Seven months ago
The preparation is done, Master.
Rea, come here.
I'll take pictures of you.
Out here, Father?
Of course.
That's the reason we're here, aren't we?
I want to capture the "you" in your last moment of middle school,
surrounded in this breathtaking natural scenery.
Isn't it an obvious thing for a father to do?
We do not know if anyone is watching.
Who would be watching us?
It's just the two of us, Rea.
This is our world; it belongs only to us.
Well then, take off your clothes, Rea.
That's right, Rea!
This... This is what I want to capture.
Do you understand, Rea?
This is what you really are.
This side of you...
This side of you only belongs to me, Rea.
My Rea...
That's right.
Having no idea about that event...
...and that wouldn't be enough.
Freely, freely, I take the helm,
Spreading my wings further and becoming a bird
Freely, freely, I take the helm,
Reaching higher up and becoming a star.
Actually, this story happened before I knew about Rea.
nemurenai yoru ni
眠れない夜に
What if the story I've heard
kiita monogatari ga
聞いた物語が
in sleepless nights
esoragoto datoshitara
絵空事だとしたら
is just a fantasy?
Sankarea
eien wo shiruyori
永遠を知るより
Perhaps to escape
kairaku wo motomete
快楽を求めて
from the shadows
ima wo kuyande shimaunowa
今を悔やんでしまうのは
which cling to my heart,
kokoro no fukaku ni
心の深くに
I regretted the present
sumi tsuita kage kara
住み着いた影から
and sought pleasure
nigeru tame datoshitara
逃げる為だとしたら
instead of knowing eternity.
soredemo atashi wa atashi wo aishiteirareru nara
それでもあたしはあたしを愛していられるなら
Even so, as long as I can love myself,
hanbun ni wareta taiyou ga asa wo tsuretekite
半分に割れた太陽が朝を連れてきて
the half-split Sun will bring the morning,
yami ni nareta shinkei wo jiwari shigekisuru
闇に慣れた神経をじわり刺激する
and will stimulate my nerves that've grown used to the darkness.
okiwasureta nounai wa aete sonomama de
置き忘れた脳内はあえてそのままで
The forgotten thoughts are a story whose scenario has disappeared,
shinario no kieta monogatari da
シナリオの消えた物語だ
and I’ll just leave things that way.
jiyuu ni jiyuu ni kaji wo totte
自由に自由に舵を取って
More and more freely, I'll take the helm,
motto takakue maiagatte
もっと高くへ舞い上がって
and soar to greater heights.
Yeah, that was quite a beautiful voice.
#0 「Fate is... Really...」
Mero-chan is also surprisingly good.
Nowadays, karaoke is an important part of a primary school student's social life.
Chihiro, did you hear that?
Even for a primary school student, she is focusing on social networking.
On the other hand, look at you...
Shut up...
Uncle, please say something.
Ranko-chan, although I may not look like it,
I believe in the concept of non-interference.
Regardless of how you look at it, it is non-interference.
Rather, you've given him too much freedom.
It would be better if you restrict some of his actions.
Oh well...
It is such a rare opportunity that we're on a trip, going to stay in a relative's house,
yet you're the only one who still reeks of your own room.
I can't help it, can I?
I told you I hate going on trips...
I love staying inside my room,
and zombies are my favourite thing in the world.
I'm begging you, please put that away for a moment.
No way.
By the way, Dad, are we still not there yet?
There's still a long way to go...
It is a desolate place.
Prepare yourselves.
I am looking forward to seeing such a desolate place.
Anything will do.
Let me stretch.
We left that morning, heading towards our relative's house in Touhoku, when it was still dark.
This uncle of mine decided to donate his gigantic book collection to the Kyoto Information Museum.
Therefore, we were invited to help him out.
Grandpa and Babu stayed at home.
But for some reason, she tagged along...
Amazing!
How should I put it...
It has the atmosphere of "The 8th Grave Village" and "The Devil's Temari Song".
Oh what should I do.
I love Seishi Yokomizo's novels.
Those stories are based in Okayama, not Touhoku.
Don't mention the small details.
It's so nice...
This is the atmosphere of a dwindling town.
Even I think there is a problem with what you just said.
That...
Um?!
No... that looks...
What's wrong?
Hey, Mero.
Have we been across this bridge before?
I do not know. I do not think that I have seen it before.
I wonder what it is...
I feel like I've seen it before...
I bet you saw it in a movie.
No Trespassing
It wasn't until much later that I realised what was bothering me...
No Trespassing
You must be surprised by how desolate this place has become.
I guess...
Even if we wanted to develop this place, we have don't know where to begin.
This village is like a deserted island that no one cares about.
But this is a beautiful place...
Do you want to stay here?
Eh...
About that...
That's how it is.
It would be a good experience to visit once in a while,
but to live here would be harsh.
