Original subtitles

Ever since the beginning of time

People have said that

the mermaid flesh is the elixir of immortality

Those who taste it

are said to be given eternal life

Mermaid's Scar

Come

Wow, it's pretty heavy

Are you okay?

You're alone?

Where are you from?

Tokyo

Did you hear that, Mana?

This kid came all the way from Tokyo

So... you're here to see your mom

We're gonna live together from now on

Is she here to pick to up?

Look, it's mommy

Mommy?

How old are you?

20

Really?

And that girl over there?

She's my sister

Sister...?

Well, who cares

We're short on people anyway

They don't look like bad people

True

Get changed then

You're free to use the room inside

Thank you

They said they're resting

What... why are you laughing?

Nothing...

Hi

I heard you're going to work at the mansion

Yes

What for?

The madam's boy

They're gonna live together from now on

Mommy

Good morning

It's you, Yukie

Good morning, sir

You're early

I just woke up

I'll go and make breakfast now

Good morning, madam

Good morning

Come here, Masato

You're not a princess, you know...

You've never poured tea before?

Sorry, she's new. She didn't know

Getting upset just like that

Hey

Madam

It's Yukie

I'm on my way to get some grocery I thought I'd stop by

and relax a bit

That kid...

Is he the young master of the house?

Yes

Am I disliked?

Nonsense

You're just nervous, that's all

Kids take to you easily

But it hasn't even been a week...

It's just a coincidence

Yuta... that boy

That time

How... did we meet?

Remember? We met in the metro...

Didn't you say you're here to see your mom?

Well... how's it been?

Really... he's already getting attached to Yukie

I hear he doesn't talk much with the madam

Yukie seems worried

There are some strange rumors about the missus

The master married her in old age

I heard that she wasn't here before the accident

The accident?

Yes... yes

It's quite a strange rumor

A month ago, the couple were on a yacht

when it collided with a speed boat and exploded

The master and the other man died instantaneously

The missus died of severe burns,

but she came back to life the next day

Came back to life

And vanished from the hospital

When she returned a week later

she has completely healed from her wounds

But she was severely burned

I've never heard of anyone healing from that in a week's time

And so the rumor spread

Masato, the meal is ready

Can you get the madam?

The scar is gone

Where have you been hiding?

I don't know... I don't know

No... madame

What's going on?

It's healed

It's not as worse as I thought

You're Yuta, right?

Thank God you're here

Where's madam?

She's calming down

What should we do? Should we call the police or...

No

I don't want them to take my mom

Please don't tell others what happened here today

Wait

I'll go talk to madam

I'll tell her not to abuse little kids

The scar is gone

Yeah... good as new, huh?

I've lived 500 years

How old are you?

How do you know about me?

I heard about the accident

Your burn healed right away and you came back to life

Me too

My external wounds heal quickly

Even if I die, I'd come back to life in half a day's time

Just as long my head doesn't get cut off

I'll go on living

You've eaten... the mermaid flesh too, right?

Yukie

Yuta, you're not gonna fight with mom, are you?

It'll be okay

Go take a look

Then I'll go prepare some drinks

Wait

Just like the Happyaku Bikuni (the 800-year-old Buddhist nun) said

Those who eat the mermaid flesh

will not age and will not die

For decades... centuries

So everyone who eats it will...

No... the mermaid flesh is a very powerful drug

In other words, it's poison

It will completely alter your body structure

Those people who can stand this sudden change

and become immortals are rare

One appears in decades... no, in a couple of centuries...

I've lived 500 years all alone

Those people who have eaten it, besides me,

either died or turned into monsters

Mon... sters

Instead of turning into immortals

You didn't know?

You will look and feel like a monster

No longer human

but beasts

If this is true

So?

Mom

You're still mad at me?

Next time we'll talk when the boy's not around

Are you gonna be okay by yourself?

Do you want to come? Even though it's only a shack

It's okay

That boy We have to do something for him

It's seven

Do you have a date?

Yes

Well... thank you for today

The mermaid's flesh is poisonous?

Not everyone become immortals?

So will I die one day?

We have to hurry

We have to fiind the mermaid flesh soon

Yuta

Yukie

I came to see you before going up to the house

I'm sorry about yesterday

It's nothing

It's nothing to worry about

Mana

Yuta, look

It's pretty, huh?

So... last night...

You're getting married

Yes

We have discussed this

That's wonderful

But...

Masato?

Yes

I'm sorry about Masato

It seems like I'm running away

You're very kind

You'll be a great wife

Thank you

Well, then... goodbye

Is that your friend?

Yes

But you don't seem happy to see him

Doesn't seem long-lived to me

Are you taking him?

I don't feel like it

But I can't just abandon him

So... you're getting married

But that's wonderful

Congratulations

Thank you

Masato

I'll go see

Masato

Are you leaving us?

Not right away

But I will

I'm sorry

Honestly, I wanted to stay longer

Yukie

That...

Try this

What is it?

