You mustn't cry.
Hey!
Master Suou's been summoned by the Council!
It finally happened?
Oh silence, melodies, you Marked of fleeting lives
seijaku yo senritsu yo hakanaki shirushi yo
Oh silence, melodies, you Marked of fleeting lives
seijaku yo senritsu yo hakanaki shirushi yo
So long as you choose to live upon this land above sand
sajou ni kono chi ni ikitsudzuketa no nara
So long as you choose to live upon this land above sand
sajou ni kono chi ni ikitsudzuketa no nara
Listen to the whale's song from this world bathed in sin
tsumi wo matou sekai kara kujira no uta wo kiita
Listen to the whale's song from this world bathed in sin
tsumi wo matou sekai kara kujira no uta wo kiita
Listen to the whale's song from this world bathed in sin
tsumi wo matou sekai kara kujira no uta wo kiita
Embrace fate, emotions, and do not fear, children
unmei wo kanjou wo idaku beki kotachi yo
Embrace fate, emotions, and do not fear, children
unmei wo kanjou wo idaku beki kotachi yo
Embrace fate, emotions, and do not fear, children
unmei wo kanjou wo idaku beki kotachi yo
Follow them, follow them, to the future that lies beyond
sono saki e sono saki e michibikareta no nara
Follow them, follow them, to the future that lies beyond
sono saki e sono saki e michibikareta no nara
Follow them, follow them, to the future that lies beyond
sono saki e sono saki e michibikareta no nara
A thousand voices lead to a dream land
ikusen no koe kuusou no chi e
A thousand voices lead to a dream land
ikusen no koe kuusou no chi e
Turn the rudder and change course
kaji wo kitte ikou to shita
Turn the rudder and change course
kaji wo kitte ikou to shita
A thousand voices sing the sand ocean ballad
ikusen no koe suna no umi no baraado
A thousand voices sing the sand ocean ballad
ikusen no koe suna no umi no baraado
A thousand voices sing the sand ocean ballad
ikusen no koe suna no umi no baraado
Suou, you are hereby appointed as the new Chieftain of the Mud Whale.
I humbly accept.
You look pale.
Wash your garments, lest you startle the citizens.
If you cannot remove the filth, we will prepare you a new set.
This is not filth.
It's... Sami's...
There, there.
We had forgotten you were still a child.
Mister Suou.
Neri...
Sorry.
You must stop crying at some point, Suou.
She's right.
We're pained as well.
However, we have a responsibility to uphold.
We will give you your first and final duty as Chieftain.
The Council of Elders has come to a unanimous decision.
We will sink the Mud Whale into the Sand Ocean.
What do you mean?! Where will we go then?
Where will we live?
We will drown in sand alongside the Mud Whale.
You will lead everyone to a proud death as the last Chieftain.
That is your first and final duty.
Why is that?
Why must everyone die?!
Those who attacked us came from the country we were once part of.
Our ancestors were cast into the Sand Ocean after committing a certain sin.
That exile has continued to this day.
But now, they have decided that it is finally time for our execution.
Those soldiers were ordered to kill every last person living on the Mud Whale.
Their goal is not conquest, but extermination.
We have no means of resisting them.
...don't want to...
Why do I...
Who among us wishes to see the people of the Mud Whale murdered in cold blood?
It is necessary to meet a peaceful end such that we might die with dignity.
Elder Byakuroku!
Father... No, I don't wanna be killed!
I don't wanna drown to death either!
He has gone senile.
Take Elder Byakuroku to his room.
Head Elder, it's all right.
You'll be all right.
I won't allow you to die meaninglessly like Sami and Lady Taisha did!
Suou!
I don't want to let anyone else die!
There must be a way for us all to survive!
Oh, right!
Father, ask Falaina! Falaina knows everything.
Falaina? The island girl mentioned that name.
Does it not refer to the Mud Whale?
Suou! That's enough!
You have no need to know.
Please tell me, Head Elder.
What is it? Just what in the world is Fala—
I believe you instructed me to restrain him in a situation like this. Is this acceptable?
Y-Yes. Just as we agreed upon.
Please take care of the underground security too, Captain.
I never expected him to act like that.
He is still young. We can't blame him.
We'll have to put this behind us and proceed.
Now, begin the preparations,
Neri.
What're you writing?
D-Don't look!
Don't worry, it's all Greek to me! Besides...
If you don't want people reading it, don't go scribbling it out here.
So Tobikko told me that you used your thymia to take out some of those guys who attacked us.
I heard the only people who could stand up to them were you and Ouni.
Not bad for the destroyer!
You're pretty amazing!
Stop that.
I couldn't do anything. That's why Sami died.
I don't want to hear anything about fighting or taking people out anymore!
Is that why you're carving excuses into the wall?
