I'm off!
Be careful.
Yup.
She's early today, too.
She's got morning practice.
And what are you going to do about this cat?
I want to keep it if I can, but...
Is it a bad idea?
Ask Akiko-san about it.
I think you'll get an answer in one second.
Approved.
Wow! That really was one second.
Told you.
But try to keep it away from Nayuki,
since she's allergic to cats.
Now that it's decided, we need to give it a name.
I'll give it a cute name.
You will?
Leave it to me.
I'm aware of what girls like.
It's coming to me!
Nekoduka Nekoo.
Neko means "cat"; duka and -o endings are common Japanese naming styles.
Who's that?
That cat.
Why?
It sounds like a person's name, and it's creepy.
Then...
Shameseduka Shameo!
Make a cuter one.
So you disapprove of this, too...
Then how about Pork Bun?
You like Pork Bun, right?
I do, but I don't want to name it after food.
Then Piroshki.
Calling it Piro-chan would be really cute.
It is cute, but what does it mean?
There is no meaning behind it.
It's a word born from the universe that strikes the girly side of my heart...
...from the Maiden Cosmos.
I don't really get it, but it's cute, so it's good.
You're Piro starting today.
OK?
Piro.
You're so warm.
Piroshki is a deep-fried bun from Russia, right?
You're so soft.
Piro.
Well, Makoto's happy about it, so let's leave it as is.
Piro.
Piro-piro!
arigatou iwanaiyo
ありがとう 言わないよ
I won't say thank you.
zutto shimatte oku
ずっとしまっておく
I'll keep it to myself forever.
sayonara wa kagerinai
さよならは 翳りない
Words of farewell will drop
yume no ato shizuka ni oritatsu
夢のあと静かに降り立つ
silently after a crystal clear dream.
ryouteni wa furisosogu kakera wo
両手には 降り注ぐ かけらを
Holding flakes falling from the sky in both hands
itsumademo itsumademo daite
いつまでも いつまでも抱いて
I embrace them forever and ever.
saigo made waratteru tsuyosa wo
最後まで 笑ってる強さを
She already knows the strength it takes
mou shitteita
もう知っていた
to smile until the end.
You're taking the cat to the nursery school?
Yup, since I want to stay with her.
Hard to believe I heard that after seeing you throw her off a crossover bridge.
That wasn't on purpose.
And, I feel like she's the one that helped me after I lost my memory.
Like leaving the wallet behind for me.
What kind of ridiculous story is that?
Don't talk about her like yours only when it suits you.
She's taken a liking to me, so she's mine.
Right, Piro?
Hey, Yuuichi.
What?
Um...
Why do pork buns taste so good?
What kind of question is that?
Just ordinary chit-chat.
It's too hard a topic to respond to to be chit-chat.
Am I supposed to reveal the secret behind the taste from the manufacturer's point of view?
You could just say, "Yeah, it's good," or something.
Yeah, it's good.
Damn, that's gross.
What do you mean gross.
Damn you, wait!
Wait!
Episode 8
Fantasia of Reminiscence
Hey, Mai!
I found Makoto thanks to you.
As you said, she was at Monomi Hill.
I see.
How did you know where she was?
Are you sure about not knowing anything about Makoto?
I don't know her.
I just felt she was there.
You felt it?
She's got no clue who she is.
She has amnesia.
If you know anything, please tell me.
Please.
I cannot do anything.
But...
...maybe she can.
What do you mean?
Ma-
H-Hey!
What is she doing in this cold weather?
She must be waiting for you.
She is an acquaintance of yours, isn't she?
Y-Yeah.
She looks like a good girl.
Well, yeah.
She's clumsy and not very social, though.
What's her name?
Makoto.
Sawatari Makoto.
Her name is Makoto.
Sawatari Makoto.
Sawatari... Makoto...
Makoto.
What's this? You were waiting for me?
Is that bad?
You really are dishonest.
What?
Ah, no. Nothing.
What's wrong? You don't look very cheerful.
You see, they yelled at me because I brought Piro to the nursery school.
Of course they would.
They said I can't bring her tomorrow.
Come on, I'll buy you a pork bun, so cheer up.
Really?
You were planning to eat one anyway, right?
Otherwise, you wouldn't have been waiting outside for me.
Yup, yup. I planned on it.
Right, Piro?
Yuuichi!
Hey, at least knock before you come in.
You come into my room without knocking, too.
Just get out.
I'm redoing the homework you shredded to pieces.
Auu~ If you're going to say that, then forget it.
I was planning on showing you a good thing.
If it's you naked, I've already seen it.
Not me naked!
It's a pity that you can't see such a cute thing.
This is your so-called "good thing"?
Yup. Isn't she cute?
