E13 - The Things I Hold Dear

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[00:04] Pedestrian A
    Hey, look!
[00:08] Pedestrian B
    Whoa...
[00:09] Pedestrian C
    What the hell is that?!
[00:15] Konoha
    A UFO?
[00:17] Glenn
    Oh my...
[00:22] Konoha
    M-Mamoru-kun!
[00:23] Konoha
    Someone's coming out!
[00:25] Mamoru
    Is that...
[00:27] Mamoru
    E-Echo?
SIGN    "The Things I Hold Dear"
[00:40] Mamoru
    You're... Echo!
[00:43] Glenn
    What are you standing around for?!
[00:45] Glenn
    Hurry up and capture Konoha Akisato!
[00:48] Guard
    R-Right away!
[00:51] Echo Two
    Bang!
[00:58] Mamoru
    Echo, you saved us?
[01:10] Konoha
    M-Mamoru-kun!
[01:12] Mamoru
    It's okay.
[01:13] Mamoru
    She's not our enemy.
[01:23] Mamoru
    Are you awake?
[01:24] Konoha
    Y-Yeah.
[01:26] Konoha
    M-More importantly, Mamoru-kun...
[01:28] Konoha
    Where are we?
[01:30] Mamoru
    Dunno.
[01:31] Mamoru
    Don't ask me.
[01:33] Mamoru
    At the very least, it's not
    where we were a moment ago.
[01:38] Konoha
    Mamoru-kun, you're
    pretty calm about all this.
[01:42] Mamoru
    It beats being chased around
    by those weird thugs.
[01:45] Echo One
    Have you come to?
[01:49] Mamoru
    You're...
[01:50] Echo One
    Oh, if it isn't Mamoru-san.
[01:54] Echo One
    Did you try out the game that we made?
[01:58] Konoha
    Mamoru-kun, do you know him?
[02:01] Mamoru
    It's a long story.
[02:07] Echo One
    I'm glad we made it in time.
[02:09] Echo One
    If something had happened to you here,
[02:11] Echo One
    we would have had to make another long trip.
[02:15] Echo One
    But now we finally get to meet.
[02:17] Konoha
    U-Um...
[02:19] Konoha
    Who exactly might you be?
[02:21] Echo One
    You could call us many things.
[02:24] Echo One
    I'm afraid I don't have a concise answer.
[02:30] Mamoru
    You...
[02:34] Echo One
    I have embarked on a long journey
    to come face to face with you.
[02:39] Echo One
    And to tell you these words.
[02:43] Echo One
    May I have your autograph?
[02:46] Konoha
    Huh?
[02:47] Echo One
    I'm a fan of yours.
[02:50] Konoha
    Fan?
[02:51] Echo One
    Yes, a big one!
[02:54] Konoha
    U-Um, well, what do you want
    me to autograph?
[02:59] Echo One
    Right here.
[03:02] Konoha
    Autograph this?
[03:04] Konoha
    This box?
[03:05] Echo One
    Yes, please!
[03:12] Konoha
    H-Here you go.
[03:18] Echo One
    Thank you so much.
[03:20] Konoha
    N-No, it's my pleasure.
[03:25] Echo One
    This is a video game.
[03:27] Echo One
    The game that you'll complete in the future.
[03:30] Konoha
    What?
[03:31] Echo One
    I believe you should be in the
    middle of development now.
[03:35] Echo One
    This game is a masterpiece.
[03:39] Konoha
    Thanks for the kind words, but we're
    in the middle of making it...
[03:45] Echo One
    That's true. Let me think...
[03:48] Echo One
    Would you like to see
    what kind of game it is?
[03:51] Konoha
    What?
[03:53] Echo One
    This is what the game you're
    about to create is like.
[04:02] Echo One
    This is how your game appears to us.
[04:06] Echo One
    Konoha-san, do you know what this light is?
[04:09] Konoha
    Not really...
[04:11] Konoha
    But there's something mysterious about it...
[04:15] Echo One
    This is human imagination.
[04:18] Konoha
    Imagination?
