No. 189 Reunion of the Japanese Boys 日本男児の再会

Before Dawn | Higotomo-cho | Abandoned Factory Alley

△Tsukasa Okino

That damn Okino…

That was too far for a joke.

…

Anyway…

What was going on with those talking images?

If I recall…

They said something about being reborn…?

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Damn that Okino. How long is he going to toy with me…?

But then… I'm not thinking straight myself.

Okino’s a man.

Why was I so scared that Sekigahara would “steal” him…?

I should…

Go to Sakura High School

Remain here

Sakura High School | Wooden Building

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Now…

Where is Okino?

I should…

Go to the walkway

Remain here

Behind the School | Passageway

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You're right on time.

Okino.

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×Tsukasa Okino

Here’s the plan.

I need to get some information out of the nurse’s office.

So I need you to distract the school nurse, Morimura.

Just make sure she doesn’t get to her office before I’m done.

Morimura’s wearing a big white coat. Can't miss her.

All I need is about 10 minutes.

H-Hey…

You're a lifesaver!

△Distract Morimura

Okino’s trying to sneak into the nurse’s office.

So I have to keep Morimura occupied in the schoolyard.

She should be wearing a white coat.

I should…

Go to the schoolyard

Go to the schoolyard break area

Remain here

Sakura High School | Schoolyard

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Oh… that must be her.

So, can you take care of that?

Yes, ma’am.

Well. She, ah… She seems like quite a teacher.

I can imagine the boys have a hard time focusing on class…

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Now that’s done…

W-Wait.

Yes?

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×Ms. Morimura

Er, well…

There was an accident behind the school.

A student’s been injured…

Oh no…

Can you help me get them to the nurse’s office?

Uh, well, actually…

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×Ms. Morimura

They can't move. Because… they broke their leg.

That’s awful! We’ll have to call them an ambulance, quick.

Wait, I mean… their leg’s mostly fine, actually.

They scraped their arm. Well, their entire body. They're very…scraped.

…

Maybe you should come and see for yourself?

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×Ms. Morimura

You don’t even go to this school, do you?

I know that uniform. You're from Nigakuri High, aren't you?

Are you trying to pull pranks on teachers?

The jig is up…!

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×Ms. Morimura

What year are you?

Tell me your name.

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×Ms. Morimura

You're coming with me to the student guidance room.

Who’s your homeroom teacher?

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About time for a retreat…

I should…

Go to the schoolyard break area

Go to the walkway

Remain here

Sakura High School | Break Area

網口がいるのみ

Sakura High School | Schoolyard

Man, the water fountain in the walkway sucks.

Like zero water pressure.

Maybe there's some mud in the drain?

Wish they’d clean it out.

Sakura High School | Cafeteria

焼きそばパンを買って食べずに2個目を買おうとしたとき

I have… 150 yen on me.

Just one more…

No, wait…

There's a line between indulgence and decadence.

Temperance is a virtue, after all.

I should enjoy what I've already got.

And then, if there's still more left, well…

Sakura High School | Wooden Building

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Sorry for making you wait, yakisoba pan.

But it’s okay now. Time to dig in…

Mm… mmhm…

Delicious…

Impossibly delicious.

But of course it is… It’s yakisoba pan.

焼きそばパン未所持、もしくは食後

This place always helps me relax…

Some kind of nostalgia, I suppose.

The building still smells like it did back then…

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△Sentinel

Back then, I was just focused on training to pilot the Sentinel…

I never imagined I’d end up like this…

I wonder if things turned out all right with Okino.

I thought he’d come back here, but…

Bah, fine.

Suppose I can wait a bit longer…

In the 1940s…

Reminisce

Never mind

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Since I never went back…

Keitaro should have been made the only Sentinel pilot…

But nothing in the history books even mentions him.

Maybe they couldn’t get the Sentinel ready in time?

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!

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It can't be….

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×Talk

It is…!

If it isn't Keitaro, in the flesh!

Who are you?

Do I look that different? It’s me, Hijiyama.

I never imagined you’d wind up here too!

Takatoshi-san?

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×Keitaro Miura

…

Aha. It’s the hair, isn't it?

I suppose I can't blame you for not recognize me.

I've been living here for half a year now, myself.

It’s had time to grow.

Take a closer look. I swear it’s me.

…

…It really is you, Takatoshi-san…

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×Keitaro Miura

So when did you get here?

Scratch that, HOW did you get here?

What’s happened at home since I've been gone?

Slow down, I can only answer one at a time…!

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△Sentinel→Keitaro Miura

What happened to the Sentinel?

Well…

That’s actually how I came to this era.

What, through the Sentinel?

It has the capacity to time travel.

What…?

So it’s true… It really is a weapon from the future…

Where is the Sentinel? Somewhere nearby?

It is around here, but… I can't move it.

Shikishima and this era’s government caught wind of it, too.

They’ve seized the Sentinel.

Dear gods…

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△Yakisoba Pan→Keitaro Miura

Are you hungry at all? Come see where I'm staying!

I’ll treat you to some yakisoba pan.

Oh, no… I'm fine.

These days… I'm in the care of Kurabe’s grandchild.

I see…

But I'm telling you, you've got to try this yakisoba pan.

It’s the most delicious food this era has to offer!

Takatoshi-san…

Have you had the chance to try any… hemborger?

What is this… hemborger?

I have reason to believe it’s the greatest culinary invention in history.

You overestimate your borger, my friend!

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△Tsukasa Okino→Keitaro Miura

Okino said he didn’t want anyone knowing he was here…

Best not to go talking about Kiriko Douji, either…

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×Keitaro Miura

So this is why you disappeared…

You came here.

What happened after I left?

You escaped as an accomplice to Kiriko Douji.

At least, that’s what all the reports said.

Nothing doing!

Do you think I'm a spy, as well?

No chance of that…

But… even if you were a spy…

You wouldn’t face any punishment for it.

What do you mean by that?

There's nobody left in our time to authorize it…

So… we lost the war. Just like in the history books.

It’s nothing to do with the war.

The monsters destroyed everything…

What do you mean? Explain yourself.

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