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young saki: ha-! it’s the first time i’ve been in a band, but performing with everyone was super fun-!

young shiho: ... well, it does have some appeal.

young honami: fufu. you’re right. even in the end when we were panting (1), it was fun.

young ichika: um... thank you, everyone.

young ichika: for sticking with me after i suddenly said i want to “try creating a band which will perform miku’s songs”...

young ichika: so, uh... i want to do it again, if everyone’s ok with it

young saki: yes! let’s do it again! tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, let’s practice as a 4-member band!

young ichika: yes...! ... oh, just now, a shooting star...?

young saki: eh! where where? hey, let’s get on the park’s jungle gym to take a look!

young ichika: ah, another one! (2)

young honami: wah, it’s pretty...! ah, speaking of, i saw this morning’s news saying today is the day we can see shooting stars.

young shiho: it’s like that huh. then let’s stay a little longer, i wonder if we can see more.

young ichika: a lot more... i’m sure they are gonna be pretty.

young saki: ...

young ichika: saki? what’s wrong?

young saki: ... ehehe. i was thinking it would be nice if this were to last forever.

young saki: playing around with everyone, talking with everyone, looking at the stars during our walk home...

young saki: just like that, forever. it would be nice if we can stay together.

young ichika: ... right, i also think that.

young honami: me too.

young shiho: ... right.

young honami: oh right. i’ll go home to get my binoculars. i also have a star chart, wanna look at it together?

young shiho: you have those things huh. seems fun.

young saki: then after we put away our instruments, let’s come back here!

young ichika: ok!

i thought we were gonna stay friends forever.

we get to stay together forever — was what i thought

— a couple years later, in miyamasuzaka girls academy year 1 class c —

teacher: um, so for this noun...

ichika: ...

ichika: (huh? the one in the courtyard... honami?)

ichika: (she’s holding a sketchbook, fifth period, i wonder if it’s for art.)

ichika: (ah... she looked this way.)

— in miyamasuzaka girls academy courtyard —

honami: ...ichika

honami’s classmate: honami? what’s wrong?

honami: ... it’s nothing.

ichika: honami...

— at shibuya crossing (3) —

ichika: (... the one over there... shiho?)

shiho: ... ichika?

ichika: a, um, it’s...

ichika: shiho, you have a bass with you today too. are you going to practice now?

shiho: ... that’s right.

ichika: is that so... um...

shiho: ... i have to get going.

ichika: ah, shiho...

ichika: (... today too, i couldn’t talk to her properly.)

ichika: (since when did it come to this? being so stiff around honami and shiho, saki as well—)

ichika: ... is it gonna just stay like this? graduating without even talking properly, going our separate ways... that...

???: ♪— ♪—

ichika: this is... an mv of miku.

ichika: miku really is amazing. always, since so long ago, transforming into all kinds of styles, always so — free.

ichika: completely different from me...

— in ichika’s room —

ichika: ... whew.

ichika: ... the guitar case is covered with dust.

ichika: (but i will no longer play it)

ichika: (being in a band with everyone, the promise to stay together forever, it’s already...)

ichika: eh?

ichika: the thing that glowed just now... my phone? even then it was really bright...

ichika: huh? this song, i wonder what it is. “untitled”?

ichika: wah, what!? it’s bright...!

— in ??? —

ichika: uh... this, where is this?

ichika: a classroom in some school? but i should be in my room just then, so why...

miku: welcome to sekai.

ichika: eh? who... are you.

ichika: mi... miku?

miku: yes that’s right. nice to meet you, ichika.

ichika: what... is this even possible... that aside, how do you know my name...?

luka: that’s because this sekai is born from ichika and friends’ feelings.

ichika: even luka...!? just what is this...

luka: i’m sorry for scaring you, but please don’t worry. we’re in this sekai to help you.

ichika: help... us?

luka: that’s right. in order to find your true feelings in this sekai.

miku: when you find your true feelings, those feelings will give birth to songs.

miku: that’s why, luka and i want to help ichika... no, help ichika and your friends, find your true feelings.

ichika: everyone... and i?

miku: yep. you have them don’t you? the precious friends to ichika.

ichika: ...

young saki: playing around with everyone, talking with everyone, looking at the stars during our walk home...

young saki: just like that, forever. it would be nice if we can stay together.

honami: ... it’s nothing.

shiho: ... i have to get going.

ichika: but everyone is... and even saki...

miku: it’s ok, ichika.

miku: i’m sure you and the others hold the same feelings.

ichika: eh?

miku: that’s why, let’s meet here again.

luka: right. we’ll wait here in sekai. so next time, bring everyone with you.

ichika: and just how can i...?

ichika: hey miku, luka...!!

