Episode 3

拒絶 Denial

無邪気にスイカを食べるヒカルを見て「光」を思い出すよしき。もう「光」はいなくなったのに、自分だけが〝日常〟を謳歌して許されるのだろうか……? そんなよしきの葛藤も知らず、ヒカルは「お前と一緒におるだけで楽しい」と純粋な気持ちを伝えてくるのだった。耐えかねたよしきは、スーパーで出会った主婦の暮林と連絡を取る。 As Yoshiki watches Hikaru happily eat a slice of watermelon, he’s struck by a memory of the real Hikaru. A quiet guilt begins to gnaw at him as he's reminded that the real Hikaru is already gone–is it really alright for him to enjoy a “normal” life without him...? Unaware of Yoshiki's inner turmoil, Hikaru smiles at him and earnestly says, “Just being with you makes me happy.” Overwhelmed, Yoshiki reaches out to Kurebayashi, a housewife he encountered at the supermarket.
脚本 Scenario
竹下良平 Ryohei Takeshita
絵コンテ Storyboard
横山麻華 Asaka Yokoyama
演出 Direction
城戸康平・宇和野歩・横山麻華 Kohei Kido, Ayumu Uwano, Asaka Yokoyama
作画監督 Animation Director
矢永沙織・王國年・鵲あかね・西願宏子 Saori Yanaga, Kokunen Oh, Akane Magpie, Hiroko Saigan

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