Mahoromatic
~ Something More Beautiful ~
When you come visit me,
Anata ni tazuneraretara, watashi…
…I’ll probably break into a big smile.
…nikkori hohoemu deshou.
I can’t really put it into words,
Umaku ienai kedo, subete ga…
…but everything is shining oh so bright.
…totemo totemo kagayaite’masu.
I bet everyone is together right about now.
Kitto ima goro minna atsumatte’masu.
It may get a little rowdy,
Sore wa sawagashikute,
…but I wouldn’t have it any other way.
…demo itoshii.
Let’s fly away to our usual place.
Tonde yukimasu, itsumo no tokoro e.
Tomorrow will be clear with the sun high up in the sky.
Taiyou takaku, ashita mo hare desu.
Even if you get a little lonely,
Moshimo sukoshi sabishiku nattemo,
…it’s okay, I’ll be watching…
…daijoubu, chanto mite imasu,
…right here.
…koko de.
And now, breaking Vesper-related news.
Twelve executives of the secret society Vesper, headquartered in Ebisu, Tokyo…
…and believed to be deeply involved in the assassination…
…of the President of the United States on the 20th…
…were handed over from the Metropolitan Police to the Tokyo District Prosecutor tonight.
And because two of the suspects, Daimon and Hokaze,
…believed to have ordered the explosion of their headquarters…
…in order to destroy evidence when said facility was raided,
…have remained silent during questioning, the suspects will most likely be tried as they are,
…with identities unconfirmed.
Hey, Slash, turn off the TV.
All right, now I look like a man.
Leesha, are you saying Matthew’s will can’t be questioned?
That bastard… Matthew, cashew, whatever his name is, I just don’t like him.
Does everything have go the way he wants it to?
Have you ever met Matthew of Saint?
Nah, I haven’t even caught so much as a glimpse of his shadow.
I haven’t seen him, but we’ve got a deep connection between us.
Sounds like a complicated story.
A long time ago, he stole a woman from me.
Oh, my. My condolences.
She was an amazing woman. But, well, she came from Saint.
A Saint woman?
Now, listen…
It’s one thing to be indiscriminate, but this is ridiculous!
You dumbass! You think nationality or borders matter to dirty thoughts?!
Anyway, I’m the first man to score with an alien woman.
No kidding.
Your ride is here, sir.
This is my first night out in a long, long time.
Yuichiro.
I’m glad you could make it tonight.
Your team fought well. You should be proud.
Hey, there, prodigal son, have you worked things out of your system yet?
Everyone is glad to see you.
What a surprise, we were just talking about you.
We’re amazed that an individual could have such military power.
To Yuichiro’s health.
A toast to a new era.
Truth be told, we’ve all wished that we could do what you did at one time or another.
We wanted to invite your talented staff as well, but you know how the police can be.
Relax. I’m sure they’ll all be released before long.
Afterwards, we’ll toast them, as well.
I’m sorry, but we’ll have to kill your grandson, Suguru.
Think of it as your penalty for betraying humanity.
You talk like I’m a disgraced military commander back in medieval Japan.
Isn’t that right, o valiant Oda Nobunaga?
And what’s this I hear about you being in the middle of building a huge space fleet?
We’re considering joining forces with Saint in due time.
The technology they have developed is indispensable to our plans.
Now that we know humans exist in outer space,
…we want to have a modern-day Columbus set sail without delay.
Don’t you see?
This plan will lead to new worlds in space.
Matthew is never gonna go along with it as long as you people think like that.
We will make him. That’s what we’ve always done.
The reason this organization is called Management…
…isn’t because we manipulate the world from the shadows.
What we have managed across the centuries…
…is the history of mankind.
The history in this room is testament to this.
Each link in this beautiful, perfect chain leading from the past…
…was planned to happen the way it did, and was rigorously carried out,
…and each spilled the blood of many as it was forged.
We wish to have the races of other worlds participate in our future plans.
Surely not even you could have any objections to that, Yuichiro.
All this garbage about plans and perfection really makes me laugh.
Take a good look at what you’re standing in,
…you folks who like things orderly and nice and clean.
Isn’t there still something you should take care of before you go into space?
Resolving the contradictions between fellow Terrans comes first.
And between me and you people.
I find your tone of voice irritating to the ears.
You were born in Japan, weren’t you? You also lived in the Middle East for a time.
When I was young, I traveled all over the world.
Lebanon. Palestine. Zaire. Czech.
Cambodia. Cuba. Chile. Pakistan.
When I see trouble, I’m the kind of guy who wants to stick his nose into it.
And did you sense any contradictions there, too?
Everywhere I went, Bernard, there were people like you.
Men who hated the light of day, who leaned back in their chair in the cool shade of a tree,
…and who had teeth that were too damn perfect!
What, are you scared of this old watch?
Morons. I couldn’t possibly smuggle a weapon into a place with security this tight.
Just as I thought, you might like things nice and tidy,
…but there are some things that you don’t want to see the light of day, right?
