fuwari yoru wo kazoeteru
ふわり夜をかぞえてる
I've been carefully keeping track of the nights,
futari dake no himitsu no jumon
二人だけの秘密の呪文
it's a secret spell we keep between the two of us.
kowaresou na omoi nosete
壊れそうな思いのせて
Gather up all of your thoughts that are on the verge of breaking,
tonaeteku
唱えてく
and chant them out loud.
hora fuan ha itami no naka
ほら 不安は痛みの中
Watch carefully, anxiety lies amidst the pain,
hora shizuka ni tomoru ibuki
ほら 静かに灯る息吹
watch carefully, as our breaths softly change to flame.
#06 「Creeping Danger」
SSC-000124GJ.
Safu-san, correct?
Yes.
And the reason you're returning from your study abroad in No. 5,
is because of your grandmother's passing.
That's correct, is it not?
Yes.
Welcome home.
Do you like Picasso?
Yes.
Unfortunately, we don't allow personal items to be brought into No. 6.
Has it been a while since you've returned to No. 6?
Huh?
Are you visiting your family?
Yeah, sort of...
Uh, how did you...
Ah, well, outsiders rarely come here.
I can easily tell you apart.
You were so calm about attaching this thing to your wrist...
Everyone else gets pretty bothered by it.
So I thought, "That person is definitely from here".
Then how did you know it had been a while for me?
Hmm, how should I put this?
Your aura.
The wind, perhaps.
The wind?
I got this feeling that the wind is blowing around you, and only you.
Wow, awesome!
It's so cute!
Oh, my!
Grandmother...
She's cold...
Why is she so cold?
Your grandmother passed on happily.
She wasn't suffering or in pain.
She died peacefully.
Happily...?
Granny... I wonder if my grandmother really was happy?
Tomorrow... and the day after... I just have no idea what to do!
I wonder if she really was happy.
Of course she was!
This is the Twilight House: a place where everyone can live out their final days peacefully.
How could she not have been happy?
Oh, here.
Her belongings.
Is this all?
Yes.
Safu, no matter how far apart we are,
we're connected by the threads of our hearts.
There's no way Granny would have thrown away her knitting needle.
Granny...
...were you really happy at Twilight House?
There's no scent...
Nothing...
Granny's scent is...
Shion...
What's wrong with this city?
Connection denied?
What?
What's happened?
Registration has been deleted?
A felon?
Shion would never do anything like that!
Here you go.
The smell of bread baking sure is great!
It sure is. It's the happy scent of someone waiting for you at home!
Now, hurry along and head back home.
Okay.
Safu?
Oh, my!
You've become so beautiful since the last time I saw you!
You surprised me!
But, weren't you studying abroad, in another city, as an exchange student?
My grandmother died, so I came back.
Your grandmother...
Oh my...
She was the last of your family.
It's a lie, isn't it?
Huh?
It's all a lie, isn't it?
It seems like it's going to rain.
There's no way he's locked up in the correctional facility.
He's run away somewhere, hasn't he?
That's right, isn't it, Aunty?
What makes you think that?
You've been able to remain this calm.
I knew from the moment I saw you.
You weren't in despair.
You didn't have the face of a mother who's lost her son.
Aunty.
Shion is outside of No. 6, isn't he?
I knew it.
Where is Shion?
In West Block...
...but that's all I know.
In West Block...
I see.
Wait!
What do you plan to do, now that you know where he is?
I'll go to him.
Huh?
Safu! What are you saying?
Do you have any idea what kind of place West Block is?
I don't.
I've at least heard that it's a terrifying place.
But I'm still going.
If you go there, you'll never be able to-
Even if I can never return, I won't regret it!
I want to see him...
I want to see Shion!
But Safu...
I love him!
I love him... I really do.
This whole time, I've loved only him.
Thank you, Safu.
You know... this whole time I thought I was dealing with this alone.
But you've been right here...
...keeping him in your thoughts.
Thank you.
But, I'm sure that he wouldn't want you to put yourself in danger in order to see him.
How Shion feels about it is irrelevant.
Huh?
I'm selfish.
I can't just sit around, waiting.
I can't stand how much I want to see him.
That's why I'm going.
That's all there is to it.
I'm not a mother, so I can't be strong like you.
If...
If he never came back, I...
Aunty...
Can I ask you one more thing?
Who is with him?
A Rat, I guess.
Rat?
Yes...
That's all I know.
Thank you very much.
I'm glad I came to see you.
Shion!
Wait for me!
Someone from the Security Bureau...
Safu-san, correct?
Stop!
Let go of me!
Somebody...
I haven't done anything!
Shion!
What's wrong?
It's nothing.
I was just remembering something.
What?
Just a little something about a person who once wore that sweater.
It's a girl, isn't it?
Hey, even Rat wore it at some point!
How can you know if it was a boy or girl?
It was a girl!
It was definitely a girl!
Welcome back!
How's the rain?
Just a passing shower.
Dogloan wanted to see you.
Dogloan?
Good thing the rain stopped.
Hurry up.
I can't stand this smell any longer.
Just shut up and hold him!
He's my mother's brother.
So that makes him your uncle?
I guess so.
With this, I've lost one more person with whom I could reminisce about my mother.
But it stinks!
Whether you're a dog or a human, you die and start stinking.
No matter how much you struggle or cling to life, you'll eventually die.
What don't you get about it?
But he lived a splendid life.
Yes, he did.
You should help out too, Rat.
You can take the honour of holding the dog's dead body if you'd like!
Ridiculous.
I'll pass on both.
