"This might get laughed off as a mere fairy tale." "As a fantasy that couldn't possibly happen in the real world." "this most definitely is the story of my mother's life." "The man she fell in love with... was a werewolf." "\alphaH00)}Yuki" "My mother was a student at a national university in the outskirts of Tokyo. and raised money for her living expenses by taking on multiple part-time jobs." "Men highly esteemed for their wisdom certainly do possess great knowledge about their crafts and other miscellaneous topics." "I believe} my mother spotted my father in class. {idklol but i dont really want to remove this part} and was earnestly jotting down notes with all he had." "She said he looked completely different from the other students." "Please wait a second." "This is an attendance ticket.{?" "}{is this some japan thing or what?" "}" "You'll be marked absent if you don't fill this out and turn it in." "So—" "I'm not a student here." "I won't show up anymore." "Who's that?" "Wait. but I think that lecture would be a bit hard to understand without a textbook." "Want to look over it together?" "Welcome." "It'll be ready on Friday." "Thank you very much." "Thanks for waiting." "welcome." "This way. and Lycon the orator. but it is said that Anytus was the one pulling the strings." "What do you enjoy doing the most?" "{doing what brings you fun?" "}" "What type of food do you like?" "What kind of people have you fallen in love with up until now?" "Why "Hana"?" "Are you talking about my name?" "Yeah." "I was born at a time when cosmos flowers were blooming in our backyard." "but those that had grown naturally." "or so he said." "I was given this name in the hope that I'd grow up to be someone whose smile never went out. because I'd probably be able to get through them if I did." "I had a smile on my face the entire time. saying I was being "thoughtless." "I probably was being thoughtless." "You weren't." "That's a relief." "the people who live there are nothing alike. homes with big families." "Ones with only a single resident." "Homes with babies." "Those with only senior citizens." "How nice it'd be to have a home. and sink into my chair." "It'd be great." "I'd make a bookshelf." "I'd just make another one." "because it'd be my home." "then." "Hana." "Yeah?" "There's something I need to tell you." "Go ahead." "You can say anything." "The truth is..." "I'll save it for tomorrow." "Okay." "Hana." "Hana." "My bad." "I've never told anyone about this." "I was scared." "I was afraid you'd run away.{go far away?" "leave me behind?" "}" "But I should've told you much earlier." "I should've shown you." "Shown me?" "Close your eyes for a bit." "A bit longer." "Can I look yet?" "Hana." "What do I look like?" "She found out that those stories about transforming at night during a full moon and attacking people were all just myths. apparently." "Shocked?" "Never want to see me again?" "though." "Are you scared?" "I'm not scared." "Because it's you." "considered to have gone extinct a hundred years ago." "He was the last one to inherit the blood of both wolves and humans. and then passed away. and had a difficult childhood." "He moved to the city in search of a job once he got his driver's license." "No one knew about him or paid him any attention." "He lived his life almost like he was in hiding." "or so I heard." "420)}Easy on mind and body Natural Childbirth 0)\blur1\p1\cHDEFBFB}m 473 511 I 496 528 l 561 500 l 560 337 l 496 317 l 483 325" "My mother gave birth to me in that tiny apartment." "It was snowing that day." "or even hire a midwife." "They handled it all themselves. she gave birth to a child that looked like a wolf." "Thank goodness she was born safe and sound." "There's still a long way to go." "Will she grow up to be a gentle and kind girl?" "Maybe she'll grow up to be smart." "I wonder what she'll grow up to be." "or baker..." "I want to let her be whatever she wants to be." "without facing any hardships." "Let's watch over her until she does." "Yup." "My brother was born the next spring." "It happened on a rainy day." "my father all but disappeared." "No one knows what went through his mind on that day. with nourishment." ""Take good care of the kids." "That's what my mother thought she heard him say." "Yeah." "Leave them to me." "I'll raise them well. but I don't remember it at all." "Momma!" "I'm making it now." "Yuki." "Momma!" "Just a bit longer." "Momma!" "{oh god so annoying}" "Yuki!" "I'm told I frequently let my hair stand on end and turned into a wolf when I got mad or agitated." "what do I do with you?" "Eat some biscuits or something.