They still have a chance to make a comeback if they hold on here.
The fans are still cheering them on.
Here comes the pitcher, Suzuki...
Something was wrong.
That's what my gut was telling me.
The game on TV...
...between schools from the same prefecture, had absolutely nothing to do with me,
but I just somehow felt like cheering for the losing team,
and that was when I somehow had a feeling...
...that Haruhi was about to make trouble.
Incoming Call
Suzumiya Haruhi
What is it?
Kyon-kun, your phone.
Don't need you to tell me that.
You're free today, right?
We're all meeting up in front of the station at two.
You better come!
I didn't say a word...
What is it?
I forgot to tell you what to bring.
Bring a swimsuit.
And plenty of money.
And make sure to come on your bicycle!
Over!
I somehow had a feeling...
...that I knew what Haruhi was going to say.
He connects!
Going deep! Deep!
No, that's not exactly right.
It's headed deep left!
I should say that I had a feeling this had all happened before.
It's outta here!
A solo home run!
Is this what they call déjà vu?
The eighth run for Jyonan.
They add on to their lead.
The runner is slowly circling third.
Summer's almost over, huh?
DAY BY DAY
unzari da yo ne
うんざりだよね
Getting sick of it all
dakara
だから
Which is why
堂々と断っちゃう
doudou to kotowacchau
you should just be yourself
kimi ni narina yo
キミになりなよ
and turn them all down
OH MY BOY
kippari shinakya
キッパリしなきゃ
Gotta be upfront
uso ni
嘘に
Can't keep up
tsukiatterarenai yo
付きあってられないよ
with all of the lies
semai sekai de
狭い世界で
in this small world
jibun de mitsuketa MYSELF
自分で見つけた myself
I managed to find my myself
suki ni natte touzen
好きになって当然
Only natural to like what I see
kudaranai yarikata kette
くだらないやり方蹴って
Give up your silly ways
subete wa atashi ga kimeru!
すべてはあたしが決める！
I'll decide everything myself!
I SAY I SAY MY HEAVEN
SUPER DRIVER
tosshin makasete
突進まかさて
I'm charging in
nantettatte zenshin
なんてったって前進
Don't stop moving forward
fukanou tobikoete
不可能！飛び越えて
Clear the impossible
DON'T
YOU
STOP
ME
TAKE IT EAZY, GO!!
daishouri tte doukan mochiron
大勝利って同感もちろん
A big win will always feel good
dou nattatte kaikan
どうなったって快感
no matter what happens
hanseikai soreyori saa
反省会？それよりさあ
Don't bother looking back
GET
BACK
TO
WILD
isoide yo
急いでよ
Just hurry up
are mo kore mo mitaiken
あれもこれも未体験
Haven't done this or that before
itsu datte muriyari
いつだってムリヤリ
It always feels forced
maru de maru de mikeiken
まるでまるで未経験
Almost like we've never done this before
kore kara shimashou
これからしましょう
Let's give it a whirl
ikkaisen
一回戦
Round one
are mo kore mo mitaiken
あれもこれも未体剣
Haven't done this or that before
FUNKY ROOKIE GAME
itsu datte totsuzen
いつだってトツゼン
It always comes out of the blue
gyakukaiten
逆回転
More backspin
maru de maru de mikeiken
まるでまるで未経験
Almost like we've never done this before
HONKY TONKY HEAD
sore ga doushita no
それがどうしたの
Does it even matter?
The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi
Endless Eight
You're late, Kyon!
You need to show some more effort!
Yeah, yeah.
You're the reason I came.
Thank you very much.
Well, everybody's here.
Let's get going.
Where to?
The public pool, obviously.
Well, I should have guessed from the preparations.
You're supposed to do summer-like activities in the summertime!
Time never comes back once it's gone!
That's why we have to do this now,
during our only summer as freshmen in high school!
So, Kyon and Koizumi-kun...
We're counting on you to get us to the pool.
I really don't want to ask this,
but what do you mean?
We're going on your bikes.
The smell of chlorine really brings out the atmosphere!
There!
Sign: No Diving/Danger!
Restrain yourself.
