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N: The story connected to the letter is in a new phase...
N: Attention-grabbing series!!
N: Orange, Letter 8
N: After the rain with sunlight filtering through the trees, please, just a little more...
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Group: Wah... cute.
Azusa: Kakeru was tiny!
Naho: An elementary student.
Takako: But it seems like he didn't change much.
Azusa: Ha ha, that's true...
Story and characters:
- Takamiya Naho: A second year high school student living in Matsumoto city, Nagano prefecture. She doesn't have confidence in herself and has trouble giving her opinion and saying what she wants.
- Naruse Kakeru: A transfer student who just arrrived from Tokyo. It's his first time living in Nagano. He's skilled at soccer.
- Chino Takako: She's boyish and an ally of girls. She has a brusque personality.
- Hagita Saku: He's very smart and always studying. He's not good at physical activity.
- Murasaka Azusa: Her home is a bread shop. She's always happy and won't ever cry.
- Suwa Hiroto: He's in the soccer club. He's the leader of the group.
- Story so far: One day a letter from her future self arrives for Naho. In the letter, "events that will occur" and "choose this path", and also, "during the winter when he was 17, Kakeru dies in an accident." are written down. In order to save Kakeru and not regret her actions, Naho decides to take action according to what's in the letter. However, recently the contents in the letter are rapidly starting to conflict with her world right now... Naho becomes uneasy. However, in the letter, "Please don't change the memory of the cultural festival fireworks." is written down. She works hard to respond to that and change herself. Then it's the cultural festival. Even though they encountered trouble that wasn't in the letter, the two of them were able to watch the fireworks while holding hands...
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N: Cute...
N: ... Kakeru
Hiroto: Was it really an accident?
Azusa: ... We want to know what really happened. Immediately following the accident that occured 10 years ago, the police told us that they couldn't say it was 100% an accident.
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Takako: I was asked by the police about Kakeru's situation. If there was any change in Kakeru or if he talked about dying.
Saku: But then afterwards, the police reported that it was definitely an accident.
Saku: Because the bicycle that Kakeru was riding broke down, the brakes didn't work and he flew into the road and got into an accident. Why so suddenly... we all thought it was strange.
Grandma: I guess... I should tell them already, Kakeru.
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Grandma: This... is the last memo from Kakeru. I found it the day after the accident in Kakeru's room.
Memo: Grandma, I'm sorry. I'm sorry for making you sad.
Please tell everyone that what happened to me was just an accident.
I'm going to go and apologize to my mom.
Thank you so much for everything up until now.
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Grandma: On the bicycle, it seems that Kakeru rushed out in front of the moving truck, himself.
Grandma: What a dummy. I wonder why he would do such a thing, but even though I regret that I could have done something for him, it's too late already.
T: ... Kakeru...
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T: Sorry...
T: I'm sorry.
Azusa: I wanted to save him...
Hiroto: ... That's right. This... appeared when we opened the time capsule earlier. I'll give you Kakeru's picture.
Grandma: Well... he looks happy.
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T: We all cried a lot.
T: Even though we promised to smile today.
T: When Kakeru isn't here, it's definitely sad.
T: Lonely
T: "Regret"
T: That's the past me's weakness and disgrace.
T: The things that even I could have done but didn't do are definitely "regrets".
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T: The me 10 years ago.
T: It'll be okay because
T: the things that I regret, surely you can fix them.
Sfx: Miiin, miin, miin, miiin...
Naho: Holding hands at the night festival was due to the hairpin, probably.
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T: The future me most likely didn't receive a hairpin, so
T: even though it appears that we spent the same time together, it's probably a little different.
T: But Kakeru
T: smiled.
Phone: From: Azu. Subject: Yahoo...
We're meeting at 5:30 for the MatsuBon. The place is Flower Clock Park. Yay.
Ask Kakeru if he's coming, too. Thanks...
H: Me!?
Phone: Sorry to bother you during summer break. There's a festival on August 4th, called the "Matsumoto Bon Bon". Can you go? Azu and Taka-chan are also going.
Sfx: Click, click, click
Sfx: Ba-dump, ba-dump
Sfx: Jingle
Phone: From: Kakeru. I want to go. Naho, are you going to wear a yukata?
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Phone: Yeah. Azu and Taka-chan also said that they are wearing one, so I will too. Are you going to wear one?
Sfx: Click, click.
