Melody
Memories
I decided to participate in the project I was talking about.
I don't think I'll be back for a while.
What you had said, might become a reality over there.
Now, then.
I'm off, Yuuko.
Renji-kun, it's morning.
Renji-kun!
Morning.
Merry Christmas!
Renji-kun.
Merry Christmas...
Chihiro.
I woke up Renji-kun, ma'am.
Thanks.
Is it too sweet?
How's this, Chihiro-chan?
It's delicious!
Today's weather is great too.
Nice Christmas weather, isn't it?
All right!
I finished!
Morning, Miyako.
You should say "Merry Christmas" today, not "Morning"!
Hiro-kun.
A comic artist has no Christmas, Obon, or New Years.
Are you saying things that deviate from your spirited lifestyle again?
I don't have a New Years, but I still believe in it!
Jeez! Talking like you have no dreams.
Anyway, come in. It's cold, right?
Okay!
It's really snowing this year.
Yeah! It's a white Christmas, isn't it?
The school we're so used to has become a different world.
It has! It's beautiful when its completely white.
Hey! You two!
Stop chatting and help out!
If we don't hurry up, we won't make the screening!
Okay!
Anyway, I'll go for a bit.
Kyousuke, I'll help.
It's okay, just keep it easy.
No... If I do, I'll be cold!
Then, please, Kei-chan.
This pisses me off!
I'm in trouble.
This one's good, but this one's hard not to wear...
Once I try on the newer one, I want to put on this one too...
Which one is better, Shuuichi?
Hey.
Nagi, long time no see.
When did you get here?
I just got back. I was in Japan since yesterday.
Your landscapes are as great as always.
It's because I never got better at portraits.
When it comes to drawing, though.
You're good enough when painting.
If I can't draw well, I can't do everything else, can I?
That only applies to art techniques.
As long as you put your heart into it, your technique will be good.
You're going to give me a lecture on art, even now?
I'm your art teacher.
Unless we've excommunicated each other, you're still my pupil.
What kind of a teacher have I gotten?
Is Kuze doing well?
Yeah. He's not pushing it, but he's living a normal life.
Other than that...
I see.
That's right.
Did you decide on a place to live?
Nope. Let me stay at your place for a bit.
You can't.
Why?
I'm finishing up with my work here.
I'll be going back to Japan soon.
Renji and the others are taking care of Chihiro.
I see.
Stop over at Kuze's or something.
He'll be happy to have someone over.
That guy's changed too.
People change.
Yuu.
What is it?
Are you still thinking about her?
Who knows? I've forgotten already.
I pondered over whether or not I should tell you about this now...
What do you mean?
kureru machikado
At the end of the street corner
sotto hitori de
Secretely, alone
hikaru hoshi to yuuhi ni
The melody sways
nabiku shirabe wa
to the glittering stars and evening sun.
tsuki no akari ni
A whispered love
Is it all right for you to be out and about? You're tired, aren't you?
It's just a moderate amount of exercise.
sasayaku koi ne
Under the light of the moon.
As long as I can extend my life for a minute, or even a second,
I'd listen to a fish head or a doctor.
kaze ni yureru merodii
The melody that sways in the wind
Are they the same?
As long as there are results, it's all the same.
I didn't think there'd be another Christmas like this.
deai meguru yo
surrounds our encounter.
Are you unsatisfied?
It's more worse than anything you can imagine.
But better than what I thought it would be.
Seems like you're doing fine, even without me.
She'll become an adult soon too.
Yeah.
In one more year, she'll become beautiful.
Yeah.
The year after that, even more.
Yeah.
Just how much of that will I be able to see?
If you want to see it, you'll have to keep yourself alive for a long time.
I will.
Even if I have to cling on to her.
Looks like my job really is over.
For now, it's farewell.
Farewell?
I'm going back to the real Otowa.
It's faster than planned, but I want to spend Christmas over there.
Did something happen?
I don't know.
That's why I'm going to go confirm it.
It's cold over there.
Make sure you wear your winter clothing.
It's a farewell gift.
This is...
The place where everything started.
It's a charm that makes miracles happen.
You won't believe it, but it gives results.
Thanks, Kuze.
Have a nice trip, Himura.
I pondered over whether or not I should tell you about this now...
What do you mean?
When I went back to Japan, my brother said something strange.
Hiro did?
He said he met her at the church.
Who's "her?"
Yuuko.
Hiro said he met Amamiya Yuuko.
Unfortunately,
Mass is already over.
I'm not Christian.
There's someone I need to meet. What about you?
I...
I'm just someone that's waiting.
Really, I made you wait a long time.
Only a little... I only waited just a little.
Sorry, Yuuko.
It's been a long time, Yuu-kun.
You remembered, didn't you?
I never forgot, not even for a single moment.
It's the Christmas present I never gave you.
Thanks. I don't have anything to give in return, though...
You're wrong. I received it a long time ago.
That's...
Merry Christmas.
It's quiet tonight, isn't it?
Yeah, it's like we're the only ones in the world.
You and I being the only ones... Everyday would be fun.
