Day after day, I awake in a daze,
mezamete ha kurikaesu nemui asa ha
目覚めては繰り返す 眠い朝は
And fasten my collar tightly.
eri no tai wo kitsuku shime
襟のタイをきつく締め
As I walk through the door to my classroom,
kyoushitsu no doa kuguru to hon no sukoshi
教室のドアくぐるとほんの少し
I have the slightest bit of pride.
mune wo hatte arukidaseru
胸を張って歩き出せる
Then a wind rushed through that normal, everyday life.
sonna nichijou ni fukinukeru kaze
そんな日常に吹き抜ける風
I have a feeling I can hear it,
kikoeta ki ga shita
聞こえた気がした
I have a feeling I can sense it,
kanjita ki ga shitanda
感じた気がしたんだ
Beginning to tremble within my chest.
furuedasu ima kono mune de
震え出す今この胸で
I have a feeling it's on its way,
mou kuru ki ga shita
もう来る気がした
As the millions of stars began to disappear,
ikuoku no hoshi ga kiesatteku no wo
幾億の星が消え去ってくのを
I sent them on their way,
miokutta
見送った
Waving my hand,
te wo futta
手を振った
Whispering, "Congratulations".
yokatta ne, to
よかったね、と
Lecture Building
Headmaster's Room
Why is the new song a ballad?
It shouldn't be?
It's not fit for diversion.
Hey...
What's this "diversion" about?
Were you not listening during Tornado?
She's a part of the school rock band that gains the students' approval.
We don't hurt them, but at times we make use of them, and should they get in our way,
we have to get them out of the area.
At times like that, she and her girls act as a diversion.
What lowbrow NPCs.
More like her band has that much skill and charisma.
So?
It's a no-go?
A ballad is a bit...
If they listen so quietly and attentively, we couldn't do anything wild.
I see. Then I guess I'll need to trash it.
On a different note, the next announcement is for everyone.
Otonashi-kun.
Close the curtain, will you?
The next operation will focus on retribution: Operation Tenshi Domain Infiltration.
We'll be rolling out in 3 days.
So we're going with that strategy?
Oh yeah.
However, last time-
This time, he will be coming with us.
Greetings.
He just popped out from behind the chair?!
He has glasses, too.
Yurippe, what kinda joke is this?
What good is that shrimp gonna do us?
Come now, don't be like that.
Fine! In that case!
I'll test him!
I bet you don't have any friends, huh?
3.1415926535...
Stop! Stop it!!
What?! Pi?!
He has glasses, too.
Please stop! He's a moron!
Exactly. Our weakness is that we're all morons.
That's not something a leader should say.
During the last operation, we brought our lack of intelligence to the forefront.
However!
This time, we have him, the prodigy hacker.
He will be added to our team, alias Takeyama-kun.
We will have him perform thorough research regarding the domain.
You mean that wasn't his real name?
Call me...
...Christ.
See there? You ruined his cool alias.
Way to go, Yurippe.
So, what's this "Tenshi Domain"?
It's where Tenshi lives.
"Where Tenshi lives"?
W-What could it be like?
Wait. A hacker is necessary for a place like that?
A computer is what controls the core of her hideout.
So it's all mechanical?
There should be a lead to God in there somewhere.
This is an incredible operation!
Since it's our second attempt, Tenshi is likely to be on higher alert.
We'll need a big show out of GirlDeMo.
You got it.
Get chance and luck!
Below Second Bridge
Okay. Looking good.
Hey, aren't I getting way too used to this?
Well, in actuality, they aren't as bad as I first thought they were.
Billboard Classroom Building B
So this is part of the grand diversion.
Oh, sorry. Did I surprise you?
Oh, it's you.
You know me?
Yeah!
The upperclassman who always walks around with a big axe said something like,
"Watch out for him, he only brings bad luck."
That bastard.
Hey, is it really okay to take up the whole gym like that?
It's not all right at all!
Completely unheard-of before.
It's not a live where we're acting as a guerilla force,
but a regular announced live concert.
The teachers won't overlook this,
so who knows what kind of interference we'll get.
But for this mission, I've been told that we need to gather people up, even if it means going this far.
Girls Dead Monster, eh?
By the way, you're...
I'm Yui!
I'm only a flunky in the Diversion Division.
But I'm perfectly fine with that! I mean, I get to help GirlDeMo!
You know! Girls Dead Monster, GirlDeMo for short, is really amazing!
They can play that well with only girls.
And above all, the presence that Iwasawa-san, the vocalist and lead guitarist, holds...!
She even writes the lyrics, and composes the music!
My favourite is "Crow Song."
The tempo of the chorus section is totally awesome!
The lyrics, too. They're talking about her life.
Another great high-tempo song is "Alchemy". "Alchemy" is-
I'm not done talking yet!
"Alchemy" is-
You really have time to waste?
Go get working for your favourite GirlDeMo, why don't you?!
Ah, that's right!
'Scuse me, then!
Unused Classroom Classroom Building A
Whoops...
