From the Starting Sky
It wasn't a dream.
The saucer over the city,
Noel, who watched over us from nearby.
All of it was real?
Yes.
Nonoka.
Thank goodness.
No one remembers Noel.
There's nothing I can do.
But I'm glad you remember.
Just knowing I'm not the only one...
Are you really satisfied with that?
This girl I knew, Nonoka,
would never give up on anything she set out to do until the end.
She was honest and true.
Before we knew it, she'd have changed everyone's minds.
Shione.
That's what this friend of mine was like.
Am I wrong?
Thanks, Shione.
But it's...
I'm one of the people who was changed by Nonoka's willpower.
Have faith in me.
Shione, can I ask you to do something?
Yes, of course.
I want to get together with our observatory friends once more.
Okay.
negai goto yureru oto sotto hisomeru
願い事 揺れる音 そっとひそめる
Hopes, wavering voices, silently hides
hoho no soba de mau yuki tachi...
頬のそばで舞う雪達・・・
my cheek as the snowflakes skips past
takusan no koukai, kako wo musubu egaotachi
たくさんの後悔、 過去を結ぶ笑顔たち
Countless regrets tie those smiles from the past
kitakaze no sasayaki furete tokeru
北風のささやき 触れて溶ける
as the whispers of the north wind touches and melts them away
fuyuzora no sabishisa wo kasanete
冬空の寂しさを重ねて
piling on the loneliness of the winter sky
yasashisa no hitomi koete
優しさの瞳超えて
surpassing those gentle eyes
ima tsutaetai merodii
今 伝えたいメロデイ
Now, with the melody I want to convey
yubisashita ichiban boshi hikaru
指差した一番星光る
I point my finger at the shining first evening star
sora ni kakiatsumeta mirai
空に 描き集めた未来
The future is assembled by the sky via constellations
kajikanda yubi no sukima tooru seizatachi
かじかんだ指の隙間通る星座たち
which I see through the crevices of my cold numbed fingers
Ah kono basho kara mita keshiki kanaetai...
Ah この場所から見た景色 叶えたい・・・
Oh, how I wish the sceneries I am seeing here would come true...
yakusoku ne
約束ね
as promised.
Why you little...
Yuzuki.
Nonoka.
Excuse me.
Sorry, I've been looking for you.
Shione, is that you?
Koharu.
I want you to come with us.
Nonoka's back, and to think Shione's back, too!
That's not quite it.
My school's still on summer break.
Vacation, huh?
That's a bit disappointing.
I was hoping we could be together again.
Thanks.
S-Sure.
What're you up to this time,
getting Shione involved?
Let's all get together at the observatory one more time.
Like last time.
This again?
We did try to call the saucer like you wanted us to,
but the saucer never came.
How would I know anything about Noel?!
Souta.
Come on, let's let it go.
I don't know anything about Noel.
Yet...
I can't ignore it.
Me neither.
I can't get what Nonoka said out of my head.
I'm always looking for memories of a girl I don't even know.
Even though there's no way I'd find her.
Over and over.
Sorry, but—
I can't take it anymore!
Yuzuki.
I know.
Something's totally missing.
Right, Koharu, Souta?
Yeah.
I know we lost something important,
but I can't remember what it was.
I can't stand it.
I'm relieved.
That we're all the same.
Yuzuki, Koharu, Souta,
me, and Nonoka.
We must all be connected by the same thoughts
since that time
seven years ago.
We have to find it again.
Before we completely lose something important
within us.
Nonoka.
Let's call the saucer.
What's this?
I don't remember it being so wrecked.
I know, right?
The time we spent here as kids
will never change.
Noel loved seeing us smile.
So...
I'm a bit embarrassed, aren't you?
Of course.
I am, too.
Really?
You used to be pretty bold in public, Yuzuki.
What?
I'm curious, too, about what the other Yuzuki did.
I want to meet Noel.
Yeah.
I want to meet Noel-chan, too.
To be with Noel one more time...
Noel, can you hear?
We all want to see you.
That's what we're all wishing for.
Let's do it.
Shione's hat.
But we finally got to see you.
I'll be here for a little longer.
Where are you staying?
Well...
I asked if she wanted to stay at my place.
See you later.
Bye.
Come to the shop, too.
I will. Bye.
But are you sure?
Dad will be fine with it.
He was totally fine with Noel, even.
Shione?
Nonoka,
make me a promise.
From now on, you're going to grow up experiencing many things.
Of all those things, some of them are going to be sad or painful.
But at times like those, especially at times like those,
you have to have the biggest smile you can.
That way, you can get over anything.
Anything?
Yes, you're my Nonoka.
I promise!
Shione.
What's up?
When I was a kid, I saw a girl sitting here alone.
And I thought to myself,
I'm going to be friends with her no matter what.
And that if I didn't become her friend, I'd regret it for the rest of my life.
I'm glad it was you I met that day.
Yes, me too.
Nozomitei
Kirigon
Shione?
Morning, Dad.
Morning.
You're finally up.
