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
I'll defeat the Monster Union in this valley.
Isn't that also your purpose?
The sound of a bowstring.
Are you a warrior of Melos?
I'm sorry! I didn't mean to try to steal it.
It looked so beautiful and expensive. But you know, I didn't steal it yet!
Hey, please don't look at me like that. Here.
- She doesn't seem angry with you. Hey, please don't look at me like that. Here.
- She doesn't seem angry with you.
It's not worth it for me to kill you.
I wonder if, no matter where I go, people will hate a warrior of Melos.
I'm not like that.
I met a girl who was carrying a bow and arrows around here, yesterday.
I thought she was also a warrior.
But she really hates the Melos warriors.
She's even holding a strong grudge against us.
Was she wearing a blue jewel pendant?
Do you know her?
Tone. She came back.
Tone? Is that her name?
She was my fiancee.
What?
I thought you were the one who could... But, I guess...
She could also be the one who will complete this painting.
What do you mean, "complete"?
My goal is to complete this work of art.
But, unfortunately...
my own paintbrush won't be able to finish this painting.
Chapter 3
Valley of the Pyramid Scheme
Episode 7
Crying Strings
Hello.
Oh, Eichi is still at work.
Right now, I'm the only one in the house.
That's why I came here.
Uhm...
Don't worry. This whole valley is like my home.
Hey, I'm in here, too.
Oh, that's the room where we're staying.
"We're"?
What's the relationship between you and that girl?
Relationship? We don't have any relationship.
You're still innocent.
Innocent?
I know you're not really an art student like Eichi told me.
You were traveling for a different purpose.
But your journey will end soon.
Your journey will end in this valley.
What do you mean?
Do you want me to give you 5 million dollars?
Dollars?
There is everything that would satisfy you in this valley.
Everything.
Is he just letting her hold his hand?
What is there between you and Eichi?
He is just an artist whom I hired.
Besides, since you helped him, the wall painting is already finished.
Isn't that a nice dam?
I can't judge a dam either good or bad.
That music is...
It's coming from the house next door.
The sound of bowstring.
Monsters don't like this sound. The small ones run away.
I see.
That woman. Why the hell did she come back?
Why now? You are worth nothing in this valley.
Are you here to take Eichi back?
Ms. Miri, I thought that you already dumped Eichi.
I'll never let Tone take him away!
Hey, you.
Did you have a garden outside your house, where you grew up?
Yes, although, it was as small as a cat's forehead.
My father grew bonsai in there.
There wasn't a garden outside of my house.
But, there was a garden outside of their house.
Really...
Both of you look like a set of displayed dolls.
I think you should marry Tone when the both of you grow up.
What's going on?
I heard that strange kid showed up around here again.
I saw him. He even has a horn on his head.
That devil brat! I'll make sure to take him down today.
Is he hiding in the forest?
I'm sure he is.
They are offering some reward money.
If we could find his hideout, we could get a lot of money.
They are going to start to hunt for him throughout the mountain tomorrow.
We have to hurry.
Yes, We have to hurry.
Otherwise, someone else will take the reward money away.
What's in the bag?
Food and water.
I see. You are going to use it as bait.
But, how come you could come out this late?
My mother is sick in bed.
I don't have any other family at home.
Oh?
What's wrong?
Fog.
I can't see anything. What should we do?
What's that?
A ship?
In the mountains?
Someone is coming.
Oh, it's just two brats?
Whose voice is that?
Come over here. Let's become friends.
We'd better get going.
The horn boy might be in trouble now.
Come over here.
I'll give you anything you want if you come with me.
Anything?
Anything.
Why don't you come?
If you separate from me in this deep fog, you'll die.
Oh, wait!
No, don't go. I can feel some ominous energy from her.
Wait!
That red-haired girl was the Lord Monster.
There is a saying that a person who sees the Lord Monster...
either turns into stone or becomes her subordinate.
The only people who saw the Lord Monster were Tone and I.
And I was the honorable one who became her subordinate.
Yes, fortunately, only I could become an agent of the Monster Union.
And now, I completely rule this valley.
