her in front of her. Aiko starts trying to kill her, but natsuki repels all her moves. After aiko is tired and natsuki half smiles saying)

NATSUKI

Now it's my turn.

(Natsuki starts attacking aiko with her pointed nails that she has inside the long sleeves of the yukata she wears. Aiko, on the other hand, repels her attacks. Aiko at the moment of battle ponders at the same time)

AIKO

She's strong! She's strong, even if she's injured. But, but sora is not going to be dead. He's a good warrior. I may not have met him yet, I may not know what story he carries back on his back ... but, but I feel like he's not dead! Why, why…

(Aiko screams as she fights natsuki with incredible speed and performing impressive moves against her)

AIKO

WHY, LEGENDS NEVER DIE! Ahhh!

(And with these words he makes a sharp movement by cutting off natsuki's hand. Immediately after natsuki strikes with the knee the belly of aiko, from the mouth of aiko drool and falls down to the ground grasping her belly. Natsuki looks with a shrewd smile at aiko and heals her severed hand)

NATSUKI

I haven't even started yet, and you've lost, lol! I had higher expectations for you, little one. I thought I'd have a little more fun, but in vain. You're the worst demon hunter I've ever fought.

(Aiko tries to get up but is weak. Then natsuki catches her by her orange hair and lifts her up telling her with a demon look)

NATSUKI

You think you're weak, because you're trying, is that what you think? Let go, it'll all be over now.

(At that moment aiko pulls out a small knife and makes a scar on natsuki's cheek. Everything happens so quickly that natsuki did not understand anything, then she leaves aiko and catches her cheek to stop the blood coming out of the wound. Aiko runs grabs the two tantōs and again attacks natsuki. Natsuki scares and repels Aiko's blows. In one moment natsuki sees the Rising Sun)

NATSUKI

The sun is rising, I can't stay here any longer playing with this whore. I must run before the fiery rays of the sun burn me.

(And he starts running toward the woods. Aiko chases her screaming with anger at her look)

AIKO

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?! COME BACK, YOU ARE AFRAID OF DEATH! YOU'RE AFRAID OF ME! I WON'T LET YOU RUN AWAY! YOU HAVE TAKEN SOMETHING VERY WRONG FROM ME! TIME TO PAY! AH!

(At the same time natsuki runs and looks behind aiko, thinking with sweat on her face)

NATSUKI

I fear no one, not even you or death. All I fear is the sun, the greatest invincible enemy of a demon. You got away with it this time, but next time will be your last.

(Aiko is very angry, and tears start to cool from her cheeks, her strength diminishes and natsuki slowly moves away more and more. Until he hears a voice)

GIRL FROM THE TEMPLE

Hit me, aiko.

(Aiko looks before her and sees many of the children who were in the temple with her. Another boy's voice says:)

BOY FROM THE TEMPLE

You have a gun, use it properly.

(Aiko looks at the children while at the same time she continues to run, wipes the tears from her eyes and looks at the two tantōs she is holding. Then he cries out in anger and in grief)

AIKO

AS YOU GO TO HELL, TAKE THIS! AH! Aah!

(With force she flings her two tantōs at natsuki. The first is pinned back on natsuki's back, and the second on her neck. Natsuki keeps running and survives while aiko stops running. Another voice of a little girl tells her while all the people she saw in front of her disappear with a smile on their lips)

LITTLE GIRL FROM THE TEMPLE

Very good work, sister aiko. You've achieved your goal.

(Then aiko turns her head and looks at The Sun saying with a smile while still tears roll down her cheeks)

AIKO

The hehe day came at last. I thought he'd never come.

We will meet at the temple, yūto, sora. At least I hope so.

(At the same time sora wakes up on the floor of the house in the "futon" style they have in Japan, looks around saying)

INSIDE THE OLD WOMAN'S HOUSE, IN THE BEDROOM-IT DAWNS SLOWLY

SORA

Where am I?

(Then he sees the old lady next to him serving the hot tea, then sora asks again)

SORA

What am I doing here? What is this strange place?

(The old woman touches sora's forehead with her hand saying to him with a smile)

OLD LADY

Lie down, son.you need to recover a little more.

(Sora, however, does not lie down, undresses and sits on the mattresses, then tells the old woman by grasping his head)

SORA

Leave me alone, old hag, let me do what I want. I am their master, and that means that I am free. I am a free man, and no one can restrain me. So shut the fuck up and watch.

