第4話

あらすじ

日本語の要約がないため、Englishで表示しています。

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With one week remaining before March 1, Satoru concentrates on keeping Kayo connected to other people and away from situations where she can be taken. He invites her to the local science center, but Akemi initially refuses permission. Sachiko intervenes calmly and persuades Kayo's mother to let her go. At the center, Satoru and Kayo spend an ordinary day together, yet familiar conversations give Satoru an uneasy sense that he may be reproducing events from the original timeline rather than changing them. He continues accompanying Kayo and watches the date closely. March 1 finally passes without her disappearance, and Satoru believes his attention has broken the pattern. On March 2, he and Kayo celebrate their shared birthday with classmates. Kayo receives gifts and experiences the warmth of being included, while Satoru allows himself to think that his plan has succeeded. The relief lasts only until the following school day. Kayo's desk is empty, and the teacher announces that she is absent. Faced with the possibility that the abduction merely occurred later than before, Satoru realizes that passing the predicted date was not enough to guarantee her safety.