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Like I said, setting it like that makes the gyro too sensitive.

You need to loosen up on this parameter here

if you want to prioritize the visual tracking.

But wouldn't that make it too slow to handle sudden movements?

You'll have to rely on the program's machine learning algorithm to smooth it over, Kazu.

How much longer will it take?

Lunch break's almost over already.

Okay, I guess this will do for the default settings.

Yuuki-san, can you hear me?

Totally! Loud and clear.

All right, then I'm going to initialize the lens state.

Tell me when the visuals clear up and come into focus.

Sure thing.

There we go!

Okay, so that's a wrap.

Asuna, I installed stabilizers, but try to avoid making sudden movements regardless.

Got it!

I've been walking in the light all this time

Zutto hikari no naka kinou made wa nakatta

I've been following footprints that didn't exist until yesterday

Ashiato wo tadotte kita hodo

Although I've been in a maze with no goal, with a map drenched in rain

Gooru no mie nai meiro ame ni utareta chizu

I have no regrets at all

Koukai mo nani mo nai kedo

If I cry out

Sakenda koe wa

I'm sure my voice will reach you

Kitto todoku kara

I'm sure my voice will reach you

Kitto todoku kara

The sound of the bell in the beginning of the story

Kono monogatari no hajimaru kane no ne ga

Will connect us during our journey

Tsunagu tabi no tochuu de

The future world that you envisioned

Kimi ga egaita mirai no sekai wa

Will lead you to a sky of that day

Itsuka no sora ni michibikare te

And will make our dream come true and even go beyond miracles

Futatsu no omoi wo hitotsu zutsu katachi ni shite kiseki wo motto koete

The future world that you envisioned

Kimi ga egaita mirai no sekai wa

The future world that you envisioned

Kimi ga egaita mirai no sekai wa

Exists somewhere even now

Ima mo dokoka de iki tsuzukete

Let's add layers of our dream and reach the true pure light

Donna yume kasanete itsuwaru koto no nai ano hikari wo

Ah oh beautiful my way!

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Wow, the courtyard is enormous!

Sorry, Yuuki...

I was planning to show you around school first, but lunchtime is just about over.

Oh, no problem!

I really wanted to see your class too, anyway.

Okay.

Then let's go say hello to our teacher!

Staff Room

Staff Room

Staff Room

What's wrong?

Well, I never liked having to go to the staff room to talk to a teacher.

Oh, don't worry.

None of the teachers here are the mean type.

Good afternoon!

Good afternoon!

So, as we were talking about yesterday...

Yes, that's fine.

So what's the name of our new pupil here?

Oh, I'm Yuuki. Konno Yuuki.

Konno-san, you're more than welcome to join us for class anytime.

We're going to start reading Akutagawa's "The Lorry" today.

If you stay till the end, it's all the more rewarding.

O-Okay... Thank you!

Sure.

Excuse us.

Yuuki-san, is that...

How do you know my name already?

They didn't mean you.

That's my last name.

Oh, yeah! My bad.

This is Konno Yuuki-san.

She isn't allowed to leave the hospital right now,

so she wanted to attend classes here like this.

I'm Yuuki.

Thanks for having me.

Wow!

Oh, hi there!

I'm Kouta. Nice to meet you.

Hello there, yourself. And nice to meet you too.

Stand.

Bow.

And sit.

Today, we're starting on a new reading, so open up to page 97 of the textbook.

Akutagawa Ryuunosuke

"The Lorry"

We'll be reading Akutagawa Ryuunosuke's "The Lorry".

So let's get right to it.

Konno Yuuki-san, could you begin for us?

Huh?!

What?!

U-Um...

Maybe another time?

N-No, I can manage.

Yuuki, are you sure?

Of course.

I've done a lot of studying on my own.

"Construction of the light railway between Odawara and Atami began

when Ryouhei was eight years of age.

Ryouhei went to the outskirts of the village

every day to watch them work.

Not that there was much to see—just a truck hauling dirt around.

But that was interesting enough for him.

Two workmen would ride in on the truck, behind the pile of dirt.

The truck headed down the mountain,

so it didn't need help to keep moving.

It would bump and shake its way along,

the cuffs of the mens' jackets flapping in the wind,

down every bend and twist.

Ryouhei would watch it go and sometimes think

he'd like to be a construction worker too.

