Hiro:
Hello, Hirono speaking. Hello? Is it Miyako?
Miyako:
Bingo. So I haven't disappeared.
I haven't disappeared yet. Not yet.
Hiro:
Miyako... Himura:
Chihiro, this book is you. Read it carefully. And you can discover your old self once again.
Renji:
Is it all right to leave her?
Himura:
The rest is totally up to her.
Renji:
But don't you think...?
Himura:
I told you not to get involved with Chihiro.
I also told you to brace yourself if you wanted to be with her.
Chihiro lost four years of her memory. But they were only vague images of herself recorded in her diary.
Still, if she rereads it carefully, she'll regain most of her previous self.
Renji:
You mean she...
Himura:
It's happened countless times already... and will continue to happen.
And so, with each passing day, her condition will only continue to compound the pain.
Renji:
Then it's even more important for someone to be with her!
Himura:
You don't get it!
Renji:
What?
Himura:
Not talking about her. It's your pain I'm talking about, Renji Aso.
That's why I told you not to get involved. Is it painful?
Renji:
Of course, but...
Himura:
There's still time... to change your mind.
Right now, Chihiro doesn't know you.
If you wanna disappear from her life, now is the time. Kyosuke:
Something's... just not right... Hmm...
Tsutsumi speaking.
Kei:
Uh, senpai? It's Shindo.
Kyosuke:
Kei-chan.
Kei:
I was wondering if we could meet.
Kyosuke:
What? Chihiro:
You mean... this book is me?
Renji:
Yes, that's right.
Chihiro:
This book... What's the point of reading this?!
Every day is exactly the same... because every single day, I do nothing at all...
Renji:
Chihiro...
Chihiro:
Do I have to go on with this? It's not fair...
Why do I have to relive this pointless life forever...?
I wish it would end... It's not fair... Why do I have to go on? Kei:
I don't feel right without my basketball.
Kyosuke:
Why didn't you get Hirono to play basketball with you?
Kei:
He's so busy with work. He doesn't have time for me.
Kyosuke:
Hmm... Hey, Kei-chan.
Kei:
What?
Kyosuke:
How's it going with Hirono anyway?
Kei:
Wh-What do you mean? Hirono and I are like brother and sister--we always have been
There's nothing going on.
Kyosuke:
No. I meant as brother and sister. Did you think I was talking about something else?
Kei:
Uh...
Kyosuke:
When my mom was alive, she was an actress.
Kei:
What?
Kyosuke:
She was amazing. She just shined. I wanna capture footage like that.
Kei:
Shining...
Kyosuke:
You're shining too, Kei-chan, the same way my mother did on film.
Kei:
Me? I...
Kyosuke:
Mmhmm. But I've noticed that you've lost some of your glimmer lately and it makes me worry about you.
Did something happen between you and Hirono?
Kei:
He... seems so distant... He's so far away.
I can't even reach him anymore at all. Everyone is...
Kyosuke:
Everyone?
Kei:
It's not just Hirono-senpai. You're pursuing your passion, too.
My sister Chihiro is writing a novel. In her condition, that's nearly impossible.
But here I am, injured! I mean... how do you expect me to shine?
Kyosuke:
But, that's not the only thing, is it?
Kei:
I guess you can see everything.
Kyosuke:
I told you, I can see everything through the lens of my camera, I always have. Miyako:
Yoo-hoo, Hirono-kun. Long time no see!
Hiro:
What happened to your cell-phone?
Miyako:
I switched. See this phone card?
There's no initial fee, I don't get any prank calls with this.
What could be better, huh?
Hiro:
Miyako, no one can contact you that way.
Miyako:
Oh, I didn't think of that.
Hiro:
Sorry about last Sunday... standing you up.
Miyako:
Never mind.
Hiro:
You not mad at me?
Miyako:
It's okay. You're here now.
Hiro:
Well that's not like you.
Oh, you need to turn in your career path questionnaire.
If you keep blowing it off, they'll call your parents.
Miyako:
What did you write?
Hiro:
I guess I'll just write "going to college."
Miyako:
What about manga artist?
Hiro:
They'd call my parents for sure. My parents wouldn't understand.
They would make me quit my job if they found out.
Miyako:
What do you mean? Your dad isn't supportive of you?
Hiro:
I got mad and moved out before I even told him.
Miyako:
I envy your freedom.
Hiro:
Look who's talking!
Miyako:
But why?
Hiro:
Are you being serious? I mean, you're like a walking advertisement for freedom.
