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The Garden of Sinners: Future Gospel (2013) - Commie VS. UTW

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There was a time when I bore witness to two worlds.

Through my left eye I saw the present.
There used to be two worlds for me.
Through my right eye I saw the end.
My left vision saw the present.
In seeking the future I desired,
My right vision saw the ending.
I lost sight of all hope.
By wishing for the future I set as a goal, I lost all hope.
For the future I saw was set in stone.
For the ending I saw never failed to unfold.
I seemingly forged my own future, but was in fact a slave to it—
A seemingly perfect ability to shape the future instead left me a slave to it,
the cast-offs of a vulgar god.
being nothing more than a crippled simulacrum of a lower god's power.
If it had all been just a delusion of mine,
If only it had all been a delusion, I would have turned out a slightly better person.
perhaps I could've turned out to be a better person.
Hey,
Hey.
I caught up to you, Mr. Bomber.
Got you now, Bomberman.
My visions of the future are absolute.
My futuresight is absolute.
No matter what happens, they never fail to be realized.
What I see is set in stone, no matter what.
The order of the world.
That's how the world works.
No one can resist what has been written.
No one, and I mean no one, can escape the box.
Seo Shizune of Class 1-A.
Seo Shizune-san of Class 1-A.
We've received a phone call from your father, so please come to the clerk's office on the first floor.
We have a call for you from your father.
Gosh, the next bus doesn't come for another 30 minutes...
Please come to the office on the first floor.
Well, look what the cat dragged in!
Ugh. A whole half hour till the next bus.
Although dogs come to mind first around you, Seo.
Oh! Found me a lounging cat.
Better amend that.
No, I guess you're more of a dog than a cat, huh, Seo?
So, what are you up to?
My bad, my bad.
Nothing.
So? What'cha sleeping here for?
My parents decided that I have to go back.
I'm not sleeping.
I am to return home, per orders from my good father.
Seriously?
Seriously?
You're not going home, Naomi?
You're not going home, Naomi-chan?
You live in Hong Kong, right?
Your parents live in Hong Kong, right?
I wasn't able to get permission to leave.
I didn't get permission to leave.
I dropped in the rankings thanks to the newcomer anyway.
I got pushed down the school ranking thanks to a certain new kid,
I guess I'll just sit tight and study extra hard.
so I guess I'll bury my head in a book during break.
She's the one who placed incredibly high in the mock national exam, right?
You mean the girl who placed among the top on the national exams, right?
I wonder what brought her to our school of all places.
Why'd she come to our school, of all places?
Who knows?
Don't ask me.
I heard she was adamant about coming here.
Apparently she was dead set on it, though.
By the way, Seo, are you really gonna go back in those clothes?
But forget that. Seo, are you going home in that?
Why don't you change into something more casual?
Not going to change out of your uniform?
I don't have anything else.
I don't have any other clothes.
My father never sent me any.
My dad never sent me any.
You idiot!
Stupid, say something sooner then!
You should've told me earlier!
Come!
Come on!
I'll lend you something to wear.
You can borrow my clothes!
What's up?
Huh?
What's wrong?
Oh, nothing.
Oh, nothing.
Okay, then let's go.
Okay, let's go!
Hurry up!
Come on, get up!
By that point in time—9:30am on August 3—
O-Okay.
my life was proceeding exactly like I had seen three days prior.
August 3rd, 9:30 a.m.
It was just a regular day; nothing out of the ordinary.
At this point, my future had played out exactly as I had envisioned three days ago.
Nothing's new to me anymore.
There are two of me in this world.
There are two of me in this world.
One in the present and one in the future.
One in the present, and one in the future.
I look at the same world from different points of views.
Two different vantage points from which to look at the same subject, the world.
I, who knows the ending, am like an irresponsible god.
In knowing how things will end up,
I just wait for a future that I can't change.
I'm an irresponsible god of sorts.
I have no expectations or even opinions about the future.
Unable to change the future,
Every day is boring.
I can only wait for events to unfold.
The future is boring.
I haven't anything special to say about or expect from the future.
Life is boring.
I drift through a boring everyday.
But I think the most boring of all...
I expect a boring future.
...is me.
I live a boring life.
But I'm sure that the most boring thing of all is me.
E-Excuse me.
Excuse me. Wait, please.
You, the scam artist-looking guy!
You!
What was that?
You talkin' about me?
U-Um...
U-Um...
Um, please wait!
If you have that bag, then...
Hey, you! The crook ripping people off with expensive and hard-to-break contracts!
Mister, you'll get hurt. In an accident...
You!
To say the least, you'll be swept off by a dump truck and turned into mincemeat...
Huh, what?
Whoa, hey!
Are you talking to me?
Let go!
W-Well...
Let go, damn it!
If you keep holding on to that bag, something dangerous will happen...
You can't...
Like an accident...
go that way!
You'll—how to say this—get hit by a dump truck and turned into minced meat...
Forgive me for interrupting.
Hey, you!
Is something the matter?
Get your hands off that!
What, you know this girl, man?
Stop that!
Sorry.
You... really... shouldn't go there!
I'm just a curious stranger.
Excuse me.
I was walking down the street, doing no harm,
Is something the matter here?
when this girl started picking a fight with me.
Who're you?
What?
Do you know this girl?
Um, is this true?
No, I'm just a passerby.
We're done here, right? I'm going.
Well, I was just minding my own business, and then this girl started picking a fight with me.
You take care of her.
Huh?
Is that true, miss?
Are we done here?
I'm leaving.
She's all yours now, buddy.
Are you okay?
Are you okay?
