Take care, Nike.
Yes, all of you, as well.
Cherish that little boy, too.
Both of you come back to play again some time.
We'll definitely be back again!
Father. It's okay, I see you.
You really need to get grandma to-
Kara-nee! Don't say anything more.
You see, it's okay now.
That's unusual; the morning sun's out.
Since I'm leaving for the Sun Kingdom today,
is the sun telling me to come home?
But there's still something I have to do.
The kid?
He went to see the sluice gates with Kitora.
Huh?!
I was shocked, too.
When he learned Kitora was an engineer, they were like peas in a pod.
They got all excited talking incomprehensible jargon to each other.
I wanted to ask him to come with me because I feel anxious,
but I guess I'm acting like a child.
Forgive me, Nike-sama.
Your grandmother doesn't want to see anyone.
Just a few words!
Can't you at least let me say goodbye?
Forgive me.
Nike!
Hey, Nike!
Livi... What?
I thought you went to the sluice gates.
We've gone and returned.
But what are you...
Grandma?
She wouldn't let me in.
I guess I'll have to leave without seeing her...
Nothing you can do, you know?
Don't be a fool.
She's indulging herself by saying she doesn't want to see you.
Are you the sort of person...
...to go along quietly with that kind of self-indulgence?
You're right.
Thanks, Livi.
I'm going.
I'll go and tell Grandma everything I want to say!
I'm leaving you in charge of my belongings.
Hey!
You don't have to come along with me!
What are you saying?
When you look as anxious as you do...
I can't compare to him, I guess.
Don't you think you're being overly stubborn?
When the favoured child leaves the nest, one cannot simply remain ca-
Yes, yes.
Favoured child? Come on.
Of all the children I raised, Nike was the most troublesome.
She never knew her limits.
She was reckless.
She always chose the path that would hurt her the most.
Yet she also cried often.
Obstinacy and inferiority complex incarnated.
You were supposed to jump!
I did jump!
You're the one who forced your way through!
I'm not looking for a battle of wits-
Grandma!
Wait!
Grandma! Listen to me!
Please!
You can stay there if you want.
Just listen.
I'm leaving with Livi today.
This is more of my own will than when I first left the principality.
I think what you're worried about is reasonable,
because living in the outside world is...
...probably more dangerous than I thought.
If I stay in the principality,
I can live a peaceful life with all of you forever.
But Grandma, you told me something, back when I couldn't call the rain.
"Take pride in what you do."
"The things that shake you colour who you are."
"That will be your truth."
Ever since I met Livi, I've grown to love singing...
...and living, more than ever before.
He's shaken me and given me colour.
That's why...
I want to keep living with him.
That is my truth.
Please.... stay well.
For everything you've done for me,
thank you so much.
Hey, old woman.
I think I can picture your expression right now.
"Oh, why did I run away?"
"I might not ever hold her again!"
Quit being so stubborn already.
If you're going to miss her, just say so!
Get out of here, obnoxious brat!
Oh, is that it?
Why don't you drop dead, then?!
Though I understand at least a bit of how you feel.
The person I want to see...
...I can never see again.
Homecoming
I guess the old woman didn't come, after all.
It's okay now, Livi.
I don't have any regrets anymore.
Listen... About your grandma.
The truth is-
Nike?
What?
Hey... is this...
Yeah.
No question.
Grandma!
Farewell Rain.
Such a warm rain, isn't it.
I've never seen it before.
"Farewell Rain?"
I heard it's a song for people leaving this country.
What is she singing?
The old language.
"You, who leaves this cliff..."
"Beloved child..."
I will pray for you from here.
"For your light..."
"Your happiness..."
When you lose your way...
When you travel into night...
May the song and the rain guide you!
No!
Don't blow!
A little longer...
Just a little longer...
Grandma!
Cry away.
It's clear to me, too.
This wind.
This air.
It's mourning its loss of you.
Acknowledge that.
You're so fortunate.
kodoku na itami mune ni kakaete
孤独な傷み 胸に抱えて
carrying the pain of loneliness in my heart
kokoro no tobira tozashitekita
心の扉 閉ざしてきた
I closed myself away deep inside
itetsuku kimochi
凍てつく気持ち
The frozen feelings
sotto tsutsunde tokashita no wa
そっと包んで 溶かしたのは
dissolved as i was being embraced gently
sono yasashii nukumori
その 優しいぬくもり
In that kind warmth
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 futari de
探そう二人で
Let's search for our truth together.
sagasou bokura no shinjitsu
探そう ぼくらの真実
Let's search for our truth together.
You stupid bastard!
Oh?
Oh, welcome back!
You're quite early.
You can explain this, can't you?!
E-Explain what?
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Flower
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Flower
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Why is the court full of girls?!
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Let me go, Nike!
It will be the death penalty for him this time!
So mean!
I would've had it all cleaned up in three days.
You liar!
Majesty! Prince Bard hasn't done anything wrong!
That's right!
He's actually been doing very well!
Jaina?
It's true that we watched his degradations of public morality,
and talked about what a louse he was behind the scene,
but he is bearing all of the country's most important affairs.
