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I...

...killed.

I... killed.

Grandma! Grandma is...!

Grandma!

Lucia!!

I killed... Lucia.

Lucia!!

[A few days ago]

(♪ Debussy - Clair de Lune)

If...

If you weren't around...

I would have quit piano.

I like this song.

Me too.

[Goodbye Debussy]

[Goodbye Debussy] [~ Pianist Detective Misaki Yosuke ~]

That was wonderful! Right, Master?

From spring, Misaki-san will be working at Affiliated High School of Kamakura Music University

- as a temporary instructor. - I know.

I heard from the real estate agent.

That you completely declined those people who are looking for

a room in the hopes of finding lodging.

That's...

At any rate, I'm an obstinate person.

If you're looking for someone who wants lodging in exchange to becoming your bodyguard,

I can't agree to that.

Two meals a day and the person has to play the piano anytime.

Certainly, people who can clear those conditions are hard to find.

- Right? - Nevertheless...

If something happens in this house,

I don't have the intention of taking any responsiblity for it.

Therefore, I have come to decline this offer myself.

Oh really.

But... there's just one thing that troubles me.

Troubles you?

I wish that I didn't play it.

It's a sound that I like.

Um, the wonderful tune just now is...

That's Debussy's Clair de Lune.

Ah! Oh yes. That.

It brings meaning to mourning.

Mourning?

Today, the 25th of March, is Debussy's death anniversary.

Oh I see.

He's a person who played the piano beautifully.

Yeah.

I don't like your way of thinking.

Mom, Haruka and the others are here too so...

You can't just be someone who lives your life the way you please.

You're talking about that again.

I'll say it as many times as I want. Until you can hold a decent job...

What do you mean by decent! Such prejudice is profession discrimination.

In that case, show me that you can become

a manga artist who can earn enough for a living.

As I said... I will still need time before I can become like that...

The food is turning cold. Let's eat.

I shall partake.

You're not eating? Kenzo-chan.

As I said, stop calling a 35 year old male with the "chan" suffix.

You're still jobless at 35 years old.

You're not hungry?

Why do you only talk in that manner?

I'm late. I'm still in the middle of a meeting so

once I finish dinner, I'll be going back to the bank.

Kenzo? What's wrong?

It's only been one year and you've changed considerably, Lucia.

Even though you lived in Indonesia all the while...

Uncle and Aunt suddenly...

Many people died in that typhoon...

Yeah.

This is my work that I've confidence in.

Before I bring this to the publishers, I want to hear your opinions.

- Ah. That should go to the right. - Yes.

Please do it. Hurry up. Do it quickly.

Oh! You're early.

- Hello. - Um... This is the temporary instructor...

from Affiliated High School of Kamakura University?

Misaki Yosuke.

Oh, so it's you.

If you want to put up an order, you can do so now.

She may look like this but she's the president of a furniture shop.

What would you like?

I'm not interested in that... I'll leave it to you.

Oh really.

- Ha ha ha! - Ha ha ha. Jeez...

Oh, you came at the right time. Haruka. Lucia.

Misaki-sensei, this is Haruka and her cousin, Lucia.

This girl... From young, Haruka...

has been taking piano lessons in the gifted course.

And from this spring, the two of them will...

be enrolling in Affiliated High School of Kamakura University.

Haruka, as an honour student...

Piano...

Is it fun?

Eh?

Um... It isn't about whether it is fun or not...

What other meaning could there be... in studying music?

Eh? Um...

Alright. You two have to go for a lesson, right? Don't be late.

Okay.

Sorry, Haruka. You may leave first.

Okay~

This is not because Misaki-sensei said it to me just now but...

Are you having fun with Haruka in taking piano lessons together?

Eh?

I think you're working hard too.

But compared to Haruka who has been taking strict lessons from young...

That's to be expected. As for me, I'm not as...

That's why...

I wonder if you could be suffering when you're together with Haruka.

Aunt Etsuko.

To be able to just take lessons together with Haruka-chan...

I'm happy.

Is that so?

See you!

Lucia!

You broke your promise again.

It's not "Aunt Etsuko".

Ah...

Redo it.

I'm off, Mom.

Take care.

Yeah.

I see. So he could play the piano beautifully.

Misaki-san! Misaki Yosuke-san! He's really wonderful!

