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Ako...

Things like love

are not needed.

That cane...

isn't meant to hit people like me, is it?

Take better care of it.

Ako-chan!

Kaede-chan...

- Please. - Yes.

Doesn't it look interesting?

Episode two...

ring up the curtain.

Ako...

My sister...

What the hell happened to her?

[Nile Café]

Here you are, Kaede-chan.

Ako-chan, here you are.

It's good.

Ah, thank you.

Papa, did you hear that Ako-chan's brother has been found?

Ah, Ako-chan...

Miyu-chan, where did you hear that?

Just now, nearby aunts in the supermarket.

Is it wrong?

Makabe-san was looking for him.

So he just came to our house--

Because there are people who talk flippantly like that,

rumours spread quickly, isn't that right?

I'm not like that...

Ako-chan...

You haven't met him?

Your brother?

Brother, mama... Brother, Ako will go too.

Mama, brother... Mama, brother.

Ako will go too.

Mama, brother... Mama, brother.

Ako will go too.

Mama, brother...

For me,

I don't have things like family.

At the age of 13, she developed a serious illness.

Ah... yes.

The effect of this was complete blindness in both eyes at the age of 15.

Yes.

With the possibility of going blind from the onset of the illness

and in preparation for the day when she will no longer be able to see,

she studies Braille at the school for the blind affiliated with Hiyoshi University.

Yes

Sakiko-san had to take her to and from that school.

Yes.

It was quite far.

And her eyes were getting worse and worse.

And my dad?

What have he done?

He didn't even notice that she was ill,

he made Sakiko-san take care of her,

so what was my dad doing?

The president was a very busy individual.

Sakiko-san was previously your father's secretary.

She is very trustworthy, and that's why.

So that's why...

I'm responsible for her, Ako-chan.

So when does he become a parent?

I...

I don't know about those days.

But President Takazono

did his best to ensure that Ako-chan would not be inconvenienced in the future.

No matter how busy the president was,

he was always concerned about Ako-chan.

That's really from the heart.

So my dad...

died, leaving behind just enough for Ako-chan to be safe in the future.

And that person, covered in such great love from her dad?

She just lived her life.

If so...

why does that person look so sad?

Why does that person look so love-starved, loveless, and sad?

Ridiculous.

What's love-starved?

Don't say things like you understand.

Ako-chan, your brother doesn't--

I understand, you know.

That's the kind of face...

I see a lot of.

When I was ten, my mother died.

Seeing my mother die in tatters and hating my dad.

The government guys got me into an orphanage.

That orphanage

didn't even have bread or meat.

I shoplifted for the first time.

Anpan (red bean bun).

I ate without chewing with the guys from the orphanage.

But, you know, no matter what happens, it's only a place to live.

I stayed in that orphanage until I left junior high school.

The guys I was with there...

all had the same look as you.

But everyone could see, right?

And then when papa died, he just showed up out of nowhere.

Bragging that I was unhappy too.

So you do understand how I feel?

It's not really a joke.

You've left me alone all this time,

don't act like a big brother now!

Leaving you alone?

I wrote you a letter, didn't I?

Letter?

What's that?

Eh?

What?

Didn't my letter reach her?

Yes.

Well...

Look...

No...

I've sent them out a lot of times, you know.

But...

since there's no reply

I don't know why, but I cannot bring myself to head back here.

Wait, did the letter really not reach her?

Yes.

Even if it came, I couldn't read it.

Makabe is here, right?

Ah, yes.

Give that person my money as appropriate and ask him to leave.

But, Ako-chan, that's--

Hey wait! Don't irresponsibly spend the money!

What do I do with my money, it's up to me, isn't it?

Well, Ako-chan, we've talked about this, haven't we?

Your father's will

stipulates that if Reiji-san is found, he will become Ako-chan's guardian.

And all the inheritance that was given to Ako during his lifetime

you must consult and decide with your brother how to use it.

Inter vivos gifts​? (a gift made between living persons)

Yes, I haven't told you about it yet.

