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
What do you think dinner is?
Same thing as lunch?
That ultra-thin soup again?!
We're all starving!
Relax. Hilda took Eureka and the kids out to go shopping.
Are we going to get a juicy meal for the first time in ages?
But when I saw Hilda a few minutes ago, she was really happy...
that she was able to buy lots of hard bread that had a long shelf-life.
Typical... She sure isn't easy on us.
Thanks.
Three more days, I assume.
Yeah. I think everyone's going to be at their limit by then.
It's better than not having anything to do.
That's enough work for today!
The end, the end...
Hey, kiddo, we're going back.
Huh? Oh, sure!
Oh, no, oh, no...
Get out!
Was it just me?
Get out!
Wait a minute, is everyone trying to get at me again?
Get out!
Everyone who pollutes the scubs dirty, get out!
EPISODE 18 ILL COMMUNICATION
We don't mean to soil the scubs.
Besides, it's not like we're having a big party there.
We'll leave once we're done with the repairs. I promise you.
Three days. After three days, leave!
What would someone dig up in a site like that?
That scub is still kicking!
Three, no, TWO more meters of digging,
and tens of thousands of gallons of trapars will spring forth, I'm sure!
What's that?
A digger, right?
He's ultra-scary...
Isn't it better to be friendly?
In the worst case, we might be here together with him for over a month.
You're right.
Good evening.
Mr. Brittany?
A map...
14 years ago... The year I was born.
No one taught you any discipline?
I'm sorry, but it was open.
You'd go anywhere as long as the door is open?
Uh, well, um...
What do you want?
I wanted to apologize about earlier.
Why?
What do you mean?
Did the higher-ups tell you to do so?
No, it's nothing like that...
Then why?
Leave.
I'm gonna do it! Yeah, I'm gonna do it!
Dammit!
It's noisy.
Very.
Renton!
What is it?
Go complain!
Oh, okay!
Is it all right?
I don't mind. I'm used to dealing with stubborn old men.
He's amazing, in a way...
That banging noise is gone!
What was it? It was from the excavation site, right?
Let's go look! Let's go look!
You guys still have work to do, right?
Oh... I wanna go see!
Why don't you ask your mama? I'm sure she'll say no.
Mama, you want to go see, right?
No, I'll pass.
Aw... Let's go!
Don't be difficult.
We're gonna go!
I said no!
Oh... I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
All right, let's go!
Your mama is tired, so you can go with me, okay?
What happened?
I don't know, but it seems like...
that excavation site is giving her some kind of stress.
Are the scubs affecting her? Or, is it...
The Nirvash? Right now, all I can say...
is that it can be either of those two possibilities.
But how many days has it been...
since she started to live away from the Nirvash?
Nine days... Maybe ten.
In either case, this is the first time...
I'm sure this is the first experience of this kind in her life.
Where's that hard, long-life bread?
Honey, can I have some bread?
NO bread!
Why?
Someone ate some without asking!
Until the culprit confesses, no one gets any!
Typical. She's not easy.
Wait, who did it?
Come on, speak up, or we're all gonna die! Please!
Is Eureka all right?
Why?
Well, Miss Mischa was here earlier today, and Holland rushed out...
If you're that worried, why don't you go check up on her?
It's nothing.
Who is it?
Oh, it's me.
What do you want?
I thought you hadn't eaten yet.
The others told me to take this to you.
I'll carry it inside.
Hey! Wait a minute!
It was lying around.
What's so funny?
Oh, nothing...
You're awfully skilled.
My grandpa's a mechanic,
so I got to be able to do all sorts of things just by watching him.
There we go, it's done.
I guess I was wrong.
About you not being disciplined.
Oh, it's all right. I don't mind that at all.
Your name?
What's your name?
I'm Renton. Renton Thurston.
Thurston? Your grandpa, the mechanic...
That's Axel Thurston? The one in Bell Forest?
I'm so happy!
This is the first time someone heard "Thurston"...
and didn't ask about Adroc Thurston!
Oh, all diggers, unless they're shut out from the world,
all think of Axel Thurston first.
It's our dream to be able to dig up something...
that meets that mechanic's criteria.
Oh, how I wish I could let Grandpa hear this!
See, there aren't as many diggers now as there used to be.
Not many people say that kind of stuff anymore,
so I'm sure he's living all lonely...
I think...
You haven't gone home?
