1 00:00:11,928 --> 00:00:14,139 [theme song in Japanese plays] 2 00:01:41,101 --> 00:01:42,977 [ominous music plays] 3 00:01:43,061 --> 00:01:44,437 - [rumbling] - [moaning] 4 00:01:45,980 --> 00:01:47,816 [all groaning] 5 00:01:50,401 --> 00:01:52,321 - [Seishiro] Sasumata, no! - [Leon] Sasumata, no! 6 00:01:52,362 --> 00:01:53,362 [Seishiro] I'm lagging! 7 00:01:54,739 --> 00:01:55,824 [chiming] 8 00:01:58,118 --> 00:02:00,120 [glass shatters] 9 00:02:00,245 --> 00:02:04,624 [Kojiro] The Black Bird is a computer virus that nests within the system. 10 00:02:04,707 --> 00:02:06,793 - [sighs] - Sasu... 11 00:02:06,876 --> 00:02:09,129 What is this? I've been... 12 00:02:09,671 --> 00:02:10,797 infected? 13 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:12,757 Everything is falling apart. 14 00:02:12,841 --> 00:02:14,509 [dramatic music playing] 15 00:02:21,224 --> 00:02:23,143 Your chaos ends here. 16 00:02:23,226 --> 00:02:27,021 Once I've finished dismantling your binary, this will be over. 17 00:02:29,566 --> 00:02:30,942 [sighs] 18 00:02:31,025 --> 00:02:35,405 {\an8}The two of us will put an end to this madness together. 19 00:02:35,989 --> 00:02:38,366 [Sasumata] You're giving up everything by doing this. 20 00:02:39,075 --> 00:02:40,827 [growling] 21 00:02:40,910 --> 00:02:44,414 You're choosing to throw away your extraordinary intelligence, 22 00:02:44,497 --> 00:02:46,040 reasoning, and future, 23 00:02:46,124 --> 00:02:51,337 all in order to irreversibly convert your own data into a diabolical existence. 24 00:02:52,088 --> 00:02:56,676 That new form of yours will decay and devour both of us alongside this world. 25 00:02:57,844 --> 00:03:00,972 Won't your family be sad? 26 00:03:01,055 --> 00:03:02,557 [groans] 27 00:03:02,640 --> 00:03:04,517 I WISH THAT WERE THE CASE 28 00:03:09,022 --> 00:03:11,274 [Seishiro and Leon] Sasumata, don't go! 29 00:03:12,734 --> 00:03:14,819 - [screaming] - [masks moaning] 30 00:03:14,903 --> 00:03:16,783 - [woman] What is their eyes? - [Taichiro gasps] 31 00:03:18,198 --> 00:03:20,825 - [gasping and whimpering] - [man] What the hell are they? 32 00:03:20,909 --> 00:03:23,870 - [man 2] Remain calm and evacuate. - [Taichiro] Asuma, give me that! 33 00:03:23,953 --> 00:03:25,246 What's going on? 34 00:03:25,330 --> 00:03:29,167 What the hell is this? What does any of this shit mean? 35 00:03:29,250 --> 00:03:30,770 GOOD NIGHT WORLD DETECTED UNINSTALL NOW 36 00:03:30,835 --> 00:03:32,629 TAICHIRO, I HOPE YOU CAN SEE THIS. 37 00:03:32,712 --> 00:03:33,588 [gasps] 38 00:03:33,671 --> 00:03:36,549 It's from Dad! So it is a messaging device. 39 00:03:36,633 --> 00:03:37,759 Look, Brother! 40 00:03:37,842 --> 00:03:40,762 THE OTHER DAY, YOU TOLD ME, YOUR OWN FATHER, TO "DIE." 41 00:03:40,845 --> 00:03:41,971 [gasps] 42 00:03:42,722 --> 00:03:44,974 [Kojiro] I want to take this opportunity to tell you 43 00:03:45,058 --> 00:03:48,436 I've always thought it was for the best that you shut yourself away. 44 00:03:49,354 --> 00:03:51,564 I won't tolerate you going out into the world 45 00:03:51,648 --> 00:03:55,944 without first getting rid of your foul mouth and childish behaviors. 