10 - True Worth
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SIGN 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!
SIGN 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.
SIGN The Beautiful Love of a Parent and Child
[00:07] SACHI
People with brains who offer their
opinions are the enemy of peace.
[00:12] YUI
That's why I tried to get the Moris to leave
the island, but they just won't do it.
[00:17] KOITARO
It's the father.
[00:20] KOITARO
He's a little guy who seems carefree,
but he's pretty sharp.
[00:24] SACHI
That's right.
[00:25] SACHI
We've painted the Moris' son as someone
constantly faking suicide attempts,
[00:30] SACHI
but the Kiriharas' father
might've realized it's not true.
[00:34] SACHI
Well, we have various methods at our disposal.
[00:36] SACHI
The other islanders will
believe anything we say.
[00:40] SACHI
We can lie to them as much as we need.
[00:44] MOGURA
What'd you learn? Tell me.
[00:50] MOGURA
In other words...
[00:56] MOGURA
The island's royal family does
whatever it takes to stay in power.
[01:00] MOGURA
They make the islanders dependent on
them and rob them of their judgment.
[01:04] MOGURA
That family are pros at cleverly manipulating
people's minds and controlling them.
[01:08] MOGURA
On top of a supernatural ritual
that engenders a sense of unity,
SIGN Waaah
SIGN Waaah
SIGN Bounce Bounce Bounce
SIGN Bounce Bounce Bounce
[01:12] MOGURA
instilling an even greater sense of
unity with an "us versus them" story
[01:17] MOGURA
is particularly clever.
[01:19] MOGURA
Those they deem useless or impudent are
driven to desperation and disposed of.
[01:24] MOGURA
They don't care if they die.
[01:27] MOGURA
Worst of all are the boss lady,
her Oedipus complex puppet,
[01:30] MOGURA
and that strong-willed walking minefield.
[01:32] YAEKO/ID
My island's even shadier than I thought.
[01:34] MOGURA
Simply put, they're a crazy bunch.
[01:37] MOGURA
What do they think other people are?
[01:40] MOGURA
Mori-kun's one of their victims.
[01:44] MOGURA
I'd bet this island has
produced countless victims.
[01:48] MOGURA
They've made the merfolk bigger.
SIGN Swell
SIGN Swell swell
SIGN Swell swell swell
[01:53] MOGURA
I knew there were surprisingly
few spirits on the island.
[01:56] MOGURA
When we arrived at the harbor,
they even stared at us.
[02:00] MOGURA
Most of them probably get
swallowed up by the merfolk.
[02:03] MOGURA
In other words,
SIGN Where bodies wash up
[02:04] MOGURA
this place has always attracted spirits.
[02:07] MOGURA
The spirits that end up
there form a single blob.
[02:11] MOGURA
It's a pretty standard type
of ghost in ghost stories.
SIGN Very little sense of self
[02:15] MOGURA
It has a propensity to attract spirits
with strong negative emotions.
[02:19] MOGURA
It's a ball of regret, so it craves company.
SIGN So lonely
SIGN Any friends around?
SIGN Ball of regret
[02:24] MOGURA
It absorbs every spirit it can and
eventually begins luring in the living.
[02:30] MOGURA
Those in a weakened state
are especially susceptible.
SIGN I can't be satisfied
SIGN Anyone will do,
please be my friend
SIGN Growing negativity
[02:33] MOGURA
That produces haunted spots where
accidents frequently occur
SIGN Sad people who exist only to become victims at the start of movies
[02:38] MOGURA
or places that bring about death.
[02:41] MOGURA
And the most important part in all of this is...
[02:45] MOGURA
What did the royal family do to Mori-kun
to drive him to desperation?
SIGN Episode 10
"True Worth"
[04:21] MOGURA
We should go check on him ASAP.
[04:26] MOGURA
He needs a doctor, but the merfolk
could lure him into the ocean first.
[04:31] MOGURA
The barrier between his mind and
the merfolk isn't clear anymore.
