They've changed the rules.
Huh?
If we don't get a strike, anyone in the same spot as a remaining pin will be killed.
What? No...
Quartus, step forward!
Wait! Why? Why are you doing this?
The prophecy states that lives must not be taken frivolously.
Instead of sacrificing the princesses and the rest of you if so much as one pin remains,
we must now spare the same number of lives as pins felled.
The gods are indeed very merciful.
He must have seen through our act.
He can tell Mai-san doesn't do well under pressure.
But the rules haven't actually changed.
He's simply put us on display to pile more pressure onto Mai-san.
We're up here to remind her that our lives are in her hands.
The real psychopath isn't Kagetoki.
It's that guy.
What a sicko.
Mai.
Mai-chan, don't wo—
Quartus, step forward!
Captain.
Huh?
Let's make sure...
we all go home together.
Right.
I am sullied. Misfortune will befall you.
I always thought the same. That everyone would be happier without me around.
But now...
We were really lucky, Akebi-san.
So someday, let's try to be like them.
Able to smile like they do.
Someday... Someday, we'll be able...
to make ourselves and others happy.
So, Akebi-san, let's learn to smile, too.
Wait!
You're kidding.
Oh no.
Sayuri! Suguri-san! Sayuri!
I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
I'm sorry!
Rina-chan, don't worry! It'll be okay!
No, it won't! There's no way it'll be okay!
Please! Please kill me instead!
Rina!
Don't!
No!
Stop!
Let me throw the second ball.
The gods state—
I don't care about your damn gods.
What I do care about is bowling.
And in bowling, there's always a second throw.
The second throw is what makes it bowling.
Mai.
Mai-san.
Mai-chan.
Captain.
Is she going to choose one?
Please allow it.
You say you are willing to share responsibility with her...
for a friend's death?
Very well.
Kagetoki-sama.
Quintus, step forward!
Captain.
It's 0.7%.
The odds of her knocking down both pins.
Essentially, seven in a thousand.
Those are the odds for a real bowling alley in your time, right?
It must be one in a thousand here.
Why?
It's more like one in 10,000 now.
Save Sayuri!
I am the one who should die in this era! Please, save Sayuri instead!
No! Save Suguri-san!
Suguri-san is still needed here in this era!
So please, Mai-chan...
Knock down the number ten pin!
Sayuri.
I've already had enough fun, Mai-chan. And all because you were there with me.
So I'm okay with this.
Do not look at the pins.
Those triangles there.
Sumomo-chan?
Then, when you throw the ball, imagine you're holding hands with it.
Even after you let go.
I know why you are scared, Mai.
Huh?
You're scared of what awaits you if you win.
That the people who are proudest of you will then be gone.
But Mai, are they truly gone?
Huh?
By the time your era comes, will we no longer be alive?
When you return to the future, will we truly disappear?
No, I don't think... I don't think you will. You'll never disappear.
No way. No way.
Yes. We won't disappear. We will still be here.
We will still be living here, thinking of you and praying for your happiness.
We are never going to disappear. Neither did your mother and father, Mai.
No way. No way.
I'll keep holding your hand forever.
Even after we let go. Forever.
Do not look at the pins.
Imagine holding hands with the ball.
I can do this.
Okay. Time to win.
Mai-chan.
We're all going home. Together.
Sayuri and Suguri-san, too.
All of us together.
Let's go home.
Okay?
Please!
That was great, Mai.
You're a natural.
The prophecy states that we now proceed—
Enough.
But my lord...
We have lost. We shall release the princesses and leave this village. Bring my horse!
Kagetoki-sama!
A true warrior honors his word.
Do your gods not?
M-My lord, wait!
Well, might as well practice.
Sure.
Again?
We don't want to get rusty.
We ought to be ready just in case.
Okay. Here I go.
Oh!
Huh?
Why now?
I didn't hear any thunder. Did you?
And I haven't gotten a turkey yet.
