E6 - Face to Face Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:04] Mei     I don't want to. [00:06] Mei     If I said that, would you not do it? [00:09] Kubodera     Of course, you have     every right to refuse. [00:13] Kubodera     However, if the calamity begins... [00:19] Mei     All right. [00:21] Yukari     Excuse me... [00:22] Yukari     What will the teachers     outside of class 3 do? [00:26] Kubodera     They will cooperate to the     best of their ability. [00:30] Kubodera     However, you should not     discuss this matter [00:33] Kubodera     with anyone outside the class. [00:34] Mochizuki     Not even our families? [00:37] Kubodera     The rules dictate that     we must not speak of it. SIGN    May 1 (Fri.) [02:14] Teshigawara     I thought it wasn't going     to happen this year. [02:16] Teshigawara     At the opening ceremony, [02:18] Teshigawara     we had the perfect number of desks. [02:20] Izumi     But we were short a desk     once the new student came. [02:25] Teshigawara     It can start a month late? [02:28] Kazami     Looks that way. [02:30] Kazami     So... [02:33] Teshigawara     By the way, you checked him out, right? [02:35] Teshigawara     How'd it go? [02:36] Izumi     I don't think it's him. [02:38] Teshigawara     How do you know? [02:39] Izumi     He never lived in Yomiyama. [02:41] Izumi     He has no siblings. [02:44] Izumi     And his hands weren't cold. [02:47] Izumi     Still... [02:58] Kouichi     Still... [03:01] Kouichi     If it's such an important rule, [03:03] Kouichi     why wasn't I told about it right away? [03:06] Mei     You had already spoken to me. [03:10] Mei     That made it difficult     for them to broach the subject. [03:15] Kouichi     Hey, there's something     else I want to ask you. [03:18] Kouichi     Is there some reason your     desk is the only one [03:21] Kouichi     in the class that's so old? [03:23] Mei     That's part of the rule. [03:27] Mei     I guess it serves some purpose     in completing the charm. SIGN    Who is dead? [03:32] Kouichi     I saw the words "Who is dead?"     scribbled on your desk. [03:35] Kouichi     Did you write that? [03:38] Mei     Yes. [03:40] Mei     I know that I'm not dead, [03:43] Mei     so I wanted to ask, who is? [03:45] Kouichi     You can tell? [03:47] Mei     Well... [03:50] Mei     This is my friend, Sakakibara. [03:54] Kirika     Welcome. Forgive my appearance. [03:58] Kirika     Is he a friend from class? [04:00] Kirika     Or the art club? [04:02] Mei     He's also a customer at     the gallery downstairs. [04:06] Mei     He seems to enjoy it immensely. [04:08] Kirika     Oh, really? [04:09] Kirika     That's an unusual interest, for a boy. [04:12] Kirika     You like dolls? [04:14] Kouichi     Well, I... [04:15] Mei     You should probably be     leaving now, Sakakibara. [04:18] Kouichi     Oh, okay. [04:21] Mei     I will see him out. [04:24] Kirika     I see. [04:25] Kirika     Feel free to come again anytime. [04:32] Kouichi     Are you always like that? [04:33] Mei     Like what? [04:35] Kouichi     The way you talk to your mom. [04:36] Kouichi     I'd almost think you two were strangers. [04:41] Mei     We've pretty much always     treated each other that way. [04:45] Mei     What's your family like? [04:47] Kouichi     I don't have a mom. [04:50] Kouichi     She died right after I was born. [04:54] Mei     I see. [04:57] Mei     Well, that was normal for us. [05:01] Mei     I'm just another one of her dolls. [05:03] Kouichi     That's awful. [05:05] Kouichi     You're her daughter, her flesh and blood. [05:08] Mei     I may be flesh and blood, but I'm not real. [05:11] Kouichi     Then, does your mom know about class 3? [05:15] Mei     No, and I can't tell her. [05:17] Kouichi     What does she think of you     skipping school so often? [05:19] Mei     She doesn't really care,     or she just doesn't interfere. [05:24] Mei     Except with certain things. [05:26] Kouichi     What things? [05:30] Kouichi     