Fureta yubi sameta KIZUNA ni
My fingers touched the cool bond
Kuzure yuku kokoro no sukima
In the crevice of my crumbling heart
Samayou KARADA wow...
My body wanders whoa...
KATACHI naku yami e to kieru
Disappearing into the shapeless darkness
Iro aseta omoi wa tooku
My faded thoughts are distant
Sagasu no wa jinki rao
What I search for is a mirage
"Mirai o tooku ni kazashiteru..."
"I'm holding the future far away overhead..."
Kirameita sekai tooi kiwaku wa
In a world that sparkled, my distant memory
Miageta sora yume o yobi okosu
Is calling my dreams to mind in the sky that I looked up at
Hateshinai yaro ni deau keshiki wa
In the scenery of us meeting on a ceaseless night
Sugita hibi no kotae mo miezu
I can't even see the end of the days that we spent
Konna ni mo tooku hanareteite mo
Even if we're separated so far apart
Terasu hikari KIMI ni tadori tsuku
The illuminating light makes its way to you
Kiseki wa kanau hazu
The miracle should come true
Um, uh...
No, this isn't it...
Where is it?! Where has my room gone?!
Why do all these doors have to be the same?
Hm?
Could it be?
It just feels like my room.
Miranda?
That room's-
I'm sorry! Please forgive me!
What's the matter, Miranda?
Lenalee!
That room is Kanda's...
An other exorcist's.
If I remember correctly, that room over there is yours.
Thank you!
Oh, Lenalee, Supervisor Komui was asking for you.
All right!
What were you doing in front of Kanda's room?
Miranda forgot where her room was.
Oh, her? I wish she weren't so scatter brained.
She'll get used to things soon enough.
[The Village Where the Witch Lives, Part One]
I wish Daisya would've drawn a slightly better map
I've found a clue to the Marshall's location.
"I'll be waiting for you in Alfheim, a small town beyond Mitterwald and Dankern.
Love, Daisya..."'
Going to Dankern?
They took down the sign post so nobody goes there by mistake.
You really shouldn't go there, you know.
There are some nasty rumours about it going around.
Rumours?
Yes.
It's famous for harbouring a witch who catches and eats lost children and travellers.
I have business beyond the forest.
Where is this town?
You're really going to go?
Quite the fearless lad you are.
Walk straight along this path and you'll come upon a forest.
When you find yourself on the other side you'll be in the town of Dankern.
Thank you for your help
You really shouldn't!
They've been calling that place the Forest of No Return!
Three men wearing white clothes went into the forest and never returned!
Hey!
Are you listening to me?!
My, my...
Men wearing white clothes...
Innocence, activate!
It was an Akuma after all.
So that's what makes this the Forest of No Return...
Who's there?!
D-D-D-D-Don't kill me!
Are you a finder?
Y-Yes.
M-M-M-M-M-My name is Goz.
U-Um...
What's your name?
It's Kanda.
Mr. Kanda, the exorcist?!
What an honour! I just joined the Order a little while ago
I could tell.
Right you are...
Thank you so much for your help though.
When my team was killed by that Akuma back there, I thought I was a goner.
Thank goodness, though, that the Order sent you.
The Order?
Yes.
The Order assigned us to investigate the village that lies beyond here.
They said they'd dispatch an exorcist when they received word from us.
Isn't that right?
U-Um!
That's not my concern.
Oh no!
Wait a minute, Mr. Kanda!
Go back to Mitterwald.
If you wait, another exorcist will come by in no time.
No!
Mr. Kanda!
The forest near Dankern has gained a reputation lately as impassable.
Apparently, people who try to reach the village never return.
Here's your briefing.
Thank you.
Then, this may be the result of a phenomenon caused by the Innocence?
Precisely.
For that reason, we sent in three finders two days ago, but they have yet to contact us.
There may be Akuma there.
I'd like you to meet up with Allen as soon as you can,
but find out just what's going on in there first.
Understood.
W-Wait for me!
Were you a runner before joining the Order?
Yes, I was a football player.
I managed to get by on my fleetness of foot.
Don't stop so suddenly! You're such a meanie!
Ah, could these be the residents of Dankern?
What the hell are you people?!
No need to ask, it would seem.
Let's go, Mugen.
Innocence, activate.
One more!
H-Help me!
Don't move!
P-P-P-Please help me!
I'll kill him.
Do as you will.
I said, do as you will.
Move, you fool!
Y-Yes, right away!
He got away.
I-I'm sorry!
It's all my fault! I'm sorry!
That Akuma may run back to the village.
Uh, right!
Hurry!
R-Right!
So this is the town of Dankern...
No sign of Akuma.
Still, it's a mighty desolate town...
Mr. Kanda, I think that everyone's scared of your blood stained clothes.
It's no big deal.
Yes it is, damn it!
What do you think? A lot cleaner, isn't it?
Still, the villagers were so scared.
We'll hardly be able to investigate as things stand.
I didn't come to investigate anything.
