Nike was like me, but different.
It's okay. I know you'll be able to call the rain, Nike.
I gave up, but she...
I can't possibly give up...
Because...
I love him!
This feeling... It's like I'm being set on fire.
I can't stand to see you hurt yourself anymore.
I'll treat your wounds.
Kitora.
I'm going.
I can't let you go like that.
Go out the back. That key will work if you use it from the inside.
Get going!
It's too hard for me to look at you right now.
Thank you, Kitora.
Nike!
Kara-nee!
I can't believe you got out.
How did you get hurt?
I'm fine.
How's Livi? Did the hypnotism...
It failed.
But he had a fight with Grandma.
When did you become this important to me?
I thought I was only singing for you.
But maybe I was wrong.
You're the one... who let me sing.
If I lose you, I won't be able to sing anything anymore.
I never knew that a feeling like this could exist in this world.
That I had such an intense side to me.
Livi!
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kokoro no okude taita tomoshibi
There's a fire burning deep inside my heart
tayasazu massugu hashiruyo
I'll continue heading straight, never letting it blow away
hiroi sekai de yatto Mitsuketa
I have finally discovered that in this broad world
kimi to iu kiseki kawari wa inai
You are a miracle and there's nothing that can replace you
nagai nagai yoru ga owari wo tsugete
You're the light that shines among a sunrise
hikari terasu asa ga hajimaru youni
And brings an end to my sleepless nights
tonari de warau kimi wo toushite
I take a glance at you as you smile
ima kanjiteru utsukushii mono tachi ga
And I can suddenly feel all the beautiful things
Sekai wo irodoru yo
Filling my world with color
sagasou bokura no shinjitsu
Let's go search for our own truth
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Livi!
He came to!
What?
Nike, have you... been crying?
If you're here, it means you worked things out by yourself again.
I'm so lame.
Stop talking! You don't have to force it!
Are you there, old woman?
This should shut you up, shouldn't it?
I win.
Fool. I've had enough of this.
I'm sorry! We did something really awful to you.
You don't have anything to apologize for.
But we knew what Grandma was planning for a while.
We knew, and yet we just sat back and watched...
This is indeed a serious problem.
If we were to let our home country know,
some might insist on issuing punishment officially. Not to mention—
I'm not saying this because I'm afraid of being punished!
I'm ashamed about acting in bad faith to Nike's—
to my little sister's beloved! That's why I'm here!
I want to apologize!
If I need to pay for that, I'll endure anything you ask of me.
That's right! So will I!
"Anything"?
I think you girls and Neil are all under a fundamental misunderstanding.
This is a personal quarrel.
In other words, it's one of those... How do I put this?
Oh, I know! A mother-daughter squabble!
No, that's not it. Hmm, a grandson-grandmother squabble?
I-I get the idea.
It's true that the old woman has got some impressive wrath inside her,
but I'm the one that won.
That's the most important thing.
I really don't care about anything besides that.
Besides, beautiful girls like you really shouldn't say things like "I'll do anything" so lightly.
Well, it's a good thing for you that I'm not a bad man.
Two days have passed since then.
Where did Livi get to?
He should really relax a little longer.
Nee-chan! Have you seen Livi?
N-No, I haven't...
I see. That's a pretty big load.
Can I help you? Should I carry something?
N-No, don't worry about it! You should focus on finding him!
She was acting pretty aloof.
Maybe she's still worried about what happened between Livi and Grandma?
What?!
Livi!
Eat up. They're really good.
Hey, you. Don't you know the condition of your own body?
Neil's been looking for you like a madman.
It'd be a waste to sleep all day.
After all, we're only here for a few more days.
Besides, you can see the ocean from here.
Yeah.
We've got a soft light today.
It changes how everything looks.
Wh-Why did you react that way?!
Because you touched me out of nowhere!
Hey! You're the one who kissed me while I was unconscious out of nowhere!
That was mouth-to-mouth resuscitation!
Wh-Why would I do something like that?
Well, it's fine.
You're probably just feeling more conscious of me, you know...
as a man.
Yeah. My heart pounds so much more when I'm with you.
