Goal!
Satoshi-kun!
You're such a party pooper!
And I'm not just talking about today.
Actually, you've always been like that.
I guess so.
Is it about the engagement?
The reason for your dull face, I mean.
I think I'm going to tell her after all.
For heaven's sake.
Sometimes it's better not to know the truth.
Well then.
Hey...!
This is killing me...
You changed clothes? A date?
Seriously? A date? What's she like?
It's not a date.
I've got an appointment with an acquaintance.
An acquaintance?
A bit overdressed, don't you think?
Those are normal clothes. You're just dressing like a kid.
Hey, why don't we keep a cat here?
It's calming!
Your calmness is already nothing but rage-inducing.
The client is Amari Satoshi, 27.
If his computer doesn't get used for 72 hours
we're to delete his designated data.
- Confirm his death. - Right.
I got a bad feeling. Not even his mailbox.
I'm on my way.
Would I pass as a 27 year-old?
With the childish clothes, maybe a like a 27 year-old who doesn't want to look 27.
Acting as a primary school classmate?
I guess so. Junior high is too fresh.
- I'm checking the school district. - Please do.
After that...
You can take the rest of the day off.
Ah, your date, right?
Gotcha! Go get her!
Subject: Today's location From: Sawatori Akina The same place as every year. That alright with you?
It's the district of Kitase Primary School. He's never once changed residence.
What?
Ah, hello. You're living here?
Sorry, I don't.
E-Excuse me...
Ouch!
Huh? Excuse me...
Selling a newspaper? They already got one.
No, that's not...
What?
Well, my name is Mashiba Yutaro.
Satoshi-kun and I both went to Kitase Primary School.
We moved away when I was in 4th grade.
I happened to be in the area today,
so I was taking a trip down memory lane.
And I noticed that I've been here before....
- Mashiba-kun? - Yes.
You know who I am?
Kusunose Yuriko.
- I don't... - Me neither.
I don't remember you at all.
Our house is over there.
Satoshi and I were friends and went to the same school,
so I should be able to recognize you,
but I have no memory of you at all.
Even though you got a distinctive face.
Well, we had to move when I was in 4th grade,
so we wouldn't remember unless we were classmates.
Well, I guess you're right.
Say, is Satoshi-kun still at work?
- Do you have time today? - Yes, I do.
Then, let's go and see him.
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I'm back.
Ah, Yuri-chan. Thanks again.
Mashiba-kun. We went to the same school.
They moved away when he was in 4th grade
and he happened to be in the area today.
He got some time, so I brought him along.
- Thanks. - With such a coincidence,
I feel like something's good is going to happen.
- Hello. - Hello.
So, about Satoshi...?
There was an accident three days ago. He's still unconscious.
You should talk to him. I'm sure he can hear us.
Tell him to wake up already.
Sit over there.
I-It's me... Mashiba Yutaro.
You remember me?
Everyone's waiting for you.
So hurry up and come back here.
He'll be alright!
He's always been a long sleeper.
That's right. You're right.
He always takes his time waking up in the morning.
Exactly.
Yuri-chan, you should go home for today.
I'm not going anywhere.
Either we go together or I'll stay.
Thanks, but you need to take a breather.
Alright, as you wish.
Oh, that's right. Do you happen to know what this is?
This one. Do you know what this money is for?
Beats me... Nothing I recognize.
I need to make a call.
An accident left him unconscious. I confirmed it with my own eyes.
No need to delete it yet then. You can take the rest of the day off.
Understood. See you.
Thanks.
I'm sure he also heard your voice.
I hope so, too.
Now keep me some company.
What? No, I'm...
It's a miraculous reunion after 17 years! Don't get shy now!
( Adachi Ward Kitase Primary School )
How about it? Brings back memories?
Well, I don't have that many memories. It feels kinda weird, you know?
True, it's been more than 15 years after all.
So, how's it looking for him?
The doctor is telling us to get prepared for the worst.
How do you prepare for that? Right?
Nice!
Amazing.
Go!
You're good! You played basketball?
No, I didn't.
You always must have been athletic then.
What did you play during primary school?
If not basketball, then maybe football or baseball?
Yeah, I played some football.
So that's how you became friends?
Wow! So short!
Have they always been that short? No way!
I wouldn't really call us close friends.
I just came over to his house a few times.
You say he played football?
He did it for a while.
You know, he has always been bad at sports.
That's right, I remember. He was the worst.
- So slow on his feet. - Right! He was.
Being cheerful was his only strong point.
Well, a man is nothing without his charm.
