Shoujo-tachi wa Kouya wo Mezasu (Girls Beyond the Wasteland)

Thank you so much!

I can't believe you're making a game to help with my debt!

What?

What is he talking about?

I dunno...

Um, Mr. Brother?

Your debt?

Yeah.

My company's not producing anything right now due to lack of funds.

The distributor and the bank won't lend us money.

I thought I'd have to go bankrupt and leave the industry.

But thanks to you all--

I'm sorry...

...but what are you talking about?

Huh? Uh...

Sayuki said you all agreed to it.

Did she...

I'm back.

Are you on br--

Sayuki.

Big Brother?

Why are you...

Kuroda-san.

There's something I want to ask you.

Zetsubou to kakki wa hitoe Despair and energy are one and the same

Jinsei wa hakanakute Life is short

Kusubutte irarenai We can't stay like this forever

Dakara arukidasou So let's start walking forward

Yukedo hatenai kono michi o What are you moving towards

Nani o hoshite susundeiku On this endless road?

Mizu o motome samayou you ni You won't get anywhere with hope without desire

Yoku no nai kibou ni mirai wa nai As if you're wandering looking only for water

Monogatari no algorithm The pilgrims pursue

Tadoru junreishatachi The algorithm of the story

Mune ni yadoru sono shin'nen ga The faith in our hearts

Death march wo ikinokoru sube Helps us survive this death march

Imagination no flow The imagination flows!

Junsui no mama ja iranai kanaetai dattara You can't stay pure if you want your dream to come true

Furenai unmei wo egakidasou Let's create an impossible fate

Tada matteitatte tsumannai It's boring just waiting around

Sou kanjiteitan janai That's how you felt, right?

Yume wa jibun de ubaitsukamu diamond Your dreams are a diamond you have to take for yourself

Chousen no turn It's our turn for challenge

Jounetsu no zone The passionate zone

Tomo ni tatte Let's stand together

Fumidashite mezasu kouya wo Take our first steps as we aim for the wasteland

So we basically were working off your brother's debt?

Yes.

What, so we're your slave labor?

You said we were gonna make another game with the profit we made from Asamori-san!

Or was that a big lie too?

No.

So you were just never gonna tell us?

I was going to tell you eventuall--

I can't believe you!

This is so dumb.

A..Ando-san.

I'm not coming back.

Data's all yours, whatever.

Pay me or not.

I'm sorry, I...

I don't think I can concentrate.

I'm sorry.

Kuroda-san.

You're the worst.

Bunta...

Sorry. Just head out without me.

Okay.

I didn't think you'd understand.

I'm sorry.

I'll find a way to recompense you all for your wo--

That's not the problem!

That's not what we wanted!

Shoryuken

Hey, Nakajima!

Set the tables, now!

And get that delivery out!

Got it! Boss, they're linin' up out front.

I know!

Bunta! Long time no see!

Yeah.

Can I take the delivery?

Huh? Yeah.

Bunta!

Hey.

What's up with him?

Cheer up, Bunta!

Bunta! Cheer up, Bunta!

Why?!

Hyakkei Municipal Academy

Bunta.

Hey.

Sorry I left you there yesterday.

I left, too.

Huh?

I thought you wouldn't quit.

Why?

'Cause Kuroda-san's still there.

Yeah, so?

I mean...

Shoryuken

What happened?

Huh?

You stopped doin' all this stuff and said you wanted to focus on just the one.

Life happens.

Yeah.

Mitsuteru-san

Excuse me a sec.

Mitsuteru-san

Hello?

Buntarou? It's me, Mitsuteru.

Sorry about what happened. How've you been?

Um, where are you right now?

Taiko-san wanted to come out here.

We're celebrating.

We finished our game.

C-congratulations.

How's it on your end?

Uh...

Well, you've got two weeks till you gotta finish.

You've got time.

Make something good.

Else it won't be much of a competition.

Later.

Hojo

Yo!

Don't you "yo" me.

Wait, Atomu's here too?

Wanna hear about when I got invited out to a singles mixer?

Now see here.

So everyone was like "Kai-kun, you're so cute!"

And that's when I realized "Oh, they're so not interested in me."

Oh, jeez.

I shouldn't have tried to get my comfort from 3D.

Guys, I'm sorry.

Huh?

Bunta?

Sorry.

Oh, dammit!

Kuroda-san, you moron!

I finally put on my best performance, too...

It was really fun.

Though it was a ton of work.

Yeah, it felt really good when I finished writing.

I felt it, too!

When I finished recording, I was so happy!

That's why I was...

really looking forward...

to finishing it.

Take a look! "24 Hours with Asamori-san" Releasing soon?! A game veiled in secrecy. What's it all about?

What's wrong, Uguisu?

Why are you crying?

Why are you crying? A game that Bunta wrote,

A game that Bunta wrote,

that Tori-chan drew the characters,

that Akkina put together,

that I did the voice acting...

I wanted to see it done.

If we'd kept going, we would've made something great.

But now...

Good morning.

Looks like you finished.

This is a souvenir. Here.

What's your dream...

...Kuroda-san?

Big Brother

Hello?

Yeah. I'm in the clubroom.

I might stay overnight.

No, I'm alright.

I'll do what I can.

Okay, good night.

Hojo-kun?

I'm gonna see it to the end after all.

I didn't have anything.

Nothing I wanted to do, no talent.

I thought there must be something for me, so I tried working part-time in a bunch of places.

But I couldn't find any place where I could work my hardest.

I always thought I was a boring guy.

But you asked me to come make a game with you, Kuroda-san.

At first it took everything I had just to keep up with you,

but I started having more and more fun.

Maybe the something I was looking for was there.

I started it because you told me to.

But I wanna see it through to the end!

You feel that way, even now?

And that's not it.