"Ululu, do you still remember... that day we met?" "I still remember it clearly." "Deep within the emerald green forest," "you were all alone." "I'm sure you felt afraid." "And so lonely." "However, you walked with all your might." "You walked with all your might." "Searched for something important with all your might." "At that time I was even tinier than you, and more of a weakling." "I was helpless on my own." "Ululu, you gave a special summer... to that little boy that I used to be." "Memories of that summer now dazzle brilliantly for me." "The vast sky, beautiful sunsets," "and emerald depths of the forest." "That summer, we had a real adventure." "Our tiny backpacks... crammed with endless courage." ""A Tale of Ululu's Wonderful Forest"" "Look, brother!" "So much space!" "Of course." "Mr Daiji Shono." "Natsuko." "Almost there, you OK?" "Saturation?" "92, still conscious." "Mom...?" "What's wrong?" "Quick, get in." "Mom!" "Hi." "What's in your nose?" "Does it suit me?" "Over there!" "There are cows!" "Sit down and be quiet." "Promise me." "I promise." " Brother!" " Yo!" "How were the winds?" "Really good." "Goshawk wing healed?" "Hope it can glide like you, Chie." "And don't come back!" "Go!" "It's gone." "Rides the winds well." "Yeah." "What's wrong?" "Natsuko has been... hospitalized." "My sister-in-law?" "So our kids will be coming here for the summer." "What?" "!" "Why didn't you tell me?" "It was sudden." "But even so..." "Is it a serious illness?" "Natsuko is depending on you..." "I'm sure she'll be OK." "Hey!" "Even though you're divorced, you two are still their parents, take it seriously!" "Oh no!" "I have to meet them!" "Arriving today?" "!" "WER Mobile 1, this is WER Rescue Base," "Daiji, urgent request for help." "Over." "Daiji here." "Roger, on my way." "Amazing!" "Nobody here!" "Where are they...?" "!" "You sure it's the right place?" "Hey, Subaru!" "Shizuku!" "Who is he?" "I don't know!" "Auntie Chie!" "Shizuku, you've grown!" "Subaru, so handsome!" "Handsome boy!" "Sorry we were late." "The Doctor went a long way to operate on an injured animal." "Goes for an animal, but not for us." "Idiot." "By the way, I'm Takuma Omori." "Nice to meet you." "Chie's boyfriend?" "Takuma took over his family farm, and helps us sometimes." "He wasn't invited today, but..." "Shizuku, a northern fox!" "A fox!" "Look, it's a swan!" "No, only here in winter." "Really?" "600 kinds of wild animals live in Hokkaido." "About 150 unique types at risk of becoming extinct." " Any rabbits?" " Yes, Ezo rabbits!" " Squirrels?" " Yes!" "And momonga, that look like squirrels but fly."" "They fly?" "I can also fly." "Chie takes photographs for a nature magazine, look." "Wow, it's Chie!" "She is flying." "Amazing!" "WER Wildlife Emergency Rescue" "We've arrived." "Thanks Takuma, bye." " Bye." " Bye?" "!" "Wait, Chie...?" "Chie!" "Shizuku, isn't it great?" "What a huge bear!" "So many animals!" "That's a weasel." "Weasel?" "And a rabbit." "Yeah!" "Chie, what's this bird?" "A buzzard, a type of hawk." "Over there." "It's quite deep, but don't give up." "I'll help you." "Heart rate slow." "Atropine!" "Ready." "Inject now." "I see it!" "Basket!" "Hurry!" "Insert it." "Even deeper." "There!" "Tightly!" "There..." " Wrong!" "Again." " Sorry." "Sorry, couldn't meet you." "The eagle...?" "Lead poisoning." "Lead?" "Ate a hunter's shotgun pellets." "Even though lead is banned now." "Look." "Even such a small pellet can poison a bird." "Wildlife injured by humans is brought here from all over Hokkaido." "And your dad heals them." "I don't heal them!" "I help them heal themselves." "Wild creatures have great natural strength to survive." "I'm nobody special." "You really grew since we last met." "Shizuku, you were so small..." "Do you remember me?" " A bit." " A bit?" "Well, that's to be expected." "Subaru, Shizuku," "I'm glad you came, really glad!" "We came because we had to!" "You couldn't meet them, so take them somewhere!" "Good idea." "Alright!" "Let's canoe down the river!" "Great!" "OK, let's go." "I've never been canoeing." "By the way..." "For