＜信じるもの＞ What I believe

sign hear for final approval:

僧: Let's do this thing.

月: =3.

味:Other than some points I brought up, it's good to go IMO. Like I said, I plan on going back a second time, but it';s NOT a guarantee, just something I'd REALLY like to do D:

天: Alight that's it then. Once Komi has prepared the last files our job is practically done~

I'll now put the readme file I'm planing to include with the game up on the wiki too. Please have one last look over it if everything's alright, no misspelled nicks or anything. :P

Translation

&lt;信じるもの&gt;

What I believe

''[僧: Aaaaand done. Not much to report in terms of edits.'' ''It was a privilege to read this. Thank you.]''

''[天: No I have to thank you. ^^ And also everyone that helped in this. I will now slowly proceed to close the chapters. It would be great if you and tsuki could give your seal of aproval to the chapters that are all cleared up now, and I'm also kind of hoping that some of the others like AJ and Circeus would show up again to do the same. Then all that's left is to hope that Komi-kun is still around and in the mood to help us finish everything up. ^^]''

''[Komi: Thought I told you I wasn't going anywhere until we were done with this one, eheh. X3 - Heaven or Hell, but first the world will know about Tail Tale. Up to chapter 15 "done", check when possible in-game. If Sinario links aren't working, try a while later... my 'net is unstable these days.]''

''[僧: That's the end of it. As far as I'm concerned, the entire story is ready to be inserted back into the game now. As always, any other thoughts, divergent opinions, or extra sets of eyes for spotting errors would be wonderful.]''

''[月: I'm happy with it. a lot of napkins word changes were synonyms so it was kinda unnecessary, but still good always good to have another to look over punctuation.]''

Komi: Sorry about the delay on this thingy, anyway, trying to move up ahead a bit more before starting to check the files and rectifying issues. At the moment, translation please: "ライズストームが訪れる日. それが今日だ. "

天: No problem. As far I know people are double checking the sinario files and the script again (or are at least trying to ^^"), but I'll better wait until you're finished with these last chapters before summing up the corrections. That sentence would be something along the lines of: "The day that the Stormrise will come on. That day is today."

Oh and I hope that offline-messages thingy works. I just didn't hear the messanger last time you wrote me Komi, sorry. ^^"

Komi: Thank you! And don't worry, it's quite alright, I did notice your message and I know how it's easy to go by without noticing them messages at points. Also, this stage is done too!! The files -will- have to be verified in game though because I inserted the text a bit at will and there may be actually cut offs. *sniff* TT-TT And while I believed that I'd be able to come this far without crying again, these last four chapters always sweep me off my feet and onto the ground.

天: Stay strong Komi T.T alright alright, seems like we got all the files done now. I'll be checking them myself in the next couple of days and will leave notes about errors on the sinario page for you. It has been a while, lets look how everything looks in motion ^^

【ラン】「はい、どうぞ」

【リック】「へぇ、鶏レバーのミルク粥だね. おいしそうだ」

落としたばかりの鶏のレバーを綺麗に血抜きし、その上から、アツアツのミルク粥を器によそう.

Ran: "There you go."

Rick: "Hee, milk rice porridge with chicken liver. Looks tasty."

Not only had she carefully drained the blood from the left over chicken liver, but she also served it in a bowl of steaming hot milk rice porridge.

ちょうど半生になったレバーとほのかに甘いミルク粥が絶妙の味になる.

はふはふ、と言いながら口に運ぶ. 目の前に新しいお皿が置かれる.

【ラン】「キノコとハムを青菜で巻いてみたの. 食べてみて」

The only medium-rare chicken liver with the sweet milk rice made for an incomparable taste.

While blowing on it, I gulp down one spoonful after another. At the same time Ran sets another plate down on the table.

Ran: "Those are mushrooms and ham wrapped in a cabbage leaf. Try one."

【リック】「朝から、随分豪勢だね」

俺はミルク粥をお代わりしながらそう言った.

【ラン】「だって、ここでの最後の朝ご飯だもの. このくらい豪勢にしたっていいと思うわ」

【リック】「そうだね」

ライズストームが訪れる日. それが今日だ.

Rick: "Pretty fancy for a breakfast, isn't it?"

I say while taking another bowl of porridge.

Ran: "But, it's our last meal here after all, so I think it's alright that it's fancy like this."

Rick: "Yeah, you're right."

The day that the Stormrise will come on. That day is today.

今日、俺とランは飛行機に乗り、あの雲の向こうの世界に行くのだ.

【リック】「準備はもうできたの？」

熱そうにふうふうとお粥を冷ましながら食べているランに尋ねる.

Today, Ran and I will board the plane and travel beyond those clouds.

Rick: "Did you finish packing already?"

I ask Ran, while blowing on the hot rice porridge.

【ラン】「準備っていうほどの物は持ってないもの. でも、この家はできるだけこのままに　しておこうと思うんだけど、どう？」

【リック】「俺もそうしようと思ってた. だって、ここは俺達のうちだもの. いつか帰ってくることがあったら　困るからね」

Ran: "I don't really have anything that I need to pack. But can we really leave the house behind in this shape, what do you think?"

Rick: "I thought about that too. But, this is our house after all. And since we're going to return here one day it could be a problem."

''[味: For some reason this sentence just sounds weird to me...  ("And since we're going to return here one day it could be a problem.") Re-wrote it so it's clearer ^^;] [天: Alright. ^^]''

【ラン】「うん、リックとナップと、私の　大切な家だもの. いつでも帰ってこられるように　しておきましょう」

Ran: "Yes, it's yours, mine and Napp's precious home. Let's leave it in the best shape for the day that we will come home here again." [僧: Reworded the first sentence, I think this has more impact.] [天: I'll trust your intuition there.][月: "and mine" isn't a sentence, 'tis a sentence fragment,changing it once more.]

