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Hurry up!

Hang on!

Does everyone have one?

Yes!

Write down your dreams for the future.

I'm done, Sensei!

Me too!

Me three!

Gently scrub in the direction of the fur.

You're getting good at this, Makinohara-san.

Thank you.

But I'm sorry.

I said I would take Hayate in,

but I still haven't \Nbrought it up with my parents.

Are they strict?

They're really nice.

If I say I want to adopt a cat,

there's no way they'll refuse.

That's why I can't ask.

I'm sorry. That doesn't \Nexplain it very well, does it?

Shouko-chan hadn't visited in a while, right?

Yeah.

She said she might not be able to again for some time.

Maybe she's going somewhere for New Year's.

What's your schedule looking like?

It's still up in the air.

But I do have New Year's Day off.

There's Christmas before that.

It'd be great if we could eat some cake together.

Spend it with Kaede-chan this year.

Christmas with my sister?

If you do, I'll give you a present.

Something lewd?!

Ow...

What's up, Sakuta? \NYou're grinning from ear to ear.

I bet Sakurajima-senpai \Nstepped on his foot or something.

Want me to step on it too?

That did happen, \Nbut it's not why I'm grinning.

You really are a teenage pig.

We're bringing out the kotatsu?

Well, we are having hotpot.

Can't do hotpot without a kotatsu.

Sakuta, help me out for a sec.

Sure.

Who could that be?

Good evening! It's me!

Shouko-san?

Sorry for dropping by so late unannounced.

I'm hoping you can let me stay the night.

O-Onii-chan...

What's the meaning of this, Sakuta?

C-Calm down, Mai-san!

I am perfectly calm. But what is this about?

No idea. I'd like to know myself.

Then I guess I'll have to ask her directly.

Wait, Mai-san! Put the knife away!

That was delicious!

Sorry for imposing on you for dinner too.

I'll do the cooking from tomorrow, okay?

"From tomorrow"?

Aren't you only staying for the night?

I have nowhere else to go.

How long are you going to stay?

Forever, if possible.

Forever?!

Thanks for the food and the tea.

I'll leave you to it.

Who exactly are you, anyway?

How are you related to Shouko-chan, \Nthe middle schooler?

They're both me. Makinohara Shouko.

I grow up from time to time.

Huh?

I said, I grow up from time to time.

Is that your Puberty Syndrome?

Looks like it.

And I can't go home like this.

So you're the only one I can turn to.

In that case...

You can stay at my place.

Oh, I can't bother you like that.

But you don't mind bothering Sakuta?

Sakuta-kun, am I being a bother?

W-Well, no, not exactly...

If you're happy with your relationship with Mai-san,

you won't get any funny ideas, right?

You are happy, right?

Y-Yes, of course.

Then there's no problem with my living here.

No means no.

But yes means yes.

No!

Not that I'd mind if something did happen.

I love Sakuta-kun, after all.

Oh dear, what a mess.

There, there.

Are you okay?

Very well.

If you're insistent on doing this, \Nthen I'll stay here as well.

H-Hey, Mai-san?!

Hold up! Timeout! Calm down!

Please help me.

What?

I met Shouko-san again.

Looking for advice on how to cheat?

She's at my place now.

And so is Mai-san.

Don't drag me into your love triangle!

Wake up, Sakuta.

Come on, wake up.

I can't get up without a good-morning kiss.

Oh, really?

I'll head to school by myself, then.

I can take care of the good-morning kiss!

No, you can't.

You accepted us living together last night!

No, I did not.

Why not just two-time them \Nand upgrade from pig to scumbag?

Please don't suggest things \Nthat'll get me killed.

Is that book interesting?

It is.

"Superstring Theory"?

Is that about the thread of fate \Nlinking me and Mai-san?

That's an awfully threadbare theory.

It's not even a theory.

Senpai, your eyes look dead again.

Get used to it.

Huh? You're leaving already?

I'm taking my sister to the hospital for her checkup.

See you in a bit, then.

Sure. I'll be in the waiting room.

Makinohara-san?

I-I can explain!

He must've met my younger self by now.

You see, I have a frail body.

I've been living in and out of the hospital since elementary school.

I see...

That's why I couldn't ask my parents about Hayate.

Because I'm sick,

they give me anything I ask for.

That makes me really happy,

but it's also just as painful.

I feel like I should be saying sorry.

I'm sure your parents have noticed that.

How do you feel about your mom and dad?

I love them, of course.

Have you ever told them that?

Never.

Instead of "I'm sorry,"

I'd be way happier hearing \Nthe words "thank you."

And "I love you" would put me on cloud nine.

Someone once told me that "thank you," "you did well," and "I love you"

were their three favorite phrases.

I think you can lean on your parents more.

I...

She said she'll come pick up Hayate once she's home.

That's great.

While I was at the hospital with \NMakinohara-san, the middle schooler,

were you still in this apartment \Nall by yourself, Shouko-san?

Gee, who can say?

Nobody observed me, \Nso my existence was uncertain.

I'm Schrödinger's Shouko-san, huh?

Your Puberty Syndrome...

Is it related to your illness?

Yes, probably.

I have a heart disease.

Back in elementary school,

doctors said I might not live \Nto graduate middle school.

So even just growing up was a dream of mine.

Going to high school, going to college,

becoming an adult...

My younger self lives with those dreams,

and I'm probably the future self she envisioned.

Onee-chan...

How long are you gonna be staying there?

A little while longer.

I'll call again later.

After hearing her story, \NI don't know what to do anymore.

Well, either way,

I'll make another trip \Nto the hospital tomorrow.

Thanks, Sakuta.

I'll see if I can bring Futaba, too. I've got this.

To confirm one thing,

the middle schooler, Shouko-chan, \Ndoesn't know she grows up sometimes, right?

Shouko-san said she's never met Makinohara-san,

so she probably doesn't know.

Come in.

How are you feeling?

Sakuta-san! Thank you for coming!

I brought Futaba with me, too.

Hello.

Hello!

Is it all right for us to drop by without notice?

It's perfectly fine! I'm happy you came!

Thank goodness.

Were you studying?

Not exactly. \NActually, you came at just the right time.

I need your help with something.

"Plans for the Future"?

What about it?

We got this worksheet in fourth grade.

I didn't tell you the other day, \Nbut because of my condition,

I need a heart transplant or I may not live \Nto graduate middle school.

A heart transplant?

So when we got the worksheet,

I had a lot I wanted to write,

but I just couldn't imagine life \Nbeyond middle school.

I thought I'd write about it someday,

but I just couldn't.

In the end, I graduated elementary school \Nwith this assignment still unfinished.

But isn't this your handwriting?

It is, but I didn't write any of it.

Maybe you just forgot?

When I last saw it before my hospitalization,

it was still unfinished.

Well, that's mysterious.

Is this what you wanted to write back then?

Not quite.

If anything, it's what I want to write now.

How would you continue it, then?

First I'd like to go to college.

Then I'd love to have a cool boyfriend.

And then we would live together,

and it'd be the best if we got married.

You want to get married as a student?

Yeah. That's what my parents did.

Can I take a photo of this?

Go ahead.

I'll give it some thought.

As of now, I would say the older Shouko-san is here

to carry out the plans the younger Shouko-chan \Ncouldn't write down in elementary school.

Or to experience a future she may not live to see.

This is about all I can do for her right now.

So, what are you planning to do about it?

About what?

Getting married to Shouko-san.

Hang on! How'd you even get to that?!

Doesn't the "boy of her dreams" \Nin her plans refer to you?

She met you as a high schooler \Ntwo years ago, no?

Which means this Shouko-san \Nis the college-student version,

here to get married to you.

I'm coming in.

Please do!

Am I disturbing anything?

Not at all. Thank you for coming again.

You got a tree, huh?

Yes.

But I'd like to be discharged before Christmas.

I want to go see the Enoshima lights again.

The Enoshima lights, huh?

They're super pretty!

Are you going with Mai-san?

She doesn't know her work schedule yet.

She must be really busy, huh?

Then, um, would you like to go with me?

With you?

I-It doesn't have to be on Christmas.

We could invite Rio-san and Kaede-san,

and go as a group.

We can do it to celebrate your discharge from the hospital.

Yeah! I can't wait!

Oh right, Sakuta-san.

About these plans...

There are more of them now.

Yes, there are.

I love Sakuta-kun, after all.

Am I really gonna have to marry her?

How's your temperature?

Pretty high. Where's Mai-san?

She went out. She has work today.

Hey, Shouko-san.

What is it?

Are you the same person I met at \NShichirigahama Beach two years ago?

You were such a difficult boy back then.

Thank you for everything you did.

Come on. Sleep in your bed.

You saved me, Shouko-san.

It's the other way around.

You saved me, Sakuta-kun.

Sakuta-kun,

what words or phrases make you happy to hear?

For me, it's...

"thank you," "you did well," and "I love you."

They're my three favorite phrases.

You did well, Sakuta-kun.

Shouko-san?

Sorry it's just me.

U-Uh...

You can save your excuses \Nfor when you're better.

I know Shouko-san took care of you all day.

Do you feel any better?

Better than this morning.

A bath might be too much right now,

but at least get changed.

Come on.

It's fine! I can do it myself!

I don't want you to catch what I've got.

Let me do girlfriend things for once!

Sakuta, is this...

They reopened the last time Shouko-san showed up.

And now they're like this.

Doesn't it hurt?

Not anymore.

That's a form of Puberty Syndrome too, isn't it?

Probably.

Futaba, you in?

Yes, sure.

He just showed up, so I'll put him on.

Didn't I tell you not to drag me into this?

Huh?

Hello?

Is this Sakuta-kun?

What is it?

You're going on a date with me today.

I'd really rather not.

Are you that scared of Mai-san?

Absolutely.

But this date will help her too.

Will it resolve your Puberty Syndrome if I go?

Will you pass on in peace?

That's right.

If you're lying, I'll be mad.

1 PM, at the Shichirigahama Beach parking lot.

Got it.

See you then.

I'll tell Mai-san myself, so keep quiet.

How does Shouko-san see herself?

As the future self Makinohara-san dreamed of, right?

Shouko-san's old enough to be in college, right?

What about her memories of the six or so years from now to then?

Maybe she doesn't have any?

If my hypothesis is correct,

Shouko-san's hiding something huge from you.

I think she's...

Are you okay to be out like this?

All systems green. I'm in the pink of health.

I didn't ask for color commentary.

I'm just trying to make this a fun date!

But... Thank you for your concern.

Are you familiar with this area?

Kind of, yes.

Seriously, where are we going?

Right here!

I haven't an inklin' what this is.

Thank you for signing up for a trial visit.

Please come this way.

Come on in.

Would you like to try on a wedding dress?

That might be a bit much.

Nah, just try one on.

But...

Can we do that?

Of course. Please follow me.

Sorry to have kept you waiting.

Your mouth's wide open, you know?

You just look so beautiful \Nthat it made my jaw drop.

Then it was worth all the time \Npicking out the best one to show you.

Please take your time.

Think you'll be satisfied with a free trial?

We'll have to ask my younger self.

But you already know the answer, don't you?

That scar on your chest...

You managed to get a transplant, huh?

Yeah.

You're from the future, aren't you?

Are you mad?

Not really.

I'm more relieved than anything.

I'm just so glad Makinohara-san gets the transplant she needs.

Yes, my younger self will get it soon,

curing her heart disease.

The Puberty Syndrome will be gone after Christmas too.

Then...

I can only be with you until Christmas.

So would you give me one last memory to take with me?

Like what?

A memory of my first love.

I don't see why you would fall for me.

Though I had many reasons to fall for you.

You were the one who helped me adopt Hayate.

But that's nothing.

When I kept telling my parents "I'm sorry,"

you helped me realize that I should have been saying "thank you" and "I love you" instead.

When I was on my hospital bed, all worried,

you were the one who came to see me every day.

My first love ended unspoken, \Nbut it remains in my heart.

So you'd better take responsibility.

How do I do that?

The night of Christmas Eve,

go see the Enoshima lights with me.

But...

Oh, Kaede-chan?

She'll be going to stay at your grandparents' on the 23rd.

This is the first I've heard of that.

Besides...

Mai-san will be free in the evening.

Decide whether you'll spend Christmas Eve \Nwith me or with Mai-san.

Shouko-san, I...

You don't have to say it.

But I'll still be waiting.

At 6 PM, December 24th,

I'll be waiting by the dragon torch on Benten Bridge.

How did the date go?

You were right.

She had a surgical scar on her chest.

You saw her chest, huh?

I didn't undress her or anything, okay?

How did she come here from the future, anyway?

Rather than coming from the future,

it might be better to say she reached it.

Reached the future?

When I went to see her last,

Shouko-chan was unusually \Nvocal about her worries.

She wished her body would \Nstop growing altogether.

But she told me she wants her parents \Nto see her all grown up.

There's a Shouko-chan who wants to grow up,

and one who rejected it.

That split may be the cause \Nof her Puberty Syndrome.

What do you mean?

The one who rejected growing up

desperately tried to stop time for herself.

As a result,

the world slowed down in her eyes,

as though everything were in slow motion.

If it were observed from this world, where we \Nand the Shouko-chan who wants to grow up are,

what do you think would happen?

Quantum mechanics, my favorite subject.

Wrong.

We're talking about the theory of relativity.

Like returning from the Sea Dragon's Palace \Nto find that decades have passed on the surface.

