Heave! Heave!
Up!
Good!
That's right!
Ugh. What a drag.
Why do we have to do this, anyway?
Well, we gotta do something in return for them letting us stay here.
This is our fifth day here, after all.
Oh, Nozomi-san, you dropped a fake eyelash.
Huh? Crap.
Ah, Nozomi-chan, that's a...
caterpillar.
Yuck!
Caterpillars are gross! Ew, ew, ew!
Heh.
Hey, you did that on purpose, didn't you?
Nanase, that expression...
Aw, whatever. I'm taking a break.
What can be so entertaining when you aren't even online?
What's wrong?
My power bank just died. That was my last one.
I'm warning you, if the battery runs out, so do I.
What does that even mean?
Don't worry. There'll be some more lightning soon.
It's still summer, right?
But it isn't very hot.
Huh?
For summer.
Lightning?
Let me think.
We might get about one storm a year.
I just remembered something.
Temperatures during the Sengoku period were so low, it gets called a "mini ice age."
So what? It's nice and cool.
Summer lightning is produced by cumulonimbus clouds
that form when warm air creates an updraft.
Essentially, if the temperature is too low...
We'll have to switch to plan B.
This is plan B?
Another thing common in fiction is the time slip that occurs concurrently with a fall.
Which likely depends on the speed of the fall.
B-B-But if we j-j-jump off...
...and it d-d-doesn't trigger a time slip...
...w-w-w-we'll literally die, won't we?
Not to worry. Please recall the moment of the last time slip.
Essentially...
If the ball doesn't fall, but lights up and starts floating,
we all grab on and it's back to the future!
Oh, of course.
Okay! Let's do it!
But if this doesn't trigger a time slip, the ball will simply fall into the ravine.
Huh?
You're right. We might not be able to get it back afterwards.
Don't worry. I'm sure it'll light up and float.
But Mai-chan, that ball was a present from your late parents, wasn't it?
Is that true? Then, let's shelve that and come up with another plan—
Why not just use mine?
Yeah, but...
It's not like it has any sentimental value or anything.
Here I go.
We're counting on you.
Let's all go home...
together, okay?
I apologize. I must have miscalculated.
Sorry, Nozomi.
Huh? Oh, yeah.
Can I see your phone?
Huh? Oh, sure.
me Lapse
Vid
Portrait
Pano
Huh? What are you doing?
It's so we don't forget where it is.
Huh?
There might still be some way to retrieve it.
I don't care. But you're totally wasting my battery!
Looking at the same pictures and videos over and over is probably a much bigger waste.
I don't believe you. You realize this situation is all your fault, don't you?
Nozomi!
Let's not talk about that.
Why not? You know it's the truth.
I didn't ask for help.
Huh?
I told you guys to go.
Rina!
Just drop it. It's always the same with her.
Ugh, what a drag.
Nozomi
bought her first ball!
Totally not excited LOLOL
Nozomi bought her first ball!
Congratulations!
It's not a big deal. Everyone else has one, so I just went with the flow.
Yeah, but it's still worth celebrating.
Because today's the day you met your partner.
My partner?
Yup! That little guy has been waiting for you all this time, Nozomi.
Huh? What does that mean? You're grossing me out.
Oh, crap. Save power, save power.
Huh?
Hey, you okay?
Don't you think this one's a little too big for you?
Give it back!
Don't you have one more kiddie-sized?
I am not a kiddie! Such insolence!
Give it back!
Give it!
Give it! Give it!
Natsume
Natsu?
Natsume
Yeah. The person Anzu-chan thinks was taken from her.
So I guess this is your partner?
Huh?
Sorry for fooling around with something so important.
See you.
So am I.
I am sorry, too.
I thought about what you said to me.
I thought about it and realized you were right.
Even though my father taught me to be courteous to guests,
I acted very childishly.
Well, you are a child.
No, I am not a child!
Natsume
I was also taught...
it is important to be thoughtful,
and the strongest person is a thoughtful person. My dear sister told me that.
But then, she went away.
So I must become stronger. Then, when Suguri goes off to battle,
I can stay and protect the house.
I'm sure she'll come back sooner or later.
From such a faraway land?
Faraway land? Where?
The future.
Huh?
I was told that people from future lands all carry a magic board.
A magic board?
And they can do marvelous things with it,
such as talk to people in distant places, and see things that are not here.
A-ha.
But I realize such a dreamlike board cannot possibly exist.
Mai!
Huh? Yay!
How do you make it work?
Please teach me how to talk to people far away!
Uh, sorry. That part's not functioning right now.
It's not?
Okay. That's enough.
Huh? A little more!
I said no! The battery will run out!
Ooh, you...
Nozomi! Are you back?
Nozomi... Uh, what are you doing?
I-I'm not doing anything. Why? What's wrong?
Come help us move some logs. They're gonna use 'em for the bowling alley.
Huh? But why me?
Ugh, I'm totally beat.
