Will you be home late today, Clain?
Clain, don't put your elbow on the table when you're eating.
You were talking about the junk market?
Are you sure it's not some gang hideout?
It's nothing that shady.
I wonder where he got his curiosity from?
I bet it's your father, seeing how he flies around the world.
No, I've stopped working in the trading business five years ago.
I'm living the easy life in Luimnigh these days.
Oh? I live in Vale right now.
That's pretty close by.
I'm going now.
Clain, make sure you're back for dinner.
That's right. Meals are meant to be taken together as a family.
You're right.
Whoa!
If I were to offer a wish to the day star
"Offer a wish"?
Sounds weird.
Don't you normally offer prayers instead?
Yes, nothing'll come out of it.
I'm sure all that'll happen is the day star will find out.
About my tiny, pathetic wish, I mean.
And...
Hey!
The day star will laugh at me.
It's pretty crowded here.
Yeah.
Whoa! A treasure hoard!
I wonder if I'll find something useful.
Ooh! I wonder if this'll fit?
I've spent all of my donay for this month.
Should I lend you some?
Nah, I'll just look around for today.
Anyway, show me that! How old is it?
That's creepy! Stop that!
Hey kid, wanna feel good?
Huh?
He's talking about that.
Data narcotics?!
It apparently makes you feel good, but who knows what happens.
Wanna try it once?
Huh? I'll pass.
This is Security!
Okay, don't move!
Ah, so most of them really were doppels.
There they are! After them!
There it is!
Fractale is comprised of several trillion processors networked using 22nd century science.
Oh, it's just a textbook.
I was hoping it'd be music data.
By embedding the Fractale Terminal inside your body
and sending your life log periodically to the high-altitude hovering servers,
everyone can receive an equal and basic income.
One's daily needs are guaranteed even if one does not work.
It is a world without war and strife.
Indeed, Fractale is a 22nd century man-made god.
Looks like this is from around the time the Fractale System was created.
This is quite an antique.
The future promised by this textbook has indeed come true.
Well, as they said, life is pretty comfortable.
You can live a good life without having to associate with others.
It's kinda boring, but I don't think there's anything better than this...
It's time for the five o'clock prayer.
The direction of the temple is approximately 10 degrees to your right from where you are facing.
Okay, okay.
Now, let's offer our prayers.
If there were any bothers to speak of,
then this would be it.
Please keep calm and do not blink.
What's that?
Is that...
...a girl?!
T-This looks bad!
This doesn't look good.
Ow!
If I were to offer a wish to the day star
I'd ask it to shine a light right here someday
I know there was no way it was possible.
But...
It was what I thought.
I thought that maybe she could fly.
Encounter
Looks like they couldn't find her.
Ow...
There she is.
What to do?
Ow...
Geez.
Hey, you. Hey.
She's still breathing.
She's a girl... right?
She's hurt!
Uh...
Don't stress yourself. You're hurt-
Good afternoon...
Good evening...
Y-Yeah, good point.
It's almost night, so good evening.
It hurts.
It hurts?
All right, we'll have to get you fixed up-
Huh? Huh?!
Um...
Welcome back, Clain.
Well? Did you have fun?
Yeah, more or less.
What's wrong, Jacky?
U-Um, I want to focus today, so can you give me some time alone?
It's okay, right? Sorry.
What's with you all of a sudden?
Is that so?
Well, if you say so...
Papa.
Good night, then.
Don't stay up too late.
G-Go ahead, you can come in.
Pardon me.
Are you sure you don't want to access the hospital?
Oh right, we forgot to mention-
Clain?!
Hey, who is that girl?
Er, well, uh-
My name is Phryne.
Whoa, so well-mannered!
Oh no, that girl's hurt!
It's okay, just...
Um... anyway, sorry about this!
Wait a moment, Clai-
Were those your parents' doppels?
Yeah, and that was Jacky, our dog.
You made your family disappear of your own will?
Family is a bit of an overstatement.
They're just doppels.
I see.
Oh right, you're hurt.
The first-aid kit...
This should be enough for the scrape wounds.
I'll do the rest myself. I don't need your help.
I have small scrapes all over my back, so...
R-Really?
W-Well, I'll be upstairs...
I'll leave you to your own devices...
What a weird girl.
But...
Something's nice about her.
Um...
Excuse me, but...
I'd like your help after all.