(He gets up and goes to take a step to move forward but with the first step he loses consciousness, the old woman who is next to him catches him and lays him down, while she covers him says)

OLD LADY

You're not ready yet, you need to recover. Lie down till the tea I made you is cold.

(Sora in a low voice answers the old woman)

SORA

No, No, I have to get back. If I go back to the temple, yūto and aiko will worry about me. I don't want to upset them. And yet, that's what I'm going to do, that's what I'm doing. Damn me.

(The old woman says as she puts a cold towel on his forehead)

OLD LADY

Don't worry, son, I'm sure they won't worry about you. Probably because they know what a good warrior you are, hehe. Everything will come on time, but your health is the priority. Relax and everything will be fine.

(The old woman takes the wet towel from sora's forehead and dips it again into the basin with the water next to her, then sora asks while his old woman again spreads the towel on his forehead)

SORA

Why? Why did you save me? You should have let me die.

(The Old Lady serves the tea to sora telling him)

OLD LADY

Let you die? What are you talking about, son, I didn't expect such a brave demon hunter to utter such words out of his mouth. You saved me, and I must do my best to help you, too. Without you I would become the appetizer of this female demon.

(Sora closes his eyes saying again in a hushed voice)

SORA

No, no. Now that you saved me, I'm a loser. You should have let me die, I'm not a real demon hunter. I don't want to rely on anyone, I don't want anyone's help. Let me go, please.

(The old woman serves the tea in sora's glass, and holding with her left hand the Cup with the tea, and with the left raises sora's head to drink. Sora drinks tea at the same time)

OLD LADY

Who says you're useless because I help you?

(Sora after having had a few sips of the TEA says while resting his head on the pillow)

SORA

My teacher. He always told us to help anyone who needed our help, but never to accept anything from him. Better to die on the battlefield honorably and bravely than to rely on someone else.

(The old woman again raises sora's head to drink another sip of the tea, then as sora drinks says the old woman.

OLD LADY

You're a brave hunter, you saved me, and I had to repay you. The time has not come for you to die yet. You're too young to die, your life is just beginning. You have many demons to deal with in the long journey you will go through from now on, you have to help countless people, to fall in love, to marry, to create your own family, to meet many stronger and weaker Warriors than you and in the end. The end of your journey, the end of this unforgettable legendary story is, is the day you perfect yourself and die. You will die, not like a mere warrior. But as a legend since you're now a hero.

(Sora doesn't believe her and pulls an ironic sound out of her mouth)

SORA

Tsk, bullshit. I don't believe anything you say, old woman. You don't know anything about me. My father died, I left my village and back I could see people waving at me as they shouted at me never to give up. They were counting on me. People are weak, pathetic creatures who rely on us for their salvation. My life is pathetic. I am not strong, I do not deserve to be called a warrior since I can not save the world, I could not save this treasure called... (the old woman then answers sora before finishing his sentence)

OLD LADY

Shu.

(Sora is startled, rises abruptly and with terror in his eyes cries while he has caught the old woman by her blouse)

SORA

HOW DO YOU KNOW?! HOW DO YOU KNOW HER, ANSWER ME?! TELL ME, ANSWER ME DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT SHU?! IS HE STILL ALIVE?!

(The old woman hugs sora suddenly, sora does not expect it and stands still. So the Old Lady whispers to him)

OLD LADY

You loved her a lot and you still love her. You feel a void in your stone heart, son. A void you can't hide or fill, you miss that's why you fight. You want to die to be next to her again.

(Sora starts up and cries hugging the old woman. At the end the old woman wipes the tears on his cheeks and in his eyes sora telling him)

OLD LADY

Don't fight for revenge, fight for the freedom of the people around you. Not only the weak people but also the people who are fighting to save the world such as aiko, yūto and many other hunters you will encounter along the way of your life. Fight for a living, sora.

(sora ponders from within)

SORA

It can't be! How does he know yūto and aiko? Something's wrong, I gotta get out of here. Maybe, maybe it's the female demon I fought before. Not after I saw her with my own eyes turn to ashes. Damn, how does he know all this, then?

(The old lady gets up from the floor of the room and says to sora)

OLD LADY

Wait a minute, I got something for you.

(The old woman leaves the room while sora ponders again saying)

SORA

Something's wrong, I have to get out of here as soon as possible. Now!

