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!