Where's Shione?
She had business in Hokubi City.
She left a while ago.
I see.
There, done.
Omelette rice?
Yeah.
I had a request.
From Shione?
No, what was her name?
Huh? She was here until just now.
Was she sitting in Mom's chair?
Huh? Yeah.
I'm going out!
H-Hey!
So no one's going to eat this?
If I'm the only one that remembers Noel,
then if I forget Noel,
she might really disappear.
So
I'm going to record everything I know about Noel.
Matriculation Guide
I chase afer you up the stone steps with the wind cutting through,
kimi no se otte ishidan fun de tobikoete kaze wo kiru
in this everlasting and boundless universe,
kono hateshinaku tsuzuku sekai no shita
We'll always be friends.
as we ascend the observatory to make our wishes.
tenmondai ni nobotte hoshi ni negai kakeni ikou
Right, if we're hand in hand, it'll surely reach.
sou kitto te wo tsunai dara todoku kara
Such a nuisance.
As the wind grazed our cheeks, it leaves behind youth.
hou ni fureru kaze sumikitta ao
The celestial colors' method are starting to sink in.
tentai shoku no mesoddo kokoro yudane teku
What are you doing?
Okay, it's decided.
"The promise that will never be forgotten this once in a lifetime"
"isshou ichido dake no wasurerarenu yakusoku"
Saucers Welcome
How is it, Souta?
The radiance accompanying the constellation gently dissolves into the four seasons,
tsuyoku tsunai da seiza ga terashi fuwari furu shiki to tokete kagayaku you
You're going to ignore me?
"No saucer" was better.
Come on, Onii-chan, you idiot.
as we reminisce on that distant sky.
haruka tooku sora he omounda
Can I help?
Our dreams plying on the north wind, it surrounds our wishes.
kitakaze kayowaseta yume negai wo komeru
With our yesterday facing us,
bokura no ashita he...
it shines like the light of earth.
daichi no hikari ga terasu
It'll get better right away.
As the grasslands breathe, we could seemingly hear the future.
souya chi no ibuki mirai ga kikoerunda
You're a boy.
Your dreams soaring high as it gets depicted on this sky
kono sora ni egaita kimi no yume yo takaku maiagare
As the wind grazed our cheeks, it leaves behind youth.
hou ni fureru kaze sumikitta ao
All set.
The celestial colors' method starts to immerse.
tentai shoku no mesoddo kokoro yudane teku
Monster-san will be always be well.
I'm glad.
"The promise that will never be forgotten this once in a lifetime"
"isshou ichido dake no wasurerarenu yakusoku"
That irreplacable dream depicted that day will continue to be seen at this place,
ano hi egaita kakegaenai yume sono tsuzuki wo mata kono basho de mite
Souta.
Want a ride?
as we reminisce on that distant sky.
haruka tooku sora he omounda
Yeah.
The north wind breathes as it surrounds our wishes.
kitakaze fukakeru toiki negai wo komeru
Take care of the rest.
I have to go find your lost friend.
Our dreams linking us
bokura to hoshizora
to the starry skies... will surely come true.
kitto tsunagu yume kanau
Our dreams linking us
bokura to hoshizora
to the starry skies... will surely come true.
kitto tsunagu yume kanau
There's still so much more I want to tell you.
So many memories I want to make.
Noel, I miss you!
We'll see each other.
yureru minamo sono fukaku ni
揺れる水面 その深くに
At the depths of this wavery water surface
aoi uchuu utsutteta ne
青い宇宙映ってたね
reflects a blue universe
mirai soushite mata chitteiku
未来・・・ そうしてまた散っていく
The future, once again dispersed, just like that
kisetsu oboeteiru?
季節覚えている？
as I reminisce the seasons?
watashitachi wa unmei tsumugi nagara
私たちは運命紡ぎながら
We are spinning the yarn of fate
sono ito ga dokomade tsuzuiteku no ka shiranai mama de
その糸がどこまで続いてくのか 知らないままで
but still clueless with regards to where this yarn takes us
(tada soko ni)
（ただそこに）
Still right here
inspiration yorokobi toka kotoba wo wakachiau tabi
inspiration 喜びとか 言葉を分かち合うたび
Whenever I share the delights of my inspiration
aa itsuka owari no hi ga kuru sou kanjisaseru yo
ああ いつか終わりの日が来る そう感じさせるよ
Oh~ I would get the feeling that the day it ends is coming
initialize sono tobira wo
initialize その扉を
Will the time when the initialization
akeru toki ga kuru no darou
開ける時が来るのだろう
to open the door come?
kirei na toki wo tojikomete
奇麗な時を閉じ込めて
Would these beautiful moments be shut within
mizuumi ni shizumeta no
湖に沈めたの
and sink into the lake?
dakedo watashi heiki da yo to
だけど私平気だよと
But I compose that it's going to be all right
hoshi no tayori ni tsuzuru
星の便りに綴る
to the stars
Nonoka.
Welcome back.
Welcome back, Noel!
I'm back!
The End