The melody you hum lets you remember
In memories, everything just shines
You gotta remember
Even now, hold on to those fragments of dreams
Just like what you used to have
The heart of a boy that sets the light free
Written in the column of "future dreams"
How many years have passed since that was me?
Between reality and ideals, I waver
The fires of my passion growing fainter
Hold on! Just, just hold on a second!
The battle's just beginning, so get it together!
The minute you give up, it's game over
Shall we take what is and make what we want it to be?
Do you remember?
You used to give your all for the faintest hope
You were living your life for tomorrow
Sure you haven't lost that feeling somewhere?
There's no time limit on being young
You don't think age really matters to a questing heart
It's true, don't you think?
We wanna make the dream come true!
That's to say...
Let it bloom! Let it bloom, let it bloom!
Let the flower of passion bloom!
Let it bloom! Let it bloom, let it bloom!
The melody you hum lets you remember
In memories, everything just shines
You gotta remember
Even now, hold on to those fragments of dreams
Just like what you used to have
The heart of a boy that sets the light free
Sis, do you remember the city of Controrado?
It's a city that has many sanatoriums run by the military.
Adroc Thurston, the man said to have saved the world from destruction...
Our father, met our mom and fell in love with her in this city.
As for exactly what we're doing in this city...
"Yukatan Farm Private property! No trespassing!"
Got that, Mr. Matthieu? Please don't drop it!
Leave it to me! Contrary to appearances, my hand-eye coordination is...
What is this stench?!
What are you doing?!
Good question! What the hell is this thing?!
Don't start asking me what it is!
That's a puncha nut, of course!
What?! Puncha nuts all smell like this?!
Enough! Just make sure to catch it this time, okay?
For crying out loud...
Taking even one is bad enough!
Freeze!
Face down on the ground and spread 'em!
I said, face down on the ground and spread 'em, you thieves!
H-Hold on just a minute here, Uncle!
I-It's me, Renton Thurston!
Renton? Is that really you, Renton?
EPISODE 15 HUMAN BEHAVIOR
The cause of all of this is that this guy suddenly...
became health-conscious after the rendezvous with the Coralian.
I felt it when I got close to the Coralian!
Nature is so awesome!
And we were all born from that nature!
So, I'm going to respect it!
I don't know what kind of agreement those two made,
but it ended up igniting the fifth...
health-consciousness fad among the Gekkostate.
The burning flames of passion quickly spread throughout the ship,
"OUT OF DONBEI NORMAL AND 2.5X SIZE RESTOCK DATE TBA" - RENTON "OUT OF HORAMARU. RESTOCK DATE: TBA" - RENTON "OUT OF TAKOSUKE." "NO JUNK FOOD AT ALL FOR FORESEEABLE FUTURE." The burning flames of passion quickly spread throughout the ship,
"OUT OF DONBEI NORMAL AND 2.5X SIZE RESTOCK DATE TBA" - RENTON "OUT OF HORAMARU. RESTOCK DATE: TBA" - RENTON "OUT OF TAKOSUKE." "NO JUNK FOOD AT ALL FOR FORESEEABLE FUTURE." and the always scarce junk food completely disappeared from the grocery area,
"OUT OF COLA - RENTON" and the always scarce junk food completely disappeared from the grocery area,
"Farm-fresh Daikon radish" and the always scarce junk food completely disappeared from the grocery area,
"Farm-fresh Daikon radish" replaced by fresh foods grown God knows where,
and started an improvement of our eating habits.
After all, we're not done until we eat this, right?
At that point, it was natural for them to get interested in the puncha nut,
which is said to be one of the three healthiest foods on the planet.
"This month's special: the puncha nut." which is said to be one of the three healthiest foods on the planet.
Hey, Mama.
What?
Mama, you want to try eating puncha nut too, right?
Eureka still didn't seem to be feeling well, but...
Well, I guess so.
Since I hadn't been able to talk to her much lately, I wanted to get her attention...
Come to think of it, I ate a lot of puncha nuts when I was little!
What you just said... I want to hear all the details.
With my unnecessary comment, I poured oil onto the flame.
Do you know what Controrado is like?!
First of all, spending what little money we had...
on all that expensive fresh food has emptied our wallet!
Besides...
So, Holland was against the idea at first.
But his attitude changed when I told him...
it was where my sister and I spent our childhood days.
Come back before three o'clock.
All right!
And so, the exception of all exceptions, we got our special permission to head out.
And that's when the unexpected began to happen...
Renton.
I'm going, too.