[04:20] Echo One
    Isn't it fascinating?
[04:22] Echo One
    Even as it takes on new form
    with the passage of time,
[04:24] Echo One
    it continues to live on, as you can see.
[04:29] Echo One
    And it's not just you.
[04:31] Echo One
    Every human being possesses
    the same faculty.
[04:35] Echo One
    Why, take a look.
[04:40] Echo One
    For humans, it's not any
    sort of special power.
[04:52] Toya
    Wh-What's this light?!
[04:54] Echo One
    Children, adults, and the elderly alike.
[04:57] Echo One
    No matter where they may live, it's
    an ability that they all possess.
[05:02] Echo One
    And depending on how it's used,
[05:04] Echo One
    it can produce enormous power,
    and make anything possible.
[05:08] Echo One
    Yes, like this game.
[05:11] Echo One
    When I first came across this game,
     I couldn't understand this sensation.
[05:17] Echo One
    In search of the truth
    behind this sensation,
[05:19] Echo One
    I've gone on a long, long journey,
    and finally arrived here.
[05:24] Echo One
    It ended up taking far longer
    than I had originally planned,
[05:28] Echo One
    but even so...
[05:31] Echo One
    I'm glad I was able to meet you.
[05:36] Echo One
    Right then.
[05:37] Echo One
    I eagerly await the completion of your game.
[05:41] Echo Two
    Mamoru-kun!
[05:43] Echo Two
    Bye-bye!
[05:45] Konoha
    U-Um...
[05:47] Konoha
    Who in the world are you?!
[05:49] Konoha
    Have I met you somewhere before?
[06:13] Mamoru
    So I passed out?
[06:18] Konoha
    Huh?
[06:19] Konoha
    Where's the UFO?
[06:23] Toya
    It disappeared?
[06:25] Pedestrian A
    That wasn't a dream... was it?
[06:27] Pedestrian B
    It wasn't.
[06:28] Pedestrian D
    No way!
[06:29] Pedestrian D
    I didn't get any of it!
[06:33] Mamoru
    Hold on tight.
[06:35] Konoha
    Thanks, Mamoru-kun.
[06:38] Toya
    Onee-sama!
[06:41] Konoha
    Toya-chan!
[06:45] Konoha
    Toya-chan?
[06:47] Toya
    Here, Onee-sama.
[06:50] Konoha
    Those are mine...
[06:51] Konoha
    Toya-chan, did you find them for me?
[07:01] Mamoru
    They're finally here.
[07:04] Meiko
    Kono-chan!
[07:07] Meiko
    Kono-chan!
[07:08] Kaori
    Mamocchi!
[07:10] Konoha
    Meiko-san! Kaori-san!
[07:13] Meiko
    Kono-chan!
[07:15] Meiko
    Sheesh, you had me worried sick!
[07:18] Kaori
    Seriously!
[07:20] Kaori
    And you, Mamocchi.
[07:21] Kaori
    It's been a while since we've met in person.
[07:23] Mamoru
    You sure came late.
[07:25] Manager
    We're not late!
[07:27] Manager
    We chartered a scramjet
    plane to cross the Pacific!
[07:32] Manager
    Do you know how much it cost me?!
[07:34] Kyonshi
    Ah, my back's killing me!
[07:36] Konoha
    Everyone!
[07:38] Konoha
    But why are you here?
[07:39] Meiko
    Huh?
[07:40] Meiko
    He didn't tell you, Kono-chan?
[07:43] Meiko
    Mamoru-kun reached out to all of us.
[07:47] Meiko
    He told us you were in trouble, and asked
    us to help you make your game.
[07:52] Kaori
    Hey, Mamocchi, what's the big idea?
[07:56] Manager
    Mamoru!
[07:57] Manager
    That side of you still hasn't changed, huh?
[08:00] Kyonshi
    Ah, my back's killing me...
[08:08] Kyonshi
    Aw man.
[08:09] Kaori
    Mamocchi!
[08:11] Manager
    Mamoru!
[08:14] Meiko
    You haven't changed at all.
[08:18] Meiko
    Thank goodness.
[08:20] Kaori