U-Um... Thank you very much.
U-Um, thank you!
But I've got to go after him!
But I really have to catch up to him!
H-Hey, wait up.
H-Hold on!
Can I just ask you something first?
Can I ask you just one more thing?
What made you think something was going to happen to him?
Why do you think that man is in trouble?
That's... um....
Well, I...
I just sorta thought it might happen.
I just do.
My intuition is usually on the mark.
My hunches are always right.
Well, isn't that something?
Well, that's a surprise.
You went up to him on a hunch?
You think he'll get hit by a truck on a hunch?
Well, that's a bit of a worry.
It's certainly something we want to avoid, though.
All right. I'll go talk to him.
I'll go and talk to him.
You stay right there, okay?
You just wait here.
I'll report back in a sec!
If all goes well, I'll be sure to let you know!
Huh? Huh? Huh?!
Uh, let's think this through.
Um...
I didn't dream that, did I?
Let me think.
It was so unreal, yet it was real.
That wasn't an illusion. Okay.
And when he said he'd handle it, I felt relieved.
It's like I'm dreaming, but it's real,
But if I stay here, I'll miss the express.
and I'm feeling relieved that he told me he'd take care of it.
I guess...
But if I stay here, I'll miss my train.
it doesn't matter.
Well, I guess that's fine.
Hey, what was that?
What just happened?!
An explosion?
An explosion?!
What?
What was it?!
Over there!
Over there!
Did something happen to that guy?
What if he got caught in that?
But... this isn't... what I saw...
But this...
Are you okay?
This wasn't what I saw...
Sorry to have kept you waiting.
You okay?
It was just as you said.
Thanks for waiting for me.
That sure was a close one.
You were completely right!
He tripped once, but he's fine otherwise.
Man, that was close.
What?
He got off with just a little tumble.
He wasn't hurt?
Nope.
I'm really glad.
I'm sure he's thanking you right now.
Huh?
Huh?
Um...
You saved him?
I suppose that was to be expected.
Yes, quite luckily.
He's probably thanking you right now for what you did.
Huh?
Wh-What?
Guess it's to be expected after all that.
Let's see...
Let's see...
Oh!
Would you like to catch your breath with me in that cafe over there?
What do you say to grabbing a drink at the cafe over there?
That must've worn you out.
I'm sure you must also be tired from all that.
O-Okay!
Oh, s-sure.
Thank you very much.
Thank you very much.
I-I've actually got over an hour until the next train.
You see, um, I have over an hour before the next train.
Well then, the bill's on me as a reward for your earlier heroics.
Then as a reward for your good deed, this is on me.
Oh yeah, I haven't introduced myself yet.
Oh.
You don't even know my name, do you?
I'm Kokutou Mikiya.
I'm Kokutou Mikiya.
Nice to meet you!
Nice to meet ya!
I'm Seo Shizune.
I-I'm Seo Shizune!
This marked the beginning of that story, as well as the start of its conclusion.
This is how it began, and pretty much how it all ended.
The fateful encounter between Seo Shizune and Mr. Kokutou Mikiya.
That was how fate brought me, Seo Shizune, and Kokutou Mikiya-san together.
Bang.
Throb.
I have neither expectations nor hope for the future.
The future instilled in me neither hope nor disdain.
I, Kuramitsu Meruka, had the power to foresee the future.
I, Kuramitsu Meruka, had the power of premonition.
If I looked at the future I wished for with my right eye,
With my right eye I saw the outcome I desired.
at the same time, my left eye showed me the actions I had to take in order to turn it into a reality.
And with my left eye,
Please evacuate!
I saw exactly how to bring that to fruition.
The future is not something you idly dream about.
Hurry out of here!
It's something you have to actively create for yourself.
The future is not some fantasy.
I'm not looking at the future but merely looking at the natural outcome after five minutes, or a day, or a month.
It is built, piece by boring piece.
There is no expectation to be had in the future.
I did not "see" the future.
Things always happen naturally in life.
I only knew the inevitable outcomes for things five, ten minutes down the line.
There is no unknown event.
I lived without hope for the future.
A professional bomber.
Nothing ever happened in my life that I didn't see coming.
That's how I currently make a living.
Nothing ever caught me by surprise.
Bombs are merely props used to agitate the masses.
The Bomberman-for-Hire.
It just so happens that explosives are the one instrument that let me make the best out of my precognitive ability.
That's how I made my living.
If I may, Ms. Aozaki.
My bombs were just tools to move the populace.
I cannot thank you enough for your wonderful blueprint.
In essence, bombing was simply the best way to make the most out of my futuresight ability.
Oh, it was nothing.
Excuse me, Aozaki-sama.
I'm going to grab some drinks.
Thank you so much for the lovely design.
I'm sorry. I didn't find anything I thought you might like—
It was my pleasure.
I'll get us something to drink.
Sorry!
I couldn't find anything I was sure you'd like, Shiki...
Huh?
Huh?
Hey, it's dangerous over there.
Hey. It's dangerous over there.
Oh, really?
Oh, you!
Hey, it's dangerous over there.
Hey. It's dangerous over there.
Did that woman know the hotel was being targeted?
That woman knew something was going to happen at the hotel?
Did I overlook her?
Did I overlook something?
Probably.
I probably did.
But there should be no exception.
But I can't leave any loose ends.
There's the possibility that she saw my face.
It's possible she can identify me.
For my future, that woman is...
My future has...
...unnecessary.
no need for her.
You're being targeted by a bomber?
The Bomberman is after you?
Not exactly targeted. It's as if he's stalking me.
