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December 16th.

It was a morning so frigid

I felt the earth itself would shatter if someone thrust an ice pick into it.

Brr...

Cold... Cold, cold, cold...

Kyon!

Wakey wakey!

Mom said to tell you to make sure to eat breakfast!

Your breakfast is ready too, Shami!

Shami! Shami! It's breakfast time for Shami!

It's cold! Whoa, it's cold...

Stand.

Bow!

Thank you very much!

That's all for today.

It was pretty warm up until the Cultural Festival only a month ago,

but the second it hit December the temperature dropped like a rock,

like it was making up for lost time or something.

It really felt like Japan just decided to skip fall this year...

Someone up in the heavens must have confused prayers to improve business

with a spell to change the weather, I suppose.

That damn Siberian air mass...

Yeah, I can understand moving your route once in a while,

but you don't have to come calling this way every year, you know?

Is the orbital period going out of whack or something?

I'm worried for the condition of Mother Earth!

Well, I'm worried, but I've never thought about actually doing anything about it.

Oh, Koizumi.

Ah, hello.

--You on class duty? --Yes...

You look troubled...

Is something the matter?

Haruhi's been hyped up all morning.

Oh?

--About that, right? --Must be...

Koizumi, hurry up!

Ah, coming. Pardon me.

Sure...

That, huh?

Sheesh...

--It's been cold every day. --Yeah.

We have to climb this hill every day, so can't they cut down on gym class already?

I agree.

What're you talkin' like an old fogey for?

Look at me, see? Not even wearin' a sweater!

Summer's the worst, man. This season's perfect for me.

Where do you get that energy from?

Sprinkle some of that on me, would ya?

Do you know what day it is today?

December 16th.

--And what about it? --What about it, you ask?

Only one more week until the day comes that'll make one's heart dance!

Don't you know?

Oh, you mean the end of the year assembly?

Yeah, winter vacation is definitely an event I look forward to.

Not that, duh!

There's a more important event, right?

Try and remember what date it'll be in eight days...

Eight days from now, got it?

You do that and there's only one answer you could come to, right?

I'm fully aware...

Oh, it's Kyon!

Good day!

Miss Asahina, Miss Tsuruya, how do you do?

What's this? You're looking all bummed out.

Freshen up there, young man! Nyoron!

See you later, Kyon!

Right. Goodbye.

Kyon, I'll be coming after I've finished some things.

See you later.

Of course!

I can see through this fraud of an event that someone cooked up for next week.

Since there's a person who sits behind me even more attuned to these sorts of events.

She's the general manager of all the trouble since April.

As the root of all evil in the universe,

she's the culprit behind these threats to my everyday existence.

Yeah... Her...

Oh yeah, I just ran into Miss Asahina...

Just you, Nagato?

Kept you waitin', right?

No, not at all.

The answer is always in my heart

"The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya"

I don't know why, but I chose you

It won't stop now. Mr. Destiny deemed it so

I believe it's boring to just mimic

You'll be right, so I'll do what I feel as I feel it

It's an adventure, right, right?

In this world where truth becomes fiction

We become stronger because we have dreams...

...not for the sake of someone

Please come with me.

See me and my endlessly free self

Today's present that becomes tomorrow's past is the miracle

Let's grab the future

I believe you...

Ahem!

Anyone here have plans for Christmas Eve?

I knew it...

Kyon, I know you don't have any plans...

--What?! --There's no need to ask, but if it makes you feel better, I will...

And what if I had plans, huh?

Tell me what you're planning first!

So, no plans then. Got it.

And you, Koizumi? Going out on a date with a girlfriend?

It would be so wonderful if that were the case.

Be it for better or worse, my schedule prior to Christmas is fully vacant.

I had begun to worry myself about what I would do to pass the time.

He so obviously did it on purpose! I can smell the fraud a mile away!

No need to worry! It's totally for the better, trust me!

What about you, Mikuru?

Did someone invite you to view the moment rain turns to snow in the dead of night?

Were you born in the Shōwa era or something?

Yes, well, I don't have anything planned right now...

The dead of night?

How about going out with me, Miss Asahina?

--Yuki... --Nothing.

--...of course! --That was quick!

So...

"SOS Brigade Christmas Party"

If there are any objections or dissensions, please file them after the party is over!

I'll at least look at them!

Moving right along at her own pace as usual...

Although she did actually ask if everyone had plans first.

I suppose you could call that progress...

Um, what are we going to do for the party?

Well, that's what we're gonna figure out now!

Today's December 16th, so we have one week and one day to get ready!

Anyway, I went and got some stuff already. Take a look!

We'll get into the proper Christmas spirit with these, and pull off a smashing event!

Great, more knick-knacks!

Where'd you get those from anyway?

We're gonna brighten this drab club room right up!

Kyon, didn't you do this when you were a kid?

Not that I wanted to,

but every year I was wrangled into helping my little sister Christmas-up her room.

She's already turned eleven, but she still believes in Santa Claus...

You could learn a lot from your little sister's pure, innocent heart.

All dreams begin by believing in them.

First you have to believe, and only then can your dreams become true!

You're wearing it now?

When in Rome, do as the Romans do!

So when it's Christmas, follow the rules of Christmas!

Everybody likes a birthday party, right?

I just know Mr. Christ'll be really happy to see us all havin' so much fun!

And who's gonna be cleaning that up?

Me, that's who...

Yeah...

--All right! --Not that I care,

but the letters are reversed when looking from the outside, you know.

Oh, that's right!

I brought you a bit of an early present, Mikuru!

--Oh? Really? --Ta-da!

M-Miss Suzumiya, please wait!

Whatever, now strip!

I can do it... myself...

--No! Please let go, Miss Suzumiya! --It is unfortunate for Miss Asahina...

But allowing Miss Suzumiya to have a good time

provides me with a sense of security.

You mean about the closed spaces and Colossi?

Yes. That is what my associates and I fear more than anything else.

I'm thankful that the number of outbreaks has dropped considerably since spring.

So they still occur once in a while?

Rarely.

They only happen between midnight and dawn.

Perhaps she has a bad dream, and creates the closed space subconsciously.

She's a handful whether she's asleep or awake...

Not at all!

I have been observing Miss Suzumiya since we entered high school, and for me,

I wouldn't have even imagined being able to see her smiling face having fun every day.

Ever since she met you,

Miss Suzumiya's mental state has been far more stable than it was in junior high.

Oh, is that so?

Miss Suzumiya is clearly changing. And in a good direction.

And after all, it's not just Miss Suzumiya that changes.

Me, you, Miss Asahina...

And probably Miss Nagato, as well.

That's surprising. He's noticed that Nagato has been changing bit by bit?

You can come in now!

Ow!

Hey, Kyon! No peeping!

Nothing beats the real thing!

Oh, Goddess Asahina, shine your grace upon me!

Kyon, you creep! Taking a peek at Mikuru's panties?

It's two hundred million five thousand six hundred years too soon for that!

That was on purpose, wasn't it? That was totally on purpose!

Like hell it was!

This was an accident! An accident, okay?

I know... I apologize, too.

Oh, look what we have here.

I apologize for merely spouting platitudes, but it suits you most splendidly.

Don't it?

Mikuru, you're crazy cute!

Have more confidence in yourself!

Until the "C.P.," you're the SOS Brigade's Santa Claus poster girl!

So, Mikuru, aren't you honored?

I-I'm honored...

I think this is way better than the maid outfit!

And that's how I spent December 16th.

The morning of December 17th.

A Christmas party, huh?

Definitely sounds like something Suzumiya would pull, yeah.

In that club room, right?

Well, make sure the teachers don't find out about it.

You'll just cause trouble again.

So what, are you coming?

Oh, I'm so sorry, Kyon!

I have no time to dawdle at some chintzy little get-together.

What's with the creepy laugh, man?

I have plans for that day.

Getting together with your freaky friends, and at the school no less...

That's something only the unpopular kids do.

I hate to break it to you, but I'm no longer part of that group.

So, the unthinkable has...

Indeed it has!

There is a red heart marked in my schedule book for December 24th, Christmas Eve.

Man, I'm so sorry, man!

Totally sorry, yeah!

Who is it?

A first year at Kouyouen Academy.

I've got to figure out where we're goin' and what we'll be doin'!

Decisions, decisions!

Kyon!

After school that day, since we had nothing better to do,

we were corralled into helping decorate.

Bah!

I didn't think of it for this year,

but we should throw birthday parties for Buddha and Muhammad too.

Otherwise it's not fair.

If someone who doesn't believe in them throws them a celebration,

they'll just be forcing a smile.

What should we do about food, everyone?

Hot pot? Sukiyaki?

Crab is a no-go! Getting the meat out from the shell is so annoying!

Why can't there be crabs where you can eat the shell, too?

I think they need to learn a bit more about the evolutionary process, thank you.

That's precisely why they evolved a shell in the first place.

Natural selection on the sea floor doesn't occur so that people like you can eat them.

Haruhi, we're out of garland.

Then go buy more.

--Me? --You.

No matter what we decide on,

we should make a reservation with a restaurant quickly.

If we don't hurry they will be filled up.

No need to worry about that! We'll eat here!

Here? A hot pot?

We've got everything we need, so all that's left are ingredients!

However, alcohol is a no-go!

I've vowed never to touch the stuff my whole life!

Hold it!

Open flames are prohibited in this building.

That'll just make it more fun doing it in secret!

If the student council or teachers come by,

I'll show them with my incredible cooking skills!

And when they're in tears, sobbing from the overwhelming deliciousness,

they're sure to allow us special permission!