Phone: From: Kakeru. If I have one, I will. But I don't think I have one.
Sfx: Giggle
Letter: August 4th.
- The six of us go to the "Matsumoto Bon Bon"
- Even though Kakeru said, "I don't think I have one", he wore a yukata.
- While moving with all the people around, we got separated and it was just Kakeru and me.
Naho: Mom, help me change clothes...
Mom: Wait... I'm using the stove right now. Before that, did you braid your hair?
Naho: Oh. That's right.
Letter: When the two of us were talking, without knowing about his mother, I asked Kakeru about her.
Kakeru didn't say anything. I changed the subject.
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Letter: Please ask him about his mother.
I think that Kakeru's regret is most likely that "he couldn't help his mom".
I want to save Kakeru from his regret.
If you can do that, you may be able to prevent Kakeru's accident.
T: ... I wonder what that means...
T: Protecting Kakeru from an accident
T: If I know the date and time of the accident, it isn't something I can do...?
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T: The day of the accident...
T: I wonder if I should look...
T: In order not to create confusion, I always read just that day's letter, but...
T: Maybe it would be good to know about the day of the accident...
Sfx: Rustle, rustle
Letter: February 15th
Sfx: Rustle
T: This is it...
T: With this date, this is the last latter.
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Letter: February 15th
- Until then, it was just a normal day.
- That night, when I was in my room writing in my diary like always, I get notified by Suwa that "Kakeru was in an accident". That "Kakeru died".
- The accident happened just past 8 PM. The crossroads near Kakeru's house.
- Kakeru was riding a bicycle and seemed to have rushed out in front of a moving truck.
- We couldn't do anything. Saving Kakeru from the accident, rescuing Kakeru.
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Letter: Please don't let Kakeru choose to die.
- Please lighten Kakeru's burdens.
- Please face Kakeru's troubles with him.
- Please don't let Kakeru be alone.
- Please save Kakeru's heart.
Kakeru wasn't in an accident, it was suicide, the group of us 10 years later found that out.
We only have one regret, that we let Kakeru die.
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T: Kakeru's death...
T: was suicide...?
T: Then even if I prevent the accident
T: I
T: won't save Kakeru.
T: Then... what should...
Mom: Naho... are you ready?
H: Oh, not yet.
T: How do I save him?
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Kakeru: Naho!?
Naho: Oh, yukata!
Kakeru: Yeah, I found one. Ha ha.
Kakeru: It seems that it was something my grandfather wore awhile ago. I worried about whether I should wear it, though.
H: Hagita-kun said that he was going to wear one.
Naho: It looks good!
Kakeru: Really?
Kakeru: Naho's hairstyle is different. I thought you were a different person.
Naho: Yeah! I did it while looking at a magazine.
Kakeru: By yourself!?
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Naho: I've admired this style for a long time.
Kakeru: ... I wonder if it's kind of strange?
Naho: I guess it is, after all!
Sfx: Ha ha ha
Kakeru: That's not it.
Kakeru: I wonder if it's okay to say this as a friend. I think it might be strange if I say it.
Naho: Wh, what!? Ha ha ha.
Kakeru: Well...
Kakeru: It's cute.
Naho: Huh, it's strange... wah.
H: How embarrassing...
Kakeru: Naho, your face is all red. Ha ha ha
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Naho: What. Azu and Taka-chan said that they'll be late.
Kakeru: I also heard from Suwa and Hagita-kun earlier that they'll be late.
Naho: I see... what should we do.
Kakeru: Let's look around together.
Naho: S... sure.
T: The two of us... I'm happy but nervous.
Girls: That went well!!
Sfx: Kya... kya...
H: Date, date!!
Hiroto: You guys will definitely be seen, you know.
H: Since your voices are too loud.
Kakeru: It's really crowded.
Naho: If we go towards Nawate street, there are a lot less people.
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Kakeru: Naho, are you okay?
Naho: Yeah, I got a little crushed.
Naho: Ha ha
Man: It's 250 yen.
Naho: Okay.
Sfx: Clink
Man: How many straws!? You need one for your boyfriend, right!?
Naho: Boyfriend!?
Kakeru: No, we aren't going out.
Man: Ha ha ha. I see. I thought you were a couple. I'm old. Ha ha ha
Kakeru: We look like a couple. Just the two of us.
Naho: Th, that's true.
