Sakaraenai unmei wo kono te de kirisaiteiku
逆らえない運命をこの手で切り裂いていく
I slash apart absolute destiny with my bare hands.
Gomakasenai genjitsu wo kono mune ni uketomete
誤魔化せない現実をこの胸に受け止めて
Knowing I can't fool myself, I come to accept reality.
Nageki kurushimi no hate ni
嘆き苦しみの果てに
When all the lament and sufferings come to an end,
Ugomeku tamashii no yukue wa hikari sasu hou e
蠢く魂の行方は光射す方へ
The wandering souls head toward the light.
Sakende Kanaete
叫んで 叶えて
I screamed! I granted!
Yuruginai shuuchaku no kanata e
揺るぎない執着の彼方へ
Going beyond my unshaken obsessions.
Watashi goto kokoro goto isshun demo iikara
私ごと心ごと一瞬でも良いから
For me and my heart. Only for a quick moment.
Yorokobi to yuu nukumori wo tsukamitorutame
喜びという温もりを掴み取るため
In order to obtain happiness,
Kowashita Tameshita
壊した 試した
I destroyed! I was tested!
Seiippai ikiteyuku dake nanda
精一杯生きていくだけなんだ
I'm going to continue living with all my might.
Sabishisa nara dokokani okiwasuretekita mama de
寂しさなら何処かに置き忘れてきたままで
I left all my loneliness laying in some forgotten place.
Yasashisa nara doujou nara ima wa iranai
優しさなら同情なら今はいらない
If it's kindness or sympathy, I don't need any now.
Terashite
照らして
Shine the light!
What the hell is going on?!
What happened?
This girl lived in this area and used to come by to play.
Now that you mention it, I might have seen her before.
Well, you know...
Parents don't exactly want their children near places like this, right?
But Hikaru-chan, for some reason...
Shouta seemed to have a liking for her.
He was always chasing her around.
To think she would get into an accident...
Since none of us have parents, we tend to get nervous when people are nice to us.
We think of you as a parent, of course.
Don't worry about it.
A wake will be held for Hikaru-chan.
Want to go together?
Let's say goodbye.
Idiot!
What did you say?!
Since it was such a large accident, TV reporters will be all over the place!
If people like us appeared on TV as her "friends", I'd feel terrible for Hikaru.
I'm not dense like you.
But...
So you came by, Ouri.
Just at the right time.
Here, you can have all these figures.
Like I'd want 'em!
Fine, then.
This might be a rain of tears, crying for a lost, young soul.
What happened to Hikaru-chan?
What was that screaming just now?
What's going on in there?!
Answers, please!
Hello? Is this the Kougonshuu?
My name is Nakamura from the Shinkouji.
Call an ambulance!!!
Here we go again.
How do you manage to create a flamethrower out of an alcohol lamp?
Sorry, I'm not used to this.
Is that the problem?
Hey, Master! This guy's completely useless!
Master?
It seems like she's come back to life.
One of the girls in that accident.
Huh?
A miracle has just occurred!
Yotsuha Hikaru-chan, has just come back to life,
and the crowd is in utter shock.
Hikaru-chan...
Whatever the case may be, it always feels good when a beauty is saved.
That was dirty!
Hikaru-chan is now being rushed to the hospital.
Yes, ma'am...
Well then, I'm done for the night.
You sure it's okay that you're not going?
If some half-dead soul is found anywhere in the area,
someone will report it to the Kougonshuu without a second thought.
It's part of the secret rules of this world.
The District Representatives have already begun to move.
Guerillas like us aren't needed right now.
This district is under Tagami Keisei, right?
Yeah.
Did you know that the part-timer is Keisei's little brother?
Huh?
But his last name is "Kagami"...
To be accurate, Keisei found him somewhere.
If he had given him the last name, "Tagami", he'd have to inherit the duties of the Kougonshuu.
Which is why he changed one letter in his name and raised him.
...Does Tagami Keisei know that the boy works here?
I highly doubt it.
He probably doesn't know that we're in his appointed district, either.
Anyway, our existence is always of that sort, isn't it?
Hurry!
What is this?
Leave them alone already...
What is the situation?!
What's wrong?
Come here.
I don't mind just giving this to a nurse or something.
What are you...
Huh?
That girl...
She was dead, but came back to life.
She's the same as Hikaru-chan...
Confirmation is not necessary.
She's already begun to move.
I see.
Are you okay doing this on your own?
Of course.
But what's holding you up?
Who is she talking to?
I didn't believe it at first, but...
In any case, take care of things quickly.
Well then, this way.
It's sad, isn't it? A little girl like that...
Is Makina-chan all ri-
Don't talk as if you know everything.
Hide-and-seek is over.
Is that the figure you had wished to become?
Children have such awful design sense!
You'll awaken soon...
From this nightmare!
Help me!
What are you doing?
You...
We've met before, haven't we?
In the woods.