You girls are...

Practising hard, right?

Do you want to be pianists?

Hmm... Well, it will be great if I can.

Grandma, was it your dream to own a furniture shop?

As for me... Your grandfather passed away and

driven by the need,

I simply took over.

I see.

That's why it's different from being a dream.

Gentaro-san looked young!

(♪ Chopin - Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9, No. 2)

Was it your dream to become a pianist since you were young too?

I just did what I like and arrived to this stage today.

I want to try saying that too.

To be able to find your dream while you're young is really lucky.

At the expense of sacrificing many things,

And even so, you still want to do it...

That's a dream.

Sacrificing many things...

Lucia, what's your dream?

Eh?

As expected, is becoming a pianist your dream?

I...

If you have a dream, you have to tell me.

If you really want to chase after your dream, I'll do my best to support you.

Okay.

It's getting late. You two should return to the main house.

We already prepared to stay over.

Ha ha ha...

That day. The night of a full moon...

...changed our fates.

I wonder if I will find my dream too?

Why do you say that?

Lucia, let's be pianists together.

It's impossible for me.

Don't be silly.

- Hey, Haruka. - Yes?

Haruka, you'll surely become a pianist.

Therefore, one day, when you hold a concert...

Will you play Clair de Lune for me?

Sure, I got it.

Hooray. Ha ha ha...

Haruka! Haruka!

Wake up! There's trouble!

Grandma! Grandma is...!

Lucia, wait!

Grandma?

- Grandma! - Lucia, watch out!

Grandma!

Lucia!!

Lucia!!

It's near.

It's Kyoko-san's wing in the Sanada house!

Hey! Hey!

Get out of my way!

Ah, Master! Master!

Kyo-chan!

Ah. Master! Master!

Ah...

We're too late, it seems.

Eh!?

Kyoko~!!

Etsuko... Etsuko!

Seems like they tried very hard

to distinguish Mom and Lucia's bodies apart.

Haruka... What about Haruka!?

Haruka's burns have reached one-third of her body.

Is her face also burned...?

If we do skin grafting several times and treat it with reconstructive surgery,

it may be possible to get back the same look she had before.

Her hands... Doctor, her hands...

How are her fingers? Will her fingers heal?

I said that her hands had been burned considerably too...

Piano...

Can she play the piano like before?

Ah...

[The manga was very interesting. Please do your best for your dream. - From: Lucia]

People who miraculously survived from an illness or accident...

They often say this.

"From now, I think I've been reborn."

"I want to cherish living my life."

Will I think like that too?

Thank goodness. Your face is just like before...

Thank goodness... Ah.... What a relief.

Ah... ah...

You don't have to force yourself to speak.

The burns to your vocal cords have not completely healed yet.

Doctor, her fingers... How about her fingers?

The skin of her fingers was adhered together but

if she continues with rehabilitation from now...

Haruka...

Do your best. Do your best.

You'll surely be able to play the piano like before.

This is Sanada Kyoko's official will.

I am the legal adviser, Kano. In my presence as a witness,

she made this will.

According to verification by the police, the fire the other day was due to negligence.

None of the heirs have been disqualified from the inheritance.

Let's move on to Sanada Kyoko's inheritance list.

The real estate, such as the land and house...

Together with securities and cash deposits make up...

a total of about 1.2 billion yen.

1.2 billion yen.

1.2 billion yen...

And so...

I'll explain the last requests of Sanada Kyoko but before that...

Come in.

Gentaro-san.

He will be standing as a witness.

Then, I'll take my leave.

No. Stay around. Even the corner is fine.

This person isn't a relative. It's none of his business.

I want him to point out frankly if there are any worrying points.

What do you mean by that...?

Then, I'll explain it using the inheritance list.

- Do you want something to drink? - No thanks.

The housekeeper of Sanada house. Mikami Kimi-san.

Eh? Ah... yes.

As a reward for your devoted service while she was alive,

you will be receiving 10 million yen in cash.

Is that... for me?

- Yes. - Well, I guess it's an appropriate amount.

Thank you very much.

And half of the 1.2 billion yen, which is 600 million yen...

Will be divided between the eldest son, Tetsuya and the second son, Kenzo.

- Eh? - What's that?

Kenzo and I will get 300 million each... Who will the remaining 600 million go to?

