This story is a work of fiction, with no relationship to real persons or groups.
Finally,
with the hope that Shibuya, a city reborn, will experience even greater prosperity,
I conclude this speech by declaring the 2nd Shibuya Restoration Festival open.
Thank you all for your cooperation.
Is he really coming?
I'm going to camp here until Takuru Miyashiro shows up.
He killed someone from his orphanage.
What an asshole.
Miyashiro!
What's with that mask? It's creepy.
There's not long until our god, Takuru Miyashiro, appears...
How much was the bounty on his head?
I came from Saitama.
There's no bounty, idiot.
What's with those weirdos calling him a god?
Isn't it three million yen?
Look at that face. It's so scary.
If I find him, I'll kill him.
Really?!
They honestly believed I was leaking classified information.
Anyway...
Who the hell does he think he is?
I mean, serial killings?
And he killed someone from his own orphanage, right?
He thinks he's the king of the world.
Miyashiro-senpai,
stop watching that rubbish and help.
S-Sorry...
It's almost time for Kunosato-san and the others to come get us.
We need to hurry up and get ready.
Yeah.
He told me to come to where it all began,
at the time when it all began, right?
Yeah. But...
Just as you and Kunosato thought, the cause of all this was the Shibuya Earthquake.
It was caused by the explosion of a certain device
that was in the planetarium in front of Shibuya Station.
But the Hikariwo is there now, right?
Indeed.
But inside the Hikariwo is something that inherited the DNA of the planetarium:
a newly built facility.
The Theater Cube.
But why there?
Lots of people are gathering at the Hikariwo right now.
He wants to kill you
and make it look like you committed suicide in public, just like the declaration said.
Also, once the event is over,
the theater will be a huge empty space at night.
Even if something goes wrong, nobody will see it.
He said "come to where it all began,"
but there's no way he would select a time and place for no reason.
Which means...
It's 10:28 PM.
When the Shibuya Earthquake started.
At that time, the atmosphere of the Restoration Festival will undergo a change.
The partying will end, and participants will engage in a moment of quiet prayer.
All of Shibuya will be silent.
And then you will appear, after having given your suicide declaration.
You can imagine what will happen, right?
That scum...
Why did you always do what Dad said?
Back then, you wished for my existence to save your life.
That's how I was born.
I have no other goals beyond that.
And I've given up everything for it.
Ever since the moment you created me,
that's been my life.
No...
That was the life I was given when I was born.
I'll obey anyone, even Sakuma,
to keep you alive.
There's no need to feel responsible, Takuru Miyashiro.
You didn't know anything before now.
Not about the Gigalomaniacs,
or the fact that someone was working in the shadows behind them.
So...
This isn't your fault.
Are you okay with this?
Are you really okay with this?
You killed Yui.
You tried to kill Nono!
The two of us didn't want that!
If you're willing to sacrifice everything for your goal,
you're not human...
You're just a doll!
I'm going.
Survive.
No matter what happens...
You, at least, have to survive...
Takuru Miyashiro.
Shinjou-san, what's going on with the police?
No problems...
Well, that's an exaggeration.
But you've got a few more hours.
I see.
We've got time to get to Akihabara, then.
Unknown Number
Wh-Who's there?
There's one thing I forgot to tell you.
Onoe!
Listen to me.
It won't take long.
Miyashiro... are you listening?
I am.
What is it?
I'm the one who killed your parents.
Six years ago, during the Shibuya Earthquake,
I was the one who killed your parents at that evacuation center.
Wh-Why?
Why did you do that?
Why are you telling me this now?
I had to tell you now.
I forgot to tell you.
But why?
What was that about?
On that day, I ran into my parents by chance at the evacuation center
and had a terrible headache.
That was probably the moment when Serika was born.
And my parents were killed at the evacuation center.
That would mean that Serika killed them right after I created her.
Serika said her goal was to keep me alive.
But would killing my parents make that easier?
Mom and Dad were trying to take me and evacuate.
Killing them would actually make me less likely to survive.
It doesn't make sense.
It contradicts what Serika told me before.
It's like her very existence, from the moment she was born, contradicted itself.
Which means...
Her goal isn't to keep me alive.
Miyashiro-kun?
Everyone, listen to me.
Don't be stupid!
Who are you trying to impress?
I'm just going to talk to her.
It should be fine.
You know you can't lie to me, right?
Takuru-san...
Don't worry.
It's true that I'm just going to talk to her.
But you don't know if it's going to be okay.
You're right.
But even so, I'm going.
Why? Why...
I'm sorry.
Take care of Uki and Yuuto.
They aren't my problem.
You're the eldest son, right?
Come back and be their big brother.
Sorry to keep you involved in this until the end.
See them off, would you?
And then take care on the way home.
Um, Big Bro Takuru...
I'll be back.
I'll meet up with you later, I promise.
Bye.
I'll be waiting!
Yeah.
I'm waiting, too!
As long as it takes!
Yeah.
Miyashiro, if you get any information on the Committee,
contact me immediately.
Yeah.
Onoe told me to get you out of Shibuya.
I agreed because she told me that getting psychics out of Shibuya
would get us closer to the Committee.
Yeah.
