Original subtitles

Getting up early really feels good.

But it’s still quite cold.

Translation by Shinsen-Subs

During countless nights,

ikusen no yoru ni

幾千の夜に

each time I would think about you,

anata wo omoeba

あなたを想えば

I’d feel sad the road our loves tread on

kono koi no yukue

この恋の行方

would only miss each other

surechigai setsunai

すれ違い切ない

As I raise my eyes to the window,

furiyamanai ame

降り止まない雨

and see the unstopping rain,

mado kara miagete

窓から見上げて

the tears overflow in my heart as well.

watashi no kokoro ni mo namida afureta

私の心にも涙あふれた

But in the gaps between the clouds dancing in the sky

sora wo nagareru kumo no sukima ni

空を流れる雲の隙間に

light gently shines on me, as if the sky were smiling at me

hikari sashite sotto hohoemu you ni

光差して、そっと微笑むように

On that tree-lined pathway we both walked down

futari de aruita namikimichi

二人で歩いた並木道

in the cherry-blossom-colored season,

sakura iro no kisetsu no naka de

サクライロノキセツの中で

feelings of joy and merriness came together.

hashaida fuzakeatta omoi kasaneta

はしゃいだ、ふざけ合った 想い重ねた

The rain has now stopped falling on that tree-lined pathway

ameagari aruku namikimichi

雨上がり歩く並木道

and the season is colored by cherry blossoms.

sakura iro no kisetsu no naka de

サクライロノキセツの中で

We now walk and climb the stairs

kaidan nobotteku

階段上ってく

believing in our goal, our love…

ai no GOAL wo shinjiteyuku

愛のゴールを 信じてゆく

The two wizards

Er… So that’s how it goes.

Oh. I see. There.

Whoa, what’s that?

Then it goes… Hmm.

And then…

Hey now, Sakura.

What?

Sorry, but can’t you be a little quieter?

But this manga’s so funny!

You wanna read it too?

Don’t you have anything else to do besides reading manga, during the day,

in other people’s houses?

But you’re not paying any attention to me because of your homework! I can’t help it!

Sakura, can’t you tell what situation I’m in just by looking?

You’ve been slacking off all day long for a while, and now you’re in a hurry to finish your homework.

Yes. If I don’t start off my engine and make up for slacking off, I’ll be in trouble.

And we’ve got exams after that, so I can’t waste too much time on this homework.

Oh, you’ve got that wrong.

Well, if you understand, then please either be quiet or leave!

Say, say! How about I do that homework?

It’s a piece of cake for me! I’ll even give you private lessons for the exams!

Really?

Oh, that’s right. You skipped many grades at school in America, and you have a teaching license.

If your worries about your homework disappeared, I could play with you without a second thought!

Let’s do it, right?

I’ll have to decline.

Huh? Why?

“Why?”, you ask? Well, for the sake of everyone who’s looked after me all this time.

Everyone?

Yeah. During the two years when Nemu was gone.

Kotori, Mako and Miharu and the others.

They all worked together so I wouldn’t get any looser than I already was.

I also tried to answer to everyone’s feelings, and have done my best up until now.

So I can’t let myself go back to my old, sluggish self now.

W…hat now?

I was just thinking about how you’ve changed without me knowing it.

Such a shame. I did love that sluggish Onii-chan, though.

Hey, what is that supposed to mean, now?

But you are great as you are right now too.

Don’t tease me!

I’m not teasing you!

Onii-chan is onii-chan after all.

No matter what you are, I love you.

Even now, that hasn’t changed.

Hey, Onii-chan.

Sa…kura.

Another mistake!

Oh, you’re doing it, Nii-san?

Yeah, sort of.

Nemu-chan! I’m hungry!

Yes, yes. We don’t have anything besides soumen. Is that fine with you?

Thanks for the food!

There, help yourself.

So good! You really must have soumen during summer in Japan!

Yep, yep. I feel honored to see you so happy.

Still, isn’t there a little too much?

Huh? Well, there’s one more person than usual, so I prepared one more portion.

Oh, by the way, where is Aisia?

Oh, she must be doing the same thing as usual.

As usual?

Her daily routine. Magic… er… no! Er…

Her walk?

Ever since she came to Hatsunejima, she’s gone for a walk every day.

And she’s still out on it.

Yeah, that’s right! A walk! You sure grasp things quickly, Nemu!

What are you saying? Didn’t YOU tell me?

Oh, did I?

But she’s kind of weird.