{oh god so cute}" "Tasty." "I'm also told I was a glutton and kept crying out for food all day and night." "Ame." "My mother had to take leave from college and quit her part-time jobs so she could raise us." "That was close!" "What little my father had saved up was all that supported us." "Huh?" "That was close!" "My mother said it looked like the two of us were having trouble deciding which life to lead— or of a wolf." "They got me... my mother had no choice but to learn how to raise us using books." "regardless of whether it was day or night. she resorted to soaking cotton in breast milk and letting us suck on that." "we'd refuse to drink any milk at all and simply kept crying. the only thing she could do was to keep caressing our backs all night." "That wore her out in the blink of an eye..." "It's all fine." "she picked up the ability to fall asleep as soon as she closed her eyes." "Mom." "What?" "The biggest problem was when we got sick." "Yuki?" "Yuki?" "Yuki!" "She didn't know whether to take us to the pediatrics or the vets." "My kid accidentally ate some desiccant." "She's two years old." "she threw up." "There was no blood mixed in." "It says it's silica gel." "is it especially harmful?" "{idk if this is what she's implying}" "Huh?" "Appetite?" "I'm hungry!" "I see." "So she'll be fine." "She regretted not asking my father how he grew up." "Walk!" "that's..." "Walk!" "You were sick just the other day." "So..." "Walk!" "{oh god so annoying} sheesh." "pull in your ears." "Good." "Let's go for a walk." "come on!" "Your ears!" "You brought them out again." "Okay!" "{oh god so cute}" "Hello." "They're cute." "He says you're cute." "Isn't that great?" "I-I'm sorry." "It's okay... that's not all of the problems she had to face." "What time do you think it is?" "!" "Make 'em shut up already!" "I'm extremely sorry." "dammit." "I'm really sorry." "Tch." "At least teach them some discipline!" "there." "It's all right." "I thought the contract clearly stated that pets were prohibited here." "I don't have any." "Pull the other one." "I know full well that you do. you'll leave us no choice but to ask you to do it someplace else." "Child Consultation Center?" "Indeed." "We're very worried about your kids." "What are you talking about?" "We looked it up and found out that both siblings have never undergone any periodic checkups or vaccinations." "It's all right." "They're fine." "could you please let us take a look at them?" "that's..." "Just a peek is fine." "We only want to confirm that you're telling the truth." "I'm sorry." "I can't!" "you could be suspected of child abuse or neglect!" "Please leave." "Wait!" "Wait for me!" "You're slow!" "Wait!" "wait for me!" "You're slow!" "Hey." "Mom?" "What do you want to do from now on?" "Do you want to be humans?" "Or wolves?" "Hmm?" "I'm thinking of moving." "So that you have the freedom to make a choice. we've occasionally gotten people who say they want to live in the country." "But they don't last." "as you can see." "The nearest elementary school and hospital are thirty minutes away by car." "one-way." "That's a five hour round-trip!" "that kinda thing. you know what they say about rural areas}" "I think it's a lot more convenient to live in town." "It's huge... but the amount it'd cost to repair this place is probably nothing to sneeze at." "I say this is more like... you can come in with your shoes on." "This is more like an abandoned house than a vacant one. and you can use whatever's in the shed over there." "Is that a farm?" "but you can't count on being self-sufficient in this place." "Animals frequently come down from the mountain and mess up the fields." "they'll all get eaten up." "The reason there are a lot of vacant houses around here is because it's the humans that've been driven out." "then?" "Neighborhood?" "You won't run into a single soul unless you go down the mountain." "Guess we should check out some other places." "We'll probably find something a bit better by the village—" "I'll take it." "Huh?" "I'll take this house." "Why?" "Wow!" "Where are we?" "Our new home." "Yay!" "It's all tilted!" "{slanted?" "leaning?" "}" "ants!" "Whoa!" "What the heck is that?" "Geronimo!" "Help!" "Well?" "Do you like it?" "I love it!" "Let's go home already..." "She said she wanted a place with nobody living nearby." "I guess she's a bit eccentric..." "What about her husband?" "No clue." "Her income?" "No clue." "then?" "Mr. Nirasaki!" "Be nicer this time!" "Three... two..." "Mom!" "Look!" "Ta-dah!" "Nooo!" "Over here." "Come on—" "Come here." "149)\frz331.2}Yuki 5 yrs old 443)\frz326.8}Ame 4 yrs old" "Thank you very much." "Come again." "Good evening." "Evening." "Hey..." "Is that the rumored..." "Better be as frugal as possible from now on.