I'm going back to do homework.
Ah, hey! Yuuichi!
I'm finally done.
Yuuichi!
Now what?
Yuuichi, we have a problem!
Is Piro eating food now?
No! Piro has an upset stomach and is in pain!
It's clean now.
I guess I can't go see Mai tonight.
Be kind to her.
I wonder if she's all right.
It's because you fed her cold milk.
Don't just pamper her and be a little more careful.
OK.
I'm sorry, Piro.
Sawatari Makoto.
I definitely knew a girl by that name.
But I don't mean this girl.
Sawatari Makoto.
It's the name of an older girl that I adored as a child.
But nobody should know that person's name.
Except for her, who stayed in my room with me.
What am I thinking; am I an idiot?
Looks like she's completely well now.
I'm happy she's all better now.
Auu.
What are you doing?
My legs are wobbly.
Maybe it's because I didn't get enough sleep last night.
What do you need to ask me?
Well um... you're a freshman, right?
Can I ask what your name is?
It's Amano.
Amano Mishio.
I'm Aizawa Yuuichi.
Hey, you remember the girl from yesterday, right?
Could you become her friend?
Friend?
Yeah, it's a long story, but she doesn't know many people.
So-
She doesn't remember anything, right?
How do you know?
Why are you asking me to become her friend?
It's kind of hard to explain that, too...
...but I thought you might be able to help.
You want me to be her friend?
You can't ask of me anything harsher than that.
I will not befriend her.
Will never.
Why do both you and Mai say such strange things?
What is the secret behind Makoto?
You actually know something, don't you?
Like you've known her since you were little.
I do not know her.
If anyone has ever met her before, then that would be you, Aizawa-san.
Me?
I've met her before?
You should have met her before...
...in the distant past.
But at the time, she was-
Wait!
Don't say any more than that...
Hey.
Clue?
Yeah, I remembered something else about my past.
Here?
Yup.
I feel like I've been here for a long time.
What is it? Is there something here?
I don't know.
I don't know, but...
This is...
This is the place where I left her...
What was that for all of a sudden?
I don't know, but I felt really mad all of a sudden.
Because I feel something really depressing happened here.
Right here, at this place?
Yeah.
It's snow.
Let's head down before it gets cold.
Auu~
I'll buy you another pork bun, all right?
Really? Then I'll go home!
Auu!
Auu~
It's really cold.
It's winter; of course it's cold.
It'd be a climatic aberration if it was so hot that we sweat.
It's just chit-chat.
It'll probably snow again.
Of course it'd snow in winter.
If-
"Sea urchins or chestnuts fell, it'd be scary," is the kind of stuff you were going to say, wasn't it?
How did you know what I was going to say?
Of course I can tell. You're so simple-minded.
If I'm with you, I'm influenced by your stupidity.
What's this? You're saying that I'm stupid and that you're forcing yourself to my level?
I didn't say that. When the two of us are together, we become stupid together.
Oh, I see.
Am I supposed to agree there?
Why not?
It's really rare to have time when you can actively be stupid nowadays.
You think so?
Look, it's coming down again!
It's cold.
You'll upset your stomach like Piro did.
I don't care, since I'll let you take care of me.
Who'd bother taking care of you?
Hey, you'll trip again.
Snow! Snow! Snow!
We're home.
Ah, welcome back.
It smells great!
What's for dinner?
Today's oden.
Whee! Oden!
She's starting to become more honest.
You're so carefree, Yuuichi.
Mum's looking for her parents, you know.
Going around to the police and city hall.
I didn't know that.
But they can't find her parents.
Even a search request is not out.
She should have her family, yet...
Piropiropiropiropiropiropiropiropioropiropiropiro~
Don't flip-flop so quickly!
Piro!
Yuuichi!
Hey, I've told you to knock.
Hey, let's make paper aeroplanes.
What? Do you intend to ruin my homework again?
I was just making one on my own,
but I couldn't fold it well.
Why should I care?
Come on, let's make them together.
No, I won't.
Auu~
Yuuichi! Yuuichi!
Yuuichi!
You're so noisy.
You complain if I walk in, and you complain if I knock.
You're so selfish.
Why can't you find a happy medium?
Stop going from one extreme to another.
Rather than that, see, I bought a new manga. Let's read it together.
What's fun about reading manga together?
We can read it and say, "This part is funny."
It'll be fun.
You have spare time anyway, don't you?
I certainly do, but the way you phrase it gets on my nerves.
Look Yuuichi, this is so funny.
Let's read it together.
This word. I can't read it.
How do I read it?
What, you can't even read this?
So read it to me, Yuuichi.
Oh fine.
Don't get so close.
If you're so far away, I can't see.
Let's see.
"Love is always sudden."
