1. Kaede, you should get up soon.
Breakfast will be ready.Copy !req
2. Wh-Who are you?Copy !req
3. Huh?Copy !req
4. Eh? Where is this place?Copy !req
5. I...Copy !req
6. What is this?Copy !req
7. Kaede?Copy !req
8. Kaede-san's symptoms could be those
of a type of dissociative disorder.Copy !req
9. Dissociative disorder?Copy !req
10. An illness where there is a loss of sense
and awareness that you are yourself.Copy !req
11. As is the case with Kaede-san,Copy !req
12. patients experience symptoms
including omission or memory loss.Copy !req
13. Currently, she has no memories of living
with her parents or big brother to now.Copy !req
14. Why would such a...Copy !req
15. It's believed that extreme stress or
mental trauma can cause this.Copy !req
16. Kaede developed Puberty Syndrome due to
people badmouthing her on social media, right?Copy !req
17. Correct.Copy !req
18. It caused Kaede to suffer.Copy !req
19. DIE, KAEDECopy !req
20. So much that she decided to sever a part
of her memory to escape that crushing feeling.Copy !req
21. She did so to protect from
being totally broken.Copy !req
22. So that's why it's dissociative...Copy !req
23. When Kaede lost her memory,
I didn't know how to interact with her.Copy !req
24. At first, I was hesitant...Copy !req
25. Kaede, I brought you a book.Copy !req
26. You were looking forward to
the new volume of this series.Copy !req
27. Here.Copy !req
28. Th-Thank you very much.Copy !req
29. Um... So "Kaede-san" really liked these books?Copy !req
30. The way she talks is different.Copy !req
31. How she holds chopsticks is different.Copy !req
32. The order she eats her dishes is different.Copy !req
33. She buttons her pajamas from the top.Copy !req
34. The way she walks is different.Copy !req
35. She's different from Kaede...Copy !req
36. Different... Different...
Everything about her is different.Copy !req
37. I'm home.Copy !req
38. Welcome home.Copy !req
39. Mom! Kaede has...
She has bruises all over her body again!Copy !req
40. Oh, I see...Copy !req
41. It's all right, Kaede...Copy !req
42. You'll be all right...Copy !req
43. Mom wasn't able to accept
what happened to Kaede.Copy !req
44. It's fine, you'll be fine, Kaede.Copy !req
45. And she ended up with mental illness herself.Copy !req
46. And as for me...Copy !req
47. At the hospital I was brought to,
nobody would believe my story.Copy !req
48. No matter how much I explained, they thought
it was a preconception, something mental,Copy !req
49. and that the wounds were self-inflicted.Copy !req
50. I couldn't do anything.Copy !req
51. I couldn't do anything for Kaede.Copy !req
52. I was sick of everything,
and snuck out of hospital one day.Copy !req
53. That was when I met her.Copy !req
54. Did you know?Copy !req
55. The distance to the horizon seen at eye level
is roughly four kilometers.Copy !req
56. Shoko-san quietly listened to my story,
and believed every bit of it.Copy !req
57. From then on, I snuck out of the hospital
time and time again.Copy !req
58. Shoko-san was always there
at Shichirigahama Beach.Copy !req
59. Were you thinking about
your little sister again?Copy !req
60. I was thinking about you, Shoko-san.Copy !req
61. I see. You were having lewd thoughts.Copy !req
62. That's not it.Copy !req
63. I was wondering why you
believed what I said.Copy !req
64. About Kaede's wounds, my scar,
and Puberty Syndrome.Copy !req
65. No matter what I said,
nobody would listen to me seriously.Copy !req
66. Nobody believes what I've seen
with my own eyes.Copy !req
67. There are as many worlds to see
as there are people in them, I'm sure.Copy !req
68. Just like how the horizon you can see
is further than the horizon I can see.Copy !req
69. Same for the ocean breeze.Copy !req
70. Some will say it feels refreshing...Copy !req
71. while others say they dislike it because
it makes their skin and hair feel sticky.Copy !req
72. I think it was some sort of fate
that brought us together,Copy !req
73. so as a senpai in life,
