Are you sure you'll be all right on your own?
My house isn't that far away from here.
But wouldn't it be better for you to wait at the school?
I'm going to go look for them.
I can't go home.
Not by myself.
Papa and Mama will be sad if I came back without Yuuki...
Why did Yuuki...
Actually, I...
died.
Yuuki...
Yuuki?
Let's go home.
Hey, Yuuki?
You don't exist anymore, right?
But you're kind and you keep coming back to me
so that I don't get sad, right?
I want to be with you, Onee-chan.
And I want us to go back home together.
Yuuki...
Let's go home.
I'll get you home no matter what happens, you hear?
Okay.
Look, Yuuki.
It's our house.
Yeah.
Mama might be home.
Yeah.
Mama?
Mama!
Mama?
Mama!
Onee-chan.
Thanks.
Yuuki...
No, Yuuki.
You're going away?
I'm not going anywhere.
What?
What did you just say?
I'll always be right here.
What?
I can't hear you.
I can't hear you, Yuuki!
Don't go.
I love you, Onee-chan.
Mirai...
Mama.
Mirai!
Mama...
Yuuki...
I'm impressed, Mirai.
It must have been tough.
Thank goodness you're alive.
But Yuuki didn't...
I'm sorry, I...
It's not your fault.
I was wrong.
I shouldn't have let you two go by yourselves...
No.
I started arguing with you, so Yuuki wanted us to...
Mirai.
Thanks for staying with Yuuki until the very end.
Yuuki didn't leave my side even for a minute.
He was there with me until I made it back home.
He was there so that I wouldn't be sad;
so that I wouldn't stop trying;
so that I'd finally make it back home.
I only made it back because Yuuki was with me until the very end.
It's all thanks to him...
Yuuki kept telling me that we should talk more with you and Papa when we get home,
and that we should visit Odaiba and Grandpa's house together when we get back...
He wanted us to go places together.
He'd tell me again and again that he wanted us to cross the Rainbow Bridge as a family holding hands,
saying, "let's go back home..."
Mirai!
Mirai.
Yuuki...
Where's Mirai?
I couldn't get her to get out of bed yet.
I see.
Yuuki?
I drew a froggie, Onee-chan.
You should probably stop doing this, too.
Yes?
Brunch is ready.
Let's eat together.
Okay.
One month has passed since the Northern Tokyo Bay Earthquake,
and the city is slowly starting to settle down and return to its original state.
Have some salad, too.
But it is reported that there are still many areas where lifeline reconstruction operations are yet to take place,
Okay.
as respective municipalities are attempting to—
I know we've been busy, but I can't believe August is over already.
Yeah.
Yes, I'll be right there.
Hello, my name is Kusakabe.
You must be Mari.
Yes.
I'm sorry; I really meant to visit sooner.
Oh no, we should be the ones apologizing.
Thanks for going out of your way to come visit.
I'm sure she'll be happy to see you.
So where's Mirai?
Mirai.
Mari.
You've lost a bit of weight, I see.
Have I?
I've been eating properly and everything.
It's bright outside.
It kind of makes you feel stuffy being inside when it's so bright outside, doesn't it?
With the morning dawning, the sun rising,
and everyone around you looking so energetic...
It sort of makes you space out for a minute, doesn't it?
That's what it felt like when my husband suddenly disappeared right before my eyes.
I don't even remember the funeral;
I really wonder how I even managed to breathe at that time.
But Hina just kept growing and getting bigger each day.
She started to laugh and then started talking,
and the way she sneezes looks like how my husband used to sneeze...
You and Yuuki are really alike.
Are we?
Yeah.
Yuuki is living on inside of you.
Oh yeah.
Here.
And also,
here.
Sorry it took so long.
I thought I threw this away...
Yuuki picked it up and was holding onto it for you.
So Yuka was safe.
Huh?
I have one from you, Mari.
Yuuki?
Dear Onee-chan.
I picked up your cell phone for you.
I figured you'd be sad without it since you are a Cellphone Alien, after all.
I want a cell phone of my own, too.
That way we can text each other all the time.
And then it'd be fun for us even when we can't talk to each other face to face.
Oh, and I want to be able to take pictures, too.
Let's get home quickly and give Mama her present and take pictures.
So let's do our best and keep walking, okay?
From Yuuki.
Yuuki...
Mirai.
Yuuki really gave his best to keep walking, didn't he?
His head must have hurt really badly through it all.
Yeah.
He was feeling sick the entire time,
yet he kept walking without complaining even once about it.
Yeah.
He's actually a pretty picky eater,
but he'd still eat everything, like hard bread...
He really was a good kid.
Yeah.
He really, really gave it his all.
Yeah.
What should I do now that Yuuki's gone?
I really miss him!
Yeah.
Should we call Mirai over?
She promised Mari that they'd both be smiling the next time they meet, but...
It looks like she's going to need a little more time.
Don't overexert yourself either, okay, Mama?
You too, Papa.
Mirai...
Are you hungry now?
Or would you rather have something to drink?
Mama.
I know it's a little late for this,
but happy birthday.
Yuuki picked it out.
He chose this one since you like flowers.
And also, this.
It's addressed, "To Mama, from Yuuki."
Oh wow, look at this, Papa.
Yeah.
He got you and Mirai down just right.
He even got you down to the...
I guess he did.
Do I really look like this?
Dear Yuuki.
Our house is full of reminders of you,
so no matter if I sleep or wake up or do anything else,
I'm reminded of you.
I'm sure it'll make me sad... and it'll keep hurting.
So when I'm so sad and in pain that I can't take it anymore,
I'll come talk to you like this.
I'll report all the happy and fun things that happened.
I'll keep you in the loop with everything that happens.
Thanks, Yuuki.
Thanks for being born as my little brother.
I've got to keep on going.
Yuuki's watching over me.