Or at least, if nothing else,

he wanted to ride the truck with them."

That was great, Yuuki-san!

Hey, have you seen the whole school yet?

We can show you around.

H-Hold on a minute...

Hey, you dig soccer?

Thanks, guys.

That was lots of fun.

Good for you.

Asuna, thanks so much for today.

I had a blast.

I'll never ever forget all this.

What are you going on about?

Like the teacher said, you're welcome to come every day.

Modern Japanese goes until third period tomorrow.

Now don't be late!

Yeah.

Anyway, did you want to see anything else?

Um, let's see...

I guess you could say that.

Then where to?

It's such a nice town, Yuuki...

The weather's great today too.

Yeah. Sorry about all this, Asuna.

It's a really selfish request, I know.

Don't you have to go home?

Oh, no, I'm fine.

I sent a message saying I'd be out.

So where is it you'd like to go, Yuuki?

Well...

Is Tsukimidai around here?

Yeah.

After you round the corner up there, stop at the white house.

So this is your house, right?

Yeah.

I thought I'd never get to see it again.

Thanks a bunch, Asuna, for the opportunity.

Want to head on in?

No, this is plenty enough.

You'd better get a move on or you'll be late.

No, we still have a little time left.

I actually only got to live here for a year.

But each day I spent lives on so clearly in my memories.

I used to run around the garden all the time with my sister.

We'd have barbecues here, and this one time I made a bookcase with my dad!

I had so much fun.

That sounds nice.

But the house is going to be torn down pretty soon.

Why's that?

My grandma says she wants to sell it or turn it into a convenience store.

But then...

So that's why I wanted to swing by and see it one last time.

Then how about this?

You're fifteen now, right?

When you turn sixteen, then marry someone you like.

Then the two of you can stay here and keep this house forever.

Asuna, that's crazy talk!

Besides, too bad I don't really have someone I could marry.

O-Oh really?

You seem to get along just fine with Jun.

What, Jun? Nah, he's such a kid!

Hm, let's see...

Um... Hey, Asuna, want to marry me?

But you have to be the wife.

Otherwise, my name will end up as Yuuki Yuuki.

B-But I don't think two girls...

Sorry, I'm just messing with you.

I mean, you already have someone special, right?

Well... Yeah, I do...

Then keep on your toes.

I get the feeling that he lives outside the real world in a different way than I do.

Thanks again so much, Asuna.

I'm so happy I got to see this house one last time.

Back when I was living here,

after we'd pray my mom would always say the same thing to us:

"God does not give us more than we can bear."

But I was never really satisfied to hear that.

I always wanted to hear what she had to say in her own words, not the Scripture's.

But after coming here and seeing the house again, I finally understand.

It's not about the words.

Mom was surrounding me with her feelings.

She was always praying, pushing me on so I could keep moving forward until the end.

I finally get that now.

I...

I haven't been able to hear my mother for a long time, either.

Even when we talk, we don't quite connect.

And she can't really hear me either.

Earlier, you told me that

some things you can only share by fighting.

How can I become as strong as you?

But I'm not strong at all myself.

No, you're wrong.

Unlike me, you don't get scared by or think too much about what others might think of you.

I've never seen you do that.

So you're always so natural.

Actually,

back before I was in VR all the time,

I was always pretending to be someone I wasn't.

I tried to keep up my cheerful act so Mom and Dad wouldn't start to feel down.

Yuuki...

But I don't think it's a bad thing at all, putting on an act like that.

If you end up smiling more often in the end,

that's not a bad thing at all.

I don't have much time left, you know.

So I don't have time to waste on not being me.

I can say whatever's on my mind,

and if people don't like that, no problem!

Whatever happens, it doesn't change the fact that I was close to the ones I loved.

You're right.

It's all because of you and that attitude that we were able to grow so close in such a short time.

No, I can't take credit for that.

It was because you tried your hardest to catch me, every time I ran away.

So why don't you try and have a heart-to-heart with your mom like you did with me?

If you try to share how you feel, I think you'll do just fine.

You've got this.

I mean, you're a lot stronger than I am!

Really!

Yuuki...

You came and hit me with everything you had,

so it was only natural that I could trust you with everything I had too!

Thank you.

Thanks so much, Yuuki...

If you try to share how you feel, I think you'll do just fine.

You've got this.

