02x01 - When I Met You in This World, You Were...

[bunniefuu]

[MIHARU] Please stay!

Don't leave me alone!

[RIO] This is Miharu.

She was Haruto's

childhood friend.

They lived in apartments

next to each other.

And in those days, they were

practically inseparable.

Until Haruto's parents divorced

and he had to move away.

When I grow up, I promise

I'm gonna come back for you!

[RIO] Because of all the time

they spent together

they were already very close.

[HARUTO (CHILD)] And when I do,

let's get married!

[RIO] And held a special place

in each other's hearts.

[HARUTO (CHILD)]

Even after I die!

I say I do!

Of course, I'll get

married to you, Haruto!

[RIO]

And soa promise was made.

♪

Education became

his top priority.

His goal was to get into

the famous school back home

where he and Miharu grew up.

So he worked diligently

to make it happen.

[crowd cheering]

[HARUTO] I don't have time

for extracurriculars.

I pushed my father to let me

come back here, but at a price.

I have to work to pay

for my own living expenses.

[gasps]

Miharu?

-[TAKAHISA] Hey, Miharu!

-Hey, Takahisa!

-Sorry I'm late!

-Don't worry!

You're not late,

I just got here too.

Really?

Well, let's get going!

Great, I fall behind

and there he goes.

[gasps]

Oh, boy, looks like

Takahisa has forgotten

he came here with me.

Hey, you know that's not true!

How could I ever

forget you, Satsuki?

When you spotted Miharu,

you ran so fast

I thought there was a fire.

You haven't changed one bit

since middle-school, huh?

[chuckles]

Well, we should go,

we're keeping Aki

and Masato waiting.

[footfall]

[birds chirping]

Ah?

[sighs]

[wind rustling]

Hm?

Ah, hey, big brother!

Aki!

Satsuki, it's been a while!

Yeah, we haven't seen you

Where have you been?

Wow, look at you,

you've both grown so much!

And you've grown

even more beautiful too,

I gotta say.

[laughs]

Oh, Masato, you always say

the nicest things to me!

Okay, as your senior, I'd like

to do something special.

Miharu and Takahisa

have both entered high school.

Little Aki is now

a middle-schooler.

And Masato has moved up

to sixth grade,

so I have a proposition

for you all.

Let's go and celebrate!

-It's on me!

-Yes, that's awesome, Satsuki!

You're like, the coolest person

in the world!

Would you try and show at least

some restraint, please?

[gasps]

♪

[AKI]

Masato!

♪

[rumbling]

♪

[rumbling]

[gasps]

♪

-Aishia?

-[gasps]

Haruto, please, you have

to find them and help them!

Huh?

Rio?

[screams]

[all gasping]

Hey, hands off!

Just what do you two think

you're doing?

[wind rustling]

Masato, where are we?

I don't have a clue.

[MIHARU] Let's just stay calm.

I've got my phone, we can try

and figure this out together.

-No service?

-[stomping]

[gasps]

[all screaming]

[RIO] Aishia, am I heading

in the right direction?

[AISHIA]

Yes, keep going southeast

and you'll find them.

Hmm.

[wind howling]

[hissing]

[RIO]

What's this?

Did someone use spatial magic?

[gasps]

A cellphone?

But why?

What's going on?

[laughing]

[indistinct chatter]

♪

-[AKI] No, stop!

-Get your hands off of me!

What are you doing?

Let go of her!

[metal clanging]

[gasps]

They're children!

Let them go

and take me instead!

I'm begging you!

[speaking in foreign language]

[MIHARU]

Let go!

What are you monsters

planning to do with Miharu?

Where are you taking her?

[thuds]

[speaking in foreign language]

Hey, listen, Aki,

I don't think

we should make a fuss.

What are you saying.

Oh?

♪

[sighs]

[wind rustling]

[RIO]

There's smoke.

Is someone over there?

[running footsteps]

Huh?

[footfall]

[whistle blowing]

[speaking in foreign language]

[gasps]

What is it?

What's going on?

[gasps]

[speaking in foreign language]

[crickets chirping]

[RIO] Starting a fight

in this situation

probably wouldn't be

the smartest idea.

[speaking in foreign language]

-[AKI] We're over here!

-[gasps]

[AKI]

Somebody, please help us!

[speaking in foreign language]

[MASATO] Aki, did he hit you?

Are you okay?

[RIO]

Japanese?

[speaking in foreign language]

♪

[speaking in foreign language]

♪

[RIO] Their movements

are well-organized.

They're used

to fighting as a group.

[speaking in foreign language]

[speaking in foreign language]

[gasps]

[ground rumbling]

[speaking in foreign language]

[explosions]

Hm?

[growls]

[groans]

♪

[RIO] I was hoping to take

their leader hostage

and negotiate

a quick resolution.

But the time

for words has passed.

Fight, it is.

♪

[growls]

[swords clanking]

♪

[groaning]

[speaking in foreign language]

[explosions]

[chuckle]

Huh?