{this is more like spending the least amount of money as possible than actually "saving up"}" "Frugal?" "I was thinking we should at least grow our own vegetables." "I'll help!" "okay?" "Okay." "I'll take these." "Sure." "These too." "Yuki!" "the fact that the two of you are wolf children is our own little secret." "Yep." "You'll scare everyone if you turn into wolves all of a sudden." "So you shouldn't turn into wolves in front of other people." "okay?" "Okay!" "one more thing. you shouldn't act arrogant in front of them." "Why?" "dad sad}" "Got it?" "Got it!" "90)}"We won't let you get away with this!" The angry villagers started chasing after the wolf with guns in hand." "cried the proud wolf as it ran away." "105.44)}"We won't let you get away with this!" The angry villagers started chasing after the wolf with guns in hand." "cried the proud wolf as it ran away." "125.06)}"We won't let you get away with this!" The angry villagers started chasing after the wolf with guns in hand." "cried the proud wolf as it ran away." "153.53)}"We won't let you get away with this!" The angry villagers started chasing after the wolf with guns in hand." "cried the proud wolf as it ran away." "190)}"We won't let you get away with this!" The angry villagers started chasing after the wolf with guns in hand." "cried the proud wolf as it ran away." "207.18)}"We won't let you get away with this!" The angry villagers started chasing after the wolf with guns in hand." "cried the proud wolf as it ran away." "215.01)}"We won't let you get away with this!" The angry villagers started chasing after the wolf with guns in hand." "cried the proud wolf as it ran away." "227.76)}"We won't let you get away with this!" The angry villagers started chasing after the wolf with guns in hand." "cried the proud wolf as it ran away." "Hmm..." "Yay!" "Yahoo!" "Oh no!" "Why?" "indeed." "excuse me!" "Huh?" "Can I take fallen leaves from the woods?" "Say what?" "{u wot m8}" "The fallen leaves!" "Nobody asks if they can take those!" "Thank you!" "I wonder how long she'll last." "She's gonna start whining about how there are no convenience stores or karaoke places soon enough." "You can say that again." "for sure..." "Mom..." "Hm?" "Ame!" "What happened?" "It was a calico cat." "He's being targeted because he's so weak despite being a wolf." "They're just scratches." "It's nothing." "He's not gonna last very long if he stays that way!" "Yuki." "Tell me it's all fine." "It's okay." "It's all fine." "I wouldn't even lose to wild boars!" "You saw one?" "I did!" "I saw a monkey and a serow too!" "But they're not scary at all!" "It's funny how they run away when you chase after them." "Also—" "Yuki." "if I pee—" "Remember what I told you." "You shouldn't act arrogant in front of animals." "But..." "Please." "'Kay." "Thanks." "Tell me it's all fine again." "It's okay." "It's all fine." "But really..." "How on earth do wolf children grow up?" "Yuki." "Piggyback." "Already?" "You're slow." "Hurry up!" "Wolves start hunting four months after they're born. and then form teams with adult wolves as they grow." "Team!" "Don't wanna." "then." "Don't go too far." "Okay." "Let's go home." "Ame." "Do you think this wild grass is edible?" "Um..." "Gotcha!" "There!" "Gotcha!" "{lol'd. yuki so good}" "Ame." "It's okay." "It's all fine." "Mom!" "It's a Great Cormorant!" "I found it by the stream over there." "Shh." "Mom." "Why are wolves always the bad guys?" "The bad guys?" "Are you talking about the picture book?" "and they're always killed at the end." "So I... don't wanna be a wolf." "but..." "I like wolves." "It doesn't matter if everyone else hates them." "I will always be on their side." "Mom!" "Mom!" "What's wrong?" "They've withered again." "What?" "!" "A disease?" "All of it?" "No way..." "Mom." "What's going to happen to us?" "aren't I?" "I have to study more." "Will you help me out again?" "Sure." "Thanks." "Go inside." "Okay." "Good evening." "but things got all hectic before I could." "isn't it?" "and yet I keep failing every single time." "though." "There's so much nature here." "my ass." "There's no way you're going to reap tomorrow what you sow today." "Huh?" "the result's going to be the same." "Don't you agree?" "Th-That's..." "Don't you smile." "Why would you smile?" "You're not going to be able to do anything unless you wipe that smile off your face." "He's scary." "No." "It's my fault for being completely ignorant." "Even though you're an adult?" "I wish I'd asked your dad about a lot more things." "this is awful." "Hello." "Um... take this." "What is it?" "Seed potatoes." "Seed potatoes?" "You mean the ones you plant in a field?" "What else could you use them for?" "but don't let it bother you." "That's just how he is." "it was my fault." "Hey there!" "I'm sorry... don't worry about it." "Here we go." "Mr. Nirasaki..." "Thank you very much for the seed potatoes." "Good lord." "Are you planning on wasting them?" "starting with the soil." "That's not how you're supposed to dig." "I'm sorry." "what about manure?" "Did you add in the dry leaves?" "I did." "Then you don't need anything else." "plow this area as well." "It doesn't have to be that big." "All I need is enough food for my kids and myself." "Did you not hear me the first time?" "Okay." "Make some ridges." "Okay." "Leave some more space between them." "Okay." "That's too low." "Make them taller." "Okay." "Plant these one week from now." "Make sure the cut ends are on the bottom." "And don't bother watering them." "Leave them alone." "Thank you so much for teaching me all of