We got the Little Busters back!
It's okay now...
From now on, the five of us will always be together.
Let's have as much fun as we can.
We'll go through the painful times and the happy times together!
Finally... It's all over.
And now,
the end is beginning.
The people and cats have all disappeared.
The sky no longer moves.
It sure is quiet.
Well, what're we gonna do now, Riki?
What are we going to play?
Hmm...
I think we should play baseball.
Oh, sounds good!
You really do get it, Riki.
I'll be the pitcher.
All right, let's hit the field!
Rin-chan!
I promise...
I'll come up with
a great wish...
I feel like...
there's something I'm forgetting.
Something really important...
Hey!
Is this one okay?
Ah, yeah...
Second!
Kengo!
I got it!
Nice pitch!
So this is will be my final sight in this world?
It's too fitting for the end of the Little Busters.
Everyone, it's time for a break.
Hi-yah!
Haruchin Flash!
Ball-san, where did you go?
I wouldn't want a little thing like this to surprise you.
I caught it...
Everyone, I caught it!
That tickles!
And now, we're the last five.
Just let me protect this sight
until the end comes.
Kengo...
You were the most naïve of us all...
Stubborn, contrary, and quick to cry.
But we played a lot, right?
It was fun...
Playing with you, I had the time of my life.
Rin...
Work on your control some, would ya?
Masato, you did your job well.
You knew everything, but you still acted like your old self.
You supported our daily lives in this world.
Your idiocy brought us all happiness.
You lovable idiot.
That's why I love you, too...
And, Rin...
You did a fine job recovering from the trials I set for you.
Thank you.
We were always together.
You never realized what a cute girl you were.
I wanted to stay
with that awkward little girl forever...
But I can't protect you anymore.
I'm sorry, Rin.
Riki, take care of Rin.
I know I can entrust her to you.
I'm sure it will be much harder on you,
but I believe you two can find happiness.
I'll act like my normal self until the end.
One last pitch for each of you.
Masato, let it go...
It's dangerous!
Masato! Are you okay?
I'm fine...
Well,
now that I've caught this, I have to go.
Time to say goodbye, Riki.
What are you talking about, Masato?
Look, uh... Riki...
I'm glad I got to be your roommate.
I'm glad we could spend so much time together.
Wait a minute!
Are you going somewhere?
I'm happy that I was able to be with you.
So, uh...
What about you, Riki?
Huh?
Of course, I feel the same way...
It's because you were my roommate, that I enjoyed living in the dorm so much.
I never would've had so much fun each day if not for you.
Really?
Well...
That makes me really happy!
Hey...
You aren't going anywhere, are you, Masato?
I'm glad you spent your time with an idiot like me.
Thanks.
Huh? Wh-What happened?
Masato just...
Hey, Masato just...
Riki, why are you so upset?
Because...
Your strength has brought you here.
What are you talking about?
You're about to enter a world where something has happened.
That world is the real world.
Listen to me...
Only you and Rin...
will survive.
What are you saying, Kyousuke?
I don't understand...
The bus for the field trip ran off a cliff.
I heard about that.
During a field trip, students from that other school were in an accident.
No, it happened to us.
We didn't survive.
Because of Masato and Kengo's protection,
you and Rin were able to make it out alive.
But we couldn't allow ourselves to die
if it meant leaving you two behind.
You were too weak.
You would only awaken to total despair.
That's why...
We created this world.
Created this world?
As the darkness of death swallowed me,
I cried out...
And ripples reached out to me, as if to answer my cry.
Everyone was there.
I don't know if it was the land of death itself or near-death.
But there, our consciousnesses joined as one.
Our wishes came together and radiated outward in great waves.
We created a world just for the two of you.
It began on the day we all met,
and it ended on the day of the accident.
We repeated that one semester infinitely.
In that world,
we watched over you both, until you'd gained the strength to not be crushed
by the cruel reality.
Then, you're saying this world is within the abyss of death,
and you've all enveloped Rin and me here?
But I failed.
My methods were too forceful,
and I left a deep wound in Rin's heart...
But, Riki, you soothed her heart,
and you've brought her this far.
You are more than strong enough now.
Rin is much stronger, too.
So, Riki...
You must take Rin, and move forward from here.
No matter what reality you face, you must live and be strong!
Even if you say all this out of the blue...
There's no turning back now!
The frozen time is starting to move.
I'll get stronger... I know it!
Now I remember...
everything.
Back then, I swore
I would become strong like you someday!
You kept that promise, and you've come this far.
That's why you must move forward.
Or will you just stay here?
Will you remain a child forever?
That's right... I can't be a child forever.
I have to go.
And take Rin with me!
Yes, and remember...
No matter what, you must not cry.
From here on, that kind of weakness isn't permitted.
I won't cry anymore...
Kyousuke...
and everyone...
have given me that strength.
I can't allow their wishes to go to waste!
Okay, Rin... The game's back on.
What happened?
Throw it.
Are you sure?
Come on!
Good, right down the middle.
For a girl, she throws hard.
Good pitch, Rin!
Thanks, Riki.
Rin, one more throw!
Kengo!
I didn't want this...
I finally got the chance to have fun with all of you.
I wanted to keep playing forever.
I wanted to regain the time we lost...
I was desperate!
I wanted to be with everyone.
But...
That's over now...
Hey, was my life...
a happy one?
No one else knows the answer.
Only you can decide.
How do you feel now, Kengo?
I wasn't happy...
Do you honestly think I could say that?!
Blessed with friends like you guys...
Of course I was happy!
I can't imagine my life without you guys in it!
That's how I feel!
I see.
That's good to hear.
Yeah...
A sign of our friendship.
The Little Busters...
will never die.
We're still going to keep playing?
What's that?
Something is about to be lost.
It's going to fall apart soon...
Hurry, Riki!
Rin, throw it!
R-Right.
Throw it!
Man... I'm no match for you guys anymore.
It's a walk-off home run.
Now, you guys have to exit through the school gate.
Kyousuke...
There's nothing else we can do?
No, there's nothing else.
It isn't anyone's fault...
Don't blame yourself.
Wait... Talk to me!
Talk to me more, Kyousuke...
Like you used to...
Then what would you do with Rin?
From now on, it's up to you to talk to her.
But... This is...
All this time, I've been following you.
I don't want you to go!
How long must you keep bothering me?
Forever, of course!
Getting stronger, the secret to this world...
I don't care about any of that!
I love you, Kyousuke...
That's why I want to be with you forever!
Look...
You should know I hate this even more than you do!
Why do I have to leave you two?!
I want to be with you guys, too...
I wanted to be together forever!
Why do things have to be so unreasonable?! Damn it!
I wanted to stay by your side forever...
I'm the one who loved you guys more than anyone!
But... I have to leave you behind.
It isn't fair...
Why?
I don't understand!
Damn it!
Go.
Don't look back...
Run through the school gate.
Do you want to let Rin get caught up in this?
Hurry up!
Don't hesitate anymore!
Get out of here!
What's about to start?
Everything...
Everything that was frozen is about to start!
Goodbye, Kyousuke...
Goodbye, Little Busters.
They're gone...
The endless semester is over...
I finished what I set out to do, right?
I guess I'll spend
the final moments looking around where we spent time together.
Episode 11 The End of the World
That smile will disappear, like a shooting star.
Episode 12 One Wish
Next time...
One Wish.