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Chapter 75: Keitaro Miura 6
Music: LONER (Azusa Chiba)
We’ve got a lot of thoughts to consider at the moment, so let’s jump right in.
Consider Renya Gouto
(Renya Gouto… He’s the one who took Chihiro from me. He might be the same guy that Tamao-san gets her pills from.)
Consider Natsuno Minami
(According to Natsuno-san… a boy named Renya Gouto attends school in this era. He can apparently travel through time, too. And BJ said he’s from 80 years in the future.
Consider 1985
(Back in 1945, everyone mysteriously vanished. But here in 1985, 40 years later… there’s no historical evidence or impact from that event. It reminds me of a concept I read about in a science book. The idea of two similar, parallel worlds…)
Consider Time Travel
(According to the history of this era… it has indeed been 40 years. But this era doesn’t seem to be based on the era I’m from. The two aren’t connected. Perhaps this isn’t really time travel after all…)
Consider Chihiro
(Renya Gouto… He’s the one who took Chihiro from me. If he’s in 1985… then Chihiro will be with him.)
Consider Sentinel
(Even if I do bring the Sentinel back home… How can I bring myself to fight? The ones I swore to protect are gone…)
No need to carry a lantern around.
Consider Renya Gouto
After Consider-ing “Natsuno Minami,” we can Consider “Renya Gouto” once more to progress.
(Could he be at the school? I don’t care what it takes. I’m going to find him. And I’m going to get Chihiro back.
Hey, Shintaro.
Bye, Shintaro.
Consider Renya Gouto
(Renya Gouto is Natsuno-san’s senpai. He also attends the school in 1985. And according to BJ… he’s from even further into the future.)
Natsuno-san…
Music: BUDDIES (Azusa Chiba)
I was just about to go looking for you.
Same here. I’ve been worried about you, Miura-kun…
I can’t even imagine how you must be feeling. …You okay?
Use Renya Gouto on Natsuno Minami
In fact, I came here to find Renya Gouto. But I have no idea what he looks like or how he dresses.
Miura, you ran into a teenage boy carting around a girl who looks exactly like Chihiro a couple of days ago. Put two and two together here, man.
Could you point him out to me?
That might be a little tough… Gouto-senpai hasn’t been back on campus. I asked around, and no teacher knows where he lives.
Well… That’s a problem.
……
MIWAKO
Miwako!
That’s what I said!
Done with practice already?
Oh!
The one you took when he wasn’t looking?
H-Hey!
Miwako, that’s an invasion of privacy! For shame! I forgive you, though.
Sorry, sorry. So do you have it?
Yeah…
Miura-kun! Look, I’ve got a picture of Gouto-senpai.
This here is Renya Gouto? The one with the glasses?
Yup, that’s him. Thanks, Miwako.
*nervous grunt of acknowledgement*
What’s going on between you and that guy?
Huh? Nothing’s going on… Just a normal, casual friendship.
Casual? You mean—
N-No. Not that…
What a dirty mind you have, Miwako.
Consider Renya Gouto
How could this be? The man I saw at the park was Renya Gouto. The bastard who kidnapped Chihiro…
And then Miura just ditches Natsuno and Miwako.
Music: Beyond the Memories (Rikako Watanabe)
…Isn’t it? Please say something.
Okay, that’s enough cardio for today.
Use Stuffed Rabbit
I meant to give it back to you earlier…
……
This is your favorite stuffed animal, isn’t it?
Don’t lose it again, all right?
I’m so relieved you’re safe.
……
Buh?????
Music: Hard Pill to Swallow (Kikuchi Yukinori)
…Morimura?
Sometimes, a bold change in plans is necessary. You’d know that better than anyone. Wouldn’t you, Gouto-kun?
Renya Gouto… What the hell did you do to Chihiro?
*sigh*
But what you see here is Chihiro in her original state. She was never your little sister to begin with.
Shut up… I’m not listening to a word you say. I won’t forgive you… and I will avenge Tamao-san.
…I believe you misunderstand the situation.
Listen to your big brother, and come with me. We’re going.
…We need to prioritize gaining control over all systems. You’ve always been the dependable type. You used to be an excellent design engineer.
What are you talking about?
“I’ll always be on your side, Chihiro.” That’s what you told me, remember? So please, cooperate.
……
*sigh* Is everything prepared, Gouto-kun?
All ready.
Good… Then I shouldn’t waste any more time. Let’s hurry.
…… *shakes head*
Chihiro is coming with me.
And I highly doubt you have the capacity to protect her.
What…? Who would—
…Let me know.
God, what a smug prick Gouto is.
Consider Chihiro
(What’s happened to her…? Chihiro… Morimura? She’s the original Chihiro? Is there no going back to the way she used to be? …… Chihiro…)
Consider Ei Sekigahara
(Sekigahara… Did he travel through time, too? Is that how he got here?)
How are things looking?
They’re searching for Kiriko-san.
I can’t believe she’s a spy…
They seem to think she’s associated with him. He must’ve dragged her into this. I just don’t understand… Why protect a wanted man?
……
Music: Deafening Silence (Mitsuhiro Kaneda)
Her name isn’t Kiriko Douji. And she doesn’t come from this world.
I don’t get it… What could she want with the Sentinel?
You really are a spy.
If she were to try and escape… she’d likely use the gate. IF we leave now, we might be able to catch up with her.
Sekigahara-san. Please… I have to know the truth. I was told that my parents… aren’t really my parents. And that… I was brought here from the future.
Is that what Kiriko Douji told you?
I don’t know why she’d lie. But… I think that explains the dreams I keep having.
She’s tampered with your memories.
……
Don’t listen to a word he says, Tamao-san. We should just turn him in.
Keitaro-san, please. I don’t want it to come to that.
…Keitaro?
…How the hell do you know my name?
What are you on about now?
You and I have been fighting alongside each other.
I’ve never seen you before in my life.
The Miura of this era hasn’t. The Miura of the future has.
The future?
Yes. He no longer has his physical body. His consciousness is currently stored inside a scout unit.
Then Keitaro-san is…
One and the same.
…I’ve had enough of this nonsense.
Sekigahara-san!
You bastard…
Like you said, I’m out of my mind. Poison is coursing through my brain as we speak.
We’re going to need to progress Natsuno further to see Miura’s next scene. Coincidentally, this is the same scene that locks off Ei’s next event.
And some more Mystery File updates.