So, now I know class 3's secret... [05:32] Kouichi     But how can you just accept what they're     putting you through to complete the charm? [05:37] Mei     There's no other way. [05:39] Mei     I just happened to be the one. [05:42] Mei     If it hadn't been me, [05:45] Mei     I would've had to follow the others [05:47] Mei     in treating someone else like they don't exist. [05:50] Mei     It's better that I'm the one who's cut off. SIGN    Children's Park [06:20] Kouichi     Why did they decide to make     two people nonexistent? [06:24] Mei     They probably thought the     charm wouldn't hold [06:27] Mei     if they told you to start     ignoring me now. [06:32] Kouichi     So by making a     second person cease to exist, [06:35] Kouichi     they could strengthen the charm? [06:37] Mei     Right. [06:38] Mei     It also saved them [06:40] Mei     the trouble of explaining me to you. [06:42] Mei     It's quite logical. [06:46] Kouichi     But it's just a charm, isn't it? [06:49] Kouichi     All of this for a charm? [06:50] Mei     Well, they're desperate. [06:53] Mei     When they consider that they might be next, [06:56] Mei     it makes them take it seriously. [06:58] Mei     Do you think they're being unreasonable? [07:00] Kouichi     Yes, I do! [07:03] Mei     There are no guarantees. [07:06] Mei     But if there's a chance it could     help everyone avoid the calamity, [07:10] Mei     isn't it worth it? [07:12] Mei     It's sad when people die. [07:30] Kouichi     Thanks. [07:32] Kouichi     Be careful on your way home. [07:34] Kouichi     We're both close to death, after all. [07:37] Mei     I'll be fine. [07:47] Mei     I showed you this once before, didn't I? [07:51] Mei     I lost my left eye when I was four. [07:55] Mei     It developed a nasty tumor. [07:57] Mei     I woke up one day,     and the eye was gone. [08:01] Mei     My mom said a regular artificial     eye wouldn't be attractive, [08:05] Mei     so she made a special one for me. [08:08] Kouichi     You don't have to hide it. [08:10] Kouichi     I think your eye is beautiful. [08:15] Mei     They said I almost died during surgery. [08:19] Mei     I can sort of vaguely remember     what happened then. [08:22] Mei     Do you believe that's possible? [08:24] Kouichi     You mean near-death experiences? [08:26] Mei     Death is not kind. [08:30] Mei     It's dark, black as far as you can see, [08:33] Mei     and you're all alone. [08:35] Kouichi     All alone... [08:37] Mei     Yes, but it's no different     when you're alive, is it? [08:41] Mei     No matter how many     relationships we seem to have, [08:44] Mei     we're all alone. [08:45] Mei     I am, my mother is, [08:48] Mei     and you are, too. [08:51] Mei     So was Misaki. [08:57] Mei     Starting tomorrow,     we're two of a kind. [08:59] Kouichi     Oh, uh, yeah. [09:06] Mei     Welcome to the club, Sakakibara. [09:27] Kouichi     Hel— [09:27] Yousuke     Man, India's scorching! SIGN    Dad [09:30] Kouichi     What's with you? [09:31] Yousuke     Hey, what do you mean by that? [09:34] Kouichi     If you're worried about my health, I'm fine. [09:36] Kouichi     Hey... [09:37] Kouichi     Did Mom ever talk to you about     her memories of junior high school? [09:40] Yousuke     Eh? Where's this coming from? [09:44] Kouichi     Mom was in class 3 in     the 9th grade, too, right? [09:46] Kouichi     Anything come to mind? [09:48] Yousuke     Hmm... [09:51] Yousuke     Nope! [09:54] Kouichi     Not a thing? [09:55] Yousuke     Well, I'm sure she told     me a few things... [09:59] Yousuke     So, Ritsuko was in class 3, you say? [10:02] Yousuke     Anyway, how does it feel to be back after [10:04] Yousuke     a year and a half away from Yomiyama? [10:07] Kouichi     A year and a half? [10:09] Kouichi     This was my first time coming here     since I started junior high. [10:12] Yousuke     Huh? No, I'm sure that— [10:15] Yousuke     Oh, yeah. [10:18] Yousuke     Yeah, you're right. [10:20] Yousuke     My mistake. SIGN    Who is dead? SIGN    June 8 (Mon.)          