All language subtitles for To.The.Solitary.Me.Who.Loved.You.2022.1080p.BluRay.x264.AAC5.1-[YTS.MX]

The world began as a single bubble
formed deep in the water.

A bubble?

Yes.

Think of the direction toward
the deep is the past,

and the direction of
the surface as the future.

As it rises, the bubble grows larger,

and before long, it splits.

We're in one of those split-off bubbles.

And the other bubbles we aren't in

are alternate worlds,
which we call "parallel worlds."

Parallel worlds?

Worlds where you made different choices.

Although, the closer the parallel world,
the less diverged it is from ours.

The only difference might be whether
you had toast or rice for breakfast.

So, sometimes you can be
Parallel Shifting without knowing it.

Parallel Shifting?

That's where you move
into a parallel world.

You can go to one?

Your imaginality…
Only your consciousness, that is.

You know how things you've lost sometimes
turn up where you swear you already looked?

[The Bunny in the Moon]

It's thought that a large
number of instances

of forgetfulness and misremembering are due

to Parallel Shifts you
don't realize occurred.

The study of parallel worlds

is the subject of our
research. Imaginary science.

[Imaginary Science Research Institute]

So, are there lots of parallel worlds?

That's right.

New ones for every choice we make.

We'd better get going.

Your mom must be hungry...

[Mayumi]

See?

Yeah, sorry. We're just about to leave.

We could meet you at...

What?

I see. All right.

Yeah. Talk to you later.

She said that Yuno died.

What?

She darted into the street during her walk,

and was hit by a car.

The first time I made a big decision
was when I was seven years old.

TO ME THE ONE WHO LOVED YOU

[Love]

Okay. Here we go.

Come on, now. Smile.

[Entrance Ceremony]

- Hey, be careful...
- Let's race!

- Sorry.
- Wait for me!

Grandpa got Yuno when I was born.

Koyomi.

Grandpa.

You came. Thank you.

Yuno, Koyomi came to visit.

I'm so sorry, Yuno.

Sorry I couldn't save you.

I-I'm sorry...

[Imaginary Science Research Institute]

[The Elementary Schooler's Encyclopedia]

What's wrong?

Are you crying?

I'm not crying!

- Yes, you are.
- I said I'm not!

No, you're definitely crying.

Shut up.

I miss Yuno.

Who's Yuno?

My grandpa's dog.

You can't see her again?

No... 'cause she's dead now.

Yuno's dead now, so I'll never
get to see her again!

Hey, come with me.

Hey! Where are we going?

Or my mom will spot us!

What?

Your mom works here, too?

Yeah. Why else would I be here?

What is this thing?

An IP Capsule.

If you get in it, you can go
to parallel worlds.

What? Parallel worlds?

Worlds where you made different choices.

They differ bit by bit, like whether
your rice ball was plum or tuna mayo.

You might be able to go
to a world where Yuno's alive.

Okay, I'm closing it now.

H-Hold on!

What do I do once I'm inside?

Wish.

Think, "I want to see Yuno."

Wish?

My mom says it's important to believe.

She says only people who keep
believing can change the world.

Hey!

There.

Does she really know how to use that?

Guess I'll give it a shot.

I want to see Yuno.

I want to see Yuno!

Yuno! Yuno! Yuno!

This is...

Yuno?

Yuno!

Yuno!

Yuno!

It's really you!

Cut it out. Hey.

Hey! Yuno!

Where are you going?

Yuno! Slow down!

I'm home... That's still
what I should say, right...

Sorry.

Welcome back.

I put your outfit in your room,
so go get changed.

It'll be starting soon.

What will?

Shoudai-kun, was it?

Yes. It's been quite a while.

Koyomi...

Grandpa...

Well then, I'll see you
tomorrow, Mayumi-chan.

Thank you very much.

Little Koyomi-kun cried so much!

Yasuto-san was truly a good grandpa.

Yes.

Yuno...

Koyomi. Time for bed.

Tomorrow's a busy day, too.

Mom...

Can I sleep in your room with you?

That hurt...

What?

This is...

You're up, Koyomi.

Grandpa!

You're alive?

My goodness, that's quite a thing to say.

So I'm back, then...

What's wrong?

Nothing. Where's Mom?

She already left for work.

Is that so?

You know, it was nice to have you
sleep in my room like old times.

Grandpa,

make sure to live a long time.

What's gotten into you?

Not to worry. I've still got
plenty of life left in me!

Yeah, I bet you do. It's just...

I'll come visit again.

"Then please light a fire," said the bunny.

The man did as he was told, gathering
dry wood and starting a fire.

Hey.

You made it back?

Thankfully, yeah. Somehow.

I'm sorry!

The truth is that
I wanted to Parallel Shift.