you." "Oh!" "Wait a minute." "Proceed to site, provide urgent care." "Rescue Base here, I'm on my way!" "Sorry, no canoeing." " Chie, look after them." " Wait!" "We've arrived!" "It's my place." "Like it?" "It's great!" "Sure is!" "Come inside!" "Hey!" "Let's eat!" "Come and get it!" "We'll have a feast today!" "Looks so tasty!" "Sit down." "Give thanks to nature before eating." "All living things need to eat to survive." "Show respect for that life by eating up everything!" "With thanks!" "Thanks!" "Where's the TV?" "There is no TV." "No TV?" "And no cell phones." "But what about work?" "Wireless radio!" "It's most reliable." "Hopeless..." "But there are things that aren't in Tokyo." "Like what?" "So pretty!" "Shooting star!" "You have to make a wish!" "That's nonsense." "Make Mom well soon." "You won't visit her in Tokyo?" "She said don't come, it would make the kids worry." "Didn't mention heart trouble?" "Not a word." "When I agreed to move here, she joked about going to the Kingdom of the Beasts." "She just didn't want to hinder your dream." "Natsuko is like that." "Impossible to live here with a weak heart." "It's not impossible." "How many hours to a specialized hospital?" "She knew you'd return to Tokyo if she told you." "But even so, she is stubborn." "Just like you!" "No matter what, you have to be a good dad." "Right now you're a stranger to Subaru, and just a fun vet to Shizuku, that's all." "It's time for bed!" "Go to sleep!" " Not without picture books." " Huh?" "Need picture books." "Picture books?" "!" "I can tell animal stories." "Of northern fox and flying squirrels." "Chie told me already." "Really?" "In that case..." "Wolf!" "How about a wolf story?" "U-lu-lu story?" "The wolf, the king of the forest." "The u-lu-lu?" "!" "Wolves are extinct." "Long, long ago, the forests of Japan were filled with wolves." "They were our friends, killing deer that damaged crops, and protecting the forests that we needed." "The strongest in the forest!" "So clever they seemed to have a sixth sense, and very muscular." "They could run long distances, and a wolf pack could catch... prey ten times their size!" " Running speed..." " 70km per hour." "That howl can be heard for 10km." "10km?" "!" "You wouldn't know." "Even more amazing, they have very close family bonds, and will risk their lives for family." "They howl to... call for help when in trouble, and to gather family members." "A noble, strong animal, with close family bonds, that is the wolf!" "So why are they extinct?" "!" "People ruined the forests... by cutting down all the trees." "Give back my phone!" "I'll keep it for a while." "I can't play games!" "Games?" "You can play games..." "So pretty!" "Can't play with that junk." "Wow, there are so many birds!" "Shizuku, look." "That's great!" "Let's look over there." "Good we got up so early!" "Try looking through this." "A squirrel!" "Cute!" "I see one!" " Shizuku!" " Shizuku." "Come back, Shizuku!" "Shizuku, come back!" "Hey, Shizuku." "Look, a wolf." "It's just a dog." "It's a wolf." "No way." "I'm sure it's an Ululu!" "Say it right, wolf." "Ululu, come here!" "Ululu." "Stray dogs are dangerous, it'll bite you!" "Told you so!" "Are you hurt?" "It's OK, don't be afraid." "Shizuku!" "Ululu, Ululu..." "It's OK." "See." "Ululu." "Let me check..." "No diarrhea." "Now your eyes." "A bit anemic." "Impossible!" "What's wrong?" "It's nothing." "Doctor, here's the X-ray." "Thank you." "No fractures." "Just a leg wound." "Blood test." "As I thought, anemic, and malnutrition." "Prepare transfusion." "Injecting." "This will hurt a bit, here goes..." "Will it be OK?" "Ululu won't die, right?" "Hold it down." "We're almost finished." "I'm sure it'll be OK." "OK, OK, we're done." "What's going on?" "We're done." "How is Ululu?" "Doing OK." "Really?" "I fixed the leg and did what I could, but it is very weak." "The rest depends upon its own will to live." "You'll be fine, I'm beside you." "You can't do anything." "That's not true." "Shizuku can warm its body." "Feels cold." "Right, its temperature is too low." "The warmth of your heart will warm its