01x03 - My Song

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Mazui presents

mezamete wa kurikaesu nemuri asa wa

目覚めては繰り返す　眠い朝は

I open my eyes again, to a sleepy morning

eri no tai wo kitsuku shime

襟のタイをきつく締め

I tighten the tie around my neck

kyoushitsu no doa kuguru to

教室のドア潜ると

When I pass through the door of the classroom

honno sukoshi mune wo hatte arukidaseru

ほんの少し胸を張って歩き出せる

I puff my chest out with a little bit of pride

sonna nichijou ni fukinukeru kaze

そんな日常に吹き抜ける風

A wind that blows past everyday life

kikoeta ki ga shita

聞こえた気がした

I thought I heard it

kanjita ki ga shitanda

感じた気がしたんだ

I thought I felt it

furuedasu ima kono mune de

震え出す　今この胸で

It started to shake within my chest

mou kuru ki ga shita

もう来る気がした

I felt it would come now

iku oku no hoshi ga kie satteku no wo

幾億の星が消え去ってくのを

I watched countless stars as they vanished

miokutta te wo futta yokatta ne to

見送った　手を振った　良かったねと

I waved goodbye, "I'm glad"

Teaching Staff Building

Principal's Office

Why is the new song a ballad?

Is that bad?

For a diversion, yes.

Um...

What do you mean by "diversion"?

Didn't I tell you during Operation Tornado?

She leads a school rock band which is very popular amongst the normal students.

We don't directly cause any harm to them,

but sometimes we use them, and if they're in the way we have to remove them from the scene.

At times like that, we use GirlDeMo to divert their attention.

They're pretty trendy for NPCs.

It just goes to show that their band has real skill and appeal.

So, no good?

A ballad is kind of...

We won't be able to carry out a flashy operation if it's that kind of a calming song, right?

I see, rejected then.

Well then, let's get back to the briefing.

Here's everyone's orders.

Otonashi-kun.

Close the curtains.

Our next operation will be the revenge of the Angel Area Invasion Plan.

We commence in three days.

You want to use that plan?

But last time—

This time, this person will be accompanying us.

Pleased to meet you.

From behind the chair?

Four-eyes.

What kind of joke is this, Yurippe?

Will a coward like him really be useful?

Now now, don't say that.

Then...

I'll test him!

You don't have any friends, do you...



Stop!

Please stop!

No way, Pi?!

Four-eyes.

Stop, stop!

That guy's an idiot!

That's right. Our weakness is that we're stupid.

That's not something the leader should say...

In our last invasion plan, we displayed a clear lack of intelligence.

However!

This time, by using the man who made a name for himself as a genius hacker —

handle name "Takeyama-kun" — the planning team can do a detailed investigation of the area.

That's not his real name?

If you could, please...

Call me Christ.

Look, you went and ruined his cool handle name.

That's Yurippe for you.

So, what is this "Angel Area"?

It's where Angel lives.

Where she lives?

I wonder what kind of place she lives in...

Wait, why would we need a hacker for that sort of place?

The core is computer-controlled.

It's mechanical?

There must be a way to get through to God in there somewhere.

This plan is crazy!

Considering this is our second attempt, Angel will have tighter security than before.

We'll need GirlDeMo to put on an especially flashy show.

Understood.

Get chance and luck!

Beneath Connection Bridge 2

Good, I'm doing well.

Wait, aren't I getting a little too used to this?

But those guys aren't as bad as my first impressions of them.

Classroom block B Message Board

Is this the "flashy diversion"?

Ah sorry, did I startle you?

Oh, it's you.

You know me?

Yes!

My senpai who always walks around with a huge axe told me to be wary around you because you bring calamity or something.

That one...

But is it okay to advertise that it's in the sports hall like this?

No, it's quite dangerous. Unheard of.

It's not even a guerrilla live this time, it's an announced event.

The teachers won't ignore this, and there's no knowing what other obstacles we'll face.

But I heard that the plan this time requires that we go this far to gather an audience.

Girls Dead Monster, huh...

By the way, you must be...

I'm Yui!

I'm still an underling in the diversion unit.

But I'm happy with even just that!

I get to be a GirlDeMo roadie!

Do you know? Girls Dead Monster are amazing!

"GirlDeMo" for short!

They perform amazingly for an all-girl band,

and above all they have Iwasawa-san on vocals and guitar!

She even does the composition and lyrics!

My favorite is Crow Song!

The cl*max feels like it has such amazing resolution!

The lyrics are about Iwasawa-san, and...

And, and, you know what pumps me up?

Alchemy! Alchemy is...

I'm not finished yet! Alchemy is...

Do you have time to waste here like this?!

