Key of the Light
Chain reaction
mitsumeru
Stare,
Red eye
kotae wo sagashiteitanda
I searched for answers,
atemonaku samayoinagara
while wandering around aimlessly
ikusen'oku no karamiau Elements
Billions of intertwined elements,
shikou no naka de
in our thoughts
Unsettled chaotic town
yureteiru Chaotic town
Just like a confusion
marude so Confusion
kienainda Spiritual pain
Unwavering spiritual pain
Where do we go?
hikari to yami ga mugen ni yureru
Light and darkness is infinitely unstable
Angels start dancing with devils
tenshi ga akuma to odoridasu
toki wo koeta idenshi no kioku Key of The life
The memories of the DNA that exceed time, the key of life
kotae wa sugu soko ni
The truth is just right there
FFFpeeps presents
Objection to Building Construction
Jeez...
Objection to Building Construction
Tamatsuka Shrine Building Constructions
Objection to Building Construction
Tamatsuka Shrine Building Constructions
Objection to Building Construction
Tamatsuka Shrine Building Constructions
Why do we have to work this late?
I heard President Irie will be here to inspect the site first thing in the morning.
Speaking of which, there are all sorts of rumours about a ghost haunting this place.
TAMATSUKA INARI SHRINE
Yeah I heard.
The stories are pretty well known around here.
The White Fox's Curse
Good afternoon. It's me, Ozawa.
We're going to the hospital today, right?
How pretty...
Well this sucks.
Waking up to your face,
wasted all the sleep I had.
Why do you have all of that in your fridge?
Saitou, you're not actually living here are you?
I've got a home, but I don't go back there much.
Isn't this room for the Cinematography research society though?
That society doesn't exist.
I just filled the papers with some random names,
and applied to the student affairs office to establish it.
So you're scamming the school?
That's what I said.
Do you have a screw loose or something?
What's with that face?
Are you angry?
No, not one bit.
Of course.
All I've said is the truth.
Anyway, Miki's waiting.
The man responsible for your deaths has been arrested.
You can rest now...
Haruka...I...
Miki, you're finally awake!
So I guess you really can communicate with spirits.
Just what do you think souls of the dead are?
They aren't monsters or ghouls.
They were originally people.
Yeah, I guess so.
This is just my opinion.
But I think souls of the dead,
are like a bunch of leftover feelings,
from those who've died.
Is that why you can understand them?
But for those who can't, in the end,
they can only rely on exorcism and purification.
I don't approve of such methods.
Sealing the souls of the dead,
and erasing their existence,
against their will.
I just can't approve of such forcible methods.
I think I can understand that.
On top of that,
there are also greedy self-proclaimed Psychics,
who don't have my ability,
but still fob off their no good services to the unsuspecting.
U-Um...
About the 25,000 yen,
I've just started working part-time.
So if you can wait a bit-
That's all taken care of.
Huh?
I met her father in the lobby at the hospital.
So I took the money from him.
From Miki's father?
When I told him I'm a psychic who's an expert in exorcism,
he paid without me even asking.
Isn't that just like the frauds you were talking about...
I produced actual results, so it's fine.
Um,
Saitou,
are you in a circle?
I'm in the orchestra circle.
I play the flute.
Next stop, Entrance of Meisei University.
Entrance of Meisei University.
Our contract,
ends here.
Stopping Here
Hey, I heard from the shop manager.
Haruka, you said you're gonna quit?
He persuaded me to stay on until someone new comes in though.
Did something happen?
The money I was working for,
just wasn't needed anymore.
Ah... I'm not sure I quite get it.
Oh right.
Sorry about that.
Nakahara.
Can I ask you for some advice?
Could it be... relationship troubles?
Ah, no.
It's not about me, it's my friend.
She's got this guy she can't stop thinking about...
What's he like?
He's pretty foul mouthed,
and is an expert at ruining people's days.
But,
when you think you won't be able to see him,
it makes you feel really lonely...
That's what my friend said.
Welcome.
I'll come back once you've decided.
Just a little longer.
Wait here.
It's a call from work.
Take your leave.
Of course.
Kunimatsu, you too.
Yes sir.
I'm terribly sorry.
Even though he acts that way, he is quite fond of you.
Really?
He's always dishonest with himself.
You idiot!
What fox's curse?! Rubbish!
Fox's curse?
In this town,
there are two Inari shrines located in the east and west.
The one in the west is the Kagitsuka Inari,
and the one in the east...
Is Tamatsuka Inari right?
I pass by it on the way home.
The president, who bought the area,
made plans to move Tamatsu Inari to the site of Kagitsuka Inari in the west,
and construct a new building on the site.
But the construction's been plagued by strange incidents.
And the rumour of the shrine being protected by the fox's curse quickly sprang to life.
I want to see him
Are you alright, miss?
I'm sorry-
Tha-That eye...
I'll leave the rest to you.
Understood.
Please watch me.
I'm sure you'll be pleased.
I look forward to it.
Saitou's father?
No, no.
Although I'm something close.
I'm his mother's brother.
his uncle basically.
Ah, so that's it.
I heard about you from Yakumo.
So you're Haruka.
What a coincidence!
There are no coincidences,
only inevitability.
The reason I've met you here,
is all because Buddha has bound our strings of fate.
By the way,
where did you see that spirit?
Over there.
Even without a red eye, there are times when people can see spirits, right?
They say the souls of the dead can be seen by normal people too under certain circumstances.
Well? Do you see something?
I guess it's fine to show you.
This is how it is.
Why would you...?
Yakumo...
Because of his left eye,
he's experienced a lot of pain and loneliness.