However, for elderly people like me, this kind of lifestyle may be just right.
It takes two hours to walk to school.
That must be hard.
As expected, there is no video rental store.
Hey, how can you two say such selfish things?
It's good that they've been raised well.
When that accident happened, I thought something would start going wrong.
Even though I work as a priest, up until that time, I've never prayed so sincerely.
It's a pity that Yuzuna...
It would be kind of you if you could avoid mentioning that in front of the kids.
A-Ah... Please forgive me.
Yuzuna-san is your mother, right?
Yes.
However, as you can see, my dad does not want to mention much about my mum.
I wonder what kind of person she was.
I only saw her once when I was little.
My memories about her are also very blurry.
I was too small to remember much.
I'm sure she was a nice person.
I am sure of it.
Thank you very much for worrying about me.
No way, I...
Although my memory is a bit blurry, I do remember she was a nice person.
However, I cannot recall any specific details...
Say, Dad.
Yes?
I don't know why, but I can't remember much about Mum.
I see.
I wonder why...
"I love her a lot"...
"She is super kind"...
I can recall those emotions clearly,
but for some reason, I can't recall anything about Mum herself.
Isn't that good?
I think that's good enough.
"I loved her", "She was kind"... Both are true.
Nothing is wrong about them.
But...
Chihiro.
Yuzuna had asked me not to tell you two about her.
She had her own thoughts about it.
So accept them, and follow her wishes.
I beg you.
Dad...
Although I'm not sure what had happened,
but on that day, Dad gave off the feeling that there was no room for argument.
So I didn't ask anything further.
If we talk about mothers...
You're not sleeping yet?
I can't sleep.
Want some?
No, I...
How stupid!
It was just a joke.
That face...
That face which makes people feel unpleasant.
Making yourself look like the only victim here.
I can't stand that face the most!
Please stop, Mother!
You haven't thought about me at all, have you?
In your mind, it's all about yourself.
If you think you're the only unlucky one here, you're making a seriously big mistake.
In this world,
unfortunate events collide like billiard balls.
It's because you've put on such a face...
...that I've become such a bad mother.
Do you get it?
P-Please stop.
If you want to be happy, make me happy first.
What should I do?
Something like making yourself disappear from my sight...
There are different kinds of mothers in this world.
Sankarea
Eh?!
Well, my interest is rather broad.
Although there are some that I inherited from my father...
You really have a lot piled here.
I believe, rather than piling this collection here,
donating them to the Kyoto Information Museum would benefit society more.
The car is well-prepared.
So, can you guys follow Baba-san's instructions, and pack the books into boxes accordingly?
I guess we will need to make several trips.
Maybe we won't finish packing in one day.
Here, take this.
Okay.
Your lazy lifestyle is showing its effects.
How noisy.
Keep your mouth shut.
If you are like this now, you'll be useless come evening.
This belongs to the "donate" category.
And this belongs to the "repeated material" category.
Repeat
Therefore, please put it into that box.
You can tell just by looking at the cover?
Well that is my job.
That's a Museum's Information Manager's strength.
Donate
It's about time for lunch.
You couldn't even last until the afternoon.
Are you okay?
Should I carry you?
It's fine, you guys go ahead.
I'll come later.
Truth is I don't even have the energy to eat.
Let us go.
If he doesn't come in 30 minutes, I'll bring him lunch.
Understand, Nii?
Okay...
Oh well, just rest for now.
See you a bit later.
I guess I'll take a nap...
What was that?!
Mum?!
...more importantly .... the item has to... in a bowl ... mix together
crushed leaves, puffer fish guts, immortal water
immortal mountain
Japanese cedar leaves, a snail shell, cobalt powder
several earthworms, wings of a dragonfly, mustard essence
The Dead
Resurrection
Mum.
No, this...
It's fake.
Fake?
To put it simply, it's used to deceive people.
Also, although the book seems to be written using ancient characters,
the book itself doesn't look that old.
I think someone most likely made it to trick others.
This book has no value.
Please put it in the "rubbish" box.
I understand.
Well then.
It hurts.
Mother.
What?
About what you said yesterday night...
What about it?
If I disappear, will you really become happy?
What?
Did you forget about it?
I'm tired right now.
Can you leave me alone?
Sorry for disturbing you.
Satsuki, get me some painkillers.
Yes, right away.
Quickly.
To disappear... huh?
It may actually be a good thing.
Ojou-sama.
The cleaning of the outdoor bathing pool has been completed.
I see.
Thanks to your help, we managed to pack all the books in one day.
Thank you a lot for all the hard work.
I don't want to read any more books for a while.
I never thought books were so heavy.
I will not buy books ever again.
Mero-chan, that is my line.
Japanese cedar leaves, a snail shell, cobalt powder
several earthworms, wings of a dragonfly, mustard essence
Chihiro-kun, are you all right now?