Naho: Come to think of it, who is the person you're interested in?
Kakeru: You're asking that now?
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Kakeru: Right now, it's probably not a "person I'm interested in".
Kakeru: Because I've stepped forward.
Kakeru: Now it's "a person I like".
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Naho: I see...
T: He has a person
T: he likes...
T: It's kind of a shock.
T: Not kind of,
T: Really... though.
Naho: Should we visit the shrine?
Kakeru: Yeah, let's go.
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Kakeru: What did you wish for?
Naho: For Kakeru
Naho: to have a lot of happiness.
Kakeru: ... Me?
Naho: Yeah.
Kakeru: Is it okay to tell someone about your wish?
Naho: What, really!?
H: How mean. On purpose!?
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Kakeru: But right now, I'm happy and feel blessed. Thanks.
T: I wonder if it's because I know how Kakeru really dies, but
T: somehow today
T: I can see that his smile is painful.
Naho: What did you wish for?
Kakeru: I... didn't ask for a wish.
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Naho: You didn't?
Kakeru: Not really a wish, but I had something to say to my mom.
Kakeru: Since it's god
Kakeru: I think it might reach her.
Naho: ... What did you tell her?
Kakeru: It's a secret.
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Letter: Please ask him about his mother.
Kakeru: I'm kind of hungry... I want to eat yakisoba.
Naho: Yeah...
T: Right now, I won't ask.
T: I'll let him have fun while he's enjoying himself.
T: Later I will ask him about it.
Kakeru: Are Azu and the others really coming here?
Naho: Yeah, I wonder why the Agata forest though... it's far.
Naho: Hardly any people around. It's dark.
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Kakeru: My feet are tired.
Naho: Because of the geta.
Naho: Kakeru... Is it okay if I ask what you said to your mother at the shrine?
T: I wonder if it's okay now.
Kakeru: ... I said that it was a secret.
T: I'll ask until he answers me.
T: It's fine right now if I bother him.
Naho: Then, you haven't spoken with your mother? What you think, what you remember, what you're worried about...
Kakeru: ... There's nothing.
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Kakeru: Nothing at all.
T: To change the future
T: surely I have to change the me right now.
Naho: ... Then, what are your regrets?
Naho: That you couldn't save your mom?
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Kakeru: ... If I told you, I thought that you would dislike me.
Naho: I won't. Never.
Kakeru: ... Okay, thanks...
Kakeru: I have a lot of regrets, but the biggest one is probably the day of the entrance ceremony.
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Naho: The day your mom passed away?
Kakeru: Yeah. That day I made a promise with my mom.
Mom: Kakeru, when school is over today, come home quickly.
Kakeru: Hospital?
Mom: Yes.
Kakeru: Got it.
Kakeru: My mom's condition wasn't good since before the move, so she went to the hospital.
Kakeru: That day was the first day she was going to a new hospital, and I promised to go along with her.
Kakeru: I planned to go home right away.
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Kakeru: ... But
T: Because that day we ended up inviting Kakeru
Kakeru: I was happy that everyone said, "let's go home together".
T: even though it was written down in the letter not to invite him.
Kakeru: I worried about whether I could make friends in a new school.
Kakeru: That's why, I wanted to go home with everyone no matter what.
Kakeru: If I apologized to my mom later, it would be okay, I thought.
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Kakeru: I sent my mom a text saying "I can't go with you".
Kakeru: But I didn't get a response.
Kakeru: My mom became mentally unstable and couldn't do anything without me there.
Kakeru: I knew that I had to support her.
Kakeru: I knew that, but...
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Kakeru: But, that time
Kakeru: I thought "what a pain".
Kakeru: I didn't think that my mom would commit suicide that easily.
Kakeru: I did a horrible thing...
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Kakeru: That's why earlier at the shrine, I said
Kakeru: to god, "Tell my mom that I'm sorry".
Kakeru: I regret it...
Naho: It's alright.
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Naho: Your mom will understand.
T: What's
T: "it's alright", I wonder.
T: What's with that kind of baseless thought...
Kakeru: Thanks, Naho.
Kakeru: I've been worried and carried around guilty feelings the whole time, so I feel relieved now that I said it.
Kakeru: Sorry... can you leave me alone for a little bit?
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Naho: Well, I'll be right over there...
Kakeru: Okay...
T: I couldn't do anything.
T: I had no idea what I should say to him.