最後に家を綺麗に片づけて、家を出る.

そして、ナップのお墓に寄り、今日、飛び立つことを告げる.

父さんの夢、ナップの夢を背負い、飛行機に乗るのだ.

We spend our last hours here cleaning and tidying the house, and then we leave.

We pay Napp's grave a visit and tell him that today is the day that we will take off.

And then it's time to board the plane with father's and Napp's dreams on my back.

【ラン】「ここに飛行機が？」

ランがさほど大きくない洞窟を見て、ぽかんと口を開けていた.

【リック】「こっちはタダの入り口で、　飛行機が出るところは別にあるけどね」

俺とランは草をかき分け、洞窟の入り口に到達する. 入り口近くに隠してあるランプに火を灯し、中に入る.

Ran: "The airplane is in there?"

Ran stands in front of the small cave and stares with a gaping mouth.

[味: I'm assuming she's staring at the cave with a gaping mouth rather than staring at the gaping mouth of the cave =P] [天: Yeah, ^^" thanks for fixing that]

Rick: "That's just the entrance, we will leave with the airplane through a different exit."

We push the bushes aside make our way to the cave. I take the hidden lamp near the entrance, light it, and we continue inside.

【リック】「離れないでね」

【ラン】「う、うん・・・」

暗い洞窟の中をわずかな明かりで先に進む. ひんやりとした空気をヒゲの先で感じる.

Rick: "Stay close to me."

Ran: "Ah, ok..."

In the dim light of the lantern we move on deeper inside the dark cave. A fresh wind brushes over our whiskers.

【リック】「ちょっと待ってて」

声が少し大きく響く.

大きなランプに火を移すと、ぱぁっと辺りが明るくなる.

Rick: "Wait a moment."

I say, and my voice echoes a bit louder.

I light the big lamp on the desk and suddenly the whole cavern emerges from the darkness.

【ラン】「すごい・・・」

【リック】「これに乗るんだ」

ナップの協力を得て、飛行機は完成した. 空を飛ぶためのプロペラ、翼、エンジン. 目の前のそれがこれから俺の夢を実現するのかと思うと、ぞくぞくと身震いするのを覚えた.

【リック】「さあ、行こう. 今から、３時間後にライズストームが来る. それに飛行機を乗せるんだ」

Ran: "Woah..."

Rick: "We will fly with this."

Thanks to Napp's help I could complete the airplane. The propeller that will bring us up in the air, the wings, the engine. While I wonder if what I see in front of my eyes will really make my dream become reality, I realize that I'm shaking.

Rick: "Alright then, lets go. We got 3 hours left until the Stormrise. Let's load the plane."

【リック】「だいたい、操作はわかったよね？」

【ラン】「ええ. ばっちりよ」

と言っても、ランが飛行機を動かすわけではなく、乗っている間の各部の動かし方や、緊急時の行動など、基本的なことを知ってもらったのだ.

そして、ランには飛行機の座席に乗って、チェックをしてもらっている.

Rick: "You know how to fly the plane for the most part, right?"

''[月: "by and large"? i dont know if that means anything but why not just change it to "you know how to fly the plane, right?"] [天: *Sigh* that was my try at translating "Im Großen und Ganzen". http://www.dict.cc/?s=im+großen+und+ganzen maybe one of the other words would fit?][月: i see what you mean, spose just leave it, itll educate people into what it means if they look it up.][味: "for the most part" could sub very nicely IMO ^^;][天: Alright, let's use that one then. ^^]''

Ran: "Yes, perfectly."

There was no way that Ran could really fly this plane, but I thought it would be better to teach her fundamental things, like the basic controls and what to do in an emergency, before leaving ground.

And also this way she could help me with the last check up from her seat.

風が極端に少ない. 崖の向こうは凪いでいる. まるでこれからやってくる暴風を待っているかのようだ.

ナップのデータによると、あと、１時間後にその崖の向こうをライズストームが吹き上げるらしいのだ.

その時間は、約１５分程度. その間に飛行機を崖から外に向かって離陸させなければいけないのだ.

There is extremely little wind outside. The wind from the direction of the cliff has completely died down now. The calm before the storm, so to speak.

According to Napp's data the Stormrise will start to blow straight upwards along that cliff one hour from now.

Then we will have a time slot of about 15 minutes. When that happens we have to ride the airplane over the edge of the cliff in order to take off.

飛行機に必要なのは、ライズストームの中を進む力と耐久力だ. ライズストームによって気流に運ばれた後は、そのまま飛べばいいのだ.

滑走距離、問題なし. 各部パーツ、異常なし. 食料や飲料水、その他荷物、準備よし.

後はライズストームを待つだけだ. 俺は、崖と飛行機が見える岩の上で時が来るのを待っていた.

For this airplane the Stormrise is indispensable, the uplift and stability of that air current. After gaining altitude through the Stormrise, the plane will be able to fly on its own.

No abnormalities on any part of the airplane. Runway, all clear. Food and drinkable water, as well as the luggage, all in place. [天: switching sentence 1 and 2][味: Good call]

All that's left is to wait for the Stormrise. I sit down on a rock near the cliff from were I got a good look at the plane and wait.

【ザイル】「リック！」

不意に聞いたことのある声がした.

【リック】「ザ、ザイル！　どうしてここに！」

【ザイル】「ここに、飛行機の研究所があるのは　知っていた」

Zail: "Rick!"