In other words--

Does that mean that all the property in this house is mine?

Nothing moves without my signature and my personal seal.

If so, manage it properly.

It's money you'll need to get on with your life from now on.

Don't even think about giving it to someone like me.

If I don't give it to you, you won't leave, will you?

I'm not leaving either way.

Next month...

with Naru over there,

I'm going to Los Angeles for work.

I think that I might not come back for a while.

That's why I was compelled

to see Ako in person at last.

To LA?

Yes.

Kamidana, you know...

Kamidana: Shintô household shrine

I'm ready to go over there

I'm going to leave soon, but...

not with this sad face.

Until she smiles,

until she comes back to the old Ako,

I can't leave this place.

I did smile.

Get out!

♪ I closed my eyes and prayed for the days that will last forever ♫

♪ I can't do anything in the shadow of the memory left in the room ♫

♪ Why I know it won't come true ♫

♪ Why are you asking for each other ♫

♪ Being struck by the rain and getting wet with tears ♫

♪ Everything has gone... so I do ♫

♪ There is love that cannot be protected ♫

♪ In the swirling corner of time ♫

♪ I will never forget that warmth ♫

♪ Carve on the chest ♫

♪ Love that can't be protected is fine ♫

♪ I just met that ♫

♪ Now in the passing season ♫

♪ Let's start walking... ♫

[Ai Nante Irane Yo, Natsu] ♪... Time is waiting for you ♫

LAST9 [EPISODE 2] 730 million kills — Kill me, with love

So in the end you guys were kicked out?

No, I mean, everyone, except the lady, hold back Rei-san from leaving.

Ako-chan needs a family, they said.

You eat a lot.

Did they believe it? That he's the son of the family?

I have no money.

This is the first time they've seen Rei-san.

So it's like everyone is with him and it's going smoothly.

Everyone loves, you know, their family.

Family love, you know, the warmth of family.

The thing that you lack the most.

But this time, you're not going to hold her and pick her up, are you?

She's kind of your little sister, isn't she?

It's the same.

Sleep with her?

Idiot. That's not what I meant.

Just like I can tell a woman I love her a million times,

and she can tell me a million times that she trusts me, as her family,

because it's all a lie.

So what do you do when you tell the truth?

Because we don't know.

What do you say to a woman you really like, instead of I love you?

You don't normally say that to someone's face, do you?

Like, I love you or something.

Parents to their kids, you know

"Dad loves you so much."

Japanese people...

Is it?

Then, what did you say to her? My sister?

Yeah, what did you say to Shiori-san?

Hmm...

Forget it.

More importantly, why are you bringing them here? Kiriko?

It wasn't me.

Haruo found you guys first.

Hey, they won't get in the way, will they?

I don't think so.

That guy, you know,

as long as he gets the money, that's all that matters.

But seriously, can you really pay back 730 million?

After all, you have a billion to inherit, don't you?

Just take it away.

It's two months. Two months, right?

We've just got to do it.

I don't want to die, though.

Absolutely not.

[Takazono resident]

I understand your brother and his friend will arrive for meal with their luggage.

Nevertheless,

it will be lively starting tomorrow in this house.

Thank you for the meal.

- You haven't finished your salad yet-- - I don't want it.

I want take a bath.

I'll go get it ready now.

Saki...

Yes.

Are you sure you don't know about the letter from that person?

Yes.

Really?

Then that person is lying.

But, maybe he wrote down the wrong address--

I don't mind though.

I'm used to being lied to.

It's hard for me too, Makabe-san.

Since the president had asked me to do it,

I have a responsibility to the people in the company.

I understand.

But about the stock portfolio or the financing aspect.

I don't want to involve Ako-chan in something like that.

I understand.

I knew he was the one.

So I have no choice but to talk to her brother.

In a manner of speaking, well, I suppose so.

Right?

Is yesterday ok?

Is he the type of person you're not good at?

Well...

It's different from what I imagined.

Indeed.

After all, it depends on the environment in which a person was brought up, right?

Which do you pay?

Ah, that's good.