Samikko might have died, but you saved Tobikko's siblings, didn't you?
That's praiseworthy. Hold your head up high.
I can't be as carefree as you.
It's not "you", it's Big Sis Ginshu!
Who cares what I call you?
I do!
What name you use for others is important.
It shows exactly what you think of them.
I'll teach you how to use thymia properly so that you can fight them the next time they come.
That's why I want you to treat me with respect and call me "Big Sis Ginshu"!
Now, let me hear it!
Big Sis... Ginshu.
That's perfect! You got it, Chakki!
It's Chakuro.
Don't sweat the small stuff!
I'll see you around, Chakki!
It's Chakuro!
Chakuro!
Neri?
You can't climb up from that side. Come around the back.
Chakuro.
Isn't it beautiful?
Do you know the reason why this world is beautiful?
The souls of all the people who have lived in this world have melded into it.
Like here, just look.
What is that?
What is... Who are they?
Sami!
Sami... you're alive...
I never got to tell you, but I wanted to be your wife.
Sami...
Wait... Sami!
I loved you too!
Even with our short lives as Marked, even if our bodies were to weaken until our death,
I wanted to spend my life with you.
If I'm not even allowed such a modest wish,
I have no reason to go on living!
Take me with you.
I can't.
You have a duty only you can do.
Wait...
Precisely.
You are the archivist of the truth.
Lady Taisha...
The Mud Whale is on course to sink, with not a single soul knowing the truth of this island.
We will simply disappear.
You must see it all through to the last.
And the end of this island is still far, far away.
Ouni!
Suou!
Lykos!
Neri... what was that?
Hey, could you see Sami and everyone else too?
Could you see Suou and Lykos suffering?
You have the ability to vividly perceive the hearts of others, though you may not be aware of it.
If you don't unite everyone, it will truly be the end.
Chakuro!
Please help! I found out their plans!
Huh?
The Council of Elders wants to sink the Mud Whale and everyone on it!
Mister Suou opposed them, and they've imprisoned him in the bowels.
Is that true?
Before you can save everyone, there's someone whose heart you must set free.
Please go to her.
Lykos.
Are you crying?
The ship I was on was originally supposed to attack Falaina.
But we didn't know a thing.
They told us this island was like hell.
Yet we were the ones who made it that way...
You've become able to show so much more emotion.
Don't worry. I've seen your heart twice now.
I trust you, Lykos.
Hey, Lykos. I need your help.
Otherwise we'll all drown in the Sand Ocean.
What do I need to do?
I still can't believe it.
Nobody is supposed to be able to control the Mud Whale's heading.
So why does the Council of Elders know a way to sink it?
I think I might know what it is.
Is there anywhere on this island where nobody's allowed to enter?
The bowels! It's underground!
Part of it is used as a prison, but the rest of the area is secret and kept off-limits!
Underground...
Lykos!
Suou is locked up down there right now.
We have to save him too.
Make sure you separate out any arrows we can't use.
'Kay.
Seven days will pass before you know it. We need to be prepared for their attack.
'Kay, 'kay.
Do you really get it?
Masoo, are you okay?
Y-Yeah.
Masoo!
Nezu! Rou!
Oh, Chakuro. We were just gathering the hunting weapons.
There's no time for that!
What?! The Mud Whale's going to sink?!
That's why I need your help.
Whoa, slow down! I don't get this...
Opposing the Council means you'll have to get through the Self-Defense Force.
The SDF...
Can the five of us really do that?
Kicha.
Where's... Ouni?
Ouni!
We need your help!
Who said you could come in?
If we don't do anything, the Mud Whale is going to sink!
I'm begging you!
We're trapped on this tiny island, and just when I thought we'd found the outside world, we got totally destroyed.
Is there anything worth saving on this island?
I've just... had enough.
An Apathoia.
Hey, is that a captive?
That's right, we caught him.
That's an emotionless soldier. He's still alive.
Hands off!
There's no need to treat someone without a heart like a person.
What I decide to do to him,
or whether they abandon this worthless island or not, none of it matters!
That's a lie.
Ouni, you're not saying what you really think!
Your friends were killed, and all your dreams and aspirations for the outside world were shattered.
I understand why you've lost hope, but!
I saw what's truly in your heart!
You're in pain because you can't figure out the right way to protect everyone, aren't you?
Chakuro!
Every single one of you tries to file us into your boxes...
Don't just decide who I really am!
Chakuro, just give up on him.
If you keep wasting time trying to convince him, we'll all end up sinking.
Let's go.
It's no good, the SDF's here too.
Then there really is something down there.
Screw it, we're breaking through!
Sorry, but it's kind of an emergency.
Nice one, Masoo!
You're looking at the man who turned down a position as SDF scout. This is a piece of cake.
