Winter approaches
How did it go?
No use. It's completely shut up.
Yeah, it's the same on this side.
Chako! We're going home for now!
Got it! Be right down!
They're cold too, I guess.
Tell me 'bout it. They don't move even if you surprise 'em.
But I can't believe how quickly it got so cold!
It was so hot until a little while ago!
Cold!
Then don't just stand there, move your hands!
Yeah, yeah.
I get it!
Pague...
He's awfully energetic considering how cold it is.
Howard!
Yeah, yeah.
This is all?
Kaoru!
Did you find anything?
That's all?
Even one is something.
That's why I said to leave it to me
Howard!
Yeah, yeah, your majesty.
Hey!
We're home!
Luna!
Cold, cold!
Cold!
Were you a good boy?
Pague ate.
Yes, you were giving Pague leaves.
I see. You couldn't get inside after all.
We thought we might get it to open somehow.
I thought it might be a little warmer inside.
We still have hope.
Those ruins don't seem to be completely shut down.
What do you mean?
Something was blowing out of the top at an amazing rate.
What do you mean, "Something"?
We don't know that yet.
I took a sample 'cuz I was curious, so we can try analyzin' it.
At any rate, it doesn't seem like we can get into the ruins any time soon, so I guess we have no choice but to stay here for a while.
It does seem so.
We can't stay here!
It'll get colder from now on.
The cold won't be bearable here.
Don't be ridiculous!
How do you know that?
The clouds get thicker every day.
And fruit has stopped growing on the trees.
Winter is approaching.
Winter?
The clouds certainly seem to be getting thicker...
..but I wonder if it will really get any colder than this.
I have no doubt.
We should find a cave and move into it as soon as possible.
A cave?
Don't be ridiculous!
Why do we have to go to a cave, when we finally have Everyone's House built?
But if it gets any colder than this...
That's why we made cloaks!
When the real winter comes, just cloaks won't suffice.
Bell...
It's the truth.
We should find a cave and move into it as soon as possible.
That's a thing to say all of a sudden.
What should we do, Luna?
Does it have to be a cave?
If we just need to counteract the cold, we could improve Everyone's House...
That won't work!
But it won't be that easy to find a cave.
I know of a cave.
Really?
If you want to give it a look, I can show you the way.
Luna.
But...
Isn't it okay just to look?
Let's go there tomorrow.
Tomorrow?
The sooner the better.
No helping it.
But we're only going to look!
It's over there.
I guess it's no good after all.
The ground's pretty rugged too.
And it seems somehow creepy.
Yes...
No, this would be perfect.
It's wide enough, and a river flows right nearby.
We won't have to worry about drinking water.
Hey, hey. Are you serious?
That might be true, but it's so humid.
If we take out the moss and let the wind through, it should be fine.
But with the ground this way, we won't have anywhere to sleep.
We can loosen the stones and flatten it out.
The ceiling is suited to ventilation as well.
If we make a vent opening there and slope the ceiling, we can have a fire inside.
It should be warmer than Everyone's House.
This place will be fine. We'll make it through the winter.
We're not talking about some daydream here.
Loosen the rocks and make a vent hole?
How much time do you think that's going to take?
If we have that much free time, we should spend it looking for food!
I agree with Howard.
We gather less and less every day.
For now, I think we should gather any little bit more food that we can.
Everyone...
We should forget about it after all.
Luna...
Okay.
In that case, I'll work on this place alone.
Bell...
Leave him, leave him!
If he wants to do it, let him do it!
But...
Luna...
Let's go.
Right...
Alright...
Don't tell me this stuff clumps together.
What is it?
The first is the analysis.
I wonder how Bell is doing.
Only two fish?
Menori, what about fruit?
Sorry.
If I don't eat fruit once in a while and recharge my Hydrogen, my body will stop movin'!
Tomorrow, tomorrow!
If they have no bread, then let them eat cake!
I wonder if Bell is okay.
Just this much?
Put up with it.
We haven't been able to find food in a week.
I can only believe it's going to get worse from now on.
Chew thoroughly before swallowing.
There's no cake either!
You couldn't sleep either?
Y-yeah...
It's gotten colder here right before our eyes.
Maybe what Bell said was correct after all.
Perhaps.
But I don't think we can forgive Bell's actions.
Food decreases day by day.