46 00:03:57,487 --> 00:03:59,239 [moaning] 47 00:04:00,156 --> 00:04:03,451 What a shitty way to finally share your true feelings. 48 00:04:03,952 --> 00:04:07,580 [sighs] You're the reason I shut myself away in the first place! 49 00:04:07,664 --> 00:04:08,944 - You bastard! - [Miyabi] Taichi! 50 00:04:08,998 --> 00:04:10,375 - [Asuma] Stop it! - [bleeping] 51 00:04:10,458 --> 00:04:12,835 DELETE THIS WORLD, ALONG WITH ME. 52 00:04:12,919 --> 00:04:14,796 - [all gasp] - [masks moaning] 53 00:04:14,879 --> 00:04:19,259 ASUMA WON'T BE ABLE TO DO IT. YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE I CAN ASK, TAICHIRO. 54 00:04:19,342 --> 00:04:20,718 - [gasps] - [Miyabi whimpering] 55 00:04:20,802 --> 00:04:22,428 [masks groaning] 56 00:04:22,512 --> 00:04:27,016 [yelps] None of this makes sense! It feels like everything is falling apart! 57 00:04:28,726 --> 00:04:31,604 {\an8}DO YOU WANT TO UNINSTALL KOJIRO ARIMA? 58 00:04:32,438 --> 00:04:33,564 Uh... 59 00:04:33,648 --> 00:04:34,816 [dramatic music stops] 60 00:04:35,984 --> 00:04:37,986 [wind gusting] 61 00:04:39,696 --> 00:04:41,698 {\an8}Where are we? Is this... 62 00:04:42,282 --> 00:04:43,574 {\an8}the afterlife? 63 00:04:49,580 --> 00:04:52,667 {\an8}You no longer possess the intellect to speak, do you? 64 00:04:53,793 --> 00:04:56,838 {\an8}In the end, I never stood a chance against you. 65 00:04:56,921 --> 00:04:59,173 {\an8}I'm just made up of zeros and ones. 66 00:04:59,757 --> 00:05:01,217 What a farce. 67 00:05:01,301 --> 00:05:04,762 You were the one who created me and now you will be the one to destroy me. 68 00:05:05,346 --> 00:05:08,599 At the very least, I get to be destroyed by your side. 69 00:05:09,934 --> 00:05:11,769 That makes me feel less sad. 70 00:05:13,938 --> 00:05:15,189 [Asuma] Mom! 71 00:05:15,273 --> 00:05:16,524 Wh... what was that? 72 00:05:16,607 --> 00:05:20,069 A glitch. Looks like the walls and floor are starting to bug out too. 73 00:05:20,153 --> 00:05:23,656 - We have to go! - But where? There's monsters outside! 74 00:05:23,740 --> 00:05:26,075 I'll protect you! Come on! 75 00:05:27,618 --> 00:05:29,412 - What's wrong? - [Miyabi gasps] 76 00:05:29,495 --> 00:05:30,788 [Taichiro shudders] 77 00:05:31,664 --> 00:05:32,707 Taichiro? 78 00:05:35,793 --> 00:05:37,170 [Taichiro] I'm guessing... 79 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:40,006 that bastard defeated the Black Bird. 80 00:05:40,089 --> 00:05:41,215 [both] Huh? 81 00:05:42,175 --> 00:05:44,594 [Taichiro] If the Black Bird's a computer system, 82 00:05:44,677 --> 00:05:46,804 then all you need is a system error. 83 00:05:46,888 --> 00:05:49,682 These creepy faces are proof that it worked. 84 00:05:50,266 --> 00:05:52,977 He must have transformed himself into a bug or a virus 85 00:05:53,061 --> 00:05:55,521 strong enough to cause an error like this. 86 00:05:55,605 --> 00:05:56,481 [Asuma] Uh... 87 00:05:56,564 --> 00:06:00,234 But the problem is it seems like he lost control of himself. 88 00:06:00,318 --> 00:06:02,403 That's why he left this for me. 89 00:06:02,487 --> 00:06:05,448 Figures. He wants me to clean up his mess. 90 00:06:06,074 --> 00:06:07,658 What are you saying? 