It's more like he's latched on to me, really.
Probably the same guy who did the hotel job.
I think he's the same guy who blew up the hotel.
You sure have a knack for attracting strange people.
It's like you're fated to attract only the strangest men.
This is no laughing matter.
This is no laughing matter.
Look at this.
Look at this.
He sent this to my mailbox this morning, for communication.
It was in my mail. Apparently he'll contact me.
Flash grenades at a construction site.
First a flashbang in a construction site.
Mines on a road.
Then some kind of mine in an alleyway.
And a time bomb inside a deserted building, huh...
Now a timebomb in an abandoned building.
No witnesses.
No witnesses, no victims.
No casualties.
Not even you.
You included.
You're still alive and well, even after all that.
If he tried that hard to get your attention and still got rejected,
No way he's taking this lying down.
I don't suppose he's going to give up on you now.
So, has he called?
So, got any calls yet?
Not once.
Not a single one.
More importantly, Touko, something's weird about him.
Anyway, Touko, this guy is weird.
Something's weird? What exactly?
Weird? How so?
He sees too far ahead.
He reads too far ahead.
That last time, I'd only stopped at that building on a whim.
That third time, at the abandoned building where I stopped by on a whim...
In the center of the room was an alarm clock.
At the center of the room, there was an alarm clock,
And then the moment the second hand struck midnight...
and the moment the hands hit twelve...
Boom.
Boom.
Chief, I brought your cigarettes.
Boss, I've got your smokes.
I've heard of the bomber.
I've heard a bit about this Bomberman myself.
He sounds like your typical future seer,
He might be a futuresight wielder.
at least to me.
Mind if we sit by the window, Shizune-chan?
Are you fine with sitting by the window, Shizune?
Shi—
Yes.
Sure.
Okay.
Great.
Here's a menu.
Here, the menu.
Thank you.
Thanks.
Let's see. What's today's special?
Today's special is...
Oh, it's the same as yesterday.
Huh? Same as yesterday, I guess.
What a shame. If it was blueberry pie, I'd recommend it to you in a heartbeat.
That's too bad.
I would've recommended the blueberry pie without reservation, too.
Welcome.
Welcome.
Hi. I'll have a coffee.
Hello, could I have a cup of coffee?
I'll have an iced chocolate.
I...
Got it.
I'll have an iced cocoa, please.
About what happened earlier...
Coming right up.
Why did you believe me, Mr. Kokutou?
Can I ask about earlier?
It's hard to answer that when you put it that way.
Kokutou-san, why did you believe me so easily?
Well, it was because you were serious.
I'm not sure how to answer that.
Is that the correct answer?
You just looked really serious, Shizune-chan.
Did you pity me?
I guess that's not very convincing.
At that point, the only thing I knew was that you had no reason to lie.
Was it because you pitied me?
There was nothing in it for you. So I thought.
The only thing I'd figured out at that point was that you had no reason to lie, Shizune-chan.
There wasn't anything to gain from fooling that man.
You believed me because I wasn't lying?
You believed me because I wasn't lying?
"My intuition is usually on the mark" sounds like a bad lie, though.
"My hunches are always right" was obviously a lie, though.
But deep down, you were being serious.
Maybe so, but you were entirely serious, weren't you?
More than enough for me to at least partly believe your story.
It was enough for me to believe the premise of it, at least.
Here's your order.
Here you go.
The thing is...
Um, you see...
I can see the future.
I can see the future.
Including the case at the hospital,
There have been a number of explosions over the years similar to that one at the hotel.
there have been a couple of similar bombing incidents in the past few years.
The perpetrator always left a written statement at the scene.
The culprit left very precise notes on the site.
From the time of the explosion to the scale of the damage,
Time of detonation, extent of damage,
the number of injured people to the details of the injuries in question,
number of casualties, and details of injuries were all precisely written down before the act.
it's all there, down to the letter.
It was all there in great detail.
The contents are quite simple, too.
Like a series of reports.
They're almost like reports.
This is just a job for him, then.
So basically he thinks of this as a job.
The question is: why has he, who doesn't want any complications, started stalking you?
The problem is, this bomber with a reputation for leaving no loose ends is after you now, Shiki.
Huh?
Huh?
Shiki, where were you that night?
Shiki, where were you that night?
Nowhere particular.
Nowhere.
I went out because the scenery didn't please me.
Got tired of looking at people, so I went outside.
Anyway, what about these notes predicting the future?
But more importantly, are these so-called statements the results of predicting the future?
It's nothing short of a miracle that he'd send them to the police,
He sends these to the police, blows something up, then gets away scot-free.
cause the incidents, and yet still get away with it.
You'd need a miracle to explain that.
Precognition.
The power of premonition.
He must be someone who possesses future sight and can scry into the future before it actually occurs.
Only one who could know what the future looked like, a wielder of futuresight, would be capable of that.
Kokutou, do you know the "Mother of Mifune"?
Kokutou.
Huh, there's a name that brings back memories.
Have you heard of the Mother of Mifune?
She's what people know as a back-alley fortune-teller.
Oh, I think I remember that name.
She was popular among girls back in the day, right?
She was what you'd call a street fortune teller, right?
This "Mother of Mifune" didn't really foretell the future but was good at making people avoid tragedies, I heard.
She was popular with the girls for a time.
Yes. For example...
The Mother of Mifune didn't so much read the future as proficiently help others avoid tragedy.
"Two days from now, you and your significant other will have a fight.
Yeah.
If you don't want to break up, go on a trip for the next three days."
For example she'd say, "Two days from now, you and your lover will have relationship troubles."
