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
yureteiru Chaotic town
Unsettled chaotic town
marude so Confusion
Just like a confusion
kienainda Spiritual pain
Unwavering spiritual pain
Where do we go?
hikari to yami ga mugen ni yureru
Light and darkness is infinitely unstable
tenshi ga akuma to odoridasu
Angels start dancing with devils
toki o 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
Will this really work?
It's just to fend off the media.
A
In February 1995, a brutal murder took place. One of the involved parties, Ms. Nanase Miyuki (10 at the time of the incident), is still missing. Please contact us if you have any information regarding this incident.
※We will ensure the safety of those providing information. Setamachi Police Special Investigation Headquarters Phone 105-556-2614 (direct dial)
Nanase Mansion Family Murder Case
This is so we can say "The police are doing all they can."
Hey! T-There!
You're...!
Takeda Shunsuke!
Hold it!
Connected Feelings ~Bond~
Is it true Gotou is missing?
Let's go find him ourselves!
If you think just the two of us can't, then let's ask Yakumo to-
We haven't been able to reach Yakumo, either.
Then we can contact that girl, Ozawa Haruka, right?
We don't have her contact information.
What's wrong?
Is that...
Gotou's?
They say fate can be strange, but I never knew people involved with Yakumo would come together like this.
For now, let's introduce ourselves.
I am Yakumo's uncle. My name is Isshin.
I've heard Yakumo's eye is also red.
Could your eye also be...
Oh, that's...
His eye is...
Haruka.
Okay.
I'm sorry.
We were introducing ourselves first.
I'm Hijikata Makoto, from Hokutou Newspaper.
This is Mr. Ishii Yuutarou of Setamachi Police.
Then let's get down to business.
Yakumo and Gotou disappeared at the same time.
The two had both watched a video of a ghost recorded at the site of a family murder fifteen years ago.
That's right.
May I see that footage?
That was...
M-Mr. Isshin?
What's the matter?
There's... no mistaking it.
This is...
This is my older sister...
Azusa.
That's Yakumo's mom?
Yakumo must have been shocked, too.
If Azusa, who went missing fifteen years ago, has appeared as a ghost...
she must have already...
Let's stop this.
What good will come from this?
We can just leave everything up to the police.
Mr. Ishii...
The search for Detective Gotou has already begun.
We can request a similar search for Yakumo, too.
Everything we do will be in vain.
Mr. Ishii!
Just do nothing because it'd be in vain?!
Are you fine just leaving things up to others?
H-Haruka...
I don't want to just sit and wait.
I won't leave things up to others, either.
I will never give up...
until I meet Yakumo again.
You're the worst!
Mr. Ishii!
Please, don't be kind to someone like me.
I had completely the wrong impression of her.
The last time I met her...
I thought she was just a kinda cute girl like you could find anywhere.
You mean very, not "kinda".
But I've learned that she's actually a very resilient girl.
They're nice words, aren't they?
"Never give up."
As a child, I dreamed of becoming a manga artist.
But I soon gave up on it.
My dad was against it.
Your dad?
A policeman.
He was a very strict man.
It wasn't just manga.
Dad denied everything about me.
Do you hate your dad?
I think my dad was wrong.
But I was wrong too, for going along with it.
If you've realized that much...
all that's left is to take action.
Take action?
Yep, take action.
Even if you get laughed at or go unrewarded,
move towards a goal you've set yourself, above all else.
Makoto...
Until we find Yakumo and Detective Gotou, why don't we struggle together...
never giving up?
Those glasses...
I've woken from my delusion.
From now on...
I will take action just as Detective Gotou would!
Right.
So you were here.
Yes.
A rare coincidence indeed.
Or is it...
Takagishi Family
Ms. Takagishi Akemi.
She was Yakumo's homeroom teacher in middle school.
It's already been five years since she passed away.
That day...
Yakumo...
It's all my fault.
It's all because of my red eye...
that Ms. Akemi was...
Don't be a fool.
Your eye must let you see the souls of the dead...
for a reason you can't yet understand.
Don't run away from it.
My eye brings misfortune to people.
I suffer from it too.
Then let me join you in suffering the suspecting glares from people every day.
Why?
Why can either you or her be so devoted to me?!
Even my parents betrayed me.
People are never alone.
They are bound by strings of fate.
Someone must be tied to you too.
Someone who thinks your red eye is beautiful...
will appear before you someday.
As if there could be!
Even if there is...
I'll only bring them misfortune.
Around the time we first met,
I felt that Yakumo was trying to distance himself from other people.
But...
I now see that what lay behind that cold attitude, was a resolve not to harm others.
Yakumo can tell you the whole story.
I'm sure he'd tell you now.
And that's just another reason to find Yakumo.
Right.
Mr. Ishii!
Please forgive me for my thoughtless words earlier.
No, please don't worry about it.
I should be the one to apologize for my rash words.
To become Yakumo?
What do you mean?
It seems that Yakumo picked up on something from watching that footage.
We'll become Yakumo to figure out what that is.
Yakumo's reactions from that day...
we'll examine them piece by piece.
That's right!
Yakumo was looking at a map of the area around the Nanase Mansion!
When Mr. Gotou asked to fast forward...
Yakumo quickly refused, right?
Trains?
As I thought!
I don't hear the sound of trains in that footage at all.
But it's close to the railroad tracks, and considering the time of the recording,
the trains should pass by about every seven minutes.