this—" "Mom?" "Oww." "Hello." "Come here a sec." "Huh?" "Just come here for a second." "Huh?" "Just come here." "listen up." "O-Okay." "and helps make them tastier as well." "Don't listen to him." "Everyone else knows that you've gotta plant celery with cabbages." "But that's wrong." "Beginners need to start with this... no!" "Chamomile ain't gonna satisfy no hunger." "at around this— you have to water the hole first—" "Nope." "The water comes later." "You've gotta plant 'em first." "You're totally wrong!" "like this." "Using too much will only attract insects." "That ain't enough." "Gimme that." "You need a lot more." "Nah." "Just a little bit's enough." "Things will definitely go wrong if you listen to him— you mean!" "What'd you just say?" "!" "Wood vinegar?" "Yeah." "It's a condensed liquid of the smoke generated by charcoal production." "There's some poultry manure too." "The instructions are in the bag." "Thank you so much for all this." "Don't mention it." "I'm sure we surprised you by showing up all of a sudden." "Not at all." "isn't it?" "I learn something new every day." "Most people who move here from urban areas get disillusioned and leave immediately." "Have any other young people moved here?" "it's always the old men who've reached mandatory retirement age." "It's laughable how frail they are mentally. but this isn't the easiest place in the world to live in." "The drainage is poor and it snows a ton out here." "We've got to help each other out." "I thought you weren't one to socialize with your neighbors." "so it's very reassuring that there's another one of us here now." "Feel free to ask anything." "then." "What?" "!" "You're living off your savings?" "but I'd better start working soon." "y'know. don't we?" "What's a nursery school?" "Huh?" "Why don't me or Ame go to one?" "that's because..." "I wanna to go to one too!" "You can't!" "{RAME!" "}" "I will!" "{IKUUUU!" "}" "You can't!" "{RAME!" "}" "I will!" "{IKU IKU ICCHAU!" "}" "I will!" "{IKU!" "}" "I wanna go to a nursery school!" "Yuki." "I know it's supposed to be a secret!" "But I'll manage!" "you know..." "I'll manage..." "Y-Yuki..." "Hana?" "um... well... isn't that a wolf?" "Huh?" "dear." "Isn't that a wolf?" "Don't be stupid!" "There are no wolves in Japan in this day and age." "That's gotta be a crossbreed of a German Shepherd and something else." "Hana?" "Huh?" "The dog's gone." "Mrs. Nirasaki." "Yuki." "You're being quite friendly today." "eh?" "That is so cute." "Y-Yuki..." "Hana?" "Hello." "Hello!" "I wonder where Mr. Nirasaki is... this is quite the harvest." "Thanks to all of you." "so this is a lifesaver." "Messed up?" "By what?" "A wild boar." "take these with you." "This much?" "!" "Those damn wild boars." "right." "Thanks for these." "and did it without making a single sound." "I hear they even came down to as far as Sakai's paddy fields this year." "have this in return." "It's heavy." "Only your field hasn't fallen prey to the animals." "considering it's in such a mountainous area." "What's your secret trick?" "I don't have one." "Everyone wants to know." "What's a secret trick?" "Pee time!" "that Yuki." "Could it be?" "What?" "it's nothing." "Thank you so much." "Don't mention it." "It's in return for the potatoes." "It's been a while since I last had eggs.{long time no egg} then." "Tell me once you run out of them." "how cute!" "Huh?" "I couldn't possibly accept something this big!" "Don't be so reserved." "anyway." "What?" "But..." "Take it." "Grandpa will yell at me if we take it back." "The old man"?" "You're all he talks about." "He's fallen for you." "you fool." "he was the one who asked all of us to take good care of her." "You idiot!" "You were told not to bring that up!" "So that's what happened." "I finally understood why the field had to be bigger." "I can't stand it." "Why do you always have a smile on your face?" "Don't laugh!" "What's so funny?" "I thought I moved here in order to stay out of people's sights." "I'd been helped out by the people in the village." "I guess." "Wow!" "{time this to sugoi}{also this whole fucking scene. this fucking bgm}" "M-M-Mom!" "Ame!" "Mom!" "Ame's..." "M-Mo—" "M—" "Ame!" "Ame!" "Ame!" "Mom..." "Ame!" "Mom..." "Ame..." "Ame!" "Ame!" "Ame!" "Open your eyes!" "Ame!" "Open your eyes..." "Ame... that hurts." "Ame! I found a kingfisher." "A really pretty kingfisher." "I felt like I could catch it today." "but I felt completely different than usual." "I wasn't scared." "it felt like I could do anything and everything." "And then—" "Why're you crying?" "What are we doing here?" "My mother later said that it was the scariest moment of her life." "Ame became a completely different person." "14330)}Yuki 6 yrs old 14330)}Ame 5 yrs old" "14330)}Yuki 5 yrs old 14330)}Ame 4yrs old and when spring was drawing near... really badly to go to elementary school like everyone else." "I did everything she asked of me.