That's the plan! Nothing could possibly go wrong!

It's perfect!

So, everyone, lend me a hand!

Decorating the place up nice will get you in the spirit of things!

We're gonna make this party a success, you betcha!

So, as a prologue that was way too long.

But you really couldn't call it more than that.

--Hey, Kyon. --Things really start from here.

--Yeah, about the tinsel. What color do you want to get? --Things really start from here.

--Yeah, about the tinsel. What color do you want to get? --It begins the next day.

--What do they have? --Uhhhh... --It begins the next day.

Perhaps it actually started that evening, but whatever.

The next day, December 18th,

a wind blew down from the mountains as if trying to freeze everything over.

Something happened that pushed me down to the sea called despair,

into the fearful pits of Hades...

I'm warning you ahead of time.

It was something that I could not even laugh a tiny bit about.

Kyon!

Wakey wakey!

Shami! Shami! It's breakfast time...

Yo, Taniguchi.

Huh... Kyon?

What's the matter? A cold?

Yeah. I wanted to stay home but my old man bitched at me.

And you were so full of energy yesterday. This is sudden.

What the hell are you talking about?

I didn't feel good yesterday either.

And yet you were prancing on about your plans for Christmas Eve...

Well, just get better before your date.

--You might not get another chance like this for...

--Date? What are you talking about? --You might not get another chance like this for...

I don't have any plans for Christmas Eve.

What happened with the girl from Kouyouen?

You weren't dumped last night, were you?

Huh? Seriously, what the heck are you talking about, Kyon?

I have no idea what you're saying.

I see... So the date really has been called off for some reason.

After boasting so proudly to me before,

it must be painful for him to even show his face to me!

Yes, indeed, I see!

Don't get down on yourself.

Huh?

Why don't you join the party in our club room?

I'm sure we can still find room for you...

Club room? Party?

First I've heard of it.

Oh, so that's how it is.

In other words, he was in such a shock that no matter what I said he'd ignore it.

Then I shall leave him be,

and let the great, never-ending flow of time heal his wounds.

To my surprise, it looked like a cold had spread through first year class 5.

Taniguchi also headed straight to the nurse's office after he got to school,

and didn't ever show up to class.

Even more surprising was that the seat right behind me was left vacant from first period.

So, wow... Even Haruhi was out sick?

Is this year's winter cold that serious?

If we're dealing with a bug that's trying to infiltrate her body,

it's hard for me to imagine a bacteria or virus getting the best of Haruhi...

We don't get much of a chance to actually go in the water.

It's mostly weight training.

Well, that's the way it is, I suppose.

It looks like she's absent, so can I sit behind you?

Sure.

This cold sure broke out quickly.

The cold has been going around for a week.

For a week?

Doesn't seem like it's the flu, but frankly that might have been preferable.

We've got special medicine for that now, at least.

Did you just say that this cold has been going around for a week?

There have been a lot of people absent.

You didn't notice until today?

Not at all.

At the beginning of the week it suddenly got worse.

I hope they can avoid canceling school because of it.

They'd probably just take it out of our winter vacation...

And I bet Taniguchi's really suffering right now...

His dad's one of those "heal it with willpower!" kind of guys...

Without a fever of 40 degrees, you aren't missing school with him.

Kunikida, sorry, but I thought Taniguchi only started having it rough since today...

That's not true.

He was already in bad shape at the start of the week.

And he sat out yesterday's gym class, remember?

What's the matter, Kyon? Not hungry?

What in the world is going on?

This is clearly an omen that some crisis to humanity, minus Haruhi, has begun!

Indeed, my intuition was not off.

It was most definitely an omen.

The thing my intuition didn't catch was who it was a crisis for.

It was not for all humanity minus Haruhi.

It was, surprisingly, a problem only for the single person

that noticed the change in the situation.

Need I say it?

Me.

Me, and me alone remained sitting there in confusion,

a blank look on my face, left behind by the world.

Good morning.

You didn't catch the cold?

I had heard you were absent.

Don't push yourself... You sure? You look okay, though...

They gave me an intravenous drip at the hospital this morning so I feel better.

I'd just be bored at home, so I thought I'd at least come in for afternoon classes.

Well, if you'll excuse me. I'll be right back.

Oh, I'd better move.

What's the matter? You're looking at me funny...

Or is there something stuck on my face?

I'm sorry, I'll clean up right away.

Oh, don't worry. I'm just here to hang my bag.

I see. Thanks.

Anyway, take your time.

Hey!

What?

Why are you here?

What do you mean?

Are you saying there's something odd about me being here?

Or are you implying you had hoped my cold had gone on longer?

Who cares about the cold? That's not what I'm talking about.

Kyon. You're really acting weird.

You've been saying strange things this whole time...

Kunikida, don't you think it's odd that she's here?

You know who she is, I know you do!

She's not someone that should be here, right?

What do you mean she shouldn't be here?

She's always been in our class.

You shouldn't go forgetting who she is just because she's absent... That's rude!

How could I forget?!

That's the face of the person who tried to kill me!

Oh, I get it.

You must have dozed off while eating your lunch.

Did you have a nightmare or something?

Why don't you go wash your face? I'll lend you my handkerchief.

--I don't need it! --Oh...

Instead of a handkerchief, who knows what she'd pull out...

Anyway, tell me.

Why did you hang your bag on Haruhi's seat?

This is not your seat.

It's Haruhi's!

Haruhi?

Who... is Haruhi?

Huh?

Kunikida, do you know?

Haruhi?

Hey!

Never heard that name...

Haruhi is... Haruhi.

You actually forgot Haruhi Suzumiya?

How in the world could you forget someone like her?

Kyon.

There's nobody like that in our class.

And this seat has been Miss Asakura's since the last seat rotation.

--Are you sure she's not in some other class?

--This shouldn't be... --Are you sure she's not in some other class?

--This shouldn't be... --Although Suzumiya doesn't ring a bell...

--This shouldn't be... --Maybe she's not a first year?

Kunikida, would you look inside my desk?

Take out the class roster.

Sure.

Kunikida.

What?

Pinch me on the cheek. I want to wake up now.

--Are you sure? --Yeah, I'm sure. Hurry!

Ow!

Hey, you know Haruhi Suzumiya, right?

No, I don't. I've never heard of her.

Asakura should have transferred! Am I wrong?

What are you talking about? She's been here the whole time.

You know Haruhi, right?

I don't know what you're talking about.

That seat is Haruhi Suzumiya's seat, right?

That's Miss Asakura's seat.

Why is everyone looking at me like that?

Stop it! Stop it! Stop it!

Let us go to the nurse's office.

Perhaps you are coming down with the cold.

Haruhi is gone. Nobody remembers her.

Is that even possible?

Wasn't this entire world supposed to revolve around her?

Wasn't it her that the entire universe was keeping a close eye on?

Nagato...

Nagato...

Nagato!

Something wrong with him?

I think I've seen him around before... What class was he from again?

Not here! She'd be in the club room right about now.

Oh yeah, Koizumi!

Where did...

Where did class 9 go?

Not just Koizumi, but every single person in class 9 disappeared?

What is this?

What's happening?

Hey, you...

Class has started, you know.

Damn it!

There are people here who shouldn't be, and others who should be here that are gone.

Unless I've gone insane, the world has finally gone out of whack!

Who did it?

Haruhi, was it you?

The afternoon lectures went in one ear and out the other.

I was scared.

Not just because of the existence of Ryoko Asakura,

but that Haruhi and Koizumi weren't at school.

Before I knew it, school was over.

Kunikida and Asakura's words of worry also slipped past my ear canals.

I don't even remember what I said back to them.

So, have you decided what you are going to write for your New Year's calligraphy?

Not yet. Once I think I've decided I get doubts again...

Then why don't I think of somethin' for you!

Oh, you don't have to...

--I'll pick something really surprising!

--Miss Asahina! --I'll pick something really surprising!

Miss Asahina, Haruhi is gone!

And Koizumi's class has turned into The Drifting Classroom!

I'm not sure about Nagato yet, but Asakura's here, and the entire school's acting weird!

You're the Miss Asahina I know, right?

--U-Um... --Isn't that right?

You're the Miss Asahina that came from the future, right?

Um... What do you mean, the future?

Please let go...

Hold it there, buddy.

Little forward there, don't you think?

You're scaring my little Mikuru here.

That hurts! That hurts, Miss Tsuruya!

Huh? You know who I am?

It can't be... No!

And who might you'se be?

Have I met you somewhere before?

Do you know him, Mikuru?

Huh? I don't know who he is.

Um... Well...

I think you have the wrong person...

Mikuru, you okay?

--Yeah, I'm fine. --Please stop, Miss Asahina...

--Right. That's good to hear. --Please stop, Miss Asahina...

--Anyway, are you sure you don't know him? --Me, mistake you, Miss Asahina?

--Yeah... --Me, mistake you, Miss Asahina?

--Hmm... Well, must be tough being as cute as you, Mikuru. --There's no way I could ever do that!

Oh, stop it.

--After all, freaky twerps like him keep crawling out of the woodwork. --Wait. Isn't there a way for me to be sure if that's the Miss Asahina I know...

--Freaky twerps? I'm not that cute... --Wait. Isn't there a way for me to be sure if that's the Miss Asahina I know...

--Freaky twerps? I'm not that cute... --Miss Asahina!

Yes?

You should have a star shaped mole on your breast right around here!

Would you let me see it?

Mikuru!

Look here, buddy. You can't go pulling immature pranks like that.

Mikuru is quite timid, see.

The next time you try something...

...you will face my wrath.

Wait up, Mikuru!

