He had walked alongside God.
Two sets of footprints were left along the beach.
In the dazzling light from the sky, his life was reflected by those footprints.
The moments of happiness...
The moments of delight...
Those moments... were reflected in the footprints.
However...
The moments of great pain, when he didn't know what to do.
The moments of sadness, when he burst into tears.
The moments that were too difficult to bear.
Then there was only one set of footprints.
God...
When I'm happy... and enjoying myself...
In those moments,
you're always by my side.
And yet... when I wanted you beside me the most...
why did you abandon me?
First Carving: 「Takuma」
Why is there a wild boar?
Weren't we going to school?
I don't know!
He says we should stay off his turf. We gotta get out of here!
You can understand what it's saying?
Of course!
Because I'm the spirit of the sounds of time, Otoha-chan!
Huh? Otoha-chan?
Otoha-chan?!
Are you okay?
You are...?
You're soft.
I can't see.
The cause is unknown.
The doctor told me that nothing seemed wrong...
but I can't see.
That much is certain.
This is my world.
The sound of the wind.
The scent of the grass.
The feeling of the earth I sense through my shoes.
The warmth of the sun.
That's all there is in my world.
Um... I'm sorry.
It wasn't on purpose.
It's just that I asked a girl named Otoha-chan where to go, and she said it was this way.
She was a very mysterious girl.
She thought of herself as a spiri—
Stop talking.
U-Um...
Oh, I haven't asked your name yet.
I'm Hirose Takuma.
If you go straight along this path, you'll reach the school.
Bye.
Eh?
Won't you come with me?
You're also a middle school student, right?
I can tell by your voice.
Um...
Don't get involved with me.
A transfer student?
I overheard my teacher talking about him yesterday, so there's no doubt about it.
But why would he come to this village?
Apparently it's to recuperate from some illness.
I think his name was...
Hinata-chan...
Good morning.
What are you doing?
I'm carrying the teaching materials for today's class.
I can see that, but why are you carrying them all at once?
You could carry two loads, couldn't you?
Two loads?
Ah, I see!
I really could do that.
I didn't think of it.
You never change, Hinata-chan.
Oh well...
You help too, Hamaji.
Okay.
Hamaji.
D-Damn.
Who do you think you are, skipping cleaning duty yesterday?
Wait!
Hey!
Oh well, I guess it can't be helped.
Let's hurry up.
Apparently there's a transfer student arriving.
A transfer student?
No Outdoor Shoes!
Are you all right?
Wait here.
I'll go put this down and be right back.
A transfer student...
That means...
What is... this feeling?
Ah, sorry.
Where is the staff room?
Takuma-kun is blind due to an illness.
T A K U M A H I R O S E
So everyone should help him out.
Let's see...
Where can you sit...
The only one open is next to Kohinata-san.
Class representative, please guide him there.
Okay.
I am the class representative, Kagura Hinata.
So you're the class representative.
Nice to meet you.
Uh...
Um...
Can you hold your elbow out for me?
Yes.
Here, this is your chair.
Thank you.
Kohinata-san, you're late.
I know.
That voice...
Hold on.
As punishment, you can't take part in class.
Go stand outside and...
Please wait.
You...
This morning, she helped me find my way when I was lost.
That may be why she's late.
So...
Very well then.
Take your seat.
Okay.
So your name is Kohinata-san.
Mind your own business.
And this is...
The art room, right?
That's amazing!
How did you know?!
I can smell the paint.
Yes, but even before Hinata told you what the other classrooms were, you...
They all have a scent.
The library smells of old paper.
The infirmary smells of antiseptic.
The music room smells of the spray used for polishing musical instruments.
Even if I can't see, I can figure a lot of things out.
I see.
Don't run in the corridors!
It's amazing that you could even figure out what that was.
Note: The suffix -sama shows great respect for the person being addressed.
As expected from Hirose-sama.
"Sama"?
I'm that important?
Y-Yes.
Somehow you feel like someone important.
Well...
If that's what you want to call me, I guess it can't be helped, but...
Wait right there.
I finally found you, transfer student.
You're really brave to be looking around the school without paying your respects to me first.
Who is that?
Remember this!
I'm the school leader, the perfect beauty, Tabata Yui-sama.
Another "sama"?
If you ever want to, feel free to come to me.
I'll happily give you a place as my follower.
Ah...
What do you mean, "Ah"?!
I'm talking to you here!
Is she always like this?
Y-Yeah.
Be more grateful!
It feels like you could ignore half of what she says.
I'll tell you how wonderful it is to be my follower!
Not half...
You could ignore ninety percent.
Hamaji.
Stop right there!
Hirose-sama!
What's this?
A service for the newly transferred, right, Hinata-chan?
