Mushishi Episode 26 ~FINAL~.en Movie Subtitles

1 00:00:08,007 --> 00:00:11,011 When I was a child, 2 00:00:11,011 --> 00:00:16,506 I always wondered about the people beyond the valley mist. 3 00:00:17,351 --> 00:00:21,021 They always appeared before the May showers 4 00:00:21,021 --> 00:00:25,685 and disappeared around when the storms ended. 5 00:00:28,696 --> 00:00:30,186 Hmm?! 6 00:00:41,041 --> 00:00:46,672 "The Sound Of Footsteps On The Grass" 7 00:00:58,058 --> 00:01:01,662 Young master! 8 00:01:01,662 --> 00:01:05,928 I thought you'd be here. The master is calling for you. 9 00:01:16,677 --> 00:01:20,681 It's a beautiful shade of purple today. 10 00:01:20,681 --> 00:01:25,018 It just looks like white mist to me. 11 00:01:25,019 --> 00:01:25,352 You sure are an odd child. 12 00:01:25,352 --> 00:01:27,988 "Mushi-shi" You sure are an odd child. 13 00:01:27,988 --> 00:01:29,888 "Mushi-shi" 14 00:01:33,074 --> 00:01:38,411 Oh? It's already that time when those people come, huh? 15 00:01:38,412 --> 00:01:40,972 I guess I should get the storm shutters fixed. 16 00:01:42,750 --> 00:01:47,088 Is it all right, Father, to let them do as they please on our mountain? 17 00:01:47,088 --> 00:01:50,758 It's not a big deal. They won't do anything bad. 18 00:01:50,758 --> 00:01:52,759 I heard that they've been coming for a long time. 19 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:56,321 They chat with the mountain guards and that's about it. 20 00:01:58,099 --> 00:02:01,035 What exactly do they do? 21 00:02:01,035 --> 00:02:04,705 I don't know exactly what they do for living, 22 00:02:04,705 --> 00:02:08,709 but they don't seem to request alms. 23 00:02:08,709 --> 00:02:12,380 That's why I've never meddled in their business that much. 24 00:02:12,380 --> 00:02:18,386 They know a lot about foreign lands, and people say they're interesting folk. 25 00:02:18,386 --> 00:02:22,055 But they're still very mysterious to us, so... 26 00:02:22,056 --> 00:02:26,060 They might try to lay their hands on the waterfall basin. 27 00:02:26,060 --> 00:02:29,397 Why should we begrudge the wanderers some water? 28 00:02:29,397 --> 00:02:33,733 It's not as if they're routing the water to rice fields like the villagers. 29 00:02:33,734 --> 00:02:37,405 But I don't like outsiders coming in and out of there. 30 00:02:37,405 --> 00:02:43,077 Taku, our family's heir shouldn't be saying stingy things like that. 31 00:02:43,077 --> 00:02:49,380 Just think of them as migratory birds. Just let them do as they please. 32 00:02:58,092 --> 00:02:59,684 Hm? 33 00:03:03,697 --> 00:03:07,034 Hey, catch anything? 34 00:03:07,034 --> 00:03:09,559 The fish can see you from there. 35 00:03:13,374 --> 00:03:18,368 Don't take so many fish from here. This is my family's mountain. 36 00:03:19,713 --> 00:03:24,051 Are you... the Guardian here? 37 00:03:24,051 --> 00:03:25,719 I'm the owner's son. 38 00:03:25,719 --> 00:03:27,710 Whoa... 39 00:03:30,391 --> 00:03:35,396 Ohh... the son of the Guardian? 40 00:03:35,396 --> 00:03:37,731 "Then I'll give them back." 41 00:03:37,731 --> 00:03:41,734 Or so I'd like to say, but we want something to eat, too. 42 00:03:41,735 --> 00:03:44,499 Could you spare a fish per person? 