And she gave them all honest advice, or so I heard.
"If you don't want to break up, go on vacation for three days."
Yeah. The customers who didn't listen to her all faced said tragedy without fail.
Very candid advice like that.
I see.
And all who didn't heed her words were guaranteed to meet tragedy.
Right.
So, what about her?
So, what about her?
She is highly likely to have pseudo-future sight.
It's highly probable she possessed something like futuresight.
This may not matter to you, Kokutou, but Shiki at least should go meet her.
Kokutou, stay here.
You'll get a feel for their kind by meeting her face-to-face.
Shiki, you go and find this person.
She might even be the bomber.
You can scope her out if you meet her face-to-face, right?
Care to stop by?
She might be our Bomberman.
Are you the one they call "Mother of Mifune"?
Care to look at your future?
Oh, what a nostalgic name.
Are you the one they call the Mother of Mifune?
It's a thing of the past.
My, that name takes me back.
Does that mean you're a bomber now?
I haven't been called that in years.
So, now they call you the Bomberman?
Don't insult me.
Don't insult me.
I tell fortunes of love and dreams to come,
I read love fortunes and people's futures.
suitable for those still young.
The things young people just eat up.
I have nothing to say to a murderer.
I have nothing to say to a murderer like you!
I see. How could you tell?
Oh?
Your entire body is screaming it to me.
How'd you know?
But it seems you haven't quite been able to corner the prey you're so anxious to catch.
You practically scream it.
Future sight...
However, it seems you can't catch...
I-It's strange to be even talking about something like that, isn't it?
what you most desire.
I mean, I'm strange, right?
Futuresight...
Th-This is a weird thing to talk about, right?
Actually, I'm the one who's weird, huh?
What do you mean when you say you can see the future?
What do you mean when you say you can see the future?
Can you actually see them like a video?
Do you actually see a picture of it in your mind?
K-Kinda.
Y-Yes, but it's more like a dizzy spell than a picture.
It's more like I get dizzy than actually just watching a video.
When did that start?
When did it start happening to you?
I first realized I was seeing the future when I was in middle school.
I first became aware that they were visions from the future when I was in middle school.
When I was a child, I had no clue what I was seeing.
Before that, I didn't know what I was looking at,
I don't think the visions were as clear as they are now.
and I think they weren't as specific as they are now.
That's a relief.
That's good.
Huh?
There's at least one good thing to come out of your misfortune... I guess that's a rude way to put it.
That's a silver lining.
Children also have their hardships.
I guess that's inappropriate to say, though.
I can only venture a guess, but you must've had more than your own share of that.
A kid would certainly have their own problems in dealing with it.
You've been very brave and patient, Shizune.
I can only imagine, but you must have gone through a lot.
Oh no...
You're a tough cookie, aren't you, Shizune-chan?
I'm about to cry...
Oh no.
This pain has been with me ever since that winter two years ago.
Now I want to cry.
When I went back to my parents', I saw an image of Chris, our Shiba Inu, passing away.
I haven't felt this pain since winter, two years ago.
The sadness of his death and the joy of seeing him there waiting for me...
When I went home, I saw the lifeless form of Chris, my Shiba Inu.
I cried throughout the night.
Filled with sadness at his prospective death,
The following morning, when I saw that Chris had passed away,
as well as joy that he was there waiting for me,
not inside his doghouse but in the space under the floor our house, I cried again.
I cried all night.
Compared to other people, I bear the same sadness twice.
The next morning I found him not in the dog house, but under the porch, lifeless.
And this person, without me telling him about it, understood my pain.
And I cried again.
W-Well...
I have to endure twice the sadness a normal person has to go through.
What's the matter?
And this man realized all that without my having to say it.
I-I don't want to make a big deal out of this, but...
U-Um!
The thing is...
Yes?
From now on...
P-Please don't take this the wrong way...
Can I call you Mikiya?
But, um, could I...
Sure.
Could I possibly call you Mikiya-san from now on?
Call me whatever you want.
Sure, whatever comes easier to you, Shizune-chan.
All right!
Yay!
Okay, then.
Whatever.
I can't tell if you're the real deal or not,
I dunno if you're the real thing or not,
but talking to you has at least taught me how people who believe they can see the future think.
but now I understand how people who can see into the future think.
What do you think you know about me?
And what exactly do you know about me?
If you're picking a fight with me, then bring it.
If you're picking a fight, then bring it.
But first, why don't I divine something that may or may not be true
How about I start by telling you some half-truths about your unrequited crush?
regarding the one with whom you are so completely and desperately in love with?
The one you love with every ounce of your soul?
Oh, you're more peace-minded than you seemed at first.
My, you're surprisingly kind.
It was just a joke, of course, but maybe you would care for a kinder type of fortune telling?
I can read your fortune anyway if you like, no ill will this time.
Don't. I have no need for it.
No thanks. I'll pass.
See you.
See you, then.
This isn't a safe place to be out at night.
These streets are dangerous at night.
It's really not for an old lady like you.
They're no place for the elderly.
Oh my, what a chic line to say in this day and age.
My, how gallant of you to say.
Hey, have we met before?
Have we met before?
No!
Never.
If you're looking for a date, you're barking up the wrong tree!
And if you're trying to pick me up, then quit it.
I see. That's unfortunate.
I see. Too bad.
By the way, you'll encounter danger by the bridge.
But remember, bridges are bad luck.
Be wary.
Be careful.
Well,
Not that it'd be anywhere near enough to kill you, though.
I'm fairly sure it'll take more to kill you.
So, this futuresight.
So, about your ability...
