Hey, can you see?
In the Clouds
No, not at all.
Just a little knowledge...
If only they'd had just a little knowledge.
That's harsh.
Yeah. There might be things I don't know, too.
And maybe one day I'll meet the same fate because I didn't know any better.
Of course, I'd like to avoid that,
but there's no way to prevent it if you don't know.
Hey, Hermes, do you think I know?
Who knows?
It'll clear soon, Kino.
Yeah.
Kino's Journey
Could you carry this?
Sure thing!
By the way...
Yeah?
Hey, hey, give me a snack!
I'm hungry!
All right, all right.
Yay!
Take it to the young master, and have him divvy it up for you.
Okay!
Slave! Slave! Slaves are stupid!
You'll catch the stupid!
Hey, slave.
Hurry up with that.
Yes.
Jeez, so slow.
Do your work.
Why did our leader decide to pick up such a useless brat in that last country?
That country was a religious nation, as you know,
but they have a wonderful commandment.
What's that?
"You must always believe in others at all times."
Huh...
The real point comes after that.
We went to sell goods in that country like we always do,
but this time, they didn't have quite enough to pay up.
So the nation's leader told us, "This girl is a hard worker,
so please take her as a servant,"
and handed her over to us.
What a wonderful story, right?
Yeah, that sounds like a wonderful guy, all right!
What a wonderful country!
She was an orphan, apparently,
so it was the perfect way to get rid of a nuisance.
What an awful country your homeland is, huh?
Tch, ignoring me?
You've got some nerve.
Say something! Come on!
What should I say?
What do you think of us?
What do you think of the guy who sold you?
You must hate both sides, right?
No.
Oh? And why's that?
"You must not hate others, no matter what."
That's the way of things.
Good grief.
Listen to you.
You still believe the teachings of the guys who sold you?
I'm sure the priest...
was telling me to go see this vast world.
Or perhaps he believed it would open up a good future for me.
I believe my future is being tested right now.
You're a hopeless idiot.
You were sold!
You've been thrown into a situation where
you don't get to complain if you're beaten or even killed.
Yet you still don't resent us, hate us,
or think about killing us when you get the chance?
No.
Resenting, hating, and trying to kill others is evil.
I would never think of such things.
I mustn't.
Hey, slave. Listen well.
The world of man is hopelessly rotten.
People will so easily betray, harm, and sometimes kill each other.
It's a world where only people who are that inhuman survive.
No.
This world is wonderful.
People can love each other
and live life respecting each other.
Someday everyone will come to realize that,
and this will become a beautiful world full of only such people.
Huh?
Do you seriously believe all that?
Yes.
I will never resent, hate, or kill anyone. Not ever.
I would choose death for myself first.
When that time comes,
I'll probably die with a smile on my face before whoever kills me.
That way, they may someday come to understand, as well.
Wow, she's hopeless.
She's crazy in the head.
Hey!
Quit distracting the slave!
She's useless as it is!
All right, all right.
Go do your job, slave.
Once the range is ready, bring out the dishes.
Yes.
I swear...
Look, look!
We picked a bunch!
My, those look good, don't they?
Slave!
Go wash these!
Yes.
Come on!
You useless girl!
Keep those hands moving!
I refuse to live that life, no matter what happens.
Or else you'll go without dinner!
Sorry...
That's someone who's lost to fate.
What?
It's something my grandfather used to say.
"People can't change their own lives."
Luck is everything in this world.
We're lucky, so we get to live life free like this,
traveling from country to country as merchants.
That slave never had that luck.
I get it.
I'll gladly accept those words of your grandfather's.
Did he teach you anything else?
Yeah, he did.
"Don't be a picky eater."
All right, everyone. Let us give thanks to all creation.
Oh... That's right.
They're... poisonous.
They'll all die!
Now, everyone, let's enjoy tonight's meal.
D-Do... Don't... Don't eat it!
Thank you!
No...
N-No...
Why?
Okay, then...
Me, too.
I'll join them.
Bullseye!
How was that? Good, huh?
What's going on, young master?
I saw her!
That filthy slave was about to eat without a spoon, like a pig!
So I chucked a stone at her.
Father, was I wrong?
No, you did what was right.
You're a good boy.
But you shouldn't stand up while you're eating.
I'm sorry, Mother.
But I'll clean my plate!
No, young master!
Please don't eat any more!
Please!
What's with her?
Would someone shut her up?
Please don't eat any more than you have!
Those herbs are poiso—
Father, I need to talk to you.
What is it?
That slave over there... Would you sell her to me for cheap?
What do you plan to do with her?
Kill her.
Oh?
I want to become a great man who can fight and protect everyone.
I don't want to be the kind of weakling who hesitates to kill when the time comes.
