Shokuzai to Homura no Ibuki (Prologue Edition)

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Shokuzai to 《Homura》 no IbukiThe Breath of Atonement and <Flame>
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Length 3:18
Type Vocal
Release Date 13 January 2021
Band Sound Horizon
Label Pony Canyon

The Breath of Atonement and <Flame> (in Japanese 贖罪と《焔》の息吹, Shokuzai to 《Homura》 no Ibuki) is the fourth song of Ema ni Negai wo! (Prologue Edition) a listener may encounter. It is accessed by choosing the Left option on the choice screen shown after Yoru no Karma ga Miseta YumeDreams Brought by the Night’s Karma. Once the song finishes, the listener is presented with a choice, which will determine the end card of the memory song.

Lyrics

The Breath of Atonement and <Flame>

The brighter the sun shines down,
The darker the shadows it casts.
What kind of epilogue will the interpretation of the Laurants bring about?

I was never all that healthy as a child
But I’ve always dreamed of being a mother of a big family

So why wasn’t I able to protect <the child that was a blessing for me, yet a stroke of misfortune to others>[my first child]?
The color of an unforgivable sin - a blue spring

I will bear this sin my entire life
And live in repentance, abandoning all notions of lament

The mornings I dreamt of


And the sleepless nights


Are all your stories

I want to remain as a mother
That doesn’t curse her own fate

I thought that having a new child
Was an act of betrayal against my previous one
But after many repeating mornings and nights...

I realized that giving the [utmost happiness]
To my new child
Would be the truest form of atonement

Perhaps my wishes on the Ema reached the gods, but my pregnancy was going miraculously well.

“If the gods were to kill 1000 people, then you just need to give birth to 1500!”
Says my life’s partner with a laugh, a husband in all but name


“Since when did this become mythology!?”
-Things were smooth sailing,
And I found myself so happy that I could even make these jokes


After
going
straight
down
this
slope
That I’ve tread on countless times
It’s time to wage a war I cannot afford to lose
Within these white walls

Intermittent...pangs of pain...increased their frequency...
As well as their intensity...I knew the time was near...

Even if this were to last till this long night turns to dawn
There is no pain too much for a mother to bear

All of this suffering and all of this sadness
The pain of overcoming thousands of nights
Are all for this day

My abdomen feels like it’s burning
And...with my...fading consciousness..
I feel...your breath...

“Good morning…Homura...”

(The brighter the sun shines down,
The darker the shadows it casts.
What kind of epilogue will the interpretation of the Laurants bring about?)

Kodomo no koro kara amari joubu na hou de wa nakatta keredo
Shourai no yume wa daikazoku no okaasan ni naru koto datta

Sore na no ni
[Saisho no ko] wo mamorenakatta no wa naze?
Yurusarezaru toga no iro aoi haru

Watashi wa shougai kono tsumi wo seotta mama
Ikiru deshou tsugunau deshou nakigoto wa mou suteyou

Yume mita asa
Nemurenu yoru
Subete ANATA no monogatari

Unmei wo norowanai hahaoya deitai

Atarashii ko wo nasu koto wa ano ko e no uragiri da to
Omotteita asa to yoru wo kurikaeshi
Ano ko no bun made atarashii ko wo
Tada... Shiawa[se] ni suru koto koso ga hontou no tsugunai da to satotta

"Ema no negai ga kamigami ni todoita no ka, waga ko no keika wa
Kisekitekina made ni junchou datta"

"Moshi, kami ga sen nin korosu nara,
sen gohyaku nin umeba ii sa!"
—To [otto] wa waratta

"tte nani shinwa no SUKEERU kan da ni!"
—Da nante TSUKKO meru hodo
Junchou de shiawa[se] datta

Kayoi nareta sakamichi wo massugu ni kudareba
Makerarenai senjou no shiroi kabe

Danzokuteki... uzuku you na itami... sono shuuki mo...
Dandan mijikaku nari... itami mo hageshiku nari... toki ga semaru...

Nagai yoru ga shirami hajimete mo
Hahaoya ni wa kotaerarenai — itami nado nai!

Subete no kurushimi mo subete no kanashimi mo
Ikusen no yoru wo koete kita itami wa kono hi no tame ni

Kafukubu ga moeru you ni atsui
Usureyuku... ishiki no naka de...
ANATA no ibuki wo

("Ohayou... Homura...")

Route Selection

The listener is presented with Sakuya Himeko's thoughts on the result of Izaka Nami's wish. Selecting an option will advance the listener to the memory song and also determine the memory song's outro video. The memory song shown is random, with the girl's memory shown 20 out of 24 times (4 intro videos at 5/24 probability each) and the boy's memory shown 4 out of 24 times (4 intro videos at 1/24 probability each).

Information

Summary

Vocals

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As the Husband.

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As Izaka Nami.

Narration

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Opening narration.

Musicians

Production

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Illustration.

Live Performances

The first part of the Sound Horizon Around 15th Anniversary Festival was the story concert for Ema ni negai wo! It was performed six times from January through March 2020.[1]

Date Open Time Start Time Venue
2021-1-19 16:30[2] 17:30[2] Tokyo International Forum Hall A
2021-2-5 16:00[2] 17:30[2] Tokyo Garden Theater
2021-2-6 16:00 17:30 Tokyo Garden Theater
2021-2-7 15:00 16:30 Tokyo Garden Theater
2021-3-30 17:30 18:30 Pacifico Yokohama National Convention Hall
2021-3-31 17:00 18:00 Pacifico Yokohama National Convention Hall

References

  1. "『Sound Horizon Around 15周年記念祭』開催決定!". [Sound Horizon Around 15th Anniversary Festival will be Held!] (in Japanese). Pony Canyon. PONY CANYON INC. 2020-09-14. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "『Sound Horizon Around 15周年記念祭』開催決定!". [About the Sound Horizon Around 15th Anniversary Festival] (in Japanese). Pony Canyon. PONY CANYON INC. 2021-01-12. Retrieved 12 January 2021.