Why'd that loser, who wasn't even picked by the Lord Monster...
have to come back to my valley now?
True and false! True and false!
True and false!
You smell!
You have a strong smell.
Even if you open the window, the smell of your perfume fills the room.
How do you like the life that you have, with plenty of money to waste?
I'm sure you didn't even know there were perfumes like that...
when you were a kid.
There wasn't a bird who spoke either.
This is what you wanted to be.
Manager of the pyramiding system is an honorable position.
You are even receiving a huge amount from management fees.
But I can see you still aren't satisfied.
I was always curious to know about this.
Why do you want to have so much money so badly?
Money can be the strongest weapon.
Oh, that's right. Bills sometimes give people a paper cut.
By the way...
I got a report that someone saw an Aibar machine come into this valley.
A warrior of Melos is visiting here alone.
Don't worry. I'm going to destroy him all by myself.
Can you defeat him?
I'll seduce him with my beauty.
You've got so much confidence now.
You used to be just a filthy kid who didn't use perfume or even soap.
Don't talk about my past!
That's right.
The past is something that doesn't exist anymore.
The shabby house with no garden where you lived...
has now sunk under the dam.
What was that?!
Nothing.
I don't care if it's nothing.
I bring a message from the Lord Monster.
You must prepare the tax soon.
I'm going to pay on time.
Humans are very difficult creatures to understand.
True and false! True and false!
See. One arrow is very easy to break like this.
But if we bundle it together with a strong iron arrow...
a wooden arrow won't break anymore.
The world works the same way.
If you follow an order from a stronger one, you'll be safe.
It's hot!
How do I look today?
Very hot, madam.
Viva Monster Union!
Just fit rim!
Viva Monster Union!
I just finished the painting.
My part of the job here is done.
You worked hard for a long time.
You've also been working for a long time.
What are you going to do after this, Eichi?
I heard that Tone came back.
You didn't know?
I see. She came back.
Tone is the girl who wears the blue jewelry.
Sayoko, did you meet her, too?
Who is she? And that woman named Miri.
I can tell that she's an agent of the Monster Union.
Does Bocca know that?
He is really a blockhead.
I guess you'd better stay away from me for a while.
It looks like I'm going to be attacked again.
Oh, it's you.
My name is Bocca. Tone, isn't that your name?
I'm staying at Eichi's house right now.
What is the purpose of your visit here?
I wanted to pass through this valley, but I couldn't find any route.
Why do you hate the warriors of Melos so much?
You also have a bow and arrows.
You can't even create the sound of crying strings.
Are you really a warrior of Melos?
I didn't know that's a technique of the warriors of Melos.
But you don't have the holy mark of Melos on you.
How long have you been a warrior of Melos?
Do you want to challenge me?
So fast.
We shoot the working mice that move around here.
If you miss, you lose.
Working mice?
What are they?
They're tools of the Monster Union that manage the pyramid scheme in this valley.
Pyramid scheme?
So many adults want to become agents of the Monster Union...
all over the world.
They work hard to make children sad.
The working mice bring children's tears from all over the world.
What are they going to do after they collect the tears?
How many tears they collect decides...
whether or not they can become an agent of the Monster Union.
Children who grow up tragically create another tragedy.
This is an infinite system for creating a chain of tears.
And the place where people count that gloomy number is that accounting office.
So, Miri Kanaya made you paint the picture to decorate the dam of tears.
And, who is that boy?
He is my rival in love.
My fiancee fell in love with him. With his sky blue eyes.
Sky blue?
We'll never be able to settle this.
Then, let the two of us fight.
The robot monster?
You'd better run now.
Elanvital!
An Aibar machine!
Stop it!
Don't interfere!
You are just an outsider!
That voice is...
Why don't you become mine? I'll treat you well.
I'll give you 5.2 million dollars.
Miri Kanaya.
I'm an agent of the Monster Union. I'm Millionaire Beaver!
Idiot!
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
Whether or not a painting is worth loving is not to be decided...
by the original artist, or the painting itself.
Next episode, "The Distant Road of Destiny".
Ring out! My Melos!
The Distant Road of Destiny