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The reception guy said I'm a human next.

- Congrats! - That's great.

- Isn't it hard to get "human"? - I never got it.

- Wow, good for you. - Yeah.

But I was reluctant to enter my afterlife.

Why? A human's great.

Yeah.

That's why you've been rebooting.

Yeah, but…

I rebooted to save you three.

- For us? - Duh!

- Really? - Thanks.

Thanks, Asami.

- It's on us. - We'll pay.

- Eat up. - Yeah, eat up.

We just ate, so I'm pretty full.

- Yeah, we already had dinner. - Yup.

- I'm worried about Fukuda. - Why?

He might bring us free fries.

Yeah, he'd do that.

We're pretty full, huh?

I'm thankful, but I'm full.

I'm super thankful, but full.

Very true.

But I told him we had dinner.

- Yeah, you did. - I did.

Do you think he understood it?

He's here.

Good morning.

It's Year 7 of Cycle 5.

First day of grade school for the fifth time, finally.

Meet your first grade classmates.

Let's get along well and have a fun time.

Yes, ma'am!

- Natsuki and Miho are alive. - That's it.

That's all for today.

- And… - What do you want to buy at JUSCO?

- I want cake. - Oh, cake?

Do you know her?

Yup. We played at the park.

Really? What's her name?

- She's Mari. - Oh, Mari.

I hope you become friends.

It's your last life too?

Yeah, we should cherish it, huh?

You're right.

By the way, I'm sorry.

- For lying to you. - When?

I said the flight was next year when it was next month.

It's OK.

You didn't want to worry me.

Yeah, but I failed, so it was pointless.

What went wrong?

Well, simply put, I couldn't change the course.

As planned, Mari boarded that plane as a co-pilot.

All seemed well, but…

- Captain. - We can arrive earlier if…

When she proposed a course change to the captain,

he rejected it, saying it was unreasonable.

Mari kept persuading him until the end.

As a last resort, she tried to force it,

but he intervened, and it failed.

I see.

This time, it'll work.

You're becoming a pilot again?

Yup.

It failed because I was the co-pilot and he was the captain.

It'll work if I was the pilot and flew with a young co-pilot.

I see.

I'll be there too.

As a pilot.

That would raise the odds.

Yeah, but… are you sure?

Of course. That's why I came back.

Thanks!

And so, I joined Mari's endeavor to become a pilot.

But aspiration isn't enough to become a pilot.

Normally, one becomes a captain after 15 years of training.

Meaning, they're about 40 years old.

That long?

Normally. But that's too late for us.

You're right.

We need to be captains by 35.

No, I think that's still too late.

- Why? - First and foremost.

That flight needs to be on our flight shifts.

But it's not like you can request which flights you want.

You need to pull strings.

Veteran pilots have priority compared to newbies.

Oh, I see.

So, by the time we're 35, we'd need a decent flight record

and a trustworthy relationship with the scheduler.

How old should we be?

Ideally, I'd say by 29 years old.

By 29 years old?!

We'll need quite a bit of effort.

So, we should start doing everything we can.

Gotcha.

And so, Mari became my mentor

and I started studying everything about planes.

I started to train too.

- Mari says it's important. - Ready?

Need to start building a healthy body

to lower the risks of injuries and illnesses.

To be honest, I thought studying was enough.

But if this training made her into a pilot,

I can't complain.

Tell me this is worth it.

It is.

You always catch a cold,

so you should boost your immunity and be a healthy adult.

Right.

We're physically kids, so "a healthy kid" is more natural,

but I kept my mouth shut.

Day after day, we'd study…

Keep it up!

…and train.

What is NDD?

- Study… - Um…

…and train.

But as a result…

Bye, Miss Asami, Miss Mari.

Bye!

- Bye… - Bye…

Princess Mononoke…

I love Ashitaka.

PUT YOUR SHOES IN THE BOX

We lost our chance again.

- Let's do Drama Club. - Sounds good.

Let's meet at Komatsu's shop.

OK, I'll be there.

I'll bring our Drama Notes.

- Here you are. - Thanks.

- But we took a shot. - So cute!

