I want to open all these boxes...
...but a mortal life span is too short to do such a thing.
A single lifetime limits how many boxes you can open.
But...
What's wrong?
My hand...
It's swollen.
It won't move.
At this rate, my hand will be paralyzed.
I need to go back... the hospital...
Shuu-chan!
I'm going back.
I need to go back.
O-Or else, my hand is going to die.
Anything but that...
I can't let that happen!
I'll die if I can't draw anymore!
I understand.
gaitou ga utsushidashita futari no kage wa yukkuri to Our shadows created by the street lights...
kimi no ie no hou e nobite hodo naku kieta ...slowly moved toward your house and faded away.
ashita ni wa ii koto ga futari ni aru kanaa I wonder if tomorrow holds anything nice for us?
tokidoki subete wa kowarekakete kimi wa kotoba wo nakushite shimau Sometimes, everything seems to break down and you don't know what to say.
boku de wa namida wo umaku nuguenai I can't wipe away your tears well enough.
kaeri no michi kage wa hitotsu dake Only one shadow leaves your house.
saishuu no chikatetsu wa dareka no jiko de konde ite The last subway train of the night was delayed because of an accident.
hitonami ni osarete bonyari tokei wo mite ita Pushed around by the crowds, I was staring blankly at my watch.
ashita made ato sukoshi nanika ga kawarukanaa I wonder if anything will change tomorrow?
bokura ga umarete kieru aida doredake hito wo sukueru darou How many people can we help in our lifetimes?
yogoreta mado ni wa nani mo utsuranai I can't see anything outside the dirty train window.
kimi wa mou nemutte shimattan darou ka na I wonder if you've gone to sleep already?
How's your hand?
It's all right now.
I'm sorry for scaring you like that.
What happened to your cheek?
Sensei punched me.
But I returned it to him threefold!
It's all right. It just so happens we're at a hospital!
I'm sorry.
Why do you need to apologize?
I see.
So you've decided.
Please watch me. I'll get better.
I'll definitely get better.
Actually, it's okay if I don't get better and can't leave my mark.
I understand now that I really want to draw.
There's no other life for me.
What you told me last night really made me happy.
I won't forget it.
I'll always be watching you.
If you find your brother, make sure you catch him and tell him...
...strongly and clearly, the same words that you told me last night.
Sensei will kill you if he finds you.
He already slugged me.
Yeah... but I returned to him fourfold.
Sheesh... I should've punched him more than just four times as much...
Morita-san...
Please get on.
Does she know about this?
He told me not to tell her.
That he wants her to decide without knowing about this.
I see...
So that geezer's finally going all out.
Isn't it your duty to care for her?!
Sacrificing everything?
Damn... I can't beat that...
There's no going back...
Truly, never again.
Ouch...
Well then...
Hagu, how's your hand?
Shuu-chan...
Um, Hagu...
Shuu-chan...
Will you hold my hand?
S-Sure.
Um, I have a request for you.
Please give me your life, Shuu-chan.
I'm sorry for asking this of you when I don't know if I can give anything back in return...
And for saying something like this...
But...
But I want to draw... for the rest of my life.
So please stay with me... until the very, very end.
Shuu-chan?
I-I'm sorry.
W-Was that too much to ask?
Sure.
You don't need to give me anything in return.
I'll give you everything.
I love the rain.
The borders of the world become blurred...
...and it feels like I'm about to get sucked in.
Hello!
See, it's Hagu-chan!
Shuuji is back from Tokyo!
Try going to his room.
I loved Shuu-chan's room.
The scent of books...
His sketchbooks and his shelves with paint marks...
I love the sound of rain.
It really soothes me.
It's as if it's gently healing everything...
The mountain, the trees, the grass, the roof...
And me...
Hagu-chan! Shuuji! I sliced up some watermelon.
Why don't you come eat some?
Oh, goodness, they get along so well.
That's it. Shuu-chan is like the rain.
What's wrong, Hagu?
Shuu-chan is like the rain.
Just seeing him relieves me.
So much that it makes me want to cry.
He always came looking for me when I got lost.
Let's go.
He always gently reached out to me.
Hagu, let's make you get better.
Your talents aren't something to be wasted so easily.
Don't think that you're alone.
I'm with you.
That's right, Shuu-chan must be my rain.
Being with him makes me breathe deeply...
...and it gives me the feeling that I can grow bigger and bigger like the trees and the grass.
This person who always smiles at me with a slightly troubled look on his face...
He's very...
...precious to me.
My body hurts!