body, and also warm its spirit." "Understand?" "Subaru, check its expression." "Why me?" "!" "Look carefully, even animals have facial expressions." "Pain, suffering." "Sadness." "It can show determination, or lack of will to live." "We have to observe that." "I'll rely on you." "I'll check the eagle." "Is what you said true?" "That puppy may be a wolf." "Perhaps..." "If it's true, it's big news!" "I'll check." "Hey, Chie!" " Shizuku, here." " Thanks." "Come here." "Good, eat it." " Here." " Thanks." "Hope you get well soon." "Ululu, here it is, here!" "What's wrong?" "!" "Ululu is feeling better!" "It's small, but its will to live is big." "So, what will happen to it?" "Where is its mom?" "It would be hard to find its mom." "Really?" "We'll care for it here for a while." "I'll..." "I'll care for it!" "Care for it and find its mom!" "You know, it's tough to care for an animal." "Not like a doll or stuffed toy." "Its life would depend on you." "Can you do it?" "I promise." "Take a breath!" "Alright!" "I promise." "Yes!" "But what'll we name it?" "That's already decided!" "Ululu, look at that, it's a deer." "Here." "Will you let Ululu drink?" "Came from under here." "Ululu, this way!" "Wait for me!" "Come on!" "Shizuku, is it fun?" "How's the view?" "I'm glad it's better." "Yeah!" "Look at that!" "You were in that forest." "It's so big and beautiful!" "Ululu!" "It's a glass bead, for good luck." "The color of your forest." "An Ezo wolf?" "!" "What nonsense!" "Haven't been seen for 100 years!" "But just in case, by some chance..." "Get an expert opinion?" "I will!" "And if it really is one..." "We'll make you our exclusive photographer." "Ululu's mom is someplace, right?" "I hope you meet your mom soon." "I meet my mom at the end of summer." "Mr Daiji Shono." "By the way..." "What are you doing?" "Observing." "Whether it shows wild animal instincts." "Being fed by humans... can weaken that instinct." "It must regain that instinct, or it can't survive in nature." "Move closer to it." "Get going!" "It passed!" "What?" "!" "Even the weakest sea eagle in nature... is wary when humans approach." "They'll do anything to avoid the risk of being seen!" "Desperately try to survive." "We're responsible for restoring its survival instinct." "You two protect Ululu, make sure it's wary of humans." "But you don't protect anyone..." "Huh?" "What did you say?" "Doctor." "Takuma, what is it?" "A man called Hasebe is here." "Hasebe?" "!" "Hi!" "It's been a while." "Since college." "Why'd you come?" "Chie asked me to." "You don't believe that wolf nonsense!" "Just dropping by after a science event." "I see, have a seat." "Molecular ecologist?" "At college with my brother, specializes in rare animal research." "He's quite respected." "Carnassial teeth have grown in, so perhaps two months since birth." "Can't confirm scent glands." "Please push here." "Sorry." "OK, it's alright." "We'll check by its DNA." "So it is possible it's a wolf!" "If there's proof..." "It's a miracle." "See, it may be a wolf!" "Wow, Doctor!" "Wow, Ululu!" "It's not confirmed, don't tell anyone." "However, if it is true, it'll rewrite natural history." "Are you... a wolf?" "Ululu, are you really a wolf?" "!" "Ululu, here, come over here!" " Hey..." " Yeah?" "Why did that man come here?" "He won't try to take it away?" "Tell me, do you think Ululu is a wolf?" "Shizuku believes that." "If we find Ululu actually is a wolf, it can't stay with Shizuku." "Why not?" "!" "Come with me tomorrow." "OK, OK." "Down slowly." "OK, releasing." "Cable up." "Great that it's better." "Bye-bye, take care." "I'm releasing it." "Here goes." "Stop that!" "If a wild animal is fed by humans, it'll come back to eat crops, and may hurt someone." "We have to make it think, "Humans are scary"!" "Using firecrackers is cruel!" "Yes, it is mean." "But we have to avoid each other." "Then humans and wildlife can both live." "The same for Ululu?" "Wild animals aren't like cats and dogs." "Even though it seems tame, it may become vicious, and can't live with people." "But Ululu would be OK, Shizuku and Ululu..." ""Born