"Want to commit double suicide with me?"
You see I...
Are you going to forget?
Kousei do you feel sick or something?
I'm okay.
I'm asking because you don't look okay.
Why don't we go visit Kao?
We haven't been able to go together lately.
It's been a while. Let's go!
Hey good idea.
I'm not going.
Did he have a fight with Kao maybe?
You okay with saying such a thing?
What thing?
Showing mercy to your enemy.
Enemy?
If he's having issues over music then I don't know how to help him.
I just think that Kousei will cheer up if he sees Kao so...
Well I don't think it'll kill you to dial it up a little.
You're studying against your will for whose sake?
For whose sake did you choose a higher-ranked high school?
Choosing a high school near Okutsu Music College Affiliated High.
Who'd you do that for?
W-Well you know! Kousei's totally helpless on his own so...
If only you'd be that honest and tell him that yourself.
The truth is I wish he wouldn't go at all.
It makes me feel anxious and I get frustrated. I feel like being snarky to him too.
When he said he wasn't going
I know I felt relieved. And full of guilt.
And since I don't want him to see me like that I'm doing my darnedest to put on an act.
Have I always been so horrible?
I'm discovering all these different sides of myself that I never knew I had...
Facing all these different sides of me.
I guess that's what you call...
being in love?
Your head is miles away. Let's call it a day. Go on home.
I'm sorry.
Oh! Um Ms. Seto I have an emergency!
Sorry! I'm counting on you okay?
Totsuhara University Hospital - 890m
Huh? Arima?
I was able to catch up to you just walking at a normal pace.
You walk too slow. Your posture's terrible!
You need to get a grip or you'll look like a slob!
GRASP YOUR DREAMS
So this Kimoto dude he says "I'll play my oboe for you at the school festival Nagi."
How deluded is that?
But wouldn't that be pretty touching?
- ONLY IF HE'S HANDSOME - Depends on who he is.
You're such a realist!
Finally got you to laugh!
Thanks. Sorry to make you worry.
N-N-N-Not at all! Worry about you? Are you crazy?
It would be a bore to have a wuss for an enemy that's all.
He's unbelievable you know!
Everyone's freaked out because he's got the whole score memorized perfectly
but he doesn't even bat an eyelash.
What is he a gunman out of a Western?
Sounds like a die-cast robot with that heart of steel huh?
Like a hero right?
Dammit!
What am I supposed to tell him?
Good luck... Don't let him beat you...
How irresponsible is that?
Kousei Arima Sumiya Junior High School
So...
Don't thank me. This is my selfish way of compensating for being so powerless.
Mere self-satisfaction.
I'm an ugly phantom.
Kimoto's gonna be a great performer you know.
You think so?
Playing for someone else is more important than you'd think.
What are you going to play the piano for? For someone else's sake?
You said you started playing the piano for someone else right?
That's when you're able to play well.
When you've shared those sounds with tons of people
when you've reached tons of people with those sounds
when your hearts come together...
It might be that music transcends words.
That's just a cliché. Women are realistic.
We only believe in words.
GRASP YOUR DREAMS
Ravel...
Welcome!
I don't want to hear it! I don't want to hear it!
I don't want to hear Ravel!
Commit double suicide with me.
Welcome.
I don't want to hear it. I don't want to think about anything!
I wish I could just stop hearing anything!
Music Preparation Room
Yo.
We're on our way to visit my Kaori in the hospital. Come with us.
I'm gonna pass on that.
No need to hold back because of us. Come on let's go.
I said I'm not going!
What's wrong with you?
Listen you. Don't you think you're being callous?
After Kaori did so much for you why are you running away?
Look at me!
H-Hey... Kousei...
Watari...
What am I supposed to do?
You see I...
It doesn't look good for me.
It's not true. It's not true.
I'm sorry.
I made you remember something you don't want to remember.
I guess maybe we never should've met huh?
I couldn't say a word. What could I have said to her?
How should I act when I see her?
Listen Kousei.
This is just my opinion but... I think you should go see Kaori after all.
Sure if she was okay with me I'd do anything in the world if it was for a girl I liked.
I'd even drink muddy water just slurp-slurp-slurp you know?
But you know what I think for Kaori I'm not the one you know?
When she wants her own way or needs to lean on somebody
whenever she wants somebody to do something for her
it's you she always turns to Kousei.
Enter a competition!
Be my accompanist!
I wish I could have a canelé.
I'm so close to losing my heart right now. Please support me!
But I just don't know what to say to her.
Don't sweat it you'll know once you're there.
A man can only take action!
But for me it's impossible.
Whether or not it's impossible
the girl will let you know.
"I didn't think you'd ever come again."
Because I promised to bring you some canelés.
Have you been practicing the piano?
Yeah.
How's school?
The same as usual.
How's everybody doing?
So-so.
What kind of answers are those? You don't even want to be here do you?
Yes I do!
I do but I don't know what to say that's all.
Just go back to way things were before.
Just forget about it all like you've pressed the reset button.
Click.
Click click!
Why would you...
I won't forget.
And that will make your heart lighter. There's no point in remembering anyway.
A violinist who can't hold her own bow. That's pointless.
Why... Why would you say such a thing?
After all that howling slapping me around
forcing me up onstage against my will...
After carving so many scenes into my mind that I don't want to forget...
