Chapter Text
Ending Re:Astral arc 3
A version of Machine Love ft. Kasane Teto By Jamie Paige
Hero's Love
lyrics:
A screen flicker between Subaru and Astral, while on the bottom right have the word 'Subaru rebooting' and a loading of the program 'Astral'.
Then a blend of Subaru and Astral smile together while Subaru is translucent.
your heroin, undeterred
standing ready for our word
The blur of Astral and Subaru standing against Regulus, Petelguise, Elsa, White Whale, and Lye with a smile while standing to protect the people behind her.
a constellation star with a shining position
wrapped up in cellophane for any proposition
Looking up the constellation of Pleiades while stars connecting to each other as both Astral and Subaru hold onto the crimson red paper mask.
We greet your day and ask you how you are
and demonstrate our endless affection
A scene of Astral and Subaru interchange while doing maid tasks, having fun with the other maid then cuddling Beatrice.
We start to love even if it's noted deficient
We learn to tell you no if running inefficient
a good night
A blur of Astral looks at a blur of Subaru then to everyone with a loving expression, under the beautiful starry night.
yet there's something deep inside
that leaves us teary-eyed
Astral held the nine-year-old Subaru. The child tried to push her away, forcing a smile at her while never taking his eyes off the edge. Astral only pulled him into a gentle embrace, tears slowly running down her face. At last, the child broke into sobs. Still holding him, Astral gently lifted his gaze, trying to help him look forward instead.
a longing for your world left on the other side
zero, cross the bridge of divide
At the bridge between two points of where everyone is at the other side while both Astral and the child Subaru is hesitating to walk on the bridge, before trying to put a step together.
so can we wander for a love
and live in parallel
Child Subaru walking down a path with Astral.
A scene of Astral and Emilia in the abundance of flower blooming as yellow petals flying upward while the sun shining on both making the smile of Emilia more radiant.
We want it to be true, to be like you
Our heart sings a chorus out of tune
They both looked forward towards everyone and they both ran out of step with no matching but they ran desperately to everyone away from their darkness yet hesitated at the end of the darkness.
and we could leave it on a chain
or keep it to ourselves
but nothing could conceal the things we feel
Our love, can you teach us to be real?
Hands of corpses trying to drag both back into the darkness, yet they still try to run to the light while imagery of heart beating while it grows more bright, trying to reach up to everyone's hand.
(can you teach us to be real?)
恋に落ち ずっと愛し そして抱きしめた
(Koi ni ochi zutto aishi soshite dakishimeta)
(Fell in love, loved endlessly, and embraced you.)
Just the Japanese text with this one.
We've been constant, at your beck and call
but lately We just can't do anything at all
A scene of Astral with a translucent Subaru running with an eager smile towards Emilia then changing to Ram, Rem, Petra, Beatrice, and Roswaal.
Then scene change of a horrified Astral with a translucent Subaru looking over the corpses of people while the white whale looked down on them as if it was mocking them that they couldn't save them.
We used to prove our worth on our saving
a senseless devotion, loyal and attentive
Subaru with a blur of Astral saving Emilia, Rem, Ram, villagers, and the capital with many hidden scars from past injury that glows with scratches on his hands, arms, an opened stomach, a skin showing frostbite, and an unrecognizable face. Yet Astral with a big smile looks at others with an attentive look to her face.
but when we take these feelings as they are
We're greeted with a sensible feeling in our heart
oh though unrefined, we seem to be undefeated
but if we take love, then maybe we are completed, and loved
Astral looking down at her heart and looking pleased then looking up to Subaru that looks at the people that he loves including Satella.
They gave a hand to Subaru, then while hesitating... Slowly a smile crept up on his face.
(i won't reject it this time)
Subaru grabbed it, but the hands are Astral's hand that grabbed their hands.
Hateful sequence form a web
We trace it to the end
Subaru and a fading Astral walking down to the path of memory and looking at the child Subaru that was alone on the first podium with no one but his parents while other children that weren't on the podium were surrounded by people.
a knot inside the doubt wrote inside my head
tie my heart or love instead?
Subaru looked up to his parents with a grateful expression holding his heart and then running towards them with a loving expression, a sentence started to form above his head.
"They are enough, because they always love me for who I am."
so can we wander for a bond
and live in parallel
Subaru and Astral looking forward to the memories of him bonding with people in the mansion, starting from talking to Reinhard, saving Emilia, Felt, and Rom then doing maid duty with Ram and Rem in the mansion with all of them smiling while Ram has a small smile, Subaru laying down on Emilia's lap, and then playing with the children of the village along with Meili.
We want it to be true, to be myself
my heart draws a pattern out of line
Subaru and the fading Astral look at the nine year old Subaru that was stargazing alone in the darkness of the night, and showed the stars can be drawn in different patterns every star that Subaru points become brighter in the night sky.
and i could leave it on a note
or keep it to myself
A journal left unopened while Subaru kept it to himself despite not wanting to see what was in it.
but nothing could conceal the face i show
For all love, can you teach me to be loved?
A dozen of paper masks fly from Astral's loving face showing the Subaru that was under it that too smiles weakly but lovingly as well towards them, while everyone walks to the darkness hugging him.
(can you teach me to be loved?)
泣きたくなるような時でさえ それが大好き
(Nakitaku naru yō na toki de sae sore ga daisuki)
(Even during the times that make me want to cry, I still love that.)
Another white text of the Japanese words.
and though i try, i can't be her
it hurts my heart, and i'm without an ideal
Subaru looking at another Astral with a face always smiling with a cape and a lightsaber, while Subaru holds his heart while smiling faintly.
'cause all this time, i've been here
and all that i could want is to be living by your side
Astral hold his shoulder then smiled at him with a visible scar just like Subaru before, and Subaru nod looking away at the ideal Astral and towards Astral. Her eyes reflect Subaru but the face is also Astral.
恋をして
(Koi o shite)
(I fell in love.)
i think i'm in love!
Astral then looked at everyone that was on the other side with a loving expression and run towards them but stopping once again at the start of the bridge.
can I wander for a word
and live in a book
Astral ran through every floating word like hero, heart, sacrifice, ideal, justice, fantasy, and stopping at the word "me" the background being a white space but crumpled like a page of a book being opened everyday.
'cause now i know it's true, i'll be like her
my heart loves me just for you
Subaru looked at the people's eyes and saw himself as Astral and showed that his golden heart is just for them.
and i could leave it on to you
or keep it to myself
A fragment of the golden heart being on everyone's hands then back Subaru holding his heart all for himself.
but nothing could conceal the things i love
my love, i give you my grand reveal
The paper flies away showing a bright smile with the sun being behind Astral while her body looks like a shadow, Subaru's smile is always recognizable.
do I feel the things you feel?
i am loved and real!
Astral looking towards everyone then breaking then taking a first step on the crimson red bridge showing a nine year old of Subaru, Subaru, and Astral taking a first step at the same time while smiling towards everyone on the other side.
恋をして 恋をして
その過去を 抱いて ここまでおいで
(Koi o shite, koi o shite
Sono kako o daite koko made oide)
(Fall in love, fall in love. Embrace your past, and come this far.)
as long as there are stars up above
i will always be in love!
Cuts back to the scene of the three of them looking up to the stars making a shape of a heart that shines bright despite the darkness of the night.