Hey,
the glass is in your way.
Give up.
You'll only get hurt.
When I look at Alice, that is the image that comes to mind.
Give up.
You'll get hurt!
Come on!
Please, my God. Tell me, what should I do?
dareka ga sashinobeta te o furihodoite susumu
誰かが差し伸べた手を 振りほどいて進む
I break free of the hand someone reached out to me with.
"jiyuu na fujiyuu" habikoru basho de
『自由な不自由』 蔓延る場所で
"freely restrained" in an infested place.
nani ga ni owareru you ni ikiisogu mainichi
何がに追われるように 生き急ぐ毎日
I live every day as if I'm chased by something.
shinjitsuzuke ta shinjitsu mo wakara naku naru
信じ続けた真実も わからなくなる
I become even unable to believe the truth I kept believing.
nani ga hontou no shiawase nandarou
何が本当の幸せなんだろう
What is true happiness?
sono kotae o shiru mono nado koko ni wa inai
その答えを知る者など 此処には居ない
There isn't a single person here who knows the answer.
Where is my God?
arehate ta yume ga nemuru daichi de
荒れ果てた夢が 眠る大地で
My shattered dreams lie in the sleeping ground.
shinda you ni ikirunte boku ni wa dekinakute
死んだように生きるんて 僕には出来なくて
Living as if I'm dead is something I just can't do.
umarekaware ima hikari o hime shi
生まれ変われ 今 光を秘めし
I shall trust the light to the new truth, being reborn.
saigo no kibou soshite kiseki
最後の希望 そして奇跡
My final hope, and then a miracle,
mou ichido sekai ni kagayaki o hanate
もう一度世界に 輝きを放て
release once again radiance to this world.
I swear, I can't lose my place.
Now, it's time to birth.
Class 3-4 II
While attending school as a member of Class 3-4,
Ai Astin continued her hunt.
She searched to learn what made this world enter a repeating loop 14 years ago on July 28th, the day before the school festival.
What happened on that day?
What did everyone in Class 3-4 wish for with all of their might?
This world is reset roughly once every year.
Materials dated beyond July 28th shouldn't exist here.
But before I was reset, the me of the past should have brought in some clues that I found in the outside world.
Or so I think.
Uh-huh.
Alice, you have actually brought in clues on numerous occasions.
But what a pity!
I've been destroying them as they come in.
Thus far, 35,695 people have failed.
Your 35,696th person, Ai, is bound to fail as well.
They will never find a way back to the outside world.
And so a month passed...
...and Ai turned 13.
Happy birthday, Ai!
Hey, look.
My shovel!
It's shining!
It's outright shining!
It had gotten pretty scuffed up,
so I asked Scar to sneak it out for me.
Thank you so much!
But I never noticed it was missing.
I had no idea it was gone.
And I used to feel uneasy when it wasn't constantly in my hands...
Is that right?
There isn't a single deceased here, is there?
Sometimes I feel as though I might forget that I am also a gravekeeper.
Don't forget!
No matter where you go, you're still you.
Right!
And I want to find a way to save this world quickly, so that you can turn 17, Alice-san.
That is my wish.
Your wish?
Actually, could you please not make that your wish?
Huh?
You see, I think that wishes shouldn't come true.
When you get down to it,
wishes are great because they don't come true.
We work hard because they don't.
We constantly push ourselves forward precisely because they don't come true.
But once they do,
what's left to keep driving us forward?
That's why rescuing me and my classmates in Class 3-4 isn't your wish.
Please consider it a mere checkpoint.
But even if it wasn't your wish,
Alice-san, haven't you held onto the desire to free Class 3-4 from this world for over a decade?
Yeah...
Um... Do you think you could tell me now?
What did you mean when you said Dee is our enemy?
She's changed.
People call her a "witch" now,
but she was originally a timid girl who was quick to cry.
She was just your average girl!
When I found a way out of this world,
she just so happened to be with me.
