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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 end
ing.
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
w
ould
ha
ve turned out
a slightly
better person.
perhaps
I
c
ould
'
ve turned out
to be a
better person.
Hey
,
Hey
.
I caught up to
you
, Mr.
Bomber
.
Got
you
now,
Bomber
man
.
My
visions of the
future
are
absolute.
My
future
sight 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 p
lease come to the
clerk's
office on the first floor.
We
ha
ve
a
call
for you
from your father
.
Gosh,
the next bus
doesn't co
me
for another 30 minutes...
P
lease 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
dog
s 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?
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You're not going home, Naomi
?
You're not going home, Naomi
-chan
?
You
live in Hong Kong, right?
You
r 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 y
ou
something to wear.
Y
ou
can borrow my clothes!
What's
up
?
Huh?
What's
wrong
?
Oh, nothing.
Oh, nothing.
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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; n
othing
out of the ordinary
.
At this point,
my
future had played out
exactly
as
I had
envisioned
three days
ago.
N
othing
's new to me anymore
.
There are two of me in this world.
There are two of me in this world.
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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,
E
very
day
is
boring
.
I can only wait for events to unfold.
The
future
is
boring
.
I have
n't anything special to say
about
or expect from
the future.
L
ife
is boring
.
I drift through a boring e
very
day
.
But I
think
the most boring
of all
...
I expect a
boring
future
.
...
is me.
I live a
boring
l
ife
.
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...
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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 mince
meat...
Huh, what?
Whoa, hey!
Are you talking to me?
L
et
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 mince
d
meat...
Forgive
me
for interrupting
.
Hey, you!
Is something the matter
?
G
et
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?
w
hen 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 t
hen this girl started picking a fight with me.
You take care of her
.
Huh?
Is that
true
, miss?
A
re
we
done here
?
I'm
leaving.
She's all yours now, buddy
.
Are you okay?
Are you okay?
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U-Um
... T
hank you
very much.
U-Um
, t
hank you
!
But I
'
ve
got
to
go after
him!
But I
really ha
ve
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
hi
m
on a hunch?
You
think he'll get
hi
t 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 h
and
le it, I felt
relieved
.
I
t'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!
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Did something happen to
that
guy
?
What if he got caught in
that
?
But
...
this
isn't...
what I saw...
But
this
...
Are y
ou okay?
This wasn't
what I saw...
Sorry to have kept you waiting.
Y
ou 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?
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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...
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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!
O
h, s-sure.
Thank you very much.
Thank you very much.
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I-I'
ve
actually got
over an hour
until
the next train.
You see, um, I ha
ve
over an hour
before
the next train.
Well t
hen
, the bill's on me
as a reward for your
earlier heroics
.
T
hen
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.
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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
outcome
s 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.
B
ombs
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 b
ombs
were just tools to move
the
populace.
I cannot t
hank 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
drink
s.
T
hank you
so much
for
the lovely design.
I'm s
orry
. I didn
't find anything I
thought
you
might
like
—
It
was
my pleasure
.
I'
ll get us something to
drink
.
S
orry
!
I couldn
't find anything I
was sure
you
'd
like
, Shiki...
Huh?
Huh?
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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 t
hat woman
know
the hotel
was being targeted
?
T
hat woman
knew something was going to happen at
the hotel
?
Did I overlook
her?
Did I overlook
something?
P
robably
.
I p
robably
did
.
But
there should be no exception.
But
I can't leave any loose ends.
There
's
the
possib
ility that
she
saw my face.
It
's
possib
le
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.
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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.
M
ine
s on a road.
Then some kind of m
ine
in an alleyway.
And
a time
bomb
inside a deserted
building
, huh..
.
Now
a time
bomb
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
call
ed
?
So,
got any
call
s yet
?
Not
onc
e.
Not
a single on
e.
More importantly
, Touko,
something'
s weird
about him.
Anyway
, Touko,
this guy i
s weird
.
Something's w
eird?
What exactly
?
W
eird?
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
,
A
nd
then
the moment the
second
hand
struck midnight
...
a
nd
the moment the
hand
s hit twelve
...
Boom.
Boom.
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Chief
, I
brought
your
cigarettes
.
Boss
, I
've got
your
smokes
.
I've heard
of the b
omber
.
I've heard
a bit about this B
omber
man 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.
Thank
s.
Let's see. What's t
oday's special
?
T
oday's special
is...
Oh, it's the s
ame as yesterday
.
Huh? S
ame as yesterday
, I guess.
W
hat
a shame. If it was
blueberry pie
, I'd recommend it
to
you in a heartbeat
.
T
hat
's too bad.
I would've recommended the
blueberry pie
without reservation,
to
o
.
Welcome.
Welcome.
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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.
W
hy did you believe me
, Mr. Kokutou
?
Can I ask about earlier?
I
t's hard
to answer that
when y
ou
put it
that
way.
Kokutou-san, w
hy 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?
Y
ou
just looked really serious, Shizune-chan.
Did you pity
me?
I guess
that
's not very convincing.
At that point, t
he only thing I
knew
was that you had no reason to lie
.
Was
it
because you
pitied
me?
There was
no
thing
in
it for you. So I thought
.
T
he only thing I
'd figured out at that point
was that you had no reason to lie
, Shizune-chan
.
There was
n't any
thing
to ga
in
from fooling that man
.
You believed me because I wasn't lying?
You believed me because I wasn't lying?
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"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
you
r order.
Here
you
go.
The thing is
...
Um, you see
...
I can see the future.
I can see the future.
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Including the case at the hospital,
T
here have been a
number
of
explosions over the years
similar
to that one at
the
hotel
.
t
here 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 t
ime of
the explosion to the scale
of
the
damage,
T
ime 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 th
is
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?
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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.
Precog
nition.
The power of premo
nition.
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 w
as
good at making people
avoid traged
ies, 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 traged
y.
"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?
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She i
s highly
likely to have pseudo-
future
sight.
It'
s highly
probable she possessed something like
future
sight.
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
meet
ing
her face-to-face
.
Shiki
, you
go
and find this person
.
She might
even
be
the b
omber
.
You
can scope her out if you
meet
her face-to-face
, right?
Care to
stop by
?
She might
be
our B
omber
man
.
Are you the one they call
"
Mother of Mifune
"?
Care to
look at your future
?
Oh, w
hat
a nostalgic
name
.
Are you the one they call
the
Mother of Mifune
?
I
t's a thing of the past.
My, t
hat
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.
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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?
You
r entire body is
scream
ing
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
talk
ing
about
something like that, isn't it?
what you most desire.
I mean
, I'm
strange, right
?
Future
sight...
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?
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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 the
y
were
n'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
dog
house
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.
W
hat
do you think
you know about me?
And w
hat
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
.
Th
is isn't a safe place to be out
at night.
Th
ese 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?
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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.
b
ut sometimes
I get brief
images
that just flash in front of me,
and those
can be between
a month
and
a year
ahead
.
B
ut 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
b
eing
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.
I
t'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
se
eing
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
.
ac
cidents like today's
are
scar
y
.
But you
've never
seen
something like that for someone
close to you
, right?
I
t's not
tha
t you're scared. It
's simply...
No
.
But
...
In
cidents like today's
scar
e me
.
I
think rather
tha
n fear, that
's simply...
Simply what?
Simply what?
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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 y
ou c
o
me
here on a
train
today
?
Y
ou c
a
me
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
meet
ing
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.
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To
quote
Touko
, I'd say
that
logic
seem
s sound.
To
borrow
Touko
-san's words,
that
does
seem
to fit the bill.
Huh?
Huh?
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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
see
ing
the future?
Or...
Or...
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Are you scared
that the future is
fixed
?
Are you scared
of the fact
that the future is
set in stone
?
Both
sc
are
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 listen
ing
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.
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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?
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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?
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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 ra
the
r
danger
ou
s.
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
say
ing
I just have a good memory
?
It doesn't seem real
to
me
.
If you
we
re aware of it, then
that's where
the
danger
lie
s.
