🇯🇵 Japanese Title:
空を目指した三人
Sora o Mezashita Sannin
The Three Who Reached for the Sky
🎯 Theme:
After returning from the observatory, Yuki visits the local library to research the mysterious “constellations of the heart.” There, an elderly teacher overhears and offers a clue: an old yearbook from the town’s astronomy club, dated 2005.
In the photo are three girls—teenage Aika, and two unnamed faces. Only one name remains legible: Aika Renjou.
The teacher recalls that the trio called themselves the “Hoshi no Tabibito” (星の旅人 / Star Travelers) and created their own constellation maps to represent memories, hopes, and people they didn’t want to forget.
But one day, the other two members suddenly transferred schools. Aika stayed behind—and never mentioned them again.
Ren is stunned. “So she wasn’t alone after all.”
A new goal forms: Find the remaining two “Star Travelers.” Maybe they hold the final pieces of Aika’s map—and the reason she left the messages behind.
📍 Setting:
- Local high school archive room
- Sunset-lit library full of dust and silence
- Flashback glimpses: the three girls laughing under a summer sky
- Rain falling gently on a town bulletin board holding a faded photo
📚 Vocabulary
| Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 年鑑 | ねんかん | yearbook |
| 星の旅人 | ほしのたびびと | star travelers |
| 転校 | てんこう | school transfer |
| 思い出 | おもいで | memory |
| 未完成 | みかんせい | incomplete |
🗣️ Useful Phrases
| Japanese | Meaning |
|---|---|
| これは…2005年の天文部の写真だ。 | This is a photo from the 2005 astronomy club. |
| 名前が、かすれて読めない… | The names are too faded to read… |
| 星の旅人って、彼女たちのこと？ | “Star Travelers”—was that what they called themselves? |
| 彼女は、一人じゃなかったんだ。 | She wasn’t alone after all. |
| この地図、まだ未完成かもしれない。 | This map… might still be incomplete. |
💡 Grammar Focus
| Grammar Point | Usage | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 〜ことに気づく (realize that…) | 写真の中に彼女がいることに気づいた。 | I realized she was in the photo. |
| 〜ことができる (can do something) | 過去をつなげることができるかもしれない。 | Maybe we can connect the past. |
| 〜ようとする (try to…) | 彼女たちは何かを残そうとしたんだ。 | They were trying to leave something behind. |
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🎥 Dialogue
[Scene: Library. The teacher slides the dusty yearbook across the table.]
Teacher:
「君が探してるのは、星の旅人たちだろう。」
(You’re looking for the Star Travelers, aren’t you?)
Yuki (pointing at the photo):
「彼女たちが…その三人…？」
(These three… were them?)
Ren (softly, almost in disbelief):
「姉さんは、やっぱり一人じゃなかったんだ。」
(My sister… wasn’t alone after all.)
🧭 Closing Note:
As they leave the library, Ren opens Aika’s old sketchbook again. One blank page remains.
He draws three stars on it.
📘 Next Tease:
In the teacher’s records, one club member’s name finally surfaces—still living nearby. A reclusive woman who runs a shop that only opens on full moons.