WEBVTT 00:00.020 --> 00:07.000 Mama! We'll be together forever. That's right, but Mama's getting old. Don't say that. I know. Even if you go up to the sky, I'll sacrifice the islanders and bring you back to life! I saw it in an anime. There's nothing you can't do as long as you have faith. That's what you taught me, Mama! 00:00.020 --> 00:07.000 Oh, my. You've never stopped dreaming, have you? But that's what makes little boys so cute. I'm sure you can do it. Mama believes in you. 00:00.020 --> 00:07.000 The Beautiful Love of a Parent and Child 00:07.390 --> 00:12.130 People with brains who offer their opinions are the enemy of peace. 00:12.360 --> 00:17.850 That's why I tried to get the Moris to leave the island, but they just won't do it. 00:17.850 --> 00:20.050 It's the father. 00:20.050 --> 00:24.450 He's a little guy who seems carefree, but he's pretty sharp. 00:24.450 --> 00:25.390 That's right. 00:25.640 --> 00:30.520 We've painted the Moris' son as someone constantly faking suicide attempts, 00:30.520 --> 00:33.900 but the Kiriharas' father might've realized it's not true. 00:34.230 --> 00:36.280 Well, we have various methods at our disposal. 00:36.500 --> 00:40.710 The other islanders will believe anything we say. 00:40.710 --> 00:42.470 We can lie to them as much as we need. 00:44.640 --> 00:47.080 What'd you learn? Tell me. 00:50.090 --> 00:51.460 In other words... 00:56.080 --> 01:00.470 The island's royal family does whatever it takes to stay in power. 01:00.470 --> 01:04.350 They make the islanders dependent on them and rob them of their judgment. 01:04.630 --> 01:08.480 That family are pros at cleverly manipulating people's minds and controlling them. 01:08.480 --> 01:12.730 On top of a supernatural ritual that engenders a sense of unity, 01:09.000 --> 01:10.000 Waaah 01:10.500 --> 01:10.980 Waaah 01:12.730 --> 01:16.490 Bounce Bounce Bounce 01:12.730 --> 01:16.490 Bounce Bounce Bounce 01:12.730 --> 01:17.600 instilling an even greater sense of unity with an "us versus them" story 01:17.600 --> 01:18.910 is particularly clever. 01:19.310 --> 01:24.370 Those they deem useless or impudent are driven to desperation and disposed of. 01:24.640 --> 01:26.830 They don't care if they die. 01:27.130 --> 01:30.480 Worst of all are the boss lady, her Oedipus complex puppet, 01:30.480 --> 01:32.420 and that strong-willed walking minefield. 01:32.650 --> 01:34.920 My island's even shadier than I thought. 01:34.920 --> 01:37.380 Simply put, they're a crazy bunch. 01:37.380 --> 01:40.270 What do they think other people are? 01:40.810 --> 01:42.760 Mori-kun's one of their victims. 01:44.880 --> 01:48.890 I'd bet this island has produced countless victims. 01:48.890 --> 01:52.820 They've made the merfolk bigger. 01:49.920 --> 01:50.920 Swell 01:50.920 --> 01:51.920 Swell swell 01:51.920 --> 01:52.820 Swell swell swell 01:53.120 --> 01:56.070 I knew there were surprisingly few spirits on the island. 01:56.070 --> 01:59.860 When we arrived at the harbor, they even stared at us. 02:00.100 --> 02:03.350 Most of them probably get swallowed up by the merfolk. 02:03.350 --> 02:04.120 In other words, 02:04.120 --> 02:07.250 Where bodies wash up 02:04.470 --> 02:07.250 this place has always attracted spirits. 02:07.250 --> 02:10.960 The spirits that end up there form a single blob. 02:11.250 --> 02:14.800 It's a pretty standard type of ghost in ghost stories. 02:13.560 --> 02:14.800 Very little sense of self 02:15.130 --> 02:19.220 It has a propensity to attract spirits with strong negative emotions. 