Still has
a fever
Nike, you okay with that?
Huh?
When did you get here?
That's some impressive cutting!
Today's the Sun King's welcome feast, and all...
So we can never have too much firewood...
We don't need that many potatoes.
It's so strange.
Ever since last night...
C-Calm down!
You've done it with him a lot, haven't you?
Be calm, just be calm.
If my heart keeps pounding like this,
I won't be able to hold out much longer.
Livi, I'm coming in.
Self-Restraint
Hey! Don't open the door so suddenly!
Y-You're the one at fault!
Here... i-in the middle of the afternoon... put on some pants!
But I'm used to seeing Livi naked, aren't I?
I went for a walk, but I got soaked, so I came back.
Capes and parasols really are useless against this rain.
Y-You want to take a walk together, then?
I can bring a proper rain umbrella.
R-Right.
kokoro no oku de taita tomoshibi
心の奥で 焚いた灯火
With the light burning deep within my heart,
tayasazu massugu hashiru yo
絶やさず まっすぐ走るよ
I run straight ahead to not let it go out.
hiroi sekai de yatto mitsuketa kimi to iu kiseki kawari wa inai
広い世界で やっと見つけた キミという奇跡 代わりはいない
In this huge world, I finally found it. The irreplaceable miracle called "you".
nagai nagai yoru ga owari wo tsugete
長い長い夜が終わりを告げて
The long, long night came to an end,
hikari terasu asa ga hajimaru youni
光照らす朝が始まるように
as if a morning basked in light was starting.
tonari de warau
となりで笑う
I'll smile next to you.
kimi wo tohshite
キミを通して
The things I feel through you...
ima kanjiteru utsukushii mono tachi ga
いま感じてる 美しいものたちが
All these beautiful things I'm feeling right now,
sekai wo irodoruyo
世界を彩るよ
they colour the world.
sagasou bokura no shinjitsu
探そう ぼくらの真実
Let's look for our truth.
A Righteous Country
I see.
It's repelling the rain.
Yeah, it's coated in a substance made from the...
...fermented pulp of compressed fruits.
It makes it much heavier, though.
Want to carry it?
If I carried it, you'd probably get soaked.
I-I guess.
I-I can't keep the dialogue going.
I don't really mind.
I won't be this way forever.
I'm sorry about... that.
"That"?
About threatening to burn your country to the ground.
Oh, that's right, you did.
I'm glad this is a rainy country.
You're so close to me.
We were together in the Sun Kingdom, too, weren't we?
I can't express it well...
When we're under clear skies, you're so free.
Sometimes I think you might just fly away.
It's such a bright, blinding scene, and yet...
It's strangely heartbreaking.
Here, we're closed in by the rain.
Like there's no one but us in the world.
Nike.
Kitora!
It's been so long.
I see, so you're back, too?
This is my cousin, Kitora.
He's been travelling the country with Grandma until recently.
O, great Sun King.
It is our deepest honour to have you in our presence.
You're as earnest as ever, I see.
This is normal.
You and our sisters are just too frank, Nike.
By the way, what are you doing in a place like this?
The Duke wanted to take a walk,
so I came with him.
It's fine. It's fine.
The Sun King and Nike have both forgotten about me.
W-Well, Father! I-I was just thinking I should introduce myself!
F-Father! It's been so long!
Well, I hope you'll excuse me.
I am the reigning Duke, Tetere. A pleasure.
N-Not at all! Please forgive my rudeness.
No, don't worry.
Honestly, I just carry the title of the duke,
and I'm just the son-in-law.
It's actually Nike's grandmother who really controls things.
Hey, hey...
Grandmother is like the spiritual fulcrum for the people of our principality.
She first took the throne when she was not much older than you.
At the time, there was a drought around the world,
and our country was at the centre of it...
We had always been a small country,
and many people were thinking that this was our chance to expand...
...into the world, but she knew better.
By closing our borders and forbidding even the slightest contact...
...with the outside world, she protected our secret talent.
She prevented our "power" from getting mixed up in ugly wars.
Grandmother makes no mistakes in her actions.
That's right, she's always righteous!
And I... in her absence, acted selfishly,
and got her very angry with me.
What? You sent Nike to get married?
This is what happens when you let me make decisions!
Nike, Kitora! If you're here, you should help out!
Coming!
All right. See you later at the feast tonight, Livi.
Right...
Kitora there lost his parents when he was a child,
so he and Nike were raised by Grandmother.
They're like brother and sister.
Pardon me for asking, but where is Nike's mother?
My wife has always been sickly.
Even now she's on her sickbed.