- And you're good on your feet? - Not bad at least, I guess.
Alright.
Let's run!
Hey, stop right there!
That's some fine trespassing! You guys alumni?
Forgive us! We're leaving right away!
That was close!
So hot...
Alright, it's time for me.
Come on now, you can't leave me alone!
You gotta keep me company until dinner.
But I've got other plans, so...
We're engaged, Satoshi and I.
Engaged!?
That so...
I don't want to be alone right now.
Keep me company for a little longer.
- Same as usual. - What?
Your strange faithfulness
of arriving 10 minutes early and not ordering anything.
- I just arrived. - No, you arrived 10 minutes early.
Excuse me.
- Hot coffee. - Yes, certainly.
Me too. Another cup, please.
I've been sitting over there for 15 minutes.
That's just mean. You were watching me?
It's your fault for not noticing me.
I've been using my mind to tell you.
Just call me normally.
Such a boring thing never even crossed my mind.
What were you thinking about so hard?
Someone waiting for you at home?
About work. It happened when I was about to leave.
You alright? Shouldn't you be at work?
I hired someone, so I left it to him.
-That's a bit of a surprise. - What is?
You working with someone and you entrusting your work to someone.
A stray cat I ended up keeping after he kept on bugging me.
That's all.
- That way of talking... - What?
The teacher in me is getting jealous.
- How's work? - Same as usual.
Teaching music to pubescent senior high school students day after day.
It's quite mortifying.
- Are kids these days difficult? - Not more than usual.
"There must be so many things more precious than this..."
They all keep coming to school thinking that.
You were the same, right?
I don't remember.
I was still a college student myself.
I couldn't afford to read into the minds of the students yet.
Of course not. It was only a three-week long teaching practice.
Three weeks at most,
but I had no idea I would make such an encounter.
The biggest pitfall of my life.
Now that's just straight up rude.
Have you always been that jumpy?
- I'm not! - You are.
Maybe I am?
Hey, let's take a walk.
I've been wanting to walk by your side again.
This path, we often went here for a run.
You and Satoshi?
During junior high. Early morning runs.
Things got busier for him,
so I only got to talk to him during that time of the day.
I cursed the rain.
What happened that made him become so busy?
Playing for a club team.
He became a regular at the start of junior high.
They had away games and such.
A club team?
Being good at sports has always been his only strong point.
He was shy and a poor talker,
but he was an exceptionally good football player.
Do you know what girls called him during junior high?
"Silent Soccer"
Isn't that funny!?
Raising the question...
Mashiba-kun,
who are you?
- I'm... - You're with dele.LIFE?
His mother showed me at the hospital.
Their credit card debit statement.
I checked out your company's website.
He asked your company to delete some data.
- He did... - Cancel that.
Well, that's a bit...
I'll pay the cancellation fee. Just don't delete it.
If you don't comply, I'm going to hire a lawyer and sue you!
Hold on a second!
Your disease, has it been 16 years already?
I guess so.
If you think about it, I've been in a wheelchair half of my life.
I almost don't remember what it felt like.
I still do.
You being too late for school and rushing to the school gate.
You going up the stairs while talking to your friends.
You playing tennis for the school club.
It's strange, isn't it? Those should be my most faint memories,
but instead they're my clearest memories.
What is it?
This might be a foolish question, but...
If the fiancee of a client was to withdraw the request,
how would we deal with that...? - His fiancee?
What have you done?
Satoshi's fiancee...
She found out about the request and I sort of blew my cover...
What should I do?
Ignore her and leave.
Listen!
With the person himself being unconscious,
shouldn't someone else be allowed to speak for him?
I'm the client's fiancee, Kusunose Yuriko.
I'm canceling the request. You hear me?
Do you have evidence of that being his wish?
He told me.
Before the accident.
He told me that he intends to cancel it.
That's a lie.
He's pissing me off... You hear me?
As his fiancee, I just conveyed you his intentions.
If you delete the data, I'm going to sue you!
You had one simple task and you screwed up.
It's your job to fix it.
But... Hey, Kei!
- Your cat? - Yeah.
- What happened? - Nothing.
Just the usual meowing.
- You seem to get along well, though. - What makes you think that?
Say...
Why don't you show me your office?
It's just that I've never seen your office.
It's not that great of an office. There's nothing to see there.
- Are you afraid? - About what?
Being alone with me.
Satoshi has always been light-footed.
Whether it was the relay race or football,
he was the only one who seemed like he was moving in a world of his own.
And you've always been in love with Satoshi...