I'm sure
your
future
sight
ability is disconnected...
so it doesn't
interfere with
your daily life
.
Excuse me!
Excuse me!
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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?
Y
ou are
not an outcast, Shizune.
Shizune-chan, y
ou are
n'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 h
ere you
go
.
H
ere 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?
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See?
See?
Cool
, isn't it?
Amazing
, isn't it?
Maybe
...
That may be so, but
...
But d
on't
mock
me
!
D
on't
make fun of
me
.
You just
guess
ed 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
come
s true
...
What I'm talking about
are the unchangeable events
that
be
come
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
.
the
n 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 a
re the same.
You're
ta
king
the future
as
a
matter of course.
You're
only thin
king
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
live
s, 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
future
s I've
see
n have always been hard to bear.
Is t
hat
...
T
hat
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
think
ing 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.
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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?
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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
the
m.
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 in
to
bettering
my
life.
They were h
arsh
yet warm words.
H
arsh
,
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
limit
ations and is prone to variation
make
s it more human
.
Such
limit
s 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
wi
ll die.
I didn
't
foresee that answer
.
You
will be killed
.
You
'
ll die.
You
wi
ll die,
caught
in
an explosion.
You
're gonna die
.
I'm s
till alive
now.
You
'
ll die,
engulfed
in
the flames of
an explosion.
This
is
a fixed event
.
S
till alive
here.
I can see
all
future
s.
It
is
inevitable
.
T
he future
I see
never changes
.
I can see
every
future
, you know.
Oh
?
And t
he future
s
I see
are set in stone
.
So
that's the
kind
of future
sight you have.
Oh
, so
that's the
type
of future
sight you have.
Huh?
Huh?
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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
, the
re'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.
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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
image
s,
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
i
s the condition for your future
sight.
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
final
ly...
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,
Bomber
man
.
I caught up to
you
, Mr.
Bomber
.
No
way!
No
!
No...
Can you hear me,
Mr.
Bomber
?
Can you hear me,
Bomber
man
?
If
you're not
see
ing
anything, then you
w
on't
be
need
ing
that eye
, right?
If
it can't
see
anything, then you
d
on'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
say
ing, though.
In your case, y
ou
could
see
all
too
clearly
.
Y
ou
see
too
much
.
Why
...
Why
?
Why?!
Why?!
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Why did
that
future change?!
Why did
the
future change?!
It
's not that it
change
d
.
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 some
thing that doesn't exist.
Future p
rediction
sees
the
potential futures
.
P
rediction
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 a
n Abnormal A
bility that
surpasses
future
prediction.
It's a
special a
bility that
far
surpasses
prediction.
However...
However...
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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
natural
ly possible to break
it
.
But
give
it
form, and
it
's only
natural
that
it
'll be broken.
Y
our future was
more vivid
than the
spiral of
a screw.
And y
our future was
even clearer
than the
ridges on
a screw.
When
you
turned
the end
ing 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,
Bomber
man
.
What
are
you?
What
's with
you?
Hey
, let's go!
Come on
, let's go!
Right!
R-
Right!
Oh, w
elcome back
.
W
elcome 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.
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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 w
hat
it feels like to be heartbroken
.
I
hat
h 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 t
hat
thing
you asked me to
buy.
Oh, I
bought w
hat
you asked me to
.
You want me to
go
grab
it
now?
Should I
go
get
it
?
Ah, um, s
orry
.
S
orry
, I got
it
from
some
w
her
e else
.
I actually managed to get
it
through
some
ot
her
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, t
hank you very much.
Th-T
hank 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
surprise
d.
That came as a
surprise
.
Y
ou
could see it
?
Did y
ou
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
you
r life
.
Mikiya-san,
you
'll die
.
I see.
I see.
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Thank you, Shizune
.
Thank you, Shizune
-chan.
But I'll refrain from
ask
ing fur
the
r
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
hi
m.
He said
he
was
more afraid of running away
than
facing
hi
s 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
.
F
rank
ly 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 f
rank
, no pretty memories are
left
after..
.
What?
What?
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N
othing.
Oh, n
othing.
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.
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There used to be two worlds for me. My left vision saw the present. My right vision saw the ending. By wishing for the future I set as a goal, I lost all hope. For the ending I saw never failed to unfold. A seemingly perfect ability to shape the future instead left me a slave to it, being nothing more than a crippled simulacrum of a lower god's power. If only it had all been a delusion, I would have turned out a slightly better person. Hey, I caught up to you, Mr. Bomber. My visions of the future are absolute. No matter what happens, they never fail to be realized. The order of the world. No one can resist what has been written. Seo Shizune 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. Gosh, the next bus doesn't come for another 30 minutes... Well, look what the cat dragged in! Although dogs come to mind first around you, Seo. Better amend that. So, what are you up to? Nothing. My parents decided that I have to go back. Seriously? You're not going home, Naomi? You live in Hong Kong, right? I wasn't able to get permission to leave. I dropped in the rankings thanks to the newcomer anyway. I guess I'll just sit tight and study extra hard. She's the one who placed incredibly high in the mock national exam, right? I wonder what brought her to our school of all places. Who knows? I heard she was adamant about coming here. By the way, Seo, are you really gonna go back in those clothes? Why don't you change into something more casual? I don't have anything else. My father never sent me any. You idiot! You should've told me earlier! Come on! You can borrow my clothes! Huh? What's wrong? Oh, nothing. Okay, then let's go. Hurry up! By that point in time—9:30am on August 3— my life was proceeding exactly like I had seen three days prior. It was just a regular day; nothing out of the ordinary. There are two of me in this world. One in the present and one in the future. I look at the same world from different points of views. I, who knows the ending, am like an irresponsible god. I just wait for a future that I can't change. I have no expectations or even opinions about the future. Every day is boring. The future is boring. Life is boring. But I think the most boring of all... ...is me. U-Um... Um, please wait! Hey, you! The crook ripping people off with expensive and hard-to-break contracts! You! Huh, what? Are you talking to me? W-Well... If you keep holding on to that bag, something dangerous will happen... Like an accident... You'll—how to say this—get hit by a dump truck and turned into minced meat... Hey, you! Get your hands off that! Stop that! You... really... shouldn't go there! Excuse me. Is something the matter here? Who're you? Do you know this girl? No, I'm just a passerby. Well, I was just minding my own business, and then this girl started picking a fight with me. Huh? Is that true, miss? Are we done here? I'm leaving. She's all yours now, buddy. Are you okay? U-Um... Thank you very much. But I've got to go after him! H-Hey, wait up. Can I just ask you something first? What made you think something was going to happen to him? That's... um.... I just sorta thought it might happen. My intuition is usually on the mark. Well, isn't that something? You went up to him on a hunch? Well, that's a bit of a worry. All right. I'll go talk to him. You stay right there, okay? I'll report back in a sec! Huh? Huh? Huh?! Um... Let me think. That wasn't an illusion. Okay. It's like I'm dreaming, but it's real, and I'm feeling relieved that he told me he'd take care of it. But if I stay here, I'll miss my train. Well, I guess that's fine. What just happened?! An explosion?! What was it?! Over there! Did something happen to that guy? But... this isn't... what I saw... Are you okay? Sorry to have kept you waiting. It was just as you said. That sure was a close one. He tripped once, but he's fine otherwise. What? He wasn't hurt? Nope. I'm really glad. I'm sure he's thanking you right now. Huh? Um... I suppose that was to be expected. Let's see... Oh! What do you say to grabbing a drink at the cafe over there? I'm sure you must also be tired from all that. Oh, s-sure. Thank you very much. I-I've actually got over an hour until the next train. Well