Even if it's just one more person, we need his help.
I know. I'll go talk to him tomorrow.
Bell, are you here?
Bell...
Luna...
Bell...
So the smoke will get out through here.
And this is to keep the heat from escaping as much as possible.
But it's amazing to think you did this all by yourself.
Kaoru helped me out as well.
Kaoru did?
I see, Kaoru did.
Well, I'll...
Bell!
Don't push yourself. You have to rest a little.
You haven't been sleeping properly, have you?
I can rest any time.
But...
There's a reason I can't rest!
Bell!
How are you?
I'm fine now.
Thank you.
Can I ask you something?
What did you mean by a reason you couldn't rest?
That planet was covered in snow all year round.
Dad was there to mine mineral resources.
It was about three months after we moved there.
It suddenly got cold, and the sky was covered in dark clouds.
What's wrong?
No, nothing.
But Dad knew.
A terrible cold wave would come soon.
We can't leave things as they are!
We need to reinforce and secure the lifelines!
Secure the lifelines?
In the best of times we're exhausted. Who's going to do that?
And house-building isn't our job.
We might get hurt doing unnecessary work like that.
It seems pretty stupid to us.
If you want it done so much, do it yourself!
Dad tried desperately to convince them...
...but he couldn't change anyone's mind.
Starting that day, Dad worked on the lifelines while everyone else was asleep.
Disconnecting the water pipes, insulating the heating systems...
And just like Dad had said, a violent cold snap arrived.
The blizzard continued for days, and the temperature reached seventy below zero.
The water pipes burst, and the heating systems shut down one after another.
But the heating systems and water pipes Dad had prepared against the cold made it through safely.
If Dad hadn't done anything back then...
After two weeks, the cold snap let up.
Thank you.
It's all thanks to you.
We're really sorry about the terrible stuff we said to you.
Dad!
Even now, I remember...
...the warmth of Dad's calloused hand, and his proud face.
Bell, your dad was great.
So I'll do it.
No matter what anyone says, I'll do it.
And protect everyone from the cold, just like Dad did!
What? Help Bell?
What about our work here?
Of course we'll do that too.
We'll help Bell once we're done.
But if we do that, we'll be exhausted.
I'll be fine.
Do what you want! Yeesh!
Just don't expect me to come with you!
Luna!
Adam... Everyone!
That's pretty impressive!
I can't believe this is that same cave!
It gives me a very bright feeling!
We might be able to live here comfortably after all!
Yes.
When we start a fire inside, it'll be far warmer than Everyone's House.
Menori...
How much longer do you think it will take?
It should be fine after another week.
So you mean if we all work on it, it'll be done in a day?
Menori!
Let's all do it together!
I'll help too!
Everyone...
I won't be beat.
I'll hurry up on the analysis!
What? Everyone's helping Bell?
Why not take a look?
Who'd go to a place like that?
Do as you like.
Where are you going?
Sleep.
Don't scare me like that.
They look like they're having so much fun.
You're late.
I'm not... really...
Howard!
I figured it out!
Infrared inhibitor particles?
No doubt 'bout it.
That's why it keeps getting colder.
What do you mean?
This substance reflects the sun's rays.
Of course, just one or two would be no big deal.
But those ruins are gushin' out gobs of the stuff.
So basically, those clouds are masses of these infrared inhibitor particles.
It's like it's raising an umbrella over this island.
Umbrella?
But why are the ruins doing it?
I don't know that.
All I know is it'll keep gettin' colder from now on.
Then Bell was right after all.
It would be best to hurry the completion of the cave.
Yes.
Howard, will you help us too?
I have no choice.
I have no idea when you'd get it done without me.
Thank you, Howard.
Then let's get right to work!
Yeah!
With this, we're done.
Yeah.
We're finished over here too.
You did it, Bell.
Yeah.
Dad...
It's not half bad.
I can hardly believe we built it by ourselves.
It's snow.
Snow?
This is snow?
It's pretty.
Snow! Snow!
Snow!
The real winter is beginning.
Pague's becoming less energetic with the cold.
He seems happy when he's with Adam...
...but what should we do?
Actually, Luna...
...we found somethin' amazin' in the Eastern Woods!
What?
Tada! It's...
Pague's Paradise!
Pague's Paradise?
Next time: I don't want to say goodbye.