I want to go to a world where
my mom and dad aren't divorced.

But I need someone to operate the IP
Capsule, so I tried to get you to help me.

I gotcha. So you helped me
with my wish first...

But I hadn't thought
about the coming back part.

I'm sorry.

Don't sweat it. I did get to see Yuno.

You did?

Yeah, I did.

You saw her...

I'm glad.

I didn't really get it, though.

Get what?

The difference between
being alive and being dead.

Isn't that just whether
something has life in it or not?

I mean, yeah, but like...

It's just, the Yuno I saw alive
was so fluffy, and warm...

But Yuno's grave was cold and quiet.

And Grandpa... I'm sure he also...

Maybe that's what having life is.

What?

If they're alive, they're warm
and you can play together,

but if they're dead, they're cold.

It means their world has ended, and...

Well…

Their possibilities are gone?

Yeah, possibilities!

Yuno's warmth is
the warmth of possibilities!

Being alive on one hand,
or dead on the other.

I think the difference in warmth
between the two…that's life.

You know, you're really something.

No, I'm really not.

Okay, so now it's your turn.

The possibility where your mom
and dad don't divorce.

So...

How do you work all that?

Just push stuff.

What?

Press whatever seems right to you.

Well, that still worked
for my Parallel Shift, so...

We'll give that a shot, I guess.

Okay, I'm closing it.

Stop thinking about how much you want
tuna mayo or whatever, and make your wish.

You must be hungry,
making a face like that.

Very funny.

And just what might you two be up to?

We...

- Mom!
- What?

I didn't know your mom was the director.

Yeah...

- She started lecturing us,
- In other words, the world is a macro.

And it basically turned into
a lecture on parallel worlds.

Parallel Shifting is the phenomenon
of micro bubbles swapping places.

Yeah, when she gets going on something,
she loses sight of everything else.

The IP Capsule, an Einzvach's Cradle...

Dude, you're the same way, y'know.

Like mother, like daughter, I guess.

I'm not just "dude."

Call me by my name.

Well…

Shiori.

Satou Shiori.

My name's Hidaka Koyomi.

Nice to meet you, Koyomi-kun.

Nice to meet you.

[Fire Hydrant]

I wanna help somebody.

You know, helping people.
Let's find someone who needs help.

All right, but

why this again all of a sudden?

I mean, summer break
starts tomorrow, doesn't it?

That's not really an answer.

Koyomi-kun, do you hate helping people?

No.

I mean, if someone needs it,
then sure, I'll help them.

Right?

So we need to find somebody.

Okay, okay.

We didn't find anybody.

No...

But hey, the fact no one needs help
is a good thing, right?

That's true.

So why'd you bring up
helping people, anyway?

I saw my dad.

For the first time since the divorce.

He said he loves me so much.

And said to be the kind of person

who can help others
without expecting a return.

That's why you suggested it?

Yeah.

In that case, if I ever have
a problem one day, help me out.

What's that look?

Is there a problem if it's me?

I mean, if it's you,

then I can't say, "My name's not important.
I'm nobody special," can I?

Excuse me?

That's how helping without
expecting a reward has to go, right?

You help someone you don't know,
they ask your name, and then you respond,

"My name's not important.
I'm nobody special."

That can't work if it's you.

Y'know, you're surprisingly dumb sometimes.

What? How so?

Hey, dumb how?

The view is supposed to be
pretty here at night.

Is it?

You can even see the factories back there.

I guess it's a little far, though.

Let's see for ourselves, then.

Let's come here at night sometime
before summer break ends.

Why not now?

Because I'm starving right now.

Good point.

Trying to help people every day
like this really tires you out...

Crap. Seriously?

[Koyomi, I have something
very important to discuss.]

Come to the Research Institute at 11.
[Dad.]

Imaginary science starts
with hypothesizing the existence

of a conceptual space
called imaginary space.

[The world
Imaginary Science Research Institute]

Is produced by an overlapping
of physical space and imaginary space.

That's the foundational idea
of imaginary science.

In contrast to physical space, which is
composed of elementary particles,

imaginary space is composed
of imaginary elements,

You're here, too?

- My mom told me to be here.
- And differences in their changes

give rise to parallel worlds.

Imaginary elements themselves...

- Sorry.
- Have yet to be observed,

It's fine.

But evidence of them has been observed,

in the form of patterns traced
by elementary particles.

We call that pattern

an Imaginary Elements Print.

"IP" for short.

Currently, Deputy Director Hidaka

is at the center of the effort
to represent IPs numerically.

In equational terms,

[Number of values of P]

[Pattern]

We get this, and further

elementary particles.

This would identify parallel worlds

by expressing the difference
between IPs numerically.

Call the world we're in now 0.