wild, remain wild"." "It's the rule about nature." "Firecrackers aren't enough." ""Horoke-uoi"" ""Horoke-uoi?"" "A miracle happened?" "!" "Yes." "The test results show Ululu is probably a wolf, and possibly an Ezo wolf!" "It can't be, they're thought to be extinct." "I don't know how it can be, but to find out, I'll take Ululu... actually," "Specimen 01, to my research center." "After careful research, we'll report our findings." "Wait a minute!" "First we'll check that area." "Perhaps it escaped from a local zoo, or if not, we must return it to its wolf parents." "I checked already." "If its parents were alive, they would search until they found their lost pup." "It's very unlikely they are alive, right?" "The priority is to protect this specimen we do have." "An Ezo wolf." "Thought to be extinct!" "I know, but..." "Doctor, it does break the "Born wild, remain wild" rule, but if this Specimen 01 dies," "you will have made the last Ezo wolf extinct!" "He'll take Ululu away?" "Yeah..." "We found that Ululu is most likely a wolf." "Of course, I said it's a wolf!" "That's true, but... it's very rare to find a wolf." "My facility will protect it from illness and injury..." "What about its mom?" "It won't see its mom again." "Its mom is not alive." "She is alive!" "Shizuku, sometimes..." "No!" "It won't be able to meet its mom!" "No way!" "Give it to me." "No!" "Stop it!" "Give it to me." "You'll hurt it, give it..." "Stop it, Subaru!" "Ululu!" "It'll wait in a cage." "Ululu!" "Let go!" "Listen, Ululu..." "Dad, you lied!" "Get it back now!" "Get Ululu back!" "Don't be selfish!" "It's what we have to do." "You'll understand when you're older." "Shizuku!" "You don't care about Ululu!" "Or about Shizuku or Mom!" "Ululu's just like Shizuku!" "So Shizuku wants to find Ululu's mom!" "We don't need a dad!" "Hey, Subaru!" "Subaru, wait!" "Shizuku..." "Ululu." "Hello?" "Subaru?" "Subaru, right." "What's getting you down?" "Sorry, Mom." "Sorry." "I couldn't call." "Don't worry." "I haven't been feeling lonely." "Chie's been telling me about you and Shizuku." "You've been good." "Helped care for an eagle with a 2.4m wingspan." "You fed a baby deer, and now eat your vegetables." "Named a puppy "Ululu"." "I know all of it." "So don't worry." "Shizuku is crying." "Shizuku is?" "She tried hard not to cry." "So your nose tube would be removed." "She tried her best." "But it's too much for me." "I can't look after Shizuku." "Mom," "I want to go home." "You're spoiled." "Subaru, I also want to meet." "Be stronger." "Be more of a man." "That's all." "Hey!" "What's up?" "Really?" "They took Ululu away?" "So..." "I wonder what Ululu's mom is doing?" "Is she alive?" "Or perhaps..." "She's in the "Horokeshi"." ""Horokeshi"?" "Kingdom of the Wolves." "Oh, maybe here." "I'm sure it was around here somewhere..." "Found it!" ""Horoke-uoi", "Horokeshi" means Home of the Wolves in Ainu." "That's what that man... who fired the gun said." ""Horoke-uoi"." "Where is it?" "Most eastern point." "I'm sure she's there." "God Who Protects the Forest" "Anoro-an-oro." "Atosa-nupuri." "Kunnereku-kamui." "Tomu-tomu-to." "Horoke-Uoi." "Home of the Wolves." "Shizuku, wake up!" "Wake up!" "We'll take Ululu to its mom." "Been in touch with Tokyo?" "How much longer?" "Transport it this evening." "... Kamikawa region cloudy, afternoon storms..." "As soon as possible." "Let's do it." "Ululu." "Shizuku, keep watch." "Hurry up!" "Hurry up, that man will come!" "Ululu, Ululu!" "Quick, let's go." "Take the flashlight." "OK, let's go." "That way." "Hurry up!" "Careful here." "Where is it?" "!" "Find Specimen 01!" "Doctor, Hasebe here!" "Do you know where Ululu's mom is?" "Yeah." "In the east, where the sun rises." "Mr Daiji Shono" "Daiji," "Please take care of Subaru and Shizuku." "You must be upset that I hid my illness for so long." "I did try my best, but I can't keep on helping you follow your dream." "Sorry, it's impossible now." "They don't know how long my weak heart will last." "But I won't give up, I'll keep on fighting." "I'll try surgery." "If it doesn't go well, please take care of