T: "Save him"
T: What does it mean.
Azusa: Oh, Naho.
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Azusa: Sorry for being late!
Naho: It's fine... what happened?
Takako: This and that. Heh heh.
Azusa: Was your date fun!?
Naho: Date!? Oh, but we did get mistaken for that though.
Takako: Why don't you go out?
Naho: Why!?
Takako: Your face is all red.
Azusa: But it's not like you're annoyed.
Sfx: Ha ha ha
Girls: So, where's Kakeru!?
Naho: ... Huh?
Girls: Suwa and Hagita are at McDonald's...
Sfx: Bzz... bzz...
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Phone: From: Kakeru. I'm going home first. Thanks for today.
Phone: Are you okay? I'm worried about you. I want to be there for you, if possible, so you can tell me anything, okay.
Phone: Thanks.
T: With this kind of situation
T: I can't say that "I saved Kakeru".
T: The days passed without me doing anything.
T: But
T: Then
T: What should I do.
Sfx: Sob
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Naho: Sob...
T: Can I do it?
T: If I can't do it... if I can't save him...
T: This isn't an easy matter at all.
Sfx: Ding, dong
Mom: Naho... Suwa-kun is here...
Hiroto: Sorry for stopping by suddenly. I have club activities after this... and recently Kakeru hasn't been participating in the club activities, so I thought that maybe you know something.
Naho: ... Kakeru...
Hiroto: ... Naho, what's wrong?
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Naho: ... I wonder if
Naho: I should talk to Suwa.
T: If it's Suwa, he knows Kakeru well and
T: this probably isn't something I can do myself.
T: The letter.
T: I'll try telling him about all of it.
T: I don't know if he'll believe me though.
Naho: ... Hey, I need to ask for advice about Kakeru...
Hiroto: ... Okay.
Naho: ... I want us to save Kakeru together.
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T: Even if I say it
T: he may not believe me.
T: He may not help me.
T: But... I want him to help.
Naho: Well...
Hiroto: Naho.
Hiroto: It's alright. Don't worry.
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Hiroto: Did it reach you?
Hiroto: The letter.
Naho: ... Yeah.
Naho: It did.
Naho: From me.
N: The story connected to the letter is in a new phase...
N: Attention-grabbing series!!
N: Orange, Letter 8
N: After the rain with sunlight filtering through the trees, please, just a little more...
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Group: Wah... cute.
Azusa: Kakeru was tiny!
Naho: An elementary student.
Takako: But it seems like he didn't change much.
Azusa: Ha ha, that's true...
Story and characters:
- Takamiya Naho: A second year high school student living in Matsumoto city, Nagano prefecture. She doesn't have confidence in herself and has trouble giving her opinion and saying what she wants.
- Naruse Kakeru: A transfer student who just arrrived from Tokyo. It's his first time living in Nagano. He's skilled at soccer.
- Chino Takako: She's boyish and an ally of girls. She has a brusque personality.
- Hagita Saku: He's very smart and always studying. He's not good at physical activity.
- Murasaka Azusa: Her home is a bread shop. She's always happy and won't ever cry.
- Suwa Hiroto: He's in the soccer club. He's the leader of the group.
- Story so far: One day a letter from her future self arrives for Naho. In the letter, "events that will occur" and "choose this path", and also, "during the winter when he was 17, Kakeru dies in an accident." are written down. In order to save Kakeru and not regret her actions, Naho decides to take action according to what's in the letter. However, recently the contents in the letter are rapidly starting to conflict with her world right now... Naho becomes uneasy. However, in the letter, "Please don't change the memory of the cultural festival fireworks." is written down. She works hard to respond to that and change herself. Then it's the cultural festival. Even though they encountered trouble that wasn't in the letter, the two of them were able to watch the fireworks while holding hands...
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N: Cute...
N: ... Kakeru
Hiroto: Was it really an accident?
Azusa: ... We want to know what really happened. Immediately following the accident that occured 10 years ago, the police told us that they couldn't say it was 100% an accident.
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Takako: I was asked by the police about Kakeru's situation. If there was any change in Kakeru or if he talked about dying.
Saku: But then afterwards, the police reported that it was definitely an accident.
Saku: Because the bicycle that Kakeru was riding broke down, the brakes didn't work and he flew into the road and got into an accident. Why so suddenly... we all thought it was strange.
