# 12 - During the Rainy Season
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GZJH3D8Z1/dekin-no-mogura-the-earthbound-mole)
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**[00:06] MOGURA**
By the way, I've got a question for you.
**[00:08] MOGURA**
Did your Mama not teach you
the incredibly basic lesson
**[00:11] MOGURA**
of not pointing sharp objects at people?
**[00:14] MOGURA**
That sounds way worse than whatever
she taught you about love.
**[00:17] KOITARO**
Don't insult Mama, you monster!
**[00:19] KOITARO**
I only know what I've been taught!
**[00:21] MOGURA**
What kind of logic is that?!
**[00:23] MOGURA**
Would you just...
**[00:27] MOGURA**
...think for yourself for once?!
**[00:31] KOITARO**
Mama...
**[00:56] MOGURA**
I wouldn't say we're close now, but there's
definitely a deep bond between us.
**[00:57] KOITARO**
Mama!
**[01:02] MOGURA**
This is the price you pay for all you've done.
**[01:04] MOGURA**
Take a good look.
**[01:05] KOITARO**
Mama! Mama!
**[01:08] KOITARO**
Mama!
**[02:41] KOITARO**
Merfolk. Merfolk are terrifying.
***SIGN*** Episode 12
"During the Rainy Season"
**[02:45] SACHI**
Koitaro-chan! Koitaro-chan!
**[02:47] KOITARO**
Mama...
**[02:48] SACHI**
Call a doctor or therapist or something!
**[02:50] SACHI**
Hurry!
**[02:51] ISLANDER A**
What's going on?
**[02:53] ISLANDER B**
Sir!
**[02:54] ISLANDER C**
Ma'am, Yui-ojosama is safe!
**[02:57] ISLANDER C**
So is the Moris' kid!
**[02:58] ISLANDER D**
What should we do about the festival?
**[03:02] SACHI**
Shut up! That doesn't matter right now!
**[03:04] ISLANDER A**
Yeah, but...
**[03:06] ISLANDER B**
We need instructions.
**[03:08] FATHER**
Yaeko.
**[03:09] YAEKO**
Dad.
**[03:11] FATHER**
What's going on?
**[03:12] FATHER**
It seems like an explanation is needed.
**[03:15] YAEKO**
Well, uh...
**[03:17] YAEKO**
Sorry, Mori-kun. Come with me.
**[03:19] YAEKO**
And Mogura-san, we need your gift of the gab.
**[03:22] MOGURA**
I've got this.
**[03:23] SHIO**
Excuse me. Is there an
underwear shop around here?
**[03:27] KYOSHIRO**
We're trying to explain things to the islanders
without mentioning the merfolk spirit.
**[03:31] KYOSHIRO**
Could you be quiet?
**[03:33] ISLANDER F**
What? You were being treated that badly?
**[03:37] ISLANDER G**
That's why you were depressed? Poor guy.
**[03:40] ISLANDER H**
That must've been hard.
**[03:41] MORI**
Uh, yes. Actually...
**[03:44] ISLANDER F**
Anyway, that Yui-san, huh?
**[03:47] ISLANDER F**
What an awful thing to do.
**[03:49] ISLANDER G**
I had no idea.
**[03:52] ISLANDER F**
But why didn't you say anything until now?
**[03:55] ISLANDER F**
You could've talked to us.
**[03:57] ISLANDER F**
What's the island going to do now
that the president's like that?
**[04:00] ISLANDER G**
We'll just have to figure something out.
**[04:03] ISLANDER I**
Like what?
**[04:05] ISLANDER J**
They're dumping it all on us? How irresponsible.
**[04:09] ISLANDER K**
But according to what we just heard,
**[04:10] ISLANDER K**
Samejima-san's been doing all
kinds of things in the shadows.
**[04:14] ISLANDER L**
He did it for us, right?
**[04:17] ISLANDER M**
But remember when Kimura-san suddenly left?
**[04:20] ISLANDER N**
Yeah, and ten years ago,
Suzuki-san had an accident.
**[04:23] ISLANDER O**
I've never mentioned this before, but when
my husband made a mistake at the factory...
