IN THE PREVIOUS EPISODE
[Nagi, in Japanese] In my dreams
I'm flying in the sky.
[in Upananta] Another island…
Falling into the sky…
[Saila, in Japanese] Within a year,
both my island and yours will be in pieces.
Upananta's collapse cannot be stopped.
[Jairo] This is your fate.
If we overthrow Jairo, will things go back to normal?
The might of Aktha, the leader of the brigade,
will surely be able to take back Pytonpyt.
Please! Please!
Without fail,
-we will bring down Jairo! -Yes, sir!
[Thaim] The Sun and the Moon…
Is that Pytonpyt?
Why have you sealed Pytonpyt?
Jairo!
Thaim!
Aktha! [gasps]
Aktha is still alive! I'm sure he's still alive!
10 YEARS EARLIER
[Hana, in Upananta] Upananta…
Pytonpyt is coming…
The world will die…
Islands will burn…
It is destiny…
God…
Dragons…
Betrayal…
The beginning of the end…
The hero, Supes…
Supes!
[panting]
[in Japanese] Do you intend to abandon this world?
Answer me, Jairo!
[Jairo] That's right.
Katars!
What?
[grunts]
-No! -[grunts]
-What is that? -[Supes] Katars!
[both exclaim]
[groans, straining]
[pants, continues straining]
[panting]
[Jairo exhales deeply]
[straining]
POTATO CHIPS
-Supes! -What just happened?
He disappeared!
I don't believe this!
[Jairo] Pytonpyt will now be sealed.
I'll destroy anyone who stands in my way.
And thus, this world's death
starts now.
[survivor 1] What's this?
[survivor 2] What in the world is going on?
[survivor 3] Are you okay?
Help, my husband!
-Hurry! We must leave this island now! -[clamoring]
[child crying]
[Aktha] It's going to be okay.
-[grunts] -[child gasps]
[grunts]
Dragons of Wonderhatch
[Mame] Did your mom ever get around to finishing that story about dragons?
She died before she could.
That's what Dad said.
Sorry.
Don't be.
But I could have made more effort to listen to her stories.
Yeah.
-Melon slushie, please. -Okay.
That'll be 259 yen.
[job seeker] Please, manager.
Will you listen to me?
I said I can't help.
We already hired someone else.
Now go.
[cashier] That will be 162 yen.
Exact change, thank you.
[in Upananta] Get drowned in the sea.
[cashier, in Japanese] Please come again.
Any more of that dream since then?
Not since then.
I haven't had dreams, but…
What is it?
Actually,
I remember seeing something similar happening to my mom.
It just occurred to me.
That's concerning.
Why don't you talk to your dad about her illness?
This is good.
-Nagi. -Try some.
-Yum. -[chuckles] Right?
[purrs]
[exhales deeply]
[chuckles] Are you being playful?
Say, Guphin.
Aktha can't be dead, right?
[growls]
I'd go save him, if we knew where he was.
Why am I so useless?
[purrs]
[exclaims] What's that for, Guphin?
Hmm?
These are…
CAPTAIN TSUBASA
What is it?
THE BALL IS YOUR FRIEND DON'T BE SCARED
Is it a drawing?
Hold on, that's it!
Time to go, Guphin.
[growls]
She'd be able to tell us more!
Aah.
[exhales deeply]
Guphin, sit tight and wait for me.
[purrs]
Don't worry, I won't take long.
[mewls]
[sighs]
What is this creepy place?
[groans]
Hmm?
What's this?
Is it a doll?
-[doll] I'm Atom! -Whoa!
-[Saila grunts] -What?
[Saila] You lucked out.
But I don't let thieves get out of here alive!
What the heck?
-You got it all wrong! -[Saila grunting]
I only wanted to know what it did!
No excuses!
[Saila grunts]
-That thing! -[Thaim stutters]
[Saila] Wow. It's beautiful.
-[Saila] Good golly. -[Thaim] Hello?
[Saila] You're with Aktha's Brigade, huh?
Has Aktha disappeared?
[Thaim] What?
So, what's your name?
I'm Thaim.
Thaim, where did you find this?
In Pytonpyt.
Aktha disappeared, and then…
-[Saila] This fell from the sky. -[gasps] Yes.