So Shouko-san is Urashima Tarou now?

That's right.

As time flowed faster for her in our world,

she reached the future before us.

I'm home.

Oh, welcome back, Onii-chan.

Yeah, he just got back.

Okay, got it. Later.

Who was that?

Dad.

Said Grandpa and Grandma want to see me.

Mai-san called earlier, too.

She wants you to meet her at the station at 9 PM.

Sounds like she has something to talk to you about.

And what's that?

Keep what I said today a secret, okay?

It would really suck if the future changed in some way that prevented my surgery.

The movie shoot's going pretty well,

so I'm free in the evening as of now.

Huh?

On the 24th.

Let's go on a date.

Do you want to go see the Enoshima lights?

I'd rather see the aquarium jellyfish.

The ones on that new train ad?

Yeah, those.

Seeing that ad every day made me curious.

I didn't know you liked jellyfish.

If I see them with you, I will.

I see.

Then I'll head there directly from the shoot.

Does 6 PM at the aquarium sound okay?

Perfect.

Senpai, did something nice happen?

You've got this smirk on your face.

Actually, did something happen to you?

Huh? Why do you ask?

Your upper arm's looking flabbier.

You're such a jerk! Now I'm steamin'!

Sorry I'm late.

Don't be.

I'll come earlier tomorrow.

There's another item now.

Yeah...

Um, Sakuta-san.

My illness isn't getting any better.

The drugs are keeping me going for now,

but they won't work forever either.

Really?

Yeah, so...

You can stop visiting me.

Hell no.

I'll come tomorrow and the day after.

While I'll have to skip some days for work,

I'll come every day until you're discharged.

But I...

I...

You did well, Makinohara-san.

You fought really hard.

Sakuta-san, it's not like I...

It's not like I wanted to be sick!

Why me? I want to live like everyone else!

I want to live... Live on...

And then...

You've fought harder than anyone every day.

But you don't have to fight alone anymore.

I'll come tomorrow and the day after.

I promise.

Really?

Makinohara-san?

Makinohara-san!

Her condition has worsened.

Shouko-chan.

Check the operation room!

Shouko-chan.

Get the ICU ready, too!

Shouko-chan. It'll be all right.

How are her vitals?

Blood pressure is 72 over 45, pulse 110.

Ouch!

What's going on?

Why now?!

Could it be that...

my...

Your heart's racing right now, isn't it?

Please don't get me worked up.

Same here. Whenever I'm with you,

my heart skips a beat.

Stop it.

My wounds will reopen.

Don't worry. You'll heal for sure.

The wounds in your heart,

and the wounds on your chest...

I'll heal them for you.

I promise.

Sakuta-kun.

Shouko-san.

They called and said you'd suddenly collapsed.

I was so shocked.

I just had a dream.

Of around the time we first met.

I see.

It happened back then too.

That was around when I got these wounds.

Tell me, Shouko-san.

You have my heart now, don't you?

I should've known you would realize.

You gave me a future.

What...

are you talking about?

It happens in ten days, on December 24th.

It starts snowing that afternoon.

On the way to meeting you for your date,

Sakuta-kun gets in a traffic accident.

How would you know that?

I'm from the future.

It's true.

He gets rushed to the hospital,

but never regains consciousness.

Eventually, he is declared brain dead.

Later, they find a donor card on him,

and I miraculously get a heart transplant.

I see.

I only learned the truth after the surgery.

I tried to tell Sakuta-kun about it,

and that's when Mai-san told me everything.

So please have your date at home this Christmas.

But that means...

Don't worry.

My younger self still has time.

Have some faith in modern medicine.

Now, it'd be dangerous for me \Nto stay in this hospital too long,

so I'll be on my way.

Mai-san.

Please take care of Sakuta-kun for me.

I wish it was all a lie.

Hey, Mai-san...

I'm not going to break up with you.

We'll have to change plans \Nfor our Christmas Eve date.

Nodoka will be out for a concert,

so we can spend it at my place.

And we'll go on a New Year's shrine visit.

But it'll be too crowded on New Year's Day,

so we can go toward the end of winter break.

Right.

I'll make you chocolate for Valentine's Day.

And I'll be graduating in spring,

but I'll still tutor you, so be ready.

A year later, we'll be attending the same college.

I'm saying...

I want you to choose a future with me.

I'm begging you.

I'll go back to my place tonight.

Okay.

See you. Good night.

Good night.

What happened to club?

I saw you leaving, so I decided to skip today.

Are you going to confess your love to me?

Azusagawa, have you been avoiding me lately?

You're imagining it.

I know that you collapsed on Sunday.

And that Shouko-chan had to go to the ICU.

I went to the hospital yesterday.

I see. So you've realized already.

I'd always considered the possibility.

Anytime anything happened with your wounds,

it was always when Shouko-san showed up.

You're amazing.

Shouko-chan and Shouko-san can probably never meet.

But you ended up meeting Shouko-san,

even though you both share one part.

It's because there are two of your heart, which shouldn't be possible,

that you got those wounds on your chest, right?

I get hit by a car on the 24th, apparently.

Does Sakurajima-senpai know?

Yeah. She found out when I did.

I can only give you banal advice like this,

but you two should talk things out.

Yeah, you're right.

Azusagawa...

I...

I don't want this.

Are you making progress on your exam prep?

You haven't been tutoring me as a bunny girl, \Nso I'm not getting anywhere.

If I did that, you wouldn't get anywhere for other reasons.

Oh, but I would get off, at least.

Idiot.

Uh, Mai-san...

Oh right, about Kaede-chan.

She wants a haircut before leaving for your grandparents', right?

Yeah.

I know a stylist in Chigasaki.

Want to go?

Really?

I can go with you Sunday afternoon,

so ask Kaede-chan for me.

Got it.

By the way...

Oh, break time's over.

I'll call again tomorrow.

Bye.

It might look nice if we cut some more here.

Yeah.

Why are you here, Toyohama?

I have an appointment today too.

Problem?

That aside, let's talk the 24th.

I'll be coming straight home from the concert.

Don't worry. I'll save some cake for you.

That's not what I'm worried about.

You want chicken?

You're so lucky, Sakuta.

Where'd that come from?

I mean, Onee-chan is so excited \Nto spend Christmas with you.

Wondering what to cook, where to get cake,

and what to wear.

That's so cute, even just imagining it.

If you make her cry, you'll have hell to pay.

All done.

H-How do I look?

Very nice.

It doesn't look like I'm trying too hard?

An actual tryhard looks more like this.

I am not!

Nodoka, can you please take Kaede-chan home?

What about you?

Sakuta and I have somewhere to go.

Kaede, can you get home without me?

How old do you think I am, Onii-chan?

Then I guess you'll be fine.

I'm happy you're more independent now.

Is that a dig at me?

You do your best as a sister-loving idol.

Take care of Mai-san.

Huh? What's up with that?

So, where are we going, Mai-san?

This takes me back.

We went to Ogaki together, remember?

It's already been six months, huh?

Which train will take us the farthest?

Where do you even want to go?

As far away as possible.

We'll keep changing trains and go \Neven farther than we did that day.

We can only go as far as Ogaki this late.

If the trains stop, we can stay overnight in some random city.

And get a hotel room together?

If that's what you want.

Wow, it's like a dream come true.

In the morning, we'll set off again.

We'll go far away together.

Far, far away.

That sounds really fun.

But you're kidding, right?

No, you...

You're the one who needs to stop kidding around!

Don't talk to Nodoka and Kaede-chan as though you were saying goodbye!

What is wrong with you?!

Don't go giving up! \NDon't decide everything on your own!

What am I to you?

My girlfriend.

So let me bear the weight \Nof Shouko-chan's life with you.

I'll share the pain of choosing to live on,

so please, stay with me!

Stay with me until Christmas is over!

Let's take a train and go as far away as we can!

I'm sure that'd be fun, but I can't.

Why not?

We have school tomorrow.

Take the day off!

You have work tomorrow, too.

I don't care about work!

Not if it means losing you!

I love you, Mai-san.

It sucked that you were too busy \Nto go on many dates,

but that's who I want to be with.

That's the Mai-san I fell in love with.

Fine.

I won't even care if you come to hate me, \Nas long as it means you live on.

Just stay with me until Christmas!

You can hate me all you want after that!

That's impossible.

Why?!

I could never come to hate you.

Why...

Why?

I'll always love you.

Liar.

I promise I'll love you always and forever.

You're a liar.

But I'm a liar too.

I don't... I don't want you to hate me!

Welcome back, Sakuta-kun.

Did Mai-san go back to her place again?

Yeah.

Where's Kaede?

Already asleep.

Shouko-san, I...

I never wanted to see Mai-san cry like that.

I never want to make her cry like that again.

So hey, Shouko-san...

Yes, what is it?

I'm really sorry.

I want to live on.

I want to be with Mai-san always and forever.

I'm the one who should apologize.

Sorry for forcing such a painful decision on you.

If I'd handled things better,

you wouldn't have had to feel this pain.

But that's not...

It's not your fault. You did well.

I...

You did well to get it out.

Just be sure to make Mai-san happy.

Our happy, exciting live-in life together ends today.

Shouko-san...

Have a nice day.

See you.

What was this year like for all of you?

Isn't it cold today?

Freezing.

It's crazy.

Sakuta-kun.

Shouko-chan's mother wants her to see you.

Thank you so much.

Don't mention it.

You did well, Sakuta-kun.

You did well.

She's so amazing.

Makinohara-san's still fighting, even now.

It's me. Mai-san, I...

I had a dream last night.

A dream of us going on a New Year's shrine visit.

You said you told God you'd make me happy.

That sounds like me, all right.

Seriously, it's so like you to lie even in my dreams.

I will never forget you.

I will live life with you.

Mai-san, I...

Why?

Does it happen on the next red light?

Check out the Sea Candle! It's so pretty!

Do you want to go see the Enoshima lights?

Go see the Enoshima lights with me.

Wait...

Did Shouko-san know from the start?

She's nuts!

What is wrong with her?!

She knew I'd choose Mai-san all along!

That's why she...

At 6 PM, December 24th,

I'll be waiting by the dragon torch on Benten Bridge.

She chose it because she knew \Nthat was the one place I'd never go!

The Puberty Syndrome will be gone after Christmas too.

If I'd handled things better...

Have a nice day.

What the hell?!

You're not right in the head, Shouko-san!

Watch out, asshole!

I can't let things end like this!

Please let me make it!

Sakuta-kun!

Sakuta!

Ow...

Is my daughter... Is Mai really...

We did all we could.

I'm so sorry.

No, Mai...

Give Mai back!

Give her back!

Why?

Why?!

Why didn't you keep her safe?!

Why... Tell me why...

Sorry.

I'm sorry.

I should've been the one to die.

Oh, of course.

I didn't die, so Shouko-san never...

I couldn't do anything.

It's unlocked.

Sakuta, you here? We're coming in.

Sakuta!

We saw the accident on the news.

We called you a bunch of times.

Sorry to have worried you.