Grandma: I guess... I should tell them already, Kakeru.
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Grandma: This... is the last memo from Kakeru. I found it the day after the accident in Kakeru's room.
Memo: Grandma, I'm sorry. I'm sorry for making you sad.
Please tell everyone that what happened to me was just an accident.
I'm going to go and apologize to my mom.
Thank you so much for everything up until now.
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Grandma: On the bicycle, it seems that Kakeru rushed out in front of the moving truck, himself.
Grandma: What a dummy. I wonder why he would do such a thing, but even though I regret that I could have done something for him, it's too late already.
T: ... Kakeru...
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T: Sorry...
T: I'm sorry.
Azusa: I wanted to save him...
Hiroto: ... That's right. This... appeared when we opened the time capsule earlier. I'll give you Kakeru's picture.
Grandma: Well... he looks happy.
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T: We all cried a lot.
T: Even though we promised to smile today.
T: When Kakeru isn't here, it's definitely sad.
T: Lonely
T: "Regret"
T: That's the past me's weakness and disgrace.
T: The things that even I could have done but didn't do are definitely "regrets".
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T: The me 10 years ago.
T: It'll be okay because
T: the things that I regret, surely you can fix them.
Sfx: Miiin, miin, miin, miiin...
Naho: Holding hands at the night festival was due to the hairpin, probably.
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T: The future me most likely didn't receive a hairpin, so
T: even though it appears that we spent the same time together, it's probably a little different.
T: But Kakeru
T: smiled.
Phone: From: Azu. Subject: Yahoo...
We're meeting at 5:30 for the MatsuBon. The place is Flower Clock Park. Yay.
Ask Kakeru if he's coming, too. Thanks...
H: Me!?
Phone: Sorry to bother you during summer break. There's a festival on August 4th, called the "Matsumoto Bon Bon". Can you go? Azu and Taka-chan are also going.
Sfx: Click, click, click
Sfx: Ba-dump, ba-dump
Sfx: Jingle
Phone: From: Kakeru. I want to go. Naho, are you going to wear a yukata?
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Phone: Yeah. Azu and Taka-chan also said that they are wearing one, so I will too. Are you going to wear one?
Sfx: Click, click.
Phone: From: Kakeru. If I have one, I will. But I don't think I have one.
Sfx: Giggle
Letter: August 4th.
- The six of us go to the "Matsumoto Bon Bon"
- Even though Kakeru said, "I don't think I have one", he wore a yukata.
- While moving with all the people around, we got separated and it was just Kakeru and me.
Naho: Mom, help me change clothes...
Mom: Wait... I'm using the stove right now. Before that, did you braid your hair?
Naho: Oh. That's right.
Letter: When the two of us were talking, without knowing about his mother, I asked Kakeru about her.
Kakeru didn't say anything. I changed the subject.
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Letter: Please ask him about his mother.
I think that Kakeru's regret is most likely that "he couldn't help his mom".
I want to save Kakeru from his regret.
If you can do that, you may be able to prevent Kakeru's accident.
T: ... I wonder what that means...
T: Protecting Kakeru from an accident
T: If I know the date and time of the accident, it isn't something I can do...?
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T: The day of the accident...
T: I wonder if I should look...
T: In order not to create confusion, I always read just that day's letter, but...
T: Maybe it would be good to know about the day of the accident...
Sfx: Rustle, rustle
Letter: February 15th
Sfx: Rustle
T: This is it...
T: With this date, this is the last latter.
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Letter: February 15th
- Until then, it was just a normal day.
- That night, when I was in my room writing in my diary like always, I get notified by Suwa that "Kakeru was in an accident". That "Kakeru died".
- The accident happened just past 8 PM. The crossroads near Kakeru's house.
- Kakeru was riding a bicycle and seemed to have rushed out in front of a moving truck.
- We couldn't do anything. Saving Kakeru from the accident, rescuing Kakeru.
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Letter: Please don't let Kakeru choose to die.
- Please lighten Kakeru's burdens.
- Please face Kakeru's troubles with him.
- Please don't let Kakeru be alone.
- Please save Kakeru's heart.
Kakeru wasn't in an accident, it was suicide, the group of us 10 years later found that out.
We only have one regret, that we let Kakeru die.
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T: Kakeru's death...
T: was suicide...?
T: Then even if I prevent the accident
T: I
T: won't save Kakeru.