The remaining 600 million worth of inheritance will...

go to the grandchild, Haruka-san, in instalments.

- Ah... wait a minute... - What's that!? What on earth was that!

The condition to use the inheritance is...

For Kenzo-san to use it as funds to start his own business...

Start a business? Me?

And Haruka's 600 million shall be used as funds to

continue with her piano.

The trustee who shall judge it will be...?

Eh?

Well, that's how it is.

What the heck was that!?

Kyoko-san asked me for this favour while she was still alive.

No way...

That couldn't have happened...

For Kenzo-san to receive his inheritance,

he has to submit a business proposal to Katsuki Gentaro

and receive his approval.

As for Haruka,

Katsuki-san shall judge based on Haruka's lifestyle.

She'll be alright. There is only piano in Haruka's life.

Right?

Can such an idiotic thing exist!?

We can't help it, can we? That was Kyo-chan's...

No, that was Kyoko-san's... last wish.

Why a last wish?

This old man Gentaro is...

an eccentric geezer who doesn't lose to Mom in being obstinate.

Even if I submit a business proposal to him,

there's no way he will give his OK!

In other words, I won't be able to inherit even a single cent.

What kind of last wish is that!

If you think that way, so be it.

- Everyone knows it though. - Hmm?

From young, you've always had an unrequited love with Mom, right?

Kenzo-chan, stop it!

Even after Mom got married, you never married anyone...

You're old already. This is going too far with your pure love.

Kenzo-kun.

Do you understand how Kyoko-san felt?

Huh?

If you can have a decent goal and come up properly with a life goal...

She's trying to help you, you know?

- As I said, I want to be a manga artist... - Kyoko-san said it.

Kenzo doesn't want to draw manga.

He just wants to lead the life of a popular manga artist.

What the heck was that...

- Well, that's certainly true. - Huh!?

You've always been like that. No matter what happens...

If you find something cool, you want to get your hands on it,

then get sick of it soon after and didn't last long.

Manga is different! Manga is different!

Oh yes, Haruka.

Previously, I passed you and Lucia the manga which I drew

to read, didn't I?

Haruka!!

You didn't tell me anything but...

Lucia, she... Lucia, who died, said that...

It was interesting...

And told me to do my best...

Stop it!

What's with that manner of speaking!

It's almost as if Haruka is colder than Lucia...

I didn't say that.

However, Lucia was a kind child.

Are you saying it would have been better if Lucia was the one who survived?

I told you, no one is saying that!

(♪ Chopin - "The Funeral March")

Haruka.

As for me...

I'm really glad that instead of Lucia, you're the one who survived the fire.

I'm really glad for that.

Lucia will surely...

...be able to meet her parents in Heaven.

If...

Haruka can't play the piano anymore...

What will become of her?

According to the school's policy, she won't be given special treatment anymore.

If they judge her as unworthy of being an honour student,

she will be transferred to the normal course in school.

That's cold.

Everyone is equal before music.

A handicap cannot be an excuse.

You're right! It's true that I may not be Haruka's relative!

However, Haruka and Lucia, who died in the fire accident,

are just like my own granddaughters!

But Katsuki-san... Due to the fire, Haruka doesn't have

the level of skills of an honour student anymore...

That's why... as I said, she can practise a lot.

If she can play just like before...

I beg your pardon, Kazuki-san.

Can you really expect that in the future? Huh?

Master. Master!

Please don't take Haruka's dream away from her.

It's as you see.

Principal.

Please! Principal, I beg of you!

It's as you see. It's as you see. I beg of you!!

I met the principal.

Then...

From now, devote yourself to your lessons for one month.

If you can give a performance worthy of an honour student,

you can continue to be an honour student.

The principal understood too.

Thank goodness...

Good for you, Haruka! You can remain as an honour student.

[Do I really have to continue with piano?]

Haruka... what are you trying to say?

Well, that's...

the wish of your Grandma Kyoko but...

you're the one who decides, Haruka.

You'll be alright.

You'll be fine, Haruka. If it's you, you can surely do it.

You'll be fine. Don't think about that anymore.

(♪ Liszt - Liebesträume)

This is Haruka's recital from half a year ago.

What do you think? Isn't she good?

She's playing according to the score precisely.

There's nothing more or less to it.

Are you looking down on her?

That girl barely survived that fire!

