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Chirin's Bell

Chirin's bell reminds me

Of those kind eyelashes and that smile

Chirin's bell reminds me

Of this world's loneliness, as well as its sorrow

Chirin's bell, where are you now?

Many seasons have passed

Chirin's bell, where are you now?

No one visits you now

Chirin is a lamb just born this spring.

He is cute, white, and wears a golden bell around his neck,

making him easy to find when he tumbles to the valley floor.

Chirin, listen to me well.

You must never go beyond that fence.

Fence?

That's right.

It's very scary outside the fence.

Look, a wolf named Woe lives on that mountain.

He's always after the tender meat of us sheep.

That's silly!

Why?

Well, all of our wool makes us tough to eat!

And clover leaves are much tastier!

Nevertheless, wolves eat sheep.

Huh...

Promise me, Chirin.

Promise me you'll never go beyond this fence.

Y-Yeah.

I'm serious about this, Chirin.

Yeah!

Chirin!

Chirin's bell makes a sound

It can be heard from somewhere, ringing merrily

Chirin's bell makes a sound

On the gentle pasture, under the red sunset's glow

Chirin!

Chirin!

Chirin!

Chirin!

Where could Chirin have gone?

Chirin!

Chirin!

Do you know where Chirin is?

Have you seen Chirin?

Did Chirin pass through here?

Look at how late it is!

What in the world have you been doing, Chirin?!

You had me so worried...

What a bad boy you are!

I'm sorry.

It's okay, Chirin.

My precious little boy...

Today is a day like any other day

And tomorrow will be no different than today

The breeze is gentle and soothing

Its yawning sigh

Only blows the flowers in the pasture to and fro

It happened late one autumn.

Chirin!

Huh? What happened with Woe?

ls he gone?

We're lucky he didn't eat us, right?

Right, Mom?

Mom?

What's wrong, Mom?

Wake up!

Mom!

Wake up, I said!

Did the wolf hurt you?

Wake up!

Mom, wake up!

No!

You can't die, Mom!

Don't die, Mom!

Don't die!

No! Wake up!

Wake up, I say!

Don't die on me!

Mom...

Don't die!

Chirin asked himself:

''Why did the wolf kill my mother?''

''Why must we sheep be murdered?''

''We didn't do anything wrong...''

Woe!

Hey, Woe!

Where are you?!

Come out!

Woe!

G-Give me back my mother!

Woe!

You attacked my mother! She's dead!

She died protecting me!

G-Give me back...

m-my mom!

Woe, make me your student!

I wanna be strong like you!

A strong wolf is much cooler

than some weak sheep that just tiptoes around!

Come on, I can be your student, can't I?

Woe! Tell me how I can become a wolf!

I'll do whatever you say, no matter how hard it is!

Please, Woe!

Are you listening to me? Get up, Woe!

Pipe down, runt.

Sheep aren't supposed to run their mouths like that.

I want to become a wolf!

Toddle on back to your pasture and fatten yourself up.

When you're nice and pudgy, I'll come by and gobble you up.

Never!

I swear I'll become a wolf!

But if it turns out I can't, you can kill and eat me then!

Tch!

You're making fun of me because you think I'm just a kid!

I'm not going to ask you again!

I'll become a wolf on my own, you'll see!

I'm a wolf!

I'm a wolf, I said!

I'm going to make you my prey, so prepare yourselves!

Maybe they were a little too big to start with...

All right! You're up next!

Ow!

Hey!

W-Where are you going, Woe?

W-Wait, Woe!

Take me with you!

Woe!

Kid, this ain't the world you live in.

Act like the sheep you are and go back to the pasture.

F-Forget it! There's no way I'm going back!

Wherever you go, I'm going to follow you!

Hmph. Stupid lamb...

Wherever you go, I go.

I don't want to lose to a wolf!

I... I want to become a wolf!

D-Don't!

I-I broke them...

I killed this little bird's babies...

I...

Why...? Why?!

Why do the weak always die?!

W-Why?!

Someone has to die so that someone else can live.

That's the law of nature.

Do you understand, Chirin?

You either live or you die.

This is a world of endless battles.

But I don't have wolf-like fangs or sharp claws.

I can't fight.

Then why are you trying to become a wolf?

Because it's so frustrating!

Living my whole life in a tiny meadow, too scared to leave...

I hate it!

I don't want to be murdered while doing nothing!

But... But...

Go ahead and cry.