You can do it, Asuna!

Come in.

You're late.

I'm sorry.

If you're hungry,

get something from the fridge.

Tomorrow's the deadline to apply to take the transfer exam we discussed.

Make sure the paperwork's done tonight.

Actually...

I need to talk to you about that, Mom.

Then start talking.

It's a bit hard to explain here.

Okay, then where else?

The virtual world.

It won't take long,

so please follow me to the spot.

I refuse!

I'm not interested in hearing anything you can't even say in front of me here.

Please, Mother!

There's something I want to show you!

It'll only take five minutes!

Please.

As we are right now, I can't quite show you how I feel or explain my thinking.

I won't ask you again.

I really want you to see my world for once!

Fine, five minutes.

But...

I absolutely have no intention to allow you to attend that school next year, no matter what you say.

As soon as we wrap up, you're filling out the paperwork.

All right.

So what am I supposed to do with this?

Get into a position where you can relax.

Once I turn it on, you'll automatically be connected to my subaccount.

When you're in, wait a minute for me to join.

I'm turning it on now.

Link start!

This is quite a strange feeling,

having a face that's not yours react as if it is.

I also feel strangely light.

Well of course you do.

That avatar only weighs about forty kilograms.

You're used to a lot more.

Well, excuse me.

I'm not that much heavier than that.

But your avatar kind of matches how you actually look.

Yeah, mostly.

Except perhaps not quite as pudgy as it should be.

Now you're the one being rude, Mom!

It's exactly the same weight!

Time's running up, you know.

What did you want to show me?

Follow me.

Hey, doesn't it look a bit familiar?

What's supposed to come to mind?

All I see are some stupid cedar trees—

Doesn't it remind you a bit of Grandma and Grandpa's house?

I really loved their house all the way out there in Miyagi.

Remember what we did over Obon when I was in seventh grade?

You and the rest of the family were in Kyoto,

leaving me to go to Miyagi on my own.

Yes, I do.

When I was there, I apologized to Grandma and Grandpa.

I said I was sorry that you couldn't visit the graves.

That's because I absolutely had to attend a service with the main family.

I didn't mean to blame you about that.

I brought it up because that's when Grandpa told me that you were their treasure.

After you left, you excelled in school, became an academic,

contributed to lots of journals, and kept on rising to prominence.

They were really proud of you.

But after telling me all that, Grandpa said,

"One of these days, your mom might grow weary of it all and want to retire."

And he said that they would stay and protect the mountain and the house forever,

so if you ever wanted to come, the place would be waiting for you.

After giving it thought over the years, I think I finally know what he means.

There's more to life than living only for yourself.

You can set out on a path where other people's happiness

contributes to your own.

I want to find a path that can help bring happiness to everyone around me too.

I'd like to support the ones around me and give them a place

for when they get tired too.

To that end,

I don't want to have to give up on my studies and everything else at the school I love!

Mom?

Hey, what's going on?

I'm not crying.

Mom...

This world doesn't let you hide your tears.

Whenever you're about to cry, it makes you cry.

What a load of nonsense.

Good morning, Mom.

Good morning.

So you're prepared to go out there and support someone for the rest of your life?

If that's what you've set your mind on, then you have to learn real strength.

That means going to university.

In other words,

you need to raise your grades from here on out.

Mom...

Then I don't have to transfer?

Like I said... it depends on your grades.

Make sure you work hard.

Thank you, Mom...

Thank you too, Yuuki.

Off I go.

The street lights cast a glow on cheerful laughter

Machi akari terashita nigiyaka na warai goe to

And footprints in the back-alley

Rojiura no ashiato

I wonder how much you understood of the feelings

Tsutae tai omoi wa

I've always wanted to convey to you

Dore dake todoi tan darou

I always turn around to you and make sure

Itsumo furi muite tashikameru

Because no matter how I am,

Itsu datte mayowazu

I believe you'd always chase after me without any hesitation

Kimi wa kitto donna boku mo oikakete kureru kara

When I gazed at your eyes, I saw the proof that I've lived

Jitto mitsumeta kimi no hitomi ni utsutta boku ga ikita shirushi

Whenever my heartbeat was about to stop,

Nando mo togire souna kodou

You made it ring out very, very loudly

Tsuyoku tsuyoku narashita

I want to go far beyond today

Kyou wo koete mitainda

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