Finale
Interior. Conference room. Eight o'clock in the morning
The conference room was silent again, but 5 minutes passed, then 10, and no one could find a way out of the situation. On the one hand, it became clear to everyone present that Mr. Faceless was not to blame for the situation that had arisen now, but, on the other hand, everyone understood that it was impossible to let the Faceless go free.
The Faceless One heard all the arguments, all the arguments that the ghosts and people in the conference room were making, but he was silent, and the girl was silent too after the sorceress Yubaba angrily rebuked her. However, most likely, this was not the case. Chihiro, along with everyone else, was looking for an answer, but she could not find it. Finally, Haku made a proposal.
Haku
Mr. Faceless, I know that you hear us. You hear everything and worry, the fact that your face is covered with a mask does not mean that your soul is cruel and dead. I would like to ask, do you have any ideas for a way out of the situation? What do you want? Now that everything is back in place, would you like to relieve the pressure once more?
Faceless
No. The gun rope no longer weighs on me, but I understand that I cannot be forgiven. You asked what I want? I want to be with Chihiro. That is my only wish. If I am with this girl, the fire of madness will never touch my mind again. I had few friends in this world, but I managed to harm even those friends. I am very sorry for inflicting such a terrible injury on my most important friend, Mr. Lantern. I have nothing more to add.
However, the repentant speech affected those present in the conference room in different ways. Lady Yubaba and her followers demanded that Faceless be punished with all the severity of the law that was passed in the ghost park, Lady Jiniba was not so categorical, but she did not have a solution to the problem. Only Haku and Chihiro were silent. At this point the meeting was over. It was approaching dawn. Everyone wanted to sleep and was tired.
Interior. Chihiro's temporary home. 9 am.
When Haku and Chihiro parted at the house that had become Chihiro's temporary home, Haku asked:
"Why are you so depressed? Did Mrs. Yubaba offend you?"
Chihiro sat down on a bench that stood near the house and did not answer for a long time, stroking the boards of the bench, warmed by the sun. Finally, seeing that Haku was waiting for an answer from her, she said:
"No, Grandma Yubaba is kind, she is simply worried about her little Bo. I understand her and am not at all offended. Yubaba, as well as Jiniba, are at a loss. They understand that Mr. Faceless is not to blame for what happened to him. And yet he did so many bad things that now everyone will be afraid of him." Chihiro slept for a long time, almost until three o'clock in the afternoon, until she was awakened by a gentle knock on the door. Haku was standing behind the door, waiting for her.
Chihiro
Is everything okay? Or is something wrong again? was happening while I was sleeping? Is Mr. Faceless all right?
Haku
Nothing special happened while you were sleeping. However, Yubaba and Jiniba, who, as you know, never sleep, held a private meeting and made a decision.
Chihiro
Wait, before I fell asleep, I had an idea that I'm afraid I'll forget. Let me tell you what the idea is, and then you can tell me what the two sorceresses decided.
Haku
Yes, let's do as you ask.
Chihiro
I want to go to the Bottom of the Swamp station again. I want you and Mr. Faceless to go with me. No matter what anyone says, I'm sure that Mr. Faceless is harmless now. The purpose of the trip I'm planning is to bury the gun where it was, or even deeper. But I can't do it on my own, so I want you to come with me this time. You have great powers when you're in the body of a dragon. I want you to burn a hole in the body of that field, create a hole, and in that hole we'll bury the gun. We'll bury it so deep that no one will ever be able to dig it up. If only all the wars on Earth could be buried like that! That's all I wanted to tell you.
Haku
You won't believe it, but two sorceress sisters approached me with the same request. You can probably sense thoughts now. I think it happened after you crossed the line between life and death and almost died. In any case, I'm glad that the decision to go to the Bottom of the Swamp station is your own, and not imposed on you by someone from the outside.
When do you want to set off?
Chihiro
Anytime, even right now.
Haku
It won't work right now, because you need to have breakfast. I suggest we have breakfast at the restaurant that is located on top of a thousand-year-old tree.
Chihiro
Yes, I agree.
Interior. Street "Hunger and Food"
When Haku and Chihiro passed by the street "Hunger and Food", Chihiro sighed with satisfaction, the street took on its former appearance, and nothing anymore reminded that only a few days ago it was lying in ruins. Chihiro even saw the restaurant from which her parents ate food without permission a year ago. However, those events seemed distant to her. Suddenly, she realized that she really missed her parents, and she realized something else. She realized that she would no longer be so strict about her parents' mistakes. When her parents made mistakes, Chihiro began to feel embarrassed by them, but once upon a time, her parents themselves taught her the rules of behavior. In general, Chihiro was ready to forgive her mom and dad everything, just to be with them again. But it was too early to think about it now, the girl had unfinished business. She needed to go to the Bottom of the Swamp station. There were no more train tickets, Kamazi's grandfather had given away all the tickets a year ago, and so it was decided to go riding on the dragon Haku. But let's get back to breakfast.
Interior. Restaurant on the top of a tree
As I already mentioned, this time it was decided to have breakfast in a restaurant that was located on the top of a thousand-year-old tree. The elevator took off like an arrow, but 5 minutes passed, then 10, then 15, and the elevator continued to rise and rise.