(And he gets up, with very little strength left to him sora with the help of the wall heads towards the door, but on his way he faints. The sound of sora falling on the floor of the house is heard. The old woman runs with anxiety on her face to see what has happened while saying)

OLD LADY

Hunter, are you okay?

(The old woman returns to the room and does not see sora, then she is more frightened and follows the blood that sora has left on the wall, then she sees sora fallen on the floor of the house and from the wound he has in his abdomen running blood. The gauze that bound his belly was filled with blood. Then the old woman passes sora's right arm around her neck and with sora's very little help takes him back to bed, lays him down and starts changing the gauzes. Sora dimly sees the old woman making some strange moves, but she does not stand for long and faints. After some time sora wakes up and sees the old woman playing shakuhachi (古代尺八) only with one of her two hands. Sora thinks while this fantastic melody calms him down)

SORA

So, he's not a demon. If he had been he would have had a chance to kill me, but that old woman instead helped me.

(At that moment sora says to the old woman with his eyes closed and in a low voice)

SORA

Thank you, old lady.

(The old woman hears sora talking and stops playing, looks at sora and tells him with a smile)

OLD LADY

How are you feeling, sora?

SORA

Very well, I feel like I'm ready to run again and fight the Demons again, thank you.

(The old lady with a deep exhalation says relieved)

OLD LADY

Thank God I'm so happy for you.

(Sora, however, looks at the old woman and sees that she has no hand. The old woman immediately hides her hand behind her back changing subject so sora does not understand)

OLD LADY

I forgot to give you something. Wait, Wait, I won't be long.

(The Old Lady quickly goes to bring some things to sora while sora wonders)

SORA

Why doesn't he have a hand? I remember her... Nah, my idea would be, the mind plays bad games when you're exhausted.

(At that moment the old woman appears holding some pieces of his Broken Axe, and saying with a look in her eyes, she says to sora:)

OLD LADY

Only these pieces I found and collected. Sorry about your axes, sora. I know it wasn't just axes for you, but... I'm really sorry.

(As she says all this, she simultaneously stretches out her two hands giving the pieces to sora. Sora in turn takes them and looks at them. Then again he stretches out his two hands giving the pieces back to the old woman and with a smile on his lips says:)

SORA

Thanks for everything, but with these axes I was only killing for revenge. I will fight for the people who need my help, as I trained. For shu, for yuto even for Tomboy aiko. I want us to stick together as one family and I will do everything in my power to save them. I'll even give my very soul for those bastards, lol.

(Old proud takes the pieces from sora's axes and with a smile says)

OLD LADY

I'm sure you'll make it, so try hard.

SORA

I'll try, I promise!

(So since there is a beautiful atmosphere inside the house the old woman tells sora)

OLD LADY

Breakfast is ready, stay and have dinner.

SORA

Of course!

(Much later sora comes out of the house and looks at the old woman who has been left behind, then asks the old woman in a serious tone)

OUTSIDE, OUTSIDE THE OLD WOMAN'S HOUSE-DAY

SORA

I have a question to ask you, old lady. How do you know shu? I mean, what was that girl to you?

(The Old Lady smiles for the last time saying of)

OLD LADY

I will explain when we meet again, it is not for the present to give you the information you seek. Your friends are waiting for you, and I'm sure they're worried about you.

(Sora raises his head with wonder at his gaze)

SORA

Shall we meet again, indeed?

(The old lady answers sora with a smile on her lips)

OLD LADY

Sure, in the future, it's a promise.

(Sora turns his back telling the old lady without turning his head to face her)

SORA

Thanks for everything you've done for me.

(The old woman waves her hand farewell to sora and cries to him)

OLD LADY

BE CAREFUL! BON VOYAGE SORA, DEMON HUNTER!

(As sora moves away the Old Lady thinks)

OLD LADY

Good luck, may you succeed, May you emerge from the black nightmares that haunt you in your mind. Get out of this sea that drowns you and does not let you come out to the surface of the peace you have been seeking for years. I'm sure you'll make it. I'm sure you'll live again.

(At the same time aiko and yuto are waiting for sora at the entrance to the temple, aiko is alarmed and with anxiety in her look says)

OUTSIDE, AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE TEMPLE-DAY

AIKO

He's late. Yūto you say to…

(And she looks at yuto with anxiety in her gaze, yuto with bowed head looking at the ground answers to aiko with afstirotita)

YŪTO

No, Be quiet. Sora is strong, he will come back, I trust him…

(At that moment aiko interrupts yuto by telling him with a smile in her eyes and ready to cry)

AIKO

Sora ... he's back!

