Rook...
You're late, Kaito.
Lost
Tesaguri de sagashiteta I've searched, groping
Tozasareta mirai no kotae nante doko nimo nai The answer to a future that's been closed off
Tozasareta mirai no kotae nante doko nimo nai Is nowhere to be found
Hashiru shoudou, ima kaidoku funou The impulse to run, it's impossible to decipher now
Found
Kudaketa hazu no unmei o A fate that was supposedly smashed
Mijuku na yume no naka de kikoeta kitanda I've come to hear it within that half-formed dream:
Saigo made I'll be there for you Until the end, I'll be there for you
Tachidomaranai, kono hari dake wa It won't stop, not this needle
Boku no asu o kizamu oto o tsukisasu It will pierce the sound that engraves my tomorrow
Shinjitsu kara nigetara ima If I run from the truth, then now...
Genjitsu ni mo maketara ima If I lose to reality, then now...
Nani ga nokoru no? What will remain?
(Nokoru no?) (Will remain?)
Kazoekirenai kono kizu dake ga These countless wounds of mine
Boku no kinou o zanzou to shite kataru They tell of my yesterday as an afterimage
Unmei ga hodoketemo ima Even if fate were unraveled, now...
Sonzai o kowashitemo ima Even if my existence were smashed, now...
Boku no michi o yuku yo I will travel my path
It's now or never
That is what they say
Live your life today, yeah, yeah
There will always be, there will always be a way
That is what they say
Live your life today, yeah, yeah
There will always be, there will always be a way
That is what they say
Live your life today, yeah, yeah
The Promise
First game, winner:
Miss Melancholy.
You've got a long way to go before you can beat me.
Right, right, Big Sis?
I've gotten what I wanted.
I'm grateful for the cooperation.
Now all that's left is to wait for Upperclassman Souji's transmission.
Kaito, I will have you make good.
By this pendant, the promise you made to me.
Promise?
What does he mean?
Moving on, the second game shall now begin.
Whoa!
The slider's arrangement changed.
Next up...
it's my and Kaito's turn.
Kaito Daimon's opponent is Pinochle, of all people.
This game won't be very cute, will it, Sis?
If I should lose,
would you young ladies let me cry upon your laps?
I don't think so.
How cold.
I guess I'll just have to win.
Klondike will be watching.
I'm not nervous at all.
I'm the type that heats up when attention's on him.
Do not sully the name of the Orpheus Order.
All I have to do is win, right?
Winning will gain anyone's forgiveness.
Right, Freecell?
I wish you good fighting, Pinochle.
Kaito!
Good luck!
Mr. Kaito goes first.
Now then, second game...
Play.
I'll get on the neighboring slider next.
If I do, he'll probably...
I thought as much.
What?
That goof down there is somethin' else!
Again...
And again!
The next one he'll move to is...
I knew it! He's reading my intentions!
He's reading Kaito's intentions?
Yeah, no doubt about it.
It looks like he's investigated Kaito thoroughly.
That's right, Kaito Daimon, all your data is in my head!
Your life.
Your everything.
How you've solved every puzzle up till now.
You solve things so elegantly, don't you?
This is Pinochle's greatest weapon.
Every single puzzle from all ages and cultures...
The thoughts, the experiences of the opponent...
He expertly researches all data to create his strategy.
It really is unbeatable.
Still, he has no sense of pride.
How he solves things isn't cute, is it?
Well, what will you do, Kaito?
I know just what you're thinking.
Next is...
Kaito...
Next...
Next!
Dammit!
Next is...
No need to worry, Nonoha!
That fool Kaito's gonna pull it off!
What is this sensation?
Next...
Don't tell me!
Next...
I...
Next...
I'm...
being moved!
Kaito Daimon is reading Pinochle's intentions!
More precisely, he's reading what Pinochle had read from him,
and is then reading from that.
Then, this "Pinochle" person's data is...
Yeah, it don't apply to Kaito anymore.
Then, Kaito has won!
All right, go, Kaito!
I, Ana, think you should go for it!
Good luck! Keep it up, Kaito!
Such raucous noise!
Freecell...
In one blow...
I'm gonna finish him off!
Rook Banjo Crossfield...
Parting with Rook was quite painful, wasn't it?
It's started.
Huh?
What's this?
It was the night of a full moon.
You two had slipped from school and gone to Great Henge.
After that, you never saw him again, did you?
How...
How do you know that?
Calm down, Kaito!
A group like the Orpheus Order would
be able to research that easily.
Easily?
That's right.
They may have hacked the POG's data.
I told you, didn't I?
Everything about you is in my head, Kaito.
Incidentally, you had Nonoha's special
rice omelet for dinner last night.
Huh?
It had a little too much salt, right, Nonoha?
H..How...
Kaito, when you took a shower last night,
you were out of shampoo, weren't you?
That won't do.
You need to buy replacements ahead of time.
He's right!
How do you know that?!
Wait, how do you?
The POG wouldn't have that data, would they?
But I can see everything.
I...
Rather, Freecell and the others,
we were students of Crossfield Academy.
