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Presents
SHINSEKAI
YORI
To Saki, My Love
Episode Sixteen
To Saki, my love.
By the time you read this letter, Mamoru and I are probably somewhere very far away.
I never would've thought I'd have to write such a farewell letter to my dearest friend and lover.
I'm really, really sorry.
Please don't look for us, either.
Writing this makes me strangely sad.
I remember we were so angry when Mamoru left us a letter with these very same words.
But I'm afraid my ineloquence forces me to resort to them.
何もいらない
Nani mo iranai
I need nothing else
何もいらない
Nani mo iranai
I need nothing else
あなたがいればいい
Anata ga ireba ii
When you are by my side
あなたがいればいい
Anata ga ireba ii
When you are by my side
そっと横顔 息を殺す
Sotto yokogao iki wo korosu
I look at you in profile and hold my breath
そっと横顔 息を殺す
Sotto yokogao iki wo korosu
I look at you in profile and hold my breath
まばたきすれば消えてしまいそうで
Mabataki sureba kieteshimaisou de
I'm afraid it might vanish like an illusion if I blink now
まばたきすれば消えてしまいそうで
Mabataki sureba kieteshimaisou de
I'm afraid it might vanish like an illusion if I blink now
凝視めさせて好きだよ
Mitsumesasete suki da yo
Let me look at you, I love you
凝視めさせて好きだよ
Mitsumesasete suki da yo
Let me look at you, I love you
ああ 木々が震え 降り出した雪
Ah kigi ga furue furidashita yuki
The trees shake in the wind and snow gathers on the ground
ああ 木々が震え 降り出した雪
Ah kigi ga furue furidashita yuki
The trees shake in the wind and snow gathers on the ground
Harmony School
足跡 ふたつ 白く
Ashiato futatsu shiroku
Two lines of white footprints show
足跡 ふたつ 白く
Ashiato futatsu shiroku
Two lines of white footprints show
時よ 積もれ
Toki yo tsumore
Snowflakes of time, gather
時よ 積もれ
Toki yo tsumore
Snowflakes of time, gather
Harmony School Entrance Ceremony
髪に 胸に ふたりだけの夢に
Kami ni mune ni futari dake no yume ni
In our hair, our hearts, our dream
髪に 胸に ふたりだけの夢に
Kami ni mune ni futari dake no yume ni
In our hair, our hearts, our dream
咲けない花の
Sakenai hana no
This flower cannot bloom
咲けない花の
Sakenai hana no
This flower cannot bloom
種は雪に抱かれ
Tane wa yuki ni dakare
And the snow embraces its seeds
種は雪に抱かれ
Tane wa yuki ni dakare
And the snow embraces its seeds
寄り添うの
Yorisou no
As they huddle together
寄り添うの
Yorisou no
As they huddle together
静かに忘れられたい
Shizuka ni wasureraretai
Quietly they wish to be able to forget
静かに忘れられたい
Shizuka ni wasureraretai
Quietly they wish to be able to forget
I'm really happy that you're so worried about us, and I empathize.
If our places had been reversed, I would be worried as well.
There is no other way, however.
We can no longer live in Kamisu's 66th district.
The villages reject our existence.
Maybe I would have been able to stave it off for a while longer,
but Mamoru has already been branded with the mark of the disqualified.
There is no turning back once you are branded.
Don't you think we are being treated more like defective products to be disposed of than like human beings?
Once the kiln is opened and the pottery inspected, all that are crooked or bear cracks are fated to be smashed.
If all that awaited us was the fate of smashed pottery,
then we decided we would rather run away in the hopes of finding a different future.
To be honest, I would have gone with you.
That is my honest wish.
But you're different from us.
I've told you before, but you're very strong.
I don't mean that in the sense of muscles,
nor do I mean that your spirit or your willpower is strong.
Rather, you're easily moved to tears and quickly discouraged.
I loved that part of you too.
But no matter what difficulties you face, and even if every fiber of your being is consumed by grief, you can recover.
You don't completely succumb easily.
I am convinced that you can live in the villages and be a valuable asset.
The same doesn't go for Mamoru.
Likewise, if I let him out of my sight, he will not live long.
Please understand.
There is something I realized as we left the villages behind.
The villages are twisted.
Don't you agree?
Can villages that kill their children to maintain peace and order be considered a normal human society?
According to the false minoshiro, our history is one filled with bloodshed.
However, I don't believe we have much to be proud of when comparing ourselves to the dark ages of the past.
Looking back on what has happened in the villages, I now understand what twists it.
It is the adults' deep fear of all children.
This has perhaps occurred in other times, too.
It seems obvious to me that seeing the next generation tear down all you've labored to build would be difficult to accept.
If they are related to you, it would be even harder.
The way the adults of Kamisu's 66th district look at their children, however, is different yet.
It's abnormal.
Metaphorically speaking, one could say they are watching rows of eggs close to hatching.
A million eggs soon hatch into angels, while one of them hatches into a demon.
They watch the eggs tensely, cold sweat gathering on their foreheads.
Asahina Satoru Amano Reiko Itou Mamoru
Purely on the basis of intuition and premonition, hundreds upon thousands of eggs are smashed and discarded.
Inaba Ryou Katayama Satoshi Kawamata Risa
I refuse to join their ranks.
When I made up my mind that leaving the home I had been born and raised in was inevitable,
I was very sad and unhappy.
But when I thought about what everyone there truly felt, it gave me pause.
Asahina Satoru Amano Reiko Itou Mamoru
If I had been eliminated and disposed of by the villages,
then, after much grief and tears, my parents would've eventually forgotten about me.