(Aiko runs towards sora and hugs him telling him with tears in her eyes)

AIKO

You're late sora and we were unaware of you!

SORA

I'm sorry I worried you aiko, I'll try not to repeat.

(Aiko hugs him and gives him a kiss on the cheek, sora does not react while yūto has clenched his fists to avoid being moved and approaches sora. Then with a smile saying)

YŪTO

Well done, I see, sora.

(Sora half smiles saying)

SORA

And you yūto, I see you still alive, unfortunately.

(Aiko says in wonder at sora looking back at his back)

AIKO

Sora, the axes?

(Sora looks at aiko telling her)

SORA

They broke, but I don't mind.

(Yūto says ironically to sora)

YŪTO

Looks like somebody's gonna need new guns.

(Sora looks at him and says in turn in an ironic tone and he)

SORA

Even without weapons, I beat the shit out of you again yūto.

YŪTO

I don't think so, but you must have had some crazy dream like you always have and believed it.

(Sora gets angry)

SORA

Yeah?! I CHALLENGE YOU DEAD FOX RIGHT HERE AND NOW! I'LL CRUSH YOUR FACE!

(Aiko to reassure them steps forward and says)

AIKO

This is not a good time to fight, guys. WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE, I'VE DONE IT WITH HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

(And she suddenly grasps with her two hands the arms of yūto and sora. In her right hand she holds yuto's hand, and in her left hand she holds sora's hand. So he draws them into the temple, saying joyful)

AIKO

Go, go! Let's not waste time! Let's go see the teacher!

(The two boys are startled and aiko pulls sora and yūto, they enter the temple and aiko cries)

INNER SPACE, INSIDE THE TEMPLE-DAY

AIKO

Master, we'RE back!

(But he does not see the teacher anywhere, so he wonders)

AIKO

Master, Where Has he disappeared?

(Yūto and sora enter the temple after aiko)

YŪTO

Where's your teacher, aiko?

(Aiko with wonder at her look replies)

AIKO

I don't know, he said he'd wait for us here.

(Sora who walks barefoot as soon as he sets his foot in the temple bows, yuto turns and looks at him saying)

YŪTO

Sora, are you okay?

(Sora takes another step inside the temple saying)

SORA

I know where he is.

(Following sora aiko and yūto reach the central garden where the sakura cherry tree has been planted. There they see the old man meditating. Aiko barks to distract him and notice them. Then the elder stands up and with a smile says)

OUTDOOR AREA, IN THE MAIN GARDEN-DAY

ELDER

You finally made it. You came back alive, Congratulations, my children. I'm proud of you.

(The elder looks at them with his hands inside the long sleeves of the yukata he wears saying with his eyes closed)

ELDER

I think you're tired. Please, eat, rest and take a warm bath. Tomorrow is the big day for you.

(Sora scratching his nose says in Wonder)

SORA

The day? Are we killing demons again?! I won't accept it! I'VE HAD ENOUGH PATIENCE WITH YOU!

(Katephthias turns his body towards yūto, stretches his finger, and with a threatening look says)

SORA

YŪTO! MAKE SURE YOU USELESS MUD WORM DON'T REFUSE THE OFFER OR I'LL KILL YOU AND EAT YOUR LIVERS! DO YOU UNDERSTAND, SILKWORM?!

(From yūto's cheek flows a drop of sweat while aiko says in a low voice)

AIKO

Tomorrow is a sacred day for a demon hunter. It's graduation day. The teacher will give us the weapons that suit each trainee fighter and his wishes. In this way we will become regular demon hunters and be ready to begin our long journey.

(Sora continues to poke his nose telling aiko)

SORA

Huh, why now what are we? Does he have to give us the useless stupid wishes he doesn't mean so we can be called demon hunters? What pathetic formalities are these?

(And he pulls out a long exhalation continuing)

SORA

Some nonsense in this world I can't understand. What stupid pathetic people you are, I drop the intelligence with you around me. Die all of you!

(Aiko gets angry and presses sora's foot, sora from the pain catches his leg and starts jumping while yelling. Yūto asks aiko)

YŪTO

Guns, what do you mean by that?