Can you not see the "No Diving" sign?
Jump in already!
The water's all warm and comfortable!
There!
She looks to be enjoying herself.
Wouldn't you agree that...
...Suzumiya-san is learning to have fun...
...in a normal fashion?
I wouldn't consider calling me with no warning...
...and hanging up the second her business was finished...
...to be a normal way to invite someone.
As they say, there's no time like the present to act on an idea.
Has she ever hesitated to act on an idea...
...the second it was out of her mind?
This would still be considered relatively peaceful.
There shouldn't be any earth-shaking events...
...when Suzumiya-san has such a cheerful smile on her face.
What's wrong?
Nothing.
Probably just my imagination.
I must have become a little over-sensitive...
...after everything that's happened since spring.
So close!
One more time!
It's great!
Great with strawberries!
There!
Man...
It'd be more appropriate...
...to call this place a communal pool instead of a public pool.
Why did Haruhi choose this place?
It's that strange feeling again...
It feels like I've seen this scene before.
With Nagato looking somewhat bored...
Kyon!
Yeah.
And then Haruhi says the following:
These are my brigade members!
They'll do whatever I say, so feel free to ask for anything!
Sure!
Okay, let's go have a blast!
We're gonna play underwater soccer!
Yeah, yeah.
Well...
Déjà vu is a fairly common phenomenon.
I came up with a list of activities for us to do.
What do you think?
What is this supposed to be?
Activity Plan
Summer Camp
Pool
Bon Dance Fireworks
Part-time Job Stargazing
Batting Center Fishing
Test of Courage
An itinerary for how to spend what little remains of summer vacation!
An itinerary for who?
For us!
I just realized.
We only have two weeks of summer vacation left.
That left me in a state of shock.
It feels like there are so many things I still want to do,
but our time is limited!
We'll be kicking it up a notch!
We're supposed to clear this in less than two weeks?
Activity Plan
Summer Camp
Pool
Bon Dance Fireworks
Part-time Job Stargazing
Batting Center Fishing
Test of Courage
Mikuru-chan, is there anything else you want to do?
Um...
I'd like to scoop goldfish.
Okay!
Goldfish scooping, it is.
Excuse me for a second.
Thank you.
We'll begin tomorrow.
Is there a Bon Dance going on anywhere nearby tomorrow?
Fireworks would also work.
Look this stuff up before we begin.
I'll look into it.
I'll be in touch later.
Really?
We're counting on you, Koizumi-kun!
That's all for today, then!
Nagato.
Well...
It's nothing, really.
How have you been?
Are you doing okay?
Okay.
Th-That's good to hear.
Yes.
Uh...
Sorry about stopping you.
That's all.
What was that?
Why did I talk to her?
Koizumi managed to find...
...a Bon Dance being held the very next day.
So this would be a traditional summer event in this time...
I'm surprised by all the people here.
Er?
Mikuru-chan!
There's the goldfish scooping you wanted to do!
You can scoop and break all you want!
You don't wanna break them...
That's what you're interested in?
Which one?
No need.
This.
Thanks, it'll be 800 yen.
Come again.
I'm pretty sure that I owed her a fair deal,
so I wouldn't have minded buying that for her.
Man, that was a fine haul!
But we only took one each,
since we didn't need that many!
Okay, let's do fireworks next! Fireworks!
Get it out of the way today!
Don't you ever feel tired?
Well...
I suppose that Haruhi's high level of energy and persistence are her redeeming qualities.
Getting out of control...
It was summer; summer vacation.
So I wanted to let loose and forget it all,
but something was bothering me.
We're collecting insects tomorrow.
Haruhi.
Nothing wrong with having fun,
but have you finished your summer homework?
What's wrong with you?
That little bit only takes three days to finish.
Three days!?
Get the painful stuff over with early,
so you're free to have fun without any worries.
That would be the correct way to enjoy summer vacation!
Why does someone like her have brains?
God did a pretty half-assed job of spreading the wealth.
Everybody!
We're collecting insects tomorrow!
Whoever collects the most bugs...
Let's see...
Gets to be brigade chief for a day!
