No!
Although it's her original hair, it's not enough for her to recover.
She's turning into a child.
She's in a bad condition.
Shide.
Her nerves and muscles are worn out. Ushioh can't fight anymore.
Darn it. If only I had the power to erase it.
Ryunosuke, can you get into Shide's armor?
What?
It's too much? But that's the only option I see.
Don't turn around, Ryu.
Shide can't hear our silent voices.
Both of you, listen to me.
I will put all my energy into turning the shots into hacking bullets.
But it will take two minutes to do that.
I need you to buy me that time.
Having a secret strategy meeting?
Let me join you.
It's fine. Shide can't read memories.
He only had weapons because Hiruko was beside him.
You've changed, Haine.
I never expected you to betray me.
You are the one who changed!
Everything went wrong after that whale drifted ashore!
I haven't changed at all. It was just enlightenment.
I realized that I must be faithful to my own desire to live!
In the beginning, I just wanted us to be together.
That's all.
Two minutes. Shinpei.
Give it your all for just two minutes.
There's no going back. I'll give him all I've got.
He is just rushing us.
That's fine. Let him think that the shotgun is worthless.
Darn! The shotgun won't stop him!
Ushioh! Change weapons!
Good thing I like to copy everything.
Even Hizuru's sledgehammer!
Thank you.
Now I can still fight.
Everything ends if you die.
You can't use foresight or loop.
You have to give the last boss a chance.
One more minute.
I see. Both are right-handed. Hard to use.
The first attack came back. This is the echo.
Shide's left arm...
It grew back!
He just copied his right arm to make his left.
My erase is working.
Keep it up, Ryu.
Yes!
If I attack, it echoes back. But if I stop, Shide will go for Ushioh.
Attack! Keep attacking! Don't give him room to breathe!
Darn it! I could only punch him.
This is the bullet.
Ryu, no!
Behind you!
This is bad. Dodge it...
Step back.
Step back!
Those are shell casings.
They haven't hit the ground. Is this how shadows feel time?
One second is so long. It feels like forever.
How many more blows can I take?
When she finishes the hacking bullet, will I be in the condition to shoot it?
Darn it. Ushioh even cut half of his arms.
He's too good. Much stronger than other shadows.
I'm the only one who can shoot.
I'm... the only one!
The advantage of age, Ryunosuke.
We can both fight like shadows,
but I've got many years on you.
I'm sorry, Ushioh.
Even if you finish the hacking bullet, no one can shoot it.
Ryu.
Don't give up, Ryunosuke. There is still a way.
It's time for the comeback of the ages.
Ushioh. I'll shoot the hacking bullet.
Ryunosuke. You are good at possessing, right?
Can you take over Shide's armor and stop his moves?
We just need a few seconds. It should be easy since it's empty inside.
Wait! You can't survive without Ryu's support.
I know. We can keep dodging him, but my body won't last five seconds.
To do that, I need to touch the armor.
Can I get that close without dying?
Be confident.
I know you can do it.
Odd.
Okay!
Even without the foresight, he escapes a fatal blow.
I'll try it, Shinpei!
Listen. You can replicate any movement that you see.
Nezu will show you how to shoot.
I'm relying on you, Ryunosuke.
I'll detect everything!
I'll weave past a fatal attack.
I can do it!
He's in.
Good work, Ryunosuke.
Are you trying to control my armor?
You got it wrong, you bastard!
I'll never let go of you, but I hate you!
Good. Just stop its movement.
This is bad. I almost passed out.
Is this the pain that Ryunosuke held back?
Hang in there, Shinpei! Just a while longer!
Right, Ushioh. Your voice relieves my pain.
I can move a little more.
Well, well.
Your hate makes me sad. I like you.
Ryunosuke.
Ryu!
Did you intend for Ryunosuke to destroy my armor?
Not a terrible idea.
However,
I took it upon myself to break Ryunosuke apart.
You can prepare if you know beforehand. You often did that yourself.
What?
What do you mean you knew?
You didn't see the battle at Torajima.
You made it like it never existed,
but Hizuru tried to use the same exact strategy.
I have to admit. I love loops!
The shotgun is two meters away.
Three steps, but can I reach it? A human like me, faster than Shide?
Your body is starting to break apart! Darn it!
It is nice to just watch you fall apart.
