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
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What's wrong, Yakumo?
Take care of Yakumo.
Sure.
Oh, though...
all I'm doing is being around Yakumo.
Well, that's enough.
Pardon?
Please take care of Yakumo from now on.
Mr. Isshin?
I've received a notice from the doctor.
In the best case...
I'll last a year.
Beyond Despair ~Assassin's Dagger~
They gave us permission surprisingly quickly.
Yes, really.
It was a little unexpected,
but the hospital probably recognizes how grave the situation is.
That ghost apparently asks each patient one question:
"When will you die?"
Although we do have permission to investigate,
there are quite a few restrictions.
So some of the rooms are off limits?
Cellphones aren't allowed, either.
Go faster, kid!
So what happened?
That woman came out with something ridiculous.
Nanase Miyuki did?
She said that Yakumo's father will kill that guy, Isshin.
But his true identity must be...
"A ghost" is what you want to say, isn't it?
Nanase Miyuki's cellphone doesn't have any evidence of conversations with that man.
It must be that he's a ghost, so he can't use cellphones, nor need to use one, so...
We can deal with that later.
So, did you contact Mr. Isshin?
How about Yakumo?
I'm rushing because neither is answering!
Not that way, this way.
Isn't he a little strange?
Yakumo today, I mean.
Could he be...
Mom...
So that happened, huh.
And he's been like that since.
Should we have picked a different day?
Detective Gotou, they're here!
Where were you?
Nao and I were eating out.
Gotta get some good food from time to time.
What are you saying at a time like this?
Ishii told me.
So that man is coming to kill me, eh?
Yeah.
Now...
What should we do...
Ishii's with Nao.
He's not exactly reliable, but still better than nothing.
Did you let Yakumo know?
I can't get in touch with him.
Yakumo should be fine now.
Haruka will be there for him.
Gotou...
if something happens to me, please take care of Nao.
Don't even joke about that.
First off...
don't you hate me?
How could I...
Nah, I noticed it.
You weren't fond of me dragging Yakumo into my investigations.
At first, yes.
However, that's no longer the case.
You are a reliable man.
Wh-What do you mean?
I'm fine with your clumsy side, too.
Hey, stop making fun of...
You bastard!
Sorry, Gotou.
Wait, why...
This is the first time we've met in person.
I am his foster parent
and you are Yakumo's real father.
Before you take my life, why don't we talk a little?
It was closed just a minute ago
Although I serve Buddha, in my heart...
a darkness blacker than twilight was stirring:
the contempt towards you...
the hatred.
Your actions put my sister through hell.
Yakumo, too, has suffered a painful fate.
An urge to get rid of you with my own hands...
crossed my mind more than once.
But now...
that feeling is nowhere to be found.
Ironically enough...
something I couldn't see even when I tried desperately...
I can see now so effortlessly.
Give up.
No matter how you struggle...
Yakumo will never...
fall into the darkness ever again.
In return, I'll also...
Yakumo!
L-Look!
What's happening?
Are you all right?
Well...
She said, "Sorry for the other day."
Eh?
Dammit!
Hey, Ishii, Ishii!
Hey, old man, old man! You hear me?
Hey, answer me if you can hear me!
Good, you're still alive.
It's enough.
I'll ask you more later.
Just don't say anything.
Don't just stand there.
Call an ambulance!
Oh, yes sir!
Don't cry!
He won't die!
I won't let him!
So don't cry!
Don't you die, old man.
You stay here...
and cooperate with the investigation when the detectives get here.
Got it?
Yes, sir.
That spirit of the dead...
was clearly different from the ones I have seen before.
That patient earlier...
said he'd encountered the same ghost once before.
Last time he was asked "When will you die?", but this time it apologized.
Does this mean that the ghost repented?
Makoto?
I'm texting the office, so give me a minute.
I meant...
Aren't cellphones forbidden?
It's okay here.
It's from Mr. Ishii.
Ozawa speaking.
What?
Mr. Isshin was...?
My uncle...
must have tried to reason with that man...
for all of us who he'll be leaving behind.
My uncle...
has a year left to live.
You're kidding!
He's received notice from the doctor.
Then...
the reason why you were acting so strangely was...
Watch out!
Are you all right?
Y-Yeah.
Oh, Mr. Gotou.
Yes.
I'm heading over there with Yakumo and...
Please give me a second.
