At Satou's house, where everyone assembled for a study session,
Shana, Yoshida, and Ogata received advice from Margery.
Margery's words let Shana and Yoshida, who had been uneasy since Konoe Fumina transferred in, take another step forward.
Departure time, check.
Direction to destination,
Check.
Each ride's location, their descriptions and warnings, check.
The locations of the food court and bathrooms, check.
Lastly, Misaki and Outo's weather tomorrow.
Check.
It's perfect.
Now I can do anything tomorrow, no matter what happens.
I should be able to let Konoe-san and everyone enjoy themselves without having anything to worry about.
And, if everything goes well...
I'll...
I'll ride the Ferris wheel with Yoshida-san!
All right, do we have everyone here?
Glad to see no one was late.
Who would dare?
You went so far as to specifying the hour and minute of what destination train to take,
and which bus to take,
on the day before.
With a morning call.
I can't imagine what you'd say if we'd come late after all this.
He did it to you, too, Shana?
Wilhelmina took the phone.
We'll buy the tickets adjacent to the entrance gate then.
What's the estimated time required?
Two or three minutes.
He didn't call me.
I'm sure that's because you're organized.
Anyway, if he wasn't that organized, we couldn't let him be the party organizer.
After all, today's the day Konoe-san makes her theme park debut.
So we needed him to plan thoroughly so that she can make good memories.
Don't worry. I have many things planned out.
Good memories come from good planning.
It's a saying I like.
Well said, Ike.
It's his glasses.
Yay to the most organized glasses in Misaki!
Please, it's not that big of a deal.
All right, Yoshida-san's paying attention to me.
I will show her how I'm a reliable man with leadership.
Let's make our way in now.
Everyone, follow me!
So, Ike, what are we getting on first?
A haunted house?
Or the African tour?
Or a roller coaster right off the bat?
Konoe-san would be startled if we set her on the main course right away.
First, we'll take a walk around the park and have her enjoy its atmosphere.
She's the focus of the day.
Our important guest.
We need to prioritize our thoughts so that she can have fun.
I see.
As expect of Ike-kun.
The tour route is already set from looking at the park map.
We'll walk past the main rides using the shortest possible route, while walking by places with greenery-
Ike, Konoe-san's...
Konoe-san, do you want to ride this?
Yes, it looks very fun!
But, isn't that for kids?
What are you going to do, Ike?
Yes, it's a ride outside of the plan, but it's still within the range of my expectations.
Go ahead, Konoe-san. We're here for you today.
Ride what you want to ride.
Yes, then...
Why do we have to do this, too?
Don't say that. It's what Konoe-san wanted.
It's more fun to ride with everyone.
I understand, but...
This is embarrassing.
I can't believe this.
I wasn't able to completely simulate Konoe-san's tastes and thought processes.
How could I make a mistake like this the moment we entered the park?
By the way, Ike. Won't you get motion sick riding something like this?
No, this should be fine.
Are you all ready?
Yes!
Start!
Looks like you did get sick after all.
Sorry.
This one was pretty painful.
Why do we have to go through that when coming to a theme park?
It was my fault for underestimating it, since it's a kid's ride.
My eyes mean nothing if they can't predict how dangerous a ride is.
Let's ride that one next!
Ike!
Ike! We have a proposal!
A proposal!
I don't mind separating into groups of four,
but other than Shana-chan, why don't things change around me at all?
It was by lottery, so don't whine.
This is the best split.
It's better to leave Konoe to Ike and Sakai.
Yeah.
Well, we'll meet up again for lunch, so we'll have fun until then.
Shana-chan, is there anything you want to ride?
Something...
How about that?
B-Bungee?
The trend here recently is to enjoy the various sweets.
Let me take you to a good cheesecake shop.
The-Then an ice cream shop.
In that case, Japanese sweets.
It can't be! The shop was here until last week!
It's all right, Ike.
I'm really sorry.
What could be wrong with me today?
All these mistakes and not enough research...
Even though I got grouped with Yoshida-san...
My stock is going way down.
Don't be scared, Konoe-san. That's called a roller coaster.
Roller coaster?
I want to ride the roller coaster!
Then let's go right now!
According to my research, the roller coaster here tends to be less crowded in the morning than the afternoon.
So...
Now's the time to go.
It's supposed to be!
Impossible!
It's pretty crowded.
Maybe this is still on the less crowded side?
It's rare for Ike to misjudge like this.
He's usually perfect.
Why?
I've analyzed all the data and references multiple times.
Where is the flaw?
In any case, with this poor performance, I can't possibly ask Yoshida-san to join me on the Ferris wheel.
How can I regain some trust...
What should we do, Konoe-san?
Maybe it's better to give up if it's this crowded.
I see.
There is no need for that!
I will stay in line here.
In the meantime, you three go enjoy the other rides.
So I went and acted cool, but it didn't look like Yoshida-san was especially touched or anything.
Although I deserve it, I guess I can't make up for the mistakes I made just with this.
I bet right now, everyone is...
I've researched this for many days and made plans while staying up all night...
And the result is this...
I think I fail. There's no way I can say that I want to ride the Ferris wheel with Yoshida-san.
It's too extravagant a plan to begin with.
It was a dream beyond dreams.
Yoshida-san.
I thought you'd be lonely alone.
Sakai-kun is watching over Konoe-san.
I-I see.
Since we all came together, there's no need for the organizer to carry the entire burden.
Yoshida-san! How kind you are!
When I've done nothing but making mistakes!
By the way, Ike-kun. Do you get motion sickness on roller coasters, too?
Yes, a lot, actually.
So when Konoe-san and Sakai come back, I'll be waiting below.
I see.
Is there anything you don't get motion sick from in a theme park?