[04:35] MOGURA
In fact...
[04:36] MOGURA
That's probably why he was hanging out in
a place with a view of the sea yesterday.
[04:41] MOGURA
Should we mind our own business?
[04:44] MOGURA
Honestly, I don't know.
[04:46] MOGURA
But Yae-chan, I know you'll regret not doing
anything, even if there's nothing you can do.
SIGN Essay Contest
Kirihara Yaeko
[04:53] MOGURA
Call it being a busybody or
being self-serving. I can't deny that.
[04:57] MOGURA
But at the very least,
[04:59] MOGURA
I've seen too many people who die
without anyone noticing,
[05:02] MOGURA
and others who feel regret
because they didn't notice.
[05:06] YAEKO
I'm going.
[05:08] MOGURA
Yae-chan!
[05:09] MOGURA
Take someone with you.
[05:11] MOGURA
It can be just Magi, but if
you don't mind, take me, too.
[05:17] MOGURA
Better to go with someone who
doesn't know the island's rules.
[05:20] MOGURA
They just have to be present.
[05:24] TOSHIRO
I'm going to continue investigating
the merfolk like I originally planned.
[05:28] TOSHIRO
You all know what I look like.
SIGN The Face of Death
[05:31] TOSHIRO
I'm not suited to dropping in on
someone and getting them to open up.
[05:35] KYOKO
Let us know if anything happens.
[05:37] KYOSHIRO
Do you understand what's going on?
[05:39] SHIO
Oedipus complexes are gross.
[05:42] KYOSHIRO
Honestly, good enough.
[05:54] YAEKO
There he is! Mori-kun!
[05:56] YAEKO
Wait! Don't run away!
[06:09] MORI
Wh-What's going on?
SIGN Eh heh heh
[06:12] YAEKO
Um, I wasn't sure how to start,
so I thought I'd pull you close.
[06:19] YAEKO
Can we talk?
[06:20] MORI
It'd be scarier if we didn't.
[06:24] YAEKO
Sorry to be so frank, but did
Yui-chan do something to you?
[06:29] MORI
Um, what makes you think that?
[06:32] YAEKO
Uh, a woman's intuition?
[06:35] YAEKO
These people don't know the island's rules.
[06:38] YAEKO
That's the reason I realized it.
[06:40] YAEKO
This island is weird.
[06:43] YAEKO
I thought you might want to
talk to people who think that.
[06:48] YAEKO
What do you think?
[06:53] MORI
I moved here six years ago.
SIGN Chatter chatter chatter chatter
[06:56] MORI
The students on the island
took the boat every morning.
[07:00] MORI
Everyone was considerate and kind.
[07:02] YAEKO
You were popular!
[07:04] YAEKO
People said a boy who looked
like a TV character had arrived.
[07:07] (Flashback) GIRL A
This cosplay would look great on you.
[07:09] (Flashback) YAEKO
You're right.
[07:10] MORI
I felt pretty good about it.
[07:13] MORI
That's when the island's princess asked me out.
SIGN Top Chat
What's up, guys?
Dokumayu Acherontia here!
Today we're gonna play some Boogie Crush!
[07:17] MORI
I turned her down simply
because she wasn't my type.
[07:21] MORI
Around the same time, my father
had his incident at the factory.
[07:25] (Flashback) GIRL B
Mori-kun is cute.
[07:27] (Flashback) GIRL C
He's so nice, too.
[07:29] (Flashback) YUI
Yeah.
[07:30] (Flashback) YUI
But he's too handsome.
[07:33] (Flashback) YUI
I'd be worried about him cheating.
[07:36] (Flashback) YUI
I recently saw a video on the qualities of
cheaters, and it described him to a tee.
[07:41] (Flashback) GIRLS
What?
[07:42] (Flashback) YUI
He's always surrounded by girls.
[07:44] (Flashback) YUI
There's no way he's not
fooling around with them.