Suddenly I hear a familiar voice.

Rick: "Z-, Zail! What are you doing here?"

Zail: "I knew where the the old aircraft workshop was located, you know."

【リック】「ここへ何しに・・・？」

【ザイル】「お前を逮捕しにきた」

【リック】「俺を逮捕？」

【ザイル】「この期に及んで、言い逃れはできんだろう？　立派な飛行機だな」

ザイルは、飛行機の方を見て、なぜだか軽く笑った.

Rick: "And what did you come for...?"

Zail: "I've come to arrest you."

Rick: "To arrest me?"

Zail: "Now that you've come this far, I doubt that you can talk your way out of this, can you? If that isn't one beautiful airplane."

As Zail looks over the the plane he laughs lightly for some reason.

【リック】「ザイルは、法王庁が信用できないって　言ってたじゃないか」

【ザイル】「ああ、そうだ. けれど、俺は思ったんだ. たとえ、上層部がどういう理由で法律を　操作しているとしてもだ. 俺が誇りある法王庁の士官であることには　変わりないんだ. 法律違反者は、逮捕しなければならない」

俺は岩を降りて、飛行機の方に足を向ける. その行く先をザイルが塞ぐ.

Rick: "But, didn't you say that you've lost your faith in the Order?"

Zail: "Yes I did. But I have been thinking. No matter what the reasons may be for the officials at the highest level to pass such a law, the fact that I am an honorable officer of the Holy Order remains unchanged. It is my duty to enforce the law and to arrest those that go against it."

I jump down from the rock, and go in the direction of the airplane. At the same time Zail steps in my way.

【リック】「退いてくれ」

【ザイル】「ここには俺一人しかいない. しかし、連絡一つで、いつでも　部下達が駆けつけてくるようには　してある」

【リック】「後少ししか、時間がないんだ. ライズストームが過ぎたら、　また１５年も待たなくちゃいけなくなる！」

Rick: "Let me through."

Zail: "Right now it's just the two of us here. But, just one sign from me and this place will be crawling with my subordinates, you know that."

Rick: "It'll soon be here, I have no time for this. If I let this Stormrise pass by, I will have to wait another 15 years!"

【ザイル】「本気か？　自首なら、刑が軽くなるよう俺から　上申してもいい」

【リック】「こんなところで夢をあきらめきれるか！　すぐそこまで来てるんだ！　どうしてもどかないって言うのなら、　ザイルを倒してでも俺は行く！」

【ザイル】「俺を殴れるのか？」

風の流れが変わった. 匂いの違う風が辺りに立ちこめ始めた.

Zail: "Really? Self indictment will reduce the severity of your punishment, just confess to me."

Rick: "I'm not going to give up my dream now! Not after coming this far! I don't care how often you tell me to stop, I will beat you down and board this plane!"

Zail: "YOU are going to beat me?"

The air stream begins to shift. The wind that blows over the cliff now smells different.

【ラン】「リック！　ライズストームが来るわ！」

かすかだが、大陸の下の方から、ごうごうと低い風の音が聞こえる. 今を逃すと、もう後がない. 次に空へ飛び立てるのは、いつになるのか！

【リック】「間に合わなくなる！　ザイル、ごめんッ！」

がッ！

【ザイル】「ぐふぅッ！」

ザイルがその場に打ち倒れる. 俺はザイルの横を駆け抜け、飛行機まで一直線に走る.

そして、飛行機に飛びのり、エンジンのキーを回す.

Ran: "Rick! The Stormrise is coming!"

It's still far away, but faintly I can hear the roar of a rising storm from below the continent. If I let this pass by, there will be no next time. No one can say when I will get another chance to fly through the sky!

Rick: "I won't make it! Zail, forgive me-!"

Gah-!

Zail: "Gufuu-!"

Zail slumps to the ground. I run past his side and right over to the plane.

Then I jump inside, and turn the key in the ignition.

【ラン】「リック、間に合うの？」

【リック】「ギリギリだ！　まだ、大丈夫だ」

【ザイル】「リック！　本気なのか！」

起きあがったザイルが、飛行機の下から操縦席を見上げる.

Ran: "Rick, will we make it?"

Rick: "It'll be a close call! But it's still alright."

Zail: "Rick! So you are serious!"

Zail is back on his feet and stands next to the cockpit looking up to me.

【リック】「本気だ！　仲間を呼ぶなら呼べばいい！　俺は絶対に空に出てやる！　撃ち落とすんなら、撃ち落とすがいいさ！　俺は絶対に空を飛んでやる！　俺だけじゃない、父さんの夢も、ランの夢も　ナップの夢も全部詰まってんだ！　俺は負けないぞ！」

プロペラがぶるんぶるんと音を立てて回り始める. 崖の向こうではすでにライズストームが起こりかけている.

Rick: "I AM serious! If you want to call your men, then do it! I'm going to take off no matter what! If you want to shoot me down then do it! I'm going to fly this plane! Not just for myself; father's dream, Napp's dream, Ran's dream, everybody's dreams rest upon my shoulders. I cannot afford to lose!"

The propeller start to turn, it's noise is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the Stormrise starts to blow over the cliff.

【ザイル】「わかった. お前の夢を叶えてこい」

【リック】「・・・ザイル？」

【ザイル】「俺も踏ん切りがついた」

【リック】「どういうことだよ？」

不意にザイルが笑い始めた.

Zail: "I understand. Go and fulfill your dream!"

Rick: "...Zail?"

Zail: "I too have come do a conclusion."

Rick: "What do you mean?"

All of a sudden Zail starts to laugh.

