Formal judgement: The accused is hereby sentenced to death.
I'm deeply sorry for being born.
She smiled at you, didn't she?
But if nobody takes her side...
Us four are the hill exploration party.
I'll always be there for you!
Shin-chan? There's still a way to appeal for retrial.
With this, I should be safe now.
Number 114.
The person herself requested not to see you.
She refused the meeting?
She doesn't want to see me, they said.
Well, it's been decades. I figured that might happen.
Still, I made up my mind and will try to insist on meeting her.
I'm back.
- Do you remember my dad? - Yes.
It's very much appreciated. I'm Sasaki.
Shinichi-kun from the class under me. I told you about him.
- Good to see you again. - Long time no see.
I though that foolish son of mine would keep on wandering about,
but I'm relieved to hear that you're with him.
Anyway, you can use the room upstairs as much as you want.
Thank you very much.
What's going to happen to now?
If we can't do anything, Yukino-chan will...
The Criminal Procedure Code says,
"Within six months after receiving the death sentence that sentence must be carried out."
What? W-Within six months?
Well, it actually takes a lot longer.
I believe the average period of detention for inmates sentenced to death is six years.
But there are cases that got overturned, right?
If there is any decisive new evidence that is.
It's an uphill battle from here until the retrial.
If her previous charge for robbery resulting in bodily injury was false,
would that be advantageous for us?
Ah, this one.
Robbery Resulting in Bodily Injury at 13
Her dark junior high school days.
Do you know something?
No, I just thought it might be worth checking...
That incident is unrelated to the current case, though.
I don't know how it could be advantageous to us.
Tanaka, a letter for you.
( To: Tanaka Yukino )
( From: Tange Sho )
I met Shin-chan again after a long time.
Do you remember Sasaki Shinichi?
We recalled lots of things like the hill exploration party.
I'll come every Friday afternoon.
I hope you will come and see me some day.
Let's reminisce about the old days. - Sho
If you're thinking of taking the route of coerced confession,
you won't get very far.
She even revealed a secret.
The fact that she threw the kerosene in the Onda River.
Then, wouldn't it be an option to plead for lack of responsibility due to an unsound mind?
The accused herself refused to do that.
- She refused it? Why? - Beats me...
At any rate, she's seeking atonement. That's all she told me.
But something about that bothers me...
The detective in charge was curious.
She said that in spite of her confession during the interrogation,
she showed no signs of remorse.
And yet, after receiving her sentence, Tanaka Yukino apologized in the courtroom.
"I'm deeply sorry for being born," she said.
But was that really an apology related to the current case?
If you ask me, that apology had some kind of a different meaning.
Telling me the name of the detective who was in charge...
...would be out of the question, right? Excuse me.
( Mizuno Kyoko )
Are you sure?
If Tanaka Yukino told me "I didn't do it,"
I would have believed her 100% and fought for her.
If you think that you can do something...
But you better be prepared.
The wall that is Tanaka Yukino is more rugged than you think.
Ozone Riko.
Riko...
Run away, Riko-chan.
( Translator: Ozone Riko; Born 1979 )
Found you.
Translation: HPriest @ d-addicts Twitter: @hpriestsubs
Timing: keiko1981 www.giftedones.net
Jane Eyre. I also love that book.
What version is that?
Version?
Too bad, the use of kana and so on is extremely antiquated in that version.
You're Tanaka Yukino, right?
I'm Riko, Ozone Riko. From the class next door.
- I know. - Give me one second.
I'll get you my recommended translation. I'll be right back. Wait here.
- Oh, Riko. - Satsuki...
Guess what, my birthday is coming up very soon.
I'll throw a party. You can come, too.
I can? Really?
What? You serious? You're inviting her?
I want to invite her, so back off.
- It's decided then. - Yes, thanks.
That girl is kinda gross, huh?
Her house is in Kamiyacho. Apparently they just moved there.
- She's living in Kamiyacho? - Yeah.
- Woah, that's awful. - Gloomy girls like her,
you never know when they break.
It's better not to get involved with her.
