Nihil est firmum.

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Butler

Milady, we have arrived.

Sakiko

So I'm heading to Switzerland right away.
Do you plan to send me off with nothing but the clothes on my back?

Butler

It's what the master instructed. If you have any requests, I'll be available later...

Sakiko

...

Sakiko

(What an anticlimactic ending.)

Sakiko

(Just as I had resolved to take on their lives without escaping...)

Sakiko

(Is this the fate that God has decided?
I'm always like this.)

Sakiko

(No matter how much I struggle, no matter how much I fight, everything gets swept away by the raging current.)

Sakiko

...

Butler

What's the matter, milady?

Sakiko

I'm not getting on board.

Sakiko

I have to go!

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Butler

Sakiko-sama! It's dangerous! Stop!

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Sakiko

Haa... Haa...!

Sakiko

Ah!

Sakiko

(There's no time to nurse my pain!)

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Sakiko

Haa... Haa...!

Sakiko

(Uika!)

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Sakiko

Thank you for calling out to me.
I don't have much on me... so please take me as far as possible.

Driver

I won't just leave the Togawa young lady behind.
Where are you headed?

Sakiko

Thank you. Could you direct me to the house of Misumi-san...?

Driver

Yeah... They moved to the mainland.
Maybe the older sister... Ah...

Sakiko

Older sister? Where is she?

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Sakiko

(Uika is here...?)

Hatsune

Saki-chan...?

Sakiko

Uika... thank goodness!

Hatsune

!

Sakiko

Wait, Uika! Hatsune-san...!

Hatsune

...!

Hatsune

Saki-chan, you should go back now.
You shouldn't be with me...

Sakiko

I'm not going back.

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Sakiko

Why didn't you reply?
Was it my grandfather's order?

Hatsune

No...

Sakiko

Hatsune-san, what is your relationship with my grandfather?

Hatsune

I'm... Sadaharu Togawa's daughter...

Sakiko

Grandfather's daughter...?

Hatsune

Yes. My mother used to be the caretaker here.
She quit after I was born, so you've never met her, right?

Sakiko

You're an illegitimate child?

Hatsune

Legally, I'm considered a stranger, so the inheritance rights of the Togawa family won't be affected.

Sakiko

I'm not talking about that.

Sakiko

You are Hatsune-san, right?
Is "Uika" your alias then?

Hatsune

It's my younger sister's name.

Sakiko

Eh?

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Hatsune

The girl who was more energetic than me, loved catching bugs,
and wanted to become an idol... was the real Uika.

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Hatsune

I pretended to be Uika because I wanted to see you, Saki-chan.

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Hatsune

I'm sorry for lying all this time...
I'm really sorry!

Sakiko

What will you do from now on?

Hatsune

Since I'll be working as a live-in caretaker,
I think I'll transfer to a new school too.

Sakiko

Are you really okay with that?

Hatsune

Eh?

Sakiko

What about sumimi? What about Ave Mujica?

Hatsune

I knew that one day, it would come to an end.

Hatsune

The idol life, the band life. I was just being let off the hook.

Hatsune

It could end tomorrow, or even today. I was scared every day.
Sometimes I thought it would be easier to just
let go of everything...

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Hatsune

It didn't work.

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Sakiko

Is it because I asked you...

Hatsune

No! I was happy!

Hatsune

Even if it was in place of someone else.

Sakiko

...!

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Sakiko

...

Hatsune

I was happy to be needed by Saki-chan.
I wanted to help you forget everything...

Hatsune

Even though it was impossible.
A liar like me could never do it.

Sakiko

Everyone has a secret or two.
Even if you don't share everything, it doesn't mean you're betraying someone.

Sakiko

Even I—

Hatsune

I know.

Hatsune

I know how you and your father have been living.
Because it was all my fault—

Sakiko

Eh?

Hatsune

Now you understand, right?
It's all... all my fault.

Sakiko

...

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Hatsune

That's the last ferry.

Sakiko

...Come with me for a moment.

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Hatsune

Haa... Haa... Saki-chan...!
Saki-chan! What about the ferry? The last ferry is about to leave!

Sakiko

Here we are.
It almost seems like it's a different place in the daytime.

Hatsune

This place...
Ah, Saki-chan,don't sit there. You'll get your clothes dirty.

Sakiko

I already slipped, you see.

Hatsune

There's a bug.

Sakiko

Are you afraid of bugs?

Hatsune

Yeah...

Sakiko

Who was it that screamed when catching bugs and got scared by the big spider?

Hatsune

That wasn't me.

Sakiko

Who was it that picked up the beautiful seashell on the beach?

Hatsune

Not me.

Sakiko

Who was it that ate cookies together under the shade of the rose bush?

Hatsune

No...

Sakiko

Well then...

Hatsune

Most of your memories of playing with Uika belong to her.

Hatsune

No... All of it. It's all Uika's.

Sakiko

...

