Gauche is alive out there somewhere, for sure!
So I'll just search for him...
I'll become Sylvette's hope myself!
Sylvette...
I won't let you live in poverty ever again.
I, your brother, will definitely go to Akatsuki and become the Head Bee!
If I become the Head Bee, I'm sure I'll find a cure for your legs!
I'll save up a ton of money! I'll work and work and save up a fortune!
I didn't need money...
I didn't care if I could never walk...
All I wanted was to be by your side...
What did you accomplish, brother, by setting your ambitions so high that you lost your heart?
The Crybaby Boy's Vow
Sylvette?
Bro...ther?
Lag...
Sylvette...
I see now. She was waiting all this time, alone, for Gauche to come back.
Sylvette, I'll... I'll look-
What's this?
My spirit amber is charging on its own...
Am I going to shoot...
Lag?
...a shindan from my hand again?
That's it! I'll shoot it into Gauche's gun!
The sound of bells...
My chest fills with its warm, friendly tone...
That's the sound of the bells of Cambel.
I lost my mother when she gave birth to my sister, Lag Seeing.
Therefore, I have no memory of my mother.
But Gauche, if Sylvette is 7 like me, then you would have been, um...
Eleven years old.
See what I mean?
And you still don't remember anything?
Yes. It's a mystery even to me, but the only memories I have of that time are of my sister.
Sylvette has never been able to walk since birth.
The doctors have been unable to determine the cause.
I seek money in order to cure my sister's legs.
In order to accomplish that, I must obtain a position in the capital.
So that's why you're aiming to become Head Bee?
Correct.
So, Lag Seeing, do you remember when I told you that letters are the heart of the people who wrote them?
Sure! They hold people's heart and hope, right?
Yes, and thus there is no weightier, yet more wonderful job possible.
It is precisely because the job of a Bee is to deliver heart and to connect people's hearts,
that I can have such pride; that I am able to risk my life in this dangerous battle.
This is Gauche's...
The Gaichuu, Jinro!
Its weak point is... its mouth?
Shindan loaded!
Black Needle!
It blocked it?
Roda, please stand back.
Shindan loaded!
Black Needle!
Roda... I wonder if Sylvette is in the other room...
I'll make sure to bring Sylvette... happiness...
What's with this letter?
It's completely filthy!
I am sorry.
If your job's done, then go away!
The last thing I want is other villagers suspecting I'm connected with some government worker bee.
It's from Dad!
It's a letter from Dad!
Now, hurry on inside.
Thank you for the letter.
Give you more deliveries?
I do not mind if have less days off.
I will take any job, no matter what the circumstances.
Gauche, why are you in such a hurry?
You already are working far harder than anyone could expect.
And it's important that you rest yourself properly in order to do a good job.
I...
I believe I would like to work in the capital, Akatsuki.
Toward that aim, I need a strong performance record.
Gauche...
Gauche, wait!
You just came back from three days and nights of straight walking, didn't you?
If you don't rest a little, your body...
Thank you for worrying about me, Aria Link.
But I am fine. If there's one thing I'm confident in, it's my stamina.
I'm not just worried about your body.
It's your heart, Gauche...
My heart?
If you keep chasing after work like this, one day you might lose your heart!
I can't help but worry about that...
I am myself, Aria Link.
And nothing will change that.
Niche, want some?
Huh? Hand over the pizza, you say?
Here.
In one bite?!
Are you worried about Lag?
Are you worried about Sylvette?
Lag's kind, so don't worry.
I'm sure he'll be back soon.
You're his dingo, right, Niche?
I am his dingo. You got that right.
My pizza!
Right... These are the memories in Gauche's shindanjuu.
Your new gun is high-caliber revolver.
If you load this the same way you used to, you'll use up your entire heart.
I understand, Mr. Gobeni.
What'll you do with your old shindanjuu?
Nocturne Op. 20, Shindan Custom.
