Pilgrim (Episode)

"Pilgrim" is the eighth episode of the series. It aired in Japan on November 19, 2003.

Japanese
古き友人・ジュピターを亡くしたウェスタは都市をめぐる巡礼の旅に出る. 静まり返った車内で、外に広がる暗闇を見つめるウェスタ. その胸の中には、若き日のウェスタ達の姿を映す一枚のスナップ写真があった

“Welcome to Mars”

――真新しいアーチの下で、屈託のない笑顔をカメラに向ける三人の若者達. その姿は今とほとんど変わることはない. たえず希望を……祈りを……、と市民達に語りかけながらも、深い憂いの色を見せるウェスタの表情を除いて.

三人の若者達が出した、それぞれの決断とその標のない道――そして、『運命（さだめ）』の動きだした遠い過去が、ウェスタの中で蘇っていた…

English
While Westa mourns the loss of her old friend Jupiter, she goes on a pilgrimage trip around the city. She stares at the darkness outside and remembers what happened years ago. In the chest, there is a snapshot of her and her colleague, the Original Dozen, saying,

“Welcome to Mars”

Three young people who turn their smiles towards the camera under a brand new arch. Its appearance is almost unchanged, except for Wester's expression of deep sorrow, while talking to the citizens of hope, prayer, and so on.

The three young people have made their own decisions and their path. And the distant past where the movement of “Fate” started is revived in Westa...