It's all over... in every meaning of the word...

I've finally run out of options.

I don't know her home number, and since I don't know her address,

I couldn't look it up using a directory service either.

Even if I tried to visit her at home,

now that I think about it, I've never even been there.

There was only one place for me to head to.

The place of last refuge, the final line of defense.

If that place surrenders, then it's curtains for us all.

The end of the line.

I'm begging you...

You're here...

Why is she wearing glasses? And why is she giving me that look?

Nagato.

What?

Please tell me... Do you know who I am?

I know you.

I actually know a few things about you as well.

Will you lend me an ear?

You're not a human. You're a living android created by aliens.

You use power that's almost like magic to save us!

Like a special home run hitting bat, or breaking into cricket space.

That's the you I know.

Am I wrong?

I am sorry.

Why did she apologize?

Why would Nagato say such a thing?

I know that you are a student in class 5.

I have seen you around here and there.

But I do not know any more than that.

This is the first time I have ever spoken with you here.

So that means you're not an alien?

Ali...en?

And the name Haruhi Suzumiya... It doesn't matter what... Don't you remember it?

No...

W-Wait!

That shouldn't be!

Right? Even after we repeated summer vacation 15, 000 times, you remembered!

Remember! The world has changed between yesterday and today!

Asakura's here instead of Haruhi!

Who was it that called this substitution?

Is it your head-honcho, the Information Integration Thought Entity?

If Asakura's somehow reborn, you should know something about it!

Asakura's the same thing as you, right? What's the meaning of this?

You should be able to explain it to me!

You've always been able to before, right?

Stop it...

I'm sorry...

I didn't mean to blow up like that.

I just wanted to be sure...

Damn it...

Game over.

If this is some kind of mental attack, it's being damn effective.

Good job.

So whose experiment is this?

Haruhi? The Information Integration Thought Entity?

Some unseen, new, "Enemy of the World"?

Sorry.

This is only the tiny little literary club room.

It looks just like that day in May when Haruhi dragged me in here by force,

and I saw Nagato's face for the first time.

Wait... No...

The one thing that's different in the room is this computer.

The literary club never had one to begin with,

and it's not the one that Haruhi brought in, either.

She's definitely not the Nagato I know.

She would never act like this.

Nagato. May I play around with this for a bit?

Wait.

She seems to be moving or deleting a number of files.

They must be something she doesn't want seen.

I understand the feeling.

I don't want other people to see the pictures I have of Miss Asahina.

Here.

Sorry about this.

I wasn't able to find any files having to do with the SOS Brigade.

Or my hidden Miss Asahina picture collection.

I can't access the SOS Brigade website, either.

There isn't any proof of Haruhi's existence here.

Wasn't there some hint or message left by Nagato

like the time Haruhi and I were trapped in a closed space?

That's what I had thought...

I'm in your way...

Already finished?

Yeah. I didn't find what I was hoping for.

Wait.

If you would like... take one.

"Club Admission Application"

The one saving grace is the fact

that I've been encountering all those insane things

that happened since the beginning of school.

Otherwise, I would have gone crazy trying to talk to counselors by now...

Where the heck is she?

Chucking me out, alone, into a world like this...

Where is that idiot frolicking about?

Damn it. Why am I the one that has to look for you?

Welcome home, Kyon!

Mom said dinner's almost ready.

It's dinnertime, Shami!

Dinner, di-dinner, di-dinner!

Dinner, di-dinner, di--

What are you doing-nyan!

Do you remember Haruhi?

Miss Asahina, or Nagato, or Koizumi... Any of them, either?

We played baseball in the sandlot, and went to an island,

and appeared in a movie together, remember?

What? I don't know...

How long have we had this cat? Who brought it here?

Um... You got him last month, Kyon.

You got him from a friend that transferred overseas!

Isn't that right, Shami?

Give me Shami back!

I have something to talk with him about. Alone.

--Huh? --So get out of my room. Right now.

Talk with Shami? Seriously?

The floor is cold!

Sheesh!

Mom! Kyon has gone crazy!

Now, Shamisen...

I told you before to never, ever, speak.

But put that aside, for now.

In fact, I'd feel a lot better if you spoke to me right now.

So, please, Shamisen, say something. Anything!

Philosophy, science, whatever.

It doesn't have to be easy to understand.

Speak!

Do you understand what I'm saying?

Is it that you can't talk, but you can still hear me?

If the answer is yes, hold out your front right paw.

If the answer is no, hold out your front left paw.

Figures.

I found out one thing.

This is not a world where cats talk.

I'm the one who was odd for trying to talk to him.

In other words, right now, this world is what's more natural.

Is that really true?

December 19th.

Starting today, the school day gets shortened.

The cold had spread all around the school.

Good morning. Are you awake today?

I suppose.

But you know, just because your eyes are open doesn't mean that you're awake.

You must accept clearly what is before your eyes.

That is the first step to being able to understand.

What about you? Can you do that, I wonder?

Asakura.

Tell me once more if you're just feigning ignorance.

Haven't you ever thought of trying to kill me?

I think you should go to the hospital soon...

Before it's too late.

How many people are absent?

There are a ton of people absent, yeah...

There is a very unhappy person in a certain place.

But he suddenly opens his eyes, and the entire world has changed before him.

It is a world so wonderful, calling it a utopia does not even do it justice!

No more unhappiness will ever befall the person again.

In a single night, he was taken from Hell all the way to Heaven.

But this was not done under the person's own will.

The person had no idea who it was that took him away, it was a complete mystery.

He stayed, always, without knowing who it was, or why they did it...

So, is this something the person should be happy about?

Until then I'd been run ragged by all the weird happenings surrounding Haruhi.

But none of that has any relation to who I am now.

Here, there is no Haruhi, there is no Koizumi...

Nagato and Miss Asahina are normal humans.

There aren't any aliens, time travelers, or espers.

Not to mention that cats don't talk... It's an extremely normal world.

Which is it?

Am I happier in the world that had Haruhi in it?

Or the one where she has disappeared?

Am I... happy now?

--Your voice still sounds funny! Do you want a cough drop?

--After school, my legs automatically took me toward the literary club room. --Your voice still sounds funny! Do you want a cough drop?

--After school, my legs automatically took me toward the literary club room. --Sure.

When class ended, I'd always head toward the SOS Brigade and play games with Koizumi,

sipping Asahina's tea, while lending an ear to Haruhi's crazy-talk.

Even if that was a bad habit, just upright quitting it immediately is difficult.

However, today feels different.

What am I going to do with this?

Nagato must have given this to show she wants me to join the literary club.

--It seems like the literary club doesn't have any other members in this world, either.

--Careful, you'll trip! --It seems like the literary club doesn't have any other members in this world, either.

--No, I'll be okay! --Is she trying to recruit people?

Oh, I'm so...

Mikuru!

I hope the days of drinking Mikuru's tea return soon!

Come in.

Hey... Do you mind that I came?

Okay.

I'm here, but it's not like I know my next move.

Hey, are all these books yours?

There are some that were left here from before.

I...

I borrowed this.

From the city library.

I see.

Hey, have you ever tried to write a novel yourself?

I only read them.

I thought that the data she hid yesterday might have been a novel she wrote...

Something inside of me really wants to read it.

Maybe it's sci-fi? Or it couldn't be a love story, could it?

"Hyperion"

"Wait for me in the park in front of Kouyouen station at 7 PM"

"Collect the keys necessary to activate the program. The time limit is two days."

Are you the one who wrote this?

"Collect the keys necessary to activate the program. The time limit is two days."

Are you the one who wrote this?

It looks like my handwriting, but I have never seen it before.

I do not remember writing it.

Oh, really?

Right, of course...

It's okay, I'd be more worried if you knew.

Um, don't mind me.

Nagato!

You left a message for me after all!

This is your present to me, okay?

You gave me a hint to break out of this situation...

That's a good thing, right?

Program... Necessary... Keys... Time Limit... Two days...

Today is the 19th.

Does it mean two days from right now?

Or is it two days from when the world went screwy?

Therefore, in the worst case scenario, the deadline is tomorrow.

I don't really understand,

but it seems some keys or something are needed to start a "program"?

But, what are the keys?

And if I collect them, do I bring them somewhere to exchange for a prize?

If I start this program, will the world go back to the way it was?

And "key" is just way too vague.

They're probably not the kind you use in locks.

More like a keyword or key person or something.

Anyway, there are too many possibilities!

Is it an item, or a phrase? Is it something I can carry, or not?

I would have really appreciated you adding in that sort of option service, Nagato!

Key, key, key, key...

It's no use, I can't even guess.

Is this world's Nagato extremely shy?

Or maybe she's just not used to having people look at her...

Maybe it wouldn't be so bad for me

to join the literary club and have fun in a world without Haruhi in it.

Yeah, right...

I can't bail yet.

I haven't eaten Haruhi's handmade hot pot,

and I haven't burned the image of Asahina-Santa into my retinas yet.

I'm going home now.

I see.

Were you... waiting for me to leave?

Going home from school together with Nagato.

I don't really remember ever being in this situation.

Hey, Nagato.

--What? --Do you live by yourself?

Yes.

I bet she's wondering why I knew that.

I've actually been to your room many times before, you know.

But I bet you'd think I was spouting gibberish if I told you that now.

Since you live alone, how about you get a cat or something?

Cats are nice. Sometimes it seems like they even understand what you're saying.

Pets are not allowed.

Oh, I see.

Um...

Will you come?

Where?

My... room.

--Come in. --Pardon the intrusion...

--What? --Oh, it's nothing.

I have no idea if she's shy, or timid, or aggressive...