**[04:28] ISLANDER P**
Y'all are acting shocked about Yui-san,
but if you ask me,
**[04:34] ISLANDER P**
there's always been something off about her.
**[04:37] ISLANDER Q**
What? Really?
**[04:38] ISLANDER D**
The president could be a bit creepy sometimes.
**[04:42] ISLANDER J**
Personally, I never liked that old woman much.
**[04:57] SPIRIT**
I see. I understand.
**[04:59] SPIRIT**
The Samejimas are the bad guys.
**[05:01] SPIRIT**
Defeating the old woman will
bring peace to this world.
**[05:15] MOGURA**
It was the royal family who
made the people that way.
**[05:19] ISLANDER K**
Do we need the local police to look into this?
**[05:22] ISLANDER B**
What about the business?
**[05:23] ISLANDER A**
Hey, Samejima matriarch!
**[05:25] ISLANDER A**
We want an explanation!
**[05:28] ISLANDER B**
An apology, too!
**[05:30] KOITARO**
Mama.
**[05:31] KOITARO**
Mama. Mama.
**[05:35] SACHI/ID**
*Damn the curse of the merfolk.*
**[05:37] SACHI/ID**
*It's destroying everything.*
**[05:39] ISLANDER A**
Hey!
**[05:40] ISLANDER B**
Say something!
**[05:43] SACHI/ID**
*Foolish islanders.*
**[05:46] SACHI/ID**
*That man's a good speaker.*
**[05:49] SACHI/ID**
*I miscalculated.*
**[05:50] SACHI/ID**
*All the islanders have sided with him.*
**[05:53] SACHI/ID**
*I did this to myself.*
**[05:55] SACHI/ID**
* Everything is a performance,*
* including this world.*
**[05:58] FATHER**
Enough!
**[06:01] FATHER**
"We didn't know anything."
**[06:03] FATHER**
"We were made to do it."
**[06:04] FATHER**
That's all true.
**[06:06] FATHER**
But we're all responsible!
**[06:09] FATHER**
If we wash up on that shore, whose fault is it?
**[06:12] FATHER**
If we wash up on this shore, whose fault is it?
**[06:14] FATHER**
Well, we're not waves! We're humans!
**[06:16] FATHER**
What are we abandoning our brains for?
**[06:19] FATHER**
In the end, the Samejimas
beat us with their smarts!
**[06:24] FATHER**
How can we act like we're the good guys?
**[06:26] FATHER**
We should be ashamed!
**[06:30] FATHER**
Samejima-san, we cannot forgive you,
**[06:34] FATHER**
but we must also apologize for
making you do everything.
**[06:38] FATHER**
And most of all, we must
apologize to the children.
**[06:42] FATHER**
Before anything else, we must say this to them—
**[06:45] FATHER**
It's all right.
**[06:46] FATHER**
Let us handle the island and the business.
**[06:50] FATHER**
You should prioritize your own futures
and consider what you'll do next.
**[07:00] MORI**
I think I'll leave the island.
**[07:03] YAEKO**
What?
**[07:04] MORI**
I lived in the countryside before moving here.
**[07:06] MORI**
I'd like to see the city.
**[07:08] MORI**
What's Tokyo like? Is rent expensive?
**[07:10] YAEKO**
Pretty expensive.
**[07:12] YAEKO**
But if you're not picky,
you can find cheap places.
**[07:15] MORI**
I don't know that I trust
what Tokyo considers cheap.
**[07:19] MOGURA**
If you don't mind questionable properties,
I can show you a few places.
**[07:22] MOGURA**
They're cheap.
**[07:23] MOGURA**
I like visiting real estate offices just
to look at layouts and tour properties.
**[07:28] MAGI**
What kind of recommendation is that?
**[07:30] MAGI**
And what kind of obnoxious hobby is that?
**[07:33] MORI**
Questionable properties?
**[07:35] MORI**
By the way, can I say something strange?
**[07:40] MORI**
When I was lying on the rock,
**[07:43] MORI**
I dreamed that the grumpy red panda game
character saved me from a giant monster.
**[07:49] MORI**
The doll Kirihara-san made for me was
carried out to sea with my wallet,
**[07:54] MORI**
but I think he really did protect me.