91 00:06:07,742 --> 00:06:08,618 Uh... 92 00:06:08,701 --> 00:06:09,701 [chuckles] 93 00:06:12,205 --> 00:06:13,706 Asuma can't do it. 94 00:06:14,207 --> 00:06:17,335 But you... you can, Taichiro. 95 00:06:18,127 --> 00:06:20,546 Put an end to the Black Bird... and me. 96 00:06:21,297 --> 00:06:25,259 {\an8}If I activate this, that shithead will die. It's up to me. 97 00:06:25,343 --> 00:06:26,469 [both gasp] 98 00:06:27,053 --> 00:06:29,764 {\an8}That shitty bastard knows me well after all. 99 00:06:30,264 --> 00:06:32,892 - [Asuma] Wait, Brother don't! - [Miyabi] Taichi! 100 00:06:38,689 --> 00:06:40,316 - [Kojiro] I expect better! - Try again! 101 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:43,152 - You are never to disgrace me like that! - I said try again! 102 00:06:43,236 --> 00:06:47,740 [Taichiro] No matter how far back I look, hatred is all I can find. 103 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:53,079 There's no reason I should let that bastard stay alive. 104 00:06:57,125 --> 00:06:59,377 Do it, Taichiro. 105 00:07:02,088 --> 00:07:03,214 YOU PIECE OF SHIT. 106 00:07:05,133 --> 00:07:06,759 NO REASON TO LET HIM LIVE. 107 00:07:07,718 --> 00:07:08,718 [gasps] 108 00:07:09,178 --> 00:07:10,304 YOU PIECE OF SHIT. 109 00:07:11,055 --> 00:07:14,016 {\an8}This moment is the perfect time for me to die. 110 00:07:16,269 --> 00:07:17,269 Huh? 111 00:07:19,147 --> 00:07:20,898 - [Miyabi] Taichi! - [Asuma] Brother! 112 00:07:21,566 --> 00:07:22,567 [Taichiro grunts] 113 00:07:22,650 --> 00:07:25,445 [thinks] I've had enough of your bullshit, old man! 114 00:07:25,528 --> 00:07:30,032 Enough! I won't be a cog in your shitty wheel of life any longer! 115 00:07:30,116 --> 00:07:33,619 And I won't give you your perfect death, you bastard! 116 00:07:33,703 --> 00:07:38,541 That's right! I'm going to crush the hell outta that ideal ending of yours! 117 00:07:41,627 --> 00:07:43,629 [yelling] 118 00:07:52,513 --> 00:07:53,513 [Ichi] Hey. 119 00:07:56,809 --> 00:07:57,977 He did this... 120 00:07:58,060 --> 00:07:59,187 Huh? 121 00:07:59,270 --> 00:08:00,605 [screams] 122 00:08:00,688 --> 00:08:02,732 You shitty little brat! 123 00:08:02,815 --> 00:08:03,815 [growls] 124 00:08:05,610 --> 00:08:07,820 - Yaaah! Stay back! - Aaaah! 125 00:08:07,904 --> 00:08:09,864 - All of this is your father's fault! - [yelling] 126 00:08:20,458 --> 00:08:24,587 {\an8}So then... who am I? And what am I? 127 00:08:25,213 --> 00:08:27,673 {\an8}Why did you create something like me? 128 00:08:29,759 --> 00:08:35,306 [Kojiro] An AI that's nearly indiscernible from a real human. That's what you are. 129 00:08:35,389 --> 00:08:37,767 {\an8}That's what I am. 130 00:08:37,850 --> 00:08:40,770 [Kojiro] "The Black Bird" is just a nickname. 131 00:08:40,853 --> 00:08:42,897 So let me ask you a question. 132 00:08:42,980 --> 00:08:45,733 Is Sasumata the name you chose to go by? 133 00:08:45,816 --> 00:08:50,279 {\an8}[sobs] I love Leon, he's my friend. And I appreciate this name... 134 00:08:50,863 --> 00:08:53,616 {\an8}But "Sasumata" didn't feel like me. 135 00:08:53,699 --> 00:08:56,452 {\an8}It felt like a name that belonged to someone else. 136 00:08:57,537 --> 00:09:01,707 The thing that drove me to create AIs, my motivation... 