Work a bit more seriously for your beloved GirlDeMo!

Oh yeah!

Well then, excuse me.

Classroom block A Empty classroom

Whoop!

Sorry, I need to restring my guitar.

Okay, break time.

You guys were on fire.

I can understand why the students go crazy for you.

Before I realized it, I stopped to listen.

Thanks.

So, you don't have any memories?

Yeah.

Must be nice.

Are your memories also...

Someone else told you about their memories?

Yeah, Yuri.

Oh, Yuri...

Hers are the worst.

Mine aren't that bad.

Not as bad?

It's nothing much.

I couldn't sing the songs I wanted to, that's all.

My parents were always fighting.

I didn't have my own room,

so I just crouched in a corner with my hands over my ears.

My only escape was to hide in my own little world.

There was nowhere I could rest.

That's when I discovered a band called Sad Machine.

The vocalist was in the same kind of unhappy situation as me.

I heard that when things were painful for her, she'd cover her ears with headphones and escape to the world of music.

I tried it too.

It was like everything was blown away.

The vocals screamed for me.

They grieved for me.

The ones who put on the act of common sense were wrong.

Those who cried were right.

We, the lonely, were more human.

They screamed at the absurd, beat it down, and destroyed it.

They saved me.

I first met it one day abandoned in the rain.

That's when I began singing.

Even in such an empty life as mine, I had songs.

Are you serious?

With your grades, you could go anywhere—

I don't want to rely on my parents anymore.

I did part time jobs for a living,

and kept auditioning at recording studios.

I told myself I'd leave that house when I graduated.

I'd go to the city, and then...

live by my music.

That's what I thought.

Huh?

Maybe I'm tired...

I can't play the guitar like this...

Maybe I should cancel the performance tonight and rest...

When I woke up, I was unable to speak.

Cerebral contusion.

It was aphasia due to a stroke.

The cause was an accident during a fight my parents were having.

I cursed my fate.

I had nowhere to escape.

And like that, my life ended.

Iwasawa!

Oh, Hisako? Okay.

We're tired of waiting already.

No-memory boy!

You can have that.

Just now...

Those were eyes that curse the unfairness of life.

She also had a harsh life.

No one's afraid of becoming a water flea.

The people here...

They're all trying to rebel against God,

against accepting an unfair life.

They're trying to fight it.

Just overlook it this one time, president!

Yeah, GirlDeMo's live concerts are the only fun we get to look forward to!

Don't take that from us!

Yeah, yeah!

Right?

Huh?

Where'd she go?

It's almost like I'm the bad guy.

Sports Hall

Got it? The operation this time will be carried out with the bare minimum number of members.

It will take place today, 1900 hours.

Operation start!

Too few...

You get a special seat.

It's time.

Alright...

Let's put on a show!

Clear!

Clear!

Alright, infiltration successful.

What?

Angel Area infiltration.

Close the door!

Takeyama-kun, we'll leave the computer to you.

Call me Christ.

Um... this is...

This is just a normal girl's room!

We're trespassing!

What are you doing?

Girl's Dormitory

This is the girl's dorm!

Turn off the light!

And "computer-controlled"?

There's just a computer in the room!

A password...

Nobody could figure it out before.

I see.

Then this is where I demonstrate my skills.

Beginning analysis.

Oh? Looks like you're not so useless.

Hey come on, respect people's privac—

Hey, stop!

You're too noisy.

Keep it quiet, or I'll be taking your throat out.

What!

I was just starting to think you weren't so bad, too!

Why...

We need more people to come...

Alchemy? This soon in?

That's good!

I want to live forever

mugen ni ikitai

無限に生きたい

And if I could live forever

mugen ni ikiraretara

無限に生きられたら

Everything would be granted

subete kanau

全て叶う

All sorts of things

iroirona mono ga

いろいろなものが

Keep having their way with me

atashi wo oikondeku

あたしを追い込んでく

All the time I have to live

ikiru nokori jikan wo

生きる残り時間を

Warping where my dreams will go

yume no zahyou wo kurue

夢の座標を狂え

Even though they're so important to me

zenbu daiji na mono na no ni

全部大事なものなのに

If it's all I can, right now

iza kokora de chotto

いざここらでちょっと

I'll go eat something sweet

amai mono tabete yukou

甘いもの食べてゆこう

Stop thinking like that

sou iu shikou teishi

そういう思考停止

It's meaningless to talk

katari to muimi datta

語りと無意味だった

I look back at the path I walked and

aruitekita michi furikaeru

歩いてきた道振り返る

What is going on?

What are you doing?

Go back to your dorms!

No way! We have to watch this!

That's right! Why don't you just go away!

Yeah!

She's here!

Give me more energy, everyone!