It's so cold, Takemoto!
Warm me up. Hold me tight!
Hey, Takemoto, is this dawn or dusk...?
Well, the clock says five o'clock.
Five o'clock?
Which five o'clock?
Why don't we go eat something? I'll pay.
So bright...
Why does the river have to shine so brightly?
I-It's so shiny it's offensive...
...and it's all glittering like there's a layer of oil on the surface.
It must be morning.
This brilliance is unmistakably that of morning.
Only the convenience store was open, too.
What the hell? You have a cold?
Don't sneeze like that when you're upwind of me!
What if my precious self caught it?
Yeah, yeah, so sorry.
We fell asleep without a futon or anything. Of course I'd catch a cold.
Or rather, can't you worry about me a little...
That grilled pepper garlic sausage is mine!
Why the hell are you eating it, ya damn punk?!
Why, you...!
Yeah, yeah.
Give it back!
Sure, I'll give it back.
Give it back-!
Sheesh... Hagu-chan was right for not picking a guy like him.
What?!
What did you just say?
I'm saying that Hagu-chan was right in picking Sensei.
What the hell?
What are you saying, acting like you know everything?
Aren't you bitter?!
Yeah, I'm bitter!
I've been thinking a lot about it, too!
But no matter how much I thought about it, you and I can't make her happy...
...only Sensei can!
Damn it, you're the last person I want to hear that from!
She rejected you ages ago!
Yeah, she did!
She rejected me, so what?
Actually you know what? I'm so glad you got rejected, too!
I didn't want you taking her from me!
What did you say...?
You fourth-degree self-realizer! Unskilled amateur! Pauper!
Yeah, I don't have anything! Money nor talent!
I'm really glad Hagu-chan chose Sensei!
If I was going to lose...
...I'd much rather lose to compassion and honor than money and talent!
Talent?
Talent, did you say?
What talent?
Talent...
Everyone arbitrarily loves, hates, and curses others for that.
And in the end, they all quietly drift away.
It was sad.
I wanted everything to end.
That's why I tried to drag her down with me.
I know.
I looked to her as an escape...
When she was so damaged herself...
I'm the worst.
So you're saying that geezer could make her happier?
I knew that, too, from the very beginning!
Then...
But you know what? I...
Let me in!
Takemoto's leg
Morita's leg
A fight? Are you guys fighting?
two young men
blue sky
wind
river embankment
adolescence
M-Man, today's sparring sure was heated.
T-The national tournament is soon, after all!
It really gets you pumped up, huh?!
No doubt about it!
Well then, why don't we get back to school?
Yeah, why don't we do that soon?
That's great... it reminds me of the old days...
You look great even in a fist fight... it's like it was when I was young.
I fell asleep sitting in a chair, so my shoulders and back...
Is someone there?
Huh, what's this box?
Help her get better no matter what
Morita...
Morita!
Heave-ho!
Hey, wait a second... this is for...
I really appreciate it! I'll make good use of it!
But this is enough!
And I'll be sure to pay you back!
I'll return the money but not Hagu though!
Don't you dare think that this is the end!
Don't forget about that!
Yeah, I'll remember it.
I'll definitely help her get better...
...and she'll definitely be able to draw again.
So don't worry about it.
Hey, you... do you love her?!
Yeah!
I love her!
I love her very much!
What did he say?!
It's adolescence!
I never knew, Hanamoto-kun!
Lord Adolescence has arrived!
What? Hanamoto-sensei?
Bring sake! Someone, bring some sake!
No way?! It never seemed that way...
A toast to Lord Adolescence!
Heave-ho! Heave-ho! Heave-ho!
Cheers for Hanamoto-kun!
I won't forget.
And I'll watch you forever.
Forever and ever...
arifurete iru kimochi nante sa
It would be so much easier...
nanimo iwazu ni isso kieteshimaeba
...if these stale emotions...
raku ni nareru no ni
...could just disappear without a word.
sorezore no michi wo yuku sono wakaremichi
At the crossroads where we split ways...
mou nidoto au koto no nai deai wa kanashisugiru
...it saddens me to think we may never meet again.
tarinai kimochi wo mochiyotte
Despite adding the emotions that are lacking...
atatameta saki kara hieteitte
...things cool off just as soon as I warm them...
sonna hazu naitte shinjiteru
...but I still don't want to believe.
ittai itsumade onaji kotoba wo kakaekondenda
Just how long am I going to brood over the same word?
kakekondenda
How long...?
Next episode: With Honey and Clover.