That means...
this footage...
might have been recorded somewhere other than the Nanase Mansion.
And Yakumo realized it too.
Then that Hoshino Yukiko who gave me this footage...
Takeda Shunsuke...
is on the move?
Yeah.
I'll go to Yakumo.
All right.
Then I'll visit that girl Ozawa Haruka and...
D-Station Co., Ltd. Hoshino Yukiko
I see.
Thank you very much.
What did they say?
The company has no employee named Hoshino Yukiko.
I've confirmed it too.
The address she registered upon admission to the hospital is a total fake.
Haruka!
What is it?
If I'm not mistaken, your family name is Ozawa, isn't it?
Yes.
Is your family from Nagano, by any chance?
That's right...
And your mother's name is...
Keiko?
Um...
why has my mom's name come up all of a sudden?
This is a letter addressed to my sister, from a long time ago.
No way!
Ms. Ozawa Keiko Nagano Prefecture, East Togakushi District, Shimotakai 381-04
What's wrong?
My mother wrote this.
Really?
The thread of fate...
has finally connected.
My sister, Azusa...
was kidnapped by a certain man when she was young...
and held captive in a holiday home in the mountains of Nagano.
After two weeks, she somehow managed to escape and was found.
Togakushi
By my mom?
Even after that, Keiko was concerned about my sister, and kept in touch.
So after that, the two of them began exchanging letters.
What a mysterious bond...
Perhaps you and Yakumo were connected by some invisible bond even before you were born.
An invisible bond?
Apparently, at that time, Keiko was already pregnant with Haruka.
And...
Yakumo...
My sister, also, was pregnant with Yakumo.
The father was...
the man who abducted and confined Azusa.
You mean...
That's terrible.
Does Yakumo...
know about that?
I told him some time ago, to prevent the mistake from being repeated.
Mistake?
When Yakumo was a child, Azusa tried to...
Yakumo was saved by Gotou, who was on duty that night.
Azusa disappeared after that.
Ms. Saitou Azusa Chisato Apt. #202 Tokyo Metropolis, Hokutou City, Chisato 2-16-3
This letter, came right after Azusa tried to kill Yakumo.
I wanted to open it so many times...
since it might have helped me find my sister.
But...
I just couldn't.
Why?
Ms. Saitou Azusa Chisato Apt. #202 Tokyo Metropolis, Hokutou City, Chisato 2-16-3
I see. To Isshin that letter was like Pandora's box, that shouldn't be opened.
What if the real reason why Azusa tried to kill her own child was written in there...
If I were Isshin, I wouldn't have the courage to tell that to Yakumo.
But...
in Pandora's box...
hope still remains.
Dear Ms. Saitou Azusa,
It's a little early, but congratulations on getting married.
A lot of things have happened, but I hope that the three of you will be happy.
I'm so happy for you!
P.S.
I read Takeda's article.
A journalist, that's so impressive!
Please say hello to your good-looking fiancé, Takeda Shunsuke for me.
Azusa's fiancé is...
That Takeda Shunsuke, who killed the Nanase family?
We'll go back to the station, and look into that case once again.
Got it.
I'll call home and ask my mom about this.
Come to think of it...
I haven't really slept since Yakumo disappeared.
No, no, I shouldn't fall asleep.
I have to call...
mom...
Surrender, Takeda!
He's gone...
Say that again!
I'll say it as many times as I need to.
In order to search for Detective Gotou,
we want to see the investigation report and all relevant documents on Takeda Shunsuke's case!
Please, stop fighting!
Shut up!
We have bigger problems!
What do you mean?
He finally showed up, that Takeda Shunsuke.
Seriously?
We're pursuing him right now.
I understand the situation.
However, my mission is none other than to find Detective Gotou.
Please, help us!
Don't forget that you're a rookie!
Listen up.
I heard that the men's toilet on the fourth floor is dirty.
Get out of here and go clean it immediately!
Especially the last stall, it's dirty behind the tank!
I'll check it later, so be sure to clean it thoroughly.
Okay?
Behind the tank, got it?
Yes, ma'am!
Let's see...
I'll just talk to myself.
Section chief Miyakawa?
What kind of idiot replies to someone's soliloquy?
Shut up and listen.
Questioning the investigators from back then will cause all sorts of trouble, so don't.
Asking other people involved from outside the police is fine.
By the way, that old geezer was in charge of the autopsy for the case.
Mr. Hata, huh...
Anything else?
I'll contact Detective Gotou's wife.
Okay.
I'm responsible for everything in this case.
I owe you one for your broken glasses.
I'll pay you back one day.
Sure.
Since we've found Takeda, I'll have my hands full.
I'm counting on you, Ishii. Find Gotou no matter what.
Yes, ma'am.
Um, this is the men's toilet by the way.
Yeah, I've never been into one before.
Yes.
I'll find Detective Gotou at any cost.
Please believe in me and wait.
Please find my husband.
I've come for you, Ozawa Haruka.
I'll break you little by little in front of Yakumo.
And then you'll die in fear and despair.
Now, let's go...
to where Yakumo is.
Wait!
Takeda Shunsuke!
I know who you are.
You can't possibly get in my way.
Because, you're...
I see you planned to stop me by mobilizing the police.
I'm powerless indeed.
But...
I'll protect them nevertheless.
Yakumo...
I'll get your message to her without fail.
Yakumo...
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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Connected Feelings ~Light~