then, the bill's on me as a reward for your earlier heroics. Oh yeah, I haven't introduced myself yet. I'm Kokutou Mikiya. Nice to meet you! I'm Seo Shizune. This marked the beginning of that story, as well as the start of its conclusion. The fateful encounter between Seo Shizune and Mr. Kokutou Mikiya. Bang. I have neither expectations nor hope for the future. I, Kuramitsu Meruka, had the power to foresee the future. If I looked at the future I wished for with my right eye, at the same time, my left eye showed me the actions I had to take in order to turn it into a reality. Please evacuate! The future is not something you idly dream about. It's something you have to actively create for yourself. I'm not looking at the future but merely looking at the natural outcome after five minutes, or a day, or a month. There is no expectation to be had in the future. Things always happen naturally in life. There is no unknown event. A professional bomber. That's how I currently make a living. Bombs are merely props used to agitate the masses. It just so happens that explosives are the one instrument that let me make the best out of my precognitive ability. If I may, Ms. Aozaki. I cannot thank you enough for your wonderful blueprint. Oh, it was nothing. I'm going to grab some drinks. I'm sorry. I didn't find anything I thought you might like— Huh? Hey, it's dangerous over there. Oh, really? Hey, it's dangerous over there. Did that woman know the hotel was being targeted? Did I overlook her? Probably. But there should be no exception. There's the possibility that she saw my face. For my future, that woman is... ...unnecessary. You're being targeted by a bomber? Not exactly targeted. It's as if he's stalking me. Probably the same guy who did the hotel job. You sure have a knack for attracting strange people. This is no laughing matter. Look at this. He sent this to my mailbox this morning, for communication. Flash grenades at a construction site. Mines on a road. And a time bomb inside a deserted building, huh... No witnesses. No casualties. You included. If he tried that hard to get your attention and still got rejected, I don't suppose he's going to give up on you now. So, got any calls yet? Not a single one. Anyway, Touko, this guy is weird. Weird? How so? He reads too far ahead. That third time, at the abandoned building where I stopped by on a whim... At the center of the room, there was an alarm clock, and the moment the hands hit twelve... Boom. Chief, I brought your cigarettes. I've heard of the bomber. He sounds like your typical future seer, at least to me. Are you fine with sitting by the window, Shizune? Yes. Okay. Here's a menu. Thank you. Let's see. What's today's special? Oh, it's the same as yesterday. What a shame. If it was blueberry pie, I'd recommend it to you in a heartbeat. Welcome. Hi. I'll have a coffee. I'll have an iced chocolate. Got it. About what happened earlier... Why did you believe me, Mr. Kokutou? It's hard to answer that when you put it that way. Well, it was because you were serious. Is that the correct answer? Did you pity me? At that point, the only thing I knew was that you had no reason to lie. There was nothing in it for you. So I thought. You believed me because I wasn't lying? "My intuition is usually on the mark" sounds like a bad lie, though. But deep down, you were being serious. More than enough for me to at least partly believe your story. Here's your order. The thing is... I can see the future. Including the case at the hospital, there have been a couple of similar bombing incidents in the past few years. The culprit left very precise notes on the site. Time of detonation, extent of damage, number of casualties, and details of injuries were all precisely written down before the act. It was all there in great detail. Like a series of reports. This is just a job for him, then. The question is: why has he, who doesn't want any complications, started stalking you? Huh? Shiki, where were you that night? Nowhere particular. I went out because the scenery didn't please me. Anyway, what about these notes predicting the future? It's nothing short of a miracle that he'd send them to the police, cause the incidents, and yet still get away with it. Precognition. He must be someone who possesses future sight and can scry into the future before it actually occurs. Kokutou, do you know the "Mother of Mifune"? Huh, there's a name that brings back memories. She's what people know as a back-alley fortune-teller. She was popular among girls back in the day, right? This "Mother of Mifune" didn't really foretell the future but was good at making people avoid tragedies, I heard. Yes. For example... "Two days from now, you and your significant other will have a fight. If you don't want to break up, go on a trip for the next three days." And she gave them all honest advice, or so I heard. Yeah. The customers who didn't listen to her all faced said tragedy without fail. I see. So, what about her? She is highly likely to have pseudo-future sight. This may not matter to you, Kokutou, but Shiki at least should go meet her. You'll get a feel for their kind by meeting her face-to-face. She might even be the bomber. Care to stop by? Are you the one they call "Mother of Mifune"? Oh, what a nostalgic name. It's a thing of the past. Does that mean you're a bomber now? Don't insult me. I tell fortunes of love and dreams to come, suitable for those still young. I have nothing to say to a murderer. I see. How could you tell? Your entire body is screaming it to me. But it seems you haven't quite been able to corner the prey you're so anxious to catch. Future sight... I-It's strange to be even talking about something like that, isn't it? I mean, I'm strange, right? What do you mean when you say you can see the future? Can you actually see them like a video? K-Kinda. It's more like I get dizzy than actually just watching a video. When did it start happening to you? I first became aware that they were visions from the future when I was in middle school. Before that, I didn't know what I was looking at, and I think they weren't as specific as they are now. That's good. There's at least one good thing to come out of your misfortune... I guess that's a rude way to put it. Children also have their hardships. I can only venture a guess, but you must've had more than your own share of that. You've been very brave and patient, Shizune. Oh no... I'm about to cry... This pain has been with me ever since that winter two years ago. When I went back to my parents', I saw an image of Chris, our Shiba Inu, passing away. The sadness of his death and the joy of seeing him there waiting for me... I cried throughout the night. The following morning, when I saw that Chris had passed away, not inside his doghouse but in the space under the floor our house, I cried again. Compared to other people, I bear the same sadness twice. And this person, without me telling him about it, understood my pain. W-Well... What's the matter? I-I don't want to make a big deal out of this, but... The thing is... From now on... Can I call you Mikiya? Sure. Call me whatever you want. All right! Okay, then. I can't tell if you're the real deal or not, but talking to you has at least taught me how people who believe they can see the future think. What do you think you know about me? If you're picking a fight with me, then bring it. But first, why don't I divine something that may or may not be true regarding the one with whom you are so completely and desperately in love with? Oh, you're more peace-minded than you seemed at first. It was just a joke, of course, but maybe you would care for a kinder type of fortune telling? Don't. I have no need for it. See you. This isn't a safe place to be out at night. It's really not for an old lady like you. Oh my, what a chic line to say in this day and age. Hey, have we met before? No! If you're looking for a date, you're barking up the wrong tree! I see. That's unfortunate. By the way, you'll encounter danger by the bridge. Be wary. Well, I'm fairly sure it'll take more to kill you. So, about your ability... How far into the future can you see? Y-Yes, well... Most scenes I see are about three days ahead, but sometimes I get brief images that just flash in front of me, and those can be between a month and a year ahead. So you can see different layers of the future. Has anything good happened to you that was directly caused by your future sight? Well, sort of, but... 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'm not smart or anything, so it's strange, right? If I may ask, are you scared of being able to see the future? I don't know. It's just that seeing things that are going to happen and not being able to change them is scary. But you haven't seen anything about the people close to you yet, right? I haven't. But still, accidents like today's are scary. It's not that you're scared. It's simply... Simply what? Well, let's save that thought for later. Mind if we continue with your story about seeing the future? That was your first time seeing that man, right, Shizune? Yes. Is this your first time coming here too? No, I've been to Mifune City several times before. Did you come here on a train today? No, I took a bus from Chounodai. I got here around 11, and then the dizziness immediately struck... If you came by bus from Chounodai, then you must've been heading in the same direction as I was. How did you end up meeting that man? I talked to him after my vision. And before that... Um... What happened again? The dizziness started right as you got to the bus stop, right? Could it be that he was on the same bus and he just got off before you? Ah, now that you mention it, I think that's right. I see. To quote Touko, I'd say that logic seems sound. Huh? Sorry for the dragged-out inquiry, but I have one final question: Shizune, are you scared that you can see the future? Or... Are you scared that the future is fixed? Both scare me, but... If I were to choose one, then the latter. All right. Then it's all good. To put it like an older person you'd ask for advice would say, your concern is completely unfounded. 