"MIKOTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 21st GRADUATION CEREMONY" "MIKOTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL" "Ice Hockey Club 1988 National Champions" "Congratulations!" "1988." "and then their bodies were found." "I blamed myself for not being able to save any of them." "I made an effort to forget about all of it." "What was left was a gaping hole in my heart." "successes and failures. but there is still so much that's missing." "too." "I think filling up that missing something... is what life is!" "ERASED" "Hello." "Who are you?" "a 5th-grader at Mikoto." "I'm Kenya Kobayashi." "I'm Hiromi Sugita." "Have we met before?" "right?" "I hear you're good at playing the piano." "I'm pretty good." "Have we met at piano class?" "that's not it... what are you reading?" "this?" "KING LEAR SHAKESPEARE" "Shakespeare." "King Lear!" "I've only read Romeo and Juliet!" "My parents recommended the piano and Shakespeare to me." "What are they talkin' about?" "You wanna get a little closer?" "I thought I saw you before!" "You're the kids who're always sneaking into that building across the river!" "The hideout..." "So it's totally in the open from here." "Hideout?" "How childish." "Y-Y-You..." "Don't call it childish." "Boys are always sneaking around building "secret bases" and "hideouts." "aren't you?" "D-Don't make fun of superheroes!" "Satoru!" "I have to go." "Bye!" "Wait!" " Kazu?" " Kazu?" "Huh?" "Wh-What do you want?" "Hideouts... show man's adventurous spirit!" "visit our hideout!" "Then you'll understand!" "You're all weirdos!" "Childish... wasn't it?" "They're here after all." "Can a girl even understand "adventurous spirit"?" "The gloves I left here and forgot about 18 years ago..." "It looked like she didn't." "I don't like spending time on leveling up." "That's what makes it fun." "Nakanishi should be going to the park soon." "It's okay." "I can see her from here." "I see." "Yesterday was a failure." "But how can I get close to her?" "I had free time so I'm here to see your hideout." "Welcome to our hideout!" "Class 4" "See you!" "Bye-bye!" "Are you going to see Aya again?" "yeah." "We'll both go to the hideout later." "HOPE" "So see you later!" "Sensei!" "You mean "goodbye"!" "It's strange to think of those two together." "Then I guess this solves the Aya Nakanishi problem." "Yeah." "Um..." "Satoru..." "Kenya too..." "Thank you." "I think getting rid of someone's "alone time" is a great thing. so I can understand." "too." "Hey!" "Let's go to the hideout!" "I'm sick of waiting." "Huh?" "Where's Kazu?" "He went to meet Aya." "Why?" "Why... right?" "but... whatever!" "Let's go!" "Y-Yeah!" "Sensei!" "Hurry up!" "There's no rush!" "Wait for me!" "That's right!" "Aya Nakanishi." "Hiromi Sugita." "And Kayo Hinazuki." "they're out of his target sight." "will I be able to find him?" "See?" "Now he looks even more like a girl." "isn't it?" "Satoru..." "Is this the end of "playing detective"?" "Of course not." "It's not over yet." "Mr. Sawada said Mom knew who the real killer was." "COIN LAUNDRY" "I think it was someone Mom knew back in 1988." "I bet anything he's looking for a substitute." "STAFF ROOM" "Move." "we're going to watch the ice hockey match." " Is Hamada gonna be in it?" " Of course." "Wow." "tell him I said good luck." " Sure!" " See you later." "Sorry to keep you waiting!" "Have you noticed how Yanagihara has been alone a lot lately?" "Misato?" "She's kind of been on the outs with everyone ever since that business with the lunch money." "I see." "I'll try talking to her on Monday." "Okay." "March 15th 1988" "Thank you!" "I may be a little late today." "but call me when you know what time you'll be home." "Sure." "See you later!" "Satoru!" "Goodbye!" "We get to ride in Sensei's car!" "Really?" "leaving you-know-who behind." "Good idea!" "How can I start a conversation with her?" "Let's do it!" "A bus?" "Satoru..." "I hear Misato's the next person who's "alone"?" "but..." "She may be heading for Wakaba Gymnasium." "Really?" "Mr. Yashiro said he invited her to cheer on Hamada." "she was alone at the game last week too." "Thank you!" "Want us to go with you?" "I think I'm better off on my own this time." "And it's just a look-see." "I see." "I want a full report tomorrow." "Of course!" "come to the hideout!" "I will!" "See you later!" " See you!" " See you tomorrow!" " See you!" " Bye!" "See you!" "He makes a big deal out of it every day." "I know." "Even though we're going to see him tomorrow..." "It's colder in here than it is outside." "Hamada!" "Kouichi!" "with your mouth shut!" "We can say what we want!" "Kouichi!" "Watch your mouth!" "There'll be no dinner for you!" "You're not serious?" "There she is." "And she is alone." "All right!" "Start warming up!" "Okay!" "the killer lost two targets at once." "Is she just the person to make up for it?" "The bathroom..." "The