The greater the number,
the further away the parallel world.

That's the idea.

I kinda like it.

Question.

If you can identify worlds,

can you Parallel Shift to a particular
world you want to go to?

That is a future possibility.

Right now, research is still working on
intentionally causing a Parallel Shift.

But the ultimate goal of the IP Capsule
is Parallel Shifting to specified worlds.

Like Optional Shifting.

Furthermore, changes in
imaginary elements produce time.

Time doesn't give rise to change,

change itself is time.

So basically...

Question.

This isn't really boring, so I don't mind,

but did you call us here just for
a lecture on imaginary science?

[Elementary particle]

Right.

Is this the important thing
you wanted to discuss?

The truth is, Satou…
Director Satou and I...

Well…

We're thinking of getting married.

What?

I had no idea.

Yeah.

Did you know?

No. I had no clue.

I do know they went to
college together, though.

That does ring a bell.

The idea of having your dad be my dad...

That part doesn't bother me, but...

The Director being my mom
doesn't bug me, either, but...

Still...

You know what?

I just

sorta felt that one day...

I would marry you, Koyomi-kun.

But

if we're going to be siblings,

marriage is out of the question.

Shiori.

Let's run away.

Where shall we go?

It doesn't matter to me.

Anywhere is fine, as long as I'm with you.

And for how long?

A week?

A month?

A year?

A decade?

In that case, I wanna get a house.

And fill it with.

[Our favorite furniture. Adjustable Beds]

[Beds Bedding]

We need a yard, too.

So we can have a dog.

A great big fluffy one.

And then one day, we'll be adults.

And then one day, we'll get married.

But until that day comes,

where can we go?

This isn't gonna work, is it?

No...

I can't wait to be an adult.

Where'd that come from?

Well, then we wouldn't get in trouble
for staying out after dark.

We wouldn't be doing stuff
like this if we were adults.

It's just like you said, Koyomi-kun.

It's really pretty.

There's a dream I had.

A dream?

A dream where my future self visits me.

And you know what?

My future self said that even in adulthood,
and even as an old lady,

I'd be with you.

She said when you're an old man,
you'll go senile and forget me.

Then after that, I help you,

and I say, "My name doesn't
matter. I'm nobody special."

You'll definitely go senile before me.

Then, will you help me when that happens?

I will.

You mean it?

I promise. If you're in trouble,
I'll help you no matter what.

If only things could work out that way.

They will.

In that dream you had, I bet that was
some parallel you Shifting over to...

Then she wouldn't be an old lady?

That's it.

What is?

Where we can go.

What do you mean?

A parallel world!

There must be a world out there
where our parents haven't divorced!

Right.

In that world, my dad and the Director
also won't marry each other!

And we won't become siblings!

Let's go, Shiori!

Yeah.

Once we're in the parallel world,
where should we meet up?

How about... that spot with the view?

Got it.

Wh-What is it?

I-It's small, so we have to be this close!

Yeah.

But I thought you'd get in
facing the other way.

- I'll turn around!
- It's fine.

Don't.

Stay like this.

Okay.

Now we make our wishes, right?

Yeah.

When we were little,
I Shifted by wishing to see Yuno.

So I just need to be thinking,
"I want to marry Koyomi-kun"?

That's right.

And I'll be thinking,
"I want to marry Shiori."

Koyomi-kun,

take me as your bride
in this parallel world.

I will.

Let's get married in the parallel world.

How long are you gonna keep up the act?

We know you did it!

I keep telling you, it wasn't me.
How many times to I have to say it?

Your fingerprints were found at the scene.

How do you explain that?

I don't know what to tell you.
All I know is I wasn't there!

Mom?

Shiori.

Why?

How come you're here, Mom?

Is that

not allowed?

I mean...

A person's allowed to be
in their own house, right?

"Their own"...

What is it?

You two aren't divorced, right?

What?

Dad...

Mom...

What's wrong?

Dad! Mom!

Hold on! Why the weird questions?
Where are you going?

Sorry, I'm in a hurry.

It worked!

I have to go meet up with Shiori!

I have to go see her!

Koyomi-kun.

What gives? I'm back.

Everything was going so well.

Hey, wake up, Shiori.

The precision of the IP
observations isn't great.

Yeah, and without detailed data, we can't
obtain a numerical representation...

Shall we seek a consult?

With that person from our college?

What was it again? Kawa... Waka...

Wakakida?

What is it?

I just...

Hello!

Is anybody there?

Help, please!

Koyomi?

Shiori?

Dad!

She needs help!

Hey, what are you doing in here?

Shiori's not...

Shiori's not breathing!

How is she?

Is Shiori okay?

Her heart is beating.

More accurately, it's being
kept beating artificially, but...

She isn't waking up.