Turn back right now!
Mr. Isshin will be taken to the hospital we were in.
Could that be them?
Operation in Progress
It's okay for you to cry.
You've coped well.
I was there, and yet...
I'm sorry.
How's Isshin?
The patient lost too much blood,
resulting in an insufficient supply to the brain,
so it has stopped functioning completely.
We are barely preserving his cardiorespiratory function with an artificial ventilator at the moment.
I'm afraid that there's no hope of recovery.
You...
don't mean...
Brain death.
I'll arrest you!
If you don't like it, get your ass back in there and re-do the surgery!
Mr. Gotou! Calm down!
Shut up!
Please stop it, Gotou.
Issin is...
brain-dead...
I wonder if Nao understands...
that no matter how many times she calls him,
Isshin can't respond.
I can't believe it myself.
Nor do I want to.
I mean, look at him.
It's as if he could open his eyes any moment.
And yet...
Doctor Arai...
I have something to discuss...
with the family.
Will you come this way, please?
Hey, Yakumo.
I'll look after Nao...
if that's alright.
You don't mind, do you?
I'm back.
Welcome home!
Oh my, what a cute guest we have.
Nice to meet you.
Come in.
I'll leave it you.
Sure.
Make sure you eat your dinner.
So it was no coincidence you were here, was it?
Yeah.
We have a testimony.
Some people from the neighborhood witnessed the presumable culprit.
That settles it.
Um... how's Nao?
She must have been running on nerves.
She fell asleep straight away.
It's hard to believe I'm having tea with someone in the middle of the night.
It's been years since I last did that.
Mr. Gotou doesn't come home often?
No.
But, whether he's here or not, it's all the same.
He doesn't talk much anyway.
If only we had a child.
Nao is a strong child.
She is.
A girl has to be strong...
because men put on a show of bravado,
but at key moments they tend to carry the burden all by themselves.
Even so...
they don't like being all alone.
They always have to have someone by their side.
I think I understand what you mean.
Setamachi
I was told by the higher-ups...
not to cover the incident of Isshin being stabbed.
And it's not just the press.
The case wasn't mentioned on the TV news either.
What's this all about?
The person who was in charge of "the Nanase family massacre case" at the time...
is a big shot in the Metropolitan Police Department now.
To him, Nanase Miyuki causing more trouble,
would mean resignation.
So he's prevented the media...
Exactly.
And it's not even just a question of yesterday's incident.
Even the fact that Nanase Miyuki announced a crime, wasn't disclosed to begin with.
Police Line Do Not Cross
Phew.
We'll start with the main hall at the back.
With the criminal investigation well underway...
Just what do you want me to do at this point?
Detective Gotou...
I guess it's like preaching to the wind...
Yakumo.
Yesterday, Nao and I stayed at Mr. Gotou's house overnight.
Although he soon went off somewhere, his wife Atsuko is there,
so I'm sure it'll be fine.
I'm sorry for having you dabble in criminal investigation.
So, did you figure something out?
I sort of did...
but I can't quite put it together.
What do you mean?
Are you sure you saw that man with sunglasses...
around here yesterday?
Yes, I'm sure of it.
But there are no footprints whatsoever.
And that's not the only weird thing.
In the main hall where the crime was commited...
there were no traces of soil detected, either.
So, what does all of this mean?
It's possible there was another culprit.
And not only that.
According to Yakumo,
the spirits of the dead, are basically a bundle of feelings,
and can't affect the physical world.
Setamachi South Police Station
Perhaps that man, too...
Setamachi South Police Station
I'm so happy!
I can become one with you.
What's wrong?
Let's put that aside for a while.
In any case, we'll have to track him down again...
What are you doing?
You may go home.
You'll be going home on time for a while.
Huh? Hell no!
Why do I have to do that?
I heard from Ishii.
You took the victim's daughter into your care, right?
Wh-What does that have to do with anything?
Nao, was it?
You stay by her side.
But Miya, it's not like I could help by going home...
You don't have to do anything.
Just...
be there by her side.
Oh! You're this early! That's rare.
She says it's you.
This?
This looks like I'm a bear!
RAWR!
RA-WR!
I'll take a breather.
Man...
Such a cute girl is waiting for you...
Hurry up and open your eyes!
Yakumo...
here.
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.
Thank you.
You finally spoke.
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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Beyond Despair ~Hatred~