Miyako:
No, I'm not. My freedom is a completely empty freedom.
Your freedom was your personal choice to do what you wanna do.
You struggled and fought really hard to make your dreams come true.
Must be so fulfilling for you.
Hiro:
I'm not free at all. I'm bogged down with a million things to think about and deadlines to reach.
There's so much I have to worry about, my head hurts most of the time.
Miyako:
Then, why don't you just run away from everyone and everything?
Hiro:
Huh?
Miyako:
You're free to decide which path to choose. You could choose to throw it all away if you want to.
I know! Why don't we run away together? Somewhere far away, where no one knows us!
Hiro:
Dummy.
Miyako:
I know...
Hiro:
I'm responsible for the choices that I make.
I can't go getting involved in something then just run away and pretend it never even happened.
Miyako:
What about me?
Hiro:
What?
Miyako:
You got involved with me. So you can't run away, right?
Hiro:
Oh... actually, I wish I could pretend it never happened.
Miyako:
You're so mean!
Hiro:
Thank you.
Miyako:
Huh?
Hiro:
I don't know. Just being with you makes me feel like I can let down my guard a little bit.
Miyako:
Hirono-kun...
Hiro:
But, I know it's not for real.
Miyako:
It's like that for me. When I'm with you, I feel a sense of relief, too.
But it doesn't last. It's only for the short while that I'm with you.
Hiro:
Miyako...
Miyako:
Hirono-kun...
Say something.
Hiro:
Like what?
Miyako:
You're a girls' manga artist, right?
Can't you think of something romantic to say to me right now?
Hiro:
Uh... I'm not sure... "I'll never let you go?"
Miyako:
So cliché!
Hiro:
"I-I love you?"
Miyako:
Unoriginal.
Hiro:
"Je t'aime."
Miyako:
What's that?
Hiro:
"I'll kill you and die by my own hand!"
Miyako:
Well, that's just inappropriate.
Are you really a professional at this? I'm starting to doubt it...
Hiro:
I'm not good at ad-libbing. I need paper and pen in front of me to make up lines.
Miyako:
Then... take me where you have paper and pen. Miyako:
Have you heard this story? Long ago, a king conducted an experiment.
Hiro:
An experiment?
Miyako:
Would a baby that grew up in total silence learn how to talk?
Hiro:
I... I don't think so. He wouldn't know how.
Miyako:
You're half right.
Hiro:
Half?
Miyako:
The baby didn't learn how to talk, but he also died.
Hiro:
That's a sad story.
Miyako:
But I didn't die, and I can talk.
Hiro:
Miyako... you...
Miyako:
Hirono-kun, will you see only me no matter what happens?
Hiro:
Yes... only you.
Miyako:
I don't wanna disappear from anyone's heart... ever again. Himura:
Is it about Chihiro?
Renji:
Yes.
Himura:
Fine. I'll listen.
Renji:
Chihiro has wanted to end things for a long time.
I'm almost scared of her.
Himura:
Not to worry. That's a fairly normal reaction.
Renji:
Even if it's cruel?
Himura:
Do you know why people feel lonely?
Renji:
Huh? Because... they're alone?
Himura:
That's just an outcome. It's something more basic.
Renji:
Because they've experienced joy?
Himura:
That's right. People experience loneliness only if they've known joy.
Conversely, people experience happiness only if they've known despair.
Renji:
I know, but...
Himura:
The truth is the world is two sides of one coin.
It's tragic, so tragic, it's almost laughable.
Renji:
How can you...?
Himura:
The two of you chose the path of loneliness.
Renji:
But yeah, of course! It was inevitable! What else were we supposed to do?
Himura:
Does it feel better to say that? Does it lighten your load?
Renji:
But why? Why didn't you at least try to keep Chihiro away from me?
Himura:
I warned you, didn't I?
Renji:
But if you knew that, then why didn't you do something to stop us?
Himura:
Maybe I... wanted to see what would happen.
Maybe I just wanted to see... if you could succeed or not.
Renji:
What?
Himura:
I probably know what you and Chihiro should do.
Do you want the answer?
I'll give you a hint: confront what Chihiro has written in her story.
Why do you think she wrote those things in the first place?
Think about it. Chihiro:
The day after her wedding, the girl began drawing a self-portrait.
She was married, but she was still the only person in her world.
So she decided to draw herself in the other world.
She drew herself in every picture.
In the other world, there were always two people smiling.
It was unsettling to look at herself in these pictures.
She couldn't articulate the feeling.
But it fascinated her for months on end.
