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00:00I'm so happy to be here.
00:06Oh, I'm so happy to be here.
00:10I'm so happy to be here.
01:41But I'm fairly certain you overheard what I'd said to Magi a while back.
01:45You saved my great-grandfather's life during the war, didn't you?
01:49And from what I can tell, the professor wrote about him in his novel, too.
01:54So he's still alive, huh?
01:55You know, he's said some weird, quirky stuff over the years that I kind of brushed off.
02:00I don't think we should go to the beach right now, sweetie. They're bound to drag us in.
02:04I chopped it up to, like, small-town superstitions.
02:07But now that we're involved with you, we can see things we couldn't before.
02:11Sure. That's how you'd said it works, right?
02:14And there are a lot of ways that people get involved with each other.
02:18I mean, you could be somebody's friend, or maybe just a random encounter.
02:22Of course, not everyone would see things.
02:24But given what happened with you two way back then, I think he actually does see them.
02:29So would you be open to meeting up with him?
02:32These days, it's like he spends more time in the past than the present.
02:37We've got a hob on lumber so we can build another camp already?
02:41I'm not built for that kind of labor, you know?
02:44Don't be silly, Great Gramps. Nobody's making you do that. Eat donuts with me!
02:49Now where did all the other new recruits run off to?
02:52The officers won't be happy about this.
02:54This might be a selfish thing to ask, but I really do want you to see him.
02:59Honestly, I want to see what happens when you reconnect, how he responds.
03:04Is that a no or what? You think it's dangerous or something?
03:07Oh yeah! Guess I should mention, my hometown's known for amazing seafood!
03:11I would love to go. I really would.
03:14But you know, I can't afford to travel!
03:17Well then I'll pay for everything!
03:19I'm not so low that I'd make a student pay for me.
03:21What about all the food you made me pay for?
03:23Huh?
03:24I'll have to whip out my ace in the hole.
03:27All Toshiro will pay!
03:29This is like how Ryo just straight up mooches off of Nakagawa and Tokyo Beat Cops!
03:34I mean, it's right up his alley.
03:36His area of expertise is analysis and history of fantasy and children's literature.
03:41If I invite him, he'll probably tag along.
03:44And that ought to work for me!
03:46I'm not sure that has anything to do with this, but go off, I guess.
03:49Oh, I never asked.
03:51But where are you from, anyway?
03:53A small island.
03:57There it is.
04:00A merfolk legend, eh?
04:02A good topic for an essay relating to children's lit.
04:05Nicely done.
04:06You know, Japan's first children's author wrote about Japanese merfolk.
04:10You mean Mime Ogawa?
04:12He's great!
04:12That story scared me so much as a kid!
04:15I read it too, back in the day.
04:17It was in a book I just happened to pick up.
04:18Oh yeah!
04:20Get in my brain, random books!
04:21I guess you do have a pretty wide variety of books in your personal library.
04:25Yeah, but for the past couple of months, it's been a self-help run.
04:29Cut four of the same one.
04:30So this legend is about merfolk who kidnap people.
04:34Sounds fascinating to me.
04:35With some investigation, I believe that we can figure out how it originated.
04:39I'm glad we're not in a horror movie, because that's how you get doomed.
04:46Wow, there is some airway out here.
04:48Some female sea cheese!
04:50This is such a weird group.
04:52I'll get like a zillion questions if I just bring a bunch of guys with me, so can you come too?
04:57There'll be tons of seafood if that sweetens the deal.
04:59Say no more!
05:00Me traveling with a college girl may look bad, and I certainly don't want to raise any eyebrows.
05:05So how about we make this a family trip?
05:08Guess it'd be fun!
05:09So, uh, you asked your parents' permission to come, right?
05:12Yeah, they were cool.
05:13Our family motto is, try everything and you'll grow strong.
05:16Think I might take on a great white shark while I'm here.
05:19Seriously?
05:20Kind of sounds like the plot of a Jason Statham movie.
05:23It's true though!
05:24Shio meets Murpho.
05:25My parents named me that because they wanted me to be a good swimmer.
05:28Well, how's that working out for you?
05:31I'm training to be a lifeguard, so you tell me!
05:33My big sister and I studied martial arts in China and practiced shooting with live ammo and glom!