Yeah.
But Yuu-kun is a meanie, so I think you'd be mean when there's no one around!
That's mean.
But right now, I really don't want anyone to interfere.
Me too...
Since we finally carried out our promise.
It's been long, hasn't it?
Miki's also grown, hasn't she?
At a time like this, she's enjoying Christmas with Kuze during the summer.
Christmas during summer?
You've said it before, right?
Why don't we go to Australia and take a look?
No.
It's fine...
As long as Miki's enjoying her summer Christmas.
Is that so?
But, the fact that we're here and reunited means...
The feelings that you and I have met and were influenced by, became a bond that allowed us to meet.
That's the sort of feeling I get.
That's not typical of you, Yuu-kun.
That's such a romantic way of thinking.
There's no such thing as miracles in this world.
Only accidents and inevitabilities exists,
and the actions that one takes.
That's what I've always thought.
That's fine.
Those that seek a miracle will never experience one.
The hand of salvation only extends to those that try to make miracles happen.
There was something I had to do.
Something you had to do?
To always stay here and be kind.
To be nice to a lot of people even when I'm alone.
My job was to sacrifice myself for the sake of others.
That's what I was told to do.
By whom?
Who knows?
Maybe God did?
God?
You said a long time ago that a God didn't exist, didn't you?
Do you think so, even now?
I'm going to go on believing in the people around me.
I can't live any other way besides how I have been this whole time.
That really sounds just like you.
Why don't we go for a look?
The place...
where everything started for us.
Okay!
I've always wanted to do this.
Yeah.
My dream has also been fulfilled.
Yuuko, there's something I couldn't say to you before.
I...
love you.
Yuu-kun.
I love you, Yuuko.
I'm sorry for not being able to say it all this time.
You've got it wrong.
You "loved me," didn't you?
Yuuko.
I was happy.
I'm really glad to have met you.
Thank you for loving me.
Thank you for making me happy so many times.
Those are my words.
It seems my work here is finished.
Really?
Are you going?
I'm sorry.
You're someone that decides everything yourself, so please continue on, no matter where you go.
Yeah.
I'll definitely move on.
I'm truly sorry.
It's not something to apologize for.
I'm fine already.
Yuu-kun.
I'm not lonely anymore. I'm not suffering anymore.
I can continue on by myself.
It's fine.
Don't worry.
This is the Yuu-kun that I know.
Please give someone else the same bliss you gave me.
If you do, the feelings and happiness will revolve, and may reach us again some day.
Yeah. It'll definitely reach us.
Our feelings and our happiness... Even if they're endlessly far, they'll reach out.
Today was fun. It feels like a dream.
It's not a dream.
Feelings are precious, but please continue looking forward.
Don't look back.
Please, never look back, and be happy.
That is my only wish.
Goodbye, Yuu-kun.
I've always loved you.
That girl...
Even angels want to live in peace.
Himura-san, just what are you?
An architect.
My job is to look after the people living here.
It's just like the Otowa in Japan.
It's like we're looking at a dream.
Everything is born from dreams.
"I want to fly."
"I want to see the bottom of the ocean."
"I want to go into space."
"I want to reach that faraway star."
Keep clinging to dreams.
That's the first step to having them fulfilled.
I wanted to make a beautiful city.
A city where everyone is kind.
A city where no one will be alone.
A bright city that's connected to the future.
It's a wonderful dream.
That was, "Two shapes made into reality."
The two Otowas.
The real city built on the burnt rubble,
and the peaceful, fake city that's a mirror image of it in a beautiful land.
It's not a fake!
All of it.
All of it is real!
The city and the people living in it.
After all, lying for someone's sake doesn't make it a lie.
The place where the ones we love live in.
The place where our feelings have gathered.
The city that everyone's come to recognize.
Over here and over there, there really is a lot of happiness!
Is that so? That's right.
I'm sorry! It's a habit.
Is it all right if we don't hold hands?
It's fine! I'm not a kid, after all.
Is it really all right?
Himura-san, you're like a father.
That's not bad either.
You don't see scary dreams anymore?
Nope! Now I'm-
I never got a chance to hear your name.
I'm Hayama Mizuki.
But, when I was young, I was called "Miki."
Written with the characters for "future," Miki.
Is that so?
It's a good name.
A wind blows through the city.
The wind is cold, and at times, it may make you want to stop.
When that time comes, I want you to continue moving forward, no matter how slowly.
You'll definitely reach it someday.
Even if sad things happen, you'll be fine.
If you reach out your hand, someone will be there.
Because we can share warmth.
Even if you're alone on a tough journey,
as long as you don't let go of the hand you hold onto, you'll definitely triumph.
That's why you should never give up.
At the end of the long, long road, happiness awaits you.
Happiness gathers together and becomes an even greater happiness.
One day, I want you to realize this:
You've experienced plenty of happiness when you walked down this road.
Never forget.
You're not alone.
Carve your confident footsteps into the ground, transcend the seasons, and look up towards the sky.
Even without wings, you'll make it...
To that dream you saw one day,
that dream of a future, overflowing with light---