By the way, I can eat carrots, too.
Who are you?
What's going on?
The demons are after me, not Mai?
Wow!
You made all of these jams, Akiko-san?
That's right.
And this is my special blend jam.
It has such a nice colour.
It looks tasty!
Oh, you're both done?
Y-Yup. I'm full.
Ayu.
It was a short relationship we had.
Wh-What?
I'm sorry, Ayu-chan.
I wonder what's wrong.
There you go; have as much as you like.
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 so heartless.
You ran away from there, too.
Whenever I see that, my animal instincts ring warning bells in me.
Something like that for me, too.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot.
Here you go.
What is this?
What do you want me to do with this?
It's not for you.
You asked me how to make girls cute, right?
If she puts that on, she might look cuter.
I borrowed it from a friend in the theatre club.
She said I can keep it for a while.
You don't look happy at all.
I am happy. Yahoo!!!
You're scary, Yuuichi.
I'll graciously accept it.
Make sure you use it.
What's wrong?
Ah, well, I almost remembered something.
What was it...
Episode 14
Cracked Concerto
Hey, where's Sayuri-san?
She's on duty today, so she said she'll be a little late.
I see. Then I guess I'll wait.
Hey, about what you said last night; what did you mean?
Why would the demons come after me?
Is it paranoia over an uninvolved person coming onto the scene?
I don't know.
But after you started coming, the demons started to take more action.
After I started coming?
Before you came, they did not show up this often.
This is boring.
Let's play shiritori.
Shiritori: A game where players must come up with a word that begins with the same sound as the ending sound of the previous word.
Starting with shiritori's "ri".
You're seriously going to play?
You brought it up.
OK. Ringo.
Ringo = Apple
Gorilla-san.
Note: No Japanese words begin with "n", so whoever says a word ending with "n" loses.
One more time.
Risu.
Risu = Squirrel
Sukonbu.
Sukonbu = Sour kelp
Buta.
Buta = Pig
Tai.
Tai = Sea bream
Ibiki.
Ibiki = Snore
Kirin-san.
Kirin = Giraffe
Kirin.
You still have "n" at the end even if you take the "san" off.
Ahaha~ It's hard to play shiritori with Mai.
She always puts "san" at the end of animals.
You've played shiritori with Mai before?
Yes.
You love to play shiritori, right?
But you're bad at it, right?
We play often when she visits my house.
But Mai has a tendency to disappear suddenly, so the day ends with me searching for her.
Just like hide and seek.
Because Sayuri's house is big.
It's so big that you get lost?
So you are a wealthy lady.
That's not true. Ahaha~
Yuuichi.
It's after school.
Yeah. The club is calling my name.
You joined a club?
What club?
The Demon Hunting Club.
What's that?
Nayuki could be looking out for me in her own way.
My bizarre actions are starting to stand out these days.
Yo.
Don't say this is unnecessary.
They're after me.
I have to be able to protect myself.
A live training exercise, eh?
Thank-
Why you...!
It seems I don't have to go easy on you.
You're too slow.
You don't realize that you're weak.
If you realize that, you'll understand how you should move, as well.
How to move?
One more time!
As many times as you like.
If only I could evade them.
How's that?
Good.
Mai. Yuuichi-san.
What are you doing here?
Ahaha~
Sword fighting?
Let me play, too.
We're not playing.
She's right; we're not playing.
This is a serious match.
Then I'll be serious, too.
I may not look it, but I am quite athletic.
Hey, Sayuri-san!
Let's go, Mai.
Hey, Mai!
Are you serious?
Now you see.
Am I in your way?
Yes, you are.
Ahaha~ I'm sorry, Mai.
I'm sorry to you, too, Yuuichi-san.
S-Sayuri-san!
Hey, what's gotten into you?
I love Sayuri.
I love her, so...
You really are clumsy.
It's her birthday; what's going to happen after this?
And Sayuri-san, too.
Why did she get so serious about it?
Yuuichi-san.
Ahaha~
I'm sorry for what happened earlier.
I was a nuisance, right?
I have to apologize to Mai later, too.
Sayuri-san, could it be that you realized something?
What? Did you say something?
N-No, it's nothing.
Talking to myself.
If both you and Mai are keeping it a secret from me, I shouldn't ask about it, right?
Ahaha~ That made no sense.
Something must be wrong with me today.
Can I ask you something?
Yes, what is it?
Why do you worry about Mai so much?
You care for and help Mai as if you're her older sister.
She's the one that helped me.
You said I'm like an older sister, right?
I really was an older sister once.
Although it was a long time ago...
You'll soon become a big sister.
The baby will grow looking up to you.
Don't forget that, Sayuri.
Yes. I'll try my best to be a good sister,
so I won't shame the name of the Kurata family.
I'm Kurata Sayuri.
Father raised me without spoiling me at all, so I grew up with manners.
Thanks to him, I was doted upon by everyone, and I was quite proud of this.
That's why I decided to be strict with Kazuya...