05:38We're all about training!
05:39Didn't know you have an older sister!
05:41She's the one who bakes the baguettes for my morning sandwiches!
05:45Ah!
05:45Oh!
05:46That rock is like super cool!
05:48Please be careful that you don't fall in!
05:50Huh?
05:50There are some crazy powerful rip currents around here,
05:53so swimming can be really dangerous for people who aren't too familiar with the area.
05:57That's partly why the locals are kind of obsessed with Murpho and sea creatures.
06:02I was just thinking how folks who live by the ocean rarely swim.
06:05Yeah, that's right!
06:06Especially out here.
06:08It's a similar phenomenon to people born in Tokyo never setting foot in Shibuya.
06:12Is that true?
06:14Shio!
06:14Shio!
06:19Something struck me as odd before.
06:21Time to bust out the shoes I've been saving for a special occasion.
06:25This trip will be great!
06:26I'm so stoked!
06:27So you'll be traveling somewhere?
06:29Aren't you lucky?
06:30Hope you have a wonderful trip.
06:32Thanks!
06:33I'll try and pick up some interesting seashells for you!
06:36Yeah, that's something you'd give a kid.
06:39Seems kind of weird how he said it's his prison,
06:41but he can travel far away from it.
06:45Does he have to get permission to leave or something?
06:48If I think about it,
06:50Dror Street may be more like his safe space.
06:53Yeah, it's run down,
06:55but the government isn't always watching you.
06:57And what's his relationship with that lady anyway?
07:00They seem sort of close.
07:01She even gives him candy.
07:02If it were me,
07:03I probably wouldn't ever want to leave.
07:05But...
07:06I suppose that kind of attitude is the real prison.
07:10I'd definitely lose my mind.
07:13Not 100% sure that he hasn't.
07:16He's extremely interested in people,
07:18and eventually they end up asking for something from him.
07:21He's got a weird sense of ethics.
07:23Incredibly opportunistic,
07:25but at the same time he'll do whatever he can to help someone,
07:28despite the fact that he's barely got anything to his name.
07:30Like a superhuman contradiction.
07:33I've got to wonder,
07:34is our meddling helping
07:36or hurting him?
07:38Hey, Magi, we're here!
07:41Yay!
07:48So are you going to get a hold of your family
07:50and let them know that you made it here safely?
07:52Huh?
07:52That's funny!
07:53You really are a city kid, aren't you?
07:56The news went out the moment we disembarked.
07:59Kirihara's daughter is bringing outsiders to the island.
08:02One boy around her age.
08:03Two kids who look like high schoolers.
08:05And three people somewhere in their 30s.
08:07Not enough criminal records.
08:09So by this point,
08:09the whole island probably already knows everything.
08:12They're spies!
08:13Oh yeah,
08:14if you need to buy something besides the co-op,
08:17we've got Nakama.
08:18Just leave whatever money if there's nobody there.
08:20I can let them know.
08:21What's a Nakama?
08:23What'd be the best way to describe them?
08:25They're kind of like middlemen, I guess?
08:27Or vendors.
08:29So they're shops where every local's treated like a regular here?
08:32This is what you'd call a high-trust society.
08:35People on the island are honest.
08:37Before I moved to Tokyo,
08:38everybody helped me get into the habit of locking things up.
08:41Oh, that's fascinating.
08:43As for what else you guys need to know?
08:46Remember to never eat Natu in the presence of the matriarch of the main land-owning family.
08:51Why not?
08:51In fact, don't even talk about bees.
08:54What kind of crazy rule is that?
08:55So you're not going to explain it any further, huh?
08:59That information is given out on a need-to-know basis.
09:02And if you ever move here,
09:04then you'll be told on the third day of the third year of your residency.
09:07I see.
09:08You're just having a little fun by screwing with us city folk.
09:11So anyway...
09:13I've got a few spirits staring at me.
09:15Think they maybe used to live here or what?
09:18Yeah, that makes sense to me.
09:20We don't get very many outsiders coming to visit the island.
09:23Well, if it isn't little Yaiko...
09:26Granny Hanada, it's so good to see you!
09:28Looking finer than a frog hair split eight ways.
09:31Oh, shucks, that's awfully sweet of you to say.