[07:47] (Flashback) YUI
We tend to assume beautiful people
are beautiful on the inside, too.
[07:52] (Flashback) YUI
Oh, I don't have any proof.
[07:54] (Flashback) YUI
I'm just speaking hypothetically.
[07:56] (Flashback) YUI
Mori-kun's close with
Hayashi-kun, don't you think?
[08:00] (Flashback) YUI
A little too close, right?
[08:01] (Flashback) GIRLS
What?
SIGN Tee-hee
[08:03] (Flashback) YUI
They're both pretty, so maybe
they really are like that.
[08:06] (Flashback) YUI
Don't you kind of hope they are?
[08:07] (Flashback) YUI
It makes me want to root for them.
[08:10] (Flashback) YUI
Mori-kun made a move on me once.
[08:14] (Flashback) YUI
I rejected him, of course.
[08:16] (Flashback) YUI
But since he's normally so nice,
I was a little surprised.
[08:20] (Flashback) YUI
Maybe Mori-kun's like that because
he wants to get close to otaku girls.
[08:26] (Flashback) YUI
All the girls are obsessed with him
because he's like a fictional character.
SIGN Blah
[08:30] (Flashback) BOY A
True. He definitely presents himself that way.
SIGN Blah blah
[08:34] (Flashback) BOY B
There's no way it's not on purpose.
[08:42] (Flashback) BOY A
Don't talk to us again.
[08:43] (Flashback) BOY B
Stay away from Yui-chan.
[08:45] (Flashback) GIRL
You should flirt with boys more!
[08:47] (Flashback) GIRL
What? You don't want to?
SIGN Sorry, Mori. I don't like how the girls jeer at us
when we hang out, so don't talk to me again.
SIGN Stay away from
Yui-chan!
SIGN People fuss over you
because you're beautiful.
You should just enjoy it.
SIGN It can't be helped since
you've got a handsome face.
SIGN Do you like boys?
SIGN Do you like girls?
SIGN You worry about it too much.
SIGN What? You don't want to?
Isn't that homophobic?
SIGN Cute, cute, cute, cute!
SIGN Flirt with boys more!
SIGN I heard he's a cheater.
[08:48] (Flashback) GIRL
Isn't that homophobic?
[08:51] MORI
The rumors spread among the islanders
eventually became the "truth"
[08:56] MORI
and spread among the other students.
[08:59] MORI
The more I denied them,
the more "true" the rumors became.
[09:05] MORI
Samejima Yui.
[09:09] MORI
I was certain she'd started the rumors,
[09:12] MORI
but no one remembers where rumors
come from on this island.
[09:17] MORI
I never cheated on anyone.
I wasn't even dating anyone.
[09:21] MORI
I never discriminated against anyone either.
[09:23] MORI
I wasn't trying to deny anyone's preferences.
[09:26] MORI
But every day, I was forced to
recognize that alternate reality.
[09:31] MORI
Maybe I was wrong for not
conforming with their rumors.
[09:35] MORI
Casually making baseless suggestions
to incite the public
[09:40] MORI
and drive a person to desperation...
[09:43] MORI
It's a method she understands well.
[09:47] (Flashback) YAEKO
Mori-kun, I'm attending a college in Tokyo.
[09:50] (Flashback) YAEKO
Let me know if you find any
more interesting VTubers.
[09:53] (Flashback) YAEKO
I'm going to check out the Tokyo Game Show.
[09:55] (Flashback) MORI
Really? Wow.
[09:58] MORI
My one kind friend with common interests who
would rather talk about games than the rumors...
[10:06] INNER VOICE
Don't leave me behind.
[10:07] INNER VOICE
Everyone else's version of
"reality" will become the same.
[10:11] INNER VOICE
Who am I, anyway?
[10:16] INNER VOICE
This isn't even a big deal.
[10:18] INNER VOICE
I'm weak. I'm sorry.
[10:21] INNER VOICE
Nobody believes me.
[10:24] (Flashback) SILHOUETTE A
Everyone goes through hard times.