Practice Exercises     No whispering     No walking around [10:42] Kouichi     Misaki! [10:43] Mei     Sakakibara! [11:04] Kouichi     I've gotta stop that... [11:15] Kouichi     Kirika doesn't make lunches for you? [11:18] Mei     Sometimes, when she feels like it. [11:20] Mei     But to be honest, they're not very good. [11:24] Kouichi     Do you ever cook? [11:25] Mei     No, never. [11:28] Mei     I can only heat up ready-made meals. [11:30] Mei     Isn't that normal for kids our age? [11:33] Kouichi     I'm a pretty decent cook, actually. [11:35] Mei     Really? [11:36] Mei     That's unusual. [11:38] Kouichi     I was in the cooking     club at my old school. [11:42] Mei     Then, will you make me     something, someday? [11:45] Kouichi     Sure, someday. [11:48] Kouichi     By the way, [11:49] Kouichi     weren't you drawing up here before? [11:51] Kouichi     Have you finished it? [11:53] Mei     Pretty much. [11:55] Kouichi     Did you give her wings? [11:57] Mei     Yeah. [12:00] Mei     I'll show you... someday. [12:03] Kouichi     Okay. [12:05] Kouichi     Is drawing your hobby? [12:07] Mei     I think I like looking at art,     more than making it. [12:11] Mei     I mostly just look at art books, though. [12:14] Mei     We have lots of them at home. [12:16] Kouichi     Do you ever go to museums? [12:17] Mei     No, there aren't many around here. [12:20] Kouichi     Then, you should visit me in Tokyo someday. [12:23] Kouichi     We can go to museums there. [12:25] Kouichi     I'll be your tour guide. [12:27] Mei     Sure... someday. SIGN    Art Club Room [13:30] Artist A     Misaki, hey! [13:31] Artist C     What are you doing here? [13:33] Mei     I just felt like dropping in. [13:34] Artist D     So, you didn't quit the club? [13:36] Mei     I just needed a break. [13:38] Artist B     Oh, yeah? [13:41] Mei     I see Mochizuki hasn't changed. [13:44] Artist B     Speak of the devil! [13:47] Artist C     Hi, Mochizuki! [13:49] Mochizuki     Hey, um, guys? [13:50] Mochizuki     Could you come with me for a second? [13:53] Mochizuki     There's something we've     gotta do right away. [13:55] Artist A     We do? [13:58] Artist D     But Misaki's here to visit us! [13:58] Mochizuki     Never mind that. Just hurry, okay? [14:19] Mei     At least it wasn't thrown     away, I guess... [14:27] Mei     Which one is your mom? [14:29] Kouichi     This one. [14:31] Mei     Ritsuko, huh? I see. [14:36] Kouichi     By the way, is their homeroom teacher... [14:41] Mei     He sure looked different back then. [14:43] Kouichi     The person you mentioned before... [14:46] Mei     Yes, I was talking about Chibiki. [14:49] Chibiki     Oh, two of you here today? [14:52] Mei     There are two nonexistent people now. [14:55] Chibiki     So I see. [14:57] Chibiki     Do you understand the     situation now, Sakakibara? [15:00] Kouichi     Mostly, [15:01] Kouichi     though I still find it hard to believe. [15:05] Chibiki     That's understandable. [15:07] Chibiki     But it's true. [15:10] Chibiki     This phenomenon is truly     happening in this town. [15:13] Chibiki     In this school. [15:15] Kouichi     You were class 3's homeroom teacher     26 years ago, weren't you? [15:20] Kouichi     And that's how you knew my mother? [15:22] Chibiki     You got it. [15:23] Kouichi     Um, is it okay for     you to not ignore us? [15:28] Chibiki     I have no connections to     your class at this time. [15:30] Chibiki     I'm in a safe position, you might say. [15:35] Kouichi     Then, who's in danger? SIGN    Student [15:37] Chibiki     The students of class 3 SIGN    Father | Mother     Student [15:39] Chibiki     and their families, within     two degrees of separation. SIGN    Grandfather | Grandmother | Grandfather | Grandmother     Father | Mother     Student SIGN    Grandfather | Grandmother | Grandfather | Grandmother     Father | Mother     Student     