Leave him be.
I don't want his help.
He'll defile the grave.
We should at least have him sing a eulogy.
Songs for sending off the dead are expensive.
I'll need three silver.
Get your ass down here, you fraudulent miser!
I'll crush your windpipe with my teeth!
That's funny.
You want me to make you a grave next to your uncle's?
I'll never be put into a grave...
I'll keep on living!
Wait right there, you gutter rat!
What's wrong with Dogloan?
She went wild out of nowhere...
Rikiga-san!
Be sure to pick up my half of the pay from Dogloan.
I need to prepare some of the things you requested.
Man, it sure is hard to dig in frozen soil.
Yeah, but it should be quite a bit softer by now.
It just rained recently;
spring is on its way.
Spring...
You're thinking about the parasitic wasps, aren't you?
They may even begin to emerge before spring comes.
When I think of that...
Just what will happen to No. 6?
Quite the interesting performance.
Will the world's greatest actors choose to perform...
...the world's greatest tragedy... or comedy?
Which do you think?
My mother is in the city...
I can't simply watch from the audience.
Do you intend to return?
Once, before spring.
In the meantime, I'll try to develop a serum...
...since, at the moment, I'm the only sample that's survived being infected.
The things geniuses say are so noble.
But what do you expect to accomplish here, without a single beaker or syringe?
I've already asked Rikiga-san to get me some.
Are you not going to resist?
There's no point.
You give up too easily.
Do you not want to live?
Of course I do.
There's no way I could kill you...
Is that what you're thinking?
Yes.
Don't think too highly of yourself.
That's not why I saved your life at all.
Don't do anything unnecessary.
Simply wait until the time comes.
What time? When?
When I've delivered the final blow to No. 6.
This is your blood.
Forget about making a serum,
and use it for something more beneficial.
Why do you hate it so much?
What happened between you and No. 6?
Why do you hate it that much?
Does it have something to do with that scar on your back?
You still don't get it?
That city sucks up the nutrients from the areas surrounding it,
for the sole purpose of its inhabitants' luxury-
You're trying to say it's a parasitic city, right?
Yeah. You do understand, then.
For man to fight against parasites... it's completely natural.
What I want to know are your personal reasons.
Is it for revenge?
You wouldn't answer me before, either...
I want you to tell me!
I want to know, Rat!
Me or No. 6. Choose one.
You love No. 6...
...and I despise it.
So being...
...we'll eventually end up as enemies.
Why does everything have to be complete opposites with you?
Loving or hating...
Friend or foe...
Inside the wall, or out...
That's it...
The wall just has to disappear!
Huh?
We just have to break down the wall!
If we do that, the place called No. 6 will cease to be!
No one would be able to tell the inside from the outside!
Rather than destroying No. 6,
we should just erase its existence!
We have a third option!
Is it really that funny?
It sure is. That's the best joke I've ever heard!
So you're not just a natural airhead; you also succumb to delusions!
Third option, my ass.
That's nothing but idealistic nonsense.
Rat! I'm being serious here!
I'll pass on that one.
You're just looking for a way out.
You're only trying to find a way that keeps you from getting hurt.
That's not...
Even if you managed to brake down the wall,
the ensuing result wouldn't be Heaven.
It'd be Hell.
Chaos, disorder, conflict, looting...
It's impossible.
We aren't dealing with paints;
you can't just mix them together.
The only option is for one to destroy the other.
That is our fate.
Love and hate,
friend and foe,
inside the wall and out,
as well as you and I...
These things can never become one.
We won't know if we don't try!
I already know.
At the very least, I won't become your enemy.
No matter what happens, even if I'm killed, I'll be by your side.
That's idealism.
It's resolve.
A letter, huh?
"Safu was taken by the Security Bureau."
"Help her!"
Karan.
That girl?
Is it all right to tell Shion about this...?
If I did, he'd certainly run straight for No. 6.
Even if it cost him his life...
kizutsuita toki ha
傷ついたときは
When I'm hurt,
sotto tsutsumikondekuretara ureshii
そっと包みこんでくれたらうれしい
just hold me gently in your arms.
koronde tatenai toki ha
転んで立てないときは
And if I've fallen and I can't get up,
sukoshi no yuuki wo kudasai
少しの勇気をください
give me a bit of your courage.
omoi ha zutto todokanai mama
思いはずっと届かないまま
My thoughts are never heard,
kyou mo tsumetai machi de hitori
今日も冷たい街でひとり
even today, as I wander alone through this cold city.
koko ga dokokamo omoidasenai
ココが何処かも思い出せない
I don't even remember where this place is.
owaranai yoru ni negai ha hitotsu
終わらない夜に願いはひとつ
In the endless night, I have but one wish,
"hoshi no nai sora ni kagayaku hikari wo"
"星のない空に輝く光を"
"That shining light in the starless sky."
modorenai basho ni suteta mono de sae
戻れない場所に捨てたものでさえ
Even the things we've left behind in places we can never return,
umarekawatte ashita wo kitto terashitekureru
生まれ変わって明日をきっと照らしてくれる
will be reborn and illuminate our tomorrow.
You lied to me as well...
Wow, I didn't expect you to worry about me.
Yeah right, there's no way you'd throw your life away for someone else.
I'm fed up with you acting like my guardian.
Leave me alone already.
From now on, I'll be acting freely, unrestricted by you.
Understood. Let's never deal with each other again, then.
If he's so important that you're afraid to lose him... make sure you protect him with all you've got!
I'm so glad I met you.
「True Lies, Fabricated Truths」
You're a liar as well.