Four days had passed since Shun stopped coming to school.
Episode
Nine
The Gale
Came
What's clear is that we've got to look for Shun.
But... how?
Using whatever methods we can think of.
Are you trying to get a chance to make up with Shun?
Well, we now know that he didn't break up with you because he hates you.
That's not my intent.
Don't we have a lot of important questions for him?
Are we really under surveillance?
What did he mean by "watch out for the cats"?
And finally, what is it that he's grappling with?
But if we really are under surveillance,
wouldn't it be better if we did nothing to stand out?
I agree.
Even now I feel like I'm being watched.
But there's no one around!
You're seeing things.
But...
Don't you remember?
When we were running from Kiroumaru,
nighthawks were following us the entire time.
Saki, at least you should show some sense!
That's just what the queerats can do.
Imagine what the Ethics Committee might be capable of.
Yeah, I've heard stories too.
Geniuses like Kaburagi Shisei or Hino Koufuu can design and create animals using only their imagination.
I wouldn't be surprised if that weird bug is watching us right now.
Fine.
Anyway, I'll go and look for Shun.
You don't have to help me.
I'll help!
Wait!
Now it seems like we're not worried about Shun at all.
I'm just saying that if we all go sniffing around as a group, we'll stand out.
Right, Mamoru?
Y-Yeah...
You've got a point.
Then let's split up.
Saki and I will go to his house.
Maria and Mamoru, you should ask the other groups in school.
Got it.
We're headed to the village of Pinewind.
How many years has it been?
Saki, look.
Let's pass it.
What's going on?
Pinewind is cordoned off?
Looks like it.
Guess we'll have to walk in.
Don't you think there'll be guards on the road too?
Then let's go the long way around, through the forest.
Nobody from Pinewind.
They're all absent...
What's going on?
I've got a really bad feeling about this.
Yeah, me too.
This again?
Do they really think anyone would come this way?
I'd say it probably surrounds all of Pinewind.
We'll have to cross it.
Queerats!
The Holy Barrier!
Why is it here?
It looks brand-new.
They erected a new barrier through the villages.
It's like it's holding something in...
We have to find Shun.
You're right.
What's this?
Why is there snow here?
It's frost.
The ground's white with frost!
The ground is a lot colder than it should be.
This whole place is crazy.
This is unbelievable...
What happened here?
Look, there are people.
They're probably trying to dig something up.
I suppose.
Satoru, create a mirror over there.
Okay.
Turn it downwards.
I was about to!
Maria and Mamoru are taking a while.
Yeah.
Shun said he was leaving his home, right?
He said he was going to live in a bungalow.
I'm sure he's all right.
Let's go look for him tomorrow.
I'm sure we'll find him.
Shouldn't we go right now?
It'll be dark soon, and we have no idea where Shun could be.
Let's go home for today and give it another shot tomorrow.
UTW
Presents
ＳＨＩＮＳＥＫＡＩ
ＹＯＲＩ
Welcome home, Saki!
Dinner's ready.
It's been ages since we've eaten together.
Okay.
Look at you. You're covered in mud!
Wash your hands and face.
Okay.
It's been suggested that we install street lamps in the village centers.
The braziers we have now don't quite suffice.
Really?
But we can only use electricity for the community center's broadcasts.
The General Code of Ethics is quite clear on this.
We'd need to revise it.
But the Ethics Committee just wouldn't consent, no matter how much we pushed for it.
I wish you'd do something about the lights in the library instead.
The library already uses a fifth of the villages' budget.
I know that.
But we've had to work quite late recently, and the lanterns just won't cut it.
Only the village of Waterwheel has electricity to spare at the moment.
We can't lay down cables all the way to Hayring.
Why don't you build a new waterwheel in the canal next to the library?
That would be difficult.
The canal flows pretty slowly there.
Hey, do you know what happened to Shun?
Shun? You mean Aonuma Shun-kun?
Yeah.
He suddenly stopped coming to Sage Academy.
Talking about things like that is forbidden.