Brothers | Sisters [15:42] Chibiki     And they must live in Yomiyama. SIGN    Grandfather | Grandmother | Grandfather | Grandmother     Father | Mother     Student     Brothers | Sisters     Within Yomiyama [15:44] Kouichi     Two degrees would mean parents,     grandparents, and siblings? [15:48] Kouichi     If they have to be living in Yomiyama, [15:50] Kouichi     does that mean anyone who     leaves town would be safe? [15:52] Chibiki     Yes. [15:54] Chibiki     Think of it like a cell     phone going out of range. [15:57] Kouichi     Um, why do you stay here? [16:01] Chibiki     I never meant to harm anyone. [16:04] Chibiki     Never... [16:07] Chibiki     It seems silly to think that way now, [16:11] Chibiki     but that ended up being the trigger, [16:14] Chibiki     which opened the door to death. [16:17] Chibiki     I was responsible for that. [16:20] Chibiki     That's why I remain at this school, [16:23] Chibiki     but as a librarian, not a teacher. [16:26] Chibiki     Half of that was just me running away. [16:29] Kouichi     Running away? [16:30] Chibiki     Half of me was crushed by guilt. [16:32] Chibiki     But the other half was ruled by fear. [16:35] Chibiki     Fear that I might die as well. [16:37] Chibiki     So I ran away. [16:39] Kouichi     Have teachers died, too? [16:41] Chibiki     Only homeroom and assistant     homeroom teachers. [16:44] Kouichi     Um, was the Misaki of 26     years ago a boy or a girl? [16:49] Chibiki     A boy. [16:50] Chibiki     His surname was Yomiyama,     like this town. [16:53] Chibiki     His full name was Misaki Yomiyama. [16:56] Chibiki     One night in May, his house burned down. [16:59] Chibiki     The whole family died, parents     and brother included. [17:03] Kouichi     Did you see the photo     the dead Misaki appeared in? [17:08] Chibiki     Sure did. [17:09] Kouichi     Do you have it? [17:11] Chibiki     No. [17:12] Chibiki     To tell you the truth, it terrified me. [17:14] Kouichi     And when they say the school     records somehow get altered... [17:17] Chibiki     It's true. [17:21] Chibiki     This holds copies of all class rosters. [17:23] Chibiki     26 years' worth, from 1972     to the present. [17:27] Chibiki     The people with a red "X" by their name SIGN    Class Rosters [17:29] Chibiki     are the ones who died that year. [17:31] Chibiki     Look at the roster from two years ago. [17:33] Chibiki     See the name written at the bottom? SIGN    Deceased: Mami Asakura [17:35] Kouichi     Yes. [17:37] Chibiki     She was the dead person that year. [17:39] Kouichi     So, seven people died in 1996? [17:44] Kouichi     That's not many, is it? [17:46] Chibiki     It's because the plan to make     one person nonexistent worked. [17:49] Chibiki     After they implemented it,     nobody else died. [17:53] Chibiki     However, shortly after the     second term began, [17:56] Chibiki     the student they chose to not exist     ended up renouncing the role. [17:59] Chibiki     Breaking under the     pressure and isolation, [18:01] Chibiki     he demanded that he existed,     and that everyone treat him accordingly. [18:05] Mei     And so it began... [18:08] Chibiki     The deceased in 1996 was     named Mami Asakura. [18:13] Chibiki     But she was originally a student     in the 1993 class. [18:16] Chibiki     However, between April and June of 1996, [18:21] Chibiki     that was not the case. [18:22] Kouichi     It wasn't? [18:24] Chibiki     Correct. [18:25] Chibiki     As I recall, her name was     on the 1996 roster. [18:29] Chibiki     But it was not on the roster for 1993. [18:33] Chibiki     It had disappeared. [18:35] Kouichi     Both the name and the "X"? [18:37] Chibiki     As you can see, when the     phenomenon is active, [18:40] Chibiki     checking records is pointless. [18:43] Kouichi     And people's memories change too, right? [18:46] Chibiki     Exactly. [18:47] Chibiki     Then, at the end of the year, [18:49] Chibiki     when the