(Aiko answers yūto with closed eyes and in a low voice while she has a smile on her lips)

AIKO

After so much training and effort, the teacher has mastered the skills you possess. So in his turn he rewards you with a weapon that you can handle more easily than the rest, depending of course on the technique you possess.

(Sora continues to frolic by grasping his foot, while the elder completes)

ELDER

Quite right, aiko, but you have forgotten what seems to be a very basic step before the award and that is that you have to go through one last test that you will learn tomorrow with the dawn of the sun. But now you must be exceedingly tired, forgive me for wasting your time unnecessarily. So get some rest, and I'll see you tomorrow.

(Sora looks angrily at the old man shouting at him)

SORA

HUH?! So I'm gonna have to go through another test, and there'S a chance I won't get the gun I want?! IS THAT WHAT YOU'VE BEEN TRYING TO CONVINCE US FOR SO LONG, OLD MAN?! I'LL KILL YOU, YOU BASTARD!

(The elder answers sora while his eyes are closed. At the same time yūto holds sora trying to attack the elder)

ELDER

That's right, sora.well done for you.

SORA

DON'T SNEER AT ME, YOU WRINKLED CURRANT! WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, OLD MAN?! Ahhh! I WANT MY AXES, I DON'T WANT ANY OTHER USELESS WEAPON, JUST THE AXES.

(As sora says all this, yuto pulls him to put him back inside the temple saying at the same time)

YŪTO

SORA, STOP! Stop~! SORRY, SORRY, SORRY, SORRY, SORRY, SORRY, SORRY, SORRY MASTER! FORGIVE HIM ONCE MORE! COME ON, COME ON, SORA! BESS INSIDE!

(Sora is caught by the wooden door and says his last words to the elder before yūto pushes him with force to put him inside the temple)

SORA

WITH YOU, OLD MAN, WE'RE NOT DONE YET! REMEMBER, I'LL KILL YOU IF YOU DON'T GIVE ME MY AXES! WILL-

(Then yūto puts him inside the temple, and aiko drags the wooden door behind her, closing it. After entering the temple the three children proceed and go to the training yard. It's the yard yūto practiced. As they move towards there sora says angry)

SORA

Listen there! I have to pass the test first, and then he gives me a gun that I don't want after all. Who does he think he is?!

(Yūto turns his head back to face sora and tells him with a smile on his lips)

YŪTO

Do not tyrannize your mind with thoughts sora, I am sure that the teacher knows what kind of technique and capabilities you possess that is one way to give you again as a weapon the axes you desire. (Sora calms down and tells yūto)

SORA

Do you think it is as you say, yūto? Hmm, you're an idiot, so I don't believe you.

(Yūto is startled and saddened, aiko says as they have almost reached the training yard)

AIKO

Yes, but in order to pass the test we must become stronger and be ready to face every test.

(After the children have entered the training yard aiko turns her head towards the two boys and with a smile says)

OUTDOOR AREA, IN THE TRAINING YARD-DAY

AIKO

Let the training begin.

(The birds sit on the tiles of the temple and look at the three children. Then we see aiko and sora fighting while yuto sits on the wooden floor of the temple and looks at them, thinking)

YŪTO

What kind of test can that be? And if someone has a gun then, then what will the teacher do?

(Sora and aiko are fighting. Sora avoids all Aiko blows by saying)

SORA

Wow, impressive lol! You're useless, you can't even touch me hahahahahaha. Try harder before I hit you first!

(And he punches Aiko fist in the face, aiko steps back and spits out the blood she has in her mouth, then attacks by trying to hit him and yelling at the same time)

AIKO

AT LEAST I CAN SEE MY NOSE!

(Aiko makes a little jump and makes a round kick going to hit sora's head. Sora catches aiko's leg, with his head turned down he says)

SORA

Huh, what are you implying by that, aiko?

(He raises his head and yells angrily)

SORA

ARE YOU MAKING A FOOL OF ME?! DO NOT PLAY WITH ME, I ASK FOR RESPECT, AND IF YOU DO NOT GIVE IT TO ME, YOU WILL REGRET IT BITTERLY!

(Sora punches Aiko, but Aiko manages to repel his blow and starts performing attacks saying in an ironic tone)

AIKO

I give more respect to a worm than to you, Mole.

(Sora meanwhile repels and retaliates the attacks he receives from aiko. In a moment he says in a hushed voice:)

SORA

Earth sensation.

