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
Yuko-chan?
Do you know where Yu is?
Oh, Himura-senpai?
No, I don't.
He hasn't been to school in a while, and apparently he's not at home either.
I see.
I just thought that you might know something, Yuko-chan.
I'm sorry. I don't.
You were absent from school for a while too, weren't you?
Yes.
Around the same time as Yu.
You don't know where Yu is?
No.
Do you need something?
I'm bad at playing with words, so I'll be straightforward.
Please don't make Yu unhappy.
I say that because you're the only one who can make him unhappy.
Make Himura-senpai unhappy...
Isn't that exactly what I wanted?
Isn't that what I had intended from the start?
And yet...
Why?
I... didn't allow Yuko to become my little sister.
I... wanted to exact revenge on Himura-senpai.
I... was prepared to live alone forever.
I... wanted to share my pain with him, even though he could survive by himself.
I didn't sketch Yuko's portrait for her.
I couldn't forget my own sister.
I was envious of Himura-senpai.
And such a small thing caused Yuko so much pain.
And such a small thing made me hate Himura-senpai so much.
That was a huge mistake.
Why didn't I realize that it was a huge mistake?
How can I make up for it?
I shouldn't have hurt him!
How can I save her?
I shouldn't have gotten close to him!
If only I'd noticed my own feelings sooner!
If only I'd realized that I loved her sooner!
If only I'd been honest from the beginning...
Instead of wanting to be a sister...
If I'd told him from the beginning that I loved him!
I didn't think that I'd come to love him this much!
Why?
I've returned just now.
Ah, welcome back.
What are those wounds, Yuko?
I don't remember seeing them.
Did you inflict them yourself?
What is this about?
Are you punishing yourself?
Do you feel a sense of guilt...
regarding him?
I'm sorry.
He's the same as me.
There's no reason for you to feel guilty.
Understood?
Yes.
It's not like you've done anything wrong.
It's all because of that earthquake.
That earthquake stole my sister away.
It took everything she had away.
And yet...
Why are you still alive?
Why are you, who looks exactly like her, still alive?
And why was she the only one who died?!
Why...
Why?!
She was just unlucky.
Himura-senpai!
She was just unlucky.
My sister...
and your sister too.
I know that, of course.
But still...
can you accept that fact?
No, I can't!
Even so, though we can't accept it, we have to, don't we?
I won't accept it.
Both of us will be shackled by them unendingly until we die.
We're not going to be shackled by them, we're going to carry them!
I'm going to live my life carrying Akane!
Go home.
Please stop, Nii-san!
You're just like me.
No, I'm not!
What's wrong?
You're not going to fight back?
Nii-san, please stop!
You've finally decided to point that at me?
Don't... Yuko!
Senpai...
But...
Oh?
Didn't you say that you'd stopped drawing?
Humans are creatures unable to stop doing something they really desire.
Your drawing, and my actions, are no exception.
You actually like it, don't you?
Why...
Why in the world did you draw this?
Why in the world did you draw my...
This is it...
This is it.
This is really it!
Wh-Why?
After all this time, why now?
Could this be...
Yes.
His deceased sister.
This is it!
It's this face!
It's this expression!
Why couldn't I remember it until now?
Why couldn't I draw it until now?
This... is Amamiya's little sister?
Don't touch it!
Get out.
Get out of here!
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Didn't Amamiya give up drawing?
It's not that he gave up drawing, it's that he couldn't draw.
Huh?
Ever since that earthquake, for some reason, he just couldn't draw his sister's face.
And because of that, he stopped drawing altogether.
Nii-san always shuts himself away, and whenever he tries to draw,
he loses heart and cries for a very long time.
He does?
He's a truly sad man.
Then, why now?
Senpai.
Hm?
That sketchbook...
What did you draw in it?
I wanted to see you.
I wanted to see you!
You were lonely, weren't you?
I'm sorry
for leaving you all by yourself.
But everything's all right now!
We'll be together forever.
Amamiya!
Nii-san!
What the hell are you doing, Amamiya?!
You'll burn to death!
Amamiya!
Reaching out my hand, I'm running
Chasing your shadow
I've settled everything.
Nothing's been left unsettled.
When I die, nothing will be left behind.
No one will grieve, no one will cry, no one will be troubled.
I'm going to quietly disappear from everyone's memories.
It's all for the best, isn't it?
It's exactly what I wished for.
I can't make anyone happy anymore.
I can't participate in something that I know I'm going to lose.
