What is this, I wonder?
Her breathing is becoming slower.
Pulse is at 30.
Blood pressure is dropping.
That's it...
This...
This is what you see before you die.
I used to think it was just a rumor.
I'm sorry, Yosaburou-san.
This is the end.
Lisa Hoshino.
On Heisei 14, December 14th.
The Gengo calender is based on the reign of the emperors. 'Heisei' (achieving peace) is the name of the current period under emperor Akihito, who came to power in 1989. Heisei 14 thus equals 2002 AD.
She's dead at the age of 90.
1:05PM...
May she rest in peace...
She said that she had no desires left to live for.
She had a great life, Mother.
Thank you for everything you've done.
Umm...
This man here would like to say his goodbyes.
Li-chan and I...
We were tea drinking partners.
You guys became great friends in the tearoom, didn't you?
Is that so?
Please, by all means, go ahead.
Pretty soon I'll be able to meet you in that other world, Li-chan.
Ah? From underneath her pillow...
This man?
Hey, what's that?
This man...
Who is that?
He's a man who was admitted here for a broken bone, Takanezawa-san.
Just recently he was discharged...
May I see?
My, Mother! Why did you have such a picture?
Hmm...
Lockets are more of a young girl's interest.
Give me back my treasured belonging, now!
D-Doctor! Hoshino-san is...
And so, in Heisei 15...
It's cold.
Here I go~!
Mama! Mama, come here!
There's a strange old lady flying across the sky!
Don't tell me you're dozing off in the middle of the day again!
Lisa Hoshino / Toyoko Fukuda / Kin Kowada
Alright.
The green book says "Supernatural Beings of our World".
Man, it's all a bunch of gibberish.
Bend.
What have I done for that to happen...
...getting this old?
Hoshino-san!
Where did you run off to?
I looked all over the hospital.
Huh? How did everything get so scattered?
W-Well...
Right, that's it.
Hey, Koizumi-san...
Do you think you could possibly get me the address of that Takanezawa-san who was discharged from here?
Okay, but...
Are you going to write him a letter or something?
But come on now, Li-chan... Tell me about that picture in your locket...
Do you really treasure the memory of that Takanezawa-san so much?
Well, it might give you a nasty feeling...
But the first time we met, I was so shocked I almost died.
It was like that man was reborn again.
But that wasn't all...
Hey you, how did you get those horrible injuries?
I fell from quite a height.
I'm sorry, Yosaburou-san.
It was that way he died...
I wonder if Takanezawa is really undead.
Eh?
Takanezawa-san's address, really?
Isn't she such a cute old granny?
But, they didn't seem like they were all that close.
Takanezawa
It's a sunday. Where the heck could he be?
If you're looking for Takanezawa-san, you might want to check the local park.
Just look for a group of outdoor enthusiasts gathered together.
Enthusiasts?
Thank you very much.
T-That's!
Hey, hey...
What is he doing?
Ah, that's free climbing.
On cliffs, or on the side of buildings...
Using just your hands, you can climb anywhere.
It's a very simple sport.
Every sunday a bunch of us enthusiasts gather to do this.
F-From such a height...
Takanezawa-kun!
Don't overdo it!
I'm fine! My injuries are all healed.
Takanezawa-san seems to enjoy heights...
What an awful deathwish...
Hello, this is Koizumi. I'm not here to answer the phone now...
Oh yeah...
She works the nightshift today.
She should quit being a nurse...
Takanezawa-san...
Don't be alarmed, I'm nothing out of the ordinary.
I just want to find out more about you.
Who are you?
You don't remember? Look. From the hospital.
I'm sorry, but...
Not at all?
Anyway, please listen to what I have to say.
Because this happened when I was a young girl, it's from a long time ago.
There was a time where I was suffering from a heart condition.
I had entered into a sanatarium on the seashore.
It was there where I met another patient named Yosaburou-san.
With each other's encouragement, our conditions gradually improved.
Soon enough, it was time for us both to be discharged.
Farewell, Lisa-san.
Yosaburou-san!
He killed himself.
He threw himself off of a tall cliff.
Y-Yes, Yosaburou-san and I were like two peas in a pod.
Farewell, Lisa-san.
And he liked heights too.
So it worries me, it worries me.
Before... You were floating, weren't you?
Hey now, are you even listening to my story?
I'd like you to leave. I find spirits and the like to be annoying.
No matter how much one tries, the physical appearance will always get in ones way.
I guess I wasted my time seeking you out.
Anyway, I'm not really sure I believe in such things.
This girl...
H-Hey! You can't just look at that!
I thought I recognized her...
Koizumi-san, can you help me?
Okay.
Isn't that the female nurse, Koizumi-san?
Oh, so they're dating.