— in ichika’s room —

ichika: did i fall asleep? since when...

ichika: somehow... that was a weird dream.

ichika: it’s already dark out. looks like i slept for quite a bit...

ichika: ah...

ichika: it seems i’ll be able to see the stars clearly tonight...

honami: ... ah

honami: the stars... pretty.

shiho: ...? it looks really good tonight.

shiho: stars... it’s been a while since i looked at them.

saki: hunhuhu-n ♪ hunhuhu-n ♪

saki: thank god i got the new lipstick—! let’s start using it from tomorrow.

saki: it’s been a while since i went to school, i’m looking forward to it—! fufu. i wonder if if ichika and the rest of them would be shocked... ah!

saki: uwah—! there’s a lot of stars tonight! ah, was that a shooting star just now!?

saki: we saw it once a long time ago didn’t we? meteor shower. the sky back then was really pretty...

saki: ah... it happened again! then since it’s a rare occasion, maybe i’ll make a wish.

saki: i wish we can watch the meteor shower together again, the four of us.

— end —

translator note:

(1).. ヘトヘトになっちゃった lit: “become sick” i’m guessing it’s like an almost-puke kinda feeling but it feels too icky to put “when we almost puked”????

(2).. it’s not exactly what she said.. but i paraphrased it so it made more sense in english “あ、また…流れた！” lit: “ah, again... it flowed/shot!” so yea... shooting stars don’t flow and saying shot is a bit... ^^;

middle schooler kanade: ... father

middle schooler kanade: i was the one, the one who stole father’s music.

middle schooler kanade: because my songs, because they were not songs that could give happiness to others. that’s why father ended up like that.

middle schooler kanade: i have to be able to make songs that will make others happy

middle schooler kanade: songs that could save people, no matter who they are.

middle schooler kanade: ... i have to make it... i have to make it...

middle schooler kanade: i have to... continue composing.

— 2 years later, in kanade’s room —

kanade: no, not this. not this sound...

kanade: the bar splitting (1) should’ve been okay here. then, i’ll switch these around...

kanade: ... dm? from yuki?

mafuyu (yuki): just now, i sent the lyrics for the new song. can you take a look when you have the time to?

kanade (k): thank you.

mafuyu (yuki): k, it seems like you haven’t slept for a long time. are you ok?

kanade (k): yup. but yuki, you’re up suprisingly late.

mafuyu (yuki): huhu, you see, i thought i should work hard too after seeing everyone working so diligently.

mafuyu (yuki): we don’t know each others faces or real names but we’re working on a project together. i want to work hard for the team too.

kanade (k): ... i see.

mafuyu (yuki): but k, you’re always working until late. don’t overwork yourself ok?

kanade (k): ... ok.

kanade: ... but.

kanade: i have to continue composing songs.

kanade: if i can’t make a song that can bring happiness to people, then i...

kanade: eh?

kanade: the monitor suddenly brightened...?

kanade: w-what is this file... “untitled”? i don’t recall composing this kind of song...

kanade: eh? w-what...!?

— in ??? —

kanade: this place is...?

kanade: i should be in my room...

miku: this place is sekai, kanade.

kanade: wha... w-who?

miku: i am miku.

kanade: miku? you mean... the virtual singer?

kanade: but... to talk to miku like this... is this... a dream?

miku: kanade, i’ve been waiting for you. in this sekai, since a long time ago.

kanade: ... sekai?

miku: yes. this place is made from that child’s feelings, a sekai with no one.

miku: i’m here in order to help that child find their real feelings.

kanade: that child...? feelings?

miku: yes. when that child’s real feelings are found, a song will be born from it.

miku: but even up until now, i have not been able to find that child. in this empty sekai...

miku: that’s why, kanade, please save that child.

kanade: me? saving...? what do you mean?

miku: you don’t have to understand now. but kanade, you and that child will surely meet in this sekai.

miku: that’s why, please help them. the child who will soon be by your side.

kanade: ...wait a second. i really have no idea what you’re saying...

miku: there’s no time left. kanade. please somehow...

miku: save that child.

kanade: ...!