deceased     disappears after graduation, SIGN    Mami Asakura [18:52] Chibiki     the records revert     to their original state, [18:55] Chibiki     ultimately revealing the extra student. [18:57] Chibiki     In addition, all memories of her     as the deceased are lost. [19:01] Chibiki     All is forgotten. [19:03] Kouichi     The records and memories     just go back to normal? [19:06] Chibiki     I cannot comprehend the logic behind it. [19:09] Chibiki     I've essentially given up. [19:11] Chibiki     There is only one countermeasure that [19:13] Chibiki     seems effective against this phenomenon: [19:15] Chibiki     denying the existence of     someone in the class. [19:20] Kouichi     What's the success rate? [19:22] Chibiki     About 50%. [19:24] Chibiki     Some years it works, others it fails. [19:27] Chibiki     Some years it's clear     why the measure failed, [19:29] Chibiki     others it's unknown. [19:33] Kouichi     That's terrible... [19:35] Chibiki     It's not a curse. [19:38] Chibiki     There is no malice to be found. [19:41] Chibiki     It occurs naturally, like     a typhoon or earthquake. [19:44] Kouichi     Then, will having two nonexistent     students be more effective? [19:48] Chibiki     I can't say. [19:49] Chibiki     There are almost no instances of     the calamity stopping midyear. [19:54] Kouichi     Really? [19:55] Mei     Ms. Mikami was class 3's     homeroom teacher in 1996? [20:00] Kouichi     Oh, you're right. [20:02] Chibiki     She has been through a great deal already. [20:07] Chibiki     To make her the assistant     homeroom teacher again... [20:13] Chibiki     That'll be all for today. [20:14] Kouichi     Just one more thing. [20:16] Kouichi     Was 1983, 15 years ago,     a year when it happened? [20:20] Chibiki     1983? [20:23] Chibiki     I believe it was. [20:26] Kouichi     I thought so... [20:28] Chibiki     Oh, right. That was Reiko's year. [20:32] Chibiki     You mean Ritsuko was in Yomiyama then? [20:35] Kouichi     Yes. [20:36] Kouichi     She came here to have me,     and stay with her family. [20:40] Chibiki     So she died in this town... [20:44] Chibiki     I see. [20:48] Reiko     I'm sorry, Kouichi. [20:50] Reiko     I'm sorry. [20:52] Reiko     There was nothing I could do... [20:54] Kouichi     When my mom died, 15 years ago, [20:57] Kouichi     was that part of the class 3 calamity? [21:00] Reiko     I don't know. [21:02] Ryouhei     My poor Ritsuko... [21:06] Ryouhei     My poor Ritsuko... My poor Reiko, too... [21:10] Tamie     Don't say that, dear. [21:13] Tamie     Let's call it a night. [21:16] Bird     Cheer! Cheer up! [21:19] Reiko     I honestly don't know what     happened to Ritsuko, [21:23] Reiko     but I think the calamity     was stopped that year. [21:28] Kouichi     It stopped midyear? [21:29] Kouichi     Why? How was it stopped? [21:32] Kouichi     Please, Reiko. [21:33] Reiko     I can't remember. [21:34] Kouichi     Reiko, please, try to     remember something! Anything! [21:38] Reiko     Well, I think something may [21:40] Reiko     have happened during summer break... [21:42] Kouichi     Summer break? [21:43] Reiko     I can't remember what, though. [21:46] Reiko     I'm sorry, Kouichi. SIGN    July 13 (Mon.) [22:08] Kubodera     Good morning, class. [22:11] Kubodera     Today, I must apologize to you all. [22:16] Kubodera     I have to... [22:20] Kubodera     I have done my utmost so that [22:22] Kubodera     you could all graduate in     good health next spring. [22:24] Kubodera     I did everything I could     to make that happen. [22:29] Kubodera     But everything that occurs henceforth     is for you all to deal with. [22:33] Kubodera     Once it has begun, [22:36] Kubodera     I do not know if any amount     of struggling will do any good. [22:41] Kubodera     I don't know... [22:43] Kubodera     You can't expect me to. [22:44] Kubodera     But I believe it is futile to     speak of such things now. [24:38] Kouichi     Sphere joint.