That's fine! But I should warn you, you're a bit behind the curve.
Your heart pounding is a full lap behind mine.
Give me a break. My heart's giving out.
Let it give out.
Wh-Why you!
Your Majesty!
And Princess Nike, too!
Is this really the time to be flirting?!
Your sisters have all been searching for you.
It seems I'm being summoned, too.
I wonder why. Anyway, let's go.
You rest in your room, your Majesty.
You will rest, won't you?!
I get it.
Princess Nike!
What do you people want?
Hello, there.
Are you the Sun King?
Would you accompany this old woman somewhere?
Wh-What is all this?!
Suddenly kidnapping me and putting me in the bath...
My, oh, my! White skin fresh out of the bath!
Shut up!
It's so refreshing to see a young man's reactions.
I've only had girls, you see.
You're...
Sun King, this is the reigning Duchess, Iraha.
She is Princess Nike's mother.
Sh-She's beautiful. Not as beautiful as Sheila, but...
Forgive my rudeness. I heard that you were in poor health.
I've been feeling much better lately.
Though the truth is, I feel a trace of anemia coming on.
Not again!
My Lady! You must get to bed at once!
No, no! That overprotectiveness is the reason that I never have any fun!
Besides, there's something I need to discuss with you.
It's something important regarding Nike.
Oh? Are you gonna say the same thing? "Give back Nike!"
I know that Nike's grandmother used very heavy-handed measures to bring her back.
But you see, Nike is extremely special.
Special?
Yes.
"The people of the rain cracked the heavens,
destroyed one land and three countries."
That's one part of the poet's saga,
but it really happened in the past.
We can't do that much these days, of course.
However, there's a secret art inherited only by the greatest singer in the principality.
I've heard that its power defies imagination.
Sounds dangerous.
What can be done? The blessing and the curse are as one.
They cannot be separated. Our power is fundamentally not a gentle thing.
Despite being the Duke,
my dear husband is so ill-informed about such things.
I can't hold it against him for sending Nike off to get married.
Oh, but he's not as incompetent as everyone thinks, you know.
O-Of course.
If Nike's power were given to you or another great power,
it would bring disaster to the world.
It would be safer to keep her here, wouldn't it?
You're wrong.
If you ask me, staying in a small, weak country like this would be more dangerous for her.
The safest place for Nike is with me.
Let her stay with me and I'll protect her for the rest of her life.
Sounds simple, doesn't it?
Yes, it does.
Destiny is a mysterious thing.
It lets people reach their intended destinations.
You were the only person who could make a match for Nike.
My Lady, the preparations are complete.
Thank you!
Livi-kun, come here a moment.
What is it?
Yes, I knew this color would be just right!
Here, turn around.
The height is just fine, too. I worked so hard at modifying it by hand.
I didn't have any clothing for such a little son-in-law, after all.
What is this?
I know it's humble compared to the one you two will be engaged in some day,
but my beloved daughter is getting married.
It makes sense wanting to celebrate it in our own way.
There! It's all done!
It looks so good on you!
My Lady!
Seems like her preparations are also complete.
Then, shall we go?
To the place where your bride awaits.
Livi!
You really do look good in anything!
Nike-sama! Please, do not move around so much.
Did you forget how hard it was to dress you like that?
Don't be so stiff, Neil.
I let them push this on me, but it's really not my style.
Livi?
My, my.
He's at a loss for words! How cute!
Mother! Is it all right for you to be out here?!
It's fine! Now forget that and let me look at you.
You're beautiful, Nike. You've become a splendid woman.
Mother!
Now, now, no tears. Not after they got you looking so pretty.
When mother gave birth to me, it damaged her body badly.
Because of that, she can hardly call the rain anymore.
Really?
Hey, don't look all gloomy. You've got yourself, you know...
looking really pretty and all.
Thank you.
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Now that we've got the feast in full swing,
why don't we hear a few words from the bridegroom?
What?! No one mentioned this to me!
It's fine! Just do it!
Sun King! Did you fall for Princess Nike at first sight?
Nice one!
Good for you!