I thought I'd try to share in his pain a little.
Isshin...
Saitou doesn't come back much, does he?
He sees the souls of the dead regardless of what he wants.
Do you know what that means for him?
This place is...
Yes.
This is a temple,
so lots of spirits gather here.
To him, it's not really a place he can relax.
Yakumo, you've come back?
Uncle,
I'm borrowing this book.
I don't mind at all.
Nao is his cousin.
Nao, greet our guest.
Good evening.
Your name's Nao?
What's up?
Your voice can't reach him.
Could it be that his hearing...?
But he's a child with good intuition.
Even without using words,
he can sense what the others feel.
Seems like Nao likes Haruko too.
How about it?
Why don't we all have tea together?
Because Yakumo sees a lot more than others, he's become quite cynical,
and finds it hard to express himself honestly.
Even though he acts this way, he's actually quite kind.
Talk with Yakumo about the Tamatsuka Inari case.
Will he actually listen?
He might complain a lot, but he won't go ignoring something like this.
I understand. Thank you very much.
So she's the girl who said Yakumo's eye is pretty.
You seem energetic today, Nakuhara.
My car finally got back from the shop.
That's good to hear.
Are you alright?
Oh, it's you.
Are you alone?
Where's Mr. Kunimatsu?
Even I have nights where I want to be alone with my thoughts.
Anyway, pick that up.
I want to see him
This is...
What about it?
Not long ago, when I saw this prayer tablet,
a ghost appeared.
A ghost?
It was a woman wearing a pretty kimono with a fox mask.
I want to see him
A fox mask...
Life is harsh.
Only when time is so short do you faintly see the truth of things.
What is truly important to a person is not money, position or fame.
It's about living life honestly to its fullest.
Mr. Irie...
The ghost that you saw, was probably...
Why...
are you here?
What's your story?
My name is Saitou Yakumo.
I was asked to investigate by someone who saw a ghost here.
Investigate?
There definitely is a spirit here,
But,
that spirit has nothing to do with what just happened.
That's because,
the souls of the dead are just a bunch of leftover feelings.
They can't affect the physical world.
There's an electric motor under the scaffolding.
And there was some gunpowder in the lights.
The laughter is from speakers hidden in the thicket.
All the wiring,
leads over there.
Mr. Kunimatsu.
President... I am terribly sorry.
And Haruka,
I've even put you in danger.
I'm truly sorry.
You...
I don't agree with the construction plans here.
So you invented a curse
to stop the construction?
That's right.
President...
No, I'll call you Tetsu, just like I used to.
Hey, Tetsu,
stop all this already.
No matter what you do,
you can't bring Kuniko back to life.
Kunimatsu,
I've made up my mind.
So you're going to elope?
We're from two different worlds.
So,
this is the only way.
Make her happy,
Tetsu.
Of course.
But things didn't go well.
The night before, Tetsu asked the shop's young servant to pass on a message.
"Tell her that I'll be waiting at the Inari in the west."
But the message was delivered wrongly.
Then the two of them...
In the west Inari was Tetsu,
in the east Inari was Kuniko.
Both waited in vain.
I realised immediately.
But,
It was a time when men had to be strong,
And there was too big a difference in our status.
So with that sense of inferiority,
I was unable to move,
and waited for Kuniko to come.
It's the result of holding on to insignificant pride.
The next year, Kuniko married a man her parents decided.
But she became ill with tuberculosis,
and not six months after giving birth to a child,
she passed away.
If I had been more frank at the time...
Kuniko wouldn't...
Mr. Irie.
I probably don't have much time left myself.
I wanted to unify the Tamatsuka Inari and Kagitsuka Inari,
to bury my foolish past.
You don't have to do that.
I... can see the souls of the dead.
Could it be...
Even now, her soul is still waiting for you.
Wait... for me.
I'm coming... soon.
Oh Kuniko!
I'm sorry.
I wanted to see you.
Her name is Masaoka Kimie,
she was the one who asked me to investigate.
She read her grandmother Kuniko's diary,
and went over to Tamatsuka Inari where she saw the ghost.
So that's what it was.
IRIE CONSTRUCTIONS ANNULS CONSTRUCTION PLANS
COMPROMISE REACHED BETWEEN THE TWO OPPOSING PARTIES
So, why are you here?
Just keeping in touch.
Who told you to?
Well, nobody told me not to.
When I saw Irie, I thought,
maybe I should be a bit more honest with myself.
I have no idea what you're talking about.
How exactly does that relate to you being here?
It's fine if you don't get it.
These are all the girls who've met the conditions to be a vessel for my daughter's soul.
Cheers, Doctor.
In celebration of the revival of your daughter,
and what little's left of those girls' future.
me ni utsuru
Reflected in the eyes
ikusen no hoshi wo
are that of a thousand stars
mune no oku ni
deeply etched
yakitsuketeta
in the heart
mou aenai
We can't meet anymore,
anata no namae wo
so I breathed out
sasayaite wa
your name
hitomi tojita
and closed my eyes
mamorenu
There are promises,
yakusoku nado
that cannot be kept
ano hi wa shiranu mama ni
If that day you, still unaware,
unmei dato iikireru nara
flatly state that is fate
toki wo koete ai ni yukitai
I would transcend time to go and meet you
haruka tooku kono koe hibiku yo
and the sound of this voice will resonate far beyond
towa ni negai tsudukeru
So I eternally wish,
maiochiru hoshikuzu no kakera
these cascading fragments of stardust
anata no mune ni todoku kitto
will reach your heart for sure
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The Dark Tunnel