Manainne

[Manainne]

This tree means so much

to everyone in this town,

and we all have special

memories of this place. But

that El Schatt fellow plans to

chop it down for his shop...

You see him? That's

El Schatt right there.

I've never met anyone

so cruel and selfish!

Right now he's surveying

the land for construction...

You know, El Schatt and

I used to get along when

he dated my older sister,

Kanainne. In fact, they'd

always spend time together right under that tree. Weird, huh?

Then, well, Kanainne

got really sick, and we...

We couldn't help her. She

passed away, and then El Schatt

just disappeared. It was only

recently that he's come back.

Now El Schatt is just a

heartless, money grubbing...!

He's completely changed.

My sister would be rolling

in her grave, seeing him now...

What? That's...

That's an incredible

story. You met my dead

sister in Niflheim?! You

must be lying to me!

Let's... Let's just

stop talking about this,

okay? I appreciate that you

want to stop El Schatt from

cutting down our tree, but

this is almost too much.

Gosh, all that talk

about Niflheim is...

It's giving me the chills!

A-aren't you cold?

......

.........

Huh? You're...

Still here...?

Y-you know what's

weird? The weather's

perfectly fine, but I...

I feel so cold all of a

sudden. You don't feel

it at all, don't you?

I think I'm coming down

with something. My head

feels so numb, and I c-can't

focus any of my thoughts.

This is freakin' me out...

...!

..........

...I'm here. I'm really

back! Oh, it's been so

long! Hello, adventurer,

remember me? I'm Kanainne,

the spirit you saw down in

Niflheim. Let me explain...

My spirit was able to follow

you here, and now that I'm

here, I only have so much time

to possess my sister's body,

and then talk to El Schatt.

El Schatt? El Schatt...?

[El Schatt]

Manainne...?

What do you want?

Quit bugging me,

I'm busy right now...

It's... It's me,

El Schatt, it's Kanainne.

Of course you remember

me, right? Listen, I need to--

Manainne...?!

I'm shocked...

Don't you respect

your own sister?!

I can't believe you'd...

Knock it off right now!

Look, out of my respect

for you and the relationship

that me and your sister had,

I'm going to forget you said

that. But don't you dare use

her name that way again!

............

Wait, El Schatt!

It's really me, but

I can only speak to you

through my sister for

a short time. L-listen...

Manainne...

You don't make jokes

like that about the departed,

especially if it's Kannaine.

You know better than that!

Where the hell's your respect?!

''If you're the wind,

I'll be the sky, so that you

can fly freely in my arms...''

Huh...?!

''My soul is just

for you, the shining

sun that brightens

up my whole world.''

How do you...

How do you know

those words...?

''In my dream, your

eyes held the reflection

of the ocean's clear waters... Someday I'll show them to you.''

''Your lovely face,

your enticing smile...

They're forever be in my

heart, so I'll never be lonely.''

How do you

know that song?

El Schatt...

It's me, Kanainne.

You wrote this song

just for me. But I died

before you could finish it.

That was your dream,

wasn't it? To play your

beautiful music to make

people happy? Did you ever

finish our song for me?

Hahahah, Manainne, alright.

Your sister must have told

you about that song. Ha ha...

You're t-taking it too far...

Please, just... Just stop.

Listen to me.

Look at me. It's

really your Kanainne.

Kanainne...?

It's too much to

believe. I want to

believe it so badly...

Is it really you?

Manainne is sobbing

uncontrollably, and there's

nothing you can do to comfort

her. Nothing at all. You must

leave her alone to her despair

and unfathomable sense of loss.

You know, even though

it's not a wealthy area,

I really love this small

and quiet town. Even if

I could live anywhere in

the world, I'd live right here~