Since you asked me how I thought, I merely answered you.

Interesting.

Those 4 bars just now were Haruka's own unique interpretation.

According to the score, that part should be more aggressive.

However, Haruka...

added her unique tenderness there.

Depending on the person, this type of interpretation might be denied.

Well, this could be unfavourable in a competition though.

A while back, we were drawn into the chaos over Sanada family's

inheritance and thanks to that, I unravelled one mystery.

Hmm?

Before I came, this piano...

had always been kept in good condition.

So that Haruka and Lucia can...

always come here to play the piano in good spirits.

For the sake of the precious granddaughters of Kyoko-san who had passed away.

Pure love... Your love that didn't come true.

Are you making fun of me like what Kenzo-kun did?

No way. From such a motif,

numerous works of art were born all over the world.

(♪ Liebesträume)

Haruka, do your best. Try it once more.

As I thought, you can't even play the keys properly.

But this is who you are now.

I don't know what the doctor said but

to raise your current level back to your previous level

will require an immense amount of effort.

You'll be fine, right?

She has always been hardworking from before.

Surely... No, she'll definitely do her best.

Now, play it once more.

(♪ Liebesträume)

You can play what you couldn't play just now.

Everyone has misunderstood.

To play the keys strongly, they applied their body's weight to the fingertips

and so they raised the seat.

Such finger strength isn't needed.

Instead, lower the height of the seat.

Unleash the strength from the weight of the arm muscles.

Teacher. Misaki-sensei...

Thank you very much!

You're in the way.

Can you leave us alone?

Where you want to go from here is your own problem.

I want to... hear your resolve.

If you're going to play the piano by hitting the keys according to the score,

I don't need that.

But a pianist is different.

He carries the spirit of the composers and infuses his own life into the performance.

To do that, an extraordinary amount of effort is required.

It doesn't matter if you have an illness or injury.

No matter how hard it is, don't ever give up in the middle of a performance.

Even so...

The resolve in aiming to become a pianist...

Do you have it?

Lucia~!!

At the expense of sacrificing

many things,

And even so, you still want to do it...

That's a dream.

One day, when you hold a concert...

Will you play Clair de Lune for me?

Sure, I got it.

Debussy...

Clair de Lune...

I want to be able...

to play it...

Continue.

Subtitles by carameltz

I understood the meaning of the resolve which Misaki-sensei said.

No one treated me as normal.

Hey, Sanada-san~

You're from a rich family and a piano prodigy from young.

On top of that, a heroine of a tragedy.

You can't even play the piano anymore but you're still an honour student?

It must be great to be rich~

Ha ha ha...

I... am... sorry.

Wow. What a horrible voice.

Hey. What do you mean by being sorry?

It's as if you're implying that we're bullying you?

Can you stop wanting to be the heroine of a tragedy that badly?

You give me the creeps.

Good morning, everyone.

- Good morning. - Alright, please take your seats.

Playing the piano became the pillar of my life.

Move with your arm. Don't skip from the fingers.

And...

Bring out more of the sad expression.

Being beside you...

Feel the rhythm of the 6 beats more.

Don't go with the momentum. Emphasise the stresses!

Feel the reverberation of the chord in your ear!

(♪ Liszt - La Campanella)

The six-eight time!

Feel the flow!

Increase it!

Express the emotions!

That won't do. Add more crescendo to it.

No no no! More. More!

Is this the degree of your resolve?

By doing this, I...

thought that it's fine to be alive.

I was made to think that.

Haruka-chan is working hard.

- Let's go back. - Eh?

Accompany me to my rehabilitation.

Yes!

Alright!

Heave-ho!

That was dangerous.

I was suddenly pushed away with immense strength.

Given the situation, that was definitely not a prank.

The person had a clear intent to kill.

I didn't see the moment you were pushed away but

after that, I heard the footsteps of someone on the path to the left.

Damn it...

In order to put out his manga,

he said that he will form a publishing company.

I don't know what Kenzo-kun is thinking of anymore.

Kenzo-san seems to be getting impatient.

That's because he can't use the inheritance if he doesn't receive your approval.

Misaki-kun, what's wrong? You have a terrible look on your face.

Actually, someone pushed Haruka-san to the road just now.

Someone...

Tried to kill Haruka?

