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I feel sorry for the mice.

Okay, I'll stomp out the bad guys, while you all keep them from--

You can't.

Huh? Why not?

Because the hole will collapse and none of them will survive.

And that won't solve anything.

That's right.

We have to conquer this world the right way.

Otherwise, we won't get our reward.

Nozomi!

Are you hurt?

I'm fine. Thanks.

Is there actually any point in doing this?

Well...

This is a dry hole, anyway.

We won't know unless we try.

I-I'm beat.

Are you okay?

Here, drink this.

He made it to a few of the worlds we were trying for, didn't he?

Mm-hmm, but it felt like he really only made it to them by random chance.

Like a luck-of-the-draw gacha machine?

You'll hit the jackpot eventually, just keep on trying.

Hmm, I somehow doubt that it's going to be that simple.

I'm sorry.

Hmm? What are you apologizing for? The more failures we have,

the greater our chances of succeeding become.

That's right. We have as many tomorrows here as we need.

Mm-hmm...

There's no guarantee that this is going to go on forever, is there?

That may be true. But we have little choice but to trust to chance.

"Light" "Our original world?" "Nagara's Teleport" "Nozomi's Compass"

That may be true. But we have little choice but to trust to chance.

"Light" "Our original world?" "Nagara's Teleport" "Nozomi's Compass"

We've found a signpost to our original world,

"Light" "Our original world?" "Nagara's Teleport" "Nozomi's Compass"

and a means of moving ourselves there.

and a means of moving ourselves there.

Something connects those two. Whether it's someone's power,

or this world, I can't be sure. We're going to need one more piece.

Luckily, the newly-discovered powers take different forms.

Mm-hmm, and the light is closer, too.

Closer today than yesterday.

Okay...

Let's set the mice free from this world.

It's not like there isn't any hope in this world.

We'll save the revolutionary mouse,

and shift the way things work in this world.

A world where gold is not absolute--

there must be another worldview and stage there.

The great mouse relocation operation!

Did that conquer the world?

You're getting better with your super-power.

Huh? You think so? I don't think anything has changed.

Uh-uh, it's changed a bunch.

Watching you go, I get the feeling we can make it home soon.

Oh, you're overstating things.

Then again, remember what Ms. Aki said?

You know, how we can't ever...

Don't pay that any mind.

There was a doctor at the hospital who once told me,

"Never ever trust the word of a large-breasted woman."

Because all the nutrition goes to her boobs--

A-All right, that's enough.

Ah! You're blushing!

Hey, could this be this world's reward?

Oh, wow...

They came untied?

What is this...?

Didn't Ms. Aki seem way out of character from before?

Mm-hmm, she never spoke that way before, did she?

She was a hardcore cutie, huh? Like a female reporter.

Yeah, but,

after she suddenly showed up and said what she did,

I don't think we can believe her.

Hey!

So what, are you saying that Ms. Aki is tricking us? For what reason?

You all can never go back to your own world again!

What are you saying?

No way. Why not?

You came here to find us, right?

I thought you were here to rescue us!

--We want to go home! --Help us!

Shut up! Who do you think you're talking to?!

This was never about going home, was it?!

What do you mean by that?

There are those among you who could use your powers before--

meaning, while you were still at school.

Which means...

that this whole "going adrift" might be the result of someone using their power!

Then...

...can we ask how you made your way here?

Hmph, that's a good question, coming from a piece of crap like you.

All right, listen up.

Because God needed me to, that's why!

Okay, but were there really those who could use their power at school?

After hearing what the teacher said, it kind of got me thinking.

There were some strange incidents at the school, remember?

Like three billion yen coming out of the lockers,

and auroras appearing on the school grounds.

Thinking about it now, couldn't all of that

have been the result of someone using their super-power at the time?

Then you're claiming that what the teacher said was true?

But there's only one of us who could pull that stuff off, right?

I hate to even bring this up, but...

What?

Well, uh...

What? Out with it.

He might be pretending he can't go back home

to pull the wool over our eyes.

--I was kind of thinking that, too. --I don't get it.

--You mean he's been lying to us? --Is he for real?

Everyone be quiet! Settle down!

Damn it!

I swear, I'm gonna kill him!

Now, now, just take it easy.

It's not possible for Nagara to be pretending that we can't go home.

And why is that?!

If he was trying to trick all of us,

then he wouldn't go to any other worlds at all.

That's right. Also, how can you suspect one of your classmates?

Doesn't that go against our school motto, "To live together"?

Magnificent.

You made this, right?

For everybody?

Made what?

I'm complimenting you. You're not happy?

I'm not that big a deal, after all.

Why not?

"Why not"?

There are lots of talented people out there.

And I don't just mean in this world--

That's where you're wrong.