02:19.510 --> 02:23.710 It's a ball of regret, so it craves company. 02:21.990 --> 02:23.740 So lonely 02:21.990 --> 02:23.740 Any friends around? 02:21.990 --> 02:23.740 Ball of regret 02:24.330 --> 02:29.530 It absorbs every spirit it can and eventually begins luring in the living. 02:30.120 --> 02:32.870 Those in a weakened state are especially susceptible. 02:30.250 --> 02:33.250 I can't be satisfied 02:30.250 --> 02:33.250 Anyone will do, please be my friend 02:30.250 --> 02:33.250 Growing negativity 02:33.950 --> 02:38.170 That produces haunted spots where accidents frequently occur 02:36.500 --> 02:40.860 Sad people who exist only to become victims at the start of movies 02:38.170 --> 02:40.860 or places that bring about death. 02:41.250 --> 02:45.120 And the most important part in all of this is... 02:45.470 --> 02:50.040 What did the royal family do to Mori-kun to drive him to desperation? 04:20.520 --> 04:25.530 Episode 10 "True Worth" 04:22.000 --> 04:26.030 We should go check on him ASAP. 04:26.030 --> 04:31.560 He needs a doctor, but the merfolk could lure him into the ocean first. 04:31.890 --> 04:35.400 The barrier between his mind and the merfolk isn't clear anymore. 04:35.400 --> 04:36.400 In fact... 04:36.800 --> 04:40.690 That's probably why he was hanging out in a place with a view of the sea yesterday. 04:41.430 --> 04:44.040 Should we mind our own business? 04:44.040 --> 04:46.200 Honestly, I don't know. 04:46.970 --> 04:53.080 But Yae-chan, I know you'll regret not doing anything, even if there's nothing you can do. 04:53.080 --> 04:56.790 Essay Contest Kirihara Yaeko 04:53.460 --> 04:56.790 Call it being a busybody or being self-serving. I can't deny that. 04:57.080 --> 04:59.070 But at the very least, 04:59.070 --> 05:02.580 I've seen too many people who die without anyone noticing, 05:02.580 --> 05:04.420 and others who feel regret because they didn't notice. 05:07.000 --> 05:08.620 I'm going. 05:08.620 --> 05:09.300 Yae-chan! 05:09.610 --> 05:11.350 Take someone with you. 05:11.880 --> 05:15.310 It can be just Magi, but if you don't mind, take me, too. 05:17.070 --> 05:20.570 Better to go with someone who doesn't know the island's rules. 05:20.570 --> 05:21.980 They just have to be present. 05:24.870 --> 05:28.850 I'm going to continue investigating the merfolk like I originally planned. 05:28.850 --> 05:31.260 You all know what I look like. 05:29.090 --> 05:34.310 The Face of Death 05:31.260 --> 05:34.230 I'm not suited to dropping in on someone and getting them to open up. 05:35.210 --> 05:37.250 Let us know if anything happens. 05:37.550 --> 05:39.770 Do you understand what's going on? 05:39.770 --> 05:42.000 Oedipus complexes are gross. 05:42.750 --> 05:44.460 Honestly, good enough. 05:54.650 --> 05:56.130 There he is! Mori-kun! 05:56.950 --> 05:58.390 Wait! Don't run away! 06:09.440 --> 06:10.820 Wh-What's going on? 06:11.090 --> 06:13.350 Eh heh heh 06:13.010 --> 06:19.600 Um, I wasn't sure how to start, so I thought I'd pull you close. 06:19.600 --> 06:20.960 Can we talk? 06:20.960 --> 06:23.630 It'd be scarier if we didn't. 06:24.510 --> 06:28.260 Sorry to be so frank, but did Yui-chan do something to you? 06:29.560 --> 06:32.270 Um, what makes you think that? 06:32.270 --> 06:35.010 Uh, a woman's intuition? 06:35.240 --> 06:38.470 These people don't know the island's rules. 06:38.470 --> 06:40.770 That's the reason I realized it. 06:40.770 --> 06:42.320 This island is weird. 