Mushi-Shi (蟲師)

English Subtitle for Mushishi v1 E 06 "06. Those Who Inhale the Dew (720p) DualAudio .mp4"

Today, as everyday, the sun rises and sets...

Morning blossoms fall flower by flower...

Today, as everyday, the sun sets and rises...

Flowers bloom throughout the area...

But they are not yesterday's flowers...

Hey, aren't we there yet?

We're almost there.

Uhm, since the doctor introduced you,

you must be one, too, right?

No, I'm a mushi-shi...

Don't look so worried...

From what I heard, this is definitely my area of expertise.

I'm sorry. It's the first time I've heard that term, so...

Oh, I see it now!

Did you know, Akoya?

Across the sea, there's a big, beautiful land...

where everyone lives happily.

Let's go there someday...

I'll take you there.

So, don't look so sad...

Okay...

Attagirl.

Say, why aren't you getting the boat closer to the island?

The tide will change soon...

This area has complicated currents...

The currents are fast and powerful as well.

We can enter the island only on the day of the spring tide...

for only a short time.

I see... it doesn't look easy to get in...

Watch your head.

Are you a fisherman or something?

There are no fishermen on this island...

because boats can set sail safely only one day each month.

Nothing but rocks...

Yes, there is very little soil, so people on this island are poor.

They're all getting by somehow...

having the "living god" as their emotional support...

"Living god"?

Somebody's there! Hide!

I'm sorry... you can't eat this.

We have to give this to the "living god"

so that she'll heal your illness.

Now, get up on my back. You'll feel much better soon for sure.

Hey, why do we have to hide?

The one I want you to take a look at is that "living god".

Huh?

She used to be an ordinary human!

Please help her!

Everyone is just being duped.

That's her...

Next to her, is her father, the present head of the household...

Everyday, a "miracle" happens to her.

Today is the day that her believers can pay their respects.

Her breathing has completely stopped as well.

Did you see it?

What?

So you can't see it...

Now, breathe in the fragrance deeply.

It will take away your inner pain and illnesses...

It's the divine powers of the immortal "living god".

Later, she returns to the way she was.

At dawn, she awakens as though nothing had happened.

It was exactly as you said...

But I admit, I was still surprised.

That cures people's illnesses?

It's all a sham!

My mom died without being healed...

even though we offered nearly our entire harvest to the "living god".

That "living god" worship was started by the headman and his family on this island.

It's said the headman's family read the tides

and were first to land on the island.

Since then, generation after generation of "living god" has appeared in their family.

People heard about it, and gradually began coming here, yearning for a miracle.

When one "living god" dies, another appears...

before even half a year has passed.

As time went on, some people said

the "living god's" fragrance cured even their terminal illnesses.

I was very reluctant to believe it...

But...

Akoya!

Playing with an outsider again?

Come. I have important business with you.

It was about a month after the previous "living god" had died.

I remember it was on the day of the spring tide, like yesterday.

And, since that day...

she became that inhuman thing...

that can't communicate, or even remember what happened the previous day.

I learned what it was all about shortly thereafter.

Oh... so someone recovered from their illness again?

How simple those people are that they can be cured just by the power of suggestion.

Akoya wasn't a bright child,

but she must be happy to be able to do her part for the family.

I couldn't forgive them... So I left to find someone who could help Akoya.

I left the island, saying I would never return.

If he found out I was back, the headman would be suspicious of me.

To be honest, you're in danger, as well, Ginko-san.

What have I gotten myself into...

Please!

I don't want to give in without doing something!

Well, count me in.

So, let me have a look at her soon.

Her pulse is abnormally fast...

Her body temperature, too, is far above normal.

It's almost time...

Hold the light close.

Excuse me for a moment...

There it is... A mushi...

Huh?

Ah!

An offspring was born and its parent died.

What did you see?

The cause is a parasite in the nasal cavity.

But I don't know if removing it will bring her back to normal...

Is this girl the only one affected?

There are several others.

They're kept in isolation on that promontory.

All of them are like Akoya.

Since the old days, people like them turned up once in great while.

Each of the past headmen praised them and gave them homes here...

as devout believers who were able to be close the "living god".

The families they left behind gave them their blessings,

believing their bloodline produced someone free from all suffering.

After all that, we found nothing new.

Say, didn't she become affected on the day of the spring tide?

Yes.

Can you think of any place accessible only during the spring tide?

The cave at the very tip of the promontory...

Over there.

Are you looking for something?

There!

Look... This guy has been attacked by parasites, too...

There should be more.

See if you can find some more around this area.

I found two more.

Good. Leave them here.

Nagi!

I found... a cure.