Nike.
Look at me already.
Do you hear me?
Hey.
You jerk!
How dare you take advantage of me when I'm humbling myself before you!
Huh? When did you ever humble yourself?!
I did just now! Couldn't you tell?!
How could I tell?!
Damn it.
I did this because I thought I might have said just a hair too much...
I give up!
Wh-What?
Grrrrrr
Tell me.
Tell you what?!
Everything he did to you!
Huh?!
And what if I tell you?
Isn't it obvious? I'll do even more so he won't matter!
Are you stupid? He didn't do anything to me.
I just got pushed down.
So he did do something!
It's because he saw that you had an opening!
What?! Enough already!
When it comes to him, you act so strange!
What happened to your usual calm?
The party's over. I'm going back to work.
Calm? I couldn't possibly have it.
Not with him.
You...
You cool your head a little while longer.
Which one of us needs to cool their head, exactly?
Now, what do I do?
Shelter From the Rain
You can leave now.
Sir!
Are you certain of that?
Even if I set guards or lock the door,
if she gets serious, it all means nothing.
True.
Anyway, what is it?
There's been an emergency summons from the Chamber of Elders.
What are those old men planning?
As I thought, he isn't coming.
I suppose there's nothing to be done.
I thought that Princess Nike could...
Don't be ridiculous. We were putting too many expectations on the Princess.
I... had a few expectations, too.
You? The sun?
Who said such a thing?
The people in the palace.
It's because you comport yourself so extravagantly,
and never show the contents of your heart.
Because that's what everyone expects of me, I suppose.
Doing things that way benefits me, too. But...
I can't breathe.
I think rather to the contrary.
What?
Here, you seem to me tranquil and discreet.
I imagine you something more like that.
Am I wrong?
No...
That's why I could only breathe deeply when I was with you.
The world seemed to have color.
Sheila.
I love you.
It's so far away now, yet it's still enough to cause my chest to hurt...
Hey. This way.
Nike-chan!
Shh! Stay quiet.
What did you come here for? And did you cut these?
I wanted to talk with you. Come out.
It's fine. I think that now, if I mediate, he'll hear you out.
If you're still worried, you can always come back here.
No, I think I'll pass on that.
Next time,
he might lock me up for the rest of my life, so I can never leave.
Because he throws people into prison like toys into the toy box.
You get it, huh?
Hey! Look, Bard!
What a moon!
It was hidden by the clouds before, but it's like it came out to see you.
I don't want to see it.
The moon is a painful thing for me.
I'm sorry.
How do you feel? Better now?
You're very kind. Thank you.
Hey. When you came back... it was for Livi, right?
You came back to the country you left,
knowing how much trouble it would cause,
because you were worried about Livi's engagement...
because you wanted to feel me out.
I can't get anything past you.
Every since we were children, Livi and I have never gotten along,
but we wanted to protect the same person.
Do you mean, Livi's...
My own feelings were unrequited, of course.
Livi and I both felt
the same pain over not being able to protect the person we wanted to protect.
However, as long as we had a mission, we could forget that pain.
After we conquered the world,
I was the one who couldn't face what came after.
I ran away... from Livi. From the memories.
But for some reason, when I heard he'd met a woman, I got curious.
If you turned out to be a wicked, power-grabbing woman,
I thought I'd have my fun with you and drive you out!
That's not funny...
But my fears were groundless. You'll be fine.
Despite his age, he has a will of iron,
but that iron will can also make him dangerously unstable, at times.
I want you to stay by him and support him.
I'm going to go back out on my journey.
Why?!
Why don't you ever try to face him?
If you think he's dangerous, if you know that, then you stay by him!
Livi would not allow it.
Princess Nike!
Where have you been?
Prince Bard's disappeared from the dungeon. Everyone's in a panic!
Princess Nike?
It's no good.
I know it's none of my business, but I can't...
I can't take this.
Princess Ni—
Help me, Neil.
I'm going to split those numbskulls' stubborn heads wide open.
I can't forgive this world.
It keeps turning like nothing's changed.
Even though Sheila's gone.
Next time, it will probably swallow me up and destroy me.
You've got to be kidding.
If destiny wishes to kill me, then I will control destiny!
Nothing... nobody... will ever toy with me again!
Work with me, Bardwin!
In our world...
The sun will never rise again.
That dream certainly takes me back...
I think that's the only time I ever saw him cry.
Did I wake you?
Going already?
Of course. Mornings are the busiest times for an innkeeper.
How unaccommodating.
Fine words out of you. They're talking about you.
They say you made a pass at Princess Nike
and earned the wrath of His Majesty.
That's why... I'd like you to be a bit kinder, and comfort me.
Go to Hell.
Big sis!
What is it?!
There's a visitor who's in hurry. He's here for the playboy.
Pardon me. We must speak.
Prince Bard.
Meet up with you?
I-I'd just like to meet up outside now and then.
You know, like the couples in the city!
And I have to do it now?