She used to come back by noon, and now she comes home quite late.

You let some of it fall again!

Oh, sorry.

Still, this time you should tell Aisia to get a grip!

I did say that to Sakura, but…

That is one hell of a thing to do alone! What should I do?

Aisia? You’re back?

What are you doing that makes you come back this late?

Nemu’s worried about you!

Aisia?

Aisia.

It looks like she’s even more direct than I thought.

What should I do? Eh, Utamaru?

It won’t work.

It won’t even react a little.

The cherry tree that was planted while wishing for happiness for everyone living on Hatsunejima.

If that tree could be revived into a perfect state…

everyone would become happy!

Then even Sakura would understand!

Okay!

Magic is what one uses to make many people happy!

So, if you have even a little magic power left, answer my voice!

It’s useless.

I made this tree wither completely.

It won’t ever revive.

Sakura.

I knew you would be here.

The fact that you believe doubtlessly that magic is there to make people happy,

the existence of the magic cherry tree my grandma planted,

were both caused by too many circumstances happening at the same time.

I didn’t think you’d try to pull off something like this, but look what I find.

You look like you’re telling me this is none of my business.

Well, that’s fine. But since you’ve come this far, just listen to what I have to say.

What you have to say?

Yes. I kind of lacked the words earlier.

So, I thought I should clear up some misunderstandings while I can.

Misunderstandings?

First, as I said, I made this tree wither.

No matter how hard you try, it won’t go back to how it was.

I… I won’t know until I try.

I do know. Magic is quite a well-done thing.

Fundamentally, it is made so that it won’t allow the interference of a mere stranger.

Even though I’m a relative, it was very difficult to remove my Grandma’s magic.

To a girl who bears no relationship, trying to revive it is hopeless.

No way.

Now that Grandma’s magic is gone, this tree will never recover the power it had back then.

But that’s just weird!

After all, Jun’ichi and Nemu made up with each other under this tree!

Because I wished for it!

Even if Grandma Yoshino’s magic isn’t here any more,

if the magic originally present in this tree is still there…

Misunderstanding number two.

Those two would have made up with each other even if you had done nothing.

Without using the power of magic.

Aisia, when I meant magic was dangerous, I meant it in the literal way.

Magic sure is a convenient thing,

but rely too much on its power,

and you’ll end up deceiving yourself into believing that anything can be brought about by magic.

People will then forget what it is to work hard, and rely only on magic.

Your grandmother knew it and that’s why she never stayed at the same place,

travelling from village to village.

Don’t you think so?

Grandmother…

She would leave the village before people would take magic for granted,

and remove from the people’s memories the very existence of magic.

They would even forget there was a wizard.

It would only remain in a corner of their memories

as something from a fairy tale they heard when they were kids.

And they would return to their daily lives as if nothing had happened at all.

No way…

But it’s okay.

Magic is, in the end, only something that helps wishes come true.

That which really makes the wishes come true isn’t the power of magic itself.

Enough with the fairy tales about Hatsunejima’s cherry trees.

You should forget everything that happened through magic.

That’s best for everyone.

For everyone?

Yes. And as for Hatsunejima’s cherry tree, no one can go back to that time.

They don’t need to.

The thing that hasn’t changed in two years is me, who hasn’t grown, and that’s enough.

Let’s go home now, right?

Oh, nothing. Yes.

But it’s okay. It’s a fact that magic did exist on this island.

I do think your grandmother was a wonderful wizard.

Even if it meant sacrificing her own existence, she gave happiness to so many people.

That’s not something everyone has enough determination to do.

Which is why one must use magic correctly.

Or your grandmother will be sad, right?

I’m home!

Sakura. I thought you wouldn’t show up, for once.

Where have you been?

Well, that’s…

Er… Where’s Nemu?

Well, she’s gone to school to get some health records.

Oh. Then it’s okay.

What do you mean, “it’s okay”?

Oh, Aisia!

I see. Aisia tried to do that.

Yeah.

Well, it’s not like anything would have happened with her power as it is now, but

she relies too much on magic. You don’t know what she could do…

Yeah. I’ll be careful about that too.

I hope she understood what I told her today.

Sorry, Sakura.

I’ve caused more trouble for you.

No. It’s no problem.

But now, I think I somehow understand why I suddenly felt that I had to return to Hatsunejima.

Perhaps Grandma called you.

Probably…

Okay.

What are you going to do?

I was thinking of taking my turn at cooking for once.

