Darker than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini

2 Years Ago Siberia

Look! A shooting star!

Really? Where? Where?

Papa, is it true that your wish will be granted if you say it three times before the shooting star disappears?

Well, that's what people believe in Japan.

Your mom told me a long time ago...

That there are other charms that can make you pretty or make you grow taller.

Really?!

What are you wishing for?

Top secret!

Papa, is it also true that every time a star falls, someone has died?

Perhaps.

Well, it was just a fairy tale back when we were able to see the true starry sky.

Look! Another one!

What? Really?!

May...

May...

May...

Papa!

So it has begun...

Shion!

Shion!

Shion!

Suou...

That happened two years ago.

On the night of the Tokyo Explosion,

Shion became a contractor.

2 Years Later Vladivostok

Secondhand smoke is more poisonous than what you inhale.

The smoke you inhale contains 5.3 to 43 nanograms of dimethylnitrosamine, which is a carcinogen.

While secondhand smoke has 680 to 823 nanograms.

There's eleven times more quinoline in the secondhand smoke than what you inhale.

Which translates to 18,000 nanograms.

Still, telling a Russian to quit smoking is a bit pointless.

Of course, rationally thinking, it's best for me to quit. I know that.

But that's quite unlikely as I'm not going to be one of those rumored contractors.

Thanks.

Hey, did you know?

When a star falls, it means a contractor has died.

Nope.

Do they even exist?

Want to see one?

Hell no.

Aren't they kind of dangerous?

I've had enough of hell.

Huh?!

Why is it wet?

Welcome.

Glen Deveron 1968. Straight up, please.

Come again?

Your thirty-three year old sherry cask.

I heard that some dead stock was found in the back of this bar.

How do you know that?

Thanks.

Good night.

April, right?

And you're August 7th, the man called "The Magician."

Some intelligence has been leaked to the Russian authorities.

The FSB will carry out a raid in two days.

Okay.

I'll give up on the data I couldn't collect.

Where's July?

He's already here.

Okay.

All right!

I love you!

You always hang out with Suou, don't you?

I've had my eye on you.

I can't get you out of my mind.

Oh, that's Nika.

I'm stupid and I always get into fights.

But I'll treasure you!

I want to cherish you!

So... Uh...

P-Please go out with me!

He's confessing to her!

Argh, what should I do?

What... What should I do?!

Are you sure?

Tanya...

Am I good enough for you?

Y-Yes!

Are you sure? You really like me?

Yes.

Yeah!

Hell yeah!

Can we walk home together today?

Sure!

Later!

Suou?

You okay?

What are you do-

D-Did you see us?

Yeah. Clearly.

No, no! I wasn't peeping!

It was just a coincidence!

H-Hey, you're holding a camera!

No!

Hey! Stop it!

But you looked really cute!

Look.

Cute...

But are you okay with this?

I mean Nika is...

Mine?

Not at all!

We're just both in the photography club.

Who wants that delinquent...

Uh... Of course, I mean...

He's a cool guy.

He's a bit of a hothead and is a year older, but not mentally.

And his common sense is a tad different...

But he's super nice to kids.

He's really a good guy.

I promise you.

Thanks, Suou.

So your world is all rosy now, eh?

Sheesh, stop it!

Suou! Tanya!

What are you two doing?

You have cleaning duty today!

Ah, right!

We're coming!

There are several times in your life when your world changes overnight.

I still don't really know what love is.

But I think Tanya has grasped its meaning.

We haven't once seen the true starry sky. Not even once.

One day thirteen years ago, gates appeared in Tokyo and Brazil.

The one in Tokyo is called Hell's Gate,

and the one in Brazil, Heaven's Gate.

Near the gates there are unknown substances and phenomena beyond belief.

Thus, no one was able to go near them.

What are you doing?

People are looking at you.

So what? This isn't a macro lens.

I wasn't talking about that.

She meant your panties.

I'm wearing tights! There's nothing to be embarrassed about!

Yes there is!

The world has changed a lot.

And there was a great war, too.

This area wasn't too affected by the war,

but the change has started here, too.

Hey!

Welcome back, Suou!

What's wrong?

I'm home, Bella.

A stray cat was after Petya!

Yeah?

We have to be on guard, then.

Sorry,

the professor said he was busy again today, so he will be at the lab.

I made a lot of food, so make sure to eat all of it, okay?

I will.

Oh, Bella! You know what happened?

Someone confessed to Tanya today!

Really? Who?

It's Nika!

Boy, that was a shocker!

What? Really?

Isn't he your boyfriend?

No! Not at all!

Oh, yeah?

I was pretty sure about that.

He isn't!

So, you have someone you like?

I told you, I don't! Sheesh!

The true starry sky vanished when the gates appeared.

The sky we see now is fabricated.

And I know...

That the stars in this sky are the lives of the contractors.

It's me.

I'm coming in.

Yeah, sure.

Welcome back, Suou.

Thanks, Shion.

Love, huh?

That's one emotion that's hard to understand.

It's just a reaction caused by the secretion of hormones.

But people still rely on it.

That's not true!

It's a wonderful feeling!

W-What?

Nothing.