She was the only one in the world. So she was a god.
Renji:
Wanna take a break? Here, I baked some cookies for us. I hope you like them.
Chihiro:
Thank you for everything you've done, Renji-san.
Renji:
Renji-kun.
Chihiro:
Oh, I'm sorry. I keep thinking you're much older than I am.
Renji:
It's no problem. You can call me whatever you like.
Chihiro:
No, I want it to be like it was before.
Renji:
Hmm?
Chihiro:
I promise you, I'm going to get my old self back, no matter what.
I was writing a novel, right? I'm kinda shocked to tell you the truth.
Renji:
Yeah, and you were almost done with it, too.
Chihiro:
I have to finish what I started.
Renji:
Don't push yourself. We can start again when you feel up to it.
Chihiro:
I know it's difficult, but... would you mind helping me again?
Renji:
Yeah, of course! Chihiro:
I reread my diary three times already.
Am I the same Chihiro that you knew before, Renji-kun?
Renji:
Of course. Nothing has changed at all, I promise.
Chihiro:
That's good. Just so you know, I still feel the same way about you that I did before. I love you with all my heart.
Renji:
Ah, oh... Ah... So, that's how you felt, huh?
Chihiro:
Huh? But I thought I had already told you that.
Renji:
No, well, I mean, I kind of had an idea, but you never told me to my face.
Chihiro:
My diary says I confessed my feelings for you.
Renji:
Actually, that was me.
And it wasn't exactly a formal confession, more like sort of an accident, really.
Chihiro:
In my diary, I say "I love you" so many times, so I just assumed...
Renji:
Oh, really?
Chihiro:
I'm sorry. Maybe I spoke too fast.
Renji:
Maybe I... I-I guess.
Chihiro:
Oh... Please just forget what I said, okay?
Renji:
It's kinda too late for that now.
Chihiro:
You're so mean. These past four years, time has stood still for me. Completely still...
I guess you could say I was at a dead end. I couldn't do anything. There wasn't anything to do.
I just had to endure the passage of time. I wished it would end.
It was very hard for me to read that in my own diary.
But my diary changed from the day I met you--it's different.
Every day, it's filled with happiness. It made me happy just to read it.
Renji:
Chihiro...
Chihiro:
From here to here, these pages represent my entire life.
Renji:
Chihiro.
Chihiro:
Thank you, Renji-kun. Chihiro:
What is a memory?
Renji:
A memory?
Chihiro:
If memories change, would the person change as well?
Renji:
Huh?
Chihiro:
Or would the person stay the same, even if their memories had changed?
Renji:
Hmm... If you're talking about the person's personality, I think that could change.
But at their core... I don't think the persons themselves would change.
Chihiro:
I hope you're right.
Renji:
What do you mean?
Chihiro:
When I lost four years of memory, I can't help but wonder... if there was a part of me that died along with it.
What if that me that spent time with you has disappeared? I can't help but think that way sometimes...
It may sound silly, but that's how I feel.
Renji:
It's not like that.
Chihiro:
Renji-kun?
Renji:
No, that can't be right. You're Chihiro, no matter what happens.
You didn't die. You're the same person as always.
Chihiro:
Renji-kun...
Renji:
It's the truth--you're the same Chihiro I've always known.
Come on, don't be silly, Chihiro. I know you and I'd tell you if you were a different person.
Chihiro:
You're right. I am being silly.
Renji:
Yes, you are. It's impossible, okay? It's impossible.
It can't be... This doesn't make sense! Why? What are you still doing here?!
Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!
Chihiro's memory's gone! She's lost everything! So why are you still here?!
You trying to tell me her existence is more fragile than sand?!
Is her memory not even as real as a sandcastle?!
It's impossible... It can't be!
Chihiro is Chihiro! We met! She laughed with me! She cried with me! She got mad at me! She's still the same!
She hasn't disappeared! She's not a different person!
I'm not gonna let her fade away, you hear me?!
I won't let that happen!
Chihiro:
Come here... Hurry over here please... I'm lonely. Over here...
She was the only one in the world. So she was a god... Kei:
I'm going to wake Hiro up.
Kyosuke:
How did your sandwiches turn out?
Kei:
Perfect... I think.
Kyosuke:
That's not very encouraging.
What happened, Kei-chan?! Your leg! Don't run! Kyosuke:
Kei-chan!
Are you all right, Kei-chan? Kei-chan?
Kei-chan...
Find me and take me home.
On the next episode of ef: a tale of memories - I'm here.
Is there a memory that you never wanna forget?
