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Didn't you hear me?

I'm dissolving your partnership.

You're kidding! Why now?!

Please, tell us why!

Well, because, you know...

Office romances are not okay.

What? You've never mentioned\Nanything like that before now!

Anyway, I'm taking charge of Isla.

Starting tomorrow,\N you'll team up with Constance.

Got that?

B-But...

Understood.

We understand.

Isla...

I said all that, but...

#10 No Longer Partners

What am I gonna do now?

Wait, where did Constance go?

Hey, Constance!

Constance!

Why don't you come out here\N real quick and talk to me?

If you want, you can show me\None of your magic tricks!

To Kazuki

Hey! Do you hear me?

Don't hold out on me! Just come out!

Kazuki...

"I'm going night fishing with Mr. Yamanobe."

"So I won't be back tonight."

"Constance."

What's up with that? He's so full of it!

He never told me\Nhe was into night fishing!

Did he guess that I'd be\Nbringing Isla home?

He thinks he's so smart...

Now that it's come to this...

Whatever happens, happens!

Good morning.

Y-Yeah. M-Morning...

Is that...

Don't you remember?

Not at all...

Just look at the terminal.

You're still as bad a drunk\Nas you were three years ago.

Hey.

So...

What are you planning\Nto do about Tsukasa?

Personally, I think—

It would be better for both of us...

...if things stayed this way.

Better for both of you,

huh?

Office romance isn't okay?

She said that? Kazuki?

That's news to me.

Definitely news.

I know, right?

I've heard that Kazuki herself\Nonce had an office romance going on...

What?

Well, it was just a rumor.

Do you know anything\Nabout that rumor, Sherry?

It's obvious that she does.

Please. Tell me about it.

Maybe it has something to do with\Nhow she said office romances aren't okay.

I can't tell you.

Not without besmirching Kazuki's honor.

Morning!

Good morning.

So please watch your backs.

Does anyone have any questions?

One more thing.

I know this is sudden, but starting today,\NTsukasa and I will be trading partners.

Huh? You can't do things\Nlike that without telling me!

Sorry, Constance, but that's how it's\Ngoing to be. I hope you understand.

No... that's... I...

Right.

That's all.

Kazuki?

I don't want to quit being Isla's partner.

Dismissed!

Tsukasa, you stay.

Sheesh...

One day, they'll understand\Nwhat a great manager you are.

Are you worried?

Please tell me.

How can I be reinstated as Isla's partner?

How can you, huh?

You're the one who screwed\N things up by declaring your love!

I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

But I can't let things end this way!

Look, that stuff about office\N romances was just a pretext.

What?

It just hurt too much to watch.

If I left you and Isla\Nto your own devices,

the damage would've been irreparable.

That's not true.

You can't fool me.

In fact...

This is what Isla said this morning.

Leaving things like this\Nwould be best for both of you.

I just can't stomach that.

Isla said that?

You've already made up your mind, right?

Yes.

In that case, just leave this to me for now.

I'll knock some sense into Isla

and her annoying personality myself!

W-Will this really work out?

What did she say to you?

To leave Isla to her.

Did she mention knocking some sense into her?

Yeah.

Wow, I knew it!

Kazuki's really serious about this!

Isla might not make it out in one piece!

What?

She's a pretty merciless woman.

Yeah, remember when she was\Nalways ripping you a new one, Michiru?

I remember. I lost 22 pounds\Nin a month over that.

Tsukasa, how are you holding up?

Kazuki's aggression can be \Nreally troublesome, huh?

Just like today...

Ugh, my ulcer's starting to act up.

Watch your back.

Huh?

Kazuki gets more irrational than usual\N when it comes to Isla, you know?

Y-Yeah...

Years ago, when I brought up this topic,\Nshe slugged me in a drunken rage.

With a sake bottle.

Huh?

You'd never guess that back then,

she was still a sweet, innocent young girl.

With a sake bottle...

Tsukasa.

Have you heard anything\Nabout switching rooms?

What?

Remember?

Spotters and marksmen live together.

With today's decision,\NI've got to confirm who's going where.

Can we hold off on moving\Nfor just a little while?

Huh?

Is that what Kazuki said?

Well...

Yes.

That's what she said.

Huh?

I see.

Roger that!

I'll make sure it's all okay.

Constance? Uh...

Think nothing of it.

Anyway, it's time to get to work.

Please go get ready.

Huh?

We men need to bond, too, once in a while.

After all, you and I are partners.

Our retrieval target is Sarah.

Her owner is Antonio Horizon.

This old fart is

pretty much a mafia boss.

Depending on what happens,\N he could be trouble.

I've read Tsukasa's report.

You don't freeze up anymore, do you?

Just leave it to me.

Whenever you make that face,

if memory serves, you end up bombing.

I'm just kidding.

This particular job\Nis probably right up your alley.

All right, see you next week.

See you then,

Louis.

Thanks, Tsukasa, Constance.

You really are amazing, Constance.

I didn't really have to do anything.

Actually, Tsukasa,

I could see that you\N really won over that boy.

That's quite an impressive feat.

You think so?

It's almost time for lunch.

What?

Are you worried about things with Kazuki?

Huh?

Uh... no...

Uh...

A little.

Did you know, Tsukasa?