- At sticker-trading. - Hey!

Can we join you?

- Fine, huh? - Yeah, join us.

- For you, Miss Mari. - Thank you.

For you, Miss Asami.

- Thank you. - Cute.

- Uh, take your favorite one. - Look at this.

- Me too. - Really?

Then…

This one.

This?

I want this one.

Are you sure?

Oh, here.

- It turned into a business transaction. - Thanks, it's cute.

- Super cute. - For you.

Thank you.

Do you have tutors?

- Nope. - Me neither.

Really?

Why are you so smart?

I don't know.

- Maybe because I study at home. - Wow.

I bet they were born smart.

- No, that's not true at all. - I'm sure!

- I bet you were. - Um…

- I go this way, so… - Me too.

Oh, okay.

- See you. - Yeah.

- Bye-bye. - Bye-bye.

- Bye. - Let's go.

Don't you live that way too?

Yeah, I do.

Why did you follow me?

I acted on impulse.

You could've chatted with them.

Yeah but…

If I joined them, they'd be too considerate to me.

I see.

Come to my place.

- Okay. - Let's watch some anime.

- That night it was "Nintama Rantaro." - Okay.

- It sunk deep into our hearts. - What's tonight's episode?

My fifth junior high days.

Thank you, sir.

ASAMI KONDO TOP STUDENT

I'm No.1 yet again.

In high school, I graduated with top grades again.

Then proceeded to the same

national university.

I majored in engineering.

Mari went to another school.

- METAR and TAF. - Okay.

So, we got together after school, and studied every day.

RJTT.

My fifth and final Coming-of-Age ceremony.

You boring geezer!

- Enough! - Go for it, bro.

Yeah! Let's do this!

This is the last time I'll see that microbe.

- It was a bittersweet moment. - I'm not done yet!

After that…

Fukuda!

We both had a blast.

It was our final Coming-of-Age day.

Woohoo!

Isn't it weird?

- What is? - Knowing it's your last.

It makes everything precious.

But normally, it's your last.

It's not like I was living my past lives carelessly,

but this time, I can't waste it.

The "clearance sale" theory.

Kashiwagi Noodles.

Oh my god, that's from way back.

The restaurant was packed before closing.

Yeah, it was packed.

It was so flooded with curious first-timers,

patrons couldn't go in.

Really? So did you eat there often too?

No, never.

- What about before closing? - I went.

You were the cause.

Look who's talking.

W… Well…

- Currently, we're like Kashiwagi Noodles. - I'm admit it wasn't a good choice.

We must savor each noodle.

Once we're sophomores,

we're eligible to take the flight school exam.

The first test feels like college entrance exams.

A piece of cake.

Test two is a physical exam.

It includes your height, weight,

eye sight, color, hearing, and body balance.

They test everything,

but as a healthy adult, I had no worries.

- Keep this position horizontally… - Test three is a flight simulator.

Since elementary school…

This is awesome.

I've had plenty of practice on Mari's homemade simulator.

She kept modifying it

through her four life cycles, so it was Version 4.0.

Not something an average kid could make.

Why a pilot?

Next, the interview.

Even since I was small, I wanted to become a pilot.

I was ready.

The guy in glasses is Mr. Onuki.

He loves stories of hardships, so have some ready.

Hardships? I'll come up with some.

Thanks to Mari, I knew exactly how to tackle each interviewer.

My parents weren't wealthy, so I didn't want to burden them.

I had perfect answers.

But the portraits…

were from Mari's perspective, and baffled me a bit.

And so, we were both accepted into flight school.

Welcome ceremony.

On Day 1, we have to learn…

The school song.

As for this school song…

I've been singing it since elementary school.

It feels like a pop song.

All students must live in the dormitory.

Miss Watanabe, Kondo entering.

Come in.

We are paired with a senior.

There's a strict hierarchy.

- Did you watch SPEC? - I did!

- Kamiki is mysterious… - I knew you'd say that.

But since I have data on each and every senior,

I easily sucked up to them.

The beds have curtains on them.

If the senior is asleep,

we have to pay the utmost attention to closing the curtain silently.

I've already mastered…

this technique.