She was willing to lend me a hand for a while.
But somewhere along the line,
she started saying it'd be for the best if Class 3-4 remained in this enclosed world.
Why is that?
Beats me.
The one thing I know for sure is that both Dee and I have changed during these past 14 years.
I hate the outside world.
There is no need to go back.
Once, I killed my classmates with my own two hands.
Um, but you knew they'd get reset.
So what if I knew!
I shot them with my own hands.
I think I probably crossed some sort of boundary when I did...
...that humans are never supposed to cross.
That's not true!
Alice-san, you...
I'm sorry.
This isn't the sort of thing you discuss on a birthday.
Congratulations, Ai.
No matter where you go and no matter what happens,
please continue to be you.
I will!
So?
How is it going?
Have you managed to find any clues?
This world is rather formidable.
It certainly is.
I feel like it will sweep me away if I let my guard down.
This place is far too comfortable.
If we're here when July 28th comes around,
we are bound to get caught in the loop and be reset.
I know that.
If there is anything I can do to help, please let me know.
Quiet!
Pipe down!
We're going to decide by vote.
We'll start with the play!
Okay, now raise your hand if you want a refreshment stand!
The difference between you and the 35,695 people before you...
...is that you were able to infiltrate Class 3-4.
In the usual loop, we bicker for a while after tying 9-9
before deciding on a play.
But your presence here has changed that.
Right now, this world is desperately trying to work things out and return to normal.
For a brief period, it shouldn't have time to deal with things...
...that were not originally part of this world.
"At Ostia School for Boys and Girls, one student died...
...and seventeen went missing."
"On July 28th." That was 14 years ago.
The name... The name of the student who died-
So he hid an article there, too.
And here I thought I'd destroyed all of them.
Dee-san... It was you, wasn't it?
That's why you don't have a physical body in the outside world.
That's right.
Man!
And here I was so confident that no one would find out!
The first time I entered the outside world,
I didn't get why I lacked a physical body or why Alice had one.
It went right over my head.
I was totally clueless as I travelled all over the place with Alice.
I helped him search for a way to return Class 3-4 back to normal.
"One student died, seventeen went missing. Ostia School for Boys and Girls"
That's when my memories suddenly came back to me.
I remembered what happened on July 28th.
Hey!
Isn't one of the words on our poster spelled wrong?
Gah, you're right!
Who the heck wrote that?!
I forgot to ask for a receipt!
Director, what should I do?
Pay for it yourself!
Fourteen years ago on July 28th,
while helping set up our refreshment stand,
I failed to notice that one of the windows was open and fell through.
I fell... and died.
When I did, everyone in Class 3-4 wished as hard as they could:
"I can't stand this!"
"Please pretend it never happened."
"Please let the everyday life I've enjoyed until now continue forever and ever."
That's why this world was created.
That's why I'm here even though I had died.
That's enough!
I understand now!
If we destroy this world, you'll disappear, won't you, Dee-san?
That's why...
Do you remember?
At Goran Academy, Alice and I told you about how we are trying to save the world by destroying it.
I remember.
You know the deal now, right?
Alice is trying to destroy this world...
...in an attempt to save everyone here.
But if it will help me save this world,
I have no qualms with destroying the outside world.
That's why I became a whisper.
I whisper... and I whisper.
"Destroy it."
"Go to pot."
"Fall into ruin."
That's horrible!
If the world beyond the glass is gone, the fly won't get hurt.
When you get down to it, this is for Alice's own good.
I can tell...
I've been watching Alice this whole time.
Um?
Excuse me?
Before this world came to be, I hardly ever talked to Alice.
Alice was willing to work hard for others, like it was his own business.
He loved basketball, but he wasn't very good at it.
Even though he wasn't able to become a regular,
he practised more than anyone else.
Just getting to see Alice smile made me feel like I was lucky.
Ai, you don't know what it's like, do you?
To feel that way?
I don't know...
But I know that smile you're talking about.
