Lost at Sea
kanjouni aragau nayo Don't fight back your emotions
sono ashiwo tomenna Don't ever stop
taoreru nowa mada hayaize It's too soon to fall down
Breakin' through Breakin' through
uchinukeyo Pierce through
yamiwo hurihodoki Free yourself from darkness
tadoritsuku bashowa hitotsusa There is only one destination
hurueru sora Quaking sky
kazewa naniwo tsugeru What is the wind telling me?
tadashii datoka soujanai toka Right or wrong
kudaranai ronsouwa Nonsensical arguments
kieya shinai kedo Never go away
shinjita kotowo shinjinuku koto Believe what you believe in
sono sakini bokurawa At the end of it all
hikari mitsukeru darou We will find the light
saa tokihanate ima Now is the time to release it
kanjouni aragau nayo Don't fight back your emotions
sono ashiwo tomenna Don't ever stop
taoreru nowa mada hayaize It's too soon to fall down
Breakin' through Breakin' through
uchinukeyo Pierce through
yamiwo hurihodoki Free yourself from darkness
tadoritsuku bashowa hitotsusa There is only one destination
A Whale's Feather
It's not like you to wake up on your own on a day off.
Yeah.
Road Map Yeah.
Road Map
Are you going somewhere?
Yeah.
With someone?
Yeah.
Who?
Yup!
Leaving now!
Sorry, did you wait long?
Nope. Not at all!
You mean...
Just the two of us, alone?
Is that bad?
Did you have plans with someone else?
N-no, not especially.
I'm a good driver, you know?
Sorry that it's also for work.
We should get away for a bit.
Did I really?
Did I look that down?
What do you mean?
You said we should get away.
Yesterday...
Oh, no, that's not what I meant...
Are you, though?
Oh, yes. I'm listening...
We haven't had the time to actually talk.
Even if we didn't run into each other yesterday...
I had been thinking about taking you out.
I see...
A Whale's Feather
Could be from a long, long time ago.
Could be from a distant yesterday.
Could be about a land unknown.
Could be about a familiar place.
This is the story of such a time and place.
Dammit, fine.
What about the other one?
Morimoto Kanaru is at a store near the dorms.
She might be meeting up with Sakakiba Takuro...
and Kayano Megumi, who left early this morning.
Ayanagi City General Hospital and Kayano Megumi, who left early this morning.
Ayanagi City General Hospital Who told you they left in the morning?
From the dormitory manager, Inui.
Ayanagi City General Hospital From the dormitory manager, Inui.
Ayanagi City General Hospital Um... I didn't notice he was standing right behind me.
Ayanagi City General Hospital You're too slow.
It must be tough.
Things like this are also part of a medical inspector's job?
Yes...
No way.
A feather...
O-ouch!
Nikaido-san?
Are you alright?
You scared me.
I didn't know you were anemic.
I just had a head rush.
What's the difference between anemia and a head rush?
They both happen due to a lack of oxygen in your head.
But they're completely different from each other.
A head rush is a case of cerebral anemia,
which happens when you stand up suddenly, or...
What?
Sorry.
I just think it's funny...
that a grown woman would fall and hit her head.
You're being judgmental.
It doesn't matter how old you are.
True.
The age thing doesn't apply to everyone.
That's right.
Wait, what do you mean?
You haven't changed.
Your clumsiness... like forgetting your camera's memory card.
You!
Ow, ouch...
Are you okay?
Yeah...
Oh, I've got a bump.
It's not big, but...
I'm too old to have a bump on my head.
Don't laugh. Geez.
L-let's go buy a memory card.
Me?
You were good at it.
You still draw, right?
Sometimes... when I feel like it.
You want me to draw instead of taking a picture?
We couldn't find any memory cards.
Is that okay for your records?
It's for your work, right?
Right.
Anyway, Eiko-neecha...
Eiko-san, I didn't know you transferred to Ayanagi Station.
You didn't hear from Ryo?
I see...
Do you think he's changed? Ryo?
I'm not sure.
I don't really get him.
I don't remember whether he was like that before or not.
It has been ten years.
I know the time we lived together was shorter than our time apart,
but I don't think it was like this at all.
Good or bad, he's a stereotypical eldest brother.
He always kept a certain distance between his younger siblings...
because he saw himself more as a guardian.
That feeling has gotten even stronger over the past ten years...
It's just how he is.
The whole situation with Yuki-chan, too...
Even if it wasn't Ryo's fault... he still blames himself.
That's why he's...
What do you mean?
What do you mean by Yuki's situation?
Why would he blame himself?
Well...
You don't know?
About what?
I'm still not convinced...
How did this happen?
I'm so sorry.
I haven't been able to help at all.
I'm not trying to blame you...
It's just... Why does this keep happening to our family?
