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Space. It was long in the past that we,

humanity, had flown higher than the sky

and set foot on the moon.

We've even set out to travel

outside of this solar system,

taking monumental journeys to the outer reaches of the universe.

But what about the oceans?

We haven't even seen what it looks like a mere 10,000 meters

below the water's surface.

Time, light, temperature...

A deep, unknown realm that these things can't even come close to touching.

The ocean.

The oceans, farther than the moon.

Sitting here like this,

hoping for a rare knock at the door to this world may be

what it means to go fishing.

That being said...

This isn't what I had hoped would come knocking!

Y-You must be tired.

What is this?!

What is it, what is it?

Oh, that's a giant oarfish.

Pretty rare.

Muromi-san, you know him?

I know most fish.

Huh? A giant oarfish?

That's right. King of the herrings.

Work...

Give me work.

Ryuuguujou Memorial

I told you that the Ryuuguujou went out of business, right?

Yeah, you did say it existed until recently...

He used to work at the Ryuuguujou castle,

as "king of herrings" implies,

and he's been unemployed since the castle's been gone.

The ocean's undergoing a recession too?

Give me work. I'll do anything.

Get away!

Takkun, do you know of any good job openings?

Of course I don't!

Like a student would know where to find a fish a job!

Please, anything will do!

I can't help you!

Why don't you help him, Muromi-san?

You're both fish, aren't you?

I've already tried a bunch, and it hasn't worked.

That's why I'm asking you.

I want... I want stability.

There's a boss of each section of the ocean,

so I was trying to get him to get us some work.

You won't even be able to clean a coral reef with a body like that.

So he was completely turned down.

Why are you waving around like that?

You don't really want work, do you?!

The main reason is that

I'm not sure what this guy does in his free time.

Secretive?

I guess it is a problem if you don't know what type of guy he is.

My private life is no one's business.

Kids these days!

I think it'd be advantageous if you had something you excelled in,

at least in the human world, anyway.

Talent, huh?

Oh! The oarfish do have a special ability.

Oh? What is it?

Bossun

What's going on?! What's going on?!

The blessing of rain!

This is the oarfish's special ability.

Whenever you catch one, a strange natural event occurs!

So high up!

Get back to...

This isn't working.

...the water!

Th-That was mean.

The fixed-net fishermen always scowl,

thinking they're bad luck when they catch one.

They're not very liked by humans.

That commentary wasn't needed!

The rain's letting up.

What an obnoxious ability.

Well, I guess you don't see them often,

and with an ability like that, they don't have to worry

about being overfished, I guess.

It's not like he wanted that ability.

It's more like a curse than a special ability.

Curse?

What do you mean, curse?

Ryuuguu!

Otohime's curse.

I won't let you run away!

I want you to work like horses!

She sounds awful!

That's what she's like?

Urashima-kun was her victim too, wasn't he?

Tamatebako

She sounds pretty devious.

I want to be of use to someone.

I want to be needed.

Good morning.

It's the height of summer.

How is everyone out there doing?

It's time to look at today's weather.

We had a sudden downpour yesterday in the Kantou region.

We've had a lot of those lately, haven't we?

What?

Muromi-san on the Shore

Episode 6 "Muromi-san and Ryuuguujou"

Bait & Tackle Period

Fishing isn't free.

Like everything else in the world, it costs money.

And when they sell things that make fishing easier...

Electric Reel

An electric reel, huh?

Pretty expensive.

Would you like to put it on a rod and test it out?

It feels a lot different than a normal one.

No, it's okay.

It's far out of my budget.

I'm not really going after anything that big, either.

Something manual and cheap is fi—

Otohime

O-Otohime-sama?

Gulp.

I-I get that a lot.

You actually read this "Otsuki."

It's not like there'd really be a girl from the Ryuuguujou working here.

Otohime exists, and works at a fishing goods store?

Don't be ridiculous...

Otohime's whereabouts?

The Ryuuguujou went out of business recently, right?

I'm just kind of wondering where the owner is now.

Well, it's not like she'd die because her castle's gone,

but any stocks, securities, and the like

would have been taken to pay for her debt,

so she's got no real assets left.

She's fallen from high-class.

I have no clue what she's doing or where.

I see...

No hopes or dreams left, huh?

So why did you ask about Otohime all of a sudden?

Oh, krill!

Bait & Tackle Period

Excuse me...

Welcome—

Sorry, but do you have any rods like this one?

This one's gotten pretty beaten up.

We have some for rock fishing over here.

Thanks.

I'm into levee fishing myself.