I want to find Aktha.
Please.
I need your help.
It's happening again.
Follow me.
[Thaim] That means…
Yes, sir!
LIGHTLY SALTED POTATO CHIPS
Th-- These are…
[Saila] My precious collection of objects from the Outside of KOTOWARI.
The Outside of KOTOWARI?
That's right. These objects are from what lies beyond Upananta.
They came from a different world.
Also, this thing you brought…
It's some tribe's rules and customs, inscribed in unknown symbols.
Well, that's my theory.
What do you mean, "the Outside of KOTOWARI"?
Is Aktha there?
Can't say.
Possibly. Jairo's powers are connected to the Outside of KOTOWARI.
Deciphering this thing might lead us to the answer.
Really? Then I want to help.
No thanks, I don't need it.
Please, let me!
I want to save Aktha.
[chuckles] Fine. But remember this.
Huh?
Deciphering these symbols will be anything but easy.
Don't say I didn't warn you.
Okay!
Guphin, give me a hand.
[growls]
[Saila] Mmm.
[Thaim] Is this a drawing?
[Saila] Must be one of the symbols. Now get to work.
[Thaim] Stop that, Guphin!
[Saila] Treat them gently, will you?
[mewls]
[Saila] The clue lies in the sequence of these pictures.
Thaim! There's a sound to this symbol.
[Thaim] That makes sense.
[Saila] Drawings and symbols form a complete whole.
[Thaim] Right, got it.
"The ball is your friend. Don't be scared."
[Saila] Bingo!
Hmm.
Voila!
[Saila] There's no time to lose. Tenchut has fallen into the sky.
The Senate was totally destroyed.
[Thaim] If we can find Aktha, he'll know what to do.
[muffled voices in head]
-[voices in head stop] -[sighs]
[Aktha] Mmm.
[scoffs]
Can't hear a thing.
Man.
CAPTAIN TSUBASA
It didn't say anything about how to reach the Outside of KOTOWARI.
But we learned what kind of place it is.
What's important is that you've learned this language.
Why is that?
Because you will depart for the Outside of KOTOWARI soon.
-Hmm? But we don't know how to get there. -[growls]
Remember what happened to Aktha.
What?
You are going inside Bonz's bubble.
What? Ouch!
That hurt.
Stop being a scaredy cat.
[Thaim] Isn't there a safer way?
Nope. You try the bubble or go home.
[Thaim] No way.
"The ball is your friend.
Don't be scared."
All right. I'll do it.
That's what I wanted to hear.
What could possibly happen next?
[Aktha] What you felt--
Hmm, let's see.
Was it strong anxiety mixed in with a bit of curiosity?
YOKOSUKAZA HOLLYWOOD
What a bizarre dream.
Does that describe your dream last night, Mokunendaikon?
MOKUNENDAIKON - ON CALL
No way! How did you know, Aktha?
Your voice tells me all I need to know.
LIVE - AKTHA'S LIFE ADVICE
I'm not a fortune teller or a therapist, so that's about all I can do for you.
-[Mokunendaikon breathes heavily] -I hope you get a good night's rest.
[Mokunendaikon] Thank you for listening to me, Mr. Aktha.
THAT WAS DEEP
IS HE GOD? LOL
WHAT A CHAMP, HOW DID HE KNOW?
[exhales sharply]
[voices in head]
-[voice 1] Please… -[voice 2] Say something, punk.
[voice 3] You screwed up now.
[Aktha sighs]
-[Aktha, in Upananta] What awful voices. -[voice 1] I'm sorry.
[voice 2] Stop your crying!
[Aktha, in Japanese] That's a wrap for tonight.
[voices in head continue]
[voice 4] Son of a bitch!
[voice 5] Don't you dare try run, you bastard!
[voice 4] I'll kill you.
[voice 5] Stop there!
[voices in head continuing]
[Aktha, in Upananta] Kasami Dumidula.
[body thuds]
I'll kill you, you bastard.
[grunts]
-What do you want to do? -[leader] He's all yours.
-Got it, boss. -[captive coughing]
-[metallic thud] -[captors grunt]
[thud]
[footsteps on roof]
Something's on the roof.
What is that?
