Original subtitles

Takkun, you curious?

Yeah.

I'm curious to know why you're dressed that way.

You can take a small peek if you want.

Here.

It's all scales underneath.

The situation is what's important here!

What situation?

Come on, just look!

They really have no future together...

But it's just scales!

Yeah...

Just look!

I don't want to look at scales!

Muromi-san on the Shore

Episode 7 "The Boy, Kappa, and Muromi-san"

I haven't gone river fishing in a while.

It's nice to relax and

let your lure just float there every now and then.

Oh, there's one.

Oh, no!

Got a bad feeling...

Got a bad feeling about this.

Takkun, you perv!

Give that back?

I knew it'd be you!

What are you even doing?

I'm just coming back from meeting a friend I know

who lives upstream.

You know you have to watch out for UV rays this time of year.

It's a hat?

It look good?

And that beak?

It's a mask.

And that shell?

I need it to carry stuff in.

I mean, I couldn't go there empty-handed, ya know?

It's a bag?!

Care for a snack?

I got a bunch of Japanese yams in return.

In return...

In return...

I've just seen the kappa's true identity!

Just maybe all of Japan's legends, weird creatures, and monsters

have been the same person all along!

And it wasn't a person.

It was this mermaid!

Hey...

Takkun.

You're river fishing today?

What's so good about fish that can only live in fresh water?

You know I can live in both fresh and salt water?

Hurry home and rest.

And keep warm.

You're right.

Then Takkun...

What are you doing?!

You warm me up!

Hey! Get away!

You're cold and all wet!

And you're all scaly!

Muromi.

It's a ka-ka-ka...

Save me!

He's going to remove the ball from my butt!

Kawabata-kun, what are you doing all the way downriver?

Kawabata-kun?

Kawabata-kun

Kappa?

Kappa

You know him?

You know him?

I've got some pills for you.

Take them and you should be feeling better overnight.

You came all this way just to bring those to me?

Thanks for that.

I really appreciate the trouble.

And what are you looking at?

I'll kick your ass.

I knew this would happen!

He's going to remove the ball from my butt!

Now, now. You're done bringing me the medicine.

Thanks. I'll return the favor sometime.

On your way, now.

Here.

Shuwatch!

Don't mind him.

He doesn't like humans much.

Much?! I thought he was gonna kill me!

Well, a long time ago,

Kawabata-kun's older brother was attacked by humans.

Attacked by humans?

Kill it!

So that's what happened.

Yeah, so he's been hard on humans since then.

I can see why he'd pick fights with humans.

So, what happened to his brother?

Oh, he's in Osaka now.

So he's fine!

Nah, heard of the Zuiryuji temple?

Z-Zuiryuji?! Y-You mean...

Yup!

That kappa mummy is Kawabata-kun's brother?!

Brother

They seem to be taking pretty good care of it,

so Kawabata-kun's not really sure what to do.

Well, they are treating it like a religious artifact.

By the way, it's not currently on display.

Hey, Muromi-san, do you have a lot of strange friends like that?

Hm? Yeah, I do.

The tsuchinoko being one.

Tsuchinoko?!

Bitter!

Muromi-san!

Somewhere in Kyushu

Just so you know, I didn't come to this river to spawn!

Hey!

I'm here!

Hey, Muromi-san!

It's been a while.

Houman-san

There we go.

It's been a while, Houman-san.

Thanks for calling me out here again this year.

Not at all. We couldn't start without you.

I can't handle it all by myself during this time of year.

I mean, just look at all of these poisonous mushrooms!

Wow, look at that!

It's pretty bad this year.

Kawabata-kun's here too.

Oh, Kawabata-kun! Hey there!

Oh, it's you, Muromi.

You here to pick mushrooms too?

Thanks for those yams the other day.

No problem.

That kid you picked a fight with is still scared.

The poor boy.

Oh, yams?

That sounds good.

It'd be nice if these were matsutake mushrooms,

but they're all poisonous.

Muromi, how's the sea?

Anything going on down there?

Going on?

The sea's always changing.

The water level changes due to the moon's pull,

the currents change with the concentration of salt,

animals born in the sea are going up to land,

and there's the water cycle,

the cycle, cycle...

Cycle, cycle, cycle...

Stop it!

I'm stupid for even asking.

All right!

If you don't have any more questions,

we're going to pull all these up until the sun sets!

Scream!

There we go!

Scream!

Ahh!

There!

All of you, shut up!

Ah!

Oh, no!

Don't!

Don't...

Did we have these last year?

No, these are obviously foreign.

Foreign?

They've got vegetation like this in the West,

but I didn't know they had ones shaped like mushrooms.

So what are we going to do with all of these?

Well, eat them, of course!

Hahaha!

Poison. Totally poison!

How about this one?

Ecstasy!

The world's spinning.

The whole earth's spinning.

This is great!

My tongue's going numb. These are excellent.

Poison isn't poisonous to us unknown creatures,

Poison isn't poisonous to us unknown creatures,

but make sure you don't try this at home!

but make sure you don't try this at home!

Hii-chan here!

Muromi-san...

A few days later

He's here!

Wait a second.

Is Muromi here yet?

I'm not really here waiting for Muromi-san,

so I don't know if she'll be here today!

So you don't know, huh?

This sucks. I don't know how to handle this guy.

He's not even human, and he's scary.

Here.

What is it?

Eat up.

Cucumber.

Cucumber...

You don't want it?

I'm goo—

I'll take it!

So Kappa really do eat cucumbers then.

This isn't ripe!

Oh, i-it's just a little stronger than the ones I'm used to eating!

Huh? You can tell?

What?

That's because...

All the ones you're used to seeing at the market

are grown in soil with reduced fertility.

This cucumber was grown in fertile soil in the same conditions

that wild ones would grow in, unlike the farmed kind.

They taste a little different than normal cucumbers.

Oh, man. He's really into this.

It's because they try to mass produce them, you know?

That's how it is.

Silence.

Umm...

Silence.

How long have you known Muromi-san?

A long time.

Conversation over.

It's like we can't have a real conversation.

It's like we can't have a real conversation.

Muromi-san's still not here...

Do you know if she is going to come today, Kawabata-san?

I've told her.

I texted her.

You have one?!

Got a problem with that?

Not at all. They're useful, aren't they?

Silence.

Hey, Muromi-san. Save me already.

Where are you, anyway?

Huh?

Just come out if you're here!

Don't cry, don't cry.

I was just wondering what guys talk about.

There, there.

I'm not crying.

Muromi!

It's not good to eavesdrop.

Here.

It's some of my harvest.

Shuwatch!

Thanks, Kawabata-kun!

He sure left really fast!

Well, he's a pretty simple-spoken guy.

Look at this.

Thick, bumpy, and full of goodness.

Looks tasty!

This isn't ripe.

You know that Kawabata-kun doesn't like humans,

but he likes you, Takkun.

I mean, he gave you one of his crop.

For a kappa, you'd have to be pretty close for that to happen.

Confused.

I don't understand him at all.

I guess he's a good guy, after all.

Kawabata-kun, thank you for those fresh cucumbers.

I ate a ton of them whole, so I got round like a tsuchinoko.

That was your cue for a retort.

You sure are laid back.

Who was America's thirteenth president?

Next Time "Muromi-san and the Nice(?) Type"

Millard Fillmore.

Impressive!