That's my canelé!
Like I'd let such a cranky whiner have it? I'd feel sorry for the canelé!
But I'm the one who asked for it!
I'm the one who bought it!
- Excuse me?! - Come again?!
Not again...
You're irresponsible! I wash my hands of you!
Wait...
You really are weird.
I feel bitter so bitter. And it's just so sad.
You gave me so many things...
Isn't there anything I can do for you?
I'd even drink muddy water for a girl that I liked.
I want him to notice that I'm here... with my playing.
I drew this.
Whaaat? You want to perform at our school festival?
A bolt out of the blue? I don't get it! What are you thinking?
You're really pushing it.
Please!
Fine.
No way! But it's your big moment.
What am I gonna do? Are you really sure?
I only asked because I had nothing to lose.
Grovel some more! Kousei Arima!
I don't really know where this is coming from
but since I was struggling to come up with a program
I think this will be intriguing.
Thanks.
Arima why do you want to perform at the school festival?
Hey there my princess.
Wanna discuss "The Knight of the Rose" with me?
I reserved a booth at a diner for you.
Nagi let's have a crepe on the way home.
Can't do it.
You have a date?
Make it sound more springy. Use your wrists to play softly.
Maybe you should wait an extra beat. Speed up the intro and vary the pace.
No way! How many times did you go over it?
It's even more accurate than yesterday.
You're not eating?
No. I'm not really hungry.
I'm gonna go practice.
She's pushing herself too hard don't you think?
I made a mistake! I'm sorry!
Don't worry about misplaying the notes. Let's play it through.
I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry...
Good luck! We'll be there no matter what!
You're this year's main draw!
Mr. Ibata will be in the audience. So turn in a perfect performance.
If he acknowledges your talent you'll be set for life!
I hear they're sending a reporter.
They're doing a feature on "a beautiful young female pianist."
Four more days.
I'm looking forward to this.
Four more days. I only have four more days to make this piece my own.
We have high hopes for you!
She gets extra points for her looks don't you think?
The magazine writer's coming just to see Nagi.
She'll own everyone else without even trying.
Lolicon bait!
Your parents must be so proud.
Good luck!
She's nothing but a pretty face.
Do I have to endure this suffering for another four days?
Hey! Nagi!
Help me Mom... My hearing...
Once again I'm a failure as an instructor. I'm about to let history repeat itself.
Nagi...
I...
I'm afraid. Even though it's just a school event...
Even though it's not an important competition...
We're all afraid. Even me even Kousei...
And I'm sure even Takeshi Aiza...
Your whole life is condensed into a scant few minutes onstage.
Sure it's scary and it makes no sense either.
Then why are you still a pianist Ms. Seto?
Once you get past that there's a moment when the slate gets wiped clean.
All the months of agony screaming suffering and struggling...
There's a moment when you're rewarded for all that.
When you've reached tons of people with those sounds
when your hearts come together music just might transcend words.
Maybe we're creatures who just can't help ourselves possessed by that moment.
It's a little like being in love.
We...
Gotcha!
Don't monopolize the bathroom!
Koharu at least take the left leg!
Your place is not here in the bathroom.
You're afraid to go out onstage because you practiced so hard.
You gave your body and soul to the piano and that's why you're afraid to expose them.
If anyone calls you a "mentally unprepared coward" I'll kill them myself.
Throw out that non-existent chest of yours. You're Kousei Arima's apprentice!
No I'm not! He's my enemy!
That's the spirit!
Now let's settle this once and for all onstage!
Watari?
Huh?
I want you to do something for me.
Sure.
But I haven't told you anything yet.
If it's you who's asking
it's cool.
Kurumi School Festival
Welcome to The Kurumi School Festival
This is the scent of pure musical maidens!
The place is packed with cute girls! Woo hoo!
You're like a walking hard-on.
Hey this way.
Looks like it's already started.
Too bad they're plodding along like that when they've got those costumes on.
That's what makes them cute.
Nagi will be up soon right? How did that turn out?
Who knows? She wouldn't even tell me a thing about it.
Could it be that she's outgrown her big brother complex?
Must be sad for you Big Bro!
Nah it's a relief.
Good job Komugi!
I think I did a good job! Huh? Where's Nagi?
Namahage?
Are there bad kids?
They're getting huge laughs?
That's gonna make a serious act like ours stick out like a sore thumb!
This school festival is a terrifying event!
Are you okay?
O-O-O-Of course I'm okay why wouldn't I be?
You're quite calm yourself Arima!
Lose your head more!
I'm so overwhelmed I don't have time to be nervous I guess...
That's right. The first time I met you your hand was trembling too.
What do you think you're doing you pervert? You sexual harasser!
If you squeeze your hands so hard your fingers will lock up.
Now open up your hands and relax.
We're all afraid. Even me even Kousei...
Were you driven into a corner too?
Are you afraid too? The same way I am?
A friend of mine told me once
"Just play with sincerity give the performance of your life with everything you've got."
But I've only lived for thirteen years.
Even if it's only been thirteen years
and for everyone who's watched you untill now
it's thirteen years that can't be replaced.
Let's believe in it - the time you've devoted to music.
Performer number eight
please take the stage.
That's us...
All right let's go!
Right.
Episode 17 Twilight
Episode 18 Hearts Come Together