09:34And unless my eyes deceive me,
09:35it looks like you brought a gaggle of handsome fellers along with you,
09:38really making me wish I was young again.
09:41Yeah, I'm definitely feeling like a city boy.
09:45Well, if y'all are going to be heading over to your family's place,
09:48feel free to grab any of these motorbikes that we got around here.
09:51Just bring him back when you leave, please, and thank you very much.
09:54I really appreciate it.
09:56They sure have their own way of doing things.
09:59It's a two-hour walk, so I think we should take her up on it.
10:02Who's all got a license and doesn't mind carrying a passenger?
10:05I would have been happy to make another trip if you just waited down at the harbor!
10:29No way! I wasn't going to wait all by myself!
10:33You know, I really thought you were just pulling my leg
10:35when you told me how fast you can go on a bicycle!
10:40Looks like that's where they're having the festival.
10:42We're getting pretty high up.
10:43Seems Yaya's family lives right in the center of the island.
10:46Hey, look! It's Mom, Dad, Grandma, and Grandpa!
10:53The whole family's waiting on us!
10:55Great Gramps, I'm here!
10:59Good to have you back, Yaiko.
11:01And welcome, everybody!
11:07Wait a sec.
11:09Ah, you must be the new town hall guy, Sato.
11:12I'm who?
11:13I mean, it makes sense that he wouldn't think it would be you, Mogura.
11:18I bet it's because of my haircut.
11:20Something as small as that can change your whole vibe.
11:23But you came all this way and he didn't even recognize you.
11:26That doesn't bother me one bit.
11:28Nothing like meeting old acquaintances again for the first time.
11:31Thanks, Yaya. I appreciate it.
11:35Great Gramps does seem especially lively today, though.
11:38I think it's because we have so many guests.
11:40Probably. And we're all looking forward to the festival.
11:45This place is huge.
11:47Does your family own the entire property?
11:50It may be big, but it's not actually worth anything.
11:56Thank you so much for looking after our sweet Yaiko.
12:01They're all shoddies.
12:03You should meet my little sis.
12:04She's still in grade school.
12:06Go on, say hello.
12:07Oh, hello. I'm Yoshino.
12:12And my little bro, middle schooler.
12:14I'm Miyama. Hello.
12:16It's an entire family of innocents.
12:19There's not a lot to do here, but we sure hope you enjoy the seafood.
12:23Hey, big sis!
12:24Bring any gifts?
12:25Good grief. Now my friends think you're greedy.
12:28Obviously.
12:28Wow, they only make these in Tokyo.
12:33I'm so excited.
12:34You greedy little thing.
12:36Dang.
12:37Wish my brother was like that.
12:39Well, I think we'll have to put a pin in this.
12:41We've got to go lend a hand with the festivities.
12:44Y'all have fun exploring.
12:46Yaiko, why don't you take your great grandpa along?
12:49Sure.
12:49It's a pretty massive shindig.
12:56Everyone goes to the festival.
12:57It's actually tomorrow.
12:59That's the merfolk statue, which is kind of the main attraction.
13:03Ah, of course it's that kind of merfolk.
13:06Feel free to snap some pics.
13:08Awesome.
13:09Some choice photos will really beef up my report.
13:12No kidding.
13:13Padding a report with pictures is right up there with choosing a larger font.
13:16The highlight of the whole festival is shooting that thing with arrows.
13:20Then it goes up in flames.
13:21That's fairly common for warding off misfortune.
13:24It's also done at suina rituals.
13:27Watch!
13:28There are all kinds of choreographed movements that are performed during the ritual.
13:31I know it's a lot, but please try to follow along.
13:34The heck?
13:34This sounds more entertaining than the main event.
13:37It's much preferred for as many people as possible to join in on it.
13:41That's why guests are always welcome here.
13:42Why don't you ever explain the reasons for this island's bogus rules?
13:46My report is so getting docked for that.
13:49Oh-ho!
13:49It's a shooting ring!
13:50You want to try it, Great Gramps?
13:52Hey, let's give it a whirl, too.
13:54You said you liked FPS games, so show us what you're made of.
13:58Ugh.
13:59Professor!
14:00Do you want to play a game with us?
14:02Or is something the matter?