— in kanade’s room —

kanade: ... oh?

kanade: i must’ve fallen asleep without realising. but i feel like i’ve seen quite the weird dream...

kanade: it’s no use. i can’t remember at all. but i was composing, and then yuki...

kanade: oh right. i was dm-ing yuki.

mafuyu (yuki): k? did you fall asleep?

mafuyu (yuki): sleep well. i’ll talk to you tomorrow.

kanade: it was sent a while ago. did i really sleep that long?

kanade: maybe it’s sleep deprivation... just a little bit...

kanade: ... no.

kanade: i have to keep composing.

kanade: songs that will save someone.

— end —

translator’s notes:

時計の針が牙のように tokei no hari ga kiba no you ni The hands of the clock are like fangs 昨日と今日の境界に噛み付く kinou to kyou no kyoukai ni kamitsuku Biting at the boundary between yesterday and today 全てが変わるMidnight subete ga kawaru Midnight Everything changes at midnight

不吉を飾る13-Thirteen-と fukitsu wo kazaru thirteen to The unlucky thirteen and 清い愛を求める14-Fourteen- hiroi ai wo motomeru fourteen The fourteen seeking pure love その狭間に攫おう sono hazami ni saraou Let’s go through that gap

甘い愛の言葉、 amai ai no kotoba Sweet words of love 心に潜んだ欲望 kokoro ni hisonda yokubou Desire hidden in your heart 危険な kiken na With a dangerous 香りで kaori de fragrance 誘った sasotta invited

熱い吐息で溶けていったショコラの雫 atsui toiki de tokete itta shokora no chizuku chocolate drops melting with hot breaths 唇を染めていくよ kuchibiru wo somete iku yo dyeing our lips まるで闇のような漆黒のルージュだね marude yami no you na shikkoku no ruujyu da ne As if it’s a dark rosy rougue そう、危険なサインを放ってる sou kiken na sain wo hanatteru yes, I have a dangerous sign くれたのは君なのに、何故そんなに欲しいんだ？ kureta no wa kimi na no ni naze sonna ni hoshiinda Why do you want so much, you were the one who gave it away キスで拭い去ってくれよ kisu de nuguisatte kure yo Wipe it off with a kiss 時計の針はもう二度と動かないさ tokei no hari wa mou nidoto ugokanai sa The hands of the clock will never move again 堕ちていく…BLOODY VALENTINE ochite iku BLOODY VALENTINE Falling… BLOODY VALENTINE

覚悟が決まったらおいでよ kakugo ga kimattara oide yo Come when you’re prepared 昨日と今日の境界を飛び越え kinou to kyou no kyoukai wo tobi koe Jump over the boundary of yesterday and today 二度と帰さないけど… nidoto kaesanai kedo Although you won’t be able to go back…

何度も重ねてしまうね nando mo kasanete shimau ne It will overlap over and over again

「罪滅ぼしの月」に隠れて tsumihoroboshi no tsuki ni kakurete Hidden in the “month of crime” スリルの蜜を味わう suriru no mitsu wo ajiwau Taste the honey of thrill

甘い毒が回って amai doku ga mawatte Sweet poison spun around 心を蝕んだ kokoro wo mushibanda It corroded our hearts 手遅れ te okure Too late なんだよ… nanda yo What is it… 逃がさない nigasanai I won’t let you escape

赫い瞳で見つめたら、快楽の虜 akai hitomi de mitsumetara kairaku no toriko If you look into my red eyes, you’ll become a prisoner to pleasure 唇が傷つくほど kuchibiru ga kizutsuku hodo The more our lips are wounded 滴り落ちる深紅の輝きが shitatari ochiru shinku no kagayaki ga The more the dripping crimson shine 理性から獣を解き放つ risei kara kemono wo tokihanatsu Unleash the beast formed with reason 捧げたのは君なのに、もっと欲しいって強請って sasageta no wa kimi nanoni motto hoshii tte nedatte Even though you were the one to give, I still want more 鎖は絡まりあった kusari wa karamari atta The chain was tangled 時計の針はもう二度と動かないさ tokei no hari wa mou nidoto ugokanai sa The hands of the clock will never move again 永遠の…BLOODY VALENTINE eien no BLOODY VALENTINE Eternal… BLOODY VALENTINE