She's in a state of brain death.

I'm sorry for not realizing how
you two felt about each other.

But you two were mistaken about something.

Even if two parents get married,
their kids can still marry each other.

There was never any reason

for you to have to run away.

Koyomi-kun...

Shiori?

I'm sorry.

I wound up as a ghost.

[Conference Room]

"Imaginary Element Fission Syndrome."
[In Use]

That's the name I've given
to Shiori's condition for now.

At a glance, her state is no
different from brain death.

However, they failed to find any
damage whatsoever to Shiori's brain.

It has simply suspended functioning.

I suspect that's has to do
with Parallel Shifting.

Continue.

Expanding on what Koyomi heard
from the Shiori at the intersection...

Shiori faced a traffic accident
in the parallel world

and Shifted in an effort to return here.

However, directly after this,
Parallel Shiori's body died instantly.

Having no body to return to,
Parallel Shiori's imaginality perished.

Because of that, Shiori's imaginality
lost sight of its body,

[instant death <- Paralle]

And it became the ghost
at that intersection.

[World 0 - ghost Parallel Shiori]

I see.

So the physical body's death overlapped
with the timing of the Shift.

[Accident -> ghost]

This is all because we used
the IP Capsule on our own...

It was an unlucky accident.

To begin with, you can't Parallel
Shift with that IP Capsule.

What?

It's unfinished.

But...

You want to bring up that you used it
to Parallel Shift once before, right?

That was most likely attributable to you.

You might possess a special trait that
makes it easy to cause a Parallel Shift.

It was... me?

I see. Imaginality is constantly wobbling.

If we suppose that a Parallel Shift occurs
when the amplitude exceeds a fixed value,

then the greater the original amplitude,
the more easily a Shift can occur.

What if we managed
to control the amplitude?

Then even an Optional Shift
might be possible.

Is there a possibility Shiori-kun
possessed the same trait?

The reason only Koyomi can see
Shiori-kun may well lie with th...

Can we help her?

Is there a way to save Shiori?

If we could observe Koyomi's
imaginary elements, control them,

and tether them to their original
physical matter, her body,

then she might survive.

But imaginary elements exist in theory
and haven't even been observed.

Then please, use me as a guinea pig!

If you study me and figure out how I Shift
so easily, you might learn something!

Koyomi-kun...

It's my fault that Shiori
ended up this way.

Because I was stupid and
didn't know anything...

That's why she...

As I said earlier, this was an accident.

It's not anyone's...

I don't care what happens
to me. Just save Shiori!

Calm down.

How could anyone stay calm right now?

How can you two be so unemotional?

You should get mad and blame me!

You should hit me and curse at me!

Does what happened to your own
daughter not affect you at all?

Koyomi.

It's all right, Hidaka-kun.

It seems I'm always
thinking with my head...

I'm a failure as a parent.

As am I.

I'm sorry.

But I mean it when I say I want
to do something for Shiori.

Let me be involved, too!

Please!

I can't.

If something happened to you, too...

Please allow it, Satou.

- Hidaka-kun...
- Dad...

To make up for our parental failures,

can't we at least take his
feelings into account this time?

You're right.

But you have to prioritize
your schoolwork first.

I can't allow you to neglect your own life.

I attended school during the day,

[Statistical Mechanics I - II
Physical Science Vol. 1 Quantum Mechanics]

Then studied imaginary science
at the Institute at night.

I devoted myself to learning everything
I could so as not to repeat my mistake.

[Entrance Ceremony]

As a result, I scored highest on the test

to attend a prominent feeder
school in the prefecture.

[Subject: Japanese - Math
English - Social Studies - Science]

[1st Years - 2nd Years - 3rd Years]

[Top Ranked Students First Semester Exams]

Even during all that, I went to see
Shiori practically every day.

Parallel Shifting experiments
were conducted late at night.

It was a measure taken
to avoid accidents like Shiori's.

We conducted dozens of trials,

but to this day they haven't led
to the observation of imaginary elements.

There is one thing I learned, though.

In each parallel world, Shiori was a ghost.

There was no world where Shiori survived.

Koyomi-kun.

Shiori,

I'm here from a parallel world.

You are? Okay.

Between the me in front of you now
and the me of this world,

is anything different?

I dunno.

You look the same.

I see.

A pigeon comes by here.

A pigeon?

Yeah.

By the bronze statue over there.

It's always alone, and it stays there
the entire time it's light out.

I wonder if it's waiting for someone.

Koyomi-kun, the last train's coming soon.

I'm gonna work a little longer.

You are?

Then I'll leave locking up to you.

Take it easy.

Have a good night.

It's so cold!

Even with a warm winter,
it's freezing at night.

Isn't Koyomi-kun overworking himself?

