Kaito!
This is bad! Right now, we gotta run for it!
Kaito, go!
This is...
Kaito...
He was swallowed up by the Double Ring and ran wild.
I have to go.
Mr. Freecell!
Kaito, I won't let you die,
not until you fulfill your promise to me.
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 Awakening
Hyaaa!
Cube!
No..Nonoha...
You all right?
Somehow.
Th..That's...
There they are!
Gammon and Ana!
They're both all right,
but it looks like they're blocked in and can't move.
And Kaito?
No sign of him.
Found him! It's Kaito!
Sure enough...
When that collapsed, he fell down to the lowest level.
Is Kaito all right?
Judging by his brainwaves, it looks like he's unconscious.
We have to hurry and help him.
Impossible!
The collapsed fragments have piled up on top of him.
What's more, Yoshio couldn't clear all that rubble.
Come on!
Isn't there some way to reach Kaito?
Hold on.
This is...
What is it?
I don't know,
but it looks like this structure leads down to Kaito's level.
If we follow it, we might be able to reach him.
I have to go.
I'm going to go help Kaito.
I can carry him and find my way back here somehow.
Wait, I'll go too!
Cube, you help Ana and Gammon.
They'll need Yoshio's strength to rescue them, right?
But...
It's okay.
I've already memorized the map you plotted out.
Believe in my memory, and in my muscle.
All right.
Take care of Kaito.
You bet!
Be careful, Nonoha.
We'll help Gammon and Ana.
Wait, don't tell me this...
It's a puzzle!
What do I do?
I have to go through this to go down?
Do your best, Nonoha Itou.
You're the only one who can help Kaito!
Ka..Kaito, here I come.
That's impossible for you.
You!
Kaito's alive, isn't he?
Just wait, Kaito.
I'm coming to save you.
Save Kaito?
Don't make me laugh.
You're the one who put Kaito in danger!
The force of the cave-in has made this whole area fragile.
A giant wooden cross puzzle, eh?
Herbert's creations are always so wasteful.
Still, thanks to that, we can reach Kaito's location.
We can't see the whole structure.
That makes it difficult to solve.
I know the structure.
Cube mapped it out,
this puzzle and where Kaito is.
It's all in my head.
Huh?
I can't trust you.
But if you really will help Kaito...
It's a memento of my mama.
To me, it's as important as the promise made with Kaito.
Is this enough for you to trust me?
All right.
They're challenging that puzzle?
I look forward to obtaining some splendid data.
Shall we begin?
The block that we're standing on now...
Can you tell where it connects to?
Huh?
Uh...
Probably over there.
All right...
In..Incredible!
And that?
Eh?
Um...
Incredible...
He does it so easily.
Say...
Are you really trying to help Kaito?
Of course.
I can't let Kaito die,
not until he fulfills his promise to me.
Pinochle said something.
He said he didn't know how your mother's death
and Kaito breaking his promise were related.
Kaito's wanted to know this whole time.
Just what did he do?
Kaito came here because he wants to remember more about you!
Please, tell me the truth!
Did Kaito...
Was your mama really...
Don't go getting the wrong idea.
You and I are cooperating to save Kaito, that's all.
You're not my friend,
and this is nothing to discuss with you.
I know that, but...
Well, fine.
Kaito has trampled on the memories of my mama,
and on his promise to me.
I was always so enthralled with Kaito.
He would approach any puzzle without hesitation,
and solve it.
H..He got them all right.
That spark, that strength, that nobility...
They were all so bright.
If I could be friends with Kaito,
then maybe I would change.
He might set me free.
That's what I thought.
Set free?
From what?
Well, no matter.
That's why I was happy,
when we made that promise to solve a puzzle together.
Huh? A puzzle, together?
Sure! Okay, see you Sunday.
Mama!
Kaito said he'd do a puzzle with me!
We made a promise!
But...
Kaito never came.
He broke his promise to me.
And that same day,
my beloved mama died.
While I was waiting for Kaito,
Mama's condition suddenly worsened,
and then she breathed her last breath.
How cruel, to abandon my sick mama to go play.
