A sky without a rainbow feels kinda unusual.
Homesick already?
That's not what I meant...
But over there...
...the everlasting rainbow you gave is hanging in the sky.
Also, I met you in that town.
What?
Just thinking how even you could say sappy stuff like that.
Trying to pick a fight?
Of course not!
I'm just happy.
Let's go see the rainbow again when we get back.
On top of that hill, together.
Sure.
I can't believe I'm doing this with you...
We'll have to get back soon.
Just a little longer.
Okay.
He's coming back tomorrow...
Haruhiko-kun...
tomodachi ni mo ienakatta These feelings that I couldn't even tell my friends about
omoi wo tojikometa mama no are still locked up inside me even now
kokoro no naka mahou no furuutsu If I eat the magical fruit inside my heart
tabereba tsutawaru... nante ne they might actually be able to come out
kyoushitsu de matteita no, mada I kept on waiting in the classroom
guuzen da to iiwake shiteru making excuses that it's just a coincidence
sono egao wa tabun dareka no mono That smile is probably meant for someone
yume ga watashi no negai wo kanaeru nara If dreams can make my wishes come true
sotto agetai purezento yo I want to give you this present
anata no niji shiawase ni todoku I will transform your rainbow
hashi e to kaeru wa te wo futte ne into a bridge of happiness, just wave to me
ii no ii no It's all right, it's all right
mitsumeteitai dake nano... I simply want to watch over you...
Linked Hearts, Broken Feelings
You two over there!
If you want a sugary sweet memento, I can recommend this.
Hey now...
Black is sweet, smooth bean paste...
...brown is sweet, rough bean paste...
...green is green tea flavored bean paste.
They're very popular souvenirs among people who found love on their school trip!
H-How...?
We're, err...
What's wrong, Amami?
Did you catch a fever?
It's nothing.
Oh really?
Did you buy a souvenir yet?
Of course.
Seems pretty primitive knowing your tastes.
Why do you want this, anyway?
Not very perceptive.
It's been modded to contain a small-scale electronic brain...
...and it speaks Kyoto dialect to boot!
Welcome! Welcome!
Isn't this the very pinnacle of a Kyoto souvenir?
Really?
Welcome! Welcome!
Moreover, it keeps repeating the same thing...
How rude.
It can fire 40 ballistic missiles from its belly as well!
I'll show you.
Stop!
Was this really for the best?
No use buying sweets for that drunkard.
These pickles should be more than enough.
I'm not talking about Dad...
Kirino, huh?
This should be fine.
These are perfectly normal Kyoto souvenirs.
But she wanted that charm...
I can't exactly do that, can I?
I'll let Kirino know.
About us?
Yeah.
What will she think?
Are you regretting it?
No.
I just feel a little uneasy.
It's all right. I'm with you.
Heavy!
Do your best, it's just a little further!
I'm supposed to be used to traveling...
I suddenly got tired the moment we returned.
Returning to your home turf makes your mental strain dissolve.
Were you mentally strained?
Well, a lot of things have happened.
You're right.
What?
Hey, can we link arms?
While we're struggling with our luggage?
It'll be fine, we can do it!
Well, I don't mind.
When did you become such a spoiled girl?
We weren't alone on our trip home.
Your breasts are pretty big after all.
No need to point that out!
I've obviously been wary of it...
...but in my bliss, I haven't even thought about it.
To think things would turn out like this...
Come on, let's go.
I'm home.
Welcome back.
I'm home...
Have you been well?
I see, that's good.
I bought you a souvenir!
A genuine Hokkaido-made stuffed bear!
Thanks...
Actually, it's just yatsuhashi.
[yatsuhashi: Confectionary sold only in Kyoto, made from rice, sugar, and cinnamon]
Let's head inside for now.
No, right here is fine.
Okay...
Haruhiko-kun...
...what you're giving me is just a normal souvenir, isn't it.
I'm sorry.
There's a temple that is famed to be able to fulfill one's love.
Do you know it?
I want a charm from there.