I'll give you some wonderful advice.Copy !req
74. Do people normally say "wonderful"
for their own stuff?Copy !req
75. I didn't have a big dream or
high hopes for my life, either.Copy !req
76. But I was still able to
find meaning for my own life.Copy !req
77. What I think, Sakuta-kun...Copy !req
78. is that life is here for us to become kinder.Copy !req
79. To become kinder...Copy !req
80. I live life every day hoping that I'm a
slightly kinder person than I was the day before.Copy !req
81. You know what, Shoko-san...Copy !req
82. What is it?Copy !req
83. Is it okay to live my life like you do?Copy !req
84. Of course it is.Copy !req
85. Now that you know of pain
that others cannot understand,Copy !req
86. I'm sure you can become kinder
than anyone else.Copy !req
87. And I'm sure you can be supportive
of someone else.Copy !req
88. These values were unknown to me.Copy !req
89. When I was released from the hospital,
I bought a pen and notebook on the way home.Copy !req
90. What's this?Copy !req
91. The doctor said yesterday how
you should write some stuff.Copy !req
92. What happened that day,
what you thought. It can be anything.Copy !req
93. Okay...Copy !req
94. We should start with your name.Copy !req
95. All right.Copy !req
96. Oh, hold on.Copy !req
97. Yes?Copy !req
98. About your name...Copy !req
99. It's all right. I can write it properly.Copy !req
100. "Kaede" is spelled like "Flower,"
followed with "Maple" like the tree, right?Copy !req
101. We should write "Kaede" in all hiragana.Copy !req
102. Hiragana?Copy !req
103. The person here right now
is the current "Kaede."Copy !req
104. Sorry for everything 'til now.Copy !req
105. I-It's only you, Big Brother!Copy !req
106. You're the only one who understands Kaede!Copy !req
107. I'm trusting you with Kaede.Copy !req
108. And you take care of Mom, Dad.Copy !req
109. Yeah...Copy !req
110. Kaede.Copy !req
111. Take your time.
You don't have to over do it.Copy !req
112. Mom and I will be waiting for you.Copy !req
113. Kaede is afraid of how everyone looks at her.Copy !req
114. Everyone is looking at "Kaede-san."Copy !req
115. Of course, I wanted Kaede's
memories to return, too.Copy !req
116. I wanted her to come back to us.Copy !req
117. But, if that came to be,
what would happen to the current Kaede?Copy !req
118. That's the whole story about Kaede.
Sorry I kept quiet about it until now.Copy !req
119. It's all right.
You were looking out for Kaede, right?Copy !req
120. You're right about that...Copy !req
121. I mean, as I watched Kaede
slowly becoming friends with everyone,Copy !req
122. I couldn't bring myself to mention it.Copy !req
123. I felt it was okay to stay like this.Copy !req
124. I understand. I'm not that mad about it.Copy !req
125. But...Copy !req
126. I wish you told us a bit earlier.Copy !req
127. So you ARE mad about it.Copy !req
128. NOVEMBER 17thCopy !req
129. Good morning, Kaede.Copy !req
130. G-Good morning, Big Brother.Copy !req
131. Kaede might not make it much longer.Copy !req
132. Her whole body is in pain.Copy !req
133. You frolicked around a lot yesterday,
so you just have muscle cramps.Copy !req
134. You don't have a fever...Copy !req
135. A film shoot in Kanazawa?Copy !req
136. Guess I won't be able
to see you for a while again.Copy !req
137. We're filming at a studio in Tokyo
until the day after tomorrow,Copy !req
138. so I'll be coming home.Copy !req
139. Call me if anything happens.Copy !req
140. I'll call you even if nothing happens!Copy !req
141. I meant if something happens
to Kaede-chan.Copy !req
142. I'm home.Copy !req
143. Kaede, I'm home—Copy !req
144. W-Wah!Copy !req
145. What are you doing?Copy !req
146. Ow!Copy !req
147. Be a good girl and stay asleep.Copy !req
148. Since making it all the way
to the beach yesterday,Copy !req
149. Kaede doesn't want this good groove
to be interrupted by muscle cramps!Copy !req
150. Kaede wants to head outside again today.Copy !req
151. - Seriously?
