Yuko, it's me.
What is it, Himura-senpai?
Let's leave this town together.
I can't leave you in a place like that for another second!
Selfish words, don't you think?
We'll make a fresh start far away from that man.
Won't you come with me?
Come with me.
How forceful...
Okay, if you say so.
Love, I've got to feel it
If you put your trust in me
I know what my life would be
Oh, you are all I ever need
I try to hear what you say
So I pray
But you're fading away
Don't go and break my fragile heart
We won't fall apart
'Cause you're my only star
I wonder why my tears come at night
Calling you, so like a little child
All the things you have in mind
I wish I could see your insides
My love, you've got to feel it
And if we put our trust in you and me
You know what our lives would be
Oh, you are the one, I believe
Kuze! Kuze!
Kuze, are you all right?
You're alive, right?
I think it would be better to be in hell than to see your faces right after waking up.
Should I call 119?
000 is fine.
It's all right. I don't need an ambulance.
I settled everything with Mizuki-chan a little while ago.
The way we parted makes it impossible for us to ever meet again.
Just like with my ex-girlfriend.
You jackass!
Didn't you want to experience youth?
Don't you think we're too old for that?
Settling matters is fine,
but if you don't slow down, even your treasured memories will disappear.
I won't be troubled if I lose any of my memories.
You've had happy experiences, haven't you?
Have you?
Who knows?
I don't remember.
The weather is really nice here.
Since we've come such a long way.
Now, what should we do next?
You didn't plan this at all?
I guess we'll start by getting something to eat.
Anyway, let's visit some real estate agents and find a place to live.
And then I'll find a job.
What's wrong?
You're not going to eat?
Didn't you say that you don't eat lunch?
I don't have a reason to obey that rule anymore.
Is this really okay with you?
Is what okay?
Didn't you say that you were aiming for the top?
I've forgotten about that already.
It's pointless to run off with someone like me and throw your life away.
Really?
You'll regret doing something like this.
I already have.
From now on, I won't have any more regrets.
You said I was your first love, right?
Yes.
You also said your first love hasn't ended yet, right?
Yes.
Is that still true?
All right, old man.
Thanks for the meal.
What's wrong?
You usually answer right away, don't you?
Come again!
Hot!
It's true that I love you,
and my feelings haven't changed.
It's not a lie. I'm telling the truth.
Yuko.
Yes.
It really is tiring not to blink.
Gosh...
Gosh, don't you just get tired of it?
Damn it! What was that about?!
It's no use, Senpai.
Unless we tell them our situation clearly, no one's going to rent us a room.
Didn't I tell them enough?
We're two students who've run away from home, right?
That's certainly enough for people to doubt us.
We're in a tight spot.
We won't have anywhere to stay tonight unless we find a room.
Unexpectedly, you don't know how to make a plan.
How could I make a plan for such an irregular situation?
I guess it can't be helped.
How about we find a hotel to stay in tonight?
Hotel?
Senpai, you just thought of something dirty, didn't you?
O-Of course not!
Stop that nonsense!
I guess you're right.
There's no way you would, is there?
We'll visit another one.
Okay!
That was too bad.
Yeah...
We'll definitely find one tomorrow.
Yeah...
Aren't we going to stay at a hotel?
I see.
I'm sorry. I didn't mean it like that.
I just want to be frugal with our savings until I find a job.
Since I can't look for a job until we have an address.
You're right.
Weren't you a Christian?
Well, they're all gods too.
I don't understand you at all.
Thank you for letting us stay here tonight.
Good thing it's summer.
We'd freeze to death if it were winter.
It gets cold at night even in the summer, too.
But if we're like this, we'll be warm.
You don't mind?
About what?
I'm damaged.
That doesn't change the fact that you're Yuko.
My feelings for you won't change, regardless of your condition.
Senpai...
The building is twenty years old,
and our place is just one room with four and a half mats.
The kitchen and toilet are shared.
Despite these conditions, the rent is more expensive than my old place.
But there's no security deposit or advance, and we can move in here right away.
And they rented us this place even after that inadequate explanation of our situation.
We should feel lucky to find this place.
So I guess this apartment is for people who have their reasons.
We should be careful about security.
Is there anything worth stealing from people who don't even have cell phones?
I guess you're right.
What is that?
It's a memento of Akane.
A red wristwatch I bought her for Christmas.
That's your deceased younger sister's...
This is the one thing I couldn't leave behind.
Your sketchbook...
I thought I might be able to use this to kill time.
That's...
Yeah, the one you threw at me.
Senpai...
Could it be...
because of that...
I'm going home.
Yuko!
Is this sympathy? Are you pitying me?
I don't want things like that!
Wait, Yuko!
I didn't come all this way for that!
Yuko!
Yuko...
Please wait, Yuko!
Please let go!
Calm down!
I was an idiot for ever believing you at all.
In the end, you also see me as just a tool for self-satisfaction, don't you?
You probably don't even care how I feel.
You're no different from Akira-nii-san!
I'm sorry.
Yuko, you might be correct.
I'm the same as Amamiya.
I've always regretted that I couldn't protect Akane.
But this is neither sympathy nor pity.
You aren't my replacement for Akane, either!
I...
Yuko, I want to protect you!
Senpai...
I'll never let go of these hands again!
Down from the sky
One white feather is floating, wavering
I'm home.
Welcome back, Yu-kun.
How was your job?
I'm still in training.
Technically, it's not really a job yet.
Dinner is ready.
Please eat while it's hot.
Yeah.
It feels kind of nice.
What does?
The lights are on.
Of course.
No matter how poor we are, we can at least turn the lights on.