We were in the same building as you, spent time together.
Though it seems you don't remember that.
You were special back then.
You were the genius transfer student from the East.
You could solve any puzzle easily,
and always had a bored look on your face.
Your eyes looked as if they were watching insects.
No...
Your eyes watched us as if we weren't there at all.
That ain't true!
You'd just lost your parents, hadn't you?
It's only natural that you'd close off your heart.
But does that give you the right to hurt others?
Hurt others?
I did?
That puzzle was great, huh?
Yeah, awesome!
You're Kaito Daimon?
They say you're good at solving puzzles.
We're all about to do some puzzles.
Wanna join us, Kaito?
This is my pride and joy.
It took second place in the championships.
Is he really that good?
They're just rumors, right?
Try solving this.
H..He even got to six.
He already solved it...
Let's go, guys.
You were all alone, yet you wounded the children
who tried to play with you.
"Wounded them," you say?
All he did was solve their puzzles!
He didn't do anything bad!
Yes, Kaito's not "bad."
Those children were simply at too low a level,
unable to be Kaito's opponents.
That's not it!
But finally, you were able to make a friend.
Yes, you brought misfortune even to Rook.
One day, you became absorbed in a puzzle
and forgot your promise to Rook.
Oh, no!
I'm sorry, Rook!
Because of that your return was delayed,
and the lab people noticed Rook was absent.
And then...
It's your fault, isn't it?
It's your fault Rook went down the wrong path,
and that Nonoha and the others have faced such danger.
Shut up! That don't involve you!
The puzzle...
I'm continuing the puzzle!
That's the kind of person you are.
Now, as then,
you wound others while you have fun solving puzzles alone.
You like puzzles more than people.
Kaito's not like that!
Yes!
You can't even remember, can you?
There's one more person here that you've wounded.
What do you mean?
Promise...
Wounded...
It looks like you've remembered, about him.
But I never spoke to him, not once!
You have, just once.
What?
That's when you made your promise.
U..Um, Kaito?
Huh? Do a puzzle together?
Sure.
Okay, see you Monday.
He waited so long.
Yet you...
That day...
That day, I...
That's when Rook disappeared.
I thought I could see him if I went to Great Henge.
And then...
You forgot, your promise with him.
Do you know how sad you made him?
His mother as well.
Mother?
Sad...
What is it, Melancholy?
She died sad.
She died?
Don't let 'em fool ya, Kaito!
This is just a bunch of lies!
That's right!
Is that true?
Was it really my fault?
In the midst of your sadness...
you made Mama die.
What does that mean?
What is it?
I thought you were resuming the game.
Kaito...
What a damn, dirty trick!
It's unforgiveable!
Though Klondike is watching...
What an unsightly game this is!
Dammit! Where should I go?
It's your turn.
Hurry, hurry!
This move...
Kaito Daimon can win in two turns!
Really, Cube?!
Pr..Probably...
No.
Too bad.
That's the end.
Second game, winner:
Mr. Pinochle.
Huh?!
But he hasn't won yet!
It's over.
Even if he were to continue...
Goofy down there would get to the goal first.
There's no way Kaito can win.
Oh, no!
Kaito lost?
Kaito...
Let us have a brief rest before the next game.
I made her die?
Freecell!
You saw, right?
Kaito Daimon remembered you!
I made him remember!
Thank you, Pinochle.
But...
Kaito would have remembered without
someone like you butting in.
He would have remembered!
Fr..Freecell!
The one who'll begin puzzle time with Kaito
is me.
Eiyuukidori Playing the hero
Itsudatte shinjita muteki no kankaku A sense of invincibility you always believed in
Tatakatte iru no wa chikyuu no tame nanka ja nai You're not fighting for the sake of the world or anything
Motto maipeesu de It's for a more leisurely
Sou, motto shoujiki na onegai no tame Yeah, more straightforward request
Nandotonaku kizutsuitemo tachiagare, hero Even if you're wounded over and over, rise up, hero
Kitto daijoubu, kimi o mamorunda It's sure to be all right, I'll protect you
Machigai da to shitemo tomarenai Even if it's wrong, it can't be stopped
Seikai ka nante wakaranai I don't know if it's the right answer
Donna toki demo original ni No matter the situation
Step o fumidashiteku I'll take those first steps, originally
Dramatic ni, mawaru sekai de On this spinning world, I'm searching, dramatically
Kiwameita wonder sagashiteru For wonders that sparkle
Boku, shijou saikou no tabi o tsuzukeyou Me, I'll keep going on the greatest journey in history
Image shite shiawase na mirai e To the happy future I imagined
Mirai e To the future
(Mirai e) (To the future)
Having to ask someone like you is an insult, but here goes:
Just what is "Howawan"?
Ah, it's a food.
Food?!
A spring specialty with lots of fat to it, so delish!
It's a seasonal food?
Slice it up thin, add wasabi and soy sauce to it and it's the bomb!
Just how thin is "thin"?
The square root of three millimeters, I guess.
Next time, "I Want to Give You Howawan"
I Want to Give You Howawan
Hm, it is quite delicious.
No way!