43 00:03:46,740 --> 00:03:49,410 Well, I guess that would be okay. 44 00:03:49,410 --> 00:03:51,412 Thank you. 45 00:03:51,412 --> 00:03:55,749 I'll give the rest to the Guardian then. 46 00:03:55,749 --> 00:03:57,751 My name is Isaza of the Watari. 47 00:03:57,751 --> 00:04:01,346 I'll be staying here again for a while. Pleased to meet you. 48 00:04:02,356 --> 00:04:07,293 You sure are a strange one, though... A son of the Guardian who's bad at fishing... 49 00:04:09,363 --> 00:04:16,036 Oh my. You sure caught a lot today. How should I cook them? 50 00:04:16,036 --> 00:04:17,738 What's with him? 51 00:04:17,738 --> 00:04:21,071 It's not always true that the son of the mountain's owner is good at fishing. 52 00:04:34,054 --> 00:04:35,816 Wo-woah. 53 00:04:37,391 --> 00:04:40,588 Looking closely, they're all over. 54 00:04:42,730 --> 00:04:45,399 Hey, you liar. 55 00:04:45,399 --> 00:04:50,404 I heard from my grandpa. Your father isn't the Guardian of this mountain. 56 00:04:50,404 --> 00:04:56,744 It's not a lie! My ancestors bought this land little by little. 57 00:04:56,744 --> 00:04:58,575 Bought? 58 00:04:59,747 --> 00:05:02,349 Do you think that that makes you the Guardian of this place? 59 00:05:02,349 --> 00:05:05,686 This is not a place with which people may do as they please. 60 00:05:05,686 --> 00:05:08,354 We're not doing as we please. 61 00:05:08,355 --> 00:05:10,691 This is a special mountain, isn't it? 62 00:05:10,691 --> 00:05:14,027 The land in this area is fertile because of this mountain, 63 00:05:14,028 --> 00:05:18,032 so my family has been protecting it all this time. 64 00:05:18,032 --> 00:05:19,599 My father is the one who's preventing 65 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:23,468 everyone from damming that waterfall and routing it to the village. 66 00:05:24,705 --> 00:05:28,042 Were you told by a mushi-shi to do that? 67 00:05:28,042 --> 00:05:32,378 Hm? Yeah, I believe that was it. 68 00:05:32,379 --> 00:05:35,382 My ancestors were told to do so by someone like that. 69 00:05:35,382 --> 00:05:39,053 They said that if we didn't, the mountain would become sick. 70 00:05:39,053 --> 00:05:41,388 I see. 71 00:05:41,388 --> 00:05:45,256 So this mountain is to you too... 72 00:05:46,393 --> 00:05:49,729 Well... it's okay then. 73 00:05:49,730 --> 00:05:54,401 I was going to tell you to return the fish from yesterday. Sorry about that. 74 00:05:54,401 --> 00:05:55,736 Later then. 75 00:05:55,736 --> 00:05:57,431 Wait. 76 00:05:58,072 --> 00:06:01,342 If you gave them to me because of some misunderstanding, I'll return them. 77 00:06:01,342 --> 00:06:03,866 There's no reason for me to take charity from you. 78 00:06:08,682 --> 00:06:10,684 Anything yet? 79 00:06:10,684 --> 00:06:13,020 Just wait a little longer. 80 00:06:13,020 --> 00:06:15,688 I already have today's catch, so it's all right. 81 00:06:15,689 --> 00:06:17,714 I said wait. 82 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:24,031 Say, what's this Guardian you guys are talking about? 83 00:06:24,031 --> 00:06:28,702 It's that large catfish in this waterfall basin. 84 00:06:28,702 --> 00:06:31,705 Who decided that? 85 00:06:31,705 --> 00:06:33,873 The mountain did. 86 00:06:33,874 --> 00:06:38,212 Those who are to become Guardians are born with grass somewhere on their bodies. 87 00:06:38,212 --> 00:06:40,271 That's the marker. 