No. At first, I thought she was a truly impudent woman.
I threw her in prison.
You said it! Princess Nike's always been one of a kind!
Uncle! Cut it out!
Why you...
The only person I ever thought of as family was my mother.
To me, most people related by blood were to be hated and resented.
That's why I don't understand what true family is like.
Even right now, to be honest, I feel a little out of place.
You don't like it?
No, it's not that.
I think... I'm envious.
A great deal has happened to me in this country,
but I still feel the same gratitude that I felt from the start.
Allow me to express anew the gratitude I feel
towards everyone that bore and raised Nike.
On the name of Livius I, I swear that I will make her happy.
Yeah! Kiss her, Sun King!
Hey, Uncle!
H-H-Hey!
Y-You little brat!
What's wrong?
Oh, nothing. I was just thinking, Kitora and Grandma didn't come after all.
But I guess that's how it goes.
What am I picking all these for?
Nike doesn't need them anymore.
Hey, sourpuss.
Why did you have to hide away this far into the mountains?
The girls told me you'd probably be here,
but that was one rough road to get here.
You...
It's not like I came here to interfere with your reverie,
but Nike is worried about you and the old woman.
We're leaving in two days.
Are you telling me to go see her? It seems a bit late.
Let me say in advance,
I can't manage a raindrop's worth of sympathy for you.
This is an important place where the two of you played when you were kids, right?
Idling away your time shut up in a place like this...
It's cowardly.
What would you understand?!
I've been looking at Nike all this time,
but it's not because I expected her to look back at me!
That's what makes me sick!
What?!
Yeah! I can't understand it!
Feelings so limp you just sit back and do nothing
when the woman you loved for ten years is right in front of you!
How dare you!
Well? Just push me off right now, why don't you?
If you really wanted Nike, you shouldn't have concocted that stupid plan!
You should've done this from the start!
Damn it!
I can't do it.
But listen to me, Sun King.
If Nike ever cries, I'm coming to kill you.
Understood.
I always knew, somewhere in my heart...
Even when Nike was beside me, she was like the wind.
She was with me, but unreachable.
Connected to something far away.
That's why, maybe, I thought she would never give herself to anyone.
I'm shocked.
To meet someone who feels the same way I do.
That woman acts like she's really sincere about everything,
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but her nature is to be a drifter.
Once she makes up her mind,
she flies off to do it, regardless of what you think about it.
That's right, and she doesn't even realize it.
Yes! Doesn't she know how uneasy it makes us?
Well, anyway.
Did you say everything you want to say to me?
Don't be a fool!
A whole lifetime wouldn't be enough to say everything I want!
Nag Nag Nag Nag
Like I have time for that!
But... Well, I do feel somewhat refreshed.
Livi?
Kitora?
Nike? What are you doing here?
Well, Livi told me to come by after him.
Go!
Wh-What are you doing?!
Stop hesitating, sourpuss. You've got a lot to say, don't you?
So long. I'm going back to my nap.
Livi?
Oh. Don't cheat on me, Nike.
Y-You jerk!
Damn, this road is rough...
The day of our departure is arriving, with so many memories in my heart.
Thinking about you, I call out your name
anata wo omou yonde
I'd throw away everything to be with you
subete nagedashite demo
I just want to see you
aitakute aitakute
I want to be by your side
soba ni ite hoshii no
But I feel like I'm going to break down
dakedo ima kujikesou dayo
My chest hurts
nomikomu tameiki de
from the sigh I'm suppressing
mune ga itai yo
And I'm wondering if you feel the same way, too
anata mo onaji kimochi de irukana
Feeling that I am not alone now
hitori ja naindayone
You'll overcome it; just believe in destiny
shinjite mite norikoerareru destiny
So that we can grab the future for the two of us
futari no mirai tsukamu tameni
We'll continue to live on
ima ga aru to shitte iru kara
While holding onto these memories as the nights go by
donna yoru mo dakishimeteruyo memories
So that I can smile before the morning returns
asu ga kuru madeni mata egao ni nareruyone
The water and rain that's taking us to tomorrow
tsunagu ashita wo ame to misu
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