Sure, help you with what?
Could you look this way first?
Huh? Can I?!
Otherwise I can't really explain.
I have trouble reaching over here.
You aren't very flexible, are you...
It's amazing.
I can sense the time and effort put into each object.
It's amazing.
You said your name is Phryne, right?
Yes.
So who are you?
And who are those guys that were chasing you?
I...
You don't have to tell me if you don't want to.
Are you all right?
You really should've accessed the hospital.
I'm sleepy.
Um...
That's right! This way, Clain.
Look, he's laughing!
Man, you scared me.
You were awake?
How cute!
What's that?
Ah... that's me when I was a baby.
And that's my mom and dad. The actual people.
I misunderstood you.
So you treasure your parents and the memories of your time with them.
Not exactly...
But such video data is antique and rare.
I just decided to hold onto it.
W-What's wrong?
It's different...
Your smile is different now.
You don't smile like that anymore...
Well of course it would change, I was a baby back th-
That's not what I mean!
Please show me the smile you had then!
More like this! Like this!
W-What?
That's a funny face.
Hey...
Geez.
You're definitely the one.
If I were to offer a wish to the day star...
Oh...
I wish that...
Um, what's your name?
Clain.
If I were to offer a wish to the day star...
I'd wish for Clain's smile to last forever.
I know!
Hmm, my clothes...
Take this.
What's this?
A charm.
It's the source of my smile.
I'm sure it can protect your smile.
We're from a medical institution.
We've come to take care of the injured girl.
The hospital?
I didn't call for that.
We received the data from Fractale.
She needs to be hospitalized immediately. We already have an ambulance waiting.
That's... the ambulance?
What, you think I'm lying?
Look, we have that red thing. The red thing on ambulances.
Huh?!
Damn you! If we say that thing's an ambulance, then it's an ambulance!
Everything the Miss says is-
Looks like those guys tracked us down.
So they came here.
They did, but they seemed dumber than I had thought.
Clain, I-
Here they are again.
Wait just a moment, Phryne.
I'm currently traveling with my sick mother.
Will you give us shelter for the night?
They're persistent. It looks like they'll be back.
Clain, I-
See? Again.
This is Security!
There's a suspicious woman in the vicinity that we can't gather data on!
Apart from the hat, aren't those the clothes you wore the first time?
We don’t have the donay or the money to collect that many outfits!
Got a problem?
Why are you complaining to me?
Shut up, you big-head!
Huh?
Where'd you hide the girl?!
What do you mean, where-
W-Wait!
Upstairs!
Hey, don't enter my house without-
Ah!
T-T-T-This means...
You were about to do dirty things to her, weren't you?!
W-What do you mean, dirty things?!
You know what I'm talking about!
Miss, he's making you say dirty things for his own pleasure!
It's the ultimate dirty technique!
Unbelievable!
Disinfect him!
Hey, don't mess up the place!
Check the bathroom!
There are dirty goods in here too!
Wait, you're wrong...
What the heck? She's nowhere to be found!
What a waste of time.
Let's head back to Big Brother's place.
Huh?
What's the matter, Miss?
How strange...
H... Huh?!
Phryne!
I borrowed this from them.
Nice one!
This way. Come on.
This is the only place the radio waves can't reach.
They won't find you here.
It's just a ruin now, but it seemed to be a chapel back then.
I was thinking of making this my secret hideout.
You're very interesting, Clain.
Huh?
I hear that the people of this age don't like being tied down and therefore don't have a specific home.
Yet...
What do you mean, "people of this age"?
Hey, are you...
Who am I, and what in the world am I?
Aren't those the clothes the temple maidens wear?
Actually, you don't have to answer.
Clain?
You can just tell me about it someday.
It's getting kinda cold.
You'll feel a little warmer this way.
Yeah...
It's beautiful...
Yeah...
I watched it every night from where I used to be.
It was the one and only light that would give me peace.
No matter how sad or difficult the days were...
It would gently shine down on me.
Let him protect you.
Huh?
Phryne?
She just does what she wants...
She showed up when she wanted and disappeared when she wanted.
Always doing what they want...
Everyone in the world now is like that.
But... why do I feel so angry?
If I were to offer a wish to the day star
This is...!
I would say goodbye to the night star
I knew it, it's data of some sort.
It's really old data too!
But what in the world...
Tada!