That's...
Th-That's a mighty creepy cottage, isn't it?
U-Um...
N-Nice to meet you.
Do you live in this cottage?
No
No one lives there.
Oh, I see. It certainly is creepy, isn't it?
Somewhere a witch might live.
There is no witch.
Oh, no, um...
Has anyone suspicious come to this village of late?
Suspicious?
Yes, well, a man we've been chasing may have come here.
No, I haven't seen anyone like that.
A lotus...
I hadn't seen these flowers in this pond before today,
though I've lived here all my life.
Perhaps this is the first time they've bloomed.
The seed of a lotus might sleep for a millennium before springing forth again.
It's been sleeping within the earth for a thousand years?
Yes.
And it's awakened from its long sleep just now?
Poor thing.
It just flowered, and it's already drying up
It is not drying up
It will bloom again tomorrow morning.
Really?
Yes.
I can't wait for tomorrow.
You certainly know a lot about flowers.
Only the lotus.
Here you are.
I'm sorry, this is all we have.
Not at all! A room for the night and a meal to boot!
Thank you so much!
Well then, I guess I'll dig in!
I see my daughter Sophia's cooking suits your taste.
It's delicious!
Hey!
Ah, right, sorry.
I'll ask right away.
If you don't mind my asking,
do you have any other family, sir?
My wife passed away more than ten years ago from a long illness.
I see.
So that's why you're such a good cook, Ms. Sophia.
Thank you so much.
What are you two doing in such a remote town?
Actually, we're here on an investigation.
We've been hearing rumours that people have been unable to get back out of this forest.
Oh, really?
Has anyone besides us been here lately, aside from the villagers?
Um...
Aside from us.
I've actually been away from here for a while.
Oh, really?
I was away from here for a long time in Mitterwald working as a seamstress.
I finally got some vacation time, so I figured I'd come home to visit.
You came home, through the forest?
When was that?
Um, ten days ago today.
Is that so?
Is something wrong?
Oh, no, I'm just glad to see it's such a peaceful town.
We'd heard rumours that there was a witch here, you see.
Ah, sorry.
Are you all right, Father?
Yes, I'm sorry.
My foot is hurting a bit, so I'll be getting to bed now.
There are many people here who believe in witches and old superstitions.
Everyone avoids that cottage we saw earlier and it's said to be home to a witch.
And you don't fear it?
If it were real, then I would be afraid.
Then, it isn't real?
No
Actually, there was an old lady living there until a few months ago
She was just a normal person who settled down in the village,
but everyone called her a witch.
Do you mind?
I'm sorry.
I just got kind of hungry, in my relief.
Not at all.
Um...
If you'd like, you can have these.
Here.
Ooh, thank you
I love jelly beans!
It's getting late, we should really be off to bed.
I'll show you the way.
You can use this room.
I'll be sleeping in the next room over, so if you need anything don't hesitate to ask.
Thank you so much.
Mr. Kanda.
You take the bed.
The town's at peace, and there's no sign of Innocence.
I guess this Forest of No Return deal was all because of those Akuma from earlier.
An other dead end.
Will you be heading to your original destination on the morrow, Mr. Kanda?
After I defeat the Akuma.
Ah, right you are.
A dead end...
No information on the Akuma...
There's something strange here.
What?
What is it that's wrong?
What's bothering me?
Sophia?
No, not her...
Goz.
You again?
Why do you kill those who come to this village?
Because my master orders it.
And who is your master?
I'm sorry...
Please forgive me...
Forgive him?
Why?
The witch's cottage...
Kumo no sukima kobereru
A dazzling light is coming from
mabushii hodo no hikari ni
the opening of the clouds,
yo wa sa misukasaresou de
as if it sees through my weakness.
Fuini te o kazashita
I held my hands up over my head to protect myself.
Urayamu dake de itsumo
When I was envious,
akirameta furi o shita
I always pretended to give up.
Omoi ga abarer u kara
My feelings are too vehement,
mata boku o mayoimasen
so I won't lose my way once again.
Kuyashiku kara tte
Even if I am frustrated,
hito wa daremo minna
it must be the same for everybody.
Sono ashi de susumu shikanai da yo
I have no choice but to advance on my own.
Samayotte nayande sonna jibun mo
Even if I am puzzled and troubled,
te suru mirai wa konna katachi darou
it's how we make progress.
Kowashite shimae jama suru fuan o
I will break down this anxiety that hinders me.
Kudaite shimae nigiri shimeta te de
I will smash it with my hand tightly clenched.
Sono itami kizande
I will carve this pain,
sokka tobikome
and jump over it,
owarinaki yume no tsudzuki e
until I can grasp this endless dream.
Preview
The trusting people's protection of the witch
brings about a terrible tragedy.
On the next D.Gray-Man:
The Village Where the Witch Lives, Part Two.
Pitiful Akuma, let your soul be saved!
The Village Where the Witch Lives, Part Two.
Pitiful Akuma, let your soul be saved!