It looks like the layout of her room changed a bit.

Nagato.

Can I have a look in this room?

Go ahead.

Pardon me here...

Thank you.

I...

I have met you before.

Outside of school.

Where?

--Do you remember? --Remember what?

About the library.

In May, you made a library card for me.

I remember all right.

It was the first SOS Brigade "Search for Mysteries" tour.

If I recall, you didn't try to move out from in front of the bookshelves.

But this Nagato shouldn't know about that.

Hey, Nagato... Can I ask you to tell me more about it?

I believe it happened right in the middle of May.

I went to the city library for the first time.

I did not know how to make a library card.

But all the librarians looked like they were really busy that day,

and it was very difficult to approach them.

And I am not very good at speaking face to face with people.

While I was feeling troubled by myself, a person called out to me.

And he went through the procedure for me.

When I took the card, I left without saying a word.

That was... you.

I have always been concerned that I forgot to thank you.

So I was surprised when I saw you at school.

Thank you.

Saying "I remember" would be simple.

But there is an inconsistency.

It should be that we went to the library to kill time after Haruhi dragged us out there.

And yet Haruhi has completely disappeared from your story.

Where has the Nagato I know gone?

Yes? Um, right now is a little...

Okay. I understand.

Wait.

Oh? Why are you here?

And why are you here?

I'm kind of doing volunteer-ish work.

I believe you being here is more unusual.

Did you make that?

Yes. Sometimes I do this and bring it for Miss Nagato to eat.

If I leave her be, she won't eat properly.

You seem to get along well.

We live in the same apartment building, after all.

And what's the reason you are here?

Um...

Nagato and I ended up going home the same way...

Oh, right. I'm trying to decide whether or not to join the literary club right now.

So I came to... discuss it with her, yeah.

I wanted to ask her about it, so she let me come up.

I didn't force her.

You, in the literary club?

Sorry, but you don't seem the type.

Do you even read books? Or do you write them?

That's what I'm trying to decide!

What, you're not going to eat?

That's too bad. I feel good about this one.

Sorry to bother you...

...or rather, I'll stay for dinner.

Yes. I'm so hungry I'm going to die.

I don't feel like I could make it back to my house without eating something.

Going home now would be like leaving without telling someone your name.

And Nagato showing her intentions so clearly is a rare gem.

Oh, welcome back.

Food tastes better when it's eaten together, right?

Ah yes, you know, today...

After school I was looking at clothes

in front of the train station with some friends.

And I saw a scarf that would look great on you, Miss Nagato.

I was thinking about keeping it a secret and giving it to you as a Christmas present,

but it'd just be a problem if it wasn't something you liked.

So, if you'd like, shall we go check it out together?

If you like it, I'll buy a matching one.

I will think about it.

It looks like this Asakura is very friendly with Nagato.

She seems quite nosy.

So, is it good?

Yeah...

I can't help but feel like I'm camped out in front of the gates of Hell.

Please transfer the leftovers to a different container and put it in the refrigerator.

I'll come back to get the pot tomorrow. Until then!

Um... Can I come back to the club room tomorrow?

I don't really have any other place to go at the moment.

Hey.

Hey!

What's the matter? I've been talking,

but you look like you saw an alien or something.

That wouldn't be so out of the ordinary.

What I saw was even more unbelievable. But never mind that.

--Huh? --Nothing.

So, what did you want?

I asked you if you have a crush on Miss Nagato.

Well, it's not like I hate her or something, sheesh!

She's the one who saved me from your knife. I owe her my life!

But I can't tell her that.

Maybe I'm overthinking it.

You like even weirder girls. Miss Nagato doesn't fit the bill.

How do you know my taste in women?

I asked Kunikida. He said you were like that in junior high.

That jerk... What'd he have to go talkin' about that stuff for?

But, if you do go out with Miss Nagato, please take it seriously.

Otherwise...

...I won't forgive you.

Why are you so concerned about Nagato?

Why?

Maybe because she's a neighborhood friend.

And you know, she's one of those types you just can't leave alone.

Uh... Yeah...

See you later.

Yeah...

I wanted to hurry home and get to sleep.

I don't care if it's just a dream.

I bet she could subconsciously appear in other people's dreams.

Man, she's trouble whether she's here or not.

At least butt in during the important times, 'kay?

How about helping me out once in a while, huh?

Why me...

I missed Haruhi.

--December 20th. I wake up from a dreamless night. --Kyon! Good morning! Wakey wakey!

The time limit should be today.

But I haven't found the keys yet.

If I don't do something about it today, I bet the world will stay like this.

Or I'm afraid things might get worse.

Nagato, why did you set a time limit?

With your power, you should have been able to give me plenty of time...

Hey, Kyon!

About chemistry next period...

Today's our row's turn to be up.

Can I ask you some things?

Hey, Kunikida.

Teach him about sodium hydroxide.

I think he wants to know about whether it gets along with hydrochloric acid.

Not bad, I think. If you mix them they neutralize each other.

Is that right?

This part.

Oh, this? That's simple.

Um, first you calculate the number of moles...

Anyway, Kyon, you made quite a fuss the day before yesterday.

You were here that day, right?

I was sleeping in the clinic since the morning.

And yesterday I finally stayed home from school.

What did you say again?

Ranting on about whether or not Asakura should have been here?

Something like that.

You were saying it was weird for Miss Asakura to be here instead of someone else.

Haruhi, was it?

So, who was that, anyway?

I don't want to talk about it anymore.

Haruhi? Are you talking about Haruhi Suzumiya?

Wait, you know her, Taniguchi?

Yeah. Oh, this one, too!

Hey, try using your own brain for once!

--What? --But I don't get it!

What did you just say?

--I don't understand this question... --Before that.

Oh, about Haruhi Suzumiya?

She was the gonzo girl of East Junior High.

We were in the same class the whole time during junior high.

And wait, why do you know her?

You octopus bastard!

Huh?

Who're you calling an octopus?

If I'm an octopus, then you're a dried squid!

You know Haruhi?

Know her? I doubt I'd forget her in fifty years!

Anyone who went to East Junior High would know her!

So let go, man! What the hell...

Where is she? Where the hell did Haruhi go?

Stop it, Kyon!

That hurt!

--Where, where, where, where... You sound like a broken record!

--Huh? What's the matter with Kyon, Kunikida? --Where, where, where, where... You sound like a broken record!

--Huh? What's the matter with Kyon, Kunikida? --You fall in love with Suzumiya after seeing her somewhere?

--I don't know, he was fine a second ago! --You fall in love with Suzumiya after seeing her somewhere?

--I don't know, he was fine a second ago! --Give her up, man! Her looks are top class, but her personality is warped!

--Give her up, man! Her looks are top class, but her personality is warped!

She went and painted some weird graffiti on the school grounds in her first year, and...

I know that!

Where is she? Where is Haruhi Suzumiya right now?

Kouyouen Academy!

She went to that uptight prep school!

Kouyouen Academy? Was she really that high class?

Isn't that a prissy all girls' school?

Kyon, they've been coed for a while!

That's right!

They boast one of the highest college acceptance rates in the prefecture!

Are you okay? Do you have a fever again?

Wait a second, Kyon...

I'm leaving early.

Tell Mr. Okabe I came down with the plague, dysentery, and typhoid

and felt like I was about to die!

And, Taniguchi...

Thank you!

Sure...

Shoot... I miscalculated...

I thought it was eerily quiet... Class is still in session.

At the end of the year, all the high schools in the city should be having half days.

But there's still another hour until school ends.

Would it be better to force my way in?

I'm sure that's what Haruhi would have done.

I wonder if she could have pulled it off?

Frankly speaking, I don't have that sort of confidence.

Unlike Haruhi, I understand when the time calls for prudence.

Isn't that... a girl from Koizumi's class 9!

I thought they'd disappeared, but they're at this school.

I hope I can see Haruhi easily like this.

I suppose I've got a 50/50 chance.

If in the off chance she stays in some club after school,

then I'll have to resign myself to standing here for another couple hours.

That's it!

Maybe there's another SOS Brigade here at Kouyouen Academy,

and there's another group of people she's roped in...

Damn it, I think I'm going to be sick!

You can't be saying that me, Miss Asahina, Nagato,

and Koizumi have outlived our usefulness, right?

If that's the case, I don't just have a supporting role,

I'm out of the picture altogether!

Anything but that... Give me a break here!

Damn it all... Who should I pray to?

What should I believe in?

Christ? Buddha? Muhammad? Zarathustra? Lovecraft?

I don't care who, just free me from this uneasiness!

There she is...

Finally, I found you...

Haruhi Suzumiya!

--How did you like that book I let you borrow? --And look, Koizumi's there, too.

--How did you like that book I let you borrow? --So the two of them are close enough

--Kinda normal. --So the two of them are close enough

--I didn't find anything original about it. --So the two of them are close enough

--I didn't find anything original about it. --to walk home together in this world?

--Is that so? --to walk home together in this world?

--Then shall I lend you a different one? --Fine, I don't care about that right now.

Anyway, seeing Haruhi look like that brings back memories.

She wore that face around the start of school,

before she came up with the idea for the SOS Brigade.

Like a grappler who has no opponent to fight.

But this is no time for reminiscing!

What's this?

Was I always such a coward?

Move!

Move!

Hey!

What?

What do you want? And wait, who are you?

I don't ever recall a man I don't know yelling "hey!" to me before.

If you're trying to pick up girls, try somewhere else, please.

And is this the first time we've met as well?

It seems that way. And who might you be exactly?

You also transferred here?

I did transfer here in the spring, but how did you know that?