You have fo

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Hurry up!
Hang on!
Does everyone have one?
Yes!
Write down your dreams for the future.
I'm done, Sensei!
Me too!
Me three!
Gently scrub in the direction of the fur.
You're getting good at this, Makinohara-san.
Thank you.
But I'm sorry.
I said I would take Hayate in,
but I still haven't \Nbrought it up with my parents.
Are they strict?
They're really nice.
If I say I want to adopt a cat,
there's no way they'll refuse.
That's why I can't ask.
I'm sorry. That doesn't \Nexplain it very well, does it?
Shouko-chan hadn't visited in a while, right?
Yeah.
She said she might not be able to again for some time.
Maybe she's going somewhere for New Year's.
What's your schedule looking like?
It's still up in the air.
But I do have New Year's Day off.
There's Christmas before that.
It'd be great if we could eat some cake together.
Spend it with Kaede-chan this year.
Christmas with my sister?
If you do, I'll give you a present.
Something lewd?!
Ow...
What's up, Sakuta? \NYou're grinning from ear to ear.
I bet Sakurajima-senpai \Nstepped on his foot or something.
Want me to step on it too?
That did happen, \Nbut it's not why I'm grinning.
You really are a teenage pig.
We're bringing out the kotatsu?
Well, we are having hotpot.
Can't do hotpot without a kotatsu.
Sakuta, help me out for a sec.
Sure.
Who could that be?
Good evening! It's me!
Shouko-san?
Sorry for dropping by so late unannounced.
I'm hoping you can let me stay the night.
O-Onii-chan...
What's the meaning of this, Sakuta?
C-Calm down, Mai-san!
I am perfectly calm. But what is this about?
No idea. I'd like to know myself.
Then I guess I'll have to ask her directly.
Wait, Mai-san! Put the knife away!
That was delicious!
Sorry for imposing on you for dinner too.
I'll do the cooking from tomorrow, okay?
"From tomorrow"?
Aren't you only staying for the night?
I have nowhere else to go.
How long are you going to stay?
Forever, if possible.
Forever?!
Thanks for the food and the tea.
I'll leave you to it.
Who exactly are you, anyway?
How are you related to Shouko-chan, \Nthe middle schooler?
They're both me. Makinohara Shouko.
I grow up from time to time.
Huh?
I said, I grow up from time to time.
Is that your Puberty Syndrome?
Looks like it.
And I can't go home like this.
So you're the only one I can turn to.
In that case...
You can stay at my place.
Oh, I can't bother you like that.
But you don't mind bothering Sakuta?
Sakuta-kun, am I being a bother?
W-Well, no, not exactly...
If you're happy with your relationship with Mai-san,
you won't get any funny ideas, right?
You are happy, right?
Y-Yes, of course.
Then there's no problem with my living here.
No means no.
But yes means yes.
No!
Not that I'd mind if something did happen.
I love Sakuta-kun, after all.
Oh dear, what a mess.
There, there.
Are you okay?
Very well.
If you're insistent on doing this, \Nthen I'll stay here as well.
H-Hey, Mai-san?!
Hold up! Timeout! Calm down!
Please help me.
What?
I met Shouko-san again.
Looking for advice on how to cheat?
She's at my place now.
And so is Mai-san.
Don't drag me into your love triangle!
Wake up, Sakuta.
Come on, wake up.
I can't get up without a good-morning kiss.
Oh, really?
I'll head to school by myself, then.
I can take care of the good-morning kiss!
No, you can't.
You accepted us living together last night!
No, I did not.
Why not just two-time them \Nand upgrade from pig to scumbag?
Please don't suggest things \Nthat'll get me killed.
Is that book interesting?
It is.
"Superstring Theory"?
Is that about the thread of fate \Nlinking me and Mai-san?
That's an awfully threadbare theory.
It's not even a theory.
Senpai, your eyes look dead again.
Get used to it.
Huh? You're leaving already?
I'm taking my sister to the hospital for her checkup.
See you in a bit, then.
Sure. I'll be in the waiting room.
Makinohara-san?
I-I can explain!
He must've met my younger self by now.
You see, I have a frail body.
I've been living in and out of the hospital since elementary school.
I see...
That's why I couldn't ask my parents about Hayate.
Because I'm sick,
they give me anything I ask for.
That makes me really happy,
but it's also just as painful.
I feel like I should be saying sorry.
I'm sure your parents have noticed that.
How do you feel about your mom and dad?
I love them, of course.
Have you ever told them that?
Never.
Instead of "I'm sorry,"
I'd be way happier hearing \Nthe words "thank you."
And "I love you" would put me on cloud nine.
Someone once told me that "thank you," "you did well," and "I love you"
were their three favorite phrases.
I think you can lean on your parents more.
I...
She said she'll come pick up Hayate once she's home.
That's great.
While I was at the hospital with \NMakinohara-san, the middle schooler,
were you still in this apartment \Nall by yourself, Shouko-san?
Gee, who can say?
Nobody observed me, \Nso my existence was uncertain.
I'm Schrödinger's Shouko-san, huh?
Your Puberty Syndrome...
Is it related to your illness?
Yes, probably.
I have a heart disease.
Back in elementary school,
doctors said I might not live \Nto graduate middle school.
So even just growing up was a dream of mine.
Going to high school, going to college,
becoming an adult...
My younger self lives with those dreams,
and I'm probably the future self she envisioned.
Onee-chan...
How long are you gonna be staying there?
A little while longer.
I'll call again later.
After hearing her story, \NI don't know what to do anymore.
Well, either way,
I'll make another trip \Nto the hospital tomorrow.
Thanks, Sakuta.
I'll see if I can bring Futaba, too. I've got this.
To confirm one thing,
the middle schooler, Shouko-chan, \Ndoesn't know she grows up sometimes, right?
Shouko-san said she's never met Makinohara-san,
so she probably doesn't know.
Come in.
How are you feeling?
Sakuta-san! Thank you for coming!
I brought Futaba with me, too.
Hello.
Hello!
Is it all right for us to drop by without notice?
It's perfectly fine! I'm happy you came!
Thank goodness.
Were you studying?
Not exactly. \NActually, you came at just the right time.
I need your help with something.
"Plans for the Future"?
What about it?
We got this worksheet in fourth grade.
I didn't tell you the other day, \Nbut because of my condition,
I need a heart transplant or I may not live \Nto graduate middle school.
A heart transplant?
So when we got the worksheet,
I had a lot I wanted to write,
but I just couldn't imagine life \Nbeyond middle school.
I thought I'd write about it someday,
but I just couldn't.
In the end, I graduated elementary school \Nwith this assignment still unfinished.
But isn't this your handwriting?
It is, but I didn't write any of it.
Maybe you just forgot?
When I last saw it before my hospitalization,
it was still unfinished.
Well, that's mysterious.
Is this what you wanted to write back then?
Not quite.
If anything, it's what I want to write now.
How would you continue it, then?
First I'd like to go to college.
Then I'd love to have a cool boyfriend.
And then we would live together,
and it'd be the best if we got married.
You want to get married as a student?
Yeah. That's what my parents did.
Can I take a photo of this?
Go ahead.
I'll give it some thought.
As of now, I would say the older Shouko-san is here
to carry out the plans the younger Shouko-chan \Ncouldn't write down in elementary school.
Or to experience a future she may not live to see.
This is about all I can do for her right now.
So, what are you planning to do about it?
About what?
Getting married to Shouko-san.
Hang on! How'd you even get to that?!
Doesn't the "boy of her dreams" \Nin her plans refer to you?
She met you as a high schooler \Ntwo years ago, no?
Which means this Shouko-san \Nis the college-student version,
here to get married to you.
I'm coming in.
Please do!
Am I disturbing anything?
Not at all. Thank you for coming again.
You got a tree, huh?
Yes.
But I'd like to be discharged before Christmas.
I want to go see the Enoshima lights again.
The Enoshima lights, huh?
They're super pretty!
Are you going with Mai-san?
She doesn't know her work schedule yet.
She must be really busy, huh?
Then, um, would you like to go with me?
With you?
I-It doesn't have to be on Christmas.
We could invite Rio-san and Kaede-san,
and go as a group.
We can do it to celebrate your discharge from the hospital.
Yeah! I can't wait!
Oh right, Sakuta-san.
About these plans...
There are more of them now.
Yes, there are.
I love Sakuta-kun, after all.
Am I really gonna have to marry her?
How's your temperature?
Pretty high. Where's Mai-san?
She went out. She has work today.
Hey, Shouko-san.
What is it?
Are you the same person I met at \NShichirigahama Beach two years ago?
You were such a difficult boy back then.
Thank you for everything you did.
Come on. Sleep in your bed.
You saved me, Shouko-san.
It's the other way around.
You saved me, Sakuta-kun.
Sakuta-kun,
what words or phrases make you happy to hear?
For me, it's...
"thank you," "you did well," and "I love you."
They're my three favorite phrases.
You did well, Sakuta-kun.
Shouko-san?
Sorry it's just me.
U-Uh...
You can save your excuses \Nfor when you're better.
I know Shouko-san took care of you all day.
Do you feel any better?
Better than this morning.
A bath might be too much right now,
but at least get changed.
Come on.
It's fine! I can do it myself!
I don't want you to catch what I've got.
Let me do girlfriend things for once!
Sakuta, is this...
They reopened the last time Shouko-san showed up.
And now they're like this.
Doesn't it hurt?
Not anymore.
That's a form of Puberty Syndrome too, isn't it?
Probably.
Futaba, you in?
Yes, sure.
He just showed up, so I'll put him on.
Didn't I tell you not to drag me into this?
Huh?
Hello?
Is this Sakuta-kun?
What is it?
You're going on a date with me today.
I'd really rather not.
Are you that scared of Mai-san?
Absolutely.
But this date will help her too.
Will it resolve your Puberty Syndrome if I go?
Will you pass on in peace?
That's right.
If you're lying, I'll be mad.
1 PM, at the Shichirigahama Beach parking lot.
Got it.
See you then.
I'll tell Mai-san myself, so keep quiet.
How does Shouko-san see herself?
As the future self Makinohara-san dreamed of, right?
Shouko-san's old enough to be in college, right?
What about her memories of the six or so years from now to then?
Maybe she doesn't have any?
If my hypothesis is correct,
Shouko-san's hiding something huge from you.
I think she's...
Are you okay to be out like this?
All systems green. I'm in the pink of health.
I didn't ask for color commentary.
I'm just trying to make this a fun date!
But... Thank you for your concern.
Are you familiar with this area?
Kind of, yes.
Seriously, where are we going?
Right here!
I haven't an inklin' what this is.
Thank you for signing up for a trial visit.
Please come this way.
Come on in.
Would you like to try on a wedding dress?
That might be a bit much.
Nah, just try one on.
But...
Can we do that?
Of course. Please follow me.
Sorry to have kept you waiting.
Your mouth's wide open, you know?
You just look so beautiful \Nthat it made my jaw drop.
Then it was worth all the time \Npicking out the best one to show you.
Please take your time.
Think you'll be satisfied with a free trial?
We'll have to ask my younger self.
But you already know the answer, don't you?
That scar on your chest...
You managed to get a transplant, huh?
Yeah.
You're from the future, aren't you?
Are you mad?
Not really.
I'm more relieved than anything.
I'm just so glad Makinohara-san gets the transplant she needs.
Yes, my younger self will get it soon,
curing her heart disease.
The Puberty Syndrome will be gone after Christmas too.
Then...
I can only be with you until Christmas.
So would you give me one last memory to take with me?
Like what?
A memory of my first love.
I don't see why you would fall for me.
Though I had many reasons to fall for you.
You were the one who helped me adopt Hayate.
But that's nothing.
When I kept telling my parents "I'm sorry,"
you helped me realize that I should have been saying "thank you" and "I love you" instead.
When I was on my hospital bed, all worried,
you were the one who came to see me every day.
My first love ended unspoken, \Nbut it remains in my heart.
So you'd better take responsibility.
How do I do that?
The night of Christmas Eve,
go see the Enoshima lights with me.
But...
Oh, Kaede-chan?
She'll be going to stay at your grandparents' on the 23rd.
This is the first I've heard of that.
Besides...
Mai-san will be free in the evening.
Decide whether you'll spend Christmas Eve \Nwith me or with Mai-san.
Shouko-san, I...
You don't have to say it.
But I'll still be waiting.
At 6 PM, December 24th,
I'll be waiting by the dragon torch on Benten Bridge.
How did the date go?
You were right.
She had a surgical scar on her chest.
You saw her chest, huh?
I didn't undress her or anything, okay?
How did she come here from the future, anyway?
Rather than coming from the future,
it might be better to say she reached it.
Reached the future?
When I went to see her last,
Shouko-chan was unusually \Nvocal about her worries.
She wished her body would \Nstop growing altogether.
But she told me she wants her parents \Nto see her all grown up.
There's a Shouko-chan who wants to grow up,
and one who rejected it.
That split may be the cause \Nof her Puberty Syndrome.
What do you mean?
The one who rejected growing up
desperately tried to stop time for herself.
As a result,
the world slowed down in her eyes,
as though everything were in slow motion.
If it were observed from this world, where we \Nand the Shouko-chan who wants to grow up are,
what do you think would happen?
Quantum mechanics, my favorite subject.
Wrong.
We're talking about the theory of relativity.
Like returning from the Sea Dragon's Palace \Nto find that decades have passed on the surface.
So Shouko-san is Urashima Tarou now?
That's right.
As time flowed faster for her in our world,
she reached the future before us.
I'm home.
Oh, welcome back, Onii-chan.
Yeah, he just got back.
Okay, got it. Later.
Who was that?
Dad.
Said Grandpa and Grandma want to see me.
Mai-san called earlier, too.