How far into the future can you see?
How far into the future can you see?
Y-Yes, well...
R-Right!
Most scenes I see are about three days ahead,
Um, I can see scenes from about three days into the future.
but sometimes I get brief images that just flash in front of me, and those can be between a month and a year ahead.
But sometimes these images will suddenly flood my vision,
So you can see different layers of the future.
and those are from about a month or even a year later.
Has anything good happened to you that was directly caused by your future sight?
So, there are levels to your ability.
Well, sort of, but...
Is there nothing good about seeing the future?
I can know what's going to be on the test before I take it, so I used to at be the top of my grade until recently.
I wouldn't say that.
I'm not smart or anything, so it's strange, right?
But I could tell in advance what questions would be on my tests,
If I may ask, are you scared of being able to see the future?
so I had the best grades in my year until recently.
I don't know.
I'm not even smart, though.
It's just that seeing things that are going to happen and not being able to change them is scary.
Weird, isn't it?
But you haven't seen anything about the people close to you yet, right?
If I may ask, are you scared of seeing the future, Shizune-chan?
I haven't.
I'm not sure.
But still,
I am, however, afraid of seeing a future that's set in stone.
accidents like today's are scary.
But you've never seen something like that for someone close to you, right?
It's not that you're scared. It's simply...
No.
But...
Incidents like today's scare me.
I think rather than fear, that's simply...
Simply what?
Simply what?
Well, let's save that thought for later.
Oh, we'll save that for last.
Mind if we continue with your story about seeing the future?
Let's continue talking about your futuresight ability.
That was your first time seeing that man, right, Shizune?
Shizune-chan, you'd never met that man before, right?
Yes.
Yeah.
Is this your first time coming here too?
And is this your first time in town?
No, I've been to Mifune City several times before.
No, I've been to Mifune lots of times.
Did you come here on a train today?
You came by train?
No, I took a bus from Chounodai.
No, I took the bus from Chounodai.
I got here around 11, and then the dizziness immediately struck...
I got here around 11 a.m., and that's about when it started.
If you came by bus from Chounodai, then you must've been heading in the same direction as I was.
The bus from Chounodai would mean you came from the same direction I did.
How did you end up meeting that man?
How did you meet that man?
I talked to him after my vision.
I first talked to him after I had that vision of the future.
And before that... Um... What happened again?
Before that...
The dizziness started right as you got to the bus stop, right?
Weird, when was it?
Could it be that he was on the same bus and he just got off before you?
You had your vision as soon as you got to the bus stop, right?
Ah, now that you mention it, I think that's right.
Could the man have been on the same bus and got off before you?
Oh!
Yes, now I remember!
I see.
I see.
To quote Touko, I'd say that logic seems sound.
To borrow Touko-san's words, that does seem to fit the bill.
Huh?
Huh?
Sorry for the dragged-out inquiry, but I have one final question:
Okay, now for my last question.
Shizune, are you scared that you can see the future?
Shizune-chan, are you scared of seeing the future?
Or...
Or...
Are you scared that the future is fixed?
Are you scared of the fact that the future is set in stone?
Both scare me, but...
Both are scary, but if I had to say, then the latter.
If I were to choose one, then the latter.
Then that's a relief.
All right.
As your elder, I'll tell you that your worries are completely unfounded, Shizune-chan.
Then it's all good.
In fact, you should see as many of them as you can.
To put it like an older person you'd ask for advice would say,
What? N-N-No way!
your concern is completely unfounded.
Mikiya-san, were you listening to me at all?!
In fact, you should use it more often.
What?!
I-I-I don't want that!
Mikiya, did you listen to a word I just said?
Of course.
Of course.
From what I gathered, your future sight isn't inherently bad at all.
And from what you told me, your ability isn't a bad thing at all.
Huh?
There are several types of future sight.
This is just repeating what someone else told me, though.
Chief, is there really such a thing as future sight?
Certainly.
It's basically an Abnormal Ability that only perceives.
Future sight is split between prediction and measurement.
One is merely a forecast.
For example, let's say you have a victim A, who will be killed, and an offender B, who will kill A.
Future sight will, just by looking at those two, see the ending of the incident.
Despite not knowing their face, name, or even motive.
What the heck is that?
If they can see without even knowing the motive, then they aren't seeing the future.
It's just a sort of instinct.
Don't think of it as the same as your sixth sense, Shiki.
Okay. Simply put, they are humans who don't forget anything.
They record all the information they acquire from their vision instead of discarding most of it.
That information organically blends together,
and they are then able to derive the ending based on the sequence these images form, like a video.
Future prediction is merely a highly sophisticated form of information processing.
They aren't seeing a few minutes into the future,
but rather are able to see the plausible ending to the present situation ahead of time.
But he's different.
He isn't seeing anything.
Huh?
Huh?
Sight without premise is no longer a prediction.
There are several types of futuresight.
It's not a prerogative but an arrogation.
This is someone else's theory, but...
Anyway, you were saying there were two types of future sight, right?
Boss, does the power of premonition actually exist?
Touko,
It does.
what's the difference between prediction and measurement?
It's basically just the power to see, though.
Let's see.
The two kinds of futuresight are prediction and evaluation.
In terms of immediate usefulness, then measurement is a clear winner.
But futuresight is ultimately predictive.
That's the type the criminal ones use.
For example we have Victim A, who is going to be killed,
In contrast, those of the predictive type maintain their humanity.
and Murderer B, who is going to kill Victim A.
And the ones that are a good match for Ryougi Shiki are...
Someone with futuresight can see how things will end simply by looking at these two people.