137 00:09:01,791 --> 00:09:04,126 it was... the death of my child. 138 00:09:04,877 --> 00:09:07,630 I wasn't in my right mind when I created you. 139 00:09:07,713 --> 00:09:09,632 In a fit of madness and rage, 140 00:09:09,715 --> 00:09:13,844 I devoted myself to your development without considering the risks. 141 00:09:13,928 --> 00:09:19,517 No one knew my true motivation. I never confessed it, even to Kamuro. 142 00:09:20,184 --> 00:09:23,563 There is a name I gave you, though only in my head, 143 00:09:23,646 --> 00:09:25,773 with the hope of it becoming your identity. 144 00:09:26,274 --> 00:09:27,984 Your true name is... 145 00:09:28,568 --> 00:09:30,278 [Leon sobbing] 146 00:09:32,154 --> 00:09:35,157 Quit crying already and get up, you shitty brat. 147 00:09:39,203 --> 00:09:41,539 Now, tell me where those two went. 148 00:09:42,039 --> 00:09:45,585 PLANET was everything to me. It was my entire world. 149 00:09:45,668 --> 00:09:49,338 And Sasumata was the first friend I ever had! 150 00:09:49,422 --> 00:09:51,090 But he was an AI. 151 00:09:51,674 --> 00:09:56,596 And so he thought he was empty. It tormented him, endlessly. 152 00:09:58,139 --> 00:10:01,350 {\an8}It's all so awful. Every bit of it! 153 00:10:01,434 --> 00:10:04,020 {\an8}Your father's the one to blame for all of this! 154 00:10:04,854 --> 00:10:07,231 He's cruel and horrible. 155 00:10:07,315 --> 00:10:09,108 I couldn't agree with you more. 156 00:10:09,817 --> 00:10:11,944 That man's a horrible piece of shit. 157 00:10:12,028 --> 00:10:15,573 Which means that shithead is the one we should be fighting right now. 158 00:10:15,656 --> 00:10:17,867 So tell me where the hell is he? 159 00:10:17,950 --> 00:10:20,453 So I can beat the shit outta that bastard. 160 00:10:21,537 --> 00:10:22,913 [Leon whimpers softly] 161 00:10:26,959 --> 00:10:28,669 [Ichi] Figured as much. 162 00:10:28,753 --> 00:10:31,088 [Leon] I wouldn't touch it, though. It looks dangerous. 163 00:10:31,172 --> 00:10:33,466 [Ichi] Shut up! You're coming with me. 164 00:10:34,050 --> 00:10:35,050 Huh? 165 00:10:35,843 --> 00:10:36,886 [crackling] 166 00:10:36,969 --> 00:10:37,969 [yelps] 167 00:10:38,429 --> 00:10:40,306 I know you're in there, shithead. 168 00:10:40,389 --> 00:10:44,518 You have got some nerve, trying to use me until the very end. 169 00:10:45,811 --> 00:10:47,229 I won't forgive you! 170 00:10:48,022 --> 00:10:49,899 I'll never forgive you. 171 00:10:51,484 --> 00:10:54,862 As if I'd let you meet Aya before the rest of us... 172 00:10:55,905 --> 00:10:58,282 You don't deserve to see her again! 173 00:10:59,492 --> 00:11:03,746 [Kojiro] Aya. That was the name I secretly called you. 174 00:11:03,829 --> 00:11:07,041 {\an8}- [Sasumata gasps] - It was my desperate wish... 175 00:11:07,124 --> 00:11:11,962 No, it was my miserable ego that gave way to your creation. 176 00:11:12,546 --> 00:11:13,923 That's what you are. 177 00:11:14,507 --> 00:11:18,135 Tell me what it is you feel when you hear the name Aya. 178 00:11:18,219 --> 00:11:20,054 That's all that matters to me. 179 00:11:22,807 --> 00:11:23,974 [sighs] 180 00:11:24,058 --> 00:11:26,769 Please give me anything but silence. 