In addition, Nike and Kitora were the black sheep of the royal family.
The two of them couldn't call the rain at all.
Sometimes, I thought it might stay that way all their lives.
But Nike was different, thanks to Grandmother's teachings...
She endured the overwhelmingly severe training...
...and became the best singer in the principality.
Seeing that she wasn't crushed despite bearing the same handicap,
Kitora admired her from the bottom of his heart.
You could even call it "adoration".
Ladies and gentlemen, sorry to keep you waiting!
With all of our hearts, let's make a rain of welcome fall for the Sun King!
Third sister Kara, with Hot Five will sing...
..."It's Raining in the Principality Today".
Hey!
Who left the planning of the feast to her?
What? What is that shining thing?
She wants to make us sing, too!
What's that in her hand?
Mila Lemercier "I'm singing energetically!" Downpour Surprise Nia Lemercier "A dignified ballad."
No! No way! I'm not doing it!
Are you just going to let it continue?!
Don't sweat the details! By the way, where's the kid?
We brought so many cute things for him!
Good grief...
I can't slip away with Nike if I get involved in that.
Where did she disappear to?
Nike...
Nike.
Eat this.
Your voice is hoarse from too much practise.
So many... Thank you, but I don't need it.
It's okay.
I know you'll be able to call the rain, Nike.
Why did you call me to a place like this?
It's rare for you to ask my advice.
No, it's not about advice.
I just wanted to talk with you in private.
Really? I wanted to talk to you, too!
The last time I saw you was just before you left the principality.
I was surprised when I came back and you weren't here.
Yeah. It was so sudden, after all...
If I had been here...
I wouldn't have let you go!
Kitora?
Are you okay with this?
Being married off?
Made into a sacrifice to appease that kingdom?
It's not like that! I...
Are you in love with him?
It looks like just playing house to me!
It's true that I was pressured into it, at first,
but I started to learn about him in my own way.
I saw his weakness and his kindness,
and now I want to support him!
I want to stay with him!
And then...
Are you going to become his mother?
That's not love!
The Sun King is just taking advantage of you...
...because you can't abandon someone who's suffering.
You're wrong!
You just feel sorry for him because of his sad upbringing, right?
You're wrong!
If I'm wrong...
Have you ever made love to him?
Have you ever felt...
...on fire for him?!
An imported incense.
It works quickly on those who haven't built up an immunity.
Li... vi...
Don't worry.
By the time you wake up, it'll all be over.
Isn't that right,
Grandma?
Sick?
Nike is?
Last night, she was struck by a sudden fever.
It seems to be a local disease.
She could end up in bed for a month.
I'll go see her.
You mustn't.
We can't allow someone without immunity to see her.
Majesty, we can't possibly remain here for a month.
Once she recovers, we'll send her back to the Kingdom immediately.
I urge you to go on ahead of her, Majesty.
The Black Lotus Tower.
I'm shocked. I thought you wouldn't wake up for a while.
What are you doi-
It's better not to move.
This is the tower where they put nobility who have broken the law.
Why am I here?
You haven't broken any law.
There's a barrier here that restrains our power.
We just need you to stay here until it's all over.
What do you mean "it"? What are you trying to do?!
Kitora!
We're going to hypnotise the Sun King.
We'll put to rest his attachment to you and give him a change of heart.
Then, he will nullify your engagement.
We'll use the hypnotism a little bit every night.
It will be complete in three days' time.
If he sees you before then, the spell will be broken.
That's why I need you to stay here.
Grandma decided it.
What? Grandma... I don't understand.
You don't understand?
Nike, we need you to stay in this country, support it,
and protect our secret art.
That's the reason...
...I've been watching over you all this time.
Kitora?
It wasn't to give you to a child like that!
I offered him tea laced with myrrh.
He should be sound asleep by now.
Aki... you're really going to do this?
I will handle the hypnosis.
I implore Your Highnesses to make up your own minds.
I feel bad for Nike, but this is important, too, right?
But...
We greeted him like friends.
To tear him away from Nike like this...
It's cowardly!
I know that, but there's nothing else we can do!
My, he looks so innocent when asleep.
Ruinous Sun King,
your memories lie beyond the mist.
Your feelings lie beyond the mist.
Stay where you are!
You! The medicine...
I never even tasted what you gave me!
Neil!
S-Someone come here at once! The Sun King has lost his mind!
Prince Aki!
Tell Grandmother!
Majesty!
Got it!
He ran downstairs.
After him!
You'll need to get through me, first!
It's slippery, so be careful.
An underground passage?
It's a bit like the one in the palace, I suppose.
