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Who is this vision I see floating before my eyes? Dare ga miteiru VISUAL? Me no mae no

Rushing water runs back over my body Kyuu na mizu ga karada wo sakasa ni kakemeguru

Now, the two of us think about... Ima futari wa

the meaning of our having met Deatta imi omou

Even though we must be swimming... Kitto dareka no kioku no naka

Within someone's memories Oyoideiru dakedemo

The wings of light upon your back Kimi no senaka

Spread out towards the sky Hikari no hane ga sora e hirogaru

No matter the place, no matter the past Donna basho mo donna kako sae mo

A single wish... Tadahitotsu no negai ga

Will surpass it all Norikoete yuku yo

Green clouds. Red rain.

Impossible.

Do you need an explanation?

Tonight at midnight, the Maihama server's going to be reset.

The people in the city, along with their memories,

will go back to what they were 149 days ago.

You were told, then? Well, that saves me the trouble.

Yes.

The quantum computer isn't a magic box.

A special characteristic of them is that...

they can't maintain their data unless they run constantly.

Also, new Cerebrants wouldn't be born, either.

But the data requirements for a 5 kilometer radius virtual world...

and 400 people are enormous.

In addition, people grow and change,

and then the data quickly expands towards infinity.

That's when breakdown and collapse occurs.

And so you have to reset it all, before the world blows out completely.

There're no exceptions.

The same time period repeats in an endless loop.

And so the second semester here in Maihama...

The morning of September first never comes!

Living in a world with no advancement or growth...

The price of eternal life.

Not eternal.

The server's still a machine, and machines break down eventually.

You mean... Then what's the point of all this?!

To preserve us until the day of rebirth. Nothing more.

Rebirth?!

Can we bring humanity back?!

How?!

The Gardsorm know the method.

But we don't.

There's no point getting disappointed over this.

This is our reality. You just forgot about it.

As for Ryoko Kaminagi...

She'll be reinserted into the Maihama server when it resets.

I've given you your explanation. Now, if you'll excuse me...

BATTLEFIELD OF REBIRTH

BATTLEFIELD OF REBIRTH Well? How did it feel to explain it out of your own mouth?

Now you have some idea of how I felt.

We're in a meeting now. I'll file a report on my feelings later.

Let's continue.

Sorry I'm late.

Let's begin.

You sure you want to leave Kyo alone?

You're my partner now.

You're a strong girl.

No. It's because I'm weak.

A reset.

It's not death or vanishing.

It's just returning to what we were.

But only I will know.

About our looping world. Our infinite hell.

That's crueler than dying.

The ones who aren't aware of it are spared.

Except... No. There are the ones who experience d駛

And someday, something may break, and then...

Don't look at me like that!

I also hate it when this time rolls around.

It's because we Cerebrants are exempt from the rules of the reset...

and retain our memories of the past.

Always having to relive the same activities, the same life, over and over.

It gets so I just want to stay in the student council room all the time.

I can keep myself distracted with my duties.

It's an event which will continue for as long as we live.

All we can do is get used to it.

Oh! Why did the commander leave everything for me to handle?

Dita, how's the work going?

Maintenance on the reset system is complete.

All adjustments are running fairly well,

but a few delays have cropped up on our optimization work.

Hurry! We only have eight hours till the reset.

Fosetta, what's the status of the Maihama server?

No lethal failures detected.

We're still trying hard to stabilize the environmental data.

Ricerca, what's the latest patrol sit-rep?

Not a single enemy blip within a 100 kilometer radius!

Keep a sharp eye out for any.

Our Pellucidar mode and the Zegas are down for repairs.

The Oceanus is practically unarmed.

Yes, yes.

One "yes," if you please!

We'll have the new weapons to counter the Anti-Zega mounted on the Altair soon.

Repairs on the Garuda and Hraesvelg will take a bit longer, though.

Due to the appearance of the Anti-Zega,

the Zegapain's qualitative superiority has been wiped away.

A drastic revamping of our tactics has become necessary.

I'm not usually one to gamble, but you're saying we have no choice.

Well, then...

You're going to try it? The final plan?

Within the next three months.

What's this?

DELIVER BYAUG 31

KYO SOGORU Apt. 14A Maihama Tower Residence North Maihama, Maihama-shi Chiba-ken 2-1

From me?

My diary?

This entry's for today. "August 31st. This day has come yet again."

"This endlessly repeating world... I'm sick of it."

"I pray that I don't understand the meaning of these words."

"Once I've done this, they'll restore me and I'll become a Cerebrant again."

This is me! The old me.

"I don't want to become one of them again."