白い鳥は高く高く飛び shiroi tori wa takaku takaku tobi The white bird flies higher and higher いつからか見えなくなって itsu kara mienaku natte Until it disappears 地平線の向こう側へと chiheinsen no mukougawa e to To the other side of the horizon

薄暗い部屋から眺める usugurai heya kara nagameru Looking out from the dark room 惑う背中 寂し気 or not madou senaka sabishige or not The lost back is lonely, or not 誰も見たことない場所へ dare mo mita kotonai basho e To a place where no one has ever been

ツバサはえて 空翔べたら tsubasa haete sora tobetara If I could grow wings and fly in the sky あの塔にも 登れるだろう ano tou ni mo noboreru darouㅤ I can probably climb that tower too ツバサはえて 風乗れたらㅤ tsubasa haete kaze noretara If I grow wings and ride the wind キミはキミの夢のヒロインだからㅤ kimi wa kimi no yume no hiroin dakara You are the heroine of your own dreams

白い羽根が舞う shiroi hane ga mau The white feathers dance 完璧なシルエット kanpeki na Silhouette Making a perfect silhouette 振り返りはしない furikaeri wa shinai I will not look back でもついておいでㅤ demo tsuite oide But follow me ちょっと意地悪な chotto ijiwaru na With a tempting song 歌で惑わせて uta de madowasete I will charm youㅤ 揺れる陽射しみたい yureru hizashi mitai Like flickering sunlight 不安定な感情ㅤ fuantei na kanjou Unstable emotions

奪ってもっと 誘って高くㅤ ubatte motto sasotte takaku Take more, take me higher 気付いてボクの kizuite boku no Notice me I up to the nines

黒い鳥は深く深く飛び kuroi tori wa fukaku fukaku tobi The black bird flies lower and lower やがて危ういところまでㅤ yagate ayaui tokoro made It will reach a dangerous spot at one point この世界の果ての果てへとㅤ kono sekai no hate no hate e to It flies toward the end of this world

一番に知らせたよ Always ichiban ni shiraseta yo Always I always told you 輝きは一瞬で更新 kagayaki wa isshun de koushin A shine can be replaced any time 誰も見たことない奇跡ㅤ dare mo mita kotonai kiseki A miracle that no one has ever seen

ツバサはえて 空羽ばたき tsubasa haete sora habataki I grew wings and flew in the sky 見つけ出した 強い絆 mitsuke dashita tsuyoi kizuna I found a strong bond ツバサはえて 素直な声 tsubasa haete sunao na koe I grew wings, with an honest voice キミがボクの夢に kimi ga boku no yume ni In order to fulfil my dream 必要なんだㅤ hitsuyou nanda You are needed

上がってく Ever…ㅤ agatteku ever I'll keep going forever 届かない Yet…ㅤ todokanai Yet Even if I can't reach it yet

遠くにいても ほら声を感じて tooku ni ite mo hora koe wo kanjite Feel my voice even if I'm far away 近付いたら消える chikazuitara kieru It'll disappear if you notice it 甘い吐息のよう amai toiki no you Like a sweet sigh つかまえて 離さない tsukamaete hanasanai Catch me and don't let go

(To the nines)わがままにㅤ (to the nines) wagamama ni (To the nines) Selfishly (To the nines)ボクなりにㅤ (to the nines) boku nari ni (To the nines) In my own way ツバサを見つけたよㅤ tsubasa o mitsuketa yo I found wings 左右のBraver hidari migi no braver Braver ones on my left and right ㅤ (To the nines)わがままにㅤ (to the nines) wagamama ni (To the nines) Selfishly (To the nines)ボクなりにㅤ (to the nines) boku nari ni (To the nines) In my own way 大切にしたいよㅤ taisetsu ni shitai yo I want to treasure it 過去未来も全部ㅤ kako mirai mo zenbu The past, the future, everything

白い羽根が舞う shiroi hane ga mau The white feathers dance 完璧なシルエット kanpeki na Silhouette Making a perfect silhouette 振り返りはしない furikaeri wa shinai I will not look back でもついておいでㅤ demo tsuite oide But follow me ちょっと意地悪な chotto ijiwaru na With a tempting song 歌で惑わせて uta de madowasete I will charm youㅤ 揺れる陽射しみたい yureru hizashi mitai Like flickering sunlight 不安定な感情ㅤ fuantei na kanjou Unstable emotions