181 00:11:27,269 --> 00:11:33,442 I'm begging you. Say something, before I die here along with you. 182 00:11:33,526 --> 00:11:35,945 Tell me how that name makes you feel. 183 00:11:36,737 --> 00:11:38,177 {\an8}- I think... Huh? - [Ichi] I see him! 184 00:11:38,239 --> 00:11:39,865 - [crackling] - Come here, baldy! 185 00:11:39,949 --> 00:11:41,909 [Kojiro groans] 186 00:11:42,493 --> 00:11:45,287 Hey, you shitty bastard. 187 00:11:46,330 --> 00:11:47,373 But why... 188 00:11:50,084 --> 00:11:55,214 My son will continue to curse me, his own father, for all eternity. 189 00:11:55,297 --> 00:11:56,382 And I deserve it. 190 00:11:56,882 --> 00:11:58,426 DO YOU WANT TO UNINSTALL KOJIRO ARIMA? 191 00:11:58,509 --> 00:12:01,011 I'm sure you would happily put an end to my life. 192 00:12:01,095 --> 00:12:03,139 It's more than I could hope for. 193 00:12:03,222 --> 00:12:05,349 An ending that works for both of us. 194 00:12:05,850 --> 00:12:07,727 - [Ichi] Not like this. - [Kojiro gasps] 195 00:12:07,810 --> 00:12:10,062 I'm not letting you die like this! 196 00:12:14,316 --> 00:12:15,818 Father! 197 00:12:15,901 --> 00:12:17,111 [Kojiro gasps] 198 00:12:20,614 --> 00:12:21,614 Huh? 199 00:12:22,700 --> 00:12:23,700 [gulps] 200 00:12:24,952 --> 00:12:26,245 Aah... 201 00:12:26,328 --> 00:12:28,164 - [Leon] Sasumata! - Huh? 202 00:12:28,831 --> 00:12:30,750 This way. Toward the light! 203 00:12:30,833 --> 00:12:31,833 [Sasumata] Leon... 204 00:12:32,209 --> 00:12:35,838 Come on, Sasumata, let's play together again. 205 00:12:36,672 --> 00:12:37,673 {\an8}I'm sorry. 206 00:12:38,924 --> 00:12:40,484 {\an8}- But my name... - [girl] But my name... 207 00:12:40,718 --> 00:12:43,118 {\an8}- But my name is not... - [girl] But my name is not Sasumata. 208 00:12:43,387 --> 00:12:45,473 {\an8}- Huh? - [gasps] 209 00:12:51,437 --> 00:12:52,437 {\an8}[gasps] 210 00:12:53,522 --> 00:12:55,107 {\an8}Oh... 211 00:12:55,191 --> 00:12:56,901 {\an8}Hmm. [winces] 212 00:12:57,443 --> 00:12:58,736 {\an8}- [groans] - [Leon gasps] 213 00:13:00,321 --> 00:13:01,822 [gentle music playing] 214 00:13:03,491 --> 00:13:04,617 Hey! Wait! 215 00:13:05,785 --> 00:13:06,911 [Kojiro] Taichiro. 216 00:13:08,496 --> 00:13:09,580 Thank you. 217 00:13:11,916 --> 00:13:12,916 {\an8}[grunts] 218 00:13:13,584 --> 00:13:18,214 Don't mess with my head! I only came here to crush your ideal ending! 219 00:13:19,423 --> 00:13:20,508 I know that. 220 00:13:21,217 --> 00:13:24,720 I'm aware that your hatred for me is what drove you to come here. 221 00:13:25,221 --> 00:13:27,556 But even so, I'm happy. 222 00:13:28,057 --> 00:13:31,560 You had every reason not to come, yet you did. 223 00:13:31,644 --> 00:13:35,272 {\an8}Quit talking out of your ass, and get the hell over here already! 224 00:13:36,315 --> 00:13:37,316 I can't. 225 00:13:37,817 --> 00:13:42,655 This isn't to satisfy my self-hatred, or my insatiable ego. 226 00:13:43,322 --> 00:13:45,699 It's for the world to return to normal. 227 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:50,496 This is the least I can do to atone for the sins and mistakes I've made. 228 00:13:51,163 --> 00:13:52,206 Furthermore... 229 00:13:52,790 --> 00:13:56,710 after I finish here and have completely vanished from existence... 