Do you remember something called the Agency?

The Agency?

Which agency do you mean?

Haruhi!

And who exactly gave you permission to call me by my first name?

Who the hell are you? Out of my way.

Suzumiya!

--Hang on! --Don't call me by my last name, either!

And how do you know my name, anyway?

That uniform's from North High.

Why are you here?

Let's go, Koizumi.

R-Right.

Wait! Haruhi!

Persistent, aren't you?

Miss Suzumiya!

We're going, Koizumi.

R-Right...

--W-Wait! --You there!

What are you doing?

A student from somewhere? North High?

Uh, um...

Damn it!

Hold it!

Please wait, Haruhi!

Just tell me one thing!

Do you remember the Star Festival three years ago?

You painted a picture in white lines on the school grounds, didn't you?

And what about it? Everyone knows that.

You weren't the only one that snuck into the school that night, am I right?

There was a guy carrying Asahina, I mean, a girl on his back!

You and him drew the words.

And I bet those words said: "I am here!"

Well, that's about enough.

--Hey! --Don't struggle!

Um, Miss Suzumiya?

Haru...

That hurt!

Why? How did you know?

Who did you...

Wait, I haven't told anyone about then...

Back then...

North High?

What's your name?

John Smith.

John Smith? You?

You're that John?

That weird high school student that helped me out back then?

Miss Suzumiya!

Someone call a teacher!

--Are you okay? --It matched...

That's right, I've finally found myself a lead!

The one person in this world-gone-wrong

who shares the same memories as I!

I've met John Smith twice, actually.

Twice?

After writing the message at the school, a voice called out to me on my way home.

"John Smith wishes you the best of luck in spreading excitement all over the world!"

That's not something I remember...

So our memories aren't the same after all. They're diverging again?

And why did this John Smith say that of all things?

It's like he was giving Haruhi unneeded advice.

Um, excuse me.

If I could clarify what we are talking about...

Oh...

You say that you were in a different world from this one prior to now?

Yeah.

And in this world Miss Suzumiya and I were students at North High,

and members of something called the SOS Brigade.

Right.

Other than me, there was a time traveler named Miss Mikuru Asahina,

and an alien named Miss Yuki Nagato.

I was an esper, and the three of us were sent to observe Miss Suzumiya.

That's right.

Oh, pardon me.

That would be quite the surprising tale were it to be true.

--Although I would like to believe you... --And when I got bored, closed space would appear, right?

Yeah...

And because of that, it seemed the universe might collapse, right?

Right...

--But the me over there didn't know. --M-Miss Suzumiya...

I was the only one that didn't.

That's how it was.

And you had no interest in everyday being peaceful.

I was always starting incidents!

Yeah...

--Um... --Interesting!

--Miss Suzumiya... --You believe me?

The you over there didn't believe me at all.

That's because that me is a complete idiot.

I believe you.

Because that way is abso-lutely more interesting!

After I met John Smith I did some research on the students at North High.

I staked 'em out.

But I never saw anyone that looked like John.

That was because three years ago you weren't actually a student there yet, right?

What are you smiling about?

No, it's nothing.

Anyway, why didn't this world's Haruhi come to North High?

I didn't really have a reason.

When I entered high school John would have graduated,

and he didn't seem to be anywhere anyway.

And my homeroom teacher kept bugging me

about how Kouyouen Academy had the best college acceptance rates...

I see.

And what about you?

Oh, the same as Miss Suzumiya.

I went to a place equal to my educational aptitude.

SOS Brigade? Sounds like fun.

Although I'd honestly say you're the only one that has fun.

If I were to believe your words,

there are two possible interpretations

for the situation which you present yourself to be in.

The first interpretation is that you have been transported to a parallel world.

Like this.

And the other interpretation is that the world in which you live...

Thank you.

...has itself completely changed.

Everything except for you, of course.

But either interpretation presents its own quandary.

In the first case,

we have the question of what happened to the other version of you in this world.

In the second case,

we have the question of why you were the only person not affected in the world.

In the case of parallel worlds,

you must search for a way to return to your own world.

In the case of the world changing,

it will be necessary to find a way to change it back.

And in that case, I would worry that

Miss Suzumiya and I would disappear if that were to happen...

But be that as it may,

finding the person responsible for changing the world

would be the quickest way to figure out the riddle, yes?

And who other than Haruhi could that be?

Perhaps invaders from a parallel dimension might be playing a trick on you.

You never know when they might pop up when you least expect them to.

I know you're not being serious here...

I was just saying it was a possibility.

At any rate,

you have the keys to search for what was written in the message from Miss Yuki Nagato.

Hey, I want to go check out this club room!

And I want to meet Miss Nagato and Miss Asahina, too!

If I'm the culprit behind changing the world, I might remember something!

Right, John? You agree that's what we should do, right?

What, John? You mean me?

John's way better than Kyon, you know?

It's a common name in the west.

Who gave you such a lame nickname as Kyon?

Hurry up and let's go, you two!

Go where?

North High, of course!

I'll go grab a taxi!

That's very much like her.

Seeing it for an instant makes me feel better.

I am only paying for Miss Suzumiya's portion.

So, are you close with Haruhi?

Yes! I am in love with her.

Are you sane?

Yes. I think she is charming.

I've heard that line somewhere before.

But, Miss Suzumiya is not interested in a generic character such as myself.

She only started talking to me because I was a transfer student.

And lately she seems to, indeed, be getting bored with me.

In your world,

you were not a person with some feature that particularly attracted her attention, then?

Now, as always,

my special ability is unwittingly getting myself caught up in strange occurrences.

I see.

Then your world's Miss Suzumiya must actually be interested in you,

and not simply some characteristic of yours.

Well, assuming that your Miss Suzumiya has the same personality as mine.

Makes me jealous...

What are you doing, you two? Hurry up!

Let's go.

Hey, come on now!

Crap!

It's already way after school!

And I told Nagato that I'd be coming to the club room, too...

Please wait a bit longer, okay?

So, what are we going to do?

I don't mind barging into school, but those uniforms would stick out like a sore thumb.

Might be a problem if a teacher catches us.

Yes, that's true.

Well, here's the plan.

Huddle.

...how it goes.

Now that's the Haruhi I know.

You washed these, right?

Sure. About a week ago.

So, where should we change?

Here's fine.

I didn't think your legs would be this long.

John, keep a lookout, all right?

Hey!

It's not a problem. I have a t-shirt on underneath.

Oh, I see...

Finished!

Aren't you cold?

Not really!

Hey, could you put your hair up in a ponytail?

Why?

No reason in particular.

Well, sure I guess.

It seems simple, but it's actually pretty annoying to do it right.

But this would make it look more like I'm working out.

--Is this okay? --Spot on.

To my eyes, you're 36% more charming!

Idiot.

Koizumi, are you ready?

Yes... Well...

You look cold.

Yes... Well...

Miss Suzumiya,

if you are not going to wear the jersey, perhaps you could lend it to me?

No. I'm going to use it to hide our bags.

So here you go, John!

And now we're gonna sneak in by pretending to come back from a run!

Got it?

Stopping Haruhi after she dashes off somewhere is impossible.

In every meaning of the word and every possible situation.

I know this, and it seems that this Koizumi knew it well, too.

And to think it's taking this much work for you two to get into North High

when you were normal students here just three days ago!

She's out early, too?

Fine then, think up a different plan for the members that are left today.

This was a lot easier than I thought.

Don't be silly.

Miss Nagato will be waiting for us in the club room, right?

Yes. Let's hurry.

Wait a sec!

What?

Let's capture Miss Asahina first.

--Huh? But... --Miss Nagato can wait a little longer.

Don't worry, I won't waste any time.

Okay! Then, to the calligraphy club!

--I'm sorry, Nagato. Please wait a little longer!

--Don't make too much of a scene, okay? --I'm sorry, Nagato. Please wait a little longer!

--Leave it to me! --I'm sorry, Nagato. Please wait a little longer!

Is Miss Asahina here?

Yes?

And I told her not to make a scene...

Is that really her? She's really a second year?

It's definitely her.

How do you do?! I am Suzumiya, Head of the Student Council Intelligence Agency!

Miss Mikuru Asahina, I have something I want to ask you.

Please come with me for a moment.

Student Council Inteli... Intelligence?

--I'm sorry, Miss Asahina! --What is it? I didn't do...

--I'm sorry, Miss Asahina! --Whatever!

Nagato!

--Sorry I'm la... --Hiya, hiya!

Pardon the intrusion!

If you will excuse us.

Hello!

Um... Where is this?

I haven't done...

Wh-Wh-Wh-Why did you lock the door?!

--What in the world is... --Silence.

It's just like what happened before... Makes me wanna cry.

It's so nostalgic...

And you're Miss Yuki Nagato?

How do you do? I'm Haruhi Suzumiya!

And this little thing here with the big boobs is Miss Asahina!

And the one in the gym clothes is Koizumi, got it?

Nice to meet you.

That seems completely suspicious.

And, you know him, I guess. John Smith!

--John Smith? --Just let that one go, okay?

So this is the SOS Brigade club room, huh?

There's nothing here, but it's a nice room.

It looks like there're plenty of spaces to bring extra stuff in!

--U-Um... --So, what are we going to do now?

What? You came here without any plan?

You really are exactly like Haruhi.

Anyway, wouldn't it be difficult to get to and from this room?

What do you mean?

I approve of using this as our base of operations,

but I can't spend this much time getting here every day, no thanks.

Oh, that's it!

How about we decide on a time and meet at the café in front of the train station?

Wait a sec. Are you saying that you'll start an SOS Brigade here in this world anyway?