I heard the footsteps of the person leaving the scene.

They were headed towards the Sanada house.

Hey...

Then...

I don't know.

When we came back, the people in the Sanada house were

Etsuko-san, Kenzo-san and the housekeeper, Kimi-san. Three people.

If that's the case, the culprit could be among these three people.

But... the problem is the motive.

Motive?

Oh?

Haruka-san, what happened? You're covered in scrapes.

I fell down.

Please be careful. Even just...

Ah... sorry.

Oh?

I thought I shut it properly.

(♪ Chopin - Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53)

Bravo!

That was a wonderful performance. As expected of our honour student.

For Asahina Competition, shall we go with

- Sanada-san? - Well, of course!

- Are you fine with this? - Yes.

In August,

do you know that Asahina piano competition will be held?

It's the largest competition for students.

- Yes. - Sanada-san...

You will be representing our school.

Eh?

The piano played by the miraculous girl who wandered between life and death.

Seeing her form will surely give courage and touch the viewers.

As a first year student, it's an honour for you to be selected.

That's amazing! A representative of the school.

If you can give a perfect performance there, everyone will be taken aback.

Winning won't be a dream.

You're amazing, Haruka. The daughter I'm proud of.

(♪ Debussy - Arabesque No. 1)

Let's take a break for 20 minutes.

Each time you play for 5 minutes, rest for 20 minutes.

You can't force your fingers yet.

- Teacher. - Yes?

The school is making a spectacle of me...

If you don't like it, you can quit.

Asahina competition isn't a low-level competition that requires

sympathy for someone to win.

If you don't have the intention to win,

there's no point for you to participate.

(♪ Arabesque No. 1)

What's wrong?

Are you abiding by your promise?

Yes.

After playing for 5 minutes, rest for 20 minutes.

Seems like no one else is around. Where's Kimi-san?

Today is her off-day.

Dad is working on the weekend while

Mom is... probably out shopping.

Uncle Kenzo is in his room, I guess.

I'll answer it.

Yes.

The police?

Eh... Mom!?

Seems like she stumbled and fell down the stone steps at the shrine near the house.

And then she hit her head severely...

Etsuko...

Etsuko...

If Etsuko's incident was

actually a murder made to look like an accident...

No way...

The motive has to be...

The inheritance, huh.

That's strange.

At this point, Etsuko isn't one of the heirs to it.

At this point, yes.

But what if Tetsuya-kun and Haruka dies,

Etsuko will become an heir.

In order for Kenzo-kun to monopolise the inheritance in the future,

there is a possibility that he could have killed Etsuko-san...

Are you implying that he's killing in advance?

That's just unnatural.

When it comes to money, people can sometimes deviate from the norm.

Well, I wonder what will come out from the results of the autopsy.

As I thought, you're familiar with such matters.

I did a background check on you.

Your father was a prosecutor.

You also took the bar exam when you were young and

was set to become a promising prosecutor.

So during the time with the Sanada family's inheritance...

I'm sorry.

Well, don't think badly of us.

However, you quickly quit being a prosecutor and

became a pianist.

Don't you have any attachment to the legal circle?

I wasn't a prosecutor long enough to have any attachment to it.

However, I just thought that I want to do what I like.

It's about time...

Um... the police are here...

I'm Sasakima from Kamakura Central Police Station.

I'm Suzuki.

Good to see all of you gathered here.

We found a bruise mark on the back of Etsuko's head.

It matches the corner of the stone steps.

- There are no other injuries. - In other words...

Etsuko-san had her back facing the stone steps when she fell.

The chief priest of the shrine was the first person who discovered her.

Etsuko-san was still breathing when she was discovered at the bottom of the stone steps.

At this point, there is a high possibility that Etsuko-san slipped

and fell because of the rain.

So it's an accident after all?

Most probably.

But just to make sure, we will like to hear where the two of you were.

I was out for my work.

I was alone by myself so it's hard to find someone who can prove that...

I was drawing manga in my room all the while.

I don't have an alibi.

In other words, the two of you don't have an alibi.

Isn't this an accident? You're the one who said it just now.

We have not arrived at a conclusion yet.

But isn't it strange that this is considered an accident?

What do you mean?

Etsuko-san was still breathing when she was discovered.

If the culprit was around, wouldn't the person put an end to it?