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. From what I gathered, your future sight isn't inherently bad 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? Sight without premise is no longer a prediction. It's not a prerogative but an arrogation. Anyway, you were saying there were two types of future sight, right? Touko, what's the difference between prediction and measurement? Let's see. In terms of immediate usefulness, then measurement is a clear winner. That's the type the criminal ones use. In contrast, those of the predictive type maintain their humanity. And the ones that are a good match for Ryougi Shiki are... This speculative chatter is meaningless at any rate. We're done talking about future sight. Chief, what should I do if I meet someone with future sight? Huh? If they're the predictive type, I think you can just leave them alone. Provided a third party can give them a push in the right direction, they're the kind who can adapt to our society with relative ease. No matter what they can see about the future, the ones who decide the present are they themselves, after all. Thank you for waiting. To sum it up, measurement is like stacking together layers of the future, while prediction reads them out loud. And, Shizune, the one you possess seems to be prediction. So don't you worry. Wow, today's is really good too. You say I just have a good memory, but I find that kinda hard to swallow. If you're aware of it, then it can be rather dangerous. I'm sure the function of future sight is... ...detached from your everyday life so as to not interfere with it. Excuse me! Could I have a mixed orange and sunflower pie, please? I already said a lot to you today, but I have one more thing I need to tell you. Wh-What is it? You are not an outcast, Shizune. Being able to see the future isn't something you should worry too much about, don't you think? You only say that because you don't see it. People who can't see it just don't understand... And here you go. To tell you the truth, I can see a little into the future too. Huh? See? Amazing, isn't it? That may be so, but... Don't make fun of me. That was only a guess. Anyone can know what will happen if they think about it. What I'm talking about are the unchangeable events that become reality... If by that you mean a fixed future, then didn't that man we met earlier escape from it? Oh, yeah. We saved him, right? All thanks to you, Shizune. My measly prediction is nothing compared to yours, but the actions themselves are the same. You're only thinking of the future in a logical fashion. You just said it yourself. "Anyone can know what will happen if they think about it." Over the course of our lives, all of us live looking toward the future. All dreams of the future are inherently based off our current selves. The futures I've seen have always been hard to bear. That means... Yes, I think the visions you see are warnings to remind you that you should always do your best so you won't have regrets later. But setting that issue aside, I don't really think knowing what'll show up on the test exactly counts... You can only see things that are three days ahead, right? Then you should think of the days ahead of that. It'll be hard, but think of it as the price for having special eyes. It'd be a waste to "fix" them. I surrender. You seem kind at first, but you're actually pretty strict. Um... Can I have that business card? I'd like to keep it as a memento. Huh? I doubt you'll find a use to my business card, but I guess that's just how business cards are. This person pointed out to me both my pain and weakness at the same time. Instead of spending my time worrying, I should strive to master my power. They were harsh yet warm words. By the way, you were slightly off. How disgraceful. I didn't think you'd choose something so challenging. Mikiya's vision of the future didn't have enough sunflower seeds. That it has limitations and is prone to variation makes it more human. Hello. I suppose this is the first time I've asked you this, so how do you do, Ms. Ryougi? Good question. You've spied on me up close several times before, haven't you? Not at all. I just set up the bombs. Even now, I'm talking to you from an apartment quite a distance away from your current location. You are a liar, and a curious one at that. All right. So what's your business? You don't have any questions for me, like "why?" or "what for?", even though your life is in danger? Would you answer even if I asked? I don't have much interest in you. If you annoy me any more though, I'll just swat you away. You sound quite confident. That wasn't the response I was expecting. You will die. You will be killed. You will die, caught in an explosion. I'm still alive now. This is a fixed event. I can see all futures. The future I see never changes. Oh? So that's the kind of future sight you have. Huh? It's like a mathematical formula. Once you plug the values in, the result can't be altered. Do you find it entertaining? I don't know. For nearly six years now, I've been deprived of my own will. So you're just messing with me for fun? "Fun" isn't something that is indispensable. You've seen my face. But it's as a total stranger that I will eliminate you. What a poor lie. You're nearby right now. I told you I'm not. No, it would be weird if you weren't. If the future you see is an image, then the camera has to be you. You must be present at the scene of the incident. That's the condition for your future sight. You weren't close to me the past three times you tried to kill me. That's why you failed. Finally... I've found you. She's coming. It's all because she survived at the bridge. Now I can finally... Fifteen minutes from now, at the multi-story parking lot. In there! Hey, I caught up to you, Mr. Bomber. No! Can you hear me, Mr. Bomber? If you're not seeing anything, then you won't be needing that eye, right? If this was all just prediction, you could have easily killed me. But I didn't have to say that, did I? In your case, you could see all too clearly. Why... Why?! Why did that future change?! It's not that it changed. There is no such thing as a future to begin with. You can't touch a thing that doesn't exist. Future prediction sees the potential futures. On the other hand, future measurement eliminates choices and narrows the future down. It's an Abnormal Ability that surpasses future prediction. However... The future is invincible because it's uncertain. But if it were to possess a shape, then it is naturally possible to break it. Your future was more vivid than the spiral of a screw. When you turned the ending into a fixed shape, your future became a dead end. See you, Mr. Bomber. What are you? Hey, let's go! Right! Oh, welcome back. Anything fun happen? I'm back, Naomi. So, notice anything different? Of course. So, how was it? Nothing really fun happened, but I did get to experience something new. I now know what it feels like to be heartbroken. Wait, you mean you're like, actually heartbroken?! On my way back to my parents' house, I met someone. Oh, I got that thing you asked me to buy. You want me to go grab it now? Ah, um, sorry. I actually managed to get it through some other channels. But anyway, tell me about that broken heart of yours! We've been here for a long time now. Why don't we head out? Um, thank you very much. Um, you said there's someone you know who said future sight wasn't so rare... Is it your girlfriend? Huh? Well, um... I wonder. I'm surprised. You could see it? Please listen and don't get angry. Um, if you get involved with her as you are now, you will eventually lose your life. I see. Thank you, Shizune. But I'll refrain from asking further details about it. 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. He said that escaping from that situation was scarier than what might happen to him. That strength of his elicits only my deepest respect and admiration. Although we only talked for an hour, it was the most precious guidance that I'd ever received. And that is exactly how my heart was broken. Seo, I don't really know how to put this, but that's not love. You think so, Naomi? Yeah. That's just admiration. Love is something unprecedented and ugly and unpredictable. It's like a roller coaster that either gets you to your goal or ends in a crash. Frankly speaking, it's something you wouldn't be left with any clear memory of. What? Nothing. I just thought you two seemed to be having fun. Hey, mind if I join you? How do you do? Huh? Are you Seo by any chance? Lucky me! I won't have to go out of my way to introduce myself. Hey, wait! Who said you could just butt in? What's wrong with that? Am I not allowed to introduce myself to my new roommate? A year from now— No, even longer than that. It was on the last night of my summer break that I met with a dear bad friend, who would eventually reign at the top of Reien Academy. And that is the story of what happened that summer. I still see the future, and nothing really changed or got resolved, but I try my best not to worry too much. Just like the smile Kokutou showed me, I have to believe in who I am now. Otherwise, a happy future will never come to me. I, who cheats with what's known as future sight, am bound to assume responsibility for it. But the reason he didn't dislike and even approved of my eyes is because he believed they could be used for the good of others. To live up to that expectation, I have to keep a positive attitude. So hot... "Honestly, I didn't really want to be