06:43.390 --> 06:48.130 I thought you might want to talk to people who think that. 06:48.130 --> 06:49.070 What do you think? 06:53.240 --> 06:56.080 I moved here six years ago. 06:56.600 --> 07:07.090 Chatter chatter chatter chatter 06:56.750 --> 07:00.020 The students on the island took the boat every morning. 07:00.020 --> 07:02.460 Everyone was considerate and kind. 07:02.460 --> 07:04.250 You were popular! 07:04.250 --> 07:07.090 People said a boy who looked like a TV character had arrived. 07:07.410 --> 07:09.590 This cosplay would look great on you. 07:09.590 --> 07:10.790 You're right. 07:10.790 --> 07:12.840 I felt pretty good about it. 07:13.270 --> 07:17.260 That's when the island's princess asked me out. 07:17.260 --> 07:22.270 Top Chat What's up, guys? Dokumayu Acherontia here! Today we're gonna play some Boogie Crush! 07:17.600 --> 07:21.170 I turned her down simply because she wasn't my type. 07:21.170 --> 07:25.270 Around the same time, my father had his incident at the factory. 07:25.800 --> 07:27.750 Mori-kun is cute. 07:27.750 --> 07:29.280 He's so nice, too. 07:29.280 --> 07:30.610 Yeah. 07:30.960 --> 07:33.600 But he's too handsome. 07:33.600 --> 07:36.170 I'd be worried about him cheating. 07:36.170 --> 07:41.250 I recently saw a video on the qualities of cheaters, and it described him to a tee. 07:41.250 --> 07:42.250 What? 07:42.250 --> 07:44.770 He's always surrounded by girls. 07:44.770 --> 07:47.910 There's no way he's not fooling around with them. 07:47.910 --> 07:52.580 We tend to assume beautiful people are beautiful on the inside, too. 07:52.580 --> 07:54.270 Oh, I don't have any proof. 07:54.270 --> 07:56.260 I'm just speaking hypothetically. 07:56.570 --> 08:00.270 Mori-kun's close with Hayashi-kun, don't you think? 08:00.270 --> 08:01.450 A little too close, right? 08:01.450 --> 08:02.230 What? 08:02.500 --> 08:10.230 Tee-hee 08:03.290 --> 08:06.060 They're both pretty, so maybe they really are like that. 08:06.060 --> 08:07.970 Don't you kind of hope they are? 08:07.970 --> 08:10.230 It makes me want to root for them. 08:10.520 --> 08:14.240 Mori-kun made a move on me once. 08:14.240 --> 08:16.450 I rejected him, of course. 08:16.450 --> 08:20.200 But since he's normally so nice, I was a little surprised. 08:20.470 --> 08:26.120 Maybe Mori-kun's like that because he wants to get close to otaku girls. 08:26.120 --> 08:30.670 All the girls are obsessed with him because he's like a fictional character. 08:30.820 --> 08:34.070 Blah 08:30.960 --> 08:34.380 True. He definitely presents himself that way. 08:34.190 --> 08:36.950 Blah blah 08:34.380 --> 08:37.200 There's no way it's not on purpose. 08:42.360 --> 08:43.910 Don't talk to us again. 08:43.910 --> 08:45.360 Stay away from Yui-chan. 08:45.360 --> 08:47.440 You should flirt with boys more! 08:47.440 --> 08:48.920 What? You don't want to? 08:48.120 --> 08:51.280 Sorry, Mori. I don't like how the girls jeer at us when we hang out, so don't talk to me again. 08:48.120 --> 08:51.280 Stay away from Yui-chan! 08:48.120 --> 08:51.280 People fuss over you because you're beautiful. You should just enjoy it. 08:48.120 --> 08:51.280 It can't be helped since you've got a handsome face. 08:48.120 --> 08:51.280 Do you like boys? 08:48.120 --> 08:51.280 Do you like girls? 08:48.120 --> 08:51.280 You worry about it too much. 08:48.120 --> 08:51.280 What? You don't want to? Isn't that homophobic? 08:48.120 --> 08:51.280 Cute, cute, cute, cute! 08:48.120 --> 08:51.280 Flirt with boys more! 08:48.120 --> 08:51.280 I heard he's a cheater. 