This speculative chatter is meaningless at any rate.
Without knowing their faces, their names, or the reasons for the crime.
We're done talking about future sight.
What the hell?
Chief, what should I do if I meet someone with future sight?
If they know the end but not the reasons, then that's not seeing the future.
It's just a hunch.
Don't lump it in with your sixth sense, Shiki.
Here.
If I were to explain it in simple terms, these are people who do not forget.
All visual data they take in is recorded and not thrown away.
That information is then mixed in organically,
and they see as images the results derived from their arrangement.
Prediction is nothing more than advanced information processing.
They see not the future minutes from now,
but the results minutes from now which make reality.
But she wasn't like that.
She didn't see anything.
Huh?
Huh?
If they're the predictive type, I think you can just leave them alone.
Seeing the future without an initial basis can't be prediction.
Provided a third party can give them a push in the right direction,
That's not a privilege, but rather overstepping your bounds.
they're the kind who can adapt to our society with relative ease.
In any case, there are two kinds of futuresight, right?
No matter what they can see about the future,
Touko, what's the difference between prediction and evaluation?
the ones who decide the present are they themselves, after all.
Well, let's see.
Thank you for waiting.
The evaluative kind would be more useful in everyday life.
To sum it up, measurement is like stacking together layers of the future, while prediction reads them out loud.
It'd also be more dangerous for a criminal to have.
And, Shizune, the one you possess seems to be prediction.
On the other hand, the more human kind is prediction.
So don't you worry.
And the one that'd match you most, Ryougi Shiki, is...
Wow, today's is really good too.
But there's no point in what-ifs.
You say I just have a good memory, but I find that kinda hard to swallow.
That's enough about futuresight.
If you're aware of it, then it can be rather dangerous.
Boss, if one were to run into someone with futuresight, what should they do?
I'm sure the function of future sight is...
If they're the predictive kind, then just letting them be would be fine, no?
...detached from your everyday life so as to not interfere with it.
With proper advice from a third party,
they can blend fairly well into society.
No matter the future one sees...
only you can choose your present.
Here's your order.
In other words, evaluation builds up a future,
whereas prediction infers it from their surroundings.
And, Shizune-chan, you are clearly the latter.
So you don't have to worry.
Another great dish!
You're saying I just have a good memory?
It doesn't seem real to me.
If you were aware of it, then that's where the danger lies.
I'm sure your futuresight ability is disconnected...
so it doesn't interfere with your daily life.
Excuse me!
Excuse me!
Could I have a mixed orange and sunflower pie, please?
Could I have the orange and sunflower seed mixed pie, please?
I already said a lot to you today, but I have one more thing I need to tell you.
But, in the end, I only have one thing to say to you.
Wh-What is it?
Wh-What's that?
You are not an outcast, Shizune.
Shizune-chan, you aren't that special.
Being able to see the future isn't something you should worry too much about, don't you think?
The ability to see the future isn't something to get hung up over.
You only say that because you don't see it.
Mikiya-san, you can only say that because you can't see the future.
People who can't see it just don't understand...
You couldn't possibly understand...
And here you go.
Here you are.
To tell you the truth, I can see a little into the future too.
To tell the truth, I can see a little into the future, too.
Huh?
Huh?
See?
See? Cool, isn't it?
Amazing, isn't it?
Maybe...
That may be so, but...
But don't mock me!
Don't make fun of me.
You just guessed it randomly.
That was only a guess.
Anyone can figure out what will happen if they just think about it.
Anyone can know what will happen if they think about it.
What I'm talking about is a future that you can't change, that actually comes true...
What I'm talking about are the unchangeable events that become reality...
...that is set in stone, you mean?
If by that you mean a fixed future,
It wasn't the case with that man from earlier.
then didn't that man we met earlier escape from it?
Oh, right.
Oh, yeah.
You saved him.
We saved him, right?
You saved him, Shizune-chan.
All thanks to you, Shizune.
My prediction is nothing compared to yours,
My measly prediction is nothing compared to yours,
but in essence they're the same.
but the actions themselves are the same.
You're taking the future as a matter of course.
You're only thinking of the future in a logical fashion.
But remember what you said, Shizune-chan?
You just said it yourself.
Anyone can figure out the future if they just think about it.
"Anyone can know what will happen if they think about it."
All humans live by looking into the future.
Over the course of our lives, all of us live looking toward the future.
No one simply lives in the present, without dreams for the future.
All dreams of the future are inherently based off our current selves.
All I see in the future are painful things.
The futures I've seen have always been hard to bear.
Is that...
That means...
Yup.
Yes, I think the visions you see are warnings
It's trying to tell you something, I think.
to remind you that you should always do your best so you won't have regrets later.
"Live your life without regrets."
But setting that issue aside, I don't really think knowing what'll show up on the test exactly counts...
Well, you're probably right,
You can only see things that are three days ahead, right?
but I dunno about knowing what'll be on my tests.
Then you should think of the days ahead of that.
You see three days into the future, right?
It'll be hard, but think of it as the price for having special eyes.
Try thinking beyond that.
I know it'll be hard, but think of it as the price you pay for having special eyes.
It'd be a waste to "fix" them.
It'd be a waste to "fix" them.
I surrender.
You got me there.
You seem kind at first, but you're actually pretty strict.
Mikiya-san, you look nice, but you're actually really strict.
Um...
Um, could I have that business card as a memento?
Can I have that business card?
I'd like to keep it as a memento.
Huh?
Huh?
I doubt you'll find a use to my business card,
My business card is just a piece of paper, really.
but I guess that's just how business cards are.
