Since our battle with Sougon Kenzaki's gigantic "nothingness" M.J.B.K.,
nearly one month has passed.
"Nesta Chairman/CEO Sougon Kenzaki Still Missing"
The developer and operator of the world's largest social networking service,
Nesta's CEO Sougon Kenzaki,
"Nesta Chairman/CEO Sougon Kenzaki" "Eldest Son Subete Kenzaki"
has suddenly vanished, along with his son, Subete Kenzaki.
This saw major coverage on the news every day.
"Nesta Denies Any Incident"
As speculation over the situation ran rampant,
Nesta's stock plummeted for a time.
"Research Department Head Mr. Shintaro Hayashi Also Missing"
Though there was concern over the company's continued existence,
the appointment of a new president and the shuffling of executives
"Caution, this video contains flashing lights."
made people comfortable that they had successfully recovered.
Though repeated talks have been held
on the topic of what is to come for Deava now,
a consensus has yet to be reached.
Further deliberations will be needed,
including discussion of whether the organization should continue.
"It is unknown whether Sougon Kenzaki is alive or dead"
Who's there?
You couldn't be...
"M.J.B.K. Detected"
An M.J.B.K.?
At one time, man was one with the world of truth.
But the written word brought forth prosperity and suffering.
Oh, "yamai-dare," darlin' darlin', you're a divine crown
The kanji for "love" and "grief" look very similar
When I realized that, dawn suddenly broke
The air was filled with so much silence that "blue" "fought"
When suddenly you slid in to the right of me
Rippling with a clatter
and tangled in red thread
and a 39-degree fever of passion
Oh, "yamai-dare," darlin' darlin', you're a divine crown
A crown worn on high with pride
Oh, "yamai-dare," darlin' darlin', "soothe" my hidden "heart below"
Its form is too much to handle right now
God's wisdom, the "h" in "her"
With a tearful, feverish gaze
let's stand side by side and look at tomorrow's moon
(Let's stand side by side and look at tomorrow's moon)
The things you can do are so striking
"Show It! You at Your Worst"
A humanoid M.J.B.K.?
"Please refrain from taking pictures of the staff."
Are you serious? I guess anything goes for them.
Why is he staring at the manager?
Meow?
Ducklings and some other animals imprint on the first living being they see.
Maybe it's similar for this kid.
So, he thinks of the manager as his mother?
Momma Sakurako!
Th-That's rude, meow!
If I have such a big kid, people will think I'm old!
Wh-What's his name?
Yeah, I'd feel sorry for him if he didn't have a name.
We can't just call him "M.J.B.K."
A name, huh? Any ideas?
Hito.
That's too on the nose!
He's Hito because it means person, and he looks like one?
Isn't that like naming your dog Dog?
Or naming your refrigerator Re Frigerator?
No one names their fridge.
B-But I think Hito is a good name.
It's easy to remember, too.
Fine. He can be Hito for now.
Nice to meet you, Hito.
Why do you think that kid showed up?
With Sougon gone,
there should be no way for distorted words to become M.J.B.K.s.
Yeah...
Maybe it's because the Logos World was destabilized by our battle a month ago.
There's no telling what might happen now.
We need to get the Vectors repaired quickly.
They cut our budget, though.
Well, I'll tell them to raise it for you. The budget.
--Tell who?
What are you up to?
You first. What are you here for?
This weight...
It really was worth coming all the way to Shinjuku to buy it.
I see... You sound happy.
Hey, move it more to the left.
"Nesta becomes a new global company"
Hey...
"Nesta Reborn"
Sougon and Subete died, right?
I can't imagine that they made it out of that alive.
If they survived, there'd be no reason for them to stay missing for a month.
But still...
Which truth do you want?
I don't know. That may be why I came here.
Is this silly of me? Considering it's all over now?
Not yet.
Hito came.
So M.J.B.K.s that will threaten us are sure to come, as well.
My battle has yet to end.
This is my house. Do you understand?
I can't leave you with someone else.
Make do with my place, okay?
Oh, Ms. Soda. Hello.
Good evening. Going shopping?
I'm off to finish up my report at a family restaurant.
It's easier to focus there than at home.
You university students have it tough, too.
Did you see the bulletin board?
At the day care on the first floor,
they're increasing the number of kids they'll take overnight.
Oh, they are?
Good luck.
Huh? Hold on... Ohtsuka?
I'm sure he misunderstood.
Are you hungry?
Oh, I guess you don't eat.
That? That's my treasure.
Based on the reports of both Akira Kaibuki and Maia Tsukigane,
the likelihood of Sougon Kenzaki surviving is considered to be very low.