**[07:59] MORI**
In fact, I feel like I can still almost see...
**[08:03] MORI**
This can't be good. Did I hit my head?
**[08:06] MAGI**
Actually, that's...
**[08:08] MOGURA**
Explaining this would be even more annoying.
**[08:14] KOITARO**
Merfolk... Merfolk...
**[08:17] YUHACHI**
The poor Samejima boy.
**[08:17] KOITARO**
Merfolk... Merfolk...
**[08:20] YUHACHI**
He's been cursed by the merfolk.
**[08:23] FATHER**
Grandpa, don't say weird things like that.
**[08:25] YUHACHI**
Sacchan's had a tough time, too.
**[08:29] YUHACHI**
Sacchan.
**[08:30] FATHER**
What? Were you two friends or something?
**[08:34] YUHACHI**
We were, before the war.
**[08:37] SACHI**
In the end, you loved another woman.
**[08:41] FATHER**
Is that true, Grandpa?
**[08:44] YUHACHI**
I was pretty popular back then.
**[08:46] SACHI**
He just played with us a lot.
**[08:49] (Flashback) SACHI**
Now! Pull!
**[08:53] (Flashback) YUHACHI**
Sacchan, what are you going to do in the future?
**[08:56] (Flashback) SACHI**
I'm an only child,
**[08:58] (Flashback) SACHI**
and I don't have any brothers,
so I'm taking over the family business.
**[09:01] (Flashback) SACHI FATHER**
You can't do that.
**[09:03] (Flashback) SACHI FATHER**
In any case, we need to find you a good husband.
**[09:06] (Flashback) SACHI FATHER**
You're on the attractive side.
**[09:09] (Flashback) SACHI FATHER**
You're decent enough bait.
**[09:12] (Flashback) SACHI MOTHER**
If you're too studious,
people will think you're impudent.
**[09:15] (Flashback) SACHI MOTHER**
No one wants a true idiot,
but try to be a bit dumber than the men.
**[09:21] (Flashback) SACHI MOTHER**
That's most charming.
**[09:22] (Flashback) SACHI MOTHER**
It's the best way to live.
**[09:26] (Flashback) SACHI**
I'm sorry, Mother.
**[09:27] (Flashback) SACHI**
I'm not a charming woman.
**[09:30] (Flashback) SACHI**
But I'll do everything I can for the island.
**[09:34] (Flashback) FEMALE RELATIVE**
That's the third one.
**[09:36] (Flashback) FEMALE RELATIVE**
She loses them because she keeps working.
**[09:39] (Flashback) MALE EXECUTIVE**
Honestly. If she doesn't produce an heir,
she'll never be good for anything.
**[09:45] (Flashback) SACHI**
I'll get them back someday.
**[09:48] (Flashback) SACHI**
Someday, I will.
**[09:50] SACHI/ID**
*I failed the challenge I set for myself.*
**[09:53] SACHI/ID**
*I'm pathetic. That's all there is to say.*
**[09:57] WOMAN/NA**
The merfolk's face was that of the woman,
but there was no trace of her beauty,
**[10:03] WOMAN/NA**
as she'd become an unsightly, malevolent spirit.
**[10:05] KOITARO**
Mama. Mama.
**[10:07] KOITARO**
You look so sad, Mama.
**[10:10] KOITARO**
I'll support you, Mama.
**[10:21] SHIO**
The nakama had underwear.
**[10:23] KYOSHIRO**
Great.
**[10:24] FATHER**
Sorry we only had weird shirts, Magi-kun.
***SIGN*** Fish Cake
**[10:28] MAGI**
No, I'm sorry.
**[10:30] MOGURA**
That's a nice shirt.
**[10:32] TOSHIRO**
Thank you for all of your help.
**[10:34] MOTHER**
Not at all. Come back soon.
**[10:36] YAEKO**
What's going to happen to the island?
**[10:39] FATHER**
We'll manage, though it'll take
some time to deal with everything.
**[10:44] FATHER**
Worst case, even if the company goes out of
business, we have to figure something out.
**[10:50] FATHER**
So don't worry about us
and focus on your studies.