08:48.920 --> 08:51.280 Isn't that homophobic? 08:51.280 --> 08:56.830 The rumors spread among the islanders eventually became the "truth" 08:56.830 --> 08:59.390 and spread among the other students. 08:59.710 --> 09:03.950 The more I denied them, the more "true" the rumors became. 09:05.070 --> 09:06.730 Samejima Yui. 09:09.330 --> 09:12.080 I was certain she'd started the rumors, 09:12.080 --> 09:15.950 but no one remembers where rumors come from on this island. 09:17.530 --> 09:21.650 I never cheated on anyone. I wasn't even dating anyone. 09:21.650 --> 09:23.440 I never discriminated against anyone either. 09:23.440 --> 09:26.020 I wasn't trying to deny anyone's preferences. 09:26.020 --> 09:30.690 But every day, I was forced to recognize that alternate reality. 09:31.280 --> 09:34.950 Maybe I was wrong for not conforming with their rumors. 09:35.690 --> 09:40.120 Casually making baseless suggestions to incite the public 09:40.120 --> 09:43.600 and drive a person to desperation... 09:43.600 --> 09:47.210 It's a method she understands well. 09:47.530 --> 09:50.690 Mori-kun, I'm attending a college in Tokyo. 09:50.690 --> 09:53.440 Let me know if you find any more interesting VTubers. 09:53.440 --> 09:55.510 I'm going to check out the Tokyo Game Show. 09:55.510 --> 09:58.070 Really? Wow. 09:58.390 --> 10:04.410 My one kind friend with common interests who would rather talk about games than the rumors... 10:06.200 --> 10:07.780 Don't leave me behind. 10:07.780 --> 10:10.890 Everyone else's version of "reality" will become the same. 10:11.670 --> 10:13.820 Who am I, anyway? 10:16.680 --> 10:18.540 This isn't even a big deal. 10:18.540 --> 10:21.990 I'm weak. I'm sorry. 10:21.990 --> 10:24.280 Nobody believes me. 10:24.280 --> 10:26.880 Everyone goes through hard times. 10:24.280 --> 10:35.570 I want to die 10:26.880 --> 10:28.710 You're handsome. You're already winning. 10:28.710 --> 10:30.430 Turn it into a joke. 10:30.430 --> 10:31.830 You're so unreliable. 10:31.830 --> 10:34.520 I'd find a way to do my best to live. 10:34.520 --> 10:37.170 I don't understand outsiders. 10:37.170 --> 10:39.100 Young people are so sensitive. 10:39.100 --> 10:40.790 Why do you think that? 10:40.790 --> 10:42.310 I want to die. 10:42.310 --> 10:44.300 I know I shouldn't think that, but... 10:44.610 --> 10:49.180 Man. You're not even allowed to think that on this island? 10:49.810 --> 10:53.940 In that case, I'd be a total failure, since I constantly want to die. 10:57.790 --> 11:03.130 People say whatever they want without realizing they're killing people. 11:02.010 --> 11:05.640 Scratch scratch 11:03.130 --> 11:06.380 I've probably said something like that, too. 11:06.380 --> 11:11.090 Meanwhile, sometimes people want to die because they want to live. 11:11.090 --> 11:13.960 This world is oppekepe, kid. 11:13.960 --> 11:15.130 You're doing good. 11:17.050 --> 11:19.260 I had no idea. 11:19.910 --> 11:21.300 I thought so. 11:21.300 --> 11:23.760 So it was true. 11:24.570 --> 11:26.470 You sure are popular, Mori-kun. 11:26.890 --> 11:31.360 Yeah. I appreciate it since I'm new here. 11:32.390 --> 11:34.400 I didn't see myself as involved. 11:35.510 --> 11:39.790 I failed to notice because my family are old-timers. 11:41.150 --> 11:42.770 I'm sorry, Mori-kun. 11:48.400 --> 11:49.450 Thanks. 11:50.050 --> 11:52.640 By the way, who is this guy? 11:52.640 --> 11:54.230 R-Right. Of course. 