( lack of honorifics )
...in love with Satoshi-san?
( now with honorific )
I can't pinpoint when I fell in love with him.
He's always been a precious person by my side.
I see...
What's the world going to look like...
...with such a person gone from my life?
Nothing's going to change.
You think something would change with a special someone gone,
but the world doesn't change at all.
It looks exactly the same.
I must have gotten that from a movie, I guess.
I see.
I guess that might be true...
Thanks.
Here, at this place. We had our first date.
- Here? - 2nd year of junior high.
It was supposed to be a date with another guy.
- But he never came. - That's terrible.
So I called Satoshi, "You're free today, right?"
I knew that there was no training that day.
Wait, you planned that, didn't you?
You actually lied about having a date, so you could...
I knew it!
He was grumbling about how he'd rather like to rest,
but he came in the end.
That's when Satoshi...-san and you started dating?
Just call him Satoshi. It's too late for honorifics at this point.
That's right. We've been together ever since, I guess.
Senior high school too, he could have gone to a better high school,
but he entered the same school as me for our sake, it seemed.
You weren't the smartest?
It's those damn school reports!
Only because I was a cutie pie with a strong mind!
- I was right then. - Shut up! You!
It really would have been great if I had a classmate like you.
Being friends with Satoshi and a good listener.
That kind of classmate.
There was no such person?
Satoshi's friends...
Most of them were his teammates.
Any normal friends, like at school?
There was one person.
His name was Miyata Sho.
We went to the same schools from primary to senior high,
but he never really got involved when Satoshi and I were talking.
I think Satoshi and I were too close.
You're matchless.
An inseparable pair, I guess. A childhood friend isn't the same as a lover.
Be right back.
You alright?
Yeah, it's fine.
Take it.
Hey, did you just hang up on me?
You fixed it?
No, I'm still...
I'm starting to understand why Kusunose-san, his fiancee wants to see the data.
You want us to ignore the client?
If we grasp the content of the data, I can smooth things with her.
Can't you take a look?
It's our job to delete it upon a client's death, not to look inside.
Wait! I got another request.
What?
Satoshi got a friend called Miyata Sho.
The three of them had been friends from primary to senior high school.
Could you get in touch with that person for me?
Why would I?
What she needs right now
is someone with actual memories of Satoshi,
so they can properly reminiscent about him.
I want them to meet.
Also, Satoshi is still alive.
Her state when it becomes time to let go,
I think it's very much going to affect her life from now on.
Junior high should be easy. Their senior high school?
Well, definitely not the best school in the area.
But not the worst one either.
That's all you got for me?
Sorry.
I'll take a look on social media. If that isn't enough, I'll stop.
Okay, thanks.
Don't mind me. Keep going.
I'll be done soon.
It's fine. That's what I came here to see.
( Miyata Sho, Kitase Primary School, Amari )
Nice batting!
You're good!
We often came here during out student days.
We went to different colleges
and couldn't meet much during the day,
but we kept in touch and often came her at night.
Come on!
Just gimme a second.
Yes, I'm listening?
Miyata Sho responded to my message.
He seems to be at a bar nearby.
He's got some time if you come right away.
I told him you're with Sakagami Law Office.
I have to be somewhere.
You're making a run for it? What about Satoshi's data?
I'm not running. I'll definitely come back.
I'm going to call you!
Welcome.
Miyata-san? Miyata Sho?
You the one with the message, Mashiba-san?
That's right.
- Sorry, I know this is sudden. - It's okay...
You're a lawyer...?
One of their errand boys.
They're very rough with their workmen.
- The same one. - No need.
You can have this.
- You sure? - Please.
You're aware that Amari Satoshi had an accident, right?
Not just aware,
it happened right before my eyes.
I-It did...?
Have you visited him yet?
I know I should visit him, but it's kinda scary.
I think you should go and see him
before it's too late.
Do you have time today? If you don't mind,
why don't you go see him together with his fiancee, Kusunose Yuriko.
I also think there's a lot of things she'd like to talk about.
Kusunose-san being his fiancee... You mean Satoshi's?
- Who told you that nonsense? - Nonsense...
What? She's not!?
WHAT!?
It's nice in here. Very calming.
It's like the time has stopped.
Are you still together with that viola player you told me about last year?
We broke up.
Why?
It just happened when he mentioned
quitting music and getting a real job for my sake.
That's a good thing.
I told him the same.
I told him he should find someone who would appreciate that.
What about you?
You told me some lukewarm story last year.
I forgot. What did I say?
I don't remember either. It mustn't have been that interesting.