A title I would never want!
That sounds quite fun.
Any insect will do?
Well...
They have to be cicadas!
Yes, this will be the SOS Brigade Cicada Hunt!
The following day was unbelievably sunny.
Hold it right there, cicada!
And so,
in the end, as expected, I suppose,
Haruhi was the winner.
You need to follow the spirit of catch and release.
If we let them go, they might return the favor in the future.
If somebody were to come back and return the favor...
...of being arbitrarily caught and released,
he'd be as dumb as a bug.
There, go back to the mountains!
W-Welcome!
The next day,
our brigade chief had a part-time job lined up for us.
Here you go.
Here.
Gimme.
There you are.
Thanks!
Forcing us to work in these costumes in this damn heat...
It's like an endurance contest masquerading as a part-time job.
Like I said.
Mikuru-chan's costume is our pay.
I've wanted this for such a long time!
My man said he'd give it to me for Mikuru-chan's sake.
We were slaving away for such a stupid reason?
I'll stick this frog in the clubroom as a souvenir!
Mikuru-chan, feel free to wear this whenever you want!
I give you permission!
Damn it...
Hello?
Hello? Asahina-san?
It's me...
Something terrible has...
At this rate, I...
I-Is this really Asahina-san?
Oh, hello. This is Koizumi.
Wh-Why are you with Asahina-san?
We have a bit of a situation on our hands.
And a troublesome one at that.
What you might call a state of emergency.
My apologies for calling you out so late.
What happened, Asahina-san?
Koizumi, I'm gonna kill you!
Kyon-kun...
I normally use to contact the future...
...or ...
But after a week without ,
I was starting to wonder...
...if something was wrong.
And then ...
I was so surprised...
...that I tried to in a rush,
but there wasn't any ...
What d-do I do...?
Does that ...
...work like some kind of censor?
Allow me to summarize.
We are stuck in an infinite time loop.
To be precise, it would be the period of August 17th to the 31st.
Any point from September on has disappeared from this world.
It's only natural that Asahina-san can no longer return to the future.
For the future no longer exists.
How could a physical lack of a future be natural?
Who would ever believe that?
I was hoping that you might believe me.
"Have faith and you shall be saved," or so they say,
but that hasn't been the case in my experience.
So?
What's causing all of this?
You truly don't know?
I don't even want to know.
It must be Suzumiya-san.
Suzumiya-san is most likely unaware of this fact,
but some part of her must not want...
...summer vacation to end.
What the hell?
She still has regrets or something?
I would believe so.
I would presume that...
...she feels there is still something left...
...to be done during summer vacation.
She always manages to turn a minor issue into something on a galactic scale.
Well, in any case...
We've finally solved the mystery behind this perpetual feeling of déjà vu.
You felt it, too?
In that case, could the whole world be...?
No.
I doubt that.
People who are close to Suzumiya-san...
...appear to have a higher chance of noticing.
However, I believe that...
...there has to be one person who doesn't have to deal with déjà vu,
because she remembers everything...
...that has happened.
Who might that person be?
You should already know.
Is that so?
Yes.
You remember everything?
Yes.
And how many loops have we been through?
This would be the 15,532nd loop.
15,532?
Nagato...
What are you talking about?
Are you serious about that?
Yes.
We've done the exact same things that many times?
That is not necessarily the case.
Over the course of 15,532 loops,
there were two instances without a trip to the Bon Dance.
The 2,391st and 11,054th.
And there were 437 instances where the trip occurred without goldfish scooping.
There were 9,056 instances of working part-time,
but there have been six different variations.
Aside from distributing balloons,
there has been carrying objects,
manning cash registers,
passing out fliers,
working a call center...
Wait!
That's enough...
15,532 times.
That's what Nagato said.
Multiplied by two weeks, that's... uh...
Around 595 years.
So she's been the only one...
...who's gone through loop after loop...
...with her memories intact?
Nagato...
I can't imagine how it must have felt this entire time.
Chalk up another ridiculous conversation.
We went stargazing the next day.
The location was Nagato's apartment building.
While Haruhi had been glued to the telescope in the beginning...