But before I take the eye from Ushioh, I should kill you myself.
That sounds so much more satisfying.
You won't get Ushioh's eye.
She will give me her eye.
The fact that I still have it is proof that the ending is decided.
Ushioh will win in the end!
Ending?
I just want to live forever. That's all.
I want to see this world. The future. The end of man.
The ending of everything.
That was possible with Heine.
I have lived for 326 years 24 days
by switching bodies.
However, Heine got weaker.
When I learned my life would end with Masahito,
I was filled with despair.
You cannot imagine.
But... I changed my thinking a few months ago.
If I can't see the end, I should just end the world with me.
If the world ended, I could see the ending of this world.
If I could revive Hiruko's eye for even a little,
I could steal that and erase the world.
I know how to turn off the power from the game console.
I am the boss, after all, Shinpei.
Even if you know that, you can't change the ending.
I shall steal the eye and overwrite the future.
I shall reach the ending!
It's done!
The bullet is loaded! Go for it, Shinpei!
Wait for me, Ushioh. Here I come!
Don't waste your effort, Shinpei!
Everything you have done is in vain!
It's... no good?
No, you won't make it.
Move.
Move!
Move, please!
Just a little! Get closer to Shinpei!
Huh?
He reached it!
Haine! You're the best!
Shinpei's right eye has Shide.
When he steps back, he syncs with shadow movements.
Since I had been moving him, his nervous system is active.
He just needs to move his body!
You can do it, Shinpei! You've come this far! You can do it!
That's right, Ryunosuke. Nothing is in vain.
Everyone helped to get me here. No one was meaningless.
I won't allow that.
He fell... No, he evaded me.
You all brought me here.
Now I am here!
It's like Sis said.
The one who will save everyone...
is Shinpei!
That bullet...
You are so stubborn... Ushioh...
This is the end, Shide.
We will live.
S-Stop...
After you disappear, the world will continue as always.
If Hiruko is erased, my armor will disappear.
I can't move. I can't see.
No!
Heine...
Ah... This is my ending.
Shinpei...
You did it.
Yeah... Everyone will survive now...
Ow. Ouchy.
I'll end it, Hiruko.
My body...
Shinpei, behind you.
What is this place?
This place is...
the real world.
But... 300 years ago.
What, 300...
Hiruko connected the exit of the everlasting night with this beach.
Our bodies are far away. Only our data is here.
I could see the past during loops. Is this the same as that?
That child...
It's me. The real me.
I see. Ushioh. Please erase Hiruko now!
That whale is Hiruko in the past.
It wants to move its data back and start everything again.
Wait! Stay away from the whale! You'll be killed!
I can't touch her.
What?
Don't touch the god. Go get a grown-up.
It's a ghost!
I guess I scared her.
Amazing. You touched the past.
The awakened power in that eye changed the past.
Oh, okay.
Please take the little one.
What are you doing, Ushioh?
As long as this one drifts ashore here,
the same thing will happen even if I erase her.
I need to erase this Hiruko.
She didn't want to redo it.
She called me here to end it.
Thank... you...
Good night. Bye bye.
Thank you.
Thank you, Ushioh. Thank you, Shinpei.
Haine.
Ryunosuke, if I am reborn,
can we be friends?
Yeah! Of course! I'll bring plenty of snacks!
I'm sure Sis would also...
Ushioh.
I guess this is goodbye, Shinpei.
Wait!
I'll come with you. We can be together.
With Hiruko gone, all the shadows will disappear.
My right eye is normal now.
I'll die once I return to my body.
I want to disappear along with you.
Dummy.
You're giving me second thoughts.
You need to go back! Everyone is waiting. Don't worry.
I'll send you back to 2018.
These three days were really scary and stressful.
But more than that, I was happy to spend time with you!
Well? How about you?
Me too. I'm glad I could see you!
I was so happy, Ushioh.
The power to cross time. I finally figured it out.
This wasn't a coincidence.
That strong desire to see someone again linked Haine and me.
With the power given to me, I'll jump back and rewrite that summer.
I need to hurry! Before this body disappears!
RECORDING
Find me.
Take good care of Mio.
I have to go now.
Come to this ending.
Everyone is waiting for you at the end.
I am waiting for you!
Ushio!
Huh?
Translated by James Burns