So I'll beat her senseless,
then I'll shoot her arms and legs,
and then I'll cut her stomach open and kill her.
Very well.
R-Really?!
Sure.
I thought you were still too young,
but I suppose it is about time you became a proper man.
Thank you so much!
I love you, Father!
Good luck with it, young master.
Hurry up and grow strong so we can have it easy!
Before the Clouds
Wh-What is that?
It's so creepy.
Make her shut up!
What?
What's going on?
Kino's Journey
P-Please hang in there!
Wh-What happened?
Th-Those herbs...
The herbs that grow around here are poisonous.
I was too late to realize it... I didn't remember in time.
Oh... The soup...
I don't like vegetables,
so I didn't eat that much of it.
You... didn't eat a bite.
No, wait...
Back then, you...
tried to gulp it straight down...
That's right! I couldn't tell you!
I'm a terrible person!
In that moment, I thought it for an instant...
I thought, "Let them all die."
I couldn't save them.
It's my fault they're all dead!
I didn't want to live life as a murderer,
so I was trying to die alongside them!
I see...
Please, I beg you...
Please kill me.
Huh?
Please. I beg you.
Please kill me!
Please let me die with everyone else!
I see...
All right.
I can't...
I don't have the strength anymore.
You hold it.
What do I do now?
I'll show you.
Don't move.
How's that?
That makes it easier to shoot, doesn't it?
First, hold it up at the middle with your left hand.
Like this?
Yes. Then place your right hand around the narrowest part.
Grip it.
Good. Now place your index finger on the trigger.
There. Keep it right there.
Don't take your finger off it.
Calm down.
I'm not dead yet.
Now slowly raise it up.
L-Like this?
Yeah, that's right.
Wh-Why...
What you said was right.
One day, you'll understand.
Man, nicely done!
They all kicked the damn bucket!
You're quite the clever strategist.
Huh?
Wh-Who's there?
Slow to react, aren't ya?
Over here!
Where are you?
Where...
Here!
Don't be so surprised!
I've been talking to you for a while now, jeez.
That's right! Right here.
Man, it's been forever since I've been outside!
Is it your first time seeing a motorrad?
If you ask me how the hell I'm talking,
I won't hesitate to hit you.
If you ask me where my mouth is, I'll kick you.
Um... How do you...
Ha! Good question!
You look like a blockhead, but you're pretty sharp.
Hey now, why do you look so sad?
You're free now.
You can do whatever you want from now on, lady!
I'm...
I'm a murderer.
Idiot.
That man killed himself.
And not noticing the poisonous herbs was their screw-up.
But if I had told them...
You think that lot would've stopped eating?
No way in hell.
They'd say, "Stop lying to us, slave!" Then they'd whip you. The end.
Either way, their luck just ran out.
And you were the lucky one.
Well done!
You're free now!
You're free. Did you hear me?
Hello?
Hey, tell me something...
Sure. What is it?
What do I have to do to die?
That's easy!
Just live.
Every living creature dies someday.
I see.
I have to... live?
Until I understand?
Yeah. Live out your life, and eventually it'll end.
Once it does, you die.
I see.
So that's my only choice...
Then I guess I will.
I'll be the one in a jam if you don't.
There's something I need you to do for me.
Huh? What?
Kiss this place goodbye with me!
I'll teach you how to drive a truck.
But before that,
be sure to grab anything in that truck that's worth anything and load it into this one.
Ain't no one left to complain about it.
Then what?
Then what? Isn't that obvious?
We go somewhere together.
Oh, but before that, what's your name?
It's only polite to introduce yourself.
I'll let you go first.
None.
What?
None. I have no name anymore.
Well, whatever.
I'll give you one, then.
Though it's hard to come up with one on the spot...
I'll give it to you when I think one up.
How's that?
Okay.
That's right.
Gotta name newborn people.
Well?
They're all dead.
They probably...
Probably what?
Didn't know.
Only the ones found growing this high up are poisonous.
Those people probably didn't know.
Huh. So that's why they were wiped out.
It's not a sight I enjoy seeing.
Close your eyes, then?
In the Clouds
Since That Day
I still don't know anyone who's walked as varied a destiny as she has.
Made an orphan,
sold as a slave,
failed to die, became a wanderer, struck it rich...
And now she works as a photographer.
She's so honest to a fault
that she told every last detail of her story when we arrived in this country.
But to her incredible fortune, they accepted her as an immigrant.
Then she became a photographer,
and at some point, everyone started calling her "Photo."
Long ago, she told the guard up on that mountain with the poisonous herbs,
"I believe my future is being tested right now."
I don't know if she feels the same way now.
I've never asked.
I'm home, Sou!
Hey, welcome back, Photo.
Because right now, she seems happy.
Historic Country
Historic Country.