Has anyone else?
My father, too. Ten years ago.
In the accident ten years ago...
Yuki-chan suffered a fatal injury and Jun-kun was severely hurt.
Part of his brain got damaged.
The options were to either give up on them both, or try to save Jun-kun's life.
Ryo had to make the decision by himself.
He signed the consent form to transplant part of Yuki-chan's brain to Jun-kun.
I'm sorry.
I thought you knew...
Sometimes, I noticed...
Yuki, inside Jun.
I thought it was just because they were twins.
I can't hear Ryo-oniichan's voice...
Thank you, as always.
Don't mention it. I'll see you...
Um, sir...
There's still a little hope.
Sometimes... It rarely happens, but...
He smiles.
Is it that surprising?
I got my license back when I started diving in college.
That's so like you.
What?
It doesn't surprise me.
Sorry, I can't hear you.
It's so like you, Eiko-neechan!
I was happy.
Even after ten years, you and Jun-kun remembered me.
How could I...
forget?
Look!
A mirage...
Have you seen it before?
Just once... when I was little.
It's been a while for me, too.
Have you heard about the giant clam?
The mirage is actually the energy exerted as a giant clam exhales... right?
You sure are one of the locals.
Many teachers talked about the mirage's origin to pass time.
I mean, really, how big does this clam have to be?
People back then sure had creative minds,
since they didn't know much.
I don't know about that.
We still don't know much today.
Maybe there is something there, and the people back then could see it.
What would be there?
When I just started getting the hang of diving,
I was diving alone, away from my friends.
I probably had hypothermia.
I couldn't move my body like I wanted to.
My consciousness was fading.
I couldn't tell whether I was sinking or floating...
...At first, I thought it was the light coming from the surface of the water.
So I started to try as hard as I could...
but soon I realized...
that the light was coming from the bottom of the sea.
Then I lost consciousness completely.
When I woke up, I was back on the boat with my friends.
A hallucination?
That's what I thought, too...
but what I felt could only happen in reality... I felt it on my skin...
Feathers?
Feathers and singing.
Isn't that?
The song must be the song the girl told him about.
The boy desired to get closer to the song, so he began to row a boat.
This is where the submarine crew disappeared.
So did my friend, ten years ago...
Sema Koji
There was a feather left on the boat she was on.
I can't find it in any books.
And it vanishes before you know it.
Back in the submarine earlier, too...
A Whale's Feather...
I thought of that book, too.
Such a deep story...
You can interpret it in so many ways.
My mom said the story is supposed to make all the people you hold dear happy.
While on a journey to save the corrupted hearts of family and friends,
a boy meets a girl whose body is adorned in feathers.
He asked,
"How can you be so gentle and peaceful?"
The girl answered,
"I can hear the song."
"How will I be able to hear the song, too?"
"Just listen."
The boy kept searching to hear the song,
and finally noticed the singing...
It was...
Lost at Sea It was...
Lost at Sea Coming from the bottom of the sea...
The boy returned home, his body embraced in feathers.
Given the glowing feathers,
with tears running down their cheeks, everyone began to cry aloud.
They realized how happy they used to be.
Eventually...
One by one, the people of the village left to go... somewhere else.
Everyone that the boy loved...
...had all gone.
But the boy's heart was still filled with happiness.
It's kind of...
far-fetched.
Oops, sorry.
It's fine... I remember I thought it was scary the first time I read it.
I wish I could ask your parents.
What they knew...
Let's head back.
Oh... sure.
Hey... Why don't you draw something while we're here?
Here?
Bad idea, huh?
I guess it's a little unstable, anyway.
There's nothing here but water.
You're right...
Actually, I should draw something.
Me?
Don't move.
Sorry.
Ryo was saying a while ago...
that he didn't inherit his parents' artistic skills at all.
Might not seem like it, but he's jealous of you.
You really are good.
You've got your mother's blood.
...But this might be too pretty.
Probably because it got a little shaky.
Hey!
What's the matter?
omotai kusariwo The heavy chain
ima hazushite agemashou I will take it off for you
jiyuuni naretara Once you're free
kokowo habataite yukeruwa You'll be able to fly away
atashiga samatage I stood in your way
ubatte kita madaminu sekai e and took that world you haven't seen
tamerau nonara If you're going to hesitate
huriharatte ageru sono udewo I will free that arm for you
soshite tookue Then to faraway
dekirudake tookue As far away as possible
aishiteruno "I love you"
ikanaideyo "Don't leave me"
koware chaukara I will break
Diverging destiny is the last hope.
Ignorance is the final blessing.
Even so, focusing my eyes and listening,
embracing the endearing scent.
Looking for that beloved person.
A mask I gained by losing my face.
Sediments of agony that swell and twist.
Separation that cannot be accepted.