Thank you

Let's go

Masato

Monster

Run

Mana

Take the kid and run

Hurry

You can't escape

What are you doing?

Wait

You wait right here

I'm going back

You're hurt

It's no big deal

Yukie

Yukie

Hey, what's going on?

Answer me... why did you turn Yukie...

It's him

He did it

He wanted to fiind someone to replace me

Masato

Where are you going?

Almost

How come you have the poison that kills monsters?

Over there

My hideout

Where's the poison?

Are your friend and my mom both dead?

What are you saying?

Give me the poison

Your... wound has healed

This is a stun gun

Did you know that?

Mana

Mana

Mana

Yuta

Yuta

He's... an obstacle

Where did he go?

I first met Masato

a long long time ago

at the time of the Pacific War

The day of the Tokyo Air Raid

My husband died in the war

And one night, my only son

was killed by a fallen beam

I had lost all will to live

And then...

Madam

This...

Taste it

He has been with me ever since then

At first I believed my son had come back to life

I was very happy

But years passed and he would not age

Neither did I

Wounds would heal instantly

Mermaid flesh

He said he ate it long ago

and then gave some to me

I slowly realized his cruelty

But even if I killed him, he would still come back

I can only run... keep on running

Then the master here saved me

That was five years ago

Hey

I don't know if it was the news about the boat accident

that brought him here

So I gave up

I knew I couldn't escape from him

But...

What is it... are you okay?

Lf... we don't get...

We have to get the mermaid flesh from him quick

It's healing too slow

Doesn't it hurt?

Eating the mermaid flesh won't necessarily stop the pain

Let me go

I can't

If I let you go you'll go back to him

Of course

No

You have to be with me

I don't want to be with you

That woman is fimished

I have to fiind a replacement

Shut up

I'm going back to Yuta

Take this off

Damn it! Take it off

Yuta

Well... I'll go kill Yuta then

I will bring back Yuta's head

If I cut off his head he'll die

You'll give up when he's gone

You... what do you want?

Mana... you're gonna have to live with me from now on

Hey... hold on...

Hey... get up

It's no use

She... her healing power has weakened

It seems that the mermaid flesh is not very effective

It's taking longer for me to come back to life

Slowly... I'll die...

And Mana

It's very difficult to survive on your own

in a kid's body

Mana is gonna live with me

She has no use for me now

I will cut off her head later

You...

Stop

The piano thread

What a shame

It looks like the decapitation won't work

It's true

I saved it

during the war

You...

You're gonna...

If I let you live

Mana will run away

just like that woman

What are you saying?

Just let you give the mermaid flesh to anyone you like?

You know what it is and you still let people eat it?

I've lived 500 years all alone

It has been 500 years... before I met Mana

The loneliness

The pain of immortality is more than I can bare

That's why I can't forgive you

How many people did you give it to?

Kill me then

How naive you are

You haven't had enough of it, huh?

You...

I don't remember how many,

because I have lived in this form for 800 years

I don't have to listen to you You're just bigger than me, that's all

800 years...

Who was the first one to offer the mermaid flesh?

Mother... try it

That's...

It's mermaid flesh...

I heard it's the elixir of immortality

It's good

Come on... have a bite, mother

Was that my mother?

I don't remember

You have been through it all

You know about the monsters...

and you still...

I was alone for the first 100 years

But those who adopted me

either died of war, famine or disease

When I got tired of death

I remembered the mermaid flesh

Since there aren't anyone like me I'll make some

I had all the time in the world

I thought if I kept looking I'll fiind one one day

I gave it to many people

That woman lasted the longest

She was a nice person too in the beginning

She gave me the name Masato

So you dumped her when she served no more purpose

Then I gave it to Yukie...

Didn't she always look out for you?

I'm sorry

I wanted to stay longer

She...

You really think that it's okay if Yukie dies or turns into a monster?

People like us

It would be a burden

if we were to keep on liking people

Release me!

Hurry

We don't have all day

Yes

I will not forgive... that boy

Don't move

Just one more shot

What endurance

Why did you run?

Were you afraid to die?

Haven't you lived for 500 years?

You still can't let go of the world?

Mana

Yuta

Yuta

You...

Stay put

Yuta

Just you try

I'll kill you if you kill him

I will hunt your head down to the end of the world if it kills me

Yuta's gone. That's the only way

Bad woman

Hey... I've decided to let you live longer

Hey... wake up... hey

Dead, huh?

I still have the mermaid flesh

If you're still alive... goodbye

Goodbye

Wait

Yuta

Mana

Yuta

Where is he?

He ran off with the mermaid flesh

Find him

I'll do that when I come back to life

Is he dead?

If the fire burned clean

The mermaid flesh too?

I don't know...

Mana

You... did you cry when I came back?

Yes

Were you afraid?

Stupid

No... it was the first time I saw you cry

It was my first time

When I think that Yuta is still alive...

When I think that I can still be with him

I was so happy I cried

People like us

If would be a burden

if we keep on liking people

Nonsense

Yuta