SIGN I want to die
[10:26] (Flashback) SILHOUETTE B
You're handsome. You're already winning.
[10:28] (Flashback) SILHOUETTE B
Turn it into a joke.
[10:30] (Flashback) SILHOUETTE C
You're so unreliable.
[10:31] (Flashback) SILHOUETTE C
I'd find a way to do my best to live.
[10:34] (Flashback) SILHOUETTE D
I don't understand outsiders.
[10:37] (Flashback) SILHOUETTE E
Young people are so sensitive.
[10:39] (Flashback) SILHOUETTE E
Why do you think that?
[10:40] INNER VOICE
I want to die.
[10:42] INNER VOICE
I know I shouldn't think that, but...
[10:44] MOGURA
Man. You're not even allowed to
think that on this island?
[10:49] MOGURA
In that case, I'd be a total failure,
since I constantly want to die.
[10:57] MOGURA
People say whatever they want without
realizing they're killing people.
SIGN Scratch scratch
[11:03] MOGURA
I've probably said something like that, too.
[11:06] MOGURA
Meanwhile, sometimes people want
to die because they want to live.
[11:11] MOGURA
This world is oppekepe, kid.
[11:13] MOGURA
You're doing good.
[11:17] YAEKO
I had no idea.
[11:19] (Flashback) GIRLS
I thought so.
[11:21] (Flashback) GIRLS
So it was true.
[11:24] (Flashback) YAEKO
You sure are popular, Mori-kun.
[11:26] (Flashback) MORI
Yeah. I appreciate it since I'm new here.
[11:32] YAEKO
I didn't see myself as involved.
[11:35] YAEKO
I failed to notice because
my family are old-timers.
[11:41] YAEKO
I'm sorry, Mori-kun.
[11:48] MORI
Thanks.
[11:50] MORI
By the way, who is this guy?
[11:52] YAEKO
R-Right. Of course.
[11:54] MOGURA
Nice to meet you!
[11:59] FATHER
Merfolk legend, merfolk legend...
[12:02] FATHER
I wonder if we've got anything on it.
[12:04] FATHER
We chuck all our ancestors' stuff in
here, so I don't know what's what.
[12:10] FATHER
Grandpa, do you know anything?
[12:12] YUHACHI
We've got my father's notes.
[12:16] FATHER
That's in here?
[12:20] FATHER
Let's see. Grandpa's father would've been...
[12:23] FATHER
Born in the Meiji era? Wow.
[12:27] YUHACHI
My father wrote everything down.
[12:31] YUHACHI
Like Yaeko, he was good at writing.
[12:34] YUHACHI
Bought a lot of books, too.
[12:36] FATHER
Wow, this is a first edition of
The Restaurant of Many Orders.
[12:40] FATHER
This is a wartime newspaper.
[12:43] FATHER
There's an article on a German speech.
[12:45] TOSHIRO
This is why private storehouses
mustn't be underestimated.
SIGN Merfolk Island
[12:49] FATHER
We found some kind of souvenir picture book.
[12:54] FATHER
We've got everything in here.
[12:57] YUHACHI
That's from when I was little.
[12:59] YUHACHI
You can have it, sensei.
[13:02] TOSHIRO
Are you sure?
[13:03] YUHACHI
It's fine.
[13:04] YUHACHI
You teach Yaeko, right?
[13:08] YUHACHI
Hey, I found my rucksack.
[13:11] YUHACHI
Maybe I'll give it to Sato-san as a souvenir.
[13:16] FATHER
He doesn't need that.
[13:17] FATHER
You really like that guy, huh?
[13:20] FATHER
You gotta stop pestering young people.
[13:23] FATHER
And that's not Sato-san. His name's Mogura-san.
[13:28] YUHACHI
Mogura and the cat professor, huh?
[13:31] FATHER
Actually, Mogura-san's backpack
looks just like that.
[13:36] FATHER
Is he into that sort of thing?