Breakfast is at 7:30.

It's all-you-can-eat salad, but no second servings.

And we can only get tea once.

But we are allowed to pour several cups at once…

Like Mari.

But I don't do it.

Thank you.

- -NDB stands for… - Class starts at 8:30.

It's review time for me.

There is jargon in flight school.

Minagawa said, "If you can't do it on land, you can't in the sky."

I got tsubo'd.

I got tsubo'd for a slow cross check.

He's a tsubo instructor.

"Tsubo" means he's strict.

We use the word when a strict instructor scolds us.

He does that!

- In my case… - Hey!

That's so him!

Mita "Kong" tsubo'd Natsuki and Misa.

Why?

He tsubo'd them in class.

- For passing notes. - Oh.

I've used it since junior high.

Next, flight training.

My very first flight was nerve-racking.

Look at the meter gauge.

In junior high…

Reduce.

AT 15,000 FEET

I played plenty of flight games…

‪You're a bit too close to the edge…

…but it was nothing like the real thing.

How was it?

- That was sick. - Sick how?

I used to hate flying in planes.

- Really? - Yeah.

I was freaking out until the last minute,

but it felt awesome up there.

- It feels great. - Yup.

I feel like a bird.

I got emotional.

I feel I'm floating like a bird.

I was nervous, but felt even more excited.

Yeah, I felt like a bird during my first flight.

You don't get that feeling anywhere else.

Nothing else gives you that sensation of being a bird.

I was born for this.

Although I didn't feel like a bird during my first flight,

it was a success.

I felt like a bird.

Flight training continues.

What if the engine stops?

At this altitude, I'll try restarting it.

If lower, I would uh…

land on that highway.

After passing several tests,

the job interviews begin.

I'm Asami Kondo.

Born in Kita-kumagaya?

So was I.

For the interview…

Captain Nakamura's hometown is the same as us.

- Really? - Yeah.

He'll comment on it, so take advantage of that.

Gotcha.

- I've trained for this. - He likes to…

I graduated West Kasumi.

Really? I went to Kasumi.

Oh, you did?

Piece of cake.

And finally…

DEPARTURES

We graduated from flight school

and started working for Japan Jet Sky Airlines.

It's the moment of truth.

JAPAN JET SKY

CAFE RESTAURANT GUSTO

I never fail to do a quest.

I bet he's desperate too.

Nothing will change, because

he thinks success is the only solution, huh?

Right.

I bet you're worried.

I am.

You want them to divorce?

No, but considering their future,

the sooner the better, huh?

Yeah. I agree.

For the sake of Fukuda too.

You're right.

Sir, it's time.

Oh, alright.

We completed the quest to protect their future.

- Thank you. - Eat it all.

This is the best.

The head one is for the bath.

And the mini quests.

Quest Number 3.

I bet you're in Cycle 2.

Why?

Or it doesn't make sense.

Really? But if it was, what would you ask me?

If you're in Cycle 2?

Nothing, I guess.

Nothing?

Maybe like, who your future husband is.

My future husband? That, I want to know.

Haruka, you will marry someone…

who resembles Dad.

- Please, no. - Why?

I'm marrying Takumi Saito or nearly Takumi.

- You are? - Yup.

Darn, it's your first cycle?

- Sorry. - It's OK.

- Rather than nearly Takumi. - Grandma!

- He's sort of Hiroshi Kondo. - We're here. Open the door.

Anyways…

- It's a bad mix. - How do you know?

Staying in shape is part of our job,

so we study about medication.

Wow, really?

Okay. If you say so, Asami.

Yup. Good idea.

- Another successful quest. - I'll take these.

Quest Number 4.

He'll definitely make it big.

I'll follow him then.

How's Haruka?

She works at an architecture firm.

Waiting for Rena?

No, my drink…

You removed your ring.

Uh, no.

But look, the ring mark is clearly there.

Because…

I'm eating.

Oh, that's why?

That's why.

Don't ask for Rena's number.

Huh?

She's my dear friend.

Okay.

Okay.

We've shut out Miyaoka.

Okay.

By the way…

Mr. Miyaoka is a married man.