You know that too, don't you?
Yeah...
But...
Saki...
Sacchan...
Dear...
It's fine.
Saki, listen.
You will have to face many hardships in life.
Parting with dear friends is one of them.
What?!
What happened to Shun?!
He's missing.
Why?!
There was a big accident in Pinewind a few days ago.
Aonuma Shun and his parents have been missing since then.
What kind of accident?!
No one told me about that!
Why has nobody—
Saki!
That's enough!
But—
We're worried about you!
Now. Don't talk back.
Listen to what we tell you!
You have to stop prying into the wrong things!
Thanks for the food.
Saki!
Please...
Losing another...
No, I really can't bear to lose you!
Please do as we say.
All right.
I'm tired. Let me sleep.
Good night, Saki.
Good night.
Losing another...
No, I really can't bear to lose you!
I don't want to lose any more of my children!
So it wasn't a coincidence.
Hey, did you know?
The wishes and expectations of our parents are hidden in our names.
I used to hate my name because the characters have so many strokes, but when I thought about that, I started liking it.
That's nice.
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Youngest child?
Sacchan!
Come here!
Yocchan, you too!
Yoshimi!
Why is she gone?
Saki!
What's wrong?
I was so scared!
We were so close to being killed too!
Hold on.
Explain properly, please.
Sorry.
Did you find something out?
Yeah...
You know how most of Shun's friends were from Pinewind, right?
Well, all of them were absent.
So we thought to follow you two as well, but then...
Do you remember?
Shun told us before about the inner yard in Harmony School.
Yeah...
He said there were storage rooms.
Well, the inner yard's off-limits in Sage Academy too, right?
So we were curious.
We didn't really expect to find anything that would lead us to Shun,
but no one was around, so we figured we'd take a look.
What did you find?
Just what Shun said we would.
There was nothing except locked storage huts.
We couldn't see inside, but Mamoru and I tried pressing our ears to them.
Then...
At this rate, I doubt we have any choice but to send tainted cats.
The ones we can dispatch right now are Black and Stripes.
Who were they?
We hid ourselves right away, so I couldn't see their faces,
but I recognized the voice of our teacher, Endou.
What else did they say?
I only heard bits and pieces after that,
but I'm certain they said, "We have to settle this before he turns full karma demon."
Karma demon?!
Yes! They said karma demon!
After that, they opened the doors of the storage huts,
and animals as large as grown lions came out!
They immediately restrained them with their Canti and took them somewhere else.
Our teacher, Endou, was saying...
"What a pity."
"He was such a talented boy."
And then I heard it with my own ears!
The name "Aonuma Shun"!
The Gale Came
Nakisou na aoringo kakaeteru mune no oku
泣きそうな 青リンゴ 抱えてる 胸の奥
In my chest, I carry a green apple that wets my eyes
Korogatte tsuyogatte
転がって 強がって
I fall over yet pretend to be strong
Kyuukutsu na sora niramu
窮屈な空睨む
I glower at the sky and it seems to suffocate me
Unmei ni juujun ni
運命に 従順に
Do I look like I'd wait quietly
Jukusu no wo matsu mon ka
熟すのを 待つもんか
For destiny to ripen it?
Sen no kaze
千の風
The winds
Agaite sakende
足掻いて 叫んで
I struggle and scream
Fuke fuke
吹け吹け
Blow and blow
Watashi wa shabondama
私はシャボン玉
I'm a soap bubble
Soredemo shinjiteru
それでも信じてる
And still I have faith
Yokisenu arashi ni
よきせぬ 嵐に
In a sudden storm
Joushou shite kakou shite
上昇して 下降して
I rise and fall
Aragau shabondama
抗うシャボン玉
I fight, soap bubble that I am
Soredemo ikiteku
それでも生きてく
And still I live on
Hajikeru shunkan niji hanate
はじける瞬間 虹放て
I make a rainbow when I burst
...Than Darkness
Shun...
I will... Shun...
Death...
Stop...
Shun!