♪

[grunts]

♪

[thuds]

♪

[whimpering]

[flame hissing]

[speaking in foreign language]

[speaking in foreign language]

[speaking in foreign language]

[crickets chirping]

-[RIO] Are you two all right?

-[gasps]

Wait, you can actually

speak Japanese?

Yes, I can, but for now,

let's focus on escaping.

Were there any other

Japanese people with you?

Yeah, there's one more,

but they dragged her away.

They put her in that

wagon over there.

[whimpering]

Huh?

[whimpering]

[metal clanging]

[door creaking opens]

I came here to save you.

Are you all right?

[gasps]

Huh, it's you?

[RIO]

Why are you here?

How'd you get to this place?

[crickets chirping]

[RIO]

Aishia.

I think I've saved the people

you were talking about.

Let's meet up before sundown.

Can you tell where I am?

[AISHIA]

Yes, I can.

I'll bring Celia with me.

[RIO]

Thank you.

[AKI]

It's beautiful!

[crickets chirping]

Um, I'm sorry,

but, can I speak to you

for a moment, please?

Sure, what is it?

I just wanted to tell you

how grateful I am

that you got us

out of that mess.

If you hadn't shown up

when you did,

I'm scared to think about

where we'd be right now.

[chuckles]

It's fine.

I only did

what needed to be done.

By the way, I have a question.

Question for me?

Uh, I mean

[sighs]

Oh, yeah, sorry,

my name is Miharu Ayase.

And if you don't mind,

may I ask what your name is?

My name?

It's, uh

Right now I'm going by Haruto,

for reasons that are

kind of hard to explain.

I don't have a last name.

Haruto?

[AKI]

Haruto?

-[MIHARU] Hey, Aki.

-Hah?

Aki?

[RIO] Haruto had a sister

that was three years

younger than him.

He never saw her again

after that day.

-When he said it, I couldn't

-[RIO] Is this her?

There is a certain

resemblance, for sure.

I mean,

Miharu did call her Aki.

Seems pretty conclusive

if you ask me.

Hey, uh, is something wrong?

[chuckles]

Oh, no, everything's fine.

Your reaction to my name

made me think I offended you.

[AKI] Oh, I'm sorry.

It's nothing like that.

[MASATO]

Hey, Mister Haruto.

What did you mean when you said

you don't have a last name?

Oh, I'm Masato Sendo.

This is my big sister Aki.

[RIO] Haruto Amakawa

didn't have a younger brother,

and this kid clearly

has a different last name.

If he's Aki's little brother,

and she's Haruto's sister.

perhaps Haruto's mother

remarried?

Your sister, huh?

So, then your full name

must be Aki Sendo, right?

Oh, yes, that's my name!

[AKI] Sorry I didn't

introduce myself yet.

Don't be!

Now, as for why

I don't have a last name.

Looks like

the sun's about to set.

Before we dive into my history,

let's find some shelter.

This isn't a good place

to stop.

Follow me, please.

♪

[footfall]

[crickets chirping]

Here we are,

this is much better.

[speaking in foreign language]

[rumbling]

Whoa, what is that?

To the naked eye,

it looks like a boulder.

[RIO] But inside, there are

full-size living quarters.

-[RIO] This way, please.

-[CELIA] Rio!

[gasps]

[MASATO]

What? They're flying!

♪

[speaking in foreign language]

[speaking in foreign language]

[all gasping]

[speaking in foreign language]

[speaking in foreign language]

My teacher, Celia.

-I owe everything to her.

-Really?

I'm very pleased to meet you.

Oh, right, and my name

is Miharu Ayase.

[speaking in foreign language]

[AISHIA]

Celia.

♪

[whimpering]

♪

[speaking in foreign language]

♪

[MIHARU]

Ah?

[gasps]

♪

Aishia,

what did you do to them?

What? But how?

Wait, I understood her.

I formed a temporary path

between you two.

For the time being, I will

serve as your interpreter.

Is that true?

I had no idea

you could do that.

It's only because

you understand both languages.

If you didn't, then I couldn't.

Oh, I see.

Haruto, I really need to eat.

Food, yes!

Good call!

We'd better get inside,

it's getting late.

[MIHARU]

Wow! It's lovely!

[CELIA]

It's so big!

Yeah, it is.

Big enough to have a bath,

which you are all

more than welcome to use.

There's a bath in here, too?

Heck, yeah!

Calm yourself!

You're way too amped up!

[all chuckle]

♪

[water splattering]

[water trickling]

You're saying

Haruto's not his name.

It's actually Rio.

And then,

if I understood you correctly,

you said Aishia

is Rio's bond spirit?

Yeah, that's what they told me.

You see, I only just met

Aishia today myself.

What we've discussed

is pretty much all I know!

[AKI]

Sorry to butt in.

If you don't mind me asking,

what are you discussing?

She was telling me that

Aishia isn't human,

but rather, a spirit.

[AKI]

What? A spirit?

So that's how she's able to do

that magical

translation stuff with us!

Oh, yeah,

you're probably right!