I can't go home yet.
I'm still in training, so until I find something...
Same here.
Wear this.
Sir?
Um, how far are we going to go?
Actually, I need to pee...
We're here.
Ow!
Turn the light off.
Why?
You'll see when you turn it off.
Amazing!
From the depth of this area,
these LFOs are probably some of the oldest in the world.
And I'm sure this is the only place in the world...
with so many of them grouped together like this.
Amazing... This is amazing, Mr. Brittany!
They're disappearing, one by one...
They're all dying.
Why?
I guess this is it for this place as well...
All right!
That stubborn old man's not here today.
Maybe I'll go take a look.
Why?
Oh, just because.
Hey, Renton! Can you move the Nirvash a bit?
Sure!
Is this all right?
Yeah, that's fine.
Mr. Brittany!
Good morning, Mr. Brittany!
Oh, wait, it's already afternoon.
That's...
Oh, you know what it is? Of course you would.
Yeah, that's the Nirvash Type Zero, the oldest LFO in the world.
Is something wrong?
No, it's nothing...
Thanks for the meal!
Renton.
Eureka! Are you all right?
There's something I'd like to ask.
What is it?
Is the Nirvash doing all right?
Eureka...
I can't go over there, so...
I'm going into the dig site right now. Will you come with me?
I have to say something.
This is my chance to make up with her.
I have to do my best!
You know, yesterday... Huh?
Maybe I shouldn't...
Why not?
Well... It's hard to explain, but...
Y- You're right! We have to get up early tomorrow!
Don't rush! Don't rush!
Can't be hasty... In any case, I have to make up with her!
Renton.
Yes?!
I hear something.
Oh...
That's Mr. Brittany.
That's right, Eureka, you haven't met him yet.
Hang on a second. I'll go deliver this first.
Mr. Brittany!
What are you doing here?!
Why?
This is Theta. Alpha, do you copy?
Alpha here. Go ahead.
Nothing to report between FAC 40 and 49.
Roger that. Continue your patrol.
They're here... Roger that. Continue your patrol.
What do you plan to do? Roger that. Continue your patrol.
What do you plan to do?
All we can do is hope that they'll overlook us.
What's wrong?!
It's Renton!
You gave up on digging?
What are you going to do, now that you've stolen the Nirvash?
Are you really satisfied?
What does a kid like you know?!
There's no meaning in digging if you don't find anything!
Without a rich strike, you're just playing in the sand!
So that gives you the right to steal?!
Aren't you supposed to excavate your "rich strike"?!
It's just like me digging it up.
I only ran across this thing because I stayed there for over a decade!
That's a load! Nobody would buy that story!
My son will. If nobody else, he will...
You'd say that after abandoning him for 14 years?!
What was that?!
If I was your son, this would never make me happy!
This is the Hacienda state forces KLF squad!
The pilot will dismount at once!
There it is! Nirvash confirmed at ten o'clock!
Uh-oh, I see a bit of trouble up ahead.
No good... No good, Leader! Our cover's totally blown!
The safety's on.
There's no point in us killing you now.
You can run off to wherever you please.
Holland, that's enough!
I don't like his childish attitude!
Don't you think you're showing off,
thinking you can operate the Nirvash all by yourself?!
Are you listening?!
Ow... What are you doing?!
You're the one who's not listening to what others say!
Nothing that happened today was his fault!
Why don't you stop using the kid as a means to escape?
Are you all right?
It's all right, really.
I didn't care at all...
Or rather, I wasn't listening at all.
All I could think about...
was why Mr. Brittany had stopped his digging.
Was that mine really dead?
If it was, why didn't he start to dig the next one?
Was this something that was impossible...
for a kid like me to understand?
What did he want his son to say by showing off the Nirvash?
Sis... Why did Dad leave me the Amita Drive?
Was it really something that Dad found?
Is it really something that I should be protecting?
If it isn't, then... Sis, why am I here?
Renton.
Thanks for protecting him.
For now...
I think you should be piloting the Nirvash, Renton.
I can't do anything right now.
It's what he wants as well.
I'll talk to Holland and make him understand that.
Hey, Renton?
I'm sorry. I can't concentrate on anything you're saying now.
Leave me alone.
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
The relationship started to change.
The heart begins to falter.
Facing a girl ready to be swallowed up by the world,
adults who faced despair, and a boy who was screaming.
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