[13:44] TOSHIRO
May I read this?
[13:47] FATHER
Go ahead.
[13:52] YAEKO
Mori-kun, are you okay?
[13:53] YAEKO
You don't have to strain yourself.
[13:55] MORI
Yeah.
[13:56] MORI
Strangely, having people who understand
suddenly cleared the fog in my head.
[14:05] MORI
My parents are helping with the festival.
[14:08] MORI
I should help, too.
[14:12] YUI
Mori-kun, you're feeling better?
[14:16] YUI
That's great.
[14:17] YUI
We were all worried about you.
SIGN Shriek Shriek Shriek Shriek
[14:57] YAEKO
Mori-kun!
[14:58] ISLANDER A
What's wrong?
[15:02] ISLANDER B
It's the Moris' kid!
[15:04] ISLANDER C
Stop!
[15:05] ISLANDER A
Calm down!
[15:06] YUI
No! Don't be hasty!
[15:09] MORI/ID
Something's pulling me?
[15:13] MORI/ID
Well, I guess this is fine.
[15:15] MORI/ID
Someone understood me in the end.
[15:17] MORI/ID
It'd be less trouble for
everyone if I just went away.
[15:25] MOGURA
Magi!
[15:25] YAEKO
Magi-kun!
[15:30] MAGI/ID
Oh, no. I didn't consider the
difference in our weight.
[15:35] MAGI/ID
Before going to sleep last night, I thought
about who I'd be 20 years from now,
[15:40] MAGI/ID
but I might not be around 20 years from now.
SIGN Wub-wub-wub
SIGN Skreeeee
SIGN In Life
SIGN Maggie-kun
loves apples!
[15:56] NA
Both in life and in the present,
safety is important to Maggie-kun.
[16:02] NA
He has no interest in winning,
being number one, or thrills.
[16:07] NA
Currently, the only thing Maggie-kun
cares about is having a good host.
[16:13] MAGI/ID
I feel like eating apples.
SIGN Grawr
Grawr
[16:15] NA
Meanwhile, as a spirit, Maggie possesses
greater abilities than Nabeshima and Ikebukuro.
[16:22] NA
The ability to affect physical
objects is a considerable talent.
[16:26] NA
However, it does not occur to a coward
to use such an ability to attack,
SIGN Competitions like entrance exams
also give his host stomachaches
[16:31] NA
so its true worth is only activated
when his safety is threatened.
SIGN Limit Reached
[16:55] ISLANDER A
They floated for a second.
[16:56] ISLANDER B
They must've caught a sudden updraft.
[16:58] ISLANDER C
Are you okay?
[17:12] ISLANDER C
Call the rescue and emergency crews!
[17:14] ISLANDER D
Send out a fishing boat! Hurry!
[17:16] ISLANDER A
Watch out for reefs! Hold onto something!
[17:19] (Flashback) YAEKO
The tidal currents here are unique.
SIGN Huff huff
[17:22] MAGI/ID
The waves should be jostling us around more.
[17:26] MAGI/ID
I'm not drowning because Maggie-kun is
forcing the water away from my head.
[17:38] MAGI/ID
If we ride this current, we can
hold onto the merfolk's rock.
SIGN Slap
Slap
SIGN Slap
SIGN Red Panda Punch!
SIGN Red Panda Punch!
[17:47] MAGI/ID
The merfolk isn't sure what to do either.
[17:49] MAGI/ID
You can do it, Maggie-kun!
[17:51] MOGURA
Yae-chan, get in touch with Nekozuku.
[17:54] MOGURA
All these unexpected turns
are making the merfolk mad.
[17:57] YAEKO
Okay.
[17:58] MOGURA
It's like a level 100
out-of-control fussy toddler.
[18:02] MOGURA
At this rate, it could cause major damage.
[18:08] MAGI
Mori-kun, are you okay?
[18:13] MAGI/ID
Oh, right. When we fell into the sea...
[18:16] MAGI/ID
How long will it take to be seen
by a doctor on this island?