T: Then... what should...
Mom: Naho... are you ready?
H: Oh, not yet.
T: How do I save him?
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Kakeru: Naho!?
Naho: Oh, yukata!
Kakeru: Yeah, I found one. Ha ha.
Kakeru: It seems that it was something my grandfather wore awhile ago. I worried about whether I should wear it, though.
H: Hagita-kun said that he was going to wear one.
Naho: It looks good!
Kakeru: Really?
Kakeru: Naho's hairstyle is different. I thought you were a different person.
Naho: Yeah! I did it while looking at a magazine.
Kakeru: By yourself!?
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Naho: I've admired this style for a long time.
Kakeru: ... I wonder if it's kind of strange?
Naho: I guess it is, after all!
Sfx: Ha ha ha
Kakeru: That's not it.
Kakeru: I wonder if it's okay to say this as a friend. I think it might be strange if I say it.
Naho: Wh, what!? Ha ha ha.
Kakeru: Well...
Kakeru: It's cute.
Naho: Huh, it's strange... wah.
H: How embarrassing...
Kakeru: Naho, your face is all red. Ha ha ha
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Naho: What. Azu and Taka-chan said that they'll be late.
Kakeru: I also heard from Suwa and Hagita-kun earlier that they'll be late.
Naho: I see... what should we do.
Kakeru: Let's look around together.
Naho: S... sure.
T: The two of us... I'm happy but nervous.
Girls: That went well!!
Sfx: Kya... kya...
H: Date, date!!
Hiroto: You guys will definitely be seen, you know.
H: Since your voices are too loud.
Kakeru: It's really crowded.
Naho: If we go towards Nawate street, there are a lot less people.
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Kakeru: Naho, are you okay?
Naho: Yeah, I got a little crushed.
Naho: Ha ha
Man: It's 250 yen.
Naho: Okay.
Sfx: Clink
Man: How many straws!? You need one for your boyfriend, right!?
Naho: Boyfriend!?
Kakeru: No, we aren't going out.
Man: Ha ha ha. I see. I thought you were a couple. I'm old. Ha ha ha
Kakeru: We look like a couple. Just the two of us.
Naho: Th, that's true.
Naho: Come to think of it, who is the person you're interested in?
Kakeru: You're asking that now?
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Kakeru: Right now, it's probably not a "person I'm interested in".
Kakeru: Because I've stepped forward.
Kakeru: Now it's "a person I like".
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Naho: I see...
T: He has a person
T: he likes...
T: It's kind of a shock.
T: Not kind of,
T: Really... though.
Naho: Should we visit the shrine?
Kakeru: Yeah, let's go.
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Kakeru: What did you wish for?
Naho: For Kakeru
Naho: to have a lot of happiness.
Kakeru: ... Me?
Naho: Yeah.
Kakeru: Is it okay to tell someone about your wish?
Naho: What, really!?
H: How mean. On purpose!?
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Kakeru: But right now, I'm happy and feel blessed. Thanks.
T: I wonder if it's because I know how Kakeru really dies, but
T: somehow today
T: I can see that his smile is painful.
Naho: What did you wish for?
Kakeru: I... didn't ask for a wish.
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Naho: You didn't?
Kakeru: Not really a wish, but I had something to say to my mom.
Kakeru: Since it's god
Kakeru: I think it might reach her.
Naho: ... What did you tell her?
Kakeru: It's a secret.
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Letter: Please ask him about his mother.
Kakeru: I'm kind of hungry... I want to eat yakisoba.
Naho: Yeah...
T: Right now, I won't ask.
T: I'll let him have fun while he's enjoying himself.
T: Later I will ask him about it.
Kakeru: Are Azu and the others really coming here?
Naho: Yeah, I wonder why the Agata forest though... it's far.
Naho: Hardly any people around. It's dark.
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Kakeru: My feet are tired.
Naho: Because of the geta.
Naho: Kakeru... Is it okay if I ask what you said to your mother at the shrine?
T: I wonder if it's okay now.
Kakeru: ... I said that it was a secret.
T: I'll ask until he answers me.
T: It's fine right now if I bother him.
Naho: Then, you haven't spoken with your mother? What you think, what you remember, what you're worried about...
Kakeru: ... There's nothing.
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Kakeru: Nothing at all.
T: To change the future
T: surely I have to change the me right now.
Naho: ... Then, what are your regrets?