Just as your parents eventually accepted the fate of your sister.
I am convinced that our relationship is different.
If I was going to be disposed of, I know you wouldn't leave me to die.
If you were in danger, Satoru or I would do everything in our power to save you.
We had another friend.
We are not allowed to even remember his name.
X, as we call him, would have come to our aid too, right?
That's why I have to help Mamoru now.
Being separated from you and Satoru is more painful than anything.
Luckily, we have Cantus, an incredibly versatile power, and can probably survive even if cast out into the wilderness.
Being able to use my Cantus is the one thing for which I am grateful to the villages and Sage Academy.
Mamoru and I will now help each other and build up a new way of life.
To that end, I have something to ask of you.
If the people from the villages ask you about us, please tell them we have died.
We are planning on going far enough to escape the eyes of the villages,
but if it helps them forget about our existence, it would help me sleep a lot easier at night.
I hope, from the bottom of my heart, that there will come a day when we will meet again.
From Maria, with love.
The feeling that I would never see Maria again quickly turned into conviction.
Where did you get this letter?
Where did you part with them?
In... the... igloo...
The igloo?
Yakomaru.
Yes?
We will report to the villages that Maria and Mamoru have died.
We'd like to get our stories straight.
Of course.
You can trust your servant Yakomaru.
Are you sure?
The Ethics Committee will consider this treason.
How could I not obey the command of a god?
I believe it would be best to report that an avalanche plunged them down a ravine.
Since none know how far they fell, searching for the remains would be difficult.
It will take some time, but I believe that convincing bones could be arranged.
They will most likely understand if presented those.
Bones? What's going on?
Where are you going to get them?!
No, no, you misunderstand.
Of course there is no possibility that I would obtain the bones of gods!
I realize it insults you that I should say so, but portions of our skeletons cannot be reliably told apart from yours.
The tall ones of our race are similar in height to a young god.
We will carefully chafe their bones with stones—
That's enough.
I get it!
Do what you want.
Very well.
Please leave it all to your servant Yakomaru.
You look tired.
I know that my invitation must be rude, but would you like to spend the night at our colony?
It shames me to invite you from one foul place to another.
However, it is late now.
Any more searching at night will be dangerous.
I believe it would be better to rest for the time being.
When we saw that the igloo had vanished, we immediately set out for the Robber Fly colony.
We felt that in order to find our only lead, Squonk, the assistance of other queerats would help greatly.
Of course we did not fully trust Yakomaru,
but since it was an emergency, we were determined to use all means available.
However, ultimately, we were the ones being used.
Manipulating some children blinded by haste was likely child's play for the sly and cunning queerats.
As the next day was the time limit that Tomiko-san had given,
finding Maria and Mamoru and bringing them back seemed a hopeless task.
When I noticed that the two of us were skiing side-by-side, I realized what I had truly been afraid of.
My world consisted only of Sage Academy, if one excludes my parents.
And within that world, I could only call those of Group One my friends.
One by one those friends disappeared, until only Satoru and I were left.
I hated it.
I didn't want to lose any more friends and loved ones.
The two of us were alone in this world.
I'll steer the boats.
You rest a bit.
Why?
You must be tired too.
Just rest.
Thanks.
How can I find Maria?
I don't understand.
What should I do?
Tell me! I'm begging you!
Just what should I do?
No...
Don't say that...
That's so cruel...
Saki...
Saki!
Saki.
Having nightmares?
Yeah...
We're there.
We have to use the snow shoes for a while again, though.
Do you want to wait here?
I'll come with you.
Okay.
Got it.
Don't cry, Saki.
We did all we could.
We still have a lot of time tomorrow, too.
Let's try the northwest tomorrow after dawn.
Maybe we'll find some of their tracks there.
That's why I want to capture a false minoshiro and see how much of it is credible.
Isn't it obvious that something as powerful as Cantus
can't be powered by the tiny amount of energy released when glucose is metabolized?
The author wondered where Cantus comes from.
He suggested two hypotheses.
The first is that all Cantus used in the Solar System traces back to the Sun.
The second hypotheses—
Hey, Satoru.
Yeah?
Will we forget about Maria and Mamoru too?
Not even if I'm dead.
But if the Board of Education alters our memo—
I won't let them do it again!
They've got it wrong if they think they can control my thoughts and memories forever.
If they try to force something on us again, we're leaving the villages.
We?
You're coming with me, aren't you?
The opposite will happen.
The opposite?
I'll leave the villages, and you'll follow me.
Fine.
That's okay.
Hey, if we leave the villages too, let's look for Maria and Mamoru and live with them.
Of course.
Four are better than two.
Yes!
And then, when we're with Maria and Mamoru...
What the faceless boy had said in my dream continued to haunt me.
Why did he tell me what he did?
He told me not to aid Maria and Mamoru in their escape.
He also said that she had to die.
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
あがいて 叫んで
I struggle and scream
Fuke fuke
吹け吹け
Blow and blow
Watashi wa shabondama
わたしはしゃぼん玉
I'm a soap bubble
Soredemo shinjiteru
それでも信じてる
And still I have faith
Yokisenu arashi ni
予期せぬ 嵐に
In a sudden storm
Joushou shite kakou shite
上昇して 下降して
I rise and fall
Aragau shabondama
あらがうしゃぼん玉
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
弾ける瞬間 虹、放て
I make a rainbow when I burst
Department of Exospecies Control
In the year 237, in July,
Department of Exospecies Control
I turned 26.
You've got visitors, Saki-chan!
I'll be right there!