On the morning of a beautiful sunny day
I was waiting at the place we promised to meet
I stood there watching the laughing children
As I waited patiently for you to come
I watched a perfect arc as a ball was being thrown
And it flew right before my eyes
It was just an ordinary sight to me
Now, if you were just with me
As this world kept slowly turning
But it seemed like it was leaving only me behind
The clouds just wouldn't hide me
It was a Sunday where the sun seemed to hurt more than usual
Have you given that a name?
Y-Yes... E-Ensof.
Ensof?
A foreigner's name?
N-No... In the Hebrew language, it means "the source of all things."
I don't really get it, but it sounds cool. You should let it out.
You know... Shiina...
Maybe... I think that you should hide that.
Huh? How come?
I-It always happens... Bad people capture it and exploit it,
or they do strange experiments on it...
Does that happen often?
No... well... in manga it does...
Oh, I see.
Also, lately, I've been getting this strange feeling that I'm being watched.
I know! It's a guy who has a crush on you! That's it!
No surprise there. You're so pretty, Akira.
T-That's not it... It's nothing like that. But... where are we going...?
Episode Three: The Black First Unit
S-Shiina...
We're almost there.
I-I don't... want to...
Akira! Look!
Here?
This is the airport that my dad works at.
I fly from here every year down to the island where my grandparents live.
I wonder if dad is around. I wonder if he's flying.
S-Shiina, your father... do you love...
What is it?
I-Is that... a friend...?
Please stay calm.
Shiina, don't! Don't go near that thing...
But this one must be...
Shiina!
Hoshimaru! Please!
Akira too!
Hoshimaru, go after that thing.
You can do it, Hoshimaru!
C-Can't breathe...
Let's go!
We can't catch up. Not yet... Hoshimaru... faster... go faster!
S-Sorry, Hoshimaru... Looks like I gave out first...
That was one of your buddies, right? Then why did it...
What... is this...?
This... is my body. It's going to die. The world is losing me...
Hoshimaru...
Hoshimaru!
Do you want to help... Shiina? What do you want to do?
Shiina...!
Hey.
I knew it. You're linked to the child of the dragon too.
Who... are you?
Oh, me? I'm Shiina Tamai's acquaintance.
Shiina's...?
That's right. I'm playing with her now as we speak.
Am I trying too hard... Dad...?
I did it again... I wasn't thinking. But... I'm sorry, Dad...
Even if it's impossible, or if I'm scared... I still... want to try.
Because...
Because that's the way I do things!
U-umm... excuse me...
Yeah, the thing you saw earlier is my dragon's child.
Is your dragon's child afraid?
Ah!! No!
You're going to hurt my feelings, running away like that.
You sure are interesting. Even in a situation like this, you can't do a thing.
Just the type to be liked by the dragon's children.
A coward.
It hurts, you know. Can never cut to the artery. You have to draw the razor
over and over again. But it hurts, so you can never finish the job.
What do you do when you can't find your place in the world?
Do you shave yourself to match the shape of the world...
Or shave the world to match your own shape.
Which is it for you?
I'll change the shape of the world.
I have the ability now. Do you want to join me?
I like you.
We'll build a thousand year empire. I'll be king, and you'll be queen.
For starters, let's begin by killing 500 million people.
This world has become too complex. Society should be simpler.
No electricity, no plumbing. Return man back to the stone age.
I'm even thinking of a selection system.
Doctors, accountants, any people of culture will be killed on sight.
We could just kill people as they graduate college, too.
And from there, make them go through a physical endurance test.
Like making them march without food or water.
What you have left is a healthy society.
I have friends too, but we don't really see eye to eye philosophically.
I don't want to kill you if I can avoid it.
Your look of fear is nice. And your hair is beautiful too...
Owww, that hurt... Why you little... Huh?
Where...?
Hoshimaru! Hoshimaru!
Hoshimaru...! Akira!
I'll leave this with you.
If you cut your wrist vertically with that, I guarantee you'll die.
Either shave the world with me, or shave yourself alone. Choose.
I'll give you some time. I'll talk to the brat too, but it's you I want.
Sh... She...
What's your name?
Oh well. Wait there.
What do I do...? Shiina is... I...
Change the world? Even at the expense of others? I...
Akira.
Hey, how you doing.
I-It's yours? That thing!
Yeah, isn't it nice?
I-I-It tried to kill me! You have to teach that thing properly...
I was the one who taught it.
If you're linked to the dragon's child, you should know that.
Hoshimaru... dragon...
That's right, Shiina Tamai.
Your father is an Air Force dropout and your mother left you.
You're wrong!
Why did the dragon's child come to you... You're just a brat.
Y-You're the one who sent that thing after me? You! Why?
I was just playing.
You kill people for sport.
You really are annoying... Maybe I should shut you up a bit.
What the hell are you doing...
You! You!
That was close. You were almost split in two.
It doesn't hurt...
It doesn't hurt!
That's a good face.
Don't move. You don't want to split open along with the tree...
That thing's got a real sharp edge.
S-So what? Piece of crap! My... my kitchen knife cuts better!
Well, then let's test that.
You met with it, didn't you?
W-With it...?
The dragon. Not the children, but the dragon.
The dragon is a star's memory. It doesn't make itself known to mortals.
But it appeared before you...
Why is that?
I-I don't know...
I don't think so. You're connected to the dragon's child too, right?
You looked inside of him, didn't you?
In... side?
Don't play dumb with me!
I-I don't know!
I see...
I really don't know!
Where the hell is your good-for-nothing dragon's child?
Hoshimaru? I-I don't know.
Don't be stupid. Isn't it a part of your body?
Of... me?
Hoshimaru!
So he was around.
You're safe... I'm glad... But you're... shaking...?
Can you kill people?
What? Jerk! Of course I can't!
Hoshimaru.
You can't kill... That's too bad.
In that case, suck your thumb and watch while I kill...
every one of your friends and family.
You... you would just be a powerless coward without that thing.
What? These things are just solids. They don't have any life.
Wherever I am, it does my bidding. Unless I die.
Are you going to kill me?
Wait a minute. Are you really linked with that thing?
What is that thing? Isn't it a dragon's child?
Hoshimaru... Hoshimaru is my friend!
Then... die.
Hoshimaru!
Akira!
That's not it!
Hoshimaru...
You little...
Akira!
Hoshimaru, come on!
T-That person, died, didn't he...?
Hey, what is all this? You sure put a lot into this.
Once I started making it, I couldn't stop.
Don't!
Don't change the channel.
Oh, sorry...
Well, hurry and try a bite.
R-Right.
I can't put this in hot water...
The Third Episode The Black First Unit - The End
It spans the entire sky and stretches on endlessly
I look up and wish that it would take me and envelop me
Even if I can't walk alongside everyone
I want them to see my footprints and know that I'm not there
That day, I let go of your hand
You never even looked back
You just left me behind
Can't you see that I have my dreams
And they're waiting on your doorstep
It spans the entire sky and stretches on endlessly
I look up and wish that it would take me and envelop me
Next Episode
Hi, this is Shiina. I have an announcement. It's almost my birthday!
Dad said he's going to prepare a big feast for me! I can't wait!
But I saw him when he placed an order with Kako's.
No, no. We have to pretend like we didn't see it, Hoshimaru.
But I have to meet someone. Who, you ask? Well, that's...
The Shadow in the Width of a Boy's Stride But I have to meet someone. Who, you ask? Well, that's...
The Shadow in the Width of a Boy's Stride
Next episode: The Shadow in the Width of a Boy's Stride.
The Shadow in the Width of a Boy's Stride By the way, the width of mine is 50 centimeters!