It's because of this hole that the island has gotten away with not sinking.

You're not like the others.

You are a special "only-one."

You're just saying that.

You poor boy. Nobody really understands. Not even you.

Y-You're hurting me, Teacher.

You are somebody special.

You don't have to be bound by this world. The time is approaching.

You're going to evolve. It's something...

...that only you can do.

"Puzzle"

This is incredible.

It's the power to unravel things.

This little guy is going to come in awfully handy.

Oh, those?

"Joe Rowe"

Oh, those?

"Joe Rowe"

Those were supplied by students who had super-power holdovers.

"Monkey hairball"

Those were supplied by students who had super-power holdovers.

Those were supplied by students who had super-power holdovers.

Power holdovers?

Mm-hmm. At some point, that's what we started calling them.

They're like the embodiment of a super-power that you get

whenever you conquer an individual This World.

Oh, yeah? So the others already knew about these.

So, that includes these?

Those are Go-Old Glasses.

They allow you to see others as they would look when they're old.

Hmm? What's wrong?

"Go-Old Glasses"

Hmm? What's wrong?

"Go-Old Glasses"

Nothing.

Nothing.

"Armstrong"

"Armstrong"

I never imagined that super-powers could have these possibilities.

"Nozomi's Compass" "Light" "Nagara's Teleport" "Our original world?"

I never imagined that supe- powers could have these possibilities.

"Nozomi's Compass" "Light" "Nagara's Teleport" "Our original world?"

We might just have a way to get home pop up unexpectedly.

We might just have a way to get home pop up unexpectedly.

Then you might be on before long.

Huh? Me?

Yeah, our savior.

C-Cut that out.

--Japan's greatest balding, toothless, wrinkled old lump!

--You know, Nagara... --Japan's greatest balding, toothless, wrinkled old lump!

What?

Well, it's just... right now, to all the others,

you aren't so much a savior as the opposite of that, you might say.

And, um, if anything...

Good evening!

Is Nagara here?

We need to have a word with you, okay?

Huh? With me?

Huh? No, he's not doing it on purpose. Nagara wouldn't do that.

Looking only at the facts, it's only natural to think so, isn't it?

Sure, he has his power,

but you're wrong to jump to conclusions based only on that.

That's why we asked him to come here. This is a discussion.

We were hoping to have him tell us the truth in front of everyone.

How about it, Nagara? Answer the question.

N-No, it wasn't me.

I'm not the one who did this.

Look, you may not be aware of this...

...but we all have loved ones who we left behind back there.

Our parents are worried sick waiting for us,

and some of us were studying hard to take entrance exams.

Same goes for those in clubs.

We have to get back home.

That's not what I'm doing.

Unlike you, the rest of us are needed back there.

Say you're sorry!

Huh? What for?

Yeah, apologize for messing up everyone's lives!

I-I'm sor--

You don't have to apologize!

We're talking to Nagara!

This isn't a discussion.

You just want to pin all of this on someone to make yourselves feel better!

We're all acting pretty ugly, and have been for some time.

I think that maybe we've let Ms. Aki's words get to us too much.

We've come as far as we have by working together, haven't we?

Have you forgotten that?

Yeah, Hoshi is right.

Hey, where is everybody going?

Sorry, but we're all fed up with hearing his lectures.

So,

you're all willing to pay heed to Ms. Aki's lecture, then?

For openers, she said that we can never go back to our own world again,

isn't that right?

Despite invoking the name of God as to why she appeared in This World.

You don't think that's strange?

Hmph, you still have some compulsory education left.

I'll be the one who shows you the way!

That isn't what you want, is it? There's no salvation in it, is there?

She isn't anyone's savior.

That's a transparent ploy on your part. None of us are getting saved.

Still, it is the truth.

Do it right. You're not helping out like this.

I don't have the talent for it.

Talent has nothing to do with this.

Right, nothing to do with it.

No matter where I go, or what power I have, it always ends up the same.

My life has been like this ever since I was born.

So you're just going to give up again.

People don't have any worth just because they're born.

That's why they have to find their own meaning later on.

What we're given already has its value set from the start.

But to think that it comes with its own meaning...

...seems like leaving it up to others to decide, and that's revolting.

Mm-hmm.

Oh, look!

Guardian spirits!

Whoa, wait, it's too dangerous!

Nagara, come on! It's incredible!

Nah, I'm fine.

It's all right, I tell you! Come on, put your mask on!

Huh?

Hurry up, already!

Wasn't that amazing? I've never seen them before.

Mm-hmm, amazing. I wasn't expecting the guardian spirits to be minnows.

Yeah, that was surprising.

Thanks.

Hmm?

I'm glad.