Did something happen?
Why?
It's the first time you wanted to come here.
I just wanted to see it, your current self.
Not just some story.
Did it meet your expectations?
Say.
Do you think about what it would have been like without that disease?
I used to, but not anymore.
I still think about it.
If you didn't get that disease,
it might have worked out between us.
But if you didn't get that disease,
you might have never asked me out in the first place.
If you think about it,
my place must have always only been inside that crack of your heart.
Tell me.
Why me?
You could have picked a normal guy. Not someone as irritating as me.
Another thing I keep reflecting about.
I don't want to think about those things anymore.
You really came back.
What kind of memories do you have about this place?
When we became working adults,
we didn't feel like the batting center anymore
and often came here instead.
Eating shaved ice while lighting toy fireworks.
Or drinking canned coffee...
...while playing oshikura manju.
We complained about work and encouraged each other.
You made that up as well?
I just met with Miyata Sho.
He told me.
You and Satoshi aren't engaged.
Your fiance is someone else.
Why did you lie about that?
Satoshi, I...
I just wanted to see the data he didn't want anyone else to see after his death.
I figured I could cancel the contract if I posed as his fiancee.
Was everything you told me a lie?
No, it was all true.
Except that he and I had never become lovers.
I even dated guys just to make him grow affection for me.
Once during high school and once during college.
But he never said anything.
Why didn't you just tell him?
If I did and he rejected me,
I would have lost everything.
My childhood friend, my best friend and the person I love.
When I became a working adult,
an older coworker approached me and asked me out.
So I decided that if I tell Satoshi about him
and he still won't say anything,
I'm going to go out with that guy for real...
And how did he react?
"He seems like a nice guy."
"It's definitely going to work out this time."
And he meant it.
I really did it, with all bells and whistles.
You should go steady with him, I told myself.
He was a really a nice guy.
I've actually become fond of him.
But...
It still couldn't compare to your love for Satoshi.
You told him about your engagement, right?
I told him the last time we met here.
And when I did...
He suddenly grabbed me and held me tight.
"Too late, you idiot!" I yelled inside,
but I was crying with happiness.
However...
He then whispered into my ear,
"Congratulations."
In the end, I still don't know.
What am I to him really?
I wanted to find out.
That's why you want to see the data.
However, Miyata Sho told me...
Please make sure to delete it as requested.
It's definitely what he would have wanted.
And here I thought I knew everything about him...
Mashiba-kun, who did you lose?
When that person disappeared
and the world didn't change at all,
it must have been painful for you, right?
My younger sister.
I see.
She loved to draw.
She would immediately start to draw when she got inspired.
With the hair tie around her wrist, she'd tie her hair...
That's right.
And then, with her heart and soul...
When?
Nine years ago.
She was only 14.
Mashiba-kun...
Were you a good older brother?
Hello. What is it?
A sudden change?
- Check his vitals in 30 minutes. - Yes, understood.
Ah, Yuri-chan. I'm so sorry.
How is Satoshi?
The thing is, you see. He moved just now!
It was only a little bit,
but I'm certain he squeezed my hand...
Then...
Satoshi...?
- Miyata-kun? - You came. Thank you!
She says he moved.
The doctor was more hopeful compared to yesterday as well.
All of you, come and talk to him.
Mashiba-san, you too.
He must have heard you when you called him earlier.
Satoshi...
Satoshi, can you hear me?
Satoshi...
Thank goodness!
I'll go and get the doctor.
Satoshi! Thank goodness!
Too late...!
You idiot...!
When you first told me about your work,
I couldn't understand your clients' feelings.
But now I'm starting to understand.
Everyone has data they can't bring to delete themselves.
If you were to delete it,
you wouldn't be yourself anymore.
You too?
Let's not see each other anymore.
Understood.
Don't wait too long.
When I come here to make such a request,
just think of me as a stranger.
Say, are you Kei's girlfriend?
No.
Right, you're not. Then, who...?
A possible client in the near future.
Satoshi held on. He regained his consciousness.
- He did? - Yeah.
If he ended up dying like this...
And we would have deleted his data...
It's kinda scary to think about.
- You know what's inside the data? - No.
But I get the picture.
It's probably proof of his love.
That's why I'm glad we didn't delete it.
I mean,
it's not exactly our job to erase
someone's proof of love, right?
I'll restore the data.
Yeah, please do.
I believe he's going to cancel the request sooner than later.
Ah, that's right!
I met your girlfriend just now.
She's not my girlfriend. Just an old acquaintance.
Oh, that so?
For now I'll...
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