What does she want to do?
What, indeed.
This difficulty would be as good as resolved if we knew the answer.
Why don't we try this?
Embrace Suzumiya-san from behind...
...and whisper, "I love you," into her ear.
Who's supposed to do that?
Would anyone be more suited for the role than you?
My turn!
I'm vetoing that idea.
Shall I give it a try, then?
I merely jest.
I wouldn't be able to fulfill the role.
It would only serve to confuse Suzumiya-san.
The rush of summer events continued on.
We went to a real fireworks display.
We even participated in a Goby Fishing Contest.
There was also a test of courage...
Movie marathon...
Sea bathing and bowling...
Karaoke...
We were constantly on the move.
Naturally, I didn't expect it to be enough to satisfy Haruhi,
but I still didn't have a clue as to what I could do.
Regardless, we were running out of days left in summer vacation.
Soon enough,
it was August 30th.
We've finished off our list.
Was this enough?
But...
I guess that's all there is.
Hey, is there anything else you want to do?
Oh, well.
We managed to get a lot of stuff done this summer,
so that should be enough.
No, it's not enough!
You can't be satisfied yet!
That's all for today.
I had tomorrow set aside just in case,
but you can rest at home, instead.
I'll see you all in the clubroom in two days then!
W-Wait! Haruhi!
Th-There it is again!
And it's stronger than anything before!
Proof that we've repeated this scene over ten thousand times!
I can't let Haruhi leave now!
Or else...
...we'll have to repeat the two weeks again!
But what am I supposed to do?
There should have been some kind of hint...
...in what Haruhi said.
What was it...
What was it?
What was it!?
Remember!
Remember what it was!
Something I've been worrying about...
...and trying to put off...
If I don't do something here, Haruhi will leave.
That won't do it!
Nothing will change!
What did our predecessors do in this moment?
What didn't they do!?
There isn't any time to think...
Make a wild guess!
Just say something!
Say it!
My list...
...isn't finished yet!
That's right! My homework!
What are you talking about?
I haven't touched my summer homework!
I have to finish that before my summer can end!
Are you daft?
Koizumi!
Did you finish yours?
No.
We've been so busy...
...that I'm only halfway through.
Then we can do this together!
Nagato, you too!
You aren't done yet, right?
And I would also like Asahina-san to come!
But where...
We can do this at my house.
Bring all your notes and problem sets,
so we can get them all done!
Finish off the last...
...of our summer tasks!
Nagato and Koizumi!
Let me copy what you've done!
Sure.
Okay!
We'll start tomorrow morning, then!
We'll make it happen in a single day!
Hold it right there.
Don't decide everything on your own!
I'm the brigade chief!
You're supposed to ask for my opinion first!
Kyon!
It's a serious violation of regulations...
...for a brigade member to make an independent decision!
I'm coming, too!
Looks like I guessed right.
Suzumiya-san excels both academically and athletically.
I would assume that's been the case since she was a child.
Which is why...
...she didn't consider our summer homework...
...to be a burden at all.
And there was no chance...
...that she had ever enjoyed the experience...
...of sharing the workload among friends.
I could have just gone home after the opening ceremony,
but somehow, I ended up coming here,
and found myself joined by Koizumi.
The most unusual thing...
...was the absence of Nagato.
She didn't let it show,
but she might have been tired.
Hard to believe it was real.
That we experienced the second half of August over ten thousand times...
It's only natural to feel that way.
At this point, we don't share any of the memories...
...with the incarnations...
...from the other 15,531 other loops...
For we, the members of the 15,532nd repetition,
were the only ones able to return to the normal flow of time.
How about some poker?
Sure, why not?
Just so you know, I don't have any money.
No betting, then.
However, I had been given hints.
The repeated sensations of déjà vu,
especially the ones at the end,
may have been gifts from our predecessors.
I am here right now,
because of the ones who underwent...
...the two weeks before us.
I have to look at it that way,
or their summer...
...erased by Haruhi would have been for nothing.
Swap any?
None.
Same here.
If I ever get an opportunity to redo this day,
I'll remember to place a bet.