【ザイル】「言ったろ？　俺は法王庁が信じられない. どうすればいいかわからないって. だから、リックならどうするか　知りたかったんだ. 自分の夢、自分の信じることに対して、　どこまで本気になれるのかを」

【リック】「？」

Zail: "Didn't I tell you? I don't believe in the Order anymore and I didn't know what to do about that. That's why I wanted to see what you would do Rick. About your dreams, about what you believe in, I wanted to know how serious you are about this."

Rick: "?"

【ザイル】「俺も俺の信じた道を進む. 俺は、誇り高い法王庁の士官だ. くだらない、腐った考えなどクソ食らえだ」

ザイルはそう言って、大きな口を開けて笑った.

Zail: "I too will follow the path I believe in. I'm an honorable officer of the Holy Order. This silly outdated way of thinking, to hell with all that!"

Zail bursts out in laughter. ''[天: Not too sure about the "gape open" thing here. I meant something like "opens wide"] [月: zail bursts out in laughter should suffice, otherwise that sentence is creepy.] [天: Ok ^^"]''

【リック】「ザイル・・・」

突然、ごうごうと崖の下から風が吹き上げ始めた.

【ザイル】「・・・を・・・叶え・・・い」

風の音で、ザイルの声が聞こえない.

【リック】「聞こえない！　ザイル！」

Rick: "Zail..."

Suddenly a strong wind starts to roar from the cliff.

Zail: "...o...an...ill...ur...ms!

The roaring wind swallows Zails voice.

Rick: "I can't hear you! Zail!"

【ザイル】「夢を・・・叶えて・・・こい！」

吹き荒れるライズストームの中、ザイルの声が俺に届いた. 俺は操縦席から身を乗り出し、ぐいと親指を立てて見せた. ザイルもそれに返すように親指を立て、そして、安全な場所までゆっくりと後ずさりを始めた.

Zail: "Go...And...Fulfill...Your...Dreams!"

Within the roaring Stormrise, Zail's words finally reach me. I lean forward in the pilot seat, and give him a thumbs up.

[天: Is that how you call it?] [月: yep classic thing to do for an affirmation/agreement without speaking, changed it to thumbs up because thats what its called---&gt;] 

Zail too gives a thumbs up and then slowly starts moving back to a safe distance.

【ラン】「リック、時間が・・・！」

【リック】「わかってる. 行こう、ラン」

俺は計器類をチェックし、各部のロックを外す.

Ran: "Rick, the time...!"

Rick: "I know. Here we go, Ran."

I check the instruments and release the locks.

【リック】「くそっ！　こんな時に出力が」

出力が思うように上がらない. 計算していたほどのパワーが出ていないのだ.

【ラン】「リック、ライズストームがもう少しで　終わるわ！」

Rick: "Shoot-! Now of all times, the engine's capacity--"

As I thought, the capacity just isn't enough. It doesn't generate the amount of momentum we calculated.

Ran: "Rick, the Stormrise will soon be over!"

【リック】「ちくしょう！　動けッ！　そんな軟弱根性で、俺達の夢を　運ぶつもりだったのかッ！」

ごすっ！

思わず、プレートを叩く.

【リック】「あ、やべ！」

と思った瞬間. プロペラが勢いよく回り始めた. 徐々に機体が前に進み始める.

Rick: "Damn it! Move! Do you think you can fulfill anybody's dreams with that wimpy behavior?!"

Goddammit-!

Without thinking I slam my fist on the cover.

Rick: "Ah, this is bad!"

Just as I'm thinking that, the propeller finally start to move at full speed. Slowly the plane starts moving forward.

【リック】「よっし！　やったよ、ラン！」

だんだんと速度が上がり始める. ライズストーム終了まであとわずか. それまでに離陸できるのか.

Rick: "Yes! It works, Ran!"

Little by little we start gaining speed. The Stormrise is almost over. Can we really take off in time?

【リック】「ラン、気をつけて！」

スピードメーターは、離陸速度を示した. ものすごい重圧が身体にかかる. 潰されそうなほどの風と圧力. 声が出ない. 息ができない.

瞬間、身体が軽くなる. そして、上昇する風のカタマリの中に突っ込む.

Rick: "Ran, hold on tight!"

The tachometer shows the right speed for take off. An incredible pressure is forcing us into our seats. It seems like the wind and that pressure are going to crush us. Can't get a word out. Can't breathe. ''[僧: Changed "pressing" to "forcing." Saying "Pressure is pressing" sounds redundant.] [天: Ah, makes sense, didn't notice that. ^^"]''

Suddenly our bodies become light again. And then we're engulfed by a maze of wind as we're taken upwards.

それから少しの間の記憶がない. ものすごい風の音を聞いた後はどうなったか覚えていない. 奇妙な身体の浮遊感にようやく気づき、目を開ける. 風の匂い. 雲の匂い.

【リック】「ラン、ラン、起きて」

俺は前の席で同じように気を失っているランの頬を軽くはたいた.

I have no memories of what happened then. For a moment I must have been unconscious after we dropped into that deafening gale. I realize a strange feeling in my body, all light, like I'm floating, I open my eyes. The smell of the wind. The smell of the clouds.

Rick: "Ran, Ran, wake up!"

Ran too has blacked out on the seat in front of me, I give hear a light slap on the cheek to wake her.

【ラン】「ん・・・ん・・・」

ランがうっすらと目を開ける.

【リック】「俺達、飛んでるんだよ」

Ran: "Mnh...nh..."

Ran opens her eyes.

Rick: "We're flying!"

【ラン】「飛んでる・・・の？」

なかなかそれは実感できなかった. ただ、辺りを見回すと、一面が真っ白い雲と真っ青な空で覆われていた.