Service?
U-U-Um...
Could you please stop breathing on me.
I-It tickles.
Please don't move.
Um... even if you tell me not to move...
I came to make sure you didn't get hurt, and yet...
I'm a failure as a class representative.
It doesn't matter.
It's just a bump.
It was actually quite nice.
What?
Ah, no...
Just talking to myself.
Anyway, I'm fine now, so let's get back to class—
No!
Please rest a bit longer.
I'll explain it to the teacher.
Yes... but...
Please!
I'm worried about you!
All right.
Then I'll skip class a bit, even though I just transferred.
Good.
I'm going to class.
I'll come back and get you in the afternoon.
Okay.
Hinata-chan, huh?
It seems everyone in these rural areas is very kind.
You called?
Takuma-kun~
You're...
It's me!
The spirit of the sounds of time, Otoha!
You're so cruel, even though you're the Promised One.
Promised... One?
Okay, today it's my turn to serve the school lunch.
Hurry and line up.
That can't possibly be true.
I won't be able to see.
Why?
Because... I've never been able to see.
Ever since then, my eyes have been...
Why won't you believe what I say?
It hurts!
Stop it!
You're the Promised One.
That's why I'm helping you!
But that "Promised One"...
Don't give up.
Sorry for the wait.
I'll help you eat.
It's okay.
As long as I have a spoon.
Hey! There's not enough!
Where are the calamari rings?
I could not have miscounted the portions while in charge of school lunches!
Seems like there's some commotion.
Who took them?!
Don't let it bother you, Hirose-sama.
But it's unusual that there's not enough.
Hamaji... did you take them?
I wanted to eat a ton of them, but it wasn't me.
And you, Maki?
There is no way I'd take them.
Then... it has to be...
U-Um...
Kohinata.
You did it, didn't you?
Say something, you cockroach!
Fine...
If you continue pretending you don't know, I'll jus—
Um...
You can take mine.
Are you saying you took them?
No...
That's not what I meant.
But maybe because I transferred in, the portions are wrong.
So...
Mind your own business!
Hold on!
That bitch!
Hinata-chan, come with me.
We have to go after her.
It'd be better if we didn't.
Hinata-chan?
Hirose-sama.
Kohinata-san!
I know the campus quite well because I was shown around.
There are stairs ahead of here.
Kohinata-san... where are you?
Once I'm down, the shoe lockers should be right in front of me.
Kohinata-san.
You're there, right?
Kohinata-san?
Stop causing trouble for me.
Kohinata-san.
Hayami.
I hate... that surname.
Handsome Man! Miso
Do you always have that stashed here?
I often don't get to eat.
I see.
The countryside is relaxed and peaceful, and everyone is kind.
That's what I thought,
but I guess it's not true.
Why didn't you tell them?
I think if you just spoke normally, you could avoid fights.
Yui-chan doesn't seem like a bad person.
Are you lecturing me?
Not really.
Ah, miso ramen?
Is that bad?
No...
It's just that I like it too.
A-Ah... no...
But it does smell good.
Hayami-chan...
Just one mouthful.
It's delicious.
This is the first time I've had such delicious ramen.
No matter what you say, I'm not giving you any more.
I didn't mean that.
It really was delicious.
You idiot.
It's just normal instant ramen.
So this is where you were.
How dare you waste our lunch like that!
You know what's going to happen, don't you?
What are you doing, Hirose?
I'm talking with Hayami-chan.
Can you leave this for later?
Are you covering for her?
Yeah, she's...
Let's go to the back of the school.
Hayami-chan!
He can't follow me anyway.
Mind your own business.
You can't do anything about it.
Wait!
KAGURA
I've just returned home, Ojii-sama.
Was he there?
Hirose-sama?
Yes.
Come on, eat! Today is our house warming party!
Dad just phoned.
He asked if you were all right.
I see.
Oh? Did something happen at school?
There's nothing to worry about. You'll make friends quickly.
I...
Mind your own business.
You can't do anything about it.
...can't do anything.
It's 2:38AM.
You don't like being helpless, do you?
You're...
Stretch out your hand.
Where is this?
Come over here!
This is how you start!
See, you made it.
You could do it.
You just thought you couldn't.
Otoha-chan.
The spirit of the sounds of time can only
give you a bit of time as a present.
How you use it is up to you.
Good luck... Promised One.
No, it really was delicious.
I never thought it would be this beautiful.
Let's go together... Hayami-chan.
The title "H2O" is actually the initials of the heroines!
Hayami! Hamaji! Otoha!
Try and say my name
Hayami! Hamaji! Otoha!
One... two...
The three of us together are H2O!
Second Carving: ｢Hayami｣
U-Um... what about me?