You're Haruka's piano teacher, right?

Your name, please.

Misaki Yosuke.

Misaki...?

Could you be the former prosecutor, Misaki Yosuke?

So you're Misaki Yosuke, huh.

I heard rumours about you.

For someone so young, you were a rather sharp prosecutor.

Is that so...

That explains why you have the sharp look in your eyes now and then.

I'm just a mere piano teacher now.

But when something like this happens,

the prosecutor blood in you can't help but stir up, huh.

Excuse me.

How about taking a break from your lesson on the day of your mom's funeral?

I can't move my fingers.

I can't tonight...

You need 3 days to make up for a day which you missed.

Tomorrow! It'll be fine if I practise for a week's worth!

Why...

...am I alive?

I... won't participate in the competition.

I see.

I will quit... piano too.

Understood. Do as you please.

It's impossible!

I don't have the right to participate in the competition!

My whole body is covered in patches!

I can't walk without crutches!

I can't fall in love or get married with such a body!

Becoming a pianist...

has become an unreachable dream for me!

Ray Charles.

Stevie Wonder. Beethoven.

There are many musicians who have handicaps.

However, they were renowned for

their touching performances, unrelated to their handicaps.

Before music, having a handicap doesn't mean anything.

That's because...

You've never encountered a setback.

Aside from piano, I don't have anything else and yet...

This body...

What's important isn't who the person is...

but what has been accomplished.

[Misaki Yosuke Piano Charity Concert]

I will be performing.

I want you to come and listen.

(♪ Beethoven - "The Tempest")

The atmosphere changed in one moment.

The sound of the piano turned into words...

and made my heart tremble.

No matter how much in despair someone is, as long as the person doesn't give up...

It is possible to stand up and rise again.

When we remember running away, we become scared to fight.

That's what your piano is screaming.

It pierces straight into my heart.

What a wonderful performance.

I was very touched.

Thank you very much.

Teacher.

You made a mistake near the end...

It's been a while so I got tired.

Teacher?

You seem to have realised it.

Teacher, are you...?

Yes. From time to time, my left ear can't hear.

It's a reactive auditory disorder.

I was unable to hear in the middle of the performance just now.

My mistake was due to that.

Is that the reason you gave up being a pianist at one point in time?

But I just couldn't give it up completely.

I wandered around in Europe.

There, I was touched by the soul of Beethoven, the deaf musician.

Beethoven's testament.

People could hear when the shepherd sang. When I couldn't, I thought of committing suicide.

However, my art wouldn't allow that.

Beethoven...

neither gave up music nor ran away from that.

He stood up and rose from his despair.

When I saw that, my tears couldn't stop flowing.

I was a coward.

With my auditory disorder as an excuse, I was only running away.

It doesn't matter if you are handicapped.

Everyone is equal before music.

What's important...

isn't who the person is...

but what has been accomplished.

I want to play...

I want to play the piano after all.

Will you be alright?

I'll be fine. I can go back by myself.

Okay.

At any rate,

artists are just...

They can't be comprehended by ordinary people.

Are you treating me as an ordinary person?

- You're not? - Hmm?

What's wrong, Misaki-kun?

Sorry. There's a place I want to drop by. Excuse me.

Hey.

Etsuko-san fell from here.

To get to the shops from the Sanada house,

it's faster to take the stone steps at the shrine.

The only injury is at the back of her head.

With her back facing the steps,

she fell just like that.

Assuming the culprit was around,

why didn't he or she go down the steps to check

if Etsuko-san was alive...?

I see...

So that's the reason...

You regained your motivation to take part in the competition.

It must be great to be rich. You can even change your fate...

You have one-to-one coaching with that teacher.

Even I can get better with that.

You're pretending to be weak.

You don't actually need this, do you?

I want to be born in a rich family

and have all my family members dying in some accident too.

Ha ha ha...

Ah!!

Don't bother me!

Don't interfere with my piano!!

(♪ Arabesque No. 1)

Have you decided what to play for the competition?

Debussy's Arabesque No. 1 and Clair de Lune.

Arabesque No. 1 and Clair de Lune will take up 10 minutes in total.

As you are now, your fingers can't last to the end.

But if I don't play that, there's no point in participating.

Before the actual day, you can only practise playing in one go to adjust your fingers to it.

Can you do that?