She wants you to meet her at the station at 9 PM.
Sounds like she has something to talk to you about.
And what's that?
Keep what I said today a secret, okay?
It would really suck if the future changed in some way that prevented my surgery.
The movie shoot's going pretty well,
so I'm free in the evening as of now.
Huh?
On the 24th.
Let's go on a date.
Do you want to go see the Enoshima lights?
I'd rather see the aquarium jellyfish.
The ones on that new train ad?
Yeah, those.
Seeing that ad every day made me curious.
I didn't know you liked jellyfish.
If I see them with you, I will.
I see.
Then I'll head there directly from the shoot.
Does 6 PM at the aquarium sound okay?
Perfect.
Senpai, did something nice happen?
You've got this smirk on your face.
Actually, did something happen to you?
Huh? Why do you ask?
Your upper arm's looking flabbier.
You're such a jerk! Now I'm steamin'!
Sorry I'm late.
Don't be.
I'll come earlier tomorrow.
There's another item now.
Yeah...
Um, Sakuta-san.
My illness isn't getting any better.
The drugs are keeping me going for now,
but they won't work forever either.
Really?
Yeah, so...
You can stop visiting me.
Hell no.
I'll come tomorrow and the day after.
While I'll have to skip some days for work,
I'll come every day until you're discharged.
But I...
I...
You did well, Makinohara-san.
You fought really hard.
Sakuta-san, it's not like I...
It's not like I wanted to be sick!
Why me? I want to live like everyone else!
I want to live... Live on...
And then...
You've fought harder than anyone every day.
But you don't have to fight alone anymore.
I'll come tomorrow and the day after.
I promise.
Really?
Makinohara-san?
Makinohara-san!
Her condition has worsened.
Shouko-chan.
Check the operation room!
Shouko-chan.
Get the ICU ready, too!
Shouko-chan. It'll be all right.
How are her vitals?
Blood pressure is 72 over 45, pulse 110.
Ouch!
What's going on?
Why now?!
Could it be that...
my...
Your heart's racing right now, isn't it?
Please don't get me worked up.
Same here. Whenever I'm with you,
my heart skips a beat.
Stop it.
My wounds will reopen.
Don't worry. You'll heal for sure.
The wounds in your heart,
and the wounds on your chest...
I'll heal them for you.
I promise.
Sakuta-kun.
Shouko-san.
They called and said you'd suddenly collapsed.
I was so shocked.
I just had a dream.
Of around the time we first met.
I see.
It happened back then too.
That was around when I got these wounds.
Tell me, Shouko-san.
You have my heart now, don't you?
I should've known you would realize.
You gave me a future.
What...
are you talking about?
It happens in ten days, on December 24th.
It starts snowing that afternoon.
On the way to meeting you for your date,
Sakuta-kun gets in a traffic accident.
How would you know that?
I'm from the future.
It's true.
He gets rushed to the hospital,
but never regains consciousness.
Eventually, he is declared brain dead.
Later, they find a donor card on him,
and I miraculously get a heart transplant.
I see.
I only learned the truth after the surgery.
I tried to tell Sakuta-kun about it,
and that's when Mai-san told me everything.
So please have your date at home this Christmas.
But that means...
Don't worry.
My younger self still has time.
Have some faith in modern medicine.
Now, it'd be dangerous for me \Nto stay in this hospital too long,
so I'll be on my way.
Mai-san.
Please take care of Sakuta-kun for me.
I wish it was all a lie.
Hey, Mai-san...
I'm not going to break up with you.
We'll have to change plans \Nfor our Christmas Eve date.
Nodoka will be out for a concert,
so we can spend it at my place.
And we'll go on a New Year's shrine visit.
But it'll be too crowded on New Year's Day,
so we can go toward the end of winter break.
Right.
I'll make you chocolate for Valentine's Day.
And I'll be graduating in spring,
but I'll still tutor you, so be ready.
A year later, we'll be attending the same college.
I'm saying...
I want you to choose a future with me.
I'm begging you.
I'll go back to my place tonight.
Okay.
See you. Good night.
Good night.
What happened to club?
I saw you leaving, so I decided to skip today.
Are you going to confess your love to me?
Azusagawa, have you been avoiding me lately?
You're imagining it.
I know that you collapsed on Sunday.
And that Shouko-chan had to go to the ICU.
I went to the hospital yesterday.
I see. So you've realized already.
I'd always considered the possibility.
Anytime anything happened with your wounds,
it was always when Shouko-san showed up.
You're amazing.
Shouko-chan and Shouko-san can probably never meet.
But you ended up meeting Shouko-san,
even though you both share one part.
It's because there are two of your heart, which shouldn't be possible,
that you got those wounds on your chest, right?
I get hit by a car on the 24th, apparently.
Does Sakurajima-senpai know?
Yeah. She found out when I did.
I can only give you banal advice like this,
but you two should talk things out.
Yeah, you're right.
Azusagawa...
I...
I don't want this.
Are you making progress on your exam prep?
You haven't been tutoring me as a bunny girl, \Nso I'm not getting anywhere.
If I did that, you wouldn't get anywhere for other reasons.
Oh, but I would get off, at least.
Idiot.
Uh, Mai-san...
Oh right, about Kaede-chan.
She wants a haircut before leaving for your grandparents', right?
Yeah.
I know a stylist in Chigasaki.
Want to go?
Really?
I can go with you Sunday afternoon,
so ask Kaede-chan for me.
Got it.
By the way...
Oh, break time's over.
I'll call again tomorrow.
Bye.
It might look nice if we cut some more here.
Yeah.
Why are you here, Toyohama?
I have an appointment today too.
Problem?
That aside, let's talk the 24th.
I'll be coming straight home from the concert.
Don't worry. I'll save some cake for you.
That's not what I'm worried about.
You want chicken?
You're so lucky, Sakuta.
Where'd that come from?
I mean, Onee-chan is so excited \Nto spend Christmas with you.
Wondering what to cook, where to get cake,
and what to wear.
That's so cute, even just imagining it.
If you make her cry, you'll have hell to pay.
All done.
H-How do I look?
Very nice.
It doesn't look like I'm trying too hard?
An actual tryhard looks more like this.
I am not!
Nodoka, can you please take Kaede-chan home?
What about you?
Sakuta and I have somewhere to go.
Kaede, can you get home without me?
How old do you think I am, Onii-chan?
Then I guess you'll be fine.
I'm happy you're more independent now.
Is that a dig at me?
You do your best as a sister-loving idol.
Take care of Mai-san.
Huh? What's up with that?
So, where are we going, Mai-san?
This takes me back.
We went to Ogaki together, remember?
It's already been six months, huh?
Which train will take us the farthest?
Where do you even want to go?
As far away as possible.
We'll keep changing trains and go \Neven farther than we did that day.
We can only go as far as Ogaki this late.
If the trains stop, we can stay overnight in some random city.
And get a hotel room together?
If that's what you want.
Wow, it's like a dream come true.
In the morning, we'll set off again.
We'll go far away together.
Far, far away.
That sounds really fun.
But you're kidding, right?
No, you...
You're the one who needs to stop kidding around!
Don't talk to Nodoka and Kaede-chan as though you were saying goodbye!
What is wrong with you?!
Don't go giving up! \NDon't decide everything on your own!
What am I to you?
My girlfriend.
So let me bear the weight \Nof Shouko-chan's life with you.
I'll share the pain of choosing to live on,
so please, stay with me!
Stay with me until Christmas is over!
Let's take a train and go as far away as we can!
I'm sure that'd be fun, but I can't.
Why not?
We have school tomorrow.
Take the day off!
You have work tomorrow, too.
I don't care about work!
Not if it means losing you!
I love you, Mai-san.
It sucked that you were too busy \Nto go on many dates,
but that's who I want to be with.
That's the Mai-san I fell in love with.
Fine.
I won't even care if you come to hate me, \Nas long as it means you live on.
Just stay with me until Christmas!
You can hate me all you want after that!
That's impossible.
Why?!
I could never come to hate you.
Why...
Why?
I'll always love you.
Liar.
I promise I'll love you always and forever.
You're a liar.
But I'm a liar too.
I don't... I don't want you to hate me!
Welcome back, Sakuta-kun.
Did Mai-san go back to her place again?
Yeah.
Where's Kaede?
Already asleep.
Shouko-san, I...
I never wanted to see Mai-san cry like that.
I never want to make her cry like that again.
So hey, Shouko-san...
Yes, what is it?
I'm really sorry.
I want to live on.
I want to be with Mai-san always and forever.
I'm the one who should apologize.
Sorry for forcing such a painful decision on you.
If I'd handled things better,
you wouldn't have had to feel this pain.
But that's not...
It's not your fault. You did well.
I...
You did well to get it out.
Just be sure to make Mai-san happy.
Our happy, exciting live-in life together ends today.
Shouko-san...
Have a nice day.
See you.
What was this year like for all of you?
Isn't it cold today?
Freezing.
It's crazy.
Sakuta-kun.
Shouko-chan's mother wants her to see you.
Thank you so much.
Don't mention it.
You did well, Sakuta-kun.
You did well.
She's so amazing.
Makinohara-san's still fighting, even now.
It's me. Mai-san, I...
I had a dream last night.
A dream of us going on a New Year's shrine visit.
You said you told God you'd make me happy.
That sounds like me, all right.
Seriously, it's so like you to lie even in my dreams.
I will never forget you.
I will live life with you.
Mai-san, I...
Why?
Does it happen on the next red light?
Check out the Sea Candle! It's so pretty!
Do you want to go see the Enoshima lights?
Go see the Enoshima lights with me.
Wait...
Did Shouko-san know from the start?
She's nuts!
What is wrong with her?!
She knew I'd choose Mai-san all along!
That's why she...
At 6 PM, December 24th,
I'll be waiting by the dragon torch on Benten Bridge.
She chose it because she knew \Nthat was the one place I'd never go!
The Puberty Syndrome will be gone after Christmas too.
If I'd handled things better...
Have a nice day.
What the hell?!
You're not right in the head, Shouko-san!
Watch out, asshole!
I can't let things end like this!
Please let me make it!
Sakuta-kun!
Sakuta!
Ow...
Is my daughter... Is Mai really...
We did all we could.
I'm so sorry.
No, Mai...
Give Mai back!
Give her back!
Why?
Why?!
Why didn't you keep her safe?!
Why... Tell me why...
Sorry.
I'm sorry.
I should've been the one to die.
Oh, of course.
I didn't die, so Shouko-san never...
I couldn't do anything.
It's unlocked.
Sakuta, you here? We're coming in.
Sakuta!
We saw the accident on the news.
We called you a bunch of times.
Sorry to have worried you.
You have four messages.
First, 7:03 AM.
Onii-chan... It's not true, right?
Please tell me that didn't happen to Mai-san!
Let me. Sakuta, call us when you get this.
You can call your family on the move.
Let's go, Sakuta.
Where?
Pictures and videos of the accident are doing the rounds online.
Some of them have your face showing.
I see.
Stay with me for a while.
The media will be all over this place.
Reporting live from the funeral.
Amidst this afternoon's rain,
Sakurajima Mai-san's funeral service continues.
As I'm sure many of you are aware,
four days ago, on December 24th,
actress Sakurajima Mai-san \Npassed away in an accident.
It's such a tragedy. \NI met her just the day before...
I've never dated before, \Nso I'm nervous about it all.
But surely you have the boy \Nwrapped around your little finger.
What do you take me for?
Well, I do have him whipped.
Of course!
But I probably love him \Nmore than he loves me.
Huh? Are you sure you \Nshould be saying that?
He could be watching, you know?
Help...
Help.
Someone please save Mai-san.
I don't care who.
Save Mai-san...
Please.
Please, I beg you!
Get up, Sakuta-kun.
It's your job to save Mai-san.
Am I wrong?
Why are you here, Shouko-san?
Oh, you don't know yet, do you?
I have Mai-san's heart right here.
It wasn't made public,
but Mai-san became my donor after the accident.
She had a donor card too?
Yes.
But then... The future changed?
Let's go save Mai-san.
Go where?
To the past, of course.
But that's...
It's possible.
Trust me.
You don't have to worry.
It's Mai-san's funeral today, so nobody's here.
Why the infirmary?
You need a bed to go back to the past.
Shouko-san, what's this?
Plum soda for grownups.
You already know that the future is all around us
and that I came from the future, yes?
Your Puberty Syndrome caused that, right?
Right.
My younger self developed Puberty Syndrome
out of anxiety for her future.
But this moment, with us talking right here,
isn't exactly the present.
And you're the reason why.
Does that not ring a bell?
Did you ever reject the future \Nlike my younger self?
I want you to choose a future with me.
Why...
I want to live on.
Seems like it does ring a bell.
Well...
There's something you have to accept:
the weak part of yourself \Nthat rejected the future.
Believing in that weakness is the first step \Ntoward recognizing this as the future.
And if this is the future,
you can go back to the present \Nand save Mai-san.
Shouko-san.
What is it?
I want to make Mai-san happy.
And you can.
So there's something I have to tell you.
I want you to live.
Right.
I'm hoping and praying for it.
I know.
But I'm not a doctor, \Nand I don't have superpowers.
I have my hands full \Njust keeping Mai-san happy.
But I failed to do even that.
So... Listen, Shouko-san.
Yes?
I can't do anything for you.
You're fine that way.
Why am I crying?
I already made up my mind.
Shouko-san...
Huh?
Looks like the drug finally kicked in.
To go to the present,
we need to get rid of the common sense \Nthat binds you to now.
And people can only abandon \Ncommon sense in their dreams.
Shouko-san...
Don't worry about me.
Once you're back in the present,
start by looking for someone who will find you.
Good night, Sakuta-kun.
Did I really make it back?
Doc, he jammed his finger.
Kunimi?
Take a seat. I'll ice it.
Oww!
Hey, Kunimi!
What's going on?
Start by looking for someone who will find you.
Quantum mechanics in action, huh?