11:54.810 --> 11:56.210 Nice to meet you! 11:59.160 --> 12:02.400 Merfolk legend, merfolk legend... 12:02.400 --> 12:04.720 I wonder if we've got anything on it. 12:04.720 --> 12:10.530 We chuck all our ancestors' stuff in here, so I don't know what's what. 12:10.530 --> 12:12.730 Grandpa, do you know anything? 12:13.000 --> 12:16.440 We've got my father's notes. 12:16.440 --> 12:19.430 That's in here? 12:20.190 --> 12:23.470 Let's see. Grandpa's father would've been... 12:23.470 --> 12:25.870 Born in the Meiji era? Wow. 12:27.680 --> 12:31.290 My father wrote everything down. 12:31.290 --> 12:34.910 Like Yaeko, he was good at writing. 12:34.910 --> 12:36.680 Bought a lot of books, too. 12:36.680 --> 12:40.600 Wow, this is a first edition of The Restaurant of Many Orders. 12:40.600 --> 12:43.020 This is a wartime newspaper. 12:43.020 --> 12:45.050 There's an article on a German speech. 12:45.340 --> 12:49.300 This is why private storehouses mustn't be underestimated. 12:49.300 --> 12:53.480 Merfolk Island 12:49.720 --> 12:53.480 We found some kind of souvenir picture book. 12:54.270 --> 12:56.560 We've got everything in here. 12:57.390 --> 12:59.770 That's from when I was little. 12:59.770 --> 13:01.730 You can have it, sensei. 13:02.110 --> 13:03.320 Are you sure? 13:03.320 --> 13:04.840 It's fine. 13:04.840 --> 13:06.860 You teach Yaeko, right? 13:08.450 --> 13:11.690 Hey, I found my rucksack. 13:11.690 --> 13:14.950 Maybe I'll give it to Sato-san as a souvenir. 13:16.520 --> 13:17.830 He doesn't need that. 13:17.830 --> 13:20.750 You really like that guy, huh? 13:20.750 --> 13:23.630 You gotta stop pestering young people. 13:23.630 --> 13:28.200 And that's not Sato-san. His name's Mogura-san. 13:28.200 --> 13:30.840 Mogura and the cat professor, huh? 13:31.870 --> 13:36.440 Actually, Mogura-san's backpack looks just like that. 13:36.440 --> 13:38.520 Is he into that sort of thing? 13:44.480 --> 13:47.070 May I read this? 13:47.070 --> 13:48.860 Go ahead. 13:52.150 --> 13:53.870 Mori-kun, are you okay? 13:53.870 --> 13:55.720 You don't have to strain yourself. 13:55.720 --> 13:56.370 Yeah. 13:56.680 --> 14:04.230 Strangely, having people who understand suddenly cleared the fog in my head. 14:05.790 --> 14:08.800 My parents are helping with the festival. 14:08.800 --> 14:11.010 I should help, too. 14:12.910 --> 14:15.270 Mori-kun, you're feeling better? 14:16.440 --> 14:17.650 That's great. 14:17.650 --> 14:19.520 We were all worried about you. 14:40.770 --> 14:42.250 Shriek Shriek Shriek Shriek 14:57.360 --> 14:58.100 Mori-kun! 14:58.100 --> 14:59.230 What's wrong? 15:02.810 --> 15:04.280 It's the Moris' kid! 15:04.280 --> 15:05.280 Stop! 15:05.280 --> 15:06.800 Calm down! 15:06.800 --> 15:09.530 No! Don't be hasty! 15:09.820 --> 15:12.030 Something's pulling me? 15:13.590 --> 15:15.280 Well, I guess this is fine. 15:15.280 --> 15:17.450 Someone understood me in the end. 15:17.450 --> 15:22.000 It'd be less trouble for everyone if I just went away. 15:25.640 --> 15:26.670 Magi! 15:25.640 --> 15:26.670 Magi-kun! 15:30.070 --> 15:33.130 Oh, no. I didn't consider the difference in our weight. 15:35.140 --> 15:40.140 Before going to sleep last night, I thought about who I'd be 20 years from now, 15:40.440 --> 15:43.630 but I might not be around 20 years from now. 15:48.670 --> 15:50.550 Wub-wub-wub 15:50.670 --> 15:52.990 Skreeeee 15:56.090 --> 16:00.620 In Life 15:56.090 --> 16:00.620 Maggie-kun loves apples! 