    Kono-chan sure is full of mysteries.
[08:24] Kaori
    How is she the same?
[08:25] Meiko
    Why, isn't it obvious?
[08:29] Meiko
    It's because Kono-chan is an angel!
[08:35] Meiko
    Kono-chan.
[08:36] Meiko
    Can we help out with the game you're making?
[08:41] Meiko
    We want to make a game with you!
[08:45] Konoha
    Yes!
[08:47] Manager
    All right!
[08:48] Manager
    Now that that's settled,
    everyone in the chopper!
[08:51] Manager
    The 90s Alcohol Soft crew is back in action!
[08:59] Konoha
    Toya-chan!
[09:02] Konoha
    Do you want to come with us?
[09:06] Toya
    I'm sorry, Onee-sama.
[09:09] Toya
    There are still things
    I need to take care of here.
[09:12] Toya
    I'll be staying behind.
[09:15] Toya
    Besides, after getting you
    involved in all of this,
[09:19] Toya
    I have no right to make a game with you...
[09:21] Konoha
    Sure you do!
[09:23] Konoha
    Didn't we promise each other?
[09:26] Konoha
    We said we'd make a game together!
[09:28] Toya
    You remembered our promise?
[09:32] Konoha
    Of course!
[09:33] Konoha
    I'd never forget my promise to you!
[09:37] Konoha
    So come with us!
[09:41] Toya
    I'm sorry, Onee-sama.
[09:43] Toya
    I can't go with you right now.
[09:47] Toya
    That said...
[09:50] Toya
    I'll call you once
    everything's settled down.
[09:53] Toya
    I still want to make a
    game together with you!
[09:59] Konoha
    Yeah! Sure thing!
[10:01] Konoha
    I'll be waiting for you, Toya-chan!
[10:11] Dispatcher
    110, emergency services speaking.
[10:13] Dispatcher
    Are you calling about a crime? An accident?
[10:15] Toya
    My name is Toya Yamada.
[10:18] Toya
    Can you make your way immediately
    to Akihabara Stadium?
[10:21] Dispatcher
    T-Toya Yamada?!
[10:24] Meiko
    Say, Kono-chan.
[10:26] Meiko
    That was Toya Yamada-san
    just now, wasn't it?
[10:29] Meiko
    From Shooting Stars.
[10:31] Meiko
    You're friends with that celebrity?
[10:35] Konoha
    Toya-chan is my dear friend!
[10:43] Kyonshi
    That's the last one!
[10:47] Kyonshi
    Ah, my back's killing me...
[10:49] Kaori
    Good work, Kyonshi.
[10:50] Manager
    That makes all of the desks
    and PCs I asked for.
[10:54] Mamoru
    Thanks, Dad.
[10:56] Konoha
    Huh?
[10:57] Konoha
    Don't we have a few extra desks here?
[11:00] Kikiko
    Sorry!
[11:02] Lalako
    We're late!
[11:03] Konoha
    What?
[11:04] Kikiko
    Wow!
[11:05] Kikiko
    It's really Kono-chan-san!
[11:07] Lalako
    You're right!
[11:09] Hashimoto
    Long time no see, Konoha-san.
[11:11] Kikiko
    It's the manager's fault for getting a
    helicopter with the wrong number of seats!
[11:12] Konoha
    Kikilala-san! Hashimoto-san!
[11:15] Lalako
    It was a real pain in the tush!
[11:17] Manager
    Didn't I apologize already?
[11:20] Kaori
    Let's leave the chitchat for later.
[11:22] Kaori
    Everyone, now it's our turn
    to help out Kono-chan.
[11:26] Kaori
    Let's get Kono-chan's game finished!
SIGN    New Title Merch Sales Proposal
SIGN    Store Name Plan Name Sales Merch Sales Target Est. Mfg. Qty Mfg. Deadline Delivery Date Notes
SIGN    Sofmap
SIGN    Messe Sanoh
SIGN    Sofmap - LE Deluxe
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Bonus 3-Pack
SIGN    Messe Sanoh
SIGN    Bonus 2-Pack
SIGN    Original Promo Art
SIGN    Original body pillow cover
    
