Sakurada Reset (Sagrada Reset)

Eri Oka is probably going to head over to your place.

Please contact me if you lose your ability to reset.

And delete this text immediately after you read it.

All right. What are you doing right now, Kei?

I was cleaning my room.

Are you done with your work?

For the most part, but I still have a little bit left to do.

Will you be done by the end of the day? Is it okay for me to still text you?

It's been a while, Kei.

Come on in. It really has been a while.

You could've visited me a bit more frequently.

I wanted to, but I had all sorts of things I needed to do.

An unopened novel that I liked ten years ago

What I pretended was so me

I laugh at the people who speak smugly

Borrowing words from the greats

As if those words were their own

But the way I was, lacking in self-awareness

Was kind of the same thing

I actually knew that

I reset my mind now

I am the one who will let go of myself

I firmly told myself within my heart

Even if people talk about me behind my back

I'll only face forward

I would rather carve my way

Instead of following the footsteps that the world had left behind

If it's a path I believe in

I can go down it without getting lost

It's okay

I'm surprised it's so clean.

I don't have much in here.

And I rushed around vacuuming the place a little while ago.

I could've cleaned it up for you, though.

That would be kind of embarrassing.

Oh, should I pour you some coffee or something?

Coffee sounds good, but let's make chicken curry first.

I bought this just for the curry.

What is it?

An essential item for cooking.

What do you think?

Well, you sort of look like you're practicing cooking in Home Ec.

Like, you're handing out cookies you made in class during a break.

That's a disappointing assessment. Does that mean I don't seem very family-oriented?

It means you seem like an ordinary girl. It suits you very much.

Well, whatever. Now, let's make some chicken curry.

Well, let's start talking.

What are you going to tell me about?

First... that's right.

I'll tell you the story of an ability user and his child.

It'd be nice for abilities to hurry up and go away.

They won't go away, because we're here.

You don't want them to go away, Dad?

Of course not.

Our objective is to create a town where abilities exist without any problems.

Why?

I used to hate abilities.

They're convenient, but there are a bit too many problems with them.

I had thought that it was wise to get rid of them.

Uh-huh.

But, you know, when you were born, I understood that they were valuable after all.

I decided to make this town a wonderful place where miracles happen.

Miracles shouldn't happen.

People should make themselves happy.

You're a strong child.

But I believe a world where even the weak are accepted is more right than a world where everyone is strong.

I don't think a place where the weak are helped by convenient miracles is wrong.

Sorry. I'm making you feel sad.

I don't care.

But I won't allow anyone to fall victim to abilities.

Masamune...

Dad, I'm sure I can't save you.

But I want to make it so that no one else like you appears.

You're very right.

But don't get me wrong; I want you to hear me out.

I really love you.

You're my pride and joy and my hope.

But there are times when I'm afraid of you.

Why?

Because you're a very strong child.

You end up correcting mistakes.

What's so scary about that?

We're a lot weaker than you think.

We're weak, so we make mistakes easily.

There is happiness that is born from there, too.

I'm sure you'll end up correcting even that.

You're very strong. Know your weakness next.

What's the merit in being weak?

Once you know your weakness, you'll come to accept all sorts of things.

I don't need to accept people who are wrong.

I don't mean people; I'm talking about you.

People become nicer to accept themselves.

Are you Urachi-kun?

Who are you?

I... petrified your father.

I'm so sorry...

You don't need to apologize.

What you did was right. You should hold your head up high.

It was necessary for my dad's ability to keep being used forever.

It's as if you saved the world.

If my dad truly believed that abilities were right, then he should've made it public to the world.

He probably hid them from the world because he understood the dangers.

You shouldn't lie about that.

Abilities won't help the weak. It's the opposite.

We need to get rid of abilities to protect the weak.

That's the story of Masamune Urachi.

I really understood why Urachi-san couldn't help but hate abilities.

Are you okay with that?

It's not bad. I like the abilities in Sakurada.

Mm-hmm.

I guess it's something like this.

Now, let's get straight to the main topic.

It sounds like our conversation just now wasn't the main topic.

Obviously. I don't care about Urachi-san.

I was just killing time while I was making chicken curry.

That's harsh.

Can I use your shower?

Are you really going to take a shower?

That's what I came for.

Can we have dinner together tomorrow night?

Of course. I'll find a restaurant.

Is there anything you want to eat?

Come over to the door.

Why?

Our promise, remember? I'll tell you what I kept secret.

You can tell me later.

You should take your time and rinse off your sweat for now.

I'm not sweaty.

I took a bath not too long before I came to visit you.

Why did you need to take a bath before taking a shower?

It's very simple.

I mean, you shouldn't see the boy you like when you're sweaty, right?

What are you going to tell me, exactly?

What do you want to ask? I'll answer anything for you.

Say, Soma. Why did you die?

Did I not answer that before? It's because I didn't want to be like the Witch.

I didn't want to be captured by the Bureau.

Then, you should've left Sakurada two years ago.

I needed to stay in Sakurada for my plan.

It's the same thing.

You could've left this town and came back two years later.

Your death was meant for you to stop being Sumire Soma, right?

I thought about it all last night.

I'm STILL thinking about it.

But I can't find any other answer.

That's why the Sumire Soma who died two years ago was giving me orders.

That isn't you.

After all, you don't think of yourself as Sumire Soma anymore.

You didn't tell me anything.

You're correct, Kei.

Urachi-san asked me this: "Are you going to hinder my plan?"

I had to deny it... in front of Sakuin-san, mind you.

I said, "No, I won't do anything." I needed to tell the truth.

That's why you died ahead of time.

Yes.

Sumire Soma is the one who's going against Urachi-san's plan.

Kei, Sumire Soma is also the one who gave you orders.

But I don't think of myself as Sumire Soma.

I am her Swampman...

nameless, a nobody, just an ordinary system.

That's why I held my head up high and answered saying I won't do anything.

Urachi-san is ahead of the game, but not THAT ahead.

If he had asked me as "Sumire Soma" instead of directly, I would've had no choice but to tell him everything.

That was a gamble.

But I arranged for myself to be unable to be called by a name ahead of time.

I made not conducting an investigation on me a condition for me to cooperate with Urachi-san.

How can you talk like that?

That, Kei, is because you were the only one who understood me...

Because I couldn't trick you even though I could trick Urachi-san...

Because I know that you always thought about me way more than Misora.

Sumire Soma, you're such an idiot!

I'm no longer Sumire Soma.

I'm an artifact that closely resembles a human without a name.

That must be Haruki.