Sorry, I'll restring it right away.
Okay, we'll take five.
That was some heat in there.
I can understand why the NPCs get all excited over you guys.
I found myself tuning in.
Thank you.
I heard you don't have any memories, right?
Yeah.
That's happiness.
Are your memories... well...
Have you heard anyone else's yet?
Yeah, Yuri's.
Oh, Yuri's?
Hers are the worst.
Mine aren't as bad as hers.
"As bad"?
It's really nothing special.
I couldn't sing the song I like...
That's all.
My parents were always fighting.
I didn't even have my own room.
I would shrink myself into a small ball in the corner of the room, and cover my ears.
All I could do was to close myself into a protective shell.
There wasn't anywhere I could relax.
That's when I came across the band called Sad Machine.
The vocalist was also from an unfortunate family.
During the hard times, he would plug his ears with headphones, and escape into the world of music.
I started doing the same.
I felt like everything was being blasted away.
Like the vocalist was screaming for me.
That he was singing for me.
I began to believe that those who spoke rationally were wrong,
and those crying out were right.
It made me realise that we lonely people were the ones who were truly human.
That music screamed, tore apart, and destroyed the unfairness that existed.
It... saved me.
I met this thing on a rainy day, by a trash bin.
So I started singing.
I thought I had nothing left in life, but I had found song.
Are you serious?
You could go anywhere with your grades.
Well...
...I don't want to rely on my parents any more.
I worked part-time to make money, and went from one audition to another.
I was determined that, after graduating, I would leave the house, go to Tokyo,
and make a living out of music.
I was determined to...
What?
Am I tired?
I can't play guitar like this...
I should skip playing on the street tonight and get some rest...
When I awoke, I had lost my power over words.
I had anepia... due to a cerebral infarction as a result of head trauma.
The cause... was a blow during one of my parents' fights.
I cursed my fate.
I had nowhere I could escape to.
My life ended there.
Iwasawa!
Ah, Hisako. Okay!
We're all tired of waiting.
Hey, amnesia boy.
Keep it.
Her eyes...
Those eyes were cursing life.
She had an awful life, too.
It isn't that people are afraid of turning into water fleas.
People here are all trying to fight against God.
They're all trying to fight...
...against their unfair lives.
Why don't you let it slip by, President?!
He's right! GirlDeMo's live concerts are our only entertainment here!
Don't take that fun away from us!
Yeah! Yeah!
Right?
Huh?
Where did she go?
So I'm the bad guy?
Gym
Listen up. This time, we'll be going in with a minimal number of people.
Operation starts at 1900 today.
Operation, start!
The crowd's small.
You get a box seat.
It's time!
All right.
Let's rock the roof off!
Clear!
Good. We made it in fine.
We're in Tenshi's Domain.
Close the door already!
Takeyama-kun, you take care of the computer.
Call me Christ.
Hey, isn't this...
This is just scavenging a girl's room! It's a crime!
What do you think you're doing?
Girls' Dormitory
This is the girls' dormitory! Turn the lights out!
You said it was computer-controlled, didn't you?!
It's just one PC!
Password...
Nobody could guess it last time.
I see. So this is where I get to show my skills.
Starting analysis.
Oh? Guess he's somewhat useful, after all.
Hey, come on...
You're violating someone's privacy!
Shut your mouth.
If you dare keep talking, I'll slice your throat open!
Screw you all! I was just starting to think better of you guys!
Why? There should be more coming...
"Alchemy"?! So early in the concert...
Go!
I want to live forever;
mugen ni ikitai
無限に生きたい
if I was able to live forever... all my dreams would come true.
mugen ni ikiraretara subete kanau
無限に生きられたら 全て叶う
But there are so many things chasing after me:
demo ironna mono ga atashi wo ouikondeku
でもいろんなものがあたしを追い込んでく
It's "Alchemy"!
My time remaining, the coordinates of my dreams and their destination,
ikiru nokorijikan yume no zahyou yukue
生きる残り時間 夢の座標 行方
All very important things, but...
zenbu daiji na mono nanoni
全部大事なものなのに
Let's hang around here for a bit and eat all the sweet things we can,
iisa kokora de chotto amai mono tabete iko
いいさここらでちょっと甘いもの食べていこ
I've become really good at doing nothing but distracting myself.
souiu shikouteishi bakari tokui ni natta
そういう思考停止ばかり得意になった
If I look back on the road I've walked,
aruitekita michi furikaeru to
歩いてきた道振り返ると
Hey, you guys!
What do you think you're doing?!
Return to the dorms at once!
I'm fed up with having had nothing but bad experiences,
iya na koto bakkari de mou unzari da yo
イヤなことばっかりでもううんざりだよ
Forget it! We wanna hear this!
Yeah! You guys get out of here!
Yeah! Yeah!
A life where everything I touched began to shine...
fureru mono wo kagayakashiteyuku
触れるものを輝かしてゆく
She's here...
