Go run through, just as your heart guides you
To the place of freedom which isn't shown on a map
In the town where a faint darkness settles
A crowd of people who hide their true faces
I struggled those days, but could not protect your smile
Soar above the sadness by piercing through
Shout out your passion
And take the pain along with you
To the future where you will meet your unknown self
During the 20th Century, there was a large-scale war.
It was a major battle between humans and monsters.
After bloodshed so violent that no words could ever explain...
it was the monsters who had won.
Time went by, and a new century began.
And then, people started to forget that melody.
An eye with a tear?
This looks like a dead end.
Yeah.
This is a great mural painting. How did someone draw this?
Give me a break!
This isn't the same as what's on the map!
When was this map written, anyway?!
You know it's not my fault.
Then whose fault is it?
Go that way.
But that map is a little outdated.
My intuition is never wrong!
How can you claim that you are a fortune-teller?
What would you like to do now?
I guess you've already gotten used to camping.
You pervert! Was that your plan?
What?
You must have done it while I was sleeping.
Done what?
You did.
No, I didn't.
Yes, you did!
No, I didn't!
What didn't you do?
I didn't do anything!
Is there a secret path?
We'll find out when we get to the top.
To the top? You mean on the top of this dam?
I see a foothold over there, so there must be a ladder or something.
Why doesn't your Aibar machine fly? Don't you know how to make it fly?
I don't know.
Useless Melos.
Chapter 3
Valley of the Pyramid Scheme
Episode 6
Valley of the Pyramid Scheme
He's cute. Looks like a doll.
There is no path here anymore.
This valley becomes a dead end here.
What are you doing?
Oh, this?
Your arm.
There is a hole in the wall of this dam.
So, I'm plugging the hole.
Is your arm stuck and you can't pull it out?
I can't pull it out.
I have to keep plugging in the hole like this.
Forever.
Forever?
Hello.
The weather's getting cooler these days.
So I can work at a good pace.
Both of you lost your way?
We want to go the other side of the dam.
This is a dead end.
I thought so.
You live here?
I'm Eichi Hikoyama. I was born and raised in this valley.
Currently, I'm painting a picture on the wall of the dam.
Oh, that wall painting?
And who is that guy?
Isn't he beautiful?
The scene that he's captured by the wall just standing like that, is perfect artwork.
An angel unknown to the world.
He is sealed in a megalith in a forgotten part of the world.
But this is too perfect.
My unskilled painting can't even draw half of this beauty.
Why is he sticking his arm in the hole?
If he pulls it out from there, water would start coming out.
And the current would get stronger and stronger.
It would make the hole bigger and bigger...
and finally collapse the dam all at once.
If it happened, all the people in this valley would be washed away.
It sounds like a serious problem. But we should call for some help.
People in this valley know that there is a hole in the wall.
They even know that he's plugging the hole.
Nobody would come, even if you called for help.
Nobody would come. People in this valley hate me.
But, that's not the point. It doesn't matter whether people hate you or not.
A mouse....
What's this? Artificial?!
Are you a warrior of Melos? So, you have an Aibar machine?
I parked by a tree over there.
I see. That's why you are traveling.
Who is this lady?
I'm just his companion.
Would you like to stay at my place tonight?
But we don't have much money right now.
Oh, don't worry about it.
Lucky-ki!
You're so easy.
Is it really OK for us to stay?
Yes.
Only if you can really see the Melody of Oblivion.
But, why are you drawing the picture of the tear?
There is a picture of oranges on the label of orange juice.
There is a picture of asparagus on the label of a can of asparagus.
That's why.
My house is only a little way from here...
but I'd like to stop by this place first.
I have to introduce both of you to Miri.
Miri?
Miri Kanaya.
She's an influential person in this valley...
who commissioned me to illustrate that wall painting.
You mean she's your patroness?
I see. I sense a "nouveau riche" taste here.
Be sure that you never say such a thing to her.
Just please do as I say.
I'll make sure to manage things. Oh, just hide the bow for now.
What are they doing here?
Just calculating. From the morning to the evening.
This is a calculation office.
Most people who live in this valley work at this calculation office.
What are they calculating?
Those.
Those are the artificial mice that we saw before, right?
The little mice.
To tell you more specifically...
they are calculating the number of sorrows that those mice bring in.
Labor mice count the teardrops of children from all over the world...
and bring them to the dam.
They all look like machines.
That's right.
Doesn't the boy who was at the dam look more like a real human?
A real human?
Miri.
Eichi? Come in.
Thank you for your hard work today.
I'll be finished with it soon.
I was looking at the picture from the window.
I think you really are a genius.
Oh?