Hello, Hirono speaking. Hello? Is it Miyako?
Miyako:
Bingo. So I haven't disappeared.
I haven't disappeared yet. Not yet.
Hiro:
Miyako...
Himura:
Chihiro, this book is you. Read it carefully. And you can discover your old self once again.
Renji:
Is it all right to leave her?
Himura:
The rest is totally up to her.
Renji:
But don't you think...?
Himura:
I told you not to get involved with Chihiro.
I also told you to brace yourself if you wanted to be with her.
Chihiro lost four years of her memory. But they were only vague images of herself recorded in her diary.
Still, if she rereads it carefully, she'll regain most of her previous self.
Renji:
You mean she...
Himura:
It's happened countless times already... and will continue to happen.
And so, with each passing day, her condition will only continue to compound the pain.
Renji:
Then it's even more important for someone to be with her!
Himura:
You don't get it!
Renji:
What?
Himura:
Not talking about her. It's your pain I'm talking about, Renji Aso.
That's why I told you not to get involved. Is it painful?
Renji:
Of course, but...
Himura:
There's still time... to change your mind.
Right now, Chihiro doesn't know you.
If you wanna disappear from her life, now is the time.
Kyosuke:
Something's... just not right... Hmm...
Tsutsumi speaking.
Kei:
Uh, senpai? It's Shindo.
Kyosuke:
Kei-chan.
Kei:
I was wondering if we could meet.
Kyosuke:
What?
Chihiro:
You mean... this book is me?
Renji:
Yes, that's right.
Chihiro:
This book... What's the point of reading this?!
Every day is exactly the same... because every single day, I do nothing at all...
Renji:
Chihiro...
Chihiro:
Do I have to go on with this? It's not fair...
Why do I have to relive this pointless life forever...?
I wish it would end... It's not fair... Why do I have to go on?
Kei:
I don't feel right without my basketball.
Kyosuke:
Why didn't you get Hirono to play basketball with you?
Kei:
He's so busy with work. He doesn't have time for me.
Kyosuke:
Hmm... Hey, Kei-chan.
Kei:
What?
Kyosuke:
How's it going with Hirono anyway?
Kei:
Wh-What do you mean? Hirono and I are like brother and sister--we always have been
There's nothing going on.
Kyosuke:
No. I meant as brother and sister. Did you think I was talking about something else?
Kei:
Uh...
Kyosuke:
When my mom was alive, she was an actress.
Kei:
What?
Kyosuke:
She was amazing. She just shined. I wanna capture footage like that.
Kei:
Shining...
Kyosuke:
You're shining too, Kei-chan, the same way my mother did on film.
Kei:
Me? I...
Kyosuke:
Mmhmm. But I've noticed that you've lost some of your glimmer lately and it makes me worry about you.
Did something happen between you and Hirono?
Kei:
He... seems so distant... He's so far away.
I can't even reach him anymore at all. Everyone is...
Kyosuke:
Everyone?
Kei:
It's not just Hirono-senpai. You're pursuing your passion, too.
My sister Chihiro is writing a novel. In her condition, that's nearly impossible.
But here I am, injured! I mean... how do you expect me to shine?
Kyosuke:
But, that's not the only thing, is it?
Kei:
I guess you can see everything.
Kyosuke:
I told you, I can see everything through the lens of my camera, I always have.
Miyako:
Yoo-hoo, Hirono-kun. Long time no see!
Hiro:
What happened to your cell-phone?
Miyako:
I switched. See this phone card?
There's no initial fee, I don't get any prank calls with this.
What could be better, huh?
Hiro:
Miyako, no one can contact you that way.
Miyako:
Oh, I didn't think of that.
Hiro:
Sorry about last Sunday... standing you up.
Miyako:
Never mind.
Hiro:
You not mad at me?
Miyako:
It's okay. You're here now.
Hiro:
Well that's not like you.
Oh, you need to turn in your career path questionnaire.
If you keep blowing it off, they'll call your parents.
Miyako:
What did you write?
Hiro:
I guess I'll just write "going to college."
Miyako:
What about manga artist?
Hiro:
They'd call my parents for sure. My parents wouldn't understand.
They would make me quit my job if they found out.
Miyako:
What do you mean? Your dad isn't supportive of you?
Hiro:
I got mad and moved out before I even told him.
Miyako:
I envy your freedom.
Hiro:
Look who's talking!
Miyako:
But why?
Hiro:
Are you being serious? I mean, you're like a walking advertisement for freedom.
Miyako:
No, I'm not. My freedom is a completely empty freedom.