our kids." "Try to make a place for those two children... within your dream, even if it's just a small place." "You are the only one... who can be their father." "The kids can be stubborn and difficult, but in fact they really do..." "Love you very much." "Please embrace that idea, and understand them." "That way." "Let's go, Shizuku." "Subaru!" "Shizuku!" "Daiji, I'll look over there." "OK, I'll look too!" "Excuse me!" "Did you see two primary school kids?" "No, I didn't see them." "That's too bad." "Thanks anyway." "Where can they be?" "!" "Let's keep looking." "Hey, wake up!" "Wake up!" "Look at that mountain!" "It's bald!" "You're right!" "It's "Atosa-nupuri"!" "Stop!" "Mister, stop!" "Who are you?" "!" "Where'd you get on?" "That's "Atosa-nupuri", right?" ""Bald Mountain"?" "There?" "Really became bald..." "Thank you!" "Let's go." "What are they up to?" "!" "Looks like Ululu knows its way home." "Dogs have a homing instinct." "Maybe Ululu, too." "Let's go faster!" "Ululu, look at the pretty flowers!" "Tastes great." "Ululu has a big appetite." "I'm tired out, I can't walk any further." "Let's get moving, they'll find us." "Piggyback." "Walk." "It's to take Ululu to its mom!" "Because she won't walk." "Because he won't piggyback." "Any luck?" "Not there!" "Find them?" "Not by the pond." "Or the station." "Where can they be?" "!" "Perhaps... they're heading for..." ""Horokeshi"." ""Horokeshi"?" "Sorry, Doctor!" "I mentioned a land of wolves..." "What?" "!" "And Ululu's mom there." "You did?" "!" "Idiot!" "Where is it?" "It doesn't exist." "Just a place in folklore." "This is serious!" "If something happens to Specimen 01!" "Not Specimen 01 Ululu!" "Kids come before extinct animals!" "Get the Fire Department." "Contact the hunter's club." "We need more people!" "Let's go." "You OK?" "Come on." "Subaru!" "Shizuku!" "Yamaguchi, go that way." "Nagumo, that way!" "Subaru!" "Shizuku!" "Ululu is cold." "Shizuku," "I wonder what Ululu thinks." "In a safe, warm place, being given good food," "cared for by people." "Maybe Ululu would rather stay there..." "Just live there, without meeting the mom." "I would rather meet my mom." "I'm sure Ululu would too." "You're right!" "I'm sure that's best!" "Wonder if our Mom is OK?" "Did they remove the nose tube?" "She's fine!" "I'm sure she's fine." "You're right!" "Alright!" "We can't let the rain get us down." "Let's go." "Run!" "Shizuku!" "Shizuku!" "Are you OK?" "Shizuku, you OK?" "Subaru!" "Shizuku!" "Try hard!" "Harder!" "Subaru!" "Shizuku!" "We're taking Ululu to its mom!" "Shizuku, a bit more." "A bit more." "It'll be able to... meet its mom!" "They'll meet!" "Harder!" "Thanks, brother!" "Thanks, Ululu!" "Found them!" "?" "We'll get you!" "Ululu told me where they were." "By howling." "Howling?" "Wolf howls can be heard for 10km!" "But Ululu is young, so the howl isn't that loud." "Found them, thanks to Ululu." "We're on our way." "No, I want to search." "Search for what?" ""Horokeshi"." ""Horokeshi"?" "!" "Doesn't exist..." "I know." "But still, I'll let them go." "You'll let them search alone?" "Well, they're trying so hard..." "Ululu and the kids are giving it their all." "It's OK if they don't find it." "They need to try." "Hold on!" "You can't..." "Let Ululu go free!" "Doctor!" "Doctor!" "Shadowing wolf..." "The Doctor." "When a wolf finds people, it tends to silently shadow them." "It doesn't attack, just silently follows." "Guardian god of the forest." "Look!" ""Anoro-an-oro", the "Eagle Hut Place"." "Almost there!" "Almost there, Shizuku!" "It's just an owl." "Let's go." "Oh! "Kunnereku-knmui"!" ""Bird That Calls at Night", it means the owl!" "Only "Tomu-tomu-to" remains, "Shining Pond"." "Shizuku, be careful." "Shizuku!" "Shizuku, hang on!" "I'll lift you!" "You're OK now." "I was so scared, Dad." "Sorry, I arrived a bit late." "Subaru, take her." "Dad!" " Dad..." " Dad..." "Dad!" "Dad, Dad!" " Daiji!" " Dad!" "Are you OK?" "What happened?" "!" "That man called for help with this." "Thank you so much." "It wasn't me." "It was that pup." "Clever thing." "Ran ahead downstream to call the