Kujira no Kora wa Sajou ni Utau (Children of the Whales)

What the heck is that?!

A nous.

Nous Falaina.

A nous?

You mean the strange thing that was on your island?

There's one on the Mud Whale too?

The nous are like the hearts of the ships that float in the Sand Ocean.

If its nous is destroyed, the Mud Whale will sink.

Neri?

So you've made it this far.

Island girl, I see you have us figured out.

However, it's too late!

Do it! All is for the Mud Whale!

Stop!

No!

Oh silence, melodies, you Marked of fleeting lives

seijaku yo senritsu yo hakanaki shirushi yo

Oh silence, melodies, you Marked of fleeting lives

seijaku yo senritsu yo hakanaki shirushi yo

So long as you choose to live upon this land above sand

sajou ni kono chi ni ikitsudzuketa no nara

So long as you choose to live upon this land above sand

sajou ni kono chi ni ikitsudzuketa no nara

Listen to the whale's song from this world bathed in sin

tsumi wo matou sekai kara kujira no uta wo kiita

Listen to the whale's song from this world bathed in sin

tsumi wo matou sekai kara kujira no uta wo kiita

Listen to the whale's song from this world bathed in sin

tsumi wo matou sekai kara kujira no uta wo kiita

Embrace fate, emotions, and do not fear, children

unmei wo kanjou wo idaku beki kotachi yo

Embrace fate, emotions, and do not fear, children

unmei wo kanjou wo idaku beki kotachi yo

Embrace fate, emotions, and do not fear, children

unmei wo kanjou wo idaku beki kotachi yo

Follow them, follow them, to the future that lies beyond

sono saki e sono saki e michibikareta no nara

Follow them, follow them, to the future that lies beyond

sono saki e sono saki e michibikareta no nara

Follow them, follow them, to the future that lies beyond

sono saki e sono saki e michibikareta no nara

A thousand voices lead to a dream land

ikusen no koe kuusou no chi e

A thousand voices lead to a dream land

ikusen no koe kuusou no chi e

Turn the rudder and change course

kaji wo kitte ikou to shita

Turn the rudder and change course

kaji wo kitte ikou to shita

A thousand voices sing the sand ocean ballad

ikusen no koe suna no umi no baraado

A thousand voices sing the sand ocean ballad

ikusen no koe suna no umi no baraado

A thousand voices sing the sand ocean ballad

ikusen no koe suna no umi no baraado

What's happening this time?!

The Mud Whale has never shaken this much before!

What?!

Seems like it's begun.

Whoops!

Don't give up now! Everyone will be dead in a few hours.

Why don't we just keep playing until the end?

Are we really going to sink?

That's right.

We'll all die.

And you're okay with that?!

I should ask you.

Are you really that attached to your own life?

Because I'm not.

Living is a pain.

Humans are bothersome creatures.

Our hearts are the biggest nuisance.

Let's liberate everyone with the power of the sand.

Both you and I can be saved from the suffering of life!

Don't decide for me.

What you want to dispose of is your world alone.

Not mine.

My life is my own to decide!

We were born and raised on the Mud Whale.

On this tiny world.

What overwhelmed me the most about the outside world

was learning that even there, the lives of so many different people intertwine.

And yet each of their paths is not straightforward.

They make up the colossal record of a vortex of blinding light and darkness.

It scared me.

That people, and the records of their lives, could vanish in an instant.

Keep going! Falaina's life must be completely extinguished!

Lykos!

Hurry up and fire!

No matter how painful or sad it may be, I do not want to ever give up my role as archivist.

We do not yet wish to give up on ourselves.

Lykos!

Stop...

Please just stop already!

You dumbass! The hell're you thinking hurting a comrade?!

Everyone on the Mud Whale is like family!

Why?

Why is someone from the mainland trying to stop us?

Are you not a soldier sent to destroy us?

If Falaina is destroyed, the Mud Whale and all its people will sink.

Is that not what your country wants?

I... don't want that to happen.

You are not sinners.

You hold something important that we've lost.

You are this world's hope.

That is what I believe.

Lykos!

You call us hope?

Preposterous.

We have borne our sins for the last hundred years.

To shed them, our only recourse is leaving this mortal plane.

We are sinners!

And who the hell decided that?!

Are you saying that Lady Taisha and Sami and everyone else were sinners, so it was fine for them to die?

Are you saying that's okay?!

I don't know anything about the past.

I don't know anything about the people who attacked us either.

You say it's hopeless, but Lykos came from the world outside and grew to love the Mud Whale!

Is that not what you call hope?

One day, other people out there may come to understand us too!

What's wrong with believing in that?!

As long as there's still hope, I don't want to run!

I swear I'll protect Lykos and everyone else!

Be silent!

Move aside!

No!

Hurry!

Shoot Falaina!

What are you doing?!

Let me see!

We need to treat you.

Rest easy. Most Unmarked are trained in medicine.

Elder Shiraai! Elder Nashiji!

Sorry, Hakuji. Take her to the infirmary.

Hang in there.

Why don't they understand?

We did not decide this lightly.

Why are they still hesitating?

Hakuji. I was the one who summoned them here.

Why?

I've burdened you with unnecessary anxiety.

I'm sorry, Mama.

Did the shaking stop?

Did he do it?

Darn, the geezers chickened out at the last second.

Hey, your eye...

This is a false paradise. Everything is doomed to rot.

The children of the whale are all born into this curse.

It would be so much easier if we abandoned these decaying bodies and unneeded hearts.

We'll finish our fight another day.

I like saving my favorites for last.

If I have to keep living, I want the fun to last.

What was with all that rocking?

It broke.

Our jailbreaking tool!

What now?! How are we supposed to save Suou?

You're the one who fell on it.

Lose some weight.

Sh-Shut up.

Elder Hakuji.

I've lived my life with restraint, closing off my heart, and doing what I thought right only to have it all fall apart...

We have lost our way.

What should we do for our island, our people?

Here.

Drink up. It'll help you relax.

We promise not to lock you up anymore.

You can rest easy.

We must go and properly talk it through.

To what end?

If mass suicide is off the table, what should we...

What should the children do?

Have you seen Neri?

Nope.

Where did she go? I have so much to ask her.

Thank goodness the Mud Whale is still here.

Chakuro!

Congratulations on becoming Chieftain.

It suits you, Master Suou!

We're your aides starting today.

But I thought you served Lady Taisha.

Normally the aides would be chosen again, but it's an emergency situation.

We haven't asked the Council of Elders yet, but it's okay if we report it to them later.

Then I'll be counting on you, unreliable as I am.

We've got a problem if the Chieftain's calling himself unreliable at a time like this.

Just quit if you aren't up to it.

Whew, talk about being blunt.

Who're you calling blunt?

Your attitude was totally different with Lady Taisha.

It's only—

Sh-Shut up.

Come along now, Suou.

Huh? To where?