- Seriously!Copy !req
152. And it's your uniform debut?Copy !req
153. It's a uniform debut.Copy !req
154. I bought some pudding.Copy !req
155. Hurray!Copy !req
156. Ow...Copy !req
157. P-Please don't change the subject.Copy !req
158. It's all right. The outside world
isn't going anywhere, so no need to panic.Copy !req
159. Is Kaede all right?Copy !req
160. You're all right.Copy !req
161. But, Kaede doesn't know the girl we met
at the beach yesterday...Copy !req
162. She's someone "Kaede-san" knows, right?Copy !req
163. If you want to know,
I'll tell you what kind of a girl she is.Copy !req
164. Kaede has trouble dealing
with people who know "Kaede-san."Copy !req
165. It's troubling, but...Copy !req
166. Not knowing is scary, too!Copy !req
167. That was Kotomi Kano,
an acquaintance from before kindergarten.Copy !req
168. She used to live above us
in the same apartment complex.Copy !req
169. She used to play with "Kaede"
from a very young age.Copy !req
170. Apparently, she was at the beach
thinking about rereading this book.Copy !req
171. The Poison Apple the Prince Gave MeCopy !req
172. Apparently, she borrowed it from "Kaede."Copy !req
173. What's this?Copy !req
174. Can I look at it?Copy !req
175. Sure.Copy !req
176. I want to be friends with Kae-chan again
—KotomiCopy !req
177. friendsCopy !req
178. Komi-chan...Copy !req
179. Kaede! Just now—Copy !req
180. Kaede! Kaede!Copy !req
181. Honestly, until Kaede-san is conscious again,
I can't say anything for sure.Copy !req
182. However, there's a possibility that there will be
a change to her memories when she awakens.Copy !req
183. Meaning what?Copy !req
184. Well, Kaede isn't the type
you'd call a princess, either...Copy !req
185. Kaede?Copy !req
186. Big Brother?Copy !req
187. This place...Copy !req
188. You collapsed and brough here
in an ambulance.Copy !req
189. Did Big Brother change Kaede's clothes!Copy !req
190. It wasn't, so relax.Copy !req
191. It was done by the nurse and Mai-san,
with some help from Toyohama.Copy !req
192. It would've been fine if you did it, Big Brother.Copy !req
193. You're Kaede... Right?Copy !req
194. Kaede is still Kaede, okay?Copy !req
195. Kaede has regained consciousness.Copy !req
196. Test results showed no abnormalities,
so she may be released today.Copy !req
197. I'm glad...Copy !req
198. However...Copy !req
199. The fact she collapsed may indicate
that "Kaede's" memories are coming back.Copy !req
200. If Kaede regains her previous memories,Copy !req
201. there's a possibility that all of her
current memories will disappear.Copy !req
202. No way...Copy !req
203. Was Dad here?Copy !req
204. Yeah. He was worried about you.Copy !req
205. Hey, Kaede, what do you want
to do the most right now?Copy !req
206. Eat pudding.Copy !req
207. Something to celebrate your hospital release.
It can be something bigger than that.Copy !req
208. Eat a giant pudding, then!Copy !req
209. Well, we can eat that, but I was talking more
about going to see pandas or something.Copy !req
210. Pandas are second on the list.Copy !req
211. What's first?Copy !req
212. First is...Copy !req
213. Going to school.Copy !req
214. NOVEMBER 19thCopy !req
215. Kaede says that she wants to go to school.Copy !req
216. I see.Copy !req
217. And I want to grant her that wish.Copy !req
218. All right.Copy !req
219. I'll explain the situation to her middle school
before tomorrow ends.Copy !req
220. Sakuta...Copy !req
221. Are you eating properly?Copy !req
222. I am.Copy !req
223. I see...Copy !req
224. And you know, it's all right to do it
after everything settles down, but...Copy !req
225. What?Copy !req
226. You should introduce me to
the girl you're dating right now.Copy !req
227. Oh... Yeah, when things settle down.Copy !req
228. NOVEMBER 20thCopy !req
229. The shoot in Kanazawa
was going to be for two weeks?Copy !req
230. Yup. I'm sure you'll be lonely not seeing me,
but I'll be sure to call you every night.Copy !req
231. I'll wait in front of the phone every night!Copy !req
232. Take life more seriously and study.Copy !req
233. So Sakuta, you're not scared?Copy !req
