10 - True Worth Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) 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"