One from you, to me!
I...
...can't give you the charm.
The girl I love is Riko.
I see...
...just like I thought.
You knew, didn't you?
Did Riko-chan confess?
I confessed to her.
I see...
Congrats!
Kirino...
Isn't that great, Riko-chan?
Sorry.
No, it's all right.
I like Haruhiko-kun.
And I like you too.
That's why...
That's why it's all right!
Kirino-chan...
Thanks for the souvenir.
Kirino!
See you at school!
Onii-chan...
Is this really okay?
Yeah...
It's okay, isn't it?
Yeah.
Sorry it was take-out.
It's fine. you were tired, after all.
He went on a business trip again the very day we come back...
Dad is very busy.
This might be for the best though.
He'd be shocked to see us all over each other.
Are you going to tell him?
No need to go out of our way to hide it, or tell him for that matter.
He'll learn about it eventually.
We should just keep on living the way we used to.
Right?
Okay.
I guess I'll go take a bath.
Onii-chan.
Stay with me from now on, okay?
Of course.
It's a promise.
Yeah.
It's brighter than usual.
Hello?
Open your eyes! Hyper kick!
I like a hot-blooded youth like you!
Wake up, onii-chan.
Good morning, onii-chan.
Ah, good mor—
You didn't...
Of course not!
Geez.
You just don't give away any freebies, do you?
If I did that, their worth would fade.
Oh really?
Yes, really.
It was an indirect kiss, though.
Why are you waking me this early anyway?
Don't you know we're free the day after our school trip?
I want to go somewhere.
This is where you wanted to go?
Yup.
The eternal rainbow, huh?
I had no idea it was a Gift from you, though.
Hey onii-chan, do you remember?
We watched the rainbow from this place in the past, didn't we?
Yeah.
So pretty!
Here's where you can see the rainbow the biggest!
It's disappearing...
Let's go see the rainbow here again someday.
I'll take you along.
Okay!
The reason I decided to send the rainbow was because of that promise.
The promise to go see the rainbow again the next time one appeared.
But that opportunity never came around.
That's why I decided to send the rainbow.
So that we could be together forever, as long as we could gaze at that rainbow.
So that you would be reminded I was here whenever you looked up at it.
I see.
What happened in the past doesn't really matter, though.
Because...
...we've become lovers now.
Riko...
You want to kiss me again, don't you?
I... err...
I've always regretted it.
What?
Sending the Gift.
Why?
I couldn't forgive myself.
Well... I'm sure you know all about it...
My bad habit.
Fawning over others, you mean?
I hated that part of me as well.
In particular, I didn't want to behave like that towards you.
You're the person I love, after all.
Riko...
That is the reason.
I believed Gift to be something used just to get someone to like you.
Gift is a magical power, after all.
Stronger than any present...
...it makes it possible to even seize someone's love, right?
I... guess that can happen as well.
But you know, Gift requires both parties to feel...
To the person you love...
Of all people, to send something like a Gift to the person you hold most dearly...
"Something like a Gift," huh?
That's why I've always regretted it.
I just wanted that rainbow to disappear.
But you know...
I feel differently now.
I finally understood.
What?
If that Gift had really brought forth my one-sided feelings...
...I think it would've gotten distorted.
Just like the incidents before.
But that wasn't the case.
The rainbow has always been there, and is still shining brightly.
I see.
We both wished to go see the rainbow together again.
We felt the same way.
It was properly received.
Yeah.
That's why that rainbow won't disappear.
As long as we're together...
Yeah.
No matter how many years pass...
...let's go see the rainbow again.
Just the two of us.
I'm the one who has always been together with Haruhiko-kun!
I thought I'd be with him forever.
Then Riko-chan intruded between the two of us.
My place slowly began to disappear.
Even though I want to be by Haruhiko-kun's side...
...my place is gradually being stolen away by Riko-chan!
If I don't do anything now, I won't be able to be with Haruhiko-kun ever again!
No.
No!
No!!!
I want to be by Haruhiko-kun's side...