I'm straddling the present and future right now.
Until someone finds me, \Nmy existence will be uncertain.
Futaba!
Hey, Futaba! Notice me!
Futaba!
Thanks.
I'm borrowing this.
Huh?
Damn, I can't use it?
This is already a disaster!
I could use Mai-san's idea.
Can anyone see me?!
Anyone will do!
Is there anyone who can see or hear me?!
Hey, can you see me?
Look at me!
I wanna save Mai-san!
Please!
Someone find me...
Please find me...
I'm begging you.
What are you doing, Senpai?
Koga?
Y-You can see me?
Of course I see you. \NAre you all right in the head?
I-I need to touch you!
Let me get a feel!
What the?!
You see, I had a dream about you last night.
A dream?
One where you were at the station \Nand needed help.
So I couldn't help myself. \NI had to come.
Quantum entanglement, huh?
What's that?
Basically, nothing beats \Na butt-kicking buddy.
Come on, you still remember that?
Koga, I need a favor.
Huh?
Wait, wait, wait!
Timeout!
Go see my other self.
There really is another you over here!
Put him on.
You better explain this later!
Are you really me?
That's right.
I came from four days in the future.
Four days? Then you already...
Yeah. I know what's gonna happen later today.
That's why I'm here. To change the future.
Hang on. Did I not get in that accident?
Mai-san saved me just before I got ran over.
That's why I'm still alive.
So stay away from the aquarium.
But...
If you go, Mai-san will die in your place.
But if I don't go, \Nwhat happens to Makinohara-san?!
I've made up my mind.
Aren't you me? \NWhat are you thinking?
Don't you care what happens \Nto Makinohara-san?!
I want to make Mai-san happy.
I can't do anything for Makinohara-san.
Are you really me?
You must be crazy!
Crazy is fine by me.
I'm okay with it if I can live \Nand make Mai-san happy.
I'd rather get run over \Nthan leave Makinohara-san to die.
Even if it breaks Mai-san's heart?
You'd better stop her!
I'm such a stubborn ass.
I'm on break right now. \NYou need something?
Do you know where Mai-san is?
TV studio, probably.
Can you tell me which one?
I wanna go see her.
Huh? You can't just \Nrandomly go and see her.
That's why I need you, Nodoka-sama.
Please help me. I wanna surprise her.
Are you messing around?
Hey, I had to put serious thought into this.
Well, I guess it does save us some trouble.
Get in! Quick!
I'll say you're crew and get you in.
Thanks!
You'd better make up with her this time.
Excuse me.
You have visitors, Mai-san.
Nodoka?
Christmas present from me to you.
Thank you, Nodoka.
You too, Ryouko-san.
Sorry for causing you trouble again.
Can you give us some alone time?
How long are you going to keep that on?
You didn't come from the future just for this, right?
Mai-san...
It's really you.
You're alive.
Thank goodness. \NI managed to keep you safe, huh?
I finally got to help you instead.
You always planned on saving me?
Didn't I tell you before?
I love you way more than you think.
Mai-san...
Let me get a good look.
You haven't grown all that much.
Hey, it's only been four days.
Oh...
Sakuta left a voicemail saying he talked to his future self, so I got my hopes up.
I'll grow older eventually. Please be patient.
I have to go now.
Sakuta and I have a date.
Wait, Mai-san!
Let me go!
It'll be fine!
Like hell it will!
Now that he knows I'll get run over,
Sakuta will definitely try to sacrifice himself!
I'm sure he'll think he should be the one to die!
He'd never choose to save himself \Nif it meant robbing Shouko-chan of her future!
If I don't go, Sakuta will die!
Please, just stay here!
Please!
I never want to lose you again.
It'll be fine.
I'll do something about myself.
Are you okay with that?
My mind's made up. Just wait for me.
Are you really sure?
Knowing me, I'll come home in tears.
Give me a hug and console me when I do.
And then I'll make you happy. I promise.
Got it.
Thank you, Mai-san.
But you've got one thing wrong.
I don't particularly expect you to make me happy.
We'll find happiness together, the two of us.
You really are the best.
I'll be waiting for you.
I'm sorry. Did you wait long?
I didn't wait. It's not even time yet.
That's quite the unique outfit \Nto wear on a date.
I've worn it all day today. \NIt's a part of me now.
I'm sorry. I messed up, didn't I?
No, you did not.
I couldn't have come here \Nfrom the future without you.
Let's hold hands, Sakuta-kun.
This is making me blush a little.
Shouko-san, I'll take everything with me.
The time I spent with you, \Nmy memories of you...
I'll take all of it to the future with me.
Sakuta-kun,
why do you think people \Nforget so many things?
I'll never forget.
They can't bear to drag around \Npainful memories forever.
That's why they forget.
Then I have no reason to forget you.
Huh?
You were my bittersweet first love. \NThose are memories I don't mind keeping.
You really are such a difficult boy.
I have to go now.
Okay.
Goodbye, Shouko-san.
Bye-bye, Sakuta-kun.
The two versions of me can't meet physically.
But turn that around,
and it means we can coexist \Nas long as one doesn't recognize the other.
Sakuta-kun!
I...
Oh, so that's how it works.
Are you all right?
Hey...
I'm fine.
I just took Makinohara-san's future from her.
But I didn't have any other option.
I'm home.
Welcome back.
It's ten o'clock. Wake up.
I am up.
Eat your breakfast before it goes cold.
I'm going to school.
But it's winter break.
I took the day off for the shoot yesterday,
so I have to go get my report card.
I'll go with you, then.
Futaba.
Azusagawa...
H-Hey, you okay?
No.
Futaba?
I'm not okay!
Sorry to have worried you.
I'm not okay...
I thought I'd never see you again.
I'm... I'm so glad you're alive.
What happened yesterday?
So much that I don't even know where to start.
Anyway, I did what I had to do.
Senpai, which one are you?
Both.
We merged.
I haven't an inklin' what you mean!
Sorry I made you worry.
Thank you so much.
Here you go. Presents from Grandma.
She said to give her regards to your girlfriend.
Oh, I know about these!
They're super yummy, Onee-chan!
Toyohama, you've been extra clingy \Nwith Mai-san today.
Did your sister obsession get even worse?
She had a nightmare this morning.
Apparently, I got in an accident.
I see. That's understandable.
I hereby allow you to be babied by my Mai-san, today only.
I don't need your permission.
Nodoka, I hereby allow you \Nto step on Sakuta's foot.
I hope Shouko-chan gets better.
What's the matter?
Look.
Say, Futaba.
Makinohara-san's Puberty Syndrome isn't gone yet, right?
The one writing and erasing that worksheet
is the Makinohara-san \Nin elementary school, isn't it?
The concerns she has for \Nher future three years ago
are causing her \NPuberty Syndrome right now.
Do you realize what you're saying?
I'm saying we're in the future, \Nnot the present.
So in the present...
If we can help the elementary-school \NMakinohara-san,
it'll save the middle-school \Nversion too, won't it?
That's way harder than \Navoiding an accident.
Doing things over won't make \Nan illness go away.
You know what Toyohama said?
She had a dream that \NMai-san got in an accident.
Doesn't that mean other people \Ncan gain those memories?
I had a similar dream too.
One where I found you dazed \Nat your place and brought you over.
Then...
But even if you gained these \Nmemories three years ago,
I don't think it'd change anything.
You couldn't fix anything. Besides...
Besides?
If the past changed \Nand Shouko-chan was cured,
would you really be happy with that?
If she hadn't developed \NPuberty Syndrome in fourth grade,
you never would have met \NShouko-san at Shichirigahama Beach.
And if you'd never met her,
you never would have come \Nto Minegahara High or met Kunimi and me.
And you and Sakurajima-senpai \Nwould never have found each other.
Are you really willing to lose all that?
Obviously not.
But...
You want to risk everything important to you \Non a possibility that may not even exist?
Hello? Azusagawa residence.
Hello. This is Makinohara.
Makinohara-san's mother?
Um, would you please see Shouko?
Did something happen?
The doctors say she doesn't... have long left...
Mai-san, I still want to save Makinohara-san.
Yeah, I know.
If that's what you want, I'm okay with it.
You can change the past if you want.
You can make all of this go away.
Mai-san...
We promised to find happiness together, remember?
We'll just be taking a little detour to do it.
Right, a little detour.
We'll just forget everything and start over.
Yeah, that's all. No big deal.
Then I'll meet you again...
Yeah.
Fall in love with you again...
Yeah.
And you'll ask me out again.
I'll definitely find you again.
And then we're going to find happiness together, okay?
I promise.
Shouko, Azusagawa-san is here to see you.
Makinohara-san...
You really kept your promise.
Mom told me that you've come to visit every day.
Well, I had to skip some days for work.
Thank you so much.
Hey, about the future plans worksheet we discussed...
Sakuta-san, I was dreaming all this while.
It was a magical dream.
I became a high schooler,
and I consoled and teased you \Non Shichirigahama Beach.
I became a college student, \Nstayed at your place,
and cooked and cleaned for you.
We even went to a chapel \Nwith an ocean view.
When I tried on a wedding dress,
you blushed and said I looked beautiful.
Even though it was a dream, \NI had so much fun spending time with you.
It was no dream, Makinohara-san.
It really was amazing.
No! It all happened for real!
I know, Sakuta-kun.
I know everything.
That it was really the future,
and that this is the future too.
I went and figured it all out.
Exactly! That's it!
So if we change the past,
we could find a way to save you.
Even if I redo the past,
I don't think I can be cured that easily.
But I can spare you from the pain \Nyou're suffering right now.
What are you saying?
I know everything.
I've brought you so much pain, haven't I?
No! You've done nothing wrong!
If I hadn't developed Puberty Syndrome,
you would never have met me.
I've never regretted meeting you for a second!
You fought so hard for me.
But it's okay now.
I'll go change the past
and make sure you never have to meet me.
I'll make sure you reach a future \Nwithout all this pain.
No! You've got it all wrong!
That's not what I was trying to say!
You should change the past for yourself!
Leave it all to me.
I promise to make you happy...
Makinohara-san?
Makinohara-san?
How's Shouko-chan?
She's asleep now.
I see.
Look at this, Sakuta.
What the hell?
Why?
Shouko-chan's mother told me earlier
that she suddenly wanted to finish her assignment yesterday.
What am I supposed to do?
How can I help Makinohara-san?
She knew everything.
She knew about Shouko-san,
about herself,
and that she could change the past.
Sorry, Sakuta.
I can't think of anything else.
Shouko-chan really did her best.
So put the finishing touch \Non her assignment for her.
Praise her for a job well done.
I...
It's a new year now, huh?
I'm done, Sensei!
Me too!
Me three!
I'm done!
Rise and shine, Onii-chan.
It's still winter break.
You said you had work from today!
Are you heading out to \Npractice going to school?
I already did.
I still get really nervous, \Nbut I made it to the gate.
Morning.
Morning.
Running away from home now?
I did that already.
I have a mini-concert in a Saitama shopping mall.
Don't see you on morning shift often, Sakuta.
And you? What about practice?
It's in the afternoon today.
Arriving fashionably late, Koga?
This is just when my shift starts!
Wh-What?
I don't know...
Have you ballooned a little?
Did you eat a lot of mochi over New Year's?
You're the worst!
Now I'm steamin'!
Welcome!
I'll have the hearty carbonara—
Sorry.
Make that one of these.
You don't need to diet. \NYou haven't really ballooned—
Ah, I see.
I'm telling Sakurajima-senpai that you're leering at me.
We're going on a shrine visit date later, \Nso please reconsider. She'll yell at me.
So in other words, \Nyou do want me to tell her?
I guess.
You really are a total pig.
What's wrong?
Lend me some money for an offering.
I donated to charity on the way, \Nso I'm out of change.
Then use a note.
Were you able to make a wish \Nworth the thousand yen?
I wished that I wouldn't run into \Nso many weird situations this year.
Weird situations, huh?
But hey, that's how you met me.
One wild bunny girl is enough for me.
You really do like going to the beach, huh?
Not as much as I like you.
You must adore the high-school girl \Nyou saw in your dreams.
This is where you two often met, right?
Yeah, but only in my dreams.
But hey, you love this beach too.
I have fond memories of my shoots here.
A girl with a heart disease \Nwaiting for a donor...
I knew I wanted the role \Nthe moment I got the offer.
I cried rivers watching it.
So did everyone else in the cinema.
Even I don't know why \NI wanted the role so much.
I just wanted to do something.
It's like your donations to charity.
Don't run! It's not safe!
Watch where you're going!
Don't worry! I'll be fine!
Mom, Dad, you two \Ncome over here too!
Sakuta?
That girl...
Hurry up!
Do you know her?
No.
Makinohara-san!
You called, Sakuta-san?
!!! ENDING BELOW !!!
I can't talk about it or sleep, so I daydream
These are my true colors, as you see
Nobody can read my medical chart
So puzzling, I just want to know what it means
All the lies and truths
Were for real
That's a fact
I mumble to myself again today
Feeling too lazy to push myself
I want to be loved for free
Left dizzy with things still up in the air as we say goodbye
I enter a world without you by my side
Nobody can read my medical chart
So self-conscious, what's wrong with me?
My pulse and the world's
Are never in rhythm
It's so painful
Every night I pray
Never doubting for a second
That I want to come together with you
Left puzzled by why I'm here at all
I leave regrets with you by my side
Nobody can read my medical chart
So vexing, rinse and repeat
Are pure dreams
Are sad screams
Sexy?
Shady?
Salty?
Which is it?
I can't talk about it or sleep, so I daydream
These are my true colors, as you see
Nobody can read my medical chart
So puzzling, I just want to know what it means
One day my daydream will end
As I cross the border with you at my side
Nobody can read my medical chart
Puberty, these wounds, what's on your mind
So puzzling, I just want to know what they mean

