Kimi no soba ni iru dake de
Just being at your side,
Jibun no kokoro ga uso no you ni sunao ni narereru yo
Gentles my hearts to the point of disbelief
Saishuuheiki Kanojo
She, The Ultimate Weapon
Ushiro ni wa kimi no ashioto ga oikakete
I thought I heard the sound of your footsteps behind me,
Kuru you de nan do mo furimuki nagara kimi no sugata miteta
I turned my head repeatedly, wishing you would appear...
...and then there you were
Atarashii koi no hajimari to wa
The beginning of a new love
Shirazu ni futari wa mienai koi no sutori ga hajimaru
Is unknowingly, the beginning of our invisible love story
Dakara itsu mademo hanaretaku wa nai
Hence, I shall never leave your side
Kimi hitori o aisu koto chikau yo
I pledge to love you and only you
'Morning, Shuji.
Sorry! I got held up.
It's OK. Shall we go?
Jigokuzaka
Hell Hill
Are you alright? It's OK if we're a bit late.
Don't worry. I can keep up.
My girlfriend, Chise. That day, she was...slow like always.
Episode 2
"I'm Growing.."
So you see, I've become this ultimate weapon.
I see.
So... what exactly is that?
Fruit Juice
I don't really understand, myself.
All these important-looking people explained it,
but they used such difficult words...
I'm sorry...
Well, it's OK with me, but...
you can be changed back, though...
I forgot to ask that!
Forgot to ask?!
I'll ask them next time I go for training!
When I finally woke up,
I'd been moved to a military base,
so I never met the people who did this to me...
So next time, I'll ask them.
Sorry about that...
That's OK...
Shuji!
I made you lunch!
I don't know if it's any good, but...
I asked Akemi what a girlfriend is supposed to do,
and she said I should make you lunch.
If you don't like it you don't have to eat it.
I want to eat it now!
What's that? A pager?
Uh, yeah...
From home?
Uh, no. It's from the military.
I always have to carry it in case there's an incident.
An "incident"?
Like a... war...
But don't worry!
They won't call me unless they really need to.
I don't have any classes this afternoon, anyway.
I've got to go now, Shuji.
But don't worry!
Uh... OK...
See you later!
Oops!
Shuji
It's been one week since the air raid on Sapporo.
Teachers' Room
Disaster in Sapporo!! One week later...
Dead: 47,800
Missing: 66,300
Nice lunch! Homemade too!
Wow, so lucky!
Hey, hands off!
These days, only the military gets to have meat in their lunch.
It's kind of burnt, though.
Then don't eat it!
Cut it out!
Oh, come on!
There was an unspoken agreement...
that we wouldn't talk about the air raid.
Because we knew, neither talking about, nor remembering the dead
would change what was happening.
"You've been so nice to me lately, Shuji..."
"but it makes me worry when you smile so much."
"When I see you force a smile, I just want to disappear."
"Why does my body have to be like this?"
"Maybe I did something wrong. Maybe this is some kind of punishment."
"Keeping it a secret that I'm an 'Ultimate Weapon' is hard..."
"because I can't talk to anyone about it."
"That's why, on that day..."
"I was embarrassed to be seen by anyone, especially you, Shuji."
Shuji! Dinner!
"But, it was a relief when you did."
"I thought that you'd get mad at me, Shuji,"
"for all the things I'm doing."
"Since that day, you've lied for me and been so kind..."
"It made me feel very happy, but also...sad."
"But it's OK. I'm getting stronger!"
"Much, much stronger. So don't worry."
"It hasn't been long, but thank you for going out with me."
"I'm sorry."
Suddenly, I understood.
Are you OK, Chise?!
I'm... I'm sorry.
I hadn't seen Chise like that since that first time.
I realized that trying to think of this as a bad dream...
would only hurt her more.
I'm home!
Idiot!
What are you thinking, coming home like that?!
What if someone saw you?!
I... I'm sorry.
Sorry's not good enough!
Sorry! I was worried I wouldn't make curfew!
Chise!
Welcome home.
I'm home...
The lunch was good.
Traffic towards Sapporo is under regulation.
Chise, this 'ultimate weapon' thing, what is it, exactly?
They told you, didn't they?
The details are top secret.
I felt stupid to finally realize that...
by hiding from the reality of the situation...
I was hurting Chise and leaving her alone to deal with it.
You're the only one who knows I've become an ultimate weapon.
Not my father, not my mother, or my little brother.
The higher-ups said I shouldn't tell anyone...
and I agree.
Then don't.
We're lovers.
So it's fine if only we know.
So it'll be our secret, right?
Yeah. We won't tell our parents or anyone.
We both decided that...
since we were lovers, we wouldn't tell anyone...
and live out this reality together.
Shuji, I'm sorry.
Dummy.
Here!
"Shuji..."
"I'm..."
"growing..."