88 00:06:44,051 --> 00:06:48,055 Then I've seen him before. It's that large catfish with the grass on his head. 89 00:06:48,055 --> 00:06:50,391 Wow, I'm jealous. 90 00:06:50,391 --> 00:06:57,731 Th-then have you seen the mist become colored and swell as if it were alive? 91 00:06:57,731 --> 00:07:02,002 Of course. This area is the path of the light vein. 92 00:07:02,002 --> 00:07:03,833 Huh? 93 00:07:04,672 --> 00:07:08,039 The source of life runs through this land. 94 00:07:10,344 --> 00:07:14,682 It mixes with the water, evaporates, and becomes mist. 95 00:07:14,682 --> 00:07:17,412 That's why the mist here has life. 96 00:07:19,687 --> 00:07:23,282 That's why its colour and shape change by day. 97 00:07:24,358 --> 00:07:28,294 You can tell the condition of the land by looking at the mist. 98 00:07:30,364 --> 00:07:31,729 Ah! 99 00:07:33,367 --> 00:07:35,035 Quickly, quickly! Don't panic! 100 00:07:35,035 --> 00:07:36,798 Shut up! 101 00:07:38,038 --> 00:07:40,708 I'm rather short, but... 102 00:07:40,708 --> 00:07:42,710 See you later. 103 00:07:42,710 --> 00:07:48,382 I told you a lot of things I know, so next time, tell me something on your side. 104 00:07:48,382 --> 00:07:51,385 I don't know anything special. 105 00:07:51,385 --> 00:07:54,054 Just anything ordinary is fine. 106 00:07:54,054 --> 00:07:58,491 I find the things happening in the village to be interesting. 107 00:08:10,003 --> 00:08:12,339 Why, if it isn't the young master, Taku. 108 00:08:12,339 --> 00:08:15,342 What's up? It's unlike you to come to the parlour. 109 00:08:15,342 --> 00:08:19,346 I thought that I might be able to hear something interesting. 110 00:08:19,346 --> 00:08:21,014 You came at the right time. 111 00:08:21,014 --> 00:08:24,685 I was just telling the master about my travels. 112 00:08:24,685 --> 00:08:26,653 Please, have a seat. 113 00:08:29,690 --> 00:08:31,692 Is that true? 114 00:08:31,692 --> 00:08:37,364 Who knows? My uncle's stories are always a bit exaggerated. 115 00:08:37,364 --> 00:08:44,037 Oh, and he also said he saw a strange kid in the town two mountains to the south. 116 00:08:44,037 --> 00:08:47,374 He was about ten and had white hair and green eyes. 117 00:08:47,374 --> 00:08:50,377 He was missing one of them. 118 00:08:50,377 --> 00:08:54,381 Hmm? Who could he be? A foreigner? 119 00:08:54,381 --> 00:08:57,050 He said it didn't seem like that. 120 00:08:57,050 --> 00:09:00,988 Hmm... two mountains to the south, huh? 121 00:09:00,988 --> 00:09:05,659 That's in the path we take. I may be able to meet him. 122 00:09:05,659 --> 00:09:11,665 Oh, that's right. The rainy season will end soon. When are you leaving? 123 00:09:11,665 --> 00:09:16,363 I don't know. My grandpa looks at the mist every morning and decides. 124 00:09:18,338 --> 00:09:19,673 How? 125 00:09:19,673 --> 00:09:24,011 When it's bluish, the mountain's energy is silent, so we can move swiftly. 126 00:09:24,011 --> 00:09:26,346 When it's reddish, it's the opposite. 127 00:09:26,346 --> 00:09:31,685 When it's golden, the mountain is in the best mood, so that's the best day to depart. 128 00:09:31,685 --> 00:09:36,145 I see... How carefree it sounds... 129 00:09:39,693 --> 00:09:42,029 Are you jealous? 130 00:09:42,029 --> 00:09:46,700 My future is already decided. 131 00:09:46,700 --> 00:09:51,705 I'm going to live...