Mm-hmm. Still, I'm impressed that you can dive into there.

You're just too chicken.

And you're not nearly concerned enough.

But then,

don't you ever get scared?

Sure I do. I get scared and anxious.

Then why?

But you know what?

That's exactly why I do it.

What's going to become of us now?

It's all right.

We're ready for this. We already know what's happening.

Running away again?

Huh?

Don't play dumb.

Your power is "Escape," the power to run away!

Your wish that you "don't want to be here anymore"

has sucked everyone else into This World, too!

That isn't true.

Yes, it is.

Your power is for running away; it's one-way, so you can't return, can you?!

All of you are going to be stuck accompanying him on his escape forever!

Wait! You're wrong. I--

Shut up! She's not wrong!

[Villain!]

Knock it off, already. Quit making us suffer like this.

I-It's not like that. Listen to me--

You're enjoying yourself right now, aren't you?

Huh?

You just happened to gain an incredible power,

and now you've got girls being nice to you--

someone who was all but nonexistent back in our world.

I don't really care if I go back.

Whatever happens to you, it doesn't matter to me.

Say that one more time.

I'm sorry.

Don't "I'm sorry" me!

You always act like this, and pretend to give up,

when really, deep down inside, you're hoping for something!

So would you stop dragging the rest of us into your own hopes, already?!

You see? He ran off again.

Sorry to always put you out like this.

Rajdhani, you believe in God?

Hmm? Oh, it's not so much about God, but I do have faith.

I've heard his voice speaking to me.

"His" who?

God. He told me that I was the one who caused us to go adrift.

What exactly is...

...my power, anyway?

Found you!

Oh, you're just in time. Need some fish?

No matter what all the rest of them say,

the image I have of you won't change.

I-I really do... want to go back to my home, too... such that it is...

Stand up.

There's still time.

Is there really no going home for us anymore?

Give it up.

But...

...after going to different worlds from the school, we still made it back.

This World and your own world are two completely different things.

That girl, Nozomi, says that she can see the way out to our own world.

She's lying.

Accept the truth of the matter already.

Besides, there is still some hope for you.

In him.

The guardian who protects This World.

O-Our savior!

Huh?

Have you been crying?

No, I haven't been.

Oh, really?

How did you get here?

You don't get to ask how, after suddenly vanishing on us.

When we heard that you had disappeared,

the three of us went looking for you.

We went through a lot of trouble to get back here.

If the student council president hadn't let us borrow this,

we couldn't have made it.

Where is Nagara?!

Don't ask me.

Why did you run?

I asked you why you ran!

Well, there was no getting through to them with words. I had no choice.

You had no choice?

If that's what it takes to satisfy the others, then that's good enough.

Don't take us for idiots!

You sit there like you're the only one with a sob story,

and scoff at everyone else around you! Eh?!

Well, screw you!

Leave me alone.

Don't go running from the truth and fooling yourself!

The moment you run, you become the same kind of idiot as the rest of them!

Leave me alone! Leave me alone!

This is what's so hopeless about you, Nagara.

I know...

You're not some cat. Don't go running off without warning.

Mm-hmm. We're really glad you're okay.

I'm sorry.

All right. No more running away.

Mm-hmm. Okay, let's go home.

Hmph, such a simpleton.

You know, this looks familiar, doesn't it?

It reminds me a lot of the island we were on at first.

The island that burned? Huh?

This is it, all right.

No doubt about it. This is the island we were on.

But this is strange. It would have to mean that there are two islands.

So that's it. We may have been working under a huge misunderstanding.

Nagara's power had another meaning.

We assumed that the island that got burned

was restored to normal using Asakaze's power.

But we were, in fact, wrong.

It was Nagara's power.

Huh? Nagara's power is teleporting, right?

Nagara's power is not a means of teleporting.

"This World" "New This World"

Nagara's power is not a means of teleporting.

"This World" "New This World"

He was creating another This World entirely!

He was creating another This World entirely!

Likely for every This World we've ever gone to.

What an incredible view...

The "light" is right nearby!

That was an awful world.

No one was nice to me.

Do you want to change the world?

Would you like to come with me?

Mm-hmm.

Starting now, from the moment when our eyes met,

everything that's been downloaded is allowed

"It's okay for you to be here"

The gangway bridge is long, and God is nowhere now

Under a rainbow umbrella I heard the words,

"It's okay for you to be here"

Affection is the same thing as loathing

when you don't know the meaning of love

We held hands on the edge of a world bathed in twilight

When we overcome sadness on a 2000-light-year-long train

that's when boy meets girl

Pretty lonely people possessing the entirety of good and evil,

that's when boy meets girl

Don't say goodbye

Don't say goodbye

Don't say goodbye