[18:19] MAGI/ID
Surely not hours, right?
[18:27] MOGURA/ID
If he keeps bleeding like that...
[18:29] MAGI/ID
Depending on how long, he could be in danger.
[18:34] YAEKO
Mogura-san?
[19:04] MOGURA
Magi! Hold Mori-kun in place!
[19:09] MOGURA
Don't move a millimeter!
[19:32] MAGI/ID
He poured some flame into
him by grazing his wound.
[19:38] MAGI/ID
If this were a manga or anime, I could've
said "Wow!" and forgotten about it.
[19:41] MAGI/ID
But I've never wondered this
more since meeting him...
[19:47] MAGI/ID
Mogura, who the hell are you actually?
[19:50] MAGI/ID
No, wait. He saved him.
[19:53] MAGI/ID
I shouldn't be afraid of him.
[19:55] MOGURA
Hey! Retrieve the arrowhead!
[19:57] MOGURA
If any fish or birds swallow it,
it could hurt them!
[20:00] MAGI/ID
It's odd that he can worry about that right now.
[20:08] KOITARO
The island's...
[20:09] KOITARO
Our ancestors'...
[20:12] KOITARO
Mother's... sacred festival...
[20:16] KOITARO
That arrow...
[20:18] MOGURA
An islander fell into the sea.
[20:20] MOGURA
You should be heading down there first.
[20:23] KOITARO
Sir, you can't do this.
[20:26] KOITARO
I've been watching you
since you're so suspicious.
[20:29] MOGURA
Is that what Mama told you to do, sonny?
[20:33] MOGURA
Not only am I suspicious, I know everything.
[20:36] MOGURA
An Oedipus complex fogey, an evil
little girl, and a monstrous hag.
[20:40] MOGURA
I doubt it'll do any good, but let
me say the decent thing anyway.
[20:44] MOGURA
You call yourself a
company president, you fogey?
[20:47] KOITARO
Who are you?
[20:49] KOITARO
What did you do with that arrow?
[20:50] KOITARO
What is that lamp?
[20:53] KOITARO
Did you do something to the Moris' boy?
[20:55] KOITARO
Why is the other one uninjured?
[20:57] KOITARO
It doesn't make sense!
[20:58] MOGURA
You think pretty clearly for a puppet.
[21:01] MOGURA
You're wasting your potential.
[21:03] MOGURA
You've got a way with words,
and you're quick-witted.
[21:05] MOGURA
Careful with that. Is that
a knife for butchering fish?
[21:09] MOGURA
You don't have many openings.
[21:10] MOGURA
You practice a martial art, don't you?
[21:13] MOGURA
You must've been raised well.
[21:14] MOGURA
You even look pretty good for your age.
[21:18] MOGURA
You'd be a desirable man if you were weaned.
[21:21] MOGURA
Anyway, nobody wants to see a fight
between a middle-aged man and an old-timer.
[21:26] MOGURA
Let's not do this.
[21:27] MOGURA
On top of that, you've got that boss hag
and minefield girl behind you.
[21:31] MOGURA
If this were a manga or anime,
you wouldn't have any fans.
[21:35] MOGURA
You gotta at least have a young handsome boss.
[21:39] KOITARO
Don't insult my family!
[21:41] MOGURA
Your family, huh?
SIGN 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.
SIGN With a head resembling an infant and the body of a woman, it lures men into the sea with its voice.
[21:44] MOGURA
Isn't this what it said?
[21:46] KOITARO
Goo-goo ga-ga!
[21:47] MOGURA
"With a head resembling an infant
[21:51] MOGURA
and the body of a woman,
[21:51] SACHI
Yes, yes!
[21:55] MOGURA
it lures men into the sea with its voice."
SIGN Shriek Shriek Shriek Shriek
[22:00] MOGURA
The unsightly merfolk
[22:02] MOGURA
is your family!
SIGN Episode 11
"The Merfolk and the Bakeneko"
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