Yotaka!
Yogi, step back.
Piercing through sounds of all tones and tempo
Your body radiates a delicious heat
Like a flower awaiting the coming of night
You fear the light
Spin until they vanish
All the things that consume you
Lay them bare, lithe and graceful
The droplets watch with a steady gaze
Though you know the words to make love mesmerizing
There are no words to speak of love
You may be tear-stained and trembling
But the true face far in the distance
Is the story of warmth that you yearn for
That which echoes in your ear is the rondo of fixation
Episode 6 Wings of Morning Light
What an unseemly sight you present.
This blood of yours that you have spilled so sloppily...
You are a disgrace to Circus.
Kiichi...
Even you from Team One?
Just because your opponent had ties to someone you know,
you hesitated to execute a burial and had the tables turned on you.
You are nauseatingly soft.
How long... have you been here?
And you hold the same rank as the elite Kiichi?
It is intolerable in the extreme.
Oh, thank you for playing the role of bait!
Yota... ka...
Yotaka...
Yogi is hurt...
Tsubame is crying...
Gareki, um...
Your injury looks bad.
You okay?
Yeah.
Thanks.
Gareki isn't too hurt and he's not crying, but...
It's like he's crying.
And me, too. I'm not hurt, but I feel this stinging deep inside...
It's similar to feeling sad, but why?
I think of that person and I feel sick...
Somehow... I feel... cold here...
...and there's a stinging pain.
"A coward, who never operates out in the open,
and has a penchant for making sport of the weak."
That's what it said on Team One's pursuit list.
Your pet grew to be unexpectedly strong and injured Yogi.
Were you so elated that you missed your window of opportunity to escape?
Being mean is fun, after all, isn't it?
Go.
Your little missies are great.
Very well broken in.
Looks like you're done restraining him.
You have my gratitude for your cooperation,
noble Captain Hirato of Airship Two.
A meaningless string of words.
Return.
I'm thanking you here, you know. You jerk.
Mr. Yogi, are you...
...with the people who killed Yotaka?
- Yeah. - No, Tsubame, these guys are Circus.
Circus...
You know who they are, right? Top agents who chase after criminals.
I got involved with them because of some stuff
and I learned that these things called Varugas exist.
The people who killed Tsubaki and... Yotaka...
They're the ones who did that to him and destroyed him...
Gareki, I'll take it from here.
The people creating the Varugas are a group the government calls Kafka.
And broadly speaking, there are two types of Varugas.
Some are created directly by Kafka through cell fusion and other means.
And then there are those whose cells are damaged and compromised
through contact with those Varugas' blood or bodily fluids.
People like Yotaka, who are victims turned Varugas.
I think the drug that was administered to Yotaka
was a drug that incorporated their cells.
The drug...
Varugas have an incredibly fast cell regeneration cycle.
Their bodies can sustain massive injuries and still heal within days.
In order to compensate for their rapid metabolism,
they consume others and fuse those cells with their own.
Our job at Circus is to exterminate and to execute the burial of Varugas,
and to wipe out Kafka.
Our mission is to stop time for the people,
who've had a warped evolution forced upon them for the ambition of others,
and to free them from all chains.
No, sorry...
Calling it "freeing them" is putting it too prettily.
That's how we refer to it,
but in the end,
we don't have the means to cure people who've become Varugas
and all we do is... kill them.
Then...
...kill me, too.
You...
Kill me, too!
What are you saying?!
You're not a Varuga, now are you?!
I also...
...took a partial course of the drug.
Someday, I may change.
Tsubame...
Besides, in this place...
...Yotaka's...
...not here anymore!
I don't want to be alone. I don't like it. It's scary!
My big sister Tsubaki is dead
and Grandpa in the hospital has forgotten all about me.
And Yotaka's dead, too...
But the old geezer's still alive!
You guys were working real hard to pay his hospital fees, right?!
Our money wasn't even close to being enough.
But an old friend of Grandpa's has been sending him money.
A nurse told me so in private.
So he'll be okay even without me.
I just... want to disappear.
Tsubame...
Tsubame is crying...
Tears pouring down her face...
Like she's sinking...
Kiichi, find anything on your end?
There is a lot of research material,
but there is nothing here that indicates that he has ties to Kafka.
I swear, they're absolutely meticulous.
I never expected them to have left any evidence behind,
but I can't help but marvel at the painstaking lengths they've gone to.
Seriously, I have to admit that they're worthy opponents.
Please, Jiki, what use is there in expressing admiration for the enemy?
Well, the only thing left to do is to ask the man himself.
In person, you know?
Serves you right.
You sound kind of like Akari.
Don't refer to someone six years your senior so casually.
Show some respect and refer to him as "Doctor."
Yes, yes.
Oh, that reminds me...
The interesting notebook that Dr. Akari found in Rainbow Forest...