human." "It was just that the city before me shined so brightly." "It's a strange metaphor, but I'm like an ink that records." "As if to compete with the petals of the cherry blossom fluttering down, huge flowers bloomed in the night sky." "The long-awaited spring is here, but what should I do? I'll be kicked out." "What should I do? I'll scare them." "His end having come, the man shed a tear." Oh, Mitsuru! I thought you were away. I was on the roof. Oh, I see. That's a shame. I should've joined you. Yeah, right. Wouldn't be much of a break, then. Grumpy as always, Mitsuru. I even went through the trouble of dodging my lessons and finding a job for you. I told you so many times already that you shouldn't skip cram school... Are you trying to get me killed, Lady Mana? Mitsuru. I really don't think you should be calling me that. And this is why I'm ordering you to call me Mana like when we first met. Sorry, but I'm not too hot about having a ten year old kid order me around. Yes, very good. One of your most positive aspects is that you act and speak like a thug. I like people who don't sugarcoat their words. Exactly two years ago, I was piled up in debts, and one day my creditors decided to pay me a visit. The problem came from their rather infamous boss. By the way, most of them were from a crime syndicate. You must be Mr. Kamekura! It's an honor to meet you! And then there was Mana, the boss' sole daughter. I had no choice but to join them to save my hide. How convenient. We were just looking for an inquiry office that answered exclusively to us. You're quite good at those sorts of things, aren't you? Huh? You have a job writing children picture books? Well, I guess that much is acceptable. I'm not a tyrant; I will allow you to keep your side-job. Anyway, Mana, what's this job they want me to do? You're to investigate some fishy person living around here and have them move out as soon as possible. It hurts me to admit it, but I'm in no shape to handle some brawny bozo. I heard it's just a normal, unsuccessful fortune teller. My mom said it was someone she had been good to in the past. Uh, or was it the other way around? Anyway, she told me to tell you that you need to take care of her until the end. A fortune teller at this address? Unbelievable. That old lady is still alive. Mitsuru, do you know her? I used to, a really long time ago. She used to be popular back in the day for her accurate predictions, but... Oh, this lady. It says right here that she can predict the future, but is that really true? Yeah. Most fortune tellers are charlatans, but that old lady's real. Oh. Who would've thought? Adults all stay up late at night. Mana, it's this way. Stay right by my side. Welcome. Care to stop by for a bit, young man? Yes! Yes, yes, yes! Nice to meet you, Ms. Fortune Teller! Um, will you take on my request even though I'm underage? Oh, what's this adorable voice I hear? Of course I will. What exactly would you like to know? No need to be shy. No matter who you are, if you're a girl, you don't pay a dime. Tell me about the relationship between my dad and me. Oh, I don't even have to look at the future to answer that one. You two love each other very much. It's a little hard to pry any further. Morally, I mean. Yes! My goal is to someday defeat my mother and win back my dad! How far you've fallen, "Mother of Mifune". I suppose preventing unfortunate events doesn't quite cut it these days. Oh, I wondered who you were, but this sure brings back memories. You are the one who's in the same business as I am. Or used to be, at any rate. I'm amazed. You don't seem to be able see anymore and yet... I'm not talking about you. It's about me. I'm getting old. I haven't been able to see other people's futures in a very long time. You can't see the future? No, not anymore. All that shines is darkness to me. Well, it takes a load off my mind at least. The times have changed in just ten years. Old lady, a piece of advice: just stop this already. No one wants to know about their dark future or their shoddy past. Before we knew it, the adventurous spirit we would find in pure hope was gone from this world. You are—how to put it—of a bygone era. Oh? What about yourself, then? Have you changed at all in the past ten years? Me? I... Yeah... It's a bit of a shame, but I haven't changed much at all. Unlike you, I'm not even a threat. Still just a halfwit thug. You are not! You're a good man! You should have more faith in yourself! That's nice of you to say, but what are you basing this on? Isn't it obvious? It's because you're like my dad. You're plain, can't see with your right eye, and are vulnerable to women. I'm good at using someone like that, you know? You're laughing a bit too much, old lady. Act your age. Think of your health. Oh, goodness. I'm glad to have lived this long. That little boy I used to know has become so much more human. It seems you didn't waste those ten years. Anyway, you can't keep on doing business here. Next time, you'll have much scarier people coming for you. Try to retire before that happens. Mind your own business! I've been doing this since before you were even born. And I'll keep doing it until I die. We're going, Mana. My duty here is done. Others can handle the rest. Wait! Something she said struck me as weird. Lady, why do you keep on telling fortunes? You no longer see the future and are finally free. I wonder. Now that you mention it, this whole thing has brought me nothing but trouble. Let's see. I guess it's because this power is useless unless you use it for the good of other people. In the past, my life was changed by a certain girl. Thanks to her, I was freed from the predetermined future that my eye would see. What I obtained in exchange was a life full of failures. But even then, there was something in it for me. Hey, Mitsuru. I have a request. I'll ask what, but that doesn't mean I accept. Go on. I think what a fortune teller does is wonderful. This city needs a "Mother of Mifune". I mean, I really like this lady! You have a bad habit of taking a liking to the strangest people. All right. What do you want me to do? And you have a bad habit of asking questions you already know the answers to. Do you want me to say it anyway? No, thank you. Hearing you say it would just make me more depressed. Tricking Mana's mother is... impossible, so I'll have to put my life on the line to try and convince her. I have to help this old fortune teller regain some of her popularity, even if I can't make her hugely successful. That's what taking care of her until the end means. Who knows if she'll even go along with it? I'll just do whatever I want. See? She's already agreed! This should be a piece of cake for you if you put your glasses on, right? Hey— Or... Should I call you Kuramitsu when you wear your glasses? Watch it. You're the last person I want to hear that name from. This is a story that happened ten years ago. There once was a man who could only choose a single future because he could see the one where he succeeded in. Before he knew it, he became a slave to his own future. The man became a bomber, and was killed by a certain bloodthirsty killer on the site of the multi-story parking lot bombing incident. Two were injured during that particular incident. One was a man who suffered minor wounds protecting his daughter. The other was a fourteen year old boy who lost vision in his right eye even though he wasn't directly caught by the explosion. Kuramitsu Meruka... ...no longer exists. Well, I guess making things is more fulfilling than breaking them apart. It's decided, then! Don't worry, lady! Even though he's not super motivated yet, Mitsuru really gets stuff done once he gets in the mood for it! Wait up. I already know that young man's name, but I haven't had the pleasure of hearing yours yet. Mana. I'm Ryougi Mana, wonderful Ms. Fortune Teller. My mother—no... My father owes a lot to you. Ah, I see. I guess things like that do happen. Take care of yourself. Well, I don't have to say that to you. You too. Be well. And please stay true to yourself. Let's go, Mitsuru. We need to start working on convincing my mother. Going straight to the heart of the problem, huh? The story centered around me ended ten years ago, but I guess I still have a role as an extra. The story continues on. Hopes and worries pave the way to my destination. Although vague, I can clearly see it in the present. A date at 12 o'clock at night. Walk at midnight. Meeting a bloodthirsty killer at the crossroad. If I die, she can live happily. It's not that I'm scared of death. I'm scared of other things. Like the blue sky during lunch break. Like the sunset after school. Those things... Welcome. Care to stop by for a bit, young man? Huh, interesting. Tell me my fortune, please. Come on, tell me the result. How can I avoid a bad future? Well, I guess a future like this does exist. It's no use. You will die. Whatever you do, no matter what you do, you don't have a future. I'm surprised. You're genuine. I'm sorry. What now? You don't have to carry on. I have no future, right? I'm not thinking of finding ways to survive. I feel better now, in fact. I'm not exactly going to thank you, but neither will I do anything to you and then leave. No, it's not like that. It's certain that you will die regardless, but... This is something new. I didn't know such a future existed. You will disappear soon. Only a dead end awaits you, and there's nothing you can do about your future. Nothing will be left, no salvation awaits you. But it's strange. Even then, your dream will live on. See you. Try to live for as long as you can. This isn't a safe place to be out at night. It's really not for an old lady like you. Even then, my dream will live on, huh... I see. So that's it for me. Still, a dead end suits me perfectly, doesn't it?