Eventually, that frustration will become your fangs.

Fangs?

My fangs?

That's right, Chirin.

Living means knowing sadness.

Use that sadness to sharpen the fangs of your heart.

Fangs of my heart?

In that case, I can become strong, can't I?

I can get strong like you!

Follow me.

I'll show you how a wolf lives.

Do you understand, Chirin?

This world is hell itself, with death always waiting to pounce.

You sure you're ready for it?

I could go to hell itself and I wouldn't care!

My life means nothing to me!

Woe,

I'm going to get stronger than a wolf, and then I'll go after you!

I'll go after you!

What's wrong, Chirin? You'll never beat me this way.

Chirin trained every day to become an animal as strong as a wolf.

He would stop at nothing in order to win.

Through fair means or foul,

anything would do if it meant defeating his opponent.

That is how a wolf lives.

That is a wolf's philosophy.

Chirin's whole body became covered with cuts and bruises.

He was on the brink of death many times.

But he learned how to live amidst death.

Out of my way, out of my way

Out of my way, out of my way

Let's live freely under the sun

Out of my way, out of my way

Out of my way, out of my way

Let's live freely on this Earth

Out of my way, out of my way

Out of my way, out of my way

Let's face straight ahead and run

Right into the wind

Out of my way!

Out of my way!

Out of my way!

After three years had passed,

Chirin had transformed into a fierce beast.

Look at me, Woe.

I'm not a weak sheep any more.

In place of fangs, I have well-sharpened horns.

And my hooves have become tougher than the rocks.

But most importantly,

I've learned the way of the wild, fighting with no fear of death.

Excellent, Chirin.

Sometimes even I'm not able to dodge when you charge me with those horns.

I owe it all to you.

My purpose was to kill you, Woe.

I lived only to avenge the death of my mother.

I don't know how many times I've looked for a chance to slay you.

But I couldn't do it.

I was reborn on this mountain.

Now, I even think of you as my father.

I decided to go with you to hell.

Look, Woe!

This forest, the mountains, the prairies,

they all belong to the two of us!

And so, Chirin and Woe

became ferocious killers known to all throughout the land.

With his eyes burning like fire,

his body now skin and bones,

charging like an insane creature,

Chirin was as fearsome as a demon.

This is where you were born, your home.

My home?

I don't have a home.

All I have is my blood, lusting for prey.

We're gonna attack that pasture tonight.

Will you be able to do it?

Of course I will.

The pasture's got fierce watchdogs protecting it now.

Take care of them and dash to the center of the meadow.

Then slaughter every last one of the sheep.

The wind is changing direction.

All right, go!

Mom!

Mom!

I'm scared, Mom!

My baby!

I can't! I can't do it!

Where you goin', Chirin?

I can't...

Looks like this is beyond you.

But I'll show you the right way to kill sheep.

Don't!

No!

Woe!

Chirin, you forget yourself.

I'm a sheep!

This is for my mother!

I'm proud of you, Chirin.

This is the destiny of a lone wolf.

I always knew I would end up dying a miserable death.

But I'm glad you're the one who killed me.

I'm grateful...

The gold bell was around Chirin's neck,

just as it had been long ago.

But no one could believe

that Chirin had once lived there in the pasture with them.

What they saw standing before them

was neither wolf nor sheep,

but some kind of unknown creature

that froze their blood.

Do you understand, Chirin?

This world is hell itself, with death always waiting to pounce.

You sure you're ready for it?

I could go to hell itself and I wouldn't care!

My life means nothing to me!

Woe,

I'm going to get stronger than a wolf,

and then I'll go after you!

Woe!

Woe!

Woe!!

Woe...

You showed me how a wolf lives...

And how the strong die in the end...

Forgive me, Woe.

I wasn't able to become a wolf.

And yet...

...now that you're gone,

where in the world am I supposed to go?

Woe!!

The snow fell for days on end without letting up,

enveloping the events that took place

in these mountains and in this pasture,

until they only became a tale that happened long ago.

It's said that on nights when there's a fierce blizzard,

the faint sound of a bell

can be heard mixed in with the wind.

But since that night,

no one has seen Chirin again.

Chirin's bell reminds me

Of those kind eyelashes and that smile

Chirin's bell reminds me

Of this world's loneliness as well as its sorrow

Chirin's bell, where are you now?

Many seasons have passed

Chirin's bell, where are you now?

No one visits you now