Well, the name's not important.

The current goal would be to return you to your original world,

assuming you are from an alternate one, I suppose.

And then...

But...

You scared me! Don't go turning on the computer all of a sudden.

Wait, you didn't turn it on, Miss Nagato?

Perhaps the power supply is set to switch on automatically?

'Scuse me!

What? What is it now?

Just wait a sec!

John?

What is it? Have you gone nuts?

Nope, I'm sane.

"At the time you are reading this, I will likely not be myself."

Yes. Indeed you are not, Nagato.

"If this message is being displayed, then you, I, Haruhi Suzumiya,"

"Mikuru Asahina, and Itsuki Koizumi are present."

That's right. It's "all hands on deck," so to speak.

It wasn't me. Haruhi dragged Koizumi and everyone here on her own.

And anyway, Nagato, it's sure been a while...

"This is an emergency escape program."

"To activate the program, press the Enter key. Otherwise, press any other key."

"If you activate it, you will be given an opportunity to correct space-time."

"However, success is not guaranteed."

"Nor is return guaranteed."

"This program can be activated only once."

"After execution, it will be deleted."

"If you select not to execute it, it will be deleted without running."

Hey, what's this supposed to mean?

What kind of trick is this?

Explain, John!

Nagato, does this ring a bell?

--No. --Are you sure?

Why?

The message that Nagato left for me...

I don't know what this emergency escape program is,

but I can't believe that she would be in error.

To doubt what she says would be like doubting my own mind.

Hey, John! What's the matter?

You've got this strange look on your face.

And you won't tell me what's going on at all!

--What in the world is... --Would you please be quiet for a second?

Sorry... I need to think about this.

Fine then!

What is it?

No...

It's okay.

Nagato, I'll give this back to you.

I'm sorry.

I see.

You see, Nagato, I was already a member here.

So there's no need for me to go and actually join the club.

After all...

After all, I'm the first member of the SOS Brigade!

Right. Okay it is, of course!

I won't forgive you.

Makes me jealous...

This is... the literary club room?

But it doesn't seem like I've returned to my world.

This is the same literary club room I was in earlier.

There aren't any of the SOS Brigade supplies that Haruhi brought in.

It's hot... Damn, it's almost like summer!

Wait, when is this?

My shoes weren't in my shoe box.

And this was clearly the middle of summer.

It seems like I've been thrown into another space-time again.

Then the first thing is to figure out what year, what month,

what day, what hour, and what minute it is.

There'd be a big difference depending on whether it's the past or the future...

Welcome!

So that's it, Nagato...

It's the nationwide Star Festival today.

Today is July 7th from three years ago.

Which means...

After I wrote on the tanzaku,

I timed traveled with Miss Asahina and met up again with Miss Asahina's adult version.

Then I ended up getting stuck helping

first year junior high Haruhi graffiti the school grounds.

After that, I went to Nagato's apartment with Miss Asahina

who then wasn't able to travel in time, and asked for help.

Which means they are here!

I've got two people that could help me!

Back at that crazy Star Festival, I arrived here around 9 PM after time traveling.

Miss Asahina lost consciousness soon afterward.

And the adult Miss Asahina came and gave me orders.

If I go to her apartment, I can see Nagato any time.

Which means the person I should go see first is clear.

There we are!

Well then...

This is making me jealous of... me!

I wish I could switch places with that me.

--Oh, you're awake! Please wake up soon... --Well, back then I didn't meet another one of me.

--Oh, you're awake! Please wake up soon... --If I did that it would conflict with my memories.

--My legs have gone numb. --If I did that it would conflict with my memories.

I'd rather not mess up the space-time continuum any more, thank you very much.

Why was...

Miss Asahina?

Here she comes! If I remember correctly, soon afterwards...

As I thought!

Adult version Miss Asahina makes her entrance!

--Hello, Kyon. --Everything is going exactly how I remember it.

--Miss Asahina! --Everything is going exactly how I remember it.

--Miss Asahina! --After this, I meet the first year junior high Haruhi.

But I don't have any business with her now.

Miss Asahina!

Um... I...

Good evening, Kyon.

It's been a while since we talked, hasn't it?

I'm glad we were able to meet.

I'm not beyond making stupid mistakes, after all.

Miss Asahina, you knew that I would be coming again,

and that I would appear here once more?

Yes. It's a prescribed event.

The one who urged the little Miss Asahina

to come to the Star Festival three years ago, in other words, now...

That was you, wasn't it?

Yes. It was quite necessary.

If I hadn't, then you wouldn't be here now, would you?

Um, could the John Smith that Haruhi mentioned on her way home be...

Yes, that's right.

It is you, Kyon.

The you now.

It is my role to be your guide.

But after that you must find your own path.

All I can do is help you.

What's happened to the flow of time?

It seems like it's gotten really complicated and out of whack...

I cannot tell you the details.

Classified information?

No, it's not that.

I can't explain it in a way you could understand.

Like the first time I revealed my true identity to you,

I can only give you a feel for the general circumstances.

It would just make things more confusing.

You will one day understand.

Nagato also said something like that once...

Computers in the future weren't like the ones today, or something like that.

Yes. The systems that you rely on today such as computers and networks

exist in my time as astral forms inside our heads.

The TPDD is also like that.

The time machine?

Time Plane Destroyed Device.

Wasn't that classified information?

I'm under less tight control than I was before.

I've really worked hard to get this far, you know.

What in the world is happening?

I know that the future I was in had changed.

But when, and why did it change?

It would be best to ask the Miss Nagato in this time those questions.

But I will say one thing.

The time plane you were in changed more than three years from now,

in the early morning of December 18th.

Which means I really didn't go to a parallel world.

The world was remade...

That seems to be the case.

Um... Okay?

This is the normal flow of time.

But three years from now on December 18th, the world changed like this.

In one night the STC data...

Um, the world itself changed.

We could observe it, even from the future.

It was a major disruption of space-time.

To return it to normal will require Miss Nagato.

And, Kyon, unless you're there, too...

Who was the person that did it?

Well, I suppose it has to be Haruhi, after all...

No.

Miss Suzumiya is not the person behind it.

But it is a person you know well.

It's not Haruhi?

Then, who...

We still have time, it seems.

Can we talk for a bit?

Back then I didn't know my left from my right...

I was just dragged around by Miss Suzumiya.

She made me wear all those different outfits...

Yeah...

It was a lot of trouble, but they're all happy memories.

Hey, Kyon...

Yes?

I know that one day you'll look back at this high school life of yours nostalgically.

It'll be over before you even realize it.

And it will seem like nothing more than a dream.

A time will come when you think of it that way.

Miss Asahina?

Did you say something?

It's about time. Let's go.

To Nagato's apartment?

Before that...

...you have something you need to do, don't you?

Hey!

John Smith wishes you the best of luck in spreading excitement all over the world!

Remember him, Haruhi.

Remember John Smith.

Please remember that I was here!

Kyon, if you don't mind...

I'm still not very comfortable with Miss Nagato.

I kind of know how you feel.

Nagato? It's me.

Sorry, but something has happened that's a bit hard to explain.

I've come back from the future again.

The adult Miss Asahina is here as well.

I need your help. Or rather, it was you who sent me here in the first place.

Miss Asahina and I should be there, with our time stopped, sleeping in the guest room.

Back once again to room 708.

Nagato should be able to handle anything.

She'll do something about this situation.

Otherwise, I'm in big trouble.

May we come in?

Let's go.

Yeah, you're right... I'm sure it'll be fine.

There's no mistaking it... This is the Nagato that I remember.

I suppose there's no need to introduce myself.

This is Miss Mikuru Asahina, the adult version.

Understood.

May I open that door?

--Well... --You may not.

That room is constructed with its interior frozen in time.

I know it's quite a convoluted story, but it happened exactly as I explained.

You were the one who threw me back to this point in time from the future.

U-Um...

I would like to normalize the aberrant space-time.

You are the only one who can change the time-plane back to the way it was.

Please...

I also beg of you, Great God Nagato!

That is also my wish!

I will confirm.

Synchronization failure.

I cannot access the space-time continuum of that era.

A system protection has been put into place eliminating my choice of that option.

However, I grasp the situation.

Recorrection is possible.

The one who caused this modification to space-time

used Haruhi Suzumiya's Information Creation Capabilities to their utmost extent

in order to change portions of this world's data.

Therefore, after the change Haruhi Suzumiya was left with no power.

In that space-time, the Information Integration Thought Entity no longer exists.

The person who changed space-time used the power they extracted from Haruhi Suzumiya

to reconstruct the memories from December 18th,

approximately three years and five months from now,

extending into the past 365 days.

Wait a sec!

In other words, it didn't affect the space-time around this point.

So in the current time, July 7th of three years ago,

you are just the same as you were.

Correct.

To return the world to the way it was, go to December 18th,

and activate the recorrection program directly after

the one who altered space-time has completed the process.

Would you come with me?

I cannot.

Why not?

I cannot leave them alone.

Miss Asahina and I with our time stopped...

Emergency Mode.

Then, what should I do?

Compositing.

Inject the recorrection program into the one who altered space-time.

Isn't there a more... peaceful way?

It would be a problem if I stuck them in the wrong place, right?

I see.

There you go creating dangerous-looking things again...

Even injected through clothes the percentage of success would be high,

however please aim for direct skin contact, if possible.

And the bullets? They aren't real bullets, right?

It shoots short needles.

The program is applied to the tip of the needle.

And who should I shoot with this?

Who is responsible?

Which person is the one that changed the world... That altered space-time?

If it isn't Haruhi, then who is it?