{I listened to every single thing she said. would that be better?" "}" "I was finally able to go." "However." "No matter what happens I won't turn into a wolf." "I know already." "Jeez." "okay?" "I'll be careful." "and three octopuses." "The heck?" "It's a spell that will keep you from turning into a wolf." "A spell?" "and three octopuses." "And then there were... and three octopuses." "and three octopuses." "and three octopuses." "and three octopuses." "Hurry up!" "and three octopuses." "and three octopuses." "and three octopuses." "That was the first time in my life I was surrounded by so many people." "I got really worried wondering if I actually could manage at that place." "though." "Dad." "I'm off!" "See you later." "Be careful!" "Okay!" "Shino!" "Yuki." "I saved you a seat." "Thanks." "266)}1st grade" "So who knows the answer?" "Me!" "Hey!" "Don't run down the stairs." "Yuki!" "Yuki!" "You're so fast!" "That was awesome!" "I knew you could do it!" "Thank you very much." "You're welcome." "75)}Jobs" "Sorry to keep you waiting." "This... 50)}Niikawa Natural Park LookingforParkRangerAssistants" "198)}My birthplace's nature" "Thanks for waiting." "Shall we?" "the park ranger." "Welcome to Niikawa Nature Park." "Pleased to meet you." "Protecting nature isn't a park ranger's only job." "doing field surveys and the conservation of flora and fauna." "which we perform with the help of volunteers. and a jack of all trades at the same time." "we're looking for people who will serve as assistants to those busy park rangers." "the wages are extremely low." "What we offer can only be called an internship stipend for those who wish to become park rangers in the future." "Even the hourly wage a high schooler earns at his part-time job's probably much higher than this." "Will you still... take the job?" "Um..." "I heard you had a wolf here." "It's a timber wolf." "He's so quiet." "he is quite old." "could you..." "I'll be right back." "Pleased to meet you." "I came here because I wanted to ask you something." "He's a wolf." "passed away." "but I know nothing about raising a wolf." "How did you grow up?" "Could you please tell me how you grew up in the wild?" "Sorry about that. he was brought here because no one else wanted to take him in." "He was apparently born in a zoo in Moscow." "So he's not a wild wolf?" "You won't find many wild wolves in zoos." "because the wolves at most zoos are those that've been taken in from other zoos where wolves bred and gave birth.}" "a lot of wounded wild birds or animals like raccoon dogs are brought here." "give them medical treatment and after... right? and I'll teach you about them as well." "That was the first time I saw a real one." "A real wolf?" "Was Dad like that too?" "not at all." "Good." "Why?" "Because that one seemed a bit lonely." "I wish I could've met Dad." "Me too." "I wish I could see him again." "And that's how my mother found herself a job." "I was having quite the shock." "Bunko." "Keno." "I found a four-leaf clover!" "Me too." "Yuki!" "Did you find anything?" "Yep!" "Look!" "like I did." "I got this from my mom!" "so pretty!" "I had my parents buy this for me on my birthday." "How nice." "Yuki." "Sure." "Let's see." "Here you go." "I found out that no other girl would happily collect the bones of small animals or moulted reptile skin." "I was so unbearably embarrassed when I realized other girls didn't do things like that." "So I made a resolution." "A resolution that I'd conduct myself in an as graceful and girly manner as possible." "don't laugh!" "you know!" "Why don't you just be what you wanna be?" "{taking things the way they come...}" "I don't want everyone else to think I'm a weirdo." "Guess I don't have a choice." "Huh?" "I remember being really happy that my mother made me a new dress. and got along a lot better with my friends." "Good morning." "Morning." "Yuki." "Your dress is really cute." "It's wonderful!" "How nice." "I couldn't even begin to tell you how much this dress saved me." "Let's go!" "Yeah!" "it proved to be really difficult to get Ame to go to school." "Listen up." "and three octopuses." "The school's this way!" "175)}Congrats on {\cHC697E3}enrolling {\cH9BB367}1st {\cHA1C78D}yea{\cHC0747A}rs" "175)}Getting {\cH4884DE}along {\cH754064}well {\cH312BB3}2nd {\cHC085E9}years" "175)}Full of {\cH3135A2}cheer {\cH9CAF64}1st {\cH8BB775}yea{\cHBD7677}rs" "175)}Very {\cHF2ECD4}frie{\cH4EDAF0}ndly {\cH5BDBEB}2nd{\cH74DED0} years" "175)}Well- {\cHD4B258}mannered {\cHB18631}3rd {\cH3FD6BF}years" "177)}Flock {\cHB880DA}to{\cHF7EDE2}ge{\cH4B96D3}th{\cHE6E3D0}er {\cH253D96}4th {\cHA09B65}years" "175)}Independ{\cHE2EDE4}ent {\cH2C84D1}thought {\cHA8822F}3rd {\cH3ED7BF}years" "Good morning." "Ame." "Is school off today?" "No." "So you're playing hooky?" "Yeah." "You're always welcome here.