But, Eureka, I thought you weren't feeling well...
It's all right. I want to ride the Nirvash right now!
The very serious look in her eyes convinced me,
and things went well when we took off.
We spent an hour and a half...
of our very limited time on a test drive of the Nirvash.
Come on... Please! We're in a hurry, you know.
Why?
Eureka.
There's plenty of time. Let's try it again.
Sure...
"Adroc Beer"
Okay, let's go, Renton.
At last, we arrived in Controrado.
"Puncha nuts - Just delivered! 30,000 each" At last, we arrived in Controrado.
"Puncha nuts - Just delivered! 30,000 each" But, in a place where things were already expensive,
the unstable climate as of late had spoiled this year's puncha nut harvest,
The prices were sky-high, and even with all of us chipping in...
with the money Matthieu had, we couldn't buy even one.
Somehow, I felt kinda sorry for everyone.
And so you came in to steal a nut.
I'm sorry...
And how are these two related to you?
An upperclassman and a classmate from military school.
You two!
Is what he said true?
You incredible fool!
An upperclassman and a classmate from military school...
are valuable people that your life will depend on in the future!
What the hell are you doing making them STEAL with you?!
Please, do forgive him for all of the rude things he's done.
I'm Renton's uncle, Yukatan Iglacias.
Please, stand up.
Any friends of Renton are friends of mine.
I can't greet you properly at all, but do make yourselves at home.
Hey! Somebody!
Get some booze and food out here as soon as you can!
It's three o'clock.
Not good.
...and there you have it.
First time I've seen him in ages,
yet this nephew of mine always causes so much trouble for me!
Oh no, just as you'd expect from the son of our hero, Adroc!
That's right, he can't be too ordinary, can he?!
If you ask me, my grandchild is too quiet! I envy you!
I have a question! By Adroc, you mean the Adroc Thurston?
Yes, that Adroc Thurston.
What, so you're Adroc Thurston's son?!
Oh, what do we have here?
There's someone here that would ask such a thing at this point?
Oh...
What?
OH...
Something wrong with it?!
No, nothing wrong...
You're just jealous, aren't you. I hear you, I hear you.
No, I didn't mean it that way...
It's all right, now, drink up, drink up.
No, thanks.
Come now.
Now, young one, is this lovely lady over here your fiancee?
Wh-Wh-What are you...
That's right.
Uncle!
I can't go into the details just yet...
as it's too early to make the official announcement,
but she's the daughter of a certain Tower State commander,
and their marriage was arranged by their parents.
I heard she currently attends the North Shore University Girls' Magnet School.
Uncle, hold it!
Isn't that right?!
Right...
Oh... Boy, North Shore University.
North Shore University is the elitest of the elite,
always fighting for the position of top school in the Federation.
I hear it's especially hard for girls to get in.
Mr. Yukatan, you must be one happy person!
What's wrong?
Oh, forgive me.
I'm not related, but it makes me so happy to hear all of this!
My boy, the best of happiness to you!
Thanks...
And so, we head off to that land.
Through the vortex of trapars, the flat lands, and the wilderness of the scubs.
Protect our capital, the happiness of the people.
We sing and rejoice. Follow suit, everyone!
Follow, follow in Adroc's footsteps!
I'm going to the bathroom.
Renton?
They're late!
My uncle talks about anything and everything,
and this isn't the first time he's slipped in a few lies...
Still, it sure makes me tired.
I can understand that my dad...
is my uncle's pride and joy, but it has nothing to do with me.
Even so, there's no way that I can tell him...
that I'm a member of Gekkostate.
Maybe Sis would do it, thinking it would help my uncle out in the process.
But, I...
This sure takes me back... Why'd my uncle keep something like this around?
Eureka.
What is this place?
This is the room I'd sleep in when I came to visit my uncle.
Sorry about before.
Before?
You know, how my uncle said you were my fiancee and stuff.
Fiancee?
Oh, well, you know, he said so earlier.
I'm sorry, I really wasn't listening...
What's that? What are you holding?
Oh, this? It's a toy that I used to play with.
I'd use it to pretend to be riding the waves!
You know, pretend to do cutback drop turns and stuff.
You remember the comic "At the Beach", don't you?
I don't know.
Oh... Well, it wasn't a comic that girls would normally read.
Hey, Renton, how long are we going to stay here?
We have to get back to the Gekko soon. You promised to be back by 3:00, right?
Yeah, that's true. Yeah, but can you wait just a little bit longer?
Why?
