Red Data Book
A book which contains data about species in danger of extinction.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature first published it in 1966.
The ones deemed in gravest danger had their articles printed on red paper.
I go toward your voice as we speak, into the light...
About "Red Data Girl"
She is a girl from an endangered species.
The term originates from a book which contains data about species in danger of extinction,
called the Red Data Book (abbreviated RDB).
Many wish to have control over her, for such is the vast mystery of her power.
Through thin silk I watch the world outside
I can't fly with my wings in that little box
Flowers bloom one after another into a windswept forest,
and I imitate their breathing, and flaps my wings a little
Look,
your voice, though faint as ever,
guides me from where I cowered
The future is so very far away and obscure for me,
but I will abandon my fear of it and find you
We cannot touch each other, but know the other's feelings
That gives me the strength to look ahead
so that I may change
Suzuhara, this is Masumi.
Good evening... Masumi?
Nice to meet you.
I'm always happy to meet people who can see me.
Good thing I dressed up for the occasion.
You call that dressing up?
It's only right to wear the Houjou uniform on Houjou grounds, isn't it?
But why are you wearing a girl's uniform?
What does Masumi look like to you?
Isn't it cuter this way?
Different from a homunculus?
Come on, at least keep in mind that we look just like each other.
Completely different.
We can just wait here.
We already told him to come to this location.
He's lower ranked than me, so my command is absolute.
He wasn't destroyed.
What a boring lineup.
Looks like Sagara has decided to be a fool as well.
I even warned him that there was no way he could stand against me.
I'm just part of the peanut gallery.
Souda is the one who wants to talk to you.
Oh, the little brother!
My deepest sympathies for your sister's plight.
Though in the end, she brought it upon herself.
Hey. Do you enjoy cursing others?
Cursing them?
I'd much rather you called it influencing them.
The accident befell her because her own malicious intent for me was reflected.
What a joke.
Now that she's been hurt, I can't just stand on the sidelines anymore.
So what do you intend to do about it?
Neither you nor your sister could ever fight a homunculus.
I am also well aware that you are haunted by a spirit.
But it would never act unless compelled by a covenant.
It would tear you apart.
I wouldn't use your covenants in the first place.
You kill animals and bind their spirits.
What silly humanism.
No. I just like to keep things simple.
If there's someone I want to punch, I punch him.
You little savage.
Don't blame me for whatever follows.
Emergency Code!
Go! Break his magic!
Impossible!
You broke the covenant?
Are you insane?
I can't control it if you set it free!
Don't underestimate the accumulated enmity of living beings.
One day they will grow powerful enough to not only kill the summoner,
but stay behind after his death.
You're the one who'll die.
They'll go after the one who broke their covenant!
Oh? You sure about that?
Form another covenant! Please!
I don't care about that stuff.
Please.
They're better off being absorbed too.
You're not human.
You're not human, are you?
Oh, you finally realized?
Let me tell you, though.
This is what Manatsu wants right now.
By the way, I'm Masumi.
You can consider the three of us to be one.
Maybe this will help you remember.
That's pretty much what separates us from your homunculi.
We leave the good parts to him.
That's our secret to getting along.
Masumi is angry too.
Let him do what he wants.
Let me take a look, even if she's sleeping.
You took off the bandages.
Yeah.
My wounds weren't that severe.
When faced with the choice of apologizing to Souda or taking down his website,
Takayanagi chose to take it down.
I see.
Now the student council elections won't be influenced by it either.
It looks like the current vice president, Kisaragi, is going to run.
So Takayanagi dropped out?
I guess those three took him down a peg or two.
They were pretty amazing, weren't they?
It really showed me how different gods are to homunculi.
In what way?
Gods are pure and free.
I'm glad I came here to this school.
It was kind of hard for me to go through life feeling strange and unusual.
Mayura and the others are even more unusual,
but they don't worry about it or feel bad for themselves.
I want to follow their example.
You really get along with them, huh?
Isn't that great?
You always wanted friends, didn't you?