Ran: "We're... flying?"

I still can't believe it myself. But when I look around, all I see are snow white clouds and the deep blue sky.

【リック】「見て、あれ」

下の方には、緑の大陸が広がっていた. 俺達が住んでいた、大陸だ.

【ラン】「飛んでるのね・・・」

【リック】「ああ、飛んでるんだ」

Rick: "Look, over there!"

Below us spreads the green continent. The world that we have lived in.

Ran: "We're really flying, aren't we..."

Rick: "Yes. We are."

今までに味わったことのない感覚. まるで、夢の中にいるかのような非現実的な感覚を味わっていた.

雲が流れる. 風が流れる. 知らない空気をヒゲが感じてる. この先には、俺の知らない新しい世界が広がっている.

I still didn't have the time to indulge in this feeling. It so unreal, like being in a waking dream.

The flowing clouds. The whistling of the wind. An unknown air brushes over my whiskers. From here on, an unknown and new world spreads out below us.

【ラン】「これから、どこに行くの？」

【リック】「わからない. けれど、どこにだって　行けるんだ. この雲の向こうにはきっと新しい世界が　俺達を待ってる」

Ran: "Where are we going from here?"

Rick: "I don't know. But, no matter where we go. Beyond those clouds a whole new world is waiting for us."

【ラン】「私、リックとなら、どこへ行くにも　怖くないわ」

【リック】「俺もだよ. ランと一緒なら、どれだけ困難が　待ってたって平気だよ」

【ラン】「リック・・・」

【リック】「ラン・・・」

Ran: "I don't care where we go, as long as I'm with you Rick, I'm not afraid."

Rick: "I feel the same. As long as I'm with you Ran, no matter how difficult it'll be, I'm sure it'll be alright."

Ran: "Rick..."

Rick: "Ran..."

俺達は、大空の真ん中で静かにキスをした.

All quiet, right in the center of the sky, we're kissing each other.

見渡す限り雲で広がった世界の真ん中で二人のふわふわの尻尾が青い風になびいた.

And as we let our view wander over the edge of the clouds and down on that new world, you can see both of our fluffy tails sway in the wind.

Finished version
&lt;信じるもの&gt;

What I believe

【ラン】「はい、どうぞ」

【リック】「へぇ、鶏レバーのミルク粥だね. おいしそうだ」

落としたばかりの鶏のレバーを綺麗に血抜きし、その上から、アツアツのミルク粥を器によそう.

Ran: "There you go."

Rick: "Hee, milk rice porridge with chicken liver. Looks tasty."

Not only had she carefully drained the blood from the left over chicken liver, but she also served it in a bowl of steaming hot milk rice porridge.

ちょうど半生になったレバーとほのかに甘いミルク粥が絶妙の味になる.

はふはふ、と言いながら口に運ぶ. 目の前に新しいお皿が置かれる.

【ラン】「キノコとハムを青菜で巻いてみたの. 食べてみて」

The only medium-rare chicken liver with the sweet milk rice made for an incomparable taste.

While blowing on it, I gulp down one spoonful after another. At the same time Ran sets another plate down on the table.

Ran: "Those are mushrooms and ham wrapped in a cabbage leaf. Try one."

【リック】「朝から、随分豪勢だね」

俺はミルク粥をお代わりしながらそう言った.

【ラン】「だって、ここでの最後の朝ご飯だもの. このくらい豪勢にしたっていいと思うわ」

【リック】「そうだね」

ライズストームが訪れる日. それが今日だ.

Rick: "Pretty fancy for a breakfast, isn't it?"

I say while taking another bowl of porridge.

Ran: "But, it's our last meal here after all, so I think it's alright that it's fancy like this."

Rick: "Yeah, you're right."

The day that the Stormrise will come on. That day is today.

今日、俺とランは飛行機に乗り、あの雲の向こうの世界に行くのだ.

【リック】「準備はもうできたの？」

熱そうにふうふうとお粥を冷ましながら食べているランに尋ねる.

Today, Ran and I will board the plane and travel beyond those clouds.

Rick: "Did you finish packing already?"

I ask Ran, while blowing on the hot rice porridge.

【ラン】「準備っていうほどの物は持ってないもの. でも、この家はできるだけこのままに　しておこうと思うんだけど、どう？」

【リック】「俺もそうしようと思ってた. だって、ここは俺達のうちだもの. いつか帰ってくることがあったら　困るからね」

Ran: "I don't really have anything that I need to pack. But can we really leave the house behind in this shape, what do you think?"

Rick: "I thought about that too. But, this is our house after all. And since we're going to return here one day it could be a problem."

【ラン】「うん、リックとナップと、私の　大切な家だもの. いつでも帰ってこられるように　しておきましょう」

Ran: "Yes, it's yours, mine and Napp's precious home. Let's leave it in the best shape for the day that we will come home here again."

最後に家を綺麗に片づけて、家を出る.

そして、ナップのお墓に寄り、今日、飛び立つことを告げる.

父さんの夢、ナップの夢を背負い、飛行機に乗るのだ.

We spend our last hours here cleaning and tidying the house, and then we leave.

We pay Napp's grave a visit and tell him that today is the day that we will take off.

And then it's time to board the plane with father's and Napp's dreams on my back.

【ラン】「ここに飛行機が？」

ランがさほど大きくない洞窟を見て、ぽかんと口を開けていた.

【リック】「こっちはタダの入り口で、　飛行機が出るところは別にあるけどね」

俺とランは草をかき分け、洞窟の入り口に到達する. 入り口近くに隠してあるランプに火を灯し、中に入る.