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There was a time when I bore witness to two worlds. Through my left eye I saw the present. Through my right eye I saw the end. In seeking the future I desired, I lost sight of all hope. For the future I saw was set in stone. I seemingly forged my own future, but was in fact a slave to it— the cast-offs of a vulgar god. If it had all been just a delusion of mine, perhaps I could've turned out to be a better person. Hey. Got you now, Bomberman. My futuresight is absolute. What I see is set in stone, no matter what. That's how the world works. No one, and I mean no one, can escape the box. Seo Shizune-san of Class 1-A. We have a call for you from your father. Please come to the office on the first floor. Ugh. A whole half hour till the next bus. Oh! Found me a lounging cat. No, I guess you're more of a dog than a cat, huh, Seo? My bad, my bad. So? What'cha sleeping here for? I'm not sleeping. I am to return home, per orders from my good father. Seriously? You're not going home, Naomi-chan? Your parents live in Hong Kong, right? I didn't get permission to leave. I got pushed down the school ranking thanks to a certain new kid, so I guess I'll bury my head in a book during break. You mean the girl who placed among the top on the national exams, right? Why'd she come to our school, of all places? Don't ask me. Apparently she was dead set on it, though. But forget that. Seo, are you going home in that? Not going to change out of your uniform? I don't have any other clothes. My dad never sent me any. Stupid, say something sooner then! Come! I'll lend you something to wear. What's up? Oh, nothing. Okay, let's go! Come on, get up! O-Okay. August 3rd, 9:30 a.m. 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. One in the present, and one in the future. Two different vantage points from which to look at the same subject, the world. In knowing how things will end up, I'm an irresponsible god of sorts. Unable to change the future, I can only wait for events to unfold. I haven't anything special to say about or expect from the future. I drift through a boring everyday. I expect a boring future. 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... If you have that bag, then... Mister, you'll get hurt. In an accident... To say the least, you'll be swept off by a dump truck and turned into mincemeat... Whoa, hey! Let go! Let go, damn it! You can't... go that way! Forgive me for interrupting. Is something the matter? What, you know this girl, man? Sorry. I'm just a curious stranger. I was walking down the street, doing no harm, when this girl started picking a fight with me. What? Um, is this true? We're done here, right? I'm going. You take care of her. Are you okay? U-Um, thank you! But I really have to catch up to him! H-Hold on! Can I ask you just one more thing? Why do you think that man is in trouble? Well, I... I just do. My hunches are always right. Well, that's a surprise. You think he'll get hit by a truck on a hunch? It's certainly something we want to avoid, though. I'll go and talk to him. You just wait here. If all goes well, I'll be sure to let you know! Uh, let's think this through. I didn't dream that, did I? It was so unreal, yet it was real. And when he said he'd handle it, I felt relieved. But if I stay here, I'll miss the express. I guess... it doesn't matter. Hey, what was that? An explosion? What? Over there! What if he got caught in that? But this... This wasn't what I saw... You okay? Thanks for waiting for me. You were completely right! Man, that was close. He got off with just a little tumble. Huh? You saved him? 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... Would you like to catch your breath with me in that cafe over there? That must've worn you out. O-Okay! Thank you very much. You see, um, I have over an hour before the next train. Then as a reward for your good deed, this is on me. Oh. You don't even know my name, do you? I'm Kokutou Mikiya. Nice to meet ya! I-I'm Seo Shizune! This is how it began, and pretty much how it all ended. That was how fate brought me, Seo Shizune, and Kokutou Mikiya-san together. Throb. The future instilled in me neither hope nor disdain. I, Kuramitsu Meruka, had the power of premonition. With my right eye I saw the outcome I desired. And with my left eye, I saw exactly how to bring that to fruition. Hurry out of here! The future is not some fantasy. It is built, piece by boring piece. I did not "see" the future. I only knew the inevitable outcomes for things five, ten minutes down the line. I lived without hope for the future. Nothing ever happened in my life that I didn't see coming. Nothing ever caught me by surprise. The Bomberman-for-Hire. That's how I made my living. My bombs were just tools to move the populace. In essence, bombing was simply the best way to make the most out of my futuresight ability. Excuse me, Aozaki-sama. Thank you so much for the lovely design. 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? Hey. It's dangerous over there. Oh, you! Hey. It's dangerous over there. That woman knew something was going to happen at the hotel? Did I overlook something? I probably did. But I can't leave any loose ends. It's possible she can identify me. My future has... no need for her. The Bomberman is after you? It's more like he's latched on to me, really. I think he's the same guy who blew up the hotel. It's like you're fated to attract only the strangest men. This is no laughing matter. Look at this. It was in my mail. Apparently he'll contact me. First a flashbang in a construction site. Then some kind of mine in an alleyway. Now a timebomb in an abandoned building. No witnesses, no victims. Not even you. You're still alive and well, even after all that. No way he's taking this lying down. So, has he called? Not once. More importantly, Touko, something's weird about him. Something's weird? What exactly? He sees too far ahead. That last time, I'd only stopped at that building on a whim. In the center of the room was an alarm clock. And then the moment the second hand struck midnight... Boom. Boss, I've got your smokes. I've heard a bit about this Bomberman myself. He might be a futuresight wielder. Mind if we sit by the window, Shizune-chan? Shi— Sure. Great. Here, the menu. Thanks. Today's special is... Huh? Same as yesterday, I guess. That's too bad. I would've recommended the blueberry pie without reservation, too. Welcome. Hello, could I have a cup of coffee? I... I'll have an iced cocoa, please. Coming right up. Can I ask about earlier? Kokutou-san, why did you believe me so easily? I'm not sure how to answer that. You just looked really serious, Shizune-chan. I guess that's not very convincing. Was it because you pitied me? 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? "My hunches are always right" was obviously a lie, though. Maybe so, but you were entirely serious, weren't you? It was enough for me to believe the premise of it, at least. Here you go. Um, you see... I can see the future. There have been a number of explosions over the years similar to that one at the hotel. The perpetrator always left a written statement at the scene. From the time of the explosion to the scale of the damage, the number of injured people to the details of the injuries in question, it's all there, down to the letter. The contents are quite simple, too. They're almost like reports. So basically he thinks of this as a job. The problem is, this bomber with a reputation for leaving no loose ends is after you now, Shiki. Huh? Shiki, where were you that night? Nowhere. Got tired of looking at people, so I went outside. But more importantly, are these so-called statements the results of predicting the future? He sends these to the police, blows something up, then gets away scot-free. You'd need a miracle to explain that. The power of premonition. Only one who could know what the future looked like, a wielder of futuresight, would be capable of that. Kokutou. Have you heard of the Mother of Mifune? Oh, I think I remember that name. She was what you'd call a street fortune teller, right? She was popular with the girls for a time. The Mother of Mifune didn't so much read the future as proficiently help others avoid tragedy. Yeah. For example she'd say, "Two days from now, you and your lover will have relationship troubles." "If you don't want to break up, go on vacation for three days." Very candid advice like that. And all who didn't heed her words were guaranteed to meet tragedy. Right. So, what about her? It's highly probable she possessed something like futuresight. Kokutou, stay here. Shiki, you go and find this person. You can scope her out if you meet her face-to-face, right? She might be our Bomberman. Care to look at your future? Are you the one they call the Mother of Mifune? My, that name takes me back. I haven't been called that in years. So, now they call you the Bomberman? Don't insult me. I read love fortunes and people's futures. The things young people just eat up. I have nothing to say to a murderer like you! Oh? How'd you know? You practically scream it. However, it seems you can't catch... what you most desire. 