    Original B2 tapestry
    
    Lovey-dovey drama CD
    
    LE storage box
    
    Original body pillow cover
    
    Original B2 tapestry
    
    Original B2 tapestry
SIGN    MG option
SIGN    MG option
SIGN    TBD TBD
    
    TBD TBD
    
    TBD TBD
    
    TBD TBD
    
    TBD TBD
    
    TBD TBD
    
    TBD TBD
SIGN    Make sure characters don't overlap with other stores.
    Look into having mfr. bear expenses based on qty.
    Proceed in tandem w/ placing storefront ads
    and increasing promos.
    Plan on distribution trend analysis. Confirm date.
SIGN    Make sure char. don't overlap w/ large rival stores.
    Bear part of promo expenses to strengthen sales.
    Reserve increased qty of early pre-order bonuses.
SIGN    Store representative is an Alcohol Soft fan.
    Best to take time and explain style
    differences and merits.
SIGN    The path we've walked...
    ...not about whether it's good or bad...
    I can't possibly choose...
SIGN    Our future
SIGN    Hold Dear
[12:10] Konoha
    We finished it!
[12:12] Mamoru
    Yeah.
[12:13] Mamoru
    Dad and the others left in a flash,
    as soon as the game was wrapped up.
[12:17] Konoha
    Still, I had fun making
    a game with everyone again!
[12:21] Mamoru
    We spilled the beans in the end.
[12:24] Mamoru
    About the time travel stuff.
[12:25] Konoha
    Yeah.
[12:26] Konoha
    There wasn't a way to hide it any longer.
[12:29] Konoha
    I mean, my appearance has
    stayed exactly the same.
[12:32] Konoha
    But in the end, everyone
    wished me good luck!
[12:36] Mamoru
    Yeah.
[12:39] Mamoru
    It's almost time.
[12:41] Mamoru
    You don't have any unfinished
    business, right?
[12:43] Konoha
    Nothing.
[12:44] Konoha
    I crammed in everything
    I wanted to get done!
[12:46] Konoha
    Oh, one last thing!
[12:53] Mamoru
    You want to walk around Akiba one last time?
[12:57] Mamoru
    I can't believe that's the
    one thing you wanted to do.
[13:00] Konoha
    I-Is that weird?
[13:01] Mamoru
    No, it's just like you.
[13:04] Mamoru
    More importantly, you made sure to
    bring the game with you, right?
[13:08] Konoha
    Sheesh!
[13:09] Konoha
    Don't treat me like a little kid!
[13:11] Konoha
    I have it right here!
[13:14] Konoha
    See?
SIGN     The Things I Hold Dear
[13:16] Mamoru
    The Things I Hold Dear, huh?
[13:20] Konoha
    I-Is that no good?
[13:21] Mamoru
    No, I think it's fine.
[13:24] Mamoru
    Besides, I know that the game inside is fun.
[13:27] Konoha
    Yeah!
[13:28] Mamoru
    Right, I should give this
    to you while I can.
[13:31] Mamoru
    I wrote down everything
    you need to do in here.
SIGN    To Mamoru
[13:34] Mamoru
    Give that to me in 1999.
[13:38] Mamoru
    Then pray that 1999 me
    will figure out the rest.
[13:45] Konoha
    Mamoru-kun.
[13:48] Konoha
    It won't be easy.
[13:49] Konoha
    You're going to spend over twenty years
    keeping watch over history, all by yourself?
[13:55] Mamoru
    Yeah.
[13:56] Mamoru
    I guess that's how it's going to be.
[14:01] Mamoru
    Don't feel sorry for me.
[14:03] Konoha
    But...
[14:05] Mamoru
    I love Akiba as well, you know.
[14:08] Mamoru
    As much as you do.
[14:11] Konoha
    Mamoru-kun...
