[Rakka]
  • You look a little pale.
[Reki]
  • I didn't sleep enough, but I'm alright.
[Rakka]
  • Oh, here. You left this on the table.
[Reki]
  • You can have it.
  • I don't need it anymore.
  • Good morning.
[Hikari]
  • Good morning.
  • What on earth are you wearing?
  • Hey, go get changed and wash your hands!
[Reki]
  • Uh-oh, she's becoming a full-blooded housekeeper.
[Hikari]
  • No, you're becoming a slob.
[Nemu]
  • Reki, the Bell Nut Market is being held today.
  • You do remember that, don't you?
[Rakka]
  • Bell nuts?
[Hikari]
  • We need them for the Passing of the Year Festival.
[Rakka]
  • Are all of these from the same kind of tree?
[Hikari]
  • Yeah. You see the colors are changed by mixing iron and verdigris into the soil.
  • Good nuts are ones with thick shells that make a solid sound when you shake them.
  • This one's a "thank you" nut.
  • You give it to the people you want to thank.
[Rakka]
  • Oh?
[Reki]
  • Having fun?
[Rakka]
  • The sound is very soothing.
[Reki]
  • Yeah.
[Rakka]
  • So, these symbolize appreciation?
[Reki]
  • Different colors mean different things.
  • Appreciation, apologies...
  • It's custom to mark the end of the year by giving these to the people close to you.
[Rakka]
  • Oh.
[Midori]
  • Why can't you at least pretend to be part of the group?
[Hyohko]
  • Shut up and stop following me!
[Midori]
  • Hey!

  • Stop being so--
  • Reki!

  • What do you want?
[Reki]
  • It's nothing.
[Midori]
  • If you have something to say to me, then why don't you just say it?
[Reki]
  • I'm sorry for causing you all so much trouble, and dragging the both of you into my personal problems.
  • I was just really alone.
[Midori]
  • Reki?
[Hyohko]
  • The festival's not till next week.
[Reki]
  • I don't have much time. And... I might not see you again.
[Hyohko]
  • Huh?
  • I first saw her five years ago.
  • It was raining. Her wings were all black...
  • She was crying as she walked, all soaking wet.

  • She looked just like an abandoned cat.
  • Right then, I knew that I had to help her.
[Midori]
  • Oh, you've got to be kidding.
[Hyohko]
  • Oh, shut up!
  • Anyway, that's the story. That was the day when Reki became one of us.
[Midori]
  • And then she left, taking you with her.
[Hyohko]
  • Back then, she was always crying, missing her friend who'd gone beyond the walls.
  • So, I tried to do something for her.
[Midori]
  • And this idiot took Reki and tried to climb over the wall...
  • by driving a wedge into it.
[Reki]
  • Hyohko! Hyohko!
  • Hyohko!!
[Midori]
  • We didn't think that he would survive.
  • Reki didn't even have a single scratch, and I will never forgive her for that.
[Hyohko]
  • It wasn't her fault! I did it on my own!
[Midori]
  • Reki is still selfish!
[Hyohko]
  • You were one of her best friends.
[Midori]
  • Why don't you shut up!?
[Rakka]
  • I have to...
  • I want to help Reki.
  • So that she can receive the blessing properly.
[Midori]
  • You'll just get in the way.
  • Reki's not the kind of person who asks for others' help.
[Rakka]
  • You're wrong!

  • You just don't see what's going on.
  • 'Cause Reki smiles, even when she's suffering.
[Hyohko]
  • I'll help.
  • After all I have to pay her back for the gift.
[Midori]
  • Idiot, you aren't allowed to enter the South District. Remember?
[Hyohko]
  • Don't you worry about me. I got a brain.
[Midori]
  • What brain?
[Hikari]
  • Good morning.
[Rakka]
  • Oh, good morning.
[Hikari]
  • Can you wait a bit?
  • It'll be ready in a minute.
[Rakka]
  • Okay.
[Kana]
  • Hey, I'm starving!
[Hikari]
  • Hey, Kana, why don't you help for a change?
[Kana]
  • Yeah, I know, alright.
[Nemu]
  • Rakka, have you seen Reki?
[Rakka]
  • Uh-uh, I don't know what I should do.
[Nemu]
  • You just do everything that you're capable of.
  • After that, just have faith in Reki.
[Reki]
  • Very soon, I will be forgotten by everybody... and vanish.
  • Where did I go wrong?
[Rakka]
  • What is it that I'm supposed to do in order to help Reki?