Dee-san, you love Alice-san, don't you?
No!
Uh, I mean...
I don't think it's right to give up.
Somehow...
Yes, somehow we have to break something in this world to save Class 3-4.
But when we save them,
we'll make sure you can still be with everyone, Dee-san.
There might be a way to work things out like that!
I decided to save the world that God abandoned.
But I've become increasingly unsure about my dream.
But if Alice-san has a world he wants to save,
I want to save it with him!
So you see, I want to save you as well, Dee-san.
I want to find a way!
Oh, I know!
I should ask Alice-san for advi-
Don't!
Don't tell Alice!
Alice doesn't know.
He doesn't know that I'm dead,
or that I'm the reason behind the loop.
I'm sure that even if he knew he'd make me disappear,
Alice would still decide to save everyone!
I understand.
That's just how Alice is.
But, you see,
that's the same thing as Alice saying he doesn't need me!
I'm scared...
That terrifies me... above all else.
You see, I don't hope to ever become Alice's special someone...
I can't...
I mean,
my hands are already stained with Alice's blood.
When was it?
Alice was desperately searching for a way to destroy this world.
He seemed to be so miserable...
I couldn't help but think he'd be better off if I reset him so he'd forget everything.
Because of that,
I can't become Alice's special person...
I...
That's right.
I'm content just to be in the same world as Alice!
Even if I'm off in the corner,
even if he won't talk to me anymore!
As long as I can be in Alice's world!
No!
I couldn't handle hearing Alice say he doesn't need me!
Please, Ai!
Side with me.
Instead of Alice, help me...
Help me save my world!
Ai didn't say she would side with me,
but she didn't tell Alice anything, either.
But...
The day Alice obtained his ability, Buzzer Beater,
he lost the ability to ever be normal again,
regardless of when it is in the loop or when he is in the outside world.
Basketball is fun because you can aim and still miss.
There is no way someone who can hit exactly where he aims could stay in the sport.
In exchange for getting my wish,
I lost the thing that mattered the most to me.
I'm the only one.
No one else is capable of accepting Alice as he is now.
As he is now, Alice needs me!
That's what I thought, but...
C'mon!
What in the...
What is this?
Alice, what if... what if, say...
...it were necessary to sacrifice someone to free Class 3-4?
What would you do?
It wouldn't bother me.
If that's what it takes to free Class 3-4,
I'd be willing to sacrifice anything.
owaranai merodii o utaidashimashita.
終わらないメロディーを歌いだしました。
I started singing a neverending melody.
Really, I've known ever since then.
totemo daisuki de sukoshi setsunaku te
とても大好きで 少し切なくて
I liked it very much, yet it was a little lonely.
demo
でも
Still,
tomaru koto ga dekinakute kirai ni narimashita
止まることができなくて嫌いになりました
there was nothing I could do to stop it, and I came to hate it.
tatoe taisetsu na kimi no soba demo
たとえ大切な君のそばでも
Even if it was my precious place by your side.
I'm glad to see you're so full of life!
Life on the planet
mieru keshiki wa
見える景色は
The scenery I can see,
onaji ni wa dekinai no desu
同じにはできないのです
shall never look the same again.
kokoro mo mirai mo egao mo
心も 未来も 笑顔も
Nor our hearts, future, or smiles.
sou mada mimu ai mo
そう まだ見む愛も
Yes, even this unseen love.
Sweet love in love world
You know what you wanna be
wakattenda
わかってんだ
I understand.
I can believe you tonight
You see what I want tonight
eien to hakanasato
永遠と 儚さと
Although eternal, it is still fleeting.
furueru yoru mo aru keredo
震える夜もあるけれど
But there are still nights I tremble at.
I thought it might be related to the loop.
I'll help you remember.
Is this... what a reset looks like?
We've already done it!
Let's start over from scratch.
I'm sure Ai will be okay.
What is this?!
The space can't handle the contradictions!
Class 3-4 III
But I want to save you!