He didn't go home yesterday, either.

It's a good thing for
youngsters to work hard.

For the country and
for our retirement years.

Our retirement years aside,

shall we have the Director talk to him
before he damages his health?

The Director went to Fukuoka two days ago.

Besides...

When you think about how he feels...

That's not it.

The range will expand to infinity again.

The range of worlds where
the same thing always happens.

Event... gravity...

Where am I?

Are you awake?

Koyomi.

Koyomi.

Dad.

You're still here.

All-nighter?

Come with me.

Where?

The Director contacted me.

Shiori's body stopped her heart.

Koyomi-kun.

Sorry I couldn't come by for a while.

No, it's oka...

Did something sad happen?

No...

I see.

There's somebody you'll never
be able to see again, right?

Koyomi-kun?

It's okay. It'll be okay.

You have me.

I'll always be at your side.

Okay?

Shiori...

Why, Shiori?

Why...

Remember that pigeon?

What? Until noon?

Yeah. I only meant to take a nap, though.

What are we going to do
with you, Koyomi-kun?

I don't wanna hear that from you.

So I think we should
go together next time...

What? You're so goofy.

C'mon! What're you looking at?

I see the Director came by,

even though she was invited
to a conference in Munich.

Did she say anything?

An assistant?

She was recommended by an important
professor Satou had while studying abroad.

The one in Munich?

Satou said she interviewed her
while at the conference.

She's apparently exceptional and has a PhD.

Cool.

But I don't need an assistant.

I hear your research
isn't making very good progress.

I'm sure she'll be helpful.

Even just having someone to
talk to makes a big difference.

No, it won't.

Besides, isn't she older?

I'd have to mind my manners...

We're the same grade level.

That said, I was born in March,
so my birth year is later than yours.

You heard her.

My name is Takigawa Kazune.

I look forward to working
with you, Mr. Hidaka.

It's easier for me to work alone!

I can't concentrate with people around.

Mentoring is part of heading a lab.

Mentor a PhD?

As a high school graduate?

She requested it.

Director...

Perhaps she's interested
in the young genius scientist

who proposed the inevitable event radius?

Don't do that.

I won't force you.

But you can't get by in life
if you're always rejecting others.

As a parent,

I'm worried about my son.

Mom...

You fight dirty.

Leave work at the proper time today

and take her to dinner or something
to celebrate joining the Institute.

What a pain...

Koyomi, take a shower before the dinner.

It's that bad?

And shave and change your clothes.

And don't wear the usual worn-out one.

Are you sure this is where you want to go?

Yes.

Would you like to order food?

No.

Would you like to sing a song?

No.

I see...

Wait, then why a karaoke place?

I thought this would be
a good place to talk.

Talk?

But first,

could we ditch the formality?

What?

I mean, we're the same grade level.

Actually,

we went to the same school.

We did?

I knew it. You don't remember.

You could really use some tact.

I…

You gave the entrance
ceremony speech, didn't you?

We were classmates in high school.

Not that you had any idea.

I tended to be absent a lot in high school.

And yet you were always ranked first.
I never managed to take that spot.

[First Semester Exams
Hidaka Koyomi - Takigawa Kazune]

I was planning to show you up in college,

but then you joined a research
institute for imaginary science,

headed by a lead figure
in the field, Dr. Satou.

Not the sort of job a high school grad
can get, no matter how outstanding.

I was disappointed in you,

convinced you used parental connections.

- I...
- But I was wrong.

A few years later, you proposed
the inevitable event radius,

putting yourself at the forefront
of imaginary science.

The Inevitable Event Radius.

No, that was a just by-product
of Parallel Shifting experiments...

You piss me off.

I studied abroad,
obtained a PhD at top speed,

and got in via interview with Dr. Satou.

From now on, we're
fighting in the same ring.

Be ready.

Right...

Okay, fine. Now that that's off my chest...

Hey. Sing something.

Hey, are you okay?

Don't worry. No problem.

I'm totally fine.

Wait. Hey!

Hurry, hurry!

Tie goes to the runner.

We're definitely out.

And next, over there!

I'll come by later.

Okay.

What?

You see it, too?

The ghost of the intersection.

You've never heard of it before?

It's just some urban legend,
but y'know, sometimes I see it.

What do you mean? What do you see?

An indistinct thing shaped
like a person, that's all.

Only sometimes.

Come on!

Hold on a sec.

What's gotten into you? Hey!

Imaginary Element Fission Syndrome.

I see.

I joined the Research Institute
to save Shiori.

Securing an IP...

Let's consider the IP Lock, which
the Deputy Director is researching.

It's meant to stabilize imaginality
and control Parallel Shifts,

but if adapted, it might be able
to salvage her imaginality.

If we assimilated that with her body...

