The House of the Lost on the Cape (岬のマヨイガ)

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Misaki no Mayoiga

"Hansel & Gretel"

I'm not moving

You coming?

Wait, it's today?

Senda Supermarket

Ocean waves

Lapping on the shore.

Fox Dance

I ran away

It reminded me of the funeral

I'm sorry about yesterday

The visitors are kappas

They're nice people kappas

Do it with me

Why me? What did I do to deserve this?

What's the matter?

Not even once?

She hasn't forgotten

Readjusting is hard. I would know. But I'm sure she hasn't forgotten.

This area is called Kogitsunemisaki.

Just a little farther.

Say hello to our new home.

Huh?

Aren't they pretty?

The flowers are blooming in anticipation of our arrival.

I've never lived 'round these parts before.

This is gonna be fun.

Seriously?

It certainly has character.

Surprisingly modern.

This is a "bent house". Way back when, there used to be horse stables over there.

Alrighty, time to rest our weary legs.

Wolves?

It's nothin' ta worry about.

There aren't any wolves in these parts.

C'mon, take a seat.

Yui, Hiyori, this is going to be our home from now on.

Okay.

It's all right, don't force yourself to speak.

Your voice'll come back in due time.

Set your bags down and rest for a bit.

There's something I want you to help me with later.

This is my home now, huh?

We good?

What's your name?

Never mind.

Attention everyone, we just got a new shipment in from Senda Mart.

The packaging is a little beat up but the contents are fine.

Form a line, please.

What?

You knocked her down.

So what if I did?

Oh dear, are ya okay?

What happened?

Yer drippin' wet. Gonna catch a cold at this rate.

There're towels over there.

Tanaka, dry her off would ya?

Sure thing.

She's mute, ya know.

Huh?

Poor girl clammed up, probably 'cause of past trauma.

Her folks passed away in a car crash on New Year's Day.

She ain't spoken since.

Right when a relative who lives 'round 'ere took 'er in,

The earthquake struck.

Next thing I know she showed up 'ere alone.

Thanks.

Hiyori, school's startin' up soon.

Yoshii, you're needed!

Comin'!

Hey, are you a high schooler?

I haven't registered you yet, have I?

Oh, uh...

What's your name? Are you with your family?

I'm not...

Your address?

You're not from around here, right?

No thanks... I'm fine.

Wait-

She's my granddaughter.

Her name is...

Uhh... Not Akemi...

Not Sanae...

Something trendier...

Yui.

Oh right, Yui. It's Yui!

And you must be, uh...

Hiyori's also your grandkid?

Ah yes, Hiyori.

So you're Hiyori's grandma?

Of course I am. That's why I've come to get them.

What's done is done. Everything's going to be alright now.

I'm here for you.

Well, even though they're my grandkids I've never met them before.

I'm getting forgetful in my old age and their names slipped my mind.

Let's go, Yui.

You too, Hiyori.

What's your name, ma'am?

Yamana Kiwa.

Where do you live?

I'd like for the three of us to stay in Kitsunezaki.

We were just about to discuss it.

Anyhow, I'm grateful for this opportunity.

If you don't have anywhere else to go, then why not stay with me?

Sunpe sunna.

That means "It's nothing' ta worry about."

Look, the sun's come out.

I played along with her ruse, but how much can I trust her?

Yui! Hiyori!

There's something I need your help with.

H-huh!?

Help with what?

Crap!

Weed down to the well for now!

Once that's done, wipe down the floors.

Well!?

Gah!

Why's she forcing us do all these stupid chores?

Oops...

Is that what paper panes sound like when they rip?

Good job, you two!

Dinner's nearly ready.

That's lily miso soup.

Lily?

I picked the edible plants out of your weed cuttings.

Mugwort's for deep frying and wild onions are for stir-frying.

Nothing but weeds.

Fear not.

The main dish is hamburg steak.

Smells good.

Eat up.

Thanks for the food.

Yum.

Try the mugwort.

It's good.

There's custard for dessert.

Does this have weeds too?

Delicious.

That was really good.

Glad you liked it.

We never used to have meals like this back home.

Once you get settled in a bit, go take a bath.

Need more clothes?

It couldn't hurt.

I see. But you'll need other things, right?

Let's take a shopping trip down to Masuda tomorrow.

I can't let my guard down just because her cooking was delicious.

What does that remind me of?

A story about children being fattened up and eaten.

Alrighty you two, bath's ready!

Speaking of Hansel & Gretel...

The wicked witch lures two abandoned siblings into her house

So she can boil them in a cauldron and eat them.

Boil them...

How was your bath?

It was...

What's the matter?

Why did you...

You know, um, take us in...

Come over here and settle down.

Have some tea.

Dandelion root tea does a body good.

Are you familiar with this story?

Once upon a time, attazumona...

Hm?

It’s a local expression.

It means "Once upon a time, there was a..."

There lived a village woman who was careless and absentminded

But also very honest and kind.

One day, the woman ventured into the mountains to pick wild butterbur.

Her search took her deeper and deeper into the forest.

Eventually, she stumbled upon a magnificent gate she had never seen before.

“Well, I’ll be. Who could be living all the way out here?”

“I doubt they’ll mind if I take shelter from the rain,” she thought,

As she timidly crept through the gate.

“Is anyone there?” she called, but there was no answer.

The woman tiptoed further inside.

Even though it appeared deserted, the hearth was lit

And a veritable feast had been prepared.

“Who is all this food for?” she wondered,

And left without disturbing anything.

Some time later, the woman was washing laundry in a stream

When a gorgeous red bowl floated by.

She took the bowl home and began using it to measure out rice.

Whereupon no matter how much they ate

The rice scarcely seemed to vanish.

"Where is all this rice coming from?" her family asked her.

She explained that since the bowl was so pretty

She decided to measure rice with it,

And that it had reminded her of a bowl she’d seen in that mysterious estate.

That house is Mayoiga.

A house that bestows riches upon its guests.

Those who encounter Mayoiga may take anything they please from inside.

Rumor had it that Mayoiga had given her the bowl

Because she wasn’t greedy enough to have taken anything.

The woman's family prospered, and she became known as Mrs. Moneybags.

What's with the fairy tale?

The story is called "Mayoiga".