First sunrise of the year already?
Never thought I'd see it from a place like this.
Sorry...
N-No, that's not what I meant.
Your phone's ringing.
Caller: Kurusugawa Research Institute
Hello?
Nagase-san?
Yes.
Yeah... Wait, Multi did what?
Got it. I'll be right there.
Hiroyuki-chan? What's wrong?
Multi's disappeared!
Original TV-Fansub: Conclave & Anime-Faith Raw: Zero-Raws Additional Work: ReDone-Subs
Anata no sono hitomi wo tada mitsumeteta
I was just looking in your eyes
afuredasu kimochi wo kakushita mama de
hiding these overflowing feelings
te wo nobaseba itsudemo watashi ga iru yo
Whenever you stretch, I'm there for you
yasashiku dakishimete hoshii kara
because I want you to embrace me gently
zutto kokoro ni egaiteta futari de tsunagu ashita
I've always dreamed of a tomorrow conducted by the two of us
ima kanaeraretara
I wish we could make it come true right now
daisuki da yo
I love you so much
kono omoi wa todoiteru kana
Has this feeling reached you?
egao wa kotaete kureru kana
Will the smile answer me?
nagareteyuku toki wo koete aruite yukou
Let's keep walking over the flowing times
Send my love to you
Into your heart
Where I Belong
Nagase-san!
Ayaka-sama!
I'm very sorry. I...
What's going on?
We've completely lost her.
The researchers are looking for her, but...
What about the GPS system?
Can't we use the emergency code to remote control her via satellite?
Impossible. Not without these...
Ayaka-sama.
Be careful.
Excuse me.
What about Hiroyuki?
I've contacted him. He should be here soon.
I see.
"Ooyama Electrics"
Today's weather will be increasingly cloudy.
Some regions will see heavy rain later this afternoon.
Please remember to bring your umbrella when you go out.
You haven't found her yet?
Serio is heading for the school now, via the standard route.
I think I should go too.
Ayaka-sama! At least wait until Fujita-kun gets here--
But--
Nagase-san!
Hiroyuki...
What's going on?
It's like I told you on the phone.
I don't get it! All I heard is that Multi's disappeared!
Stop it, Hiroyuki!
Hiroyuki-chan...
There is no time. So listen carefully!
Nagase-san.
Yes.
There is a serious flaw in Multi's emotion program.
Because of that, Multi has now...
...gone rogue.
Rogue?
Essentially, she's ceased to obey orders.
Ever since we found out, she's been in sleep mode as a precautionary measure.
But she forced herself to wake up, and resumed functioning.
Right now, Serio is tracking her activity.
However, because she removed her ear receivers,
we can't use the GPS or remote control her.
To tell the truth, it's been tough going.
Why? How did this happen?
Why, Nagase-san?
You're the reason, Hiroyuki.
M-Me?
What are you saying?
A year ago...
...Multi malfunctioned, just like she has now.
And she refused to allow us to access her emotional memory.
She was in the process of backing up her memories of you.
Multi-san, where are you?
Humidity is rising.
There is a 100% probability that there will be rain in less than an hour.
Expected time of rainfall is...
Nee-san...
Jeez... You're hopeless.
Hiroyuki-san...
How do you feel, Multi?
Yes! I'm just a little nervous.
It's all right.
It's no different from sleep mode.
You'll just be sleeping, the same as always.
Yes.
We will now commence the data request operation.
Commence core connection.
Roger. Connection commenced.
With this, my job will end.
My younger sisters will be developed and sold after me.
And my data will help them...
...be useful to humans.
I wonder if Hiroyuki-san will be nice to my younger sisters...
I wonder if they'll be special to him like I was...
But... that's not me.
Disappearing...
Hiroyuki-san is disappearing.
From inside me...
He's going to disappear.
No!
Don't forget!
Don't forget about me!
Hiroyuki-san...
What's wrong, Multi?
No!
Don't go!
Don't leave me alone!
Hiroyuki-san...
Hiro... yu... ki...-san !
I want to see him...
Hiroyuki-san...
What...
...should I do?
That's... what caused everything?
Why...
Why didn't anybody tell me something this important?!
That's cruel...
