Episode 22: Just Deserts
10th floor.
Going up.
Door closing.
Door opening.
11th floor.
Going down.
Door opening.
11th floor.
Going down.
We're up top.
We had no choice but to get on.
Osanai-san.
Could you please call the police?
Hello?
We're at Kira Hospital. We're being attacked by a woman with a hammer.
We're...
Kobato-kun, what floor is this?
The 11th floor.
We're at the 11th floor heliport.
I'm with a patient in a wheelchair.
She's here now.
Do you have a hammer or anything?
What makes you think I would be walking around with a hammer?
Buy some time.
Talk to her.
Did you...
Did you recognize me walking along the side of the road when you drove at me?
Of course.
I'd never forget your face.
As soon as I saw you, I wanted to run you over.
But I have my work.
I can't just ruin everything.
But you were wandering around with your girlfriend,
acting like you didn't have a care in the world!
When I heard a voice say this was what I deserved...
That was you, wasn't it?
You heard a voice say that?
Yes.
I never said such a thing.
I turned up to work the next day and found I'd been assigned to you.
I loved seeing you in pain.
All I said to you when you were asleep was...
"Serves you right."
What did I do to you?
It pisses me off more than anything that you don't even know.
Aren't you Hisaka Shotaro's—
You have no right to utter Shotaro's name!
Everyone has stuff going on.
Normal people take care not to pry too much.
But you!
Why are you alive?
I should've made sure to finish the job when I ran you over!
I appreciate the sentiment, but just don't do anything.
He was working his ass off. He said it would be his last.
I thought she might be his sister.
Don't tell anyone about her.
Don't even tell the police.
He always leaves his bag in the boys' club room. And he had the charm at the time.
I wonder if it was Eiko from Health.
I asked him, of course.
But I want to know as much as I can.
I think he used to smile more back in first year.
You're so annoying.
Did Hisaka-kun not get along well with his family?
We got along fine.
Maybe you're too much of a brat to understand.
Life's good sometimes, and sometimes, it's bad.
I heard Hisaka-kun removed his good luck charm before the tournament.
I think there was someone at the tournament he wanted to hide it from.
The Ise Shrine charm, right?
I gave it to him as a gift from my school trip.
I see. So he took it off.
Ouch.
I get it, though.
I finally see what's going on.
You're Hisaka Eiko-san.
Hisaka Shotaro-kun was scheduled to change his surname after the tournament.
That's why it was "Hisaka Shotaro's last tournament."
Hisaka Kazutora-san was already living apart from Shotaro-kun
by the time of the tournament three years ago.
Shotaro-kun removed the good luck charm you gave him so his mother wouldn't see it.
And after that accident...
Shotaro-kun had you leave the site of the accident.
And he had Fujidera-kun keep quiet about you.
Your parents hated each other.
No!
And they didn't allow you to see Shotaro-kun, either.
It was just a bad time in their lives! It was temporary!
Shotaro and I...
We wanted Mom and Dad to make up.
We wanted to live together again.
We discussed how to make it happen in secret.
But you!
You outed the fact that Shotaro and I were meeting!
You made a flyer and put it up in front of the school!
Rumors started spreading.
Dad found out.
And that was the end of everything!
Shotaro and I could never meet again!
It was our one chance to rebuild our family!
If my family had gotten back together...
If I'd been with him...
Shotaro wouldn't have done that.
It's all because of your meddling.
It's because of you!
Shotaro jumped because of you!
Kobato Jogoro.
I'm going to kill you.
You're screaming about having a reason to hit Kobato-kun.
Oh, really?
What about me, then?
You were also going to hit me for no reason.
You're just a murderer.
No. It's because you're with that boy.
If you want someone to blame, it's him!
No, thanks.
I'll kill you, too, then.
Unfortunately for you, you're out of time.
I know. The police are here, aren't they?
Sis.
Why?
I know how you feel.
But stop.
It isn't Kobato's fault.
He was just trying to find the car that ran me over.
But Shotaro!
It isn't your fault I made such a dumb decision.
Sure...
Things might've turned out different if we'd gone back to living together.
But saying that won't change anything.
Still!
Getting run over...
is seriously scary as hell.
I didn't want Kobato to go through what I did.
To be honest...
I didn't want you to do that, either.
Osanai-san came to me yesterday and told me what had happened.
I wasn't expecting to see her again.
She told me about how you got hit by a car.
And how you were thinking of me and about all that was happening.
She asked me to come see you.
I can't believe it ended up like this.
Thanks. You saved us.
What my sister did was horrible.
I don't know how to apologize.
You don't need to.
It's true that I got ahead of myself three years ago.
I said too much, too.