You agree, right?
Your reply?
Yes.
Here, for you.
I'm sorry about yesterday.
About what?
Well, Ritsuko and the others, I...
Thanks. I'll borrow it from you.
Tell me your thoughts.
It's the same story, but the translation makes it completely different.
She would get mad at you, right? Your mother, I mean.
If she were to find out I brought you to such a place.
Well, it's true that she told me to never get near this place since I was a child.
I'm home, Michiko-san.
- Excuse me for intruding. - A friend?
- For real? - She's such a nuisance.
You must be Riko-san
who went to that second hand bookstore in Noge together with Tanaka Yukino on that day.
I've no intention of blaming you for your past sins
nor do I have to right to do that.
I just want to save her.
I can't just let Tanaka Yukino die like that.
Could you please help me out?
( Translator Ozone Riko Book Signing Event )
All those lovely children's books from around the world,
I want to keep making them available for our children here.
I'm truly thankful to everyone who has come here today.
Thank you very much.
We'll now begin with the signing.
- Will the two of them meet? - I don't know.
- Have your mom read it to you. - I will!
You'll enjoy it more that way. Here, please.
- Thank you very much. - Thank you very much.
Okay, the next one please.
Hello, whose name should I write?
Can you write "For Tanaka Yukino"?
Your childhood friends?
From when I lived in the hilly section of the city.
The two of them even adapted to my slow walking speed.
Sounds nice, having such friends.
They were my heroes, both of them.
How about we go meet them?
Let's go meet them right now.
- They probably have forgotten about me by now. - That can't be true.
I'm telling you, add a little bit of makeup and you'll look even more pretty. I'm serious.
Shin-chan and Sho-kun, huh?
Your first love? Which one of them did you like?
What about you Riko-chan?
You do like Toyama-senpai, don't you?
I haven't approached him yet.
( lit. "I'm just looking." )
- It's because you're ugly. - No, wait, wait, wait.
No, no, no, go away!
- Lend her to me for one day! - Go away!
Go away! Get lost! You're disgusting!
Get lost! You're disgusting!
- Satsuki! - I'm telling you, it's fine.
Satsuki!
Jeez, you're late. I thought you forgot about it.
No way... I had trouble picking a present.
Wow, what is it?
I told you about an interesting book and you said you were interested.
( Complete Works of Shakespeare )
What the heck? Are you serious?
Shakespeare?
- Whatever, it's fine. Let's drink. - Good plan.
I've never read Shakespeare.
You wanna give it a try?
But isn't it diffult? I'm sure it is.
Isn't that one from him? "Romeo and Juliet"
- I don't drink... - It's fine.
- Alright, cheers! - Cheers!
I turned 14 today.
Hey, Riko...
Do you know about the juvenile law?
You're still 13, right?
That means, if anything was to happen to me,
you'll have to get arrested in my stead.
- I'm joking! It's a joke. - You surprised me there.
Come on, drink.
I see you came.
Here he is, Mr. Handsome.
- Toyama-senpai! - You're late!
- My bad. - Have a seat.
Oh, thanks.
I invited him for you.
Now that everyone seems to be here.
- Cheers! - Cheers!
Cheers.
Toyama-senpai...
Satsuki...
Smile, Riko. Don't cry.
Today is a special day for you after all.
You'll do it with the person you like. It's a happy thing.
Be gentle, okay?
Don't cry, Riko. Smile.
May I?
Today's your birthday, right?
Happy 14th birthday.
Can I open it?
Andersen?
I was wondering what book I should get for you,
so I tried asking the old lady at the second hand bookstore.
For a friend who aspires to become a translator,
this book should be perfect.
That one was translated by a novelist called Mori Ougai.
He wasn't only a famous novelist,
but also one of the best translators,
- that old lady told me... - Why?
Why do you know? That I'm aiming to become a translator?
Of course I know that much.
I'm sure Riko-chan will become a fantastic translator.
I've always thought about you that way.
Riko-chan?
Huh? Why am I...
It's okay.
You can cry.