- Regarding that… - Mr. Miyaoka is a…

We did Red Light, Green Light.

- We did? - Yes, we did.

She had no recollection.

A fire alarm in the bathroom.

I'll page…

At age 28, we trained half a year to be promoted to captain.

We became captains at age 29

as scheduled.

Meanwhile…

Becoming captains in our twenties was rare, so we were featured…

JAPAN JET SKY GROUP ASAMI KONDO, MAKI UNO

…in a magazine.

I'm thankful, but it's a hassle.

It really is.

Everybody says, "Hey, I saw you."

Even employees I don't know.

Young pilots ask for pictures,

but we're not celebrities.

- It's a hassle. - It is.

In other words, we're happy.

By the way, when I was a medical researcher,

my papers were published.

I remember being happy…

Wait.

I've realized a horrible thing.

In my previous life,

I discovered bacteria that may cause illness, and wrote a paper.

Lives may have been saved because of my findings.

But I haven't discovered it this time around.

Due to my change of action,

lives that could be saved may be sacrificed.

I made the discovery around this time.

What do I do?

Maybe I've made a huge mistake.

I headed to campus on my day off.

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

I decided to wait for Tae.

I always ate lunch with her.

It's her.

But the problem is, to her, I'm a complete stranger now.

What do I say?

Ebisawa?

- Excuse me… - It's-- Huh?

My name is Kondo.

- Miss Kondo? - Yes.

Do you have a minute?

Sure.

I'm personally doing research on gene defects

and genetic modification.

- Personally? - Yes.

I found unfamiliar bacteria in a tissue sample.

- Unfamiliar bacteria? - Yes.

I want your lab to check it out ASAP.

- Our lab? - Yes.

Oh, heck no.

Personal research? That'll make me a mad scientist.

Then, why don't I just…

Yes!

Who put it in?

Alright!

Ms. Tae Tsuruno?

Yes.

Please excuse me.

This is my fifth life.

During my fourth, I worked here with you.

I always had lunch with you here.

No, that's way worse.

The cops will come. Oh god…

I can casually talk to her

and become acquaintances for now.

After bumping into her a few times

and we become a bit closer…

I found that bacterial infection induces epigenetic alteration.

- Dang! Oh my god. - Yes.

Alright. I'll go with this.

But how should I strike up a conversation in a natural way?

For now…

I'll say I read her paper, and was interested in her research.

Wow, it's been a while.

It's the bacteria I discovered.

They discovered it?

The people at the lab already discovered it?

So, even if I hadn't, someone would've eventually found it?

Meaning, those lives would be saved after all.

Thank god.

Hallelujah.

But the thing is…

they discovered it way earlier than when I did.

Does this mean…

I had a negative impact on the lab?

Was I a hindrance to the medical world?

I'll forget about it.

I should tell myself that I can save even more lives…

as a pilot.

My city office colleagues and I used to vent to each other.

But without me…

He said he likes me.

- They had girl talks. - Oh my god!

When I was here, Tae used to vent to me too.

Without me, maybe she's…

That moron can't deliver.

That damn bastard should quit.

- She was worse. - I agree.

His damn microbe research.

One weekend,

Mari and I returned to our hometown.

- It's Fukuda. - Yup.

There's a flower that doesn't bloom

Doesn't he quit around this time?

Yeah, you're right.

You always sing here?

Until ten years ago.

Oh, really?

This used to be my go-to.

By the way,

I got divorced two years ago.

Oh, you did?

I began dating my colleague from my part-time job.

We had a kid together, so we're getting married.

- Congratulations. - Thanks.

And after considering my future, I decided to quit music.

But that's impressive.

- Yeah, quitting takes courage too. - Yeah.

Wow, thanks.

I wish I could end it with a proper concert,

but renting venues costs a lot.

So, I chose this place since it's close to my heart.

You can sing all you want.

All-you-can-sing.

- When did you start? - Like at 8 a.m.

Huh?

- That early? - 8 a.m.?

Yup.

Eight hours?

Yep.

You're not over it.

Well, the thing is,

I can't bring myself to end it just like that.

Yeah, I bet.