Shiori's body is already gone.

It held up for a few years, but that was it.

So, what's your plan?

Since you're still at the Institute,
you must have an idea, right?

I see.

You certainly are outstanding.

This is what I mean about tact...

I'm researching Time Shifts.

What?

I'll send Shiori's imaginality

into a world outside the event
radius of her accident.

I'll Time Shift her to the point at
which that world splits from ours.

But Time Shifts are considered
theoretically impossible.

Exactly.

So I can't get a budget for it.

Misappropriation of research funds...

That's why you insisted on working alone.

I want to help Shiori,
no matter what it takes!

Even now, she's at that intersection.

Unseen, unnoticed,

stuck there, always.

That accident took away
Shiori's possibilities.

So, I'm gonna make it so the cause
of her accident never existed!

I told you this because you can see Shiori.

Can you keep quiet about it for me?

You mean turn a blind eye?

Please.

I won't let this go.

But I'm to be a joint researcher on this.

A contest to see who achieves
Time Shifting first: You or me.

Those are my conditions.

Got it.

Welcome aboard, Takigawa-san.

Glad to be on the team, Hidaka-kun.

"Hidaka-kun,."

That's what the Director calls
my dad. "Koyomi" is fine.

It's what everyone else uses.

Then you can use my first name, too.

To our partnership, Koyomi.

Are you awake?

Koyomi.

Is something wrong?

It's nothing.

To being partners, Kazune.

Just you wait!

I swear I'll save you!

I swear it...

You've done enough for me, Koyomi-kun.

A whole lot of time has
passed now, hasn't it?

You're a fully grown adult now.

Shiori?

I'm fine now.

Only for me...

For you to be living your
life solely for me...

That isn't what I want.

What are you saying?

I promised, remember?

I'd help you no matter what.

Yeah, but...

Please!

I beg you, please don't say stuff like that.

I want to keep living
solely for you, Shiori.

So please, don't tell me I've done enough.

Please, don't leave me all alone.

Please check your total and
select a payment method.

Thank you for your visit.

[National Research and Development Agency
Imaginary Science Research Institute]

Thanks for your hard work.

And thank you for yours.

[Entry Managemen]

[User ID: 1027586
User Name: Kazune Takigawa]

[Kazune Takigawa, Security Event: Entry]

Deputy Head of Lab 3, correct?
[Affiliation: 3rd Lab - Event Log]

One moment.

Are you new here?

Yes. I was assigned here in October.

Everything checks out.

Go ahead, ma'am.

Thanks.

You always come here when you hit a wall.

Do I?

More importantly,

you haven't forgotten that this place is
now government-affiliated, have you?

By becoming an administrative agency,
there's no more risk of going under.

Though it's made convenience
store trips a big hassle.

I guess we can't expect everything
to be the same after a decade.

A decade...

So much has happened in that time.

Like straightening up the lab,

more straightening up,

[and more straightening up. Reward]

Come on. Is that all that comes to mind?

Direct observation of imaginary elements.

Optional Shifting achieved
practical realization,

and imaginary science
advanced dramatically.

Even the mystery with you
and Shiori was explained.

Multiple imaginalities
with coherence regions in their IPs

can perceive each other in imaginary space.

If the degree of coherence is extremely
high, communication becomes possible.

"The Correlation Between IP Coherence
Regions and Perception in Imaginary Space."

Thanks to that our budget
was raised. Good work, Doctor.

You could stand to be a little
more grateful, y'know.

I am.

- Really?
- I am. Really.

Though, I haven't figured out
Time Shifting yet.

I guess I'll go ahead
and make it my life's work.

Your joke stunk.

That was cold!

Come on. You're a candidate for
the next Director of the Institute.

Here.

What's this?

I've never seen it before.

You don't know it?

I had it recently and it was great.

Hey! What are you doing?

I went to the trouble of
bringing a glass, even.

It doesn't make a difference.

It definitely does.

The bubbles... are sinking?

Neat, right?

The viscosity of the beer exceeds
buoyancy of the convecting bubbles

and they flow down along the glass.

It's called a Guinness Cascade.

The viscosity of the beer... Bubbles...

Viscosity...

The concept of imaginary viscosity...

Koyomi?

Buoyancy and imaginary density...

Overwriting of IPs and stabilization...

The world began as a single bubble
formed deep in the water.

That's it.

The world is a macro bubble
floating in the imaginary sea

and we are micro bubbles inside it.

Think from the standpoint
of this fundamental concept.

First, extend the IP
Capsule's functionality

and compress the target imaginary mass.

Next, extend the functionality of IP Lock
and secure the target imaginality.

If you create a vortex by overwriting
the IP of the surrounding imaginary space

to generate a downdraft...