**[10:54] SHIO**
What? But your specialty is so tasty!
**[10:57] SHIO**
Please don't go out of business!
**[11:00] FATHER**
That's the most encouraging thing you could say.
**[11:02] FATHER**
We'll do our best.
**[11:03] YAEKO**
Mori-kun, sorry about the rush.
**[11:05] YAEKO**
We have to catch the last ferry.
Tomorrow's Monday.
**[11:09] MORI**
It's fine. Take care.
**[11:11] YAEKO**
Also, Yui-chan!
**[11:14] YAEKO**
Yui-chan, um...
**[11:19] YAEKO**
I don't know what to say. Whatever.
**[11:22] YAEKO**
Here. Take this.
**[11:23] YAEKO**
I was going to have it delivered
to you if you didn't show up.
**[11:26] YAEKO**
It's a parting gift.
**[11:28] YAEKO**
See you later.
**[11:31] YUHACHI**
Sato-san.
**[11:34] YUHACHI**
I heard your name is Mogura-san, Sato-san.
**[11:37] MOGURA**
That's a contradictory statement,
but yeah, it is.
**[11:42] YUHACHI**
Did your grandfather or great-grandfather
go to Celebes Island during the war?
**[11:47] YUHACHI**
I knew a guy.
**[11:49] YUHACHI**
He spoke a lot and was a little bit strange.
**[11:52] YUHACHI**
His face looked like yours,
and he had an unusual name.
**[11:55] YUHACHI**
I don't think I'd get it wrong.
**[11:59] YUHACHI**
Is he alive?
**[12:01] MOGURA**
He's... No, he passed away.
**[12:04] YUHACHI**
I see. Then place this offering on his altar.
**[12:08] YUHACHI**
Unlike my dad and Yaeko, I'm not a good writer,
so it's not much of a letter.
***SIGN*** Kirihara Yuhachi
**[12:14] YUHACHI**
You can read it if you like.
***SIGN*** Please enjoy this carefully baked specialty of the Kirihara Family
**[12:34] YUI**
Damn her!
**[12:36] YUI**
Women like her are the most black-hearted!
**[12:39] YUI**
Centipedes don't scare me!
**[12:41] YUI**
I grew up on the island!
**[12:43] YUI**
Don't underestimate me!
***SIGN*** Clap clap
**[12:47] MAGI**
Yae-chan, what were you doing earlier
with the pot we used to store centipedes?
**[12:57] MORI**
There's something on the underside of the lid.
***SIGN*** If you ever come to Tokyo,
let me know.
***SIGN*** I was going to give this to my cousin,
but you can have this theme park ticket.
You should check it out. It's fun.
**[13:00] YAEKO/NA**
*If you ever come to Tokyo, let me know.*
**[13:04] YAEKO/NA**
* I was going to give this to my cousin,*
* but you can have this theme park ticket.*
**[13:08] YAEKO/NA**
*You should check it out. It's fun.*
**[13:11] MORI**
Lucky.
***SIGN*** Merfolk Island
**[13:18] MOGURA**
Magi.
**[13:20] MOGURA**
Naturally, they didn't have the
internet or GPS in the Keicho era.
**[13:25] MOGURA**
Their maps weren't nearly as precise either.
**[13:28] MOGURA**
That's why I like looking at updated maps.
**[13:32] MOGURA**
I'm amazed by this era in which
you can pinpoint your exact location.
**[13:37] (Flashback) MOGURA**
Why are there so many dentists downtown?!
**[13:40] MOGURA**
Transportation options were way more limited.
**[13:42] MOGURA**
Between checkpoints and bandits,
you couldn't move around freely.
**[13:46] MOGURA**
There were no streetlamps,\nso people frequently got lost.
**[13:49] MOGURA**
That's why I'd forgotten.
**[13:51] MOGURA**
I think I've been to this island before.
**[13:54] MOGURA**
It's totally different now, so I couldn't tell.
**[13:57] MOGURA**
I traveled for a while, starting
in the Warring States era.
**[14:01] MOGURA**
Dressing like a priest was
convenient for wandering around.
**[14:05] MOGURA**
During times of war,
there are spirits everywhere,
**[14:10] MOGURA**
so I tried to collect their flames.