Yuck. It's the typical shoujo manga.
Don't add in extra lines.
"Diarrhoea is always sudden, too."
That's not written there!
Sorry, sorry.
Let's start from the beginning.
Auu~
"Love is always sudden."
"OK. I will definitely come pick you up."
"When I do, let's keep on living together."
"We'll get married."
"Until then..."
"Farewell."
"The end."
Auu~ It was a great story!
Auu~
It was a typical storyline with the typical end.
Don't trash the story when I'm still enjoying the afterglow.
That's what I mean when I say you're a kid.
Marriage is also called the grave of one's life.
I feel bad for the person who has to marry you.
It won't be you, so don't sweat it.
If you marry me, I'll bite my tongue off.
What's wrong?
This is the third time.
My hand isn't working right.
Maybe I'm tired.
Then I'll bring a spoon out.
I'm sorry.
If you can't eat it, then there's no helping it.
I'll eat your share.
Hey, give it back, that's mine!
Yuuichi.
I said give it back!
Yuuichi. Yuuichi.
Now what?
Has Piro come here?
Hey. Hey!
When did she crawl in here?
Come on Piro, let's go back.
She's asleep, so let her be.
I don't mind, so you go back to your room.
No, I'm sleeping with Piro, too.
Can't you bear with it for one night?
Then I'll sleep here, too.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Auu.
Good night, Piro.
Fine, then I'll sleep in your room.
Sawatari Makoto.
I thought...
I thought I would be with you forever.
I just wanted to stay with you.
I thought... I thought I would be able to stay with you forever.
A dream?
I feel like I'm dreaming...
...inside a really long dream.
Ten years ago, she was next to me like this.
Her name is Makoto.
Sawatari Makoto.
She was injured up on the hill, so I took care of her.
And secretly, we lived together here.
Do you still plan on taking revenge on me?
I don't feel like it these days.
Well, that's good news.
Since you're kinda cute when you don't play all those pranks.
I'm cute?
Really?
Yeah, but you have a foul mouth, so you need to keep your mouth shut.
And behave better, wear cuter clothes, and tweak your face a bit.
That's like changing everything.
Don't get angry.
As an apology, I'll call you Makopi from now on.
Even worse.
So Makoto isn't human.
You're right.
I understand that you can't believe it.
I struggled with the same feeling.
You went through the same experience?
I think she's only here to meet you.
There shouldn't be any other reason.
What do you mean?
What does she want?
She only wanted to meet you.
She took the form of a human and came down the hill for that purpose.
Right now, you are standing in the midst of a small miracle.
Miracle?
And a miracle is a momentary shimmer.
A very tiny shimmer she gained in exchange for her life.
In exchange for her life?
Two sacrifices must be made to create a miracle.
Memory and life.
You mean her life is about to...
She doesn't know anything.
However her vitality will decrease, making it more difficult for her to act human.
Hospitals and doctors will not be of any help.
She doesn't know any of this?
That she's about to...
The more you adore her, the more painful your parting with her will be.
Please be prepared for that.
And...
...please don't drag me into this anymore!
ashimoto ni kaze hikari ga matta
足下に風 光が舞った
As the wind blew by my feet, light from the miracles,
nichijou ni dake tsumotta bun no kiseki ga
日常にだけ積もったぶんの奇跡が
which gathered from everyday life, danced in the air.
miagereba kumo tooku e no kiro
見上げれば雲 遠くへの帰路
Up in the sky are clouds, guides to my faraway home,
osanai hi no jibun yori mo hayaku
幼い日の自分よりも早く
making my homeward bound faster than when I was little.
yukidoke o matteita kodomo no youni
雪解けを待っていた子供のように
Like children waiting for the snow to melt,
hashiru hikaru shizuku tobihaneteru
走る 光る 滴飛び跳ねてる
twinkling lights run and splash around
asu no deai sae kizukazu ni iru
明日の出会いさえ気づかずにいる
without even noticing what they will see tomorrow.
kisetsu tachi no naka de kagayaite iru yo
季節たちの中で輝いているよ
They are sparkling in their seasons.
sekaijuu ni wa donna omoi mo kanau hi ga kuru
世界中にはどんな想いも叶う日がくる
A day will come when any wish will come true anywhere in the world.
zutto tabi o shite yuku bokura ni
ずっと旅をしてゆく僕らに
For we who keep travelling,
chiisana sei tachi maioriru
小さな精たち舞い降りる
a small angel will descend.
Preview
Thank you for calling me.
How is she doing?
Maybe it was uncomfortable for her after all.
If only I was more considerate...
Are you sure that's fine?
Auu...
Hey, Makoto!
If only spring would come and stay forever.
Episode 9
Lullaby of a Fox Cub