I'd love for the three of us to have a tea party and mull over it.
The "tea" you speak of is alcohol, right?
Damn straight.
Mr. Akari won't come if I'm there.
Hey, you don't refer to him as "Doctor," either!
I'm exempt. Because he hates me.
That's the criteria?
Please properly apply yourselves to the work in front of you.
Were you goofing off again?
I know. So, what about you guys?
Nothing turned up.
And that being the case,
I believe we have no choice but to directly ask this bastard.
Though, I doubt he will spill his guts so easily.
I guess we can at least try asking him.
We will give you an opportunity for atonement.
Tell us everything about the goals you were working towards
and of your connection to Kafka.
Are you the source of the drugs?
Who do you think you're talking to?
What?
You are nothing but foolish humans!
Tell us of your connection to Palnedo.
The burial Mr. Hirato and the others went to execute...
They've defeated that man.
He's dead...
The man who led Tsubaki and Yotaka to their deaths...
This should be what I most wished for.
And yet...
Gareki feels the same thing as me in his heart...
The stinging pain...
I still feel restless...
Is it because I didn't get to kill him... myself?
Meiga has been eliminated.
Meiga?
Of whom do you speak?
That boy...
Do you mean Nai?
No, the kid named Gareki.
He was on that ship, right?
That ship that we sank.
Do you suppose it's one of those fateful destinies?
Who can say?
Mr. Hirato...
You look like you're dying to say something, Yogi.
From that point in time in Rainbow Forest,
when Gareki was attacked by Possessors and was found unharmed,
we inferred that their objective was to abduct and capture,
and we decided to use him as bait.
The case going on here was assigned to Team One,
but you three said you were going,
so I loaned you to Team One as spice to draw the coward's interest
and at the same time, if the people who targeted Gareki showed up,
it would've been two birds with one stone.
I'm sorry, Gareki.
What for? That's what you guys do, right?
Damn it.
Now...
I'd like you to come with us.
Hold it!
What're you...
Tsubame?
Why does it have to come to this?
You're not alone, right?
The old geezer...
You'll still have people around you...
When even you, Gareki...
...ended up going far away?
There's no one... close to me anymore.
Why... did you pull away from us?
The void you left behind made us miss you... for so long.
Then, I'll wait here.
Take all the time you need to talk.
Yes, Sir. Thank you very much for your kindness.
- No way! Is he a member of Circus?! He's so cool! - Who's he here to see?
Grandpa.
It's Tsubame.
Grandpa, I've decided to leave the village.
I think it's possible that I may never be able to come here again.
But don't worry.
The people of Circus will make sure to look after you.
Live a long life, Grandpa.
Who in the world is the grandpa in this room?
For Circus to come here...
The boy who pays his hospital fees is a mystery, too, you know?
Boy?
Come on, he was here yesterday, too.
I think he's still in his teens.
He's this really cool kid with black hair.
Oh, him...
Excuse me!
What is that person's name?
Please tell me!
Come to think of it,
back when your grandpa was still fully conscious,
he called the boy Gareki...
Welcome home.
Oh? Where's Gareki?
It looks like Gareki's hanging with a bad crowd and doing dicey things.
What?
Forget about him.
He's a stranger to us now.
Gareki!
Are you done with your business in Karasuna?
If you'd told me, we could've handled the renewing of a land lease for you.
Was it to safeguard a family grave?
I have no family.
You distanced yourself from them
because you didn't want to get them involved, right?
How sweet.
Shut up.
I was being protected by everyone.
They worked to keep my spirits high.
Are you done already?
I have a favor to ask.
The time that I have left...
I don't care if it's painful or if I'm chopped to pieces.
Please take this body of mine...
...and use it as a resource against Kafka...
I swear that I will not live it in vain.
...to bring them down!
Your eyes show great resolve.
Till the day I draw my last breath.
I'll take you up on your gem of an offer.
You were unable to fly, but I will set you upon my wings
and I will fly!
Be my reason
And now everything
Be my power, future
Begins to move
Be my reason
By your side
Be my power, future
When it comes to naming emotions
It's endless if you start listing them
But if your eyes shout them out
I'll identify them by instinct
Trust. Haunting me
Trash. Both the light and the dark there
Just like a piece coming together
There's a reason for it all
Whether it's coincidence or natural progression
It's changing into an encounter I want to have faith in
My heart is warming up bit by bit
It's not for show, there are no trade-offs either
I'm just being my real self
Standing in a place of my own choosing
And I want you to know that
Be my reason
By your side
Be my power, future
Circus
Being in an irritated mood will adversely affect your work, Mr. Akari.
If you understand that, then leave at once.
I'm hurt.
I'm the one who always serves as the balm to all your suffering.
Episode 7 "The Mermaid`s Sigh" and the Three Knights
You're bothering me! Go away!