Ran: "The airplane is in there?"

Ran stands in front of the small cave and stares with a gaping mouth.

Rick: "That's just the entrance, we will leave with the airplane through a different exit."

We push the bushes aside make our way to the cave. I take the hidden lamp near the entrance, light it, and we continue inside.

【リック】「離れないでね」

【ラン】「う、うん・・・」

暗い洞窟の中をわずかな明かりで先に進む. ひんやりとした空気をヒゲの先で感じる.

Rick: "Stay close to me."

Ran: "Ah, ok..."

In the dim light of the lantern we move on deeper inside the dark cave. A fresh wind brushes over our whiskers.

【リック】「ちょっと待ってて」

声が少し大きく響く.

大きなランプに火を移すと、ぱぁっと辺りが明るくなる.

Rick: "Wait a moment."

I say, and my voice echoes a bit louder.

I light the big lamp on the desk and suddenly the whole cavern emerges from the darkness.

【ラン】「すごい・・・」

【リック】「これに乗るんだ」

ナップの協力を得て、飛行機は完成した. 空を飛ぶためのプロペラ、翼、エンジン. 目の前のそれがこれから俺の夢を実現するのかと思うと、ぞくぞくと身震いするのを覚えた.

【リック】「さあ、行こう. 今から、３時間後にライズストームが来る. それに飛行機を乗せるんだ」

Ran: "Woah..."

Rick: "We will fly with this."

Thanks to Napp's help I could complete the airplane. The propeller that will bring us up in the air, the wings, the engine. While I wonder if what I see in front of my eyes will really make my dream become reality, I realize that I'm shaking.

Rick: "Alright then, lets go. We got 3 hours left until the Stormrise. Let's load the plane."

【リック】「だいたい、操作はわかったよね？」

【ラン】「ええ. ばっちりよ」

と言っても、ランが飛行機を動かすわけではなく、乗っている間の各部の動かし方や、緊急時の行動など、基本的なことを知ってもらったのだ.

そして、ランには飛行機の座席に乗って、チェックをしてもらっている.

Rick: "You know how to fly the plane for the most part, right?"

Ran: "Yes, perfectly."

There was no way that Ran could really fly this plane, but I thought it would be better to teach her fundamental things, like the basic controls and what to do in an emergency, before leaving ground.

And also this way she could help me with the last check up from her seat.

風が極端に少ない. 崖の向こうは凪いでいる. まるでこれからやってくる暴風を待っているかのようだ.

ナップのデータによると、あと、１時間後にその崖の向こうをライズストームが吹き上げるらしいのだ.

その時間は、約１５分程度. その間に飛行機を崖から外に向かって離陸させなければいけないのだ.

There is extremely little wind outside. The wind from the direction of the cliff has completely died down now. The calm before the storm, so to speak.

According to Napp's data the Stormrise will start to blow straight upwards along that cliff one hour from now.

Then we will have a time slot of about 15 minutes. When that happens we have to ride the airplane over the edge of the cliff in order to take off.

飛行機に必要なのは、ライズストームの中を進む力と耐久力だ. ライズストームによって気流に運ばれた後は、そのまま飛べばいいのだ.

滑走距離、問題なし. 各部パーツ、異常なし. 食料や飲料水、その他荷物、準備よし.

後はライズストームを待つだけだ. 俺は、崖と飛行機が見える岩の上で時が来るのを待っていた.

For this airplane the Stormrise is indispensable, the uplift and stability of that air current. After gaining altitude through the Stormrise, the plane will be able to fly on its own.

No abnormalities on any part of the airplane. Runway, all clear. Food and drinkable water, as well as the luggage, all in place.

All that's left is to wait for the Stormrise. I sit down on a rock near the cliff from were I got a good look at the plane and wait.

【ザイル】「リック！」

不意に聞いたことのある声がした.

【リック】「ザ、ザイル！　どうしてここに！」

【ザイル】「ここに、飛行機の研究所があるのは　知っていた」

Zail: "Rick!"

Suddenly I hear a familiar voice.

Rick: "Z-, Zail! What are you doing here?"

Zail: "I knew where the the old aircraft workshop was located, you know."

【リック】「ここへ何しに・・・？」

【ザイル】「お前を逮捕しにきた」

【リック】「俺を逮捕？」

【ザイル】「この期に及んで、言い逃れはできんだろう？　立派な飛行機だな」

ザイルは、飛行機の方を見て、なぜだか軽く笑った.

Rick: "And what did you come for...?"

Zail: "I've come to arrest you."

Rick: "To arrest me?"

Zail: "Now that you've come this far, I doubt that you can talk your way out of this, can you? If that isn't one beautiful airplane."

As Zail looks over the the plane he laughs lightly for some reason.

【リック】「ザイルは、法王庁が信用できないって　言ってたじゃないか」

【ザイル】「ああ、そうだ. けれど、俺は思ったんだ. たとえ、上層部がどういう理由で法律を　操作しているとしてもだ. 俺が誇りある法王庁の士官であることには　変わりないんだ. 法律違反者は、逮捕しなければならない」

俺は岩を降りて、飛行機の方に足を向ける. その行く先をザイルが塞ぐ.

Rick: "But, didn't you say that you've lost your faith in the Order?"

Zail: "Yes I did. But I have been thinking. No matter what the reasons may be for the officials at the highest level to pass such a law, the fact that I am an honorable officer of the Holy Order remains unchanged. It is my duty to enforce the law and to arrest those that go against it."

I jump down from the rock, and go in the direction of the airplane. At the same time Zail steps in my way.