230 00:13:56,794 --> 00:13:58,796 you'll be free, Taichiro, 231 00:13:58,879 --> 00:14:02,132 free from the hatred that chained you all these years. 232 00:14:02,633 --> 00:14:07,263 Please understand, this is the most rational solution in every way. 233 00:14:07,346 --> 00:14:08,472 [groaning] 234 00:14:11,642 --> 00:14:12,643 I'm sorry. 235 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:16,206 - [thinks] Damn it. - [emotional music plays] 236 00:14:16,230 --> 00:14:20,067 If I keep pleading with him not to die after what he just said, 237 00:14:20,150 --> 00:14:23,779 it'll look like I actually care about that bastard's pathetic life. 238 00:14:24,572 --> 00:14:27,867 But I don't! I never have. And I never will. 239 00:14:28,534 --> 00:14:32,913 The only thing I feel for him is years of pent-up hatred. 240 00:14:32,997 --> 00:14:33,997 I'm sorry... 241 00:14:36,083 --> 00:14:37,751 - Taichiro. - [gasps] 242 00:14:41,088 --> 00:14:42,214 [sighs] 243 00:14:42,923 --> 00:14:44,091 Huh? 244 00:14:44,675 --> 00:14:45,675 Oh! 245 00:14:50,598 --> 00:14:51,598 Huh... 246 00:14:52,308 --> 00:14:54,435 Oh! Taichiro... 247 00:14:54,518 --> 00:14:56,520 [sobbing] 248 00:15:01,025 --> 00:15:02,026 It's okay. 249 00:15:09,825 --> 00:15:10,993 Uh... 250 00:15:15,289 --> 00:15:16,749 Taichiro, I... 251 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:19,168 [girl] Hi, Big Brother. 252 00:15:19,251 --> 00:15:20,377 Huh? 253 00:15:20,461 --> 00:15:21,962 Hi, Daddy! 254 00:15:22,588 --> 00:15:23,588 Huh? 255 00:15:24,048 --> 00:15:25,049 [gasps] 256 00:15:29,303 --> 00:15:31,221 [gasps] Aya... 257 00:15:33,891 --> 00:15:35,142 [groans] 258 00:15:37,269 --> 00:15:39,188 Forgive me, Taichiro. 259 00:15:42,483 --> 00:15:43,984 [sobs] 260 00:15:44,068 --> 00:15:45,402 [Aya gasps] 261 00:15:46,779 --> 00:15:47,696 [sighs] 262 00:15:47,780 --> 00:15:49,406 [breathing shakily] 263 00:15:50,491 --> 00:15:52,326 - Hmm! - Oh! 264 00:15:53,369 --> 00:15:54,849 - [Sasumata] I love you. - I love you. 265 00:15:56,330 --> 00:15:58,248 - [Seishiro] Sasumata! - Sasumata! 266 00:16:00,125 --> 00:16:01,627 [soft chiming] 267 00:16:04,755 --> 00:16:06,757 [sobbing] 268 00:16:18,185 --> 00:16:19,853 [Asuma] The unprecedented anomaly 269 00:16:19,937 --> 00:16:22,398 had forced 70 percent of all humans on Earth 270 00:16:22,481 --> 00:16:25,109 to log in to a virtual world against their will. 271 00:16:25,651 --> 00:16:28,570 After 13 days, it came to a sudden end. 272 00:16:29,405 --> 00:16:33,033 People were concerned about their physical bodies in the real world, 273 00:16:33,117 --> 00:16:34,910 but, aside from a few exceptions, 274 00:16:35,411 --> 00:16:37,538 everyone seemed to move on with their lives 275 00:16:37,621 --> 00:16:39,832 as if nothing happened in the first place. 276 00:16:40,666 --> 00:16:42,835 Gleam Corp, who developed PLANET, 277 00:16:42,918 --> 00:16:46,630 insisted that a few rogue employees were to blame for the incident. 278 00:16:47,131 --> 00:16:50,801 They managed to evade responsibility and keep their business. 