"And so I've left messages for my future self."

DON'T GET INVOLVED WITH SHIZUNO MISAKI.

DON'T BELIEVE THE WORLD YOU SEE.

DON'T BELIEVE THE WORLD YOU SEE. "This is the fifth time I've reached 'today' since becoming a Cerebrant."

"This is the fifth time I've reached 'today' since becoming a Cerebrant."

"How about you?"

Shut up, you idiot.

Good evening, Sogoru.

Here, check this out!

Izumi-sempai wrote me a love letter!

Still, even if I wrote her back, she'd never get it, would she?

It's not like we're dying, but it's still kind of sad.

I don't think we'll be able to keep our memories.

That's why we figured we'd spend this last night with you, Sogoru.

You guys...

I called Kawaguchi and Ushio to come, too.

It's the last night of summer break. Let's have some fun!

Shut up!

This is from the entrance ceremony! God, we all look like little kids!

You're right.

A lot happened to us over the last five months, didn't it?

There I am!

I look cool!

How?!

And there's Kyo. Lame!

Who are you callin' lame?!

Well, it's time you cheered up!

The Maihama Minami high school swim club's gonna sweep the championship!

Tomorrow, we start special training to do it!

Tomorrow?

Kaminagi took these, right?

Who else do you think would have taken them?

I wish she could have come tonight, too.

Forget it! Ryoko never goes out at night to have fun.

Well, we'll see her tomorrow.

Yeah, but tomorrow...

Aw, man...

Tomorrow, we'll have forgotten everything and have to rerun that whole fight we had.

What a drag.

You and I can become friends again, right, Sogoru?

Sure.

What are you guys talking about?

On this occasion, I have one thing to say to you!

Huh? What's with you?

Kyo, you're strong.

And being strong, you hold everything in till it wears you out!

Look, try to depend on the rest of us a little more.

You can't win a race all by yourself.

Even in a medley relay, everyone contributes to the winning time.

I agree!

Do your best at whatever you're doing, and be satisfied with that.

Ushio... Kawaguchi...

I think... Maybe we should suffer a little more.

They say pain ultimately leads to happiness.

Without some pain, you can never achieve true happiness.

Pain that leads to happiness, huh?

Just kidding!

That's just something I read in a ladies comic!

Did I get too pretentious?

Hey, guys! How about a swim?

Yeah! Sounds great!

I'm game!

Oh, what the hell. I'll join in!

Yeah! Yeah!

On your mark!

Get set...

Start!

Come on!

Ushio!

Come on!

Kawaguchi!

Holy! You're about to break the school record!

Hang in there!

Kyo!

Guys...

All right, and now for a few words from the principal.

Sogoru! All right, and now for a few words from the principal.

All right, and now for a few words from the principal.

SCHOOL ENTRANCE CEREMONY Sogoru!

SCHOOL ENTRANCE CEREMONY Sogoru! Well, now. I'd like to welcome you all to your new school.

Well, now. I'd like to welcome you all to your new school.

Sogoru! Well, now. I'd like to welcome you all to your new school.

Well, now. I'd like to welcome you all to your new school.

As you enter Maihama Minami high school today,

I'm glad we're going to be in the same class! As you enter Maihama Minami high school today,

As you enter Maihama Minami high school today,

you take a new step on the road of life.

When you step into your classrooms, there'll be a lot of people you don't know.

You might feel a little lost.

But from there, you will form new relationships with people,

I'll protect you. Test yourself, and probably suffer all sorts of embarrassing failures as well.

Until the day you're reborn. All of you! Test yourself, and probably suffer all sorts of embarrassing failures as well.

Hey, Tomigai. Where's Kaminagi?

I haven't seen her around here.

Sogoru, what are you talking about?

Where is she?! Come on!

Where's the hospital Kaminagi's been sent to?!

What's with you, kid? You just got into school and you're already trying to start fights?!

Kaminagi and I grew up together!

I see. I'm terribly sorry for you.

Awful, how she got in that traffic accident on spring break, right before entering school...

Traffic accident?

NO VISITORS RYOKO KAMINAGI

NO VISITORS RYOKO KAMINAGI What the hell is this?!

What the hell is this?!

Kaminagi, what's wrong with you?! Answer me, Kaminagi!

It's no use.

The data salvage was successful.

However, we weren't able to restore her...

to the level of a normally- functioning meta-body.

Ryoko is?!

Oh, no.

This is the first I've heard about it!

She has enough data left for a perfectly usable personality.

But, when we try and forcibly restore it, we get an error cascade.

Her personality collapses.

And Ryoko disappears.

This is impossible. It can't be...