Thank you for the food.

Thank you.

Reiji, you're eating too fast.

Is that so?

Did you chew it properly? You're always like this--

You sound like a nagging wife already.

Reiji-san, are you married?

No. I'm single.

Thanks for the food.

Well, it's still there.

Ako-chan is a light eater.

Put the dishes away.

I'll do it.

I'm not talking to you.

Ako.

I'm talking to you.

If that's what you want, then...

Move aside!

At the very least, return the dishes.

Ako-chan, it's okay.

Oh, you spilled... Make sure you clean it properly.

Rei-san...

Oh, that's a shame, really.

Wait a minute...

Please stop.

Because Ako-chan can't see.

You know,

there are plenty of people out there who are cleaning even if they can't see.

Ako!

If you don't take care of yourself, what are you going to do?

You can hear me already, can't you?

Go back downstairs and clean up.

Stop it, it's scary.

I'm scared, you know.

Grab my hand suddenly, even though you know I can't see.

I'd be afraid of being pulled away.

I walk only with my senses.

I'm sorry, Ako.

You know, Ako-- - "You know, Ako..."

"Sakiko-san will not stay by my side forever."

"There is not always someone to kindly help you out."

"From now on, for the rest of your life."

"For my own survival."

"Don't you have something you are supposed to be to do?"

That's what you want to say, right?

Yeah, I know you get it.

Please do not worry.

I'll do whatever I can with the money.

I'll be hiring someone.

Some people who will put away the dishes and those who clean up.

Erm, thickhead, doesn't she?

Ako, can you hear me?

In life...

the most important thing, you know,

can't be bought with something like money.

Don't put money and heart on the same scale.

Not just someone else's heart...

your own as well.

- Rei-san... - Yes.

How about Ako-chan?

I am sorry for the commotion.

I'm going to cool down a bit.

Ah, Sakiko-san...

Yes.

If you can't pull the hand of a blind person.

What should I do?

Ah...

Elbow.

Raise your elbows.

This is how she holds you by the elbow.

From the hand that's not holding the cane.

Oh, that's how, then.

I understand, thank you.

Um, it's really okay. It's my job.

It's okay, I'm already indebted to you, although I'm unrelated to all this.

How can I not do something?

Please don't worry about that.

It's quicker for two people to do it.

Isn't that interesting?

Would you please wipe the dishes?

You see, if it's me, I don't know where to put it.

I guess I'll take your word for it then.

He's a little bit rough.

Eh?

Reiji-san is not a bad person.

Yes, I kind of understand.

I’m glad to hear that.

Ako-chan...

Eh?

She's not a bad girl.

She's actually a nice lady.

I can see that.

Reiji-san and Naru-san... What kind of work do you do?

- Eh? - Your job.

Ah, the thing is....

Somehow, it looks like a pleasant courtyard.

Oh, I see.

I knew you would be contacted.

Really, did you tell them exactly what to say in that one?

Really?

Thank you.

Honjo-san, if there is anything else, please help me, okay?

The orphanage director?

Yes.

I used to take good care of him.

He listens to what I say.

You must have treated him "quite gently," I suppose.

No good, it won't work.

I'm done.

Here, a floor plan of the house.

You used to live here. Don't get it wrong!

Thank you very much.

As one would expect from the number one host, right?

You and Sakiko-san have already become good friends.

Sort of.

What about you?

As for the lovely siblings?

Ako-chan didn't come down for dinner.

She's a twisted woman, isn't she?

- Ah Naru... - What?

Look, can you please find a suitable place for us to go?

What place?

Like a long stairway

or a steep precipice like that.

Where if you fall,

you will die.

You don't say!

You know, she's a twisted woman.

Hey, even if we get along well and split the cost 50-50.

It won't be exactly 730 million.

Maybe we could search for a performer and swindle her out of everything.

If not, she'll have to die, won't she?

It can't move, can it?

Sakiko-san heard from Naru-kun

that there was indeed a company engaged in importing sundry goods.

The office is in Shinjuku and the president is Reiji-san.