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Hurry up!
Hang on!
Does everyone have one?
Yes!
Write down your dreams for the future.
I'm done, Sensei!
Me too!
Me three!
Gently scrub in the direction of the fur.
You're getting good at this, Makinohara-san.
Thank you.
But I'm sorry.
I said I would take Hayate in,
but I still haven't \Nbrought it up with my parents.
Are they strict?
They're really nice.
If I say I want to adopt a cat,
there's no way they'll refuse.
That's why I can't ask.
I'm sorry. That doesn't \Nexplain it very well, does it?
Shouko-chan hadn't visited in a while, right?
Yeah.
She said she might not be able to again for some time.
Maybe she's going somewhere for New Year's.
What's your schedule looking like?
It's still up in the air.
But I do have New Year's Day off.
There's Christmas before that.
It'd be great if we could eat some cake together.
Spend it with Kaede-chan this year.
Christmas with my sister?
If you do, I'll give you a present.
Something lewd?!
Ow...
What's up, Sakuta? \NYou're grinning from ear to ear.
I bet Sakurajima-senpai \Nstepped on his foot or something.
Want me to step on it too?
That did happen, \Nbut it's not why I'm grinning.
You really are a teenage pig.
We're bringing out the kotatsu?
Well, we are having hotpot.
Can't do hotpot without a kotatsu.
Sakuta, help me out for a sec.
Sure.
Who could that be?
Good evening! It's me!
Shouko-san?
Sorry for dropping by so late unannounced.
I'm hoping you can let me stay the night.
O-Onii-chan...
What's the meaning of this, Sakuta?
C-Calm down, Mai-san!
I am perfectly calm. But what is this about?
No idea. I'd like to know myself.
Then I guess I'll have to ask her directly.
Wait, Mai-san! Put the knife away!
That was delicious!
Sorry for imposing on you for dinner too.
I'll do the cooking from tomorrow, okay?
"From tomorrow"?
Aren't you only staying for the night?
I have nowhere else to go.
How long are you going to stay?
Forever, if possible.
Forever?!
Thanks for the food and the tea.
I'll leave you to it.
Who exactly are you, anyway?
How are you related to Shouko-chan, \Nthe middle schooler?
They're both me. Makinohara Shouko.
I grow up from time to time.
Huh?
I said, I grow up from time to time.
Is that your Puberty Syndrome?
Looks like it.
And I can't go home like this.
So you're the only one I can turn to.
In that case...
You can stay at my place.
Oh, I can't bother you like that.
But you don't mind bothering Sakuta?
Sakuta-kun, am I being a bother?
W-Well, no, not exactly...
If you're happy with your relationship with Mai-san,
you won't get any funny ideas, right?
You are happy, right?
Y-Yes, of course.
Then there's no problem with my living here.
No means no.
But yes means yes.
No!
Not that I'd mind if something did happen.
I love Sakuta-kun, after all.
Oh dear, what a mess.
There, there.
Are you okay?
Very well.
If you're insistent on doing this, \Nthen I'll stay here as well.
H-Hey, Mai-san?!
Hold up! Timeout! Calm down!
Please help me.
What?
I met Shouko-san again.
Looking for advice on how to cheat?
She's at my place now.
And so is Mai-san.
Don't drag me into your love triangle!
Wake up, Sakuta.
Come on, wake up.
I can't get up without a good-morning kiss.
Oh, really?
I'll head to school by myself, then.
I can take care of the good-morning kiss!
No, you can't.
You accepted us living together last night!
No, I did not.
Why not just two-time them \Nand upgrade from pig to scumbag?
Please don't suggest things \Nthat'll get me killed.
Is that book interesting?
It is.
"Superstring Theory"?
Is that about the thread of fate \Nlinking me and Mai-san?
That's an awfully threadbare theory.
It's not even a theory.
Senpai, your eyes look dead again.
Get used to it.
Huh? You're leaving already?
I'm taking my sister to the hospital for her checkup.
See you in a bit, then.
Sure. I'll be in the waiting room.
Makinohara-san?
I-I can explain!
He must've met my younger self by now.
You see, I have a frail body.
I've been living in and out of the hospital since elementary school.
I see...
That's why I couldn't ask my parents about Hayate.
Because I'm sick,
they give me anything I ask for.
That makes me really happy,
but it's also just as painful.
I feel like I should be saying sorry.
I'm sure your parents have noticed that.
How do you feel about your mom and dad?
I love them, of course.
Have you ever told them that?
Never.
Instead of "I'm sorry,"
I'd be way happier hearing \Nthe words "thank you."
And "I love you" would put me on cloud nine.
Someone once told me that "thank you," "you did well," and "I love you"
were their three favorite phrases.
I think you can lean on your parents more.
I...
She said she'll come pick up Hayate once she's home.
That's great.
While I was at the hospital with \NMakinohara-san, the middle schooler,
were you still in this apartment \Nall by yourself, Shouko-san?
Gee, who can say?
Nobody observed me, \Nso my existence was uncertain.
I'm Schrödinger's Shouko-san, huh?
Your Puberty Syndrome...
Is it related to your illness?
Yes, probably.
I have a heart disease.
Back in elementary school,
doctors said I might not live \Nto graduate middle school.
So even just growing up was a dream of mine.
Going to high school, going to college,
becoming an adult...
My younger self lives with those dreams,
and I'm probably the future self she envisioned.
Onee-chan...
How long are you gonna be staying there?
A little while longer.
I'll call again later.
After hearing her story, \NI don't know what to do anymore.
Well, either way,
I'll make another trip \Nto the hospital tomorrow.
Thanks, Sakuta.
I'll see if I can bring Futaba, too. I've got this.
To confirm one thing,
the middle schooler, Shouko-chan, \Ndoesn't know she grows up sometimes, right?
Shouko-san said she's never met Makinohara-san,
so she probably doesn't know.
Come in.
How are you feeling?
Sakuta-san! Thank you for coming!
I brought Futaba with me, too.
Hello.
Hello!
Is it all right for us to drop by without notice?
It's perfectly fine! I'm happy you came!
Thank goodness.
Were you studying?
Not exactly. \NActually, you came at just the right time.
I need your help with something.
"Plans for the Future"?
What about it?
We got this worksheet in fourth grade.
I didn't tell you the other day, \Nbut because of my condition,
I need a heart transplant or I may not live \Nto graduate middle school.
A heart transplant?
So when we got the worksheet,
I had a lot I wanted to write,
but I just couldn't imagine life \Nbeyond middle school.
I thought I'd write about it someday,
but I just couldn't.
In the end, I graduated elementary school \Nwith this assignment still unfinished.
But isn't this your handwriting?
It is, but I didn't write any of it.
Maybe you just forgot?
When I last saw it before my hospitalization,
it was still unfinished.
Well, that's mysterious.
Is this what you wanted to write back then?
Not quite.
If anything, it's what I want to write now.
How would you continue it, then?
First I'd like to go to college.
Then I'd love to have a cool boyfriend.
And then we would live together,
and it'd be the best if we got married.
You want to get married as a student?
Yeah. That's what my parents did.
Can I take a photo of this?
Go ahead.
I'll give it some thought.
As of now, I would say the older Shouko-san is here
to carry out the plans the younger Shouko-chan \Ncouldn't write down in elementary school.
Or to experience a future she may not live to see.
This is about all I can do for her right now.
So, what are you planning to do about it?
About what?
Getting married to Shouko-san.
Hang on! How'd you even get to that?!
Doesn't the "boy of her dreams" \Nin her plans refer to you?
She met you as a high schooler \Ntwo years ago, no?
Which means this Shouko-san \Nis the college-student version,
here to get married to you.
I'm coming in.
Please do!
Am I disturbing anything?
Not at all. Thank you for coming again.
You got a tree, huh?
Yes.
But I'd like to be discharged before Christmas.
I want to go see the Enoshima lights again.
The Enoshima lights, huh?
They're super pretty!
Are you going with Mai-san?
She doesn't know her work schedule yet.
She must be really busy, huh?
Then, um, would you like to go with me?
With you?
I-It doesn't have to be on Christmas.
We could invite Rio-san and Kaede-san,
and go as a group.
We can do it to celebrate your discharge from the hospital.
Yeah! I can't wait!
Oh right, Sakuta-san.
About these plans...
There are more of them now.
Yes, there are.
I love Sakuta-kun, after all.
Am I really gonna have to marry her?
How's your temperature?
Pretty high. Where's Mai-san?
She went out. She has work today.
Hey, Shouko-san.
What is it?
Are you the same person I met at \NShichirigahama Beach two years ago?
You were such a difficult boy back then.
Thank you for everything you did.
Come on. Sleep in your bed.
You saved me, Shouko-san.
It's the other way around.
You saved me, Sakuta-kun.
Sakuta-kun,
what words or phrases make you happy to hear?
For me, it's...
"thank you," "you did well," and "I love you."
They're my three favorite phrases.
You did well, Sakuta-kun.
Shouko-san?
Sorry it's just me.
U-Uh...
You can save your excuses \Nfor when you're better.
I know Shouko-san took care of you all day.
Do you feel any better?
Better than this morning.
A bath might be too much right now,
but at least get changed.
Come on.
It's fine! I can do it myself!
I don't want you to catch what I've got.
Let me do girlfriend things for once!
Sakuta, is this...
They reopened the last time Shouko-san showed up.
And now they're like this.
Doesn't it hurt?
Not anymore.
That's a form of Puberty Syndrome too, isn't it?
Probably.
Futaba, you in?
Yes, sure.
He just showed up, so I'll put him on.
Didn't I tell you not to drag me into this?
Huh?
Hello?
Is this Sakuta-kun?
What is it?
You're going on a date with me today.
I'd really rather not.
Are you that scared of Mai-san?
Absolutely.
But this date will help her too.
Will it resolve your Puberty Syndrome if I go?
Will you pass on in peace?
That's right.
If you're lying, I'll be mad.
1 PM, at the Shichirigahama Beach parking lot.
Got it.
See you then.
I'll tell Mai-san myself, so keep quiet.
How does Shouko-san see herself?
As the future self Makinohara-san dreamed of, right?
Shouko-san's old enough to be in college, right?
What about her memories of the six or so years from now to then?
Maybe she doesn't have any?
If my hypothesis is correct,
Shouko-san's hiding something huge from you.
I think she's...
Are you okay to be out like this?
All systems green. I'm in the pink of health.
I didn't ask for color commentary.
I'm just trying to make this a fun date!
But... Thank you for your concern.
Are you familiar with this area?
Kind of, yes.
Seriously, where are we going?
Right here!
I haven't an inklin' what this is.
Thank you for signing up for a trial visit.
Please come this way.
Come on in.
Would you like to try on a wedding dress?
That might be a bit much.
Nah, just try one on.
But...
Can we do that?
Of course. Please follow me.
Sorry to have kept you waiting.
Your mouth's wide open, you know?
You just look so beautiful \Nthat it made my jaw drop.
Then it was worth all the time \Npicking out the best one to show you.
Please take your time.
Think you'll be satisfied with a free trial?
We'll have to ask my younger self.
But you already know the answer, don't you?
That scar on your chest...
You managed to get a transplant, huh?
Yeah.
You're from the future, aren't you?
Are you mad?
Not really.
I'm more relieved than anything.
I'm just so glad Makinohara-san gets the transplant she needs.
Yes, my younger self will get it soon,
curing her heart disease.
The Puberty Syndrome will be gone after Christmas too.
Then...
I can only be with you until Christmas.
So would you give me one last memory to take with me?
Like what?
A memory of my first love.
I don't see why you would fall for me.
Though I had many reasons to fall for you.
You were the one who helped me adopt Hayate.
But that's nothing.
When I kept telling my parents "I'm sorry,"
you helped me realize that I should have been saying "thank you" and "I love you" instead.
When I was on my hospital bed, all worried,
you were the one who came to see me every day.
My first love ended unspoken, \Nbut it remains in my heart.
So you'd better take responsibility.
How do I do that?
The night of Christmas Eve,
go see the Enoshima lights with me.
But...
Oh, Kaede-chan?
She'll be going to stay at your grandparents' on the 23rd.
This is the first I've heard of that.
Besides...
Mai-san will be free in the evening.
Decide whether you'll spend Christmas Eve \Nwith me or with Mai-san.
Shouko-san, I...
You don't have to say it.
But I'll still be waiting.
At 6 PM, December 24th,
I'll be waiting by the dragon torch on Benten Bridge.
How did the date go?
You were right.
She had a surgical scar on her chest.
You saw her chest, huh?
I didn't undress her or anything, okay?
How did she come here from the future, anyway?
Rather than coming from the future,
it might be better to say she reached it.
Reached the future?
When I went to see her last,
Shouko-chan was unusually \Nvocal about her worries.
She wished her body would \Nstop growing altogether.
But she told me she wants her parents \Nto see her all grown up.
There's a Shouko-chan who wants to grow up,
and one who rejected it.
That split may be the cause \Nof her Puberty Syndrome.
What do you mean?
The one who rejected growing up
desperately tried to stop time for herself.
As a result,
the world slowed down in her eyes,
as though everything were in slow motion.
If it were observed from this world, where we \Nand the Shouko-chan who wants to grow up are,
what do you think would happen?
Quantum mechanics, my favorite subject.
Wrong.
We're talking about the theory of relativity.
Like returning from the Sea Dragon's Palace \Nto find that decades have passed on the surface.
So Shouko-san is Urashima Tarou now?
That's right.
As time flowed faster for her in our world,
she reached the future before us.
I'm home.
Oh, welcome back, Onii-chan.
Yeah, he just got back.
Okay, got it. Later.
Who was that?
Dad.
Said Grandpa and Grandma want to see me.