That's cruel, both of you!
Hiroyuki-chan...
If I'd known, if you told me, I would have...!
You would've done what?
You would have cared for Multi with the goal of not hurting her.
But would that have helped her?
Would it have solved everything?
That's...!
If we hadn't investigated the cause, and Multi had fulfilled her role,
the emotion system would've been too problematic for practical use.
It would've been permanently shelved, as a failure.
And then Multi's younger sisters would have been
distributed to the market without the emotion system.
It was a wall for us to scale.
Or rather, a wall we had to scale.
All for the sake of fulfilling Multi's dream.
Ayaka...
My dream is...
...that my data can be used for my younger sisters that will be born in the future,
so that they can become important to people like Hiroyuki-san.
Only...
Like before, she entered an infinite loop state
and couldn't get out.
Her desire to be needed by you...
Her heart that longed to be useful...
But she knew that prioritizing those desires could make people sad...
So Multi held back those feelings, in order to prioritize other people's happiness.
But that was Multi's primary role.
She began to deny the answer she searched for...
As a result, she was overwhelmed by contradictions.
Then, Multi is---
In seeking the answer, her calculations became infinite.
Because of that, her OS and hardware were damaged,
her code and reasoning were degraded, and finally...
...her personality collapsed.
What's wrong?
Oh... wait!
That girl...
I should have realized it sooner.
Like when I saw Feel malfunctioning...
I'm sorry.
If...
If you know that much, why don't you do something?
Do something!
You're a scientist, right? Can't you find a way?
Stop it, Hiroyuki!
Do you think torturing Nagase-san will solve the problem?
But... but!
Think hard about who's hurt most by this!
This...
This is unfair!
Didn't Multi do her best?
For Feel and her younger sisters...
She tried so hard...
Hiroyuki-chan.
What was the point of everything we did for Multi...?
In the end...
In the end, all it did was make her suffer...
Huh?
Hinayama-san...
Y-Yes!
Mistaken identity?
Hiroyuki-chan.
I'm going to look for Multi.
I can't leave her alone like this.
Hiroyuki-chan?
What will you do if you find Multi?
Thinking of you caused her to malfunction.
So what do you think will happen if she meets you now?
There's no way to predict the outcome.
Will you go to her in spite of all that, Fujita-kun?
I...
Let's go, Hiroyuki-chan.
I want to talk to Multi-chan one more time too.
Kamigishi-san, are you...?
I'm sure we can!
When Multi-chan spends time with us,
she observes us and is able to mature!
So if we don't help our lost Multi-chan...!
Akari...
Sorry. You're right, Akari.
anata no sono hitomi wo tada mitsumeteta I was just looking in your eyes
We're going, Nagase-san.
Isn't this the road we should follow and the wall that must be scaled?
So it's time for us to start climbing.
afuredasu kimochi wo kakushita mama de hiding those overflowing feelings
That's right.
Just pondering things is pointless.
Yeah! Well, we're off!
Keep an eye on the lab, Nagase-san.
te wo nobaseba itsudemo watashi ga iru yo Whenever you stretch, I'm there for you
H-Hey!
A wall to be scaled, huh?
yasashiku dakishemete hoshii kara because I want you to embrace me gently
That's right...
zutto ni egaiteta futari de tsunagu ashita I've always dreamed of a tomorrow conducted by the two of us
Where should we start?
We'd better leave no stone unturned.
Hiroyuki-chan, let's ask the others to help.
But it's New Year's, so--
It's okay.
ima kanaeraretara I wish we could make it come true right now
They all feel the same way.
Huh? What about Multi?
daisuki da yo I love you so much
Got it. We'll help!
kono omoi wa todoiteru kana Has this feeling reached you?
I-- no, we'll look for her!
What are you being all polite for?
egao wa kotaekureru kana Will the smile answer me?
Hiroyuki, we're friends, right?
A friend in need is a friend indeed, you know.
nagareteyuku toki wa koete aruiteyukou Let's keep walking over the flowing times
Lemmy!
I forgot something! In Japan!
Send my love to you
Into your heart
The car is ready.
Was she there?
No.
sekai juu de ichiban taisetsuna mono The most precious thing in the world
She's about this tall, and her ear antennae are...