**[14:13] MOGURA**
But watching so many young people die makes
you forget what the point of life even is.
**[14:21] MOGURA**
Ultimately, I came out even on flames.
**[14:24] MOGURA**
I ended up saying something
about paying respects to spirits
**[14:28] MOGURA**
because I couldn't stand it anymore.
**[14:31] MOGURA**
I went by a lot of names,
but I think I used the name Koetsu,
**[14:35] MOGURA**
which means the opposite of Mogura.
**[14:38] MOGURA**
Depending on how you honor a spirit,
it can turn them into gods or even monsters.
**[14:44] MOGURA**
I always stick my nose where it doesn't belong.
***SIGN*** Koetsu the priest
**[14:49] MAGI**
Koetsu the priest?
***SIGN*** Private Second-Class Mogura-dono
***SIGN*** I can see strange things now.
You did this, didn't you?
From Kirihara Yuhachi
P.S. I lived a long life.
That was you, too, wasn't it?
Thank you.
**[15:12] HEAD PRIEST**
Kakemakumo kashikoki, izanagi no ookami,
tsukushi no himuka no tachibana no...
**[15:15] FATHER**
The bow's broken,
**[15:17] FATHER**
and this might be the last time we get to
see this bonfire at the merfolk festival.
**[15:22] YUHACHI**
Kashikomi, kashikomi.
**[15:24] YUHACHI**
If that happens, starting next year,
**[15:26] YUHACHI**
we can hold a new festival to honor
all the spirits on the island.
**[15:32] YUHACHI**
After all, the living pay their respects
so that they can move forward.
**[15:51] MOGURA**
I'm glad I came.
**[15:54] MOGURA**
Thanks, Yae-chan.
**[15:58] MOGURA**
And, you know, life does have some meaning.
***SIGN*** Panorama Island
**[16:11] SIGN**
Drawer Street
**[16:24] KYOKO**
It's pouring again today.
***SIGN*** Purchased
**[16:30] SIGN**
Yen
**[16:38] MAGI/ID**
* I brought this for him, but walking through*
* here on a gloomy rainy day scares me.*
**[16:55] MAGI/ID**
* I've never seen anyone in here,*
* but it's in good shape despite that.*
**[17:03] MAGI/ID**
* There's stuff strewn about,*
* but without human intervention,*
**[17:07] MAGI/ID**
*this place should be more run-down.*
**[17:10] MAGI/ID**
* I feel like the plants would be growing*
* more wildly without maintenance.*
***SIGN*** Chill
***SIGN*** Shiver
**[17:20] MAGI/ID**
*Thinking about it gives me chills.*
**[17:23] MAGI/ID**
*Maybe I'll just go home.*
**[17:38] MAGI**
Um, excuse me.
**[17:40] MAGI**
Is Mogura in?
**[17:44] MAGI**
I was going to give this to him.
**[17:47] UKIGUMO**
I'm not sure. He might be out.
**[17:50] UKIGUMO**
Eggs are on sale today.
**[17:52] UKIGUMO**
If you'd like, I can hold onto that for you.
**[17:54] UKIGUMO**
I'll make sure he gets it.
**[17:56] MAGI**
Thank you.
**[17:59] MAGI/ID**
*Now that I think about it,*
**[18:00] MAGI/ID**
* is it okay for me to interact with*
* this person when Mogura's not here?*
***SIGN*** Rustle rustle
***SIGN*** Rustle rustle
**[18:05] MAGI/ID**
* Maybe I shouldn't pry,*
* but I have so many questions.*
**[18:14] UKIGUMO**
Is there liquor in these?
**[18:16] MAGI**
Huh? Oh, yes.
**[18:18] UKIGUMO**
That's a shame. He won't be able to eat these.
**[18:22] UKIGUMO**
May I have them instead?
**[18:24] MAGI**
Uh, sure. Go ahead.
**[18:26] UKIGUMO**
Thank you.
**[18:28] MAGI**
Is he allergic or something?
**[18:30] MAGI**
Can he not eat sweets either?
**[18:32] MAGI**
He might've said he doesn't
drink when we first met.