The now-smaller imaginality's buoyancy
falls below the imaginary viscosity,

and it begins to sink
into the imaginary sea.

After sinking to the split point,

it will fuse with the pre-split
imaginality due to high coherence,

then regain its buoyancy.

Time Shifting is possible!

Shiori can be saved!

Yes.

Yes!

Congratulations.

You've pulled ahead of me again.

What're you talking about?

We discovered this together.

You really are amazing.

Kazune?

That's said, it's still an untested theory.

The contest isn't over.

Here's to Koyomi Hidaka!

Okay, I get it. I get it.

There's one thing still bugging me, though.

Was there a mistake somewhere?

Not about the theory.
About the Shifted imaginality.

Once it fuses with
the original imaginality,

there should be virtually
no traces left, right?

If that's the case,
then the Shifted imaginality...

Most likely won't retain
its memories or personality.

Are you okay with that?

If it means Shiori will live in a world
where she can find happiness.

And what is that world like?

It's

a world where Shiori and I
will absolutely never meet.

Koyomi, where'd you get that?

Dad bought it for me last time I saw him.

It's my present for my eighth birthday!

Yuno.

Bang.

You're too young to have this.

It says it's for ages 10 and up.

Yeah...

But the other kids have them, too.

You don't need to copy bad stuff
from the other kids.

Grandpa!

Koyomi, is something wrong?

I'm never talking to Grandpa again!

Mom.

Yes, dear?

Can I take Yuno for her walk?

Go ahead.

But come back early so you
can get ready for the wake.

Yuno?

You can't just take off.

Hey! Yuno!

Stop, Yuno!

Wait! W...

Hey. Can you open this?

Open this lid.

Thanks.

Hey, wait a second!

[Imaginary Science Research Institute]

Imaginary Science...

This is where Dad works.

U-excuse me, ma'am?

I was really surprised to get a call
from you all of a sudden.

You could have just called your dad
since you were at the Institute.

I don't have Dad's cell
phone number, though.

But you have mine?

I don't have it. I know it.
I call it all the time.

What are you talking about?
You're a goofball.

I'm home. Koyomi's visiting.

Visiting?

Hey there, Koyomi.

Is Mom in the kitchen?

She is.

It's been a while. Tell
me, how've you been?

I'm in a different world.

If I'd known, I could've made
something special!

This is a world
where I chose to go with my dad.

And it's a world
where Grandpa's still alive.

That's right. Come by any time.

Now then, I think
I'll go give Yuno her supper.

Yuno, Koyomi came to see us today.

Grandpa.

Koyomi.

What is it?

Can I sleep in your room with you tonight?

Yes, of course you can.

So Yuno's gone.

Yeah.

There's no way we could
make it so she's alive again?

Unfortunately, that's not possible.
The dead can't come back to life.

Grandpa, I'm sorry.

I never got to say sorry after our fight.

Our fight?

Did we have a fight
the last time you came over?

Did your old Grandpa
scold you for something?

Even when that happens, it doesn't
mean Grandpa doesn't love you.

Don't worry.

I love you, too, Grandpa.

Good morning.

Mom?

What is it?

Where's Grandpa?

The funeral people made
him look really nice,

and now he's resting in the main hall.

Is something wrong?

Mom, yesterday I...

There's no reason to feel embarrassed.

This is a tough time.

It's perfectly normal to want some company.

Okay.

Now, let's get ready.

We've gotta give Grandpa a proper sendoff.

I brought fresh water.

Thanks.

Put it down there.

Now, take a look in the top
section of that tall cabinet.

Okay.

Be careful, honey.

Yes, Grandma.

Mom, look.

My. I'm amazed he saved this.

What do we do with it?

Well, it's not like we need
to completely empty this room out,

so let's put it back and hold onto it.

Let's do that.

[Happy 10th birthday, Koyomi.]

Don't point this at people or animals.
[Grandpa.]

Koyomi.

What're you ignoring me for, Koyomi?

Takigawa-san?

[First-Years First Semester
Mid-term Exam Answer Sheet Math I]

An unexpected error occurred.
[Program halted. Error Code]

[Imaginary Science Research Institute]

[Hidaka]

Can we do it tomorrow?

Right...

Tomorrow marks exactly
one month of life left.

A world where you
absolutely never meet her.

Hard to imagine you would wait until your
death is on the horizon to ensure that.

Well, if I died before the Time Shift,
it would all be for nothing.

It's the perfect time to do it.

Perfect, is it?

The lab will be empty all day.

The only thing happening
will be what we're doing.

[July 16th - Oita - Overcast then sunny]

For two old retirees'
unofficial experiment.

Even with "former" added,
the titles Director

and Deputy Director have their use?

So... I'm going to be a killer.