Naho: That you couldn't save your mom?
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Kakeru: ... If I told you, I thought that you would dislike me.
Naho: I won't. Never.
Kakeru: ... Okay, thanks...
Kakeru: I have a lot of regrets, but the biggest one is probably the day of the entrance ceremony.
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Naho: The day your mom passed away?
Kakeru: Yeah. That day I made a promise with my mom.
Mom: Kakeru, when school is over today, come home quickly.
Kakeru: Hospital?
Mom: Yes.
Kakeru: Got it.
Kakeru: My mom's condition wasn't good since before the move, so she went to the hospital.
Kakeru: That day was the first day she was going to a new hospital, and I promised to go along with her.
Kakeru: I planned to go home right away.
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Kakeru: ... But
T: Because that day we ended up inviting Kakeru
Kakeru: I was happy that everyone said, "let's go home together".
T: even though it was written down in the letter not to invite him.
Kakeru: I worried about whether I could make friends in a new school.
Kakeru: That's why, I wanted to go home with everyone no matter what.
Kakeru: If I apologized to my mom later, it would be okay, I thought.
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Kakeru: I sent my mom a text saying "I can't go with you".
Kakeru: But I didn't get a response.
Kakeru: My mom became mentally unstable and couldn't do anything without me there.
Kakeru: I knew that I had to support her.
Kakeru: I knew that, but...
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Kakeru: But, that time
Kakeru: I thought "what a pain".
Kakeru: I didn't think that my mom would commit suicide that easily.
Kakeru: I did a horrible thing...
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Kakeru: That's why earlier at the shrine, I said
Kakeru: to god, "Tell my mom that I'm sorry".
Kakeru: I regret it...
Naho: It's alright.
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Naho: Your mom will understand.
T: What's
T: "it's alright", I wonder.
T: What's with that kind of baseless thought...
Kakeru: Thanks, Naho.
Kakeru: I've been worried and carried around guilty feelings the whole time, so I feel relieved now that I said it.
Kakeru: Sorry... can you leave me alone for a little bit?
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Naho: Well, I'll be right over there...
Kakeru: Okay...
T: I couldn't do anything.
T: I had no idea what I should say to him.
T: "Save him"
T: What does it mean.
Azusa: Oh, Naho.
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Azusa: Sorry for being late!
Naho: It's fine... what happened?
Takako: This and that. Heh heh.
Azusa: Was your date fun!?
Naho: Date!? Oh, but we did get mistaken for that though.
Takako: Why don't you go out?
Naho: Why!?
Takako: Your face is all red.
Azusa: But it's not like you're annoyed.
Sfx: Ha ha ha
Girls: So, where's Kakeru!?
Naho: ... Huh?
Girls: Suwa and Hagita are at McDonald's...
Sfx: Bzz... bzz...
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Phone: From: Kakeru. I'm going home first. Thanks for today.
Phone: Are you okay? I'm worried about you. I want to be there for you, if possible, so you can tell me anything, okay.
Phone: Thanks.
T: With this kind of situation
T: I can't say that "I saved Kakeru".
T: The days passed without me doing anything.
T: But
T: Then
T: What should I do.
Sfx: Sob
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Naho: Sob...
T: Can I do it?
T: If I can't do it... if I can't save him...
T: This isn't an easy matter at all.
Sfx: Ding, dong
Mom: Naho... Suwa-kun is here...
Hiroto: Sorry for stopping by suddenly. I have club activities after this... and recently Kakeru hasn't been participating in the club activities, so I thought that maybe you know something.
Naho: ... Kakeru...
Hiroto: ... Naho, what's wrong?
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Naho: ... I wonder if
Naho: I should talk to Suwa.
T: If it's Suwa, he knows Kakeru well and
T: this probably isn't something I can do myself.
T: The letter.
T: I'll try telling him about all of it.
T: I don't know if he'll believe me though.
Naho: ... Hey, I need to ask for advice about Kakeru...
Hiroto: ... Okay.
Naho: ... I want us to save Kakeru together.
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T: Even if I say it
T: he may not believe me.
T: He may not help me.
T: But... I want him to help.
Naho: Well...
Hiroto: Naho.
Hiroto: It's alright. Don't worry.
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Hiroto: Did it reach you?
Hiroto: The letter.
Naho: ... Yeah.
Naho: It did.
Naho: From me.
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