Sorry?

I caught an oarfish on one.

Oh, yeah, that loser.

H-Hey...

Hm? You're not surprised?

Huh?

I believe oarfish are pretty rare.

Well, you know? You see them a lot on the news.

It's a deep water fish, but they get fished up a lot.

So, you know...

One of my friends knows a lot about the sea.

I heard that the Ryuuguujou went out of business

and there's just a stone marker left there.

Gulp!

I heard that Urashima Taro had his life ruined, too.

Gulp! Gulp!

And that no one currently knows where

Otohime-sama is, now that she's lost everything.

Gulp! Gulp! Gulp!

She said quite a bit.

How much do you know?

About what?

Huh?

Huh?

The Ryuuguujou? Otohime-sama?

She was obviously just spouting nonsense.

Sometimes when you go fishing,

the door to another world is flung open in your face.

Maybe I'll pick up some sinkers, too.

But I knew...

One round split-shot sinker, one barrel sinker...

There are things in this world that

it's best not to get too involved in.

Muromi-san!

One week later

What are you after?!

What do you want?!

I'd like to use this to catch some Japanese whiting.

Japanese whiting

(Sillaginidae Family)

Often found near sandy waters throughout Japan.

Don't try to change the subject!

You know everything, don't you?!

You keep coming to my store, knowing about my past!

I know you're planning something!

I'm kinda stuck here.

Always thinks someone's out to get her.

The only fishing goods shop in the neighborhood is this one.

Hm? What are you talking about?

Stop trying to trick me!

I can't take this anymore!

These past few days, I've been dreaming that

you go around telling people who I really am!

She's acting like she's some sort of fugitive.

I'd feel a lot better if you just blackmailed me already! So do it!

What do you want? You want money?!

Huh? What is it?

I just want some fish hooks...

If you're gonna do something, don't drag it out, just freaking do it!

I think avoiding this any longer is going to be difficult.

Guess I have no choice.

Otohime-san...

Yes?

When does your shift end?

Pretty soon, I guess...

I see.

Then, I'd like to take you somewhere. Come with me after this.

O-Okay...

This will work.

Now I'll be free of all this.

Yes, free.

Um, where are we going?

We're almost there.

Right.

There aren't many people around here.

Huh?

N-Nothing...

W-Wait...

He's not going to violate me, is he?!

N-No! Not outside!

Otohime-san?

Otohime-san?

Wait! My heart isn't prepared for this!

This is the girl who told me about the Ryuuguujou.

You fish monster!

You're the witch of the deep!

Takkun, why are you with this wench?!

This girl's crazy! She kidnaps men and sucks out their life force!

That's not true!

You're always going around

spreading rumors that make me look bad!

You're rattling my brains!

You stupid trout! You've been fishing up too many lies!

Like the fish you are.

You're dislocating my joints!

It's been a while since I felt this.

What's with the dumpy outfit?

You've fallen pretty far.

All those nights of partying and debauchery

finally came back to haunt you?

Call it show business! It was show business!

I ended up going out of business because you guys

spread all of those baseless rumors, causing my ticket sales to drop!

Death at sea.

Take this!

My joints!

It's been a while...

What's with you?!

I guess they have a relationship like chlorine and acid.

Don't mix these.

This is serious.

This is over.

That's all for today!

I only brought you here today to clear up your

misunderstanding about me, Otohime.

So why don't you go on home?

Sure. Got it.

Takkun, why are you getting so close to Otohime?

We're not really close.

She just works at the fishing goods store I go to a lot.

Anyway, you shouldn't get too involved with her.

Nothing good will come of getting close to that witch.

She might seem nice at first glance, but she's a terrible person...

She always looks down on people and laughs at them.

Her flashy outfit was an eyesore, too.

Actually, this one time...

Hey, are you listening?

You need to listen to me. This is important.

You understand, don't you?

You need to stop hanging out with mermaids.

She's always going on about stupid things.

I mean, the reason why the Ryuuguujou

started to have problems was because

they started spreading these baseless rumors

and we got a bad name because of it.

There are things in this world that

I mean, seriously. I just can't stand them.

it's best not to get too involved in.

Hey Otohime-san, was there really an Urashima Taro?

Of course there was.

There was an Urashima Taro, Jiro, Saburo, Shiro,

Goro, Rokuro, Shichiro,

and this one guy going "Tako here!" on that one commercial.

What are you talking about?

You don't know?

Next Time "The Boy, Kappa, and Muromi-san"

How young are you?

I'm talking about Hachiro the boxer. Hachiro!

I see!