That said, I am a bit tired.
Did you hear something?
Damn, they're inside too?
You guys handle them!
We don't really use thymia all that much ourselves.
That's the problem with kids these days!
Huh?
Chakki! What're you doing here?
Gin...
C'mon Chakki, don't give me that look.
What happened here?
W-Well...
What are you doing?!
Big Sis! Big Sis Ginshu!
Big Sister!
We need to get past! Please let us through, Big Sister Ginshu!
Hey, Ginshu!
These guys—
Ginshu! The Council ordered us not to let anyone underground!
I don't know what the Elders are thinking.
But I can see clear as day that Chakki needs my help!
This is all for you, my cute little Chakki!
Huh? Where's Chakki?!
Chakki!
Chakki, when did you get in with the SDF?
Don't call me Chakki!
Ginshu, thank you.
Captain?
Out of the pan and into the fire.
He's strong.
Obviously! Only people with powerful thymia get accepted into the Self-Defense Force!
And since he's their leader, that means he's the strongest! He's the Mud Whale's number one!
If you want some...
H-Huh? Talk about a letdown...
Creepy.
Forget him. Beyond this are the bowels.
You can't use your thymia down there, so be careful.
I knew I sensed you here.
Are you here as their backup?
Guess that's not your style.
You might be kind of a problem.
You shall not pass!
Just kidding. Bring it.
If you want to try to get past, I'm game.
It suddenly got quiet.
Looks like this is the no-trespassing area.
Where do you think Suou's locked up?
Nezu and I will look around and find him.
Leave it to us! Suou's our new Chieftain and all, right?
But how will you get him out?
With this, a jailbreaking tool we invented in the workshop.
You damn kids made something like that?!
The Council of Elders should be somewhere in the off-limits zone.
We'll go ahead and investigate, and meet up later.
Sure!
Let's go.
Does the air feel heavy to you?
Lykos, just what is down here?
What can they use to sink the Mud Whale?
Seriously, Chakuro? You brought me along without even knowing?
Sorry.
Chakuro.
You already know.
It's the same as what you touched back then.
Light!
Passage 4
Drown in sand
alongside the Mud Whale
Drown in sand
alongside the Mud Whale
Staring into the dried ocean remains
kawaita umi no ato nozonde
Staring into the dried ocean remains
kawaita umi no ato nozonde
Staring into the dried ocean remains
kawaita umi no ato nozonde
Imagining a river that may have flowed
mada minu taiga wo egaku
Imagining a river that may have flowed
mada minu taiga wo egaku
Imagining a river that may have flowed
mada minu taiga wo egaku
If my heart had remained imprisoned
toraware no kokoro no mama nara
If my heart had remained imprisoned
toraware no kokoro no mama nara
If my heart had remained imprisoned
toraware no kokoro no mama nara
I could have lived unaware of this pain
konna itami mo shirazu ni ita
I could have lived unaware of this pain
konna itami mo shirazu ni ita
I could have lived unaware of this pain
konna itami mo shirazu ni ita
But then they came speaking of such beauty
utsukushii kotoba wo tsugeta hito
But then they came speaking of such beauty
utsukushii kotoba wo tsugeta hito
But then they came speaking of such beauty
utsukushii kotoba wo tsugeta hito
I rise before the sun wakes to swim beyond the furthest reaches
yoake mo matazu ni hate no sono saki wo oyogu
I rise before the sun wakes to swim beyond the furthest reaches
yoake mo matazu ni hate no sono saki wo oyogu
I rise before the sun wakes to swim beyond the furthest reaches
yoake mo matazu ni hate no sono saki wo oyogu
We lay awake listening to memories within the song of bugs
mushi no uta nemurazu kimi to kiita kioku
We lay awake listening to memories within the song of bugs
mushi no uta nemurazu kimi to kiita kioku
We lay awake listening to memories within the song of bugs
mushi no uta nemurazu kimi to kiita kioku
Just keep holding my hand, I'll accept half-cold purple, travel to faraway lands
te wo tada musunde hashitairo demo tooi kuni demo
Just keep holding my hand, I'll accept half-cold purple, travel to faraway lands
te wo tada musunde hashitairo demo tooi kuni demo
Just keep holding my hand, I'll accept half-cold purple, travel to faraway lands
te wo tada musunde hashitairo demo tooi kuni demo
Let's go to embrace this dream born of our short lifetimes
mijikai isshou ni umareta yume wo dakishime ni yukou
Let's go to embrace this dream born of our short lifetimes
mijikai isshou ni umareta yume wo dakishime ni yukou
Let's go to embrace this dream born of our short lifetimes
mijikai isshou ni umareta yume wo dakishime ni yukou
Passage 5
I don't want to run