【リック】「退いてくれ」

【ザイル】「ここには俺一人しかいない. しかし、連絡一つで、いつでも　部下達が駆けつけてくるようには　してある」

【リック】「後少ししか、時間がないんだ. ライズストームが過ぎたら、　また１５年も待たなくちゃいけなくなる！」

Rick: "Let me through."

Zail: "Right now it's just the two of us here. But, just one sign from me and this place will be crawling with my subordinates, you know that."

Rick: "It'll soon be here, I have no time for this. If I let this Stormrise pass by, I will have to wait another 15 years!"

【ザイル】「本気か？　自首なら、刑が軽くなるよう俺から　上申してもいい」

【リック】「こんなところで夢をあきらめきれるか！　すぐそこまで来てるんだ！　どうしてもどかないって言うのなら、　ザイルを倒してでも俺は行く！」

【ザイル】「俺を殴れるのか？」

風の流れが変わった. 匂いの違う風が辺りに立ちこめ始めた.

Zail: "Really? Self indictment will reduce the severity of your punishment, just confess to me."

Rick: "I'm not going to give up my dream now! Not after coming this far! I don't care how often you tell me to stop, I will beat you down and board this plane!"

Zail: "YOU are going to beat me?"

The air stream begins to shift. The wind that blows over the cliff now smells different.

【ラン】「リック！　ライズストームが来るわ！」

かすかだが、大陸の下の方から、ごうごうと低い風の音が聞こえる. 今を逃すと、もう後がない. 次に空へ飛び立てるのは、いつになるのか！

【リック】「間に合わなくなる！　ザイル、ごめんッ！」

がッ！

【ザイル】「ぐふぅッ！」

ザイルがその場に打ち倒れる. 俺はザイルの横を駆け抜け、飛行機まで一直線に走る.

そして、飛行機に飛びのり、エンジンのキーを回す.

Ran: "Rick! The Stormrise is coming!"

It's still far away, but faintly I can hear the roar of a rising storm from below the continent. If I let this pass by, there will be no next time. No one can say when I will get another chance to fly through the sky!

Rick: "I won't make it! Zail, forgive me-!"

Gah-!

Zail: "Gufuu-!"

Zail slumps to the ground. I run past his side and right over to the plane.

Then I jump inside, and turn the key in the ignition.

【ラン】「リック、間に合うの？」

【リック】「ギリギリだ！　まだ、大丈夫だ」

【ザイル】「リック！　本気なのか！」

起きあがったザイルが、飛行機の下から操縦席を見上げる.

Ran: "Rick, will we make it?"

Rick: "It'll be a close call! But it's still alright."

Zail: "Rick! So you are serious!"

Zail is back on his feet and stands next to the cockpit looking up to me.

【リック】「本気だ！　仲間を呼ぶなら呼べばいい！　俺は絶対に空に出てやる！　撃ち落とすんなら、撃ち落とすがいいさ！　俺は絶対に空を飛んでやる！　俺だけじゃない、父さんの夢も、ランの夢も　ナップの夢も全部詰まってんだ！　俺は負けないぞ！」

プロペラがぶるんぶるんと音を立てて回り始める. 崖の向こうではすでにライズストームが起こりかけている.

Rick: "I AM serious! If you want to call your men, then do it! I'm going to take off no matter what! If you want to shoot me down then do it! I'm going to fly this plane! Not just for myself; father's dream, Napp's dream, Ran's dream, everybody's dreams rest upon my shoulders. I cannot afford to lose!"

The propeller start to turn, it's noise is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the Stormrise starts to blow over the cliff.

【ザイル】「わかった. お前の夢を叶えてこい」

【リック】「・・・ザイル？」

【ザイル】「俺も踏ん切りがついた」

【リック】「どういうことだよ？」

不意にザイルが笑い始めた.

Zail: "I understand. Go and fulfill your dream!"

Rick: "...Zail?"

Zail: "I too have come do a conclusion."

Rick: "What do you mean?"

All of a sudden Zail starts to laugh.

【ザイル】「言ったろ？　俺は法王庁が信じられない. どうすればいいかわからないって. だから、リックならどうするか　知りたかったんだ. 自分の夢、自分の信じることに対して、　どこまで本気になれるのかを」

【リック】「？」

Zail: "Didn't I tell you? I don't believe in the Order anymore and I didn't know what to do about that. That's why I wanted to see what you would do Rick. About your dreams, about what you believe in, I wanted to know how serious you are about this."

Rick: "?"

【ザイル】「俺も俺の信じた道を進む. 俺は、誇り高い法王庁の士官だ. くだらない、腐った考えなどクソ食らえだ」

ザイルはそう言って、大きな口を開けて笑った.

Zail: "I too will follow the path I believe in. I'm an honorable officer of the Holy Order. This silly outdated way of thinking, to hell with all that!"

Zail bursts out in laughter.

【リック】「ザイル・・・」

突然、ごうごうと崖の下から風が吹き上げ始めた.

【ザイル】「・・・を・・・叶え・・・い」

風の音で、ザイルの声が聞こえない.

【リック】「聞こえない！　ザイル！」

Rick: "Zail..."

Suddenly a strong wind starts to roar from the cliff.

Zail: "...o...an...ill...ur...ms!

The roaring wind swallows Zails voice.

Rick: "I can't hear you! Zail!"

【ザイル】「夢を・・・叶えて・・・こい！」

吹き荒れるライズストームの中、ザイルの声が俺に届いた. 俺は操縦席から身を乗り出し、ぐいと親指を立てて見せた. ザイルもそれに返すように親指を立て、そして、安全な場所までゆっくりと後ずさりを始めた.

Zail: "Go...And...Fulfill...Your...Dreams!"