They are travelers who have lost their way.
I'm planning to have them stay at my place for a while.
They happen to be art students.
So they can help me finish up the picture, too.
Is that OK?
You guys can earn little bit more travel money.
What's your name?
Bocca.
I see, Bocca.
You have a nice voice.
I think it's worth a million dollars.
I'm Sayoko.
I guess you didn't ask me...
She is my employer, and the head of this calculation office.
Miri Kanaya.
Isn't Eichi's mural great?
So many museums want to have his paintings.
He's the only artist who's worthy to paint my dam.
How stuck up.
Your dam?
Please enjoy your stay here. This valley is really nice.
I saw a boy who's filling a hole in the dam with his arm.
Oh, that "demon"?
Demon?
Yes. That's not a human.
It had a horn on its head a long time ago.
That's a demon.
This traveling boy might be good for the tax.
I won't make him the tax.
He'll live in this valley from now on.
When did we become your assistants?
Are we art students?
You don't like it?
Well, we'd like to stay at your place.
I'm interested to know about the boy who's sticking his arm in the wall.
I knew you'd say so.
Don't kid me.
Are you planning to stay in a shabby place like this again?
Miri said the boy was a demon.
Is he really not human?
If he's not human, what do you think he is?
A monster?
But we weren't affected even after we looked at him.
But you are a warrior of Melos, aren't you?
But you're not.
And I'm not.
Anyway, I can't just pass this valley by.
Did you fall in love with Miri, now?
I don't see any children here.
It's a gloomy place.
These days.
You don't mind staying in the same room, do you?
Why don't you use your common sense?
What? What would happen if I used my common sense?
Anyhow, this is a small house.
What's wrong? We'd have separate futons.
It's much better than camping.
Isn't he really perverted?
He must have done it while I was sleeping.
No, I didn't.
Yes, you did!
I said I didn't.
Yes, you did!
No, I didn't!
What did you do?
I didn't do anything!
You two are so close.
I envy you.
That's how it looks? Are you sure you think so?
I wish I were close to her just like that...
so we could fight with each other, too.
You mean, Miri?
What's that house over there?
It's currently unoccupied.
My fiancée lived there a long time ago.
Our parents decided for us to be married in the future.
Although I was in love with her, she found someone whom she loved.
So she left this valley.
Thank you for waiting.
Where is Sayoko?
I'm sorry. She doesn't like doing work.
Oh, she doesn't have to do anything.
Well, that's too bad. Can you at least come with me?
There are too many eyes around here.
It seems like the boy went to the dam with Eichi.
I see.
In any case, we have to prepare the tax in a few days.
Look. The mural is already finished.
You mean, you're going to replace him with the boy?
The boy named Bocca, he is deeply in love with me, isn't he?
Are you interested in that boy?
I'm interested because he had a horn before.
But he wasn't a monster.
He's not human and not a monster. What is he really?
I'm sure you know the answer.
I assume the reason why you are letting us stay free relates to it.
Has Sayoko already left this valley?
Kurofune...
I'm going to leave here.
What do I get by following him for his fight anyway?
This is such a shabby valley.
This is the end of the line.
Can I get to town if I ride this?
At any rate, I need to have some cash.
It's so big! Is that a sapphire?
What's that roaring?
I thought it would come.
A robot monster.
It's going to attack me. I think it came here to capture me.
But where did it come from?
Mice can come from anywhere.
Ring out! My Melos!
What does the Melody of Oblivion look like?
Flush!
I won't let you go!
Where did it go?
What are they doing here? How did there get to be so many?
You got rid of them? But how?
The sound of a bowstring.
Monsters don't like this sound. The small ones run away.
Great work!
You. What are you doing in there?
Who is she?
Oh? I don't know. I just happened to see this jewelry-girl...
Jewelry-girl?
So, you were trying to do it again. I told you to stop that!
I don't know what you're talking about.
Thank you. You saved me.
I just hate them.
They move around like they own this valley.
Are you from this valley?
She doesn't have the holy mark.
She's not a warrior of Melos? Right?
I saw she wasn't on an Aibar machine.
Are you a warrior of Melos?
Is she an enemy?!
Hey, the quiet voice is sounding so sad
Why are you hiding your loneliness
And just smiling silently in front of me?
Even the night I'm losing the courage that tomorrow will come again
So, let's go as far as I can to look for new pain
If you would be by my side on the night I can't sleep
I wish for a new future, just to hold it, so I can continue walking
Forever
Next Episode
All the adults are working hard to make children sad.
And those who are controlled by the monster hate this sound.
Next episode,"Crying Strings".
Crying Strings
Ring out! My Melos!