Then again, I guess all business cards are.
This person pointed out to me both my pain and weakness at the same time.
This is the name of the man who showed me my problems and how to fix them.
Instead of spending my time worrying, I should strive to master my power.
That if I have time to be worrying, I should put that effort into bettering my life.
They were harsh yet warm words.
Harsh, yet warm words.
By the way, you were slightly off.
By the way, you were off by a little bit.
How disgraceful.
You got me there.
I didn't think you'd choose something so challenging.
How could I have known you'd pick the house challenge?
Mikiya's vision of the future didn't have enough sunflower seeds.
Mikiya-san's futuresight was missing the sunflower seeds.
That it has limitations and is prone to variation makes it more human.
Such limits are what make humans hopeful and unpredictable.
Hello. I suppose this is the first time I've asked you this, so how do you do, Ms. Ryougi?
Hello.
Good question.
I do believe this is our first acquaintance, Ryougi-san.
You've spied on me up close several times before, haven't you?
Please.
Not at all.
You've seen me from nearby plenty of times.
I just set up the bombs.
That's absurd.
Even now, I'm talking to you from an apartment quite a distance away from your current location.
All I do is set up bombs.
You are a liar, and a curious one at that.
Right now I'm talking to you from an apartment complex far, far away.
All right.
So you're a busybody and a liar?
So what's your business?
Whatever.
You don't have any questions for me, like "why?" or "what for?",
What do you want?
even though your life is in danger?
I've been trying to kill you, you know.
Would you answer even if I asked?
Aren't you going to ask for motive or intent?
I don't have much interest in you.
Would you answer if I asked?
If you annoy me any more though, I'll just swat you away.
I haven't any interest in you, anyway.
You sound quite confident.
If you insist on this, I'll just have to swat you like an annoying fly.
That wasn't the response I was expecting.
Now aren't you confident?
You will die.
I didn't foresee that answer.
You will be killed.
You'll die.
You will die, caught in an explosion.
You're gonna die.
I'm still alive now.
You'll die, engulfed in the flames of an explosion.
This is a fixed event.
Still alive here.
I can see all futures.
It is inevitable.
The future I see never changes.
I can see every future, you know.
Oh?
And the futures I see are set in stone.
So that's the kind of future sight you have.
Oh, so that's the type of futuresight you have.
Huh?
Huh?
It's like a mathematical formula.
It's the same as a math formula.
Once you plug the values in, the result can't be altered.
If I know the numbers, there's no altering the answer.
Do you find it entertaining?
Do you enjoy this?
I don't know.
Who knows?
For nearly six years now, I've been deprived of my own will.
I haven't had what you'd call personal will in nearly six years.
So you're just messing with me for fun?
Is pestering me some kind of game to you?
"Fun" isn't something that is indispensable.
I do not play games.
You've seen my face.
You've seen my face.
But it's as a total stranger that I will eliminate you.
Now I must dispose of you from far away, with nothing connecting your death to me.
What a poor lie.
You're a terrible liar.
You're nearby right now.
You're nearby, aren't you?
I told you I'm not.
I said I wasn't.
No, it would be weird if you weren't.
No. You have to be nearby.
If the future you see is an image, then the camera has to be you.
If your visions of the future are images,
You must be present at the scene of the incident.
then you'd have to be the camera.
That's the condition for your future sight.
You must be at the scene.
You weren't close to me the past three times you tried to kill me.
That is the condition for your futuresight.
That's why you failed.
You haven't been nearby for your previous three attempts.
Finally...
That's why they all failed.
I've found you.
And now I've found you.
She's coming.
She's coming!
It's all because she survived at the bridge.
Surviving the bridge bombing was the final key!
Now I can finally...
At last!
Fifteen minutes from now,
Fifteen minutes from now, in that parking structure.
at the multi-story parking lot.
That's where...
In there!
Hey.
Hey,
Got you now, Bomberman.
I caught up to you, Mr. Bomber.
No way!
No!
No...
Can you hear me, Mr. Bomber?
Can you hear me, Bomberman?
If you're not seeing anything, then you won't be needing that eye, right?
If it can't see anything, then you don't need that eye.
If this was all just prediction, you could have easily killed me.
Had it been simple prediction, you might've actually killed me.
But I didn't have to say that, did I?
It hardly bears saying, though.
In your case, you could see all too clearly.
You see too much.
Why...
Why?
Why?!
Why?!
Why did that future change?!
Why did the future change?!
It's not that it changed.
It didn't change.
There is no such thing as a future to begin with.
There never was such thing as "the future."
You can't touch a thing that doesn't exist.
You can't interfere with something that doesn't exist.
Future prediction sees the potential futures.
Prediction is seeing the possibility of a future coming to pass.
On the other hand, future measurement eliminates choices and narrows the future down.
On the other hand, evaluation is purging all possibilities and bringing to pass the future you see.
It's an Abnormal Ability that surpasses future prediction.
It's a special ability that far surpasses prediction.
However...
However...
The future is invincible because it's uncertain.
The future is invincible because it is formless.
But if it were to possess a shape, then it is naturally possible to break it.
But give it form, and it's only natural that it'll be broken.
Your future was more vivid than the spiral of a screw.
And your future was even clearer than the ridges on a screw.
When you turned the ending into a fixed shape, your future became a dead end.
The moment you gave shape to the end of this, your future halted in its tracks.
See you, Mr. Bomber.
Goodbye, Bomberman.
What are you?
What's with you?
Hey, let's go!
Come on, let's go!
Right!
R-Right!
Oh, welcome back.
Welcome back!