(He steps with his tread upon the ground, and can see aiko. Then with a sly smile he begins to perform incredible, impressive attacks that aiko can not repel many of them. In the end aiko is tired and sora makes an attack by sending her a few meters away from him. Yūto is horrified while sora says with irony)

SORA

LOOK WHO'S TALKING, GORILLA GIRL! YOU LOOK MORE LIKE A GORILLA THAN A GIRL!

(Yūto sits down again and says in a hushed voice)

YŪTO

Sora you shouldn't have said that, you fucked up now.

(He takes a long breath and with his eyes closed continues)

YŪTO

Good grief.

(Aiko wipes the blood that is on her face and angrily attacks sora again saying)

AIKO

HUH, WHAT DID YOU SAY, IDIOT?! YOU WILL NEVER SEE THE LIGHT OF THE SUN AGAIN! I'M GONNA KILL YOU!

(Aiko starts attacking sora, sora in turn repels many of aiko's attacks but not all. So after a few minutes, sora can't take it anymore and is ready to lose the battle. Aiko gives him a final kick that sends him close to yūto. Sora stretches out his hand towards yūto and tells him in a hushed voice)

SORA

Yūto, gorilla girl is really pissed. He might even slaughter me, so help me, my kidney's in place.

(Walking towards him aiko tells him with a mad killer look)

AIKO

Huh, what do you think you're doing there, sora? The battle isn't over yet, unfortunately for you I forgot to inform you that you can't get the public's help. So, hechehehee. Your end has come!

(Sora turns his head towards aiko telling her with horror in his gaze and sweat streaming from his face)

SORA

No, no aiko, it's over. it's over.

(Aiko after getting too close to sora, catches him by his right leg and starts pulling him by telling him)

AIKO

No, I don't think sora, ha ha haha hahahahaaa!

(Aiko looks at yūto and tells him with a very sweet look)

Aiko

Yūto, will you allow me to borrow for a few minutes your precious friend hehei. Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on him.

(Yūto replies with a drop of sweat rolling down his cheek)

YŪTO

Yes, of course.-

(But before he finishes his sentence, aiko starts filming sora telling yūto with sweet and innocent looks)

AIKO

Thank you so much yūto, I love you.

(Yūto thinks with horror)

YŪTO

Girls are scary. Very scary.

(Sora meanwhile with his claws tries to hook off the ground and at the same time cries while aiko drags him. It looks like a horror movie.)

SORA

NO, THAT'S ENOUGH! YŪTO, YOU WILL PAY ME DEARLY, NO~!

(The birds are startled and fly away. Aiko lifts sora up, holding him by his leg, is ready to throw him away but at that moment yūto's voice is heard)

YŪTO

I can't do this anymore!

(Aiko and sora look at yūto, then yūto gets up and says going to leave)

YŪTO

I'm hungry, I'm going to eat.

(Yūto goes away with a hidden smile on his lips. Aiko and sora are amazed and look at each other. Then aiko leaves sora's leg and runs after yūto. Sora falls down to the ground head on)

AIKO

Yeah, yeah, let's go eat! Wait for me yūto I'm right behind you.

(Sora rubbing his head says with a smile on his lips)

SORA

After all, yūto, you're much smarter than I expected, you're a smart person, heheee. I owe you one, brother.

(Sora then starts to follow aiko and yūto heading towards the dining room. The moon has already appeared upon the clear sky. The three children enter the dining area and see the table filled with delicious and impressive food. Yūto and sora are left looking at the food on the table while aiko wiping her forehead a little says with a smile on her lips)

INSIDE, IN THE TEMPLE DINING ROOM-NIGHT

AIKO

Everything is ready, I hope you like the food I made for you. Well, Bon Appetit!