Mai-san called earlier, too.
She wants you to meet her at the station at 9 PM.
Sounds like she has something to talk to you about.
And what's that?
Keep what I said today a secret, okay?
It would really suck if the future changed in some way that prevented my surgery.
The movie shoot's going pretty well,
so I'm free in the evening as of now.
Huh?
On the 24th.
Let's go on a date.
Do you want to go see the Enoshima lights?
I'd rather see the aquarium jellyfish.
The ones on that new train ad?
Yeah, those.
Seeing that ad every day made me curious.
I didn't know you liked jellyfish.
If I see them with you, I will.
I see.
Then I'll head there directly from the shoot.
Does 6 PM at the aquarium sound okay?
Perfect.
Senpai, did something nice happen?
You've got this smirk on your face.
Actually, did something happen to you?
Huh? Why do you ask?
Your upper arm's looking flabbier.
You're such a jerk! Now I'm steamin'!
Sorry I'm late.
Don't be.
I'll come earlier tomorrow.
There's another item now.
Yeah...
Um, Sakuta-san.
My illness isn't getting any better.
The drugs are keeping me going for now,
but they won't work forever either.
Really?
Yeah, so...
You can stop visiting me.
Hell no.
I'll come tomorrow and the day after.
While I'll have to skip some days for work,
I'll come every day until you're discharged.
But I...
I...
You did well, Makinohara-san.
You fought really hard.
Sakuta-san, it's not like I...
It's not like I wanted to be sick!
Why me? I want to live like everyone else!
I want to live... Live on...
And then...
You've fought harder than anyone every day.
But you don't have to fight alone anymore.
I'll come tomorrow and the day after.
I promise.
Really?
Makinohara-san?
Makinohara-san!
Her condition has worsened.
Shouko-chan.
Check the operation room!
Shouko-chan.
Get the ICU ready, too!
Shouko-chan. It'll be all right.
How are her vitals?
Blood pressure is 72 over 45, pulse 110.
Ouch!
What's going on?
Why now?!
Could it be that...
my...
Your heart's racing right now, isn't it?
Please don't get me worked up.
Same here. Whenever I'm with you,
my heart skips a beat.
Stop it.
My wounds will reopen.
Don't worry. You'll heal for sure.
The wounds in your heart,
and the wounds on your chest...
I'll heal them for you.
I promise.
Sakuta-kun.
Shouko-san.
They called and said you'd suddenly collapsed.
I was so shocked.
I just had a dream.
Of around the time we first met.
I see.
It happened back then too.
That was around when I got these wounds.
Tell me, Shouko-san.
You have my heart now, don't you?
I should've known you would realize.
You gave me a future.
What...
are you talking about?
It happens in ten days, on December 24th.
It starts snowing that afternoon.
On the way to meeting you for your date,
Sakuta-kun gets in a traffic accident.
How would you know that?
I'm from the future.
It's true.
He gets rushed to the hospital,
but never regains consciousness.
Eventually, he is declared brain dead.
Later, they find a donor card on him,
and I miraculously get a heart transplant.
I see.
I only learned the truth after the surgery.
I tried to tell Sakuta-kun about it,
and that's when Mai-san told me everything.
So please have your date at home this Christmas.
But that means...
Don't worry.
My younger self still has time.
Have some faith in modern medicine.
Now, it'd be dangerous for me \Nto stay in this hospital too long,
so I'll be on my way.
Mai-san.
Please take care of Sakuta-kun for me.
I wish it was all a lie.
Hey, Mai-san...
I'm not going to break up with you.
We'll have to change plans \Nfor our Christmas Eve date.
Nodoka will be out for a concert,
so we can spend it at my place.
And we'll go on a New Year's shrine visit.
But it'll be too crowded on New Year's Day,
so we can go toward the end of winter break.
Right.
I'll make you chocolate for Valentine's Day.
And I'll be graduating in spring,
but I'll still tutor you, so be ready.
A year later, we'll be attending the same college.
I'm saying...
I want you to choose a future with me.
I'm begging you.
I'll go back to my place tonight.
Okay.
See you. Good night.
Good night.
What happened to club?
I saw you leaving, so I decided to skip today.
Are you going to confess your love to me?
Azusagawa, have you been avoiding me lately?
You're imagining it.
I know that you collapsed on Sunday.
And that Shouko-chan had to go to the ICU.
I went to the hospital yesterday.
I see. So you've realized already.
I'd always considered the possibility.
Anytime anything happened with your wounds,
it was always when Shouko-san showed up.
You're amazing.
Shouko-chan and Shouko-san can probably never meet.
But you ended up meeting Shouko-san,
even though you both share one part.
It's because there are two of your heart, which shouldn't be possible,
that you got those wounds on your chest, right?
I get hit by a car on the 24th, apparently.
Does Sakurajima-senpai know?
Yeah. She found out when I did.
I can only give you banal advice like this,
but you two should talk things out.
Yeah, you're right.
Azusagawa...
I...
I don't want this.
Are you making progress on your exam prep?
You haven't been tutoring me as a bunny girl, \Nso I'm not getting anywhere.
If I did that, you wouldn't get anywhere for other reasons.
Oh, but I would get off, at least.
Idiot.
Uh, Mai-san...
Oh right, about Kaede-chan.
She wants a haircut before leaving for your grandparents', right?
Yeah.
I know a stylist in Chigasaki.
Want to go?
Really?
I can go with you Sunday afternoon,
so ask Kaede-chan for me.
Got it.
By the way...
Oh, break time's over.
I'll call again tomorrow.
Bye.
It might look nice if we cut some more here.
Yeah.
Why are you here, Toyohama?
I have an appointment today too.
Problem?
That aside, let's talk the 24th.
I'll be coming straight home from the concert.
Don't worry. I'll save some cake for you.
That's not what I'm worried about.
You want chicken?
You're so lucky, Sakuta.
Where'd that come from?
I mean, Onee-chan is so excited \Nto spend Christmas with you.
Wondering what to cook, where to get cake,
and what to wear.
That's so cute, even just imagining it.
If you make her cry, you'll have hell to pay.
All done.
H-How do I look?
Very nice.
It doesn't look like I'm trying too hard?
An actual tryhard looks more like this.
I am not!
Nodoka, can you please take Kaede-chan home?
What about you?
Sakuta and I have somewhere to go.
Kaede, can you get home without me?
How old do you think I am, Onii-chan?
Then I guess you'll be fine.
I'm happy you're more independent now.
Is that a dig at me?
You do your best as a sister-loving idol.
Take care of Mai-san.
Huh? What's up with that?
So, where are we going, Mai-san?
This takes me back.
We went to Ogaki together, remember?
It's already been six months, huh?
Which train will take us the farthest?
Where do you even want to go?
As far away as possible.
We'll keep changing trains and go \Neven farther than we did that day.
We can only go as far as Ogaki this late.
If the trains stop, we can stay overnight in some random city.
And get a hotel room together?
If that's what you want.
Wow, it's like a dream come true.
In the morning, we'll set off again.
We'll go far away together.
Far, far away.
That sounds really fun.
But you're kidding, right?
No, you...
You're the one who needs to stop kidding around!
Don't talk to Nodoka and Kaede-chan as though you were saying goodbye!
What is wrong with you?!
Don't go giving up! \NDon't decide everything on your own!
What am I to you?
My girlfriend.
So let me bear the weight \Nof Shouko-chan's life with you.
I'll share the pain of choosing to live on,
so please, stay with me!
Stay with me until Christmas is over!
Let's take a train and go as far away as we can!
I'm sure that'd be fun, but I can't.
Why not?
We have school tomorrow.
Take the day off!
You have work tomorrow, too.
I don't care about work!
Not if it means losing you!
I love you, Mai-san.
It sucked that you were too busy \Nto go on many dates,
but that's who I want to be with.
That's the Mai-san I fell in love with.
Fine.
I won't even care if you come to hate me, \Nas long as it means you live on.
Just stay with me until Christmas!
You can hate me all you want after that!
That's impossible.
Why?!
I could never come to hate you.
Why...
Why?
I'll always love you.
Liar.
I promise I'll love you always and forever.
You're a liar.
But I'm a liar too.
I don't... I don't want you to hate me!
Welcome back, Sakuta-kun.
Did Mai-san go back to her place again?
Yeah.
Where's Kaede?
Already asleep.
Shouko-san, I...
I never wanted to see Mai-san cry like that.
I never want to make her cry like that again.
So hey, Shouko-san...
Yes, what is it?
I'm really sorry.
I want to live on.
I want to be with Mai-san always and forever.
I'm the one who should apologize.
Sorry for forcing such a painful decision on you.
If I'd handled things better,
you wouldn't have had to feel this pain.
But that's not...
It's not your fault. You did well.
I...
You did well to get it out.
Just be sure to make Mai-san happy.
Our happy, exciting live-in life together ends today.
Shouko-san...
Have a nice day.
See you.
What was this year like for all of you?
Isn't it cold today?
Freezing.
It's crazy.
Sakuta-kun.
Shouko-chan's mother wants her to see you.
Thank you so much.
Don't mention it.
You did well, Sakuta-kun.
You did well.
She's so amazing.
Makinohara-san's still fighting, even now.
It's me. Mai-san, I...
I had a dream last night.
A dream of us going on a New Year's shrine visit.
You said you told God you'd make me happy.
That sounds like me, all right.
Seriously, it's so like you to lie even in my dreams.
I will never forget you.
I will live life with you.
Mai-san, I...
Why?
Does it happen on the next red light?
Check out the Sea Candle! It's so pretty!
Do you want to go see the Enoshima lights?
Go see the Enoshima lights with me.
Wait...
Did Shouko-san know from the start?
She's nuts!
What is wrong with her?!
She knew I'd choose Mai-san all along!
That's why she...
At 6 PM, December 24th,
I'll be waiting by the dragon torch on Benten Bridge.
She chose it because she knew \Nthat was the one place I'd never go!
The Puberty Syndrome will be gone after Christmas too.
If I'd handled things better...
Have a nice day.
What the hell?!
You're not right in the head, Shouko-san!
Watch out, asshole!
I can't let things end like this!
Please let me make it!
Sakuta-kun!
Sakuta!
Ow...
Is my daughter... Is Mai really...
We did all we could.
I'm so sorry.
No, Mai...
Give Mai back!
Give her back!
Why?
Why?!
Why didn't you keep her safe?!
Why... Tell me why...
Sorry.
I'm sorry.
I should've been the one to die.
Oh, of course.
I didn't die, so Shouko-san never...
I couldn't do anything.
It's unlocked.
Sakuta, you here? We're coming in.
Sakuta!
We saw the accident on the news.
We called you a bunch of times.
Sorry to have worried you.
You have four messages.
First, 7:03 AM.
Onii-chan... It's not true, right?
Please tell me that didn't happen to Mai-san!
Let me. Sakuta, call us when you get this.
You can call your family on the move.
Let's go, Sakuta.
Where?
Pictures and videos of the accident are doing the rounds online.
Some of them have your face showing.
I see.
Stay with me for a while.
The media will be all over this place.
Reporting live from the funeral.
Amidst this afternoon's rain,
Sakurajima Mai-san's funeral service continues.
As I'm sure many of you are aware,
four days ago, on December 24th,
actress Sakurajima Mai-san \Npassed away in an accident.
It's such a tragedy. \NI met her just the day before...
I've never dated before, \Nso I'm nervous about it all.
But surely you have the boy \Nwrapped around your little finger.
What do you take me for?
Well, I do have him whipped.
Of course!
But I probably love him \Nmore than he loves me.
Huh? Are you sure you \Nshould be saying that?
He could be watching, you know?
Help...
Help.
Someone please save Mai-san.
I don't care who.
Save Mai-san...
Please.
Please, I beg you!
Get up, Sakuta-kun.
It's your job to save Mai-san.
Am I wrong?
Why are you here, Shouko-san?
Oh, you don't know yet, do you?
I have Mai-san's heart right here.
It wasn't made public,
but Mai-san became my donor after the accident.
She had a donor card too?
Yes.
But then... The future changed?
Let's go save Mai-san.
Go where?
To the past, of course.
But that's...
It's possible.
Trust me.
You don't have to worry.
It's Mai-san's funeral today, so nobody's here.
Why the infirmary?
You need a bed to go back to the past.
Shouko-san, what's this?
Plum soda for grownups.
You already know that the future is all around us
and that I came from the future, yes?
Your Puberty Syndrome caused that, right?
Right.
My younger self developed Puberty Syndrome
out of anxiety for her future.
But this moment, with us talking right here,
isn't exactly the present.
And you're the reason why.
Does that not ring a bell?
Did you ever reject the future \Nlike my younger self?
I want you to choose a future with me.
Why...
I want to live on.
Seems like it does ring a bell.
Well...
There's something you have to accept:
the weak part of yourself \Nthat rejected the future.
Believing in that weakness is the first step \Ntoward recognizing this as the future.
And if this is the future,
you can go back to the present \Nand save Mai-san.
Shouko-san.
What is it?
I want to make Mai-san happy.
And you can.
So there's something I have to tell you.
I want you to live.
Right.
I'm hoping and praying for it.
I know.
But I'm not a doctor, \Nand I don't have superpowers.
I have my hands full \Njust keeping Mai-san happy.
But I failed to do even that.
So... Listen, Shouko-san.
Yes?
I can't do anything for you.
You're fine that way.
Why am I crying?
I already made up my mind.
Shouko-san...
Huh?
Looks like the drug finally kicked in.
To go to the present,
we need to get rid of the common sense \Nthat binds you to now.
And people can only abandon \Ncommon sense in their dreams.
Shouko-san...
Don't worry about me.
Once you're back in the present,
start by looking for someone who will find you.
Good night, Sakuta-kun.
Did I really make it back?
Doc, he jammed his finger.
Kunimi?
Take a seat. I'll ice it.
Oww!
Hey, Kunimi!
What's going on?
Start by looking for someone who will find you.