You can play Arabesque No. 1 in one go now.

Finally, I can play through one song.

At this rate, I can't continue to play Clair de Lune.

You have two choices.

The first choice is to perform only one song.

The second is to play 2 songs while being aware of the risks.

In such a situation, a proper piano teacher will order you to put your effort

into one song and to leave the stage after the performance ends.

You're still young and have a future. Even if you don't win this competition,

it's better to leave just a good impression.

However, I'm not a proper piano teacher.

I will let you play both songs perfectly.

That's because this is related to how you will live your life.

I definitely want to play Clair de Lune.

I want to play two songs.

After you finish one song, stand up from your seat.

Asahina gives participants a total time of 15 minutes.

You can return to the waiting room for a moment.

Normally, doing that will disturb one's concentration so

there aren't many people who will leave the stage in the middle of it.

Once you return to the waiting room, I'll massage your hands and fingers.

If we do that until the last minute, your fingers should recover a little.

I'll be counting on you.

Look at those fingers. It's impossible for me.

(♪ Chopin - Revolutionary Étude)

The level is high, as expected.

Yes...

It's your turn now.

Entry number 7. Sanada Haruka-san.

A first-year student from Affiliated High School of Kamakura University.

(♪ Arabesque No. 1)

Perhaps my fatigue accumulated.

I am faster than... usual.

You're nervous. The joints of your fingers have turned stiff.

What should I do, teacher?

My skin has... started to twitch.

You'll be fine. Take note and soften your joints.

Take note... soften...

Only 11 more bars...

Only 11 more bars.

Hold out... please...

What's wrong?

I'm alright. I just came back once.

Don't scare me like that.

Your muscles are more stiff than I expected.

There's a limit to what a massage can do.

They can't stop...

My fingers can't stop trembling.

What should we do?

Haruka, you won't play anymore?

That's right. It's better to stop here.

I... only have today.

I really wanted to talk about this after the competition ends but...

Hmm?

It's about the incidents.

Why are you saying that now...?

The incident where you were pushed to the road and your mother's incident.

There is a need to consider them separately.

- Hey! - Misaki-san, you shouldn't be talking about that now...

Firstly, the incident involving you.

The person who attacked you was the housekeeper, Kimi-san.

Kimi-san?

Back then, I heard the footsteps heading away.

Those were semiquavers, demisemiquaver rests and then demisemiquavers.

The sounds were most probably produced by wearing sandals.

Among the people in the Sanada house, the only person who normally wears sandals

is Kimi-san.

So I want to confirm that with Gentaro-san.

You don't... Now that's...

We only have now! If we're thinking for Haruka-san's sake.

- What do you mean? - You confirmed it, right?

Michiko-san told me.

She heard everything from Kimi-san.

Kimi-san...

was deeply attached to Kyoko-san.

When that fire happened,

she suspected that Haruka was aiming for the inheritance and

did it with that thought in mind.

And so she tried to kill her by making it look like an accident.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry...

She went to turn herself in to the police just now.

Next, your mother's incident.

Misaki-kun. No way...

Do you know who's the culprit for that as well?

Yes.

Kenzo, where are you going?

The toilet.

The person who killed your mother was...

You.

I had doubts on Etsuko's death as

the injury was only at the back of the head.

Normally, when someone slips while going up, she will fall in front due to the shift of the body's weight.

Etsuko-san had a scuffle with someone at the top of the stone steps and

fell backwards from there.

Right after Etsuko-san fell, she was still alive.

However, the culprit didn't put an end to her or

even come down to see how she was.

Why is that so?

It isn't because the culprit didn't come down.

The culprit couldn't come down.

That's because the culprit couldn't walk.

On that day, when I went to the Sanada house,

the floor of the entranceway was wet.

However, the umbrella in the umbrella stand wasn't wet.

You couldn't hold an umbrella so

you wore a raincoat and went out.

There were small round marks from the crutches next to the stone steps.

But Misaki-kun...

Haruka doesn't have a reason to kill her mother in the first place.

She does.

Your mother knew who you really were.

Who she was...?

What do you mean?

You are...

not Sanada Haruka.

You're... Katagiri Lucia.

The people who died in the fire were Kyoko-san and Haruka-san.

The corpses were burnt so badly that it was hard to tell them apart.

They were identified by their pyjamas.