That's not what I meant.
When I lived by myself, the lights were never on when I came home.
It feels nice to come home to a place where someone is waiting for me.
Is that so?
But I'll turn off the lights if you come home late.
And then I'll sleep with the door locked.
Hey...
Even if you cry and beg, I won't let you in.
Hey, hey!
So please come home early, all right?
Because the place you call home is my home as well.
This place is my home, too.
Yeah.
Was it really all right?
About what?
I'm just a burden.
Why...
You're throwing away everything you've worked so hard for.
I just have to work hard again, that's all.
Yu-kun...
Let's start fresh from here.
Yu-kun...
What is it?
Please draw me.
Yuko?
I'm not very good at portraits, but I guess I'll give it a shot.
Okay.
When I told her about the time I broke up with my ex,
she started crying in my stead,
even though I hadn't cried.
I wonder why.
But I really feel like crying right now.
Kuze...
I've never failed in my life,
but that's because I've run away from everything I might fail at.
Even then...
Even then!
Why do I have to face a challenge I can't run away from?!
Why do I have to accept a challenge I can't win?!
Kuze...
This heart, and Mizuki-chan too...
I don't have a future left, so what am I supposed to do?
What else can I do?!
Kuze, I understand your feelings, but...
There's no way you could understand!
I'm broken!
The two of you aren't, so how could you understand?!
Even so, nothing good will come from despairing!
I know I'm going to die soon, so of course nothing good will happen!
If you give up from the start, nothing will ever happen.
You're the last person I want to hear that from.
You couldn't manage to give it up, and so you're still hanging onto something that ended long ago.
What the hell would you know?
Kuze!
It still hasn't ended.
You've got to be kidding me.
It's not like you'll ever be able to see her again.
You'll never be able to see Amamiya Yuko again.
On your way home now?
Amamiya...
Do you make enough to support yourselves?
It's hard for a dropout to find a job, isn't it?
What are you here for?
To buy some cigarettes.
I'm not giving Yuko to you.
That's not for you to decide.
What?
Of course, it's not something for me to decide either.
Do you really think Yuko would go back to you?
She might, if she has nowhere else to go.
You can't provide a home for her.
What?
You're just an escape for her, not a real home,
because you're running away as well.
I'm not running away!
You did though, didn't you? On the day of the earthquake.
That's right. You abandoned your precious sister.
Since then, you've avoided conflict and continued to run away.
That's why you let go of Yuko's hands,
and you gave up drawing and threw away your colors.
You ran away from me.
You threw away everything you'd worked for and ran away.
No!
It's not like that!
Aren't you still trying to run?
In the end, all you're doing is running away.
Then what else could I have done?!
You know that for yourself, don't you?
You're too careless.
Get a decent lock.
What you could have done was die with your sister in that earthquake.
I understand that very well,
because I wanted to do the same myself.
But on that day, I wasn't with my sister.
I envy you,
and at the same time, I despise you.
You were with your sister on that day, weren't you?
Yet you ran away.
You didn't even help her, but ran away instead.
YOU RAN AWAY
You didn't die with your sister, but you ran away.
She was so precious to you, but you ran away.
She was calling out to you in pain and fear, but you ran away.
You could have died with her, but you ran away.
It was your destiny, but you ran away.
Have you repented for your sins against her?
Has she forgiven you?
Are you in a position to desire happiness?
You're running away again.
And with that, you're going to lose something again.
Even the place where you hope to return.
I'm... going to lose him again.
Am I running away?
Am I... running away again?
Yu-kun?
Yu-kun!
Yu-kun, where are you?
Please come back, Senpai!
Where did you go?
Senpai! Himura-senpai!
Where are you, Senpai?
Where are you?
Senpai...
Onii-chan!
Where are you, Senpai?
Onii-chan!
Onii-chan...
Welcome back.
Shall we go home?
motomeai sakenderu
We long for each other and cry aloud.
negai no kakera dakishimeru
I embrace the fragment of a wish.
yume wo mite mezametemo
Even after awakening from a dream
kienai ai wo ima utau
I sing for everlasting love.
Save me
Yu!
Didn't you want to experience youth?
Are you satisfied now?
You'll never be able to see Amamiya Yuko again.
Kuze!
I won't be able to die in peace if I don't say it.
Yu, you're the one who needs to be told to give up on it.
Settle it already.
Kuze, there are things you can and can't say.
Oh, really?
You say that, but you're still hanging on to him too, aren't you?
Calm down.
Me
Why do you exist?
I haven't had that dream for a long time.
Mizuki-chan, there's a delivery for you.
For me?
This is Kuze-san's...
The delivery person must've made a mistake.
But this is the right address, and you're the recipient.
So I guess the one that was broken was Kuze-san...
So what was broken is...
Sorry
Farewell
Memory
It's bad for a violin to come in contact with salty air.
Nagi-san...
The same goes for tears, too.
I was really surprised that time,
because you told me you were his girlfriend.
Even if two people are separated physically,
as long as they have feelings for each other, it's not really over.
Not over, huh...
"In love, you lose if you fall for the other person.
You're supposed to make the other person fall in love with you."
Kuze used to always say that.
That sounds like Kuze-san, all right.
But this time,
although you fell for him, it looks like Kuze is the one who lost.
That's not true...
I'm the one who's been defeated.
Geez, I just want to cry.
But...
But
you aren't running away.
He only participates in things he can win,
so he can't win against people who come back for more even after losing.
It seems like the only one who can save him now...
is you.
A sudden twist of fate causes hearts to shatter.
ef - a tale of melodies.
Return.
Can you hear it? The melody of truth.