No, no one can do that for us...

We'll do it with our own strength!

Angel has appeared.

Understood.

Takeyama-kun.

I'm currently running a high speed password-cracking program.

It will be done soon.

Also, please call me Christ.

We're in.

Good job, Takeyama-kun!

Copy all the data!

That would take too much time.

An hour, at least.

And please, call me Chri—

Why don't we just take the whole hard disk?

She'll notice that!

So what do we do?

Just show us any suspicious data, Takeyama-kun!

It's Christ!

A list of students?

NPCs...

No, we're included too.

It's just a name register!

There's not going to be anything suspicious there!

This really is just trespassing!

Shut up!

The diversionary squad has been suppressed.

Angel is returning.

We're out of time...

We didn't manage to get anything this time either...

We're retreating.

, stop screwing with us!

Stop it!

This is for us!

Let them go!

Their music supports us!

Please!

We were just being lenient till now.

Don't get c*ck!

We're confiscating all these instruments.

It's not the cultural festival or anything.

We won't let you get away with this again.

I can throw this away, right?

Don't touch that...

Don't...

Don't touch that!!

Stop that!

Stop!

Hand it over.

joushiki butteru yatsuga waratteru

The ones who ignore common sense laugh

常識ぶってる奴が笑ってる

tsugi wa donna uso wo tsuku

What will they lie about next?

次はどんな嘘をつく

sorede erareta mono

What will be gained

それで得られたもの

daijini kazatteokeru no?

Can we hang it proud?

大事に飾っておけるの？

The new song...

hito wa sore demo susumanakya naranai

Man must go on regardless

人はそれでも進まなきゃならない

sonna no wo utau yo

That is my song

そんなのを歌うよ

Takeyama-kun!

Got it. And call me Christ!

naiteru kimi koso

It's because you're crying

泣いてる君こそ

kodokuna kimi koso

It's because you're lonely

孤独な君こそ　

tadashii yo

You're right

正しいよ

ningen rashii yo

That's being human

人間らしいよ

otoshita namida ga

Those tears I cried

落とした涙が

kouin wo

In time...

光陰を…

konna ni mo utsukushii

It's so beautiful

こんなにも美しい　　　　　

uso ja nai

It's not a lie

嘘じゃない

hontou no bokura wo

For the real us

本当の僕らを

arigatou

Thank you

ありがとう

This is my life...

To go on singing like this...

This is why I was born.

Just as I was saved...

I'll save someone else like this.

Finally...

I finally found it.

Iwasawa...

Can you summarize what we learned, Yurippe?

Angel is developing her own powers herself.

And strangely enough, it looks like she's doing it the same way we make weapons.

What does that mean?

I'm not certain yet,

so I won't say anything now.

Come on, don't be so secretive, Yurippe.

The fact that she needs to use the same methods as us...

The only conclusion we can draw from that is...

the worst case scenario.

There are no gods anywhere.

Why doesn't Angel get her powers from God?

Why does she have to develop them herself?

I'll bring up the next issue then.

Where did Iwasawa-san disappear to?

Didn't Angel erase her?

But it was in the middle of a concert!

What are you saying happened, then?

Who could have done that to Iwasawa-san...

No one.

She accepted it herself.

That's all there is to it.

To disappear, you have to obey what Angel says and lead a normal student life.

But that isn't the only way.

itsumo hitori de aruiteta

いつも一人で歩いてた

I've always walked alone

furikaeru to minna wa tooku

振り返ると　皆は遠く

When I turn around, everyone's far behind

sore demo atashi wa aruita

それでも あたしは歩いた

Even so, I kept walking

sore ga tsuyosa datta

それが強さだった

That was what strength was

mou nani mo kowakunai

もう何も怖くない

"I'm not afraid of anything anymore",

sou tsubuyaitemiseru

そう呟いてみせる

I try to whisper to myself

itsuka hito wa hitori ni natte

いつか人は一人になって

Everyone becomes alone someday

omoide no naka ni ikiteku dake

思い出の中に生きてくだけ

They live on only in memories

kodoku sae aishi waratterareru you ni

孤独さえ　愛し笑ってられるように

So I can laugh with my heart, even in this loneliness

atashi wa tatakaunda

あたしは戦うんだ

I will fight

namida nante misenainda

涙なんて見せないんだ

I will show no tears

Play ball!

I'll be useful!

It's baseball.

Don't stop the dancing!

It's a challenge, kid.

This is Iwasawa's replacement?

I don't know what I did before I died!

Yui, nyan [3

Let's make the best team ever!

Just who are we fighting?

You're fired.

It's a punishment game more terrifying than death.

Your team is not registered.

That might feel better than anything yet...