Well, you see how my uncle is. Timing how to tell him things is kinda hard...
That, and I think we still have to go get a puncha nut.
All right, I'll go tell him for you.
Whoa, hold it!
Hold on! I'll tell him, I'll tell him!
I'll tell him myself.
What are you doing?
What's wrong?
Mr. Matthieu! Who did this?!
This was the way to go, right?
Uncle! What's the meaning of this?!
I'm surprised you were able to infiltrate the enemy syndicate this well as a spy.
Well done.
You can stop pretending, young one.
Your uncle told us everything.
How the military assigned you a special mission, even though you're so young.
I bow my head to you. Well done!
What are you talking about? Renton isn't a spy.
Eureka!
He's an official member of Gekkostate.
Mr. Yukatan, what's the meaning of this?!
That's why I was against it.
I didn't want him on such a dangerous mission just because he's Adroc's son.
Everyone, it looks like my nephew has been brainwashed by the enemy.
Brainwashed?!
Come to think, I remember hearing something about that.
They use narcotics to make people lose the ability...
to tell the difference between right and wrong.
Now, Renton, listen very closely.
These guys are fooling you. But it's all right.
Your uncle will find you a very good doctor and get you cured.
This is crazy...
Uncle, something's wrong with you! I'm...
Who is the informant?
I am.
No doubt about it. Take him!
We appreciate your cooperation.
See you.
We'll take this girl with us as well.
After her!
Stay back!
Dammit... That's a bunch of crap!
I'm not brainwashed at all!
You guys are the ones who have been brainwashed!
I looked up to Gekkostate and decided to join them!
It has nothing to do with Dad, or you Uncle, or Sis!
I am who I am!
I'm sure something happened to them! Please, let me go out with the 808!
I don't know if this has anything to do with them being so late,
but the trapar density is starting to rise abnormally.
Holland!
This isn't good.
We're in real trouble! I have to do something!
Enemy attack! I've spotted one enemy LFO!
Squad, switch over to humanoid mode!
Nirvash?
Who's operating it?
Amazing... Is that Holland in there?
No. That's...
Renton.
Is that really the Nirvash?
No, that's not like the Nirvash at all.
This feels... so good!
Anyway, it was just amazing!
Oh, stop that, you're embarrassing me!
It was just a good wave! A good wave.
Don't be so humble. That's just like a kid!
You've got the right to brag, so brag!
C'mon, cut it out.
Can I ask something, you two?
Where's the puncha nut?
Oh, that... It smells horrible.
Idiot! We're not asking what you think of it!
In the first place, do you know what time it is?!
Honey, there's a good reason for all this.
You reek of booze! Come on!
Ow! Ow! Stop it! Ow!
Renton.
Make sure to take care of what you started.
What are you talking about? Of course I will!
In the end, Matthieu took all the blame, saying his supervision was insufficient.
With that, the fifth health fad that had hit the Gekko quietly faded away.
Since that incident, Eureka always stands in front of the Nirvash,
but never attempts to touch it anymore.
Even so, she seems to be against my approaching the Nirvash,
pushing me back with a glare, as if I was some stranger.
Honestly, that depresses me, and it pisses me off, but only slightly.
I mean, Eureka's mad that I operated the Nirvash without her consent, right?
Because I was able to control the Nirvash better than you, right?
That's why.
I always want to be at Eureka's side. I want to give her strength.
My feelings haven't changed one bit.
But that doesn't mean that I want to stay in the passenger's seat forever.
I have a dream, too. And things I want to do.
I don't want anyone getting in their way or badmouthing them.
I am who I am.
I want to ride the Nirvash a lot more.
To test my strength even more.
Because, right now, I feel like I can finally do something.
TO BE CONTINUED
To be continued!
I've really fallen in love with someone
I was scared of getting hurt
And even though I can't do anything on my own
All I did was talk tough
And even though I pretended not to see
The weakness deep inside my heart
Despite all that,
I found something big enough
To blow me away! You are my sunshine!
Fly away! Fly away! As long as there's the two of us
Fly away! Fly away! There's nothing to fear
Fly away! Fly away! It doesn't matter if you fail
Go another place. Take it easy.
Fly away! Fly away! Let's fly into the sky
Fly away! Fly away! Don't hesitate anymore
Fly away! Fly away! Because you're here for me
Take my chance. Believe in myself.
Take it easy
Arriving at the cave within the ruins of a city, the Gekko rests its wings.
Within the dim boundaries between this world and another,
they once again find a way to release themselves.
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