On that night, the two of you had probably switched pyjamas.

Etsuko-san had an inkling that something wasn't right.

A mother's intuition.

She could have realised it when she was hugging you.

When did you begin to realise this?

When I watched the video of Haruka-san's performance, I felt that her D-flat was weak.

That's because her left pinky is short.

On the first day of your lesson, I saw your fingers on the keyboard

and realised that you were not Haruka-san.

And the Liebesträume that Haruka-san played. In the middle,

there were 4 bars where she played her unique interpretation.

However, you only played that same song according to the score.

After the fire,

when I regained my consciousness...

Everyone... thought that I was Haruka.

They were glad that Haruka was saved...

That's...

That's...

the same as saying they were glad that Lucia was the one who died.

I'm not her!

I wasn't able to say...

...that I was Lucia.

I didn't have a choice!

I was suffering all the while... over whether I could live on as Haruka.

Since the time when Haruka was alive...

Everyone didn't...

intend to treat Haruka and I differently but...

I knew it!

Everyone... cherished Haruka much more.

- That's not it... - I could tell!

If they knew the person who died wasn't me, but Haruka...

What would become of me...

I was scared.

That's why...

I...

Within me...

I killed... Lucia myself!

That was the only way out!

Lucia.

When you were still Lucia,

what promise did you make with Haruka?

One day, when you hold a concert...

Will you play Clair de Lune for me?

Sure, I got it.

With these burned hands and fingers,

it's impossible for you to play Debussy's Clair de Lune.

But Lucia...

You can play it if you do so as Lucia.

I want you to play it as who you really are.

That's already impossible...

Lucia.

You will play.

What's wrong?

Do your best.

For Lucia's sake too.

I made it in time.

With this, I can bid farewell to the piano.

I managed to rest to the very last minute so

...hold out to the end.

Now.

(♪ Clair de Lune)

Lucia! You broke your promise again.

It's not "Aunt Etsuko".

Ah...

Redo it.

I'm off, Mom.

Take care.

What's wrong?

I'm going shopping for a bit.

It's slippery. Be careful.

Ah...

Thank you, Mom.

As I thought...

You are not Haruka!

What are you saying?

I've always felt that something was wrong.

You're...

Lucia, right?

No.

You're actually Lucia, right!?

I'm Haruka.

Mom, I'm Haruka.

You have been deceiving us all the while.

To think I even donated my skin to you!

That day. Could it be that

you actually started the fire...?

No!

Listen to me... Listen to me, Mom.

Don't call me "Mom"!

Return me... return me!

Return my Haruka to me!!

Mom...

Don't touch me!

Don't touch me!

- Mom... - Don't come near me! Don't come near me!

Teacher, my fingers hurt...

I can't hit the keys anymore.

You have to. Fight your own fate.

My fate and...

Such finger strength isn't needed.

Instead, lower the height of the seat.

Unleash the strength from the weight of the arm muscles.

In that case... the opposite.

Conversely, if I do this...

My strength to the keyboard will...

That's it. That's fine.

Teacher, why did you teach me piano?

Even though you realised that I wasn't Haruka.

It's none of my business who you are.

You said that you wanted to play the piano with that body.

I wanted to hear it.

From a person who rises from fear and despair...

What kind of music you can play.

Only a bit more...

Only a bit more left before everything ends...

Hold out to the end, my fingers...

Thank you, Teacher.

If I didn't meet you, I wouldn't be here.

You gave me life.

You taught me that it's fine to live on.

God, I don't wish for anything else.

Please just let me play this song to the very end.

Please...

Teacher...

I...

Was I okay?

That was a wonderful performance.

Lucia.

The winner is...

Entry number 7.

From Affiliated High School of Kamakura University...

Sanada Haruka.

Hurry up to the stage.

But I'm not Haruka...

What's important isn't who the person is...

It doesn't matter who the person is,

but what has been accomplished.

Congratulations!

Congrats, Lucia.

Thank you.

Misaki-kun.

Thank you.

Lucia, your biggest sin is that...

you were unable to say that you're not Haruka.

Within you, you...

killed Lucia yourself.

Life can be started over again.

One day, you'll surely...

encounter your own...

Clair de Lune again.

One day, I'll surely...

come back to this place.

That's why, until then...

It's goodbye, Debussy.