This means, in effect, the M.J.B.K. threat has passed,
and we have successfully saved the world.
Sougon... Kenzaki...
You can read?
I know.
"Dog"
It says "dog." Do you understand?
Woof. Woof.
Yes! Well done!
Next, let's try...
"Crab"
Well?
Yes! That's it, Hito!
Okay, then...
"Gun"
You... got... me... Thud.
You're amazing, Hito! Wow, wow!
Well, next, let's see... How about this?
Preposterous! You claim to be that Urashima Mantarou?
"Urashima Mantarou: The Revenge"
Indeed! I have waited for this moment, the moment of my revenge, all this time!
Curse you! To arms!
My turtle warriors! To arms! To arms!
Princess Otohime.
You used the turtles to make soup yesterday.
What a blunder! They were delicious!
Never in this world has evil prospered!
With this, everything is resolved!
Everything is resolved!
Hito!
"Cheering - Applause - Ending"
H-Hito... G-Good job.
So, like, can we really keep going with the Verbalism Club?
The battle's over and all.
The matter is still being discussed.
If we're going to keep going like this, Hito should join the club, too.
Good idea!
He can't speak, but he can read.
Is that one of the traits of an M.J.B.K.?
Does it matter? Don't sweat the small stuff.
"Shake Hands"
Whose awful writing is this?
Y-You got it right!
Whose writing are you calling awful?!
Ow! Ow! That hurts!
If he can read, I'm sure he'll learn to talk eventually, too.
That would be nice.
Hey, is Hayato in?
Where's Kokone?
They already went home for the day.
"sun2: What an annoying gag." "yura: This isn't entertaining at all."
"toton: So lame I could die."
"DC036: We're the ones in danger."
"+Tono+: Damn, he should just die."
"+Tono+: Damn, he should just die." "Kanzume: If someone doesn't kill him, we're at risk!"
"Kanzume: If someone doesn't kill him, we're at risk!" "(>o<): Seriously, kill him!!!!"
"(>o<): Seriously, kill him!!!!" "Kaikai: Next time we meet, I'll stab him. lol"
Hito?
Hito!
No!
I thought so. You're writing, aren't you?
He is writing itself.
So, he tries to communicate the written words he sees directly.
But that's weird.
When you see someone online saying they'll kill you or to go die,
they're all saying it lightly.
They don't really want you to die...
That isn't something you can tell from the words alone.
Yes, you're right.
Even if you intend it lightly, as a joke,
that doesn't weaken the meaning of the words you wrote.
So, your words may come across with a different meaning than you intend.
When you think of it that way, writing is scary.
It carries meaning, so it may say more than you felt.
If you rely on writing too much, your heart will be left out, won't it?
Superficial bonds built on writing.
That's what Sougon Kenzaki was worried about.
Like that Sougon person was saying,
it may be dangerous to connect easily with others through writing.
That can't be true.
There must be people who were saved by the bonds they made through writing.
Hey, if Hito is writing itself...
where is Hito's own heart?
Does he have no voice of his own?
Writing is neither good nor evil.
It has no will.
Here.
Keep it a secret from your mommy.
Tatsuya, sorry to make you wait.
I want an explanation, sir!
The Logos World, the ampules, and the M.J.B.K. born from them.
Is everything written here true?
Are you trying to destroy the world?
The opposite, actually.
The opposite?
Humans have depended too much on writing.
"Miki: Good morning"
For them to truly connect, heart to heart,
"[Akamatsu Innocent] Whistleblower Senator Hatano has Past History of False Allegations."
"Ouchi: A pedo and a liar? He's beyond help. D ran: This is what passes for a senator?"
the culture of writing must be destroyed.
Are you saying connections formed through writing are wrong?
I am.
Go speak to HR. They will pay your severance.
That's quite all right. I'll be taking something else as compensation.
I won't let you do as you please with the world.
"Sougon Kenzaki's violence"
"for the sake of the world"
We managed to protect the world. I won.
And yet...
on the BBS the culprit is believed to have posted on,
one post said he had given a bomb to a child commuting to day care.
Due to his heinous methods,
"Horrible! A child with a bomb? The culprit remains unidentified."
police have requested disclosure of the poster's IP address.
--However, because the postings were on a foreign server...
--What is it?
"I had a child going to school carry a bomb. If my demands are not met, children will die."
Don't tell me... You understand what those words mean?
Next door?
Oh, Ms. Soda.
Where is the bomb?
What are you saying?
Talk.
Dunno.
I just gave it to one of the kids from the day care center downstairs.
Why would you...?
Well, you know, they're loud and annoying, aren't they?
I have to hurry!
We're calling everyone who left their children here today
and telling them to check the contents of their children's bags.