Quantum mechanics in action, huh?
I'm straddling the present and future right now.
Until someone finds me, \Nmy existence will be uncertain.
Futaba!
Hey, Futaba! Notice me!
Futaba!
Thanks.
I'm borrowing this.
Huh?
Damn, I can't use it?
This is already a disaster!
I could use Mai-san's idea.
Can anyone see me?!
Anyone will do!
Is there anyone who can see or hear me?!
Hey, can you see me?
Look at me!
I wanna save Mai-san!
Please!
Someone find me...
Please find me...
I'm begging you.
What are you doing, Senpai?
Koga?
Y-You can see me?
Of course I see you. \NAre you all right in the head?
I-I need to touch you!
Let me get a feel!
What the?!
You see, I had a dream about you last night.
A dream?
One where you were at the station \Nand needed help.
So I couldn't help myself. \NI had to come.
Quantum entanglement, huh?
What's that?
Basically, nothing beats \Na butt-kicking buddy.
Come on, you still remember that?
Koga, I need a favor.
Huh?
Wait, wait, wait!
Timeout!
Go see my other self.
There really is another you over here!
Put him on.
You better explain this later!
Are you really me?
That's right.
I came from four days in the future.
Four days? Then you already...
Yeah. I know what's gonna happen later today.
That's why I'm here. To change the future.
Hang on. Did I not get in that accident?
Mai-san saved me just before I got ran over.
That's why I'm still alive.
So stay away from the aquarium.
But...
If you go, Mai-san will die in your place.
But if I don't go, \Nwhat happens to Makinohara-san?!
I've made up my mind.
Aren't you me? \NWhat are you thinking?
Don't you care what happens \Nto Makinohara-san?!
I want to make Mai-san happy.
I can't do anything for Makinohara-san.
Are you really me?
You must be crazy!
Crazy is fine by me.
I'm okay with it if I can live \Nand make Mai-san happy.
I'd rather get run over \Nthan leave Makinohara-san to die.
Even if it breaks Mai-san's heart?
You'd better stop her!
I'm such a stubborn ass.
I'm on break right now. \NYou need something?
Do you know where Mai-san is?
TV studio, probably.
Can you tell me which one?
I wanna go see her.
Huh? You can't just \Nrandomly go and see her.
That's why I need you, Nodoka-sama.
Please help me. I wanna surprise her.
Are you messing around?
Hey, I had to put serious thought into this.
Well, I guess it does save us some trouble.
Get in! Quick!
I'll say you're crew and get you in.
Thanks!
You'd better make up with her this time.
Excuse me.
You have visitors, Mai-san.
Nodoka?
Christmas present from me to you.
Thank you, Nodoka.
You too, Ryouko-san.
Sorry for causing you trouble again.
Can you give us some alone time?
How long are you going to keep that on?
You didn't come from the future just for this, right?
Mai-san...
It's really you.
You're alive.
Thank goodness. \NI managed to keep you safe, huh?
I finally got to help you instead.
You always planned on saving me?
Didn't I tell you before?
I love you way more than you think.
Mai-san...
Let me get a good look.
You haven't grown all that much.
Hey, it's only been four days.
Oh...
Sakuta left a voicemail saying he talked to his future self, so I got my hopes up.
I'll grow older eventually. Please be patient.
I have to go now.
Sakuta and I have a date.
Wait, Mai-san!
Let me go!
It'll be fine!
Like hell it will!
Now that he knows I'll get run over,
Sakuta will definitely try to sacrifice himself!
I'm sure he'll think he should be the one to die!
He'd never choose to save himself \Nif it meant robbing Shouko-chan of her future!
If I don't go, Sakuta will die!
Please, just stay here!
Please!
I never want to lose you again.
It'll be fine.
I'll do something about myself.
Are you okay with that?
My mind's made up. Just wait for me.
Are you really sure?
Knowing me, I'll come home in tears.
Give me a hug and console me when I do.
And then I'll make you happy. I promise.
Got it.
Thank you, Mai-san.
But you've got one thing wrong.
I don't particularly expect you to make me happy.
We'll find happiness together, the two of us.
You really are the best.
I'll be waiting for you.
I'm sorry. Did you wait long?
I didn't wait. It's not even time yet.
That's quite the unique outfit \Nto wear on a date.
I've worn it all day today. \NIt's a part of me now.
I'm sorry. I messed up, didn't I?
No, you did not.
I couldn't have come here \Nfrom the future without you.
Let's hold hands, Sakuta-kun.
This is making me blush a little.
Shouko-san, I'll take everything with me.
The time I spent with you, \Nmy memories of you...
I'll take all of it to the future with me.
Sakuta-kun,
why do you think people \Nforget so many things?
I'll never forget.
They can't bear to drag around \Npainful memories forever.
That's why they forget.
Then I have no reason to forget you.
Huh?
You were my bittersweet first love. \NThose are memories I don't mind keeping.
You really are such a difficult boy.
I have to go now.
Okay.
Goodbye, Shouko-san.
Bye-bye, Sakuta-kun.
The two versions of me can't meet physically.
But turn that around,
and it means we can coexist \Nas long as one doesn't recognize the other.
Sakuta-kun!
I...
Oh, so that's how it works.
Are you all right?
Hey...
I'm fine.
I just took Makinohara-san's future from her.
But I didn't have any other option.
I'm home.
Welcome back.
It's ten o'clock. Wake up.
I am up.
Eat your breakfast before it goes cold.
I'm going to school.
But it's winter break.
I took the day off for the shoot yesterday,
so I have to go get my report card.
I'll go with you, then.
Futaba.
Azusagawa...
H-Hey, you okay?
No.
Futaba?
I'm not okay!
Sorry to have worried you.
I'm not okay...
I thought I'd never see you again.
I'm... I'm so glad you're alive.
What happened yesterday?
So much that I don't even know where to start.
Anyway, I did what I had to do.
Senpai, which one are you?
Both.
We merged.
I haven't an inklin' what you mean!
Sorry I made you worry.
Thank you so much.
Here you go. Presents from Grandma.
She said to give her regards to your girlfriend.
Oh, I know about these!
They're super yummy, Onee-chan!
Toyohama, you've been extra clingy \Nwith Mai-san today.
Did your sister obsession get even worse?
She had a nightmare this morning.
Apparently, I got in an accident.
I see. That's understandable.
I hereby allow you to be babied by my Mai-san, today only.
I don't need your permission.
Nodoka, I hereby allow you \Nto step on Sakuta's foot.
I hope Shouko-chan gets better.
What's the matter?
Look.
Say, Futaba.
Makinohara-san's Puberty Syndrome isn't gone yet, right?
The one writing and erasing that worksheet
is the Makinohara-san \Nin elementary school, isn't it?
The concerns she has for \Nher future three years ago
are causing her \NPuberty Syndrome right now.
Do you realize what you're saying?
I'm saying we're in the future, \Nnot the present.
So in the present...
If we can help the elementary-school \NMakinohara-san,
it'll save the middle-school \Nversion too, won't it?
That's way harder than \Navoiding an accident.
Doing things over won't make \Nan illness go away.
You know what Toyohama said?
She had a dream that \NMai-san got in an accident.
Doesn't that mean other people \Ncan gain those memories?
I had a similar dream too.
One where I found you dazed \Nat your place and brought you over.
Then...
But even if you gained these \Nmemories three years ago,
I don't think it'd change anything.
You couldn't fix anything. Besides...
Besides?
If the past changed \Nand Shouko-chan was cured,
would you really be happy with that?
If she hadn't developed \NPuberty Syndrome in fourth grade,
you never would have met \NShouko-san at Shichirigahama Beach.
And if you'd never met her,
you never would have come \Nto Minegahara High or met Kunimi and me.
And you and Sakurajima-senpai \Nwould never have found each other.
Are you really willing to lose all that?
Obviously not.
But...
You want to risk everything important to you \Non a possibility that may not even exist?
Hello? Azusagawa residence.
Hello. This is Makinohara.
Makinohara-san's mother?
Um, would you please see Shouko?
Did something happen?
The doctors say she doesn't... have long left...
Mai-san, I still want to save Makinohara-san.
Yeah, I know.
If that's what you want, I'm okay with it.
You can change the past if you want.
You can make all of this go away.
Mai-san...
We promised to find happiness together, remember?
We'll just be taking a little detour to do it.
Right, a little detour.
We'll just forget everything and start over.
Yeah, that's all. No big deal.
Then I'll meet you again...
Yeah.
Fall in love with you again...
Yeah.
And you'll ask me out again.
I'll definitely find you again.
And then we're going to find happiness together, okay?
I promise.
Shouko, Azusagawa-san is here to see you.
Makinohara-san...
You really kept your promise.
Mom told me that you've come to visit every day.
Well, I had to skip some days for work.
Thank you so much.
Hey, about the future plans worksheet we discussed...
Sakuta-san, I was dreaming all this while.
It was a magical dream.
I became a high schooler,
and I consoled and teased you \Non Shichirigahama Beach.
I became a college student, \Nstayed at your place,
and cooked and cleaned for you.
We even went to a chapel \Nwith an ocean view.
When I tried on a wedding dress,
you blushed and said I looked beautiful.
Even though it was a dream, \NI had so much fun spending time with you.
It was no dream, Makinohara-san.
It really was amazing.
No! It all happened for real!
I know, Sakuta-kun.
I know everything.
That it was really the future,
and that this is the future too.
I went and figured it all out.
Exactly! That's it!
So if we change the past,
we could find a way to save you.
Even if I redo the past,
I don't think I can be cured that easily.
But I can spare you from the pain \Nyou're suffering right now.
What are you saying?
I know everything.
I've brought you so much pain, haven't I?
No! You've done nothing wrong!
If I hadn't developed Puberty Syndrome,
you would never have met me.
I've never regretted meeting you for a second!
You fought so hard for me.
But it's okay now.
I'll go change the past
and make sure you never have to meet me.
I'll make sure you reach a future \Nwithout all this pain.
No! You've got it all wrong!
That's not what I was trying to say!
You should change the past for yourself!
Leave it all to me.
I promise to make you happy...
Makinohara-san?
Makinohara-san?
How's Shouko-chan?
She's asleep now.
I see.
Look at this, Sakuta.
What the hell?
Why?
Shouko-chan's mother told me earlier
that she suddenly wanted to finish her assignment yesterday.
What am I supposed to do?
How can I help Makinohara-san?
She knew everything.
She knew about Shouko-san,
about herself,
and that she could change the past.
Sorry, Sakuta.
I can't think of anything else.
Shouko-chan really did her best.
So put the finishing touch \Non her assignment for her.
Praise her for a job well done.
I...
It's a new year now, huh?
I'm done, Sensei!
Me too!
Me three!
I'm done!
Rise and shine, Onii-chan.
It's still winter break.
You said you had work from today!
Are you heading out to \Npractice going to school?
I already did.
I still get really nervous, \Nbut I made it to the gate.
Morning.
Morning.
Running away from home now?
I did that already.
I have a mini-concert in a Saitama shopping mall.
Don't see you on morning shift often, Sakuta.
And you? What about practice?
It's in the afternoon today.
Arriving fashionably late, Koga?
This is just when my shift starts!
Wh-What?
I don't know...
Have you ballooned a little?
Did you eat a lot of mochi over New Year's?
You're the worst!
Now I'm steamin'!
Welcome!
I'll have the hearty carbonara—
Sorry.
Make that one of these.
You don't need to diet. \NYou haven't really ballooned—
Ah, I see.
I'm telling Sakurajima-senpai that you're leering at me.
We're going on a shrine visit date later, \Nso please reconsider. She'll yell at me.
So in other words, \Nyou do want me to tell her?
I guess.
You really are a total pig.
What's wrong?
Lend me some money for an offering.
I donated to charity on the way, \Nso I'm out of change.
Then use a note.
Were you able to make a wish \Nworth the thousand yen?
I wished that I wouldn't run into \Nso many weird situations this year.
Weird situations, huh?
But hey, that's how you met me.
One wild bunny girl is enough for me.
You really do like going to the beach, huh?
Not as much as I like you.
You must adore the high-school girl \Nyou saw in your dreams.
This is where you two often met, right?
Yeah, but only in my dreams.
But hey, you love this beach too.
I have fond memories of my shoots here.
A girl with a heart disease \Nwaiting for a donor...
I knew I wanted the role \Nthe moment I got the offer.
I cried rivers watching it.
So did everyone else in the cinema.
Even I don't know why \NI wanted the role so much.
I just wanted to do something.
It's like your donations to charity.
Don't run! It's not safe!
Watch where you're going!
Don't worry! I'll be fine!
Mom, Dad, you two \Ncome over here too!
Sakuta?
That girl...
Hurry up!
Do you know her?
No.
Makinohara-san!
You called, Sakuta-san?
!!! ENDING BELOW !!!
I can’t talk, I can’t sleep, Träumerei
The true character you are seeing
A record that no one can read
I just want to know about the mystery
Both lies and reality
Both of them were true
I am mumbling again today
I want to be loved just being myself
Keeping it vague, Good bye, light dizziness
A phenomenal world without you
A record that no one can read
Overflowing self-consciousness
An agitated image of the world
It’s always imperfect, it hurts
Every night I wish
I don’t want to doubt anything,
and I want to melt together
Silly, I don’t know the reason for existing
Regret that we leave together
A record that no one can read
It's unpleasant and repeating
What are the right dreams?
Why are there sad voices?
Should it be beautiful? Doubtful? Jealous? Hey, which one?
I can’t talk, I can’t sleep, Träumerei
The true character you are seeing
A record that no one can read
I just want to know about the mystery
There is an end, Träumerei
Boundary that we cross together
A record that no one can read
Adolescent, wound, inside of heart
I just want to know about the mystery