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? Do you actually see a picture of it in your mind? Y-Yes, but it's more like a dizzy spell than a picture. When did that start? I first realized I was seeing the future when I was in middle school. When I was a child, I had no clue what I was seeing. I don't think the visions were as clear as they are now. That's a relief. Huh? That's a silver lining. I guess that's inappropriate to say, though. A kid would certainly have their own problems in dealing with it. I can only imagine, but you must have gone through a lot. You're a tough cookie, aren't you, Shizune-chan? Oh no. Now I want to cry. I haven't felt this pain since winter, two years ago. When I went home, I saw the lifeless form of Chris, my Shiba Inu. Filled with sadness at his prospective death, as well as joy that he was there waiting for me, I cried all night. The next morning I found him not in the dog house, but under the porch, lifeless. And I cried again. I have to endure twice the sadness a normal person has to go through. And this man realized all that without my having to say it. U-Um! Yes? P-Please don't take this the wrong way... But, um, could I... Could I possibly call you Mikiya-san from now on? Sure, whatever comes easier to you, Shizune-chan. Yay! Whatever. I dunno if you're the real thing or not, but now I understand how people who can see into the future think. And what exactly do you know about me? If you're picking a fight, then bring it. How about I start by telling you some half-truths about your unrequited crush? The one you love with every ounce of your soul? My, you're surprisingly kind. I can read your fortune anyway if you like, no ill will this time. No thanks. I'll pass. See you, then. These streets are dangerous at night. They're no place for the elderly. My, how gallant of you to say. Have we met before? Never. And if you're trying to pick me up, then quit it. I see. Too bad. But remember, bridges are bad luck. Be careful. Not that it'd be anywhere near enough to kill you, though. So, this futuresight. How far into the future can you see? R-Right! Um, I can see scenes from about three days into the future. But sometimes these images will suddenly flood my vision, and those are from about a month or even a year later. So, there are levels to your ability. Is there nothing good about seeing the future? I wouldn't say that. But I could tell in advance what questions would be on my tests, so I had the best grades in my year until recently. I'm not even smart, though. Weird, isn't it? If I may ask, are you scared of seeing the future, Shizune-chan? I'm not sure. I am, however, afraid of seeing a future that's set in stone. But you've never seen something like that for someone close to you, right? No. But... Incidents like today's scare me. I think rather than fear, that's simply... Simply what? Oh, we'll save that for last. Let's continue talking about your futuresight ability. Shizune-chan, you'd never met that man before, right? Yeah. And is this your first time in town? No, I've been to Mifune lots of times. You came by train? No, I took the bus from Chounodai. I got here around 11 a.m., and that's about when it started. The bus from Chounodai would mean you came from the same direction I did. How did you meet that man? I first talked to him after I had that vision of the future. Before that... Weird, when was it? You had your vision as soon as you got to the bus stop, right? Could the man have been on the same bus and got off before you? Oh! Yes, now I remember! I see. To borrow Touko-san's words, that does seem to fit the bill. Huh? Okay, now for my last question. Shizune-chan, are you scared of seeing the future? Or... Are you scared of the fact that the future is set in stone? Both are scary, but if I had to say, then the latter. Then that's a relief. As your elder, I'll tell you that your worries are completely unfounded, Shizune-chan. In fact, you should see as many of them as you can. What? N-N-No way! Mikiya-san, were you listening to me at all?! Of course. And from what you told me, your ability isn't a bad thing at all. Huh? There are several types of futuresight. This is someone else's theory, but... Boss, does the power of premonition actually exist? It does. It's basically just the power to see, though. The two kinds of futuresight are prediction and evaluation. But futuresight is ultimately predictive. For example we have Victim A, who is going to be killed, and Murderer B, who is going to kill Victim A. Someone with futuresight can see how things will end simply by looking at these two people. Without knowing their faces, their names, or the reasons for the crime. What the hell? 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? Seeing the future without an initial basis can't be prediction. That's not a privilege, but rather overstepping your bounds. In any case, there are two kinds of futuresight, right? Touko, what's the difference between prediction and evaluation? Well, let's see. The evaluative kind would be more useful in everyday life. It'd also be more dangerous for a criminal to have. On the other hand, the more human kind is prediction. And the one that'd match you most, Ryougi Shiki, is... But there's no point in what-ifs. That's enough about futuresight. Boss, if one were to run into someone with futuresight, what should they do? If they're the predictive kind, then just letting them be would be fine, no? 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! Could I have the orange and sunflower seed mixed pie, please? But, in the end, I only have one thing to say to you. Wh-What's that? Shizune-chan, you aren't that special. The ability to see the future isn't something to get hung up over. Mikiya-san, you can only say that because you can't see the future. You couldn't possibly understand... Here you are. To tell the truth, I can see a little into the future, too. Huh? See? Cool, isn't it? Maybe... But don't mock me! You just guessed it randomly. Anyone can figure out what will happen if they just think about it. What I'm talking about is a future that you can't change, that actually comes true... ...that is set in stone, you mean? It wasn't the case with that man from earlier. Oh, right. You saved him. You saved him, Shizune-chan. My prediction is nothing compared to yours, but in essence they're the same. You're taking the future as a matter of course. But remember what you said, Shizune-chan? Anyone can figure out the future if they just think about it. All humans live by looking into the future. No one simply lives in the present, without dreams for the future. All I see in the future are painful things. Is that... Yup. It's trying to tell you something, I think. "Live your life without regrets." Well, you're probably right, but I dunno about knowing what'll be on my tests. You see three days into the future, right? 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. You got me there. Mikiya-san, you look nice, but you're actually really strict. Um, could I have that business card as a memento? Huh? My business card is just a piece of paper, really. Then again, I guess all business cards are. This is the name of the man who showed me my problems and how to fix them. That if I have time to be worrying, I should put that effort into bettering my life. Harsh, yet warm words. By the way, you were off by a little bit. You got me there. How could I have known you'd pick the house challenge? Mikiya-san's futuresight was missing the sunflower seeds. Such limits are what make humans hopeful and unpredictable. Hello. I do believe this is our first acquaintance, Ryougi-san. Please. You've seen me from nearby plenty of times. That's absurd. All I do is set up bombs. Right now I'm talking to you from an apartment complex far, far away. So you're a busybody and a liar? Whatever. What do you want? I've been trying to kill you, you know. Aren't you going to ask for motive or intent? Would you answer if I asked? I haven't any interest in you, anyway. If you insist on this, I'll just have to swat you like an annoying fly. Now aren't you confident? I didn't foresee that answer. You'll die. You're gonna die. You'll die, engulfed in the flames of an explosion. Still alive here. It is inevitable. I can see every future, you know. And the futures I see are set in stone. Oh, so that's the type of futuresight you have. Huh? It's the same as a math formula. If I know the numbers, there's no altering the answer. Do you enjoy this? Who knows? I haven't had what you'd call personal will in nearly six years. Is pestering me some kind of game to you? I do not play games. You've seen my face. Now I must dispose of you from far away, with nothing connecting your death to me. You're a terrible liar. You're nearby, aren't you? I said I wasn't. No. You have to be nearby. If your visions of the future are images, then you'd have to be the camera. You must be at the scene. That is the condition for your futuresight. You haven't been nearby for your previous three attempts. That's why they all failed. And now I've found you. She's coming! Surviving the bridge bombing was the final key! At last! Fifteen minutes from now, in that parking structure. That's where... Hey. Got you now, Bomberman. No way! No... Can you hear me, Bomberman? If it can't see anything, then you don't need that eye. Had it been simple prediction, you might've actually killed me. It hardly bears saying, though. You see too much. Why? Why?! Why did the future change?! It didn't change. There never was such thing as "the future." You can't interfere with something that doesn't exist. Prediction is seeing the possibility of a future coming to pass. On the other hand, evaluation is purging all possibilities and bringing to pass the future you see. It's a special ability that far surpasses prediction. However... The future is invincible because it is formless. But give it form, and it's only natural that it'll be broken. And your future was even clearer than the ridges on a screw. The moment you gave shape to the end of this, your future halted in its tracks. Goodbye, Bomberman. What's with you? Come on, let's go! R-Right! Welcome back! Anything interesting happen? Thanks, Naomi-chan. You could tell it was me? Of course. So? Spill. Nothing interesting happened, but I did experience something new. I hath loved and lost for the very first time. Wait, what? Loved and lost?! You see, before I went home I had a run-in with someone. Oh, I bought what you asked me to. Should I go get it? Sorry, I got it from somewhere else. But this lost love of yours! Let's talk about that, Seo! I've really kept you a while. We should be off. Th-Thank you very much. Um, you said futuresight wasn't that special. That you knew someone like that. Were you talking about your girlfriend, Kokutou-san? What? Well, uh, I'm not too sure. That came as a surprise. Did you have a vision? Please don't get mad when I tell you this. Um, if you keep seeing this woman, Mikiya-san, you'll die. I see. Thank you, Shizune-chan. I won't ask for the details, though. 