15:56.320 --> 16:02.090 Both in life and in the present, safety is important to Maggie-kun. 16:02.410 --> 16:06.770 He has no interest in winning, being number one, or thrills. 16:07.090 --> 16:13.240 Currently, the only thing Maggie-kun cares about is having a good host. 16:13.830 --> 16:15.720 I feel like eating apples. 16:15.720 --> 16:18.470 Grawr Grawr 16:15.990 --> 16:22.390 Meanwhile, as a spirit, Maggie possesses greater abilities than Nabeshima and Ikebukuro. 16:22.390 --> 16:26.900 The ability to affect physical objects is a considerable talent. 16:26.900 --> 16:31.940 However, it does not occur to a coward to use such an ability to attack, 16:28.000 --> 16:33.780 Competitions like entrance exams also give his host stomachaches 16:31.940 --> 16:37.400 so its true worth is only activated when his safety is threatened. 16:51.270 --> 16:52.090 Limit Reached 16:55.250 --> 16:56.550 They floated for a second. 16:56.550 --> 16:58.290 They must've caught a sudden updraft. 16:58.290 --> 16:59.470 Are you okay? 17:12.680 --> 17:14.690 Call the rescue and emergency crews! 17:14.690 --> 17:16.070 Send out a fishing boat! Hurry! 17:16.070 --> 17:19.120 Watch out for reefs! Hold onto something! 17:19.430 --> 17:22.370 The tidal currents here are unique. 17:22.370 --> 17:32.050 Huff huff 17:22.720 --> 17:26.310 The waves should be jostling us around more. 17:26.310 --> 17:32.040 I'm not drowning because Maggie-kun is forcing the water away from my head. 17:38.160 --> 17:41.760 If we ride this current, we can hold onto the merfolk's rock. 17:46.890 --> 17:51.360 Slap Slap 17:46.890 --> 17:51.360 Slap 17:46.890 --> 17:51.360 Red Panda Punch! 17:46.890 --> 17:51.360 Red Panda Punch! 17:47.950 --> 17:49.930 The merfolk isn't sure what to do either. 17:49.930 --> 17:51.360 You can do it, Maggie-kun! 17:51.950 --> 17:54.480 Yae-chan, get in touch with Nekozuku. 17:54.480 --> 17:57.830 All these unexpected turns are making the merfolk mad. 17:57.830 --> 17:58.620 Okay. 17:58.620 --> 18:01.870 It's like a level 100 out-of-control fussy toddler. 18:02.090 --> 18:05.190 At this rate, it could cause major damage. 18:08.610 --> 18:10.330 Mori-kun, are you okay? 18:13.320 --> 18:16.360 Oh, right. When we fell into the sea... 18:16.360 --> 18:19.560 How long will it take to be seen by a doctor on this island? 18:19.560 --> 18:21.090 Surely not hours, right? 18:27.120 --> 18:29.630 If he keeps bleeding like that... 18:29.630 --> 18:31.520 Depending on how long, he could be in danger. 18:34.550 --> 18:35.400 Mogura-san? 19:04.400 --> 19:07.490 Magi! Hold Mori-kun in place! 19:09.070 --> 19:11.560 Don't move a millimeter! 19:32.120 --> 19:35.150 He poured some flame into him by grazing his wound. 19:38.810 --> 19:41.450 If this were a manga or anime, I could've said "Wow!" and forgotten about it. 19:41.450 --> 19:44.890 But I've never wondered this more since meeting him... 19:47.290 --> 19:50.640 Mogura, who the hell are you actually? 19:50.920 --> 19:53.080 No, wait. He saved him. 19:53.080 --> 19:54.400 I shouldn't be afraid of him. 19:55.160 --> 19:57.930 Hey! Retrieve the arrowhead! 19:57.930 --> 20:00.550 If any fish or birds swallow it, it could hurt them! 20:00.550 --> 20:04.230 It's odd that he can worry about that right now. 20:08.030 --> 20:09.530 The island's... 20:09.530 --> 20:11.960 Our ancestors'... 20:12.220 --> 20:16.310 Mother's... sacred festival... 20:16.310 --> 20:17.960 That arrow... 20:18.280 --> 20:20.730 An islander fell into the sea. 20:20.730 --> 20:23.170 You should be heading down there first. 