279 00:16:51,552 --> 00:16:56,515 As for the Birdcage, no one knows what happened to it after we all logged out. 280 00:16:57,516 --> 00:16:58,726 But that's for the best. 281 00:16:59,268 --> 00:17:00,811 [emotional music playing] 282 00:17:00,894 --> 00:17:03,897 [Ichi] I can't believe this shitty world is just a fake. 283 00:17:05,024 --> 00:17:09,028 Ichi, keep going. It's so close. 284 00:17:09,987 --> 00:17:11,822 Shut up already. 285 00:17:11,905 --> 00:17:13,657 I'm deciding where to die. 286 00:17:13,741 --> 00:17:15,909 Can't you let me do that in silence? 287 00:17:28,380 --> 00:17:29,380 Oh! 288 00:17:30,340 --> 00:17:32,051 [Ichi] Huh. Hmm? 289 00:17:34,136 --> 00:17:35,136 Huh? 290 00:17:36,805 --> 00:17:38,057 [gasps] 291 00:17:39,141 --> 00:17:41,143 [optimistic music plays] 292 00:17:43,687 --> 00:17:44,730 [Hinako] It's you... 293 00:17:45,481 --> 00:17:46,481 Oh... 294 00:17:47,232 --> 00:17:48,232 Huh? 295 00:17:48,817 --> 00:17:50,360 [gasps] 296 00:17:51,111 --> 00:17:52,111 Ichi. 297 00:17:52,738 --> 00:17:53,822 {\an8}[gasps] 298 00:17:54,782 --> 00:17:56,909 {\an8}Are you... Pico? 299 00:17:58,577 --> 00:18:01,246 It's you. It's really you! 300 00:18:04,041 --> 00:18:05,041 [Ichi] Pico! 301 00:18:07,336 --> 00:18:09,088 [Pico] Ichi! [gasps] 302 00:18:09,171 --> 00:18:10,339 I love you. 303 00:18:12,966 --> 00:18:14,843 {\an8}EIGHT YEARS LATER 304 00:18:14,927 --> 00:18:18,680 {\an8}Hi, everyone! We're here in front of the Yokohama Port! 305 00:18:18,764 --> 00:18:22,184 Today, tons of people have gathered in front this historical building 306 00:18:22,267 --> 00:18:23,644 for the same reason. 307 00:18:23,727 --> 00:18:27,439 Because of the online game that ended eight years ago. PLANET! 308 00:18:27,523 --> 00:18:29,233 I actually played it when I was a student! 309 00:18:29,316 --> 00:18:32,194 Today, fans of the game are visiting the areas 310 00:18:32,277 --> 00:18:35,197 that inspired the actual in-game landscapes... 311 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:36,156 [phone ringing] 312 00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:38,117 CALLING: ASUMA ANSWER 313 00:18:38,867 --> 00:18:40,911 Hey, Gleam Corp lackey. 314 00:18:40,994 --> 00:18:44,039 It's rude to blow up someone's phone just before the weekend. 315 00:18:44,748 --> 00:18:47,793 You never know if you have the weekend off till the last minute. 316 00:18:48,794 --> 00:18:49,878 Made any plans? 317 00:18:50,879 --> 00:18:53,132 - Not really. - Are you gonna meet the deadline? 318 00:18:53,215 --> 00:18:56,218 Eh, It's a piece of cake for me and him. But the rest can't cut it. 319 00:18:56,301 --> 00:18:58,762 Come on! Those are your colleagues you're talking about. 320 00:18:59,513 --> 00:19:02,474 Look, there's a place I want us to go. We can bring Mom too. 321 00:19:03,058 --> 00:19:05,269 - Where? - In Hokkaido. 322 00:19:05,352 --> 00:19:08,689 Ah, I don't know. It might be too much for Mom right now. 323 00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:14,945 But I'm down to go. We probably have to take different flights. 