Nurse Station
So, Koizumi-san... You think you and your boyfriend will tie the knot?
Well, I've never thought about it...
Oh well...
I sort of feel like I wasted my time.
Eh?
The ghost of an old woman?
No way...
Are you sure she didn't just look like a ghost?
It's true!
When I got home, she was flying outside of the third floor veranda...
Enough about that, Takanezawa-kun...
I wanna know about you and that nurse.
Well, she's been very busy so we haven't been able to see each other...
But I think she's the one.
You gotta take her out with us next time!
Yeah, and when that happens, we'll prepare the club speciality for you!
And then you can propose to her!
That's the most effective way to do it!
Ehh? Is that true?
But if you get rejected, you get rejected!
What is it, Granny? Talk to me.
Okay, well, Koizumi-san...
But I really want you to take what I say seriously.
Yes?
Because this happened when I was a young girl, it's from a long time ago.
It was in a sanatarium on the seashore...
Ah, the story about the man who threw his body off of a tall cliff?
It's a sad memory, isn't it?
Why do you know that?
Nurses know everything about their patients.
Ah, well, whatever...
I just want you to listen to me.
The man who killed himself, Yosaburou-san, and your boyfriend, Takanezawa-san, share such similarities.
So, what I am about to tell you is very important.
Yosaburou-san killing himself like that...
...was all my fault.
Lisa-san, it looks like we're being discharged together.
That's true, Yosaburou-san.
What do you think...
After we leave this place, can we officially advance our relationship together?
Well...
But, at that time I had another man I liked.
There was a doctor who was a wonderful man.
So...
I'm sorry, but... Yosaburou-san...
I see.
Farewell, Lisa-san.
Yosaburou-san!
After that, I blacked out.
I was admitted to be taken care of again...
I feel so sorry for Yosaburou-san...
It's my fault!
I'm sorry, Yosaburou-san.
I'm sorry!
So, Koizumi-san...
Don't reject Takanezawa-san.
It's just... they're the spitting image of one-another.
I can see you two walk down the same path as me...
No way...
It's not in Takanezawa-san's character to commit suicide.
Even if I did reject him.
Lisa Hoshino / Toyoko Fukuda / Kin Kowada
Hey, hey, have you heard?
That nurse Koizumi-san was proposed to by some surgeon!
Eh? Is she marrying for money?
It looks like she's wandered stray.
T-This...
Nurse Station
Hi, I called you. This is Koizumi.
Takanezawa-kun...
Next sunday?
Oh, okay.
I've got something I want to talk about too.
Bye.
I've got a bad feeling about this.
And then, on Sunday...
Eh, she's here.
We've been waiting!
Welcome to the Free Climbing Club!
Welcome!
Why'd you bring me to such a place?
Sorry, I had a prior engagement...
See, today I wanted to talk about something rather serious...
Hey, I was talking!
What's this all about? Jeeze...
Cliffhanging Propose...
...Operation!
Marry Me
What an idiot...
In Japanese, a circle stands for 'correct'. Forming a circle with your arms thus means 'correct', or in this case: 'Yes.'
O-Okay?
What the...?
I wouldn't call him a smooth operator, but...
Saying that Takanezawa-san and Yosaburou-san follow the same fate...
I guess I overthought things a bit.
Everything went well, really well.
Takanezawa!!
Yosaburou-san!
Are you going to die in front of my eyes again?!
I won't let it happen this time!
So...
This is why I was revived...
This is why I was given these powers...
It was all so I would do this.
Thank... heavens...
That old lady Hoshino... Why did she go all the way to that park?
Koizumi-san...
Did you hear Li-chan's story of that man?
Y-Yeah, I heard it, about Yosaburou-san and stuff...
That man... I don't think he died.
When I was a young boy, I was suffering from a heart condition...
I had entered into a sanatarium on the seashore.
It was there where I met another patient named Lisa-san.
When we were being discharged I asked her to be mine from on top of a cliff...
But I was flat out rejected.
I see.
Farewell, Lisa-san.
Just as I was starting to head back, I lost my footing...
I had to be rushed away for surgery, and I was taken away from her.
Ah... So, the man who looked like Takanezawa-san is...
It's not me.
I've been thinking about this for so long...
...and finally yesterday it hits me.
Back then, she had met a doctor who treated her for a fever and they really hit it off.
I think that her memories got all mixed up.
Hi there, old man.
Did you come here to give me a visit?
So, Li-chan...
That man from your memories...
Are you sure his name wasn't Kosaburou?
Aren't you flattering yourself?
That's your name, right?
Eww, don't even joke like that.
I don't want to wear myself out.
In this apartment complex, a queen and a witch reside.
One day, helping the down witch, I became the queen's new target for her bullying.
Next time on Rumic Theater: To Show My Appreciation.
See you there!