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We must be fools...

Look at the traces of our former dreams.

No more days of innocence.

FAFNER

We give in to the flow as we become adults.

Does it mean we become dirty little by little?

Like fruits, ripe ones are chosen...

cut up by a knife...

and swallowed, but before that...

We aimed at Shangri-La...

Unable to suppress our desire.

We desired the freedom, but could it be just our imagination?

Now we can say that this is the paradise.

No more days of innocence.

Attention all island residents.

Currently, all facilities on the island are under our strict control.

Our purpose is to inspect and requisition all military forces...

... that exist on this island.

We promise we will not harm anyone who does not resist.

However, that is not necessarily true for those...

... who stand in the way of our operations.

What should I do? The island is occupied.

I wonder if Dad and Mom are all right.

Mom...

Grandma, what's going to happen to us?

You don't need to worry.

We just have to be patient for a little while.

Stay here until we complete the search of the island.

Meals will be ready soon.

Keep your eyes on the island residents.

Yes, sir.

And... tell Kariya to find the core quickly.

This seat is not bad.

Where on earth did the core go?

How many times have we played Old Maid?

I don't remember such things.

Hey, is it meal time yet?

Why didn't you let me fight?

How could you hand the island over so easily?

When Mizoguchi comes back...

We can't face him?

Not like that...

You can't fight humans...

No matter what happens.

Once the blood is shed...

...you will be the one who suffers when Kazuki comes back.

You... Have you shed blood?

I did too much.

If Kazuki has shed someone's blood...

...I want you to help him.

I'm going to help him...

Please.

Do you believe in him?

Yeah. But he left without talking to me.

Honestly, I'm not sure if he believes in me.

I... am the same way.

Episode 15 SCREAM (Memory)

We're taking off now.

We're going to follow that machine.

Yes.

I... couldn't do anything again.

That's not true.

I'm sure your existence here at the last moment...

...was a salvation to Yoji.

My existence here...

Now, let's go see Kazuki.

Mom.

I hand over this Mark Sein to you, from Yoji Hino.

Mark Sein? Mr. Hino?

Yoji Hino doesn't exist any longer.

We don't allow me to diverge anymore.

Wait, Mom! You're Mom, aren't you?

Akane Makabe does not exist any longer.

I am the one you call Festum.

I hand over the vessel of Mir to you, the child of Alvis.

Get in. I am going to disappear.

Mom... Why...?

I have something to say.

We limited your existence.

We are starting to understand the human's individuality.

We don't understand you.

That is your own rejection.

I... am us.

Then why do you use words?

I stopped the divergence already.

You and I are supposed to be one. Why do you use conversation?

It feels totally different.

Mom?

Because of the existence of another Mir...

...that was supposed to become one with us...

...I am becoming me.

That is the same as you becoming you.

I have to tell that to us.

We don't approve you.

D-Don't!

It ate...

It ate Mom.

I can't find Kazuki.

Hey. Look at that.

That's the machine.

Kazuki.

What on earth is going on?

Kazuki.

It's born.

Huh? What?

It just appeared.

You are going to make the core reborn starting now, Kazuki.

Why did she die?

Was Mom sick?

It's my fault.

Dad.

This place...?

Soshi.

What happened to Soshi's eye?

I heard he was playing alone and fell down.

Poor thing.

It's my fault.

Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!

I did it.

I heard it will be difficult for Soshi's left eye to recover.

Such a terrible wound... Is it true he just fell down?

You don't say! Someone did it?

Why... didn't you say I did it, Soshi?

Because of that, I have not been able to apologize to you.

For a long time...

If I could... I'd do it myself.

Because of the wound, you can't pilot Fafner, can you?!

Then why don't you blame me?

Why didn't you say I did it?! Is it because I ran away?

Is it because I left you and ran away back then?

I was scared. I was scared of myself for hurting you.

That's why I ran away.

But you are angry with me, aren't you?

You hate me, don't you?!

That's why you want to tell me to fight and die, don't you?!

Soshi!

For a long time... I wanted to disappear.

It would be better if I disappear...

But at least I wanted to apologize to you...

The first pain.

You are...

Just like that core woke me up as who I am...

...you made Soshi who he is.

It is an important wound. It is proof of who he is.

Soshi is grateful to you.

Grateful?

Why did you hurt Soshi?

That is...

I will make you remember.

The truth.

Are you there?

Soshi... Why are you...

It is called assimilation.

I heard we can become one.

Soshi...

Let's become one... Kazuki.

It swallows up everything.

Yoji, what on earth did you create?

Is Kazuki there?

I don't know.

Damn! Is it trying to swallow us up?

Originally, everyone was one in a large and deep place.

Everyone became separate by coming out of there.

I became who I am. You became who you are.

And the words were born.

Everything is one. A world without strangers.

Even the desire to go back there is a new discovery.

Because you can't even have a desire to go back...

...if you don't exist anywhere.

Many contacts were born that way.

To us now, even hurting each other is filled with possibilities.

Um... Is that some kind of fairy tale?

Yeah... It is a fairy tale between this universe and us.

The one and only happy and sad story the gods gave us.

I heard it is an assimilation phenomenon.

I heard it is a way back to a far away place that is marked in our bodies.

A way back?

A factor of Mir is implanted in our genes... Dad said so.

Dad told me that I was born to protect the core of this island.

He said I can't live for myself or someone else.