Go away!
What in the world are you doing?!
It doesn't matter, just go!
Help me!
Please, quickly!
Huh?
Yeah...
Hurry!
Yeah.
Other kids, too?
Yeah.
Out of the ones that died in the accident, two of the bodies have gone missing.
Yotsuha Hikaru was coincidentally sighted,
but the other two turned into Shikabane without being noticed and snuck out of their coffins.
To think that so many Shikabane would be born at once...
It took a while to silence their families,
but we'll be meeting up with you now.
You go after the rest of the Shikabane.
This one is my responsibility. I'll go after her.
Weren't you injured?
If your contractor isn't near you...
It's not that bad.
I've recovered already.
Up high, up high!
Don't you have to go home?
No... No, I can't!
Oh, I see.
That girl might come after you again.
But...
This way.
Where do you want to go?
In the newspaper, it said that her bones were shattered and her organs had ruptured.
What is she trying to do?
The Shikabane of the child is moving on its own will, right?
It just wants to play...
It wouldn't surprise me if she desires to stay in this world.
Play...
Let me go.
You kids are...
Shikabane.
Shikabane?
When someone dies with a strong will, he or she is revived with an immortal body.
And that is a Shikabane.
These kids died in an accident, but there is no trace of that on their bodies.
Did you not find it odd at all?
You were also reborn.
And you move on your own.
Are you also a Shikabane?
Shikabane is death itself.
That is why they bring death to humans.
And I am someone that fights Shikabane.
Only an immortal can bring death to immortals.
Shikabane!
Play...
Play.
Play!
Play!!!
PLAY!!!
Shikabane...
...do not die unless the brain is destroyed or the body is dismantled.
Are you prepared?
Play with us!
This...
This is their idea of playing?
My dolly...
Oh, I finally understand.
Play... Play...
Why the kids that died in the accident became Shikabane.
Because their wills were the same...
They wanted to play... They wanted to keep playing...
You all were part of the same Shikabane to begin with.
Hikaru-chan!
Play with me!
I have something for you!
What are you hesitating for?
Even if you start acting like a kid now...
I'm not calling off the punishment!
All right.
Good work, Minari.
Are you all right, Makina?!
I'll take care of the rest.
Hikaru-chan...
This...
Hand over the Shikabane.
I told you already.
That girl is a monster.
Are you a monster, too?
I am.
Hand it over.
Thank you.
What's that in your hand?
I was entrusted with this by a friend of hers.
To place in her coffin.
The Shikabane ceased its movement after sensing that note?
What's...
Follow him, Minari.
If he knows this much, it is necessary to keep him under observation.
That won't be necessary.
Even if he's a passer-by, we can't let him go free.
That's my little brother.
Eh?!
Oh, you didn't know?
Then how did you...
Because he's a passer-by.
Ah, well.
If you're worried, I'll do the monitoring.
I even know his favorite gravure model poses, you know.
Like this!
Or something like this!
I'll leave the rest to you.
Makina-chan, what about your wound?
Thank you...
Don't be so distant.
No.
I was talking about your brother...
He said the same to me after I disposed of the Shikabane.
Why?
Because you pointed your gun and demanded that he give you the girl.
If you hadn't done that, he wouldn't have been able to hand the girl over to you.
Despite knowing that she was a monster.
That's why you threatened him with a gun, right?
That's why he said, "Thank you".
Ouri's that kind of guy.
Atarashii sekai wa mou
This new world that I see,
新しい世界はもう
Meno mae ni semaru shinkirou de
Is nothing but a mirage that swallows me.
目の前に迫る蜃気楼で
Taikutsu na hibi ni wakare wo tsugetara
When I bid farewell to these dreary days,
退屈な日々に別れを告げたら
Mugen no kanousei ga atashi wo matsu
I am greeted by endless possibilities.
無限の可能性があたしを待つ
Dakishimete ima kibou no katachi
Embrace this symbol of hope.
抱きしめて今希望の形
Eien ni motomete
Pursue it endlessly.
永遠に求めて
Kodoku ni sae makenai kokoro de
With a heart that can withstand solitude,
孤独にさえ負けない心で
Tachimukau mirai e
I face the future.
立ち向かう未来へ
Yume hatenakutomo
Even if my dreams die,
夢果て無くとも
Akirametaku wa nai
I don't want to give up.
諦めたくはない
Fuan na yoru wo ikutsu kazoe ikutsu koete
I've lived through many worrying nights,
不安な夜をいくつ数えいくつ超えて
Umareta imi wo takusan kangaete
While trying to find the reason for my birth.
生まれた意味を沢山考えて
Kotae denai mama asa wo mukaeta
The light of dawn came before I found my answer.
答え出ないまま朝を迎えた
Ouri.
You cannot forget that girl, can you?
Those eyes... Those lips...
Or could it be the smell of death that lingers about the girl?
Now, follow the voice of night, and...