Brave Story

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Can we go now, Katchan?

My mom says if you haven't seen

a ghost by the age of 20...

you're likely never to.

I think I'd prefer that.

You would?

How boring is that.

Don't you want to see one?

This place isn't really haunted

'cause ghosts don't exist.

A g-g-ghost!

It is haunted!

Just like that new kid

in school said!

See ya!

Ouch!

What's this?

Aya?

Is that really you, Aya?

'Course not.

I'll take that.

Wataru, it was just a cat.

Did you see him?

Who?

A kid and a floating door.

There!

Huh?

It's gone.

Morning!

It is alive!

Very funny.

Dibs!

It's bad manners to eat

while walking.

But...

Had trouble sleeping?

Get into trouble last night?

'Course not.

Gotta run!

Hurry up, Wataru!

Coming!

Did you have a nightmare, didn't ya?

I swear!

A kid about our age...

disappeared behind this weird,

floating door!

So you saw a ghost, huh?

No.

It definitely wasn't a ghost.

It was a kid, I tell ya.

Wataru, look! It's him!

Who?

The new kid who says

he saw a ghost.

He's so cute!

A man of mystery.

I guess girls dig that.

Say something.

Don't embarrass him.

It's him!

Whoa!

Are you the runt who trespassed

on our haunted house?

Only 6th grade Ghost Hunter Club

members are allowed in there.

Ow!

6th grade and you still believe

in ghosts?

I'm calling the teacher!

Look at me, punk!

I'm talking to you!

Ishioka!

Back to your classroom!

Lucky break, punk.

Stay out of my territory!

Cool!

Come on, Wataru.

Yeah.

Dad! You're home early!

There's this new kid at school!

He's really cool!

Wataru...

What?

Your mother and I are separating.

I'll be living with someone else.

I'm home! And starving!

Me, too!

Very funny, Dad.

You had me there for a second.

Let's go eat.

You're old enough to understand

what I'm saying, right?

Dad, wait!

Mom!

Oh hi... Wataru.

Dad's leaving!

Aren't you going after him?

It's just a business trip.

No! Says he's leaving to live

with someone else!

He's just kidding around.

Dad never kids around.

You know that!

Let me carry that, Mommy.

It's heavy.

I can do it.

Dad!

Penalty Kick!

Goal!

Ogawa scores again!

So what?

There's no goalie?

Sorry.

Have you learned your

lesson, newbie?

Don't look at me like that!

I have to help him.

Stop!

Who's there?

Well, well...

you a friend of his?

Leave him alone!

Lookie here.

A friend to the rescue.

We're going to tear him to shreds.

Pay attention!

Pass to Ishioka!

Gotcha!

Take that!

O Lord of the Underworld!

I summon your alliance!

What the...?

Cast my enemy into slumber.

Bestow thy icy spell.

Sacurose, Helgis, Methos, Helgitos!

Rise Dark Mistress Barbarone!

Thanks.

Ishioka's gang are creeps but

that was pretty extreme.

Did you really call up that

"thing" back there?

I had to make sure they stay

away for good.

What about the floating

door I saw?

Ow!

What's wrong?

It stings. My mouth is

all cut up inside.

They don't pull their punches.

Yours doesn't hurt?

It hurts like hell.

You don't even know me.

Why'd you even bother?

You're a meddler.

But... you really saved me

back there.

Ouch!

So the ghost rumor was

started by someone else?

Yeah, probably because I've been

seen going in there a lot.

I see.

So tell me...

what's behind that door?

You ask a lot of questions.

I ain't your daddy, you know.

Who said you were?

Who's Aya, by the way?

A girl you have a crush on

or something?

You leaving?

I don't have time for a

pampered child like you.

Look who's talking.

You look more pampered

than me. My life's hard.

I very much doubt that.

What do you know?

My father just walked out

on my mom and me.

So who're you calling pampered?

Divorced parents?

Big deal.

What?

You can still see them.

What!?

Hey, where'd you go?

Ashikawa? Ashikawa?

I can change my destiny.

Huh?

Beyond the door...

I can change everything.

Make all my wishes come true.

If I fail, I may not return.

But I'm going anyway.

What do you mean?

Ashikawa!

Well, this is where you

and I part, Mitani.

I'm home.

Mom! What's wrong?

Wake up, Mom!

Please! Wake up!

Doctor!

Is she conscious?

I'm afraid not.

Get her to ER 3.

Quickly!

Mom...

I can change my destiny.

Beyond the door,

my wishes come true.

Mom.

Everything's gone wrong.

Mom?

Wait for me, Ashikawa!

I'm coming, too!

I'm gonna change things,

I promise!

Woah.

Wataru?

Just relax, Wataru.

You're not really falling.

See?

You're right.

Listen carefully, Wataru.

You must go to a cave

where you'll be tested.

Tested? For what?

A rite of passage for

all "travelers."

But don't worry.

I know you'll pass.

Good luck.

Wait! Who are you?

A test, a test!

On which your doth rest!

To each question, a solution.

To each solution, a question.

The Master Guide yawns.

The road home croaks.

An ancient riddle smokes!

I the Divine Guardian of Dawn...

protector of the east for

the Goddess of Fortune.

Is it courage you seek, traveler?

Uh... courage?

Is it wisdom you seek?

Wisdom?

Is it vitality you seek?

Is it happiness you seek?

Courage.

Wisdom.

Vitality.

Happiness.

Is this what you seek?

Yes, I seek them all!

Then escape us and flee

into the forest.

Exit! An exit!

It's a dead end!

This isn't it, either!

There's no way out!

How do you expect me to escape?

Wait... "The road home croaks."

An exit.

There's got to be an exit.

An exit, an exit! That's not it.

It's no use!

Croaks... croaks... croaks.

The frog is the way out!

Ow.

4 minutes, 55 seconds.

Tsk tsk. The traveler before you

solved the riddle in 50 seconds.

You were much slower than Mitsuru.

You know Ashikawa, old man?

Old man?

Ahem. The name is Lau.

But you must call me Master Guru Lau.

Master... Master Guru.

Master Guru Lau?

Is that right?

Yes.

The "Master" part is important.

Yes, Master.

Well then, new traveler Wataru...

Yes?

Your test results.

Special skills points, zero.

Zero!

Stamina. Barely average.

Average!

Courage. Pathetic.

Pathetic!

Overall score. 35 points.

I equip you as a "hero apprentice."

What's all this?

Don't you know anything?

Well, whatever.

To those who travel here

from the material world...

the Goddess of Fortune grants

one wish, and one wish only.

The Goddess of Fortune...

grants one wish?

How do I meet

the Goddess of Fortune?

Your hero's sword.

Hero's sword?

Yes. When all its holes are

inlaid with the magic gems...

you can ascend the Tower of Fortune

where the Goddess resides.

Like this one?

Now your journey begins.

Master Guru, wait!

Tell me!

Be off, hero apprentice!

Where are the other four gems?

Help! Guru Lau!

I mean, "Master."

Hero, huh? I would've preferred

a "wizard" like Ashikawa.

Then I could magically transport

myself back to civilization.

Hi there.

You're a weird-looking dog.

Hey Rover? Spot?

Whatever your name is.

Maybe it's screwball?

Take it easy, okay?

Where are your mother and father?

This way?

Master Guru Lau! Help!

I'm a hero, you know!

Okay, so I'm an apprentice.

Gimme a break!

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