But since you two came, I'll call it quits.

Oh, yeah?

Will you listen?

- Yeah, we'll listen. - Of course.

Thanks.

Okay, then.

I want to end this with my signature piece.

"I Love You Saves the World."

This is really the last time I see musician, Fukuda.

SHUNSUKE FUKUDA

Excuse me. Sorry.

No singing here.

Stop it.

I'm sorry.

- Hurry. - Yes, sir.

He saved the world, but not himself.

- I'll help. - Thanks.

- Can you fold that? - Okay.

Hey, Mari?

How did you feel back there?

How?

You used to date him, right?

Yeah.

I used to watch him there.

Oh, you did?

So, how did you feel?

A lot happened while you were together,

so, I bet you have mixed feelings.

Can I be honest?

Yeah, of course.

I had to pee really bad.

Not excusing myself is the kindest thing an ex can do.

We learned in Fukuda's last show

that the urge to urinate beats memories.

‪To the southern coast of Honshu at 35,000…

Meanwhile, we've hit our goal to become captains by age 29.

- After takeoff checklist. - Roger.

To prepare for our fateful flight,

we kept building our career.

We've also built trust with the scheduler too.

- Miss Kondo? - Yes?

I know this is last-minute,

but can you fill in for Flight 801 tomorrow?

Tomorrow…

Honestly, I wanted to take the day off, but…

- Sure. - Really? Thank you.

The more she feels indebted to me,

the more bargaining chips I'll have.

And 35 years into Cycle 5.

See you later.

Haruka got married as scheduled.

It's my second time after 39 years.

I'll be right back, okay?

- Haruka, do you remember? - About what?

I predicted what type of guy you'll marry.

- You did? - You forgot?

And what did you say?

That you'd marry someone who resembles Dad.

I don't remember.

You said, "No.

I'm marrying Takumi Saito or nearly Takumi."

Wow, I really said that?

So, how was the outcome?

What do you mean? He's nearly Takumi.

Right.

If she says so, he probably is.

From the groom to the bride.

From the bride to the groom.

Nice one, nearly Takumi.

Good morning.

Two months before our fateful flight.

We made a back-room deal with the scheduler.

‪Oh, I see.

Our childhood friends are on it, so we want to fly together.

Yeah, I bet you do.

Alright.

I owe you two a lot, so I'll handle it.

- Thank you very much. - Thank you very much.

- Yes! - All those favors paid off.

Yeah, pretty big favors.

You're right.

It's the last day I met Mari in Cycle 4.

We've done everything we can.

Now, we just board together and change the course.

Right.

Remember we came here on this day last time?

Yeah, and Natsuki and Miho came.

They did.

But they didn't join us.

But there was a "what do we do?" vibe.

Should we?

Do what?

They'll be here soon. Wanna invite them?

Huh? But what if they say no?

If we don't do it today, we'll lose our chance forever.

Yeah, but…

If they say no, that's fine.

But if they unwillingly join us, that sucks.

Let's make it easier for them to refuse.

- Ask casually? - Right, right.

As if we don't mind if they stay or not.

- And invite them another time. - Yeah.

- Right. - Two of us.

Would you like the counter or terrace?

This way.

Okay.

- Miss Asami? - Natsuki.

Oh, Miss Mari's here too.

- When's the last time we met? - Long time no see!

Like when we were 20?

That long ago?

- Yeah, it was. - Sounds right.

So, like 15 years?

- Wow. - Yeah.

It's been a while.

- Yeah. - Long time no see.

Wow.

- Amazing. - Amazing.

Have tea with us.

Huh? Really?

Of course.

But it's okay if you two need to talk.

Yeah… no pressure.

Yeah.

Sure. We'll join you.

- Let's have tea. - Really?

Really?

- Yeah. - Then, can we sit?

Yup.

- Thank you for the invite. - Thank you.

I thought you'd refuse.

- We won't refuse. - No, never.

We'd feel bad if we made you two stay reluctantly.

- That wouldn't happen. - No way.

I was happy you asked.

Really?

I'm shocked you remember us.

Of course we remember.

- Vividly. - Really?