It is...

Really?

Yes.

Is that really true?

Yes.

I will inform you of the space-time coordinates of your target.

Right. Go ahead.

Understood. So we go there, and shoot them with the recorrection program, yes?

Currently you would also be caught up in the alteration of space-time.

Appropriate defensive measures must be taken.

Your hand.

I have deployed an Anti-Data Reconfiguration Screen

and a protective field onto the surface of your body.

You, as well.

Right...

It's been a while for this... I am sorry about that time.

This is the first time for me.

Oh, that's right, isn't it? I'm sorry.

Kyon, let's go. This is where it really begins.

Thank you.

I do not mind.

Nagato...

Will you wait? In the clubroom?

I am waiting.

Now, Kyon...

Be careful of time-sickness, okay?

Then, here we go.

We've arrived.

This is the time and place that Miss Nagato informed me of.

It's just a coincidence,

but it's the place that Haruhi and Koizumi changed clothes.

At least, I think it's a coincidence...

It's cold!

Thank you. Sorry about this.

Oh, it's the least I could do.

We forgot our shoes.

Oh...

I wonder if Miss Nagato kept them.

I think it will be fine.

Yes, you're right.

We should get going.

It is currently 4:18 AM on December 18th.

The world has not been changed yet, but it will be in about five minutes.

Which means that Haruhi and Koizumi are still students at North High.

And if I went home,

I'd find myself blissfully asleep, knowing nothing of what was about to happen.

They're here.

The person responsible for altering space-time.

It's exactly who Nagato told me it would be.

I can't jump out yet.

We let them change the world for a bit, and then shoot in the recorrection program.

What an incredible space-time disruption!

To think there could be power like this!

The world has been changed. She just now has been reborn.

Kyon, it's our turn now.

Hey...

It's me. We meet again.

So it was you.

Why... are you here?

I ask the same thing to you.

A walk...

That's not true. That's not true, Nagato.

You were tired.

Getting dragged all around on Haruhi's whim, protecting me from harm,

and maybe even some activity you did in secret that we didn't know about...

The fatigue from all those things piled up...

The collection of error data that had accumulated in my memory space-time,

those internal bugs became triggers which caused abnormal behavior.

That circumstance I predict is unavoidable.

I will surely on December 18th three years from now reconstruct the world.

There is no way to prevent it.

That is because the error data is still unknown even to me now.

Well, I know what it is.

What is this incomprehensible trigger that caused Nagato's abnormal behavior?

What was the error data that kept piling up, higher and higher?

It's clearly something completely cliché.

A "human interface" or robot that shouldn't be able to act outside of its programming,

it's a pattern that they all have overtime.

You couldn't understand, but it's something I understand.

Haruhi too, probably.

You see, Nagato... It's called "feelings."

And because you're supposed to be emotionless, all the more.

Didn't you want to cry and shout and run amok,

and yell out "I've had enough!" sometimes?

Well, even if she never thought that, that's what she should have done.

That's what she should have been allowed to do.

I also am responsible.

Next! Lift one leg and look excited.

It became more and more of a habit of mine to rely on you.

I would think "Nagato can do anything" and would stop thinking, like a damn fool.

I'm an even worse idiot than Haruhi.

I don't have any right to yell at other people.

And thanks to that, she...

Nagato went so screwy that she tried to change the world.

A bug, you say? An error?

Give it a rest. It ain't anything like that.

It's what Nagato wished for.

Nagato wished for a normal world like this.

After worrying me these past few days, the answer is now crystal clear.

Why did she leave it to me, and only me, to return things the way they were?

The answer is simple.

She entrusted me with the right to make the choice.

Is the change better? Or is the original world better?

A scenario where I am the one to choose.

God damn it.

What was I thinking?

All the things that happened around Haruhi.

The incidents that defied common sense, one after another...

How do I feel about them?

I'm sick of them. I've had enough. Are you kidding me?

I can't take much more of this.

The normal person, wrapped up in all this troublesome stuff against his will.

The high school kid struggling fruitlessly against the unreasonable demands of Haruhi.

That is the stance I should have taken.

And that's how it is, me!

That's right, you!

I'm asking you, me!

It's an important question, so listen carefully.

And then answer.

Ready? It's time for the quiz.

"Didn't you think that abnormal school life was fun?"

Answer, me. Think about it.

Go ahead, say it.

Being dragged around by Haruhi, being attacked by aliens,

listening to strange stories from time travelers,

listening to strange stories from espers, too!

The abnormal incidents happening one after another...

And to top it all off, the ironclad rule

that Haruhi must be kept in the dark about it all!

The contradiction that the person behind it all can't find out!

You didn't think it was all fun, right?

You thought you were sick of it, that you had enough,

that it was stupid, that you couldn't take any more of it, right?

Hmph, isn't that so?

In other words, that's what I thought.

"At all"

That's right. That's how it is.

If you sincerely think Haruhi to be irritating,

and everything Haruhi proposes depressing,

there's no way you could find that fun, is there?

You can't deny it, it's clear as day!

And yet...

You pressed the Enter key.

The Emergency Escape Program. The device Nagato left to undo everything.

Ready?

You answered "yes" to that question.

Isn't that right?

Even after the Great Nagato went through all the trouble to give you a peaceful world,

you went and turned it down.

Why'd you do that? Aren't you always whining about it?

Weren't you always crying out about your own misery?

In that case, who cares about the escape program... You should have ignored it!

In that world Haruhi is just some human on a high-horse,

Miss Asahina is a completely normal lovable moe character,

Koizumi is a normal high school student, and Nagato is a well-behaved bookworm.

That's right. Usually expressionless,

but then she'd blush when she laughs at some stupid joke...

As time passes, her heart would open up, little by little...

She might have been like that, you know?

You tossed away that other everyday life.

Why is that?

This is it.

Answer me, straight out.

Didn't you find Haruhi and the things she caused to happen "fun"?

Say it!

Of course I did!

Of course it was fun!

Don't ask me something...

...so obvious!

If someone answered "it wasn't fun" when asked that question,

they would be the true idiot!

They'd be 30 times more dense than Haruhi!

Aliens, time travelers, and espers, man!

Just one of them would be plenty,

but there are three fun characters all at once!

And then there's Haruhi with the craziest power of them all.

Plus, there're even more mysterious powers sprinkled about!

How couldn't I find all this fun?

Ask me as many times as you want, and my answer won't change.

Of course I do.

And that's it.

The other way's better, yup.

This world just doesn't sit right.

Sorry, Nagato.

I like the "you" you used to be more than the "you" you are now.

And you look better without the glasses.

What are you saying?

Nagato.

Change things back to the way they were.

Change yourself back to the way you were.

If you ask, I'll help you.

You don't have to change everything with this incredible power.

I liked things better the way they were.

Kyon, it doesn't matter what you say.

This Miss Nagato doesn't have any power.

She's just a...

...normal girl.

I'm sorry.

Kyon, watch out!

I won't allow you to hurt Miss Nagato.

What the heck is this?

What in the world is this?

It hurts... It hurts!

It hurts... It hurts... It hurts... It hurts!

Miss... Asakura?

That's right, Miss Nagato, I'm right here.

I will eliminate all that frightens you.

That's what I'm here for, after all.

After all...

That's what you wished for...

Isn't it?

That's a lie!

There's no way Nagato would have wished for this!

The abnormality that occurred in Nagato

must have caused her to recreate a malfunctioning Asakura!

That's all... She's just Nagato's shadow!

I'll strike the final blow now.

You should just die.

You are causing Miss Nagato to suffer.

Does it hurt?

Savor that sensation.

Because that will be the final memory of your life.

How are you...

Why?

I feel like I've seen this scene somewhere before.

Damn... I'm losing consciousness...

--Kyon, don't! Kyon, hang in there!

--I'm sorry, Kyon. --Kyon, don't! Kyon, hang in there!

--I knew this would happen, and yet... --I said hang in there! Kyon!

That hurts, Miss Asahinas.

Asahinas?

Oh, I see... I'm seeing double...

So cold...

The bleeding won't stop...

This is bad. I'm dying...

Sorry 'bout this. I couldn't save you for certain reasons.

But, don't worry. It hurt for me, too.

Who? I don't know anymore...

We'll handle the rest somehow. Go to sleep now.

Ah... Damn... Naga...to...

Somehow it feels like I just had a really fascinating dream...

Oh? Finally awake?

You seemed to be in quite a deep sleep.

I suppose I should tell you "good morning."

Although it is evening.

I am quite relieved that you regained consciousness.

I really did not know what to do.

Perhaps your mind is still hazy?

Do you know who I am?

More importantly, do you know who I am?

That is a strange thing to say.

Of course I do.

When is it?

That is the first question you ask when you wake up?

It sounds almost as if you are trying to determine what your current situation is.

To answer you, it is 4 PM on December 21st.

The 21st?

Where am I?

The Municipal General Hospital.

It's quite a nice private room.

The chairman here is a friend of my uncle's, so he provided some special accommodations.

That is why.

Of course that's a lie.

Yes. I asked the Agency, and they made some things happen.

You were unconscious for three days.

I got quite the grilling from my superiors about this happening despite my presence.

I had to submit a written apology.

And why am I here?

You said I was unconscious?

You do not remember?

I suppose it is not out of the question.

It seems you did hit your head quite severely.

The strange thing is that you have no outward sign of injury.

Your brain and organs also have no signs of anything wrong.

What happened? Tell me.

You fell down the stairs at school.

It was quite an impressive tumble indeed.

Truthfully speaking, I was very worried.

There was a bang so loud it would not have been strange if you had never woken up.

