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 patiently waited 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 turning slowly
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
Rotate right.
Climb.
More.
Go into a loop. 180 degree roll, and fly towards water level.
Whooooa!!!!
Episode Ten: What I Can Do For You Now
The subtleties aren't getting across.
What?
Good evening. Are the acrobatics over?
Huh?
I knew there were others... but this is the first time I met someone like me.
Are you... a witch?
What? No, not at all!
But... t-that... broom.
Oh, this? This is my Nendo. Isn't it cool? (Nendo: clay ortelekinesis)
And I don't really know what you call yours.
Hoshimaru.
Hoshimaru? So these are called Hoshimaru.
No, no. They're called dragon's children or something.
Hoshimaru is the name that I gave it.
I never thought to give it a name.
You didn't do that?
Hmm... Okay, then... Broom.
Lacks originality.
I'm Jun Ezumi.
I'm Shiina Tamai.
So, what were you doing?
Training...
Training?
I can't seem to properly get my feelings across to Hoshimaru.
How long have you been with it?
Well... from the beginning of August, so...
Huh? So it's not recent?
Right.
Have you ever seen our future?
Future?
Okay. I thought not.... I'll give you this. Come with me.
What do you mean... future?
I mean... dragons.
Where... are we?
Chiba. We crossed the Tokyo Bay to get here.
Is this your house?
No. This is the elementary school I attended till 4th grade.
When it was abandoned, we moved to lwate.
Then, why are we here?
You could say I have a little business here.
Business?
A dragon... have you seen one?
Yeah. Once.
What was it like?
A girl was riding it.
Isn't that possibly Otohime?
Otohime?
She's called Otohime. She's the one riding the " dragon."
You must have good luck...
Could be. This past summer, it came to visit me.
Are you kidding? Dragons don't interfere with humans.
That's what makes them dragons.
But... it's the truth.
The insects stopped chirping.
Let's go.
A... amazing...
Isn't it? Don't get too close, though. It'll sense you.
Over there.
A dolphin?
Amazing... Otohime is showing herself.
It's aware of us.
No... It's you...
Be careful.
It poked me!
It's a kiss. A kiss. Probably.
What a strange kid...
Maybe there's something special about you.
Oh? Shiina, is your father getting a follow-up exam today?
Yeah, I came along.
You didn't come here to play, you know...
Quit worrying.
Shunji Tamai.
Okay. See you later.
Okay.
The elderly ladies are looking forward to your visit, Shiina.
This...
Ah... that's ...
Room 302 Kyoji Fukuyama
A crash?
Yes, at an abandoned school in Chiba.
Who... are you?
I-I'm sorry.
Well... I'm ...
Those are... Kyoji's goggles?
Huh? Well... I got this from a girl... her name was Jun.
What?
She looks a lot like the girl in this picture.
You're kidding... Where?
Jun... must be over here.
Is it really that bad?
Will he die?
No visitors, but you allow Shoko Fukuyama to meet him, right?
Well... yes, since she's a relative.
She's always the special one!
Let's not do this here...
She was always so cold towards Kyoji!
The boy sleeping downstairs is Kyoji. He's my cousin.
Jun, Kyoji and I used to play together all the time.
But we lived far from each other, and the school was abandoned.
Kyoji's family and my family both moved here.
But Jun moved to lwate, and we haven't seen each other since.
But we exchange letters all the time.
Jun's really a good person. She's kind. Has no hidden agenda.
I've been saved by Jun's letters so many times.
Well... well, did the guy go and meet Jun?
With Kyoji? Why? I don't think so. Kyoji and Jun didn't say anything.
Of course, when we were kids, Kyoji and Jun were really close...
We really were best friends...
Have you ever thought, what if a loved one... died?
I... was doing something terrible... to Kyoji.
Shoko
Kyoji When we both transferred to the new school,
Kyoji
there was a lot of talk about the unrelated kids with same last names.
But Kyoji blended right in... I couldn't .
At the time, I felt betrayed... so I started to ignore him...
And then this happened to him, and I finally realized I love him.
I don't really understand being in love with a boy.
It's never happened?
It will never happen!
Are you Shoko Fukuyama?
I'm Detective lkoma. May I have a minute?
Oh, yes...
I need you to look at this. It's a picture from a camera.
We found it with Kyoji's things when he collapsed.