game starts in five minutes!" "Right!" "It's taking her too long." "EXIT" "I just went out for a sucker." "What's wrong?" "The game's going to start." "What are you doing here?" "U-Um..." "I wanted to talk to Misato." "Misato?" "Huh?" " Did Misato go outside?" " Yeah." "The game hasn't started yet." "SHIRATORI FOOD PRODUCTS" "Yuuki's family truck?" "Sensei!" "There's something I need to check on right away!" "Help me!" "we're talking a crime." "We call it "playing detective. then talk to and befriend girls who are alone a lot." "It's supposed to be a precautionary measure against abductions." "I get it." "but it's effective." "Sensei." "your seat belt." "Huh?" "it's been sticking lately." "There!" "So you've noticed that Misato has been alone a lot lately." "not until Hiromi brought it to my attention." "I respect your spirit and drive." "Really? Misato has become like bait." "huh?" "You're pretty serious." "So there's a flip side to your sudden friendly overtures with people recently." "Yeah." "I wanted to fill the hole in the heart." "Other people's and my own." "Crap." "I just regurgitated Yashiro's own line." "Satoru." "That's exactly my philosophy in life." "I intended to bring that up at the graduation ceremony ever since I was put in charge of sixth grade. but there's no need to feel guilty or ashamed about it." "The essence of good deeds and evil deeds is the same." "They're both no more than a person's actions to make up for a defect in themselves." "That's an extreme way of thinking." "I've taken all kinds of measures." "Sometimes I'm straightforward." "Sometimes I throw a curve ball." "I've even tried using what can be called "illegal moves." "it's been fun." "Um..." "You're talking about a girlfriend?" "there are similarities with a romantic situation." "I guess "filling the hole in your heart" is the commonality." "Want a candy?" "Satoru." "But there is no candy in there." "this isn't my car." "Episode 10 Joy" "What do you mean it isn't your car?" "Your happiest moment..." "Don't you find that gets updated again and again?" "My latest "happiest moment" happened today." "Filling up that missing something in your heart is the finest moment." "Finding what you're looking for and then obtaining it... the greater the happiness when you overcome them." "I don't get it." "What's he talking about?" "HARASOKAI Dissolves fast" "Laxatives?" "you lied to me about one thing. but you've actually confirmed there is one and now you're acting on it." "I resisted that idea." "I couldn't believe it." "I didn't want to believe it." "That someone was anticipating my thinking." "Don't worry." "Misato isn't in that car." "Jun Shiratori's father." "WILD CAMPING SITE" "I had no idea until that day I saw you tailing Aya Nakanishi." "The day I dropped you guys off is the day I was going to carry out my plan." "isn't it? and I seriously gave you advice on how to do it." "That was the second time you prevented my plans." "That's when I began to suspect it was more than coincidence." "so I encouraged her to go to the hockey game and then told Hiromi about it." "my suspicion would turn into conviction." "That you're my enemy." "I don't believe it." "then gave Misato a drink laced with laxative." "I'd ordered bentos from Shiratori beforehand." "It can't be!" "It can't be!" "just as I planned." "This is my true form." "I switched to this car right before coming." "My standards for choosing a car are a little different from everyone else. dummies that I can use at a moment's notice." "Although this is the first time it's come in handy..." "I'm an idiot." "It was so obvious." "Kayo's going to be okay now." "I just couldn't accept it." "too." "Jun Shiratori Seiichiro Shiratori Isao Ishidou Sachiko Fujinuma Junya Saitou Manabu Yashiro Shinji Sakashita" "so I disregarded the meaning of the list." "I had so much trust in Yashiro that I rejected any doubts." "But... the killer is right next to me..." "Yashiro!" "huh?" "That won't come undone." "Game over." "For you and me." "I still can't believe it." "You thoroughly anticipated my plans and crushed them." "I'm stunned that you cornered me like this." "It's like you've seen the future." "so let me just say this." "but what I'm about to do is not for revenge." "I truly do respect you." "I want you to think of this as my sublimation for not being able to satisfy my desires." "too!" "you've won peace for this town." "Isn't that what you wanted?" "And what I get to have is your death at my hands and for my sake." "Yashiro!" "I won't die until I see you destroyed!" "That's what they call aiming too high." "Yashiro!" "Bastard!" "You go to hell!" "Dammit!" "Dammit!" "I'm going to leave this town." "Yashiro!" "I know your future!" "Crap..." "Cold!" "I can't..." "Crap!" "Can't feel..." "Crap..." "Mom..." "Satoru?" "our eyes meet." "Everyone..." "Satoru!" "Satoru." "Kayo..." "Airi..."