{you can come here anytime}" "Thank you." "And this here's the pond." "you'll be able to see mountain frogs with tails." "Hana!" "Sure thing." "Can I have your attention please? Fujii Souhei." "Introduce yourself." "I'm Fujii." "Pleased to meet you all." "Pleased to meet you!" "do you have a pet dog at home?" "What?" "Why?" "you kinda reek of fur." "we don't have one." "Huh?" "That's weird." "I was dead certain you had one." "What's up?" "Nothing." "It's just that there's this smell." "Smell?" "Of what?" "Never mind." "Maybe I'm just smelling things." "Which one could it be?" "I know!" "This one!" "No way!" "For real?" "Yuki." "Come play with us." "Souhei's really funny." "I have to return this book to the library." "What's with her?" "though." "Yuki." "Listen up." "Yuki." "Yuki!" "Yuki!" "Yuki!" "Just tell me what it is!" "What is what?" "Have I done something to piss you off?" "you haven't." "So you can't stand me because I transferred here?" "That's gotta be it." "it's not." "then?" "But I'm not!" "and three octopuses." "and three octopuses." "And then—" "Hey!" "Wait up!" "and three octopuses." "and three octopuses." "and three octopuses." "and three octopuses." "Don't come any closer!" "You..." "Stay away from me!" "What's wrong with you?" "Don't touch me!" "Yuki!" "Yuki!" "Hana." "Okay!" "Hello." "Sorry we had to call you at work." "Do you have any idea how much he bled from his head?" "you mean." "Yuki." "She hasn't answered any questions at all." "Did you really hurt him?" "Did you apologize?" "Apologize." "now!" "I'm sorry." "I'm really sorry." "Mrs. Fujii." "The school's insurance policy will compensate you for the medical bills." "Don't tell me you think you can get away with this just by lowering your head." "What if he'd gone deaf in the ear?" "Parents have to take responsibility for their children's actions!" "even if you have to go into debt and sell your house?" "this isn't the place for— or else—" "A wolf." "Huh?" "A wolf did it." "It was a wolf that did it." "Souhei?" "What are you on about?" "Souhei." "Souhei?" "Don't just jump to conclusions." "But she has been acting weird lately." "Yuki would never do something like that!" "It was obviously her." "Sir." "So it was..." "Where's Souhei?" "He went home." "Why?" "Because he got hurt." "Why'd he get hurt?" "You see..." "Who hurt him?" "Uh..." "Yuki!" "I knew it." "I wonder what happened." "So it was her." "we're Scotland Yard." "Shut up." "everyone!" "It didn't work." "The spell didn't work no matter how many times I tried." "Will I..." "Will I be chased out of school?" "Will we be unable to live in that house any longer?" "I'm sorry." "I'm so sorry!" "{;_;}" "I'm so sorry!" "It's okay." "It's all fine." "Souhei?" "Handout." "Souhei." "Souhei." "Souhei." "She's gone over to Shino's place today." "That so." "hold on." "isn't it?" "Thanks for coming everyday." "I don't want Yuki to stop coming to school." "didn't you?" "What did you mean by that?" "That was... uh... but I saw a wolf for a second back then." "I was injured." "So I'm sure it was a wolf that did it." "Not Yuki." "That's what I meant." "though}" "I see." "Can I ask you one more question?" "Do you hate wolves?" "no." "Me neither." "Hey..." "Do you wanna see this?" "Wha—" "Oww!" "huh?" "Wanna touch it?" "Doesn't it hurt?" "It's a bit itchy." "Let's go." "I'm off." "Where are you going?" "Master's place." "Master who?" "Master..." "Master." "Fine." "Will you be okay going alone?" "Yeah." "Take care." "Okay." "Don't stay out too late." "Okay." "Where's Yuki?" "Back at school today.{she started going back to school today}" "Isn't that a relief." "What about Ame?" "He goes sometimes." "And that's fine." "Guys who stop going to elementary school are very promising." "for example." "Where do you get off spouting irresponsible stuff like that?" "does sometime live up on the mountain?" "The mountain?" "Ame said he was going to his master's place." "I thought he was talking about Mr. Nirasaki." "Who knows?" "I don't think there's anyone who'd enter the mountain in this busy farming season." "Master knows everything." "Everything about the mountain." "Never thought you'd get friendly with someone older than you." "Bring them home sometime." "I want to thank them." "Also..." "Master won't meet humans." "He doesn't come down to the village like those bears and boars." "But maybe he'll see you." "Master's in charge of this entire area." "Thank you for taking care of Ame." "198)}My birthplace's nature" "The bath's ready." "Yuki." "You'll get much better at hunting." "you see." "There's also a way to read terrain." "It really helps." "or notice subtle changes in the climate." "And also about territories and how to properly interact with one another—" "I'm not going." "No way." "Why?" "Right back at you." "Why aren't you coming to school?" "The mountain's more interesting." "It's full of things I don't know." "You don't need to know." "Why?" "Just come to school!" "Don't wanna." "Why?" "Because I'm a wolf." "you mean." "we're wolves." "I decided never to turn into a wolf again." "Why?" "Tell me why." "Because I'm human!" "Get that?" "Because I'm human!" "And I'm asking you to tell me why." "Enough of your whys already!" "You're a wolf." "How can you call