Also,

I contacted the orphanage that Reiji-san mentioned.

In fact, following the death of the president's ex-wife,

he was brought there by the welfare office.

The previous director's son is currently a director of the facility himself,

and he checked the records.

We talked about his appearance in a casual manner,

and it seemed to be true.

I'm sorry,

I know you're busy, and I'm taking your time.

No, it's not unreasonable for Sakiko-san to be worried.

It's not like I'm doubting Reiji-san.

I just wanted to feel safe.

It's about our precious Ako-chan.

Yes, I understand.

Sakiko-san has raised Ako-cha as if she were your real daughter.

Braille translation for Ako-chan?

Yes.

I split up with Kaede-chan.

The president has been blessed with good people.

Here's your tea.

Sure. I’ll take it.

Sakiko-san...

Shouldn't you be thinking about your own life by now?

Eh?

For example, I'm single too.

Huh?

Just kidding now.

Of course.

Thank you for the meal.

- Ako! - Ako-chan...

Grapefruit.

Saki, put this away.

Hey, you--

Oh, have they come? Naru, let's go.

Yes.

Ako, you too, come and help.

That is the one that will push you.

Because you don't move your body. That's why you can't eat.

Please, come along.

Nice to meet you, I'm Kiriko.

I am here to deliver the flower of the summer, marigolds.

Ako-chan, I hope we get along well.

Thank you.

What an awkward voice are you making, Kiriko?

Shut up!

- No, I don't. - You are annoying!

Hey Ako-chan, can I hold your right hand?

This is a marigold.

The colour is as bright yellow as the summer sun.

It's a bunch of tiny petals.

We're going to plant a lot of these in the flower bed.

Let's do it together, Ako-chan.

Ah... earthworms What a huge earthworm.

Take it away. I'm afraid of these things.

- Pathetic, you are. - It's disgusting.

Get rid of them. I hate earthworms.

- I know, I know - Then, remove them!

Get rid of it.

What's wrong, Ako-chan?

By the way, I'm Naru.

What's this?

A flower.

- No, what is this thing? - What?

- What's going on? - There're something.

Ah... a small ant.

Shall I put you down?

Okay, let's plant it now.

Then, Ako-chan...

This way.

Put it right here.

Fill them with soil from the surrounding area.

Ah, you're good at it.

Alright, something like that.

Ako,

in the past,

this happened a lot, right?

I forgot what kind of flower it was.

It's just you, mother and me.

Oh, was it Sunday?

Because dad was around to see it.

So then...

You and I are competing to see who can plant more.

And then, because we're in such a hurry

we botched up that planting.

Mother fixed it.

What a big deal it was.

It was hot and warm that day.

Wasn't it summer then?

All lies.

I don't know anything about the time you and mother were here.

I don't even want to remember.

You, mother and papa are full of lies.

I don't know what it was like when there were four of us.

I erased everything when I lost my eyesight.

There's no point in that, right?

Both memory of flower beds and memory of music boxes.

I can't see anything like that right now.

Even if someone hands me a fake and says "Yes, this is real",

I can't know.

I don't believe in anything I can't see.

There's something you can see clearly.

Then show me.

Let me see it with my own eyes.

Okay, I'll show you.

She went out? And not to the Nile Café?

Yes.

She said she was going out with Reiji-san for a while.

- Where are we going? - For a walk. A little walk.

That liquor store is new.

There's a butcher shop too.

Ah, it must be stationery.

The old man over there is scary.

Uh? Morita's shoe store is still there.

Hey, what did we do around here before?

Hey!

What was that?

I thought you were going to show me.

Wait a minute, okay.

I feel so bad that I can't remember.

Well, yes, it's Yamabiko.

Back from the swimming pool,

we used to eat soft-serve ice cream there.

It is on the left.

It's still there, Yamabiko.

Hey...

What a surprise, you remember all right, don't you?

Hey!

Look, this way, right?

Hey, I'm going home.

That's right, Ako.

Shall we take the train?

After all, it's different when he's your brother, isn't it?