Eh?
Ah, yes.
I am completely fine now. Yes...
I see.
It would be best if you can rest here for a day.
Although we would like to, I still have business to tend to,
so I must return by tomorrow.
There are a lot of places I want to take you guys to...
I also want to take a look around the area...
There is a waterfall called Sabini.
It's a big waterfall which has been classified as a Cultural Heritage Site by the government.
I've heard of it!
I've seen it on TV.
Just seeing it on TV is no good, you have to see it in person.
It is really magnificent, just like...
Let's go!
Eh?!
Since it's such a valuable chance, let's go.
I'll pass.
I agree.
For the sake of knowing more, please do take me along.
Chihiro, accompany them.
Eh?! Me?
I'll pass. I'm tired.
You can't just let two girls go alone.
But we're going to walk around on a mountain, aren't we?
Roughly for an hour.
I'll pass.
Let's go, Chihiro.
I told you I'll pass.
Your image as a guy can improve purely based on the answers you give.
You two are really annoying.
How do you have so much energy?
Do not look down on the vigour of a primary school student.
Rather, I should say your vigour is way too weak.
It's thirty years too early to be so tired after such a small task.
Eh?!
What is that?
It seems that the route is a bit complicated...
...more importantly ... the item has to... in a bowl ... mix together
crushed leaves, puffer fish guts, immortal water
immortal mountain
...more importantly ... the item has to... in a bowl ... mix together
crushed leaves, puffer fish guts, immortal water
immortal mountain
...more importantly ... the item has to... in a bowl ... mix together
crushed leaves, puffer fish guts, immortal water
immortal mountain
...more importantly ... the item has to... in a bowl ... mix together
crushed leaves, puffer fish guts, immortal water
immortal mountain
...more importantly ... the item has to... in a bowl ... mix together
crushed leaves, puffer fish guts, immortal water
immortal mountain
...more importantly ... the item has to... in a bowl ... mix together
crushed leaves, puffer fish guts, immortal water
immortal mountain
...more importantly ... the item has to... in a bowl ... mix together
crushed leaves, puffer fish guts, immortal water
...more importantly ... the item has to... in a bowl ... mix together
crushed leaves, puffer fish guts, immortal water
immortal mountain
...more importantly ... the item has to... in a bowl ... mix together
crushed leaves, puffer fish guts, immortal water
immortal mountain
...more importantly ... the item has to... in a bowl ... mix together
crushed leaves, puffer fish guts, immortal water
immortal mountain
...more importantly ... the item has to... in a bowl ... mix together
crushed leaves, puffer fish guts, immortal water
immortal mountain
...more importantly ... the item has to... in a bowl ... mix together
crushed leaves, puffer fish guts, immortal water
immortal mountain
...more importantly ... the item has to... in a bowl ... mix together
crushed leaves, puffer fish guts, immortal water
immortal mountain
...more importantly ... the item has to... in a bowl ... mix together
crushed leaves, puffer fish guts, immortal water
immortal mountain
...more importantly ... the item has to... in a bowl ... mix together
crushed leaves, puffer fish guts, immortal water
immortal mountain
...more importantly ... the item has to... in a bowl ... mix together
crushed leaves, puffer fish guts, immortal water
immortal mountain
...more importantly ... the item has to... in a bowl ... mix together
crushed leaves, puffer fish guts, immortal water
immortal mountain
I think it should be this way.
I guess you're right.
Let's go.
Resurrection is...
Wanko?
Mero?
Oh no!
This is why I said I don't want to go.
Eh?
Why?
I want to disappear.
At least I will become someone else in my next life.
Are these things... impossible to achieve?
Could this be...
...about a method to bring the dead to life?
Resurrection... drug.
What was that just then?
Although something like this happened...
I'm touched!
I am so touched by what we've come across that I cannot even feel the tears running down my face.
In the end, I didn't see a waterfall.
Just like that we left my uncle's house.
If you think about what happens later on, fate may really exist in this world.
9. Poisonous herb...
Then...
...who will be the one to guide us towards our fateful destiny?
Therefore, every time I think about that trip, the memory of my mum will float to the surface.
hitotsu dake kanou no nara
ひとつだけ叶うのなら
If only one thing could be granted,
kimi no te no naka
君の手の中
I would like to be
yureru chiisana hana de itai
揺れる小さな花でいたい
a little flower flowering in your hand.
hajimete miru mabushii kono sekai de
はじめてみる 眩しい この世界で
In this dazzling world I see for the first time,
kimi to moshi hagureta toushitemo kitto
君ともしはぐれたとうしても きっと
if I was ever separated from you,
mitsukedashite
見つけだして
I would surely find you.
me sametara soba ni iruyo
目覚めたらそばにいるよ
When you wake up, I'll be next to you
ashita mo
明日も
forever.