Finally, the cabin jerked slightly, and the bell rang. This restaurant differed from the underground restaurant primarily in that no one talked to the visitors. There was a board on the door of the restaurant, the running line of which offered the guests of the restaurant to choose a menu. The menu was complex, but consisted entirely of vegetarian cuisine. Needless to say, the entire restaurant was covered with vines. The restaurant was not as big as the underground one, but above all it captivated with its coziness, four exotic trees stood on four sides of the restaurant, flowers hung from the windows. One could say a lot about the restaurant, but Chihiro was in a suitcase mood, and the wonders of the restaurant did not affect her. Haku was a little disappointed, but did not show it. When breakfast was over and the elevator lowered Chihiro and Haku back to the ground, four ghosts from Jiniba's retinue brought the Faceless One. The Faceless One still had a hood over his face. He could not take it off, only the one who lowered it could raise the hood. That is, now only the sorceress Jiniba could do this. They settled in this way: Chihiro sat near the head of the dragon Haku, and the silent ghost sat near the tail. The journey took only about 15 minutes, it was possible to fly even faster, but the dragon Haku was afraid that the air pressure would harm Chihiro. Finally, the descent began. The Faceless One tried several times to correct the landing of the dragon Haku. It was necessary to land not far from the field where the gun was found. Finally, all three found themselves on the ground.
Interior. Lady Jiniba's distant field
Haku was in no hurry to take on the form of a boy. He did not yet trust the Faceless One very much. According to a preliminary agreement, the Faceless One, together with Chihiro, went to where he hid the gun. To prevent everything from happening again, Jiniba gave Chihiro a magic bag, on which a strong spell was cast. The mittens with which the Faceless One had to take the gun and put it in the bag were also subjected to magic. No more surprises would happen it happened. Everything happened as planned. Not even five minutes had passed when Chihiro and Faceless appeared from behind the nearest hillock, Faceless holding a bag. When they approached the dragon Haku, he showed them a hole that he had burned in the ground with his fire. All that was left was to bury the cursed gun in the hole. And they also had to fill the hole. Haku dealt with this problem as well. He asked Chihiro and Faceless to move away and created a wind. The wind dropped a pile of stones that Haku had prepared in advance. The stones buried the bag with the gun under their weight. The deed was done. After that, there was no point in staying in this field. Soon the travelers were flying back. When they were already approaching the ghost park, Chihiro suddenly spoke:
- I don't remember, but my mother told me that once I fell into the river, I reached for a shoe that flew off my foot, and you, the owner of the Amber River, saved me.
However, if the girl was hoping for a reaction from the dragon Haku, then this time, a year later, there was no such reaction. The dragon continued to descend. When the dragon completely landed on the ground and the Faceless One and Chihiro descended, it turned out that no one was meeting them. The ghosts were still very afraid of the Faceless One. Only Jiniba was not afraid of anything, she raised the hood from her eyes.
Chihiro knew that it was time for her to leave. Before leaving, she visited Kamazi's grandfather together with Haku. The grandfather asked to visit him before Chihiro left the ghost park forever.
Interior. Kamazi's grandfather's boiler room.
Chihiro
Grandpa, you look so handsome in that shirt! You even look younger!
Kamazi
Yes, I always get a little younger when I see you and Haku.
Haku
Grandpa, what did you want to give Chihiro?
Kamazi
I wanted to give this elastic thread that Jiniba, Bo, and No-Face wove. I know there were eight threads, but now there are seven left because one broke. This thread, - Grandpa stretched out his long arm to the cabinet, - I saved it all year. Take it and don't lose it anymore.
Chihiro
Thank you!
Kamazi
Before you leave, teach the Blackies how to play ball. They have a ball, but they don't know how to play it.
Chihiro
Okay, Grandpa.
Interior. Yubaba's office. An hour later.
Yubaba
The contract is terminated. You can go home. That's all.
Chihiro
No, not all. You promised to let Haku go.
Yubaba
I already told you that I'm not holding him. He remembered his name, but he has nowhere to return to. His river is no longer there, its bed is covered in concrete.
Chihiro
And if I find the source of the river?
Yubaba
Then Haku will leave the ghost park right away.
Chihiro
Remember, you promised!
Yubaba
Yes, witches always keep their promises!
Interior. Chihiro's temporary home. Street
Chihiro
Mr. Faceless, help me weave the torn thread into the elastic. You remember how you did it, right?
Faceless
Yes, I remember. Give me the elastic and the thread. It's very simple. Everything, it's ready.
Chihiro
No, not all. Do you want to leave with me?
Faceless
Yes.
Chihiro
I thought of something. Close your eyes, imagine that you are a long thread or a river. Does it work?
Faceless
Yes.
Chihiro
When I say, "I wish for you to stay with me," you will turn into a magic thread, and I will weave you into an elastic band. Do you want that?
Faceless
Yes, I do. I want to stay with you forever.
Chihiro
So be it. "I wish for you to stay with me!"
Interior. An hour later. The gate before the park exit.
Haku
I will not go with you. Once you go through the gate, you will be home.
Chihiro
I know.
Haku
I have something to tell you.
Chihiro
What about?
Haku
I will tell you what Llyn told me.
Chihiro
I have been waiting for this.
Haku
You will see Llyn in a year.
Chihiro
See? Where?
Haku
In two months, you will return to your old city, and you will go to study at your old school. In a year, you will have a sister. Be kind to her. Your sister will have Llyn's soul.
Chihiro
I will be kind to her! I will be kind to my Llyn! But Haku, what about you, will we never meet again?
Haku
Wipe a tear from Chihiro's eye.
Don't be sad, Chihiro, we will see each other again! We will definitely see each other! I did not erase your memory.
Now go and don't turn around!
The girl walked to the exit and counted her steps. She wanted to turn around, if she had turned around, she would have seen how the Paper Crane, which used to live in her pocket, flew out and landed in Haku's pocket.
Interior. Chihiro's house. 10 p.m.
Chihiro
Mom, dad, is something wrong?
Dad
What could have happened?
Mom
Chihiro, what's wrong with you? Chihiro, don't hang on me! It's hard for me!