234. When you think about Kaede-chan.Copy !req
235. Of course I'm scared.
I'm about to wet my pants as we speak.Copy !req
236. I'm asking a serious question.Copy !req
237. But as a big brother, there are things
you never show a little sister.Copy !req
238. Piss, poop... and whining.Copy !req
239. Because I'm the big brother.Copy !req
240. If there was something I could do,
I'd like to do it.Copy !req
241. But there's nothing I can do.Copy !req
242. I'm sorry...Copy !req
243. Oh, geez, I'm such an idiot!Copy !req
244. Big Sister didn't say anything about it
because there was nothing we could do!Copy !req
245. I really am sorry!Copy !req
246. NOVEMBER 22ndCopy !req
247. Hello, I'm Tomobe, the school counselor.Copy !req
248. At first, it can be as simple as
walking to school for a little bit.Copy !req
249. And it doesn't have to start in the classroom.
You can go to the nurse's office first.Copy !req
250. W-Would the nurse's office count
as going to school?Copy !req
251. Yes, of course it would.Copy !req
252. But that's different from everyone else, right?Copy !req
253. That is true.Copy !req
254. But even though they may look the same,
everyone is actually different.Copy !req
255. For instance, there are tall kids and short kids.Copy !req
256. Some kids are good at running,
and some are not.Copy !req
257. Each person has their own pace.Copy !req
258. That's why, if it's the result
of you doing your best,Copy !req
259. it's fine to say that it counts
as you "going to school."Copy !req
260. Th-Then, it can be circled
even if it's the nurse's office?Copy !req
261. Circled?Copy !req
262. C-Circling this.Copy !req
263. I think that's fine.Copy !req
264. Th-Then, Kaede would definitely like
to go to school.Copy !req
265. You're kidding me!Copy !req
266. For real!Copy !req
267. And what do you think she said?Copy !req
268. Eh? What?Copy !req
269. It's not like they're laughing
about you, Kaede.Copy !req
270. Really?Copy !req
271. If you think you can make people laugh
that easily, you're sorely mistaken.Copy !req
272. T-The path of the comedian is a steep one.Copy !req
273. We tried hard today, so why don't we
head back and eat some pudding?Copy !req
274. Kaede is determined to finally make it
all the way to school today.Copy !req
275. She will do her best.Copy !req
276. You don't have to be so impatient about it.Copy !req
277. K-Kaede is not being impatient!Copy !req
278. Even Tomobe-san said
you can take it slow, didn't she?Copy !req
279. Kaede?Copy !req
280. That's not good enough...Copy !req
281. Not good enough?Copy !req
282. Kaede, let's take a break
from practicing today, okay?Copy !req
283. Kaede!Copy !req
284. Kaede!Copy !req
285. You don't have to overdo it!Copy !req
286. There is a need to overdo it!Copy !req
287. Kaede doesn't have the time to take it slow!Copy !req
288. So, she knew about it...Copy !req
289. What's up with that?
Totally cracking me up!Copy !req
290. Too wicked!Copy !req
291. Why...Copy !req
292. Why...Copy !req
293. Kaede...Copy !req
294. Why are they no good!Copy !req
295. Kaede wants to go to school!
Why won't they move at all!Copy !req
296. Kaede.Copy !req
297. Kaede will not go home!Copy !req
298. Not home...
but practice until she can go to school!Copy !req
299. Practice!Copy !req
300. All right.Copy !req
301. I'll make it so that
you can go to school, Kaede.Copy !req
302. Eh? Really?Copy !req
303. Really.Copy !req
304. But we'll resume practice
after a short break.Copy !req
305. A break?Copy !req
306. Yeah, in the best place I can think of.Copy !req
307. There are lots of people.Copy !req
308. If you're scared of this many people,
you'll never make it to school.Copy !req
309. O-Okay. Will try harder.Copy !req
310. B-Big Brother, are we at this "best place" yet?Copy !req
311. Don't worry. We'll be there soon.Copy !req
312. Big Brother, are we there yet?Copy !req
313. Almost.Copy !req
314. There. We have arrived.Copy !req
315. The Zoo! It's the zoo, Big Brother!Copy !req
316. I told you it was the best place
I could think of.Copy !req
317. Please take your time.Copy !req
