Suzume (すずめの戸締まり)

Mommy?

Mommy?

Mommy, where are you?

Mom?

Suzume, are you up yet?

Yes.

There's a high-pressure system over Kyushu...

- We expect blue skies and... - Looks delicious!

Don't forget your lunch today.

Okay.

Oh, and Suzume...

I'm going to be late tonight,

so figure out dinner on your own.

Do you have a date, Tamaki?

Then, take all night!

It's overtime.

The "Fisherman Experience" event prep.

See you later.

Beautiful...

Hey...

you.

Do you know of any ruins in this area?

Ruins...?

I'm looking for a door.

Well, there's a little abandoned town

over by that mountain...

I see.

Thank you.

Huh?

Did you watch yesterday's livestream?

It was amazing!

Suzume!

Good morning.

Mornin', Aya.

Why's your face all red?

It is!? Seriously?

Yeah.

What's up?

I forgot something!

What!? You're gonna be late...

Why...

did I...?

This is it, right?

I can't think of any other "ruins."

Excuse me?

Hello?

Mister?

I feel like...

we've met somewhere before.

Am I totally stalking him right now?

I should go back.

He said something about a door.

Huh?

What is this?

What!?

Why...?

Huh?

What?

It's cold.

What the heck is going on!?

Creepy!

There you are.

To what do we owe the pleasure?

Lunch from your aunt?

I can taste the love from here.

Right...

Hey, you know those ruins by Kaminoura?

The old bathhouse district.

Really?

I remember it's in the mountains, right?

What about it?

There's this door...

Never mind.

For real!?

- Gonna leave us hanging? - Spill the beans!

Hey, is that a fire?

Where?

Over by the mountains.

Huh? Where?

Look at the smoke!

What are you talking about?

Do you see anything, Aya?

Nope.

But...

Is it from the fields?

It's right there.

W-What!?

An earthquake?

Intensity 4.0!

Do you feel it?

Yeah, it is...

Oh, it's shaking.

Hey, an earthquake.

Really?

I'm wide open!

Let's go!

What was that?

Think we're okay.

Is it over?

That was nothing.

That was a little scary...

The warning was a bit much.

Hey...

Look...

over there.

What are you talking about?

Suzume, are you okay?

They can't see it...?

Hey, Suzume!

Daddy!

Why can't anyone...?

What IS that thing?

Don't tell me...

It can't be!

There's no way!

It's that door!

It's him!

What are you doing!?

Get out of here!

Are you all right?

What now?

This is...

...not good.

- - Dammit!

Watch out!

Get away from here!

Dammit...

Why are...?

You need to close this, right?

O Divine Gods who dwell beneath this land...

You have long protected us for generations...

Thy mountains and rivers...

- that we have long called our own... - (Dad! C'mon, hurry!)

- that we have long called our own... - (Over here!)

What's...!?

(Let's come again next year. On a family trip!)

It's closed!

I return to thee!

What was that?

The Keystone was supposed to keep this place sealed.

Why did you come here?

How can you see the worm?

Where is the Keystone!?

Worm?

Stone...?

What are you talking about?

This place became a Gate.

The worm comes through the Gate.

Thank you for helping me.

Now, forget everything you saw here and go home.

But...

Wait! Your arm!

That was a pretty big earthquake.

Look at these shingles...

I think we got off pretty light.

Please go upstairs.

I'll get the first aid kit.

That's really not...

If you won't go to the hospital,

at least let me bandage it.

Is he some kinda man-baby?

A child's chair.

Around 1:20PM this afternoon

there was an earthquake in Miyazaki

with a recorded magnitude of 6.3.

There is no risk of a tsunami at this time.

We do not have any information regarding injuries...

You know your stuff.

My mom was a nurse.

But first...

I have a ton of questions.

Figures.

You said "worm." What did you mean?

The worm is a giant force that dwells beneath the Japanese islands.

It has no rhyme or reason.

Yet, it rages and shakes the land if disturbed.

But you just beat it, right?

I only shut it away temporarily.

If we don't seal it with the Keystone, it'll appear again.

You mean there'll be another earthquake?

It's my job to stop that from happening.

Your job...

Hey, who exactly are yo...

Thanks for patching me up.

My name's Souta Munakata.

I-I'm Suzume Iwato.

A cat...?

Oh my gosh, this kitten's a toothpick.

One sec.

You must've been starving.

That earthquake was scary, huh?

So cute.

Want to become my cat?

Yeah.

Suzume... is kind.

I like you.

You... are in the way.

W-W-Whaaa...!?

Souta? Where are you?

What the...