Do you think you're in any position to ask me favors right now?
What does that mean?
Who was it that let Bard out of prison, I wonder?
Gulp.
It looked an awful lot like the time a certain someone broke out of prison.
Well, never mind. I'll overlook it.
I don't care what happens to a person once they're gone.
So you're saying you don't regret it?
Nike...
The gazebo behind the palace.
I'll be waiting.
Come on, Nike. Why does she want to meet up all of a sudden?
So you're saying you don't regret it?
Why would I regret anything?
She...
Hey, Nike! You called me out here, what are you trying to—
It's a tender rain
Princess Nike! His Majesty has just entered!
May this song that I sing
Oh, no! He's so angry he's leaving!
Reach you wherever you are
Increase the rain!
No matter how far apart we may be
Yes, that's the way! That's the way!
I believe that it'll reach you
What, you didn't bring a cloak?
Here.
No, thank you!
I don't need anything from you!
If you won't wear it, I could hold you from behind to warm you up.
What?
Sorry. It was fun. Is that the first time I've ever made a joke at you?
Who knows?
I'm not getting close to someone who's leaving.
How could I talk with you about anything fun?
So this is rain. This is her power?
Why don't you ever try to face him?
She's giving me time?
Then let's talk about things that aren't fun.
The sadness born today
Ever since Sheila was killed, I've been thinking,
"What's the best way to protect you?"
Soars high into the sky
The most reliable way I could think of was to give you the throne.
The sky awakens and stirs the wind
Fortunately, I wasn't ambitious, and I did have considerable rank.
Plus, you wanted the throne for revenge.
My chest trembles
I guess it's a little sad. For two gears that always meshed so poorly,
to come together then, for the first time...
Anyone we could see as an enemy, we expelled, indiscriminately,
within and without the country.
Even when there were no enemies close by, it didn't stop.
Sending troops to an autonomous province?!
But we have a peace treaty with them!
They secretly have a large number of troops there.
That information isn't confirmed!
Shut up!
At some point, you had become a broken child who
could not even see the beauty in flowers.
I won't hear excuses. I'll crush them all.
I thought that as long as you wanted to live,
I didn't mind you feeding on hatred to do it.
That's the way I meant to protect you.
But I was wrong.
So you got scared and ran, huh?
That's right, but there was another reason, too.
Going out on a journey was a gamble.
To see if the world Sheila lived in was not just one of sadness.
I wanted to recover myself.
This isn't very fun.
That's right. Maybe we should stop talking about the past.
You never say the most important thing.
Livi...
What you're trying to say is, "it was all for you." Give me a break.
You never cared how I felt after you left.
Livi? I...
Bard.
The rain has died down.
...your destiny
No, it's suddenly back to a downpour.
The tears you have shed... the hole in your chest
What's going on?
How long have we been at this?
I want to fill it with happiness
I think about an hour?
She's been making the rain fall all this time, hasn't she?
It's a tender rain
May this song that I sing
Follow the song!
Which way?!
It's going out!
She's all shriveled up.
Neil. Call the Lord Physician.
Sir.
You're fine now. Nike, can you stand?
...him?
What? I can't hear you.
Did you... tell him? How you feel?
You're still... able to reach him...
If it hurts you to lose him... now... be honest.
Bard.
I'll only say this once.
I'm reinstating you as prime minister.
Stay here, and work with me again.
Stay here, please.
Your wish is my command.
My King. I will build, once more, the world you desire.
With you.
Nike!
Look! Nike-chan did it, didn't she?
Who would have ever doubted it?
I do not wish to acknowledge it. My inexperience at my old age.
So heavy...
Let him sleep.
He's been with you all this time.
How are you feeling?
I feel fine now.
Prince Bard!
Oops.
You're as popular as ever.
He was spending all his time with you and neglecting his work,
so I've been dragged into it instead.
That's our capable Prime Minister.
No, I'm an awful Prime Minister.
When it comes to Livi, all I've done is misread him and make mistakes.
But I think because of that, he came back to himself a little bit.
It wasn't a mistake.
Thank you.
You really are great.
Where did that come from?
But all that aside, you really are wonderful, Nike-chan!
Hey, do you have any interest in older men?
Hey, I think I could fall for you alone!
Hey!
You really want to die, don't you?
If you love girls so much, look at your face in a mirror! You sissyboy!
Now that I'm reinstated as prime minister,
you're going to start watching that impudent mouth of yours!
What, you want to fight me?!
Whose fault do you think it is that I'm still single?!
C-Calm—
How bad does it burn you that your girl doesn't look like Sheila?!
Y-You two... all over again...
Don't say such disgusting things!
You'd better pay back my hard work!
Even if you fight,
may you try to overcome it, believing in what lies ahead.
May dawn come to the long, long night, and lead to shining days.
I will not give up, Nike.
Thank you for coming so far.
Preview
This is a good chance. Enjoy your stay here.
This is bad. The stars and everything seem so beautiful.
The Principality of Rain
This is bad.