14:03Mickey Bukuro is having a good time, and refuses to leave.
14:10Ah, that fish drying thing.
14:12She can taste anything I eat, so she's demanding that I consume at least a small morsel.
14:17Ah, I never would have guessed that.
14:19She also wants me to acquire one of these devices for back home.
14:25Great Gramps is super OP!
14:27Yay, Gramps!
14:28You've got a knack for this, too.
14:30Nah, you're definitely way better than I am.
14:33I remember him being a great shot even back when I knew him.
14:36He used to have a license and go hunting a lot, so that sounds about right.
14:41How's about you give it a try, Sato?
14:44I am not Sato.
14:46Oh, man.
14:47I couldn't suck more.
14:48I've always been awful with guns.
14:50You couldn't hit the broad side of a building, could you, Sato?
14:53I told you I'm not Sato!
14:55You completely blew it and embarrassed yourself in front of the kids.
14:58Ha ha ha ha ha!
15:04That was so cool, Bogara!
15:08Go ahead and pick whatever prize your heart desires, ladies!
15:11Yay!
15:13Listen, Sato.
15:15It's a bit immature to behave that way towards your elders, you know.
15:18Halt for it!
15:19I'm just so happy my great-grandpa's having a good time!
15:23To be honest, he's always been vain and competitive.
15:26Those are cute traits for a great-grandpa.
15:28It's a little confusing that Mogara can be so amazing with a bow, but terrible with a gun, because they seem like pretty much the same idea to me.
15:35Well, it all depends on where your strength lies.
15:38Their mechanisms are very different, so is the way you go about aiming, for that matter.
15:43Huh.
15:43I wonder if there's anyone who's a master of both.
15:46That would be dope.
15:47Yeah, it takes lots of practice, huh?
15:49Pretty much.
15:50Though it depends on the person.
15:52I wonder if that means he was already handy with a bow before he ever even touched a gun.
15:57Hey, Yaiko!
15:58You can totally see the ocean from here!
16:01Here's the rock we saw when we were sailing in!
16:04It's known as Merfolk Rock, and it's...
16:07It looks like something's coming out of the sea...
16:11There she blows.
16:22There's her island's Merfolk.
16:24Accidents, self-deletion, capsized ships, tsunamis...
16:28A lot can happen in the ocean.
16:30So, it's a collection of regrets lost at sea.
16:33Well, it's not uncommon.
16:35That one's huge.
16:37I'm guessing it couldn't resist the festival.
16:40It's just like that weird stalker ghost.
16:42A lot of spirits are desperate for attention.
16:44Merfolk sure are pesky, aren't they?
16:52That means the festival really is about pacifying the Merfolk.
16:56Remember how I pointed out the crazy powerful rip currents on the boat right here?
17:00See, the thing about Merfolk Rock, it's also called the Rival Rock.
17:04When someone dies at sea, it's fairly common for their body to wash up over there.
17:09And all those with the same tragic fate are gathered by the rock.
17:12It's like it stripped their sense of individuality.
17:15Thinking back, Maggie kept doing a threat display most of the way here.
17:19Most peeps can't see that freaky monster, can they?
17:22That's gonna make writing my report tricky.
17:25It's a challenge and an art form to describe something you've seen as though you never saw it.
17:30I should know.
17:31In any case, it's rare for these to take on the shape of Merfolk.
17:36It's possible that it's akin to Ikebukuro and Nabishima.
17:39I can't believe Merfolk really exist.
17:41You don't think it might need our help, do you?
17:44One thing's clear.
17:46That creature is drowning in sadness.
17:48Through worship, we must strive to maintain the distance between this world and the afterlife.
17:53I know you want to help, but nothing can be done to quell the sadness of the Merfolk.
17:58All we can do is make sure we don't get dragged into the depths ourselves.
18:02You gotta draw a line somewhere.
18:05He's always talked like that.
18:07Maybe he really can see it.
18:08You know, I'm still in disbelief that you fully recovered, Kiriata.
18:15Youth really is something else, huh?
18:17Guess so.
18:17I thought I was gone for sure.
18:19You're able to see them too?
18:26Huh?
18:27I know we're both in pretty rough shape, and things are looking grim, but just stay strong.
