Bell Nuts Passing of the Year Festival Reconciliation
You look pale.
Maybe I didn't have enough sleep, but I'm alright.
You left this on the table.
You can have it.
I don't need it any more.
Good morning.
What are you wearing?
Go change right away and wash your hands!
Oh boy, she's becoming a true housekeeper.
No, it's just that you're a slob.
The Bell Nut Market is going to be held today.
You do remember that, don't you?
Bell nuts?
We need them for the passing of the Year Festival.
Are these all from the same kind of tree?
Uh-huh.
I heard the colors are changed by mixing iron and verdigris into the soil.
Good nuts are those with thick shells and make solid sounds when you shake them.
That's a "thank you" nut.
You give it to the people you want to thank.
Oh.
Having fun?
Oh.
A soothing sound.
Yeah.
So, these are to express your appreciation to others?
Different colors mean different things.
Appreciation, apology, and so on.
It's custom to mark the end of the year...
by giving these to the people close to you.
Ooh.
Why can't you ever act as a part of a group?
Shut up! Stop following me!
Stop being... Reki!
What?
Nothing.
If you have something to say, then say it.
I feel bad for causing you all so much trouble, because of my own problems.
I was an outsider.
Reki?
The festival isn't until next week.
I don't have much time. I might not see you again.
Huh?
I saw her here for the first time five years ago, during a downpour.
Her wings were all black...
and she was walking and crying, soaking wet from the rain.
She looked like an abandoned cat. I thought I had to help her.
You've got to bejoking.
Shut up!
Anyway, after that day, Reki became one of us.
But she left soon after, taking you with her.
Back then, she was always crying, missing her friend...
...who had gone beyond the walls. So, I wanted to do something for her.
And this idiot took Reki and tried to climb over the wall...
by driving a wedge into the wall.
Hyohko!
Hyohko!!
I thought he wouldn't survive.
But Reki didn't even have a scratch, and I could never forgive her for that.
It wasn't her fault! I did it on my own!
But Reki is selfish!
You were the one who was closest to her!
Shut up!
I...
I want to help her.
So that she can receive the blessing properly.
You'll be meddling needlessly.
Reki is not the kind of person who asks others for help.
You're wrong!
You just don't realize it.
Because Reki smiles, even when she's suffering.
I'll help.
I have to reply to her for this.
You aren't allowed into the South District.
Remember?
I just gotta use my head. My head.
You?
Good morning.
Oh, good morning.
Can you wait a little bit? It'll be ready in a minute.
Okay.
I'm starving!
Come on, why don't you help for a change?
Uhm, alright.
Rakka, where's Reki?
I don't know what I should do.
Just do what you can. As for the rest...
we just have to believe in Reki.
Soon, I will be forgotten by everybody and vanish.
Where did I go wrong?
What is it that I can do for Reki?
Kuu!
Where did you learn that?
Speak. I permit you.
I felt Kuu's presence by the tag that produces light leaves.
It's Kuu's tag, isn't it?
But its letters do not mean the word "Air" the name given by the Haibane.
It is another name with the same sound.
Another name?
It is proof that the Haibane attained a true identity.
When the time comes...
...the name on the tag hanging from the wall is changed to the true name.
Yes, now may be a good opportunity.
RAKKA - To Fall
We created it, using the tag on the wall as a model.
RAKKA - Involved Nut
Rakka...
Can you tell where that name came from?
Because I had shut myself up in a shell like a nut.
And because you sprouted here and connected with others.
Therefore, it will be your true name.
Reki! How about Reki?
She knows not her true name.
She is not willing to listen to my words.
Why?
Five years ago, she brought to us a Haibane boy who had fallen ill.
I know.
He tried to climb the wall by driving a wedge into it.
It is a grave crime.
I was compelled to call for the community watch.
Reki was deemed guilty, and she shut herself inside the Circle of the Sin.
She has been blaming herself all this time.
Why is it only Reki who cannot be forgiven?
Why do you think you were forgiven?
It's not that I forgave myself.
That is correct. Nobody is able to forgive oneself.
However, you had the bird.
Someone who believed in and stood by you.
The one who recognizes one's own sin has no sin.
You cannot help going in circles if you are alone...
but if you have someone by your side...
REKI - Small Stone
Give it to Reki after the festival.
REKI - Small Stone
Go now!
Reki's name. Her true name.
Stir it lightly, being careful not to flatten the foam from the meringue.
Like this?
Yeah, that's great.
Then pour it into a dish...
and bake it in the oven preheated to about 390 degrees for 10 minutes or so.
OK.
Good morning.
Yeah, this is good.
You're a tremendous help.
I can't start getting ready for the special dinner...
unless you relinquish the use of the kitchen.
Yes, I know.
The passing of the Year Festival, huh.
Rakka, I don't think I'm going into town today.
Reki?
Sorry for being so selfish.
But today, of all days, I want to stay here.
So I can etch the memories of my life here into my mind.
When I looked out from here for the first time...
I was a little afraid. Thinking that I came to a world I didn't know.
But now, this is where I feel most secure...
because you are always here.
Thanks.
Even if you forget about me...
I hope you will always remember this room.
I won't forget. There's no way I can forget.
Because the time I spent with you is everything I remember.
It's so lively.
It'll all be quiet once the first bell starts ringing.
You're supposed to observe silence at the moment of the year passes.
You are?
That's why we have these. To express...
...our feelings without words.
And then the sound of the bell changes. And at the end... oops.
And at the end?
You'll see. It can't be explained in words.
Honestly. You really are a meddler, aren't you?
Rakka!
A cake!
I know I'm being a meddler, but...
That's OK.
Because of you, we now feel like reconciling with Reki.
What? But...
We have our own way.
Different from the stuck-up people, like you guys.
Because you've got no class. Right Midori?
So, anyway...
we have a little entertainment ready to go right before the passing of the year.
Reki's in town, isn't she?
No.
She wanted to stay in Old Home today.
What!? Why?! It's the festival!
It's the sound of the bell!
We're running out of time!
Wait! What's the matter?!
We're doing what you asked us to do.
You're too dainty to run, aren't you?
Want a break?
No! I'm the one who asked for all this!
Where's Reki's room?
West wing, third floor.
We won't make it in time!
Reki!
I came to see you! Open the window!
Reki!!
What...?
Well done.
Rakka?
Midori! What...?
We'll explain later! Look towards Abandoned Factory!
This is the answer. From Hyohko and me.
That's what Hyohko wants to tell you.
Yellow...? What does yellow mean?
It means "I've been stupid." Really.
"Good-bye and thank you", huh.
Oh, Rakka!
You're back early. Did you see those fireworks?
Please stay here just a little longer.
Why?
Just stay here.
The bell stopped. So ends the year.
Oh, and what happens at the end?
The walls return the thoughts...
they've been receiving from everyone over the past year, up to the sky.
The thoughts?
Listen.