All I have left is to wait for the end now.
No one can wind the spring anymore.
But no one can make the pendulum swing faster.
There are only a few days left, but when you wait for it, it seems so long.
memorable
Wait... huh?
Now that I think about it, this song...
The courage to live, and...
This is...
If I remember correctly...
Um, is that you, Mizuki-chan?
Senpai!
It must be tough for you.
Yeah, it must be.
Things like that are painful, aren't they?
Yeah, it must be painful.
It would've been better if he'd said that he hated you, so you could just give up.
But he can't, can he?
In the end, I couldn't tell Renji-kun that I hated him.
That was the one lie I couldn't tell.
I see.
Mizuki?
Mizuki-chan?
Huh?
Um, yeah!
It's just like you said!
Geez, we're worried about you, okay?
Sorry, I was thinking about something.
Oh, right. I'm not sure if this will be of any use to you,
but I wanted to give it to you, Mizuki-chan.
For a dream to come true, you have to start out with a dream.
With a dream?
If you throw away your feelings, then nothing will happen.
That's why you have to keep your feelings and never give up.
Apparently, that's the first step towards making a dream reality.
That's one of the things I remember every morning.
What's this?
It's a key to the rooftop of Otowa Academy.
It's a charm I received from Himura-san, but I'll give it to you, Mizuki-chan.
Are you all right with this?
Yes.
The charm has already blessed Renji-kun and me with its grace.
W-Wait a second!
Don't tell me... that key is the same as this one?
Kei-senpai, what's that?
A key to the rooftop of Otowa Academy in Japan.
Tsutsumi-senpai gave it to me as a charm.
You too, Kei-senpai?
I don't need it anymore either.
I'll give this to you as well, Mizuki.
Is this a common charm in society?
Who knows?
But it ought to have double the effect now.
Even if they're weak, they might really work now that you have two of them.
I don't really get it, but thank you very much.
Oh, yeah,
while we're at it, can I make another request?
Hm?
Chihiro-senpai, can I have a sheet of that?
Probably
What's gotten into me?
What am I scared of now?
Isn't this great?
I wanted to settle everything, didn't I?
I finally wiped the slate clean.
What am I scared of?
The medicines that will extend my remaining days...
Do I really have to take these pills?
Do I really want to extend what remains of my life?
Is that what I want?
Of course not, right?
There's no way in hell I'd will this on myself!
I'm scared...
of dying...
What's wrong with me?
What the hell is wrong?
What am I frightened of?
I've run away from everything I couldn't do, haven't I?
Nothing will chase me anymore.
Nothing will trouble me anymore.
Do you truly believe you can run away from it?
Do you truly believe you're not going to lose?
Do you truly believe that life has winners and losers in the first place?
Isn't thinking about victory or defeat itself an indicator of defeat?
That's not it.
It's not anything like that!
You feel sad when you part with the one you love, because you love them.
Or should you not fall in love in order not to feel sad?
If you fall in love with them, then you get hurt.
If they fall in love with you, then you don't.
Yeah.
And what's wrong with that?
I've always been happy like that!
Everything has been going well that way!
Without hurting anyone... without being hurt by anyone...
Everything has been going well!
But then, why...
Why is this so painful?
Have I lost?
I've run so much.
I've reached a place where there's no one else.
And I've lost?
I'm scared.
I'm alone.
Without music, without my violin, and without the one I love.
None of them are with me!
No one is here with me!
I'm scared!
I'm all alone!
letter of challenge
hikaru kaze odayaka ni
The shining wind calmly sways from gaps in the clouds.
kumoma kara yureru
hibikiau oto ga kirameite
The echoing sounds sparkle.
nakushikaketa kibou sae
Even if it's a hope that was nearly lost,
kitto mitsukerareru hazu
I should be able to find it again
anata no oto
Holding firmly onto your sound,
gyutto dakishime
I don't let go of your hand joined with mine.
tsunaida sono te wo hanasanai
wasurenaide taisetsu na koto
Please don't forget the important things.
egao wa mirai ni tsuzuiteru
A smile continues on into the future.
What's up?
I'm here to ask for some courage.
Courage?
From whom?
From someone you don't know.
There isn't anyone here that I don't know.
Because she actually isn't here.
This is for someone named Amamiya Yuko-san.
Even though it would've been better to give this to her on the 25th.
You're...
The past is remembered,
and the fated meeting is considered.
ef - a tale of melodies.
Reunion.
Can you hear it? The melody of truth.