It's

a world where Shiori and I
will absolutely never meet.

What?

The event radius for Shiori's accident is
inside the event radius for us meeting.

In other words, in a world outside
that radius, the accident won't occur.

How do you intend to
salvage her imaginality?

I don't need to.

How can that be?

The correlation between IP coherence
regions and perception in imaginary space.

Although the coherence is low,

it's true that your and Shiori's IPs
have coherence regions.

However, the relationship Shiori
and I share is not coherence.

It's imaginary entanglement.

During my repeated Parallel
Shifting experiments,

No matter what parallel world I Shifted to,
I encountered a ghost Shiori.

Just one of those times,
I spoke to that Shiori.

However, the Shiori in our world
remembered what we discussed.

Shiori had been Shifting along with me.

Remember that pigeon?

Our imaginalities probably became entangled
when we Shifted together at age 14.

And so, if you Shift, Shiori will Shift, too.

Exactly.

I'll take Shiori there.

I see. I believe your theory is correct.

Still, Shiori is one thing,
but you have a body.

What happens to your body in this world?

The same thing that happened
back then, I imagine.

Imaginary Element Fission Syndrome.

Are you serious?

Did I need more tact?

That was your plan all along, wasn't it?

For the cause to have "never existed."

So what?

Haven't you thought of
the people around you?

What it would to do the Deputy
Director or the Director?

It doesn't matter, as long as I can
restore Shiori's possibilities.

What meaning is there in a world where you
both lose your memories and never meet?

It doesn't need meaning!

I can't forgive myself
for Shiori's misfortune!

I can't forgive this world where
Shiori can't find happiness!

You've gone mad.

Probably.

If you want out, you can bail.

I'll do the rest myself.

I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have gotten you invol...

My tea's cold.

Get your house guest a fresh cup.

Sure. One moment.

Don't apologize now.

I'm doing this of my own volition.

I'm curious to see it.

Whether the bubble
will really sink, I mean.

I see.

Not to mention...

To love someone so
much it drives you mad...

I'm envious.

I'm sorry you had to wait so long.

What do you mean?

We met as kids and you
suffered your accident...

It's been six decades since then.

It's truly been a long time.

Koyomi-kun?

Shiori,

this is farewell.

Today I'm going to take you to a world
where you and I absolutely never meet.

You'll lead a new, happy life there.

You mean we'll never get
to see each other again?

That's right.

Not ever?

Absolutely never.

We mustn't see each other.

That's... too much...

Please understand, Shiori.

The event of you experiencing
Imaginary Element Fission Syndrome

is within the event radius of us meeting.

- So, we...
- I don't get it!

I don't understand any of this!

It has to be that way in order to save you.

No.

It'll be okay.

If you just don't meet me, you won't
have to be stuck in this spot.

I hate this. I can't stand the idea
of never getting to see you...

Shiori.

I hate it, too...

I wish I could be with you...

Fine.

I'll make you a promise.

A promise?

In the world where we'll lead new lives,

one month from now, on August 17th,

I'll come for you
at this intersection, Shiori.

August 17th...

That's right.

We'll be going back to when we were 7,

so it'll be... 66 years from then.

[July 17th]

I'll come for you at this same time. 10 AM.

Will you really?

Yes. I promise you.

66 years...

It's so far off.

It is.

But that's the same amount of time
we've gone through together.

We're just going to do it over again.

Can you remember my promise for that long?

Yeah.

I won't forget. I swear.

Well, then...

I have to go now.

Okay.

See you again, Shiori.

Yeah. See you again.

Koyomi-kun!

I'm glad I met you!

I love you.

A promise?

In other words, I thought we
could let that hope remain.

Indeed.

Is there anything you want to say?

Like my final words?

Let's see...

How beautiful.

Is it an aquamarine?

Isn't it nice?

I got a matching ring.

It suits you.

Well, I'll close the Capsule now.

Thank you.

Thank you, Kazune.

Farewell, Koyomi.

May you find happiness.

So, I'm still alive.

Schedule notes.

There is one entry on today's page.

10 AM. August 17th.
Showa-dori Intersection.

An entry you don't recall?

Yeah.

I have absolutely no memory of it,
but it was entered into my IP device.

I see. How strange.

Why not go?

Aren't you curious?

If you go there, you might
remember something.

That's true. And it's in the neighborhood.

I'll be back in a bit.

Yes, dear. Be careful.

Hold on.

Your hat. I'll go get it.

That one's fine.

This one?

What is this place?

A promise...

That's right... There's someone who...

Shiori.

Koyomi... kun?

Sorry to keep you waiting.

You came for me?

Yeah. I'm here.

Let's get married.

Excuse me, ma'am. If possible,
might I ask your name?

My name's not important.
I'm nobody special.