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 he was more afraid of running away than facing his fate. His strength made me genuinely respect and admire him. I only knew him for an hour, but it would become a guiding light for me that I wouldn't trade for the whole world. And that is the story of my very first love, from beginning to end. Seo, uh, I hate to say this, but that wasn't love. You think so too, Naomi-chan? Yeah. It was just admiration on your part. 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? Oh, nothing. Your conversation sounded like fun, that's all. Mind if I join in? Nice to meet ya! Oh? Could you possibly be Seo-san? This is great! Saves me the trouble of coming to say hi. Hey, you! Who said you could join in? What's wrong with it? I'm just meeting my new roommate. She and I would be together for a year—no, much longer. That last night of summer vacation, I met the girl who would one day stand at Reien's zenith, my inseparable and best friend. And that's the whole story of what I did this summer. I still see the future. Nothing's changed or been solved, 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. That's what I like about you. You talk and act like a punk. I like it when people don't use pretty words. About two years ago, I got into a lot of debt and had to face my creditors. Problem was, the boss of said creditors was a rather influential person around these parts. And a gangster, at that. You're Kamekura-sensei, right? It's such an honor to meet you! This girl, Mana, was the big boss's only daughter. And so I became a member of their gang and lived to see another day. Why, this is fortunate. We were just looking to acquire a detective agency. You have the skills, right? What? You draw picture books? Very well. You can keep that as your side job. Okay, Mana, what's this job you bring from the gang? Some suspicious person has set up shop in the area. You're to investigate them... and give them the boot! I'm not proud of it, but I can't exactly put the squeeze on anyone. It's some fortune teller that no one goes to. She's an acquaintance from quite far back... Huh? Oh, the other way. So you're to take care of her until the very end. This is her address? I can't believe it. That old bag's still alive? Do you know this person, Mitsuru-san? From long ago, yes. She used to be famous for always hitting the mark with her fortunes. Wow, it says here that she can see the future. Is that for real? Yeah. Most futuresight abilities are fake, but hers is real. I'm amazed. Adults are such night owls. Mana, this way. Stay close to me. Welcome. Care to take a look at your future, young man? Yes! Yes, yes, yes! Nice to meet you, fortune teller lady! Um, I'm not a grownup, but can I still get my fortune told? My, what a lovely voice. Very well. What would you like to know? Ask me anything you'd like. Girls don't have to pay. Could you divine the love fortune between me and my papa? My, there's nothing to divine! You're both deeply in love. Any deeper, and you'd be crossing ethical boundaries. Good! Defeating my mother and taking back my papa is my goal! How the mighty Mother of Mifune has fallen. Are you trying to say that your "avoiding misfortune" shtick is now behind the times? Of all the people I should meet. This takes me back. A fellow seer. Or should I say that we used to be fellow seers? What a surprise. And here I thought you were practically blind. I'm not talking about you. I meant myself. I'm old, you see. I haven't been able to see other people's futures for a long time now. You can't see the future? No. Not anymore. I can't see anything bright. It's a load off my shoulders though, honestly. So this is what the world has come to in these past ten years. I won't insult you, but give it up. No one wants to see a bleak future or be reminded of their shabby past. Finding meaning within pure hope has long since lost its charm. What's the saying? The times have passed you by. Oh? What about you, then? Have you changed in these ten years? Me? I... No, not much, I'm afraid. Unlike you, I'm not even a threat to society. I'm just some half-assed punk. That's not true! You're a good person, Mitsuru-san! Have some confidence in yourself! Well, gee, thanks... But how would you know? How? Why, you're just like my papa! Like, you're unremarkable, one of your eyes doesn't work, you get dragged around by girls... I'm good at using people like you. Quit laughing, you old hag. The stress might kill you. Think about your health. I'm glad I lived long enough for this! I can't believe that boy I once knew has grown to be so human! You've had a good ten years. Anyway, you can't set up shop here! Next time, it'll be some rough people visiting you. You'd better retire before they come. Mind your own business. I've been doing this since before you were born. And I'll do it to the end. We're leaving, Mana. I did my job. It's up to the gang, now. Wait! Something I heard's bugging me. Lady, why do you keep telling fortunes? Now that you can't see the future, you can finally take it easy. Why, indeed? Now that you mention it, there's been nothing but pain. I guess... It's because helping other people is the only way I can use this power. A girl changed my life, long ago. Thanks to her, I was freed from my fateful future. Instead, I was given a life full of failure. But still... I had something to hold on to. Hey, Mitsuru-san, can I ask a favor? Let's hear it, but I'm not promising anything. I think fortune telling is a wonderful job. This town needs the Mother of Mifune. And I love this lady! You've got a bad habit of loving anyone and everyone you meet. So? What do you want from me? You've got a bad habit of asking when you already know the answer, Mitsuru-san. Do you still want me to say it? No, thank you. If you say it out loud, I'll feel even more depressed. Fooling Mana's mother is... impossible, so I'll persuade her like my life depended on it. This old bag's business still mightn't thrive, but I can at least give her my backing. That's what it means to take care of someone until the very end. I don't even know if this old bag will agree. I only do what I want to do. See? She's raring to go! Any dumb problem can be solved when you put on your glasses, Mitsuru-san! Hey! Or should I... call you Kuramitsu when you do that? You know, I wish you'd stop bringing up that name. It was ten years ago. There was a boy who could see a future in which he succeeded, and thus could only abide by it. At some point, he became a slave to that future. He became a cold, mechanical Bomberman. After setting some bombs off in a parking structure, he was killed by a certain cold-blooded murderer. There were two victims from the explosions in that parking structure. One was a man, who sustained light injuries protecting his daughter. The other was not caught in the blast, yet his right eye was injured and blinded. A 14-year-old boy. Kuramitsu Meruka is... not of this world anymore. I suppose there's greater worth in building something up than breaking it down. Then that's that! Don't you worry, lady! He could do with a bit more drive, but Mitsuru-san's super reliable when he gets serious! Hold on. I know the young man's name, but I haven't heard yours yet. Mana. Ryougi Mana, ma'am. You're a wonderful fortune teller. My mother... No, my father thanks you for it! Oh, I see. These things happen, I suppose. Go in good health, now. Though you didn't need me to tell you that. And you take care too. I hope you lead a healthy, old lady life. Time to go, Mitsuru-san. First we have my mother to deal with, don't we? I have to start at the last boss first, huh? The story in which I was the protagonist ended ten years ago, but it seems I can still play a minor role in another. So the story continues, my path fraught with danger and full of hope. My destination may be hazy, but I can see it clearly in the present, with my left eye. A midnight tryst. A moonlit wandering. A meeting with a murderer at a crossroads. If I disappear, she can live happily. Death doesn't scare me. Other things do. The blue of the midday sky. The sunset after school. Things like that. Welcome. Care to look at your future, young man? Oh? How interesting. Gimme my fortune. Go on. Tell me what you read. How do I avoid the terrible future that awaits me? I suppose futures like yours actually exist. I'm sorry. You're going to die. No matter what you do or try to do, you do not have a future per se. Color me surprised. You're the real thing. I am sorry about this. What? You're done, aren't you? My future's pure shit, right? It's not like I was looking for a way out. In fact, it's a load off my shoulders. I'll leave peaceably, but not because of your fortune. No, that's not it. You will die no matter what, that's for sure, but a future like yours is quite unusual indeed. Huh? You'll soon disappear. Your outlook is bleak, and your future helpless. Not a trace of you will remain, nor a helping hand extended. And yet, strangely enough, despite the doom and gloom... Your dream will live on. Goodbye, lady. I hope you live a long life. These streets are dangerous at night. They're no place for the elderly. Despite the doom and gloom, my dream will live on, huh? I see. That's nice, then. My outlook is bleak? Seems like it's always that way for me.
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