I... I didn't come here to judge you or anything...
I just... want to know.
I knew it would get exposed one day.
There's no way I'd get away with such a sin.
Why... did you... at that time...
...do such a thing?
Yukino...
She scolded them for me.
Instead of me doing it myself.
She scolded them head on.
Will you apologize to Riko-chan?
What happened on Satsuki's birthday...
It really hurt her feelings.
You know exactly what I'm talking about.
What are you talking about?
- I've no idea what you're... - I'm asking you!
Apologize.
Fascinating.
You truly are fascinating, Tanaka Yukino.
Very well, I'll apologize.
Riko, I'm sorry.
I had no idea it hurt your feelings.
Sorry.
Yukino, why don't you join us?
Come on, have a seat.
So what about Keiko?
Since that day, for some reason, Satsuki took interest in Yukino...
Yukino.
Look, wouldn't this one suit you?
It's pretty, yes. It would suit her, the red one.
- You don't wear those? - I don't.
You don't? That's too bad.
The fool I was, I wanted to buy Satsuki's interest.
Here, for you.
The game you said you wanted.
And then, I continued to end up buying her various things she desired.
Clothes, handbags...
I even went as far as taking money out of my mother's purse.
Seriously? You sell 'em? All the stuff you get from Riko?
It's quite lucrative, you know.
Then wouldn't it have been better to get money in the first place?
Riko loves giving me presents, though.
Money would feel more like blackmail.
So dirty!
Hey.
You brought it? The handbag I asked you about.
I don't have any money left...
Besides, after hearing what you just said...
Well then, I didn't want it anyway.
Let me show you what I really want.
Here, it's a bit pricey though.
It's 180,000 after all. (1,700 USD)
Get it for me until the end of winter break.
I don't have such...
I'm counting on you, Riko.
Your reply?
Despite all that, I was eager to stay friends with Satsuki
and tried to think of a way to get those 180,000.
And then winter break was here.
That day, Yukino and I went out wearing matching outfits.
Incredible!
- It's huge! How tall is it? - So big!
It's the top! Look!
- Ah, you're right! It's the top! - Amazing!
It's the highest point.
Incredible...
I guess it's only when I'm with you...
I feel like I can be myself.
Did something happen?
- Did Satsuki-san perhaps do someth... - Let's talk about the future.
You know, you're good at drawing.
How about becoming an illustrator?
You do the illustrations for the books I translate.
I can't imagine stuff like the future.
Why not?
When I was a child, I thought I wanted to live until I'm 100,
but I realized it soon enough.
Realized what?
The future...
You don't even know what will happen in just a few minutes from now.
The moment something breaks, it happens in an instant.
Anything and everything breaks in the blink of an eye.
That's why I'm afraid to think about the future and stuff like that.
Let's travel the world together.
And while doing that, we look for great books, bring them back and introduce them to Japan.
With my translation and your illustration.
Sounds good?
Sounds nice.
Really nice.
I need you in my life.
Only when I'm with you, I don't feel like I have to force myself.
Omurice?
- Sounds nice. - Really? Let's eat it.
This is the bookstore where I bought your present.
- Really? Here? - Yes.
I wanna go inside! Wanna go? Let's go! Yay~
You know him?
He looked like an old childhood friend...
I must be mistaken?
- Let's go. - Yes.
I knew it.
I always had a bad feeling about you
ever since I heard about you living in Kamiyacho. Show me your face!
- I'm calling the police. - No, it's the first I'm here.
Good grief... There's no education these days.
Your parents will have to make up for what you've done.
No... no, no, no...
Is this the police? This is "Konko-do" in Noge 5-chome...
What...
I...
Let's run away, Riko-chan.
Your mom will be sad.
Th... There's no way I can...
Yukino...
Do you know about the juvenile law?
If you're 13 or younger, anything you do will be forgiven.
I've already turned 14...
But as for you...
You're right.
You also do have people around you who will be sad.
It's okay. Hurry up and run away. I'll call an ambulance.
Run away, Riko-chan.
I'm truly the worst.