Within the roaring Stormrise, Zail's words finally reach me. I lean forward in the pilot seat, and give him a thumbs up.

Zail too gives a thumbs up and then slowly starts moving back to a safe distance.

【ラン】「リック、時間が・・・！」

【リック】「わかってる. 行こう、ラン」

俺は計器類をチェックし、各部のロックを外す.

Ran: "Rick, the time...!"

Rick: "I know. Here we go, Ran."

I check the instruments and release the locks.

【リック】「くそっ！　こんな時に出力が」

出力が思うように上がらない. 計算していたほどのパワーが出ていないのだ.

【ラン】「リック、ライズストームがもう少しで　終わるわ！」

Rick: "Shoot-! Now of all times, the engine's capacity--"

As I thought, the capacity just isn't enough. It doesn't generate the amount of momentum we calculated.

Ran: "Rick, the Stormrise will soon be over!"

【リック】「ちくしょう！　動けッ！　そんな軟弱根性で、俺達の夢を　運ぶつもりだったのかッ！」

ごすっ！

思わず、プレートを叩く.

【リック】「あ、やべ！」

と思った瞬間. プロペラが勢いよく回り始めた. 徐々に機体が前に進み始める.

Rick: "Damn it! Move! Do you think you can fulfill anybody's dreams with that wimpy behavior?!"

Goddammit-!

Without thinking I slam my fist on the cover.

Rick: "Ah, this is bad!"

Just as I'm thinking that, the propeller finally start to move at full speed. Slowly the plane starts moving forward.

【リック】「よっし！　やったよ、ラン！」

だんだんと速度が上がり始める. ライズストーム終了まであとわずか. それまでに離陸できるのか.

Rick: "Yes! It works, Ran!"

Little by little we start gaining speed. The Stormrise is almost over. Can we really take off in time?

【リック】「ラン、気をつけて！」

スピードメーターは、離陸速度を示した. ものすごい重圧が身体にかかる. 潰されそうなほどの風と圧力. 声が出ない. 息ができない.

瞬間、身体が軽くなる. そして、上昇する風のカタマリの中に突っ込む.

Rick: "Ran, hold on tight!"

The tachometer shows the right speed for take off. An incredible pressure is forcing us into our seats. It seems like the wind and that pressure are going to crush us. Can't get a word out. Can't breathe.

Suddenly our bodies become light again. And then we're engulfed by a maze of wind as we're taken upwards.

それから少しの間の記憶がない. ものすごい風の音を聞いた後はどうなったか覚えていない. 奇妙な身体の浮遊感にようやく気づき、目を開ける. 風の匂い. 雲の匂い.

【リック】「ラン、ラン、起きて」

俺は前の席で同じように気を失っているランの頬を軽くはたいた.

I have no memories of what happened then. For a moment I must have been unconscious after we dropped into that deafening gale. I realize a strange feeling in my body, all light, like I'm floating, I open my eyes. The smell of the wind. The smell of the clouds.

Rick: "Ran, Ran, wake up!"

Ran too has blacked out on the seat in front of me, I give hear a light slap on the cheek to wake her.

【ラン】「ん・・・ん・・・」

ランがうっすらと目を開ける.

【リック】「俺達、飛んでるんだよ」

Ran: "Mnh...nh..."

Ran opens her eyes.

Rick: "We're flying!"

【ラン】「飛んでる・・・の？」

なかなかそれは実感できなかった. ただ、辺りを見回すと、一面が真っ白い雲と真っ青な空で覆われていた.

Ran: "We're... flying?"

I still can't believe it myself. But when I look around, all I see are snow white clouds and the deep blue sky.

【リック】「見て、あれ」

下の方には、緑の大陸が広がっていた. 俺達が住んでいた、大陸だ.

【ラン】「飛んでるのね・・・」

【リック】「ああ、飛んでるんだ」

Rick: "Look, over there!"

Below us spreads the green continent. The world that we have lived in.

Ran: "We're really flying, aren't we..."

Rick: "Yes. We are."

今までに味わったことのない感覚. まるで、夢の中にいるかのような非現実的な感覚を味わっていた.

雲が流れる. 風が流れる. 知らない空気をヒゲが感じてる. この先には、俺の知らない新しい世界が広がっている.

I still didn't have the time to indulge in this feeling. It so unreal, like being in a waking dream.

The flowing clouds. The whistling of the wind. An unknown air brushes over my whiskers. From here on, an unknown and new world spreads out below us.

【ラン】「これから、どこに行くの？」

【リック】「わからない. けれど、どこにだって　行けるんだ. この雲の向こうにはきっと新しい世界が　俺達を待ってる」

Ran: "Where are we going from here?"

Rick: "I don't know. But, no matter where we go. Beyond those clouds a whole new world is waiting for us."

【ラン】「私、リックとなら、どこへ行くにも　怖くないわ」

【リック】「俺もだよ. ランと一緒なら、どれだけ困難が　待ってたって平気だよ」

【ラン】「リック・・・」

【リック】「ラン・・・」

Ran: "I don't care where we go, as long as I'm with you Rick, I'm not afraid."

Rick: "I feel the same. As long as I'm with you Ran, no matter how difficult it'll be, I'm sure it'll be alright."

Ran: "Rick..."

Rick: "Ran..."

俺達は、大空の真ん中で静かにキスをした.

All quiet, right in the center of the sky, we're kissing each other.

見渡す限り雲で広がった世界の真ん中で二人のふわふわの尻尾が青い風になびいた.

And as we let our view wander over the edge of the clouds and down on that new world, you can see both of our fluffy tails sway in the wind.