But, given the time, there are some people we couldn't contact.
I've contacted the police, as well.
They say they'll go to the houses of the people we couldn't reach.
But they don't know if they can make it by the announced time...
Do you have a list of who left their kids here today?
I'll start with the closest house.
Please do.
I got in touch with the others as well,
but honestly, we don't have enough time.
But there's no other way.
Anyway, tell them to be available both by cell and Aquariphone.
Go back to the house!
"Sakurako: Seeking information on the kid who was with the bomber."
"Haruhiko: If it's this guy, I spotted him speaking to a boy in Asagaya park."
If it's this guy, I spotted him speaking to a boy in Asagaya park.
"Masako: I saw that, too. I think it was in front of the restrooms..."
I saw that, too. I think it was in front of the restrooms...
Someone who might've been his mom
--had the boy wait while she went to the bathroom.
--I noticed her because she wore the same coat as me.
--I saw a mother and child head Into the shopping street from Asagaya.
--It's a yellow coat.
--The mother was wearing a showy yellow coat.
"...yellow coat."
"yellow coat."
This is...
I think this was that mother and child...
They were shopping at the fishmonger in the shopping street.
It's a place called Uohachiya.
"Uohachiya"
Uohachiya is my store.
I believe the person you're all talking about is Ms. Takai.
I recall she came to shop at my place again today.
Takai...
Found him... Tatsuya Takai...
His address is...
It's close!
Hold on! I'll be right there!
Yes, but...
Sakurako says she'll go herself.
What? Isn't the manager acting out of character?
She probably sees what happened to her in the past in this situation.
President Sougon,
bonds formed through writing aren't wrong in any way.
Even if they're shallow relationships, they can still save lives.
Like they did for me back then.
Do you see anyone near you?
This is... the warehouse... It's far... from the store...
I called for help... but they'll take too long...
I'm sorry, the ambulances are all out now.
It'll be 30 minutes at soonest.
I can't... breathe...
Try to be strong!
We'll be there as soon as we can!
"Emergency Report Cancel"
Help... me...
"Sakura: I'm in the Suginami 5th Sakuragi Building. I'm trapped and can't move. Help."
Is she serious?
"Kai: Seriously?"
Someone nearby, go help her!
"Kai: Seriously?" "Ho2: Someone nearby, go help her!"
"aaaa58: She's messing with us, for sure."
She's messing with us, for sure. It'll take me two hours.
"aaaa58: She's messing with us, for sure." "Donata?: It'll take me two hours. lol"
"Donata?: It'll take me two hours. lol" "Tama3: Wasn't there a little earthquake just now?"
Wasn't there a little earthquake just now?
If this is true, that's awful.
"Tama3: Wasn't there a little earthquake just now?" "Niinii: If this is true, that's awful."
Stop the car.
What?
Where is his backpack?
Run! Hurry!
I have to defeat Sougon to save the world.
For peace? To protect the culture of writing?
That was all a pack of lies.
I was just frustrated.
The bonds of writing saved me,
and he denied them.
That light, that hope... It shone on me.
It was like he'd made it so it never happened.
So...
I fought, and fought.
Because I wanted to tell President Sougon, "You're wrong!"
That was all.
Honestly... I'm terrible!
Hito!
That's...
What is it?!
A true voice lends strength to the written word.
Hito?
Hito, you can't.
Leave me. At least get out yourself.
Where is the manager?
Don't tell me...!
Hito!
Manager!
Hey, hang in there!
Hito! No! No!
You're an M.J.B.K., aren't you?
You can't get taken down by just this!
No, he's not an M.J.B.K.
Hito!
Thank you for playing with me, Auntie.
That was your own voice just now.
Now that you have your own will, you're human.
Because he's human...
You dummy... who're you calling "Auntie"?
I'll get mad. Get me mad!
Hito...
Je-Je t'aime communication
Oh, you aren't making a bit of eye contact with me while you talk
Are you texting some far-off neighboring world or something?
Because this isn't communication at all
You'd at least understand that much
even if the times suddenly changed, right?
Give me je t'aime communication sometimes
Look at me, answer me, and tell me
I mean, this is practically like talking to a computer
A-Adieu application
Even if it means staying lonely in my heart, if it'll connect us
then, please, at least show your smile to me alone
What? None of you know what nata de coco is?
Nata? Coco?
I-I don't know what it is.
Is it different from a coconut?
It's a generational gap!
I see! I am around thirty, after all. Pamyun!
Bubbles and fads last only a moment.
Next time: Episode 15.
"Episode 15: Ah! Days of Our Youth"
"Ah! Days of Our Youth."
You'd better watch, got it?