**[18:36] UKIGUMO**
An allergy?
**[18:38] UKIGUMO**
Yes, perhaps you could call it that.
**[18:40] UKIGUMO**
He can have as much as is used in cooking.
**[18:43] UKIGUMO**
After all, people don't cook
with liquor for the alcohol.
**[18:47] UKIGUMO**
But he cannot consume liquor as an indulgence.
**[18:49] UKIGUMO**
He cannot have any.
**[18:59] UKIGUMO**
I'll make sure he gets this.
**[19:05] UKIGUMO**
May I pass?
**[19:07] MAGI**
Oh, excuse me.
**[19:08] UKIGUMO**
Thank you.
**[19:10] UKIGUMO**
Pardon these narrow streets.
**[19:15] MAGI/ID**
*What is with this atmosphere?*
**[19:17] MAGI/ID**
*In a word, it's truly bizarre.*
**[19:23] MAGI/ID**
*She was looking at Maggie-kun, wasn't she?*
**[19:26] MAGI**
Excuse me.
**[19:30] MAGI**
You can see him, can't you?
**[19:33] UKIGUMO**
Yes, I can.
**[19:37] MAGI**
Um... Are there other people here?
**[19:41] UKIGUMO**
Yes, there are.
**[19:43] UKIGUMO**
Anyone capable of noticing this
street is free to travel through it.
**[19:46] MAGI**
Who exactly is Mogura?
**[19:50] UKIGUMO**
He's a human.
**[19:52] MAGI**
Uh, yeah. I'm sure he is.
**[19:55] UKIGUMO**
Though he was originally a god.
**[20:04] MAGI/ID**
* Honestly, my first reaction was*
* "Yeah, I had a feeling."*
**[20:08] UKIGUMO**
He doesn't drink because he used to be a god.
***SIGN*** Offering
**[20:13] UKIGUMO**
Liquor is an offering made to the gods.
**[20:17] UKIGUMO**
Fallen gods have no right to consume it.
**[20:21] UKIGUMO**
That's how it works.
**[20:24] UKIGUMO**
His name used to be Ookamuzumi-no-yumi.
**[20:28] UKIGUMO**
He can no longer call himself that.
**[20:30] UKIGUMO**
There is nothing forbidding
you from interacting with him.
**[20:35] UKIGUMO**
That said, I wouldn't recommend it.
**[20:38] MAGI**
Who are you?
**[20:41] UKIGUMO**
His lover.
**[20:42] MAGI**
Mogura's?
**[20:43] UKIGUMO**
Just kidding.
**[20:44] MAGI**
What?
**[20:48] UKIGUMO**
I'm just his jailer.
**[20:51] UKIGUMO**
Because I am a jailer and not a
former god, I *can* consume liquor.
**[20:56] UKIGUMO**
Liquor tastes good when mixed with ramune.
**[21:01] UKIGUMO**
I do not smoke tobacco.
**[21:04] UKIGUMO**
Ramune is one of the best
human-made indulgences.
**[21:08] UKIGUMO**
Black Thunder chocolate and shrimp
chips are dangerously tasty,
**[21:12] UKIGUMO**
so one must be careful not to overindulge.
**[21:14] MAGI**
Um, sorry for asking so many questions,
but what's your name?
**[21:20] UKIGUMO**
Forgive me. My name is Ukigumo.
**[21:23] UKIGUMO**
You may also call me "candy seller."
***SIGN*** Mogura Bath
**[21:28] MAGI/ID**
* Come to think of it, "Ukigumo"*
* was written on the bath house.*
***SIGN*** Ukigumo
**[21:35] UKIGUMO**
I manage most of the bath house.
**[21:39] MAGI**
What?
**[21:40] UKIGUMO**
Only one room is "his home," which he created,
**[21:45] UKIGUMO**
although he also uses the entire second floor.
**[21:50] MAGI/ID**
* It gave me chills when she said*
* that as though she read my mind.*
**[21:53] UKIGUMO**
Oh, he's here.
**[21:56] MAGI/ID**
* However, his affability that*
* clears away those chills...*
**[22:02] MAGI/ID**
*is certainly godlike.*