The fact that they felt comfortable showing us their trump card speaks volumes.
If you want to keep your friends,
don't ever tell them about the Himegami.
Why not?
Souda knows that I'm just a small-timer among my kind.
That's why she feels comfortable with being our friend.
Let her continue to think you're my partner.
But how can I keep it a secret from my friends?
What's the problem?
You're just benefiting from my own incompetence, nothing more.
So, basically...
You're okay with being seen as my partner?
Was it Miyuki who saved me, then?
I don't think I could surpass them through training alone.
And I'm more like Takayanagi than Souda, if anything.
But didn't you say you didn't like him?
Yeah, he pisses me off.
I don't understand you.
You don't have to.
But I want to.
I want to know what you're thinking about.
Right now I'm thinking about how the school will treat Ricardo's disappearance.
Maybe they'll say he suddenly transferred home, or something like that.
SMF...
Ever heard of that before? SMF?
No, never.
What is it?
I don't know much about it myself. But...
What might the princess and her page be doing here?
A tryst?
Sagara! Are you visiting our school?
No, I'll be joining the school staff from today on.
As a part-time lecturer.
A part-time lecturer?!
You've gotta be kidding me!
How could you do something this shameless?
You've never done an honest day's work in your life!
I've come to where my presence can make a difference.
Now the knight will protect the princess.
The page over there is relieved of duty.
That's ridiculous.
I've had it with this.
I'm not her manservant or whatever.
To hell with you!
Sagara...
They say he went to MIT.
I heard he also used to model for magazines.
Someone told me he has friends in diplomatic circles.
I've heard he practices Qigong!
Sagara.
There's something I've been meaning to ask you.
About your father.
What should I do when word gets out that you're related?
Why don't you just ask him yourself?
I haven't really had a good chance to talk to him...
He's your knight in shining armor.
You don't need to hold back on his account.
I'm asking you right now.
I want to know what you think.
Very well, then.
I think you should stop talking to me.
I don't want it to look like I have anything in common with that asshole.
I don't want people to think we three are all friends when they see you with me.
Um...
Hey, Kisaragi!
Oh, Sagara.
What's wrong?
It's about what you said the other day.
Please let me join the student council's executive committee.
Thank you so much.
That would really help.
I don't know if I'll be of any use to you, but...
It's not like we lost anything when there was nothing between us to start with.
We could never really be equals.
I've always been alone.
Sagara
I'm going to return the quizzes you took a while ago.
Come to Mount Takao Saturday morning.
For what purpose was I enrolled at Houjou Academy?
Why did you go so far as to become my teacher?
It's a trial. One where we gather together students such as yourself.
The goal is to find talents worthy of protection who can offer guidance for future generations.
It's currently in the preparation phase.
In essence, it is a world heritage collection of humanity.
I don't really get it.
Right now, humans who can communicate with gods are considered an endangered species.
When we humans entirely lose the ability to speak directly with them,
some say our time on Earth will come to an end.
This project is an attempt to stave off our extinction.
This project calls for the absence of stress and a well-balanced, healthy environment.
Once that has been accomplished, my presence will no longer be required.
Sagara, why don't you get along with Miyuki?
I don't really know, frankly.
I've stopped forcing him to do anything where you are concerned.
But now you're calling him a page...
He clearly also lacks a sense of humor.
Um...
Can I have a photo with you?
Of course.
What?
Honestly?
And what do they need me for?
You're quite well-known among the high schoolers.
That in itself is another kind of influence.
So what's in it for you?
Oh, Izumiko?
He just invited me to join the student council's executive committee.
I'd like your advice on the matter.
I have to bring these to a teacher.
Izumiko?
It's a sunshower.
Idly I pull the string
on my holy bow.
I can rethink all this on my own.
I'll listen to my voice, deep down.
I won't be swept away by what other people think.
If you will not come, then do not.
Suzuhara, I assume?
Yes...
I am the new student council president, Kisaragi Jean Honoka.
Um...
I was just practicing my ritual dancing.