Because I fell down the stairs at the school on December 18th...

It was horrible.

An ambulance was called.

They carried out your limp body and brought you to the hospital.

I had never seen Miss Suzumiya go pale before.

Miss Nagato was the one who called the ambulance.

Her calm demeanor saved you.

How did Miss Asahina react?

Exactly as you would imagine.

She was clinging to you, crying, yelling out your name.

What time on the 18th are we talking about?

In the afternoon.

All the SOS Brigade was going out shopping for supplies.

Shopping?

You don't remember that either?

Miss Suzumiya had proposed that we attend a local children's gathering on Christmas Day.

Deciding things all by herself, as usual.

The role of Santa would be played by Miss Suzumiya.

And you won the role of reindeer.

By drawing straws.

Afterwards, we all went to buy supplies to make your reindeer costume.

That's what we were going to do,

but when going down the stairs next to the club room,

you, the person walking in the far back, fell.

What an idiotic story.

Miss Suzumiya said she sensed someone there when she was on top of the stairs.

She said she thinks she saw a bit of a skirt flitting around...

But at the time, we were the only ones left on the club room floor.

A mystery woman.

She's waiting for you to say whether there was someone that pushed you...

I don't remember.

So instead I was now pushed by some mystery woman.

Well, I guess there's some consistency there.

Are you the only one here?

What have you been looking around for all this time?

Searching for someone?

We have been watching over you in shifts.

That way someone is near you when you wake up.

Also, your family went home to bring you a change of clothes.

What's that look supposed to mean?

I was just being a bit jealous.

It is okay to be envious, yes?

That's not something you'd say in this situation, you know.

We Brigade members have been taking shifts,

but the Brigade Leader said

that watching out for the safety of her subordinates was part of her job.

She has been here the whole time. For three days.

You really had her worried. And me, too.

And especially when Miss Suzumiya gets shaken up, well...

Let me tell you about that some other time.

Anyway, you have something you need to do straight away, yes?

Like scribble on her face?

I never considered that. Are you going to?

Yo.

Kyon, hey!

Kyon, if you're gonna wake up, then do it when I tell you to!

I've got my own preparations to make too, you know!

--Haruhi. --What?

Wipe the drool off your mouth.

You didn't scribble on my face, right?

Wanted to, though.

So, is that all you have to say for yourself?

I made you worry, didn't I?

I apologize.

F-Fine! As long as you understand!

And yeah... It's the duty of the Brigade Leader to worry about her members, after all.

Miss Asahina, how are you?

Here come the waterworks...

He just had a bit of a bump on the head and fainted is all.

I knew all along, of course. There was no way that Kyon here wouldn't wake up!

The SOS Brigade doesn't take vacations, after all.

Everyone's gotta all be together.

I'm not gonna accept you being absent because of some excuse

like hitting your head and never waking up.

You got it? Being gone from your post for three days is gonna pay a high price.

We're talking fines here, fines!

Plus back pay!

I got it. And how should I pay off this debt I owe you?

We'll start with you treating all the members to tea for three days. And then...

And then, what?

You're gonna show up to the Christmas party in the reindeer costume

and put on a great show for everyone!

And you're gonna do it again and again until everyone thinks it's a hit, got it?

If you bore us, I'll blow you into an alternate dimension!

And then while you're at it, do it at the children's event, too.

Okay then?

Waking up is good and all, but I couldn't just leave the hospital immediately.

They had all kinds of tests to run, so I ended up staying at the hospital overnight.

After coming when they were contacted, my mother and sister went home.

Now that I was alone, I finally had time to calmly go over everything in my mind.

What would have happened if I hadn't corrected the world?

Nagato, Miss Asahina, and Koizumi would be merely human,

and Haruhi would just be a slightly eccentric high school girl.

But I already gave the answer.

This is the time that I enjoy.

If that wasn't the case,

then what would have been the point of me nearly dying while struggling to save it?

"Sorry 'bout this."

"I couldn't save you for certain reasons."

"But, don't worry."

"It hurt for me, too."

"We'll handle the rest somehow. Go to sleep now."

Fits pretty well, I suppose.

Hey. Sorry, were you looking for me?

Er, no way, I guess.

All responsibility lies with me.

So you understand, huh?

You know that you remade the world on December 18th.

From this April... or rather, from three years ago, the whole time.

I understand.

So, why didn't you tell me?

You could have told me anytime. Wouldn't it have been better to tell me?

I might have been able to do something for you.

Even if I had told you beforehand,

my malfunctioning self would have surely erased those memories from you

and changed the world in any case.

And there is no guarantee that did not actually occur.

All I did was preserve the possibility of returning the world to normal

by allowing you to meet me on December 18th.

You left an escape program for me, remember? That's plenty.

Nagato.

I'm sorry.

Snow?!

An inquiry is being held to decide my punishment.

And who is doing this inquiry?

The Information Integration Thought Entity.

There is no guarantee that I will not malfunction again.

As long as I exist here, my internal errors will continue to accumulate.

That is a very dangerous thing.

Tell 'em to go to hell!

Tell this to your head honcho.

If you disappear, or go away...

Understand? I'll go crazy.

I'll do whatever it takes to bring you back.

I might not have any power, but I could spur on Haruhi.

That's the trump card in my pocket.

In other words, all I have to do is say "I'm John Smith."

Yeah, that's right. I have about all the power of a loofah.

But Haruhi's got the power of a stubborn old goat.

If Nagato disappeared,

I'd reveal the whole kit and caboodle to her and make her believe it!

And then we'd go on a journey to search for Nagato.

Haruhi would do something about finding out

where the Information Integration Thought Entity had hidden Nagato.

I'd make her.

And Miss Asahina and Koizumi would get wrapped up in it as well.

Nagato's our friend, our ally.

Haruhi is not one to stand by if her friend goes missing.

That's the kind of person Haruhi Suzumiya is!

Egotistic and self-centered, and never thinking about other people's concerns...

Our annoying, wonderful Brigade Leader.

I don't know what kind of high-level thing

this Information Integration Thought Entity is.

It's probably some kind of ultra- intelligent being or something.

I bet it could use all kinds of fearful powers, right?

That's what I'd like to say, anyway.

But then why couldn't it give Nagato a more complete personality?

Like Asakura before she became a murdering devil...

Someone popular in class, bright and sociable,

that'd go out with friends on weekends to shopping malls...

It could have made someone like that, right?

Why the heck did it make her some lonely, melancholic girl

who sat alone reading books all the time?

Because otherwise she wouldn't seem like the literary club type?

Because she wouldn't catch Haruhi's eye?

How stereotypical can you get?!

If it won't listen to me, then I'll change the world again, together with Haruhi!

To a world where you are here, but the Information Integration Thought Entity is gone!

I bet she could do it!

Even if we have to flip the entire universe on its side, we'll take you back!

Tell that to your head honcho.

Transmitting.

Thank you.

Kyon, it's morning! Wake up! Wake... up!

--Breakfast is ready! You want some breakfast, too, Shami? --A few days later I cheerfully returned from the hospital.

--I know you do! --Today is December 24th.

The morning of the end of class assembly.

Kouyouen Academy is back to being a private all-girls' prep school,

and Taniguchi never caught a cold.

Miss Asahina and Miss Tsuruya both knew me on sight.

The world is back to normal.

However, the decision is once again in my hands.

The world won't be corrected.

However, when we go hasn't been decided yet.

Whether later or earlier,

the time will come to settle everything once and for all, I suppose.

No more looking back.

I chose this way.

And not in some unconscious fit of happy insanity like Haruhi, either.

I chose this world, and the crazy commotion it revolves around, with my own free will.

So I've got to take responsibility for it until the very end.

Pathetic, huh?

Now I've gone and completely become one of the people responsible.

The time when I thought it was okay to simply look on has now passed.

Just like the other members of the SOS Brigade,

I've turned into an active protector of the world.

Right now Haruhi will be throwing her Christmas Hot Pot Party.

The final shopping trip was done by Haruhi and Miss Asahina.

I am usually the official bag carrier,

but I was given a special exemption this time due to me convalescing at home.

Haruhi is probably being less considerate,

and more planning on changing the menu last minute

so everyone is amazed when she opens the lid.

I wonder what's going to start up today?

This is Haruhi we're talking about,

so she'd probably go overboard by surprising people with something

never before attempted in the history of human cooking.

This hot pot might be a total freak show!

Sheesh...

"SOS Brigade"

A sweet fragrance wafts from the club room.

I guess they've already started cooking.

What is this sense of satisfaction I feel?

More trouble is awaiting me before long.

I've got to return to the past once more, and resurrect the world.

But, well... I still have time.

It's not like it's the distant future, but it's not right now, either.

Got that, world? You can wait for a bit, okay?

You don't mind me taking a break for a while before going back and recorrecting you?

At least...

It won't be too late if I wait until after I eat Haruhi's special hot pot, right?

'What is it you want?'

That's the question I ask

'I want nothing more'

That answer wasn't a lie

Even in a vanished world

There's still a place for me

Even when I don't know it

Though our thoughts are held apart

They are still joined across time

So I'll keep on repeating my wish

Until we're together again

Please don't forget about me

Through the passing days

What will I be left with?

Will it be memories

Or oblivion?

Eventually, for worlds

Sleep will come

Returning us to our tomorrows

One by one

I stand before the doorway

To our chosen future

Even if your wishes come true

Please don't forget about me

Please don't forget about me

Even in a vanished world

There's still a place for me

Even when I don't know it

I'll wait till I remember what it is

See, all finished.

Thank you.

Here.

--Let's go! --Sure!