Oh wait, she's not wearing them.
watashi wa mitsuketa anata no naka ni I've found it in you
Have you seen a maid robot?
Do you mean me?
koreijou kono mune ni osaekirenai I can no longer hold it in my heart
Um, no.
mabushii tokimeki ga tomaranai This dazzling palpitation does not stop
She isn't here either.
We aren't finished yet.
hitotsu hitotsu yume no kakera wo issho ni atsumeteyukou One by one, let's collect the fragments of this dream together
Yes, Ayaka-sama.
futari no takaramono The treasure between the two of us
daisuki da yo I love you so much
kono omoi wo tsutaetai kara Because I want to deliver this feeling
This is so strange...
Let's look over there!
Multi-chan!
Multi!
zutto anata no soba ni iru yo I will always be with you
Multi-chan!
She's not here...
sora no kanata nagareboshi ni negai wo komete Beyond the sky, with prayer on shooting stars
What's wrong, Akari?
If we don't find her soon, then...
itsumademo Forever
What will we do?
Multi-chan started acting strange because of what I said to her before.
Knowing my heart
Akari...
I didn't even think about Multi-chan's feelings...
Don't pin all the blame on yourself.
Hiroyuki-chan...
Let's keep on thinking, and not slow down at all.
Yeah.
Okay! Let's go!
daisuki da yo I love you so much
kono omoi wa todoiteru kana Has this feeling reached you?
egao wa kotaekureru kana Will the smile answer me?
Shit... she isn't here, either?
Oh!
daisuki da yo I love you so much
Mother!
Hey, has Multi-chan been to Hiroyuki-chan's house?
kono omoi wo tsutaetai kara Because I want to deliver this feeling
Multi... -chan?
Was she the one I saw?
zutto anata no soba ni iru yo I will always be with you
She was here?
Yes. A little girl...
But was she really a robot?
nagareteyuku toki wa koete aruiteyukou Let's keep walking over the flowing times
So she did come here.
Caller: Hinayama Rio
Hello?
Ah, Fujita-kun, did you call me earlier?
Send my love to you
Into your heart
Yeah...
Sorry, I was at work so I couldn't answer...
So, what's wrong?
Oh, the thing is, we're looking for Multi...
Multi?
Then it really was...
You saw her? Where?
I only saw her going into the train station, but...
I see... Thanks, Rio-chan!
About when did you see Multi-chan?
Umm... it was before we went out, so I guess it was about an hour ago.
So she went to the train station after that...
Kurusugawa Serika
Carriage Mirror Rotation
Carriage, mirror, rotation...
What is this?
Is it some kind of coded message from Senpai?
What's wrong?
The amusement park.
The amusement park?
Akari...
We've gone with the flow and come this far,
but if we do find Multi at the amusement park,
what should we say to her?
I don't think comforting and soothing words will help Multi.
So is there anything helpful we could say to her?
I don't know.
But...
I think you're the one Multi-chan most wants to see.
That's why she went to your house.
You'll have to support her, Hiroyuki-chan.
I'll brainstorm with you, so...
Yeah.
The park will be closing shortly.
We sincerely thank you for visiting us today.
Feel-san, I'm sorry...
I... I...
Hiroyuki-san!
Hiroyuki-chan, that's...!
Multi.
Hiroyuki... -san...
sakura no hana ga sakimidare
The cherry blossoms were in their glory
ookime no seifuku wo kite
and with oversized uniforms on
hanabira no mau koutei wo
we took keepsake photos
bakku ni shite kinenshashin totta ne
with petals falling in the schoolyard behind us
akaku somaru kousha mitsumete
Even if I turn into an adult
itsuka otona ni kawattemo
gazing at the school building being painted red,
kodomo no you ni toki wo wasurete
I'll still want to romp about like a child
omoi kiri hashagitai
without worrying about time
donna toki mo genki ni nareru
There is always a place
basho ga kanarazu aru kara
that cheers us up
doko ni itemo wasurenaide
So let's not forget it, wherever we are,
mae ni aruite yukou
and step forward
Next Episode
I'm not useful anymore...
I'm just a useless robot that's no help to anybody!
To Their Future