She only goes to the Nile café

or occasionally goes shopping with Kaede-chan,

but suddenly she's going for a walk.

At first I wondered what would happen.

But now I'm relieved.

I'm sure the president wanted to meet Reiji-san too.

That's true.

Excuse me...

I'd like to do that watering, do you have a hose?

Yes... I have.

- Hello. - Ah...

Are you also Reiji-san's friend?

She's amazing.

At this young age she runs a florist shop in Shinjuku.

That's not such a big deal.

My name is Igarashi.

My name is Nanami Kiriko.

Igarashi-san is the next president of the company

and Ako-chan's fiancée.

No, not yet.

Sakiko-san, that's embarrassing.

Really?

You're going to marry Ako-chan?

No, that's not the case yet.

Even Ako-chan's feelings are not clear about that.

Don't tell me, Sakiko-san, are you saying that to Reiji-san as well?

No, I think you must speak to her brother yourself.

Oh, the hose, right?

The hose...

So this is a walk too?

Why a train for a walk?

Shh!

Can you hear it, the sound of the waves.

The sea is right in front of you.

Smell of the sea.

You can smell it, you can hear it,

you can feel the sand on the soles of your feet.

Is that something you can understand in your body?

That's why we came.

The stuffy air in the house and

the kind words that only worried you.

I wanted to get you away from those.

Old memories don't matter to me.

If all we had was hateful thoughts,

as you say, we'd be better off erasing them, wouldn't we?

It's enough to remember where that shopping street is.

Remember what you need to remember.

Come to the sound of my voice.

That's where the waves hit.

Even if you can't see it, you just need to feel it properly.

You just have to believe what you feel.

You better believe what you feel right now.

Ako, come here.

Brother is waiting here.

I'll make sure to get you, Ako.

Ako?

Ako!

What is it?

I thought I'd been exposed to dirt all morning,

and now I'm supposed to have this difficult walking experience?

Feel it?

I felt it, you know.

Soil is...

The soil is warm.

Like an ant moving in my hand.

Really warm...

I forget about that kind of thing.

Even now, the sea breeze

is somehow sticky

and disgusting here at the sea.

Even in the candy shops,

when I could still see a bit,

I could look at the candy and choose which colour I wanted to have.

Because they become more and more difficult to see.

I have to remember it properly.

I'm telling you, I have to properly remember a lot of things.

But...

I was scared that I wouldn't be able to see.

I was really scared.

The more I tried to remember,

the more I feared that it would one day disappear.

If that's the case, I wish I hadn't seen anything in the first place.

- Ako, that's enough. - You listen to me!

You feel like you're the older brother

and feel good about yourself.

Do you realize how cruel you are?

I wanted to forget.

Everything I knew, everything I was sad about.

I wanted to forget everything.

Alone I've forgot everything.

Properly.

Ako-chan and Igarashi, you know, what a surprising twist.

How about this?

Speaking of troublesome, it's troublesome, isn't it?

Was Reiji aware of it?

No, I don't think so.

Those two are late.

I thought you were in the groove with the whole play.

Maybe they've already gone?

Where to?

Precipitous cliff.

I thought you were going over the cliff, my brother.

Hey, how do you know?

Because I've been doing this job for a long time.

I work on a lot of different things.

Especially when it comes to people flocking to where the money is.

She's a lovely little sister, isn't she?

Delicate, like glass.

That one is crystal (lead) glass.

Her heart is like a crystal glass.

Well, that's what I think.

Good luck turning crystal glass into gold.

I shudder to think that I would stick that on you.

The train isn't coming.

Izu-Hokkawa Station, facing the Kitagawa coast in Higashiizu, Shizuoka Prefecture

I hate cigarettes.

I like it.

An express train will pass by....

Hey, I bet it's over there.

If you're going to be in front of a train...

Express...

Right.

It would be dangerous if they had to brake to stop.

Will he do it?

Unless you know...

Brother.

Kill me.

English subtitle by FER. Original timing by @YYeTsFansub.