yourself human?" "Shut up!" "You don't know a thing about me!" "And what's there to know?" "!" "You'd better come to school tomorrow!" "Don't wanna!" "You'd better!" "Don't wanna!" "You wanna go?" "What?" "What's all this noise?" "Ame!" "you two!" "Yuki!" "Ame!" "Yuki!" "Ame!" "Ame?" "Yuki and Ame have both started to walk their own paths in life. so why am I so worried?" "Could you tell me why?" "My last summer as an elementary schooler was marked by multiple record-breaking downpours." "Ame started going up the mountain much more frequently." "It looked like he was really worried about the effect those downpours would have on his master and the mountain's other flora and fauna." "Ame!" "Where've you been?" "You're freezing cold!" "I'll heat up some bathwater right now." "Master's..." "leg is injured." "He can't move." "He'll probably die very soon." "Somebody has to take over his role and do what he's been doing all this while." "Ame!" "Stop going up the mountain!" "Listen to me." "You're only ten years old!" "You're just a child!" "but you're..." "Please." "Please don't go up the mountain anymore." "I'm begging you." "Stay on him!" "He's gonna shoot!" "Nobumichi!" "Give me the ball." "did you know?" "Know what?" "I overheard my parents talking about it." "Yeah." "Apparently Souhei's mom is getting married." "What?" "No way!" "But why?" "obviously." "huh?" "Good for him." "But it seems Souhei doesn't know about this." "What?" "For real?" "Why?" "Really?" "no matter what." "Okay?" "All right!" "It dropped!" "Yay!" "What's the score now?" "Shit!" "Nice shot!" "Good morning. but heavy rains are forecasted for the evening hours and overnight." "It's so humid today!" "Yuki." "Stay at home today." "Stay with Mom." "Why?" "You're going to miss the bus." "I'll get going." "You stay with her." "I'm off!" "Be careful." "...clear day followed by rainfall." "Some places may experience thunderstorms as well." "a clear day followed by rainfall." "Ame." "Ame!" "Let's go inside." "This problem asks you to calculate how much distance an unladen swallow can travel in three hours." "does everybody understand what "70 kilometers per hour" means?" "Per hour" indicates how much distance can be covered in an hour." "it means it can fly 70 kilometers in one hour. causing a sudden instability in the prefecture's atmosphere." "localized and violent thunderstorms and squalls are expected to break out very shortly." "The predicted rate of rainfall is as follows:" "Upward of 70mm per hour is expected in the plains." "And more than 100mm per hour in more mountainous areas." "The meteorological observatory... everyone. we've decided to cancel the afternoon classes." "All right!" "We're currently calling all of your dads and moms in order to have them come pick you up." "Form groups according to where you live and wait for them to arrive in the gymnasium." "A blackout?" "I have to go." "I understand." "I'm on my way." "Ame!" "Let's go pick up Yuki from school." "Ame?" "Ame?" "Where are you?" "Ame!" "Ame!" "Ame!" "Ame!" "where are you?" "Ame!" "Takahiro!" "Mom!" "Keiko?" "Daddy!" "The Alps are ten thousand—" "Our parents sure are taking their time..." "Don't worry." "But..." "We can just play cards all night if we end up having to stay here." "Cards?" "I'll play!" "that sounds like fun!" "It'll be like camp!" "I'll go get them from the classroom." "Okay." "Do you even know how to play cards?" "I only know how to play old maid." "Dumbass." "Hey!" "No fighting." "Shino." "Dad!" "jeez." "Sorry." "The weather's crazy out there." "Yuki." "I'll drop you home too." "Huh?" "Yuki." "Let's go." "Uh... but... let's go. but I'm pretty sure my mom's going to get here soon." "You don't need to be so reserved." "Yeah..." "It'd be a problem if we missed each other." "you're right." "then." "Bye." "Bye." "Ame!" "where are you?" "Ame!" "Ame?" "Where are you?" "Souhei sure is taking his time." "Yuki?" "Huh?" "Did Yuki leave already?" "Can I have your attention please?" "Those of you remaining here will be given rides home in the school car." "Pick up your shoes and assemble here!" "Ame!" "Ame!" "Ame!" "Wait! Ame!" "Ame..." "Where are you?" "Whoa!" "Why're you here?" "Because..." "You took too long." "Huh?" "They're gone." "Did everyone else leave?" "huh?" "I wonder if something happened to Mom..." "It's cold." "Let's take a walk." "Yuki!" "Wait." "What do we do if nobody comes to pick us up?" "We could just live in school." "That's impossible." "We could sleep in the infirmary." "And what about food?" "We could eat the leftover school lunches." "And what if no one ever came to pick us up?" "Would we live in school forever?" "We'd just need to work." "Deliver newspapers or something." "That's impossible." "Nobody'd hire us." "We can lie about my age." "Tell them we're a middle schooler or something." "Do we look like it?" "Nope." "Really?" "I want to hurry up and become an adult." "Me too." "Ame..." "I hope he's not shivering due to the cold somewhere." "I hope