  • Kuu!
[Communicator]
  • Where did you learn that? I permit you to speak.
[Rakka]
  • I felt Kuu's presence near the sign that produces light leaves.
  • It's Kuu's sign, isn't it?
[Communicator]
  • But its letters do not mean the word "Air," the name given by the Haibane.
  • It's a different name with the same sound.
[Rakka]
  • Kuu has a different name?
[Communicator]
  • It is proof that the Haibane attained a true identity.
  • When the time comes the name on the sign hanging from the wall is changed to the true name.
  • Yes, now may be a good opportunity.
  • We created this, using the tag on the wall as a model.
[Rakka]
  • Rakka...
[Communicator]
  • Can you tell me where that name came from?
[Rakka]
  • It's because I isolated myself inside a shell like a nut.
[Communicator]
  • And because you sprouted here and connected with others.
  • Therefore, it will be your true name.
[Rakka]
  • Ah, but, what about Reki?
[Communicator]
  • She does not know her true name.
  • She is not willing to listen to my words.
[Rakka]
  • Why not?
[Communicator]
  • Five years ago, she brought to us a Haibane boy who had fallen ill.
[Rakka]
  • I know. He tried to climb the wall by driving a wedge into it.
[Communicator]
  • A serious crime. I had to call for the community watch.
  • Reki was deemed guilty, and she shut herself inside the Circle of Sin.
[Rakka]
  • She's been blaming herself all this time.
  • Why is it only Reki who can't be forgiven?
[Communicator]
  • Why do you think you were forgiven?
[Rakka]
  • It's not because I forgave myself.
[Communicator]
  • That is correct. Nobody is able to forgive themselves.
  • However, you had the bird. Someone believed in you and stood by you.
[Rakka]
  • By recognizing one's own sin...
  • You can't help but go round in circles if you're alone...
  • but if you have someone that's by your side...
[Communicator]
  • Give this to Reki after the festival.
  • Now go.
[Rakka]
  • Reki's name. Her true name.
[Reki]
  • Stir lightly, being careful not to flatten the meringue.
[Hikari]
  • Like this?
[Reki]
  • That's right.
  • Then pour it into a dish and bake it in the oven preheated to
  • about 390 degrees for 10 minutes or so.
[Hikari]
  • Okay.
[Rakka]
  • Hello, good morning.
[Reki]
  • Good morning.
  • Yeah, this is good.
[Hikari]
  • You've been a tremendous help with this, Reki.
[Reki]
  • I can't start getting ready for my special dinner until you relinquish control of the kitchen.
[Hikari]
  • Yes, I know!
[Reki]
  • The Passing of the Year, huh.
  • Rakka, I don't think I'm going into town today.
[Rakka]
  • Reki?
[Reki]
  • Sorry for being so selfish.
  • But today, of all days, I would like to stay here.
  • So I can etch the memories of my life here into my mind.
[Rakka]
  • When I looked out from here for the first time...
  • I was a little afraid.
  • Thinking that I came to a world I didn't know.
  • But now, this is where I feel most secure...
  • because you are always here.
[Reki]
  • Thank you.
  • And even if you forget about me...
  • I hope that you will always remember this view.
[Rakka]
  • I won't forget! There's no way I can forget.
  • Because... the time I spent with you is everything I remember.
  • It's so busy here.
[Kana]
  • It'll be quiet once the first bell starts ringing.
  • You're supposed to observe the passing of the year in silence.
[Rakka]
  • You are?
[Hikari]
  • That's why we have these--to express feelings without words.
[Kana]
  • And at the end of the festival--o-oops.
[Rakka]
  • And at the end?
[Hikari]
  • You'll see. It can't be explained in words.
[Kid]
  • Is it coming--?
[Midori]
  • Honestly, you really are a meddler, aren't you?
[Dai]
  • Rakka!
[Rakka]
  • Dai.
[Dai]
  • It's a cake!
[Rakka]
  • I know I'm getting in the way, but...
[Midori]
  • That's all right.
  • Because of you, we feel like it's finally time to have a talk with Reki.
[Rakka]
  • What? But...
[Midori]
  • We have our own way of doing things.
  • We're totally different from the snobs at your house.
[Dai]
  • Because you've got no class. Right, Midori?
[Midori]
  • Anyway, we have a little entertainment ready for the Passing of the Year.
  • Reki's in town, isn't she?
[Rakka]
  • Uh-uh.
  • She said she wanted to stay in Old Home today.
[Midori]
  • What!? Why?! It's the festival!
  • It's the bell!
  • Oh, no! We're running out of time!
[Rakka]
  • Wait a minute! What's the matter?!
[Midori]
  • We're just doing what you asked us to.
  • You're too dainty to run, aren't you?
  • You need a break?
[Rakka]
  • Not at all!
  • I'm the one who started all this!
[Midori]
  • Where's Reki's room?
[Rakka]
  • West wing, third floor.
[Midori]
  • We won't make it in time!
  • Reki! Reki! I came to see you! Open your window!
[Rakka]
  • Reki!!
[Midori]
  • Huh...?
  • Well done.
[Reki]
  • Rakka?
  • Midori! What's wrong?
[Midori]
  • We'll explain later! Look towards Abandoned Factory!

  • This is the answer from Hyohko and I.

  • That's what Hyohko wants to tell you.
[Rakka]
  • Yellow...? What does yellow mean?
[Reki]
  • It means "I've been acting like an idiot."
  • That's true.
[Midori]
  • "Good-bye and thank you", Reki.
[Kana]
  • Hey, Rakka!
[Hikari]
  • You're back early.
  • Did you see the fireworks?
[Rakka]
  • Can you wait for a second?
[Kana]
  • Huh?
[Nemu]
  • What's going on?
[Rakka]
  • Just stay here.
[Kana]
  • The bell stopped. So ends the year.
[Rakka]
  • That's right. So what happens now?
[Hikari]
  • The walls send the thoughts they've been receiving from everyone over the past year into the sky.
[Rakka]
  • The thoughts?
[Hikari]
  • You just listen for it.