The Black Lotus Tower where Nike's being held is this way...
...but you'll need Grandma's key to get inside.
Just as I thought, that old woman is behind this.
I'm sorry.
None of us can go against her decisions.
No, I actually find it amazing that she can achieve this...
...kind of control over people, without employing the politics of fear.
Will you be okay?
Who knows?
They might gang up on me if they find out.
They all do whatever Grandma says.
But... I want to think for myself.
Even if the answer I reach is different from my grandma's,
I want to follow it.
You two really are sisters.
You're so brave.
Is that it?
Be careful.
If word gets out that Aki failed, she might try to make a move herself.
You work quickly, Sun King!
I was hoping to meet the mastermind!
When did you realise it?
Right from the start.
Someone as formidable as you...
...calling back your engaged granddaughter over a strained back?
You were after Nike from the start.
You're certainly a bright one.
Let's go elsewhere.
Come with me.
I miscalculated.
I didn't expect you to be this obsessed with Nike.
You're making me work harder than I thought.
Serves you right.
This key is imbued with my magic.
No one can enter or leave the tower without it.
What?!
I will not give Nike up!
Even if you are the king of the world,
that refers only to the world of humans.
She can alter the world itself.
If she wishes it, she can call down its demise.
Can you swear that you will not make use of it?
How about your children and descendants?
You...
Ma'am, you speak righteously.
But I am, as you say, the king of humans,
so I'm less concerned with the future...
...than I am with what I want in the present!
What I want, I always get.
She is my woman!
Our negotiations have come to an end,
but in deference to your spirit, I will give you one chance.
If you can find the key I dropped, I will let you take Nike back.
What's wrong?
Sun King, you've stopped looking.
If you don't hurry, the swamp will soon be over your head.
You damned old woman...
That one was close. I wonder who summoned that lightning.
"To a child like that", he said...
I wish I'd brought that ring.
Livi will lose his memory?!
Do you understand now?
It's not possible to find that key.
If you admit defeat, I'll let you out right now.
Shut up!
You are the man who has ascended to rule over the world.
You don't want to die over something so trivial, do you?
Something so trivial?
Losing my future life with Nike...
...would be the same as dying!
Nike...
Stop it! What are you doing?!
Getting out of here!
Don't be ridiculous!
What can you do without your powers?
What you're doing is pointless!
I'm leaving!
Grandma, did Nike collapse again?
She overexerted herself at her training.
She'll remain stubborn until she gets it right.
It would be easier on her if she just gave up.
For Nike, that would be even more painful, I expect.
Stop it!
Don't you realise what you're doing?
To go back on Grandmother's decisions is comparable to treason!
This won't be forgiven!
I don't care if it's forgiven.
Kitora... just now...
I feel like I realised... what you meant.
When I think about losing him, I can't stop shaking.
I think what Grandma said is righteous.
And yet, I... even if it turns everyone who raised me against me...
I can't possibly... give up...
Because...
I love him!
anata wo omou
あなたを想う
I think of you.
yoru subete nagedashitedemo
夜 全て投げ出してでも
Even if I have thrown all the nights away,
aitakute aitakute soba ni ite hoshii no
逢いたくて 逢いたくて 側にいて欲しいの
I want to see you. I miss you and want you to be by my side.
dakedo ima kujikesoudayo nomikomu tameikide mune ga itaiyo
だけど今 挫けそうだよ 飲み込む溜息で 胸が痛いよ
But right now I am about to fall apart and my chest is in pain with all the sighs I've swallowed.
anata mo onaji kimochide iru kana hitori janaindayo ne
あなたも同じ気持ちでいるかな 一人じやないんだよね
I wonder if you feel the same. I'm not alone, right?
shinjite mite norikoerareru destiny
信じてみて 乗り越えられる Destiny
Try and believe that we can get past our destiny.
futari no mirai tsukamu tameni ima ga aru to shitteru kara
二人の未来 掴むために 今があると知ってるから
I know that we have this moment to in order to grasp our future.
donna yoru mo dakishi meteru yo Memories
どんな夜も 抱き締めてるよ Memories
No matter what night comes, I will embrace the memories.
asa ga kuru made ni mata egao ni nareru yo ne
朝が来るまでに また笑顔になれるよね
I'm sure I'll smile again before tomorrow.
tsunagu ashita wo I will promise
繋ぐ明日を I will promise
I will promise that tomorrow connects us.
Next time
What would you understand?!
I've always kept my eyes on Nike!
If you wanted Nike, you should have done that from the start!
If you ever make Nike cry, I will go there and kill you!
A Passing Wind