he's not crying because he can't find his way back home..." "I..." "I have to protect him..." "I have to... protect..." "Hello." "Is there anybody in there?" "{just nod if you can hear me}" "He's gone." "My heart's still beating like crazy." "why'd you hide?" "Hey." "It's like an ocean out there." "Feels like we're going to sink into it." "Are we gonna live here in secret forever?" "Not like we have a choice if our parents don't show up." "Why?" "Your mom will definitely show up." "She won't." "Why?" "I mean..." "My mom got married." "She's pregnant." "She says I won't be needed anymore once it's born." "But she was so worried about you back then." "though. and live my life as a lone wolf." "How's that sound?" "Think I can do it?" "You won't get very far." "Not with that frail body of yours." "I'll train." "I'll train and live by myself." "Souhei..." "I wish I could be like you." "I want to be able to tell the truth and still have a smile on my face afterward too." "Souhei." "The wolf that hurt you that time was me." "It was me." "I've been wanting to get this off my chest." "I've been hurting." "I knew all along." "I haven't told anyone about your secret." "And I will never tell anyone about it." "So... stop crying." "I'm not crying." "These are just raindrops." "Thank you." "Ame?" "Ame!" "Ame." "I looked all over for you." "now." "We have to go back and pick Yuki up—" "Hana." "I've missed you so much." "didn't I?" "I'm sorry." "I was watching you the entire time." "I knew you were." "You raised the kids well." "Not at all." "All I did was mess up." "it's true." "Yuki and Ame both grew up well." "I mean..." "Ame's..." "That's right." "Ame's missing." "Ame!" "Ame will be just fine." "But..." "It's okay." "He's an adult now." "An adult?" "He found a world of his own." "Ame..." "Ame!" "Are you going to leave?" "But..." "I still haven't done a single thing for you.{;_;}" "I still haven't... and yet..." "Wait!" "Ame!" "Ame!" "{holy shit T_T}" "Ame!" "Ame..." "Ame!" "Take care..." "And live strong!" "Take care of yourself. was what my mother said. and that freshly-washed sky." "Each and every single thing was glittering in the sunshine. it felt like the entire world" "had been reborn overnight." "I moved out of our home and into the middle school dorms. like it was a fairy tale." "And she said it with a smile on her face." "One of complete satisfaction." "And she said it while looking at faraway peak." "That smile of hers makes me... extremely happy." "my mother still lives peacefully in that mountain home." "0)\blur1\p1\cH000000}m 0 650 l 0 721 I 1281 721 I 1281 650 though I could not see you yet" "\alphaH00)}™" "\alphaH00)}Yuki 350)}So I prayed as I stroked my belly" "350)}I wondered what you would look like 350)}I wondered what you would sound like" "350)}Now I see myself in your big eyes 350)}Tears run down your cheeks dinner is ready let us take a walk" "350)}You've cried enough and hug your knees and you tell me everything" "I'll stay with you whatever may come" "350)}I love how you laugh 350)}You cheer me up when I need it let us sing let us purr" "350)}Don't rush growing up play in the rain and wind with four or two legs" "350)}A new dawn 350)}A new wind" "350)}They're there for you 350)}A new dawn" "350)}A new light 350)}The world is there for you" "350)}A new dawn 350)}A new rainbow" "350)}The world is full of mysteries 350)}I would probably gaze at you from afar as you pick a path to walk" "350)}Is there really nothing else" "500)}I can do for you?" "I'll see you off with a smile 350)}Perhaps it will feel a bit sad live a good life" "0)\blur1\p1\cH000000}m 0 75 I 0 721 I 1281 721 I 1281 75 350)}Madaminu anata aemasu you ni" "350)}Onaka wo sasuri itsumo negatta 350)}Fu-u-u fu-u-u donna kao shiteru ka na" "350)}Fu-u-u fu-u-u donna koe wo shiteru no" "350)}Ookina hitomi watashi wo utsusu 350)}Namida no tsubu ga hoho ni hajikeru" "350)}Manma manma olde gohan dekita yo 350)}Ta-ta-ta ta-ta-ta olde sanpo ikou yo" "350)}Nakiharashita me de hiza wo kakaeru 350)}Wake wo kikasete subete hanashite" "350)}Daijoubu dokoemo ikanai yo 350)}Nani ga atte mo issho ni iru yo" "350)}Anata no waratta kao ga suki yo 350)}Uchikondeite mo genki wo kureru" "350)}Ru-ru-ru ru-ru-ru olde uta utaou yo 350)}U-o-on u-o-on olde nodo narasou yo" "350)}Ki-ra-ra ki-ra-ra nobinobi sodatteoku de" "350)}Yuki wo kake kumo wo kazoe ame ni asobi kaze ni fukarete 350)}Hana ni umore kusabue narasou yonhon ashi de nihon no ashi de" "350)}Atarashii asa 350)}Atarashii kaze" "350)}Anata no tame ni junbisareta no 350)}Atarashii asa" "350)}Atarashii hikari 350)}Sekai wa anata no tame ni aru" "350)}Atarashii asa 350)}Atarashii niji" "350)}Sekai wa fushigi ni michiteiru 350)}Futatsu no michi no dochiraka erabi haruka kanata mitsumeru manazashi" "350)}Shite agerareru koto" "500)}mou nanimonai no kashira 350)}Itsuka anata ga tabidatsu toki wa kitto waratte miokutte ageru" "350)}U-u-u u-u-u demo chotto samishii ka na 350)}U-o-on u-o-on onegai shikkari ikite"