I was an ungrateful child.
That's what they said.
What is it?
My mama's death...
It wasn't Kaito's fault.
I let my mama die.
H..Hold on!
I could never make very good puzzles.
I wasn't the best student, and Mama hated me.
And I...
I despised my mama.
This memory is a lie.
This memory...
is the real one.
I've remembered.
All of it.
What are you talking about?
You're saying this is the truth?
What is this?
I don't get it!
So, everything you've told Kaito up till now
has been a lie?!
That's just ridiculous!
"Ridiculous"?
Could be.
But I didn't think so,
not till just now.
But they're your memories!
What are you...
The Ring can distort thoughts, overwriting memory.
He hated his "beloved" mama.
It wasn't Kaito who killed her.
Yet he made everything Kaito's fault.
What does that mean?
What have you said that's true, and what is a lie?
Could it be, even this "promise" with Kaito is made up?
The promise is...
True.
That promise alone is all that's been keeping me alive.
A promise that, for me, was sacred.
It was everything to me!
If you would defile that promise...
you'll be given no mercy.
Self-repair of altered memories...
Control of the emotional areas of the brain...
It seems this upgrade has increased the Ring's stability.
Oh, my, you're still here, Whi?
Miss Melancholy...
That's an unusual combination.
They're being friendly, solving a puzzle?
Yes.
We've been receiving some splendid numbers.
Sure enough, the forced activation rate of Mr. Freecell's brain
increases dramatically only when Kaito Daimon is involved.
Having you scout Mr. Freecell was indeed the right choice.
Huh? Transfer?
You didn't know?
He went back to Japan.
They say he'll be goin' to Root Gakuen now.
That's right...
He's gone...
Kaito...
In the end, I couldn't talk to him even once after that day.
Cruel, isn't he? Kaito Daimon?
Running off without keeping his promise to you.
U..Um, who are you people?
The Orpheus Order.
Scouting Freecell was the right choice?
I hope that's really the case.
Wh..What's that?
It's starting to collapse.
Hurry!
Which block does this one connect to?
Um...
Too slow!
I see it.
I have to go,
to where Kaito is.
W..Wait!
Th..This is...
H..Hold on!
What's going on?
I haven't been telling you anything about the puzzle.
This means he's already learned
everything about the puzzle, huh?
Impossible!
You're saying his brain's forced activation rate can't be measured?!
These readings, they look like...
What?!
What is it?
Data transfer from the Ring has ceased.
Why can't I assume control of it?!
Ah...
This is...
Kaito, I've finally realized.
We didn't need fake reasons,
or the past, or my mama,
any of it.
I can see it.
I can see it!
Our...
future.
Gammon! Ana!
You okay?
Yeah, somehow, Q-taro.
Thanks for the help, Shio-Shio!
What about Kaito and Nonoha?
I'll explain later.
This way!
This is it.
Kaito!
Freecell, what're you doin' here, dammit?!
He... Freecell saved him.
Saved Kaito.
Thank you for trusting me, Nonoha Itou.
Um...
Here.
I don't need it,
not anymore.
For me...
The promise, my mama,
none of it means anything.
After all...
I know now, many different things.
You're watching, aren't you, Whist?
This poor excuse of a fake....
I've made it into the real thing!
Sorry for ruining your little plan, huh?
That Ring is real?
What does that mean?
Kaito!
Are you all right?
Kaito!
Kaito, you want to save me, don't you?
If you win a game against me, this Ring can come off.
But you can't beat me as you are now.
After all, I'm...
Become much, much stronger, Kaito!
Once you do, it can begin...
Our puzzle time!
Freecell...
Kaito!
Hey, hang in there!
Kaito!
Hold on, Kaito!
Kaito!
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)
Master Rook, it seems Kaito Daimon has asked for puzzle training.
Yes, I've prepared something for Kaito.
A very dangerous puzzle.
What sort of puzzle is it?
It's incredibly shocking.
Yes, one that could crush him.
Next time, "The Puzzle of Fools, Once Again"
Ah, a puzzle effuse.
The Puzzle of Fools, Once Again
Yes, as they're smooshed.