Kirino... what's up?
Nothing in particular...
Riko went to pick up some vegetables at Tama-nee's place.
I see.
I wanted to talk to you for a bit.
Come in.
Sorry about yesterday.
I overreacted a little.
It's understandable. I'm sorry about that.
Don't apologize.
I'm not mad at you.
Actually, I'm glad.
You and Riko-chan make a great match.
I've always felt that way.
R-Really?
Yup.
That's why I want us to stay friends.
I don't want our friendship to fall apart.
You don't mind, do you?
Well, if you're okay with it, we don't mind at all.
Great!
I don't want you to dislike me.
I see.
So, what have you been doing today?
Me and Riko went to see the rainbow.
The rainbow?
Yeah.
The rainbow Riko sent.
You didn't know, did you?
It surprised me as well.
That eternal rainbow turned out to be a Gift from Riko.
A Gift...
...from Riko?
I was shocked!
Who'd have ever thought Riko was responsible for it?
In the past, we went to see a rainbow once.
At that time, we made a promise to...
Kirino?
Riko-chan used a Gift?
Hey, Kirino?
I'm home!
Kirino-chan...
Why...
...did you break our promise?
Your promise?
Why did you use a Gift?
What about our promise!?
That's not fair, Riko-chan!
Just what is this promise?
A promise not to use any Gifts.
You too, Kirino-chan?
Yeah, I love Haruhiko-kun!
You too, don't you?
Yeah...
What should we do?
We can't both be his girlfriend...
We're rivals?
I guess that's how it is.
Then how about we make a promise?
A promise?
A promise not to use a Gift.
It's not fair to use that, is it?
You can use it for other means, just not for onii-chan.
How about it?
Okay!
I understand!
It's a promise!
It's our promise!
You two promised something like that...
And yet, Riko-chan has...
I'm sorry...
But listen to me.
At that time, I thought I'd never see onii-chan again.
That's why I wanted him to at least remember me...
Because I thought I might never see him again.
That's why...
Then why did you come back!?
When you left, I thought Haruhiko-kun would finally look at me again.
Kirino-chan...
Finally...
...I thought I had finally become his little sister...
Why did you have to come back!?
My little sister...?
Kirino, you...
I always wanted to become your little sister.
I love you...
...so I want to be with you forever.
Being a childhood friend gives me no certainties...
...but a little sister...
...is forever a little sister, right?
That's what I believed...
But then Riko-chan came, and became your little sister.
And when I had finally taken back that dream...
...she's come to take it away again!
Why do you keep stealing away my dreams!?
It's... not like that...
I...
Even using a Gift...
I'm sorry...
It's unfair, Riko-chan!
I'm sorry...
I'm so sorry...
Wait, Kirino!
Riko's Gift has nothing to do with it!
I've always loved Riko...
I've heard enough!
Kirino!
Kirino...
It's okay.
I haven't given up yet.
I still have my Gift!
Kirino-chan...
kyoushitsu no sumikko de In a corner of the classroom
kuchizusanda okiniiri no uta I hummed my favourite song
naze ka kyou wa kanashii kimochi ga Why did those melancholic feelings
afureteshimatta yo well up within me today
okaeri, watashi machi wa yasashiku When I return, will this town
mukaetekureru no gently welcome me back?
nee anata ni aitai na Hey, I want to meet you
umaku waraetenai toki wa sotto oshiete hoshii In times you feel down, I wish you would tell me
hikikaesenakunaru mae ni before you can no longer turn back
futari kokoro niji wo kakete Linking a rainbow between our hearts
hitori ja nai to itte ne Say that I'm not alone
inori ga todokimasu youni So that my prayers may be heard
Gift.
The mysterious power that gives happiness to the people.
It can make any unfulfilled dream come true.
It will make this little dream of mine come true, won't it?
I'll give the future Haruhiko-kun to Riko-chan.
So let me have the past Haruhiko-kun!
A Past Taken Away
Next time, "A Past Taken Away."
Gift. Please make my wish come true!