(Sora at once sits on the zabuton (座布団) and begins to eat quickly from all the food that is around him. Then sits yūto with aiko in zabuton (座布団). As they all eat together, yūto accidentally takes a piece of surimi from sora's next-door dish. Sora is startled when he sees that the surimi piece has disappeared from his plate and looks at yūto angry. But then sora's eye glistened and he smiled slyly. As yūto eats his food, sora takes from him the last piece of sushi. Yūto has finished with his meal and makes a move to nibble the piece of sushi that is on his plate, but it is not there. Yūto is surprised and looks under the table, under his plate but nowhere the piece of sushi. Then he looks at sora and sees that in his mouth lies the piece of sushi. Yūto gazes with fierce gaze at sora who is at that moment munching his piece. Sora with his mouth full of food smiles slyly looking at him at the same time. Yūto has figured out what happened and starts eating the food sora has next to him, while sora starts eating the food yūto has next to him. At the end there is a piece of tempura left. With speed sora and yūto move simultaneously to catch the tempula track. But aiko makes a move after the tempura piece is expensive in front of her and eats it, wipes her mouth, gets up from the zabuton (座布団) and says)

AIKO

I'm gonna go wash my body (yawning) I'm so tired you two have a good time.

(Aiko leaves the dining room and sora along with yūto are left with open mouth. Then yūto and sora clap their heads upon the table. Then sora raises his head and says weary to yūto)

SORA

Yūto I don't believe it. I was so near, so near to the victory of pleasure.

YŪTO

Neither did I sora, it was such a juicy piece, and aiko ate it for us. I can't believe it. What a bad luck, isn't it?

(Sora raises his head from the table saying to yūto)

SORA

Yūto, you were a good opponent, I'm happy for you.

(Yūto also raises his head from the table and with a smile answers sora)

YŪTO

And you sora, but next time we will not draw, I will beat you like I do every time!

(Sora laughs ironically saying)

SORA

Hehehehee, I will not allow you to defeat me. I was closer to the track anyway. If it wasn't for aiko, I'd beat you. Surely the victory would be mine!

(Yūto rises from the table saying to sora with his eyes closed and saluting him with his hands)

YŪTO

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Whatever you say, sora, you'd beat me, you'd beat me, hahahahahahahahaha. That's a good joke, you made me laugh at you, sora.

(Sora gets up and angry starts yelling at yūto who walks away from the dining room)

SORA

Yes! Yes, I would beat you! If you're slow, you're slow and you don't know how to eat! You're useless even at this! Stupid, stupid, stupid!

(Yūto replies leaving)

YŪTO

Yeah, yeah, yeah, we saw you too sora, hahahahahahahahaha.

(Sora is angry again sitting with the zabuton (座布団) that he has under him. Then he leans his chin on the table, saying with a smile on his lips:)

SORA

Yūto, the best opponent I ever had, lol.

(Then he turns his head and falls asleep with his face upon the table. Yūto at the same time goes to the bath, enters and unfastens the Uwa-obi (上帯) around his waist, leaves Katana aside and starts taking off his clothes. As he takes off his pants he touches something back in the belt area with his hand. They are the fans of yui, yūto looks at them with a smile on his lips and puts them in the basket of clothes. With a smile and hands behind his neck as he has a white towel around his neck ponders)

INSIDE THE "LOCKER ROOM" BEFORE ENTERING THE OPEN AIR HOT SPRING-NIGHT

YŪTO

I'm so tired, a bath might relax and refresh me.

(He opens the door to get into the bath. so does aiko who has just finished washing her body. Aiko drags the wooden door to open it and gets out of the bath, so does yūto. So they meet face to face. Aiko with the towel covering her chest and genitals is horrified, blushes and looks at yūto. At the same time yūto trembled and blushed, and so did he. For a few seconds yūto stands still with his hands behind his neck. Aiko has also stood still, unable to move from the surprise that awaited her. Until he looks at yūto down at the uncovered spot and sees his genitals. From this surprise she blushes still more, and the towel she holds falls to the ground. Yūto blushes, and he more on beholding aiko's breast and genitals. Aiko covering her chest with her hands cries)

OUTDOOR SPACE, IN THE OPEN AIR HOT SPRING OF THE TEMPLE-NIGHT

AIKO

Pervert! DON'T LOOK!

(At the same time, while shouting He strikes him kick in the belly, then catches him by the hand and throws him into the water. You can hear the sound of the water shaking as well as the sound that aiko throws it forcefully inside. Sora sleeping on the table gets scared and turns his head on the other side to get comfortable while saying)

SORA

What an idiot yūto is after all. Didn't she hear aiko say she was going to wash her body? Useless even to listen is this kid, good thing he can see. I wish for now.

AIKO

Idiot! Stupid yūto, stupid!

(Aiko with a reddened face, grabs her clothes and walks away from there. Yūto at the same time is in a state of shock, with open mouth and white eyes as if dead. All it does is float on the water and the stars shine in the clear sky)

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