Your freedom was your personal choice to do what you wanna do.
You struggled and fought really hard to make your dreams come true.
Must be so fulfilling for you.
Hiro:
I'm not free at all. I'm bogged down with a million things to think about and deadlines to reach.
There's so much I have to worry about, my head hurts most of the time.
Miyako:
Then, why don't you just run away from everyone and everything?
Hiro:
Huh?
Miyako:
You're free to decide which path to choose. You could choose to throw it all away if you want to.
I know! Why don't we run away together? Somewhere far away, where no one knows us!
Hiro:
Dummy.
Miyako:
I know...
Hiro:
I'm responsible for the choices that I make.
I can't go getting involved in something then just run away and pretend it never even happened.
Miyako:
What about me?
Hiro:
What?
Miyako:
You got involved with me. So you can't run away, right?
Hiro:
Oh... actually, I wish I could pretend it never happened.
Miyako:
You're so mean!
Hiro:
Thank you.
Miyako:
Huh?
Hiro:
I don't know. Just being with you makes me feel like I can let down my guard a little bit.
Miyako:
Hirono-kun...
Hiro:
But, I know it's not for real.
Miyako:
It's like that for me. When I'm with you, I feel a sense of relief, too.
But it doesn't last. It's only for the short while that I'm with you.
Hiro:
Miyako...
Miyako:
Hirono-kun...
Say something.
Hiro:
Like what?
Miyako:
You're a girls' manga artist, right?
Can't you think of something romantic to say to me right now?
Hiro:
Uh... I'm not sure... "I'll never let you go?"
Miyako:
So cliché!
Hiro:
"I-I love you?"
Miyako:
Unoriginal.
Hiro:
"Je t'aime."
Miyako:
What's that?
Hiro:
"I'll kill you and die by my own hand!"
Miyako:
Well, that's just inappropriate.
Are you really a professional at this? I'm starting to doubt it...
Hiro:
I'm not good at ad-libbing. I need paper and pen in front of me to make up lines.
Miyako:
Then... take me where you have paper and pen.
Miyako:
Have you heard this story? Long ago, a king conducted an experiment.
Hiro:
An experiment?
Miyako:
Would a baby that grew up in total silence learn how to talk?
Hiro:
I... I don't think so. He wouldn't know how.
Miyako:
You're half right.
Hiro:
Half?
Miyako:
The baby didn't learn how to talk, but he also died.
Hiro:
That's a sad story.
Miyako:
But I didn't die, and I can talk.
Hiro:
Miyako... you...
Miyako:
Hirono-kun, will you see only me no matter what happens?
Hiro:
Yes... only you.
Miyako:
I don't wanna disappear from anyone's heart... ever again.
Himura:
Is it about Chihiro?
Renji:
Yes.
Himura:
Fine. I'll listen.
Renji:
Chihiro has wanted to end things for a long time.
I'm almost scared of her.
Himura:
Not to worry. That's a fairly normal reaction.
Renji:
Even if it's cruel?
Himura:
Do you know why people feel lonely?
Renji:
Huh? Because... they're alone?
Himura:
That's just an outcome. It's something more basic.
Renji:
Because they've experienced joy?
Himura:
That's right. People experience loneliness only if they've known joy.
Conversely, people experience happiness only if they've known despair.
Renji:
I know, but...
Himura:
The truth is the world is two sides of one coin.
It's tragic, so tragic, it's almost laughable.
Renji:
How can you...?
Himura:
The two of you chose the path of loneliness.
Renji:
But yeah, of course! It was inevitable! What else were we supposed to do?
Himura:
Does it feel better to say that? Does it lighten your load?
Renji:
But why? Why didn't you at least try to keep Chihiro away from me?
Himura:
I warned you, didn't I?
Renji:
But if you knew that, then why didn't you do something to stop us?
Himura:
Maybe I... wanted to see what would happen.
Maybe I just wanted to see... if you could succeed or not.
Renji:
What?
Himura:
I probably know what you and Chihiro should do.
Do you want the answer?
I'll give you a hint: confront what Chihiro has written in her story.
Why do you think she wrote those things in the first place?
Think about it.
Chihiro:
The day after her wedding, the girl began drawing a self-portrait.
She was married, but she was still the only person in her world.
So she decided to draw herself in the other world.
She drew herself in every picture.
In the other world, there were always two people smiling.
It was unsettling to look at herself in these pictures.
She couldn't articulate the feeling.
But it fascinated her for months on end.
She was the only one in the world. So she was a god.