Why?

Why did you bring her back?

For Kyo's sake.

And is Kyo happy about this?

Is Ryoko?!

I was the one who found her data in the first place!

Do you think I could just delete her?!

Even if it's just a fragment of her left!

I'm not as strong as Shima is.

I couldn't tell him. Not Kyo...

Mr. President, when?! When will Kaminagi wake up?!

She will if you want her to.

Quantum energy reaction at 11 o'clock. Range: 98,000.

It's Anti-Zega Coatlicue!

Sound battle stations! Take the Oceanus into the cloud bank!

Hey! Kaminagi! Where is she?!

Kyo, board Zegapain.

Once you're aboard, you'll understand everything.

Can we deploy the Zegas?

We can send out the Altair only. However, it hasn't been tested yet!

It's an emergency. We'll omit the tests.

May-yu and I will go out!

That won't be necessary.

Hi, Kyo.

I've missed you. All this time.

Kaminagi...

It's Ryoko!

System check!

All green!

Countdown starting! Transmission scatter rate, confirmed.

Bednorz parameter, stable.

Bednorz curve, holding.

Restoration coordinates, set and locked!

K- Kaminagi...

We can talk later! Here we go!

How can you?!

If we don't defeat the Anti-Zega, everyone's going to die, Kyo!

Altair, transmit!

Entangle!

Holonic field, forming!

Holonic Launcher!

Here comes that light armor canceller!

That won't work anymore!

Holonic shield phase, changing.

It's blocking it. Holonic shield phase, changing.

By constantly varying the light armor's phase,

we render the canceller useless!

Kaminagi!

The launcher!

It's okay! I'll have it fixed in a sec!

Cutting power circuits 210 to 228! Rerouting 36 to 193!

Bypassing 47 to 115! Power systems check: Green!

Power, restored! Sorry for the delay!

Thank you!

He's a match for the Anti-Zega!

They're good. Kyo and Ryoko.

But why is she awake?

It's only when she's fighting in the Zega.

Then she turns back to the old Ryoko.

Q.L., dropping.

We're running out of Q. L! Q.L., dropping.

We're running out of Q. L!

Kyo! We need to finish it off all at once with the new weapon!

I'll send you the data on it now!

What the?!

Gotcha, Kaminagi!

We just have one chance.

Use all our remaining Q.L. And hit that thing!

Leave it to me!

Powerful energy collecting in head of Coatlicue.

Him, too?! Powerful energy collecting in head of Coatlicue.

Him, too?!

Like I care?!

Holo-Bolt Pressure!

Not good enough!

Are you okay, Kaminagi?!

Yeah. What about the Anti-Zega?

He's out of power, too.

Abyss... He survived, too?

Where...

Where will our battle... finally end?

We couldn't achieve a perfect integration.

Her quantum data that remains in the Altair's meta-body buffer is...

There was too much hardware damage and data corruption during the transmission.

This is the best we could do.

Oh, no...

Lovers who can only be together on the battlefield.

How will she live from now on?

Her only option... is to grow as Kyo's partner.

You brought her back like this...

because you need her to fight. Is that it, Commander?!

Oh, Kyo... Look at me.

Look what I've become!

The pain that leads to happiness...

How much suffering will it take to lead to happiness in the end?

Awaken Me ga samete

The pain of your dream Yume no itami ga

Melts away into the night Yoru ni tokete yuku

The cold sky of the windy city Kaze no machi no tsumetai sora ga

Causes everything to change Subete wo kaete yuku

If time should turn back Toki ga modotara

If time should turn back Toki ga modotara

If time should turn back Toki ga modotara

Kiss me and say goodbye KISS shite GOODBYE

To everything there is Ari to Arayurumono

And in the endless loop of time Meguriyuku toki ni

You'll come back to me again Megurikuru anata ni

On the edges of memory Kioku no fuchi de

Time repeats itself Toki wa kurikaesu

As I imagined once IMAGE wo mita

As I wish to imagine again IMAGE wo mitakute

NEXT EPISODE

NEXT EPISODE How?! How was Sin able to get on board the Oceanus?!

How?! How was Sin able to get on board the Oceanus?!

She doesn't seem to have any weapons with her.

What's she after?!

She says she can't see the light?

Is it possible?

She doesn't understand why we humans are fighting them?!

No, stop... Stay away from Kaminagi!

Against these restored flesh and blood creatures, we're totally helpless!

Next time, on Zegapain: "The Reconstructants."

My pain, never to be forgotten.

THE RECONSTRUCTANTS My pain, never to be forgotten.

THE RECONSTRUCTANTS