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Hatsune

This island isn't so bad. The stars are beautiful here.
I was really... really happy to meet Saki-chan,
and be able to spend even a little time together.

Hatsune

Although I don't have the right to say that...
But I think I can keep going because of these memories.

Hatsune

So...

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Sakiko

All you think about is yourself.

Hatsune

...

Sakiko

But, there is one thing I've come to understand.

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Sakiko

We watched the stars together here, didn't we?
Was that you?

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Hatsune

...!

Sakiko

I knew it. You're the one who loves the stars, Hatsune.

Hatsune

...!!

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Sakiko

Phew...

Hatsune

Saki-chan...?

Sakiko

Hatsune, let's go back.

Hatsune

Eh? To where?

Sakiko

Of course, to Tokyo!

Hatsune

Huh~?

Sakiko

If we take the shortcut, we'll make it to the ferry in time.
Let's run, Hatsune!

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Hatsune

Hey, don't pull me.
S-Saki-chan~~~~!

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Sakiko

I'm glad we made it in time.
Hehe, I'm completely drenched in sweat.

Hatsune

Saki-chan...! I really can't go.

Sakiko

You can just blame me for dragging
you along.

Hatsune

That's no good...

Sakiko

Our destinies are one.

Hatsune

!

Sakiko

Didn't you give me your life?

Hatsune

I betrayed you, Saki-chan! I...
betrayed you...

Sakiko

Shall we pretend it never happened?

Hatsune

Eh... W-What do you mean?

Sakiko

The misfortune and regret that surround you and me.
All the entanglements.

Hatsune

That is...

Sakiko

Let's forget everything and pretend it never happened.
That way, we won't be trapped by anything.

Hatsune

That is... not possible. It's unforgivable.

Sakiko

...

Hatsune

Saki-chan...? Leaning out that far is dangerous...

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Sakiko

I'm so sick of this......!!

Hatsune

...!

Sakiko

Who's not forgiving you!? Who decided that?
Why do I have to do what they say?

Sakiko

Hatsune, you're the same! You...
FOOL~~~!

Hatsune

Saki-chan...

Sakiko

What is it? I'm upset, you know.
Don't take my determination lightly.

Hatsune

Yeah...

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Hatsune

...

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Hatsune

...

Sakiko

Hmm...

Hatsune

...

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Sakiko

Here it is...!

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Sakiko

At least this...

Hatsune

...

Sadaharu

Acting like a sneaky thief...

Sakiko

I just came to get my belongings.

Sadaharu

Hatsune, I believe your role was done the moment
you brought Sakiko back.

Hatsune

Uh, um...

Sadaharu

...?

Hatsune

Please let me stay by Saki-chan's side!
I won't cause any trouble to you or the Togawa—

Sadaharu

Are you planning to follow the same path as that man?
Leave right now. Never again should you step foot inside the Togawa household.

Sakiko

Togawa, Togawa... is it really that great?
What exactly have we done?

Sakiko

I simply cannot accept this!

Sadaharu

You don't understand the terrifying power of the Togawa—

Sakiko

You're the one who's afraid!

Sadaharu

!

Sakiko

I will leave as well.
I won't be obedient to you anymore.

Sakiko

I'll live with her!

Hatsune

Saki-chan...!

Sakiko

Please take care of my father!

Sadaharu

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Sakiko

Hehe! That face grandfather made!
It's exactly like a deer in the headlights! Hehe.

Sakiko

Thank you.

Hatsune

...

Hatsune

I thought I was going to die.

Sakiko

Me too...
Oh, Hatsune. There's a bug on your shoulder...

Hatsune

Whoa! A bug!?

Sakiko

Stay still, I'll take it off.
Here, hold still.

Hatsune

Ugh...! H-Hurry...

Sakiko

Look, I took it off.
Are you really scared of such a tiny ladybug?

Hatsune

I-It's a little scary~!
Saki-chan, don't point it this way~

Sakiko

Hehe, Hatsune.

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Hatsune

Mmm~ stop laughing~!
Hehe...

Sakiko

Hehe.

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Ahaha.

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Hatsune

What will we do from now on?

Sakiko

This world is full of things that can't be helped...

Sakiko

And there's nothing certain,
nothing unshakeable.

Sakiko

Are you scared?

Hatsune

No, not as long as Saki-chan is with me.

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@Sakiko Did you find Misumi-san?

Umiri

Practice starts at 11

Umiri

Please make sure to come today😭

Sakiko

I forgot. Uh... Now, really...?

Hatsune

We gotta show up after all this time.
I'll make coffee, so you can sleep a little longer.

Hatsune

Saki-chan... I love you.

Sakiko

......

Sakiko

(Even if I turn away from fate, from the world,
nothing will change.)

Sakiko

(This little world will eventually come to an end.
Like waking up from a dream in the morning—Suddenly, without any choice.)

Sakiko

(But, as much as I can, just a little longer,
I want to stay lost in the drowsiness.)

Sakiko

This smell... I hate it.