[crickets chirping]

[MASATO]

So, what you're saying is

we got teleported to some

kind of fantasy RPG world?

I didn't really play many games

like that in my last life,

so, I can't say for sure.

[RIO] But if I had to guess,

that sounds right.

It's just that, unlike a game,

there's no reset button here.

Oh, for real?

So, like,

if you hadn't shown up,

it would have ended

much worse for us.

That's right.

You guys would have become

those bandits' sl*ves.

Oh, my gosh.

[MIHARU] Thanks for letting us

use your bath, Haruto!

It was wonderful!

[RIO] Well, I'm glad

you enjoyed yourselves!

[CELIA]

Rio.

I've never been in a bath

like that before,

and it felt amazing!

Plus, with the other girls

there, I had a lot of fun, too!

Why don't you go take one?

[RIO]

Not now.

I'll take one after we eat.

♪

Those clothes.

Oh, Aki kindly

let me borrow them!

She said it would be weird

to change back

into a dirty wedding dress

after a nice bath.

Ah, I see.

And you know what else?

I was surprised to see

how flexible they were,

and they feel super soft

against my skin!

I've never seen

fabric like this!

And they're clean!

I just bought them

for the first day of school.

I assumed they would be

more comfy than her big dress.

[RIO]

That's very kind of you!

And she says she's already

quite fond of them, too!

Since you gave her

your extra clothes,

you won't have

anything else to wear, right?

I'll tell you what.

Let's go buy you

some necessities tomorrow!

We would,

but here in your world,

we have no money.

Don't worry about that!

I'd be happy to cover the cost

of some everyday items for you.

Well, that's a nice thought but

where will you go to buy them?

I was thinking

Amande would be good.

Oh, Amande!

Do you think we could exchange

my wedding dress

for some money

while we're out there?

Believe me when I say you don't

need to worry about money

while you're with me.

I can promise you that.

Anyone hungry?

Food's on the table!

[CELIA]

Yes, I am!

Wow!

Rio, did you

make this yourself?

Yes.

Now, let's eat!

The food's getting cold.

♪

Now I understand.

After piecing together

each of your accounts,

it sounds like

you all got caught up

in the summoning phenomenon.

That's likely what

transported you to this world.

I see.

Do you think there's

any possible way for us

to get back to our world?

I'd be lying if I said I knew.

People from Earth have been

reborn into this world,

but this is a new situation.

You said you died

in a bus accident

as a university student

on Earth.

Then, when you were growing up

as a child in this world,

your memories started coming

back to you, is that right?

Correct.

Which is why I don't think

my experience

will be much help with this.

Rio, is it all right

if I say something too?

Sure, of course.

After hearing

each of your stories,

it really got me thinking,

those six pillars

of light we saw.

And also,

the other events of this year

One-Thousand of the Holy Era.

I think it's true!

This must have to do with the

legend of the Six Wise Gods!

You know, the thought had

crossed my mind.

A thousand years after

the Divine-Demon w*r,

six sacred stones

will emanate different colors,

and pillars of their light

will soar into the heavens.

[RIO] Heroes clad in powerful,

divine raiment

will return

from outside of Strahl.

And in place

of the six wisest Gods,

they shall lead

all of humanity.

♪

But stillI can't imagine

that the people in this room

are the same as foretold

in the legends.

You know what I mean, Celia?

Yeah, I do.

And I think you're right.

-Excuse me.

-[RIO] Huh?

Before we were transported

to this place,

we were with some other people.

Our friends' names

are Satsuki and Takahisa.

Do you think they came

to this world too?

I can't say for sure.

I think there's a possibility,

but only time will tell.

[MIHARU]

Yeah, that makes sense.

You're worried about them,

aren't you Miharu?

Yes.

We were so fortunate

you showed up to rescue us,

and I'm grateful,

don't get me wrong,

but if our friends are here,

our understanding

of what's normal back home

will do nothing to help them

in this world.

[yawns]

Ah?

[CELIA]

I'm sleepy, bedtime.

Right now.

Hey, wait!

[RIO]

Hang on a second, Aishia!

I'm fading fast.

I've used far too much

power today and I'm done.

[gasping]

Hey, hands off!

Just what do you two think

you're doing?

I'm replenishing my magic.

No, no, no!

You shouldn't be doing that,

it isn't right!

Oh, why's that?

[CELIA]

Why?

Because

I always do this,

sleep with Haruto.

[CELIA] [whimpering]

What?

There's a reason she does.

It's not what it sounds like.

[AISHIA] Haruto,

I need to go to bed.

Hang on, stop right there!

Because Rio hasn't

He hasn't taken

his nightly bath!

[RIO]

That's what she's upset about?

Uh, guys.

Don't worry about cleaning up,

we'll take care

of all the dishes.

Really, it's fine.

Come on, Masato,

put all that energy to use!

Oh, right.

It's all right, guys.

You don't have

to worry about it.

But what about me?

[speaking in foreign language]

[RIO]

"Shopping in Another World."