...that's the kind of road I wanted to live walking.
sonna michi wo ikitekitakatta yo
そんな道を生きてきたかったよ
Dear fans, rock out even harder!
No, it's not they themselves...
It's our skill that incites them!
Tenshi has arrived.
Roger.
Takeyama-kun?
I'm running the password cracking program right now.
It will be finished shortly.
Also, please call me Christ.
We're in.
Well done, Takeyama-kun!
Copy all the data!
That would take too much time.
It would take at least an hour to do that.
Also, please call me Ch-
Why not take the hard disk with us?
She'll know we were here.
Then what should we do?
Just show us some critical-looking data, Takeyama-kun!
It's Christ.
Student roster?
NPCs... No, we're in the list, too.
It's only a roster, isn't it?!
There's no suspicious data! This really is just a crime!
Shut up!
The Diversion Division has been detained.
Tenshi will be returning.
I guess this is it.
Nothing gained this time, either.
We'll retreat.
Damn you! This is crap!
Stop this!
They're doing this for us!
Let go of them!
Their music is our life! Please!
We were only letting it slide until now!
Don't be so full of yourselves!
We're confiscating all the instruments.
You won't be using these, not even in the school festival!
You don't mind if this is thrown away, do you?
Don't touch that...
Don't...
Don't touch that!
Stop it!
Wait!
Hand it over.
All the people who can't accept reality are off laughing,
joushiki butteru yatsu ga waratteru
常識ぶってる奴が笑ってる
What lies will they choose to tell next?
tsugi wa donna uso wo iu?
次はどんな嘘を言う
And will they be able to treasure,
sore de erareta mono
それで得られたもの
What things they manage to gain?
daiji ni kazatteokeru no?
大事に飾っておけるの
A new song?
But we must forge on toward tomorrow,
demo asu he to susumanakya naranai
でも明日へと進まなきゃならない
That's why I'll sing this song.
dakara kou utau yo
だからこう歌うよ
Takeyama-kun!
I'm on it. And please just call me Christ!
The you that is crying, the you that is sorrowful,
naiteru kimi koso kodoku na kimi koso
泣いてる君こそ孤独な君こそ
Is correct. It's human.
tadashii yo ningenrashii yo
正しいよ人間らしいよ
These falling tears tell me,
otoshita namida ga kou iu yo
落とした涙がこう言うよ
That everything really is this beautiful. That it's not all a lie.
konna ni mo utsukushii uso ja nai
こんなにも美しい嘘じゃない
That we are our true selves...
hontou no bokura wo
本当の僕らを
I'm so grateful...
arigatou
ありがとう
That's my life.
To keep singing on like this.
That's the meaning behind my life.
Just like how I was saved, I will save others the same way.
I finally... finally found it.
Iwasawa?
Summarise the findings for us, Yurippe.
Tenshi was creating her skills on her own.
And irritatingly enough, it was done exactly the same way as how we make weapons.
What do you mean by that?
I don't have an exact answer yet. I can't say.
How come? Don't give us the cold shoulder like that, Yurippe.
It means there's a reason why she must use the same methods that we do.
The logical conclusion from that is we're in the worst possible set-up.
There is no God.
Why doesn't she receive her skills from God if she's an angel?
Why does she have to make them herself?
Then, there's one more issue here.
Where has Iwasawa-san gone to?
Didn't Tenshi make her disappear?
In the middle of the concert?
Then what do you say happened?
Who could have done this to Iwasawa-san...
No one did.
She accepted it.
That's all there is to it.
The conditions for disappearance are obeying Tenshi and acting out a proper school life.
I guess that isn't the only way it happens.
I've always walked this path alone; when I look back, everyone is so far away.
itsumo hitori de aruiteta furikaeru to minna ha tooku
いつもひとりで歩いてた 振り返るとみんなは遠く
Even so, I kept on walking. That was my strength.
soredemo atashi ha aruita sore ga tsuyosa datta
それでもあたしは歩いた それが強さだった
"Nothing frightens me any longer", I mumble softly.
mou nanimo kowakunai sou tsubuyaitemiseru
もう何も恐くない そう呟いてみせる
Eventually, everyone ends up alone,
itsuka hito ha hitori ni natte
いつか人は一人になって
And is left with only their memories.
omoide no naka ni ikiteku dake
思い出の中に生きてくだけ
In order to appreciate even sorrow and continue smiling,
kodoku sae aishi waratterareru you ni
孤独さえ愛し笑ってられるように
I'll keep on fighting,
atashi ha tatakaunda
あたしは戦うんだ
I won't show you my tears.
namida nante misenainda
涙なんて見せないんだ
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Play ball!
I'm sure to add strength to your team.
It's baseball.
Don't stop dancing!
I challenge you, kid.
She'll be filling in for Iwasawa?
I'll form the best team.
It really is a total mystery what you were doing until you died!
I'm Yui-nyan!
I'd say so, also.
Who are we fighting against...?
Your team has not enrolled in the event.
Will face a penalty game more painful than death.
Are you shivering?
That... would be the best feeling ever...