Perhaps our work here is done.
Should we tell everyone?
Nah. We already said goodbye once. It'll be harder if everyone starts crying again.
You're right.
Okay. Then, let's go.
Mai!
Sumomo-chan?
Mai!
Keep it!
Honestly, it was getting too light for me, anyway!
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Oh, Kosaka? Thanks for the kendo armor.
Yeah, it's over now.
Well, that's a secret.
Um, you know...
Nah, never mind.
Maygetsudo
I'm home.
Oh, Sayuri. Welcome back.
Welcome home.
I've decided I will carry on the family business.
Huh? Are you sure?
But honey, didn't you say you wanted to move to Tokyo with Mai-chan?
We'll still be friends, even if we're apart.
Dad?
Nanase?
What day... and month and year is this?
Dad!
I'm not going to ask to be best friends. But I want to find a middle ground.
A compromise that lets us all feel like we belong.
I'm home!
Oh. Welcome back, Mai.
We won, Haru-chan!
All right!
Wow, look at that!
Good throw!
So what does that mean?
What it means is...
our time slip was a predetermined event that was always already woven into this universe.
So that's why nothing changed? Even after we went back and saved everyone?
Yes. Of course, that's just one hypothesis.
Thanks for waiting!
I hope class duty went okay.
All right, let's practice.
And get ready to dominate nationals.
Huh?
I've thought about it...
and that's how we'll make sure Rina isn't alone after we graduate.
Huh?
We'll dominate nationals and make our school famous for bowling.
Then, we'll get more members and you won't be left all alone. Okay?
But that isn't the problem.
Huh?
You still don't get it, do you, Mai?
Rina! Did you just call me "Mai" instead of "Captain"?
No, I didn't.
You really did.
Most definitely.
Hey, hey, hey, one more time! Can you call me "Mai" again?
Not a chance.
Aw, Rina.
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Go on. One more time.
After that, I really wanted to go see Sumomo-chan and the others again,
so I'd run to the bowling alley every time I heard thunder.
But I never saw a light like that again.
Mai's Graduation
Mai, breakfast's ready.
Coming!
All set.
See you later, okay?
Okay. I'm off, Haru-chan.
All right. Take care.
See you later.
To Matsumoto
Huh? What's this?
From Haru-chan?
What?
I wonder if you'll believe me, Mai.
My real name is
Sumomo
"But I think you will. We did live through it together, after all."
"It was a time that was mysterious, heartwarming, kind of sad,
and very, very special."
"I can't say what happened at the end of that summer was all fun,
but it was our very own story."
"When you all floated off into the light..."
"I also found myself enveloped in a bright light."
"Then, when I came to..."
"I couldn't remember a single thing about myself."
"I was wearing a kimono with spring colors, so I was given the name 'Haru.'"
"And then I lived freely. I really have lived a life of freedom."
"The only unfortunate part was that I learned I was incapable of having children."
"But I still absolutely adored children, so I started helping out at an orphanage."
"Then, one day..."
"In an instant, it all came back to me."
"Mai, thank you for coming back to save us."
"Thank you for giving me my freedom and for finding me once again."
"I'd dreamed of becoming a mother, and you made that a reality."
"All I can truly say is: Thank you."
So you're gonna room together after all?
Nanase said she'd get too lonely otherwise.
I said no such thing. It's merely to save on rent.
So when do you start your apprenticeship, Sayuri?
Tomorrow. My dad is so excited about it.
I can't wait to try your handmade sweets.
Wow. So we're, like, graduating, huh?
What's wrong?
Everyone moves on.
You mean to Tokyo?
We aren't moving yet, though.
And I'm not going anywhere.
That's not what I mean.
Into the future.
And you're going with us, okay?
Please take care of the Ikkokukan High School bowling club for us, Captain.
We'll always be connected.
Even when we're apart. Forever.
Hey, guys!
You're late.
You're not gonna believe this!