I-I guess Ferris wheels.
Ferris wheels?
Yeah.
I got on one once as a kindergartener, and that was the one ride I was fine on.
It really is the only one, so...
So...
Y-Yoshida-san!
If... If you don't mind!
After Konoe-san enjoys the roller coaster...
...will you ride... the Ferris wheel with me?
Sure.
We sure rode a lot of thrill rides.
Yeah. Riding only those is hard on the back.
Really?
You really are something, Shana-chan.
You don't flinch at all, no matter what you ride.
You're, like, superhuman.
Yeah.
Both the speed and centripetal forces are set for entertainment purposes, so it's not dramatic.
It's impossible for them to ask me to feel fear from that.
I'll go call Konoe-san and Sakai-kun now.
Yeah.
Tell them that it's moving faster than expected.
Yeah.
This coaster has a capacity of 32 people per run, so we should be up in about 3 or 4 rounds.
They should make it here on time.
But wait!
What if they don't make it on time?
Then I have to ride it?
When I tried riding a roller coaster sometime ago, I became so sick I had to skip school the next day.
On another occasion, I was carried away by an ambulance.
No, stay calm.
If I step out of the line now, Konoe-san won't be able to ride the roller coaster.
Not only that, but my promise with Yoshida-san will go to waste, as well.
They will come back.
They will.
They will!
They will!!!
Excuse me.
The group that was waiting up ahead canceled their ride, so this will be the next group of people.
EH?!
I thought I just heard Ike-kun's scream.
Yoshida-san. Is it our turn?
Yes. We should head over soon.
We're sorry, Ike.
It's fine.
Nobody thought the line would move so...
Ike-kun...
I'm sorry, Konoe-san.
I couldn't let you try the roller coaster.
Oh, about that,
it's really empty right now.
I see.
The magic show starts on the stage from today on, so the coaster becomes empty this hour.
I quit now.
I won't dream anymore.
Forget the Ferris wheel with Yoshida-san, too.
What a stormy day.
Wow! Wow!
Amazing, Shana-chan!
You set the highest record at this theme park!
Look, you won that prize!
Thank you.
That was a really good show I got to watch.
You're great, Shana-chan! You're a genius!
Superhuman! President!
Hey.
You shouldn't use your strength unnecessarily.
What's the problem with using the strength she has?
It really was amazing!
She'd go slashing everything!
I was so surprised.
Did she?
I wanted to show her gallant figure to you, too.
You're over-doing it.
It's for entertainment, so leave me alone.
And what happened to him?
I heard every piece of his planning failed, and he's in a state of self-loathing.
That's new.
Um...
I baked cookies hoping that everyone would have some.
Please have some if you like.
It's good.
Here.
Yes. Yoshida-san hasn't forsaken me yet.
This taste is nonverbal encouragement for me!
Then I should try this one more time.
Everyone! Allow me to announce the afternoon plan.
We'll make four groups of two, and we'll have a race through the giant maze!
The rules are simple.
The group to reach the exit first wins.
The prize is soft-serve ice cream from everyone.
Why did he become so motivated all of a sudden?
How would I know.
Who cares.
Since we're doing it, let's try to win.
Let's do our best, Konoe-san.
Yes.
Okay.
Ready...
Start!
You're good at these thought process games, so we might be able to win this race.
"Might" isn't good enough.
We must win.
Does Ike-kun want soft-serve ice cream that badly?
We haven't seen huge mazes recently, have we?
This park was made quite a while ago.
It's my first time coming through, though.
I'm not really good at these.
I guess not.
Hey, can I ask you something?
What?
Can I become a Flame Haze, as well?
Why do you ask that?
Because...
So... Which way should we go?
I don't know.
Is it this way?
Or that way?
It's this way?
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
This is such a strange theme park.
Wow, Ike-kun! You don't get lost at all.
We can't win if we get lost.
So I can't afford to get lost.
It's not like I know the route.
But I can tell.
All my senses are sharpened, and I can feel the goal.
Everything is...
Everything is for this moment!
Yoshida-san.
Do you remember the promise we made when we were in line for the roller coaster?
About the Ferris wheel?
I want to ask you again.
If we can get out of this maze faster than anyone else...
I want you to ride the Ferris wheel with me!
...with me.
We're almost up.
Yeah.
I'm glad I didn't give up.
There were many failures as an organizer, but if I can get on the Ferris wheel with Yoshida-san, then I don't care anymore.
A memory shared just between Yoshida-san and me is about to start.
And, that might turn out to become a...
...very important page in our history.
Ike-kun?
Ike-kun!
Hang in there!
I'm sorry...
Ike-kun said the Ferris wheel was one thing he's fine with.
But he got into this state soon after we got on.
I know I was fine back in kindergarten.
Isn't it getting worse as you get older?
Maybe it is.
I was so hideous in front of Yoshida-san to the very end.
Failed as an organizer.
So unmanly of me to get depressed easily, too.
I get motion sickness from a mere Ferris wheel.
There's absolutely nothing good about me.
What's is it, Konoe-san?
Ike-san. Thank you very much for today.
I'd like to come to a theme park again.
Aren't you glad, Ike-kun?
A lot has happened, but if Konoe-san enjoyed it, then all is well.
Come on already.
The exit's going to close on us.
Don't worry about that!
Fancy Park completely closes its gates an hour after everything stops operating.
Yes! There's our Ike-kun research trivia!
All's well that ends well.
I'll add it to my list of sayings I like.
Interpreter of Condolence, Margery Daw.
Satou and Tanaka plead with her as an experienced Flame Haze to train them.
Margery's old memories awaken seeing the two young men before her.
It's the early twentieth century, in New York.
Next time on Shakugan no Shana Second.
Door to the Past.