[14:12] Mamoru
    That's why this is a two-person
    plan between you and me.
[14:18] Mamoru
    You've already done everything you can.
[14:20] Mamoru
    Just leave the rest to me.
[14:22] Mamoru
    Have faith in the game that you've made.
[14:26] Konoha
    Yeah!
[14:28] Konoha
    You know, Akiba's so clean now,
    and the corner stores are gone.
[14:31] Mamoru
    Whenever we pulled all-nighters,
    you always fell asleep right away.
[14:33] Konoha
    Th-That's not true!
[14:35] Mamoru
    You didn't mess with the PC-98s, did you?
[14:37] Konoha
    I didn't touch them!
[14:38] Mamoru
    You haven't grown up at all.
[14:40] Konoha
    What was that?!
[14:51] Mamoru
    Here we are.
[14:53] Mamoru
    Well, good luck.
[14:55] Konoha
    Okay.
[15:02] Konoha
    Hey, Mamoru-kun.
[15:05] Mamoru
    What?
[15:06] Konoha
    I'm about to go to 1999, change history,
    and then come back to 2023, right?
[15:15] Konoha
    I-In that case, when I come back
    to 2023 and meet you again...
[15:22] Konoha
    Will that Mamoru-kun be the same as
    the one standing here right now?
[15:30] Mamoru
    Strictly speaking, we'll
    be two different people.
[15:33] Konoha
    S-So all the things that
    happened up until now,
[15:36] Konoha
    including this conversation...
    you're going to forget all of it?
[15:39] Konoha
    Am I going to forget about the
    Mamoru-kun I'm talking to right now?
[15:44] Mamoru
    Yeah, that might be the case.
[15:48] Konoha
    Oh no...
[15:51] Konoha
    I don't want that...
[15:53] Konoha
    I don't wanna forget!
[15:59] Mamoru
    You won't forget.
[16:00] Konoha
    Huh?
[16:02] Mamoru
    Back when I met Echo, we had a conversation.
[16:06] Mamoru
    He told me humans are bursting with energy.
[16:09] Konoha
    Energy?
[16:10] Mamoru
    Yeah.
[16:11] Mamoru
    That energy is what makes
    everything possible.
[16:14] Mamoru
    So you won't forget.
[16:16] Mamoru
    As long as that energy burns
    inside us, we'll never forget.
[16:22] Mamoru
    Why don't we test it out?
[16:24] Mamoru
    Let's see if we still remember each other.
[16:32] Konoha
    Sure! Fine by me!
[16:34] Konoha
    I'll never forget what happened today!
[16:36] Konoha
    No, not just today!
[16:39] Konoha
    All the things we did together!
[16:43] Mamoru
    Yeah.
[16:45] Konoha
    Okay, Mamoru-kun.
[16:50] Konoha
    See you later!
[16:58] Mamoru
    See you later, Konoha.
[17:10] Konoha
    This is really the last one.
[17:13] Konoha
    Comic Party.
[17:15] Konoha
    It's fine.
[17:16] Konoha
    I need to have faith
[17:18] Konoha
    in everyone who helped me!
[17:20] Konoha
    In Mamoru-kun. In myself!
SIGN    Nanako
[17:34] Nanako
    "Hello there, everyone."
[17:36] Nanako
    "Thank you for buying this game."
[17:39] Nanako
    "This game isn't a sweeping epic saga, and
    it's not full of surprising twists and turns."
[17:47] Nanako
    "But I really wanted to tell all of you
    my story, so I turned it into a game."
[17:53] Nanako
    "There's so much I want to tell you."
[17:56] Nanako
    "There are fun parts, scary parts,
    parts to make you laugh,"
[18:01] Nanako
    "as well as the story of
    some very wonderful girls."
[18:07] Nanako