The number of women is evidence of the burden the...
...Prime Minister bore.
Regardless...
...there is a great deal we need you to do,
Sun King.
Majesty! Princess Nike!
Change your dress immediately!
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There are ambassadors from over ten countries waiting for you!
What?!
As long as they were here, I thought we could deal with them all at once.
Give me a break!
But I worked so hard to double the audiences!
Princess Nike, you've put on weight!
We'll help, too!
You stand back!
Sunya, don't be mad!
So scary!
What's wrong?
Nothing is wrong!
Just because she got snubbed...
...she doesn't have to take it out on us.
Yeah!
What was that?!
Sorry!
Idiot.
Bard's fault, huh?
Majesty, to the audience chamber at once!
We're going to get as much done as we can today!
Serves you right!
You bastard!
Save the anger for later!
He won't be sleeping tonight, I guess.
It's all because he went along with my selfish request.
Sorry, Livi.
It's backlash from being together for so long, I guess?
I
want
to
see
him
I'm not going anywhere! Untie me!
About Erad Canyon,
it would expedite things if I went there personally, wouldn't it?
That might be best.
I'm not changing the tariffs on the iron ore.
Can you get them to accept that?
I will try.
Livi-chan!
Princess Nike!
You have another urgent appointment today!
Let us help!
Huh?
Huh? H-Huh?
I think this is probably the first time we haven't seen each other that long.
It's so strange.
As king, he feels so far away.
It's not like something has changed.
What's changed is...
Me...
Nike-chan!
B-Bard!
What'cha spacin' out about?
What are you grinning about?!
This is all your fault!
That's so mean!
I delayed the work to try to give the senior statesmen a workout!
It's like no one understands.
Whatever.
So what's with the "I'm so lonely by myself" pose?
When you were on your trip...
Try telling to just older brother.
...did you do it?
They didn't do it.
How can this be?
What's going on here?
Does our king still have no interest in that?
In that case...
...shall we use our power...
...to see it done?
Sorry to hear it.
It's stupid, right?
I envy Livi.
It's not stupid to cry because you love someone so much.
It just shows how badly you've fallen for them.
To have met someone who makes you feel that way...
To have found a world that doesn't feel complete when you're by yourself...
It's fine.
Loneliness like that doesn't make you weaker.
It's power, to take you somewhere larger and even more free.
Princess Nike...
She must be lonely.
Allow me to resolve this!
Really?!
It's perfect!
For Livi?
Yes, I'm so busy, and I'm understaffed!
Would you help me, Princess Nike?
Oh, so busy!
I don't know what to do with myself!
I'm supposed to bring Livi his meal.
Jaina asked.
His Majesty is on a tour of inspection right now.
I-I see.
Never mind, then.
I am to join him immediately.
Is there something else you need?
How is he?
He must be tired, I guess.
Oh... I suppose he is.
I guess he would be.
It's tiring by yourself.
Doing everything by yourself...
Shall I pass on a message to him?
N-No, thank you.
Nothing at all.
What?
Hi-yah!
What useless men you are!
Really stupid!
Sob, sob!
I always want to see him.
I want to be somewhere I can hear his voice.
I want to touch him.
But when I can't have that...
It hurts...
...so much.
The sadness born today
Soars high into the sky
The sky awakens and stirs the wind
My chest trembles
I want to protect you
I want to touch destiny
The tears you have shed... the hole in your chest
I want to fill it with happiness
It's a tender rain
May this song that I sing
Reach you wherever you are
No matter how far apart we may be
I believe that it'll reach you
Singing in the rain
The drops of the rain
Will shine beautifully
And when the sadness is all washed away
The world will come to life again
Please come, the tender rain
Come, tender rain
Livi taught me before.
If you slip out the backyard, we had such a place.
I'll come here with him next time.
I'm not afraid of the times I can't see him.
When I feel pain in my chest, my song grows...
The scenery feels closer.
The next time I see you...
I will, once again...
Fall in
love
Fall in love.
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
逢いたくて 逢いたくて
I want to see you. I miss you
nemurezu ni nukumori sagashiteru
眠れずに 温もり探してる
Without being able to fall asleep, I search for you warmth
tooku hanaretete mo itsu datte
遠く離れてても いつだって
No matter how far apart you may go
onnaji sora o miageterun da kedo
おんなじ空を 見上げてるんだけど
we will always be looking upon the same sky
honto wa ne soba ni ite hoshii no
ホントはね 側にいて欲しいの
but the truth is i 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?
I got back first thing in the morning.
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.
I didn't tell Neil and the others, of course.
Everyone must be in a panic about now.
How did you know I was here?
Intuition.
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.
That's some amazing intuition.
I wanted to see you.
It was painful... not seeing you.
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.
It's the thing I hate the most.
Same here.
The rain, the wind, the sun...
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.
You bring them all with you.
Every time our eyes meet.
tsunagu ashita wo I will promise
繋ぐ明日を I will promise
I will promise that tomorrow connects us.
You bring the world to me.
Original Story
Shiina Dai
Serialised in Hakusensha's "Hana to Yume" Comics