Soshi?

I don't exist anywhere from the beginning.

If so, I want to go back to where I can become one with you, Kazuki.

Soshi... You...

Assimilation phenomenon is one choice.

But there is another way also.

A way to go forward as well as a way to go back...

...is marked in our bodies.

Which one do you choose, Kazuki?

I...

Are you going to stay there?

I...

Or do you want to disappear?

I just want to...

...talk to Soshi once more.

Soshi?

You chose to be here.

Me? Why...

The conversation is proof of who I am and who you are, Kazuki.

Conversation...

Thank you for showing the core the way to go.

It's our limit. We are getting out!

No! Kazuki could be down there.

Damn!

We're saved.

Kazuki?

It's eating itself.

That is...!

Kazuki!

Why is Maya here...?

And there are just yellow jackets or scarab beetles during the day.

If I want to catch a stag beetle, I set a trap in the early evening.

And? And?

But I hate traps because they seem forcible.

So I look for a tree with sap during the day...

...and make a map so I can go at night, too.

The guys at the biology club like to set up traps.

I bury all of them when I find them.

But they get upset when they find out.

Hmm... You are kind.

I return the insect after I finish my research.

I see.

Oh, by the way... what's your name?

I am...

W-What?

What's the matter?

They are coming.

If I don't handle this now, I'm afraid there won't be a chance later...

I can't decide...

Michio!

What are you doing over there?

F-Fool! Don't call my name aloud in a place like this!

You told me to call you by your name.

I got it, I got it. Now let's go.

You've been hiding good stuff. Is there anything else?

I don't know. Why don't you search yourself?

What?!

Can I go home? I need to meet the manuscript deadline.

The island's defense system is still active.

That means the core is still on the island, doesn't it?

Yes, that's for sure. We need more staff...

We're going to intercept the enemy now.

Do you think I can spare extra staff?

Search quickly so that you don't hold us back.

I report all your work to headquarters.

I'm sure the man you trust will see it, too.

Mitsuhiro...

The location of Festum is confirmed. The distance is 120.

Many objects are approaching from the southwest.

It's a good chance to try the Nothung Models.

Are you going to let these people get on the Fafners?

They haven't gone through the mind degenerating test...

It's dangerous!

Don't worry.

We have completed the research on the Nothung Model data.

These are the pick of our troops. Let them get on quickly.

You can't...

Hey. Let me in.

No. It's off limits beyond this point.

Do you think you can handle that CDC?

Let her in.

I'll take responsibility.

Yes, sir.

It can't be...

Have you been well, Yumiko?

H-Hey. Where are you going?

Do I know you?

You can't...

We're taking off, Triple Six.

I-I'll be there right away.

Hey, wait a minute, Yumiko!

I don't know you. Don't follow me.

Who is that woman?

Kazuki.

I'm glad you're safe.

Are you really here...?

I am.

I am here.

Thank you...

What about Soshi?

Minashiro is on the island.

I'm sure he's waiting for you.

I wanted to see what he saw outside the island.

If I did, I thought I might be able to understand him.

Yeah.

It's not because I was afraid of fighting.

Yeah.

Just... Really I was afraid that I wouldn't exist anywhere.

I understand... your feelings.

I thought it would be better if I disappeared for a long time. But...

Let's go back.

Let's go back... and talk once more.

If we don't, I'm sure you and I will disappear.

That's why... Let's talk as many times as you want.

The season for yellow flowers to carry the seeds away...

The season for yellow flowers to carry the seeds away... This is not my type of job, is it...?

The down flies with the wind. This is not my type of job, is it...?

The down flies with the wind.

They reach an unknown land, the roots spread...

They reach an unknown land, the roots spread... I'm surprised you're unharmed.

They reach an unknown land, the roots spread... Mizoguchi... do you know?

And life repeats. Hmm? About what?

And life repeats. Why my mother disappeared.

If there is soil to fill the hole in the heart... Why my mother disappeared.

If there is soil to fill the hole in the heart... Akane protected Fumihiko and she was taken in by Festum.

I could drop a seed and grow it. Akane protected Fumihiko and she was taken in by Festum.

I could drop a seed and grow it. I was there then, too.

I could drop a seed and grow it. I see... That's why Dad said it was his fault.

I could drop a seed and grow it. Kazuki.

Thank you for telling me.

To make it come true, I dream. Thank you for telling me.

To make it come true, I dream. Thanks to you, I feel a little better.

I can't make it come true, and I cast down my eyes. Thanks to you, I feel a little better.

I can't make it come true, and I cast down my eyes.

I scream deep inside my ears... Now, shall we go back to your hometown?

The voice without sound. It's a little different than going back.

Rather than holding the knees, rushing to live is the reality. Hmm?

Rather than holding the knees, rushing to live is the reality. I can't think of the island the same way as when I didn't know anything.

The life of flowers also is a too-fleeting light. Perhaps... rather than going back...

The life of flowers also is a too-fleeting light. ...Tatsumiya Island is where I must go now.

...Tatsumiya Island is where I must go now.

Someone else said a similar thing.

He said he can't think the same way he did before.

He has to protect the island.

Could it be...

Soshi.

Preview

The changing island.

The friends who continue to get hurt.

And her words toward the skies.

Episode 16 WELCOME HOME (Friends) On the next Fafner, episode number sixteen.

Welcome Home.

Are you there?