    "It's all jam-packed in here."
[18:09] Nanako
    "I hope you enjoy it!"
[18:11] Nanako
    "Okay, let's get started!"
[18:16] Konoha
    I-I'm back?
[18:25] Konoha
    This is...
[18:26] Konoha
    This is the Akiba I remember!
[18:32] Konoha
    It's back!
[18:35] Dejiko
    Nyo!
[18:38] Konoha
    What?
[18:39] Konoha
    What?!
[18:40] Konoha
    This place looks crazier than I remember!
[18:43] Dejiko
    Welcome to Akihabara, nyo!
[18:48] Konoha
    That's right, Alcohol Soft.
[18:50] Konoha
    What about Alcohol Soft?!
[19:02] Konoha
    All the lights are off...
[19:05] Konoha
    Everyone...
[19:07] President
    What are you doing?
[19:09] Konoha
    Ah! Prez!
[19:13] Konoha
    Oh, that's right!
[19:15] Konoha
    It completely slipped my mind,
[19:17] Konoha
    but it was Blue Bell that
    was here in the original 2023!
[19:23] Konoha
    Prez!
[19:24] Konoha
    You wouldn't believe what I've been through!
[19:27] Konoha
    Video games have the power
    to do great things!
[19:29] Konoha
    No matter the game, I've decided
    I'll work on them as hard as I can!
[19:33] Konoha
    Just leave it to me, Prez!
[19:36] President
    Huh? What are you talking about?
[19:38] Konoha
    What am I talking about?!
[19:40] Konoha
    You know, Blue Bell's latest game!
[19:43] President
    Blue Bell? My company?
[19:47] President
    We don't make video games.
[19:49] Konoha
    What?
[19:50] President
    Take a look.
SIGN    Welcome!
SIGN    Welcome!MILF Café Blue Bell
[19:52] Konoha
    M-MILF Café Blue Bell?!
[19:55] President
    Wait, a game studio?
[19:58] President
    Are you talking about Alcohol Soft?
[20:00] Konoha
    Alcohol Soft?!
[20:02] Konoha
    Can I find them here?!
[20:03] President
    That's in the past.
[20:05] President
    After their game became a hit,
    they all moved over to the US.
[20:09] President
    After Alcohol Soft moved out, a different
    game studio bought out the entire building.
[20:15] President
    They must have a lot of
    money to throw around.
[20:17] President
    I should have gone into making games.
[20:21] President
    Damn shame...
[20:24] Konoha
    I see.
[20:25] Konoha
    Everyone's in the US.
[20:27] Konoha
    Yeah, of course they are.
[20:31] Konoha
    That's good.
[20:33] Konoha
    It's all for the best.
[20:35] Konoha
    This is what I wanted.
[20:38] Konoha
    Thanks, Mamoru-kun!
[20:42] Konoha
    I remember...
[20:45] Konoha
    I still remember!
[20:47] Konoha
    Mamoru-kun, and everything else!
[20:52] Konoha
    Thanks, Mamoru-kun!
[20:54] Konoha
    I'll stay here, in Akiba,
    and make video games!
[20:59] Konoha
    Forever and ever!
[21:05] Konoha
    I say that, but what do I do now?
[21:08] Konoha
    Blue Bell turned into a
    MILF café and all...
[21:28] Mamoru
    Twenty years without anyone
    to actually make the games.
[21:31] Mamoru
    Small as it may be, it was a real
    pain to keep this company going.
[21:35] Mamoru
    You sure did take your sweet time...
[21:39] Mamoru
    Okay, let's make some games.
[21:42] Konoha
    Mamoru-kun...
[21:45] Konoha
    Mamoru-kun!
[21:48] Konoha
    Mamoru-kun!
[22:03] Mamoru
    Konoha.
[22:06] Mamoru
    Why don't we make a game together?
[22:14] Konoha
    Yeah!