...learning from how Father treated me.
You can't cry!
Children of this house can't be selfish!
In my heart, I wanted to pet his head and cradle him,
but I believed it was for Kazuya's sake that I was strict.
Kazuya was slow to develop.
He didn't talk even after entering kindergarten, and he hardly ever laughed.
Kazuya was always alone.
He had a weak body, so I always walked him to and from kindergarten.
I treated him very strictly.
Spoiling him wouldn't be to his benefit.
I thought that was the right answer.
You have to eat it all.
You won't become strong if you don't eat everything.
No!
I actually wanted to be kinder to him.
I wanted to buy toys and snacks for him and see him smile.
Father, when Kazuya gets better, may I pet his head?
For fighting against the illness?
Sure, do that for me.
I'm sure Kazuya will like it, too.
But Kazuya didn't get well.
I decided to be a bad girl for once.
Kazuya.
I didn't come here to yell at you.
I came here to play with you.
Here Kazuya, say, "Ahhh."
Let's eat it together.
See, "Ahhh."
It's my first time eating something like this, too.
It's good, isn't it?
If you get better, let's eat more together.
Yup.
See, I have water guns, too.
There.
Although I didn't put water in them.
When you get better, let's play together.
I may not look it, but I am quite athletic.
I actually know lots of fun things.
I actually love you, Kazuya.
That was the first and last time we played together.
I'm sure Kazuya had a happy life,
since he had a great sister like you.
I wonder...
I began to address myself by name from that moment on.
I could only see myself from a third-person point of view from then on.
I couldn't smile, either,
just as Kazuya couldn't.
I started to smile again after I met Mai.
I never helped Mai.
I'm the one who was saved.
I'm not sure if I'm overlaying Kazuya's shadow over Mai or not,
but the first time I met her, I felt that I should be with her.
That I want to be with her.
I see.
Do you know the title of this song?
No, although I'm familiar with the tune.
It's Kanon.
Pachelbel's Kanon.
Kanon?
It repeats the same melody and crescendos gradually, peacefully, and beautifully.
It would be nice if life changed like that: slowly but surely, while being seemingly unchanged from day to day.
Yeah, I agree.
One day, I may be able to remember Kazuya as not only a sad memory.
I'll head home to make the food we'll take to Mai's house.
OK. Call me when you're ready.
Yes.
I'll see you.
I'm home.
Welcome home, Yuuichi-kun.
Hey, how was Akiko-san's jam?
That was something other than "food".
So you thought so, too.
So you knew!
Uguu~ You could have told me.
But it looks to be good for one's health.
It could work as an anti-cancer drug.
Uguu!
It's too late.
Mai's going to head over to school soon.
Yuuichi.
Dinner's ready.
Ah, sorry. I'm invited to a friend's birthday party tonight.
You're heading out now?
Yeah, I'll be going.
I've got to tell Mai to head back home,
or else Sayuri-san's food is going to go to waste.
A friend's birthday party?
Yeah.
I wonder where he went.
Yes, this is Minase.
Yuuichi-san?
Yes.
Yes...
He's already gone to his friend's birthday party?
Yes, just a moment ago.
If Yuuichi-san were to go see Mai...
What are you?
Why do you pursue my friend?
Wait a minute.
If Sayuri-san can't get a hold of me, she's going to look for me.
And if Sayuri-san knows what Mai and I are doing...
Maybe I shouldn't go after all?
Akiko-san.
Was there a phone call for me?
There was.
From a girl named Kurata-san.
And what did she say?
I told her you had left, then she said she'll head over, too.
Mai?
Yuuichi-san?
What?
I'm an idiot!
If I had waited ten more minutes!
Mai!
Mai, what's wrong?
Do you hear me?
Hey, Mai?
Mai!
It's not as bad as it looks, but she'll have to stay in the hospital for a while.
Are you her friends?
What about her family?
I called them.
They're on their way over now.
Either way, we have to contact the police.
What happened exactly?
So Sayuri-san knew what we were doing, after all.
She was pretending she didn't know.
I'm sure she was always worried sick about us.
Hey, stop it!
Because of me...
Because of me, Sayuri is hurt again!
No, it's my fault.
I should have told Sayuri-san the truth earlier.
Again...
I'm the only one that's unharmed again.
I cause everyone around me pain, and yet, I alone am unhurt!
Calm down, Mai!
You idiot!
What would happen after hurting yourself?
You'd only lose everything!
Do you want to lose Sayuri-san and me and all the memories we made together?
Answer me, Mai!
I don't want to lose them.
Let's head back to school.
We'll finish this tonight.
You can torture yourself after that.
You got that?
You got that?!
I'll do as you say.
How many are left?
Three.
We'll finish it tonight.
When we finish, let's celebrate with a beef bowl.
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
Mai, I can never tell what you're thinking.
You're selfish and dangerous, so someone has to be by your side.
A long time ago, I had a friend.
But he left me, too.
Episode 15
A Sonatina of Hide-And-Seek