I’ll put all of my skill into it and cheer up our depressed Aisia!

Nice idea! I’ll help you too.

So what are you going to cook?

Dunno.

What do you mean, you don’t know? Hey now…

It doesn’t matter. What is important at such times is to eat.

Then you’ll be back in high spirits!

Now what’s that?

And remove from the people’s memories the very existence of magic.

As something from a fairy tale.

But then…

My Grandma, who only travelled to make people happy…

Was she really happy herself?

No matter how hard she would try, someday they would forget about her.

She knew her wishes would never be fulfilled, yet she tried her best to smile!

That’s just too cruel!

That’s too much of a burden!

Say, Onii-chan, is it okay like that?

Hmm… How about a little more?

So what are you going to cook?

I added some improvements to Nemu’s failure at cooking, and it’s my very own cooking!

Geh… That makes me expect the worst.

Didn’t I tell you I improved it?

Don’t think Nemu and I have the same tastes!

It’s the same, there isn’t a big difference!

What did you say, now?!

I’ll be telling Nemu-chan!

No, anything but that!

That her cooking is really bad!

Lies.

Now, for the time being, here it is.

Onii-chan. You look quite happy.

What’s with you, suddenly?

Nothing. But, after all, if it wasn’t so

it wouldn’t have meant a thing for me to give up on you.

Lies.

You’re lying!

Aisia!

Lying?

What do you mean?

Isn’t it the truth?

Don’t you actually love Jun’ichi?!

You’re just acting like you’re fine while Nemu stole Jun’ichi from you!

Stole, you say?

When magic is supposed to be something that makes many people happy.

You’ve deceived yourself just because your own feelings went unanswered!

That’s why you speak ill of magic!

Hey, Aisia! Stop!

Aisia. When was it that I spoke ill of magic?

You still don’t…

That’s true, my feelings went unanswered. But I still love Onii-chan!

That’s why I wish from the bottom of my heart for him to be happy with Nemu!

This has nothing to do with magic. I’m happy enough as I am now.

Can’t you understand that?

I don’t!

What meaning do unanswered feelings have?

What does that make my Grandma,

who only thought of making people happy even if they didn’t remember her?

What about everyone who loves Jun’ichi, yet see their feelings unanswered?

Even so, you can’t just change people’s feelings like that!

I can accept my feelings and Onii-chan’s decision!

You lie!

Then why do you still have that appearance?

You actually still can’t give up on Jun’ichi!

That’s why you want to stay as you used to be!

So that’s what you really are, deep down. Am I wrong?

That appearance… You mean?

Sakura?

You speak all high, but you’re really unfair!

And compared to this, Grandma and everyone…

I’m not wrong!

What does someone like you understand, Sakura?!

Aisia!

Unfair… I am…

That’s… what I really feel deep down?

Magic will make everyone happy! For sure!

I’ll prove it! For sure!

The gentle sun feels like a bubble floating and falling

yawaraka na hi ga toki ni maichiru utakata no you

柔らかな陽が 時に舞い散る 泡沫のよう

You were there in the future that bloomed that day in my heart

boku no kokoro ni ano hi saita mirai kimi ga iru

僕の心に あの日咲いた未来 君がいる…。

The day we passed by each other, we sang out our combined feelings

surechigau tabi ni hi kasaneta omoi wo

すれ違うたびに 重ねた想いを

to the sky, in this poem dedicated to the dawn

sora ni kanadeyou akatsuki no kono uta wo

空に奏でよう 暁のこの詩を

Ah, this path goes on forever,

aa owarinaki kono michi wo

終わりなき この道を

and we will never doubt it or stray from it

mayoinagara mo tokineru koto wa nai

迷いながらも 途切れる事のない

We’ll embrace that love

ai wo dakishimete

愛を 抱きしめて

The cherry blossoms are falling gently, carried by the wind…

sakura kaze kara koborete shizuku

桜風からこぼれた雫

and I want to watch them forever… together with you.

nee zutto issho ni mitsumeteitai

ねぇずっと一緒に 見つめていたい

Everyone’s time

I’m unfair?

I had Onii-chan stolen from me?

Yes! You still don’t understand what I’m saying eh?

Okay, do as you please then.

Anyway, as you are right now, you can’t do anything big!

Say, say, more importantly, what do you think of this, Onii-chan?

Just for one day, it’s the revival of Sakura Yoshino at Kazami Academy!

Now, could it be Onii-chan, that you’re excited from seeing me in my uniform?