Renji:
Wanna take a break? Here, I baked some cookies for us. I hope you like them.
Chihiro:
Thank you for everything you've done, Renji-san.
Renji:
Renji-kun.
Chihiro:
Oh, I'm sorry. I keep thinking you're much older than I am.
Renji:
It's no problem. You can call me whatever you like.
Chihiro:
No, I want it to be like it was before.
Renji:
Hmm?
Chihiro:
I promise you, I'm going to get my old self back, no matter what.
I was writing a novel, right? I'm kinda shocked to tell you the truth.
Renji:
Yeah, and you were almost done with it, too.
Chihiro:
I have to finish what I started.
Renji:
Don't push yourself. We can start again when you feel up to it.
Chihiro:
I know it's difficult, but... would you mind helping me again?
Renji:
Yeah, of course!
Chihiro:
I reread my diary three times already.
Am I the same Chihiro that you knew before, Renji-kun?
Renji:
Of course. Nothing has changed at all, I promise.
Chihiro:
That's good. Just so you know, I still feel the same way about you that I did before. I love you with all my heart.
Renji:
Ah, oh... Ah... So, that's how you felt, huh?
Chihiro:
Huh? But I thought I had already told you that.
Renji:
No, well, I mean, I kind of had an idea, but you never told me to my face.
Chihiro:
My diary says I confessed my feelings for you.
Renji:
Actually, that was me.
And it wasn't exactly a formal confession, more like sort of an accident, really.
Chihiro:
In my diary, I say "I love you" so many times, so I just assumed...
Renji:
Oh, really?
Chihiro:
I'm sorry. Maybe I spoke too fast.
Renji:
Maybe I... I-I guess.
Chihiro:
Oh... Please just forget what I said, okay?
Renji:
It's kinda too late for that now.
Chihiro:
You're so mean. These past four years, time has stood still for me. Completely still...
I guess you could say I was at a dead end. I couldn't do anything. There wasn't anything to do.
I just had to endure the passage of time. I wished it would end.
It was very hard for me to read that in my own diary.
But my diary changed from the day I met you--it's different.
Every day, it's filled with happiness. It made me happy just to read it.
Renji:
Chihiro...
Chihiro:
From here to here, these pages represent my entire life.
Renji:
Chihiro.
Chihiro:
Thank you, Renji-kun.
Chihiro:
What is a memory?
Renji:
A memory?
Chihiro:
If memories change, would the person change as well?
Renji:
Huh?
Chihiro:
Or would the person stay the same, even if their memories had changed?
Renji:
Hmm... If you're talking about the person's personality, I think that could change.
But at their core... I don't think the persons themselves would change.
Chihiro:
I hope you're right.
Renji:
What do you mean?
Chihiro:
When I lost four years of memory, I can't help but wonder... if there was a part of me that died along with it.
What if that me that spent time with you has disappeared? I can't help but think that way sometimes...
It may sound silly, but that's how I feel.
Renji:
It's not like that.
Chihiro:
Renji-kun?
Renji:
No, that can't be right. You're Chihiro, no matter what happens.
You didn't die. You're the same person as always.
Chihiro:
Renji-kun...
Renji:
It's the truth--you're the same Chihiro I've always known.
Come on, don't be silly, Chihiro. I know you and I'd tell you if you were a different person.
Chihiro:
You're right. I am being silly.
Renji:
Yes, you are. It's impossible, okay? It's impossible.
It can't be... This doesn't make sense! Why? What are you still doing here?!
Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!
Chihiro's memory's gone! She's lost everything! So why are you still here?!
You trying to tell me her existence is more fragile than sand?!
Is her memory not even as real as a sandcastle?!
It's impossible... It can't be!
Chihiro is Chihiro! We met! She laughed with me! She cried with me! She got mad at me! She's still the same!
She hasn't disappeared! She's not a different person!
I'm not gonna let her fade away, you hear me?!
I won't let that happen!
Chihiro:
Come here... Hurry over here please... I'm lonely. Over here...
She was the only one in the world. So she was a god...
Kei:
I'm going to wake Hiro up.
Kyosuke:
How did your sandwiches turn out?
Kei:
Perfect... I think.
Kyosuke:
That's not very encouraging.
What happened, Kei-chan?! Your leg! Don't run!
Kyosuke:
Kei-chan!
Are you all right, Kei-chan? Kei-chan?
Kei-chan...
Find me and take me home.
On the next episode of ef: a tale of memories - I'm here.
Is there a memory that you never wanna forget?