[all exclaiming]
[captor 1 screams]
-[glass breaks] -[all groaning, grunting]
[clamoring]
-Shit! -Get out!
Hurry up, go!
-[leader] Robin, roll out! Now! -[tires squeal]
[leader shouting] What the hell is this?
What's going on?
[all breathing heavily]
[leader] What's wrong with him?
Run the bastard over!
Floor it, just go!
[glass shattering]
[crash survivor groaning]
[sobs] Save me.
-[door opens] -Please. [sobbing]
[footsteps approach]
[captive groans, breathing heavily]
[Aktha] Oh, I see.
Settlement was reached.
That's why I'm being let go.
What was that?
[Aktha] I can tell what's on your mind just by listening to your voice.
You must be Aktha.
I'm Nijisaki, your lawyer. I'll be working on your case.
LAWYER - KANNA NIJISAKI
"Kanna Nijisaki."
You've got a cute name for a lawyer.
Careful what you say. I'll consider it sexual harassment.
Oh.
My bad.
But your name has a cute ring to it.
I mean it.
[mother] You have my deepest gratitude for saving my son's life.
[son] Thank you.
Glad to see you're okay.
[mother] Thank you.
[Nijisaki] The victim's mother sounded appreciative.
But I still believe your actions were excessive.
Ms. Nijisaki, for some reason, I don't get tired of your voice.
-Pardon? -No.
I think I'm in the right.
I disagree.
Not to mention you were drunk.
I may have been drinking, but I had it under control.
You had enough in your system for DUI.
-So no, you didn't have it under control. -But they're the bad guys.
And you are just a drunk.
[exhales sharply]
These always bring back
memories from the good old days.
[Nijisaki] Is something the matter?
Forget it. Don't you think they're good?
It's addictive.
Are you sure there's nothing you want to tell me?
About something else?
You resort to immoral ways and call it justice,
as if you were Dirty Harry himself.
You commit acts of violence repeatedly to satisfy your need for approval.
People like you are the worst.
Ms. Nijisaki,
is that how you see me?
[Nijisaki] Yes.
But I'm your lawyer.
You need to speak up if you want me to know something.
I don't expect you to believe me,
but I'll tell you.
I came…
from a different world. One known as Upananta.
[high-pitched ringing]
[car door opens]
[car door closes]
[car starts]
[Nagi's dad] Stay away from this room.
What's this?
Where does this door lead again?
[door creaking]
Huh?
What is all this?
Aah.
Fish in the sky.
UPANANTA
[Nagi] Upananta.
What a strange world.
I'd like to see it one day.
[Saila] This is as high as I can go.
Pytonpyt's atmospheric pressure is too dense for this ship!
Once you find Jairo,
dodge his attacks until Bonz releases the bubble.
That bubble will surely lead you to Aktha.
All right, I'm off!
Pytonpyt.
-[Guphin growls] -Hang in there, Guphin!
-We're almost there! -[Guphin straining]
[gasps]
-[Thaim grunts] -[Guphin growls]
[Jairo] You're finally here.
I've been waiting for you.
A WORLD ENTERED MY MIND
I WANT TO SEE IT SOMEDAY
THERE IS NO WRITTEN LANGUAGE IN UPANANTA
THERE ARE SOME WHO CAN HEAR THE VOICES OF DRAGONS
-That's the bubble! -Yes, on the first attack!
Wait for me, Aktha.
[in Upananta] Kasami Dumidula!
[rumbling]
[electrical humming]
[in Japanese] Wait.
What's happening?
What is this thing?
[Nagi screams, panting]
-[Thaim groaning] -[Guphin mewls]
[in Upananta] I'm Thaim.
[Saila grunts]
[in Japanese] This is…
a journal!
[gasps]
[manager] Shibata, I owe you one for this.
A no-show on day one!
Can you believe that? Some people, I swear.
People can be quite irresponsible.
-Looking forward to working together. -The pleasure is mine.
[high-pitched ringing]
[in Upananta] Another one of us has entered this world.
[in Japanese] Sorry, kid.
But I really can't stand bubbles.
[in Upananta] I'm here to find Aktha.
Kasami Dumidula!
[breathing heavily]
Translated by Megumi Hunter