It's the only one of its kind in the world, a masterpiece of the great craftsman, Frédéric.
I'll pay you well for it.
It'll be a great addition to my collection.
Hey you! Have you baked the muffins we're putting out this afternoon yet?
Shuddap! I'm dealin' with a customer for the weapon shop now!
Get yer ass in the back!
Honestly, how long do you plan on continuing to do that sort of work when it doesn't make any money!
Do you even realize how much our customers look forward to our bread?
Shuddap already! You're gettin' in the way of my work!
What work?
Get outta here!
Now, now you two.
Eat. You haven't eaten yet, right?
Sheesh.
This is the officially sanctioned weapons shop "Sinners" handed down from generation to generation.
But we mostly sell bread now!
Makes a man want to cry...
This is very good.
That's a new recipe! You like it? It's good?
Wait, no, what am I doing?
So, what are you going to do with this Nocturne?
Sorry, but it's important to me.
Too bad, I suppose.
When do you head off to the capital?
This weekend.
I see.
You noticed that someone was following you on the way here, right?
Yes.
I've been hearing rumors here and there
of an anti-government organization who call themselves "Reverse" that aims to reform the country.
I don't know what they're searchin' for, but they say Bees and letters in the capital have been targeted.
It's great you got promoted and all, but be careful out there, Suede.
Remember, the root of humanity is life and heart.
Sylvette, if a dear friend of mine happens to visit from Yodoka, would you please give him this Nocturne?
I'm stunned.
Someone else made friends with you besides Aria-san?
That's so mean of you, Sylvette!
Yes, we became friends.
You mean the crybaby boy my age who you told about that time?
Yes.
Sylvette, will you give him the gun?
I am sure it will be of use to him.
His... My dear friend's name is...
Lag Seeing.
Gauche...
Gauche!
Don't cry, Sylvette.
I'm going to find Gauche, no matter what.
For sure...
I'll become a Bee, and travel the world, and head out to search for Gauche!
Even if he's lost his heart, no matter what has happened...
I'll bring him back to you!
I swear I will.
So don't cry, Sylvette.
Gauche...
Honestly... I've never met...
...a bigger crybaby than myself, until you came...
I'm sorry about not giving it to you before.
This is something you should have.
My brother's shindanjuu, Nocturne Op. 20.
Take it, Lag.
I'm sorry... I'm sorry, Lag.
After I met you, I was scared the memories of my brother would come flooding back.
I've actually...
I've actually... All this time...
I've wanted to meet you, Lag!
Sylvette, don't cry!
Sylvette!
You should talk when you're bawling like a baby!
Lag, it looks like you don't hurt anymore.
Yeah.
Niche?
It still hurts?
No, not that.
Thank you.
I'll be counting on you from now on.
Of course!
Because I'm your dingo, Lag!
Lag, we're almost there.
Zazie?
Were you waiting for us?
Zazie, um...
Get in there now. You're keeping the Master waiting.
Lag Seeing, age 12. Hometown: Coza Bel in Yodaka.
After considering your results of fifth on the formal government examination, plus the top mark from the examination proctor,
we have decided to hire you as a full-fledged National Postal Service Deliveryman, Bee.
The only other full-time employee from Yodaka is Jiggy Pepper.
Your dreams have come true, my boy.
No.
It is not my dream to become a Bee.
My dream is to deliver many people's precious hearts as a Bee.
There are people I want to meet no matter what.
Very important people to me who are somewhere in this world.
And because I know there must be others like me who have people precious to them, who they want to see so badly...
Because there are sure to be people who wish to send their hearts...
I want to deliver their letters for them!
I want to deliver their precious heart!
Lag, it is said that there is no obstacle in this world which can keep the Head Bee from delivering his letter.
Whether that's true, or just a rumor, I wish to become that kind of Bee.
My dream...
Is the same as Gauche Suede's...
It is to become the greatest of the Letter Bees... Head Bee!
Next: Under the Light