I ask you to remember that you are one of us from now on.
Hey, let’s get one thing straight!
Until the day we die, we’re Vesper!
I guess this is as good a time as any.
Let’s do it, Slash.
It’s showtime!
Okay, master.
It didn’t fly as far as I had hoped.
If only we had a little more fuel…
We’re plenty far enough away.
Where are we, anyway?
Since I don’t have support from Vesper HQ, I can’t get an exact fix on our location,
…but I think we’re in the northwestern Yucatan Peninsula.
I had hoped to hide somewhere in the Bolivia area.
It looks like it’ll be difficult to find provisions here, doesn’t it?
Oh, I’ll be fine.
Going two or three days without eating is no big deal.
I think my body’s gotten a little too used to your cooking.
Don’t worry, we have water and emergency rations.
For the time being, let’s try to find an inhabited area.
Sure.
Mahoromatic
There doesn’t seem to be any roads made for cars around here…
Let’s make camp here for the night.
Mahoro, are you all right?
Yes.
I’m… not being very useful, am I?
Of course you are!
I’m not.
I mean, if it weren’t for you, I’d…
That’s not what I meant, Suguru.
At times like these… I hate to say it, Suguru, but…
How can I explain it? I’m very happy right now.
Without the help of everyone at headquarters, I can’t do a thing.
Mahoro…
It just drives home the fact that maybe I’ve been able to do my best all this time…
…because everyone around me has been supporting me.
But as far as I’m concerned, you’re more than enough, even by yourself.
Just so long as you stay with me. That’s enough for me.
Do you remember that time we went on a date in Yokohama?
Yes, Ms. Shikijo was on our trail the whole time, and we ran ourselves ragged.
But I’m pretty grateful for that.
I’m not very good at dates. I get sad somehow.
Sure, there’s the whole embarrassment thing, but when I look at someone for a long time,
…before too long, everything between us falls away.
And when too much of that is gone, I suddenly get scared.
That makes me avert my eyes and look away for a minute.
But then I feel like maybe that person won’t be there when I turn back again…
The sea…
It’s the sea!
The sea?
Commander Misato told me something once.
He said that there’s something even more beautiful in this world.
Something more beautiful?
I’ve finally figured out what it is.
The sunset, when you watch it with someone you love.
You’re right.
It will be night soon.
Um, Mahoro?
Yes?
Suguru…
W-We’re in an emergency here, so this isn’t the time for that sort of thing!
Huh? Why shouldn’t I change into my combat uniform?
There are lots of dangers in the jungle at night.
I’ll stay up all night and keep watch over you, Suguru.
Oh, uh… It’s the same old story, huh?
What is it?
How did you find us all the way out here?
Oh, did I surprise you?
You!
It’s all right. Attacking out of the blue isn’t my style.
That isn’t the problem!
It’s against common decency to watch a lady as she’s changing!
You have a problem with THAT?
Sorry. I just got here. I tracked that broach of yours.
I should have realized sooner…
Suguru!
I’m sorry, Suguru. Are you all right?
Yeah. A branch whacked me in the face, that’s all.
Even if I could fight Feldrance, I wouldn’t be able to protect Suguru…
What should I do…?
I don’t sense him following us.
They say that the best defense is a good offense.
Mahoro, what do you have in mind?
Suguru, I want you to run. Get as far away from here as you can.
I’ll defeat Feldrance.
Mahoro’s gonna go away…
Mahoro’s gonna go…
You can’t, I won’t let you!
You said you’d never leave, remember?!
You said we’d always be together! Always!
Didn’t you say you’d be the one person who’d never leave me?
That’s right, Suguru. I’ll always be with you.
I don’t know how far away it is, but if you follow the shoreline south,
…you should come to a port town called Campeche.
Let’s meet there.
Meet me there. Promise me.
Of course. I’ll be there.
If this was a trap meant to draw you out,
…Suguru Misato would be dead right now.
Did you ever consider that?
You never intended to wait until my systems shut down.
Your objective all along was to fight me.
Otherwise, there would be no point in your following me all the way here, would there?
That’s right.
You and I may be built differently, but we exist for the same purpose.
I want to fight you.
Interesting.
This just keeps getting more and more powerful.
I feel like I could chop the Earth clean in half!
You don’t know how this weapon is really meant to be used!
Mahoro!
Maho…
Satellite Poem.
Let’s launch a ship out onto the blue sea of hope that stretches out to infinity.
Let’s pray to the sun in our hearts that shines down white upon me.
The sky, the sea, the clouds, the birds…
Everything I come across is fresh to me.
I feel anxious from time to time, but this is my wish.
That the day will come when I overcome that anxiety…
…and reach the shores of the island of happiness.
There was once a man who left his home long ago.
This man found himself in a foreign land came to love the local drinks,
…built himself a distillery, and opened up a business.
The man was praised for his distillery, and he made the liquor of the land of his birth.
But it was just too fancy,
…and it wasn’t like any of the drinks to be found in his homeland.
Its taste was sweet and incredibly painful.