Haibane Renmei (灰羽連盟)

Where am I?

I'm falling from the sky.

Strange.

Why am I not afraid?

Are you worried about me?

Where am I?

Fluffy and warm, but I'm anxious inside.

Fluffy and warm, but I'm anxious inside.

I'm not afraid, but my heart is cold.

You can't.

But thank you.

Cocoon

Dream of Falling from the Sky

Old Home

Here you go!

Oh, my goodness.

Oh my, oh my!

Reki Kana Nemu Hikari Kuu

Young Feathers must NOT enter!! - Reki

Almost there. Almost there.

There.

Oh, everyone's here already.

It's too far from town.

And Reki's scooter is a single-seater.

Young Feathers must NOT enter!! - Reki

Isn't this only gonna provoke them?

COCOON HATCHING AREA!! KEEP OUT!!

Really, you saw the sign to stay out, why can't you?

We want to see!

I said no.

Yes!

Yeah, let us see!

I knew it.

Hey!

If you don't get out, you'll get a smacking!

You're too soft on the kids, Reki.

So, think you can take time off work?

Of course.

This is a great event for us Haibane.

We can't miss it.

I can get time off, too.

But just for three days at most, starting tomorrow.

So, where's the star of this great event?

Wow!

It's huge!

This really is something.

You're late.

Didn't get the word in time.

It was hard to leave work, you know.

It started out about as big as a dandelion puff, right?

I wish I could've seen it grow.

From now on, we'll have to make rounds more often.

If Reki wouldn't have accidentally found it...

it would've hatched without us knowing.

Come on!

There's no way the five of us can cover this ridiculously huge building.

Anyway, it would be hard to miss something this gigantic.

I guess.

The surface is turning charcoal grey.

It may hatch soon.

At any rate, why don't we at least clean up this room.

To be born into a room full of junk like this is kind of sad.

There's really a person inside there?

Yes.

Just as you and I were, Kuu...

all the Haibane are born like this.

Wow, a huge monster egg!

A monster!

What?! Still here!

A monster! A monster!

You are absolutely forbidden to come into this room!

Really, those curious brats!

She's the one who's been bubbling over this the most.

She's happy.

I'm excited, too. A new feather!

Kuu's excited, too!

I hope it'll be like getting a little sister.

Well, this cocoon is bigger than yours was, Kuu.

What?!

Come on, go to clean the room.

You're so mean!

Is this...

a dream?

I can breathe.

I think I'm still in a dream.

I can hear voices.

Let's quit it. This is clean enough.

There are people outside.

It's all clean now.

I'm so tired.

There.

All right then. Shall we draw lots to decide turns for the watch?

Yeah!!

What a drag.

Why don't we just crack it open...

with a hammer or something lying around here.

How can you say that?!

We can't do that. It's a custom.

If you can't crack the shell by yourself, you won't grow strong.

So now we're baby chicks?

You can just sleep your turn away.

That defeats the purpose of having a watch!

Listen, it just went "blub".

Hear that?

ABSOLUTELY OFF-LIMITS!! COCOON HATCHING AREA

Still in the clouds?

I must be still in that strange dream.

What?

Where am I?

It feels rough.

But, everything felt fluffy in the dream.

Smells like nuts.

Ouch!

Oh, you're awake.

Sorry, we had to do some quick shopping.

You've been asleep for an entire day.

It was amazing.

See, I should've stayed here.

But you're the ring bearer.

Well, uh...

How do you feel?

Are you hungry?

Do you want us to go get something from the store?

We were wondering when you'd wake up.

Hey! Stop talking all at once.

You'll confuse her.

OK.

Sorry for all this commotion.

I'm Reki.

This is my room, but it doubles as a guestroom...

so you can use it as you like.

You turned this guestroom into your own room, to be more precise.

That's why I'm moving my stuff out.

Well, let me explain everything from the beginning.

Is it OK if I smoke?

Ah, yes.