Would you like to watch?
Huh?
Either way, there is someone I'd like to introduce you to.
Hey, Sagara.
Kanzaki.
What is it?
Suzuhara Izumiko came here as part of the same exchange bracket as you, right?
What's she like?
What she looks like.
She isn't someone that the former student council president should waste time thinking about.
I don't get it.
Why her instead of Souda Mayura or Takayanagi Ichijou?
Well met.
And welcome.
Murakami Hodaka here comes from a long line of theatrical and kabuki actors.
I even had to repeat a year because I missed too many days.
He was also the first student council president.
It looks like the shadow student council president has an interest in her.
Shadow?
Who's that?
Who knows?
All I can tell is that they're someone of great influence.
In truth, the real student council president hasn't been replaced.
As I understand, you can dance kagura, Suzuhara.
I'd like to see some of it.
Impossible. I can't.
Why?
Are you afraid someone will laugh?
Or is it because you don't want to find out what you're really like?
You and Honoka are birds of a feather.
There is something within each of you that you are able to bring out in your dance.
And yet, you can't seem to break out of your shell.
Suzuhara, have you ever worn makeup?
There is a reason one wears makeup on stage.
Applying color to one's face is almost a spell.
When one's face is different, one's personality can change.
Let your feelings soar.
Your face is meant to be seen by others now.
I'm sorry.
I can't dance here.
I really want to, but...
Would you try wearing your hair down?
What the hell are you doing here?
Sagara!
You're Murakami Hodaka, right?
I'm Sagara, here on behalf of the student council.
You know who Suzuhara is, right?
Is there a problem with that?
I'm one of the judges, after all.
I possess the power of a Saniwa priest, interpreting those who commune with the divine.
Please stop.
Don't make Suzuhara do anything weird.
Do you have any right to intervene?
I believe I do.
What?
We came here together, remember?
You told me not to talk to you!
You didn't want to be seen as my friend!
Yeah, I did.
That doesn't mean you have to get involved with this crowd.
You're better off with Yukimasa. At least we know what he's after.
All this only happened because you weren't making any sense!
What is this?
A lover's quarrel?
No—
I realize now.
I always wanted to tell Miyuki something.
But I just couldn't.
Now I will.
Shit.
It would seem this area lacks so much as a barrier.
I have met you once, long ago.
It must have been several hundred years by now.
Have you waited this long to meet me again?
The god of performers appears as an old man, no matter the age, and I am not him.
Furthermore, you are not the arbiter.
Izumiko is the one who shall decide.
Sagara Miyuki.
I have remembered your name.
Take my hand.
There's something I'd like you to do.
Don't let me come to life.
You must not allow Izumiko to become the Himegami.
What do you mean?
At this rate, mankind will go extinct.
And I will be the cause.
Somebody calls me
From somewhere they call me
From far away that gentle sound drifts near and pulls my heart away
Tell me something, my sad, beautiful flower,
right before me here
Do the feelings I don't understand yet
make their own music?
I dreamed of freedom
and yet keep hesitating about it
With a tiny voice
I prayed that I could
laugh together with everyone
Well then, I expect you will adhere to our agreement.
In return, I will keep no secrets from you.
Very well.
I can see why you would want to keep this quiet.
Well then.
I'll be taking her back now.
Suzuhara, if you ever need advice on anything, feel free to stop by.
Alone, though, please.
What was I doing?
You need time to remember, right?
Go ahead. I'll braid my hair.
Don't place your hopes on me, Suzuhara.
My abilities are already stretched to the limit, and I can't really support anyone.
Yes, I know.
I'm not placing my hopes on you.
I have no confidence about what is to come.
I don't know what I'm supposed to do,
or what I'm good at.
I don't know what's going to happen either.
I wish to be able to walk on my own, without relying on others.
But in spite of that...
You came for me.
Suzuhara...
Your lips are so red.
Episode 5
The First Makeup
It's not like he tells me everything.
Episode 6
The First Sleepover
Episode 6
The First Sleepover