I ruined Yukino's life...
...and yet all I worried about was myself.
When I saw the news about the death penalty...
I thought I finally got away.
That crime won't ever get exposed now...
I'm the worst.
If Yukino-chan never made friends with you...
...she might have been living an ordinary life about now.
But...
Even now, you're still a precious friend to her.
Despite facing the death penalty, she continued to protect your secret.
Can you testify what you just said in case of a retrial?
A retrial, you say...
There'll be another trial?
This time...
...it's your turn to save her.
Hey, did you know? They say that Tanaka Yukino might end up in prison.
Yeah, I know.
Although it's reform school, not prison.
- Reform school? - Yes.
- What's that? - I don't really know.
But as long as it isn't prison...
Guys, do you really believe that was Yukino?
That was a smart move.
I'm telling you, it's fine. Nobody cares about Yukino anyway.
Right?
Don't push your luck, Riko. I got that photo, remember?
What about it?
Go ahead and scatter that photo everywhere if you want.
Just leave us alone already.
Get lost!
You're amazing. For you to actually find that person.
I shouldn't underestimate you.
What was it again? You know, our exploration party promise.
"If anyone of us feels sad, the rest of us will come to the rescue."
You say some cool stuff.
What are you talking about? It was you who said it, remember?
What? It was me?
That's right. You must have forgotten...
- I said it? - Yeah.
- In Yukino-chan's room. - Me?
Yeah, when the four of us watched the shooting stars.
Shooting stars...
You have a good memory. It's been such a long time ago.
It's because those days were the best days of my life.
Number 126.
Second floor, room number two.
It's through the back over there.
Ah... right.
Enter.
Sit.
You have 20 minutes. Go ahead.
It's been a while, Yukino-chan. Have you been well?
Yes.
I've always wanted to see you. I'm really glad.
But why only today? Did something happen inside?
Tell me if they're tough on you.
I mean, you do remember me, right?
Good.
I already told you in my letters, but I've become a lawyer now.
Although I'm still learning at my dad's office.
The thing is, Yukino-chan.
Why not try and appeal for a retrial?
I'll take the lead and deal with everything.
I think there are still many conflicting parts.
If anything it will buy us some time.
Besides...
I can't imagine you doing such a thing in a normal state of mind.
What do you mean, "such a thing"?
- Well, that's... - Time, you say?
Time for what?
Well... you know what I mean, right?
Shin-chan is worried, too.
Say, do you remember the night of the meteor shower?
I believe it was winter as well.
- The four of us... - It wasn't winter!
It was my birthday, March.
The cherry trees were blooming early that year...
The cherry tree on top of the hill was in full bloom.
- Don't ever come here again. - What?
No more letters either. That's what I wanted to tell you today.
H-Hold on, we aren't finished yet...
I'm condemned to death.
The Yuki from the top of that hill, please think of her being already dead.
Exit.
Turn right. Forward.
Tanaka?
Are you okay? Tanaka?
Tanaka! Tanaka!
Are you okay? Tanaka!?
Tanaka? Calm down. Take a deep breath. Tanaka?
- What's wrong? - Are you okay? Are you okay?
Tanaka!
- Call the doctor! - Yes, sir!
Huh? What? What's wrong?
Tanaka?
Tanaka!
How are you feeling?
It's a chronic disease.
I faint when I get too worked up.
But after some sleep and I'll be as good as before.
My apologies for causing such a trouble.
Here, from that visitor.
( Translation: Ozone Riko )
An acquaintance?
A friend.
( "For the innocent you" - Riko )
Don't worry about it too much.
Don't exchange words. Don't become too involved.
The other party is a death row inmate
who will eventually get her sentence executed in here with our assistance.
( Criminal condemned to death, appeal for retrial )
"About condemned Woman (A) and her Former Boyfriend (I)."
I know.
About Woman (A) being no atrocious woman.
About Former Boyfriend (I) and that unlike what's being reported on the media,
he's not just a pure and innocent victim.
Translation: HPriest / Timing: keiko1981
Twitter: @hpriestsubs