318. It smells like Nasuno before a bath!Copy !req
319. It does smell like beasts.Copy !req
320. Oh! Pandas! Big Brother, there's the pandas!Copy !req
321. There are pandas right there!Copy !req
322. Pandas! Pandas are walking around!Copy !req
323. They're walking.Copy !req
324. That panda over there is eating!Copy !req
325. It's eating.Copy !req
326. Pandas are big.Copy !req
327. You'd expect "giant" pandas to be big.Copy !req
328. Oh, it looked over at us!Copy !req
329. The panda is eating again.Copy !req
330. They said on TV before that
bamboo isn't very nutritious,Copy !req
331. so pandas need to spend a majority
of the day eating to survive.Copy !req
332. It's a tough life being a panda, too.Copy !req
333. Everyone is doing their best
to live their lives.Copy !req
334. Big Brother, it's the lesser pandas!Copy !req
335. They are lesser.Copy !req
336. They're smaller.Copy !req
337. They're "lesser," after all.Copy !req
338. But they're cute!Copy !req
339. Kaede really loves pandas after all.Copy !req
340. It's a bit lonely to say goodbye to them...Copy !req
341. You can just come here again.Copy !req
342. But Kaede is...Copy !req
343. Here, this is for you. An annual pass.Copy !req
344. With this, you can come see pandas
every day if you wanted to.Copy !req
345. A-Amazing!
Big brother really is a big brother!Copy !req
346. It's okay for Kaede to come back here again?Copy !req
347. Of course it is.Copy !req
348. I went to the effort of buying it,
so it'd be a waste of money not to.Copy !req
349. Kaede wants to come here many times
and get our money's worth!Copy !req
350. Kaede was able to make a purchase, too!Copy !req
351. Want me to carry that?Copy !req
352. Kaede purchased the pudding,
so Kaede will carry it!Copy !req
353. Big Brother, our house is that way, right?Copy !req
354. This is a shortcut.Copy !req
355. A shortcut, didn't know that.Copy !req
356. Well, you're still an amateur
when it comes to roads around here.Copy !req
357. Are you a seasoned veteran?Copy !req
358. You could call me a pro.Copy !req
359. Amazing!Copy !req
360. Big Brother, this is...Copy !req
361. T-The school!Copy !req
362. It's night now, so stay quiet.Copy !req
363. There.Copy !req
364. Y-You shouldn't, Big Brother.Copy !req
365. Come on.Copy !req
366. But...Copy !req
367. We're only going to peek in for a little bit.Copy !req
368. J-Just a little bit, okay?Copy !req
369. This is your first trip to school.Copy !req
370. Oh, this is class 3-1.Copy !req
371. Is this Kaede's classroom?Copy !req
372. Big Brother.Copy !req
373. Next time at school
will hopefully be in the daytime.Copy !req
374. Since you've conquered school at night,
that should be easy.Copy !req
375. As of today, every goal
in the notebook can be circled.Copy !req
376. Oh, it's been that many already?Copy !req
377. Panda, pudding and school
were the last to complete.Copy !req
378. Then we have to celebrate.Copy !req
379. Yes!Copy !req
380. Oh, but school will still be a triangle.Copy !req
381. I think you'd be okay circling it.Copy !req
382. That'll be for after
coming to school during the day.Copy !req
383. I see.Copy !req
384. Now, there is a feeling
that it can be accomplished.Copy !req
385. Kaede feels like she can head to school
during the day tomorrow!Copy !req
386. You're right.Copy !req
387. Looking forward to tomorrow!Copy !req
388. Really can't wait for tomorrow to come!Copy !req
389. NOVEMBER 27thCopy !req
390. Kaede, it's morning.Copy !req
391. Are you still asleep?Copy !req
392. Morning, Big Brother.Copy !req
393. Huh? That is you, right?Copy !req
394. Yeah...Copy !req
395. Ugh, my legs are so swollen!Copy !req
396. You did run around the zoo a lot yesterday.Copy !req
397. The zoo?Copy !req
398. I didn't go.
Big Brother, what's wrong with you?Copy !req
399. Kaede, you...Copy !req
400. Wait, was my room always like this?Copy !req
401. You're...Copy !req
402. Kaede, right?Copy !req
403. Of course I am.
Sheesh, what are you talking about?Copy !req
404. Nothing less from you, Big Brother.
Such a rascal.Copy !req
405. Next Time
#13 The Dawn After an Endless NightCopy !req