kids." "But your kids are even more amazing." "They desperately... worked to save you." "That boy's hands were muddy, tiny but red with cold." "Until I was able to rush here, they warmed your hands and feet." "I wonder who taught them to warm you, and to observe your expression." "They looked after you." "Watched over you." "Thank you." "Thanks." "You shadowed us." "Yeah." "It upsets you?" "It upset me, too." "Really upset me!" "Walking behind you, seeing your back up ahead." "Thinking you're still a kid, but finding you're a man." ""Fall down"!" ""Cry"!" "I thought that over and over." "But you kept on walking, even with that injury," "Shizuku on your back." "It's really upsetting... for a father to see that." "You've grown so much." "Subaru," "your mother's heart... is not well at all." "That's why... you two were sent to me." "But in fact," "I really don't know what is best." "It's more than I can handle." "But seeing you two," "I realized something." "To keep on trying, you have to keep on believing." "Your mother will get well." "That's why... we must watch over her." "Together, as a family." "OK?" "I'll... watch over Mom!" "That's a promise." "Hey, Shizuku!" "Come on, get up!" "What is it, Subaru?" "Just hurry!" "Where you going?" "!" "Subaru, wait!" "Subaru!" ""Tomu-tomu-to"!" "The "Shining Pond"." "Thank you." "Mister!" "There is a "Horokeshi", right?" ""Horokeshi" is within you." "It can only be found by following your heart." "Are we searching in the right way?" "Plant-eating animals are eaten by meat-eating animals." "Whose remains are eaten by yet other animals." "The food chain is a cycle in which no death is wasted." "Life is simply a matter of living." "Life and death are decided by nature." "The only thing we humans can do is to treasure nature... and to show kindness towards it." "Well, let's go." "Thanks." "Be careful." "I'm sure "Horokeshi" exists." "Yeah." "I'm sure Ululu's mom is there!" "Yeah!" "Up and over!" "Subaru, careful!" "Shizuku, this way." "Are you alright?" "I'm OK." "Be careful." "Subaru, wait." "It's dangerous to continue in this fog." "Disappointing, but it's over." "No, we didn't find Ululu's mom yet!" "Shizuku, as your dad," "I can't let you two go on in such danger." "Let's go back." "Come on, Subaru." " No, let's go on!" " Shizuku!" "Shizuku!" "Are you OK?" "Subaru, Shizuku." "You two tried really hard." "But that's enough." "I'm sure Ululu will understand." "Right, Ululu?" "Ululu..." "I'm sorry." "Now, let's go home." "Come on." "Ululu's mom!" "She's here!" "She's really here!" "Ululu, it's your mom." "Isn't that great?" "Ululu, bye-bye." "OK, go!" "Don't come back." "Get going!" "Go!" "I said go!" "Don't!" "Go" "Go, Ululu!" "Don't come back!" "Go!" "Go!" "I said go!" "Go!" "Go!" "Go, Ululu, go!" "Stay away, go!" "Ululu, go!" "Go, Ululu!" "That's enough." "Alright, that's enough." "That's enough." "Live!" "Live!" "Live, Ululu!" "Yes?" "Ms Kudo, time for surgery." "Thanks." "Natsuko, be strong during surgery." "The kids really grew this summer." "Shizuku reminds me of the sea." "An impression of weakness, but great inner strength, and cheerfulness that makes her loved by all." "Subaru is more like the land." "Awkward, but sensitive to the suffering of others, and filled with true compassion." "We couldn't have been more blessed." "Natsuko, your surgery will certainly succeed, and then," "Let's live together here." "I am just a wretched creature, and frankly was not confident I could care for you alone." "But now," "Subaru is here, and Shizuku is here." "We three can care for you." "I came to know that... from our kids." "So be strong, Natsuko." "We'll become a family once again." "ONE YEAR LATER" "Mom..." " Mom!" " Mom!" "Shizuku!" "Subaru!" "I'm home." "Mom, your nose..." "Right, the tube is gone because of your good luck charm." "Thank you!" "Mom, flowers for you." "For me?" "Thanks, did you pick them?" "They smell wonderful!" "Ululu, will we ever meet again?" "Or were you just a dream?" "No," "I'm sure that deep in the forest, you are watching over all of us." "With your stern, but gentle gaze."