Our retrieval process is different

from that of every other Terminal Service.

Yeah.

When I worked with Andie before,

it felt totally mechanical.

She couldn't care less about\N the target's circumstances.

On the other hand,

we try to reach out as much\Nas possible to our targets.

This method was first introduced by Isla.

It was?

Since it's costly and time-consuming...

Well, company policy\N would never approve of it.

I've heard that even Kazuki\Ncouldn't keep up with Isla's sheer devotion.

But...

After dissolving her partnership with Isla,

Kazuki started going around\Nand talking people into it.

She said this was how she wanted it done.

You mean...

Yes.

That's how much Kazuki loves Isla.

Hold back! Hold back, Kazuki!

You're gonna whip Isla\Ninto shape, remember?

If those guys make Isla cry,\NI'm gonna make them pay...

Make her cry, and I'll make them pay!\NMake her cry, and I'll make them pay!

Sure brings back memories.\NThis fluttery feeling in my stomach...

It was always like this back then.

You see, the people around\N me often try to kill me.

So I've had this girl serve\Nas my bodyguard for years.

Because of that, I've never been able\Nto let her live like a normal person.

And so,

I have a request for you, young lady.

Would you mind?

I'll do whatever I can.

For the rest of her time,

I'd like you to be her playmate.

But, sir, I can't possibly play.

I'd be happy to.

Thank you.

There you have it.

Enjoy the time you have left.

Yes, sir.

In return...

Are you all right?

In return...

I'd like you to join us, too.

Me too, eh?

Because nothing makes one happier

than being with the one you love.

Tsukasa,

have you noticed the change in Isla?

Change?

For example...

Try to remember what Isla was like

when you first teamed up with her.

She was really distant.

When we started living together in the dorm,

she ignored me whenever I spoke to her.

Yes.

I don't know if it was nerves, but all of a\N sudden she'd freeze up at work sometimes.

Kazuki says that might\N be a symptom of overwork.

Right before Isla and Kazuki\Ndissolved their partnership,

it was as though\N Isla had closed off her soul.

Otherwise, she probably\Nwouldn't have been able to go on.

You mean Isla's way of working

is too hard on retrievers?

You could also say that Isla\Nwas doing too much by herself.

But lately...

Isla's starting to look\Nmore animated, like she was before.

That' makes Kazuki very happy.

I think it's just that Isla got used to me.

It's quite an accomplishment.

For three years, Isla wouldn't allow\Nanyone to get close to her.

Even if we spoke to her,

she would only give us\N the briefest of answers.

I see...

Kazuki...

She believes in you.

She said she could entrust Isla to you.

There you go.

Thanks.

Being with the one you love, huh?

What about you, then?

You said it yourself.

Nothing can make one happier\N than being with the one you love.

Is that why you had me do that job today?

So what about you, then?

You're so unfair, Kazuki.\NYou always have been.

Well, I was born this way.

The memories he's made with you...

Don't you want him to remember them?

In our job,

we're never rewarded.

That's the price we pay\Nfor ripping apart memories.

Is that really true?

You, too...

You're a retrieval target now!

I told you this morning!

Things with Tsukasa need to stay this way.

This will be best for both of us!

Why, you... You really are a pain!

W-What do you think you're doing?

I'm telling you not to be\Nso stubborn, you obstinate twit!

You're trying to pull away\Nfor Tsukasa's sake, aren't you?

Three years ago...

I dissolved our partnership\Nbecause I thought that would be best.

I thought I was doing it for you.

But I was wrong.

I was wrong!

Acting that way doesn't do any good.

If you pull away from Tsukasa now,

he won't have anything left\Nbut painful memories of you.

That's human nature.

We have regrets,

and go on blaming ourselves forever.

Is that what you want?

I also thought...

That I wanted to forget all the fun times...

I shared together with Kazuki.

Regret was all I had.

Even though I knew...

We had so many fun memories, too.

Tsukasa...

I...

Don't go losing it now.

Go on.

T-Tsukasa...

Isla? What's wrong?

I-I have something important\Nto tell you, Tsukasa.

Huh?

N-Now? Here?

All right.

I...

I...

When you told me about your feelings,

I thought that I shouldn't\Nmake any more memories!

Because we'll only get torn apart.

And it would only\Nmake our parting more painful.

Because as the one left behind,\Nyou'd be the one getting hurt!

For your sake, above all else,

I...

I decided that I should stay away from you.

That's what I decided.

And yet...

I tried...

...to imagine it.

I wondered...

How you would remember me in the future.

Probably...

Cold, lonely, and sad...

Only that version of me.

You wouldn't have anything good...

Left to remember me by.

And that's not...

That's not what... I want.

Isla...

What I want...

...is to make more memories with you!

I want you to remember that I was here!

Till the end!

Till the very end...

I want to be with you!

I want to be with you!

Don't worry.

I'll...

...always be with you.

Tsukasa...

I'm in love with...

You.

Now that's love!

Congratulations!

Ah, they're so full of love!

Good for you!

Things worked out, huh?

Constance.

Come drink with me tonight.

Oh?

Isn't this the first time\Nyou've ever asked me?

You don't want to?

Oh, no.

I'd be happy to join you.

Tonight, I bet all the\N drinks will taste good.