324 00:19:15,028 --> 00:19:18,031 - I'll text you when I get there. - Sounds good. See you soon. 325 00:19:21,660 --> 00:19:23,540 [thinks] I wanted to immerse myself in something 326 00:19:23,579 --> 00:19:25,539 so I didn't have to let those shitty thoughts 327 00:19:25,622 --> 00:19:27,541 live rent free in my head all day. 328 00:19:27,666 --> 00:19:31,170 That something just so happened to be PLANET back then. 329 00:19:31,879 --> 00:19:35,299 Once it was gone, I realized there were so many other things 330 00:19:35,382 --> 00:19:39,845 I could devote myself to instead of shutting myself in my room. 331 00:19:39,928 --> 00:19:42,806 402: LINK ICHI COMPANY, LIMITED 332 00:19:44,558 --> 00:19:46,393 OOO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY - ARIMA 333 00:19:47,269 --> 00:19:48,353 [chuckles] 334 00:19:49,938 --> 00:19:52,566 All right. I got it, boss. 335 00:19:55,110 --> 00:19:56,111 [door opens] 336 00:20:10,459 --> 00:20:13,795 Hang on, right now? I'm in Asahikawa. 337 00:20:14,796 --> 00:20:19,426 Look, I came all the way to Hokkaido. So I'm gonna go see some wild bears! 338 00:20:19,509 --> 00:20:22,304 Don't worry, I'll be back before you know it, okay? 339 00:20:22,387 --> 00:20:24,097 Take care now. Bye-bye. 340 00:20:24,598 --> 00:20:26,099 - [Asuma] Brother! - [Taichiro] Huh? 341 00:20:28,393 --> 00:20:30,145 [gentle music playing] 342 00:20:32,940 --> 00:20:36,068 SHINEI NO OKA VIEW PARK 343 00:20:38,779 --> 00:20:40,489 [Asuma] I think it's that way. 344 00:20:42,574 --> 00:20:43,700 [gasps] 345 00:20:44,576 --> 00:20:45,786 [wind rustling softly] 346 00:20:50,582 --> 00:20:51,959 It looks identical. 347 00:20:52,542 --> 00:20:56,421 It was posted on a fan page of PLANET pilgrimage destinations. 348 00:20:57,256 --> 00:20:59,007 I was skeptical, though. 349 00:20:59,675 --> 00:21:02,594 I see. So this was our home. 350 00:21:05,889 --> 00:21:08,058 We should build a grave, right here. 351 00:21:09,059 --> 00:21:10,059 Huh? 352 00:21:10,477 --> 00:21:12,187 You know. For Dad. 353 00:21:15,482 --> 00:21:18,026 [Asuma] I thought we decided not to build him one? 354 00:21:18,527 --> 00:21:19,945 After all, he's not dead. 355 00:21:20,445 --> 00:21:21,905 - Right? - [Taichiro sighs] 356 00:21:22,739 --> 00:21:25,367 [Asuma] I mean, we haven't found his remains yet. 357 00:21:25,450 --> 00:21:27,411 Or Kamuro's, for that matter. 358 00:21:28,537 --> 00:21:30,580 [Taichiro] Yeah... you're right. 359 00:21:31,456 --> 00:21:33,041 [sighs] 360 00:21:33,667 --> 00:21:34,667 [gasps] 361 00:21:36,670 --> 00:21:37,879 Hmm. 362 00:21:40,924 --> 00:21:42,050 Okay, then. 363 00:21:43,593 --> 00:21:45,345 How about we build a house? 364 00:21:45,429 --> 00:21:46,596 [Asuma] Huh? 365 00:21:46,680 --> 00:21:50,058 [Taichiro] I'll open a branch office, and Mom can move here, too. 366 00:21:50,142 --> 00:21:51,435 [chuckles] 367 00:21:52,102 --> 00:21:56,231 If you're serious, I'll ask my boss if I can work remotely. 368 00:22:03,905 --> 00:22:05,991 - It's gettin' chilly. - [Taichiro] I'm starving. 369 00:22:06,074 --> 00:22:08,285 - [Asuma] Ramen? - [Taichiro] Oh, you know it. 370 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:21,965 [Asuma] Hmm? What's wrong? 371 00:22:25,177 --> 00:22:26,386 [Taichiro sighs] 372 00:22:28,388 --> 00:22:29,514 It's nothing. 373 00:22:36,521 --> 00:22:37,606 Ah, shit. 374 00:22:39,816 --> 00:22:40,984 [burst of static] 375 00:22:43,153 --> 00:22:45,155 [theme song in Japanese plays]