Anything fun happen?
Anything interesting happen?
I'm back, Naomi.
Thanks, Naomi-chan.
So, notice anything different?
You could tell it was me?
Of course.
Of course.
So, how was it?
So? Spill.
Nothing really fun happened, but I did get to experience something new.
Nothing interesting happened, but I did experience something new.
I now know what it feels like to be heartbroken.
I hath loved and lost for the very first time.
Wait, you mean you're like, actually heartbroken?!
Wait, what? Loved and lost?!
On my way back to my parents' house, I met someone.
You see, before I went home I had a run-in with someone.
Oh, I got that thing you asked me to buy.
Oh, I bought what you asked me to.
You want me to go grab it now?
Should I go get it?
Ah, um, sorry.
Sorry, I got it from somewhere else.
I actually managed to get it through some other channels.
But this lost love of yours!
But anyway, tell me about that broken heart of yours!
Let's talk about that, Seo!
We've been here for a long time now.
I've really kept you a while.
Why don't we head out?
We should be off.
Um, thank you very much.
Th-Thank you very much.
Um, you said there's someone you know
Um, you said futuresight wasn't that special.
who said future sight wasn't so rare...
That you knew someone like that.
Is it your girlfriend?
Were you talking about your girlfriend, Kokutou-san?
Huh?
What?
Well, um... I wonder.
Well, uh, I'm not too sure.
I'm surprised.
That came as a surprise.
You could see it?
Did you have a vision?
Please listen and don't get angry.
Please don't get mad when I tell you this.
Um, if you get involved with her as you are now,
Um, if you keep seeing this woman,
you will eventually lose your life.
Mikiya-san, you'll die.
I see.
I see.
Thank you, Shizune.
Thank you, Shizune-chan.
But I'll refrain from asking further details about it.
I won't ask for the details, though.
It's scary, but if I listen to you now, when the time comes, I don't think I'll be able to do what I'm supposed to do.
It sounds scary, but if I know what'll happen I might not be able to do something important when the time comes.
He said that escaping from that situation was scarier than what might happen to him.
He said he was more afraid of running away than facing his fate.
That strength of his elicits only my deepest respect and admiration.
His strength made me genuinely respect and admire him.
Although we only talked for an hour, it was the most precious guidance that I'd ever received.
I only knew him for an hour,
And that is exactly how my heart was broken.
but it would become a guiding light for me that I wouldn't trade for the whole world.
Seo, I don't really know how to put this, but that's not love.
And that is the story of my very first love, from beginning to end.
You think so, Naomi?
Seo, uh, I hate to say this, but that wasn't love.
Yeah. That's just admiration.
You think so too, Naomi-chan?
Love is something unprecedented and ugly and unpredictable.
Yeah.
It's like a roller coaster that either gets you to your goal or ends in a crash.
It was just admiration on your part.
Frankly speaking, it's something you wouldn't be left with any clear memory of.
Love would be more mind-blowing, full of shame,
and unpredictable to boot.
It's a roller coaster ride in which you either reach your destination, or crash miserably.
To be frank, no pretty memories are left after...
What?
What?
Nothing.
Oh, nothing.
I just thought you two seemed to be having fun.
Your conversation sounded like fun, that's all.
Hey, mind if I join you?
Mind if I join in?
How do you do?
Nice to meet ya!
Huh?
Oh? Could you possibly be Seo-san?
Are you Seo by any chance?
This is great!
Lucky me!
Saves me the trouble of coming to say hi.
I won't have to go out of my way to introduce myself.
Hey, you!
Hey, wait!
Who said you could join in?
Who said you could just butt in?
What's wrong with it?
What's wrong with that?
I'm just meeting my new roommate.
Am I not allowed to introduce myself to my new roommate?
She and I would be together for a year—no, much longer.
A year from now—
That last night of summer vacation,
No, even longer than that.
I met the girl who would one day stand at Reien's zenith,
It was on the last night of my summer break that I met with a dear bad friend,
my inseparable and best friend.
who would eventually reign at the top of Reien Academy.
And that's the whole story of what I did this summer.
And that is the story of what happened that summer.
I still see the future.
I still see the future,
Nothing's changed or been solved,
and nothing really changed or got r
but I am completely through with being worried.
I have to believe in myself, just like Kokutou-san did when he so graciously smiled at me.
Otherwise, my blessed future won't come to pass.
I'm cheating in life with the great power of futuresight,
and with it naturally come great responsibilities.
Still, I was able to accept my sight and not shun it
because I believe it will one day let me do good to someone.
And I'll live by that belief, with a smile on my face.
So hot.
It's not that I envy humans or anything.
It's just that the town is too lively and bright.
This might be an odd comparison,
but I am like the ink used to record things.
A great flower in the night sky, as if to steal people's eyes from the cherry blossoms, dancing as they fall.
Spring comes but once a year.
What to do? They are going to chase me out.
What to do? They are going to fear me now.
In his last moments, a lone tear streaked down the man's face.
Oh, Mitsuru-san!
I thought you'd gone out.
I was on the roof.
Oh. I really missed out.
I should have come up.
Please, no.
That would've ruined my break.
Mitsuru-san, you always seem to be in a bad mood.
And I had ditched my lessons to bring you a job, too.
How many times must I tell you not to skip cram school and come here?
Do you want to get me killed, Mana-ojousama?
Mitsuru-san, I don't like being called "ojousama."
This is an order.
You have to call me Mana-kun, like you did when we first met.
Sorry, but I'm not playing your games.
I'm not about to be some ten-year-old's puppet.
Yup, yup.