20:23.420 --> 20:26.320 Sir, you can't do this. 20:26.320 --> 20:29.470 I've been watching you since you're so suspicious. 20:29.820 --> 20:34.000 Is that what Mama told you to do, sonny? 20:34.000 --> 20:36.620 Not only am I suspicious, I know everything. 20:36.620 --> 20:40.520 An Oedipus complex fogey, an evil little girl, and a monstrous hag. 20:40.520 --> 20:44.480 I doubt it'll do any good, but let me say the decent thing anyway. 20:44.480 --> 20:46.530 You call yourself a company president, you fogey? 20:47.610 --> 20:49.280 Who are you? 20:49.550 --> 20:50.870 What did you do with that arrow? 20:50.870 --> 20:52.540 What is that lamp? 20:53.170 --> 20:55.220 Did you do something to the Moris' boy? 20:55.220 --> 20:57.430 Why is the other one uninjured? 20:57.430 --> 20:58.330 It doesn't make sense! 20:58.570 --> 21:01.340 You think pretty clearly for a puppet. 21:02.000 --> 21:03.670 You're wasting your potential. 21:03.670 --> 21:05.850 You've got a way with words, and you're quick-witted. 21:05.850 --> 21:09.170 Careful with that. Is that a knife for butchering fish? 21:09.170 --> 21:11.000 You don't have many openings. 21:11.000 --> 21:13.100 You practice a martial art, don't you? 21:13.100 --> 21:15.010 You must've been raised well. 21:15.010 --> 21:17.770 You even look pretty good for your age. 21:18.100 --> 21:21.270 You'd be a desirable man if you were weaned. 21:21.270 --> 21:25.780 Anyway, nobody wants to see a fight between a middle-aged man and an old-timer. 21:26.070 --> 21:27.570 Let's not do this. 21:27.570 --> 21:31.210 On top of that, you've got that boss hag and minefield girl behind you. 21:31.210 --> 21:35.210 If this were a manga or anime, you wouldn't have any fans. 21:35.210 --> 21:38.670 You gotta at least have a young handsome boss. 21:39.120 --> 21:41.530 Don't insult my family! 21:41.530 --> 21:42.910 Your family, huh? 21:42.920 --> 21:44.420 About This Shrine The merfolk of the island's merfolk legend is enshrined on the reef on the north side of Masago Bay. With a head resembling an infant and the body of a woman, it lures men into the sea with its voice. Originally a human girl, its life was filled with grief. When its child was taken by humans, it became a malicious spirit, and its beautiful form transformed into an unsightly merfolk, causing rough seas, and the surrounding eight islands are said to have been destroyed in a single night. In the third year of the Keicho era, Koetsu the priest dedicated a child's mummy to Sakazukiyama Watatsumi Shrine (present day Samejima Shrine), sparing the island from disaster. During the annual Spring festival, the islanders perform a ritual using arrows and flames to quell the malicious spirit and pray for safety on the sea. While feared as a source of calamity, the shrine has also been used for many years as a landmark for those returning to the mainland. 21:44.420 --> 21:46.920 With a head resembling an infant and the body of a woman, it lures men into the sea with its voice. 21:44.650 --> 21:46.920 Isn't this what it said? 21:46.920 --> 21:49.770 Goo-goo ga-ga! 21:47.510 --> 21:49.390 "With a head resembling an infant 21:51.160 --> 21:52.840 and the body of a woman, 21:51.960 --> 21:53.570 Yes, yes! 21:55.150 --> 21:58.250 it lures men into the sea with its voice." 21:56.950 --> 21:59.650 Shriek Shriek Shriek Shriek 22:00.090 --> 22:02.530 The unsightly merfolk 22:02.530 --> 22:05.030 is your family! 23:35.070 --> 23:40.270 Episode 11 "The Merfolk and the Bakeneko"