You two are intelligent, so we might be boring to talk to.

That's not true.

- We're not like that. - Really?

If we had the chance, we wanted to be close to you.

Like join Drama Club.

- Wait, Drama Club takes me way back. - I know, right?

- You remember it? - Yes.

- We loved dramas too. - Really?

So we were like, "Drama Club looks fun."

Wow, what a surprise.

I thought you always studied.

We knew you thought so, and couldn't approach you two.

I don't know if you remember,

but we traded stickers one time.

We did.

I think I remember.

- Me too. - Really?

I'm like, "They trade stickers?!

"They do average people stuff?"

We're average.

When we said, "Take a sticker,"

you chose crappy ones.

Nothing close to the ones you gave us.

I thought, "They're being reserved."

Yeah, I think I was a bit reserved.

Right?

We didn't want you two to hate us.

Or think we were boring for giving you a weird sticker.

We wanted to be your friends, so I was sad to feel a distance.

- It was sad. - Really?

So were we.

Do you remember we walked home after that?

At a forked road, instead of coming with us,

Miss Mari went the other way.

- I remember. - Me too.

You do?

- We were thinking. - Yeah.

"Wait, she didn't want to walk with us?"

While watching Nintama Rantaro.

Huh? Wasn't it Azuki-chan?

Nintama Rantaro.

Actually, she wanted to walk home with you,

but was reserved and followed me.

Really?

- It's true. We weren't that close. - Right.

So I didn't want to be a nuisance.

Oh, really?

- We were talking about that. - Yup.

While watching Nintama Rantaro.

Seriously?

We should've watched Nintama Rantaro together.

Right.

Wait, wasn't it Lets & Go?

Nintama Rantaro.

What's Lets & Go?

The Racing Brothers.

I don't know.

You don't?

- Why do you know it? - No way.

- Mini 4WD race anime? - Yes! You know it?

I don't know about those two,

but for me, this was the best moment in my current life.

Mari would agree.

- That was awesome. - Great!

They seemed fine with us.

We should've done this sooner.

We were both being too reserved.

But initially, we were BFFs, so we should be able to get along.

Exactly.

We've bridged the gap between them in one hour.

Right.

But one minor thing.

We were "Miss Asami" and "Miss Mari."

Yeah, that's the thing.

Upgrading to a first-name basis is too much to ask for in an hour.

- Step by step. - You're right.

But first, we need to save them.

Yup, exactly.

After we save them and come back,

let's eat a victory pasta together.

- Pasta? - Of course.

Talking to them after so long

made me want to save them even more.

- Pasta? - Sounds good.

Three weeks before our fateful flight.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

Alrighty. Good morning.

Steadily building our career

and the lobbying paid off.

Finally, as captain and co-pilot,

we'll fly Flight 937 together to…

Huh?

What?

- Are you in? - Yeah.

- Sorry, Ms. Horiguchi. - Yes?

It seems I'm not on Flight 937.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Miss Uno can fly as the co-pilot,

but Mr. Nakamura had already claimed the captain spot.

Really?

Yes, I'm really sorry.

What do we do now?

Can't you do something about it?

I'm afraid I can't alter Captain Nakamura's schedule.

We didn't expect this.

- This is bad. - This is bad.

Mr. Nakamura, huh?

Last time around, I didn't know it was his request.

Is it non-negotiable?

He's too high-up.

He's strict, but not a bad person,

so, if I ask him politely…

No can do.

I requested it a long time ago.

Please change with me, sir.

My childhood friends are on this flight.

I wish I could, but I need that Taipei flight

to renew my airport qualification.

I see.

- Pilots need to fly to each airport. - I see.

- Do it within a year. - I'm sorry.

- Or their airport qualifications expire. - You won't be able to this time.

I see…

We're screwed.

Really screwed.

We still have time, so I'll ask him again.

And beg if we need to.

Right.

But if that doesn't work…

we need extreme measures.

Extreme?

Like what?

We poison him.

Poison?

The fateful flight.

- An unexpected event. - I don't want to hurt you.

Their lives are irreplaceable.

- Time for extreme measures. - Let's do it.

What is life's final destination?