But if you yourself decide to do something else,
I have no responsibility to stop you.
I have no particular need for you as an individual.
Yamazoe and Arimura are enough.
Yes, that's right.
So I won't wait for you.
That's fine.
I understand.
What?
What you said before...
If that's true...
Do you have some idea?
No.
Either way, it's up to you to find the answer on your own.
Whatever you do, make sure you don't regret it.
Um, uh...
I-If you're going to send me off, I'd prefer Kei-san's closing line.
I was a listener.
Hell no.
I refuse to pander to everyone like that
except when I'm broadcasting to control information.
Get going.
If you really want to hear it,
wait until the next broadcast.
Thank you for everything.
What's this, Dad?
I've got some extra money in my pocket.
Turns out Hekihou offers free tuition to earthquake victims.
But front-row seats must've been expensive, right?
What a waste.
What a waste!
What's wrong with that?
The five us have never gone anywhere as a family.
There's nothing wrong with splurging once in a while.
But...
Right, Takuru?
Huh? I...
Big Bro Takuru...
I-I think it's okay.
And Dad did this to celebrate us getting into school.
So we should be grateful.
Wow!
We're so high up!
Oh, well.
Stop talking like that,
and enjoy it!
That's right.
Okay.
Nobody's here.
You...
Why are you here?
Where's Dad?
Dead.
You'll find his head, and only his head, lying backstage.
It's half-crushed and hard to recognize.
D-Did you kill him?
So why are you here?
Why did you tell me that over the phone?
What did I wish for when you were born?
You should've fled with Mio Kunosato and the others.
Takuru Miyashiro!
Why?
It was too late.
I underestimated the Committee.
Sakuma's replacement contacted me.
There's nowhere to run.
I can't keep you alive.
I don't want you to end up like the other victims.
What...
So you're going to kill me?!
I'll join you soon.
Let's talk on the other side.
Why?
Why was I on top of Serika?
Why is my hand covered in blood?
Man, you're an asshole.
I didn't raise you to be that way.
D-Dad!
Serika!
Even when you were about to kill her in the delusion,
she didn't resist at all.
And if you'd just let her kill you,
your mind would've broken, too.
But you killed her instead? What's up with that?
Takuru...
Guys who hit women don't get dates.
D-Dad, that's...
Oh, this?
Amazing, huh?
One of the results of our research.
Even a normal person like me can have powers like a Gigalomaniac.
This is a terminal of a certain device.
That device was once here,
but it had some problems.
And the result was that earthquake.
Those were bad times.
I got laid off because of it, too.
No money, no employees...
Took me six years to rebuild the thing.
Those idiots at the Committee...
Well, it's fine.
If I deal with you, I can go back to my research.
Honestly, you scared me a little.
Onoe came here on her own.
And I needed you here, not her.
I was afraid it was going to be one of those days, but...
No way... No... Serika...
She's dead, obviously.
I made her fight you.
But she realized it was all mind control halfway through.
She put away her Di-Sword and didn't resist to the very last.
She must've really cared about you.
S... Stop it...
You're overcome with a feeling of rage that's got nowhere to go.
So I just gave that a little boost.
And then you killed her without mercy.
What are you thinking?
Yuuto and Uki are worried about you.
What?
You didn't tell them them yet?
And Yui and Nono trusted you, always!
And...
I believed in you!
I thought you were family!
So what are you thinking?
Listen, Takuru.
Do you ever do anything fun?
I had high hopes for you.
You were so badly broken, you real booted an entire person.
I wanted to see how far you could go, how crazy you could get.
I was looking forward to that.
If a Gigalomaniac like you could do whatever they want, whenever they want,
it would be really amazing.
It would ruin the entire world!
It would be fun! Incredibly so!
I would observe it, calculate it, come up with a theory,
and experiment some more.
What would I see beyond that loop?
I'd love to find out!
Wouldn't that excite anybody?
Anyway, in any situation, do whatever you find fun.
That's a little life lesson from dear old Dad.
Dad?
You're not my father!
To me, Gigalomaniacs research is the greatest thing in the world.
There's nothing else that's this much fun.
That's the answer to your question.
No...
You did all that to Yui, Nono, and Itou
for no real reason?
How many times do I have to tell you?
It was more fun that way!
You bastard!
Wait, are you gonna try and fight me, weak as you are?
Well, I guess it wouldn't hurt to play with my son once in a while.
It's not fair just to play with my girls all the time.
Come on, get up on stage.
The audience is getting bored!
Now that's more like a protagonist, Takuru!
O-Ow...
You...
You're so lucky, Miyashiro...
You have a cute little sister like Yui-chan.
How long am I supposed to stay here?
I don't want to see this...
Let me go home.
This is the perfect mask for you, Takuru.
Takuru, why didn't you save me?
If you had your act together, this never would've happened.
Big Bro Takuru, how could you just leave without saying anything?
I don't want to hear any more...
I guess in the end, you're just another Gigalomaniac.
Look, Big Bro Takuru.
This is your fault.
I don't want to feel this anymore.
Hey, don't retreat into your shell now.
You ever heard of Woodburn Heron?
See you around.
Episode 11
Takuru Miyashiro
Have fun breaking.