18:32Because whether or not it's an illusion, all we can do is make sure we don't get ourselves dragged into it.
18:37I mean it.
18:38It's like how you gave food to a dying man like me.
18:41It's kind.
18:42Noble.
18:42But I think you need to draw a line before it's too late.
18:48What the?
18:51Hey.
18:51Yae?
18:52Something wrong?
18:56Mori?
18:56Wait up!
19:00Is that really you, Mori?
19:02Also, is that what I think it is?
19:06It's Yaeco!
19:07Oh, but you probably don't remember me, do ya?
19:12Huh?
19:14Huh?
19:15Friend of yours?
19:17He was, but that was so weird.
19:23It's the Festival Eve event!
19:25Sweet!
19:26Let's go check it out!
19:29Hey, Magi.
19:30Don't stare for too long.
19:32Like I told you, some spirits are just desperate for attention.
19:35You do not want to wind up possessed.
19:37Right.
19:38I'm sorry.
19:39I bet that's the real story behind legends about Murphug bewitching and kidnapping people.
19:44Just ignore them.
19:45A quick word to our island's visitors.
19:47Thank you so much for joining us here today.
19:50On behalf of our fellow islanders, the Samajima family would like to-
19:54Huh?
19:54You see that lady?
19:56Her family owns most of the land around here.
19:58I hope none of you have eaten any beans.
20:00Please stop mentioning that terrifyingly random rule!
20:04Are you telling us that Broad is the queen of the island?
20:07Something like that.
20:08But to be a tad more precise, she's the king's mother.
20:11Most of the people who live here work for a local seafood processing company, and that
20:15includes my parents.
20:17That lady is the mother of the guy who runs that company.
20:20Back in the day, her ancestors were the original village heads.
20:24That's him over there.
20:25Her pride and joy.
20:27But yeah, if there's a hierarchy here, she's at the top.
20:29She's that important, huh?
20:32You're not in Tokyo anymore, city boy.
20:34So watch what you say, or they're going to come for you in the dead of the night.
20:37Who's they?
20:38They're them.
20:39Not helpful.
20:40Now I'm asking everyone here to join in with us.
20:42The gist is that their family is responsible for making sure the island is prosperous,
20:47so they basically know everything that goes on.
20:49Thank you all for coming out tonight.
20:55Being powerful has its benefits, eh?
20:57Go on, dig in.
21:07Everyone gets ten minutes each to wash up.
21:09I bet your school trips aren't even this strict!
21:12Now the guys can sleep on the first floor, and us girls will camp out on the second.
21:16Sorry, Kyo.
21:17There's just not enough space to give your family a private room.
21:20Nah, it's fine.
21:21Think nothing of it.
21:22It'll be hard to bear sleeping separately from you, Toshiro.
21:26Oh, right.
21:27I have a quick question, and I truly hope you can forgive me if I'm overstepping with this,
21:31but your friend Mori from the event earlier...
21:34I'm curious.
21:35Is he okay?
21:37Huh?
21:37I mean, if he is, forget I said anything.
21:40It's just...
21:41He seemed a bit distraught or something.
21:44Tell us what you saw.
21:45It's still uncertain.
21:47Gimme one second.
21:52Here.
21:52I really hope what I'm about to show you doesn't negatively affect your opinion of him.
21:57And it's important to remember that appearances aren't everything, but...
22:01This is him.
22:02That's what he looked like in high school.
22:04Let's go.
22:34This is him.
22:36It's not a drive.
22:36It's just a wave.
22:37There's a ball.
22:38And so, are you ready to be?
22:39Let's go.
22:41It's not ALEX.
22:42Oh, oh.
22:43Oh, oh.
22:45Oh, oh.
22:46Oh, oh.
22:47Oh, oh.
22:49Oh, oh.
22:50Oh, oh.
22:51The only thing I can do is I have to go to the beginning of the day
22:57No matter what I want, I don't want to stop
23:01I don't want to stop
23:03I don't want to stop
23:06I don't want to stop
23:09We're not going to stop
23:12I don't want to stop
23:14I won't want to stop
23:17Ah, t'sumane, Daburabakari no tai keon
23:24Yori shiro ni sa, yaru se ne,
23:28I'nori bakari tobi kau kono machi no saka
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