Chise's growing?!
Idiot, keep your voice down!
Quit staring!
Growing, huh?
She's getting breasts, I guess.
So Chise's finally getting bigger...
What do you mean, "finally"?!
Earthquake?
Not again! There're so many lately.
Shuji!
Yo.
You should be setting an example for the lower classmen.
Don't you know that, dummy?
Your little sister's so much sweeter. You should take lessons from her.
Otherwise you'll never get a boyfriend.
None of your business!
Hey!
Just like old times, huh?
Until two months ago, you and I used to lie here...
and space out after practice.
That's true.
It feels strange after you quit the track team.
Shuji?
Have you and Chise done it?
Why don't you just drop dead about ten times?!
Say, are you two going to be OK?
What do you mean?!
I know about what's happening to Chise's body.
You told her she's getting fat, didn't you?
No, I didn't.
She's not eating anything, lately. She gets dizzy and looks pale.
You're supposed to be her boyfriend and you didn't even notice?
She said she's on a diet, but I think there's more to it.
I'm going now.
Chise said she'll be waiting for you in the classroom.
Ooh, cool!
But yesterday, I saw one much cooler.
I'd never seen one like it before, and it was all alone.
Must be one of those, you know...
real small ones that are hard to see...
but super-fast, right?
Uh, no. The one I saw was really huge!
Shuji...I'm...growing...
Chise!
I'm sorry. I just couldn't take it any more.
You idiot!
Shuji...
the more I go on, the bigger I grow.
I'm getting stronger.
I'm becoming more and more of a weapon!
Yesterday, during this one attack, I...
Enough! Don't say any more!
I thought if I didn't eat I could slow it down...
That's enough, I said!
I don't know what to do...
Chise!
I don't know what my own body...
is turning into!
Chise...
Shuji...
No!
Uh... sorry!
They're watching me now.
Recently, they've started observing me.
I don't think they realize that I know,
but, somehow I can tell.
Who's watching?!
Probably Japanese... or maybe some other country...
Right now it's at 1 o'clock, about 300 meters away.
But how?!
Because I'm the ultimate weapon.
But how can you just sit here knowing they're watching?!
Because it's war.
If I hang in there, maybe things will calm down.
Dummy!
What good will it do if you're an emotional wreck?!
Shuji...
Let's run away...
Let's get out of here!
What I impulsively said would change both our fates.
Looking back now, that was our last chance.
Enemy sighted: 43 degrees, 11 minutes, 14 seconds, 8 North...
140 degrees, 59 minutes, 45 seconds, 1 East...
and closing!
Shuji!
Turn left 250 meters ahead!
Got it!
I noticed Chise had started acting strange.
Chise, what's wrong?!
Nothing! Just keep watching the road!
Shuji, look out!
Please...I don't know who you are...
but stay away from us!
Or I won't be able to control myself!
No!
Chise!
Don't look back!
Please don't look at me!
No...
W-what's that?!
Keep going, Shuji! Please don't look back!
Go!
It's OK. They're gone.
What should we do now, Chise? Maybe try Tokyo or somewhere else?
Shuji, Tokyo isn't there anymore...
What, Chise?
Sorry, Shuji. They've come for me.
Choppers?
It's alright. It seems they haven't spotted us yet.
Chise, won't they see you?!
Before they do...I have to...
Chise!
What were you going to do?!
"What"?
But I'm...
a weapon!
What do you think I'm doing?!
You're the one who said to run away!
That we do something!
I don't like it either...
but my body's a weapon!
It won't let me just run away...
it just... on it's own...
Chise, earlier you didn't...
Sorry, there's no such thing as a weapon that doesn't kill.
Shuji...
Huh?
Maybe it's better... if I die...
"Why did my body have to become like this?"
"Maybe I did something wrong. Maybe this is some kind of punishment."
No! Don't look at me!
The truth was much more profound than I had realized...
and much more cruel.
Watashi no kokoro ni sukima ga aita
A rift opened up upon my heart
Nemurenu yoru tameiki bakari
And I went through the night sleepless, sighing constantly
Ki ga tsukanu uchi ni asa ni natteta
Before I realize, it's turned to morning
Anata no koe ga kikitakute
I want to hear your voice
Nukumori furetakute
I want to feel your warmth
Anata e no omoi komiagete kuru
Thoughts of you well up within me
Namida afureru
And my tears begin to overflow
Sayonara itoshii hito mada wa wasurarenai anata no koto
Goodbye my beloved, I am still unable to forget about you
Sayonara no hitokoto de mo owatte shimau nante
Having all of this end with just a single word of goodbye
Kanashii yo
Fills me with sorrow
Chise, we're leaving this place.
The two of us will go somewhere where no one will find us.
I'll wait for you. I'll always be waiting for you...
Episode 3
"Together, Alone"
SAIKANO, Episode 3: "Together, Alone"