Anzu?
L-Lightning.
Lightning?
Lightning!
Wait. Why?
Your battery is running low
Remaining battery level: 10%
Close
Power Saver Mode
Seriously?
I'm sorry. I just wanted another brief look,
but I didn't know what to do, and when I touched it, the lightning—
I'm sick of you!
Just get away from me!
A—
Anzu-chan!
You know, Nozomi only gets that mad at people she really likes.
I guess that means Nozomi really likes you now too, Anzu-chan.
But I think Nozomi realizes it isn't very nice to get mad at people like that.
Right now, I bet she's really sad and really regrets what she said to you.
Do you think so?
Yup. We argue a lot, too. We always make up, though.
What do you do when you make up?
Well, let's see...
Oh, I know. We eat something delicious together.
What type of food does Nozomi like?
I don't know. Maybe gummies?
Goumis!
But I guess they don't have those here, gummies...
Anzu-chan?
Oh, Anzu?
Where are the berries?
Hmm? From the goumi? Oh, the berries are all gone now.
Aw. I wonder if there's a tree nearby that still has some.
Oh!
Whew. Yummy.
How long are you going to keep pouting?
I'm totally not pouting.
Rina-chan, aren't you eating?
What's wrong?
It's nothing.
My apologies for interrupting your meal.
Do you happen to know Anzu's current whereabouts?
Anzu-chan?
It appears she set out alone and has not returned yet.
A short while ago, Anzu was in the garden searching for goumi berries.
Goumi?
Earlier, Anzu-chan asked me what type of food Nozomi likes...
Think she went looking for goumi berries?
It'll be sunset soon.
I have an idea of where to look. Please excuse the disturbance.
We should go, too.
Yeah.
Hey, goumis are those red berries, right?
That's correct. They resemble oval-shaped cherries.
Anzu!
Anzu?
Nozomi!
Hold on tight, Anzu. I'm coming to get you!
Wait, wait, wait. What am I doing?
There's no way I can climb back up carrying her.
And like, why should I care? She's a snobby brat I barely even know.
Yeah, this ain't happening. I'm going back.
Sorry, but I'm more important.
Nozomi!
My life's on the line. This isn't the time to go with the flow.
Even before, I just went along with everyone and didn't say what I felt.
I can't do that.
I can't leave Rina behind like that.
I shouldn't have played the hero. I should've said what I felt.
I should've said I want to go home, even if it means going alone.
Anzu!
Stay back, Nozomi!
Huh?
You'll fall, too! It's too dangerous! Go back!
I can't.
I can't do that either.
I can't, like, leave you behind, dummy!
I wasn't pretending to be good.
I really am good!
I know I act like a jerk sometimes, but the truth is I'm a decent person! Really!
I seriously can't leave a sweet kid like you behind.
This is the real me. So come on.
Let's go home together, Anzu!
Nozomi...
Huh?
Anzu-chan!
Nozomi-chan!
Nozomi!
I'm still alive?
This must've cushioned our fall.
Oh! Anzu?
Anzu? Anzu?
Nozomi?
Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?
I'm okay. What about you?
I'm fine.
W-We gotta run.
But if you encounter a wild dog, you mustn't run. That's what my sister Natsume said.
Wild dogs chase after things that move.
For real?
I'll run alone.
Huh?
I'll run and lead them away so you can escape.
How can you say that? I don't wanna! I don't wanna!
But if I don't, we'll both be...
I don't wanna! Don't go! Please don't go!
Anzu...
That little guy has been waiting for you all this time, Nozomi.
I'm sorry. I never treated you right.
Nozomi?
I need to send it as far as possible. If I roll straight, it'll hit that rock and stop.
To make it curve, turn your thumb to 10 o'clock right before you release.
Are you listening?
Not at all.
I lied. I was actually listening.
I promise to come back and find you so we can actually spend time together.
So please! Please help us, partner!
Let's go!
R-Right!
If we could only get a signal...
Nozomi?
Are you okay? Did I wake you?
Did you also come from a future land, Nozomi?
Yeah.
Will you go back someday, Nozomi? To the future?
Yup. I think so.
But you know what, Anzu?
Now or in the future, we still see the same moon.
The same moon?
They're sweet.
Nozomi!
Nozomi-chan!
Anzu!
Anzu-chan!
Anzu!
Nozomi-san!
Over here!
Dear Brother!
Down here! I said down here!
It's no good. They can't hear us.
They're walking away.
Your battery is running low
Remaining battery level: 5%
Close
Power Saver Mode
We're so sleep-deprived after searching for Nozomi-san.
Oh, come on. I said I'm sorry.
But I'm really glad you were all okay. Nozomi and Anzu-chan...
and that little guy.
My phone battery isn't okay at all.
What's wrong?
Wh-What now?
I'm sorry.
Huh?
I actually am glad you didn't leave without me.
Well, I'm sorry, too.
We'll get home. Together.