Jun...?
It seems she was with him until right before.
You're kidding...
Do you know how to contact her?
J-Jun... Jun! I wanted to see you! I just...
Shoko... Huh? You. Why are you here?
I'm wondering that myself.
I'm glad. I wanted to see you again.
But you probably shouldn't be here right now.
Huh?
It's about to get ugly. Right, Shoko?
W-what?
I was always jealous of you, Shoko.
Huh?
Even though I tried hard to be with Kyoji,
you easily beat me with the simple fact that you were his cousin....
You were always being defended by Kyoji.
But it's okay. In the end, I won. I took Kyoji.
I don't know if you realize it, but you're a pretty awful woman.
You always lean on someone, and you get to be really selfish.
You judge people critically, but you are confident in yourself.
You love to be pampered, but you hate to give.
You don't have friends over here, do you, Shoko?
Of course not, not with your personality.
In your letters, you didn't write a thing about any friends.
All you wrote about were your unbalanced feelings for Kyoji.
You were always being coddled by Kyoji and me.
To justify yourself, you used us as an escape route.
You never tried to form a relationship on your own.
But that ends now.
J... Jun...
Kyoji probably won't survive.
Then you're alone, Shoko.
I'm sorry I lied. I've met with Kyoji a bunch of times.
I was going to tell you, of course, but when it wouldn't be such a shock.
But then this happened to Kyoji...
Don't write me any more letters. Goodbye, Shoko. Let's go.
Do you think I'm terrible?
Huh? I don't ... really get it.
Hey, do you have time tonight?
Shoko? Welcome home. Is Kyoji still unconscious?
Komatsu, you have a letter!
A letter?
lkoma speaking. Yeah. Jun Ezumi. Huh? Died... two years ago?
Shoko? Shoko, listen.
Kyoji... he's gone.
I'm not Jun.
I guess I could be called Kyoji Fukuyama.
So what about... the real Jun?
Died two years ago.
It was back when she started writing to Shoko.
I couldn't tell her at the time.
That's why I made a choice. By using Nendo, I was able to do it.
Of course, I didn't expect this.... I don't know if this... was right.
But I didn't want my death to lead to her hearing about Jun's death....
I wrote a letter to the detective, to not tell her about Jun...
telling him as much of the truth as I could.
You're kidding me...
I did a bad thing to Jun, but for Shoko, I think this was best.
If you bring that body, isn't the hospital going to panic?
I left another body in the hospital room.
Another?
It's Nendo's power.
It arranges the molecules exactly like the original.
But it's only a shell. It has no soul or life.
I was wondering what would happen,
but if Nendo could do that, it wouldn't need to interact with humans.
I stop being me, and become part of a whole. That's Nendo's wish.
Aren't you afraid?
Well, yeah... But it's better to die like this, and I'm curious, too.
Before my life ends, I'm giving it to Nendo. I want you to watch.
The birth of a dragon.
No tears... Is it because I was ready? Because that's the way I am?
Because it feels surreal? 'Cause I was betrayed?
I'm really a terrible woman. That's why Kyoji chose Jun.
Now it is about time.
Alone... huh? Yeah... alone...
Umm... who are you?
Someone you know?
I can't believe you found it.
Please, Shiina Tamai.
How nostalgic. I wonder if someone still lives here.
Even the air smells the same.
The story is that he fell from up there.
But it's possible, since back then, Kyoji and Jun were always up there.
All that's left is to wait...
Wait? Is there something here?
If you're lucky, you can meet him.
Meet... who?
You're not supposed to ask.
Right, sorry.
I guess his... soul.
After Kyoji's accident, I wrote Jun.
Forwarding Period Expired
But that letter came back.
Because the forwarding period had passed.
It's ... odd. I was here when I called our old teacher.
Hey... Is Jun...
A mer... maid?
Kyoji?
Kyoji...!
Kyoji!
Kyoji... ah!
Shoko, are you okay?
I... am not that weak! I can keep loving you, and still go on!
The Tenth Episode What I Can Do For You Now - 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
You are me. I am you.
Two wandering wounded souls meet to treat each other's wounds.
That meeting is one word, one action.
Is this coincidence... or is it necessity?
The Unseen Horizon
Next Episode: The Unseen Horizon.
The Unseen Horizon
Am I to blame? Or is it the world?