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Yorito starts to take down the sky on his ceiling, remembering when he confirmed his choice to Matsuri. Mana wakes up and opens the blinds, seeing that no one has contacted her. While Aono prepares breakfast, she remembers when Yorito returned to her during the night. After asking where he went, Yorito told her that he went to Matsuri and heard about everything that Aono had hid from him. He then let out his hand to help her up with a smile on his face. In the present time, Yorito walks down and offers to help Aono prepare breakfast. Yorito tells Aono that his wish is to make her happy, so she replies by telling him that she will believe in his words. Mayuko explains to Matsuri that she and Takeshi will be leaving soon, because things cannot stay the way they are.

At school, Mana remembers the last time she saw Yorito. Yorito exclaimed that he had to find out what his sister was, and about himself. Meanwhile, Aono goes into Yorito’s room to see that the ceiling is now completely blank. Mana walks out onto the school ceiling to find Yorito looking at the sky as usual. She mentions that the teacher was mad, but Yorito says that it is a special day. After Yorito tells her about the sky, Mana thanks him for the day before, because it made Koyori really happy to see Aono. Yorito goes on about how the food was good, but when Mana tries to ask him something serious, he tells her that he cannot tell her anything. Mana tries to convince him by saying that she can accept a lot of things, and brings up the time Matsuri had appeared. Yorito assures her that he is fine, but still does not want her to know anything. Mana tells him to think about her feelings, before running off.

Aono hears something at the house and thinks it is Yorito, but finds that it is Koyori. Elsewhere, Sae excitedly tells Mana and the rest of their friends about her encounter with Takeshi. One of their friends starts taking the order herself, but finds that Mana is spaced out when she asks for hers. After guessing what is wrong, Mana replies by telling them not to bring up Yorito. They wonder what she is talking about, so Mana tells them not to pretend not to know and runs off. Koyori remembers that Aono had told her not to come back to their house again, before stopping at a bookstore. At the warehouse, Mayuko tells Matsuri that they will be leaving that night, while they eat seafood. Mana wonders why Yorito had told her such things, while observing the sky on a bridge. One of her friends surprises her by putting her hand on her shoulder, but then apologizes for what happened. Mana asks her what she thinks of Yorito, but is shocked when she doesn’t know who he is. When Mana tries to show her a picture of him, she finds that he has disappeared from the one in her phone.

Takeshi wonders if Matsuri is worried about Yorito, before noticing that it is almost time to leave. Koyori arrives at Aono’s house again, asking for a favor. Before Aono can tell her otherwise, Koyori insists on Aono teaching her more origami. With this, Aono lets Koyori in with a smile on her face. Mana runs to the school while thinking about what Yorito was telling her. When she finally makes it to the school rooftop, she finds that Yorito is still there looking at the sky. While Koyori makes origami, Aono apologizes to her. Koyori replies that it can’t be helped, so Aono thanks her for understanding. Koyori tells her not to worry, because she is a good girl. Mana lays on the school rooftop with Yorito, as he explains the sky to her. Mana gets up, asking if he is himself. She then lets out her hand, insisting that he grab onto it. Mana tries to assure herself that he is there, noticing that he can hold onto her hand and even has a shadow. She then demands an answer from him. Back at the Morimiya household, Koyori tries to get Aono to teach her more. Aono tries to tell her that it is over, but Koyori insists that they are friends. Koyori exclaims that she does not want to be separated from her, and tells her that there is no way that she can be a good girl.

Mana tries to tell Yorito that they will continue as they always have, and that she will never forget Yorito and his wishes. Mana starts crying, as she loses his hand. Aono covers Koyori with a blanket, after she has fallen asleep. Takeshi wakes Mayuko up, as Matsuri talks about the disappearance of illusions. Back on the rooftop, Mana wonders where she is and why she is crying. She notices that the tears will not stop coming out. At the warehouse, Takeshi and Mayuko give their farewells to Matsuri. Mayuko reminds her not to do something that she will regret. As they walk, Mayuko reaches up to hold hands with Takeshi. After watching them leave, Matsuri turns to face Yorito behind her. Later, Aono hears a noise while putting her dolls in a box. She looks out to find Matsuri with the sword.

Impression:

Wow. This episode was actually pretty impressive. I loved the soundtrack at the end of the episode. It looks like the climax is coming quick with only two episodes left. I kind of expected that everyone would start forgetting about Yorito, but I still felt really sad for Mana. I could say the same thing about Koyori. I’m pretty interested in seeing where everyone will end up. The ending might save this show for me, so I hope they can keep this up until then.