It's weighed on me ever since.
Why did I say such a thing?
You were right to.
I deserved it.
You know...
I've been thinking.
Why did you react the way you did after I smacked you?
I saw you as some guy who just stuck your nose into whatever mystery you could find.
Investigating like it's some kind of TV show.
Prying into people's secrets for your own entertainment.
But I thought, maybe, if you really were such a jackass,
you wouldn't have made that face.
Later on, Ushio came and told me...
that you were worried about my treatment costs.
I...
I was a complete idiot.
I figured I'd be praised if I found the driver. I thought I'd be recognized.
And you'd get damages, making it easier for your family.
I...
I was sure you'd appreciate it.
I honestly thought that.
I still can't bring myself to thank you.
But I will say this:
Kobato...
I'm sorry for hitting you.
I'm sorry, too.
It's all good.
Hisaka-kun.
I'm glad you're alive.
I worried this whole time that I might have been responsible.
I tried to die because I wanted to.
Although I botched it.
You look like you want to hear what happened.
I'm glad you're alive.
That's all.
Later, Kobato.
Bye, Hisaka-kun.
Happy new year.
I'm glad we met.
Yeah.
I'm glad we met.
Hisaka-kun knew I remembered him and that I was worried about him.
I never told you about that, did I?
You read my notes, didn't you?
I thought you were writing them hoping I would.
Thanks, Osanai-san. I'm glad you called Hisaka-kun.
I was happy enough just being able to talk to him.
He even got me out of a tight spot.
That was really shocking. I was terrified.
It's all because you found him.
You can thank Dojima-kun for that.
Hisaka-kun changed his last name. He's Miura-kun now.
Dojima-kun was the one who found him.
"Sorry I can't come visit you," he said.
I see.
Can you tell him I said thanks?
Heal up quick and tell him yourself.
That hit-and-run incident three years ago was a big failure on my part, too.
You never ended up figuring out what happened, either, huh?
I think it must have been something really simple.
Nagahara Takuma, wasn't it? The person who hit Hisaka-kun.
The car that hit him somehow never showed up on that camera.
With no cars making U-turns, every car that passed by should've been on that footage.
But the ambulance and police never showed up for some reason, either.
You're right. Middle school me was so silly.
Nagahara Takuma might've worked at that convenience store.
He must've swapped the video file showing his car with the filename for a different day.
No wonder Asoya-san immediately knew what was going on.
Asoya-san would've known Nagahara Takuma's car was a blue kei-van.
What was that stuff you threw at Hisaka Eiko-san earlier?
Pepper.
Wh-Why did you have pepper?
I already had a suspicion the nurses were drugging you.
I had every reason to be cautious.
Makes sense.
What's wrong?
You were angry at the person who ran me over.
Why wouldn't I be?
There must've been a part of Hisaka Eiko-san that was ready to be arrested.
But for her kid brother to find out everything she'd done
must have been the worst imaginable outcome for her.
I think so.
Are you satisfied?
Do you think I set this up or something?
The worst outcome for the perp may well have been the best possible revenge for you.
Of course not.
There's no way I could've known the perpetrator was coming here tonight.
So you never thought it might be amusing if Hisaka-kun and his sister ran into each other?
Kobato-kun. What kind of person do you take me for?
Sorry.
Of course I thought that.
Ow.
That hurts.
Is there anywhere you want to go once you're better?
Alice, maybe.
I want to buy strawberry tarts.
I haven't had one of those yet.
I bet they're delicious.
And then, I want to go to Cecilia.
I have to try their parfait.
I want the chance to savor it this time.
Sakura'an
Fall Special
Kurikinton
I never knew kurikintons could be so good before going to Sakura'an.
I want to taste them again.
Say, Kobato-kun.
We've been through so much.
Yeah.
High school is almost over for us.
You're right.
What was the most unforgettable moment in our three years of high school?
I think, for me, it's right now.
I'll be going now.
Okay. Thanks.
Too bad about your entrance exams.
Ah, I'll have plenty of time to study.
Where were you planning to go for university?
Nagoya. I'll have to reevaluate my options, though.
I think Kyoto would be good.
Why?
I'm aiming to go to a university in Kyoto.
Ah.
Let me know if you get in.
I'm not telling you.
You talked about me like a horrible schemer earlier.
That hurt my feelings.
Also, you took a long time to regain consciousness. You had me worried.
So I think you need to get your just deserts.
By the time you come to next year, I'll have made a maze for you in Kyoto.
I'll find some good shops.
So you'll have to come find me.
And I'll let you have the last piece.
Good night, Kobato-kun, my next best option.
I'm glad you're alive.
Take care. And happy new year.